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A
B
All
right,
okay,
I'm
gonna,
go
ahead
and
call
the
meeting
of
the
city
of
Bloomington
Committee
of
the
whole
to
order
and
Madam
clerk.
Could
you
please
call
the
roll.
C
B
Okay,
thank
you.
So
we're
gonna
go
ahead
and
move
on
to
the
consent
agenda
with
only
has
one
item
and
is
there
a
motion
to
approve
the
consent
agenda
as
presented.
B
Thank
you
we're
going
to
move
to
the
next
item
on
the
agenda,
which
is
so
the
regular
agenda.
We
have
a
presentation
Galore
today
and
we're
going
to
start
with
item
5A
a
presentation
discussion
on
connect,
transit's
budget,
as
requested
by
the
administration
department
and
I'm,
going
to
turn
it
over
to
city
manager.
Gleason
for
introductory
remarks.
E
Thank
you,
mayor,
council,
and
to
the
community.
This
is
a
night
of
presentations
at
this
committee
as
a
whole.
The
first
one
is
connect
Transit,
the
executive
director
or
general
manager.
I.
Think
David
is
your
title
you're
here
with
some
of
the
board
members,
a
lot
of
your
staff
and
I
just
asked
that
you
come
up
to
the
the
podium
and
present
the
connect
Transit
fiscal
year
overview
to
Council.
Thank
you.
F
F
I
also
want
to
point
out
trustee
Linda
Foster,
another
Bloomington
appointee
and
the
staff
like
city
manager,
Hale,
said
Gleason
I,
don't
know
where
that
came
from
I'm,
sorry
and
that's
way,
back
wow
anyways
I
just
want
to
point
out
David's
going
to
talk
about
the
details,
but
we
Linda
and
I
are
here
to
really
say
thank
you
for
your
support
of
connect.
Transit.
You
know
this
year.
F
We're
celebrating
our
50th
year
in
service
and
I
believe
that
we
are
one
at
one
of
the
strongest
points
that
we've
ever
been
we're
financially
strong.
Our
system
is
strong,
our
buses
are
there
and
we
have
a
lot
of
things
going.
David's
gonna
go
into
detail.
I
do
want
to
point
out.
You
are
going
to
see
a
little
bit
of
an
increase
here
in
the
budget.
F
I
hope
you
understand
that
the
board
and
staff
worked
hard
to
try
to
keep
that
number
as
low
as
possible,
but
as
I
think
you
understand,
with
cost
of
parts
that
are
going
through
through
the
roof
and
labor
and
our
great
employees
with
those
contracts
you'll
see
a
little
bit
of
an
increase.
So
just
keep
that
in
mind
when,
when
you
see
these
numbers
and
David's
going
to
give
you
the
details,
but
we'll
be
around
afterwards
too,
to
ask
any
questions.
So
I
appreciate
your
support
of
connect,
Transit.
G
Thank
you
Ryan,
and
thank
you
to
all
of
you.
What
I'd
like
to
do
is
just
explain
how
we
create
our
budget
and,
if
you
wouldn't
mind
changing
the
next
slide,
our
organization
remained
relatively
flat.
We
did
add
some
positions,
mostly
in
operations
and
that's
to
support
our
growing
service
needs
the
you'll
see
in
a
few
minutes.
Our
ridership
continues
to
increase
year
over
year
and,
as
a
matter
of
fact,
our
connect
Mobility
ridership,
is
significantly
higher
than
it
was
even
pre-pandemic.
G
So
we're
continuing
to
grow
we're
continuing
to
be
popular
with
the
people
who
need
us.
The
most
next
slide.
Please
right
now
our
services
are
comprised
of
fixed
route
service,
which
is
the
big
bus
service
that
runs
on
a
fixed
schedule
and
a
fixed
route
and
the
connect
Mobility
service,
which
is
service
for
people
with
disabilities,
those
who
are
eligible
under
the
Americans,
with
Disabilities
Act
to
date.
G
Actually,
with
this
budget,
we
will
have
12
battery
electric
buses
and
you'll
see
how
that's
really
impacted
our
budget
as
as
I
present,
our
operation
operations
budget
next
slide,
please.
G
So,
as
I
mentioned
our
performance
year
to
date,
our
fixed
route
ridership
is
up
19.6
percent,
but
it
is
still
just
about
80
percent
of
our
pre-pandemic
ridership,
so
I
I
believe
that
that's
attributable
to
a
number
of
things.
First
of
all,
we
did
have
to
cut
Services
here
we
did
not
have
enough
bus
drivers
to
maintain
Peak
service
if
we
had
that
Peak
service
that
30-minute
service
rather
than
the
hourly
service
I
believe
that
that
would
have
been
a
more
attractive
option
to
many
people.
G
In
addition,
I
think
the
people
are
still
a
little
concerned
about
the
covid
epidemic
that
which,
until
just
recently,
was
still
a
thing.
So
we
we
hope
to
introduce
some
new
Services
next
year,
who
will
bring
people
to
our
fixed
route,
Rider
our
fixed
routes
and
and
grow
this
ridership
percentage
next
slide.
Please,
our
connect,
Mobility
again
for
people
with
disabilities
has
is
109
of
our
pre-pandemic
levels,
so
people
are
using
this
much
more
frequently
and
I.
G
Believe
part
of
that
is
because
of
the
one
fair
for
all
something
that
was
approved
in
2020,
that
reduced
their
fares
from
over
over
I
believe
at
some
Zone
fairs
were
over
four
dollars
to
a
dollar
25
same
as
our
fixed
route,
ridership
and
and
everyone
else.
What
that
did
is
removed
a
barrier
and
allows
people
to
travel
more
frequently.
G
We
also
expanded
our
service
area
to
include
all
of
the
city
and
the
town
borders
so,
rather
than
the
Ada
requirement
of
only
operating
three
quarters
of
a
mile
around
a
fixed
drought,
we're
serving
the
entire
area
for
connect,
Mobility,
also
providing
more
opportunities
to
ride
next
slide,
please.
G
So
the
services
that
we
have
budgeted
for
next
year
are
our
current
fixed
routes.
Only
one
slight
change
on
that
expanded
connect,
Mobility
you'll
you
saw
that
our
connect,
Mobility
ridership,
was
increasing
significantly.
We
think
that
it's
going
to
flatten
out.
We
believe
that
there's
only
so
many
people
in
town
who
will
be
riding
and
just
based
on
current
trends,
looks
like
a
12.5
percent
increase
is
realistic.
We're
going
to
be
introducing
a
new
service,
it's
an
on-demand
service
called
microtransit
and
we
actually
have
a
brand
name
for
that.
G
G
So
that's
a
that's
an
exciting
program
for
us
and
we
hope
to
roll
it
off
soon.
Next
slide,
please
so
our
cost
drivers
are
really
based
on
the
services
that
we
have
scheduled.
If
you
pick
up
any
public
timetable,
you
can
see
how
many
hours
and
how
many
miles
or
how
many
hours
we
have
budgeted
hours
are
driven
by
the
number
of
days
we
operate
and
the
routes
operate
different
hours
on
different
days.
G
G
You
can
see
our
all
of
our
routes
are
listed
on
the
left
hand,
side
there
and
the
the
service
hours
have
changed
slightly
now.
Service
hours
equate
directly
to
labor.
So
when
we
talk
about
the
service
hours,
the
scheduled
service
hours,
in
particular
that
equates
to
how
many
drivers
we
need
and
you'll
see
for
this.
For
next
year's
budget,
it's
increased
7.6
percent,
that's
really
a
function
of
the
new
microtransit
service
that
we'll
be
providing.
G
We
significantly
reduce
the
sapphire
service,
we're
currently
in
public
engagement
sessions,
to
reduce
that
we've
made
a
proposal
to
the
board
to
reduce
those
hours
and
miles.
It
was
not
a
productive
service,
but
it
is
a
valuable
service
to
West,
Bloomington
and
normal,
so
we'll
continue
it
just
on
a
smaller
scale.
G
Next
slide,
please!
The
next
is
this:
the
service
miles
service
miles
equate
directly
to
Parts
fuel
maintenance.
Those
types
of
things
you'll
see
our
service
miles
went
up
just
slightly
3.5
percent
next
slide.
Please,
we've
had
some
positive
changes.
Since
we
installed
our
solar
panels,
our
cost
of
utilities
went
down
significantly
the
it's.
The
solar
panels
power
our
facility
and,
in
addition,
we
added
some
LED
lighting,
so
you
can
see
a
40
decrease
in
our
facility
electric
utility
cost.
G
We
were
also
we've
also
replaced
20
year
old
buses
with
clean,
modern
electric
buses,
and
they
have
some
great
features.
We
enabled
Wi-Fi
on
those
buses
and
they
have
usb
chargers
on
the
seat,
so
something
that's
more
attractive
to
passengers.
Next
slide,
please.
G
We
have
some
challenges
as
as
Ryan
mentioned,
labor
costs
continue
to
go
up.
We
had
some
shortages
and
we've
actually
made
taken
some
initiatives
to
bring
a
lot
of
drivers
back
in
we've
increased
the
starting
wage.
We've
offered
a
sign
on
bonus,
we've
improved
some
benefits,
so
those
are
all
things
that
really
have
attracted
drivers
and
we
should
be
able
to
roll
out
our
our
Wiki
day
or
our
weekend
service
and
our
Peak
service
again
very
shortly.
G
Next
slide,
please
our
total
operating
budget,
as
you
can
see,
we're
proposing
a
seven
percent
increase.
The
majority
of
those
costs
are
in
in
Insurance
because
we're
replacing
20
year
old
buses
with
new
2022
buses
and
the
value
of
those
buses
are
considered
is
considerably
higher.
G
Our
insurance
increased
35
percent
Bus
Repair
continues
to
go
up
due
to
Parts
fuel
lubricants,
though,
if
you,
if
you
look
at
that,
that
only
went
up
two
percent,
we
actually
captured
the
electricity
for
the
buses
in
that
line
item
because
that's
technically
the
bus
fuel
and
you
can
see,
as
as
a
two
percent
increase,
we've
really
been
able.
G
Even
though
we've
expanded
the
number
of
vehicles
we've
been
able
to
keep
that
cost
much
more
in
line
and
then
labor
and
benefits
continues
to
increase,
and
as
I
mentioned,
we
do
have
some
additional
labor
next
slide.
Please
the
local
operating
Revenue.
G
G
So
the
city
is
meeting
its
obligation
under
the
under
the
connect
of
the
future
recommendations.
The
reason
for
that,
though,
is
that
we're
able
to
leverage
those
funds
against
our
state
funds,
so
a
500
000
investment
between
the
city
and
the
town
enables
us
to
capture
about
1.4
million
in
additional
State
revenues.
G
In
the
past,
we've
always
asked
for
about
five
percent
a
year
and
again
this
this
year,
we're
not
asking
for
anything
next
slide.
Please
again,
thank
you
for
your
support.
I
know.
I
went
through
this
relatively
quickly.
I
was
trying
to
to
be
cognizant
of
your
time.
So
if
you
have
any
questions,
feel
free
well,.
B
Thank
you,
and
not
asking
for
extra
money
is
a
great
great
way
to
end.
You
know
so
I'm
going
to
turn
over
to
council
for
questions
council,
member
Bolin
and
then
Walsh
and
email.
D
Everybody
should
know
I
always
ask
questions
about
connect,
trans
and,
of
course,
I'd
like
you
to
explain
or
describe
how
the
micro
Transit
will
work
sure.
G
So
microtransit
will
be
a
smaller
vehicle
dedicated
to
one
particular
Zone
and
we're
working
on
identifying
those
zones
now,
and
we
should
be
making
a
recommendation
to
the
board
in
May
as
to
where
that
zone
will
be
the
the
vehicle
operates
within
that
Zone
on
an
on-demand
basis.
So
there's
actually
an
app
a
cell
phone
app
that
somebody
can
use
to
hail
the
vehicle
similar
to
an
Uber
and
a
lift,
or
they
can
call
into
our
Dispatch
Center
and
and
have
the
vehicle
dispatch
to
them.
G
We
have.
The
board
has
not
yet
determined
the
fare,
but
the
microtransit
would
then
pick
somebody
up
at
their
home
or
near
their
home
and
then
transport
them
to
the
fixed
route
bus
to
continue
their
trip
throughout
the
the
community.
So
it
depends.
If
a
trip
is
within
the
the
service
Zone,
then
the
the
it
would
be
a
door-to-door
trip
for
the
most
part.
If
it's
outside
of
the
service
Zone,
they
would
be
asked
to
transfer
to
a
fixed
drop
bus
to
get
to
their
final
destination.
Yeah.
D
Okay,
so
if
I
wanted
to
I,
don't
have
servers
anymore
too.
So
if
I
wanted
to
go
from
my
house
to.
D
G
G
Each
bus
right
now
is
just
over
a
million
dollars
for
the
electric
buses.
Unfortunately,
those
are
the
only
ones
that
we
can
buy
right
now.
Those.
