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January 8, 2018 - City Council Meeting
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A
B
You
very
much
mayor
and
members
of
council
I
wanted
to
introduce
you
you,
mr.
Bob
Mart
here
who
will
be
our
interim
director
of
community
development.
He
comes
to
us
from
being
the
recently
the
interim
city
administrator
in
Lincoln,
and
he
has
a
long
history
of
experience
in
economic
development
and
I
couldn't
be
happier
to
have
him
here.
I
feel
he'll
do
a
great
job
for
us,
and
I
would
like
to
ask
him
if
he'd
like
to
make
a
few
comments,
then
please.
D
E
Over
the
past
several
weeks,
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
meet
with
the
meet
with
and
Merck
work
with,
the
city
manager,
the
department
heads
and
the
community
development
department
staff
I
really
am
encouraged
by
their
professionalism
and
their
dedication
to
this
community.
I
look
forward
to
serving
the
City
Council,
the
city
manager
and
all
the
citizens
and
business
owners
in
the
city
of
Bloomington.
So
thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
A
Next,
we
have
a
state
of
the
city
address
address
address
it
it's
an
early
night
already,
but
this
is
the
fifth
time
that
I've,
given
a
state
of
the
city
address
and,
as
the
other
four
I
want
to
just
briefly
explore
what
our
city's
current
status
is
and
what
we've
accomplished
together
over
the
past
year
and
what
our
challenges
are,
as
we
work
together
to
try
to
make
progress,
obviously,
for
the
future.
That's
why
we're
all
here.
A
None
of
the
10
of
us
are
up
here
for
money,
we're
up
there,
because
we
want
a
better
city,
a
better
community,
and
we
need
obviously
to
work
continue
to
work
together
to
achieve
those
ends.
First
of
all,
in
terms
of
the
start,
Bloomington
is
obviously
the
center
of
the
known
universe.
We
all
know
that
right.
Bloomington
is
not
just
a
wonderful
incredible
city
with
great
assets
that
we
need
to
begin
to.
A
A
So
certainly
we
do
have
have
seat
achieved
national
name.
Rec.
Excuse
me
national
recognition.
We
have
our
strategic
assets.
We
have
amongst
the
lowest
crime
rates.
In
Illinois
we
have
the
highest
educated
workforce,
best
trained
workforce
in
downstate
Illinois.
We
have
our
strategic
location.
We've
got
great
world-class
universities.
We
have
great
access
through
our
interstates
to
many
other
communities,
and
the
list
goes
on
and
on
and
on
those
are
fundamental
things
that
any
mayor
and
any
council
would
inherit.
We
need
it
as
much
as
possible
to
leverage
those
assets
as
we
move
forward
now.
A
Over
the
last
year.
We
have
definitely
made
progress
in
one
of
our
top
priorities
and
that
is
fixing
our
streets
and
infrastructure
along
with
Public
Safety.
There's
really
nothing.
That's
much
more
important
to
us.
That's
clear
in
our
statement,
it's
clear
in
our
budgets
and
among
our
top
of
priorities.
We
certainly
have
had
a
wide
variety
of
capital
improvement
plans.
If
you
fail
to
plan,
then
you
plan
to
fail,
and
we
have
some
very
clear
strategic
benchmarks
and
goals
as
we
move
our
community
forward.
A
Bloomington
has
been
remiss
in
many
areas
over
about
the
last
generation.
That's
not
up
to
us
to
go
back
and
look
backwards
in
the
rearview
mirror
and
complain
about
it's
for
us
to
fix.
Moving
forward,
we've
made
some
additional
of
progress
in
terms
of
open
government
and
transparency.
Now
I
know
I'll
talk
yet
again.
Our
100%
of
transparency,
score
from
the
Illinois
Policy
Institute
and
as
much
as
possible
I
do
have
major
open
houses.
A
We
have
changed
the
format
and
after
about
a
year
of
it,
I
will
see
whether
or
not
you
know
that
seems
to
have
worked
a
little
more
effectively.
It
seems
definitely
to
give
people
more
one-on-one
information
rather
than
to
just
meet
as
a
group
and
maybe
allow
a
few
to
a
dominate
a
conversation
or
people
who
are
less
comfortable
and
talking
in
a
group
of
15
or
to
a
dozen
or
20
people.
We
have
in
addition
to
that,
headed
of
course,
just
most
recently
town
hall
meet
me
or
old
town
hall
meetings.
A
We've
had
and
will
have
tomorrow,
night
City
Council
member
town
hall
meetings.
We
have
a
transportation
Advisory
Committee,
composed
of
citizens
that
replaces
the
old
staff
stack
and
we,
of
course,
have
the
police
citizens
review
board
and
I
received
over
the
last
year.
More
calls
from
other
mayor's
throughout
the
country
asking
about
that.
What's
it
look
like
how
in
the
world
did
you
get
it
through
and
what's
the
scope
of
it?
A
I
don't
have
complete
answers
to
all
of
those
questions
yet
because
we're
still
in
the
process
of
making
that
happen,
but
we
are
certainly
moving
forward
with
that
in
terms
of
economic
development.
Obviously,
one
of
the
most
important
things
for
us
is
to
continue
to
leverage
our
assets
for
the
21st
century
considerable
assets,
many
of
them
we
have
not
many
of
them.
We
roar
with
all
of
them
when
we
were
working
on
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
administer
our
comprehensive
plan
and
our
downtown
plan
to
help
revitalize
our
inner
core.
A
Our
and
some
of
our
underperforming
areas
and
those
underperforming
areas
of
course
include
Eastland
mall,
which
isn't
necessarily
consider
to
be
part
of
our
inner
core,
but
any
underperforming
areas
as
we
before
would
we've
had
lots
of
progress
with
over
several
years
with
high
V,
with
the
onew
of
Asian
cinema
with
Empire
Crossing,
including
the
opening
of
DSW.
This
year,
we've
had
certainly
green
top
grocery
opening
the
first
multi-million
dollar
private
investment
constitution
trail
in
Bloomington.
We've
got
lots
of
things
to
look
at.
We
have
had
Metro
net
come.
A
We
have
a
33
million
dollar
expansion
program.
That's
begun,
bless
you
by
Westminster
village.
We've
got
the
Empire.
Excuse
me:
Empire
crossing
the
Grossinger
arena
naming
rights,
we've
got
rivey
n',
that's
finally
completed
its
deal.
Over
the
last
year,
we've
got
even
Einstein
bagels
we've
caught
the
shooter
Dino
pizza.
We've
got
a
wide
variety
of
places
that
show
that
we
are
an
attractive
community
for
private
investment
and
we
want
obviously
more
of
that
and
we
need
to
continue
to
diversify,
as
I
say
our
local
economy.
A
A
It
was
thriving
and
that's
what
we
want
to
make
sure
that
people
understand
about
our
downtown
that
it's
not
just
first
fridays
before
the
holidays,
that
it
is
a
destination
for
people
who
either
live
in
our
community
or
from
the
places
we
will
all
benefit
from
a
revitalized
downtown
and
as
we
move
forward,
we
have
some
new
projects
immediately
on
the
horizon.
Obviously,
the
electrolux
building
has
been
something
that
we've
been
staff
and
all
of
us
have
been
working
on
for
a
long
time.
That's
critical!
It's
on
our
route.
A
66
corridor,
we
are
getting,
are
much
better
share
of
our
route,
66
Visitor,
Center
traffic.
We
had
pretty
much
left
that
on
the
table,
people
used
to
drive
from
Pontiac
Illinois
drive
around
us
and
go
to
Atlanta
Illinois,
nothing
wrong
with
those
two
cities,
but
now
they're
coming
through
both
Bloomington
and
normal,
and
we're
fairly
soon
going
to
be
having
one
of
the
signs
that
normal
has
there's
only
50
or
excuse
me,
30
of
them
in
the
entire
state
of
Illinois
that
are
kind
of
interactive
signs.
It's
hard
to
explain
without
looking
at
them.
A
But
at
least
while
they're
here
drop
some
of
their
money
in
our
community,
and
certainly
those
are
some
of
the
challenges
that
we
have.
We
have
the
making
progress
on
the
old
Bloomington
junior
in
high
school
and
we're
been
in
negotiations
with
Eastland
mall
about
how
they
need
to
reinvent
themselves.
They
understand
that
they're
making
some
marginal
progress
right
now,
but
we're
talking
about
something
much
more
major
for
the
long
term.
So
we
have
our
challenges
cut
out
for
us.
A
You
know,
as
we
move
forward,
there's
no
question
about
it
and
one
of
the
challenges
that
we
face,
in
addition
to
diversifying
our
local
economy
and
economic
development.
Of
course,
our
fiscal
issues.
Now,
let's
also
put
things
in
to
perspective
compared
to
other
jurisdictions.
We
are
doing
quite
well.
We
have
the
second
highest
bond
rating
that
you
can
possibly
get,
but
that
doesn't
mean
that
we
don't
have
fiscal
challenges,
especially
coming
up,
because
our
revenues
are
flat
or
declining
and
our
expenses
are
increasing.
A
Expenses
may
only
be
increasing
by
about
two
percent,
but
we
are
also
starting
off
from
a
low
benchmark.
If
you
go
back
to
around
2009
roughly,
we
had
four
excuse
me:
850
full-time
equivalent
employees
today
were
somewhere
around
750,
give
or
take
you
know.
So
we
are
have
already
trimmed.
Some
of
the
fat
doesn't
mean
you
can't
trim
more
fat,
but
it
also
means,
then,
that
we
have
to
make
tough
choices.
A
So
those
are
all
of
the
challenges
that
we
face
in
this
fiscal
year
and
in
the
following
fiscal
years
you
know
going
forward,
but
the
most,
what
I
would
say,
one
of
the
most
important
things
I
would
ask
all
of
us,
as
elected
officials,
is,
let's
all
have
a
renewed
commitment
to
work
together.
We
we
all
do
want
what's
best
for
community
we're,
not
always
going
to
agree,
but
let's
have
a
renewed
commitment
to
work
together
as
ourselves,
even
if
we're
not
happy
with
each
other.
A
Let's
make
that
known
and
then
move
on
see
if
there's
something
that
we
can
do
also
with
our
intergovernmental
partners,
as
well
as
our
chamber
and
non
chamber
business
community
and
our
citizens
doing
as
much
as
possible
to
try
to
improve
communication.
We
can
always
do
that
because
if
we
can
avoid
misunderstandings,
sometimes
very
serious
misunderstandings
I
think
we
will
work
together
much
more
effectively.
A
You
know,
as
we
move
forward
in
the
future,
so
again,
I
ask
for
your
help
and
continued
indulgence
and
ideas
and
creative
energy
for
the
next
year
and
Thank
You
Council
Thank
You
staff.
Thank
you
all
of
our
citizens
department,
heads
for
all
that
you've
done
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you
and
making
progress
over
the
next
year.
Thank
you.
That's
all
I
have
to
say
thanks
at
this
point.
A
We
move
to
public
comment
and
I'm
gonna
read
these
in
the
order
in
which
they
were
given
to
me
by
whoever
gave
them
to
me
I'm,
assuming
maybe
it
was
our
city
clerk,
we're
gonna
start
off
with
I'm
gonna
read
them
in
groups
of
three.
You
have
approximately
three
minutes.
We
have
no
more
than
three
minutes:
I'm,
sorry
up
to
three
minutes
and
I
think
we
will
be
able
to
accommodate
everybody
with
any
problem.
A
This
evening,
I'm
gonna
read
them
in
groups
of
three
Jim
Waldorf
windows
in
the
audience
come
forward
and
I
know
C,
Jim,
Pearson
and
I.
