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A
Boy
here
next
item
on
the
agenda
is
the
consent
agenda.
Is
there
a
motion
to
approve
the
consent
agenda.
F
A
Next
item
on
the
agenda
is
a
presentation
of
the
2023
annual
town
meeting,
including
the
annual
statement
of
receipts
and
expenditures
and
audited
for
fiscal
year,
2022
held
on
April
11th
2023,
and
this
is
for
review
purposes
only
and
I'm,
going
to
turn
over
to
Township
supervisor.
Debs
Gilbert.
H
Good
evening
we
don't
normally
do
a
presentation
of
the
annual
town
meeting.
We
usually
just
provide
it
in
the
packet.
I
can
go
over
a
couple
highlights
if
you
want,
but
I
talk
a
long
time
and
that
would
go
beyond
our
time
frame.
Oh.
H
One
of
the
emphasis
is
that
thank
you
to
my
staff
and
to
the
board
for
all
that
you
did
in
terms
of
supporting
some
of
the
programs
that
we've
done.
So
we
really
do
appreciate
that
it's
been
successful,
not
quite
planned
for
this,
but
a
couple
highlights.
H
If
you
look
and
there's
a
a
page
for
the
township
expenses,
it
does
show
that
our
Levy
was
flat
again
for
the
fifth
year,
I
believe
and
then
it
does
show
our
Township
General
Town
Fund
going
up,
but
so
did
our
expenses
for
the
general
assistance
and
the
cemetery
and
I
know
for
the
general
Town
Fund.
H
That
was
due
to
the
parking
lot
redo
and
expenses
associated
around
that,
and
then
the
cemetery
was
a
repair
of
the
roads
that
hadn't
been
done
in
a
while
and
then
the
piece
of
equipment
that
the
purchase.
H
And
let's
see
we
completed
those
the
parking
lot
on
both
sides,
and
we
also
did
an
RFP
and
had
it
developed
by
Farnsworth
group,
and
then
the
board
approved
the
selection
of
Jay
Spencer
last
year
or
this
last
meeting
to
do
the
construction
of
the
upcoming
building
Renovations.
H
Now
that
I
just
want
to
remind
you
of
the
condition
assessment
report-
immediate
needs
were
to
be
met
three
years
ago
and
then
three
to
five
years
about
two
years
ago
to
the
start
of
it,
so
we're
we're
Way
Beyond,
where
we
need
to
be
on
that,
but
it's
getting
done
for
the
first
three
to
five
or
first
year
and
the
three
to
five
years,
we're
getting
that
all
accomplished
in
this
project,
so
that
means
tuck,
pointing
Windows
ceiling,
carpet
replacement,
it's
pretty
worn
out
and
some
painting
the
HVAC
needs
to
be
repaired.
H
Ada
compliancy
things
like
that.
That's
just
off
the
top
of
my
head
I
also
wanted
to
point
out
that
the
annual
audit
we're
going
to
be
going
through
that
this
week
they're
beginning
again,
but
there
was
no
issues,
discrepancies
or
internal
control
recommendations
at
all,
so
I
in
it
I
think
it's
just.
It
would
be
if
you
just
want
to
read
some
of
these
things.
These
are
some
of
the
things
that
we've
done.
The
here
program
was
the
most
important
thing.
H
As
far
as
the
general
assistance
side,
it's
serving
exactly
how
we
need
to
serve
it.
It's
serving
people
that
are
on
SSI
that
are
struggling,
SSI
is
I,
don't
remember
the
exact
number.
It
was
841
it's
up
around
that
amount
and
it's
not
enough
to
really
support
people
in
our
community
that
are
on
that
kind
of
a
restriction,
especially
when
something
major
happens
in
their
life,
and
so
we've
allowed
that
to
happen.
Also,
the
class
X
class
one
drug
felony
after
1996
that
we
are
unable
to
serve
gaea
for
those
individuals
until
the
legislation
changes.
H
The
legislation
changed
about
a
year
ago
for
the
Department
of
Human
Services,
but
they
forgot
to
add
or
neglected
to
add
article
6,
which
is
local
government,
General,
Township
assistance,
and
so
we're
just
waiting
on
that
to
happen
for
us
to
do
provide
services
equally
among
anybody
that
comes
out
of
the
prison
system
and
so
we're
doing
that
with
the
here
program
to
kind
of
transition,
we
served
about
86
clients.
So
far,
although
that's
increased
again
every
day
we
get
new
ones,
so
you
can
see
on
the
township
funding.
H
We
provide
not
only
general
assistance,
emergency
assistance
and
the
hair
program.
We
also
provide
grant
funding
to
agencies
in
the
community
that
we
are
able
to
serve
by
Statute,
and
some
of
those
include
well
our
workfare
program,
faith
in
action
for
the
seniors,
The
Arc
center
for
the
seniors
piecemeals
Prairie
State
Legal
serves
Township
a
lot.
We
refer
a
lot
of
clients
to
Prairie
State
Legal.
If
there
are
issues
with
landlords,
if
there's
anything
unfair
and
in
anything
that
is
happening
or
unfolding
with
them.
H
H
So
any
questions
about
that
and
we
have
our
pots
program
our
pots
program.
We
just
added
two
more
collection
sites,
I
think
I'm,
repeating
some
of
this
stuff,
because
it's
more
new
but
51
836
pounds
which
is
26
times
just
since
2020.
and
I
think
for
a
program
that
works
for
it's
a
work
program
for
those
individuals
that
are
receiving
general
assistance
on
a
monthly
basis.
Okay-
and
that
is.
H
By
state
to
have
a
program
if
you're
able
to-
and
we
do,
we
serve
the
community
some
hours
from
the
clients
that
receive
assistance
for
home,
sweet
home,
Ministries,
Bloomington,
Housing,
Authority,
to
name
a
few
Furniture
recycled
furniture
for
families
has
somebody
there
and
several
other
different
places,
as
as
we
are
able
to,
depending
on
how
many
clients
we
we
have
on
a
regular
basis.
H
So
that
program,
this
additional
program
kind
of
it,
was
generated
for
the
restricted
clientele,
the
ones
who
are
unable
to
work
but
are
not
completely
unable
to
do
something.
So
we
fit
them
into
this
program
because
they
consider
standard
and
do
whatever
they
need
to
do
and
they
just
clean
pots
and
help
sort
them
and
and
then
we
keep
that
out
of
the
landfill.
So
it's
kind
of
a
win-win
situation
on
that.
H
We
did
have
two
new
sites
now
knee
Pagan
Greenhouse
out
on
Fox,
Creek,
I,
think
and
then
also
we
worked
with
the
city
and
David
lamb
and
I
kind
of
brainstormed
they
because
of
the
East
Street
Basin
work.
We
couldn't
put
a
site
there
at
the
Convenience
Center,
so
we
thought
it
would
be
a
good
place
at
the
community
garden.
So
we
we
put
our
other
bin
over
there
and
hoping
that'll
work
out
really
well
as
well.
H
So
I'll
move
on
to
the
cemetery.
The
cemetery
did
a
lot
of
that
resurfacing
of
the
roadways
out
there.
They
relocated
a
columbarium
straightened
up
headstones
with
a
piece
of
equipment
that
was
purchased
this
past
year.
It's
been
very
helpful
to
have
that
and
appointed
Joe
Gibson
for
the
his
second
six-year
term,
and
then
I
didn't
want
to
miss
telling
you
about
the
Avenue
of
flags.
That's
May,
22nd
to
June
18th.
It's
always
a
beautiful
sight
to
see
out
there
at
the
cemetery
and
then
on.
H
The
29th
is
Memorial
Day
ceremony
and
there.
H
I
think
this
is
going
to
be
a
really
exciting
event:
June
11th
from
1
30
to
3
the
Revolutionary
Soldier
David
Haggard
he's
having
a
plaque
unveiling,
so
that's
gonna
be
great
and
then
our
normal
reads
across
America,
which
is
to
put
a
wreath
on
every
Veteran's
grave
site.
H
Boy:
okay,
so
we're
going
to
continue
to
finish
up
this
work,
hopefully
by
October
for
the
building
and
get
that
all
situated.
It's
going
to
be
a
little
chaotic
between
June
and
October,
but
we've
minimized
the
moving
by
doing
it
in
two
phase
versus
a
three-phase
so
that
we
can
do
half
the
building
at
a
time.
H
The
Assessor's
side
has
been
gracious
to
move
into
our
side
and
then
we
move
into
theirs
and
swap
swap
that
out
so
I'm
still
in
the
process
of
hiring
a
workfare
coordinator,
I've
had
had
little
time
to
do
interviews,
but
I've
got
to
get
that
rolling
pretty
soon,
because
the
season
starts
at
the
end
of
April.
Beginning
of
May
is
when
planting
begins
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
prepared
for
that
I
need
one
more
rainy
weekend
and
I
think
I'll
be
in
the
clear
for
that.
H
One
to
get
that
laid
up
and
then
I'm
supporting
legislation
with
class
X
class,
drug
felony
and
making
sure
townships
are
aware
of
that
and
where
it
stands
right
now
and
looking
at
doing
a
identity
theft
class
for
our
clientele
and
then
do
some
walk-up
shredding
right
then,
and
there,
if
we
can
just
to
kind
of
show
them
that
they
need
to
be
protected,
as
well
as
everybody
else
in
terms
of
privacy.
H
H
We
need
clothing
for
them
as
well,
and
so
I'm
switching
merchant
services
soon
to
try
to
help
them
have
some
options
in
what
they're,
what
they're
needing
so
and
then
there's
a
couple
other
ideas
in
mind:
that's
like
the
Comfort
station
for
the
East
Street
Basin
I,
don't
know
where
the
city
stay.
I
just
talked
to
Tim
Gleason,
but
I'm,
not
sure
where
the
city
stands
on,
if
they're
doing
it
or
we're
doing
it,
but
I
know
Township
can
help
support
it
so
and
then
we've
done
a
lot
of
Outreach
in
the
community.
H
H
That's
where
they're
housed
right
now,
but
if
I
can
collaborate
with
them
to
do
it.
One
day
a
week
and
also
the
same
for
I'd
like
to
develop,
which
means
bring
in
a
person
that
can
work
with
what's
called
sore
sore
is
the
ssdissi
Outreach
access
and
Recovery.
It
really
is
meant
to
support
the
marginalized
individ
people
that
come
to
the
township,
with
SSI
application
and
process
and
follow-up
and
to
so
that
they
can
get
to
their
SSI
faster
than
three
to
five
years.
H
Sometimes
it
takes
even
longer
than
that,
but
that
way
they
they're
just
getting
the
support
that
they
need
for
it.
And
then
the
last
thing
I
want
to
mention
is
complying
with
the
decennial
committee
on
local
government
efficiencies
act
which
I'm
that's
a
good
segue
into
our
next
meeting.
May
22nd
be
aware
that
we're
meeting
at
five
o'clock
so
that
we
can
have
that
meeting.
First,
that
will
Encompass
the
new
trustees
and
that's
another
segue
I
want
to
thank
those
Grant
and
I'm.
Sorry
I'm
using
first
names,
Alderman
Walsh,
Alderman,
amick,
trustee.
H
I
E
F
Just
a
little
more
information
about
the
Comfort
station
is
that
going
to
be
a
separate
building
and
that's
sounds
like
you're
working
with
the
city
on
that
you.
H
Well,
I've
read
my
laws
and
duties
handbook
for
Township,
and
it's
one
of
the
things
that
we
can
do.
Okay
and
so
I
brought
it
to
the
attention.
Last
year,
when
we
had
a
meeting,
it
was
a
webinar
I
mean
not
a
webinar,
a
zoom
meeting,
our
team's
meeting
with
some
City
people
and
I'm.
Like
that's.
Do
you
have
one
of
those
available?
Are
you
planning
it
in
the
plan?
We
can
do
this
and
we
can
even
have
potentially
our
work
for
our
clients
clean
it
you
know
now.
