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A
And
to
present
the
first
pregnant
proclamation
we
have
in
national
american
indian
heritage
month,
and
I
do
believe
we
have
someone
here
to
receive
the
proclamation.
A
Okay,
our
next
proclamation
is
national,
runaway
prevention
month
november
2021,
whereas
november
is
national,
runaway
prevention
month
and
whereas
national
runaway
prevention
month
began
in
2002
and
is
presented
each
year
by
the
national
runaway
safe
line.
The
federally
designated
national
communications
system
for
runaway
and
homeless,
youth
and
whereas
runaway
youth
are
often
expelled
from
their
home,
have
experienced
trauma
struggle
to
meet
basic
needs
and
are
at
increased
danger
of
falling
into
high-risk
situations,
including
human
trafficking
and
whereas
project
oz
is
working
to
raise
awareness.
A
And
the
next
item
on
the
recognition
is
recognition
by
fire
department
mission,
lifeline's
ems
recognition
award,
as
requested
by
the
fire
department.
I
believe
we
have
travis
wilson
to
present
this.
E
Yes,
so
every
year,
the
american
heart
association
tracks
care
given
by
ems
agencies
across
the
nation.
Voluntary
fire
has
been
able
to
demonstrate
over
the
past
year
excellent
care
with
patients
who
are
having
heart
attacks
that
includes
from
dispatch
all
the
way
to
the
hospital.
E
The
care
that
they
provide
is
integral
and
people
survival
and
their
outcomes
and
bloomington
fire
has
had
excellent
outcomes
with
patients
that
they've
interacted
with
over
the
past
year
and
they're,
always
on
the
process
of
continuing
to
improve
themselves
and
because
of
that.
The
american
heart
association
awards
bloomington
fire.
The
silver
plus
award
for
ems
care.
F
Just
want
to
say
thank
you.
We
appreciate
the
the
support
from
everybody
in
the
council
in
this
administration.
This
goes
back
years,
the
hard
work
and
dedication
these
guys
have
put
in,
and
the
data
collection
that
we've
now
ever
been
able
to
take
and
show
progress
and
how
we're
treating
people
and
improving
patient
outcomes.
F
We
do
have
some
members
from
carl
broman
in
the
in
the
audience
here
as
well,
that
the
cardiology
teams
over
there
and
it's
a
it's
one,
big
team,
how
we
work
together
and
for
these
outcomes.
So
this
is
the
ems
portion
and
what
they
do
in
the
hospital
also
reflects
on
this.
For
the
total
time
it
takes
to
get
people
into
the
cath
lab.
So
thank
you.
Everybody.
C
Hi
we
do
so
first
I'll
just
start
by
reading
a
list
of
all
the
emailed
public
comments.
We
received
email
public
comment
from
rachel
witt
david
wassen,
bonnie,
billington,
nikki,
gwynne,
audrey,
paulson
kathy
heitman,
sherry
williams,
david
and
shane.
I'm
sorry,
sharon
campbell
karen
miller,
janet
torno,
rob
byer,
amanda
brown,
amy,
lane
ace
overton,
sarah
greenberg
carl
powell,
joseph
sayer,
kelly,
cummings
and
kathy
ellington,
I'm
sorry
ethington.
A
A
It
is
also
an
opportunity
for
the
city
council
to
listen
and
hear
diverse
points
of
view
to
maximize
the
impact
of
public
comment
and
show
respect
for
the
expression
of
all
views.
Speakers
should
maintain
civility
and
focus
on
city
issues.
Speakers
must
identify
themselves
for
the
record
but
are
not
required
to
give
their
address.
Each
speaker
is
given
the
floor
for
three
minutes,
and
the
council
does
not
respond
or
engage
in
debate.
A
C
So,
first
up
we
have
jacqueline
byer
on
virtually
jacqueline.
If
you
could
press
star
six
to
unmute
yourself
hi.
Can
you
hear
me
now?
We
can.
G
G
What
happens
if,
in
the
middle
of
the
build
the
cost
of
materials
skyrocket,
as
we
have
seen
in
lumber
prices,
will
you
raise
the
property
taxes
again,
so
the
project
can
finish
what
happens
if
the
supply
chain
issues
continue?
What
if
materials
are
not
available?
Will
we
be
sitting
with
an
unusable
library
for
years
to
come,
even
though
property
tax
increase
is
estimated
to
be
only
fourteen
dollars
and
seven
cents
for
a
house
valued
at
seventy?
Eight
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
a
house
valued
at
seventy?
G
Eight
thousand
five
hundred
dollar
dollars
is
a
starter
home
for
people
who
are
most
likely
tied
on
cash
to
begin
with
fourteen
dollars
and
seven
cents
a
year
is
a
dollar
seventeen
per
month,
which
can
even
buy
a
dozen
eggs
right
now,
inflation
is
hitting
everyone
hard
right
now.
In
my
household
alone,
our
property
taxes
increased
three
point:
four
percent
from
last
year,
driven
by
unit
5.,
our
homeowners
insurance,
increased
16,
our
auto
insurance
increased
to
24.
G
Gasoline
prices
are
up,
50
percent
natural
gas
prices
are
supposed
to
increase
our
heating
bills.
Up
to
50,
this
winter
groceries
are
up,
dining
out
is
up,
inflation
is
hitting
consumers
far
above
the
five
percent.
The
federal
government
would
like
you
to
believe
the
property
tax
inc
increase
will
also
hit
landlords
who
have
lost
income
due
to
the
eviction
moratorium.
G
It
will
affect
businesses
and
restaurants
that
own
their
buildings,
as
they
are
still
trying
to
recover
from
lost
revenue
due
to
covid.
You
say
the
library
expansion
works
towards
the
goals
of
upgrading
city
infrastructure
and
facilities,
as
well
as
a
financially
sound
city
providing
quality
basic
services.
The
library
facility
already
provides
quality
basic
services.
However,
our
infrastructure
does
not,
and
it
is
in
dire
need
of
upgrading
the
recent
flooding
proves
that
our
sewer
system
needs
an
overhaul.
Our
roads
are
in
desperate
need
of
repair
water
main
breaks
pop
up.
G
I
walked
for
hours
days
and
miles
canvassing
ward
3
for
sheila
speaking
and
listening
to
ward
3
residents
in
listening
to
their
concerns.
The
overwhelming
priorities
expressed
were
roads,
public
safety
and
no
tax
increases.
Only
one
resident
said
that
he
was
in
favor
of
a
library
expansion,
housing
prices
are
increasing,
which
will
increase
the
assessed
value,
which
alone
will
increase
property
tax
bills
for
home
and
business
owners.
There
should
be
no
reason
to
increase
the
tax
rate
for
anything,
and
none
of
our
tax
dollars
should
be
spent
on
a
library
expansion
at
this
time.
