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March 25, 2013 - City Council Meeting
A
A
Hereby
call
to
order
this
regular
meeting
of
the
City
Council
of
the
city
of
Bloomington
Illinois.
Please
stand
for
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance
and
a
moment
of
silence.
I
pledge
allegiance
to
the
flag
of
the
United
States
of
America
and
to
the
Republic
for
which
it
stands.
One
nation
under
God
indivisible
with
liberty
and
justice
for
all.
C
D
D
D
A
A
Office
of
donovan,
and
is
that
Huglin
door
opened
Hovland?
Ok,
so
that's
right!
The
first
time
are
with
us.
Today
we
had
two
officers
that,
for
various
reasons,
including
the
birth
of
a
baby,
are
not
with
us
tonight.
So
I
would
ask
the
two
officers
and
they're
sponsoring
and
the
sponsor
to
please
approach
the
podium.
E
E
A
Okay,
it
at
this
time
we're
going
to
ask
you
to
approach
the
clerk
who
will
administer
the
oath
of
office
and
after
that
you
might
be
thinking
a
little
bit
because
we're
going
to
give
each
you
a
chance
to
make
comments
about
your
experiences
so
far
how
it
feels,
maybe
how
you
got
here
here
to
bloomington
minute
or
so
so
a
please
approach
for
the
oath
of
office.
Oh.
B
D
A
Yeah
we
caught
all
the
recruits
yeah.
So
no,
it's
really
great
to
have
you
here
and
one
of
my
favorite
things
to
do.
The
meeting
is
to
see
new
officers
come,
hopefully
20
years
from
now
and
so
on.
You
know,
you'll
you'll
still
be
here
and
and
certainly
the
people,
the
city
put
their
trust
in
you,
and
hopefully,
you've
got
the
training
and
everything
you
need
to
be
able
to
return
that
to
them.
So
the
best
of
luck
to
both
of
you
in
your
careers
with
the
city
of
Bloomington,
Police,
Department,.
G
A
Okay,
that
completes
our
appointments.
Obviously,
sometime
soon
we'll
have
the
other
two
officers
in
here
officer,
Hernandez
and
officer
Jones,
for
their
swearing
in
that
now
brings
us
to
the
consent
agenda.
For
this
evening
the
items
are
placed
on
the
consent
agenda
at
the
requested
staff
and
they're
put
on
the
consent
agenda,
in
the
belief
that
each
item
is
not
necessarily
requiring
separate
discussion
or
separate
votes.
A
A
A
A
I
A
We'll
do
that
as
part
of
the
regular
agenda,
yeah,
yeah
and
we'll
have
a
public
hearing.
People
are
welcomed
and
encouraged
to
discuss
any
item
on
our
city
budget
for
the
fiscal
year,
2013
2014,
which
begins
May
first
of
this
year,
I'm
going
to
ask
to
get
an
idea
of
about
how
many
speakers
we
might
have.
Will
people
that
intend
to
speak.
Please
stand
or
raise
their
hands
or
okay.
One.
Two
three
I
see
four
speakers:
six
okay
I
see
one
behind
there.
Okay,
six
speakers.
A
A
Said:
okay,
their
room?
Okay,
with
that,
when
people
approach
up
here
again,
please
watch
me
I'll,
try
to
give
you
a
high
sign
when
you're
nearing
the
end
of
your
your
time.
Secondly,
there
will
be
a
sign-up
sheet
up
there.
We
do
want
your
name
and
address.
We
have
we
required
to
have
that
for
the
minutes
of
the
meeting,
please
speak
into
adjust
to
my
microphone
and
speak
into
the
microphone,
so
everybody
in
the
room
can
can
hear
what
you're
saying
so
that
who
would
like
to
go.
First.
C
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J
J
K
First
of
all,
I'd
add
to
Meredith's
comments
that
there
really
are
a
couple
opportunities
for
development
there
to
the
renamed
14
businesses,
but
there's
also
a
vacant
lot.
That's
between
lazy
boy
and
the
Federal
Express
there,
which
is
a
very
big
lot
plus
when
you
think
of
Brad
Barker's
property
there
he
purchased
from
another
auto
dealership.
K
We
got
together
as
businesses
and
and
talked
about
the
problems
that
we've
experienced
there
at
the
property
and
really
what
the
while
the
problems
is.
The
lack
of
access
to
an
easy
exit
from
both
auto
row
drive
and
keep
in
place.
One
of
the
problems
is
the
speed
of
the
vehicles
coming
off
veterans
parkway
or
coming
across
a
Veterans
Parkway
on
the
GE
road.
K
When
you
know
the
cars
were
accelerating
there,
it
really
puts
pressure
on
the
two
side
streets
and
regards
to
actually
getting
into
those
streets
or
exiting
from
there's
been
a
number
of
traffic
accidents.
We
don't
have
the
statistics
for
that,
but
all
I
can
tell
you.
Is
the
Brad
Barker
folks
say
that
they
provide
aid
and
assistance
to
folks
after
the
accidents
and
they
have
a
curried
there
at
those
properties?
K
Another
problem
that
we've
had
is
traffic
backup
on
both
sides
on
the
auto
row,
plaza
side
and
auto
road
drive
side,
and
also
on
the
Ketan
place
side.
I
mean,
if
you've
gone
to
biaggi's.
If
you
go
into
some
of
the
other
businesses
on
the
Ketan
place
side,
I
mean
it's
difficult
to
come
back
out
on,
keep
in
place.
You
can't
make
a
left
hand
turn
you
have
to
go
right
because
of
the
traffic
situation.
If
you're
over
on
the
GE
roadside,
you
can
turn
right
to
go
to.
K
You
know
the
veterans
parkway,
but
you
you
can't.
You
know
you
can't
go
left
because
of
the
scenario
now.
We've
had
a
loss
of
tenants
at
our
buildings
there
and
we've
also
had
leasing
issues
in
regards
to
this
access
problem.
There
has
been
a
financial
analysis
done
and
these
properties
earn
back
in
2011
over
a
million
dollars
in
regards
to
sales
revenues
and
real
estate
taxes,
and
you
know
this
project
will
pay
for
itself
over
a
period
of
time.
