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May 13, 2019 - City Council Meeting
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Whereas
quote
this
place,
matters
unquote
is
a
national
campaign
that
encourages
people
to
celebrate
the
places
that
are
meaningful
to
them
and
to
their
communities
and
preservation
month
is
the
perfect
time
to
share
with
the
world
co-sponsored
by
the
city
of
Bloomington
and
the
Trust
for
Historic
Preservation.
Now,
therefore,
I
Taryn
Renner,
mayor
of
Bloomington,
do
proclaim
May
2019
to
be
historic
preservation
month.
Thank
you
very
much.
B
E
E
You
want
to
invite
as
well
to
our
awards
ceremony
our
annual
awards
ceremony,
which
will
be
held
over
in
the
History
Museum
tomorrow
night,
and
it
will
be
starting
at
5:30
and
it
will
be
in
the
governor
Pfeiffer
courtroom
over
there,
and
we
have
several
different
awards
that
we're
actually
giving
out.
We
are
doing
this
in
conjunction
with
the
town
of
normal
and
also
with
the
old
house
Society.
So
there
will
be
a
lot
of
different
awards
given
out
the
one
that
I
want
to
actually
draw
attention.
E
To,
though,
is
our
preservationist
of
the
Year
award,
and
that
is
going
to
Greg,
goose
and
I.
Think
everybody
who
knows
Greg
is
going
to
be
very
very
appreciative
of
that
fact.
This
is
a
Lifetime
Achievement
Award
for
his
gracious
attention
to
keeping
our
historic
preservation
efforts
alive
and
well
and
actually
fostering
those
and
starting
the
ball
rolling
for
many
many
many
things.
So
please
it's
going
to
be
a
free
event.
It's
going
to
be
we're.
E
A
E
My
god
would
know
he
would
absolutely
know,
I
mean
he
he
started.
He
was
born
and
raised
here.
He
has
a
very
quick
mind.
I
think
he
really
got
involved
and
trying
to
find
out
where
he
came
from
as
a
person
and
where
this
little
this
little
town
that
had
grown
through
a
little
speck
on
the
plains,
to
what
it
was
at
that
point
when
he
was
a
young
boy
and
realized.
Pretty
quick
I
think
that
we
still
exist
here
because
of
the
magnificent
railroad
history
that
we
have.
We
are
a
landlocked
community.
E
We've
never
had
a
port,
we've
never
had
a
river.
We've
never
had
a
lake,
it's
all
because
intersections
of
railroads
came
to
be,
and
of
course
we
had
the
Lincoln
Davis
history
of
all
of
that
and
as
young
lawyers
they
helped
to
get
that
going
and
all
that.
So
we
are
here
because
of
the
past
and
it's
our
chance
tomorrow
night,
all
of
your
chance
to
come
and
honor
that
past
well.
F
A
That
brings
employees,
families,
friends
and
committee
partners
together
for
a
common
purpose
and
mission.
Whereas
Comcast
is
celebrating
its
18th
Comcast
cares
day
and
has
reached
important
milestones,
including
more
than
1
million
volunteers
and
more
than
6
million
service
hours
at
more
than
10,000
projects.
Since
Comcast
cares
day
started
in
2001.
B
A
G
To
say
a
very
quick
word:
they
want
to
thank
the
mayor,
and
the
council
for
this
proclamation.
Comcast
cares
day
is
a
very
important
day
for
us.
It's
a
day
for
our
employees
and
the
community
to
come
out
for
a
day
of
volunteerism,
we
had
a
great
host
again
this
year
of
Miller
Park
Zoo
Jim
McClure
who's
with
me
was
the
project
coordinator.
H
Year
was
our
second
year
to
partner
with
Miller
Park
Zoo
last
year,
we're
able
to
build
a
new
chicken
coop
forum,
and
then
this
year
we
were
getting
the
park
ready
for
all
the
new
visitors
from
spring
and
did
some
fence
work
around
the
carousel
and
mulch
work
and
stuff.
It
was
a
great
day
to
partner
with
employees
and
their
families,
and
also
Friends
of
Miller
Park
Zoo
and
the
thank
you
thank.
D
Say
something
just
first
to
start
with?
Okay,
so
we've
got
the
members
of
the
headquarters
fire
station,
as
well
as
the
EMS
one
with
us
tonight,
but
I'd
like
to
ask
the
crew
from
medic
one,
which
is
the
busiest
ambulance
in
our
fleet
to
come
forward
and
receive
the
proclamation
and
I'll
introduce
those
members
to
you.
So
first
we
have
Brandon
Vaughn
firefighter
paramedic,
and
then
we
have
probationary
firefighter.
Clinton,
Hersey
and
Matthew
must
go
ahead
and
go.
A
First
of
all,
thank
you
all
for
what
you
do
for
our
community.
We've
all
very
much
appreciated
proclamation
to
designate
the
week
of
May
19th
to
25th
2019
as
emergency
medical
services
week,
whereas
emergency
medical
services
is
a
vital
public
service
and
whereas
the
members
of
emergency
medical
services
teams
are
ready
to
provide
life-saving
care
to
those
in
need,
24
hours
a
day
seven
days
a
week
and
where,
as
access
to
quality,
emergency
care,
dramatically,
improves
the
survival
and
recovery
rate
of
those
experie
experienced
sudden
illness
and
injury.
A
And
whereas
emergency
medical
services
has
grown
to
fill
a
gap
by
providing
important
out
of
hospital
care,
including
preventative
medicine,
follow-up
care
and
access
to
telemedicine.
And
whereas
the
emergency
medical
services
system
consists
of
first
responders,
emergency
medical
technicians,
paramedics,
emergency
medical,
dispatchers,
firefighters,
police
officers,
educators,
administrators
pre-hospital,
nurses,
emergency
nurses,
emergency
physicians,
trained
members
of
the
public
and
other
out-of-hospital
medical
care
providers,
and
whereas
the
members
of
the
emergency
medical
services
teams
wear
their
career
volunteering
agent,
thousands
of
hours
of
specialized
training
and
continuing
education
to
enhance
their
life-saving
skills.
Whereas
is
it
appropriate?
A
It
is
appropriate
to
recognize
the
and
accomplishments
of
emergency
medical
services
providers
by
designating
emergent
emergency
medical
services
week
now.
Therefore,
I
terror
vendor
mayor
of
the
city
of
Bloomington,
in
a
recognition
to
this
event,
do
hereby
proclaim
May
19th
to
the
25th
2019
as
emergency
medical
services.
Week,
and
with
this
theme
we
are
strong
and
stand
together.
Thank
you.
So
much.
I
A
And
next
we
have
recognitions
of
appointments
by
the
City
Council
that
were
approved
at
the
April
22nd
2019
meeting
and
again
people
are
recognized
after
they
have
been
approved
at
the
next
following
meeting.
First,
we
have
Daniel.
If
you're
here
would
you
please
stand
and
please
remain
standing.
Cuz
we'll
hold
our
applause
till
we're
finished.
A
Appointment
of
Laura
temp
into
the
bloomington-normal
sister
city
committee,
Japan
appointment
of
Michael
Raikes
to
the
Bloomington
Board
of
Appeals
and
I
think
I
got
that
messed
up.
My
my
whole
packet
got
messed
up.
Oh
yes,
a
point
Minh
of
atom
Heenan
to
the
transportation
committee,
Thank
You
Adam!
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
willingness
to
say.
A
Sorry
about
that,
at
this
point
we
moved
to
public
comment.
I
just
want
to
clarify.
We
have
up
to
three
minutes
of
public
comment.
We
have
more
than
for
a
total
of
30
minutes.
We
have
more
than
10
people
who
have
registered
so
I
would
ask
that
you
as
much
as
possible
be
as
succinct
as
you
can
be
so
that
we
can
get
to
all
12
people
who
have
signed
up
for
this
evening
and
they.
A
So
you
do
have
up
to
three
minutes,
but
I
will
read
these
in
groups
of
three,
so
you
can
be
prepared
to
come
forward
and
just
to
to
clarify.
We
are
a
practice
and
policy
has
been
not
to
respond
to
public
comment.