G
Okay,
for
the
micro
service
sure
for
the
electric
vehicles
we're
talking
about
220
000
about
for
if
we
get
gasoline
vehicles,
which
I
believe
will
start
with
gasoline
those
cost
around
125.,
okay
and.
G
The
interesting
thing
about
microtransit
those
they
don't
need
a
CDL
and
they'll
still
need
to
comply
with
all
the
same
drug
requirements
and
things
like
that
drug
testing,
but
they
don't
require
CDL
and
we're
trying
to
create
shifts
that
are
a
little
more
flexible,
so
that
someone
who
wants
to
drop
their
kids
off
to
school
and
then
work
during
the
midday
would
be
able
to
do
that.
G
Students
would
be
able
to
do
that
from
from
the
universities,
so
we're
trying
to
make
it
a
little
more
accessible,
but
also
recognizing
that
if
somebody
comes
on
board
when
they're
19
years
old
and
they're
not
quite
into
trade,
yet
they've
chosen
not
to
go
to
college.
This
is
a
career
path
for
somebody
they
can
go
from
the
microtransit
service
until
they're
21.
They
can
get
their
CDL
and
then
start
using
the
fixer-up
bus.
So
we
are.
We
are
attempting
to
create
a
career
path
with
this
new
service.
Okay,.
D
That
sounds
good,
so
it's
like
uber
on
steroids
to
a
large
degree
and
then
I
guess
I
have
some
questions,
I!
Think
it's!
Well!
It's
about
the
budget
on
slide!
13!
It's
a
little
bit
confusing!
D
If
you
want
to.
If,
if
you
can
go
back
to.
D
There:
okay,
yes,
yeah,
can
you
explain
the
the
red
760
yeah.
G
G
Yes,
so
the
the
recommendation
by
the
connect
to
the
Future
group
was
made
and
approved
in
2020.,
the
city
met
its
obligation
in
2021,
with
the
first
150
000..
The
town
at
that
time
chose
not
to
do
that
so
the
next
year
and
and
I'm,
not
speaking
for
the
city
but
I'm,
assuming
that,
since
the
city
saw
that
the
town
didn't
do
it,
they
also
didn't
do
it.
The
following
year,
2021
the
town
submitted
the
entire
200
000,
rather
than
doing
a
hundred
thousand
over
two
years.
G
D
Okay,
well,
I
mean
this
was
a
little
bit
confusing
I
wanted
some
clear
clarification,
mainly
I
mean
for
me,
but
also
for
the
community.
Okay,
and
how
is
the
census
going
to
change
the
formulation
for
funding,
because
it's
going
from
55
45
to
60
40.
G
It's
my
understanding
that
that
primarily
impacts
the
the
capital
funds
I'm.
Not.
We
haven't
really
worked
that
out
for
the
the
operating
funds,
yeah,
okay,
so
from
a
capital
perspective
that
will
change.
That
was
actually
another
reason
for
us
not
requesting
Capital
funds
this
year
is
it
the
city
of
Bloomington
would
have
gotten
a
double
hit
and-
and
we
didn't
think
that
that
was
fair.
Well.
D
H
You
Mr
and
coupler
real,
quick,
just
looking
at
your
numbers
here
and
it
looked
like
you're
about
190
000
Riders
per
year
on
the
fixed
routes.
This
is
I.
Think
that's
that
was
the
number
I
saw.
G
About
1.9
million
1.9
million.
H
Okay,
that
that
feels
much
better
than
that.
That's
all
that
number
I
was
like
only
190
000,
it
seems
really
low,
and
that
makes
me
feel
much
much
better.
My
question
is,
and
and
I
love
the
micro,
Transit
idea
and
I
guess.
My
question
is:
have
you
considered
I'm
going
to
say
expanding
out
the
microtransit,
because
we
know
there's
routes
in
which
they
aren't
very
heavily
utilized
now,
and
would
it
be
better?
H
You
know
when
you
look
at
the
the
resources,
just
the
the
physical
resources
that
go
into
building
one
of
the
large
buses
and
then
the
capital
resources
that
go
into
building
one
of
the
large
buses
and
then
the
maintenance
required
on
a
large
bus
and
the
the
licensing
Etc,
the
insurance
on
a
large
bus.
Have
you
considered
on
some
routes
going?
You
know
what?
Maybe
a
large
bus
doesn't
work
for
this
route
at
all?
Maybe
we
need
to
decrease
the
large
bus
routes
if
the
micro
Transit
really
takes
off.
H
G
An
excellent
question
we're
actually
in
the
midst
of
a
planning
study
right
now.
The
first
phase
of
that
study
is
to
identify
the
proper
microtransit
Zone,
based
on
the
demographics
of
of
the
particular
area,
lower
income
availability,
Vehicles,
you
know
things
that
you
would
normally
think
of.
G
The
second
phase,
though,
is
to
take
a
look
at
our
fixed
route
service
and
those
under
productive
routes,
as
you
mentioned,
to
see
if
they
could
be
either
straightened
out
to
make
them
more
productive,
make
them
more
attractive
to
people
or
put
replace
it
with
microtransit.
So
that
is
something
that
we
are
looking
at
to
me.
The
system
actually
works
together.
G
H
Here,
okay
and
with
the
microtransit
and
you
get
it,
would
we
still
be
looking
at
needing
connect
Mobility
for
Ada
in
the
areas
where
the
microtransit
is
able
to
service,
or
would
the
vehicles
for
the
micro
Transit
be
Ada
compatible?
Another.
G
The
connect
Mobility
is
actually
based
on
the
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act,
so
we
do
need
to
provide
that
throughout
the
system
and
we
can't
force
transfers
okay,
so
the
the
microtransit,
if
it's
within
the
Zone,
will
actually
relieve
some
of
those
the
growth
in
in
Connect
Mobility,
because
people
would
be
able
to
travel
within
the
Zone
if
they
use
a
Mobility
device.
There's
also
no
eligibility
requirement
for
for
microtransit,
but
they
will
be
fully
accessible,
they'll,
be
ramp,
equipped
and
have
spaces
for
two
wheelchairs.
G
We
are
looking
long
term
to
see
what
that
impact
is
going
to
be,
and
then
we
can
manage
the
band
much
better
on
the
connect
Mobility
service.
Okay,.
H
B
Okay,
we're
off
to
a
roaring
start
in
terms
of
time,
so
we're
going
to
have
to
extend
for
a
little
bit
so
we're
gonna
do
maybe
five
minutes
right.
We
have
two
more
people
that
need
to
speak
and
then
and
then,
after
that,
we
won't
allow
any
more
extensions
of
time.
Right
sounds.
D
I
B
I
I
Many
of
my
questions
are
asked
thank
you
for
the
presentation,
David
and
thanks
for
your
work,
Ryan
and
others
on
the
board.
I.
The
micro
Transit
concept
is
really
appealing
to
me
as
well.
I
thought
when
you
originally
proposed
that
it
was
going
to
be
subsidized
in
part
by
local
employment
or
employers.
I
should
say.
Is
that
still
part
of
the
that.
G
Program
and
it
is
very
confusing
because
they're
both
operated
with
smaller
Vehicles
Vans.
For
the
most
part,
the
vanpool
program
is
run
by
Enterprise
commute
with
Enterprise
and
they
provide
the
vehicles
they
provide
the
insurance.
All
we
do
is
subsidize
that
particular
service,
and
it's
intended
for
people
in
the
rural
areas
to
come
to
work
in
a
shared
ride,
so
to
speak
to
Bloomington
and
normal.
So
it
was
intended
to
to
support
the
employment
growth
in
the
area
we
just
haven't
gotten
there.
I
Thank
you
for
clarifying
I
I,
just
want
to
acknowledge
too,
that
I
think
connect.
Transit
was
incredibly
responsive
to
a
lot
of
the
concerns
that
residents
and
the
many
members
of
this
Council
had
in
regards
to
where
we
were
going
a
few
years
ago
and
I
think
that
you
are
definitely
addressing
our
priority
of
coverage.
J
I
Anything
even
more
so
that's
more
of
a
priority
than
ridership
and
I
I.
Think
that's
what
this
Community
Values
and
you
can
see
that
through
the
connect
Mobility
numbers
going
up
and
I
appreciate
that
and
I
think
for
sure.
It's
the
right
way
to
go
and
finally
I'm
going
to
ask
the
question
about
that:
Transit
Center.
Can
you
tell
us
anything
about
plans
going
forward.
K
E
Going
to
jump
in
and
that's
that's
a
topic
for
next
week.
B
Okay!
Okay,
so
that's
it!
Okay!
Sorry!
Do
you
dreaming
for
a
second,
this
was
so
riveting
council
member
Crumpler
I'm
glad
that
council
member.
L
Thank
you
mayor
and
thank
you
David
and
Ryan
I'm,
always
great
to
see
you
and
board
members.
I
was
really
impressed
in
your
presentation
with
the
kinds
of
incentives
you're
trying
to
offer
to
hire
additional
drivers,
certainly
signing
bonuses
and
better
health
insurance.
Could
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
you
know
how
how
many,
when
you're,
trying
to
get
to
100
of
the
staff
you
need?
Where
are
you
you
know
in
in
sort
of
a
timeline
about
how
you're
hiring
new
folks
to
drive
the
connect,
Transit
buses?
Sure.
G
105
drivers
would
really
be
our
ideal
number
and
that
would
keep
our
our
overtime
Low
cover
off
service
without
also
having.
We
have
something
called
guarantee
time,
meaning
if
they
don't
reach
their
40
hours
as
as
negotiated,
they
they
get
paid
up
to
40..
G
M
I
know
we
we're
running
out
of
time,
but
I
just
want
to
briefly
put
in
a
plug
for
the
possibility
of
of
transportation
for
people
from
rural
areas
coming
into
the
community
for
medical
treatment.
I,
don't
know
if,
if
that's
already
a
possibility
or
what
but
I
know
that
they're
sorry
I
know
that
there
have
been
lots
and
lots
of
instances
of
people
who
are
having
to
make
really
hard
decisions
between
medical
treatment
that
they
need
being
able
to
pay
for
gas
to
get
themselves
into
town
and
paying
their
groceries
paying
their
utility
bills.
M
G
We
are
the
urban
provider
and
there's
a
rural
provider
called
show.
Bus
Which
serves
McLean,
County
and
six
or
seven
other
counties
show
bus
is
tremendously
under
under
staffed
and
under
resourced.
So
I
think
that
that's
really
where
a
lot
of
the
concern
getting
people
from
the
rural
areas
into
the
urban
area
comes
from,
there's
also
kind
of
a
gray
area
around
the
city
and
the
town
that
neither
of
us
can
serve.
So
we
can
only
serve
up
to
the
city
and
town
borders.
G
They
tend
to
serve
the
smaller
towns
and
bring
them
into
the
City
and
the
town,
but
there's
a
gray
area
that
that
we
need
to
address.
So
we
have
recently
asked
the
McLean
County
Regional
Planning
Commission,
to
begin
researching
that
to
study
that
to
see
what
the
potential
would
be
and
then
how
we
could
actually
bridge
that
Urban
rural
Gap,
because
there's
not
only
a
gap
in
funding,
but
the
the
state
and
the
FEDS
recognize
us
as
two
completely
different
funding
sources
and
entities
and
and
neither
the
two
shall
mix.
G
So
it's
it's
a
challenge
and
it's
a
challenge.
That's
not
just
faced
here.
It's
a
challenge
face
Nationwide
right
now
in
the
rural
systems,
but
I
I
certainly
do
appreciate
your
concern
about
that
and
everyone
else
is
concerned.
That
is
something
that
that
we
do
need
to
address.
G
B
B
E
Thank
you,
mayor
and
Council,
and
to
the
community
just
providing
an
update
on
a
very
important
and
exciting
project
for
the
community.
With
that
said,
I'll
turn
it
over
to
you.
Genie.
N
Thank
you
and
I
do
want
to
recognize
that
President
Library
board
president
Julian
westerhau
is
here
as
well
and
I'm
sure
he
can
help
me
answer.
Questions
later
on
so
I'm
pleased
to
update
you
on
this
project
next
slide.
N
Throughout
the
whole
process,
we've
tried
to
develop
practical
designs
focused
on
truly
meeting
the
community's
current
and
emerging
needs,
with
flexible
forward-thinking
spaces,
addressing
population
growth
and
our
aged
Facility
by
focusing
on
education,
Innovation
collaboration
and
access.
So
just
a
really
quick
recap
on
what
we're
adding
we'll
have.
On
our
first
floor,
two
large
children's
programming
rooms,
a
Discovery
Zone
for
interactive
play,
three
Children's
Group
study
rooms,
sense,
a
sensory,
friendly
room,
wider
aisles,
more
accessible,
shelving
a
nursing
Nook
and
a
drive
up
window
next
slide.
N
So
here's
our
timeline
and
last
March.
We
authorized
a
contract
with
the
lowest
bidder,
which
was
family,
Dickerson
and
they've
been
great
to
work
with,
and
now
we
are
in
our
first
phase,
which
started
last
April
and
we'll
run
through
this
summer,
and
that's
renovating
the
West
half
of
the
building
and
adding
20
000
square
feet
to
the
west
side
of
the
building.
