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A
Good
evening,
everyone,
it
is
a
full
house
tonight,
so
I
wish
it
would
be
this
full.
Every
Monday,
so
I'm
gonna
go
ahead
and
call
the
meeting
of
the
city
of
Bloomington
Council
to
order,
and
if
everyone
could
stand
for
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance
and
remain
standing
for
a
moment
of
silence,.
B
A
The
next
item
on
the
agenda
is
a
proclamation
for
international
understanding
and
World
Peace
week,
as
requested
by
the
administration
department
and
I,
and
the
senator
several
people
who
are
here
to
accept
the
proclamation.
If
you
could
make
your
way
to
to
the
podium
and
I
will
read
the
read
the
proclamation.
A
And
whereas
this
year
the
rotary
friendship
exchange
team
will
be
welcoming.
Mr
Narendra,
Kumar
jayan
and
Mrs
pratiba
Jain
Mr
sugdev,
Singh
guman
and
Mrs
Kiran
guman
from
India
Rotary,
International,
District,
3040,
visiting
our
area
from
June
12th
through
June,
16,
2023,
and
studying
our
country's
institutions,
economy
and
culture,
while
observing
how
their
own
professions
are
practiced.
Here
now,
therefore,
I
welcome
a
long
way.
Mayor
of
the
city
of
Bloomington.
Do
hereby
Proclaim
June
12
through
16
2023,
as
International
understanding
and
World
Peace
week.
D
D
Now
rotary
was
founded
in
1905
by
an
attorney
Paul
Harris
in
Chicago,
but
no
trees
in
international
service
organization.
With
about
1.4
million
members
in
210
countries
organized
in
more
than
46
000
46
000
clubs
worldwide,
which
are
grouped
in
549
districts.
Our
district
6490
is
one
of
those
districts,
and
this
district
is
East
Central
Illinois,
it's
a
the
district
is
located
in
26
counties
and
we
have
about
50
clubs
and
there
are
about
3
000
members,
so
in
1965,
rotary
established
the
rotary
Foundation
to
support
educational
and
humanitarian
programs
worldwide,
which
included
International
exegesists.
D
D
So
Rory
is
most
powerful
tool
for
building
peace
in
the
world
is
Rotary
friendship,
Exchange
in
our
days.
Just
imagine
you
know
559
or
you
know,
District
or
46.
000
clubs,
how
many
exchanges
take
place
you
know
each
year
and
that
adds
up?
Okay,
the
grassroot?
It's
not
you
know
the
professionals
who
come
and
go
really
say
glassware
people
and
there
is
no
affiliation
with
any
political
body
or
religion
or
anything.
It's
just
the
common
people
from
one
country
to
another
country.
D
So
this
year,
like
air
announced,
you
know
we
have
exchanged
from
India,
District
3040
and
with
me
I'm
supposed
to
have
four
but
I.
At
this
time.
I
have
only
two:
they
just
arrived
from
India
and
we
picked
up
from
the
O'hare
Airport,
the
other
two.
Their
flight
is
delayed.
They
will
be
reaching
here
at
midnight.
So
first
year,
Mr,
Jan
and
Mrs
Jane
and
their
host
is
Julie
and
Bob
dabsky.
Please
can
you
say,
stand
truly
and
Bob
dabsky,
oh
I'm,
sorry
go
there.
D
I
say
I,
take
it
back.
No,
their
host
is,
they
are
Neil
and
sharmi.
D
Yesha,
they
are
also
residents
of
Bloomington
and
the
the
two
that
are
respected
here
at
midnight.
Their
ghost
is
Julie
and
Bob,
so
they
so.
Yes,
you
know,
and
they
will
be
in
our
area,
Bloomington
normal.
We
have
six
clubs
by
the
way
in
Bloomington
Normal
area
and
the
total
in
the
district
are
about
50
clubs
and,
like
I
said
you
know
they
are
in
the
central,
no
East
Central,
Illinois
and
26
districts
counties.
D
B
D
E
D
D
A
B
A
C
Clerk,
the
first
reappointment
that
we
have
is
Jerome
Keller
to
the
building
Board
of
Appeals,
and
we
have
Cindy
timaroon
to
cultural
commission,
Paul
charnet
to
the
historic
preservation,
Commission
John
eltrick
to
the
historic
preservation.
Commission
Uma
calls
them
to
human
relations,
Commission
Brenda
guest,
Japan
sister
cities,
committee
David
Lewis
to
the
Planning
Commission.
This
is
when
we
switch
to
the
appointments.
C
Let's
see:
William
peridoti
to
the
Planning
Commission,
a
reappointment
of
Anna
patino
to
the
Planning
Commission
reappointment
of
Lauren
Pruder
to
the
Transportation
Commission,
a
reappointment
of
Alicia
Saunders
to
or
Sanders
to
Transportation
Commission
and
last.
The
reappointment
of
Tim
Foley
to
the
zoning
board
of
appeals
and
I
do
believe
that
we
have
a
couple
of
people
present
if
you'd
like
to
recognize
them.
A
Okay,
so
amongst
those
folks
who
are
present
because
I
couldn't
tell
who
was
here,
if
you
could
please
stand
so,
we
can
give
you
a
nice
round
of
applause
to
see
the
bill
there.
We
think
we
should
say
it
is.
A
The
next
item
on
the
agenda
is
public
comment
and
Madame
clerk.
Do
we
have
any
public
comment.
C
We
do
so
first
if
I
could
just
announce
that
we
did
have
public
comment
emailed
by
three
individuals
that
was
provided
to
council
before
the
meeting
today.
The
first
one
was
Kurt
Hudson,
then
Kurt,
Holland
and
then
Dean
Fletcher
and
to
speak
today.
We
have
roughly
I'd
say
for
14..
C
A
Okay
sounds
good,
and
since
we
have
14
people
and
three
minutes
a
piece
right,
so
hopefully
folks
will
be.
You
know-
maybe
be
under
three
minutes
so
that
we
can
hear
from
everyone.
Public
comment
is
an
opportunity
for
speakers
to
provide
their
reviews
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
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
city
council
does
not
respond
or
engage
in
debate.
Any
speaker
that
engages
in
threatening
or
disorderly
Behavior
will
be
deemed
out
of
order
and
their
time
ceased.
F
Hi,
my
name
is
Andy
Kaufman
I've
met
with
nearly
all
of
you
and
it's
it's
my
honor
to
be
here
to
be
considered
to
have
our
our
agreement
considered
thanks,
first
and
foremost
to
to
this
group
and
to
the
staff
to
Billy
to
Tim
to
Ellen
to
Melissa.
F
We
love
our
community
I've
been
born
and
raised
here.
This
is
this
is
where
we're
at
this
is
where
we
want
to
invest
and
and
I'm
speaking
on
behalf
of
many
others
who
who
care
and
want
the
same
thing.
So
many
of
you
ran
on
revitalization
of
downtown.
F
You
genuinely
care
about
our
community,
also,
as
do
all
the
members
that
are
that
are
really
here
and
while
we
may
come
down
on
different
sides
of
this
I'm
I'm
honored
to
be
here
and
I'm
honored
to
have
a
room
full
of
people
that
genuinely
care
and
that
that
have
a
an
opinion
about
how
this
should
should
go
forward.
So
I'll
keep
my
time
short
just
to
a
minute.
Thank
you
for
considering
our
our
proposed
agreement.
We'd
be
honored
to
have
your
vote
thanks.
C
All
right
next
up,
we
have
Paul
charnette
and
then
to
follow
Stacey
diracco.
G
G
Good
evening,
thank
you
very
much
for
the
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
you
all
this
evening.
G
I'm
Paul,
charnette
and
I've
had
the
privilege
of
serving
Bloomington
in
the
role
of
preservation,
architect
on
the
historic
preservation
commission
for
the
last
six
years,
and
tonight
was
pre-appointed
to
serve
for
another
three
additionally
I'm
a
small
business
owner
here
in
downtown
Bloomington,
who
has
been
entrusted
with
the
Legacy
of
architectural
design,
firms
stretching
back
to
a
Time
when
much
of
downtown
was
rebuilt
after
the
Great
Fire
of
1900
and
I've
been
an
active
Advocate.
Advocate.
G
G
Having
said
all
this,
well,
it
would
be
out
of
line
for
me
to
speak
anything
about
tiffs
or
prevailing
wage
or
anything
related
to
the
project.
Otherwise,
I
do
feel
uniquely
qualified
to
talk
about
the
preservation
aspects
of
this
project
in
context
of
the
overall
development
I
toured
the
facility
at
401,
East
Jefferson,
currently
occupied
by
the
City
of
Refuge
and
I,
wanted
to
better
understand
the
Integrity
of
the
facility
in
my
review,
I'm
sad
to
say
that
it's
reached
a
point
where
disinvestment
is
more
than
probable,
regardless
of
the
outcome.
G
G
For
instance,
the
metal
coping
has
begun
rusting
and
would
require
reconstruction
of
large
portions
of
the
parapet.
The
repointing
that
was
completed
previously
was
done
with
such
a
strong
mortar
that
it's
exploding,
The
Brick
and
it's
leaving
holes
in
walls,
floor
ceilings
and
walls
generally
throughout
need
serious
repairs
for
moisture
and
impact
damage.
H
Hi
good
evening,
my
name
is
Stacy
doraco
and
I
live
at
305,
Grant
Road,
my
family
and
I
have
lived
in
the
neighborhood
for
over
10
years
and
we're
currently
continuing
to
expand
our
family.
My
request
for
you
today
is
to
honor
the
commitment
that
the
Council
made
in
2021
and
that
you
approve
the
bid
in
front
of
you
tonight,
including
the
base
bid
and
the
additive
Alternatives
one
two
and
three,
the
city
promotes
equity
and
by
not
approving
the
entire
bid.
H
I
Hey
there,
my
name
is
Zach
Carlson,
I'm,
Ward,
six
I'm
on
first
day,
say
I'm
glad
to
see
everyone
in
Orange.
Here
my
father
was
a
laborer
I
followed
in
his
footsteps
became
a
union
man
myself
and
a
few
weeks
ago.
I
was
here
too
saying,
and
many
of
us
were
here
with
our
opposition
or
critique
or
displeasure
with
these
Market
developments.
Today,
I
stand
in
full
opposition.
This
needs
to
be
struck
down
in
whole.
I
There
was
no
change
in
The
Proposal,
not
even
lying
to
us
saying
it
is
high
market
rate.
Not
luxury
luxury
stayed
in
there.
I
think
it
was
the
decency
to
lie
to
us.
They
lied
to
you
in
front
of
your
faces.
They
lied
to
Tim
Tim,
no
sorry,
not
Tim,
Billy
I
bet.
They
lied
to
you
and
you
had
to
lie
to
us
that
doesn't
feel
good.
That's
shameful
further.
I
According
to
GIS
data
in
areas
just
east,
north
and
south
of
it
30
to
70
percent
of
people
pay
50
of
income
to
rent
they
make
less
than
or
equal
to
forty
six
thousand
dollars
medium
face.
