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A
Okay
good
evening,
everyone
great
crowd
standing
room,
only
must
be
the
week
before
Thanksgiving,
so
I'm
gonna
go
ahead
and
call
this
meeting
to
order
and
ask
everyone
to
stand
for
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance
and
remain
standing
for
a
moment
of
silence.
C
C
We
did
not
receive
any
email
public
comment
or
anyone
to
register
to
speak
in
person
or
remote.
Okay,.
A
A
C
Items
on
the
consent
agenda-
and
there
was
one
note
that
I
wanted
to
publicly
make.
We've
just
got
three
sets
of
minutes,
and
there
was
an
error
that
was
found
in
item
7B,
which
is
applicable
to
October
17th
Committee
of
the
whole
meeting
minutes
that
edit
was
made.
C
It
was
really
just
a
wrong
person
saying
the
wrong
thing
really,
and
so
we
made
that
edit
earlier
today
and
distributed
the
updated
minutes
to
council,
and
so,
if
you
look
choose
to
push
these
items
forward
for
approval,
if
we
could
do
7B
as
amended,
that
would
be
wonderful.
Thank
you.
Okay,.
A
So
is
there
a
motion
to
approve
the
consent
agenda
containing
item
seven,
a
b
and
c
and
with
b
as
amended.
A
A
Agenda
passes
or
a
known
as
to
announce
the
next
item
on
the
agenda
is
so
regular
agenda.
Consideration
action
to
approve
the
2022
tax
levy,
estimate
for
the
city
of
Bloomington
and
the
Bloomington
Public
Library,
as
requested
by
the
finance
department
and
I'm,
going
to
turn
it
over
to
city
manager.
Gleason
for
ensure
doctorate
remarks.
E
Very
brief,
mayor
and
Council,
but
to
the
community
regarding
our
property
tax
levy
statutorily.
This
is
captured
what
the
requirements
are
for
any
given
municipality
in
the
state
of
Illinois,
and
this
is
the
first
step
with
a
couple
in
between,
but
the
final
adoption
is
proposed
for
December
12th
Scott.
F
Thank
you,
city
manager,
mayor
council.
As
Tim
mentioned
statutorily,
we
have
to
submit
a
final
Levy
to
the
county
clerk
by
the
last
Tuesday
working
Tuesday
in
December
the
calendar
year
and
then
statutoryally
as
well.
We
have
to
present
an
estimate
has
to
be
adopted
20
days
prior
to
the
final,
so
that
always
puts
us
kind
of
in
this
mid,
November
time
frame,
so
assessments
are
are
being
made
throughout
the
year.
F
We
start
reaching
out
to
the
county,
assessor
late,
September
early
October,
to
get
a
feel
for
where
the
eavs
that
equalize
assessed
value
is
coming
in.
Basically
in
equalize
assessed
value
is
one-third
of
the
full
value
of
the
properties
for
the
taxing
district
and
then
from
there
we
calculate
you
know
basically
what
revenues
we
we
can
realize
if
the
eav
has
gone
up
and
from
there
you
know
the
requested
revenues
divided
into
the
eav
determines
the
rate
before
we
we
get
into
the
presentation.
F
We
want
to
make
a
couple
comments
that
tax
levy
needs
to
kind
of
vary
depending
on
the
the
local
government
government
or
entity
the
city
of
Bloomington.
F
It's
a
major
component
of
our
Revenue
structure
about
20
percent,
but
we
have
a
lot
of
diverse
revenue
streams
that
go
along
with
that
on
the
Bloomington
Public
Library
is
completely
and
dependent
on
the
tax
levy
from
a
financial
model
perspective
I,
look
at
it,
as
you
know,
an
equilibrium
as
inflation
increases.
Hopefully,
the
values
of
the
properties
within
the
community
increase
as
well,
and
the
the
levies
that
we
can
realize
from
a
a
flat
tax
rate.
Go
go
up
to
keep
that
that
financial
model
equilibrium
and
balance
so
inflation
incur
occurs.
F
Values
occur
the
revenues
increase
as
the
costs
increase
to
keep
that
equilibrium.
Basically,
in
balance,
as
everyone
knows,
inflation
has
been
very
rampant
this
past
year
over
eight
percent.
So
it's
been
a
significant
component
looking
forward
in
the
next
year.
One
last
comment:
before
we
move
into
it:
the
the
sinking
of
the
the
budget
cycle
for
the
city
and
the
tax
levy.
It
always
puts
it
right
at
the
front
end
of
our
budget
cycle.
So
it's
a
little
bit
on
the
front
side.
The
libraries
adopted
their
budget.
F
F
So
the
the
eav4,
our
taxing
district
for
the
Bloomington
area,
came
in
at
2
million
or
two
Excuse
Me
2
billion
0.63
700
000..
Typically,
we
haircut
the
eav
we
use
when
we're
producing
the
tax
levy,
estimate
and
and
the
and
the
associated
rate.
So
we
took
about
five
million
dollars
off
that
to
get
a
2
billion.
Oh
fifty,
a
750
000
eav
for
2022..
F
As
you
can
see
on
this
slide,
that's
a
very
significant
value
increase
for
the
year
The
Hope
is
you
know
that
there's
a
widening
of
the
tax
base,
along
with
you,
know,
vertical
assessments.