C
Next
up
we
have
jordan
gomez,
bonner,
who
is
also
online
jordan.
If
you
could
press
star
six
to
speak,
please.
H
Hi,
my
name
is
jordan.
I
was
kind
of
asked
to
speak
last
minute,
so
I
don't
have
anything
prepared.
H
As
I
understand,
a
certain
amount
of
money
is
being
asked
to
expand
the
library
and
the
most
the
largest
reason
that
I've
heard
for
not
wanting
to
expand.
The
library
is
a
tax
increase,
and
while
I
understand
that
that
might
be
a
concern
now
that
I
hear
the
breakdown
of
how
much
this
tax
increases,
I
pay
nine
times
that
for
netflix
every
month,
and
I
feel
as
though
opposing
something
that
could
be
so
beneficial
to
so
many
people
is
absurd
when
I
spend
so
much
money
on
so
many
other
things
that
are
niceties
for
me.
H
H
I
don't
think
that,
because
one
thing
is
an
issue,
something
else
has
to
be
disregarded
and
yes,
while
there
are
other
concerns,
there
aren't
really
there's
no
plans
to
fund
the
sewage
system
being
overhauled.
There's
no
plan
to
overhaul
all
of
the
roads.
There
is
a
plan
to
expand
our
library,
though,
and
denying
dollars
from
that
in
order
to
fund
projects
that
are
not
in
existence
at
this
time
to
me
doesn't
make
any
sense.
A
Okay,
thank
you.
I'd
like
to
remind
everyone
to
be
sure
that
everyone
is
wearing
a
mask
because
all
of
us
are
wearing
one.
So
please
make
sure
you
wear
your
mask.
C
And
we
do
have
some
available
with
amanda
my
deputy
right
behind
me.
If
anyone
needs
one.
C
I
I
I
Urban
planners
seeking
to
stabilize
neighborhoods
are
focusing
on
the
critical
role
that
third
places
can
play
in
strengthening
our
sense
of
community
third
places
are
a
place
where
random
and
intentional
in-person
relationships
are
made.
Third
places
is
a
term
coined
by
sociologist
ray
oldenburg
and
refers
to
places
where
people
spend
time
between
home,
which
is
first
place
and
work
second
place.
The
third
places
are
locations
where
we
exchange
ideas
have
a
good
time
and
build
relationships
for
young
americans.
I
Many
third
places
are
now
virtual
from
social
media
and
chat
rooms
to
group
texts,
but
oldenburg
notes.
The
most
effective
ones
for
building
real
communities
seem
to
be
physical
places
where
people
can
easily
and
routinely
connect
with
each
other
place,
which
are
like
places
of
worship,
parks,
rec,
centers
and,
of
course,
libraries.
I
A
recent
newspaper
article
on
mcdonald's
found
that
lower-income
americans
that
lower-income
americans
find
the
twin
arches
are
becoming
almost
the
equivalent
of
an
english
pub
which
stands
for
public
house
groups
of
retirees,
meaning
for
coffee
and
talk,
and
people
treat
the
restaurant
as
an
expensive,
inexpensive.
Hangout
third
places
have
a
number
of
important
community
building
attributes,
depending
on
their
location,
social
classes
and
backgrounds.
I
Those
types
of
things
can
be
leveled
out
in
these
third
places
and
that's
becoming
increasingly
rare.
These
days.
Informal
conversation
is
the
main
activity
and
most
important
linking
linking
function.
One
commentator
refers
to
third
places
as
the
living
room
of
society.
I
What
this
tells
me
is
that
even
the
simple
act
of
hanging
out
and
creating
the
strong
social
bonds
that
a
community
can
thrive
on
over
time
will
become
more
and
more
expensive
to
those
without
means
here
are
some
additional
data
from
pew
research
from
2017
pewd
found
that
over
90
percent
of
adults,
think
of
public
libraries
as
welcoming
and
friendly
places
and
about
half
have
have
visited
or
otherwise
used
the
public
library
in
the
last
12
months.
Think
about
that
for
a
second
90
percent.
I
We
live
in
a
country
and
a
community
that
is
split
on
almost
every
major
issue
and
90
percent
agree
on
this,
the
cost
of
waiting.
So
if
you
want
to
get
into
numbers,
I
love
numbers,
I'm
a
data
person.
Let's
look
at
that.
If
you
agree
that
funding
expansion
is
important,
but
you
want
to
wait.
Here's
some
cost
differences,
consider
the
low
interest
rate
environment
we're
currently
in
I'm
sorry,
I'm
out
of
time.
A
J
Hello,
my
name
is
zach
carlson,
also
from
ward
6..
I
want
to
speak
premier
league
library,
but
first
I
want
to
thank
the
mayor
for
finally
giving
me
representative
in
ward
6..
I
emailed
you,
you
know
in
july,
I'm
glad
we
find
god
to
it.
It
took
us
a
while
a
little
get
cut
into
the
edge
there
and
we'll
see
how
it
goes.
J
The
library
itself,
the
expansion
is
absolutely
needed.
It
is
a
critical
space.
It
is
somewhere
for
people
can
gather
freely.
I,
as
as
as
a
homeowner,
and
I'm
gonna
pay
25
more
in
taxes.
J
J
The
fire
is
doing
great
police,
don't
need
it.
These
critical
spaces
I
was
mentioning,
is
free
space
people
to
meet
we're
so
we're
celebrating
runaway
homeless
runway
kids.
This
month,
libraries
are
a
safe
space
for
them,
especially
somewhere
to
get
warm
somewhere
to
enjoy
themselves
somewhere
is
to
be
safe.
J
They
leave
high
anxiety,
households,
high
violence,
households.
They
need
summers
to
be
so
please
vote
yes
on
this
expansion,
I
know
the
former.
Will
the
former
ward
6,
auto
person
would
and
I'd
hope
that
the
current
one
follows
in
their
footsteps.
Thank
you.
K
I
am
in
support
of
it,
because
I
have
three.
I
have
two
adult
children.
I
have
a
nine-year-old
daughter
and
I
have
grandchildren
and
we
all
love
the
library.
We
love
the
books.
We
love
the
experience
we
love
the
summer
reading
program
and
to
expand
those
services
speaks
volumes
as
to
how
it
would
help
61701.
K
I
can't
say
that
enough
61701,
we
need
this.
Just
like
we
need
o'neill
pool,
it
should
be
a
no-brainer.
When
I
broke
down
the
numbers,
it
was
if
the
parking
deck
was
added,
which
is
384.60
per
year,
which
turns
out
to
be
7.
692
no
parking
structure
is
349.68
and
nine
hundred
ninety
three
dollars
and
sixty
cents.
I
went
on
zillow
and
I
looked
and
right
now
there's
92
houses
listed
at
61701..
K
You
know
how
many
of
them
are
over
165
000.,
22.,
22
houses.