K
L
L
All
of
a
sudden
having
14
or
15
new
positions,
I
can
see
having
some
more
police
and
firemen
positions
for
public
safety
purposes.
That
makes
a
lot
of
sense
to
me,
but
do
we
need
most
of
the
rest
of
these
people?
I
think
a
lot
of
them
are
just
coming
to
City
Hall
to
fill
positions
that
I
at
this
point,
I
just
don't
feel
are-
are
necessary
from
a
voter.
L
In
a
taxpayer's
point
of
view,
I
do
want
to
say
that
I
congratulate
the
City
Council
for
including
a
city
and
civil
engineer
in
the
water
department.
I
think
I
was
just
talking
to
Craig
and
iced.
I
still
don't
understand
how
he's
gotten
by
without
one
this
long,
I'm
afraid
you're
going
to
pay
for
it.
If
you
don't
getting
my
staff
real
soon
and
a
very
good
one
you're
going
to
pay
for
them
now
and
later.
L
L
Unless
they
do
something,
if
they
just
make
it
able
for
us
to
borrow
more
money,
whoop-dee-doo
I
think
that
we
should
put
them
into
pensions
and
take
care
of
some
of
the
upfront
cost
of
the
pensions
right
now
and
stop
pushing
them
down
the
road
on
to
future
taxpayers
which
are
by
the
way
our
children,
grandchildren,
infrastructure.
Your
the
roads
here
are
terrible
in
public
service
has
come
out
and
proven
it
they've,
given
them
they've
done
a
scientific
scientific
review
of
the
roads
and
they've
shown
that
the
roads
are
terrible,
they're,
not
getting
any
better.
L
We
need
more
money
to
possibly
go
into
that.
We
need
the
water
needs
are
going
in
the
right
direction.
Water
department
is
going
in
the
right
direction,
they're,
looking
at
alternative
water
supplies
and
they're
working
with
the
Illinois
State
water
Survey,
that's
great
sewers
need
the
evaluation,
that's
being
developed
by
the
public
service
department
and
I.
Think
that's
a
very
good
thing.
However.
Sidewalks
are
still
a
problem
in
this
city.
They
are
a
dangerous
problem
for
people
who
use
them.
L
Some
people
are
looking
at
the
future
whereby
we
ride
bicycles,
wide
and
do
a
lot
of
walking
well.
Sidewalks
are
are
part
of
that
priority.
Number
three
that's
interest
me
is,
that
is
that
we
should
not
give
up
on
outsourcing
I
know
some
people
think
we
should,
but
I
think
that
the
outsourcing
is
a
good
way
to
evaluate
departments
and
particularly
facility
whole
I
think
you
should
look
at
Roman,
Resources,
finance,
legal
and
other
departments.
L
I
think
the
most
departments
needs
to
be
evaluated
as
to
whether
they're
overstocked
with
personnel
or
perhaps
understocked
I,
don't
know,
but
they
should
be
evaluated.
Thirty
Seconds
wrong,
evaluate
the
massive
use
of
consultants,
it's
very
costly,
think
about
it.
We
pay
a
lot
of
money
for
an
assault.
Don't
public
doesn't
seating
much
of
it
much
information
about
it,
but
we're
paying
a
lot
of
money
for
consultants
also
consider
the
state
of
Illinois
will
be
putting
pensions,
school
pensions,
probably
back
into
school
districts.
L
F
F
N
I
just
wanted
to
ask
the
council
much
as
Ron
did
minute
ago,
in
looking
at
the
different
priorities.
We
love
this
community.
We
don't
want
to
be
without
parks,
things
like
that,
but
the
priorities
really
in
all
the
people
that
I've
talked
to
they
want
to
see
those
pensions
funded
and
they
want
to
see
those
streets
repaired
down.
N
So
all
due
respect,
I
know,
we've
taught
there's
been
talk
about
a
surplus
that
we
got
to
help
pay
for
that
park.
Well,
if
we
have
a
surplus
per
se,
I,
don't
really
see
it
as
a
surplus,
when
other
things
are
sadly
behind
in
our
obligations
and
any
money
that
was
not
spoken
for
ought
to
be
going
to
those
top
priorities.
First,
thank
you
very
much.
O
My
name
is
Alton
Franklin.
I
live
at
508
patterson
drive
here
in
Bloomington,
Illinois
airs
a
lot
of
things
that
have
already
been
said.
I
was
really
I,
guess
to
be
kind
nonplussed.
When
I
read
about
the
surplus
that
was
talked
about,
I
I
think
y'all
have
had
a
closer,
a
much
more
intimate
look
at
the
finances
that
are
currently
existing
for
the
city
of
Bloomington.
We've
got
well
north
of
a
hundred
and
thirty
million
that
we
had
that.
We
have
promised
to
pay
our
firemen
and
our
policemen
our
first
responders.
O
We
have
60
million
dollars
and
that's
a
conservative
estimate
to
bring
us
to
a
good.
A
six
out
of
ten
and
mr.
Schultz
hit
the
nail
on
the
head.
Priorities
are
not
screwed
up
there,
there's
just
no
priorities,
I,
there's
nothing!
That
is
being
done.
One
of
the
things
that
I
admired
about
gentlemen
used
to
sit
where
mr.
Massey
does
is
that
he
at
least
spoke
about
the
cost
overruns
the
times
where
we
said
this
is
what
we're
going
to
spend,
and
then
we
wound
up
spending
a
substantial
amount,
more
I'm.
O
Looking
at
the
figures
for
the
in
the
budget
headlights
here
and
we
projected
163
million
and
we
spent
183
million
folks,
that's
a
hell
of
an
overshot
I
mean
I.
Just
don't
understand.
If
I
did
that
with
my
personal
budget,
god
only
knows
where
I'd
be
I
think
I'd
be
talking
to
the
township
people,
because
I
wouldn't
have
anything
left
right
now
we
are
on
a
really
really
bad
Road
and
I'm,
not
just
speaking
in
terms
of
our
infrastructure.
We've
also
got
some
substantial
problems
with
other
infrastructure,
the
sewage
and
water
systems.
O
We
got
to
find
another
water
supply.
