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A
C
B
We
do,
we
just
have
one
person
registered,
and
that
is
gary
lambert.
A
Okay,
public
comment
is
an
opportunity
for
speakers
to
provide
their
views
and
feedback
to
the
city
council.
It
is
also
an
opportunity
for
the
city
council
to
listen
and
hear
diverse
points
of
view
to
maximize
the
impact
of
public
comment
and
show
respect
for
the
expression
of
all
views.
Speakers
should
maintain
civility
and
focus
on
city
issues.
A
Speakers
must
identify
themselves
for
the
record
but
are
not
required
to
give
their
address.
Each
speaker
is
given
the
floor
for
three
minutes,
and
the
council
does
not
respond
or
engage
in
debate.
Any
speaker
that
engages
in
threatening
or
disorderly
behavior
will
be
deemed
out
of
order
and
their
time
ceased.
Thank
you.
E
E
E
But
if
I
understand
it
right
then
I
might
not
you're
raising
the
inlet
to
a
height
so
that
nothing's
going
to
go
in,
but
anything
that
would
have
gone
into
that
basement
is
added
to
the
current
water
flow.
In
effect,
it's
making
it
worse
for
anybody
that's
downstream
from
them
now.
I
might
not
understand
it
correctly,
but
I
personally
don't
see
how.
A
A
So
we're
going
to
move
on
to
the
next
item
on
the
agenda,
which
is
a
consent
agenda.
Is
there
a
motion
by
anyone
on
the
council
who
would
like
to.
G
F
I
was
gonna
pull
the
minutes
just
just
for
correction
during
the
public
hearing
for
the
alley.
I
believe
it
was
the
person
that
actually
spoke
at
that
public
hearing
was
gary
lambert
rather
than
the
name
that's
listed
in
the
minutes.
B
Thank
you
for
bringing
that
to
our
attention.
It
was
listed
as
gary
donohue
and
it
was
gary
lambert
and
so
councilmember
bolin,
and
I
already
discussed
it
and
they've
been
corrected.
We'll
see
it
as
a
script.
Nurse
here.
B
A
H
Thank
you
mayor
and
council.
This
is
an
exciting
evening.
We
have
library
board,
president
julian
and
the
library
executive
director
jeannie
here
to
present
this
evening.
This
is
a
conversation
that
has
occurred
for
several
years.
H
When
I
arrived
here
about
a
little
bit
more
than
three
years
ago,
I
met
almost
immediately
with
both
julian
and
jeannie,
and
this
really
is
a
result
of
years
of
work
and
they
reshaped
and
reframed
the
original
discussion
that
the
community
might
remember
from
about
four
years
ago.
So
I'm
very
excited
to
turn
this
over
for
this
presentation
from
both
of
them.
Thank
you.
I
Thanks
hello,
they're
working.
I
We're
good
hold
on
okay,
thank
you,
city
manager,
gleason,
mayor
and
council,
tim
you've,
you've,
sort
of
stolen.
A
few
of
my
words
I
was
gonna
say
we
are
really
excited
to
be
able
to
present
this
to
you
guys,
you've
seen
some
of
this
before
we're
also
really
pleased
to
be
able
to
present
this
to
the
public.
I
This
has
been
a
lot
of
years
coming.
We've
listened
very
carefully
to
prior
councils
sort
of
really
tried
to
right-size
this
to
give
the
community
the
library
it
needs
with
the
flexibility
and
the
space
to
move
into
the
future,
but
at
the
same
time,
doing
it
at
a
a
cost
and
a
price
that
is
reasonable
and
correct.
I
I
think
that
what
we'll
present
today
really
will
have
a
result
of
a
much
more
pleasant
and
appealing
space.
That
also
is
really
serves
the
public
much
better,
and
we
have
really
we
welcome
sort
of
your
your
reactions
and
questions
and
I
think
we'll
we'll
walk
through
it.
Jeannie
has
a
presentation
here.
You
can
see
the
picture
there
of
the
grafted-on
part
of
the
new
edition
as
you'll
see.
That's
really
only
part
of
the
story.
J
So,
as
julian
mentioned,
we've
tried
to
really
focus
the
expansion
plans
and
made
sure
that
the
expansion
or
new
construction
is
focused
on
the
west
side
of
the
building
and
then
renovating
the
entire
interior.
So
the
proposed
design
that
you
see
here
is
the
southwest
corner
of
the
building.
So
it's
as
if
you
were
standing
on
east
street
and
that
will
be
the
new
entrance
will
be
on
the
far
west
side
of
the
building.
I
Which
you
will
note,
really
makes
a
huge
difference
for
accessibility
of
the
building
everyone
who's
been
to
the
library
in
the
last
well
really,
since
about
2006,
I
think
will
note
that
the
current
situation
makes
it
really
hard
to
get
in
and
out
of
the
building.
This
will
be
a
lot
easier
for
both
drivers
and
patrons.
J
And
so
this
is
the
southeast
side
of
the
building,
as
if
you
were
standing
on
prairie
street,
and
you
see
there
a
drive
up
book
return
and
a
drive
up
book
pickup
so
that
curbside
pickup
that
we've
implemented
since
the
pandemic
started,
is
something
that
we'd
like
to
carry
on.
J
We
hear
from
a
lot
of
people
that
it's
very
helpful
not
only
for
their
health
and
safety,
but
also
people
who
have
young
kids
with
them
that
might
be
sleeping
in
the
car
and
they
can
do
a
quick
pick
up
at
the
library
or
even
people
just
running
errands
and
wanting
to
do
a
quick
grab
and
go
next
slide
and
then
so.
This
is
the
northwest
corner
of
the
building.
J
So
as
if
you
are
standing
on
olive
street
and
you'll,
see
too,
our
plans
include
reopening
the
olive
street
entrance
so
that
it
has
a
better
connection
to
downtown
next
slide,
and
this
is
just
a
little
further
down
on
east
street.
So
it's
as
if
you
were
at
city
hall,
what
you
would
see
from
that
side
of
the
building
next
slide.
J
So
the
building
that
we're
currently
in
was
built
in
1976,
for
at
that
time,
bloomington's
population
was
41,
000
people.
Since
that
time
we
have
had
a
92
increase
in
our
population,
but
we
only
had
one
expansion
which
increased
the
space
by
24
percent
next
slide.
J
So
we've
really
tried
to
focus
on
practical
designs
that
really
truly
meet
the
community's
current
and
emerging
needs
by
focusing
on
flexible
forward
thinking
spaces
that
address
population
growth,
our
aging
facility
and
as
well
as
four
main
categories:
education,
innovation,
collaboration
and
access.
J
If
you
want
to
go
ahead,
one
more
slide.
So
this
is
a
little
bit
small
here,
but
this
is
the
first
floor.
So
on
the
first
floor,
you'll
see
in
that
education
category
at
the
top
part
of
the
screen,
there's
two
children's
programming
rooms,
so
these
will
be
focused
on
things
like
story
times,
early
literacy,
stem
programming
and
then
you'll
also
see
right
outside
of
the
story.
Time
rooms
will
be
an
interactive
discovery
zone
and
this
will
help
our
youngest
learners
learn
to
innovate
and
grow
those
skills
from
a
very
long
young
age.
J
So
on
this
level
we
have.
This
is
the
second
floor,
and
so
this
is
primarily
adult
and
teen
spaces
and
you'll
see
in
the
far
south
corner.
There's
a
computer
lab
and
we'll
be
able
to
do
a
lot
of
workforce
development.
Training
in
this
place
we
coding
classes
and
then,
when
it's
not
in
use
for
those
classes,
we'll
have
that
available
for
quiet
computing
space
for
the
public.
J
J
We'll
also
have
some
recording
studios
on
this
floor
and
we're
envisioning
these
for
podcasting
and
and
recording
things
like
that
that
maybe
even
podcasts
about
the
community
and
then
on
this
floor
as
well,
a
lot
of
collaborative
space,
so
six
new
study
rooms
on
this
floor
for
those
small
group
work
together
and
then
towards
the
north
side
of
the
building.
You'll,
see
three
large
meeting
rooms.
Our
meeting
rooms
are
used
all
the
time
by
both
the
public
and
for
our
programs
and
we're
just
so
excited
to
offer
more
space
for
things
like
that.
J
Recently,
we've
been
able
to
partner
with
heartland
and
they're,
offering
a
ged
class
in
our
meeting
rooms.
We
also
work
with
the
city
of
bloomington
township
and
they
teach
a
weekly
wellness
class
in
the
library.
So
more
things
like
that,
and
then
again
the
wider
aisles
and
more
accessible
shelving
on
this
level
as
well
and.
