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November 20, 2017 - Committee of the Whole City Council Meeting
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A
A
Thank
you
very
much
at
this
point.
We're
gonna
start
with
one
of
the
fun
parts
of
the
job,
and
this
is
presentation
of
Bloomington
101
certificates
to
the
following
participants
and
I
just
want
to
say
she
is
not
here,
but
Nora.
Dukkha
wits
really
took
this
idea
and
ran
and
made
this
happen.
Is
this
Steve?
This
is
for
three
years
so
I
think
it's
2014.
Did
it
start
and
I
know
you
started
in
14,
so
I'm
I
realize
I'm,
probably
putting
on
the
spot.
A
So
at
this
point,
should
I
read
them
all
first,
what
am
I
supposed
to
do,
madam
clerk,
tell
me,
should
I
read
them
all
first
or
should
I
read
them?
Okay?
How
about?
If
we
do
this,
if
you
will
come
forward
and
your
Proclamation,
the
first
certificate
attendance
is
proudly
presented
to
Monica
Adams
for
participation
in
the
Bloomington
101
program
Monica.
Thank
you.
A
A
A
A
A
A
And
we
will
make
sure
that
the
other
participants
get
these
and
excuse
me.
I
will
make
sure
that
the
clerk
has
these.
This
is
something
if
you
have
not
participated
would
strongly
urge
you
to
do
so.
Those
of
you
who
have
we're
always
looking
for
people
who
are
committed
to
our
city,
who
would
like
to
give
back
and
serve
on
our
boards
and
commissions.
So
please
keep
that
in
mind
and
I
know
we're
all
busy,
but
there
are
some
times
where
you
know
you
we
do
ask.
A
Well,
we
may
not
ask
you,
but
it's
important
to
step
up
to
the
plate.
Next,
we
move
to
public
comment
and
you
have
up.
People
have
up
to
three
minutes.
We
have
one
two
three,
four
five
people
for
public
comment
and
I'll
read
these
in
groups
of
two.
We
don't
really
have
to
quickly
that
the
time
crunch,
if
we
had
more
than
10,
we
have
Bruce
Meeks
and
then
Donna
Bolin.
E
Good
evening,
Council
I
would
like
to
talk
about
item
eight
on
the
agenda
this
evening.
Unfortunately,
I
don't
have
handouts
for
the
other
citizens,
as
you
have
received
a
couple
emails
from
me
about
this
item,
I
would
like
to
see
a
goal
of
it.
Further
I
agree
with
the
approach
of
clarifying
putting
items
on
the
agenda
via
the
written
format,
even
using
since
the
I
do
believe
in
the
metro
zone
was
the
first
topic.
I.
E
Think
it's
important,
though,
that
you
look
at
Robert's
Rules
of
Order
and
that
you
consider
using
an
additional
added
item
on
your
agenda
and
all
agendas
call
other
business.
You
can
call
setting
items
on
the
agenda
if
you
want
at
that
time.
Any
council
person
anyway,
in
other
elected
official,
can
say
hey
I'd
like
to
put
Oreo,
is
the
official
cookie
of
city
of
Bloomington
like
to
have
that
discussion.
E
I
think
that
would
be
very
helpful
in
tracking,
for
the
city
manager
I
think
be
helpful
for
tracking,
for
you,
it's
the
council,
and
it
would
move
us
closer
to
more
open
and
transparency
about
the
agenda
items
I
sent
to
you
a
sample
of
the
Mountain
View
California,
where
they
actually
put
out
there
a
full
year
ahead
of
some
of
the
items
that
they're
going
to
be
considering
on
their
agenda.
I
know
some
of
you
have
talked
about
that
in
the
past.
E
I
think
this
is
an
opportunity
to
change
the
legal
framework
bring
in
Robert's
Rules
of
Order
that
we're
used
to
using,
hopefully,
you
are
used
to
using,
and
we
allow
the
motion
a
second
for
items
during
the
council
work
sessions,
any
public
hearing
ahead
public
meeting
for
you
to
add
those
items,
I
do
believe.
Sherry
is
working
on
something
with
staff.
I,
don't
know
of
what
they're
doing
about
maybe
and
I
cannae
tracking
system
for
items.
I
know
how
far
that
is.
E
I
haven't
talked
to
anybody
in
the
council
about
this
other
than
email,
but
I
really
think
we
should
consider
going
a
little
bit
farther
with
this.
For
your
your
web
and
flow-
and
this
would
improve
our
communication
model
immensely
in
my
opinion,
you
all
would
be
in
the
same
page
at
the
same
time,
at
the
same
location
and
so
with
the
citizens.
As
for
the
funding
of
limited
advantage,
I
don't
see
metrics
to
support
to
continue
the
funding.
I,
don't
see
the
their
need
to
do
that.
E
I
think
we
need
to
start
asking
ourselves
what
is
next
for
Bloomington
and
what
we've
done
in
the
past
has
not
really
worked,
and
we
need
to
be
a
little
bit
more
innovative
and
not
stay
with
the
same
old
approach
and
a
same
thing
for
small
business
of
Elmo,
Wesley
and
I
do
not
believe
we
should
further
fund
that
I
think
we
need
to
have
a
group
discussion
with
everybody
and
see
if
we
can
make
you
some
ambassadors
out
there
that
are
entrepreneurs
to
bring
in
other
entrepreneurs.
Thank
you.
F
I'm
donald,
not
a
bologna
I,
live
in
Ward
2
I'm
here
to
talk
about
the
be
an
advantage.
Also
I
understand
the
concept
and
I'm
in
support
of
it.
But
I
would
like
to
remind
you
what
was
said
at
the
budget
retreat.
You
need
to
learn
to
say:
no,
you
need
to
stop
doing
what
you've
been
doing,
because
it's
not
working
and
you
need
to
watch
after
your
own
finances.
All
of
those
entities
in
Bloomington
in
bloomington-normal
advantage
are
subsidized.
F
My
tax
dollars,
we
need
to
Bloomington
city
itself,
needs
to
watch
after
its
own
tax
dollars,
three
million
dollar
deficit
coming
up
for
next
year
when
this
money
was
budgeted
originally
two
years
ago,
our
financial
situation
looked
a
lot
better.
The
forecast
was
better.
It
was
shortly
after
the
last
tax
increase
that
has
not
proven
to
come
out.
Our
revenue
is
flat
and
possibly
decreasing.
C
Good
evening,
honorable
mayor
and
esteemed
ball,
durman's,
thank
you
for
your
opportunity
to
be
here
tonight.
I
have
some
concerns
one.
It
is
concerning
the
removing
the
agenda
of
the
mayor
to
placed
an
item
on
the
agenda.
The
mirrors
of
Carlock,
the
mirrors
of
Danvers
and
the
mayors
of
normal,
including
the
chairman
of
the
McLean
County
Board,
have
always
placed
in
the
agenda
item
replacement
of
a
meeting,
including
my
board
of
trustees,
including
the
trustees
of
Danvers,
including
other
communities.
I,
would
seriously
consider
to
you
to
relook
at
this
resolution.
C
You
guys
also
have
the
opportunity
to
vote
no
on
any
resolution.
The
mayor
brings
up
as
a
proposal,
so
I
don't
understand
why
you
would
want
to
remove
the
executive
powers
that
he
uses.
There
is
a
separation
of
power
for
a
reason,
there's
a
separation
branch
of
the
government.
For
that
particular
reason,
I
feel.
If
you
remove
this,
this
is
going
to
put
more
powers
into
the
alterman's
and
their
works.
C
You
must
speak
loudly
enough
to
change
their
government
in
this
manner.
It
is
not
the
best
interest
of
the
staff.
It
is
not
the
best
interest
of
the
people
and
it
should
not
be
disguised
as
such.
This
proposal
is
an
attack
and
everyone
who
believed
the
vision
that
was
set
forth
in
April
4th
of
this
year
in
Bloomington
selection.
The
city
does
not
have
the
time
to
continue
and
be
halted
by
obstructionist
on
the
council.
We
have
the
force
on
the
council
to
work
with
the
mayor
and
move
forward
in
progress.
G
G
G
Saw
yeah
the
song
of
trees
anyway,
we
really
don't
know
the
long-term
ramifications
of
removing
bleeds.
You
know
10
20
years,
who
knows
that
the
trees
lose
their
immunity,
the
the
emerald
ash
borer
did
it
where
the
trees
weakened.
So
what
I
was
proposing
that
the
city
do
I
know
we
banned
burning
them
and
we
banned
taking
landscape
waste
out
to
landfills.
So
can
we
more
or
less
than
picking
leaf
matter
up
in
the
fall
and
encourage
people
to
break
them
out
of
the
street
and
there's
different
mulching
techniques?
G
There's
a
popular
science
magazine
how
to
mulch
at
least
with
lawn
mower.
Everybody
got
the
law
tomorry
different
blades.
That
cetera,
put
a
put
a
thing
on
them:
baltimore
different
ways,
but
they
found
out
that
the
nitrogen
rich
grass
benefits
the
carbon
in
the
leaf.
So
there's
kind
of
a
chemical
interaction.
That's
going
to
be
beneficial
in
the
long
run.
Everybody
said:
well,
it's
going
to
kill
my
grass.
You
know
it's
time!
Well.
Would
you
rather
lay
under
the
shade
of
a
leaf
tree
in
the
summer
time
or
a
blade
of
grass?
G
You
know
so
the
grass
shouldn't
be
under
the
trees
anyway,
yeah
these
little
bright
up,
Peter
Cronk,
so
so,
ideally
Illinois
us
I
had
a
beautiful
example
of
mulching
on
a
lot
of
trees,
they're
out
in
the
drip
line,
which
is
the
outer
edge
of
the
trees
and
they
put
mulch
there
it's
kind
of
well,
that's
where
the
leaves
go
though,
but
but
the
kids
laying
about
the
carbon
nitrogen
cycle
in
third
and
fourth
grade,
and
then
they
come
home
rake.
The
leaves
out
to
the
curb
wait.
G
Something's
not
right
here
anyway,
were
to
be
stewards
of
the
land
and
the
city
could
save
money
and
I'd
like
for
the
city
to
explore
incentives
like
we
got
different
neighborhoods.
So
so,
can
this
neighborhood
say
cities
as
much
money?
Can
we
Peter
throw
submit
sanitizer?
If,
if
you
all
take
care
of
your
lawn
or
rake,
these
leaves
out
of
street,
you
know
we're
gonna
take
you
know,
one
month
off
the
refuse
fee,
or
you
know,
take
$25
off
your
water
bill
or
something
so
anyway.
Some
ideas
that
could
be
explored
to
say
the
city's.
G
The
money
like
that.
So
the
see
last
thing
I
was
raised
by
this
guy
in
his
teachin
spoke
were
to
be
stewards
of
the
land.
This
is
Pope
Francis.
He
has
been
sick
of
alcohol
about
the
years.
You
know
again
being
stewards
lehand
and
it's
kinda
like
from
the
first
day
of
creation.
Everything
was
good,
very
good,
like
I
said
I'm,
probably
the
only
one
that's
gone
through.
That's
cuz,
employee,
Custer,
brothers,
nursery
row,
20
25
years.
G
So
to
see
these
mounds
out
on
the
curb
is
like
Bob
are
some
of
them
like
a
wheelbarrow
size
Scott.
Can't
you
find
a
place
to
put
this
on
your
lawn
if
we
knew
the
true
cost
of
it,
I
think
some
people
would
probably
say:
yeah
well,
I'll
put
these
back
in
the
yard.
