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January 13, 2014 - City Council Meeting
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A
B
B
B
C
C
B
E
I
am
the
current
president
of
a
association
of
100
independent
residents
that
live
on
luther
roads
on
lutz
road
and
they
accept
the
risk
of
driving
on
lutz
road
to
get
to
their
particular
homes.
Our
people
are
your
people
up
here
have
been
inundated.
I
think
in
the
last
month,
with
emails
and
telephone
calls
things
of
this
type
from
residents
at
luther
oaks,
telling
you
about
their
concerns
about
the
safety
of
lutz
road,
and
let
me
summarize
some
key
points
that
I
think
we've
even
mentioned
to
some
of
you.
E
E
This
condition
has
existed
for
seven
years
that
luther
oaks
has
been
there.
Luther
oaks
has
nearly
200
residents
more
than
exist
in
many
new
developments
that
do
have
a
safe
route
right
from
the
beginning.
About
half
of
these
people
have
cars
and
travel
loots
road,
frequently
on
a
daily
basis.
We
have
about
70
employees
on
site,
with
many
leaving
and
returning
several
times
a
day
because
of
split
shifts
during
a
recent
storm.
We
had
two
cars
that
slid
off
the
road
into
the
ditch.
E
Fortunately,
at
a
time
where
the
place
where
the
ground
was
level
and
they
did
not
roll
over,
there
are
rollover
opportunities
very
clearly
if,
if
the
cars
met
at
a
particular
points,
a
new
skilled
care
division
is
being
built
going
to
be
built.
This
year,
it'll
have
additional
30
new
jobs,
20
new
residents
and
again
more
traffic
on
an
already
unsafe
road.
E
E
I
know
you
have
a
lot
of
proposals
to
come
through,
but
we've
been
saying
this
for
nearly
seven
years.
Each
time
it
looks
like
we're
making
some
progress,
a
new
council
is
elected
or
other
more
important.
Priorities
have
set
us
back,
so
we're
looking
for
the
council
to
take
the
lead
and
help
us
develop
a
safe
road,
a
safe,
loots
road.
We
think
it's
our
turn.
F
I'm
bill
shulls.
I
live
at
2103,
woodfield
road,
bloomington
61704,
I'm
here
tonight
to
let
you
know
that
the
changes
that
I,
that
some
of
you
worked
very
hard
on
as
far
as
the
board
and
the
commission
going
from
a
four
year
term
to
a
three
three
year.
Maximum
is
not
in
the
best
interest
of
the
city
government.
F
F
You
can
change
67
of
all
the
commissions
or
board
makeup.
You
are
putting
a
lot
of
power
in
one
person's
hand,
with
special
interest
groups
and
so
forth.
It
is
so
easy
to
change
this
board
not
to
have
the
city
as
their
in
the
works
of
the
city
in
the
best
interest.
So,
therefore,
I
asked
you
tonight
to
vote
no
on
this
proposal
and
to
have
also
a
chair
of
a
committee
only
serve
one
year
does
not
make
sense.
F
As
chair,
who
does
not
really
understand
all
of
the
intricate
workings
of
a
commission,
it
takes
about
a
year
in
most
of
these
commissions
to
really
understand
all
of
the
practicality
and
the
events
that
take
place
to
vote
critical
issues
and
give
recommendations
to
you,
the
city
council.
We
only
recommend
from
a
commission
standpoint,
we
do
not
vote.
F
F
All
of
the
sage,
in
particular,
has
made
an
issue
over
the
years
that
I've
been
coming
here
with
regards
to
prioritization
we're
still
talking
about
it,
we're
talking
about
a
situation
that
has
arisen
here
now
with
regards
to
the
road.
The
gentleman
spoke
about
earlier
we're
talking
about
a
life
safety
issue
for
the
name.
You
know
I
I
just
don't
for
the
life
of
me,
understand
how
we
can
spend
a
million
dollars
on
a
park,
and
we
can't
do
what's
right.
F
If
you
get
an
ambulance
coming
and
going
on
that
road.
I've
been
out
there,
you're
gonna
have
two
rollovers.
Now
you've
got
a
real
big
mess
and
the
lawsuit's
going
to
be
the
last
of
the
of
the
issues
that
I've
got
with
it.
There's
a
there's,
a
lot
of
good
knowledge
and
wisdom
that
comes
from
the
community
that
that
is
out
there.
F
It
I
would
like
to
think
that
at
some
point,
when
I
do
finally
step
off
to
greener
pastures,
that
I'm
not
going
to
have
to
continue
to
gnaw
away
at
the
beast
government
to
do
what's
right
with
regards
to
the
zoo,
you'll
find
no
bigger
fan.
I
grew
up.
I
spent
half
my
life,
probably
in
a
zoo
and
not
because
I
was
one
of
the
exhibits,
but
because
I
genuinely
enjoyed
it.
F
My
only
issue
is
that
I
heard
nothing
specific
and
with
regards
to
the
numbers
that
have
been
presented,
I
know
that
in
essence
doubles
the
subsidy
that
we've
been
putting
out
there
now
granted
one
of
the
marvels
and
one
of
the
reasons
why
I've
applauded
wrong
with
the
rest
of
the
folks
when
those
checks
have
come
in
is
that
they've
been
one
of
the
few
entities
with
regards
to
this
municipality.
That
has
actually
brought
a
return
back
now
granted
it
was
less
negative,
but
it
still
was
something
that
didn't
have
to
be
done.
F
I
I
I
I
The
going
the
technology
is
in
place,
the
static
cameras,
the
camera
there's
it's
all
here-
we've
been
using
it
for
how
long
about
a
year
about
12
14
months
so
tonight
I
hope
to
hear
clear
statements
spoken
in
your
all
dramatic
comments
at
the
end
of
the
meeting
and
directing
that
this
request
be
implemented
to
all
public
meetings
and
that
be
given
to
staff
or
your
absolute
opposition
on
the
miller
park
zoo.
I
won't
bore
you
with
my
many
years
of
involvement
in
1970s.
I
I
H
Yes,
I
have
assistant
chief
wheeler
and
assistant
chief
base
good
evening
council,
fine
citizens
of
bloomington
other
distinguished
guests
and,
of
course,
the
members
of
the
bloomington
police
department.
Tonight
I
present
two
officers
for
you
to
be
sworn
in
to
take
their
oath.
First,
we
have
scott
wald.
H
H
H
Scott
joined
us
in
july
of
2011..
He
enjoys
spending
time
with
his
wife
and
family
weightlifting
and
range
training
officer
is
officer.
Jim
clesson,
his
parents
are
here,
barry
and
kathy
his
fiance
renee,
his
aunt
uncle
alana
and
junior
jim
clesson
is
from
the
bloomington
normal
area
graduating
in
2007,
with
a
bachelor's
degree
in
criminal
justice
from
illinois
state
university,
then
going
on
to
complete
his
master's
degree
at
isu
in
2011.,
before
being
hired
by
bloomington
police
in
2011.
H
B
B
B
Again,
thank
you
all
very
much,
and
can
we
appreciate
all
of
the
work
that
our
first
responders
do
for
us
every
day
and
protect
us
in
our
entire
community?
We
have
the
lowest
crime
rate
in
the
entire
state
of
illinois
of
any
metropolitan
area,
and
it's
certainly,
we
owe
them
a
lot
and
you
know
as
a
result,
as
we
move
right
along
in
our
agenda,
we
have
reappointment
of
mike
ireland
to
the
zoning
board
of
appeals.
Mike
are
you
here
to
be
stand
up
to
be
recognized?
B
I
do
want
to
make
a
clarification
on
this
mike.
Ireland's
term
had
actually
expired
some
time
ago,
he
and
I
spoke
in
may
actually
just
after.
I
was
sworn
in
as
mayor
about
his
willingness
to
continue
to
serve
and
for
some
reason
I
don't
know,
if
paperwork
somewhere
wasn't
filled
out
it
didn't
get
put
on
our
agenda.
I
thought
it
would
have
been
put
on
perhaps
over
the
summer
mike
called
me
about
a
month
ago
or
so
and
brought
that
to
my
attention.
B
So
I
just
want
to
make
that
clear
that
this
will
be
for
the
remainder
of,
in
a
sense,
a
term
that
had
expired
quite
some
time
ago.
Let's
move
forward
with
the
consent
agenda.
Are
there
any
items
on
the
consent
agenda
that
any
members
of
the
city
council
would
like
to
have
removed
for
separate
vote
and
separate
discussion.
