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April 13, 2020 - City Council Meeting
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A
B
A
A
A
D
Can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
we
can.
Thank
you
perfect.
Thank
you.
First
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
service.
You,
your
leadership
during
these
difficult
times,
is
needed
now
more
than
ever.
This
is
certainly
not
a
time
for
business
as
usual.
They
must
recognize
that
we
are
living
in
a
time
of
crisis
and
our
decision-making
must
adjust
accordingly
to
this
reality.
So
to
that
end,
I
appreciate
that
everyone
is
putting
politics
aside
and
we're
all
working
together.
D
It's
do
the
right
thing
for
the
people
of
Bloomington,
the
people
they're,
counting
on
you
now
more
than
ever,
they're
watching
the
reading.
You
have
a
captive
audience
of
people
in
need
and
they
are
scared.
Understandably,
so,
but
more
than
anything,
counting
on
you
today,
our
city
has
spent
years
preparing
for
crisis
by
developing
its
emergency
reserves
for
a
time
of
urgent
need,
we
must
confront
reality
that
time
is
now
our
community
is
in
crisis.
D
We
have
too
many
people
without
worker
income,
it
struggling
to
survive
this
recession
struggling
to
find
basic
food
and
supplies
for
their
families.
I
want
to
say
that
again
because
I
understand
that,
if
it's
not
you,
if
it's
not
your
own
experience,
it's
very
easy
to
underestimate
the
level
of
hurt
being
experienced
by
some
of
our
made
community
members
and
neighbors.
Today
we
have
families
who,
for
the
first
time
ever,
are
struggling
to
even
source
enough
food
to
feed
their
families
every
week.
I
know
this
because
of
my
involvement
in
the
community.
D
The
founder
of
McClain
County
cares
I'm
a
community
navigator
with
immigration
project
I
serve
in
the
board
of
directors
for
the
urban
100
I'm,
one
of
the
volunteer
leaders
from
the
paint
County
code,
19,
mutual
aid
team
and
I
serve
in
many
many
other
grassroots
and
community
organizations
as
a
full-time,
volunteer.
I,
say
all
that
only
to
make
this
important
point.
I've
spent
the
past
several
weeks.
Listening
listening
to
my
neighbors,
who
are
hurting.
D
Excuse
me
answering
phone
calls
text,
messages,
emails
and
social
media
messages,
and,
while
I
cannot
claim
specifics
out
of
respect
for
the
people
we
serve,
I
can't
say
this:
the
themes
are
the
same,
hard-working
people
in
our
community
or
in
shock.
They
have
never
not
been
able
to
provide
for
their
families,
they
never
expected.
This
could
happen
to
them.
This
is
what
I
hear
again
and
again
good
hard-working
families
who
have
never
had
to
ask
for
help
proud
families
who
always
made
into
meat
are
suddenly
left
hurting
and
in
shock.
D
The
fact
is,
our
local
community
organizations
nonprofits
outreach
groups
simply
to
not
meet
and
support
the
growing
demand
in
our
community.
It
is
time
to
do
the
right
thing
now
and
meet
the
urgent
needs
of
our
community.
Please
vote
to
use
emergency
reserves
to
provide
direct
aid
to
those
in
need.
Our
neighbors,
our
citizens
will
be
hit
the
hardest
turns
trying
time.
Lastly,
I'll
say
this:
the
Bible
says
that
the
Lord
will
come
to
us
in
the
form
of
those
in
need.
Then
it's
up
to
us
to
answer
him.
D
Do
we
reject
him
and
turn
him
away,
or
do
we
respond
with
the
urgent
love
and
aid
that
is
planted?
Thank
you
again
for
your
leadership
or
watching
now
more
than
ever,
and
we're
counting
on
you.
Please
do
the
right
thing
for
the
people
of
Wilmington
over
the
weekend,
I
sent
you
additional
details.
My
time
is
up
I.
Thank
you
for
listening.
E
I'm
here,
can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
okay,
mayor
and
council.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
time.
I'd
hoped
to
address
you
all
face
to
face.
So
in
light
of
the
social
distancing
procedures
over
the
phone
is
going
to
have
to
do
your
positions
are
thankless.
Often
often
people
only
come
to
speak
to
you
when
they
have
concerns
or
complaints,
and
this
is
understandable.
E
Most
people
go
along
with
their
life
until
something
government
does
affects
them
and
it
affects
them
enough
for
them
to
schedule
their
time
and
take
effort
to
reach
out
and
let
their
voice
and
be
heard.
Well.
I
wanted
to
take
some
time
to
point
out
some
of
the
good
things
Wilmington
has
done.
There
have
been
a
lot
of
successes
recently,
which
I
believe
the
taxpayers
of
Wilmington
should
recognize.
They
should
be
proud
of
their
elected
leaders
in
town
staff
who
have
made
these
things
happen.
Here
are
a
few
of
these
specific
successes.
E
You
saved
a
bus,
stop
from
moving
nearly
half
a
mile
away
from
many
disabled
and
wheelchair-bound
residents
who
live
in
the
normal
north
in
in
normal
Orlando
North
Burt
area.