I
I
The
first
and
second
floors
will
almost
be
completely
public
space
and
where
we're
going
to
go
next,
is
the
administrative
being
moved
up
out
of
the
way
of
the
public
space,
but
that
gives
the
public
and
the
patrons
of
the
library
a
lot
more
ability
to
access
stuff
easily
without
having
to
sort
of
go
into
weird
places
and
plus
the
flexibility
of
these
designs
is
hopefully
going
to
make
this
the
the
library
that
will
serve
the
community
in
various
ways
for
not
just
the
next
five
years
or
10
years.
But
the
next
20
years
plus.
J
So
our
timeline
is
that
in
november,
we'll
come
back
to
you
at
a
council
meeting
for
bond
authorization,
a
truth
and
taxation.
Hearing
and
approval
of
the
tax
levy
estimate
for
the
first
year
of
debt
service.
Then
in
december,
is
the
approval
of
the
final
levy
for
that
debt,
service
and
then
january
or
february.
Will
release
requests
for
construction
bids
april
will
begin
construction
and
then
will
be
all
complete
by
august
of
2023
next
slide.
J
So
we
do
in
our
previous
presentations
to
you.
We
had
a
project
cost
of
20.7
million
dollars
and
we
really
wanted
to
stay
commit
to
that.
So
we
brought
you
that
would
be
a
15
million
dollar
bond
that
we'd
be
requesting
from
you,
and
we
have
found
with
as
we've
gotten
further
into
the
designs
and
costs
that
are,
we
get
more
detailed
costing
that
that
would
be
without
a
parking
structure.
So
our
current
plans
have
a
two-level
parking
structure
at
the
very
far
end
of
our
site.
J
So
the
here's
a
comparison
of
the
two
bonds
right
now
for
our
20-year
bond,
we're
seeing
an
interest
rate
of
1.83
percent,
and
so,
if
they're,
15
million
dollar
bond,
we
would
have
an
annual
increase
in
the
levy
of
one
million
dollars
and
our
rate
increase
would
be
.0530.
J
And
so
our
if
we
kept
the
same
operating
tax
rate
that
we
have
today,
our
new
library
tax
rate
would
be
0.3161
and
that
cost
increase
for
the
average
home,
which
is
165.
000
is
29.14
for
the
17
million
dollar
bond
it'd
be
a
1.1
million
dollar
annual
levy,
and
so
the
rate
increase
would
be
0.0583
and
the
total
tax
rate
would
be
0.3214
and
an
increase
would
be
32.05,
and
these
are.
J
I
Which
is
really
a
key
goal,
I
think
not
to
stay
below
peer
libraries,
but
to
try
to
do
the
maximum
that
we
can
in
the
most
sort
of
fiscally
responsible
manner,
and
so
we
think
we're
giving
those
those
options
to
you.
G
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
that
the
circulation
and
programming
attendees,
that
in
and
of
itself,
is
significantly
higher
today
than
it
was
the
last
time
the
structure
was
renovated
in
2006.,
yeah.
Okay,
I
think
that's
incredibly
important.
I
wear
many
hats.
One
of
them
is
a
literacy
specialist,
and
I
can
tell
you
that
these
kinds
of
literacy
programs
and
by
literacy,
I'm
including
the
digital
age
they're
especially
important
for
children
and
teenagers,
and
they
can
indeed
have
a
direct
impact
on
student
performance
in
schools.
G
One
of
my
wins
was
when
I
actually
saw
a
young
man
who,
who
never
read
and
was
proud
of
it,
actually
find
a
book.
He
wanted
to
read
in
a
public
library
in
the
middle
of
a
of
a
inner
city
district
and
put
it
in
his
back
pocket
and
actually,
according
to
his
teacher,
started
to
read
because
he
realized
that
he
could
have
a
relationship
with
books
with
literacy
with
text
in
a
way
that
he
hadn't
discovered
before
and
libraries
can
provide
that.
G
I'm
also
really
excited
about
the
partnerships
that
you're
seeking
to
make
in
conjunction
with
other
programming
in
the
community,
and
if
you
haven't
already,
would
urge
you
perhaps
to
reach
out
to
the
sbdc.
There
might
be
so
many
other
ways
that
that
we
can
develop
these
relationships.
G
And,
finally,
I
round
with
a
question
I've
had
this
question
asked
of
me
of
many
times
and
gina
you've
answered
it
wonderfully.
Why
not
just
convert
them
all
into
a
library,
space
or
other
type
like
structures.
J
Well,
you'll
see
even
with
renovating
a
library
that
was
built
for
a
library
that
there
there
are
costs
involved
with
that.
So
one
of
the
things
that
a
lot
of
people
don't
realize
with
libraries,
our
books
are
very
heavy,
so
there
are
a
lot
of
buildings
that
were
not
created
to
withstand
the
the
weight
of
books.
J
I
know
there
are
some
libraries
who
have
built
in
buildings
that
weren't
made
for
that,
and
I
have
to
be
careful
about
where
they
put
their
book
stacks
or
the
floor
will
sink
in
so
it
it
just
it.
It
is
cost
effective
to
stay
where
we're
at
and
add
on.
It
wouldn't
be
as
simple
as
just
purchasing
a
building
and
moving
in.
J
Right
a
lot
of
buildings
wouldn't
have
the
outlets
that
we
need
or
the
the
connections
you
might
see
wires
all
over
the
place.
So
it
would
be
hard
to
retrofit.
K
Thank
you
mayor.
Thank
you
for
bringing
this
back.
This
is
a
far
more
practical
and
reasonable
proposal
than
we've
had
in
the
past,
and
it's
something
that
takes
advantage
of
what
we
already
have
and
just
builds
on
it
and
changes
a
little
bit
instead
of
trying
to
reimagine
rebuild
everything,
and
I
really
do
appreciate
that.
K
It's
it's
interesting
that
we're
having
this
discussion,
because
I
was
just
reading
an
article
the
other
day
that
libraries
are
the
last
free
place
right,
they're,
the
last
free
place
that
you
can
go
without
the
expectation
that
you're
going
to
make
a
purchase
or
you're
going
to
buy
something
there.
K
It's
the
la
they're,
the
last
free
place
where
you
can
go
and
learn
something
new
and
and
just
have
zero
you
you
can
just
enjoy
yourself
without
a
lot
of
societal
burdens
on
yourself,
so
it
just
was
really
interesting
timing
that
this
came
back
right
after
that
article
had
been
sent
to
me
by
somebody
who
was
completely
unrelated
to
this
project.
So
thank
you.
I
I
We've
gotten
feedback
from
councils
over
the
years
that
has
proved
very
valuable
to
right
size.
I
think
this
project,
so
it's
been
an
iterative
process
with
the
library
board,
with
the
library
director,
with
various
firms
and
with
the
council,
and
I
think
together,
we're
hopefully
coming
to
a
place
that
makes
a
lot
of
sense.
L
Oh
thank
you
mayor,
julien
and
genie.
Thank
you
for
coming
this
evening
before
council.
L
You
know,
I
was
thinking
a
lot
about
after
after
I
heard
your
your
talk
earlier
about
how
libraries
you
know
fit
into
the
future,
and
so
I
actually
did
some
research
and
I
came
upon
a
piece
called
public
libraries
as
anchor
institutions
in
smart
communities,
current
practices
and
future
development
that
was
published
in
2019,
and
one
of
the
things
that
this
article
argues
is
that
public
libraries
can
be
catalysts
for
change
in
this
community,
and
I
really
like
the
way
you
talked
julian
about
not
five
years
now,
but
you
know
20
years
out,
and
so
we
all
know
a
library
should
be
more
than
books
and
databases,
although
those
are
key
to
its
mission,
and
I
really
think
I'm
hoping
that
you
know
this-
that
we
can
work
together
so
that
the
renovations
you're
proposing
can
provide
new
and
innovative
services
for
bloomington
surrounding
communities
and
I'm
very
supportive
of
the
proposal.
M
Yeah,
thank
you
for
the
presentation.
I
really
appreciated
hearing
this
and
also
the
opportunity
to
to
get
a
preview
of
it
earlier.
I'm
really
curious
on
behalf
of
the
public.
If
you
could
maybe
speak
a
little
bit
to
the
technology,
because
I
think
over
the
last
year
and
a
half
or
so
all
of
us
have
come
to
recognize
the
importance
of
of
getting
people
plugged
in
more
and
particularly
for
on
on
behalf
of
those
who
maybe
can't
afford
to
be
as
plugged
in
and
connected
at
home.
M
J
A
Okay,
good,
okay,
thank
you,
council,
member
bolin
and
then
council
member.
F
Yeah
I
would
like
to
thank
you
for
the
presentation
and
I
believe
it's
kind
of
it's
a
good
thing
that
this
will
scale
back,
because
I
remember
there
was
going
to
be
very
extensive,
building
all
the
way
out
to
e
street
and
considering
the
flooding
it
probably
would
have
been
underwater
and
we
wouldn't
be
able
to
put
in
a
basin.
