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February 17, 2020 - Committee of the Whole City Council Meeting
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A
Oh,
they
were
all
together,
hey,
perfect,
no
perfect
timing!
Actually
gonna
go
ahead
and
pass
the
budget
without
you.
No,
we
can't
do
that.
I'm
kidding
we're
gonna,
go
ahead
and
call
the
meeting
of
the
Bloomington
City
Council
committee
of
the
whole
to
order.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please
call
the
roll.
A
Thank
you
very
much
we're
here.
We
everybody's
here
we
have
a
quorum,
we're
going
to
start
with
the
consent
agenda
and
there
are
two
items
and
they're
both
items
to
approve
minutes.
Again.
That's
all
we
do
here,
but
we
do
have
a
correction
as
I
understand
it
from
the
clerk's
office.
With
the
second
item,
yeah.
B
You
record
also
one
of
the
things
that
was
brought
to
my
attention
on
item
4b,
which
is
my
minutes
for
January
21st
2020
for
the
cow
councilmember
Milan
boy
brought
to
my
attention
that
I
left
a
sentence
off
on
something
that
he
had
discussed
about
streets
that
appears
on
page
3.
He
has
one
statement
made
and
had
asked
that
I
add
that
back
in
and
so
I
will
be
amending
the
minutes.
So
if
you
could
make
a
motion
to
approve
them
with
the
amendment
discussed
to
add
streets,
that
would
be
great.
Thank
you.
Okay,.
E
B
E
A
Motion
carries
nine
to
zero.
There
are
no
names
to
announce,
madam
clerk,
we're
going
to
go
ahead
and
move
right
along
to
our
presentation.
Discussion
first
is
on
a
presentation
of
the
city's
2019
accomplishments,
as
requested
by
the
administration
department
and
we're
gonna
start
with
our
city
manager,
mr.
Gleason,
and
then
we
have
about
10
minutes
and
a
tenant's
council
discussion
before
we
move
on
to
the
next
item.
Mr.
Gleason
Thank,
You,
mayor
and.
A
F
Thank
you
very
much.
This
was
a
document
that
we
created
last
year
same
time,
but
it
was
2018
urine,
review
and
really.
This
is
just
a
quick
walk
through
some
of
the
highlights
for
the
year,
the
accomplishments
for
the
city-
and
this
is
a
document
that
will
be
on
the
main
city
website.
The
old
one
is
tucked
I
think
two
or
three
clicks
into
it,
but
this
is
one
that
will
be
front
and
center
for
a
certain
amount
of
time
that
the
community
can
take
a
look
at
some
of
the
stuff.
F
That's
occurred
within
the
city
and
I'm
gonna
walk
through
I'm,
not
going
to
read
everything
word-for-word,
but
I'm
gonna
hit
some
highlights
and
first
part
you
got
a
message
from
me:
well
skip
through
that
one.
But
then,
when
we
talk
about
administration,
a
couple
of
these
that
I
wanted
just
to
highlight
they're
all
important
and
even
more
than
what
made
the
final
copy
in
this
document,
but
we'll
hit
some
of
these
high
points.
F
A
couple
of
things
at
the
very
beginning,
talk
about
initiated
a
nationwide
recruitment
effort
resulting
in
the
higher
of
deputy
city
manager,
Billy
Tyus
and
Police
Chief
Dan
donut.
It's
hard
to
believe
that
Billy's
been
here
a
year,
but
this
is
something
that
occurred
early
in
2019
and
then
chief
Donath
in
August
of
last
year
and
I'll
say
this.
Now
we
saved
by
doing
this
nationwide
search
ourselves
through
HR,
director,
Nicole
Albert's
and
through
her
team
we
saved
about
45
to
50
thousand
dollars.
F
By
doing
this,
ourself
and
I
would
argue
that
you
know
we
had
large
pools
of
applicants
from
across
the
nation
and
we
got
the
best
one.
We
got
the
best
candidates
in
my
mind,
skipping
down
to
completed
the
West,
Market
Street
mural
project
and
partnership
with
the
Illinois
Arts
Station
and
the
West
Bloomington
revitalization.
F
F
Also
another
highlight:
is
we
work
to
implement
changes
to
the
sickly
buyback
program
to
the
limp,
to
limit
the
city's
cost
exposure?
This
was
a
major
focus
of
years,
and
it's
something
that
we've
got
accomplished
and
we're
seeing
you
know,
sickly
buyback
will
end
for
all
employees,
except
for
a
bargaining
unit
1000
that
negotiations
start
any
day
now.
F
We
could
talk
a
lot
about
economic
development,
one
we
stood
up
a
standalone
department
and
just
put
that
focus
on
economic
development
and
again
it
was
not
to
take
away
from
the
economic
development
council
from
the
Chamber
of
Commerce.
You
know
from
the
some
of
the
other
economic
development
efforts
in
the
community.
It
was
to
complement
and
strengthen
what
the
overall
regional
approach
is,
but
also
to
strengthen
as
a
standalone
for
our
efforts
on
economic
development,
Westminster
village
up
there
at
the
top
left.
F
You
know
this
is
one
that
you
really
don't
hear
a
lot
about:
that's
a
62
million
dollar
investment
in
our
community
and
it's
quite
a
renovation
and
expansion
project.
Another
one
and
all
of
these
are
very
important,
but
we
got
a
six
million
dollar
veterans
of
fair
of
Veterans
Affairs
Clinic
on
Hamilton
Road.
We
saw
Rob
Dobbs
restaurant.
We
saw
Hodge
Oh
an
agave
Parkview
n
rebuilt
after
their
fire
from
a
few
years
ago,
and
just
a
number
of
things,
nice
quick,
easy
read,
but
this
is
a
good
overview
of
some
of
the
accomplishments.
F
So
the
downtown
was
hopping
with
different
events
and
in
large
part,
you've
got
the
DBA
and
you've
got
Melissa
Hana.
It's
the
economic
development
director
have
really,
you
know,
increased
the
kind
of
events
that
we
have
downtown
and
more
to
come
in
2020.
So
again,
we're
going
to
be
sitting
here
this
time
next
year
and
we're
going
to
talk
about
numbers
that
are
going
to
be
what
we're
talking
about
today.
