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March 9, 2020 - City Council Meeting
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A
Actually
do
appreciate
that
and
I
think
they're
about
80,000
residents
who
appreciate
that
as
well.
Thank
you
so
much
at
this
point.
We're
gonna
go
move
directly.
We
don't
have
any
recognitions
and
appointments,
but
we
do
have
a
public
comment
and
again,
if
you
want
to
get
direct
answers
to
questions
or
to
engage
in
dialogue
or
whatever
we
have
a
I
have
a
mayor's
Open
House
equivalent
of
a
town
hall
meeting
right
around
the
fish
bowl
over
there.
Sometimes
it
spills
over.
A
There
are
more
people
every
two
weeks,
and
so
you
can
just
come
and
talk
about
anything
you
want
and
you
can
get
direct
answers
and
have
interaction
in
public
comment.
However,
what
we
have
is
it's
really
a
one-way
conversation.
It's
an
opportunity
for
you
to
speak
out
and
up
to
three
minutes
and
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
read
these.
We
have
Bob
rau.
Excuse
me
Bob
bill
route.
Excuse
me
bill
and
Scott
Steiner
and
Sarina
fish
in
that
order.
So
we'll
start
with
Bill.
D
A
runner
mr.
Gleeson
councilmembers
in
November,
the
bloomington-normal
climate
action
campaign
provided
commentary
on
the
imperative
need
for
an
extreme
weather
response
plan.
In
January,
we
made
a
formal
presentation
to
the
council
for
the
town
of
normal
on
the
same
plan,
and
normal
has
pledged
to
work
with
us
to
try
and
put
such
a
plan
into
effect.
So
I
have
basically
two
requests.
The
first
request
is
that
you
work
with
normal
so
that
we
can
put
that
plan
into
effect
as
soon
as
possible,
ideally
a
sense
of
parts
of
it
by
this
summer.
D
The
second
request
is
set
aside
a
small
sum
of
money
to
implement
parts
of
that
plan.
This
is
not
an
expensive
plan,
but
there
are
some
costs.
The
primary
one
would
be
a
contingency
fund
to
allow
the
basically
extra
staffing
of
emergency
cooling
centers.
Should
a
major
heatwave
fall
on
a
weekend
and
heat
waves
don't
keep
business
hours,
that's
a
distinct
probability.
There
would
also
be
some
minor
equipment
charges,
but
the
cost
of
this
would
be
barely
fairly
small.
D
So
basically,
you
have
an
issue
here
to
work
with
normal
to
set
up
a
system
that
could
help
save
lives
or
you
could
surge
ice
with
Mother
Nature.
Those
are
basically
the
choices
that
are
in
front
of
us
right
now,
so
we
hope
you
don't
leave
this
to
chance
and
that
you
proactively
engage
on
an
outcome
that
is
not
100
percent
certain.
That
is
the
arrival
of
a
red
zone
heatwave
that
will
kill
people.
We
don't
know
when
it
will
happen,
but
we're
absolutely
certain
it
will
happen
before
mid-century.
D
E
Scott
Standley,
Lord,
5
I
know
that
I
brought
this
up
Terry
before,
but
the
the
streets
in
this
town
and
the
sidewalks
are
pathetic.
The
I've
seen
you
know,
I,
don't
know
when
the
street,
the
sidewalks
are
gonna,
be
addressed.
The
the
storm
drains
are
sunk,
so
low
that
they're
below
curb
level
level.
In
fact,
the
curb
is
even
with
the
grass
in
places.
There's
no
excuse
for
that.
This
is
the
infrastructure
in
this
town
is
absolute
pathetic,
but
yet
you
find
money
for
everything
else,
but
not
for
not
to
address
the
streets.
E
You
know
we've
seen
the
gas
tax
go
up,
we've
seen
the
home
rule
tax
know
if
we've
seen
everything
go
up,
but
you
know:
when
costs
go
up,
you've
learned
to
cut
costs,
you
don't
just
keep
spending
and
taxing
and
Bloomington
has
nothing
to
offer
except
cold
weather
in
the
winter
rotten
roads
high
taxes.
What
does
the
lawyer
have
to
offer
nothing?
What
would
attract
people
there?
Not
one
lousy
thing.
E
I
think
that
we
better
start
learning
to
live
within
our
means,
and
we
need
to
start
with
cutting
expenses
and
I
don't
mean
with
the
roads,
either
lower
the
taxes
lower
the
tax
burden.
People
are
already
leaving
the
state
in
droves
because
of
the
taxes
in
this
state
and
in
this
city,
and
you
do
have
something
to
do
with
the
taxes
in
this
city.
E
You
don't
have
a
thing
to
do
with
the
taxes
in
the
state,
but
you
do
in
the
city
but
see
the
higher
that
state
income
tax
goes
the
better
you
like
it,
because
the
more
you
get
from
the
state,
it's
all,
that's
all.
What's
in
it,
for
the
city
of
Bloomington
better,
yet
take
Bloomington
and
a
normal
merchants
and
become
one,
but
no,
you
would
need
one
mayor,
one
city
manager,
one
police,
chief,
one
city
administration,
one
City
Council.
We
need
a
larger
City
Council
true,
but
you
need
one.
E
You
know
why
don't
you
start
and
stop
and
think?
Where
can
we
really
cut
expenses
and
not
what
is
best
for
me
now.
You
know
I
think
I've
been
very
plain
and
mr.
Gleason
knows
how
I
feel
you
know
he
comes
in.
He
secures
city
administration,
we
need
the
police
in
this
Trish
I
can
see
where
that
secure,
but
not
city
administration
have
a
good
day.
Thank
you.
F
Good
evening,
I'm
Serena,
fish
and
I
live
in
Miller
Park
area
Ward
6
I'm
here
tonight
about
an
item.
That's
on
the
consent
agenda
in
as
in
Nancy,
which
is
the
Park
View
Inn
I
have
been
to
numerous
Liquor
Commission
meetings
and
complaining
about
something
on
the
other
end
of
the
park.
With
the
help
of
my
wonderful
mayor
liquor,
commissioner,
don't
look
like
and
Karen
Schmidt
we
were
able
to
get
that
under
control.
Also
with
the
Liquor
Commission,
we
stopped
another
liquor
store
going
into
our
neighborhood.
F
However,
tonight
I
am
here
to
totally
recommend
110
percent
the
park
view
in
the
outdoor
consumption
area.
Ric
has
been
such
a
valuable
asset
to
our
community.
There
have
never
been
any
trouble.
The
last
Liquor
Commission
meeting
and
I've
got
a
witness.
Mr.
mayor,
the
number
of
phone
calls
that
the
police
department
got
in
how
many
years
on
Park
Furion
one
about
the
fire.
I
hope
that
you
pass
it.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
G
Hi,
my
name
is
Deb
Presley
I
live
in
Bloomington
and
I
served
as
one
of
the
members
of
the
connect
to
the
Future
workgroup
and
led
the
sustainable
funding
subgroup.
When
we
began
I
never
dreamed
that
we
could
collectively
develop
such
a
comprehensive
set
of
recommendations
that
will
make
a
real
difference
in
the
lives
of
so
many
in
our
community.
Now
it
is
up
to
you
to
provide
the
necessary
funding
to
make
these
changes
happen
when
these
recommendations
are
implemented,
one
rate
for
all
will
create
an
affordable
and
equitable
fair
structure
for
all
residents.
G
In
bloomington-normal.
No
longer
will
community
members
who
have
a
disability
be
financially
penalized
for
needing
a
public
transportation
accommodation,
the
expense
for
that
accommodation
will
be
borne
by
the
entire
community
as
it
should
be.
We
don't
charge
more
for
elevators
and
we
shouldn't
charge
more
for
paratransit
service,
asking
some
individuals
with
disabilities
to
pay
nearly
$200
a
month
to
get
back
and
forth
to
work.
It's
not
affordable
or
equitable.
G
Additionally,
one
rate
for
all
lets
community
members
who
are
low-income
know
that
their
financial
struggle
is
recognized
and
that
an
affordable,
monthly
pass
and
fair
cap
will
now
exist
once
Connect
mobility
is
expanded
to
the
city
and
town
limits.