So
I
mean
that's
sort
of
our
topic,
but
I'm
happy
how
aggressive
are
you
being
with
the
capital
campaign.
J
I'm
sure
so
we
have,
over
the
years,
tried
to
be
very
good
fiscal
stewards
and
have
saved
up
about
four
million
dollars
and
then
also
we
are.
Our
capital
campaign
goal
is
1.75
million
in
community
donations.
J
Sure
so
there
was
a
friends
of
the
library
years
ago
and
for
various
reasons,
that
group
did
go
away,
but
there
is
a
library
foundation
right
now
and
that
group
does
is
helping
us
with
our
capital
campaign.
Okay,
thank
you
and
it
sorry.
It
is
a
501c3
too.
So
hopefully
that
will
help
people
feel
comfortable,
donating
or
sometimes
there'll
be
grants
that
will
only
go
to
a
501c3.
J
F
A
N
Hi
just
have
a
few
questions,
some
about
circulation
and
then
some
about
cost.
N
With
regard
to
circulation
and
reading
about
other
libraries,
it
looks
like
despite
population
increases,
the
number
of
unique
users
of
libraries
has
actually
been
on
the
decline.
I
wasn't
able
to
find
that
statistic
on
your
website
how
many
card
holders
actively
do
you
have
today
compared
to
say
10
to
15
years
ago.
J
So
we
have
about
32
000
active
card
holders
today.
I
think
that
it
stayed
steady.
So
I
remember
seeing
numbers
from
before
I
came
like
and
I've
been
here
five
years
and
it
was
about
35..
We
did.
I
will
say
that
we
did
see
a
dip
with
kovid.
There
are
people
that
had
weren't
didn't
come
back
in
and
renew
during
that
time,
but
it's
been
pretty
steady
at
that
number.
I
N
So,
and
in
with
respect
to
circulation,
could
you
just
kind
of
guide
me
through
how
that
breaks
down
between
the
various
media
that
you
have
the
opportunity
for
people
to
check
out
sure.
J
Let
me
grab
notes
for
that.
I
do
know
just
offhand
that,
even
in
pandemic
times,
we
are
only
at
16
of
our
circulation
as
ebooks
and
and
those
began
in
2004,
so
they
have
been
around
quite
a
while.
It's
it's
not
necessarily
a
new
thing
and
then
our
our
movie
video
game,
checkouts,
those
are
about
21
of
circulation
and
then
the
rest
would
be
books.
N
J
Sure
so
the
you'd
be
surprised.
The
e-books
cost
about
the
same
as
a
physical
book.
The
publishers
have
made
sure
of
that,
and
so
we
do
budget.
Let's
see,
I
think
about
a
hundred.
Sixty
thousand
of
our
budget
each
year
is
goes
towards
ebooks,
digital
resources
and
then
print
resources.
J
No,
we
do.
We
belong
to
a
consortium,
and
so
there
is
an
annual
platform
access
fee
and
then
the
consortium
owns
most
of
the
titles.
There
are
some
titles
that
are
have
a
certain
number
of
circulations
and
then
the
the
resource
expires
and
the
thought
process
behind
that
is
that
a
physical
book
deteriorates
at
some
point
too.
So
it's
they
try
to
make
it
fairly
comparable.
So
let's
say
a
physical
book
has
a
lifetime
of
a
hundred
circulations.
N
It's
a
very
interesting
thing.
You
know
the
article
suggests
that
a
couple
of
the
large
providers,
because
the
digital
asset
itself
does
not
in
fact
deteriorate
so
you're,
essentially
paying
for-
I
guess,
pseudo
deterioration
and
the
library
does
not
have
the
opportunity
even
to
recover
the
salvage
value
of
that
book
through
a
sale
or
something
like
that
at
the
end
of
its
life,
as
it
relates
to
the
cost
structure,
then
again
across
all
of
these
various
asset
classes.
J
I
think
that
it'd
be
probably
about
eighty
percent
is
other
than
books.
The
the
highest
cost
is
as
a
service
organization,
personnel,
sure.
N
N
I'm
just
looking
to
understand
the
cost
structure
and
then
also
the
same
with
the
other
investments
that
we're
considering
to
make
sure
there
are
alternatives
to
how
we
either
re-apportion
money
or
just
think
about
that
opportunity.
From
the
perspective
of
the
folks
who
we
will
be
asking
to
participate
in
the
form
of
a
property
tax
increase
in
order
to
fund
this.
N
So
that's
why
I'm
asking
to
you
know:
take
it
from
its
purpose
in
history,
from
a
literacy
perspective,
and
I
do
understand
its
evolving
use
in
equity
in
terms
of
access
to
technology
and
so
forth.
Just
offering
the
context
for
the
questions,
but
the
other
question
that
I
have
really
is
also
about
benchmarking,
the
tax
rate,
benchmarking
it
outside
of
just
central
illinois
and
really
looking
at
other
jurisdictions,
not
just
in
the
state
of
illinois
but
across
in
indiana
and
iowa,
missouri
and
so
forth.
J
Across
illinois,
we
will
be
one
of
the
lowest
property
taxes
you're
going
to
see
in
the
chicago
suburbs,
a
lot
higher
tax
rates
and
then
in
other
states.
It's
very
hard
to
compare,
because
each
state's
funding
model
for
libraries
is
very
different,
somewhat
some
states,
it's
they're
non-profits
and
they
don't
have
much
governmental
funding
at
all
and
then
other
states.
It's
all
funnels
through
the
state,
the
state
government
so
you'll,
it's
very
hard
to
compare
to
other
states
and.
I
Other
in
others,
it's
rolled
into
municipal
overall
taxes,
not
separated
out,
etc,
etc.
So
you
know
many
of
them
are
very
different.
I
don't
know
that
we've
tried
to
do
a
cross-state
comparison,
but
I
think
it's
probably.
I
would
not
imagine
that
we're
coming
in
at
a
overall
higher
rate,
but
we're
certainly
competitive
in
illinois.
C
C
J
J
We
we
do
some
collaborative
programming
back
and
forth
too,
particularly
our
teens,
our
teen
librarians
work
together
and
do
some
joint
programming
there.
I
I
think
that
all
libraries
are
underfunded
in
this
area,
so
I
doubt
that
they
would
contribute.
D
You
mayor,
thank
you.
I
just
wanted
to
reiterate
something.
You
said
in
a
slide
that
you
gave
so
it
looks
to
me
like
right
now.
The
square
footage
that
we
have
for
our
library
is
closer
to
normal
in
urbana,
much
smaller
populations
and
about
less
than
half
almost
of
comparable
cities
like
decatur
and
urbana,
and
a
question
I
had.
D
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
how
expanding
a
library
you
know
renovating
it?
Adding
services
expands
or
increases
use,
as
well
as
how
libraries
are
now
becoming
more
of
a
community
space,
in
addition
to
books.
J
Sure,
anytime,
a
library
has
an
expansion,
they
see
an
increased
use.
I
think
I
read
a
study
said
up
to
18
of
increased
checkouts,
and
so
you
and
you'll
see
a
lot
of
people
coming
to
use
the
library
because,
where
their
expan,
whichever
library
it
is,
is
expanding
the
offerings
to
the
public
so
you're
creating
more
opportunities
for
people
in
the
community
to
find
what
they
need
at
the
library.
N
No,
I
I
just
will
be
clear.
I
mean
I,
I
certainly
support
having
a
a
wonderful
library
for
our
community.
It's
really
an
issue
of
how
do
we?
How
do
we
pay
for
this
and
where
are
the
boundaries?
Many
of
the
libraries
that
have
expanded
with
maker
spaces
are
seeing
circulation
increase,
but
it's
the
use
of
the
craft
supplies
and
things
of
that
nature,
which
aren't
necessarily
in
alignment
with
the
original
intention
of
libraries
as
a
tool
toward
literacy
and
education.
I
Although
I
I
would
perhaps
beg
to
differ
a
little
bit
in
that,
I
think
that
learning,
the
digital
literacy
and
the
machine
literacy
and
the
computer
machine
literacy
interface
is
a
definitely
related
to
the
traditional
mission.
You
know
we
it's
evolving,
but
I
don't
think
it's
separate,
but
I
also
think
that
we'd
be
happy
to
get
more
specific
numbers
for
you
with
with.
If
you
want
to
reach
out
to
genie
and
myself
we'd
be
glad
to
do
that.
Great.
N
And
I,
and
I
don't
mean
about
technology
access,
I'm
talking
about
you-
know
libraries
that
have
really
evolved
in
their
more
community
center
type
orientation
with
you
know,
craft
making
classes
and
and
things
of
that
nature,
as
opposed
to
an
important
area
of
literacy,
which
is
technical
proficiency
and
technology.
G
I'm
just
a
quick
follow-up.
