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A
Okay,
so
it
is
actually
403,
so
I'd
like
to
call
to
order
the
January
meeting
of
the
Bloomington
Board
of
Park,
Commissioners
and
Kim.
Could
you
start
us
with
the
roll
call
please
here.
B
A
Okay-
and
we
do
not
have
Ellen
with
us
today,
but
we
do
have
a
quorum,
so
we
are
going
to
go
ahead
and
proceed
with
the
consent
calendar
which
we've
had
a
couple
of
days
to
look
over.
So
these
are
some
templates
that
we
see
pretty
regularly
a
couple
of
really
small
service
contracts,
non-reverting
budget
amendments,
Business
Report,
all
of
that
sort
of
thing
and
I.
Actually,
oh
wait.
I
actually
did
have
before
we
vote
on
that
I.
Don't
know
if
Sean
is
here,
I
actually
did
have
a
question
about
A14.
A
Yes,
so
A14
is
the
2023
update
to
hourly
use,
permit
Park
special
use,
permit
switch
yard,
Park
pavilion
rental
agreement,
and
so
there's
a
paragraph
addressing
drugs
and
alcoholic
beverages
and
then
there's
a
paragraph
addressing
firearms
and
so
I
understand
per
Indiana
code.
We
can't
prohibit
people
from
having
weapons
in
the
Parks.
Although
just
side
note
I
on
another
item
on
the
agenda,
I
thought
it
was
interesting
that
we
could
prohibit
people
from
having
swords
and
paintball
guns,
but
whatever
so
but
I.
Guess
it.
What
I
was
curious
about.
D
A
E
D
That
so
so,
if
a
rental
group
came
into
the
Pavilion
and
wanted
to
set
a
separate,
you
know
the
I
think
I
believe
they
could.
A
C
And
yeah
example:
BCT
drafted
their
policy,
it
was
run
by
legal
and
it
was
approved
and
then
they
they
proceeded
with
their
event.
Okay,.
A
Sure,
okay,
so
then,
if
we
don't
have
any
other
comments
or
questions
on
the
consent,
calendar
I
think
we'll.
We
can
have
a
motion
to
approve
move.
B
F
G
Hi
everyone
Emily
boot
community
relations
coordinator
and
staff
would
like
to
recognize
Merrill
hatlin
with
the
January
Bravo
award,
so
Merrell
has
been
a
long
time
volunteer
photographer
with
the
Bloomington
Community
farmers,
market
and
Affair
of
the
Arts
Clarence
and
Sarah
both
said
they
use
his
photos
regularly
in
the
farmer's
market
newsletter.
We
also
Source
them
for
Facebook
Instagram.
He
does
great
work
better
than
probably
anything
we
could
do
so
we
all.
We
really
appreciate
his
efforts
to
help
us
with
our
marketing
promoting
the
farmers
market.
G
He
and
his
wife
also
are
often
seen
collecting
produce
at
the
farmers
market.
It's
through
an
organization
called
Farms
to
family,
directs,
unused
produce
to
food
banks
and
shelters,
really
helping
out
the
community
that
way,
so
we're
so
grateful
for
everything
he
has
done
for
the
department
and
Clarence
would
like
to
know.
He
always
does
his
work
with
twinkling
eyes
and
a
Whimsical
smile.
A
Thank
you
very
much
appreciated,
okay,
all
right
and
then
for
our
Parks
partner
award.
Julie
Ramey
will
tell
us
about
FX
Church
good.
E
Afternoon,
Julie
Ramey
I'm,
the
community
relations
manager
for
Parks
and
Recreation,
and
it
is
my
honor
to
present
today
the
parks
partner
award.
The
parks
Partners
award
is
one
that
we
present
quarterly
to
an
outstanding
supporter
of
Parks
and
Recreation
programs
and
when
I
did
a
call
for
nominations
from
our
staff.
I
was
delighted
to
hear
of
Matthew,
shockney
and
FX
church.
So
that's
in
typical
fashion.
They
operate
kind
of
under
the
radar
at
the
Banneker
Community
Center,
while
they
hold
their
church
services.
E
There
on
Sundays
I
learned
that
they
are
so
much
more
than
a
renter.
They
not
only
as
members
of
their
congregation,
not
only
support
Banneker
programs
as
part
of
the
the
annual
block
party
they
come
and
grill
food.
They
let
Banneker
Center
visitors,
use
their
tables
and
chairs
they're
a
driving
force
behind
behind
the
block
party,
as
I
mentioned,
and
most
recently
they
donated
more
than
sixteen
thousand
dollars
to
the
Banneker
Community
Center.
E
H
I
just
want
to
go
ahead
and
talk
about
all
the
things
that
Matt
does
like
Julie
said:
Banneker,
essentially,
would
not
be
the
place
that
it
is
today
would
not
be
able
to
function
nearly
as
well
as
it's
functioning
now
without
great
tenants,
like
Matt
and
all
of
his
congregation
that
use
us
as
a
runner.
They
do
so
many
things
as
Julie
mentioned
many
of
them.
It's
always
fun.
To
get
that
Sunday
afternoon
text
from
Matt
telling
me
things
that
either
went
well
or
hey.
J
G
E
K
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you.
We
came
to
Bloomington
13
years
ago
as
a
family
to
start
a
new
congregation
and
we've
rented
a
few
places,
but
the
bannekers
landed
as
home.
I
grew
up
across
the
street
from
the
community
building
the
fire
department
and
the
park
of
our
small
town.
It
was
the
place
where
everyone
was
and
so
for
me
to
be
able
to
rent
the
Banneker
Community
Center
to
serve
there
to
be
giving.
There
is
just
reminds
me
of
my
roots
and
what
we
do
and
so
I'm
incredibly
grateful.
K
Our
church
is
grateful.
We
have
a
group
of
college
students
that
come
in
every
Sunday
clean
the
building
from
top
to
bottom
and
make
sure
we
clean
again
when
we
leave.
So
it's
ready
for
everyone
all
week,
long,
it's
great
for
those
students
to
get
that
touch
of
what
it
means
to
not
just
be
a
part
of
the
IU
Community,
but
the
Bloomington
community
and
serve,
and
so
we're
just
really
grateful
and
thankful.
Our
scriptures
say
that
we
should
pray
for
the
city
where
we're
at
and
be
a
blessing
to
it.
K
So
Jeremiah
told
the
people
Jesus
said
that
we
should
be
Servants
of
all,
and
so
that's
what
we
try
to
do
and
fly
under
the
radar.
We
don't
ask
for
our
banners
to
be
flown
or
are
named
to
be
recognized
at
events.
We
just
want
to
serve
and
that's
what
our
passion
is,
whether
it's
cleaning
the
streets,
whether
it's
fixing
things
around
the
building
that
we
are
allowed
and
can
fix
whether
it's
just
helping
out
that's
our
passion
and
we
are
incredibly
grateful
to
be
able
to
do
it.
