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February 12, 2018 - City Council Meeting
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B
C
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Oh
that's
right!
All
right
can
we
have
a
motion,
and
this
can
be
voice
vote.
Is
that
right
again
to
permit
all
the
woman
ray
to
participate
so
move
move
by
aldermen
stages
there?
A
second
thank
you.
Second,
by
all
the
woman
Schmidt,
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
they're
opposed
anyone
opposed
no
Kim
you're
good
to
go.
Can
you
hear
us?
Thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you.
Okay,
yep.
A
Yes,
and
in
just
again
for
the
record,
if
you're
on
vacation,
you
can't
participate
remotely
if
you
are
now
in
some
sort
of
business
than
you
can
write
at
this
point,
we
have
recognition
Holly
sellers,
an
appointment
to
the
citizens.
Beautification
Committee
is
Holly
in
the
audience.
Please
Holly.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
boiling
is
to
serve.
Thank
you.
A
We
move
right
along
to
public
comment
and
just
said
I,
just
to
remind
you
public
comment,
you
can
have
up
to
three
minutes
per
person
and
we,
if
you
really
want
to
sit
down
and
talk
to
me
or
one
of
your
element,
certainly
I,
would
urge
you
to
do
so.
I
do
that
still
have
a
mayor's
open
house
and
a
mayor's
open
house
that
gives
you
individual
attention
every
other
week,
so
Friday
before
city
council
meetings.
It
does
not
have
to
be
something
that's
on
the
agenda.
It
can
the
another
issue
or
problem.
A
Sometimes
we
can
solve
problems
in
real
time.
The
practice
here
or
you
can
get
answers
public
comment.
Obviously,
because
we
don't
respond,
you
you
don't
get
answers
at
least
not
directly.
If
you
want
to
wait
around,
we
might
be
able
to
give
them
to
you
afterwards.
Okay,
I'm
gonna
read
these
in
groups
of
three.
So
if
you
could
be
as
expeditious
as
possible,
we
would
certainly
appreciate
it.
We're
starting
at
7:05
and
we
have
Scott's
nine
lengths
and
then
Angela
Scott
and
Don
Carlson
for
the
first
three.
B
Scott
styling
Ward
5.
My
concern
is
the
welcoming
city,
ordinance
and
I
know
that
we've
gone
over
this
before
a
lot
of
the
people.
If
they
are
here
illegally.
That's
one
thing:
if
they
are
here
illegally
shipping
back,
if
they've
got
children
I'm
sorry
they
can
all
go
back
if
they're
in
the
country
legally,
fine,
if
they're
not
send
them
back,
I
had
a
sister-in-law
that
went
through
the
naturalization
process.
It's
not
easy!
So
why
should
we
allow
these
dreamers
to
come
into
the
country
I.
B
Guess
the
the
I
keep
going
over
this
it's
about
the
streets
and
the
streets
in
this
town
are
getting
worse
and
worse
and
worse
and
worse
and
worse
all
the
time
you
know,
I,
don't
know
why
we
don't
just
fix
the
infrastructure
and
keep
up
with
it
rather
to
let
it
go
to
pop
I
mean
people
are
are
terrible.
You
know
this
is
giving
a
terrible
impression
to
people
about
the
city
of
Bloomington.
B
D
Corruption
and
which
is
pretty
ironic
because
the
newspaper
is
so
codependent
and
an
enabler
of
both
Wilmington
and
normal
corruption,
but
furthermore,
I
really
want
to
talk
about
affordable
housing.
So
you
guys
want
to
do
a
chip
on
this,
the
old
junior
high
which
in
your
high
there
and
take
some
take
some
more
money
out
of
the
community
that
we
can't
afford.
I,
don't
know
how
to
stop
gets
on
the
agenda,
it's
unbelievable
to
me,
so
we
can
make
some
more
housing
for
a
community.
D
D
It
seems
to
me,
like
also
the
pantograph
and
maybe
the
council,
it's
odd-
that
Diane
Benjamin
can't
get
a
FOIA
a
copy
of
a
survey
that
was
sent
out
about
a
library,
but
the
YWCA
and
whatever
this
coalition
is,
can
get
every
single
email
sent
by
the
Bloomington
Police
Department
I
feel
like
for
some
reason,
something's
not
right
about
that.
You
know
like
what
who's
choosing
what
foils
are
legal.
It
seems
to
me
it's
a
little
bit
biased
when
the
council's
spending
tax
dollars
tax
dollars.
D
D
You
don't
care
about
poor
people,
you
print
you,
you
Lobby
to
them,
but
then
you
don't
do
anything.
You
you
put
things
on
the
agenda
that
shouldn't
be
there
that
hurt
the
most
vulnerable
members
of
this
community,
and
then
you
sit
there
with
that.
Look
on
your
face
like
it's.
Okay
and
it's
not
okay,
be
a
decent.
An
honest
human
being:
it's
not
that
hard!
Okay,.
E
Mr.
mayor
and
members
of
the
City
Council,
my
name
is
Dan
Carlson
I'm,
executive
director
of
Illinois,
People's
Action
and
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
welcoming
City
Coalition
we'd,
like
to
express
our
disappointment
that
the
welcoming
city
ordinance
has
been
taken
off
of
tonight's
agenda
because
of
a
letter
in
which
five
council
members
expressed
opposition
and
requested
to
halt
of
the
discussion.
E
We'd
like
to
address
the
reasons
cited
in
this
letter
point
by
point,
one,
both
chief
Heffner
and
council
members
have
expressed
that
quote:
police
have
not
turned
anyone
over
to
ice
and
quote,
but
through
a
foia
that
we
filed
our
campaign
surface
nearly
200
pages
of
emails
revealing
repeated
police
ice
communication
over
the
last
three
years.
In
those
four
emails,
we
have
identified
four
specific
instances
where
police
initiated
contact
with
ice
to
voluntarily
offer
up
residents
of
our
community
for
non
criminal
activity.
As
these
FOIA
records
reveal.
E
Individuals
are
justifiably
afraid
that,
coming
to
the
attention
of
police
in
any
way
may
result
in
police
informing
ice
to
the
letter
claimed
that
the
ordinance
is
unnecessary,
because
the
trust
Act
has
been
passed.
But,
as
chief
Heffner
pointed
out
in
a
recent
interview,
all
of
the
inappropriate
police
ice
communications,
we've
highlighted,
would
not
be
prevented
by
the
trust
act
alone.
We
agreed
that
the
ordinance
last
authored
by
the
city
staff
does
merely
restate
the
trust
act
and
is
redundant.
E
However,
the
compromised
ordinance
that
we
are
proposing
now
both
recognizes
the
trust,
Act
and
enhances
protection
for
undocumented
residents.
Our
partners
at
the
Illinois
Coalition
for
immigration
and
refugee
rights
that
are
the
co-authors
of
the
trust,
Act
agree
with
our
analysis
and
I'll
be
providing
a
letter
from
them
to
the
city
clerk
today.
Third,
we
believe
this
ordinance
will
give
our
police
the
tools
to
better
serve
the
community
and
facilitate
relationships
with
all
of
Bloomington's
residents.
The
police
benefit,
as
we
all
benefit
from
clear
and
simple
rules
designed
to
reduce
fear
and
foster
trust.
E
Finally,
the
suggestion
that
we
should
sit
idle
and
wait
on
the
National
immigration
policies
to
somehow
resolve
themselves,
while
the
Trump
administration's
war
on
immigrants
tear
family
apart
makes
every
one
of
us
complicit
in
those
actions.
We
have
a
choice
to
either
be
bystanders
or
protect.
Our
immigrant
neighbors
Bloomington
residents
have
spoken
up
loud
and
clear,
and
the
time
for
the
City
Council
to
enact
of
meaningful,
welcoming
city
ordinance
is
now,
and
we
look
forward
to
conversations
with
each
of
you
with
that
being
said,.
E
F
Thank
you,
I'm,
not
part
of
I'm,
speaking
for
the
welcoming
city
ordinance
and
against
the
memo
I'm,
not
part
of
any
group
I'm,
just
a
citizen
I,
you
know
work
for
State
Farm,
and
this
is
just
an
issue.
That's
important
to
me.
I,
don't
want
this
to
this,
to
be
the
kind
of
city
that
we
live
in
I.
Think
the
memo
has
done
a
disservice.
F
In
fact,
you,
the
memo
was
written
to
in
essence,
say
that
that
this
ordinance
and
and
discussing
it,
has
created
some
kind
of
misunderstanding
and
implies
that
that
the
fact
that
we
are
trying
to
pass
an
ordinance
has
somehow
hurt
the
immigration
community,
which
I
think
is
wrong
and
I
was
been
following
some
Facebook
post
and
this
is
about
the
memo.
People
were
discussing
it
and
here's
how
somebody
responded
that
memo
I
wait
for
family
to
be
attacked
for
those
to
complain.
F
F
I
think
the
ordinance
does
things
that
the
trust
Act
doesn't
do,
I,
don't
think
it's
anti
police
and
I
think
it's
inconsistent
Minh
to
trust
Act.
Why
not
pass
it
but
doesn't
do
more
than
a
trust
Act?
How
does
it
denigrate
police
if
it
doesn't
do
more
than
the
trucks
Trust
Act
how's?
It
restrict
police
that
there's
been
no
prior
issues.
F
Why
not
pass
it
because
again,
how
would
it
restrict
police?
The
council
needs
to
stand
up
for
people
without
a
voice
and
I.
Think
honestly,
it's
shameful
to
have
considered
this
ordinance
for
15
months
without
even
voting
on
it
I
think
in
a
sense,
while
I
the
people
I
know
on
the
council
are
good
people,
I
I,
think
it's
a
cowardly
act.
You
put
on
the
council
to
make
tough
decisions
and
not
issue
a
memo,
so
I
would
say,
and
I
would
I
guess
specifically
address
alderman
Karen
Schmidt.
F
G
Good
evening
Council,
my
name
is
Michele
hon
I'm,
a
resident
of
Ward,
4
and
I
just
wanted
to
add
my
voice
to
the
the
chorus
that
already
spoken
left
in
favor
of
the
coalition
draft
of
the
welcoming
city's
ordinance.
I
also
wanted
to
express
my
gratitude
to
the
the
two
aldermen
that
I
spoke
with
this
weekend.
My
alderman
alderman
Burgas
and
alderman
Schmidt
as
well.
I
was
highly
encouraged
by
both
their
responses.
G
Alderman
Schmidt
did
point
out
some
salient
points,
including
that
she
thought
that
the
ordinance
on
the
table
was
redundant
and
that
any
other
draft
would
need
to
be
properly
considered
before
it's
put
up
for
a
vote,
I'm
confident
that
after
the
ordinance
is
considered,
it
can
be
properly
put
up
for
a
vote.
Hopefully
we
can
have
a
welcoming
City
and
hopefully,
ultimately,
a
welcoming
County.
Briefly.
I'd
also
like
to
express
my
support
for
the
after
mentioned
TIF
district.
That's
going
to
be
the
presentation
that's
going
to
be
made
tonight.
G
I
would
support
a
I
think
that
you
guys
are
bringing
it
to
a
vote
for
a
public
hearing
and
in
April.
Is
that
correct
I
would
support
that.
Moving
forward,
I
think
that
we
do
need
more
affordable,
housing
and
I
think
this
would
be
an
excellent
way
to
to
redevelop
it
previously
kind
of
underserved
an
abandoned
area.
So,
thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
H
The
reason
I'm
here
is
the
grove
subdivision
was
put
in
several
years
ago
and
I
was
in
opposition
of
that
back
then
about
all
the
traffic
that
was
going
to
be
developed
out
there
and
there's
two
people
left
on
the
council
that
actually
voted
that
in
one's
david
stage,
ones,
Karen,
Schmidt
and
I'm
in
disbelief
that
any
council
member
would
have
actually
voted
for
something
like
that
two
miles
out
from
the
city
of
Bloomington.