So,
while
we're
talking
about
money
and
my
daughter
who
pointed
out
earlier
online,
who
was
the
netflix,
I
think
we
can
do
that
for
our
community.
But
my
daughter
wanted
to
share
a
little
something.
So
I'm
going
to
give
her
the
mic
and
share
my
time.
L
Hello,
I'm
angel
gomez,
delio,
and
I
I
really
just
wanted
to
talk
about
the
library
and
how
excited
I
am
so.
The
library
is
going
to
be
a
great
place
and
I
love
going
there
because
of
all
the
books
and
you
can
have
a
really
good
imagination
and
I
love
how
they're
going
to
expand
it
and
have
a
sensory
room,
because
I
have
a
friend
that
is
on
the
spectrum
and
I
think
she
would
really
love
it
and
really
enjoy
it.
L
K
M
Hello,
I
don't
have
anything
planned
to
say,
because
I've
just
been
since
last
week
asking
around
and
seeing
what
people
thought
of
our
new
appointment
and
well
actually.
First
of
all,
there's
a
lot
of
things
that
people
don't
know
that's
going
on
with
with
this
whole
process
and
with
council
members
and
like,
for
example,
donna
she
showed
up
at
jen,
carrillo's
house.
You
know
under
the
pretenses
that
she
wanted
to
look
at
it
to
buy
just
so
she
could
snoop
around.
I
mean
really.
M
I
thought
that
was
pretty.
I
mean
she
seems
to
speak
for
sheila,
who
doesn't
have
a
mind
of
her
own,
so
you
know
anything,
donna
does
sheila
just
follows
and
when
you
saw
last
week
the
reason
that
people
gave
that
they
did
not
want
the
current
person
sitting
in
the
word
succeed
was
because
they're
completely
the
opposite
of
what
we
elected
and
she
knows
it,
don't
you,
but
yet
you
just
accepted
it
anyway.
I
thought
you
were
going
to.
You
know
say
that
you
weren't
going
to
accept
it
because
you
know
you're
not
wanted.
M
M
Oh
okay,
back
to
d,
so
apparently
you're
a
failed
business
owner
and
currently
you're,
just
a
co-owner,
because
you're
collecting
disability
or
something
and
being
a
full
owner
would
somehow
these
are
things
that
I'm
hearing.
These
are
things
people
are
talking
about
and
that
you
also
use
some
kind
of
legal
degree
to
scam
people
out
of
money.
M
So
that's
who
that's,
who
else
we
have
sitting
there
and
let's
see
well
you're
against
the
library
so
and
everybody
should
know
that
the
majority
of
what
will
pay
for
that
is
the
wealthier
people
who
don't
care
about
a
dollar
seventeen
I
mean
a
month.
Really!
That's
you!
That
is
the
that's
your
argument!
Oh
my
god!
A
dollar
17
a
month,
so
I
mean
I'm
just
giving
you
some
things
to
think
about.
You've
said
you're
against
the
library.
M
M
A
C
A
N
N
N
O
O
Municipalities
were
asked
to
voluntarily
bring
these
systems
into
compliance
by
separating
them,
so
that
residents
would
not
have
their
basements
flooded
with
raw
sewage
and
storm
water
during
excessive
rain
events.
Unfortunately,
the
people's
representatives
in
the
city
of
bloomington
have
neglected
their
fiduciary
responsibility
to
the
taxpayers
over
the
last
25
years.
O
Instead
of
investing
in
replacing
and
upgrading
a
failed
70-year-old
storm
and
sanitary
sewer
system,
they
have
chosen
instead
to
spend
money
where
it
is
neither
needed
nor
wanted.
The
citizens
of
bloomington
did
not
want
the
albatross,
also
known
as
the
coliseum.
Yet
the
city
council
representatives
at
the
time
voted
for
it.
Anyway,
we
are
now
stuck
with
the
high
price
of
owning
and
maintaining
it
well.
O
Our
tax
dollars
should
have
been
properly
allocated
to
replacing
this
old
storm
and
sanitary
sewer
system
every
time
it
rains
they
have
to
deal
with
the
aftermath
of
the
willful
negligence
of
the
representatives
who
came
before
all
of
you.
Once
again,
we
have
future
projects
on
the
table
which
are
not
as
important
as
properly
fixing
and
replacing
the
broken
storm
and
sanitary
sewer
system.
O
We
do
not
need
to
be
spending
taxpayer
dollars
on
a
library
expansion,
a
library
which
offers
pornographic
books
to
young
people,
cleverly
packaged
as
graphic
novels.
I
wrote
to
you
about
this
mayor.
Neither
do
we
need
to
be
spending
taxpayer
dollars
on
a
new
water
park.
Originally
the
o'neill
pool
needed
to
be
replaced,
which
is
fine,
replace
it
with
a
pool
anything
over
and
above
that
is
an
unnecessary
use
of
our
tax
money
when
we
have
a
broken,
failed
storm
and
sanitary
sewer
system
that
is
well
passed
needing
to
be
replaced.
O
Another
idea
floating
around
that
we
do
not
need
is
a
bus
transfer
station
again.
We
do
not
want
tax
money
spent
on
things.
We
do
not
need
the
storm
sewer
and
sanitary
sewer
system
that
our
neighbors
are
forced
to
live
with,
is
inequitable
as
well
as
an
extremely
serious
health
hazard
who
can
argue
that
having
raw
sewage
come
up
in
your
basement
is
not
healthy.
O
P
Scott
steinling,
I
would
like
one
thing:
several
things
addressed
one
when
there's
a
big
storm
that
the
inlets
that
are
cannot
keep
up
with
the
lousy
flow
of
the
water.
Yet
all
it
takes
is
putting
another
four
inch,
inlet
beside
that
four
inch
inlet
raising
the
streets
before
you
do
it.
P
You
know
I
don't
know
if
it's
going
to
take
somebody's
being
flooded
out
of
their
house
or
not,
but
I
hope
not
also
with
the
roads
they're,
even
with
the
curb
line.
The
curb
line
is
even
with
the
grass
and
places,
and
we
call
this
a
city
that
we
should
be
proud
of.
P
As
you
come
into
bloomington,
I
would
think
that
they
should
say
welcome
to
home
with
potholes
rotten
roads
high
taxes,
because
if
you
keep
going
all
you're
going
to
raise
taxes,
I
mean
they're
high
enough.
The
way
it
is-
and
I
feel
that
the
speakers
before
me
were
very
to
the
point,
and
I
would
hope
that
the
city
council
would
really
take
this
to
heart.
Thank
you.
Q
Good
evening
bloomington
city
council,
my
name
is
mark
girler.
I
wanted
to
open
by
telling
the
mayor
that
you
might
want
to
consult
with
the
city
attorney
on
how
the
open
meeting
act
works,
but
I
have
many
times
worked
with
the
public
access
counselor's
office
or
the
attorney
general
derogatory
comments
are
protected
speech.