I
think
a
lot
of
this
reflects
kind
of
the
shift
in
literacy
generally
that
literacy
scholars
today
are
defining
it
much
more
broadly
much
beyond
print-based
literacy
and
the
digital
literacy
that
exists
and
and
is
constantly
evolving,
but
that
whenever
you
construct
meaning
out
of
any
object
or
symbolic
system,
you're
engaging
in
literacy
and
creativity.
N
H
Thank
you
mayor
just
a
couple
of
quick
comments
regarding
the
property
tax
numbers
that
we
saw
in
that
slide.
H
One
thing
that
I
very
very
much
appreciate
is
that
the
presentation
has
taken
last
year's
property
tax
bill
and
has
shown
what
those
projections
are
and
not
diminishing
the
the
cost
or
the
increase
in
the
small
portion
of
the
property
tax
bill
that
us
as
a
city
and
the
library
control,
which
is
around
16
percent.
H
But
as
we
see
growth
in
this
community,
we
think
that
those
numbers
per
individual
are
going
to
be
less
than
what
was
shown
on
the
screen.
H
But
in
the
presentation
and
again
I
appreciate
this
because
we're
showing
what
we
know
today,
but
I
do
think
that
it's
safe
to
assume
that
property
property
values
are
going
to
increase
and
the
the
base
is
going
to
broaden
and
then
separately
and
in
the
final
comment
out
of
me,
just
the
relationship
with
both
president
westerhout
and
with
genie
as
the
library
executive
director
and
I
stepped
into
this,
and
I
made
that
comment
on
the
front
end.
They
were
just
eager
to
get
involved.
H
A
Okay,
I
don't
see
any
other
questions,
so
I
want
to
thank
you
as
well
for
a
wonderful
presentation.
I
know
it's.
It's
been
a
long
time
coming,
but
I
definitely
want
to
thank
you
for
incorporating
a
lot
of
the
feedback
that
you
received
over
the
years
and
to
present
a
a
project
that
is
appealing,
but
also
on
a
scale
that
is
not.
A
You
know
as
as
big
as
it
was.
You
know
in
the
past.
So
thank
you
both
very
much
and
look
forward
to
additional
information
that
you
promised
to
to
others
we'll
pass
that
around
to
other
council
members.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
H
Thank
you,
mayor
and
council
and
and
to
the
community.
This
is
a
follow-up
to
alderwoman
awards
council
initiative
that
we
heard
at
the
committee
of
the
whole
in
august,
but
the
presentation
at
council
last
week.
We,
we
weaved
some
of
the
responses
that
we're
going
to
share
again
tonight
with
more
detail
here.
H
We
also
talked
about
the
overhead
sewer
program.
I
feel
that
that
is
a
benefit
to
increase
a
percentage
that
the
city
will
share
with
the
individual
residents
and
then
also
a
repayment
plan,
maybe
getting
a
little
bit
more
creative
there
as
well
the
biggie
that
we
feel
you
know
potentially
addresses,
maybe
not
entirely.
H
It
depends
on
what
the
council
ultimately
decides,
but
the
big
is
the
ida
program
where
there
is
over
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
and
it's
low
low
income,
but
those
that
are
on
a
fixed
income
that
might
be
of
retirement
age.
We
feel
that
they
could
qualify,
and
even
though
this
is
an
existing
program,
there
are
six
residents
in
the
community
that
are
already
in
queue
to
receive
that
outside
of
the
storm
there.
H
These
funds
are
funds
that
we
feel
could
be
used
for
as
a
storm
victims
to
access
those
now
ship
gears
to
public
funds.
The
the
idea
and
I've
described
it
this
way.
The
idea
that
we
directly
fund
storm
victims,
in
some
fashion
with
the
city
reserves,
basically
opening
up
the
city's
checkbook
and
directly
funding
or
writing
a
check
to
the
individual
storm
victims.
H
That's
an
area
that
corporation
council
jeff,
jergens
researched
quite
a
bit,
spoke
to
last
week
at
the
council
meeting
and
since
then
has
added
quite
a
bit
of
information.
That's
been
shared
with.
Can
I
talk
about
that
tonight
as
soon
as
I
turn
the
floor
over
to
first
corporation
council
than
the
deputy
city
manager?
H
H
O
Thank
you,
city
manager
and
council
and
phil.
If
you
can
put
that
first
slide
up
there.
I
wanted
to
start
by
just
talking
a
little
bit
about
my
process
or
the
process
that
I
used
to
take
a
look
at
this.
Knowing
that
direct
aid
can
mean
a
lot
of
different
things
to
different
people
and-
and
I
don't
think
the
council
has
yet
to
perhaps
define
exactly
what
that
looks
like.
So
this
is
a
little
generic,
but
just
want
to
talk,
you
know,
maybe
in
some
generics.
O
O
Looked
at
the
public
aid
code
as
well.
Now
it's
the
public
aid
code
that
gives
us
programs,
like
general
assistance,
emergency
assistance.
Those
are
programs
that
local
governments
can
utilize
and,
of
course
our
township
does
utilize
those
programs,
but
the
public
aid
code
also
has
a
disaster
program
and
so
took
took
a
look
at
that
now.
The
disaster
program
under
the
public
aid
code
is
probably
the
closest
thing
to
a
to
a
direct
aid
type
of
situation.
O
O
So
the
the
closest
thing
to
a
direct
aid
program
probably
falls
under
the
public
aid
code
and
again
it's
it's
would
not
be
applicable
here
and
you,
but
you
can
kind
of
see
the
means,
the
restrictions
that
are
under
there.
It's
it's
a
more
of
a
loan
than
it
is
a
actual
cash
contribution
and
there
are
a
lot
of
strings
attached
to
it.
So
without
any
clear
statutory
authority
on
it.
O
Looking
at
our
home
rule
powers
and
then
again
as
we've
talked
about
that
any
such
expenditure
would
need
to
be
tied
to
a
public
purpose
and
we've
talked
a
little
bit
about
what
is
a
public
purpose,
and
this
is
where
really,
if,
if
the
council
were
to
say
this
is
this
is
what
we
want
to
do.
We
want
to
do
program
a
then
we
would
look
to
see.
Okay,
is
that
going
to
you
know?
O
What's
the
public
purpose
behind
program
a
and
is
that
going
to
pass
muster
so
to
speak
and
we
really
start
to
get
into
the
weeds
of
it,
but
it
has
program
program
a
or
whatever
program
that
the
council
wanted
to
do
would
have
to
have
an
overall
public
benefit,
which
again
the
council
would
need
to
define
with
only
an
incidental
private
benefit
is,
is
basically
kind
of
the
test
you're
going
to
look
at
there.
Last
week
I
spoke
about
kind
of
a
spectrum
you
know
on
the
one.
O
In
of
you
know,
it's
got
a
very
high
public
purpose
associated
with
it,
maybe
a
small
incidental
private
benefit
and
then,
on
the
other
end
of
the
spectrum.
You
know
maybe
more
of
a
private
benefit,
and
you
know
a
less
articulable
public
benefit
or
public
purpose.
So
there's
kind
of
a
spectrum
of
different
programs
that
you
can
do.
I
know
one
of
the
most
unpopular
opinions
or
opinions
from
a
lawyer
is
to
say
it
depends
the
answer
it
depends,
but
that's
really.
The
answer
in
this
case
is
it
depends.
O
O
That's
you
know,
truly,
you
know
addressing
a
life
health
safety
issue,
those
types
of
things
I
think
that's
higher
on
the
spectrum
of
you
know
the
public
purpose
if
you're,
on
the
other
end
of
the
spectrum
and
you're
purely
saying
you
know
anybody
who
had
damage
we're
gonna
write
a
five
thousand
dollar
check
to
you
know,
I
think
that's
on
the
you
know
very
end
of
the
low
public
purpose.
High
private
benefits
spectrum.
O
So
I
think
that's
a
long
way
of
saying
that
truly
you
know
different
ways
to
think
about
this,
but
truly
we
would
have
to
know
you
know
what
type
of
program
that
the
council
is
considering
or
looking
at
deputy
city
manager.
Tyus
is
going
to
talk
about
some
of
the
ida
programs
and
different
things
like
that.
P
Thank
you,
jeff
mayor
and
council
members
couple
things
one
of
the
bullets
on
this
slide
talks
about
the
courts
looking
at
objects
for
which
taxes
and
appropriations
have
customarily
been
levied
and
made,
and
one
of
the
things
we
started
to
do
as
this
conversation
started,
was
to
look
at
what
resources
existed
that
fit
that
category
that
we
had
access
to.
Potentially
one
of
the
things
that
we
will
talk
about
tonight
is
the
ida
grant
funding.
P
I
will
talk
a
little
bit
more
in
detail
about
that
here
shortly,
but
one
of
the
others
is
phil.
