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B
D
F
B
Next
item
is
the
consent
agenda.
Is
there
a
motion
to
approve
the
consent
agenda.
E
Here,
if
it's
easier,
I'll
just
go
ahead
and
call
it
okay,
let's
see
trustee
watch.
Yes,.
G
H
B
Next
item
on
the
agenda
is
a
motion
to
accept
the
proposed
fiscal
year.
2024
budget,
as
requested
by
the
Township's
supervisor
and
I
believe
this
will
be
placed
on
file
for
a
30-day
review
period.
Is
there
such
a
motion
and.
B
Okay
motion
by
trustee
crabill
and
the
second
by
trustee
Bolin,
do
we
have
any
comments.
F
I,
don't
have
any
comments
on
the
budget,
but
I
did
want
to
say
that
30-day
time
period
might
take
us
into
March
before
we
actually
have
the
I'm
not.
F
That
right
now,
but
usually
it
might
mean
two
months
of
review
because
of
that
February
shortened
time
frame,
so
I
haven't
reviewed
that
okay
necessarily
so,
and
then
the
proposed
budget
is
available
in
the
piano
graph.
We
posted,
as
is
necessary
to
do.
G
J
E
B
F
King
with
Madam
Clerk
regarding
the
DocuSign
and
the
peak
I
think
you
call
it
I
legislate
I'm,
we're
trying
to
streamline
together.
You
can
see
that
our
agendas
are
similar,
but
we're
going
to
use
the
same
programming.
So
it
streamlines
a
little
bit
of
what
we're
doing
and
if
you
have
any
additional
comments,
feel
free
to
add
to
it.
Yeah.
E
Not
many
just
really
she
hit
on
it.
The
legislative
management
software
that
you're
familiar
with
Peak
and
then
I
legislate
that
you
see
your
agendas
and
packets
come
out
in
we're
going
to
use
that,
and
one
of
the
things
that
it
will
do
is
it'll.
Allow
posting
to
be
streamlined
kind
of
going
along
with
that.
You
know
if
a
resident
knows
how
to
do
one
thing:
they'll
know
how
to
do
it
with
others
and
we're
rolling
it
out
with
all
of
our
city
boards
and
commissions
as
well.
E
So
it'll
be
streamlined
kind
of
learn
one
process
and
know
how
to
do
it.
All
and
so
I've
been
working
with
the
township
to
be
able
to
do
that
as
well.
I'm
excited
about
it
and
then
looking
to
at
some
point,
align
public
comment
under
similar
rules
too.
So
it's
kind
of
if
you
know
how
to
do
something
in
Bloomington,
you
know
how
to
do
something
in
Bloomington,
which
I
think
is
great.
F
The
financial
statements
so
yeah
and
then
I
I
just
wanted
to
update
you
on
the
success
of
the
hair
program.
We've
saved
and
I
think
if
you've
read
your
supervisor
the
supervisors,
now
it's
26
families
or
individuals
from
the
potential
eviction
process,
so
we've
caught
them
up
in
their
arrears,
so
that
they're
feeling
comfortable
moving
forward
since
then
even
we're
up
to
about
49
000
right
now
as
of
today.
So
it's
moving
along
in
the
budget
you'll
note
that
we
put
150
000
toward
that.
F
B
Okay,
seeing
none
we're
gonna
move
on
to
Township
Associates
gutter.
K
Our
anticipation
was
a
lot
heavier
of
an
appeal
load.
We
were
thinking
with
the
adjustment
made
at
the
county
level
to
all
the
assessments
across
the
city.
K
We
didn't
see
a
large
Spike
at
all,
so
it's
kind
of
it's
you
wait
for
the
storm
and
that
never
hit
so
we're
kind
of
just
rolling
with
it
right
now
we're
not
expecting
any
difference
in
2023
we're
already
seeing
with
the
three-year
average
being
used.
We
have
another
year
of
High
sale
prices
coming
into
the
evaluation,
so
we're
still
anticipating
larger
increases
in
2023
to
the
assessments
based
on
those
numbers
that
we're
seeing,
but
we
still
got
a
lot
of
work
to
do
for
2023
and
we're
just
getting
started.
H
B
Okay,
okay,
good
evening,
everyone,
the
time,
is
now
six
o'clock.
P.M
not
am
just
in
case
you're,
wondering
I'm
gonna
go
ahead
and
call
to
order
the
meeting
of
the
Bloomington
city
council,
and
if
everyone
could
stand,
if
you're
able
to
for
the
pledge
and
remain
standing
for
a
moment
of
silence,
foreign.
E
We
do
we
have
four
people
that
will
speak
in
person,
no
one
registered
remotely
and
we
received
no
emailed
public
comment.
B
Okay,
thank
you.
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.
B
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
will
be
seized.
When,
You,
Reach,
three
minutes.
I
will
stop
you
not
because
I
want
to
be
rude,
but
just
as
a
matter
of
fairness,
that's
all
can
we
add
the
first
person
yeah.
E
So
the
first
one
is
Jackie
buyer
and
then
to
follow
Carla
Bailey,
Smith,
okay,.
L
L
They
did
a
great
job.
In
doing
so,
however,
the
city
really
needs
to
start
Contracting
out
more
work
to
get
our
streets
and
sewers
repaired
and
replaced.
I
also
wanted
to
share
that.
The
McLean
County
Emergency
Management
agency
lists
the
existing
Library
as
a
warming
Center
and
has
for
years.
It
has
also
been
reported
as
a
warming
Center
by
media
Outlets.
So
it
is
an
option
now,
as
long
as
the
library
is
open
on
those
brutally
cold
days.
L
So
people
in
need
of
War
warmth
do
not
need
to
wait
until
the
library
renovation
is
complete
every
three
months.
There's
a
Chiefs
meeting
where
Brent
parsley,
our
public
information
officer,
shares
a
wealth
of
information
and
crime
data.
The
last
meeting
was
on
December,
7th
and
I'm
sure
that
he'd
be
happy
to
share
that
information
with
you.
L
There
is
also
a
community
crime
and
police
activity
map
that
is
accessible
from
the
police
department
website.
It
is
an
excellent
tool
for
Crime
information.
You
are
able
to
select
various
different
crime
types
and
the
location
of
those
crimes
will
be
mapped
out.
It
creates
a
nice
visual
of
the
violent
crime
hot
spots
as
well
as
other
crimes,
just
as
taxpayers
fund
the
five
hundred
thousand
dollar
Illinois
violence
prevention
grant,
grant
taxpayers
have
already
funded
existing
academic
research,
such
as
Dr
Becks.
L
Such
continuing
research
will
come
out
of
the
2.484
billion
dollar
budget
for
colleges,
universities
and
community
colleges
that
taxpayers
are
funding
for
fiscal
year
2022..
Any
academic
research
would
be
conducted
at
a
high
level.
However,
such
deep
data
needs
to
be
drawn
drilled
down
to
the
street
level.
To
answer
questions
of
why,
where
and
how
the
police
are
on
the
street
level
every
single
day,
they
are
best
suited
to
make
the
decisions
on
how
to
best
use
these
Grant
funds
to
make
a
true
difference.