Community
development,
on
the
right
hand,
side.
This
is
thanks
to
Jennifer,
Tony,
K
Simpson,
but
it.we.
F
That's
about
the
fifth
ball
point
down
received
one
of
only
six
healthy
housing
initiative,
technical
assistance
grants
in
the
nation
from
the
National
League
of
Cities.
This
is
a
big
deal.
This
puts
us
on
the
radar
with
a
national
organization
like
the
League
of
Cities,
and
it's
one
that
they
participated
in
the
cost-free
conference.
That
was
a
couple
of
months
ago.
I
believe
it
was
in
North
Carolina,
then
down
at
the
bottom
right,
just
the
facts.
F
Over
7500
construction
permits,
2255
building
permits
and
then
that
nice
number
at
the
very
bottom,
nearly
85
million
dollars
in
construction
value
for
year,
2019
Public,
Works
busy
is
always
one
of
the
highlights
that
I
want
to
talk
about.
There
has
completed
the
water
infrastructure
master
plan,
which
creates
a
20-year
plan
for
capital
improvements
and
Smart
Water
Technologies.
F
This
is
one
that
will
be
laid
out
in
front
of
council
in
the
next
couple
of
months,
but
it's
something
that
was
completed
last
year
and
then,
if
you
look
at
just
the
facts,
three
billion
five
hundred
and
fifty
eight
million
fifty
thousand
plus
C
gallons
of
water
pumped-
and
this
is
something
that
communities
would
die
for
to
have
the
kind
of
natural
resource
that
we
have
in
a
water
resource.
It's
huge
for
this
community
and
obviously
we
serve
the
region
in
in
many
capacities
as
well.
F
I'm
doing
good
Scott.
Looking
at
the
time
on
the
public
safety
side,
fire
do
I
have
chief
more
there.
He
is
responded
to
over
11,000
calls.
This
was
over
700
more
than
the
previous
record
and
I
believe
that
was
in
2016
oscy
increase
of
almost
700
over
the
previous
year.
Any
record
for
the
department,
also
down
at
the
bottom,
under
fire,
contracted
with
site
Matt
and
now
have
completed
the
first
annual
wellness
physicals
on
over
90%
of
the
bloomington
firefighters.
You
know
this
is
something
that
the
chief
advanced.
F
F
But
it's
stuff
like
this,
it's
very
important
trying
to
support
the
employees
that
are
in
that
public
safety
world
for
us
and
just
making
sure
that
you
know
they've
got
a
healthy
life
beyond
the
2530
years
that
they
give
the
city
of
Bloomington
police
right
below
that
continued
to
keep
her
streets
safe.
We
had
349
DUI
arrests,
which
is
surpasses
this
is
where
I
come
up
with
2016
I
apologize.
F
This
is
something
that
is
ongoing
and
to
maintain
that
accreditation,
it's
something
that
the
police
department
will
constantly
have
to
keep
up
on
parks
and
recreation
and
cultural
arts.
You
know
there
are
a
number
of
things
that
go
on
in
that
department,
but
the
one
that
I
just
thought
was
amazing
was
the
completion
of
the
rolling
Brook,
Park
and
harmony
park,
inclusive
playground
project
and
expanded
pickleball
courts.
This
is
one
when
I
Drive
by
that
Park.
It's
still
very
well
attended.
It
was
an
awesome
project
and
I
think
there's
more
to
come.
F
The
library
this
is
one
where
I'm
going
to
jump
down
to
the
increased
vocabulary,
improve
focus
and
inspired
more
active
imaginations
by
encouraging
reading.
During
the
annual
summer
reading
program,
nearly
3500
children,
nearly
600
teams
and
nearly
600
adults
completed
the
program.
There's
a
lot
can
be
said
about
the
library
and
Jeannie
is
here,
but
I'm
gonna
recognize
her
she's
impressive,
she's
innovative.
This
city
has
an
excellent
librarian
and
Jeannie
Hamilton,
and
that's
it
guys.
It's
I'll
open
this
thing
up
to
you
guys
for
ten
minutes
worth
the
comment.
F
C
A
D
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
it's
very
easy
to
lose
track
of
our
accomplishments
because
of
the
day
to
day
we're
so
busy.
So
I
think
this
is
a
very
nice
document
for
all
of
us
reflect
on
all
the
successes
that
we've
had,
particularly
in
the
area
of
economic
development,
because
I
do
know
in
the
past.
You
know
there.
D
There
has
been
this
underlying
current
that
you
know
the
city
of
Bloomington
is
not
easy
to
do
business
with
and
to
me
that
presents
a
different
picture,
so
it's
very
positive
and
it
shows
that
we're
actually
pretty
flexible
and
easy
to
work
with.
So
just
want
to
say
thank
you
and
also
on
streets.
I
want
to
commend
you
on
putting
together
Bloomington
streets,
calm,
because
that
increases
transparency,
and
it
makes
it
very
easy,
very
accessible
for
folks
to
see
where
their
tax
dollars
are
going
so
appreciate
that,
thank
you.
A
You
very
much
other
comments:
okay,
thank
you
and
again
Thank
You
mr.
Gleason,
thank
you
to
all
of
our
department,
heads
and
all
our
staff
that
have
helped
make
all
of
these
things
happen
over
the
last
year
and
as
all
the
woman
painter
said,
this
is
probably
most
action-packed
year,
we've
seen
in
a
very
very
long
time,
since
probably
either
of
us
have
been
as
served
as
elected
officials.
A
Thank
you
again
and
we
move
right
along
the
into
item
5b
presentation
of
an
update
on
the
fiscal
year,
2021
budget,
that's
requested
by
the
finance
department
and
again
just
to
clarify
we
are
in
this
budget
process,
and
yet
our
fiscal
year,
for
the
record,
of
course,
is
from
May
1st
to
April
30th.
So
we
try
to
get
this
passed
on
in
the
first
meeting
of
April
the
final
adoption.
A
Yes,
so
that
in
case
for
some
reason
and
an
accident
happened
one
year
since
I've
been
mayor
at
least
we
had
to
go
to
a
second
meeting
in
April
and
that's
where
you
start
biting
your
fingernails,
because
it's
getting
a
little
of
you
know
the
time
is
ticking.
