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Okay,
moved
by
council
member
matthew,
second
by
council,
member
ward
and
voice
foot.
B
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H
Thank
you
mayor
before.
I
turn
this
over
to
finance
director
and
also
the
library
jeanne
hamilton.
This
is
a
required
step.
Truth
and
taxation
open
this
up
as
a
public
hearing
before
public
comment,
there's
some
additional
information
that
jeannie
would
like
to
provide,
and
it's
exciting
news,
it's
something
that
we
shared
in
a
press
release
couple
of
days
ago
and
I'm
going
to
turn
this
over
to
jeannie.
At
this
time,
jeannie.
I
I'm
incredibly
excited
to
share
that.
We
have
been
awarded
a
state
public
library,
construction
act,
grant
of
just
over
5.6
million
dollars
to
receive
the
funds
for
this
grant.
We
must
have
a
local
share
of
at
least
15
million
dollars
in
hand
before
june
30th
of
2022,
so
the
approval
of
the
levy
and
bond
by
the
council
is
still
incredibly
important.
I
I
Additionally,
in
july,
we
received
a
cost
estimate
and
we
made
over
five
million
dollars
in
cuts,
part
of
those
cuts
included,
non-brick
and
mortar
items
like
shelving
furniture
equipment
technology
that
we
always
hoped
to
come
back
and
add
to
the
library
when
the
funds
allowed,
with
that
new
information,
I'll
pass
it
on
to
scott
for
the
rest
of
tonight's
truth
and
taxation.
Hearing
regarding
this
year's
levy.
J
Phil,
can
you
bring
up
the
presentation
tonight?
We
will
have
we'll
have
the
truth
and
taxation
levy.
Our
pres
hearing
excuse
me
for
the
bloomington
public
library
tax
levy.
The
library
has
its
own
separate
tax
levy,
as
presented
previously,
the
library
has
proposed
to
increase
its
levy
to
fund
the
estimated
debt
service
on
bonds
related
to
its
proposed
expansion.
J
J
So,
just
just
to
set
up
the
levy,
I'm
essentially
just
going
to
read
through
these
bulleted
items
and
and
set
up
some
of
the
dynamics
and
then
next
week,
when
we
bring
the
final
adopted
levy
forward,
we'll
incorporate
all
of
this
into
that.
The
bloomington
public
library
has
proposed
a
facility
expansion
renovation
with
an
estimated
cost
of
22.8
million.
J
J
The
libraries
were
proposed
to
support
that
debt
service
via
an
increase
in
its
tax
levy.
Next
slide,
please,
the
city
council
approved
a
resolution
supporting
the
bpl
expansion
and
renovation
and
the
levy
increase
on
november
8th
an
estimated
tax
levy
on
november
22nd,
which
included
the
additional
1.1
million
for
the
estimated
debt
service.
J
The
library
has
now
secured
a
matching
state
grant
of
approximately
5.6
million.
Half
of
this
is
being
proposed.
2.8
million
to
be
applied
against
the
anticipated
bond
need
of
17
million.
Lowering
the
estimated
bond
need
to
14.2
million
and
the
estimated
annual
debt
service
from
1.1
million
to
850
000..
J
J
Given
this,
the
adjusted
2021
library
tax
levy
proposed
for
adoption
will
be
decreased
from
the
6
million
6.1
million,
roughly
estimate
that
was
approved
on
november
26
22nd
to
approximately
5.9
million.
The
2020
levy
was
four
almost
five
million
dollars,
and
this
represents
an
18.12
increase
percent
increase
over
the
previous
year
and,
as
I
indicated
at
the
opening
of
presentation,
state
statute
requires
a
truth
and
taxation
hearing
for
aggregate
levy
increases
of
over
five
percent.
J
C
We
do
we
have
quite
a
few
if
we
could
start
with
carol
coos.
K
K
Since
the
previous
expansion,
the
population
of
this
community
has
grown
dramatically
with
population
growth,
community
need
for
meeting
places
has
grown,
but
the
library
only
has
one
community
room
expansion
would
bring
us
a
needed
three
rooms
as
well.
Our
youth
population
has
grown,
but
we
only
have
one
study.
Room
expansion
would
bring
us
nine.
K
An
example
of
that
need
is
that
I
serve
as
a
volunteer,
esl
teacher.
If
I,
if
I
I'm
unable
to
secure
the
one
study
room,
I
have
to
sit
with
my
students
in
the
open
stacks
and
whisper
the
lesson
to
them.
Also
with
expansion.
We
would
gain
two
large
children's
programming
rooms
and
discovery
room
discovery
zone
with
interaction,
interactive
educational
features.
The
expansion
would
also
allow
for
wider
aisles
with
more
accessible
shelving
for
family
and
disability,
comfort
and
nursing
nook
to
accommodate
mothers
with
their
families.
K
Significantly,
our
community's
needs
have
grown
and
changed
with
the
emergence
of
developed
digital
technology
expansion
would
bring
us
a
computer
lab
an
innovator
makers,
lab
and
recording
studio.
All
technology
is
essential
to
the
education
and
development
of
our
young
people
and
all
patrons
as
we
enter
in
an
increasingly
technological
world.
K
K
L
L
If
you
want
a
strong
downtown,
you
need
to
invest
in
the
anchors,
and
the
library
is
one
of
those
anchor
components
to
contemporary
city.
The
library
is
an
extension
of
the
city.
It
is
one
of
its
most
visible
public
amenities
and
public
spaces.
Bloomington
will
never
be
considered
a
contemporary
city
with
an
antiquated
library.
L
L
L
L
L
M
Good
evening
my
name
is
robbie
lavery.
I
am
a
resident
of
ward
3
where
I've
lived
most
of
my
life
okay
here
or
no.
Is
that
better?
Okay?
Thank
you.
Growing
up
in
bloomington,
the
library
was
an
amazing
resource
for
all
of
us.
We
I
participated
in
all
the
reading
programs.
In
the
summer.
Various
activities
regularly
stopped
and
used
the
bus,
the
bookmobile
as
it
stopped
in
our
neighborhoods.
M
Opportunities
for
everybody,
from
our
side
of
town
to
the
west
side
to
everybody,
and
we,
however,
the
library
has
not
kept
up.
It-
was
built
what
in
75
76
for
a
town
of
forty
thousand
people.
Here
we
are
this
many
years
later,
over
double
the
population
and
we
are
still
kicking
the
can
down
the
road
saying
we
can't
we'll
defer
the
maintenance,
we'll
defer
the
updates,
we'll
defer
expansion.
M
I
know
the
last
expansion,
I
knew
people
who
worked
at
the
library
and
who
were
struggling
with
how
they
could
make
some
of
the
technological
upgrades
in
the
city,
the
library
needed
within
the
constraints
of
the
building-
and
I
have
a
young
son
now,
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
he
has
those
opportunities
that
the
library
is
there.
The
programs
are
there
and,
speaking
to
what
others
have
already
said.
M
M
A
M
M
This
is
a
prime
opportunity
for
them
to
have
a
space
to
meet
and
do
things
after
school
or
on
weekends
and
we're
not
taking
advantage
of
it.
And
often
we
say:
what's
the
cost,
what's
the
cost,
we
can't
do
this,
we
can't
do.
We
can't
fix
our
roads
and
do
a
library.
I
would
say
why.
Not
if
you
look
at
the
price
of
what
this
is
going
to
cost
us,
you
know
I
looked
at
what
it's
going
to
cost
me.
Currently
what
this
expansion
will
cost.
G
M
N
There
you
go.
I
live
in
ward,
6
and
work
for
a
life
center
for
independent
living,
otherwise
known
as
lifestyle
in
bloomington.
The
bloomington
library
has
been
a
part
of
my
life.
