City of Bloomington, Indiana Board of Park Commissioners, 28 Jul 2020

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Call to order the july meeting of the bloomington board of park.

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Commissioners- and um we could please kim start with the roll.

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Yes, kathleen mills here les coyne here, israel, herrera.

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Ellen rodke here.

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Okay, all right great, and um we are obviously.

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Once again, on zoom allowable by the um governor's order that allows public.

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Meetings to be held virtually right now so.

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We have the consent calendar that, thanks to kim we've all had for a few days to.

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Look over so we have the minutes from the last meeting.

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um Claims submitted non-reverting budget items.

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A budget amendment sorry a business report and a little bit of.

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Surplus items, so we have a motion to approve the consent. Calendar.

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Oh okay and we have a second second, okay, uh all those.

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In favor, please say aye all right. Why.

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Did we get everybody in there? Okay, um all right motion is carried.

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And now we move into the public hearings and appearances.

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And the public comment period, so I'll pause here, a minute just see if we have.

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Anyone on the facebook live or email who would like to.

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Share a comment and if you're on zoom, if you're.

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Interested in making a public comment, please use the raise your hand, function or send me a message.

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Through chat, there are no comments yet on facebook live.

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Okay, thank you and I I don't see anyone's hands raised right now.

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Okay, all right um so then um I know we would like to move.

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On to um acknowledge marcia feldman and her.

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Many years of service to the parks department um and is marcia on here with.

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Us she is, let me unmute her and bring her.

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Marcia, are you there with us and hello hi marcia.

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Invitation, thank you for thank you for joining us, so.

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Oh very nice, very nice beautiful so.

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We also um have a a letter that ellen was nice enough to put together.

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That I think, if ellen doesn't mind, um I don't know, do you have it within.

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Reach allen that you could, you could read it for us well sure.

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Let me pull it up.

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All right um well hi, marcia and thank you so much for joining us.

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So it reads and we'll send you a copy of this.

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But please accept our sincerest congratulations on the occasion of your.

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Retirement as bloomington community farmers market.

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Coordinator you're, more than 24 years of devoted.

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Service have inspired many and set a precedence of excellence that.

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Will be difficult to follow throughout your impressive tenure during.

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Which you oversaw the growth of a strong local food community.

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You helped activate access to fresh and healthy foods through your activism.

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In food, justice and sustainability.

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Advocated for farmers and food artisans and prioritize their success.

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At the market and improve food security and food safety.

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Helping to establish the food stamp and nutrition programs.

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To benefit some of our community's most marginalized people.

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Your ongoing determination and dedication to the field.

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Is reflective in your creative solution solutions.

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Such as the planter row and meal share meal share.

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Food programs with the hoosier hills, food bank.

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As well, you gave selflessly of your time and expertise.

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And provided thoughtful mentorship and encouragement.

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To innumerable colleagues, each of whom have gained.

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Much from having known or worked with you.

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We, the bloomington parks board of commissioners.

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Are enormously grateful for your efforts in which you have truly embodied the.

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Mission of the community farmers market and developed a resilient local food.

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System, let there be no doubt your meaningful.

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Work has significantly improved quality of.

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Life for the citizens of bloomington, regardless of what the future holds. Thanks to your superb leadership and.

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Passionate commitment to your work, the bloomington community farmers market.

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Has been the gem of this community for decades, your.

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Numerous noteworthy accomplishments leave an.

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Indelible mark not only on the bloomington community.

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But also on the careers of those fortunate enough to have worked with you.

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Over the years, congratulations again on an outstanding.

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Career and very best wishes in your retirement.

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Thank you so much.

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Yes, I just wish I was there in person with you all.

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So I could thank you very personally, because those are such kind words and I.

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Really appreciate them well, thank you for your more than 24.

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Years of service- and I was thinking just on the weekend- I'm.

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Probably going to have times it's going to take me a little while I'm going to go to the farmer's market, and I'm going to be I'm going to be going up to other.

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Staff members, oh it's mar where's marcia and then it's.

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Going to it's going to take a while for it to begin so, enjoy your well-deserved.

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Retirement, I'm sure we'll see you again. I am sure.

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We will yeah, I just want to say you know it was.

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Just an incredible gift to get to work with the farmers market.

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All those years- and I want to thank the department and the city for giving.

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Me that opportunity- and thank you all for doing all the good.

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Work that you do so thank you, marcia.

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Because 24 years it's you know a great amount of years serving the.

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City and the same, you know number of years of one of my daughters.

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And I believe it's you know the same way that you.

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Could see someone growing up a as a having a child? You could also see this.

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um Support and growth that you have today with the.

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Thanks marsha, I just want to also add to that. I.

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Personally, have greatly valued our relationship, friendship and our.

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Working together over several years, I admire you as a professional. I admire.

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You as a person, who's committed to your beliefs and those beliefs, are.

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Going to ultimately, what's going to sustain us, thank you again and this.

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Community owes you a great deal of thank you for what you provided.

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Them I wish you the very best and we'll stay in touch all right. I look forward to seeing you.

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All around it's yeah, I am sure that will happen.

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All right well best of luck with everything in the future and thank you.

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For for popping into the meeting you are so.

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Welcome have a good rest of the meeting. Okay.

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Thank you, marshmallow. Thank you. Bye.

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Okay, um so then we move into our section c, other business, where we have.

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um Usual sort of contracts and everyday maintenance things that we need.

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To deal with so first up we have darren eads to tell us about a service.

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Agreement with is it feditzel.

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For facility painting, I'm not sure how to pronounce that.

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Voted so let me bring darren up for it. Okay,.

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Good afternoon, can you hear me? Yes, thanks kathleen I'll agree with you.

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I don't know for exactly how to pronounce that we're going to call it fish window cleaning, because that that's what their.

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Name of the company is here in bloomington, so.

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um Staff recommends the dara needs facility coordinator with the twin lakes.

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Rec center staff recommends the review and approval.

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Of uh service agreement with fotiso window fish window cleaning.

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Sorry about that.

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Okay, there we go.

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uh This um I kind of lost track here so service service agreement with fish.

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Window service for the sports division, if this service.

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Used we'll would use funds from each facility's.

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Operations budget those are listed there as an example for a golf course for the.

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Tlrc and also for frank, southern center fish window cleaning, uh the name.

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Misleading because they will do a wide variety of maintenance, uh they.

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Will do construction cleanup, painting, gutter cleaning, you name it? They do.

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About anything, uh so just it's really kind of a great uh handyman.

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Type service to have on on an agreement with, and that way if.

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Something unusual comes up for us that you know we can't do in-house or our.

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Operation staff can't do then it just gives us a great opportunity uh to work with this company. So.

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uh They would be used, as typically as an as needed basis.

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Anything in a in a um in an everyday use for them. It would just be something.

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If needed uh with that, I'd be glad to answer any questions.

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That you may have okay. Thank you. Do we have any questions on this? One.

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I have none straightforward.

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Okay, all right do we have a motion to approve the agreement with.

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Voted so fish window cleaning. I also move all right in a second.

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Second, okay, all those in favor. Please say I.

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All right motion unanimously carried all right. Thank you darren. Thank you.

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Guys have a good afternoon, thank you, and next up we've been talking about.

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Repaving, the brian park, tennis courts there for a.

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Little while and john turnbull is going to tell us about the.

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Contract with tennis technology incorporated.

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Good afternoon everyone can you hear me: yes,.

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Yep, I'm sure kim was very excited to mute me, but now I'm unmuted.

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More often for the first time, she'll be able to mute me.

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um Hi ellen it's nice to see you and thank you for your service to our.

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Department yeah nice, to see you too john. uh This.

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Is um a contract for the coding and the lining of the.

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Bryant park tennis courts no uh contractor does.

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The full gamut of work on tennis courts they either do the asphalt.

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Or they do the lining in the coating- and this is the coating.

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And lining portion of this project we did.

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Send out bids well in advance. These companies are very busy right now.