It
will
no
longer
matter
where
my
son
and
his
friends
live
work,
worship
or
recreative
access
to
public
transportation
to
get
them
where
they
need
to
go.
This
is
a
huge
step
forward
in
our
community
and
truly
represents
the
values
that
our
group
recognized
as
important.
G
Many
individuals
with
disabilities
are
not
able
to
use
the
fixed
routes
because
they
are
not
a
DA
accessible.
The
funding
being
requested
will
make
every
bus
stop
ad
a
accessible
by
2024.
This
is
the
type
of
community
I
want
to
live
in.
Securing
adequate
financial
support
from
the
city
and
town
will
make
sure
that
connect
Transit
is
in
a
healthy
financial
position
to
end
these
changes
and
provide
quality
public
transportation.
G
To
our
community
wading
through
the
numbers,
it
became
quite
clear
that
without
additional
local
funding,
connect
transit
was
not
on
a
sustainable
financial
path
and
would
sooner
or
later
need
to
drastically
cut
service
rather
than
improving.
The
additional
local
dollars
being
requested
will
ensure
that
connect
transit
has
adequate
funds
to
provide
service
and
implement
the
recommendations
being
put
forth
by
the
working
group.
We,
as
a
group,
were
asked
to
envision
the
public
transportation
system
that
our
community
wants
and
deserves.
We
have
done
that.
G
H
As
you
know,
I
was
here
last
meeting
talking
about
low
Street
and
the
flooding
from
storm
sewer.
I
do
appreciate
the
fact
that
the
city
Johnson
redevelopment
Tony
from
Public
Works
cannot
talk
to
me.
I
explained
the
problem,
the
neighbors
that
are
having
the
problem
as
well,
so
I
do
appreciate
that
I
guess
now.
Talks
are
going
on
with
my
landlord
I'm,
not
quite
sure.
What's
going
to
happen,
hoping
something
happens,
quick
before
the
rains
come
second
part
of
my
comment
tonight.
That
was
rather
brief.
H
You
have
a
member
of
the
council
he's
not
here
tonight
who
seems
to
like
to
pay,
and
this
is
ironic
coming
from
me.
It
seems
like
to
attack
people
on
Facebook
plain
County,
Sheriff,
John
Sandage,
one
about
cash
bail,
and
it's
funny
that
she
also
commented
on
other
Bernie
supporters.
It's
sort
of
funny
watching
the
Bernie
supporters
eat
their
own
I.
Think
maybe
you
should
police
side
a
little
better
from
your
councilmembers
just
saying,
and
it's
pretty
much
all
I
have.
Hopefully
we
can
handle
the
sewer
situation
here
before
too
long.
Thank.
A
A
I
A
Okay,
ladies
first
second,
by
councilmember,
emic
anyway,
oh
I'm,
sorry
thank
you.
I
need
council
number
painter
here
to
keep
me
honest.
Okay,
if
everyone
go
ahead
and
vote
council
member
katyo,
how
would
how
do
you
vote
on
this
yeah?
Okay,
he
motion
carries
were
over
there,
seven
to
zero.
There
are
no
names
to
announce.
Madam
clerk.
We
move
right
along
and
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
councilmember
craveable,
who
pulled
item
7g
Thank.
K
L
M
So
I
guess
part
of
that
is
my
responsibility
and
unfortunately,
assuming
that,
since
this
was
a
ongoing
issue,
that's
been
done
for
multiple
multiple
years
now
that
it
was
kind
of
old
hat
and
we
put
it
on
consent
agenda.
My
apologies
for
that.
Obviously
there's
some
additional
discussion
needs
to
occur
with
your
permission,
I'd
kind
of
like
to
go
and
I'll.
Do
it
as
quickly
as
I
can
but
kind
of
give
you
a
summary
of
this
energy
procurement
process.
M
So
we
do
have
a
broker
that
we've
hired
to
basically
get
bids
for
us
and
/
counsels
previous
requests.
We
always
do
that
100
percent
renewable
that
100
percent
renewable
the
way
we
currently
do
it.
It
is
based
on
the
supply
company
that
we
ultimately
go
with
going
in
by
energy
recs
and
to
their
benefit
and
to
ride
the
cheapest
electricity
to
the
city
and
the
businesses
and
customers
residents
of
the
city
they
buy
the
cheapest
trucks
second
buy.
Typically,
those
are
wind
farm
wrecks
winner,
G
Rex
that
are
bought
out
of
Texas.
So.
M
Wrecks
are
basically
just
it's
a
way
of
supporting
the
renewable
energy
program,
and
so
companies
that
build
the
renewables
energy
products
like
wind
farms
like
solar
power.
They
have
the
ability
to
sell
some
of
those
that
the
stock
and
their
company
call
it
and
then
essentially
energy
others.
So
energy
supply
companies
can
then
purchase
that
so
essentially,
you're
not
really
buying
a
stock
in
their
company,
but
you're
buying
their.
M
The
fact
that
they
put
up
a
renewable
energy
contract
you're
purchasing
into
that
program,
you're
supporting
them
by
buying
a
small
requisition
or
what
they
call
a
rec
to
help
support
that.
So
it's
it's
to
the
advantage
of
companies
that
can
afford
to
put
those
things
up
and
have
the
insight
to
put
those
things
up.
They
have
that
ability
to
sell
that
abundance
of
renewable
energy
supply
and
for
other
people
to
purchase
that
gonna
have
an
explanation
for
you.
That's
fine
and.
A
Just
if
we
could
clarify
it,
I
mean,
since
the
the
one
policy
recommendation
to
the
council
made
previous
council
of
course,
and
then
we
haven't
had
me
issues
with
that.
Since
has
been,
we
wanted
to
go
a
hundred
percent
renewable
that's
about
six
years
ago,
and
so
these
have
always
been
on
consent
agenda,
not
that
we
can't
pull
them
for
separate
consideration,
but
I
did
want
to
say
that
this
isn't
this
wasn't
a
administrative
sleight
of
hand,
but
this
is.
A
M
Is
correct:
in
years
past
we
had
provided
brought
to
Council
the
option
to
elect,
let
the
residents
choose
whether
than
what
they
wanted
to
go
in
our
percent,
renewable
and
based
on
council
direction.
We
removed
that
option.
We
no
longer
pursue
that.
So
on
that
the
big
thing
we're
getting
here
is
that
we
are
part
of
a
big
conglomerate
with
stone.
M
Energy
group
so
includes
the
city,
Bloomington
town
of
normal
village,
a
Hayworth
and
14
other
communities,
so
pooling
all
of
that
energy
together
allows
us
to
get
a
phenomenal
price,
a
very
good
price
that
we
can
lock
in
for
whatever
length
of
contract
but
they're
recommending
at
a
time.
Typically,
those
are
a
two
sometimes
a
three
year
agreement
that
we
do.
M
Hammering
and
then
the
current
issue
were
talking
about
is
meniscal
aggregation,
which
is
Bloomington
residents
and
small
businesses
and
includes
city
small
facilities.
So
anything
less
than
15,000
kilowatt
hours
per
year
is
the
only
thing
that
can
be
used
in
this
man
asparagus,
anything
larger
than
that.
So
like
large
industrial
companies
in
sup
in
town
they're,
not
part
of
that
they
can
make
their
own
deal
separate
from
this
and
then
our
larger
facilities.
M
M
So
the
one
thing
I
wanted
to
add
laugh
end
with
was
there's
been
a
lot
of
discussion
about
buying
when
energy
directly
from
the
companies
that
are
around
here
and
I
wanted
this.
To
spell
that
that
is
not
possible,
simply
those
energy
companies
and
we
research
this
extensively.
Three
years
ago,
in
2000
17,
we
had
stone.
B
M
River
group
stone
River
group
help
us
with
this.
They
provided
documentation
that
we
do
that
they
present
the
council,
but
it's
been
a
few
years
so
just
to
refresh
everyone's
memory.
Typically,
those
wind
farms
are
built
and
they're
already
have
agreements
signed
with
them
prior
to
them
even
being
constructed.
So
if
you
want
to
get
in
on
a
100
percent
renewable
and
be
involved
in
that
program,
you
have
to
invest
in
that
company
from
day
one.