L
M
B
M
I'm
here
tonight,
as
a
member
of
McLean
County,
Moms,
Demand,
Action,
Against
Gun
Violence
I,
understand
that
the
plan
for
using
the
violence
and
crime
reduction
grant
money
will
not
be
voted
on
this
evening.
I
still
wish
to
express
our
concern
as
an
organization
that
supports
gun
violence
survivors
and
supports
gun
safety
measures,
that
more
money
should
be
spent
on
actual
prevention,
rather
than
catching
offenders
with
additional
technology.
M
Our
own
police
chief
has
acknowledged
that
we
cannot
arrest
our
way
out
of
crime.
We
have
to
continue
to
look
at
crime
prevention
and
restorative
practices.
As
you
move
forward
with
approving
allocation
of
grant
money.
I
hope
you,
as
the
council
members,
will
take
all
options
under
consideration
and
that
you
are
able
to
take
some
time
to
make
decisions
based
on
evidence
of
crime
Trends
right
here
in
Bloomington.
M
N
Okay,
hello,
I
am
Jennifer
galliday
and
I'm
here
from
the
YWCA
Stepping
Stones
I'm,
here
more
of
an
information
sharing
purpose.
Only
the
YWCA
McLean
County,
founded
in
1908,
has
served
the
needs
of
the
community
as
they
have
shifted
over
time,
including
the
addition
and
expansion
of
services.
Ywca
established,
Stepping,
Stones,
McLean,
County's,
Rape
Crisis
Center
more
than
20
years
ago,
due
to
an
unmet
Community
need.
N
Stepping
Stones
is
a
free,
confidential
program
providing
medical
and
legal
advocacy,
as
well
as
an
individual
and
group
counseling
for
sexual
assault,
abuse
and
stalking
survivors,
as
well
as
their
loved
ones.
Our
highly
trained
staff
and
volunteers
are
available
24
hours
a
day.
365
days
a
year,
Stepping
Stones
Community
Educators
work
with
schools,
churches
and
businesses
to
educate
on
a
variety
of
prevention
topics,
including
Aaron's
law
and
sexual
harassment.
We
staff
a
24-hour
hotline
and
provide
medical
advocacy
for
survivors
at
the
hospital
upon
reporting
assault.
N
O
You're
up
here
tonight,
for
the
second
time
within
probably
a
couple
two
or
three
months,
I've
got
a
problem
that
seems
like
the
city
evidently
think
has
stopped
their
problem,
but
I've
got
a
manhole
out
at
the
corner
of
Center
and
Lincoln
Street
that
won
a
semi
crosses
the
top
of
it.
It
jars,
the
ground
and
I,
can
feel
it
in
my
house
and
it's
starting
to
take
a
toll
on
my
Foundation
and
I'm
not
going
to
keep
coming
up
and
arguing
about
it.
O
I'm
going
to
sit
back
and
when
my
Foundation
gives
out-
and
my
house
comes
down,
you're
going
to
hear
from
attorney,
because
I
will
sue
the
city
for
not
taking
care
of
a
problem
that
exists
from
a
long
time
ago
when
they
made
Center
Street
a
highway
out
of
a
residential
street,
and
that's
about
all
I've
got
to
say
tonight,
but
something's
going
to
happen
sooner
or
later.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
O
B
B
The
next
item
on
the
agenda
is
on
the
recognition
is
an
appointment,
a
proclamation
for
a
health
for
Humanity
yogathan,
as
requested
by
the
administration,
department
and
I,
believe
we
have
Mr
sudir
pie,
yeah.
Okay,
if
you
want
to
come
forward
to
accept
the
proclamation
I,
if
you
can
stand
at
the
podium
while
I
I
read
it
and
then
I'll
give.
B
Actually,
you
can
correct
me:
I
want
to
know
how
to
pronounce
them.
It's
always
interesting
to
be
able
to
learn
new
words,
whereas
yoga
is
an
ancient
Hindu
practice
developed
thousands
of
years
ago
in
the
Indian
subcontinent
for
maintaining
spiritual,
mental
and
physical
well-being
and
whereas
Surya
namaskar,
that's
correct.
Okay,
awesome,
which
is
a
sun
salutation,
is
a
traditional
yogic
practice,
combining
a
sequence
of
postures
with
breathing
exercises
that
provides
the
key
health
benefits
of
yoga
in
a
very
succinct
package
and
whereas.
P
B
Okay,
awesome
feeling
good
about
myself,
sung
and
or
HSS
is
a
non-profit
charitable
organization
with
over
235
branches
in
164
cities
and
in
34
States,
including
Illinois,
through
which
it
conducts
a
Hindu
values.
Education
program
for
the
Hindu
families
and
community
service
activities
such
as
food
drives,
providing
hot
meals
to
shelters
and
other
siwa.
B
Okay
and
see
what
I
mean
service
activities
in
several
cities
across
the
USA
and
whereas
HSS
is
conducting
the
18th
consecutive
annual
awareness
program,
health
for
Humanity,
which
is
a
nationwide
effort
to
promote
friendship,
Mutual
understanding
and
good
health
among
Multicultural
and
diverse
members
of
the
community,
and
whereas
yoga
enthusiasts
yoga
studios,
local
schools
and
other
community
organizations
are
participating
in
the
HSS
health
for
Humanity
yogathon
and
whereas
the
health
for
Humanity
program
will
be
conducted,
January
14th
through
29th.
So
there's
still
time.
B
H
P
This
is
the
18th
year
of
the
health
for
Humanity
yogathon
and
probably
as
many
years
of
proclamation
that
we
have
received
from
the
city
council,
the
ancient
seers
of
Hinduism,
when
they
Envy
such
the
practice
of
yoga
and
as
the
title
of
the
yogathon
health
for
Humanity.
That
was
precisely
the
concept
when
the
Envy
saws
the
practice
of
yoga.
It
was
never
sectarian
in
nature.
It
was
all
encompassing.
P
It
was
for
everybody
like
health
for
Humanity,
as
we
are
talking
as
we
are
in
the
18th
year
of
the
yogathan,
we
have
reached
more
than
50
or
more
than
40
states
of
United
States,
in
which
about
three
three
to
350
centers
have
conducted
yoga.
You
have
participated
in
this
yogathon,
as
mayor
rightly
said
that
HSS
U.S
does
a
lot
of
service
activities,
so
we
do
yogathon
nationally.
We
do
it
in
Bloomington.
We
do
food
drives,
we
do
it
nationally.
We
do
it
in
Bloomington.
P
Also,
in
conclusion,
I
would
request
everyone
as
you,
when
you
said
about
yoga
and
its
spiritual,
physical
and
mental
benefits,
psychological
benefits.
If
you
take
dear
mayor
sir,
if
you
take
a
straw
poll
in
this
order
in
this
conference,
room
of
how
many
of
them
probably
does
yoga
you'll
find
that
at
least
one
in
ten
percent
does
yoga,
and
that's
precisely
remember
outside
this
conference
room.
Also,
a
nationwide
pan
Nation
about
one
in
ten
person
about
30
million
people
do
yoga
every
day,
as
of
for
several
benefits.