We
don't
charge
by
the
bucket.
You
know
and
we're
pickin
up.
Please.
Thank
you.
Thank.
I
Good
evening,
everybody
I
want
to
talk
about
being
an
advantage
and
the
Small
Business
Development
Center
Illinois
Wesleyan
University.
That
council
will
be
discussing
this
evening
both
of
these
ventures.
According
to
your
packet
link
to
strategic
plan
item
one
financially
sound
city
providing
quality
basic
services,
we
are
not
financially
sound
for
those
of
you
who
don't
get
that.
Please
look
at
the
underfunded
pensions.
Basic
services
would
be
streets
that
don't
destroy
your
vehicle,
something
we
don't
have
I,
don't
know
everything
about
be
an
advantage,
but
I
know
this.
I
They
spent
taxpayer
pair
money
to
travel,
to
Arkansas,
to
see
what
a
Sports
Complex
might
do
for
our
community.
They
traveled
to
another
state
with
a
different
economic
situation.
They
could
have
gone
to
Peoria
or
Pekin
to
see
how
that
is
working
out.
Instead,
they
wasted
money
to
travel
to
Arkansas.
I,
don't
know
if
council
is
aware
of
the
waste
that's
been
going
on
in
the
city,
but
any
funds
that
go
to
this
organization
are
going
to
end
up
being
a
waste.
We
are
not
the
state
of
Arkansas,
we
are
the
state
of
Illinois.
I
We
are
not
Conway.
We
are
Bloomington.
Conway
does
not
have
a
twin
city
with
the
University
that
has
the
ability
to
run
out
facilities
for
sporting
events.
In
fact,
by
building
a
Sports
Complex
are
we
potentially
taking
away
money
from
Illinois
State
University,
another
tax
funded
venture?
Did
anyone
in
be
an
advantage
bother
to
check
that
out?
We
do
not
need,
nor
did
the
majority
of
Bloomington
citizens
want
a
Sports
Complex,
not
only
that
we
don't
want
another
organization
for
economic
development
they're
costing
us
too
much
money.
I
My
expectation
is
that
the
council
and
the
staff
of
the
city
of
Bloomington
would
be
doing
the
economic
development
for
the
community,
and
just
so,
you
all
understand,
regardless
of
whether
we
receive
federal
state
or
local
funds,
to
build
these
empty
fields
up.
It
is
all
paid
by
taxes
and
in
case
you
weren't
paying
attention.
I
Everybody
is
taxed
out.
We
don't
have
money
to
be
taxed
anymore.
The
Small
Business
Development
Center
at
Illinois,
Wesleyan
University,
sounds
like
another
effort
to
push
the
downtown
agenda,
which,
for
the
record
I
believe,
is
the
most
corrupt
move
in
the
history
of
any
Bloomington
City
Council
right
above
the
Coliseum.
The
packet
notes
that
the
strategic
plan
significant
all
items.
It
lists
all
these
items,
which
should
already
be
covered
by
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
Economic
Development
Council,
since
we
are
already
paying
them
and
taking
them
to
lunch
on
a
pretty
regular
basis.
I
I
A
J
K
A
The
woman
Bray
any
for
the
discussion,
madam
clerk,
would
you
call
the
roll?
Oh
you
wanna.
Do
it?
Okay,
I
thought
in
the
past,
when
you
gave
me
the
evil
eye,
it
was
I
had
to
do
this?
Okay,
oh,
we
can
do
it
by
this
way,
makes
it
quickly
make
very
quick.
Okay,
the
the
motion
carries
unanimously
8
to
0.
There
are
no
nays
to
announce
madam
Clerk.
Okay,
again,
my
mistake:
I
I
thought
for
some
reason.
We
need
to
do
that
for
Olli
all
right.
H
Austin
good
evening,
mayor
and
council,
if
it's
all
right,
I've
learned
that
Kyle
Ham
has
a
place
to
be
in
a
few
minutes,
and
so,
since
both
of
these
items
are
pretty
much
interrelated.
If
it
would
be
okay
to
combine
the
the
two
presentations
and
then
combine
the
discussion
together.
Would
that
be
I.
A
H
H
You
can
see
from
the
council
memo
that
a
number
of
the
cities
of
comprehensive
plan
goals
related
to
economic
development
overlap
very
nicely,
with
the
be
an
advantage
strategic
plan,
there's
a
significant
benefit
to
the
city
by
having
and
actively
participating
in
such
a
regional
effort.
Tonight
we
have
with
us
Charlie
Moore,
the
CEO
of
the
bloomington-normal
McClain
County
Chamber
of
Commerce,
and
so
he
will
speak
on
the
be
an
advantage
item.
Thank
you.
Thank.
M
Kyle
is
gonna,
start
Charlie's,
gonna.
Bat
second
here
so
totals
gonna
bethe.
Second,
okay.
Let
me
just
make
that
clear.
This
is
my
priority
to
be
here
tonight.
We
are
doing
a
property
tax
abatement
in
Hudson
tonight
for
a
special
meeting
for
a
new
employer
you
may
have
heard
about,
but
we'll
make
it
work.
So
thank
you
to
Austin,
mayor
councilmembers
manager,
Rasmussen
for
the
time
to
be
here
living
today.
Mclean
County
has
all
have
been
blessed
for
a
very
long
time
and
have
a
strong
and
diverse
economy.
M
The
four
main
pillars
of
that
economy
include
financial
and
insurance
sector
with
State
Farm
country.
Our
agricultural
sectors
are
our
strongest
sector
of
the
economy,
were
the
largest
single
producer
of
corn
and
soybeans
in
the
nation,
of
course,
health
care
with
advocate
in
Broman,
both
expanding,
of
course,
education
with
ISU,
Wesleyan
and
Heartland.
But
despite
this
long-running
strong
economy,
many
of
the
warning
signs
are
starting
to
show
themselves.
The
state
of
Illinois
financial
woes
place
an
increased
burden
on
you,
municipalities,
our
schools
and
our
businesses,
and
it's
not
getting
better.
M
As
a
community,
we
lost
nearly
2,000
jobs
between
2015
and
2016,
less
people
in
the
economy,
contributing
to
our
growth.
Over
the
last
five
years,
we
are
down
1,100
students
in
our
k-12
school
systems
throughout
McLean
County.
The
state's
funding
formula
is
built
on
kids
and
seats,
56%
decline
in
new
housing
permits
from
2002.
Today,
an
eighth
of
our
top
20
employers
are
taxpayer
based,
so
the
city,
the
town,
the
County,
Heartland
ISU
unit,
five
and
87
again,
the
state
of
Illinois
is
putting
a
burden
on
many
of
our
top
employers.
M
Retail,
as
you
all
know,
is
down
across
the
state
of
Illinois,
but
particularly
here
in
McLean
County
and
lastly,
nearly
50%
of
our
private-sector
payroll
comes
from
one
industry,
which
is
the
financial
and
insurance.
It's
a
lot
of
eggs
in
one
basket.
So
this
is
by
no
means
to
say
that
the
sky
is
falling,
but
we
believe
the
solution
to
those
challenges
is
growth
and
with
that
I'd
like
to
introduce
Charlie
from
the
Chamber
of
Commerce,
to
discuss
the
document
before
you
and
discuss
to
be
an
advantage.
Thank
You,
charlie
Thank.
N
You
Kyle
thanks
Kyle
Thank
You,
mayor
and
council
for
the
opportunity
to
be
here
and
present
an
update
on
the
work
that
we're
doing
in
the
name
of
the
be
and
advantage
in
order
to
skip
right
to
the
dialogue
and
answer
questions
you
have
regarding
our
work
and
to
be
an
advantage
strata,
we
prepared
a
packet
for
you
to
review
at
your
leisure
I'd
like
to
walk
you
through
this
booklet,
though
right
now
just
to
take
a
moment
to
share
what
we've
included.
So
you
all
have
a
copy
that
allows
your
places
before
the
meeting.
N
The
first
is
just
two
pages
that
simply
are
a
follow-up
letter
to
our
initial
ask
with
some
updated
information.
The
most
important
takeaway
from
that
letter
is
the
fact
that,
from
the
beginning
of
this
initiatives,
there
is
a
combined
total
investment
commitment
and
in-kind
services
to
add
up
to
nearly
$600,000
and
private
sector
commitment
to
the
implementation
of
the
strategy.
N
The
next
page
is
a
brief
budget
breakdown
for
the
realized
annual
expenses
that
we
see
correlating
with
the
strategy
so
that
we
were
very
transparent
on
where
those
dollars
will
be
spent.
The
subsequent
pages,
our
operations
material,
including
a
list
of
those
that
serve
on
the
be
an
advantage:
Leadership
Council,
the
operational
structure,
a
copy
of
the
EDC
and
chamber
strategic
plans
and,
lastly,
our
top
ten
advantages
in
ways
to
get
involved.
N
We
first
published
for
the
B
and
Beyond
event
last
June,
with
over
600
community
leaders
and
business
owners
and
attendants,
so
that
takes
you
to
the
booklet,
but
now
I
think
it's
a
Kyle
line.
We
believe
that
we're
making
excellent
strides
implementing
action
items
that
will
pave
our
way
towards
the
end
goal
of
be
an
advantage
strategy.
N
The
ultimate
goal
through
these
efforts
so
specifically
to
diversify
our
local
economy,
Kyle
and
I-
are
here
tonight
as
two
different
organizations
collaborating
in
our
work
to
ensure
that
we
have
a
talent
pipeline
and
place
for
our
employers,
a
community
with
a
focus
on
placemaking
and
to
ensure
there's
help
and
resources
available
to
those
who
desire
to
engage
in
entrepreneurship
activity.
That's
business
truly
is
the
heartbeat
and
the
pulse
of
our
local
economy.
For
all
of
those
things,
there
is
a
pathway.
N
While
many
have
joined
us
to
aid
in
these
efforts,
we're
here
tonight
to
ask
for
your
help,
not
only
a
financial
contribution
to
allow
us
to
further
these
efforts
of
benefiting
our
community,
but
to
share
and
the
collaborative
efforts
it
will
take
to
make
these
efforts
pay
off
on
Thanksgiving
week.
At
all
times,
we
have
an
opportunity
to
pause,
because
we
have
so
much
to
be
thankful
for
I
might
suggest
be.
An
advantage
of
all
tactical
in
nature
is
also
a
philosophy.
It's
the
way
you
feel
about
Bloomington
and
about
normal.
N
We
sometimes
get
lost
and
we
fail
to
see
where
we've
succeeded.
There's
a
message
there
and
we
need
your
help
to
convey
it,
starting
with
those
who
already
believe
in
and
invest
in
Bloomington
and
are
thankful
for
where
our
community
has
come
from,
and
word
is
on
track
to
go.
Our
ask
us
for
the
city
of
Bloomington
to
invest
in
these
efforts,
of
which
so
many
private
sector
businesses
already
have
and
be
inclusive
of
the
Bien
messaging
and
the
bien
brand.
A
M
And
mr.
mayor
I
would
add
that
I
believe
I
just
saw
it
today,
but
we've
been
working
with
your
office
to
schedule
some
three
on
ones
or
two
on
ones
with
individual
council
members,
so
that
if
they're
I
think
over
the
next
two
weeks,
that
would
be
a
chance
to
maybe
do
a
deeper
dive.
There
are
specific
questions
about
the
the
investment,
the
numbers,
the
work,
that's
being
done.
We
certainly
have
that
time
available
tonight
for
15
minutes,
but
those
meetings,
I
believe
have
been
said,
are
in
the
process
of
credit.