So
this
is
an
appropriate
time
for
us
to
kind
of
get
an
overview
and
to
have
this
information
presented
to
the
public.
Mr.
F
Policing,
Thank,
You,
mayor
and
council
Scott
go
ahead
and
if
you
would
step
up-
but
this
is
also
another
area
that
credit
goes
to
the
elected
officials,
we
can't
talk
enough
about
the
FY
21
budget
or
any
budget
for
that
matter,
and
even
though
we
do
the
finance
directors
monthly
report,
we've
talked
about
the
FY
21
budget
and
we'll
be
talking
about
it
next
week,
we'll
be
talking
about
on
March
9th.
But
you
really
when
we're
talking
about
being
stewards
of
the
taxpayer
dollar.
H
Instead
of
me
just
bringing
up
the
capital
projects
and
just
kind
of
reading
them
to
you
will
have
the
directors
that
are
responsible
for
those
projects
come
up
here
and
give
you
a
brief
overview
or
background
and
answer
any
questions
related
to
those.
So
a
little
deeper
dive
into
you
know
where
those
public
funds
are
being
utilized.
I
think
that's
a
big
interest
of
the
public,
so
we'll
try
to
expand
that
for
tonight.
Gonna,
just
you
know,
run
through
the
same
slides
about
the
totals
for
the
citywide
and
the
general
fund
budgets.
H
Some
of
the
dollars
were
using
for
cash,
for
equipment
being
will
do
a
year-over-year
comparison
on
the
major
tax
revenues
and
the
general
fund
revenue
expenditure
exhibit.
This
is
the
same
exhibits
that
I
go
through
every
month,
so,
as
I've
mentioned
before
I'm
trying
to
have
some
redundancy
and
some
of
the
statements
that
we
we
look
at
so
that
people
become
familiar
with
those
and
and
they're
more
educated,
informed
on
the
finances.
You
know
if
I
keep,
throwing
more
complicated
statements
up.
H
There
I
think
it's
just
going
to
make
it
more
complicated,
so,
but
I
am
open
for
feedback
on
what's
being
presented.
So,
having
said
that
the
balance
or
the
budgets
balance
I
mean
the
process.
I've
mentioned
this
before
finance.
Does
the
revenue
forecast
we
take
in
the
trends
for
the
current
year?
We
look
at
the
IML
forecast
that
they
provide
and
use
a
little
gut
instinct.
You
know
and
then
try
to
dial
it
back
and
I'd,
be
too
excited
about
things
are
going.
What's
going
on
the
department's
basically
supply
all
the
expenditure
requests.
H
Hr
does
all
the
payroll.
We
consolidate
all
that
information
in
the
system.
You
know
it's
4,000
lines
of
accounts,
4,000
accounts
and
we
start
doing
all
the
comparisons
year
to
year
versus
prior
year
actual
prior
your
budget
for
your
average.
You
know:
why
did
this
number
go
up
down,
etc,
etc,
and
then
we
see
what
dollars
are.
This
is
really
specific
more
to
the
general
fund.
What
dollars
are
available
for
one-and-done
projects
and
then
going
to
the
second
level
of
process?
How
do
we
determine
which
projects
we're
going
to
do?
H
And
so
that's
you
know,
part
of
next
week's
presentation
with
the
projects
are
going
to
be
listed,
but
you
know
fortunately,
this
year
our
revenues
are
keeping
pace
with
expenditures,
actually
maybe
outpacing
them
a
little
bit.
So
we've
got
a
good
economy
going
good
local
economy
going.
Things
are
going
really
well
for
the
city,
so
that
is
translated
nicely
into
this
year's
budget.
H
So
pretty
flat
year
over
year,
so
the
citywide
budget
last
year
was
227
million,
we're
at
230
right
now.
So
just
a
slight
increase
one
point:
two
percent
I've
indicated
in
other
presentations
that
capital
projects.
When
we
went
from
19
to
20,
we
saw
a
significant
increase
in
the
citywide
budget.
A
lot
of
that
was
related
to
motor
fuel
tax
and
water
and
sewer
projects.
A
lot
of
those
projects
are
getting
rolled
to
21,
so
you
can
see
our
capital
projects
just
a
point.
Nine
million
dollar
increase
2.2
percent.
H
A
lot
of
those
projects
got
rolled,
so
that
is
one
of
the
reasons
that
our
citywide
budget
is
maintained
about
the
same
level
as
a
prior
year
and
then,
of
course,
with
the
expenditure
and
revenue
increases
general
fund
last
year,
we're
right
around
109
million
110
this
year.
So
just
some
general
increases
you'll
see
in
a
moment
that
our
major
tax
revenues
we
we've
increased
those
by
one
and
a
half
percent.
So
that's
that
that
revenue
increase
has
kept
with
our
expenditures.
General
fund
fund
balance
jumping
down.
H
This
is
really
kind
of
like
what
we're
expecting
to
come
in
at
20
for
the
25th
year
end,
because
when
we
go
into
21
we're
not
really
showing
any
contribution
to
fund
balance,
we're
utilizing
the
extra
funds
for
projects
and
for
the
next
line,
the
cash
for
equipment.
This
is
a
the
the
strategic
goal
that
we've
set
of
weaning
ourselves
off.
Maybe
I
shouldn't
use
that
term
anymore,
but
we
nurse
else
off
the
capital
lease
for
equipment
purchases
so
starting
to
pay
cash
for
our
equipment.
H
Last
year
we
did
a
little
over
1/2
million
this
year,
we're
attempting
to
do
650,000
so
trending
further
along
and
paying
cash
for
equipment
making
that
a
current
year
discussion
instead,
the
capital
lease
kind
of
has
a
lag
to
it.
Obviously,
where
we're
doing
debt
service
over
5
years
for
most
products
and
ten
years
and
the
larger
ones
like
the
the
fire
trucks.
H
So
for
tonight
we
will
go
through
a
little
detail
on
comparisons,
but
next
week
we'll
get
into
the
citywide
and
and
again
the
projects
and
then
shows
some
fun
balance,
roll
floors
and
that
kind
of
thing.
