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A
Okay,
good
evening,
I'm
gonna
go
ahead
and
call
the
meeting
of
the
city
of
bloomington
township
to
order
madame
clerk.
Would
you
please
call
the
rule.
C
Yeah
here
we
go
all
right:
counselor,
I'm
with
you,
trustee
walsh,.
E
A
A
Okay,
move
by
council
member
krebel
seconded
by
councilmember
becker;
no
trustees,
trustee,
sorry
and
we're
gonna
do
a
voice
vote
right.
D
C
A
G
A
Okay
sounds
good,
and
the
next
item
on
the
agenda
is
reports
by
elected
officials
and,
let's
start
with
supervisor
skillrud.
G
I
do
not
have
a
whole
lot
to
talk
about.
The
only
thing
that
I
did
want
to
mention
is
general
assistance
has
picked
up
tremendously,
and
that
is
due
to
lie
heap
and
liwop
no
longer
being
available.
G
So,
but
we
are
seeing
a
lot
of
rental
assistance
needs
as
well
still
so
we're
we're
moving
right
along
and
we're
seeing
a
lot
of
applicants
come
in
and
a
lot
more
that
are
actually
seeing
caseworkers
because
they're
turning
in
all
the
proper
documentation.
So.
A
Okay:
okay,
any
question
for
supervisor
security.
C
G
G
A
Oh
you
had
your
light
on.
So
oh,
okay,
okay,
all
right
sounds
good.
Okay.
So
we're
going
to
move
on
to
galaxy
professor
for
his
report.
I
A
A
C
A
Okay,
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
maximize
the
impact
of
public
comment
and
show
respect
for
the
expression
of
all
views.
Speakers
should
maintain
civility
and
focus
on
city
issues.
A
A
J
there's
a
couple
things
I
feel
need
to
be
addressed
is
there's
a
speed.
Hump
at
the
bloomington
public
library,
with
the
construction
going
on
they've
got
half
of
the
lot
shut
down.
There
was
an
individual
that
I
saw
trip
on
that.
I
didn't
see
him,
but
he
was.
He
was
down
face
down
bleeding
like
there
was
no
tomorrow
and
if
that
speed,
hump
had
not
been
there.
J
I
know
they've
got
there
to
slow
the
people
down,
but
he
tripped
on
that
speed
hump
by
the
library,
half
the
lot
being
shut
down.
You
know
something
needs
to
be
done.
In
my
my
opinion,
you
know
if
somebody
wouldn't
have
been
there
that
really
knew
first
aid.
He
could
have
been
bleeding
for
a
long
time,
because
if
you
move
somebody-
and
you
don't
know
what
you're
doing
you
could
do
more
damage
than
you
could
good
the
inner
and
accept
drives
at
the
library
need
to
be
widened
during
construction.
J
I've
seen
few
near
misses.
I've
just
had
to
back
up
and
let
the
other
person
go
come
in
or
go
out,
I'm
not
going
to
try
to
should
challenge
them.
So
to
speak,
the
road
sidewalks
and
storm
inlets
been
addressed
years
ago
when
the
labor
materials
were
a
lot
lower.
J
The
city
would
not
be
in
crunch
mode
today.
I
know
nick
gets
tired
of
hearing
this
and
I'm
sure
a
lot
of
people
do.
But
you
know
I'm
gonna
keep
freaking
beating
a
dead
horse
until
the
horse
is
dead
and
I'm
not
picking
on
horses,
but
in
certain
places
the
curbs
are
level
with
the
grass.
J
J
The
thing
that
amazes
me
is
the
city
has
plenty
of
money
to
do
what
they
want,
but
they
don't
have
money
to
keep
up
the
infrastructure
and
again
that
goes
all
the
way
back
to
you
know.
It's
amazing
that
we've
got
plenty
of
things
on
the
perk
list
that
the
city
wants
to
do,
but
we
don't
have
money
for
this
and
I,
but
my
main
thing
is
about
the
library
that
individual
tripping,
I
would
think,
really
would
be
a
concern
to
the
city
of
bloomington.
J
Somebody
not
been
there
like,
I
said
he
could
have
bled
to
death.
That's
all
I've
got
to
say
thank
you.
K
K
I
was
looking
through
the
financials
on
the
presentation
for
tonight
and
if
I
read
the
numbers
correctly.
K
K
K
So
I
just
look
for
some
affirmation
that
in
fact,
bloomington
is
depositing
all
transportation
related
taxes
into
those
shielded
accounts
and
not
into
the
general
fund
and
maybe
everything's
perfect,
but
you
know
when
it
comes
to
mine
that
I
often
forget
is,
if
you
buy
a
new
car,
there's
some
money
coming
in
from
that.
So
thank
you.
K
L
A
little
little
man,
okay,
a
person
good
evening,
alder
men
and
older
women.
My
name
is
connor
johnston,
william
connor
johnston.
I
am
here
on
behalf
of
project
equity,
illinois,
the
project
applicant
for
item,
I
believe
it's
8
e
this
evening
and
before
I
proceed,
I
just
have
to
compliment
the
gentleman
who
spoke
before
me,
for
I
think
the
best
yoga
baro-ism
I've
heard
in
a
long
time,
which
is
I'm
going
to
keep
beating
this
dead
horse
until
it
dies.
L
I'm
going
to
I'm
going
to
borrow
that
one
sir,
but
I
am
here
on
behalf
of
project
equity
illinois,
which
is
a
partnership
of
six
very
experienced
professionals
in
the
regulated
cannabis
market
between
us.
We
have
decades
of
experience,
running
regulated
cultivation
facilities
and
retail
and
some
actually
distribution
of
manufacturing.
L
We
submitted
applications
in
every
region
in
illinois
under
the
statewide
process
and
received
perfect
scores
on
every
single
one
of
our
applications
at
the
state
level,
and
we
were
fortunate
enough
to
win
a
permit
in
the
bloomington
area
as
well
as
peoria
and
st
louis,
and
I
think
particularly
fortunate
with
bloomington.
For
two
reasons.
One
is
my
partner.
Johnny
de
la
plaine
grew
up
here.
Four
of
our
six
partners
are
from
the
area,
but
but
second,
we,
we
joke
that
this
is
boomington.
This
city
is
really
taking
off.
L
Rivien
is
exciting
the
the
economic
growth
here
and
we're
excited
to
find
a
vacant
multi-unit
retail,
building
on
the
west
side
of
the
city
that
we
can
help
reinvigorate,
bring
new
foot
traffic
to
bring
new
eyes
on
the
ground,
cameras,
security,
economic
activity,
and
we
will
now
be
incented
to
make
sure
that
the
other
retail
spaces
in
that
building
are
filled
because
we're
buying
the
building
pending
the
outcome
of
tonight's
decision,
and
just
briefly
I
know
I
only
have
a
minute
left.
L
L
It's
whether
that
cannabis
should
be
sold
by
a
business
that
is
responsible,
experienced
transparent,
that
creates
about
twenty
good
jobs,
pays
about
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
taxes
directly
to
your
city
and
is
a
part
of
the
community,
and
so
that's
what
we
are
hoping
to
be
as
part
of
the
community
that
is
what's
most
important
to
us
as
operators
is
to
be
responsible
and
transparent
and
good
to
our
workers
and
good
to
the
community.
We
hire
locally.
L
A
A
Thank
you.
So
next
item
is
the
consent
agenda
and
before
we
go
any
further
I'd
like
to
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
just
to
correct
a
an
error
that
we
had
so
due
to
an
error
in
listing
item
7c
on
the
agenda,
only
the
reappointments
included
in
the
I,
the
attachment
of
item
c7c,
would
be
considered
with
the
consent
agenda
this
evening
and
the
appointments
will
be
bumped
to
the
july
11th
meeting
with
the
correct
language.
A
A
A
A
Okay
sounds
good.
The.
E
A
Passes
there
are
no
nays
to
announce
so
next
item
on
the
agenda:
the
regular
agenda
going
to
start
with
item
8a
and
there
we're
also
going
to
correct
a
just
another
small
clerical
error
and
that
we
do
not
have
a
there
will
not
be
consideration
of
a
budget
ordinance,
but
it
would
be
a
resolution
only
okay.
So
keep
that
in
mind,
as
you
make
a
motion
council
and
with
that,
I'm
gonna
turn
it
over
to
city
manager
gleason
for
some
comments.
M
Thank
you,
mayor
and
council,
very
briefly
before
I
turn
it
over
to
the
economic
community
development
director
melissa
hahn.
This
could
have
been
a
consent
item,
but
we
feel
that
this
is
has
a
value
to
share
it
publicly.
As
a
regular
agenda
item
melissa.
N
Thank
you
and
good
evening,
mayor
council
and
city
manager.
We
are
very
excited
to
have
before
you
tonight
a
resolution
authorizing
a
redevelopment
project
to
be
completed
by
connect,
transit
and
the
empire
street
corridor.
Tiff
connect
is
proposing
to
construct
two
new
bus,
shelters,
associated
ada,
accessible,
concrete
landing,
pads
ramps
and
additional
safety
elements.
N
N
So
thank
you
for
your
consideration
tonight.
As
the
mayor
indicated.
Originally,
we
thought
we
were
going
to
have
to
include
a
budget
amount
ordinance
as
well,
but
it's
just
for
the
resolution
and
we're
very
excited
about
this.
If
you're
all
familiar
with
that
site,
it's
not
a
great
place
to
to
wait
on
public
transit,
so
this
will
be
a
huge
improvement
for
the
community
and
and
for
the
writers
of
connect
and
with
that
I'll
open
it
for
questions.
O
P
Agree
on
the
barbecue
side,
but
quick
question.
We
also
got
a
letter
in
our
mailbox
today
about
the
redevelopment
potential
for
that
intersection
there
at
route,
9
and
veterans,
and
I'm
curious
if
any
of
the
plans
for
that
redevelopment
would
cause
some
of
this
to
be
rework
like.
Is
there
anything
that's
going
to
overlap
or
make
us
do
the
same
work
twice,
because
that
intersection
rebuild
looked
huge,
that,
like
it,
could
impact
iaa
drive
there
as
well.
N
I
mean
not
that
I'm
aware
of
and
I'm.
Q
Yeah,
that
is
excellent
question,
but
I'm
not
aware
of
anything
at
this
time
that
would
directly
you
know
it
this.
This
particular
work
that
we're
talking
about
along
the
northwest
side
of
ia
drive.
I'm
not
aware
of
anything
that
would
be
impacted
by
any
changes
with
the
intersection.
At
this
point.
H
I
don't
really
have
a
question.
I
did
mention
this
to
the
director
of
connect
transit
that
I
drive
there.
I
have
a
verizon
phone
and
even
just
getting
out
of
that
parking
lot,
it's
kind
of
dangerous
because
of
the
curve.
You
know
the
visibility
around
the
curve,
so
when
it's,
the
engineering
has
taken
place
either
put
up
speed,
signs
or
change
the
speed
limit
or
visibility,
or
something
because
I'm
concerned
that
being
ada.
H
F
Thank
you
mayor
and
on
donna's
point
I
I
know
their
signs
gonna
be
right
before
it
on
either
side
right
in
the
design.
I
saw
that,
but
yeah
I
mean
if
there
was
something
in
addition
we
could
consider
doing.
I
know
sometimes
there's
like
lights
right.
You
know
things
like
that.
That
can
be
done
to
make
it
even
more
visible
to
cars,
driving
either
direction.
F
Now,
once
you
go
north
of
us,
the
the
sleep
center
sleep
number
bed
place,
isn't
there
a
sidewalk
that
it'll
connect
to
it?
Doesn't
that
go
to
the
other
entrance
to
the
dick's
sporting
goods?
Then
I
think
there's
a
sidewalk
north
of
that.
So
I
just
I
was
just
wondering:
is
this
a
sidewalk?
That's
going
to
go
all
the
way
up
into
the
neighborhoods.
Q
There
there
is
sidewalk
along
the
west
side
of
ia
drive
that
runs
all
the
way
north,
so
there
is
connections
into
the
neighborhoods
currently
and
there's
bus
stops
up
along
that
way,
and
you
know
the
the
great
thing
is
is
that
when
the
redevelopment
with
the
sleep
number
place
came
into
being,
we
had
that
sidewalk
extended
and
public
works
actually
partnered
with
that
company.
