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April 14, 2014 - City Council Meeting
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A
A
A
B
B
Here,
just
as
a
clarification,
we
have
an
unusual
situation
where
we
barely
have
a
quorum.
This
evening
we
had
three
aldermen
who
had
made
plans
months
ago
to
be
out
of
town,
and
then
we
have
alderman
sage
who
we
want
to
make
sure
that
is
in
our
hopes
and
prayers
who
is
recovering
from
surgery.
So
that's.
Why
he's
not
here
this
evening?
So
we
have
the
minimum
legal
quorum
as
we
go
forward,
we're
going
to
start
out
with
public
comment
and
we're
going
to
actually
have
quite
a
bit
of
this.
B
This
is
general
public
comment
not
related
to
the
budget,
and
we
have
five
people
who
are
seeking
to
address
the
council.
You
we're
given
a
really
tight
schedule.
I'm
gonna
have
to
be
really
draconian
about
the
three-minute
rule,
so
I
do
want
you
to
know
that
you'll
come
up
and
please
state
your
name
and
your
address.
I
have
the
cards
here,
but
we
want
you
to
state
your
name
and
address
for
the
record.
I'm
gonna
start
with
gary
lambert.
B
F
F
G
To
dedicate
this,
to.
F
B
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
lambert.
Just
as
everyone
knows
our
protocol
is
that
we
listen
to
you
when
you
make
the
comments,
we
don't
respond
right,
even
if
we
like
flamingos
so
we'll
move
on
to
mr
bruce
meeks
and
mr
meeks,
you
know
the
routine
if
you
come
on
forward,
please
thank
you.
F
Maybe
I'll
get
it
right,
this
time
bruce
meeks,
1402,
wright,
street
bloomington
illinois,
I'm
not
sure
if
this
is
going
to
be
addressed
as
the
meeting
progresses,
but
unfortunately
public
comments
at
the
top
of
the
top
of
the
list
and
tonight's
agenda
item
eight,
the
public
hearing.
It
doesn't
match
previous
year's
layout,
so
to
speak,
it
doesn't
talk
about
the
budget,
ordinance,
I'm
a
little
confused.
F
If
tonight
you
will
be
voting
on
the
budget
ordinance
or
not,
and
I've
talked
to
my
aldermen
and
a
few
of
the
other
aldermen.
I
don't
think
they're
clear
on
that
one
way
or
the
other.
I
hope
you
do
not
vote
on
a
budget
ordinance
this
evening.
One
the
budget
is
not
complete,
it's
not
finalized
and
two.
I
will
seek
litigation
now,
I'm
all
for
the
item
d
related
to
the
hamilton
road,
I'm
glad
we're.
F
Finally,
after
I
think
decades
of
work
in
that
testify
may
be
coming
to
fruition,
I'm
against
any
further
discussion
about
the
hockey
situation
tonight,
given
the
level
the
stat
of
the
level
of
councilmen
are
here,
but
I'm
also
against
any
new
contracts
with
the
current
management
at
the
coliseum.
Thank
you.
Okay,.
B
J
My
name
is
allison
franklin.
I
live
at
508
patterson
drive
here
in
bloomington.
A
number
of
things
came
to
my
mind.
I
was
fortunate
enough
to
be
at
one
of
the
budget
hearings,
but
I'm
not
talking
about
the
budget.
I
had
the
really
great
opportunity
to
speak
with
the
new
director
of
the
bcpa
and,
I
am
pleased
to
say
the
least.
Tickle
pink
is
an
expression.
J
You've
heard
me
use
before
I,
and
I
really
am
because
there's
times
where
I'm
I
hear
things
and
it
makes
me
kind
of
lift
the
eyebrow
and
go
yeah
really.
This
was
not
one
of
them.
I
I
sensed
that
I
was
in
the
presence
of
a
true
fellow
of
the
arts
that
really
appreciated
the
necessity
for
certain
business
elements
to
incorporate
themselves
with
the
production
of
those
things
that
we
do
at
the
at
the
performing
arts
center.
J
One
of
the
things
that's
disturbed
me
over
time
is
how
much
we
put
into
that,
and
I
understand
that
it's
it's
really
to
me.
It's
it.
Is
it's
right
on
the
borderline
of
need
and
want.
J
I
I
really
feel,
like
the
arts,
do
something
to
lift
spirits,
to
open
your
mind,
to
new
ways
of
thought
to
let
you
enjoy
the
the
art
forms
that
are
available
and,
as
I
said,
I
was
really
pleased
with
the
time
that
I
got
to
spend
with
the
with
the
gentlelady
that
I
met.
Then
on
another
point
I
was
also
tickled
pink
again
with
the
results
of
our
last
election.
J
B
F
F
Why
is
that
you've
allowed
the
debt
of
the
city,
the
pension
funds,
the
health
funds
and
the
infrastructure
to
equal
or
exceed
300
million
dollars,
and
I
think
mr
hales
here,
who
was
kind
enough
to
sit
down
with
me,
would
agree
with
that
and
done
nothing
about
it
for
13
years.
What's
wrong
with
you,
people,
okay,
I
can't
understand
how
you
can
go
home.
I
know
you're,
all
smart.
F
F
F
If
you
can't
be
responsible
for
the
current
citizens,
and
especially
the
next
generation,
you
need
to
get
out
of
here
and
let
someone
else
do
it.
You
should
be
ashamed
and
if
anybody
thinks
I'm
wrong
I'll
sit
down
with
them
in
a
public
forum
or
one-on-one
and
we'll
both
issue
it
and
I'll
try
not
to
sound
too
intense,
but
you
don't
have
a
clue
what
you're
doing
as
a
crew,
you
just
don't
have
a
clue.
F
Fortunately
we
got
a
couple
of
people.
There
understand
finances
on
the
council,
judy
stearns
does
and
mr
fazzini
does.
Okay,
the
rest
of
you
should
follow
their
lead
because
you
don't
have
a
freaking
idea.
What
you're
doing
you
think
I'm
wrong
call
me
I'll
sit
down
with
you.
F
So
what
are
you
going
to
do
about
it?
I
thought
it
was
a
great
idea
what
you
folks
agreed
to
on
the
10
million
dollar
bond
fund.
Some
of
your
infrastructure
could
be
better
spent,
fixing
it
now
and
you'll
spend
less
than
if
you
put
it
off,
but
you
made
a
big
deal
out
of
it.
It's
a
five
to
four
vote.
As
far
as
I'm
concerned,
the
four
people
are
a
joke.
F
K
I
live
at
615
east
chestnut
and
I
need
to
comment
on
an
item
that's
on
yet
on
the
consent
agenda.
Tonight
the
consent
agenda
includes
a
recommendation
that
the
city
allows
706,
north
clinton
or
price
look
right.
A
new
liquor
license
the
april
14th
minutes
from
the
liquor
commission
meeting
show
that
there
were
only
three
commissioners
at
the
meeting.
Two
votes
in
favor
and
one
vote
against.
The
minutes
also
show
that
the
city
sent
about
198
courtesy,
copies
of
the
public
notice.
K
However,
the
southwest
corner
of
the
old
east
side,
which
is
my
neighborhood,
is
directly
across
the
street
from
price
right.
We
did
not
receive
any
notification,
so
I
would
have
been
there
and
we
have
been
spoken
speaking
there
instead
of
now,
but
needless
to
say,
I
I
just
realized
this
friday
night
and
I
thought
I
should
could
have
been
included,
I'm
particularly
disturbed
by
the
argument
that
it's
better
to
give
price
right
a
liquor
license
than
to
risk
seeing
the
property
vacant.
I
very
much
disagree
with
that.
K
K
The
pastor
told
me
the
church
abandoned
and
sold
the
building
because
of
problems
in
the
neighborhood,
and
he
associated
those
problems,
mostly
primarily
with
price
right.
So
I
might
our
fear.
We
have
other
vacant
buildings
in
the
neighborhood
and
that
I,
that
fear,
that
promotion
of
fear
is
very
trouble
troubling.
The
city
of
the
blue,
the
city
of
bloomington
township
website,
shows
that
mr
sam
han
who's
addresses
east
peoria
has
owned
the
building
since
october
of
2004.
K
That
is
10
years.
That's
10
years.
A
liquor
license
is
a
privilege.
It
is
not
a
right.
Nothing
in
the
past
10
years
has
shown
that
price
right
should
be
granted
the
privilege
privilege
of
having
a
liquor
license.
It's
not
locally
owned,
there's
no
indication
that
it
will
help
grow
the
economy
and
therefore
I
respectfully
request
that
you
take
this
off
the
agenda
off
the
consent
agenda
and
deny
the
petition.
Thank
you.
B
B
B
Furthermore,
let
it
be
known
that
bloomington
illinois
hereby
encourages
its
residents
business
as
an
institution
to
use
earth
day
to
celebrate
earth
and
commitment
to
building
a
sustainable
economy.
Therefore,
I
terry
redder,
mayor
of
the
city
of
bloomington
illinois,
pledged
this
earth
day
april,
22nd
2014.
B
B
Okay,
but
proclamation
in
recognition
of
jazz
appreciation
month
april
2014.,
whereas
born
on
the
streets
of
new
orleans
in
the
1890s
jazz,
is
a
distinctively
american
art
form
that
is
enjoyed
throughout
the
world
and
whereas
jazz
music
has
become
an
international
language,
that
bridges
cultural
differences
and
brings
people
of
all
races,
ages
and
backgrounds
together
and
whereas,
for
more
than
a
century,
jazz
has
been
a
powerful
inspiration
for
choreographers
dancers,
filmmakers,
poets,
writers,
composers
and
musicians
in
many
other
kinds
of
musical
expression
and
whereas
jazz
moves
us
inspires
us
comforts
us
and
allows
us
to
transcend
time
and
space,
and
whereas
the
ability
to
express
our
emotions
is
critical
to
our
survival,
we
believe
jazz
is
a
conduit
to
our
emotions
and
an
essential
part
of
the
american
experience
and,
whereas
jj
johnson
once
said,
jazz
is
restless,
it
won't
stay
put
and
it
never
will
unquote.
B
Jazz
lovers
in
bloomington,
wouldn't
have
it
any
other
way.
Therefore,
I
terry
renner
mayor
of
the
city
of
bloomington,
do
hereby
proclaim
april
2014
as
jazz
appreciation
month
in
bloomington,
okay,
moving
right
along.
We
have
introductions,
as
I
call
your
name,
those
of
you
who
are
on
the
list
of
appointments
to
starting
off
with
our
sister
cities.
If
you
would
please
stand
if
you
are
here,
rich
sterl,
stephen
campbell,
robert
harrison.
B
And
we
go
ahead
and
remain
standing.
I
may
as
well
give
you
a
little
exercise
there,
steve
under
the
board
of
fire
and
police
commissioners,
delos
messenger
messinger,
I'm
sorry
bill
witty,
william,
witty
john
rich
david
penn
library,
board,
trustee
brittany,
cornell
whitney
thomas
monica
bringham
planning,
commission,
kevin
seis
and
cultural
district
commission
dave,
howman,
historic
preservation,
commission
levi
sturgeon
and
human
relations,
commission,
dante,
lawson
and
gary
hoover.
B
C
B
Seven
r
alderman
lauer.
M
Yes,
seven
g,
seven
k
and
seven
z.
I've
just
got
some
small.
B
B
B
We
can
do
it
electronically.
Actually,
it's
alderman
fruit
who
typically
wants
us.
Do
it
by
voice
vote?
Okay,.
B
I'm
missing
somebody
here
still
here
we
go.
B
Motion
carries
five
to
zero.
There
are
no
no
nays
to
an
ounce
all
right.
I
I
what
I'm
going
to
do
it
just
to
take
this
in
slightly
different
order,
since
all
the
woman,
all
the
men
excuse
me,
lauer
suggested,
maybe
he
had
more
some
general
questions
I'm
going
to
go
to
yours,
because
I
think
the
other
two
might
take
a
little
more
time
that
would
be
item.