It's
cost
the
city.
At
the
time
I
know
14
million
I've
been
told
by
a
reliable
source.
H
It's
now
18
million
and
any
decisions
that
the
City
Council
makes
I.
If
I'm
running
a
government
agency
and
I'm
going
to
infect
another
taxing
body,
I
would
at
least
reach
out
to
them
before
we
did
anything
to
see
if
it
was
going
to
negatively
affect
them.
There
was
something
we
could
do
to
possibly
keep
that
from
happening.
I
feel
the
city
does
not
care
about
what
happens
to
other
taxing
bodies.
H
My
residents
are
now
paying
to
fix
the
road
out
there,
which
probably
99%,
never
drive
and
never
will
drive
and
now
we're
getting
all
the
traffic
from
the
city
on
certain
roads
and
they're
not
adequate.
So
I've
got
the
whole
construction
on
some
of
my
projects
and
try
and
keep
these
roads
up.
So
it's
putting
a
strain
on
our
Township,
and
you
know
there
was
a
lot
of
stuff
going
back
and
forth
about
the
council
and
people
whining
about
somebody
getting
a
free
lunch.
H
A
Very
much
okay,
we're
gonna
go
from
here
before
we
go
to
our
consent.
Agenda
I
do
want
to
recognize
our
distinguished
state
senator
Jason
Bergman
Jason.
Thank
you
very
much.
We
appreciate
all
that
you
do
in
Springfield.
If
we
could
just
clone
you
I
think
we
could
actually
have
a
budget
and
make
things
happen
in
Springfield
good
to
see
you
Jason.
Thank
you
for
coming.
A
A
A
The
motion
carries
eight
to
zero.
There
are
no
names
to
announce,
madam
clerk.
At
this
point,
we
move
on
to
our
regular
agenda
and
this
is
item
8a,
consider
a
consideration
of
a
resolution
directing
city
staff
to
include
funds
in
the
amount
of
four
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
in
the
fiscal
year.
2019
budget
for
intersection,
design
plans,
construction,
right-of-way,
utility
relocation
and
construction
for
the
intersection
to
one
Devon
roads,
Toronto,
Barnes,
Road,
an
Tyrone,
Grove,
Road
and
I
will
turn
this
over
to
mr.
karch.
J
Thank
You,
mayor
and
city
council
I
went
over
my
time
allotted
in
the
last
session,
so
we
will
try
to
make
up
some
time
now.
So
my
thanks,
we
are
going
to
be
talking
about
at
the
intersection
we've
discussed
multiple
times
before
we
brought
before
you
Towanda
Barnes,
Road
and
Ireland
Grove
Road
tonight,
actually,
I'm
thankful
to
be
able
to
show.
We
have
found
a
compromise,
utilizing
some
funds
in
partnership
with
the
county.
So
I
want
to
give
a
lot
of
thanks
to
McClain,
County
Jerry
Stokes,
the
county
engineer.
J
We
are
going
to
be
able
to
pull
that
back
and
be
able
to
do
a
reduce
scope
more
in
line
with
half
of
the
half
that
cost
back
to
what
the
council
originally
looked
at
in
2016,
and
so
we're
going
to
be
focused
on
that
southbound
right.
Turning
that
free
flow
right
turn
lane
that
really
has
in
the
mornings,
especially
has
a
major
backup.
You
know
up
to
three
or
four
and
a
half
minutes
where
you're
sitting
at
that
intersection.
J
A
lot
of
that
is
quite
honestly,
State
Farm
traffic,
but
folks
going
to
State
Farm,
it's
a
heavily
traveled
route,
so
the
rest
of
it,
though
we're
not
looking
at
any
widening
or
overlay
work
in
Ireland,
Grove,
Road,
Towanda
barns
would
still
be
getting
resurfaced.
That
is
in
need
of
resurfacing,
and
that
would
be
a
hundred
percent.
The
cost
of
the
McLean
County
and
the
rest
of
the
cost
would
be
split
50/50.
So
just
just
so,
you
can
get
a
quick
visual.
J
You
can
see
that
the
that
southbound,
so
that
North
is
up
and
the
north-south
Road
is
Wanda
Barnes,
the
east-west
road
as
iron
Grove,
the
red
areas,
other
area
areas.
Now
that
are
not
being
touched,
those
will
not
be
widened,
not
the
overlaid.
It
is
only
that
southbound
right
turn
lane,
maybe
I'm
a
little
colorblind
looks
purple
to
me.
So
we'll
call
that
purple.
That
is
the
only
area
that
we're
looking
to
improve.
J
We
will
be
going
back,
we'll
be
having
to
do
some
modifications
to
the
engineering
work
to
be
able
to
still
make
that
happen,
but
it
can
be
done
we're
hoping
during
this
construction
season,
so
we're
asking
for
a
modified
resolution
so
that
we
can.
We
can
update
this
intergovernmental
agreement.
We
think
that's
in
line
with
the
heart
of
where
the
council
gave
support
for
before
with
an
intergovernmental
agreement.
J
So
we'll
talk
about
the
the
pros
with
this
is
this
does
allow
for
back
to
what
I
think
we've
heard
even
from
our
council
about
a
reduced
scope.
It
does
address
some
of
those
concerns.
We've
had
on
Towanda
Barnes
the
some
of
the
issues
that
we've
got,
though,
is
it
doesn't
address
the
backups
on
the
eastbound
right
turn
lane
the
westbound
through
movements
that
we
see
in
the
morning
as
well.
It
doesn't
also
address,
as
we
saw
the
Old
Town
Township
Commission.
J
He
doesn't
address
that
cut
through
traffic
on
2100
East
they've
talked
about
before,
but
again
we
think
that
this
is
a
really
good
way
to
balance
some
of
the
need
at
that
intersection
with
some
of
the
what
we've
got
right
now
with
the
McLean
County
and
previous
action
taken
by
our
council,
so
the
only
other
update
I'm
going
to
provide.
You
then
provide
just
an
opportunity
for
you
to
give
some
comments
just
wanted
to
give
you
a
brief
update
for
the
traffic
signal
improvements
that
stride
in
Ireland
growth
throughout
this
whole
process.
We
talked
about.
J
That's
been
one
of
the
intersections
that
continues
to
come
up
and
I
give
a
lot
of
credit
to
staff.
We
have
gone
and
I
think
they're.
Finding
our
new
traffic
engineer
has
found
a
really
innovative
way,
this
construction
season
that
we're
going
to
be
looking
to
do
some
improvements
in-house
you
can
see
where
this
intersection
is
located.
Tawanda
Barnes
is
here
to
the
east,
but
throughout
that
whole
project
stride
continues
to
come
up.
We
did
some
warn
analysis.
There
is
a
traffic
signal,
that's
needed
there.
J
We
are
looking
to
do
between
50
and
$80,000
worth
of
work.
That's
significantly
less
expensive
than
we'll
see
for
the
250
to
$500,000
a
lot
of
times.
Traffic
signals
we're
looking
to
do
some
low
voltage
type.
A
traffic
signal
work
trying
to
make
this
as
innovative
as
we
can
even
looking
at
ways
to
do
solar
power
solar
panels
to
be
able
to
generate
some
of
the
work
there.
So
we're
really
trying
to
see
what
we
can
do.
J
We
don't
know
all
of
what
were
able
to
do,
but
if
we're
trying
to
make
it
as
green
as
possible,
so
we
wanted
to
provide
you
with
an
intersection
in
Peoria
on
Knoxville
that
you
can
actually
look
at.
You
can
see
some
photos
of
some
span
wire.
They
did
this
on
a
temporary
basis
to
try
to
alleviate
some
issues
on
some
state
routing,
they've
kept
it
up.
It's
been
working.
Well,
so
it's
this
has
been
done.
J
It's
not
done
a
lot,
though,
and
so
we
really
see
this
as
a
good
way
to
stretch
dollars
that
we
have
using
our
own
staff
and
using
some
other
contracts
that
we
have
so
again.
We
see
that
as
a
very
positive
thing,
we
wanted
to
give
you
just
a
quick
update
on
so
with
that
questions
that
you
have
about
the
action
before
you.
Okay,.
A
That
has
created
more
congestion
on
that
street
or-
and
this
is
what
I'm
thinking
in
terms
of
a
lower-cost
option-
may
be
putting
sheriff's
deputies
or
even
just
signs.
If
we're
concerned
about
how
fast
people
are
going
on
to
wander,
Barnes
Road
or
have
there
been
lower-cost
options
to
your
knowledge.
We.
J
Have
discussed
with
the
with
the
police
department,
with
chief
Hefner
about
some
additional
enforcement
in
there,
they've
actually
looked
at
doing
some
of
that
specific
targeted
enforcement
along
to
Wanda
Barnes
they've.
Looked
at
that,
we've
talked
with
him
about
that.
We've
actually
met
with
unit
five
as
well.
We
we
did
meet
with
their
representatives
to
talk
about
potentially
changing
school
hours.
J
The
impact
of
them
that
was
was
significant,
so
that
was
they
were
always
open
to
talking
with
the
city,
but
there's
a
lot
of
concern
about
impacts
and
how
that
would
change
with
that
elementary
school.
If
it
was
focused
on
that,
a
lot
of
the
traffic
was
generated
from
unit
five,
the
timing
of
that,
even
more
so
than
Cornerstone
they're,
not
being
necessarily
any
changes
with
that
with
that
school.
J
K
J
Actually
did
not
they.
The
Transportation
Commission
approved
a
four
to
one
vote
to
go
forward
with
the
the
full
$900,000
option,
but
two
I
want
to
make
sure
that
it's
clear
they
did
not
have
that
revised
option.
We
were
able
to
figure
out
a
way
to
to
to
utilize
some
resources.
We
have
to
be
able
to
do
this
reduced
reduced
improvement
to
the
intersection.
So
a
lot
of
credit
to
our
transportation
commission.
They
did
understand
the
need
at
that
intersection
and,
overall,
again,
from
affordable
vogt
were
in
favor
of
doing
that
larger
improvement.
It.
K
Just
seems
unusual
to
me
that
a
border
commission
wouldn't
see
a
revision,
I
can't
think
of
a
border
Commission
who
wouldn't
necessarily
have
the
opportunity
to
see
a
revision.
So
that's
an
observation.
So
originally
this
was
from
motor
fuel
tax
and
now
it
looks
like
it's
from
our
regular
street
fund.
We're.
J
Able
to
utilize
more
of
that,
the
general
fund
ability
to
go
back,
and
so
that
allows
us
to
reduce
that
anytime.
As
you
recall,
you
utilize
direct
motor
fuel
taxes
that
does
increase
and
enhance.
You
have
to
use
that
larger,
20-year,
intersection,
design,
type
work,
and
so
that's
that's
where
we
were
running
up
against
the
wall
and
we
were
struggling
with
that.
Oh
I.
L
I
could
I
make
one
answer
to
that
question.
Please.
One
of
the
things
that
happens
is
it's
not
like.
We
won't
be
able
to
use
that
money.
What
would
be
using
is
we're
not
going
to
be
using
the
state
motor
fuel
tax
for
this
project,
we'll
be
using
the
local
motor
fuel
tax,
so
we'll
still
be
able
to
use
that
state
motor
fuel
tax
for
other
projects.
We're.
J
M
M
I
know
we
talked
about
this
what
six
months
ago,
Monday
less
than
that,
and
we
talked
about
it
before
this
I'm,
hoping
that
tonight
the
council
will
take
final
action,
so
staff
can
use
their
resources
elsewhere
and
I
will
be
voting
no
on
this
project,
just
because,
from
a
priority
standpoint,
I
saw
the
pros
and
cons
and
everything.