So
major
tax
revenues,
you're
gonna,
see
the
same
positive
information
here
that
I've
been
showing
each
month.
H
So
you
know
just
highlight:
I'm
gonna
just
highlight
some
of
that
I
guess
not
outliers
as
far
as
values
go,
but
some
of
the
different
things
that
we
were
subjected
to
do
the
state
some
positive
things
so
that
the
internet
retail
sales
tax
legislation
and
went
into
effect,
October,
2018
I
believe
in
January.
First
21
online
retailers
are
going
to
have
to
start
collecting
the
local
tax.
So
we've
come
up
with
an
estimate
it
was
it
was.
H
So
moving
to
the
general
fund,
I
split
this
into
two
separate
slides,
whereas
it
during
the
monthly
review.
It's
all
on
one
slide,
so
we'll
have
revenues
on
one
side:
expenditures
on
another
use
of
fund
balance.
It's
just
one
of
the
highlight
the
786
thousand
dollars
that
shows
for
use
of
fund
balance.
That
is
completely
for
the
restricted
pension
reserve.
So
this
year,
420
we've
projected
using
about
300
thousand
and
that
the
rest
of
the
million
was
related
to
the
BCP.
H
A
creativity,
center
use
of
fund
balance
also
restricted,
so
the
BCP
a
portion
went
down,
the
pension
portion
went
up,
but
we
still
had
a
net
decrease
in
use.
Some
fund
balance
major
tax
revenues.
I
just
went
through
that
exhibit
so
that's
driving
that
that
increase
I
wanted
to
highlight
this,
because
this
is
an
accounting,
not
issue,
but
an
accounting
change
that
it's
really
affecting
our
budget
in
a
year
over
year
for
the
B
CPA,
we
we
had
basically
ever
tightening
donations.
H
People
promote
the
V
CPA,
and
our
auditors
used
to
make
us
book
that,
as
if
it
was
it,
was
actual
dollars
received.
But
then
we'd
have
an
expense
down
in
the
advertising,
so
it
was
really
a
net
loss
and
it
just
kind
of
grossed
up
both
categories
of
our
our
statements,
so
we've
removed
that
it's
no
longer
required.
That's
really!
What's
driving
that
big
increase,
it
was
really
skewing
the
budgets
here
over
year,
but
I
want
to
highlight
that,
because
it's
it's
something,
we
really
thought
we
should
do.
H
But
it's
going
to
surface
in
a
comparison
like
this
and
then
the
last
thing
I
wanted
to
highlight
tonight
is
the
transfer
in
transfers
in
to
the
general
fund.
We,
the
general
fund,
I,
should
say
we
general
fund
supplies
all
the
services,
so
they
know
probably
fund.
So
general
fund
includes
HR
legal
finance
administration.
H
We
also
now,
as
part
of
Finance,
have
the
billing
department,
the
utility
billing
and
the
collections
department.
So
those
those
two
departments
are
a
little
part
of
finance,
pretty
much
a
hundred
percent
dedicated
to
the
enterprise
funds.
The
cashiers
do
do
some
parking
collections,
so
there's
a
little
bit,
that's
not
allocated,
but
otherwise
we
charged
we
be
in
the
general
fund.
H
The
general
fund
charges
the
enterprise
funds
that
revenue
into
the
general
file
general
fund
is
reflected
in
transfers
in
I,
want
to
just
highlight
something
because
I've
done
a
review,
we
finished
a
tremendous
increase
in
credit
card
fees.
We
we
actually
have
one
point
over
1
million
dollars
per
month,
paid
for
utility
tax
bills
in
the
form
of
credit
cards,
so
our
credit
card
fees
are
going
up
significantly
just
I'm,
not
advancing
in
the
asking
arms.
H
Just
let
me
know
this
is
one
of
the
reasons
that
our
transfers
and
have
gone
up,
and
that
can
that
that
particular
category,
that
the
credit
card
payments
has
gone
from
$800,000
up
to
1.2
million
dollars
in
like
two
years.
So
we've
had
a
significant
increase
in
that.
So
it's
just
some
of
the
things
that
drives
our
budget
that
we
really
at
the
city.
Do
we
don't
have
any
control
over
you
know,
so
if
businesses
start
paying
their
their
their
water
bills
with
their
with
a
credit
card
account,
you
know
we're
getting
our
revenues
quicker.
H
It's
it's
more
efficient,
but
we're
gonna
see
that
as
far
as
expenses
go
to
so
just
wanted
to
highlight
a
little
behind
the
scenes
and
sometimes
factors
that
drive
things.
And
you
know
we
just
have
no
control
over
those
expenditures,
salaries.
So
1%
increase
I,
put
a
note
in
here.
Net
of
the
vacancy
offset
I've
described
that
vacancy
offset
before
the
increase
was
about
a
little
over
2%.
H
So
you
know
cost
of
living
that
that's
really
what's
baked
into
that
line
item
the
benefits,
the
significant
increase
there
was
really
as
I
am
afraid
so
and
then
the
contractuals.
We
had
that
significant
decrease
in
contractuals
related
to
the
legal
department
reorganization.
So
what
we
were
paying
too
sorely
came
out
of
the
contractuals
line,
went
to
salaries,
so
that
was
the
majority
of
the
contracts
to
decrease.
H
Total
capital
improvements-
this
is
just
by
fun,
I'm,
repeating
myself,
but
next
week
we're
gonna
go
we're
gonna
have
the
exhibits
showing
line
by
line
what
these
projects
are
and
and
be
open
for
questions
and
comments
at
that
time,
so
41
million
dollars
you
can
see
the
split
I
put
a
note
in
the
capital
improvement.
That's
the
general
fund
related
capital
improvements
with
3.7
million
there's
a
million
dollars
in
that
that's
for
the
zoo,
and
it's
really
grant
donation
related.
H
So
the
remaining
schedule
we
have
obviously
the
presentation
or
the
proposed
presentation
next
week-
it'll
be
very
similar
as
to
this
slides,
but
with
additional
citywide.
The
projects
fund
balances
that
details
should
be
online
so
that
the
you
know,
the
two
books
for
650
plus
page
combined
pages
should
be
online
before
that
presentation
before
Monday
the
books
will
be
available
before
the
public
hearing
we're
trying
to
work
that
out
with
the
printer
right
now
so
above
pleasure.