We've
got
sewage
infrastructure,
that's
over
a
hundred
years
old
and
we're
talking
about
25
thousand
dollars
for
a
halfway
house.
Four
hundred
thousand
dollars.
Excuse
me
six
hundred
thousand
dollars.
We
get
four
hundred
thousand.
No,
we
don't.
We
spend
six
hundred
thousand
that
we
do
not
have
I
have
the
utmost
in
admiration
for
the
folks
in
the
financial
department
they
have,
they
have
done
remarkable
things
and
David.
You
played
a
big
part
in
that
I
admire
what
has
been
done
with
what's
been
given.
O
P
My
name
is
carl
woodward
I
live
at
three
year.
Olds
are
lying,
thornwood
I'm,
a
small
business
person.
You've
all
heard
me
talk
two
or
three
times
before
I
feel
I,
probably
failed
at
every
one
of
those
I've
been
trying
to
get
the
council
to
be,
brings
more
responsible
on
paying
for
the
130
million
of
pension
that
this
council
is
allowed
to
develop
and
I,
see
no
plan.
I've
been
asking
for
plans,
I've
been
asking
for
a
payment
schedule.
There
is
not
one.
If
there
is
you
folks
won't
give
it
to
me.
P
P
The
Bloomington
Center
for
Performing
Arts
loves
loses
a
couple
of
million
dollars
a
year.
The
Coliseum
loses
a
couple
of
million
dollars
a
year.
No
matter,
what's
reported,
that's
what
it's
losing
the
streets
are
crumbling
of.
Talking
to
mr.
Hales
I,
don't
know
how
big
the
infrastructure
problem
is,
but
you
folks
need
to
listen
to
David.
He
knows
what
he's
doing
where's
the
public's
plan.
P
If
you
have
one
and
I
missed
it,
I
apologize
but
I'd
like
to
see
it.
If
anybody
thinks
what
I'm
saying
is
blown
hear
any
of
the
stuff,
I
talked
about
wrong.
Call
me
and
I'll
sit
down
with
you,
I've
done
that
with
Jim
truing
and
he's
a
great
to
deal
with.
If
you
think
I'm
full
of
baloney
tell
me
but
you're
being
irresponsible
as
a
group.
Deep,
if
you
look
at
your
debt
for
the
last
six
or
seven
years,
go
look:
how
mature
debt
was
six
or
seven
years
ago
versus
now.
P
You
think
we're
a
lot
better
off
the
reason
we
got
cash
in
the
checking
account
because
of
David's
good
management's,
because
your
charge
cards
up.
Think
of
it.
This
way,
you're
two
hundred
million
dollars
that
you
owe
is
like
a
charge
card.
That's
why
we
have
cash.
Do
we
have
a
surplus
only
because
you
don't
pay
your
bills.
P
The
health
care
Bloomington's
like
the
state
for
health
care
and
pensions-
please
do
something
as
published
in
the
paper.
I
think
one
of
you
in
here
want
to
say
well,
we'll
follow
or
somebody's
running
for
election
will
follow
the
state
legal
minimums
of
payment.
So
that
means
you
pay
a
million
or
two
a
year
for
20
years,
and
then
you
have
a
30
million
dollar
payment
in
around
2040
who's,
going
to
write
that
check
30
million
dollars
so
to
follow
the
legal
thing
is
a
joke.
P
Please
you
need
to
reduce
expenses
to
hire
16
more
employees,
whether
we
need
them
or
not.
We
can't
afford
it.
I,
don't
know
how
many
employees
we
have
six
or
seven
hundred
and
we're
adding
16.
You
need
to
be
cutting
a
few,
so
we
can
pay
our
bills.
You
folks
are
burdening
my
kids
and
my
hopefully
grandkids
someday
by
being
there
responsible
if
anybody
thinks
I'm
using
that
roar.
P
P
Q
Just
want
to
say
I
was
one
of
the
I
think
less
than
four
people
that
attended
the
Saturday
budget,
philosophical
tater
meeting
I'm
saddened
that
more
citizens
didn't
attend
because
I
think
they
would
have
learned
a
great
deal
about
the
interaction
of
the
council.
The
agreements
and
the
disagreements
between
the
compromises
I
have
mentioned
all
of
you
by
email
that
it's
unfortunate.
Q
Also,
we
didn't
use
the
live
streaming
for
that
I
think
that
would
have
been
a
good,
open,
transparent
and
sunshine
approach
which,
thanks
to
all
of
you,
I've,
become
the
last
about
18
20
months.
The
advocate
for
that
didn't
plan
on
it.
Don't
know
how
it
happened,
but
I
keep
coming
back
to
you
and
I
keep
filing
things
with
the
Attorney
General
I'm,
trying
to
get
everybody
in
the
same
page
and
guess
what
I'm
nonpartisan.
Q
But
we
need
more
open
access
and
that's
why
I
am
for
the
hiring
of
the
communication
specialists
I'm
actually
for
more
money
to
be
spent
in
the
technology
area,
because
I
think
we
need
to
bring
the
MU
n
is
for
software
forward
sooner.
I
think
there's
cost
advantages
to
the
city
to
put
the
money
out
now
to
bring
it
to
fruition
sooner.
I
think
the
budget
be
online
was
a
very
good
choice
that
was
done.
I
think,
has
been
done
in
the
past.
I
do
hope.
The
sideways
printing
of
the
132
column
be
fixed.
Q
Q
As
you
guys
paid
the
fine,
yet,
why
are
we
having
a
double
standard,
you're
trying
to
hold
the
citizens
to
a
standard,
but
you
as
a
city,
mr.
Hales?
Why
are
we
not
taking
care
of
this
and
filing
our
ordinance
violation
against
ourselves?
How
many
other
properties
and
I
now
have?
Finally,
after
three
here's
a
list
of
all
the
properties?
How
many
other
properties
have
had
weeds
too
tall
they're
a
city-owned?
Q
Well,
that's
right!
We
spend
150
dollars
for
weed
killer
during
a
drought.
To
take
care
of
that.
That
brings
me
to
my
final
point.
We
had
a
lot
of
unallocated
money
to
had
not
been
spent.