If
my
colleagues
feel
unconvinced,
we
can
take
it
right
over
to
West
Washington
Street,
where
we
can
see
a
very
dangerous
intersection.
M
That's
busier
for
longer
periods
of
time,
it's
more
than
just
a
slight
delay,
a
mild
increase
over
key
periods
of
the
day
and
we're
talking
about
a
major
thoroughfare
into
our
community,
a
gateway
into
the
the
west
side,
and
it's
used
by
commercial
trucks
and
major
employers
and
to
me
that's
an
economic
development
issue
on
top
of
everything,
so
I
won't
belabor.
It
I
appreciate
everybody's
work
on
this.
I
will
be
voting
no,
because
I
believe
that
there
are
better
ways
to
spend
this
money.
N
I
think
Scott,
that
that
was
a
lot
of
comments
really
well
taken
priority
question:
there's
no
doubt
over
time.
This
needs
to
be
a
priority
at
some
point.
The
question
is
when
because
then
one
of
the
most
frustrating
things
we
have,
the
council
continue
to
run
into
is
that
these
leapfrog
developments
have
created
need,
and
that
was
never
taken
into
account
when
they
were
approved.
O
I
The
very
funds
from
some
partnering
governmental
bodies,
as
alderman
Pinter
made
mentioned,
I,
think
it's
important
that
we
keep
a
citywide
approach
to
our
matters
and
our
Bloomington
and
sometimes
I
get
a
little
concerned
with
from
singular
laser-focus.
There's
alcohol,
it
you
know,
saying
well
we're
only
going
to
spend
money
on
this
one
sector
of
our
city
and
for
everyone
that
that
has
that
Bloomington
City
address
there,
Bloomington
and
I
think
we
need
to
keep
be
mindful
of
our
priorities.
Agreed
and
I
feel
it's
a
priority
here
for
safety.
I
This
is
a
high-speed
road,
Wanda
Barnes.
It
is
also
a
gateway
overall
to
our
city.
Interstate
74
is
just
to
the
saucer
and
many
people
move
in
and
towards
Bloomington,
coming
in
off
that
interstate
on
that
side
of
town,
so
I
think
that
job
three
downs
and
I
think
that
probably
just
need
to
be
mindful
of
a
holistic
approach,
and
for
that
reason,
I
will
be
supportive
of
this,
and
I
would
be
willing
to
make
a
motion
that
we
move
forward
with
the
recommendation
that
Public
Works
estrogen
courts
put
forward.
Okay,.
A
P
P
Thank
you
and
I
think
I
I
would
agree
with
all
over
the
painter,
because
we,
you
know
the
we
work
with
the
county
on
this.
You
know
for
quite
a
bit
of
time
and
and
I
think
you
know,
I
really
would
not
be
in
favor.
You
know,
given
the
number
of
hours
that
have
been
spent,
you
just
kind
of
go
back.
You
know
to
you,
know,
go
back
on
our
word
so
I.
You
know
I
I'm,
really
not
in
favor
of
all
this
back
and
forth.
P
You
know,
and
and
as
we
talk
about
priorities,
I
I
think
you
know
if
I
remember
correctly
from
the
materials
there
was
a
fatality
at
you
know
at
that
intersection.
So
to
me,
I
mean
what
could
be.
You
know
a
higher
priority
that
when
you
have
a
fatality,
so
I
think
we
need
to
address
this.
Thank
you.
Jim.
A
J
What
we
did
is
we
looked
at
some
safety
data,
and
so
we
tried
to
say
from
an
accident
real
perspective.
If
you
look
at
the
you
know
the
crash
rate
for
this
intersection
and
you
take
away
the
state
routes,
IDOT
routes,
the
private
and
intersections.
This
is
in
the
top
10
for
the
city
of
Bloomington,
and
it
is
not
the
top
one.
J
It
is
in
the
top
10
for
our
crash
rate
for
intersections,
so
but
as
far
as
busiest
intersections
again
I
that
data
I
do
not
have
off
top
my
head,
but
I
do
know
from
a
perspective
with
Towanda
Barnes
Ireland,
Grove
Road,
both
of
them
are
higher
volume.
Roads,
as
I
recall,
combine.
The
total
is
in
the
16,000
ATT
range
for
the
two
of
them,
and
so
again
that's
a
substantial,
substantial
average
daily
traffic
for
the
number
of
vehicles
that
go
through
that
intersection.
Just.
A
A
I
A
A
A
Certainly
there
are
fatalities
at
lots
of
intersections
throughout
our
city,
and
that
leaves
me
no
small
amount
of
pain
when
I
hear
that
I
Drive
by
this
intersection,
all
the
time
in
fact,
I
deliberately
look
at
it
and
I've
scoped
it
out
and
walked
it
many
times,
I'm,
not
an
engineer,
I'm,
not
even
sure,
always
what
I'm
looking
for
it
doesn't
appear
to
be
super
dangerous
to
me,
but
obviously
I'm
not
in
it
I'm,
not
an
engineer.
The
fact
that
there
are
some
people
who
have
to
wait
a
little
longer
is
a
problem.
A
M
A
O
A
Actually
get
pressable
I,
don't
have
a
button,
I
just
know.
Okay,
let
me
do
it
on
this.
Okay,
that's
a
right!
Okay!
So
I
do
have
that
I!
Don't
have
one
of
your
buttons.
Well,
no
I
have
it's
just
I'm
just
educate.
It
takes
me
a
little
while.
Oh,
oh
I
voted
the
wrong
one.
Oh,
never
mind.
No
neh
boy
am.
I
I
need
to
believe
be
a
millennial
for
lots
of
reasons.
Sorry
about
that.
Okay,
the
motion
fails
5
to
4,
okay.
That
was
the
original
conclusion.
At
least
I
got
that
part
right.
A
Q
I've
been
asked
to
present
the
Downtown
East
Washington
Street
redevelopment
project
area
tax,
increment
financing
redevelopment
plan
and
to
address
the
need
to
meet
the
obligations
of
the
TIF
act
in
regards
to
scheduling
a
public
hearing
and
for
the
redevelopment
plan
approval
just
briefly,
I'd
like
to
go
over
the
time
frame.
The
City
Council
had
already
previously
made
a
commitment
regarding
the
former
high
school
property
at
5:10
East
Washington,
with
ice
berg
development
group,
part
of
that
redevelopment
agreement
required
that
the
city
adopt
a
TIF
when
I,
because
I'm
so
new
to
the
organization.
Q
I
did
have
an
opportunity
to
review
the
prior
work
on
this
project,
and
the
original
project
area
encompassed
almost
15
blocks
and
it
has
since
been
scaled
back
to
roughly
four
blocks
in
area
and
the
boundaries
of
that
intended
targeted,
TIF
area
is
essentially
along
the
East
Washington
Street
corridor
on
Westside.
It
would
be
north
Gridley
street.
On
the
east
side
it
would
be
South
Evans
on
the
north
side,
it's
the
alley
fronting
on
East
Jefferson
Street.
Q
On
the
south
side,
it
is
East
Front
Street,
so
you
have
an
understanding
of
the
general
geographic
area
within
your
TIF
redevelopment
plan,
you'll
also
notice
that
we
have
excluded
the
Lafayette
apartment
complex
because
that
did
not
meet
the
standards
for
being
a
blighted
area.
So
you'll
also
see
within
the
timeline
included
within
the
staff
report,
was
that
the
PG,
a
V
which
is
the
consultant
on
this
project,
completed
their
feasibility
study.
That
feasibility
study
is
now
available
for
public
inspection
and
that
went
on
in
February
1st
of
2018.
Q
At
this
time,
I
asked
the
city
council
to
consider
an
ordinance
setting
the
time
and
place
for
the
acquired
public
hearing
and
I
will
say
that
Austin
grammar
is
here
this
evening.
He
was
a
major
part
of
facilitating
this
project
and
if
I
can't
answer
all
your
questions,
I'm
sure
he'd
be
able
to
step
in
and
questions.
K
Is
a
process
question
we
have
had
many
conversations
over
the
last
few
years
with
district
87
about
the
structure
of
our
TIF
and
the
length
of
time
and
the
payout
to
the
school
district
and
how
we
can
craft
them
to
be
more
favorable
to
the
school
district
and
I.
Think
there's
a
lot
of
sympathy
for
that
on
this
council.
When
does
when
do
those
conversations
take
place,
both
kinds.
K
A
Had
a
conversation
all
of
Ann
Scott
black
join
me
as
the
representative
to
the
convening
ttan
convention,
Visitors
Bureau
and
all
the
woman
of
Burgas
who's.
Not
here
joined
me
as
a
representative
of
the
EDC
I
couldn't
bring
more
than
two
people
with
me.
We
had
a
preliminary
conversation
with
some
school
board
members
and
Barry
Riley
about
some
misconceptions
about
this
particular
project
and
other
kinds
of
things,
and
we
did
agree
and
I
talked
to
Steve
about
this
afterwards
I
think
Steve.
A
You
were
at
the
internationally
or
the
Illinois
City
Managers,
Association,
meaning,
and
that
we
should
be
able
to
answer
some
of
the
kinds
of
questions
that
they
have
on
any
particular
project.
Okay.
Why?
Well,
first
of
all
we
don't
always
use
Tiff's.
That
was
one
of
the
things
that
made
it
clear.
Hi
V
did
not
want
a
tiff;
they
just
wanted
to
read
liquor
licenses.
Ovation
didn't
want
a
tiff;
they
just
wanted
one
liquor
license.
We
did
not
use
tips
at
all
on
green
top
when
we
did
on
Empire
Crossing.
A
So
you
know
we
tried
to
suggest
that
there
are
a
multiplicity
of
factors,
so
I
think
we
had
a
very
productive
conversation.
The
follow
up
would
be
that
we
would
communicate
more
regularly.
I,
don't
know
that
and
my
purpose
wasn't
and
Scott
you
can
weigh
in
because
you
were
there.
My
purpose
wasn't
to
convince
the
the
board
or
others
as
a
finance
officer.
The
tips
were
the
greatest
thing
in
the
world.
A
K
Q
And
so
those
are
the
kind
of
early
discussions
that
you
have
to
take.
The
take
the
burn
out
of
adopting
a
targeted
TIFF
with
the
school
districts
and
other
taxing
agencies.
I
will
say
this
that
most
Tiff's
in
the
past
were
very
expansive,
including
entire
downtown's
or
major
corridors.
What
you're
seeing
now
is
Tiff's
that
are
very
targeted
towards
specific
redevelopment
sites
or
redevelopment
areas,
so
even
within
your
own
community.
Right
now
you
have
the
downtown
southwest
district.
You
have
the
Empire
district.
Q
R
K
Though
I,
what
I,
what
we,
what
I
have
heard
from
district
87,
is
an
interest
in
them,
seeing
the
positive
results
of
the
TIF
district
sooner
so
you
know,
maybe
you
can.
This
is
something
that
Kathy
or
spoke
with
us
about.
So
we
can
craft
this
in
different
ways
so
that
maybe
the
school
district
is
seeing
the
the
profits.
If
you
will
right.
P
K
Q
I
would
say
that
it's
going
to
take
several
years
to
generate
any
increment
off
of
off
this
project
area,
we're
absolutely
associated
with
setting
up
the
TIF
of
this
size.
So
when
you're,
when
you're
working
with
consultants,
whether
that's
Kathy
or
an
associates,
or
whether
that's
PG,
a
and
B,
we
have
some
upfront
cost
to
to
establish
the
TIF
and
once
it
is
and
to
inquire
properties,
we
would
also
have
to
look
at
the
cost
to
acquire
those
additional
properties
that
go
towards
this
tip.
Q
K
P
Know,
I
kind
of
have
a
similar
question.
Is
you
know,
when
is
the
district
going
to
be
able
to
see
some
benefits
of
having
this
TIF
set
up?