See
Jim,
excuse
me
Jim
tilt,
and
then
we
just
in
terms
of
since
I've,
only
got
six
Tyson
more
Donna
Bolin
and
Scott's
Diamond
Lake.
But
we
start
out
with
Jim
Waldorf.
F
Mr.
mayor,
thanks
for
having
me
members
of
the
council,
I'm
happy
to
be
here
again
I'm
here
to
talk
to
you
about
the
creativity
Center.
As
a
member
of
the
board
of
the
Friends
of
the
BC
PA
earlier
today,
I
sent
out
a
business
plan
that
was
created
back
in
2009
when
we
had
a
million
dollars
to
renovate
the
city-owned
building
and
a
business
plan
to
show
that
we
could
run
that
building
with
renters
using
the
space
once
it
was
rehabbed
or
even
some.
While
it
was
being
rehabbed,
it's
2018.
F
F
We've
got
a
plan
that
was
a
opportunity,
that's
in
the
budget
or
in
the
consent
agenda
at
this
time
to
fill
the
Development
Director
position.
That
is
a
position
explained
in
the
memo
of
understanding
between
the
city
and
the
Friends
of
the
BCP,
a
that
will
be
a
position
that
will
raise
funds
to
cover
the
expenses
of
some
of
the
shortfall
on
the
BCP,
a
budget
as
well
as
to
raise
funds
to
help
renovate
that
building.
F
That's
a
position,
that's
been
in
the
budget
for
many
years
and
has
been
unfilled
after
it
was
filled.
Originally
the
gentleman
that
had
filled
it
was
a
trailing
spouse
with
a
wife
who
had
a
opportunity
for
a
big
career
move
out
on
the
East
Coast,
and
so
he
left
us
before.
He
really
got
a
chance
to
get
started.
We've
been
trying
to
fill
the
position
ever
since
or
wanting
to
fill
the
position
ever
since,
and
it's
been
a
budgeted
position,
but
for
some
reason
it
has
not
been
filled.
F
I'm,
not
privy
to
those
reasons,
so
I
would
urge
you
to
let
the
let
the
position
be
filled
to
let
us
get
on
with
remodeling
the
building
to
let
us
spend
the
privately
raised
funds
and
get
on
to
raising
more
private
funds
to
rehab
a
city
building
and
have
an
operational
creativity
center
that
works
in
conjunction
with
our
performing
arts
groups
in
the
city,
as
well
as
with
the
BCP.
A
thank
you.
Thank
you
again.
G
Tonight,
the
same
Vantage
group
proposes
a
new
public-private
partnership
to
complete
a
comprehensive
solution
with
a
unique
design,
a
prime
location
and
then
building
the
project.
I've
studied
the
downtown
business
district
for
the
last
18
months.
Looking
for
a
unique
project,
I
found
that
project.
But
it's
not
this
project,
but
I
kept
coming
back
to
the
underlying
need
of
the
downtown,
the
one
that
everyone
says.
We
need
to
bring
the
people
downtown
for
a
strong
reason.
What
would
that
reason
be?
G
Is
it
an
event
at
the
arena
or
is
it
for
shopping
is
for
both
reasons.
The
best
and
number
one
project
solution
today
is
to
finish
the
original
arena
project.
The
way
it
should
have
been
done
11
years
ago
to
succeed,
the
grant
each
group
will
put
together
the
team
to
design
build
a
new
conference
center
with
an
adjoining
a
hundred
and
ten
room
hotel
connected
to
the
arena.
G
In
summary,
the
Vantage
Group
Limited
will
submit
to
the
interim
city
manager
a
detailed
scope
and
draft
outline
of
how
the
Vantage
group
will
accomplish
this
within
10
to
14
days.
Basically,
the
Vantage
group
will
issue
a
national
RFP
to
recruit
and
secure
interested
parties
with
experience
in
hotel
operations
and
Conference
Center
successes.
The
RFP
will
ask
for
construction
estimates,
local
general
contractor's
capital
lenders
and
investors.
The
key
factor
in
any
project
is
the
land
being
secured
for
the
conference
center
hotel.
The
city
owns
the
property.
G
Therefore,
costing
the
city
nothing
compared
to
the
eight
million
dollars
offered
by
the
Hough
family
for
a
level
of
site
ready
for
construction,
I've
brought
you
a
solution
and
a
goal
for
success.
Are
you
willing
to
step
up
and
join
the
partnership
team
concept
for
Bloomington's
revitalization
as
the
new
primary
premier
city
of
the
Twin
Cities?
Thank
you.
Thank.
H
They
have
created
the
Miranda
of
understanding
which
Jim
Waldorf
referred
to.
It's
an
agreement
to
raise
money
not
to
spend
taxpayers,
money
and
I
think
that
that
point
needs
to
be
really
brought
home.
It's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
solicit
donations,
private
donations,
not
taxpayer
dollars,
and
it's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
raise
funds
through
grants.
I
urge
you
to
pass
this
to
further
the
partnership
of
the
friends,
BC
PA
and
the
city
I
further
recognize
and
applaud
you,
the
City,
Council
and
mayor
for
reaching
out
in
a
creative
way.
H
H
I
I
The
second
thing
that
I
hope
you
keep
in
mind
is
that
I
hope
you
don't
reject
aspects
of
the
plan
just
because
you
think
this
is
something
that
the
city
shouldn't
fund
in
full.
If
there's
anything
I
saw
as
I
was
watching
the
taskforce
discussions
is
that
there's
a
lot
of
people
in
this
town
who
are
very
passionate
about
what
they're
doing
and
they're
people
like
myself
who'd,
be
willing
to
contribute
time
and
money
and
effort
to
bring
these
things
about.
I
So
if
the
city
sets
the
plan
and
enables
things
you
know,
sets
the
infrastructure
in
the
way
I
think
there
are
people
who
will
step
up
and
do
it.
There
are
people
who
are
opposed
to
these
things,
who
don't
downtown,
is
worth
investing
in
I
think
it's
a
way
to
try
to
meet
them
where
they
are
as
well,
because
if
there's
really
not
a
need
and
there's
not
people
who
are
interested
in
doing
this,
then
maybe
there
isn't
a
desire
to
do
it.
I
But
I
think
there's
enough
of
us
who
are
passionate,
that
we
can
give
it
a
good
go
I.
Think,
for
example,
of
the
decorative
sidewalks
I
mean
we
have
a
lot
of
artists
in
town
that
can
help
contribute
to
that
kind
of
thing.
City
lays
the
framework
we
can
bring
the
we
can
bring
the
time
and
the
energy
to
that.
J
J
Since
the
court
has
made
its
ruling
back
in
March
of
2017
at
the
November
27th
meeting
an
employee,
it
was
reported,
an
employee
accrued,
the
twenty
eight
thousand
dollars
and
that
caused
an
accelerated
payment
of
twenty
two
thousand
four
hundred
fifty
three
dollars.
That
became
a
liability
for
the
city.
J
J
And
at
the
November
27th
meeting
mr.
Jergens
stated
that
he
would
bring
something
forward
regarding
a
policy
change
and
there's
only
one
more
meeting
left
in
January
and
with
a
three
million
dollar.
The
epithet
I
think
it's
important
to
address
this
policy,
because
the
staff
is
desperately
trying
to
find
ways
to
close
that
three
million
dollar
gap.
J
There
are
250
million
250
employees
about
a
third
of
the
employees
that
are
under
the
current
policy,
and
if
you
multiply
that
times,
4
to
$22,500
of
these
accelerated
payments
over
the
past
month,
that's
5.6
million
dollars
over
time.
So
if
you
I
just
urge
you
to
change
the
policy
as
soon
as
possible,
the
legal
issues
to
decide-
and
as
soon
as
you
do
it
follows
Springfield's
model
and
move
forward.
Ok,
thank
you.
Thank.
K
K
The
city
was
out
the
next
morning
after
they
called
mr.
cars,
but
I
mean
if
the
person
who
screams
allowed
us
the
ones
that
gets
the
results
and
I
think
it's
very
sad
and
and
regarding
this
pension
spiking,
there
is
absolutely
no
excuse
for
that.
None
except
what's
in
it
for
me,
and
that's
what's
best
for
the
people
what's
in
it
for
me
and
when
mr.
Rasmussen
took
over
it's
amazing
how
quick
that
door
to
the
city
administration,
there
was
glass
in
there
when
mr.
Hales
was
here,
it
was
solid.
K
A
N
A
By
all
the
woman
howlman
is
there
a
second
second
by
ultimate
Anila
wobbly?
If
we
go
ahead
and
vote,
obviously
I
is
in
favor.
The
motion
carries
nine
to
zero.
There
are
no
nays
to
announce
madam
clerk,
we're
going
to
go
ahead
and
start
with
item
7c
in
the
order
they
were
pulled
by
all
the
woman,
bray
Thank.
L
A
A
O
A
By
alderman,
saige,
I
think
just
to
clarify
for
the
public.
The
that
particular
day
was
supposed
to
be
a
public
presentation
by
the
downtown
task
force
on
the
anchor
project
for
downtown
the
rest
of
it
will
be
discussed
today.
I
think
as
some
one
of
our
people
I
think
with
Tyson
Moore
had
mentioned.
There
are
several
items
within
the
downtown
task
force,
even
if
you
they
may
be
all
that
related.
But
that
doesn't
mean
that
necessarily
if
you
support
some
of
them,
that
you
would
necessarily
support
all
of
them
and
vice-versa.
A
So
that
was
a
fairly
detailed
when
I
see
people
from
our
some
of
our
intergovernmental
partners
from
the
library
board
and
for
connect
transit
who
who
were
interested
in
this,
because
that
would
have
been
the
broader
discussion,
obviously
they're
here
tonight-
we're
not
discussing
it
tonight
under
any
circumstances,
but
that
that's
just
the
backdrop
of
that.
All
of.
L
Them
in
the
Vermeer
I
would
disagree
with
that
statement
that
that's
the
backdrop
that
I
went
to
him.
Of
course,
yeah
well,
I
would
disagree
that
that's
the
backdrop,
because
the
the
meeting
that's
scheduled
for
next
week
doesn't
not
any
way
shape
or
form
seem
to
comport,
with
our
usual
community
of
the
whole
structure
and
meetings,
and
so
the
meeting
for
next
week.
Maybe
some
meeting
to
gather
various
information
but
certainly
does
not
seem
to
meet
the
criteria
for
committee
of
the
whole.
A
P
P
You
please
explain
why
the
January
16th
meeting,
especially
given
that
two
other
boards
that
we
interact
with,
are
interested
in
having
a
joint
meeting
next
week
to
specifically
address
City
Council
and
to
discuss
specific
items
with
them
and
they've
already
notified
their
membership
of
that
and
are
prepared
to
have
that
meeting.
Well,.
L
Ultimen
Burgas
I,
don't
disagree
with
that
presumption
and
this
this
idea
that
the
committee
of
the
whole
was
was
set
up.
It's
not
been
said.
Obviously
it's
not
in
the
calendar.
I,
don't
know
that
you
know
the
other
aldermen
had
an
opportunity
for
input
into
this
work
session
and
these
various
features
of
this
work
session,
and
perhaps
this
work
session
will
go
forward.
Perhaps
these
discussions
will
occur,
but
they
certainly
don't
seem
to
align
with
a
committee
of
the
whole
efforts.
Oh.
Q
Q
R
I'm
not
sure
I
have
the
answer,
but
I
will
try
and
give
you
the
answer.
I
think
that
staff
heard
that
come
from
Council,
but
because
we
could
not
get
the
other
entities
kind
of
booked
on
that
fifth
Monday
I
think
the
thought
was
and
and
city
manager
arrested
me
sooner
or
the
clerk
can
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong.