So
a
lot
of
new
construction
has
occurred
in
the
area.
We
don't
have
a
good
way
of
getting
that
split,
but
I
think
everyone's
aware.
You
know,
there's
that
we're
very
fortunate
within
city
of
Bloomington
and
normal
for
the
the
strong
employment
activity.
F
We
have
the
build
outs
with
rivian,
a
Ferrero
Etc
and
the
associated
construct
action
that
we're
seeing
from
that
next
slide,
please.
F
So
what
this
the
city
and
the
library
are
proposing
is
that
we
realize
that
eav
increase
the
revenues
related
to
that,
while
still
maintaining
a
flat
tax
rate.
As
you
can
see
on
here
and
we'll
dig
into
these
details
in
just
a
moment,
the
city
could
realize
an
extra
1.4
million
dollars
in
tax
levy
revenues
with
actually
a
slight
rate
decrease
at
this
point
in
time,
and
what
we're
proposing
at
the
city
level
is
to
restrict
all
of
that
towards
Public
Safety
pensions.
F
The
library
is
split,
their
Levy
into
two
components:
I'm
going
to
skip
to
the
second
one.
First,
the
library,
debt
service
related
to
the
expansion
last
year.
When
we
did
the
estimate
it
was,
you
know,
late
fall.
The
the
interest
rate
environment
was
a
lot
different
than
it
was
when
we
closed
on
the
bond
with
inflation,
inflation,
the
Federal
Reserve
started,
increasing
the
rates
and
the
final
rate
on
the
bond
ended
up
being
significantly
greater
than
our
estimate.
Initially.
F
So
we're
having
to
add
about
235
000
just
to
meet
that
debt,
that
service
and
then
the
library
to
cover
inflationary
needs
is
seeking
the
168
000
in
operations
related
to
you
know
covering
cost
of
inflation,
which
we
have
on
there
for
eight
percent
Etc
next
slide.
Please.
F
So
for
the
city
first,
this
this
this
exhibit
highlights
where
we
are
with
our
Public
Safety
pensions
and
the
contribution
as
calculated
by
our
actuaries
for
police
and
fire
for
next
year
is
12.3
million.
We
have
currently
with
the
existing
Levy
and
existing
budget
8.2
million
dollars.
This
is
the
First
Column
here
in
tax
levy,
utility
tax
revenues,
which
is
associated
with
a
tax
increase.
It
was
put
into
place
in
2016,
or
so
it's
approximately
2.3
million.
F
So
you
can
see
we
have
about
10.5
million
dollars
in
current
restricted
revenues,
so
that
leaves
about
a
1.8
million
dollar
shortfall.
If
we
add
in
the
full
Levy
increase
the
1.4
million,
restrict
that
to
the
pensions
demonstrate
our
commitment
to
addressing
that
pension
obligation
that
100
percent
of
funding
status
by
2040.
F
F
Our
bond
holders
Etc
that
we're
we're
serious
about
meeting
that
that
pension
obligation
next
slide.
Please
the
detail
of
our
our
Levy
categories
that
we
submit
to
the
county.
So
over
over
time.
These
have
developed
for
one
reason
or
another
I
know.
F
Since
I've
been
here,
the
fire
protection
amount
has
gone
up
related
to
an
additional
crew
for
ambulance
services,
but
the
only
one
that
typically
varies
is
the
bond
and
interests
can
go
up
and
down
dependent
on
The
Debt
Service
needs
for
the
coming
year
for
the
city
and
that
will
be
offset
to
the
General
Corporate
Revenue.
So
that's
our
General
Corporate
revenues
gets
posted
to
the
general
fund
is
utilized.
F
You
know
we
have
120
million
dollar
general
fund
budget
for
this
coming
year,
as
you
can
see,
22
million
dollars,
20
million
dollars
last
last
year-
20.9
million
it's
a
significant
portion,
but
it
doesn't
cover
it
in
total.
So
what
we're
looking
at
this
year
is
adding
the
full
1.4
million
to
the
fire
pension
and
the
police
pension.
F
One
other
point
I
wanted
to
add
is
that
you
know
with
the
inflation
that
you
know
the
plus
eight
percent
inflationary
impact.
You
know
that's
going
to
be
hitting
the
city
as
well
as
the
library
and
what
we're
submitting
and
proposing
with
this
dedicating
these
revenues
to
the
police,
fire
fence,
fire
pensions
is
that
you
know
we'll
be
making
the
rest
rest
of
that.
G
Scott
covered
a
lot
of
what
you
need
to
know
already,
but
I
just
wanted
to
reiterate
a
few
things.
We
do
our
budget
process
a
little
differently
than
the
city,
so
we've
already
created
our
budget
as
a
supporting
document
for
you
to
support.
Why
we're
asking
for
this
Levy
amount.
You'll
also
see
that
that
Library
expansion
proposed
tax
levy
that
really
isn't
negotiable,
since
that's
the
debt
service
that
we
have
to
pay.
G
So
we
have
looked
really
hard
at
the
library
operations
and
have
tried
to
be
very
good
fiscal
stewards
of
the
taxpayer
dollars.
