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A
Here,
thank
you
very
much.
We
have
a
quorum
and
we're
going
to
move
forward.
Matt.
Excuse
me,
our
distinguished
city
manager,
mr
gleason,
would
you
come
on
down
and
give
us
a
covert
update
at
least
part
of
the
covet
update,
much
of
which
will
probably
unfold
in
the
next
few
days?
Thank
you.
G
G
G
I
want
to
let
the
community
know
more
so
that
the
bloomington
police
department
have
incorporated
the
emergency
order
non-compliance
into
their
weekend,
downtown
enforcement
for
quite
some
time.
In
fact,
those
checks
have
resulted
in
three
violations
under
our
liquor,
commission
and
liquor.
Commissioner
mayor
renner
on
november
4th
at
1201
a.m.
The
governor's
order,
closed
indoor,
dining
for
bars
and
restaurants.
G
The
city
shared
our
enforcement
steps
that
they
will
be
notifying
the
mclean
county
health
department
for
follow-up.
When
we
come
across
non-compliance,
while
checks
have
occurred
the
weekend
prior,
we
saw
nothing
like
what
was
reported
this
past
weekend,
not
sure
if
this
is
true,
I
heard
this
third
hand
and
know
at
the
end
of
the
day
it
does
not
matter,
but
I
have
heard
that
students
are
going
home
this
coming
weekend
and
it
was
sort
of
the
last
hurrah
knowing
that
they
may
or
may
not
return.
G
In
january,
bloomington
police
department
has
already
filed
10
complaints
to
the
mclean
county
health
department.
Mayor
renner,
as
liquor,
commissioner,
is
considering
bringing
violations
before
the
commission.
I've
also
discussed
this
with
states
attorney
don
knapp
and
we
aren't
ruling
out
criminal
charges
under
the
administrative
code,
which
is
a
class
a
misdemeanor.
G
I
know
both
mayors
have
talked
about
what
more
could
look
like
regarding
non-compliance,
in
fact,
have
a
meeting
on
wednesday
morning
with
the
town
manager,
pam
reese
and
with
the
county
administrator
camille
rodriguez,
to
discuss
that
very
topic
as
well.
I've
also
reached
out
to
both
illinois
wesleyan
university
and
illinois
state
university
late
this
afternoon.
G
Additionally,
we
as
a
city
organization
just
sharing
with
the
community
that
we
are
following
the
idph
recommendation
that
they
made
a
couple
of
days
ago
requesting
that
if
you
are
able
to
work
from
home
limit
in-person
gatherings
over
the
next
three
week
period,
they
strongly
recommend
that
we
do
that.
Now
what
city
facilities
have
looked
like
from
day?
One
is
open
but
open
to
the
public
by
appointment
and
in
fact,
of
the
office
type
of
jobs,
the
administrative
jobs
that
we
have
throughout
the
city.
G
G
That
will
be
able
to
effectively
work
from
home
and
that's
the
course
of
action
that
I've
directed
the
different
departments
to
do
and
I'll
reassess
on
thursday
december
3rd
with
a
possible
change
monday
december
7th
and
then
also
just
sharing
that
beginning
in
december,
administrative
court
will
become
virtual
and
will
be
held.
I
believe
on
zoom.
As
the
you
know,
the
the
platform
that
we'll
be
using
could
go
on
more,
but
that's
enough
for
now,
but
the
biggie
was
the
first
comment
that
I
wanted
to
share
with
community.
A
B
C
C
C
C
Two
weeks
after
shutoffs
began,
we
have
not
had
a
day
under
2
000,
daily
coronavirus
cases.
That's
october,
7th
october
15th.
We
have
had
over
3
000
cases
of
coronavirus
a
day
october
24th
we
had
over
4
000
coronavirus
cases
a
day
and
october
28th.
We
have
had
over
6
000
cases
a
day
all
before
halloween
all
before
the
election.
C
Our
restaurants
aren't
more
popular,
although
I'm
sure
they're
great
our
election
wasn't
worse
than
any
other
states,
it
was
utility
shutoffs,
the
congressional
research
services
2007,
that's
bush
era,
analysis
entitled
pandemic
influenza,
an
analysis
of
state
preparedness
and
response
plans
had
in
table
eight
public
utility
service.
Continuation
ameren
illinois
is
a
public
utility
regulated
by
the
illinois.
C
Commerce,
commission,
I'm
speaking
to
you
today
in
support
of
initiative
b2
on
the
agenda,
because
we
need
our
governor
to
protect
residents
more
than
multi-billion
dollar
corporations
who,
by
the
way
their
profits,
have
maintained,
pace
or
increased
since
last
year
for
porters,
two
and
three
that
was
the
zenith
of
our
unemployment
crisis.
They
had
a
36
increase
in
their
profits
per
share
and
all
the
way
through
the
end
of
september.
C
B
A
B
Yeah,
I
can
see
that
he
is
in
the
meeting
there's
a
little
bit
of
a
delay.
Sometimes
let
me
see
if
I
can
unmute
him.
A
One
and
we
can
come
back
to
matthew
right,
we
can't
wait
as
much
as
as
long
as
someone
actually
have
time
to
speak.
Thank
you,
madam
clerk.
H
There
she
goes
all
right,
I
just
just
unmuted
hi.
This
is
charlotte
alvarez,
I'm
the
executive
director
of
the
immigration
project.
As
a
side
note,
we
have
a
fund
to
help
immigrant
families
pay,
rent
and
utilities
that
is
still
open.
I
encourage
eligible
families
to
contact
us
and
apply
the
program
ends
at
the
end
of
this
year,
but
today
my
primary
purpose
is
to
talk
about
the
proposal
to
explore
a
certified
welcoming
designation
with
welcoming
america.
H
I
am
encouraged
to
see
the
city
is
continuing
to
try
to
find
ways
to
help
immigrants
in
our
community.
However,
I
encourage
you
all
to
not
lose
sight
of
the
fact
that
hundreds
of
community
leaders
have
been
stating
for
years.
The
key
way
to
do
that
is
to
pass
a
welcoming
city
ordinance
that
eliminates
communication
between
bloomington
police
department
and
ice.
The
welcoming
america
designation
requires
community
collaboration
as
part
of
its
principles.
H
One
pillar
of
the
welcoming
designation
is
safe
communities
and,
while
the
organization
leaves
it
up
to
the
city
to
determine
what
that
means,
given
our
history
of
foia
requests,
the
fact
that
we're
here
today
talking
about
these
issues
as
a
direct
result
of
the
community's
calls
for
an
ordinance,
a
safe
community
is
one
with
a
welcoming
ordinance
for
us
in
bloomington,
the
protection
of
a
welcoming
ordinance
is
not
theoretical.
It's
a
real
need
that
we're
talking
about
actual
lives,
I'm
going
to
be
really
blunt.
Recently,
immigration
projects
spoke
with
a
client
who
was
raped.
H
Although
we
have
a
good
working
relationship
with
the
bloomington
police
on
you,
visa
certifications,
we
can't
say:
there's
a
law
here
that
your
information
won't
be
shared.