I
never
have
been
able
to
get
and
I
haven't
hadn't
taken
the
time
to
ask
because
I
don't
think
I'll
get
it.
I'd
love
like
to
see
in
a
published
record
of
what
funds
the
money
was
not
spin
on,
because
I've
see
things
from
the
budget
this
year
there
were
budgeted
last
year
and
the
money
was
never
spent.
Thirty.
Q
The
bottom
line
is,
we
need
jobs
in
this
community
and
we
need
that
for
our
urban
growth,
that's
a
standard,
any
urban
planner
will
tell
you
the
problem.
Is
our
citizens
are
not
in
in
integrated
into
this
process?
That's
why
I
push
the
open,
fair.
I
open
in
sunshine,
I!
Listen
to
you
all!
A
meeting
for
a
Liquor
Commission
approval
you
almost
two
years
ago
now
we
got
to
get
the
citizens
back
and
get
them
apart.
Q
F
A
Okay,
I
would
just
I'm
going
to
close
the
window
for
public
comments
and
declare
the
public
hearing
over
I
just
want
to
say
that,
obviously
we
have
people
that
disagree
with
what
we've
done
and
what
we're
proposing
to
do.
I
think
we
do
want
to
sit
up
here
and
listen
to
that
very
carefully,
because
we
don't
have
all
the
answers
as
a
council.
A
At
the
same
time,
we
know
that,
no
matter
what
we
do,
we're
going
to
add
people
that
disagree
with
with
our
actions.
Some
people
are
for
some
things.
Some
people
are
against
some
things.
We
even
heard
some
of
that
that
here
so
it's
up
to
your
elected
representatives
with
your
guidance
and
input,
including
this,
to
make
some
tough
decisions
to
set
priorities
and
to
look
into
the
future,
including
our
future
economic
growth,
our
future
quality
life
and,
of
course,
future
payments
that
we
have
to
make
and
that's
what
we're?
What's
what
we're
trying
to
do?
A
A
Okay,
oh
one
last
thing:
I,
where
my
people
at
will.
We
will
be
voting
at
the
april
eight
meeting,
the
next
city
council
me
on
on
this
budget.
We
have
two
weeks
now
to
consider
the
information
we've
been
given
and
so
on,
but
the
action
the
final
vote
is
expected
to
be
held
at
the
next
meeting
monday
april.
Eighth,
there
will
be
no
public
input
at
that
meeting.
So
if
you
have
further
comments,
talk
to
your
alderman
and
the
aldermen
will
be
able
to
have
some
discussion
and
debate
at
that
at
that
meeting.
A
Okay.
Moving
on
this
now
brings
us
to
the
regular
agenda.
The
first
item
on
the
regular
or
in
the
only
item
on
the
regular
agenda
would
be
the
item
that
was
pulled
from
the
consent
agenda
item
6
g,
that's
renewal
of
a
towing
bid
to
jose
towing
and
david.
I'm
going
to
ask
that,
since
that's
a
staff
proposal
that
you
explain
to
the
people
in
the
room,
what
that
is
about.
C
I'd
be
happy
to
bear.
Let
me
do
ask
barb
Adkins
our
deputy
city
manager
to
come
forward,
and,
yes,
we
also
had
I
think
over
in
the
police
department.
We
did
have
someone
also
put
together
a
kind
of
a
memo.
I
would
encourage
the
council
to
kind
of
look
at
the
council
questions
comments
and
staff
responses.
It
was
some
questions
asked
about
this
topic.
C
C
There
was
only
two
I
think
responses
that
were
in
compliance
with
what
the
city
had
issued
because
of
the
large
amount
of
administrative
staff
time
and
efforts.
There
was
some
some
option.
Periods
added
to
this
contract
tonight
would
be
the
last
and
final
renewal
option
on
this
contract,
which
means
that,
if
approved
during
this
next
year,
it
would
be
an
opportunity
to
take
input
from
the
council
to
other
vendors
to
the
public
at
large.
C
Anyone
who
would
like
to
give
input,
as
the
staff
begins
to
put
together
and
structure
a
scope
of
work
in
a
proposal
to
put
out
for
bid
in
2013
for
the
following
year
period.
There
there
is
going
to
be
that
opportunity.
I
do
know
that
among
several
programs
we
have
towing
vehicle
for
hire
taxing.
These
are
very
labor
intensive
programs
and
services
that
the
staff
has
to
administer
and
to
handle
on
a
day-to-day
basis,
won't
necessarily
get
into
all
the
reasons.
C
But
you
know
this
does
take
an
inordinate
and
a
disproportionate
amount
of
staff
time
to
administer.
There
is
a
lot
of
interests
there's.
Sometimes
a
lot
of
complaints
and
issues
arise
from
administering
these.
However,
we
try
to
do
our
best
and
I
think
even
four
years
ago
there
was
a
lot
of
council
input,
given
that
was
taken
into
account
when
we
put
that
out
for
bid.
C
A
H
I
appreciate
you
know
that
David's
comment
should
I
understand
that
staff
time
and
all
that
sort
of
thing,
but
I'm
just
responding
to
individuals
whose
car
has
been
towed
for
whatever
reason,
who
discussed
the
fact
that
they
couldn't
get.
You
know
things
out
of
their
car
unless
they
paid
I'm
learning
a
lot
from
the
questionnaire
and
all
that,
unless
they
paid
the
full
I
guess
towing.
The
initial
towing
fee,
apparently
that
retrieve
things
from
their
car,
except
for
those
critical
things
at
the
state
regulates
some.
That's.
A
Governed
by
state
law,
for
instance
right
you
had
a
clay.
Would
you
talk
into
the
mic
rental
place?
I'm?
Sorry,
some
of
that
governed
by
state
law,
for
instance,
if
you
had
maybe
a
valuable
stereo
in
the
car,
or
something
like
that,
you
wouldn't
be
able
to
get
it
out
of
there,
because
that
would
be
part
of
the
lien
so
to
speak,
to
try
to
for
the
tow
company
to
try
to
get
their
phones,
perishable
items
IDs
that
type
of
thing
they
can
get
in
and
get.
H
I
see
here
that
the
owner
said
he's
willing
to
discuss
a
provision
that
would
allow
for
no
storage
fees.