You
know,
and
sooner
than
later,
because
I,
you
know
at
some
point,
it
starts
a
few
I
think
they're.
You
know
they're
kind
of
starved
for
resources,
you
know
and
by
putting
the
stiff
together,
and
especially
when
you
take
the
aggregate
of
several
tips,
you
know
we're
starving
them
even
more
a.
S
S
So,
as
many
of
us
think,
23
years
is
a
very
long
time
in
the
term
of
a
infill
development
when
there
are
very
high
costs,
such
as
acquisition,
environmental,
cleanup,
demolition
of
buildings.
Things
like
that
every
year
of
potential
increment
can
be
very
beneficial
and,
having
potentially
all
of
the
increment
available
for
a
specific
development.
K
Thank
you
that
that's
extremely
helpful
Austin.
So
what
I
think
I
hear
you
saying
is
that
if
this
particular
tip
is
or
any
of
our
tips,
that
we
should
keep
an
open
door
with
district
87
and
continue
these
sort
of
eight
at
least
annually
checking
in
with
them
about
where
we
are
or
project
my
project
and.
S
And
we
do
do
that
during
the
annual
joint
review
board
meeting
where
all
of
the
taxing
districts
are
are
able
to
attend
and
we
have
that
review
and
if
there
are
certain
funds
available
and
in
a
certain
timeframe
we
can
have
that
dialogue
for
sure.
So
of
all
the
manila
Juan
video
to
touch
on
your
point
of.
Did
you
use
the
word
starve
or
something
that
we're
taking
away
right.
S
Okay,
well,
I
would
just
say
that
you
know
the
the
whole
premise
of
the
TIF
and
qualifying
the
area
is
that,
but
for
intervention
by
the
City
Council
development
would
not
take
place,
and
so
you
know
that's
definitely
been
proven
out
in
this
area.
This
area
is
qualified
as
a
blighted
area,
not
a
conservation
area
conservation
area
is
an
area
that's
on
its
way
to
becoming
blighted
and,
and
so
it's
even
appropriate
to
intervene
in
a
blood
and
a
conservation
area
under
the
pretense
that
you're
trying
to
prevent
it
from
becoming
void.
S
This
area
is
fully
blighted
and
and
it's
necessary
for
intervention.
Otherwise
it's
very
highly
unlikely
that
anything
well
or
good
is
going
to
happen.
So
it
is
the
hope,
through
the
implementation
of
the
redevelopment
plan,
that
the
city
and
all
of
the
other
taxing
districts,
including
district
87,
would
be
put
on
a
better
course
not
only
during
the
TIF,
but
at
the
conclusion
of
the
TIF
district
and.
A
A
I
T
T
Because
I
think
there's
an
awful
lot
of
misinformation
out
there
right
now
about
a
tip
district
and
we
can
do
a
better
job
of
educating
people
in
terms
of
the
Y
which
you
you
did
actually
just
enunciated
very
well,
but
but
the
how,
as
well
and
I
I'd
like
to
see
us,
make
some
more
efforts
in
that
as
we're
moving
through
this
process.
We.
Q
Can
make
that
a
part
of
the
public
hearing
process?
You
know
on
the
short
for
this
evening.
You
know,
and
we,
when
we
look
at
at,
if
you're,
essentially
locking
in
the
the
the
revenues
for
that
at
this
time
period
and
then
over
the
twenty
three
year
period
and
anything
that
goes
above
this
level
or
this
year's
taxes
essentially
would
go
towards
the
TIF
district
itself.
Q
U
T
Q
S
Well
again,
talking
about
education
piece
for
the
public.
The
general
public
can
always
go
to
WWE
city
BLM,
org,
slash
TIF,
and
on
that
web
page
we
have
maps
of
each
of
those
cities
so
active
TIF
districts.
We
have
the
Empire
Street
TIF
district
that
we
spoke
of.
We
have
the
downtown
southwest
district,
which
includes
the
front
center
block
in
the
Commerce
Bank
buildings
in
the
Elks
Lodge
block.
Okay,.
S
Have
that
in
place,
as
was
advised
by
our
consultants
when
we
were
vetting
the
hotel
development
proposals,
so
we
have
that
tool
in
place
to
potentially
partner
with
private
developers
or
potentially
the
city
could
take
action
through
acquisition
of
property.
That's
up
to
the
City
Council
to
decide
to
do
that.
Okay,.
S
We
again
have
had
significant
investment
in
vetting
private
developer
proposals
that
did
not
come
to
fruition.
We
now
have
more
vacancy
in
the
TIF
than
we
had
before,
which
presents
opportunity
is
a
good
way
to
look
at
it
on
the
flip
side
there,
but
then
we
also
have
the
ability
for
the
city
to
take
action
as
well.
Okay,.
S
North
of
the
downtown
we
have
taken
action
to
study
the
city-owned,
electrolux
former
Electrolux
property.
We
have
not
established
that
as
a
tip.
We've
only
done
the
eligibility
study
and
we
have
a
draft
of
the
redevelopment
plan.
Should
we
have
the
need
to
create
that
TIF
we
could
be
ready
to
do
that
and
then
we
also
have
them.
The
proposed
Downtown
East
Washington
Street,
TIF
district-
that
we're
looking
at
right
now.
Thank.
O
I
Thank
you
so
much
for
for
that
explanation
and
for
the
information
about
tips.
My
question
relates
to
kind
of.
Let
comes
next
what
what
is
future
state
if
some
goes
forward
and-
and
let's
say
we
move
forward
with
this
kiss,
do
we
do
something
with
a
marketing
program
to
try
to
get
interest
in
this
in
this
particular
area?
Do
we
get
some
kind
of
information
I?
Would
packets
out
to
possible
developers
to
say
Harry
Bloomington
rather
than
Pearson?
S
S
If
the
TIF
were
to
be
created
by
the
city
and
the
City
Council,
how
it
could
be
beneficial
for
them,
explain
to
them
how
they
could
take
advantage
of
it
for
renovation
redevelopment
or
if
they
were
to
sell
their
property
for
a
future
developer,
to
potentially
make
a
request
to
the
city.
So
then,
once
the
the
tip,
if
it
were
to
be
enacted,
those
conversations
would
resume
in
earnest
with
those
property
owners
and
then
also
other
conversations
that
had
been
had
with
other
developers
that
had
expressed
interest
in
the
area
would
also
resume
with
earnest.
S
And
if
they,
if
a
specific
property
owners
said,
you
know,
I'm
very
interested
in
potentially
selling
my
property,
but
I
think
a
marketing
study
might
be
warranted.
For
you
know
any
type
of
certain
type
of
development
that
would
warrant
that
that
would
be
a
TIF
eligible
cost
costs
of
studies
and
marketing
for
properties
in
the
TIF
area.
So
that
could
be
something
that
the
city
could
undertake
if
it,
if
it
were
warranted.
I
Another
question
and
another
arena,
and
so
is
there:
is
there
too
much
of
a
good
thing
and
what
I
mean
by
that
is?
We
have
multiple
sites
now
in
our
city
already
better
or
kissed,
and
if
explained
to
me,
if
this
is
not
too
much
of
a
good
saying
if
this
is
a
good
piece
to
add
to
our
development,
could
you
just
kind
of
explain
to
me
why?
What
is
the
flavor
of
this
corridor?
That's
better
than
let's
say
Electrolux
stereo?
It
will
want
some
other
area
well,.
S
The
comprehensive
plan
outlines
some
different
goals
for
the
city
to
increase
its
eav,
to
enhance
our
gateways,
especially
in
major
corridors
like
the
Washington
Street
area
or
the
Empire
Street
area,
or
the
the
Main
Street
corridor
in
the
downtown.
The
comprehensive
plan
also
identifies
that
infill
development
is
a
priority,
but
on
the
flip
side
of
infill
development
over
greenfield
development
is
that
you
have
higher
costs
of
development,
property
assembly,
property
acquisition,
clearing
sites,
environmental
studies,
so
sometimes
the
infill
development
can
be
more
expensive
than
the
greenfield
development
for
the
developer.
S
But
it
is
often
beneficial
for
the
city
because
it
promotes
the
investment
within
the
core
of
the
city
without
having
to
extend
city
services
like
police
fire
trash
pickup,
snow
plows.
So
you
know
the
the
comprehensive
plan
has
given
us
this
guide
and
has
guided
staff,
and-
and
you
know
our
research
and
talking
with
developers
and
where
we
think
that
we
should,
you
know,
be
using
these
tools
and
again.
The
the
comp
plan
also
identifies
the
good
tools
to
potentially
use
our
tax
increment
financing
sales,
tax
rebates,
property
tax,
abatements
development
agreements.
A
Just
to
clarify,
none
of
these
tips
are
adjacent
to
each
other,
which
is
one
of
the
reasons
why
we're?
If
you
need
your
tips
right,
you
get
positive
externalities
and
so
the
district,
87
and
others
all
these
are
in
87,
but
will
presumably
get
spillover
benefits
because
properties
around
it.
If
this
is
developed
like
if
the
Electrolux
has
developed
the
properties
in
Franklin
Park
will
be
works,
more
etc,
but
alderman
black,
I'm,
sorry
and.
M
No
problem,
thank
you
and
thank
you,
gentlemen.
For
that
presentation.
You
know
I
hate
to
admit
it,
but
I'm
willfully
in
that,
when
it
comes
to
school
district
issues,
I'm
not
really
as
familiar
with
how
that
all
plays
out,
but
in
the
last
year's
I,
learn
more
about
how
they
get
revenue
and
how
they
grow
and
where
they
get
how
they
can
move
their
budgets
around.
M
It's
become
apparent
that
some
of
the
their
perception
of
the
moves
that
we're
making
economic
development
wise
are
putting
them
in
a
disadvantage
and
we
can
pitch
it
to
them
and
we
can
sell
it
to
them
in
a
lot
of
different
ways,
but
from
what
I'm
hearing,
not
only
during
my
conversation
with
them
last
week,
but
in
previous
public
hearings,
we've
had
talked
about
tips
tips
when
we've
had
the
sales
tax
increase.
Very
rarely.
M
It
came
here
and
talked
about
getting
some
revenue,
because
if
we
don't
have
a
good
educational
system,
we
don't
have
anything
and
what
I'm
hearing
and
what
I'm
wanting
to
do.
Something
about
is
that
the
length
of
the
test
is
what's
making
them
uncomfortable
and
we
can
say:
yeah
we'll
cut
it
off
at
year.
We
could
cut
it
off
at
year,
15
or
we
can
cut
it
off
at
your
10
if
it's
going
great,
but
we
say
that
now
and
who
knows?
What's
going
to
happen?
M
Q
Certainly
the
conversation
can
you,
you
know,
and
you
know
looking
at
this
specific
area.
You
know
that
we're
talking
about
tonight,
you,
you
know
some
of
the
other
economic
development
tools
that
we
have
aren't
really
an
alternative
here,
ROM.
So
we're
looking
at
this
as
being
a
TIF
that,
as
opposed
to
some
sort
of
sales,
tax,
generator
kind
of
thing,
because
it
is
slightly
away
from
the
core
and
we
don't
know
that
we
would
get
sales
tax
generating
enterprise
earlier.
So
so
these
are
some
of
the
things
that
we
would
consider
in.
M
As
we
talk
about
this
going
forward,
I'd
like
to
see
some
piece
of
you
know,
we've
talked
about
this
having
a
policy
set,
at
least
in
this
tip
for
future
tips
that
some
component
goes
back
to
the
school
district
prior
to
that
23
years,
or
we
really
shortened
the
length
of
that
of
that
tip,
because
it's
hard
for
me
to
ignore
a
developer.
That's
gonna
want
to
come
in
and
spend
millions
of
dollars,
plus
in
a
key
area
that
needs
the
attention
and
we're
gonna
hold
off
on
it.