Budget
public
hearing
is
the
March
9th
and
the
final
adoption
on
April
13th.
H
So
you
know
I
a
lot
of
work
goes
into
the
budget,
a
lot
of
all-hands-on-deck.
You
know
as
far
as
the
department
heads
directors,
the
finance
staff,
the
council,
so
I
just
wanted
to
kind
of
make
a
comment
that,
from
my
perspective,
I
appreciate
everyone's
input,
always
open
to
hearing
suggestions
on
additional
pieces
of
information
that
might
make
the
budget
more
understandable
to
the
public.
I
mean
230
million
dollar
budget
and
all
the
moving
parts
between
the
departments.
H
The
things
I
I
try
to
comment
on
about
the
relationship
between
the
general
fund
and
enterprise
funds
and
how
things
are
charged.
Those
are
some
complex
interactions
that
that
affect
our
budget
and
trying
to
put
that
into
a
meaningful
context.
I
could
any
input
that
you
would
provide
I'd
be
open
to
hearing
that
any
questions
just.
A
Here
just
to
clarify,
then
so
one
of
our
we've.
This
has
been
an
ongoing
process,
the
budget
process.
You
know
and
at
any
given
point
you're
preparing
one
year,
beginning
to
pass
another
year
implementing
the
previous
year,
so
you're
kind
of
juggling
several
different
budget
cycles,
but
in
order
for
us
to
make
this
clearer
to
the
public
so
that
they
can
understand
and
maybe
have
more
of
a
sense
of
ownership
and
empowerment.
One
of
the
things,
even
though
we're
toward
the
end
of
this
particular
cycle.
A
We
do
have
about
a
month
there,
where
we
can,
especially
as
elected
officials,
you
know,
are
in
having
meetings
with
our
constituents
either
in
wards
or
citywide
begin
to
try
to
educate
people
on
what
this
is
and
also
if
there
are
significant
gaps.
Perhaps
it
may
or
may
not
be
possible
for
us
to
get
it
this
year,
but
for
people
to
say
hey,
you
know,
I
think
we'd
like
to
have
XY
and
Z
for
next
year,
so
that
what
I
see
here
is,
in
other
words
about
a
month
gap
before
we
finally
adopt
it.
A
Even
if
we
don't
make
we're
not
going
to
make
major
changes
in
the
budget,
but
for
us
to
have
a
kind
of
a
public
education
set
of
sessions
of
public
education
interval
a
time
so
that
people
understand
more
about
what's
going
on
again,
I
wish
there
were
more
than
a
couple
of
our
constituents
through
this
evening,
but
obviously
this
is
this
is
all
we
can
do.
You
know
I
want
to.
Thank
you.
A
council
member
black
I
think
Massey.
Thank.
I
F
Take
whatever
you
guys
want
to
provide,
but
this
in
a
in
more
detail
is
going
to
be
presented
to
Council
next
week.
We
just
didn't
want
to
miss
an
opportunity
just
to
talk
about
the
budget.
So
if
you
want
to
hold
comments
for
next
week,
that's
fine!
If
you
want
to
share
comments
now,
that's
fine
up
to
you
great.
I
I
We've
certainly
had
some
ones
that
have
been
more
rocky
and
some
that
have
been
all
over
the
map
and
I
think
that
the
the
public
likes
us
to
be
consistent
and
thoughtful
in
our
processes.
I
think
we've
done
that
here,
part
of
how
I
view
the
city
budget
is
that
it's
kind
of
the
embodiment
of
the
policies
and
philosophies
that
the
council
has,
and
you
know
we
start
talking
about
where
we
spend
money
and
how
we
spend
money.
I
I
sent
Jay
touch,
laugh
a
sorry,
pushing
the
spot
Jay
an
email
a
couple
months
ago
that
that
he
answered
I
asked
it
was
curious
how
many
trees
and
City
Bloomington
plants
on
a
yearly
basis,
and
that
number
ranges
between
four
and
five
hundred
but
has
got
higher
for
various
reasons.
And
so,
when
we
start
thinking
about
a
budget
I'd
like
to
see
us
increased
the
money
that
we
have
allocated
for
tree
planting
and
people
are
like.
I
Well,
what's
he
been
about
tree
planting
for
because
it's
a
really
good
way
to
offset
our
carbon
footprint
and
improves
the
quality
of
our
neighborhood
and
time
and
time
again,
I
hear
stories
about
people
who
have
lost
a
tree
in
the
Parkway
for
various
reasons
and
want
to
see
it
replaced
and
I
think
that's
a
worthy
use
of
our
taxpayer
dollars
to
help
him
improve
Bloomington.
So
I,
don't
know
how
we
capture
that
in
this
process
and
maybe
we'll
take
those
those
conversations
offline.
But
you
know
that's
a
specific
one.
That
I
would
look
at.
I
Of
course,
I'll
make
my
pitch
for
O'neil
pool
on
a
capital
improvement
project
I.
Think
that
you've
all
heard
me
say
it,
but
I'll
say
it
again,
but
can
you
know
in
conjunction
with
that,
of
course,
the
library
and
the
east
side
fire
station,
also
priorities
I
think
we'll
see
those
kind
of
get
flushed
out
here,
but
I
really
just
appreciate.
You
know
the
line
of
sight
between
where
we
are
today
and
the
end
of
the
budget
cycle
and
when
we
vote
on
it.
I
One
final
thought:
we've
talked
a
lot
about
it
in
the
past
and
it
may
not
be
appropriate
at
this
point
in
time,
but
we've
talked
about
our
bond
rating
in
ways
that
would
potentially
improve
our
brown
rating
now
I'm
not
sold
that
I
want
to
do
that.
But
I
don't
know
enough
to
make
it
an
informed
opinion.
So
I'd
be
interested
in
being
educated
on
that
personally.
I
I
believe
that
our
reserve
should
be
as
right
with
the
line
needs
to
be
as
close
as
possible,
and
we
spend
that
extra
revenue
on
on
capital
improvement
projects
or
things
that
our
residents
need,
but
that
again
that's
a
it's.