M
So
give
you
a
couple
examples:
prayer,
land,
energy,
wholly
owned
subsidiary
of
university
of
illinois,
build
a
wind
farm
and
then
the
1%
of
that
energy
goes
to
the
University
of
Illinois.
They
also
have
Railsplitter
wind
farm
and
I'm,
not
sure
if
that
was
that
actually
things
over
in
the
eastern
part
of
the
state,
western
part
of
the
state,
they
build
a
wind
farm
and
then
partnered
with
the
University
of
Illinois
and
sold
a
big
majority
of
their
supply
to
the
University
of
Illinois.
M
The
universe,
Villano
I
entered
a
10
year
agreement
and
worked
over
some
cash,
essentially
to
be
able
to
be
invested
in
that
wind
farm
for
them
to
install
it
and
then
supply
them
with
a
guaranteed
amount
of
the
hardware
set
renewable
energy.
So
the
University
of
Illinois
has
done
that
and
I
don't
I,
don't
have
any
rates
for
the
Railsplitter
wind
farm,
but.
A
K
Thank
You
mayor
so
in
essence,
alderman
Matthew
references.
We
get
these
credits
from
from
Texas,
right
and
so
in.
In
essence,
like
you
said,
through
these
wind
farms
and
other
renewable
energy
sources,
we
pay
them
for
their
credits
to
be
considered
a
hundred
percent
renewable
is
that
in
essence,
boiling
it
down
yeah,
that's
a
very
good
summary
of
it
and
and
there's
just
no
way
to
get
any
of
that
locally.
M
M
We
would
have
to
go
to
them,
and
this
is
you
know,
in
their
planning
stages
and
be
able
to
partner
with
them,
enter
in
a
long-term
agreement
with
them,
and
we
would
essentially
probably
be
investing
some
money
to
get
the
best
rate,
but
more
likely
you're
talking
a
10
20
year
agreement
that
you'd
have
to
partner
with
them
and
say
we
will
buy
energy
from
you
for
this
guaranteed
period
of
time
and
they
have
the
ability
to
even
increase
their
rate
over
that
period.
So
you're,
not
locking
in
a
rate
for
10
20
years,
but.
M
M
Quite
honestly,
no
with
limited
staffing.
We
don't
have
really
the
bility
to
keep
up
on
all
that
Stone
River
group
does
provide
some
assistance
with
that.
That's
really
outside
of
our
agreement
with
them.
We
could
expand
that
and
ask
him
to
do
that
for
us
if
he
wanted
to,
but
that
would
probably
come
in
at
additional
cost
right
now.
We
do
not
pay
stone,
River
group
for
their
services
that
are
paid
out
of
the
through
the
supplier
and
that's
chosen
and.
K
M
I
would
you
could
still
get
it
done
in
that
time
period,
but
you're
really
squeezing
us?
So
we
have
a
meeting
set
up
on
March,
26th
or
7th.
I
can
remember
the
exact
date.
That
is
when
that
whole
conglomerate
will
go
out
to
bid
they
like
to
have
Stone
River
group
likes
to
have
everything
resolved
by
them.
Have
all
the
resolutions
by
every
single
community?
That's
doing
this
essentially
in
place.
M
So
they
know
that
that's
a
guaranteed
amount
if
they
wait
till
that
period
of
time,
you're
you're
kind
of
hedging,
your
bets,
you
don't
know
if
you're,
actually,
if
the
city's
Bloomington's
not
going
to
be
involved
and
that
we
don't
know
it
until
after
the
23rd-
and
they
probably
would
say
no
we're
going
to
ooh
we're
gonna
go
out
to
bid
for
the
rest
of
the
communities,
we'll
have
to
come
back
and
deal
with
you
later
at
a
later
date.
Thank.
A
M
C
Okay,
I
I,
don't
want
to
hold
us
up,
so
I
was
one
of
the
folks
that
was
involved
in
the
municipal
aggregation
campaign
and
and
was
actually
engaged
in
pushing
the
city
to
make
sure
that
we
were
purchasing
renewable
energy
credits,
I.
Think
since
then,
research
has
come
out
that
has
made
me
second-guess
whether
that's
the
best
use
of
our
money,
because,
as
you
mentioned,
people
think
that
when
we
say
that
were
100%
renewable,
it
means
that
we're
actually
getting
our
energy
from
renewable
energy
sources.
C
But
it
wouldn't
you
know
it
just
means
that
we
are
paying
some
kind
of
arbitrary
amount
to
say
that
we're
offsetting
all
the
dirty
energy
were
using
by
purchasing
like
one
credit
of
good
energy,
for
every
credit
of
badet
or
for
every
kilowatt
of
bad
energy
that
we're
using
so
not
to
overcomplicate
it.
But
can
you
just
again?
This
is
the
part
that
was
not
clear
to
me
like.
Is
it
possible
for
us
to
move
the
table
this
until
our
next
voting
meeting
or
not.
A
C
C
I
guess
what
I'm
suggesting
is
that
we
might
say
we
don't
want
to
purchase
racks
if
we
don't
think
that
that's
the
best
use
of
our
money,
and
we
want
to
use
that
money
instead
to
take
on
renewable
energy
project
locally.
So
we
could
say
all
that
money
that
we're
saving
we're
gonna
instead
do
XYZ
and
actually
go
with
the
non
renewable
credit.
A
M
No
full
of
cash
for
us
to
dip
into,
but
we
do
save
money
as
a
city
like
I,
said
smaller
use,
facilities
of
the
city
are
part
of
the
municipal
aggregation
program,
but
a
lot
of
it's
mainly
your
residents
and
small
businesses.
We
have
a
very
small
amount
of
that
with
our
smaller
facilities.
I
did
find
the
rates
just
I
didn't
look
at.
M
Regular
rate,
which
included
the
state
mandated
part
of
the
state
manatee
renewable
percent,
was
point
zero,
five,
zero,
seven
cents
per
kilowatt
hour.
Our
rate
with
a
hundred
percent
renewal
will,
based
on
buying
the
Rex,
was
point
zero,
five,
three
I
so
terrible
with
math
up
here
with
your
looking
at
what
30
point,
no
exit,
not
even
30
cents,
point
zero,
zero,
three:
two!
M
What's
the
difference
that
we
paid
more
so
it
is
very
negligible.
I
didn't
run
the
math
on
how
I
said
actually
costs.
You
know
a
consumer.
It
is
not
very
much
money
that
you're
actually
paying
to
get
that
wreck
that
they're
finding
at
the
cheapest
way
they
can,
which
is
the
cheapest
and
rec.
They
can
buy.
Okay,
sure.
M
We
don't
know
like
I
said.
Typically,
there
are
two
or
three
years.
So
what
what
they
do
is
the
the
brokerage
firm
will
come
back
to
the
the
city
manager
and
he
will
present
multiple
options
and
usually
we
go
with
the
cheapest,
but
a
lot
of
times,
they'll
recommend
going
to
the
three-year,
as
opposed
to
the
two-year,
because
they're
looking
at
fluctuations
potential
changes
in
the
market,
and
so
they
kind
of
make
a
recommendation
on
which
one
we
should
go
with
precedent
and
past
history
is
typically
been
two
years.
O
I
P
You
thank
you
so
I
feel
like
we've.
Had
this
conversation
a
couple
of
different
times,
I
I,
don't
know
if
you
can
answer
this
question,
but
if
I'm
hearing
my
colleagues
correctly
there's
concern
about
that,
these
racks
are
not
renewable
but
they're
from
some
other
energy
source
of
the
renewable
energy.
Might
am
I
hearing
that
right
and
that's
the
concern,
not
exactly
okay,
then
it
so
so
what
is
that
I
mean
learn
to.
C
Clarify
the
concern
is
that,
yes,
you,
you
are
technically
offsetting
your
one
kilowatt
of
dirty
energy
for
a
kilowatt
produced
somewhere
in
Texas
by
a
wind
farm,
but
particularly
when
you're
going
with
the
cheapest
recs
possible
you're,
not
actually
doing
anything
like
to
substantially
support
the
production
of
renewable
energy.
Like
people
will
argue
that,
so
the
question
is
whether
it
even
makes
sense
for
us
to
like
spend
that
extra,
perhaps
Michael
negligible.
But
you
know
it's
still
money
to
get
those
right.
