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A
Good
evening
everybody,
let's
call
the
meeting
of
the
city
of
Bloomington
Township
to
order.
We
stand
for
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance.
B
D
A
A
E
F
G
A
H
So
this
is
the
renovations
to
your
building
right,
just
where
I
wonder
where
you
are
on
that
I'd
love
to
hear
you
know
where
the
some
of
the
progress
that's
being
made.
Progress.
E
Isn't
made
until
we
award
this
Jay
Spencer
construction?
We
have
been
through
the
complete
bid
process.
H
A
H
E
In
our
parking
lot
with
the
change
horses
to
the
parking
lot,
they
slowed
our
schedule
down
immensely
and
so
we're
just
asking
for
the
contingency
to
allow
that
it
still
will
be
presented
to
you
any
change
orders
as
they
come.
We
just
need
to
be
able
to
execute
them
in
a
timely
manner.
Okay,.
I
A
Okay
motion
to
approved
by
council
member
email,
second
by
council
member
Urban,
you
take
the
role
please
yep.
C
Trustees
all
right,
trustee,
Welch
trustee
montney,
yes,
trustee
email,
yes,
trustee
Becker,.
G
G
E
I
have
my
board
report
present
in
the
in
the
packet
I
just
wanted
to
say
we
did
receive
our
torma
check
our
dividend
check
in
the
amount
of
4843
and
that
equals
to
A
total,
since
2024
56
287.
E
Torm
has
been
an
essential
part
of
Township
in
terms
of
also
receiving
these
dividends.
It's
very
helpful
to
kind
of
expect
that
dividend
I
just
wanted
to
remind
you
that
torma
also
provides
workers
comp
for
our
general
assistance,
workfare
clientele
when
they're
on
sites
at
any
of
these
sites
in
the
community,
including
our
pots
program,
and
then
the
other
thing
is
just
the
here
program
in
terms
of
we've
awarded
sixty
five
thousand
four
hundred.
It's
basically
really
to
date.
Right
now
about
76
000.,.
G
This
is
kind
of
unrelated,
but
I
had
sent
you
an
email
about
this
and
I
wanted
to
potentially
get
your
comments
on
this
with
the
decennial
committee
coming
up
and
the
looking
at
redundancies
and
looking
at
all
the
spending
we
have
on
the
city
level
and
things
I'm
wondering
if
you've
considered
the
overall
efficiencies
of
potentially,
you
know
rolling
the
township
into
the
city
with.
Maybe
you
guys
coming
in
as
management
to
reduce
expenses
overall
I
mean
philosophically
I.
E
Well,
I
have
to
take
any
personal
views
out
of
this.
This
is
the
decennial
committee's
review
of
the
efficiencies
that
exist
and
then
any
inefficiencies
to
be
reported.
Certainly,
we
are
very
welcome
welcoming
to
I
mean
we
welcome
improving
any
efficiencies
that
we
have
and
I
just
want
to
remind
you
that
all
of
townships
dictated
by
State
legislation,
everything
that
we
do
so
it
would
have
to
follow
in
line
with
that.
J
Evening
the
report
I
put
in
front
of
you
this
evening
was
some
of
the
new
construction
dollars
that
came
in
over
the
past
few
years.
You
can
see
there
was
a
decline
back
early
in
2017,
we
saw
some
growth
was
stymied
a
little
bit
and
we've
seen
in
2022,
where
we
started
seeing
some
growth
in
new
construction
dollars
and
the
amount
of
new
residential
properties
being
built.
J
So
we're
waiting
to
see
what
happens
in
2023
if
that
will
be
continued
growth
for
the
city
or
or
not.
So
this
is
just
information
to
pass
on
any
questions.
K
C
Received
no
emailed
public
comment
or
in
person
or
remote
registrations.
Thank.
A
K
A
L
Good
evening
mirror
Pro
tem
Council
city
manager,
I'm,
going
to
introduce
Dr
Lewis
who's
in
charge
of
Ems
for
the
for
the
system
for
right
now,
she's
going
to
present
the
award
to
us.
M
Good
evening
this
officially
assigned
to
someone
else
so
I
am
going
to
be
reading
from
my
phone,
so
I
apologize
for
that
Lifeline
EMS
recognition
is
a
program
designed
to
Showcase
pre-hospital
agencies,
Nationwide
for
excellence
in
heart,
attack
and
stroke
care.
Pre-Hospital
Personnel
are
the
first
care
providers
to
patients
suffering
from
acute
emergencies.
Bloomington
Fire
Department
plays
a
vital
role
in
the
care
system
for
these
patients
and
is
crucial
in
setting
the
course
for
the
patient's
outcome.
M
M
L
I
appreciate
this,
and
it's
it's
due
to
these
guys
right
here
that
do
all
the
hard
work
I
know.
Chris
Newton
wasn't
here
tonight
our
EMS
coordinator,
but
it's
also
up
to
them.
The
system
allows
us
to
do
a
lot
of
things
in
in
this
city
and
it
helps
helps
with
those
events
where
we
do
have
to
perform
CPR
and
the
cardiac
arrest.
But
it's
you
know
we
we
got
this
several
times
we
kind
of
when
covet
hit
it.
L
We
went
back
down,
we
didn't
report
stuff,
so
we
went
back
down
to
Silver
last
year,
we're
back
up
to
Gold,
Plus
and
I
hope
we
stay
there
from
now
on.
It's
well
deserved
by
everybody,
that's
here
in
the
whole
department.
Thank
you
very
much.
Well,.
A
Congratulations
on
the
sustained
award
I
think
that
that's
really
great
and
to
that
young
lady
that
came
up
to
the
podium
substituting
for
someone
else.
I
can
feel
your
pain.
A
Okay,
we're
going
to
move
on
to
public
hearing.
The
first
public
hearing
is
for
the
fy20
for
proposed
budget
and
I
will
hand
this
over
to
city
manager,
Gleason
foreign.
D
Thank
you,
mayor,
Pro,
tem
and
Council,
and
to
the
community.
This
is
the
final
step
before
proposed
budget
adoption
on
April
10th
I'm,
going
to
turn
it
over
to
finance
director
Scott
Raskin.
A
Yeah
I
have
to
open
the
public
hearing.
First,
sorry,
I
will
call
the
public
hearing
open
and
the
time
is
605.
N
Thank
you,
mayor
Pro,
tem
city
manager.
No
new
information
this
evening,
as
you
can
see
on
the
slide,
Above
This
is
a
summary
of
the
of
the
budget
as
proposed
Citywide
of
290.1
million.
It's
a
strong
budget,
ambitious
budget
with
nearly
70
million
dollars
in
capital
projects.
That's
that
makes
up
most
of
the
difference
between
the
prior
year,
the
21
million
dollar
difference
between
prior
Year
and
have
that
of
that
infrastructure,
highlighting
that
10
million
of
that
is
for
roads
and
sidewalks.
A
three
million
dollar
increase.
N
But
what
I
really
want
to
highlight
to
the
community
is:
are
the
resources
available
related
to
the
budget,
so
the
budget
books
are
online
via
the
web
at
cblm.org,
backslash
budget
and
they're
also
hard
copies
at
the
Hub
and
the
library?