A
philosophical
policy
choice
that
the
majority
of
the
council
has
to
agree
to,
and
we've
we've
talked
about
it
in
the
past
I'm
kind
of
at
a
high
level,
but
I
think
this
might
be
the
time
for
us
to
really
dig
in
and
understand
what
should
our
reserve
level
be?
That
will
improve
our
bond
rating.
I
J
J
J
I,
think
a
lot
of
people
are
still
getting
paper
bills
and
paying
with
credit
cards,
so
we're
actually
taking
the
expense
on
both
sides
there,
and
we
need
to
see
if
we
can
come
up
with
a
way
to
get
more
people
to
do
the
electronic
credit
card
or
electronic
water
bills.
I
get
an
email
from
the
city
every
month.
J
So,
thank
you
Scott
again,
which
is
the
reserve
balanced
fund
and
I'm
wondering
if
we
could
take
more
money.
You
know
one
way
that
you
can
improve.
Your
credit
rating
is
by
having
a
bigger
savings
account.
The
other
way
you
can
do
is
by
paying
down
more
obligations
and
I
was
just
thinking.
I
would
like
to
see
us
put
more
money
towards
getting
off
of
the
lease
equipment
leases
faster.
J
Just
a
couple
of
thoughts
for
me
based
on
some
conversations
today
and
both
of
those
were
policy
decisions
that
I
had
pushed
for
hard,
so
definitely
support
what
we're
doing
there
and
just
looking
to
what's
the
next
step
past
those.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
what
you've
done
so
far
appreciate
that
Thanks.
K
K
H
K
H
H
K
H
K
H
H
Let
me
back
up
so,
like
so
I
mean
it's
a
little
complicated
like
we
have
a
significant
like
26
million
dollars
through
Morton
bank,
but
there's
it's
a
program
where
it.
It
basically
puts
it
in
CDs
and
banks
across
the
country
because
of
the
FDIC
insurance
limitations
right.
So
it's
it's
through
a
local
bank,
but
the
eventual
dollars
so
I
just
want
to
be
on
the
record.
You
know:
okay,.
K
On
the
researchers
and
the
talks,
cotton
and
Jamie
have
talked
about
it,
and
one
of
the
things
that
I
think
we
need
to
mention
is.
We
haven't
always
had
that
in
our
history
right
right,
and
so
you
know
if
we
do
have
another
downturn,
we
need
to
have
that
ready
available
for
that
purpose
as
well,
not
just
for
bond
ratings,
and
that
and
that
type
of
thing
do.
We
have
like,
like
a
worst
case
scenario
planning
like,
but
if
the
economy,
tanks,
that
we
were
able
to
kind
of
weather
that
storm
well.
H
I,
don't
know
if
we
have
an
official,
like
cuz
he'd
say
have
to
say
if
it
tanks
so
much
I
mean
that
the
GFO
a
standard.
You
know
it's
a
fifteen
percent
the
two
months,
but
you
know
right
now
we're
more
like
twenty
twenty
some
percent,
so
we're
better
than
standard
and
the
standards
are
developed
on
a
lot
of
research
into
that.
That
kind
of
question
so
that
it's
a
difficult
one,
that
kind
of
tend
down
to
a
specific
answer.
I
guess,
then.
K
H
A
A
Buy
another
ten
minutes:
okay,
okay,
move
by
councilmember
Boland;
second
bite
council
member
katyo.
If
everyone
would
go
ahead
and
just
vote
motion
carries
nine
to
zero.
There
are
no
names
to
announce.
Ina
clerk
was
starting
the
clock
over
at
ten
minutes
and
let's
see
I
had
council
member
carrillo
ray
councilman,
Creon
Bray,
okay,.
L
Thank
you
and
thank
you
so
much
for
all
the
work
that
has
gone
into
this.
So
a
couple
of
things
in
different
buckets,
one
I
think
I
would
also
be
very
interested
in
knowing
about
how
that
forfeiture
revenues
break
down
sure
did
the
the
other
thing
is
I
think
what
would
be
helpful
with
this
for
a
lot
of
folks
who
I
know
have
been
trying
to
keep
up
with
this
process.
But
I,
like
you
know,
I
didn't
do
that
good
in
math
I
understand,
but
but
to
have
something.
L
That's
like
a
graphic
representation
of
how
the
budget
breaks
down
I
think
would
would
help
a
lot
of
folks
wrap
their
minds
around
it
better
and
then
yeah
wanted
to
do
some
of
the
things
that
Scott
mentioned
for
the
next
budget
process
like
O'neil
pool
and
the
library,
and
also
downtown
and
connect
transit.
But
then
a
couple
of
other
things
that
have
surfaced
from
some
of
these
conversations
that
I
have
been
having
with
constituents
that
I
kind
of
want
to
just
like
put
out
there
and
socialize
and
start
to
get
us
thinking
about.
L
Is
a
I've
been
doing
a
lot
of
research
about
public
participation
in
cities
that
have
found
a
way
to
cover
child
care
expenses
for
people
during
City,
Council
meetings?
That's
something
that
feels
like
it
would
be
a
very
modest
expense,
but
one
that
could
certainly
help
us
help
this
room
that
look
like
this
and
have
people
participating
and
feeling
engaged
and
empowered,
particularly
as
we're
deciding
what
we
do
with
their
money.
L
The
other
thing
is
like,
when
a
remind
us,
the
important
conversation
that
was
had
here
a
couple
of
months
ago,
around
weather
mitigation
I
have
been
thinking
back
to
that
day
as
it
gets
colder
and
colder,
and
so
I
think
that's
something
we
also
have
to
have
on
our
radar.
I
understand
like
some
of
it
is
a
matter
of
like
the
resources
are
there
and
they
may
not
be
the
best
coordinated,
organized
publicized,
but
I.
L
E
You
mayor
and
thank
you
Scott
and
thank
you
for
putting
this
through
getting
in
the
weeds
here
a
minute
in
regards
to
the
credit
card
fees.