H
Is
that
the
best
way
to
do
it
not
sure
because
our
our
land
is
limited
and
it's
also
on
a
hill,
a
slope,
but
when
I
was
talking
to
city
manager
Gleason,
he
I
was
mentioning
just
a
little
bit
ago
that
you
know
if
we
put
it
I'm
already
designing,
where
it
would
go,
but
put
it
at
a
lower
level
where
the
land
is.
That's
still
the
cities,
you
know
we
can
help
fund
it
and
they
can
support
cleaning
it
so
great.
E
F
I
I
A
You
and
we're
going
to
move
on
to
the
next
chapter,
which
is
a
did
you
wanna.
H
A
The
I.
H
I
H
A
Okay
sounds
good,
then
we're
gonna
turn
it
over
to
Township
assessors
cutter.
J
J
It's
mostly
numbers
the
synopsis
of
all
the
information
is
assessments,
EAB
has
grown
in
the
city
and
early
Trends
are
showing
that
there
may
be
multipliers
added
by
the
county
again
if
we
can't
get
enough
adjustments
on
the
township
level
as
a
city-wide
multiplier
and
I'll
just
leave
it
at
that.
If
you
have
any
questions
about
the
report,
I'm
I'm,
available
by
email
or
phone
call.
I
A
Hey
everyone,
I'm
gonna,
go
ahead
and
call
to
order
the
meeting
of
the
city
of
Bloomington
Council,
and
if
everyone
could
stand
for
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance
and
remain
standing
for
a
moment
of
silence,.
C
A
And
we
got
to
go
ahead
with
a
recognition
and
appointment.
So
under
this
particular
section
we're
going
to
recognize
the
outgoing
city
council,
members
of
Jeff,
crabill,
Julie,
Emig,
D,
Urban
and
Grant
Walsh,
as
you
can
tell
my
voice,
is
cracking
already,
I,
hope,
I,
don't
cry
and
I
think
I
believe
we're
going
to
start
with
some
slides
right.
Are
we
doing
that?
Okay,
there
we
go
in
their
splendor.
A
All
right,
just
in
case
people
didn't
know
who
they
were
I'm
gonna
go
and
start
with
council
member
crabill
and
present
this
to
him,
and
the
plaque
says
in
grateful
appreciation
for
your
outstanding
service
and
leadership
as
alderman
for
the
city
of
Bloomington
for
2019
to
2023,
and
you
know
and
I
want
to
add
to
that.
Just
briefly.
I
I
have
appreciated
your
time
on
the
council,
particularly
because
you
you
brought
a
legal
perspective
being
a
a
trained
lawyer
and
I
think
you
know
having
people
coming
from
all
you
know.
A
All
walks
of
life
is
always
very
helpful
to
the
council.
So
I
always
found
that
you.
You
asked
a
lot
of
questions,
but
you
know
you.
You
definitely
added
a
lot
by
providing
that
legal
perspective
and
I.
Think
I
I
also
appreciate
it
and
and
I
think
your
your
residents
also
appreciated
your
advocacy
on
on
their
behalf
and
and
I've
definitely
come
to
also
appreciate
your
support
of
city-wide
initiatives.
You
know
so
you
didn't
always
look
at
things
from
your
word
perspective,
but
you
know
supported
other
things
that
were
beneficial
to
the
city.
A
So
for
that
I'm
I'm
thankful
and
want
to
say
again.
Thank
you.
Don't
don't
be
a
stranger,
you
know,
don't
you
know,
don't
just
you
know,
step
away
from
from
city,
council
and
and
but
you
know
still
try
to
remain
involved
and
you
know
continue
to.
You
know
reach
out
to
us,
because
you
definitely
can
always
continue
to
to
add.
You
know
to
what
we're
doing
so.
Thank
you
very
much.
I
A
In
so
the
next
one
is
council,
member,
Julie,
Emig
and
again
same
thing
and
grateful
appreciation
for
your
outstanding
service
and
leadership
as
alderman
for
the
city
of
Bloomington,
Through,
The,
Years
2019
to
2023
and
I
also
want
to
thank
you
for
your
service,
Julie
and
as
well.
A
You
know
to
to
the
award
and
and
the
community,
you
know
you've
definitely
Blended
your
your
background
as
a
director
of
the
the
McLean
County
Museum
of
History,
but
you've
also
been
a
director
of
the
McLean
County
Multicultural
leadership
program,
but
also
you
you
brought.
You
know
your
academic
background
as
well,
so
I
always
found
you
know
a
lot
of
your
positions
to
be
very
well
researched.
You
know
you,
you
got
that
to
us
and
that
was
definitely
very
informative
and
very
helpful
to
us.
A
I
know
that
this
this
past
year
has
been
very
challenging
for
you,
but
we
we
definitely
appreciated
your
your
commitment
and
when
you
returned
and-
and
you
know
seeing
you
know
your
term
all
the
way
to
to
the
end
so
that
I
think
you
should
definitely
be
commended
for
that,
because
we've
we've
been
the
beneficiaries
of
that.
So
we
really
appreciate
that.
Thank
you.
Julie.
A
Okay,
the
next
person
is
council
member
Urban,
and
also
want
to
thank
you
for
your
commitment
to
your
award
and
to
the
community
one
of
the
things
that
I've
always
appreciated
about.
You
is
how
upfront
and
direct
that
you
you've
always
been,
because
we've
never
really
had
to
wonder
what
you
were
thinking
and
I
think
that
it
is
a
great
quality.
Believe
me,
because
I
live
with
someone
who's
exactly
like
that
and
I
love
it.
A
So
definitely
you
know
want
to
thank
you
for
for
your
service
and-
and
you
know
just
like
some
of
the
others-
you
you
know
one
you
you
had
spent
a
lot
of
time.
You
know
here
in
city,
council
chambers,
so
I
found
you
to
be
very
well
informed
and
very
quickly
able
to
contribute
once
you
were
appointed,
so
that
was
extremely
helpful
and
and
also
you,
you
know,
you
have
supported
a
lot
of
a
number
of
city-wide
initiatives
and
I
think
that's
always
helpful.
A
When
we
have
council
members
who
can
do
that
because,
although
we
represent
you
know
the
council,
members
represent
Awards,
I
I
think
you
know,
there's
definitely
a
lot
of
issues
that
are
city-wide
and
it's
important
to
have
people
have
that
broader
perspective.
So
I
want
to
say
thank
you
and
really
want
to
encourage
you
to
to
do
the
same
thing
you
did
before
you
get
on.
A
A
I,
you
know
he's
the
number
one
alderman,
all
the
men
from
Ward
one,
so
I
also
want
to
thank
you,
Alderman
Walsh,
for
your
service
and
also
to
your
service,
to
your
ward
and
and
to
the
community.
We
we
know
that
you
know
outside
of
city
council.
You
do
have
a
an
extremely
demanding
job
and
we
we've
always
appreciated
not
only
your
commitment,
but
also
some
of
the
perspectives
that
you
that
you
brought.
A
You
know
which
forced
us
to
to
to
think
through
some
of
our
assumptions
and
and
if
anything,
give
us
an
opportunity
to
come
out
with
a
better
product
for
for
the
community.
So
for
that
I
want
to
say
thank
you
especially
having
to
to
jump
in
when
you're
hero
appointed.
It's
not
an
easy,
easy
task
when,
in
the
middle
of
all
the
things
that
you
you
have
to
do,
but
you
you're
definitely
a
significant
contributor,
and
we
really
appreciate
that.
A
C
We
received
no
emailed
public
comment,
but
we
do
have
four
people
registered
to
speak.
Okay
and
after
your
your
statement,
we'll
start
with
Serena
fish
and
then
Gary
Lambert
to
follow.
I
A
Sounds
good
public
comment
is
an
opportunity
for
speakers
to
provide
their
views
and
feedback
to
the
city
council.
It's
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.
L
Hello,
my
name
is
Serena
fish
I
live
on
the
west
side
of
Bloomington
I'm.
Here
just
add
on
to
what
the
mayor
said.
We
were
so
grateful
to
get
Miss
Urban
as
our
replacement
for
city
council
after
a
year
and
a
half
almost
two
years
of
total
chaos,
so
she
stepped
right
in
and
she's
been
helping.
L
She
attends
all
the
West
Side
meetings.
She
attends
Miller
Park
meetings
when
we
have
them
and
as
the
administrator
of
West
Side
Neighbors
I
really
appreciate
her
Insight,
which
she's
added
to
the
neighborhood
and
her
total
Dedication
that
if
you
call
her,
she
will
return
the
call
if
you
fax
her
text
her.
L
She
will
return
and
get
an
answer
for
you
and
for
that
alone,
whether
you
liked
it
or
not,
she
was
dependable
and
I
as
West
Side
leader
hope
that
the
next
person
that
takes
six
understands
it
includes
part
of
the
West
Side,
not
just
downtown
we're
all
important
in
this
city.
We
all
need
representation,
so
I
think
her
from
my
heart,
for
what
she
contributed
was
the
cry
was
what
she
contributed
while
she
was
in
this
position.
Thank
you
very
much.
M
N
Well,
Scott
steinling
I
was
there
was
an
individual
that
stopped
us
past
few
days
and
indicated
they
said
that
there
are
out
trying
to
sell
some
product.
That
was
not
used.
Well,
you
know
he
had
no
business
cards,
he
had
no,
but
I
didn't
probably
pet,
no
Peddler's
license.
You
know,
I
I
think
it's
ridiculous
that
the
city
doesn't
put
teeth
in
this.
He
had
no
business
card.
He
had
nothing
with
his
name
on
it
and
I
that
doesn't
that
doesn't
sell?
Well,
he
was
probably
thinking.
Well.
N
You
know
this
guy
can't
you
know
this
guy
will
fall
for
it
and
you
know,
but
you
know
that
that
does
not
speak
well,
it
really
doesn't.
The
other
thing
is
the
condition
of
the
roads.
I
keep
bringing
this
up
every
time
and
I'll
keep
bringing
this
up
until
it
it's
addressed.
N
The
thing
is
it's
level
in
certain
places,
it's
level
with
the
curb
line
that
is
terrible.
There
is
no
curb
there.
You
could
drive
up
right
on
somebody's
grass,
the
storm
drain
or
inlets,
keep
sinking
lower
and
lower
and
lower.
You
know
I
would
I
wonder
how
much
lower
can
they
can
go
if
the
city
would
have
kept
these
streets
up
every
cotton
picking
year.
We
would
not
be
in
crunch
mode
now,
but
no
I
realize
you
know.
There's
a
million
here
millionaires.
N
It's
like
pocket
change
and
you
know
I
really
don't
appreciate
it.
I
really
don't
I'm
embarrassed
to
admit
that
I
reside
in
the
city
of
Bloomington,
because
people
are
saying
you
should
change
the
sign
to
read.
Welcome
to
Bloomington
Home
the
potholes
rotten
roads,
high
taxes
enter
at
your
own
risk
and
you'll
see
see
how
people
really
take
to
that.
N
O
O
I
am
standing
here
before
you
today,
because
I'm
standing
here
for
two
reasons,
one
being
a
resident
of
the
Bloomington
War
Bloomington
area
in
Ward,
four,
and
also
standing
here
as
a
business
owner
in
Ward.
Six
I
wanted
I
feel
that
my
loyalty
lies
in
two
wards
and
the
reason
why
I'm
so
passionate
about
these
boards
is
because
I
live
in
one
where
I
pay,
taxes
and
I
live
and
I
have
to
worry
about
my
trash
and
things
like
that.
O
But
I
also
work
in
a
area
that
is
on
the
west
side
of
Bloomington
and
I
chose
the
west
side
of
Bloomington,
because
that
area
is
a
vital
area
and
I
had
a
home
in
that
area.
Years
ago,
my
husband
and
I
and
we've
always
loved
that
area
now
I
feel
that,
because
my
loyalty
lies
in
both
of
those
areas,
I
just
wanted
to
commend
the
two
Council
per
persons
that
are
war
that
are
council
members
of
that
Ward.