That's
not
denoted
here,
but
there
are
hard
copies
available
as
well,
and
then
there's
additional
background
information
on
the
budget.
N
We
have
a
budget,
a
video
series,
that's
accessible
via
the
city
website
as
well,
along
with
a
PDF
that
kind
of
goes
along
long
with
that
video
series
that
highlights
you
know
the
financial
structure
of
the
city
and
some
of
the
nuances
related
to
the
some
of
the
interfund
transfers
and
things
of
that
nature,
and
then
last
but
not
least,
is
our
our
annual
audit,
a
lengthy
document,
but
it
has
some
very
interesting
information
related
to
the
assets
and
services.
N
Some
of
the
things
we
highlighted
during
the
proposed
budget,
the
service
calls
from
police
and
fire
the
number
of
parks
Etc
and
all
that
is
available
online
and
then,
as
the
city
manager
mentioned,
you
know
the
final
step
in
FY
24
will
be
the
budget
adoption
on
April
10th
and
we'll
go
through
some
more
of
the
details.
Recapping
those
you
know
the
revenues
and
expenditures
and
the
variances
from
year
to
year
at
that
time,
and
that
is
all
for
this
presentation,
so
I'll
turn
it
over
to
here.
C
We
do
have
two
people
register
to
testify:
first,
we'll
have
Gary
Lambert
and
to
follow
Scott
steinling
and
I'll
swear
them
in
each
as
they
come
forward.
Thank
you.
C
Gary,
sorry,
really
quick
if
you'll
State
your
full
name,
yeah.
C
We
got
the
middle
sorry
if
you'll
raise
your
right
hand,
please
do
you
swear
to
tell
the
truth
the
whole
truth
and
nothing,
but
the
truth
I
do.
Thank
you.
O
I
may
have
some
of
these
items
out
of
sequence,
but
that's
what
happens
when
you
rely
on
your
memory
somewhere
along
the
line?
I
got
our
statements
from
the
Assessor
I
assume.
All
of
you
did
as
well,
and
I
went
up
7.7
percent
from
my
house
and
that's
fine,
then
I
heard
through
Scott's
presentations
somewhere
along
the
line
that
we
had
increased
and
I
forget
the
name
of
the
fund,
the
Surplus
fund,
the
backup
phone,
whatever
it
is,
I'm
13
million
dollars.
O
O
O
P
Scott
steimling,
my
concern
is
with
the
budget.
C
C
P
P
P
P
You
know,
I'm
embarrassed
I
mean,
as
you
come
into
Bloomington,
say:
welcome
to
Bloomington
the
potholes
rotten
roads
enter
at
your
own
risk
and
if
we'd
have
done
this
years
ago,
it
would
have
been
a
whole
heck
of
a
lot
less
than
it
is
today.
Materials
were
a
lot
lower.
Labor
was
a
lot
lower.
Everything
was
a
lot
lower.
P
P
C
There's
no
one
additional
for
public
testimony
under
this
item.
A
A
A
And
I
will
have
Mr
Gleason,
introduce.
D
Thank
you,
mayor,
Pro,
tem
and
Council
to
the
community.
Go
ahead.
Michael.
This
is
the
cdbg
annual
action
plan.
That's
going
to
be
presented
by
Michael
in
possibly
additional
comments
from
Melissa
Hahn,
the
ecd
director
Michael.
Q
Thank
you
got
some
slides
to
go
through
tonight
up
here
on
the
screens,
for
you
so
we'll
be
talking
about
the
annual
action
plan
for
the
program
year
of
2023.
I
can
skip
to
the
next
slide,
please.
Q
So,
just
as
a
reminder,
cdbg
program
provides
annual
grants
on
a
formula
basis
to
city
state
cities
and
counties
to
develop
viable
urban
communities,
providing
decent
housing
in
a
sustainable
excuse
me
suitable
living
environment
by
expanding
economic
opportunities
and
principles
for
low
to
moderate
income
persons.
So
the
national
objectives
that
we
meet
with
this
funding
is
to
benefit
low
to
moderate
income.
Persons
prevent
or
eliminate
slum
and
blight
conditions
and
meet
urgent
Community
needs.
City
of
Bloomington
is
an
entitlement,
a
grantee
of
funds
from
the
U.S
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development
next
slide.
Q
Q
Program
year,
2023
runs
from
May
1st
of
2023
to
April
30th
of
2024..
This
is
the
49th
year
that
the
city
has
administered
the
cdbg
program
each
year.
An
annual
action
plan
is
created
to
determine
the
annual
projects
that
will
be
undertaken
to
achieve
goals
described
in
this
Consolidated
plan.
This
plan
is
the
in
the
is
wow
words.
This
plan
is,
in
the
fourth
year
of
the
20
to
24
Consolidated
plan
that
the
council
approved
back
in
2020..
Q
Thank
you.
The
city
released
the
request
for
proposals
for
our
partner
program
applications
for
public
service.
This
includes
planning,
fair
housing
and
section
3
activities
and
public
facility
and
infrastructure
partner
programs.
In
January
of
this
year,
applications
were
due
in
February
of
2023.
We
had
16
total
applications
out
of
those
10
were
Public,
Service
applications
and
six
were
for
public
facilities
and
infrastructure
applications.
Q
Awarded
organizations
are
sub-recipients
of
the
city's
cdbg
funds,
so
our
annual
goals
and
funding
so
we're
trying
to
accomplish
a
preservation
of
existing,
affordable
housing
stock
homeowner,
which
would
break
down
into
two
categories:
homeowner,
housing,
assistance
and
rehabilitation,
service
delivery.
Also,
the
elimination
of
Slum
and
blight
conditions,
which
we
do
through
residential
housing
demolitions
and
you
can
see
the
totals
there.
Q
We're
also
looking
to
support
the
provision
of
Public
Service
activities.
So
in
do
that,
we
partner
with
path
part
path,
homelessness
and
Emergency,
Services
partners
for
Community
Recycling
furniture
for
families,
program,
wbrp,
Community
operations,
OSF
Healthcare,
System
and
piecemeals
and
KTB
Financial
to
provide
Financial
Services.
Q
We're
also
providing
quality
services
of
facilities
by
which
we're
doing
through
the
city
of
Bloomington
Public,
Works,
Department,
West,
Corridor
sidewalk
improvements
this
year
and
also
through
mid-central
Community
Action
through
their
Ada
improvements
at
their
facility,
we're
also
looking
to
administer
cdbg
effectively
and
proficiently.
We
do
that
through
Prairie
State,
Legal
Services,
their
fair
housing
program,
the
housing
authority
of
the
city
of
Bloomington
through
Section
3
training,
McLean
County,
Regional,
Planning,
Commission,
Housing
and
Community
planning
and
general
program.
Administration.
Q
We
also
have
covid-19
prevention,
preparation
and
response
funds.
This
year,
the
city
of
Bloomington,
Parks
and
Rec
we're
going
to
put
that
money
into
improvements
at
the
Empire
Junction
Park.
So
this
year
our
total
program,
Community
investments,
will
be
just
over
717
thousand
dollars.
Q
Our
estimated
allocation
for
this
year
is
548
291
dollars.
We
also
have
some
program
income.
We
gain
program
income
from
loan
payments
on
housing,
Rehabilitation
loans
funded
with
cdbg.