Since
1984.
I
took
my
kids
there.
I
have
attended
meetings
there
and
even
taught
an
esl
class
in
the
community
room
before
and
during
the
time
of
the
first
expansion,
when
we
all
knew
that
was
not
going
to
fit
our
purposes.
N
N
As
the
program
director
for
lifestill,
I
work
constantly
to
remove
the
barriers
faced
by
people
with
disabilities
in
our
community.
Having
a
library
with
a
main
entrance
on
level
ground
closer
to
the
bus.
Stop
will
ensure
that
people
with
mobility
difficulties
will
no
longer
have
to
navigate
up
and
down
a
steep
hill
and
by
the
way,
I've
also
done
in
my
previous
jobs
at
lifestyle,
bus
training
and
when
I'm
training,
someone
with
a
mobility
disability
they're
like
what
I
have
to
get
up
the
steep
hill
just
to
get
into
the
library.
N
O
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
I
love
the
library
too,
and
I
think
anybody
with
you
know
kind
of
common
sense
does
love
it.
In
fact,
I
I'm
a
constant
user
of
the
library,
so
I'm
in
there
all
the
time,
but
I'm
I'm
here
tonight
to
speak
for
somebody
that
hasn't
been
spoken
for
and
somebody
that
isn't
isn't
here
tonight,
probably
won't
call
you
that's
the
average
hard-working
citizen
of
bloomington.
O
Do
you
ever
really
the
marginalized
even
more
those
on
the
edges,
you're
stopped
to
ask
yourself
what
is
great?
What
happened
in
my
michael?
What
is
great
about
the
city
of
bloomington?
If
you
read
like
the
corporate
brochures
that
rivian
puts
out,
they
make
a
great
big
deal.
This
is
an
affordable.
This
is
a
great
small
town
to
live
in
and
it's
affordable.
O
Well,
you
as
a
council
have
a
chance
to
drive
another
nail
in
that
coffin
and
I
can
tell
you
that
it's
just
about
ready
to
go
underground
because
it
is
not
affordable
anymore
and
it's
exactly
as
nick
becker
said.
I
don't
even
know
nick
it's
exactly.
As
nick
said,
it's
a
death
by
a
thousand
cuts.
I
go
way
back
two
terms
in
your
place
on
city,
council,
ward,
four
and
eight
years
19.
I
can't
even
remember
I
conveniently
forgotten,
but
the
eight
years
preceding
2015.
O
If
I
could
tell
you
the
number
of
times
property
taxes
did
go
up,
not
a
lot
back.
Then
it
was.
That
was
the
big.
You
know
the
big
line
you
didn't
cross,
but
but
they
did
but
sales
tax
over
and
over
gas
tax
gas
tax
was
was
common
and
then,
of
course,
we
had
water
bills.
O
O
You
guys
have
just
you
know,
just
about
broke
the
bank
on
water
bills
and
garbage
fees
just
not
terribly
long
ago.
It
was
free,
okay,
where's,
my
time
at
about
done.
Those
of
you
who
vote
yes
and
I'm
sure
you
will
you've
got
all
the
powers
that
be
behind
you.
It
takes
no
courage;
it
takes
nothing
except
that
you're
in
with
the
in-crowd.
I
want
to
thank
nick
becker,
sheila
muttney
donna
boland.
O
If
I'm
forgetting
anybody,
please
forgive
me
they're
the
only
people
on
this
council
that
care
one
thing
about
the
average
ordinary
citizen
in
bloomington.
We
all
love
the
library,
but
this
is
frills
it's
time
for
somebody
to
hold
the
line
on
this
I'd
like
for
it
to
be
you,
but
maybe
it's
still
not
time.
Thank
you.
P
It's
a
little
going
after
after
judy
by
the
way
I
am
the
average
hard-working
bloomington
citizen.
My
name
is
levi
champion
from
ward
six
and
I'm
here
to
ask
that
you
support
the
tax
levy
for
the
library
I
loved
our
little
town
library.
When
I
was
a
kid
we
had
this
program
called
book
it.
Some
of
you
have
probably
heard
of
it
or
participated
in
it.
P
So
every
saturday
I
hauled
up
to
the
library,
read
books
and
I
said
mom
I'll
be
back
in
three
hours:
we're
going
to
pizza
hut
all
joking
aside,
this
is
a
no-brainer
there's,
so
much
data
to
support
what
we're
talking
about
today.
The
american
library
association
notes
for
every
one
dollar
in
capital,
investment
into
libraries,
there's
a
little
more
than
five
dollars
in
economic
value.
Return
on
investment.
P
These
the
next
stats
are
from
the
federal
federal
reserve
bank
of
chicago's
report,
the
returns
to
public
library,
investment
revised.
Actually,
just
this
year,
more
than
50
percent
of
americans
visit
public
libraries
each
year,
capital
expenditures
in
large
local
public
libraries
correlate
directly
with
increases
in
children's
test
scores
and,
in
my
case,
pizza
consumption.
P
I
called
and
spoke
with
some
people
at
the
champaign
library
and
they
noted
that
their
pre-pandemic
visitors
to
the
library
were
almost
three
times
that
of
bloomington's
and
when
digging
in
a
little
deeper.
A
big
chunk
of
the
difference
in
usage
is
because
of
those
amenities
that
bloomington
currently
does
not
have.
P
Also
a
side
note.
Champaign
is
getting
ready
to
expand
once
again
and
going
to
put
a
significant
amount
of
money
from
the
city
and
from
their
own
funds
in
the
library,
so
we've
got
economic
benefit
and
we've
got
usage.
So,
what's
the
problem,
I
think
it's
messaging
when
you
say
we're
going
to
raise
taxes
to
pay
for
something.
Of
course
people
are
going
to
cringe.
Why
wouldn't
they?
P
P
I
explained
each
of
the
amenities
and
I
said,
and
the
annual
membership
fee
is
about
the
same
as
what
you
pay
in
two
months
to
netflix.
Would
you
be
interested
10
out
of
10?
Yes,
every
single
time?
I
would
pay
for
that,
and
then
I
explained
well,
the
membership
is
a
tax,
but
would
you
still
be
interested?
They
said
yes
for
those
amenities.
Thank
you.
Q
Good
evening
I
am,
and
many
members
of
the
naacp
are
in
favor
of
the
library
expansion,
including
the
added
financial
funding
sources
good
evening
my
name
is
linda
foster
and
I
live
in
ward
1..
I've
lived
in
the
community
for
44
years
and
in
ward
1
for
over
33
years
I
own
my
own
home
and
I
own
other
properties
as
well
in
bloomington.
Since
my
ownership,
my
taxes
have
gone
up
expectantly.
Q
I
know
that
if
my
community
wants
to
improve
public
services,
be
on
the
cutting
edge
of
technology
thrive
and
provide
excellent
human
services,
taxes
will
be
affected.
My
closest
acquaintances
live
and
work
in
bloomington.
During
my
career,
I've
been
able
to
purchase
and
invest
and
support
my
family
and
many
bloomington
ventures
and
tax-based
businesses.
In
my
role
as
president
of
naacp
bloomington,
normal
branch
incorporated
since
1918
we've
had
to
fight
for
equal
housing,
equal
access
and
elimination
of
race-based
discrimination.
Q
I
want
to
live
in
a
community
that
is
inclusive
that
offers
its
citizens
the
best,
as
can
today
with
an
opportunity
to
do
that,
a
library
that
is
state
of
the
art
for
all
of
its
citizens,
functional
forward-looking.
While
maximizing
flexibility
of
spaces
and
infrastructure,
we
know
that
the
libraries
help
build
healthy
communities.
We
what
what
our
community
looks
like
and
the
function
we
symbolize
the
meaning
of
importance
to
this
community.