We
can't
say
with
hundred
percent
certainty
that
no
harm
will
come
from
helping
to
stop
a
crime
being
designated
welcoming
is
something,
but
we
aren't
here
to
get
a
sticker
or
a
designation
unless
it
means
more
unless
it
solves
the
problems
and
is
responsive
to
our
city
and
the
needs
expressed
by
our
community.
H
I
Zachary
hi,
can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
hi
my
name's
zach.
I'm
excited
to
speak
to
you
today,
because
there
are
some
great
proposals
being
presented
by
both
sides.
First
off,
I
strongly
suggest
you
all
support
this
non-binding
resolution.
Politely
asking
the
governor
to
create
a
moratorium
on
utility
shutoffs
during
the
cobin
19
pandemic.
I
I
People
are
are
already
working
on
breadcrumbs,
kids,
back
with
kids
back
at
home
and
the
last
people
last
thing
people
need
right
now
is
utility
shutoffs.
I
also
wanted
to
say
how
happy
I
was
with
donna
boland
for
her
supporting
of
a
welcoming
cities.
The
welcoming
americas
initiative
will
be
a
great
thing
to
include
in
our
welcoming
ordinance.
I
I'm
really
glad
you've
decided
to
support
making
bloomington
a
welcoming
city
that
is
safe
for
immigrants
by
passing
an
inclusive,
welcoming
ordinance.
Your
support
is
greatly
appreciated
and
thank
you
so
much,
and
I
know
that
many
elected
officials
have
worried
about
the
baseless
threat
of
losing
federal
funding
because
of
passing
a
welcoming
ordinance.
I
Hopefully
we
can
put
this
warrantless
threat
to
bed
since
president
trump
lost
so
bigly.
I
mean
I
don't
think
anyone
has
ever
suffered
this
huge
of
a
loss
in
all
of
human
history.
I
mean
it
was
hilarious,
but
super
sad
that
trump
suffered
this
tremendous
record-breaking
failure
from
a
candidate
like
sleepy
joe
and
kamala
the
cop.
Just
like
hashtag
sad,
I
don't
think
anyone's
ever
seen
a
loser
this
big
anyway,
since
this
huge
loss
by
trump
in
the
election.
I
We
no
longer
have
to
worry
about
a
federal
government
threatening
to
take
away
federal
funding
from
cities
that
refuse
to
engage
in
immigration
enforcement.
With
the
inclusion
of
donald's
proposal,
I
think
bloomington
will
become
one
of
the
friendliest
cities
in
the
midwest
for
immigrants.
Thank.
J
Okay,
great,
my
name
is
carla
bailey
smith
and
I'm
here
to
support
a
welcoming
ordinance.
I'm
a
resident
of
bloomington
and
a
member
of
the
unitarian
universalist
church
of
bloomington
normal.
Our
statewide
uu
advocacy
network,
supports
all
efforts
to
protect
immigrants
and
keep
families
together,
because
we
believe
in
the
inherent
worth
and
dignity
of
every
person.
J
We
seek
to
promote
justice,
equity
and
compassion
in
human
relations
and
to
recognize
our
interdependence
with
all
who
are
marginalized.
Illinois
trust
act
only
prohibits
detaining
people
on
immigration
status
alone.
It
doesn't
do
anything
to
prohibit
local
law
enforcement,
to
detain
people
or
inform
ice
of
a
possible
undocumented
immigrant.
We
want
everyone
to
feel
safe,
calling
the
police
to
protect
them
and
we
don't
want
to
see
any
more
families
torn
apart.
B
Next
up,
we
have
lloyd,
lori,
bergner.
B
Yeah
we
can
let's
move
on
and
we'll
come
back
to
lori
the
same
as
we
will
for
matthew.
Let's
see
next
up
we'll
be
doug
hennessey
doug.
A
A
Thank
you,
council
member
carrillo,
star
six,
if
you're
on
the
phone.
Thank
you
hello.
Okay,
madame
pro
could
go
to
the
next
person.
Please.
B
L
Doug
hennessey
I'm
the
retired
pastor
of
holy
trinity
church.
I
just
want
to
speak
briefly
in
support
of
the
welcoming
city
ordinance
again,
I
think
it's
really
important
that
we
codify
the
values
that
keep
people
safe
and
make
sure
that
they
know
they
can
flourish
and
develop
here,
and
so
I
just
encourage
you
to
give
that
welcoming.
America
is
an
admirable
thing,
but
that's
more
aspirational.
What
we
want
to
be
the
welcome
city
ordinance
will
be
make
sure
that
it
is
what
we
are.
So
I
encourage
you
to
give
that
careful
consideration.
A
Thank
you
doug
very
much.
Madame
next.
B
All
right
next
up
will
be
kyle
hower.
F
I
thank
you
mayor
and
the
council,
so
I'm
here
today
to
talk
about
the
welcome
scene,
orient
welcome
to
maine
sitting
organs
and
I'm
very
happy
to
say
that
that
donna
is
taking
a
first
step
towards
going
towards
the
ordinance.
We
definitely
need
to
make
more
steps
to
make
the
community
safer
for
undocumented
and
documented
immigrants.
F
Safety
is
of
the
utmost
importance,
especially
in
any
community,
and
I
feel
like
it
needs
to
be
followed
through,
and
I
also
urge
the
council
to
look
into
no
amaranth
shutoffs
because
it's
getting
towards
wintertime
and
we
need
to
make
sure
all
of
the
community
is
safe
and
especially
with
the
kova
19
pandemic.
We
definitely
don't
want
people
to
feel
like
they
have
to
expose
themselves
to
the
virus.
A
A
M
Excellent,
yes,
the
the
instructions
were
a
little
unclear
when
it
was
coming
through
hello
council,
I'm
here
in
spirit
and
voice
today,
to
discuss
two
very
important
topics.
For
me:
the
welcome
cities
ordinance
and
the
potential
eviction
moratorium
extension
now
more
than
over.
We
need
to
focus
on
healing
all
the
damage
done
to
our
relationships
with
our
fellow
americans.
M
One
of
the
most
damaged
by
far
in
our
recent
political
climate
is
with
our
immigrants.
It
is
important
that,
despite
our
political
climate,
these
last
four
years
that
we
put
forth
the
effort
to
strengthen
the
relationships
with
the
immigrant
community
and
our
police
by
ensuring
that
police
and
city
officials
are
not
participating
in
federal
immigration
enforcement
efforts
together,
we
need
to
be
culminating,
an
open
and
welcoming
environment
in
which
people
are
willing
to
go
through
the
proper
channels
to
be
a
part
of
this
part
of
this,
and
sports
is
of
this
society.
M
This
includes
some
great
level
of
further
immigration
reform,
but
that's
another
conversation
with
other
audiences.
I
urge
you
to
pass
the
welcome
and
cities
ordinance
and
help
heal
these
wounds
that
exist
alongside
this
issue
is
something
that
is
very
important.
Building
upon
everything
ellen
has
said:
pritzker
just
extended
the
eviction
moratorium
for
an
additional
30
days,
which
was
announced
on
the
13th.