Credits.
C
P
P
Why
we'd
throw
the
baby
out
with
the
bathwater
to
get
rid
of
this
entirely
so
that
we
could
potentially
get
more
satisfying
renewable
energy,
even
though
we
are
technically
still
getting
renewable
energy
I'm
not
following
that
so
I
know.
There's
a
motion
on
the
table
so
I'll
be
supporting
it
this
evening.
I
know
Jamie
had
some
questions
and
I
don't
want
to
speak
for
him
about
the
local
company
that
we'd
be
using,
but
it
sounds
like
we
can't
use
it
here
locally
and
that's
that's
kind
of
tracks
preferred
before
so.
P
Thank
you
for
providing
that
information.
I'd
like
to
know,
though,
if
this
is
a
two-year
contract
or
a
three-year
contract,
what
alternatives
can
we
have
to
be?
Could
it
be
better?
What
would
that
require
us
to
do
it?
I,
don't
know
that
information
at
this
juncture,
but
I'm
happy
with
what
we
have
right
now:
okay,.
A
A
I
C
To
be
clear,
I'm
not
suggesting
that
we
could
ever
be
100%
renewable
because,
as
you
said,
that
would
require
us
to
build
a
grid.
I
am
just
suggesting
that
there
are
other
pathways
I,
guess
that
that
by
saying
that
were
100%,
renewable
people
might
be
under
the
impression
that
we
don't
have
more
work
to
do
towards
that.
But
but
just
saying
you
know
the
credits
aren't
everything.
C
It
certainly
doesn't
totally
offset
the
type
of
energy
that
we're
using,
and
so
you
know,
but
we
should
continue
to
explore
other
ways
that
we
can,
that
we
can
be
supportive
of
that,
but
agree
with
Scott
that
you
know
we
don't
have
to
throw
the
baby
out
with
the
bathwater.
We
can
certainly
move
forward
on
this
contract
and
then
look
for
other
ways
to
to
move
this
along.
Okay.
Q
Happy
to
move
this
along
Thank
You
mayor,
if
my
hearing
of
all
of
this
is
that
one
thing
we
really
need
to
rely
on
is
sort
of
the
power
of
the
aggregate
and
the
fact
that
we're
doing
this
in
partnership
with
a
lot
of
other
communities,
so
I
bet-
and
that
takes
time
to
coordinate
and
going
forward
if
there
are
better
sources
of
renewable
energy.
We're
on
the
brink
of
creating
and
discovering
and
and
the
technology
is
really
expanding.
Q
M
M
Provide
some
additional
information
on
what
we
are
doing
and
you'll
see
this
coming
up,
probably
in
April,
but
we
have
partnered
with
ecology,
Action
Center
and
we've
done
this
for
multiple
years.
That
proposal
will
be
coming
back
to
you
in
April
and
they've
increased
that
support
this
year
to
include
stuff
just
like
we're
talking
about
for
them
to
look
at
potential
sources
of
other
renewable
sources.
M
We
could
look
at
and
we
could
use
not
only
our
broker,
but
the
ecology,
Action
Center,
to
help
us
further
our
responsibility
and
and
requirements
into
getting
into
the
renewable
energy.
So
you'll
see
that
coming
forward
right
now.
That
is
not
supported
by
anything
other
than
the
general
fund,
which
their
proposal
is
somewhere
around
30
to
40
thousand
dollars
a
year
that
we
spend
on
that
and.
A
Then
it's
also
something
that
we
could
contact
the
Illinois
Municipal
League,
the
International
city/county
Management
Association,
the
National
League
of
Cities
US
Conference
of
Mayors
who's
on
the
vanguard
of
this,
and
what
are
they
doing
differently
anyway?
At
this
point,
if
everyone
will
go
ahead
and
vote
with
them?
The
emotion
that's
on
the
floor:
okay,
council,
member
katyo,
how
do
you
vote
yeah.
B
A
The
motion
carries
seven
to
zero.
There
are
no
names
to
announce
madam
clerk,
we're
going
to
go
ahead
and
move
to
a
public
hearing
under
8a
on
the
2021
proposed
budget,
as
presented
by
the
finance
department
and
I'm,
going
to
declare
the
public
hearing
of
the
city
of
Bloomington
proposed
budget
in
order
and
are
there
because
anyone
would
like
to
speak
on
this,
and
you
would
have
up
to
three
minutes.
A
Going
once
going
twice
sold
that
no
comments.
Okay,
our
public
hearing
is
ended.
We
move
right
along
to
item
9a.
We
have
presentation
of
not
in
our
towns
2019
annual
reporters
requested
by
the
raishin
Department
and
we
were
going
to
start
off
with
a
presentation
and
then
a
council
discussion,
so
I'm
going
to
turn
this
over
first
to
mr.
Gleason,
who
I
think
is
going
to
turn
it
over
some
of
the
people
in
our
audience.
L
R
Manager,
mayor
council
and
citizens
just
wanted
to
give
a
quick
update
and
thank
the
city
for
your
continued
involvement
and
support
with
not
in
our
town.
There
are
copies
of
our
annual
report
up
here.
Angelique
rocky
is
with
me
here
from
BCA
I
she's,
the
chair
of
our
Arts
Committee.
So
she
can
add
a
little
bit
to
this.
R
Also
just
want
to
point
out
just
a
few
things
we've
done,
but
this
December
will
be
25
years
of
not
in
our
town,
which
the
folks
in
California
who
made
the
first
film
blame
us
for
starting
the
movement,
because
we
were
the
first
community
to
really
take
this
and
run
with
us
and
also
when
I
commend
the
Bloomington
Human
Relations
Commission.
They
gave
their
first
Martin
Luther
King
community
award
to
not
in
our
town
at
their
luncheon
last
year,
so
appreciate
that
recognition.
Just
a
couple
things
we've
been
doing.
R
We
did
a
Breakfast
Club
with
the
United
Way,
with
about
15,
low-income
youth,
to
kind
of
expose
them
to
job
opportunities
and
opportunities
in
the
community.
Right
now,
we're
assessing
a
survey
with
Illinois
State,
University
social
studies
faculty.
We
surveyed
junior,
high
and
high
school
kids
in
the
community
and
had
4,500
responses
so
very
curious
to
get
the
input
of
our
young
people
about
their
own
sense
of
security
and
how
they
feel
within
our
community
one
of
the
more
moving
things
we
did.
R
So
just
let
me
give
you
a
sense
that
you
know
not
in
our
town,
has
always
been
a
voluntary
activity,
but
always
trying
to
engage
the
community
and
issues
of
discrimination
and
making
sure
we
have
a
safe
and
accessible
community
for
everyone
and
I.
Think
Angelique
has
a
few
things
she'd
like
to
share
too
so.
S
I'll
just
report
on
my
name
is
Angelica
Bochy
and
yes,
I'm
the
director
and
founder
of
ECA
I
school
of
arts,
but
I
do
chair
the
arts
and
culture
committee.
We,
the
arts,
had
an
explosion
last
year,
lots
of
collaborations
powerful
collaborations,
one
being
the
Market
Street
mural
with
our
dilution
and
my
art
station
on
bpai.
That
was
a
very,
very
powerful
and
then
we
also
are
part
of
the
central
Illinois
community,
educators
group.
S
So
if
you
are
not
familiar
with
that
group,
that
is
a
basically
everyone
that
does
the
non
school
system:
education
in
the
community,
so
U
of
I
extension,
both
libraries
be
CAI
School
of
Arts,
the
Museum
of
History,
there's
multiple
entities
there,
the
Aviation,
Museum,
etc,
and
we
all
meet
quarterly
and
see
how
we
can
collaborate
further
and
strengthen
learning
opportunities
for
both
the
educators
and
learner's
in
the
community.
Very
powerful
group.
So
that's
been
going
on
for
years
now.
S
S
There
has
been
an
extensive
attack
on
the
indigenous
populations
for
centuries
and
we
wanted
to
bring
light
to
the
fact
that
they
are
definitely
still
here
very
much
still
here,
very
much
so
present
and
there's
a
significant
amount
of
information
that
we
don't
know
simple
things
even
to
go
as
simple
as
it
is
not
a
Native
American
culture.