O
I
A
Okay,
all
right,
so
now
we
go
back
to
recognitions
and
appointments.
Okay,
so
I
think
we
have
a
proclamation
now
for
Arbor
Day,
as
requested
by
the
administration
department.
I
A
So,
whereas
in
1872,
the
Nebraska
Board
of
Agriculture
established
a
special
day
to
be
set
aside
for
the
planting
of
trees
and
whereas
this
holiday
call
Arbor
Day
was
first
observed
with
the
planting
of
more
than
a
million
trees
in
Nebraska
and
whereas
Arbor
Day
is
now
observed
throughout
the
nation
and
the
world.
And
whereas
trees
can
be
a
solution
for
combating
climate
change,
by
reducing
the
erosion
of
our
precious
topsoil
by
wind
and
water.
A
Cutting
Heating
and
Cooling
costs,
moderating
the
temperature
cleaning,
the
air
producing
life-giving
oxygen
and
providing
habitat
and
Wildlife,
and
whereas
trees
are
a
renewable
source
resource.
Giving
us
paper,
wood
for
homes,
fuel
for
our
fires
and
countless
other
wood
products
and
whereas
trees
in
our
city,
increase
property
values,
enhance
the
economic
Vitality
of
business
areas
and
beautify
our
community
and
whereas
trees,
wherever
they
are
planted,
are
a
source
of
joy
and
spiritual
renewal.
A
And
I
know
you're
a
man
of
few
words,
but
would
you
like
to
say
a.
P
Few
words
yeah:
this
is
a
great
recognition.
This
is
part
of
the
tree.
City
USA
requirement
that
you
recognize
this
every
year,
which
is
our
36th
year
of
getting
that
which
is
really
a
community
honor
everybody
from
Administration
Council,
Parks
Administration,
everybody
in
the
community,
the
citizens
all
play
a
big
role
in
and
continue
to
get
us
that
Tree
City
USA
designation.
P
A
Yep,
thank
you
and,
and
I
and
I
would
add
that
you
know
it's
not
just
about
the
trees.
You
know
with
your
department,
I
think
Parks
and
Rec
does
a
fantastic
job
of
keeping
the
the
city
beautiful,
and
we
have
many
of
the
people
that
I
bring
here
who
come
from
other
communities,
always
comment
of
how
nice
and
neat
it
looks
and
it's
you
know
it's
appealing
and.
A
Much
do
you
don't
sit
down
quite
yet.
You
have
your
Proclamation
here.
I
E
I
A
Now,
therefore,
I
am
Boko
malamboy
mayor
Bloomington
do
hereby
Proclaim
April
21
2023
as
Eid
UL
fitra
day
in
Bloomington,
and
urge
all
of
our
residents
to
recognize
and
respect
the
goodness
of
the
Islamic
faith
and
its
people
to
move
Beyond
tolerance
of
others
who
may
not
share
religions
and
learn
to
accept
and
appreciate
all
people.
In
the
spirit
of
true
Brotherhood
to
further
build
bloomington's
Intercultural
strengths,
thank
you.
Do
you
want
to
come
up.
E
Q
Thank
you
mayor
and
thank
you
City
councilors
for
this
honor
as
we
celebrated
the
auspicious
occasion
of
Eid
I'm,
appealing
you
to
convey
the
significance
and
beauty
of
this
special
day
to
you
all
Eid
also
knows
as
either
or
Festival
of
breaking.
The
fast
is
one
of
the
most
important
celebrations
observed
by
Muslims
all
over
the
world.
It
marks
the
end
of
the
Holy
end
of
the
holy
month
of
Ramadan,
during
which
Muslims
fast
from
dawn
to
Sunset
as
an
act
of
worship
and
self-discipline.
Q
It
is
a
mandatory
act
of
giving
wherein
Muslims
give
a
specific
amount
of
money
or
food
to
those
in
need
or
to
participate
in
festivities
and
experience
the
joy
of
Eve.
It
is
also
a
time
for
Muslims
to
come
together
with
families,
friends
and
neighbors
to
promote
fun
and,
in
turn,
I
kindly
request
your
support
in
acknowledging
the
importance
of
Eid
and
considering
appropriate
measures
to
recognize
and
celebrate
the
significant
day
of
our
Muslim
Community.
Thank
you
for
your
attention
in
this
matter.
Q
A
Q
A
Okay,
I
think
we're
moving
on
to
recognition
and
boards
and
commissions
right.
A
F
Move
I
would
like
to
pull
something
first.
I
A
See
it
okay,
awesome,
thank
you,
and
so
now
we
are
going
to
item
70.
F
Thank
you
mayor,
and
this
will
be
quick,
yeah
I,
just
don't
want
to
make
an
observation.
First,
in
looking
through
all
these
fees,
we
we
have
fees
for,
for
most
everything
and
I,
even
notice,
there's
a
fee
for
a
kitchen
sink,
but
the
second
point
I
wanted
to
and
I
wanted
to
ask
Leslie
about
this.
F
There
seemed
to
be
some
Antiquated
type
of
fees
on
here
and
I
know
that
you
plan
to
be
looking
at
that
in
the
future,
such
things
as
mechanical
music
devices,
bowling
alleys,
automatic
Amusement
devices
and
public
dancing.
So
you
could
talk.
C
C
It
yeah
happy
to
respond
so
just
as
you
said,
we
have
a
plan
this
summer
to
just
really
revisit
all
of
our
license,
see
which
ones
you
know
are
effective
for
our
community.
We
will
gauge
the
council
as
well
before,
so
that
we
can
come
with
it
and
prepared
staff
recommendation,
but
public
dancing
is
one
I'll
just
touch
on
really
quickly
that
one's
this
one.
It's
kind
of
that
Footloose
idea
like
what
is
that
you
know,
but
one
of
the
things
when
you
dig
into
it
a
little
bit
further.
C
Is
it
it
gives
you
the
city
more
of
an
option
to
come
in
and
do
inspections
for
things
like
stages
that
are
built,
you
know
and
making
sure
that
building
permits
were
were
received
and
whatnot.
So
yeah
like
this
summer,
we'll
do
an
audit
involve
Council
and
staff
and
come
back
with
more
to
come,
but
this
one
is
just
about
the
schedule
of
fees,
so
we're
just
adjusting
fees
accordingly,.
K
C
Sorry,
councilmember
Urban
could
I
get
you
to
refresh.
A
Okay,
thank
you.
Adam
passes
are
known
as
to
announce
and
we're
gonna
move
on
to
on
the
regular
agenda
with
item
8A
consideration;
action
to
approve
a
contract
for
The
Machinist,
large
1000,
as
requested
by
the
human
resources
department
and
the
public
works
department
and
I'm,
going
to
turn
it
over
to
city
manager.
Gleason.
For
some
introductory
remarks,.
R
R
It's
a
lot
bigger
than
the
document
itself
that
we're
sitting
at
the
table
and
negotiating
it's
really
about
a
relationship,
a
long-term
relationship
with
our
union
membership
that
are
an
integral
part
of
accomplishing
anything
that
we
do
here
within
the
city,
and
this
is
yet
another
example
of
that,
where
The
Machinist,
machinist
Lodge
1000
and
the
administration
team
that
negotiated
this
they
have
ratified
and
before
Council
requesting
approval
is
a
three-year
contract.
Another
thing
to
note
is
this
contract.
The
current
one
expires
on
April
30th.
R
We've
already
got
a
contract,
that's
been
negotiated,
ratified,
hopefully
approved
this
evening.
That
will
go
into
effect
before
the
current
one
ends.
It's
very
modest
in
terms
of
pay
raises
you're
finding
the
trend
with
the
economic
climate.
Now
anything
less
than
a
five
percent
pay
raise
in
any
given
year
is
considered
modest
in
the
three-year
numbers
were
3.5
percent.
Three
percent.
R
For
the
second
year
and
then
for
May
1
to
25
five,
two
point:
seven,
five
percent,
some
of
the
other
things
that
were
negotiated
in
this
contract,
were
recognizing
the
value
of
the
employees,
certifications,
the
extra
things
that
the
employees
step
up
and
do,
and
that
was
contained
in
this
document
as
well.
What
I
would
like
to
ask
and
I'm
not
going
to
identify
everybody,
but
everybody
that
is
here
with
the
union
and
with
Administration
that
was
involved
in
this.
Please
stand.
R
A
To
announce
next
item
on
the
agenda
is
a
consideration
in
action
on
a
resolution
approving
202
West
Market
Street
as
the
location
for
connect,
transit's
new
downtown
transfer
station,
as
requested
by
the
administration
department
and
once
again,
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
city
manager.
Gleason.
For
some
introductory
remarks,.
R
Thank
you,
mayor
and
Council,
and
to
the
community.
This
resolution
identifies
the
Market
Street
Garage
location,
202,
West,
Market
Street,
as
the
identified
and
selected
location
for
the
connect
Transit
transfer
station.
This
is
a
resolution.
This
is
signifying
that
this
is
the
intended
location
before
the
next
seated.
Council
are
going
to
be
very
a
lot
of
decisions
to
be
made
regarding
this
very
specific
project.
I
do
not
want
to
downplay
the
importance
of
the
resolution
tonight,
but
there
is
far
more
to
do
regarding
this
development
in
the
future.
R
If
this
is
approved,
this
is
a
resolution
again
identifying
this
as
a
selected
site
that
Council
supports
us.
This
is
consistent
with
the
message
that
that
the
mayor
had
had
a
press
conference
last
year
held
out
at
the
connect
Transit
headquart
orders
when
we
announced
the
EB
Vehicles.
It
also
is
consistent
with
a
document,
a
letter
that
was
signed
by
the
mayor.
R
The
council's
aware
of
earlier
this
year
that
was
sent
and
shared
with
some
of
the
federal
Partnerships
and
I
just
want
to
take
the
opportunity
to
recognize
at
the
city,
appointments
and
some
of
the
connect
Transit
staff
are
present.
If
you
don't
mind
standing,
please
foreign,
thank
you
Judy
and
Ryan
and
David
Brady
mayor
I
have
nothing
else
to
add
at
this
point
and
we'll
answer
any
questions
that
are
asked
sure.
A
Council
member
eemek,
thank
you.
S
From
the
beginning,
when
we
were
all
considering
which
site
to
support
honestly
I
thought
the
Market
Street
Garage
was
the
best
not
because
it's
perfect,
not
because
it's
ideal,
but
because
we
have
a
real
stake
as
being
current
owners
of
this
location.
We
have
a
real
opportunity,
because
this
garage
is
past
its
use
and
we
have
continued
to
kick
the
ball
down
the
the
road
I
think.
If
we
start
on
the
ground
floor,
we
can
build
in
and
address
a
lot
of
the
concerns
in
terms
of
ADA
compliance,
its
location.
S
A
Thank
you,
council,
member
Walsh
and
then
bowling.
T
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor.
This
resolution
troubles
me.
It
troubles
me
because
what
the
council's
being
asked
to
do
here
is
to
support
a
resolution
that
this
will
be
the
site
without
any
plan.
There's
there's
no
plan
on
anything.
That's
been
presented
to
the
Council
of
what's
going
to
happen
here,
whether
the
city
will
own
the
site
and
connect
Transit
on
the
building,
whether
connect
Transit
will
buy
the
site
from
the
city.
There's
there's
all
these
things
that
are
not
down
on
paper.
T
What
happens
to
the
contracts
that
we
have
with
businesses
that
have
parking
spots
in
those
in
that
location
that
that
we've
agreed
to
and
it
it
seems
to
me
that
supporting
something
like
this,
so
that
connect,
Transit
and
I
understand
this
is
so
connect.
Transit
can
can
start
to
reach
out
and
work
on
grants
and
work
on
planning
and
things
like
that.
T
But
what
happens
here
is
that
and
we've
seen
this
with
the
council
before-
is
that
if
the
council
comes
out
and
supports
this
and
and
signs
under
this
resolution
without
any
plan,
what
will
happen
down
the
road
is
that
when,
when
you're
ready
to
move
forward,
there'll
be
a
big
push
to
to
well,
we
have
to
approve
this
because
we
approved
this
site.