A
L
M
So
look
at
it
this
way,
Charlie
is
a
long-standing
chamber
of
the
EDC
has
been
around
about
20
years
and
we
have
very
different
missions.
One
is
Charlie's
to
support
the
business
community
and
ours
is
two
parts.
One
is
to
help
retain
existing
business
through
expansion,
but
also
to
recruit
new
business.
Those
are
two
the
two
core
functions.
When
this
group
came
together,
the
Charlie
myself
Basu
from
regional
planning,
crystal
Howard
from
the
CVB,
the
airport
and
connect
transit
initial
thought
was:
how
are
we
marketing
this
community?
How
are
we
telling
our
story?
M
What
is
our
brand
and
that
those
discussions
amongst
those
six
groups
grew
into
well?
What
are
we
being
delivered
about
from
our
economic
development
strategy
and
how
are
we
going
to
be
deliberate
to
grow
this
community,
and
so
the
beam
advantage
is
actually
it's
a
physical
plan.
This
is
a
playbook
that
has
actionable
outcomes,
but
it
also
has
measurable
outcomes
of
metrics
that
we
say:
okay,
here's
the
things
we're
going
to
measure
so
that
we
can
see
where
we've
grown
and
where
we've
had
success.
M
So
when
you
say
be
an
advantage,
it
is
a
strategy,
but
it
also
is
a
brand.
It's
a
brand
to
talk
about
the
region
as
a
whole
and
collectively
market
ourselves.
What
what
we've
done
here
with
the
be
in
advantages
said:
okay,
there
are
parts
in
this
plan
that
are
core
to
what
Kyle
does
at
the
EDC
and
parts
that
are
core
to
what
the
chamber
does
and
we've
separated
that
so
there's
not
duplication.
So,
for
example,
Charlie
and
the
chamber
are
responsible
for
the
workforce
initiative.
M
They're
also
spearheading
the
quality
of
life
initiative
where,
as
Kyle
at
the
EDC
and
our
team
is
responsible
for
the
marketing
communication
which
directly
plays
into
attraction
and,
secondly,
the
entrepreneurship
piece.
The
Suat
regional
planning
has
taken
on
the
met
Tricks
component
because
we
all
know
basu,
she's,
really
good
at
that
type
of
stuff,
and
so
we've
we've
asked
her
and
her
organizations
have
douve
head
in
on
owning
the
metrics
piece
of
that.
So
there
are
groups
involved
but
being
advantage
as
a
strategy.
M
It's
a
it's
a
name
and
it's
a
brand
that
we're
trying
to
build.
If
you
were
at
our
event.
Last
week
you
heard
our
keynote
speakers
say:
look
Bloomington
needs
to
have
their
own
identity,
normal
needs
to
have
their
own
identity,
but
as
a
region
with
the
outside.
Looking
in
what
is
our
story
as
a
whole
and
that's
really
what
being
advantages.
O
You
I
have
two
questions,
the
first
of
which
is
it
looks
like
in
the
packet
you've
had
private
commitments
this
year
and
next
year
for
around
two
hundred
fifteen
thousand
dollars
an
investment
and
be
an
advantage
and
you're
asking
the
city
to
invest
two
hundred
forty
seven
thousand.
Do
you
have
any
commitments
from
any
of
our
other
regional
partners
or
what
kind
of
ask
we
be
making
of
them?
For
example,
the
town
of
normal
or
McClain
County?
We.
M
Are
also
asking
the
town
of
normal
for
a
similar
request,
we're
in
the
process
of
working
with
the
county.
We
think
that's
going
to
be
a
little
bit
longer
conversation.
We
had
to
start
somewhere
with
both
the
communities,
but
getting
into
this
we
have
I
would
say
the
tip
of
the
iceberg
from
the
private
sector.
We've
been
asking
everyone
to
contribute
more
and
that
is
begun,
but
that
doesn't
that
isn't
in
today,
and
it
doesn't
end
if
you
are
committed
to
this
as
well.
M
There
are
lots
of
other
businesses
that
need
to
have
a
stake
in
this,
because
we
believe
everyone
benefits
from
the
success.
We
will
have
the
growth,
we
have,
the
more
jobs
we
can
bring,
and
so
this
is
an
ongoing
process.
So
the
more
partners,
the
more
private
public
split
I,
mean
our
goal
and
I've
said
this
many
times
publicly.
M
O
Thank
you,
and
my
second
question
I
know
will
say
in
general,
I
find
this
program
very
exciting,
because,
if
we're
not
out
there
marketing
ourselves
and
we're
not
out
there
sharing
our
success
and
our
desirability,
no
one
else
is
going
to
do
that
for
us
right.
So
this
is
a
very
important
thing
for
our
community
to
be
discussing.
So
you
talked
about
an
action
plan
and
how
this
is
you
know
a
marketing
strategy
and
there's
a
document
that
goes
along
with
it.
M
So
I'll
give
you
the
breakdown
of
what
we've
worked
on
and
then
Charlie
I'll
pass
to
him.
So
from
a
marketing
communication
standpoint
we
DC
do
not
have
a
marketing
communication
person
and
we
saw
the
need
not
only
for
the
EDC
but
for
being
advantage,
and
so
we
went
ahead
and
hired
somebody
and
we've
taken
on
that
responsibility
of
having
that
full
time
person.
So,
if
you've
seen
an
uptick
in
social
media
or
we
have
a
be
an
advantage
website,
now
that's
being
maintained,
we
are
actually
Marian
Ford
and
Zack
D
Meyer
our
marketing
person.
M
We've
got
about
30
companies
that
are
currently
using
the
brand
and
I
will
show
you
this
and
if
you
haven't
seen
this,
but
this
is
the
brand
book
that
was
developed
and
the
style
guide
that
allows
businesses
to
understand
how
to
use
the
brand
and
incorporate
it
into
their
own.
Some
examples
we've
used
is
Harlan.
Community
college
has
used
the
brand
in
their
fall.
Catalog
we've
got
businesses
like
State
Farm
that
are
using
it
on
the
recruitment
page.
M
The
Association
of
Realtors
are
using
the
website
and
some
of
the
supporting
materials
for
when
people
are
moving
to
the
community.
We
have
a
marketing
strategy
for
attraction
Asst.
It's
called
our
readiness
plan,
your
your
on
our
board
of
directors,
you've
seen
that
plan,
but
it
really
breaks
down
the
segments
of
who
are
we
talking
to,
and
why
are
we
promoting
our
community
and
then
developing
print
materials
around
that
readiness
plan,
so
everything
we
do
at
EDC
is
driven
around
attraction
and
so
that
that
has
also
been
done.
M
We're
also
in
the
process
of
launching
three
community
workshops.
Those
workshops
will
allow
businesses
to
come
in
and
look
about
how
they
can
use
the
brand
how
they
can
incorporate
it.
We've
seen
businesses
using
in
video
spots
and
radio
ads
from
the
entrepreneurship
you'll
hear
about
the
Small
Business
Development
Center.
That
was
a
partnership
between
the
EDC
and
Wesleyan
to
bring
back
a
Small,
Business,
Development,
Center
I
think
the
numbers
are
pretty
staggering
and
I'll.
Let
Karen
do
that
because
that's
her
work
but
we've
been
able
to
bring
that
back.
M
That
is
core
to
entrepreneurship,
is
to
helping
provide
resources
to
small
businesses
grow.
We
have
a
chair
now
Mike
Strasse
and
we're
building
a
business
plan
around
the
ecosystem.
If
you'll
see
in
your
packet,
there
is
a
sort
of
a
I'll
rip
it
out
here
a
map.
This
is
a
mapping
that
we're
doing
as
a
community
from
an
entrepreneurship
standpoint.
It's
how
do
we
look
at
money,
angel,
investing
to
attract
and
help
businesses
grow?
What
are
the
success
stories
or
the
infrastructure?
M
What
are
the
resources
we
possess
in
this
community
for
entrepreneurs
and
what
are
the
things
we
don't
have
that
we
need
to
go
out
and
get
to
help
build
this
ecosystem,
that
anybody
can
grow
a
business
here
in
this
community.
So
that's
just
a
quick
snapshot
of
our
two
activities.
You
want
to
touch
on
workforce,
sure.
N
If
you
will
and
make
sure
that
we're
not
being
duplicated,
but
there
are
also
being
more
productive
and
so
with
workforce
development,
you
know
what
Kyle
said:
there's
a
number
of
things:
we've
been
so
focused
on
workforce
with
our
community
for
the
last
18
months.
It
probably
has
about
a
hundred
different
volunteers
on
a
different
variety
of
assets.
Oh
so
we
have
some
primary
kiding
committee
functions
with
business,
engagement
and
curriculum,
and
there's
a
lot
of
detail
that
I
can
go
into
that.
N
You
probably
don't
want
to
hear
right
now,
but
what
I
will
tell
you
is
that
we
are
on
the
verge
of
hiring
our
first
full-time
workforce
development
person.
We
have
someone
identified
that
will
be
coming
to
us
from
likely
Des
Moines
Iowa,
which
brings
a
lot
of
interesting
information
from
what
they
have
known
over
the
last
10
years
to
what
we're
doing
here
in
bloomington-normal,
but
also
looking
to
move
into
purchasing
some
software
that
will
allow
some
local
mentorship
from
our
professionals.
N
We
have
and
I
won't
say,
but
in
the
schools
there
are
one
district
in
particular,
there
are
500
students,
perfect
guidance
counselor.
Well,
they
don't
have
the
opportunity
to
really
provide
career
counseling
so
starting
with
the
eighth
grade,
Career
Fair
and
going
all
the
way
through
college.
How
do
we
provide
online
mentorship,
switch
turn
into
internships
and
experience
or
relationships
that
introduce
the
students
to
our
local
talent
to
our
local
professionals?
That
can
give
guidance
and
/
in
career
counseling
if
you
will
through
online
mentorship,
so
there's
just
a
lot
of
different
things.
N
Those
are
two
of
the
top
things
I
think
are
important
to
relate
tonight.
Quality
of
life
in
place,
we're
just
beginning
that
plan
of
work
we've
heard
a
little
bit
about
that
trip
to
Arkansas
just
a
bit
ago
and
so
I
think,
there's
a
lot
of
updates
that
can
be
given
from
the
results
from
that
trip
and
we'll
talk
more
about
that
at
a
later
time
as
well,
but
it
would
put
together
a
community
and
we
talked
about
placemaking
and
we
look
at
quality
place
in
the
static
value.
N
What
does
that
translate
into
the
retention
of
workforce
and
the
retention
of
the
talent
that
the
companies
that
are
here,
the
families
that
are
here
but
the
ones
that
we
want
to
relocate
and
King's
use
to
grow
our
Bloomington
base?
So
that's
a
very
quick
overview
what's
happening
in
both
of
those
categories.
Thank
You,
charlie.
P
Thank
you
both
for
coming,
I
appreciate
it,
and
I
am
looking
here
at
that
the
Canadians
a
whole
discussion
staff
is
seeking
some
clarification
from
counsel
symbolist.
My
remarks
will
be
directed
toward
staff.
Maybe
with
a
few
questions
here,
they're
just
kicking
it
off.
I
would
say
that
I
did
see
the
updated
website.
I
think
it
looks
fantastic
and
it's
very
professionally
done,
puts
a
good
face
forward
and
I
think
that
is
a
step
in
the
right
direction.
P
The
sense
that
I'm
getting
from
from
the
residents
in
Ward
7
has
been
that
they
would
like
to
see
more
economic
development
targeted
to
our
historic
neighborhoods.