P
Physical
benefit
is
being
the
main
one
of
the
main
again.
I
would
like
to
thank
the
city
council
for
providing
us
an
opportunity
to
for
this
Proclamation
honoring
us
with
this
Proclamation
and
we
as
a
part
of
Hindu
Community,
would
like
to
assure
everyone
here
and
the
city
council
that
we
continue
to
serve
the
community
to
the
best
of
our
ability.
Thank
you.
B
Okay,
we
are
moving
next
to
the
consent
agenda
and
I
do
believe
that
we,
we
might
have
had
some
items
that
need
to
be
pulled.
B
B
All
right,
so
is
there
a
motion
to
approve
the
consent
agenda
with
the
with
the
exception
of
70
and
was
that
council
member.
B
Okay,
so
moved
by
council
member
Ward
and
then
second
by
council,
member
Bolin.
P
B
E
Just
go
ahead
and
put
it
up
at
council
member
Ward
if
you
were
actually
the
first
motion
or
so
I
think
we're
safe
on
that.
Thank
you.
I.
E
B
Q
So
I'm
pulling
7e
not
because
I
have
specific
questions,
really
it's
more
about
priorities
and
opportunity
costs.
But
what
we're
being
asked
to
do
is
to
spend
two
hundred
and
seventy
thousand
dollars
over
a
three-year
period
for
a
lobbying
agreement
for
an
organization
that
describes
itself
as
a
Next
Generation
government,
Affairs
firm
with
the
ability
to
deliver
a
triple
threat,
toolbox
of
In-House
capabilities
with
traditional
lobbying
policy
depth
and
strategic
Communications.
Q
So
as
I
think
about
that,
and
just
the
column
this
week
and
the
pantograph
talking
about
the
most
talked
about
Civic
issues
that
we
have
in
our
community
are
about
better
streets,
fiscal
responsibility,
lower
taxes
leaves
brush
and
so
forth.
It
just
seems
to
be
inconsistent
with
our
priorities
that
this
would
be
presented
to
us
on
a
consent
agenda
today
representing
a
significant
investment,
whereas
the
fundamental
customer
service
delivery
that
we
have
here
in
our
community
continues
to
suffer
I
just
don't
feel
it
is
right.
R
Me
thank
you
mayor.
You
know
I
actually
agree
with
councilmember
matney
I
guess
maybe
I
feel
a
bit
naive
here.
It
just
seemed
like
this
was
a
lot
of
money
to
spend.
For
you
know
the
thorn
run
Partners
you
know,
and
if
you,
if
you
look
in
you
know
to
them
they
they
are
National
organization.
They
they
represent,
like
70
some
organizations
and
and
I
and
I.
Don't
you
know
you
know.
R
I
would
never
pretend
to
be
an
expert
on
lobbying
organizations,
but
but
I
wonder
you
know.
How
are
we
a
priority
in
this
organization?
I
guess
I
would
just
like
to
know
a
bit
more
about
what
what
we
can
expect
as
a
council
from
if
this
money
you
know
is
spent,
you
know,
do
other
communities
have
similar
lobbying
organizations
working
on
for
their
behalf.
R
S
Thank
you,
I'll
take
a
shot
at
that
mayor
and
members
of
council
I
in
terms
of
securing
the
services
of
a
lobbying
firm.
We
don't
feel
as
though
it's
about
competing
priorities.
It's
about
making
an
intentional
effort
to
secure
funding
for
the
things
that
you
have
set.
Our
priorities
for
you
and
the
timing
of
this
is
critical
in
terms
of
Congress
is
starting
to
decide
how
they're
going
to
allocate
their
their
discretionary
funding
and
so
getting
on
the
radar
over
those
Congress
people
is
critical
at
now.
It
absolutely
is
you
would.
S
Some
would
argue.
Is
this
something
that
we
can
do
internally?
It
absolutely
is
not.
There
are
thousands
of
pieces
of
legislation
that
are
formed
are
filed
regularly
and
those
aren't
things
that
we
have
the
expertise
to
be
able
to
track.
This
company
has
proven
that
they
have
a
track
record
of
being
able
to
secure
funding
for
things
like
road
infrastructure,
which
is
a
need
here
for
things
like
electric
vehicle
infrastructure,
which
is
obviously
a
need
here
for
things
like
safe
water,
which
is
obviously
a
need
here
as
well,
and
so
Thorn
run.
S
They
were
Head
and
Shoulders
above
everyone
else
who
who
applied
I
will
tell
you
that
our
neighbors
to
the
north
and
other
neighboring
communities
do
in
fact
utilize
lobbying
firms
to
help
secure
funding,
and,
as
you
talk
about
that,
one
of
the
things
I
would
say
is
that
I
would
look
at
some
of
the
missed
opportunities
that
perhaps
other
communities
and
other
entities
have
where
they've
received
funding,
or
we
in
fact
have
not,
and
those
are
entities
that
have
utilized
lobbying
firms
to
do
the
type
of
work
that
we're
asking
Thorn
run
to
do,
and
it's
not
just
about
money.
S
It's
not
just
about
receiving
funding.
It's
also
about
advocating
for
us
in
the
halls
of
Congress,
is
having
someone
who
has
their
ear
in
the
halls
of
Congress,
listening
to
legislation,
hearing
what's
being
proposed
so
that
they
can
advocate
for
us
as
well
as
part
of
that
process.
That's
not
something
that
you
can
do
from
here.
If
you're
going
to
be
intentional
about
securing
funding,
if
you're
going
to
be
intentional
about
having
someone
advocate
for
you
have
to
have
someone
in
DC,
that's
there
each
and
every
day
doing
the
work
right.
S
You
talk
about
the
the
Lost
opportunities
or
the
missed
opportunities.
I
mentioned
our
neighbors
to
the
north,
who
received
13
million
dollars
in
build
funding
in
2019..
You
talk
about.
Last
year
alone,
there
was
22
million
dollars
in
the
state
of
Illinois
that
was
allocated
to
cities
throughout
the
state.
S
You
talk
about
a
connect
Transit
as
an
example
who
also
utilizes
the
services
of
a
lobbying
firm,
who
has
received
more
than
50
million
dollars
over
the
last
several
years,
and
so
I
only
say
that
to
say
that
if
we
are
going
to
move
forward
with
having
someone
to
assist
us
in
funding,
some
of
the
priorities
that
you
yourselves
have
talked
about
are
important
to
you.
Then
this
is
a
critical
step
for
us
and
again,
as
I
said,
the
the
timeline
for
securing
some
of
that
funding
is
is
starting
now.
A
Thank
you,
mayor
I,
just
wanted
to
compare
this
to
the
relationship
we've
had
with
Julie
Curie
I.
Think
since
the
since
I
was
on
Council,
and
you
know
comparing
what
she
did
with
what
this
new
firm
will
do,
whether
it
will
be
both
federal
and
state
and
just
like
I'm
sure
we
paid
Julie
or
her
firm,
you
know
compensation.
So
how
does
that
compare.