Eight
to
eighteen
percent
unemployment,
26
to
36
percent,
live
below
the
poverty
line
and
15
to
23
of
housing
units
are
vacant.
I
What
will
this
do
to
those
to
that
housing?
It
will
jack
up
the
prices
it
will
raise.
Rents
It
will
displace
folks
and
won't
even
pay
union
wages,
friends
and
neighbors.
I
am
friends
and
neighbors
with
downtown
business
owners.
I
know
them
well,
I
care
for
them.
I
want
to
see
them
to
continue
to
succeed.
I
love,
downtown
I'm
here
during
the
strong
towns
cleanups,
the
revivalists
cleanups
just
here
yesterday,
I
want
to
see
downtown
succeed.
I
want
to
see
huge
amounts
of
money
pouring
pouring
into
it.
I
I
All
I
ask
is
that
you
vote
no.
This
isn't
good
for
us.
I
want
to
see
massive
investment
in
local
public
housing,
not
not
with
HUD.
That's
all
winter
local
public
housing.
We
can
do
it.
The
legalities
are
there:
I
want
to
see
Cooperative
housing
I
want
to
see
land
trusts,
all
non-market
solutions
to
our
housing
issues
and
these,
and
then
these,
when
developed,
they
start
at
perhaps
a
medium
to
low
Market
rates
and
because
they're
not
tired
of
the
market.
Over
time
they
become
affordable.
I
They
become
low,
very
low,
Beyond
sub-market
rates
because
they
don't
care
about
making
a
profit.
They
don't
care
about,
making
charging
three
thousand
dollars
a
month
for
a
two-bedroom
apartment,
there's
the
C2
building.
That
is
what
is
going
to
be
put
up
along
the
airbnbs.
We
don't
need
that.
So
please
again
vote
no,
and
thank
you
for
your
time.
J
Good
evening
my
name
is
Mike
rakes
and
I
work
in
Bloomington
and
reside
in
Ward
four
I'm
here
to
speak
in
opposition
to
the
Redevelopment
agreement
for
402
East
Washington
I
speak
in
opposition
because
there
is
no
language
in
the
agreement
for
the
use
of
local
labor
or
requirements
for
contractors
to
use
apprentices
or
requirements
to
pay
a
minimum
wage,
as
determined
by
the
Illinois
prevailing
wage
act.
Economic
development
is
important
and
it's
doable
to
have
tools
that
are
both
good
for
business
and
good
for
workers.
They
are
not
mutually
exclusive.
J
After
last
council
meeting,
when
the
agreement
was
tabled,
Mr
ozinga
as
a
developer
was
interviewed
by
local
media
and
asked
about
the
prevailing
wage
issue
is
quoted.
All
we're
asking
for
on
this
project
and
on
all
projects
we
serve
is
the
continued
ability
to
invite
both
Union
and
non-signatory
companies
to
participate.
Here
we
live
in
a
capitalistic
culture
and
economy.
J
J
J
As
far
as
living
in
a
capitalist
culture
and
economy,
I
see
it
very
ironic
that
the
developer
has
their
handout
buying
land
that
belongs
to
the
residents
of
Bloomington
for
one
dollar,
if
the
land
was
privately
held,
would
some
would
sell
it
for
a
dollar
and
a
capitalistic
economy?
A
private
company
is
telling
us
the
project
will
be
sunk
if
they're
required
to
pay
prevailing
wage
and
if
they
don't
receive
four
and
a
half
million
dollars
back
of
their
investment.
That
sounds
more
of
a
socialistic
culture
than
a
capitalistic
culture.
J
To
me,
the
developer
wants
it
both
ways
as
a
business
manager
for
the
Electrical
Workers
Union
and
president
of
the
Livingston
and
McLean
County
Building
Trades
I
understand
the
importance
of
Economic
Development.
In
the
past,
the
dev,
the
developers
always
reap
the
benefits.
Let's
change
this
and
give
some
protection
for
local
construction
workers.
Please
vote
no
to
this
agreement
and
work
on
incentive
packages
that
are
pro-development
and
pro
worker.
Thank
you.
K
L
Good
evening
my
name
is
David
Lomas
and
I'm
in
ward
3
in
city
of
Bloomington
and
I,
recently
retired,
as
professor
of
Economics
at
Illinois,
State
University
and
I
own,
my
own
business,
strategic
economic
Research,
LLC
I'd
like
to
speak
in
favor
of
the
housing
development.
L
L
In
my
analysis,
the
18.5
million
dollar
project
will
result
in
about
200
jobs,
about
12
million
dollars
in
labor
income
and
add
20
million
dollars
to
the
to
the
local
economy,
I'm,
not
speaking
for
or
against
the
prevailing
wage.
L
But
if
prevailing
wages
were
going
to
be
a
requirement
that
should
have
been
negotiated
during
the
time
that
the
development
agreement
was
put
together
and
not
imposed
later
on
and
so
I
feel,
like
it's
unfair
at
this
point
in
time,
in
the
development
to
go
back
and
require
prevailing
wages
with
that.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
time.
M
I'm
Tom
Kirk
resident
of
Bloomington
and
I
attended
the
the
meeting
you
know
prior
to
this
and
I
was
listening
to
what
was
going
on
and
I
thought.
I
really
thought
that
the
this
was
presented.
You
know
as
a
yes,
the
the
staff
did
their
did
their
research
homework
and
whatnot,
and
this
is
the
property
that
brings
in
no
money
right
now
and
should
it
go
through,
should
it
be
presented
and
goes
to,
as
is
we're
looking
at
like
250
000
a
year
income
and
taxes
where
right
now,
it's
doing
nothing.
M
When
we
look
at
development,
I
call
a
lot
of
properties,
the
cost,
maybe
to
get
it
shovel,
ready,
isn't
worth
the
price
of
investment.
I
bought
many
properties
for
a
dollar
I've
been
paid
to
take
properties
and
I
clean
those
lots
and
I
open
it
up
for
development
and
if
somebody's
going
to
build
a
project
or
do
something
where
there's
no
profit
to
be
made,
that
person's
going
to
go
broke,
there
has
to
be
profit.
M
People
have
to
make
money
to
do
different
things
when
we're
talking
about
area
standards
Less
in,
like
a
prevailing
wage
area,
standard
or
prevailing
wage
is
basically
a
union
negotiated
wage.
You
know
they
work
for
it,
they
they
put
things
in
place
and
then
that
that's
your
area
standard.
M
So
when
you
hear
hey
they're,
paying
less
than
area
standards,
those
those
guys
are
terrible,
no
they're,
just
not
paying
Union
wage,
you
can
take
competitive
pay
and
you
can
have
somebody
that's
less
than
a
prevailing
wage
because
a
competitive
market,
you
know
people
don't
have
as
much
pension
liabilities
as
these
guys
have
people
don't
have
training
programs
that
are
expensive,
but
there
still
is
good,
so
the
union
and
non-union
I
could
carry
less
I've
been
Union.
I've
been
non-union.
M
I've
worked
with
a
lot
of
these
guys,
some
of
them
the
best
I've
ever
worked
with
some
of
them.
The
worst
this
this
this
plan
is
important
because
I
think
it's
also
sending
the
message
like
look.
We
need
development
and
I
also
really
believe
in
balance
and
what's
happened
is
because
of
different
things
because
of
government
and
unions
were
knocked
out
of
balance.
Now
there
was
a
lot
of
passion
in
the
meeting
and
we
were
talking
about.
You
know
we
want
to
get
this
lower
housing
if
you
involve
a
prevailing
wage.
M
M
If
you're
a
signatory,
general
contractor,
you
cannot
use
non-union
people.
You
wouldn't
believe
how
many
jobs
I
have
not
been
able
to
bid
on
in
my
backyard,
because
the
person
that
was
doing
it
was
Union.
I
can't
bid
on
it.
So
if
you
want
somebody
to
have
the
opportunity
to
do,
Union
or
non-union,
Catalyst,
construction
or
Andy
uses
both
and
you
can
be
Apples
to
Apples
and
have
lower
cost.
It's
it's
smoke
and
mirrors.
It's
like
it's.
A
lot
of
talk.
I
didn't
come
here
to
debate,
Union
or
non-union.
M
N
N
I
gotta
say
these
Catalyst
guys
sure
do
talk
pretty
saying
they
want
to
benefit
Bloomington
while
ramping
their
blinding
greed
up
in
the
flower
deceits
of
Godly
speak.
But
all
they've
really
said
is
that
if
this
Council
won't
full
pucker
kiss
their
butts
flying
in
the
face
of
Labor
in
our
most
urgent
housing
needs,
they
will
take
their
little
ball
and
go
home.
N
This
project
they're
trying
to
Ram
through
stands
to
hurt
the
people
already
living
here
by
blatantly
further
gentrifying
the
area
pushing
more
and
more
of
those
suffering.
The
day-to-day
and
month-to-month
brunts
of
the
much
much
touted
free
markets,
devastations
out
of
their
homes
and
out
of
the
area
with
all
the
new
MC
Mansion
subdivisions
being
rapidly
built
spike
in
existing
home
prices
and
new
Luxury
Rentals
already
springing
up,
including
the
olc2e
site
owned
by
these
same
wolves
and
sheep,
suits
providing
dignified
low-cost
housing.
N
For
the
existing
working
class
of
Ward,
6
and
Beyond
is
a
more
urgent
priority
than
increasing
my
tax
base.
With
this
proposed
crap,
let's
face
it.
Those
who
say
buying
into
gentrification
scams
like
this
and
creating
low-cost
housing
are
not
mutually
exclusive,
are
gaslighting
us,
because
the
latter
never
happens
to
any
truly
transformative
degree
full
stop
the
things
our
communities
are
asking
for
from
Union
Labor
prevailing
wage
requirements
to
inclusion
of
low-cost
units
and
no
airbnbs
are
not
unreasonable.
N
These
Catalyst
guys
tend
to
make
major
Bank
off
their
projects,
including
what
we're
talking
about
just
means
they're,
making
a
little
less
major
Bank.
Despite
everything
the
city
is
willing
to
do
for
them.
They
have
returned
here
today,
unwavering
in
their
pursuit
of
the
greatest
greed.
I
would
hope
this
Council
has
the
Courage
the
wisdom
and
the
compassion
for
the
people
of
Bloomington
to
look
these
gentrifier
tools
of
said
greatest
greed,
Square
in
the
eye
and
say
no.
N
If
you
want
the
land
for
a
dollar,
4.5
million
in
Tiff
rebates
and
the
disgustingly
generous
incentives,
we've
offered
you,
you
will
play
ball,
you
will
play
ball
and
make
some
concessions
that
uplift,
the
existing
working
class
of
Ward,
6
and
Beyond,
with
guarantees
of
low-cost
units
and
local
union
prevailing
wage
labor
or
you
can
kick
rocks
it's
simple,
it's
reasonable
and
it's
doable.
Thank
you.