Can
you
talk
to
us
a
little
bit
about
that
in
and
in
regards
to
what
are
the
usual
practices
and
other
municipalities,
because
you
that
caught
my
attention,
because
those
numbers
are
getting
large,
these
fees
that
we're
paying
and
I
know
as
I
do
transactions
online
frequently
I
I
carry
that
fee
and
rather
than
leaving
it
with
the
vendor
or
so
I
wonder
what
municipalities
do
with
those
fees?
H
Most
municipalities
that
I've
reached
out
to
are
still
burying
that
fee,
even
they
might
like
as
far
as
our
local
tax.
They
might
split
it
up
and
put
the
burden
on
businesses,
but
they
want
to
also
put
into
place
the
option.
So
if
someone
wants
to
pay
online,
they
have
the
credit
card
option
or
they
have
an
e
tech,
ops,
and
you
know
things
where
they're
not
going
to
be
paying
conveniency.
So
you
know
one
of
the
things
we're
looking
at
or
I'll,
be
talking
to
you
probably
here
within
the
next
month
or
so.
H
We
have
a
large
utility
building
conversion
system,
conversion
that
it's
a
year-long
process.
It's
currently
scheduled
to
go,
live
the
end
of
May
and
expanding
our
online
payment
options,
they're,
not
just
online
payment
options.
So
initially
we
will
just
be
replicating
what
we
do
now,
but
you
know
the
antenna
sleeve.
Eventually
people
will
pay
my
tax
and
all
these
different
things
and
and
and
then
maybe
looking
at
addressing
this
cost.
If,
if
it
comes
up
at
that
time,
you
know
for
an
opportunity
there
as
part
of
like
first,
what
there
are
businesses.
Thank.
E
You
for
that
I'm
interested
in
having
some
more
conversation
about
that,
because
I
think
that
aligns
more
with
a
modern
method
of
interacting
giving
people
choices.
But
then,
if
I
choose
to
pay
with
a
credit
card,
bill
potentially
get
points
where
I
get
money
back
and
I
like
you
know,
I
would
be
willing
to
pay
or
the
fee
of
that
transaction
that
may
be
worthwhile
to
me
versus
if
I
have
a
choice
than
to
do
the
direct
payments,
I
guess
debit
card
type,
payments,
right
and
or
EFT
type
payments
they
wouldn't
have
charges.
E
A
G
G
But
for
the
benefit
of
the
that
the
wider
community
I
would
like
you
to
kind
of
explain
how
we
can
the
city
calls
this
a
balanced
budget
when
there's
still
a
lot
of
debt
out
there
and
I
guess
this
kind
of
stems
from
the
state.
You
know:
there's
debt
responsibilities
with
pension
and
all
that
kind
of
stuff.
So
the
general
public
kind
of
doesn't
understand
how
you
can
have
a
balanced
budget
in
am
unit
you
mister
pol
budget,
which
is
different
than
let's
say
home,
is
that
too.
H
It's
not
too
complicated,
but
I'm
not
sure
like
that
distinction.
I
would
almost
associate
them
because
you
make
decisions
to
benefit
your
house
or
your
municipality
to
borrow
to
address
something
you
need
now,
knowing
that
you
need
to
have
the
resources
to
be
able
to
support
that
in
the
future.
But
you
need
to
spread
it
out.
You
know
a
major
capital
improvement
or
something
like
that.
The
pension
debt
is
a
different
issue,
but
our
other
borrowings
when
you're,
you
know
when
you're
talking
about
significant
capital
improvements
and
spreading
Plus.
H
It
is
a
useful
life
over
time
too
so
you're
paying
for
it
over
time.
So
part
of
that
budgeting
that
balancing
process
when
you're
talking
about
debt,
it's
really
acknowledging
that
you
acquire
something
you
didn't
receive
the
cost,
but
a
benefit
and
you're
spreading
that
cost
out
over
the
benefit
the
period
the
useful
life
of
the
asset.
So
it's
a
decision,
that's
made
the
Pension
Benefit
or
the
pension
debt.
Now
sweepy
actuaries
a
lot
of
money
to
tell
us
that
you
know:
we've
got
this
team.
He
brings
us
up
a
lot.
H
You
know,
we've
got
this
schedule
of
debt.
That's
coming,
we've
got
this
large
current
debt.
How
do
you
meet
that
obligation
over
time?
How
do
you
balance
your
budget?
Your
current
budget,
based
on
what
they're
telling
you
the
need
is
going
to
be
so
with
that
2040
deadline?
You
know
with
the
pension
budgets,
that's
where
you
were
seeing
that
big.
You
know
it
was
gonna,
get
extreme
I!
H
H
H
G
H
The
property
tax
levy
and
the
utility
tax
increase
and
then
Plus
this
year
we're
using
part
of
the
reserve,
so
8.2
million
dollars
in
property
tax
levy,
2.3
million
dollars
is
available
from
utility
tax
and
then
we're
adding
eight
hundred
thousand
dollars
from
the
reserve
to
meit
to
meet
our
pension
liability
of
11
I
can't
do
the
math
real
quick,
but
it's
11,
plus
million.
Thank.
G
A
You
very
much
we've
got
a
couple
people,
including
a
couple
of
council
members
who
have
spoken
already,
but
I
need
at
this
point.
Another
motion
to
extend
our
comment
here
for
another
10
minutes,
so
moved
extend
for
10,
more
minutes,
ok,
who
move
by
Matthew
second
by
krehbiel.
If
everyone
go
ahead
and
vote,
oh.
A
M
So
I
thank
you
for
participating
in
it
and
giving
us
the
information
that
we
need
and
please
be
looking
for
an
FAQ
for
me.
A
frequently
asked
questions,
including
the
one
posed,
because
I
think
that
will
help
the
public
give
us
input
on
what
they
value
and
therefore,
what
we
should
do
with
our
expenses.
So
thank
you.
Member.
J
More
of
a
statement
just
to
something
Jen,
you
said
about
the
cold
weather
plan
that
I
agree
with
you
that
we
need
to
have
the
conversation
just
for
everybody's
knowledge.
The
McClain
County
Emergency,
Management
Agency,
put
out
a
list
last
week
of
all
of
the
shelters
that
they
are
aware
of.
That
exists
right
now
again,
there's
coordination,
things
that
have
to
happen,
but
they
did
put
out
a
least
list
on
Facebook
and
on
their
website
last
week.