That
was
another
complaint
that
I've
heard
I
mean
I
just
heard.
You
know
these
kind
of
nightmarish
stories
of
this
huge
fee
that
the
person
the
individual,
the
owner,
doesn't
understand
and
I.
Just
when,
when
this
came
up
some
time
ago,
I
got
into
sort
of
an
email
thing
with
with
Todd
Greenberg
regarding
this,
and
my
understanding
was
that
we
could
have
some
input
into
this.
H
I
certainly
think
a
good
beginning
point
would
be
to
get
a
provision
that
would
allow
for
no
storage
fees
if
the
car
is
retrieved
within
eight
hours
and
also
to
make
sure
that
you
know
there
was
an
avenue
to
retrieve
the
car.
Is
that
is
that
something
that
we
can
look
at
I
mean
it
says
here
that
he's
willing
to
discuss
that
the.
A
H
And
that's
understood
this
just
says:
Bruce
quote
quote
through
cities
willing
to
discuss
a
provision
that
would
allow
for
no
storage
fee
if
the
vehicle
is
in
a
lot
less
than
eight
hours,
so
I
guess
what
I'm
saying
is
great.
Why
don't
we
you
know
put
that
in
or
why
don't
we
make
sure
that
people
do
have
an
avenue
to
you
know
retrieve
their
car
within
eight
hours,
I
mean
just
just
a
suggestion
as
a
start
does
that
is
that
something
we
can
do?
That's.
A
C
Mayor,
if
I
could
I,
you
know
again,
I
I,
don't
think
tonight
is
the
night
to
try
to
renegotiate
the
provisions.
If
the
council
would
like
to
have
us
look
at
this
or
any
other
options
than
the
majority
could
so
indicate
and
give
us
that
direction.
I
do
think
that
that's
certainly
an
item
among
many
others,
because
I
think
the
complaints
don't
just
dwell
on
that
does
others,
but
I
think
in
the
information
we're
trying
to
show
you
know
here,
is
it
some
of
these
fees
being
charged?
Are
competitive,
they're,
comparable
to
other
jurisdictions?
C
There's
always
a
story,
there's
always
facts
behind
each
and
every
complaint
and
many
times
it
may
not
just
be
that
as
the
issue
that
we've
had,
the
complaints
are
and
clay
could
probably
I,
think
the
police
chief
and
the
fire
department,
here's
those
but
again-
would
be
happy
to
kind
of
pursue
that
I
would
recommend
that
we
take
this
next
year
to
really
look
at
all
the
issues.
The
council
would
like
to
have
a
success
in
this
next
round
bidding
etc
and
do
a
comprehensive
look
at
any
and
all
those
issues
reviewing
all
the
complaints.
C
We've
had,
and
is
there
anything
we
can
do
next
year
in
bidding
this
service
out
to
see
if
there's
maybe
further
beneficial
changes
it
could
be
made.
But,
as
the
mayor
said
earlier
oftentimes
you
know
you
may
do
something
to
appease
one
particular
special
interests
or
party,
but
it
may
have
a
negative
consequence
for
others
and
I.
Unfortunately,
we're
dealing
with
a
regulatory
process
where
a
lot
of
the
time
that
goes
on
you
know
is
something
that
people
do
not
like,
and
unfortunately,
there's
there's
a
high
fee
attached
to
that.
M
I
Want
to
support
duties
request
that
we
look
at
some
kind
of
provision,
particularly
with
the
eight
hours
and
I
think
about
that
I
I'd
like
to
see
that
in
particular
this
is.
This
is
a
service
that
has
the
city
of
Bloomington
name
attached
to
it
and
someone
who's
coming
in,
and
you
know
trying
to
remedies
some
error
that
they've
made
either
and
reading
one
of
our
signs
or
who
knows
what
happens?
You
know
I,
to
the
extent
that
we
can.
We
can
have
a
little
leniency
with
that.
I
A
Should
be
third
contract?
Yes,
okay,
so
what
I'm?
Let
me
some
summarize
and
then
Judy.
You
can
tell
me
if
I'm
on
target
here
there
is
some
concern
about
the
costs
when
somebody
comes
here,
even
if
they're
at
fault
and
these
storage
keys
are
assessed
to
them,
we
want
them
to
feel
like
well,
it
was
my
fault,
but
these
do
seem
fair.
A
A
Correct
paying
for
our
error
trip
in
that
now
I
agree.
I
don't
think
we
want
to
get
into
a
negotiation
session
here
tonight.
I
think
the
thing
before
the
council
is
to
say:
are
we
willing
to
look
at
one
more
year,
knowing
that
a
city
manager
and
our
place
cheap,
we'll
take
a
look
at
some
of
these
things,
especially
with
Joe's
willing
to
talk
about
reducing
those
or
do
we
want
to
hold
this
over
and
and.
A
H
You
know
I
I'm,
really
troubled
by
the
concept
that
we're
looking
at
the
guilt
of
the
individual.
Even
looking
at
it,
I
mean
cars,
I
understand
have
been
towed
out
of,
for
instance,
the
bcp,
a
light
or
something
because
they
were
improperly
parked.
Someone
could
make
an
honest
mistake
and
think
they
were
parked
properly
and
and
they
weren't
and
I
do
believe
that
that
has
happened.
I
mean
I'm,
not
looking
at
towing
as
a
punishment.
H
You
know
this
is
a
business
that
performs
a
service.
I
see,
I
believe,
the
owner
back.
There
kind
of
I'm
not
sure
what
the
truth
of
this
matter
is,
but
you
know
this
guilt
innocence.
Business
really
bothers
me
because
I
think
it
could
be
very
much
up
in
the
air
and
a
car
gets
towed.
Someone
has
to
pay
for
that.
Clearly,
it
is
a
service,
no
question.
H
If
the
person
is
innocent
so
to
speak,
then
somebody
still
has
got
to
pay
for
that
that
toe
then
apparently
the
city
or
whoever
ordered
the
toe.
If
it
was
the
police,
you
know
with
all
due
respect,
and
everything
has
made
a
mistake.
Apparently,
if
that
happens,
but
I
don't
see
that
I
don't
see
that
exactly
the
city
should
have
to
pay
for
it.