Then
we'll
move
into
phase
two
which
will
begin
right
away
in
late
summer
of
this
year
and
then
we'll
end
late
of
2023.
N
So
this
just
shows
where
the
construction
is
right
now,
the
gray
area,
so
it's
taking
place
in
the
west
side
and
we
are
living
in
the
east
side
next
slide,
and
this
is
our
second
floor.
So
again
the
gray
area
is
the
construction
zone
and
then
the
white
is
where
we're
occupying
and
then
for
phase
two.
We
will
flip-flop
next
slide,
so
some
exciting
construction
pictures
so
up
in
the
upper
right
corner.
You
see
the
rendering
and
you
can
already
see
that
taking
place.
N
N
This
is
on
the
southern
part
of
our
building,
and
this
will
be
the
south
end
of
our
children's
service
area
next
slide,
and
this
is
looking
from
the
second
floor
down
into
our
lodge
large
lobby
area
that
we'll
have
really
welcoming
people
into
the
building
and
you
can
see
a
the
door
to
the
South
Side,
the
South
entrance.
That
will
be
the
parking
lot
next
slide.
N
N
And
this
is
our
community
rooms,
they
will
have
movable
walls,
so
you
can
see
up
at
the
top
there's
some
large
steel
beams,
that's
where
the
movable
walls
will
be
and
each
community
room
will
be
the
size
of
our
former
community
room,
so
we're
getting
three
times
the
space
and
then
it
can
be
reconfigured
in
different
ways,
so
either
one
large
space
or
three
smaller
rooms
or
various
combinations
of
that
next
slide.
N
This
is
on
our
third
floor.
We
have
a
partial
third
floor
that
we're
adding
to
capture
new
space,
and
this
is
a
staff
meeting
room
is
what
you're,
seeing
and
a
nice
view
to
City
Hall
in
the
police
department,
and
then
this
is
just
a
little
bit
of
the
steel
work
that
has
been
put
in
place
that
will
be
holding
our
HVAC
equipment
on
the
roof
and
that
will
will
see
a
large
crane,
hopefully
the
end
of
this
week,
to
move
that
equipment
on
top
of
our
building.
N
We
really
have
appreciated
the
local
support
that
we've
received
for
the
project.
One
fundraiser
was
to
allow
everyone
in
the
community
to
get
involved.
People
could
donate
one
dollar
and
we
would
add
a
Lego
tile
to
this
Mosaic
picture
of
the
completed
building
and
a
couple
weeks
ago
we
were
able
to
complete
this
and
that
raised
a
total
of
twelve
thousand
three
hundred
dollars
for
the
project
next
slide.
This
is
a
picture
of
what
our
donor
wall
will
look
like
in
the
expanded.
N
Library
will
recognize
donors
who
have
contributed
over
500
dollars,
and
we
currently
have
80
donors
that
will
be
recognized
at
this
level
next
slide
during
the
project.
Our
moving
bids
came
in
over
85
000
over
budget,
but
again
we
were
able
to
think
creatively
and
staff
put
in
a
lot
of
hard
work
to
pack
our
own
materials
and
greatly
reduce
costs,
and
so
this
brought
us
to
an
amount
under
budget
for
our
moving
costs.
N
Furniture
costs
also
experience
some
escalation
from
our
initial
estimates,
due
to
the
current
market
that
we're
seeing
but
outside
of
those
two
things.
Overall
costs
have
come
in
fairly
close
to
estimates,
which
is
excellent
in
our
current
climate.
N
We
also
found
out
through
during
the
project
that
several
other
libraries
did
not
receive
their
matching
requirements
for
the
state
grant
that
we
received,
so
we
will
actually
be
receiving
additional
funding
from
that
state
Grant.
N
O
Just
wanted
to
sort
of
convey
the
board's
appreciation
for
Genie
and
Caprice
proc
now
and
the
rest
of
the
library
staff
who
have
been
doing
a
really
exceptional
job
in
managing
this
very
complex
expansion
and
really
going
doing
some
pretty
amazing
things
to
keep
this
both
within
a
reasonable
overage.
That's
a
very
small,
overage
I
think,
given
everything
that's
been
going
on
and
on
a
timeline,
so
yeah
I
think
with
with
a
different
staff
and
different
leadership.
B
Thank
you.
Do
we
have
questions.
O
Yeah,
that's
that's
happening,
in
fact,
if
you
go
there's
a
beautiful
view
from
the
Osborne
room
at
the
police
department
and
a
little
bit
less
beautiful
view
from
from
city
hall,
because
you're
not
quite
across
from
it,
but
yes,
it
is
definitely
happening.
It
looks
a
bit
of
a
mess
at
the
moment,
but
it's
there's
concrete
and
steel
going
in
and
in
the
next
few
months,
I
think
that's
going
to
be
a
pretty
dramatic
visual
change.
I'm.
D
Going
to
throw
something
out
there,
if
there's
a
possibility
for
mural
or
something
I,
would
you
might
want
to
consider
it?
Thank
you.
M
M
It
seems
like
a
while
back
when
we
were
still
sort
of
in
the
depths
of
the
pandemic,
and
people's
attention
was
on
things
that
can
be
done
outside
of
enclosed
spaces.
I
recall
asking
if
there
were
any
plans
to
to
create
any
kind
of
meeting
spaces
on
the
outside
and
I'm,
trying
to
remember
what
your
answer
was
then
and
and
to
get
any
kind
of
an
update.
Now.
N
Sure
we
do
have
two
patios
actually
on
the
outside
of
the
building.
N
One
is
on
the
east
side
and
one's
on
the
North
side,
and
those
spaces
will
still
be
part
of
the
the
building,
and
so
the
the
East
Side
patio
will
be
accessible
from
a
door
just
to
the
right
of
what
will
be
the
Teen
Zone
eventually
and
then
the
north
patio.
The
two
are
connected,
but
the
north
patio.
There
will
also
be
a
door
from
one
of
the
meeting
rooms
directly
out
to
it.
So
hopefully
they'll
be
opportunities
for
indoor
outdoor
programming.
N
We
have
it
gated
right
now
and
so
I
think
our
plan
is
to
keep
it
that
same
way,
but
we
during
usually
what
we
did
before
is
during
the
season
months,
where
it
made
sense
to
have
that
that
patio
would
be
accessible
anytime.
The
library's,
open
and
Wi-Fi.
M
O
Seating
things
I
think
that
that
you'll
notice
is
when,
when
this
is
completed,
that
those
spaces
become
much
more
obvious,
I
know
in
in
the
old
library
slash
current
library
was
they
were
sort
of
a
hidden
Mystery.
Very
few
people
knew
they
existed
so.
O
N
B
D
Yeah
with
the
the
Basin
that's
going
to
be
put
in
behind
the
library
I
know:
that's
not
Library
property
per
se,
but
could
that
also
be
used
as
an
extension
of
the
library
for
outside
activity?
We.
N
Are
excited
about
that
and
we
have
been
involved
in
those
discussions
that
Craig
shonkweiler
has
involves
me
and
in
some
of
those
conversations,
so
good
and
we've
been
happy
to
be
a
part
of
that
good.
Thank
you.
Okay,.
B
All
right
well
sounds
good.
Thank
you
very
much
and
great
job
and
looking
forward
to
D-Day,
you
know
when
we
have
a
ribbon
cutting
so
great
job.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Okay,.
B
Next
item
is
item
5c,
a
presentation
on
the
O'neill
Park
and
Pool
project
status,
as
requested
by
The
Parks
and
Recreation
Department.
E
Thank
you,
mayor
and
Council
and
through
the
community
another
exciting
project
Eric.
If
you
would
step
forward
Eric
veal
is
the
Parks
and
Recreation
director
and
he's
got
an
update
for
this
project
as
well.
E
One
thing
I
want
to
say
and
I
know
that
you
know
this
is
in
Eric's
presentation,
but
I
wanted
to
recognize
Eric
because
he's
not
going
to
recognize
himself
when
we
talk
about
the
appreciation,
the
dedication
and
just
you
know
something
that
is
so
big
for
the
community
and,
from
my
vantage
point,
the
relationship
with
PJ
here
at
the
very
highest
level
and
I
know
that
Eric
is
going
to
recognize
those
that
are
in
attendance.
E
P
Thank
you,
city
manager,
mayor
and
Council
glad
to
be
here
tonight
to
talk
about
this
topic.
I'm,
going
to
share
an
update
of
the
amazing
O'neill
pool
and
park
project.
I
want
you
to
know
that
this
is
for
the
future
Generations.
As
it
says,
on
the
slide.
We
have
prepared
a
visual
through
photos
for
those
of
you
who
may
not
have
visited
the
site
recently,
but
I'm
going
to
go
through
some
talking
points
here.
P
First,
this
project
is
a
true
recreational
gem
being
built
on
the
west
side
of
Bloomington
for
this
community,
and
please
remember
this
is
not
just
a
pool
project.
This
is
a
park
Rejuvenation
with
a
pool
inside
as
its
primary
focus
tonight
with
us
are
some
of
our
hard-working
team
members
that
are
working
on
this
project
from
Parks
and
Recreation.
P
I
would
like
to
recognize
them
if
they
just
wave
their
hand,
Mr
Mose
Ricky,
our
assistant
director,
Mr
Derry
Carrick,
our
Parks
project
manager,
Miss
Nicole
Culbertson,
our
Aquatics
manager
and
Mr
Dave,
lamb
who's,
our
assistant
superintendent
of
parks,
also
with
us
tonight
as
Mr
Gleason
mentioned,
is
three
members
from
the
PJ
hair
team.
P
We
will
also
see
construction
of
the
filter,
building
the
pool
equipment,
the
separate
two
bath
houses,
family
friendly,
changing
lockers,
locker
rooms,
accessible
restrooms,
lap,
pool
slide,
Tower
and
slide,
and
the
spray
park
in
construction
items
that
you
won't
see
tonight,
though,
because
they're
not
yet
ready
for
photos
were
completed,
are
the
expanded
parking
lot
the
skate
park,
the
community
room
concessions
concrete
around
all
the
pools,
the
main
pool
of
zero
depth
entry
and
a
lazy
river
The
Lazy
River.
P
As
a
reminder,
though,
will
be
the
first
one
for
the
public
in
Bloomington
normal.
So
we're
excited
about
that,
while
the
original
targeted
opening
day
of
Memorial
Day
2023
is
not
going
to
be
met
of
right
because
of
a
variety
of
factors,
including
Manpower
supply
chain
and
economy,
we
are
expecting
to
meet
our
budgetary
commitments
for
U
City
Council.
We
have
even
received
an
additional
two
hundred
thousand
dollar
Century
of
good
Grant
from
State
Farm
for
landscaping.
That
was
not
in
the
original
project.
P
We
also
have
funds
already
set
aside
through
the
Boys
and
Girls
Club
when
we
do
open
for
pool
passes
and
scholarships
so
August
31st
2023
is
now
the
anticipated
substantial
completion
date.
What
does
this
mean?
This
means
that
we
anticipate
contractor
required
site
work
to
be
completed
along
with
City
occupancy
inspection
and
the
Illinois
Department
of
Public
Health
inspections
completed
then
following
this
is
the
owner
installed
Landscaping,
which
would
it
be
finished
by
September,
and
we
are
holding
off
on
that
because
of
the
planting
season.
P
We
don't
want
to
put
in
new
plants,
and
then
they
die
in
the
heat.
When
reviewing
this
project
timeline
with
our
partners,
we
did
try
to
improve
our
completion
date
prior
to
August.
We
determined
that
a
few
weeks
of
increase
was
not
going
to
increase
the
pool
season.
Overtime
on
this
project
was
also
discussed.
However,
the
decision
was
made
that,
for
you,
guys,
fiscal
prudency
would
supersede
minimal
time
increases.
P
We
have
worked
together
across
our
city
team,
our
contractors,
our
Architects,
to
make
this
get
done
right,
meaning
the
community
we'll
have
a
new
recreational
amenity
to
cherish
and
will
last
for
future
Generations.
Just
like
the
original
O'neill
pool,
which
lasted
45
years,
we
will
plan
a
celebration.
This
fall
to
show
off
the
pool
to
all
the
community
when
we
are
able.
P
Lastly,
I
would
like
to
remind
everyone
that
Council
residents
in
Bloomington
summertime
visitors,
just
because
this
won't
be
open.
The
summer
Parks
and
Recreation
has
several
additional
affordable
options
like
holiday
pool,
free
free
splash,
pads,
three
golf
courses,
an
ice
center,
public
special
events,
39
parks
and
an
Aza
accredited
zoo,
and
this
summer
we
plan
to
keep
our
family
friendly
pricing
the
same
at
the
Miller
Park
Zoo.
Even
though
we're
going
to
open
a
new
modern,
South,
America
exhibit
once
again
thanks
to
the
help
of
PJ
hair
who's.