O
I
thought
it'd
be
pertinent
for
you
all
to
do
an
update
on
our
housing
study
numbers
when
it
came
to
demand,
as
many
of
you
know,
that
we
did
a
housing
study
at
the
EDC
back
in
April
of
2022
and
at
that
time
the
housing
study
demand
for
the
area
said
that
we
were
short
about
4
300
housing
units
that
did
not
include
Arabian.
So
since
then,
I
went
ahead
and
updated
the
numbers
to
include
rivian's
current
employment
of
7
700
employees.
O
From
there
we
ended
up
figuring
out
that
55
percent
of
the
people
that
work
at
ravian
actually
live
in
Bloomington
normal,
zip
codes.
That
includes
all
of
McLean
County.
That
means
45
percent
of
those
employees
are
taking
dollars
home
outside
of
our
community
to
Peoria,
Morton,
Clinton,
I,
think
out.
The
town
of
Clinton
might
work
there,
so
those
are
all
dollars
that
could
be
going
into
our
restaurants
into
our
local
retailers
as
well.
O
So
running
the
new
numbers,
summing
that,
with
the
55
percent,
it's
going
to
be
anywhere
between
7
100
units,
is
what
the
demand
is
all
the
way
up
to
8
500
units
I
believe
this
is
for
72,
so
we're
getting
a
dent
there.
I
think
total
plan
for
the
area
is
probably
about
an
estimated
1
000
units
we're
still
very
far
behind.
O
P
Good
evening
this
is
my
first
time
here:
I'm
going
to
shake
out
the
nerves
right,
I'm,
Caleb,
Martin
I
live
in
Ward,
four
Mr
dannenberger
I
wanted
a
chance
to
meet
you
in
person
beforehand,
I
didn't
get
to,
but
it's
good
to
see
you
and
meet
you
thanks
for
listening,
I
want
to
just
implore
the
council
to
vote
Yes
for
the
East
Washington
development,
for
the
simple
reason
that
are
we,
okay,
with
leaving
this
a
vacant
for
an
unforeseeable
number
of
years
in
the
future,
I
I'm,
a
townie
I've,
been
here
for
33
of
my
35
years
of
my
life
and
it
certainly
hasn't
been
vacant
that
whole
time,
but
we
know
what
it
was
before.
P
We
know
what
it
is
now
and
we've
seen
the
reputation
of
what
these
developers
have
done
at
C2,
East
it's
and
what
they've
done
at
Grove
and
Prairie
and
I
think
those
are
beautiful
developments.
It
is
revitalizing
the
downtown
area
and
they
intend
to
continue
to
do
that.
I
think
with
this
development
I
realize
it
does
not
cover
Every
Breath
of
people,
not
not
everybody's
going
to
live
in
this
building.
P
Just
like
certain
people
can't
live
in,
my
house
and
I
can't
live
in
other
houses,
I
want
to
live
and
we
all
fit
into
different
pieces
of
this
community.
This
is
one
piece
of
the
puzzle
and
I
as
much
as
everybody
want
to
see
everybody
housed
in
a
way
that
that
they
want
and
can,
but
that's
just
not
possible
in
the
world
we
live
in
and
so
I
think
to
move
the
needle
forward.
I
think
we
should
vote
Yes
on
this
development
to
provide
some
housing
and
yeah
simply
that
vote.
Q
Q
We
were
heartened
when
the
city
council
strongly
supported
addressing
the
source
of
the
damage
combined
storm
and
sanitary
sewers
via
accelerating
the
Lucas
Colton
project
as
two
years
ago.
While
we
are
pleased
that
the
current
resolution
you
vote
on
tonight
contains
much
of
the
neighborhood,
it
excludes
some
parts
and,
in
our
opinion,
fails
to
live
up
to
the
commitment
made
by
the
council
in
the
fall
of
2021.
Q
to
address
and
solve
the
problem
in
one
project,
rather
than
postponing
a
significant
or
significant
portions.
What
are
confusingly
termed
additives
until
possibly
2026
at
the
earliest.
We
asked
you
to
consider
appropriating
the
necessary
to
two
plus
million
to
complete
the
entire
project.
All
the
additives
as
sent
out
forbid,
especially
as
costs
in
2026
or
later,
are
likely
to
exceed
any
amount.
The
city
staff
seeks
to
save
in
this
present
peer
proposal.
E
We
had
some
members
who
made
a
major
deal
out
of
the
Union.
If
we
pay
prevailing
wage,
they
have
an
education
program,
that's
good
and
then,
a
week
ago
Sunday
we
had
an
excellent
article
on
the
pantograph.
Somebody
wrote
In
and
it
broke
out
what
that
really
meant
to
pay
Pavilion
of
wage
61
dollars
an
hour
in
some
sense,
if
I
recall,
right
and
out
of
that,
90
cents
was
going
to
go
for
education,
and
we
had
people
here
on
this
Council
holding
up
the
flag.
But
by
golly
we
got
to
have
that
Union
wage.
E
C
R
City
manager
and
Council,
and
thank
you
for
listening
in
2021,
the
council
members
passed
a
referendum
which
included
installing
storm
sewers
in
Taylor
and
Grant
Street.
We
had
tremendous
Flooding
at
that
time
and
they
were
going
to
also
replace
the
road
at
that
time.
It
seems
this
is
no
longer
happening
this
year
as
planned
by
that
Council.
If
they're
not
included
in
the
present
agenda
addendum
and
if
it
the
promised
sewer
and
Road
repair
is
not
done
now,
it
will
cost
more
to
you
in
the
future.
R
It
seems
to
be
related
to
The,
Brick
Road,
just
east
of
Mercer,
that
adds
million
dollars
plus
to
the
project.
This
brick
road
is
so
damaged,
I
avoid
it
nobody
drives
on
it
anymore,
used
to
be.
You
couldn't
take
your
bicycle
on
it.
Now
you
can't
take
your
car
on
it
that
section
one
block
of
Taylor
increased
the
cost
of
the
project
and
it
seems
like
the
tail
is
wagging
the
dog,
our
other
residents
of
Grant
and
Taylor
being
punished
because
of
an
unreasonable
demand
of
one
blocked
residents
who
love
a
Brick.
R
S
Hello,
my
name
is
Matt
mans.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
I
live
here
in
Bloomington.
This
is
why
I
was
born
and
raised
and
I
work
construction
for
a
living,
so
I'm
here
to
oppose
of
the
agreement
of
the
coast
from
property,
because
there's
no
requirements
for
use
of
local
construction
workers.
S
So
every
time
an
incentive
agreement
comes
up,
we
always
see
the
developers,
the
ones
that
reach
the
benefits
and
not
the
local
workers
like
ourselves.
So
right
next
to
The
Coachman
property,
we
saw
the
development
of
the
Washington
Senior
Apartments,
getting
incentives
without
any
requirements
to
use
local
labor.
S
So
the
construction
work
was
done
by
workers
from
Indiana
Iowa
Wisconsin
and
from
Texas,
and
we
didn't
even
get
the
benefit
in
our
own
to
work
in
our
own
backyard,
so
the
dollars
earned
by
working
if
the
dollars
earned
by
working
are
will
recirculate
in
our
economy
and
our
economy
would
be
much
better.
So
I
completed
the
apprenticeship
Pro
program.
S
The
apprenticeship
allowed
me
to
learn
the
skill
in
my
career
that
I'm
very
proud
of
and
passionate
of
and
requiring
that
contractors
use
Department
of
Labor
apprenticeship
programs
in
this
agreement
will
give
more
workers
like
myself
and
others
the
opportunity
to
get
into
the
trades
and
provide
for
our
families,
so
on
Pro
development,
I'm
pro-worker,
both
of
those
things
can
be
accomplished.
But
please
vote
no
to
this
incentive
agreement
because
there's
no
requirements
for
workers
like
us.
C
So
we
are
out
of
time.
We
have
two
left
yeah.
A
We'll
buy
councilman
award
and
second
by
council
member
Hendricks
all.
C
Right
council,
member
Kearns,
yes.
V
K
Hello,
thank
you
for
extending
the
time
my
name
is
Janae
and
first
of
all,
numbers
guy
that
was
adding
in
ravian
employees.
They
wouldn't
be
able
to
afford
the
apartments
that
these
guys
want
to
build.
At
least
you
know
not
until
they
unionize
so
I
wanted
to
point
that
out,
because
his
numbers
don't
really
mean
a
whole
lot
so
last
month.
K
Tabling
of
this
deal,
which
was
definitely
the
right
thing
to
do,
the
one
of
the
developers
spoke
to
the
media
and
he
explained
that
he's
not
a
Wordsmith
that
he
used
the
word
luxury,
but
he
meant
high
end
Apartments.
Well,
that
is
luxury
to
a
lot
of
people.
K
K
It
was
pretty
embarrassing
how
everyone
backtracked
on
luxury
once
they
realized
how
bad
it
looked,
and
it
still
looks
bad
said
people
are
struggling,
and
none
of
this
project
does
anything
for
anyone,
except
these
guys
that
they
want
to
have
it
all.
They
want
the
incentives
they
want,
the
land
for
free,
basically
and
maximum
profit,
which
is
what
what
they
are
proposing,
would
offer
them.
K
There's
a
property
that
they
just
finished
and
it's
now
renting
for
an
astronomical
twenty
eight
hundred
dollars
a
month.
I,
don't
know
the
financial
situations
of
everyone
sitting
here,
but
I
haven't
spoken
to
anyone
that
doesn't
think.
That's
ridiculous,
so
I,
don't
know
how
you
guys
felt
about
the
threat
that
oh,
if
we
don't
get,
what
we
want
and
you
don't
require
anything
of
us,
we'll
just
go,
buy
I
mean
let
them
go.
K
There
are
plenty
of
people
that
I
am
sure
would
take
the
opportunity
for
millions
of
dollars
of
incentives,
free
land,
and
they
also
could
do
something
for
the
community
starting
at
the
bottom
up,
because
that's
how
you
build
a
better
Community,
it
doesn't
trickle
down
it.
It's
it's
not
benefiting
people
that
don't
have
a
voice
here,
it's
benefiting
to
Rich
and
you
know,
don't
do
it
put
people
above
profit
like
we
should
be
known
for
that
here.
Thank
you.
W
W
I
would
hope
when
we
get
going
that
they
would
hire
Union,
they
would
hire
the
best
plumber.
Who
probably
is
a
union
worker,
but
the
bottom
line
is
you
have
almost
two
blocks?
I
think
it's
almost
two
acres,
that's
generating
nothing
and
you
even
have
the
blessing
of
the
church
and
they
are
paying
them
for
their
property,
which
is
going
to
be
part
of
the
new
development.
W
All
the
city
website
says
livable,
sustainable,
City,
prosperous
downtown.
That
includes
oops
all
of
us.
It
includes
every
color,
every
race,
every
income,
all
of
us,
so
here's
one
step:
you've
got
low
income,
Phoenix
Towers
on
this
end,
Lincoln
Towers
in
the
middle
would
Hill
down
here:
you're
surrounded
by
Section,
8
housing.