We
said
this
was
the
site
and
look
at
all
the
work
that
the
city
staff
and
connect
Transit
has
put
into
this.
T
So
we
have
to
go
ahead
and
approve
this
down
the
road
because
of
what's
happened
in
the
past,
even
though
we're
saying
no,
no,
no,
that's
not
going
to
happen.
That
will
happen,
and-
and
so
it
concerns
me
that
we
aren't
doing
our
due
diligence
and
approving
this
as
a
site
for
the
residents
and
the
citizens
here
in
Bloomington
without
a
site
plan,
we're
saying
this
is
going
to
be
it
and
Council.
You
need
to
get
on
board,
but
there's
no
plans
so
I
cannot
support
this.
R
The
comments
and
and
I
don't
know
that
there
was
a
question
in
there
but
as
communicated
to
the
council
in
preparation
for
the
resolution
tonight,
you
know
this
is
just
signifying
the
support
for
this
location
to
your
point
in
concern.
There
are
many
many
things
that
are
going
to
come
before
the
next
Council.
Many
of
the
items
that
you
discussed
they
have
to
you
know
it
comes
before
this
body
to
make
those
decisions
on
all
the
things
that
you
mentioned.
As
far
as
the
relationships
and
the
impacts
to
all
the
users.
I
A
You
I
think
I
have
council,
member
Boland,
Ward
and
Crumpler
okay.
K
K
I
just
want
to
remind
the
community
that
Bloomington
is
the
county
seat
and
the
location
of
Public
Services,
I've
always
advocated
for
the
writer
dependent,
because
those
are
the
most
likely
to
need
public
county
Services
and
I
do
believe
that
providing
convenient,
reliable,
accessible
service
for
the
rider
dependent
will
attract
the
writer
of
choice
while
I
was
elected
and
re-elected
to
serve
the
residents
of
Southwest
Bloomington.
It's
also
my
responsibility
to
assess
what
is
the
best
interest
of
the
entire
community.
K
K
I
have
received
beaten
feedback
from
downtown
business
owners
and
city-wide
residents.
Some
of
them
prefer
the
Market
Street.
Some
of
them
prefer
to
have
near
government
services.
Some
don't
even
want
a
transfer
station
at
all
and
I'm
trying
to
weigh
all
the
input.
K
I've
attended
the
Illinois
Main
Street
conference,
where
downtown
parking
was
discussed
and
I'm
also
an
advocate
of
strong
tones
philosophy
which
does
talk
about
fiscal
sustainability
and
parking
as
important
Economic
Development
and
some
people
compare
the
project
with
the
town
of
normal.
K
K
So
how
do
we
get
there
back
in
2023
or
even
before
the
transfer
station
as
a
concept
is
as
an
economic
driver
for
downtown?
K
However,
the
survey
that
was
recently
done
by
connect
brands
that
shows
that
27
out
of
330
Riders
out
of
a
total
population
of
150
000
residents,
eight
percent
of
that
330
Riders,
went
to
downtown
zero
point.
Zero.
Two
percent
of
the
population
went
to
downtown
Bloomington,
statistically
that's
insignificant
number
of
writers
and
hardly
an
economic
driver
for
downtown
in
my
opinion,
and
then,
of
course,
there's
a
history
with
collaboration
trying
to
collaborate
with
the
county.
K
When
there
was
a
jail
expansion,
the
city
was
actually
withdrew
a
tiger
Grant
in
order
to
have
connect
Transit
benefit
from
an
application
of
the
tire
brand.
Also.
K
There
was
also
this
downtown
task
force
that
wanted
to
combine
the
library
with
connect
Transit
at
the
Market
Street
location
that
went
contrary
to
the
library's
board,
decided
desire
to
expand
at
the
Olive,
Olive,
Street
location
and
then,
of
course,
connect.
Transit
did
hire
a
consultants
and
came
up
with
their
three
top
locations:
c2e
pantograph
and
Market
Street
Garage.
K
They
chose
the
pantograph
as
their
number
one
choice,
but
this
sounds
harsh,
but
without
due
diligence
it
turned
out
that
that
was
not
the
best
spot.
After
all,
so
there
again
there's
further
delays.
The
grant
the
use
of
the
grant
is
eminent.
K
K
Has
spent
three
quarter
of
a
million
dollars
in
downtown
streetscape
plan
and
I'm
really
concerned
about
congestion
and
the
effect
of
having
that
transportation
in
the
Market
Street
location.
K
It
should
have
been
replaced
long
ago,
15
years
ago,
previous
councils
had
asked
to
have
it
replaced,
but
for
whatever,
whatever
reason,
Financial
limitations,
it
did
not
go
forward
and
I'm
not
exactly
sure
how
much
it
would
cost
for
the
city
to
replace
it
on
its
own.
But
if
it
is
15
million
that
would
be
500
000
per
year
to
pay
off
the
bond.
K
The
garage
can
be
used
365
on
days
a
year,
24
7
and
generates
Revenue.
And
if
you
compare
that
to
the
water
park,
the
water
park
costs
15
million,
but
that
is
not
used.
24,
7
or
365.
K
That
location
at
Market
Street
was
committed
to
over
a
year
ago
and
I
guess
when
the
pl,
the
pantograph,
didn't
pan
out.
For
these
reasons,
I
really
can't
support
this
I
as
a
an
advocate
for
the
writer
dependent
I.
Think
that
having
them
go
directly
to
one
is
that
the
south
side
of
town,
in
order
to
take
advantage
of
not
only
the
public
health
department,
the
law
and
Justice
Center,
but
also
the
Hub
and
the
county,
so
I
will
not
be
supporting
this
first
solution.
Okay,.
I
A
A
Thank
you,
I
think.
Could
you,
city
manager
Gleason
speak
to
to
the
cost
of
replacing
the
garage
without
the
federal
money.
R
R
The
community
knows
that
the
Market
Street
Garage
we've
been
putting
Band-Aids
on
this
garage
for
the
past
couple
of
years,
and
it's
been
the
right
thing
to
do,
even
though
they've
been
costly
at
times,
but
you
know
to
to
hang
on
until
they
well
thought
out.
Plan
is
is
decided
upon.
R
You
know,
what's
been
running
parallel
to
that
decision
is
a
transfer
station
location
in
the
downtown
and
I'm
going
back
a
few
years,
but
then,
as
we
emerge,
you
know
this
evening
that
this
is
the
intended
site,
or
at
least
that's
the
staff
recommendation.
R
We
find
an
opportunity
to
be
quite
honest:
the
federal
dollars
that
have
been
obtained
by
connect
Transit
partnered
with
a
parking
garage
that
needs
to
come
down
and
be
replaced
at
some
point
in
the
next
couple
of
years.
We
are
actually
saving
taxpayer
dollars
by
partnering
with
the
transfer
station
opportunity.
R
So
I
was
remiss
and
not
sharing
that
in
my
opening
comments
and
and
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
add
that
you
know
some
of
the
costs-
and
please
don't
hold
me
to
this,
because
it's
not
been
a
study,
but
we
know
that
we
need
350
parking
spaces.
That's
exactly
what
that
provides.
We
also
have
other
opportunities
if
people
were
willing
to
walk
a
little
bit,
some
of
the
different
garages
and
surface
level
parking
that
we
have
in
the
community
or
I'm
sorry
in
downtown.
But
you
know
the
number
that
I'm
not
asking.
R
You
know
that
I'm
asking
that
no
one
told
me
to
you're
somewhere
in
the
range
of
25
million
dollars
to
replace
that
garage
as
it
stands.
Now
you
know
if
we
partner
with
the
money
that's
been
received,
the
very
roof
of
the
connect
Transit
transfer
station
is
parking
and
then
adding
an
additional
two
or
three
decks.
It
would
not
be
as
costly
as
the
roughly
25
million
dollars
in
the
Standalone
equal
replacement
of
what
we
currently
have
I
know
I'm
close
on
those
numbers,
but
please
don't
hold
me
to
that
exact
amount.
R
G
Yes,
thank
you,
Mr
Mayor
I'm,
going
to
move
approval
of
this
and
the
reason
that
I'm
supporting
this
is
because
I
believe
that
it
would
be
fiscally
and
frankly,
ethically
irresponsible.
Not
to
you
know.
G
I
voted
against
the
the
work
on
the
The
Market
Street,
Parking
Garage,
along
with
council
member
Walsh
and
I,
can't
remember,
who
else
I
think
councilmember
Urban,
because
it
felt
like
kicking
the
can
down
the
road
for
something
that
was
basically
throwing
money
away.
Here's
our
opportunity,
finally
to
to
spend
some
money
in
a
way
that
that
is
responsible
to
take
to
make
something
happen
to
move
forward
and
not
just
kick
the
can
down
the
road
and
have
to
keep
putting
Band-Aids
on
things.
G
That's
physical
responsible
to
me
it's
ethically
responsible,
because,
frankly,
our
community
needs
of
public
transportation
system
that
is
available
and
and
viable
for
all
members
of
the
community,
not
just
the
the
ridership
that
we
have
today,
but
the
ridership
of
the
future
from
an
environmental
perspective.
Public
transportation
is
what
we
need.
Our
our
future
Generations
depend
on
that
and
to
me
it's
it's
unconscionable
to
to
kick
this
one
down
the
road
again
thinking
that
that
we're
going
to
to
be
able
to
continue
to
just
put
Band-Aid
after
Band-Aid
on
things
and
and
ignore
the
inevitable.
G
So
it
costs
money
to
make
plans
and
to
me
making
a
decision
saying
we
have
done
our
due
diligence
ever
since
I've
been
on
the
council.
We've
been
talking
about
this.
We've
been
talking
about
this
for
years,
so
we
looked
at
the
three
options
that
we
had,
and
this
has
come
to
be
the
best
option
that
to
me,
is
due
diligence
that
we've
been
doing
for
years.
So,
let's
get
on
with
it.
V
A
Okay,
thank
you,
council
member
Crumpler,.
U
Thank
you,
mayor
I'd,
like
to
Echo
councilmember
emig's
comments.
I
support
this
as
the
best
site
for
the
city,
perhaps
not
perfect,
but
I
believe
it
can
and
will
be
a
catalyst
for
Downtown.
Development
I
also
recognize
that
contractual
details
between
connect,
Transit
and
the
cities
still
need
to
be
specified
agreed
to
in
the
future,
and
then
that
will
happen
I
think.
Finally,
we
need
to
approve
the
site
and
move
this
important
project
forward.
Thank
you.
D
I
have
a
question
sure
that's
all
right
to
to
council
member
Walsh's
Point.
D
What,
if,
in
the
exploratory
phase
here,
there's
a
determination
of
something
unexpected
at
this
site
location
that
would
make
it
a
significant
issue
from
a
cost
perspective
to
move
forward.
Tell
me
about
how
this
would
work.
What
are
the
implications
or
forfeiting
the
grant
money,
or
would
it
be
transferable?
Should
something
in
the
analytical
phase
come
up?
That
would
make
this
site
Choice
questionable.
R
R
There
are
many
decisions
that
are
going
to
come
before
this
next
Council,
so
the
control,
if
you
will,
if
there
are
concerns
or
if
the
costs
are
far
more
than
we
feel
you
know,
were
I,
don't
know
something
that
the
community
can
bear
in
a
partnership
with
connect
Transit,
that's
something
that's
to
be
decided.
Also.
R
It
is
incumbent
on
me,
my
staff,
the
relationship
with
connect
Transit
that
we
keep
the
community
informed
that
we
keep
the
elected
officials
informed
we're
not
just
going
to
fast
forward
to
roughly
this
fall
and
have
a
design
plan
that
comes
before
Council.
There's
going
to
be
Community
conversations,
there's
going
to
be
the
three-on-one
conversations
to
share
this
information
so
that
this
council
is
on
firm
ground
to
make
those
upcoming
decisions.