There
are
50-plus
tribes
and
every
single
one
has
a
different
culture.
S
So
you
can
not
group
them
all
into
one
simple
things
like
that:
all
the
way
to
extensive
knowledge
and
and
their
contributions,
we
collaborated
with
the
McClain
County
Museum
of
History.
They
put
on
an
event
with
I'm
missing
the
name
as
I
speak
right
now,
but
that
was
a
music
event
where
we
did
a
circle
with
the
community
and
then
normal
theater
put
on
two
documentaries,
one
about
the
mascot
controversy
and
then
the
other
one
about
rumble.
It
was
called
rumble
and
it's
about
the
music
contributions
of
the
indigenous
communities.
S
Next
would
be
making
music
normal.
We
partnered
with
the
town
of
normal
VSA
I
partner,
with
the
town
of
normal
and
in
our
town,
and
we
put
on
a
micro,
hip-hop
festival
and
the
issue.
The
reason
why
we
wanted
to
do
that
is
because
we
wanted
to
eliminate
all
the
fear
of
hip-hop.
It
is
not
something
to
fear.
S
C
R
You-
and
we
have
been
we're
in
this
month,
will
be
our
third
collaboration
with
the
Museum
of
History
for
our
community
and
conversation,
and
we've
done
two
of
those
already
gonna
do
another
one
in
March
and
one
more
in
April
and
and
we've
had
70
to
80.
People
show
up
for
each
of
those
so
far,
and
it
seems
like
it's
working
we're
talking
about
continuing
that
in
the
fall.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
your
support.
I
know,
there's
appropriate.
R
I
You
I
just
want
to
thank
you
all
for
all
your
work
on
this.
This
is
the
kind
of
thing
that
makes
bloomington-normal
such
a
nice
community
to
live
in
and
I've
seen
what
you've
done
with
the
kids
you
get
so
much
out
of
them
and
that's
great
you
keep
them
involved
and
keep
them
on
the
right
path.
Thank
you
all
very
much.
Thank.
Q
Thank
You
mayor,
thank
you
so
much
for
that
presentation.
I.
You
know
I
believe
that
the
arts
can
really
save
lives
and
for
young
people
that
is
more
important
than
ever,
especially
right
now
so
I
appreciate
all
that
you've
done
and
are
doing
Mike.
When
will
the
data
from
that?
That
survey
be
okay,.
R
With
with
ISU,
we've
got
three
social
work
and
one
criminal
justice,
professor,
that
are
taking
the
data
that
we've
got
from
the
school
surveys
and
so
where
they
can
put
it
in
a
real
analysis
and
a
context.
And
at
this
point,
what
we're
thinking
of
doing
is
inviting
community
leaders
school
board
school
administrations
to
do
a
more
a
roundtable
with
it
and
sit
down
together,
share
the
information
and
give
people
time
to
reflect.
R
We
don't
want
it
to
be
accusatory,
but
what
can
we
learn
from
what
the
young
people
have
told
us
and
when,
when
the
survey
was
conducted,
each
principal
was
given
their
building
results,
but
it's
not
been
pulled
together
comprehensively,
but
we
wanted
each
school
principal
to
see
what
what
reflection
and-
and
maybe
just-
and
this
is
probably
being
not
a
thorough.
But
one
of
the
comments
from
when
the
young
people
was
we're.
The
mental
health
generation
which
talked
about
the
tensions
about
school
shootings.
R
You
know
and
all
the
tensions
that
young
people
are
feeling
and
I
thought.
That
was
a
very
interesting
comment
for
somebody
to
identify
themselves
and
in
that
way,
so
a
lot
of
what
came
out
of
this
even
initials
and
a
lot
of
anxiety,
kind
of
issues
that
young
people
are
seeing
plus
a
feeling.
The
other
thing
we're
trying
to
find
out
is:
where
do
they
feel
safe?
J
Okay,
I
just
want
to
add
my
thanks
to
to
you
for
the
work
that
you
do
and
particularly
I
was
thinking
about
not
in
our
school.
That's
been
a
fantastic
program.
It's
given
a
chance
to
young
people
to
find
their
voice
around
these
issues
and
also
move
on
to
bigger
and
better
things.
As
a
matter
of
fact,
I
know
a
couple
of
those
young
people.
They
live
with
me
and
you
know
it
has
allowed
them
to.
J
R
Okay,
no
with
not
in
our
schools,
we
have
a
not
in
our
school
council
in
every
high
school
junior
high
and
some
of
the
primary
schools
in
town
where
the
students
identify
what
they
see
going
on,
and
then
we've
got
some
retired
school
counselors
that
work
with
them
there's
an
appropriate
way
to
raise
those
issues.
But
it
really
is
a
youth-led
effort
and
I.
Just
am
very
impressed.
Every
year
when
the
high
school
students
go
to
the
junior
high
kids
and
say
we're
gonna
pass
this
on
to
you
to
continue
this.
R
A
You
Mike
Thank,
You
Angelique,
appreciate
it
very
much.
Okay,
we
move
right
along
to
item
9b
presentation
of
the
Bloomington
Police
Department's
2019
annual
report.
We,
the
15-minute
presentation
and
the
10-minute
council
discussion
chief
doughnuts.
It's
coming
forward.
Welcome
chief-
and
this
is
your
first
rodeo
in
this
role.
M
M
One
time
per
year
is
perfectly
fine,
all
right,
so
the
keyboard
here
all
right.
Well,
thank
you.
Everyone
good
evening
glad
to
be
here
and
share
with
you,
our
2019
annual
report,
I'll
start
off
with
with
some
basic
crime
statistics.
So,
overall
for
the
year
2019,
our
part
1
Uniform,
Crime
Report
statistics
were
3
percent
lower
than
2018,
which
is
representing
45
fewer
reported
incidents
of
the
different
crime
types,
so
technically
speaking
in
the
last
10
years,
was
it.
M
M
Now,
when
we
look
at
UCR
part
one
crime
statistics,
these
have
been
used
since,
like
the
1930s
with
the
FBI-
and
here
are
the
crime
types
that
are
actually
used
in
that
calculation,
so
I'll
spent
will
actually
spend
a
little
bit
of
time.
Talking
about
some
of
these
in
more
detail,
the
first
one
homicide
we
had
9
and
2018,
which
was
completely
out
of
character
for
our
city,
I,
don't
know
what
we've
never
seen
that
before
and
2019.
We
return
to
what's
the
more
of
a
normal
number
for
us
with
just
one
criminal
sexual
assaults.
M
They
also
went
down
pretty
substantially
I
like
to
compare
numbers
a
lot
of
times
to
the
5-year
average,
as
opposed
to
just
year-to-year,
because
those
things
can
do
have
this
ebb
and
flow
type
of
effect.
You
know
for
crime,
but
it
is
still
lower
than
a
five-year
average.
Robberies,
however,
did
not
go
down.
M
They
went
up
substantially,
they're
about
nine
more
than
our
five-year
average,
and
we're
going
to
talk
about
that
a
little
bit
more
because
they
associate
with
the
next
group
the
aggravated
batteries,
which
also
went
up
and
is
substantially
higher
than
our
5-year
average
burglaries
continued
to
go
down.
That's
been
a
trend
for
some
time
now.
Thefts
have
continued
to
go
down,
that's
been
a
trend,
arsons
remain
about
the
same,
and
motor
vehicles
are
down
also
so
overall
that
three
percent
down
in
the
part
one
crime
categories.
M
Alright,
so
we'll
take
a
look
at
some
of
these
specific
crime
types.
Homicides
you'll
see
the
chart
there:
zero,
zero,
three
nine
one,
so
you're,
seeing
those
normal
typical
years
for
us
of
zero
zero,
maybe
a
three,
maybe
a
one,
that
nine
was
the
one
that
was
the
odd
one
out.
Last
year
we
had
one
homicide,
April
20,
1940
Road.
There
were
actually
three
people
that
were
struck
by
gunfire
in
that
incident,
and
one
person
was
killed.
The
three
suspects
involved
have
all
been
arrested
in
our
waiting,
Jude
ocation.