It's
time
to
move
up,
I
hope
we
can
do
that
with
Union
I
hope
we
can
do
it
with
sustainable,
but
we
need
to
say
yes
and
I
love
this
man.
Okay,.
A
A
Okay,
we're
going
to
move
on
to
the
consent
agenda
and
I
believe
that
the
there
were
some
minutes
that
were
amended,
correct,
yeah.
C
That
is
correct,
so
we
it
came
to
our
attention.
We
have
new
software
if
you've
seen
some
of
it
in
the
room,
and
we
have
new
software
that
we've
been
using
to
pull
together
our
minutes
and
an
oversight
on
my
Department's
part
segment
from
another
set
of
minutes
popped
in
there.
So
apologies
for
that.
The
easiest
thing
to
do
is
to
update
the
minutes,
and
there
was
nothing
that
was
material
to
them.
C
It
was
just
some
old
history
that
popped
in
for
some
reason,
so
we
did
provide
to
council
via
email
with
the
help
of
Deputy
city
manager
tyus
today
the
updated
set
of
minutes,
and
then
there's
also
a
printed
copy
at
the
diocese
as
well.
Okay,.
T
C
Okay,
all
right,
so
we'll
do
it.
You
know
jewelry
noted
you
don't
want
another
name,
council
member
and
there
you
go
I'm,
not
Melissa,
so
I
can't
I
can't
do
that
there.
But
thank
you
for
that.
So
we'll
make
that
edit.
So
if,
when
you
consider
them,
if
you
would
do
as
amended
and
we'll
make
sure
that
they're
updated
accordingly
and
I'll
I'll.
X
C
So
we're
just
going
to
just
for
clarification
approval
of
the
consent
agenda
unless
there's
something
else
to
be
approved,
with
the
minutes
being
as
amended.
Y
A
C
Okay,
and
so
for
the
first
and
second
Bowlin,
would
you
both
accept
the
bullying
of
7j
for
your
motion
to
be
amended?
Oh
yeah,
okay,
thank.
B
C
You're:
okay:
we
can
improve
the
consent
agenda,
as
is
with
the
minutes,
approved
or
amended
and
7j
being
considered
separately.
AA
E
B
C
Okay,
that's
okay,
I'll,
just
I'll!
Just
do
a
roll
call
vote
if
not
nope
we're
gonna.
Do
a
roll
call
vote
council,
member
currents.
U
C
A
All
right,
the
item
passes
no
needs
to
announce
right,
so
we're
gonna
move
on
to
item
seven
J
as
pulled
by
a
council
member
currents.
Z
We
you
know
so
the
so
there's
a
settlement
where
we're
going
to
be
getting
money.
It's
going
to
trickle
in
over
time
it's
gonna,
it's
gonna,
probably
be
Beyond
money
that
money
that
will
come
in,
probably
Beyond
any
of
us
being
on
Council.
Our
city
manager
will
probably
be
different.
Things
like
that,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
the
community
was
aware
and
of
the
efforts
that
have
been
done
and
the
things
that
we
would
like
to
that.
I
would
like
to
see
moving
forward.
Z
I
guess:
I'll,
just
speak
for
myself
that
you
know
there.
Z
There
is
money
that
has
been
used
to
help
internally
with
the
city
with
with
fire
and
police
as
I
understand
it,
and
then
I
just
want
to
confirm
with
the
city
I
guess
if,
if
I
think
Billy's
going
to
speak
on
it
a
little
bit
about
an
effort
to
work
with
Community
organizations
who
this
is
their
space,
these
are
the
populations
that
they
serve
and
to
make
sure
that
we're
getting
this
money
to
the
people
that
need
it
and
the
way
in
the
ways
that
they
need
it.
AB
Real
quick
for
the
community
more
so
this
was
a
prior
conversation
that
all
or
person
Kearns
prepped
us
for,
and
it
was
great
points
in
pulling
this
item.
Deputy
city
manager
Jurgens
actually
provided
some
responses.
Jeff.
If
you
would
just
speak
to
those
please
thank.
AC
You
city,
manager
and
Council
so
over
the
course
of
the
next
18
years
through
these
opioid
settlements.
We're
looking
to
it's
difficult
to
predict
the
exact
amount,
but
we
believe
it's
going
to
be
over
eight
hundred
thousand
dollars
that
we
collect.
We
have
very
limited
uses
that
we're
allowed
to
use
the
funds
for
under
the
settlement
agreements,
and
so
we
have
our
fire
department
has
purchased
some
analytics
software
to
help
with
responses
to
overdoses.
If
approved,
this
ordinance
will
allow
the
city
manager
to
approve
other
authorized
expenditures.
AC
The
next
thing
that
we're
looking
at
spending
some
of
the
funds
on
on
is
detection
equipment
so
that
officers
can
detect
fentanyl
in
the
field
also
to
help
them
safely,
process
opioids
for
evidence
and
those
types
of
things.
Beyond
that
to
council
member
kearns's
comment,
we
will
be
looking
to
work
with
our
local
agencies
and
non-profits
to
see
how
we
can
better
serve
those
that
are
impacted
by
drug
addiction
with
you
know,
we're
going
to
receive
the
funds
intermittently
over
the
next
several
years.
AC
So
it's
difficult
to
budget
for
that,
but
we
do
believe
the
next
step
is
to
reach
out
to
our
non-profits
and
our
local
agencies
to
see
how
we
can
partner
with
them
and
appropriately
use
the
funds
to
potentially
increase
the
services
that
they're
providing
because
they're
they're
only
so
much
of
these
funds
that
the
city
can
can
use.
We
already
have
enough.
Narcan,
we've
already
purchased
the
equipment
that
all
the
officers
carry
the
the
Narcan
shots
on
their
uniforms.
We
might
be
able
to
do
some
training
in
the
future.
AC
A
F
AC
Yeah,
they
did
I
believe
a
lot
of
local
agencies
did
receive
funds,
I
I,
don't
know
the
exact
amount,
but
that,
yes,
they
did.
Okay.
X
Because
they
are
well,
they
have
several
programs
that
not
just
the
not-for-profits
in
the
community,
but.
AC
And
that's
actually
one
of
the
things
we're
looking
at
so
and
they're
all
under
the
same
restrictions,
we're
all
under
the
same
restrictions,
but
some
of
those
allowable
Provisions
do
allow
us
to
fund
programs
that
do
certain
things
so
again
non-profits.
It
could
be
other
governmental
agencies,
like
the
county,
we're
partnering
with
we're
going
to
explore
all
the
options
and
see
see
what
we
can
do
with
the
money.
AC
Z
I
was
just
gonna
say,
I
would
motion
for
this
to
be
approved.
Okay,.
A
Oh,
hey
voila!
It
worked
every
once
in
a
while.
Okay,
all
right!
Well,
the
motion
passes.
There's
no
ways
to
announce.
Okay,
so
next
item
on
the
agenda,
we're
going
to
move
on
to
the
regular
agenda
is
item
8A,
a
consideration,
an
action.
H
A
One
an
ordinance
amending
the
budget
ordinance
for
the
fiscal
year,
ending
April
30th
2024
to
allocate
our
performance
in
the
amount
of
three
million
89
and
765,
and
increasing
the
FY
2024
general
fund
budget
by
seven
million.
Three
hundred
and
forty
two
thousand
one
hundred
and
thirty
eight
point:
six
six
dollars
and
a
waterfront
budget
by
3
million
and
18.
A
B
A
Storm
water
and
the
storm
water
fund
budget
by
two
million;
seven
hundred
and
eleven
thousand
five
hundred
and
eighty
seven
point
four
two
dollars
and
the
second
ordinance
authorizing
a
construction
agreement
between
the
city
of
Bloomington
and
Stark,
Excavating
Incorporated
for
the
Locust,
Street,
CSO
elimination
and
what
a
main
replacement
phases
four
and
five
in
the
amount
of
eight
million.
Four
hundred
and
forty
two
thousand
one
hundred
and
thirty
seven
dollars
and
sixty
six
cents,
as
requested
by
the
public
works
department
and
I'm,
going
to
turn
it
over
to
city
manager.
AB
Thank
you,
mayor
council,
and
to
the
community
this.
This
agenda
item
as
presented,
is
really
an
action
item
from
the
city
council's
commitment,
as
it
relates
to
the
June
2021
storms,
where
two
phases
of
this
existing
project
pre-storm
of
2021
was
already
set
in
motion.
But
it
is
a
commitment
of
this
Council,
this
previous
Council
and
this
council
tonight.
That
will
ultimately
vote
on
this,
that
we
were
combining
phases.
AB
Four
and
five
to
some
of
the
comments
that
we
heard,
and
there
were
great
comments
previously
about
different
sections
being
taken
out
of
the
phase
four
and
five.
It
was
in
an
effort
to
save
some
money,
but
it
does
not
change
the
commitment
of
this
Council
in
the
ultimate
final
deadline
for
the
overall
Locus
Colton
project,
but
it
would
take
out
some
sections
of
the
phase
four
and
five
which
would
be
completed
when
we
do
the
combination
of
phases.
AB
Eight
and
nine
there's
been
very
good
conversation
with,
with
this
Council
and
I,
think
a
desire
we're
going
to
see
a
proposed
amendment
to
this
agenda.
Item
that
we're
prepared
for
and
we've
got
the
finance
director
Scott
Rathbun.
AB
If
we
need
to
walk
through
the
numbers,
don't
know
that
that's
going
to
be
necessary,
we've
got
Public,
Works
Kevin
kothy,
that's
going
to
talk
through
the
project,
but
if
you
don't
mind,
I'm
going
to
go
to
alderperson,
Dan
and
Burger
first
and
he's
going
to
shape
some
of
the
comments,
and
maybe
the
presentation
that
Public
Works
director
kothea
is
going
to
present.
So
just
hang
tight
Kevin
for
a
minute
and
I'll
turn
it
the
floor
over
to
you.
AD
Thank
you
Tim.
First
of
all,
I'd
just
like
to
thank
the
residents
of
Ward,
4
and
specifically
Eastgate
for
coming
and
giving
providing
great
comment
tonight.
Both
the
emails,
the
calls
and
the
public
comment
that
they
gave
tonight
has
been
instructive
and
a
good
reminder
and
to
make
good
on
the
promise
that
the
the
city
council
made
to
the
residents
of
Eastgate
back
in
2021.
I.
A
So
motion
by
councilman,
danenberger
and
not
Brenham
and
second
by
council
member
montney,
do
we
have
any
others
who'd
like
to
to
speak,
or
should
we
go
to
Kevin
right
away?
A
V
Just
have
thank
you,
mayor
I.
Just
have
one
question:
does
your
proposal
restore
the
projects
to
its
initial
structure
and
funding
that
be
fair
to
say.
AD
Yeah,
that
was
that
was
the
intent
now,
obviously,
with
the
time
frame.
We
want
to
get
it
done
expeditiously
within
two
years,
but
we
may
not.
That
may
not
happen
and
make.