We
also
have
about
109
000
in
carryover
funding
and
then
our
remaining
cdbg
CV
funds,
just
under
thirty
thousand
dollars.
Q
The
public
comment
for
this
annual
action
plan
is
open
until
tomorrow,
through
tomorrow.
Q
Potential
changes
that
we
might
present
later
are
Revenue
adjustments
based
on
the
annual
the
actual
annual
amount,
not
the
estimated
amount
and
any
additional
funding
between
what
we
estimated
and
what
we
get
will
be
moved
towards
demolition
activities.
Then
we'll
come
back
and
present
for
consideration
and
action
by
city
council.
Our
annual
action
plan
will
need
to
be
approved
by
Hud,
and
then
the
funding
will
eventually
be
released
by
Hud
and
we'll
sign
off
on
that
agreement.
Q
C
So
our
direction
from
legal
and
George
can
clarify,
if
necessary,
is
that
Council
should
weigh
in
when
the
item
comes
forward
for
action.
So
that's
the
way
we're
moving
forward.
If
that's,
okay
with
you
and
now,
you
would
just
close
the
public
hearing
and
move
on
to
the
third.
When.
A
D
Thank
you,
mayor,
Pro,
tem
and
Council
in
the
community,
going
to
turn
this
over
to
Melissa
Hahn,
the
ecd
director,
but
we
also,
these
are
action
items
on
tonight's
agenda
and
we
have
the
appropriate
staff
members
assembled
if
there's
additional
questions
comments
at
that
time.
Alyssa.
R
Thank
you
good
evening,
mayor
Pro,
tem,
Council
and
city
manager.
This
public
hearing
is
on
the
Second
Amendment
to
the
annexation
agreement
with
Hershey
Grove
LLC.
The
original
annexation
agreement
was
approved
on
February
11th
of
2002
and
included
a
Parkland
dedication
or
fee
in
lieu
of
approximately
285
thousand
dollars.
The
initial
offer
was
to
dedicate
land
which
required
an
at-grade
Crossing
when
the
city
was
unable
to
obtain
that
at
grade
crossing
as
part
of
the
agreement
that
agreement
was
amended.
R
This
came
with
the
First
Amendment,
which
was
approved
in
2015,
allowing
the
developer
to
construct
sidewalk
and
portions
of
the
Constitution
Trail.
The
proposed
Second
Amendment
would
replace
the
developer
obligation
for
construction
of
sections
of
the
trail
with
a
mid-block
Crossing
on
Hershey
Road.
That
would
connect
existing
trail
with
future
Trail.
R
R
R
Several
witnesses
testified
that
they
wanted
the
trail
to
be
completed
and
the
proposed
Midlock
mid-block
Crossing
would
be
a
crossing
without
purpose.
The
Planning
Commission
recommended
denial
of
the
request,
since
the
Planning
Commission
hearing
had
plan
has
been
identified
to
utilize
grant
funding
to
complete
the
remaining
portions
of
the
trail.
A
C
We
do
first
I'll
just
let
you
know
that
we
did
not
receive
any
emailed
public
comment
prior
to
the
meeting,
and
tonight
we
have
five
people
registered
to
speak
after
you
read
your
note.
I
guess
you
will
we'll
start
with
Marty
seigel
and
then
next
up,
Gary
Lambert.
A
Public
comment
is
an
opportunity
for
speakers
to
provide
their
views
and
feedback
to
the
city
council.
It
is
also
an
opportunity
for
the
city
council
to
listen
and
hear
diverse
points
of
view
to
Mac,
to
maximize
the
impact
of
public
comment
and
show
respect
for
the
expression
of
All
Views.
Speakers
should
maintain
Civility
and
focus
on
City
issues.
Speakers
must
identify
themselves
for
the
record
but
are
not
required
to
give
their
address.
Each
speaker
is
given
the
floor
for
three
minutes,
and
the
council
does
not
respond
or
engage
in
debate.
S
Start:
okay,
that's
good
I'm,
Marty,
seigel
I've
lived
in
central
Bloomington
for
more
than
40
years
and
it
seems
to
me
some
of
the
things
that
are
happening.
Right
now
are
important
and
I
felt
obliged
to
come
in
2015.
The
city
conducted
a
study
called
Bring
It
On
Bloomington.
Most
of
you
remember.
S
After
that,
the
housing
group
and
two
other
groups
recommended
greater
density
in
their
very
short
presentations
to
the
McLean
County
Regional
Planning
Commission
I
objected
because
my
neighborhood
was
harmed
by
many
zoning
changes.
Over
the
last
decades
we
saw
the
elimination
of
setbacks,
setback
requirements,
the
addition
of
barbed
wire
around
a
neighborhood
property
and
business
use
of
city
land.
We
lost
trees
and
we
saw
an
increase
in
hard
ground
which,
as
you
know,
causes
stress
on
our
combination,
storms
and
sewers.
S
There's
no
indication
to
me
that
the
present
push
for
greater
density
will
protect
our
diverse
fragile
neighborhoods
last
year,
for
example,
the
economic
and
Community
Development
Department
requested
a
special
use
permit
for
no
zone.
For
pardon
pardon
me
a
special
use
permit
for
a
rooming
house
on
the
in
the
near
East
Side.
The
petition
included
a
variance
that
allowed
eight
parking
spaces,
thereby
eliminating
any
screening
after
the
permit
was
approved.
Neighbors
discovered
that
the
code
required
only
two
parking
spaces,
so
there
was
no
need
to
foster
a
bare
building
surrounded
by
gravel.
S
Today's
actions
by
city
leaders
will
provide
opportunities
for
investors,
often
from
outside
the
community,
to
create
changes
in
our
neighborhoods,
but
they
will
also
eliminate
neighbor.
It
seems
that
they
will
also
eliminate
Neighbors
from
participating
in
conversations
about
those
changes.
I
hope
the
current
enthusiasm
for
revising
the
character
of
the
Central
City
will
be
tampered
by
a
respect
for
the
citizens
living
in
it.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
S
A
O
T
Adam
mayor
Pro,
tem,
council
members,
visitors
and
citizens,
my
name
is
Martin
Schrader
I'm,
a
citizen
of
Bloomington
I
live
in
the
Hedgewood
subdivision
and
I
work
at
as
a
physician
at
OSF,
St,
Joseph's
I
want
to
express
mine
and
other
concerns
about
Oxford
House,
which
is
a
series
of
houses
throughout
the
United
States,
including
one
recently
opened
in
the
Hedgewood
subdivision,
which
places
addicts
of
both
alcohol
and
or
drugs
into
communities.
As
a
halfway
house,
the
newest
Oxford
House
is
in
at
2207
Hedgewood
Drive
in
Bloomington,
and
the
statistics
I'm
going
to
read.
T
T
Absolutely
no
idea
or
screenings
are
made
of
prospective
offered
house
residents
to
identify
or
isolate
violent
criminals
or
sex
offenders
before
drug
and
alcohol
addicts
are
placed
in
a
community,
since
Hedgewood
is
directly
across
from
North
Point
grade
school
and
many
children
walk
to
school
and
back
to
their
Hedgewood
homes.
The
safety
of
this
these
children
is
a
very
valid
concern.