M
F
A
N
N
Okay,
so
I'm
I'm
also
I'm
a
board
member
of
the
immigration
project,
and
I'm
also
here
to
speak
in
in
favor
of
or
urging
the
council
to
take
up
the
welcoming
city
ordinance
again,
which
is
just
necessary
if
we're
going
to
become
a
certified
welcoming
city,
the
ordinance
restricts
communication
between
the
police
department
and
ice
and
that's
just
a
necessary
part
of
really
creating
a
welcoming
city,
and
I
want
to
mention
that
I
contacted
kathleen
lorenz
from
normal
town
council
and
she
said
that,
as
far
as
she
knows,
everything's
going
fine
with
their
welcoming
city
ordinance
and
then
I
talked
to
chief
rich
rick,
bleichner
fleischner,
and
he
said
not
only
was
it
going
really
well
and
people
were
working
together
very
well,
but
he
said
it's
even
been
helpful
for
him
because
it
keeps
him
in
the
loop.
N
So
it's
actually
he's
really
really
liked
having
it
actually
so
this
is.
This
shows
that
it
can
be
done
without
a
problem.
Whatever
else
people
thought
in
terms
of
that,
it
couldn't
be
done
or
there
would
be
some
kind
of
major
issues
there
really
has
not
been,
and
he
talked
about
the
importance
of
sitting
down
at
the
table
together,
listening
to
each
and
really
working
out
something
that
everybody
can
live
with,
and
I
think
it's
very
doable.
N
B
That's
correct
and
we
had
no
email
public
comment
just
wanted
to
state
that,
for
the
record,
thanks
thank.
A
You
very
much
next,
we
move
on
to
item
five
both
on
the
consent
agenda
and
there
are
both
sets
of
minutes,
one
from
october
12,
2020
and
the
other
from
october
19th
2020.,
I'm
going
to
ask
if,
unless
there's
a
motion
to
separate
these,
for
some
reason,
is
there
a
motion
to
approve
the
sets
of
minutes
here,
move
mike
to
approve
council
member
matthew,
as
presented
in
our
second
second,
by
councilman
any
discussion
saying
I'm,
madam
turk,
would
you
please
call
the
roll.
K
O
P
A
Q
A
Very
important,
I
know
so:
okay
next
we
move
to
item
six
a
and
that
is
presentation
and
discussion
of
the
proposed
library
expansion,
as
requested
by
the
bloomington
public
library.
There
is
no
motion
here
and
so
we're
going
to
start.
I'm
going
to
turn
this
over
to
mr
gleason,
then
gene
hamilton,
our
library
director
for
a
a
15-minute
presentation
and
then
up
to
a
15-minute
council
discussion.
But
again
this
is
the
first
presentation
reactions
and
mr
gleason
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
you
and
we'll
start
from
there.
G
Thank
you,
mayor
and
council
for
the
community
an
exciting
night
and
hope
everybody's
tuned
in
and,
if
you
don't
see
it
live,
you
know,
click
on
the
presentation.
After
the
fact,
this
community
is
aware
that
this
discussion
of
a
library
expansion
has
been
something
that's
been
ongoing
for
10
plus
years.
G
Prior
to
my
arrival
about
three
years
ago.
There
was
a
fair
amount
of
work
that
had
been
done
and
was
presented
to
council
and
the
project
was
a
30
plus
million
dollar
project
four
years
ago,
and
it
was
not
all
inclusive
like
what
the
community
is
going
to
hear
tonight.
G
I
truly
think
everybody's
going
to
be
excited
council
has
seen
this
presentation,
but
tonight
it's
the
city's
turn
so
with
that
said
I'll
turn
this
over
to
julian
westerhout,
with
the
library
board
and
then
jeannie
hamilton
as
the
executive
director
at
the
library
julian.
R
Thanks
tim,
thank
you
mayor
and
council,
hello
to
all
the
public
out
there.
Jeannie
is
starting
to
share
the
presentation,
just
want
to
say
we
are
very
excited
tonight.
We've
been
doing
an
awful
lot
for
a
lot
of
years
in
a
space
that
hasn't
been
as
flexible
and
hasn't
been,
as
provided
as
much
space
as
the
community
needs.
R
We
think
what
we're
going
to
show
you
tonight
after
listening
extensively
to
the
community
listening
to
the
council
in
repeated
iterations,
we've
come
up
with
what
we
think
is
a
plan
with
the
architecture
for
a
firm
of
engberg
anderson
that
provides
us
with
the
space
the
community
needs
for
the
next
few
decades
and
the
flexibility
that
it
needs
we're
going
to
be
really
right-sized
flexible
and
inviting
and
we're
really
excited
about
it.
And
I
will
let
jeannie
tell
you
all
about
it.
S
Thank
you
so
I'll
start
with
sharing
just
imagine
that
you're
coming
to
the
library
on
a
saturday
morning
and
you're
coming
from,
maybe
the
northwest
side
and
you're
traveling
along
olive
street
you'll
pass
an
entrance
on
this
north
side
of
the
building
in
this
new
meeting
room
space
and
then,
as
you
continue
to
travel
along
olive
street
you'll,
see
our
existing
patio
and
some
enhanced
features
with
that
and
you'll
see
our
new
drive
up
book
drop
window
and
then
a
place
where
people
can
drive
up
and
grab
curbside
materials.
S
Curbside
is
a
service
that
we
started
with
covid
and
we
have
heard
that
people
want
to
keep
curbside
around
forever
because
it's
so
convenient
that
we
run
materials
out
to
the
car.
So
this
family
continues
along
and
and
parks
in
this
lower
level
of
just
a
small
parking
structure
that
adds
about
50
extra
spaces
of
parking
to
the
library,
and
then
they
walk
up
along.
S
This
is
east
street
in
city
hall
would
be
right
over
here
and
they
walk
past
the
library
seeing
the
new
entrance
and
enjoying
the
beautiful
dynamic
side
of
the
library
that
has
been
added
on
with
some
a
lot
of
glass
and
enjoying
a
lot
of
natural
light,
and
they
continue
along
there
and
they're
gonna
enjoy
the
farmers
market
downtown
because
it's
connected
to
to
the
library
now
because
they
can
return
then
after
maybe
they
picked
up
some
coffee
and
some
produce
and
enter
through
this
olive
street
entrance.
S
Seeing
again,
this
dynamic
feature
that
kind
of
calls
out
to
the
downtown
and
then
they'll
enter
through
this
new
olive
street
entrance,
and
this
is
a
family
of
four
and
they
they
stop
in
our
new
meeting
rooms
that
can
be
used
as
three
individual
meeting
rooms
or
have
dividers
that
come
down
and
be
larger.
One
larger
meeting
room-
and
let's
say
we
have
a
traveling
dinosaur,
exhibit
that
this
family
is
going
to
enjoy.
S
And
this
would
allow
for
that
then,
as
they're
done
enjoying
that
exhibit
they
have
a
teenager
who
comes
and
enjoys
this
new
teen
activity
space,
maybe
playing
some
video
games
with
some
friends
or
doing
some
homework
with
a
group
project
before
they
join
a
program
in
our
new
maker
space,
where
they
be
learning
about
hands-on
technology
like
3d,
printing,
one
of
the
parents.