So
thank
you
very
much.
A
L
Hi,
my
name
is
Tara
Brooke
and
I'm.
Your
new
community
event,
specialist
I,
live
in
olytic
and
I
have
a
long
history
of
working
in
the
community
down
there.
I
was
the
president
of
the
Art
Association
for
many
or
for
a
couple
of
years,
where
I
put
on
a
lot
of,
we
do
monthly
exhibits
and
then
I
manage
the
art
gallery
down.
There,
I
also
sat
on
the
board
of
directors
for
revitalization
as
their
merchant
director,
and
it
was
my
goal
to
get
my
community
to
spend
their
time
and
money
downtown.
L
M
Hello,
I'm,
Ace
and
I'm
a
new
graphic
designer.
Thank
you
for
reading
the
little
Park.
The
staff
report
that
I
sent
you
and
I
want
to
just
say:
I
was
raised
in
an
all
IU
family,
with
only
one
Purdue
fan,
so
I
did
know
a
lot
about
Bloomington
as
far
as
like
good
restaurants
and
like
I
use
things,
but
now
I'm
really
excited
to
live
here
and
get
to
know
more
about
the
community.
My
co-workers
have
been
extraordinarily
welcoming
to
me
and
that's
really
important.
A
Okay
and
then
into
our
section,
see
typically
at
the
January
meeting.
We
have
our
election
of
board
officers,
but
we
don't,
since
we
don't
have
Ellen
here
with
us.
She's
had
a
family
business
to
attend
to.
We
want
to
wait
on
our
vice
president
position,
but
go
ahead
and
elect
our
president
and
secretary,
so
I
guess
we
just
need
a
motion
to
me
as
the
president
and
Kim
is
the
secretary.
F
Yeah,
a
move
to
put
before
the
board
for
election
Kathleen
Mills
is
the
president
and
Kim
Clapp.
As
the
secretary
for
the
park,
Commissioners,
okay,.
A
N
Sorry
I
will
learn
that
by
our
first
meeting
and
I
made
sure
that
all
their
applications
are
in
the
folder
for
you
to
review
and
just
a
little
background
again:
environmental
resources,
advisory,
Council
access
and
Advisory
board
for
the
Bloomington,
Parks
and
Recreation
Department
and
policy
matters
pertaining
to
operations
of
City
natural
areas
and
or
facilities,
and
it's
made
up
of
nine
voting
members
and
one
ex-officio
and
I
did
confirm
that
Dave
Rollo
will
be
the
liaison
for
common
Council
again
this
year.
Happy
to
answer
any
questions.
A
F
D
Good
afternoon
Becky
Higgins
Recreation
services
division.
Director
staff
recommends
the
approval
of
naming
the
Banneker
community
center's
backyard
garden,
two
officially
the
Benjamin
Banneker
urban
farm,
the
history
behind
this.
As
many
of
you
know,
Banneker
Center
has
served
as
an
Indiana
summer
food
service
program
site
for
more
than
17
years
when
Banneker
joined
the
MCCSC
Corporation
and
Community
Kitchen
in
providing
sites
for
children
out
of
school
for
summer
could
go
for
free
nutrition,
nutritious
meals.
D
D
That's
the
history
of
it.
The
backyard
garden
meets
the
qualifications
to
be
called
an
urban
farm,
and
thus
the
request
to
name
the
area
as
the
Benjamin
Banneker
Urban
Farm.
The
naming
of
such
will
allow
Banneker
to
apply
for
funding
through
grants
offered
through
the
Indiana
Department
of
Health
and
the
U.S
department
of
Agriculture,
and
it
will
also
allow
a
USDA
Farm
number
to
be
assigned.
That
then
helps
us
be
able
to
apply
for
that
kind
of
funding.
It
is
for
that
reason
that
we
want
to
go
ahead
and
actually
name
it.
D
Being
caught
being
an
urban
farm
being
designated
as
an
urban
farm,
allows
you
to
apply
for
more
grant
opportunities
through
the
USDA.
It
allows
us
to
get
a
USDA
number
for
Banneker,
with
the
stipulation
being
that
the
size
it
meets,
that
size
qualification
with
just
the
requirement
is
.01
acres
and
you
can
be
called
a
farm,
an
urban
farm,
so
we're
well
within
that
we're
bigger
than
that.
F
All
right,
I'll
move
that
we
approve
the
naming
of
the
Banneker
community
center's
backyard
garden
change
to
the
Benjamin
Banneker
urban
farm
and
to
meet
the
requirements
of
an
urban
farm.
I,
move
that
that
be
approved
by
the
commissioners.
F
P
Okay,
excellent,
so
hello,
I,
hope,
you're
all
doing
well.
Staff
recommends
the
approval
of
the
partnership
between
canopy
Bloomington,
the
city
of
Bloomington,
to
continue
the
program
of
Youth
tree
tenders
for
tree
work,
including
mulching,
small
tree
pruning
watering
and
other
duties.
The
both
parties
neutrally
agree
on
not
to
exceed
the
amount
of
fourteen
thousand
five
hundred
dollars.
Coming
from
my
399
line,
some
background
on
the
tree
tenders
program
last
year
was
the
the
first
year
we
did.
P
It
was
four
high
school
students
they
put
in
a
total
of
191
hours,
mostly
doing
root,
collar
excavation
girdling
root
removal,
mulching
training,
pre-training
pruning
with
help
from
a
certified
Arborist.
They
were
able
to
accomplish
150
trees,
root,
Crown
excavation
with
new
mulch,
headed
and
200
trees,
reproved.
P
Q
Yeah
I
might
be
able
to
help
there
I
know
we
rely
on
canopy
Bloomington.
They
have
a
partnership
with
IU
they're
sort
of
a
split
off
501c3
from
IU,
so
they
have
connections
through
Sarah
mincy,
who
runs
the
environmental
Resource
Institute
at
IU
to
reach
out
to
students
and
recruit
students
with
appropriate
background
and
who
want
to
learn
that
into
that
program.
O
Q
P
This
is
my
second
service
agreement
here,
and
staff
recommends
approval
of
service
agreement
with
J.R
Ellington
tree
expert
company
for
removal
of
Hazard
trees,
pruning
or
Hazard
reduction
pruning
is
needed,
a
for
an
amount
not
to
exceed
eighteen
thousand
dollars.
Coming
again
from
my
399
line
in
20
2022,
there
were
approximately
250
trees
removed
from
the
city
of
Bloomington.
A
R
Good
afternoon
Joanna
Sparks
some
Urban
Green
Space
manager
here
to
present
a
contract
with
ecologic
for
year,
three
of
wetland
monitoring
at
the
switchard
park
as
part
of
our
permitting
process.
With
the
Army
Corps
of
Engineers
and
Indiana
Department
of
Environmental
Management,
we
are
required
to
perform
monitoring
monitoring
to
ensure
that
we
meet
success.