T
73
percent
of
all
Oxford
House
residents
are
addicted
to
both
drugs
and
alcohol.
Although
the
Oxford
House
statistics
are
unsubstantiated,
one
of
the
reviews
mentions
the
Plainsfield
New
Jersey
Oxford
House
of
the
20th
president's
13
left
of
those
13
nine
left
due
to
a
relapse
into
drugs
and
alcohol
usage.
The
reality
of
these
addictions
and
relapses
poses
a
legitimate
concern
for
hedgewood's
residents
will
bear
the
immediate
burden
of
these
relapses
Oxford
House
Rules,
specifically
disallow
any
professional
staff
to
live
in
an
Oxford
House
residence.
T
The
3
000
U.S
residences
used
for
Oxford
House
addicts,
rent
from
80
to
160
dollars
per
week
per
resident.
Consequently,
the
nine
beds
and
potentially
10
rented
in
the
Hedgewood
house
producing
income
for
the
two
Washington
State
Realtors,
who
bought
it
of
approximately
5
760
dollars
a
month
or
sixty
nine
thousand
one
hundred
and
twenty
dollars
per
year.
These
absentee
owners
and
the
local
realtor
who
sold
the
house
to
them
have
shown
a
total
disregard
for
City
zoning
laws
and
citizen
concerns
they're,
simply
driven
by
their
greed.
P
It's
not
steamling
more
than
five
I
guess.
My
concern
is
with
vehicle
use
tax
that
it
places
Bloomington
on
an
unfair
playing
field
with
the
car
dealers
in
Normal,
I
thought
Bloomington
was
Bloomington,
normal
was
trying
to
do
every
every
Bloomington
was
trying
to
do
a
thing
normal
did,
but
I
guess
not
because
it's
money
in
the
pot
in
their
pockets.
P
You
know
it's
getting
to
the
point
where
bloomington's
taxing
everything
they
possibly
can
we
got
the
water
tax
on.
Don't
we
Tim
on
the
we
got
on
the
water,
we
got
the
we
got
the
use
tax,
we
got
the
there's
attacks
onto
everything,
gas
tax,
you
know,
I,
don't
know
when
the
city's
gonna
quit
taxing.
P
They
get
part
of
the
income
tax,
but
it's
never
enough.
It
seems
like
no
matter
how
much
it
is.
It's
never
enough,
and
maybe
the
council
needs
to
start
saying
we
can
do
without
that.
We
don't
need
that.
We
need
to
live
within
our
means.
You
live
within
your
means
in
your
private
households.
Why
not
with
the
city?
U
U
U
U
A
A
And
let's
see.
D
V
Yeah,
thank
you.
I
I
actually
have
several
questions
with
regard
to
this
item.
The
first
one
has
to
do
with
getting
some
clarification
on.
What
kind
of
incentives
did
the
developer
get
back
what
20
years
ago,
what
what
were
they
promised
from
the
city?
What
did
it
cost
the
city
to
allow
this
project
to
go
forward
20
years
something
years
ago,.
A
You
usually
what
happens,
is
there's
a
annexation
agreement
and
within
that
annexation
agreement
is
basically
what
we
had
before
us
correct
in
the
packet.
V
V
Okay
and
then
I
guess
I
I,
wonder
if
we
could
clarify
why
this
wouldn't
be
spending
public
funds
on
private
concerns.
I've
heard
that
raised
a
number
of
times
over
the
the
last
year
or
two
I
guess.
V
Maybe
the
standout
for
me
had
to
do
with
when
when
makes
them
pretty
hard
hit,
neighborhoods
were
hit
by
flooding
and
efforts
were
made
to
try
to
to
get
some
support
for
those
residents
of
those
neighborhoods
with
for
the
flooding
damage,
and
the
argument
of
some
of
my
colleagues
was
that
we
shouldn't
be
spending
private
money
or
public
money
to
benefit
strictly
private
goods,
and
it's
my
understanding
that
the
the
extension
of
the
the
trail
really
is
strictly
to
benefit.
This
neighborhood
and
I'm
wondering
just
how
we're
we're
squaring
that.
D
Official
I'm
going
to
jump
in
here,
real
quick,
Craig,
Shawn,
Weiler
assistant,
Public
Works
director
go
and
come
up
and
Kevin.
If
you
don't
mind
slide
up
here
and
we'll
we'll
assist
Melissa
as
well
with
some
of
these
responses,
I
guess
what
I'll
say
is
Craig
and
Kevin
are
preparing,
and
even
if
Corporation
Council,
George
Boyle
has
any
comments.
D
D
Plan
commission
denied
this
for
a
variety
of
reasons
that
was
previously
shared
staff
and
trying
to
get
creative,
not
on
behalf
of
the
developer,
because
there
is
a
you
know,
there's
many
back
and
forth
conversations
that
have
occurred
regarding
this
development,
but
really
staff
sought
out
a
possibility
to
try
to
find
a
remedy
that
was
going
to
benefit
the
residents
themselves
in
that
neighborhood,
but
also
the
community.
So
that's
the
conversation
tonight
so
in
between
the
planned
commission
boat
on
March
1st
and
tonight,
we've
tried
to
prep
plan
commission
with
what
the
changes
are.
D
The
remedy
I
will
call
it
that's
before
Council
to
consider
and
then
also
have
reached
out
to
some
of
those
that
made
public
comment.
The
residents
that
made
public
comment
at
the
March
1st
Planning
Commission,
but
Greg
or
Kevin.
Could
you
speak
to
older
woman
Awards
specific
question
from
a
couple
of
minutes
ago.
W
I'm
glad
to
thank
you,
C
manager,
the
the
trail
extension
that
we're
talking
about
will
actually
be.
You
know
along
public
roads,
they'll
be
in
the
public
right
away
and,
as
everyone
knows,
the
Constitution
Trail
has
been
very
popular
amenity
throughout
the
community
and
this
extension
will
connect
to
the
existing
trail
that
that
runs
throughout
this
development,
but
will
eventually
continue
on
further
to
the
east.
This
the
trail.
W
That's
there
today
follows
a
power
line
easement
that
will
continue
the
the
Vail
Baptist
Church,
that's
out
there
off
of
Ireland
Grove
Road
backs
up
pretty
close
to
the
trail.
W
Eventually,
it
will
continue
on
as
that
ground
gets
developed,
and
you
know
our
goal
with
the
trail
system
is
to
have
a
connected
trail
system
that
Loops
throughout
the
community
is,
you
know
the
Hamilton
Road
and
the
Fox
Creek
Road
improvements
also
include
pieces
of
Hamilton,
the
trail
extension
that
will
connect
this
section
of
Hamilton
Trail,
all
the
way
to
the
West
Side
to
Fox
Creek,
which
you
know
gives
them
that
trail
amenity
for
pedestrians
and
cyclists
and
all
sorts
of
Trail
users
a
way
to
to
get
across
the
southern
portion
of
the
city
all
the
way
from
from
the
west
side,
all
the
way
out
by
Fox
Creek,
all
the
way
to
the
east
side
here
by
Brookridge
Apartments,
but
once
again
we'll
continue
on
further
to
the
east,
as
development
occurs.
X
I
I
think
you
will
put
really
when
you
get
back
to
it.