If
you
want
immediate
responses
or
answers,
you
can
come
to
the
mayor's
open
house,
which
is
from
4:30
to
5:30
right
over
where
all
the
department
heads
are
in
the
background
on
the
fishbowl
we
sit,
and
you
can
ask
questions
about
things
we
can.
A
Hopefully,
if
possible,
get
you
answers
in
real
time,
or
at
least
you
can
get
answers
from
us
possibly
solve
problems
in
real
time,
but
it's
very
least
if
you
want
a
dialogue,
that's
the
place
for
it
here.
This
is
a
place
to
espouse
your
perspectives
and
opinions.
Okay,
so
we're
going
to
start
with
Ricky,
Lee
Beneke
and
then
go
to
Serena
fish
and
then
Heidi
Zimmerman
in
that
order.
So
Ricky
Lee.
J
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Ricky
Lee,
Beneke
and
I'm
here,
representing
as
a
resident
of
Bloomington,
and
also
as
my
position
as
executive
director
for
a
Life
Center
for
Independent
Living,
myself
out
of
Bloomington
office
and
I'm
here,
to
talk
about
the
current
connect
transit
board
of
trustees,
which
does
not
appear
to
have
the
mixture
of
diversity
that
truly
represents
our
community,
especially
regarding
public
transit.
There
have
been
many
obstacles
and
barriers
to
accessing
public
transportation
in
this
town
and
especially
barriers
to
accessibility.
J
J
K
I'm
Serena
fish
and
I
live
at
909
Westwood
in
the
Miller
Park
area,
I'm.
Sorry,
but
I'm
up
here
being
positive
again,
I'd
like
to
thank
the
police
department,
the
Public
Works
Department
and
the
Community
Development
Department
for
taking
care
of
a
delinquent,
dilapidated
building
in
our
area.
We
started
going
to
the
police
department
because
we
noticed
people
going
in
and
out
of
the
house
who
looked
like
they
were
probably
using
it
for
a
reason
other
than
living
in
it,
because
the
roof
was
all
falling
in.
K
At
that
point,
the
house
got
boarded
up
and
through
constant
contact
and
what
they
had
to
do
legally,
which
took
a
while.
The
house
was
condemned.
The
house
was
finally
torn
down
which
it
took
over
a
year,
but
they
had
to
go
through
the
channels
and
I'm
happy
to
say
the
corner
now
of
Oakland
and
Madison,
they
even
graded
it
down
in
planning
grass
and
the
grass
is
growing.
So
thank
you
once
again
for
all
the
departments
that
participated
and
took
care
of
the
problem,
because
we
asked
for
help.
Thank
you,
Thank
You,
Serena,.
L
My
name
is
Heidi
Zimmerman
and
I
live
in
normal,
but
I
operate
a
small
agency
which
supports
people
with
intellectual
disabilities
to
live
in
Bloomington
and
who
also
rely
on
public
transit.
I,
come
here
today
to
simply
say
that
it
is
time
for
a
new
approach.
Many
people
have
written
made
written
and
public
comments
to
the
members
of
the
connect
transit
board,
pleading
for
them
to
make
decisions
that
won't
shut
out
people
in
our
community
from
affordable
and
accessible
means
of
transportation.
L
These
desperate
pleas
have
not
been
seriously
considered
by
the
connect,
transit
board
and
I
have
to
ask
myself
why
such
alarming
concerns
would
be
essentially
ignored
by
a
group
of
volunteer
commune
tier
board
members
who
claim
to
have
the
best
intentions
of
serving
our
community.
The
answer
for
me
has
become
clear.
L
The
current
connect
transit
board
cannot
effectively
do
its
job
because
it's
because
it
is
lacking
fundamental
inclusion
of
people
who
participate
in
the
transit
system,
excluding
people
who
possess
this
valuable
insider
knowledge
is
prohibiting
connect,
transit
from
becoming
stronger
by
including
people
who
are
reliant
upon
transit.
You
are
strengthening
the
organization's
ability
to
better
plan,
set
priorities
and
more
effectively
deliver
services.
You
also
include
people
for
whom
public
transit
is
a
lifeline,
not
a
choice.
L
I'm
asking
you
to
use
your
leverage
as
the
elected
officials
of
Bloomington
to
enact
a
powerful
change
here
by
appointing
at
least
one
board
member
who
relies
upon
a
fixed
throughout
bus
service
for
transportation
and
one
board
member
who
relies
upon
pair
transit
services.
I
also
request
that
these
board
positions
be
written
into
the
bylaws
so
that
our
transit
system
can
continue
to
thrive
for
years
to
come.
Thank
you
thank.
M
M
N
You
so
much
I
had
the
chance
on
Friday
to
attend
the
open
house
and
to
have
a
very
great
discussion
with
the
mayor,
but
I
would
like
to
address
the
City
Council
on
this
matter
this
evening.
I
just
want
to
tell
you
first
of
all
that
one
of
the
first
and
foremost
founders
of
the
disability
integration
movement.
His
name
is
Jean
Vanier.
He
was
the
Canadian
he
died
last
week.
His
funeral
funeral
will
be
this
week.
N
There
is
not
other
than
maybe
this
country,
but
there
is
not
a
world
leader
all
around
the
world
who
has
not
spoken
to
his
death
and
the
meaning
of
his
life.
He
was
living
in
a
small
village
in
France
and
he
looked
at
the
institution
where
all
the
disabled
people
were
held
in
that
institution
and
while
other
people
were
beginning
to
ask
the
question
around
the
world,
what
are
these
people
missing
by
being
away
from
our
community
and
locked
away
there?
N
What
are
our
churches?
Our
congregations,
our
communities,
our
transit
Commission's,
our
yeah.
You
know
our
neighborhoods
our
parks,
our
parties,
our
election
systems.
What
are
we
without
these
people,
part
of
it
so
last
week
or
the
week
before,
I
was
reading
in
the
pantograph
about
this.
You
know
about
the
issue
about
the
transit
Commission,
who
should
be
on
it
and
and
what
route
should
be
and
not
be,
and,
and
one
of
the
transit
commission
members
is
quoted
in
the
pantograph
pantograph
is
saying:
well,
you
know
we
have
to
choose
route
priorities.
N
N
So
I
want
to
just
quote
something
that
a
Canadian
wrote
about
Jean
Vanier
on
his
upon
his
death
last
week,
it
said,
but
of
being
open
and
vulnerable
to
disabled
people
in
order
to
receive
the
life
that
they
can
offer
is
to
become
their
friends.
If
we
start
to
include
the
disadvantaged
in
our
lives
and
enter
into
heartfelt
relationships
with
them,
they
will
change
things
in
us
and
here's
the
important
part.
Mr.
mayor,
they
will
then
start
to
affect
our
human
organizations
like
transit,
Commission,
revealing
new
ways
of
being
and
walking
together.
N
O
If
that's
my
income,
so
much
and
I
like
to
keep
it
the
same
$65
a
Monthly
Pass,
don't
get
rid
of
the
pass.
Please
done
it's
gonna
set
so
many
people
it
affects
so
many
people
with
disabilities
and
stuff
and
I
I
ride
I've
been
writing
about
the
small
bus
for
two
years,
and
it
gives
me
everywhere:
I
use
it
a
daily
basis
and
I
want
to
pay
$2
I'm,
not
like
it
that
Monthly
Pass
saved
me
my
whole
income
and
stuff
I
don't
want
to
lose
that
Monthly
Pass
at
all.
O
P
Those
changes
have
had
a
serious
effect
on
both
those
with
disabilities
and
others
who
write
the
transit
system.
Our
concern
is
this
that
the
board
does
not
have
representatives
on
that
board
who
use
the
services
I've
been
blessed
to
be,
have
an
opportunity
to
be
on
several
boards,
both
here
in
Illinois
and
in
the
state
of
Texas,
most
recently,
the
state
Independent
Living
Council,
and
on
those
wards
it
has
been
mandatory
that
the
majority
of
the
people
on
the
board
either
represent
those
who
are
using
the
services
or
who
use
the
services.
P
We
would
like
seft
citizens
to
ensure
fair
transit
is
requesting
that
you
not
only
consider,
but
that
you
make
it
mandatory
as
of
today
or
as
soon
as
possible,
that
the
majority
of
the
people
on
the
connect
trans
or
be
those
who
are
either
user
services
represent
those
who
use
the
services
or
who
have
concerns
for
those
who
use
the
services.