You
know
we
have
infrastructure
challenges.
We
heard
that
conversation
we're
talking
about
Metro
net
when
they
came
to
the
community
that
definitely
impacts
business
and
business
development
in
those
locations.
I've
heard
a
lot
of
concerns
about
the
airport,
specifically
I'm
reminded
of
why
now
I
was
in
the
County
Board.
P
We
talked
about
bringing
frontier
airlines
and
was
a
controversial
conversation,
but
currently
we
really
don't
have
any
West
access
from
ceará,
which
is
a
grave
concern
and
that
ultimately
hinders
it.
But
I
guess
my
point
would
be
you
know
with
that
feedback
kind
of
speaking
to
it
in
whenever
this
comes
to
pass
at
some
point
in
the
future,
the
other
pieces,
when
I
think
about
our
own
economic
development
policy,
we
kind
of
have
a
but-for
philosophy,
so
this
project
wouldn't
happen,
but
for
the
incentives
that
we're
doing
and
I
guess
what
I'm
looking
for?
P
There's
a
lot
of
information
here,
a
lot
of
packets,
a
lot
of
strategy-
that's
all
great,
but
I-
think
a
lot
of
folks
want
to
hear
the
nuts
and
bolts
I
mean
leveraging
the
region,
the
region's
digital
infrastructure
and
other
assets.
That's
great
I
support
that
a
hundred
percent,
but
what
does
that
mean
in
dollars
and
cents
for
a
resident
of
Bloomington
if
we
don't
increase
the
funding?
What
does
that
look
like
for
programs
that
we
can't
do?
P
How
will
that
hinder
us
and
those
sorts
of
things
that
that's
the
frustration
that
I'm
hearing
is
that
there
may
be
many
successes,
and
you
know
you
a
lot
of
what
you
guys
do
is
involve
with
sales
and
bringing
businesses,
and
then
we
have
a
lot
of
challenges,
and
you
know
so
many
things
that
we
have
to
fight
against,
namely
the
state
of
Illinois.
But
ultimately
we
we
have
to
show
some
results.
The
end
of
the
day
and
I'm
excited
to
see
those
and
I.
P
Just
that
piece
is
really
clarified
in
the
final
packet
whenever
this
comes
to
pass.
I.
Think
that
be
very
helpful
for
me
to
understand
that
I'm
looking
forward
to
the
three-on-one,
we
need
to
have
more
of
these
conversations,
because
this
is
really
important.
I
think
it's
critical
that
we
have
to
take
a
leadership
role.
Things
don't
just
happen
anymore,
but
I
also
want
to
be
very
careful.
P
You
know
those
sorts
of
things
that
we
got
to
be
very
mindful
of,
and
so
there's
there's
a
more
there's
a
greater
interest
that
I've
seen
in
economic
development
lately,
especially
amongst
some,
the
folks
that
I
interact
with
so
I
appreciate
you
guys
coming
tonight.
Thank
you
for
all
this
information.
I
appreciate
the
work
that
you're
doing
and
I
look
forward
to
learning
more.
J
What
has
it
been
a
couple
of
years
that
we've
invested
now
and
I
realize
you
have
to
put
some
gas
in
the
tank
before
you
get
going,
but
I'd
really
like
to
see
some
very
specific
benchmarks:
Scott
Minton
metro
net,
so
a
typical
question
I
might
get
is
why
would
we
give
money
to
be
an
advantage
when
Metro
net
is
ready
to
install,
if
only
but
for
the
fact
that
our
infrastructure
is
nothing
good,
safe
right?
You
know.
J
H
Think
it's
really
the
the
marketing
materials
that
the
EDC
and
through
the
beam
advantage
effort
put
together,
really
expand
the
capacity
of
my
work
here
at
the
city
and,
if
I'm
not
having
to
spend
time
creating
marketing
materials
that
market
our
community
I
can
be
spending
time
doing
other
things
specific
to
the
city.
Westside
development.
H
Things
like
that,
so
I'm,
very
supportive
of
the
marketing
side,
of
what
the
be
an
advantage
is
bringing
to
the
picture
and
the
marketing
staff
at
the
EDC
I
mean
it's
just
fantastic
working
and
publications
and
data
that
they
put
out.
That.
Can
that
really
extend
of
my
ability
to
do
my
job
and,
of
course,
that's
always
been
a
concern
at
the
city?
Is
you
know?
H
Think
that's
really
great
in
that
on
the
level
of
engagement
that
we're
seeing
from
the
private
sector
and
and
their
donation
of
staff
time
and
the
facilities
to
hold
these
meetings
and
provide
feedback
and
input.
So
it
really
just
expands
our
capacity
here
at
the
city
to
to
promote
the
economic
development
efforts
of
the
city.
I
would
say.
Q
Scott
there
for
a
second,
so
guys,
thanks
for
putting
all
the
information
together,
I
know,
you've
spent
many
many
hours
and
had
a
lot
of
conversations
just
to
piggyback
off
what
Karen
was
saying.
You
know
we
definitely
need
numbers
and
metrics
to
make
sure
we
know
what
we're
what
we're
we're
buying
here
right.
Q
The
most
frequent
comment
that
I
hear
is
that
there's
a
level
of
frustration
with
its
perceived
that
the
only
people
who
get
any
sort
of
economic
help
are
outside
developers
out
of
town,
so
I
love
the
fact
that
Kyle
you,
you
said
you
started
talking
about.
We
are
one
to
retain
and
grow
our
existing
businesses
right.
How
do
we
take
those
businesses
and
help
them
get
to
the
next
level?
Q
You
know
it's
I
go
to
a
lot
of
trade,
shows
and
conferences
for
my
work,
and
you
know:
I
fed
all
I'm
from
Bloomington
they're,
like
oh
I,
love,
Indiana,
I,
said
no
I'm,
not
from
Indiana
like
Oh
Minnesota.
It's
really
cold,
no
I'm,
not
from
Minnesota
either.
You
know
I'm
Bloomington
Illinois,
like
there's
a
Bloomington
Illinois.
What
we're
what
you
know
so
I
think
that
we
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
to
build
that
brand
about
what
Bloomington
is.
Q
What
normal
is
what
this
region
looks
like
and
you
know
there's
so
many
things
we
can
do
there,
especially
around
the
area
of
entrepreneurship.
We
have
two
colleges
with
some
incredible
brains
being
developed
in
those
locations
that
we
can
build
from
we've
gotten
some
great
businesses
that
have
started
up
in
Bloomington
I'm
thinking
recently
I
talked
to
the
guys
over
at
quick
picks
and
what
they're
doing
with
three
guys
and
a
couple
laptops
on
a
shoestring
budget
and
how
much
they're
doing
how
fast
it
is.
Q
What
what
does
it
look
like
if
we
give
them
a
little
boost
in
the
and
we've
got
some
people
leading
the
way
with
Bitcoin
security,
technologies
and
stuff?
And
how
do
we
boost
them
and
what
kinds
of
you
know
with
is
use
new
security
program,
cyber
security
programs?
How
can
we
work
cyber
security
with
the
emergence
of
bitcoins
and
there's
so
many
great
things
that
we
can
do
in
partnership
if
we
can
all
just
get
along
and
move
together
in
the
same
direction?
J
R
You
thank
you
Charlie
and
thank
you
Kyle
I
I
know
this
has
been
a
you
know,
a
long
time
coming
and
you
guys
put
in
a
lot
of
effort
into
this
and
and
I
think
it's
it's
it's
pretty
difficult.
You
know
so
I'd
like
to
commend
you.
You
know
bringing
together
so
many
people
and
different
groups
to
try
to
come
to
a
common
understanding
as
a
community.
So
you
know
a
job
well
done
and
I'm.
R
Sorry
I,
you
know,
hopefully
I
didn't
miss
anything
because
I
got
here
late,
but
the
one
aspect
of
this
that
I'm
particularly
interested
in
is
a
new
business
attraction.
You
know,
as
you
know,
the
local
landscape
is
shifting
a
little
bit
and
and
I'm
hoping
that
we
would
be
a
little
bit
more
aggressive.
R
You
know
in
terms
of
trying
to
recruit
new
businesses
to
bloomington-normal
I.
Remember
when
I,
when
I
first
got
on
the
council,
I
was
interviewed
by
a
WJ,
BC
and
I
said
you
know.
That
was
one
of
the
things
that
we
had
to
focus
on,
that
we
couldn't
no
longer
rely
on
the
the
various
entities
that
supported
the
community
and
we
we
had
to
go
out
and
look
for.
You
know
for
or
for
others.
R
R
You
know,
benchmarks
or
something
you
know
some
goal
to
go
after,
because
when
I
read
new
business
attraction
development
at
this
stage
I'm,
you
know
it
sounds
nebulous,
but
I'd
like
to
see
you
know
some
sort
of
a
number
or
something
you
know
to
really
add,
because
I
think
we
we,
we
just
need
to
put
pressure
on
ourselves
to
be
able
to
do
that.
So
that's
my
opinion.
Thank
you.
Other.
A
H
Right
yeah,
so
so
again,
with
the
beam
advantages
as
outlined
in
the
council
memo.
You
know
we
have
about
three
hundred
ninety
thousand
set
aside
for
this
fiscal
year
and
then
as
we're
working
on
budgeting
for
next
fiscal
year
and
then
out
years
you
know
again
Steve's
coming
around
every
day
with
his
budget
axe.
It
is
this
a
program.
Is
this
funding
that
you
want
to
at
least
at
this
time,
even
without
a
specific
agreement
in
place?
H
A
J
H
Well,
right
now,
for
our
current
fiscal
year,
we
have
three
hundred
ninety
thousand
dollars
budgeted
for
being
advantage.
That
has
not
actually
been
committed,
so
it's
still
in
the
bank
account
of
the
city
last
fiscal
year.
We
did
the
same.
It
wasn't
committed
it
rolled
into
the
general
fund,
again
we're
working
on
the
budget
for
next
fiscal
year
and
then
the
out-years,
so
directions
for
staff
is
looking.
H
Do
we
continue
to
budget
this
money,
knowing
that
no
funds
from
the
city
have
yet
been
committed
to
date,
but
looks
you
know
again
there
there
seems
to
be
some
desire
to
to
move
forward
with
making
some
form
of
commitment
financially
again
its
staffs.
Looking
for
that
direction,
do
we
continue
to
budget
that
so.
A
Essentially,
you're
looking
at
direction
for
at
500
feet.
Is
the
council
still
committed
to
something
we're
not
committing
to
a
particular
dollar
amount,
we're
not
committing
to
even
what's
in
the
budget,
necessarily
and
certainly
not
necessarily
to
what
you
have
or
what
you.
But
what
has
been
asked,
but
do
we
move
to
the
next
step?
Yeah?
Is
that
fair
to
say,
yeah?
Okay,
yes,.
A
S
We'll
bring
it
back
on
on
a
another
council
member
for
you
to
vote
an
amount
and
we'll
put
an
amount
in
here,
but
you
will
have
an
opportunity
to
discuss
that
and
maybe
adjust
that
amount
or
put
in
what
you
think
is
right,
but
we'll
bring
it
back
to
another
council
meeting
for
a
vote.
If
you
so
desire.
Okay,.
R
A
A
J
A
Okay:
next,
we
have
presentation
of
discussion
regarding
the
funding
request
for
the
2017
2018
Small
Business
Development
Center,
located
Illinois
Wesleyan
University
campus.