It
shows
the
library's
values
to
its
community.
Q
We
must
look
toward
the
future.
Our
library
afforded
me
the
opportunity
to
complete
some
of
my
studies
while
achieving
my
master's
degree
from
illinois
state
union.
I
know
that
many
of
my
friends,
including
youth,
you
laughed
at
bloomington
library.
For
many
reasons
it
is
our.
It
is
our
conversation
regarding
the
proposal
of
a
state
of
art
library
that
we
offer
many
amenities
that
the
library
should
and
could
provide
including
rooms
for
future
expansion.
Q
Look
including
the
expansion,
is
nothing
new
in
most
newly
built
libraries,
accessibility,
sensory
friendly
rooms,
wider
owls,
drive
up
windows,
recording
studios.
Imagine
young
people
meeting
at
the
library
to
do
recording
you
ever
thought
of
that.
We
know
that
when
minds
are
occupied
with
interest,
there's
no
room
for
outside
distraction,
I
can
see
our
naacp
youth
council
and
the
naacp
axel
chapters
spreading
and
hosting
many
of
the
events
at
the
library.
It
could
be
the
hub
for
our
youth
and
youth
group.
We
must
do
this
now.
The
financial
plan
is
doable.
Q
M
R
I
began
to
notice
a
couple
of
trends
that
I'd
like
to
share
with
you
today,
even
when
the
library
was
underfunded
and
given
too
small
of
a
space
bloomington
public
library
was
a
center
of
our
civic
life
back
when
it
was
a
withers
public
library,
librarians
pivoted
to
the
bookmobile
to
service
a
growing
community
when
the
four
walls
of
withers
were
determined
too
small
for
a
city
of
a
size
right
back
in
the
1970s,
we
were
having
the
exact
same
discussions
as
today
where
to
put
this
library.
R
R
Many
of
our
most
vulnerable,
the
elderly
and
the
youth
need
a
dedicated
space
to
learn
how
to
interact
with
each
other
as
citizens
of
our
community
with
libraries
as
a
public
as
an
instant
access
to
multi
multitudes
of
information
that
may
not
be
available
in
their
own
homes,
such
as
internet,
for
example.
During
the
pandemic,
I've
had
students
zoom
in
to
class
in
a
mcdonald's
parking
lot.
R
I
see
kids,
often
at
the
library
utilizing
what
computers
that
they
do
have.
However,
it
is
not
enough,
as
we
move
further
into
the
21st
century.
We
need
not
only
to
maintain
the
public
spaces
we
have,
but
reclaim
them
to
rebuild
the
social
fabric
of
our
communities.
The
new
library
expansion
project
will
do
just
that.
The
library
board
has
the
foresight
to
ensure
special
programming
rooms
for
community
and
children,
as
well
as
spaces
for
young
entrepreneurs
and
tinkerers
to
create
new
things.
This
is
an
undeniable
good
for
our
community.
R
R
S
S
Today,
I
want
to
talk
about
how
this
program
would
benefit
underserved
members
of
our
community,
including
the
autism
community.
On
a
personal
note,
my
family
regularly
uses
the
library
attend
story,
hours
special
events
and
participates
in
community
programs
such
as
itsy
arts.
These
resources
and
programs
have
given
me
and
my
family
opportunities
to
connect
with
other
families
and
has
cultivated
a
space
where
my
child
is
excited
to
learn
and
has
access
to
books
and
programs
and
leading
educators.
S
I
believe
that
everyone
should
have
this
opportunity.
Unfortunately,
for
many
individuals
with
autism
or
sensory
processing
disorders,
a
library
visit
can
be
daunting,
even
impossible.
Fluorescent
lighting
potent
smells
over
stimulation
and
the
expectation
to
use
an
inside
voice
can
be
overwhelming
when
an
individual
with
autism
becomes
dysregulated
and
doesn't
have
a
calming
place
to
go.
It
can
lead
to
a
meltdown
which
can
be
very
stressful
for
the
individual
and
their
parent
parents
from
the
autistic
community
often
share
with
me
that,
unfortunately,
many
community
sites,
like
the
library,
are
places
they
feel
they
have
to
avoid.
S
That
is
why
I
was
excited
to
hear
that
the
library
had
plans
to
incorporate
a
sensory
friendly
room
as
part
of
their
expansion
plan
by
adding
a
small
environment
with
different
lighting,
comfortable,
seating,
fidgets
or
sensory
tools
can
make
the
world
of
difference.
The
sensory
room
would
help
promote
a
more
enriching
environment,
so
the
autistic
individual
can
better
focus
and
learn
and
learn.
The
sensory
room
would
also
create
a
unique
space
where
individuals
of
all
ages,
including
adults
with
disabilities,
can
engage
in
developmentally
appropriate
activities.
S
This
expansion
would
also
increase
more
sensory,
friendly
programs
accommodate
large
events.
School
field
trips
have
access
to
computer
labs.
That
would
greatly
benefit
many
of
our
underserved
groups
as
a
resident
of
bloomington,
I'm
in
favor
of
this
increase
in
this
tax
levy.
I
understand
that
this
is
an
incredibly
large
investment
financially
and
it
cannot
be
taken
lightly,
but
the
benefits
to
our
community
for
will
be
for
years
to
come.
S
T
I
run
all
our
literacy
events
there
at
the
library
and
we
serve
about
275
families,
and
if
the
majority
of
our
families
were
to
all
come
to
our
events,
we
wouldn't
be
able
to
provide
enough
space
in
there
for
them,
because
the
community
room
is
small
and
we
also
would
like
to
be
able
for
our
families
to
utilize
the
library
for
the
computers,
their
books
and
with
all
that
and
being
able
to
be
there.
T
Just
as
a
big
group
would
be
very,
very
beneficial
for
this
process
to
have
as
a
bigger
expansion
for
the
library
for
the
children's
department.
Especially
thank
you.
U
Good
evening
my
name
is
bill,
bishop
and
I'm
a
resident
of
the
bloomington
ward
3,
and
I'm
currently
a
hoa
treasurer
for
harvest.
Point
subdivision
and
my
thoughts
tonight
are
not
exclusively
mine,
but
they
represent
many
of
the
members
of
our
hoa
neighborhood.
U
U
The
council
is
basically
working
off
what
a
committee
and
a
group
has
recommended,
and
I
think
this
is
a
good
first
step
and
I
think
it
needs
to
be
socialized
with
the
community.
Are
these
enhancements,
something
that
people
will
embrace?
I
believe
the
final
proof
of
whether
we're
on
target
is
through
the
voting
process.
U
Also,
many
bloomington
homeowners
are
still
suffering
from
the
financial
loss
and
very
little
support
from
the
june
flooding
and
damage,
because
some
of
the
worst
of
the
flooding
is
on
the
west
side.
There's
a
glaring
social
inequity.
The
optics
are
that
you're
willing
to
provide
a
public
extra
without
supporting
basic
services.
U
Our
culture
is
constantly
becoming
more
online
and
less
brick
and
mortar.
This
proposal
seems
to
be
a
little
bit
contrarian
to
the
movement
towards
at-home
learning,
internet
access,
ebooks
and
e-learning.
Conceptually,
I'm
not
sure.
I
agree
with
the
transitioning
of
our
library
to
more
of
a
community
center.
U
U
The
enclosed
areas
allow
for
walking
inside
the
mall
for
those
who
need
to
take
a
rest
from
studying
and
working
at
the
library
if
it
was
in
that
location
and
also
be
supportive
of
local
businesses
in
that
area,
a
location
this
would
physically
move
the
library
in
the
right
direction
towards
where
bloomington
is
growing.
On
the
east
side
of
town
safety,
decent
mall
area
is
much
safer
than
the
current
air
library,
location
and
flexibility.