We've
tried
to
estimate
inflation
so
that
we
have
enough
to
cover
the
operational
needs,
but
also
tried
to
be
very
realistic
so
that
we're
not
asking
for
more
and
transferring
a
burden
to
the
taxpayers
and
so
you'll
see
there.
We
are
asking
for
the
the
rate
to
stay
the
same.
F
Thank
you
Genie
next
slide,
please.
So
this
is
just
a
summary
of
the
of
the
city
and
Library
combined.
They
are
separate
levies,
but
this
this
kind
of
highlights.
You
know
how
we
present
our
Levy
typically
to
the
community,
and
you
know
the
bottom
line
there
is,
is
really
showing.
You
know
that
we've
maintained
other
than
the
increase
last
year
in
rate
related
to
the
library
expansion,
I
tried
to
maintain
our
rate
consistently
over
time.
Now
we
will
acknowledge
you
know,
as
as
values
increase.
F
If
a
house
gets
reassessed,
property
gets
reassessed
with
the
rate
staying
the
same,
the
tax
component
or
the
tax
liability
will
go
up,
but
it's
it's
this.
This
is
the
way
we
have
to
kind
of
like
demonstrate.
You
know
the
holding
of
our
of
our
taxing
activity
related
to
this
constant
rate.
Next
slide,
please.
F
These
numbers
are
based
on
last
year's
finals,
so
it
shows
2022
tax
levy,
but
the
the
rates
are
not
final
for
the
Year.
This
is
our
our
ongoing
exhibit.
That
shows
how,
for
our
taxing
district,
a
dollar
bill
would
be
split
up.
These
are
not
the
actual
tax
rates,
for
example
a
District's
87.
A
total
tax
rate
is
about
5.17.
The
cities
is
1.08,
but
this
gives
a
visual
for
that
split
of
the
dollar
for
district
87
taxi
District
next
slide,
please
foreign.
F
We
realize
that
some
of
our
residents
reside
in
the
unit
5
District.
So
this
highlights
the
split
for
the
dollar
bill
for
unit
five
unit,
5
being
63
cents
on
the
dollar.
Their
tax
rate
is
about.
Five
was
about
5.61
percent.
Last
year,
the
total
for
that
District
was
8.94.
The
total
for
the
district
87.
F
So,
since
we
are
proposing
to
take
up,
our
aggregate
dollar
amount,
the
levy
more
than
five
percent,
not
the
rate
by
Statute.
We
are
required
to
have
a
truth
and
Taxation
hearing
city
of
Bloomington
aggregate
increases
around
6.69
and
the
Bloomington
Public
Library
aggregate
increase
is
around
6.86
percent
next
slide.
F
Please,
and
do
that,
need
this
will
be
the
schedule,
a
rolling
forward,
giving
the
the
vote
this
evening
so
truth
and
Taxation
public
hearing
notices
will
be
published
in
the
Panter
graph
for
the
city
of
Bloomington
and
the
Bloomington
Public
Library
on
the
28th.
The
plan
truth
and
Taxation
hearings
will
be
for
December
5th
and
then
the
final
adoption
of
the
levy
on
December
12th
next
slide.
Please-
and
that
concludes
the
presentation,
so
questions
okay,.
A
D
your
slide,
10,
really
kind
of
articulates
the
potential
impact
on
the
public
here
when
you
think
about
home
ownership
and
inflating
property
values,
it
only
benefits
that
homeowner
or
the
renter
who's
paying
to
award
someone
else's
mortgage
if
they
dispose
of
their
property
through
sales
during
that
time
frame,
because
otherwise
you
know
they
have
an
unrealized
appreciation
that
could
very
much
start
to
fall
and
some
are
saying
already
is
starting
to
fall
here
with
interest
rates,
slowing
down
home
sales
for
for
reselling
properties,
so
you
mentioned
Scott
that
there's
no
really
good
way
to
delineate
what
is
growth
in
the
expanding
tax
base
here
versus
I
think
you
called
it
vertical
growth
other
than
you
know.
D
Certainly
anecdotally,
I'm
hearing
from
a
lot
of
people
who
receive
tax
bills
that
Inc
included,
you
know
that
increase
of
their
assessed
value,
which
impacts
them
to
the
tune
of
of
whatever.
That
number
is
so
on
average,
almost
seven
percent.
D
F
On
the
prelim
eav
reports,
we
do
have
a
numerical
number
of
parcels
and
it
shows
I
think
I'm
doing
this
for
memory
90
85
to
90
new
Parcels
for
the
year.
Now,
whether
or
not
you
know
they're,
also
removing
old
Parcels
as
they
go
along,
but
that's
about
all
the
information
I
I
have
at
this
point
and.
D
Right
so
you
know
in
terms
of
of
that
net
and
just
thinking
of
New
Growth,
which
often
comes
with
you
know
some
incentives
and
things
like
that
I
mean
really
I
guess
my
point
is
the
majority
of
this
eav
increase
is
going
to
be
felt
by
the
everyday.
You
know
property
owner
or
renter,
who
is
paying
you
know
for
for
existing
properties,
I'm
I'm,
making
that
assumption
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
is
a
reasonable
thought
process
for
me
to
be
using
and
evaluating
this
decision.