That
was
doing
the
redevelopment,
because
some
of
you
that
are
familiar
with
the
area
might
remember.
Q
There
was
actually
a
ditch
there
that
had
it
collected
trash
and
there
was
vegetation
growing
and
stuff
and
public
works
came
in
there.
We,
we
redid
the
plumbing
there
to
put
it
all
underground
in
manholes,
so
that
when
they
did
their
site
they
could
put
in
the
sidewalk
that
was
required
as
part
of
the
redevelopment.
Q
The
bad
thing
is
is
that
that
redevelopment
stopped
right
there
and
the
sidewalk
couldn't
continue
on.
So
this
is
a
great
opportunity
to
partner
with
connect
and
get
that
sidewalk
further
down
where
it
can
do
some
additional
benefit,
because
there
is
a
lot
of
people,
as
you
know,
that
that
live
up
in
the
riley
drive
area
off
of
bradley
and
all
that
stuff
that
rely
on
public
transit
and
people
that
also
work
there.
F
D
Come
on
yes,
looking
at
the
plan
and
all
that,
it's
great
getting
the
extra
sidewalks
there
having
the
shelters
and
everything.
One
question
that
I
have
is
going:
the
opposite
direction:
west
from
that
bus.
D
D
Right,
well,
not
all
the
way
along
the
fractions
of
mcdonald's,
but
when
it
looks
like
it,
it
stops
you
across
the
bandanas
entryway,
there's
that
last
little
section
and
then
there's
a
road
that
goes
into
where
dicks
is
and
things
like
that.
But.
E
D
There's
another
section
of
grass
before
you
get
to
the
mcdonald's
entrance
and
so
it'd
be
difficult.
You
know
someone
would
I
I
could
already
envision
people
steering
their
wheelchairs
or
scooters
out
onto
iaa
just
to
cut
that
corner
a
little
bit
and
if,
if
we
threw
in
that
extra
little
section,
it
might
solve
problems
in
the
future
and
if
the
equipment's
going
to
be
there
already
be
cheaper
to
do
it
now
than
later.
N
A
Okay,
thank
you.
The
item
passes.
There
are
no
needs
to
announce
next
item
on
the
agenda.
Is
item
8b
consideration
and
action
to
approve
the
public
safety
dispatch
contract,
as
requested
by
the
human
resources
department,
and
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
city
manager
gleason.
For
some
introductory
remarks,.
M
Thank
you
mayor
and
council
collective
bargaining
agreements.
This
is
actually
a
fun
topic
and
the
city
of
bloomington,
I'm
not
sure.
If
the
community
realizes
that
we
have
11
collective
bargaining
agreements
and
the
one
before
council
tonight
with
recommended
approval
is
one
that's
a
part
of
the
police
department.
We've
got
chief
simmington
assistant
chief
bayes
here.
M
The
communications
center
is
led
by
darren
wolf,
that's
in
the
back,
but
I
want
to
also
recognize
the
negotiation
team,
our
team
of
employees
that
were
part
of
the
bargaining
unit,
tiffany
cohn
bobby
joe
smith
and
casey
pettit,
and
the
pbpa
staff
attorney
was
charlie
crowley,
and
this
is
one
that
just
real
quick
before
I
get
into
the
you
know
just
couple
of
the
specifics
on
the
collective
bargaining
agreement.
M
This
is
one
where
you
try
to
work
towards
a
win-win.
Given
the
economic
climate
that
we're
in.
Currently
we
have
a
group
of
employees
that
are
very
dedicated
to
their
job,
a
very
demanding
job
that
a
lot
of
communities
around
the
united
states
are
having
troubles
recruiting
for
this
critical
position,
but
we're
doing
very
well.
We've
got
a
communication
center
that
is
recognized
nationally.
M
We
have
individual
employees
that
have
received
awards
and
recognition,
so
definitely
proud
of
this
group.
The
negotiations,
the
collective
bargaining
you
know,
played
out
exactly
the
same
way
what's
before
council,
just
a
couple
of
highlights
are
a
three
and
a
half
percent
pay
increase
over
the
next
three
years.
The
contract
ended
april
30th
of
this
year,
so
there
would
be
a
three
and
a
half
pay
increase
three
and
a
half
percent
pay
increase.
May
one
of
22
may
one
of
23
and
may
one
of
24.
M
a
signing
bonus
of
750
dollars,
one
time
and
then
also
we
find
this
trend,
not
just
with
this
unit,
but
for
collective
bargaining
in
general
that
we're
compressing
the
longevity.
M
There's
plenty
more
that
I
could
say,
but
very
proud
of
this
group.
The
negotiations
definitely
were
something
that
was
very
positive,
and
this
is
yet
another
opportunity
to
bring
this
on
the
regular
agenda
versus
what
the
past
practice
was
prior
to
my
arrival
that
it
was
just
a
consent
agenda
item
on
the
hr
side.
M
I'd
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
mention
angie
brown,
the
assistant
hr
director,
who
really
does
run
the
lead,
coordinates
all
the
efforts
for
the
hr
team
on
all
11
collective
bargaining
agreements
and
then
also
nicole
albertson,
as
the
hr
director
I'll,
take
any
questions,
but
you
know
the
the
staff
that
were
involved
in
this,
I'm
not
going
to
ask
you
to
come
up
to
the
podium
you
can.
If
you
do,
have
comments
after
the
council
comments,
but
do
me
a
favor,
the
negotiating
team
darren.
Please
stand
up
and
just
be
recognized.
M
C
Thank
you
and
while
they're
doing
that,
I
apologize
for
the
delay.
I
just
wanted
to
point
out
for
the
record
when
we
voted
on
the
consent
agenda.
Earlier
we
had
a
motion
by
council
member
bolin
in
a
second
by
monteney.
We
realized
that
money's
vote
didn't
appear
when
we
actually
showed
it
there,
but
she
was
the
seconder.
So
we
know
that
her
vote
was
an
eye
for
yes,
but
just.
P
A
M
Thank
you
mayor
and
council,
this
item
c
and
d.
They
are
related
and
on
june
13th.
A
consent
agenda
item
was
this
original
item
c
that
we're
requesting
a
council
to
repeal
and
what
happened
there.
M
We
have
older
woman
emeg
that
has
a
conflict
of
interest.
This
was
voted
on.
We
didn't
catch
it
in
advance,
so
the
formal
action
this
evening
is
to
repeal
the
first
agenda
item
older
woman
emig
would
have
recused
herself
if
she
was
still
a
member
but
does
not
have
to
this
evening,
and
then
we
vote
on
item
d,
so
the
substance
of
what's
before
council,
nothing
has
changed
it's
just
procedurally,
it
should
have
been
caught
and
the
opportunity
to
refuse
should
have
occurred
on
the
meeting
june
13th.
Thank
you
mayor.
A
A
F
A
H
I
will
vote
in
favor
of
this,
but
I
just
want
for
transfer
transparency
purposes.
Last
meeting
I
asked
for
an
annual
report.
I
did
receive
it
from
the
facilities
director
and
I
really
appreciate
that
the
eac
primarily
is
educational
and
outreach
programs
and
based
on
this
energy
program
or
assessments,
is
mandated
by
the
energy
efficiency
initiative
related
to
the
aggregation
that
we
have
in
the
city
and
eac
offers
energy
audits
and
consultations
at
twenty
dollars.
H
Each,
however,
amarant
and
nikor
also
provide
energy
audits
for
free
and
they
have
all
the
information
on
their
website
on
how
to
save
money.
In
addition,
I
just
want
to
make
the
community
aware
of
that
if
they
want
to
contact
amron
or
nikola.
Thank
you.
A
A
Okay,
welcome
back
next
item
on
the
agenda
is
a
consideration
and
action
on
an
ordinance
approving
a
special
use
permit
for
an
adult
use
cannabis,
dispensing
organization
in
in
the
b1
general
commercial
district
for
the
property
located
at
1006
jc
parkway,
as
requested
by
the
economic
and
community
development
department,
and
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
city
manager.
Gleason
for
introductory
remarks,.
M
Thank
you,
mayor
and
council.
Again
we
have
the
economic
community
development
director,
melissa
hahn,
that's
got
a
brief
presentation.
There
is
a
staff
recommendation
for
approval
and
I'll
turn
it
over
to
you.
Melissa.
N
The
proposed
dispensary
is
located
further
than
500
feet
from
any
protected
category
over
1
000
feet
away
from
any
residentially
zoned
property
and
more
than
1500
feet
away
from
any
other
adult
use.
Cannabis,
dispensary
organization
building
enhancements
will
include
a
safety
plan
which
has
been
provided
and
reviewed
by
the
bloomington
police
department.
N
N
During
that
public
hearing,
no
testimony
was
received
for
or
against
the
petition.
Other
than
by
the
petitioner,
the
zoning
board
of
appeals
found
that
the
request
met
the
standards
for
approval
for
the
special
use
permit
and
voted
five
to
zero,
to
recommend
approval,
and
at
that
I
will
open
it
for
questions.
N
A
D
I
want
to
start
my
comments
this
evening
before
all
of
us
comment
on
this,
and
that
is
that
we,
as
council
members,
have
gotten
several
emails
from
staff
regarding
this
the
last
couple
days
and
it
the
impression
that
I
was
getting
from
the
staff
and
it
might
be
an
incorrect
impression,
but
the
impression
that
I
was
getting
from
staff
is
that
this
that
that
we
shouldn't
be
really
discussing
and
talking
about
this
this
evening,
we
should
just
go
along
and
vote
and
vote
for
it
and
not
bring
up
any
new
concerns
or
anything
like
that
and
unfortunately,
unfortunately,
because
of
how
the
law
works
with
open
meetings
act.
D
As
we
all
know,
it
is
we've
all
been
through
open
meetings,
act,
training,
and
this
is
the
place
where
we
have
to
do
that,
and
I'm
somewhat
disappointed
in
the
emails
that
we've
been
getting
from
staff.
That
seem
to
be
pushing
that
we
don't
comment
that
we
we
don't
bring
up
concerns.
D
We
don't
bring
things
up
and-
and
I
think
it's
something
that
we
need
to
take
into
consideration
because
we
do
have
the
open
meetings
act
beat
into
our
heads
and
and
it's
a
good
thing,
because
it
keeps
us
making
sure
that
we
have
the
transparency
to
the
citizens,
and
so
you
know
that's
that's
my
only
comment
there
and
then
my
next
comment,
my
my
last
comments
on
this
is
I
I
have
concerns
when
it
comes
to
the
location
of
knowing
how
many
people
walk
back
and
forth
across
veterans
parkway
for
our
current
dispensary
that
this
I
I'm
very
concerned
about
the
people
who
are
going
to
be
walking
back
and
forth
across
that
bridge
over
I-55.
D
D
Next
concerns
go
to.
Yes,
we've
had
cannabis
in
the
city
and
we
know
that
I
would
like
to
know
if,
since
we've
had
the
the
dispensary
there
over
on
the
east
side
of
town,
has
there
been
an
increase
in
traffic
incidents
in
which
we
have
had?
You
know
issues
with
impaired
driving
with
the
so-called
legalized
marijuana
in
town?
So
that's
all
I've
got
for
now.
Thank
you.
Okay,.
M
It
is
not
uncommon,
as
we
prep
for
a
council
meeting,
that
there
could
be
some
last
minute
questions
trying
to
clarify
you
know
what's
coming
before
council
and
that
occurred
on
this
topic.
M
So
the
item
that's
before
council
tonight
is
to
simply
vote
yes
or
to
vote.
No,
a
lot
of
the
questions
that
came
before
staff
this
afternoon.
Really
it's
played
out.
The
entire
day
is
if
new
information
could
be
introduced
and
that's
not
the
role.
It
truly
is
to
vote
this
up
or
vote
it
down
and
jeff
you're
very
involved
in
this
providing
legal
opinions
I
mean,
please
add
if
anything
needs
to
be
added.
S
Thank
you,
city
manager,
and
I
guess
I
would
just
add
it's
not
uncommon
when
we
get
these
zoning
cases
for
the
council
to
ask
questions
of
staff
on
you
know,
maybe
the
record
the
proceedings,
the
petition,
those
kinds
of
things
making
sure
the
factors
were
met.