G
J
G
G
G
However,
as
a
single
single
mother,
with
only
one
income
in
the
household,
I
do
approve
and
am
for
this
increase.
Why?
Because
I
feel
like
it
is
for
the
greater
good
it
is
for
the
betterment
of
our
community
and
sometimes
when
we
have
to
make
difficult
decisions
like
this.
We
need
to
decide
if
the
bad
outweighs
the
good
or
if
the
good
outweighs
the
bad,
I
should
say,
and
who
is
it
going
to
benefit?
G
What
percentage
of
our
community
is
going
to
be
getting
the
benefits
from
these
amenities
and
these
changes
and
with
that
being
thought
out
versus
what
I
would
actually
have
to
pay
out?
Echoing
some
of
the
previous
speakers
comments
about
the
good
that
this,
these
changes
will
come
to
the
community.
G
We
have
been
in
conversations
with
the
bloomington
public
library
in
the
past
right
during
covet
working
to
build
an
opportunity
for
hosting
classes
and
offering
digital
skills
and
learning
to
adults,
and
due
to
some
of
the
barriers
that
we
had
in
making
that
partnership
was
space,
it
was
space.
It
was
time
and
it
was
the
limited
capacity
of
digital
opera
digital
optics
that
they
had
in
the
building.
G
So
this
increase
would
not
only
be
beneficial
to
my
children,
but
it
would
also
be
beneficial
to
the
the
options
that
we
have
the
opportunities
that
we
offer
at
ywca
for
additional
learning.
I
also
have
teenagers
and
I
loved
that
people
were
stating
that
this
is
also
beneficial
for
the
youth.
It's
the
amount
of
kids
that
are
in
that
media
room
and
in
that
computer
room
is
amazing.
G
They
are
there
they're
doing
what
they
love
and
the
best
thing
about
it,
they're
not
on
the
streets
and
no
parent
has
to
look
for
them,
and
no
one
has
to
worry
about
if
they're,
safe
or,
if
they're
doing
something
illegal,
and
I
think
that
that's
the
beauty
of
it
and
the
bloomington
public
library
expansion
can
increase
that.
Thank
you.
A
Okay,
thank
you
very
much
at
this
point.
I
want
to
give
a
chance
to
counsel
to
make
any
comments
if
they'd
like
to
don't
feel
compelled
we
have
another
next
monday.
We
also
have
another
opportunity,
but
if
you
would
like
to
make
some
comments,
as
part
of
the
public
hearing,
feel
free
to
do
so,.
V
I
would
just
like
to
thank
everybody
that
came
here
to
speak
and
I
would
like
to
digest
it
all
and
think
about
it
and
before
I
make
a
comment
next
week,
thank.
W
So
no,
I
appreciate
that,
and
you
know
the
assessor's
instructions
here
in
the
city
of
bloomington
talk
about
what
a
taxpayer's
responsibility
is
in
participating
in
public
hearings
and
helping
us
all
be
mindful
of
how
our
taxpayers
money
is
spent,
and
so
I
appreciate
not
only
the
showing
this
evening,
but
I
have
received
a
significant
amount
of
telephone
calls
and
emails
from
people
across
the
ward
and
outside
of
the
board
related
to
this.
W
W
We
need
to
do
a
better
job,
with
strategic
prioritization
for
capital
expenditures
and
also
for
the
costs
associated
with
running
the
day-to-day
city
operations,
we're
spending
over
50
percent
more
than
we
were
just
eight
years
ago
to
run
this
community
and
as
one
of
the
folks
in
public
comment
talked
about,
it
has
been
through
a
distributed
amount
of
increased
taxation
toward
our
community.
That
is
paying
for
that.
W
W
In
addition,
if
we
were
to
rush
this
project
and
try
to
get
it
done,
we
would
be
paying
premium
prices
for
labor,
etc,
and
it
talks
about
fiscal
responsibility
with
city
money,
and
I
really
appreciated
reading
this
article,
because
I
think
it
is
important
for
us
to
look
at
this
in
the
context
of
the
costs
that
are
escalating
all
around
us.
At
the
same
time,
we
do
have
tens
of
millions
of
dollars
of
investment
needed
in
the
sewer
infrastructure,
the
streets
and
also
even
our
street
lights
as
we're
learning.
W
So
with
that
mayor,
I
just
wanted
to
place
the
context
of
the
bigger
picture
of
the
overall
cost
structure.
I
don't
believe
investments
in
amenities
and
cost
reduction
are
mutually
exclusive.
W
A
Okay,
councilman
becker.
X
Just
to
echo
that
a
little
bit
into
to
take
a
page
from
levi's
comments,
he
talked
about
looking
at
something
a
little
differently
and
presenting
it
a
little
differently
if
we
had
started
this
conversation
saying
the
cost
of
a
bond
is
1.1
million
dollars,
and
here
are
some
things
we're
going
to
do
to
reduce
other
costs
and
inefficiencies
by
1.5
million
dollars.
To
offset
that,
I
think
this
conversation
would
have
been
a
lot
different.
X
B
Nick
thank
you
for
saying
it
that
way,
because
I
appreciate
what
you
said
that,
and
I
agree
with
you.
You
know
about
working
on
efficiencies
to
drive
stuff
out,
because
o'neill
pool
and
the
library
are
not
the
last
things
that
we
need
to
fix
right.
B
We
bloomington
did
a
significant
amount
of
capital
spending
in
the
late
70s
early
80s,
and
they
we
built
an
entire
series
of
buildings
that
were
all
we
were
told
that
they
were
going
to
have
a
20
to
30-year
lifespan,
and
here
we
are
almost
50
years
later
with
those
same
buildings
having
issues
right
between
40
to
50
years.
In
a
lot
of
these
buildings-
and
you
know,
o'neill
pool
wasn't
going
to
be
able
to
reopen,
so
we
had
to
do
something
there.
B
B
B
I
don't
even
know
how
long
it
is
at
this
point
I
mean
it's
been
going
ongoing.
I
wish
we
could
have
gotten
it
done
three
years
ago,
because,
with
rising
costs,
you
know
we
could
have
potentially
saved
a
significant
amount
of
money,
but
we
couldn't
get
it
done
three
years
ago
we
weren't
there
yet
and
if
we
put
it
off
again,
it's
it's
not
like
anybody's
gonna,
magically
come
back
out
and
roll
the
dial
back
and
all
of
a
sudden
costs
are
going
to
be
significantly
cheaper
next
year
that
that
never
happens.
B
So
it's
we're
ready.
We
we,
and
on
top
of
all
that,
with
the
grant
too,
I
mean
it's
now's
the
time
to
seize
and
just
get
this
done
and
then
move
on
to
the
next
project,
but
with
everything
you
said,
I
absolutely
agree
working
on
efficiencies,
because
there's
more
that
needs
to
get
done
of
this
aging
infrastructure.
D
Thank
you
mayor,
and
I
also
want
to
thank
everybody
who
came
out
for
public
comment,
and
I
appreciate
the
perspective
shared
by
my
colleagues.
For
me,
the
the
bloomington
public
library
is
the
farthest
thing.
I
in
my
mind,
from
an
amenity.
I
support
this
expansion
because
the
investment
in
public
libraries
ensures
the
right
to
literacy,
the
right
to
digital
access
and
the
right
to
furthering
one's
education.
D
Just
to
contextualize
this
about
our
facility.
Since
1976
our
population
has
grown
by
92
percent,
while
the
library
building
has
had
one
expansion
increasing
space
by
only
24,
the
renovation
would
add
square
feet
to
existing
library
space.
To
address
this
population
growth
update
the
aging
facility,
increase
accessibility
for
individuals
of
all
abilities,
enhancing
educational
services
to
the
community
and
increase
the
number
of
available
study
spaces.