Criteria
for
the
1.07
Acres
of
created,
Wetland
and
293
feet
of
linear
feet
of
daylighted
stream,
and
we
are
this
like
I
said
this
will
be
year.
R
Three
and
basically
we
need
experts
to
monitor
water
quality,
test
soils
and
also
to
evaluate
the
plant
populations.
The
natives
with
wetland
indicator
status
versus
non-natives,
invasives
and
I
could
go
on
and
on.
You
guys
know
me
so
I'll
stop,
but
basically
this
contract
is
for
9422
dollars
for
the
end,
it
encompasses
the
entire
year
of
monitoring
and
they
ecological
Supply
us
once
again
with
an
end
of
year
report
so
fingers
crossed
this
is
years
three.
R
They
Supply
us
with
a
with
a
report
basically
outlining
what
they
the
the
activities
that
they
performed
as
far
as
the
monitoring
stations,
as
well
as
how
we're
doing
with
the
success
criteria
and
as
expected,
the
first
year
wasn't
great
just
this.
R
It
was
basically
a
110
Disturbed
area,
so
there
was
an
incredible
non-native
seed
bank
present
and
just
a
lot
of
weed
pressure,
and
last
year
we
improved
quite
a
bit
as
far
as
native
plant
establishment
and
water
quality
and
yeah,
and
one
of
the
good
good
aspects
of
the
monitoring
report
is
that
it
actually
gets
out
there
and
says:
hey.
We've
got
an
erosion
issue
here.
This
needs
to
be
addressed,
so
we
we
may
not
notice
it
because
it's
not
hiding
down
in
that
Basin
and
we
go
and
do
our
monthly
trash
pickup.
R
F
R
Well,
home,
ideally,
we
would
do
it
within
the
urban
green
space
space,
some
team.
But
if,
if
it's
beyond
our
capabilities,
we
would
hire
a
contractor
yeah
somebody
who
is
knowledgeable
and
more
highly
skilled
in
in
that
area
and
sometimes
special
pieces
of
equipment
are
required
just
to
get
in
because
those
sensitive
areas
and-
and
while
we
have
lots
of
equipment,
we
may
not
have
exactly
the
the
right
one
to
minimize
our
impact.
A
And
it's
so
it
says
a
monitoring
period
of
three
to
five
years.
If,
if
you
get
to
five
years
of
monitoring
and
the
success
criteria
are
not
met,
could
it
be
extended
beyond
that
or
well.
R
Kathleen,
that
is
a
good
question,
but
I'm
I'm
gonna
I
can't
answer
that.
But
let's
see
how
it
goes
to
see:
yeah,
okay,
yeah.
A
Okay
motion
is
carried,
and
then
Joanna
will
also
stay
with
us
to
tell
us
about
the
contract
renewal
with
green
dragon.
Lawn
Care.
R
This
contract
with
green
dragon,
Lawn
Care,
is
for
year
three
of
Mowing
and
trimming
services
in
2021
with
the
green
dragon
lawn
care
company
submitted
the
the
winning
bid
for
our
Mowing
and
trimming
contract
and
within
that
contract
is
language
that
allows
us
to
mutually
agree
to
renew
that
contract
up
to
three
years
and
that
this
would
be
the
third
year.
R
So
it
is
split
into
two
parts
and
the
first
part
I'll
present
to
you
is
for
the
20
primary
locations,
which
are
basically
those
are
parks,
properties
and
their
larger
areas,
and
it
is
for
a
sum
of
82
000
thirty
dollars
for
the
entire
year.
That's
26
mowing
Cycles,
basically
from
April
to
the
end
of
October,
depending
on
the
weather
on
that
may
or
may
not
be
sufficient,
and
thankfully
we
have
our
small
in-house
some
seasonal
mowing
crew.
So
we
still
have
some
equipment.
R
So
if
we
need,
if
we
run
out
of
funding
for
for
the
contractor,
then
then
we
actually
would
get
out
there
and
do
do
those
last
Moes
but
yeah
it's
hard
to
tell
it
may
rain
and
rain
and
rain,
and
the
grass
continues
to
grow
in
August
or
we
may
have
a
drought.
So
fingers
crossed
again.
A
R
Because
yeah
equipment
maintenance
is,
you
know,
you
know,
purchasing
is
n't
just
the
ongoing
maintenance
because
yeah,
it's
really
the
mowers,
take
a
lot
of
abuse.
O
A
R
Correct
yes,
first,
the
same
green
dragon,
Lawn
Care
once
again
is
the
contractor
for
this
Mowing
and
trimming
services
for
16
alternate
locations
which
are
Public
Works
properties
that
the
parks
department
is
responsible
for
maintaining
just
random
little
like
the
seventh
and
more
than
corner
there's
a
little
bit
of
lawn
there.
Well
we're
responsible
for
making
sure
that
gets.
R
Moaned,
there's
just
all
kinds
of
random
bits
throughout
the
city
that
we
take
care
of
for
public
works,
and
this
contract
is
for
the
amount
of
thirty
four
thousand
nine
hundred
and
seventy
dollars,
and
it
shares
the
same
specifications
as
the
previous
contract.
I
described.
A
Q
Yes,
good
afternoon,
Park
Commissioners
Tim
street
operations
and
Development
Division
director
for
Bloomington
Parks
I
have
two
related
items
for
you
tonight,
the
first
of
which
is
the
policy
update
for
the
multi-use
trail
operations.
This
is
an
item
we
reviewed
before
the
end
of
last
year,
but
we
had
some
questions
on
that
I'm.
Bringing
back
tonight
for
approval.
Q
You'll
recall
that
in
the
latter
half
of
last
year
we
were
dealing
with
some
questions
related
to
trail
closures
and
detours,
as
surrounding
the
Johnson
Creamery
smokestack,
and
what
our
answer
to
that
was
to
develop
a
policy
around
trail
closures,
how
they
are
approved
and
how
they
are
managed,
through
collaboration
with
the
city
engineering
department
and
then
ultimately,
through
approval
before
the
Parks
Board
in
certain
situations.
So
the
policy
tonight
is
substantially
the
same
as
what
was
reviewed
towards
the
end
of
last
year.
With
just
a
couple
changes.
Q
We
we
do
retain
the
collaboration
language
with
City
engineering
when
we
do
approved
closures.
We
do
wants
to
have
them
mutually
approved
by
the
city
engineer
and
by
by
us
and
when
appropriate,
according
to
the
flowchart
on
there,
by
the
park
board
as
well
and
having
them
approved
by
the
park
board
additionally
gives
another
chance
for
public
comment
on
on
major
closures
according
to
this
flowchart,
and
as
always
with
any
type
of
policy
development
updates
things
like
this.
Q
You
know
we
try
new
things
and
we
see
how
they
work
and
if
we
need
to
make
tweaks
and
changes.
Of
course,
we
will
so
I've
been
working
very
closely
with
the
city
engineering
department.
