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April 16, 2018 - Committee of the Whole City Council Meeting
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A
A
Gonna,
just
assume
that
when
you
said
here
you
meant
yes,
okay,
so
we
do
have
a
quorum
and
we're
here
and
we're
back
in
action.
At
this
point,
we
have
a
presentation
on
the
implementation
of
downtown
bloom.
The
blue
bomb,
downtown
Bloomington
task
force,
recommendations,
the
nan
catalyst
projects
only
and
so
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
turn
this
over
to
mr.
Rasmussen.
Thank.
D
You
very
much
mayor
and
I
did
want
to
at
least
introduce
to
everyone.
Actually
Laura,
who
is
a
legislative
assistant,
is
sitting
in
as
a
City
Clerk
today,
as
sherry
Lawson
is
a
traveling
for
training,
and
so
this
is
the
first
time
we
have
actually
there
and
so
she's
all
set
to
do
it
and
we're
gonna
have
her
again
when
we
need
somebody
in
that
position.
D
Okay,
thank
you
very
much
on
the
downtown
task
force.
I
wanted
to
start
out
by
thanking
the
members
of
the
downtown
task
force
very
much
for
all
of
their
hard
work
over
the
last
year,
as
they
came
up
with
their
report
and
recommendations.
Now,
however,
we
wanted
to
give
you
an
update
on
where
we
were
moving
with
that
and
so
I'm
going
to
ask
Bob
Mart
to
do
that
and
give
you
a
rundown
on
it,
but
what
it
has
about
it
is
it
has
it
the
the
forum
of
being
an
implementation
plan?
D
Now
many
of
these
things
are
easy
and
we
can
do
them
quickly
and
they're
low-hanging
fruit.
Other
things
require
resources
and
require
some
time,
and
so
what
we
will
do
is
we'll
get
your
discussion,
your
input
on
it
and
then,
when
we
have
some
way
of
putting
this
together
into
a
resolution,
we'll
bring
it
back
to
you
at
a
subsequent
the
city
council
meeting
to
vote
on
and
the
reason
that
I
would
like
to
do.
D
D
F
You
hey
I'd,
really
like
to
start
tonight
to
kind
of
talk
about
when
we
did
the
initial
presentation
back
in
December,
you
know,
I
was
new
to
the
organization.
At
that
time
we
did
a
follow
up
status,
update
back
in
late
February,
but
just
know
that
we
haven't
stopped
working
on
the
projects
that
were
listed
within
the
task
force
at
that
time.
I
think
what
we
came
to
is
in
our
discussions
internally
with
staff.
F
So
the
initial
we
set
up
a
work
plan
and
we
provided
one
on
your
desk
this
evening,
and
this
is
the
first
one-
is
the
downtown
Bloomington
final
task
force
final
report
implementation
and
what
you'll
see
there
is
ongoing
tasks,
short-term
tasks
and
medium
and
long
term
tasks
along
the
the
right
side
and
then
assigning
those
tasks
and
coordination
across
the
table.
So
in
this
case
we're
asking
the
City
Council
to
basically
adopt
the
taskforce
recommendations
and
then
staff
would
implement
in
the
spring.
F
It's
not
a
requirement,
but
it's
something
that
we
would
like
staff
to
there.
The
City
Council
to
consider
whenever
we
bring
a
plan
forward
so
that
you're
all
in
that
you
provide
that
appropriate
direction
to
staff
I
haven't
trouble
with
my
thang
today.
So
under
the
taskforce
recommendations
under
beautification
public
art
work
plan,
we
had
several
projects
that
we
wanted
to
continue
and
implement
for
the
community,
and
the
tree
well
program
is
already
existing.
F
What
we're
trying
to
do
there
is
coordinate
some
additional
efforts
on
themes
so
that
there's
a
consistent
planting
plan
throughout
the
downtown.
Looking
at
our
public
ride,
aways
in
public
lands
program,
there
was
a
there's
a
need
for
expressed
in
the
task
force
to
create
a
park
like
setting
in
our
downtown
and
I.
F
Think
what
you're,
seeing
now
with
some
of
the
bump
outs
that
are
going
in
on
Mulberry
in
Maine,
some
of
these
landscaping,
aesthetics
and
bump
hops
that
are
going
in
we're
also
looking
at
our
adopt
a
pot
program,
and
that
was
where
we
were
discussing
the
implementation
of
self
watering
planters,
those
planters
that
are
still
in
good
shape.
If
we
phase
in
an
approach
to
purchasing
new
planners
fruit,
specifically
to
the
downtown
core,
we
may
be
able
to
move
those
other
planners
off
into
the
warehouse
district
or
some
other
transition
areas
throughout
the
downtown
excuse.
D
F
So
if
you
were,
if
you
were
to
look
at
your
actual
work
plan,
we've
identified
under
beautification
the
layout
for
the
tree
well
garden
program,
the
adaptive
pot,
the
tactical
urbanism
and
the
mural
program
and
you'll
see
that
there's
timelines
associated
with
each
one
of
those
tasks
and
projects
so
I'd
be
happy
to
go
over
those.
If
you
want
to
just
talk
to
those
I
think
the
most
important
one
here
that
staff
hadn't
before
addressed
was
the
actual
adoption
of
the
of
the
downtown
streetscape
master
plan.
F
And
so
here
we
have
a
document
that
was
adopted
essentially
in
2015
that,
although
we've
been
kind
of
periodically
implementing
through
our
efforts
in
the
downtown
area,
it's
not
a
plan
that
the
City
Council
is
actually
adopted.
So
staff
is
kind
of
like
do
we
do
we
actually
move
forward
on
these
recommendations
and
within
the
plan,
or
should
we
hold
back
on
those
kind
of
things?
So
I
think
it's
important
that
the
City
Council
takes
time
to
that
staff
and
the
City
Council
takes
time
to
review.
F
F
F
Yes,
that's
something
that
we're
looking
at
right
now
and
you'll
see
that
under
the
short
term
plan
right
now,
you'll
see
themed,
planting
coordination
and
suggested
planting.
We've
been
working
with
our
horticulturist
from
the
Parks
Department
on
developing
a
set
of
three
core
planting
coordination:
design
templates,
that's
what
we're
using
that's
one
corner
and
then
we're
going
to
share
that
with
the
coordinators
of
that
program,
so
and
and
with
the
horticulture
and
the
nurseries
that
provide
those
plants
to
our
business
owners.
So
they
can
walk
in
show
them.
F
It
was
a
similar
situation
where
we
were
getting
the
kind
of
a
hodgepodge
of
of
planting
some
that
weren't
Sun,
tolerant
some
that
were
not
shade,
tolerant.
We
were
kind
of
getting
a
mix
of
that
and
similar.
The
parks
department
has
provided
us
with
some
skimming
schematics
and
some
design
themes
and.
H
F
That's
not
our
initial
intent,
that's
something
that
we
could
continue
to
our
discussions
on
right
now.
They
are
responsible
for
the
the
bump-outs
and
landscape
plantings
within
the
municipal
parking
lots.
So
that's
something
that
we
felt
was
consistent.
I
think
I,
don't
think
that
we'd
be
turning
over
the
public
right
away,
the
areas
to
them
in
total.
Okay,
thank.
G
A
I
Huge
compliments
on
those
bump
outs.
Those
are
amazing
and
I
saw
the
plantings
go
in
for
market
and
main
the
other
day
and
I
have
no
idea
what
you
have
in
store
for
Front
Street,
but
it
looks
awesome
or
is
that
something
that's
going
to
occur
throughout
the
downtown
then
or
they're
already
places
identified
for
those
sidewalk
plantings
and
bump
outs.
J
A
J
That
is,
correct.
Staff
has
been
moving
forward
with
the
downtown
street
scape
master
plan.
It
was
discussed
starting
in
2014
into
2015,
never
taken
back
to
the
council
for
final
action,
but
there
were
no
objections
at
the
time
staff
in
lieu
of
council
direction,
we've
been
working
with
what
we
have,
and
so
we've
been
taking
action.
As
we've
always
said,
we
try
to
be
opportunistic
when
there
are
opportunities
for
us
to
to
make
improvements.
J
C
You
may
not
have
an
answer
for
this
question
and
Jim
kind
of
alluded
to
it
a
second
ago
and
Johnny
touched
on
it.
What
would
staffs
objection
be
to
turning
downtown
into
a
designated
Park
or
it
over
to
Parks
and
Rec?
Is
that
a
question
we
can
answer
now
or
do
we
need
to
bring
that
back
at
some
later
point
in
time,
I.
F
C
Of
course,
and
that's
and
if
you're
looking
for
us
to
kind
of
give
some
feedback
I
for
one
would
like
to
see
a
staff
feedback
on
that
I've
heard
and
I've
seen
in
a
lot
of
other
areas
that
have
had
revitalization
in
a
downtown
area,
making
it
a
park
has
helped
move
resources
more
effectively
to
to
create
that
sense
of
place
and
I
continue
to
hear
from
folks
that
that
would
be
one
solution
to
the
challenges
that
we
face.
