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June 25, 2018 - City Council Meeting
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A
A
A
Next
we
have
mr.
Geoffrey
cradle
to
the
cultural
district,
Commission
Geoff
I,
know
you're
here
and
I
know.
I
still
owe
you
ten
bucks,
okay,
Side
Story
and
a
joke.
Thank
you
at
this
point.
We
have
public
comment.
We
have
three
people
who
have
asked
for
a
public
comment
and
we
have
up
to
three
minutes
yet
on
each
and
I.
Just
want
to
remind
everybody
that
we
have
a
mayor's
open
house
every
Friday.
If
you
want
to
get
instant
feedback
or
you
want
to
get
instant
answers,
you
want
to
engage
your
your
fellow
citizens.
A
C
D
E
D
The
new
city
manager
that
this
council
garnered
a
lot
of
good
information
and
did
an
excellent
job
of
making
their
decision,
and
so
I
think
I'm
glad
that
you're
moving
through
that
and
we're
around
the
way
soon.
At
least
your
vote
this
evening
will
launch
a
significant
transitional
period
for
at
least
a
hundred
people
in
the
city.
D
Probably
thousands
of
people
in
this
city
and
during
my
life
I've
discovered
that
when
one
gets
into
a
transitional
period
and
I've
seen
a
lot
of
those
in
my
career
and
and
that
those
things,
those
transitional
periods
shouldn't
be
feared
because
there's
great
opportunities
that
are
surfaced
and
come
out
of
this
transitional
process.
Typically,
these
these
opportunities
are
linked
to
selecting
so
selecting
an
executing
significant,
essential
change.
D
So
my
hope,
my
wish-
and
my
challenge
to
you
is
to
to
this
esteemed
council-
is
to
seek
embrace
and
encourage
the
execution
of
important
changes
that
will
have
favorable
impact
on
this
city
for
many
years
into
the
future.
Now
some
of
those
changes
will
be
relatively
small
and
easy,
and
some
of
others
will
be
huge,
critical
and
very
difficult
and
I'm,
hoping
that
you've
got
the
intestinal
fortitude
and
drive
to
take
care
of
those
Tuffy's.
D
F
Scott's,
timely
Ward,
5
I
do
have
a
several
concerns.
One
is
I,
went
down,
Washington
Street
and
there
were
bumps
everyplace.
You
looked
were
evidently
semis
has
gone
down
there.
It
had
just
been
relayed.
That's
that's
a
pretty
much
this
norm
throughout
the
city.
It
doesn't
matter
where
you
go,
you
know
you
can
ruin
tires,
you
can
ruin
rims,
then
the
city.
They
say
they
don't
have
the
money
to
put
in
the
roads.
Well,
you've
got
money
for
everything
else.
F
F
Guess
the
thing
is
that
it
makes
me
wonder:
you
know
if
anything's
gonna
be
done,
the
sidewalks
are
a
tripping
hazard.
I
know
the
city,
wants
you
to
the
property
owner
to
pay
half
and
the
city
pays
half
well.
The
city
retains
a
hundred
percent
ownership
and
it's
up
to
the
property
owner
to
keep
them
clean.
I
mean
I,
just
don't
understand
it.
I
mean
the
storm
drains.
They're
gonna
be
reset
when
the
roads
are
done,
but
when
are
the
roads
gonna
be
done
and
that's
something
that
Jim
and
I
have
talked
about.
A
A
G
A
A
G
A
The
motion
carries
7
to
0.
There
are
no
names
to
announce.
Madam
clerk.
We
could
play
a
cruel
trick
on
all
the
woman
Albertus.
You
heard
me
say
that,
okay,
all
right,
we
move
right
along
now
to
the
regular
agenda
and
that's
item
8a
consideration
of
resolution,
appointing
Timothy
a
Gleason
as
city
manager
and
approving
the
city
manager's
employment
contract,
as
requested
by
the
human
resources
department
and
the
there's
just
a
assess
presentation
by
mayor
turnaround
or
five
minutes.
Believe
it
or
not.
I'm
gonna
come
in
under
budget
I
won't
speak
for
five
minutes.
A
I
know
that's
going
to
shock
lots
of
you,
but
no
we've
had
a
very
thorough
process
by
HR
gov.
It
was
a
national
search,
the
City
Council
put
in
countless
hours
and
looking
at
resumes
interviewing
the
finalists.
The
well
excuse
me
the
first
way,
the
finalists
and
then
the
final
wave
of
finalists
and
then
also
considerable
energy
in
debating
this,
and
we
do
have
a
choice
in
mr.
Tim,
Gleason
and
Tim
comes
from
to
us.
As
people
know
from
Decatur.
He
was
also
the
city
manager
in
Washington.
Pennsylvania.
A
Excuse
me:
Washington
Pennsylvania
I
went
through
Washington
Pennsylvania
again,
yes,
three
days
ago,
I
knew
I
was
gonna,
make
that
mistake
Washington
the
Illinois
when
they
had
their
tornados
poor,
all
the
woman,
Schmitt
she's,
ready
to
blush
I.
Think
anyway,
not
yet
okay.
As
long
as
I,
don't
say
that
fortunately,
I
won't
have
to
say
this
again
to
him
and
so
we're
very
happy
to
have
Tim
with
us
and
Tim.
Would
you
like
to
come
forward.
H
H
You
know,
with
Steve
I
think
we'll
make
great
one-two
punch
and
the
executive
team
here
and
Bloomington
I've
done
my
homework.
It's
an
excellent
executive
team,
so
I
look
forward
to
being
a
part
of
that
team
and
very
much
getting
to
know
all
of
you
better
and
carrying
out
your
vision
for
the
community,
we're
going
to
make
it
happen
and.
A
I
A
J
I
will
certainly
be
voting
in
favor
of
the
apartment
of
mr.
Gleeson,
as
our
new
city
manager,
with
reservations.
I
do
not
feel
that
we,
as
a
group
of
10,
used
an
effective
process
for
this
election.
The
outcome
may
well
have
been
the
same
with
a
different
process.
However,
I'm
not
sure
that
we
did
our
best
work
in
making
this
critical
decision.
A
A
We
have
item
8b
consideration
of
an
ordinance
amending
the
city
code
to
clarify
provisions
on
agenda
management
is
requested
by
the
legal
team
and
we're
going
to
go
ahead
and
start
out
with
a
brief
presentation
by
mr.
Jergens
and
and
as
I
understand.
Mr.
Jergens
is
going
to
be
off
on
a
well-deserved
vacation
for
a
few
days.
Am.
K
A
K
I
do
not
have
a
lot
of
items
to
add
to
this
since
their
presentation.
A
week
ago
we
did
take
up
on
alderman
Black's
suggestion,
and
there
were
some
other
discussion
about
this
about
adding
a
provision
that
you
cannot
reintroduce
the
same
item
within
six
months
unless
there's
a
two-thirds
vote
from
the
floor
to
bring
that
item
back.
So
we
did
that
that
language
on
there
again.
This
is
really
addressing
kind
of
agenda
management
from
two
different
avenues.
K
The
first
is
that
at
the
committee
of
the
whole
meetings,
the
city
manager
will
kind
of
give
you
a
list
of
items
that
are
upcoming.
It
doesn't
mean
that
if
something's
not
on
there,
it
might
not
appear
to
future
agenda,
it's
going
to
be
staffs
the
best
effort
to
get
a
list
of
all
of
those
items
to
you,
and
so
you've
got
a
little
bit
of
a
preview,
and
you
can
have
a
little
discussion
on
that
if
you'd
like.
K
K
There
will
not
be
any
staff
time
dedicated
to
helping
let
that
project
or
whatever
and
then
it'll
be
up
to
you
as
the
sponsor
of
that
initiative,
to
come
here
before
the
committee
of
the
whole
and
argue
your
case
as
to
why
additional
staff
time
a
budget
amendment
or
those
types
of
things
should
be
undertaken
to
pursue
that
initiative.
So
those
are
really
that's
really.
The
crux
of
this
and
I'd
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
I
A
Is
there
a
second
second,
second,
by
all
the
way
open,
all
the
way,
all
the
men
sage.
Excuse
me
any
other
discussion.
The
oh
excuse
me
a
couple
things
I'd
like
to
say,
and
then
I
will
I
didn't
notice
that
you
were
say.
Oh
one
thing
I
think
that
there
is
a
issue.
A
couple
issues
in
terms
of
process
on
this
I
think
I
would
state
just
for
the
record.
This
is
not
that
I'm
going
to
veto
this
or
anything
like
that,
is
that
we
have
been
discussing
this
back
and
forth
I.
A
Think
on
the
council
for
about
maybe
seven
eight
months,
I
think
it
is
comparatively
new
to
the
count
to
cadet
to
the
to
the
community
to
the
public.
There
has
not,
then,
an
open
discussion
of
this
amongst
the
public
on
structural
matters,
I
think,
that's
generally
a
good
idea.
The
other
thing
that
is
that
is
disappointing.
Is
that
there's
not
some
more
systematic
data
on
that
from
either
the
Illinois
Municipal
League
or
the
International
City
Management
Association,
or
the
National
League
of
Cities,
even
anecdotal,
like
have
other
cities
gone
through?
Something
like
this.
A
What
are
the
consequences?
Because
there
are
always
unintended
consequences
to
issues
one
thing
I
could
you
know
certainly
envision
just
as
an
example,
while
mr.
Jergens
does
say
that
you
know
the
it's
up
to
the
council
person
when
you're
thinking
of
structural
changes,
you've
got
to
think
10
years
or
20
years
down
the
pike
and
in
that
10
or
20
years,
or
maybe
it
doesn't
last
that
long
but
whatever
it
is,
are
all
council
people
really
not
going
to
lean
on
staff
for
information
to
do
some
of
the
homework?
A
How
would
we
know,
especially
if
it's
a
complicated
project?
The
other
concern
that
I
have
is
is
just
also
anecdotal.
I
was
mayor
about
30
days
and
I.