We
think
this
is
fair.
It
is
a
way
for
citizens
to
ensure
fair
transit
to
let
our
voices
be
heard.
P
Our
voices
have
been
heard
in
ways
that
have
been
beneficial
to
connect
transit
a
few
years
ago
when
it
was
being
threatened,
that
funds
are
going
to
be
withdrawn
and
connect
transit
could
not
continue.
At
that
time.
We
went
to
a
board
meeting
to
talk
about
our
concerns,
but
at
the
board
meeting
it
was
said
that
they
needed
a
link
or
some
ways
so
that
the
people
of
Bloomington
would
know
what
was
going
on.
At
that
time,
Seth
wrote
a
letter
to
the
editor
that
was
published
in
a
Sunday
paper.
P
We
had
a
link
through
our
resources.
We
had
a
link
put
on
the
connect
transit
website
so
that
people
could
reach
the
powers
at
D
to
let
them
know
what
the
concerns
were
at
that
time
again,
we
did
an
about-face.
We
most
recently
did
an
about-face
when
connected
transit
was
given
information
regarding
Medicaid
and
those
who
use
Medicaid
could
write
free
for
doctor's
appointments.
P
A
Q
It's
gots,
timely,
warn.
Five
I
do
have
a
concern
that
they
had
mentioned.
Regarding
the
connect
transit,
it
seems
like
every
every
place.
You
turn
that
there
are
that
the
stops
keep
getting
further
and
further
and
further
way
what
about
these
people
have
to
walk.
Let's
everybody
on
this
council
go
up
there
and
write
public
transportation
for
a
month
to
see
how
they
like
it.
When
it's
a
zero
out
Terry
regarding
the
streets,
you
know
the
streets
are
absolutely
pathetic.
Q
The
storm
drains
are
absolute
pathetic.
They
are
sunk,
like
you
can't
believe
there
was
flooding
in
front
of
my
house
and
the
drive,
but
I
realize
that
the
city's
Jim
cars
doesn't
really
care
for
me
to
keep
bringing
this
up
and
I'll
keep
bringing
it
up
until
something
is
addressed.
We've
got
the
motor
fuel
tax
that
went
into
effect.
May
1st
what
happened
to
the
first
motor
fuel
tax?
Did
it
go
to
fund
the
pensions?
Q
You
know
the
allocation
of
these
funds
are
absolutely
terrible
and
you
are
a
lousy
example
for
what,
in
my
opinion,
for
what
really
needs
to
be
done
in
this
city
Terry.
You
know,
and
people
do
people
are
quick
to
form
opinions,
I,
guess
the
you
know.
We've
seen
people
I've
seen
a
individual
go
past.
My
house,
you
can
tell
they're
sight-impaired
and
they've
actually
gone
down
on
the
street.
Q
Q
Q
R
Alright,
so
can
people
hear
me?
Okay,
yes,
okay,
perfect,
so
I
am
here,
as
others
have
been
on
behalf
of
citizens,
to
ensure
fair
transit
and,
specifically
in
regards
to
the
board
for
connect.
Transit
I,
like
others,
am
concerned
that
the
board
is
for
connect.
Transit
is
not
representative
of
ridership,
whether
that
means
somebody
who
relies
on
fixed
route
or
somebody
who
relies
on
paratransit
whether
that
means
somebody
with
a
disability
is
somebody
who
is
a
single
parent,
somebody,
who's,
elderly.
Somebody
of
other
ethnicities,
I
mean
at
this
point
it
it
should
be.
R
If
you
will
in
regards
to
you
know,
it
would
be
affecting
how
they
go
about
their
daily
lives,
so
I'm
here
in
solidarity
with
others
who
have
spoken
today
to
ask
that
when
those
positions
become
vacant,
that
they
are
filled
and
that
is
made
mandatory,
that
they
are
filled
by
people
who
either
rely
one
person
who
relies
on
fixture
out
one
person
who
relies
on
paratransit
or
people
who
are
helpful
members
of
those
who
rely
on
those
bus
services.
Thank
you.
Thank.
F
F
Let
me
start
by
saying
I
hear
what
people
are
saying
our
board
hears
what
people
are
saying:
okay,
I
promise
you
that
we
have
had
tons
of
time
to
talk
about
this,
and
we
have.
We
have
strongly
put
in
committees
and
started
new
groups
we're
going
to
bring
in
to
bring
in
new
input
to
this
board.
To
let
us
understand,
what's
needed.
I'll
also
say
this
I
think
it's
unfair
for
people
to
paint
that
the
board
current
board
sitting
does
not
care
or
does
not
understand.
F
What's
going
on,
I've
said
this
before
and
I'll
say
it
again,
I
understand
the
concerns
and
I
and
I
feel
for
them,
but
as
an
appointee
from
this
sit
council
and
from
this
mayor,
I'm,
a
trustee
to
the
connect,
transit
I
believe
that
my
number
one
responsibility
is
the
financial
well-being
of
that
system.
If
we
do,
riders
are
important,
it
is
in
our.
It
is
in
our
strategic
plan.
F
We
talk
about
it
all
the
time,
but
our
number
one
role
really
is
to
make
sure
the
system
can
serve
the
most
amount
of
people
for
the
longest
time.
If
we
don't
look
at
making
some
changes,
we
will
be
out
of
money
by
2023.
What
do
we
do
at
that
point
in
time?
Close
the
entire
system
down
I
understand
again,
it's
hard
to
understand
here
that
and
take
that
in,
but
I
also
want
to
give
you
some
positive
things
here,
because
connect
Transit
has
some
really
great
things
going
for
us.
F
The
state
of
the
communities
transit
system
is
strong
and
getting
stronger
with
increased
ridership
every
month.
With
this
fiscal
year,
April
looks
as
though
it
will
be
our
strongest
ridership
month
of
the
entire
year
ridership
or
boardings
per
month
is
an
important
number
connect.
Transit
is
on
course,
to
have
the
third
highest
number
of
boardings
and
system
history.
Increasing
usage
tells
us
and
me
that,
then,
that
the
serving
we
are
serving
our
customers
by
bringing
them
where
they
want
to
go
with
the
frequent
service
and
with
ninety
percent
on
time
performance
rates.
F
T
T
But
my
concern
is
for
the
people
that
uses
the
small
bus.
The
ferris
is
getting
ready
to
go
up
and
that
that
will
hurt
them
and
I
feel
that
the
ferris
for
them
should
stay
the
same
and
I
also
would
like
for
the
bus
for
Sunday
to
run
a
little
bit
later,
because
I
get
off
at
9:00,
so
hopefully
in
the
future.
Maybe
you
guys
could
consider
having
the
bus
to
run
a
little
bit
later.
Thank
you.
Thank.
U
V
Thank
you
good
evening,
mayor
and,
ladies
and
gentlemen
of
the
council,
a
little
allergy
issue
here.
I
will
soon
complete
my
11th
year
as
a
trustee
of
Connect
transit
recently
and
here
this
evening
as
well.
You've
heard
criticism
of
our
board
as
to
what
we've
brought
to
the
table
and
how
we
make
our
decisions.
In
addition
to
being
a
volunteer
role,
we
have
committed
many
hours
to
become
educated.
A
trustee
must
bring
a
broad
background,
and
that
is
being
cognizant
of
all
sectors
of
our
community.
V
A
track
record
of
being
able
to
collaborate,
cooperate
and
become
engaged
in
problem
solving,
that's
sort
of
where
we
are
today.
These
multiple
roles
are
changing
and
challenging
as
trustees
to
make
important
decisions
that
we
do
recognize
as
Ryan
White
House
has
just
stated:
impact
the
daily
lives
of
our
community
and
our
riders.
V
During
my
tenure,
I
have
observed
a
number
of
changes
to
the
system
all
intended
to
improve
local
public
transportation
for
all
sectors,
all
communities
all
neighborhoods,
the
geography
of
our
community.
The
trustees
have
wrestled
with
difficult
choices,
to
choose
options
that
will
create
a
better,
more
timely,
efficient
and
sustainable
system.
That's
part
of
our
fiduciary
responsibility.