D
There
is
data
available
for
you
to
calculate
return
on
investment
of
spending
money
on
public
libraries,
it's
the
every
library
institute
and
they
have
calculated
a
return
on
investment
for
the
city
of
bloomington
and
our
library
for
each
tax
dollar
spent
on
the
library.
There
is
a
calculated
roi
of
five
dollars
and
66
cents
increases
in
library.
Use
translate
to
improve
children's
test
scores
as
a
literacy
researcher.
This
doesn't
happen
very
often,
and
the
data
is
extremely
convincing.
A
Okay,
well,
yes,
councilmember
craybill!
Do
you
have
any
comments
to
me.
A
Okay,
thank
you
all
right.
Seeing
no
other
comments
at
this
point.
I'm
gonna
go
ahead
and
declare
the
public
hearing
closed
and
the
time
is
7
57,
6
6.
all
right.
Thank
you
at
this
point.
We're
going
to
go
ahead
and
move
on
to
the
next
item
on
the
agenda.
I
feel
like.
I
need
a
gavel.
A
And
it's
recognition
and
appointments.
Madam
clear:
do
we
have
any
appointments
to
announce.
C
We
do
we
have
two
to
recognize:
we've
got
john
ederlich
with
the
historic
preservation
commission
and
then
also
uma
kaiolesum
to
the
human
relations
commission.
Okay,.
A
A
Okay,
some
next
item
on
the
agenda
is
a
public
comment.
Do
we
have
any
public
comment.
C
We
do
we
actually
received
one
emailed
public
comment,
which
was
shared
with
council
that
came
from
bob
sampson
and
we
have
one
person
present
to
speak
and
that's
mary
carlisle.
A
Mario
karla
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
Speakers
must
identify
themselves
for
the
record
but
are
not
required
to
give
their
address.
Each
speaker
is
given
the
floor
for
three
minutes,
and
the
council
does
not
respond
or
engage
in
debate.
Any
speaker
that
engages
in
threatening
or
disorderly
behavior
will
be
deemed
out
of
order
and
their
time
ceases.
You
may
go
ahead
and
marry
okay.
Y
Y
A
library
renovation
is
not
as
important
as
making
sure
everyone
in
bloomington
has
properly
functioning
sanitary
sewer
and
storm
water
sewer
systems
in
their
neighborhoods
to
their
apartments
or
to
their
houses.
In
fact,
the
sewer
system
issue
is
also
a
health
issue
as
raw
sewage,
backup
and
flooded.
Basements
is
not
healthy
for
the
past
18
months.
The
health
of
everyone
has
really
been
uppermost
in
our
minds,
so
I
would
think
that
this
should
get
everyone's
attention.
Y
Y
Did
anyone
bother
to
tell
them
that,
given
that
the
city
of
bloomington
has
not
kept
up
with
proper
maintenance
of
roads
and
sewer
infrastructure,
we
now
find
ourselves
so
far
behind
that
500
to
700
million
dollars
would
be
required
to
bring
roads
and
sewers
up
to
where
they
should
be.
Obviously,
there
is
not
a
savings
account
with
500
to
700
million
dollars,
waiting
to
be
spent
on
sewers
and
roads.
Y
So
when
opportunities
are
presented
like
the
13.3
million
dollar
taxpayer
dollars
that
the
city
has
and
will
be
receiving,
I
would
hope
you
would
jump
at
the
chance
to
use
those
funds
for
the
under
maintained
sewers
and
roads.
Similarly,
I
would
also
hope
you
would
choose
instead
to
take
care
of
required
sewer
maintenance
before
a
library
remodel.
Y
Similarly,
how
can
you
justify
spending
money
in
raising
taxes
on
a
library
renovation
when
the
sewers
are
in
such
dire
need
of
attention?
How
can
you
continue
to
ignore
the
situation,
so
many
of
our
neighbors
on
the
west
side
of
bloomington
find
themselves
in?
Don't
you
think
it
would
be
more
prudent
to
make
sure
the
sewer
infrastructure
is
equitable
for
all
residents.
Y
A
Okay
motion
by
council
member
dolan,
bolan,
sorry
just
blanking
he's
all
second.
F
I
A
Second,
by
a
council
member
crumpler,
we
get
to
go
electronically
right.
Okay,.
J
A
Okay,
the
atom
passes
there
are
no
needs
to
announce
next
item
on
the
agenda,
which
is
a
regular
agenda.
Pardon
me,
a
presentation
and
discussion
of
public
works
project
updates,
as
requested
by
the
public
works
department.
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
city
manager
gleason
for
some
introductory
comments.
H
Thank
you
mayor
and
council
public
works
director.
Kevin
cothy
is
going
to
make
this
presentation
that
this
is
the
third
year
that
we
call
road
work
wrap-up
and
it's
a
end
of
season
sharing
with
the
community
of
what
we've
accomplished
with
asphalt
and
concrete
projects.
H
We
know
as
staff
that
this
is
one
of
the
top
two
or
three
things
that
the
elected
officials
hear
about
from
constituents.
We
also
do
our
best
to
share
that.
We
live
in
a
midwestern
community
where
you
know
freezing
thawing
temperatures
are
very
much
a
factor,
but
this
counts
on
past
councils
have
made
a
commitment
to
try
to
keep
up
with
the
road
work,
preservation
and
repairs
that
are
necessary.
H
H
Idot
is
definitely
someone
to
thank
as
well
and
then
special
gratitude
that
I
extend
to
the
public
works
employees
very
much
appreciate
what
they
do
for
the
community,
so
kevin.
I'm
going
to
turn
this
over
to
you
a
lot
of
pictures.
I
think
we've
got
a
video
and
very
proud
to
share
this.
This
will
be
posted,
like
we've
done
in
the
past,
on
the
city's
website.
Kevin.
Z
Z
We
have
bloomingtonstreets.com,
let
bloomingtonunderground.com
and
on
these
web
pages,
which
are
links
to
to
the
city's
website
at
citybloomington.org
and
public
specifically
to
different
areas
of
the
public
works
pages,
but
there's
project
updates
that
are
posted
there
regularly,
along
with
the
other
road
construction
information
and
a
lot
more
photos
than
what
I'm
going
to
share
with
you
tonight.
So
those
are
good
resources
for
people
to
to
use.
Z
We
also
we've
partnered
with
the
town
of
normal
in
mclean
county,
to
provide
road
construction
information.
A
lot
of
you
are
familiar
with
mcgis.org.
Z
I
just
mentioned
and
on
that
we
host
now
a
road
construction
map,
viewer
and
so
people
in
the
community
and
that's
what
the
image
you
see
on
the
right
here
is
people
in
the
community
can
go
there
and
see
what
road
construction
activities
are
going
on,
what
roads
might
be
closed,
what
what
are
partially
closed
and
so
forth
and
bloomington
normal
and
the
county
update
that,
and
then
they
also
pull
updates
from
idot's
web
website
as
well,
and
so
that's
that's
kind
of
a
complete
source
for
road
information
that
we
just
got
going
this
year,
and
so
we
just
wanted
to
share
that
with
everybody.
Z
In
addition,
people
can,
on
our
public
works,
page
register
to
get
information
via
text
or
email,
push
notifications
by
signing
up,
and
then
they
find
out
whenever
we
have
to
do
road
work
or
sewer,
work
or
whatever.
That
might
be.
Z
Z
These
first
few
slides
are
work
that
our
own
public
service
crews
have
done
and
they
get
involved
in
many
different
types
of
road
repairs.
They
fix
payment
cuts
may
have
been
done
for
water,
repairs,
sewer,
repairs,
inlet
repairs
or,
for
any
other
reason
that
the
pavement
has
to
be
cut.