Q
Whatever
you
want
to
say
up
here
is
public
speech
as
long
as
it's
not
threatening
or
disrupt
the
meeting,
nothing
that
janae
did
disrupted
this
meeting
in
any
way
whatsoever.
In
fact,
you
violated
the
open
meeting
act
when
you
repeatedly
interrupted
her.
For
no
reason
I
mean
I,
I
understand
you
don't
like
what
she
has
to
say,
but
it
makes
you
seem
like
you're,
a
pretty
tyrannical
person
and
since
you're
now
appointing
your
friends
to
local
government.
Q
That
kind
of
you
know
not
a
good
look,
but
good
housekeeping
magazine
says
that
you
should
open
with
a
compliment
before
you
criticize
someone.
So
I
want
to
say
that
I
think
bloomington
has
done
a
great
job
from
the
outside
making
your
city
appear
like
it's
nicer
and
more
progressive
than
say
a
city
like
decatur,
but
when
you
really
look
at
it,
it's
just
a
veneer.
Q
They
sent
a
clear
message:
what
they
wanted,
you
completely
ignored
it.
You
ignored
the
will
of
the
council
just
to
appoint
your
friend
who
again
nobody
wants
people
want
the
library
they
don't
want
this
lady.
They
don't
want
some
corporate
bootlicker
coming
in
here
and
saying
going
completely
against
the
will
of
the
ward,
and
I
know
that
you
think
things
like
that
and
ignoring
half
the
city
to
serve
the
interests
of
your
donors
is
a
good
look
for
you,
but
it
isn't.
Q
People
are
getting
fed
up,
they're,
tired
of
the
way
that
they're
being
treated
and
eventually
that
veneer
is
going
to
start
to
really
wear
away.
People
in
decatur,
springfield
champaign
are
all
being
contacted
about
the
things
that
are
happening
in
this
city,
so
I
would
hope
that
you
would
want
to
put
up
something
good
for
people
helpful,
like
the
library,
instead
of
listening
to
people
worried
about
it,
I'll
pay,
jaclyn's
14.
Q
If
it's
that
big
of
a
deal
to
her-
and
I
know
that
to
bureaucrats
like
you-
you
think
this
is
business
as
usual-
the
cronyism,
the
corruption,
but
we
see
it
for
what
it
is:
a
group
of
rats
clinging
to
a
sinking
ship
trying
desperately
to
get
their
claws
on
one
last
piece
of
grain
before
the
system
collapses
underneath
them,
but
people
are
waking
up.
Poor
people
are
tired
of
being
tired
of
suffering.
The
working
class
is
tired
of
being
exploited
and
even
the
progressives,
and
the
moderates
are
tired
of
being
lied
to.
C
All
right
next
we
have
matthew,
tosco
and
then
serena
fish
and
then
that's
the
end
of
public
comment.
Thank
you.
R
Hello,
I'm
matt,
given
that
the
usurpation
of
ward
6
democratic
will
per
the
19
elections
by
the
mockery
of
democracy.
Democracy
surrounding
the
appointment
of
d
urban
has
rendered
this
body
illegitimate
and
fundamentally
without
any
consent
to
govern.
I
am
solely
speaking
here
to
use
this
platform
to
issue
an
open
letter
to
all
those
business
interests,
looking
at
possibly
locating
here
from
that
battery
factory
to
those
other
100
plus
touted
in
the
media.
R
We
will
demand
that
you
hire
90
percent
from
our
existing
community
and,
if
the
human
resources
you
require,
aren't
already
present.
Well,
you
better
plan
ahead
and
develop
that
workforce.
You
need
among
those
who
are
already
here,
however,
long
and
at
whatever
cost
to
you
alone
that
takes
that's
right,
no
more
importing
a
workforce
that
does
nothing
but
screw
our
costs
of
living
and
jack
up
our
housing
prices
and
the
hell
with
tax
breaks
or
incentives.
If
you
come
here,
you
can
contribute
your
full
share.
C
S
T
Tim
tilton
part
six,
I'm
speaking
in
regards
to
the
library
as
it
pertains
to
the
creativity
center
and
the
development
of
that
area.
T
Looking
for
a
level
of
duplication
and
in
space
and
function,
we'd
like
to
see
that
the
creativity
center,
which
has
already
started
its
renovation,
it's
already
raised
privately,
not
tax
dollars
over
a
million
dollars
and
has
put
up
a
new
roof
and
a
new
ac
unit
for
a
space
of
over
32
000
square
feet.
T
T
T
So
if
you
would
take
a
look
at
that,
please
ask
your
city
manager
or
others
to
provide
you
with
a
kind
of
checks
and
balances
of
what
each
area
is
doing
and
then
try
to
look
at
the
development
of
the
library
and
make
some
determinations
as
to
allocation
of
funds.
And
we
thank
you
so
much.
C
A
Okay,
so
next
item
on
the
consent
is
the
consent
agenda.
Are
there
any
items
on
the
consent
agenda
that
members
of
the
council
would
like
to
have
removed.
A
A
T
A
Okay,
the
consent
agenda.
Minus
item
c
passes
no
nays
to
announce
next
item
on
the
agenda
is
item
c
on
the
consent
agenda.
Is
there
a
motion
to
approve
item
c.
U
A
T
A
Thank
you
welcome
back,
so
next
we're
going
to
move
on
to
the
regular
agenda
and
we
have
item
8a
consideration
and
action
to
rightify
the
ud21
contract,
as
requested
by
the
human
resources
department
and
the
police
department,
and
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
city
manager.
Gleason.
For
a
few
comments.
W
W
W
Some
of
the
highlights
of
the
contract-
and
there
was
not
many
to
report
on,
but
2.5
percent
increase
for
that
would
be
effective.
May
1st
at
2020.,
five
percent
increase
effective,
may,
first
to
twenty
one
and
then
a
two
point:
five
percent
increase
effective
may
first
to
twenty
twenty
two
also
bilingual
pay
for
officers
that
speak
a
second
language
and
then
also
additionally,
can
read
a
second
language
and
then
compression
of
some
of
the
vacation
to
the
urn
vacation
time.
W
A
A
Okay,
see
none,
please
go
ahead
and
vote.
W
Thank
you
mayor
and
council.
This
is
a
conversation.
That's
gone
on
in
this
community
for
quite
some
time
about
three
years
ago,
worked
with
the
library
board
led
by
julian
westerhout,
and
the
new
director
of
the
library,
jeannie,
hamilton
and
staff
have
got
to
the
point
today
after
several
meetings
that
I
felt
comfortable
bringing
this
forward
to
a
council
for
a
resolution
that
has
no
financial
impact.
W
But
it
is
a
resolution
that
supports
the
funding
for
the
library
we
do
have
staff
that
can
take
questions
if
there
are
some.