S
In
terms
of
the
level
of
compensation
compensation
it,
obviously,
it
would
have
been
less
because
her
work
was
on
the
state
level,
not
necessarily
on
the
federal
level
and
her
Services
were
related
to
State
related
funding
opportunities
and
state-related
issues
versus
a
thorn
run,
which
is
doing
work
on
the
federal
level.
S
Again,
I
don't
want
to
over
emphasize
the
financial
part
of
it
all
in
securing
funding.
That's
important,
but
it's
not
everything
related
to
what
we're
asking
for
today.
S
The
advocacy
part
of
all
this
is
critical
in
terms
of
having
someone
in
the
halls
of
Washington,
who
is
is
tracking
legislation
who
is
able
to
say,
hey
city
of
Bloomington.
There
is
consideration
for
an
item
that
covers
something
that
may
perhaps
you
want
to
know
about.
You
want
to
make
your
voice
heard.
Companies
like
this
are
able
to
do
this
and
speaking
directly
to
a
a
thorn
run.
T
U
T
Like
to
have
some
interaction,
because
I
do
think,
it
is
important
to
have
somebody
advocating
for
the
the
priorities.
But
I
would
like,
as
a
city,
council
and
elected
city
council
member,
to
be
able
to
basically
speak
for
myself
and
speak
for
the
people
of
my
ward
directly
to
someone
like
that
to
give
voice
to
the
priorities
of
of
this
group.
T
And
it.
It
feels
like
having
it
kind
of
slip
in
on
a
consent.
Agenda
doesn't
really
provide
a
an
opportunity
for
us
to
to
get
to
know
these.
People
who
supposedly
are
are
needing
to
give
voice
to
the
people
we're
giving
voice
to.
S
B
S
Not
working
we
have,
we
have.
We
have
not
set
a
a
schedule
for
a
date
to
come,
but
I
would
say
within
the
next
several
weeks
to
month
that
they
would
need
to
get
here
because,
as
I
said,
the
timetable
for
determining
what
our
legislators
are
going
to
to
to
dedicate
funding
to
is
starting
and
so
well.
I,
don't
have
an
exact
date,
I
would
say
within
the
next
month
or
so,
but
I
would
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
be
able
to
confirm
an
actual
day.
G
You
Mr
Mayor
I,
take
a
little
bit
of
issue
here,
Philly
with
saying
that
we
need
to
pay
someone
to
go
to
Washington
and
to
go
to
Springfield
to
advocate
for
us.
We
already
do
so.
We
have
elected
officials
in
Springfield,
we
have
elected
officials
in
D.C
that
should
be
fighting
force
and
speaking
for
us
in
my
short
time
here
on
the
council
now,
obviously
I
can't
expect
an
elect
an
elected
official,
that's
in
DC
or
Springfield
to
be
here.
Every
meeting
have
we
ever
seen
one
here
in
this
chamber.
G
They
come
to
our
meetings,
I,
don't
think
we
have,
and
you
when
are.
We
are
being
asked
to
approve
money
just
to
to
spend
money
taxpayer
money,
because
our
elected
officials
in
Springfield
and
in
D.C
seem
to
be
absent
and
we
should
be
able
to
and
we
as
a
council
can
pick
up
the
phone
and
we
we
can
look
up
their
telephone
numbers
and
we
should
call
be
be
able
to
call
them
and
we
can
Advocate
to
those
elected
officials
ourselves
and
say
hey.
G
These
are
the
things
we
need
in
Bloomington,
Illinois
and
it
and
and
I
hear
lots.
Talk
of
well
normal
does
it
this
way
we're
not
normal.
We
are
Bloomington
and
we
also
aren't
saddled
with
the
debt
that
our
friends
up
in
normal
half,
because
we're
Bloomington
we're
not
normal,
and
so
that's
my
two
cents
on
it
is
I.
Don't
think
we
should
be
paying
someone
to
do
what
we
should
be
doing
when
our
elected
officials
should
be
doing
money.
Q
I
just
wanted
to
clarify.
We
belong
to
a
number
of
organizations
that
we
have
noted
on
our
website.
Do
just
in
fact
what
you're
talking
about
lobbying
on
our
behalf,
including
National
organizations,
the
international
City
County
management
association,
the
national
league
of
cities
Etc,
and,
as
you
look
at
their
materials,
they
indicate
that's
what
they
do
on
behalf
of
your
membership.
Q
They
look
out
for
our
interests.
The
Firm,
that
we're
looking
to
hire
I
believe
represents
organizations
as
diverse
as
T-Mobile
and
AARP,
and
the
largest
municipal
government
in
the
United
States,
which
I
believe
is
Los
Angeles
County.
So
when
I
think
about
like
a
bespoke
service
to
really
get
to
know
us
organically
and
unique
needs
that
we
would
have
I'm,
just
not
seeing
how
that
would
factor
in
and
justify
a
270
000
expenditure.
J
Thank
you
mayor.
Just
on
a
on
a
note
of
having
navigated
a
lot
of
state
and
federal
grant
opportunities
in
my
professional
work,
I
understand
the
amount
of
knowledge
and
networking
and
access
relationship
building.
J
J
I
mean
there's
a
lot
of
information
here
about
what
they
have
to
demonstrate
to
us,
so
that
we
we
know
that
these
dollars
are
being
invested
in
such
a
way
that
we
will
get
funds
coming
back
to
to
help
us
fund
what
we
are
prioritizing,
so
I
I
think
it's
it's
not
going
in
into
that
return
on
investment
will
be
much
greater
in
the
end,
so
I
appreciate
the
excellent
questions
that
are
raised
about
this,
but
I
will
be
supporting
it
this
evening.
C
So
real
real,
quick,
I
agreed
with
the
questions
wholeheartedly
and
I
also
look
at
it.
We
should
not
have
to
spend
this
money.
I
find
it
ludicrous
that
we
have
to
spend
this
money
to
get
a
result.
Because
of
what
Grant
said
and
because
what
Sheila
said,
the
reality
is
maybe
maybe
I'm
naive
and
saying
we
shouldn't
have
to.
Maybe
we
do
have
to
spend
it
to
get
results
so
I'm
going
to
ask
the
question
differently
to
you
Billy
or
to
someone
that
knows
more
than
I
do.
C
Are
you
confident
that
if
we
spend
this
money
that
each
year,
we
will
bring
back
more
than
ninety
thousand
dollars
in
additional
grant
money
so
that,
in
effect,
we
are
ahead
so
that
we
make
a
profit
on
our
investment?
Should
we
have
to
spend
it?
100
percent,
no,
am
I
sure
which
way
I
would
go
yet
actually,
no
I'm,
not
sure
which
way
I'll
vote
but
I'd
like
to
know
how
you
feel
about
the
financial
piece.
S
It's
a
great
way
to
answer
the
ask
the
question:
I
would
not
sit
here
and
say
to
you
that
I
can
guarantee
that
our
this
agreement
would
guarantee
us
90
000,
each
and
every
year.
What
I
will
say
to
you
is
that
the
services
provided
in
in
our
opinion
are
well
worth
the
cost
of
that,
both
in
terms
of
advocacy.
It's
not
as
I
said
when
I
started,
it
isn't
simply
about
securing
funding.
It's
also
about
advocacy.