Downtown,
so
I
would
be
interested
in
that
and
all
my
colleagues
would
fall
on
that
topic.
D
Right
could
I
answered
that
real
quickly.
One
of
the
things
that
we've
been
trying
to
do
is
get
from
from
the
council
and
the
community.
What
it
is
we
want
to
have
as
the
downtown
as
our
goal
in
mind.
What
is
the
final
objective
here
and
if
having
a
downtown
park
having
the
downtown
as
a
park
is
the
is
the
goal
in
mind
that
could
be
the
the
final
goal
that
we're
moving
towards.
If
the
council
would
want
to
move
in
that
direction,
that
might
be
the
goal.
I.
C
Guess
it
just
to
respond
to
that
is
I
think
that
making
it
a
park
would
be
more
of
a
journey
than
a
destination
not
to
get
more
philosophical,
but
I,
hear
you
and
getting
a
vision
from
us
to
designate
resources,
but
I
think
from
from
where
I
would
sit.
Making
in
a
park
would
would
create
that
kind
of
long
term.
City
investment
to
the
place,
making
the
the
look,
the
feel
of
downtown
okay.
I
A
D
It
was
kind
of
was
because
what
happens
is
we're
looking
for
the
goal
as
to
where
all
of
this
is
heading,
and
if
we
find
that
out,
then
we
know
if
we're
having
some
action
that
requires
resources,
we
would
would
recommend
doing
it
if
it
contributes
to
that
long
term
goal.
If
it
doesn't
contribute
to
that
long-term
goal,
then
we
would
not
want
to
spend
resources
in
it,
and
we've
talked
a
lot
about
that,
but
we
haven't
really
identified
what
that
long
term
goal
is,
and
part
of
this
conversation
will
help
us
get
to
that.
E
The
reason
I
ask
is
I:
guess
I
want
to
understand
all
the
ramifications
of
a
broad
brush
statement
like
that
before
you
know,
I
I
could
have
a
more
meaningful
conversation
about
it.
I
mean
including
things
like
what
what
might
be
some
unintended
consequences,
potentially
of
a
of
a
statement
or
policy
like
share.
So
that's
why
I
ask
if
you're
sure,
but
I
think
your
points
a
good
one
right.
We
want
to
know
what
the
destination
is.
All.
D
E
A
F
We'll
continue
on
the
discussion
on
the
work
plans.
The
next
recommendation
from
the
task
force
overall
recommendation
was
public
spaces
and
walkability
work
plan.
This
was
related
to
the
public
spaces
in
the
law
and
justice
center,
the
shared
spaces
model
for
Jefferson
Street,
the
shared
spaces
model
for
Front,
Street
and
again
another
recommendation
that
relied
back
on
the
downtown
streetscape
master
plan.
K
F
What
I,
what
I've
witnessed
in
other
communities
is,
is
the
shared
use
of
the
actual
pavement
areas
and
sidewalk
areas.
You
might
see
shared
bike
lanes
in
addition
to
arm
street
parking
kind
of
a
mix
of
pedestrian
ways
and
car
spaces,
but
you're
slowing
that
traffic
down
in
order
to
accommodate
that
the
shared
use
of
that
pavement
and
the
roadways
in
the
right
ways.
They're.
I
Follow-Up
to
that
I
think
we
received
not
too
long
before
this
meeting
an
email
expressing
concern
from
a
business
owner
on
Jefferson
Street
that
we
haven't
really
socialized
this
whole
concept.
So
I
don't
know
what
our
plans
are.
Should
we
agree
that
we
want
to
move
forward
with
Jefferson,
Street
or
any
of
the
other
one
and
how
we
might
roll
that
out?
I
took
Trish's
name
in
vain
when
I
responded,
you
know
it's
one
of
those
things
we
have
to
be
very
methodical
about.
F
And
that's
a
conversation
there,
but
if
you
see
on
our
our
preliminary
draft
work
plan,
we're
looking
at
you
know,
certainly
a
review
of
the
existing
conditions
and
the
you
know
some
sort
of
public
outreach
through
the
summer
months
and
then,
if
we
were
to
kind
of
implement
this
project,
you
know
just
certainly
design
and
bidding
and
then
construction.
So
that's
that
would
be
the
the
general
phases
that
we
would
outline
within
a
work
plan
that
would
be
based
on
whether
or
not
the
funding
is
available
for
for
those
projects.
F
D
Yes,
if
I,
if
I,
could
the
some
of
these
projects,
like
the
adoptive
pot,
probably
doesn't
require
the
amount
of
public
input,
that's
something
like
a
shared
space
would,
and
so
each
one
of
these
will
be
different
and
will,
as
a
staff,
will
work
through
it
and
include
you
and
the
public
and
everyone.
So
there's
lots
of
dialogue
before
we
move
through
something
that
changes
something
very
much.
C
F
C
F
Think
that's
probably
best
and-
and
it
may
or
may
not
include
the
closing
of
a
street.
So
that's
that's
one
of
the
concepts
that
needs
to
be
discussed.
So,
as
far
as
the
recommendations
related
to
public
parking,
one
recommendation
was
to
move
all
city
and
county
owned
vehicles
into
the
covered
parking
garages,
and
that
program
is
currently
being
implemented
through
our
facilities.
F
We
relocated
all
but
eight
parking
spaces
from
the
government
center
lot
over
to
the
Lincoln
parking
deck,
and
this
is
the
first
week
of
that
program,
so
we're
anxious
to
see
how
that
all
turns
out
actually
staffs,
been
very
cooperative
about
getting
their
cars
up
as
far
as
we
can
go
in
the
in
the
deck,
especially
on
the
weekends,
which
we've
always
kind
of
had
that
program.
But
opening
up
the
surface
parking
lots
was
that
was
our
initial
pilot
program.
F
For
that
so
I
think
that's
gonna
work
out
well,
the
next
one
is
deciding
on
traffic
lanes
are
adjusting
the
traffic
on
main
and
center
street
I
think
that
one's
going
to
take
a
great
deal
of
more
study
and
certainly
of
public
outreach,
and
you
can
see
some
some
timelines
there
for
implementing
that
the
next
one
is
doing.
The
parking
study
and
I
think
you
know
in
talking
with
Russ
I,
think
he's
interested
in
doing
this
project
in-house
and
I
think
they're
capable
of
doing
doing
that
product
in-house
and
I.
F
F
The
next
discussion
item
is
the
areas
of
additional
opportunity,
and
these
were
more
specific
projects
that
were
that
we
could
concentrate
on
the
first.
One
was
a
partner
with
the
town
of
normal
and
IDOT
on
completing
the
Main
Street
corridor
plan
I.
We
had
the
plan
worked
on
several
years
ago.
I
don't
know
if
the
town
of
normal
had
actually
adopted
that
plan,
but
that's
something
that
the
task
force
did
recommend
we
re-evaluate
and
that
plan
could
probably
resurrect
it
in
some
form.
F
The
next
one
was
to
install
public
restrooms
in
the
downtown
and
I
know.
This
is
a
priority,
but
what
we're
looking
at
right
now
is
is
cost
and
site
the
site,
location
and
I.
Think
the
first
thing
is:
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
the
City
Council
was
aware
that
there's
numerous
public
bathrooms
within
the
downtown
provided
many
of
our
businesses,
government
agencies
and
social
service
agencies
and
I.
F
Think
what
our
initial
response
is
that
we'd
like
to
do
more
of
a
public
education
campaign
with
putting
some
fliers
around
downtown
either
that's
in
the
parking
facilities
or
something
like
that
to
get
those
folks
to
those
sites
and
then,
as
we
look
at
the
connect
transit
transfer
station
in
the
future,
that
might
be
an
opportunity
to
place
public
restrooms
there
and
maybe
some
other
sites
throughout
the
downtown.
But
this
is
a
point
of
discussion.
We
had
to
continue
I.
L
Like
where
you're
going
with
looking
at
the
transit
station
later,
I'll
just
tell
you
that
the
majority
of
those
restrooms
are
closed
from
Saturday
five
o'clock,
all
the
way
through
to
Monday
so
other
of
the
ones
that
are
talked
about
in
public
spaces.
Those
buildings
are
mostly
shut
down
from
the
majority
of
the
weekend,
so
that.
F
Was
a
good
point
of
discussion
with
staff
that
staff
had
it
was
like?
Is
the
council
interested
and
do
it
and
get
going
on
this
right,
quick
and
where
we
have
to
do
some
sort
of
porta
potties
thing,
and
that
was
we
were
debating
of
whether
or
not
that
was
really
feasible
to
do
the
porta
potties
with
the
rental
costs
and
the
cleaning
and
that
type
of
thing
versus
you
know,
try
to
look
long-term
at
what's
an
appropriate
permanent
solution.
This.
L
Was
actually
on
there
because
I
insisted
it
be
on
there
the
public
restrooms
one,
so
I
am
NOT,
insisting
that
it
need
to
go
on
there
right
away,
but
I
thought
it
just
needed
to
be
part
of
the
conversation.
It's
part
of
the
longer-term
plan,
so
you
know,
do
we
need
to
do
porta
potties
right
now?