Your
efforts
saved
this
bus
service
for
people
who
live
outside
of
your
city,
the
elimination
of
the
pension
spiking.
It
had
been
a
problem
for
a
long
time.
It
is
no
longer
a
problem
in
Wilmington,
another,
the
merging
of
the
Public
Works
and
water
departments.
E
This
received
national
recognition,
no
layoffs
and
it
saves
taxpayers
two
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
a
year,
another
bringing
in
the
legal
department
in-house.
This
saves
your
taxpayers
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
per
year,
another
speaking
sound
speaking
soundly
about
the
fiscal
challenges
of
affording
a
forty
million
dollar
plus
Sports
Complex.
These
few
examples
will
save
your
community
members
well
over
a
million
dollars
a
year
in
perpetuity
I'm
sure
there
are
other
examples
equally
deserving
a
recognition,
as
you
find
additional
creative
ways
to
offer
the
same
quality
of
service
more
efficiently.
E
The
annual
savings
will
continue
to
grow
and
your
taxpayers
will
benefit.
One
success
that
is
not
measured
financially,
but
I
would
argue,
is
a
more
important
success
is
during
this
pandemic.
You
have
gone
through
great
effort
to
ensure
the
democratic
process
is
not
sacrificed.
You
have
chosen
to
limit
or
not
use
the
mayor's
ability
to
create
unilateral
emergency
orders.
Emergency
orders
have
the
full
force
and
effect
of
law.
E
If
only
one
elected
official
has
the
ability
to
put
laws
on
the
books,
then
they
have
been
given
the
ability
to
bypass
the
representative
government
process,
a
process
which
so
many
of
our
four
five
and
mothers
gave
up
their
own
lives
to
protect.
You
have
chosen
to
keep
the
democratic
process
alive
and
shared
among
the
council
as
a
whole.
There
are
many
communities
extremely
close
and
far
away,
who
have
given
up
their
democratic
process
by
choice
or
pretense.
E
Bloomington
citizens
should
recognize
and
be
proud
that
their
leaders
found
a
way
to
keep
the
democratic
process
alive
locally
during
this
pandemic.
So
my
hat
is
off
to
the
staff
and
elected
officials
who
have
made
all
these
great
things
happen.
What
you
are
all
doing
in
Bloomington
is
noticed
well
beyond
the
city
line.
Other
communities
and
their
elected
leaders
are
taking
note
and
I
expect.
Some
will
try
and
emulate
some
of
your
successes.
E
A
B
C
A
C
With
that
said,
all
of
the
public
comments
have
been
forwarded
on
to
Council
and
now
I
will
read
the
names
of
the
emails
that
we
received.
You
they
received
from
Matthew
Sims
Robert
Garcia,
Noah,
Tang,
Veronica,
Torres,
Luna,
Creighton,
Satan
white
Sonny,
Garcia
Aleta
Diggins
Matt,
POSCO,
Janice,
Brown,
Joseph,
Kennedy,
Dave,
Kobus,
Tammy,
mance,
Maggie,
McAvoy,
Christopher,
Haynes
and
Louie
goose,
Lange,
great.
A
A
Okay,
yes,
thank
you
and
that's
all
I
see.
Okay!
Is
there
a
motion
to
approve
the
consent
agenda,
as
presented
with
the
exception
of
item
7d,
the
dog
is
pulled
by
councilmember
manthie
and
7n
is
in
Nancy
as
pulled
by
councilmember
Enoch,
so
moved
moved
by
councilmember
Katya.
Is
there
a
second
okay.
B
A
B
G
C
A
F
Mayor
appreciate
that
so
I
don't
know
and
I
apologize
for
pulling
this
last
minute.
I
was
doing
some
research
on
this
item.
7D
is
for
wireless
access
points
that
will
help
us
in
terms
of
reading
the
water
meters
that
we
have
around
the
city,
and
this
is
something
that
I
have
advocated
for
in
the
past,
but
I
was
doing
some
research
this
afternoon
and
I
guess.
I
came
up
against
a
question
that
I
can't
figure
out
even
from
Neptune's
own
website
what
frequencies,
the
this
wireless
gateway
actually
uses
and
I
was
trying
to
see.
F
So
I
don't
actually
know
a
good
way
to
Tim
if
you
might
have
any
information
on
that
or
or
Kevin
you
know,
or
if
this
is
something
that
we
need
to
table
to
try
to
get
some
more
information
from
the
vendor
in
terms
of
how
they're
gonna
handle
this,
because
this
wireless
installation
is
quite
a
bit
more
expensive
than
I
was
hoping
it
was
going
to
be
so
I
guess!
That's
where
my
question
is
that
right
now
we.
I
You,
mayor
and
council
that
actually
alderman
Mathia
I'm
not
sure
what
the
answer
to
that
is.
But
I'm
gonna
talk
across.
You
know
across
the
airwaves
here,
Kevin
Cote
and
ask
Kevin
one
if
you're
aware
and
Kevin,
if
you're
not
aware,
are
there
any
negative
impacts
to
table
that
get
council
an
answer
and
then
put
this
back
on
the
agenda
for
April
27th
Kevin.
J
Yeah
I
don't
know
the
answer
to
the
frequency
question.