A
Think
that's
a
safe
assumption
that
we
didn't
necessarily
know
in
advance
that
we
could
even
have
a
meeting
or
what
the
subject
matter
might
be
on
that
meeting.
I
think
who
it
might
even
be
with.
We
thought
that
it
I
think
there
was
general
consensus
that
we
did
not
plug
dates
into
those
meetings.
For
those
reasons,
sure.
Q
I
mean
I
think
this
is
an
opportunity
for
Bloomington
to
show
some
leadership
for
intergovernmental
partners
to
at
least
put
it
on
the
calendar.
I
mean
we
I've
set
up
here
now
for
four
years,
and
we've
talked
about
the
same
thing
again
and
again
and
again,
and
if,
unless
there's
some
sort
of
impetus
to
make
that
happen,
it's
never
going
to
happen
and
I
was
enjoying.
The
conversation.
I
heard
stay
on
glt
with
with
Stephen
and
Mark
Peterson
and
normal
about
the
cooperation
that
we're
going
to
be
seeing
forthcoming.
Q
N
May
have
only
been
on
the
council
three
years,
but
we've
typically
had
a
meeting
the
Tuesday
after
Martin
Luther,
King
Day,
since
since
the
cities
closed
on
Monday,
so
community
I
know
I'm
not
saying
just
because
we've
done
it
before
that
we
have
to
do
it
again,
but
I
mean
it's
been.
It's
been
I'm
a
kind
of
calendar
in
previous
years.
Okay,.
P
P
If
we
were
to
now
cancel
this
meeting,
even
if
there
were
some
goal
to
reschedule
and
in
the
future,
it
might
send
a
message
that
we're
not
interested
in
listening
to
people
like
Connect
transit
and
in
the
library
board
and
I'm
sure
that
it's
not
the
message
we
as
a
council
want
to
send
I
think
we
want
to
be
open
with
those
individuals
and
encourage
them
to
advocate
for
themselves.
So
council
can
make
well-informed,
educated
decisions
moving
forward.
So
we
all
know,
we've
got
a
lot
of
tough
decisions
to
make
so
well.
P
The
motion,
maybe
well-meaning,
I'm,
very
concerned
about
the
message
it
would
send
under
the
circumstances
and
hope
that
we
can
move
forward
with
a
meeting
next
week
as
planned
and
certainly
if,
for
whatever
reason,
this
were
to
pass
I
hope
the
mayor
would
listen
to
connect
transit
in
the
library
board
and
go
ahead
and
call
a
special
meeting.
So
we
can
move
forward
as
planned.
P
L
No
I
would
disagree
that
the
premise
that
that
this
precludes
any
kind
of
input
and
in
fact
I,
would
say
that
there
are
many
excellent
ways
to
gather
community
input
that
would
simply
be
styled
in
a
very
different
manner.
We
have
a
method
of
operating
here
in
Bloomington
we
have
business
meetings
that
are
set
by
our
code.
We
have
our
city
council
meetings
which
have
certain
structure.
The
code
does
require
that
meetings
holiday
for
city
council
be
immediately
reverted
into.
You
know
a
Tuesday
if
that
was
a
Monday
holiday.
L
It
certainly
does
not
require
that
for
committee
of
the
whole,
so
that
would
be
the
difference.
All
human
Burgas,
but
I
would
say
that
in
fact,
these
these
matters
are
so
important,
but
I
think
it's
important
for
us
to
take
them
in
pieces
and
to
meet
and
have
substantive
discussions
about
them
in
the
mechanisms
that
we
already
have
in
place
in
the
form
of
our
various
committees,
having
interaction
with
them
and
individual
aldermen
having
an
opportunity
to
speak
rather
than
some
kind
of
a
structure.
L
That's
been
introduced
here,
and
you
talked
about
this
meeting
being
planned.
While
our
city
code
says
that
the
city,
the
committee
of
the
whole,
is
to
be
planned
by
our
city
manager
and
and
that's
not
what
I'm
hearing
in
the
feedback
that
I've
had
I
think
this
means
been
planned
by
someone
other
than
our
city
manager.
And
so
with
that
said,
I.
L
You
know
I
regret
to
say
that
I
don't
believe
that
there
was
a
lot
of
input
from
the
rest
of
the
council
as
to
how
this
meeting
was
styled,
how
it
was
set
up
and
how
the
community
was
engaged
and
I.
Think
that's
unfortunate
and
it's
unfortunate
that
our
community
leaders
and
friends
were
led
to
believe
that
there
was
overwhelming
council
support
for
such
a
meeting
or.
A
It
is
your
name:
okay,
that's
the
I,
think
that's
sort
of
the
the
broader
theme
just
to
clarify
I,
think
for
the
record.
The
there
was
a
downtown
task
force
that
was
formed
and
it
seemed
that
there
were
two
components:
one
that
was
more
controversial
and
different.
Fundamentally,
an
anchor
project
that
would
be
presented
at
with
our
intergovernmental
partners
at
a
separate
meeting
from
the
one
that
we're
gonna
have
tonight,
which
were
the
other
pieces
of
the
downtown
task
force
and
I
do
see
some
of
the
members
of
the
downtown
task
force
here
this
evening.
A
L
So,
thank
you.
So,
at
any
rate,
my
motion
is
that
this
meeting
be
struck.
I
think
they're,
important
and
more
impactful
and
efficient
ways,
and
in
order
to
gather
this,
this
input,
as
a
member
of
the
downtown
task
force
that
served
faithfully
I
think
that
there
should
be
some
input
now
from
the
City
Council
on
how
the
City
Council
would
like
to
go
forward
to
garner
and
get
this
information
from
the
committee
rather
than
this
being
dictated
by
the
committee
chair
from
downtown
council.
Thank
you
downtown
downtown
task
force.
Thank
you
all.
S
P
A
decision,
and,
and
and
and
certainly
it
is
something
in
my
discussions
with
both
connect,
transit
and
the
library
board.
It
is
my
impression
very
strongly,
especially
from
Connect
transit.
They
want
that
opportunity,
so
I
do
not
see
why
we
would
deny
them
that
the
opportunity
to
sit
down
in
a
collaborative
manner
to
have
this
conversation
when
everyone's
in
the
room,
everyone
can
have
a
discussion,
and
so
again
I
hope
that
we
can
do
this,
because
I
think
it
will
be
productive.
P
I
think
will
be
the
type
of
conversation
we
have
not
yet
been
able
to
have
and
I
think
it
will
lead
to
a
good
outcome
whatever
that
may
be,
because
each
of
these
different
entities
has
different
perspectives.
The
downtown
task
force
was
asked
to
look
at
what
is
best
for
downtown.
The
library
will
advocate
for
what
is
best
for
the
library
and
connect
will
advocate
for
what
is
best
for
them,
and
then
city
council
will
bring
it
all
together
and
I,
don't
see
how
we
can
do
that.
P
O
Stage
just
again,
a
few
brief
comments
and
naturally
I
second
into
motion.
I
will
be
be
voting
in
favor
of
it
here
in
a
minute.
We've
had
this
conversation
off
and
on
for
the
10
years
that
I've
been
on
the
council,
not
just
for
the
last
couple
of
years,
and
it
has
included
the
library
board
previously,
and
we
have
already
invested
as
near
as
I
can
tell
almost
a
half
a
million
dollars
in
in
expanding
the
library
and
planning
for
and
expanding
the
library
where
it
is
now
all.
C
P
L
A
A
Okay,
so
I
can
do
that.
I
just
wanted
to
be
certain,
and
partly
because
I
am
interested.
I
will
turn
back
to
alderman
sage,
because
I
am
I
found
out
about
this
about
15
minutes
before
I
came
in
so
I
am
interested
in
figuring
out,
I
mean
I.
Think
I
know
a
little
bit
of
the
background,
but
I'm
interested
in
a
little
bit
of
this
as
well.
So
we
will
all
a
little
bit
of
leeway
ultimate
sage.
That's.
O
Q
I
need
some
help.
Understanding
a
thing
here.
I
was
not
aware
that
this
conversation
was
going
to
be
taking
place,
but
are
we
suggesting
that
if
we
don't,
if
we
strike
one
1618,
that
there
is
no
committee
of
the
whole
next
month,
the
next
week
period,
which
is
not
going
to
have
one
okay
and
that
does
not
preclude
the
ability
of
the
mayor
potentially
to
call
a
special
meeting,
doesn't
end
that
conversation?
We're
just
trying
to
do
some
formal
thing
here
to
stop
a
one-time,
scheduled
meeting
correct.
A
Q
L
Q
Mumbai
yeah
I
hear
you
and
I
hear
that
I'm
gonna
be
voting.
No,
because
I
think
we
need
to
have
those
fifth
meetings
reserved
Monday's
of
the
month
reserved
for
these
intergovernmental
agreements.
You
can
call
it
a
committee
of
the
whole
or
special
meeting
or
a
work
session,
whatever
we
want
to
call
it
I
think
there's
some
value
in
hearing
what
our
intergovernmental
partners
have
to
say.
A
That
was
a
rather
abrupt
end
up,
so
essentially,
what
the
the
motion
is
on
the
floor
is
to
amend
if
I'm
going
to
restate
your
motion.
So
that's
why
I'm
looking
at
you
all
the
woman's
right
to
amend
the
schedule
to
remove
the
committee
of
the
whole
that
is
scheduled
for
Tuesday,
the
16th
Tuesday,
as
I
had
mentioned
the
backdrop
only
as
everybody
now
knows
is
that
it
is
was
a
date
that
we
had
set
for
discussion
with
Connect
Trenton
on
the
library
board.
That
was
the
substance
of
that
particular
meeting.
A
Okay,
it
is
possible
well
possible.
It
is
within
the
prerogative
the
mayor
to
recall
that
meeting
and
instantly,
but
our
list
of
houses.
You
know
the
vote
turns
out.
That
would
be
my
intention
and
it
would
be
my
intention
because
we
are
talking
about
improving
communication
between
our
intergovernmental
partners,
well
notice
of
how
the
council
acts,
and
it
is
not
unusual
whether
it
was
alderman
sage
who
was
head
of
a
budget
task
force.
A
It
is
not
unusual
for
a
budget
or
excuse
me
a
task
force
chair
to
continue
to
work
until
they
presented
their
information
to
the
council
and
then
the
role
you
know
is
discharged
so
anyway,
that's
all
I
have
to
say
at
this
point:
let's
go
ahead
and
vote
on
the
motion.
That's
on
the
floor.
Oh
I'm.
Sorry,
all
the
moment
common
did
you
have
a
point,
a
point.
Please.
N
R
A
A
M
This
is
a
Memorandum
of
Understanding
that
creates
a
position
for
the
BC
PA
and
the
cultural
district
of
the
Friends
of
the
BC
PA
to
engage
in
fundraising
and
begin
to
garner,
more
private
dollars
in
support
of
the
entirety
of
the
BC
PA
and
I
appreciate
the
advocacy
from
mr.
Tilton
and
mr.
Waldorf
on
this
and
I've
been
on
the
cultural
Commission
myself.
So
I
have
a
lot
of
positive
feelings
about
where
this
wants
to.
Where
what
the
intention
of
this
agenda
item
is.
There
are
a
number
of
questions
that
have
been
raised.
M
Some
buy
me
some
by
others,
on
Council
and
some
by
members
of
the
community
about
this
position
and
I
and
I
can
enumerate
what
some
of
those
questions
are,
but
I'm
uncomfortable
approving
this
or
voting
in
support
of
this
at
this
time.
I
think
what
we've
done
is
in
our
conversation
and
rejection
of
venue
works
proposal
to
take
over
the
BCP,
a
we've
said
what
we
don't
want.