Probably
not,
but
you
know,
I
spend
this
infant
amount
at
a
time
downtown
and
we're
starting
into
tourism
season.
L
The
kids
didn't
look
too
thrilled
about
the
idea,
but
the
dad
was
trying
to
recreate
the
trip
that
his
father
and
his
uncle
took,
and
so
it
was
a
really
interesting
conversation.
I
talked
with
him
for
like
35
minutes,
and
you
know
they'd.
They
had
just
left
Pontiac
and
had
stopped
here
and
we're
moving
on
down
the
line.
So
you
know
these
summer
months
are
kind
of
where
we're
gonna
have
our
core.
If
we
can,
you
know
Steve's
question
earlier.
Was
these
know?
Where
do
we
start?
L
L
Yeah,
the
core
inside
the
couplet,
and
it's
actually
a
couple
more
down:
I'm
gonna
jump
ahead
on
Bob,
adopt
zoning
changes
to
support
Downtown
Development,
one
of
the
things
that
planning
had
come
to
the
downtown
task
force
was
saying
there.
We
are
not
doing
this
right
downtown
as
zoned
right
now
is
too
big,
and
so
they
wanted
they're
proposing
to
change
it
to
a
core
of
the
core
of
the
downtown
and
in
a
supporting
area.
L
Supporting
the
downtown
and
I
think
it
ends
up
in
two
or
three
different
zoning
designations,
so
that
that's
that
very
center
core
one,
which
is
basically
Main
Street
and
Center
Street
from
Market
the
front
Street.
That
should
be
the
core
of
our
efforts.
If
we
are
going
to
try
to
capture
anything
with
tourism.
In
my
mind,.
D
D
On
the
one
hand,
it
provides
a
place
for
people
to
use
public
restrooms
without
having
to
go
into
businesses
which
was
causing
something
of
a
problem,
on
the
other
hand,
and
maybe
it
attracts
people
to
those
areas,
and
so
there's
a
balance
that
has
to
be
achieved
on
that.
But
we
had
been
working
fairly
aggressively
at
different
models
for
for
public
restrooms,
and
that
may
be
one
of
the
things
in
here
that
we
would
bring
back
to
you
pretty
quickly
because,
as.
A
F
F
So
that's
something
that
we
need
to
consider,
and
so
you
look
at
maybe
the
long
term
that
would,
by
summer
of
2020
or
thereabout,
so
we
would
have
full
permanent
restrooms
in
the
downtown.
So
those
are
things
that
we
need
to
discuss
of
whether
on
the
work
plan,
where
those
things
moved
need
to
move
up
or
need
to
move
down,
but
that's
kind
of
where
we're
at
with,
with
looking
at
our
schedules
and
looking
at
the
construction
seasons
and
our
budget
seasons,
you.
C
You
and
I'm
looking
at
this
is
an
opportunity
to
kind
of
declare
publicly
where
we're
at
on
some
of
these,
these
topics
cuz.
We
have
to
prioritize
our
dollars
and
time
specific
ways,
and
in
is
we
talk
about
things
that
are
gonna,
have
the
biggest
bang
for
our
buck.
I
can't
deny
the
public
restrooms
would
come
to
the
top
of
my
list.
That
is
an
infrastructure
challenge
that
will
encourage
concert.
Venues,
festivals,
people
coming
downtown,
we
want
car
shows
we
want
if
you're
looking
for
my
ultimate
destination.
C
Downtown
is
the
destination
for
this
county
and
this
region.
You
know
if
someone
wants
to
challenge
me
and
say
it's
a
waste
of
money
to
put
that
in
there
for
all
the
logistical
challenges,
I
mean
look
at
it
just
a
little
bit
south
of
Uptown.
They
have
that
area
by
the
Constitution
trail
in
normal,
where
they
have
a
public
theater
public
restroom.
C
I
think
public
education
is
critical,
I
get
it,
but
I
think
this
would
be
a
small
investment
for
us
to
get
larger
dividends
over
time
with
people
coming
down,
I
mean
I,
think
the
beer,
bacon
and
bourbon
festival
sold
out
2,000
people,
jazz,
fest,
jazz
up
front
huge
I
mean
packed
on
Front
Street.
The
farmers
market
I
mean
I'm,
probably
for
getting
a
bunch
cogs
and
corsets
people
are
craving
these
types
of
things
and
they
look
to
us
and
say
why
can't
the
city
do
something.
C
This
would
be
a
huge
incentive
for
those
types
of
festivals
and
those
types
of
groups
to
come
down
here,
which
is
ultimate
I,
think
everybody's
goal.
So
when
coming
back
in
the
medium
term,
solution,
I
will
publicly
say:
I
want
to
see
a
robust
public
restroom
and
we
can
sort
some
of
the
details
out
with
how
that
looks.
But
costs
bids
time
on
timeline,
because
that
will
make
a
big
splash
from
where
I
said.
F
I
think
it's
important
from
staff
standpoint
that
we
we
actually
tried
to
lay
you
know,
lay
out
a
work
plan
that
that
there's
we're
holding
ourselves
to
some
benchmarks
that
the
council
gives
us
direction
on.
So
that's
kind
of
where
we're
at
it's
like.
We
could
push
these
things
further
back.
We
can
move
them
forward
or
if
we
wanted
a
cherry
pick,
we
could
just
leave
them
alone.
F
If
we
didn't,
if
we
didn't
have
these
kind
of
discussions,
so
that's
why
I
felt
it
was
important
as
a
staff
member
that
we
that
we
bring
this
work
plan
to
you
for
discussion
and
whether
or
not
you
want
to
adopt
any
or
all
of
these
to
help
us
provide
the
direction
we
need
to
move
forward
on
these.
So
only
one.
M
M
F
Personally
am
NOT
a
fan
of
the
porta-potties
I.
Think
we'll
have
it.
We
haven't
done
really
the
estimates
on
it,
but
I
think
we're
probably
between
30
and
60
a
year
and
and
then
there's
also
the
cleaning
responsibilities.
So
I
thought
our
short
term
solution
was
to
work
with
our
downtown
partners
to
see
if
we
couldn't
expand
the
opportunities
for
existing
public
restrooms
and
then
providing
that
education
of
where
they're
located
very.
M
M
A
E
F
E
You
know,
restaurants,
here's
you
know
our
top
ten
points
of
interest,
downtown
or
or
whatever
it
is,
and
then
you
know
something
built
on
a
platform.
The
thing
gives
us
an
opportunity
to
kind
of
add
some
functionality
onto
it
where
they
can.
You
know,
touch
things
and
you
know
get
some
pop-ups
or
drill
to
another
screen
or
something
like
that.
F
E
Again,
we're
not
talking
Amazon
here
right,
we're
talking
just
some
type
of
an
entry-level,
let's
get
it
out
and
weather
it
like
I
say,
doesn't
have
to
be
real
dynamic,
necessarily
even
if
it's
more
static.
At
least
you
know
something
that
we
can.
You
know
scroll
around
with
a
you
know,
moving
around
on
a
map
and
and
identify
parking
and
that
type
of
stuff.
Thank.
F
L
We
can
do
and
so
starting
with
in
half
as
a
very
simple
thing
that
we
can
do
but
I
think
that
there's
just
a
lot
of
other
stuff,
we
can
do
again
basing
my
ID
and
concepts
around
tourism,
festivals
and
things
of
that
nature,
some
of
the
stuff
that
they
talked
about
and
I
think
we
already
have
a
majority
of
downtown
Bloomington
covered
in
Wi-Fi
right
now,
but
it's
locked
down.
We
use
it
for
various
things.
It's
private
for
City
use
as
well,
but
you
know
that
could
be
one
of
the
things
we
do.
L
Is
we
make
a
portion
of
the
available
bandwidth
available
for
public
use?
You
know
Bloomington
Wi-Fi.
Somebody
connects
to
that.
It
launches
a
splash
page
that
says:
welcome
to
downtown
Bloomington
hey
by
the
way
we
have
an
app
that
was
going
to
provide
you
with
a
ton
of
information
about
what
we've
it
provide
available
in
downtown
that
might
tie
in
to
informational
kiosks,
which
the
the
gentleman
from
Kansas
City
was
talking
about.
They
had
kiosks
that
showed
you.
Here's
where
you're
at
here
are
services
that
are
available.
L
Restaurants,
parking,
public
services,
everything
you
wanted
to
know,
and
those
were
washrooms
and
those
were
effectively
paid
for
by
advertising
dollars
kind
of
the
same
way
as
that
our
bus
system
is
starting
to
do
some
advertising
on
the
back
of
the
buses.
I.
Think
that
there's
a
whole
bunch
of
things
that
we
can
tie
in
to
this
entire
concept
around.
L
You
know
a
smart
city
as
long
as
we
start
planning
now
and
taking
the
steps,
because
Jim's
about
to
tear
up
all
the
streets
or
some
form
of
all
the
streets
and
so
putting
in
conduit,
fiber
and
all
the
stuff
that
we
need
to
do.
While
we
already
have
the
street
to
open
is
way
cheaper
than
if
we
decide
afterwards
and
it'll
be
look
cleaner
as
well.