I
do
know
that
it
is
a
package
that
Neptune
meters
we've
used
those
meters
for
years
and
the
gateways
are
compatible
with
the
meter
technology
we
use
today
and
that
you
know
right
now.
The
Wireless
reads
are
done
by
a
drive
by
this
fixed
point
system
will
allow
the
collection
of
meter
reads
without
having
to
have
somebody
out
in
the
field.
You
can
collect
the
readings
once
a
day
or
twice
a
day
or,
however
often
we
would
like
to
the
fixed
point
system.
J
F
J
Are
to
a
degree
because
the
software
for
reading
the
registers
and
inputting
that
into
our
utility
billing
system
is
all
set
up
with
with
the
Neptune
system.
If
we
would
go
to
another
vendor
like
a
badger
meter
or
something
like
that,
we
would
have
to
have
their
software
and
their
system,
because
each
vendor
tends
to
have
their
own
software
and
reading
capabilities.
J
F
A
F
A
J
I
I
think
we
are
from
the
standpoint
that
the
meter
reading
system
and
the
meters
all
go
hand
in
hand
and
we've
used
Neptune.
You
know
for
the
last
30
years,
I've
been
with
the
city
and
obviously
the
technology
has
changed
over
the
years
and
improved
because
when
I
first
started
with
the
city,
we
read
meters
with
meter
readers
and
and
had
no
electronic
capability,
and
then
we
got
where
we
could
read
the
meter
from
the
side
of
the
house.
J
And
then
we
switched
to
the
radio
reads
which
greatly
improved
efficiency,
and
we
went
from
three
or
four
meter
readers
down
to
one
and
with
this
type
of
system,
we
can
get
even
better
service
for
our
citizens
by
being
able
to
read
meters
and
detect,
leaks
and
and
just
provide
better
service
to
our
citizens.
Using
this
technology.
Okay,.
F
Like
to
know,
if
there's
a
way
to
use
non
proprietary
wireless
to
read
the
same
meters
right,
so
the
connectivity
on
the
what
we're
talking
about
is
last
mile
connectivity
to
get
from
the
houses
back
onto
kind
of
the
public
Internet
and
then
from
there
into
the
water
department
and
our
software,
and
if
we
can
use
non
proprietary
wireless
frequencies
like
802,
11,
N
or
AC
or
whatever
it
might
be,
to
do
the
same
thing.
I
guess
this.
F
In
my
mind,
this
goes
a
little
bit
hand-in-hand
with
my
proposal
that
we've
still
been
working
through
for
smart
street
lighting.
One
of
the
options
with
the
smart
street
lighting
program
was
the
ability
to
put
wireless
internet
access
on
every
street
light
throughout
bloomix
normal,
and
if
we
can
do
that,
you
know
if
we
can
read
the
meters
using
non
proprietary
frequencies,
we
could
potentially
save
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars
based
on
the
price
of
just
doing
one
water
tower
right
here.
Okay,.
I
K
I,
don't
know
that
this
gets
exactly
to
your
question
and
we
may
still
need
to
do
a
little
bit
of
research,
but
some
of
Kevin's
guys
had
sent
an
email
a
while
back
to
this
question
and
I'm
gonna
read
a
part
of
it.
If
you
don't
mind
just
to
see
if
this
gets
to
the
question
you're
asking
we
had
asked
whether
or
not
the
the
equipment
was
proprietary.
Proprietary
excuse
me,
and
the
answer
was
that
the
meter
send
a
wireless
signal
to
the
Gateway.
K
The
Gateway
then
uploads,
the
meter
readings
be
a
wireless
connection
to
net
Neptunes.
Hosts
no
sigh.
Excuse
me.
It
says
we
can
use
the
city's
network
if
available
or
cellular
data
to
connect
to
Neptune's
host
site.
It
would
be
proprietary
only
in
the
sense
that
we're
only
sending
meter
readings
from
the
gateways,
but
what
it
says
is
that
we
can
utilize
other
networks
to
transport
information
now
I'm
a
little
out
of
my
league
as
it
relates
to
some
of
the
technology
here,
but
I
don't
know.
F
Yeah
I
think
what
it's
saying
is
we're
already.
Screwed
is
the
basic
part
of
it
because
it
doesn't
actually
answer
the
question,
but
it
implies
that
they're
using
a
proprietary
frequency
from
the
water
meters
to
the
gateways
and
then
how
we
get
from
the
Gateway
onto
the
public
Internet
they're,
giving
us
some
options:
ie
we
can
connect
to
in
public.
You
know
if
we
have
Wi-Fi,
we
can
use
that
or
if
we
don't
have
Wi-Fi,
we
can
use
cellular
I.
F
A
B
Yeah
yeah!
Yes,
can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
okay,
so
I
guess
I
just
wanted
to
to
ask
and
I'm
very
similar
to
billing,
but
I'm
a
little
bit
out
of
my
league
when
it
comes
to
this
kind
of
technology
but
I.
So
what
I'd
like
to
know
is
what
do
we
do
in
two
weeks?
Then,
if
we
find
out
one
way
or
another,
it
is
that
question
the
answer
to
that
question
going
to
be
Baker's
going
a
different
direction
than
we
would
today.