F
Yes,
as
we
discussed,
you
know
if
the
average,
if
we're
talking,
if
you
talk
averages,
if
the
average
went
up
six
percent,
then
an
average
increase.
You
know
if
you
put
in
those
terms,
would
be
applied
to
those
homes,
yeah
and.
D
Hence
you
know:
that's
why
the
whole
truth
in
taxation
hearing
process
is
being
tripped
here,
because
if
we
were
reducing
our
rate
to
make,
for
example,
this
eav
increase
under
five
percent,
we
would
not
be
going
through
this
process
in
these
next
few
weeks.
Is
that
is
that
correct?
That's.
F
D
So
the
backdrop
that
I'm
thinking
about
too
in
this
is
two
specific
things:
one
is
the
Surplus
that
we
currently
have.
That
is
sitting
out
there.
D
The
second
piece
is,
you
know,
being
fresh
from
the
financial
presentation
last
week,
roughly
four
million
dollars
annually
that
we're
seeing
as
a
result
of
the
online
purchase
Taxation
and
whatever
that
amount
is
attributed
to
cannabis,
which
I
understand.
We
can't
be
told
that
number
explicitly,
but
those
two
numbers,
according
to
the
auditor
are
roughly
4
million
annually.
Is
that
right.
D
Okay,
okay,
all
right!
So
when
I
think
about.
D
We
have
four
million
coming
in
over
here
that
is
effectively
new
Revenue
toward
the
city,
in
this
case.
We're
earmarking
for
an
eav
increase
of
almost
seven
percent
and
then
attributing
that
at
1.4
million
ear
marking
for
Public
Safety
pensions.
Is
that
correct.
D
On
the
one
hand,
we
can
look
at
this,
as
this
is
the
right
thing
to
do,
because
we're
earmarking
this
for
Public
Safety
pensions
and
that's
just
kind
of
an
appropriate
thing
to
do,
but,
on
the
other
hand,
I
have
this.
D
You
know
information
that
we've
shared
here
in
the
last
few
weeks
that
we
have
that
four
million
dollars
coming
in
and
we
also
have
amassed
a
pretty
significant
amount
of
reserves
that
we
could
be
drawing
on
to
close
that
Gap
without
needing
to
effectively
increase
the
the
taxes
here
on
the
people
who
live
in
Bloomington
at
a
time
when
they
are
suffering
from
the
same
eight
percent
inflation.
If
that
makes
sense,
we've
got
other
sources
to
close
that
Gap
I.
Guess
that's
my
point.
F
If
I
may
make
two
two
comments,
I
guess
so
the
additional
revenues
that
I've
been
referencing
for
the
last
I,
don't
know
12
months,
I
think
approximately
those
those
have
been
Incorporated
like
in
FY
23.
So
you
know
we
have
grown
staff,
there's
been
a
you
know
of
additional
inflation
since
then,
so
it's
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
the
framework
isn't
that
there's
just
four
million
dollars
available,
because
that
has
been
utilized
in
the
existing
budget
and
there's
discussions
about
utilizing
four
additional
Road
expenditures
and
things
of
that
nature.
F
The
other.
The
other
comment
I
would
make.
Is
that
cautionary
about
the
use
of
reserves
for
operations?
Typically,
reserves
are
utilized,
for
you
know
one-time
cat
like
if
we
wanted
to
address
a
large
capital
expenditure
need
like
a
fire
station
or
things
of
that
nature
or
if
we
wanted
to
do
it.
One
time
deposit
to
the
pension
fund,
so
try
to
lower
the
future
contribution
requirement.
Typically
using
reserves
to
plug
holes.
Ongoing
holes
for
for
operations
is
viewed
negatively
by
predators
and
tfoa,
and
things
of
that
nature.
D
Well,
a
few
years
ago,
when
the
decision
was
made
to
close
the
gap
on
an
existing
structural
deficit,
there
was
a
funding
source
identified
which
has
driven
you
know
a
lot
of
this
increase
in
reserves
that
being
the
sales
tax
increase
that
was
specifically
geared
toward
that
so
I
I,
guess
you
know
I'm
just
putting
that
out
there.
As
like
a
backdrop,
I
certainly
acknowledge
that
the
city
government
is
also
impacted
by
inflation.
I
100
percent
understand
that
I'm,
just
trying
to
you
know,
talk
through
earnestly.
D
What
is
the
right
thing
to
do
when
the
people
we
are
serving
in
this
community
are
also
in
impacted
by
all
of
these
factors,
and
they
don't
have
access
to
the
levers
we
do
to
make
decisions.
You
know
to
to
close
that
Gap
at
a
personal
level.
So
how
do
we
find
that
balance
in
this
and
make
sure
as
we're
looking
at
a
very
complicated
math
problem
here
that
we're
doing
so?
D
Does
it
make
sense
for
us
to
reflect
on
the
magnitude
of
this
decision
now
and,
and
maybe
take
this
number-
you
know
down
a
little
bit
just
to
help
again
acknowledge
that
this
inflation
and
the
environment
that
we're
in
today
is
significantly
impacting
the
residents
foreign
so
setting
aside
the
city
and
then
coming
over
to
the
library
so
about
a
year
ago,
right
around
now
we
got
the
great
news
that
a
grant
was
received
for
I,
think
5.68
million
and
half
of
that
was
applied
toward
the
principal
of
this
project.