This
is
the
resurfacing
map
for
this
year.
This
can
also
be
found
on
the
web
page,
and
then
we
didn't
get
all
the
streets
done
before
winter.
Z
Z
In
addition,
you
know
our
fiscal
year
is
obviously
may
1st
to
april
30th,
and
so
timing
with
construction
season
doesn't
exactly
match.
So
you
know
we
did
finish.
Wrapping
up
the
fy
2021
resurfacing
this
year
and
then
got
into
the
fy
22
resurfacing.
So,
like
I
said,
those
15
streets
will
be
finished
in
the
spring
as
you're
seeing
these
slides.
You
know
typical
resurfacing.
Work
includes
milling
the
existing
pavement
to
remove
the
top
layer
of
asphalt.
Z
Z
Z
Z
Z
We
don't
do
the
entire
street,
because
it's
very
expensive
and
if
we
did,
we
would
get
far
fewer
streets
completed,
so
we're
very
selective
in
what's
replaced
and
we
base
that
on
is
it
serviceable.
Does
it
convey
water
to
the
curb
and
lips
without
eroding
soil,
behind
the
curb
and
so
forth,
the
milling
and
paving
operations
are
moving
frequently
and
the
traffic
control
is
dynamic.
Z
In
this
illustration,
we
end
up
replacing
some
parts
of
driveways,
because
we
sometimes
have
to
adjust
the
grade
on
the
kermit
gutter
or
on
the
sidewalks
to
make
everything
work
and
we
have
to
make
people
whole
when
we
affect
the
driveway
going
into
their
property,
and
so
this
is
illustrations
of
tawanda
avenue,
which
was
resurfaced.
Finally,
this
year
we
had
done
the
locus
colton
phase
one
a
few
years
ago.
Actually,
it's
been
quite
a
few
years
ago
now
and
finally
got
got
to
resurfacing
it
very
soon.
Z
Overall,
the
sidewalk
mileage
is
down
about
a
quarter
mile
from
the
last
fiscal
year,
but
the
number
of
ramp
replacements
is
more
than
double
the
number
from
a
year
ago,
and
a
lot
of
that
reason
is
we're
doing
a
lot
more
residential
streets.
This
time,
as
opposed
to
the
arterials,
and
so
here's
some
of
the
sidewalk
pictures
of
them
forming
and
pouring
sidewalks
most
sidewalk
work
is
associated
with
resurfacing,
because
sidewalk
ramps
are
needed
need
to
be
ada
compliant
after
the
streets
resurfaced.
Z
This
year's
resurfacing
and
sidewalk
work
has
a
high
concentration
of
work
near
three
district
87
elementary
schools,
stevenson
elementary
sheridan
elementary
and
bent
elementary.
Consequently,
substantial
improvement
was
made
to
school
walking
routes
outside
of
the
resurfacing
areas.
Most
notable
sidewalk
projects
occurred
in
the
500
block
of
mcgregor
300
block
estate.
1200
block
of
cadwell
and
the
200
block
of
mclennan
we're
about
roughly
two-thirds
to
three-quarters
through
the
sidewalk
program.
There'll
be
more
sidewalk
to
be
replaced
in
the
spring
as
well,
along
with
the
resurfacing
program
were
about.
Two-Thirds
complete.
Z
Z
This
is
a
map
of
payment
preservations.
This
was
the
c85
locations
these
this
year.
All
the
locations
have
been
finished.
We
did
just
over
six
miles
of
c85
this
fall
and
then,
in
the
spring,
we'll
be
doing
a
reclamite
on
the
newly
resurfaced
roads,
which
is
just
under
10
miles
and
now
that'll
be
completed
in
the
spring
dollar-wise
we're
roughly
two-thirds
of
the
way
through
the
pavement
preservation
work
this
this
calendar
year
for
construction
wise
anyway,
was
a
challenging
year
for
the
contractors.
This
is
loose
road
by
the
way.
Z
This
is
the
drone
flight
we
did
after
the
road
was
paved,
but
before
the
sidewalk
was
put
in
the
sidewalk
work
was
finished
and
then
the
the
grading
and
seating
was
done
this
spring.
So,
even
though
this
is
really
a
video
from
that
was
taken,
I
think
last
fall
or
over
the
winter.
Z
The
next
photos
will
show
some
other
pictures
of
luke's
road
construction
which
which
wrapped
up
this
year
a
challenging
year
this
year
with
the
spring
rains
that
continued
well
past
may
into
june,
and
as
we
know,
with
the
floods
and
everything
and
even
into
early
july,
you
know
the
work
days
were
somewhat
limited
early
on
until
later
in
the
summer.
Z
In
addition,
local
labor
shortages
hampered
some
early
progress.
Our
contractors
had
a
difficult
time
getting
labor
from
the
labor
hall,
but
once
we
got
going,
we
made
great
progress.
These
are
photos
now
from
the
locus
colton
cso
phase
2
project,
where
they're
patching
back
the
pavement
that
was
removed
for
all
the
underground
utility
work.
Z
Most
these
pictures
are
from
washington
street,
which
was
patch
back
and
then
overlaid
when
it
was
done
applies
a
certain
material.
Sometimes
we're
short
delaying
work
a
little
bit,
but
we
did
get
a
lot
of
work
done
this
year
and
those
those
of
you
that
have
been
around
bloomington
know
and
can
see
that
and
then.
Z
Z
Row-
construction,
which
is
part
of
the
united
contractors
midwest,
is
our
contractor
for
the
resurfacing
george
gilner
is
responsible
for
the
sidewalk
work
this
year,
including
vertical
displacement,
contract
and
corrective
asphalt.
Materials
is
responsible
for
pavement
preservation.
Z
Finally,
I'll
note
that
this
this
month,
we're
going
to
be
bidding
a
concrete
payment
patching
contract
to
get
work
going
in
the
spring
to
fix
some
concrete
panels
that
are
bad
on
parts
of
brown,
street
and
hershey
road
among
others.
So
that's
it
and
turn
back
to
you.
Mayor.
A
Thank
you
very
much
kevin
great
work
council.
Do
we
have
anybody.
F
Thank
you,
mayor
kevin
thanks
for
this
presentation.
It
certainly
shows
all
the
hard
work
that
public
works
is
doing.
This
is
a
question
that
I
think
has
been
asked
before
and
maybe
I'm
just
missing
it.
I
see
when
I
go
on
the
website
that
there
are
maps
and
places
to
look
at
what's
going
on
with
roads,
and
I
wonder
if
there
is
if
there
could
be
something
that
does
the
same
thing
for
sidewalks.
F
I
get
a
lot
of
questions
about
sidewalks.
You
know
I
try
to
report
them
on
the
on
the
website
as
required,
but
I
sometimes
wonder
if
there's
something
I
could
you
know
there
was
a
place.
I
could
go
and
look
at
it
how
the
work
is
progressing
and
then
say
to
a
president
in
my
ward.
Here's
what
I
know
about
the
sidewalk.
That's
that
you're
that
you're
worried
about.
Does
that
make
sense.
Z
Yeah,
we,
I
think,
have
or
had
somewhere
that
we
showed
the
ratings
for
our
sidewalk
at
one
point
in
time.
I'll
have
to
look
to
see
how
how
much
we're
updating
that
right
now
and
see
if
we
can't
incorporate
something
for
that.
V
Yeah,
I
would
like
to
thank
you
for
the
work
done
at
the
intersection
of
veteran
hamilton
and
fox
creek
road
yeah.
You
just
solved
some
several
problems
there.
The
only
complaint
I
got
was
advanced
notice
because
they
came
out
monday
morning
and
everything
was
reduced
to
one
lane,
but
they
are
very
hap.