A
F
F
Without
spending
you
know
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
on
wireless
gear,
that
is,
we
are
only
going
to
be
able
to
use
for
this
one
purpose,
whereas
if
we
can
read
these
with
a
non
vendor,
you
know
there
might
be
options
from
other
vendors
where
we
can
read
these
using
wireless
antennas
that
also
allow
us
to
do
additional
things
such
as
you
know,
communicate
with
public
works
vehicles,
fire
vehicles,
police
vehicles,
things
of
that
nature.
So
a
multi-purpose
solution,
as
opposed
to
a
single,
fast
solution.
J
There's
you
know
several
different
thoughts
going
on
there
and
councilmember
yeah
II
I
think
that
I've
been
looking
at
some
text
going
back
and
forth.
It's
900
megahertz
is
the
frequency,
but
and
that's
a
public
frequency,
but
it's
the
the
date.
The
way
it's
transmitted
is
in
a
proprietary
fashion,
so
even
though
it
may
be
a
public
frequency,
it's
it's
encoded
and
so
those
you
know,
receivers
have
to
get.
The
information
then
transmit
it
back
to
the
city
Neptune
servers
that
can
be
over
our
existing
network.
A
F
M
I
H
L
A
G
A
C
H
B
A
The
the
motion
carries:
there
are
no
names
to
announce
madam
Clerk
and
Julie.
If
you
don't
you're
back
on
Julie
we're
done,
we
move
to
items
8a
and
that's
on
our
regular
agenda.
Its
consideration
in
potential
action
regarding
ordinance,
2020
18,
an
ordinance
declaring
a
local
emergency
due
to
the
Cova
virus
and
enacting
various
emergency
measures,
including
consideration
of
an
ordinance
amending
ordinance,
20,
20
18.
To
add
liquor
club
license
to
section
2
n,
as
requested
by
the
legal
department,
and
we're
going
to
go
ahead
and
start
with
a
brief
presentation
by
a
mr.
I
I
A
F
F
A
L
I
have
a
question
about
the
so
I
have
been
in
contact
with
a
number
of
the
different
tobacco
shops
in
town
that
are
that
have
inquired
about
like
why
they
aren't
being
included
in
the
curbside
pickup
services
among
other
downtown
businesses,
particularly
so
just
curious
about
what
the
reasoning
has
been
behind
that
you
could.
We
could
just
take
this
moment
to
shed
some
light
on
that
and
and
see.
Yeah
I
just
want
to
understand
the
reasoning
behind
that,
because
I've
gotten
a
lot
of
questions.
Yes,.
A
A
M
Yes,
you're
correct
and
the
that
Department
has
also
said
that
if
you're
not
in
the
central
business,
you
cannot
do
curbside
pickup
for
delivery.
The
only
thing
you
can
do
if
you're
a
non-essential
business
is
maintain
kind
of
the
payroll
and
those
types
of
things
so
for
businesses
that
are
not
essential,
there's
they're,
just
unfortunately,
those
restrictions
that
are
out
there
and.
A
A
A
C
A
I
Thank
You,
mayor
and
council.
The
first
item
is
the
slide
that
we're
sharing
just
like,
if
you
were
at
the
the
Dyess
right
now
have
been
leading
off
and
we'll
continue
to
talking
about
census.
There's
some
pretty
neat
sayings
out
there,
since
everybody's
shelter
in
place
go
ahead
and
log
in
take
care
of
the
census.
It
is
a
critical
document.
We've
talked
about
that
I
know
I
sound
like
a
broken
record,
but
it's
one
that
we
as
a
community
I
definitely
need
to
be
counted.
I
So
this
is
the
second
item,
the
downtown
Bloomington
farmers,
market,
Melissa,
Hahn,
the
economic
community,
I'm.
Sorry,
the
economic
development
director
and
her
staff
have
put
this
in
place.
It
was
deemed
an
essential
function
under
the
governor's
executive
order
and
they
are
taking
online
orders
when
she
reported
this
morning
at
the
directors
staff
meeting,
she
was
saying
that
we
already
have
over
$10,000
in
sales,
so
the
farmers
have
come
out
to
try
to
sell
their
product
and
the
community's
definitely
responded
in
wanting
to
purchase
some
additional
items.
I
It's
been
a
few
weeks
since
we've
met
and
there's
so
much
that
we
could
talk
about
so
much
of
it
centers,
obviously
around
Cove
at
19,
some
of
the
things
as
staff.
It's
our
charge
to
try
to
keep
the
community
informed,
also
the
elected
officials,
which
is
why
we
have
improved
our
city's
website
and
for
those
in
the
community
I,
would
encourage
you
guys
to
take
a
look
at
all
the
resources
that
are
available.
I
It's
a
quick
and
easy
find
you're
not
going
to
have
to
wander
around
and
figure
out
what
those
resources
are
and,
in
a
lot
of
cases,
we're
just
collecting
the
information
that's
already
out
there
and
as
far
as
the
elected
officials,
you
as
we
know
that
your
constituents
are
reaching
out
this
time
of
crisis.