While,
I
did
not
feel
that
this
was
a
unanimous
vote.
I
felt
that
there
was
overwhelming
support
for
the
library
and
felt
this
appropriate
to
bring
this
resolution
before
council
tonight
and
the
community,
and
that
starts
a
process
for
the
the
funding
component
for
this
project.
A
Thank
you.
Should
we
go
with
a
motion?
First,
is
there
a
motion
to
approve
the
resolution?
Second,
okay,
move
by
council,
member
ward
and
second
by
council
member
matthew
and
discussion.
X
Thank
you
mayor.
I
in
my
ward,
I
received
input
from
my
constituents,
some
who
encouraged
me
to
support
the
library,
expansion,
others
who
were
concerned.
It
was
not
the
right
direction.
I
would
like
to
say
this
evening.
I
plan
to
vote
for
the
resolution,
but
I
do
have
a
few
points.
I'd
like
to
make
the
proposal
was
a
re.
Excuse
me.
It
was
revised
from
37
to
20
million
and
the
library
is
contributing
5
million
of
its
own
savings,
which,
to
me
signals
fiscal
responsibility
and
the
willingness
to
manage
a
realistic
project.
X
X
And
finally,
I
live
in
the
far
northeast
part
of
bloomington.
It
takes
twice
as
long
as
it
takes
twice
as
long
as
for
me
to
travel
to
tawanda,
as
it
does
to
travel
to
our
library,
and
I
just
want
to
want
to
say
this
as
we
keep
developing
subdivisions
farther
and
farther
out.
We
risk
distancing
new
families
from
our
downtown
core.
X
However,
with
the
new
water
retention
basin
on
the
east
side
near
the
library,
this
could
actually
provide
attractive,
green
space
for
the
area
with
an
expanded
library,
improved
landscaping
and
more
convenient
parking.
I
think
families
these
families
who
are
moving
into
these
new
areas
are
much
more
likely
to
see
a
trip
to
our
library
worth
their
time.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
councilmember
craybill
and
then
monty.
V
Thank
you
thank
you
mayor.
So
we've
just
spent
three
months
discussing
and
voting
on
what
I
would
call
hard
infrastructure
now
we're
voting
on
another
kind
of
infrastructure
people
infrastructure.
If
we
don't
provide
avenues
to
improve
the
lives
of
people
in
our
community.
What
are
the
new
roads
and
sewers
going
to
matter
it
wasn't
long
ago
that
many
of
us
thought
this
would
never
get
get
to
this
point,
but
credit
to
jeannie
tim
and
the
library
board
for
for
getting
us
here
and
we're
talking
about
a
very
modest
increase.
V
Even
after
the
increase
in
size
in
the
renovation,
it'll
still
be
smaller
than
the
libraries
in
decatur
and
champaign,
who
have
a
proportional
population.
It
adds
it
adds
children,
space,
teenager
space,
study
rooms,
community
rooms
and
a
discovery
zone
that
provides
privacy
for
people
that
are
using
the
computer
lab,
which
they
don't
have
now
think
of
people
that
don't
have
computers
or
the
internet.
Kids
may
not
have
things
to
do
or
quiet
place
to
study,
and
this
provides
them
that.
V
I
also
would
want
to
make
note
that
us
melissa
hahn
was
quoted
in
the
paper
on
a
different
matter
discussing
bringing
in
new
type
of
technology
businesses.
She
mentioned
the
quality
of
life
factor
and
pride
of
place,
and
I
think
this
adds
to
that.
I
think
we're
being
very
fiscally
responsible.
V
Like
tim
said,
I'm
sorry,
as
tom
said,
we
haven't
really
had
any
major
tax
increases
as
when
I
understand
for
10
years,
and
maybe
more
so
with
the
library
board,
and
it
will
still
be
less
than
all
that
all
the
other
comparable
cities
with
regard
to
a
library
tax
rate
we're
going
to
get
a
very
low
interest
rate.
Now,
if
we
wait
even
a
percentage
point
higher
on
interest
rates
would
likely
add
about
two
million
dollars
to
the
cost
of
this
project.
V
I
had
a
town
hall
knocked
on
resident
stores,
both
houses
and
apartments
even
went
to
the
park
this
weekend,
nearly
unanimous
support
from
parents
with
kids,
older
folks
who
remember
when
they
took
their
kids
or
like
to
go
the
library
now
and
just
hang
out
and
read
newspapers.
V
The
most
often
comment
I
would
get
is
that
they've
been
going
for
the
library
for
so
many
years
and
nothing
has
changed.
Nothing,
nothing
has
improved.
You
know
we
just
approved
the
police,
collective
bargaining
agreement
and
police.
Do
you
know,
handle
symptoms
of
societal
issues
such
as
poverty
and
income
equality,
and
there
have
been
studies
linking
poverty
to
crime
and
there's
also
studies
showing
that
when
you
provide
resources
like
libraries
that
helps
reduce
property,
so
I
am
100
in
favor
of
this
library
expansion.
Thank
you.
Y
Y
Y
I
again
respect
the
significant
amount
of
effort.
That's
been
put
into
these
conversations
over
the
years,
I
believe
in
20
2020
in
august
the
amount
of
the
investment
requested
was
in
the
15
million
range,
and
now
we
are
at
22
6..
I
watched
meetings
in
2018
where
the
council,
at
that
time
talked
about.
If
we
spend
10
million
here,
that's
10
million.
We
can't
spend
somewhere
else
and
the
context
of
that
conversation
in
the
prior
council
was
around.
Y
The
number
one
concern
I
heard
in
speaking
to
so
many
people
is
rhodes,
sewer
infrastructure.
That
passion
remains
out
there.
We've
heard
heartbreaking
stories
about
our
sewer
infrastructure
and
our
need
to
invest
there
and
yet
we're
taking.
You
know
essentially
the
opportunity
here
to
spend
another
coliseum
in
these
two
investments.
A
Thank
you
so
we're
going
to
go
with
councilmember
ward
and
then
councilmember
matthew.
D
Thank
you.
I
would
just
like
to
point
out
that
libraries
are
nothing
new
in
our
in
our
world.
The
world
has
had
libraries
since
ancient
times.
The
the
new,
the
relatively
new
thing
is
public
libraries
and
the
idea
that
public
libraries
bring
knowledge
and
information
to
everybody
books.
Knowledge,
information
from
ancient
times
were
the
stronghold
of
the
rich
and
the
powerful,
and
it
kept
them
rich
and
it
kept
them
powerful
throughout
medieval
times.
D
Books
were
things
that
that
only
the
rich
and
the
powerful
could
have
control
over
and
knowledge
was
something
that
only
the
rich
and
the
powerful
could
have
control
over.