B
F
B
B
B
All
right,
we'll
move
right
along
to
the
regular
agenda
item
8a
presentation
on
dam
safety
at
lake
evergreen
in
lake
bloomington
and
the
need
to
replace
the
bridge
deck
on
the
evergreen
lake
spillway
bridge
and
we've
dedicated
about
five
minutes
to
this.
Is
it
for
information?
I'm
gonna
turn
this
over
to
our
city
manager.
G
Mayor
and
council,
I've
asked
craig
cummings
our
water
department
director
to
take
just
a
few
minutes
to
give
you
some
overview
of
work,
that's
going
to
be
conducted
by
hanson
professional
services
incorporated
and
there's
several
particular
projects,
plus
we're
also
trying
to
give
you
an
overview
of
what
could
be
some
of
the
construction
costs
involved
in
some
of
the
design.
Work
that
this
firm
is
going
to
do
so
won't
take
very
long
time,
but
wanted
mr
cummings
kind
of
give
a
brief
overview
so
craig.
L
City
manager,
hales,
mayor
council,
members,
I'll
talk
to
you
tonight.
I
don't
know
if
I'll
be
able
to
finish
up
in
five
minutes.
So
I'll
do
my
very
best
here,
but
there's
a
lot
to
cover
here.
I'm
going
to
talk
about
the
emergency
action
plan,
preparation
for
the
three
dams
that
the
city
of
bloomington
water
department
does
in
fact
maintain,
and
we
are
responsible
for.
L
Not
only
are
we
looking
with
this
particular
project
to
look
at
that
emergency
action
plan
preparation,
but
I
would
really
term
it
as
more
of
a
master
plan
for
those
facilities
as
well
as
I
get
into
this
presentation.
You'll
see
as
I
talk
about
perhaps
some
capital
projects,
some
operation
and
maintenance
needs.
There
are
other
things
that
are
covered
in
the
scope
of
this
work
as
well.
L
Now
dams
are
categorized
to
the
degree
of
threat
to
a
life
and
property
in
case
of
failure
and
really
when
you
talk
about
an
emergency
action
plan,
that's
exactly
what
we're
talking
about
is
the
scenario,
the
unfortunate
scenario.
If
it
should
occur,
of
a
damn
failure.
We
have
the
trifecta
here
in
the
water
department,
in
that
we
have
dams
of
all
three
classes
that
are
recognized
in
the
state
of
illinois.
L
Evergreen
lake
reservoir
is
a
class
one
high
hazard
dam
and
they
are
so
judged
or
categorized
based
upon
the
degree
of
threat.
Now,
if
you
look
at
the
evergreen
lake
reservoir
and
have
ever
seen
that
dam,
it's
a
very
large
dam
for
central
illinois,
which
is
relatively
flat,
but
there
is
enough
topography
change
there
that
that
dam
is
about
70
feet.
Tall
not
only
is
the
height
of
the
the
spillway
critical
component,
but
also
the
amount
of
water
that
is
in
fact
impounded
in
the
reservoir
itself.
L
So
evergreen
lake
is
a
class
one
high
hazard
dam
lake,
bloomington
dam.
If
you
drive
by
and
look
at
that
and
we're
to
stand
at
the
base
of
that
dam,
it's
quite
different
from
the
evergreen
lake
reservoir.
It's
only
about
15
feet
tall.
The
amount
of
impoundment
is
much
less,
so
it's
a
class
two
medium
hazard
dam
and
you
may
have
driven
by
this
and
not
even
recognized
it,
but
there
is
a
dam
at
calm
lara
park
near
the
camping
area.
There's
a
small
pond.
L
The
whole
idea
of
that
is
to
maintain
a
particular
water
level
in
that
pond.
If,
in
fact,
the
water
level
in
evergreen
lake
would
rise
and
fall
when
we're
pumping
out
of
it,
that
small
dam
would
keep
a
constant
level
it's
more
aesthetic,
but
it
is
a
regulated
dam
and
we
do
have
to
maintain
that
as
well.
So
we
have
all
three
of
those
particular
categories
of
dams.
L
Now,
an
eap
is
required
for
compliance
with
state
dam
safety
regulations.
It
is
something
that
we
currently
have.
We
are
in
complete
compliance
with
dam
safety
regulations
at
this
time,
but
our
eap
is
over
20
years
old
and
anybody
who's
done.
Emergency
action
plans
realizes
that
you
have
to
take
them
out.
You
have
to
maintain
them
they're
living
documents
you
have
to
keep
them
up,
and
particularly
when
you're
talking
about
life
and
safety
issues,
it's
very
important
that
you
revise
them
from
time
to
time,
and
that
is
exactly
what
we're
doing
here
now.
L
An
emergency
action
plan
covers
a
lot
of
different
things.
They're
all
covered
here,
but
probably
the
biggest
thing
is
the
breach
analysis.
That
is,
in
fact
the
failure
of
the
dam
that
has
to
be
modeled
and
there's
a
couple
scenarios
that
are
undertaken
during
that
analysis.
One
is
known
as
a
sunny
day
breach.
Basically,
what
that
means
is
it's
a
perfectly
nice
day
sunny
day,
there's
nothing
wrong
with
the
dam.
It
just
happens
to
catastrophically
fail.
What
happens
to
that
wall
of
water
as
it
goes
downstream?
L
How
far
downstream
does
it
go
affecting
property
and
and
life
as
it
goes
downstream?
The
other
scenario
is
the
worst
case
scenario:
it's
called
a
probable
maximum
flood
scenario.
Basically
it's
the
worst
flood.
That
will
never
happen,
because
if
a
probable
maximum
flood
happens,
it's
no
longer
problem
probable,
it's
reality.
So
it's
very
unlikely
that
that
would
happen.
It's
just
a
unlikely
scenario
in
the
state
of
illinois:
it's
based
upon
probable
maximum
actually
across
the
country,
probable
maximum
precipitation.
L
Another
term
used
to
drive
the
probable
maximum
flood
in
the
state
of
illinois.
That's
figured
at
17
inches
of
rain
in
a
24-hour
period.
We've
never
experienced
that,
but
we
could
and
it's
a
longer
duration.
You
could
have
more
rain,
so
it's
basically
looking
at
kind
of
the.
What?
If,
if
it,
if
that
dam
failed,
when
the
conditions
were
the
worst
that
they
could
be.
L
L
L
We
currently
have
a
a
firm
map
and
it's
based
upon
a
particular
elevation
for
the
100-year
flood,
but
it
could
be
changed
quite
a
bit
with
this
new
computer
modeling,
which
is
so
much
better.
So
that's
another
part
that
we're
looking
at
and,
of
course,
we're
looking
at
structural
repairs
and
operation
and
maintenance
needs,
and
those
are
generally
when
you
talk
about
capital
needs.
Those
are
much
longer
term
in
in
the
terms
of
a
master
plan.
L
L
The
only
thing
that
we
have
as
far
as
a
structural
repair-
that's
really
pressing
right
now-
is
the
the
deck
of
the
the
bridge
at
the
evergreen
lake
dam
and
I'll
talk
about
that
a
little
bit
further.
The
other
things
are
more
cosmetic
or
not
as
critical,
but
that
is
one
that
we
do
have
to
address
fairly
soon.
L
We
have
property
all
around
the
lake,
obviously
because
we
leased
that
property
to
property
owners
up
at
the
lake,
but
keep
in
mind
that
our
huge
investment
in
our
water
plant
is
right
on
the
lakeshore
as
well.
So
it's
critical
that
we
know
what
the
sperm
map
says
and
a
revision
would
be
very
good
for
us
as
well.
L
So
this
is
something
that
we're
using
current
technology
to
do
some
computer
modeling
and
give
us
a
much
more
precise
map,
for
instance
this
house
that
you
probably
have
seen
it
up
at
lake
bloomington
made
in
a
half
dollar
house.
You
can
see
it's
right
on
the
water's
edge,
looks
wonderful,
but
imagine
if
five
feet
of
water
rose
there.
What
would
happen
to
that
particular
house?
Those
are
the
kind
of
things
that
we're
addressing
we're
not
required
to
prevent
that
from
happening.
L
L
I
spoke
about
the
dam
breach
waves.
This
is
kind
of
a
graphic
depiction
of
that.
If
you
want
to
look
from
right
to
left,
you
have
this
particular
scenario
where
this
this
is
an
actual
scenario
where
the
the
lake
I'm
sorry,
the
lake
springfield
dam,
was
modeled
to
fail
and
what
happens
with
that
wave
that
goes
downstream.