H
Either
I
mean
that
that
sounds
kind
of
weird
that
we
would
be
reimbursing
someone
based
on
the
fact
they
were
innocent
and
who's
going
to
who's,
going
to
judge
that,
and
maybe
if
we
could
have
the
owner,
tell
us
the
reality
of
how
that
all
works
out.
I,
don't
I,
don't
get
that
you
know
I'm,
not
seeing
this
as
a
punishment
to
the
guilty,
I'm
just
seeing
that
a
car
somehow
gets
towed
for
whatever
reason.
And
yes,
maybe
there
is
guilt.
A
Been
my
experience
it
sometimes
Jose
doesn't
necessarily
hold
us
liable
for
those
charges,
if
that's
appropriate,
if
it's
something
that
our
fault
and
they've
put
time
and
everything
into
it,
and
we
caused
them
to
have
to
do
the
service
thing.
Yet
we
do
pay
for
it
in
the
city
should
pay
for
it,
because
it's
our
fault.
H
Right
but
anyway,
just
to
just
wind
up
my
my
views
on
this
this
this
to
me,
there's
too
much
here
for
me
to
to
really
be
comfortable
with
this
I.
I
would
like
to
eventually
I
guess,
make
a
motion
that
we
hold
it
over
I,
don't
really
even
understand
why
we
pay
we
pay
47,500
or
chose,
pays
the
city
that
much
money
and
in
normal,
that's
not
the
case
at
all,
I
mean
I'm
kind
of
troubled
by
the
concept
that
we
really
want
to
retain
ownership
of
these
vehicles
that
are
left
in
his
lot.
H
But
you
know
I
I,
just
this
this
to
me
I,
don't
it
doesn't
make
it
a
great
deal
of
sense,
but
I
stay
in
closing
that
you
know
I
totally
respect
the
fact
that
Jose
is
in
business
is
performing
a
very
valuable
service
and
certainly
has
the
right
to
charge
fees.
You
know
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
they're
defined
they're,
not
arbitrary.
The
citizens
understand
them
and
their
their
fair,
and
that's
where
I
think
some
discussion.
Some
good
discussion
could
happen.
That's
all
I
have
to
say
thank
you.
D
E
F
G
C
Well,
you
know
again
if
the
majority
of
the
council
wants
us
to
focus
on
one
issue,
and
that
is
possibly
looking
at
the
first
eight
hours.
That
could
happen
very
quickly,
but
if
we
start
to
look
at
you
know
all
the
issues
that
alderman
Stearns
would
like
this
to.
You
know
we're
probably
talking
about
another
work
session
or
two
with
the
council.
That
could
be
very
extensive,
which
I
think
is
better.
C
And
keep
in
mind
the
the
contract
does
spire
the
end
of
April.
So
you
know,
ideally
you
know
we'd
like
to
have
the
council
take
some
action,
of
course,
between
now
and
April,
thirtieth
does
not
allow
us
time
to
kind
of
rebid,
but
the
more
the
majority
of
the
council
can
be
specific
as
to
what
they
want
us
to
address,
the
better
for
myself
and
staff.
Okay,.
A
We're
getting
deep
into
this
it's
time
for
a
motion
one
way
or
another
Judy
I'm
going
to
defer
to
you.
If
you
want
to
make
a
motion
to
hold
this
over
a
week,
we
can
put
that
on
the
course
out.
Hella
need
a
second
and
majority
support.
Personally
I
I
feel
like
we
should
probably
make
note
of
these
and
NASCAR
City
marriages
and
and
move
on
and
and
incorporate
this
the
next
time
around.
But
that's
up
to
the
council,
I'm
going
to
give
you
an
opportunity
to
make
that
motion.
If
you'd,
like
I.
H
Don't
want
to
make
that
motion
I,
don't
think
it
would
pass,
but
I
do
want
to
say,
since
you
know,
you
said
this
that
tonight
I
can
support
this,
with
the
the
caveat
that
the
owner
is
willing
to
discuss,
dropping
this,
the
storage
fee
if
the
vehicle
is
retrieved
within
eight
hours.
So
if
that
can
be,
you
know,
sort
of
put
in
there
or
discuss
that
I'm
willing
to
go
ahead
and
support
it.
If
not,
then
I'm
not
comfortable
really
with
it,
because
I've
just
heard
from
too
many
citizens
that
they
felt
they
were.
H
A
A
Rob
second,
okay
moved
in
second
that
we
accept
this
as
it's
provided
here,
even
though
there
may
be
some
qualms
about
it
that
that
means
that
that
would
be
the
official
contract
now
if
the
owner
wanted
to
do
something
and
mitigate
that
and
so
on.
That
would
certainly
be
okay,
but
we
are
voting
on
a
contract
here.
So
with
that,
is
there
any
further
discussion?
A
Can
we
proceed
to
a
vote?
Okay,
we're
going
to
do.
I'm
sorry,
steven
go
ahead.
The
figures
I
have
is
164
dollars.
If
you
get
towed
and
taken
to
the
yard
and
any
other
impound
fee,
so
by
taking
the
forty
dollars
off
for
storage
to
be
done
in
120,
so
I
mean
if
you're
gonna
get
towed,
you're
gonna
be
at
least
one
64
if
one
day,
so
that
is
that's
pretty
that's
pretty
steep
steep
yeah,
I
again,
I!
Guess
that's!
Not
all
I'm
reading
I
thought
75.
A
D
A
A
A
Will
kind
of
give
you
a
little
bit
of
an
ideal
that
the
city
sells
approximately
336
cars
a
year
at
their
city
sale,
that's
336,
that
we
don't
get
paid
for.
We.
We
have
figured
that
into
our
business
plan.
There
is
an
impound
fee,
the
way
the
end
pound
p
works
is
I'm,
going
to
give
you
two
quick
scenarios
you
break
down
and
you
need
towed
to
the
garage
you
shouldn't
be
paying
for
someone
who
wrote
the
law
was
arrested
for
DUI,
so
that
allows
us
not
to
address
it.
A
All
is
one
type
of
towing
that
allows
us
to
keep
that
rate
at
the
75
hook
up
the
fuel
surcharge
on
the
mileage.