Ultimately,
the
council's
role
is
to
look
at
the
recommendation
of
the
zoning
board
and
see
if
those
factors,
if
they
believe
those
factors
have
been
met,
you
can
vote.
Yes,
you
agree
with
that.
S
T
In
the
last
election
we
had
four
candidates
that
ran
on
a
pro-cannabis
slate
and
all
four
candidates
were
defeated
in
that
election.
As
I
understood
the
back
and
forth
and
reading
the
emails
today,
I
understood
those
emails
to
mean
that
we
had
every
opportunity
to
ask
questions
of
the
petitioner,
who
I
understand,
has
traveled
a
significant
amount
of
time
to
travel
here
from
california.
Today
for
this
meeting,
I
would
like
the
opportunity
to
do
that.
S
Yes,
councilman
romani.
S
There
is
a
provision
in
our
city
code
and
it's
not
been
used
in
my
tenure
here,
but
that
does
say
that
if
a
matter
is
assigned
a
public
hearing
to
another
public
body
or
agency
such
as
this
is
that
the
council
shall
not
rehear
those
matters.
S
However,
there
are
provisions
that
say
that
the
council
can
suspend
the
rules
and
you
can
have
both
sides
if
there
were
two
sides
on
this
make
additional
presentation
or
you
could
just
suspend
that
rule
all
to
get
all
together,
and
I
think
that
would
allow
an
opportunity
for
some
questions
is,
and
I
think
that
the
gentleman
said
he
was
agreeable
to
it.
So
you
have
consent
there
to
ask
and
answer
some
additional
questions.
S
For
example,
if
you
had
landowners
that
were
against
this
petition-
and
they
were
here
tonight
wanting
to
speak
against
it,
then
they
would
be
given
an
opportunity,
as
well
as
the
petitioner.
T
I
I
do
have
a
few
other
observations
before
we
would
go
there.
You
know,
if
that's
all
right,
you
know
I.
I
do
think
we
need
to
look
at
this
requirement
holistically
because,
as
a
former
member
of
the
planning
commission-
and
I
realized
this-
was
heard
by
a
different
body,
it
would
not
have
been
my
expectation
that
I
was
making
a
decision
as
a
member
of
that
commission.
T
However,
that,
according
to
my
understanding,
meant
that
it
would
be
up
to
the
council
to
have
a
robust
conversation
to
make
decisions,
as
we
are
accountable
to
those
who
elected
us-
and
we
are
the
only
group
among
those
boards
and
commissions
who
were
elected
specifically
and
accountable
to
the
people
for
making
quality
decisions
that
have
the
best
interest
of
our
residents
in
our
community
as
a
whole.
In
our
minds.
S
And
I
guess
just
for
clarity,
so
the
zoning
board
and
the
planning
commission
they
they
hold
the
public
hearing.
They
make
a
recommendation.
They
don't
make
a
decision
that,
with
the
record,
goes
to
this
body,
the
city
council
and
you
you
certainly
can
discuss
it
and
you
can't
ask
questions,
but
then
this
public
body
decides
based
on
that
record
and
what
you
find
out,
then,
whether
or
not
you
agree
or
you
disagree
and
you
can
like
I
said
the
options
are:
you
can
vote
to
approve
it?
S
You
can
vote
to
deny
it
if
you
think
something
needs
to
be
flushed
out
or
more
information
is
needed.
You
can
remand
it
back
to
that
body
to
gather
more
evidence,
so
to
speak.
So
I
I
don't
want
to
give
the
impression
that
this
body,
you
know,
can't
discuss
it,
can't
ask
questions
or
is
stuck
with
the
recommendation
of
the
zoning
board.
That's
not
the
case,
but
we
do
under
the
state
law.
These
decisions
are
governed
by
substantive
and
procedural
due
process.
S
So
the
only
thing
I
would
advise
is
you
know
we
make
sure
we
follow
that.
We
make
sure
that
the
applicants
are
given
the
fair
hearing
that
everybody
is
that
the
neighbor,
the
property
owners
adjacent
et
cetera,
everybody
needs
to
be
given
a
fair
hearing
and
a
fair
process.
So
that's
that's.
My
only
legal
recommendation
is
that
we
make
sure
that
we
follow
that
and
we
ensure
that
we
give
them
that
procedural
and
substantive
due
process.
A
E
S
My
my
recommendation
would
be
to
to
the
new
evidence
would
be
best
for
the
public.
You
know
look
at
what
was
introduced
in
the
public
hearing,
because
it's
in
that
situation
that
that
you
can
have
cross-examination
that
people
can
produce
counter
evidence
and
those
kinds
of
things.
So
that's
what
we
talk
about
really
when
we're
talking
about
due
process.
T
However,
elected
officials
don't
have
the
opportunity
to
participate
in
that
discussion
and
simply
remanding,
something
I
feel
is
abdicating
our
responsibility
to
dig
in
and
understand
the
details
and
the
significance
of
decisions
that
we
make,
and
I
also
heard
as
we
began
this
discussion
tonight,
that
perhaps
the
boundary
was
that
we
simply
could
only
vote
yes
or
no.
I
mean,
if
that's
the
case,
it
would
certainly
be
an
easy
vote
for
me
this
evening.
T
It
depends
on
whether
or
not
we
have
the
opportunity
to
ask
questions.
I
do
have
a
significant
amount
of
questions.
E
T
I
would
like
to
ask,
however,
I'm
mindful
that
we
have
a
city
attorney
here
to
guide
us
properly.
A
A
Sure
and
so
jeff
is
it?
Could
we,
for
example,
if
council
member
money
has
questions,
could
you
advise
us
as
to
whether
or
not
the
question
is?
Maybe
we
should
step
away
from
that
question
and
ask
another
question.
S
If
this
council
was
agreeable
to
that
and
you've
got
a
two-thirds
vote
to
suspend
the
rules
that
that
would
probably
be
the
best
course
and
then
we're
in
compliance
with
our
city
code,
and
I
think
any
due
process
issue
is-
is
taken
care
of.
So
my
recommendation
would
be
perhaps
a
motion
to
suspend
the
rules
to
allow
the
gentleman
from
the
company
to
come
up
and
maybe
take
questions.
For
you
know
a
period
of
time
from
the
council.
A
E
F
Minutes
mayor,
whenever
you
have
discussion,
I
have
something.
F
So
that
provision
that
you
read
jeff
so
suspending
the
rules
there,
there
will
no
be
no
opportunity
for
public
hearing
right
for
people
to
come
in
and
speak
for
or
against,
like
they
did
at
the
board
of
zoning
appeals.
Correct.
F
I'm
just
I'm
just
saying
is
it
I
want
to
say
due
process,
but
you
know,
is
there
been
proper
notice
given
to
the
public
that
this
is
going
to
turn
into?
F
You
know
a
hearing
where
we're
going
to
be
potentially
hearing
new
evidence,
and
so
somebody
from
the
public
could
hear
from
the
owner
of
the
business
and
say?
Oh,
I
have
a
you
know.
I
would
like
to
make
comment
on
what
the
owner
just
said.
Isn't
that
a
problem.
S
S
Than
by
the
petitioner,
I
would
say,
since
this
rule
is
in
the
city
code,
and
it
allows
this-
certainly
I
think
emotion
would
be
in
order
now,
if
another
council
member
wants
to
make
another
motion
or
do
something
else
with
it.
I
would
say
that
would
be
fine
too,
but
as
far
as
we
know,
I
don't
think
we've
had
anybody
raise
concerns
about
this.
So
I'm
not
I'm
not
sure
that
somebody
would
have
standing
out
there
to
just
say.
Well,
you
know
that
that
that
somehow
violated
their
due
process.
E
T
Just
for
clarity,
if
I
could
add
one
more
thing,
my
questions
aren't
all
simply
directed
toward
our
guest
here
this
evening.
I
do
have
questions
that
I
laid
out
in
an
email,
some
of
which
really
are
for
our
law
enforcement.
I
know
our
chief
is
here
tonight.
I
don't
know
if
there's
the
opportunity
for
that
discussion
also
to
take
place.
T
C
Yes,
we
are
so
just
to
clarify.
Was
it
you
make
with
the
second
okay?
So
we
had
the
motion
by
poland
in
the
second
by
emig,
all
right,
councilmember,
walsh,
aye
councilmember,
poland.
T
T
Q
C
All
right,
I
do
have
two
nays
to
announce.
A
L
T
All
right,
so,
as
I
mentioned,
some
of
my
questions
are
actually
concerning
field
sobriety
and
other
issues
such
as
that
that
could
create
create
additional
litigation
risk.
But
I'll
start
with
my
questions
for
you
and
then
we'll
come
back
to
those
questions
later,
as
others
might
have
questions
for
the
chief
who's
here.
First
of
all,
as
I
understand,
as
you
make
comments
tonight
at
the
public
discussion,
you
mentioned
that
four
of
the
partners
associated
with
this
particular
application
are
currently
living
in
illinois.
Is
that
correct.
L
John
rushing
is
our
social
equity
partner.
He
is
a
retired
marine
and
is
the
majority
owner.
T
L
I
think
you'd
be
asking
me
how
old
he
is.
So
I
should
just
say
he's.
L
L
He
grew
up
in
the
chicago
area
he's
he
lived
in
hawaii
for
a
while
when
he
was
teaching
botany
and
cannabis
science
at
the
university
of
hawaii.
I
believe
and
currently
works
for
a
company
based
out
of
washington,
but
I
think
he
primarily
lives
in
california.
Now.
T
Okay,
all
right
and
johnny,
who
I've
seen
pictures
of
as
being
represented
that
he's
kind
of
a
hometown
guy.
Here
I
understand
he
lives
in
northern
california
as
well.
How
long
has
he
lived
there.
L
So
he
lived
in
blooming,
I'm
going
to
get
some
of
these
details
wrong,
so
bear
with
me.
He
lived
in
bloomington,
I
think,
until
about
the
age
of
13
and
then
moved
somewhere
outside
of
chicago,
the
name
of
the
city
is
escaping
me,
went
to
champaign,
urbana
and
then
moved
to
california
after
college.
L
T
L
T
L
We
are
a.
We
cover,
a
broad
swath
of
the
map.
Yes,
so
the
sort
of
institutional
partner
is
a
company
called
mmac
medical
marijuana
acquisition
corps.
They
owned
a
cultivation
facility
in
multiple
stores
in
southern
california,
primarily
sort
of
financially
based
out
of
the
texas
area,
but
they
had
california
operations
and
recently
sold
to
a
publicly
traded
cannabis
company.
The
the
mmac
california
assets
were
sold.
L
Yeah
they
they
sold
it
to
sorry,
it'll
come
to
me
a
publicly
traded
cannabis
company
that
actually
is
now
in
the
process
of
being
acquired
by
another,
publicly
traded
cannabis
company.
There's
a
lot
of
consolidation
happening
in
the
market.
T
Right
so
this
organization,
as
I
understand
it,
actually
acquired
one
of
the
cannabis
companies
that
you
all
recently
set
up
in
the
hate
district.
Is
that
correct.
L
No,
my
partners,
johnny
and
clinton,
and
I
own
the
store
in
the
haight
ashbury
in
san
francisco.
L
T
And
harbourside
acquired
them
in
november
2020.
Is
that
correct
the
majority
interest
anyway.
L
Harbourside
acquired
that
particular
store,
but
that
transaction
is
still
in
process.
T
Okay,
so
the
information
that's
been
reported
online
about
the
transaction
itself.
Here
it
may
not
be
accurate.
L
T
T
All
right,
so
I'm
sure
you're
aware
there
are
a
number
of
articles
that
have
been
written
that
have
been
somewhat
critical,
that
you
know
transaction
the
obtaining
of
the
licensing
and
articleinvice.com
and
some
others
is
there
anything
that
you
could
share
to
help
provide
us
contacts.
E
T
L
L
And
if
you
look
down
at
the
bottom,
they
actually
apologize
for
the
fact
that
they
got
details
wrong
and
they
and
they
retract,
some
of
it
not
all
of
it.
I
think
it
paints
a
very
inaccurate
picture
of
our
business
and
I'll.
Tell
you
our
social
equity
partner,
a
man
named
sean
richard,
is
an
inspiration.
L
T
And
so
that's
the
store,
though,
that
harbourside
acquired.
