City of Bloomington, Indiana Board of Public Works, 7 Jul 2020

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I'm going to go ahead and call to order this regular meeting of the board of public works. This tuesday july 7th of 2020.

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First up on the agenda, we have messages from the board.

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Do we have any messages from the board this evening.

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Beth any messages from you.

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Beth is on mute, I'm not sure if she is able to unmute herself.

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I will go ahead and there we go.

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Beth, did I just get you unmuted.

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Hello, oh yep: here we go beth there. You are yeah, okay,.

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I just would like to thank all to everyone who's out working every day in.

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This unrelenting heat, uh thank you, be safe and drink. Lots of.

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Fluids. Thank you. Thanks, beth.

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um I I do have uh some comments. I wanted to make.

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um You know I uh have been very disturbed.

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And um truly sickened by the recent acts of racist violence within our city and.

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Our county and our nation, um my thoughts are with.

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Those who have been injured both physically and psychologically, as.

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Well, as our black and brown residents, who are confronting daily trials and.

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Challenges perpetuated by systemic racism.

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While you know the board of public works, uh may not.

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Often, review items that seem connected to issues of racial equity.

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uh As a member of this body, I've been reflecting on the decisions we make and.

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The way that we can interrupt systemic racism.

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And I encourage my fellow appointed and elected officials to join me.

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To do all in our power to take action and to correct decisions and policies.

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That are an affront to racial equity and justice.

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And I appreciate everyone who participates in these meetings.

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And brings forward important comments on the the issues that you consider.

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And encourage that continued participation here and.

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In meetings publicly in other aspects of the city in the county, so.

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Next up we have a petitions and remonstrances.

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uh First, if we have any public comment, that is not related to something on.

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The agenda this evening uh now would be an opportunity to make that comment.

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So if we have any public comment, please let us know.

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I do not see anything in the chat, I don't see anyone raising any hands to.

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Offer any comment so.

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For anyone that's visible, I don't see any hands up. I haven't seen any of the.

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Hand up emoji come up through the chat and I don't see anything on the chat, kyla. Okay, uh we will move on to the first item.

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Appeal notice of violation, number 45770, and that is at 420 north.

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So would that be chris wheeler? We will unmute chris.

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Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. This is chris wheeler with the city of.

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Bloomington legal department, um I ordinarily asked the board.

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If the city might defer to the appellant to state his appeal and reserve an.

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Opportunity to give a response, so if mr.

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Weidenauer- and I hope I'm saying his name correctly,.

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Is present, I would defer to him to state his appeal.

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Great, I will find eric on the chat and uh or on the list and unmute him.

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uh I saw an eric in here there. It is.

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All right, uh hello, yes, hi eric. How are you.

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Good uh thanks for having me um so father stated on.

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On my letter about this so twice this year, my lawn was slightly too.

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Long like over the eight inches- and we got like a reminder about it-.

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And the last one we were asked to pay 50 and I just wanted to say that the reason.

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For it being too long was not negligence on our part um actually like.

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Last year bought this house here and are both like owners and live here, which is.

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For this neighborhood fairly uncommon, it's mostly like.

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Students and then at all places, but what we've been doing is in the in.

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Our frontiers I've been trying to like improve the lawn quality, so I was doing.

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Some overseeding in the package with the seed state.

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Stated that the lawn shouldn't be mowed for a few weeks, while the new seats are.

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Out there and growing, which is why the lawn grew taller than.

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The 8 inches.

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We may have to unmute uh mr wheeler all right. I don't think he was.

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All right there we go there, we go. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen,.

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um So uh the city would like to simply rely upon.

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Mr whitenower's own admissions that he did in fact have his lawn.

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Growing in excess of the eight inches that is permitted by bloomington.

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Municipal code and ask that the appeal be denied and.

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The ticket be upheld, mr lyford, as the neighborhood compliance.

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Officer corroborates the city's notice of.

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Violation having been issued through his own personal observation and while I can respect somebody trying to.

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Allow their grass to come in through a manufacturer's instructions on the.

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Seeds, I still think that the city ought to.

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Enforce the ticket as issued and find that it was issued.

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Appropriately, thank you.

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Thank you, questions from sorry, yes, go ahead, sir.

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Is there any first feature I could go through like.

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Noticing the city that my I'm growing new lawn or it's just kind.

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Of like completely non-negotiable, it's just.