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Because the school corporations have lined up to fix all theirs since they didn't have any school and they didn't have any.

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Competition, uh but we really like this company, they.

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Have done winslow, they did sherwood oaks, they did.

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Southeast park and uh the bid is a general obligation.

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Money 25 895.

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Even though it's the only quote, we got we, we like it.

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We feel is fair. We like their work, so we offer our recommendation to use this.

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All right- and I think, we've noted before there's some just.

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Cracks over there from age and also some staining, I think, from some of the trees.

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Surrounding the court so time for upgrade yes and you'll, see this.

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Project begin in the first or second week of august.

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Depending on whether we put up signs today um and julie's.

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Been given all the information on it, we expect some calls, but.

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uh It will be a three-month process because asphalt has to cure.

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It has to rest before you can code it and line it.

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Okay, good to know the timeline, then so all right do we have any questions.

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About this, one.

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I think folks would be curious, john to know how long.

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The aligning glass, particularly in our climate, I think.

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That's why you're concerned about who does it and the quality of the materials.

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Yeah it's true. um There are a lot of factors, I would say.

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One would be vegetation and how many leaves and all the vegetation that goes.

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On it can really stain it, particularly walnuts are terrible for tennis courts.

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I should note that there is several trees.

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On the east side of these courts that were not.

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Overly happy that they're there, of course they were planted.

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Years and years ago, and we just as a department and met with each.

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Everyone feel that in the tug and pull of that, we.

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Probably have to leave them, so we're going to have to be diligent in getting the vegetation off. You can also clean them.

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With a peroxide cleaner, which we're going to try to do.

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To extend the life unless it's almost like, as you know, uh waxing your car.

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To get the the life of it um of the lining, so that's it's really.

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A lot of vegetation and uv rays will will do.

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It too, but that's just something you can't you know, avoid.

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Okay, any other questions.

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I assume that the timing of this is because.

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Of the time, the cure, like the curing period, is that right.

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Yeah it's going to have to set, and then the temperature still has to be good.

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Enough so they'll do this lining in end of september or early october.

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Before the winter, you can't do it when it's below 55 at.

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Okay, all right um do we have a motion to approve the.

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Contract with tennis technology incorporated.

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Somehow, all right in a second.

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Second, all right, all those in favor, please say aye.

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All right, thank you, motion carry thank you, john.

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uh Okay and next up uh crystal ritter has a.

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Contract we have an addendum to the monroe county, civic theater, for updated.

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Performance dates, which I think are going to be in september,.

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Fingers crossed so yes, so crystal ritter, community events.

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Coordinator, um I am here today to recommend the.

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Approval of the addendum to the partnership agreement with monroe county civic theater for our annual shakespeare in the park that happens each year in waldron hill.

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And buskirk park, um the board did approve this.

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Partnership agreement at the march board meeting but.

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We are here today to request those performance dates to be.

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Moved to september 10th through 13th. This, of course, is.

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Dependent on where things are in september, but at this point we are.

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Planning on hosting shakespeare in the park at that time.

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With the additional safety precautions that we have been putting.

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Into place for other events, such as our concerts and movies,.

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Including limiting the audience size requiring face, masks as well as.

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Creating a perimeter with um one entry exit point for these for the audience.

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And I'm happy to answer any questions that you may have.

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Okay- and I know we- I know I mean the department has done some other things.

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Right, a concert and a movie and with these new.

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Guidelines and those have seemed to work pretty well.

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So yeah we've we've had our second, um I would say what we call our larger.

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Concerts in bryan park um this past sunday and it went really.

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Well, we are restricting the audience size to only.

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150 people and we've also been asking people to.

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Pre-Register to attend uh the events, the events are.

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Free, um but by having them pre-register that helps us um maintain.

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That gathering limit, as well as if we do have a last-minute cons.

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Cancellation or a time change or something.

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We then can communicate that information out to everyone very easily.

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Okay, great, thank you for the explanation on that.

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So all right, it's pretty straightforward, just new.

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New dates for this, so unless we have any questions, we'll go ahead and take.

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A motion to approve this addendum yeah. Thank you crystal. I have.

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One question: okay, so uh the question is about the.

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The performance, what time are you planning to have the performances.

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uh So the performances are scheduled for friday september 10th.

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Through saturday september 12th, the start time will be 7.

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Pm and then on sunday september 13th we will have a matinee.

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That will begin at 2pm.

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And the show this year is shakespeare's allswell that ends well.

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And the play usually runs about three hours.

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Three and a half hours.

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Thank you crystal welcome. Okay, any other questions.

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All right sound, it sounds so like exotic to actually sit outside in a park and.

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Watch a play right now that sounds like writing down the dates like, let's.

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Definitely do that so yeah we're hoping.

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That we will be there in september, watching shakespeare on a sunny day. Yes,.

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All right so do we have a motion to um approve this addendum with monroe county.

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Civic theater.

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I'll, happily, move that we have shakespeare in the parks.

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All right and a second second, all right, all those in favor.

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Please say I hi hi.

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All right motion carried. Thank you crystal.

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Thank you um and next up, uh barb dunbar.

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Is going to tell us about an interesting contract for scatter gardens.

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At white oak cemetery.

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I've lost video. Well, we can see you barb okay. Well then, I won't worry about it. We.

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Can see and hear you as soon as I come up now, the screen goes.

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Away on me, okay, barb dunbar operations coordinator.

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um I'm here today to hopefully get your approval on a contract with.

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Cornerstone pds, to perform conceptual design.

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Plans for a scatter garden at white oak cemetery.

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The funding source for this contract will be.

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The general operating budget from the operations budget and about a.

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Year ago, at this time we actually put this in the budget, the 2020 budget. So now we're getting around to.

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Using those funds for what we planned for a little bit of background.

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Cremation has become a very increasingly popular.

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Memorialization option the national funeral directors association projects.

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The rate of cremation to increase from 50 percent uh right now.

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To 55, almost almost 56 in 2020 and then jumping up to 70.

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Almost 71 percent in 2030 cremation typically does.

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Cost less and is much more environmentally friendly than a standard.

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Burial, a scatter garden, allows family and friends to have a sense of closure and gives them a place to return to in order.

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To remember and celebrate their loved ones,.

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So um the staff we have met out there.

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um And determined that the lawn area on the east side of white oak.

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Cemetery, just north of the two existing maples and south of the existing spruce trees would be an ideal location for a scatter.

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Garden due to its relative, relatively flat topography, this is.

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There used to be a presbyterian church that sat there on that property. I do not.

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Remember that, but apparently that was the case, um this would be kind of behind where that, where that church used to sit on the.

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Back end of where that church used to sit where it gets nice and flat, so it's.

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A nice location and I'll be happy to answer any.

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Questions that you might have.

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Oh sorry, go ahead ellen go ahead. I was just going to ask if this is the first.

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Scatter garden that we've established yet uh cemetery.

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Yes, this will be the first scatter garden. We've had a lot of. We have.

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Cremation burials- and we have a green burial section at white oak as well, which has become very, very popular.

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But this will be our first scatter garden.

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And you talked about it as a place that families and friends could return to.

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So will it have eventually benches and sort of things like that.

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Okay in work and working with cornerstone, pds, we've already.

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Turned we've already. I have we've already talked to her and told her.

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Kind of the amenities- I guess you might call them that we would like to see in.

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There and benches are definitely some. I also pointed out this could be an ideal location for memorial benches.

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As well, yeah, definitely okay, yeah, very interesting any other.

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Questions, israel or less.

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I don't have any questions.

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Okay, um all right, then, if there are no other questions, we'll.

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Have a if we have a motion to approve the consultant.

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Contract with cornerstone planning and design for scatter gardens at white oak.

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Bye ma'am in a second second right um and I'm sorry, I.

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Keep I did this last time too, in this zoom format I keep forgetting. Is there.

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Any public comment out there on facebook or email about any of these.