In
some
cases,
panic
some
pieces
just
simple
questions:
you
know
how
do
I
do
this
or
how
do
I
do
that
and
it's
an
important
role
of
city
staff.
I
You
know
either
us
communicating
or
communicating
through
the
elected
is
just
trying
to
make
sure
that
we
can
make
that
connectivity.
If
there's
a
question
out
there
a
need
there
are
a
number
of
things
that
are
being
stood
up
locally,
not
suggesting
that
it
covers
everything,
but
that
is
definitely
in
place
and
that's
a
number-one
priority
for
us
communication.
I
guess
is
what
I'm
saying
as
far
as
just
taking
a
pulse
on
the
employees
themselves
for
this
great
organization,
I.
I
Think
in
some
of
the
public
comment
it
was
mentioned
about
how
we
are
a
leader
and
that's
true.
When
we've
got,
we
have
individual
departments
that
have
their
groups
that
they
work
with
peers
throughout
the
state
and
we
really
are
looked
to.
As
you
know,
how
we're
doing
certain
things
the
employee
base
is
doing
an
excellent
job
for
us
we're
nearly
a
hundred
percent
functional.
I
Obviously,
some
things
have
closed,
get
questions
about
golf
all
the
time.
Those
are
questions
that
we
have
no
control
over
or
that's
an
issue
that
we
have
no
control
over.
That
was
something
that
we
double-checked,
if
not
triple,
checked
the
executive
order,
because
we
know
some
other
communities
are
doing
this.
We
have
no
Kovan
positives
as
far
as
our
employee
base.
We
do
have
some
individuals,
some
employees
that
are
quarantined
just
taking
that
extra
precautionary
measure.
I
You
know
up
to
this
point,
we've
been
very
fortunate
with
some
of
the
actions
that
we've
taken,
where
the
extra
precautionary
steps
we're
done
to
you
know
for
the
safety
of
our
employee
and
their
families
when
they
go
home,
but
also,
in
a
worst
case
scenario,
to
preserve
the
workforce.
So
things
are
well
the
next
meeting
on
while
next
Monday
on
April
20th
is
the
Committee
of
the
Whole
meeting.
I
We're
done
the
homestretch
of
FY
21
and
for
the
community.
That
may
not
be
aware
we're
on
a
fiscal
year
that
runs
from
April,
1st,
I'm,
sorry,
May,
1st,
to
April
30th
and
what
we
will
be
doing
at
community.
The
whole
is
talking
about
FY
21,
obviously
that
covin
19
impacts
where
overall,
our
forecast.
Obviously
we
don't
have
a
crystal
ball,
but
what
we
know
today,
what
we
know
of
some
of
the
revenues
that
have
been
suspended.
I
You
know
that's
the
kind
of
discussion
that
we're
going
to
have
and
then
hopefully
council
will
be
ready
to
adopt
this
in
a
special
meeting
on
Wednesday,
April,
20,
I'm,
sorry,
yeah,
April
22nd.
That's
one
thing
also
to
share
I,
know,
I,
myself
and,
and
others
on
the
senior
staff
know
we're
looking
at
councils
throughout
the
state.
If
not
the
region,
we're
looking
at
budgets
throughout
the
state
in
the
region,
trying
to
see
how
people
are
approaching
these.
We
have
verified
enterprise
funds
that
preserve
the
revenues
in
that
are
not
really
impacted
by
koba
19.
I
We
don't
think
that
they
will
be
a
long
term
and
that's
our
number
of
our
capital
projects
are
being
funded.
Much
like
many
that
consent
items
fell
underwater
this
evening.
That
council
acted
on
so
I'm,
not
going
to
say
we're
in
a
great
position,
not
going
to
say
that
things
couldn't
change,
but
for
right
now
we
are
in
a
decent
position
and
I
think
also
one
of
the
comments
earlier
under
public
comment.
I
I
know
Camille
is
relatively
new
at
the
county,
she's
probably
approaching
a
year
in
the
position,
but
she
has
hit
the
ground
running
and
has
been
a
great
resource
and
somebody
that
I
communicate
with
on
a
regular
basis,
as
well
as
the
town
of
normal
with
Pam
Reese,
also
talking
to
the
EDC
and
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
using
our
economic
development
folks
with
Melissa
Hahn,
to
try
to
outreach
to
the
businesses
in
the
community
and
going
back
to
the
communication
and
the
connectivity
comment.
You
know
that's
very
much.
I
You
know
in
the
forefront
when
we're
talking
to
business
and
want
to
have
a
unified
message,
all
all
these
entities
that
are
out
there.
You
know
trying
to
do
trying
to
do
as
much
as
we
can
for
the
business
community.
But
let's
be
on
the
same
script,
if
you
will,
and
that
is
in
play
the
community.
The
whole
next
week
will
also
include
discussion
on
our
property
and
liability
liability
insurance
renewal.
There
will
be
a
presentation
by
our
consultant,
Mike
Nugent,
and
it's
that
time
of
year,
for
us
to
talk
about.
I
They
have
a
public
discussion
about
this
and
then
that
will
be
in
April
27th
agenda
item.
So
with
that
said,
you
know
I
just
the
elected
know
this,
but
for
the
community
you
know,
wishing
everybody
stay
safe
and
stay
healthy
and
we
will.