S
It's
also
about
making
sure
that
our
priorities
as
laws
are
being
made
are
before
both
our
legislators,
our
own
delegation,
but
also
folks,
who
are
perhaps
aren't
our
direct
representatives
and
Senators,
who
are
also
a
part
of
the
decision-making
process
and
so
and
the
work
that
they
do
in
those
Arenas
are
also
critical
to
us,
making
sure
that
our
voices
are
heard
and
I'd
like
to
address
up
for
a
minute.
Councilmember
Walsh
is
comment
about
the
town
of
normal.
S
My
my
point
of
bringing
up
the
town
of
normal
was
simply
because
councilmember
Crumpler
had
asked
whether
or
not
there
are
other
communities
who
utilizes
utilize
the
services
of
lobbyists.
So
in
answering
his
question,
that
is
why
I
gave
that
answer
and
I
also
think
that
it
was
important
for
me
to
mention
that
they
have
in
fact
been
successful
in
securing
funding,
as
we
all
know,
for
some
of
their
their
priority
projects,
and
so
to
your
question.
S
B
Thank
you
and
so
we'll
go
with
councilmember
cravio
and
then
council,
member
cropler
and
council
member
montney
I
I
didn't
keep
track
of
time.
I,
don't
know
where
we
are.
A
You
mayor
yeah,
I,
100,
agree
with
council
member
e
migs
comments,
especially
lately
there's
a
lot
of
federal
dollars
out
there
that
that
are
available
and
I.
Don't
think
we
we
step
up
to
the
plate
as
well
as
we
should,
and
unless
we
have
a
federal
lobbyist
to
help
us
with
that
I
do
think
it's
a
necessary
evil.
Like
Nick
referenced
council
member
Becker
referenced,
so
I
will
move
to
approve.
The
motion
is
the
motion
is
presented.
B
A
R
Thank
you,
mayor,
I
I.
Just
would
like
to
point
out.
If
you
look
at
again
back
to
the
list
of
clients
that
this
lobbying
company
represents,
and
it's
it's
a
it's
a
large
group
and
a
lot
of
folks,
a
lot
of
communities
on
the
west
coast,
California
and
Oregon
and
I
noticed
that
a
lot
of
communities
are
paying
less.
R
The
ninety
thousand
dollars
for
these
same
would
be
the
similar
services.
So
again,
I
just
wonder
about
the
amount
that
we're
investing
in
this
I
understand.
The
importance
of
advocacy
and
I
certainly
want.
You
know
any
a
competent
group
lobbying
for
this
Municipal
city
of
Bloomington
I,
just
wonder
about
where
the
ninety
thousand
dollars
came
from
Deputy
city
manager.
If
you
could
respond,
please.
S
A
lot
of
what
other
communities
are
paying
is
perhaps
determined
by
when
those
agreements
were
entered
into.
You
know,
agreements
that
were
ended
into
before,
perhaps
we're
at
a
different
rate.
They
are
perhaps
also
providing
a
lesser
level
of
service
than
we're
asking
for
here.
We're
asking,
as
I
said,
both
for
the
I
keep
saying
advocacy
for
that,
but
also
for
the
the
assisting
with
us
and
identifying
funding
opportunities
as
well.
So
there's
there
are
different
agreements,
we'll
have
different
levels
of
service
so
to
compare
the
dollar
amount.
S
It
is
a
difficult
thing
to
do,
because
we
don't
know
perhaps
what
those
other
communities
are
paying
for.
The
other
thing
I'll
say
to
you
is
that
well
you
mentioned
communities
on
the
west
coast.
There
are
others
in
the
midwest.
I
know
I.
Think
Wichita
Kansas
is
one
of
the
communities
that's
represented
by
Thorn
run.
The
other
thing
I'll
say
is
that
we
are
the
only
community
in
the
state
of
Illinois
that
they
would
be
representing
at
this
time,
which
I
think
is
important.
Q
Question
is
to
clarify
the
emphasis
on
them,
providing
advocacy
for
us
as
an
entity
as
what
we're
hearing
now
is
our
their
only
client
in
Illinois,
since
advocacy
is
the
basis
for
trade,
Association,
memberships
and
memberships,
like
the
ones
that
we
have
listed
under
lobbying
on
our
website.
I'm
interested.
If
you
can
provide
an
example
of
a
current
issue
where
you
would
be
looking
to
them
for
advocacy
in
such
a
way
that
it
would
be
not
covered
by
the
agreements
that
we
already
have
with
municipally
League
of
cities,
Etc
the.
S
Thing
that
I
think
it's
important
is
to
to
go
back
to
one
of
the
questions
that
councilmember
ward
has
and
that
those
would
be
issues
that
you
as
a
council
would
determine
and
I
think
that's
part
of
the
work
that
you
would
be
doing
is
to
help
them
to
determine
what
those
issues
would
be
you
all.
The
your,
the
elected
body
has
different
issues
that
you
believe
are
important,
so
would
be
in
part
up
to
you
to
determine
what
that
agenda
would
be
in
those
things
that
they
would
advocate,
for.
S
Let
us
know
what
those
things
are,
so
we
know
that
those
things
are
coming
up
and
to
determine
what
our
position
is
on
that
type
of
thing,
so
that
we
can
get
before
folks
to
let
them
know
our
position
on
those
types
of
things,
but
the
big
thing,
the
big.
The
primary
answer
to
your
question,
in
my
opinion,
is
that
those
are
things
that
you,
as
an
elected
body,
will
be
determining
for
this
group.
If,
if
this
passed.
Q
Well,
I
think
to
council
member
Ward's
comments
earlier.
It
seems
a
bit
the
cart
before
the
horse,
we're
retaining
a
firm
to
Advocate,
and
yet
we
haven't
consens
that
there's
something
that
we
would
specifically
and
uniquely
want
some
firm
to
advocate
for
that's
not
covered
in
other
arrangements
that
we
already
have
with
the
lobbying
organizations
that
we
already
paid
services
for
so
I'll
leave
it
at
that.
But
thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
H
B
Okay,
so
it's
four
Nays
and
four
yeses.
So
could
you
announcing
A's
council.
B
And
item
8A.
B
Is
a
consideration,
an
action
on
a
resolution
approving
the
fiscal
year,
2024
John,
M,
Scott,
Healthcare,
trust,
Grant,
Awards
and
programmatic
agreements
in
the
amount
of
712,
364
and
68
cents
for
category.
I
B
Two
grants,
as
requested
by
the
economic
and
Community
Development
Department
and
I'm,
going
to
turn
over
to
Deputy
city
manager,
Tyson
tyus,
sorry
for
introductory
remarks.
S
Sure,
thank
you.
You
all
are
familiar
with
the
John
M
Scott
program
and
the
the
levels
of
funding
that
they
provide
we're
representatives
from
the
economic
and
Community
Development
Department,
who
are
here
to
speak
to
some
of
the
proposed
changes
to
that
program
and
obviously
be
available
to
answer
any
questions.