That
way
you
who
are
just
breaking
down
has
a
lower
topi
than
somebody
who
has
a
DUI,
the
DUI.
When
it
comes
into
the
yard.
We
have
a
process
for
where
we
store
the
cars.
We
keep
an
inventory.
We
get
it
ready
for
the
city
sale
that.
C
H
P
A
I
didn't
see
the
sign
going
to
be
current
under
current
contract.
The
way
it's
written,
you
would
have
80
between
the
fuel
surcharge
and
the
tow
fee.
If
you
were
three
miles,
it's
four
dollars
a
mile,
that's
12
hours
here,
$92
then
you're
going
to
have
once
it
hits
the
yarder
and
have
a
$35
n
pound
fee,
and
then
you
would
have
the
storage
as
I
spoke
to
assistant
Chief
Bob
wall.
This
morning
he
said
there
was
some
concern
about
a
calendar
date
versus
a
lenience
of
time.
A
We
are
willing
to
work
with
the
Department,
as
we've
always
done.
If
the
department
miss
toes
a
car,
we
just
give
it
back
for
free.
We
do
not
charge
the
city
for
that.
At
this
time
we
stand
beside
our
department.
Our
department
does
a
great
job.
There
are
humans,
like
the
rest
of
us.
Sometimes
we
make
mistakes.
I'm.
R
D
D
A
Bca
or
downtown
and
I
get
towed,
I
call
you
up
and
I
go
to
pick
my
car
up
two
hours
after
you
tow
it.
It's
still
going
to
be
a
hundred
sixty
four
bucks
right
and
that
is
in
line
with
other
communities.
Right
champagne
has
a
if
your
flat
tow
is
125.
If
you
have
to
have
dollars,
it
adds
fifty
dollars.
If
you
require
a
flatbed,
it's
175
that
way.
That's
champaign
county
right,
I
understand
the
kind
of
way
pick
it
up
front
or
back
or
front
wheel,
drive
rear
wheel,
drive.
A
F
A
Just
wanted
to
understand,
you
know
exactly
what
the
cost
would
be
for
a
simple
toe
of
being
on
the
wrong
spot,
not
break
down
that
DUI,
not
other
kind
of
thing
arrested
by
the
police,
whatever,
so
that
I
don't
know
of
many
that
the
town
does
out
of
parking,
lots
and
stuff
like
that.
Okay,
if
it
was
towed
off
private
property,
its
$85
and
that's
under
the
toe
off
our
property.
Q
M
A
We're
not
going
to
negotiate
this
here
in
the
past,
we've
always
allowed
a
contractor
as
an
extension
of
the
police
department
to
speak
without
a
suspension
of
the
rules
in
the
current
contract.
That
gives
me
the
ability
to
change
rates.
Okay,
and
we
will
do
that
enough
said:
okay,
I
was
just
asking
about
the
price
of
a
simple
toe.
That's
all
I
was
asking
just
make
sure
I
understood
the
raid
schedule.
Thank
you,
okay.
Thank
you.
Yeah
we're
going
to
we're
going
to
move
on
where
we're
starting
to
spread
a
little
bit
too
far
afield.
A
B
G
C
B
C
A
A
Thank
you.
The
only
thing
I
want
to
mention
for
the
benefit
of
the
council.
We
have
been
asked
by
the
several
civic
groups.
We've
talked
to
the
police
department
and
we've
had
some
discussion
that
council
retreats
about
how
we
can
mandate
training
for
employees
of
bars
and
so
on.
We're
going
to
have
a
Liquor
Commission
hearing
tomorrow.
We've
actually
sent
out
notices
to
two
bar
owners,
because
we
really
want
to
hear
from
them
about
some
proposals.
As
you
know,
normal
had
a
proposal
and
it
was
beaten
down
and
not
passed.
A
Its
council
meeting
I've
heard
that
they
may
be
waiting
to
see
what
we
do
also.
So
we
want
to
move
ahead
with
this.
This
hearon
will
be
at
the
center
for
the
performing
arts,
starting
at
five
o'clock
tomorrow,
we've
provided
sample
ordinances
from
other
communities
and
we're
also
looking
at
a
proposed
ordinance
to
give
people
something
to
either
support
or
shoot
at
that
will
be
presented
tomorrow.
A
E
Just
a
very
quick
comment,
mayor
I
know:
there's
some
primary
discussion
going
on
about.
Maybe
some
financial
help
to
the
air
traffic
control
tower
is
that
too
premature
I
know
we're
not
here
to
talk
about
that
tonight,
but
I'll
just
give
you
a
little
personal
antidotal
that
I'm
going
to
be
supportive
of
any
collaborative
effort
that
might
unfold
with
regard
to
other
bodies.
E
If,
in
fact,
we
are
required
to
keep
that
open
and
it
just
well
like
our
personal
stories,
but
I
came
in
last
night
at
nine
o'clock
and
weather
wasn't
the
best
of
nine
o'clock,
and
so
you
can
imagine
the
cheers
that
went
up
in
the
airplane
at
nine
o'clock
and
we've
probably
all
been
in
that
situation
from
time
to
time
will
new
Benden
storm.
So
we
have
a
great
situation
with
the
airport
with
Allegiant
airlines
and
others
and
I.
Don't
know
where
all
that
discussion
is
going
to.
A
A
Well,
let
me
just
very
briefly
give
you
a
little
more
information
right
now.
We
don't
have
a
specific
proposal,
how
the
tower
would
be
kept
open
one
of
their
several
options.
The
first
was
an
appeal
to
the
FAA
which,
as
we
all
know,
we
heard
late
last
week
that
that,
if
a
denied,
that
kind
of
as
we
expected
we're
the
largest
airport
that
they
intend
to
shut
down
by
far
the
of
all
the
airports
there's
being
shut
down,
I
think
the
smallest.
A
The
number
I
heard
was
a
smallest
175,
combined,
aren't
as
big
as
our
airport,
so
we
feel
like
we're
being
unfairly
shut
out
and
with
you
know,
we
are
concerned
about
safety
and
so
on,
and
the
general
consensus
is
that
we
cannot
allow
this
tower
to
be
shut
down.