If
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
please
is
the
sba
disaster
loans,
and
I
mentioned
this
for
two
reasons:
one
because
it
is
a
program
that
has
existed
for
some
time
specifically
defined
to
address
issues
of
disaster
after
disaster
declarations.
So,
first
and
foremost
it's
it's
that
it's
something
that
these
fundings
have
been
funds
have
been
dedicated
to.
P
P
Again,
as
you
can
see
on
the
slide,
there
are
ways
for
which
people
can
get
more
information
and
actually
apply
for
this
funding.
So
again,
it's
a
program
that
has
existed
and
it
has
existed
for
some
time
to
for
a
specific
purpose
that
we're
talking
about
the
next
slide.
Please
phil,
the
other
program
that
we
have
looked
at
and
that
the
manager
referenced
is
the
illinois
housing
development
authority,
single
family
rehab
funding
program.
P
We
have
participated
in
this
program
since
2017
and
very
generally
it
it
is
designed
designed
and
defined
to
help
low-income
and
very
low-income
homeowners
to
remove
health
and
safety
hazards
by
repairing
or
replacing
costly
maintenance
items
to
my
earlier
point,
ida
was
created
specifically
by
the
state
legislature
in
1967
pursuant
to
the
illinois.
Housing
development
act
specifically
to
finance,
affordable
housing
across
illinois,
so
their
function
and
their
purpose
is
to
assist
with
rehabilitation
and
assistance
to
support
and
repair
affordable
housing
throughout
the
state.
P
As
you
can
see
on
the
slide,
we
have
participated
in
this
program
for
several
years
now
and
when
you
pair,
when
you
couple
the
most
recent
round
of
funding
with
funding
from
past
years,
we've
looked
back
and
we
believe
there's
an
estimated
640
000
dollars
available
for
roofs
and
single-family
home
rehab.
To
quote
make
repairs
to
removing
health
and
safety
hazard.
As
I
said,
I
say,
estimate
it,
because
what
we
tried
to
do
was
get
to
a
number
that
removed
any
funding
that
had
is
currently
being
considered
by
ida.
P
That
could
either
be
approved
or
not.
We
don't
know
yet.
So
we
took
all
that
out.
We
took
out
funds
that
maybe
are
on
hold
right
now,
while
we
work
applicants
through
the
process,
so
that
number
could
go
up,
it
actually
could
go
up,
so
we
say
estimated
now
it
could
go
down
slightly
as
well,
because
as
the
manager
talked
about
earlier-
and
I
think
I
tim-
I
gave
you
the
wrong
number
earlier.
I
said
six
and
there's
actually
two
people
on
the
waiting
list.
P
The
assistance
comes
in
the
form,
as
you
can
see,
of
a
zero
percent
interest
five-year
forgivable
mortgage
for
lower,
very
low
income
residents.
That
forgivable
mortgage
says
that
if
the
person
after
the
work
is
done
lives
in
the
property
for
five
years,
then
the
the
mortgage
is
forgiven.
So
what
is
required
is
that
the
person
live
in
the
property
for
that
five
years,
again,
we're
going
through
the
waiting
list
right
now
and
some
of
the
other
requirements
of
the
property
owner
it
must
be
unoccupied
and
the
owners
meet
hud
guidelines.
P
P
I
think
it's
worth
looking
at
what
the
income
level
income
limits
are
because
I
believe
they're,
probably
higher
than
what
most
people
might
think
and
so
phil
if
you'll
go
to
the
next
slide.
Please,
if
you
look
at
this
slide
on
one
side,
it
shows
for
household
size
on
the
other,
it
shows
maximum
incomes.
P
So
there
are
individuals
and
families
that
we
believe
could
qualify
for
this
funding.
Who
perhaps
make
more
than
what
you
might
think,
and
so
we
think
it
will
include
more
people
again
that
which
what
people
might
really
think
when
you
start
to
talk
about
people
on
fixed
incomes.
When
you
start
to
think
about
people
who
are
again
retired
or
again,
people
who
are
not
but
to
make
that
amount
of
money,
I
think
we
will
be
able
to
capture
more
people
in
this
program
once
it
opens
than
we
might
think.
P
And
so
I
think
it
was
important
to
really
show
those
income
limits
when
you
start
to
talk
about
low
and
very
low
income
individuals
again,
I
don't
think
that
the
numbers
are
as
low
as
what
we
might
think,
and
so
I
think
it's
worth
mentioning
as
part
of
this
program
once
it
reopens.
P
N
P
A
lot
of
the
costs
that
victims
perhaps
have
experienced
would
definitely
be
eligible
for
the
funding.
So
when
you
start
to
talk
about
things
like
home
repair,
when
you
start
to
talk
about
things
like
furnaces
and
water
heaters
and
the
like,
those
are
costs
that
would
would
be
eligible
costs
as
part
of
this
program.
P
So
we
are
looking
now,
as
I
said,
we're
going
through
the
list
of
two
people.
We
have
to
give
them
time
to
really
respond
to
us
and
we've
done
that
our
we've
we've
reached
out
already
we're
waiting
for
responses
once
that
has
occurred,
we're
looking
at
how
to
best
reopen
this
program
in
a
way
that
is
fair
and
equitable.
Does
that
mean
we
tell
the
public
we're
going
to
have
a
two
day
event
where
you
come
in
and
apply?
P
Do
we
simply
open
it
up,
and
you
know
so
we're
working
through
those
types
of
ways
to
to
open
the
program
that
again,
that
we
want
to
make
sure
that
it's
a
fair
and
equitable
process.
So
everybody
has
equal
access
and
with
that
tim,
that
that
was
all
I
had
if
there
are
any
questions
or
if
you
have
anything
else,.
M
This
but
I'd
like
to
make
an
opening
some
opening
comments
related
to
the
whole
initiative.
Okay,
sorry,
I
should
say
that
I
appreciate
these
these
presentations.
I
appreciate
mr
jurgens,
your
pres,
your
your
memo
earlier.
That
was
very
helpful
for
some
clarity
and
and
mr
tyus.
I
really
appreciate
this
and
and
have
some
a
couple
of
specific
questions,
but
we've
heard
the
language
of
the
initiative
that
I
proposed
several
times,
so
I'm
not
going
to
re-read
that.
M
I
would
draw
your
attention
to
at
least
two
of
the
goals
of
the
city
of
bloomington's
strategic
plan,
a
document
approved
in
2010
and
aimed
at
guiding
our
community's
priorities
through
2025.
we're
smack.
In
the
middle
of
this.
You
may
recall
that
each
time
an
action
item
comes
before
this
council
for
consideration.
M
The
objectives
for
this
goal
include
residents
feeling
safe
in
their
homes
and
neighborhoods,
upgraded
quality
of
older
housing,
stock
preservation
of
property,
slash
home,
valuations,
improved
neighborhood
infrastructure,
strong
partnership
with
residents
and
neighborhood
associations,
and
residents,
increasingly
sharing
slash,
taking
responsibility
for
their
homes
and
neighborhoods
goal.
Five
of
the
strategic
plan
that
is
making
bloomington
a
great
place
to
live
livable
sustainable
city
includes
the
definition
of
making
bloomington
your
hometown
for
a
lifetime
and
the
objectives
of
city
decisions
consistent
with
plans
and
policies
and
more
attractive
city,
commercial
areas
and
neighborhoods.
M
The
thread
running
through
both
of
these
goals
is
the
idea
of
stable
neighborhoods,
which
most
reasonable
people
would
agree,
are
key
to
all
sorts
of
public
purposes,
from
the
reduction
of
crime
to
the
health
of
residents
to
the
attraction
of
investment
over
the
past
three
months.
And
yes,
it
has
been
nearly
that
long.
M
Doing
so
does
not
preclude
future
decisions
based
on
future
circumstances,
any
more
than
giving
tax
incentives
to
an
out-of-town
business
commits
the
city
to
giving
a
tax
break
to
any
other
business,
any
more
than
the
city
spending
money
to
demolish
a
rundown
house
and
giving
the
property
to
a
private
family
commits
the
city
to
doing
so.
The
following
year,
any
more
than
the
several
city
council
members
who
have
received
city
grants
to
repair
their
historic
homes
are
guaranteed
future
grants.
M
M
A
Okay,
thank
you.
We
have
other
other
questions
comments.
A
F
Yeah,
when
I
hear
comments
about
you
know,
community
support
supporting
neighborhoods
I've
not
seen
any
effort
made
to
reach
out
to
non-for-profits
churches,
neighborhood
associations.
What
have
you
to
help
provide
assistance
or
relief
for
these
communities
or
neighborhoods.
F
F
That
was
what
was
offering
what
is
being
recommended
here
and
as
far
as
public
pers
purpose
versus
moral
responsibility,
since
public
money
can
only
be
expended
for
public
purposes,
cities
and
towns
have
no
power
to
appropriate
money
to
persons
whose
situations
may
appeal
to
public
sympathy.