S
While
this
team
is
doing
that
hops
in
one
of
these
individual
study
rooms
to
apply
for
a
job
and
the
other
parent
takes
the
other
child
down
the
stairs
to
our
lower
level
and
stops
in
this
sensory
friendly
room,
because
this
child
has
some
sensory
processing
challenges
and
the
busy
morning
has
been
a
lot
for
them.
S
So
they're
able
to
decompress
in
this
room
and
then
are
able
to
enjoy
the
interactive,
hands-on
play
and
learning
in
this
new
children's
area
and
enjoy
this
new
space
where
there's
a
lot
of
gathering
space
for
the
the
families
to
enjoy
together.
S
So
as
you
see
we
are,
this
blue
is
the
existing
library
footprint.
We
are
trying
to
concentrate
the
new
construction,
which
is
this
orange
color
in
the
one
area
of
the
building,
so
that
it
reduces
cost.
So
we
would
be
filling
in
the
current
covered
parking
area
and
then
adding
on
a
little
bit
to
the
west
of
that.
We
would
bump
out
a
little
bit
here
to
expand
those
drive
up
services
and
we
would
have
some
green
space
along
the
edge
of
the
building.
S
Then,
as
you
go
up
on
the
second
floor,
we're
expanding
in
the
same
area
so
that
west
side
of
the
building
and
to
the
northwest
corner.
These
here
would
be
the
new
meeting
rooms,
and
so
there
would
be
indoor
outdoor
access
as
well
as
after
hours
access.
If
we
chose
to
use
that
we
would
take
advantage
too
of
that
new
addition
area
and
add
a
partial
third
floor,
and
this
would
house
administrative
services
and
add
on
space
that
would
be
able
to
move
those
administrative
services
which
are
less
visited
by
the
public.
S
S
We
are
also
meeting
the
major
need
that
we
have
for
parking
by
adding
an
additional
about
50
spots
from
what
we
have
now.
We
also
would
maintain
our
one
entry
point
to
the
parking
lot
and
one
exit
point,
but
we
would
improve
our
parking
lot
situation.
There's
a
lot
of
interactions
between
pedestrians
in
traffic
right
now
and
we'd
make
that
a
little
bit
more
gradual.
As
with
a
longer
terrace
area
for
people
to
walk
out
onto
and
some
bike
parking,
so
that
you're
not
entering
right
into
the
parking
lot.
S
We
would
have
some
exp
accessible
places,
spaces
right
against
the
building,
and
then
this
would
be
the
new
drive
up
book
drop
return
and
there
would
be
a
drive
up
a
pickup
window
for
holds
and
there
would
be
about
space
for
three
cars
to
be
there
and
there's
space
to
navigate
around.
So
we
know
the
drive
up.
Return
takes
less
time
than
a
drive-up
pickup,
so
there
would
be
room
to
navigate
around
each
other
safely.
S
That
two-level
parking
deck
would
be
the
parking
lot
that
is
currently
just
south
of
the
library's
lot.
It's
shared
city
staff
and
library
staff
parking
and
so
that
parking
structure
would
be
a
two
level
parking
structure
and
would
be
pretty
flush
with
the
current
grade
there,
so
that
it
would
just
be
small
ramping
that
would
go
in
and
out
and
it
would
be
open
on
three
sides.
S
S
So
some
features
that
we're
getting
right
now
we
do
have
some
outdoor
space,
but
it's
a
little
difficult
to
access
from
inside
the
building.
We
do
have
a
drive
up
return
and
parking
for
about
88
vehicles,
but
the
proposed
would
really
enhance
that
terrace
area,
adding
a
covered
area
so
that
we
could
use
it
with
even
hotter
weather
or
during
the
sunny
times
or
maybe
even
if
it's
sprinkling
a
little
bit,
we
would
have
safer
drive
up
area.
S
We
had
also
open
up
our
north
entry
again,
so
we'd
have
a
north
and
south
entry
for
people
to
enter
the
library,
and
we
would
have
that
pedestrian
and
bicycle
arrival
and
we
would
incorporate
storm
water
management
since
we
would
be
displacing
some
earth
here,
we
would
improve
our
seating
a
lot
one
of
the
biggest
things
that
we
get
asked
for
is
study
rooms
and
study
space
right
now
we
only
have
two,
so
those
go
very
quickly.
We
would
be
increasing
that
to
12.
S
S
We
would
expand
our
shelving
and
be
able
to
have
lower
shelving
right.
Now
we
have
very
tall
shelving
and
we
would
have
the
same
thing
with
the
story:
time
rooms
where
it
would
be
able
to
be
two
individual
story,
rooms
or
one
larger
story
room.
We
would
have
a
computer
lab
that
we
could
use
for
computer
classes
or
it
would
have
all
glass
walls
so
that
we
could
also
use
it
for
public
computing
when
there
aren't
any
classes
in
session,
and
that
would
be
a
quieter
area
which
we
get
requests
for
a
lot.
S
S
So
right
now
we're
in
november
of
2020.
So
we're
talking
with
you
as
the
city
council.
If
we
get
the
go
ahead
to
move
forward,
we
would,
over
the
next
year,
work
on
detailed
schematic
design
drawings,
and
this
would
be
about
a
750
000
commitment
to
do
the
designs
and
construction
drawings.
Then,
in
january
we
would
be
ready
to
build
january
of
2022..
S
Sorry,
we
would
be
ready
to
bid
out,
which
is
a
great
time
to
release
construction,
drawings
or
construction
bidding
and
then
over
an
18-month
period
would
be
the
construction.
So
we
would
focus
the
first
eight
months
on
the
new
construction
on
the
west
side
of
the
building,
and
then
we
would
focus
four
months
on
a
first
floor
renovation
and
then
four
months
on
a
second
floor
renovation.
S
This
phasing
would
allow
us
to
be
in
the
building
the
whole
time,
with
just
very
brief
closures,
maybe
a
day
here
and
there,
when
we
are
doing
a
lot
of
moving
of
equipment
and
furniture.
S
And
so
this
cost
has
come
in
at
20.7
million
dollars
and
we
think
that
the
library
can
contribute
5.9
million
dollars
with
our
current
fund
balances
that
we've
saved
for
for
this
capital
project
and
then
also
with
donations,
grants
and
additional
reserves
that
will
come
about
before
the
project.
So
we
would
be
asking
for
a
15
million
dollar
bond
and
so
bloomington
public
library
is
contributing
nearly
29
of
the
cost.
And
then
the
15
million
dollar
bond
would
be
71
of
the.
S
G
I
did
real
quick,
you
know.
Hopefully,
the
community
finds
this
extremely
exciting
and
the
bonding
and
the
the
funding
portion.
This
is
not
what's
on
our
plate
at
this
time.
Truly,
the
library
is
at
the
point,
much
like
our
o'neill
pool
project
where
they're
in
the
design
phase
and
was
looking
for
encouragement
thumbs
up
from
council
to
you
know,
use
you
know
those
dollars
to
advance
to
this
next
step
because
they're
very
good
stewards
of
the
taxpayer
dollars
again.