P
Working
on
that
project
too,
so
we
do
also
want
to
recognize
that
there
has
been
massive
support
from
The
Neighbors
in
the
neighborhood,
for
this
project,
I
even
heard
didn't
see
that
they
were
bringing
donuts
and
to
the
trailer
for
the
people
that
enjoy
that
are
working
on
the
project.
So
that's
great
to
know
so,
if
I
could
get
on
to
the
visual
presentation
slide
two
there
you
go
this
one
you've
seen
before
this
is
construction
begins
nothing
too
exciting
there.
P
So,
let's
go
to
slide
three
all
right
now
we're
getting
vertical
a
lot
of
our
stuff
has
been
underground
work,
but
the
construction
of
the
slide
Tower,
which
is
now
30
feet
tall,
is
going
to
be
seen
more
prominently.
If
you
go
by
the
site.
The
filter,
building
there
with
interior
pumps,
pipes
and
tanks
is
on
the
upper
right
and
we
have
underground
filtation
the
holding
tanks
that
you
see
below
on
slide.
Four,
please.
P
This
is
interior.
Oh
sorry,
slide.
Tower
stairs
are
in
progress
on
the
bottom
three
photos
there.
It
was
quite
dramatic
to
see
the
crane
out
there
as
it
was
operating
and,
as
you
see
there
is
the
base
of
the
splash
pad.
Obviously,
there's
no
features
on
it
yet,
but
once
those
features
get
on
there
it'll
be
much
more
exciting
to
view
next
slide.
Thank
you.
This
one
is
the
exterior
and
interior
views
of
the
filter
building.
Well,
that's
not
exciting.
P
P
This
spring,
due
to
weather
we've
been
able
to
accomplish
more
in
the
construction
workers
weren't
as
miserable
as
they
might
have
been
in
previous
years,
which
I
hope
was
a
plus
for
them,
but
the
most
exciting
thing
to
look
at
and
I
appreciate
the
photos
which
are
courtesy
of
PJ
Hare.
Some
of
these
is
the
250
foot,
long,
yellow
slide
with
all
the
twists
and
turns
families
and
kids
are
going
to
enjoy
that
when
we
do
get
up
and
running
next
slide,
this
one's
kind
of
dramatic.
P
P
Betsy
on
the
left
is
the
interior
of
the
filter,
building
with
the
sun
coming
through
the
open
door
there.
Well,
these
guys
were
being
a
little
chilly
in
the
winter,
but
on
the
right
is
a
very
dramatic
photo
of
the
new
slide,
with
all
the
twists
and
turns
and
last
side,
and
we
kind
of
start
where
we
finished
before
you
guys
were
there
for
the
groundbreaking
ceremony
and
there's
the
reasons
where
on.
B
E
Was
just
before
we
turn
this
over
to
Council
I
just
had
a
couple
of
additional
things
to
share.
This
is
an
exciting
project
for
the
community.
You
know
it's
worth
the
drive-by
White
Oak
Road
to
take
a
look
of
what's
occurring
in
the
community,
just
as
the
library
is,
and
the
previous
presentation
I
don't
mind
sharing
you
know.
E
How
did
we
get
to
this
point
to
where
we
are
not
opening
in
Memorial
Day
this
year,
and
quite
simply,
we
lost
three
months
last
year,
May,
June
and
July,
because
while
we
identified
infrastructure
on
that
site,
we
did
not
realize
how
shallow
the
infrastructure
was.
So
we
needed
to
take
additional
steps
to
protect
that
infrastructure,
and
there
are
a
number
of
things
that
have
occurred
along
the
way
that
the
fact
that
this
is
still
going
to
come
in
under
budget
in
a
very
specialty
type
of
construction.
E
When
we're
talking
about
Aquatics
It's
amazing
And,
while
the
community
is
going
to
have
to
wait
one
additional
season,
this
fall
we're
already
planning
some
sort
of
ribbon
cutting
a
celebration
not
just
for
the
neighborhood
but
for
the
entire
community
so
definitely
more
to
come.
Definitely
something
to
celebrate
and
definitely
something
to
drive
by
and
just
take
a
look
at
what's
coming
to
the
community.
So
thank
you
Eric
and
back
to
you
mayor.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you
looks
like
we
have
a
couple
questions
and
council
member
Ward
to
start
with,
and
council
member
Urban.
M
Yeah
thanks
for
the
presentation
I,
this
isn't
a
question
so
much
as
just
a
comment
to
say.
Thank
you
for
your
transparency
on
the
whole
thing
would
would
we
have
liked
to
have
this
open
this
summer?
Of
course,
and
life
happens
it.
It
is
what
it
is
in
that
regard.
I,
think
that
that
people
understand
that
and
accept
that
and,
frankly,
I
appreciate
doing
it
right
if
it's
worth
doing
it's
worth
doing
right
and
not
just
slapping
something
together
and
I.
M
Think
that
that
the
neighbors
that
you
mentioned
I
appreciate
the
shout
out
honestly
to
them
for
bringing
donuts
and
things
like
that.
They've
been
committed
to
this
for
the
Long
Haul
from
the
Long
Haul
they've.
You
know
for
years,
they've
been
been
committed
to
this,
showing
up
at
Community
meetings.
That
kind
of
thing.
So
thank
you
for
the
transparency
all
along
the
way.
K
You
man,
thank
you
so
much
for
this
presentation
and
and
of
course,
thank
you
for
attending
the
council
meeting
this
evening.
My
question
is:
what
are
the
what
is
going
to
be
the
result
of
financially
towards
the
city
of
not
being
open?
P
We
had
budgeted
to
have
the
opening
this
year.
It's
not
going
to
happen
a
pool
while
we
intend
to
break
even
on
our
first
year.
We
were
budgeting
for
the
fact
that
we
didn't
know
that
that
would
happen,
we're
not
sure
that
it
will
happen,
but
with
the
amount
of
Revenue
that
we're
going
to
bring
in
that,
we
anticipated
that
we
predicted
with
the
health
of
the
Architects.
P
K
Okay,
will
there
be
any
just
one,
maybe
more
questions?
Will
there
be
any
when
you're
saying
that
we're
going
to
possibly
get
this
up
and
running
in
late
August?
K
P
We
are
going
to
hedge
our
bets
and
hope
that
that
is
possible.
I
can't
tell
you
that
for
certainty,
the
the
reason
why
saying
that
we
would
be
open
is
hard
because
we
won't
have
the
number
of
lifeguards
needed
to
open
the
pool
safely
with
an
idph
rules.
We
would
have
to
hire
the
life
cards
now,
have
them
all
on
Staff,
All,
Summer
Long,
doing
nothing
to
make
sure
that
we
have
them
there.
P
K
D
D
Thanks
yeah,
this
is
this
is
exciting.
It's
very
impressive.
What's
been
done
and
you
know
what
it's
going
to
look
like.
Hopefully,
the
splash
pad
maybe
can
be
open
at
the
end
of
the
summer.
D
D
P
Oh
most
definitely
and
I
do
want
to
answer
your
question
if,
if
you
may
so
the
splash
pad,
assuming
we
get
done
on
the
timeline
that
I
mentioned,
with
the
help
of
the
guys
behind
me,
the
splash
pad
would
then
be
open.
Our
typical
closing
date,
which
can
vary
by
weather,
is
about
October
15th.
So
if
we
get
the
project
completed
in
August
or
even
in
September,
the
splash
pad
could
be
open
this
year
up
to
around
August
or
October
15th.
H
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor
I
just
want
to
comment
on
the
concept
of
of
maybe
opening
anything
beyond
the
splash
pad
late
August,
early,
September
type
of
thing
and
I
hope
that
spending
those
natural
resources
of
filling
a
pool
with
water,
filling
the
Lazy
River
with
water
for
maybe
a
week
or
two
weeks
worth
of
swimming
activity.
I
hope
that
we
look
at
that
and
just
think
that
that's
not
a
good
use
of
resources.
H
I
mean
you
fill
the
pool
with
water.
Then
we've
got
to
fill.
You
know,
we've
got
to
use
chlorine
we've
got.
We've
got
to
do
everything
along
with
it
to
make
sure
it's
sanitized
and
I
hope
that
there's
not
a
plan.
You
know,
besides,
you
know,
making
sure
the
pipes
don't
leak
to
fill
the
pool
to
The
Lazy
River.
So
thank
you.
P
I
P
P
It
would
be
easier
for
us
to
get
funds,
at
least
through
the
Illinois
Department
of
Natural
Resources
right
now
to
possibly
do
phase
two
that
we
weren't
eligible
for
for
this
first
phase.
So
that
might
help
with
that
and
the
other
things
that
we
have
in
phase
two.
I
I'm
glad
to
hear
you're
looking
at
idnr
as
a
possible
funding,
source
and
and
I
want
to.
Thank
you
as
well
for
your
transparency.
It's
appreciated.
B
Okay,
thank
you
very
much,
Eric
great
job,
everyone,
especially
given
the
the
circumstances,
and
we
definitely
look
forward
to
another
ribbon
cutting,
and
this
gives
me
a
little
bit
of
time
to
work
on
my
six-pack
too.
So.
B
All
right
so
we're
gonna
move
on
to
item
five
d,
which
is
a
request
from
the
staff
to
the
mayor
to
work
on
his
six-pack.
No,
not
sure
a
presentation
on
the
American
Rescue
plan
act,
disproportionately
impacted
small
business,
Rehabilitation
grants
the
arpa
social,
economic
nonprofit
grants
and
the
affordable
housing
Rehabilitation
grants
program
in
furtherance
of
the
arpa,
as
requested
by
the
economic
and
Community
Development
Department
and.
E
City
manager,
Gleason
thank
you,
mayor
and
Council,
and
to
the
community
May
1st
was
the
deadline
that
we've
commented
to.
You
know
many
times
in
the
past,
taking
tonight
using
tonight
as
an
opportunity
to
just
update
a
lot
of
the
same
information
and
we'll
turn
this
over
to
Melissa
Hahn.
Our
economic
community
development
director
Melissa.
Q
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
City
manager,
mayor
and
Council
I
appreciate
this
opportunity
to
come
before
you
tonight
and
just
give
you
an
update
of
where
we
are
with
the
Grant
programs
through
the
American
Rescue
plan
act
funds
as
you're
aware
on
December
5th
of
2022,
an
ordinance
was
approved,
establishing
three
Grant
programs.
Next
slide,
please
the
first
program
being
the
small
business
Rehabilitation
grant
program.
This
will
help
those
disproportionately
impacted
by
covid.
These
grants
will
be
available
for
those
who
are
small
businesses.
They
do
have
to
meet
the
definition
of
the
small
business.
Q
Act
they'll
be
eligible
for
up
to
forty
five
thousand
dollars
per
applicant.
The
rehabilitation
grants
can
be
used
to
rehabilitate
commercial
property
within
a
qualified
census.
Tract
next
slide,
please.
Q
Q
next
slide.
Please
all
of
the
grant
information
is
currently
available
on
the
city's
website
and
they
can
go
to
Bloomington
il.gov,
go
to
departments.economic
development
programs
and
incentives,
and
the
applications
will
be
available.
May
1..
These
grants
for
the
small
business
will
be
awarded
on
a
first-come,
first-serve
basis
and
there's
been
one
million
443
462
dollars
allocated
for
these
Grant
Awards.
Q
As
I
mentioned,
with
the
information
that's
currently
available
on
the
website,
individuals
can
go
and
see
what
the
requirements
will
be,
what
they'll
need
as
part
of
that
application.
So
we
did
send
out
notification
this
afternoon
to
all
of
those
that
were
registered
and
through
our
gov
delivery
system
that
we
have
so
we
sent
out
notification
to
over
a
little
over
a
thousand
individuals
today,
so
hopefully
that'll
give
them
some
extra
time
to
be
ready
for
when
those
applications
become
available.
Q
Next
slide,
please
the
next
program
where
the
non-profit
grants,
those
Grant
Awards,
will
be
limited
up
to
two
grants
of
two
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
and
three
grants
of
up
to
a
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
per
recipient.
Q
Q
Q
For
these
Grand
Awards
once
again
we'll
be
on
a
first-come,
first-served
basis.
They
do
have
to
be
serving
residents
of
the
city
of
Bloomington
and
the
total
award
amount
available
is
one
million
twenty
one
thousand
seven
hundred
and
thirty
one
dollars.
Once
again,
all
of
the
program
information
is
currently
listed
on
the
city's
website.
They
can
go
to
departments
and
then
Community
enhancement
division.
Q
Next
slide,
please.
So
the
third
program
was
the
affordable
housing
Rehabilitation
grant
program.
This
is
for
eligible
applicants
that
have
an
annual
household
income
at
or
below
80
percent
of
area.
Median
income
they
can
receive
up
to
forty
five
thousand
dollars
or
less
the
grants
will
be
used
for
single-family
homes
or
rental
units
that
are
located
within
the
Regeneration
area
is
defined
by
the
city's
comprehensive
plan.
Next
slide.
Please-
and
this
is
a
map
of
the
comprehensive
plan
and
that
will
be
available
linked
on
that
site
as
well.