There
was
a
total
amount
of
Parkland
dedication
fee
that
was
required
of
the
developer
of
a
little
over
285
thousand
dollars.
Originally,
there
was
to
be
some
dedication
south
of
railroad
tracks.
X
The
there
was
to
be
required
a
at
Great
Crossing
we
could
not
get.
The
city
could
not
obtain
that
Crossing
with
the
railroad
track.
So
there
was
a
creative
solution
at
that
time
to
require
the
developer,
to
build
out
a
series
of
trails
and
sidewalks
as
it
as
if
it
was
a
linear
Park.
X
So
the
issue
became
that
the
cost
of
that
those
expenditures
the
net
cost-
would
far
exceed
that.
What
would
originally
been
the
Parkland
dedication
fee?
So
that's
really.
What
we're
looking
at
here
is
balancing
it
out,
making
it
Equitable
and
fair
to
a
developer.
Also
building,
though
the
public
pieces
that
we
need.
V
When
the
city
discovered
that
it
couldn't
do
the
at
grade,
so
if
I'm
following
the
timeline
right
originally,
the
the
developer
chose
not
to
pay
the
285,
000
or
so
fee
and
instead
said
we'll
give
land
instead.
W
The
city
worked
on
that
it
I
I,
don't
know
the
remember
the
exact
year,
but
it
say
2010
2012
Range
somewhere
in
there
we
for
the
annexation
agreement.
We
had
to
do
our
due
diligence
to
try
to
get
that
Crossing,
but
it
just
became
apparent
with
time
with
the
Norfolk
Southern
and
then
with
the
ICC
that
that
wasn't
going
to
happen.
They
weren't
going
to
Grant
at
Great
Crossing.
V
So
it's
been
the
better
part
of
a
decade
or
more
since
the
city
said
we're
not
going
to
be
able
to
do
that,
and
that
was
the
point
at
which
there
was
a
creative
solution
that
was
come
up
that
was
devised.
How
come
that
didn't
happen?
Whose
decision
was
it
that
we
would
wait
until
2023
now
and
have
to
come
up
with
another
creative
solution?
W
The
timelines
always
take
longer
than
we'd
like
right,
so
the
agreement,
the
First
Amendment
lined
out
these-
you
know
trails
and
sidewalks
to
be
done
and
the
developer
worked
towards
getting
those
done.
The
the
last
trail
is
the
piece
we're
talking
about
and
in
order
to
get
that
trail
in
place,
there
was
some
power
poles
along
Hershey
Road,
that
has
the
the
engineers
for
the
developer
looked
at
putting
that
trail
and
they
said
to
the
city:
hey
we
how?
How
do
we
get
around
these
power?
W
Poles
and
the
city
has
the
ability
with
our
franchise
agreement
with
the
utility
companies.
If
there's
a
public
Improvement,
we
can
request
and
that
they
move
the
polls
out
of
the
way
of
that
public
Improvement.
That
process
took
several
years
to
get
done,
and
then
at
that
point
they
start
looking
at
the
engineering
and
the
estimates
again
and
discovered
that
there
wasn't
going
to
be
sufficient
funds
to
for
completion
of
the
trails
originally
contemplated
with
that.
First
amendment.
V
You
know
the
lots
and
lots
of
folks
who,
whose
basements
were
flooded-
and
we
said
sorry,
it's
too
bad-
that
the
the
rains
came
and
you
lived
in
that
neighborhood
and
we're
not
going
to
give
you
money
for
a
private
concern
and,
and
so
I'm
skeptical
of
this
I
feel
like
and
I
I
just
want
to
make
two
other
comments.
One
is
that
it
feels
to
me
like.
V
It
sets
a
precedent
that
that
we're
gonna,
let
people
go
back
on
things
and
come
back
for
more
creative
things
and
drag
it
out
for
another
20
years
and
not
live
up
to
to
their
obligations.
I,
don't
like
that
sort
of
thing,
the
other.
The
other
thing
that
concerns
me
is
that
now
we've
come
up
with
a
grant.
V
H
Excuse
me,
thank
you,
mayor
Pro,
tem
I'll
make
that
motion
10
minutes
foreign.
H
H
Yeah,
okay,
thank
you
mayor
for
attempt
a
couple
of
questions
as
well.
I
think
the
Melissa,
the
email
we
got
today
indicated
that
your
the
staff
had
reached
out
to
Residents,
who
were
perhaps
opposed
to
this
amendment
at
the
hearing.
H
Could
you
just
I
know
you
don't
have
to
give
me
specific
numbers,
but
did
you
feel
like
the
preponderance
of
those
folks
had
changed
their
minds?
I
mean.
Is
that
something
you
could
describe?
Please.
R
So
I
think
initially
what
you
know
we
were
hearing
from
the
majority
of
those
that
spoke
was
the
issue
of
putting
in
the
mid-block
Crossing
in
it
and
it
going
to
Nowhere,
and
so,
as
you
know,
we
regrouped
and
and
kind
of
found
this
plan
the
availability
of
the
grant
funds
being
able
to
complete
the
trail
Crossing.
We
felt
like
this
was
going
to
help
to
address
those
concerns.
R
By
being
able
to
come
in,
you
know
still
require
the
petitioner
to
put
the
mid
block
Crossing
in
and
then
using
the
grant
funds
to
complete
the
trail,
so
just
providing
that
that
update
to
those
who
spoke
at
the
Planning
Commission
hearing
and
seemed
to
get.
H
Okay,
thank
you,
secondly,
sort
of
echoing
a
bit
what
councilman
reward
brought
up.
You
know
it
seems
to
me
we're
in
fact
I'm
providing
state
grants
to
a
private
developer
to
complete
work,
they'd
already
contractually
agreed
to
so
I
guess.
This
is
not
a
question,
but
a
comment.
It
seems
like
it
is
beginning
to
set
a
precedent
for
the
city.
H
You
know
to
sort
of
award
this
grant
money
when
they
didn't
get
the
job
done,
the
first
time
for
a
variety
of
reasons
and
I,
understand
that
and
then
I
guess.
Thirdly,
and
this
is
maybe
something
I-
don't
I'm
not
clear
on
in
a
supporting
documents
that
said
that
the
Grant
had
been
assigned
to
the
city.
Is
that
synonymous
with
awarded?
X
So
there
were
in
the
Capital
bill.
There
are
various
assignments
specifically
to
the
city
of
Bloomington.
There
is
allotments,
so
it's
not
a
competitive
Grant,
it's
basically
the
city
of
Bloomington
working
with
the
state
representative.
That's
another
thing
to
keep
in
mind:
they're
are
house
assigned
grants
and
Senate
assigned
grants,
so
we
work
with
those
State
reps
to
make
sure
that
we're
assigning
grants
within
their
District
or
things
with
they're
very
general.
They
may
say
General
infrastructure,
roadway
improvements.
X
X
X
Been
submitted
yet
no
that
was
a
pending
tonight
sure.
H
I
understand
so
if
the
funds
are
I
mean
it's,
you
know,
I
I,
when
I
hear
you
saying
Craig
is
that
you
know
that
if
the
paperwork
is
submitted-
and
everything
is
you
know
as
it
should
be,
the
money
would
would
come
into
the
city
to
pay
for
this
project.
Is
that
correct,
yeah.