L
Mclean
county
has
a
very
robust
gis
system,
but
that's
not
to
say
that
other
counties
have
the
same
system
and
I
say
other
counties,
because
this
is
a
unique
project
in
that.
Generally
speaking,
when
you
talk
about
eaps
you're
talking
about
boy,
if
a
tornado
went
through
the
city
of
bloomington,
what
would
we
do
if
we
had
a
rail
car
carrying
toxic
materials
that
derailed
here?
What
would
we
do?
You're
affecting
the
citizens
that
your
voters
that
you
represent?
This
is
completely
different.
L
A
dam
failure
is
not
going
to
come
towards
the
town
of
normal
or
the
city
of
bloomington.
It's
going
to
go
on
the
mackinac
river
and
go
into
a
different
county.
We
have
to
worry
about
liaison
with
county
officials
in
different
counties,
road
commissioners
and
folks
that
are
extra
territorial
to
the
county
of
mclean.
So
it's
a
it's
a
very
unique
project
along
those
lines
and
we
have
to
use
their
gis
system
as
well
as
mclean
county.
So
it
will
take
some
time
to
put
all
of
this
together.
L
I
will
only
say
that
the
breach
analysis
that
was
done
there
was
probably
more
calculator
in
pen
and
paper
than
computer
modeling.
The
computer
modeling
has
come
light
years
in
the
last
couple
of
decades.
It's
incredible.
We
use
a
couple
of
programs
that
are
developed
by
the
corps
of
engineers
and
they
do
an
excellent
job
of
modeling.
This
it
does
take
time.
L
That's
why
there's
a
lot
of
hours
in
this
particular
project
to
go
ahead
and
model
this,
but
you
have
a
very
fine
product
when
it's
done
and
the
nice
thing
about
the
modeling
is
it's
very
precise
and
it
can
be
built
upon
in
the
future.
So
it's
not
as
though
we
don't
have
a
breach
analysis.
It's
just
that
that
data
is
probably
a
bit
stale
and
it's
not
as
robust
as
it
could
be.
L
Emergency
action
plan:
what
is
it
it's
a
written
document
to
facilitate
and
organize
actions
during
an
emergency.
Anybody
probably
could
have
come
up
with
that
particular
definition,
but
it
really
becomes
your
bible
once
you
have
one
of
these
imminent
issues
and
that's
how
we
would
use
ours,
it's
used
in
emergency
planning
and
decision
making
resource
allocation
and,
if
necessary,
evacuations,
and
if
we
did
have
a
dam
breach.
There
definitely
would
be
evacuations.
L
L
First
off,
are
all
the
names
correct
our
departments,
the
way
they
used
to
be
things
of
that
nature,
but
what
we
were
lacking
20
years
ago
is
the
fact
that
we're
not
even
taking
into
account
things
like
reverse
911
or
notifying
people
through
social
media,
which
wasn't
even
considered
when
we
did
the
previous
eap.
So
there's
a
lot
of
avenues
to
get
that
word
out
a
lot
better
to
folks
and
warned
them
than
what
we
have
currently
in
our
eap.
L
As
I
mentioned,
the
kind
of
the
master
plan
aspect
of
it,
it
would
address
also
maintenance
and
repairs
for
those
very,
very
important
facilities
or
assets
in
both
at
both
lake
bloomington,
which
is
actually
a
picture
here
of
the
spillway
as
well
as
evergreen
lake
there's
not
much
need
that
needs
to
be
done
at
como
lara
park.
But
if
there
is
something
noted
through
this
study,
we
will
address
that
as
well.
L
We
have
some
things
that
we'd
have
to
do
with
the
spillway.
This
looks
a
little
unsightly,
but,
quite
frankly,
the
spillway
is
in
very
good
shape
when
we
get
to
evergreen
lake.
You
know
this
is
not
that
all
of
a
dam
when
you
see
concrete
issues
like
this
they're
perfectly
normal
concrete,
is
like
anything
else.
It
needs
to
be
maintained
over
time,
you're
going
to
have
some
spalling
some
cracks.
L
Some
simple
things
like
a
fence
post
having
some
freeze,
thaw
action
and
popping
the
concrete,
nothing
really
terrible,
but
it
is
something
that
we
do
need
to
address.
We
do
have
some
paved
ditches
at
both.
I'm
sorry
at
evergreen
lake,
about
halfway
down
the
spillway.
It's
nothing
more
than
a
ditch
that
allows
water
to
flow
about
halfway
down
it's
caught
in
a
ditch
and
then
directed
off
the
spillway
embankment,
and
there
are
some
areas.
That
is
that
that
needs
to
be
addressed.
L
You
can
see
some
areas
here
where
it
has
settled,
so
we
do
have
to
address
that
not
a
critical
need,
but
it
is
something
that
does
need
to
be
addressed
now.
The
800-pound
grill
in
the
the
room
is
this:
is
the
evergreen
lake
spillway
bridge
and
it
is
in
dire
need
of
repair.
It
does
have
a
box
beam
construction.
These
are
prefabricated,
concrete
box
beams.
This
one
is
badly
deteriorated.
L
In
fact,
if
you've
been
up
there
lately
you
can
see
where
we
have
a
particular
lane
that
is
minimized,
so
that
people
don't
drive
on
it,
which
is
right
over
this
particular
weak
area.
There
is
a
load
limit
on
that
right
now
and
that
will
probably
get
more
severe
as
time
goes
on.
It
is
anticipated
that
this
alone
would
probably
cost
three
quarters
of
a
million
dollars
to
repair
this
bridge
deck.
There
are
very
few
alternatives
to
it
as
well.
L
If
you've
driven
around
the
lake
up
there,
you
realize
that
it's
very
sparse
with
respect
to
roads,
and
this
is
one
of
the
main
roads
to
get
around.
So
we
will
have
to
address
this
eventually,
certainly
the
state
it
is
now
in
the
bridge
inventory
until
two
years
ago,
this
bridge
didn't
exist
on
the
state's
radar.
L
Now
the
data
that
we
used
in
the
past,
we
use
a
lot
of
usgs
maps
that
had
five
foot
intervals
and
now
we're
we
have
much
better
data.
We
can
use
lidar
data,
which
is
shooting
lasers
from
an
airplane.
It
sounds
as
high-tech
as
it.
It
does
to
give
us
very
precise
contours
on
the
ground,
so
things
that
we
thought
may
have
flooded
in
the
past.
When
we
were
on
our
models,
they
may
not
be
shown
to
be
flooding
this
time
and
vice
versa.
L
So
it's
a
very
tedious,
but
very
important
aspect
of
this
work
is
that
we
have
to
do
a
lot
of
cross-sections
here
used
to
be
you
go
out
with
the
survey
crew
and
it
was
very,
very
time
consuming
out
the
field.
Now
we
can
use
a
lot
with
data
that
we've
collected
through
lidar,
which
the
city
does
own,
and
we
can
use
that
to
come
up
with
much
better
flood
maps.
L
We
do
have
public
meetings
scheduled
for
this
public
awareness.
Public
input
is
critical.
We
certainly
want
the
people
that
might
be
affected
by
this
to
be
part
of
the
overall
project.
I
don't
know
what
they
did
in
the
past.
I
can't
tell
you
how
much
input
they
had
from
the
public,
but
that
certainly
is
an
angle
that
we
fully
expect
to
exploit
with
this
particular
project.
We
want
the
public
input.
We
certainly
want
the
elected
officials
input
as
well,
both
here
in
the
city
but
the
other
areas
as
well.
L
The
other
thing
that
we
have
is
we
could,
in
fact,
when
we
do
these
bridge
deck
repairs,
have
a
road
closure
either
partially
or
fully.
That's
going
to
be
very
important
because
that
particular
bridge,
it's
not
heavily
traveled,
but
again
the
alternatives
are
very,
very
few,
so
we
want
to
get
the
public's
involvement
in
that
as
well.
L
L
We
are
on
our
own,
that's
what
we've
done
in
the
past.
The
only
hope
that
we
could
have
is
perhaps
the
bridge
deck
if
the
state
where
they
do
have
certain
bridge
programs-
and
I
certainly
would
refer
to
the
engineering
division,
to
help
us
out
with
that,
but
a
lot
of
times.
Those
are
bridges
that
they've
already
earmarked
this
one's
kind
of
a
johnny
come
lately
bridge
and
my
guess
is
in
early
conversations
with
the
county.