G
This
is
something
that's
been.
You
know
a
conversation
in
this
community
for
several
years
and
I
think
what
we
saw
tonight
is
a
vision,
and
you
know,
potentially
something
that's
going
to
become
a
reality
in
a
very
short
order
and
it's
exciting
for
the
community
and
the
design
work
heard
nothing
but
extremely
positive
comments
from
the
elected
officials
and
staff
members.
Our
directors
saw
this
as
well
and
just
truly
a
great
job.
G
A
Thank
you
very
much
and
thank
you,
mr
gleason,
and
thank
you
all
everybody
involved,
jeanne
and
julian
westerhout
and
others,
and
the
entire
library
board
that
have
been
involved
with
this
and
all
the
staff.
Thank
you.
Obviously,
this
is
such
a
critical
thing,
not
just
for
the
quality
of
our
life
of
our
community,
the
extent
to
which
thousands
of
people
use
the
library
not
just
for
the
traditional
resources,
but
even
to
apply
for
jobs,
because
they
don't
have
adequate
access
to
the
internet.
A
Okay,
thank
you
and
at
that
level
you
know
at
some
point,
as
we
maybe
move
forward
toward
making
this
a
reality
which
will
be
such
a
huge
benefit
to
the
entire
community
and
our
broader
image.
Frankly,
but
is
that
maybe
one
piece
of
paying
for
the
the
bond
may
be
a
series
of
graduated
increases
very
small
because
they're
all
very
small
in
the
library's
tax
levy
over
time
since
we're
already
very
low
so
that
that
might
help
to
close
that
gap.
P
Thanks
mayor
jeannie
and
the
board
great
work
to
get
to
the
presentation
today-
and
I
really
think
you
blew
it
out
of
the
park
with
the
with
the
presentation
for
sure
I'll
echo
what
the
mayor
said,
I
was
going
to
say
some
of
those
things
things.
So
I
won't
repeat
so.
P
P
To
get
a
little
more
detail,
are
we
are
we
adding
handicap
spots,
or
is
it
going
to
be
the
same
and
then
what's
the
closest
bus
access?
Do
we
anticipate
next
question
would
be
basically,
you
know,
people
that
argue
that
you
know
physical
libraries
are
a
thing
of
the
past.
We
don't
really
need
them
anymore
and-
and
the
third
would
be
you
know,
you
know
how
do
how
does
the
size
of
our
library
compare
to
other
similar
cities
nearby?
So
those
are
the
questions
I
had
thank.
S
So,
yes,
we
would
definitely
strive
to
meet
all
the
code
requirements
for
accessible
parking.
There
are
a
lot
of
things
in
the
code
that
tell
you
how
to
meet
those
there
are
and
in
terms
of
further
parking.
There
are
things
in
the
code
that
encourage
you
to
have
more
bike
parking
that
and
some
of
that
by
parking
counts
towards
your
total
parking
count,
and
if
you
have
like
a
electrical
vehicle
charging
that
could
count
towards
some
of
your
parking
as
well.
S
So
we
would
strive
to
do
definitely
some
of
those
things
and
then
I
believe
the
closest
bus
access
is
right
outside
of
city
hall.
So
this
opening
up
the
owl
street
entrance
would
be
very
helpful
for
that,
because
right
now
it's
hard
to
navigate
that
hill,
especially
in
the
winter,
even
for
able-bodied
people
that
that
hell
is
very
can
be
hazardous
and
then,
as
far
as
relevancy,
I
think
we
are
seeing.
The
library
is
still
booming.
S
We
have
a
lot
of
checkouts
still
even
in
the
age
of
the
e-readers,
and
we
do
offer
e-books
and
things
like
that
last
year,
even
with
covid.
In
the
last
couple
months
we
had
1.1
million
checkouts,
so
our
year
does
go
through
may
1
to
april
30th.
So
we
did
see
a
couple
months
of
impact.
There,
we've
also
seen
in
the
last
two
months
a
10
increase
over
the
previous
year's
checkouts
and
then
the
so
that
was
october
and
then
september.
We
saw
a
five
percent
increase.
S
So
even
now,
in
these
times,
where
everything's
different
we're
seeing
increases
and
that's
not
all
attributed
to
eu
resources,
we
we
are
seeing
high
increases
in
our
print
resource
use
as
well
and
as
far
as
e-resources
we
do
have.
That
is
very
big
part
of
our
service,
but
it's
been
at
bloomington
public
library
for
14
years
and
we're
still
only
seeing
it
as
16
of
our
circulation.
S
So
our
physical
materials
still
are
high
high
use,
and
we
also
are
offering
a
wide
variety
of
programs,
educational
and
free
entertainment
for
people.
It
serves
as
a
meeting
place
and
one
of
the
things
during
cova
during
social
distancing.
We
can't
have
those
meetings
like
we
used
to,
and
those
are
the
things
that
people
are
missing
the
most.
We
get
a
lot
of
questions
about
hey.
Can
I
still
tutor
here
or
can
I
have
a
family
visitation
here?
S
Homeschool
groups,
community
groups
and
those
are
things
that
people
really
want
to
see
at
the
library.
S
R
That
that
the
question
isn't
our
library
is
going
to
become
irrelevant,
I
don't
think
that's
going
to
happen.
They
will
change
we're
looking
for
maximum
flexibility,
so
we're
getting
different
sorts
of
demands.
I
think
the
traditional
aspect
of
the
library
is
going
to
be
along
around
as
long
as
probably
most
of
us
will
be
and
beyond
that,
but
we
also
want
to
be
prepared
for
the
changing
nature
of
this,
with
the
flexibility
to
adapt.
As
time
goes
on,.
S
Sure
yeah
and
we've
really
tried
to
incorporate
that
in
the
design,
just
the
the
availability
of
flexibility,
so
we
can
adapt
onto
those
future
needs
and
then
I
think
your
final
question
was
buildings
of
similar
sizes
are
similar
size
population.
So,
for
example,
champagne
is
similar
in
size
to
our
population.
I
guess
I
should
start
with
our
current
building.
Is
57
000
square
feet
we're
proposing
just
over
81
000
square
feet
with
this
design?
S
Champaign
is
121
000
square
feet
and
peoria
actually
has
five
branches
and
their
main
branch
is
a
hundred
three
thousand
square
feet
so
much
higher
than
that.
If
you
look
at
all
the
branches.
A
Thank
you
very
much
genie
and
thank
you
yeah.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
All
you've
done.
Thank
you.
Jeff
was
that
dude,
I'm
sorry
jeff
did
that
answer
your
question.
It
does
thank
you
and
just
to
clarify
this
was
actually
a
really
very
legitimate
question,
not
just
well.
A
It
is
today,
but
it
was
most
important
10
to
15
18
20
years
ago,
and
at
this
point
the
the
the
question
is:
maybe
some
people
have
not
understood,
but
it's
quite
stale
and
not
that
we
aren't
still
trying
to
navigate
that,
but
we
know
we're
going
to
need
a
physical
presence
for
all
kinds
of
reasons
and
we
know
we're
going
to
need
an
online
presence
for
all
kinds
of
reasons.