You
know
in
the
meantime,
we
we
did
not
pass
the
policy
at
the
end
of
the
last
year,
so
we
did
have
a
couple.
Trail
closure
requests
come
in.
In
the
meantime,
this
was
I
just
put
a
picture
up
just
to
kind
of
show
what
we
expect
that
these
would
look
like
when
a
detour
is
present.
Q
This
was
on
the
B
line
for
the
calorie
repair
removal
between
third
and
fourth
streets.
We
did
purchase
some
of
these
bike
and
pedestrian
detour
signs
to
make
sure
we
had
appropriate
signage,
and
this
is
when
a
detour
is
determin
to
be
necessary.
How
we
would
basically
expect
that
to
look
the
Duke
reliability
project
is
ongoing
and
I'll
talk
more
about
that
in
a
second,
they
did
have
a
vegetation
removal
on
the
beeline
as
well.
That
did
not
end
up
having
a
detour.
That
is
something
we
are.
Q
Q
I
should
clarify
both
both
words
are
still
present
in
there,
because
there
really
are
two
parts
of
this
policy.
There's
a
consultation
when
designing
and
building
new
trails.
That
might
mean
we
hire
a
local
engineering
firm
to
work
with
us
on
the
design
of
a
new
Trail,
and
then
the
collaboration
language
is
present
when
I'm
or
a
Parks
representative
working
with
the
engineering
department
on
trail
closure
requests,
because
we
really
lean
on
them
and
their
expertise
in
this
realm
and
with
things
like
the
manual.
Oh.
E
A
All
right
any
questions
or
comments
for
Tim.
A
Q
Yeah
so,
as
as
mentioned,
we've
been
working
with
Duke
on
the
reliability
project.
This
is
a
project
that
has
been
approved
conceptually
for
years
and
is
just
now
sort
of
coming
to
fruition.
This
is
connecting
high
voltage
transmission
lines
between
the
substation
across
from
switchyard
Park
and
the
substation
at
11th
and
Fairview,
and
so
there,
the
park
board
approved
mou
for
Street
trees
that
were
lost
as
part
of
this
efforts,
Duke's
been
negotiating
with
private
owners,
and
this
this
project
is
going.
Q
We
did
in
consultation
with
engineering
approved
requests
before
this
policy
was
official
for
trail
closure
that
was
executed,
I
believe
last
week,
or
maybe
two
weeks
ago.
We
did
have
a
couple
issues
with
that
that
we're
working
out
with
Duke
and
that
they
there
was
a
communication
failure
on
their
end
with
their
subcontractor
failed
to
put
out
signs
as
we
agreed.
Q
So
that
is
something
I'm
working
with
the
city
engineer
on,
and
we've
discussed
with
Duke
that
moving
forward,
we
need
to
ensure
compliance
with
the
mot,
which
is
maintenance
of
traffic
plans
that
are
submitted
so
moving
forward.
We
recommend
approval
of
these
closure
requests.
There
are
basically
two
potential
requests
here
between
now
and
June.
As
this
project
progresses.
One
is
the
B
line
between
Rogers
and
Fairview,
so
North
of
city
hall
right
over
here
as
polls
are
installed
over
there.
The
trail
will
need
to
close
for
some
days.
We
will
get
noticed.
Q
We
will
be
able
to
work
with
Julie's
team
to
put
notice
out
that
that
will
be
coming
and
there
will
be
a
detour
for
that
section
on
up
to
11th
streets.
The
other
section
Duke
has
submitted
maintenance
of
traffic
detour
plans
for
in
case
they
need
them,
which
is
sections
of
the
P
line
between
Patterson
up
to
Smith
around
the
convention
center.
Q
The
plan
is
for
those
not
to
be
needed.
The
plan
is
that
the
work
will
be
done
primarily
from
Morton
to
prioritize
the
trail
and
all
of
the
traffic
that
uses
the
trail
daily
for
alternative
transportation,
but
in
case
they
do
get
to
a
situation
where
they
will
need
to
close
it.
They
will
notify
us.
This
plan
is
in
place
and
is
approved
by
us
and
by
engineering
already
for
them
to
use
and
sign
an
appropriate
detour
and
I
know.
This
was
late
developing.
Q
Contractor
or
subcontract
would
put
the
signs
up,
but
we've
asked
them
for
72
hours
notice
of
when
it
would
actually
occur
so
that
we
can
put
out
notice
via
our
social
media
or
other
avenues
that
we
can
use
to
communicate,
that
that
will
be
upcoming.
Q
For
how
long
so,
the
project
itself
is
going
to
be
from
now
until
June
and
so
similar
to
a
right-of-way
permit?
We
can.
We
can
permit
something
now
that
says:
yes,
we
recognize
you're
going
to
need
to
do
this
and
then
they
contact
us
with
the
appropriate
amount
of
days.
So
we
know
11th
in
Fairview,
between
11th
and
Fairview
will
need
to
be
closed.
The
plan
is
for
that
to
be
closed
during
some
days
when
they
need
it
and
then
reopened
at
the
end
of
the
work
day.
Q
J
Good
afternoon
Mark
Sterner
general
manager
of
the
Twin
Lakes
Recreation
Center.
Today
we're
bringing
forth
the
bpc
Bloomington
pickleball
Club
they
formed
themselves
and
to
a
group
in
October
of
2022.
They
have
a
lot
to
say
today,
so
I'm
not
going
to
take
a
lot
of
time.
I'll.
Let
them
talk
about
their
mission.
I.
Think
the
interesting
thing
is,
we
came
into
the
meeting
and
they
had
61
members
or
60
plus
members
associated
with
the
group,
and
the
update
today
is
now
81.
So
the
group
grows
it's
growing
rapidly,
so
to
no
further
Ado.
S
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Dan
sessions,
I'm
chairman
of
the
board
of
the
Bloomington
pickleball
club,
where
we
park
Commissioners,
Madam,
Secretary
and
staff.
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
opportunity
to
come
and
and
meet
with
you.
As
Mark
said
we.
We
began
this
process
in
October
to
see
how
we
could,
as
an
entity,
organize
ourselves
to
have
one
voice
for
the
sport
of
pickleball.
S
S
As
you
see,
the
vast
majority
of
people
that
can
play
come
from
different
backgrounds,
different
paddle,
Sports
backgrounds
or
no
paddle
sport
backgrounds
alike,
I
like
to
refer
to
the
sport
as
a
great
equalizer,
because
all
ages
genders
can
play
together
and
have
a
lot
of
fun
with
me
today,
as
our
elected
president,
Brandon
Snyder,
who
I'd
like
to
introduce
and
and
to
share
a
little
bit
more
about
what
we've
been
doing.
T
Good
evening,
as
a
as
the
president
of
the
club
I
just
kind
of
want
to
give
you
guys
some
a
little
bit
of
some
statistics
that
we've
taken
we've
we've
been
in
close
relationships
with
both
keto
and
Mark,
and
we've
heard
that
numbers
are
a
good
thing
here.