M
We
haven't
really
talked
about
what
we
do
want
and
we
haven't
really
found
any
clarity
on
how
much
private
dollars
we
have
to
spend
where
we're
going
with
the
cultural
creativity,
center
and
and
I'm
also
really
unclear
about
why
this
position
would
be
a
City
position
with
a
pension
and
Miller
Park.
So
logical
society,
development
director
is
paid
for
by
the
Zoological
Society.
So
there's
so
many
questions
that
have
arisen
because
of
this.
M
So
I
would
propose
that
we
not
approved
the
site
I'm,
not
exactly
sure,
rather
how
to
make
this
motion
I
think
what
I'm
proposing
is
that
we
move
this
to
either
a
work
session
or
a
committee
of
the
whole
conversation
where
we
can
look
at
the
entirety
of
this
and
and
really
get
clarity
and
and
and
support
for
where
we
want
this
to
go.
Okay,.
M
Well,
I
think
the
question
would
be:
is
it
appropriate
as
a
work
session
item
before
regular
council
meeting,
or
should
it
be
committee
as
a
whole
and
sooner
rather
than
later,
because
I,
you
know,
as
mr.
tiller
mister
Waldorf
said,
they've
been
waiting
patiently
for
clarification
on
a
number
of
items
related
to
this
and
I
think
we
we
owe
that
to
them,
but.
A
A
A
B
M
N
T
M
Have
clarity
on
and
and
I
and
I
honestly
think
that
if
we,
if
we
try
to
unpack
the
cultural
Commission,
and
just
do
this
one
thing
at
a
time,
we're
never
going
to
have
the
clarity
and
the
support
that
it
deserves.
I
would
like
to
see
us
really
get
our
hands
around.
What
we
want
this
to
be
and
and
launch
it
and
move
on
and.
A
M
A
A
N
A
The
shirt-
okay,
all
right
at
this
point,
we
move
on
to
our
regular
agenda
and
we
have
a
very
oh.
We
have
a
10
minute
presentation
and
a
20
minute
council
discussion
on
part
of
the
downtown
task
force.
Final
report
and
I
will
turn
this
over
to
I,
see
some
task
force.
Members
I,
don't
know
how
you
all
have
divvied
this
up,
but
I
will
turn
this
over
to
you
all.
The
woman
Burgas.
P
Good
evening
we
do
have
a
couple
of
task
force
members
here,
I,
don't
know
if
you
guys
want
to
move
up
those
of
you
who
are
here.
Okay,
you
always
think
you're
comfortable,
where
you
are
so
I.
Think
they're
gonna
leave
me
here,
although
certainly
anyone
on
the
task
force
should
feel
free
to
jump
in
at
any
point
in
time,
because
this
has
been
a
very
collaborative
process
throughout.
P
All
right
by
way
of
basic
reminder,
the
bloomington
downtown
task
force
was
formed
on
May,
8th
2017,
with
the
explicit
goal
of
establishing
top
priorities
for
downtown
Bloomington
and
for
the
next
three
to
five
years
and
to
come
up
with
some
sort
of
action
plan
to
move
those
priorities
forward
and
I.
Think
one
of
the
reasons
for
this
is
because
we've
had
numerous
plans
dealing
with
the
downtown
area
that
make
a
number
of
recommendations,
so
it
is
helpful
to
kind
of
narrow
those
down
in
a
manageable
way.
P
We
were
also
asked
at
the
time
that
the
task
force
was
formed
by
council
to
really
provide
a
clear
line
of
sight
between
those
recommendations
that
we
make
and
the
existing
planning
documents.
And
hopefully
you
will
find
the
final
report
to
have
accomplished
that
goal,
as
you
hoped
it
would.
Each
section
contains
a
number
of
citations
back
to
our
master
plans.
P
So
you'll
know
where
we
got
some
of
these
ideas
and
we
believe
that
there's
firm
justification
for
doing
that
and
I
think
I
really
appreciated
this
guidance
given
to
us
from
counsel,
because
it
really
honors
and
recognizes
the
incredible
honor
work
and
expertise
that
has
gone
into
developing
our
master
plans.
So
at
no
point
in
time
was
our
goal
to
in
any
way
repeat.
The
activities
had
already
been
repeated,
but
basically
just
to
build
upon
them.
As
the
reminder
of
the
task
force
started
out
with
nine
members.
P
Trisha
skilar
during
the
pendency
of
this
board
did
go
on
to
staff
and
at
that
point,
I
moved
into
a
staff
role,
and
but
I
would
really
like
to
thank
the
members
who
volunteered
their
time
and
efforts
in
this
endeavor
I
mean
they
had
to
go
through
hundreds
of
pages,
maybe
thousands,
probably
hundreds,
hundreds
of
pages
of
documents
and
educate
themselves
about
what
they
already
said.
It
was
certainly
very
educational
to
me.
P
I
was
you
know,
thought
I
was
familiar
with
the
plan
and
realized
that
once
I
began
digging
much
more
deep,
deeply
I
had
forgotten
a
lot
of
what
was
in
there
and
and
really
embraced
this
role,
knowing
that
when
it
comes
to
downtown
oftentimes,
these
can
be
very
robust,
passionate
and-
and
sometimes
very
you
know,
in
difficult
conversations.
There's
a
lot
of.
P
Differing
public
opinions
on
downtown
and
so
knowing
even
knowing
that
they
embrace
this
role
and
in
many
instances,
went
above
and
beyond,
not
just
showing
up
to
meetings
but
getting
to
know
our
plans
by
hearts
being
able
to
recite
them
and
also
taking
the
initiative
to
meet
with
stakeholders
and
to
give
extra
time.
So
the
amount
of
time
you
see
in
terms
of
meetings
and
meeting
minutes
really
does
not
reflect
the
amount
of
time
that
these
individuals
dedicated
to
the
city
and
the
furtherance
of
this
goal.
The
process
was
relatively
straightforward.
P
We
started
with
the
planning
documents
which
were
provided
to
all
of
our
members,
those
included
the
Bloomington
comprehensive
plan,
also
known
as
bring
it,
bring
it
on
Bloomington.
It
also
included
the
downtown
strategic
plan,
which
is
often
referred
to
as
the
far
plan
and
a
few
other
smaller
plans,
such
as
the
downtown
streetscape
plan.
Looking
at
the
downtown
area,
we
also
supplemented
that
with
staff
presentations
to
make
sure
we
were
aware
of
current
conditions.
P
We
talked
about
placemaking,
we
talked
about
safety,
we
talked
about
a
number
of
different
items
as
they
related
to
those
plans
and
had
a
number
of
members
of
staff
come
visit
us
and
and
give
us
that
we
also
held
a
public
listening
session
that
was
well
attended
and,
of
course,
all
our
meetings
were
public
publicly
posted
and
we
encouraged,
especially
during
the
early
process.
We
encouraged
more
of
a
roundtable
type
meeting
so
that
people
who
were
there
could
participate
and
feel
comfortable
providing
their
feedback
to
the
task
force.
P
As
we
continued
our
work,
the
initial
preliminary
findings
were
reported
on
August
30
for
31st,
and
then
the
final
report
was
ratified
on
october
24th
and
we're
very
pleased
to
be
presenting
a
part
portion
of
that
to
you
here
today,
final
report
organization,
that
we
were
encouraged
by
Tom
day
Briner,
the
director
of
our
community
development
department,
to
begin
looking
at
ways
to
improve
the
downtown
area
in
three
different
categories:
placemaking,
supportive
and
catalyst
and-
and
so
placemaking-
is
very,
very
straightforward.
It's
those
things
that
make
the
downtown
area
a
nice
place
to
visit.
P
P
I
know
this
was
very
important
for
the
entire
group.
We
learned
a
lot
through
this
process
and
this
was
one
of
those
areas
and
encourage
us
to
look
at
a
catalyst
project
in
a
much
narrower
focus
than
perhaps
I
had
been,
and
it
only
are
those
projects
that
are
likely
to
bring
large
numbers
of
new
people
into
the
downtown
area
on
a
daily
basis.
P
P
So
we're
not
even
talking
three
to
five
years
here,
we're
talking
things
that
can
be
done
in
the
next
season
or
perhaps
to
number
one,
and
this
was
an
area
we
received
a
lot
of
public
support
for
with
him.
It
was
increased
amounts
of
decorative
lighting
and
we've
certainly
seen
the
impacts
of
that,
because
our
Parks
Department
is
already
ahead
of
us
on
this
one
hit
and
this
holiday
season
had
more
decorative
lighting
than
in
the
past,
and
I've
heard
lots
of
compliments
about
the
downtown
area.
In
that
regard.
P
The
other
one
is
this
notion
of
public
art,
so
we
already
have
a
very
robust
art
community
in
the
downtown
area.
It's
something
that
our
residents
value.
We
can
also
make
that
functional.
This
is
one
of
my
favorite
examples
of
that,
a
crosswalk
that
is
marked.
So
not
only
does
this
type
of
activity
enhance
the
appearance
of
downtown,
but
it
also
has
safety
aspects
by
reminding
drivers
and
other
users
of
the
street
that
this
is
an
area
where
pedestrians
are
welcome
to
be
and
see.
Next
we
get
into
public
spaces
and
walkability
again.
P
P
That's
going
to
hurt
any
of
the
individuals
who
are
already
invested
a
great
deal
in
that
area,
so,
but
we
can
still
achieve
that
feeling
and
that
desire
and
that's
looking
at
some
of
the
innovations
as
what's
called
a
shared
space
model.
So
that
picture
you
see
there
on
your
left
or
your
right.
I,
don't
know
the
one
with
the
bikes
depending
on
which
direction
you're.
Looking
my
left
is
a
shared
Street
example.
P
This
notion
that
the
street
and
the
public
right-of-way
can
be
merged
in
a
way
beyond
traditional
streets
and
sidewalks,
so
that
it
is
something
that
is
usable
by
everyone,
and
so,
when
you
do
close
it
down
for
special
events,
it
has
a
different
feeling.
It
is
much
more
appealing
to
be
in
a
public
plaza
type
place
than
it
is
to
be
in
a
big
sunny.
You
know
Sun
Park
Street,
although
I
think
we
all
might
appreciate
a
little
more
sunshine
these
days,
the
other
one
is
public
spaces
in
terms
of
public
plazas.
P
We
heard
a
lot
from
residents
about
a
desire
to
have
more
places
for
public
gatherings
and
here's
where
we
kind
of
as
a
downtown
luck
out,
because
we
already
have
a
public
plaza
in
front
of
the
Law
and
Justice
Center
and
I'll
talk
about
that
more
in
just
a
moment,
although
I'm
not
talking
fast
enough
because
I'm
running
out
of
time,
but
I'll
talk
about
that
more
in
a
moment.
But
this
notion
that
downtown
is
more
than
just
a
place
to
go
for
a
single
destination,
but
that
is
it.
P
It
was
throughout
this
process
that
it
was
a
limited
process
and
that
while
we
may
make
recommendations
a
great
deal
more
due
diligence
needs
to
be
taken
before
any
of
these
particular
recommendations
can
be
followed
through
by
council.
This
is
a
good
example
of
this,
so
we
made
some
recommendations
with
regard
to
parking.
P
We
fully
expect
and
hope
that
if
the
council
is
interested
in
exploring
that
that
it
sends
it
on,
for
example,
in
this
particular
instance
to
the
the
traffic
advisor
and
Advisory
Commission,
someone
to
look
at
it
in
more
detail
and
tell
us
if
we're
missing
anything.
But
on
the
surface
we
see
merit
to
this
potential
idea,
because
when
it
came
to
parking,
we
heard
from
many
people
a
desire
to
improve
parking
in
downtown,
and
the
report
goes
into
some
of
the
the
interesting
things
that
were
uncovered
in
expectations
versus
reality.
And
what
is
it?
P
What
is
an
acceptable
amount
of
parking
in
a
downtown
area?