So
thank
you
genie
and
julian
for
helping
to
clarify
that
julie.
Emig.
You
have
a
a
question
or
comment.
Dooley.
O
Yes,
thank
you
for
that
great
presentation.
Jeannie.
As
you
know,
I'm
very
excited
about
this
initiative
and
I
always
like
to
share
just
a
little
tidbit
from
your
website.
You
have
a
great
building
faq
section,
so
I
encourage
anyone
who's
just
interested
in
kind
of
the
historical
development
of
the
library
over
the
years
and
why
this
is
needed.
O
I
mean
it
was
built
in
1976
right
for
a
population
of
41
000
and
we
increased
the
space
in
2006
by
25
percent,
but
we
had
a
population
increase
of
87
percent
and
you've
already
touched
upon
the
numbers,
that
of
circulation,
which
are
higher
now,
which
is
understandable
in
these
times.
But
it
you
know
it's
it's
so
much
more
than
just
getting
resources
and
access
to
e-learning
that
that
there's
what
17,
000
people
attend,
programming
that
you
have
at
least
pre-coded
a
thousand
attendees
daily.
O
I've
spent
a
lot
of
time
at
the
library
and
it's
something
that
a
lot
of
other
families
and
friends
have
shared
that
that
they've
invested
in
over
the
years.
So
I
think
that
that
this
is
a
marvelous
design
and
opportunity,
and
I'm
I
again,
I'm
truly
excited
about
it.
My
question
might
be
more
for
city
manager
gleason,
but
it
was
something
that
he
had
shared
with
us
earlier.
O
If
you
could
translate
for
the
record
a
tax
levy
of
this
amount,
how
does
that
cost
carry
it
over
to
the
average
homeowner
in
bloomington?
If
you
know
what
I'm
asking
yeah.
G
I
think
I
do
and
you're
gonna
tell
me
if
I
got
it
right
or
not,
but
the
numbers
that
that
we
shared
with
council
in
the
preview
a
couple
of
weeks
ago.
It's
quite
simply,
this
the
mayor
commented
to
how
low
our
property
tax
rates
are.
Well,
that's
a
benefit
to
the
community
and
we
are
15
of
that
property
tax
rate.
So
what
is
already
occurred
for
this
year?
G
I
know
I'm
close,
but
I
think
it'd
be
like
3.04
or
3.09
percent
still
well
below
our
closest
comparable
community
of
three
point:
four:
four
percent
on
the
property
tax
rate
and
that's
the
city
of
decatur,
so
a
great
investment.
But
I
get
that
that's
a
conversation
for
a
future
date
did
I
answer.
O
S
You're
correct
that
it's
move
the
decimal
point
over
one,
so
we're
0.3.
G
A
G
A
Tim
anyway,
at
this
point,
I'm
gonna
account
call
on
councilmember
milwaukee
and
then
councilmember
ward.
T
Yes,
thank
you.
Thank
you,
jeannie,
julian,
for
a
great
presentation.
T
I,
as
I
said
in
our
meeting
earlier,
I
I
was
very
excited
to
to
see
the
design
because
you
incorporated
a
lot
of
the
feedback
that
you've
received
over
the
years,
not
only
making
the
space
flexible,
as
well
as
making
the
library
look
like
a
library
where
it's
not,
it
doesn't
seem
like
such
a
concrete
jungle.
T
That
was
one
of
the
worst
sorry
that
was
one
of
the
most
exciting
part
for
me
to
see,
and
and
also
I
wanted
to
to
comment
on
the
fact
that
you
you've
been
very
good
stewards
of
your
resources
over
the
years,
putting
some
money
aside,
but
but
as
well
as
looking
to
fundraise
and
part
of
the
fundraising
in
order
to
decrease
the
cost
to
taxpayers,
includes
having
something
exciting
attractive
for
people
to
consider
and
and
and
find
a
worthy
of
an
investment,
an
additional
investment
on
their
own.
A
Thank
you
so
much.
Let's
see
we
next
again
move
to
council
member
ward.
Q
Yeah,
I
would
echo
what
several
folks
have
already
said
in
terms
of
thanking
those
who've
worked
really
hard
to
to
put
this
presentation
together.
It's
it's
a
meaningful
and
beautiful
plan
that
you
have
and-
and
it
was
well
presented-
and
it
makes
it
easy
to
to
you-
know,
get
my
head
around
and
and
become
supportive
of.
I
see
libraries
as
as
foundational
to
leveling
the
playing
field.
Q
In
many
ways
you
know,
books
and
learning
have
been
have
been
a
privilege
right,
they've
been
privileged,
people
have
have
easily
been
able
to
get
to
books
and
learning
and
reading,
and
you
know,
there's
all
sorts
of
baggage
that
goes
along
with
that
and
libraries
kind
of
stand
squarely
for
leveling
the
playing
field
for
people,
and
so
I'm
I'm
heartily
in
support
of
this.
E
Yeah,
thank
you.
Yeah
just
want
to
say
thank
you.
So
much
for
the
presentation
was
amazing,
love
the
visuals
and
especially
just
want
to
name
that
I
loved
the
way
that
we
are
approaching
this
from
a
very
people-centric
perspective
and
we're
talking
about
families
and
human
beings
and
how
they
are
going
to
be
enjoying
and
making
use
of
this
space,
which
I
think
is
really
really
refreshing
in
government
when
we're
actually
talking
about
people
and
centering
our
plans
around
them.
E
A
Thank
you
and
thank
you
councilmember
katio,
for
reminding
us
that's
why
we're
here
we're
trying
to
help
people.
Thank
you.
Anyone
else
at
this
point.
Thank
you.
So
much
again,
we
look
forward
to
making
progress
on
this
and
mr
gleason
and
I
and
the
library
board
and
others.
You
know
I
really
want
to
move
this
forward
and
I
I
look
forward
to
working.
A
Excuse
me
working
with
the
council
to
make
sure
that
this
happens,
or
at
least
as
long
as
I'm
mayor,
that
we
get
to
the
point
that
this
is
about
to
happen
and
if
I'm
not
doing
what
I
should
be
doing
along
the
way
everyone,
including
council,
I
know
the
council
will
smack
me
to
make
sure
that
I
keep
doing
that
at
this
point.
We're
going
to
move
to
our
council
initiatives
under
item
number.
A
Excuse
me
item
b
and
that
is
under
the
first
one
is
consideration
and
action
on
whether
to
move
forward,
and
let
me
stress
this
for
both
of
these
before
I
even
go
down
this
path.
This
is
purely
a
question
of
whether
to
move
forward
with
this.
There
are
some
options.
A
A
A
I
think
mostly,
we've
not
experienced
that
lately,
so
I
just
float
that
out
there
for
my
colleagues
productivity
throughout,
not
just
the
next
six
months
but
beyond
that,
and
then
it's
if
you
just
if
you
want
something
on
the
agenda,
just
contact
him
and
I,
and
if
we
find
that
there's
broader
support
a
little
bit
of
support,
we'll
bring
it
forward
anyway.