So
anybody
who's
looking
for
it.
J
I
You-
and
this
has
actually
been
a
really
productive
conversation,
so
I
got
done
it
this
way
before
and
I
really
like
it,
because
it
started
to
hear
some
good
spitballing
ideas
from
us
and
some
coalescing
around
some
ideas.
A
couple
of
things
I
wanted
to
highlight
and
go
back
to
was
the
credit
card
fees.
We've
tried
to
have
this
conversation
before
and
I've
heard.
Maybe
this
is
a
separate
policy
discussion.
I
We
can
have
later
that
we
can't
legally
charge
for
the
convenience
fee,
but
I
like
Kim
I've,
also
been
charged
out
of
mine
to
use
my
credit
card
so
I,
don't
know
why
we
wouldn't
be
able
to
do
that
and
a
quick
glance
you
know
I
think,
would
cost
me
about
20
bucks
a
year
to
use
my
credit
card
and
I
think
that
would
I
think
that's
a
reasonable
price
to
pay
for
that
convenience.
So
I
would
be
really
curious
to
know
how
other
municipalities
either
get
around
that
or
incorporate
that
some
other
fees
I'll.
I
Because
that's
a
good
policy
choice
and
they
may
not
fix
this
budget,
but
but
for
future
ones.
Do
this
problem
isn't
gonna
go
away,
I
think
eventually
we're
going
to
come
up
with
some
means
for
for
dealing
with
this
more
on
a
long-term
number.
Two
is
the
rental
inspection
program.
We've
talked
in
the
past
about
allocating
more
funding
towards
a
tan
inspector.
I
know
that
that
is
something
that
I've
mentioned
before
Karen
mentioned
it
before
it's
I
know
it's
challenging
to
find
staff
for
that,
but
that
would
be
an
increase
in
staff.
I
I
Maybe
we
need
to
revisit
that,
but
again
from
a
budgeting
standpoint
that
doesn't
be
probably
the
only
staff
member
that
I
would
would
be
advocating
strongly
for
we're,
seeing
and
an
additional
FTE
and
then,
as
for
some
of
the
other
things
that
we
were
talking
about,
you
know,
connect,
transit
and
such
I
think
that's
going
to
be
coming
through
at
different
points
in
time,
but
I
know
the
community
had
a
lot
of
focus
on
that
piece
of
it
could
be
maybe
in
a
future
presentation.
You
know
how
we've
allocated
it.
H
It's
a
five,
so
their
funding
is
split
into
the
capital
and
operating
categories.
It's
just
something
that
was
established
when
we
did
the
sales
tax
increase
back
in
16,
so
originally
I
think
it
was
like
600
and
600
600
thousand
six
hundred
thousand,
and
so
every
year
one
of
the
six
hundred
thousands
like
I'm,
not
remembering
which
one
it
is
now
goes
up
by
5%
gotcha.
H
I
I've
seen
I
don't
know,
but
this
year,
but
last
year
we
did
a
budget
and
briefed
that
you
know
to
three-page
packet.
That
kind
of
broke
down
with
some
of
the
graphs
and
that's
always
helpful
to
especially
that
one
with
the
dollar
sign
or
the
dollar
bill
that
breaks
on
that
yeah.
That's
the
one
yeah
there
is
there's
a
doubt,
the
infamous
dollar.
Are
you
doing
that
again?.
H
A
J
The
money
for
credit
card
fees
was
to
continue
to
pay
the
bills
for
outsourcing
for
the
people
that
are
because
some
people
$20,
they
will
just
say,
I'll,
send
the
check,
and
then
we
have
to
pay
somebody
to
open
the
check
deposit,
the
checks
and
all
the
process.
That
goes
along
with
the
checks
and
the
first
bill.
The
second
billed
I
forgot
to
send
a
cheque.
The
third
bill.
We
got
an
email
the
other
day
about
how
many
man
hours
go
into
turning
off
water
and
turning
it
back
on
again
over
and
over
those
processes.
J
A
Think
you
got
lots
of
nods
and
greens
on
that.
It's
very
good!
Thank
you!
So
much!
Okay!
Thank
you.
Anything
else.
All
right!
Thanks,
very
much
appreciate
all
your
help
and
work,
and
we
look
forward
to
hearing
and
even
deeper
dive
next
week
by
the
department
heads
into
the
capital
projects
and
yeah
Thank.
You
counsel.
Excuse
me
a
city
manager,
Gleeson.
You
have
a
climate
report.
F
Thank
You,
mayor
and
council
welcome
to
the
city.
We
have
seven
new
employees
this
past
month.
Steve
is
with
Public
Works
Leanna's
with
fire
Jordan
Public
Works
Steve
laws
with
Public
Works
Catherine
is
support.
Staff
at
PD,
Mary,
Taylor's,
Community,
Development
and
John
Young
is
Parks
rec
and
Cultural
Arts
next
item
that
I
had
was.
We
have
Public,
Works,
employee
or
old
boy
tonight
as
a
benefit
down
at
the
Public
Works
garage.
This
Friday
7:00
a.m.
to
9:00
a.m.
F
terminal
cancer
he's
in
hospice.
Yes,
staff
wanted
to
do
one
more
benefit
form
and
that's
going
to
be
this
Friday
morning
since
its
2020
we're
going
to
have
a
presentation
from
the
regional
person
on
February
24.
So
it's
going
to
be
the
regional
representative
from
the
federal
government's
going
to
come
in
and
make
that
presentation
and
then
also
connect
transit.
This
was
another
item
to
comment
too
on
March
23rd
we're
gonna
have
Isaac
and
GE
Buchanan
come
and
talk
about
the
task
force
recommendations.
So
we'll
we'll
talk
to
them,
then
that's
all
I've
got
Thanks.
A
Great,
thank
you
very
much
at
this
point.
We
don't
have
an
executive
session.
Is
that
correct
and
so
just
that
the
state
that
for
the
record,
is
there
a
motion
to
adjourn
Wow,
okay,
move
by
council
member
katyo?
Is
there
a
second
several
second
councilmember
Boland,
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
we're
adjourned?
Thank
you.
Everybody.