So
about
68
days
ago
we
heard
that
Parkridge
East
was
having
some
pickleball
upgrades
done
to
it
and
they
were.
They
were
wanting
to
get
some
some
data
from
that.
T
So
we
approached
keto
and
we
asked
for
some
if
we
were,
if
we
could
also
gather
some
data
on
some
other
places
that
we
play
Pickleball
just
to
have
those
numbers
and
kind
of
host
them
for
you
guys
tonight.
So
over
a
period
of
68
days,
we
put
up
a
QR
code
at
both
switch
yard.
Park,
the
YMCA,
both
YMCAs
and
RCA
Park,
is
as
well
as
tlrc.
The
tlrc
I
believe
keto
has
the
information
on
that.
T
But
just
within
68
days
we
had
about
617
responses
of
players
that
checked
in
to
play.
Pickleball
about
94.7
of
those
players
are
non-iu
associated.
We
were
asked
to
get
some
IU
and
non-iu-affiliated
data
for
keto,
specifically
so
about
94
percent
well
about
five
percent
of
those
5.6
percent.
Is
it
were
IU
students
300
of
those
617
players
were
at
RCA
Park,
so
the
majority
of
the
play
is
happening
at
RCA
Park.
T
So
that's
that's
pretty
interesting.
Only
about
6.6
percent
is
coming
from
switch
yard
and
then
just
given
due
to
the
nature
of
the
time
of
the
year
and
the
the
indoor
facility
options
tlrc
gained
about
39,
the
other
39.9
percent
of
the
players,
so
pickleball
is
definitely
taking
off.
As
Mark
has
mentioned,
we
officially
launched
on
January
9th
as
a
a
club
and
within
16
days
we've
had
81
paid
memberships
join
the
club.
So
really
our
our
goal,
like
Dan
said,
is
to
to
work
closely,
hopefully
with
Parks
and
Rec.
T
Department
grow,
pickleball
and
and
hopefully
gain
some
traction
on
improving
some
of
our
facilities
that
we
have
for
pickleball
and
also
potentially,
maybe
entering
a
partnership
agreement
or
something
of
that
nature
down
the
line.
So
our
goal
here
tonight
was
to
basically
introduce
ourselves
to
the
board
officially
and
answer
any
questions
that
you
guys
have
for
us
at
this
time
again.
We
we
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
be
here
tonight.
So
thanks.
A
Thank
you.
So
you
said
that
was
670
617.,
that's
players,
not
games,
or
that
is.
T
O
For
the
active
vendor,
but
you
were
saying
that
there
are
around
81.
there's
81.
S
A
R
Yep
Joanna
Sparks,
Urban,
Green
Space
manager
here
to
actually
talk
about
you
more
specifically
about
the
urban
Green
Space
area
today
and
Kim
is
going
to
bring
up
a
PowerPoint
but
I'm
going
to
give
you
a
little
background
before
we
get
started,
you
may
think,
isn't
Joanna
the
city
landscaper.
Well,
yes,
I
am
but
be
over
the
last
five
years
or
so
the
areas
of
responsibility
for
the
Landscaping
unit
of
the
parks
department,
Operations
Division,
has
just
exploded.
R
We've
taken
on
the
vegetation
management,
which
is
basically
that's
the
invasive
management
that
I'm
normally
here
haranguing
you
to
support
me
about.
So
we
have
not
only
the
over
three
acres
of
formal
Landscaping
that
we
maintain
throughout
the
city,
almost
half
of
which
is
at
Switzer
Park.
R
That
was
a
new
addition
over
the
last
five
years,
as
well
as
the
addition
of
the
vegetation
management
area
which,
when
it
came
over
sort
of
got
incorporated
into
the
landscaping
area,
there's
also
a
volunteer
aspect
to
that,
including
the
dropped,
an
acre
program,
which
we
have
changed
the
name
to
adopt
a
green
space,
because
it's
not
an
acre.
It
doesn't
matter
what
size
it
is
ending
and
the
the
spaces
do
vary.
It
was
when
that
program
began.
R
It
was
very
focused
on
Griffey,
Lake,
Nature
Preserve,
and
there
actually
were
Acres
measured
out
for
volunteers,
but
now,
basically
I'm
going
to
talk
to
you
about
our
the
Outreach
aspect
of
our
Urban
Green
Space
Program,
which
I'm
very
excited
and
I'll.
Just
tell
you
before
I
even
get
started.
I'm
super
proud
of
of
the
members
of
the
urban
Green,
Space,
Team
and
just
I
I
think
you're
going
to
be
impressed
by
what
we
all
accomplished
with
the
community
this
year.
R
R
So,
as
I
mentioned,
we
not
only
are
we
responsible
for
the
formal
Landscaping
in
the
city,
but
we're
also
responsible
for
the
Woodland
areas,
the
edges,
the
areas
that
we're
slowly
taking
out
of
the
mowing
cycle
and
planting
trees,
the
restoration
zones,
all
that
falls
into
the
urban
Green
Space
area
of
responsibility,
and
it
is
a
lot
to
manage.
So
we
we
basically
need
volunteers.
R
We
really
need
volunteers,
so
in
2022
we
we
had
volunteer
help
on
26
of
our
properties
and
I'll,
give
you
more
information
on
the
specific
some
on
a
Futures
slide,
but
we
were
able
to
host
178
events,
most
of
which
were
weed
wrangles.
R
Just
those
are
an
hour
to
three
hours
of
invasive
plant
removal
and
just
educational
opportunities
for
folks,
and
we
really
are
targeting
certain
properties
where
we
have
a
lot
of
community
interest
and
we're
we're
hoping
that
we
can
draw
the
Community
to
our
events
and
selfishly
get
them
to
go
home
and
remove
the
invasives
on
their
properties
so
that
we
have
less
papagules
coming
into
to
our
Parks
properties
and
and
thus
healthier
ecosystems.
But
anyway
we
we.
R
There
are
members
our
regular
attendees
at
our
weed
wrangles
and
tree
plantings
and
and
just
fun
days,
but
we
have
lots
of
individuals,
community
members
and
I'm
going
to
show
you
a
slide
with
all
of
our
different
groups.
But
one
of
our
let
me
go
back
one
second
yeah
one
of
our
the
fun
way.
We
we
sort
of
ended
the
season
this
year
was
we
had
a
volunteer
planting
at
Ferguson
dog
park
with,
and
that
was
just
really
remarkable
that
we
we
could
have.
R
R
So,
okay,
but
just
quickly,
there's
there's
a
list
of
the
properties
that
we
focused
our
efforts
on
this
year
and
there's
a
little
caption
there
I'm
just
there's
a
volunteer
planting
acorns
at
Winslow,
Sports
Complex,
the
earlier
this
fall
and
we
yeah
part
of
the
the
procedure
with
invasive
management
and
just
ecosystem
restoration
is
the
first
we've
got.