V
V
Right
it
does
allow
us
to
go
to
not
go
back
to
an
original
promise
to
do
the
work
that
we
voted
on
in
2021.
Exactly
thank
you.
A
B
A
Oh
yeah,
okay,
yeah,
okay,
so
we're
gonna,
move
on
to
item
8B
and
a
presentation
and
discussion
of
American
Rescue
plan
act,
socio-economic
non-profit
program,
award
recipients
and
additional
program
status,
as
requested
by
the
administration
department
and
the
economic
and
Community
Development
Department
and
I'm,
going
to
turn
it
over
to
city
manager.
Gleason
for
some
introdoc
career
remarks.
AB
Thank
you,
mayor
and
Council
and
to
the
community.
This
second
item
on
the
regular
agenda
is
truly
another
Victory
lap
that
this
Council
and
Community
can
take
the
first
one
being
the
item
that
just
was
passed:
the
commitment
to
the
community
and
the
amendment
that
was
just
approved.
But
this
right
here
is
council's
conversation,
commitment
to
a
grant
program
that
Melissa
Hahn,
the
economic
community
development
director
is
going
to
speak
to
very
briefly,
you
will.
AB
You
will
have
seen
messaging
and
some
of
the
stuff
that
we've
put
out
social
media
and
to
the
media
and
we're
going
to
be
saying
the
same
thing,
but
this
is
worthy
of
sharing
this
again
in
this
setting
and
I'm
going
to
turn
the
floor
over
to
Melissa
and
before
I.
AB
Do
that
this
this
pledge
and
the
desires
of
the
council
Melissa
truly
has
done
an
excellent
job
of
standing
up
with
the
I.T
short
staffed
at
the
highest
levels
and
truly
has
turned
something
around,
and
it's
I'm
going
to
say
worthy
of
Applause,
but
I'm
going
to
turn
the
floor
over
to
Melissa.
Thank
you.
AF
Thank
you
and
and
good
evening,
mayor
city,
council
and
city
manager,
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
just
to
give
you
guys
a
status
update
kind
of
where
we
are
with
the
arpa
grant
programs
next
slide.
Please
I
wanted
to
start
just
for
the
new
council
members
to
just
give
a
brief
timeline
kind
of
how
everything
came
to
be
I
didn't
start
at
the
very
beginning,
because
I
know
there
were
some
very
early
on
conversations
before
we
got
to
the
December
5th
ordinance,
but
that
kind
of
for
me
is
the
start
of
when
we
said.
AF
We
also
at
that
time
that
day
stood
up
the
web
pages
so
that
provided
everyone
the
opportunity
to
go
view
the
policies,
procedures
and
the
application
requirements
for
those
programs.
So
anybody
that
was
interested
in
applying
from
that
point
on
could
see
that
we
did
go
back,
I,
think
it
suggestion
of
one
of
the
council
members
and
provide
what
those
applications
were
going
to
look
like
as
well.
So,
even
aside
from
saying
here's,
the
things
you'll
need
for
your
application
here
is
what
the
the
application
template
will
look
like.
AF
Many
many
times
and
for
most
of
our
postings
we
were
able
to
reach
over
200
people
per
post,
so
really
good
coverage
there
as
far
as
is
reaching
out
to
people
and
then
on
May
1st
2023
at
7
30
a.m.
All
of
the
grant
applications
were
available
electronically,
and
then
we
also
did
have
the
paper
applications
for
the
affordable
housing
Rehabilitation
grants
available
at
the
government
center
for
anyone
who
wanted
to
come
in
and
and
get
a
paper
application,
so
those
were
available
as
well.
AF
Next
slide,
please
so
for
the
awards.
So
far,
we'll
start
with
the
non-profits.
That
was
the
the
big
one
for
us.
As
you're
aware
per
the
ordinance
we
we
were
able
to
award
to
250
000
grants
three
a
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollar
grants,
and
then,
with
the
remaining
we
were
able
to
provide
that
to
an
applicant
as
well.
So
we
did
receive
10
or
I'm.
AF
Sorry,
we
received
seven
total
applications
between
May,
1st
and
June
5th,
and
there
were
six
awarded
so
just
one
that
we
were
not
able
to
award
because
all
of
the
money
had
been
expended,
but
they
they
were
coming
in
at
a
good
pace
and
we
went
back
and
and
had
to
have
some
people
provide
some
updated
budgets
and
things.
But
after
reviewing
everything,
we
were
able
to
award
those
for
the
non-profits.
AF
So,
as
you
can
see,
project
Oz
for
their
youth
education
and
support
center,
the
YWCA
for
their
Stepping
Stones
expansion,
home
suite
home
Ministry
for
their
rapid
rehousing
program,
McLean
County
Center
for
Human
Services,
some
facility
improvements,
Salvation
Army
for
their
Safe
Harbor
integration,
integrated
social
services
and
then
the
mid-central
community
action
for
their
housing
stability,
Navigator
demonstration
program.
So,
overall,
as
you
can
see,
we
are
helping
those
that
need
it
the
most
within
the
community.
AF
Next
slide,
please
for
our
small
business,
Rehabilitation
Grant
Awards.
So
far,
we've
received
two
applications.
Two
of
those
have
been
approved,
total
amount
award
a
little
over
71
000
one
award
was
for
45
and
the
other
was
426..
We've
been
doing
our
best
to
do
cross-promoting
through
other
programs.
So
if
we
have
somebody
that
applies
for
the
rest
Grant,
maybe
they
don't
qualify
for
that
for
the
improvements
that
they're
trying
to
make
so
we'll
refer
them
to
this
program
as
well.
AF
We
have
received
feedback
from
some
of
the
small
businesses
that
are
in
the
qualified
census.
Tracts
that
are
are
hoping
to
apply
soon.
We
are
requiring
that
they
do
provide
bids
for
those
Rehabilitation
projects
as
part
of
the
application
eligibility
process
to
ensure
that
they're
not
asking
for
funds
beyond
what
would
be
available
to
complete
their
project.
So
as
as
part
of
those
qualifying
factors,
they
do
need
to
submit
those
bids.
A
couple
people
have
just
expressed
they're
having
difficulty
getting
contractors
to
come,
give
them
those
bids.
AF
So
we
do
have
some
people
that
are
still
intending
to
apply.
They
just
don't
have
everything
that
they
need
at
this
point
to
submit
their
application,
so
we
still
have
over
a
1.3
million
or
approximately
about
30
grants
left
that
we
could
award
if
we
awarded
all
of
them
at
the
45
000
left
for
this
program
next
slide,
please
and
then
for
the
affordable
housing,
Grant
Awards.
The
way
that
we
we
move
this
program
forward
is
that
we
did
the
pre-application
the
reason
that
we
did.
AF
That
is
because,
for
most
of
these
programs
we
require
a
lot
of
information
of
the
applicants
as
far
as
eligible
income,
eligibility
and
things
of
that
nature.
So
we
did
a
pre-award
application
just
to
make
sure
they
were
in
that
regeneration
area
is
outlined
by
the
ordinance
and
making
sure
that
you
know
we
weren't
making
them
go
through
a
more
lengthy
process.
If
there
was
an
eligibility
requirement,
write
off
that
they
would
not
meet
so
of
the
17
pre-applications
that
we
received.
AF
Ten
eight
of
those
have
completed
the
full
arpa
application
are
in
the
process
of
submitting
the
rest
of
the
required
documentation
and
once
again,
with
these
programs,
we
are
trying
to
layer
as
much
as
we
can
so
if
they're
qualifying
for
arpa
and
they
also,
we
can
come
in
and
do
the
lead
Hazard
abatement
as
well
as
anything
from
cdbg.
So
we
are
trying
to
layer
that
as
much
as
we
can
for
those
that
qualify
within
the
community
and
then
also
as
of
June
15th,
our
HUD
income
guidelines
are
going
to
be
updated.
AF
So
we're
hopeful
that
this
will
open,
potentially
opportunity
for
others
in
the
community
that
may
want
to
apply
for
these
programs.
So
for
as
of
June
15th,
our
median
family
income
will
be
adjusted
from
a
hundred
and
eight
thousand
to
a
hundred
and
fifteen
thousand.
That
means
for
a
family
of
four
at
the
80
percent
of
area.
Median
income
they
can
make
up
to
88
250
a
year
to
qualify
these
programs.
AF
AF
So
the
non-profit
application
obviously
has
closed.
All
the
funds
have
been
allocated,
but
we
do
still
have
the
applications
available
for
the
affordable
housing
and
the
small
business
Rehabilitation
grants
and
they
can
be.
The
link
can
be
found
right
on
the
front
page
of
the
city's
website,
and
then
we've
got
our
phone
number
and
Community
Development
email.
If
anybody
needs
to
get
a
hold
of
us
for
any
questions,
that's
all
I
have
open
it.
AG
You
for
this
and
it's
great
to
see,
see
how
this
is
being
spent.
That's
that's
awesome
to
see.
Thank
you
just
one
quick
question:
can
you
remind
us,
given
that
there
are
still
funds
available
for
the
small
businesses
and
for
the
the
housing
Rehabilitation?
Broadly
speaking,
what's
the
the
area
geographically
that
we're
talking
about
so.
AF
For
the
small
business
Rehabilitation,
it
has
to
be
within
a
qualified
census
tract
and
those
maps
are
provided
on
the
website.
So
if
anybody
goes
and
links
to
the
application,
you
can
see
in
the
eligibility
criteria,
but
it
kind
of
surrounds
the
qualified
census
tract
for
the
small
business
encompasses
most
of
the
downtown
and
then
kind
of
south
from
there
comes
out
a
little
bit
to
the
west,
but
mostly
downtown
and
then
South
and
for
the
Regeneration
area
for
the
affordable
housing.
That
area
is
to
the
west
of
downtown.
A
X
You
thanks
for
all
the
work
on
this
I
know
this
was
a
long
haul.
I
remember
the
very
beginning:
I
I'm
really
glad
to
see
that
There's
an
opportunity
for
people
to
age
in
place
in
the
home
that
they've
been
in
for
a
long
time
and
in
essence,
makes
it
affordable
if
they
can't
afford
to
repair
it.
It's
not
going
to
be
nice
to
live
in
and
I'm
glad
to
see
that
there's
a
program
for
this.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
A
A
Okay,
the
next
item
on
the
agenda
is
a
consideration,
an
action
on
an
ordinance
approving
a
Redevelopment
agreement
by
and
between
the
city
of
Bloomington
Illinois
and
forward
to
Washington
LLC,
as
requested
by
the
economic
and
Community
Development
Department
and
I'm,
going
to
turn
it
over
to
city
manager.
Gleason.
For
some
introductory
remarks,.
AB
Thank
you,
mayor
and
Council,
and
to
the
community.
This
was
an
action
item
that
was
brought
before
Council
on
May
22nd.
At
that
council
meeting
I
wasn't
present,
don't
mind,
sharing
that
Cove
had
finally
caught
up
to
me.