In
fact,
our
customers,
who
are
our
writers,
have
consistently
asked,
through
their
customer
satisfaction,
surveys
for
more
frequency
and
on-time
schedules
and
I'm
happy
to
say
that
connect
transit
has
delivered
on
both
accounts.
V
The
buses
on
the
streets
of
bloomington-normal
today
have
increased
their
untime
performance
from
77
to
92%,
as
was
alluded
to
by
Ryan
the
increase
in
our
ridership.
It
did
decline
prior
to
our
2006
16
restructure,
but
we
are
on
the
uptick
and
we're
pleased
to
report
that
connect
transit
is
now
moving
forward
with
the
development
of
a
working
group.
V
A
A
B
A
W
There
was
just
one
correction
to
my
minutes
from
April
22nd
I
missed
the
word
saved
on
page
13
I've,
provided
you
corrected
minutes
for
that,
and
I've
also
put
a
corrected
minutes
out
for
the
public.
If
they'd
like
to
do
that.
So,
if
you'd
ask
for
a
motion,
that
also
includes
the
corrected
minutes,
that'd
be
great.
A
Okay,
so
could
we
have
a
motion
then
to
approve
the
consent
agenda,
as
presented
with
the
exception
of
item
H
and
with
the
added
word
saved
in
the
corrected
minutes,
some
of
moved
by
alderman
mathy?
Is
there
a
second
second
second
by
alderman
kraebel,
any
further
discussion
seeing
none,
so
everyone
go
ahead
and
vote?
A
A
Scott
I'm
pressing
the
button
there.
It
is
well
okay,
I
thought.
Maybe
I
did
something
which
is
very
possible
incorrectly,
since
I'm
technologically
challenged,
as
some
people
continually
remind
me.
So
the
motion
carries
nine
to
zero.
There
are
no
names
to
announce
madam
clerk
and
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
all
them
and
I'm
Ella
wombly
for
item
H
I'm.
Just
refusing.
X
A
A
A
Alright,
we
move
on
to
item
eight
a
consideration
of
an
ordinance
to
amend
the
boundaries
of
the
Bloomington
Normal
McLean
County
Gibson's
City
Ford
County
vow.
Excuse
me:
Ford
County
Enterprise
Zone
to
support
an
expansion
of
Brant
Enterprises
manufacturing
facility
in
rural
Hudson
I'm,
going
to
go
ahead
and
turn
this
over
to
our
city
manager
and
mr.
O'grady,
who
I
see
in
the
audience
Thank
You
mayor.
Y
And
council,
just
real
quick
comments
before
I
turn
it
over
to
Michael
Grady,
the
interim
executive
director
for
the
Bloomington
Normal
EDC.
This
is
a
request
that
comes
be
for
all
of
the
the
bodies
that
are
a
part
of
the
Enterprise
Zone.
So
it
has
come
in
front
of
you
guys.
The
request
is
for
Brant
industries,
a
very
successful
company.
That's
making
this
request
and
staff
requests
the
approval
of
this,
but
additional
comments.
Brief
presentation
and
I'm
sure
Mike
will
take
some
questions.
Comments
from
from
the
elected
Mike.
Z
Thank
you,
everyone
for
giving
us
an
opportunity
tonight
to
talk
and
I'll
open
it
up
for
questions.
Just
I.
Think
everybody
probably
at
this
point,
knows
about
Marant.
This
is
a
foreign
company
that
is
decided
to
land
in
our
community
at
the
former
con
skill
plant
in
North
normal.
This
is
out
in
the
rural
we
say
Hudson
that
is
their
address,
but
it's
just
north
of
normal
and
that
company,
as
we
talked
in
early
stages
of
this,
is
kept
their
pledges.
Z
They
told
us
that
they
were
going
to
hire
50
people
within
the
first
year,
they're
well
over
80,
now
their
plans
as
they
expand
and
most
of
the
expansion
or
most
of
Isis,
a
capital
investment
has
been
within
the
building
structure
itself
and
I
would
say
from
my
less
than
exact
and
engineering
to
no
cost.
There
are
there's
got
to
be
a
couple
million
dollars
worth
of
work
that
has
already
happened
with
the
expansion
of
this
zone.
Z
It's
gonna
allow
them
to
what
they
anticipate
could
be
as
many
as
thirty
five
million
dollars
and
three
hundred
employees
over
the
next
five
to
six
years.
Just
one
little
added
tidbit
that
just
happened
in
the
last
few
months
and
I
think
it
shows
that
they're
committed
to
this
area.
They
just
purchased
45
acres
of
ground
to
the
east
of
them
now
making
their
campus
over
90
acres.
That's
not
part
of
what
we're
asking
for
tonight.
Z
They
saw
an
opportunity.
The
property
was
for
sale
and
they
purchased
it
I
think
to
protect
or
to
know
that
they
had
that
area
across
from
there
as
time
goes
on.
So
I
am
very
pleased
with
where
they've
gone
so
far
and
I
believe
that
they'll
be
very
successful.
If
we
can
get
this
enterprise
zone
in
because
the
basically
its
additional
properties
to
the
north
and
a
little
bit
to
the
east
on
this
side
of
the
road,
not
a
cross,
that
we're
asking
you
to
consider
for
the
enterprise
zone.
If.
A
Z
As
for
the
city
of
Bloomington,
no
well,
maybe
if
they
purchase
Thurman's,
what
what
the
enterprise
zone
covers
is
sales
tax
abatement.
So
when
they
purchase
two-by-fours
concrete
anything
that
they
purchase
in
our
community
or
outside,
it's
got
to
be
within
the
state
of
Illinois.
They
can't
purchase
outside
of
that
they
are
exempt
from
sales
tax.
So
I
guess
to
be
fully
honest.
If
they
decide
to
buy
concrete
and
I
know,
they're
going
stark,
has
a
big
contract
to
do
concrete
pavement
out
there.
Z
AA
A
X
A
AB
Z
Z
Z
They
give
us
an
estimate
at
that
point
of
how
much
they're
going
to
spend
how
much
they're
intending
to
at
the
end
they
make
a
final
report,
but
we
get
a
pretty
good
idea
at
that
point
of
what
they
think
from
engineers
estimates
it's
going
to
cost
in
labor
in
materials,
etc.
We
get
we
get
all
that
data
both
that
we
share
and
the
state
gets.
We
may
have
a
rough
idea
of
what
that
number
is
I.
AB
Z
Z
We
can
do
that
and
you
you
could
reasonably
assume
that
the
it
what
we
know
the
sales
tax
rate
is,
but
we
again
we
don't
know
what
we
don't
always
know
where
things
are
purchased,
so
they
may
have
XYZ
company
out
of
Pontiac,
bring
in
materials
and
do
that
work
they're
exempt,
but
we
don't
necessarily
see
that
we
just
know
that
XYZ
company
was
doing
the
work.
Thank
you.
S
Z
Depending
on
the
time
tonight,
Gibson
City
and
Ford
County
are
also
voting
tonight.
Yeah,
okay
and
indications
from
both
of
those
entities-
they're
fine,
but
my
understanding
is:
we've
got
to
have
consent
from
all
of
the
taxing
bodies
in
that
zone
to
make
an
expansion,
yeah
and
and
maybe
to
put
that
in
perspective,
because
sometimes
the
numbers
when
we
talk
about
15
square
miles
and
that
we
still
have
over
800
acres
left
that
we
could
use
to
expand
for
another
company
that
might
come
into
our
communities.
Z
S
AC
Z
And
I
can't
put
a
number
to
that,
but
what
I
can
tell
you
is
with
80
jobs
now
that
we
were
gonna
lose
we
didn't
have
with
you
know,
put
potentially
five
million
right
now
and
thirty
minutes.
There's
a
lot
of
people
going
to
work.
I,
don't
know
that
I
can
pin
down
those
numbers.
Somebody
that's
a
statistician
good,
but
we
don't
have
that.
Isn't.
B
AA
Mike
I
actually
I
think
that
Jen
asks
a
really
interesting
question
that
I
would
like
to
see
us,
maybe
start
tracking,
and
we
could
just
ask
them
for
a
survey
after
the
fact,
because
any
company
that
is
using
the
enterprise
zone,
it
just
be
interesting
numbers
to
have
of
one
year
after
the
project
was
started.