7
g
k
and
z,
z,
okay,
go
ahead,
alderman,
lower.
M
Okay
g
we're
talking
about
the
setco
interceptor,
microwave
detection,
for
our,
I
believe
it's
intersection
and
I
believe
that
they,
what
we're
talking
about
is
an
electronic
device
that
detects
a
vehicle
when
it
comes
into
the
intersection
or
to
the
intersection
and
and
the
only
real
question
I've
got
here.
I
don't
understand.
Why
is
this
the
only
source
for
that
piece
of
equipment?
M
B
N
Ultimate
lower
as
it
as
it
specifies
for
this,
it
actually
is
a
sole
source
product.
This
isn't
something
what
they
do
is
a
lot
of
the
different
companies
that
sell
these
type
of
products.
They
have
regional
licenses
where
you
can't
have
duplic
duplicity
for
for
the
same
area,
so
for
us
we
only
have
one
vendor
we
can
buy
this
from.
We
have
a
history
with
this
product.
We
actually
can
do
this
with
our
own
with
our
own
electricians,
which
is
something
we
found
to
be
valuable,
so
our
own,
our
own
employees,
can
install
this.
N
We
have
found
success
with
it.
It
removes
the
issue
we've
had
with
the
detector
loops
in
the
pavement.
Many
of
you
will
see
when
you
see
those
black
strips
up
at
you
know
like
the
look
like
black
lines
up
at
the
intersection.
Those
are
detector
loops
that
detect
cars.
That
then
trigger
the
signal.
But
what
this
does
is
this
removes
that
it
also
provides
the
opportunity
in
the
future,
for
whenever
we
want
to
look
at
bicycle
or
multimodal.
M
Okay,
while
you're
here,
if
that's
the
case,
how
are
we
proposing
to
pay
for
this.
N
This
actually,
if
you
look
on
page
two
on
the
table,
this
was
part
of
the
overall
10
million
dollar
street
resurfacing
project.
What
staff
took
for
that
overall
bond
for
the
the
included,
the
sewers,
the
other
work
associated
with
it?
The
pavement
preservation,
but
then
also
the
microwave
detection.
The
sidewalk
work
so
that
10
million
dollar
bond
had
a
myriad
of
components
into
it.
That
was
always
part
of
the
intention
and
even
included
the
sewer
televising,
because
this
this
bond
was
so
large.
We
had
a
lot
of
impact.
M
Okay,
I
was
just
a
little
concerned
that
you
know
this
really
wasn't
attached
to
pavement,
but
I
assume
it's
replacing
the
current
facilities
that
we
have
correct.
N
Okay,
right
now
there
are
detector
loops
there.
They
will
be
gone,
I
mean
whenever
you
go
through
the
mill
they're
torn
up
and
you'd
have
to
put
something
back
so
in
lieu
of
cutting
in
the
pavement
and
putting
them
back.
This
would
allow
that
not
to
be
done.
It
would
allow
our
own
crews
to
put
it
in.
B
You
have
a
concern
for
you
before
we
go.
You
may
as
well
stay
up
here.
You
have
on
item
g,
you
had
some
questions
into.
M
G
k,
I'm
sorry
just
k
real
short
question
on
that.
I
think
we've
talked
briefly,
but
is
there
a
report
that
shows
exactly
what's
going
on
with
the
roof,
but
we
have
to
item
the
roof
is
not
mine?
Okay,
sorry.
B
H
I
can
say
in
in
the
seven
weeks
that
I've
been
here,
there
have
been
at
least
three
instances
where
we've
been
called
here
to
the
city
hall.
The
roof
was
leaking
in
the
clerk's
office.
Twice
buckets
had
to
be
put
in
play
a
third
time.
The
rug
out
here
in
the
lobby
was
so
so
wet.
We
had
to
bring
the
company
into
to
back
it.
H
The
roof,
isn't
in
very
bad
condition,
as
the
architect
had
put
together.
It
was
to
have
been
part
of
discussion
for
a
2015
budget,
but
just
the
the
emergency
nature
of
the
repair.
As
such,
it's
the
point
where
they
did
some
in
the
first
call
out.
They
did
some.
You
know
very
emergency
patching
to
try
and
hold
it,
but
at
some
point
it's
band-aid
on
top
of
bandage
on
top
of
band-aid,
and-
and
this
is
not
a
patch-
it's
a
complete
tear
off
of
the
existing
roof
and
a
whole
new
structure.
Frankly,.
M
Can
you
just
bring
us
up
to
the
speed
here
a
little
bit
I'm
trying
to
play
the
devil's
advocate
just.
B
M
Of
questions,
if
we
don't
do
this,
is
there
consequences
down
the
road
in
the
short
term
or
if
we
did
put
it
off
to
the
2015
building
season
or
or
or
or.
H
H
It's
an
old
building,
you
know
and
I
think
the
fact
that
it
was
being
considered
to
be
done
in
the
near
future.
You
know
reflected
the
condition
of
that.
It's
just
that
the
nature
of
the
roof
itself
warranted
immediate
action.
It
was.
M
F
Yeah,
when
we
put
together
the
fiscal
year
2014
budget,
there
was
discussion
about
the
need
of
the
roof
replacement.
They
thought
it
could
go
one
more
year,
however,
fall
of
last
year.
It
was
brought
to
my
attention
that,
because
of
leaks
and
other
damage
deterioration,
they
felt
it
could
not.
You
know,
go
another
year
so
being
as
they
brought
that
as
an
emergency
type
situation.
M
I
think
that
was
a
z,
so
we
got
to
flip
clear
to
the
back
of
the
book
again
I
just
one
word
in
here
and
I
do
have
a
little
bit
of
experience
with
this.
I
I
watch
the
concealed
carry
issue
on
a
nationwide
and
a
in
a
statewide.
M
Under
the
background,
we're
looking
at
an
exception
for
persons
in
possession
of
a
handgun
and
in
the
ordinance,
if
we
move
clear
down
to
section
two
concealed
weapons
and
that
I
don't
see
it
it's
after
the
it's
after
the
actual
first
page.
So
it's
the
second.
M
It
would
be
the
third
page
in
under
the
concealed
weapons
exception
in
to
prohibition
under
b.
Any
person
in
possession
of
a
handgun,
and
my
concern
here
is
that
it's
very
difficult
with
technology.
The
way
it
is
today
to
really
define
what
is
a
handgun
and
what
what
is
not,
and
so
I'm
I'm
wondering
if
we're
not
precluding
people
or
or
maybe
even
villainizing
someone
because
of
one
piece
of
equipment
versus
another,
and
so
my
proposal
is
that
we
would
change
that.
M
That
particular
word
to
firearm,
to
mirror
the
state
statute
and
and
then
leave
the
rest
as
the
text
is.
O
Right,
george
boyle
in
our
office
worked
on
this,
but
I
had
some
involvement
in
it
as
well,
and
I
would
certainly
welcome
the
any
words
from
the
police
chief
as
well.
I
my
recollection
was
that
the
statute
actually
said
handgun
and
so
what
we
were
trying
to
do-
and
I
understand
it,
have
various
interpretations.
O
So
we
tried
to
tie
it
to
a
handgun.
You
know
read
a
little
bit
further
down
as
defined
in
the
firearm
concealed
carry
act,
so
that
was
our
thought
was
because
we
didn't
want
to
just
put
a
weapon,
because
we
didn't
all
want
somebody
thinking
that
they
could
have
a
you
know
a
stun
gun
or
a
switchblade
concealed,
and
then
you
know
that,
because
they
have
a
concealed,
carry
permit
that
allows
them
to
carry
conceal
a
switchblade
or
something
it
doesn't.
The
act
only
allows
a
handgun
but
I'll
defer.
M
O
B
Is
there
a
motion
to
approve
these
items?
I'd
like.
B
B
And
just
to
clarify
for
the
audience,
there
are
some
items
tonight
that
require
a
majority
of
the
council,
not
of
the
people
present,
and
this
is
one
of
them
any
of
the
consent.
Agenda
items
require
five
votes,
so
they
have
to
be
unanimous
or
they
don't
pass,
and
this
is
one
of
them
well
we're
through
on
this
one,
five
to
zero.
Thank
you.
B
C
C
I
we
received
some
questions,
some
recommendations
that
come
from
animal
advocate
groups
here
in
town,
as
well
as
a
young
woman
who
is
studying
outside
of
the
community,
but
had
a
number
of
questions
about
fines
and
just
basically
the
proceeds,
procedural
questions
really
about
the
animal
shelter,
and
I
know
that
those
questions
were
passed
on
to
the
folks
who
run
the
shelter
and
they
haven't
had
an
opportunity
to
respond
and
to
enter
into
any
kind
of
dialogue
with
that.
B
B
L
Right
well,
this
this
is
concerning
the
liquor
license
for
price
right
food
at
706,
north
clinton,
the
one
that
neighborhood
resident
advocate
marty
siegel
spoke
about.
We
have
received
many
emails
over
the
weekend.
L
Calls
the
neighborhood
is
extremely
concerned
and
suffice
to
say
that
one
of
my
primary
concerns
with
this
is
that
is
the
notification,
and
maybe
we
need
to
re
re.
Look
at
the
distance
that
we're
notifying
neighbors
within.
I
myself
live
within
about
two
and
a
half
blocks
of
this
and
received
no
notice
at
all,
and
apparently
marty
did
not
receive
notice.
So
I'm
not
sure
where
all
the
letters
went
says.
L
Quite
a
few
went
out,
I
guess,
but
a
lot
of
the
neighborhood
felt
that
they
had
no
opportunity
to
voice
their
concerns
and-
and
frankly,
this
is
something
the
neighborhood
has
had
experience
with.
We
we
certainly
had
there
was
a
liquor
license
there,
and
actually
the
the
bloomington
police
department
could
also
weigh
in
on
this.
L
There
were
many
many
many
police
calls
to
that
location
and
between
the
traffic
and
the
there
was
a
there
was
a
pay
phone
there,
where
a
lot
of-
and
I
know
they've-
talked
about
eliminating
that,
where
a
lot
of
very
concerning
business
seem
to
take
place
and,
in
general,
the
kind
of
of
environment
traffic
and
on
a
school
route
as
well.
This
is
this
is
a.
This.
Is
a
school
route
to
bloomington
junior
high
school
bloomington
high
school?
L
It
really.
It
really
was
not
a
good
influence
so
to
speak
in
our
neighborhood
and
since
they've
had
no
liquor
license,
which
has
been.
I
don't
know.
Quite
a
few
months,
there
has
been
a
complete
turnaround
in
the
neighborhood.
It's
a
very
vulnerable
neighborhood,
it's
near
east
side.
It's
it's
vulnerable,
considered,
one
of
our
higher.
L
You
know
one
of
our
one
of
our
higher
crime
by
no
means
the
highest,
but
it's
just
been
such
a
a
difference,
and
with
that
in
mind
and
with
the
fact
that
the
neighborhood
was
not
able
to
really
weigh
in
as
they
would
have
liked,
I
would
like
to
recommend
that
we
deny
this
application
for
a
new
liquor
license
and
also
I
I
failed
to
mention
that
there's
some
seven
hundred
thousand,
you
know,
I
believe
sales
tax.
Am
I
correct?
There
is
a.
L
There
is,
there
is
a
huge
there
is
a
huge
amount
owed,
and
frankly,
it's
hard
to
imagine
ever
really
catching
up
and
and
all
that
sort
of
thing
I
just
I'm,
just
really
really
disappointed
to
see
this
come
back
at
this
point
in
time,
and
I
would
the
neighborhood
I
know
would
greatly
appreciate
council's
denial
of
this
application.
B
Is
there
a
second
to
this
motion?
Second,
second,
by
alderman
lauer,
just
in
terms
of
a
clarification,
the
the
liquor
commission,
I
think
someone
had
said
that
there
are
only
three
liquor.
Commissioners
present
there
are
only
three
like
commissioners,
so
we
did
have
everyone
there
who
was
present.
This
has
been
a
something
that
has
come
back
and
forth
to
the
liquor
commission.