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Things we've talked about so far, nothing in my email, okay, there are no.

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There are no facebook comments. Okay, thank you. uh So all those.

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In favor please say: aye hi.

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Motion carried, thank you barb. Thank you. Thank you. R.

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All right and then it's always tree trimming or removal.

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Season erin hatch is here to tell us about a couple of contracts for.

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That hi, sorry I'm a little dark. I have a few.

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Different uh removal contracts, uh the first one is with jr ellington.

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Tree export expert- and this would actually be.

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A emergency contract um for two trees, one located near parkdural.

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Apartments and one located between blue slopes and walnuts and ash.

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And a cherry, these are declining trees that.

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Are adjacent to private property and have potential to fall down.

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Onto these properties, uh the combined total would be.

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Twenty six hundred dollars for removal of these trees within the right of way.

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And you said you wanna: could you tell us a little bit more about the emergency.

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One near park doral, you said uh these were both part of.

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Emergency uh tree removals basically.

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uh They've actually already been completed, um and this is to have a.

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Contract after the fact- um and they were in a.

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State that they were gonna fall any time. Okay, the next strong storm yeah.

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They were gonna, go down. Okay, all right! um Do you want to do the other removal.

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Contracts as well uh sure, why don't you go ahead and tell.

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Us about all of them and then we'll go through and vote on each one. That sounds.

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Good okay. Additionally, we have another.

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Contract with jr ellington for ash tree removals along the boundary.

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Of cascade golf course and rosewood drive, this is for a total.

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Of six trees to be removed, um they're declining ash related to emerald.

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Ash borer and again these pose a potential threat.

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um Due to their state and proximity to adjacent private property, jr ellington has done removal services.

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Within the cascade golf course prior related to ash removals, and this would.

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Be for a total of uh 9 900 dollars.

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Lastly, we have another removal contract with bluestone tree.

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And this is for removal of a variety of trees, uh predominantly street trees.

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Within the right-of-way um that, due to their size and location,.

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Can't be done in-house, and this is for a total of.

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Eight thousand one hundred and forty two dollars and.

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Forty five cents and a total of four street trees.

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Okay, all right and okay, those are all the removals are.

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Right so we have ellington and and bluestone um right. So.

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Let's go uh any questions about any of those from board members before we vote.

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Why don't I just make motions and all these and then I can retire from making.

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Motions or seconds okay, sure israel can jump in yeah, okay,.

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The meeting off yeah I'll just chill okay, here we go uh under.

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uh Item c5, I recommend approval for jr ellen.

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Ellington tree expert company for the removal of.

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The ash trees at park doral.

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All right do we have a second second, okay and um any public comments.

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No comment in the email: okay, no comments from facebook; okay, thank you.

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All right, all those in favor, please say aye.

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Aye all right motion carried and next c6 under c6. I moved for approval.

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For the removal of hazardous tree trees at cascades golf course to jr.

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Ellington tree expert.

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All right do we have a second.

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Come on israel jump in.

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All right uh and and uh all those in favor, please say I.

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I I I all right motion carried and then c7.

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Okay: okay: under c7, I move approval uh for the hazardous tree. Removal of.

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Various hazardous tree removals by blue stone tree llc.

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All right in a second.

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I saw them all right and all those in favor, please say aye hi,.

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Hi hi motion is carried for that and then I.

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Believe aaron, you you still need to tell us about c8 is.

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That correct about the emerald ash borer treatments, yes, that is.

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Correct okay, so, additionally,.

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I'm asking for approval of an addendum to a previous uh approved contract with.

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Bartlett in regards to emerald ash borer.

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Treatment on various park and street trees along the city of.

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Bloomington, this is just to increase the contract to.

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Include an additional 67 diameter inches of treatment.

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So about five or six trees um and it would increase.

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The cost by 586.25 to bring the total uh the original.

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Contract plus this to twelve thousand three hundred ninety.

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Eight dollars and seventy five cents.

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Okay- and I know I remember lee- was always honest to keep on top of the.

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Emerald ash borer treatments so certainly necessary. So any any questions.

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From board members yeah, I do erin uh how many inch.

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Inches, did you say on that? uh This is to add an additional 67.

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Diameter inches and it would bring the total to uh 1417.

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Inches, okay, that's that makes sense to me because.

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I was thinking that's a hefty price for a few trees.

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uh Also, what is the, uh what are they recommending.

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uh Re-Treatment on that two or three years, and what are they saying on that.

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uh Three years, three years, that's good! That's good uh purdue, I think, is pushing.

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Three years now: okay, that's all I have okay good, any.

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Other questions all right. Okay, do we have a motion.

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On this one, I believe is sweet. Eight.

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Remember les is semi-retired from motion so.

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uh Ellen, can you make a motion sure I'll move to approve uh the.

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Contract with bartlett tree for emerald ash, borer treatments.

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All right do we have a second, I cycle, all right and any public comments or.

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Okay, no comments on facebook; okay! Thank you uh all! Those in favor.

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Please say: aye aye.

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Kathleen just a parliamentary notion: yes, before we vote, should we ask for.

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The public comment- I was thinking about that.

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It's yeah, I you mean, I.

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The last couple, but I haven't- I forgot in the first three or four items but.

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Yeah, but I also thought I don't know if it's acceptable to.

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Check in with the public comment, even before we have the motion.

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I don't know no, I think that happens after the motion.

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Okay, okay, yeah! That's that's I've remembered! That's what we've been doing.

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Now, after a little after forgetting at the beginning,.

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I've done it so many times that I can't I can't remember. Sometimes you know.

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Yeah how it works, it's just reflexive. All right, I think, did we vote just now.

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On that one, I think we did yes, okay, all right so.

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Thank you aaron that one motion passes unanimously.

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And steve cotter is out there somewhere in the ether to tell us about.

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A consultant contract with west incorporated for griffy lake nature.

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Preserve master plan update, yes, thank you. I am.

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Here- and I am here today to ask for your.

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Approval for a contract with west inc to update the griffin master plan, the.

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Original long-range juice and management plan was.

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Done in 1984 for griffey, we updated it with the griffey lake.

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Master plan in 2008 and now we're doing it.

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Little by little last year we updated the vegetation portion of the plan.

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And over the next 12 months, we'd like to hire west.

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To update the amphibian reptile and bird inventories.

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And also to make management recommendations for those species.

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uh The contract amount would not exceed seventeen thousand.

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Ninety seven dollars and I'd be happy to answer any questions.

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Oh, I should also mention um kim, I believe, sent you a a update just.

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Today, uh the name on uh the vendor form is.

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Different from the name on the contract, uh so we are um correcting that.

N

So west inc is uh the group they're, a local group actually in town.

N

uh Who we'd like to hire for this? Okay? Thank you for that clarification.

A

Any uh questions or comments from board members.

F

Nope now other than it's a very fascinating process. Reading through.

D

Yeah, okay, yeah. I agree. I was like things I hadn't thought about before.

A

About about yeah the griffey lake area, so.

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And certainly if it's been since 1984, it's time for.

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Time for an update, it was updated in 2008.

N

Oh sorry, okay, we're now updating it again. Yeah okay,.

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Still time for an update, so all right, um so we have a motion to approve.

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This contract with west incorporated.

D

I'll move to approve it, create a contract with west.

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In the second, how do you take them? Okay and any public comments or.

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Questions none in my email. There are no comments.

K

On facebook, okay, thank you all those in favor, please.

A

A

Motion is carried, and steve also is going to tell us about the contract.

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Addendum with mater design for the griffey lu griffey loop trail. Yes, thank you. Mater design.

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Is designing the approximately six mile loop trail that will circumnavigate.

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The western portion of griffey lake, uh the eastern.

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End of the loop will be adjacent to headley road across from the boathouse.

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There will be a fishing pier there that sticks out into the lake.

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And we're really excited about getting people off the road.

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So that they can access trails on the north side and south side of the lake.

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Without walking in the road at the other end of the loop at the far west end.