Q
So
individuals
can
know
whether
or
not
they
are
located
within
the
Regeneration
area
and
they
can
always
reach
out
to
the
office
as
well.
If
they
have
any
questions
next
slide,
please
total
funds
allocated
that
are
available
for
these
Grant
awards
are
one
million
twenty
one
thousand
seven
hundred
and
thirty
one
dollars.
Once
again,
these
will
be
awarded
on
a
first
come
first
serve
basis.
Q
I
will
preface
that
by
saying,
though,
we
plan
to
have
one
point
of
entry
for
these
housing
Rehabilitation
grants,
because
they
are
so
similar
to
our
other
grants
that
we
provide
through
cdbg,
Ida
and
Lead.
Our
plan
is
to
determine
what
programs
we
can
layer,
some
programs.
We
can
use
other
Federal
funding
some.
We
cannot
so
for
those
that
qualify.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
get
the
most
impact
for
the
funding
that
we
have
available.
Q
So,
if
there's
an
opportunity
for
someone
to
receive
a
rehabilitation
Grant
through
this
program
as
well
as
lead
remediation,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
providing
as
much
assistance
as
we
can
once
again.
All
of
the
information
that's
needed
for
the
Grant
application
is
available
on
the
city's
website
once
again
under
Department
Community
enhancement
and
those
applications
once
again
will
be
available.
May
1st
next
slide,
please
all
of
the
contact
information
for
each
one
is
also
provided
on
each
one
of
those
pages.
B
R
Thanks
Melissa
appreciate
the
presentation
and
glad
that
we're
starting
this
in
May,
it's
only
a
couple
weeks
away
when
you
say
first
come
first
serve
or
the
application
is
going
to
be
completed
online
or
in
person.
Q
All
of
the
applications
for
the
Small
Business
Development
Grant
will
be
submitted
online.
The
non-profit
grants
will
be
submitted
online
as
well
and
then
for
the
rehabilitation
Grant.
We
will
take
those
online
or
in
person.
If
someone
wants
to
come
to
the
office
and
complete
a
paper
application,
they
can
do
that
as
well.
R
R
What
is
the
definition
of
a
small
business
under
the
sbda
I,
try
to
quickly
find
it
and
is
there
a
a
employee
number?
That's
part
of
that
definition.
R
Okay,
so
it
can
include
pretty
pretty
large
small
businesses
right
and
then,
with
regard
to
the
grants,
how
will
they
be
paid?
Let's
say
you're
awarded
a
a
business
grant
right.
Q
So
for
the
small
business
grants
they
will
be
awarded
to
the
applicant
as
long
as
they
meet
the
eligibility
criteria,
they
will
have
to
provide
the
bids
for
the
project
that
they're
looking
to
complete,
as
well
as
any
other
additional
funding.
So
say.
Q
If
they're
bringing
in
bids
for
a
project,
that's
going
to
be
a
hundred
thousand,
they
would
also
have
to
show
what
other
funds
would
be
utilized
to
make
sure
that
the
project
is
successfully
completed
upon
that
it
will
be
awarded
to
the
applicant
same
for
the
non-profit
grants
that
those
will
be
awarded
directly
to
the
agency.
There
will
be
some
monitoring
and
there
will
be
some
follow-up
needed
that
they
will
have
to
provide
just
showing
the
applicants
that
were
served
for
the
rehabilitation
grants.
Q
We
will
follow
our
normal
process
where
we
actually
reimburse
the
contractor.
So
we
have
contractors
that
meet
the
qualification
based
on
our
other
programs
that
we
utilize
for
cdbg
and
Ida,
and
so
we
would
utilize
those
same
contractors
and
we'll
just
follow
our
standard
process
that
they're
used
to
with
that.
R
Right
and
and
how
big
is
that
pool
of
contractors
I'm
thinking
if
somebody
wants
to
use
somebody
outside
of
that
pool.
Q
I
don't
know
currently
the
number
I
know
that
we
just
did
an
Outreach
for
our
lead
program
and
and
had
a
pretty
good
turnout
of
some
additional
contractors
that
we
weren't
currently
registered
I.
Think
for
our
total
contractors
that
are
registered
with
the
city,
not
just
specifically
for
those
programs,
we
have
almost
800.
M
Thanks
for
this,
this
is
exciting
to
see
it
moving
forward.
Just
a
couple
questions
about
the
affordable
housing,
rehab
I
know
some
of
the
other
programs
that
we
have
have
limitations
on.
You
know
whether
things
are
have
to
be
external
or
internal,
that
interior.
That
kind
of
thing
for
these
grants
does
that
apply.
It
can
be
interior,
exterior
roofs
things
like
that
all
of
the
above
awesome
and
then
what
council
member
crabill
raised
about
the
the
paper
application
versus
submitting
online
when,
when
you,
what
time
are
we
talking
about?
M
Are
we
talking
about
the
online
stuff?
Can
go
in
at
1201,
am
on
May
1st
and
the
paper
stuff
gets
time
stamped
at
opening
of
business?
Is
that
is
there
any
way
to
even
that
out,
because
I
could
see
people
who
really
could
use
these
grants,
also
not
having
very
fast
internet
service,
and
you
know
the
capacity
to
or
even
the
knowledge,
sometimes
to
be
able
to
do
that.
Q
Sure
I
would
say
with
it,
with
a
number
of
Grants,
we'll
be
able
to
award
for
the
affordable
housing.
I,
really
wouldn't
anticipate
that
there
wouldn't
be
people
that
we
aren't
able
to
serve
even
in
other
programs
that
we've
done.
Sometimes
we
we
might
get
a
little
bit
of
a
waiting
list,
but
generally
that's
due
to
restrictions
that
we
have
in
in
ways
that
we're
able
to
help
individuals,
so
I
I
do
think.
Q
Even
if
anybody
came
at
the
open
we
open
it
set
our
office
opens
at
7,
30,
so
I
think
anybody
that
would
come.
May
1st
to
the
office
at
7,
30
they'd
be
pretty
close
to
the
to
the
front
of
the
line
and.
Q
That's
what's
currently
on
the
website,
so
it
does
outline
what
they'll
need
as
far
as
the
eligibility,
okay.
D
Q
H
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor,
and
thank
you
for
the
presentation.
H
I
want
to
to
touch
one
thing
on
what
was
brought
up
on
the
timing
and-
and
that
is
you
know,
and
and
it's
a
legitimate,
legitimate
concern
there,
and
even
though
I
mean
I
mean
you're
talking
enough
money,
the
odds
of
people
getting
in
there
at
1201.
You
may
have
a
few.
You
know
at
1205
that
type
of
thing,
but
with
the
I,
don't
know
how
the
deployment
of
making
the
link
active
for
the
application
is
going
to
go.
H
If
it's
an
automated
feature
to
make
that
active,
could
that
automation
be
set
up
to
make
it
active
at
7
30
a.m,
instead
of
at
midnight
on
May
1st,
if
the
automation
has
the
ability
to
to
do
that
type
of
thing,
yeah.
H
H
My
hat
goes
off
to
to
the
design
and
the
amount
of
information
and
how
the
information
is
laid
out
in
a
very
well
thought
out
way,
and
too
often,
you
see,
with
with
government
bodies
that
people
just
throw
websites
together
and
they're,
really
laid
out
very
poorly
and
all
that
and
what
you've
done
here
with
this
site,
especially
for
these
grants
and
the
the
Community
Development
it's
outstanding.
It's
really
easy
to
follow.
So
thank
you.
K
Thank
you
mayor.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
presentation
so
on
the
home
Rehabilitation
does
this
include
all
types
of
residences,
for
example
mobile
homes
or
trailers,
and
is
well
those
that
specifics
be
on
the
website
as
well.
Yes,
all
right!
Thank
you
very
much.
K
Q
Q
B
E
Thank
you,
mayor
and
Council,
and
to
the
community
tonight
we
have
two
presentations
that
are
going
to
be
presented
by
our
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion
manager.
Michael
hurt,
as
everyone
may
recall,
this
Ada
transition
plan
has
been
something
that's
been
in
play
for.
Quite
some
time
was
first
presented
to
council
I
believe
it
was
in
December
and
based
on
some
of
the
comments
we
had
an
opportunity
and
I'll
call
it
that
to
come
up
with
transition
plan
2.0.
E
S
Good
evening,
city
manager,
mayor
and
Council,
we
want
to
go
over,
as
a
city
manager
said
the
2.0
version
of
the
Ada
transition
plan.
We
have
included
many
of
your
suggestions
and
emails
to
me
in
this
particular
document,
so
we
hope
that
it
is
to
your
liking.
Let's
go
to
the
next
slide.
Please
we're
going
to
go.
S
This
is
the
transition
plan
overview
we're
going
to
cover
what
is
the
Ada
Ada
Title
II
requirements
for
the
city
of
Bloomington,
the
purpose
for
the
Ada
plan,
and
also
the
elements
that
make
up
an
ADA
transition
plan
next
slide.
Please.
S
This,
of
course,
is
the
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act
of
1990.
It
is
a
federal
civil
rights
law,
prohibits
discrimination
against
individuals
with
disabilities
and
there
are
five
titles
to
the
Ada,
so
prohibition
against
discrimination
when
it
comes
to
employment,
Public,
Service,
public
access,
telecommunications
and
then
there's
a
miscellaneous
category
that
captures
everyday
activities.
The
Ada
guarantees
people
with
disabilities,
the
same
opportunities
and
access
as
individuals
as
individuals
in
the
General
Public.
S
Title
II
of
the
Ada
is
specifically
for
the
state
and
local
government
in
terms
of
providing
access,
so
this
requires
us,
the
city
of
Bloomington,
to
provide
disabled
individuals
with
equal
access
to
all
of
our
programs,
activities
and
services
that
are
provided
to
the
General
Public.
S
In
terms
of
the
transition
plan
itself,
we
it
provides
an
audit
of
City
facilities.
S
We
have
created
an
evaluation
documents
and
did
an
evaluation
on
the
city,
facilities,
Parts,
playgrounds
and
pools,
and,
as
this
is
a
living
document,
we
will
continue
as
plans
change
laws
change
to
make
sure
these
are
updated
next
slide,
please
one
of
the
main
complaints
about
the
former
site
was
that
the
grievance
procedure
was
very
cumbersome.
S
What
we
have
done
is
to
revamp
that
Grievous
procedure
to
make
it
as
easy
as
possible
for
anybody
to
complete
and
to
get
some
action
on
it
on
a
much
quicker
scale.
If
we
could
go
to
the
grievance
procedure,
please.
S
So
the
previous
grievance
procedure
was
about
three
pages
long.
It
had
a
very
detailed
process
in
terms
of
dates
of
submission
forms
of
submission
and
staff
members
that
would
be
involved
in
completing
the
process.
S
And
it
takes
a
little
while
to
load,
you
will
see,
it's
been
reduced
to
a
one-pager
at
the
top
of
the
Grievous
Complaint
Form.
You
have
the
contact
information
from
my
office.
All
I
need
to
do
is
capture
the
contact
information
for
the
agreement
or
the
complainant,
who's
filing
the
complaint,
and
we've
provided
some
checkoff
boxes
so
that
their
particular
complaint
can
be
expedited
to
me
if
it
is
not
there
in
the
checkoff
boxes,
there's
plenty
of
spaces
to
go
ahead
and
type
in
whatever
the
complaint
is.
S
If
the
individual
chooses
not
to
type
anything
into
that
form,
doesn't
matter
as
long
as
I
have
the
contact
information
I
will
go
ahead
and
contact
them
and
we
will
complete
the
intake
process
together
next
slide.
Please.
S
We're
going
into
the
transition
plan
elements,
one
of
the
main
elements
of
this
plan
is
to
designate
an
individual
to
oversee
ADA
compliance.
We
have
chosen
that
very
good
looking
guy
up
there.
It
should
be
our
Ada
coordinator
and
I
do
consider
it
an
honor,
and
this
has
been
a
passion
of
mine
for
a
very
long
time,
so
more
than
happy
to
serve
as
the
city's
Ada
coordinator.
In
addition
to
my
other
duties
next
slide,
please.
S
Another
part
of
the
transition
plan
is
to
invite
interested
and
concerned
persons
to
participate
by
submitting
comments
on
the
plan
when
we
left
the
council
in
December.
One
of
our
marching
orders
included
that
we
meet
with
the
constituency
who
deal
with
disabled
individuals,
who
were
The
Advocates
the
disabled
individuals
themselves,
and
we
help
public.
We
first
put
out
an
online
accessibility
survey.
We
didn't
get
a
whole
lot
of
traction
on
it,
but
our
public
meetings
were
pretty
well
attended.
S
The
government
center
meeting
the
meeting
at
life
seal
I
think
was
probably
our
best
attended
one,
and
it
was
the
one
to
me
that
was
the
most
informative,
not
particularly
from
the
staff
of
Life
seal
itself,
but
the
individuals
with
disabilities
who
attended
had
some
very
good
suggestions
for
us
and
we
have
put
those
into
play.
Also.