Had
an
older
woman
come
to
me
who
had
over
100
items
that
she
wanted
me
to
bring
to
the
City
Council.
Now
there
was
a
little
bit
of
an
irony.
There
is
because
it
happened
to
be
an
older
woman
who
had
never
voted
for
a
city.
Budget
I
did
not
bring
any
of
the
items
to
the
City
Council
and
suggested
that
we
needed
a
broader
conversation
on
that.
A
So
there
are
some
other
possibilities.
You
know,
like
crowding
out
the
community,
the
hole
that
there
are
things
that
are
possibilities,
but
I
think
at
this
point
the
staff
has
done
its
due
diligence.
This
is
certainly
something
that
we
can
try,
but
I
did
feel
the
need
to
say
that
for
the
record
and
if
in
a
year
from
now
five
years
from
now
eight
years
from
now
ten
years
from
now
as
future
mayor
City
Council
wants
to
look
back
at
this.
J
J
A
And-
and
maybe
one
of
the
things
that
we
could
whatever
it
might
be,
is
to
maybe
have
an
anonymous
free
survey
of
staff
to
see
if
they
feel
like
you
know,
the
City
Council
has
I,
don't
wants
a
burden,
it
has
come
to
them
for
information
before
the
committee
of
the
whole
I
mean
that
might
be
a
part
of
that
speculatively.
So
that's
just
part
of
the
record.
That's
not
a
change
to
all
the
woman
Bray's
proposed.
L
A
Okay,
the
motion
carries
eight
to
zero.
There
are
no
names
to
announce,
madam
clerk,
and
at
this
point
we
move
on
to
item
C,
presentation
and
action
on
a
resolution
outlining
the
city's
guidelines
for
the
utilization
of
tax
increment
finance,
as
recommended
by
the
city's
Community
Development
Department
of
Economic
Development.
We
have
a
brief
presentation
by
mr.
Jergens
and
then
a
brief
council
discussion.
Thank
you.
K
Thank
You
mayor
and
council
again,
this
will
be
very
brief.
This
follows
our
conversation
from
last
Monday
as
well.
Since
that
time
we
were
able
to
work
with
district
87
and,
as
you
can
see,
within
the
council
memo
and
the
oort
and
the
resolution,
we
have
hammered
out
some
new
language
that
we
believe
is
accommodates
the
concerns
of
both
the
city
and
district
87
I
do
not
believe
there
are
any
representatives
from
district
87
here
tonight.
K
K
You
know
requiring
that
we're
never
going
to
have
another
20
year
three-year
TIF,
but
at
the
same
time
we're
pledging
to
work
to
address
those
types
of
concerns,
and
we
list
some
specific
examples
as
to
how
we
can
address
their
concerns
and
when
we
can't
address
their
concerns,
we're
going
to
explain
to
the
taxing
taxing
districts
why
that
is
so.
The
city
staff
is
comfortable
with
this
language.
District
87
is
comfortable
with
this
language
and
we'd
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
Any.
A
Questions
of
mr.
gherkins
is
there
a
motion
to
accept
this
as
presented
move
by
all
the
woman
Schmidt.
Is
there
a
second
second
second
by
all
the
woman
painter
any
further
discussion
on
this
I'm
I'm
shocked
we're
done
with
TIF?
Okay.
If
everyone
will
please
vote,
I
think
I
still
have
a
couple.
People
have
loaded
yet
already
the
motion
carries
8
to
0.
There
are
no
names
to
announce
madam
clerk
and
let's
make
sure
that
we
contact
Ripley's,
Believe,
It
or
Not
that
there
is
actually
a
unanimous
vote
somewhere
in
Illinois
on
TIF
yeah.
A
A
It
hasn't
been
that
long
of
a
day,
so
it
shouldn't
I
shouldn't
be
that
way,
but
anyway,
the
TIF
district,
as
requested
by
the
Community
Development
Department
Office
of
Economic
Development
and
I'm,
going
to
go
ahead
and
turn
that
over
to
mr.
mark-
and
you
have
several
minute
presentation
and
then
we'll
have
a
brief
council
discussion
on
this
motion.
M
We
had
a
good
discussion
at
the
last
City
Council
meeting
on
an
overview
of
the
Downtown
East
Washington
Street
redevelopment
project
area
and
TIF
and
as
you're
aware,
we
have
had
had
the
public
hearing
back
in
April
and
we
have
we're
under
a
TIF
act
threshold
of
90
days
to
take
action
on
the
ordinances
approving
the
Downtown
East
Washington
TIF,
without
having
to
have
a
new
public
hearing
and
the
process
that
is
involved
there.
So
before
you
this
evening,
we
have
three
ordinances
that
essentially
approve
the
TIF
projects
or
the
overall
TIF
plan.
M
So
the
first
one
is
the
approval
of
the
TIF
redevelopment
plan
for
the
Downtown
East
Washington
Street
redevelopment
project
area.
The
second
ordinance
is
a
ordinance
designating
the
proposed
Downtown
East
Washington
Street
tax
increment
allocation
project
and
then
the
last
is
the
actual
tax
increment
allocation
financing
for
the
Downtown
East
Washington
Street
TIF.
As
we
talked
to
last
week,
we
had
discussed
that
because
of
that
that
deadline
or
that
threshold
that
we
wanted
you
to
take
either
direct
action
to
approve
it.
M
But
staffs
recommendation
is
to
move
forward
with
the
with
the
approval
of
this
TIF.
But
if
you
are
uncomfortable
at
this
time
that
we
consider
cabling
it
and
then
bringing
it
back
for
another
meeting
so
that
we've
introduced
the
topic
and
we've
met
that
threshold
of
90
days
and
then
we
can
take
action
in
a
future
date.
M
So
that's
something
for
if
we
have
some
additional
questions,
we
do
have
Maiko
ever
hear
from
PG
a
and
B
who
assisted
staff
in
preparing
the
redevelopment
project
area
plan,
and
it
serves,
as
our
TIF
consultant
I'd,
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
We
kind
of
went
over
this.
The
previous
meeting
I,
don't
know
alderman,
Sadie
I,
don't
believe
you
were
here:
Houston,
okay,
okay,
so
if
there's
any
questions,
I'd
be
had
to
answer
those
it.
M
G
Actually
have
a
question
about
the
tip
itself
I'm
comfortable
with
this,
but
it's
more
of
an
internal
process
assuming
that
it
passes
and
we
move
forward
a
large
portion
of
this
kiss.
Is
there
parking
lot
or
vacant
lots
and
it's
in
a
in
a
preservation,
neighborhood
and
we're
at
the
beginning
of
a
change
in
the
zoning
codes
and
it's
a
gateway
to
our
downtown.
So
just
thinking
ahead,
Austin
gets
flooded
with
proposals
for
redevelopment
along.
You
know,
maybe
at
the
coachmen,
cider
or
south
of
that
or
whatever
what
actually
happens
and
how
do
those?
G
M
We're
guided
through
the
comprehensive
plan
that
was
adopted
in
2015
and
there's
specific
recommendations
for
economic
development,
specific
recommendations
for
the
corridor
planning
in
these
particular
high
traffic
areas,
and
so
we'll
reflect
back
on
that
we've
also
working
with
interim
city
manager,
Rasmussen
on
doing
the
ward
walks
with
our
with
our
Alderman
for
those
areas.
So
when
a
project
does
come
forward,
we
want
to
have
those
initial
meeting
with
the
aldermen
that
are
affected
by
any
development.
I
think
that's
important.
We
open
those
lines
of
communication,
the
other
aspect
of
it.
M
If
we
are
going
to
be
offering
TIF
incentives,
then
we
would
be
working
with
the
City
Council
on
a
redevelopment
agreement
and
and
going
through
that
process.
So
you'll
see
what
those
standards
are.
We're
also
going
to
reflect
back
on
the
TIF
guidelines,
as
well
as
our
economic
development
guidelines
that
you
adopted
many
years
ago.
So
we
it's
a
blend
of
land-use,
it's
a
blend
of
a
blend
of
our
incentive
guidelines
and
then
also
with
coordination
with
our
alderman
and
city
council.
All.
L
M
M
So
we
we
be
able
to
generate
enough
increment
to
provide
funding
for
the
Bloomington
high
school
project,
and
then
there
would
be
some
residual
of
that
project
to
help
with
our
costs,
for
administration
and
for
the
purchase
of
the
Smith
lot
and
the
redevelopment
of
the
coachmen
lot
but
there,
but
it
doesn't.
If
we
shrink
it
too
much,
then
we
don't
have
those
opportunities
to
utilize
TIF
without
going
back
in
and
doing
a
new
test.
M
L
M
N
Anytime,
you
establish
a
new
TIF.
You
have
to
go
through
the
whole
process
and
requalified
it.
So
you,
if
you
were
to
take
it
out
now
and
three
to
five
years
from
now,
try
to
do
a
new
one.
You'd
have
to
go
back
and
read
occupant
all
the
eligibility
factors
and
go
through
every
step
of
the
process,
including
all
the
notifications
and
so
forth.
N
N
One
there's
a
minimum
of
71
days
of
built-in
delays
in
the
TIF
act
itself,
so
it
typically
takes
no
less
than
four
months,
but
usually
six
or
more
months
to
set
up
the
tip.
So
if
you
have
an
opportunity
come
before
you
and
the
TIF
isn't
in
place,
you
may
lose
that
opportunity
and
again
getting
back
to
these
boundaries.
In
particular,
we
settled
on
this
internally
with
the
discussion
with
staff
and
so
forth
that
this
is
fairly
compact
and
it
addresses
all
the
blocks
that
are
join
your
eastern
entrance
into
downtown.
N
It
was
much
bigger
than
this
before
and
I
encouraged
it
to
get
shrunk
back
down
to
where
our
real
potentials
are
and
where
we
really
want
to
concentrate
our
efforts,
and
we
felt
that
this
boundary
puts
us
in
a
position
to
redevelop
some
of
these
parking
lots
into
some
nice
mixed-use
developments
and
we've
had
one
proposal.