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The trail is slated to go over the dam and we've been working with uh city of.

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Bloomington utilities on that plan they would like us to work with.

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Christopher burke engineering who is familiar with that.

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Infrastructure to ensure that the trail users are safe and that the.

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Integrity of the dam is maintained through the construction.

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And use process, and so this addendum um not to exceed 18.

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Six dollars- uh and this will be coming from the bicentennial bond.

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Would allow mater to work with christopher burke to.

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Ensure that the trail is safe and that the dam remains.

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Structurally, sound, okay, all very important nice to get people as.

A

You say too not having to walk on the road there.

A

So all right any questions or comments from board members.

A

Okay, uh all right, so we have a motion to approve the contract addendum with major.

A

A

Okay, all right and any public comment or questions.

M

No public comment and email, uh facebook, okay, I'd like to acknowledge.

F

Steve uh and his working knowledge of this.

F

Working with utilities and all because that's the last thing I want to do is.

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Have a problem that can be laid on our doorstep with that dam.

A

Very true, yes, so all right, uh all those in favor, please.

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Say aye aye aye motion carry thank you steve.

A

Thank you very much and now dave williams will tell us about the.

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Design contract with aztec aztec engineering or the bicentennial.

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Duke trail right, can you hear me? Yes, oh wonderful, a zoom meeting. That's.

O

Working um bear with me this this.

O

Project has a lot of tangents and I believe kim has a couple of.

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uh Visual aids, kim, if you could pull up the the uh overhead of the.

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Trail route on the left in rogers street on the right hand, side.

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Of the illustration, the aerial map would be the start of the trail. It is.

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Literally right across the street from the entrance, the main entrance on.

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Rogers street to switchguard park, this trail project has been talked about.

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Conceptually for almost as long as I've been with the.

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City of bloomington, but 1.4 million dollars was included.

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In the bicentennial trails and trees bond to.

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Construct a multi-purpose paved trail within the roughly foot wide.

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Easement that duke energy holds under their power line, towers that run.

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From rogers street to wemo road, we feel that for 1.4 million.

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We can get to the western boundary, there are basically three property.

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Owners from rogers to wemer the majority, the vast majority of this.

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Route about 0.9 miles of the 1.3 miles is owned by.

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The monroe county commissioners, I think the initial master plan for.

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Acquisition of this property was the proposed long-ago juvenile justice.

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Center, I think that was the facility that was to be constructed and may yet be constructed on that property. But right.

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Now what we would like to do is build within the.

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Easement that duke owns- and we met with duke.

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Energy officials about a year ago- and they are very supportive of the.

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Project now they have some requirements that will add cost to.

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Our project they do not want, for example, the trail construction to be.

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Added to the terrain right now, they do not want.

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It even inches closer to their overhead power.

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Lines, we have to be 25 feet away from their hours, but we're working with adrian reed of aztec engineering.

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Adrian is here for any questions that you may have he's.

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Participating in this meeting as well- and we have talked.

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This project over every which way but loose and what we think we.

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Can do is build from rogers street where there'll be a walk-in.

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Trailhead, a 12-foot wide paved trail, which is our standard.

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And go to the western edge of the monroe county commissioner's property.

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At that point there would likely be a pedestrian bicycle and pedestrian.

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Roundabout or turn around the planning department.

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Advises us that the two private properties which are.

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Formerly the sudbury farm properties which are now owned by development.

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Interests are required by way of the very dated, but still valid.

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Sudbury planning unified development proposal, which will put the.

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Responsibility on those developers to continue the trail.

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All the way to wema road, we just do not think we can go all the way to wemer.

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Nor should we particularly if it's a developer responsibility.

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But the planning department has assured us that that would be a requirement for.

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Any pud proposal, so I can't give you a good estimation as to the timeline, but.

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We do have funding to at least get to the western edge of.

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The monroe county commissioner's property and then.

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In the future those properties develop, we would make it all the way to wema.

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Road and that is literally a home run for trail development. We would have eastern access to switzerland park. We would have.

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Western access within maybe a third of a mile to the clear.

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Creek trailhead at tap road to wapahani mountain bike park and.

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Eventually, by way of what we have heard for many years will be.

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Ultimately, some side path, development on wema, road.

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You would have connectivity to the twin lakes properties, the rec center and the.

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Ball fields, but what we are proposing, aztec.

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Engineering do is design the trail for construction.

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0.90 miles, but also conceptually illustrate where we think the trails.

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Should go within the duke alignment, all the way to.

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Wemo road with connections to what we assume will.

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Be an approved project called osage place. I think it's.

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An up-and-coming habitat for humanity, project.

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That will uh skirt the southern boundary of this trail.

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Near rca park, the connections to rca park.

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Future conceptual connections to summit school.

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And some of the other developments, but the.

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Those would be illustrated by aztec engineering, but the.

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Nuts and bolts of their design contract would be to.

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Construct or I'm sorry to design for bidding and construction a paved.

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Trail about 0.9 miles from the west side of rogers to.

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The western edge of the connection, in addition, we have kind of an outlying.

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Need that was affiliated back in the design uh so.

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We're talking several years ago of switch yard park, there is a very difficult clear, creek trail or sidewalk.

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Crossing on the east side of rogers street.

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This would come up to the southern boundary.

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Of the warehouse church property we're not, unlike any other private.

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Developer, we are obligated to connect.

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Our property at switzer park to the next adjoining property owner.

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This became just a very difficult property to assess, or this project to.

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Bridge over clear creek provide a sidewalk connection. It pretty much was determined early on.

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In our swichard park, design that to include it would put the park.

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Design the permitting well behind schedule so.

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Admittedly, we punted it. We would now like aztec.

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Engineering and working closely, not only with our department.

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But with the department of public works engineering section.

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To design a code compliant sidewalk connection to the warehouse property.

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Which would meet our obligation by ordinance to connect sidewalks, but it.

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Also provides a bicycle and pedestrian safe route on.

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The east side of rogers street, we will also include a pedestrian.

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Activated strobe pedestrian crossing signal, if you can.

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Think of 4th street and rogers with the rapid beacon lights that.

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Pedestrian can activate vehicles, stop people can cross so we'll.

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Have a sidewalk connection to switch our park and by way of this crossing to the trail head of the duke overhead power line.

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Trail and we'll also have a side path.

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Connection so we've received some complaints about the.

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Lack of a sidewalk connection on rogers street now.

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There is not money identified in the bicentennial trails and trees.

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Account or funding for this, but we will at least have a design we requested it.

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In our 2019 budget capital budget, it was not funded. We.

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Think tiff funding would ultimately be available, but in order for that conversation to move ahead, we have to design it.

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We have to have it permitted by the dnr, because it is construction.

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Floodway we have to have some buy-in and support.

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By our city, engineering staff, so adrian with aztec engineering, would design.

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That sidewalk crossing and would it would be ready to bid.

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And then we'll have to step back and reassess where our funding is to move.

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Forward so the request is for two hundred and.

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Three thousand six hundred and nineteen dollars to.

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Design for construction and bidding the 0.90.

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Miles duke overhead power line trail, that's the name we're using today to look at some connections for future.

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Privately built connections to weamer road.

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Connections will be included in our project to rca park and the habitat for.

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Humanity neighborhood and then also again, the.

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Design for the sidewalk connection on the northwest corner of.

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Switch art park and with that I can answer any questions.

O

If or they're technical I'll defer to adrian reed with aztec engineering.

A

All right, thank you for that detailed explanation, dave and.

A

Yeah I just this is not highly technical. Just since adrian's here, I just wondered.

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The difficulty of the things you mentioned that duke wants you to do.

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With this, whether your adrian could just speak to how challenging that is, or.

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Whether those things are pretty easy to deal with most of the duke requirements.

P

Are sort of distance requirements from the very large transmission.

P

Structures that are in the easement, um you know that that's just a an.

P

Exercise in uh you know, drawing lines to avoid.