We
will
get
beyond
this
inconvenience
of
koban
19
and
there
are
opportunities
along
the
way
that
we're
exploring
and
exploring.
So
thank
you.
Thank.
A
You
very
much
mr.
Gleason
I
appreciate
that
I
would
just
like
to
thank
the
council
for
participating
in
this
unusual
format
as
we
go
forward
and
end
to
thank
mr.
Gleason,
our
city
clerk,
mr.
sprawls
and
others,
and
staff
for
making
this
happen.
But
I'd
also
like
to
thank
all
of
you
for
continuing
to
make
sure
that
our
public
services
are
effectively
deliver
and
you
know
I
see
it
every
day,
City
Hall
at
least
twice
a
day
now
my
routine
is
I'm,
seeing
all
then
Illinois
Wesleyan,
where
nobody
there's
nobody
there.
A
It's
ghost
town
but
I
students
and
then
I,
come
back
to
City
Hall,
but
it's
just
amazing
how
our
cylinders,
keep
firing
and
I
think
it's
a
tribute
to
our
staff
and
they're
very,
very,
very,
very
pleased
with
that,
but
as
we're
continuing
to-
and
we
probably
are
still
at
the
earlier
stages,
I
hope
I'm
wrong
of
the
the
kovat
19
crisis.
The
thing
that
we
have
to
realize
is
it
for
some
people
it's
more
than
an
inconvenience.
A
It's
really
really
a
crisis
in
terms
of
employment
in
terms
of
housing
issues
in
terms
of
food
in
terms
of
healthcare,
and
those
are
the
things
that
have
constantly
something
that
we
did,
that
I've
been
working
with
mr.
Gleason
and
our
intergovernmental
partners
and
our
nonprofit
partners
on
that
I.
Think.
Yesterday
we
had
a
30
community
members
on
a
conference,
call
that
paani
from
United
Way
have
organized
and
put
together
and
they
are
really
reaching
out
and
trying
to
to
coordinate
on
all
of
these
fronts.
A
And
so
these
are
those
are
the
four
things
in
employment,
housing,
food
health
and
they're
they're
hitting
our
least
advantaged
citizens
the
hardest
and
I
think
that
we've
got
to
recognize
that
as
we
move
forward
and
certainly
getting
involved,
not
just
with
the
city,
but
also
with
our
working
with
her
governmental
partners
and
the
private
sector
is
really
critical.
As
we
move
forward.
I'd
also
like
to
point
out
that
yesterday
I
mean
this
happened,
there
was
apparently
a
story
in
the
Chicago
Tribune
today
about
the
second
press,
Easter
celebration
yesterday
or
Easter
service.
A
Excuse
me
yesterday
and
I
was
invited.
I
did
go.
It
was
very,
very
well
handled.
There
were
three
people
all
who
were
exercising
good
judgment
in
having
masks
on
and
Shepherd
the
cars
into
their
spaces
and
then
out
so
it
all
worked.
Fine.
It
did
seem
a
little
odd,
we're
basically
just
staring
at
a
vacant
garage
in
corporate
South,
but
it
was
definitely
Easter
and
people
were
honking
at
appropriate
times,
but
anyway
that
did
that
did
go
well,
although
again
we
we
don't
know
whether
or
not
this
is
going
to
be
something.
A
This
is
probably
not
something
that's
a
regular
occurrence.
We
hope
that
by
the
next
time
that
there's
a
major
holiday
service
that
will
be
through
this,
but
that's
about
all
I,
have
to
say
other
than
I
hope.
We
begin
to
continue
to
address
these
issues
and
work
together
on
some
positive
solutions
that
other
communities
are
pursuing
me
in
order
to
to
get
through
this
crisis
with
the
least
amount
of
frankly
human
damage.
Thank
you
all
the
manic
comments,
or
let's
see
we
have
councilmember
Katya.
L
That's
never
that
easy,
so
yeah
I
just
wanted
to
just
take
a
second
to
acknowledge
the
work
of
our
staff,
who
have
been
doing
a
tremendous
job
and
I've
told
them
that
I'm
gonna
be
obnoxious
about
this
and
every
opportunity
that
I
get
I'm
gonna.
Thank
them
for
the
way
that
they
have
powered
on,
as
this
crisis
affects
them
personally
and
their
families
and
their
community
and
they're
still
showing
up
in
big
ways
for
us.
So
really
appreciative
of
that.
I
also
just
want
to
bring
attention
to
so
I.
L
Had
a
community
council
meeting
scheduled
for
this
Thursday
this
past
Thursday
and
unfortunately
technology
was
the
technology
was
not
our
friend.
So
we
had
people
on
the
line
waiting
I
was
on
the
line
waiting.
We
couldn't
see
each
other,
it
was
a
mess,
and
so
we
are
rescheduling
that
for
this
Thursday
at
6
p.m.
the
event
is
on
Facebook
and
there
you
can
find
the
link
and
after
spending
some
time
on
the
phone
with
zoom
I
think
that
we
are
ready
to
go
for
this
Thursday.