V
V
I
want
to
take
a
moment
to
thank
everyone
involved
in
this
year's
process,
especially
the
leadership
of
Commission
Executive
officers,
Karen
steppana,
Wilkinson,
Karen,
Schmidt
and
Elaine
Hardy
I
also
want
to
thank
the
entire
commission
for
the
many
hours
of
hard
work.
They
volunteered
a
special
thank
you
to
our
grant
specialist
Joni
Gerard
for
her
work
with
the
commission
as
well,
and
with
that
I
will
turn
it
over
to
commission
chairperson,
Karen
stepp.
To
present
this
year's
investment.
U
It's
been
my
privilege
to
chair
the
John
M
Scott
commission
this
year
to
be
a
part
of
this
group
of
Commissioners,
as
well
as
some
ad
hoc
members
who
attend
our
meetings
regularly.
You
can
go
ahead
and
turn
to
the
next
slide.
If
you
want
to,
and
we
can
go
over
the
grants
that
we
have
looked
at
so
the
category
one
grants
those
are
our
three-year
grants.
We
didn't
actually
look
at
Grants
this
year.
They
were
those
were
rolled
over
from
from
the
previous
year.
U
The
category
2
grants
is
what
we've
spent
time
on
this
year.
The
community
health
priority
grants
the
their
annual
commitments
and
their
split
between
the
capital
and
the
program
grants
category.
Three
grants
are
for
emergency
and
emergent
needs
and
those
we
haven't.
We
don't
have
a
capital
or
category
three
Grant
specific
to
bring
to
you
tonight,
but
if
you'll
go
ahead
and
turn
to
the
next
slide,
we'll
look
at
the
the
category
2
grants
the
RFP
went
out
in
September
of
this
year.
The
community
information
session
was
held
by
a
zoom
in
September.
U
Applications
were
open
from
September
6
to
October
18th.
We
had
four
meetings
in
which
we
evaluated
the
the
applications
and
we
had
our
funding
recommendations
with
the
folk
with
the
full
commission
on
December
28th
to
make
approvals
of
those
to
bring
to
you
tonight.
You
can
go
ahead
and
turn
to
the
next
slide,
so
the
category
2
the
capital
grants
520
000,
were
requested.
The
program
grants
over
a
million
dollars
were
requested.
Nine
applications
for
Capital
24
for
for
program,
the
the
capital
grants
are
a
little
more
difficult
to
justify
we're.
U
Looking
for
we're
looking
for
things
that
agencies
are
wanting
to
do
on
the
ground
right
now
to
decrease
the
disparities
that
exist
in
our
community.
That
was
about
a
22
percent
increase
over
last
year
for
the
number
of
of
requests
that
we
had.
U
We
had
about
that
same
level
of
decrease
in
funding
that
we
had
available
to
to
apply
to
those
grants.
You
can
go
ahead
and
turn
to
the
next
slide.
U
So
category
one
roll
over
from
from
last
year
is
250
000
dollars
in
addition
to
category
two
Capital,
three
thirty,
four
thousand
dollars
category
to
program:
430
000
for
a
total
investment
of
seven
hundred.
Twelve
thousand
three
hundred
sixty
four
and
I
think
that
says
68
dollars
in
my
eye
appointment
is
in
a
is
in
a
couple
weeks.
U
Again
it
was
a
decrease.
It
was
about
a
22
percent
decrease
from
what
we
had
to
invest.
Last
year,
the
the
number
of
readers
for
the
applications
I
believe
there
were
four
readers
for
each
application.
We
discussed
the
discussed
the
the
applications
at
length
looking
at
opportunity
cost
if
we
give
six
hundred
dollars
per
child
for
food
on
this
grant.
U
What's
that
going
to
get
them
a
year
from
now,
so
lots
of
detailed
kinds
of
discussions
that
we
had
in
making
these
decisions
and
then
I
think
there's
a
final
slide.
U
So
we
work
in
cooperation
with
Community
Health
Improvement
plan
that
the
health
department
and
the
hospitals
put
together.
The
three
big
categories
are
access
to
care,
healthy,
active,
healthy
eating,
active
living
or
heals
and
Behavioral
Health,
which
includes
mental
health
and
substance
abuse.
We
have
grants
in
each
of
these
three
categories.
U
So
what
we're
looking
at
are
the
social
determinants
of
Health
in
his
quest
to
build
a
hospital,
he
was
wanting
to
serve
people
who
were
of
of
every
income
level
who
were
particularly
of
low
income
levels
of
minority
groups,
and
so
we've
we've
transferred
that
to
focus
on
not
just
Health
Care
per
se,
which
is
probably
in
large
large
part
too
big
and
ask
for
for
a
funding
source
of
this
of
our
size,
but
looking
at
Social
determinants
of
Health
to
enjoy
to
address
the
root
causes
of
disparities,
and
those
are
our
those
that's
where
we
are
with
our
with
our
recommendation
to
this
Council.
U
A
A
Being
alone,
a
motion
to
approve
8A
as
presented
a.
A
So
yeah
I
just
wanted
to
quickly
comment
and
ask
a
few
questions,
but
it's
really
great
What.
The
trust
does
for
for
this
community
really
does
a
lot
for
a
number
of
of
non-profits
I
wanted
to
ask
just
a
few
numbers
questions.
Do
we
have
more
applicants
this
year
than
last?
We.
A
Then
we
had
less
funding
because
of
the
stock.
U
L
Approximately
sorry.
V
U
U
U
S
V
C
Urban
recused.
C
B
Okay,
the
next
item
on
the
agenda
is
item
8B,
a
consideration,
an
action
on
a
resolution
adopting
the
city
council,
Retreat
final
report,
identifying
strategic
priorities
and
Associated
Milestones
as
compiled
by
strategic
government
resources,
as
requested
by
the
administration
department
and
turning
it
over
to
Deputy
city
manager,
Billy
tyus.
Thank
you.
S
Mayor,
you
all
know
over
the
course
of
a
couple
of
days
in
September
of
last
year,
you
spent
quite
a
bit
of
time
coming
up
with
with
lists
of
priorities
and
initiatives,
and
things
that
you
wanted.
The
community,
Bloomington
Community
Bloomington,
to
be
known
for
result
of
those
two
days
was
in
essence
the
document
that
you
had
before
you
tonight.
S
You
did
obviously
have
a
review
session
back
in
October
just
to
sort
of
talk
over
what
you
saw
and
what
what
you
learned
during
those
days,
the
next
step
in
the
process
of
moving
forward
with
a
plan
for
how
to
do
the
work
and
how
we
will
report.
What
is
happening
related
to
your
priorities
is
for
you
all
to
consider
and
hopefully
approve
the
document
tonight.
That
is
what
is
recommended
by
sgr,
which
is
strategic
government
resources
who
facilitated
those
sessions.
S
But,
as
I
said,
the
next
step
is
to
consider
and
approve
the
document
once
that
is
done.
If
that
is
done,
the
next
steps
are
for
us
to
work
together
as
a
staff
and
work
with
you
to
determine
a
work
plan,
as
I
said
in
terms
of
identifying
those
things
that
we
will
move
forward
with
initially
and
in
the
process
and
how
we
will
continue
to
report
back
to
you
and
work
with
you
and
get
input
from
you
as
part
of
that
work
plan
in
this
process.