In
more
recent
times,
the
ability
to
read
that
to
have
access
to
books
keeps
keeps
or
breaks
down
the
access
to
knowledge
and
information,
and
ultimately,
some
power.
D
The
mark
of
a
civilized
community,
the
mark
of
a
civilized
society,
is
critical
thinking
and
those
critical
thinking,
skills
don't
just
happen
by
accident.
They
happen
when
people
have
access
to
information,
and
frankly,
it
needs
more
than
just
a
google
search
to
do
research
and
to
gain
those
critical
thinking
skills.
The
difference
is
public
libraries.
D
This
public
library
expansion
supports
that,
and
so,
in
response
to
the
question
of
where
do
you
draw
the
line,
I'm
happy
to
not
have
a
line
that
that
marks
out
some
people
from
having
knowledge
and
books
and
access
to
information?
I
I
don't
really
care
if
there's
a
line
around
that
I'd
like
there
to
be
fewer
lines
around
that,
so
I
will
be
voting
in
favor
of
this.
Z
Thanks
mayor,
so
I'm
incredibly
happy
that
we
are
voting
on
this
tonight,
because
this
has
been
a
project
that
was,
we
were
working
on
when
I
was
first
appointed
in
2013,
and
here
we
are
eight
years
later
and
we're
finally
making
some
progress
on
this
and
moving
the
ball
forward.
So
that's
pretty
exciting.
Z
Just
a
couple
of
thoughts
to
mr
tilton
space
inside
the
library
doesn't
really
overlap
with
spaces
in
the
creativity
center,
except
for
names
alone.
I
was
in
the
cultural
commission
for
five
years
and
I
believe
the
creativity
center
is
also
necessary
that
we'll
we'll
get
there
with
that
building
as
well.
There's
the
one
place
I
can
think
of.
Z
There's
a
recording
space-
that's
inside
of
there,
but
the
recording
space
at
the
creativity
center
is
aimed
at
musicians
and
artists
to
record
there,
whereas
the
recording
space
in
the
proposed
library
expansion
is
smaller
and
aimed
more
at
podcasts
and
and
webcasts
and
things
of
that
nature.
And
if
you
ask
the
kids
in
my
wife's
fourth
grade
class,
they
are
all
going
to
be
future
youtube,
stars
and
so
they're
very
excited
for
the
opportunity
to
go
somewhere
to
do,
recording
and
have
the
ability
to
learn
how
to
use
that
stuff
more
effectively.
Z
You
know
the
concept
of
what
a
library
is
is
continuing
to
evolve.
It
has
evolved
for
centuries
from
access
just
to
books,
to
music
in
the
1950s
and
60s
and
70s,
and
now
there's
many
forms
of
media,
including
you
know,
manga
and
graphic
novels
and
things
of
that
nature
and
those
things
are
important
too
again
being
married
to
a
school
teacher.
She
would
tell
you
that
she
doesn't
care
if
the
kids
are
reading
comic
books
as
long
as
they're
reading
that's
more
important
to
her
than
isolating
what
they're
working
on.
Z
I
also
don't
see
this
as
an
either
or
vote
we
earlier
this
summer
we
talked
to
public
works
and-
and
we
spent
weeks
and
weeks
on
these
meetings
and
the
public
works,
came
back
to
us
and
said
it
didn't
matter.
If
we
tried
to
throw
as
much
money
as
possible
at
the
sewers
right
now,
there's
a
limit
to
how
much
work
they
can
do
at
one
time.
The
same
thing
applies
to
roads.
Z
We've
tried
to
throw
money
at
roads
in
the
past
as
well,
and
there's
a
limit
to
how
much
road
work
we
can
do.
We
have
limitations
in
our
community,
unfortunately
we're
meeting
what
we
can
do
for
road
work
right
now
we
are
going
to
meet
what
we
can
do
for
sewer
work
in
a
timely
fashion
to
finish
locus
colton
overflow.
Z
We
have
already
put
in
place
multiple
other
points,
multiple
other
projects
within
the
sewers
that
we
are
also
going
to
fund
to
make
it
so
that
we
can
continue
the
work
for
the
sewers
in
the
future
as
well.
So
this
is
not
an
either
or
vote.
This
is,
we
can
do
both
things
and
we
can
do
both
things.
At
the
same
time,
multiple
people
have
already
pro
pointed
out
historically
low
interest
rates.
Z
That's
another
reason
why
we
should
do
that,
but
you
know
the
financing
is-
is
really
such
a
minuscule
portion
of
it
that,
from
that
point
the,
but
the
the
necessary
the
need
for
the
library,
the
number
of
people
that
live
in
ward,
one
that
tell
me
that
they
walk
to
the
library,
because
it's
got
resources
that
they
need,
because
they
don't
have
computers
at
home
or
they
don't
know
how
to
use
computers
they're
using
computers
to
apply
for
jobs.
Z
You
know,
that's
that's
an
essential
part
of
what
the
library
does
now
that
people
don't
think
about.
So
I'm
all
in
on
voting
for
this.
I'm
super
excited
we're.
Finally
getting
here.
Oh
the
last
thing
I
want
to
talk
about
is:
is
you
know,
sheila
you're,
absolutely
right,
our
budget
has
grown.
It's
it's
a
lot
bigger,
but
a
large
part
of
why
the
budget
has
grown
is
because
we
weren't
doing
the
necessary
things
we
needed
to
do
as
a
city
we
weren't
funding
pensions.
Z
We
weren't
building
roads
right,
we're
spending,
seven
million
dollars
on
roads
and
sidewalks.
Right
now,
when
I
was
first
appointed,
we
spent
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
that
filled
a
couple
potholes
in,
and
that
was
that
we
didn't
rebuild
roads.
We
weren't
working
on
sewer
lines,
which
is
part
of
the
problem
reason
we
had
some
of
the
problems.
This
summer
we
weren't
working
on
a
water
plan
and
working
on
maintaining
our
water
lines
for
the
future.
Z
We
weren't
there,
there's
god
the
list
of
things
that
we
weren't
doing
is
almost
longer
than
the
list
of
things
that
we
were
doing
and
now
we
are
actually
taking
steps
to
make
bloomington
the
place
where
we
want
to
live
so
and
again,
very
valid
point
that
the
state
of
illinois
is
losing
people,
and
yet
we
gained
people
because
people
want
to
live
here,
because
we
have
these
things.
We
have
the
job,
we
have
the
educated
workforce
and
we
have
people
who
want
some
nice
things
while
they
live
here.
Z
You
know
when
we
look
at
the
budget
every
year,
there's
so
much
money
in
that
budget,
that
is
mandatory
spending
from
state
and
federal
mandates.
There
are
a
few
things
in
there
that
we
have
control
over
and
one
of
the
things
that
we
have
control
over
is
we
have
the
ability
to
make
sure
that
we
have
an
amenity
like
a
library
where
people
can
go
and
and
do
what
they
need
to
do
and
have
that
third
space
thanks.