L
So,
apologies
to
everybody
who
tried
to
get
on
and
couldn't
participate,
but
hopefully
this
Thursday
will
run
smoothly
and
then
last
thing
you
know
just
a
comment.
You
know
a
work.
We
have
been
having
a
lot
of
conversations
about
the
kovat
crisis
and
have
noticed
that
we
use
that
word
often
in
our
conversations
and
learn
something
interesting,
which
is
that
the
word
crisis
comes
from
the
Greek
word
crises,
which
literally
means
the
turning
point
in
a
disease
when
a
patient
can
get
better
or
can
get
worse.
So
that's
a
critical
so
like
it's.
L
Basically,
you
know
for
us
as
a
society
when
we're
in
a
crisis,
it
means
we're
at
a
turning
point
and
either
we're
gonna
come
out
of
things
healthier
and
better
or
worse,
and
so
I
would
encourage
us
to
take
that
lens
on,
as
we
think
about
what
actions
our
city
can
can
take,
we
are
in
a
in
a
critical
point
of
decision
making
and
and
I
want
to
see
our
community
come
out
of
this
whole
thing.
I
don't
want
to
go
back
to
normal
I.
L
N
Thank
You
mayor
and
thank
you
to
my
colleagues
for
all
the
work
you're
doing.
Thank
you
to
our
city
manager
and
our
deputy
city
manager,
just
I
think
what
I'm
struck
with
at
this
time
is
just
the
incredible
talent
and
treasure
that
we
just
have
here
in
our
among
our
city
staff,
as
well
as
all
the
amazing
resources
that
are
available
to
our
citizens
within
this
fine
community.
That
is
Bloomington
and
in
the
work
that
I've
done
over
30-some
years.
N
In
my
career
as
an
attorney
working
with
catastrophe
events
and
with
governments
and
states
and
the
federal
government
I
will
just
say
this
that
you
know
truly.
This
is
a
catastrophe,
and
while
it
is
challenging,
I
see
that
our
community
is
addressing
it
in
ways
that
show
just
great
leadership,
courage
and
talent
and
at
the
same
time
I
think
that
we're
you
know
we're
remembering
to
be
intentional
and
careful.
The.
When
we
take
a
look
at
federal
grants,
we
look
at
state
grants.
N
So
I
really
look
forward
to
gathering
and
gaining
consensus
with
my
City
Council
members,
recognizing
that
each
of
us
might
come
at
this
issue
with
the
different
talent
pool
and
information
and
I
really
think
we
need
everyone
at
the
table,
working
together
in
our
three
and
ones,
and
having
conversations
before
folks,
you
don't
go
off
in
one
direction
or
another.
I
think
that
we
would
benefit
and
I
look
forward
to
our
committee
of
the
whole
on
Monday
and
again
our
exercises
of
our
three
and
ones
this
week
and
just
to
talk
through.
N
H
A
F
Thank
You
mayor
I
had
a
couple
questions
for
Tim,
real,
quick
and
their
questions.
I've
gotten
to
several
times
and
I
just
wanted
to
I
was
hoping
you
could
shed
a
little
clarity
on
those
question.
One
is
you
know
we
we
made
the
decision
to
push
back
the
spring
bulk
waste,
pickup
and
I
wondered
if
you
could
talk
about
that
a
little
bit
and
then
question
to
was
it
revolves
right?
I
Thank
You,
alderman,
mathy
I,
know
I've
got
public
works
director
Cody
on
the
line,
but
then
also
Jay
Tut's
law
for
parks,
director
I
answer
the
parks
question.
First,
it's
one
that,
and
hopefully
this
is
the
answer
to
the
question
that
you're
asking
while
golf
is
not
allowed
under
the
executive
order.
At
the
governor's
level
parks
can
still
be
open.
We
have
put
up
a
fair
amount
of
signage
around
the
parks
that
ask
for
social
distancing
to
be.
You
know
applied.
You
know
by
everybody,
that's
out
there.
I
So
as
far
as
still
being
able
to
enjoy
the
parks,
yes,
you
can.
If
you
got
one
or
two
people
that
are
shooting
hoops,
you
know
I
had
a
basketball
court.
You
can
still
do
that,
but
a
five-on-five
game
is
something
that
if
we
get
called
or
if
the
police
are
out
driving
around,
might
stop
and
ask
to
disperse
and
turn
that
not
into
you
know
the
contact
game
that
basketball
can
be
but
may
became
a
horse
or
just
a
couple
of
people
playing.
I
I
We
have
moved
that
back
to
July
1st,
but
we've
also
opened
the
convenience
center.
Originally,
when
the
executive
order
first
came
out,
we
didn't
think
that
the
convenience
center
would
call
it
fallen
in
category
of
being
an
essential
function.
Fair
amount
of
the
community
called,
but
that
was
a
response.
At
the
time
we
double-checked
we
were
able
to
reopen
and
definitely
getting
quite
a
bit
of
use,
not
sure
on
the
decision
to
move
back
bulk
waste
July
1st.
I
F
Were
the
answers
I
was
looking
for
exactly
so.
Thank
you
for
that.