We
have
a
brief
presentation
by
Austin
grammar,
Charlie,
Moore
and
Kyle
ham
again,
and
that's
about
ten
minutes
and
about
a
ten
minute
council
discussion.
You
know
we'll
start
with
you
well.
H
Great
fortune
the
Illinois
Wesleyan
University
has
has
stepped
up
and,
along
with
the
partnership
from
the
Bloomington
Normal
economic
development
council
has
reopened
a
Small
Business
Development
Center
on
the
iw
campus
earlier
this
year.
But
in
order
for
that
of
economic
development
center
to
continue
additional
funds
are
needed
and
a
funding
commitment.
Only
so
long
can
iwu
shoulder
of
the
costs
to
support
that
Center
on
its
own.
H
The
city's
economic
development
strategic
plan
definitely
calls
out
the
importance
of
supporting
entrepreneurial
ISM
and
fostering
it
and,
in
fact,
names
a
Small
Business,
Development
Center
as
being
one
of
the
components
of
the
city's
support
of
encouraging
and
fostering
entrepreneurial
businesses
and
again,
as
discussed
earlier,
supporting
an
SBDC
here
in
the
community,
helps
extend
the
capabilities
of
the
city's
office
of
economic
development.
Often
the
time
that
is
needed
to
work
with
a
new
small
business
person
is
unfortunately
time
that
I
myself
do
not
have
given
the
other
council
directed
priorities
for
my
time.
H
Memo
is
the
request
for
funding
for
the
current
2017,
and
also
for
2018
and
2019,
as
proposed
to
give
some
financial
security
and
continued
funding
commitment
into
the
next
couple
of
years.
So
that
way,
the
SBDC
staff
know
that
the
city
is
going
to
be
there
to
partner
with
them.
I
believe
that
that
is
recommended
by
staff
and
also
we
look
to
get
I
myself
a
staff
direction
from
the
City
Council
as
to
what
percentage
of
financial
split
the
City
Council
would
be
willing
to
support.
H
As
we
look
to
partner
with
the
town
of
normal
iw
and
the
bein
EDC.
On
this
joint
funding
for
the
SBDC,
we
have
a
Karen
Bush
who
the
director
of
the
SBDC
she
is
here
and
and
can
answer
any
questions
that
you
might
have
about
the
SBDCs
operations
and,
of
course,
how
much
Charlie
and
Kyle
as
well
so
is.
A
H
That's
included
in
the
packet
and
sooner
rather
than
later,
unfortunately,
would
be
what
they
are
looking
for
in
the
form
of
a
commitment
staff
from
the
city
and
the
town
and
Wesleyan,
and
the
EDC
have
worked
together
over
the
last
few
weeks
to
put
together
this
agreement.
Basically,
based
on
the
previously
Council
adopted
template
of
intergovernmental
agreements.
A
few
tweaks
here
they're
changed
the
wording
from
one
government
type
of
unit
to
SBDC.
H
So
this
really
this
agreement,
we
find
contains
all
the
different
types
of
provisions
that
the
council
would
typically
be
looking
for
in
something
like
this
reporting,
an
oversight,
specific
requirements
as
to
what
the
center
would
be
doing
and
then
timelines
and
outlining
the
specific
funding.
So
staff
would
look
for
direction
on
again
the
level
of
funding
and
also
if
the
City
Council
would
like
to
have
this
agreement
placed
on
the
agenda
for
the
next
council
meeting
here
in
November.
So.
H
That's
right
because,
because
we
do
again,
as
I
said
earlier,
we
have
the
390,000
that
was
budgeted
for
being
advantage
for
this
fiscal
year.
None
of
that
has
been
committed.
It
has
been
considered,
as
part
of
the
being
advantaged
would
be
support
for
the
SBDC,
and
so
now
that
we
have
reached
a
certain
time.
H
K
You
Lofton
for
the
information
about
the
opportunities
here.
Can
you
share
a
little
bit
more
information
about
the
matching
of
the
funds
and
how
they
the
number
to
ask
that
we've
received
and
then
how
that
I
guess
matches
up
with
with
available
potential
matching
funds
and
is
our
minimum
and
a
maximum
and
and
just
those
kinds
of
things
in.
H
H
M
And
all
that
Karen
talked
about
progress
that
has
been
made
to
this
point,
so
we
had
an
SP
DC
for
about
10
years
and
it
went
away
primarily
because
of
funding
and
what
we
happened
was
during
the
state's
two-year
sort
of
hiatus
from
a
budgeting
standpoint.
They
weren't
able
to
commit
those
funds,
and
so
they
closed
nearly
half
or
more
of
the
SPD
she's
around
the
state
and
really
what
we
find
is
the
more
mature
SPD
sees
the
runs
that
are
really
running
well.
For
example,
Peoria.
It's
been
around
a
long
time.
M
They
have
about
seven
eight
staff,
full-time
staff
devoted
to
small
business
development.
We
now
have
two
here,
but
those
those
fundings
have
been
able
to
maintain
because
they
built
more
and
more
public
or
private
sector
support,
which
is
what
we're
gonna
continue
to
do,
and
that's
really
where
my
role
is
so
$80,000
comes
from
the
federal
government
to
the
state.
It's
a
pass-through.
They
bring
that
back
to
us
now.
M
The
old
way
was,
the
state
would
have
a
portion
Ulm,
a
ch2
that
$80,000
from
the
feds,
but
the
state
has
not
funded
some
of
the
newer
or
younger
ones,
so
they're
still
funding
a
few
of
the
more
mature
ones,
but
because
we're
brand-new
the
state
is
not
funding
their
portion.
So
we
have
to
rally
as
a
community
to
provide
that
local
local
support.
M
If
you
look
in
the
document
EDC
and
my
board,
we've
committed
we're
on
the
hook
to
raise
$40,000
from
the
business
community,
and
we've
been
been
doing
that
and
we'll
continue
to
do
that,
commit
to
do
that.
We
see
this
as
a
partnership
between
the
private
and
public
sector
and
I.
Think
that
when
you
hear
what's
taken
place
in
the
last
10
months
or
not
months,
it's
pretty
mind-boggling
what's
been
happening
in
Illinois,
Wesleyan
and
I'd
be
glad
to
introduce
Karen
Busoni
who's.
The
the
new
director
of
the
Small
Business
Development
Center
Thank.
J
Of
the
Small
Business
Development
Center
and
I'd
like
to
say
good
evening,
mayor
and
alders
just
want
to
share
with
you
a
little
bit
about
the
SBDC.
We've
developed,
a
very,
very
strong
relationship
with
the
EDC,
with
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
with
the
local
score
chapter
as
were
working
diligently
to
make
a
solid
impact
to
to
the
community
solid
economic
impact
to
the
community.
Since
the
two-person
Small
Business
Development
Center
opened
eight
months
ago,
we've
engaged
in
tremendous
activity
as
we've
counseled
clients
that
have
developed
either
a
business
concept
or
that
own
existing
businesses.
J
We
have
far
surpassed
our
goal,
which
was
established
to
be
reached
by
the
end
of
December.
We
far,
we
have
surpassed
that
by
42%.
Already
we
have
100
clients.
Today
our
goal
was
was
70,
we've
identified
over
100
local
business
resources
that
we
can
utilize
and
share
with
our
clients,
and
they
are
doing
that
today.
Our
center's
demographic
data,
53
percent
of
our
clients,
come
from
Bloomington
I
thought
you
would
be
interested
in
that
65
percent
of
our
clients
are
pre
venture
35%,
our
existing
businesses,
it's
a
50/50
as
far
as
men
owned
businesses.
J
The
center
will
have
provided
12
to
our
seminars
that
provide
insights
as
to
how
to
start
a
business,
an
additional
subject
matter,
including
intellectual
property
website,
design,
financial
statement,
etc,
and-
and
we
provide
these
seminars
to
our
clients
and
to
the
public
other
ways.
The
SBDC
strongly
impacts.
The
community
is
by
providing
outstanding
project
internship
opportunities
to
college
students.
J
Some
of
the
services
that
we
provide
include
business
feasibility
assessment,
business
plan,
development,
market
strategy,
development,
including
social
media
and
website
design,
financial
packaging
and
lending
resources
for
intellectual
property,
manufacturing
assistance,
international
trade
government
contracts
and-
and
we
have
a
lot
of
them,
the
local
resources
that
we're
partnering
with
as
well.
The
funding
that
is
being
requested
is
is
critical
for
the
existence
of
the
SBDC
to
continue.
A
K
M
Clear
on
that,
so
for
us
to
leverage
the
eighty
thousand
dollars
from
the
feds,
we
need
to
raise
a
certain
amount
of
money
that
can
be
used
or
raised
either
above
a
public
or
private.
So
it's
it's
really
a
partnership,
so
our
match
the
local
match
is,
you
know,
Bloomington,
it's
normal.
It's
it's
private-sector
businesses
doing
that
match
so.
M
Q
I
was
after
Kim,
you
rep,
you
rep,
okay,
go
ahead,
her
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
right
for
helping
get
this
started
again.
I
have
had
I,
didn't
even
know
how
many
hundred
conversations
with
people
over
the
years,
who
have
reached
out
to
either
myself
or
to
tele2
for
any
kind
of
information
and
insight
when
it
comes
to
starting
a
business
and
I'm
glad
that
there
are
other
resources
that
are
out
there,
because
we
have
you
know
kind
of
stubbornly
may
be
bullheaded
our
way
through
a
lot
of
obstacles.
Q
Folks
that
are
more
qualified
to
give
advice
than
I
am
so
I'm
very
happy
that
that's
happening,
especially
at
a
time
right
now,
where
I
think
we're
going
to
have
a
lot
of
executives
who
are
trying
to
figure
out
their
future
life
paths
moving
forward
and
the
more
of
those
folks
that
we
could
encourage
to
start
businesses
in
our
area
and
stay
inside
of
our
community.
We
don't
want
to
lose
that
that
brain
trust
and
if
we
can
help
them,
see
a
future
to
starting
businesses
and
staying
inside
our
community
at
the
that
benefits.
L
L
Man
and
I
always
blown
away
by
the
numbers,
and
that
was
a
few
months
ago,
so
she
Nev
n'm
or
job
growth,
comes
from
new
business.
I
mean
micro,
business,
small
businesses,
I
ran
a
small
business
for
a
number
of
years
and
I
mean
I
would
just
having
heard
some
of
the
things
that
at
National,
League
of
Cities
I
would
be
more
inclined
to
to
support
financially
support.
L
Yeah
and
I
have
to
put
my
glasses
on
so
I
get
the
right
name
here:
the
Small
Business
Development
Center,
perhaps,
and
then
some
others
I
mean
that's
that
that's
where
it's
where
it's
coming
from
and
we
haven't
talked
about
the
split.
The
potential
split
is
that
is
that
on
the
table
tonight,
or
is
that
later.
S
A
L
H
So
my
inclination
as
a
staff
person
looking
out
for
the
city
of
Bloomington,
would
be
similar
because
it's
difficult
to
necessarily
say
that
you
know
only
a
certain
percentage
of
the
population
of
the
city
versus
a
town
would
seek
the
services
of
the
SBDC.
It's
also
difficult
to
say
that
the
output
of
the
SBDC
would
equally
benefit
or
more
greatly
benefit
one
community
over
the
other
so
going
into
it.
H
A
H
A
H
S
A
T
R
So
I
am
interested
in
funding
this,
for
the
many
reasons
that
were
said
earlier
and
much
more
eloquently
than
I
than
I
would
say,
but
I,
but
I
also
have
a
personal
experience
with
it.