P

Or to keep minimum distances uh and things of that nature, but there are a.

P

Couple areas uh where there could be low water.

P

Crossings and duke also has some weight requirements.

P

uh Presumably for segments of this, they may want.

P

Their equipment to be able to access certain locations.

P

So it's mostly things of that nature. Okay,.

A

All right, thank you um and any board members have any other.

A

Questions for dave or for adrian, I do definitely.

A

Yes, uh dave, I assume well, I don't necessarily have.

F

To assume, but will the specifications for excuse me.

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The private development also be a part of this package so that they will know.

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What they're getting into when that that land.

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Develops that land is sat there obviously.

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Right for development for many years, and that's basically what slowed this thing.

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Down so the sudbury property has now been.

F

Sold probably will develop in the near not too distant future. uh What about.

F

Those specifications dave yes, lessons learned with, I think the.

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Renwick project yeah: we do not have handshake agreements.

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Anymore, hey you build a trail connection. uh We will give them.

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Very specific trail cross sections depth of pavement sub base, the width.

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And as indicated, adrian's firm will provide a conceptual route so now.

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We're constrained by doing it within the easement, with.

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The towers, but if there's a hook here or a bridge there.

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We'll call that out, it won't be uh build ready.

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Construction documents that aztec will provide, but it will.

O

Show- and we will share with the city planning department.

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The way we see the route going now, quite frankly, as long as we get to wema.

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Road, if the development wants to circumnavigate around and make it more.

O

Of a feature of their development, I think a lot of more astute developers are starting to see trails as an amenity.

O

Yeah we wouldn't be opposed to that again. The home run for us is to get to.

O

Wema road um and but we will illustrate at least.

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One route that we feel is the best way to get.

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The weimer we will share that with planning.

O

And will also include specifications for how to build the trail.

A

Okay, thank you, yeah um boy. The connectivity is really exciting.

A

In this I mean I feel, like the last couple of years that I've been on the the parks board was just more and more.

A

Things coming together and I I noticed it when the quarantine first started and.

A

We were all desperate to get out of our house and I was like oh there's this trail and now I can just go over to this trail and then I can I'm.

A

So that's just wonderful! Oh yes, kathleen cabin fever is upon us and.

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Members of trail users, new trail users, trail users that are doing more miles.

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Because they have more time, yeah I've never seen more people on.

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All of our trails, so the opportunity to make this.

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Just one when you think about what you as a vehicle operator, have to contend.

O

With and this could be literally a main line, arterial.

O

Connecting the two it's pretty exciting and again it's been.

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Talked about for 20 years, I think some of us were a.

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Little surprised that duke was so amenable to the proposal, but to have.

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Their support behind it is a great opportunity to make a good.

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Trail connection, I think this is very good optics for.

F

Duke and I think they they realize absolutely and surprisingly,.

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Less they indicated to us that not duke is.

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More than indiana, obviously there are many different states that they have.

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Their facilities in they are doing these uh trails. I think.

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It also serves, as adrian indicated as kind of a service.

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Road um but they're open-minded to it and.

O

I think it's a good pr move for them and it can be done in a safe way.

O

And uh I think it serves both parties quite well.

F

If I might kathleen there's an interest, there's an interesting educational point.

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That I think our viewers and even our new board members might be.

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Interested in for many many decades, the parks.

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Commission has had a representative on the plan commission.

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That representative is now israel and.

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I think our citizens would be probably quite surprised and dave's.

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Aware of this, we have in planning developments for.

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Areas by by the good work of particularly joe.

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Hoffman, who recently was on the board specifications.

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That, in effect, require developers when they develop.

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Certain areas to provide park, amenities.

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Including trails and those are pretty iron clad and we see it happening.

F

In many of the meetings of the plan commission, where a developer.

F

F

Down um on south of town have had to build bridges.

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And trails to facilitate all that development down at sarah road.

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Those were agreed to probably almost 20 years ago.

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And- and this is an important device that the plan commission.

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Has to service its long-range goals and, and it's an example of why long-range.

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Planning is so important. You you take uh the clear creek trail.

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System, that's that's, never been fully actually.

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Executed but it is basically on the board. uh As dave knows, uh we have.

F

Easements, all down through there, uh you go further north on clear creek.

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We have easements all along that that part of the creek area.

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It's all because parks and planning have worked together for.

F

Decades, to facilitate this kind of unfolding of what are now becoming.

F

Crucial uh highly regarded amenities, wouldn't.

F

Have known that 50 years ago, but that is the case now pretty.

O

Adversarial decades ago, to build yes, it would have.

F

Been unheard but they were built into.

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The, how shall we say, uh broad planning parameters for various.

F

Zoning areas over over all those years which we can be very proud of so enough.

F

For my lecture, but uh it's an interesting point.

A

Now, that's very interesting to get the historical perspective of.

A

How it wouldn't have been as easy to do decades ago I mean I don't. I.

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I didn't realize that I think probably a lot of other people didn't either.

A

So- and there were many many battles on this.

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I I came into the parks board. Also was the plan commission.

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Representative during those adversarial days that dave knows about.

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And these were hard fought and uh in many instances in.

F

In some instances, we we had to buck the state on trail development. Nobody wanted.

F

Trails but we we won and now we get to see the.

F

Fruits of those battles well worth it, and now many other.

F

Communities and states are doing the very same thing.

O

Very true, all right um all right. Thank you, les any other.

A

Comments or questions from board members yeah. Thank you dave. I have just one.

E

Question regarding the the possible future connections to.

E

Summit elementary school and just wondering.

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This depends on on why.

F

I think israel, the perhaps the best route to summit school, is.

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A connection from this duke overhead power line trail to rca.

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Park and then there's an old farm road on the south border of rca park that.

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Literally goes to, and I think a lot of children are using it today, although.

O

It's not an improved trail that comes into kind of the back door of the summit school in their playground.

O

That's something I think this trail project can.

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Kind of start, the route on, and instead of going through the deep woods.

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All the way to the northern from the northern boundary of rca park, we get.

O

Children bikes pedestrians, adults on the duke trail connected to rca.

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Park lead them through rca park and then construct a whole another trail to the.

O

Summit school and that would be part of the outline trail that aztec engineering.

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Would provide for us.

E

Okay, thank you.

A

Okay, any other questions or comments for dave or adrian.

P

I I don't have any comments. Les, it's good to see you.

P

Yeah, thank you glad you're doing. Okay, I'm here.

F

Like the battles.

F

He was our engineer for a while there long time.

F

Oh wow don't hold that against him. uh Okay, so do we have a motion to.

A

Approve design contract with aztec engineering group yeah, I moved to.

D

Approve the contract with aztec engineering group.

A

All right in a second wait, a second all right and any public.

A

Comments or questions on this one.

M

No comments in my email.

K

There are no comments on facebook. Okay, all right! Thank you! So all those in.

A

Favor, please say: aye aye aye.

A

My teenage son also just voted with us from the other room, but I don't think.

A

That's valid so all right, emotion,.

A

Motion carried, thank you dave. Thank you. Thank you.

N

Thank you today, good work, dave, thank you and finally, eric pearson is here to tell.

A

Us about two banneker related things: uh the floor.

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Covering not nearly as interesting as the the second floor covering is important, but but do we have? uh We have eric here? Yes,.

Q

Yes, hi there, hello, eric pearson program facility coordinator at the banker.

Q

Community center uh staff recommends the approval of a contract with wiley's floor covering to replace the flooring in the banneker.

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Kitchen uh in 2019, we received a grant from regional.

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Opportunity initiatives for 199 600 to improve the facility in different.

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Spaces to become a cultural hub for underserved bloomington residents, a portion of this funding included.

Q

Refurbishments to banneker kitchen space that have taken place with the.

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Initial grant award roi did not fund flooring for the.

Q

The kitchen after the kitchen improvements took place, however,.

Q

There was a surplus of funds and we've worked with roi.