B
The
thing
that
we
were
advised
by
legal
counsel
and
mr
boyle
is
not
here,
but
mr
jurgens
is
here,
and
he
perhaps
can
clarify
that
is
the
state
had
removed
the
hold,
because
there
was
a
payment
plan.
That
was
what
was
instituted
so
the
liquor
commission
as
a
sort
of
semi-uh
regulatory
judicial
kind
of
body.
In
making
recommendations
to
the
council
we
felt
like
we
could
not
use
that,
because
the
state
had
removed
the
liquor
license,
hold
the
number
of
people
who,
in
three
months
had
come
forward
in
the
community.
B
There
were
three
in
favor
and
three
against,
so
there
wasn't
any
obvious
information
from
us
as
liquor.
Commissioners,
now
again
the
people
that
I've
talked
to
I've
talked
to
all
the
women
stearns
and
I've
talked
to
marty
and
others
in
the
community.
I
had
the
sense
that
that
was
the
case
and,
as
all
the
women
stern
suggests,
we
may
need
to
change
our
our
ordinance,
because,
if
we're
only
notifying
people
within
500
feet,
apparently
that's
probably
not
good
enough.
B
At
the
very
least,
we
should
have
had
more
open
testimony
from
those
in
the
immediate
area,
so
that
was
the
situation.
The
liquor
commission
was
definitely
divided.
We
were
definitely
concerned.
We
had
all
many
other
concerns,
so
that's
kind
of
the
the
backdrop
on
this
now.
Anybody
else
want
to
speak
to
this.
Before
we
call
for
a
vote,
I'm
sorry
we
aren't
allowed
to
take
any
testimony
from
the
public
or
from
the
owner
of
this.
That
was
done
at
the
liquor
commission.
B
So
I'm
sorry,
we
had
the
the
owner
of
christ
right
who
asked
to
speak
and
just
have
been
advised
by
legal
counsel.
We
took
the
testimony
at
the
liquor
commission
and
that's
what
we're
going
to
have
to
rely
on
now.
We,
as
elected
officials
in
a
sense,
have
to
make
the
political
policy
decision
based
on
that
all
the
women's
turns.
B
I
wasn't
sure
that
there
was
a
motion
on
the
floor
to
deny
price
rights
liquor
license,
or
is
there
anyone
else
who
wants
to
speak
before
we
vote
on
this,
and
this
is
something
that
does
not
require
a
unanimous
vote.
This
is
just
a
majority
of
those
present
right.
B
B
B
B
The
commentary
on
the
public
hearing
is
separate
from
the
general
comments
that
we
took
earlier.
The
protocol
will
be
fairly
similar.
Although
our
clerk,
tracy
culvert,
madam
clerk,
will
have
a
sign-in
sheet.
Can
I
have
a
show
of
hands
before
I
decide
how
many
minutes
to
allocate
of
people
who
would
like
to
address
the
council
on
the
budget?
B
Okay,
please
keep
your
hands
high
one,
two,
three,
four,
five,
six
people,
if
seven
all
right-
and
so,
if
do
we
wanna
have
you'll
come
or
there's
a
sign
up
sheet
already
there
as
you
come
up,
go
ahead
and
sign
in
again,
can
I
see
the
hands?
If
I
miss
you
all
right,
we're
going
to
start
off
with
alton
franklin.
B
And
you
will
have
everybody
will
have
three
minutes
kind
of
our
standard.
We
we
don't
have
as
many
as
perhaps
I
might
have
thought.
Thank
you.
B
And
again,
as
mr
franklin
signing
in
just
to
let
you
know
again,
just
as
in
our
public
comments,
we're
here
to
listen
and
we're
listening
to
your
your
perspectives,
we're
not
engaging
or
we're
not
having
a
council
debate
tonight
we're
we're
listening.
Mr
franklin,
thank
you.
J
Thank
you,
sir
again.
I'm
allison
franklin.
I
live
at
508
paterson
drive
here
in
bloomington,
I'm
growing
more
and
more
concerned
with
what
I've
seen
during
the
budget
process.
J
It's
not
so
much,
I'm
not
hearing
so
much
discussion
as
I'm
hearing
diatribes
and
outright
venting
people
are
just
kind
of
fed
up
with
the
way
things
are
going
and
nothing
sticks.
It
seems
like
there's
no
real
coherency
to
what's
being
done.
It's
just
we're
throwing
out
everything,
we're
letting
the
kids
gripe
about
it
and
then
we're
going
to
go
ahead
and
do
what
we
want
to
do.
J
As
I
mentioned
before,
the
citizens
of
bloomington
are
starting
to
warm
up.
It's.
I
don't
know
whether
it's
the
time
of
year
or
whether
we've
reached
a
point
where
it's
hurts
enough,
that
we're
gonna
holler
simple
point.
In
fact,
in
the
discussions
that
I
heard
at
the
budget
town
hall
meeting
that
other
woman,
stearns
and
alderman
lauer
had,
I
heard
some
good
things,
but
it's
still.
J
Just
vague,
very
tenuous,
very
non-committal
and
simple
thing
is:
is
I
mentioned
that
there
was
a
place
where
I
worked,
that
I
thought
they
had
the
greatest
way
of
doing
the
budget,
and
that
is,
they
went
to
every
department
and
they
didn't
say
how
much
money
do
you
need?
They
said.
What
is
it
that
you
need?
How
much
does
it
cost,
and
why
are
we
doing
that?
J
Just
as
a
note
in
passing,
I
I'm
somewhat
inclined
to
swim
upstream
at
times.
I
am
behind
carl
and
mayor
runner
in
that.
I
believe
that
the
utility
to
tax
is
a
good
thing,
provided
that
it
is
as
it
was,
espoused
to
be
when
it
originally
came
out
dedicated
to
bringing
down
the
shortfall
in
our
pension
fund.
J
There
are
a
number
of
other,
very
good
points
that
have
been
brought
up
by
some
of
the
councilmen
there's
some
that
have
been
introduced
by
some
of
the
citizens,
and
I
just
hope
that
somebody
will
pay
attention
and
we've
reached
a
point
where
we
can
start
taking
some
structured
action.
Get
methodical
with
this
make
a
determination.
B
Thank
you
and
I
believe,
ron
schultz
did
you
have.
I
believe
you
had
your
hand
and
I
don't
necessarily
remember
everybody's
name
so
I'll
after
a
couple
of
people
who
I
do
know
I'll
be
asking
who
you
were.
B
Q
Thank
you.
I've
watched
with
interest
this
budget
sparring
or
whatever
you
want
to
call
it,
and
I'm
I'm
convinced
that
the
council
is
resolute
in
trying
to
solve
the
the
problems
that
the
city
faces
with
the
budget.
Q
However,
from
my
eight
years
working
for
a
private
company
in
my
18
years,
working
for
the
city,
I
can
tell
you
that
there's
there's
quite
a
difference
in
what
you
do
to
pull
back
to
make
your
budget
work.
For
instance,
70
people
were
either
not
hired
or
not
replaced
here
some
years
ago,
a
private
company
I
I
feel,
would
probably
have
not
replaced.
Q
Maybe
a
hundred
people,
or
maybe
more.
That
seems
to
be
the
difference
that
I've
noted
for
my
two
two
different
forays
with
employment
in
the
same
field.
Q
I
also
agree
with
alderman
fazzini
that
we
should
borrow
at
least
40
million
dollars,
it's
a
chance
in
a
lifetime
at
these
interest
rates,
and
we
can
do
a
lot
with
it.
By
we,
I
mean
a
committee
of
people
made
up
of
professionals
from
finance
and
management
departments
at
isu,
wesleyan,
the
city
and
some
of
the
aldermen
I'm
looking
to
the
future.
In
terms
of
growth,
instead
of
worrying
about
what
we
can
do
to
keep
cutting
cutting
cutting
in
the
future,
we
don't
need
to
be
like
normal.
Q
R
Thank
you
karen.
Thank
you.
My
name
is
karen
davis.
I
live
at
57
white
place
in
bloomington
illinois.
I
am
a
long
time
resident
parent
and
for
the
past
five
years,
small
business
owner
here
in
bloomington,
as
well
as
being
a
member
of
bike
blowno.
A
couple
of
those
roles
have
kind
of
derailed
me
in
the
past
couple
of
days
from
being
able
to
prepare
anything
for
tonight.
R
So
forgive
me
if
I
read
a
little
bit,
particularly
that
parent
and
small
business
owner
thing
kind
of
took
a
little
time
over
the
weekend,
so
I
live
on
the
constitution
trail.
My
business
is
on
the
constitution
trail
and
I
believe
that
the
success
of
my
business
and
that
of
others
near
me
is
directly
correlated
to
the
trail
and
the
community
that
we
are
able
to
build
there
as
a
small
business
owner.
I
completely
understand
that
you
guys
are
in
a
very
difficult
situation
right
now,
with
some
really
hard
choices
to
make.
R
I
believe
that
finding
a
multi-term
a
multi-year
solution
with
balance
is
what
does
and
will
make
this
not
just
a
community
where
people
have
to
live
because
of
their
jobs
in
employment,
but
a
community
where
they
want
to
and
choose
to
live
and
because
of
the
trail
and
the
many
other
quality
of
life,
amenities
that
attract
businesses
as
well
as
residents
here.
Thank
you.
S
Hello,
I'm
phyllis
verstagg
49
kenfield
circle,
and
I
want
to
note
that
I
am
an
observer
for
the
league
of
women
voters,
but
I
am
in
no
way
speaking
for
the
league
tonight.
This
is
just
me,
I
probably
won't
say
anything
new,
but
I
want
everyone
to
remember
that
the
current
city
council,
the
mayor
and
the
city
manager,
are
not
the
people
who
caused
this
financial
crisis
that
we
now
face.
But
you
are
the
people
that
have
to
solve
this
mess.
S
S
Many
employees
in
bloomington
are
now
doing
more
than
one
job.
They
have
been
constantly
threatened
by
the
loss
of
their
jobs.
They've
been
told
their
pensions
are
way
too
high.
They
are
demoralized,
do
not
think
about
even
cutting
one
firefighter
or
one
police
position
when
those
people
put
their
lives
on
their
on
the
line
every
day
to
save
our
lives.
S
We
didn't
choose
to
pay
the
amount
that
they
have
in
their
pensions,
but
we
have
to
figure
out
a
way
to
pay
our
share.
We
all
know
streets
and
sewers
are
a
total
mess,
and
I
think
it
was
mentioned
that
we
were
something
like
40
million
dollars
behind
in
paying
for
repairs
come
on.
We
have
to
do
those
repairs
now
or
we'll,
never
get
decent
streets
again.
If
we
don't
fix
the
infrastructure
this
year,
we'll
never
be
able
to
pay
for
the
higher
costs
in
the
future.
S
S
I
don't
want
to
see
my
expenses
go
up
any
more
than
anyone
else,
but
you
must
create
ways
to
pay
for
the
necessities
of
this
city
and
to
pay
for
those
who
came
before
you,
but
did
not
pay
their
way.
I
really
think
you
should
consider
a
large
long-term
loan.
You'll
never
be
able
to
borrow
money
for
less
cost
than
you
will
now
and
above
all,
please
try
to
get
along
and
please
try
to
reach
consensus.
S
S
B
B
Can
we
who
else
wanted
to
speak?
I
let's
see
let's
actually
this
gentleman
here
and
this
lady
here
in
that
order
and
was
there
somebody
in
the
back?
Oh
marty.
Okay,
I'm
sorry
bruce
meeks
too
okay,
so
I
think
we
had
eight,
maybe
as
opposed
to
seven.
Can
please
sign
in.
Thank
you
very
much.
F
My
name
is
bob
clay,
13
shoal
creek
court
bloomington,
and
I
appreciate
the
chance
to
make
some
comments.
Q
F
At
the
total
general
fund
it
looked
like
it
was
and
compare
that
to
2013's
total
actual
spending.