I
think,
there's
just
a
lot
of
little
things
that
we
can
do
to
identify,
maybe
downtown's
where
we
start
at
and
say
this
is
our
destination
area.
L
This
is
our
tourism
area
that
we
can
capture
people's
attention
with
and
here's
where
we
start.
And
then
we
say
you
could
even
have
you
know
the
app
could
have
things
by
the
way,
if
you've
seen
all
the
stuff
that
you
want
to
see
in
downtown
Bloomington,
here's
historic,
Franklin,
Park
or
here's
how
to
get
to
the
David
Davis,
mansion
or
Tipton
trails
and
all
our
parks
and
recs.
It's
it's
a
Segway
off
of
all
those
things.
So
it
starts
small
but
a
long
term
plan.
L
It
gets
much
bigger
and
there
there
are
more
things
that
we
can
do
where
it
applies
to
not
just
international
tourists,
but
our
own
residents,
who
you
know
we
were
in
a
meeting
and
the
resident
said
that
they
didn't
know
that
we
had
an
ice
rink
and
this
was
in
December
and,
and
she
said,
how
do
you
find
out
about
ice
rinks
and
we're
like?
What's
in
every
parts
and
Rec
look
that
gets
mailed
out
anyway?
People
people
here,
don't
know
what
we
have.
F
A
We
could
just
go
to
the
recycling.
This
is
something
all
the
mints.
Mitten
hi,
Oh
almost
five
years
ago,
have
thought
about
it.
You
know
how
complicated
could
it
be
to
get
a
few
doesn't
have
to
be
that
many,
even
if
it's
like
three
I
think
just
like
they
have
an
uptown
normal,
where
you
have
trash
as
well
as
recycling,
bins.
F
J
Is
this
is
an
easy
one
in
the
fact
that,
thanks
to
the
ecology,
Action
Center,
Michael
Brown,
we
actually
are
applying
for
a
grant
that
will
give
us
5050
coverage
on
four
additional
ones
are
right
around
right
around
the
square,
and
then
we
will
then
start
with
that
and
then
then
continue
to
work
our
way
out
in
conjunction
with
the
existing
system.
We
have
so
our
thanks
to
them
for
finding
that.
We
think
that's
a
step
in
the
right
direction
and
even
if
we
don't
get
the
grant,
we'll
still
be
able
to
get
a
couple.
J
And
that
is
we
weeping
just
to
focus
on
that
the
ecology,
Action
Center,
did
a
report.
This
is
important
to
not
bypass
this.
They
had
an
intern
do
report
on
what
would
they
look
like
and
what
are
the
costs,
and
so
they
did
an
evaluative
process
on
what
different
options
are
there
for
recycling
in
the
downtown,
and
we
were.
We
were
looking
at
ones
that
are
very
similar
in
style,
with
the
current
receptacles
that
we
have
for
garbage,
so
they
will
be
a
natural
fit
they're,
not
going
to
be
ugly.
J
K
J
A
F
We
also
talked
about
the
Historic
Preservation,
Commission
I,
think
I
think
staffs
a
little
skittish
about
the
recommendation
that
the
entire
downtown
be
an
S
for
district
I.
Think
you
know,
although
we
want
to
support
preservation
in
the
downtown
I'm,
not
sure
that
you
know
that
we
can
get
that
solid
cooperation
from
all
our
business
and
property
owners
in
the
downtown.
But
it's
something
that
we
should
work
for
in
the
future.
F
But
there
is
a
timeline
for
working
with
preservation.
Within
your
work
plan,
the
zoning
changes
to
support
Downtown
Development.
We
should
be
taking
our
final
versions
to
the
Planning
Commission
in
late
May,
and
then
we
hope
to
have
that
for
review
and
then
through
the
remainder
of
the
summer
and
fall
we'll
be
able
to
adopt
that
ordinance.
I
guess
really
will
have
to
work
with
legal
on
when
we
want
to
have
the
implementation
date
of
our
zoning
ordinances
and.
L
Can
I
add
on
to
that?
One
I
think
that
in
addition
to
that,
just
as
important
is
that
we
start
an
education
process
for
I,
don't
better
way
to
say
it,
I,
don't
I,
don't
have
a
better
way
to
say
it,
but
maybe
for
retailers.
You
know
again
so
now
going
back
to
an
EDC
dinner
from
last
year.
You
know
one
of
the
things
that
they
they
were
talking
about
it.
L
66
travelers-
and
you
know,
there's
five
businesses
in
the
entire
downtown
right
now
that
are
open
on
Sundays
if
there's
five,
so
it
may
be
part
of
going
with
this.
The
zoning
changes
work.
That
core
is
those
same,
that
same
zone,
that
new
core
zone
needs
to
have
support
inside
of
it
for
an
education
of
saying.
This
is
why
you
need
to
be
open.
L
As
maybe
you
know
in
our
downtown
task
force
meeting,
we
we
talked
about
a
way
to
try
to
incentivize
property
owners
to
making
sure
that
retail
is
on
the
first
floor.
Retail
or
services
are
on
the
first
floor
of
all
those
buildings
in
that
core
zone
where
we're
looking
at
what
is
the
first
and
best
use
of
those
buildings?
L
E
On
the
stage,
thank
you
Bob,
maybe
just
a
suggestion
related
to
item
six
to
the
adopted
zoning
changes.
I
noticed
that
in
in
the
above
item,
five
we've
referenced
in
the
coordination
column,
long
term
you've
listed
the
DBA
there,
and
so
so
perhaps
maybe
consider
a
couple
of
couple
of
maybe
minor
revisions.
If
you
will.
F
E
So
that
way,
then
we
have
private
property
owners
and
involved
right
because
all
I
see
here
are
our
city
staff,
people
right,
okay
and
then
and
then
again
related
to
that
for
item
number
six,
maybe
add
DBA
in
there
somewhere,
you
don't
they
have
ownership
in
and
and
and
it's
important
to
make
sure
those
voices
are
heard
right.
That's.
E
M
M
I
know
there's
quite
a
bit
of
concern
about
the
building
and
how
much
is
an
eyesore
and
it's
like
I,
don't
know
what
we
do
about
that.
You
know
about
buildings
that
are
like
me,
yeah,
dilapidated
and
and
and
also
you
know,
helping
to
depress.
You
know
property
values
in
the
area
and
I
think
we
need
to
have
a
more
more
aggressive
approach.
I
mean
if
this
we're
trying
to
verify
the
downtown.
We
can't
let
that
go.
We.
A
F
M
F
So
to
finish
up,
we,
the
wayfinding
signage,
the
the
committee,
has
gone
out
to
bid
and
and
we're
continuing
to
work
on
that
and
then
the
overall
went
on
modernizing
infrastructure.
So
I
guess
just
to
close
up
the
discussion
this
evening.
I'm
certainly
will
let
you
have
some
more
questions,
but
what
we're
looking
for
is
if,
if
you're
interested
in
providing
some
feedback
on
the
work
plan,
whether
that's
timelines
or
some
considerations
on
which
projects
are
priorities
or
whether
there
should
be
projects
that
should
drop
off
the
real
intent.
F
E
F
E
And
so
I'll
leave
the
how
part
of
that
up
up
to
you
that
the
what
I'm
suggesting
is,
give
us
a
rating
system
to
give
you
so
that
you
otherwise
you're
just
going
to
have
this
whole
conglomeration
of
feedback
and
you're
gonna
have
trouble
probably
trying
to
sift
through
it
and
dice
or
anything
anything
valuable
out
of
it.
Thank
you
appreciate
that.
K
Mr.
mark
you
just
answer
my
questions,
which
is:
is
this
all
achievable,
and
you
said
yes,
it
is
all
achievable,
so
I
I
might
suggest
that
it
may
be
simpler
for
staff
to
operate
under
the
assumption
that
Council
supports
everything
in
this
potential
work
plan
absent
any
potential
feedback,
so
I
think
if
we
trying
to
do
a
rating
system
that
might
get
very
confusing
in
a
hurry.
So,
as
someone's
you
know,
I
mean
if
you
down
low
on
your
ratings
I
mean
you
wouldn't
support
it
at
all.
K
Or
would
you
support
it
if
other
people
did
and
that
it's
kind
of
mushy
and
I
don't
I,
don't
want
to
hinder
what
I
feat:
anigh
tis
very
positive,
exciting
forward
progress,
we're
seeing
results
in
our
downtown
area,
we're
seeing
things
moving
forward
in
a
way
that
we
haven't
before
you
know.
This
is
really
nicely
done.
I
think
you
know,
I
might
have
some
small
comments,
but
on
the
whole,
it's
really
well
put
together
and
it
gives
us
those
things
we
haven't
had
before.
K
K
K
What
is
missing
from
this
conversation
is
the
other
element
of
the
downtown
task
force
report,
which
is
okay,
because
it
feels
like
a
separate
conversation.