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Like below 8 inches, no matter what, like I.

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Yeah I I interpreted this as like. The spirit of this is to keep.

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Neighborhoods, entirely and and looking good, which is exactly.

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What we were trying to do, I that's going to be a decision for the.

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Board to make I've been unmuted, uh like maybe I should say something.

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I I certainly can appreciate the effort um and I suppose that if there was cooperation with the city where there was some notification, it might help.

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The housing and neighborhood development enforcement officers to know what's.

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Going on versus just seeing the grasses in excess of the.

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Permissible height, but I would certainly defer to the board for that sort of a.

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Of a discussion on on whether they find that appropriate.

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Thank you. Thank you. uh So questions from the board.

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um On this item,.

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Were there warnings on uh this property, or was it just a one notice of.

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I'm guessing, I probably should I unmute someone. Oh.

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Joe, maybe yeah hang on. I can't do that. Actually,.

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All right joe's unmuted and chris I'm going to leave you unmuted.

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Thank you. So it's actually kenneth lyford, who was the.

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Officer, so we need to find find his unmute button. There we go.

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Kenny kenny's ipad. There we go yes, I I issued a warning on may 5th.

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Of this year for excessive growth and then.

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On 6 22, the yard was tall again and that's when I.

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Issued the citation with a fine.

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I did not include pictures from the 5'5 this year warning, but there are pictures.

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From the 622 citation.

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Yeah, so I think my thought process would be if I got a warning. I.

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Might have contacted the city so um eric was was there? Did you attempt to.

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Reach out and let them know at that point or um when you received.

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And I think I need to meet him. I got it okay, so we.

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I I I mowed the lawn after I got the first.

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uh Warning um immediately um and thought yeah took clear.

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Of it that way, um and then the second time I mean.

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I think it was like around uh like it was a bit over the permitted height.

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As I stated, but um I yeah I assumed it, it would be fine and.

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um um Yeah was about to to to to mow the lawn and.

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Had like the new seats out and growing, and so on and.

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I guess they were a bit too high again.

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But I I did not reach out after the first citation.

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Other questions from the board on this item.

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uh Is beth unmuted or does she have the ability to.

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She should be beth. Do you have any questions.

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Thanks yeah, I yeah well, I just have been muted and I just.

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Wondered how to get into the details? You can just keep me unmuted, please, because.

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It just keeps saying I can't mute myself, um so no, I just.

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um I just appreciate the fact that that you cannot mow after you have.

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Seated in this, particularly this weather, with no rain.

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It would just um destroy what they're trying to do so.

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I'm I understand what he's saying.

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Any other questions or um comments. I one procedural question.

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uh I'm I just am not totally confident on um for.

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For the hand staff is, um is it fairly typical that a residence.

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Receives one warning in a season like in a mowing season and then after.

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That they would receive uh the you know.

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Progressively escalating uh notices, a violation with fine.

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Because of just the nature of the way we handle.

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Warnings within the city is that pretty typical.

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Yes, okay, that's um and I believe I've been told, there's really.

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Nowhere in the code that says we even have to issue a warning so.

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We really just do that to let people know hey it's a little tall and you know.

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It's time to take care of it and then if we go back, then it and it's.

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uh Fine, after that, okay yeah- and I I definitely I mean from.

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My perspective appreciate the warning. I think that um it, you know.

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We probably all had those experiences where we.

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Got a little bit behind or or forgot about something we needed to.

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um Catch up on so I think warnings are a good way to.

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Allow people that opportunity and if someone.

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Will call into the hand office and speak with one of us and let us know they've.

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Got something going on you know, then we're more than willing to work with.

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Them on it, you know, but obviously I had no idea.

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That that's what he had done all right.

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Thanks are there any other questions from the board.

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All right is there a motion from the board.

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I move that we waive the ticket four five, seven, seven.

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Zero for the fine, fifty dollars yep, I second all in favor.

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Hi hi hi motion passes. Thank you.

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Okay, uh sorry, my green's all out of whack.

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um Next up is appeal: notice of violation, number 45774.

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At 910, south palmer.

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All right, so this is going to be kenneth. King.

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Kenneth, king and chris, will you I'll keep you unmuted as well and I'll.

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Unmute, mr king, there we go should be unmuted. Mr.

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King, oh, can you hear me? Yes, I can okay. Thank you, uh mr wheeler. uh Are we.

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Gonna just defer to mr king, or would you like to say please.