X
I
mean
we
would
have
to
follow
their
guidelines
and
it's
anticipated
that
the
approval
would
be
obtained,
but,
as
you
know,
with
any
governmental
agency,
even
ourselves,
we
don't
know
exactly
right,
but
keep
in
mind
too.
This.
The
pairing
of
this
is
also
with
the
veil
Church
sidewalk,
which,
as
I
understand,
was
another
concern
from
residents
at
the
planned
Commission
meeting
that
that
Gap
there
between
Krista
Ann
and
the
Vail
church,
is
also
a
high
priority.
Gap
within
the
sidewalk
master
plan.
H
And
then
I
guess.
Finally,
if
if
for
some
reason
like
you
said
you
know
it's,
it's
always
you
know,
there's
always
a
lot
of
questions
and
you
know
getting
this
money
seems
fairly
assured,
but
perhaps
it's
not
if
those
funds
are
not
approved,
then
what
happens?
Do
we
go
back
to
what
we
were
doing
before
as
we
go
back
to
the
developer,
I
mean
if
if
that
money
is
not
procured,
what's
what's
the
plan
B
I.
X
X
In
my
discussions
with
with
him
was
you
know
if
I
knew
it
was
going
to
cost
so
much
more
I'm
talking
a
little
bit
more
we're
talking
quite
a
bit,
more
I
would
have
just
paid
the
Parkland
dedication
fee,
but
he
did
try
to
work
with
the
city.
My
understanding
was
to
satisfy
that
by
also
building
out
these
Trails,
because
it
would
also
serve
his
development,
but
it
would
connect
to
Trail
systems.
X
If,
if
the
developer
didn't
you
know
satisfy
the
a
prior
agreement
and
my
understanding
is,
there
is
some
concerns
from
the
developer
in
doing
that,.
Y
You
so
when
you
said
that
the
funds
that
we
are
eligible
to
receive
it
through
the
Grand
essentially
are.
This
is
a
dedicated
funding
source.
Yes,
yes,
and
it
is
there
any
other
way
that
we
could
use
these
Grant
funds
in
the
community
or
is:
is
it
really
tailored
for
this
particular
project?
It's.
X
X
Y
X
Y
X
In
the
original
agreement,
The
Crossing
was
never
addressed,
so
that
would
be
a
that
would
be
a
cost
the
city
would
have
to
address
if
Trail
2
was
built
by
the
developer,
so
that
is
a
cost
that
we're
kind
of
switching
out,
not
one
for
one,
but
the
city
would
have
to
pay,
because
the
original
obligation
was
just
to
build
the
trail.
So
there
would
not
be
any
Crossing
at
all.
K
Y
Right
and
with
this
with
this,
if,
if
we,
you
do
get
kind
of
the
go
ahead
and
you
apply
for
this
and
the
funds
are
dedicated,
then
it
would
cover
that
mid-block
Crossing,
as
well
as
the
extension
of
the
Constitution
Trail.
Y
X
X
The
Parkland
dedication
and
actually
beyond
that
for
my
calculations,
it
would
actually
exceed
it
by
almost
twenty
nine
thousand
dollars.
Y
Y
Menos,
yes,
not
in
head,
yes,
okay,
it
I
at
this
at
this
point,
I
am
in
favor
of
this,
because
I
think
it's
an
opportunity
to
extend
our
our
Trailways
and
I
can
see
the
benefit
to
the
whole
community
and
I
would
rather
see
this
be
funded
by
dedicated
grants
that
are
made
for
this
kind
of
development
and
not
have
to
go
back
to
our
budget.
A
X
So
keep
in
mind
we
pay
prevailing
wage
right,
so
that's
a
different
cost
than
a
developer
would
have,
but
I've
got
it
estimated
at
this
point
at
a
little
over
two
hundred
and
sixty
thousand
dollars.
U
X
Would
be
for
the
veil
Church
up
to
Krista
Ann
Gap
piece
along
Ireland
Grove,
there's
no
sidewalk!
Now.
A
W
So
in
in
the
annexation
agreements,
a
lot
of
times,
the
you
know,
there's
a
substandard
road
fee
that
developer,
pays
and
and
that
substandard
road
fee
is
supposed
to
cover
the
sidewalk
that
the
city
is
supposed
to
build.
So
the
sidewalk
didn't
get
built
as
when
the
road
was
widened
and
the
curb
and
gutter
was
installed.
In
that
section,
the
sidewalk
wasn't
built.
W
Of
the
substandard
road
fee,
they
paid
you
know,
because
when
they
pay
a
substandard
road
fees
to
pay
for
their
share
of
the
road
that
needed
to
be
improved.
So
if
the
city
collects
that
money,
the
city
was
supposed
to
had
the
sidewalk
there
yeah
so
and
it
gets
complicated
right.
But
you
know
we
go
by
whatever
the
annexation
agreement
has,
and
it
sure
is
the
bottom
line
there,
and
so
sometimes
along
like
the
Hershey
Road
too.
W
If
you
noticed
in
the
original
Amendment
or
the
Met
First
Amendment
to
the
original
annexation
agreement,
there
was
a
a
sidewalk
that
was
included
along
Hershey.
Road.
Same
type
of
thing
happened
there,
where
they
paid
a
fee
for
the
substandard
road
fee,
City
just
never
put
the
sidewalk
in
yet.
So
we
went
ahead
and
said
developer.
You,
you
put
the
sidewalk
in
while
you're
out
there
working
on
it
because,
typically,
like
Craig
mentioned,
they
don't
pay
for
billing
wage.
They
can
get
things
done.
Usually
a
little
bit
cheaper
than
the
city
can.
Okay.
W
A
A
This
particular
developer
is
not
the
only
developer
that
causes
problems
and
has
to
have
a
second
amendment
and
a
third
amendment
to
actually
get
the
work
done.
That
they're
supposed
to
do
so.
I'm,
not
really
happy
about
having
to
use
grant
money
to
provide
for
finishing
out
that
subdivision.
I
am
supportive
of
connecting.
A
Trail
to
nowhere
so
I
am
in
favor
of
completing
that.
A
A
I
do
think
the
counts
that
the
developer
should
be
held
accountable
at
least
going
forward
and
yeah
I'm
I'm,
just
not
in
favor
of
what's
going
on.
A
That
is
my
main
complaint.
This
developer
issue
that's
a
whole
nother
story,
but
my
main
concern
about
this
Street
crossing,
even
with
a
flashing
light
it
that
intersection
intersection
at
Hershey
and
Ireland
Grove,
has
had
multiple
fatal
accidents,
and
that
has
this
street
light.
I
mean
a
stoplight,
so
I'm,
just
those
streets
out.
There
are
highways
and
I
I
do
not
like
the
idea
of
putting
an
intersection
there,
as
we
as
a
council
have
an
obligation
to
keep
our
residents
and
visitors
safe
and
I.
Just
don't
support
that
so,
but
I
don't
get
to
vote.
H
I
I
wonder
not
to
ex
you
know
to
prolong
this
discussion,
but
I
wonder
if,
given
the
fact
that
councilmember
Walsh
and
councilman
Urban
seem
to
want
to
speak
but
not
had
a
chance
to,
we
need
to
extend
this
discussion
for
a
few
more
minutes
mirror
Pro.