AA
AA
That
ability
doesn't
take
away
the
ability
to
use
the
libraries,
my
kids,
all
seven
of
them
have
used
bloomington's
library
and
normals
library
greatly
and
benedict
benefited
from
them,
because
they're
there
and
they're
existing,
and
we
can
get
an
awful
lot
out
of
them.
The
way
they
are.
Okay.
Jamie
made
another
point
that
we
spent
seven
million
dollars
on
roads
this
year
and
said
we
can
do
both.
Well,
that's
not
true.
AA
AA
I
don't
believe
it
is
fiscally
responsible
to
say
that
today
that
we
should
do
that
and
I'll
give
the
example
to
myself
in
this
trying
time
where
it's
uncertain.
What
do
I
do?
I
try
and
reduce
the
amount
of
money
that
I
pay
for
nothing
interest
is
nothing,
no
matter
how
cheap
it
is.
It's
still
bad
to
pay
interest
every
business
that
I
work
with
and
hundreds
of
businesses
that
I've
worked
with
are
tightening
the
belts
trying
to
spend
less
trying
to
be
aware
trying
to
be
capable
of
dealing
with
whatever
comes
next.
AA
A
Okay,
thank
you
before
we
go
any
further
I'd
like
to
a
motion
to
extend
the
time
I'll.
E
A
Okay,
second,
by
councilmember
crumpler,
by
how
much
time,
let's
say,
maybe
ten
minutes,
ten
minutes;
okay,
ten
minutes;
okay,
all
right
due
to
voice
word
or
okay,
all
right,
yeah,.
A
Okay,
look
at
that.
The
item
passes
no
needs
to
announce.
Thank
you,
okay,
so
councilmember
emic
so
be
mindful
that
we
have
10
minutes.
You
know
whoever's
going
to
make
comments
afterwards.
AB
I
will
be
mindful,
and
I
will
try
to
bring
up
a
few
points
from
my
perspective
that
haven't
been
brought
up
before,
and
I
do
appreciate
this
very
substantive
conversation.
AB
They
are
open
to
all
accessible,
a
resource
for
information,
a
resource
for
essential
literacy
skills
and
by
literacy
that
notion
of
what
it
means
to
effectively
make
sense
of
any
symbolic
text.
Any
way
of
reading
writing
communicating
being
critical.
All
of
that
is
part
of
the
conversation
today
about
what
it
means
to
be
literate.
AB
To
me,
a
question
of
a
library's
worth
is
analogous
to
questioning
the
worth
of
public
education.
The
capacity
and
needs
of
our
community
have
simply
exceeded
the
brick
and
mortar
of
this
complex.
We
have
heard
this
from
those
who
have
been
demonstrating
their
excellent
stewardship
of
this
facility.
They
work
there
every
day
and
engage
with
people.
AB
I
would
argue
that
the
fundamental
right
to
literacy
to
access
to
this
kind
of
uncertain
environment
in
which
we're
living,
if
anything,
demands
that
there
be
more
of
this
access
to
the
community.
I
think
that
right,
I
would
concur
with
other
literacy
folks
in
the
field
that
it's
as
fundamental
as
the
right
to
vote.
AB
It's
essential
it's
necessary,
and
I
don't
think
that
by
wisely,
investing
in
this
project
means
that
everything
is
jettisoned
that
we've
committed
to
doing
and
more.
I
can't
well
I'm
looking
forward
to
seeing
what
kind
of
infrastructure
funding
we
might
now
have
access
to
now
that
the
log
jam
has
been
cleared
nationally,
and
there
is
money
now
for
roads
for
water
pursuer,
but
we're
always
going
to
have
this
conversation.
AB
Y
So
implicit
in
a
lot
of
these
comments
is
the
belief
that
the
current
library
doesn't
meet
the
needs
of
literacy
in
our
community
and
I
don't
believe,
that's
accurate.
I
visited
the
library
just
a
few
days
ago
with
a
new
resident
to
bloomington.
I
accompanied
her
to
get
her
library
card
and
to
show
her
around
it's
a
very
effective
facility.
Y
I
do
think,
there's
a
tremendous
opportunity
for
us
to
take
a
step
back
and
look
at
our
holistic
spending
approach
and
to
look
at
things
from
the
perspective
of
prioritization,
because
otherwise,
at
what
price?
Would
we
not
do
this
project
if
it
was
30
40?
I
mean:
is
there
a
line
where,
when
we're
talking
about
it
specifically
at
an
ideological
level
and
not
at
a
practical
level
where
we
would
say
that
cost
is
too
much
to
bear.
A
U
I'll
I'll
keep
it
very
short.
I
too
have
followed
this
since
2014..
It's
been
a
very
long
journey.
The
same
comments
keep
coming
up
year
after
year,
there's
been
controversy
over
the
years,
specifically.
U
U
They
had
no
business
sticking
their
nose
into
our
business,
and
when
I
look
at
this,
the
library
funding
will
be
one
million
per
year.
Is
that
correct?
U
Okay,
because
and
and
also
the
library,
is
a
separate
taxing
body.
So
when
we
start
talking
about
roads
and
all
this
other
type
stuff
we're
conflating
a
little
bit,
and
the
last
thing
I'd
like
to
say
is:
I
have
always
requested
and
supported
the
idea
of
private
funding
in
addition
to
having
it
supported
by
taxes.
U
AC
Thank
you
mary
appreciate
that
I
realize
that
I'm
quite
the
new
person
on
the
block,
but
this
was
definitely
struck
me
as
a
place
where
I
could
get
into
the
community,
and
I
did.
I
went
to
multiple
west
side
meetings.
I've
been
to
a
dimmitts
grove
meeting,
which
is
in
my
ward.
I've
been
out
on
next
door.
I've
been
out
on
facebook
and
I
literally
will
turn
my
paper
around.
I
have
tallied
every
yes
to
every
note,
including
the
nose
of
the
signs
in
the
audience.
AC
At
this
point,
there
are
over
80,
more
people
that
have
asked
me
to
say
yes
than
have
asked
me
to
say
no,
and
for
that
reason
alone,
because
the
majority
of
the
voice
of
ward
6
and
the
other
people
I've
been
in
talked
to
that
live
in
bloomington.
They
have
expressed
that
they
do
want
this
library
expanded
and
I
will
be
voting
yes.
Thank
you.
W
Thank
you,
mayor
and
council.
I've
got
three
slides
and
then
a
couple
of
additional
comments.
Phil
slide
one.
Please.
W
This
we
shared
this
in
a
fair
amount
of
media
outreach,
but
please
take
note
community
those
that
are
in
attendance.
The
downtown
bloomington.org
website
is
a
tremendous
resource.
Melissa
hahn,
the
economic
community
development
director
has
done
an
excellent
job
with
this
overwhelming
positive
comments
to
this
point.