I
will
say
that
I
did
take
advantage
of
some
warm
weather
over
the
weekend,
because
lord
knows
I'm
not
running
anywhere
and
I
did
see
signs
on
social
distancing
even
on
the
Constitution
trail
and
the
far
east
side.
So
I
do
appreciate
that
those
are
up
in
regular
intervals
across
the
trail
and
I've
seen
them
in
parks
and
places
like
that
as
well.
F
So
thank
you
to
whoever
on
staff
did
that
and
I
just
want
to
voice
my
appreciation
for
staff
communication
as
well.
It's
been
every
big,
if
not
you
know
as
good
as
it
might
even
actually
be
better
right
now
than
it
was
when
before
this
all
started,
so
I
really
appreciate
everybody.
Stepping
up
and
making
this
city
continue
to
work.
So
thank
you.
Thank.
A
You
in
all
momentum,
because
I
happen
to
live
right
on
the
Constitution
trail
on
the
far
inside
I
can
assure
you
even
right
now,
as
that
my
computer
is
pointed
toward
looking
at
Constitution
trail
and
watching
people
use
Constitution
riddle
with
masks
on
not
everybody
but
they're
taking
precautions.
But
so
thank
you
and
next
we
have
again
all
the
woman
excuse
me
all
the
men
middle
one
way
and
then.
B
Well,
I
just
wanted
to
take
a
brief
moment
as
well
to
say
thank
you
to
not
only
the
council
members,
but
also
to
counsel
with
of
years
past
as
incidents
because
of
all
the
collective
actions
you
find
ourselves
in
a
position
where
we
can
meet
this
challenge
and
actually
say
much
better
than
other
to
you.
I
also
want
to
take
a
moment
to
thank
the
staff
led
by
Tim
vision.
B
B
Think
that
is
a
testament
to
the
work
that
the
staff
has
been
protected
and
I
think
about
most
of
the
good
part
of
the
community
working
from
home
I'm,
very
thankful
for
the
kind
of
level
of
connectivity
that
we
have
within
the
city
to
allow
us
to
do
that
and
I
think.
Some
of
that
is
because
of
thinking,
I
think
the
decisions
that
we've
made
in
the
past
French
has
agreements
terms
like
that.
So
I
am
definitely
very
thankful
and
wish
that
everyone
knows
they
say.
I
know
that
this
challenge
is
not
over.
B
A
G
I
do
thank
you,
mayor,
Renner
and
I
just
want
to
join
the
chorus
of
appreciation
for
all
of
the
coordination
and
communication
that
city
staff
has
displayed.
I
was
just
looking
at
a
statement
by
Leon
Rockingham
who's,
the
president
of
the
Illinois
Municipal
League,
and
he
made
a
letter
public
in
his
request
for
a
community
disaster
loan
program,
and
he
he
said.
I
can
personally
attest
to
the
commitment
of
the
1298
cities,
villages
and
towns
throughout
Illinois
to
respond
to
the
continued
needs
of
our
residents
during
this
emergency.
G
But
he
also
goes
on
to
say
that
he's
asking
for
for
support,
because
it's
it's
true
that
municipalities
have
limited
resources
to
absorb
the.
He
says:
an
inevitable
reduction
in
revenues
that
this
economic
crisis
is
going
to
to
cause
so
that
this
balance
is
really
important
and
we
certainly
can't
do
it
alone,
but
we
need
to
be
responsive
and
I'm
sure,
as
many
of
you
have
received
similar
calls.
I've
I've
had
many
calls
from
constituents
and
folks
are
concerned
about
rent
they're
concerned
about
survival
they're
reaching
out
to
just
find
find
out
information.
G
G
I
also,
as
council
member
bray
said,
I
look
forward
to
working
together
as
as
a
collective
to
come
up
with
a
mechanism
for
ensuring
that
we're
being
responsive
to
the
needs
of
government,
while
also
responding
to
the
very
real
needs
of
those
in
our
community
and
I'm
heartened
that
we're
breaking
down
silos
with
a
lot
of
community
organizations.
That
typically
did
not
work
very
closely
together
before
now.
G
They're
really
coming
coming
to
to
this
call
and
trying
to
share
resources
in
ways
that
are
unprecedented,
I
think
that
it's
working,
which
is
why
some
people
are
probably
frustrated
that
it
seems
that
we
are
continuing
the
social
distancing.
But
that
means
it's
working.
That's
good
I'm
hang
in
there,
because
this
is
what
the
medical
community
is
telling
us.
We
need
to
do,
and
this
is
my
high
school
English
teacher
roots.
Adrienne
Rich
wrote
this
great
poem
called
dreams
before
waking
and
it
ends,
though
your
life
felt
arduous
new
and
unmapped
and
strange.
G
A
H
Thank
you,
I,
keep
hearing
over
and
over
again
about
these
people
that
have
all
these
needs
and
I'm
very
concerned
about
that,
so
that
to
meet
that
need.
I
would
really
like
all
of
you
that
get
these
requests
to
start
a
running
list
of
people,
specific
people
with
their
addresses
phone
numbers
all
of
their
contact
information
and
put
it
out
to
the
entire
council.
So
we
can
hook
them
up
with
the
services
that
they
need,
because
I
believe
that
most
of
those
services
are
out
there
to
help
them.