Where
did
you
land
so
we
could
actually
have
some
some
real
numbers
to
kind
of
wrap
our
brains
around
I
mean
I
know
that
it
be
voluntary
on
their
part.
Z
Z
They
give
us
an
estimate
on
how
many
new
full-time
employees
will
be
added
to
that
at
the
end
of
that
they
have
to
file
papers
with
for
the
state
that
says
what
they
did
so
so
we've
got
some
of
it
now
whether
how
we've
quantified
that
so
you
know
to
your
question,
I
think
it's
a
great
idea
and
I'm
gonna
pass
that
on
to
the
new
CEO
when
he
or
she
gets
seated.
That's.
AA
Fair
okay,
yeah,
let's,
but
let's
just
think
that
the
good
numbers
to
have
long
term
for
us
all
I
also
just
wanted
to
point
out
two
now
one
of
the
things
I
had
heard
recently
was
that
Brandt
had
approached
Heartland
about
a
partnership
between
the
two
of
them
Heartland
Community
College,
because
they
need
some
very
specific
skill
sets
to
operate.
The
machinery
out
there
and
Heartland
is
looking
at
building
a
new
program
around
that
as
well.
Do
you
have
any
information
that.
Z
Is
that
is
true:
it
expands
farther
than
that
they're
in
conversations
with
both
the
unit
5
and
district
87,
and
the
Bloomington
Career
Center
about
how
they
expand
their
programs
and
there's
also
been
opportunities
for
internships
through
the
high
schools
coming
in
learning,
welding
learning,
different
techniques
we're
seeing
the
same
thing
with
Brant,
but
there
has
been
conversations
and
they
continue.
Okay,.
AA
AD
Z
Don't
know
I
mean
and
what
we
could
do
is
ask
them
to
give
us
zip
codes.
You
try
to
keep
the
employees
identity
somewhat.
You
know
worse,
but
I
think
what
they
gave
me.
You
know
if
you
remember
in
the
other,
taxing
bodies
that
did
tax
abatements.
It
was
the
EDC's
job
to
determine,
did
they
hit
their
numbers
and
they
gave
us
names
badge
numbers
etc
through
that,
but
it
would
not
be
difficult
and
I
will
ask
if
they
would
give
us
a
zip
code.
So
we
have
some
idea
all.
Z
Mouth
yeah
to
my
to
my
knowledge,
only
one,
a
small
company
that
makes
some
kind
of
flange
that
they
use
they
were
originally
in
Canada,
came
in,
but
there
two
or
three
person
shop.
But
there
are
discussions
with
other
companies
that
we
have
not
been
involved
in.
Yet
only
we're
hearing
it
from
Brandt
that
there's
companies
that
have
made
comments
about
setting
closer
to
where
they're
at
so.
A
I
think
absolutely
absolutely
associated
with
all
the
woman
Bolin's
question
them
is.
There
would
certainly
be
made
this
point.
We
couldn't
can't
tell
residual
benefits
spillover
benefits
to
having
a
five
to
potentially
thirty
five
million
dollar
investment
in
our
community,
so
in
other
words,
if
people
are
buying
lunch
or
construction
exactly.
Z
A
T
A
Zero
there
are
no
nays
to
announce
madam
clerk.
Thank
you
very
much.
I
mean
we've
right
along
to
item
8b
consideration
of
appointing
a
Mayor
Pro
Tem
for
the
city
of
Bloomington,
as
requested
by
the
administration
and,
again
just
to
clarify.
We
do
have
a
vacancy
and
the
Mayor
Pro
Tem,
the
Mayor
Pro
Tem,
historically
and
mr.
policeman
may
be
filling
us
in
a
little
bit
more
on
that
you
is
a
position
that
we're
the
councilmember
would
fill
in
for
the
mayor.
A
They
would
have.
That
would
always
be
the
case
if
I
were
not
here,
okay,
and
so
there
are
some
residual
executive
authority,
there
is
some
the
residual
executive
authority
that
would
accrue
to
that
now.
In
the
past,
some
some
places
do
rotate
the
mayor
pro-tem.
Once
you
know
every
year,
or
so
others
have
the
most
senior
councilmember,
and
that
has
been
the
practice.
The
latter
has
been
the
practice
in
in
recent
years,
but
at
this
point,
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
mr.
Gleason
and
then
the
council
for
devote
for
for
vote.
AB
S
AE
AE
AE
AE
You
it's
really.
There
are
a
factual
determination
by
the
council
and
or
if
you
were
to
say,
I'm,
going
to
be
gone
for
12
days.
You
know
you
put
that
in
writing
and
we
know
the
council
knows
you're
not
in
the
state
for
12
days
and
then
that's
when
the
Mayor
Pro
Tem
is
acting.
It's
it's
not
just
you
know,
because
you
know
you've
been
sick
and
and
and
somebody
wants
to
step
into
your
shoes
and
and
start
you
know,
calling
special
meetings
and
doing
other
things
like
that.
AE
So
in
that
situation-
and
that
does
happen
sometimes
in
that
situation
the
council
would
select
a
new
mayor
to
fill
that
position
until
the
next
election
and
I
know
the
city
manager
Gleason
has
has
had
that
unfortunate
situation
before,
but
the
mayor
pro-tem
does
not
actually
step
into
the
position
of
mayor.
It
is
really
just
you
know,
four
times
when
he's
absent
short
periods
of
time.
Okay,.
Y
A
A
A
Y
Rather
it
provides
for
the
purposes
of
the
city
code
in
internal
use
within
the
city
that
titles
of
council,
member
and
alderwoman
etc
had
the
same
meaning
as
alder
man.
We
also
detail
this
in
the
council
member,
that's
in
the
packet,
including
that
people
running
for
office
still
need
to
use
the
term
alder
man
on
their
nominating
petitions.
A
Absolutely
and
certainly
I
think
that
this
is
something
personally
that's
long
overdue.
It
may
seem
like
a
grammatical
change,
but
I
think
in
many
ways
it's
reflecting
a
current
society
rather
than
society
at
the
time
that
the
Illinois
Constitution
was
adopted,
and
so
anyway,
all
the
woman
bright.
Thank.
AF
AF
So
I'd
like
to
ask
a
council
question
in
that
regard:
we
have
an
agenda
initiative
process
and
it
relates
to
how
items
appear
on
our
agenda.
Certainly
they
can
appear
on
the
agenda.
The
decision
of
the
city
manager,
but
if
we
as
the
elected
officials,
have
a
desire
to
put
something
on
the
agenda
where
the
process
that
we
go
through
first
in
order
to
get
something
on
the
agenda
and
I
wouldn't
want
an
important
piece
of
information
such
as
this.
AF
AE
In
our
process,
as
you
mentioned,
also
allows
the
city
manager
to
put
items
on
the
agenda
which
you
know
he
basically
does
it
every
meeting,
and
so
you
will
have
times
when
there's
you
know
kind
of
widespread
support
or
something
that
it's
maybe
you
know
an
alderman
or
the
mayor
might
say
something
and
then
the
city
manager
says
you
know.
That's
that's
a
good
idea.
AE
We
need
to
bring
this
forward
and
so
you're
going
to
have
situations
that,
like
that,
that
don't
necessarily
need
that
agenda
initiative,
type
process
and
our
code
does
allow
that
to
go
kind
of
in
either
direction,
but
it
wouldn't
create
a
deficiency
that
would
avoid
this
ordinance
or
anything
like
that.
Okay,.
AF
A
And
I
think
that
I
think
what
the
city
manager
was
suggesting
was
that
it
was
kind
of
a
blend.
There
were
some
all
the
people
who
have
asked
asked
several
different
questions
and
the
city
manager
is
just
goes
over
the
agenda
with
me.
We
both
talked
about
it,
and
so
it
wound
up
it's
not
just
it
wasn't
just
a
single
alder
person
asking
for
something
that,
as
you're
saying,
let's
say,
I
want.
You
know
a
silly
example
and
Ali
paved
in
my
ward
right
and
see
a
broader.
You
know
participation
for
that.
A
AF
Well
mayor,
but
thank
you
for
your
input
on
that.
But
again
we
do
have
a
process
in
place
of
how
items
appear
on
the
agenda
if
they're
backed
by
the
aldermen
and
the
other
women
and
the
council
members.