D
Project
but
half
of
it
was
applied
toward
the
project
as
it
was
scoped
or
approval
by
the
council.
Correct
sure,
yes,
and
then
half
of
it
was
set
aside
for
amenities
that
had
previously
been
cut
from
The
Proposal.
Is
that
correct?
Yes,
so
effectively?
So
just
reflecting
again
on
the
cost
structure
around
all
of
this,
so
5.68
million
in
the
grant?
You
know
half
of
that
being
2.84
million,
and
so
had
we
reduced
the
bonding
amount
by
that
2.84
million
it.
D
It
appears
that
the
net
return
back
to
the
taxpayers,
if
you
will
in
return
and
reduce
cost
and
tax
burden
on
them,
would
be
about
3.78
million
dollars.
Over
the
Horizon
of
this
project
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
this
is
tracking
as
I
try
to
work
through
the
decision
process
that
we're
asked
you
know
to
work
through
here
tonight.
Does
that
does
that
make
sense,
so
you've
got
your
the
2.84
million
that
was
set
aside
for
the
buyback
of
amenities
that
had
previously
been
cut.
D
Had
that
2.84
million
been
used
to
reduce
the
bond
price,
the
bond
price
would
have
been
reduced
by
2.84
million
plus.
Then
there
would
have
been
another
reduction
for
the
equivalent
of
the
increased
cost
of
funds
over
the
20
years.
For
that
2.84
million
reduction.
Is
that
I
mean
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
my
math
is
making
sense.
F
But
I'll,
let
you
guys
so
following
your
math
and
your
logic,
I
think
that
logic
would
only
hold
if
those
dollars
weren't
needed,
though
I
mean,
if
they
still
need
them
to
execute
the
project,
then
that
that
becomes
the
whole
discussion
of
borrowing
or
lowering
the
overall
total
cost
I
mean.
So
you
could.
You
could
apply
that
theory
to
a
larger
number.
In
that
case,.
D
So
Scott,
the
the
reason
in
in
reflecting
back
and
looking
at
prior
meeting
minutes
and
prior
meeting
discussions
is
that
2.84
million
in
our
dialogue
was
not
offsetting
inflation.
It
was
specifically
being
discussed
to
purchase
back
amenities
that
the
proposal
had
already
determined
could
be
cost
reductions
is
that
is
that
accurate.
I
To
a
certain
extent,
yes,
it
is,
it
sort
of
depends
upon
how
you
define
cutting
amenities.
Some
of
those
were
things
like
the
parking
deck
that
Council
basically
said.
We
really
need
and
want
this.
So
yes,
the
project
could
have
been
smaller
but
as
directed
by
Council
in
consultation,
you
know
the
city,
council
and
the
library
and
Library
board.
We
came
up
with
a
package
that
we
really
strongly
believe.
Then
we
still
strongly
believe
is
the
right
size
and
is
the
right
project.
I
I'd
also
point
out
that
if
we'd
done
this
six
months
earlier,
had
the
council
yo
scene
fit
to
do
this
a
little
bit
earlier,
our
bond
rate
would
be
lower
and
the
rates
would
be
lower
then
so
it
hypotheticals
yes.
Indeed,
it
is
possible,
we
could
do
less,
but
that
would
not
be
what
the
council
wanted.
It
would
not
be
what
the
library
board
wanted
and
I
would
argue.
It's
not
what
the
citizens
really
deserve.
Well,.
A
C
Have
a
showing
well
they're,
giving
you
the
time
right
there
10
minutes.
D
I
will
make
this
is
a
very
important
decision
relative
to
the
people
who
reside
here
so
I
mean
I've,
I've
researched
this
and
I
want
to
make
sure
I'm
tracking
and
making
this
decision
I
agree
with
you.
The
council
did
approve
that,
including
the
parking
garage.
However,
this
2.84
million
was
in
addition
to
that.
G
I
still
would
say,
the
council
approved
it
because
that's
the
council
approved
the
14.2
million
dollar
Bond
at
that
time.
Knowing
that
we
had
this
grant
when
that,
because
if
you
remember,
we
had
a,
we
were
asking
I
think
a
17
million
dollar
Bond
and
it
was
reduced
at
that
time
to
a
14
million
dollar
Bond.
D
No
I
I
agree
that
the
council
did
approve
it
I'm,
just
saying
that
in
times
of
challenge,
whether
you're
an
individual
or
whether
you
are
an
institution,
a
governmental
institution,
you
know
we
all
have
to
reflect
on
what
should
we
do
now
with
the
information
that
we
have,
and
in
that
case,
that
2.84
million
dollars?
According
to
that
meeting
that
we
had
was
going
to
be
set
aside
for
amenities
that
were
not
part
of
what
we
voted
on
when
we
approved
the
package
and.
I
I
I
do
not
believe
that
interpretation
is
correct,
I
think
I
think
we
did
not
add
anything
to
the
package
beyond
what
the
council
had
approved.