M
Because
of
you
know
what
is
some
squabbling
between
intergovernmental
bodies,
but
they
have
a
point
and
I
can't
I
was
like
I
said:
never
want
to
sign
my
name
on
some
of
that's
gonna.
Keep
me
up
at
night.
I
can't
sign
off
on
a
TIF.
That's
going
to
cause
financial
distress
to
a
key
institution,
especially
if
we
have
affordable
housing.
That
means
more
students
are
going
there.
That
means
that
they're
going
to
pick
up
that
cost
and
we're
creating
that
situation.
M
Q
Certainly,
we
have
an
opportunity
to
educate
the
public
and
the
City
Council
as
well
of
our
members
on
the
joint
review
boards.
So
that's
that's
something
that
we
need
to
do
a
staff
and
make
sure
that
that
word
gets
out
and
then,
if
there
is
a
need
for
establishing
solid
policy
by
the
City
Council,
we
can
certainly
bring
that
back
and.
A
Q
Did
have
our
first
joint
review
board
that
I
was
able
to
attend
this
past
month
and
it
was
a
good
opportunity
for
me
as
a
staff
member
to
meet
with
those
other
tax
jurisdictions
and
tax
agencies
and
exceed
cards.
So
at
least
we're
developing
that
rapport
Austin's
had
that
rapport
in
the
past.
But
it's
a
good
opportunity
for
me.
I
would.
S
The
proposed
redevelopment
of
the
high
school
is
proposed
to
be
age,
restricted
senior,
so
it
is
not
likely
or
essentially
not
even
on
that
understand
for
sure,
but
legal
for
there
to
be
school-age
children
living
in
that
development.
So,
therefore,
in
that
specific
project
that
is
currently
known,
there
would
not
be
any
impact
to
the
school
district.
I
I
You
know
one
of
the
things
that
Altima
breath
talks
about
is
for
are
we?
Are
we
creating
any
economic
synergy
here
by
coming
up
with
the
tariff?
Are
we
creating
some
some
value
to
the
community
and
and
I
know
when
serving
in
the
downtown?
At
first,
we
were
very
excited
about
possibility
of
bringing
in
some
residential
housing
that
work
generate
revenue
as
far
as
bringing
in
developments
that
you
know,
possibly,
he
had
some
some
good
economic
opportunities
for
spending
money
in
the
community
and
that
kind
of
thing.
I
S
Well
currently,
tonight
we
are
only
staff
is
recommending
the
council
vote
to
set
a
date
for
the
required
public
hearing.
It
would
be
after
that
has
occurred
in
late,
April
or
early
June,
that
the
council
would
then
consider
the
three
ordinances
that
would
actually
create
the
TIF
district.
In
no
way
is
the
council
tonight
or
even
in
the
ordinances
that
would
create
the
TIF
binding
itself
to
certain
types
of
development
in
the
TIF
area
that
would
be
controlled
by
the
zoning
of
the
property.
S
That's
in
the
area
would
would
say
you
know
as
much
as
we'd
like
we
could
not
have
a
solar
panel
manufacturing
facility
in
the
TIF
area
that
that
would
not
be
allowed
due
to
the
zoning
but
a
mix
of
different
uses
of
residential
retail
of
dining
office.
Those
could
all
be
feasible
in
in
this
area
because
of
the
zoning.
That's
underlying
it.
S
R
You
so
follow
up
on
Scott's
discussion
here,
but
first
Austin.
While
we
say
that
this
would
be
senior
housing.
I
think
is
the
intent
you,
so
there
should
be
any
impact
on
a
district
there.
It's
it's
also
accurate
to
say
there
could
be
develop,
but
elsewhere
in
the
in
stiff
district,
that
that
could
impact
a
district.
The
school
district
right,
a.
S
Development
that
would
generate
students-
yes,
yes,
that
could
be
possible
you
to
do
to
the
zoning
of
the
area.
Okay,
if
a
development
that
is
receives
benefit
from
the
TIF
yeah
that
there
would.
You
know,
then
need
to
be
compensation
to
the
school
district.
Sure
if
there
was
a
development
that
just
occurred.
Naturally,
I
believe
that
there
would
not
necessarily
need
to
be
compensation
or
there
would
be
a
provision
matific.
That
would
still
require
that
that
compensation
be
provided.
R
My
point
is:
is
that
there
could
just
simply
be
an
impact
on
the
school
district,
whether
it
happens
organically
or
as
a
result
of
what
we
know.
Whatever
we're
ten,
you
know
ordinance
speak.
We
have
the
the
point
is
that
it's
not
enough
to
just
simply
say
that
the
development
at
the
old
junior
high
will
not
impact
the
school
district.
We
have
to
also
say,
but
there
could
be
development
elsewhere
in
the
TIF
district.
That
will
impact
the
district.
R
As
part
of
the
adoption
of
this
TIF
district
because
because
I'm,
like
you,
Scott
I,
I've,
now
I've
now
seen
this
that
this
this
loop
play
out
several
times
and
it's
always
yeah.
We
need
to
do
better
and
we
need
to
do
this
is
now
the
time
to
just
simply
tie
that
in
with
with
the
option,
with
the
going
forward
to
this
of
this
TIF
district
to
develop
and
adopt
some
policy
with
with
you
know,
who
is
a
good
governmental
partner
in
district
87
and
I'm,
asking
that
more
for
some
response
and
reply.
T
Would
just
add
that
if
we
I
mean
if
we
had
a
set
package
that
we
could
say
to
every
developer,
that
this
is
what
has
already
been
talked
about
negotiated
with
the
school
board?
We
have
an
agreement
that
this
is
how
we
do
things
that
seems
to
me
like
that,
would
make
things
move
easier
and
faster
through
the
process
as
we're
talking
to
potential
developers,
so
I'd
be
all
in
favor
of
wherever
that
template
might
exist.
T
S
This
too,
we
do
have
the
Rd
City
Council,
approved
economic
development,
incentive
policy
and
strategic
plan.
That's
posted
to
our
city
website
that
guides
staff
to
typically
not
provide
more
than
20%
of
a
developer's
investment
in
the
form
of
an
incentive.
But
that's
a
guideline:
it's
not
a
hard
and
fast
rule,
but
this
is
that
signed.
T
S
Way
to
do
it
right!
Well,
we
have
again
that
strategic
plan
and
incentive
guideline
guides
the
City
Council,
the
City
Council,
the
the
TIF
act
has
been
charged
to
be
the
primary
economic
developer
for
a
community.
So
when
the
council
finds
clearly
that
an
area
meets
the
need
for
TIF
and
that
a
developer
needs
TIF
in
order
to
make
a
development
happen,
it's
up
to
the
City
Council
to
be
again
the
lead
economic
developer
for
the
community
and
make
that
ultimately
tough
decision
on
behalf
of
the
other.
S
Taxing
districts
I
believe
that
we
should
take
every
advantage
of
our
enterprise
zone
and
the
property
tax
abatement
program
that
it
provides
that
we
are
currently
not
making.
Any
use
of
that
would
be
an
excellent
opportunity
for
minimum
memorandums
of
understanding
with
other
taxing
districts,
to
make
much
better
use
of
that
tool
which
covers
all
of
our
downtown
and
much
of
the
west
side.
So
I
would
be
all
in
favor
of
that
type
of
MOU
and
negotiation
process
and
picking
up
on
that
from
where
the
economic
development
council
left
off
a
few
years
ago.
K
My
recollection
is
that
district
87
had
brought
a
template
to
us
and
there
have
been
a
couple
conversations
that
mr.
Hales
was
involved
in
and
I.
Think
David
was
interested
in
taking
that
away
and
working
some
more
on
that.
So
that
might
be
something
Steve
that
you
could
see
if
we
could
resurrect
that
is
different
from
what
Austin's
talking
about
so
I
think
when,
when
dr.
Riley
talks
about
that
I
think
he's
he
is
reflecting
on
those
conversations
and.
T
That's
exactly
what
I'm
talking
about
that'd,
be
great
I
mean
III
just
like
to
see
us
we're.
You
know
it's
the
the
TIF
conversations
that
I
have
seen
always
seem
to
circle
back
into
this
conversation,
about
what
we're
doing
and
its
effect
on
our
other
partners,
and
so
if
we
could
just
tie
it
all
up
into
one
nice
little
package
and
we
we
don't
have
to
worry
about
this
each
time
there's
a
proposal
we
can
make
it
on
the
merits
of
yes.
This
is
good
and
we're
going
to
do
it
on
this
particular
framework.
T
R
All
these
things,
thank
you
so
I,
so
I
will
ask
the
question:
how
do
we
incorporate
that
into
going
forward
with
this
TIF
district
Austin
that
that
desire
again,
whether
it's
a
do
you
know
a
document
of
understanding,
an
MoU,
a
policy
statement
or
whatever
that's
a
how
the
what
we're
talking
about
is,
is
how
do
we?
How
do
we
bring
more
credibility
and
and
more
form
to
to
how
we're
going
to
handle
TIF
districts
going
forward,
as
it
relates
to
district.
A
That
should,
but
but
it,
but
to
make
that
a
little
more
precise
if
I
could
jump
on
what
ultimate
stage
is
suggested.
We
don't
necessarily
have
to
have
that
before
the
public
hearing,
but
we
definitely
need
it
before
we
actually
adopt,
even
though
we
technically
could
go
back
on
it.
The
practical
reality
is
sometime
between
now
and
early
July.
We
would
need
to
vote
on
this,
so
we
would
also
need
then
this
information
I
think
it's
what
we're
hearing
something
that
would
clarify
it.
A
You
know
maybe
it's
not
on
the
ground,
maybe
it's
a
250
feet
or
whatever
that
that
can
give
the
district
some
degree
of
assurances
and
I
think
we
really
are
talking
about
the
district
here
and
obviously
we
do
mint
said
you
know
we
need
strong
schools,
we
don't
have
thought
strong
schools.
Everything
else
is
new,
because
there
are
no
communities
that
thrive
that
don't
have
strong
schools
so
anyway,
yeah.
Is
that
sure
you
still
have
your
line
item,
but
you
know
I'm,
sorry,
okay,
okay,
at
this
point,
I
would
be
particular.
L
A
It's
just
so
there
buddy
understands
we
would
have
a
joint
review
in
March.
If
this
has
passed,
then
there
would
be
a
public
hearing,
April
9th.
There
would
be
a
vote
by
the
time
of
the
vote
to
adopt
the
TIF
etc.
Even
though
the
council
might
have
still
have
the
opportunity
to
always
get
out
of
this.
By
that
point
we
would
like
something
that
was
an
agreement
method
method.
You
know,
member
of
Understanding
or
whatever.
That
might
be.
Is
that
our
collective
understanding,
all
the
woman,
Schmidt
yeah
yeah.
K
R
A
A
Next,
we
move
to
an
ordinance
to
approving
a
contract
to
purchase
the
vacant
property.
This
is
related,
of
course,
at
404
East
Washington,
the
Smith
property,
which
is
adjacent
to
the
city
own
former
coachman
motel
at
408,
East
Washington
for
ninety
nine
thousand
dollars
and
I
excuse
me
$95,000,
as
recommended
by
the
city's
Community
Development,
Department
and
I'm.
Turning
this
over
to
mr.
Martin.
So.
Q
This
this
property
is
within
the
East
Washington
TIF
area,
but
the
city
has
had
an
opportunity
to
purchase
this
property
for
for
several
years.
It
is
directly
adjacent
to
the
land
the
city
already
owns,
which
will
identify
as
the
coachmen
parcel,
and
we
have
had
negotiations
with
the
property
owner
to
purchase
the
property
for
ninety
five
thousand
dollars,
which
would
help
us
assimilate
additional
properties
adjoining
properties
for
potential
redevelopment
in
the
future.
In.
Q
A
Q
R
Q
N
Missed
the
last
conversation,
so,
if
I
repeat
anything,
I
apologize,
but
I
think
you
hit
on
the
word.