It
really
does,
and
that
is
the
idea
of
catalyst
projects,
and
we
haven't
gotten
there
yet
as
a
council
to
have
that
conversation
and
and
I
think
that
has
made
a
lot
of
sense,
because
again,
these
projects
that
we
can
achieve
in
the
short
term
really
do
need
to
take
priority.
K
However,
I
hope
that
we
as
a
council
do
not
overlook
the
fact
that
that,
while
it's
wonderful
to
have
these
programs
and
initiatives
that
will
improve
downtown's
appearance
and
make
it
a
much
nicer
place
for
those
people
who
already
use
it,
if
we
really
want
to
take
downtown
to
the
next
level,
if
we
really
want
to
make
downtown
a
fully
revitalize
area,
we
have
to
bring
more
people
in
on
a
daily
basis,
and
you
know
we'll
beautification
help
there.
Yes,
but
we'll
help
the
same.
K
Well
not
amazing,
is
wrong
word
that
that
would
not
convey
what
I'm
hoping
to
convey,
but
we
need
to
have
that
sense
of
urgency,
because
this
is
a
long-standing
problem.
I
mean
I
was
doing
some
research
last
week
and
found
an
article
from
2010
with
council
struggling
with
what
to
do
with
the
aging
Market
Street
parking
deck
it
could
have
been
written
today.
So
you
know
I'm
rambling
a
little
bit
tonight
and
I
apologize
for
that.
K
M
Thank
you,
Bob
I
I
do
like
this
because
you,
you
know,
you
find
a
way
to
operationalize
some
of
the
things
that
you
know.
The
council
gives
you
up
here
and
you
kind
of
break
it
down
in
a
way.
That's
a
little
bit
more
manageable.
What
I?
What
would
be
more
helpful
to
me
before
I
can
offer
an
opinion,
is
to
kind
of
get
an
idea
of
cost.
You
know
and
some
of
these
things
because
then
I
don't
know
I'm,
just
not
quite
sure.
M
You
know
which,
which
I
would
pick
I
mean
some
some
things
found
attractive,
but
if
I
don't
know
how
much
it
cost
I'm
not
sure
I
would
go
with
it
and
and
I
also,
you
know
it
kind
of
in
a
similar
vein.
You
know
I'd
like
to
know
if
we
take
on
certain
things.
You
know,
because
you
said
it's
achievable
all
of
our
achievable,
but
yet
we
know
that
resources
are
limited,
particularly
staff
staff
time.
M
E
In
my
opinion-
and
maybe
that's
part
of
the
feedback
you
might
solicit
from
the
council,
is
you
know,
do
your
favors?
Are
you
in
favor
of
some
aggregate
kind
of
blanket
approval
of
this
whole
thing
or
try
to
identify
some
specific
parts
of
this
to
seek
some
prioritization
and
feedback?
Maybe
that
way
the
other
thing
Bob
I
would
encourage
is
is
maybe
for
staff,
and
there
be
a
few
people
still
around
the
the
gold
standard,
I've
seen
four
four
four
work
plans
and
implementation
plans.
E
Is
the
West
Bloomington
revitalization
program
that
that
was
an
outstanding
document
that
was
put
together
a
number
of
years
ago
and
the
line
of
sight
that
was
created
through
that
roles,
responsibilities
and
so
forth
and
Karen
would
would
surely
remember
that
too
is
it
is
again
it
might
provide
some
useful,
useful
reference
points
or
some
handholds
and
footholds
for
you
and
your
staff
to
maybe
tie
back
into
or
again
it
was.
It
was
something
that
you
could
put
on
the
table
and
and
staff
citizens.
F
F
J
Well,
this
can
be
very
easy
or
it
can
be
a
longer
conversation
that
is
up
to
you.
So
the
the
conversation
is
going
to
revolve
around
Jefferson
from
Center
to
main
staff
love.
This
is
one
of
our
favorite
photos,
so
we
were
going
to
dwell
on
this
for
just
a
second,
because
it's
beautiful,
so
the
the
the
conversation
really
for
us
is
is
what
do
we
do
with
resurfacing,
or
do
we
resurface
or
not
between
center
and
main?
That
is
that's
the
question
tonight.
J
We've
got
a
lot
of
different
information
about
shared
space
model
and
and
then
other
options
that
were
discussed,
but
what
we're
really
looking
for
is
whether
this
summer
next
week
on
April
23rd
we're
going
to
be
bringing
to
the
council
our
resurfacing
plan
for
this
summer
it
includes
Jefferson
Street
from
Senator
Mayne.
Now
what
we
don't
want
to
do.
It
also
includes
front
street
by
the
way,
and-
and
so
what
we
don't
want
to
do,
is
we
don't
want
to
to
resurface
very
needed
streets
there?
J
In
there
it
just
horrible
shape,
I
mean
they're
there,
they're
rated
threes
they're,
just
that's
the
that's.
The
technical
term
is
horrible
shape
and
so
they're
they
really
need
to
be
resurfaced
and
addressed,
but
what
we
don't
want
to
do
is
put
down
nice,
wonderful,
brand,
new
Street,
just
to
tear
it
back
up.
That
is
as
a
staff.
We
have
made
very
concerted
efforts
to
not
do
that,
and
so
we
want
to
try
to
not
do
that
here
as
well.
J
So
in
summary,
the
two
different
options:
it
would
have
cost
about
thirty
five
thousand
dollars
for
us
to
two
mill
and
fill
this
area
of
Jefferson.
It's
about
two
hundred
feet
long
and
the
right-of-way
is
66
feet
wide.
So
what
we
are
looking
to
do
is
then
the
the
other
option
we
could
have.
Is
we
don't
resurface
it?
We
continue
to
do
some
research
research,
I
can
show
you
tonight
some
different
options.
We
can
talk
about
that.
There
was
some
good,
healthy
dialogue
about
shared
shared
space
models
and
the
like,
but
UDL.
J
So
the
question
was:
what
actions
do
we
take?
Well
public
outreach,
some
public
meetings.
We
do
some
additional
research,
there's
quite
a
bit
of
research
out
there,
and
so
we
look
at
what
that
means.
We
have
public
meetings
through
the
Transportation
Commission
Planning
Commission,
so
there's
a
lot
of
work
that
we
can
do.
The
DBA
City
Manager
Rasmussen
did
speak
with
the
DBA
and,
and
they
were
supportive
of
resurfacing.
This
block
that's
important
to
note,
but
again
some
of
that
depends
upon
you
know
what
do
we
do
moving
forward?
J
We,
we
could
look
to
resurface,
other
blocks
and
come
back
to
this
in
the
future.
We
have
been
making
also
efforts
on
Front
Street
staff
actually
is
probably
more
supportive
of
backing
off
of
Jefferson
than
we
are
a
front,
and
part
of
that
is
because
of
the
connect
transit,
the
current
moving
them
off
of
front.
We
don't
see
that
in
the
immediate
future,
we
really
need
to
do
front
street,
so
staff
is
really
recommending.
That's
why
you're
not
going
to
see
a
lot
of
dialog
on
Front
Street?
J
We
can
have
it
if
you
want,
but
from
a
staff
perspective.
We
really
recommend
we
move
forward
to
that
we'd.
Rather
the
conversation
center
around
Jefferson,
and
why
because
well
for
one,
we
can
talk
about
the
downtown
task
force.
The
report
that
the
pieces
out
of
that
did
talk
about
in
quotes
that
shared
space
model
for
us
talking
about
that.
The
the
downtown
task
force
report
also
talked
about
crosswalks.
Do
you
have
that
in
in
with
brick
stamped
concrete?
You
also
could
have
decorative
crosswalks
in
a
lot
of
different
options.
J
We
could
have
the
Comprehensive
Plan
this
this
on
Jefferson
Street
directly
deals
with
our
comprehensive
plan
of
multimodal
quality
infrastructure,
which
I
love,
of
course,
moving
on.
We
talked
about
efficient
networks.
Again
this
multimodal
Complete
Streets
concept.
It's
all
in
our
comprehensive
plan.
All
this
ties
together
I
want
you
to
know
that,
even
if
we
were
to
resurface
this
block,
it's
not
as
if
it
would
take
out
Complete
Streets
this.
This
block
is
actually
part
of
our
bicycle
master
plan.
The
ADT
is
about
almost
1,600
vehicles.
J
The
the
recommendation,
though,
in
this
area,
is
shared
lane
markings
and
we
used
to
call
them
Charro's.
The
terminology
has
changed
so
so
shared
lane
markings
is
kind
of
that.
What
we'd
be
looking
at
and
I
can
show
you
some
pictures
of
that,
but
all
across
Jefferson
from
Lee
all
the
way
to
the
trail
is
marked
on
the
bicycle
master
plan
for
us
to
address
with
those
shared
lane
markings.
So
we're
planning
on
doing
that,
regardless
of
what
that
you
know,
unless
we
change
some
of
how
that
accommodation
is
for
bicycles.
A
If
I
could
just
to
clarify
is
that
the
only
reason
why
this
might
be
an
issue
is
if
there
was
support
on
the
council
for
making
if
we
would
close
off
Jefferson,
that
could
be
done
regardless,
whether
it's
asphalt
or
brick,
it's
if
we
were
to
close
off
that
section
of
Jefferson
and
also
say
we
want
it
to
be
brick
correct.