That's
fizzled
out,
but
may
come
back
for
the
a
lot
and
the
other
lot
that
the
city
purchased
and
hopefully
we
can
use
that
project
or
a
different
one
to
deal
with
the
church.
There.
The
the.
C
N
Of
refuge,
which
is
in
pretty
poor
condition,
so
we
think
this
is
pretty
compact.
It's
manageable.
We
think
you
could
probably
do
three
to
five
projects
in
here.
It's
not
a
fifty-four
blocked
if
we're
23
years
is
not
enough
time
to
deal
with
all
the
issues
and
every
single
one
of
these
blocks.
This
is
more
aligned
with
what
you
did
on
the
downtown
southeast
have
work
there.
We
had
two
and
a
half
blocks
and
we're
concentrating
just
on
redeveloping
that
area,
and
hopefully
you
get
interest
again
on
that.
N
O
M
Certainly
well
I
mean
we
have
the
opportunity,
as
utilizing
TIF
increment,
to
support
the
developments
that
are
proposed.
It
also
helps
leverage
additional
outside
funding
for
the
projects
that
may
be
looking
at.
In
this
case,
we
had
some
outside
state
and
federal
assistance
for
the
for
the
high
school
project,
and
it
was
part
of
that
ad
that
TIF
district
and
the
ability
to
gain
access
to
that
increment
that
assisted
in
getting
those
tax
credits.
A
M
K
K
One
of
the
suggestions
that
came
from
one
of
the
aldermen
is
to
you
know,
perhaps
reach
out
to
the
developers
there
and
let
them
know
that
you
know
local
labor
is
a
concern
and
a
priority
of
the
council,
and
you
know
maybe
staff
can
kind
of
make
that
connection
and
that
coordinate
that
message
a
little
bit
so
I'm
sure.
That's
something
that
that
we
could
certainly
do.
Okay.
K
Right
and
then
going
forward
what
we've
talked
about
is
again
and
I.
Think
we've
discussed
this
in
here
before
is
trying
to
work
with
the
town
of
normal
and
coming
up
with
a
with
an
overall
policy
on
project,
labor
agreements
and
and
how
these
are
going
to
begin
to
potentially
see
these
and
some
redevelopment
agreements
and
some
other
things.
That's
something
that
mr.
motika
has
been
working
on
with
the
town
and
we've
had
some
some
early
discussions
on
again
it's
early,
but
that
is
something
that
I
could
foresee.
P
You
thank
you
Jeff.
You
know
you
mentioned
that
about
having
a
joint
meeting
with
normal
and
potentially
passing
this
in
conjunction
I
think.
That's,
that's,
obviously,
a
something
that
I'd
be
very
supportive
of
and
I
know
that
normal
likes
to
have
agenda
items
to
be
voted
on
and
we
talked
about
joint
meetings.
This
is
a
very
important
topic
that
we
want
to
be
on
the
same
page
on
and
it
makes
sense
to
tint
conjunctions,
so
I'm
thinking,
maybe
October
I'd
be
a
good
thing
to
throw
under
and.
A
A
I
M
A
K
Yes,
I
believe
and
I
don't
want
to
put
words
in
your
mouth
alderman,
but
I
believe
the
you
were
moving
to
approve
the
three
ordinances
approving
the
TIF
redevelopment
plan.
Then
the
ordinance
designating
the
proposed
downtown
redevelopment
project
area
and
the
ordinance
adopting
the
tax
increment
allocation
financing.
All
is
one
motion
to
approve
those
three
ordinance
is
that
correct.
I
M
N
A
Okay,
okay,
all
right!
If
everyone
will
go
ahead
and
vote
yea
and
nay,
the
motion
carries
eight
to
zero
their
own
names
to
announce.
Madam
Clark,
you
know
you
move
right
along
you're,
you're,
busy,
mister
yeah
tonight
under
E.
It's
consideration
of
a
resolution
approving
a
MoU
men
affirmative
amendment,
memo
of
understanding
between
the
city
and
the
economic
development
council.
I'll
turn
that
over
to
you
for
a
brief
presentation
and
then
a
brief
council
discussion.
M
Memorandum
of
understanding
with
the
Bloomington
Normal
area
economic
development
council,
you
had
had
previous
agreements
with
the
economic
development
council.
They
weren't
as
detailed
as
the
one
that's
being
currently
proposed,
and
what
we
want
to
do
this
evening
is
kind
of
give
you
an
overview
of
of
the
services
that
are
provided
by
the
economic
development
council.
M
The
and
you'll
see
that
list
within
your
development
packet,
we've
included
today
a
resolution
that
includes
the
Memorandum
of
Understanding.
It
outlines
the
the
terms
of
the
agreement
as
well
as
some
of
the
services
that
are
intended
to
be
provided
through
that
under
the
exhibits
and
I'll
go
to
those
now,
so
the
exhibit
a
list
outlines
some
of
the
services
that
are
intended
to
be
provided
through
the
consulting
agreement,
the
intended
fee
structure
through
the
through
the
year
and
then
performance
measures
and,
and
those
include
economic
development
infrastructure.
M
Business
retention
and
expansion,
business
attraction,
strengthening
relationship
with
state
and
regional
economic
development
organizations,
marketing
strategies
and
demographics
and
reports
and
presentations
to
the
City
Council,
and
then
we
had
a
an
interest
in
establishing
a
standard
for
ethics.
That
was
not
part
of
previous
documents,
and
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
included
that
as
well,
and
so
we've
asked
the
BN
ADC
to
consider
adopting
or
following
the
code
of
ethics
of
the
economic
international
economic
development
council.
N
Evening,
mayor
council,
thank
you
very
much.
I'm
gonna
ask
mr.
Moore
if
he
would
pass
something
out.
That's
all
right!
I
know
some
of
you
have
seen
this
electronically,
but
not
actually
in
paper
and
it's
the
2017
review
of
what
the
EDC
did.
We
will
afford
to
the
document.
That's
been
prepared.
We
work
hard
with
city
staff
to
come
up
with
something
that
works
for
both
sides
and
helps
outline
for
all
of
you,
the
things
that
the
EDC
does
and
and
will
continue,
but
I
thought.
N
Maybe
a
few
highlights
that
I'd
like
to
point
out
that
have
happened
this
past
year
year
and
a
half
that
the
EDC
has
been
involved
in
a
ribbing
out
of
motive.
Obviously
and
I
know,
there's
the
naysayers
out
there
that
are
worried
about
whether
there's
going
to
be
a
car
or
not.
I
can
tell
you
from
some
of
us
that
went
up
to
Plymouth
Michigan,
where
we're
very
confident
of
what
the
future
holds
for
that.
There
are
60
employees
right
now
and
going
to
500.
We
think
there's
also
going
to
be
some
exhilarate
business.
N
That's
going
to
develop
out
of
there
the
size
of
the
plant
brand
industries
which
came
into
this
town
and
was
in
the
news
again
just
recently
they're
up
to
90
employees
at
that
location,
north
of
normal
planning
for
500.
That
was
a
case
where
we
really
had
to
pitch
hard
because
they
were
looking
at
sites
in
Ohio
and
Iowa
and
and
the
day
I
met
with
mr.
simple.
N
He
looked
at
me
and
said:
why
would
I
want
to
come
to
Illinois
and
my
answer
to
him
was
you're
not
coming
to
Illinois
you're
coming
to
McClain
County,
and
there
is
a
big
difference.
We
landed
HW
Holdings
to
stay
in
this
community.
Now
a
lot
of
people
go
I,
don't
know
that
business.
But
if
you
know
all
about
eyes,
you
know
they're
the
parent
company
of
that
they
couldn't
expand
where
they
are
at.
They
needed
additional
space.
They
were
outgrowing
it.
N
We
worked
with
them
in
the
town
and
and
the
enterprise
zone,
so
they
could
put
a
million
dollar
addition
under
their
building
and
hired
an
additional
hundred
employees.
They've
also
notified
me
that
they
are
out
of
growing
that
and
looking
for
additional
space
des
still
brewing
a
lot
of
people
don't
know
this,
but
had
given
up
on
finding
a
place
here
locally
and
we're
looking
in
other
states
working
to
move
the
enterprise
zone
into
normal
to
capture
that
working
with
normal
on
some
infrastructure
improvements.
N
They
build
a
14
million
dollar
brewery
that
now
hot
and
they
employed
an
additional
100
employees
and
just
recently
American
precision
announced
seventy
to
125
employees.
All
of
these
businesses
were
businesses
that
the
EDC
directly
worked
with
in
order
to
bring
them
into
the
community.
I
can
go
on.
I
want
to
be
respectful
of
your
time,
but
I
think
the
the
report
that
we
give
you
and
then
the
reports
that
you
just
got
a
report
here
just
recently
electronically
of
our
efforts
to
the
last
quarter
and
will
continue
to
come
out
bring
those
out.
N
It
is
a
little
smaller.
This
time
we
tried
to
really
tighten
it
up,
so
you're
not
spending
going
through
30
pages
of
documents
of
what
we
did.
I
hope
that
that
meets
and
we're
always
willing
to
answer
questions
call
us
if
you
have
anything,
that's
up,
but
we
we
thank
you
for
your
consideration
of
this
mou
tonight.
Okay,
questions.
N
Thank
you
and
thanks
Mike,
so
I'm
particularly
interested
in
a
performance
measures.
This
has
been
a
topic
of
an
ongoing
conversation
for
quite
some
time
and
so
I
I
need
little
help,
understanding
the
kind
of
the
approach
or
the
direction
for
the
performance
measures
and
I'm.
Looking
at
Exhibit
C,
where
I
think
that
is,
the
performance
measures
are
outlined
there
I,
don't
I
know
it's
page
8
of
11
I
believe
in
just
the
report.
M
N
It
is
that
when
we
get
questions
while
I'll
just
speak
for
myself,
when
I
get
questions
from
constituents
and
other
taxpayers,
they
generally
want
to
understand
as
clearly
as
they
can
is.