So
one
I
attended
the
being
by
the
numbers.
That's
how
I
found
out
about
it
and
then
I
had
a
friend
of
mine
who
was
interested
in
starting
a
business
and
I
would
refer
them
to
you
and
they
were
pretty
happy
with
the
help
that
they
received
and
and
knowing
what
they
were
going
through.
R
A
Q
I
was
just
going
to
see
if
we
could
get
a
pinkie
promise
that
we'll
get
at
least
60%
of
the
businesses
in
Bloomington
no
I'll.
Joking
aside,
I
realized
that,
like
Diana
I,
I
think
that
I
would
love
to
see
it
be
50/50.
But
the
reality
is.
Is
that
we're
a
6040
kind
of
sized
area
and
that's
just
some
of
how
this
is
going
to
have
to
work
out.
So
that
would
be
acceptable
to
me
all.
P
You
thank
you
both,
so
maybe
I'm
missing
it,
but
what
I'm?
Seeing
in
the
final
report
it's
on
my
PDF
page
64
65,
depending
whatever
funding
model
you
want
to
use
the
SBA
slash,
D
CEO
is
an
eighty
thousand
dollar
contribution.
That's
from
the
state
or
the
federal
government
through
the
state
is
that
where
that
money
comes
from
yeah.
P
M
As
I
mentioned,
the
previous
one
was
around
for
ten
years.
It
was
located
on
the
ISU
campus,
and
this
is
not
a
judgment
on
the
previous
operation,
but
I
don't
think
we
had
a
lot
of
community
support
and
that
that
would
include
the
EDC
and
I
think
Charlie
would
say
that
as
well.
It
sort
of
operated
on
its
own
Island,
and
so,
when
it
went
away,
we
made
a
decision
that
this
is
gonna,
be
a
Community
Partnership
he's
gonna
be
involved,
we're
gonna,
help
raise
capital,
we're
gonna,
help
market
it
we're
gonna,
help
refer
it.
M
P
You
so
looking
at
the
agreement
itself
on
page
2,
section
2,
subsection
C,
the
financial
support
provided
to
the
center
by
iwu
as
a
line
exhibit
a
may
be
a
made
in
director,
indirect
manner,
blah
and
then
may
also
include
funds
received
from
the
United
States
Small
Business,
Association,
SBA
or
state
of
Illinois
Department
of
Economic
Commerce
and
Economic
Opportunity.
So
long
as
iw
provides
a
detailed
accounting
of
its
financial
support
and
sources
of
funds,
the
to
city,
town
and
Beyond
EDC.
P
M
E
P
There's
a
you
know:
here's
my
fear,
I
think
we
should
fund
this
I
think
it's
a
critical
program.
This
is
absolutely
something
that
we
should
be
doing,
but
I'm
looking
at
these
funding
models
and
in
$80,000
a
year
is
coming
from
the
federal
through
the
state
of
Illinois
and
and
the
state
of
Illinois
has
failed
us
on
literally
every
occasion,
and
this
is
another
example
of
how
the
cities
and
municipalities
have
to
pick
up
the
burden
from
our
failed
leadership
in
Springfield
and
I
guess.
P
M
President
Jensen
we're
all
committed
to
this,
and
so
whatever
the
state
does
I
mean
we're
we're
in
our
embassy
if
nine
months,
but
our
leap
every
year
is
to
become
more
more
independent
so
that
if
the
community
can
support
it
and
I'm,
not
just
talking
about
bloomington-normal
I'm
talking
about
business
community
banks
insurance
companies,
because
if
we're
churning
out
companies
that
are
growing,
they
want
to
invest
in.
You
know,
supply
chain
of.
Like
I
said
the
bankers
don't
want
to
fund
these
companies.
The
insurance
companies
want
to
assure
them
attorneys
that
want
to
have
clients.
M
A
J
M
Am
not
aware
of
the
the
two
communities
financially
supporting
in
care
and
I.
Don't
think
that's
true.
There
was
some
a
smaller
level
of
private
sector
funding,
but
they
operated
on
a
much
smaller
budget,
and
so
they
had
one
individual
that
worked
there
for
that
period
of
time
and
they
had
a
much
smaller
perspective
of
the
work
that
they
were
doing,
and
so
she
mentioned
it's
not
just
the
clients
coming
in
the
door,
but
it's
the
programs
I
mean
12
going
out
into
the
community
and
teaching
people
about
business
plans.
It's
about.
M
A
At
this
point,
are
there
any
obligations?
I'm
sorry
objections
to
moving
forward
with
a
60/40
split
that
suggested
by
or
the
other
alternative
is.
If
we
still
want
more
time,
we
could
do
what
interim
city
manager,
Steve
Rasmussen
suggested,
and
that
is
have
a
50/50
or
60/40,
and
we
decide
next
week,
all
of
them
break.
Yes,.
K
A
A
A
Let's
see
now
we
move
West
item
for
momentum
before
executive
session
and
just
everyone
knows
we
have
no
items
after
our
executive
session,
so
you're
certainly
welcome
to
leave.
And/Or
you're
welcome
to
stay
for
our
adjournment,
which
is
the
only
thing
that
we
would
have
or
the
music
spellbinding
as
it
might
be
under
number
eight.
D
Thank
you
and
presentation
might
be
a
little
generous,
just
some
sharing
of
some
thoughts
and
maybe
a
suggestion
or
two
I've
been
reflecting
recently
on
some
items,
and,
and
today
we
find
ourselves
in
a
challenging
situation
and
I've
just
highlighted
a
few
of
those
we
have
an
interim
city
manager
and,
as
one
would
expect,
Steve
is
Lady
of
leaving
the
assistant
city
manager
position
open,
so
Steve.
Thank
you
for
your
willingness
to
take
on
a
greater
workload.
D
During
this
time,
our
community
development
director
recently
resigned
leaving
another
key
staff
leadership
position
opened
as
a
result
of
these
openings.
Our
staff
is
clearly
stepping
up
and
doing
more
with
less
so,
our
thanks
to
our
team
for
their
commitment.
At
best
we
have
flat
and
more
likely
declining
revenue
regardless
we
don't
have
the
needed
revenue
growth.
At
the
same
time,
we
have
coming
multi-million
dollar
budget
deficits,
and
we
know
the
landscape
of
our
local
business.
D
D
I've
also
been
reflecting
on
our
recent
retreat.
There
we
talked
about
three
simple
steps.
We
can
take
to
help
our
team,
the
council
and
staff
perform
at
a
higher
level
and
again
they're
very
simple
and
straightforward
number
one.
The
city
plan
must
be
clear,
specific
and
majority
supported
administration
department,
heads
and
city
staff
must
have
clear
goals,
priorities
and
objectives
from
the
console
by
a
majority
vote
and
that
are
directly
linked
to
whatever
is
driving.
The
plan
for
the
city
can
very
straightforward,
clear,
specific
and
majority
supported
city
plan
amendments.
D
If
or
when
new
goals,
priorities,
projects
and
or
objectives
are
added
through
council
majority
approval.
They
must
link
to
the
council
approved
plan
or
the
plan
must
be
amended
accordingly
again,
another
fairly
simple
and
straightforward
idea:
number
three
council
decisions
must
stand
in
order
for
administration,
department,
heads
and
city
staff
to
assure
that
they
are
working
on
the
right
priority
in
the
right
order.
D
At
the
right
time,
majority
council
decisions
must
stand
wasted,
work
on
subsequently
withdrawn
decisions
and
or
rework
due
to
a
final
decision
being
put
on
hold
for
more
information,
creates
significant
wasted
time
and
staff
staff.
Frustration
and
impacts
productivity
on
other
council
approved
priorities.
D
I'd
like
I'd
like
to
ask
that
we
have
our
suggestions:
I'm,
inviting
the
council
that
we
have
our
suggestions,
our
ideas,
our
feedback
I
mean
I,
know
mine
will
include.
Obviously
these
three
actionable
steps
that
we
have
those
two
Geoff
Jerkins
by
December,
1st
and
Geoff's
willing
to
do
that.
I
know
he's
not
here
tonight,
but
but
he
would
be
willing
to
take
those
and
that
we
have
these
consolidated
ideas,
recommendations
back
to
us
at
our
December
11th
meeting.
D
Again,
fairly
I
think
fairly
straightforward,
I
think
again,
starting
with
those
three
basic
ideas
that
we
discovered
at
our
retreat
and
then
the
collective
wisdom
insights.
If
you
will
of
the
council
I
know,
Bruce
has
raised
some
I
think
some
some
valid
points
in
terms
of
maybe
some
some
additional
use
of
of
Robert's
Rules
of
Order
I
believe
that
that
doing
this
this
is
going
to
help
us
on
many
levels.
It
will
help
us
maximize
the
value
of
the
tax
payer
dollars.
We
spend
it,
helps
maximize
the
value
of
staff.
D
Time
spent
doing
City
work
and
surely
we
want
to
help
our
manager
and,
as
a
team,
be
more
efficient
with
their
time,
especially
given
the
openings
that
we
have,
and
it
will
help
us
be
more
effective
with
our
time
by
helping
us
focus
on
majority
council
supported
priorities,
and
this
in
turn
will.
Finally,
it
will
lead
to
a
higher
performing
council
team,
in
my
opinion,
so
again,
I
appreciate
the
time
to
share
these
thoughts
with
you.
D
O
D
What
I've
done
is
to
take
a
step
back
and
say
that
that
ordinance
would
be
one
possibility,
but
but
it
occurred
to
me
that
there
probably
is
more
value
in
I
mean
we
that
can
be
considered
as
part
of
the
feedback
given
to
Jeff.
But
I
also
would
like
to
be
prepared
to
to
perhaps
open
up
the
the
path.
A
little
bit
for
again
collective
ideas
of
the
console
back
to
to
Jeff
to
report
back
to
us
on
at
the
11th.
L
J
So
I
I
think
about
this.
The
initial
ordinance
change
that
you
proposed
as
sorry
Scott
but
I'll
call
it
the
column
by
a
basement
amendment
yeah
the
Kelly
Maia
calamity
right.
Where,
for
those
of
you
who
don't
know
about
the
calla
Maya
base
and
alderman
black
and
I,
got
really
excited
about
putting
a
pump
track
out
on
the
west
side.
That
was
not
in
the
Parks
and
Rec
plan
and
I
really
can't
quantify.
But
time
went
into
that.
But
I
think
we
began
to
understand
that
we
were.
J
We
were
going
down
a
rabbit
hole
that
really
didn't
fit
into
our
city
priorities.
So
it
feels
like
that's
what
we're
trying
to
make
sure
that
we're
really
marshalling
our
resources,
we're
working
together
as
a
team,
we're,
collaborating
and
and
and
I
think
one
suggestion
that
David
made
to
us
at
the
retreat.
J
That
might
be
something
that
we
consider
is
I
got
the
impression
Steve
that
he
actually
asked
department
heads
to
begin
to
create
some
reports
about
the
things
that
aldermen
are
asking
for,
so
that
for
our
own
awareness
of
the,
what
we're
putting
into
my
Bloomington,
but
certainly
things
that
may
be
beginning
to
help
to
cause
us
to
shift
off
of
our
focus
that
that
we
have
collaboratively
agreed
on.
As
yes.
S
Focus
in
that
and
I
will
be
getting
that
back
to
you
at
the
end
of
next
week.
So
I'll
get
a
summary
of
those
things
that
you
had
talked
about,
that
the
mayor
said
at
the
500
foot
level,
we're
also
working
on
the
my
Bloomington
to
see
if
we
can
make
that
more
more
user-friendly
and
more
applicable
for
everyone.