So
you
know
we
have
new
folks
on
the
council
this
evening
serving
and
just
getting
everyone
up
to
speed
on
how
we
proceed
to
build
agendas.
I
think
is
an
important
piece
for
all
of
us
to
get
to
on
the
same
page.
AF
In
that
regard,
so
I
do
hear
the
city
manager
is
saying
to
us
that
this
is
something
that
he's
seeing
is
from
an
administrative
standpoint.
He
has
the
authority
to
put
things
on
the
agenda,
but
at
the
same
time
I
don't
want
us
put
him
in
a
position
where,
in
groups
of
aldermen
are
going
to
him
and
a
lobbying
him
to
build
an
agenda.
It's
something!
That's
actually
subject
to
council
member
process
through
the
agenda
initiative
process,
so
I
just
wanted
to
put
that
out.
AF
There
I
will
be
voting
in
favor
of
this
and
we
go
forward,
but
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
all.
On
the
same
page,
when
it
relates
to
how
we
actually
do
our
business
in
front
of
the
people,
not
behind
the
doors,
not
in
certain
so
that
groups,
we
do
our
business
in
front
of
the
people
and
we
have
a
process
that
we
follow,
of
how
we
get
items
on
our
agendas.
So
thank
you
right,
but.
A
And
then
there
can
be
any
number
of
just
to
quickly
review
that,
especially
but
some
new
council
members,
a
council
member
I'm,
looking
at
Jeff,
can
file
a
request
to
have
something
put
on,
and
that
would
be
discussed
at
the
committee
the
whole
and
that's
the
process.
I
think
that
the
older
woman
Bray
is
referring
to
it
can
be,
you
know
the
city
manager.
It
can
be
that
the
mayor
can
call
a
special
meeting
for
that
and
I.
A
Think
that's
one
of
the
reasons
why
you
know
the
the
city
manager
and
mayor
in,
under
normal
circumstances,
are
going
to
talk
about
what
the
agenda
is
going
to
be
going
to
look
like.
But
if
it's
the,
if
there's
a
specific
thing
that
an
Altima
or
woman
wants
to
have
put
on
the
agenda,
then
that
would
normally
just
go
through
the
committee
of
the
whole
and
we
would
talk
about
it.
Is
there
five
minutes?
Is
there
broad
support
or
is
there
support
beyond
one
person?
And
then
it
would
appear
on
the
subsequent
agenda.
H
AB
I
just
want
to
say,
I
think
the
process
was
followed
I.
In
my
my
estimation.
As
you
know,
it
was
a
very
innocuous
request
of
us
to
say
what
we
wanted
to
be
identified
as
and
what
we
wanted
on
our
business
cards
and
our
name
plates
and
I.
Don't
think
that
there
was
any
effort
to
lobby
him
or
put
him
in
a
situation
where
he
felt
that
that
was
something
that
needed
to
be
put
on
the
agenda.
AB
I'm
aware
that
there
is
a
process
for
putting
forth
a
request,
but
this
was
really
something
I
think
that
started
as
a
administrative.
You
know
business
card
stuff
that
ended
up.
You
know
requiring
a
change
that
was
that
was
broader,
and
so
it
needs
to
be
brought
to
the
so
I.
I
do
think
that
that
clarification
should
be
made
because
I
I
don't
want
the
implication
that
there
that
these
conversations
aren't
happening
in
front
in
front
of
the
public
and
behind
closed
doors.
A
AC
Thank
you
mayor,
so,
just
from
my
personal
experience
with
this
I
wanted
certain
things
on
my
nameplate
business
cards
and
Tim
you
were
the
one
that
came
to
me
said.
You
know,
I
think
we
might
need
an
ordinance
on
this
and
that's
where
we're
was
left
so
and
and
I
do
have
comments
on
this,
but
should
I
wait.
We.
AC
AC
S
Thank
you,
and
so
this
conversation
prompts
me
to
think
back
in
this
now.
I
look
over
my
Boca,
where
the
two
tenured
guys
over
here
so
I,
remember
the
rough-and-tumble
days
of
where
one
alderman
would
demand
something
get
on
the
agenda
and
it
was
always
kind
of
a.
We
would
waste
a
ton
of
time
of
staff,
time
resources
and
energy
trying
to
work
that
through
when
there
was
never
support
for
it.
So
that's
why
we
crafted
the
process
that
we
did
and
I
think
it's
worked
out
somewhat.
S
The
way
we
intended,
but
you
know
it's
always
interesting
with
the
new
groups
of
folks
here
so
so
I
hear
I,
hear
Kim's
point
and
I
agree
that
this
is
ideally
something
that
comes
forward,
but
I
trust
him
to
put
things
on
the
agenda
that
the
city
needs
to
have
at
their
attention.
So
you
know
I,
don't
have
any
problem,
and
you
know
as
part
of
thinking
about
this.
U
Hey
well,
thank
you.
So
we're
gonna
go
from
a
an
old
guy
to
an
older
guy.
Here,
no
I
just
wanted
to
to
do
one
first
thing,
all
the
one
all
the
woman
brave
for
bringing
up
this
issue
and
and
I
think
you
know.
Generally,
you
know
the
way.
I
look
at
it.
You
know
the
the
intention
is
not
to
to
insinuate
that
there
are
things
you
know
happening
behind
closed
doors
or
anything
like
that.
U
U
You
know
over
the
past
few
years
and
going
back
to
what
all
the
men's
got
black
was
saying
where
I
remember
it
was
really
painful,
sometimes
to
be
able
to
get
things
through
the
the
agenda,
so
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
I
have
appreciated,
especially
with
the
arrival
of
the
current
city
manager,
is
that
I
can
see.
There
is
more
discipline
in
how
we're
doing
business.
U
E
A
AD
That
I'd
be
older
woman,
having
no
idea
that
there
would
even
be
a
code
or
an
administrative
agenda
item
so
I'm
appreciative
that
our
names
are
being
recognized
for
for
what
they
are
and
it
may
seem
insignificant,
but
names
have
power.
So
I
appreciate
having
having
both
things
happen
this
evening,
clarification
and
progress.
So
thank
you.
Thanks.
X
X
A
All
of
them
Mathi,
second
and
seconded
by
all
in
Manthey,
any
further
discussion.
Okay,
if
everyone
will
go
ahead
and
vote
on
this
issue.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
For
that
impassioned
finale.
The
motion
carries
knighted
Road.
There
are
no
news
to
announce
madam
clerk,
and
we
moved
to
our
city
manager's
discussion.
Mr.
Gleason
Thank.
Y
You,
mayor
and
council
on
the
board,
we
have
the
events
in
and
around
Bloomington
for
the
next
couple
of
weeks
and
additional
comments
from
me.
I
guess
I'd
like
to
thank
to
Council
on
a
couple
of
fronts:
one
the
Illinois,
Municipal
League,
holds
a
lobby
day
and
that
occurs
on
May.
First
city
of
Bloomington
was
represented
very
well
down
in
Springfield
started
out
with
the
morning
session,
led
to
lunch
on
your
own
oftentimes,
with
our
local
state
representatives
and
then
an
afternoon
session
as
well.
Y
We
had
all
but
two
of
the
elected
body
there
and
the
two
that
weren't
able
to
join
was
because
of
a
conflict
with
their
existing
kind
of
calendar
shift
gears.
We
had
a
special
meeting
and
I
promise.
I
won't
do
this
to
you
very
often
on
a
Saturday
morning,
but
it
was
a
newly
elected
orientation
and
typically
the
existing
elected
joined
that
as
well.
It
was
a
formal
posted
special
meeting
on
May
4th
and
the
purpose
of
that
was
to
allow
this
new
elected
body
to
meet
the
department.
Directors
learn
a
little
bit
about
them.
Y
The
area
that
they're
responsible
for
and
then
at
the
halfway
point
we
actually
loaded
up
on
any
bus,
connect,
transit
bus
and
took
a
tour
of
the
community,
some
of
the
primary
sites
that
you're
now
responsible
for
showed
some
of
the
areas
that
we
identify
as
opportunities
and
some
areas
that
we
identify
as
challenging,
which
I
also
like
to
thank
are
opportunities.
But
that
was
well
attended
by
the
elected
body
and
very
much
appreciate
that
that'll.