R
Now,
as
far
as
the
the
federal
funding,
you
know
it's
one
where
the
clock
is
ticking,
but
we're
in
no
rush
to
make
a
bad
decision
at
all.
If
something
unexpected,
you
know
caused
a
change
in
this
being
the
site
selection.
Then
we
would
go
into
the
mode
of
trying
to
preserve
and
explain
why
this
site
that
had
been
selected
is
no
longer
a
viable
location.
R
Thank
you
mayor
and
Council
last
week
at
the
committee
of
the
whole,
this
was
a
presentation
by
Michael,
hurt
our
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion
manager
for
the
city
tonight
as
promised
last
week.
This
is
this
comes
before
Council
for
adoption
before
I
turn
the
floor
over
to
Michael,
for
a
brief
presentation
and
taking
any
questions.
Comments
from
Council
I
want
to
share
that
this
has
been
in
in
play
in
in
the
works
for
the
past
couple
of
years,
something
that
staff
recognized
and
needed
to
be
updated.
R
Older
woman
Ward
emphasized
the
importance
of
this
in
a
council
initiative
a
couple
of
years
ago,
and
when
this
was
first
presented
back
in
December,
we
saw
an
opportunity.
It
was
actually
Alderman
crabill's
comments
where
we
had
an
opportunity
not
to
go
back
to
the
drawing
board
but
to
expand.
What
this
offering
was
so
very
proud
of
this
document.
That's
come
before
council
tonight
and
going
to
turn
the
floor
over
to
Michael.
V
Good
evening,
mayor
city
manager
and
Council
the
approval
that
we're
requesting
for
the
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act,
we
think
it
meets
what
the
city's
intent
was
to
make
sure
that
our
residents
who
have
disabilities
have
access
to
all
of
our
city
facilities
to
all
of
our
city,
services,
activities
and
programs
on
also
that
it
will
make
accessible
our
Parks
playgrounds
swimming
pools,
everything
that
is
open
to
the
general
public.
So
that
is
our
request
for
this
evening
for
your
approval
and
any
questions
I'm,
hopefully
prepared
to
take
them.
I
A
I
U
I
would
I
should
we
should
be
proud
of
bringing
this
American
with
disabilities
transition
plan
forward,
but
I
want
to
thank
Michael
and
his
staff
for
bringing
his
support
Council.
You
know
right
now
when
you
open
the
document
after
the
title
page
of
the
table
of
contents.
What
you
see
is
a
glossary.
U
Glossaries
are
important,
but
I
believe
we
need
to
celebrate
this
important
step
toward
improving
ADA
compliance
in
the
city
of
Bloomington.
Therefore,
I
make
the
motion
to
approve
this
American
Disabilities
transition
plan
and
I
propose
that
the
mayor
can
pose
a
short
introduction
to
this
plan
that
describes
the
work
and
the
community
input
that
went
into
this
plan
that
we
are
excited
to
bring
It
Forward
in
2023,
and
we
know
as
a
community.
We
are
not
finished.
U
A
Okay,
so
we
have
a
motion
by
councilmember,
Crumpler
and
seconded
by
council
member
crabill.
Are
there
other
discussions,
no
go.
F
You
mayor
and
again
thank
you.
Michael
I
appreciate
your
efforts
on
this
and
and
it's
gone
through
another
number
of
iterations
and
you
you've
always
been
at
the
ready
to
to
make
those,
including
bringing
more
people
to
the
table.
F
So
you
know
one
of
the
things
I
I
also
appreciate
is
that
you're
taking
the
step
to
be
Ada
certified
yes,
and
he
mentioned
that
last
week,
but
I
wanted
to
emphasize
it
again
and
then
one
thing
that
wasn't
pointed
out:
that's
in
the
plan
that
I
really
like
it
says
I
think
you
shall
encourage
various
local
institutions
and
agencies
to
implement
rules
and
regulations.
F
Supporting
the
Ada,
so
I
think
that's
important,
going
Beyond
these
facilities
here
you
know
the
government
itself
and
to
the
community
and
I
say
you
know
the
next
steps
will
be:
how
accessible
can
we
make
the
bus
transfer
station?
How
accessible
can
we
make
downtown?
Thank
you.
G
I
also
would
like
to
weigh
in
and
just
say,
thank
you
for
your
work
on
this
I
know
that
that
this
has
been
I,
have
a
heavy
lift,
in
the
sense
that
this
is
something
that
that
has
been
languishing
before
the
city
from
way
before
you
were
here
way
before
I
was
here.
G
This
is
eight
years
in
the
making
that
we
had
a
draft
sitting
there,
and
so
I
am
so
grateful
that
we
are
finally
getting
something
done.
So.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
Well
with
that
I
think
we
should
thank
you
Michael
for
the
work
that
you've
done.
It's
something
for
us
to
be
very
proud
of.
As
someone
who
travels
to
many
other
countries
and
I
can
tell
you
that
this
is
you
know
we
are
really.
You
know,
pushing
the
envelope
in
a
way
that
I
I
haven't
seen
in
other
places
and
I
think
that's
very
important.
A
It's
something
that
we
can
take
for
granted
until
you
travel
to
other
communities,
particularly
outside
of
the
United
States,
and
you
come
to
realize
you
know
certain
communities
that
you
would
think
as
being
forward
are
not
in
that
area
and
I'm
not
going
to
name
names
but
from
what
I've
seen
I
mean
in
places
where
there
is
just
you
know,
stairs
and
stairs
and
stairs,
but
you
know
not
not
accessible
to
to
other
people
and
I
think
that's
something
that
we
should
be
proud
of
in
Bloomington,
because
we
we
do
quite
a
bit
in
order
to
address
the
various
needs
that
people
have
I.
A
E
A
A
So
I
think
we're
ready
to
vote.
It
looks
like.
A
A
So
we're
gonna
go
on
to
item
d,
consideration
and
action
on
an
ordinance
amending
chapters,
16
of
the
city
code,
implementing
new
equal
opportunity,
initiatives
and
goals
for
City
contracts
and
amending
chapter
22.2
regarding
equal
employment,
as
requested
by
the
administration
department.
I,
don't
know
if
city
manager
wants
to
make
some
comments.
R
I
do
thank
you,
mayor
and
Council
and
to
the
community.
This
is
a
big
deal.
The
item
that
we're
talking
about
next,
you
know
when
we
talk
about
the
vision
of
the
council,
the
vision
of
the
community
having
an
organization,
that's
reflective
of
the
community,
that
we
serve.
That's
something
that
we
can
control
internally,
that
I
can
as
city
manager
when
we
direct
Department
directors,
HR
recruiting
to
cast
that
wider
net
to
try
to
recruit
minority
employees.
R
Now,
when
we
look
outward
externally
into
the
community-
and
we
have
another
opportunity
with
City
contracts
that
the
city
as
an
organization
lets-
and
we
talk
about
trying
to
create
opportunities
for
minorities
in
the
community
to
be
able
to
participate
successfully
in
those
City
contracts,
the
conversations
with
many
many
stakeholders
they've
been
vast,
and
you
know
I'm
not
going
to
say
exhaustive,
not
going
to
say
that
we
could
not
have
done
more
than
more.
But
this
item
is
ready
to
be
come
before
council
tonight.
This
is
an
opportunity
to
expand
those
opportunities
for
minorities.
R
This
is
not
something
that
is
financially
impactful
to
some
of
the
businesses
out
in
the
community
that
have
a
relationship
with
the
city
and
you
know,
take
the
city
contracts.
This
is
a
step,
that's
the
requirement.
That's
the
expectation
of
the
city
is
that
you
try
to
employ
minorities
at
different
phases
of
whatever
the
project
might
be
with
this
with
the
city,
and
if
those
opportunities
are
not
out
there,
then
at
least
you've
tried
it's
a
it's
a
trust
but
verify
opportunity
with
City
staff.
R
You
have
Michael
hurt
his
team
that
are
going
to
be
there
to
assist
the
businesses
to
try
to
create
and
expand
these
opportunities.
With
this
MBE
and
I
think
it's
it's
long
overdue
for
a
community
this
side,
you
know
compared
to
other
communities
that
we
have,
but
you
know
I
I,
guess
I'll
be
the
one
that
was
remiss
in
that
in
not
calling
for
this
before
we've
done
this
in
other
communities
that
I've
served
and
I
guess
very
proud
to
say
the
day
is
here
right
now:
Michael
any
additional
comments.
V
Just
just
a
couple
city
manager
to
me
this
is
another
continuation
of
our
efforts
at
inclusion,
those
minority
and
female
individuals
who
own
their
own
companies,
those
who
are
working
in
the
particular
trades.
This
is
an
opportunity
to
expand
the
city's
largest
in
terms
of
including
them
on
our
city
funded,
especially
construction
projects
that
are
over
fifty
thousand
dollars.
V
V
What
we
wanted
those
entities
to
understand
is
that
we
intend,
on
walking
side
by
side
with
you
to
insist
you
in
it
to
assist
you
in
any
way
we
can
to
help
these
companies
fulfill
the
tenants
of
the
contracts
that
that
we,
let
and
also
our
office
will
be
there
to
verify
that.
Yes,
companies,
C
really
went
to
the
wall
to
find
these
individuals,
but
at
the
time
the
project
was
lit.
No
one
was
available,
but
they
made
an
excellent
good
faith
effort,
and
that
is
all
we're
asking
them
to
do.
V
This
proposal
is
heavily
dependent
upon
a
partnership
between
the
city
walking
alongside
our
contractors
and
our
contractors,
providing
that
good
faith
effort
to
help
us
with
our
diversity
and
inclusion
project.
F
You
mayor
again
thank
you,
Michael
for
all
your
work
on
this.
It's
definitely
needed
a
couple
weeks
ago,
the
state
put
out
a
study,
first
of
its
kind,
I
believe,
looking
at
minority-owned
businesses
assessing
what
minority
businesses
look
like
black
owned
businesses
or
generally
extremely
small,
a
third
make
less
than
ten
thousand
in
Revenue
a
year,
and
only
third
half
capacity
to
add
an
employee,
and
that
needs
to
improve
and
I
think.
This
is
a
way
it
can
improve.
That
I
do
have
a
a
couple
of
questions.
F
V
Yeah
we're
going
to
contract
with
a
company
that
will
do
all
of
our
compliance
Workforce
in
terms
of
verifying
the
status
of
the
companies
that
we
have
in
our
database.
As
we
talked
last
week,
there's
no
way
the
two
of
us
could
do
all
of
that.
So
this
company,
as
a
matter
of
fact,
they're
used
by
four
of
our
sister
cities
to
do.
F
F
F
Fine
things
and
and
also
I,
wanted
to
ask
about
grants.
So
there
was
a
man,
that's
part
of
this
right.
It
says
you
know,
grants
can
be
excluded
but
and
I'll
just
put
a
shout
out
to
Kelby
compston
and
he
always
comments
on
our
agenda
very,
very
helpful
and
he's
been
a
special
helpful
in
describing
this
and
and
how
it
works
in
other
communities.
F
But
he
says
grants
a
lot
of
times,
especially
from
the
federal
government,
require
this
type
of
thing
right
and
and
so,
if
a
grant
I
mean
just
because
of
the
grant,
doesn't
mean
that
these
things
won't
apply
and
and
sometimes
it'll
be
helpful-
that
we
have
these
things
in
place
for
a
Federal
grant.
Would
you
agree
with
that?
Oh.
V
Absolutely
I
mean
we,
we
said
grants,
we
didn't
paint
all
grants
with
the
same
brush.
Some
of
them
do
require
they
mirror
the
the
same
requirements
that
we
have,
but
there
are
going
to
be
a
few
that
will
be
very
specific
about
what
they
want
in
terms
of
fulfillment
of
it.
So
we'll
just
have
to
work
with
that,
but
I
I'm
with
you
I,
think
majority
of
the
grants
that
we
get
will
have
an
equal
opportunity
component
to
it.
Excellent.