L
D
G
D
So
the
the
actual
build
of
this
I
mean-
I
know
it's
not
a
fair
question
to
talk
about
money.
I
guess
yet,
but
one
would
certainly
assume
that
this
would
be
a
multi-million
dollar
project
to
look
at
the
kind
of
repairs
that
we're
going
to
need
the
bridge
deck,
etc.
I
mean
it's
got
to
be
multi-million
dollar
project.
L
D
K
I
K
I
I
L
The
bridge,
I
think,
is
going
to
be
driven
more
by
the
state
and
the
the
ongoing
restrictions
that
we're
going
to
have,
I
would
say
it
probably
is
as
high
of
a
rating
as
you
can
get
that
critical.
The
mere
fact
that
we
have
to
push
people
over
to
another
box
beam
is
indicating
how
critical
that
particular
issue.
L
L
We
can
push
traffic
over
there,
but
the
fact
of
the
matter
is,
you
know.
This
is
kind
of
an
overall
unit
where
these
beams
work
together.
So
you
know
you
can't
have
part
of
a
bridge
fail.
I
guess
is
what
I'm
saying
you
know
it's
a
very
critical
issue
that
we
do
address
there.
The
rest
of
the
the
bridge
deck
does
need
work,
and
if
we
were
going
to
do
it,
it
would
be
a
complete
replacement.
We
would
not
just
do
that
box
beam.
K
L
B
You
anything
else
all
right.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
mr
comics
appreciate
that
moving
on
to
item
8b,
professional
engineering
services,
agreement
with
hanson
professional
services
and
company
for
design
and
preparation
of
emergency
action
plans
for
lake
bloomington
and
lake
evergreen
and
other
services,
so
city
manager,
hills.
G
B
Moving
along,
we
have
item
eight
c:
the
illinois,
public
museum
capital
grant
application
for
miller
park
zoo
in
the
amount
of
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars,
and
we've
talked
about
this
a
little
bit,
of
course,
in
our
or
indirectly,
at
least
in
our
earlier
discussion
at
the
work
session
city
manager.
Hales.
If
you
want
to
just
clarify
that
again,.
G
Yeah,
let
me
have
john
kennedy:
come
forward,
he's
just
going
to
make
a
few
brief
comments,
but,
as
we
said
earlier,
this
is
extremely
unusual
to
see
a
grand
opportunity
like
this,
where
there
is
practically
no
match
required
by
the
city.
Would
you
comment
a
little
on
this
application
and
what
we
might
use
the
funds
for
if
we
were
to
be
given
this
grant
from
the
state
of
illinois.
M
Absolutely,
as
the
city
manager
mentioned,
the
the
the
local
match
is
based
on
a
level
of
attendance
of
your
museum.
Our
zoo
will
qualify
as
a
museum
under
death
under
their
definition
and
our
our
attendance
is
around
100
000
visitors
per
year
and
that
qualifies
for
no
local
match.
So
it
is
an
extremely
rare
opportunity
to
find
a
grant
that
does
offer
that
the
one
requirement
is
the
300
application
fee,
but
otherwise
no
no
matching
grant
maximum.
M
You
have
to
submit
one
project
per
grant
cycle
with
a
maximum
of
seven
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
for
that
project.
So
what
we've
looked
at,
based
on
the
timing
of
this
application?
Application
is
due
february.
Third,
the
they
would
not
announce
winners
until
earliest
the
fall
of
this
year,
all
of
2014.
So
we
looked
at
our
master
plan
and
what
projects
that
we
might
be
able
to
find
that
would
that
would
take
leverage
as
much
dollars
as
possible
if
we
were
to
get
this
grant.
M
So
we
looked
at
a
the
zoo
entrance
enhancement
project,
which
would
be
the
addition
to
the
parking
lot,
which
would
support
the
entire
park
and
the
the
spray
park
and
the
new
playground
that
we
have
there.
We
do
have
a
safety
issue
with
parking
in
the
road
that
goes
between
those
amenities
in
the
zoo
and
then
continuing
that
theme
of
an
entrance
project
is
the
gift
shop
and
concession
stand
project
and
then
also
as
soon
as
you
walk
in
through
the
zoo,
the
brazil
monkey
exhibit
would
be
right
there
at
the
beginning.
M
B
N
M
Think
where
it
would
take
a
lot
of
our
of
our
percentage
is
two
of
those
three
projects
that
I
mentioned
are
infrastructure,
which
would
be
city
100,
so
that
would
that
would
take
that
100
structure
out
of
city
funding.
So
I
it's.
The
smallest
piece
of
those
three
projects
I
mentioned
is
the
monkey
exhibit,
which
would
be
a
40-60
split,
so
it
would
be.
You
know,
I
guess
we
could
look
at
how
you
know
how
that
would
play
into
what
our
percentages
that
we
came
up
to.
N
And
I
guess
my
second
question
would
be
other
than
the
300
that
the
city
would
pay
to
apply
for
this
grant.
What
type
of
financial
obligation
we
have
down
the
road
say
we
were
to
obtain
this
grant
for
the
700
grand
we'd
be
looking
at
what
type
of
additional
expenses
from
our
streams
attached.
Essentially
no.
K
I
think
we
really
need
to
step
back
here
and
take
a
big
long,
hard
look
exactly
what
we're
doing
it
seems
like
you
know.
This
is
a
no-brainer
and
and
the
candy's
right
there
just
for
the
for
the
reaching,
but
I
think
we
have
to
understand
we're
talking
about
enhancing
a
quality
of
life
issue
and
it's
a
nice
little
addendum
here
in
the
city
of
bloomington.
K
Okay,
we
had
a
67
percent
income
tax
rate,
jump
okay
to
the
to
the
people
and
we're
we're
very,
very
low
on
the
totem
pole
in
terms
of
a
quality
of
ability
to
create
new
business
because
of
our
corporate
income
tax
rate,
and
so
the
state
is
broke
and
we're
asking
for
almost
three
quarters
of
a
million
dollars
for
something
that's
for
a
quality
of
life
this
year.
I
I
I'm
having
problems
weighing
this
again.
This
is
something
that
our
citizens
will
be
paying
for.
K
It
comes
out
of
the
big
pot.
I
understand
that
and-
and
we
don't
have
to
actually
put
our
name
on
it
really,
but
I
think
we
need
to
stand
up
and
take
responsibility
for
this
too.
So
this
is
going
to
be
paid
for
by
our
citizens
and
by
our
society
right
here
in
bloomington,
okay,
indirectly,
okay,
but
it
is,
and
and
really
if
we
step
back
and
look
at
how
government
was
really
designed
to
operate.
K
K
F
I
didn't
see
anything
earlier
in
the
earlier
discussion
because
I
think
by
the
time
it
I
listened
to
it.
I
thought
I
was
very
in
sync
with
everybody's
console
comments,
so
I
think
I'm
very
much
in
sync
with
regard
to,
wouldn't
this
be
nice
to
do
and
also
where
does
it
fit
in
all
of
our
other
priorities?
We've
talked
about
that.
F
F
F
I
don't
know
if
I
want
to
say
it
this
way,
that
it's
too
bad,
that
we
don't
have
a
more
global,
more
regional
stake
in
this
city
of
bloomington
property.
So
is
it
a?
Is
it
a
mclean
county?
Is
it
a
central
illinois
or
what
what
have
you,
but
I
think,
stepping
back
and
looking
at
the
big
picture.
Some
of
these
things
have
to.
F
B
G
I
just
want
to
explain
that
my
understanding
is
the
funding
for
the
this
particular
grant
is
coming
from
the
state's
capital
bill
from
a
few
years
ago,
and
usually
when,
as
they
came
up
with
this
capital
bill,
they
came
up
with
separate,
specific
standalone
funding
sources
to
fund
that
capital
bill.
In
fact,
there's
recent
discussions
in
a
couple
of
years,
they'll-
probably
discuss
coming
up
with
with
another
capital
bill,
so
the
funding
the
revenue
stream
for
these
capital
bills
usually
is
is
separate.
G
G
So
it's
granted,
we
could
say
no,
we
could
not
apply,
but
the
money
will
get
spent
and
the
state
will
be
spending
this.
But
again
it's
my
understanding,
there's
separate
standalone
funding
sources
and
I
think
even
some
of
the
video
gaming
revenue
from
the
state
is
one
of
the
major
sources
from
this.
This
prior
state
capital
bill.
We
could
research
that
a
little
bit
more,
but
it's
just
like
with
some
of
the
other
grant
funds.