The
2015
budget
was
up,
12
percent
of
my
calculations
were
correct
and
I
just
want
to
say
I
don't
think
we
can
continue
to
grow
it.
You
know
almost
six
percent
a
year
in
our
budget
from
the
city
when
the
private
sector
is
only
maybe
growing
one
and
a
half
to
two
percent
a
year.
Eventually,
you
run
out
of
private
people
to
pay
pay
for
your
bills.
F
Another
thing
I
want
people
to
realize
is
that
I
looked
at
my
electric
bill
since
we're
talking
about
raising
city,
franchise
fees
or
tax
on
on
utilities,
and
I
want
everybody
to
know
that
on
my
bill,
I
already
pay
a
city
town
tax.
F
Bill,
so
it's
not
going
up
just
two
and
a
half
percent
to
five
percent,
but
I've
already,
I'm
already
paying
eight
point
four
percent
on
my
electric
bills.
I
want
everybody
to
realize
that
and
that's
going
to
cost,
not
only
me,
but
you
know
the
people
who
your
gas
stations
use
electric
pumps
to
pump
the
gas.
You
know
they're
going
to
have
to
raise
their
gas
prices
to
pay
for
extra
extra
costs
for
running
electricity.
The
the
grocery
stores
that
you
know
their
refrigerators
and
freezers.
They
use
electricity.
F
K
K
I
think
I
see
a
council
focused
on
pet
projects
that
are
not
necessary
or
justified
which,
while
ignoring
the
basic
needs
of
the
taxpayer-
and
I
include
normal-
even
more
than
bloomington
this-
where
I
also
own
property-
the
citizens
voted
down
the
coliseum
and
I
realized
you
were
not
involved
in
that.
But
we've
got
it.
The
smart
meters
were
voted
down
the
first
time
and
I
think
they
were
hyped.
The
second
time
is
the
cost
savings,
but
they
are
real
health
hazard
and
should
never
been
voted
in.
K
K
There
have
been
suggestions
of
a
new
library.
We
can't
afford
it
suggestions
of
a
hotel,
not
a
responsibility
of
a
city
council.
I
see
another
coliseum
in
the
making
bypass,
how
many,
how
much
money
do
you
want
me
to
spend
for
bike
paths,
how
many
people
who
actually
ride
bikes-
and
I
just
came
from
florida-
and
nobody
rides
the
bike
path?
It's
too
dangerous
and
I
just
almost
hit
a
guy
at
the
rotary
in
normal
driving,
my
sister
off
at
the
train
station
and
he
was
on
a
bike
in
the
rotary
unit.
K
5,
looking
at
a
new
school
is
not
just
the
cost
of
the
structure,
but
the
pensions
that
go
on
to
infinity,
and
I
must
say
I
am
on
a
state
university's
retirement
pension,
how
many
cities
services
are
not
breaking
even
and
we
can
look
at
the
zoo
and
some
other
issues
unless
you
reign
in
spending
we're
going
down
the
path
of
the
state
of
illinois,
I
propose
a
10
to
20
percent
across
the
board
reduction,
with
the
exception
of
the
police
and
firemen
as
a
west
side
resident
who
has
caught
panhandlers
prostitutes
in
my
backyard,
using
my
lawn
furniture
and
knocking
at
my
door
at
2
30
in
the
morning
when
the
bars
close
just
give
me
the
basics
and
forget
the
rest.
K
B
K
I'm
marty
seigle
615,
he's
just
not
bloomington.
I
I
mentioned
at
another
meeting
this
past
week
that
my
father
was
a
republican.
My
mother
was
a
democrat
and
I
never
really
saw
this
great
ideological
divide
that
so
many
people
in
this
room
seem
to
be
able
to
identify,
and
I
see
I
see
things
both
ways.
I
see
that
we
we
have
to
spend
money
on
things
we
want
and
need-
and
I
also
have
seen
many
examples
and
I
know
complained
to
you
folks
about
it
of
of
money
wasted.
K
You
don't
solve
things
by
just
throwing
money
at
it
either.
I
have
a
couple
points
that
I
haven't
heard
mentioned.
I
do
think
we
have
a
problem
of
faith
in
the
government
and-
and
I
also
think
that,
no
matter
what
you
want
to
protect
the
tax
base
that
you've
got
and-
and
I
would
suggest
that
one
of
the
places
we
really
need
to
look
carefully
is
the
the
inspection
program.
I
don't
think
I
see
enough
there
to
take
care
of
what
goes
on
in
the
central
city
for
the
past
30
years.
K
We've
had
a
huge
increase
in
apartments.
We
didn't.
I
couldn't
even
find
an
apartment
when
I
moved
here
35
40
years
ago,
so
I'm
not
sure
how
long
ago
was,
but
we
have
all
these
people
from
out
of
town
buying
up
properties.
K
We
have,
we
have
a
need
to
protect
our
tax
base
in
the
central
city
and-
and
it
really
is
a
long-term
thing-
that's
very
very
important,
and
I
hope
you
will
look
seriously
at
it
and
and
it
is
not
a
frill,
it
is
what
keeps
us
staying
in
there
and
you
do
not
want
us
to
abandon.
Maybe
you
want
me
to
leave,
but
you
don't
want
to
abandon
you
don't
want
to
you,
don't
want
us
all
to
leave.
I
mean
it.
I
do.
K
I
can't
say
more
about
it
and
I
haven't
heard
anybody
else
talk
about
it.
Also.
I
do
see
here
a
problem.
I
would
like
to
make
a
generalization
and
not
point
to
specific
things,
because
I
think
we
get
so
hooked
on
that.
I
do
have
one
I'm
lying
to
you.
I
have
one.
I
think
I
see
an
interest
in
talking
when
I
come
to
council
meetings,
and
you
know
I
come
to
a
few
now.
K
I
stream
them-
and
you
don't
see
me
as
often
but
but
I
see
an
interest
focus
on
buildings
and
things,
and
I
don't
hear
as
much
as
I
think
I
should
be
hearing
about
programs.
What
programs
do
we
want?
What
what
is
the
goal
of
the
program
and-
and
I
I
think
it's
important
to
remember-
that
the
city
government
is
not
exactly
the
same
as
a
business.
Everything
should
not
pay
for
itself.
I
I'm
disturbed
by
the
number
of
times
I
hear
revenue
stream.
Are
we
going
to
get
a
revenue
stream
out
of
this?
K
If
it's
something
that
we
really
ought
to
have,
then
we
ought
to
find
a
way
to
pay
for
it.
We
need
it,
we
should
have
it,
it
belongs
it.
It
enhances
the
city
and-
and
we
shouldn't
throw
excess
money
at
it,
just
because
we
want
it
just
because
somebody
walks
in
and
says
well,
you
should
do
it
better.
This
way-
and
I
see
I-
I
do
really
do
see
an
awful
lot
of
waste,
but
if
we
need
the
program
we
should
have
the
program.
K
On
that
note,
what
has
bothered
me
quite
a
bit
is
here:
we've
reduced
all
this
staff,
but
over
the
years
we
have
accumulated
an
awful
lot
of
buildings
and
I
think,
it's
time
frankly
for
a
hard
look
at
how
many
buildings
there
are
and
how
many
you
can
afford,
and
I
would
really
suggest
that
you
take
a
very
hard
look
at
what
buildings
you
have
and
and-
and
I
see
buildings
that
that
you
we
spend
money
to
fix
up
the
buildings,
but
we
don't
have
the
money
to
put
a
program
in
it
or
put
the
people
in
it
and
I've
seen
more
than
once,
not
starting
with
the
program.
K
F
Gary
lambert,
3018
east
oakland,
I
just
had
to
be
a
contrary
voice
to
some
of
the
people
saying
they
wanted
to
borrow
the
money.
If
we
could
trust
the
people
and
control
the
money.
I
would
not
disagree
with
that,
but
over
time,
politicians
at
all
levels
have
proven
that
it's
too
easy
to
say.
Yes,
we
saw
it
one
year
ago,
when
we
suddenly
found
the
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
a
park
or,
if
you're,
in
a
negotiating
position
and
you've
got
a
pot
of
money
sitting
there.
F
F
Good
evening,
council,
I'm
the
type
of
person
that
looks
at
a
glass
and
it's
got
water
halfway
up,
it's
not
half
full
or
half
empty.
I
look
at
it
as
it's
got:
half
air
and
half
water.
F
F
I
also
believe
a
lot
of
the
other
speakers
have
said
that
we
need
to
look
at
a
balanced
approach
on
this
situation
and
I
would
not
even
be
against
that.
Maybe
the
the
council
consider
a
temporary
ordinance
for
funding
for
about
30
days
to
really
work
on
this.
What
I
consider
the
most
pivotal
years,
financially,
we
have
in
front
of
us
it's
unfortunate
that
some
of
the
things
I
thought
were
going
to
happen
going
back
to
2011
that
we
were
going
to
have
more
citizen
engagement
during
the
budget
process.
F
Unfortunately,
now
on
the
balance
of
revenue,
I
took
the
2012
population
for
the
u.s
census
and
the
specific
local
taxes
reported
the
comptroller's
office
for
the
department
of
revenue
in
2012.
We
were
the
highest
local
tax
revenue
generating
city
compared
to
town,
normal
champaign,
urbana,
peoria,
springfield
and
joliet.
F
F
F
I
wish
the
spreadsheet
that's
been
moving
around
between
this
council
and
the
staff
I
wish
it
would
have
been
available
tonight
to
those
of
us
that
are
citizens.
It
was
not
on
the
table.
I
know
we
can
probably
pick
it
up
from
the
city
clerk,
but
I
really
would
urge
you
to
think
about
a
temporary
spending
ordinance,
so
these
other
people
can
come
come
back
and
be
available
to
talk
about
it.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you
and
we're
going
to
move
right
along
now
to
our
regular
agenda.
The
public
hearing
is
therefore
closed
and
we
move
to
item
9a,
actually
9
a
b
and
c
are
all
interrelated,
and
I'm
going
to
turn
this
over
to
our
city
manager,
but
just
to
clarify
these
agreements
will
need
all
five
votes
on
the
council
in
order
to
pass.
We
need
a
majority
on
the
council
for
this
and
for
the
item
9d,
which
is
the
tiger
grant.
B
B
B
Okay,
thank
you,
mr
hills.
F
F
This
agreement
was
entered
into
many
years
ago,
and
tonight
we
have
a
very
specific
amendment
and
that
is
to
to
modify
this
particular
agreement
so
that,
basically
it
is.
F
The
existing
language
makes
reference
to
professional,
a
teams
and,
as
we've
kind
of
shared
with
you
in
the
past,
we've
certainly
grown
to
understand
that
many
of
these
minor
professional
teams
such
as
hockey,
have
been
very,
very
I
I
guess
a
unprofitable.
F
We
think
that
is
a
great
opportunity
and
we
have
been
in
discussions
for
a
couple
of
years,
especially
siam
with
the
new
team
owners
and
in
order
to
just
dispel
any
particular
question
or
concern
about
the
existing
language.
We're
recommending
tonight
that
you
approve
this
first
amendment
to
the
development
management
agreement
as
specified
and
would
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
might
have
on
the
amendment.
Questions
by
council.
D
Okay,
david,
so
I'm
taking
a
look
at
the
last
line
of
the
background
here
and
it
talks
about
50
franchises,
similar
sporting
events
on
an
annual
basis.
So
how
does
that
impact?
The
other
teams
that
we
have
at
the
coliseum?
Does
that
include
all
of
those
teams
as
well
or
is
it
just
for
hockey.
F
L
My
concern
is
about
the
the
legalities
of
this
of
this
agreement
and
my
my
first
question
is
we're
looking
at
approving
an
amendment.
Obviously-
and
I
did
speak
with
our
legal
counsel,
mr
jurgens
earlier
about
this
now.
My
question
is
this:
how
does
this
affect
the
rest
of
the
contract?
In
terms
of
you
know
it
are.
L
We
are
we
basically
saying
at
this
point
in
time
that
the
contract
itself
that
that
contract
negotiated,
what
seven
eight
years
ago,
I
believe
is-
has
not
been
basically
adhered
to
or
are
we
are
we
not
making
any
judgment
at
all?