So
the
appeal
was
the
first
line.
There
is
a
possibility
of
legal
action
against
the
faa.
Other
cities
are
interested
in
working
together
to
do
that,
and
then.
A
A
There
was
a
model
established
with
the
casa
group,
where
some
businesses
bloomington-normal
the
county,
the
airport,
where
the
airport
thought
I
didn't
join
in
that,
but
that
was
a
model
set
up
to
bring
Frontier
Airlines
Denver
service.
Here,
as
you
know,
we
were.
We
did
not
have
to
use
any
of
that
money
that
was
raised
because
that
service
has
been
successful.
So
one
possibility
would
be
to
divert
some
of
that
money
to
keeping
the
tower
open.
So
we'll
know
more
about
it
later
this
this
week
and
I
try
to
let
you
know,
Rob.
E
A
mere,
perhaps
we
can
educate
everyone
on
the
fact
that
the
reason
that
we
might
be
one
that
gets
close
is
because
we
have
contract
employees
in
the
control
tower.
The
FAA
helps
pay
for
that.
If
I'm
not
mistaken,
and
if
we
used
our
own
employees,
the
FAA
would
pay
for
that.
The
fact
that
we
have
contract
employees
means
that
we're
spending
less
FAA
money
Peoria,
on
the
other
hand,
uses
its
own
employees
across
the
FAA,
more
money
and
they're
going
to
get
stay
open.
A
E
So
we're
sort
of
doing
a
divide-and-conquer
I'm
going
to
give
you
a
short
report
on
the
National
League
of
Cities
and
alderman
McDade
will
give
you
a
report
on
the
one
voice,
trip
and
we'll
keep
it
fairly
short,
but
there
were
three
things
that
were
I,
think
important
and
our
visit
to
Washington
DC
for
the
National
League
of
Cities,
and
it
one
thing
is
that
it
was
immediately
preceding
the
one
voice
trip.
So
it
wasn't
like
we
spent
money
going
twice.
E
The
workout
sessions
were
beneficial.
It
gave
us
a
chance
to
meet
local
officials
from
all
around
the
country
and
that
proved
valuable,
as
well
as
the
economic
benefit
of
welcoming
veterans
to
our
community.
It
was
a
surprise
to
me
how
much
our
city
could
benefit
by
welcoming
veterans
back
into
our
community
or
to
our
community
the
speakers
at
the
session
Reverend
Al
Sharpton,
who
is
a
2004
presidential
candidate.
We
had
three
cabinet
members:
secretaries,
each
speak.
We
had
a
former
US
Representative
speak.
E
So
we
had
some
excellent
speakers
in
a
chance
to
mingle
with
them.
After
the
meeting
on
diversity,
Reverend
Sharpton
stayed
and
took
pictures
and
visited
and
shook
hands
with
everybody
in
the
audience
who
wanted
to
do
so,
which
is
rather
gracious
all
in
all,
very
good,
very
good
trip.
We
learned
a
good
amount
and
well
we
got
to
meet
people
from
other
communities
in
the
United
States,
with
issues
the
same
as
ours
and
some
of
them
they
were
ahead
of
where
we
were,
and
that
gives
us
a
chance
to
learn.
A
R
R
The
main
order
of
business
this
year
was
to
continue
to
advocate
for
economic
development
and
Bloomington
Normal,
as
is
always
the
order
of
business
and
I.
Think
it's
very
nice
to
see
the
merging
of
all
the
different
perspectives
on
the
trip.
At
this
point,
you
may
know
that
the
EDC
is
funded
by
sixty
percent
of
private
organizations,
so
the
private
voice
is
really
at
the
table,
along
with
the
public
voice
and
it's
a
very
nice
mix.
R
As
far
as
those
partnerships
go,
we
did
spend
some
time
talking
about
the
airport
issue
which
you've
heard
about
here
this
evening
as
well.
Obviously
the
trip
was
a
two
weeks
ago,
so
the
issue
was
at
a
different
place
than
it
is
today,
but
there
are
many
individuals
that
were
on
the
trip,
if
not
all,
of
the
individuals
that
were
on
the
trip
that
are
going
to
be
the
ones
that
are
going
to
be
working
together
to
ensure
that
our
community
continues
to
have
quality,
safe
air
service
in
this
community.
R
G
Had
to
thank
you,
David
thank
you
and
to
you
into
the
snap
I
know.
I
asked
some
fairly
complicated
questions.
It's
going
to
take
some
time
to
put
some
numbers
together
for
staffing
and
in
order
chart
and
stuff.
So,
but
it's
rich
really
going
to
help
me
analyze
the
budget
and
the
second
one
is
I
think
that
we
probably
all
around
a
thank
you
to
public
works
for
getting
to
work
today.
I
mean
I
was
out
and
about
at
five
thirty
this
morning
and
made
it
successfully
so
big.
H
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
joined
Jamie
and
the
comment
about
analyzing
the
budget
and
I'm
doing
that
as
well.
I'm,
certainly
based
on
the
public
hearing
tonight,
as
well
as
a
lot
of
comments.
I'd
continue
to
get
from
my
constituents,
so
I
also
have
some
complicated
and
lengthy
questions
on
the
budget.
H
If
anyone's
interested,
there's
copies
on
the
back
table
and
I
do
look
forward
to
receiving
their
responses
in
the
next
few
days
and
then
I
will
be
sending
out
an
email
with
my
budget
position
as
I
did
last
year
and,
if
anyone's
interested
in
last
year's
I'm.
Actually
a
lot
of
my
concerns
then
continue
on
and
two
quick
concerns
about
the
budget
want
to
make
sure
that
I'm
not
missing
something
here,
but
in
looking
at
the
levees
over
the
last
three
years.
H
What
I'm,
seeing
and
I
just
want
to
make
a
couple
real
quick
points
about
the
budget,
because
I
know
I'll
be
doing
that
when
we
vote
on
it.
What
I'm,
seeing
in
the
levees
is
that
the
actual
number
amount
of
money
that
we're
putting
in
to
the
fire
and
the
police
pensions
are
going
down.
I
see
in
2010,
for
instance,
fire
in
3.4
million
2011
3.1
and
2012
2.9.