F
Appropriation
of
tax
money
for
other
than
public
purposes
is
a
deprecation
of
property
without
due
process
of
law,
so
in
other
words
using
tax
dollars
for
a
few
individuals.
A
small
group
is.
F
F
If
someone
had
reached
out
to
me,
I
would
have
put
on
waiters
brought
a
bucket
a
shovel
and
bleach
to
any
one
of
those
homes
and
that's
what
builds
community
and
strong
neighborhoods,
not
money
from
the
city,
and
I'm
going
to
remind
the
council
and
the
public
that
during
the
march
26
2020
council
meeting
agendan
item
7n,
which
is
for
the
funding
of
the
locus
colton
cso.
F
This
is
from
the
minutes.
Council
member
carrillo
made
a
motion
seconded
by
councilmember
craybill
to
table
the
funding
of
locus
colton.
Mr
cothy
noted
the
item
was
essential
to
the
project
and
expressed
concerns
with
tabling
the
item
council
member
emig,
carrillo
and
craybill
voted
to
delay.
Funding
council
member
bowlin
made
a
motion
seconded
by
council
member
matthew
to
approve
funding
council
member
carrillo
and
craybill
voted
against
funding
for
locus
colton.
F
F
A
Okay,
thank
you,
okay,
so
council,
member
emig,
and
then
that's
why.
G
F
Well,
it
was
actually
for
the
purpose
of
using
direct
aid
from
the
city
coffers
to
pay
for
utilities
mortgage
rent.
That
was
why
the
motion
was
made:
okay,
okay,.
G
A
A
G
It's
good
to
have
these
conversations,
so
I
I
would
say
that
overall,
I
I
think
the
municipality
does
need
to
invest
in
and
prioritize
infrastructure,
accelerating
sewer
separation,
storm
retention
ponds
and
research-based
green
infrastructure
that
can
reduce
storm
water
overflow,
providing
more
support
for
the
sewer
overhead
program.
Although
clearly,
some
of
that
technicality
needs
to
be
made,
clear,
makes
good
sense
for
residents
and
the
extra
bulk
waste
pickup
was
helpful.
G
Meanwhile,
I
think
that
we
can
consider
a
qualified
form
of
aid
that
is
consistent
with
fast
past
practice
and
illinois
municipal
code.
The
question
of
public
good
can
be
broadly
construed
to
include
support
for
the
general
welfare
contributing
to
public
safety
by
mitigating
mold
and
sewage,
related
damage
and
promote
promoting
sustainable
housing.
G
So
my
direction,
then,
is
for
city
staff
to
look
at
something
akin
to
the
cdgb
housing
rehabilitation
loan
that
can
be
given
to
residents
who
qualify
based
on
hud's
income
lines.
Can
we
look
at
this
means
of
support
for
those
who
don't
qualify
for
sba
loans
because
they
do
not
make
enough
money
when
it
comes
to
fixing
damaged
and
even
uninhabitable
structures
that
would
lift
up
entire
neighborhoods.
P
Understood
no,
and
and
to
your
your
last
point,
the
funding
that
I
spoke
about
fits
that
model
and
it
would
be
my
belief
that
a
lot
of
the
individuals
that
we
were
speaking
of
making
if
they
meet
all
the
other
qualifications
would
qualify
for
the
funding
that
were
spoke
about.
But
I
talked
about.
G
Yeah
and
then
I
wondered
that
because
it
did
sound
similar
and
it
does
seem
like
something
akin
to
that.
Like
this
model,
we
just
need
to
make
sure
that,
as
you
suggested,
maybe
there
there
there's
an
opportunity
for
those
who
who
still
really
need
this
kind
of
support
right
to
come
to
a
session
and
and
have
the
help
or
the
information.
G
A
No,
that's,
okay
and
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
I
understood
your
response,
but
does
that
mean
that
it
involves
mitigation
as
well?
I
think
that's
what
julie
was
referring
to.
She
made
a
reference
to
mitigation.
G
D
Thank
you
and
molly.
I
couldn't
agree
with
you
more.
Thank
you
for
saying
this
thing.
I
couldn't
said
it
any
better:
bringing
up
old
items
from
2020.
D
Clearly
that
was
a
just
a
thought
process
of
not
voting
on
a
number
of
items,
not
just
locus
colton
for
a
tabling
that
for
a
few
weeks
to
get
more
information
from
our
finance
department
on
whether
spending
those
sums
at
that
moment
was
prudent,
so
that
that's
it
and
I
think
it's
our
job
to
provide
for
our
residents,
not
nonprofits.
D
We
decide
the
purview
of
what
we
do.
We,
I
know
we're
good.
We
should
be
good
stewards
of
tactile
tax
dollars,
but
remember
who
gave
those
tax
dollars
to
us.
We
talk
about
public
purpose.
Some
of
the
things
I
got
from
jeff's
memo
was
that
there's
been
no
case
law
that
says
that
this
is
not
appropriate.
There's
large
discretion
that
we
have
the
consensus
of
modern
thinking
is
to
be
broad.
It's
not
always
easy
to
determine
that
supports.
D
That
would
support
a
case
in
court
and
if
it's
and
and
there's
a
case,
I
think
you
cited
jeff
with
regard
to.
If
we're
providing
aid
to
housing
type
of
aid,
that's
is
something
that
meets
the
public
rather
than
private
purpose,
such
as
slump
clearance.
D
So
you
know
I
like
that
staff
that
billy
you're
looking
at
things
as
to
how
we
could
provide
that
aid,
I'm
not
sure
if
we
can
ask
for
additional
aid
from
the
state
like
disaster
content
like
I
think
that
talks
about
a
disaster
contingency
award,
if
the
state
declares
as
a
disaster,
which
I'm
not
sure
on
that,
but
if,
if
that
program
meets
muster,
then
I
would
think
that
we
can
ask
for
more
funds.
We
can
provide
more
funds
with
the
same
criteria.
D
L
Thank
you
mayor.
I
really
appreciate
you
know
the
the
additional
information
about
the
ihda
single-family
rehab
grant
program,
and
it
you
know
in
my
reading.
It
looks
like
you
know
this
is
this
is
an
existing
structure
that
is
trying
that
is
set
up
to
do
the
kinds
of
things
that
people
are
asking
for,
and
I
I
also
appreciated
what
julie
said
about
you
know
I'm
working
with
township,
particularly-
and
I
hope
I
get
this
right-
cd
bg
grants.
L
You
know
it
just
seems
to
me
that
you
know
if
we
can
use
existing
structures
to
meet
the
needs
and
and
help
people
in
this
community
get
over
the
flood
damage.
Wouldn't
that
be
the
way
to
go
this.
You
know
these.
These
are
already
there
and
again,
as
good
stewards
of
taxpayer
dollars.
L
Doesn't
it
make
sense
to
exhaust
existing
structures
before
creating
anything
new?
You
know
I
was
one
of
the
people
who
had
a
a
home
on
franklin
park
for
10
years,
and
during
that
time
I
received
grants
from
the
city.
You
know
to
paint
my
home
to
fix
those
historic
windows.
You
know
I
have
a.
There
was
a
carriage
house
in
the
back,
you
know,
and
so
the
city
valued.
L
K
Thanks
mayor,
I've
gone
back
and
forth
on
this
issue
a
bunch
of
times
in
terms
of
where
I
wanted
to
land
on
this,
and
I
think
that
tom
just
hit
on
probably
what
is
the
main
argument
for
me.
You
know,
since
I
I
ran
for
election.
K
The
first
time
I
I
said
I
don't
believe
we're
spending
enough
money
on
infrastructure
in
the
core
parts
of
our
town
and
it's
going
to
lead
to
long-term
problems,
and
here
we
are
today,
and
I
think
that
the
the
main
consensus,
or
not
the
main
consensus-
I
think
the
main
point
for
me
is
keeping
people
in
their
homes
is
far
less
expensive
than
anything
else.
We
can
do
keeping
homes
viable
and
affordable
in
our
core
parts
of
town.
Our
older
parts
of
town
is
essential
to
our
mission
going
forward.
K
K
Well,
part
of
that
is
keeping
the
existing
housing
stock
viable
going
forward
because
nobody
is
building
what
I
think
a
lot
of
people
would
consider
really
affordable
housing
anymore
right.
Most
of
the
housing
that's
getting
built
tends
to
be
in
the
200
to
250
range
and
that
is
not
affordable
for
a
significant
portion
of
our
population.
K
So
I
think
that
if
there
are
even
the
basic
things
that
we
can
do
to
help
people
stay
in
their
houses,
as
is
donna
referenced.
That
fema
only
helps
with
critical
appliances
like
hvac
and
and
walls
and
structural
things,
even
if
it's
limited
to
that
basis
to
keep
these
houses
functional
and
safe
to
live
in.