Everybody
in
the
neighborhood
is
very
happy
with
the
the
exits
out
of
the
out
of
the
fox
creek
area.
So
thank
you.
Z
That
that
was
george
gilder
was
the
contractor.
They
they
had
a
sub
part
of
it
out.
We
we
do
about
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
worth
of
contract
work,
that's
called
a
payment,
patching
or
replacement,
and
it.
Z
We
keep
that
in
reserve
for
emergencies,
but
when
we
don't
use
it,
then
we
use
it
to
fix
bad
spots
and
hamilton
road
and
fox
creek
road,
as
you
know,
there's
a
stretch
in
there
where
there's
bad
joints
ever
periodically
and
we've
been
systematically
taking
care
of
the
worst
ones.
First,
that
was
a
little
bit
of
bad
timing
that
we
could
have
done
a
little
bit
better
coordination
on.
I
think
so.
I
apologize
to
the
community
for
the
the
terrible
traffic
there
that
we
had
initially
so.
W
Hi,
thank
you
kevin
and
thanks
for
all
that,
you're
doing
to
help
take
care
of
our
folks
out
there,
the
2.6
miles
of
sidewalks
that
were
repaired
this
year.
How
many
miles
of
sidewalks
do
we
actually
have
in
bloomington.
Z
W
And
just
I,
I
also
like
tom,
receive
a
lot
of
questions
about
sidewalks
and
it's
you
know,
I'm
just
curious
with
regard
to
the
proactive
monitoring
of
these
sidewalks
to
get
in
front
of
keeping
them
up
to
date.
W
W
You
know
I've
had
now
three
residents
in
ward
3
actually
injure
themselves
tripping
on
sidewalks
like
that,
and
just
thinking
that
you
know
I'd
like
to
know
more
about
how
we
monitor
and
what
could
we
do
to
really
up
that
so
that
we
can,
you
know,
help
keep
our
residents
safe
as
they're
walking
around.
Z
You
know
some
of
it
is
that
we
rely
on
people
to
report
it
to
us,
of
course,
but
we
we
did
have
at
one
point
in
time
before
we
implemented
our
sidewalk
master
plan
a
host
of
summer
interns
that
we
sent
out
to
rate
sidewalks
all
the
way
across
bloomington,
so
we
could
initially
do
that.
Z
Like
I
said,
I
need
to
check
and
see
what
we're
doing
as
far
as
ratings
today,
if
we're
able
to
keep
those
up
in
any
way
or
not,
but
that
that's
how
we
developed
the
initial
sidewalk
master
plan
was
from
you
know,
raiding
people
walking
every
sidewalk
in
town,
checking
it
and
so
forth,
but
you're
right
things
change
over
time,
something
that
was
good
10
years
ago
might
not
be
so
good
today,
right
and
just
if
I
could
too,
I
mentioned
that
you
know
one
of
the
things
that,
with
the
vertical
displacement
you
know
the
change
in
elevation
that
creates
those
hazards.
Z
Z
We
might
be
able
to
have
parks,
trim
the
route
a
little
bit
or
do
some
things,
but
ultimately,
that
tree
is
going
to
keep
growing
and
pushing
on
the
sidewalk.
So
invariably
it's
going
to
create
another
hazard
a
few
years
down
the
road.
But
what
we've
learned
is
that
we
can
replace
maybe
three
or
four
sidewalk
panels,
and
then
we
put
in
what
we
call
reinforced
sidewalk.
Z
If
you
will
so
it
doesn't
have
that
vertical
hazard
that
you
know
ends
up
being
a
tripping
hazard
for
people
so
that
those
are
the
things
those
situations.
Z
I
think
we're
in
the
sixth
year
of
the
walkmaster
plan,
so
it
would
have
been.
I
want
to
say.
W
And
I'm
familiar
with
the
objectives
around
the
curb
transitions
and
all
of
that,
but
in
terms
of
just
general
maintenance
of
the
sidewalks,
does
it
specify
for
you,
then
an
expectation
as
to
you
know
how
many
feet
of
sidewalk
you
should
be
proactively
maintaining
each
year.
Is
it
that
specific,
in
terms
of
its
guidance.
Z
It
has
guidance,
for
you
know
that
that's
the
reasons
we're
spending
you
know
in
the
neighborhood
of
1.1
to
1.2
million
a
year
on
sidewalks
every
year
for
the
last
five
six
years
is
because
that
was
a
recommendation
on
the
master
plan.
As
far
as
you
know,
one
of
the
things
that
we
need
to
do,
I
think,
is
go
back
and
and
reevaluate
the
master
plan
in
terms
of
today.
Z
Knowing
that
things
don't
always
stay
the
same
as
time
goes
on
and
that
sort
of
thing,
because
one
of
the
things
that
the
master
plan
also
had
suggested
is
filling
in
sidewalk
gaps.
You
know
there's
certain
areas
of
bloomington
where
either
sidewalks
don't
exist
or
they
exist,
but
there's
gaps
in
between
them
and
there's
recommendations
on
that
too.
But
our
first
priority
has
been
getting
our
sidewalks
that
we
have
in
good
condition,
as
opposed
to
trying
to
fill
in
the
gap.
So
the
gap
filling
in
has
been
done
in
certain
cases.
W
Z
It
just
depends,
it
can
sometimes
be
well
over
a
year.
I
mean
I
hate
to
say
that,
but
with
the
funding
we
have,
you
know
we.
P
Z
You
know
with
with
ada
requirements,
we
have
to
bring
the
sidewalks
and
the
ramps
up
to
ada
as
we
resurface
streets
so
that
that
drives
a
lot
of
it
and
then
the
other
part
of
it
is
getting
on
a
list
with
concerns
and
prioritizing
those
concerns.
If
it's
a
real
hazard,
you
know
we
put
a
barricade
there
and
I
hate
to
say,
but
sometimes
those
barricades
are
there
for
more
than
a
year.
A
C
AA
Hi
there
thank
you
for
the
presentation
and
and
the
continuing
information.
I
would
echo
some
of
what
council
members,
crumpler
and
montney
have
said
about
the
sidewalks
in
terms
of
of
really
wishing
for
a
similar
map,
some
similar
guidance
about
you
know.
What's
what's
ahead,
what
the
plan
is
tagging
on
to
that?
D
D
Okay-
and
I
just
want
to
remind
everyone
about
the
bloomington,
my
bloomington
app,
because
so
many
residents
reach
out
to
me
to
report
areas
of
sidewalk
or
road
and
and
I
try
to
inform
them
of
the
app
because
it's
such
a
reliable
tool
for
the
most
part.
And
then
you
get
the
data
and
you
can
track
your
response
and
you
can
see
other
neighbors
who
may
have
reported
the
same
thing.
So
just
just
that.
That's
a
a
great
tool
that
I
wish
more
people
would
use.
D
And
I
also
want
to
add
that
I
know
when
we
were
able
to
redo
the
sidewalks
around
sheridan
elementary
school.
It
was
due
to
a
safe
roots,
grant
the
safe
routes
to
schools.
Grants
come
every
two
years,
so
the
next
cycle
is
is
not
this
year.
D
But
2023-
and
I
know
there
are
definitely
some
areas
in
in
my
ward,
where
there
aren't
sidewalks
for
the
kids
at
all
to
walk
or
wait
for
the
bus
in
some
cases,
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we
can
prioritize
working
in
conjunction
with
district
87
to
see
about
getting
the
data
in
place
needed
to
potentially
apply
for
that,
because
that
would
be
a
great
source
of
funding
for
improving
those
sidewalks.
E
E
Thank
you
mayor,
so.
E
Some
of
the
comments
you
know,
I,
I
think
just
more
transparency
on
you
know
the
sidewalks
so
that
people
know
okay.