Do
it
for
me,
mayor
and
council.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
A
We
know
what
action
you
all
both
flew
in
later
laughs,
I'm,
teasing
and-
and
they
were
there
for
the
evening
meeting,
but
no
that's
just
that's
just
outstanding
and
I
commend
everyone
for
that
and
their
commitment
to
making
sure
not
just
that
Bullington
is
represented,
but
that
there
is
a
comparative
perspective
to
be
had
as
we're
making
our
decision.
So,
thank
you
all
so
much
for
that.
It
was
very
proud
in
it.
It
gave
me
a
bonafide
ease
to
nudge
me
or
coos
with
but
anyway.
A
You
know
in
perhaps
you
know
in
conjunction
with
each
city,
for
people
who
are
regular
riders.
Perhaps
people
who
have
special
needs,
and
that
could
be
something,
then
that's
not
just
this
council,
this
mayor
or
another
you
know,
maybe
another
council
and
mayor
might
do
something
different,
because
there's
certainly
that
does
not
seem
like
a
long-term,
unreasonable
request
and
obviously
one
things
we're
trying
to
do
on
all
boards
and
commissions
is
to
presume
much
greater
diversity
and
we've
succeeded
in
that
with
nearly
300
positions.
We've
got
lots
of
people
who
are
less
affluent.
A
We've
got
a
lot
of
20-somethings
and
30-somethings,
as
well
as
people
from
the
West
Side
East
Side,
gays,
straights,
lots,
large
numbers
of
people
and
I
think
that's
important
to
not
only
making
better
decisions,
but
also
having
people
of
diverse
being
prepared
to
run
for
City
Council
or
run
for
mayor
or
be
our
state
representatives.
You
know
of
tomorrow
for
lots
of
reasons
embracing
our
diversity.
S
Come
around,
thank
you
yeah.
So
what
I
wanted
to
touch
on
is
the
connect
transit
conversation
I,
see
some
folks
who
are
still
here
from
before,
and
some
who
have
left
so
I
know
it's
in
the
meeting,
and
hopefully
some
of
this
will
get
back
to
two
to
those
folks
that
are
are
passionate
about
this
issue.
Just
a
couple
of
thoughts,
so
right
out
the
gate.
In
my
experience
with
all
the
connect
transit
board
members
they're,
they
care
very
deeply
about
the
community.
S
They
volunteer
their
time
and
they
are
willing
to
take
phone
calls
and
listen
to
anybody
who
wants
to
provide
feedback
when
it
comes
to
these
types
of
boards
and
commissions.
It's
very
difficult
to
to
please
everybody
and
I'm
feeling
the
disconnect
here
and
a
couple
levels
and
I
know
that
connect
transit,
a
lot
of
their
funding
comes
through
the
state
of
Illinois.
S
We
contribute
about
1.2
million
dollars
a
year,
which
a
couple
years
ago,
was
not
that
much
I
think
we
were
giving
them
like
half
of
that
and
we
doubled
it,
because
this
council
believed
in
the
mission
of
Connect,
transit
and
I
in
my
senses
that
we
still
do
so.
We
give
a
pretty
sizable
amount
of
money
to
connect
transit.
We
invest
in
it
because
we
care,
but
the
state
of
Illinois
provides
most
of
their
operating
budget
I'm,
not
as
familiar
with
it.
S
As
my
on
that
board
and
one
of
the
frustrations
I
feel
because
my
on
that
board
is
that
people
will
come
to
the
City
Council
and
ask
us
to
change
the
routes
update
the
fares
and
we
really
aren't
in
a
position
to
do
that.
The
board
is,
and
so
I'll
often
throughout
people
to
the
board
and
they've
always
to
mine
now
has
been
very
responsive
not
only
to
me
but
members
who
reach
out
to
me,
and
we
facilitate
that
conversation.
S
Maybe
the
time
is
to
review
these
bylaws
and
I,
don't
know
how
the
bylaws
work
I'm
coming
off
of
the
the
Convention
and
Visitors
Bureau
conversation
where
we
just
updated
our
bylaws
after
10
years
and
maybe
a
solution.
This
problem
is
to
double
the
size
of
the
board.
Let's
limit
us
to
the
number
that
are
currently
on
there.
Why
not
double
it,
and
that
way
we
can
open
up
new
seats.
We
can.
We
can
improve
representation
in
the
community.
S
I
know
that
for
the
Convention
and
Visitors
Bureau,
which
the
city
contributes
about
$400,000
a
year
to,
that
is
what
a
third
of
the
amount
and
we
haven't
had
that.
That
kind
of
we
had
to
revise
our
board
to
be
more
inclusive,
more
representative
of
people
in
the
hospitality
industry,
and
we
followed
a
process
and
got
that
completed
so
I'm,
very
interested
in
knowing.
S
If
we
could
even
do
that,
if
there's
so
much
state
money,
that's
imbued
with
that
organization,
that
would
be
one
one
thing
that
I'd
like
to
see
piece
number
two
I
guess
is
you
know,
I
hear
a
lot
of
conversation
about
ridership
going
up
and
I
see
the
numbers
when
I
as
it
comes
and
I
appreciate
that,
but
I
continue
here
the
feedback
that
the
buses
appear
to
be
empty
and
and
so
I
wait.
I
want
to
look
at
connect.
Transit
now
is
maybe
percent
occupancy
on
the
bus.
S
I
think
we
need
to
have
a
robust
transit
system
where
lots
of
people
are
riding,
because
we
simply
cannot
afford
to
have
more
cars,
more
wear
and
tear
on
our
roads.
I
mean
we
look
at
the
amount
of
money
that
we're
investing
in
our
infrastructure.
That
number
isn't
going
to
go
down
with
more
cars
in
the
road
and
it's
not
just
a
an
accessibility
issue.
S
It's
also
a
financial
issue
from
the
way
that
I
see
it
and
to
that
point
there's
been
a
kind
of
a
percolating
conversation
when
it
comes
to
connect
transit,
specifically
in
relation
to
a
fare
free
service.
So
I
would
challenge
the
connect
transit
board
to
to
show
us
what
it
would
cost
from
each
municipalities
to
have
there
be
no
fares
so
that
we
can
increase
the
occupancy
on
the
bus.
That
way
to
me,
I
think
that
it'll
pay
dividends
in
terms
of
less
maintenance
on
our
roads.
S
Taking
such
a
passionate
stance
on
these
issues
anytime,
that
we're
talking
about
transit,
it's
good
for
our
community,
because
it
impacts
everything,
economic
development,
accessibility,
just
overall
quality
of
life
and
so
I'm
ready
to
have
that
conversation
and
I'm
hoping
we
can
find
ways
to
facilitate
that.
Thank.
A
AB
I
just
want
a
first
second,
this
idea
of
fair
free
transit
I
think
that
that
is
a
conversation
that
I
would
be
very,
very
interested
in
having
as
well
and
and
also
looking
at
when
we
can
have
a
conversation
about
whether
we
can
look
at
the
the
bylaws
I
want.
I
do
want
to
thank,
maybe
folks,
are
watching
on
YouTube.
But
thank
everybody
who
showed
up
tonight.
AB
I
think
the
points
that
were
made
were
really
really
important
and
I
think
that
you
know
I
commend
the
current
members
of
the
connect
transit
board
for
their
service
and
I.
Don't
doubt
their
good
intentions
at
all,
but
I
do
think
that
there
is
a
big
difference
in
being
able
to
hear
people
and
then
actually
carrying
those
struggles
in
your
daily
lives
and
I
do
think
that
plays
out
in
that
in
the
decisions
that
are
being
made
as
Jen
shared
when
she
came
up
here
and
so
I
would
be
very
interested
in
us.
AB
AB
U
You
know
well-meaning.
You
know
they've
been
part
of
the
community
for
a
very
long
time,
but
I
I
also
cannot
ignore
the
the
differences
of
opinion
that
I'm
hearing
so
I
think
it
would
be
very
important
to
to
explore
that
and
see
how
we
can
make
things
work
for
the
community
and
and
knowing
the
path
they've
made
changes.