L
Well,
I
mean
you're
they're,
two
they're,
two
different
businesses
that
moved
on
two
different
timelines
and
the
fgw
one
hasn't
really
received
any
press
attention
to
my
knowledge
other
than
the
public
disclosures.
That
harbourside
does
because
it's
a
publicly
traded
company,
the
coal
ashbury
group
burners
on
hate
that
store
opened
at
the
very
end
of
2019..
T
All
right
and
then
I
also
understand
that
one
of
your
partners
has
a
not-for-profit
in
california
as
well.
That
essentially
represents
almost
like
a
trade
association
for
the
cannabis
industry
in
california.
L
L
L
T
L
Well,
it's
not
the
the
san
francisco
cannabis
retailers
alliance
has
no
affiliation
with
our
company
project
equity.
Illinois,
johnny
de
la
plaine
is
a
volunteer
leader
of
the
san
francisco
cannabis
retailers
alliance,
but
it's
a
it's
an
extracurricular
activity
that
he
does
to
help
other
social
equity,
retailers,
okay,.
T
D
Yeah,
thank
you
for
taking
the
time
to
come
here
this
evening.
I
I
really
do
appreciate
it.
I
think
the
whole
council
does
that
that
you
took
the
time
and
recognized
the
importance
of
being
here
tonight.
One
thing
that,
in
the
conversation
you
were
just
having
that
hit
me,
was
that
you'd
said
that
there
seems
to
be
a
lot
of
reorganization
going
on
in
the
marketplace
and
with
all
this
reorganization,
that's
going
on.
L
I'm
nodding
going
back
to
yogi
berra
because
it's
hard
to
make
predictions,
especially
about
the
future,
the
the
canada,
the
regulated
cannabis
market
is,
is
volatile.
Frankly,
it's
access
to
capital
is
almost
impossible
because
it's
a
federally
illegal
substance
and
because
banks
won't
provide
traditional
loans.
Companies
went
public
in
in
canada
and
there
was
a
huge
peak
and
now
quite
a
bit
of
a
valley.
So
there
is
a
lot
of
uncertainty,
but
not
with
respect
to
a
few
things.
L
One
is
the
primary
point
of
contact
and
the
leader
for
our
stores
is
the
general
manager
who's
local
and
is
responsible.
A
salaried
employee
two
is
our
stores,
always
have
a
full-time
person
who
is
the
community
liaison
so
that
person's
email
address
and
phone
number
is
available
to
you
to
every
neighborhood
group,
every
merchant,
every
member
of
the
council?
L
L
It
varies
with
the
jurisdiction,
it's
often
a
discretionary
approval,
so
the
new
owners
have
to
show
that
they're
going
to
be
able
to
live
up
to
these
standards,
but
it
could
be
at
the
state
level
and
it
could
also
be
at
the
local
level.
L
We
don't
have
any
plans
at
this
point
to
sell
ownership.
That
generally,
is
not
our
model.
Our
model
is
more
like
a
hotel
developer.
That
gets
the
entitlements.
The
approvals
raises,
the
money
builds
the
hotel
and
maybe
makes
a
branding
agreement
with
a
hilton,
or
someone
like
that.
So
we
might
have
a
branding
agreement
like
we
do
on
hate
street,
where
we
use
the
brand
of
an
existing
company,
but
we
own
and
ultimately
are
responsible
for
the
store.
L
That's
generally
the
model
that
is
more
effective
for
a
whole
bunch
of
of
business
reasons,
but
that
that
involves
us
retaining
ownership.
Okay,
thank
you.
A
L
Could
I
just
make
one
more
comment
on
that
last
point.
We
also
aldermen
are
more
than
willing
to
have
the
the
pledges
that
we
make
to
the
community
in
terms
of
how
we
intend
to
operate.
L
We
like
to
have
those
as
part
of
our
approval
packet,
so
in
other
words,
in
san
francisco,
we
say
things
like:
we
will
make
sure
our
customers,
don't
loiter,
don't
double
park.
Those
promises
are
actually
enumerated
in
essentially
in
our
permit.
So
if
we
don't
live
up
to
or
if
the
store
at
any
point
in
the
future
doesn't
live
up
to
those
commitments,
it
is
a
ding
against
our
permit.
T
You
know
I
do
have
some
questions
that
I
feel
that
are
responsible
to
have
the
chief
also
participate
in
discussions
on.
This
is
a
significant
issue
for
this
community.
C
N
T
E
F
C
T
I'm
assuming
I'm
very
interested
to
hear
about
this
emerging
issue
of
the
lack
of
technology
that
supports
a
credible
field
sobriety
test
for
driving
under
the
influence
of
cannabis.
T
F
S
So
a
couple
of
things
here:
first,
I
think
the
the
council
has
to
make
its
decision
based
on
the
factors
in
our
code
as
to
whether
or
not
they
meet
the
factors
for
the
special
use,
and
so
you
know,
if
I
think
one
question
is
whether
or
not
that
would
tie
directly
to
one
of
the
factors
and
I'm
not
saying
it
does
or
does
not.
But
if
that's
what
the
council
member
is
is
arguing,
but
I
think
it's
you
know
again.
D
My
question
is:
if
we
remand
this
back
to
the
zoning
board
of
appeals
and
there's
an
opportunity
there
for
additional
evidence,
additional
questions,
and
things
like
that.
D
S
When
you
do
a
remand,
you'll,
you'll
you'll,
say
additional
things
that
you're
interested
in
learning
about
and
kind
of
give
that
directive
to
the
commission
that
you're
remanding
it
back
to
the
you
know,
or
you
would
talk
to
you-
know
the
planning,
commission,
members
and
and
let
them
know
kind
of
what
you
want
to
flush
out.
But
you
you
typically
you're,
not
going
to
have
council
members
testifying
at
that
hearing,
because
then
you
have
to
turn
around
and
be
the
trier
of
fact.
S
D
With
that
knowledge,
then,
like
the
the
point
that
there's
there's
great
flexibility,
function,
flexibility
in
the
market
and
and
the
the
different
companies
are
being
bought
and
sold
right
now
you
know
that
caught
my
ear
here
tonight
and
that
if,
if
it's
something
that,
if
I
were
just
sitting
there
to
zoning
at
a
board
of
appeals
meeting
and
it
caught
my
my
ear.
D
S
Right
and
I'm
not
saying
that
you
couldn't
ask
you
know
you
couldn't
propose
something
or
throw
something
out
there.
I'm
just
saying
you
want
to
you
want
to
try
and
avoid
being
both
somebody,
that's
providing
testimony
and
then
turning
around
and
being
the
trier
of
fact
or
the
you
know,
making
the
ultimate
decision.
S
D
H
Sure,
both
councilmember
urban
and
myself,
she
was
on
the
cannabis
task
force.
I
went
to
all
of
those
meetings.
H
The
previous
council
had
robust
conversations
about
cannabis
and
I
believe
we
were
instructed
at
the
time
that
the
state
did
the
vetting
you
had
to
you
know
they
took
care
of
the
license,
and
the
council
addressed
only
three
things.
Correct
me.
If
I'm
wrong,
whether
we
opt
in
or
not
the
zoning
with
special
use
and
the
taxes
and
everything
else
was
out
of
our
hands,
that
was
at
the
state
level
that
correct.
H
R
Mayor
sure
yeah,
I
was
just
going
to
reframe.
I
wanted
to
give
to
give
my
colleagues
an
opportunity
to
ask
questions,
and
I
appreciate
knowing
sort
of
the
larger
issue
and
what,
based
on
what
I've
heard.
It
seems
to
me
that
what
we
can
do
is
go
back
at
this
moment
and
readjudicate
a
decision
that
was
made
with
careful
deliberation
and
a
lot
of
debate
and
a
lot
of
testimony
and
that
this
proposal
is
well
within
what
we
decided
we
wanted
to
do
and
what
we
left
open
for.
R
R
Another
discussion
that
we're
still
pinned
to
have
is:
where
do
we
direct
these
taxes
from
cannabis
sales
and
that
those
are
conversations
to
have?
But
if
we're
going
to
go
back
and
readjudicate,
then
that
has
to
be
to
me
that
would
have
to
be
a
separate
vote,
a
separate
initiative,
a
separate
conversation,
and
I
don't
so.
R
I
don't
being
told
to
really
stay
within
the
framework
of
what
we've
already
agreed
to
for
this
particular
vote
doesn't
mean
that
we
can't
have
other
conversations
revisit
this
or
or
even
potentially
expand
it,
because
we
worked
really
hard
to
come
up
with
a
compromise
that
most
council
members
could
pass
with
a
lot
of
very
different
points
of
view.
U
A
U
U
Mayor
first
I'd
like
to
thank
connor
for
coming
this
evening
and
speaking
to
us,
I
really
appreciate
you
traveling
all
this
way
and
found
your
comments
very
informative.
I
mean.
Obviously
recreational
cannabis
is
legal
in
illinois,
the
zoning
board
vetted
and
unanimous
unanimously
approved
this
application,
and
this
is
an
important
issue.
We
want
to
ensure
careful
consideration
and
form
the
vetting
process,
but
it
was
unanimous,
not
a
split
vote.
U
You
know,
and
I
and
I
think
I
tr
I
believe
I
trust
the
board
has
done
their
due
diligence
and
I'm
fine
with
that.
Also
local
businesses
in
the
area,
farm
and
fleet
and
several
others
support
this
application.
U
To
me.
That's
very
important
that
the
community
has
indicated
that
support
and
this
group
project
equity
illinois
is
committed
to
purchasing
and
renovating
what
is
currently
an
empty
building.
That's
providing
no
revenue
for
us,
you
know-
and
I
I
just
want
to
end
by
saying.
While
I
respect
the
moral
and
other
concerns
detailed
by
my
colleagues
on
the
council,
the
evidence
presented,
I
believe,
supports
that
approving
this
special
use
permit
will
benefit
the
community
financially
through
retail
sales.
U
F
Yeah,
just
yeah
just
real
real
quickly.
No
questions
just
comments.
I
just
wanted
to
again
thank
you
for
for
speaking
and
answering
a
lot
of
questions
that
you
probably
weren't
ready
to
you
know
beforehand,
but
you
did
a
great
job
in
answering
and
just
wanted
to
focus
on
you
know
any
business
can
be
sold
no
matter
what
business
we
approve
to
go
in.
A
certain
area
can
always
be
sold,
but
this
will
be
bringing
jobs
to
a
hard-hit
area
of
the
community.
F
This
is
a
social
equity
applicant
and
they
have
high
standards
to
approve
a
social
equity
applicant,
and
that
was
one
of
the
purposes
of
passing
the
cannabis
laws
of
helping
people
disproportionately
impacted
by
the
war
on
drugs.
F
This
has
been
stalled,
the
social
equity
has
been
stalled
and,
and
ultimately
some
of
the
the
prior
licenses
were
given
to
non-minority
owned.
So
this
is,
you
know,
equaling
things
right
to
just
at
least
start
doing
that,
and
we
do
have
four
that
were
listed.
Four
people,
four
principals,
that
were
impacted
by
the
war
on
drugs
being
part
of
this
business.
F
I
I
I
said
four
that
were
impacted
by
the
war
on
drugs.
That's
what
I
said.
I'm
not
sure
it's
appropriate
to
be
asking
questions
after
emotions
been
voted
on.
A
M
Thank
you,
mayor
and
council
before
I
turn
this
over
to
chief
west,
when
we
were
preparing
for
this,
you
know
knew
the
presentation
was
going
to
occur
tonight,
deputy
city
manager
and
I
and
meeting
with
chief
west.
We
go
through
things
and
and
we're
very
engaged.
M
We
know
the
things
that
are
going
on
with
our
bloomington
fire
department,
but
billy,
and
I
learned
a
number
of
things
you
know
that
are
going
on
at
the
bloomington
fire
department
and
I'll
say
you
know,
with
the
presentation
that
chief
west
is
going
to
give.
I
know
that
this
was
put
together
by
many
of
his
staff
knew
this
beforehand,
but
we
have
quite
the
impressive
fire
department
and
they
provide
tremendous
care
and
for
the
community,
so
chief,
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
you.
O
Thank
you,
city
manager,
gleason,
mayor
council,
city
manager,
gleason,
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
come
before
you
tonight
and
give
you
an
overview
of
what
happened
in
2021
with
the
fire
department
to
say
it
was
a
busy
year.