But
we
did
notice
that
in
the
short
term,
we
can
change
some
of
those
perceptions,
because
the
perception
is
the
downtown
lacks
sufficient,
accessible
parking
right.
I
mean
this
is
I'm
sure,
not
a
surprise
to
any
of
you.
So
one
of
the
recommendations
is
to
take
Main
and
Center,
reduce
it
from
two
lanes
down
to
one
so
that
both
sides
of
the
street
can
have
diagonal
parking
and
I
used.
P
This
particular
portion
of
Main
Street,
because
you
can
see
the
incredible
difference
in
amount
of
parking
space
if
you
get
from
diagonal
versus
parallel-
and
this
is
a
relatively
quick
and
easy
way
to
increase
the
amount
of
parking
in
the
downtown
area
in
the
short
term.
Now
I'm
not
going
to
tell
you
that
the
long
term
fix
it
is
not,
but
when
it
comes
to
bringing
new
people
to
downtown
and
changing
some
perceptions,
something
like
this
could
be
effective,
but
there
may
be
things
that
we
haven't
thought
about.
P
This
does
require
getting
what
rid
of
one
lane
of
traffic
and-
and
there
are
some
downsides
to
that
primary
one-
being
there's
some
degree
of
interest
in
the
community
in
taking
Main
and
center
back
to
to
bi-directional
traffic
as
opposed
to
one-way.
But
anyway,
the
recommendation
in
the
short
term
is
to
change
that
to
really
deal
with
one
of
these
perceptions.
We
have
in
downtown
and
and
honestly
a
negative
perception.
P
So
that's
you
a
couple
of
areas
of
opportunity
in
the
very
very
short
term.
That
I
would
like
the
the
council
to
at
least
think
about
in
terms
of
moving
forward.
Both
of
these
pictures
number
one,
the
one
on
the
left
is
a
street.
As
you
can
see
that's
front.
Street
is
in
terrible
condition.
It's
gotten
significantly
worse
because
of
the
infrastructure
that
was
performed
this
summer,
and
it
needs
to
be
resurfaced.
P
In
fact,
the
community,
not
the
Public,
Works
Department
tentatively,
it's
my
understanding
tentatively,
has
both
front
and
Jefferson
in
the
downtown
area
on
the
resurfacing
plan
for
next
year.
So
that
creates
the
opportunity.
Now
is
the
time
if
council
wants
to
do
something
different
to
look
at
different
models,
because
once
we
resurface
those
streets,
we
they
they're
good
for
fifteen
or
thirty
years,
depending
on
how
long
we
get-
hopefully
thirty
so
there's
an
opportunity
and
a
window
that
is
closing
to
the
right
there.
P
That's
getting
back
to
that
public
plaza
and
the
fact
that
residents
in
the
community
would
like
more
opportunities
for
having
public
areas
and
I
got
a
lot
of
criticism.
I
actually
gave
a
question-and-answer
at
the
History
Museum,
and
a
couple
people
came
up
to
me
afterwards
and
said
that
that
somehow
I
managed
to
take
the
one
good
picture
of
the
Law
and
Justice
Center
public
plaza.
P
All
we
have
to
do
is
partner
with
the
county
to
make
that
a
desirable,
desirable
space
partner
with
the
county
to
allow
our
downtown
Development
District
to
program
there
to
have
events
in
that
area,
oh
and
back
to
the
shared
street
model.
So,
as
I
mentioned,
Jefferson
Street
is
up
for
resurfacing.
One
thing
the
council
may
want
to
consider
is
whether
we
want
to
try
something
different,
and
these
are
some
of
the
shared
Street
models.
There's
no
single
model.
So
when
I
share
it's
a
shared
Street,
it
means
a
lot
of
different
things.
P
Some
of
them
look
more
like
a
traditional
Street.
Some
of
them
look
less
like
a
traditional
Street,
but
you
can
see
how
in
a
downtown
area,
this
creates
a
different
feeling,
a
different
ambiance,
a
different
way
of
using
and
interacting
with
the
public
right
away
and
actually
recapturing
that
public
right-of-way,
which
is
which
is
pretty
prime
area
in
a
downtown,
so
that
everyone
can
use
it.
But
this
is
an
area
where
we'd
have
to
put
a
lot
of
time,
a
thought
into
what
that
would
look
like
if
we
were
interested
in
moving
forward
in
Bloomington.
P
So
why
do
I
suggest
is,
if
counsel
were
interested
in
exploring
this
further,
that
we
consider
a
pilot
project
just
on
the
northern
block
of
Jefferson
Street.
That
is
bordering
that
the
History
Museum
that
that
square
is
considered
to
be.
You
know,
an
area
of
prime
use
in
terms
of
public
events.
It
has
the
farmers
market
every
Saturday
that
we
might
consider
whether
or
not
we
want
to
do
a
pilot
project
there
to
see
what
we
can
achieve
to
see.
P
M
P
Do
not,
and
and
that's
one
of
the
limitations
I
think
at
the
task
force.
We
were
very
aware
that
the
task
force
was
not
empowered
and
and
I'm
not
suggesting
it
should
have
been,
but
it
was
not
empowered
to
to
use
any
staff
resources
or
to
do
outside
studies,
and
so
we
did
not
I
think
that
this
would
be
an
area
where,
perhaps
that
the
council
is
interested,
perhaps
the
Public
Works
Department
can
provide
us
with
some
concepts
or
some
way
to
get
that
information.
Yeah.
N
Wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
the
task
force
for
the
work
that
was
put
in.
I
came
to
a
couple
of
meetings
and
some
of
the
public
meetings
as
well,
and
the
discussions
were
robust
and
I
saw
things
suggested
that
I
never
would
have
thought
of
for
downtown
up.
That's
why
I'm
not
a
city
planner,
but
just
the
idea
that
we
there
is
so
much
potential
and
the
way
that
the
task
force
looked
at
potentially
bringing
that
forward.
So,
thanks
to
everybody
that
helped
with
that
yeah.
Q
You
and
thank
you
Amelia
for
putting
all
this
together
and
taking
the
leadership
and
crafting
this
to
the
very
end
here,
especially
this.
This
presentation
I
think
it's
just
a
really
good
job
of
encapsulating
some
some
visuals
and
some
things
that
we
can
do
looking
through
the
packet.
It
had
really
noted
that
this
is
discussion
only
and
I
feel,
like
we've
been
discussing
downtown
a
lot.
Is
there
a
vision
to
bring
back
actual
ordinance
recommendations
to
accomplish
them?
The
things
highlighted
in
this
plan
I
think.
P
And
I
think
that's
counsels.
Discretion
I
certainly
would
defer
to
the
mayor
if
he
has
a
specific
idea
for
how
to
move
forward
I
think
as
task
force
chair.
What
I
would
like
to
see
is
the
council
ratifying
the
recommendations
in
the
final
task
force
report,
because
I
think
that
would
empower
staff
to
begin
looking
into
some
of
the
proposals.
Q
Q
I
mean
that
that
draws
thousands
of
people
downtown
and
what
I
continue
to
hear
is
people
want
those
types
of
things
to
happen,
and
how
do
we
enable
those
things
to
to
continue
from
a
policy
standpoint?
You
know
I
remember
almost
five
years
ago
now,
talking
about
shutting
down
the
main
street
from
10:00
p.m.
to
2:00
a.m.
Thursday,
Friday
and
Saturday
I
mean
let's,
let's
try
it
out.
Let's
give
it
a
whirl
the
parking
I.
Q
If
you
go
back
to
that
slide,
you
kind
of
had
a
different
interpretation
that
one
want
the
parallel
parking
and
then
the
angled
parking.
You
had
a
slightly
different
interpretation
that
that
the
night
I
saw
of
it
I
see
this
all
the
time
downtown
people
some
reason
aren't
adverse
to
parallel
parking
and
will
drive
a
block
to
go
in
an
angled
spot
when
there's
sufficient
parking-
if
you
you
know,
can
just
back
in
and
just
do
the
parallel
parking.
Q
So
if
that's
the
case
and
that's
the
flavor
of
the
community,
then
we
need
to
accommodate
that
to
drive
those
visitors
down
there
I'm
a
big
believer
too,
that
we
need
to
be
having
paid
parking.
These
should
be
metered
and
you
in
dollar
an
hour,
and
if
you
buy
a
cup
of
coffee
or
get
a
sandwich
or
whatever
it
might
be,
buy
something
you
can
get
your
ticket
comped.
These
are
the
types
of
things
that
can
be
revenue,
generators
for
us
that
can
fund
some
of
these
types
of
projects.
Q
I
guess
in
summary,
I
would
say.
I
would
really
encourage
the
mayor
and
this
council
to
seriously
consider
these
types
of
proposals
to
actually
make
some
definitive
changes
to
our
downtown.
It's
great
it's
an
asset,
but
we
could
be
doing
a
lot
more
with
it.
I
think
the
residents
would
find
that
to
be
a
asset
for
it
for
them
and
I.
Think
there's
a
lot
of
value
in
the
things
that
we're
talking
about
even
outside
of
a
catalyst
project.
Q
A
U
My
first
thought
is:
I'll
hold
the
camera
for
the
Scott
black
parallel
parking
driving
video
that
we're
gonna
make
to
put
out
on
YouTube,
so
well
take
care
of
that
for
you
Scott
and
mayor.
Thank
you
for
that
and
Scott.
Thank
you
for
asking
for
some
of
those
questions.
U
You
know
there
was
some
I've
obviously
been
downtown
for
a
very
long
time,
and
there
were
things
that
I
learned
as
part
of
this
process
again
that
I
thought
I
knew
as
well,
and
one
of
the
big
things
that
we
heard
a
lot
of
from
property
owners
all
over
downtown.
Is
they
want
the
ability
to
do
more?
They
feel
like
right
now
that
they're
constrained
in
terms
of
things
like
the
ability
to
do
decorative
lighting
outs.
U
Outdoors-
and
you
know
we
heard
multiple
requests
from
people
that
they
want
to
do
more
planning's
and
more
flower
pots
and
more
decorations
and
things
of
that
nature.
So
I
also
heard
from
multiple
owners
that
we
changed
an
ordinance
so
that
we
could
have
outdoor
cafes,
but
there's
still
ordinances
in
places
that
stop
stores
from
having
outdoor
like
sidewalk
sales
and
things
of
that
nature.
U
U
U
I've
already
talked
about
that's
one
of
the
discussions
we
had,
but
it's
just
a
I,
don't
maybe
it's
a
right-brain
left-brain
type
of
thing
when
it
comes
to
looking
at
designs.
I
would
be
horrible
at
planting
anything
of
that
nature,
but
I'm,
not
that
artistic
type,
like
the
the
guys
who
designed
the
parts
and
Rex
plantings
are
so
I
thought
that
was
a
really
cool
concept.
U
There
I
thought
that
was
a
really
cool
idea
that
came
out
of
this
as
well,
and
you
know
it
didn't
necessarily
come
out
of
this,
but
I
think
that
one
of
the
results
that
we
can
talk
about
when
we're
talking
about
public
artwork,
one
of
my
favorite
things
to
watch
all
summer
long
was
all
the
electrical
boxes
getting
arranged
it.
You
know
different
I,
wouldn't
even
see
it
happening
and
I
just
walked
by
like
when
did
that
one
just
get
painted.
U
That
was
really
cool
I,
like
the
dinosaur
in
the
box
over
by
the
Lincoln
Center
parking
deck.
So
you
know
I
think
a
lot
of
what
we
were
talking
about.
A
lot
of
the
easy
things
here
is
empowering
people
to
keep
going
and
let
them
do
more
and
not
just
basically
get
out
of
their
way
and
let
people
go
forward
and
be
awesome.