Otherwise
this
is
not
really
an
issue,
then
otherwise,.
J
D
The
the
downtown
Bloomington,
Association
and
I
think
the
the
Public
Works
Department
want
to
move
forward,
recommended
that
we
do
the
the
overlay
now
and
that
we
we
work
later
on
what
we
may
do
with
a
shared
Street
or
a
pedestrian
Plaza
or
something,
but
that
the
street
needs
to
be
done
now,
and
we
would
like
to
get
your
feedback
on
that
and
I.
Think
that's
really
where
we're
headed
with
it.
Just.
A
J
A
A
You
could
take
two
wooden
horses
as
they
do
on
on
Beale
Street
every
night
in
Memphis
and
every
night
they
close
it
off
and
you
know
that's
it
I'm,
not
saying
that
we
do
it
every
night
or
maybe
we
do
it
for
a
60
day,
trial
period
or
30
whatever
that
might
be,
and
then
see
what
that
impact
might
be.
Even
if
we
go
through
as
currently
planned
and
asphalt
over
Jim.
J
And
so
there's
a
few
different
things:
we've
got
going,
I'll
address
the
brick,
then
I'll
come
back
to
costs
so
ignore
the
screen
for
a
second
or
else
you'll
get
distracted.
So
the
four
bricks
I
was
honestly
disappointed.
I'll
be
honest,
I
was
really
hoping
for
a
cost-effective
solution.
Our
staff
approached
us
and
said:
hey,
we
think,
there's
brick
under
there.
You
know
why
don't
we
look
like
we
did
over
on
Grove
Street,
let's
see
if
we
can
peel
that
brick
back.
J
There
might
even
be
some
inner
urban
rails
with
that
we
used
to
have
it
from
a
historic
nature.
Let's
see
if
we
can
peel
that
back,
we
might
have
a
very
cost-effective
solution.
We
just
have
to
do
some
patching.
It
would
be
beautiful.
We
might
be
able
to
do
that
around
the
square.
We
as
a
staff.
We
were
getting
a
little
excited.
To
be
quite
honest.
J
We
thought
this
might
be
a
really
great
win
from
a
very
cost
per
cost
effective
perspective,
but
we
failed
because-
and
it
was
just
not
there-
we
did
course
our
staff
did
some
quarters
of
that
pavement
cross-section
in
the
Jefferson
Street
area,
and
there
was
actually
no
brick
between
Center
and
main
of
the
three
cores
that
we
did.
There
were
zero
bricks.
Now
there
might
again,
we
didn't
do
a
compiled
comprehensive.
J
It
was
three
spots
places
that
were
done
by
akun
contractor
the
core
down
and
there
just
weren't
bricks
from
those
areas
we
know
to
the
east,
just
north
of
State
Farm
building,
you
can
actually
see
some
of
the
brick
is
the
asphalt
spilling
up.
So
that's.
What
got
us
excited?
Thinking
it'll
probably
be
here
too,
and
it
just
wasn't.
So
that's
unfortunate
so
that
that
eliminated.
One
of
the
successes
we
were
hoping
to
come
to
you
with
a
with
a
kind
of
a
good
alternative
win,
but
that
didn't
happen.
So
let's
talk
about
some
cost.
K
J
K
J
E
Them
ins
days
so
Steve.
Thank
you
because
I
think
he
tried
to
bring
us
back
to
more
that
the
question
that's
on
the
table
right,
and
that
is
what
are
we
gonna
do
about
the
100
block
this
year?
Are
we
going
to
two
mil
and
Phil?
Are
we
gonna
patch
for
another
year
is
basically
kind
of
that?
The
two
options
right
and
and
and
so
what
in
the
staff
recommendation
and
I'm
checking
my
understanding
was
that
go
ahead
and
and
repave
that
block
on
the
north
side
of
the
square
this
year
and.
E
J
Asking
to
not,
then
you
know
wasted
the
money
that
we've
spent
resurfacing.
If
there
is
any
desire
by
the
council's
part
to
do
any
alternative
surface
now
is
the
time
for
us
to
say,
hold
the
horses:
let's
do
more
of
that.
One
year-long
assessment
with
the
big,
robust
feedback
from
from
people.
So
this
is
that
go
no-go
time
that
we're
asking
for
feedback
and.
E
E
I
was
prepared
to
give
that
type
of
specific
feedback
tonight,
because
I
want
to
make
sure
I
understand
what
all
the
options
are
and
and
then
you
know,
perhaps
you
know
what
again
what
are
kind
of
the
ramifications
of
those,
because
if
we
converted
to
green
space,
we're
gonna
drive
all
that
traffic
onto
other
streets
that
are
also
deteriorating
right.
If
we,
if
we
repave
it,
it
seems
to
me
it
would
be
cost
effective
now
to
do
it.
E
You
know
as
part
of
that
leader
Prairie
run
and
be
done
with
it
and
then
as
Terry
suggested,
and
you
can
maybe
do
some
some
things
at
night
to
to
be
able
to
use
that
asphalted
area.
You
know
on
Jefferson
as
more
of
a
community
gathering
point
or
a
place
there
I
mean
so
I
guess
I'm,
just
looking
for
some
additions.
D
Yeah
the
conversation,
yes,
that
that's
a
very
important
point:
I
want
the
council
to
know
clearly
that
I
am
pushing
the
staff
forward
hard
to
do
work
on
the
downtown
soon.
We've
come
to
this
one
point,
however,
because
one
of
these
things,
which
is
not
really
a
catalyst
project,
but
it's
a
it,
would
be
a
major
change
to
what
we
do
downtown
and
it
moves
in
the
direction
of
downtown
parkland.
D
But
if
we,
if
we
overlay
it-
and
we
do
this
with
the
rest
of
the
overlay,
it
has
the
sensing
that
we've
kind
of
delayed
that
and
we're
not
moving
forward
with
that,
because
we've
overlaid
it
and
we've
got
a
street
on
there
and
it's
back
to
business
as
usual.
So
we'd
like
to
see
which
way
the
council
would
like
to
move
on
that
and
I
I
think
what
I
would
suggest
is
that
we
can
go
ahead
and
overlay
it,
because
it
needs
that
to
be
done.
The
staff
would
like
to
do
that.
D
Public
Works
the
downtown
Bloomington
Association.
But
what
happens
is
we
know
that
behind
that
is
that
we're
going
to
be
doing
something
with
Jefferson
Street
in
terms
of
a
of
a
of
a
shared
street
or
something
you
know
in
accordance
with
the
task
force
plan,
and
that
then
just
may
come
in
a
year
or
two
and
we'll
do
it
around
the
fact
that
we've
overlaid
it?
And
if
you
come
back
and
say
you
know,
staff
was
really
dumb
for
doing
that
well
guilty
as
charged.
A
A
J
J
J
Those
are
those
statements
are
accurate
from
the
standpoint
of
that
you
can
still
put
up
bollards
to
isolate
off.
If
you
wanted
to
completely
shut
down
traffic,
you
could
still
put
decorative
crosswalks.
You
could
still,
you
know,
go
in
and
make
modifications
it's
just
the
street
will
be
asphalt,
it
won't
be
cobblestone
or
brick
or
or
grass
that
does
so.
That
is
correct.
You
could
still
do
that.
Staff
is
just
saying
we'd.
E
The
button
to
your
point-
Terry
I
mean
we
are,
would
you
do
that
now?
I
know
what
I've
been
down
there
like
for
the
gelt
concert
and
some
other
things.
We
closed
it
off
now,
and
so
we
know
that
works
rights
right.
So
the
question
is,
or
is
maybe
the
question
more
of,
but
because
again,
I
want
to
make
sure
that
as
much
as
possible,
I've
captured
all
all
the
aspects
of
this
right.
We
turn
it
into
green
space.
Then
does
that
penalize
some
of
the
businesses
on
that
side?
E
You
know
of
the
square,
whereas
if
we,
if
we
simply
pave
over
it,
now
we
get
the
long
contiguous
run.
You
know
from
leader
Prairie
we
can
still
close
it
off
in
the
evening
and
and
it
keeps
access
open
to
businesses
along.
You
know,
along
that
north
side
of
the
square,
so
I
guess
Steve
I'll,
just
say
some
feedback
from
me.
You
know
I
would
say
yeah.
Let's
just
go
ahead
and
impaver
it
now,
but
give.
A
C
Thank
you.
Thank
you
Jim,
so
to
answer
Steve's
question.
I
think
it
should
just
be
paved
over
at
this
time,
a
name
because
I
have
no
interest
in
having
that
Plaza
be
brick.
I,
don't
want
to
have
the
conversation
about
a
DA
and
how
we're
able
to
move
folks
around
there
effectively
and
I.
Think
you'd
have
the
same
types
of
challenges
with
grass
or
that
type
of
green
space.
C
I
think
asphalt
will
give
us
if
it's
closed
off
the
opportunity
to
have
that
plaza
and
if
the
council,
ten
years
from
now,
decides
that
they
want
to
tear
that
up
and
turn
it
into
green
space
tabled.