I
mean
there
were
some
things
that
earlier
in
the
process
before
that,
Grant
was
secured,
that
we
were
talking
to
the
council
negotiating
on
reducing
and
when
we
got
the
Grant
and
we
getting
the
grant
allowed
us
to
both
reduce
the
bond
and
to
increase
the
project
back
to
where
the
council
collectively
decided
it
should
be
and
I
think.
That's
that's
what
happened.
G
You
saw
it
yes,
that's
how
I
would
see
it
and
because
I
I
saw
the
council
approving
the
project
when
they
approved
the
bond,
which
was
the
14.2
million
dollar
bond.
With
that
understanding
that
whole
package
was
presented
at
that
meeting
and
also
just
to
clarify
the
grant,
does
require
a
match
and
we've
also
fundraised.
So
I
I
would
be
wary
to
I'm,
not
sure
what
you're
asking
here,
but
if
you're
asking
us
to
reduce
anything
in
the
project,
I'd
be
wary
to
do
that,
because
we
have
committed
to
those
funders,
not.
D
At
all
and
I
have
your
documents
that
lay
all
of
that
out
so
I'm
very
familiar
with
those
requirements.
What
I'm
talking
about
is
the
gap
that
you
need
to
close
now
and
the
2.84
million
from
the
grant
that
was
carved
out
of
what
we
voted
on.
It
was
not
included
in
here,
based
on
reviewing
the
meeting
that
was
set
aside
for
you,
and
everyone
voted
on
this.
So
I'm
I'm
not
saying
that.
There's
anything
wrong
with
this
I'm.
D
I
I
would
say
it's
not
was
not
set
aside
and
added
back
into
the
final
project.
The
council
approved
included
the
entire
scope
that
the
council
approved
at
that
time.
You
are
implying
I
believe
that
this
was
some
sort
of
extra
that
was
added
back
in
after
or
separate
from
the
process,
and
that
is
not
the
case.
D
I
don't
mean
to
imply
that
so,
if
I
did
I've
misspoken
and
I
apologize
for
that
I'm,
not
saying
that
anything
was
added
back
into
something
that
we
voted
on.
What
I'm
saying
that
it
was
my
understanding
that
50
of
the
grant
money
was
going
to
be
put
in
a
separate
bucket
for
the
potential
amenities
that
were
not
included
in
the
package
that
was
provided
to
us
and
the
reason
I
bring.
This
up
is
again
we're
looking
at
on
a
percentage
basis,
a
material
tax
increase
for
our
residents
and
I'm.
Just
looking
at
what
else?
D
I
All
I'm
asking
which
I
think
it's
my
duty
in
in
response,
understood
and
appreciated:
I
I,
don't
think
that
they're
separate
buckets
I
mean
the
entire
project
is
one
bucket,
because
if
we
start
doing
that,
we
say
well,
there's
a
bucket
from
the
fundraising
there's
a
bucket
from
our
reserves
and
there's
a
bucket
from
this,
and
each
part
is
paying
for
a
different
part
of
the
project.
The
project
was
scoped
as
a
whole
and
funded
through
a
variety
of
mechanisms,
and
this
was
not
a
special
bucket
that
is
somehow
un
appropriated.
We.
G
Okay,
I
think
what
you're
looking
at
tonight
is
our
operating
budget
and
the
none
of
those
cover
what's
in
the
operating
budget.
So
if
we
would
have
not
gotten
the
Grant
and
we
cut
that
2.5
million
dollars
from
the
project
that
just
wouldn't
happen
for
years
to
come,
so
I
I'm
not
sure
how
that
impacts.
The
levy
tonight,
because
it's
we're
talking
about
what
our
operational
needs
are
not
what
we're
buying
in
in
terms
of
construction
and
and
furniture.
D
J
A
D
And
I
know
I
appreciate
that
my
intent
are
simply
to
ensure
that
I
do
the
very
best
I
can
to
look
360
Degrees
around
what
is
going
to
be
felt
as
a
very
significant
tax
increase
by
the
residents
of
Bloomington.
That's
my
intention,
and
in
stepping
back
and
looking
at
all
of
the
moving
parts
and
understanding
how
those
moving
Parts
might
be
leverage
differently
to
mitigate
what
we're
going
to
be
going
through
and
asking
our
public
to
pay
here
in
the
coming
few
weeks
and
I'll
just
leave
it
at
that.
A
Okay,
thank
you,
I
think,
in
the
order
that
I
had
seen
him
councilmember,
Bolin,
Ward
and
cradle.
B
I
listened
to
what
Sheila
said
and
I
kind
of
understand
and
everything,
one
of
the
things
that
I've
experienced,
which
kind
of
bothers
me
and
Scott
you
addressed.
That
is
that
we
have
to
determine
the
levy
before
we
have
our
budget
set.
So
we
don't
know
really
all
the
moving
parts
and
what
we
can
address,
what
we
can
decrease
that
kind
of
thing
within
the
budget
we
kind
of
have
to
go
in
blind,
I
sort
of
okay
anyway,.
B
J
Yeah
I
want
to
just
say
thank
you
to
all
the
work
that's
been
put
into
this
entire
presentation,
and
particularly
the
efforts
that
have
been
put
into
the
work
on
the
library
presentation.