U
U
A
AA
But
what
I
really
want
to
say
is
I
got
an
opportunity
to
go
with
deputy
city
manager
Tyus
to
the
opening
of
the
new
alligator
exhibit
at
the
zoo,
and
it
was
really
cool
and
freaky
at
the
same
time
that
albino
alligators
kind
of
weird-looking
up
front
up
close
to
him,
so
I
would
encourage
ever
to
go
check
it
out.
I
mean
it's
not
a
lot
of
opportunities
to
see
alligators
in
central
Illinois
and
also
I
wish
wanted
to
say.
Thank
you
to
Public,
Works
and
engineering,
and
everybody
else
involved.
AA
Downtown
construction
started
today,
the
the
finally
getting
the
roads
fixed
which
have
needed
it
for
30
ish
years,
probably,
and
the
the
team
that's
down
there,
cranked
out
a
ton
today,
even
way
more
than
they
thought
they
were
gonna
get
done.
So
it's
just.
It's
really
interesting
to
see
this
finally
happening
after
it's
been,
we've
been
advocating
for
it
and
trying
to
get
some
things
to
happen
downtown
for
decades.
AA
At
this
point
and
then,
finally,
in
a
note
of
for
all
the
people
that
are
out
there,
that
say
that
there's
nothing
to
do
in
Bloomington,
apparently
on
the
first,
the
first
Friday
starting
the
first
Friday
of
June.
It's
all
happening
the
same
weekend
with
the
cogs
and
corsets
and
the
wgl
T
summer
concert
and
the
old
house
Society
were
all
happening
on
the
same
day.
So
I
challenge
you
to
see
how
many
things
you
can
get
done
in
one
day.
Thank.
AF
So
thank
you
for
that
and
for
the
staffs
work
on
that
mayor
also
had
on
my
list
that
connect
transit
issues
and
I
appreciate
alderman
blacks,
outline
of
taking
a
look
at
these
bylaws
and
revisiting
some
of
the
issues,
because
one
of
the
things
that
strikes
me
is
that
we're
approaching
this.
We
may
be
approaching
this
a
little
bit
differently
than
normal
when
we're
the
town
of
normal.
AF
When
we're
looking
at
our
appointments
and,
for
instance,
term
limits,
I
think
we
in
Bloomington
have
kind
of
a
process
in
Bloomington
that
talks
about
term
limits
for
certain
appointments.
But
it's
my
understanding.
That's
not
the
same,
handle
the
same
way
and
normal
and
I
would
have
a
question
as
to
whether
or
not
with
board
appointments
is
subject
to
our
rules
or
subject
to
some
other
rules.
AF
If
I'm
making
sense
there,
so
we
have
the
bylaws,
we
also
have
the
understanding
or
the
agree
is
called
the
agreement
or
the
memo
of
understanding
with
the
town
of
normal.
That
sets
out
what
we're
agreeing
to
do
and
I
think
as
we
go
back
and
study
this,
we
need
to
agree
on
some
things
of
this
nature.
I,
don't
know
the
answer
to
that,
but
I
think
we
have
to
handle
it
in
the
same
manner.
AF
In
other
words,
folks
should
not
timeout
on
the
Bloomington
side,
if
they're
not
timing
out
on
the
normal
side,
things
as
far
as
their
their
tenure
and
their
term
of
service.
So
and
if
they're
timing,
let's
just
all
come
up
with
you
know
a
decision
together
on
whether
or
not
we
will
have
term
limits.
So
it's
just
one
of
the
things
that
kind
of
surfaced
in
my
mind
as
I've
spoken
to
members
of
the
community
on
some
of
the
you
know,
their
inputs
on
what
the
next
generation
of
Connect
transit
looks.
Like
sure.
Thank
you.
A
Just
as
at
500
feet
just
to
clarify
there
are
some
boards
and
commissions
where
you
can't
you.
You
can't
have
term
limits
because
we
don't
have
control
over
it,
but
I've
tended
to
you
take
kind
of
the
spirit
of
the
the
council's
actions
from
a
few
months
into
being
mayor.
Where
actually
was
at
that
time,
all
the
woman,
Schmitt
and
alderman
sage
who
came
to
me
and
made
that
suggestion
and
I
think
it
was
approved
unanimously
by
the
council.
A
So
I've
tended
to
use
that
when
people
have
been
reappointed
to
other
boards
and
to
say
you
know
you're,
you
would
run
up
against
our
time
limit,
and
so
it
doesn't
mean
you
can't
continue
to
serve.
But
the
concept
was
at
least
take
a
year
off
and
then
come
back
and
maybe
get
a
first
perspective
and
come
back.
So
is
that
a
pretty
safe
to
take
us
I?
Think
it's
Airport,
Authority,
Housing
Authority,
probably
even
connect
transit.
Our
term
limits
ordinance
does
not
apply,
but
there's
a
release.
A
Some
that
and
but
but
I've
tried
to
use
that
and
to
say
you
know
to
people.
We
certainly
appreciate
your
service
and
you
can
apply
again
next
year,
but
I'm
I'm,
going
to
take
the
the
nine
year
limit
and
apply
that
you
know
across
the
board
again.
That
was
just
not
just
my
decision
as
mayor.
The
next
mayor
might
not,
but
that
may
be
something
that
we
can
address
and.
AF
And
my
suggestion
is
that
we
address
it
in
a
manner
that's
consistent
with
normal.
So
if
we're
applying
a
nine-year
term
limit,
then
look
normal
to
do
the
same,
and
if
they're
saying
no,
that
we're
not
agreeing
with
term
limits,
then
we
don't
employ
that
nine-year
term
limit
in
Bloomington
woman,
because
it's
not
just
Bloomington
business,
we're
doing
right,
we're
serving
the
region.
So
from
a
regional
standpoint,
we
need
to
have
a
regional
approach
right
as
we
talk
about
various
and
sundry
things
and
I
think
term
limits
is
one
of
them
as.
A
A
AC
Things
I
just
again
appreciate
Tim
and
all
the
staff
members
for
the
orientation
giving
of
your
time
on
a
Saturday
morning.
Also,
personally,
both
Tim
and
a
lot
of
other
staff
members
have
assisted
me
and
learning
about
things
and
answering
my
dumb
questions.
So
I
appreciate
that
I
wanted
to
promote
an
event.
That'll
be
fun.
AC
Kite,
Fest,
2019
it'd,
be
this
Sunday
from
11:00
to
4:00
p.m.
you
can
go
and
fly
a
kite
by
a
kite
at
Hancock
Stadium,
and
it's
for
a
lot
of
good
causes
on
the
kynect
transit,
one
of
the
things
and
and
I'm
going
to
echo
a
little
bit.
What
Karen
Smith
said
in
a
normal
town
council
meeting
last
week.
Well,
I
think
what
Brandt
is
doing
in
the
community
is
awesome.
AC
That's
the
kind
of
business
we
need
to
have
in
this
community,
but
we
are
making
financial
concessions
to
them
and
I
think
when
we
consider
other
things
other
priorities
with
regard
to
low
income,
vulnerable
people,
such
as
rate
increases
and
that
type
of
thing
with
connect
transit.
We
should
keep
that
in
mind
and
then
on
the
issues
that
were
discussed
tonight
with
connect
transit,
I
appreciate
everybody
that
came
out
I,
always
like
a
lot
of
public
comment.
The
with
regard
I
do
generally
agree
with
the
people
expressing
an
interest
in
having
someone.
AC
That's
a
regular
writer
as
well
as
a
connect
mobility
writer
serve
on
that
board,
maybe
even
a
aim
of
having
that
as
a
majority
that
would
have
to
be
worked
out
with
normal
I
believe
and
then
just
to
kind
of
add
on
a
little
bit
to
what
Scott
and
Jenna
said
with
regard
to
fares,
things
we
also
should
be
considering,
is
you
know
the
routes
and
making
sure
we
serve
the
most
vulnerable
people,
as
well
as
making
sure
more
stops
or
a
DA
accessible,
so
that
that's
all
I
have?
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
You
so
much
thanks
for
the
information
on
the
kite,
fest
and
I
can
finally
take
the
advice
of
people
who
have
told
me
to
go:
fly
a
kite,
so
bad
joke.
Okay,
at
this
point,
is
there
a
motion
to
adjourn
move
by
all
them
in
black?
Is
there
a
second
second
by
all
the
woman
catio,
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
we're
adjourned?
Thank
you.