What
is
it
a
return
on
the
investment
that
that
I,
as
a
taxpayer,
am
making
in
supporting
economic
development,
and
it's
a
fair
question
right,
so
so
what
I
need
little
help
in
understanding
Mike
is
is,
is
how
is
that
measured?
N
How
is
that
Hausa
Benet
that
statement
measured
working
with
DCEO
I,
can
tell
you
that
that's
a
regular
and
I,
don't
know
how
you
have
you
need
that
information
I
can
give
you
a
couple
of
great
examples.
Vivian
and
and
Brandt
were
examples
where
we
went
to
the
state
of
Illinois
looking
for
edge
credits,
we
worked
through
them
through
the
governor's
office
in
order
to
get
those
for
these
two
companies,
so
working
with
DCOs
is
a
pretty
common
thing
for
us
we're
in
communication
with
them.
They
also
in
the
package.
You
got.
N
N
We
just
recently
came
back
Zack
deep
Meyer
from
our
office
was
out
in
Washington
DC
with
them,
and
intersect
Illinois
on
a
foreign
trade
exhibit
where
we
talked
where
he
talked
to
companies
from
other
countries
and
in
particular
one
that
has
got
some
legs
that
we're
gonna
work
with.
It
is
a
company
from
Africa
that
is
looking
for,
corn
and
and
because
of
that
relationship
we
don't
know
we
got
a
lot
of
corn
and
they
are
needing
it
for
feed
process.
So
those
kinds
of
things
I,
don't
know
how
you
you
know.
N
I
can
share
those,
and
at
any
time
you
see
something
in
your
packet
that
you
please
let
us
know,
but
I,
don't
know
how
to
say
how
to
quantify
that.
Sometimes
the
tangibles
are
difficult.
It's
the
end
result
such
as
a
brand
such
as
Arabian
or
HW
Holdings.
Those
are
the
I.
Would
guess
tell
you
that
those
are
the
tangibles
that
were
able
to
show,
so
maybe
I
might
suggest,
then
that
that
perhaps
you
know
just
be
happy
that
that
strikes
me
a
little
bit
more,
as
maybe
a
goal
statement,
rather
than
a
measurer
immeasurable.
N
I'm,
hoping
that
the
documents
that
were
giving
to
you
now
that
we
warned
in
the
past
are
helpful
and
if
they're
not,
we
need
advice
from
you,
but
we're
willing
to
work
with
you
in
any
way.
It's
a
partnership
and
we
work
with
smart
and
mr.
Grammer
on
a
regular
basis
trying
to
develop
projects
within
the
city
of
Bloomington,
but
also
I,
think
we
work
really
well
because
we
end
up
crossing
for
the
whole
for
the
community.
N
The
elected
officials
tell
the
story
to
our
constituents
and
taxpayers
as
to
the
benefits
and,
and
whatever
measure
you
come
up
with
whatever
word,
we
want
to
call
it
whether
it's
a
performance
indicator,
performance
measure
or
metric,
a
return
on
investment
return
on
equity,
whatever
it
is,
help
us
be
able
to
help.
Tell
that
story
we'd
be
glad
to
do
that.
Glad
to
do.
N
How
do
you?
How
would
you
maybe
perhaps
see
some
next
steps,
then
in
being
able
to
well?
Thank
you.
Your
comments
tonight
are
very
good.
Let
us
let
us
work
with
that
and
then,
if
I
can
get
feedback,
if
it's
not
enough,
let
me
know
it's
too
much
and,
as
I
said,
I
had
I
had
a
couple
counsel.
Not
not
this
counsel,
but
I
had
from
another
counsel,
saying
whoa,
don't
expect
me
to
go
through
35
pages.
N
Okay,
but
but
I
would
think
if
we
could
just
get
that
that
one
page
that
that
really
stresses
some
of
those
key
measurables,
some
of
those
key
performance,
metrics
I,
know
that
would
help
I
think
a
lot
of
us
be
able
to
better
tell
that
story.
Right,
I
hear
you,
we
will
work
on
that,
I'd
be
glad
to
help
in
any
way.
I
can
great,
no
I'd
love
your
input.
Thank
you,
Michael.
You.
A
G
G
I,
don't
want
to
have
this
conversation
tonight,
but
I
did
have
a
conversation
with
mr.
Moore
about
the
idea
of
trying
to
kind
of
collectively
in
this
community
get
our
hands
around
the
monies
that
we're
spending
on
economic
development.
So
we've
got
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
here
or
125
thousand
dollars.
Here
we
got
money
in
the
next
agenda
item
for
the
being
of
any
strategy.
We've
got
cdb,
we
put
money
into
downtown,
we've
got
Austin
normal
has
Sally.
G
O
On
the
other
hand,
we
are
elected
bodies
and
we
need
to
be
very
upfront
with
the
public
about
where
their
money
is
going
and
why
we're
making
this
investment
so
really
appreciate
how
responsive
the
EDC
staff
and
the
executive
leadership
of
the
board
has
been
in
trying
to
help
us
do
that
and
to
find
a
way
to
quantify
it
when
possible
and
to
set
expectations
and
explain
that
and
to
really
begin
helping
celebrate
our
victories,
whether
they
are
large
or
small,
because
a
victory
is
a
victory.
Yeah.
O
A
A
A
We
have
consideration
of
resolutions
$125,000
to
the
EDC
of
McLean
County
and
supported
the
be
an
advantage
economic
development
strategy,
as
requested
by
the
be
an
EDC
McLean,
County
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
the
Community
Development
Department,
and
we
have
a
brief
presentation
by
you.
Mr.
mart
and
a
brief
discussion.
Excuse
me
right.
M
R
Mayor,
if
I
could
make
one
note
here,
both
of
these
amounts
of
money
were
approved
in
the
budget.
We
did
that
when
we
were
having
our
off-site
at
the
police
department,
but
what
happens
is
though
they
were
in
the
budget
and
they
were
approved
in
the
portion.
We
call
contributions
all
of
those
different
things
that
we
had
done
it's
there,
but
the
reason
we're
asking
this
is
by
this
action
on
your
part.
R
N
You
again
just
for
clarification
because
I'm
sure
and
to
call
them
Smits
comments
about.
Sometimes
it
gets
pretty
blurry
as
to
where
things
are
being
advantage,
as
we
continue
to
grow
that
and
as
our
strategy
for
this
community,
the
resources
that
we
need
and-
and
mr.
Moore
will
share
with
you-
that
we-
what
we've
done
is
kind
of
broken
this
up
in
areas
that
he's
responsible
for
I'm,
responsible
for
and
the
SU
from
regional
planning
and
in
vitals
is
responsible
for
those
require
additional
dollars.
N
In
order
to
do
that
from
the
EDC
standpoint,
we're
looking
at
entrepreneurship
and
we're
looking
at
what
am
I,
forgetting,
charlie
quality
of
place.
No
that's
have
I
got
that
marketing
marketing
marketing
communications
when
I
was
trying
to
remember
and
and
from
the
EDC
standpoint,
continuing
to
try
and
fund
those,
as
you
generously
have
done
in
the
past,
is
critical
as
we
move
this
forward.
The
part
in
there
that
may
be
a
little
confusing
is
the
part
for
the
EDC.
But,
as
we
manage
is
that's
what
our
office
does
the
fine
Central
Park?
N
We
pay
the
bills
for
being
or
for
being
advantage,
both
Charlie's
and
ours.
My
boards
and
the
boards
of
the
community
development
oversee
those
dollars,
so
they're
involved
in
our
audits
cost
us
additional
dollars
because
of
those
so
each
of
those
as
an
additional
expense
in
our
office,
which
was
the
reason
for
the
amount
that
that
was
in
there,
but
the
others
I
think
speak
for
themselves,
although
I'm
sure
Charlie
or
I
can
answer
any
questions.
N
S
S
The
work
that
we're
doing
and
I
think
that
over
the
last
year,
we've
had
a
couple
very
large
public
presentations
about
that
work.
That's
happening
in
workforce,
but
I
wanted
to
bring
some
statistics
as
an
example
tonight
about
the
return
on
investment
and
while
there's
not
an
initial
immediate,
quantifiable
number
on
anything
necessary
that
I
can
give.
You
I
think
it's
important
to
know
that
if
you
look
at
our
local
education
between
unit
5
and
district
87,
we
have
better
than
90
percent
graduation
rate.
That's
incredible
of
that
90
percent
80
percent
indicate
post-secondary
education.
S
That's
good
too.
The
challenges,
our
top
talent
of
that
80
percent
are
being
recruited
right
here
in
McLean
County
to
out-of-state,
schools
and
the
reality
is
they're.
Leaving
they're
not
coming
back.
Just
today
is
an
example.
An
interview
on
WGN,
a
name
you
might
recall.
Is
there
the
Illinois
Board
of
Higher
Education
director
albumen,
said
that
29%
of
Illinois
high
school
seniors
left
the
state
to
a
different
college
in
2002.
S
But
looking
for
employment
immediately
out
of
high
school
in
McLean
County,
there
are
over
4,000
registered
businesses
in
our
employer
survey
that
we
did.
Last
year,
we
represented
over
40,000
employees
of
the
80,000
employees
that
are
accounted
for
in
this
survey.
The
severity
of
where
our
talent
pipeline
is
going
is
very,
very
real,
especially
with
the
unemployment
rate
that
hovers
around
3%
with
your
investment
in
this
effort,
specifically
to
the
other
work
that
we're
doing.
But
I
wanted
to
use
this.
S
As
an
example,
you
are
assured
that
not
only
do
you
have
the
full
focus
of
the
chamber
staff
and
its
board
of
directors,
there
are
over
50
committed,
volunteer
leaders
in
workforce
efforts
alone
in
the
communities
that
are
involved,
working
to
address
and
identify
the
needs
of
our
Bloomington
businesses
and
the
needs
of
our
businesses
and
their
employees
in
our
community.
This
is
about
business
success.
S
It's
about
much
needed
sales,
tax
and
property
tax
revenue
that
we
need
for
those
businesses
to
be
successful
and,
most
importantly,
it's
about
jobs
and
the
jobs
that
are
created
right
here
in
our
community
for
our
community's
prosperity.