M
So
now
one
thing
I'll
note
also
is
that
2018
for
the
homicides
we
had,
then
the
pre
quit
member
of
them
or
the
high
number
of
them
that'll
be
a
little
bit
of
draw
or
a
pool
on
our
manpower
this
summer,
in
the
sense
that
there'll
be
multiple
trials
for
for
that
and
we
spend
our
detective
spent
a
lot
of
time
and
the
prep
work
in
the
trial
time.
For
that.
So
that's
just
something
to
note
that
those
trials
are
actually
coming
up
now
for
those
those
prior
incidents.
M
Okay,
so
now
we're
going
to
talk
about
a
crime
type
or
a
type,
but
it's
not
part
of
the
part
one.
You
see
our
criminal
statistics.
We
keep
track
of
the
number
of
shootings
that
we
have
in
our
city.
Last
year
in
2019,
we
had
33
with
12
subjects
hit
by
gunfire,
resulting
in
that
one
death
that
we
referred
to.
And
if
you
look
at
the
5-year
numbers,
there's
again,
you
can
see
that
Evan
flow
of
1740
120
for
15
and
33,
but
when
we
talk
about
the
33
being
higher
than
2018.
M
Part
of
that
is
the
aggravated
batteries
that,
whereas
in
that
prior
slide,
so
shootings
are
considered
the
aggravated
battery
that
fits
into
that
first
UCR
crime
type,
so
part
of
the
increase
in
aggravated
better
than
shootings
actually
contributes
to
the
aggravated
battery
numbers
and
there's
going
to
be
a
common
thread
amongst
those
and
the
robberies
that
we'll
talk
about
in
a
second
now.
What
we're
seeing
in
these
shootings
are
we're
seeing
simply
gun
possession
by
males
very
young
under
the
age
of
22
in
almost
every
single
case,
so
it's
not
difficult
to
identify.
M
You
know
who's
involved
in
these
particular
circumstances
and
we
believe
it's
really
a
cultural
issue.
This
is
what
society
is
kind
of
led
us
to.
Is
that
there's
this
culture
of
guns
and
having
guns
and
using
guns
and
posting
pictures
of
ourselves,
videos
of
ourselves
with
guns?
And
it's
not
a
Bloomington
issue.
It's
really
a
nationwide
issue,
all
right.
So
moving
on
to
robberies
and
2019,
we
recorded
57
robberies,
which
is
nine
above
our
five-year
average.
M
We
had
30
of
them
that
were
street-level
robberies
and
the
common
thing
that
we
see
there
is
somebody's
got
a
posting
for
an
Xbox
or
a
Sony
Playstation
for
sale
and
a
person
shows
up
to
pay
him
or
buy
it
from
him,
and
then
they
actually
get
robbed
by
gunpoint
for
that
money,
and
so
that
was
the
common
theme
that
we
saw
in
2019
that
caused
our
robbery
numbers
to
go
up.
But
again
it's
that
gun
culture,
it's
the
association
with
guns
and
young
males.
M
That's
part
of
that
equation
now,
that
being
said,
one
of
the
things
that
I
would
just
like
to
have
eyes.
Everyone
in
their
city
is
that
our
parking
lot
of
our
police
department
is
available
for
people
to
conduct
their
transactions.
We've
said
that
for
years
we
encourage
that
we
continue
to
encourage
it
to
avoid
some
of
those
situations
where
you
can
find
yourself.
You
know
in
a
difficult
position.
Thank.
M
So
again,
the
gun
possession
plays
a
role
in
that
increase
all
right
so
another.
This
is
that
one
of
the
part
one
crimes,
motor
vehicle
thefts-
we
saw
a
slight
decrease
numbers
are
not
horrible,
but
the
interesting
part
about
motor
vehicle
thefts
is
that
almost
every
single
one
of
them
they
occurred
when
people
left
keys
in
their
car.
So
you
could
say
it's
almost
a
hundred
percent
preventable
crime.
R
M
Now
people
sometimes
ask
us
or
a
lot
of
times
they
ask
us,
you
know
where
the
cars
really
do
with
the
cars
they're
still
in
the
cars.
You
know
where
they
going
what
they
do
with
them
locally
here.
They
just
drive
them
around
for
a
couple
three
days
and
they
ditch
them
and
move
on
about
their
lives.
So
that's
that's
where
they're
going
they're,
not
leaving
town
or
that
those
type
of
things
occur
in
like
they
did.
You
know
in
years
past,
all
right,
so
another
type
of
crime.
M
That's
not
a
UCR
one
kind
of
bouncing
back
to
that.
Our
DUI
arrest
and
DUI
arrest
last
year
was
a
record
number
for
us
349,
which
beat
the
old
record
in
2016
of
300.
So
it's
a
pretty
substantial
increase
over
that
one
particular
year,
and
we
believe
that
this
is
a
very
important
aspect
for
our
Police
Department
to
enforce
this
type
of
crime.
M
One
particular
officer
actually
accounted
for
118
of
those
DUI
arrests,
so
he
was
a
busy
person
and
we
appreciate
all
of
his
hard
work,
but
I
will
tell
you
that
overall,
DUI
enforcement
remains
a
high
priority,
as,
as
you
all
know,
you
know,
we've
had
some
tragic
incidents
in
the
last
ten
years
and
it's
unfortunate
I'd
like
to
think
of
those
349.
You
know
traffic
stops
that
we
had
that
we
prevented
somebody
from
being
in
an
accident
from
hurting
somebody
from
killing
somebody
by
getting
them
off
the
streets
before
something
like
that.
That
happened.
M
So
when
we
talk
about
the
biggest
issue
that
we
see
facing
us,
you
know
it
relates
back
to
those
robberies
was
aggravated
batteries,
youth
with
guns,
those
type
of
crimes,
one
of
the
things
that
former
chief
Willard
did
was
last
year.
He
looked
at
that
and
he
said
you
know
what,
instead
of
look
at
working
on
stuff
from
a
after-the-fact
perspective
after
the
incidents
that
happened
after
the
trauma
has
already
occurred.
What
can
we
do
on
the
front
end
to
prevent
those
crimes
from
actually
happening
in
the
first
place?
M
We
as
a
police
department
last
year,
partnered
with
them
in
regards
to
supporting
them
financially
to
help
that
occur.
We
will
continue
to
do
that
this
year
in
hopes
that
we
can
continue
to
gain
on
it.
Last
year
the
results
were
13.
Students
gained
employment,
two
students
took
leadership
roles
at
jobs.
M
One
student
enrolled
in
college
and
six
students
graduated
high
school,
and
the
important
thing
to
take
out
of
that
is
is
that
each
of
these
things
that
people
accomplish
these
young
people
accomplish
helps
build
their
self-esteem
and
the
more
that
you
build
your
self-esteem,
the
more
you
can
kind
of
stack
on
blocks
in
your
life
to
make
your
own
life
successful
and
steer
away
from
that
could
get
you
in
trouble.
So
that's
that's
we're
a
really
good
thing
all
right.
So,
let's
move
on
to
departmental
goals.
M
We've
got
several
these
we're
going
to
be
fairly
aggressive
about
the
things
we're
trying
to
do.
First
is
maintain
an
open
dialogue
with
the
community
regarding
police
community
relations.
We
think
that
we
already
do
this
pretty
well.
I
will
tell
you
that
our
Public
Information
Officer
John
Furman,
does
a
great
job
with
our
social
media
and
outreach
with
the
public.
I
will
take
on
more
responsibility
for
this
year
now,
they've
got
my
my
feet,
wet
a
little
bit
and
get
some
things
lined
up,
and
we
will
continue
with
this,
because
this
is
important.
M
Second
of
all,
increased
departmental
efficiencies,
both
internally
and
externally.
One
of
the
things
that
I
tasked
all
of
our
supervisors
with
was
evaluating
everything
that
we
do
and
why
we
do
it
and
making
sure
that
what
we're
doing
is
pertinent
to
2020
and
not
1994,
when
I
started,
because
things
have
changed
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
we're
moving
along
with
that
and
making
changes
that
are
appropriate
third
work
with
local
mental
health
programs
to
find
alternatives
to
hospitalization
and/or
arrest.
M
You
know
we
live
in
a
society
where
mental
health
is
a
big
issue
right
now
amongst
adults
and
children,
and
that
was
previously
mentioned,
and
so
we
recognize
that's
the
community
that
we
live
in
and
I
think
as
a
police
department.