Tem
I
would
just
like
to.
V
A
I
didn't
I'm,
sorry,
I
didn't
see
that
is
there
any
further
discussion.
I'll.
F
C
C
H
I
Thank
you
mayor
Pro,
Tem
and
I
I.
It
may
be
too
late
for
me
to
make
this
suggestion
of
what
I
was
thinking,
but
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
isn't
this
in
Jeff
crabill
Ward,
eight!
Isn't
that
where
this
is
at
with
him
being
absent,
I
thought
it
might
have
been
prudent
for
us
to
have
tabled
this
until
he
returned,
but
unfortunately,
he's
already
made
the
motion
and
now
I
don't
know
how
to
do
that.
Z
C
Yeah
so
the
we
have
right
now,
councilmember
Walsh
and
council
member
Becker,
so
they
could
either
as
George
was
stating
they
could
withdraw
their
motion
or
we
can
just
move
forward
with
that
vote
on
it,
depending
on
how
that
goes.
I
A
A
Member
Urban
would
like
to
say
something.
I
Yes,
thank
you
so,
since
we
have
the
motion
now
from
second
I'm
actually
going
to
go
ahead
and
vote
in
favor
of
this,
and
the
reason
that
I'm
making
the
decision
to
vote
in
favor
is
because
it
seems
like
there's
a
history
of
not
getting
things
done
and
as
they
sit
here
and
listen
to
them
talking
there
there's
a
history
of
20
years
here
where
this
is
still
not
done,
and
we
need
to
start
getting
things
accomplished
and
finished,
and
so
that
is
why
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
vote
Yes
that
we
move
forward
with
this
project
and
let's
get
it
completed,
no
more,
no,
more
delays,
no
more
pauses,
no
more
problems,
let's
get
out
there
and
get
the
sidewalks
put
in
that
didn't
get
done,
get
the
trail
completed
that
didn't
get
done.
I
G
G
Just
to
comment
to
Dee's
very
good
point
about
Jeff
Jeff
did
for
everybody
else
to
know.
Jeff
did
send
email
documenting
that
he
was
okay
with
the
decision
being
made.
He
trusted
the
he
would
support
the
the
resolution
that
made
by
current
Council
so
Jeff
was.
He
brought
a
lot
of
points
to
Bear,
all
of
which
have
been
discussed
so
just
for
the
record.
A
D
Thank
you
mayor,
Pro,
tem
and
Council.
This
is
the
second
council
meeting
the
month
and
not
to
be
confused
with
the
fy24
conversation.
This
is
the
monthly
Finance
director's
report,
Scott.
N
Thank
you,
city
manager,
mayor
Pro,
tem,
Council,
February,
28,
2023,
we're
10
months
in,
but
we
still
have
approximately
four
months
to
go
and
many
of
the
sales
tax
categories.
So
it's
still
early
in
the
year,
but
we're
kind
of
zeroing
in
on
those
projections.
So
we're
going
to
kind
of
talk
more
and
kind
of
like
high
concept,
as
opposed
to
the
details
tonight.
You
know
where
we
stand
and
and
the
potential
for
the
city
moving
forward.
N
So
next
slide,
please
so
the
revenues
they're
still
still
trending
well
I'm,
just
going
to
zero
in
at
the
bottom
number.
There
we're
10
million
dollars
positive
variance
year
to
date,
that's
going
to
tie
in
into
our
projection
here
in
just
a
moment
in
the
general
fund.
You
know
what
I
want
to
emphasize
here.
Someone
is
that
you
know
the
the
economy
has
obviously
been
superheated
over
the
last
few
years.
N
You
know
five
trillion
dollars
in
in
stimulus
money,
so
you
know
one
of
the
things
that
I'm
gonna
mix
a
little
bit
of
my
fiscal
years
here.
You
know
what
we
talked
about
in
fy24,
even
though
we're
looking
at
13
to
16
million
dollars
ahead
of
budget
for
23.,
we're
not
expecting
that
level
of
activity
to
continue
forward
as
some
of
these
stimulus
dollars
dry
up.
N
N
So
this
is
the
general
fund
revenues
you
know.
Just
to
recap.
You
know
the
general
fund
is
our
largest
fund.
That's
it's
primarily
funded
by
tax
revenues.
We
put
the
projection
column
in
here.
It's
an
adjustment
to
the
budget
with
a
projection
for
year-end,
highlighting
the
tax
line
showing
13.3
million
dollars
right
now,
projected
positive
variance
for
the
year,
the
previous
slideshow
that
were
10
million
dollars
already
a
positive
variance
to
date.
N
Through
you
know,
eight
months
in
some
respects
a
nine
and
others,
so
13.3
million
dollars
ahead
for
taxes
is
our
projection
at
this
point
in
time,
one
other
one,
a
line
I
wanted
to
highlight
was
the
investment
income.
That's
you
know
490
some
thousand
dollars
ahead
of
budget.
What
we're
looking
at
for
the
year.
You
can
see
that
year
to
date
we're
at
596
000
last
year.
N
So
one
of
our
banks
has
it
we're,
in
a
sure
cash
sweep
where
it's
spread
out
to
other
Banks
or
under
the
FDIC
insurance
or
they're
required
to
have
Securities
that
back
up
our
deposits.
So
you
know
that
our
deposits,
the
city
split
deposits,
are
safe,
our
consumer
or
our
consumers.
Our
residence
funds
are
safe
with
the
banks
that
we're
holding
in
the
next
slide,
please
so
the
expenditures
slide
for
the
general
fund
here.
N
This
is
where
we
we
take
down
our
bottom
line
number
and
and
do
a
projection
on
the
reserves
for
the
year.
When
I
did
the
pre
the
proposed
budget
a
couple
of
weeks
ago,
I
highlighted
you
know,
backing
into
the
FY
23
that
we
were
looking
at,
and
this
is
the
second
column
from
the
right
over
at
the
very
bottom,
about
a
46.8
million
million
dollar
projected
Reserve,
so
projecting
to
add
about
10
million
dollars
in
reserves
to
the
general
fund.
N
Again
I've
been
commenting
that
you
know
this
provides
the
city,
the
council,
the
flexibility
to
have
some
larger
discussions
related
to
fire
stations,
downtown
plans.
But
again
you
know
the
this
high
level
of
Revenue
that
we're
experiencing
not
expected
to
continue,
but
it
is
providing
us
also
the
opportunities
to
look
at
our
other
funds
that
can't
fund
their
capital
projects
like
the
golf
fun
and
the
Arena
and
provide
excuse
me
some
some
subsidies
there,
saving
those
other
funds
in
interest,
expense
next
slide.
N
Please,
and
the
Enterprise
funds
we're
training
well
in
revenues.
You
know
most
of
these,
the
water
sewer
storm,
Solid
Waste.
Those
are
all
fee
generated
or
fee
driven
revenue
streams.
So
those
those
track
really
well.
N
Golf
and
Arena
I
wanted
to
highlight
that
the
total
year-to-date
gain
loss
is
somewhat
of
an
anomaly
here.
You
can
see
for
golf
for
the
seven
thousand
dollar
positive
year-to-date
balance
and
that
was
due
to
council
approved
a
subsidy
a
month
ago,
related
to
Capital
Equipment
and
some
improvements
we
needed
to
do
at
the
den
and
some
of
those
expenditures
that
just
have
not
come
in
yet.