So
you
know,
and
and
thank
you
to
everybody
else
who
was
on
the
task
force
or.
U
Things
but
I
know
that
I
know
that
planning
has
been
doing
a
comprehensive
signage
report
that
they've
been
working
on,
and
so
a
couple
things
that
we
talked
about.
We
got
delayed
to
say:
okay,
we're
just
gonna,
wait
to
see
what
planning
comes
forward
with
their
signage
plan
in
terms
of
what
they
can
do
there,
and
you
know
at
one
of
the
meetings
Katie
had
said
that
maybe
we
can
incorporate
some
of
the
changes
in
decorative
lighting
and
Christmas
Lighting's
and
things
of
that
nature
into
that
that
signage
plan
as
well.
U
So
we
touched
on
it
a
little
bit,
but
we
did.
We
also
didn't
have
a
lot
of
time
and
you
know
we.
We
also
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
had
the
Council's
feedback
on
what
to
actually
spend
time
on.
We
spit
balled
a
ton
of
ideas,
and
we
had
some
great
conversations
that
came
up,
but
now
it's
the
Council
to
say
what
we're
interested
in
and
where
we
want
staff
to
spend
time.
Looking
at
ordinances
so
and.
A
And
one
of
the
ordinances,
the
sidewalk
cafe,
ruins
that
that
is
almost
three
years
old
is
something
that
we
were
going
to
look
at
after
a
year
and
we
haven't
looked
at
it
after
year,
like
rosie's.
It
requires
some
sort
of
you
know
area
to
be
roped
off.
That's
not
the
case
in
normal
and
that's
case
in
most
cities,
I
think.
A
And
you
can
you
there
are
places
where
they
serve
alcohol
and
it's
not
roped
off
and
it
rome
doesn't
fall
so
again
it
could
be
another
possibility
that
there
we
may
have
more
activity
outside
now.
Obviously
it
wouldn't
be
today,
but
there
might
be
times
where
people
might
be
more
interested
in
gonna
be
51
on
Thursday.
That
might
be
enough
for
some
okay
that
might
be
in
the
other
thing
in
terms
of
parallel
parking
aldermen
black,
unless
you
might
get
a
raise
or
something,
but
as
of
2019,
there
will
be
a
model.
A
Audi
I
have
no
stock
in
Audi.
I
have
no
stalking
anything
I,
don't
have
money
where
you
will
have
a
car
that
will
automatically
parallel
park
for
you,
so
the
cars
that
drive
for
you
are
not
that
far
around
the
corner.
If
there
are
parallel
park
for
you,
they
can
do
a
lot
of
things
FYI.
So
other
comments
by
members
of
the
yes,
which
you
have
the
floor,.
P
I
just
wanted
to
when
alderman
black
was
talking.
It
reminded
me
of
something
that
I
wanted
to
share
with
you
all
is
that
many
of
these
proposals
are
interrelated
and
I.
Think
parking
is
an
excellent
one.
On
page
nine
of
the
final
report,
we
talked
about
some
findings
from
the
downtown
strategy
plan
that
I
thought
we
were
very,
very
educational,
because
the
one
thing
we
heard
as
a
task
force
is
there
mister
perception.
We
lack
adequate
parking
in
downtown,
but
the
reality
is.
We
have
plenty
of
parking,
but
there's
a
reason.
P
We
have
a
perception
issue
and
that's
that
has
to
do
with
the
willingness
to
walk
scale
and
then
in
downtown
Bloomington.
The
Willington
to
walk
is
about
500
feet
in
a
fully
robust
revitalized
downtown.
You
can
expect
something
almost
three
times
as
far
and
you
know
we
could
tell
people
just
walk
farther,
but
I
think
we
would
be
unsuccessful
in
that,
because
there's
a
reason,
people
don't
want
to
walk
in
our
downtown
it's
because
it
lacks
walkability.
So
it's
kind
of
interrelated.
P
We
do
these
other
things
to
improve,
walkability
and,
and
the
feelings
in
downtown
make
it
more
interesting
to
walk.
We
may
see
some
of
those
parking
perceptions
change
and
that
that
desire,
or
that
willingness
to
walk
farther
to
go
further.
So
really,
a
lot
of
these
proposals
are
very
interrelated
and
and.
M
I
have
one
one
more
question
actually
and
it's
a
follow-up
to
Scott's
question
I'm,
looking
on
page
16,
where
there's
additional
areas
of
opportunity
and
and
some
of
them,
some
of
them
really
don't
seem
like
they
carry
a
price
tag
with
them,
but
may
have
very
strong
return
on
investment,
for
example,
empowering
the
Historic
Preservation
Commission
to
evaluate
buildings
for
us,
for
you
know,
make
sure
that
our
zoning
changes
permanent
public
recycling
bins.
Please
I
mean.
P
A
Actually
alderman
olive
woman,
Schmidt
and
I
have
been
talking
about
this
for
and
a
half
years
is
what
can
we
do
for
downtown
and
I'm?
Looking
at
Steve,
I
shouldn't
be
looking
at
you
Jeff,
because
I
know
we
can
do
that
Steve
and
maybe
others
is
what
can
we
do
like
the
heav'n,
uptown
or
lots
of
places
where
or
maybe
even
the
Colosseum
the
Colosseum
is
another
might
be
another
place.
A
A
D
M
B
A
Q
A
May
be
Steve
if
we
can
do
that,
maybe
we
mean
this
is
this
should
be
a
could
even
be
a
five
minute
item
for
the
next
meeting.
Okay,
we're
moving
on
low-lying
fruit,
even
as
we
speak.
Thank
you
thank
you
Jamie
and
thank
you
Kim
for
serving
on
the
board
very
much
appreciate
your
ideas.
Okay,
all
right!
At
this
point,
we
move
to
our
last
item
is
discussion
and
possible
directions
on
the
operational
structure
of
the
John
M
Scott
trust,
and
we
have
a
review
and
discuss
possible
direction.
Opportunities
by
the
John
M
Scott
trust.
A
R
Yes,
I
thought:
if
it's
all
right
with
you
mayor
and
the
council,
I
would
just
kind
of
start
with
some
very
high-level
remarks.
Then
we
have
supervisor
scholars
here
who
would
like
to
offer
a
few
comments
and
Susan
Gant
from
the
Commission.
We
also
have
the
attorney
for
the
trust
Tom
her.
That
is
able
to
answer
any
questions
as
well,
so
we'll
try
and
keep
this
brief.
The
council
memo
provides
kind
of
a
high-level
overview,
but
essentially
the
last
time
we
talked
about
this.
R
There
seemed
to
be
what
we
consider
to
be
a
consensus
or
some
growing
direction,
to
look
at
a
model
that
focused
more
on
grants
from
the
trust
as
opposed
to
direct
services.
However,
one
of
the
items
that
was
discussed
by
several
council
members
was
having
kind
of
a
revolving
grant
that
could
potentially
go
to
Bloomington
Township.
R
That
would
continue
to
allow
the
supervisor
in
the
township
to
continue
to
provide
some
direct
services
that
was
being
advocated
for
my
supervisor
score
it.
So
we
went
back
in
a
kind
of
a
working
group
worked
on
some
revised
documents.
You
now
have
in
front
of
you
an
amended
declaration
of
trust
that
sets
up
kind
of
this
new
format
in
this
new
programming.
Along
with
what
would
be
new
bylaws
for
the
Commission,
the
Commission
remains
purely
advisory.
They
would
be
responsible
for
evaluating
and
recommending
a
small
number
of
grants.
R
You
know
say
four
to
five
grants
to
different
organizations
that
provide
kind
of
the
medical
services
that
were
originally
contemplated
by
Judge
Scott
again,
one
of
those
would
potentially
be
to
the
Bloomington
Township
that
could
continue
to
provide
the
type
of
direct
services
that
were
being
proposed
by
supervisor
skill
Road.
This
these
recommendations
would
then
come
from
the
Commission
to
the
City
Council.
R
As
trustee
you
guys
would
then
have
the
ultimate
say
on
whether
or
not
you
agreed
with
the
grants
that
were
being
proposed
and
whether
or
not
they
should
be
funded
or
not,
and
how
that
money
is
going
to
be
spent.
A
couple
of
caveats
to
all
of
this.
This
contemplates
that
we
would
dissolve
the
intergovernmental
agreement
with
the
township
so
that
the
township
would
no
longer
be
serving
as
the
administrator
of
this
trust.
Instead,
we've
looked
at.
R
Maybe
doing
an
internal
operation
of
that
with
our
current
grants,
coordinator,
Jennifer,
Toni,
potentially
being
that
person
that
would
help.
We
still
need
to
kind
of
do
some
final
evaluation
as
to
what
exactly
those
time
commitments
would
be
and
what
the
reimbursement
would
be
for
that.
So
that's
something
that
we're
still
fine-tuning
at
the
council
tonight
were
to
say
yes,
you're
on
the
right
direction,
go
back
and
make
some
final
tweaks
to
this
come
back
and
tell
us
what
those
numbers
look
like.
R
What
exactly
that
time,
commitment
looks
like
our
next
step
would
be
to
get
together
as
a
staff
and
to
fine-tune
that
and
and
narrow
that
down,
but
that
would
be
one
next
step
for
staff.
Two
other
quick
things
I
would
mention
the
that
these
documents
are
drafted.
The
the
Commission
is
a
little
bit
of
a
different
makeup
than
what
we
currently
have.
Currently
the
Commission's
made
up
of
certain
representatives
from
certain
entities
within
the
community.
R
The
the
new
proposed
makeup
is
to
have
certain
disciplines,
medical
backgrounds,
finance,
administrative
backgrounds,
that
type
of
thing,
so
there's
not
specific
organizations
that
we
will
pull
people
from
with
limited
exception
to
that
and
under
the
proposed
bylaws.
It
says
that
one
of
the
members
can
be
a
representative
from
Bloomington
Township
or
a
representative
of
other
Township
supervisors.
R
You
do
have
the
option,
and
one
of
the
things
that
was
discussed
was
to
just
continue
to
require
the
supervisor
Bloomington
Township,
to
be
a
standing
member
of
that
Commission,
and
you
can
either
have
that
in
the
bylaws
or
in
the
trust
document.
If
it's
in
the
trust
document,
we
have
to
go
back
to
court
to
revise
that.
R
If
it's
in
the
bylaws,
that's
just
going
to
require
your
approval
to
have
a
little
bit
more
flexibility
and
change
that
the
same
goes
with
the,
how
strict
or
how
you
want
to
set
up
that
potential
revolving
grant
to
the
city
of
Bloomington
Township.
The
way
it's
in
the
documents
in
front
of
you
tonight,
it's
in
the
bylaws,
I
believe,
and
so
that
would
just
essentially
provide
that
the
supervisor
every
year
can
propose
that
for
one
of
those
direct
services
grants,
the
Commission
would
evaluate
that
make
the
recommendations
to
you
as
the
trustee.
R
We
could
have
that
a
little
bit.
You
know
more
narrow
or
broader,
depending
on
the
temperature
of
the
council,
but
that's
how
it's
set
up
in
the
documents
proposed
to
you.
If
you
want
it
to
be
more
an
alternative
to,
that
would
be
to
put
it
in
the
in
the
actual
trust
document
or
more
clearly
in
the
bylaws
that
that
is
to
be
one
of
the
potential
grants.
That's
that's
going
to
be
considered
each
year
depending
on
there
being
a
need
for
that.
So
those
are
some
of
the
high
level
changes
again.
R
We
really
tonight
wanted
to
just
get
back
the
most
recent
drafts
to
you
see
if
there
continues
to
be
a
consensus
to
move
to
this
type
of
a
model
see
if
there
are
other
tweaks
questions
choose
that
you,
as
the
council
want
to
address
that
we
can
go
back.