AB
I
wish
I
would
have
been
here,
but
very
much
appreciate
that
Council
took
the
action
that
they
did
by
tabling
this
item
so
that
it
could
come
back
so
that
we
could
have
many
many
conversations
that
did
occur
starting
a
couple
of
days
before
that
May
22nd
date,
and
then
definitely
many
that
have
occurred
since
then.
I'm
going
to
get
sidetracked
just
for
a
little
bit,
then
I'm
going
to
speak
specifically
to
the
agenda
item.
AB
That's
before
Council
for
approval
tonight,
which
I
definitely
recommend
approving,
and
there
is
no
difference
in
what
was
presented
on
May
22nd,
except
for
the
many
conversations
that
have
occurred,
the
pledge
and
the
dedication
you
know,
regardless
of
how
this
shakes
out
tonight,
I
think
what
I
ask
for
the
most
is
patience,
and
if
anybody
knows
me
knows
that
if
I
make
a
commitment
to
something
I'm
going
to
follow
through
with
it
and
that's
exactly
what
has
occurred
in
all
of
these
conversations
and
I
definitely
have
a
mayor
and
a
council
that
are
making
the
very
same
pledge
and
commitment
to
this
conversation
and,
in
fact,
want
to
lead
of
the
communities
in
this
region.
AB
This
very
same
conversation,
but
at
the
very
end
of
all
of
this
I
can't
tell
private
dollars
where
to
invest
or
how
to
spend
their
money.
All
I
can
do
is
pave
the
way
in
a
process
and
make
sure
that
this
is
a
welcoming
community
so
that
we
can
continue
the
successes
that
we
have
seen
and
I
think
that
there
are
far
more
to
come.
So
how
are
we
communicating
this
to
the
world?
That
truly
is
watching
us
and
I
appreciate
the
participation,
and
this
is
not
over
regardless
of
what
the
outcome
is
tonight.
AB
The
passion
on
this
topic,
you
know
from
both
sides,
I
mean
this
is
exactly
how
government
is
supposed
to
work
at
the
local
level,
so
I
actually
enjoy
this.
You
know
I
I,
very
much
appreciate
the
conversations
on
both
sides
which,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
there
really
aren't
both
sides.
So
it's
exciting
from
that
vantage
point
for
what
that's
worth
I'm,
going
to
speak
specifically
to
the
project
and
to
the
agenda
item.
This
is
a
great
project.
AB
AB
You
know
for
years,
Beyond
a
decade
you
would
drive
around
business
51
to
Northbound
and
that
thing
smacked
you
straight
in
the
face
and
we're
talking
about
another
project
and
it
came
under
public
comment,
whereas
a
city
manager
when
I'm
talking
about
non-governmental
buildings,
you
know
out
in
my
community
the
two
that
I
dread,
the
most
are
old
schools
and
old
churches,
because
they're
sold
privately,
they
fall
into
a
state
of
disrepair,
and
that
goes
on.
For
decades,
it's
an
eyesore
for
the
community.
AB
City
gets
involved
oftentimes,
you
see
code
violations
that
are
enforced
and
then
what
ultimately
happens
in
a
lot
of
cases,
the
title
falls
into
the
city's
hands
and
then
it's
taxpayers
that
have
to
pay
for
the
abatement
and
the
demolition
of
that
property.
So
for
that
reason
and
there's
many
others,
I'm
excited
about
this
project
and
I
think
that
you've
got
a
group.
That's
very
committed
to
this
community.
AB
I
think
that
we
can
have
this
parallel
conversation,
that's
going
to
occur
as
I've,
given
my
pledge
to
those
that
I've
reached
out
to
and
more
importantly
again,
it's
because
the
mayor
and
this
Council
have
made
it
very
clear,
Gleason,
you
better
figure
this
thing
out,
because
our
phone
is
rang,
we've
received
emails
and
I'm
going
to
so
in
very
short
order.
I
plan
on
having
that
conversation
and
making
sure
that
the
council
has
something
to
consider
that
they're
on
firm
ground.
AB
This
is
not
a
conversation
that
was
going
to
occur
between
May
22nd
and
changes
made
to
the
agenda
item
before
tonight
on
June
12th,
there's
just
too
many
layers
of
the
onion
to
peel
back.
So
don't
get
the
impression
that
I'm
kicking
the
can
down
the
road
I'm,
not
I've
got
to
put
these
people
that
make
the
hard
decisions
is
on
firm
ground
and
that's
exactly
what
I'm
going
to
do.
AB
I've
said
this
a
couple
of
weeks
ago
that
this
council
is,
for
the
first
time
in
my
11
years
as
a
city
manager
is
going
to
be
faced
with
far
more
that's
coming
at
them.
High
dollar
decisions.
You
know:
how
do
we
preserve
the
reserves
we
have,
how
do
we
protect
the
revenues
that
we
receive
and
how
do
we
actually
Advance
the
infrastructure
improvements
and
the
different
Investments
that
we're
making
in
a
community?
AB
It's
tough
and
this
Council,
this
newly
seated
Council
has
far
more
coming
at
them,
the
first
six
months
than
any
Council
that
I've
ever
served.
So
with
that
said,
I
don't
know
if
I
mean
the
presentation
is
going
to
be
exactly
what
council
heard
on
May
22nd
I
don't
know
if
we
want
to
hear
the
presentation
again
but
I'll
look
to
council
and
follow
your
lead.
C
C
A
Okay,
how
how
much
time.
B
C
Y
Thank
you.
I
want
to
Echo
a
couple
things
that
have
been
said,
but
maybe
in
a
slightly
different
way.
Sorry
I'm
going
to
take
a
minute
here,
but
I'll
I'll
try
and
go
quickly.
You
know
we
talk
about
a
lot
of
times.
You
hear
love
and
hate
or
opposites
they're,
not
the
two
of
them
are
the
Opposites
of
apathy.
What
we
see
in
this
room
is
a
lot
of
passion.
Tim
said
it
I
think
Mr
Kaufman
said
it.
We
see
that
passion
for
the
city,
and
that
is
awesome.
Y
We
as
Council
people,
have
been
hearing
from
a
lot
of
you.
We've
been
hearing
all
sorts
of
different
opinions
and
it
is
our
responsibility
to
listen
to
all
of
those
and
take
them
into
consideration
from
my
side,
I
do
a
lot
of
Workforce
Development
work
at
my
other
job,
my
day,
job
and
every
one
of
those
conversations,
one
of
the
first
thing:
I
mention
is
unions
and
trades
and
apprenticeships,
and
how
there's
a
lot
of
kids
accumulating
debt
in
college
that
should
be
in
the
trades
earning
a
good
living
and
working
hard
right.
Y
I
can
take
that
perspective.
I
can
also
take
the
perspective
that,
like
city
manager,
Gleason
said
that
private
money
can
choose
to
spend
their
money
where
they
want,
and
both
of
those
are
true
statements.
In
my
mind,
I've
heard
a
lot
of
statements
from
both
directions
from
people
that
are
passionate
about
the
city.
What
I
have
to
do
as
a
city
council
person
is
I,
have
to
sit
here
and
take
all
of
that
input
and
then
make
a
decision
that
I
think
will
provide
the
most
positive
impact
for
the
city
and
I.
Y
Think
I
can't
consider
who's
going
to
vote
for
me
next
time.
I
can't
consider
who
voted
for
me
this
time
all
I
can
consider
is
what
I
believe
to
be
best
for
the
city
in
this
instance
and
I.
Think
one
of
our
speakers
and
I
forget
your
name.
You
work
for
hensons
back
in
the
back
said
it
very
well
about
nothing
happening,
nothing
happening,
and
if
we
set
the
precedent,
we're
going
to
not
have
other
people
invest
in
downtown
and
we're
going
to
have
lots
of
Investments
go
away
that
are
going
to
hurt.
Y
All
of
us
I
believe
there
will
be
Union
and
non-union
local
labor
benefiting
from
this
project.
I
believe
the
city
will
benefit
for
the
project
and
I'm
just
going
to
make
the
motion
now
that
we
move
and
pass
this,
as
is
with
respect
to
all
the
guys
here
who
voiced
different
opinions.
We
just
need
to
make
that
motion
now.
I'll.
X
AG
V
Well,
I'm
curious
about
protocol
I
have
an
amendment
to
the
contract
that
I'd
like
to
post,
but
I.
Don't
know.
If
that's
this
is
the
time
or
if
we
want
to
wait
to
the
end
of
the
presentation,
I'll
I'll,
whatever
you
would
like
mayor.
A
V
Should
I
go
I'll,
go
ahead
and
go
now,
then?
Okay.
V
This
was
a
really
complicated
issue
and
I
want
to
begin
by
saying,
I
support,
Catalyst
constructions,
efforts
to
build
new
housing
on
the
former
Coachman's
site
and
I
see
the
value
of
this
project
for
our
community.
However,
I
also
support
paying
a
prevailing
wage
and
its
value
for
Working
Families
in
our
community.
Therefore,
I
propose
amending
the
contract.
V
This
is
currently
in
place
and
this
would
be
on
page
five
under
obligations
of
the
developer
item
H
and
I
move.
We
revise
the
language
in
two
places.
First,
the
language
I
would
like
the
language
to
read
that
the
developer
quote:
guarantees
paying
a
prevailing
wage,
and
second
I
would
like
to
add.
The
city
shall
develop
a
plan
to
provide
financial
support
for
the
developer,
to
pay
a
prevailing
wage.
X
Point
of
order
that
part
two
I
do
not
believe
is
Germaine
to
the
agreement.
A
T
My
question
was
related
to
I
think
there
was
some
talk
of
this
amendment
coming
forward
and
city
manager.
Did
you
speak
with
the
developers
related
to
a
potential
Amendment
and
whether
or
not
I
mean
if
we
pass
I
appreciate
the
amendment
and
I
would
be
supportive
of
that
happening?
But
if
we
do
approve
the
amendment,
does
that
mean
that
the
developers
are
actually
going
to
follow
through
with
that
and
and
go
forward
the
way
that
we
may
think
they
or
hope
they
would.
AB
I'll,
let
Deputy
city
manager,
tyus
correct
me
if
I
say
this
wrong,
but
I
I
would
respond
this
way
that
the
difference
for
a
prevailing
wage
component
on
this
project,
the
estimate
is
an
additional
two
million
dollars
that
would
be
paid
by
the
city.
Taxpayer
dollars
would
be
what
would
be
used
to
pay
that
not
the
developer.
A
City
manager,
Deputy
city
manager,.
B
V
B
A
AE
I
just
wanted
to
make
a
comment
about
opportunity,
cost
and
really
also
want
to
Echo
I
appreciate
the
passion
all
the
way
across
the
board
in
this
I
I've
lived
in
this
community
for
22
years
and
driving
by
that
property.
AE
I
I
would
ask
you,
know
those
of
you
who
are
here
whichever
side
you're
on
to
think
of
what
opportunity
cost
is,
and
it's
simply
the
loss
of
potential
gain
from
other
Alternatives
when
one
alternative
is
chosen
and
stepping
back
with
this,
you
know,
20
years
have
passed
approximately
and
we
have
someone
who
has
come
forward.