That
is
most
appealing
to
me
on
this,
which
is
quality,
and
this
notion
that
this
gives
us
control
over
the
development
of
these
properties,
because
I
think
we're
all
very
concerned,
especially
in
our
downtown
area,
that
we're
getting
the
highest
and
best
use
for
for
the
properties,
so
I
think
in
that
regards
it
makes
sense.
N
K
I
I
have
some
global
concerns
about
the
amount
of
property
that
we
continue
to
buy
that
we
have
not
made.
You
know,
made
progress
on
and
as
we're
looking
at
a
constrained
several
budget
years
coming
up
against
us
and
I'm,
not
really
I'm,
not
really
sure
that
we're
being
a
strategic
with
everything
as
we
need
to
be
I,
also
am
not
convinced
that
my
recollection
of
earlier
conversations
about
this
property
is
that
this
is
an
opportunity
for
an
outside
buyer
to
come
in,
and
the
chip
may
in
fact
make
that
more
more
attractive.
A
Just
to
clarify
it
least
in
last
fight,
as
far
as
I
know,
we've
acquired
precisely
three
properties
or
types
of
Sugarcreek,
electrolux
and
the
frontier,
Lots
and
I
think
those
were
all
pretty
strategic
again.
Some
of
the
property
we
have
is
it's
crap
and
that's
going
back
for
decades.
Frankly,
it's
stuff
that
everything
with
well
what
we
are
I
think
we're
moving
on
these
I
think
we're
moving
on
Electrolux
and
frontier
Sugarcreek
is
obviously
south
of
the
library,
so
I
think
those
were
strategic.
A
So
then,
actually
the
police
took
me
around
after
I
was
mayor
just
a
few
weeks
to
show
me
that
we
were
basically
not
even
encode
in
our
own
properties
that
we
owned,
especially
some
of
those
on
the
on
the
west
side.
Now
I
think
mostly,
we
did
not
seek
those
out
as
strategic
properties,
but
we
acquired
them
for
a
variety
of
means.
T
So
touching
directly
on
what
Karin
just
said
is
you
know,
I
would
like
to
see
us
put
a
time
box
on
this
and
some
of
the
other
properties
that
we
have
acquired,
because
we've
acquired
three
properties,
one
of
them.
We
thought
we
wanted
to
use
internally,
the
other
two
properties.
As
far
as
I'm
aware,
we
haven't
actually
done
anything
with.
We
haven't
put
out
any
RFPs
on
the
frontier
Lots
or
on
the
ol
Electrolux
property.
At
this
point,
so
you
know,
I
would
like
to
see
us
if
we're
gonna
move
forward.
T
With
this
one,
even
if
we
want
to
wait
until
the
TIF
district
is
available,
so
that's
July.
So
that's
four
months
from
now,
four
and
change
and
I
mean
is
six
months
a
realistic
thing
this
in
order
to
have
this
available
and
out
there
and
marketing,
and
get
some
action
on
this
because
I
don't
want
to,
while
I
completely
understand
why
we're
doing
it
and
I
agree
with
the
methodology.
I.
Just
think
that
you
know,
we
need
to
force
action
to
make
sure
that
the
results
are
being
generated,
that
we're
looking
for
it
right.
T
We
want
to
see
and
hear
from
developers
on
these
projects.
We
want
results.
We
we
need.
You
know,
especially
the
Electrolux
one,
and
you
know:
that's
been
the
year
to
two
and
a
half
years,
I
think
now,
if
I'm
number
right
and
why,
where
are
we
at
and
how
do
we
make
this
happen?
So
I
would
like
to
put
a
time
box
on
any
future
purchases
we're
making
this
a
within
six
months.
We
are
taking
strategic
action
and
it
is
available.
T
A
I
think
some
of
these
could
should
be
or
long
overdue
and
then
the
Electrolux.
Actually
it
was
in
internist
to
mr.
Hales
I,
just
wanted
to
clarify
it
took
longer
to
demolish
the
previous
property.
I
think
we've
only
owned
it
for
about
a
year
a
little
over
a
year,
but
still
it's
not
harder
than
RFP
and
I
know
where
our
staff
is
short-staffed,
and
so
you
can
get
a
number
of
companies
to
do
it
within
a
week
to
10
days
to
do
an
RFP
depending
on
how
complicated
I.
U
Q
Say
this
that
there's
been
opportunity
to
do
RFPs
in
the
past
and
when
they
come
back,
it
doesn't
meet
the
council
objectives
so
saying
six
months
and
offering
it
for
the
you
know,
the
quickest
sale
may
not
always
be
the
best
for
the
interest
of
the
community,
so
I
think
we
have
to.
You
know
we
could
I
think
it's
on
our
part
to
educate
the
City
Council
and
the
public
and
and
get
that
feedback
to
move
forward
on
these
projects
and
expedite
them
as
quickly
as
we
can.
But
I
think
you
know.
Q
S
And-
and
we
do
have
on
both
this
parcel
and
the
the
coachmen
parcel
in
the
electrolux
parcel
listed
on
the
commercial
real
estate
service,
co-star,
calm,
which
is
like
realtor.com,
but
for
commercial,
real
estate
brokers,
and
so
that's
up
there
and
available
for
developers
across
the
country
even
the
world
to
see,
and
that
is
the
platform
for
developers
that
are
looking
to
do
a
major
urban
mixed-use
type
development
and
that
listing
has
yielded
some
positive
inquiries.
Okay,
which
I
have
definitely
fielded
for
sure.
S
Each
particular
site
that
the
city
might
acquire
is
going
to
have
its
own
unique
development,
characteristics
and
challenges
and
a
particular
audience
of
developers.
That
would
be,
you
know
most
that
the
property
be
most
applicable
to,
and
so
staff
definitely
does
its
best
effort.
Given
the
time
that
staff
has
to
work
on.
You
know
marketing
projects
to
make
those
marketing's
available
and
communications
with
with
the
development
community.
S
S
The
City
Council
is
in
control
to
be
able
to
make
that
negotiation
without
TIF
of
the
question
then
becomes
property
tax
abatement
and
going
around
to
the
taxing
districts
individually
and
while
the
taxing
districts
I
know,
are
supportive
of
that,
including
district
87.
It's
it's
a
giant
question
mark
for
a
developer
and
and
creates
a
lot
of
uncertainty
and
time
and
potential
delay
so
again,
having
tip
in
place
having
economic
incentive
guidelines
that
are
already
in
place
can
help
speed
of
the
negotiation
with
the
developer
if
incentives
are
needed.
So,
okay.
T
Well,
one
thing
you
you
pointed
out
just
goes
back
to
reinforcing
that
need
for
that
document
of
Understanding
or
whatever
we're
gonna
call
it
from
the
previous
vote.
When
you're
talking
about
the
tax
abatements
I
mean
that
can
be
one
of
those
parts
to
I.
Don't
want
to
be
labor
at
all,
but
break
III
I
will
support
this,
but
I.
T
I
would
like
to
make
sure
that
we
have
that
expectation
upfront
that
we
want
to
make
sure
this
property
the
Electrolux
and
we
figure
out
what
we're
gonna
do
with
those
parking
lots
and
in
terms
of
what
we
do
with
them.
I
think
that's
been
outlined
in
the
downtown
plans,
the
Main
Street
corridor
plans
and
the
comprehensive
plan.
So
we
got
a
pretty
good
idea
of
what
we
should
be
trying
to
do
there.
You
guys
know
those
documents,
as
well
as
I,
do
sell
thanks.
Okay,.
P
S
S
S
Even
though
it's
improved
with
the
building
that
the
building
doesn't
really
add
a
lot
of
value
to
that
property,
it
was
mostly
purchased
for
a
parking
lot,
so
taking
all
those
values
into
consideration
and
then
also
looking
at
the
fact
that
the
city
owns
the
coachman
allotted
directly
adjacent
to
it.
You
know
appraisers
report
would
say
this
property,
you
know,
maybe
the
buyer
paid
a
little
bit
more
a
premium
for
it,
because
it
was
you
know
they
were
working
to
acquire
and
assemble
properties
is
often
something
that
comes
into
play.
P
P
P
S
Right
well
again,
when
I
started
with
the
city
now
about
three
and
a
half
years
ago,
council
was,
you
know,
saying:
let's
get
rid
of
that
coachman
property.
Let's
sell
that.
So
you
know
I
investigated
and
started
talking
with
neighboring
property
owners.
First
I
reached
out
to
the
Smiths
and
I
I
spoke
with
mr.
Smith
and
I
said
mr.
Smith
you're
a
great
guy
I
like
you
a
lot.
What
could
you
do
with
this
property?
S
What
if
the
city
partnered
with
you,
and
so
he
worked
with
an
architect
to
look
to
see
you
know
what
would
be
feasible
to
develop
just
on
his
property,
what
would
be
feasible
to
develop
on
his
property
with
the
coachmen
property?
What
would
be
feasible
to
develop
on
his
property
in
an
adjacent
with
the
the
church
property
as
well?
S
Ultimately,
he
decided
that
the
development
of
these
properties
was
not
something
that
he
was
willing
or
able
to
take
on,
and
so
he
said
that
he
would
definitely
be
open
to
selling
the
property,
and
so
then,
as
I've
talked
with
other
developers,
they
have
commented
that
yeah,
you
know
city
coachmen
lot.
It's
a
nice
piece
of
property,
it's
got,
you
know
a
good
location,
but
it
doesn't
have
a
lot
of
frontage.
S
The
best
thing
to
do
would
be
to
buy
you
know
the
adjacent
property
or
perhaps
even
also
a
portion
overall
of
the
church's
property
developers.
I've
talked
to
you,
though,
haven't
necessarily
been
interested
in
going
out
and
buying
the
the
Smith
property
just
by
itself
and
then
trying
to
work
a
deal
with
the
city
and
then
another
issue
is,
is
now
potentially
putting
the
TIF
in
place,
but
the
city
not
taking
action.
The
night
has
recommended
by
staff
to
buy
the
Smith's
lot
could
potentially
allow
it
a
different
developer,
not
even
really
a
developer.
S
Just
a
person,
that's
looking
to
buy
and
hold
property
and
and
and
hold
out
for
a
higher
price,
could
potentially
negatively
impact
the
city's
ability
to
market
its
own
property
and
see
a
bigger
development
there
so
again
by
the
the
city
buying
this
property,
removing
mr.
Smith
from
the
equation.
Now
it's
just
a
negotiation
between
the
city
and
a
developer,
or
potentially
the
city,
a
developer
and
the
City
of
Refuge
Church.
I
S
Don't
have
that
in
front
of
me
at
this
time,
the
property
at
that
time
was
improved
with
a
dilapidated
dirt
type
deteriorated
home,
that
the
city's
code
enforcement
department,
through
my
research,
had
written
up
on
a
number
of
occasions
for
deficiencies.
Mr.
Smith,
then
at
some
point
after
his
purchase
demolished
the
home
and
and
so
now
it's
a
vacant
lot.
A
A
L
Thank
you
very
much.
Mayor
I
would
like
to
comment
on
the
the
last
item
on
the
special
session
and
that
is
to
hire
a
search
firm
for
a
city
manager.
I
know
that
that
creates
another
difficult
decision
for
the
for
the
council.
I'm.
Sorry
to
have
to
put
you
in
that
position,
but
I
would
like
to
State
for
the
record
that
I
am
very
happy
to
serve
in
whichever
position
the
City
Council
might
decide
you.
L
L
A
You
very
much
I
just
have
a
couple
of
clarifications.
One
of
the
things
that
I
did
ask
us
all
to
do.