We
need
to
recognize
that
and
we
need
to
look
at
the
practices
that
we
have
and
make
sure
that
we
are
adapting
to
what
the
needs
of
our
community
are.
Even
if
it's,
not
law
enforcement,
maybe
it's
a
something
a
little
bit
different
on
those
front.
End
contacts
that
we
have
with
people.
M
I
will
tell
you
that
we're
having
some
success
with
this
already,
we
have
identified
some
good
people
for
our
our
next
hiring
process
here
coming
up
in
May,
and
so
we
continue
to
work
on
that
and
hope
to
improve
that,
especially
as
I
can
build
some
more
relationships
in
the
community.
So
that
being
said,
next
slide
is
questions.
Anybody
have
any.
Q
M
Actually,
have
it
hasn't
been
open
that
long
distances
last
fall
and
we
have
partnered
with
them
already
and
we've
had
some
clients
go
to
them
their
next
phase.
That's
opening
up
is
the
triage
center
and
they
will
open
up
a
week
from
today.
Actually
so,
yes,
absolutely
we're
partnering
with
them.
The
director
of
that
came
to
our
staff
meeting
and
provided
additional
details
about
their
programs
and
what
they're
doing
so
that
our
officers
become
aware
of.
What's
out
there.
K
You,
mayor
Thank,
You,
chief
donut
for
the
presentation
and
all
the
work
that
you
and
your
officers
do
every
day.
Just
a
couple
of
questions
appreciate
all
the
information
and
the
report.
When
we
talk
about
shootings
right
and
the
increase
in
those
shoes,
are
we
seeing
you
when
you
look
at
other
communities
in
Illinois
in
central
Illinois?
Are
we
seeing
the
same
type
of
trends?
Yes,.
M
K
M
Best
majority,
the
DUI
arrests
will
be
alcohol-related
and
as
far
as
anything
that
we've
seen
so
far
in
this
first
couple
months,
we
have
not
seen
very
much
if
at
all
related
to
the
cannabis
legalization
on
the
duis,
and
you
know
I'll
just
say
what
I
told
the
media
a
couple
times
is
that
we
don't
have
a
dispensary
here
in
town,
and
so
it
hasn't
really
changed
for
us.
The
availability
of
it
so
I
didn't
really
expect
to
see
anything
through
this
juncture.
M
Actually,
we
do
it's
part
of
the
requirements
that
we
have
and
we
will
be
having
our
full
staff
mean
it
into
March
and
all
of
our
supervisors.
All
thirty
of
them
will
be
receiving
specific
implicit
bias,
training
from
chief
Erin
Woodruff
from
Illinois
State
University,
Police,
Department,
right,
Thank,
You
chief,
come.
J
M
I'd
say
probably
since
I
took
over
I
just
know
that
we've
put
a
greater
emphasis
on
our
reach
out
to
the
to
the
community
in
regards
to
that,
we
partnered
with
the
PSCR,
be
board
and
requested
some
participation
for
different
groups
and
that
were
invested
in
it
to
assist
us
in
getting
new
applicants,
and
so
we
put
a
strong
media
presence
out
there
through
our
Facebook
account.
Try
to
help
also
increase
that
we've
also
met
with
the
only
State
University
and
ask
them
about
suggestions
for
how
we
can
do
that.
M
You
know
with
their
graduates
or
their
impending
graduates,
so
we've
done
a
handful
of
things.
There's
more
things
to
be
done.
I
can
tell
you
of
the
102
candidates
that
passed
our
test
and
at
the
level
that
we
directed
and
invited
to
our
next
test,
the
physical
test
out
of
those
102
people,
25,
were
minorities
and
then
out
of
the
ones
that
came
passed
the
test.
You
know
all
those
type
of
things
we
we
ended
up
with
49
and
we
narrowed
it
down
to
like
the
12
top
12
or
15
candidates
that
we
really
liked.
M
C
Thank
you,
yeah
I
thought.
I
was
gonna,
ask
about
cannabis,
but
I
think
alderman
kraebel
already
covered
that
I'm.
Sorry,
it
was
really
your
questions
were
really
choppy
from
my
end.
Just
so,
if
I'm
repeating
something
just
feel
free
to,
let
me
know
the
other
question
was
you
know
you
had
mentioned
that
as
part
of
your
goals,
you
are
looking
to
take
preventative
measures
around
gun
violence,
particularly
involving
youth.
Can
you
say
a
little
bit
more
about
what
what
that
looks
like
for
the
in
the
coming
year,
yeah.
M
So
yeah
and
I
know,
unfortunately,
you
couldn't
see
the
slide,
but
yeah
we've
partnered
with
city
life
organization
who
work
specifically
with
youth
ages,
11
to
16
in
our
community.
Primarily,
you
know
the
Bullington
junior
high
school
Bloomington
high
school.
So
that's
a
starting
point.
We've
also
partnered
with
the
Boys
&
Girls
program.
So
those
are
the
areas
that
we're
focusing
on
right
now.
C
C
Gotcha
and
then
one
more
question,
which
is
you
know
around
the
conversation
of
the
creation
of
the
the
PSC
RB
I,
think
you
know
part
of
the
discussion
that
council
had
was
you
know
how
how
they
can
be
partners
to
the
police
department
in
helping
to
anticipate
some
of
the
things
coming
down
the
pike
and
to
you
know,
bridge
the
gap
between
police
and
communities?
So
can
you
share
a
little
bit
more
about
what
that?
What
that
work
of
was
like
what
that
partnership
has
looked
like.
M
Yeah
well,
I
see
it
well.
First
of
all,
its
status
is
great.
We
have
a
great
partnership
with
them
get
along
with
them
perfectly.
You
know
well,
and
we
just
exceed
that
to
continue
to
expand
and
whatever
way
that
might
be
beneficial.
I
will
tell
you
that
they've
been
very.
You
know
helpful
to
us
in
a
sense
of
trying
to
you
know
any
suggestions
we
have
that
they
might
be
able
to
help
with
provide
information.
M
They
have
done
that
so
and
I
see
him
as
a
good
fit
for
our
community,
in
the
sense
that
it's
a
place
for
people
to
turn
to
that
they're
not
satisfied
with
you
know
our
investigation
that
they've
got
somebody
else.
They
can
turn
to
to.
You
know
to
see
and
make
sure
that
we
followed
all
the
rules
and
to
the
things
we
were
supposed
to
which
goes
back
to
our
gin.
M
Our
next
gen
technology,
which
is
the
use
of
I,
want
cameras
which
have
been
fantastic
for
those
situations,
because
now
we
get
a
watch
and
listen
to
exactly
what
transpired
and
it
makes
our
job
really
easy
and
reviewing
those
things.
Because
now
it's
no
longer
trying
to
recreate
that
situation.
We
just
get
a
watch
it,
which
is
fantastic.
C
Thank
you
so
much
very,
very
last
thing
because
I
have
seen
this
going
around
in
the
news
and
somebody
actually
brought
it
up
during
public
comment
have
seen
a
number
of
local
officials.
Taking
you
know,
positions
as
I
think
the
state
is
considering
making
some
changes
to
the
cash
bail
system.
Do
you
know
if
the
I
mean?
Are
you
anticipating
that
the
Wilmington
Police
Department
will
have
a
position
on
that
on
that
issue,
or
you
know,
is
that
a
big
problem
here
in
our
community
people
getting
out
on
bail
and
and
reoffending.
M
Well,
you
got
a
lot
of
questions
there
so
try
to
answer
all
those
so
number
one.
We
want
to
definitely
make
sure
that
the
public
is
informed
about
the
pros
and
cons
of
those
types
of
situations
and
that
they're
also
informed
about
what
the
actual
true
numbers
are
in
McClain
County
and
as
opposed
to
the
nation
or
Illinois
or
Chicago
or
other
locations.
We
want
to
make
sure
our
community
knows
what's
going
on
and
in
its
surroundings.
M
You
know
as
far
as
a
position,
our
position
is
to
inform
the
community
of
you
know
what
the
pros
and
cars
cons
are
based
upon.
You
know
our
expertise
in
these
areas
and
having
worked
in
these
areas
for
a
significant
period
of
time,
so
that
they
that
they
are
aware
of
it
trying
to
think
what
other
questions
you
had
in
there.