So
please
visit
downtownbloomington.org
next
slide:
small
business
saturday
november
27th.
W
W
We
actually
received
two
awards
this
year
and
in
the
left
or
right
we
have
samantha
mallott
with
the
city.
We
have
lieutenant
governor
juliana,
stratton
catherine
dunlap
to
the
lieutenant
governor's
right
and
then
a
representative
I
believe
from
dco
is
to
catherine's
right,
but
we
received
two
awards:
promotion
for
the
curbside
farmers
market
and
then
also
economic
vitality
for
downtown
outdoor
dining.
So
it's
very
exciting.
Yes,
thank
you.
W
And
then
a
couple
of
additional
comments
and
then
I'll
be
done.
Osha
came
out
with
guidelines
and
recommendations,
not
recommendations,
but
guidelines
for
employers
that
have
an
employee
population
a
hundred
or
more.
So
that's
something
that
the
staff
had
been
preparing
for
knew.
The
day
was
coming
well,
it's
here
and
working
on
that
with
all
the
different
departments
of
the
city.
A
Thank
you
and
the
mayor's
comments.
I
want
to
say
also,
you
know,
happy
veterans
day
I'll,
be
participating
in
an
event
at
the
mclean
county
museum
of
history
this
thursday.
A
Just
to
provide
a
few
remarks
and
in
recognition
of
the
day,
I
also
participated
on
friday
in
the
march
to
provide
support
for
jelani
day
and
and
his
family,
and
I
want
to
to
to
say
what
I
said
at
the
march
is
that
the
the
bloomington
police
department
has
been
involved
in
a
very
significant
way
from
the
very
beginning
and
will
continue
to
be
involved
until
they're
able
to
find
some
answers.
A
AA
So
real
quick,
I
just
want
to
make
a
comment
about
the
general
proceedings,
and
that
is
several
people
on
this
council
voiced
very
different
opinions
than
I
do,
but
I
have
respect
for
the
opinions
and
the
input
and
I
try
very
hard
to
understand
their
input
and
really
make
a
judgment.
Based
on
that,
I
would
ask
that
the
people
out
there
when
you
come
and
make
your
comments
and
when
you
contribute
input
to
us,
be
respectful
of
other
people's
opinions
too.
AA
We
all
have
a
lens
that
we
look
through
and
when
we
look
through
that
lens,
we
see
it
from
our
viewpoint
and
we
apply
whatever
inputs
we
have
and
that
lens
may
often
put
us
at
odds
with
people,
but
only
if
we
respectfully
seek
to
understand
first
do
we
ever
grow
and
get
better.
So,
even
though
people
disagree
with
me,
I'm
fine
with
that.
That's
how
we
get
better!
AA
I'm
going
to
vote
my
conscience
they're,
going
to
vote
theirs
and
we're
going
to
do
the
best
we
can
with
the
outcome
of
the
votes,
to
move
forward,
to
make
the
city
better.
When
we
have
people
that
attack
personally
and
are
just
disrespectful
at
every
level,
that's
what
undermines
our
process.
So
thank
you.
V
Thank
you
mayor,
I'm
wearing
glue
tonight
in
honor
of
diabetes,
diabetes
awareness
month,
I'd
like
to
take
this
opportunity
to
raise
awareness
about
this
life-changing
and
potentially
fatal
disease.
My
hope
is
that
if
more
people
are
aware
of
the
symptoms,
they
might
catch
it
early
and
get
treatment
before
any
serious
bodily
harm
is
done.
Diabetes
is
a
chronic
condition
which
impacts
how
you
how
your
body
turns
food
into
energy.
V
V
Type
1
diabetes
is
an
autoimmune
disease,
where
your
pancreas
no
longer
produces
insulin.
As
of
today,
nothing
can
prevent
or
cure
type
1
diabetes.
People
with
type
1
are
completely
reliant
on
external
insulin.
In
order
to
live
each
day,
gestational
gestational
diabetes
can
develop
in
pregnant
women,
putting
mother
and
child
at
greater
risk
for
health
problems
and
developing
type
2
diabetes
later
in
life.
V
Here
are
some
symptoms
of
diabetes
that
you
should
look
at
in
yourself
and
loved
ones,
unexplained
weight,
loss,
feeling,
very
thirsty,
frequent
urination,
constant
hunger,
extreme
fatigue,
cramping
tingling
pain
or
numbness
in
hands
or
feet,
blurry
vision
or
other
eye,
symptoms
cuts
and
bruises
that
are
slow
to
heal.
Some
people
with
diabetes
have
symptoms
so
mild
that
they
go
unnoticed.
It's
important
for
you
to
talk
to
your
health
care.
Professional
here
are
some
statistics
from
the
cdc
34.2
million
u.s
adults
have
diabetes
and
one
in
five
of
them.
Don't
know
they
have
it.
V
This
is
why
awareness
is
so
important.
The
34.2
million
statistic
is
more
than
10
percent
of
the
us
population
does
not
include
people
with
pre-diabetes
or
children.
Diabetes
is
the
seventh
leading
cause
of
death
in
the
u.s.
Diabetes
is
the
number
one
cause
of
kidney
failure,
lower
limb,
amputations
and
adult
blindness.
In
the
last
20
years,
the
number
of
adults
diagnosed
with
diabetes
has
more
than
doubled.
To
learn
more.
Please
visit
trusted
sources
such
as
the
american
diabetes
association
or
the
center
for
disease
control.
V
Do
you
think
you
were
someone
you
might,
you
know,
might
have
diabetes.
Please
talk
to
your
doctor.
If
you,
if
you
have
diabetes,
I
encourage
you
to
connect
with
all
with
others
living
with
diabetes
in
our
community.
You
can
search
for
support
groups
online
and
on
social
media
for
the
specific
type
of
diabetes.
You
have
there's
no
shame
in
having
diabetes.
V
U
Yeah,
just
real
quick,
we
recognized
runaway
families
for
the
month.
Our
children
for
the
month
this
month
is
also
domestic
violence
which
not
that
they
go
hand
in
hand
but
they're
similar,
where
the
abuse
has
to
leave
just
like
how
a
child
may
run
away
from
a
you
know,
unpleasant
home
environment.
So
I
just
wanted
to
recognize
that
okay.
AB
Yeah,
it
looks
like
deputy
city
manager
tyus
stepped
out,
so
I
wanted
to
just
give
him
a
shout
out
because
I
reached
out
to
him
and
he
and
city
staff
really
helped
resolve
a
very
challenging
issue
with
a
water
bill
for
one
of
my
constituents.
So
I
just
wanted
to
thank
him
and
staff
for
that
publicly.
Okay,.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
okay,
seeing
no
other
possible
comments
and
I'm
gonna
ask
for
emotion
to
adjourn.