So
workforce
is
a
very
passionate
focus
that
the
chamber
has
taken
on
in
the
last
year
and
a
half
of
this
effort.
S
With
all
of
that
being
said,
the
other
component
we're
looking
at,
is
quality
of
place
if
we
don't
focus
on
how
we're
going
to
build
our
talent
pipeline
and
if
we
don't
focus
on
the
quality
of
place
that
we're
offering
said
talent
pipeline,
we
lose
on
both
counts.
So
that's
why
there's
the
direct
tie
between
quality
of
place
and
workforce
development,
which
of
the
two
anchors
that
the
chamber
has
taken
on
behalf
of
the
be
an
advantage
now
the
EDC
is
much
talked
about,
has
entrepreneurship
and
has
marketing
and
Mike
I
don't
know.
N
Think
in
the
packet
that
you've
got
recently
from
our
quarterly
report
talks,
particularly
about
marketing
and
communication
and
entrepreneurship.
A
couple
of
areas
that
maybe
we
did
not
talk
about
that
are
going
on
right
now
are
conversations
to
create
an
incubator
in
this
community
and
those
conversations
are
going
on
with
Illinois
State
and
Illinois
Wesley,
Wesley
and
collaboratively
along
with
businesses
in
the
community
to
talk
about.
How
can
we
do
it?
Where
do
we
find
the
funding?
We
pretty
convinced
we
can
find
the
location
that's
more.
Where
can
we
find
the
funding?
N
The
other
is
angel
Network.
Finding
those
individuals
in
the
community
with
high
net
worth
who
would
like
to
invest
I,
can
tell
you
that
and
Charlie
can
too.
If
you
have
an
idea
for
a
business
and
you
need
$35,000
you're,
not
gonna,
walk
into
a
bank
here
in
town
and
get
35,000
unless
you've
got
that
kind
of
collateral,
so
starting
a
new
business
makes
it
very
difficult,
even
though
you
might
have
the
greatest
idea
and
convention
in
the
world
trying
to
find
those
early,
startup
dollars
is
hard,
and
so
we've
had
one
meeting.
S
One
last
thing
I'd
like
to
say
before
we
turn
over
to
questions
is
that
alderman
Sayed.
You
mean
to
comment
about
accountability
too
and,
as
I
think
it's
important
to
note
that
by
the
end
of
summer
we
do
plan
to
release
the
BN
vitals
website,
which
will
have
over
200
measurable
metrics
about
the
economy
and
bloomington-normal.
S
And
so
that's
something
that
Vasu
and
her
team
have
been
working
diligently
on
for
the
last
year
and
she's
accepting
feedback
from
not
only
the
workforce,
but
our
new
quality
of
place
committee
and
others
to
make
sure
that
we're
addressing
all
the
work
that
we're
doing
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
just
measuring
activities.
But
they
were
measuring
outcomes
and
so
I
think
that
you'll
be
pleased
again.
S
Hopefully
that's
in
about
the
next
month,
it's
a
little
longer
than
we
had
liked,
but
we're
looking
forward
to
launching
that'd
be
in
vitals
website,
which
will
give
you
a
lot
of
great
real-time
data.
It's
going
to
be
the
most
accurate
data
in
bloomington-normal
that
we've
had
for
a
very
long
while
right
at
our
fingertips.
So
with
that,
I
will
proceed
the
opportunity
for
consideration
and
look
forward
to
your
questions
very.
T
T
Exactly
are
you
gonna
do
with
marketing,
because
for
some
people
they
think
marketing
is
you
know,
sending
out
a
bunch
of
Flyers
and
emails,
and
things
like
that
you
know
so.
I
wanted
to
get
more
specifics
about
that,
and
I
also
wanted
to
know
about
quality
of
place.
You
know
what
does
that
mean?
You
know,
because
for
some
people,
quality
of
place
seems
like
you
know,
just
fluff,
you
know,
but
I
know
it's
not
I
just
want
to
give
you
a
chance
to
explain
that.
N
Okay,
I'll
speak
to
the
barky
and
communication.
You
know
we
have
a
team
put
together
of
some
extraordinary
individuals
in
the
community
in
the
areas
of
marketing
and
communication
from
the
universities
from
businesses
such
as
State
Farm.
In
fact,
Nora
Dirk
woods
from
the
organization
has
recently
joined
that
group
and
they
have
developed
based
on
the
budget
that
we
worked
them
develop.
They
have
developed
a
plan
and
strategy
for
the
future.
That
is
more
than
just
flyers.
N
It's
more
than
it's
it's
social
communication,
there's
also
I,
think
you
will
soon
see
media
opportunities
talking
about
what
we're
doing
on
our
website
being
the
be
an
advantage
website.
There
are
stories
of
success
stories
about
our
community
that
we're
trying
to
tell
that
story
to
other
communities
outside
of
bloomington-normal
because
really
well.
We
do
have
to
do
a
little
bit
of
talking
about
what
we
do
here.
We
really
need
to
talk
to
out
of
state
out
of
country
organizations
and
companies
about
what
we
do
and
how
we
do
it
very
well
here.
T
Right
sounds
good.
The
other
thing
I
know
when
Kyle
was
here
a
while
back.
You
know
we
we
talked
to
him
about.
You
know,
seeing
the
EDC
being
a
little
bit
more
aggressive
in
their
efforts
to
go
out
there
and
you
know
recruit
businesses
and
one
of
the
things
that
he
mentioned
was
that
I
know
that
I'm
blending
EDC
and
be
an
advantage
all
together,
but
that's
okay
and
he
talked
about
yes
doing
a
more
something
more
aggressive,
going
out
to
conferences
and
talking
to
a
number
of
other
people.
T
So
I
wanted
to
get
an
update
on
those
kinds
of
efforts,
because
that's
what
I
am
you
know?
I'm
looking
forward
to
you
know,
I
want
to
see
that
happen
and
I
know
it's
hard,
but
you
know.
Even
if
we're
not
successful,
you
know
we
can
talk
about
those
efforts
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
at
least
try
sure.
N
Well,
as
I
mentioned
a
little
bit
ago,
the
foreign
trade
conference
out
in
Washington
DC
is
a
good
example
of
that,
where
we
were
trying
to
you
know
that
kind
of
attraction
is
expensive,
it's
hard
and
we're
not
opposed
to
doing
it.
You
also
know
that
we're
in
a
bit
of
a
transition
now
so
we're
kind
of
we're
shorter
term
looking
at
those
kind
of
activities
until
we
get
a
new
CEO
into
our
organization,
but
that
doesn't
mean
we
stopped.
So
we
continue
to
meet
with
site
selectors
in
Chicago.
N
That's
an
easy
trip
for
us
not
too
far,
but
we
can
certainly
catch
an
international
flavor
doing
that.
As
I
said
when,
when
a
Brant
comes
along,
we're
ready
we're
there,
but
we'd
love
to
travel
to
more
of
these
conferences.
They're,
expensive
and
sometimes
the
return
on
investment
is
pretty
low.
So
but
but
you're
right,
you
still
got
to
do
them
and
you
still
have
to
go
after
I'd.
S
Like
to
briefly
address
your
quality
of
place,
question
you're,
a
hundred
percent
cracks
the
definition
of
quality
of
place
matter.
Of
fact,
I
was
working
on
a
white
paper
not
long
ago
on
the
topic,
and
it
was
in
the
camer
amorphous
chocolate,
Chicago,
Tribune
or
I
might
have
in
the
Wall
Street
Journal.
The
headline
was
quality
of
place.
Everybody
wants
it.
What
is
it
that's
exactly
right,
and
so
some
of
us
who
took
a
tour
last
year
down
to
Arkansas
to
look
at
a
community
and
what
kind
of
opportunities
does
that
bring
for
us
to?
S
Both
the
Bloomington
comprehensive
plan
and
the
normals
comprehensive
plan
and
identified
with
the
symmetry
between
both
plans
and
the
Sue
and
I
are
ascribing
both
of
those
to
basically
boil
down
to
what's
our
top
list
of
projects,
some
of
them
have
to
be
short-term
bricks-and-mortar
types
of
projects.
Some
of
them
have
to
be
long-term,
more
2038
types
of
thinking
when
you
start
talking
about
disruptive
technology
and
innovation,
districts
and
things
like
that.
Those
don't
happen
overnight,
and
so
what
we'll
plan
to
do
this?
On
the
third
quarter
of
this
year?
S
It's
really
assemble
our
leadership
team
on
the
quality
of
place
effort,
but
we've
there's
been
some
travel.
There's
been
some
research,
we're
putting
our
team
together
right
now
to
really
be
able
to
answer
you
more
firmly
how
we
are
defining
quality
of
place,
because
I
think
each
one
of
you
could
probably
define
quality
places
differently
based
on
your
own
personal
perceptions.
S
A
Just
related
to
that,
when
Mike
and
I
and
Mayor
coos
went
to
LA
now
gosh,
that's
four
and
a
half
years
ago,
hard
to
believe
we
were
talking
to
hard-nosed
men
and
women,
we're
basically
trying
to
get
them
to
either
come
to
Bloomington
Normal
or
to
get
their
clients
that
come
to
belong
normal
everybody.
The
first
question
I
asked
without
fail.
A
What
do
you
have
to
offer?
Millennials
so
I
hear
some
of
the
quality
places
fluff.
It
is
not
by
anybody
who
really
understands
economic
development.
The
people
who
understand
economic
development
get
that
you
have
to
have
quality
of
place.
It's
not
just
you
know,
yeah,
we
need.
We
do
need
to
spend
more
money
on
infrastructure
and
streets.
Nobody
comes
in,
says:
gosh
I,
really
love
Bloomington
streets,
I'm
moving
to
Bloomington.
Now
again
we
do
need
Bloomington
streets
to
be
to
to
be
in
good
shape.
That's
not
the
point.
A
The
point
is,
we
are
much
more
then
streets
in
infrastructure.