Then
no
I
am
uncomfortable,
making
such
a
long
reaching
decision.
You
know
without
kind
of
no
specifics
on
what
that
will
look
like,
and
you
know
I
don't
know.
You'll
probably
hear
me
say
this
again,
but
the
sense
that
I
have
and
that
I'm
getting
from
the
community
is
that
we
need
to
do
something
different
downtown.
C
The
status
quo
isn't
acceptable
and,
what's
worked
in,
the
past
may
have
worked
in
the
past,
but
we
have
a
new
community
with
new
dynamic
changes
going
on
with
our
downtown
or
our
overall
economic
structure
and
this
to
me
by
just
paving
it
over
with
asphalt.
It
doesn't
limit
our
options.
Perhaps
it
does
in
the
short
term,
but
in
the
long
term
we're
not
going
to
make
these
decisions
by
the
23rd
of
April.
E
C
What
we
can
do
at
that
point
in
time
is,
we
can
still
close
it
off.
We
can
do
it
on
a
temporary
basis.
We've
done
it
for
concerts,
we've
done
it
for
other
things,
but
I
would
envision
that
being
a
more
lengthy
than
just
you
know,
say
a
10:00
p.m.
to
2:00
a.m.
I'm.
Thinking
like
we
tried
a
month,
they
closed
off
yeah.
A
C
C
I
K
The
downtown
task
force
did
not
recommend
that
we
close
off
the
100
block
of
Jefferson
Street
to
make
a
public
plaza.
That
is
not
the
recommendation
now,
if
you
want
to
have
that
conversation
cool,
let's
do
it,
but
that
is
not
the
recommendation.
The
recommendation
is
something
very
different,
and
that
is
this
notion
of
a
shared
street
model,
which
is
a
lot
of
communities,
are
turning
toward
as
I
learned
through
our
work
on
the
task
force,
but.
N
K
Pedestrian
malls,
because
people
have
been
satisfied
with
them.
The
local
businesses
aren't
happy
with
shutting
down
traffic,
so
they're
looking
at
different
opportunities
in
that
area,
and
it
could
be,
it
could
be
all
brick.
It
could
be
a
combination
of
brick
and
asphalt.
There
are
so
many
different
models.
I
think
it's
really
really
difficult
for
us
to
council
right
now
to
make
any
final
conclusions
on
whether
we're
interested
in
that
or
not
because
there's
just
so
many
different
options,
which
is
one
reason.
K
I
personally,
was
very
excited
about
this
recommendations
because
it's
so
flexible
we
can
make
it
meet
the
needs
of
our
community
and
what
that
looks
like,
and
certainly
the
100
block
of
Jefferson
a
person
offers
an
opportunity
for
us
to
try
out
something
different.
You
know
it's
a
single
block,
it's
along
the
history
museum
and
it
could
be
something
very
interesting.
I,
don't
know
what
that
looks.
Like
you
know,
here's
one
picture
you
give
me
20
minutes,
I'll,
give
you
a
dozen
more
right
and
I
know.
K
You've
looked
at
that
too
Jim
that
just
possibilities
are
almost
well
not
completely
endless.
It's
still
a
still
a
flat
surface,
I
mean,
but
I
think
we
need
to
better
understand
what
that
could
look
like
before.
We
can
make
a
final
decision,
but
you
know
when
it
comes
to
to
paving
that
particular
area
I'm
reticent
to
say:
let's
do
that
and
I
understand
that
it's
a
rational
decision,
I
understand
that
very
likely.
K
It's
the
you
know
from
from
downtown's
perspective,
that's
the
safe
decision
right
because
there's
no
guarantee
if
we
don't
pave
it
this
year,
that
will
ever
come
back
and
do
anything
but
I
think
from
an
accountability
perspective
from
a
getting
things
done
perspective.
If
we
choose
to
delay
resurfacing
in
that
area,
we
put
the
pressure
on
ourselves.
We
are
answerable,
then,
for
what
we
do
or
do
not
and
I
think
that's
what
we
need
at
this
point
in
time.
L
You
know
some
sort
of
a
pavement
be
that
concrete,
asphalt
or
something
and
to
me
from
what
I
was
thinking
about,
was
the
differences
not
so
much
with
the
material
that's
made
up,
but
how
it's
actually
designed
right
now,
it's
a
traditional
Street,
big,
big
curbs
and
big
sewer
inlets,
and
we
got
some
tree
wells
and
stuff
of
that
nature
and
I
was
thinking
about
how
that
Street
is
used.
Every
Saturday
for
farmers,
market.
J
L
You
don't
have
the
big
you
don't
have
big
sewers
or
curbs
and
gutters
that
people
could
potentially
trip
over
when
you're
moving
around
booths
at
farmers
market
or
at
w
g
LT
summer,
concerts
or
or
whatever
might
have
closed
off
the
street.
If
we're
looking
for
that,
it's
more
of
a
just
a
enough
of
an
indentation
to
move
some
water
around
and
give
people
a
guidance
way.
L
So
is
there
a
way
where
we
can
still
say
we
want
to
move
forward
with
repaving
that
Street,
but
we're
going
to
change
the
way
that
it's
it
could
be
a
slot
as
far
as
I'm
concerned.
But
if
we
change
how
the
curb
and
gutter
works
to
make
it
more
like
this
versus
being
brick
pavers
or
stamped
concrete
or
anything
of
that
nature,
does
that
make
sense?
It.
J
Does
it
is
very
difficult
in
the
historic
downtown
area
with
from
a
money
perspective
with
where
the
buildings
will
will
land
and
where
the
entries
way
out
what
entryways
are?
If
you
look
up
at
Argyle
Street,
that's
a
few
years
old,
they
have
a
shared
street
model,
they've
been
working
on
and
some
of
the
things
that
we're
noticing
you
know
they
have
permeable
pavers
but
they're
having
there
already
some
of
the
things
that
we're
seeing
is
they're
already
adding
additional
bollards
to
differentiate.
You
know
walkable
areas
from
the
driving
areas.
J
They
even
put
out
an
educational
video
on
how
to
drive
the
street
and
so
there's
from
a
staff
perspective.
We
also
want
to
see
how
some
of
that
works
there's
how
much
water?
Where
does
the
water
go,
and
that's
also
the
you
know.
Whenever
you
have
some
slight
depressions,
we
we
want
to
make
sure
that
water
gets
away.
It
doesn't
go
into
buildings,
for
example.
The
other
facet
that
folks
are
commenting
about
Argyle
Street
is
how
will
autonomous
vehicles
work?
We
want
to
make
sure
that
markings
are
very
easy
to
see.
J
Those
are
some
things
that
we
look
at
and
we
know
what's
coming,
that's
gonna
radically
change
things.
We
talked
about
autonomous
vehicles
and
all
this
can
be
accommodated.
It
really
can
it's
just
money
in
time
and
how
we
incorporate
some
of
our
businesses
also
in
these
decisions.
So
it
really
is
I.
Think
the
the
comment
was
made
very,
very
you're
right.
It's
either
an
easy.
It's
the
easy
answer
just
to
resurface
it.
J
The
the
more
comprehensive
answer,
takes
a
lot
of
time
and
it
can
take
a
lot
of
dialogue
in
it
and
it
can
potentially
cost
quite
a
bit
of
money
that
that
we
don't
know
all
of
the
different
ramifications.
But
as
a
staff,
we
were
brainstorming
about
all
sorts
of
different
options
such
as
even
widening
out
the
sidewalk
and
making
a
really
wide
sidewalk
for
23
foot
wide
sidewalk
as
opposed
to
14.
J
So
you
could
have
it
all
sorts
of
take
away
the
parking
and
make
it
all
these
great
areas
for
people
to
walk,
and
so
there's
a
endless
amount
of
things
you
can
do
it's
a
matter
of
you
know
all
the
message
and
you
talked
about
to
understand
a
lot
of
those
all
of
the
different
options.
We
really
struggle.
We
said
I've
got
more
slides
up
here
than
I
have
time
to
show.
J
We
can
continue
this
dialogue
and
we
can
have
a
clearer
vision
about
where
we're
going,
but
in
the
meantime,
as
a
staff,
we
were
just
trying
to
to
move
the
ball
forward
in
the
downtown.
We
we
still
like
trying
to
get
these
good
wins
that
we've
been
having
as
far
as
bump
outs
that
are
attainable
from
a
cost
perspective.
As.
A
I
understand,
although
in
Matthew
and
please
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
but
it
is
a
version
of
some
of
what
amelia
was
suggesting
and
I
think
what
we've
been
hearing
is
that
it
as
you're,
paving
it,
maybe
there's
a
slight
bump
out
for
for
drainage
or
whatever,
so
that
it
would
be
conducive
to
not
just
a
gelt
summer
concert.
But
if
we
decided
to
close
it
off.
Is
that
correct.
L
Yes,
okay,
so
all
right,
let's
say
we
move
ahead
because
it's
a
cost
effective
and
we
we
just
we
pave
it
and
we
were
you
doing
it
pretty
much
the
same
as
it
looks
right
now.