So
that's
why
we're
showing
a
positive
variance
so
far,
and
then
the
arena
the
arena.
N
This
year
we
had
the
rooftop
units
were
budgeted
for
the
arena.
They've
been
bumped
out,
the
cost
has
been
increased
for
FY
24,
but
there
was
a
transfer,
a
subsidy
transfer
budgeted
for
the
arena,
so
that
transfer
was
executed.
The
subsidy
transfer
was
executed
to
the
arena,
so
the
arena
is
going
to
have
an
addition
to
reserves
for
the
year,
but
that's
going
to
be
utilized
in
the
rooftop
unit
expenditure
next
year,
which
is
budgeted
at
five
million
dollars
and
next
slide.
But
that's
the
last
slide.
These
these
reports
are
online.
At
that
address.
N
All
the
budgetary
reports
are
online
as
well.
We
hope
the
residents
find
those
helpful
in
reviewing
some
of
the
information
that
we
discuss.
I'll
pause
now
for
any
questions
or
comments.
D
Thank
you,
mayor,
Pro,
tem
and
Council,
and
for
the
community
I
think
I
have
six
slides
to
walk
through.
Second
press
presents
downtown
eggs
egg
hunt
on
the
square.
That
is
the
day
before
Easter
Saturday
at
9
to
11
A.M,
and
then
we
have
the
normal
Community
High
School
South
Asian
Performing
Arts
presents
Festival
of
Colors,
that's
also
on
Saturday
April,
8th
at
the
downtown
square,
and
that
is
from
2
to
6
p.m.
Next
slide
Phil,
then
April
first
Friday.
D
This
is
on
Friday
the
7th
five
to
eight
pm,
and
this
will
feature
a
hunt
for
golden
eggs.
Then
we
have
the
historic
Route
66
slow
art
day
on
Route
66,
and
that
is
a
couple
of
Sundays.
From
now
on,
April
15.
participating
locations
can
be
found
on
the
slowartday.com
website.
D
A
Well,
I,
just
I
only
have
one
comment,
but
I
guess
it
might
be
a
little
bit
long.
I
attended
a
ribbon
cutting
at
the
neuro
restorative
Academy
over
on
on
Springfield
Road
in
Fox
Creek,
which
is
in
my
ward
as
a
private
non-profit
with
locations
in
Carbondale
Chicago,
and
now
it's
in
Bloomington.
It
provides
supportive
educational
environment
and
therapeutic
services
for
children
in
the
age
of
14
to
18.
A
those
that
have
traumatic
brain
injuries,
neurologic
impairment,
cognitive
and
Behavioral
Health
needs.
There
are
25
residents
and
day
students
that
attend
they're,
supported
by
18
staff
members,
which
include
Educators,
Health,
Care,
Providers
social
workers
and
residential
supervisors.
For
the
four
Supportive
Housing
units
that
are
in
the
Bloomington
Normal
area,
the
director
expressed
gratitude
to
City
staff
for
making
the
process
to
locate
here
very
enjoyable.
A
This
Academy
is,
in
addition
to
the
McLean
County
Bridge
Academy,
which
provides
educational
support
for
adolescents
with
mental
and
behavioral
health
issues
in
order
to
transition
back
to
traditional
classrooms
and
I.
Think
Bloomington
is
very
blessed
to
have
these
type
of
facilities
to
serve
the
most
vulnerable
in
our
community.
H
Thank
you
mayor,
part
time
very
briefly.
On
Friday
afternoon,
I
had
the
opportunity
to
visit
a
new
business
in
Bloomington.
Originally
the
mayor
was
going
to
go,
but
he
couldn't
be
there
and
then
councilmember
crabill
was
going
to
go
and
he
couldn't
be
there
and
I
was
happy
to
be
third
string.
H
This
business
is
vadim's
wardrobe,
but
it's
a
family-owned
business
specializes
in
Indian
clothing
and
what
what
was
really
great
about
this
opportunity
is.
This
group
recognizes
the
economic
opportunities
that
are
out
there
in
Bloomington.
Now
they
had
planned
for
six
months
to
open
this
business
and
I'm
really
I
was
really
excited
to
see
diverse
business
owners,
opening
this
new
business
and
hopefully
thriving
in
our
community.
Thank
you.
V
This
Thursday
March
30th
is
National
doctor's
day
and
so,
especially
after
the
events
of
the
past
three
years,
I
think,
if
you
run
into
a
physician,
it
might
be
nice
to
wish
them
a
happy
doctor's
day.
Thank
you
for
keeping
us
alive.
V
The
other
three
dates
are
actually
Seasons
that
I
want
to
observe
in
before
we
meet
again
as
a
council
I
think
on
the
10th
right.
The
10th
of
April
is
our
next
meeting
yeah
before
we
meet
on
our
at
our
next
meeting.
V
Three
major
religious
Traditions
will
be
having
their
holiest
days
of
the
year.
So
Ramadan
began
this
past
week.
A
season
of
fasting
for
Muslims
and
Passover
begins
next
week,
as
does
Holy
Week
so
for
Christians
and
for
Jews
and
Christians.
In
that
order.
V
G
So,
just
to
to
follow
up
on
my
comments
made
at
the
township
meeting.
As
everybody
knows,
with
the
budget
discussions,
there's
a
lot
of
money
going
to
be
spent
and
a
lot
of
necessary
infrastructure
spending,
but
there
are
places
that
we
absolutely
need
to
look
for
efficiencies
and
ways
to
reduce
redundancy
and
so
forth.
G
Hence
the
question
at
the
township
meeting
about
ways
to
consolidate
and
create
efficiency,
but
I
have
another
request
here:
a
request
of
our
city
manager
to
reach
out
to
the
BEC
and
ask
them
to
come
to
maybe
a
committee
of
the
whole
and
really
try
and
present
what
they're
bringing
to
the
table
right
now.
My
personal
opinion,
no
offense
to
any
individual
is
not
much
I
find
it
a
redundant
expense.
G
I
find
candidates
from
every
ideology
on
either
side
of
the
fence,
feeling
underserved
and
underappreciated
I've
seen
personally
inefficiencies
as
they've
gone
through
transitions
from
multiple
directors
and
staff
and
their
move
just
feel
like
it's.
It's
somewhat
of
a
complete
boondoggle
at
this
point
and
it's
it's
a
lot
of
money,
so
I'm
asking
you
to
maybe
get
them
to
come
and
share
with
us.
You
know
what
what
their
purpose
is
and
how
they're
actually
bringing
value
to
the
to
the
community,
because
right
now,
I
don't
see
it.
F
I
wasn't
quick
enough
earlier
in
the
finance
director's
report
in
order
to
ask
my
question,
but
I'll,
just
you
know,
put
this
out
there
for
a
future
response.
If
that's
all
right,
just
would
like
to
make
sure
I
understand
in
our
current
budget
process,
where
our
funding
is
coming
from
Public
Safety
pensions
by
line
item
and
with
the
vote
in
December
for
the
tax
levy
increase,
making
sure
that
that
represented
additive
and
not
just
a
shift
of
where
we're
funding
those
pensions.