Reevaluate
come
back
eventually
for
final
approval.
R
We
do
once
we
do
kind
of
have
that
you
know
looking
like
we're
getting
close,
we'll
come
back
with
an
ordinance
to
authorize
all
of
these
changes
to
dissolve
the
intergovernmental
agreement,
and
then
we
will
have
to
go
into
court
to
seek
the
to
amend
the
trust
and
do
that
amended
declaration,
and
that's
what
will
really
get
all
of
the
changes
going.
Look
at.
A
R
There
are
a
couple,
I
think
problems
that
we're
trying
to
fix
one
we're
trying
to
make
sure
that
we
keep
overhead
as
low
as
possible
of
the
trust
we're
trying
to
maximize
the
amount
of
people
that
are
helped
and
served
by
the
money
that
we're
using
from
the
trust,
we're
also
trying
to
kind
of
navigate
a
changing
healthcare
landscape
where
people
are
getting
their
health
care
needs,
met
in
different
ways
from
the
government.
So
there's
there's
kind
of
in
this
changing
landscape.
R
That's
kind
of
created
all
of
these
differences
recently
that
we're
trying
to
address
and
navigate
one
part
of
that,
though,
is
I,
think
continuing
to
maintain
flexibility,
because
just
because
right
now
our
health
care
system
is
set
up.
This
way
doesn't
mean
that
next
year,
or
in
three
years
it's
going
to
be
set
up
that
way.
So
the
mere
fact
that
we
would,
you
know
potentially
go
to
a
grants
model
now-
may
mean
we,
you
know
in
in
five
years.
R
Maybe
that
doesn't
make
sense
depending
on
what
the
national
landscape
is
and
what
the
needs
are
of
the
community.
But
that
I
would
say
are
the
issues
that
we're
trying
to
address
and
trying
to
solve.
Thank
you
and
with
that,
if
it's
all
right
with
the
council,
I'd
I
turn
it
over
to
supervisor
skill,
read
just
a
few
quick
comments
or
that.
C
S
Thank
you
for
giving
me
an
opportunity
to
speak
to
you
tonight.
I
do
have
a
couple
of
positive
changes
that
I'd
like
to
express
that
I
agree
with
in
the
amended
documents,
both
the
Declaration
of
Trust
and
the
bylaws,
and
that
is
the
clarification
to
serve
all
of
McClain
County.
We
have
as
past
practice
been
doing
that
anyway,
but
it
was
nice
to
see
that
that
clarification
exists,
also,
a
clarification
of
the
staff
administrator
and
the
roles
and
responsibilities
of
the
trustee
and
the
commissioners.
S
I
think
there
are
some
good
things
in
there,
especially
with
conflict
of
interest
as
well
in
reviewing
the
staff
administrator
information.
I.
Do
think
that
this
is
the
amended
documents,
do
add
more
time
to
what's
existing
in
the
efforts
to
administrate
additional
or
take
minutes
and
do
additional
reporting
and
administrative
duties
for
the
other
committees
that
they're
providing
in
there
I
do
have
a
few
questions
that
I'd,
like
you
to
ponder,
based
on
what
you're,
seeing
in
the
amended
documents
that
I
would
love
to
have
answers
to.
S
S
Those
tweaks
could
have
benefited
many
more
people
in
terms
of
those
that
are
on
Medicaid,
but
those
services
aren't
being
provided
and
no
income.
Those
would
no
income
that
could
have
helped
as
well.
So
I
just
wanted
to
state
that
coming
from
the
social
service
perspective,
I
see
this
on
a
daily
basis
in
terms
of
what's
presented
at
the
Township,
so
not
hearing
a
decision
on
whether
this
is
going
to
transfer
to
a
501
C
3.
My
next
question
is:
why
not
be
OMA
compliant.
S
The
greatest
transparency
to
a
public
to
the
public
is
to
abide
by
Open
Meetings
Act.
If
the
Commission
complied
with
Open
Meetings
Act.
A
lot
of
the
redoing
of
the
bylaws
is
not
necessary.
Article
6,
the
meeting
of
the
bylaw
that
longer
bylaws
would
not
even
be
a
part
of
it
because
it
would
be
a
part
of
the
city
what
the
bylaws
could
be
codified
to
add
to
the
city
code,
just
like
any
of
the
other
commissions
and
committees.
S
So
one
thing
that
I
wanted
to
bring
up
that
I
had
learned
through
a
conference
that
existed
for
Township
officials
of
Illinois,
which
is
again
a
public
body
according
to
Neil
Olsen,
who
is
the
from
the
office
of
the
Attorney
General,
a
public
body
is
determined
with
the
following
factors:
one
who
appoints
the
members
to
what
the?
What
are
the
he's
assigned
duties.
Three
is
its
accountable
to
any
larger
public
body
and
four:
does
the
entity
have
a
budget
I?
S
S
If
it
is
the
intent
of
the
City
Council
to
serve
the
population
of
McClung
McLean
County
residents
in
identifying
the
unmet
need
I
mean
identified
it
identifying
unmet
need
through
a
program
such
as
Township.
Then
we
have
an
issue,
because
the
city
of
city
of
Bloomington
Township
serves
only
those
individuals
within
the
boundary
of
the
city
of
Bloomington,
so
who
then,
would
serve
the
other
individuals
of
McLean
County?
If
you
say
other
townships,
such
as
normal
Township,
fine,
well
good.
What
about
the
extended
areas
of
McLean?
S
County
I
have
an
example
that
I
want
to
share
with
you
that
just
happened
on
December
19th,
a
mom
and
her
18
year
old
son,
who
is
an
adult
and
is
qualified,
was
qualified
for
John
and
Scott
came
into
the
office
and
were
troubled
because
they
didn't
have
Medicaid,
it
had
lapsed,
and
so
they
were
out
of
medication
for
his
seizures,
so
in
that
time
period
that
they
needed
to
become
eligible.
He
was
away
from
this
include
paperwork
and
eligibility
criteria
that
we
meet
in
that
time
frame.
This
individual
went
for
one
without
their
medication.
S
She
came
in
one
week
later
this
18
year
old,
who
is
from
Hayworth
by
the
way,
not
Bloomington
from
Hayworth
and
fits
again
within
the
McLean
County
had
a
seizure
in
our
office-
and
this
was
a
second
seizure
that
day
and
this
mother
was
absolutely
just
distraught
horrified
by
the
situation,
but
extremely
grateful.
We
called
9-1-1.
We
got
the
information
process
called
the
pharmacy,
worked
it
out,
so
that
this
individual
could
get
the
medication
immediately
upon
their
release
from
the
situation
at
the
township.
S
The
mother
was
absolutely
emotional
and
said
that
she
don't
she
does
not
did
not
know
how
she
would
have
dealt
with
this
having
no
money
and
not
having
John
I'm
Scott.
A
part
of
that.
This
is
what
we
see
a
Township.
Yes,
it's
less
frequently
than
it
happened
in
the
past,
but
it's
because
eligibility
criteria
hasn't
been
changed.
This
I
believe
is
what
John
and
Scott
intended
as
part
of
the
trust
with
direct
services
and
grants.
S
S
Okay,
so
the
restriction
that
the
city
of
Bloomington
has
a
significant.
It
only
deals
with
city
of
Bloomington
and
that's
something
that
we
would
need
to
address.
So
in
finalizing
this,
whether
this
become
a
city
of
Bloomington,
administrated,
John,
M,
Scott
program,
or
it
remains
at
the
city
of
Bloomington
Township,
which
at
this
point
we
are
at
4%
administrative
cost.
So
I
find
that
our
situation
is
very
competitive
in
terms
of
how
we're
dealing
with
administrative,
Lea
I
believe
that
the
direct
services
should
be
still
considered
and
I.
Ask
you
to
think
through
that
all.
A
A
A
V
Most
of
my
interaction
has
been
with
from
a
legal
standpoint.
It's
been
with
mr.
Jergens,
the
City
Council
and
the
Commission
that
is
correct
and
I've
addressed
the
City
Council
as
a
whole,
but
from
a
legal
standpoint,
I
represent
the
trustee,
not
the
mayor,
not
the
individual
council
members.
The
city
of
Bloomington
has
a
trust.
It's
a
little
bit
unusual
I
have
never
seen
it
before,
may,
never
see
it
again,
where
you
have
a
public
body
acting
as
a
trustee
in
this
fashion.
V
So
admittedly
it
may
seem
unusual,
but
I
represent
the
trust,
the
entity
itself,
and
so
my
approach
to
this
has
been
to
take
into
account
first
of
all,
the
strategic
planning
process
that
the
Commission
went
through,
of
which
Deb
skill
rod
was
the
city's
representative
in
that
as
the
administrator
of
the
trust,
and
she
was
certainly
in
some
of
those
some
of
those
early
planning
meetings,
the
Commission
also
engaged
an
independent
strategic
plan
or,
as
my
recollection
it's
this
is
three
years
ago,
two
or
three
years
ago.
So
some
of
the
details
are
fuzzy.
V
V
All
of
them
have
gone
through
this
process
and
I
think
they
intend
to
continue
to
do
that,
and
that
would
be
an
integral
part
of
how
the
Commission
determines
what
those
needs
are
in
terms
of
the
documents
that
exist
themself.
It's
my
opinion,
they're
no
longer
viable,
I,
think
the
city
has
a
significant
risk
in
under
serving
and
not
meeting
the
needs
as
intended
by
the
trust
without
taking
some
type
of
action.
V
Ultimately,
the
final
discretion
resides
with
the
court,
but
the
city,
as
trustee,
has
certain
certain
duties
and
responsibilities,
which
I
think
are
fairly
clear
in
the
trust
document
and
provide
flexibility,
whether
it's
a
Township
Grant
McLean,
County
residents
Bloomington,
is
in
McLean
County,
so
they
will
be
well
served
appointment
of
commissioners.
I
think
it's
a
lot
of
this
has
been
thought
out
very
carefully
by
the
stakeholders
in
this,
and
so
it's
my
recommendation
that
you
follow
as
best.
You
can
certainly
there's
no
pride
of
authorship
in
this
trust
document.
V
A
V
Again,
I
think
the
that
was
a
motivating
factor.
You
know
and
the
facts
bear
that
out.
The
brown
or
group
study
I
think,
is
it's
clear
on
that
you
don't
have
to
rely
on
on
anything
other
than
other
than
those
facts,
so
that
is
correct.
That
was
a
motivating
force
behind.
You
know
the
decline
in
the
number
of
people
being
served.
There
were
also,
though,
a
number
of
conflicts
between
the
various
documents.
Prior
legal
counsel
for
the
city
did
some
of
the
resolutions
and
the
intergovernmental
agreements,
and
it
was
kind
of
piecemeal
together.
M
Like
this
proposal,
a
great
deal
and
I
think
it
provides
for
a
lot
of
flexibility
I,
particularly
like
the
makeup
of
the
Commission
and
the
way
that
it
can
represent
a
lot
of
different
medical
constituencies.
A
couple
of
questions
miss
Gilbert,
asked
a
little
bit
about
501,
C
3
and
when
I
look
at
the
declaration,
the
amended
declaration
of
trust
there's
an
article
that
speaks
the
administrative
provisions
talks
about
501
C
3.
Is
it
the
intention
that
this
is
a
501
C
3,
or
is
it
a
5?
Well.
V
To
a
501
City
in
and
of
itself
is
automatically
a
501
C
3
organization.
You
don't
have
to
apply
for
tax-exempt
status.
There
was
some
thought
and
some
recommendation
that
I
had
made
early,
that
possibly
this
become
a
separate
501.
C
3,
where
the
city
would
take
a
step
back,
would
still
be
ultimately
the
trustee,
but
it
would
be
a
totally
separate
entity
just
as
a
degree
of
separation
for
a
liability
purposes.