Just
you
know
les
Holt,
you
I'm
just
kind
of
thinking
like
okay
in
the
future.
Do
you
think
we
could
modify
into
it
by
flattening
out
some
of
those
curves
and
lead
into
what
we're
doing
right
now
and
yeah
that.
J
Can
be
done,
we've
been
doing
that
at
Mulberry
in
Maine,
and
we've
been
doing
that
across
the
downtown
we've
been
making
more
of
the
bump
outs
more
decorative.
Maybe
we've
been
incorporating
that
streetscape
master
plan
and
that's
where
I
really
think
those
are
some
beautifying
ways
to
improve
the
downtown
but
I
think
folks,
already
we've
gotten
so
many
pots,
so
much
positive
feedback
on
Front
Street
already
people
are
starting
to
see
what
we're
doing
over
by
Rosie's
and
and
and
people
are
really
appreciative
of
that
those
improvements
so
that,
yes,
that's
doable
very
doable.
L
Now
so
just
a
couple
more
quick
thoughts
on
this
is
you
know
one
of
the
things
I
thought
of
in
terms
of
if
we
wanted
to
close
it
down
is
if
we
get
new
planters
for
the
self-watering
planters
for
in
front
of
the
business,
maybe
we
could
pick
out
the
best
of
the
remaining
typical
round
planners
and
use
those
and
those
could
be
movable.
Greenspace
I
mean
so
you
because
there's
been
trees
planted
and
those
things
fairly
large
trees.
L
So
we
could
actually
plant
trees
and
those
could
be
moved
around
as
we
want
to
him
to
open
and
close
that
space,
not
too
often,
because
trust
me
I,
know
they're
from
firsthand
experience,
they're
very
heavy,
but
that's
one
way
to
do
it.
The
other
thing-
and
you
know
where
I'm
at
on
this
is
conduit
and
handle,
holds
in
that
in
this
whole
stretch
of
area,
to
make
sure
that
nobody
digs
the
street
up
again
right.
L
We
know
that
we've
got
five
different
fiber
optic
providers
competing
in
the
area
and
every
time
we
turn
around,
they
dig
a
new
hole.
They
bust
out
a
new
piece
of
concrete
in
the
in
the
sidewalks.
You
know:
can
we
put
conduit
and
handholds
in
front
of
every
one
of
those
properties
in
place
now
so
they're
not
going
to
dig
them
up
in
the
future?
I
know
it's
a
little
bit
of
additional
cost
on
us,
but
instead
of
them
digging
it
up,
we
could
say
no,
no,
no
right
there.
L
J
The
most
part,
a
lot
of
the
fiber
optic
companies
bore
at
this
point,
and
that's
actually
some
of
the
problems
we've
been
having
like
on
Monroe,
but
we
do.
We
are
planning
on
putting
in
some
conduit
to
address
street
lighting
issues.
The
problem
is
to
make
it
large
enough
to
be
able
to
accommodate
any
possible
thing
that
could
go
in
the
downtown.
That's
part
of
our
struck
a
struggle
so
you're
right
on
some
of
that,
we're
struggling
with
the.
How
do
you?
How
do
you
size
that
to
know
what
it'll
be
needed
in
the
future?
J
The
other
facet
of
some
of
what
you're
talking
about
is
those
vertical
differences.
I
think
somebody
else
had
talked
about
tall
curbs
in
the
downtown.
You
know
they
really
were
they
used
to
be
very
you
know
they
were.
They
were
historically
very
high
curbs,
and
so
there
is
a
very
large
vertical
difference
that
we'd
have
to
overcome.
If
we
ever
wanted
that
to
be
a
truth,
shared
space,
the
last
facet
is,
it
does
keep
mentioning
shutting
down
that
street
from
a
staff
perspective
to
I.
J
Do
want
to
just
address
that
at
least
we
haven't
seen
a
lot
of
positive
some
of
the
research
that's
been
done
by
some
of
our
staff.
There's
not
a
lot
of
positive
input
across
the
nation.
There
was
in
the
90s
a
big
push
for
pedestrian
molls,
that
they've
gone
away
from
the
more
that
shared
space
is
where
people
are
moving
to
those
pedestrian
malls.
You
have
to
have
a
lot
of
pedestrian
traffic
to
really
make
it
worth
it
for
the
businesses
so
I,
just
as
a
council.
L
H
That's
an
excellent
question:
Diana!
Actually,
the
Downtown
Development
Department
hasn't
had
the
opportunity
to
do
that,
but
that
was
definitely
one
of
the
recommendations
of
the
downtown
Bloomington
Association
at
their
last
meeting.
When
we
discussed
you
know
in
the
short
term
going
ahead
and
making
the
structural
improvements
or
the
asphalt
that
Jefferson
Street
needs,
but
in
the
long
term,
be
planning
public
conversations
and
charettes
to
be
building
what
this
will
look
like
to
get
the
public
input
from
heritage
enterprises
and
so
on,
so
that
we
can
have
that
open
conversation.
H
M
You
I
have
known
Jim
for
a
very
long
time,
so
I
can
generally
sense.
You
know
when
he's
hesitant
about
something
and
so
I
really
think
we
should
just
go
ahead
and
pave
it
and-
and
you
know,
and
get
the
work
done
in
the
most
efficient
way
possible
I.
You
know
coming
out
of
a
budget
discussion
and
and
looking
at
some
of
the
costs
that
we've
seen
and
and
and
also
the
the
revenue
projections.
M
And
in
addition
to
the
revenue
production
we
we
also
have,
you
know,
staffing
resources.
You
know
that
I
think
are
fairly
lean.
I
mean
some
would
argue
that,
but
I
think
that's
that's
the
case.
So
I
think
we
we
have
to
be.
We
have
to
lower
our
ambitions
and
and
and
and
be
a
little
bit
more
efficient
time
wise,
but
also
and
in
terms
of
cost.
You
know
there
may
be
a
time
where
we
could
experience.
You
know
we
experiment,
sorry
with
with
all
these
things,
but
I
think
right.
M
I
Also,
very
supportive
of
hey,
Venus
I.
Don't
think
that
it
restricts
us
in
any
way
with
creative
placemaking
love.
Some
of
your
ideas,
Jamie
I,
think
that's
that's
good!
We
you
know
I,
we've
seen
amazing
things
come
out
of
the
DBA
design
committee.
I.
Think
there's
just
lots
of
opportunities
there
and
to
me
that's
the
most
pragmatic
thing
we
can
do
all.
K
To
clarify
something
and
I'm
glad
you
put
the
prices
back
up
here,
because
this
creates
the
impression
that
it's
35
or
nearly
a
million
dollars
and
and
that's
that
seems
to
me
those
are
the
the
outside
numbers.
What
I'm
interested
in
is
what
are
the
in
between
all
right,
so
what
what
is
would
we
get
for
a
hundred
thousand?
You
know
what
could
we
do
if
we
say
we
will
spend
a
hundred
thousand
will
spend
more
than
we
would
it
would
just
with
resurfacing,
but
let's
put
a
hundred
thousand
to
it.
K
K
K
I
I'm
not
going
to
suggest
that
we
should
spend
a
million
dollars
on
a
single
block
that
that's
not
what
I
would
hope,
but
if
we
can
get
something
really
outstanding,
400
or
different
or
mortgage,
you
achieve
some
of
the
things
we
want
to
achieve.
Maybe
that's
a
conversation
worth
having
and
it
certainly
changes
the
equation
when
it
comes
to
what's
the
most
fiscally
responsible
thing
to
do
this
year.
So.
J
These
estimates,
it
is
so
difficult
from
a
staff
perspective
to
give
any
estimates,
I
mean
there's.
No.
What
we
did
is
we
looked
at
Argyle
Street,
that
was
public.
They
had
some
public
pricing
and
we
use
that.
We
use
some
of
them
in
Rose,
Street
estimates
from
Hanson.
So
as
a
staff,
this
is
just
the
best
information
that
we've
got.
So
no
design
has
been
done.
We're
just
trying
to
give
the
council
some
sort
of
a
sense
of
range.
J
So
to
be
fair,
it
is
not
definitive
from
a
cost
perspective
and
from
the
$100,000
perspective,
I
think
that's
more
gets
to
what
alderman
Matthew
was
talking
about
with
you
can
do
more
with
with
bump-outs
and
some
other
aspects
that
really
beautify
that
area
so
the
but
hundred
thousand
I.
You
can't
make
that
stretch
into
doing
the
whole
block
and
brick
so
but
I'm
sure
there's
some
other
thoughts
you
have
behind
that.
That
can
make
it
try
to
work.
G
D
D
A
L
Quick,
oh
I,
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
Amelia
I
mean
you
as
the
chairman
of
the
downtown
task
force.
You
did
a
significant
amount
of
the
heavy
lifting
on
this.
The
rest
of
us
were
there,
but
you,
you
really
pulled
this
together
and
it's
actually
one
of
the
better
reports
I've
seen
in
a
long
time.
So
thank
you
for
making
sure
that
got
done.
That
way.
Thank.