Happy
to
take
any
questions.
G
D
S
D
And
we'll
just
in
the
packet,
it
says
this
is
like
a
10-year
project.
Will
it
be
reviewed
on
a
regular
basis?
Maybe
every
three
years
I.
S
D
One
of
the
things
that
concerns
me
is
that
some
of
the
objectives
fall
outside
of
this
City's
purview
as
a
municipality,
one
example
is
Market,
Street
is
State,
Highway,
obviously
we'll
have
to
coordinate
with
them,
but
things
like
job
training.
That
would
be
the
perfect
view
of
the
private
sector
unless
it's
an
employee
for
the
city,
support
of
first-time
home
buyers,
I,
don't
think
the
city
should
function
as
a
bank
and
it
says
creating
businesses
I,
don't
think
that
the
city
would
be
responsible
for
creating
businesses.
D
We
have
the
economic
development
department
that
attracts
businesses
Works
to
retain
them
and
expand
them.
So
again
that
is
already
being
done
in
the
in
the
community
by
the
city,
for
the
reasons
that
some
of
these
objectives
fall
outside
of
the
city,
purview
I
had
made
the
comments
at
The.
Retreat
I
mean
the
comments
that
the
committee
in
the
hole
and
I
will
repeat
them
here.
D
T
Yes,
I
would
simply
like
to
point
out
that
the
Market
Street
item
comes
under
revitalizing,
older
communities.
It
does
not
speak
specifically
to
Street
repair,
and
that
is
what
is
outside
of
our
purview.
Market
Street
is
in
our
purview.
It
happens
to
be
in
Ward,
7,
a
solid
part
of
Ward
7
and
so
revitalizing,
the
Market
Street
Corridor
in
terms
of
Economic
Development
and
in
terms
of
of
the
the
people
who
live
there.
They
are
very
much
within
our
purview.
B
Yeah,
let
me
let
me
say
something
yeah,
but
I.
You
know
and
I
guess
that's
probably
what
you're
you're
going
to
say:
I
I
hope
we
don't
get
into
too
much
back
and
forth.
You
know
about
the
the
the
document,
because
it's
you
know
we
there
was
sort
of
an
agreement
at
The,
Retreat
and
I.
Don't
want
to
revisit
too
much
of
it.
So,
okay.
H
D
D
B
Okay,
thank
you.
We
are
going
to
move
on
to
the
finance
director's
report.
Item
number,
nine
and
I.
Don't
know
if
Deputy
city
manager,
size
has
introductory
remarks
or.
I
Almost
went
into
an
Elvis.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much,
so
we
are
eight
months
into
the
year,
but
we
are
not
going
to
be
putting
forward
the
projection
quite
as
yet.
So
this
this
presentation
is
going
to
be
similar
to
the
one
we
did
in
November.
We
skipped
December
because
of
the
shortened
month.
Financials
usually
are
not
completed
until
about
the
third
week
of
the
month,
related
to
bank
reconciliations
and
processing
the
local
business
tax
returns.
I
So
eight
months
in
it's
60,
some
percent
67
percent
that
we
use
kind
of
as
a
trending,
but
we're
still
only
six
or
seven
months
in
on
some
of
the
major
tax
revenue,
so
we're
gonna
we're
gonna
wait
one
more
month,
some
of
the
information
you'll
be
hearing
next
month.
When
we
do
the
projections
and
we'll
start
getting
into
some
of
the
fy24
budget
commentary
is
there's
there's
been
a
lot
of
delay
on
expenditures
specifically
related
to
Capital
expenditures.
I
I
mean
we're
currently
not
not
to
get
an
FY
24
yet,
but
we're
looking
at.
We
might
be
rolling
about
two
million
dollars
worth
of
equipment
purchases
into
next
year.
So
you
know,
that'll
translate
into
you,
know:
reserves
better
reserves
exiting
this
year,
but
we'll
be
utilizing
those
next
year
and
so
there's
still
a
lot
of
stuff
moving
right
now.
So
next
slide,
please
so
the
the
kind
of
the
tone
the
feel
for
the
financials
is
the
same
as
a
couple
months
ago.
I
Our
revenues
are
still
trending
very
well
they're,
they're,
hot
from
the
hot
economy
and
the
inflation.
You
know
with
expenditures,
it's
still
being
a
concern,
but
you
know
a
delayed
impact
on
that.
So
I
just
want
to
highlight
you
know:
we've
the
year-to-date
budget
variants
for
home
rule
sales,
tax,
state
sales,
tax,
utility
tax,
I'm,
getting
an
echo
here,
food
and
beverage
tax
and
local
use
tax.
Those
are
all
significantly
positive
variance
for
the
year.
I
You
know
in
FL
we
have
a
strong
local
economy
and
we're
fortunate
for
that,
but
being
driven
by
inflation
wanted
to
highlight.
You
know
that
the
state
sales
tax-
you
know,
there's
there's
the
the
grocery
tax
suspension.
You
know
it
runs
from
July
of
last
year
through
June
of
this
year,
but
but
the
city
is
still
receiving
its
one
percent.
A
share
of
grocery
taxes,
the
state
is
making
that
up.
I
So
that
is
not
impacting
our
state
sales
tax
revenues,
so
you
can
see
you
know
we're
significantly
over
over
budget
positive
variance
in
state
sales,
tax,
we've
monitored
that
and
financed
just
to
make
sure,
because
the
the
Department
of
Revenue
is
doing
those
calculations.
The
grocery
stores
are
still
supposed
to
be
reporting
that,
even
though
they're
not
collecting
it
just
to
you
know
confirm
that
we're
getting
those
those
sales
tax
revenues
and
then
on
the
utility
tax
side.
I
I
wanted
to
highlight
that
you
know
that's
been
kind
of
running
under
you
know
the
last
couple
of
years
because
of
Telecom
decreases
in
Telecom
attacks,
but
it's
it's
over
this
year,
a
year
to
date,
due
to
the
natural
gas
natural
gas
prices,
I
I
looked
up
a
year
ago
compared
to
where
they
are
right
now
looks
like
it's
been
about
a
55
increase.
You
know
in
in
price,
you
know
natural
gas
and
you
know
that's
the
double-edged.
I
Sword,
I've
been
talking
about
a
lot
over
the
last
few
months,
positive
for
the
city,
not
so
positive
for
the
residents
and
the
consumers
of
our
area,
but
you
know
all
in
all.
If
you
look
at
the
bottom
of
the
year-to-date
budget
variants,
you
know
we're
seven
million
better
than
budget
at
this
point
in
time,
so
very
positive
again
next
month,
we'll
talk
about
those
projections
and
you
know
what
may
be
an
occurring
and
pushing
those
expenditures
out
into
into
next
year
and
having
to
utilize
some
of
those
extra
revenues.
I
Then
next
slide,
please
the
revenue
slide
next
month.
This
will
show
the
projection
for
the
year
we've
added
the
prior
year-to-date
actual
to
show
a
comparison
here,
so
I
kind
of
want
to
just
highlight
a
couple
of
of
lines.
The
taxes
you
can
see
this
year
we're
at
64.6
million
dollars
year
to
date
last
year
with
63.5.