I
think
that
right
there,
that
is
our
public
purpose
and
our
public
good
for
any
monies
that
are
expended
to
make
sure
that
we
have
places
for
folks
that
to
live
that
aren't
you
know.
K
I
mean
we,
it's
nice,
that
we
have
plenty
of
250
and
300
000
houses,
but
a
lot
of
the
houses
that
were
affected
are
the
75
to
100
000
houses
that
we
need
more
places
like
that
for
people,
the
starter
homes,
the
the
fixed
income
homes
and
things
of
that
nature.
So
that's
where
my
public
good
definition
is
is
right.
There
is
keeping
those
affordable
properties
as
viable
components
for
our
community
and
our
residents.
M
Great
just
a
couple
questions
from
mr
tyus
related
to
the
ida
program
you
mentioned
the
sixteen
thousand
five
hundred
for
roofs
is
that,
on
top
of
the
forty
five
thousand
or
as
is
part
of
the
forty
five
thousand.
P
My
understanding
is
that
it's
either
or
so
there.
This
is
a
program
that
covers
a
lot
of
different
rehabilitation
projects
for
a
home,
and
so
there
are
people
who
will
come
in
and
say
I
need
a
new
roof
in
order
to
make
sure
that
to
council
member
matthew's
point
and
yours
that
my
home
remains
structurally
sound,
their
issue
may
be
a
roof,
and
so
if
they
are
applying
for
a
roof,
then
the
limit
is
16.
500.
P
M
P
Over
what
period
of
time,
I'm
sorry
it's
a
competitive
program
that
we've
applied
for
over
the
last
several
years,
and
so
we
applied
again
this
year
and,
as
you
recall,
at
the
last
meeting,
you
approved
another
hundred
thousand
dollars
as
part
of
that
in
terms
of
disaster
aid.
So
it's
a
competitive
grant
program
that
we
apply
for
each
year.
The
other
thing
is
that
there
was
mention
of.
Could
we
request
more?
We
are
researching
that
and
we
have.
M
So
these
are
funds
that
we've
applied
for,
but
we
haven't
used
correct,
okay,
okay,
I
I
would
just
want
to
make
two
brief
other
comments.
One
has
to
do
with
the
the
amount
if
we
had.
I
just
did
a
quick
calculation
here
on
my
phone.
If
we
had
had
650
000
just
in
round
figures
and
let's
say
instead
of
45
000,
we
just
divide
that
by
5
000.
that
comes
up
to
130
grand.
M
So
I
I
would
just
like
to
point
out
that
that's
quite
a
bit
fewer
grants
than
than
we
had
claims
initially
and
we
don't
have
clarity
yet
about
how
much
each
of
those
claims
would
have
would
have
accounted
for.
So
I
would
like
to
to
offer
up
to
this
council
that
there
is
the
possibility
that
we
would
exhaust
those
ida
funds
long
before
we
would
exhaust
the
need-
and
I
think
that
that,
in
that
regard,
that's
that's
why.
M
I
think
that
we
also
need
to
have
some
possibilities,
some
options
from
city
staff
that
we
could
add
to
the
amount
of
the
ida
funds,
if
that
makes
any
sense,
okay
and
then.
A
Can
you
yeah,
I
know,
but
we
need
to
extend
time
here,
real
quick,
so
I'm
assuming
that
you're
making
a
motion
right.
A
D
M
A
B
Just
do
a
quick
roll
call,
so
we
save
time
councilmember,
matthew.
H
B
A
J
M
My
last
thought
here
and
I
would
I
would
just
lift
up
that.
Yes,
we
we
I'm
hearing
interest
in
focusing
primarily
on
structural
damage
and-
and
you
know,
hvac
and
things
like
that,
but
I
would
like
to
point
out
that
things
like
we're
not
talking
about
repairing
or
you
know,
providing
money
to
by
frivolous
things.
M
Making
your
home
livable,
yes,
structurally
sound
and
livable
is
one
thing,
but
if
my
kid's
computer
was
in
the
basement
and
and
they
need
that
computer
for
school
work
or
if
I
have
my
my
tools
for
my
business
in
the
basement
and
those
things
have
been
destroyed,
then
that's
a
valid
issue
as
well.
So
I
I'm
not
suggesting
that
we
can
settle
that
right
now
or
that
there's
even
the
will
on
this
council
to
do
that.
But
I
want
to
lift
up
that
we're
not
talking
about
frivolous
things.
M
D
Mayor,
I
just
had
a
quick
clarification
sure
I
think
billy.
You
said
you
had
a
question
about
this.
I'm
looking
at
the
faqs
for
that
program.
I
ida
program.
I
think
it's
do
you
have
to
do
rehab
and
roof
only
or
can
you
do
roof
only
and
it
says
you
can
do
either
one
or
the
other
or
both,
but
remember
you
cannot
layer
the
budgets
to
exceed
the
45
000
per
house.
Excellent.
F
Yeah,
I
just
want
to
address
some
of
the
let's
say:
replacing
items
in
your
basement
that
were
lost.
That
would
would
or
should
be
covered
by
personal
property
insurance
or
maybe
homeowners,
insurance,
and
I
would
assume-
which
is
not
a
good
thing
to
do.
If
you
have
a
mortgage
or
even
own
any
kind
of
property,
you
should
have
homeowners
insurance
to
protect
poor
loss,
so
I'm
not
sure
covering
a
computer
or
tools
in
a
basement
would
be
something
that
would
be.
K
I
was
just
gonna
say
that
many
of
the
worst
affected
that
talked
to
me
in
ward,
one
were
renters
and
a
lot
of
them
did
not
have
rental
insurance
property
insurance.
Whether
or
not
that's
a
good
plan.
Personally
or
not,
you
know
we
can
speculate
on
that.
All
we
want,
but
a
lot
of
them
did
not
have
that
and
did
not
have
contents
protection,
and
you
know
a
lot
of
the
some
of
the
folks.
I
talked
to
that.
K
So
you
know,
if
you
know,
I
I
think
now
everybody
who
didn't
have
that
hopefully
change
insurance
agents
who
didn't
ever
recommended
that
to
them
to
start
with,
but
or
at
least
have
it
now.
But
a
lot
of
people
didn't
have
that
and
then
adding
on
to
that
people
that
talk
to
me,
particularly
in
the
south
hill
neighborhood
that
did
have
coverage
they
did
have
sewer
and
backup
coverage.
K
It
seems
like,
and
I'm
gonna
look
at
my
policy
to
see
what
it
says
that
the
the
average
was
ten
thousand
dollars
of
protection
when
they
suffered
thirty
to
forty
thousand
dollars
worth
of
damage
to
a
finished
basement.
The
insurance
company
said.
Yes,
you
have
coverage
ten
thousand
dollars
and
they're
they're
done
so
yeah,
there's
varying
degrees
of
who
had
coverage
and
what
actually
was
protected
across
the
spectrum
of
the
people
that
I
talked
to
on
ward
one
just
putting
that
out
there
for
general
information.
F
Okay,
I
don't
mean
to
you
know,
get
back
on,
you
know,
go
with
the
back
and
forth,
but
with
insurance,
it's
recommended
that
you,
you
know
review.
I
understand.
Insurance
agents
want
to
sell
the
policy
and
don't
necessarily
tell
you
you
know,
what's
in
it
most
people
I
mean
who
would
think
we
would
have
hurricane
weather
in
central
illinois,
so
they
don't
think
about
adding
flooding
or
they
assume
it's
on
their
policy
when
it's
really
not,
and
my
son
has
renter's
insurance,
I
you
know
talk
to
him
about
it.
F
L
Yeah,
this
is
just
a
question.
You
know
having
written
grants
and
received
grants.
You
know
part
of
the
work
is
getting
the
information
out
there.
So
people
know
how
to
apply
when
to
apply
deadlines
and
that
kind
of
stuff
assuming
billy
that
you
know
this.
The
the
ida
opens
back
up
and
residents
of
this
community
are
able
to
apply.
Would
it
be
fair
for
council
to
work
or
ask
township
to
help
facilitate
the
communication
about
those
grants?
P
M
I
just
don't
want
this
to
get
lost
in
the
in
the
conversation.
I
really
would
like
to
provide
clear
direction
to
to
staff
as
as
has
been
asked,
and
that
is
that
I
really
the
a
part
of
this
initiative-
was
the
city
stepping
up
and
providing
supplemental
assistance,
so
I
would
hate
for
us
to
lose
that
and
then
lose
more
time.
M
A
H
Thank
you,
mayor
and
council
with
the
council
initiative.
You
know
such
as
this
and
and
we've
found
ourselves
in
this
situation
a
few
times
in
the
past
and
I'm
not
pushing
back
at
all.
I
just
want
clarity.