We've
got
to
get
the
invasives
out
of
there.
R
We've
got
to
make
space
because
they're
they're
taking
up
space
and
crowding
out
natives,
so
we
have
fun
experiment
going
with
Bloomington
High
School
South,
some
students
there
on
some
Acorn
plantings.
We
they
actually
I'll,
give
a
little
tangent.
This
is
a
fun
project
they
actually
planted
acorns
and
like
mapped
where
they
were,
and
they're
gonna
check
and
see
how
they
do,
but
they
also
had
these
areas
where
they
just
dumped
out
like
five
gallon
buckets
of
acorns
on
which
were
donated
by
another.
R
One
of
our
volunteers
donated
us
a
copious
amount
of
different
acorns
this
year.
So
anyway,
I'll
be
back
to
you
next
year.
Next
few
years,
we'll
stay
tuned
on
the
acorn
success
at
Winslow,
Sports
Complex,
but
that
that's
a
fun
fun
thing,
not
killing
things
all
the
time,
we're
actually
planning
something.
So,
okay,
all
right,
Kim.
R
Okay,
so
in
our
adopt
a
green
space
program,
there's
there's
speaking
of
Winslow
Source
complex.
We
have
a
really
active
group
down
there.
There
are
a
lot
of
fun,
but
we
have
oh
Kim
I
need
the
number
I
think
it's
29..
R
Anyway,
we
have
42
participants
in
our
adopted
Green
Space
Program
this
year,
and
we
already
have
I
think
four
new
folks
who
have
filled
out
the
paperwork
to
join
the
program
for
this
year.
So
that's
that's
really
exciting,
but
I
believe
we're
managing.
We
have
21
adopt
a
green
space
properties.
Can
you
just
move
the
little
I'm?
Sorry
Kim?
R
No,
no,
but
yes,
21
at
optog,
Green,
Space
properties
and
those
are
different
on
Parks
and
and
whatnot
close
to
people's
houses,
places
that
people
think
are
special
and
that
that
is
why
they
want
to
help
us
manage
invasives
there.
But
anyway
of
the
3138
volunteer
hours.
We
we
accomplished
this
year
over
half
were
our
adopted
green
spacers.
So
that
program
is
just
really
critical
to
us.
R
Getting
our
work
done
so
and
then
just
a
shout
out,
five
of
our
adopt
a
green
space
volunteers
have
received
a
Bravo
award
for
their
efforts
and-
and
we
also
have
shared
volunteers
with
the
adopt
a
stream
adopt
a
trail
and
park
ambassador
program,
so
yeah
we're
trying
to
yeah
cross-pollinate
and
okay
yeah
drawing
everybody
in
this
yeah.
This
is
just
a
slide
with
yeah
different
things.
We
don't
need
to
stay
on
that
long
Kim,
but
just
yeah.
R
That's
an
an
over
overview
of
yeah
who
we
are
but
yeah,
here's
the
top
five
properties.
We
we
worked
at
this
year,
I'm
with
volunteers
and
again
they
said
this
is
based
on
community
interest,
is
lower
Cascades
Park
and
Winslow
Sports
Complex
Bryant,
Park,
Latimer
woods
and
Winslow
Woods
Park.
So
those
are
areas
where
we
have
folks
who
are
their
their
interest
in
that
particular
property
and
they're
willing
to
come
every
week
and
help
us,
and
you
can
see
there.
We
had
some
volunteers
from
IU
ballroom,
dance
group.
They
were.
R
Okay
and
yep
just
tuning
Our
horn.
Again
we
hosted
178
events,
there's
there's
the
group
at
Winslow
in
June,
and
that's
just
those
are
the
number
of
events
for
property.
So
just
yeah.
Once
again
we
should
yeah.
You
can
see
some
places.
We
only
had
one
but
as
a
part
of
the
adopt
a
green
Space
Program.
R
The
volunteers
are
required
to
host
a
weed
Wrangle
at
least
yeah.
Once
one
time
in
the
year,
they've
got
to
bring
in
their
own
volunteers
and,
of
course,
we're
there
to
help
them.
R
Yeah
so,
and
then
again
here
are
the
five
properties
with
the
most
volunteer
hours,
which
those
are
coming
pretty
much
from
the
adopt
a
green
space
program.
But
you
can
see
Griffey.
We
have
a
really
active
Folks
at
Griffey,
Lake,
lots
of
retired
people.
It's
yeah,
it's
yeah,
I'm,
looking
forward
to
it,
but
Winslow
Sports
is
the
same
same
scenario:
yeah
and
just
we
have
our
regular
regulars
and
it's
really
a
lot
of
fun.
R
We
sort
of
build
a
little
invasive,
a
weed,
Wrangle
Community,
it's
a
lot
of
fun,
but
there's
Jillian
field
up
there
at
the
top
she's,
our
Urban
Green
Space
Outreach
coordinator,
and
she
is
the
point
person
for
the
event
planning
and
Outreach
and
yeah
and
as
you
can
see,
the
results,
she's
just
yeah
doing
a
fantastic
job
and
Jolie
Emily
and
I
yeah.
We
yeah
we're
a
support
team,
so
yeah
anyways,
just
it's
fun
because
you
never
know
who's
going
to
be
there.
It's
it's
really.
R
R
A
Student
today
about
weed,
Wrangle
and
I
said
something
about
your
rank,
your
wrangling,
weeds
in
January,
and
she
looked
really
offended
and
she
was
like
this
is
a
year-round
project
yeah.
It's
like
okay,
yeah,
so.
R
R
Yes,
it's
okay,
that's
yeah!
We
don't
need
to
stay
on
that
one
long,
but
yeah!
Okay,
yes,
and
here
we
go
here-
is
the
the
big,
dramatic
fun
fun
fact,
those
the
the
federal
violin,
the
Federal
volunteer
per
hour
rate,
the
share
of
29.95.
R
Times
the
3138
volunteer
hours
we
had
equates
to
a
worth
of
nine.
Almost
ninety
four
thousand
dollars
in
volunteer
invasive
plant
management.
I
think
that
is
just
absolutely
incredible.
I
mean
that
that
is,
and
that's
like
three
extra
full-time
staff
positions.
It's
really
really
phenomenal
and,
like
I
said
we
already
have
new
folks
who
want
to
sign
up
for
the
program
for
2023.
It's
just
it's.
R
It's
really
exciting,
because
I
I
feel
hopeful,
and
this
is
not
an
area
where
we
feel
hopeful
very
often
it's
like
the
invasives,
or
that
pressure
is
constantly
there
and
it's
hard
to
keep
up
the
loan
get
ahead.
So
this
is
yeah
I
mean
having
active
Community
engagement
on
on
the
Bloomington
Park's
properties
in
the
natural
areas.
It's
just
yeah!
It's
it's
tremendous!