So
we're
working
both
of
those
things.
S
D
You
and
caring
to
your
point
I
mean
here's
so
again
from
our
retreat
notes.
Here's
what
it
says
specifically
I'm
set
up
a
bit,
a
method
by
which
all
requests,
operational
questions,
interventions,
special
interest,
specific
Ward
needs,
etc.
To
department,
heads
city
staff
from
council
members
and
any
grouping
will
be
captured
in
a
report
for,
for
all
of
us
to
see,
is
basically
I.
Think
the
idea
that
you
you're
alluded
to
so.
J
D
And
again
to
me
those
three
points
from
our
retreat
sum:
it
up
nicely
the
specific,
measurable
majority
supported
city
plan
if
changes
are
needed
to
that,
they
are
made
by
the
you
know
by
a
majority
of
the
council
and
and
that
that,
along
with
that
is
something
we've
talked
about
before.
Is
that
if
something
is
to
be
added
to
the
plan,
the
change
to
the
plan,
then
what
is?
It
should
be
the
council's
responsibility
to
talk
about
what
comes
off
the
plan
right.
D
We
can't
keep
putting
more
things
on
the
plan
and
then
and
then
be
somehow
bewildered
that
that
all
of
those
things
are
not
getting
done
right.
The
plan
should
be
the
agreement,
the
understanding
that
we
have
as
a
council
with
staff
for
some
period
of
time,
whether
it's
a
year
or
not,
and
and
then
finally,
this
idea
that
council
decisions
have
to
stand
I.
Think
again,
those
are
three
good
actionable
items.
P
You
and
I
appreciate
the
work
that's
been
done
thus
far
and
on
this,
and
also
the
opportunity
to
reach
back
out
to
Jeff
for
for
additional
thoughts
and
feedback.
I
won't
be
able
to
attend
the
December
11th
meeting
I'll
be
out
of
town,
but
that
shouldn't
stop
any
progress
on
this.
My
feedback
would
be
thus
far.
What
I
have
heard
is
that
people
are
concerned
about
Open
Meetings
Act
violations.
P
If
five
people
are
deciding
ahead
of
time
on
policy
decisions
before
it
comes
to
the
council
now
I
know
that
when
we
crafted
the
ottomans
request
form
about
two
three
years
ago,
I
think
we
were
concerned
about
that
as
well,
and
that's
why
we
had
a
lower
number
of
Alderman
required
to
sign
off
on
on
a
document
for
a
change,
and
that
was
a
result
of
McCallum
aya
Basin
conversation
and
trying
to
be
better
and
more
cognizant
of
staff
resources.
The
way
I
see
it
right
now.
P
We
have
a
lot
of
challenges
in
front
of
us,
I
think
with
a
new
city
manager,
maybe
coming
in
soon
here.
That
may
have
a
different
approach
and
we
can
always
change
that
point.
In
time
I
I
guess
the
question
I
had
haven't
any
kind
of
final
version
would
be:
what
is
the
implications
from
an
OMA
perspective
of
having
a
five
person?
Majority
feedback
ultimate
request
form
and
it
may
not
pass
the
smell
test
for
the
public.
So
how
do?
P
How
do
we
either
get
around
that
or
because
be
clearer
or
change
the
whole
process,
and,
and
one
of
the
things
that
I
would
suggest
and
I'll
put
this
in
my
email
to
Geoff-
is
that
these
committee
of
the
whole
meetings
I
remember
when
I
first
got
on
the
council.
We
were
doing
small
committees,
which
I
didn't
think
was
a
good
model
for
us,
but
I
think
committee,
the
whole
does
a
better
job
of
it.
This
might
be
the
time
we're
put
in
other
business.
P
You
know,
suggestions
from
aldermen
and
then
way
we
can
get
some
feedback
from
staff
of
this
say:
we'll
wait
a
minute
you're
deviating
far
too
far
from
our
plan,
so
either
got
to
get
you
to
pass
the
the
vote
because
I'm,
a
big
fan
of
resolutions
put
it
in
public
vote
on
it
and
make
the
adjustments
as
appropriate.
But
we've
we've
asked
way
too
much
of
staff.
P
O
Anything
many
of
the
concepts
being
discussed
here
tonight
are
ones
that
I
doubt.
We
will
disagree
on
I
mean
in
general.
We
all
want
to
be
more
efficient.
We
all
want
to
be.
You
know
the
best.
Do
the
taxpayer
dollars
and
city
resources
that
we
can
be.
The
challenge
is,
what
does
that
mean
and
I
and
I
think
that
we,
we
all
are
going
to
see
that
a
little
bit
differently?
It's
it's
interesting
to
me
that
the
the
column
on
the
basin
is
is
brought
up
as
something
to
avoid
I.
O
Don't
necessarily
see
it
that
way,
and
maybe
my
memory
of
that
event
is
different,
but
first
of
all
it
predates
the
Ottoman
request,
form
and
alderman.
Black
and
Schmidt
were
doing
some.
Some
advocacy
on
behalf
of
a
community
group
and
in
my
memory,
is
when
it
when
it
came
to
the
point
of
time
where
it
would
acquire
a
more
significant
staff
investment.
It
was
brought
to
the
community
of
the
whole
a
consensus
of
reached
on
council
to
move
forward.
O
I,
remember
being
very
excited
about
that
potential
project,
but
then
it
ultimately
did
not
move
forward
because
of
feasibility
issues.
It
hitted
that
end
and
I
think
that
to
me,
I
would
be
very
concerned
at
adopting
new
policies
or
procedures
that
restricted
our
ability
to
put
ideas
out
into
the
public
forum
or
created
the
impression
that
that
we
can't
discuss
ideas
and
and
that
that
is
an
idea
for
some
reason
becomes
unfeasible
or
new
information
comes
along
or
new
opportunities
arise
that
we
wouldn't
deviate
from
that
to
me
would
be
a
concern.
O
We
passed
a
resolution,
8
1
I,
think
we
were
all
hopeful,
it
would
lead
somewhere.
Ultimately,
the
best
decision
was
to
say
that
it
was
not
the
right
project
for
us
and-
and
we
can
have
regret
about
that,
but
we
made
the
best
decision
possible
and
I,
don't
think
we
should
have
stayed
down
that
path
when
it
became
clear.
O
It
wasn't
best
for
us,
so
I
I
think
my
my
concern
would
be
about
moving
too
quickly
in
an
area
where,
where
there
could
be
unintentional
outcomes,
so
again,
I
would
not
want
to
see
us
adopt
policies
or
procedures
that
reduce
efficiency
of
council
or
the
office
of
the
mayor
or
the
office
of
the
city,
manager
and
I.
Don't
want
to
see
us
adopt
policies
that
would
silence
them,
nor
the
opinion
or
minority
points
of
view.
O
I
think
it
is
very,
very
important
that
we
as
a
council
address
those,
even
if
we
don't
take
action,
even
if
we
say
a
majority
of
council
is
not
interested.
Sometimes
there
will
be
issues
that
need
to
be
discussed
in
the
public
forum,
so
I
think
I
think
alderman
sage,
a
suggestion
to
continue
the
conversation
to
look
at
other
areas
is
very
well
taken
and
I
certainly
would
support
that.
Oh.
R
You
you
know,
as
I
thought
about
this
particular
topic.
I
was
reminded
of
some
of
the
comments
that
David
made
at
David
Hales
made
at
the
council
retreat
and
I.
You
know
it's
funny
because,
as
you,
those
were
things
that
I
had
heard.
That
mentioned
a
number
of
times,
particularly
to
make
sure
that
the
staff
only
pursues
things
that
are
half
council,
majority,
support
and
and
I
think
you
know
that
all
you
know
it
came
to
light
in
a
very
real
way.
R
You
know
you
were
talking
about
the
hotel,
you
know,
given
the
amount
of
money
that
was
spent
on
that
particular
endeavor,
but
also
the
amount
of
not
only
money
but
also
staff
time
that
that
I
think
you
know-
and
you
know
when
when
David
was
talking
about
it
initially,
you
know.
Yes,
you
do
you
do
listen,
but
you
you
know
you,
you
have
something
that
you
want
to
pursue
and
you
keep
pursuing
it
and
that
I
think
to
me
was
one
of
the
the
the
biggest
mistakes
that
we
we
made.
R
Given
the
the
amount
of
money
that
was
spent
there,
we
we
could
have
used
that
money
to
to
do
other
things
we
just
recently
I.
Remember,
J,
Tesla
off
gave
us
a
summary
of
some
of
the
facts
with
the
BC
PA
and
we
we
had
a
an
opportunity
there
to
to
hire
somebody
who
could
raise
funds
and
that
I
think
it's
something
that
I've
always
mentioned
to
staff.
R
This
is
something
we
need
to
do
a
little
bit
more
of
so
I
saw
that
as
a
as
a
missed
opportunity,
you
know
money
spent
on
the
hotel
project
and
money
not
spent
on
on
fundraising
for
for
the
BCP,
and
we
probably
wouldn't
be
where
we
are
with
the
BC
PA
at
this
moment
so
I
you
know,
I'm
glad
that
you
know
the
the
space
has
been
open
for
for
more
conversation.
My
interest
is
really
for
for
us
to
be
a
higher
functioning
council.
I.
R
Believe
that
wholeheartedly
and
and
I
think
you
know
this,
you
know
provides
us
with
a
great
opportunity
to
do
that.
You
know
as
as
difficult
as
the
conversation
may
be
sometimes
but
I
I
think
we
we
all
are
a
group
of
adults.
You
know
who
are
caring
towards
one
another
as
to
me,
it
looks
at
me
in
a
very
caring
way.
Thank
you,
but
I
I
really
do
think
you
know
out
of
as
they
say
it's
a
French
expression.
You
know
out
of
friction
comes
light.
J
I
wanted
to
speak
to
something
that
alderman
Berger
said
and
I.
Don't
look
at
this
as
any
any
wish
at
all
to
dampen
minority
opinions,
because
you
know
that's
where
those
strokes
of
genius
come
and
we
don't
want.
We
don't
want
to
dampen
those
down.
But
if
we'll
use,
column,
I
base
and
I
think
the
thing
that
was
troubling
to
me
just
in
reflecting
about
it
is
I
think
we
all
have
the
same
experience
with
our
staff.
J
If
we
ask
them
to
do
something,
they're
going
to
go
a
hundred
percent
into
it,
and-
and
they
need
to
hear
from
us
that
we
respect
decisions
that
we've
made
here-
collect
to
flee
and
not
put
the
time
into
I,
don't
know
how
many
hours
y'all
put
into
Cal
Amaya
bation.
Before
we
had
a
public
conversation.
I
know
it
was
a
lot
and
that
shouldn't
have
happened
and
I
can
think
of
recent
decisions.
J
You
to
begin
with,
I,
don't
see
this
as
a
situation
that
will
last
forever
right
now
we're
in
kind
of
strange
times
not
only
have
we
lost
our
city
manager
and
our
Community
Development
Director,
but
we've
also
lost
had
a
cure
meant
person.
We've
lost
one
of
our
chief
accountant.
We've
lost
a
very
important
person
in
the
clerk's
office
and
the
person
who
handles
our
work.
Comp
is
now
retiring,
so
we're
really
short-staffed
and
you
know
I
don't
want
to
lay
a
lot
of
extra
stuff
on
them
at
this
time
and,
secondly,
I.