At
this
point,
so
we'll
start
with
a
three-minute
presentation
by
councilmember
bolan,
and
then
we
will
go
to
a
very
quick
five-minute
presentation
for
everyone.
So
donna
you
have
the
floor.
D
D
The
covid
response
brought
all
or
many
social
service
resources
under
one
umbrella.
The
immigration
project
has
recently
received
a
substantial
grant
in
order
to
establish
a
welcoming
center
and
for
the
record
ward.
2
has
a
significant
population
of
non-english
speakers
and,
as
a
result,
cedar
ridge.
D
D
A
A
E
Yeah,
I'm
gonna
be
opposing
this
this
initiative.
I
think
it
is
extremely
dangerous
to
get
the
sticker
of
being
a
welcoming
community
without
being
willing
to
take
the
necessary
steps
to
ensure
legal
protection
for
our
immigrant
community.
It
actually
sends
a
very
confusing
message
if
we
are
not
willing
to
take
on
the
difficult
issue
of
saying
that
we
are
going
to
discontinue
a
relationship
with
an
administrate
with
an
administration
and
with
an
organization
like
ice.
That
is
is
culpable
of
some
of
the
most
horrendous
things
happening.
E
E
We
can
see
this
for
what
it
is,
which
is
an
attempt
to
circumvent,
very
important
policy,
a
very
important
policy
decision
that
the
community
has
been
asking
for
very
loudly
in
this
space
for
a
number
of
years,
and
so
people
are
tired
of
window
dressing.
We
don't
want
more
window
dressing.
We
want
real
policy
changes
that
actually
protect
immigrants
in
our
community
and
if
it's
not
bad,
then
I
don't
want
it.
U
Oh
thank
you
mayor
and
thank
you
council,
member
bolin
for
bringing
this
forward.
This
really
does
pick
up
a
thread
of
work
that
was
done
by
prior
counsel.
U
As
mentioned,
we
worked
through
multiple
issues
and
requests
from
the
community
for
for
different
kinds
of
initiatives
or
relief,
and
our
prior
council
landed
on.
You
know
finding
that
welcoming
city
ordinance,
which
was
not
a
match
for
our
city,
the
state,
had
acted
in
in
the
trust
act
and
we
felt
like
the
federal
government
had
preempted
this
space
as
well.
U
As
you
know,
taking
on
the
issues
with
with
ice
and
and
the
police
were
not
issues
that
we
were
seeing
play
out
in
our
own
community,
so
we
felt
like
it
wasn't
a
match
for
our
community.
U
I
just
want
to
say
that
we
have
an
expectation
at
the
federal
level
that
there's
going
to
be
some
relief
in
the
federal
immigration
space.
We
know
that
the
president-elect
has
made
mention
that
one
of
the
first
actions
in
january
2021
is
that
action
will
be
taken
to
to
give
some
relief
and
some
of
this
egregious
activities
that
have
occurred
in
the
past
in
this
space
and-
and
I
I'm
looking
forward
to
that
and
that's
where
it
belongs.
U
So
we
know
that
the
feds
are
going
to
take
action
and
have
some
relief
walking.
America
is
something
that
focuses
on
what
the
community
can
do.
It's
within
our
municipal
authority
to
do,
and
so
I
will
be
supported
for
that.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Actually
we're
kind
of
getting
to
the
end
of
this.
Anybody
else
want
to
speak.
I'm
not
going
to
go
around
the
diocese.
Well,
actually,
I
guess
I
have
to
go
around
the
dice.
That's
true!
I'm
sorry,
because
we
just
yes
or
no
at
most
a
sentence
in
terms
of
pushing
this
forward
council
member
matthew,
ward,
one.
K
Thanks
mayor,
so
I
I'm
actually
going
to
agree
disagree
with
things
that
jen
and
kim
bull
said.
I
don't
think
that
the
community
has
spoken
on
this.
I
think
we've
had
40
people
on
one
side
of
the
argument
or
the
discussion
of
40
people
on
the
other
side
of
the
discussion
who
have
continuously
yelled
at
us
without
involving
the
other
76
000
people
that
live
in
bloomington.
A
K
A
O
I'll
give
it
a
a
qualified,
yes
and
the
qualified
is
that
I
see
this
as
an
opportunity
for
the
kind
of
collaboration
we're
talking
about,
but
in
no
way
does
this
mean
I
am
not
interested
in
a
welcoming
city
ordinance
as
part
of
what
this
is.
Thank.
A
A
You,
council,
member
carrillo,
no
okay,
council,
member
ward,
molly.
Q
Yes,
qualified
yes,
along
the
lines
of
of
what
council
member
emig
said,
and
I
I
want
both
and
I'm
tired
of
settling
for
for
the
least,
and
I
want
my
cake
and
eat
it
too,
and
I
want
that
for
this
city,
I
don't
see
any
reason
why
we
can't
have
both.
A
Thank
you.
I
think
we
all
want
cakey
to
choose.
Thank
you,
councilmember
ward,
let's
see
council
member
cradle.
P
Thank
you
mayor.
I
will
not
support
a
welcome
this
initiative
without
welcoming
city
ordinance
to
be
a
part
of
it,
pointing
out
welcoming
america,
I'm
sorry.
It's.
A
Yes
or
no
in
a
sentence
which
I
think
you
would
I
apologize,
but
that's
that's
the
the
way
we're
moving
forward
because
we're
way
out
of
time
as
it
is,
but
you're
not
going
to
support
it.
We
get
it
a
council
member
bray.
U
A
Okay,
thank
you.
We
we
have
some
concerns
and
some
doubts
on
the
vote
or
the
concerns
of
several
members
of
the
council,
but
we
can
move
forward
with
this
and
council
member
bolin
if
you'll
work
with
the
administration
and
your
colleagues
to
ensure
that
we
can
move
to
the
next
level.
Okay,
thank
you
donna
appreciate
that.
Next
and
again
I
apologize
some
of
you
what
I
had
to
cut
off,
but
it
at
the
point
that
I'm
asking
yes,
no
again
it
in
the
future,
so
there
aren't
any
hurt
feelings.
It's
yes!
A
No,
if
you
want
a
sentence
to
qualify,
that's
cool,
but
it's
not
time
to
speak
again
on
it.
There
will
be
I'm
sure
on
these
things
at
least
two
or
three
or
more
times
before
you
actually
have
to
make
a
decision
that
you'll
be
voting
on
this.
Next
we
move
to
item.
I
have
to
take
my
glasses
off.
Sorry.
Consideration.
A
Excuse
me
to
move
forward
with
the
council
resolution.
Excuse
me
initiative
submitted
by
councilmember
jeff
crabill
to
adopt
a
resolution,
funding
utility
shutoffs
to
constitute
a
pandemic
safety
and
calling
on
the
governor
of
an
active
moratorium.
Before
I
go
further
on
this,
obviously
this
is
not
counting
against
your
time.
Jeff
I
apologize,
but
I
I
think
it's
important
for
us
to
move
mr
jurgens.