If
you're
going
to
a
grants,
only
program
I,
don't
think
it's
necessary.
V
The
liability
risk
with
with
a
grants
only
program
is
very
minimal.
Some
of
the
language
in
here
I
call
it
the
safe
harbor
language
for
foundations
and
public
charities,
where
we
include
language
about
conflicts
of
interest,
no
private
benefit
for
any
party,
that
type
of
thing
and
that's
all
out
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code.
They
have
sample
model
form,
so
some
of
that
is
right
out
of
the
code,
so
I
did
include
those
and
again
at
some
point
in
the
future.
V
M
And
one
thing
that
I'm
unclear
about
this
does
speak
to
McLean
County
residents.
It
looks
like
and
I'm
looking
at
both
of
you.
It
looks
as
though
there
is
a
privilege
to
the
city
of
Bloomington
Township
for
a
grant
that
is
not
privileged
to
any
other
Township
in
McLean
County.
Is
that
right,
I?
Don't.
V
Know
if
I
would
call
it
a
privilege
what
what
I
tried
to
do
is
again
try
to
accommodate
everybody's
thoughts
and
input
in
on
this,
and
one
of
the
considerations
is
the
township.
They
have
provided
direct
services
over
the
years
and
you
know
I
wanted
to
make
clear,
based
on
my
conversations
that
they
were
an
eligible
grant
recipient,
but
they
were
required
to
meet
all
of
the
requirements
that
any
other
group
would
meet.
You
can't
really
play
favorites
anyway,
so
they
would
be
an
eligible
Township
recipient
it.
V
M
D
V
Framework
yeah,
there's
operational
procedures
and
I
will
point
out
that
I
did
talk
to
two
down
a
Hartwig
about
this,
who
talked
with
Ruth
and
Sakura.
Fraker
got
her
name
right
this
time
and
they're
kind
of
as
a
historical
context
for
including
McLean
County
residents
and
that
transpired
over
the
years,
and
so
that
was
a
direct
result
of
kind
of
her
input
and
I.
Don't
know
how
much
formality
there
was
to
it
with
the
city,
but
she
certainly
expanded
the
population
base
beyond
Bloomington,
which
I
think
is
appropriate
at
the
time.
This
trust
was
drafted.
R
A
R
Be
too
much
in
the
weeds
here,
but
but
I
do
think
one
of
the
things
that
is
an
objective
here
is
not
to
have
20
or
30
grants.
I
think
they're.
Looking
at
you
know
smaller
a
smaller
number
of
grants
with
high
impact,
so
I
think
when
you're
potentially
talking
about
Bloomington,
Township,
you're,
obviously
talking
about
potentially
serving
a
large
number
of
people.
So
it
might
be
the
situation
that
Bloomington
Township
might
be
able
to
make
that
case
a
little
stronger
than
say.
You
know
just
pick.
You
know
Old
Town
Township
or
something
like
that.
R
But
again
that's
you
know
anybody
would
be
able
to
apply.
They
don't
have
to
meet
that
criteria
and
the
only
reason
that
I
kind
of
you
know
was
one
of
the
ones
advocating
for
that
to
be
in.
There
was
simply
because
I
heard
that,
from
a
lot
of
council
members
saying
we
have
a
long
history
of
the
township
providing
some
of
those
direct
services.
We
have
supervisor
skill
we're
talking
about
the
need
for
those
direct
services
so
as
to
keep
that
at
a
higher
level.
R
A
R
I
think
that's
that's
an
interesting
question,
but
I
think
that
technically
you
have
to
be
acting
as
almost
as
both
but
you're
you're,
you
know
would
probably
be
on
a
City
Council
agenda,
where
you
would
do
that,
but
you
would
be
acting
as
trustees
as
well
when,
because,
when
Tom
goes
into
court,
he's
going
to
have
to
say
this
is
what
the
trustee
is
recommending
and
supporting
the
way
we're
going
to
show
that
is
by
the
you
know
a
resolution
or
ordinance
affecting
them.
Do
you
have
any
yeah?
R
U
Just
to
make
sure
that
I
understand
when
we're
talking
about
that,
the
township
would
have
to
meet
all
reporting
requirements.
We're
talking
about,
like
you
know,
I,
guess.
A
lot
of
the
conversations
I
have
heard.
The
reporting
for
a
lot
of
grants
have
has
shifted
to
the
concept
of
outcomes
for
patients
outcomes
of
stuff.
Is
that
what
we're
talking
about
when
we're
talking
about
reporting
or
in.
V
All
of
that
would
be
part
of
the
policies
and
procedures
that
are
yet
to
be
developed,
including
some
of
the
staff
administration
issues.
So
this
is
conceptually
you
know
the
framework
in
terms
of
how
grants
are
would
typically
be
administered.
There'd,
be
some
legal
component
of
it
where
we
verify
their
status
as
a
eligible
grant
recipient
and
then,
of
course,
there's
the
follow-up
which
should
be
done
really
by
the
Commission
and
so
some
of
their
bylaws
call
for
implementing
those
types
of
policies
and
procedures
into
their
plan.
V
Ultimately,
what
I
think
is
important
that
has
been
lacking
in
the
past.
Is
that
all
that
information
flows
up
in
some
type
of
reporting
to
the
City
Council,
we
proposed
on
a
quarterly
basis,
there'd
be
a
report
and
how
much
detail
you
want
and
how
much
detail
goes
into
that
I
would
defer
to
and
I
don't
think
you
want
to
read:
50
60
pages
every
quarter
on
all
the
minutiae,
but
maybe
you
do
so.
It.
V
So
so
I
think
those
things
would
would
be
best
in
the
hands
of
you
know:
the
healthcare
providers
and
the
grant
recipients
from
a
legal
standpoint
I
just
we
need
to
make
sure
they're
eligible
grant
recipients
with
their
501
C
3
s
and
that
they
meet
the
terms
of
the
intended
purpose
of
the
trust.
The
follow
up.
All
of
that
those
are
administrative
procedures.
Okay,.
U
U
V
We'd
maintain
an
investment
committee
and
that
investment
committee
would
again
report
to
to
the
city
the
returns
I
will
defer
to
the
to
you
know.
You
know:
there's
been
some
conversation
about
the
returns
that
they
haven't
been
satisfactory.
Maybe
they
should
be
a
little
higher,
but
that's
again
a
trust
should
invest
conservatively.
So
there's
differing
opinions
on
this.
V
But
but
again
the
importance
is
to
have
the
oversight
of
the
investment
committee
in
place,
and
that
would
continue
in
terms
of
the
investment
advisor,
its
Vanguard
as
I,
recall
and,
and
perhaps
Deb
knows,
can
speak,
and
this,
you
know,
is
no
REIT,
no
faulty
in
the
returns.
I
really
can't
speak
to
that.
I
haven't
delved
into
the
rate
of
return.
That
sort
of
thing,
but
you
know
I,
don't
think
it's
out
of
the
norm.
Okay,.
A
S
There
is
a
question
in
the
amended
Declaration
of
Trust
on
4.2.
I
did
speak
with
the
chairman
of
the
investment
committee
about
this,
and
there
is
a
change
of
structure
or
a
change
in
wording
regarding
the
the
way
that
the
funds
are
viewed
right
here.
You
can
see
that
I
have
created
a
spreadsheet
of
a
five
year,
rolling
average
and
peaks
and
valleys
of
year
to
year
changes
the
at
the
way
that
it
exists.
S
W
Thank
you
guys
for
listening,
shows
tonight.
I'm
too
grand
I'm
chair
of
the
John
Scott
Commission.
We
talked
a
little
bit
about
the
decline
in
services
and,
if
you
remember
back
to
the
Bronner
report,
the
Bronner
report
demonstrated
that
we've
had
a
63
percent
decline
in
services
since
2014
and
while
Deb
tells
you
a
very
compelling
story
about
a
single
person
who
walked
in
the
door.
What's
really
is
happening
in
September
John
Scott
served
one
client
in
October.
W
They
served
one
client
and
in
November
they
served
two
clients
so
we're
looking
at
a
bigger
picture,
not
just
those
individuals
that
walk
in
the
door.
The
entities
that
we
are
proposing
receive
grants.
Many
of
them
already
received
grants
from
township
as
well.
Our
places
like
the
Community
Health
Care
Clinic,
the
Center
for
Human
Services,
the
Health
Department
places
that
help
the
people
that
Jeb
tags
like
that
single
individuals.
W
I'd
talk
to
you
about
when
I
just
want
you
to
remember
is
that
we've
we've
presented
you
guys
on
several
occasions,
and
we
still
believe
that
the
all
grants
format
will
be
the
best
thing
for
the
future
of
Judge
got
some
money
and
that's
really
the
goal
with
sound
financial
management
from
the
city
and
they're,
an
all
grant
structure
there's
a
potential
to
nearly
double.
What
we're
giving
in
grants
right
now
grant
funds
will
be
used
to
address
those
same
gaps
and
services
that
Deb
talked
to
you
about.
W
We
do
do
a
community
assessment
like
Tom
mentioned
every
three
years,
so
if
new
gaps
arise,
we
will
be
able
to
address
those.
So
I
really
think
that
moving
to
in
all,
grants
is
also
in
line
with
the
city's
strategic
goal
of
services
delivered
in
the
most
cost,
effective
and
efficient
manner,
and
that's
really
what
we're
looking
for
with
judge
gots
money.
A
W
Only
talking
about
john
scott
services,
there
really
are
no
direct
services
paid
for
by
john
scott
that
happened
at
that
center
other
than
transportation.
Those
people
that
could
come
in
and
qualify
are
all
referred
to
other
entities,
the
same
entities
that
we're
talking
about
giving
to
those
grants,
funds
too
already.
Okay,.
A
S
A
R
R
No
okay-
oh
that's
a
previous
councilman!
Well
I!
Think
we're
looking
for
feedback
on
the
and
I
apologize
for
for
potentially
confusing
that,
but
we're
looking
for
feedback
on
the
drafts
that
were
provided
of
the
amended
that
can,
where
Declaration
and
the
amended
by
laws
that
set
up
this
grant
holder
system.
So.
R
A
R
Yes,
so
if
you
say,
if
everybody
continues
to
shake
their
heads
go
in
this
direction,
then
the
next
step
is
going
to
be
for
us
to
work
out
what
this
is
going
to
look
like
in
terms
of
the
city
taking
over
administration
of
it.
What
that
expense
may
or
may
not
be
who's
going
to
do
what
you
know.
As
you
heard
some
of
the
discussion,
you
know
it
might
not
be
realistic
to
have
our
city
staff
person,
take
the
minutes
of
the
Commission
meetings
and
attend
the
Commission
meetings.
A
B
A
Only
thing
I
first
want
to
say
is
happy
New
Year
to
everybody.
I
was
luckily
in
California,
when
we
had
the
worst
part
of
our
weather.
I
came
back
to
only
one
day
of
it
anyway,
but
and
I
also
wanted
to
recognize
Jim
firoan,
but
he
left
former
alderman
Jim
fluent
GM.
Are
you
still
there
yeah?
Thank
you
so
much
for
coming
other
than
that.
I
have
nothing
else.
All
the
manic
discussion.
N
N
It's
my
ward
but
I'm
when
J
cheslav
asked
me
if
I
would
be
willing
to
move
the
the
redo
of
rolling
Brook
Park
from
this
year
to
next
year
and
told
me
why
it
was
like.
Well,
that's
really
a
no-brainer
to
do
that.
So
there's
a
group,
that's
continuing
to
work
on
fundraising
and
we'll
probably
hear
more
more
about
that
in
the
in
the
coming
months.
Thanks
all.