R
So
then
our
next
slide
will
give
you
a
these.
Are
our
yeah
part
just
some
of
the
partners
we
work
with
this
year
and
yeah
just
yeah
like
I,
said
we
just
never
know
who's
going
to
be
there
and
it's
just
yeah.
Always
a
joy
gets
to
getting
to
meet
all
these
people
and
and
hear
about
why
why
they
care?
We
share
why
we
care
and
they
tell
us,
you
know
why
they
yeah
what's
important
to
them.
So
yeah,
it's
helpful,
okay
and
then
here
we
go
special
thanks.
R
Just
yep
Julie
Ramey
Emily's
gone,
but
yes
thank
you
so
much
and
and
I
just
a
shout
out
to
Mark
harkridge
East
Park,
a
Doctor
Nancy
Anderson,
as
well
as
the
Parker
Jason
neighborhood
association.
They
applied
for
a
hand
Grant
and
if
you
haven't
seen
the
the
pollinator
Garden
at
Park,
Ridge
East
Park
anytime,
between
June
and
September,
I,
really
encourage
you
to
get
out
this
year.
It's
just
it's
an
incredible
space,
it's
100,
native
and
and
geeky
giggly
enough.
R
All
the
points
through
there
are
like
native
to
this
area
of
Monroe
County,
Dean
Charles
deem
documented
their
presidents
in
the
about
100
years
ago.
So
anyway,
it's
super
fun
and
it's
full
of
pollinators
and
it's
great
to
see
the
kids
running
around
in
it
and
just
there's
a
there's,
a
huge
example
of
community
engagement,
because
it's
pretty
big
project
and
they
maintain
it
with
a
little
bit
of
help
from
us.
A
Information,
yes,
and
thanks
to
all
the
volunteers
as
well,
yeah
yeah,
all
right
great!
Thank
you
so
that
closes
out
our
report
section
and
then
the
final
section
on
the
agenda
is
e
public
comments.
If
we
have
anyone
who
would
like
to
make
a
public
comment,
you
can
come
up
to
the
podium
please
and
tell
us
your
name
and
we
I
believe
we
are
allowing.
We
have
about
two
minutes
for
public
comment
for
each
person.
U
Hello,
I'm
Eric,
Sedler
I've
met
two
of
you.
I
haven't
met
commissioner
whitlatch
before
I
am
the
owner
of
Muddy
Fork,
Bakery
and
former
vendor
at
the
Bloomington
Community
Farmers
Market
from
2010
to
2020.
U
I
left
the
market
in
2020
prior
to
that
we've
been
working
for
about
two
years
with
staff
and
with
Parks
Board
to
and
the
advisory
Council
to
restructure
the
fees
for
prepared
food
vendors,
which
are
now
called
food
and
beverage
artisans
and
where
we
last
left
this
issue
three
years
ago,
I
believe
the
parks
board
approved
update
to
the
mission
statement
to
include
food
and
beverage
artisans
approved,
adding
representation
to
The
Advisory
Council
and
rejected
the
10
of
sales
fee
that
had
been
in
place
for
a
food
and
beverage.
U
Artisans
I,
don't
remember
the
details
of
how
that
got
re-
assigned
at
a
lower
percentage
at
that
time.
Now
we're
at
six
and
a
half
percent
and
I'm
just
here
to
remind
you
and
ask
you
to
reconsider
again
going
into
next
season
that
the
stakeholders,
the
vendors
The,
Advisory,
Council
and
I
believe
even
the
staff
and
Parks
Board
has
agreed
that
a
restructuring
needs
to
happen.
I
think
the
old
system
was
unfair
and
I'd
like
to
urge
you
to
speed
it
up.
U
The
even
the
six
and
a
half
percent
fee
where
you
are
setting
things
for
next
year
represents
a
number
that,
for
some
vendors
could
be
far
out
of
proportion
to
the
expense
that
we
cost
the
market
to
operate
and
I
paid
12
to
14
000
a
year
to
vent
at
the
market.
The
last
three
years
that
I
was
there.
That
could
still
be
seven
to
eight
thousand
dollars
under
the
current
fee
structure,
which
is
far
more
than
it
would
cost
the
market.
U
For
me
to
be
there
I'm
asking
you
to
reconsider
for
five
percent
for
this
year,
which
is
a
number
that
the
farmer's
market,
advisory,
Council,
encouraged
and
recommended
three
years
ago
and
I
would
okay
all
right.
All.
V
Good
afternoon
I'm
Rob
Fishman
Bloomington
resident
for
31
years.
The
last
time
I
was
here
before
the
Parks
Board
was
at
that
January
2023
meeting
no
now
is
January
2023..
The
last
time
I
was
here
was
for
that
2020
meeting
on
the
same
issue
about
the
fee
structure
for
the
food
and
beverage
vendors
and
it's
it
is
frustrating
for
someone
who
Longs
for
a
reconsolidation
of
a
single
Community
farmers
market,
that
what
was
it
seemed
to
me.
V
An
interim
compromise
solution
that
brought
together
all
the
stakeholders
was
never
implemented,
and
here
we
are
three
years
later
for
some
good
reasons.
Well,
you
know
big
things
happen
the
past
three
years,
but
it
it
does
seem,
like
you
know,
it's
very
difficult,
I
think
for
people
to
come
to
compromises
on
an
interim
solution.
When
the
interim
solution
then
becomes
elusive.
Well,
then,
when
will
the
final
solution
become
legitimate
in
terms
of
equity
between
food
and
beverage
vendors
and
making
it
affordable
to
bring
them
back
to
the
community
farmers
market?
V
So
I
don't
have
a
particular
prescription,
I
think
implementing
a
five
percent
fee
as
an
inter
on
an
interim
basis,
which
was
the
idea
in
2020,
with
the
notion
that
the
parks
department
will
work
for
something
more
Equitable
and
More
in
line
with
what
happens
in
our
neighboring
communities
around
the
Midwest
is
a
good
way
to
go,
but
I
I
do
think
the
6.5
fee
is
just
out
of
bounds
for
and
and
moving
backwards
from
where
we
were
three
years
ago.
W
Just
one
comment:
hi
everyone.
My
name
is
Rachel
Byer,
my
husband
and
I
own,
a
vegetable
farm
here
in
Monroe
County
and
we've
been
vendors
at
the
Bloomington
Community
farmers
market
off
and
on
for
almost
a
decade
and
we're
here
today
to
or
I'm
here
today
to
express
support
for
the
food
and
beverage
Artisans
request
for
the
fee
adjustment
down
to
five
percent
and
I
wanted
to
share
a
little
story.
Back
when
my
husband
and
I
got
together,
I
decided
to
start
a
farm.
W
Do
some
research
consult
with
the
advisory
committee
and
a
few
weeks
later,
we
heard
from
her
and
she
proposed
this
innovative
native
Farm
Arrangements
thing
that
would
enable
us
to
do
what
we
wanted
to
do
and
still
meet
the
rules
and
operate
within
the
spirit
and
intention
of
the
market
and
the
thing
that
was
really
powerful
to
me
about.