Are
we
just
saying
here's
an
amendment
and
how
does
that
change
the
entire
contract,
as
as
a
whole.
O
There
was,
you
could
read
it
both
ways
as
to
whether
or
not
the
contract
even
needed
to
be
amended
in
this
regard,
but
we
thought
for
six
of
sake
of
clarity
that
the
best
argument,
or
the
best
read
of
it,
was
we
wanted
to
clarify
that
we're
just
looking
for
50
franchise
or
similar
capacity
sporting
events,
so
this
is
just
going
directly
to
that.
The
rest
of
the
contract
specifically
will
remain
in
full
force
in
effect
and
will
be
have
the
same
terms
and
conditions
as
was
previously
negotiated.
O
This
is
just
just
to
make
sure
it's
clear
that
what
we're
expecting,
as
as
far
as
sport,
franchises.
L
Okay,
and-
and
I
I
do
understand
that,
but
my
question
is
this:
supposing
at
any
point
in
time,
the
city
wanted
to
renegotiate
any
other
aspects,
supposing
that
there
was
something
totally
unrelated
to
hockey
that
the
city
wanted
to
question
or
wanted
to
renegotiate
what
it?
What
are
the
legalities
in
in
doing
that.
O
And
that's
a
great
question
and
the
city
manager
and
in
discussions
with
cyan
management
as
well,
I
think
in
the
future
we
are
planning
to
have
it
at
a
work
session
or
some
committee
of
the
whole,
where
we
will
discuss
other
issues.
Potential
issues
with
the
contract
look
at
if
there
are
other
provisions
that
need
to
be
amended
or
clarified
that
we
would
come
back,
get
perhaps
some
more
direction
from
the
council
as
to
any
other
questions
or
issues
that
they
might
have
with
the
contract.
F
Well,
let
me
just
say
the
the
auditor
has
brought
you
know
forward
that
there
is
a
couple
of
terms
that
are
ambiguous,
and
so,
as
we've
talked
with
siam
representatives,
we
thought,
let's,
let's
kind
of
work
on
that
and
bring
forth
some
way
to
clarify
that,
so
that
those
particular
provisions
that
they've
identified
and
just
it
refers
to
some
sharing
the
revenue
I
think
from
the
parking
garage.
We
want
to
make
sure
that's
clear,
specific.
F
You
know
and
is
fully
understood
between
both
parties.
That
is
the
immediate
priority
so
that
we
could
have
that
particular
concern
removed
from
future
management
letters.
The
the
agreement
account
itself,
I
think,
is
within
a
few
years,
I
think,
of
the
first
period
when
it
expires,
but
there's
also
provisions
to
continue
that,
and
certainly
we're
always.
You
know
willing
to
look
at
any
other
aspect
of
that
agreement.
That
needs
to
be
rectified
or
improved
upon.
Be
more
brief,
specific,
but
I
will
say
this.
F
I
think,
overall,
this
agreement,
you
know
the
goal
is
to
help
the
city
make
the
coliseum
profitable
to
help
make
sure
that
the
revenue
being
generated
is,
is,
hopefully
a
maximum
revenue
possible,
and
what
we
have
seen
with
siam
over
these
many
years
is
we've
seen
great
progress
in
having
the
operating
performance
of
the
coliseum
go
from
a
negative
in
several
years
to
a
positive,
so
certainly
that's
been
one
of
our
highest
priorities
has
continued
to
help
ensure
that
the
the
coliseum
is
profitable
as
any
in
central
illinois,
and
hopefully
even
the
state
of
the
state
of
illinois
as
well.
B
Just
as
a
clarification
for
the
record
we're
talking
about
the
operating
expenses
side,
obviously
we
have
debt
service
on
that,
but
we've
gone
actually
way
beyond
where
we're
supposed
to
go
so
I'll
ask
just
to
be
a
little
more
tight.
M
M
Okay-
and
I
think
this
is
a
pointed
point
here
on
the
operation
of
this
entity-
the
people
need
to
know
what
we're
doing
okay
and
we
need
to
know
what
we're
owed,
and
I
don't
think
that
we've
defined
that
here
and
and
so
I'd
I'd
really
like
to
bring
the
whole
thing
up
at
once
and
get
this
clarified
very
very
soon.
F
Well,
well,
let
me
just
say
that
the
one
thing
that
the
even
this
agreement
calls
for
is
a
very
specific
audit
and
a
full
report
on
siam
and
the
workings
of
the
coliseum
each
and
every
year.
Council
always
has
that
opportunity
working
with
administration
and
management.
If
there's
anything,
we
want
the
auditors
to
look
at
focus
in
on
things
of
that
nature.
That's
always
a
good
possibility,
so,
probably
more
so
than
many
of
the
other
communities
that
have
a
coliseum.
F
We
have
gone
the
added
expense
which
the
framers
of
this
contract
in
the
beginning
to
have
a
full,
independent
audit
of
all
revenue
and
expenses
pertaining
to
the
coliseum
and
the
working
of
siam
so
be
happy
to
sit
down
and
look
at
that,
and
especially
get
a
better
understanding
of
what
are
those
holes
or
the
concerns.
Any
of
the
members
of
the
city
council
has.
B
Last
quick
question.
L
Actually,
you
know
mayor
with
all
respect.
I
I
totally
respect
your
time
frame,
but
I
think
this
is
a
really
really
critical
matter
and
what
what
alderman
lauer
is
talking
about,
I
think,
is
transparency
and
nobody
is
suggesting
any
fault
on
any
party
whatsoever,
but
simply
this,
the
the
audit
david
that
you
you
speak
of
is
absolutely
true,
but
here
is
what
the
auditors
actually
told
us.
They
said
we
noticed
this
is
the
audit.
It's
not
me.
We
noticed
areas
of
the
management
development
agreement
which
contained
ambiguous
language
subject
to
interpretation.
L
We
recommend
the
city
and
this
and
siam
re-evaluate
the
management
agreement
to
address
areas
concerning
ambiguous
language
may
be
subject
to
loose
interpretation,
et
cetera,
et
cetera.
Now
I
can
go
on,
but
I'm
not
going
to.
I
just
feel
that
the
auditors
have
told
us
this
not
once
but
more
than
once,
and
it's
more
than
time
sufficient
to
to
do
that,
and
that's
why
I
am
voting
no
on
this
particular
provision,
basically,
because
I
think
if
we
should
have
done
it,
why
haven't
we
done
it?
L
I
think
it's
time
I
think
it's
past
time
and
before
I
move
forward
with
this,
which
I
have
no
problem
with
the
hockey
team,
but
I
think
it
is
high
time
for
the
public
and
the
council
to
understand
every
single
penny.
Maybe
the
city
owes
cyan
money,
maybe
maybe
they're
the
ones
being
possible
very
possible
very,
very
possible,
but
we
have
several
entities
being
operated.
We
have
concessions,
we
have
transportation
companies,
we
have
a
lot
of
issues
and
I
think
to
me
this
is
the
time
to
clarify
these
issues
once
and
for
all.
Thank
you.
L
O
I
I
would
recommend
that
you
go
forward
because
there's
always
an
argument
that,
if
you've
approved
the
the
license,
that
you
know
that's
within
your
scope
and
your
jurisdiction,
we
just
from
a
you
know
we
as
we
come
up
with
these
issues,
and
we
looked
at
this.
We
felt
this
was
one
provision
that
we
would
like
to
see
clarified
just
so
that
there
was
absolutely
no
argument
about
it
and,
like
I
had
said,
we
had
been
in
discussions
on
bringing
some
of
the
other
issues
back.
Obviously
before
the
council.
O
This
one
was
just
kind
of
an
immediate
one,
a
package
deal
so
to
speak,
so
we
thought
we
would
go
ahead
and
bring
this
one
and
then
bring
the
other
issues
back
before
you
at
another
time.
But
I
would
say
if
this
does
not
pass,
I
would
still
recommend
you
go
forward
with
the
additional
action
items
on
the
agenda
related
to
the
hockey
license
and
that
this
could
just
be
part
of
cleanup
at
a
later
date
as
well.
Okay,.
B
Already,
I
think
at
this
point:
oh
we
don't
have
a
motion.
Okay,
I
should
have
insisted
on
that.
Excuse
me
is
there?
Is
there
a
motion
to
approve
this
item?
Nine:
a
is
there
even
a
motion,
so
aldman
middlewomboy?
Is
there
a
second
second
second
by
alderman?
Well,
the
woman
painter,
okay,
so
just
to
clarify
a
and
yes
vote
would
be
to
approve
this
amendment
to
the
agreement.
B
B
F
Mayor
in
order
to
move
on
to
the
new
proposed
hockey
license
agreement,
it
is
necessary
that
the
council
act
to
terminate
the
existing
two-year
license
agreement
with
illinois
pro
sports,
which
the
owners
are
willing
and
to
to
propose
and
agree
to.
So
we
would
recommend
that
the
council
approve
this
termination
agreement
with
illinois
pro
sports,
as
as
recommended
and
shown
in
the
attachment.
Okay
is.
B
There
a
motion
to
approve
this
before
I
ask
for
discussion
for
nine
b,
the
termination
of
the
hockey
agreement
so
moved
by
alderman
middlewomboy.
Second.
D
C
B
Second,
by
alderman
schmidt
discussion,
sing;
none
we'll
go
ahead
and
start.
Oh
I'm!
So
sorry,
sorry
give
me
a
moment
too.
B
C
Oh
sure
I
just
want
to
clarify
that
there
is
no
sort
of
financial
liability
attached
to
this.
B
Correct
right,
yeah,
we're
that's
correct,
correct
assumption!
Okay,
so
you
can
go
ahead
and
start.
I
think
that
I
start
yes.
Results
are
showing.
B
F
Yes,
mayor,
I'd
like
to
ask
john
butler
president
of
central
illinois
arena
management
to
come
forward
and
ask
mr
butler
just
take
a
few
minutes
to
talk
about
this
great
opportunity
and
this
hockey
license
agreement
with
csh
international,
and
you
talk
just
a
few
minutes
too
about
the
owners,
some
of
their
background
experience,
and
why
you
think
this
is
a
great
opportunity
for
not
only
the
city
but
the
building
to
bring
this
ushl
hockey
team
to
the
city.
Thanks.
F
G
You
good
evening,
I'm
here
tonight
to
wholeheartedly
without
any
reservation,
recommend
a
five-year
hockey
license
agreement
with
ch
csh
international
to
play
next
year
in
the
united
states.
Hockey
like
take
a
few
minutes
and
just
explain
who
ch
csh
international
is
they've,
been
in
the
sports
industry
since
1977
owning
and
operating
multiple
teams
in
hockey,
baseball
and
basketball.
G
They
currently
manage
and
own
two
golf
courses,
one
in
in
the
phoenix
area,
one
in
alberta,
canada,
they
own
a
facility
management,
firm
and
a
sports
agency
in
dallas
texas
and
their
current
hockey.
Pro
properties
include
a
team
in
everett
the
silver
tips
in
the
western
hockey
league,
the
amarillo
bulls
of
the
north
american
hockey
league
in
the
north
iowa
bulls
of
the
na3hl
and
over
the
past
eight
years.
G
G
We
do
receive
calls
on
a
regular
basis
from
individuals
who
are
interested
in
our
building
and
also
the
market,
and
I've
had
the
pleasure
of
talking
with
gary
for
the
past
few
years
and
discuss
possible
opportunities
for
our
market
and
with
the
hard
work
of
of
gary
and
csh
international
and
the
ushl.
They
were
able
to
make
this
opportunity
a
reality.
G
Both
siam
and
csh
have
done
their
due
diligence
and
we
have
no
concerns
over
their
financial
ability
to
operate
a
successful
team
in
this
market.
In
addition,
csh
prepared
a
25-page
marketing
assessment.