S
Our
last
meeting
was
held
in
September
at
March
1st
and
the
plan
that
is
currently
on
the
website
was
sent
to
life
seal
to
get
their
final
words
on
that,
and
we've
also
agreed
to
meet
with
one
of
the
staff
members
on
a
monthly
basis.
S
This
is
a
snippet
of
what
the
evaluation
form
looks
like
it'll,
be
also
on
the
website,
and
anyone
can
view
it,
and
what
we
hope
to
see
is
where
there
are
x's
on
the
form.
That
indicates
that
there
is
maybe
an
issue
of
non-compliance
or
there
is
an
issue
or
there's
some
sort
of
barrier
that
prevents
compliance
totally.
So
this
particular
one
there
are
four
of
those
priorities
on
the
site.
S
This
one
deals
with
restrooms,
in
particular,
so
in
terms
of
accessibility
to
this
restroom,
this
particular
building
had
no
additional
signage
that
indicated
to
an
individual
with
a
disability
where
they
could
find
a
disability.
Disability
enabled
restroom
next
slide.
Please
another
part
of
the
transition
transition
plan
is
to
list
the
facilities
with
compliance
issues
and
to
provide
a
a
projected
date
of
when
those
compliance
issues
will
be
addressed.
S
The
numbers
indicated
here
are
actual
numbers
that
came
from
the
directors
of
these
Departments
of
these
particular
buildings,
indicating
when
the
mitigation
would
occur
for
the
non-compliance
issues
next
slide.
J
S
The
2010
Ada
standards
were
the
standards
used
to
complete
this
assessment
or
these
facility
evaluations.
The
same
2010
standards
are
also
used
for
the
parks,
playgrounds,
garages
Etc.
They
have
very
specific
ones
for
parks
and
playgrounds.
So
we
use
those
also.
The
2010
standards
were
accessible.
I'm.
Sorry
for
existing
facilities
is
the
one
that
was
used
for
our
buildings.
S
The
assessments
include
photos
which
are
still
being
uploaded.
We
have
an
awful
lot
of
them
and
also
there
was
a
suggestion
about
disability
awareness,
training,
training
for
our
staff.
April
12th,
we
held
a
disability
awareness
training,
a
couple
sessions
very
well
attended
by
our
staff.
S
The
city
of
Bloomington
is
also
has
elected
to
become
an
autism-inclusive
employer
which
we're
very
excited
about
I,
have
a
son
who's
on
the
autism
spectrum,
so
I'm
particularly
excited
about
it
becoming
an
Autism,
inclusive
employer
we
held
trainings,
which
also
included
sensory,
inclusive
venue,
training
held
on
March,
21st
and
22nd
next
slide.
Please,
let's
go
to
the
new
access
site
and
we're
calling
the
site
access
Bloomington
on
the
access
Bloomington
site.
You
will
be
able
to
get
into
the
in
the
transition
plan
itself.
S
You'll
find
the
agreements
Complaint
Form
there
in
the
Ada
transition
plan.
These
are
some
of
the
things
we
have
included
based
on
the
feedback
we
got
from
the
Disability
Advocates
and
the
council,
people
rewording
and
reordering
language
in
the
transition
plan
to
emphasize
that
we
are
being
an
ADA
Compliant
City,
because
it's
the
right
thing
to
do
and
not
because
we
have
to
adding
the
most
recent
dollar
figures
to
say
the
sidewalk
program,
adding
projected
dates
for
remediation
of
ADA
compliance
issues.
S
The
number
of
public
meetings
that
we
held,
shortening
the
grievance
procedure,
re
replacing
the
words
citizen
with
the
word
resonance.
Thank
you,
sir.
In
incorporating
ongoing
staff
training,
Ada
certification
for
directors
I
am
currently
enrolled
in
the
Ada
certification
program,
that's
being
provided
by
Great
Lakes
Ada
in
Chicago
Illinois.
S
B
Michael,
thank
you
very
much
great
work,
I
I
think
I,
definitely
very
proud
of
the
the
city
taking
this
on
and
and
making
our
city
more
accessible,
because
I
think
we
we
need
to
recognize
that
everyone
has
something
to
to
bring
in
for
many
of
us
a
lot
of
times.
We
you
know
we
can
take
things
for
granted.
We
don't
always
see
things
and
and
including
folks
from
you
know,
life
sale
and
Market
first
to
to
really
help
to
inform
what
we're
we're
trying
to
achieve.
B
I
think
was
is
very
important,
so
definitely
appreciate
all
your
work
with
that
and
with
that
I'm
gonna
turn
it
over
to
council
and
we'll
start
with
council
member
Crumpler,
who
we
haven't
heard
from
in
a
while,
so
and
then
council,
member
crabill
and
then
council
member
Walsh.
Oh.
L
Thank
you
mayor
and
thank
you
Michael
exciting
plan,
one
one
question:
when
I
look
at
the
page:
that's
the
Ada
access
Bloomington
page,
you
have
all
the
Arena
bcpa
Parks
City
Hall
that
almost
listed
right.
Yes,
I
think
one.
There
is
a
park
that
I
I'm,
not
sure
if
it
was
left
off,
Eagle
View
Park,
which
is
in
ward,
nine.
S
L
Got
yeah
yeah,
yeah
and
then
a
second
question
related
to
that
earlier
in
the
in
the
year
and
I
think
I
contacted
you
about
this
too.
Via
email,
both
fell
a
park
and
Bittner
Park
are
capital
projects
this
year
and
I'm
I'm,
really
hoping
that
there
will
be
a
possibility
of
providing
ADA
Compliant
playground
equipment
on
both
of
those
Parks,
and
they
could
be
a
model.
L
S
Do
know
that
the
there
are
several
members
of
the
park
district
who
have
been
certified,
not
just
playground
equipment,
but
also
received
some
Ada
certification
that
came
along
with
that
program.
So
I
will
be
working
pretty
closely
together
to
make
sure
that
not
only
the
equipment
is
accessible,
but
also
things
like
access
from
the
parking
lots
to
the
playground.
The
sidewalk
isn't
broken
up
and
it
will
interfere
with
wheelchairs
and
Walkers
things
of
that
nature.
S
L
And
then,
finally,
the
self-evaluation
is
that
is
that
process
completed?
Have
you
collected
all
the
data
that
you're
planning
to
collect.
L
S
R
Thanks
mayor
and
thank
you,
Michael
I
appreciate
all
the
work
that
you've
put
in
this
and
continually
trying
to
improve
it.
I
believe
you
worked
with
life
still
on
this
latest
iteration.
Is
that
right?
Yes
and
I
know
you
mentioned
in
your
and
your
presentation
you'll
be
working
with
them
on
a
regular
basis,
monthly
basis.
Great
now,
one
of
the
things
I
just
noticed
when
I
go
into
the
transition
plan.
R
Online
I
can
link
into
the
grievance
document,
but
well
yeah
yeah,
never
mind
so
I
think
the
the
what
was
sent
to
us.
The
links
didn't
work
so
I
think
that's
fine.
So
on
page
four
there's
a
summary
of
City
responsibilities
and
a
list
decisions
made
with
regard
to
individuals,
gender
race,
ethnicity,
Etc
and
I
know
it
refers
to
other
categories
protected
by
local
state
or
federal
law.
R
I,
don't
know,
I
think
there's
some
possibly
some
additional
ones
that
we
could
include
outright
I
know
there's
some
in
the
human
relations
ordinance,
yes,
and
also
in
the
EEOC,
such
as
gender
identity,
for
instance.
So
this
is
yeah.
R
Thank
you
and,
and
then
I
just
want
to
say,
I
really
appreciate
you
going
through
that
that
training,
I,
think
that'll
that'll
level
set
things
and
then
you'll
be
able
to
share
that
with
the
other
directors
employees
of
the
city.
So
thank
you
looking
forward
to
it.
B
Thank
you
next
council
member
Walsh
and
then
bowling
thank.
H
You
say
the
same
thing
here:
I
said
on
the
last
one:
the
website
is
awesome,
it's
it's
absolutely
amazing
and
what's
what
we
do
with
our
websites
and
and
it's
just
and
and
when
I
look
at
this
particular
site.
The
amount
of
data
that's
here
and
the
amount
of
data
that
that
you
and
your
team
would
have
had
to
collect
is
just
outstanding
and
one
question
I
do
have
when
I
look
at
the
on
each
individual
location
that
you
have
in
here.
H
There's
the
checklist
in
here
of
all
the
different
places
and
I'm,
assuming
that's
something
that
would
be
updated
from
a
visibility
standpoint
for
for
the
community
that
you
know
I
happen
to
be
looking
at
the
creative
creativity,
center,
Ada
evaluation
and,
let's
say
something
is
found
with
the
public
parking.
Would
that
be
updated
on
here.
S
Absolutely
we're
still
calling
this
a
living
document-
okay,
and
we
we
also
too
have
an
aging
Workforce
I-
think
our
average
employee
is
about
45.,
okay
here
in
the
city,
so
both
the
facilities
that
we're
all
working
in
it'll
just
be
a
living
document.
Until
we
make
sure
that
accessibility
is
the
order
of
the
day
for
all
of.
H
Them,
okay,
that
this
is
great
one
comment
to
the
IT
team:
look
at
the
pictures
on
the
web
page
that
are
inserted
in
for
all
these,
some
of
them.
Some
of
them
are
sideways.
Instead
of
up
and
down
yeah,
it's.
J
S
Get
that
straightened
out
the
kind
of
novices
with
uploading
those
but
we'll.
H
B
Okay,
councilman
bowling
thank.
D
One
of
your
partners
on
this
is
Public
Works,
correct,
correct,
I,
just
I,
don't
want
to
sound
like
one
of
the
public
commenters,
but
there
are.
There
are
several
sidewalks
that
have
no
ramp
much
less
an
updated
Ram
and
gaps
total
gaps
in
residential
neighborhoods
that
are
supposed
to
have
sidewalks.
You
know
not
ones
that
were
designed
and
developed
without
and
I
mean
it's
not
just
for
Ada,
but
it's
for
kids
going
to
the
School
Bus.
There's
a
person
in
my
neighborhood.
D
That
is
wheelchair-bound
that
you
know
likes
to
get
around
when
the
weather's
nice,
so
is
Public
Works
going
around
and
checking
all
the
sidewalks
or
they're
only
doing
it
as
they
replace
sidewalks
on
the
streets.
S
Well,
I
know
they're
working
on
a
schedule,
an
annual
schedule
they
create,
but
what
they've
also
been
doing
in
situations
like
the
one
that
you
mentioned?
If
we
get
a
phone
call,
there's
an
accessibility
issue,
like
you
said
a
child
can't
get
to
his
bus
or
whatever
from
his
house,
because
of
the
from
his
house
to
the
corner
because
of
the
condition
of
the
sidewalk
I
know
that
Public
Works
has
gone
out
and
expedited
those
okay.
So
if
that
is
a
situation,
give
us
a
call.
Okay.
B
Okay,
well,
thank
you
very
much.
Oh
no
councilman
award.
M
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
your
work
on
this.
This
is
close
to
my
heart
as
well.
This
was
actually
one
of
the
is
pushing
I'll
say
push
pushing
the
city
to
be
accountable
on.
This
was
was
one
of
my
first
council
member
initiatives
back
in
2021,
and
so
I'm
I'm
quite
pleased
to
see
this
coming
before
us
for
a
vote
next
week
and
I
look
forward
to
being
able
to
to
move
that.
We
approve
it
at
that
point.
M
I
two
of
my
favorite
parts
of
this
one
has
to
do
with
the
idea
that
that
this
is
a
living
document
and
that
it
can
be
updated
and
can
continue
to
grow.
The
last
time
we
we
had
a
draft
was
before
most
of
us
anyway
were
part
of
this
Council
or
even
part
of
City
staff
back
in
2015
I
believe
so,
and
that
languished
as
a
draft
for
all
those
years.
So
it's
wonderful
to
have
something.
That's
not
just
a
draft!
That's
going
to
come
before
us
next
week.
M
I
love
that
the
other
thing
that
that
I
really
appreciate
about
this
plan,
frankly,
is
the
statement
that
you
made
earlier
that
this
is
not
just
being
done,
because
we
have
to
do
it.
It's
something
we're
committed
to
doing
so.
The
language
of
the
city
of
Bloomington
is
committed
to
promoting
the
quality
of
opportunity
for
all
residents.
I.
Think
that
really
Bears
repeating
so.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
S
And
I'd
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
include
some
of
my
partners
who
worked
with
me
on
this
Phil
metler,
hiding
back
there
behind
the
screen,
he's
responsible
for
bringing
my
ideas
to
to
the
paper
and
applying
it
to
the
website.
He
did
a
lot
of
work,
and
so
we
appreciate
Phil
for
all
of
his
hard
work.
B
Well,
thank
you
very
much
and
we
are
going
to
did
you
have
comments
from
regards
okay,
all
right,
so
we're
gonna
move
to
the
next
item
on
the
agenda
and
back
by
popular
demand.
Mr
outstanding
himself.