That
was
that
she
listened
to
us
and
we
told
her.
W
We
had
a
problem
and
she
helped
us
find
a
solution
and
I
know
the
farmers,
market
staff
and
City
have
had
a
lot
of
difficult
things
to
deal
with
related
to
the
farmers
market
in
recent
years.
But
I
feel
like
this
is
a
really
pivotable
rebuilding
time
and
moment,
and
now
is
the
time
more
than
ever,
that
we
need
to
listen
to
the
needs
of
the
vendors
in
the
community
and
find
Creative
Solutions
to
problems
that
vendors
have,
and
this
is
a
thing
that
the
food
and
beverage
Artisans
have
been
really
patient
about.
W
It's
a
need
that
they
have.
What
are
some
creative
ways
that
we
could
make
up
that
difference,
so
one
and
a
half
percent.
What
how
much
money
are
we
talking
about?
How
much
more
would
my
fees
as
a
farm
vendor
have
to
increase?
Could
we
fundraise
Etc?
There
must
be
some
creative
ways
and
personally,
I
really
hope
that
everybody
can
come
together
to
compromise.
Thank
you
thank.
X
My
name
is
Oscar
kencher
and
I've
come
here
to
give
the
perspective
of
a
customer
who
does
not
sell
anything
whatsoever
at
the
farmers
market,
but
who
has
been
going
to
the
farmers
market
well,
who
used
to
go
to
the
farmer's
market
very
regularly
before
the
pandemic?
I
would
go
every
weekend,
but
one
of
the
main
reasons
that
would
get
me
there
was
because
I
had
to
get
the
granola
and
the
bread
and
other
items
that
were
being
sold
by
muddy
Fork,
but
once
I
got
there.
X
X
It
seems
to
me
that
being
able
to
bring
peop
muddy,
Fork
back
to
the
city
market
doesn't
just
benefit
the
the
the
the
vendors
who
who
are
being
subjected
to
a
higher
rate,
but
it
also
benefits
the
various
other
Farmers
because
of
the
people
who
come
there
when
I
used
to
go
to
the
market
in
the
old
days,
the
biggest
crowd
was
always
around
the
muddy
Fork
tent
and
those
people
weren't
going
to
just
stay
there
and
and
get
things
only
for
money
Fork.
X
Y
I'm
Judy
Klein
I'm
a
very
long
time,
member
of
the
community,
and
also
a
customer
at
the
farmers
market
and
I
too.
Thank
you
for
opening
the
discussion
to
this
issue,
I.
Think
from
my
understanding,
it
is
on
a
historical
basis
that
this
differential
between
the
farmers
and
The
Artisans
pay
structure
is
in
existence,
but
it
seems
very
important
to
me
to
revisit
it
and
revise
it
and
create
more
equity.
Y
I
want
to
add
to
what
Oz
was
saying
about
how
much
the
prepared
food
vendors
bring
to
the
market.
They
bring
an
element
of
joy
and
also
customers
that
then
use
the
rest
of
the
the
market
and
I.
Think
it's
very
important
to
listen
to
their
needs.
I
was
very
impressed
with
the
research
that
Eric
did,
in
which
he
looked
at
all
the
farmers
markets
in
the
midwest
surrounding
us
and
I.
Y
Think
our
situation
is
quite
anomalous
and
I
urge
you
to
consider
at
least
this
year
going
to
the
five
percent
fee
schedule,
as
that
has
been
a
long-stated
goal,
and
I
also
hope
that
going
forward
more
progress
can
be
made
in
devising
an
equitable
fee
schedule
for
every
all
the
vendors
at
the
market.
Thank
you
very
much.
C
Okay,
yeah
and
I'd
like
to
apologize
to
Cynthia
bretham,
who
emailed
me
that
she
was
having
difficulty
getting
into
the
meeting,
but
she
sent
along
her
public
comments,
so
I'd
like
to
enter
that
into
the
record,
and
this
is
from
Cynthia
brethim
since
I
was
not
admitted
to
today's
Park
commission
Zoom
meeting
here
is
my
public
comment
for
the
appropriate
time
at
the
end
of
the
meeting.
Please
consider
reviewing
the
budget
so
that
the
percentage
of
vendor
sales
can
be
reduced
to
five
percent
from
its
current
6.5
percent.
C
A
Z
Okay,
oh
I
can't
do
video,
that's
all
right.
Okay,
I
am
a
big
fan
of
the
farmer's
market.
I
miss
the
downtown
Lively
communal
event
that
it
used
to
be
before
the
prepared
food
vendors
weren't
able
to
afford
to
come.
Z
They
attracted
me,
and
so
many
other
people
and
helped
create
the
kind
of
celebratory
Community
event
that
the
Saturday
market
was
and
I
would
love
to
see
it
get
revived
and
reunited
by
making
it
more
accessible
to
the
prepared
food
vendors
so
that
they
can
actually
afford
to
come
and
I
would
often
come
late,
especially
because
of
the
yummy
foods
that
I
could
eat
around
my
brunch
time
on
a
very
late
sleeper,
often,
and
so
I
would
get
there
and
I
would
have
something
to
munch
and
I
would
also
get
all
kinds
of
wonderful
things
at
the
end,
as
people
were
finishing
up,
their
sales,
sometimes
I'd
even
get
a
slightly
better
rate,
because
people
were
happy
to
get
rid
of
things
so
I
highly
encourage
you
to
make
it
more
affordable
for
our
prepared
food
vendors
so
that
we
can
have
a
livelier,
fun
communal,
Farmers
Market
again.
A
A
All
right,
then,
that
takes
us
back
to
Paula.
C
Thank
you
board
for
the
first
meeting
of
the
Year,
and
thank
you
to
the
reports
and
for
the
public
comment.
I'd
just
like
to
make
an
introduction.
We
have
an
audience
David
Skirvin,
who
is
the
president
of
the
Bloomington
Parks
Foundation
this
year
for
the
next
two
years,
so
raise
his
hand
and
David
has
expressed
an
interest
in
coming
to
our
meeting
so
that
he
can
report
back
to
the
park
foundation
and
just
be
in
tune
for
what
we're
doing
and
I
have
encouraged
him
at
some
point.
This
year.
C
I've
also
invited
David
this
year
to
come
and
give
an
annual
reporter
report
on
the
parks
foundation
so
like
to
welcome
David
and
thank
him
for
coming
this
evening,
and
our
next
Board
of
heart.
Commissioners
meeting
is
February
28th.
A
Right,
thank
you
and
again
yeah,
thanks
to
all
the
staff
and
members
of
the
public
who
came
today
and
with
that
we'll
adjourn
our
January
meeting
of
the
Bloomington
Board
of
Park
commissioners.