We
are
a
community
and
that's
how
we
begin
to
show
that,
whether
or
not
it
again,
it's
not
fluff
hard-nosed
Bennett
men
and
women,
business
men
and
women-
don't
think
it's
fluff
the
people
who
are
going
to
invest
in
the
international
political
economy.
Don't
think
quality
of
life
is
fluff.
So
thank
you
both
for
all
of
what
you're
doing
there
all
them
in
black.
Thank.
P
S
Sure
so
I'm
glad
I
brought
my
notes
now.
I
just
have
to
pull
them
out.
So
when
you
take
a
look
at
private
versus
public
funding
at
this
point,
this
includes
all
funding.
So
this
isn't
twenty
seventeen
or
eighteen.
This
is
total.
If
you
look
at
total
funding
right
now
we're
at
a
seventy
one
percent
private
twenty
nine
percent
public
funding
that
doesn't
include
all
of
the
in-kind
so
there's
been
technology
donated,
there's
been
website.
S
I
You
both
for
coming
and
for
your
explanations,
thanks
for
all
your
hard
work
in
our
community
and
your
passion,
is
the
parent
and
hopefully
it
it
just
is
contagious
because
it's
a
I
can
feel
it
here
in
the
room
and
I
appreciate
it.
So,
with
that
said,
I'd
like
to
make
a
motion
that
we
support
and
fun
to
be
an
advantage.
A
collaborative
economic
development
strategy
for
bloomington-normal
claim
County
region
for
the
2018
through
2019
years,
as
Papa's
proposed.
Okay,.
A
Motions
are
really
welcome.
Thank
you,
although
and
Bray
is
there
a
second
second
by
all
the
woman
helmet
any
further
discussion?
Okay,
as
several
few
moves,
okay,
eight
to
zero.
There
are
no
names
to
announce,
madam
clerk.
Thank
you
so
much
and
we
continue
to
move.
Oh
thank
you
very
much,
and
this
is
for
presentation
and
discussion
only
and
we
have
a
brief
presentation
by
Bob
mark.
R
Yes,
if
I
could
introduce
that
a
little
mayor
of
what
happened
was
we
had
brought
this
oops
wrong
slide
there.
We
had
brought
this
to
you
before,
but
without
any
dollars
associated
with
the
downtown
work
plan,
and
so
now
we've
done
the
best
we
could
on
this
and
I
want
to
compliment
Bob
and
his
staff
for
putting
this
together,
because
some
of
it
we're
dealing
with
what
we
really
don't
have
specific
numbers,
because
you'd
have
to
kind
of
bid
these
projects,
but
they've
done
the
best
they
could
to
to
estimate
those
numbers.
R
M
We
had
talked
roughly
a
month
and
a
half
ago
on
the
addressing
the
recommendations
from
the
downtown
task
force
report
and
from
from
staff
standpoint.
We
needed
to
put
projects
to
the
recommendations
and
what
you're
asking
us
to
do
then
was
to
try
to
put
some
costs
associated
with
each
project.
So
I
think
the
first
thing
that
we
were
trying
to
push
during
that
initial
discussion
was.
M
It's
those
add-ons
for
infrastructure,
some
programming
that
you're
not
seeing
we're
not
doing
because
of
budget
constraints
or
or
not
allocating
those
funds
towards
those
projects.
So
the
first
one
I'd
like
to
I
kind
of
like
to
tell
you
a
little
bit
about
our
methodology
here
when
we
identify
a
cost,
that's
minimal,
we're
identifying
that
as
a
cost,
that's
already
kind
of
built
into
our
staff
time.
Now.
If
you
want
to
move
this
as
a
project
forward,
we
have
to
prioritize
internally
to
our
our
departments
and
our
budgets,
and
this
this
goes
across
multiple
departments.
M
This
downtown
task
force
and
work
plan
objectives.
So
the
first
thing
is,
you
know
the
final
court
report
review
that's
minimal
its
in-house
its
staff
time,
but
as
we
go
through
some
of
the
projects
as
they
go
through
the
short
term,
medium
term
and
long
term,
you
may
see
cost
associated
with
how
we
implement
these
projects
through
through
time.
M
Member
I
wasn't
quite
familiar
with
what
that
meant,
and
we
had
some
good
discussions
with
Parks
and
Rec
Department
and
Public
Works
about
what
that
actually
meant,
and
so
we've
kind
of
added
some
additional
projects
that
weren't
part
of
our
initial
discussion
back
two
months
ago,
and
so
what
you'll
see
here
is
our
standard
tree
well
program.
We
have
an
ongoing
program
with,
through
with
a
mix
of
both
our
Downtown
Development,
downtown
development
division
and
our
downtown
Bloomington
Association,
along
with
our
parks
department.
So
our
ongoing
program
right
now
is
mulching,
adding
trees.
M
We
roughly
have
a
$2,000
budget
per
year
for
that
and
that
coordination.
When
we
look
at
short
term
planning,
we
talked
about
the
themed
plantings
for
our
for
our
tree
wells
this
year,
minimal
cost
its
in-house.
But
if
we
want
to
expand
this
program
in
the
future
by
adding
more
tree
wells
throughout
the
downtown
or
doing
more
landscape
plantings,
we
got
to
start
looking
at.
Maybe
some
minor
additional
increases
in
funding
for
that
and
you'll
see
that
under
the
the
long
term
goal.
M
But
they
are
looking
at
at
coming
into
the
state
of
Illinois
to
provide
services
to
larger
municipalities,
and
so
it's
an
opportunity
where
you
can
hire
a
group
that
does
public
outreach.
Security,
hospitality
and
cleanliness
is
a
big
key
to
this,
and
we
can
share
that
a
video
of
what
the
services
that
they
provide
so
that
you
can
kind
of
get
a
feel
for
that.
So
what
we're
looking
at
now
is
as
a
as
a
potential
project
is.
The
ongoing
is
preliminary
discussion
with
an
urban
Ambassador
service,
whoever
that
might
be
and
that's
minimal.
M
We
can
continue
those
discussions
in
the
short-term.
We
can
have
public
information
presentations,
both
through
the
downtown
Bloomington
Association
or
with
this
council,
if
they
want,
if
you
all
wanted
to
see
some
additional
information,
if
we
wanted
to
pursue
that
that
project,
we
would
do
project
bidding
and
RFP,
and
then
the
implementation
of
that
urban
ambassador
implementation
program
would
be
roughly
a
hundred
to
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
per
year.
Mayor.
P
If
I'm
asked
question
course
absolutely
sorry,
I
know
and
thank
you
for
that
information
I
had
never
heard
of
an
urban
Ambassador
service
presented
that
way
before.
But
but
when
you
said
consultant
I
got
real
nervous,
I
I,
don't
necessarily
need
someone
to
come
here
and
tell
us
what
to
do.
It
sounds
like
it's
more
of
a
they're
doing
the
actual
work
so.
M
We
haven't
been
able
to
do
that
now,
but
maybe
there
is
opportunities
for
outside
funding,
whether
that's
par
with
the
downtown
Bloomington
Association
to
assist
in
those
projects.
Maybe
there's
some
additional
ways
to
look
at
financing
downtown
projects
that
we
haven't
yet
discovered
and
that
we
need.
We
can
continue
that
conversation,
but
this
is
something
that
there's
there's
this
constant
question
on:
how
do
we?
M
How
do
we
deal
with
the
after
our
party's
waking
up
to
the
early
businesses
goers,
seeing
litter
and
and
other
things
you
know
we
got
to
address
that
and
and
sometimes
there's
not
a
staff
member
that
can
go
out
there
at
that
six
or
eight
o'clock
to
clean
it
up
before
the
eight
eight
o'clock
employees
come
through
the
downtown.
Thank.
P
M
Part
of
this
is
the
only
other
one
that
we
did
add
was
that
you
had
not
seen
before
was
making
the
downtown
a
park
and
that's
the
public
right
away.
Some
public
lands
plantings
so
right
now
we
we
have
James.
You
could
probably
help
me
out
with
this.
We
have
one
hoard,
one
half
time
horticulturist
and
one
seasonal
employee
in
the
parks
department
that
work
in
the
downtown
area.
M
If
you
wanted
to
go
full
on
every
every
landscape
bed,
coordination
with
the
county
to
take
over
their
their
landscaping,
we're
looking
at
another
half
time,
Hornet
culturist
and
another
half
time
seasonal
worker
there.
So
you
can't
you
start
seeing
what
our
current
costs
are
with
treatment,
maintenance,
landscaping
design
and
if
we
wanted
to
add
additional
programming
for
downtown
to
make
the
downtown
a
park,
we're
looking
at
at
least
another
full-time
employee
split
between
horticulture
and
seasonal
maintenance
workers,
assuming.
M
I
tell
you
what
the
way
we've
looked
at
this
is
that
we
have
done
contract
services
before
and
you'll
see
that
later
on,
in
some
of
your
in
your
coordination
activities
further
back.
So
if
we
look
further
through
under
public
spaces,
that
was
on
page
six,
so
public
spaces
walkability.
When
we
did
the
and
J.
Maybe
you
could
speak
to
this
a
little
bit
better
died.
But
when
we,
when
the
county
asked
for
assistance
to
clean
up
the
the
courtyard
area,
they
used
their
equipment.
But
we
assisted
in
that
effort
is
law
so.
N
When
it
came
to
the
like
the
government
Center
parking
lot,
it
was
our
horticulture
staff.
We
designed
it
and
installed
it
in
the
county,
reimburse
us
for
all
of
our
costs.
They've
reached
out
to
us
regarding
the
lawn
justice
center
green
space,
I
guess:
you'd
call
it
they
would
have
had
tore
everything
out
themselves
and
they're,
putting
sod
back
or
seed
back
in
they've
reached
out
to
us
at
one
point
to
design
that
area
again.
What
kind
of
one
see
where
this
conversation
went?
And
we
were
a
told
them?
N
We
wouldn't
do
it
till
this
winter.
Our
guys
are
plenty
busy
right
now
they.