It
was
it's.
The
busiest
we've
ever
been
and
the
nice
thing
about
those
we
did
get
back
to
some
normalcy
too,
with
all
the
coveted
stuff,
so
yeah
so
2021.
O
If
you
next
slide
slide,
please
this
graph,
I'm
showing
you
is
of
the
past
six
years,
and
you
can
see
that
in
2021
we
responded
to
12
969
calls
that
was
almost
1400
more
than
we
had
the
year
before.
So
I
will
say,
though,
within
that
we
did
have
two
significant
events.
O
If
you
remember
back
in
the
first
of
january
2021
we
had
the
ice
storm
and
then
in
june
we
had
the
flooding
situation,
and
so,
if
you
took
those
calls
which
was
approximately
300
to
350
extra
calls
that
we
ran
during
those
two
events,
we
would
have
still
been
well
over
a
thousand
runs
over
with
where
we
were
before
the
the
last
year.
Over
the
past
six
years.
You
can
see
we've.
Our
increase
has
been
about
16
percent,
so
it's
been
a
significant
increase.
O
If
you
look
at
the
the
the
incidents,
you
see
the
green
line,
and
I
know
it's
kind
of
hard
to
see.
But
those
are
ems
calls
and
we
did
9654
ems
calls
last
year
which
again,
as
you
know,
that's
most
of
what
we
do
anymore
and
that
was
about
74,
but
that
was
actually
a
little
bit
lower
than
previous
years
comparatively
and
then
for
fire
calls.
We
did
3315,
which
was
actually
up
just
a
little
bit,
but
I
think
that
was
up
again
because
of
those
two
significant
incidents
next
slide,
please.
O
So
this
is
a
a
map
that
looks
really
busy,
but
it
also
has.
I
apologize
it's
kind
of
hard
to
see
where
the
stations
are,
but
it
kind
of
gives
you
an
idea
where
our
calls
are
at
each.
One
of
these
dots
represents
a
call
or
multiple
calls,
but
the
significant
piece
about
that
is,
you
can
still
see
station.
One
runs
almost
half
of
our
calls.
So
last
year
they
ran
5648
of
our
incidents,
so
out
of
that
12
969
they're
out
almost
just
a
little
over
5600
times.
O
So
that's
the
station
at
310,
north
lee
station
2
ran
1270
calls
and
that's
the
one
on
hamilton
down
to
south
down
there
station
3
2876,
that's
the
one
out
of
the
east
empire
station
four
is
22
25
and
that's.
They
did
225
calls
they're
the
one
on
south
morris
avenue
and
then
station
six
did
538
and
that's
the
new
station
out
on
west
or
east
oakland
avenue
out
by
the
airport
tower.
That's
the
one
that
was
built
by
the
airport,
but
again
like
I
want
to
point
out
there.
O
Half
of
them
are
in
that
station.
One
area
next
slide,
please.
This
is
kind
of
another
one,
just
a
heat
map.
Of
that
again,
you
can
kind
of
see
where
the
the
calls
were
at
again,
the
downtown
area,
the
west
side
of
bloomington,
our
busiest
area.
You
can
see
pockets
out
in
the
other
areas,
especially
on
the
edges.
O
O
So
I
put
this
light
in
there,
because
this
kind
of
gives
you
an
idea.
We
do
respond,
like
I
said
401
times
outside
of
basically
outside
of
the
city,
and
this
is
kind
of
locations
where
we
go
to
now.
These
are
are
mostly
calls
for
our
als
chase
vehicle
where
we're
responding
out
to
the
county,
to
an
ambulance
meeting
up
with
them,
they're
only
a
basic
life
support.
We
hop
on
board
with
them
and
become
an
a
they
become
an
als
ambulance.
O
So
we
can
provide
the
critical
care
that
those
patients
out
in
the
county
need
that
were
being
provided
by
that
ambulance
agency,
but
we
responded
about
401
times
out
there.
O
O
So
this
is
our
top
10
fire
responses.
You
can
see
the
the
the
lead
one
last
year
was
assistant
assisting
convalescence,
so
these
are
a
lot
of
times
we're
sending
an
engine
or
truck
out
just
to
help
a
person
up
help
them.
You
know
they
maybe
have
fallen,
not
really
injured,
but
it
helps
us
keep
our
ambulances
more
in
service.
O
You
know
for
them
to
go
on
the
regular
medical
calls.
The
second
one
was
power
lines
down,
but
I
truly,
I
should
have
changed
this
up
with
our
data.
That's
just
how
the
data
comes
out
on
our
our
software.
Our
actually,
second
one
is
fire
alarms.
We
had
600
602
fire
alarms
last
year,
but
they
divide
that
out
into
several
different
types
of
firearms,
so
it
didn't
didn't
pull
them
up
so,
but
that's
our
top
10
responses
from
the
fireside
next
slide.
O
Please,
however,
we
did
have
221
total
fires
last
year
now
this
includes
structure.
Fires
includes
vehicle
fires,
dumpster
fires,
grass,
fires
and
that
kind
of
thing.
So
we
had
two
221
total
fires.
66
of
those
were
structured
fires,
so
a
fire
that
was
inside
the
building.
O
O
So
our
structure,
fire
loss,
was
four
million
dollars.
So
again,
like
I
said,
I
think
that
that
fire
itself
was
right
around
two
million
dollars,
so
it
was
about
half
of
our
fire
structure
fire
loss
last
year.
Unfortunately,
we
had
one
civilian
fatality
last
year
and
then
we
also
had
12
civilian
injuries
next
slide,
please
so
our
top
10
ems
responses,
you're
going
to
see
there's
the
the
top
one
is
no
apparent
illnesses
or
injuries.
O
Again,
our
our
software
puts
again
assisting
patients
up
you
know
or
that
type
of
thing
or
what
we
call
patient
refusal.
Where
we
respond
a
lot
of
accidents,
we
respond
and
really
nobody's
hurt,
so
we
end
up
getting
refusals
from
them.
So
that
number
is
that's
built
into
there
so
and
then
the
next
one,
unfortunately,
was
behavioral
psychiatric
calls.
O
Those
were
up
again
last
year
compared
to
the
year
before,
by
about
30.,
and
so
you
know,
the
fire
department
has
continued
working
with
the
mental
health
committees
that
are
in
the
in
in
the
county,
trying
to
figure
out
a
way
to
make
sure
we
try
to
get
these
numbers
to
go
down,
but
that
again
was
one
of
our
top
call
types
next
slide,
please
so
these
these
can
be
confusing.
This
is
again
response
times
and
where
we
want
to
be
and
where
we're
at.
O
So,
if
you
look
at
the
graph
well,
let's
go
back
for
fire.
Calls
that
we'd
like
to
go
by
a
standard
that
the
national
fire
protection
association
sets
and
that's
five
minutes
and
20
seconds.
That
is
from
the
time
we
received
the
call
at
the
station
to
the
time
we
get
on
scene.
They.
They
say
that
that
time
needs
to
be
about
five
minutes
and
20
seconds
they're,
giving
us
one
minute
and
20
seconds
to
to
get
our
gear
on
and
get
in
the
rig
and
start
moving
and
four
minute
drive
time.
O
O
If
you
look
at
look
at
the
graph-
and
you
see
we're
right
around
that
6
minute
and
20,
some
seconds
is
90
time
when
we're
making
it
there,
so
we're
we're
still
about
a
minute
higher
than
we
want
to
be.
We
truly
want
to
get
to
that
five
minutes
and
20
seconds
looks
like
we've
been
we've
been
hanging
steady
for
the
past
three
years.
I
mean
we're
in
that
area,
so
you
know
what
what
do
we
do
to
try
to
get
that
lower?
O
You
know:
we've
we've
put
in
the
new
dispatch
or
the
new
station
alerting.
We
think
that's
that's
helping
a
little
bit,
but
it
really
comes
down.
I
think
just
station
locations.
At
this
point
we
have
some
of
those
areas
of
town
that
we're
still
struggling
to
meet.
So
if
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
please
here
we're
talking
with
the
ems
side
and
they've
taken
20
seconds
off
of
of
the
benchmark
time.
O
So
for
ems,
we
want
to
be
there
within
five
minutes
by
the
time
we
get
the
call
again
and
they
take
that
20
seconds
off
is
because
we're
not
putting
on
the
gear
before
we
get
on
the
truck.
That's
why
they
take
that
20
seconds
off
we're
still
not
where
we
want
to
be
we're
meeting
in
about
68
69
percent
of
the
time
at
the
five
at
that
five
minute
mark
and
we're
still
up
around
that
640
mark
when
we
want
to
be
at
that
90
time.
O
So
you
know
we
have
improvements
to
make
there
and
we're
working,
trying
to
figure
out
what
else
we
can
do
to
to
improve
those
times
next
slide,
please!
O
So
last
year
we
did
have
five
members
retire
from
the
department
and
we
had
six
hired
six
firefighter
paramedics.
We
did
hire
a
replacement
maintenance
coordinator,
and
then
we
had
five
or
six
six
promotions
in
including
myself,
so
we
had
myself.
As
chief,
I
had
two
deputy
chiefs.
I
promoted
two
two
members
who
promoted
the
deputy
chief
and
then
we
had
three
members
promoted
the
captain's
position,
and
then
we
had
four
members
that
were
assigned
to
engineer
position
and
one
to
the
ems
position.
O
Just
so
you
know
currently
we're
still
down
about
10
members
right
now.
We've
got
our
our
list
that
they're
doing
backgrounds
on
now,
so
we
should
have
a
final
list
here,
hopefully
within
the
next
few
weeks
next
slide,
please,
like
I
said
we
got
a
little
bit
back
to
normalcy,
department-wide
training.
We
were
able
to
you
know
during
the
cove
we
were
really
doing
a
lot
of
single
company
single
station
trainings.
Where
last
year
we
started
getting
back
into
multi-company
multi-um.
O
You
know
agency
trainings.
We
were
able
to
bring
outside
instructors
in
for
some
classes.
If
you
look
at
the
the
picture
of
the
slide,
you
see
the
the
one
on
the
far
left.
That's
us
doing,
lp
burns
out
at
station
two
in
the
at
night
we
had
all
three
shifts
that
were
able
to
rotate
through
that
and
that
was
provided
by
the
illinois
fire
service
institute.
O
We
did
this
again
just
recently
kind
of
in
conjunction
with
the
airport
drill
that
happened
about
three
weeks
ago
now,
and
then
we
continued
our
regular
training
and
I
looked
the
other
day
and
I
think
total
training
with
everybody.
We
had
a
little
over
20
000
hours
of
training
with
everybody
last
year.
So
next
slide,
please
public
education.
Again
it
got
a
little
bit
back
to
normalcy,
I
will
say
eric
davis
and
our
public
education
person
does
a
great
job
and
he's
really.
O
You
know
when,
when
the
covet
hit,
the
only
way
we
get
messages
out
was
a
lot
of
the
social
media
stuff
and
he's
helped
continue
to
grow
that
that
piece
of
that
now
we
have
right
now
our
facebook
page
we've
got
up
to
four.
I
think
really
14
500
people
that
follow
us,
which
is
pretty
good.
I
think
so.
But
one
of
the
neat
things
was
is
last
fall.
When
we
got
back
into
the
schools
a
little
bit,
he
was
able
to
make
contact
with
both
unit
5
and
district
87.
O
We
kind
of
set
it
up
into
three
three
separate
stages
where
the
kids
got
a
chance
to
to
look
at
the
fire
apparatus,
and
then
they
got
a
safety
message
from
eric
and
then
they
also
then
got
the
opportunity
to
meet
with
a
firefighter
and
it
worked
out
really
well
and
the
great
thing
about
it
was.
O
Is
we
sent
safety
surveys,
surveys
home
with
them
and
if
they
got
returned,
they
got
the
opportunity
to
be
put
into
a
drawing
for
the
kids
to
be
able
to
ride
to
school
in
a
fire
truck,
and
you
can
see
the
picture
down
there
where
one
of
the
winners-
and
I
think
her
brother
had
the
opportunity
to
to
get
a
ride
in
the
fire
truck
to
school
and
they
made
a
big
thing
out
of
it.
It
was
really
nice.