I
think
some
of
you
have
had
an
opportunity
to
look
at
that
and
the
report
on
the
bloomington
msa,
confirming
that
the
demographics
and
the
socio-economical
profile
makes
bloomington
a
really
good
fit
for
a
ushel
franchise.
G
G
Fans
will
get
an
opportunity
to
see
the
nhl
stars
of
the
future
and
that's
what's
really
exciting.
Most
recently,
32
of
the
usho
players
were
drafted
in
the
nhl
and
over
300
of
our
of
the
players
in
the
ushl
receive
division.
One
full-ride
scholarship,
so
you're,
seeing
the
best
talent
that's
ever
played
in
bloomington.
G
Just
to
give
you
a
couple
examples:
patrick
sharp
who
plays
for
the
chicago
blackhawks
played
in
the
ushl
and
also
david
backus
who's.
The
captain
of
st
louis
blues
recently
played
in
the
ushl.
So
those
are
two
players.
I
think
our
community
is
familiar
with
the
unique
thing
about
the
ushl.
The
players
will
stay
in
our
local
community.
Local
families
they'll
be
involved
in
our
local
high
schools
and
colleges,
so
we'll
have
a
unique
opportunity
for
the
for
those
players
to
connect
with
our
with
our
community
they've.
G
Also
hired
a
new
coach
dennis
williams
will
be
introduced.
He's
he's
won
75
percent
of
his
games
in
four
years
in
amarillo
texas
in
the
nahl,
and
that
he
has
the
last
three
of
the
four
years
he
has
played
in
the
national
championship.
So
we've
got
a
winning
combination
of
an
ownership
group
that
have
has
the
experience
and
and
the
financial
resources,
and
we
have
a
coach
that
knows
how
to
win.
So,
in
closing,
you
know
we're
very
excited
with
the
new
partnership
with
the
ch
cfhl
ch,
csh
international
and
the
ushl.
B
L
Regarding
the
contract
with
u.s
cellular
in
the
naming
rights,
all
of
that
that
I
think
is
still
in
effect,
I'm
wondering
on
the
change
away
from
professional
hockey.
How
does
that
affect
the
contract
with
u.s
cellular,
because.
G
It
will
have
no
effect
on
the
contract
whatsoever,
so
we're
confident
moving
forward,
that
our
naming
rights
are
in
place
and
we've
talked
to
all
the
individuals
and
they
understand
exactly
what
product
we're
bringing
to
bloomington.
This
is
a
very
unique
opportunity
for
us
in
this
community
and
so
we're
very
fortunate
to
have
owners
such
as
mr
ewell
and
gary,
and
and
also
have
a
great
league,
such
as
the
ushl.
M
Of
my
constituents
brought
up
some
good
points
here,
john,
since
we
talked
why
a
five-year
lease
they
felt
it
was
just
a
little
bit
longer
than
than
they
would
normally
consider,
or
that
we
should
normally
consider.
G
Well,
actually,
I
think
it
provides
the
the
ownership
group
to
build
a
strong
foundation
in
this
community
and
five
years.
Working
with
these
individuals,
I
think,
is
a
is
a
good
time
frame
for
us.
We've,
we've
initially
had
a
five-year
agreement.
We've
had
two
years
agreements,
but
this
allows
everyone
to
really
develop
a
strong
base
within
this
market.
So
I'm
convinced
it's
the
it's
the
proper
time
frame.
N
G
Well,
it's
it's!
It's
not
a
huge
shift,
but
it
is
a
shift.
The
ushl
has
more
home
games,
so
we're
able
to
capture
more
revenue
because
of
more
home
games.
G
We
feel
that,
because
it's
a
long-term
agreement
that
allows
us
to
be
involved
in
more
some
of
the
negotiations
that,
as
you
know,
you
have
to
have,
but
we're
absolutely
convinced,
with
the
the
experience
in
the
way
that
they
market
the
teams
that
our
attendance
will
increase
significantly,
which
then
allows
us
to
generate
revenue
and
concessions.
Facility
fees
parking
those
type
of
things,
so
we
have
other
revenue
silos
that
will
will
benefit
because
of
that.
D
Excuse
me
alderman
the
middle
one
boy.
Okay,
thank
you,
john.
Could
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
the
difference
between
the
different
kind
of
owners
that
we've
had
in
the
past
and
these
these
new
servers
and
the
the
instability
that
we've
noticed
over
the
past
few
years
and
what
will
be
different.
G
Well,
we've
had
six
owners.
In
eight
years,
we've
had
four
different
league
changes
and
three
name
changes.
So
we've
had
we've
had
quite
quite
a
moving
target
here.
I
think
most
of
the
the
owners
that
have
come
to
bloomington
been
involved
in
bloomington
did
it
obviously,
because
I
think
they
felt
that
they
could
operate
a
successful
franchise,
but
it's
a
business
and
you
have
to
treat
it
like
a
business
and
I
think
that's.
The
big
difference
is
that
these,
in
these
gentlemen,
have
been
involved
in
sports
teams
since
77.
G
They
all
currently
own
three
other
hockey
teams.
They
understand
the
business
performer,
they
know
the
plan,
they
know
what
it
takes
to
generate
the
type
of
revenue
that
you
need
to
sustain
a
team.
These
teams
reportedly
go
for
millions
of
dollars,
so
their
investment
in
the
community
is
substantial.
G
It's
something
that
you
don't
want
to
take
lightly
and
their
investment
in
bloomington's,
big,
so
they're
gonna
back
it
up
with
the
proper
staffing
and
the
marketing
dollars
that
it
takes.
So
you
know,
that's
that's
the
unique
thing
is
these
folks
have
have
the
experience
and
the
financial
wherewithal
to
develop
a
really
strong
brand.
B
Thank
you,
and,
let's
see,
did
we.
We
don't
have
a
motion.
Okay,
thank
you.
Is
there
a
motion
to
approve
the
hockey
license
agreement
with
csh
international.
D
B
Second,
by
alder
miller,
lomboy
any
further
discussion
before
we
vote.
I.
B
A
comment,
oh
excuse
me,
certainly
and
then
all
the
women's
terms
she.
C
C
I
do
think
the
five-year
lease
is
a
great
stabilizing
factor
for
us
and,
and
I
the
diligence
that
they've
shown
in
terms
of
selecting
this
market
and
the
work
that
you've
done
with
bart
to
to
make
sure
that
we
have
a
good
relationship,
really
has
answered
my
questions
and
I
I'm
looking
forward.
I'm
not
hockey
is
not
my
first
sport,
but
I
am
looking
forward
to
seeing
some
exciting
hockey
at
the
coliseum.
L
Actually,
I
could
ask
you
one
thing
that
again,
I
found
the
reading
back
to
the
audit
and
looking
back
through
a
lot
of
the
annual
reports
and
such
to
be
extremely
interesting.
Just
one
thing
since
you're
here
have
we
established
a
whistleblower
policy
for
the
you
know
the
employees
we.
G
L
Okay,
that's
encouraging,
thank
you
and
I
guess
thank
you
john.
I
mean
that's
all
I
have
for
you.
I
appreciate
you
know
your
efforts
and
I'm
sure
that
this
new
hockey
endeavor
could
be
indeed
very
exciting,
and
you
know,
and
a
wonderful
thing
for
the
city
plus,
I
think
we've
been
through
other
options
and,
frankly,
you
know
this
is
this.
Is
the
option
hockey
at
the
coliseum
is
no
question
is
a
good
thing.
The
the
remainder
of
my
question,
though,
is
really
for
our
legal
counsel.
L
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much
again
my
concern.
Having
reviewed
a
lot
of
the
documents,
the
annual
reports,
the
quarterly
reports,
the
this
audit
letter
from
our
auditors.
Let
me
explain
what
I
really
need
to
vote
for
this
and
see,
if
indeed,
you
think,
perhaps
an
amendment
to
this
effect
or
or
something-
and
that
is
simply
this
there's
been
a
great
deal
of
talk
over
the
years
about
the
contract
we
have
with
zion,
and
my
understanding
has
always
been
the
contract
is
the
contract.
L
You
know
it
will
be
up
eventually
and
perhaps
could
be
renegotiated,
but
until
then
you
know
just
can't
be,
but
in
in
reading
this
and
in
looking
at
the
documents,
I
see
again
my
concern,
especially
here
it
is
budget
time.
Okay,
my
concern
is
that,
frankly,
the
contract
has
not
really
been
strictly
adhered
to,
and
that's
what
our
auditors
not
me.
L
The
transparency
involved
and
my
concern
is-
and
I
need
some
legal
reassurance-
I
guess-
or
maybe
even
something
in
this
item-
that
indeed
this
change
to
amateur
hockey
will
in
no
way
preclude
a
look
at
our
contract
at
all
the
percentages,
various
percentages,
various
concessions-
even
you
know
the
concession
enterprise
which
our
auditors
told
us,
has
in
no
way
shape
or
form
been
properly
accounted
for,
that
we
can
still
do
all
that
and
that
we
will
still
do
all
that
and-
and
I
I
understand
we
can
always
do
it,
but
we
never
have,
and-
and
if
this
is
the
opportunity,
then
I
think
this
is
the
opportunity
if
this
has
no
bearing
on
that,
and
if
I
can
be
reassured
that
indeed,
we
will
create
a
different
accounting
and
auditing
procedure
so
to
speak
to
re-look
at
this,
then
I
guess
I
would
be
willing.
L
O
No,
absolutely,
I
think
it
is,
and
again
I
don't
want
to
put
words
in
the
city
manager's
mouth,
but
I
think
by
all
accounts
it's
our
intent
to
re-look
at
those
issues,
probably
sooner
rather
than
later.
I
just
started
to
delve
into
the
to
the
siam
agreement
and
to
some
of
these
issues
as
this
hockey
license
came
up,
but
the
city
manager
did
as
part
of
that
conversation
and
getting
me
some
of
these
documents
did
provide
me
with
the
audit
letter.
You
know
with
the
direction
that
we
need
to
get
these
issues
addressed.
O
We've
had
that
conversation
with
the
attorney
for
siam,
so
by
all
accounts.
This
is
not
going
to
preclude
us
from
going
back
and
looking
at
those
issues
and
addressing
them.
I
think
we
need
to.
I
think
we
will
it's
just
a
matter
of
you
know,
coming
down
the
road
and
getting
that
done,
and
I
can
assure
you
that
will
stay
high
on
my
priority
list.
F
I
I
just
like
to
clarify
too
you've
got
to
keep
in
mind.
This
independent
auditor
opinion
is
unqualified.
There
is
nothing
that
they
brought
out.
That
was,
you
know
the
significant
deficiency
or
anything
else.
These
concerns
they
raised
were
in
the
management
letter
just
like
when
they
do
the
audit
report
for
the
city
of
bloomington.
They
they
gave
us
a
number
of
things.
They
would
recommend
us.
We
look
at.
F
F
T
Thank
you.
I
too
was
a
little
doubtful
in
the
beginning
about
this,
but
john
and
bart
answered
all
of
my
hard
questions
and
they
answered
them.
To
my
satisfaction,
thank
you
and
I
think
this
is
a
good
opportunity.
I
think
this
might
get
the
youth
in
our
community
more
involved
in
hockey,
for
whatever
reason,
bloomington
just
hasn't
been
a
real
big
hockey
town.
I
think
this
is
a
way
that
we
could
perhaps
open
the
door
for
that.
L
Sorry,
I
do
have
a
comment,
and
my
comment
is
simply
this.
I
appreciate
what
you're
saying
mr
jurgens
and
I
don't
know
how
to
you
know.
I
don't
know
how
I
can
express
this
better
than
to
say
that
I
see
this
as
very,
very
serious
and
I
do
not
see
it
with
all
respect
total
respect
for
mr
hales
and
obviously
obviously
mr
hales,
you've
elected.
L
Audits
are
done
for
every
city
for
every
entity.
We
all
know
of
audits
that
have
been
done
in
cities
where
things
were
frankly
a
miss
and
the
audit
auditors
don't
always
do
exactly
what
citizens
think
they
do.