Sometimes
we
apply
for
even
if
there's
we
have
federal
dollars
coming
through
the
state
for
infrastructure
projects.
G
Sometimes
we
have
other
sources,
so
I
I
hope
that
that's
helpful
to
help
understand
that
the
state's
not
going
to
take
the
money
from
this
grant
program
and
spend
it
on
pensions
and
others,
because
that
was
already
decided
a
few
years
ago
by
the
state
legislature
and
they
committed
specific
funding
sources
for
this.
So,
okay,
actually
we're.
B
F
If
I
misunderstand
primarily,
what
we're
doing
is
we're
taking
what
we're
applying
for
a
grant
to
to
solve
some
current
safety
issues,
but
at
the
same
time,
and
and
and
again
I
don't
want
to
create
confusion
in
my
mind-
we're
also,
I
guess,
kind
of
leveraging
the
grant
to
begin
to
create
some
of
the
the
aspects
of
the
master
plan
and
and
at
least
the
the
first
one
or
two
exhibits
or
or
efforts.
If
you
will
that's
it,
that's
correct
and-
and
so
again
I
think
I
can
understand
where
that
creates
a
little
confusion.
F
You
know-
maybe
it
may
be
for
me
right
because
it
feels
like
I'm
almost
biting
off
and
and
approving
the
master
plan
as
part
of
this,
but
at
the
same
time,
I'm
I'm
concerned
that
I
don't
want
to
not
address
safety
issues
and
and
some
specific
aspects
of
of
the
accreditation
of
our
zoo
and
be
able
to
do
that
again
with
no
city
matching
dollars.
And-
and
so
can
you
kind
of
just
really
briefly
kind
of
kind
of
talk
through
that
and
and
maybe
kind
of
separate
those
two.
F
M
And
I
think
addressing
the
safety
issue
is
is
an
extremely
important
piece
and
I
understand
where
that
could
that
can
cause
some
confusion
when
it's
tied
in
with
the
master
plan,
but
even
if
the
master
plan
wasn't
existed
and
we
went
after
this
type
of
project
to
address
those
concerns,
I
don't
know
that
they
they
could
be
separate.
I
guess
is
the
point
I'm
trying
to
make.
I
think
doing
this
project
does
not
necessarily
mean
acceptance
of
the
entire
zoo
master
plan.
D
I
I
also
have
a
question
about
the
actual
plan
and
the
question
is
the
green
space.
We're
we're
increasing
our
parking
by
36.
Is
that
correct
that
that
sounds
correct?
Well,
that's
what
that's
what
it
says
and
that
would
be
an
increase
in
surface
parking
and
we
would
just
simply
be
come
up
with
a
bigger.
A
third
bigger
surface
parking
lot.
Is
that
right.
M
D
Right,
I
I
understand.
I
do
understand
that
I
I
have
a
major
concern
with
loss
of
green
space
and
while
I'm
pro
zoo,
I'm
very
pro
miller
park-
and
I
think
I
probably
spend
more
time
there
than
perhaps
I've
never
seen
any
other
council
member
out
there,
but
I'm
out
there
roughly
twice
a
week
I
mean
I'm
sure
you
have
been
don't
get
me
wrong,
but
I
just
never
said
I've
never
seen
anyone
and
some
of
the
zoo
people
have
even
said.
D
Oh
yeah
we've
seen
you
out
there,
but
anyway,
I'm
out
there
a
lot.
I've
never
seen
the
parking
lot
even
close
to
full
n
ever
so
I'm
not
questioning,
but
I've
never
seen
it
full,
but
I
will
say
that
we're
kind
of
insular
here
in
the
city
of
bloomington,
but
looking
at
the
at
the
discussion
nationally
about
parks
and
about
green
space
green
space
is
an
extremely
valuable
commodity.
D
I
don't
like
at
all
the
idea
of
killing
off
trees,
taking
trees,
essentially
taking
away
green
space.
I
don't
think
we
have
enough
green
space
at
miller
park
right
now.
I
think
the
parking
lot
is
huge.
Very
few
people
are
pros
of
surface
are
parking
it's
frankly.
If
you
look
at
the
national
literature
on
parks
and
on
green
space,
surface
parking
is
considered
blighted,
not
pretty,
and
I
think
part
of
our
downtown
strategy
and
part
of
our
you
know.
D
Green
strategy
in
the
city
is,
is
to
kind
of
eliminate
surface
parking
downtown
I
mean
if
you,
the
foreign
base,
coat
of
course
takes
away.
You
know
a
lot
of
that
surface
parking.
So
here
we
are,
I
really
don't
understand
we're
adding
surface
parking,
we're
taking
away
we're.
You
know
essentially
spoiling
a
pretty
good
hunk
of
our
green
space,
and
I
just
want
to
conclude
by
saying
that,
if,
if
we
weren't
so
insular
but
looked
around
at
literature
around
the
country,
I
looked
at
the
journal
of
environmental
science
and
technology.
D
Looked
at
studies
coming
out
of
the
university
of
delaware.
Green
space
reduces
violence,
it
reduces
crime,
it
reduces
air
pollution,
it
reduces
stress,
it
has
mental
physical
social
benefits
and
I
think
we
need
a
lot
more
green
space
and
I
think
we're
doing
a
very
serious
thing
and
in
fact,
harming
miller
park
in
taking
a
wet
green
space.
So
I
I
cannot
support
this
parking.
Lots
are
aesthetically
unappealing
and
contribute
to
blight
decreased
property
values.
In
fact,
I'm
not
sure
that
people
around
the
park
really
unders.
I
know
we've
vetted
this.
D
D
M
I
could
at
least
one
thing
that
this
possible
parking
lot
project
could
do
was
would
also
remove
that
one
piece
of
the
road
that
goes
all
the
way
in
front
of
the
zoo
and
that
would
actually
be
added
into
the
green
space.
So
it
would
try
to
balance
it
out,
so
we
wouldn't
lose
green
space
by
by
opening
that
that
piece
up
and
removing
that
asphalt
and
turning
it
into
green
space
to
help
with
that
concern.
A
B
B
B
C
D
I
think
I
can
be
a
little
quicker
than
that.
Nothing
and
no
one
has
a
bigger
impact
on
our
city
than
our
city
manager.
There
is
no
question
that
it
is
everything
about
our
city,
I
think,
is
influenced
and
is,
is
well.
I
think
we
can
look
to
the
the
leadership
of
our
city
staff,
the
the
the
culture,
the
leader
in
every
possible
respect.
D
Just
really
briefly,
I
I'm
definitely
on
the
side
of
things
that
feels
like
there's
a
recession
here,
a
recession
that
has
held
back
wages.
You
know
in
many
many
different
sectors
and
certainly
with
our
our
citizens,
and
it
concerns
me
greatly
that
we,
the
municipality,
can
always
approve
raises
it
comes
from
the
citizens,
it
doesn't
have
to
be
generated
by
productivity.
It
doesn't
have
to
be-
and
I'm
very
concerned
about
the
trend,
I'm
concerned
about
a
lot
of
city
employees,
middle
managers
etc.
D
Let
alone
raises
the
uncertainty
right
now
with
the
affordable
health
care
act
with
our
frankly,
our
city
and
our
largest
employer,
and
I'm
I'm
saying
that
in
public.
Maybe
you
know
that's
a
no-no,
I
don't
know,
but
I
think
there's
huge
concern
about
the
financial
future
of
the
city
of
bloomington,
and
this
is
a
time
to
hunker
down
so
to
speak
financially
in
every
possible
way
and
be
ready,
be
ready
for
what
we
we
can't
control,
because
we
can't
control
any
private
company
in
in
any
sense
of
the
word,
nor
nor
should
we.
D
Lastly,
it's
it's
about
accountability
with
me,
we're
five
years
into
our
city,
manager's
tenure,
some
good
things
happened
initially.
I
I
appreciate
that,
but
it
now
I
hear
every
day
about
infrastructure,
long-term
water
planning
and
response
how
how
can
we
respond
to
our
public
about
their
curbs,
their
gutters
cave-ins,
all
of
their
their
sidewalks
issues
that
were
huge
in
the
city
when
I
joined
the
council
and
frankly,
the
10
million
dollar
bond
that
we
passed
was
the
only
the
only
step
I
have
seen,
and
we
just
did
that.
D
K
K
Our
health
insurance
is
likely
across
the
board
to
go
up
for
almost
all
of
us,
and
I've
got
a
number
of
constituents
that
that
are
living
on
a
subsistence
type
of
of
issue.