So
again,
you
know
that's
some
of
those
revenues
running
hotter
than
last
year,
based
on
inflation
charges
for
services
that
is
significantly
over
last
year,
11.3
million
almost
versus
8.5.
I
A
lot
of
that
has
to
do
with
ambulance
fees
and
you're,
going
to
see
kind
of
an
offset
down
in
the
expenditures
related
to
the
the
full
amount
gets
billed
on
an
insurance
basis,
and
then
it
gets
adjusted
and
we
and
we're
booking
that
to
expenditures
right
now.
We
are
going
to
talk
to
our
Auditors
about
just
suggesting
that
to
revenues
but
kind
of
getting
into
the
weeds
here,
but
that's
really
related
to
that
gmet
program
that
we've
mentioned
a
few
times.
It's
the
ground,
emergency
medical
transport.
I
That's
a
federal
program,
is
related
to
reimbursement
of
Medicaid
expenditures
for
ambulance
Crews.
So
it's
it's
had
a
very
positive
impact
on
the
city
and
then
investment
income.
You
can
see
435
thousand
dollars
year
to
date
versus
a
whopping
nine
thousand
dollars
last
year
when
interest
rates
were
down
near
zero.
So
you
know
we
have
the
investment
advisors,
but
you
know
in
all
honesty
and
transparency
too.
It's
just
interest
rates
are
up,
I
mean
even
the
money
we
don't
have
with
our
advisors
when
a
local
government
investment
pool
with
the
state.
I
It's
it's
over
four
percent
right
now,
so
you
know
that.
That's
a
good
you,
don't
you
don't
want
to.
You
know,
drive
your
your
business
model
on
investment
earnings,
but
you
know
we'll
take
that.
That's
that's
very
positive!
Next
slide,
please
expenditures
again!
You
know
we'll
be
putting
in
the
projections,
but
just
to
highlight
a
couple
items.
You
know
compared
to
Prior
year
that
Capital
expenditures
line
that's
good
661
000..
You
can
see
that
our
budget
was
5.6
million.
So
this
is
the
challenges
with
finding
equipment.
I
Last
year
we
had
1.5
million,
so
you
know
not
a
real,
significant
difference,
but
you
can
see
that
the
plan
for
the
year
was
significantly
higher
than
where
we
are
right
now
and
then
other
expenditures
of
the
2.3
million
versus
last
year,
1.5
million.
That's
those
adjustments
to
some
of
those
ambulance
runs
we're
building
at
the
higher
rate,
and
then
it
still
comes
in
with
an
insurance
adjustment,
so
higher
Revenue
a
little
offset
with
the
expenditures,
but
still
doing
very
well
related
to
that
that
federally
funded
program
next
slide.
I
I
You
know
I,
always
kind
of
comment
on
solid
waste
that
that
loss
here
today
has
been
coming
down
again
to
highlight
the
way
our
our
financials
are
presented
to
council
and
the
public,
the
the
commitments
slash
POS.
We
refer
to
those
as
encumbrances
as
well
beginning
of
the
year
landfill
fees
Etc.
If
we,
if
we
sign
a
contract,
we
show
that
as
expended
right
away
so
with
the
solid
ways.
I
You
know
it
showed
a
huge
loss
at
the
beginning
of
the
year
and
then,
as
the
revenues
come
in
during
the
year,
that
law
starts
to
to
subside
or
decrease.
So
you
can
see
it's
at
a
162
right
now,
but
you
know
the
challenges
with
the
Enterprise
funds
are
really
you
know,
they're
they're,
feeling
those
expenditures
too,
the
chemicals
all
that
stuff's
a
lot
more
expensive.
I
So
I
I've
used
this
term
where
you
can't
control
expenses,
but
you
can
try
to
manage
them,
so
you
manage
them
with
with
timing
negotiations
with
your
vendors
I
think
you
know
it
was
several
months
ago,
but
you
know
we
had
a
chlorine
vendor
where
we
had
to
adjust
the
contract.
You
know
we
don't
want
to
harm
our
vendors
either.
You
know
there's
just
certain
situations
where,
if
we
we
hold
people
to
contracts,
you
know
sometimes
it's
going
to
put
them
in
a
serious
pinch.
I
So
we
try
to
work
with
our
vendors
as
well.
So
you
know
a
lot.
A
lot
of
communications
occurring
a
lot
of
looking
at
the
the
timing
of
projects
and
equipment
and
then
next
slide.
Please
and
then
just
this
one
is
just
to
remind
the
community
that
these
these
reports
are
online
at
that
address.
There's
also
some
more
detailed
reports
out
there
as
well,
so
that
I'll
pause
for
our
questions
for
comments.
B
Okay,
so
we're
gonna
move
on
to
the
deputy
City
manager's
discussion.
Thank
you.
S
Sir
I
think
we've
got
a
couple
of
slides
tonight,
but
thank
you.
Matteus
Tori,
Chocolat,
downtown
Bloomington
February
3rd
from
5
to
8
P.M,
encourage
everybody
to
turn
out
for
that.
Another
thing
I
want
to
do
is
to
thank
Ferrero
for
their
investment.
S
In
this
event,
I
think
it
says
a
lot
about
them
as
a
company
that
they
are
willing
to
invest
in
events
like
this,
to
show
their
support
for
this
community
and
so
again
want
to
thank
them
and
want
to
encourage
people
to
come
out
to
the
Tour
de
Chocolat
on
February
3rd
from
5
to
8
pm
next
slide.
Please
and
the
Indoor
Farmers
Market
February
18th,
as
you
can
see,
from
9
A.M
to
12
p.m.
Gross
inter
Motors
Arena
again
encourage
people
to
turn
out
for
that
event
as
well.
S
S
B
B
Thank
you
for
those
of
you
who
might
not
be
familiar.
This
is
a
program
where,
whenever
a
police
officer
stops
somebody
for
a
broken
light
on
their
vehicle,
they
are
handed
a
a
voucher
that
would
allow
them
to
to
go
and
get
it
repaired
instead
of
getting
a
ticket.
B
So
it
makes
for
a
much
more
positive
interaction
with
you
know,
between
motorists
and
police
officers,
and
this
is
a
program
that
was
started,
I
believe
in
Minnesota,
right
Minneapolis
and
now
it's
been
expanded
to
a
number
of
different
areas
in
the
country
and
I
believe
we
are
the
second
city
in
Illinois
to
do
number
one
say:
second
right:
okay,
all
right!
B
Second,
so
again,
I
want
to
thank
you
for
identifying
the
program
and
and
helping
to
bring
it
to
to
Bloomington
it's
a
fantastic
and,
and
it
also
highlights
the
a
lot
of
the
positives
that
you
you've
done
in
terms
of
Community
engagement
and
and
bringing
about
more
positive
interactions
with
our
residents.
So
we're
very
thankful
for
that.
Okay,
all
right
are
there
comments
from
council
members.
B
No
okay,
that
is
awesome.
B
Okay,
I
think
we
are
moving
on.
Then
we
we
do
have
an
executive
session
and
I
have
a
handy
dandy
script
that
foreign.