So
a
couple
other
things
with
that
we
did.
O
We
were
able
to
buy
a
new
fire
extinguisher
trainer
last
year.
You
can
kind
of
see
it
there.
It
was
it's
an
ipad
that
we
can
actually
scan
a
room
now
and
then
use
that
room
for
fire
extinguisher
training.
We
can
put
that
fire
anywhere
within
that
room
and
then
they
use
the
fire
extinguisher,
that's
mounted
to
it
and
they
can
use
that
for
extinguisher
training.
It's
worked
out
real
well
and
then
the
other
thing
is.
We
were
able
to
get
back
out
and
start
doing
cpr
training
with
people.
O
In
fact,
we
did
take
over
the
cpr
training
for
the
city
to
help
them
out
so,
and
that's
worked
out
really
well
next
slide.
Please
we
have
six
fire
investigators
and
last
year
they
did
45
fire
investigations
and
they
determined
27
of
them.
The
accidental
five
were
undetermined,
and
then
we
had
12
fires
that
were
intentionally
set
and
some
of
those
they
are
working
with
bloomington
police,
the
detectives
on
those
fires
and
determining
whether
or
not
arrests
would
be
made.
O
So
what's
nice,
and
no
it's
not
in
this
year's
or
last
it
wasn't
in
last
year's,
but
we
were
able
to
get.
I
believe
we
got
four
now
four
four
of
the
the
detectives
have
been
to
firefighters,
investigator
school,
the
same
one
that
our
guys
go
to
in
fact,
and
so
it's
kind
of
nice.
They
work
together
and
it's
worked
out
really
well
next
slide,
please
we
are
the
hazardous
materials
team
for
the
area
and
we
are
part
of
mabus
41's
hazard
materials
team.
O
So
but
last
year
we
had
eight
incidents.
We
responded
to,
I
think
three
or
four
of
those
were
outside
of
the
city.
Usually,
accidents
that
have
occurred
out
in
the
interstate.
O
O
O
O
The
drone-
the
drone
was
something
that
we
had
talked
about
and
it's
been
a
huge
benefit
to
us.
It's
it's.
We've
got
two
of
them
now.
Both
of
them
have
cameras
on
them.
One
has
a
thermal
imaging
camera
and
if
you
do
follow
our
facebook
page,
you
may
have
seen
some
of
the
pictures
we've
had
from
some
of
the
fires.
O
We
continued
with
our
station
alerting
upgrades
at
the
station
and
there
you
can
see
some
peripheral
devices
that
we
purchased
that
actually
provide
us,
a
visual
of
the
location
of
where
we're
responding
to,
and
then
we
did
purchase
a
new
extractor
to
wash
your
bug
urine
next
slide,
please.
O
So
what
do
we
got
going
on
this
year?
Again,
fire
department,
recruitment
is
being
is
huge
right
now
the
fire
service
continues
to
struggle
with
getting
candida
getting
applicants
even
unfortunately,
like
this
last
time.
I
believe
we
only
had
24
applicants.
I
remember
when
I
came
on.
We
had
about
300
and
we're
trying
to
become
more
diverse,
too,
and
so
we're
working
trying
to
figure
out
where
we
need
to
go.
What
do
we
need
to
do
to
get
those
diverse
candidates
or
diverse
applicants?
O
We
did
meet
with
heartland
that
they've
got
a
program
up
there
with
their
emts,
but,
like
I
said,
we
continue
to
work
on
that
and
you
know
we're
even
looking
to
the
point
where,
at
some
point
we
may
have
to
change,
make
a
change
in
our
requirements
for
hiring
we're
just
still
taking
a
look
at
that
we're
continuing
with
upgrades
to
station,
alerting,
again
replacement
ambulances,
and
then
we
got
a
roof
replacement
and
the
the
other
thing
is
we're
hoping
for
we
put
in
for
a
afg
grant
last
year
assistant
to
firefighter
grant
for
all
new
scbas.
O
And
next
slide,
please,
and
I
think
that
is
it
but
again
I'd
like
to
thank
all
of
you.
You
know
for
your
support
of
the
fire
department.
We
wouldn't
be
where
we're
at
without
without
your
guys's
support,
and
I
believe
that
we're
probably
the
best
department
in
the
state
I'm
very
proud
of
our
department.
So
thank
you
again
and,
like
I
said,
if
you
get
any
questions,
I'd
be
more
than
happy
to
answer
them.
A
Thank
you
chief.
Do
we
have
any
questions
from
council
members
and
bear
in
mind?
We
don't
have
a
ton
of
time
in
5-10
minutes
at
this
point.
D
Thank
you
chief.
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
Hey
just
looking
over
your
numbers
there,
the
the
ems
calls
it
looks
like
that's
about
26
ems
calls
per
day
for
your
team,
and
I'm
hopeful
here
and
looking
at
the
additional
slides
there
that
with
the
partnership
that
carl
is
doing
with
this
rv
for
basic
health,
that
maybe
we
get
a
little
bit
more
health
out
health
checks
out
to
the
community,
and
hopefully
that
will
cut
down
on
some
of
those
calls
for
your
for
your
team.
D
O
D
I
would
say
just
let's:
let's
limit
it
to
like
loss
of
time,
okay,
injuries.
You
know
somebody
gets
a
scratch
on
their
arm
yeah.
You
know
it
may
actually
count
as
an
injury,
but
that's
you
know
somebody
who
may
have
needed
to
be
transported
themselves.
Q
D
And-
and
I
think
that's
all
I
have
except
for
is
there
anything
that
we
as
a
council
can
do
to
help
you
and
your
team.
One
thing
that
I
don't
think
a
lot
of
the
the
public
really
understands
is
that
you
folks,
are
a
top-notch
fire
department
and
being
in
a
community
with
a
top-notch
fire
department.
D
It
helps
keep
us
all
safe.
The
other
thing
it
does
is
it
actually
helps
keep
all
of
our
insurance
rates
down
just
a
little
bit
and
so
anything
that
we
can
do
to
help
please
reach
out.
Let
us
know.
Thank
you.
O
And
I
know
I
I'm
going
to
be
working
with
city
manager
gleason
here
before
too
long
we've
been
working
on
a
station
studies
report
that
I'm
hopefully
going
to
go
over
with
him
for
too
long
and
then
we'll
get
that
to
you
guys
too.
So.
T
Really-
and
I
I
was
struck
by
you,
know
the
the
number
of
drug
overdoses
that
we
had,
and
I'm
just
wondering,
is
that
trending
flat
down
up.
O
R
Yes,
thank
you
and
I
was
going
to
ask
the
same
question
that
all
the
minimums
asked,
which
is
what
is
there
anything
we
can
do
to
help,
especially
with
those
response
times,
but
it
sounds
like
you're
you're,
working
on
figuring
it
out
and
then
you'll.
R
Let
us
know-
and
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you
for
personally
responding
when
I
had
a
constituent
wondering
why
there
were
so
many
darned
fire
sirens
on
washington
on
the
corridor,
just
constant
what's
going
on
in
this
world,
and
I
just
for
the
record,
if
you
could
tell
tell
everyone
what
you
you
said
to
me.
I
thought
that
was
really
helpful
to
know.
O
The
consensuals
wanting
to
know
you
know
wash
they
live
right
off
washington
street
and
you
know,
unfortunately,
washington's
a
really
our
main
route
to
st
joe
hospital
and
and
so
that's
why
they
hear
so
many
sirens.
I
mean
you
know
our
response
to
saint
joe.
A
lot
of
them
are
licensed
sirens,
so
yeah.
H
Oh
yeah,
I
just
want
to
echo
what
consumer
walsh
said.
If
you
need
something,
you
know
make
sure
that
you
get
the
list
to
the
city
manager
and
you
made
a
comment
about
mental
health
responses.
O
H
I
was,
I
was
going
to
add
to
that
that
working
with
the
county,
like
you
said
that
is
pretty
much
the
goal
that
the
emergency
department,
the
ems,
responds
to
those
kind
of
situations
and
then
bring
them
to
triage
or
whatever
else
is
necessary.
So
I'm
glad
to
hear
that,
especially
if
the
numbers
are
up
yeah.
Thank
you.
P
Real
quick,
you
said
you're
down
10
people
when
I
look
at
your
response
time
numbers
one
to
me.
I
know
they're,
not
where
you
want
them,
but
I
don't
think
they're
bad,
but
two
does
that
shortage
in
staff
impact
that
and
your
ability
to
do
work,
and
if
so,
how
can
we
here?
Are
there
things
that
we
can
help
to
alleviate
that
shortage?
Because
to
me
it
seems
like
that's,
a
major
problem.
O
So
right
now
it
really
hasn't
affected
our
our
staffing,
we're
using
over
time
quite
a
bit
more
over
time.
You
know
so
our
all
of
our
units
are
being
staffed,
so
it
really
doesn't
affect
that
response
time
with
not
you
know
being
down
those
10
people
right
now,
it's
just
a
cost
right
now,
yeah,
I
will
say
the
other
thing
is
I
mean
it's
a
more
stress
on
our
guys
because
they're
working
more
right
without
those
10
guys,
there's
more
guys,
working
double
shifts
and
so
forth.
So
yeah.
O
You
know
by
the
time
with
retirements
and,
like
I
said,
with
the
lack
of
candidates
coming
in,
you
know
we're
just
not
being
we
haven't
been
able
to
replace
as
fast
as
we've
lost
in
in
some
of
the
years.
A
U
Thank
you
chief
west,
for
this
report
really
appreciate
all
you
do
with
you
know
not
enough
staff
and
all
the
other
obstacles,
I'm
really
interested
in
the
response
times,
and
I've
talked
with
you
about
this
before
in
thinking
longitudinally.
What
about
the
possibility
of
building
another
station
on
the
northeast
side?
Is
that
something
that
the
station's
study
might
reveal
yeah.
O
O
You
could
comment
I've
kind
of
seen
the
the
draft
or
the
preliminary
report
on
this
it
would
it
would
help,
but
I
think
there's
consequences
too,
that
we
have
to
know
that
it
may
not
just
be
one
station,
because
if,
if
we
pull
from
one,
then
we're
leaving
another
area
of
the
town
open,
and
so
I
think
we
we
will
have
to
take
a
look
at
that.
F
Thank
you.
So
it
sounds.
Thank
you
for
all
that
you
and
the
fire
department
do
and
thank
you
for
this
presentation,
a
lot
of
good
good
information,
but
I
mean
if
there
is
a
new
fire
station
built.
Wouldn't
that
mean
you
would
need
more
firefighters
to
go
into
that
location
to
actually
help
with
the
response
times.
O
So
it
would
be
nice
if
we
could,
but
we
could
do
it
without
okay.
You
know
I
I
don't
there's
that
opportunity.
You
know
I
think
we've
talked
about
the
northeast
and
possibly
moving
the
station
from
empire
street
to
the
northeast
that
second
station.
You
know
we
could
move
a
company
from
station
one
and
fill
it
we're
one
of
the
things
council,
probably
about
six
years
ago
now.
I
think,
provided
chief
moore
the
opportunity
to
hire
six
more
people
to
manifest
the
ambulance.
We've
never
gotten
that
fifth
ambulance
into
service.
O
F
O
And
we
thought
we
thought
we
tried
it
for
a
little
while
was
it
in
2020.
O
We
were
able
to
run
it
for
a
little
while,
but
mainly
with
like
running
overtime,
and
it
didn't
show
the
the
reduction
response
times
in
the
station
one
area
as
much
as
it
showed
a
reduction
in
workload
for
some
of
those
guys,
and
so,
although,
if
we
get
it
into
a
different
location,
we
may
see
some
of
that.
That
response
time
go
down.
F
O
I
mean
you
know,
like
I
said,
hopefully
we're
gonna
work
with
heartland,
heartland's
program,
where
they're
working
with
emtbs
right
now
we're
trying
to
get
out
to
other
organizations.
Part
of
the
problem
is
we're.
Having
problems
find
diverse
people
in
those
classes
in
in
like
in
a
paramedic
class,
you
know
so
we're
just
trying
to
find
ways.
How
can
we
get
them
in
the
class
or,
like
I
said,
are
we
gonna
have
to
look
at
some
different
hiring
requirements
and
get
them
here
and
then
maybe
us
sending
them
the
training.