F
And
just
these
final
comments,
I
think
this
initiative
helps
us,
show
our
community
and
visitors
what's
important
to
us
what
we
value
these
initiatives
not
only
benefit
the
individual
companies
and
and
but
also
the
community
as
a
whole,
the
more
that
each
person
can
contribute
to
our
economy,
the
better
we
will
be
as
a
community
we'll
make
our
business
Community
more
diverse
and
vibrant
I.
F
Also
like
the
fact
that
our
human
relations
commission
will
potentially
be
part
of
the
enforcement,
because
the
ordinance
establishing
the
HRC
has
them
handling
complaints
on
discrimination
and
other
types
of
things
which
I
don't
know
that
they've
done
a
lot
of
that
lately.
But
I
do
like
having
their
involvement
in
this.
So
thank
you.
T
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor,
and
thank
you
Michael
for
the
hard
work
that
you're
you.
You
and
your
team
have
done
on
this.
This
is
fantastic
I,
particularly
love
that
the
the
research
that
you
you've
done
on
community
demographics
on
this
and
that
not
to
just
turn
around
and
look
and
see.
Oh,
this
is
what
champagne
has.
T
This
is
what
Peoria
has
and
the
percentages
and
and
the
demographics
there
differ
than
those
here
and
that
you
actually
did
the
due
diligence
to
look
at
that,
and
that
shows
me
the
effort
and
and
the
time
and
work
you
really
put
into
doing
this
just
that
little
bit
right.
There
shows
you
really
put
a
lot
of
time
and
effort
into
us
besides
just
reading
the
whole
thing,
it's
just
you
know
it's
an
incredible
piece
of
work,
so
thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
D
Similar
observe
observeden
and,
as
you
look
at
the
ordinance
and
the
percentages
required
I'm
kind
of
making
an
assumption.
Just
looking
for
you
to
affirm
that
that
the
percentage
of
10
labor
hours
worked
would
mirror
the
available
labor
pool,
say
in
Local
99
Local
197.
V
Etc
absolutely
and
those
percentages
for
the
hours
worked
on
the
project.
Are
they
could
be
Blended?
If
you
cannot
find
five
percent
female
or
five
percent
minor
or
minority,
they
can
be
Blended
eight
percent
two
percent.
As
long
as
we
accomplish
those
hours
that
are
worked
on
the
project.
D
And
again
not
wanting
to
make
an
assumption
so
just
asking
for
clarification
that
if
the
ordinance
mirrors
the
percentage
of
available
labor,
if
the
various
trade
that
we're
talking
about,
has
multiple
projects
going
on
simultaneously.
That
that
would
be
an
example
of
when
you
know
there'd
be
some
sensitivity
to
the
local
labor
pools
inability
to
meet
the
requirements
across
multiple
projects.
V
Absolutely,
and
that
is
why
we
were
saying
it's
a
good
faith
effort
instead
of
just
sitting
in
an
office
saying
well,
there
are
five
projects
going
on
we're
all
fishing
from
the
same
Pond
for
female
and
minority
workers
and
subcontractors,
and
just
don't
do
anything
about
it.
Based
on
that,
that's
not
the
good
thing.
Definitely
we're
looking
for
do
it
anyway.
You
just
never
know
who
may
be
available
at
whatever
time.
V
D
I
A
Yes,
all
right
now,
Scott
I
need
to
ask
you
something.
Someone
told
me
that
you
were
a
you.
Have
you
scaled
in
Taekwondo.
A
W
A
R
Not
at
all
mayor,
thank
you
very
much
this
for
the
community,
anybody
that
might
be
tuning
in
you
know.
For
the
first
time,
every
month
our
finance
director,
Scott
rathvin,
you
know
walks
through
the
financials
for
the
community.
It's
a
high
level
conversation
and
sometimes
Council,
has
follow-up
questions
that
he's
always
very
prepared
to
respond
to,
but
this
has
become
something.
That's
very
welcome
and
expected,
and
a
lot
of
people
enjoy
this.
So
that's
what
I'm
hearing
Scott
I
have
for
about
five
years
now,
thanks.
W
Thank
you,
city
manager,
Gleason,
mayor
council,
Community,
we're
right
on
the
cusp
of
the
year.
The
Year
ending.
However,
the
year
is
not
ending
so
I've
mentioned
before
how
sales
tax
is
Led
considerably,
so
March
we're
in
the
11th
month
you're
going
to
see
the
92
percent
Trend
review.
W
You
know
we're
92
through
the
year,
yet
we
have
three
months
still
to
be
recognized
for
sales
taxes,
two
months
for
some
of
the
local
business
taxes
and
then,
of
course,
you
know
what
we
will
be
receiving
invoices
over
the
next
several
months
pertaining
to
this
past
fiscal
year.
So
we're
still
in
the
fiscal
year
we'll
be
doing
this
April
presentation
for
the
next
several
months.
W
Typically,
we
run
through
the
summer
doing
the
review
of
the
prior
year
until
we
move
to
the
current
year
in
August
for
fy24,
so
you're
going
to
be
seeing
this
March
31st,
but
then
turn
into
April
for
several
more
months.
Next
slide,
please
so
from
a
high
level,
it's
very
similar
to
last
month.
Revenues
are
still
trending
very
positively.
Inflation
is
still.
You
know
that
double-edged
sword
of
a
benefit
to
local
governments
from
a
tax
revenue
standpoint,
the
opposite
for
our
residents
related
to
you
know,
costs
they're
encountering.
W
Fortunately,
for
for
the
city
of
Bloomington,
we
have
a
very
strong
local
economy.
Our
residents
are
still
buying
what
they've
always
bought
going
out
to
the
restaurants
like
they've,
always
done
it
and
it's
being
reflected
in
our
in
our
taxes
and
our
tax
revenues.
So
you
can
just
zero
it
in
down
at
the
bottom.
You
know
at
this
point
in
the
year
we're
10.6
million
dollars
positive
variance
for
these
categories.
You
can
see
in
the
third
column
there
for
the
year
to
eight
months
collected.
W
You
know
we
still
have
three
months,
as
I
mentioned,
for
the
sales
tax
and
two
months
for
those
local
taxes.
One
line
I
will
highlight
trying
to
pick
out.
You
know
revenue
or
or
two
each
month
to
highlight
and
kind
of
show
some
of
the
mechanics
behind
behind
it,
the
local
motor
fuel
tax.
You
know,
that's
the
dollars
restricted
for
our
streets,
that,
in
10
of
home,
rule
sales
tax
we
budgeted
4.1
million.
W
You
can
see
the
year-to-date
variance
is
a
positive
ten
thousand
dollars,
so
that
is
really
pretty
much
leveled
off
right
at
that
four
million
dollars
range.
That's
what
we
budgeted
for
FY
24,
because
it
looked
like
it
was
slightly
declining.
We
were
kind
of
watching.
You
know
the
the
new
truck
stop
or
whatever
you
want
to
refer
to.
W
You
know
in
normal
whether
or
not
you
know
that
would
cannibalize
or
you
know
some
of
our
activity,
but
so
far
we
haven't
really
seen
that
revenues
from
prior
year
are
still
up
a
bit,
but
right
there
at
that
four
million
dollars
per
year
is
what
we're
looking
at
next
slide.
Please
and
then
the
general
fund
we've
spent
a
lot
of
time
talking
about
the
general
fund
during
the
budget
process,
our
largest
fund
after
the
city-wide
budget.
You
know
the
tax
revenues
fund
primarily
this
this
fund.
W
This
is
where
the
police
fire
Public
Safety,
Parks,
Rec,
Administration,
Economic,
Development
engineering,
the
paid
from
this
fund,
so
just
the
one
thing
I'll
highlight
on
this
Revenue
exhibit.
You
know
that
ties
into
the
previous
exhibit
is
that
in
the
projected
budget
adjustments
we're
showing
14
million
dollars
over
budget.
You
know
for
the
projection
for
the
year,
so
we
have
the
projected
year
end
of
a
hundred
and
almost
almost
107
million
dollars,
I
discussed
during
the
FY
24
a
budgetary
process.
W
I
think
we
were
like
a
little
bit
over
13
million
dollars
in
our
projection,
then
that
we
only
really
budgeted
about
a
third
of
that
into
fy24
as
a
positive
variant.
So
still
I,
know
I'm
mixing
my
comments
up
between
23
and
24,
but
we're
kind
of
at
that
stage
of
the
game
now,
so
we
still
feel
the
revenues
will
Trend
how
higher
into
24,
but
not
at
that
14
million
dollar
Pace.
We
don't.
W
W
General
fund
expenditures
a
couple
of
things
to
highlight
here:
Capital
expenditures:
you
can
see
that
we're
projecting
that
to
come
in
1.6
million
dollars
under
budget
and
then
and
then
the
projection
notes
reference,
2.5
million
dollars
encumbered
so
to
highlight
this
exhibit
and
the
way
it
sort
of
works.
You
have
the
year-to-date
column,
those
are
the
actual
expenditures,
but
then
down
at
the
bottom.
You
can
see
three
point:
almost
nine
million
dollars
in
encumbrances.
W
So
these
are
items
that
are
on
POS,
so
we're
adjusting
our
year-to-date
numbers
down
at
the
at
the
bottom
there
not
on
a
line
by
line
basis.
So
I
want
to
point
out
the
council
that
we
do
have
2.5
million
dollars
encumbered
because
it's
only
showing
963
000
a
year
to
date.
So
throwing
a
lot
of
numbers
at
you,
but
you
know
connecting
the
dots
and
how
this
is
put
together,
but
jumping
out
to
the
right
to
the
projected
budget
adjustments,
1.6
million
dollars
under
budget.
That's
rejection
for
Capital
expenditures.
W
That's
all
the
equipment,
that's
basically
being
delayed
because
we
can't
get
it
for
the
most
part,
so
I've
discussed.
You
know.
We've
got
positive,
Revenue
Trends
during
the
current
fiscal
year
related
to
inflation.
There's
some
delayed
impact.
That's
going
to
be
experienced
from
that
in
the
form
of
you
know
higher
expenses
for
equipment
that
we
just
can't
buy
right
now,
I've
mentioned
several
times
that
you
know
we
can't
control
expenses,
but
we
can
try
to
manage
them.
W
Eventually,
we
will
be
able
to
buy
that
equipment
and
if
we
need
it
we're
going
to
buy
it,
there
was
a
delay
in
in
the
lake
maintenance
building,
I
believe
a
couple
of
Council
meetings
ago.
That
was
an
example
of
managing
being
able
to
manage
the
expenses.
Public
Works
decided
they
could
delay
that
project,
because
bids
came
in
so
high
eventually,
we'll
have
to
acknowledge
that
we
need
to
do
that,
but
hopefully
you
know
prices
will
stabilize
before
we
get
to
that
point.
W
The
other
item
I
wanted
to
highlight
is
the
transfers
out
last
month.
That
projection
was
3.9
million
dollars
higher.
So
we
had
had
discussions
with
Council
about
subsidizing,
water
sewer
and
the
storm
funds
related
to
Locust
Colton
phases,
four
and
five
project
to
save
those
funds,
interest
expense.
W
We
were
going
to
have
to
we
were
our
plan,
was
to
borrow
use,
arpa
funds
and
borrow
because
we
were
accelerating
Locust
Colton
up
a
bit
and
we
were
missing
a
window
on
the
iepa
loan
application
process,
so
that
project
has
got
bumped
out
slightly
and
it's
going
to
land
in
fy24
now,
so
that
subsidy,
that
transfer
is
not
going
to
occur.
We're
going
to
present
that
to
council
as
part
of
the
bid
approval
for
locals
Colton.
So
we
didn't
want
to
just
do
that
transfer
in
this
this
fiscal
year.
W
So
what
that
means
is
at
the
very
bottom.
Last
month
we
had
about
a
48.6
million
dollar
projected
year-end
reserve
for
the
general
fund.
Now
that's
3.9
million
dollars
higher
it's
51.1
million.