All
ten
of
us
is
to
try
to
do
better
in
the
state
of
the
city
in
terms
of
communication
communication
all
around
and
sometimes
text
messages,
emails
and
other
things
can
be
misunderstood,
and
so
what
I
would
ask
us
to
do
is
that
in
in
the
future,
if
at
all
possible,
especially
if
we've
got
an
email
that
is
copied
to
the
media,
we
know
and
may
get
questions
by
that.
A
We
also
copy
our
colleagues
on
that,
whether
or
not
it's
coming
from
five
Ottoman
or
you
know
three
aldermen
or
whatever
I
think
that
would
be
useful.
Obviously
we
cannot
reply.
We
know
that
Jeff,
yes,
I'm,
certainly
understanding
that,
just
so
that
as
much
as
possible,
we
can
avoid
misunderstandings
and
that
we
we
know
what
everybody's
coming
from
just
also
to
clarify
for
the
agenda
itself
and
I'm.
It's
unfortunate
there
that
there
are
some
who
were
here,
who
I
think
may
be
misunderstood.
A
A
It
was
not
because
of
any
one
group
necessarily,
it
was
a
collection
of
factors,
including
some
of
the
people
who
supported
the
welcoming
city
ordinance,
who
said
that
they
still
wanted
some
things
to
tweak,
and
so
that
was
the
reason
why
we
did
not.
I
did
also
consult
the
executive
director
of
the
Illinois
Municipal
League
for
open
meetings
act
issues.
The
thing
that
we
apparently
cannot
do
is
have
something
where
we've
had
December
direction,
that
is
public
and
having
five
or
even
nine
aldermen,
sending
out
an
email
to
try
to
stop
it.
A
We
do
need
to
do
something
in
public.
Even
if
it's
just
a
presentation
of
the
staffs
report,
we
can
vote
not
to
vote,
and
that
is
Suresh
and
say
we,
the
council
can
vote
not
to
vote,
but
it
that
part
does
need
to
be
done
in
public
those.
The
only
things
that
I
need
to
clarify
and
again
I
wish
there
were
more
of
the
people
who
had
started.
But
obviously
this
has
been
a
long
evening
and
at
this
point,
I
shift
to
automatic
comments
will
go
around
aldermen.
M
Black,
thank
you
and
I
just
be
very
brief
here.
I
hope.
At
the
conversation
we
had
about
purchasing
that
property.
One
of
the
major
takeaways-
and
this
is
one
of
the
more
difficult
votes
I've
had
on
the
council-
is
that
there
is
a
strong
desire
to
move
very
quickly
with
RFPs.
The
perception
that
I'm
hearing
and
feeling
in
the
community
is
that
we
purchased
properties
and
then
do
nothing
with
them.
A
K
Want
to
have
a
conversation,
or
at
least
make
some
comments
about
the
welcoming
city
ordinance
and
it's
going
to
be
a
difficult
conversation
for
me,
so
I
hope,
you'll
bear
with
me.
Five
of
us
felt
for
various
reasons
that
it
was
not
a
good
idea
to
have
this
conversation
and
this
mode
about
the
welcoming
city
ordinance.
This
is
a
really
critical
community
conversation
and
there
are
many
people,
including
I,
think
all
of
us
up
here
who
feel
very
passionately
about
protecting
people
in
this
community
that
are
very
vulnerable
and
I.
K
Think
there's
various
levels
of
discomfort
about
the
ordinance.
There's
discomfort
about
the
fact
that
our
partner
in
normal
is
not.
It
is
not
they're
not
going
to
do
this,
and-
and
this
has
to
be
a
full
community
conversation
and
how
do
we
get
there
and
those
of
us
who
wrote
that
letter
at
least
some
of
us
have
taken
an
awful
lot
of
flack
for
having
stated
our
opinion
without
any
opportunity
to
provide
any
background
to
that.
So
mayor
I
have
to
say
to
you.
K
I
could
imagine
not
in
our
town
leading
this
conversation
about
all
of
the
positive
ways
that
we
can
reinforce,
that
we
want
to
be
in
our
a
welcoming
community
and
that
can
reside
outside
whatever
we
happen
to
do
within
organs.
But
we
have
to
be
positive.
We
have
to
be
open
armed
about
this,
and
you
know
we
need.
We
need
to
be
gracious
and
and
I
just
I
feel
really
demoralized
by
how
this
whole
thing
has
has
played
out
and
I.
K
A
A
Frankly,
the
past
is
just
it's
in
the
past
and
we
can't
change
it
and
I
think
that
everybody
sees
things
differently
depending
upon
where
they
set.
But
the
town
of
normal
is
very
interested.
Mayor
cruces
said
he's
very
interested
in
that
they
are
moving
forward
with
a
welcoming
city,
ordinance
and
discussion,
and
they
would
be
very
happy
to
pass
whatever
we
passed
so
that
we
would
have
an
area
wide
thanks.
K
A
A
I
have
no
idea
where
the
the
quote
that
you'd
said
came
from,
but
I
would
but
I
was
certainly
very,
very
supportive
of
a
welcoming
city
ordinance
for
many
reasons,
because
we
are
start
and
welcome
to
the
ordinance
has
a
statement-
that's
not
even
in
the
DREAM
Act
that
comes
from
our
Statue
of
Liberty.
That
reminds
us
who
we
are
given
that
we
have
an
administration
that
is
now
taking
up
to
20
years
to
process
many
of
the
visas
and
immigration.
A
We
have
I,
think
a
moral
obligation
to
end
up
and
to
do
things
and
to
speak
out
and
I,
absolutely
don't
believe
I've
yet
to
meet
anyone
from
our
immigrant
community
who
does
not
support
this
I
think
they're,
absolutely
supportive
of
this.
They
understand
it,
including
our
indian
sub-continent
community,
not
people
who
swam
over
here
from
India,
so
we're
weird
time.
I'm
talking
not
talking
to
you
I'm
talking
about
people
who
want
a
wall,
Karen
I'm
talking
about
this
in
a
broader
sense,
I,
don't
understand,
why's
that
talking
about
an
issue.
A
A
Main
point
is-
and
this
has
nothing
I
was
not
referring
to
a
year
comments.
All
the
Amish
men
I
was
referring
to
a
few
Senate
OVA
comments
that
we
had
heard
over
many
many
months
and
I
do
believe
that
it's
important
people
may
not
agree
with
me,
but
I
believe
at
least
as
long
as
I'm
mayor.
We
need
to
stand
up
for
what
we
believe
is
right.
We
need
to
stand
up
for
a
welcoming
community.
A
We
have
an
administration
in
Washington
from
my
opinion
and
mine
alone,
that
is
not
making
it
easy
for
people
who
have
been
here
some
cases
for
generations
to
expand
and
to
make
sure
that
that
happens.
So
that's
that's
why
I
think
in
principle,
that's
important
and
normal
has
changed
its
mind
and
those
were
the
points
nothing
that
I
had
said
in
terms
of
a
specific
quote
was
directed
at
you
all
the
woman's
man.
Well,
that's
not
my
intention,
that's
not
what
I
meant,
but
anyway,
all
the
woman
painter.
O
A
Okay,
let
me
finish:
excuse
me,
you
actually
do
not
have
yeah
point
of
order.
You
do
not
have
the
authority,
but
I
just
wanted
to
say:
I
am
relying
on
my
legal
counsel.
No,
the
mayor
can't
be
out
of
order
because
the
mayor
decides.
What's
that
case,
I
mean.
Is
that
the
case
they
cannot
be
can't
remove
items
from
the
council.
This
is
the
agenda.
This
is
what
I'm
talking
about.
I
V
A
O
O
Fine
but
I
I
joined
Karen
with
a
a
lot
of
dismay
about
you
dragging
us
through
the
mud.
You
not
only
do
it
publicly
when
we
disagree
with
you
in
the
paper
and
in
the
radio,
but
I
have
also
heard
reports
of
you
going
to
meetings
and
saying
that
we're
a
big
problem
for
you
and
that
we
need
to
have
the
business
leaders
Lobby
us
for
certain
things.
I,
don't
appreciate
that
and
if
you
don't
want
to
get
treated
the
same
way,
then
I
would
strongly
suggest
that
you
stop
that
juvenile
behavior.
Thank.
A
P
Guess
when
we
submitted
this
letter
to
police
who
to
remove
the
welcoming
city
ordinance
on
the
agenda,
I
am
I
from
my
personal
standpoint.
I
you
know,
I
didn't
see
it
as
necessarily
the
end
of
a
conversation.
I
because
I
remember
very
clearly
at
our
meeting
on
December
18th,
you
know,
I
was
one
of
those
I
believe,
along
with
all
the
woman
ray
who
said,
I
was
interested
in
more.
P
Because
I
I
believe
this
issue
is
it's
a
very
difficult
issue,
as
is
shown
right
here
at
this
moment
it
can
get
pretty
emotional
people
have
different
views
on
what
is
actually
the
right
thing
to
do.
I'm,
not
sure
that
an
ordinance
is
missus
or
the
right
thing
to
do.
You
know
all
I'm
saying
is
sure.
I
I
see
that
you
know
there
is
concern
in
the
community,
but
you
know
an
ordinance
could
be
one
of
many
solutions,
and
so
to
me
the
conversation
is
to
try
to
figure
out
what
is
actually
the
proper
solution.
P
I
you
know
mayor
you
come
from
an
academic
arena.
I
do
too
I
know
that
you
know
in
an
academic
arena
when
you
bring
forth
something
people
will
ask
you,
for
you
proof
your
research
to
support
your
assertions.
So,
in
my
opinion,
it's
not
that
I,
don't
believe
those
who
are
bringing
those
forward
I'm.
Just
saying:
let's
have
a
conversation.
P
Let's
try
to
figure
this
out
together
and
and
and
and
think
about
you
know,
what
is
the
proper
solution
could
be?
An
ordinance
could
be
more
education
for
people
in
the
community
could
be
because
you
know
immigration
is
federal,
could
be
lobbying
members
of
Congress
I'm,
not
sure,
but
I
think
we
feel
that
you
know
one
hour
that
we
had
of
opinions.
P
You
know
it's
not
enough
to
vote
on
an
ordinance.
You
know
and
and
I
hope
that
that's
what
my
you
know
how
my
intentions
were
interpreted.
You
know
and
I
also
have
to
say,
I
think
you
know
I'm,
never
one
to
to
assume
the
worst
in
people
I.
Think
a
lot
of
people
want
to
do
the
right
thing,
including
the
members
of
the
council,
including
the
five.
You
know
who
decided
to
delete
and,
as
you
heard
today,
even
at
the
podium,
the
leader
of
the
IPA,
said
yes,
the
ordinance
that
was
presented
was
redundant.
P
That
you
know
it
really
feels
like
we
went,
I
mean
I
as
soon
as
that
was
removed
from
the
agenda.
We
went
from
zero
to
a
hundred,
you
know
and
in
what
seems
like
and
I'm,
not
naming
names
but
I.
What
seems
like
you
know,
pointing
the
finger
at
some
council
members
blaming
some
council
members
to
me
that
that's
never
always
a
the
right
way
to
to
have
a
conversation.
P
This
person
is
terrible
because
they
don't
agree
with
me.
You
know
I
I,
just
don't
think
I.
Just
don't
think
it's
a
it's
a
thoughtful
way
to
to
have
a
conversation
you
know
to
to
have
you
know
the
names
of
council
members
paraded
on
websites.
You
know
I
I
even
received
an
invitation
to
come
and
protest
myself
tonight.
You
know,
which
is
the
ultimate
conflict
of
interest.
How
do
I
do
that?
I
don't
know.
P
But
yes,
you
know
III,
think
I've
said
enough:
I'm
gonna,
let
others
speak
as
well,
but
I.
You
know,
let's
just
be
all
of
us
together
to
be
a
little
bit
more
thoughtful
about
that.
You
know
there's
listing
and
management
that
says:
nudging
wait
you
know
and
I
understand.
People
have,
you
know,
feel
a
certain
urgency,
but
you
know
throughout
this
process.