F
One
last,
thank
you
chief
one
last
question:
how
many
of
your
firefighters
or
officers
are
emt
trained
are
all
of
them.
O
We're
probably
about
98,
okay
trained
to
the
emt
level.
We
we
at
one
point
we
sometimes,
let's
let
officers
start
dropping
it,
but
most
of
them
have
been
holding
on
to
it.
We're
getting
now
to
the
point
where
we're
having
officers
and
our
drivers
are
actually
paramedics
now,
so
we've
almost
got
a
whole.
You
know
our
whole
crew
on
a
truck
is
a
paramedic.
F
That's
smart,
yeah
yeah,
and
I
also
want
to
thank
you.
You
answered
a
constituent,
sent
a
long
question
and
these
great
ideas
on
how
to
improve
your
department,
and
you
gave
a
very
detailed
response
which
he
really
appreciated.
So
thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
okay,
I
think
that's
about
it
just
want
to
say
thank
you
again
for
the
great
job
that
all
of
you
do.
I
I
know
that
you're
you're
not
satisfied
with
the
response
of
you,
know
five
minutes
and
20
seconds.
You
know
70
of
the
time,
but
I
would
say
I
you
know
I've
been
in
other
places
where
it
doesn't
happen
and
that
still
amazes
me
that
you
guys
can
do
that
in
five
minutes
get
somewhere.
You
know
and
with
all
your
gear
and
everything
I
think.
That's
that's
really
commendable.
A
The
other
thing
that
I
wanted
to
mention
several
years
ago
I
went
through,
I
think,
your
your
tower
and
the
training
I
I
recommend
that
to
anybody.
O
A
A
So
next
item
on
the
agenda
is
the
finance
director's
report
and
see
manager,
gleason.
M
Thank
you
mayor
and
council.
It
is
the
finance
director's
report,
you'll
notice,
that
scott
rathbun
is
absent,
he's
on
vacation
much
deserved,
but
we
have
the
budget
manager
stepping
in
chris
tomlin
a
long
time,
employee
of
the
state,
our
city
and
has
been
very
active
in
our
budget
presentations.
Conversations
in
the
past
chris.
V
Thank
you,
city
manager,
mayor
and
council,
as
mentioned
last
month,
when
I
did
the
presentation,
this
is
part
two
of
three
for
end
of
year
for
fiscal
year,
22.,
just
a
reminder.
The
reason
we
haven't
started
with
the
monthly
reports
for
the
current
fiscal
year.
23,
a
lot
of
our
revenues
lag,
the
local
taxes
lag
a
month,
so
anything
of
sales
for
may
are
not
collected
until
the
end
of
june,
and
then
the
state
and
home
rule
sales
taxes
lag
two
months
and
then
we'll
report
on
those
three
months
later.
So
next
slide.
V
V
So
the
major
revenues-
just
a
a
bit
of
information
here,
just
more
of
a
kind
of
an
education
on
this
to
the
far
right.
You
notice
that
we
had
some
negative
changes
for
the
budget
from
21
to
22.
We
were
still
in
the
midst
of
covid,
so
we
still
had
a
lot
of
restrictions,
especially
with
a
lot
of
our
local
entities,
restaurants
and
stuff.
The
capacities
were
limited,
so
we
did
reduce
our
budgets
quite
a
bit
going
into
the
course
of
this
fiscal
year.
V
V
They
beat
budget
by
quite
a
bit
for
home
roll
and
state
sales
combined
for
the
two,
a
little
over
nine
million
dollars.
V
The
income
replacement
and
local
use
taxes
are
all
per
capita
based
as
far
as
the
amounts
that
are
distributed
so
again,
income
12.3
million-
I
think
that's
the
highest
since
I've
been
here
and
then
the
local
use
that
actually
went
down
year
over
year,
and
that
has
something
to
do
with
the
home
rule
sales
tax,
actually
with
the
level
of
playing
field
legislation
and
then,
finally,
the
replacement
tax,
which
actually
kind
of
piggybacks
off
of
the
income
tax
next
slide.
Please.
V
So,
overall,
with
revenues
for
fiscal
year
2022,
we
see
the
american
relief
plan
act
of
4.783
million,
that
was
in
the
general
fund.
We
actually
received
about
6.3
million
over
the
course
of
fiscal
22.
We've
actually
al
also
received
our
second
tranche
of
6.3
million.
Here
in
june
of
this
year
as
well,
the
remaining
council
had
allocated
back
in
201
2022,
a
portion
of
that
to
a
couple
of
projects
and
some
other
funds,
so
those
those
funds
were
reallocated
the
revenues
to
those
other
funds
for
water,
sewer
and
storm
related
projects.
V
A
couple
of
other
items
here
to
mention
the
continued
growth
on
the
permits
with
residential
construction,
commercial
as
well.
We
had
a
terrific
year
in
fiscal
22.,
with
continued
growth
in
the
community.
V
Next
slide,
please
talking
about
our
expenditures,
salaries.
I
know
scott
has
talked
about
this
quite
often,
so
we
do
budget
for
every
position
in
all
of
the
departments,
all
of
the
the
even
if
we
have
vacancies
and
then
we
do
have
a
kind
of
a
negative
placeholder
in
our
non-departmental
budget,
we
back
out
a
dollar
amount
kind
of
to
piggyback
off
what
the
fire
chief
said.
Unfortunately,
in
fire,
police
were
never
fully
staffed,
so
we
do
lower
our
budget.
V
Last
year,
we
we
had
a
placeholder
of
about
a
negative
two
million
dollars
to
offset
all
of
the
actual
full-time
vacancies
or
full-time
budgeted
positions
in
all
of
our
departments
within
the
general
fund.
We
actually
wound
up
coming
in
about
1.55
million
total,
because
we
spent
42.5
million
on
a
42.1
million
dollar
budget.
So
if
we
actually
wouldn't
have
had
that
negative
placeholder,
a
revised
budget
total
to
start
the
year
would
have
been
a
little
over
44
million
dollars.
V
A
couple
other
really
quick
things.
Here.
We
had
actually
the
capital
expenditures,
we
had
some
delays
in
purchasing
and
so
that
that
reflected
some
savings
during
the
course
of
this
year.
Unfortunately,
with
what's
going
on
in
the
world
some
of
the
items
that
we
had
hoped
to
purchase
and
that
were
budgeted,
we're
just
not
available,
so
we
will
either
we
they
were
either
re-budgeted
or
we'll
bring
back
a
budget
amendment
if
needed.
V
The
next
couple
of
items
principal
and
interest
items
being
lower
per
council
direction.
In
the
general
fund,
we've
went
to
pay
cash
for
equipment.
Fiscal
23
will
be
actually
the
third
year
that
we're
actually
paying
cash
for
equipment
trying
to
wean
ourselves
off
of
those
capital
leases,
and
I
will
let
you
know
in
our
future-
your
budgets,
fiscal
24,
through
27
in
the
general
fund.
V
V
Bottom
right,
sorry,
the
items
that
are
highlighted
here
in
yellow
again
still
still
some
things
to
to
come
in
for
the
year
and
scott
will
kind
of
give
a
final
update
next
month
when
he
does
the
presentation,
but
we're
expected
to
be
just
under
about
38
million
in
our
general
fund
fund
balance
for
the
year
it'll
actually
reflect
about
42
and
a
half
million,
but
we're
showing
those
arpa
funds
that
have
been
unspent
or
unallocated
at
end
of
year
for
2022
as
kind
of
restricted.
V
V
And
then,
finally,
talking
about
our
enterprise
funds,
some
of
the
things
that
I'm
going
to
jump
kind
of
to
the
bottom.
Here
to
the
the
the
revenue
trend
for
percentages
versus
year-to-date
actuals
for
the
charges
for
services.
You
see
all
of
those
have
actually,
with
the
exception
of
sewer
and
golf
exceeded
budget
for
the
year,
we
actually
were
have-
and
we
had
a
a
pretty
good
year
in
golf
for
charges
for
services
march
and
april
really
hurt
for
golf.
V
Usually
that's
when
we
have
a
lot
of
people
buy
our
season
passes
and
things
the
weather
on
the
weekends
in
march
and
april
was
was
terrible.
So,
unfortunately,
we
still
did
90
96
percent
of
budget
for
those
charges
for
services,
but
we
had
hoped
to
actually
see
to
exceed
100
for
the
year
and
then
arena
the
charges
for
services
we're
only
at
56
percent
of
budget.
V
A
lot
of
that
has
to
do
with
cova
during
the
course
of
fiscal
22
and
the
arena
being
used
as
a
main
site
for
the
vaccination
clinics
and
such
during
the
year.
So
we
did
have
a
couple
of
rescheduled
shows
that
did
very
well,
and
then
we
also
had
a
number
of
ihsa
events
that
returned
during
the
course
of
last
year
and
then
even
kind
of
going
into
this
year.
We
were
lucky
enough
that
the
high
school
graduations
were
able
to
utilize
the
arena
again
as
well.
D
Thank
you
very
good
report.
My
first
question
is
coming
from
the
the
looking
at
that
increase
in
revenue,
yes,
and
how
much
higher
we
are
on
revenue
last
year,
and
I
think
that
we
can
probably
anticipate
that
we're
going
to
be
a
little
bit
higher
in
that
revenue
this
year.
D
With
with
what
we're
seeing
nationwide
and
locally
with
inflation
gas
taxes,
everything
else
would
this
be
an
opportunity
that
that
this
council
could
turn
around
and
reduce
some
of
our
taxes
that
we're
charging
on
our
our
citizens
and
maybe
turn
around
and
give
something
back
to
to
help
our
people
out.
V
Obviously,
ultimately,
that
would
be
a
council
decision
if,
if
that
is
if,
if
that
is
the
way
they
want
to
go,
if
you
decide
to
go,
I
will
let
you
know
that
we
are
seeing
increased
cost
of
revenues,
even
as
we
go
into
this
year
with
the
with
what's
going
on
in
the
world,
with
inflation
possible
recession
being
mentioned.
V
So
we
are,
I
guess,
kind
of
waiting
to
get
some
recognition
on
on
some
revenues
as
we
go
into
the
this
fiscal
year
to
actually
see
what
happens
now.
I
don't
know
if
city
manager,
gleason
has
any
other
comments
on
that
or
not.
I.
M
Do
I
think
what
I
would
ask,
not
necessarily
a
recommendation,
do
or
don't,
but
I
would
wait
until
we
have
the
elected
retreat
in
september.
M
That
will
allow
for
a
council
to
talk
about
what
their
vision
is
for
the
community,
and
then
they
give
staff
an
opportunity
to
try
to
find
ways
to
pay
for
it.
Okay,.
D
My
my
second
question
goes
along
with
and
thank
you
for
the
piggy
back
back
in
there.
I
appreciate
it
and
that
is
increased
expenses
and
with
the
inflation
and
with
the
cost
of
fuel,
and
things
like
that,
and
you
may
not
have
the
numbers
sitting
right
there
in
front
of
you,
but
you
know
we're
a
little
over
a
month
almost
two
months
into
the
fiscal
year,
and
where
are
we
specifically
on
our
fuel
budget?.
V
I
I
can
tell
you
actually
have
fuel
pulled
up
right
now,
so
actually
our
budget
for
this
year
is
and
again
our
fleet
department
or
fleet
management,
actually
budgets
and
pays
for
gas
for
the
entire
city,
and
then
you
will
see
in
other
budgets
where
they
are
actually
billed
back
during
the
course
of
the
year
for
the
vehicles
within
those
departments.
So
you
will
see
fuel
expenses
within
other
departments.
V
Those
are
actually
just
a
chargeback,
so
fleet
does
actually
pay
for
the
entire
fuel
for
the
entire
city.
For
the
year
we
did
budget
1.4
million
this
year.
Last
year
we
budgeted
a
little
over
1.25
million.
We
spent
just
about
1.35
million
last
year
in
fuel
this
year,
through
a
month
we've
spent
about
126
000.
V
I
think
that
amortizes
out
to
a
little
over
1.475
for
the
year
again,
we
just
have
identification
on
one
month's
worth
of
fuel
bills.
So
far,
so
right
now
we're
maybe
slightly
a
little
over
trend,
so
we'll
have
to
kind
of
watch
and
we
do
lock
in
about
50
of
our
fuel
costs
in
the
contract
that
we
do
have
and
then
50
percent
kind
of
flows
with
the
going
rate
for
both
unleaded
and
diesel.