J
Don't
think
that
there
is
any
problem
with
the
Open
Meetings
Act,
because
all
the
five
people
are
agreeing
to
is
to
discuss
it
not
to
pass
it
not
to
you
know,
go
with
lockstep
with
one
another,
but
we
all
would
agree
that
it's
something
worth
discussing.
We
don't
want
to
cut
you
out
of
it
mayor.
You
be
just
as
welcome
to
start
one
of
these
things
as
anybody
else.
J
It
would
also
I
think
aid
in
teamwork.
That's
one
thing
that
the
council
could
work
on
and
it
would
help
with
time
management.
I.
Just
don't
see
a
downside
for
this
and
I.
Don't
think
that
you
know
I,
don't
think
we're
trying
to
take
your
power
away
from
you
or
anything
like
that,
but
I
do
think.
We
really
need
to
work
on
our
time,
management
and
and
I.
J
K
Let's
just
bring
all
the
skills
that
we
have
to
these
these
problems
and
one
being,
how
do
we
set
up
a
good
administrative
model,
considering
all
the
challenges
that
we
have
today
and
how
do
we
continue
to
have
conversations
about
things
that
are
important
while
not
getting
derailed
from
things
that
don't
have
broad
support
or
have
I
guess
the
majority
interested
in
hearing
more
about
it?
So
I
would
agree.
I
am
Amelia.
You
know
I'm
interested
to
hear
that
perspective,
that
you're
concerned
about
quashing
a
minority
view
or
we're
stifling
creativity,
but
I
think
really.
K
That's
not
the
case.
I
think
that
we
sitting
here
with
these
nine
words
and
the
mayor
I
think
we
represent
a
really
broad
spectrum
of
thoughts
and
skills
and
I
think
that
that
folks
would
would
sign
on
to
hear
more
about
ideas
that
they
think
would
benefit
the
city.
So
I
don't
see
it
as
folks
saying.
K
Well,
no,
that's
not
exactly
on
this
path
and
therefore
we're
not
going
to
take
a
look
at
it
at
the
same
time,
I
think
that
it
establishes
some
good
business
practices
that
say
that
you
know,
if
you
don't
have
a
groundswell
or
some
kind
of
initial
support
for
this
idea.
Let's
not
put
the
staff
to
work
on
this,
because
they've
got
things
that
we've
already
agreed,
that
we've
we've
already
consent
around
and
said
that
those
are
the
things
that
we
want
them
to
work
on.
K
Q
I
love
this
conversation
and
that
we're
having
it
we're
talking
about
it
and
I
think
that
there's
a
lot
of
different
perspectives
and
ways
to
look
at
it.
You
know
the
idea
of
actually
having
some
sort
of
a
new
business
or
future
ideas
section
at
the
end
of
our
meetings
is
very
appealing
to
me
and
and
having
those
conversations
of
you
know,
what
are
we
interested
in?
What
are
we
thinking
about?
You
know:
how
can
we
be
more
transparent
with
our
constituents
and
letting
them
know?
Q
Excuse
me
the
the
sort
of
things
that
are
kind
of
rattling
around
in
our
in
our
conscious
right
now
that
we
want
to
talk
about
a
future,
because
if
we
have
those
sorts
of
discussions,
as
the
you
know,
the
end
section
of
a
meeting,
we
might
hear
more
ideas
and
interests
from
our
residents
as
they've
been
thinking
the
same
path
that
they
have
ideas.
They
might
bring
new
things
forward
to
us.
So
that's
kind
of
what
I
wanted
to
add
to
the
conversation
is
this.
Is
that
that
chunk
right?
Q
There
is
very
appealing
to
me
and
there's
some
logistical
issues
work
out
how
to
do
that.
The
other
thing
is,
of
course,
is
I'm,
not
a
lawyer,
but
I
also
feel
much
like
Johnny
that
getting
a
consensus
to
say
we
want
to
have
a
public
conversation
about.
This
doesn't
seem
like
something
that
should
be
in
open
meetings
act
because
we're
not
we're
not
deciding.
We
said
we're
saying
we
want
to
talk
about
this.
O
O
D
You
and
Scott
I
appreciate
your
your
questions,
your
comments.
Here's
and
this
will
be
something
you've
heard
me
say
before
right,
I'm
hopeful
that
the
feedback
and
I
hope
that
the
council
would
be
willing
to
give
that
feedback
to
Jeff
by
December
1st.
That
will
focus
on
the
what's
right
and
then
will
allow
Jeff
to
focus
on
the
house,
including
any
issues
or
concerns
or
management
of
anything
related
to
the
Open
Meetings
Act.
You
know
I
feel,
like
that's
a
better
model
that
that
usually
works
better
for
us.
D
We
focus
on
the
what's
and
leave
the
house
to
staff
and
and
so
again
I'm
hopeful.
If
anybody
is
is
uncomfortable
with
with
you
know,
sending
you
know
sending
that
stuff
to
Jeff
by
December.
First,
you
know
I'd.
Hopefully
we
could.
We
could
talk
about
it.
You
know,
maybe
here
for
a
minute
and
and
then
you
know
again
as
I
suggest,
Mary
hope
we
can
have
a
little
follow-up
at
our
December
11th
meeting
on
what
the
consolidated
feedback
is
from
the
council.
Absolutely.
A
I,
don't
think,
there's
any
trouble
with
the
eleventh
and
you
see
any
trouble
with
the
eleventh
mr.
Rasmussen.
Okay,
thank
you
eleventh.
It
is,
if
there
are,
you
suggested
to
December.
First,
we
we
are
talking
about
trying
to
possibly
expedite
packets,
possibly
on
Tuesdays
I.
A
D
D
A
A
P
Reminded
of
our
retreat
conversation
about
work-life
balance
and
the
first
is
a
Friday,
and
so
that,
if
we're
talking
about
a
Tuesday
paddle
and
then
I'm
not
saying
that
we
shouldn't
do
it
on
that
that
Friday,
but
that
would
then
be
putting
a
lot
of
heavy
lifting
on
Jeff
to
get
that
done
over
the
weekend.
Now.
That
may
be
okay
with
Jeff,
but
I
want
to
be
cognizant
of
the
feedback
that
we've
heard
from
our
leaders.
Well,.
A
P
P
A
L
D
The
the
ask
is
is
to
to
give
to
give
feedback
to
Jeff
on
how
we
can
perhaps
start
to
adopt
those
three
action
items
that
that
we
covered
in
our
retreat.
A
specific
action
plan
with
majority
council
support
how
we're
going
to
handle
amendments
to
that
plan,
including
removes
and
adds
again
with
majority
council
support,
and
this
idea
of
council
decisions
must
stand.
Thank
you.
D
I've
been
in
Internet
staff
figure
out
the
fouls
around
I
mean
those
are
I
know
those
are
what's,
I
will
be,
I
will
be
submitting,
but
but
there
could
be
something
I
know
I
think.
Maybe
you
mentioned
Diana
I
mean
you
attended,
I,
think
some
sessions
at
National,
League
of
City,
maybe
there's
some
some
some
you
know
carry
back
from
from
that.
That
could
be
part
of
your.
You
know
your
submission
to
I,
don't
know
getting.
A
The
evil
eye
from
our
clora,
because
we
were
beyond
20
minutes
well
beyond
that,
but
I
do
have
a
few
things
to
say.
Think
I
think
this
is
the
essence.
Excuse
me
of
what
our
council
decision-making
should
look
like.
Thank
you
all
of
its
age.
By
the
way
for
bringing
this,
this
could
have
been
a
conversation
that
that
went
in
a
different
direction.
This
conversation
was
extremely
productive.
There
were
lots
of
good,
tangible
suggestions.
We
all
came
to
agreement
on
lots
of
things
moving
forward,
in
fact,
I
think
they're.
A
Almost
everything
that
was
said
you
know
there
might
have
been
a
couple
things
I
think
we
can
probably
all
agree
on
and
so
I
applaud
that
there's
a
couple
of
other
things
as
we
you
know
we're
gonna
saw
what
happens
with
the
agenda.
I
have
put
my
glasses
on
I
apologize.
There
are
a
couple
specific
if
four
people
want
something
on
the
agenda,
it's
gonna
be
on
the
agenda.
A
The
other
thing
I
will
do
a
better
job
of
trying
to
discuss
with
all
of
you,
the
things
that
I
put
on
the
agenda
or
that
Steve
and
I
put
on
there,
because
it's
Stephen
I
always
talk
about
these
I
mean
it
there's
nothing
unilateral
about
any
of
this
again.
I
think
this
is
a
great
opportunity
for
us
to
start
to
work
together
and
I.
Also
apologize
to
my
ax
colleagues,
who
felt
the
need
to
bring
this
up.
A
Some
very
well-intentioned
colleagues,
for
some
structural
reasons,
because
of
either
myths
or
I'll
even
be
another
step
forward.
Poor
communication
on
my
part,
not
just
miscommunication
poor
communication
on
my
part
that
may
have
led
people
to
concerns
about
this,
so
I
think
going
from
here,
though,
I
do
also
share
all
in
the
LA
way
and
although
one
Sage's
points
about
a
balance
and
and
then
I
guess
you
didn't
use
the
word,
but
the
assumption
was
there
with
all
the
woman
Burgas
about
new
ideas.
A
We
should
not
be
afraid
of
new
ideas,
but
that
also
means
we
have
to
understand
that
there
is
a
balance
to
be
made.
I'll
bring
up
something
that
I
that
this
nobody
else
brought
up,
that
they
that
they
could
have
brought
up
and
I
appreciate
that
you
didn't
bring
this
up
I
supposed
some
level
was.
It
was
a
different
kind
of
conversation.
The
mayor's
aide
okay,
I
did
at
the
beginning.
I
believed
that
there
were
three
all
the
people
who
were
supportive
of
it
and
you
needed
some
information.
I
gathered
a
lot
of
it
myself.
A
A
I,
don't
know
what
that
is.
This
particular
console
said
they
did
had
no
interest
in
this
particular
staff
person
and
some
of
its
budgets.
Whatever
the
issue
is
not.
There
is
a
broader
issue
that
probably
we're
not
bringing
enough
anytime
soon,
I
bring
it
up
in
a
year
or
two,
and
the
mayor
of
Champaign
earns
about
three
times
as
much
as
the
mayor
shampoo
of
Illinois
of
Bloomington,
and
they
don't
even
have
parts
in
rack,
but
that
allows
that
person
to
take
some
time
off
from
their
regular
work
on
a
regular
basis.
A
So
that
allows
a
little
bit
of
flexibility.
So
I
don't
know
what
those
options
are,
but
it's
an
it's
an
issue.
It's
an
agenda
item
that
should
be
out
there.
I,
don't
consider
it
a
failure.
I
didn't
you
know
if
you
want
to
call
wins
losses,
I,
don't
I
see
it.
This
is
the
first
conversation
that
one
didn't
work
out,
but
I
think
the
the
broader
issue
should
be
out.
There
should
be
in
the
back
of
our
minds.
It's
probably
a
third
tier
priority,
but
it's
certainly
something
that's
out
there
and
I.
Don't
I.
A
A
Iii
blue
as
usuai
balloon
her
not
too
much
I,
think
to
all
of
them:
Jaime
Matthews,
oh
he's,
always
very
tactful,
and
at
one
point
I
forgot
how
you
put
it
James.
It
was
so
nice
it
was
essentially
I
would
have
said
you
blur
on
too
much
dude.
He
put
it
in
a
very,
very
nice
way.
I
forgot
what
it
was
that
nobody
would
have
taken.
Offense
to
I
was.