You
know
when
you
talk
about
staff,
time
and
resources
to
explore
the
possibilities
on
this
topic.
K
E
M
Pointing
out
that,
if
we
that
we
will
exhaust
the
ida
funds
in
pretty
short
order,
if,
if
we
even
give
out
five
thousand
dollars
to
130
people,
so
that
leaves
open
the
possibility
that
some
people
are
going
to
get
left
out
in
the
cold.
And
I
don't
want
that
to
happen.
And
so
I'd
like
us
to
be
able
to
consider
that
the
possibility
of
supplementing
those
funds.
M
A
G
As
I
said
earlier,
I
I
think
along
the
same
lines
or
parameters
that
ida
has
established
or
that
has
been
established
for
cdbg
housing,
rehabilitation,
so
there's
a
process,
but
but
as
council
member
ward
said,
if,
if
there,
if
we
we
can't
there
isn't
enough
funds
for
those
who
are
eligible,
then
we
should
look
at
amplifying
that
and
the
other.
The
other
piece
that
I
would
I
would
consider
is
is
the
loan
I
mean
it's
it.
The
I
is
the
is
the
ida
a
grant
given
or
is
it
a
loan
paid
back.
P
A
H
I
think
that's
exactly
what
older
woman
ward
just
asked
for.
Okay.
F
H
And
what
would
it
be
possible
to
see
on
the
ida
funds?
This
is
a
program,
that's
already
stood
up,
and-
and
this
is
just
a
suggestion-
and
obviously
I
will
follow
whatever
direction
I
get
from
council,
but
doing
the
math
640
thousand
dollars.
If
there
are
several
people
that
you
know
take
advantage
of
this,
those
funds
are
going
to
be
used
up
very
quickly,
but
this
is
a
bridge
that
we
can
cross.
If
and
when
we
get
to
that
point,
we're
not
quite
sure
what
the
township
can
provide.
H
N
Well,
I
guess,
as
it
relates
to
this
discussion,
if,
if
you're
asking,
if
I
support-
I
mean
I-
I
guess
we're
not
really
voting
on
this-
you
know
I
I've
read
the
legal
opinion
it
doesn't
appear.
This
is
a
permissible
purpose.
N
We
had
a
discussion
that
was
about
structural
integrity,
but
then
the
discussion
ended
with
one
that
was
about
personal
effects.
I
think
that
the
staff
has
an
estimate
that
we
provided
a
few
weeks
ago
of
spending
five
to
ten
hours
of
staff
time
on
this,
and
it
would
seem
that
you've
spent
a
significant
amount.
Beyond
that.
N
I
thought
assistant
city
manager's
presentation
tonight
was
very
compelling
and
that
we
should
explore
that
opportunity.
D
I'm
not
sure
I
mean,
I
guess,
I'm
in
favor
of
of
moving.
You
know
forward
with
you
know
a
decision
on
whether
to
provide
additional
city
funds.
L
Sounds
good,
as
I
said
recently
yeah
I
like
nick,
my
caveat
is,
I
think
we
need
to
you
know,
use
up
the
additional.
I
mean
the
funds
that
already
exist
before
we
start
talking
about
appropriating
other
money.
L
However,
given
the
spirit
and
the
of
tonight's
discussion,
I
can't
promise
anything
until
I
you
know
until
I
hear
more
specifics,
but
I'm
willing
to
talk
about
it,
some
more.
If
that
makes
sense,.
L
F
A
Who
would
like
to
to
to
move
forward
and
possibly
explore
adding
more
city
funds,
but-
and
I
think
from
tom
from
what
I
heard
from
tom-
it's
not
before
we've
exhausted
other
possibilities
right.
So
that's.
A
N
You
know
I,
and
I
don't
know
if
that
impacts
tom's
view,
because
I
think
we
just
said
now
we're
going
to
talk
about
it
next
monday
and
we
would
not
be
in
a
position
to
have
those
facts
available.
I
wouldn't
think.
A
H
I
think
what
I've
heard
from
council
is
interest
in
some
of
the
programs
that
we've
already
talked
about
the
ida
program.
H
Maybe
the
overhead
tour
program
cdbg
see
if
there's
any
disaster
funds
out
there
ask
question
again:
I
have
already
see
what
the
township
is
capable
and
their
existing
programs
that
they've
got
we'll
get
that
clarity
from
debskill
road,
hopefully
this
week
and
fully
expected
to
be
a
part
of
the
conversation
at
the
township
meeting
next
week,
and
I
think
quite
simply,
once
those
funds
are
exhausted
if
they
ever
are
additional
funding
stand
ready
to
provide
additional
funding
to
supplement
those
programs
as
they
currently
exist.
H
I'm
it
it's
it's
tough
to
try
to
decipher
what
everybody
is
asking
me
and
staff
to
do.
You
know
we're
going
to
write
checks
for
a
computer
or
we're
going
to
write
checks
for
you
know.
You
know
it
it's
tough,
but
I'll,
try
to
figure
it
out.
A
Well,
I
from
my
standpoint
I
did
not
hear
about
writing
checks,
for
I
mean
I
I
heard
that
from
councilmember
ward,
but
I
don't
think
that's
what
tom
was
talking
about.
I
think
tom
was
talking
about.
M
And
may
I
clarify
something
I
think
what
I
did
say
was
that
I
didn't
think
there
was
the
will
on
this
council
to
replace
personal
items,
but
I
didn't
want
us
to
be
dismissive
of
the
importance
of
personal
items
as
simply
frivolous
things,
but
that
they
oftentimes
have
an
impact
on
a
person's
ability
to
continue
their
education
to
continue
their
business
and
their
livelihood.
So
I
also
was
not
suggesting
that
that
be
part
of
this
right
now.
Okay,
all.
F
A
M
I
this
is
my
initiative.
I
think
what
you're
hearing
is
five
people
saying:
let
us
use
those
funds.
I
have
no
need
to
spend
city
money
if
somebody
else
is
going
to
pay
for
it.
Absolutely,
let's
use
state
money,
let's
use
anybody
else's
money,
but
if
we
exhaust
those
funds-
and
we
still
have
a
need-
let's
have
some
information
about
how
we
can
supplement
those
funds.
H
You
know
it
in
and
honestly
this
this
is
rather
simple,
I'll,
probably
just
present
to
council
in
quarter
million
increments.
How
much
you
want
to
set
aside
once
all
the
other
program
money
is
expended.
I
don't
know
that
there's
any
other
direction
that
I
need
to
ask
staff
to
be
prepared
for
next
week.
H
So
it'll
probably
come
in
quarter
million
dollar
increments,
to
supplement
existing
programs
when
they're
exhausted.
If
they're
exhausted.
M
Well,
I'm
sorry
to
be
grumpy
about
the
whole
thing
or
rushing
people,
but
it
I
mean
I
did
introduce
this
back
in
august
so
and
was
told
we'll
have
something
so
yes,
that
is
what
my
elder
woman
ward
expects.
A
Okay,
council,
member
bolin
and
then
martin
well.
F
N
A
C
May
I
make
a
suggestion
that
tim
when
you
bring
these
things
forward,
can
we
just
separate
them
so
that
the
first
thing
is
use
existing
funds
in
this
way
and
list
the
four
items
that
are
in
there
and
then
the
second
one?
So
if
we
separate
them,
that'll
allow
us
to
vote
and
there'll
be
less
confusion.
Does
that
make
sense.
A
K
A
Okay,
let's
see,
I
think,
we've
exhausted
that
topic
so
we're
going
to
move
on
to
our
city
manager's
report.
H
I
have
five
number
one
welcome
new
employees
and
we
have,
I
believe,
five
to
report
jacob
lush
is
a
laborer
with
public
works.
Ashley
hagener
is
one
of
the
new
zookeepers
julia
benzell
is
another
one
of
the
new
zookeepers
glenn
welder
rowe
is
been
hired
as
our
city,
planner
and
billy
walden,
jr
engineering,
tech
for
public
works,
and
I
thought
we
had
more
than
that
here
we
go.
Five
new
firefighters
have
been
hired:
charlie
murphy,
emilio
doming,
dom
lingo
john
hutchinson,
justin
thayer
and
phil
smith.
H
Next
slide
dance
classes,
this
fall
bloomington
parks
and
go
to
the
website,
bloomingtonparks.org
for
sign
up
and
more
information.
Next
slide
animal
crackers,
education
classes
as
well.
You
can
find
that
miller
park,
zoo,
dot,
org
for
more
information,
and
I
think
I
have
one
more
downtown
bloomington
farmers
market
running
through
next
few
saturdays
and
coming
up
7
30
to
12
o'clock
and
then
real
quick.
I
wanted
to
just
share
the
appreciation
that
I
had
you
know
with
this
council,
dedicating
two
trees
to
the
former
mayors,
markowitz
and
buchanan.