T
T
This
half
a
percent
sales
tax
that
was
mentioned
tonight
in
the
public
comment
that
was
increased
for
a
specific
reason
that
no
longer
exists,
and
you
know
thinking
about,
though
the
state
has
gifted
us,
if
you
will,
with
a
couple
of
new
revenue
sources
that
we
really
hadn't
depended
on
in
the
past,
would
that
be
fair
with
the
streaming
tax
and
also
the
you
know,
tax
on
internet
sales,
and
I'm
wondering
you
know
recognizing
that
that
half
a
percent
reduction
potential
reduction
would
be
like
20
of
our
2.5.
V
Part
of
that
is
with
the
home
rule
and
the
state
sales
with
the
level
the
playing
field
legislation
that
the
state
passed
again.
This
is
kind
of
year.
One
of
that
that
we're
recognizing
again
we
we
try
to
in
finance
at
least
and
and
scott
and
I
are
we
try
to
be
conservative
with
our
estimates.
V
Obviously,
with
what's
going
on
in
the
world
right
now
with
fuel,
you
just
passed
tonight
us
to
go
ahead
and
move
up
purchasing
a
second
ambulance
that
was
actually
in
the
2024
budget
because
we
actually
were
able
to
lock
it
in,
I
think
in
may
they
had
an
increase
and
we
were
able
to
lock
it
in
of
seven
percent
and
actually
in
talking
to
the
chief
they're,
going
to
have
another
increase
on
july
first
of
seven
percent,
and
not
only
is
it
the
cost.
V
V
and
council
also
did
the
same
thing
with
fire
truck
at
the
end
of
last
year
with
council
that
you
went
ahead
and
again
it's
not
producing
a
new
fire
truck,
but
you
we
moved
it
up
a
year,
basically
because
of
the
build
out
time
on
fire.
Trucks
is
actually
600
days
right
now
and
we're
seeing
the
cost
on
those
type
of
things
go
up.
We
have
the
contract
that
was
passed
tonight
with
the
increase,
so
you
know
we
are.
V
We
are
seeing
increased
cost,
so
I
don't
know
if
that
totally
answers
your
question,
but.
T
Well,
I
I
think
you
know.
First
of
all,
I
appreciate
you
responding
to
it
and
what
I'm
really
looking
to
do
is
just
to
isolate
those
two
specific
categories,
sure
that
we
really
didn't
have
as
a
part
of
our
general
flow
of
revenue
as
of
a
year
to
18
months
ago
streaming,
and
then
that
internet
sales
level
the
playing
field
thing.
So
you
know
when
we
think
about
what
our
public
is
suffering
with
in
terms
of
the
underlying
cost
of
you
know
their
goods
going
up
as
well.
T
V
Sure-
and
I
can
speak
specifically
the
amusement
tax
that
you're,
referring
to
with
the
the
streaming
being
part
of
our
amended
ordinance,
that
we
had
that
we
actually
used
to
budget
about
85
000
a
month
in
amusement
tax
that
had
actually
gone
down.
We
had
a
theater
close
about
two
or
three
years
ago
when
covet
started,
so
that
hurt
us
as
well,
and
then
the
streaming
has
helped
some.
I
do
know
that
it
hasn't
recovered
back
to
the
average
of
the
85
000
a
month
that
we
had
budgeted
a
few
years
ago.
V
So
we're
still
actually
under
that
overall
in
amusement
right
now
we
have
amended
the
ordinance.
So
we
will
wait
to
see
with
the
other
streaming
entities
that
we
may
have
not
received
funds
from
in
the
past
as
to
whether
they
start
remitting.
H
Yeah,
I
have
a
question
in
the
enterprise
funds.
The
starting
balance
for
the
arena
was
like
2.5
million.
Can
you
explain
where
they.
V
Yes,
we
had
actually,
at
the
end
of
last
fiscal
year,
we
had
moved
some
additional
funds
into
the
arena
from
the
general
fund.
There
was
a
transfer
done
to
support
operations
and
then
also
for
some
replacement
of
some
equipment
and
then
possibly
with
the
depending
on
whether
or
not
the
council
decides
this
year.
We
have
those
rtu
units
that
that
is
in
the
adopted
budget
that
actually
would
still
come
back
to
council,
obviously
for
approval.
V
So
that's
the
reason
that
that
that
budget
was
bumped
up.
There
were
some
transfers
done
during
the
course
of
of
the
last
couple
of
years
to
to
plan
for
needed,
equipment,
replacement
and
then
possibly
to
plan
for
those
rtu
units.
If
those
don't
happen,
we
can
always
look
at
transferring
those
funds
back
if
necessary.
H
A
A
M
Brief
stuff
brevity,
thank
you
mayor
and
council.
I
do
have
a
couple
of
slides.
M
I
think
we
have
six
art
galleries
that
are
going
to
be
participating
and
it's
get
your
kicks
on
route
66
and
then
also
second
saturday
sidewalk
sales
on
july.
9Th
next
slide,
please
music,
around
downtown
saturdays
on
the
square,
wedding
band,
free
concert,
series
open
all
ages
on
july,
9th
and
then
prairie
street
concert
series.
It's
a
ticketed
outdoor
concert
on
july,
7th
and
8th.
Was
there
a
makeup?
One
katherine
franklin
park,
franklin
square.
M
Next
slide
lunchtime,
concerts
wednesday
in
june
11
30
at
withers
park
june
1st
june
15th,
I
think,
is
I'm
sorry
june
22nd.
Is
that
the
makeup
one
understood
all
right
next
slide?
Please
franklin
park
concerts
here
we
go,
and
this
is
what
I
said
the
last
two
slides,
but
it's
here
right
now
apologize
for
that
and
next
slide.
Please
now
we
have
four
new
hires.
Typically
we
do
this.
M
At
the
committee
of
the
whole,
we
had
no
agenda
items
last
time,
so
we're
showing
it
at
this
council
meeting
danielle
moats
public
safety,
dispatcher
jacob
sherrod
shepherd
be
interested
and
know
what
department
chief
he
came
from
he's.
Lateral
do
you
know,
and
I'm
not
going
to
put
you
on
the
spot.
We
can
wait.
Mclean
county,
okay,
sheriff
sandage,
probably
not
happy
and
kimberly.
Welker
is
parking
enforcement
and
then
officer
stack
is
a
new
entry-level
police
officer,
and
that's
it
from
me
for
tonight.
Thank
you,
mayor.
A
Okay
and
the
mayor's
discussion
just
a
very
briefly.
First
of
all,
I
want
to
mention
that
you
know
I
really
love
seeing
all
the
activity
around
downtown
and
and
the
number
of
concerts
and
and
events.
I
believe
it
was
ten
days
ago,
I
think,
or
yeah
ten
days
ago,
inside
that
that
weekend
had
a
lot
of
activities.
You
know
tall
boys
and
tailgate
and
juneteenth
and
all
kinds
of
stuff.
A
So
that's
that's
very
exciting
things
that
I
like
to
see
in
the
summertime
and
then
the
other
thing
that
I
I
would
say
is
that
I'm
gonna
be
out
over
the
next
couple
of
weeks,
death
in
the
family,
my
dad
passed
away,
so
I
will
be
out
of
the
country
and
council
member
bolin
will
serve
as
mayor
with
them,
and
I
will
turn
it
over
to
council
members
for
any
thing.
That
you'd
like
to
say.
D
A
D
Reiterate
what
I'm
seeing
downtown
with
all
the
and
what
everything
you
say,
everybody's
saying
about
going
on
downtown.
I
think
it's
just
fabulous,
seeing
the
number
of
people
downtown
wandering
through
on
saturday
mornings,
with
the
farmers
market
getting
a
a
bacon,
maple
doughnut.
That
type
of
thing
you.
D
And
then
the
last
thing
that
that
I
would
actually
like
to
see-
and
I
know
there's
been
a
couple
references
to
conferences
coming
up-
you
know-
we've
got
the
council
event
coming
up
and
then
you
know
different
conferences
that
council
members
could
go
to
and
city
staff
could
go
to
and
something
that
I
would
like
just
to
kind
of
put
in
your
head
and
explore,
and
that
is
if
we
can
explore
if,
if
the
city,
if
staff
or
council
is
going
to
conferences,
looking
at
conferences
that
offer
a
virtual
option,
I'd
like
to
see
that,
from
a
standpoint
of
we
have
the
technology,
we
know
the
technology
is
there
to
have
virtual
conferences
and
anything
that
we
can
do
to
to
help
fight
climate
change,
and
just
a
little
bit
of
not
traveling
to
a
conference
would
help
climate
change.
D
I
mean
we,
we
have
the
ability
to
do
virtual
conferences,
and
I
understand
the
the
argument
about
you
know
you
meeting,
peers
and
and
sitting
down
and
having
drinks
and
dinner
and
getting
to
know
people
and
things
like
that.
I
understand
that,
but
we
talk
about
the
the
our
climate,
emergency
and
climate
change.
D
H
U
U
I
just
wanted
to
say
last
every
third
saturday
at
miller
park,
there's
the
really
really
free
market.
If
you've
never
been
to
it.
It
is
a
community
run
affair
where,
if
you
have
stuff
too
much
stuff
many
of
us
do
you
can
bring
in
and
drop
it
off.
U
If
you
want
to
take
stuff
with
you,
there
is
just
every
thing
for
everything
you
can
imagine:
clothing
dishes
guitars,
just
all
sorts
of
things
and
it's
just
a
really
very
inspiring
event,
and
I
encourage
you
to
check
it
out
if
you'd
like
to.
R
Yes,
thank
you.
I
just
want
to
shout
out
to
city
staff
for
a
wonderful
juneteenth
event
and
everybody
on
the
west
side
who
made
that
happen,
and
the
street
naming
rededication
for
henry
gay
senior
and
merlin
kennedy
was
phenomenal
and
thanks
also
to
city
staff
for
helping
avoid
what
could
have
been
a
very
difficult
downtown,
well
just
to
say
very
busy
time
when
we
had
tailgate
and
tall
boys
trying
to
get
to
the
venue
and
they
worked
out
a
solution
within
a
few
hours,
and
it
was
quite
remarkable.
R
I
do
have
one
final
thought
about
the
expansion
on
empire
street.
Where
are
those
geese
gonna
go?
Have
you
guys
noticed
the
geese
that
nest
along
the
you
know
what
I'm
talking
like
the
service
road?
It's
amazing
to
me
that
they
they
make
a
home
there
and
tomorrow
is
the
primary
election.
E
P
So
I
didn't
get
a
chance,
because
I
was
surprised
by
a
council
member
urban's
call
of
the
question,
but
I
did
want
to
make
a
comment
about
our
discussion
on
cannabis.
P
Whether
I
personally
disagree
with
it
or
not,
is
not
my
point.
My
point
is:
I
do
agree
that
it
felt
like
we
didn't
have
enough
opportunity
to
discuss
it
felt,
like
the
rules
of
the
situation
almost
prohibited
us
from
discussing,
and
I
know
you
went
through
that
that
there,
but
it's
it
felt
like.
Even
if
we
went
through
all
the
discussion,
the
rules
were
clear
about
how
we
had
to
vote.
Unless
you
disagree
with
the
the
meeting
of
the
standard,
you
should
vote
yes,
and
I
really
disagreed
with
that,
because
I
thought
the
standard.
P
The
standard
was
such
that
if
we
had
some
doubts
about
credibility
of
some
of
the
information
that
vice
in
and
of
itself
violated
the
standard-
and
I
think
that
was
what
councilmember
montney
was
trying
to
establish-
is
that
there
was
some
credibility
issue
there.
P
But
besides
that,
just
because
something
is
legal
doesn't
mean
it's
good
for
the
community
long
term.
Just
because
it
generates
revenue.
Doesn't
mean
it's
good
for
the
community
long
term,
so
most
of
the
people
that
I
talked
to,
I
think
were
split.
You
know
there.
There
were
people
that
were
in
the
middle.
There
were
people
on
both
sides,
but
I
don't.
I
do
for
the
record
think
that's
long
term.
That
won't
be
a
good
thing
for
the
city.
So
that's
it.