J
I
too,
am
quite
passionate
about
the
needs
of
our
citizens
and
residents
of
this
community
and
the
library
serves
so
many
purposes.
One
of
the
most
recent
things
that
I
posted
on
my
city,
council,
Facebook
page,
had
to
do
with
the
library
being
a
warming
Center
and
over
the
last
few
few
days
that's
been
particularly
relevant
and
so
I
can't
say.
Thank
you
enough
for
your
patience
and
continued
steadfastness
to
the
people
of
our
community
who
are
affected
by
hard
times.
Thank
you.
K
Thank
you,
mayor,
I,
guess,
I'll
first
say:
I
learned
this
early
on
in
my
tenure
and
the
mayor
and
and
Donna
would
remember
this
I
ask
a
lot
of
questions
so
I
learned
and
to
as
much
as
possible
ask
those
questions
in
advance,
because
staff
is
readily
able
to
to
answer
those
in
a
in
a
timely
manner
and
I'll
just
say:
we
are
all
concerned
about
the
burden
on
taxpayers
and
we
all
are
fiduciaries
for
the
city
to
make
sure
it's
financially
sound.
K
Just
couple
confirming
things
Scott,
the
assessed
value
has
increased,
which
increases
property
taxes,
even
if
all
the
rates
of
the
tax
and
bodies
stay.
The
same
is
that.
F
K
Asking
yeah,
in
other
words,
the
the
amount
of
property
taxes,
people
pay,
are
not
caused
by
any
rate
increase
for
us
this
year.
The
rate
is
staying,
the
same.
K
And
we
don't
have
any
control
over
assessed
value,
that's
true.
Okay,
also,
we've.
We
previously
previously
used
the
utility
tax
and
we're
now
putting
that
on
on
property
taxes.
Is
that
a
better
way
to
do
it.
F
It's
it's
more
consistent,
you
know,
the
the
levy
is,
is
pretty
much
a
certain
Revenue
amount.
Utility
tax
is
variable.
So
from
that
standpoint
it's
it's
a
better
resource
for
the
pensions
and.
K
So
the
utility
tax
has
gone
down
over
time.
Did
we
anticipate
that
at
the
beginning.
C
Yes,
council,
member
Walsh,
yes
councilmember
bowling,
yes,
councilmember
Martini,.
A
H
You
thank
you
for
the
presentation
and
I
just
have
a
few
questions.
You
have
mentioned
that
we
don't
know
on
the
widening
tax
base
and
I.
Don't
I,
don't
really
understand
that
we
know
how
many
I'm
going
to
say.
Building
permits
have
gone
out
for
new
construction
and
things
like
that.
We've
got
a
fabulous
I.T,
Department
I,
don't
understand
why
we
can't
pull
those
numbers
out
of
the
system
and
say
this
is
how
much
this
is,
how
much
it's
widened
and
get
a
pretty
fair
estimate
on
that
number.
F
That's
fair
enough:
we,
we
could
probably
get
an
estimate
whether
or
not
those
have
been
those
projects
have
been
completed,
Etc
and
included
in
the
values
from
the
county.
I
mean
it
would
just
be
more
of
a
project,
but
we
can
incorporate
that
into
next
year.
Okay,.
H
My
next
question
on
in
in
your
presentation
here
in
in
the
numbers
specifically
for
the
city
of
Bloomington
I
mean
we've
got
the
fire
pension.
We've
got
the
police
pension
and
we,
we
obviously
have
legal
obligations
on
both
of
those
too
one
other
thing
in
here.
That's
not
highlighted
and
I
find
it
interesting,
while
the
fire
pension
in
the
pension
are
highlighted.
H
F
Right
I
I
tried
to
reference
that,
so
we
have
the
way
this.
The
the
levy
occurs
year
to
year.
Let's
say
if
we,
if
we
maintain
a
constant
Levy
amount
depending
on
The
Debt
Service,
the
Top
Line
need
for
the
coming
year.
If,
if
The
Debt
Service
takes
a
dip
down
and
then
goes
back
up,
we'll
just
roll
the
dollars
down
into
the
corporate
the
General
Corporate
line
so
that
we
don't
have
big
changes
in
our
overall
Levy,
so
you
can
see
that
the
1.8
million
in
bonds
and
interest
went
down
to
970
000.
F
H
F
F
You
know
there's
a
point
in
time
where
those
those
lines
kind
of
cross.
If
we
hit
a
recession,
you
know
in
the
the
activity
of
the
consumer
starts
to
decline.
Then
you
know
it
will
be
offset
by
that
issue
like
a
recession
or
those
kinds
of
things.
Okay,.
H
And
my
last
comment-
and
this
this
comes
down
to
dealing
with
inflation
on
this
and
it's
the
the
mindset
of
of
something
that
we
need
to
focus
on
and
and
look
at,
and
that
is
the
fact
that
in
in
like
the
business
I'm
in
which
which
happens
to
be
a
private
business,
you
know
we've
been
reminded
over
and
over
again
by
our
Executives
that,
yes,
inflation
is
high,
but
I'm
not
going
to
get
a
raise
based
upon
the
amount
of
inflation,
because
if
we
did
that
there
might
be
years
where
I
would
get
a
one
percent
raise
or
a
half
percent
raise
and
then
there's
going
to
be
years
like
this,
where
I
would
get
an
eight
percent
raise
and
that's
not
how
the
business
World
operates,
that
they
don't
just
get
to
go
raised
taxes
and
yes,
we're
not
raising
taxes.