This
is
a
good
project
for
the
winter
time,
but
I
wanted
to
see
where
the
where
the
council,
the
council,
wants
us
to
do
that
and
also
staff
guidance
from
Steve
on
whether
we
should
do
that
on
you
know,
we'd
be
reimbursed,
that's
whether
we
want
to
design
that
or
not
so
I
think.
M
That
so
I
guess
what
the
question
is:
will
we
be
reimbursed?
Can
we
contract
with
our
our
other
agencies
to
to
fund
some
of
this
work
based
on
your
staff
time
and
and
that?
But
the
expertise
is
in
house.
We
just
need
the
funding
to
move
forward
on
these
projects,
and
so
that's
something
that
we
needed.
A
chat
with
chat
about
so
I.
Don't
want
to
I
know
it's
a
long
meeting
this
evening,
but
we
went
through
each
of
the
recommendations
and
applied
a
project
to
it.
V
You
know,
as
you
kind
of
go
back
and
revisit
them,
and
you
know
what
were
we
really
thinking
about
when
we
came
up
with
that
that
goal,
and
so
those
are
aligned
across
the
top,
and
then
you'll
see
your
scale
over
here
on
the
left-hand
side,
for
meaning
that
you
feel
that
this
this
program
is
essential
to
meeting
this
goal.
Does
it
have
a
strong
influence,
some
influence
or
no
influence
at
all?
So,
as
you
go
through
all
of
these,
each
of
these
will
have
a
box.
V
You
can
just
drop
down
and
choose
your
rating
for
each
of
these.
If
you
want
to
go
through
and
pick
the
ones
that
are
the
most
essential
in
your
opinion,
you
can
go
through
pick
those
out
score,
those
anything
you
leave
blank
I'll,
just
count
it
a
zero
we'd
hope
to
have
these
back,
maybe
about
the
13th
of
July
and
then
we'll
tabulate
all
the
results
and
bring
those
results
back
to
you.
So
you
can
kind
of
see
collectively
where
those
scores
are
coming
in
good.
I
Quick
question
Melissa
before
you
go,
so
thank
you
very
much
for
doing
that
and
as
we
work
that
if
there
was
an
idea
that
I
didn't
think
was
a
good
idea
to
go
forward,
let's
say
for
instance,
not
that
the
necessarily
is,
but
let's
just
say,
there's
something
here
that
that
I
didn't
like
or
want
to
support.
How
would
I
rank
it
here
because
it
appears
that
if
you
rank
it
is
against
the
goal
they
that
you're
saying
that
it
needs
to
be
on
the
list.
I
V
You
could
definitely
provide
any
additional
notes
or
you
could,
just
if
you
leave
it
in
as
a
zero
I
mean
those
with
the
lowest
score.
Gonna
fall
at
the
bottom,
so
I
mean
to
me
in
your
ranking.
If
you
really
felt
that
this
is
not
essential
for
us
to
meet,
you
know
what
we're
trying
to
meet
strategically
then
I
would
rate
it
as
a
zero.
Okay,.
V
N
I'm
wondering
if
you
could
could
perhaps
shed
low
light
on
on
how
the
prioritization
of
these
projects
fit
into
what
are
going
to
be
a
competing
number
of
priorities
from
other
projects.
You
know
either
either
other
other
agencies
or
other
other
efforts
within
the
city
itself,
because
again,
what
I'm?
What
I
want
to
try
to
avoid
is?
N
Is
this
idea
that
that
that
I
may
support
something
here,
but
it
may
be
I,
don't
have
all
the
information
that
I
need
or
there's
there's
something
that
I
think
is
a
much
higher
priority
that
we
haven't
seen
yet
that
hasn't
come
before
us.
How
are
we
going
to
be
able
to
manage
those
it
as
well
as
to
to
help
level
set
public
expectations
of
what
we're
doing
with
with
downtown
I
think
we
talked
a
little
bit
about
that
maybe
earlier
today,
but
maybe,
if
you
could
help,
you
are
illustrated
a
little
bit
sure.
R
R
However,
you
you
think
you
you
can
and
Melissa
will
put
that
together
to
help
prioritize
it
only
so
we
have
some
idea
of
what
are
the
higher
priorities
in
the
amount
of
money,
but
then
immediately
following
after
this,
we
also
have
the
the
capital
improvement
plan.
We've
got
a
number
of
things
on
there
that
we
want
to
bring
back
and
will
bring
back
to
you
a
similar
process.
To
this.
We
have
that
prepared
and
we'll
bring
that
back
at
the
soonest
opportunity.
R
We
can
and
then
we've
got
employee
compensation
because
we
have
made
some
commitments
to
to
our
labor
forces
for
increased
amounts
of
money
and
that
money
will
have
to
be
found
somewhere.
Then
we
have
items
in
the
comprehensive
plan
and
there
will
be
items
in
there
that
we
want
to
bring
back
to
you.
R
N
You
Steve
so
I
want
to
just
be
sure
that
I
understand
we
are.
We
will
be
prioritizing
not
a
complete
list
of
proposed
items,
just
we're
doing
this
one
step
at
a
time
and
basically
prioritizing
what
we
have
in
front
of
us,
knowing
that
those
priorities
are
going
to
change
as
these
additional
asked
and
once
and
proposals
are
brought
before
us
sure.
R
Exactly
we
may
have
gone
through
this
list
and
have
some
great
priorities,
and
then
we
go
and
look
at
the
capital
improvement
plan.
There
may
be
something
in
there
that
the
that
overwhelms
this
and
there's
only
a
limited
amount
of
money
and
we'll
have
to
determine
where
we're
going
to
during
this
budget
process.
I
think
we'll
be
through
this
in
by
the
end
of
August
this
process,
so
about
September.
R
N
Comment
just
the
same
Melissa
thinks
because
I
think
this
will
be
I
know.
I
had
a
couple
of
asked
last
time
and
one
of
them
was
for
a
tool
like
this,
and
so
thanks
thanks
for
doing
it,
helps
us
gather
and
analyze
information
and
also
to
say
to
Bob.
You
know,
Bob
I,
think
appreciate
the
formatting.
Here,
that's
been
done,
cuz
I
think
we've
tried
to
create
some
line-of-sight
and
try
to
identify
some
roles
and
responsibilities.
N
M
Steve
and
I
have
had
the
opportunity
to
attend
their
executive
board
meetings,
they're
revitalizing
themselves
as
we
speak,
their
committee
structures,
reforming
and
I
think
what
you're
going
to
see
is
an
organization
that's
going
to
gain
strength
over
time
and
kind
of
move
forward
on
the
ability
to
handle
some
of
these
projects
and
do
fundraising,
that'll
be
necessary
to
to
take
on
some
of
these
tasks
so
I
right
now.
It's
it's
it's
in
rebuilding
form.
I
would
say
that
and
I
think
it's
it's
on
the
grow.
Thank.
R
To
that,
though,
of
course
when
we
took
on
the
the
DBA
of
functions
and
we
created
our
downtown
development
division,
a
lot
of
those
functions
that
they
were
doing,
we
have
absurd.
So
so
we
haven't
lost
anything,
we're
still
doing
the
same
sort
of
things,
it's
just
being
done
in
a
different
building.
Right
now
and.
N
M
I
would
say
if
we
look
at
the
committee
structure
of
the
Main
Street
organization
in
the
downtown
Bloomington
Association,
so
they're,
they're,
essentially
responsible.
The
organization
will
be
responsible
for
promotions
design,
economic
restructuring
and
organization,
which
is
their
fundraising
arm
and
their
membership,
so
I
think
you're
seeing
is
as
we
get
we
build
the
strength
again.
Those
are
the
outreach
side.
That's
not
really
being
met
under
this.
M
A
Then,
in
the
big
picture,
essentially
as
we're
looking
at
these
as
in
a
sense
silos
they're,
their
silos,
we
ultimately
know
will
be
overlapping,
but
in
terms
of
economic
development.
But
this
is
the
downtown
silo,
and
then
we
have
you
know
at
the
street
and
sidewalk
silo
whatever.
So
we've
got
priorities
within
each
of
those
that
were
establishing
it
doesn't
certainly
mean
that
they're
each
going
to
get
the
same
amount
of
money
or
anywhere
near
the
same
amount
of
money.
It's
just
whatever
amount
that
we
decide
to
allocate
to
each
group.
A
That's
when
we
have
established
council
priorities
and
again
thank
you
well
Steve,
as
well
or
Bob,
as
well
as
Melissa
appreciate
that
and
to
echo
what
alderman
Stages
said
yeah
this
is
this
really
helps
us
really
establish
a
priority,
and
it's
all
the
woman
breas
mentioned.
If
there's
something
we
don't
really
even
want.
We
give
zero
okay,
okay,.
R
A
R
A
Walking
out,
but
we're
thanking
you
Bob,
okay
and
Melissa
thanks
and
at
this
point
we're
under
number
or
letter.
H
and
I
wondered
if
we,
because
we've
got
items
from
the
Public
Works
Department
I,
wonder
if
we
can
consider
both
a
H,
big,
H
and
little
a
and
little
B
together
is
that
okay,
okay
with
you
miss
out
I'd,
appreciate
that
any
objection.
Okay.
Q
Go
ahead,
Thank,
You,
mayor
and
city
council.
These
should
be
brief
items
we'll
actually
utilize
this
these
items.
To
give
you
an
update
on
some
bulk
waste.
You
know
they
bulk
waste
program
and
the
changes
that
have
taken
place
item
8h
a
is
actually
the
purchase
of
two
knuckle
booms.
As
we
told
you,
staff
told
you
we
would
be
doing
when
we
made
these
changes
in
February
of
this
year,
so
we're
looking
to
purchase
two
knuckle
booms
of
which
we
would
be
looking
to
implement
and
start
to
use
them
towards
brush
once
they
come
in.
Q
So
the
intention
would
be
start
to
get
some
metrics.
You
know
we're
not
going
to
do
a
complete
overhaul
of
our
entire
fleet
within
one
year.