A
A
L
L
Nicky
is
a
Bloomington
resident,
obviously,
who
serves
on
the
Illinois
Council
of
women
and
girls,
and
it
was
for
that
reason
that
she
was
one
of
seven
high,
achieving
black
professionals
that
received
the
award
at
the
Capitol.
Another
thing
that
I
want
to
share
is
the
comment
that
was
quoted.
She
said
at
the
time
that
she
received
this
from
treasurer
Farex
and
the
lieutenant
governor
is
up
there
to
the
left.
None
of
what
we're
doing
is
for
ourselves.
She
said
and
we
shouldn't
keep
it
to
ourselves.
L
L
Thanks
for
coming
Nicky.
Thank
you.
Next
item
is
the
schedule
of
events
that
Scout
will
put
up
and
we're
going
to
keep
that
up.
There
I've
actually
got
a
couple
of
other
items.
The
folks
can
see
the
different
things
going
on
in
the
community.
The
next
item.
This
was
at
the
request
of
one
of
our
employees.
Joe
darter,
who
wearing
a
different
hat,
is
an
executive
officer
for
the
Friends
of
ever
bloom.
L
We're
gonna
have
a
link
on
the
website
city's
website
tomorrow,
if
anybody's
interests-
and
they
can
go
to
that
next
item-
and
this
is
front
and
center
on
everybody's
minds-
no
slide,
but
the
cove
at
19,
the
coronavirus,
it's
one
that
I
know
councils
aware
of
what
I
want
to
make
sure
that
the
community
is
aware.
This
is
something
that
internally
staff
have
been
talking
about.
L
You
know
for
the
last
couple
of
weeks
and
it
seems
to
be
ramping
up,
as
do
our
internal
discussions,
but
live
tomorrow,
will
be
a
link
on
our
city
website
that
is
driving
people
or
allowing
them
access
to
the
different
lengths
that
we
feel
are
prominent
and
important,
whether
it's
the
CDC,
whether
it's
the
Illinois
Department
of
Public
Health,
but
really
who
will
drive
this
communication
as
a
region.
It's
a
McClain
County
Health
Department.
L
So,
even
though
we're
just
passing
in
allowing
access
through
our
city
website
right
on
the
main
page
for
the
most
up-to-date
information,
it's
something
that
our
residents
look
to
us
to
provide
that
information.
So,
even
though
there
might
not
be
anything
original
from
us
that
the
city
of
Bloomington
they'll
have
that
connectivity
to
what
we
deem
very
critical
information
regarding.
L
You
know
this
important
topic
right
now
and
lastly,
one
voice
trip
that
the
economic
development
council
we
do
this.
Every
year,
community
leaders,
elected
labor
representatives
and
just
a
good
cross-section
of
the
stakeholders
in
the
community
make
a
trip
out
to
DC,
and
we
talked
to
some
of
the
different
federal
agencies,
our
federal
leaders,
and
make
a
pitch
for
some
of
the
things
that
we
feel
deserve
to
be
invested
on
with
federal
dollars
and
try
to
show
what
the
return
on
and
that
investment
would
be.
We
met
with
both
senators,
Durbin
and
Duckworth.
L
We
met
with
both
of
our
congressman,
LaHood
and
Davis,
and
the
meetings
were
very
beneficial.
The
cities
asked
this
year.
We
also
I'm
sorry
meant,
with
the
Department
of
Transportation,
the
Department
of
Commerce
Department
of
Labor
and
the
one
asked
and
the
only
Road
project
when
we
had
the
one
voice
trip,
is
Hamilton
Bundy
Commerce
and
we're
gearing
up
to
make
a
submit
--all
under
this
round
of
applications
on
the
build
grant
and
definitely
wanted
to
get
that
on.
Everybody's
radar
and
I
think
we
did
a
good
job
of
that.
L
A
You
so
much,
and
thank
you
for
all
of
that.
We
want
to
thank
all
of
Ann
mathy,
it's
the
first
time
in
seven
years.
I
did
not
go
mainly
well.
The
only
reason
was
because
I
was
a
bit
paranoid
because
I
was
homeless
until
yesterday,
anyway,
but
I
do
want
to
also
reiterate
thank
the
staff
for
all
the
work
that
they've
done
on
on
the
budget
in
the
last
phases
of
the
budget
and
getting
it
through.
But
I
also
do
want
to
say
that
we
I
know.
Mr.
A
A
So
we
in
addition
to
the
McLean
County
Health
Department,
which
of
course
has
primary
responsibility
for
this,
we're
trying
to
get
ideas
for
what
other
communities
are
doing
and
what
kind
of
strategies
they
have
as
this
continues.
So
thank
you,
mr.
Gleason,
for
that,
and
certainly
the
citizens.
We
want
to
assure
you
that,
in
addition
to
the
Health
Department,
the
city
is
on
top
of
this.
Thank
you
all
the
minute
comments,
I.
C
I
didn't
know
was
gonna
get
to
go.
First,
that's
awesome,
so
yeah
I
guess.
The
first
thing
is
that
I
want
to
echo
some
of
the
comments
that
were
made
during
the
public
comment
period
around
the
climate
mitigation
action
that
we're
being
asked
to
take
I
know:
I
received
an
email
with
a
request
for
a
meeting,
so
I'm
hopeful
that
we
can
get
those
conversations
moving
as
soon
as
possible
so
that
we
can
figure
out
how
that
will
affect
the
2021
budget.
C
So
there's
that
the
second
thing
is
unfortunately,
I'm
gonna,
just
as
a
precaution,
gonna
cancel
the
community
council
meeting
that
I
had
a
plan
for
this
Thursday
at
6
p.m.
but
I'm
still
gonna
hold
those
hours
so
that
people
can
call
me
during
that
time.
So
if
there
were
questions
that
you
wanted
to
direct
my
way,
you
can
still
reach
out
to
me
and
finally,
in
light
of
that,
yeah
I
just
want
to
encourage
everybody
to
take
precautions
around
the
coronavirus,
stuff.
O
O
K
K
This
past
first
Friday
I
attended
a
number
of
events.
It
was
based
on
women's
history
or
focused
on
women,
ended
the
International
Women's
Day
celebration
at
the
Bistro
that
night
Jamie
and
Kelly
did
a
great
job
at
red
raccoon
back
in
in
the
back
there
they
had
four
pop-up
shops
with
women's
businesses
back
there,
and
then
Eaton
galleries
actually
had
three
young
sculptors
female
sculptors
there
with
with
their
work.
So
that
was
all
great
to
see.
K
I'll
go
ahead
and
and
say
this
Julie
may
not
say
it.
But
I'll
say
it.
We
had
a
great
final
presentations
for
the
multicultural
Leadership
Program
and
we
had
five
projects
that
teams
helped
out
B
CAI.
What
Angelique
just
spoke
about
earlier
autism
McClain
dreams
are
possible:
west
Market,
Street,
Council
heart
on
college,
so
a
big
impact
to
the
nonprofits
in
our
community.
If
you're
interested
applications
for
the
next
class
or
open
and
graduation
is
April
25th
of
this
year
and
finally,
just
a
reminder
that
Jana
NIH's
educational
session
is
in
this
month.
K
K
This
would
be
the
third
year
that
I've
focused
on
our
budget
and
learning
it,
and
just
every
time
I
talked
to
Scott
I
learnt
a
little
bit
more
and
then
trying
to
prepare
this
educational
session
and
and
thinking
not
only
about
learning
it
but
teaching
it
I'm
learning
even
more
so
so.
I
appreciate
that
Scott
and
could
you
cover
for
the
date
on
that
March
March?
28Th?
Okay,
thank
you.
Okay,
thank.
J
A
A
You
very
much
for
doing
that.
I
appreciate
that
awesome.
Thank
you
at
this
point.
There's
a
we
do
not
have
just
to
clarify,
even
though
it's
on
the
agenda,
we
do
not
have
an
executive
session.
Is
there
a
motion,
therefore,
to
adjourn.
We've
got
a
move
by
councilmember
black
second
by
councilmember
Boland,
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
aye
we're
adjourned.
Thank
you,
Jan.
Thank
you.