Q

um To gain their approval to to pursue this so.

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uh We will have we'll, we will be able to use grant funds.

Q

To support this, but um we're looking forward to another upgrade to that space.

Q

Happy to answer any questions you may have.

A

Okay, any questions or comments from board members.

D

A

Okay, all right um good use of the of the funds over there.

A

For renovations, so do we have a motion to approve the contract with.

A

Wiley floor covering for banneker kitchen floor.

D

I'll move to approve the contract with wiley floor covering.

A

All right do we have a second, a second all right and any public.

A

Comments or questions.

M

None in email there are none on facebook. Okay, all right. We do have a comment. Oh.

A

Just from michelle whitney glad to see these improvements happening, uh I believe michelle is on our banneker.

A

Advisory group- yes, all right great, so uh all those in favor please.

A

Say aye hi, hi, hi.

A

All right motion carried and then eric gets to tell us about.

A

A um a cool banneker advisory council recommendation for street mural project.

Q

Yeah absolutely I'm joined also by sean starwitz.

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And chatoya moss and then our advisory council members, michelle whitney.

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Joy roberts and rochelle brown staff recommends review and support of the.

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Recommendation from the banneker community center advisory council.

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To pursue street murals on elm street and the downtown area.

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Advisory council members, michelle whitney and joy roberts recommended to.

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Me that a mural containing the words black lives matter be painted on elm street between 7th and 8th.

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In front of the banneker gym, further discussions took place between.

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The office of the mayor, community and family resources, economic and.

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Sustainable development and public works, of which support for.

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The murals was unanimous on july 15th in a special session. The.

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Banneker advisory council voted to recommend two two murals be implemented by the city of bloomington parks and recreation.

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Department, in addition, uh the advisory council.

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Recommends the elm street mural be designed by local black artists.

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And community members being invited to participate in the painting.

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The advising council recommends the city of bloomington parks and recreation.

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Department facilitate the street mural projects in purpose and funding and continue to develop conversations.

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And seek actionable steps that focus on equity and investment in.

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Black and brown businesses and neighborhoods funding will be.

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Allocated from city of bloomington economic and sustainable development,.

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And their arts area, including funds allocated towards the since cancelled.

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2020 blacky brown arts festival some additional details as well.

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The street mural along elm street is recommended to have a life span of approx approximately two years. This is due in part to elm street being.

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Slated to be milled and paved at that time, artists will be responsible for the maintenance of the mural.

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And in 2021, hopefully you know covent violence.

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At the blacky brown arts festival, artists will be invited to join a rededication um ceremony, wherein the mural will be.

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Will be touched up at that time uh if approved or recommendation is.

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Supported by the board of parks, commissioners, the next steps will be to go before the city council as a resolution.

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Then the bloomington arts, commission and finally, the board of public works.

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Selection of the second mural site is to be determined. However,.

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We are considering in the thought process has been kirkwood.

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Near people's park to pay homage to the black market, that was there and.

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Firebombed in 1968. um assistant director for the arts, john.

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Starwitz will collect submissions from local black artists, who will provide examples of previous.

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Works as we work to identify three will be selected.

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That will represent one word: each black lives and matter.

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The artist will be paid, and obviously a next step beyond that would be.

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Purchasing of the paint itself so um obviously.

Q

You know we're excited about the opportunity to present this recommendation from the banneker advisory council. It's the first one, we've done in a while and we're here to answer any questions.

Q

You may have. Okay, any questions from board members.

F

I just like to make a comment. I think it's it's a great project. I think it's a.

F

Good thing that uh we have the uh arts commission.

F

And the sustainability folks involved in this.

F

uh Having been a member of the arts commission, it.

F

Sounds to me like a perfect kind of community project.

F

For that group to spearhead, so I say let her go. Let's do it.

F

It's it's got several steps to go through, but.

F

I'm one vote for it.

A

Yes, I was gonna say I know I've seen similar murals in some other cities and.

A

I've seen overhead shots of the street mural and it's really powerful to see.

A

And I and I like the idea that it can be, can be two years and it can be touched up and really enduring and those both sound like excellent locations for the.

A

You know if the people's park area one ends up happening, but.

A

But certainly the previous, the first location as well, I think you said elm.

A

Street is that right, yeah that would be in front of our gym.

Q

Here at vancouver, um I definitely want to highlight.

Q

The advisory council, specifically nichelle and joy.

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Who spearheaded this effort, uh you know we're we're quite proud of the group.

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That we've assembled on that on the advisory council and the.

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um The people they represent within the community and so having um them be a part of our process and a.

Q

Sounding board for us to to recommend different things.

Q

Is is really important to our mission and uh we're extremely thankful for.

Q

Their efforts in this regard, I know um they've worked extremely hard with.

Q

The rest of the advisory council- and it shows.

A

Yes, definitely thank you to michelle and joy and.

A

And all the other people on the advisory council. This is, I feel, like we've seen.

A

So many exciting things out of banneker the last.

A

Last couple of years, so so do we have any other comments or.

A

Questions just one more go ahead. Go ahead! I'm.

F

Sorry, oh okay, I was just gonna, say yeah. I agree.

D

um Just kind of echoing, what's already been said, it makes me really proud to see our community.

D

um Be able to come up with something like this.

D

And um yeah just really excited. Thank you.

D

So much to um michelle and joy for being so active on the.

D

Advisory council and really um being catalyst for moving this.

D

Forward, that's the kind of community participation that we need and.

D

So, thank you so much for that. um I guess a question I have. I don't know if this.

D

Is will the second the approval of the.

D

Second, mural come through this board also.

Q

um You know what we're also about uh just to interrupt for a second kim if.

Q

You wanted to put up the proposal um as well. That would be helpful. Thank.

Q

You, um that is to be determined. I think what.

Q

We're looking for today is a uh kind of a vote of support for us.

Q

To move forward with this process, and so that's something that, as we work.

Q

With um you know, community family resources.

Q

You know esd these other areas. I think that's the specific location of that second site is to be determined, but.

Q

um It seems you know that that is a specific recommendation from the.

Q

Advisory council that there be multiple murals uh one being in the downtown area, and so I think.

Q

You know, that's that's what we can commit to for this.

Q

Recommendation but the specifics of that side are to be determined.

D

I guess um I I. I think that the redistribution of funding from that that.

D

Are on, I assume, that's unused funding from the black and brown festival that.

D

Is I'm going towards this? That is, that correct.

Q

That's right, yeah and that's um just to be clear. That's coming from.

Q

uh Sean starwitz's area uh in the arts program in.

Q

Economic and sustainable development so um but yeah the.

Q

Extra you know money that was obviously left over from that event will be used.

Q

Towards this for sure, okay! um Well, thank you sean um for that.

D

And I guess one of the things that I would want to say.

D

Is if we're consistent when we consider funding- and I don't know if this is.

D

The appropriate venue for this or not, but when we consider funding for the.

D

Second mural: it would be um great to look at.

D

Where else the funding for that could come from.

D

Just to sort of um you know think about what other areas.

D

Rather than taking from funds that are already allocated for this kind of.

D

Initiative are there other places that we could take that money.

D

From in the future, just yeah, that's a good question. uh Sean.

Q

Do you mind kind of jumping in and maybe you can speak on that a little bit further, yeah, yeah and and really first of all, I just want to.

R

uh uh Just thank michelle and joy for all the.

R

Work that they've put into this proposal, and and this work it's really their work- we're just really trying to facilitate.

R

This conversation and this kind of activation in our community uh to to to really pay tribute to and and really.

R

Abide by that black lives matter, so I just want to thank them for that.

R

uh Yeah there's a couple of different moving parts right. This is a new process.

R

For a lot of not only a lot of cities in terms of how we can do this, where you know we're street murals if they're.

R

In an intersection, it's jurisdictionally very different.

R

Than being in a street, so we're just trying to go through a variety of different processes: elm street really.

R

Allows it um allows for a unique kind of artistic.