Well,
it's
not
going
to
get
fixed
this
year,
but
it'll
get
fixed
next
year,
ways
that
we
can
prioritize
sidewalks
that
are
in
very
poor
condition
from
you
know
from
other
ones
and
then
on
the
c85
reclamation.
L
E
Some
angry
residents
contact
me
and-
and
I
think,
if
we
can
all
get
like
heads
up
on
when
that's
gonna
be
and
we
can
work
with
our
residents,
some
of
mine
were
upset
that
they
had
put
rush
out
and
now
the
you
know,
and
now
you
know
they
had
to
take
the
brush
off
or
they
said
he
put
the
or
the
contractor
put
the
brush
back
up
on
their
grass
and
and
that
type
of
thing,
so
some
maybe
some
forewarning
on
that
and
then
on
the
street.
E
So
it
sounds
like
we
did.
I
could
I
couldn't
remember:
was
it
15
of
28
or
there's,
maybe
13
roads
that
didn't
get
done
in
this
cycle?
E
That
will
get
done
in
next
cycle
and
yeah,
and
I
guess
so
is
that,
based
in
part
on,
I
think
you
said
in
part
of
contractors
not
having
laborers,
and
I
know
we've
talked
in
the
past
about
like
how
much
more
road
work
could
we
do
if
we
put
more
money
behind
it
and
and
how
does
the
fact
you
know
kind
of
what
happened
this
season
and
the
number
of
roads
that
had
to
get
pushed
next
season?
E
Z
And
part
of
that,
too,
is
simply
timing
of
our
physical
year.
Relative
to
the
construction
season
is,
as
we
know,
winter
is
harsh
around
here
and
so
most
most
construction
kind
of
stops
in
the
winter,
especially
with
roads.
You
can't
you
know,
pour
concrete
or
pave
asphalt
when
it's
you
know
well
below
zero.
Y
Z
You
know,
like
I
say,
with
issuing
a
new
contract,
may
1st
part
of
it's
a
timing
issue
as
far
as
carryover,
because
really
it's
all
in
the
same
physical
year,
it's
just
not
the
same
calendar
year.
So
the
work's
still
getting
done.
It's
not
the
same
calendar
year
because
physical
year,
so.
A
B
A
Well,
kevin.
Thank
you
for
a
great
presentation
for
the
third
time
my
pleasure.
Thank
you.
Man.
All
right.
Awesome
next
item
on
the
agenda
is
a
cd
manager's
discussion.
H
Thank
you,
mayor
and
council.
I
think
I
have
three
slides
total
thank
you.
Phil
two
new
employees,
shane
young
and
sikara
brown,
both
joined
the
month
of
november,
and
we
continue
to
hire
well
the
process.
You
know
the
workforce
is
strained
in
the
community
and,
like
I
said
I
think,
last
mating.
Sometimes
it
takes
two
or
three
attempts,
but
we
try
not
to
sacrifice
or
lower
the
you
know.
I
guess
the
expectations
that
we
have
of
new
employees
and
we've
been
very
fortunate.
H
Thanks,
phil
next
slide
holiday,
hop
and
shop
december
16th
4
to
7
p.m,
and
take
that
back
one
more
time.
The
downtownbloomington.org.
H
Holiday
farmer's
market
well
attended.
This
is
at
the
arena
and
again
you
can
go
to
the
website
and
pre-order
and
melissa
and
her
team
have
this
down
pretty
well
so
get
the
orders
in
pickup
is
december
18th
and
that's
the
one,
and
only
in
the
month
of
december
then.
Lastly,
I
was
going
to
share
the
tree
lighting
event
last
friday,
mayor
and
council
attended,
but
it
was
an
enjoyable
evening
for
our
first
friday
and
it
was
very
well
attended.
H
A
A
Thank
you
see
the
manager
gleason
next
time
on
jiu-jitsu
mayor's
discussion
and
again
just
like
city
manager,
gleason
stated
the
event
for
the
tree.
Lighting
was
great
much
better
attendance
than
last
year,
so
it
keeps
improving
every
year
and
it
was
a
lot
of
fun.
So
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
next
year.
I
think
we'll
we'll
have
the
whole
square
completely
full.
A
Thank
you
very
much
for
a
great
job.
Other
item
that
I
wanted
to
mention.
I
want
to
congratulate
city
manager
gleason
for
his
appointment
to
the
national,
the
fema
national
advisory
council.
It's
a
fantastic
opportunity
not
only
for
for
him,
but
also
for
us
in
bloomington.
I
believe
he's
the
only
member
from
illinois
to
be
appointed
to
that
advisory
council.
So
to
have
someone
like
him
advising
a
female
leadership
on
national
policy
regarding
catastrophes,
I
think,
is
fantastic.
A
Awesome-
and
the
other
thing
that
I
wanted
to
mention
is
that
on
december
18th
we
are
going
to
have
a
dedication,
honoring
the
life
and
work
of
barb
atkins,
who
is
a
former
cd
employee,
and
this
will
be
on
the
mclean
county
museum
of
history,
plaza
december
18th
at
2
p.m
and
where
a
there
will
be
a
bench
and
plaque
dedicated
in
her
honor.
A
AA
Yeah,
I
would
just
like
to
say
that
in
the
past
week
mclean
county
hospitals,
icu
beds,
have
been
100
full
and
hospital
beds
in
mclean
county
have
been
99
full
in
the
past
week.
The
pandemic
isn't
over.
Please
please,
please
get
vaccinated
if
you
are
able
to
do
so.
You're
saving
your
life,
you're
saving
the
lives
of
other
people.
AA
V
A
V
We're
not
responsible
for
150
and
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
that's
like
clinton
that
little
curvy
thing
or
veterans
the
entire
stretch
of
veterans,
but
I
was
told,
and
this
oh
mythical,
mr
colby's,
still
there.
I
was
told
that
there's
an
arrangement
between
the
city
and
the
state
that
you
can
patch
holes
that
are
very
bad
on
those
streets.
Is
that
correct?
V
F
Thank
you
mayor.
I
don't
know
if
some
of
you
saw
the
wglt
story,
I
think
it
was
this
weekend
about
our
a
former
colleague
councilmember
tom
whalen,
who
actually
lived
across
from
o'neal
park
and
has
fond
memories
of
summer
spent
at
the
pool
with
his
family
and
his
his
family
sought
to
honor
him
and
they've
donated
80
pool
passes
that
will
eventually
go
to
kids
in
the
community.
F
I
thought
that
was
such
an
inspiration
that
I
will
also
donate
about
20
additional
pool
passes
for
odile
park
for
kids,
I'm
so
they
can
enjoy
the
pool
in
the
summer.
So
I
thought.
F
Thing
for
a
former
council
member
to
do-
and
I
was
again
just
inspired
by
that:
okay.
B
Thanks
mayor,
I
was
just
gonna
talk
about
a
couple
fun
things
molly
and
I
got
to
walk
on
behalf
of
the
citizen
city
of
bloomington
in
the
holiday
parade
on
saturday
morning,
and
thank
you
to
katherine
for
getting
us
all
set
up
with
candy
and
stuff.
B
It
was
a
little
challenging
juggling
passing
out
candy
to
all
the
people
that
are
out
there
and
pulling
the
wagon
at
the
same
time,
but
we
we
managed
through
and
then
saturday
tom
got
to
talk
to
the
holiday
spectacular
and
sunday.
I
talked
to
the
holiday
spectacular
and
I'm
not
going
to
say
my
owen,
wilson
impersonation
was
on
point,
but
they
already
invited
me
back
for
next
year.
So
I
must
have
done
something
right
there
and
yeah.
That's
it.
A
Okay,
thank
you,
okay.
Seeing
no
other
comments
is
there
a
motion
to
adjourn.