So
if
we
were
to
take
out
the
three
point,
nine
and
then
we're
projecting
using
3.4
million
in
fy24
for
subsidies,
so
some
of
our
other
funds
that
puts
us
down
into
the
43
44
million
dollar
range,
assuming
out
there
by
24,
which
is
what
was
communicated
during
the
budgetary
process.
W
Enterprise
funds
just
quickly
some
of
the
Dynamics-
this
is
a
very
high
level
summary
exhibit
related
to
the
Enterprise
funds,
I'm
going
to
start
at
the
bottom
many
times,
I.
Do
this
the
revenues
you
know
these
are
fee
based
cons,
most
of
the
times
consumption
based,
except
for
golf
in
the
arena
revenue
streams,
so
they
track
very
well
with
our
Trend,
so
we're
92
percent
through
the
year
we're
slightly
higher
in
some
of
those
categories.
Just
because
we're
probably
conservative
on
the
budget
from
a
budgetary
standpoint,
so
the
revenues
are
tracking.
W
So
then
we
go
up.
The
Dynamics
of
this
exhibit
I
just
want
to
point
out
so
water.
When
you
include
POS
encumbrances,
the
year-to-date
gain
loss
is
4.3
million.
So
if
you
look
at
the
budgeted
use
of
fund
balance
down
a
couple
lines,
we
had
four
almost
five
million
dollars
in
budget
as
use
of
reserves
for
the
water
fund.
What
does
that
mean?
Well,
we
were
basically
budgeting
for
the
fund
to
lose
money.
You
know
it's
those
terms,
don't
really
aren't
really
ethical,
but
that's
kind
of
the
way
of
looking
at.
W
W
They
accumulate
reserves,
so
the
revenues
come
in
are
higher
than
their
operational
costs,
not
including
Capital
expenditures,
because
that
difference
is
what's
used
for
capital
projects,
Solid,
Waste
kind
of
goes
up
and
down,
depending
on
Recycling
and
some
other
things
and
we're
kind
of
delaying
some
of
our
very
large
equipment
expenditures
there.
So
there
was
a
budgeted
contribution
to
reserves.
There
golf
it's
a
hundred
and
five
thousand
dollar
106
000
loss
year
to
date
you
can
see,
there's
a
budgeted
use
of
reserves
of
240
000..
W
The
arena
is
somewhat
of
an
anomaly,
because
we
did
the
transfer
in
this
year
that
we
budgeted
for
the
rooftop
units,
but
those
got
kicked
out
to
Fye
24.
So
that's
why
you're
seeing
a
big
positive
number
in
the
arena
this
year,
but
that's
going
to
get
utilized
next
year
with
those
rooftop
units
where
the
price
went
up
to
five
million
dollars.
So
that's
kind
of
a
rundown
of
you
know
how
the
budgets
work
kind
of
a
primer
on
you
know,
use
of
reserves
and
how
we
put
that
into
our
budgets.
W
It
kind
of
plugs
the
hole
so
that
we
show
a
balanced
budget
revenues
matching
expendures,
but
those
use
of
reserves
are
not
real
revenues.
It's
just
the
way
we
show
our
budget
so
at
the
end
of
the
year,
you're
going
to
see
a
negative
in
those
funds
where
we're
planning
on
using
Reserves
next
slide.
Please.
W
This,
like
I,
mentioned
during
the
last
budget
presentation.
The
website
has
changed
for
the
city,
so
this
is
where
these
reports
are
located.
Now
a
government
transparency
budgets,
a
few
monthly
budget
reports
or
you
can
go
departments,
Finance
annual
budget
budget
documents,
monthly
budget
and
finance
stretchers
reports-
that's
where
these
reports
are
located
for
the
community
if
they
want
to
follow
along
and
then
I
I
hope
this
is
okay.
I
just
want
to
express
my
appreciation
for
the
outgoing
Council
for
all
their
time
and
dedication
and
feedback.
W
D
So
our
prior
year,
actual
was
39
million
projected
year
end
for
this
year,
45
million
and
in
the
2024
budget
we're
at
48
million
I
believe
so
in
addition
to
your
prowess
with
martial
arts,
I
know
you're
really
good
at
math
in
your
head.
So
what
percentage
increases
that
from
39
to
48
million.
D
So
I
I
guess
it
just
caught
my
attention
in
terms
of
you
know,
what
are
we
doing
to
ensure
that
we're
actually
gaining
scale
for
that
and
that
we're
actually
looking
for
opportunities
to
provide
more
value
at
a
lower
cost?
D
I'm
fresh
off
spending
last
week
at
an
event
sponsored
by
strategic
government
resources
and
The
Innovation
Alliance
Alliance
for
Innovation,
where
communities
from
across
the
country,
where
they're
talking
about
their
efforts
along
those
lines,
things
that
they're
doing
that
were
very
inspiring
to
me
to
drive
cultures
of
performance
excellence
and
tracking
things
and
ensuring
that
they're
being
accountable
to
that
salary,
spend
and
again
that
just
looked
like
a
very
dramatic
increase
over
a
two-year
period.
I
understand
the
context
that's
been
previously
provided
by
the
city
manager
and
the
references
back
to
2010..
D
Well,
my
question
would
be
had
I
asked
one
I'd
love
to
hear
in
a
future
update
some
examples
of
things
that
we're
doing
to
be
Innovative
from
a
Performance
Management
perspective
from
a
process
Improvement
perspective,
so
that
we
can
kind
of
understand
where
that
commitment
is
to
try
that
value
which
will
make
things
better
for
our
employees
and
also
less
costly
for
the
residents
that
we
serve.
W
Yeah,
we
can
certainly
do
that.
I
guess
I'll
make
a
some
of
the
staff
editions
will
not.
They
will
not
manifest
themselves
in
efficiency,
type
statistics
I'll
take.
For
example,
you
know
the
additions
for
human
resources.
You
know
with
the
recruiter
and
the
Workforce
Development
coordinator
is
there's
such
just
a
challenge
in
this
environment
nowadays
related
to
Staffing
and
and
retaining
employees
that
you
know
there's
certain
things
like
that
or
they're.
Just
it's
a
needs
base
that
doesn't
always
but
yes,
Point
well
taken.
D
I'm
glad
you
provided
that
example,
because
that
really
he
does
present
an
opportunity,
I
mean
there's
a
lot
of
research
out
there.
That
shows
that
employees
are
attracted
to
employers
who
engage
and
Empower
them
in
building
a
culture
of
Excellence.
So
there's
some
payback
there
for
that
type
of
an
environment.
I
T
Really
quick
I
just
on
the
same
page,
something
that
just
really
popped
out
at
me
and
and
this
gets
into
you
and
your
team
and
the
work
that
you
do
and
I'm
going
to
say.
T
The
fine
grain
work
that
you
do:
interest
expense,
you're,
projecting
an
11
increase
that
you
are
at
this
point
right
now
that
you
could
get
down
to
the
point
and
say:
oh
no,
our
interest
expense
is
going
to
be
11
higher
and
that
just
shows
how
fine-grained
and
I
don't
think
the
community
really
truly
understands
how
fine-grained
that
you
can
get
with
the
work
that
you
do
and
it
should
really
be
commended.
So
thank
you
very
much.
R
Thank
you,
mayor
and
Council
I
have
four
slides
this
evening
and
the
first
one
Saturdays
on
the
square.
Those
are
the
dates:
June,
10th,
July,
15th,
August,
5th
and
August.
26Th
definitely
appreciate
the
partnership
that
we
have
with
some
of
the
stakeholders
here,
a
very
successful
events
last
year
and
we
expect
the
same
this
year
next
slide
red
carpet
Corridor.
This
occurs,
I
think
it's
May
6th.
It
is
May
6th
that
afternoon
and
evening
next
slide.
R
Farmers
Market
the
opening
day
is
not
this
Saturday.
But
next
again
it's
will
be
downtown
very
well
attended
by
consumers
and
the
vendors
that
take
advantage
of
this
award-winning
downtown
Farmers
Market
next
slide.
R
May
first
Friday
is
the
day
before
not
this
coming,
but
next
and
that
will
be
spring
and
Bloom
next
Friday
evening
and
then
lastly,
I
wanted
to
share.
We
had
a
major
concert
at
the
Coliseum
Wiz
Khalifa,
and
this
was
an
opportunity
that
our
arts
and
entertainment
director,
Anthony
Nelson,
pulled
off
and
initial
reports
are
that
it
was
very
successful.
R
While
we
don't
have
the
the
final
book
on
this,
the
total
expenses
out
the
revenues
in
we
do
think
that
this
was
profitable.
But
talking
more
so
when
we
talk
when
we
talk
about
success,
is
it's
more
than
just
the
dollars
and
cents.
It's
the
experience
for
those
that
come,
and
also
the
experience
for
the
artist
himself
in
this
case
and
have
received
a
very
positive
comments,
very
excited
about
what
will
come
next
and
then.
R
Lastly,
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
Alderman
Jeff,
Crable
and
alderwoman
Julie
Emig
that
were
elected
into
these
positions,
and
this
will
be
the
last
council
meeting
mayor.
Many
of
the
comments
that
were
made
I'd
very
much
appreciate
the
opportunity
that
I've
had
to
grow
and
work
with
you
and
for
the
two
that
were
appointed.
You
know
that
were
put
their
name
in
the
Hat
for
a
vacancy
that
were
selected
by
the
mayor,
Alderman,
Walsh
and
alderwoman
Urban
and
then
ultimately,
selected
by
the
council.
R
A
A
This
will
be
the
first
time
that
they're
kind
of
in
that
you
know
frame
of
mind
framework
of
you
know,
being
a
council
member,
so
it's
starting
to
get
real
for
all
of
them
and
in
the
interest
of
time,
I'm
gonna
turn
it
over
to
our
council
members
for
comments.
T
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
you
for
the
appointment,
putting
your
your
faith
and
your
trust
in
me
and
I
really
do
appreciate
it
and
and
to
all
of
you
sitting
here.
Thank
you
for
your
patience
with
me.
T
This
has
been
a
very
good
learning
and
educational
opportunity
and
I
know
we
don't
always
see
eye
to
eye,
but
we
found
that
there
are
things
that
we
do
all
seat
eye
to
eye
on
and
those
are
the
things
that
we
need
to
to
really
take
away
to
those
who
were
just
elected
who
are
coming
in
and
and
re-elected
Donna.
T
Thank
you
for
putting
your
hats
in
the
your
name
in
the
Hat
you
it's
very
evident
that
not
very
many
people
are
willing
to
put
their
names
in
for
these
seats,
whether
it
be
for
city
council,
whether
it
be
for
our
school
board,
seats,
etc
for
all
those
local
things,
and
then
we
look
at
I'm
going
to
use
the
word
abysmal
numbers
of
people
who
vote
in
our
Municipal
elections
and
would
encourage
people
get
involved
in
your
local
community.
This
is
where
you
live.
This
is,
this
is
where
you
live.
T
T
It
really
means
a
lot
that
you're
willing
to
step
up.
So
thank
you.
X
So
a
couple
things
tonight:
first,
thank
you
to
the
the
folks
that
are
exiting.
It's
been
a
pleasure
to
to
work
with
you,
especially
my
my
seat
buddy
here.
X
You
know,
I
really
appreciate
all
the
the
interactions
and
I
think
Grant
said
it
very
well
and
that
we
do
need
to
work
together,
even
if
we
have
different
perspectives
and
and
I'm
hopeful
that
we
can
do
that.
Well
with
the
the
group
coming
in
and
forming
the
new
Council.
X
It's
with
that
in
mind
that
I
want
to
mention
what
I
did
I'm
trying
to
remember
which
day
it
was,
but
it
was
last
week
I
sit
on
the
criminal
justice
coordination
Council
and
there's
a
quarterly
meeting
with
that
Council,
which
I
think
everybody
really
needs
to
understand
a
little
bit
more.
What
happens
there,
because
in
that
meeting
we
usually
lately,
we've
been
having
both
the
the
criminal
justice
and
the
Juvenile
Justice
committees
together,
but
you
have
the
sheriff
both
Chiefs
of
police.