E
Thank
you,
mayor
and
Council
and
again
to
the
community
we're
excited
about
this
next
presentation.
This
is
an
initiative.
E
This
is
an
expectation
that
we
are
and
as
inclusive
when
it
comes
to
a
diversity
related
to
some
of
the
city
business,
and
this
is
an
opportunity
for
for
us
as
an
organization
and
a
community,
but
this
is
one
that
we
needed
to
step
carefully.
E
Make
sure
that
accurate
information
was
out
there
amongst
the
many
stakeholders
in
the
community
and
again
Michael
hurt
and
his
team
did,
that
met
with
many
stakeholder
groups
to
communicate
that
this
was
not
something
that
was
going
to
negatively
impact,
but
it
is
a
required
step
if
this
is
something
that's
adopted
by
Council
next
week,
Michael
all.
S
Right,
thank
you.
Tim.
The
city
of
Bloomington
recognizes
that
there
is
strength
and
diversity
and
it
can
be
a
great
benefit
to
our
community,
just
as
we
have
worked
on
diversity
and
inclusion
for
Workforce
diversity
and
inclusion
issues
in
terms
of
our
Ada
transition
plan.
We
realized
that
there
were
other
areas
of
the
city
that
we
also
needed
to
plot
to
apply
this
same
attention
and
to
that
end
we
are
proposing
A
diversity,
procurement
initiative,
and
the
purpose
of
this
is
to
broaden
opportunities
for
women-owned
businesses.
S
Minority-Owned
businesses,
disinfect
franchise
businesses,
women
and
minority
workers
to
take
part
or
participate
in
city-funded
projects
to
be
vendors
with
the
city
to
grow
our
city
base
in
terms
of
employees,
employees
and
also
our
city
base,
in
terms
of
having
other
vendors
and
contractors
grown
here
that
we
can
hire
or
utilize
on
some
of
our
programs
and
our
projects
that
we
have
around
the
city.
This
proposal
will
help
Foster
an
environment
that
we
think
will
be
fair
and
Equitable.
S
It
will
be
inclusive
and
it
will
create
opportunity
and
outcomes
and
change
conditions
for
disadvantaged
people.
Having
said
that,
let's
go
to
the
first
slide.
Please.
S
The
city
Administration,
in
conjunction
with
the
legal
department
and
the
diversity
and
inclusion
division,
we
collaborated
to
create
a
new
proposal
to
our
procurement
process.
To
that
end,
again,
we
are
proposing
an
equal
opportunity,
Contracting
initiative
and
the
purpose
of
which
is
to
again
broaden
opportunities
for
women
and
minorities
to
do
business
with
the
city.
S
We
are
have
been
very
intentional
about
this
project.
We
are
kind
of
sort
of
the
johnnycom
latlies
in
terms
of
cities
who
have
jumped
on
board
and
done.
This
I
know
that
Peoria
has
had
this
Initiative
for
over
30
years,
so
I'm
really
excited
about
Bloomington
coming
into
the
Forefront
and
creating
the
same
opportunities
here
in
the
city
of
Bloomington.
We
asked
the
question:
why?
Why
are
we
doing
this?
S
The
city
again
recognizes
the
strength
and
diversity
and
inclusivity,
and
this
is
in
the
best
interest.
We
feel
the
best
interest
of
not
only
our
residents,
but
also
in
the
best
interest
of
the
city
in
terms
of
partnering
locally,
with
our
individuals
who
want
to
become
part
of
the
city
in
terms
of
vendors
or
also
workers
on
our
particular
projects.
S
So
what
did
this
change
for
the
city
contracts
that
we
LED
that
are
over
fifty
thousand
dollars
will
contain
a
provision
for
prospective
contractors
to
certify
that
they
are
committed
to
the
tenets
of
equal
opportunity
and
employment
in
Contracting
we
have
created
aspirational
goals
and
those
goals
are
as
follows:
eight
percent
of
the
total
contract
will
be
awarded
to
an
MBE
firm
and
that
is
a
minority
business
Enterprise,
a
dbe
firm
or
a
woman-owned
business
Enterprise,
and
that
is
if
subcontracting
opportunities
are
made
available.
S
Also
10
of
the
total
hours
worked
on
the
project
should
be
performed
by
minority
workers
and
two
percent
by
female
workers
and
these
percentages
we
came
up
with
based
on
the
relevant
labor
pool
information
that
we
pull
from
the
Census
Data
of
who
was
available
in
our
area.
To
do
these
particular
jobs.
S
Contract
language
was
will
also
be
added
that
will
include
our
human
rights
piece,
our
diversity
and
inclusion.
Please,
let's
go
to
the
next
slide,
please,
as
I
stated
before
this.
This
initiative
is
nothing
new
in
terms
of
what
we're
used
to
in
our
area
contractors,
and
we
met
with
several
the
city
met
with
different
Prime
contractors.
We
met
with
Union
Representatives.
S
We
also
met
with
local
advocacy
groups
like
the
NAACP,
who
have
particular
interest
in
people
who
have
been
disenfranchised
in
some
sort
of
way
being
part
of
the
participation
for
work
on
City
funded
projects.
S
We
gave
them
an
opportunity
to
not
only
make
them
aware
of
what
our
proposal
was,
but
they
also
had
an
opportunity
to
have
input
on
how
they
what
they
saw.
That
would
be
successful
for
us
in
this
initiative.
S
S
No
one
stated
a
problem
with
the
outlay
at
all.
In
fact,
they
said
they
appreciated
the
fact
that
our
percentage
numbers
were
more
realistic
than
these
surrounding
cities
and
those
offered
by
the
state
these
cities
of
Decatur,
Peoria
and
Springfield.
They
each
have
Provisions
for
minority
business
subcontracts
at
10
percent.
They
have
the
women
business
Enterprise
contract
set
at
five
percent.
They
all
have
18
for
the
hours
worked
by
minority
workers
and
three
percent
worked
by
female
workers.
S
The
only
only
difference
there
is
that
champagne,
it's
as
high
as
20
of
the
Hours
worked,
should
be
worked
by
minority
workers.
18
15
by
female
workers,
so
hours
in
comparison
is
more
I
think
more
realistic.
It
helps
the
contractors
to
reach
those
goals,
as
opposed
to
setting
out
a
a
sitting
on
a
provision
that
would
be
very
difficult
to
reach
in
this
particular
area.
Next
slide,
please
by
meeting
the
assigned
percentages
of
the
project,
how
can
contractors
meet
the
aspirational
goals?
S
Well,
of
course,
if
they
meet
the
aspirational
percentages,
the
projected
dollar
amounts
for
the
project
and
meet
the
utilization
goals
for
subcontractors
and
female
and
minority
workers,
but
in
the
event
that
the
contractor
cannot
meet
these
goals.
The
Entity
May
provide
evidence
of
good
faith,
good
faith
efforts
to
meet
that
goal
and
I
will
tell
you
that
good
faith
efforts
are
the
linchpin
for
this
particular
proposal.
We
need
to
work
in
partnership
with
our
contractors
doing
all
we
can
to
help
them
meet
these
goals
and
by
helping
them
meet
the
goals.
S
Documentation
must
be
included
with
the
bid
demonstrating
good
faith
efforts.
What
we're
asking
for
is
that,
when
someone
went
in
a
firm
submits
bid
for
work
on
a
city-funded
project,
we're
asking
up
front
that
they
provide
us
with
a
utilization
plan,
how
which
tells
us
that
they
have
met
with
individuals
or
they
have
met
with
minority
firms
or
women-owned
firms
or
disenfranchised
firms
to
get
a
commitment
to
work
with
them
on
these
projects.
Of
course,
that
commitment
hinges
on
whether
or
not
that
contractor
gets
the
is
awarded
the
contract.
S
But
we
want
to
see
this
work
done
up
front
to
show
that
the
bid
being
submitted
is
not
only
a
responsible
bid,
but
is
also
a
responsive
bid
to
these
new
Provisions
that
we've
set
out
the
new
utilization
plan.
We
hope
will
have
line
items
that
will
state
any
money,
any
monetary
agreement
that
the
prime
contractor
has
reached
with
the
subs
or
with
the
workers.
S
We
also
would
like
to
see
the
primes
come
out
more
at
City
sponsored
events
like
job
fairs.
These
are
networking
opportunities
where
the
contractors
can
get
to
meet
with
Subs.
S
And
what
we're
asking
is
that
those
contractors
make
every
conscious
effort
on
their
own
to
diversify
their
Workforce.
Next.
J
S
S
So
again,
the
documentation
must
be
included
on
the
front
end.
That
demonstrates
these
good
faith.
Efforts.
Part
of
their
documentation
is
a
certification
that
the
contractor
received
an
insufficient
number
of
proposals
or
inquiries
in
response
to.
S
There
are
good
faith
efforts
to
pursue
participation,
to
call
around
to
the
individuals
on
the
database
that
we
will
provide
for
them.
The
database
will
have
listed
those
individuals
who
are
ready
and
able
to
work
on
these
projects.
These
will
be
individuals
who
are
owners
of
minority
business
enterprises,
female
sorry,
women-owned
business
enterprises
and
the
disenfranchised
business
enterprises.
The
city
will
maintain
a
database
which
we
will
make
available
to
all
of
the
contractors
in
an
effort
to
help
them
meet
these
goals.
S
If,
for
whatever
reason,
the
contractor
is
not
able
to
meet
the
goals
for
hours
worked
on
on
the
project,
the
expectation
is
that
they
work
very
hard
to
at
least
get
the
workers
involved
on
that
project
next
slide.
Please,
are
there
exceptions
to
this
ordinance
and
requirements
for
goals
in
construction?
There
are
exceptions
number
one
if
there
is
a
contractor,
that
is
from
a
joint
purchase
or
a
single
Source
purchase
or
an
emergency
purchase
where
we
haven't
had
time
to
get
this
process
together.
S
If
companies
do
not
subcontract,
they
are
they're,
a
small,
maybe
a
mom-and-pop
shop,
and
it's
just
four
or
five
of
them.
The
expectation
is
that
not
that
they
go
out
and
hire
other
individuals
to
work
on
this
project,
not
that
they
just
create
opportunities
for
subcontractors
if
it
isn't
necessary.
What
we.
S
What
we
do
ask
is,
though,
if
number
four
number
five
of
that
five
person
family
shop
isn't
available,
then
we
would
ask
that
you,
when
they
go
to
the
unions,
to
look
for
workers
on
these
on
these
particular
projects
that
they
would
ask
for
female
or
minority
participation
to
help
them
meet
the
goals
of
their
contract.
S
Also,
we
have
contracts
that
are
Grant
funded
and
we
have
to
adhere
to
the
provisions
of
that
Grant
and
they
may
not
allow
for
us
to
have
the
particular
Provisions
that
we
would
have
normally
so
in
order
to
maintain
the
Grant
and
be
true
to
that
Grant.
We,
that
is
an
exception
again.
We
still
expect
the
companies
to
make
good
faith
average
to
meet
Workforce
participation
on
these
goals.
S
What
will
we
do
as
a
city
to
assist
our
contractors
with
helping
them
to
meet
our
goals?
Again,
we
will
maintain
a
database
of
these
entities,
minority-owned
women-owned
or
disenfranchised
disenfranchised
business
entities.
We
will
provide
education
and
Outreach
to
the
vendors
from
the
onset
of
the
contract
being
awarded
to
the
end
of
that
contract.
We
will
walk
alongside
them
to
help
them
in
whatever
way
we
can
to
reach
those
goals.
S
We
will
develop
forms
our
sample
forms
sexual
harassment
statements
whatever
it
is,
they
need
in
order
to
meet
our
initial
provisions
of
providing
that
paperwork
up
front
and
again,
City
sponsored
networking
events
when
we
have
job
fairs
and
things
of
that
nature,
informational
workshops.
These
are
opportunities
for
our
sub,
for
our
Prime
contractors
to
meet
individuals
who
can
work
on
the
projects
and
who
can
also
be
part
of
the
workforce
as
a
subcontractor.
Next
slide,
please.
J
J
B
You
Michael
okay,
councilmember
Ward,.
M
M
This
hashed
out,
I,
guess
the
place
that
I
find
myself
being
sort
of
stuck
at
has
to
do
with
the
decision
to
make
the
the
goals
lower
than
than
other
communities
and
I'm
I'm
wondering
if
you
have
any
thoughts
about
why
it
is
the
we
are
in
such
a
minority
in
terms
of
of
what
seems
realistic,
other
communities,
the
ones
champagne
Decatur
Peoria
all
seem
to
think
that
that
those
goals
are
reasonable
and
yet
we
don't
and
and
I
wonder
what.
S
There
were
a
couple
of
reasons
being
this:
it's
our
it's
our
initial,
offering,
first
of
all.
Secondly,
we
we
looked
at
the
census
documents
in
terms
of
who
we
had
in
the
area
that
were
in
the
occupations
of
the
trades,
who
could
actually
do
some
of
the
work
most
of
the
listings
when
they
listed
people
out
by
race
and
gender.