R

um Version which uh there's been a few in like.

R

Harlem and the bronx that have been more artistic and that's kind of the approach.

R

We're hoping to do on elm street, where the downtown conversation would probably.

R

Be more of the traditional kind of just high-yield traffic pain.

R

Either white yellow it's pretty limited and.

R

Kind of color scope, just because of the the it's only manufactured in certain.

R

Way and because drivers are trained uh to to you, know to essentially yield.

R

To those colors, it's a safety factor, um so that's and.

R

That's kind of the conversation, I think also michelle and joy were very explicit.

R

That they would like to see what kind of county conversation and.

R

County partnership is involved in this and then there's also the group enough.

R

Is enough, which is also involved in conversations on um renaming jordan.

R

Avenue and so the potential of us actually having three across our community and jordan avenue, while we as a city share.

R

That with iu, maybe iu's contribution can be the portion of jordan avenue that they maintain so um yeah. The funding mechanism is is a bit of a a bit of a challenge right.

R

Where you know, due to covid ii, we're shifting a lot of funding, we had already allotted specifically.

R

That funding for blackie brown going directly towards artists, so it was an.

R

Easy kind of shift and the bloomington arts commission has been very focused on equity and inclusion and.

R

Supporting artists of color we've tried to revamp our rfq process and a lot of different ways to make it more accessible and.

R

Remove systemic barriers that have privileged.

R

Mostly white artists to participate in the art field so.

R

We've tried to revamp our process to be more equitable and more just in that.

R

Kind of approach, um the high-yield traffic paint is.

R

Something that probably public works will be involved with too in terms of the downtown mural versus the elm street mural. So.

R

There's a couple different moving parts that were still this is like.

R

um Technically, I guess the parks board is really the first stop in this kind of.

R

Conversation and uh we're hoping that also too, that.

R

This uh process, through michelle joy's work.

R

uh Really brings about a larger kind of policy and equity conversation.

R

As we go through these public meetings, so you all are the first stop and then.

R

You know a different conversation in the board of public works and then maybe a different conversation, the bloomington arts commission. So I think um that's something that these other black lives matter. Murals.

R

Haven't really had the conversation around where they just kind of put them up, and some people in the.

R

In the community asked for them, some people didn't some people, see it as virtue signaling, and we really see this as an opportunity to engage in larger conversations around equity and inclusion in our community. So that was a really long-winded answer. I'm sorry to.

R

Take up time, it's um yeah, I think it's an important.

R

Conversation to have and uh the more context for all of us.

R

The better right yeah and if I could just jump in.

Q

For a second, um obviously there's a lot of moving parts with this and there's a lot of different approval processes, specifically what we're looking for.

Q

Today, from the parks board is review and support of this recommendation um so.

Q

That we can move forward within these next processes and and so that, that's what um specifically.

Q

We're asking for is just a vote of support for.

Q

This recommendation: okay, yeah, thank you eric and thank you.

A

Sean for that larger context, too, that was interesting about having other discussions about artist access and not.

A

Just painting the street and then that's it.

A

Let's move on so yeah, that's very important.

Q

I would like to if it's possible I'd like to invite.

Q

Michelle and or joy to if they have any comments as well.

S

Q

Sorry, I might take a second to get that: okay, ready to go.

M

We're working on it hang on sorry, sorry, michelle writes that she has no comment.

K

Okay, okay um and chatoyamas as well. uh If she has um anything to mention.

Q

From from her side of things, is that would be that'd, be great.

T

There you go, um I just wanted to reiterate.

T

Thank you to michelle and joy for the work that they've done.

T

We are really excited to get. This project started sean and I have worked.

T

Together with the blacky brown festival, and we're really happy to see, these funds still continue to go to black and brown.

T

Artists, especially something that will live on our community.

A

Right great, thank you.

M

Yes, yeah, I have a question. Oh yeah. Sorry go ahead.

E

So um I I could see that the deadline for submissions.

E

Was today right july 28th, I wonder if we have any update.

E

About the number of submissions- and I could also see.

E

That in the in the powerpoint in the slides that.

E

Version we also have uh the invitation to.

E

The latino community, uh but uh in the other, the other in the.

E

Package, we don't have the invitation to the to the latino.

E

Community as well, so I wonder if it's just limited to the.

E

Black artist, or both as it was presented in the in the powerpoint.

A

Okay, so maybe is that a question maybe for eric or.

A

Sean, do you mind answering the the submission process and the deadline.

Q

There and then maybe touch on um you know black into a brown artist.

R

Yeah yeah well, I think I think, there's definite. Definitely there's an opportunity for intersectionality.

R

Here I would, I would kind of defer to michelle and joy. I think we're going to.

R

See what we get for the submissions as of right now we have six submissions.

R

Total, so that's not um that's, not a lot to choose.

R

From I will probably extend that um just based off of um just.

R

What we have right now, um I think uh for us there. I think there.

R

Is an opportunity to kind of open that conversation? I think the priority would be black artists specifically, for this opportunity doesn't mean that other through next year, with the blacky brown.

R

Arts festival, as it expands, and one thing that I didn't mention, was that.

R

The banneker center has traditionally been the heartbeat of the blacky brown arts festival. It was the first site and as we expanded last year- and we.

R

Really gained a momentum and tripled our attendance and was able to.

R

You know activate the waldron and do a block party. You know the bannocker.

R

Center has always been kind of that heartbeat for that, so I I do think that there is probably an opportunity for latino artists. I think it's just probably preferred um that it's it's black artists for this.

R

Moment um and but also that doesn't mean that.

R

There isn't um we, we still are working this out with.

R

The artists that we're going to hopefully work with, which is the community opportunity. uh You know you know physically distancing and.

R

Trying to keep everybody safe, there can be this community opportunity.

R

To paint the mural, so the idea would be that there is this.

R

Substrate, which is the high traffic color, which.

R

Would be white or yellow and then there can be additional colors.

R

That are that are put on each letter and that can be a community.

R

Activated where there's there's you know it can be all walks of life of people participating in that process, and we want to.

R

We want to be able to work with the artist to design the mural. That way.

R

So that it is a larger community effort and once again it circles back on that.

R

Larger conversation, I think that's what michelle and joy wanted out of this.

R

Which is not just for us to just say black lives,.

R

Matter and virtue signal that way, but actually like really live by that and really do that through the work and.

R

Through the labor of the community, coming together to paint the mural.

R

So I hope that answers your question. I thank you, sean the other, the other.

E

Question that I have that, I that I saw different from the powerpoint.

E

And the and the package is the responsibility.

E

uh In the powerpoint we could see that the city would be the one.

E

Along with the artists, but we uh we could see it in the additional.

E

Details that just the artist will be responsible.

E

For the maintenance of the mural, if there is something wrong with the.

E

Neuro, so at the end would be volatile would be just the artists.

R

Sorry I got muted again: okay, there we go yeah. No, so what we mean by that we.

R

We would pay if, if god forbid, anything happened or if it was vandalized.

R

The city would pay the artist the the art the way we do. Contracts.

R

The they are the first line of defense in terms of maintenance of a mural.

R

um And if they can't do it, then we seek other services, but it there's a.

R

It's called the visual artist rights act and if we violate that, if we were.

R

Let's say if the artist moves out of town in the next year.

R

um And it's vandalized, or maybe it comes under just repair for some reason.

R

Because there's a bunch of trucks that drive over it or what you know, what not.

R

um They they have to refuse the the maintenance of it, and then we can seek.

R

Another artist to do that or another opportunity we would not put them on the.

R

Hook for maintenance, we we budget for that in a couple different ways from a.

R

Couple different pools of money, so it's not we it's explicit that they.

R

Would be the point of reference for maintenance because they are.

R

Conceptually designing the mural, um so it's not like that. They're on the.

R

Hook for for maintenance, um so that's just one of the kind of.

R

The the nuance we have with um this this federal act called the visual.