I've
got
people
calling
me
up
because
our
solid
waste
increases
may
eat
up.
60
70,
80
percent
of
the
social
security
increase
cost
of
living
that
they
just
got.
It's
just
not
acceptable,
I'm
sorry!
K
In
many
many
instances,
I
would
say,
probably
on
a
percentage
level,
probably
in
the
80
to
90
percentile
is
not
getting
a
raise
and
has
not
got
gotten
a
raise
in
since
since
the
start
of
this
recession-
and
those
are
the
folks
really
that
are
having
to
put
the
bill
and
and
gonna
hurt
over
a
lot
of
these
things
that
we're
talking
about
doing
so.
I'm
I
I
wish
we
were
not
we're
not
tying
the
raise
issue
to
performance
because
I'm
not.
K
B
Just
if
I
can
go
ahead
and
clarify
for
the
for
everyone
in
the
audience
for
the
record,
the
the
city
of
bloomington
does
have
a
personnel
policy
where
an
evaluation
is
tied
to
a
particular
salary
increase.
The
evaluation
was
not
unanimous,
but
there
was
a
majority
support
for
a
commendable
evaluation
for
a
city
manager,
and
that
comes
with
a
particular
raise
that
is
being
proposed
right
here
as
part
of
our
personnel
policies
and
that's
the
case
whether
or
not
you
were
a
police
officer.
F
F
Okay,
you
you
do
that
every
time,
even
though
you
know,
I
would
have
to
think
that
you
probably
had
a
bigger
role
in
some
of
these
things
and
others
you're
always
very
quick
to
to
put
more
of
the
credit,
apply
more
the
credit
to
to
the
folks
beside
yourself.
If
we
had
not
delivered
those
results,
we
would
we
would
be
holding
our
city
manager
accountable
for
those
if
we
had
not
strengthened
our
position
financially.
F
F
B
Want
to
make
it
clear
that
one
of
the
things
as
mayor
that
I
did
insist
on
I
want
to
thank
alderman
sage
is
that
we
did
not
let
the
city
manager's
evaluation
essentially
languish
for
years,
and
so
we
are
going
to
do
it.
We
did
it
on
time
and
we're
going
to
do
it
every
year
for
our
current
city
manager,
at
least
as
long
as
I'm
mayor,
for
if
there
are
any
other
city
managers
that
may
follow
david
in
the
future.
B
B
One
of
the
most
critical
stressors
of
for
city
managers
is
having
a
new
mayor
and
especially
if
you've
got
one
who's
got
a
very
different
style
than
the
previous
mayor,
and
so
and
I
I
can
certainly
say
that
I'm
sure
I'm
not
the
easiest
person
to
adapt
to.
But
david
has
in
many
many
many
ways.
Do
we
always
agree
on
things
of
course
not,
but
but
that
actually
is
the
major
stress
and
actually
the
one
of
the
most
recent
academic
articles.
Nationally
that's
been
done
on
city
manager.
B
Turnover
is
one
that
I
co-authored,
and
it
says
that
the
most
important
variable
impacting
city
manager
turnover
is
the
election
of
a
new
mayor.
So
it
is
definitely
a
challenge
to
say
the
least,
and
I
think
in
any
number
of
ways
david
has
certainly
responded
and
that
was
included
in
my
write-up.
There
were
two
write-ups
of
the
city
measure
one.
B
I
was
summarizing
consul
comments
to
try
to
indicate
where
the
balance
seemed
to
be
on
the
council,
and
then
I
was
making
my
own
comments
as
the
mayor,
who,
frankly
should
be
the
person
who
does
lead
the
evaluation
of
the
city
manager
anyway.
So
thank
you
at
this
point.
One
last
comment
because
we
are
over
time.
Sorry
ultimate,
it's
not
your
fault,
I'm
the
one
blabbing
alderman
black.
N
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
I
appreciate
the
time
so
thinking
about
this
in
terms
of
performance
evaluation.
In
my
day,
job
is
in
human
resources
and
thinking
about
what
the
expectations
we
have
for
david
are
they're
lofty.
He
essentially
has
ten
different
bosses,
all
of
whom
have
10
different
agendas
representing
nine
different
awards
and
one
representing
the
entire
city
and
that's
hard.
We
we,
I,
I
am
very
sympathetic
to
what
you
come
looking
to
us
for
direction
and
we
are
unable
to
provide
that
direction.
N
That
being
said,
when
I
was
thinking
about
this,
I
thought
about
my
experiences
with
david.
I've
only
been
on
the
council
since
may,
and
in
that
time
frame
david
came
to
two
different
neighborhood
association
meetings
with
me
he
didn't
have
to,
but
he
came
and
he
answered
questions
he
met
with
people.
N
One
of
the
the
neighborhood
association
meetings
that
we
he
attended
with
me
was
more
of
a
negative
discussion
about
the
things
that
we
weren't
doing
well,
and
he
took
accountability
for
that
and
is
the
converse
to
what
alderman
stage
was
pointing
out
is
giving
the
staff
credit.
He
took
accountability
for
when
we
weren't
doing
what
we
needed
to
be
doing
and
made
the
appropriate
changes
to
me.
N
That's
creating
value
he's,
creating
value
for
our
citizens,
he's
making
discernible
impacts
on
our
neighborhoods,
he's,
making
discernible
changes
to
our
policies
and
procedures
to
create
value
for
our
city.
I
think
that's
something
that
needs
to
be
acknowledged
and
commended.
So
I
think
a
three
percent
raise
is
more
than
reasonable.
B
B
I'm
I'm
just
going
to
make
a
couple
remarks:
I'm
not
taking
that
for
away
from
our
at
least
rough
projected
time
on
this
just
to
to
be
clear
when
I
was
elected
mayor
and
then
actually
sworn
in,
there
were
59
boarding,
commission
vacancies
and
or
expired
terms,
there
were
some
things
that
we
wanted
to
clean
up.
I
didn't
realize
it,
but
alderman
sage
and
alderman
schmidt
had
been
involved
in
in
trying
to
help
this
situation.
B
I
didn't
realize
that
much
of
the
information
that
I
got
was
as
a
result
of
their
hard
work,
and
so
there
were
several
things.
First
of
all,
I
tried
to
fill
all
of
the
vacancies
that
we
had
and
we
mostly
got
that
accomplished
fairly
quickly,
and
the
second
thing
I
did
was
to
meet
with
regularly
with
alderman
schmidt
and
sage
to
try
to
say
what
kinds
of
changes
might
we
begin
to
make
one
of
the
ones
that
didn't
actually
come
up
directly
of.
B
B
This
proposal
this
evening
is
just
another
piece
of
many
attempts
to
change
some
of
our
board
and
commission
procedures,
so
I
think
there
may
have
been
some
misunderstanding
that
this
was
an
attempt
to
be
a
comprehensive
rewriting.
This
was
not
that
at
all,
there
are
certainly
some
other
things
that
were
brought
to
our
attention
that
we
might
need
to
change
in
the
future.
Perhaps
even
the
you
know
making
sure
this
public
comment,
perhaps
even
as
one
of
our
commentators
this
evening
suggested
maybe
live
streaming.
All
of
these
things
are
certainly
possible
as
we
move
forward.
B
Many
people
have
also
suggested
different
types
of
committees
that
we
might
have
maybe
ad
hoc
committees.
I
have
resisted
forming
those
primarily
because
I
wanted
to
wait
to
see
whether
or
not
the
council
would
pass
in
a
sense
this
piece
of
the
whole
process.
So
again,
this
is
not
a
was
not
meant
to
be
a
comprehensive
rewrite.
B
I
think
that
it
is
a
very
reasonable
possibility
here
and
a
very
reasonable
balance,
because
it
doesn't
mean
you
can't
come
back,
it's
not
like
term
limits
that
are
implied.
You
know
for
for
certain
kinds
of
governors
or
a
president.
It
basically
just
says
that,
after
nine
years
of
continuous
service,
we
ask
you
to
take
a
year
off,
get
a
little
perspective,
and
then
you
can
apply
the
year
after
right.
So
we
certainly
you
know,
have
situations
it.
B
B
That's
not
just
important,
I
think,
for
the
idea
of
having
new
blood
and
balancing
that
with
experience,
but
it
does
seem
to
me
that
at
least
some
of
our
boards
and
commissions
have
had
a
bit
of
a
sense
of
entitlement
to
the
positions
we,
as
elected
officials,
don't
have
a
sense
of
entitlement.