AE
Who
is
willing
to
invest
there,
that
individual
could
have
chosen
to
invest
in
other
areas
surrounding
our
community
or
in
other
communities,
and
I
would
submit
to
you
based
on
just
my
own
analysis,
that
the
risk
of
doing
so
in
this
location
is
significant.
It's
significant
because
it's
a
unique
development
for
reasons
that
many
of
our
public
commenters
have
said,
but
the
conveyance
of
belief
in
this
community
in
This
Heart
of
our
community,
the
icon
of
our
downtown,
all
of
us
collectively,
I
think
in
our
campaigns,
spoke
about
the
importance
of
an
icon.
AE
A
heartbeat
of
your
downtown-
and
this
is
someone
who
has
come
forward
willing
to
forego
the
opportunity
costs
and
to
make
this
recommendation
considering
that,
from
the
flip
side,
the
opportunity
costs
that
we
are
all
taking
on.
Should
we
decide
that
we're
going
to
mandate
prevailing
wage
and
if
it
were
to
be
that
the
proposal
is
taxpayer
money
be
used
to
pay
that
prevailing
wage
I
mean,
let's
put
that
in
the
context
of
complaints
that
we
all
receive
every
day.
AE
I
know
I
received
two
of
them
today,
and
that
is
the
condition
of
our
roads
and
that
would
represent
using
taxpayer
money,
essentially
25
percent
of
the
cost
of
our
annual
Road
budget
to
close
that
Gap.
That
is
significant.
How
could
we
explain
that
to
those
folks
who
depend
on
us
or
another
very
important,
Economic
Development
component,
which
is
the
condition
of
our
overall
infrastructure?
We
have
a
lot
of
needs
there
that
we've
heard
about
recently
roads,
sewers
and
water
infrastructure
and
so
forth,
so
that
that
opportunity
cost
as
well.
X
Yes,
I
have
a
few
comments
deal
on
my
prevailing.
Wage
act
applies
to
wages
of
workers
employed
in
in
any
public
works
by
any
public
body
and
to
anyone
under
contract
for
public
works.
That's
related
to
the
CSO
project,
the
multi-million
CSO
project.
It's
it
even
says
in
that
development
or
agreement
that
prevailing
wage
will
be
applied
because
it's
a
government
expense.
X
This
particular
project.
Every
dollar
is.
X
AG
AG
Like
I
said,
I
really
really
really
want
to
vote
for
this
project,
but
when
my
neighbors
elected
me
to
be
their
older
woman,
they
did
so
to
represent
their
interests
and
I
am
sad
to
say.
I
have
not
yet
heard
anything
that
convinces
me
that
the
project
as
it
currently
stands
is
in
the
interests
of
people
either
in
need
of
decent,
affordable
housing
or
in
the
interests
of
the
kind
of
people
who
need
the
kind
of
prevailing
wages
that
would
allow
them
to
afford
decent
housing
over
the
years.
AG
AG
AG
Tonight,
I
am
perplexed.
Why,
despite
several
weeks
to
consider
options
since
this
item
first
came
before
Council,
why
there
has
been
no
apparent
willingness
on
the
part
of
the
developers
to
move
even
an
inch
toward
any
of
the
suggestions
that
would
make
this
project
more
in
line
with
the
values
that
our
community
members
have
articulated
so
well
this
evening,
despite
being
up
really
early
this
morning,
I
know
how
early
these
guys
get
up
in
the
morning.
V
AG
V
Thank
you
mayor.
Thank
you,
member
council,
member
Ward,
for
your
comments.
I
made
this
amendment
because
what
I've
heard
from
developers
from
constituents
in
my
ward
from
union
members
from
other
council
members
what
an
exciting
time
this
is
in
Bloomington
economically,
you
know
we
talk
about
new
companies
moving
here.
We
talk
about
all
the
economic
development.
V
That's
really
brimming
all
around
our
city,
and
it
just
seems
to
me
that
amending
this
contract
to
conclude
a
prevailing
wage
could
bring
in
a
new
era
where
unions
and
the
city
and
the
council
all
work
together
to
try
to
to
try
to
re-initiate
and
enrich
the
values
that
are
important.
This
committee.
It
excuse
me
to
this
community,
and
that
is
why
I
put
this
amendment
forward.
V
Not
you
know
to
use
taxpayer
money,
you
know
in
a
in
a
negative
way,
but
we
talk,
but
everyone
talks
about
what
an
exciting
project
The
Coachman
is,
and
let's
do
it
right,
let's
get
a
prevailing
wage
into
the
contract,
so
that
Working
Families
can
benefit
the
same
as
the
developers.
Thank
you.
Z
Yeah,
so
I
guess
I
just
wanted
to
address
everyone,
so
thinking
about
it
trying
to
address
our
housing
housing
shortage
as
a
zero-sum
game,
I
think
can
lead
to
unintended
consequences
of
things
that
are
going
to
hurt
us
all
in
the
end
on
both
sides
of
this
equation.
So
the
way
I'm
thinking
about
it
is
a
win
for
this
project
doesn't
mean
that
it
follows
that
it's
a
loss
for
affordable
housing
or
that
it
has
to
be
a
loss
for
the
opportunity
to
have
fair
and
livable
wages.
Z
A
loss
for
this
project
then
doesn't
mean
that
it's
immediately
a
win
for
affordable
housing
or
a
direct
win
for
the
opportunity
for
projects
to
pay
affordable
and
living
and
fair
wages
prevailing
wages
too.
So
all
of
this
information,
the
studies
I've
been
that
have
been
shared
with
me,
the
facts
and
the
data
of
everyone
who's
reached
out
to
me
leading
up
to
the
previous
meeting
today
leading
up
to
today.
Z
You
know
over
the
past
couple
weeks
leading
up
to
today
in
in
today's
meeting
tonight
everything
that
everyone
has
said
I
think
in
many
ways
confirms
what
I
think
we're
all
going
for,
like
the
being
pro
development
and
being
pro-worker,
so
I
am
committed
to
tackling
our
housing
shortage
and
affordability
issues
and
finding
ways
for
more
affordable
housing
projects
to
come
forward.
Just
because
we
vote
for
you
know,
let's
not
means
words.
This
is
a
luxury
development
that
doesn't
mean
that
there
can't
be
affordable
developments.
Z
It's
not
either
or
it
can
be
both
and
I
also
remain
committed
to
working
with
City
staff
on
language,
I
I
think
Tim
was
alluding
to
it
that
I'm
I'm
committing
to
having
two
winners
in
this
equation.
It
doesn't
have
to
be
either
or,
and
that's
what
I'm
committed
to
doing
I
guess
I
have
a
question
for
Tim
I,
don't
know
how
much
you're
willing
to
say,
but
you
know
I'm
committed
to
not
you
know
like
moving
forward.
Z
We
have
to
you
know
like
we
have
to
address
these
issues
that
are
coming
and
the
the
desires
that
we're
hearing
from
our
community
and
from
our
from
our
Council.
So
what
can
you
commit
to?
What
is?
Are
you
willing
to
say
when
it
comes
to
prevailing
wage
or
language
of
the
other
issues
that
they've
mentioned
in
terms
of
apprenticeships,
and
things
like
that.
AB
Putting
me
on
the
spot,
I
think
I
said
and
I'm
not
reluctant
to
say
this,
but
I
I
would
ask
that.
Please
don't
hold
me
to
just
the
things
that
I'm
going
to
throw
out
here.
Please
do
hold
me
to
the
commitment
that
this
is
going
to
be
a
conversation
for
Council,
but
when
I
I
think
I
said
you
know
peeling
back
the
layers
of
the
onion,
you
know
when
we
talk
about
a
project,
labor
agreement
or
prevailing
wage
and
and
I
think
my
focus
is
more
on
a
project.
AB
Labor
agreement
is
what
I'm
hearing
and
it's
it's
not
that
simple.
You
know
I've
got
developers
that
are
saying:
I
try
to
use
Union
Union
Labor
in
in,
can
you
know,
union
labor
doesn't
necessarily
sharpen
their
pencil
they're
pulled
in
other
directions,
their
work
sites
and
other
locations.
I,
don't
know
if
that's
true,
but
I
gotta
check.
You
know
before
I
put
something
in
front
of
council
I
also
have
private
contractors.
That
say
we
don't
get
credit
for
the
amount
of
union
labor
that
we
actually
use.
AB
So
that's
an
air
another
area
that
I've
got
to
run
this
down
and
check
into
it.
You
know
when
we
talk
about
investing,
you
know,
potentially
taxpayer
dollars
to
close
a
gap
if
we
were
to
come
up
with
some
sort
of
agreement,
that's
different
than
what
we
have
today.
I
know
that
I've
got
a
mayor.
I
know
that
I've
got
a
council
that
is
committed
to
having
this
conversation
and
leading
this
conversation.
AB
That
has
been
stalled
for
a
variety
of
reasons,
for
quite
some
time
that
day's
here
I
guarantee
it
and
what
council
ultimately
adopts
you
know
will
be
something
that
will
occur.
You
know
maybe
not
a
spring
conversation
but
we're
not
going
to
push
it
off
to
2024.
I.
Can
you
know
I've
got
my
marching
orders
already.
AB
You
know
when
we
talk
about
our
expectations
of
Labor.
You
know
our
you
know
we
just
did
adopt
a
minority
business
Enterprise.
You
know
we
have
a
commitment
to
diversity
where
our
organization
and
the
things
that
we
impact
are
reflective
of
the
community.
We
serve
we're
committed
to
that.
So
when
we
talk
about
potentially
investing
taxpayer
dollars
into
the
trades,
what
should
our
expectation
be?
You
know
an
apprenticeship
programs.
Should
we
expect
a
higher
minority
participation
in
the
trades?
You
know
a
lot
of
people
that
currently
live
in
the
community
provide
them
opportunities.
AB
You
know
when
we
talk
about
and
I'm
going
to
shift
slightly
because
older
person
Kearns
sort
of
commented,
she
didn't
sort
us
she
has
commented
to
this
and
and
conversations
you
know
outside
of
this
public
setting.
You
know
when
we
talk
about
affordable
housing.
How
do
you
do
that
right
and
I'm
being
serious
about
this?
AB
So
if
you
incentify
private
investment
to
certain
ZIP
codes
in
the
community
and
try
to
develop
low
to
moderate
income
and
it's
in
the
private
hands,
one
of
the
things
that
you
have
to
guard
against
is
you
push
out
the
segment
of
your
community
that
you're
so
desperately
trying
to
help
some
communities
adopt
that
they
control
everything
to
the
point
that
you're
actually
handing
over
a
title,
you
know
basically
serving
as
the
bank
there's
just
so
much
that
needs
to
be
explored
before
I
can
have
that
conversation
with
my
Council
and
I'm
not
going
to
lie
I'm
going
to
prop
them
in
three-on-ones
before
we
have
a
public
Converse
conversation
not
to
lack
transparency
but
just
to
prep
and
clean
up.