You
want
to
try
to
get
some
equipment,
get
metrics,
get
staff
used
to
it
and
understanding
the
best
ways
we
can
implement
this
and
use
it
for
collection
purposes.
So,
once
we've
got
these
in
place,
we
can
utilize
them
for
bulk
or
brush.
They
take
different
kinds
of
buckets,
but
we'll
have
some
some
better
data,
then
to
make
decisions
moving
forward
and
kind
of
see
how
they
compare.
Q
With
current
systems
and
also
demands
from
our
citizens,
so
but
I
would
like
to
take
the
opportunity
just
to
give
you
the
update
on
our
overall
program.
So
since
May
1st,
we
have
we've
kind
of
had
a
we've
called
it
a
grace
period
internally,
because
you
know
we,
while
we
did
everything
on
you
know
all
of
the
the
newspaper
media
on
the
radio
we
did
mailers.
We
did
electronic
message
boards,
we
did
everything
but
having
one
of
those
spinning
signs
on
corners,
letting
people
know
these
chain
we're
coming.
Q
We
knew
that
there
are
a
lot
of
people
that
would
not.
We
just
wouldn't
see
it
until
they
actually
put
something
on
the
curb.
So
you
can
see
we
had
a
sticker
on
the
left
that
we
utilized
and
any
material
bulk
materials
has
been
put
out
and
then
on
the
right.
It
was
actually
a
door
hanger,
I
wanna.
Let
you
know
that
we
put
out
just
under
1500
tags
on
a
you
know
on
the
materials
have
been
put
at
the
curb
so
1457
tags,
now
of
which
now
here's
the
good
news.
Why
I
think
education?
Q
And
it's
been
very
positive
that
we've
done
this,
so
we
will
tag
an
item,
so
it
can
sit
out
there
for
two
weeks.
From
the
last
time
we
come
through
with
our
brush
crew.
We
can
tag
it.
It
can
be
out
there
another
two
weeks,
then,
until
we
come
back
so
out
of
the
almost
1500,
that's
about
7%
of
all
of
our
households
that
we've
tagged
to
just
over
two
hundred
actually
were
collected.
So
the
good
news
out
of
that
is
that
a
lot
of
people
say.
Oh
thank
you
for
letting
me
know.
Q
I
know,
I
can
take
this
to
the
citizen.
Convenience
center
and
I
cannot
be
charged.
The
curve
I
don't
have
to
it
doesn't
have
to
go
in
my
water
bill.
We
think
that's
a
very
positive
step
that
we've
really
tried
to
provide
good
education,
and
so
yes,
we,
the
the
thing
for
us
that
we're
know
is
that
there's
a
balance
with
that.
Q
There
comes
a
point
when
you
say
you
know
it
has
to
sit
out
there
sometimes
up
to
a
month,
and
so
while
we
want
to
provide
that
education,
we
also
want
to
keep
a
clean
community.
So
one
of
the
things
we
talked
about
is
the
balance
of.
There
comes
a
point
when
you
have
to
stop
that
sort
of
education
program
and
then
collect
the
material.
Q
If
it's
sitting
on
the
curb
the
proposal
that
we
were
wanting
to
the
least
share
with
you
and
you
can
share
some
feedback
or
their
instrument
city
manager,
myself,
we
were
looking
at
August
1st
that'd
be
a
three
month
period,
so
you
would
have
made
June
July
all
of
those
months
and
then
after
three
months.
The
hope
is
that
most
people
would
have
heard.
At
that
point
we
want
to
try
to
balance
a
clean
community,
and
so
we
would
at
that
point,
look
to
stop
that.
We
of
course
welcome
feedback.
Q
This
is
just
proposals
trying
to
provide
that
balance
of
initial
impact
and
changes,
but
we
also
want
to
provide
we've
had
some
complaints
about
all
this
material
has
been
out
there
for
three
weeks,
and
so
you
you
can't,
we
can't
have
it
all.
So
we
try
to
balance
that
so
we
feel
like
after
three
months,
if
you
haven't
experienced
that
then
then
we
would
go
ahead
and
move
forward
with
it.
So
with
that
being
said,
that's
our
proposal,
the
night
that
we
just
want
to
hear
back
any
feedback
that
you
have.
Q
The
other
thing
is
to
just
highlight
the
continued
improvements
to
our
citizen
convenience
center.
It
does
continue
to
shape
up
look
very
nice
again.
We
just
found
out
from
the
EPA
verbally
they
were
going
to
be
able
to
get
some
permit
modification,
so
we
can
partner
with
nonprofits.
That
is
exciting
news,
so
we
are
going
to
be
reaching
out
in
the
near
future.
Q
Once
we
get
some
of
those
in
place,
I
really
think
this
is
going
to
be
a
great
amenity
to
a
community,
and
so
the
last
thing
I'd
like
to
let
you
know
about
is
software.
We
told
you
we're
going
to
be
implementing
software,
to
try
to
improve
route,
optimization
and
and
then
also
have
be
able
to
be
dynamic,
with
some
of
our
crews
to
be
able
to
provide
them
the
tools
to
be
able
to
succeed.
Q
We
are
narrowing
it
down
now
to
about
two
different
pieces
of
software:
we're
continuing
to
do
evaluations,
we're
still
hoping
to
bring
that
back
to
you
in
the
30
to
45
day
mark
we're
working
with
is,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
get
feedback
from
our
employees
and
we're
providing
the
best
software
that
we
can
to
move
forward.
So
with
that,
that
is
really
item
8h
a
item
h8b.
Q
We
have
some
things
on
it,
but
if
you
have
questions
about
MFT,
really,
all
that
that
item
is
for
your
action
tonight
is
for
us
to
be
able
to
have
the
resolution
so
that
we
can
pay
the
motor
fuel
tax
bill
that
we
have
for
electricity.
It
is
part
of
the
overall
bill
and
cost
that
we
have
so
again.
This
is
a
pretty
standard
item,
but
because
it's
over
the
$250,000
mark,
we
wanted
to
bring
this
to
you.
So
with
that
being
said
and
we'd
entertain
any
questions
that
you
have
about.
Q
J
J
N
Comment:
Oh
click
it
and
it's
not
meant
told
her
I
just
wanted
to
say
Jim
thinks
I
I
appreciate
the
way
the
public
works
continues
to
look
at
processes
and
and
I
know.
The
knuckle
boom
is
something
that
we
maybe
start
talking
about,
maybe
a
couple
years
ago
and
and
I
just
appreciate
kind
of
that
systematic,
diligent
approach
that
you
and
your
team
takes
towards
looking
at
processes
and
and
trying
to
see
if
there's
some
better
ways
to
do,
that,
I
mean
that
that's
difficult
to
try
to
encourage
ongoing
change
in
in
any
operational
areas.
A
R
Thank
you
very
much
and,
as
always,
I
have
given
you
a
update
on
all
of
the
upcoming
things
in
the
next
month,
in
mostly
the
downtown
area,
and
we
include
this
in
our
weekly
update
to
you
as
well,
and
it's
online,
so
I
already
can
go
through
of
the
menu
of
things
that
are
going
on
downtown
lots
of
stuff
to
do,
and
we
encourage
you
to
take
a
look
at
that.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
A
A
I
was
also
I
just
wanted
to
call
attention
to
it.
Today's
pantograph
have
seen
a
picture.
I
would
highly
recommend
coming
next
year
that
to
be
we've
had
seven
annual
Hindu
festival
of
festival
of
chariots,
and
this
was
probably
the
most
pleasant
I
did
take
credit
for
the
weather
because
it
was
not
too
hot
and
it
was
slightly
overcast
and
we
had
trees
in
Miller
Park
that
that
made
the
turned
out
to
be
a
three
hour
celebration
and
made
it
a
great
success.
But
even
when
it's
98-
and
there
is
Sun,
it's
a
great
celebration.
A
This
is
the
the
seventh
annual
we're
becoming
an
increasingly
diverse
community
and
we're
certainly
very
happy
to
have
had
that
and
I
also
want
to.
We
have
Clayton
Matheson
in
the
audience,
and
we,
in
addition
to
our
chief
to
thank
Bloomington
Fire
Department
for
a
hundred
and
fifty
years
of
great
service
in
this
community
I
think
you
deserve
a
standing
ovation.
J
Just
like
to
make
one
comment:
associations,
Jimmy,
you're
standing
here-
we
get
our
trash
picked
up
on
Tuesdays
and
last
week
the
trash
truck
was
coming
around
the
corner,
so
I
just
stood
there
at
the
end
of
my
driveway
figured
I'll
just
take
it
and
he
did
the
trash
and
then
into
the
truck
up
a
little
bit
and
lose
the
arm
over
and
drop.
The
trash
can
right
in
front
of
me,
and
then
he
had
this
big
smile
on
his
face.
J
A
J
I
The
same
category
had
a
positive,
really
experience,
dropping
off
some
bulk
trash
at
the
convenience
center.
One
Saturday
recently,
a
very
slick
very
easily
done
so
I
would
encourage
everyone
to
to
drop
off
your
your
bulk,
it's
very
simple,
and
thanks
to
the
folks
for
for
running
a
good
operation
over
there.
A
Was
it
was
very
different
and
the
finds
are
very
impressive?
I
actually
had
somebody
ask
me
I'm
looking
at
the
broad
trash,
where
do
I
go
and
I
said
well,
all
you
gotta
do
is
go
around.
I
thought,
I
thought
you'd
be
closed,
turns
out.
You
were
open.
This
resident
by
the
way
was
thrilled.
I
forgot,
another
positive
story,
Jim.
A
Ouch
ouch,
okay,
we
actually
all
a
woman
Schmidt,
has
reminded
me.
We
actually
are
not
a
journey,
but
we
are
moving
into
executive
session
and
so
we're
gonna.
Kick
everybody
out,
I'm
sure
you're
brokenhearted,
who
are
all
on
the
back
by
the
fishbowl,
do
I
have
a
motion
to
go
into
executive
session
for
the
items
that
are
listed
on
syllabus
I.