A
Is
this
something
and
I've
had
people
on
both
sides.
Saying
yes,
no
is
this
something
that
is
already
covered
by
the
governor
and
if
so,
why
did
champagne
or
urbana
do
anything
to
add?
You
know
training
wheels
on
a
tricycle?
Can
you
clarify?
Am
I
incorrect.
V
Yeah,
so
their
my
understanding
is,
the
icc
does
have
an
agreement
with
several
utilities,
including
ameren
that
goes
through
the
spring
or
the
winter
of
2021,
for
a
moratorium,
but
they
have
to
meet
certain
criteria,
and
so-
and
I
know
that
urbana
has
passed
that
resolution-
I
know
champaign-
has
some
language
in
their
code,
but,
to
be
honest,
I
haven't
looked
into
it
a
great
deal
again
kind
of
waiting
for
the
discussion
that
comes
out
of
this
meeting.
V
P
Go
ahead,
thank
you,
mayor
and-
and
I
do
I
do
want
to
correct
you.
So
I
mean
the
the
moratorium
is:
is
a
voluntary
one
that
the
icc
has
gotten
with
utilities.
So
so
my
initiative
was
for
staff
to
create
a
resolution.
Finding
utility
shutoffs
constitute
a
pandemic
safety
risk
and
calling
on
the
governor
to
enact
a
moratorium
on
utility
disconnections
under
his
emergency
powers.
Urbana
passed
a
similar
resolution.
P
The
resolution
I'm
proposing
would
also
ask
that
the
health
department
receive
disconnect
notices
from
utilities,
so
they
can
act
before
there
is
a
disconnection,
and
my
initiative
also
calls
for
the
mayor
to
receive
additional
emergency
powers
which
the
city
of
champaign
allows.
As
mr
axelrod
mentioned,
he
mentioned
the
numbers
and
so
talked
to
both
supervisors,
who
have
seen
these
shutoffs
and
path
director.
Karen
zangerly
also
has
evidence,
and
she
supports
this
resolution,
so
so
the
state
is
telling
our
landlords
they
can't
collect.
Rent.
P
The
city
is
not
shutting
off
people's
power.
Why?
Because
we
want
to
keep
people
in
their
homes.
This
is
the
safest
place
as
we
go
through
this
pandemic.
However,
if
utilities,
for
instance,
can
shut
off
people's
electricity
they're
effectively
being
con
evicted,
then
we
as
a
community,
have
to
deal
with
that
situation.
P
We
can
argue
that
people
that
receive
disconnect
notices
should
be
the
ones
taking
the
initiative
to
try
to
connect
contact
the
utility
or
work
out
payment
arrangements.
But
again,
during
a
pandemic,
evicting
people
from
their
homes
increases
the
risk
to
the
community
as
a
whole.
Also,
if
power
is
disconnected,
then
people
call
they're
being
told,
at
least
by
amber
that
they
have
to
pay
all
the
past
due
amounts
before
power
will
be
turned
back
on,
and
this
is
basically
a
three-pronged
approach.
The
governor
has
most
muscle.
P
If
he
will
act,
if
not,
we
can
get
the
utilities
to
notify
our
to
our
health
department
of
any
shut
off
notices,
so
action
can
be
taken
before
power
is
turned
off,
and
if
those
things
don't
work,
then
we
can
act
as
a
local
government
body
to
as
an
emergency
power
to
to
issue
a
moratorium
to
protect
our
residents.
That's
why
I've
submitted
this
initiative
and.
A
I'm
sorry
terribly
sorry:
let's.
A
A
I
know
you
think
my
entire
life
revolves
around
you,
but
it
it
really
doesn't
always
he.
He
just
moved
around
the
corner
from
me
at
this
point,
any
discussion,
but
a
quick
discussion
before
I
do
a
quick.
Yes,
no
all
right
we're
going
to
start
with
council
member
matthew
in
ward
one
and
we'll
go
around
the
diocese.
Yes,
council,
member
bolan.
O
Yes
and
I
commend
alderman
krebel,
he
really
did
his
homework
on
this
one
cool.
A
And
council
member
painter.
B
A
Okay,
councilman
ward,.
U
A
U
Yes
and
council,
member
crabel-
and
I
had
an
opportunity
to
discuss
this
before
the
meeting-
and
I
just
want
to
say
authority-
is
a
question
I'll
have
for
our
city
attorney
what
authority
we
have
over
these
various
things.
Thank
you.
A
G
Yes,
I
do
mayor
step.
Two
will
be
primarily
council
conversation
in
greater
depth.
A
G
Thank
you,
mayor
phil.
If
you
would
put
the
first
slide
up,
please.
G
New
to
the
city
we
have
denise
pfeiffer
has
joined
the
police
department
as
support
staff.
Montez
doanes
has
joined
public
works
as
the
administrative
assistant
and
kimberly
smith
is
the
assistant
director
for
economic
community
development.
That's
melissa's
number
two,
all
three
welcome
to
the
bloomington
organization.
G
They
have
been
great
hires
next
item
indoor
farmers
market
november
21st
is
coming
saturday
at
nine
a.m,
to
one
p.m:
grossinger
motor
motors
arena-
and
this
will
be
held
inside
the
arena
last
chance
to
gather
up
some
goods.
You
know
prior
to
thanksgiving
next
slide
season
of
small
celebrate
shopping,
small
all
season
long
and
that
begins
black
friday.
G
I
believe
and
runs
through
christmas
eve
day,
and
that's
that's
another
one
spend
just
a
quick
second
on
this
slide,
so
critical
in
these
times
that
we
support
our
small
business
restaurants.
G
You
know
and
other
retailers-
and
I
know
it's
very
much
appreciated.
I
hear
it
quite
often
from
the
different
merchants
and
business
owners.
So
it's
something
that
we
as
a
community
have
been
supporting
but
need
to
continue
supporting
our
small
business
additional
items
that
I
wanted
to
share
very
quickly
made
notice
to
the
community.
Last
week
that
our
downtown
traffic
enforcement
at
the
street
level
will
resume
on
monday
november
23rd,
and
that
does
not
include
the
garages
that
will
remain
free
and
open.
G
G
Another
quickie
for
everyone
is
with
the
creation
of
a
new
position
of
chief
diversity
and
equity
officer
and
the
promotion
up
of
michael
hurt
that
vacates
the
community
relations
manager
position.
That's
primary
role
is
working
with
the
human
relations
commission
and
we
do
promotions
all
the
time
throughout
the
community
or
throughout
the
organization,
but
this
one's
a
little
bit
more
prominent
and
that
it
does
work
with
the
human
relations
commission
and
we
have
another
internal
promotion
and
the
person
that
received
that
job
is
nikki.
G
A
Thank
you
so
much
tim
and
thank
you
again
for
all.
You
do.
Excuse
me
at
this
point
all
I
really
need,
then,
because
we
don't
have
an
executive
session,
is
a
motion
to
adjourn
motion
by
donna,
bollin
man.
She
is
always
there,
second
by
councilmember
ward,
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
I
I
I
we
are
done.
Thank
you
good
night,
everybody
good
night.