S
They
were,
they
were
pretty
low
for
us,
so
we
didn't
want
to
set
a
goal
that
was
so
high
that
it
would
be
almost
impossible
for
or
difficult
for
the
general
contractors
to
meet
those
goals.
S
T
To
be
clear,
we
didn't
set
our
numbers
lower
to
try
and
be
lower
than
those
other
communities.
As
Michael
said,
it
was
based
on
our
our
local
demographics,
based
on
population
in
in
terms
of
persons
of
different
races
and
availability
to
work
in
these
different
areas,
but
also
the
availability
of
the
types
of
companies
that
would
work
on
construction
jobs.
So
it
wasn't
hey
we're
going
to
be
lower
than
these
communities.
We
wouldn't
do
that.
T
It
was
based
on
the
realistic
numbers
of
what
exists
here
and
realizing
that
we
also
have
to
work
to
build
more
companies
here
and
as
part
of
the
ordinance.
It
says
this.
These
numbers
will
be
reevaluated,
I,
think
annually,
and
so
it's
something
that
we're
going
to
reevaluate
each
and
every
year
it
was
but
again
it
was
based
on
our
local
demographics
and
each
of
the
communities
have
different
demographics.
P
B
I
think
next
was
councilman
bowling.
Is
that
correct?
Is
that
what
I
said
earlier?
Okay,
yeah?
That's
you
right.
D
I
want
to
thank
Deputy
City
manage
retires
for
explaining
you
sort
of
addresses.
My
question
I
know
that
there's
freezing
around
bids
that
says
lowest
responsible
contractor
so
I
am
assuming
that,
since
our
said
that
again,
there's
not
that
many
businesses
locally,
that
that
are
minority
so
I'm,
assuming
that
the
these
companies
that
are
going
to
be
included
in
this
would
fit
that
same
criteria.
S
B
U
And
and
just
to
clarify
and
to
expand
upon
what
Mr
hurt
said
so
we
will
require,
you
know
to
be
responsive.
You
will
have
to
provide
this
information,
but
let's
say,
for
example,
they
can.
You
know
they've
got
subcontracting
opportunities
and
they
couldn't
meet
that
percentage
goal.
Then
they
would
just
need
to
Simply
stay
well.
I
I
reached
out
to
this
person,
but
their
bid
was
too
high
for
me.
So
I
didn't
include
them.
That
would
be
acceptable
under
this.
This
process,
or
they
could
say
I've
tried
to
find
somebody.
U
T
And
they
couldn't
simply
say
it:
they
have
to
show
it
in
writing
that
I
called
company
a
b
c
d
e
company,
a
said
I
couldn't
do
it.
I
didn't
I
was
working
on
another
job.
Company
B's
price
was
significantly
higher
than
I
I'm
using
another
company,
so
they
can't
just
say
it.
They
have
to
show
what
they've
done
and
we
will
be
checking
with
these
companies
as
well.
B
Yeah,
thank
you,
council
member
crabill.
B
I
Thank
you
so
I'm
just
going
to
to
confirm
one
of
the
questions
you
answered,
Billy
and
and
I
think
this
is
in
the
ordinance.
I
was
going
to
ask
if
you
would
increase
the
percentages
incrementally
based
on
shifting
demographics
and
or
successive
implementation,
and
that's
that's
clearly
written
into
this,
so
that
that
I
would
have
welcomed
and
advocated
for
so
that's
that's
positive.
I
appreciate
this
is
an
intentional
focus
on
making
more
deliberate
efforts
to
expand
contractors
and
diversify
that
Workforce.
I
S
Well,
we,
our
division,
has
two
individuals
in
it
and
I
think
between
the
two
of
us.
We
can
maintain
it
unless
we
have
some
yeah
I,
don't
know
some
bull
here
where
we're
doing
90
projects
on
once,
but
I
think
historically,
from
what
I
have
done
working
in
other
City
other
cities.
In
the
same
position,
two
people
were
good
enough
to
handle.
It
were
enough
to
handle
it.
R
R
So
I'm
glad
that
we're
we're
seeing
this
now
I
think
it's
good
that
we're
intentional
about
these
goals
and
that
we're
asking
our
people
that
do
business
with
the
city
to
be
intentional
as
well
their
aspirational
goals,
and
they
provide
benefits
of
a
list
of
of
contractors
that
meet
the
goal
that
that
can
be
used
attract.
We
can
track
it
right,
yes,
which,
which
will
be
key,
and
we've
got
the
experience
of
these
other
communities
that
we
can
rely
on
to
see.
R
If
what
we
have
is
you
know,
is
working
I
am
glad
that
you've
talked
to
so
many
people.
I
was
going
to
mention.
If
you
talk
into
the
minority
business
development
center
and
I'm
glad
you
said
that,
because
I
know
they
opened
a
a
an
office
here
at
these
cities,
so
yeah
nothing
but
positive
things
to
say
about
it.
So,
thank
you
for
your
work
on
this.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
So
this
is
just
a
little
bit
of
feedback
from
a
small
business
owner
that
reached
out
to
me
today,
so
offering
a
concern
on
their
part.
Is
that
you
talk
about
the
ability
to
for
you
and
your
staff
to
assess
the
commitment
of
someone
to
the
process.
A
A
What
did
you
tell
me
just
under
20
percent
female
doesn't
have
a
lot
of
minority
employees
I,
think
two,
but
have
been
trying
to
hire
and
just
can't
and
he's
worried
that,
because
it
is
a
forgive
the
term
but
a
white
male
owned
business.
These
automatically
going
to
get
dropped
off
the
subcontractor
list
for
some
of
these
primes
because
they
won't
want
to
go
through
the
process
of
validating
him.
A
A
So
they
don't
have
the
ability
to
look
at
the
hey
you're
doing
the
right
things
trying
to
to
maintain
this
level
of
Workforce
and
he's
also
worried
that
the
skill
set
needed
on
certain
jobs
there's
no
way
he
could
meet
the
percentages
and
I
know.
We've
said
the
percentages
are
aspirational
and
if
you're
trying
but
he's
worried
that
the
the
prime
contractors
will
not
give
them
credit
for
trying,
while
they're
while
they're
reaching
that
goal.
So
I
just
wanted
to
share
his
comments
because
he
asked
me
to.
T
So
if
I
understand
his
concerns,
it's
that
he
is
his
company
will
not
be
hired
because
he,
his
company,
isn't
diverse
or
an
MB,
not
his
diverse
or
an
MB.
Okay.
So
there's
no
for
one.
The
percentages
of
MBS
DBS
Etc
is
based
on
the
availability,
as
I
said,
there's
nothing
that
precludes
crimes
from
hiring
non-mbes,
in
addition
to
the
MBS
that
they
hire.
T
There's
nothing
that
says
that
Prime
has
to
hire
it
and
be
so,
for
example,
if
you
and
I
ourselves,
I'm,
obviously
a
minority
you
I'm,
not
I'm,
going
to
assume
you're,
not
but
I,
don't
know,
but
and
if
you
and
I
are
both
bidding
as
subs
and
I'm
a
minority-owned
company,
and
my
price,
for
example,
is
20
grand
and
yours
is
17
grand
this
Prime
has
the
right
to
hire
you.
U
B
Okay,
thank
you.
I
think.
That
concludes
our
questions
and
Michael
again.
Thank
you
very
much.
Tonight
was
your
night
yes,
but
we'll
bring
you
back
at
some
other
point.
Thank
you
very
much
for
all
your
work.
We're
gonna
move
on
to
the
next
item
is
the
city
managers
report.
E
Thank
you,
mayor
council,
and
to
the
community
I
think
I
have
three
slides
and
then
two
additional
comments.
First
slide
summer:
fun,
the
Parks
and
Recreation
book
for
summer
activities
is
now
out,
bloomingtonparks.org
and
then
party
for
the
planet.
Events
all
April
long
at
Miller,
Park,
Zoo,
Eric
veal.
The
director
earlier
in
his
presentation
on
O'neill
pool,
talked
about
the
expanded
offering
at
the
Miller
Park
Zoo,
and
the
fact
that
we
are
holding
the
admission
fees
for
the
community
next
slide.
E
Please
Prairie
Vista
in
Highland,
Park
to
den
all
three
City
courses
are
open
for
the
season
and
they
have
definitely
been
well
attended
and
new
hire
slide.
Please
welcome
to
the
city.
We
have
Rebecca
with
Public
Safety
dispatcher,
Marissa,
Patron
services
manager
with
arts
and
entertainment.
E
Spencer
is
a
lateral
transfer
with
Bloomington
Police
Department,
not
sure
where
he
came
from
what
department
I
mean
he
transferred
from
Jim
Courier's
labor
with
solid
waste.
Stephanie
stone
is
back
to
the
city,
serves
as
an
office
manager
for
parks
and
rec,
and
then
we
have
Jace
another
Public.
Safety
dispatcher
hire
the
two
additional
comments.
I
know
it
was
a
night
full
of
presentations
and
I
very
much
appreciate
the
attention,
the
enthusiasm
by
this
Council
and
the
appreciation
that
was
showed
to
City
staff
on
this.
So
thank
you
very
much.
E
Lastly,
I
wanted
to
announce
something
that
press
release
went
out
at
five
o'clock
this
evening.
Last
week,
I
asked
Council
for
the
permission
and
the
support
to
add
a
second
Deputy
city
manager,
and
that
was
approved
last
week.
I
shared
that
I
would
be
following
this
up
with
an
announcement
this
week
and
that's
exactly
what
I
am
doing.
I'm
going
to
read
my
portion
of
the
press,
release
that
went
out
at
five
o'clock.
I
just
simply
said
heading
this
position
could
have
easily
been
Justified
when
I
began
in
2018.
E
and
I
said
I'm,
not
sure
that
everyone
realizes
the
true
size
and
scope
of
this
organization.
However
I
felt
it
was
important
to
assess
then
address
the
organization
before
making
a
decision
at
the
highest
level.
The
process
to
add
a
second
Deputy
city
manager
started
several
months
ago.
The
fact
that
Jeff
was
interested
in
taking
this
step
up
into
a
leadership
role
is
exciting.
E
It's
Jeff,
Jurgens,
Corporation
Council
is
going
to
move
into
the
deputy
city
manager
role,
effective
May,
1st
he'll
hold
he'll,
carry
dual
responsibilities
for
a
couple
of
months
until
we
hire
Corporation
Council
replacement,
and
last
week
I
was
asked
by
the
media.
What
are
you
looking
for?
In
a
deputy
city
manager
and
I
said
if
I
could
clone
Deputy
city
manager,
Billy
tyus,
that
would
be
ideal
and
I've
Come
Close
only
Billy
is
a
little
bit
taller
than
Jeff.
E
That's
about
the
only
difference
but
Jeff
you
know,
Jeff
is
one
of
these
people
he's
he's.
Obviously
Corporation
counsel
for
the
you
know
for
the
organization
and
highly
regarded
respected.
You
know
from
a
legal
background,
but
he's
somebody
that
carries
the
kind
of
respect
within
the
organization,
the
relational
skills
that
he
has
he's
very
much
been.
You
know,
even
without
the
title
and
even
out
without
the
knowledge
of
Billy
and
I
having
eyes
on
him
for
this
eventual
role.
He
really
has
been
serving
in
this
for
quite
some
time.
E
So
I
am
very
very
excited
to
announce
that
Jeff
Jurgens
is
the
new
Deputy
city
manager,
effective,
May,
1st
and
mayor.
If
you
would
allow
me
I,
wouldn't
mind
asking
Jeff
you
don't
have
to,
but
if
you
have
any
comments.
U
Please
I'll
keep
them
brief
under
20
minutes
no
I.
Just
thank
you.
It's
an
honor
and
very
much
appreciate
it.
It's
hard
to
believe
I've
actually
been
sitting
in
this
chair's
corporate
Council
for
almost
10
years,
and
it's
you
know
the
things
I
could.
If
I
didn't
have
attorney-client
privilege,
the
books,
I
could
probably
write
and
the
stories
I
could
tell.
U
But
it's
it's
really
been
an
honor
serving
in
that
position
and
an
honor
to
be
asked
to
serve
in
this
and
just
very
similar
to
Tim
and
Billy
I.
Don't
I
think
those
that
know
me.
U
You
know
don't
question
my
dedication
to
the
city
and
and
that
I
love
the
city
just
like
those
two
do:
I
care
about
the
employees,
care
about
the
organization
and
I'm
very,
very
excited
about
working
with
both
of
them
to
get
to
this
next
level
that
the
city
manager
wants
to
get
to.
So
again,
just
thank
you
and
look
forward
to
working
with
all
of
you
in
this
new
capacity.
B
D
B
Who's
entering
into
executive
session
per
session,
2C
12
or
5
ilcs
120
to
discuss
the
claim
settlement
and
per
section
2c21
of
5
ilcs
120
to
complete
a
semi-annual
review
of
minutes.
The
room
must
be
cleared
during
executive
session.
Council
will
resume
the
Open
session
meeting
following
executive
session.
However,
no
additional
action
will
be
taken
in
Open
Session,
except
to
adjourn
regular
sessions.