We
know
we
can
be
dumped
in
the
next
election
right.
B
We're
held
accountable
boards
and
commissions
are
held
accountable
to
citizens
through
the
10
of
us,
and
I
think
this
type
of
change
will
help
make
that
clear
and
we'll
strengthen
that
as
we
move
forward
and
again
I
won't
take
my
remarks
away
from
our
time.
So
roughly
15
minutes,
and
can
I
see
who
would
like
to
speak?
Let's
see
I
have?
B
And
our
second
second,
okay
and
then
alderman
stage,
who
else
would
like
to
speak
to
this
black,
we'll
start
out
with
the
ultimate
sage,
black
boca
and
alderman,
stearns
stearns
and
then
old,
one
schmidt,
oh
and
then
ultimate
bruin?
Okay.
So
if
we
could
ask
to
just
be
as
concise
as
possible
a
couple
of
minutes,
two
three
minutes
and
then
all
of
them
and
pasini
okay,
who
was
I
starting
with.
F
F
We
adopted
a
strategic
plan
that
had
one
of
the
goals
to
increase
the
amount
of
in
citizen
engagement
that
that
the
residents
of
bloomington
had
with
their
with
their
local
government
and-
and
I
think
that
that
we
probably
see
our
boards
and
commissions
as
a
primary
way,
that
we
can
do
that
create
opportunities
for
our
residents
to
become
more
involved
with
their
city
government,
and
I
think
that's
important
for
several
reasons.
But
I'll
just
mention
one.
F
F
Again,
I
think
that
that's
noteworthy
and
and
again
appreciate
also
that
that
you
mentioned
a
few
names.
I
will
tell
you
that
that
there
was,
there
has
been
a
tremendous
amount,
a
tremendous
amount
of
staff
engagement
and
help
here,
and
I
don't
mean
to
necessarily
leave
a
lot
of
people
out
and,
although
I
most
likely
will
katie
bidos
has
done
a
fabulous
job,
you
know
kind
of
helping
to
to
pull
together
the
house
for
a
lot
of
the.
F
What's
that
that
we've
spent
some
time
talking
about,
I
know
rosalie
george,
were
you
know,
engaged
and
and
very
very
key
in
the
drafting
of
the
ordinance.
So
my
thanks
to
youtube.
I
know
rit
department
with
a
lot
of
the
work
that
was
done
as
part
of
our
new
city
web
page
and
a
lot
of
the
the
synchronizing
of
information
across
that
entire
web
page.
F
I
know
it
was
a
was
due
to
a
lot
of
the
support
for
rit
department,
so
you
know
my
hat's
off
to
them,
and
so
I
guess
what
I
want
to
try
to
just
indicate.
Is
it's
been
very
much
a
collaboration
between
you
know.
I
think
some
of
the
elected
officials,
as
well
as
the
city
staff,
to
try
and
kind
of
move
the
ball
forward
and
again
appreciate
your
interest,
your
engagement
and
your
willingness
to
help.
Do
that.
So
thank
you.
N
Try
to
keep
two
to
three
minutes.
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
So
I
like
this
as
is,
and
I
just
wanna
usually
wait
towards
the
end
to
kind
of
get
the
council's
feel
for
it,
but
jeff
smith
has
sent
us
an
email
about
open
meetings,
training.
I
think
that's
a
very
important
component
of
being
on
a
border
commission
having
attended
a
few
of
them,
there's
a
lot
to
be
desired
in
terms
of
that
training
and
it's
very
easy
to
do
online.
N
B
All
right,
if
I,
if
I
could
just
maybe
just
to
try
to
maybe
clarify
up,
I
can
assure
you
that
the
kind
of
informal
group
that
we've
had
with
all
the
woman,
schmidt
and
alden
sage-
and
I
will
continue
to
work
on
this,
and
I
think
we
want
to
move
forward
with.
Perhaps
something
like
live
streaming
and
other
accountability
issues.
And
we
will
perhaps
work
on
those
over
the
next
couple
months
so
that
we
can
maybe
accommodate
what
you're
interested
in.
N
But
this
is
an
important
component.
I
mean
right,
I'm
not
dissing,
and
I
I
can
tell
you.
I
attended
a
library
board
meeting
where
I
had
to
try
to
figure
out
where
it
was
behind
closed
doors,
not
their
only
space
that
they
have
to
do
that.
But
those
are
the
kind
of
things
that
we
want
to
be
cognizant
of
and
make
sure
that
all
the
members
are
aware
of.
So
the
public
doesn't
want
to
show
up
to
these
things.
It's
not
it's
too
challenging.
B
B
J
Thank
you.
Well,
I'm
always
interested
into
interested
in
the
house
how
we're
going
to
do
things,
and
I
I
guess
I'm
I'm
happy
to
hear
that
someone
could
go
for
their
three
terms
and
then
a
year
off
and
then
come
back.
That
was
one
of
my
one
of
the
concerns
that
I
had
initially,
so
it
doesn't
really
stop
them
from
coming
back
ever
at
one
point
or
another,
and
I
think
that
you
know
it
might
have
been
interpreted
that
way
by
a
few
people.
J
The
other
concern
or
question
that
I
have
is
about
the
chairmanship,
and
I
know
when
you
and
I
spoke
this
afternoon-
we
got
into
other
things
and
I
didn't
get
a
chance
to
to
ask
about
that.
But
I
did
talk
to
alderman
sage
about
that
as
well,
and
it
again
it's
more
of
a
question
of
how,
because
I,
as
far
as
I
understand
it
typically
when
you
take
on
a
position,
the
first
year
is
really
learning
how
to
do
things
and
then
the
second
and
third
year.
J
Then
you
start
to
get
better
at
it,
and
so
I
I
was
kind
of
curious
how
how
this
would
work,
because
it
wasn't
exactly
clear
to
me,
you
know:
does
somebody
become
a
chair
and
then
they're
done
after
a
year,
and
they
can
come
back
another
year
after
that,
or
something
like
that.
So
I
wanted
a
little
bit
of
clarification
about
that.
J
B
B
D
Was
just
curious
about
the
one-year
chairmanship
I
I
really.
I
just
don't
understand
that
I,
of
course
I
served
on
a
commission
before
I
ran
for
council
and
I
don't
understand
the
one-year
leadership
since
really
it
takes
some
experience
and
once
you
get
the
experience,
I
think
it's
good
to
be
able
to.
You
know
to
to
use
it
and
have
the
continuity.
So
I
don't
get
the
one-year
chairmanship.
D
O
P
N
B
O
B
O
Have
and
so
the
language
is
in
44
dot,
11-1
c
under
officers-
and
it
says
officers
shall
consist
of
a
chairman
of
vice
chairman
and
a
secretary
elected
by
the
preservation
commission
or
whatever,
who
shall
serve
a
term
of
one
year
and
shall
be
eligible
for
reelection.
But
no
member
shall
serve
as
a
chairman
for
more
than
two
consecutive
years.
B
B
B
F
B
O
O
O
One
of
the
things
that
I
think
I
learned
from
that
is
that,
mr
schultz,
that
our
public
comment
had
talked
about
every
board
and
commission
elects
a
chair.
In
fact,
I
think
we
discovered
that
every
board
and
commission
doesn't
elect
a
chair
and
sometimes
chairs
just
keep
being
the
chair,
and
this
brings
some
some
structure
and
some
rigor
to
how
these
boards
and
commissions
work.
O
We
also
looked
a
lot
at
best
practices
in
other
municipalities
for
boards
and
commissions
and
tried
to
bring
ours
more
in
line
with
what
seemed
to
be
reasonable
practices
in
other
cities,
and
I
have
to
say
personally,
I
know
that
we've
heard
some
concerns
about
term
limits
for
boards
and
commission
members.
I
cannot
think
of
a
board
that
I've
been
on
that
didn't,
have
a
term
limit
and
I
might
have
really
not
wanted
to
step
down,
because
I
love
the
work
of
that
board.
But
it's
a
good
thing.
F
The
current
boards
and
commissions
and
committees
which
were
left
off
of
the
report
by
the
way,
are
heavily
weighted
toward
reviewing
policy
and
ordinance
exceptions
or
oversight
of
operating
entities.
12
of
the
16,
actually,
with
only
four
concentrating
on
quality
of
life
issues
and
I've
identified,
who
they
are
second
sentence,
is
there
are
none
concentrating
on
what
has
become
a
critical
aspect
of
ensuring
financial
success
of
our
city,
which
is
promoting
the
economic
development
within
our
city
to
increase
population
and
increase
the
number
of
businesses
operating
within
our
city.