You
have
the
prosecutor,
you
have
the
D.A.
X
You
have
folks
from
various
organizations
like
supporting
pews
and
things
like
that.
You
have
people
from
the
parole
board.
I
mean
people
from
ISU,
Dr
Beck
presents
all
sorts
of
statistics,
and
when
you
look
at
what
this
group
does,
there's
people
from
the
right
from
the
left
from
The
Middle
every
meeting
that
I've
attended.
For
that
there's
only
one
concern:
how
do
we
take
care
of
the
citizens
that
are
involved,
whether
that
means
do
we
help
them
out
of
the
jail?
Do
we
keep
them
in
the
jail?
X
Do
we
manage
the
pre-trial
Fairness
Act?
Every
single
conversation
is
done
with
Grace
wisdom
and
cooperation
and
collaboration.
That
group
is
by
far
the
best
working
group
that
I
have
seen
anywhere
and
and
I
just
want
to
commend
the
people
that
are
involved
in
that
group,
but
how
well
they
do
at
putting
us
in
a
position
to
protect
what
we
have
in
the
city
to
reduce
violence
to
take
care
of
everybody.
X
Here
they
do
a
fabulous
job,
and
if
you
look
around
that
group,
it's
led
by
Casey
Costigan
right
now,
judge
C
Costigan,
and
that
group
is
an
example
that
is
presented
not
just
in
our
state
but
around
the
country
for
the
good
level
of
work
that
they
do,
and
they
really
do
do
a
lot
to
prevent
violence
and
take
care
of
our
our
community.
So
they
should
be
commended
for
that.
Thank
you.
K
I've
enjoyed
working
with
everyone,
we
had
a
wild
ride
with
Colvin,
so
coming
back
in
person
is,
has
been
a
pleasure
and
all
the
conversations
that
we've
all
had
has
been
really
good
and
then
on
another
note,
we
had
all
these
proclamations
this
week
begins
National
medical
laboratory
professional
week
and
disclaimer
I
am
a
retired
medical
laboratory,
professional
and
those
those
professionals
are
trained
scientists
and
their
educational
curriculum,
it's
the
same
as
pre-med,
so
it's
pretty
high
power
and
they
perform
tasks
to
assist
the
physician
with
differential
diagnosis
for
the
patient,
and
they
me
they
are
the
unsung
heroes
of
the
Health
Care
Health
Care.
K
Everybody
sees
nurses
and
doctors,
but
the
lab
is
usually
in
the
basement.
Just
turning
along
doing
the
work,
so
I
appreciate
all
the
work
that
they
do
and
I
do
think
that
the
staff
in
the
hospital
does
too,
but
I
just
wanted
to
throw
that
out
to
the
community.
Thank
you.
A
So
you
have
council,
member
martini
and
then
Council,
Weber,
Crumpler
and
crabill.
Last
but
not
least,.
D
Too,
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
my
outgoing
colleagues
here.
It
has
truly
been
a
pleasure
to
learn
from
each
of
you
and
every
one
of
you,
I've
learned
so
much
from,
and
we
all
share
in
common
our
care
for
this
community
and
the
diversity
that
we
bring
the
diversity
of
our
experiences.
Our
backgrounds
and
our
thoughts
makes
our
decisions
better.
I'm,
very
grateful.
I
know
how
much
of
a
sacrifice.
It
is
time.
Wise
and
wow.
I
mean
looking
across
here.
You've
all
put
so
much
time
in
and
I
I
just
wanted
to.
U
Oh
thank
you
mayor
same
here,
I've
benefited
from
the
4V,
your
Council,
your
collegiality
and
your
sense
of
humor.
You've
made
an
incredible
difference
for
this
community
and
you
will
be
missed
and
then
I'd
also
like
to
thank
the
Bloomington
Fire
Department.
U
If
you
read
pantograph
recently,
you
noticed
that
they
responded
to
an
apartment
fire
on
Hall
Court,
one
child
and
six
cats
were
rescued,
no
lives
were
lost,
and
it
just
reminded
me
that
firefighters
risked
their
lives
daily
and
we
are
fortunate
to
have
these
dedicated
professionals
serving
our
community.
Thank
you.
S
Oh,
you
want
to
go
okay.
S
It
has
been
an
honor
to
serve
both
Ward
4,
including
Precinct
9
and
the
city
of
Bloomington,
for
the
past
four
years,
when
you
count
it
up
it's
about
135
140
meetings
in
four
years
time.
I
did
miss
twelve
and
I'm.
Sorry
about
that,
but
I
came
back
and
I'm
glad
that
I
could
finish
my
term
in
preparation
for
these.
S
These
remarks
I
skimmed
through
my
inbox,
jumping
from
topics
as
disparate
as
how
to
establish
a
goose
Crossing,
engaging
local
laborers
and
fixing
a
driveway
that
an
elderly
resident
could
not
manage
mediating,
noise
violations
and
all
sorts
of
other
concerns
from
a
myriad
of
neighbors
helping
families
find
or
gain
access
to
city
services
and
collaborating
with
Community
groups
during
the
height
of
the
covid
epidemic,
which
happened
maybe
a
year
in
some
change
into
my
service.
S
That
really
gave
us
an
opportunity
to
become
leaders
of
an
upside
down
world
and,
in
so
doing,
I
forged
stronger
relationships
with
other
community
leaders
and
elected
officials
in
the
county
and
the
town
and
one
of
those
those
outcomes
that
I'm
particularly
proud
of,
is
that
we
were
able
to
recommend
and
study
a
proposal
for
how
to
address
homelessness
in
this
community.
That
is,
is
still
out
there.
S
Percolating
I
also
congregated,
with
residents
at
a
local
Brewery
to
generate
a
green
infrastructure
proposal
for
mitigating
future
flooding,
and
this
was
after
I
personally
had
hauled.
Sewage-Filled
baby
clothes
and
family
photos
out
of
my
own
basement,
while
working
to
expedite
sewer
separation
and
the
construction
of
water
retention
basins,
because
I
think
the
era
of
100-year
floods
unfortunately,
is
over
not
flood.
That
floods
are
ever
good.
Ask
Noah,
I'm,
also
proud
of
influencing
new
policy
with
my
colleagues
for
the
revised
Ada
transition
plan,
Champion
revised
Zoning
for
small
development
and
infill.
S
If
you
haven't
checked
out
the
Bloomington
revivalists
look
for
them
on
Facebook
I'm,
proud
that
we
dedicated
significantly
more
funds
to
sidewalks
and
streets
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
an
approach
of
what
a
resident
calls
brick
back,
Bloomington
I,
supported
from
day
one.
S
The
first
goal,
I
I,
shared
with
the
wonderful
city
manager
to
the
left
of
me,
was
the
need
to
transform
our
Public
Library
into
a
community
Oasis
and
back
in
the
day,
you
may
remember,
we
had
to
compromise
on
how
we
were
going
to
deal
with
the
implementation
of
the
legalization
of
recreational
cannabis
and
now
more
recently,
how
to
designate
arpa
funding
across
the
community.
S
I
agree
with
my
all
of
my
colleagues
up
here
debating
and
finding
opportunities
with
each
other
every
one
of
you
and
everyone
of
you
that
I
worked
with
from
2019
going
forward.
I
could
have
a
conversation
with
each
of
you,
including
mayor
maboka,
when
he
was
just
a
lowly
Alderman
myself,
that
we
are
a
city
of
diverse
people,
backgrounds,
stories
and
perspectives.
S
I
believe
that
productive
tension
is
a
good
thing
for
us
all,
keep
up
the
debate,
but
as
I
learned
when
I
they
discovered
a
brain,
tumor
and
I
had
a
craniotomy.
My
prognosis
is
excellent.
Keep
your
perspective.
S
Do
that
as
much
as
you
keep
up
the
debate
and
finally,
I
I
cannot
thank
City
staff
and
Leadership
for
the
ability
to
balance
Vision
with
pragmatism.
That
is
a
feat,
and
you
do
it
remarkably
well
and
as
I
say
often
even
when
I'm
in
debate
I
think
the
the
city
of
Bloomington
is
going
in
the
right
direction,
so
I.
Thank
you
for
that.
A
Well,
thank
you,
I
see
when
I
in
my
comments
about
you,
I
said
that
you're
always
well
researched
and.
F
You
mayor,
it
was
an
auditor
to
serve
the
people
in
my
ward
in
the
entire
city,
especially
those
who
are
marginalized.
The
city
council
represents
everyone,
no
matter
where
you
come
from,
who
you
are,
who
you
love?
The
strength
of
Bloomington
is
diversity
and
its
people
just
look
at
the
diversity
in
our
audience
tonight,
I
like
how
we
make
sure
we
recognize
all
members
of
the
community
and
what
they
celebrate
again
like
we
did
tonight.
F
We
need
to
continue
to
be
welcoming
to
all
the
city
is
in
good
hands:
Tim,
Billy,
Jeff,
all
directors
and
employees
do
a
great
job
for
the
community
and
making
the
lives
of
us
City
Council
Members
easier.
Thank
you.
During
my
four
years
we
made
big
strides
in
finishing
long
festering
projects
like
expanding
the
library
and
replacing
O'neill
pool.
When
you
invest
in
the
community
and
the
people,
you
see
the
city
blossom
into
one
of
the
happiest
places
on
Earth.
One
of
the
things
I
love
about
our
meetings
is
how
we
handle
public
comments.
F
Basically,
you
can
come
in
up
to
the
last
minute,
almost
sign
up
and
talk
about
any
subject.
You
want
whether
it's
on
the
agenda
or
not.
We
give
people
a
voice,
and
that
is
not
always
the
case
in
public
bodies,
including
one
that
also
shares
our
space.
Here
you
saw
what
a
powerful
impact
public
comment
had
on
the
completion
of
the
Locust
Colton
project
or
the
acceleration
I
should
say:
I,
remember,
meeting
with
50
plus
residents
in
a
driveway
in
Eastgate
Community
after
many
of
their
houses
have
been
flooded
with
not
only
water
but
sewage.
F
They
ask
me
how
they
could
help
me
help
them.
I
said
just
come
to
the
public
comments
and
share
your
stories,
your
heartache,
your
emotions,
it
worked,
I'm
excited
on
where
the
city
is
going
with
regard
to
improving,
downtown
and
investing
in
the
west
side.
We
have
a
great
downtown
because
we
have
business
owners
who
have
invested
in
the
next
success.
F
Special
shout
out
to
The
Bistro,
a
wonderfully
welcoming
place
where
its
owner
affectionately,
known
as
mama,
gives
me
a
place
to
read
the
council
agendas
and
sing
karaoke
I
hope
to
see
the
city
make
great
strides
in
living
up
to
its
moniker
of
the
welcoming
America
City.
We
have
such
a
vibrant
immigrant
community
I
recall
during
welcoming
week.
F
Three
immigrants
spoke
to
us
in
their
second
language
English
and
thanked
us
for
all
the
city
has
done
for
them,
but
really
the
thank
you
is
to
them
for
coming
to
our
community
and
making
it
a
better
place.
We
take
it
for
granted
that
an
immigrant
will
come
to
America
and
learn
and
speak
English
learning.
A
second
language
is
tough,
compare
that
to
the
people
that
were
born
here
and
just
looking
at
a
little
research
myself.
Only
26
percent
of
American
adults
were
capable
of
holding
a
conversation
in
another
language
that
26
percent
includes
me.
F
Thank
you
to
all
the
council
members
I've
worked
with
over
the
last
four
years.
We
have
disagreed
on
some
big
things,
but
if
you
think
about
it
with
the
consent
agenda,
we
agree
on
about
90
of
the
items
that
we
vote
on
a
special
thank
you
to
all
the
Royal
and
Julie
Emig
who
made
it
through
all
four
years.
She
has
inspired
me
with
her
passion
for
this
community,
her
kindness
to
her
constituents
and
all
the
research
she
puts
into
every
meeting.