You
know
we
can
all
continue
to
have
a
conversation
because
I
don't
I
mean
if
we
pass
an
ordinance
tomorrow,
then
what
happens
I
mean.
P
P
U
P
I
was
saying
and
I
think,
there's
there's
been,
others
no
posting
and
making
of
it,
which
is
okay,
it's
par
for
the
course.
You
know.
That's,
that's
that's
you
know
what
we
signed
up
for,
but
at
the
same
time
we
also
have
to
remember
you
know.
I
was
reminded
that
you
know
number
of
the
post.
You
know
that
I've
seen
were
coming
from
people
who
had
engaged
us.
P
You
know
as
far
as
the
police
review
board
and
you
know
which
ultimately
and
it
passes,
and
it
are
passing
so
how
do
people
go
all
of
a
sudden
from
being
being
applauded
at
being
a
really
really
really
good
person
and
then
all
of
a
sudden,
you
know
five
or
six
months
later?
Well,
you're,
really
terrible!
I
I
don't
know
I
that
that
part
of
it
bothers
me
a
little
bit.
R
Fully
all
of
the
things
so
I
want
to
get
back
to
something
that
Karen
I,
think
asked
about,
and
and
I
guess
I
would
I
need
I
need
to
understand
publicly
at
this
conference.
Where
you
spoke,
did
you
make
any
negative
or
disparaging
comments
or
anything
that
would
be
unflattering
about
the
five
alderman
who
signed
this
letter
and
sent
it
in
I?
Was.
A
There
for
I
think
around
11
minutes
I
came
in
came
out,
I
was
asked
to
say
what
I
thought
and
I
was
asked
about.
Will
this
be
heard
again,
I
mean
I
made
that
clear
and
the
are
not
Steve
Chris.
Who
said
that
they
were
considering
it.
He
told
me
beforehand
and
then
he
started
talking
and
I
had
to
link
cuz
I
had
something
else
to
talk
to
go
to
I.
A
Remind
horrible
witness,
I,
don't
know
what
I
said
or
what
something
could
have
been
taken,
or
somebody
said,
oh,
that
whatever
I
don't
know.
I
certainly
have
long
since
realized
that
things
can
be
taken
out
of
context
or
I.
Don't
remember
exactly
what
I
said:
I
don't
know
anything
about
cracking
open,
champagne,
bottles
or
whatever.
A
Just
don't
know
what
I
might
have
said
if
you
people
said
it
I,
don't
know
so,
I,
don't
know
what
I
might
have
said
or
even
said
beforehand
to
side,
because
people
were
talking
to
me
when
I
come
into
the
room.
People
were
talking
me
and
squirting
me
up
to
the
microphone.
We
talked
I
said
a
few
things,
listen
to
what
Chris
Koos
said
and
then
I
had
to
leave
what
my.
R
But
I
hear
what's
being
said
about
us,
okay
and,
and
so
the
the
the
the
bullying
and
the
name,
calling
that
I
that
I
am
told
by
several
people
has
happened.
So
I
was
I
believe
it's
out
there.
That
I
think
has
been
enabled
by
some
people
even
on
this
council.
I
I
think
is,
is
reprehensible
and,
and
so
I
want
you
to
know,
Karen
that
that
I'm,
sorry,
that's
happened
to
you,
because
you
you
you,
you
are
a
model
for
me
and
and
I.
R
So
again,
I'm!
Sorry,
that's
happened
to
you,
but
I
think
it's
indicative
of
what
what
we
saw,
but
what
we've
seen
other
times.
These
are
the
tactics
that
are
used
and,
and
so
what
what
we
have
to
do
is
those
of
us
who
who
don't
agree.
We
have
to
refuse
to
not
be
bullied
and
and
not
be
shouted
down
and
and
and
not
be
insinuated
into
into
submission.
So
so
thank
you
Karen
because
again,
you
know
I'm
proud
to
count
you
not
only
as
a
as
a
colleague
but
as
a
friend.
So
thanks
Alvin.
A
T
So
I
wanted
to
talk
about
something
completely
different,
so
we
had
an
unfortunate
circumstance
over
the
weekend
of
a
large
apartment
fire
on
right
off
of
Route,
nine
and
Chiefs
go
back
there.
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
everything
that
I
heard
is
your
guys
did
amazing
over
the
weekend.
So
you
please
tell
them
we
all
said.
Thank
you
also
to
all
the
people.
Yes,
definitely.
T
Also
too
I
just
wanted
to
publicly
acknowledge
all
the
people
who
donated
half
of
it
would
look
like
half
a
gymnasium
worth
of
clothes
and
resources
to
those
families
that
they
took
him
over
to
Stevenson
elementary
that,
in
turbulent
times
kind
of
helps
me
restore
some
of
my
faith
in
humanity,
occasionally
so
I
looked
at
those
pictures
in
absolute
amazement
and
to
all
the
teachers
and
every
of
the
school
administrators
that
helped
coordinate
all
that
I
mean
what
an
amazing
job
of
you
know.
There
are
things
that
we
can
accomplish
together.
T
They
pull
together
in
town,
so
I.
Just
that
touched
me
over
the
weekend.
I
just
wanted
to
acknowledge
all
that.
The
other
thing
I
just
wanted
to
say-
and
this
is
just
kind
of
a
general
information
for
the
council-
is
a
assistant
chief,
bays
and
I
got
a
chance
to
go
to
an
Ameren
emergency
readiness
seminar.
T
Earlier
today
and
I
thought
it
was
interesting
to
learn
of
some
actually
fairly
massive
infrastructure
upgrades
that
Ameren
is
actually
working
on
currently
in
Bloomington,
and
so
that
that
you
know
in
creating
a
redundant
electrical
network
in
Bloomington
to
you
with
the
chief
goal
of
reducing
power.
Outages
I
mean,
as
somebody
who
lives
in
an
older
neighborhood
of
town
and
empower
outages,
are
just
kind
of
things
that
happen.
T
I
was
very
heartened
to
hear
that
they
literally
have,
if
I
added
up
all
the
numbers
right
in
my
head,
as
they
were
going
along
about
40
to
50
million
dollars
of
upgrades
that
they're
going
to
be
doing
to
the
electrical
grid
in
Bloomington
in
the
in
the
next
couple
of
years,
including
the
smart
metering
systems
and
things
of
that
nature.
So
there
was
really
interesting
and
chief
thanks
for
letting
AC
Bay's
come.
T
I
I
Moving
to
this,
the
the
voices
of
our
own
elected
folks,
as
well
as
those
others
in
the
community
have
reached
out
to
us.
So
not
listening,
really
shouldn't
be
an
option
here
and
then
publicize
renovating
those
I
disagree.
I!
Don't
see
that
as
a
productive
manner
to
go
forward.
So
I
really
like
to
see
a
situation
where,
in
what
role?
We
disagree
that
we
listen
carefully
to
one
another
about
what
we
that
which
we
disagree
and
then
we
think
of
ways
to
address
the
concerns
in
the
discipline.
I
That's
another
we
can't
we
can't,
but
perhaps
we
can
and
I
really
think
that
this
this
whole
issue
concerning
the
immigration
matters,
there's
something
that
we
could
all
work
together
on
and
come
up
with
something
that's
far
better
than
this
piece.
That
was
that
was
presented
or
postured
for
presentation
this
evening.
I
So
it's
really
foolish
and
really
a
cool
way
to
govern,
and
so
I
would
really
say
that
I
for
one
appreciate
the
work
that
that
is
done
in
putting
together
this
email
and
and
putting
it
to
paper,
because
it
was
the
messaging.
The
theme
simply
of
northern
and
I
think
that
we
need
to
go
further
in
a
matter
where
we
don't
have.
We
don't
ignore
these
viable
position
of
others
and
and
we
develop
our
listening
posture
and
and
think
about
what
we
say
before.
We
say
it
because
words
matter.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
You
know
on
this
that
just
want
to
clarify
that
there
were
that
I
did
listen
to
the
City
Council,
at
least
the
City
Council.
That
would
that
I
communicated
with
some
members
of
City
Council
wanted
on
January
23rd.
This
was
three
weeks
later
February
12,
and
so
this
I
thought
was
a
compromise
three
weeks
beyond
the
earlier
time
period.
We
did
talk
about
this
in
public
in
December
there
was
public
comment
and
beforehand
this
has
been
in
the
public
arena
for
a
year
or
more
so
yeah.
I.
A
I
You
suggest
thank
you,
yeah
thanks
Amer,
and
you
know
I
really
think
that
you
know,
while
you
can
put
a
clock
on
Sunday
and
time
it
I
mean
what
is
the
quality
of
what's
occurred,
I
mean
we
have
to
judge
it
in
that
manner,
and
we
can't
say
well
times
up.
Let's
just
pass
whatever
is
in
front
of
us
and
move
on,
I
think
that
really
creates
chaos
and
just
a
poor
situation
which
our
Bloomington
citizens
really
visual
is
better.
I
A
N
K
Has
been
pointed
out
that
it
was
put
on
the
agenda
without
the
discussion
that
had
been
asked
for
and
I
think
we
got
our
process
messed
up.
What
would
have
made
sense
to
me
following
our
BCP?
A
conversation
would
have
been
a
follow-up,
transparent
conversation
about
where
we
need
to
go
with
this,
but
that
didn't
happen.
Something
got
put
on
the
agenda
and
this
was
a
way
of
saying
you
know
what
we're
not
ready
for
that.
Yet,
but
that's
that's
my
skinny
on
on
what
happened
and
you're
right.
K
We
should
have
those
conversations
and
that's
why
we
have
work
sessions
and
that's
why
we
have
our
canoe.
The
whole
meetings-
and
you
know,
I-
think
we
have
a
wonderful
opportunity.
Mr.
black
is
off
often
talking
about
getting
together
with
the
town
of
normal.
Maybe
this
ought
to
be
a
great
conversation
with
them.
How
do
we
move
forward
and
how
do
we
help
everybody
in
this
community?
Who
cares
so
deeply
about
this
issue?
Work
together
and
come
together
and.
A
Just
to
clarify,
in
terms
of
the
discussion
I
think
it's
fairly
safe
to
say
that
in
my
conversations
with
mr.
Rasmussen
and
mr.
Jergens,
that
our
assumption
was
from
December
that
the
staff
was
supposed
to
work
with
Brendan,
and
that
is
legal
and
Brendan
and
come
back
with
something
that
was
what
was
the
understanding
at
least
a
couple
of
elderman
and
said:
okay.
Well,
where
is
this
thing
and
well
we've
got
it.
Why
don't
we
bring
it
on
just
on
January
23rd,
so
it
didn't.
A
I
No,
this
is
all
remember
now.
In
fact,
you
know
again:
I
read
ultimate
mobile
nombre
spoke
to
about
your
December
meeting
and
how
we
suddenly
needed
to
do
more
work
on
this,
to
get
it
right
that
that's
what
I
took
away
from
anything
in
December,
so
putting
it
on
the
agenda
for
four
days.
You
know,
after
having
us
without
any
opportunity
at
all,
as
all
the
images
pointed
out
to
have
conversation
about
what
the
next
iteration
could
be,
we're
simply
premature,
but
you
know
that
was
ignored.
Thank
you.
A
Yeah
again,
just
a
even
if
we
put
it
on
the
agenda
doesn't
mean
that
it
it's
voted
on
that
night
or
can't.
If
there's
some
amendments
to
it.
Oh,
but
okay,
I
think
we
have
but
I
think
the
idea
of
talking
and
communicating
as
all
the
woman
burgers
had
suggested
is
critical.
So
I
will
return
to
the
motion
to
adjourn
by
all
them
in
black
and
is
there
a
second
to
the
motion
to
adjourn
second
by
Oldowan
painter,
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
unearned?
Thank
you.
Ken
thank.