Audits,
auditors
confirm
numbers
that
you
know
to
me
what
they're
telling
us
is
dead
serious,
and
I
can't
support
this
unless
I
am
dead
positive
that
we're
going
to
sit
down
and
look
at
exactly
what
the
percentage
of
the
city
should
be
getting
and
again
maybe
and
what
the
percentage
of
science
should
be
getting.
L
Maybe
this
is
going
to
come
out.
You
know
that
we
owe
cyan
money
well
could,
but
I
want
to
be
sure
we
look
at
the
concessions.
We
have
all
everything
in
place
to
account
for
the
intake
at
the
coliseum,
all
of
the
aspects
of
the
contract
and
that
those
are
adhered
to
strictly
because
it
hasn't
been
done.
We
know
it
hasn't
been
done
and
it
isn't
a
minor
issue.
B
I
guess
I'm
I'm
a
little
bit
confused
if
we've
got
the
insurance
from
the
city
manager
and
our
legal
counsel
that
this
is
what
we're
doing.
What
else
are
we.
L
L
B
F
F
I
think
it's
important
to
point
out
that,
basically,
you
know
what
that
agreement
is
saying
is
that
siam
has
elected
to
take
50
percent
less
than
what
they
could
from
the
agreement,
but
we
are
going
to
work
on
resolving
that
so
that
the
language
or
we
clarify
it,
is
not
going
to
be
ambiguous
or
yeah
ambiguous
and
that
we
will
clarify
that
and,
if
need
be,
you
know
whatever
form
that
is
we'll
be
bringing
that
back
to
the
council.
Just
like
we
tried
to
address
all
the
management
comments,
even
with
the
city
audit,
so.
D
Thank
you.
I
think
I
too,
like
some
of
my
colleagues,
was
a
little
bit
skeptical
about
the
the
agreement
and
especially
when
you're
talking
about
a
change
from
professional
to
amateur,
because
the
assumption
is
that
professional
is
better,
but
I
I
think
after
listening
to
some
of
john's
explanations,
I
you
know
I'm
pretty
satisfied
that
we
we
might
end
up
with
a
better
product.
I
you
know,
I'm
not
myself.
D
I
mean
I
more
into
soccer
than
I
am
into
hockey,
but
I
I
do
think
one
of
the
things
that
I
think
the
mayor
and
I
were
in
a
session
in
in
washington
dc
and
they
talked
about
you
know.
Sometimes
you
you
need
to
have
individuals
who
come
into
a
community
and
enjoy
the
community
and
eventually
those
individuals
might
make
even
larger
investments
into
the
community
down
the
road.
D
So
I'm
not
sure
if
we'll
get
them
to
buy
a
golf
course,
but
we'll
we'll
see,
but
you
know
with
that
said,
I
think
it
will
be
incumbent
upon
all
of
us
in
in
the
community
to
welcome
them
with
open
arms
and
also
support
the
operations
as
much
as
we
can,
and
so
I
I
think
with
that,
I
I
plan
on
attending.
You
know
hockey
games
myself
to
make
sure
that
I'm
I'm
supportive.
I
mean
it's,
you
know
the
community
needs
it
needs
it.
D
B
Wonder
if
we
could
just
ask
maybe
mr
jurgens
and
mr
hales
is
there
in
order
to
perhaps
make
it
clear
that
maybe
a
time
certain
can
we
have
maybe
by
june
30th?
Can
we
have
a
special
work
session
identifying
this
by
the
end
of
june?
Well,.
F
B
That,
in
order
to
to,
I
suspect,
address
some
of
the
concerns
or
what's
the
concern
of
all
the
women's
terms,.
B
P
B
B
And
just
in
terms
of
legally,
if
we
were
to
have
a
work
session,
we'd
have
to
have
it
earlier
than
in
june
before
we
would
vote
on
it.
B
F
O
B
B
B
Okay,
the
motion
carries
five
and
there
are
no
nays
to
an
ounce
all
right,
moving
right
along.
We
still
have
one
other
item
of
business,
and
that
is
item
9
d
and
that's
a
tiger
2014
discretionary
grant
from
the
us
department
of
transportation.
Before
we
go
down
this
discussion
I'll
make
sure
that
we
have
a
motion.
Is
there
a
motion
to
prove
accept
recommen
proceed
with
this
application,
a
move
by
alderman
middlewombo?
Is
there
a
second
second
by
alderman,
lauer
questions
or
comments
on
this
city?
Major
hills?
Do
you
want
anything?
B
You
want
to
say?
Okay,
and
this
is
obviously
the
the
this
hamilton
road
extension
is
certainly
something
that
we've
been
in
contact
when
we
were
in
washington
dc
with
senator
kirk
senator
durbin's
office
to
help
us
work
with
the
railroad.
B
This
is
actually
something
that
would
be
a
critical
piece
of
economic
development
for
a
community
you'd
be
able
to
go
from
corporate
south
on
a
four-lane
highway
to
the
interstate.
Without
ever
going
on
veterans
parkway-
and
I
forgot
what
the
figure
is.
Mr
cars
could
probably
do
that,
but
it
would
reduce
our
traffic
on
veterans
parkway
peak
times
by
some
something
like
20
percent
or
whatever.
So
this
is
certainly
something
that
would
be
really
important
to
our
community,
but
this
is
again
the
beginning
of
the
process.
M
Carter,
maybe
you
could
just
come
on
up,
I
want
to
kind
of
just
for
the
public's
interest
and
and
so
they're
clear
have
a
little
bit
of
that
conversation
that
you
and
I
had
earlier
this
evening
about
number
one:
the
need
for
it
number
two:
how
it's
going
to
proceed,
number
three,
the
timeline
and
and
then
you
know
how
we're
going
to
pay
for
this.
N
Well,
alderman
laura,
I
think,
just
to
elaborate
for
everybody.
There's
been
a
lot
of
discussion
about
roads
and
infrastructure,
and
we
all
we
all
acknowledge
the
need
for
that,
and-
and
this
is
one
of
those
key
components-
that
we
have
a
lot
of
street
out
there.
The
lot
of
four
four
lane
street
that
there's
a
couple
key
puzzle
pieces
that
are
missing,
and
this
is
one
of
them.
The
other
one
that
has
already
been
taken.
Action
on
by
our
council
is
the
fox
creek
road
bridge.
N
But
one
of
the
things
that's
important
for
you
to
know
and
for
the
citizens
to
know
is
that
by
the
council
supporting
this
it
doesn't
take
away.
Funding
from
the
other
resurfacing
work
that
the
council's
acknowledged
a
great
need
for
you
can
utilize
motor
fuel
tax
funding
that
is
intended
to
go
toward
these
bigger
projects,
and
it's
important
to
note
publicly
that
this
project
was
already
on
the
docket
for
the
city
to
fully
fund
on
its
own
in
the
10-year
mft
plan.
N
So
by
trying
to
to
capture
a
very
competitive
grant
by
applying,
for
this
doesn't
mean
we
get
it.
This
is
a
very
competitive
grant:
600
million
dollars
across
the
nation
and
typically
they'll
award
40
to
50
of
these
across
the
nation
since
2009
when
they
started
this
type
of
the
funding
in
this
way,
and
so
it's
important
to
note
that
it
doesn't
take
away
from
the
the
resourcing
that
we
have.
It
does
complete
a
need
and
it
actually
does
very
much
improve
some
economic
development,
which
is
a
core
piece
of
the
grant
application.
M
M
My
thoughts-
and
I
I
don't
know
I
think
we
need
to
have
just
a
little
bit
of
discussion
about
that.
N
You'll
have
anywhere
from
you
know:
30
upper
35
30,
thousands
to
you
know
even
in
the
low
fifty
thousands
all
all
across
for
adt
for
veterans,
so
that'll
actually
drain
off
some
and
help
assist
with
that
traffic,
so
that
that
is
a
a
very
important
component
and
the
other
facet
bloomington
that
we
say
a
lot
is
bloomington
is
weak
on
east
west.
You
know,
we've
got
some
good,
some
decent
north
south,
but
east
west.
We
we
struggle
with
a
little
bit
conveying
traffic
to
from
from
the
west
to
the
east.
N
M
Get
before
we
get
into
I,
I
guess
I
I
don't
know
where
this
conversation
is
going
to
go
or
how
it
how
it
is.
But
can
you
kind
of
give
us
a
little
bit
of
a
a
scale
in
terms
of
how
it's
going
to
get
paid
for
just
reassure
me
that
we're
not
going
to
raise
taxes
just
to
get
this
done.
N
Well,
and
that's
a
great
point,
because
the
city
already
has
an
influx,
you
know
we
do
have
an
annual
allotment
of
motor
fuel
tax
funding,
and
so
what
this
would
do
is
this
would
be
over
a
three
year
term.
It
does
take.
You
know
a
time
to
design
finish
the
design
we
have
a
preliminary
design
from
before
it
takes
time
to
finish
the
design
do
the
land
acquisition
and
the
construction.
N
It
is
anticipated
to
to
have
a
three
year
time
period
from
the
the
time
whenever
we
receive
this
grant
to
completion
of
the
project,
so
that
cost
is
spread
out
over
time.
So
it's
not
an
instantaneous
hit
so
that
that
does
allow
us
as
a
city,
to
stretch
that
mft
dollar
over
time.
Hopefully
that
answers
your
question.
M
And
I
assume
that
we
have
some
idea
of
the
fact
that
we're
going
to
unload
some
of
the
other
infrastructure
that
we're
trying
to
keep
up
we're,
trying
to
support
et
cetera,
like
lafayette,
for
for
an
example,
lafayette
street's,
a
big,
a
big
heavy
truck
avenue
in
in
the
south
end
of
our
city
in
in
through
ward
one,
and
it's
got
some
major
problems
and
it's
gonna
have
to
have
some
repair
at
some
point.
M
So
maybe
we
can
cut
down
a
traffic
there
and
and
then
some
other
areas,
even
farther
south.
Well.
F
Alderman,
if
I
could,
I
that
you
know
the
questions
you're
raising,
as
I
think,
is
critical,
because
what
we
lacked
is
a
street
master
plan
that,
through
you
know,
very
good
specific
quantitative
measures
prioritized
all
these
projects.
F
This
particular
project,
the
fox
creek
bridge,
and,
I
think,
a
few
others.
Over
the
last
couple
of
years,
we've
brought
to
the
council
saying
if
nothing
else,
these
we
would
recommend
a
staff,
be
very
high
priority
projects,
they're
very
expensive
projects.
What
we
don't
necessarily
have
is
all
the
means
to
fund
them
and
what
would
be
the
specific
year
in
which
they're
built?
However,
this
is
an
opportunity.
F
Even
the
tiger
grant
you
know,
could
cover
a
substantial
portion
of
this
project
and
could
even
make
its
its
completion
or
its
beginning
construction
much
earlier
than
otherwise,
if
alls
we
had
to
do
is
rely
on
the
motor
fuel
tax.
So
you
do
bring
up
a
good
point.
We
do
not
have
a
staff,
a
very
good,
prioritized
and
justified.
F
F
It
is
still
included
in
the
fiscal
year
2015
and
then
we
as
part
of
that
we
will
be
coming
back
to
you
and
show
how
these
projects
truly
can
be
funded
realistically
and
there's
some
projects
like
this-
that
I
think
we're
going
to
have
to
continue
to
look
for
federal
dollars,
state
dollars
to
help
you
know
minimize
our
local
local
shares,
so
that's
kind
of
a
still
work
in
progress,
and
hopefully
later
this
year,
we'll
be
bringing
back
more.
You
know
results
of
maybe
a
prioritized
street
major
street.
F
You
know
list
of
projects,
it's
definitely
being
won,
but
we
have
this
window
of
opportunity.
If
we,
if
we
bypass
this,
we
will
not
be
considered
under
the
tiger
six
phase.
You
know
for
possible
funding,
10
million
dollars
or
more
on
this
particular
project.
D
Okay,
I
wanted
to
address
the
timeline
a
little
bit,
so
I
know
the
deadline
for
submittal
is
april:
28th!