R

Artist rights act.

E

And kathleen, if I might ask my last question.

E

Yes sure so uh in one part of the package it says.

E

Invitation in the other part, we're talking about some missions, so are.

E

We handle uh both like inviting the.

E

Artist that the poor might be interested or it's just a.

E

Submission process.

Q

John and and his area are leading the um receiving of the of the submissions of.

Q

Artists, um our role in this is, uh you know,.

Q

Facilitating this initial uh review of support, since it emanated.

Q

From the banneker advisory council, the recommendation did so that's what.

Q

Kind of we're here today for, and um you know, sean in his area again- are.

Q

The ones that are coordinating the effort to actually receive submission from local black artists and we and we we sent it out to the.

R

Blackie brown list serve. That was so like the previous artists. We've.

R

Worked with or people that we've kind of tried to court over the last year, um we.

R

Have created an invitation for them to submit.

R

um And we've gotten six submissions so far, so I think.

R

um Like I said, we'll probably extend that deadline a little bit so that we can get a few more submissions just to choose from um we've. Had them as young.

R

As 14 and uh you know, which is great to.

R

Have somebody in high school want to participate in this project, so um we it's kind of a and it will.

R

Probably be a grab bag in terms of how we do selection process, it will probably.

R

Involve some members of the banneker advisory council.

R

As well as members of the bloomington arts, commission uh and.

R

Probably chatoyamas, and so it's always a kind of a grab bag of people that are.

R

Part of a public selection process in terms of that's and that's how most public art is chosen in our community, is it's a mix of the.

R

Bloomington, arts, commission and whatever department it's collaborating with.

R

And then um you know various members of the public.

R

Stuff like that, so uh you know we'd be happy. You know, hopefully by.

R

This time next month, to give you all an update on, you know what artists were.

R

Selected and that kind of stuff- but that's really usually, um I think the city relies on the bloomington arts commission.

R

To run that kind of um process, yeah, and just to reiterate real quick if.

Q

I could um this is just the first step in a series of processes so since, like I said before,.

Q

The recommendation came from the banneker advisory council. That's why.

Q

This review of the recommendation and the support vote is here before you.

Q

Today and then it still has to go through a.

Q

City council resolution um bloomington arts, commission and board.

Q

Of public works, so that's kind of the next steps that we have uh lined up to to fully move forward with it. But today.

Q

Specifically, it's just reviewing the recommendation and be able to.

Q

Offer a vote on the support. If I can make one comment before you.

S

Guys conclude this discussion: this is nichelle whitney. I just wanted.

S

To make it clear that, on the journey of going through this project, there just.

S

Seemed to be many hoops to jump through. That's also part of the bigger.

S

Conversation that we want to have with this mural is how to make um decisions and and contributions. So I hear you guys.

S

Thanking us for our work, but how to make us feel valued in the.

S

Work that we're doing and to make it seem like we can bring.

S

Forward ideas in our community and not have to.

S

Essentially, perform a circus act to move anything forward.

S

I'm not necessarily saying that our conversation with you guys.

S

Is the biggest hurdle, but just the process in general.

S

So as we build out this mural and we're asking people to be held accountable.

S

I would like for that, to be one thing that we do consider: how do we make.

S

Community voices feel amplified and lifted without.

S

Needing to jump through hoops or to feel in any way that there's.

S

Pushback systemically so I just wanted to share that point. I'm thankful that we.

S

Are able to have this conversation, and I look forward to seeing where this goes. Thank you all right. Thank you. Michelle.

A

That's a that's a really interesting point to keep in mind as we as we go forward. So any other uh board questions or comments.

E

Yeah, I I have one question about the selection, so.

E

We have, um or you have six relations right now, you're going to stand up.

E

And maybe you mentioned this sean or so this election committee would be.

E

The advisory board, in conjunction with the city and other.

E

Community members yeah, it would probably be a mix so it'd.

R

Probably be some members of the like michelle and joy makes sense right.

R

It's their project, uh it's been well, it's the communities.

R

Project right so, but they you know, they're they're, the representatives of the banneker advisory council that brought this.

R

Proposal right and then we would probably have one or two members of the bloomington arts commission.

R

And then potentially one or two members from the public, um so it kind of depends.

R

On on the process and how uh we kind of.

R

What what the time frame of is to get this thing done? uh You know.

R

Those kinds of things and and thinking about um how fast we can kind of turn that around. But that would be roughly.

R

That's how I think the bloomington arts commission would see this process going.

R

In terms of selection yeah, thank you just as a note.

F

uh Israel we went through that process with sean.

F

And a mix like that with the art that was proposed for the.

F

Switch yard park and it works, and it brings many voices to the.

F

Equation, uh which is, I think, symbolic supposes, should be a symbolic of our.

F

Community and we should be sure to foster okay.

A

All right great, uh if we have any other questions or comments before we.

A

Go to a vote here.

A

Okay, all right so uh do we have a motion for approval, a contract.

A

Approval of banneker advisory council recommendation for street neural.

A

D

I knew to approve that uh advisory council's recommendation. Okay,.

A

And do we have a second a second all right um and all those in favor.

A

Please say I I.

A

Motion unanimously carried um and all right and then we will go back.

A

Over to paula for any um updates that she might.

A

Want to give us about things going forward.

M

uh Great, thank you just two items. um Last month you approved.

M

The contract for our parks, master plan with troyer.

M

Group out of mishwaka indiana and uh tomorrow morning, bright and early, we.

M

Have our first steering committee meeting where.

M

Troyer group will go over the process and the community survey.

M

With this group and get some feedback, and and this is really our sounding.

M

Board group um and you can all look forward to.

M

An invitation to meet with troyer group uh in august.

M

Early september, we'll be getting the word out um to the.

M

Community about the park's master plan process, because.

M

We're going to start to really go forward here pretty quickly here in.

M

The next, the second half of the year already um for our parks, master plan setting the direction for the department for the.

M

Next, five years, so looking forward to that work.

M

And engaging the community in either by having them fill out a survey or be part.

M

Of a public meeting all via zoom getting creative.

M

Or being part of a stakeholder group, and then troyer group will also.

M

Be doing some pop-up um intake opportunities at some of our.

M

Concerts and that again just trying to engage our community to.

M

Getting feedback and hearing um what they'd like to see parks do in the.

M

Next five years and then my only other.

M

Reminder is our next meeting is tuesday august 18th. um As far as we know,.

M

It will still be in this format kim, and I will keep you posted on that.

M

And I will be presenting my 20, the department's 2021.

M

General fund budget at that meeting that will be the first agenda item.

M

And then we'll have a few other agenda items, but that will be the main focus.

M

For that meeting, that is all I just again want to commend.

M

um Our staff for doing a really good job, um keeping up with all the cobit.

M

Precautions and uh updating our yard signs and.

M

Continuing as crystal referenced on making some really.

M

Good, uh taking some really good measures and being creative on how to keep our community safe, yet allowing our community to enjoy the outdoors and breathe some fresh air.

M

And get some exercise and mental health relief as well, so.

M

They're just doing an outstanding job, and I just like to acknowledge them and.

M

Let you know that uh everyone appreciates the work they're.

M

Doing here here, good well well said: paula, definitely.

A

Necessary now so.

A

Yes, a point of personal uh privilege: uh I.

F

Haven't had a chance to welcome ellen co to the board.

F

And I do so with a great deal of pleasure. I think you're going to be a.

F

Great strong board member you've joined a group that has the.

F

Great privilege to work with a superior super good parks, department and.

F

Staff, a community that values quality of life.

F

And believes that parks brings a great deal to that equation.

F

So welcome you're going to enjoy this one. This is one of the best volunteer.

F

Jobs in the city thanks so much los- I'm very excited to be here so.

F

Go for it all right! Well, thank you. Everyone and.

A

We will adjourn uh this july meeting of the.

A

Bloomington board of park, commissioners and we'll we'll see you on our screens.

A

Again in august.

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