AB
What's
going
to
ultimately
play
out
as
likely
a
committee
of
the
whole
conversation,
you
know
before
it
becomes
an
action
item
of
some
sort,
so
I
I,
don't
know
if
I
answered
your
question
but
I'm
going
to
say
yes,
I'm
committed
to
this.
T
So
we
are
still
we.
We
do
still
have
the
amendment
up
right,
right.
A
T
Going
to
make
comments
to
both
the
first
on
the
amendment,
while
I
very
much
support
the
efforts
that
I
think
that
councilmember
Crumpler
is
attempting
to
do
I.
Don't
think
that
us
passing
that
language
is
going
to
resolve
the
issue
with
this
current
developer,
so
I'm
going
to
vote
no
to
the
amendment
only
because
I
don't
think
that
it
really
changes.
T
Unfortunately,
what
we're
attempting
to
do
so,
it's
not
a
no
to
prevailing
wage,
it's
a
no
to
what
I
think
is
our
attempt
to
do
something
that
won't
actually
be
fruitful,
but
I
also
wanted
to
give
my
common
sense.
Obviously,
this
is
within
Ward
6
and
is
super
important
to
me
and
at
the
last
meeting,
I
strongly
supported
tabling
this
item
to
give
more
time
to
work
out
the
details
and
to
give
the
community
more
time
to
provide
input.
As
a
council
member
Ward
also
stated.
T
Since
then,
I
have
been
contacted
by
many
many
many
many
many
constituents
and
my
vote
tonight
is
in
recognition
of
those
contacts.
I
was
elected
to
be
a
representative
of
my
ward
and
a
representative
of
those
who
elected
me
and
helped
me
to
take
on
this
immense
responsibility
and
for
that
reason,
I'll
be
voting.
No,
as
the
plan
currently
stands
as
well,
I
hear
those
concerns
for
prevailing
wage
and
local
labor
and
affordable
housing
and
compelled
to
represent
my
constituents
on
those
concerns.
T
That
being
said,
I
also
have
personal
thoughts
that
that
I
have
thought
about
for
weeks
and
weeks
and
weeks
number,
one
being
that
we
do
need
housing,
which
we
hear
all
the
time
and
we
we
have
to
find
a
way
to
fill
all
housing.
Yes,
affordable
housing
is
so
important,
but
we
need
all
housing
and
from
many
many
studies
that
I
read
There
is
a
chain
effect
between
building
any
type
of
housing,
leading
to
kind
of
a
ripple
effect
to
affordable
housing
as
well.
T
So
we
need
to
start
supporting
all
types
of
housing
if
we
ever
want
to
get
out
of
the
shortage
in
this
decade,
which
I
have
concerns
about,
but
hopefully
maybe
sooner
number
two,
even
though
I'm
voting
no
to
this
plan
as
it
currently
stands.
T
I
am
still
100
pro
Downtown,
Development
I'm
sure
I'll
hear
backlash
that
I'm
not
but
I
am
I
feel
that
we've
hit
a
hiccup
with
this
particular
aspects
of
The
Proposal,
but
I
I
do
think
we
can
find
ways
to
come
together,
find
areas
of
compromise
on
both
sides,
which
are
going
to
be
extremely
important.
Moving
forward
to
help
you
know
fully
Revitalize
our
downtown
and
then
finally,
I
want
to
see
more
communication.
T
I
think
what
what
I
experience
somewhat
during
this
process
is
that
we
need
to
have
and
in
some
ways
did,
but
maybe
we
need
to
do
more,
have
developers
local,
labor
and
the
city
all
come
together
to
find
those
areas
of
compromise
so
that
we
can
continue
to
push
projects
forward
and
not
stall
them.
T
I
fully
believe
and
trust
our
city
manager,
when
he
states
that
there
is
going
to
be
a
proposal
coming
soon,
which
is
a
first
for
the
city
and
I
think
that
that
should
be
recognized
as
as
well
that
we
will
have
language,
hopefully
in
the
future
and
I'm
hopeful,
that
that
will
help
to
resolve
these
issues
well
in
advance
and
not
lead
to
as
much
as
I
love
you
all
being
here,
but
not
leading
you
all
to
need
to
show
up
tonight
and
and
voice
all
of
these
concerns.
Thank
you.
A
B
X
A
No,
we
still
have
the
other
motion
on
the
table
that
I
think
it
was
councilmember
Becker
who
made
the
original
motion
to
approve
as
presented,
and
then
council
member
Bolden
had
seconded
okay.
A
AB
First
slide:
July
1st
Friday
Route
66
celebration:
it's
on
July,
7th,
5
to
8,
P.M,
downtown
next
slide,
Catherine
free
concert,
July
15th
Saturdays
on
the
Square
Dan
Hubbard,
full
band
show
with
Caleb
Brown
and
what's
the
times
on
that,
I
can't
see
it.
AB
Seven
seven
in
the
evening
on
July,
15th
and
I
think
that's
it
on
slides.
The
only
other
thing
that
I'm
going
to
add
this
evening.
I
know
it's
been
a
little
bit
longer
night,
but
I
don't
want
to
miss
an
opportunity
to
present
and
recognize
our
new
Corporation
Council
Chris
Spanos
was
hired
to
the
position
and
started
today.
I
told
him
we
had
an
easy
meeting
tonight.
So
why
don't?
Why
don't
you
start
the
day,
but
Chris
and
I'm
gonna
turn
the
floor
over
to
you.
AB
So
you
got
about
30
seconds
to
think
about
what
you're
going
to
say
but
excited
about
this
hire
everyone's
aware
that
Council
approved
my
request
to
create
a
second
Deputy
city
manager
promoted
former
Corporation
Council
Jeff
Jurgens
into
that
position.
Chris
Spanos
was
with
the
State's
Attorney's
office
here
in
McLean,
County
has
a
private
sector.
Experience
has
practiced
law.
There
has
tremendous
experience
in
the
public
sector
and
true
true
tremendous
opportunity
for
whole.
AB
Hopefully
he
agrees
for
him,
but
definitely
a
great
opportunity
for
us,
and
he
just
you
know
glutton
for
punishment,
but
he
just
finishes
an
MBA
at
the
University
of
Illinois
and
graduated
a
couple
of
weeks
ago.
So
he's
got
that
component
as
well
I'm
going
to
say
he's
more
than
just
an
attorney,
so
Chris
did
I.
Give
you
enough
time
to
prep,
but
welcome
aboard
truly
excited
about
this.
AH
Thank
you
very
much
and
I
will
demonstrate
my
good
sense
by
simply
saying
we've
been
here
for
two
hours
and
five
minutes,
and
the
last
thing
you
want
to
listen
to
is
a
lawyer,
a
microphone
and
a
captive
audience.
I
look
forward
to
getting
to
know
all
of
you
soon
and
my
door
is
always
open.
My
phone's
always
available.
Please
call
me
if
you
need
something
look
forward
to
working
with
you.
A
B
A
Good
and
they're
mayor's
comment,
I
I
know
the
hour
is
getting
late,
so
we're
we're
gonna
move
on
again,
I
want
to
say,
congratulations
to
Chris
and
welcome
you
just
don't
know
what
you
got
yourself
into
and
the
the
other
thing
that
I
I
wanted
to
mention.
I
definitely
appreciated
the
discussion
today
and
you
know
yes,
true,
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
passion
but
I
I
think
it
doesn't
have
to
be
a
you
know,
a
a
lose-lose
situation.
A
You
know,
and
city
manager,
Gleason
and
myself
have
had
conversations
about
this
and
definitely
committed
to
working
with
our.
What
I
would
call
our
partners
within
the
labor
community
so
that
we
can
put
together-
and
you
know,
an
agreement
that
would
lay
the
foundation
for
not
only
consistency
but
also
for
for
folks.
You
know
who
are
coming
to
to
to
to
invest
in
the
community
to
know
what
the
rules
of
the
game
are.
A
So
you
do
have
my
personal
commitment
wanted
to
say
it
publicly
to
to
make
that
happen,
and
we
we
I
and
also
I,
know
the
council
will
hold
the
city
manager's
fee
to
the
fire
to
make
sure
that
this.
This
indeed
happens
because
it's
been,
you
know
a
number
of
years
that
we've
we
we've
heard
that,
but
now
I
think
is.
A
Is
the
time
to
to
to
really
put
that
issue
to
to
rest
and
and
and
find
a
common
ground
and
I
believe
that
we
can.
We
can
find
Common
Ground
if
we
we
work
together,
the
there's
a
lot
I
I
think
a
lot
of
people
are
looking
at
the
community.
You
know
people
who
you
know,
we've
had
conversations
with.
A
You
know
several
of
them
and
and
I
think
you
know
we
are
poised
for
even
more
growth,
where
everyone
will
be
able
to
to
to
benefit
from
it.
But
again
just
want
to
reiterate
my
my
commitment
to
to
this
process
with
that
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
city
council
members
to
see
councilmember,
Hendricks,
council,
member
Crumpler.
T
I'll
be
brief.
Today,
I
had
the
opportunity
to
attend
a
day
camp
that
is
hosted
by
the
McLean
County
History
Museum.
They
host
two
different
sessions,
one
in
June
and
one
in
July
I
think
there's
spots
still
open
in
July
for
fourth
fifth
and
sixth
graders.
T
Today's
theme
was
advocacy
day
in
which
they
talked
to
the
students
about
how
to
advocate
for
change
in
their
community
and
I
was
lucky
enough
to
be
invited
to
speak
with
them
about
the
work
that
we
do
on
the
city
council
and
then,
after
that,
they
walked
around
downtown
and
gathered
signatures
for
a
petition
that
they
came
up
with
related
to
wanting
to
see
more
green
space
downtown,
and
so
they
went
to
a
lot
of
different
downtown
business
owners.
T
We
actually
ran
into
the
city
manager
and
the
deputy
city
manager
tyus,
and
they
got
34
signatures
and
I
promised
I
would
present
them
to
the
mayor
for
his
review.
So
it
was
awesome,
I
teach,
High,
School,
seniors
government
and
they
unfortunately
do
not
have
a
lot
of
advocacy
for
much
so
to
see.
Fourth
and
fifth
and
sixth
graders
really
passionate
about
something,
was
super
cool.
A
V
Also
be
brief:
I
attended
the
ceremony
for
dedicating
a
patriot,
grave
marker,
honoring
Revolutionary
War
soldier
David
hagert
at
the
Evergreen
Cemetery
on
Sunday.
He
is
ours.
I
know
the
only
revolutionary
Soldier
to
be
buried
in
Bloomington.
It
was
a
great
opportunity
to
learn
about
his
life
and
role
in
in
local
history.
I
met
a
couple
of
his
descendants.
V
I
got
to
listen
to
Julie
Emig
director
of
The
Clayton
County
Museum
of
History
and
I
also
noticed
that
council,
member
Kearns
and
mayor
melawambi
were
there.
It
was
just
a
really
interesting
Spirit
experience
and
it
was
an
honor
to
be
invited.
Thank
you.