Okay,
when
do
we
find
out
if
we've
got
the
grant
or
not,
and
if
we
do,
when
does
construction
start,
I'm
assuming
sometime
next
summer
right.
N
I
love
the
ambitiousness.
That's
great!
That's
wonderful!
I
think
some
of
my
staff
keeled
over
probably
and
then
at
home
whenever
they're
watching
this,
but
no
that's
what
we
they
don't
actually
say.
I
was
just
looking
on
the
website
one
more
time
to
refresh
myself
about
the
eligibility,
the
criteria
for
this
election.
All
of
that,
but
it
I
didn't
see
any
specific
time
frame
for
the
the
notification
of
the
award,
but
you
know
typically
you're
in
the
you
know
the
60
to
90
days.
N
There
is
a
lot
of
the
you
know,
the
the
analysis
they
have
to
go
through,
because
the
hundreds
of
applications-
this
is
a
very
this-
is
again
a
nationwide
program,
so
there's
a
lot
of
applications
that
they
have
to
go
through,
but
but
once
we,
if
we
were
selected,
if
we
were
successful
in
the
award
of
this,
then
we
would
continue
to
move
forward
the
design
quickly.
N
We
would
try
to
have
that
done
so
that
the
next
fiscal
year
we
can
try
to
begin
doing
the
land
acquisition,
because
the
land
acquisition
is
a
key
component
of
it.
We've
been
talking
about
that
for
some
time
that
actually
was
already
budgeted,
because
we
had
some
preliminary
designs
from
before,
so
we
have
a
leg
up
on
this.
One
of
the
key
aspects
of
this
is
shovel
ready.
So
it's
important
to
know
that
we
have
a
design.
Now
we
need
to
go
back
in
and
update
that
design.
N
N
This
is
hamilton
bunda
commerce,
jim,
can
you
resurrect
this
and
the
railroad
was
always
the
the
one
of
the
aspects
that
was
very
difficult
with
this
project,
and
we've
had
some
very
positive
movement
with
that
that
makes
this
plausible,
but
this
this
we
think
that
by
the
end
of
the
construction
year,
if
we
were
awarded
but
in
the
construction
season
2016,
this
could
be
completed
and
would
be
a
great
asset
for
the
city.
Okay,.
B
Okay
at
this
point,
then
we'll
go
ahead
and
continue
or
start
our
vote.
B
Okay
motion
carries
five
to
zero
city
manager.
Do
you
have
any
thing
for
us
this
evening.
F
Mayor
I
do,
I
would
like
to
kind
of
present
to
the
council
tonight
a
document
which
I
think
our
our
finance
department
has
has
put
together.
F
I
do
want
to
stress
that,
as
we
ask
for
individual
aldermen
and
may
yourself
to
give
us
some
input
on
the
on
our
ongoing
discussion,
the
fiscal
year
2015
budget,
we
would
now
like
to
share
with
you
so
that
each
and
every
elected
official
can
see
how
others
on
the
governing
board
weighed
in
on
possible
cuts
and
what
may
be
to
be
restored,
and
I
do
think
we
have
even
some
extra
copies,
carla
and
patty.
I
think
you
might
even
have
some
additional
copies
of
this
document.
F
Again,
I
just
want
to
stress
this
is
the
first
time
for
the
council
as
a
as
a
body
to
really
see
this.
I
do
want
to
point
out,
as
you
look
at
the
first
page,
there
was,
there
is
a
total
of
5.3
million
in
reductions
the
restorations.
F
F
There
also
seem
to
be
some
strong
support
for
adding
a
local
government
motor
fuel
tax,
and
hence
we
have
added
that
as
a
possible
revenue
source
for
fiscal
year
2015
with
the
understanding,
I
think
it
was
brought
out
that
that
be
earmarked
specifically
for
street
resurfacing,
so
that
we
can
begin
to
have
a
earmarked
revenue
source
going
forward
in
order
to
to
effectuate
the
balancing
of
the
this
budget,
especially
in
the
general
fund.
It
would
require
a
use
of
fund
balance
of
1.1,
almost
1.2
million
dollars.
F
So
again
we
provide
this
to
you
and
to
the
public
to
review,
and
we
have
a
a
a
specific
list
of
the
restorations.
You
can
see
that,
together
with
what
are
the
reductions,
what
would
stay
as
reductions
in
the
budget,
and
then
you
can
go
through
very
specifically
on
all
expenditure
reductions,
see
what
was
reduced.
What
was
added
back
and
then
we
have
a
second
document
that
shows
again
some
input
on
revenue.
F
There
is
support,
as
as
we
determine
to
restore
a
couple
of
highlights,
the
three
firefighter
positions
to
fill
the
three
upcoming
vacancies
current
or
future
vacancies
of
police
officers.
Also
to
add
the
assistant
police
chief
position,
as
was
originally
recommended,
it
calls
for
restoring
the
downtown
higher
back
program.
It
calls
for
restoring
the
seasonal
salaries
for
the
parks,
maintenance
program
and
then
last
but
not
least,
there
is.
We
also
asked
if
there
was
other
reductions
or
revenue
enhancements
and
we
do
have
some
of
those
listed
as
well
and
then
mayor.
F
The
last
thing
I
would
just
draw
to
the
council's
attention
is:
we
are
mayor
working
with
you.
We
are
proposing
that
next
monday,
in
lieu
of
our
committee
of
the
whole
that
we
turn
that
into
a
special
city
council
meeting
for
the
council
to
focus
that
night
solely
on
considering
a
number
of
items
and
ordinances
that
would
be
tied
into
a
proposed
budget
for
next
year,
because
I
think
at
this
point
in
time
really
it
becomes.
F
I
think,
advantageous
for
the
council
as
a
group
to
have
that
discussion
of
this
as
an
alternative
and
actually
begin
to
vote
on
either
a
proposed
budget
amendments
to
what
you,
as
a
group
majority,
wants
to
add
subtract
and
so
on.
So
that's
what
we're
proposing
for
next
monday.
It
would
be
solely
devoted.
B
In
case
we
can't
reach
agreement
on
a
budget,
then
we
still
have
the
28th
before
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year,
and
that
was
part
of
the
the
rationale
for
for
trying
to
move
as
quickly
as
possible
some
alternatives
and
just
to
say,
when
talking
to
the
our
legal
counsel,
just
as
a
state
legislature
or
the
us
congress,
you
can
have,
we
could
have
let's
say
seven
different
different
budget
options
that
have
different.
B
You
know
allocations
of
taxes
or
spending
whatever
and
then
the
the
first
one
to
get
majority
support
is
the
one
that
would
pass.
If
we
had
seven
and
the
first
one
passed,
then
we
wouldn't
vote
on
the
next
six
or
I'm
just
picking
a
number
or
if
we
had
four
budget
options
and
the
second
one
passed
that
would
become
the
budget,
so
it
might
be
necessary.
As
we
look
at
this
and
depending
on
what
actions
we
take
next
week,
it
might
be
necessary
to
have
a
second
meeting,
in
other
words
in
the
28th.
B
F
Keep
in
mind
the
28th
is
a
regular
meeting.
It's
the
last
regular
meeting
of
the
fiscal
year.
I
believe
it
will
be
again
a
very
heavy
agenda
just
by
the
nature
of
a
lot
of
end-of-year
business
matters
that
the
council
will
have
to
consider.
So
how
much
time
you
would
have
there
well,
you
can
always
go
till
midnight,
1
2
a.m,
but
I.
B
B
5
30.,
okay,
well,.
D
B
Anything
else,
mr
city
manager,
okay
and
my
comments.
First
of
all,
I
wonder
just
to
make
sure
that
we
recognize
in
our
thoughts
and
prayers
alderman
sage,
who
is
oh
underwent
surgery.
I
believe
it
was
last
friday
morning.
Anyone
can
confirm
that
I
believe
correct
and
I
want
it's
on
his
eye.
I'm
sorry
attached
retina
is
that
right,
yeah,
okay
and
just
to
clarify
and
further.
B
I
would
like
to
thank
all
the
woman,
stearns
and
alderman
lauer
for
hosting
a
town
hall
meeting
last
week
and
then,
of
course,
alderman
sage
alderman,
black
and
alderwoman
schmidt
for
hosting
one
on
wednesday
evening,
and
we
had
apparently
very
brisk
participation
that
I
was
only
able
to
be
a
part
of
one
on
tuesday.
I
was
actually
quadruple
booked
on
wednesday,
so
I
didn't
make
it
to
the
wednesday
night
meeting
at
all
and
again
having
more
and
more
input.
B
We
had
a
pretty
lively
discussion
here
at
the
mayor's
open
house,
as
we
have
really
for
well
on
budget
matters.
Probably
about
the
last
nine
months
it's
been
a
bi-weekly
show
and
we
were
more
specifically
focused
on
the
budget
for
about
an
hour
and
a
half
last
friday,
and
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
participating
and,
let's
see
I
wanted
to
recognize,
but
he
has
gone
former
alderman
steve
purcell
was
in
our
audience
and
it
was
good
good
to
see
him.
B
B
Some
of
them
are
over
two
thousand
square
feet:
they're
two
bedroom
two
bath
and
then
just
amazing
they're,
all
rented.
They
were
all
rented
two
weeks
ago,
except
two
efficiencies,
they're
not
even
built.
Yet
I
was
over
there
today,
actually
showing
some
other
people
the
apartments.
It's
really
going
to
be
a
major
addition
to
our
downtown,
very,
very,
very
important
so
other
than
that.
Now,
since
aldwin
stearns,
I
knew
you
asked
for
automatic
comments.
Go
ahead
start.
L
L
Tie
a
really
quick
comment:
it's
great
to
see
the
soldiers
memorial
at
miller
park.
You
know
getting
some
attention.
It
is
admittedly,
kind
of
a
frill.
I
suppose,
but
not
really,
because
I
mean
it's
really
an
icon
in
the
city.
I
mean
it's
absolutely
one
of
the
most
historic
things
we
have
and
it
does
honor
veterans
going
back.
L
I
think
to
the
war
of
1812,
or
I
mean
way
back
and
there
was
a
lot
of
there's
been
a
lot
of
money
and
attention,
and
you
know
diligence
put
into
that
and
it's
great
to
see
that
we're
not
going
to
let
it
you
know,
decay
or
deteriorate
and
beyond
that
about
the
vietnam
memorial
at
miller
park.
It's
wonderful
to
see
the
highlighting
it's
it's
beautiful,
I
mean
we
have
names
that
could
barely
be
deciphered
that
are
now
quite
legible,
and
that
is.
That
is
absolutely
great.
L
My
question
is:
where
is
the
flame
and
what
is
our
plan?
I
think
we
need
to
you
know-
and
I
admit
I'm
probably
remiss,
but
do
we
have
the
flame
and
are
we
ready
soon
to
reinstall
a
flame
that
was
missing
so
and
no
one
knows
seems
to
know
exactly
why
or
how?
But
the
flame
was
gone.
I
L
In
essence
now
I
haven't
particularly
coordinated
with
the
veterans
groups
for
memorial
day.
You
know,
I,
I
have
a
lot
of
those
names
and
we
can
attempt
to
do
that.
They
have
a
very
busy
day
that
day.
P
I
L
Right
away
and
see
what
we
can
do
for
memorial
day,
however,
if
somehow
it
doesn't
seem
to
fit
with
the
other,
all
the
other
ceremonies
you
know
the
march
to
the
park
and
all
the
wonderful
things
that
happened,
then
I
think
we
need
to
just
do
something
on
behalf
of
the
city.
You
know
in
addition,
but
I
will
certainly
work
with
terry
work
with
any
groups,
and
hopefully
we
can
pull
together
something
for
memorial
day.
Does
that
sound
like.
B
Other
automatic
comments.
Okay,
do
I
have
a
motion
to
adjourn
move
by
alderman
schmidt?
Is
there
a
second
second
second
by
allman
lauer,
all
in
favor
signify,
saying
aye
we're
adjourned?
Thank
you
very
much.