H
H
H
Well,
let's
go
get
dip
into
the
taxpayers,
pockets
that
doesn't
work
if
they,
if
a
business
needs
more
Revenue,
they
have
to
increase
prices
on
people
which
may
impact
their
sales
or
they
have
to
lay
people
off
which
may
increase
impact
their
sales
and
their
service,
and
so
there's
things
that
I
see
consistently
in
being
the
baby
on
the
council.
Here,
I
see
consistently
with
government
in
general
that
we
could
just
raise
taxes
and
that's
not
how
the
worst
of
the
world
works
and
I
think
we
need
to
be
conscious
of
that.
A
Thank
you,
councilmember
Crumpler
thank.
L
You
mayor,
thank
you,
everyone,
Scott
Julian,
Jenny,
for
coming
and
talking
to
council
tonight.
Thank
you
for
reminding
us
that
you
reduced.
You
know
the
bond
amount
from
17
down
to
14
million
previously
also
Genie.
Would
it
be
fair
to
say
that
you've
gone
through
your
budget
and
looked
at
every
possible
way.
You
know
to
reduce
operating
costs.
You
know
to
make
the
the
functioning
of
our
library,
leaner
and
efficient
as
part
of
this
project.
G
L
Okay,
well,
you
know
I
think
in
in
my
view
the
library
particularly
has
done
its
part
in
this
project
and
I
appreciate.
You
know
your
fiscal
responsibility,
trying
to
make
sure
that
the
library
remains
something
vital
in
our
community.
Yet
does
its
best
to
run
on.
You
know
economically
efficient
ways.
So
that's
all
I
have
thank
you.
M
I'll
be
quick,
Scott
knows
I've
kind
of
made
this
point
a
couple
times
and
and
I
just
want
to
kind
of
reiterate
it
for
folks.
M
You're
taking
one-time
revenue
and
putting
it
in
a
recurring
thing,
could
leave
you
in
a
bad
spot
down
the
road,
except
for
the
fact
that
I
believe
I'm
going
to
use.
You
use
you
against
you
you're,
smart
enough
to
know
how
to
manage
the
budget
and
work
things
through
I
believe
we
can
do
that,
given
the
size
of
the
Surplus
that
we
have
I
believe
we
have
discussion
coming
up.
That
says,
we
need
to
look
at
how
we're
going
to
use
some
of
that
Surplus
too.
A
The
I
believe
the
the
next
item
on
the
agenda.
I
think
Scott
has
had
enough
being
here,
so
we're
not
going
to
have
you
on
this
next
one
right.
This
was
a
a
scrivener's
error.
Is
that
what
it's?
What
it's
called?
Okay
awesome
I
like
that
word
scrivener,
so
the
report
will
be
given
on
November
28th,
so
you're
off
the
hook,
foreign
act
more
excited.
E
Thank
you
mayor
and
Council,
three
slides
I
believe
Phil.
This
is
the
first
one
small
business
Saturday
we've
talked
about
this
in
the
past.
A
couple
of
meetings,
but
truly
the
kickoff
is
this
Saturday,
it's
the
Saturday,
always
the
Saturday
after
Thanksgiving.
So
it's
the
opportunity
to
shop
small
and
support
our
local
businesses
next
slide:
44th
annual
Turkey
Trot.
That's
this
Thursday
at
Miller,
Park,
8,
A.M,
plenty
of
time
to
come
out
before
the
Thanksgiving
festivities
on
the
home
front
and
the
ugliest
sweater
run.
E
Saturday
December
3rd
at
Miller,
Park
I.
Think
the
deputy
city
manager
will
win
that
again
and
third
slide.
Please
new
employees.
We
do
this.
Typically
at
this
meeting,
which
is
the
committee
of
the
whole,
we
have
Sarah
Lang,
that's
been
hired,
Ashley,
saidek,
Josh,
Johnson,
Jennifer,
Smith,
Regina,
Ross
and
Ashley
Laura
and
lastly,
I
just
want
to
say
to
the
community.
Happy
Thanksgiving
enjoy
time
with
friends
and
family.
Thank
you.
A
And
under
mayor's
report,
everything
important
deserves
to
be
said
twice
so
I'm
going
to
say
Happy
Thanksgiving
as
well
council.
Do
you
have
comments.
H
I
just
have
one
real,
quick
I
noticed
we
had
a
new
hire
there
for
the
Arts
and
entertainment
Department
has
do
do
we
have
an
overall
idea
of
what
we're
going
to
be
looking
at
for
a
budget
for
the
Arts
and
entertainment
Department.
E
It's
definitely
going
to
be
a
part
of
the
fy24
discussion
know
that
we
are
going
to
track
below
the
cost
when
we
were
Outsourcing
it
just
like
we
had
communicated
to
the
community
and
Council
okay.
Thank
you.