F
F
I
guess
I
kind
of
feel
like
right
now,
I'm
in
a
position
of
whether
the
glass
is
half
empty
or
half
full,
and
so
I've
kind
of
sat
here
and
thought
that
I
came
in
with
it
half
empty
and
I've
sent
some
emails
to
the
accounts
in
the
last
couple
weeks.
With
regard
to
some
of
my
questions
and
concerns,
I
get,
I
think,
listening
to
others
and
I've
thought
about
how
my
glass
is
right.
F
Now
I've
come
to
the
conclusion
that
my
glass
is
half
full
and
that
I
want
to
support
the
vote
and
support
the
work.
That's
been
done
by
the
three
people
involved,
but
I
do
so
with
some
reservations
and
some
differences
of
opinion
and
I'll
just
quickly
mention
a
couple
of
those
things,
but
I
will
support
the
motion
in.
In
short,
my
interest
was
that
this
it
would
have
been.
F
We
would
have
been
better
served
if
we
would
continue
our
practice
of
openness
and
listening
to
each
other
and
listening
to
the
community,
and
I
wish
that
had
taken
place.
I'm
not
sure
that
that
took
place,
but
you
can't
take
everything
to
the
council
as
a
whole
and
you
can't
take
everything
to
the
community.
F
F
The
other
thing
I
wish
we
could
have
some
discussion
on
some
time
is
the
differences
of
the
committees
themselves
and
I'm
going
to
try
to
avoid
naming
committees
because
we'll
all
take
differences.
But
we
have
some
committees
that
we
have
a
lot
of
committees
that
serve
different
functions
and
the
one
that
comes
to
my
mind
is
the
library
committee.
I
see
them
as
much
different
than
a
lot
of
other
committees
that
are
more
advisory,
etc.
F
The
library
works
with
finances,
they
work
with
budget.
I
mean
it's,
it's
a
different
animal
and
I
just
see
that
as
making
sure
we
don't
take
too
broad
a
brush
and
paint
paint
every
board
and
commission
the
same.
I
I
I'm
understanding
the
term
limits.
I
really
am,
I
think
it's
a
common
practice,
a
best
practice
and
I've
not
met
mr
schultz
before,
but
I
think
he
makes
some
very
good
points.
F
His
numbers
surprised
me
with
regard
to
the
turnover
that
we're
going
to
see
in
the
next
couple
years-
and
I
I
think
the
library
I
don't
know
why.
But
you
know,
we've
got
some
real
strength
on
that
group
and
that's
bill
wetzel
and
patsy
bowles
and
carol
koos
and
a
lot
of
other
people
that
have
been
on
there
a
long
time
and
I
I
hate
to
see
that
strength
go,
but
with
strength.
We
can
build
new
strength.
I
guess.
F
It's
nice
to
benefit
from
the
discussion
of
others,
because
I
think
karen
mentioned
that
there
was
a
review
of
best
practices
in
other
communities
and
that's
not
illustrated
here.
You
can't
document
every
single
thing
that's
occurred,
but
that
was
one
of
the
things
that
I
would
have
an
interest
in
is
what
are
the
other
communities
successful
at?
So
I'm
glad
that's
been
addressed.
F
F
B
K
K
Thank
you
very
much
david
and
thank
you
all
that
were
involved
in
this.
It's
very,
very
complex,
there's
a
lot
of
emotion
involved,
I'm
hoping
that
many
of
these
folks
will
move
laterally
into
other
areas
and
help
us
out
I'm
very
concerned
with
the
volunteerism.
I
don't
want
to
cut
our
nose
off
the
spider
face
here.
That's
the
biggest
thing,
I
think,
would
be
the
detriment
is
to
lose
a
lot
of
that
experience
and
depth
in
history.
K
As
you
know,
I
go
back
to
a
number
of
former
aldermen
to
double
check
myself
over
and
over
again,
and
sometimes
I
get
a
good
tongue
lashing.
I
got
one
today
as
a
matter
of
fact
a
former
mayor
again
so
and,
and
rightly
so,
he
has
a
point
and
I
value
his
opinion
and
I
value
many
of
yours
as
as
well
as
theirs.
So
I
think,
open
and
and
taking
another
look,
is
a
is
the
only
way
to
go,
rob
and
jim?
I
think
you're
right
too.
So.
Thank
you.
B
G
G
First
christian
church,
tomorrow
night,
looking
at
some
proposed
engineering
recommendations
generating
from
some
concern
by
residents
over
there,
maybe
changing
some
of
the
one
way
to
two-way
or
two-way,
to
one-way
and
also
looking
at
jefferson
street
and
the
public
safety
concern
by
both
police
and
fires,
whether
or
not
that
should
be
reopened
next
friendship
part,
so
just
wanted
to
mention
that
and
then.
Secondly,
next
week
you'll
get
a
separate
email,
but
the
planning
commission
is
going
to
receive
a
presentation
by
some
principles
from
house
seal
levine.
G
This
is
a
firm
that
did
that
the
staff
is
considering
and
will
shortly
be
making
recommendations.
The
council
in
relationship
to
a
comprehensive
plan
and
community
visioning
we've
gone
through
a
transition
here,
but
we
really
believe
there
would
be
great
value
in
a
partnership
and
having
hal
seal
levine
kind
of
take
more
of
a
lead
on
the
comprehensive
plan.
G
We
did
have
a
previous
presentation
by
the
this
particular
group
at
a
meeting
over
on
the
other
side,
I
think
other
woman
schmidt
was
able
to
attend
that.
So
anyway,
we
are
going
to.
It
is
a
planning
commission
meeting.
We
do
want
to
invite
any
and
all
elected
officials,
anyone
who
can
come
and
and
attend
that
it'll
could
take
some
time,
maybe
45
minutes
or
more.
G
B
You
and
I
want
to
start
out
with
a
heartfelt
thanks
to
all
of
our
staff
dealing
with
the
real
potential
crisis
that
we
had
and
I
came
I
was.
I
took
one
of
our
direct
flights
from
bloomington
to
orlando,
just
saying
it's
a
good
thing
good
for
economic
development
for
our
community.
But
anyway
I
I
went.
The
26
came
back
the
second
as
I'm
coming
back.
B
There
is
potential
disaster
right.
We've
got
six
to
possibly
12
inches
of
snow
record,
wind
chills,
45
below,
and
I
kept
hoping
that
the
every
time
we
were
on
a
conference
call
that
that
the
weather
report
would
improve
it
didn't,
but
I
can
say
that
our
staff,
I
want
to
say
thank
our
city
manager,
david
hales,
barb,
atkins
and
all
of
our
department,
heads,
including
obviously,
jim
carts
in
public
works,
but
also
water,
police,
fire
hr.
B
We
were
on
conference
calls
and
we,
it's
really
really
was
very,
very
impressive.
They
had
contacted
the
county
and
normal
constantly
in
contact
with
them.
They
were
monitoring
the
situation
and
made
some
really
really
good
calls
and
also
thanking
our
citizens
for
being
smart
enough
to
stay
inside
when
it
was
45
below
outside
that
really
really
helped
our
our
overall
process.
So
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
and
that
was
it
was
really
an
honor
to
be
mayor
to
listen
to
what
was
going
on.
B
We
were
making
stuff
happen
and
I
thought
that
this
is
real,
easy
to
be
mayor.
Under
these
circumstances,
right
and
when
I
went
out
with
jim
karch
and
david
hales,
we
went
out
from
about
10
30
to
noon.
On
monday,
we
couldn't
even
find
a
cul-de-sac
that
wasn't
plowed
at
that
point,
and
so
our
public
service
workers,
standard
department,
heads
all
really
did
a
fantastic
job,
and
I
want
to
say
happy
new
year
to
everyone,
and
I
have
two
quick
new
year's
resolutions
and
then
I
will
turn
it
over
to
our
alderman
one.
B
I
think
you'll
really
appreciate.
First
of
all,
I
think
it's
important
for
all
of
us
to
listen
and
I
will
try
to
dedicate
myself
to
listening
more,
not
just
to
constituents
and
staff,
but
to
my
council,
our
council,
as
we
move
forward
listening
is
critical
when
I'm
moving
my
mouth,
I
do
not
learn
anything
right.
When
I
have
my
ear
who
have
my
mouth
shut,
I
will
tend
to
learn
things.
The
other
thing
that
I've
learned
relative
to
this
is
my
other
new
year's
resolution.