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I I would be happy to divert for mr king to state his appeal.

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Great okay, you have the pictures of my yard before and after mowing.

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You also have pictures of numerous other yards in the near vicinity of mine.

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uh Obviously, I don't feel that a yard in the state my yard is in should have.

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Been issued an excessive growth citation at any time, but.

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You know I am trying to understand. We have all of this serious stuff going on.

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In our country this time uh it should be obvious that.

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A lot of things are out of culture for many people.

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And I would think that you might apply your ordinance a little more lately.

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Whatever the standards are at this particular time.

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And if a citation is issued even a warning citation, I think there.

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Should be some sort of comment on it about what exactly the.

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Problem is, in my case, I called into the office.

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I spoke to one person for a while and I they transferred me to the phone of the.

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Inspector I left a voicemail I was- was never called back. It's.

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Possible if we had spoken, I might have determined exactly what the problem was.

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And the other thing is, uh I'm sorry, I think immediate compliance is a little.

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Bit much to expect for every single situation.

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But you have that as a standard item in your form.

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um Yeah anyway, I'm through with that, you have questions.

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Thank you, mr wheeler. Do you want to um give us the report.

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uh Well, yeah, thank you. So once again it's a.

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This is a an overgrowth situation um and in the appellants uh appeal that he.

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Filed with the board of public works, he also.

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Like the past, the previous case admitted that his lawn had been allowed to become.

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Overgrown in this case, it was after he had been away for a time, um and uh so with regards to bloomington.

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Municipal code, when the property is allowed to be overgrown.

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In the height of at least eight inches or more uh beyond sorry, beyond the height of eight inches,.

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Then that is a violation of bloomington municipal code.

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I believe uh neighborhood compliance officer d wills was present on the.

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Property uh or at the side of the property and.

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Observed the overgrowth and issued the tickets appropriately.

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They were properly notified to the uh or delivered.

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And noticed to not only the renter who is mr king, but also to.

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The landlord constance fleetwood, so we.

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Followed the notice of violation, delivery and notice.

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Requirements I would ask that the board approve the.

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Ticket as issued and deny the appeal, thank you, mr king, did you want to say.

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Something yes, yes, I did not admit that my uh my.

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My grass was overgrown. I I deny that it is overgrown. I'm.

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I uh I put in the background of the circumstances, to show that I have been.

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uh Traveling back and forth 22 places for.

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11 years, I've never had a notice during all that time. My grass.

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Is kind of varies in the length for various reasons.

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I, as soon as I got the notice I was well. I was angry about it.

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You can you look at those other pictures and tell me that uh the majority of them.

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Don't have more uh vegetative growth than what was.

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On this yard, uh I'm now presented with a decision as to whether I'm going to.

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Travel back and forth more frequently at a time, I would like to restrict my.

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Travel or just go ahead and move out of the house. I've been occupying for 11 years, which is where I'm leaning.

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My landlady just received the copies of the stuff.

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I sent in to you folks today, she's left me a voicemail. I didn't want to talk.

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With her about it before this hearing, but she said she can't even believe that.

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This is happening and I think she's gonna have legitimate.

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uh Complaint, if I move out of the of the house, which.

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Is where I'm leaning right at this point.

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uh But my main thing is really guys. uh Would you not consider.

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Being a little more relaxed this year than above all other years is.

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What is the public health hazard here.

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If I may respond uh with the uh height of grasping.

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In excess of eight inches, there is no public health concern.

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It's not like we're talking about any noxious.

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Weeds which are also controlled by this stat, this uh code, section.

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And so, with regards to a public health concern, there isn't one.

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This is simply a code that expects properties to be maintained and to keep.

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The grass, at a level that is below 8 inches.

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And with regards to the photographs that were taken, I think you can see.

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From officer d will's photographs that were presented to the board that the.

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Property did in fact have grass that was exceeding the eight inch.

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Okay, can I see a copy of the photographs.

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They should be at some point. I've never received anything from the.

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Officer whatsoever.

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They should be in the packet, I don't I don't know. If the board has those.

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I'm looking right now- and this is adam winston here- public.

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Works director for the city of bloomington, uh mr king.

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um What I'd like to say as well is um you know I can appreciate your point of.

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um You know, should we be uh being a little more relaxed right.

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Now, with these sorts of things, um I'm also in a position here with our.

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uh Staff with the hand department, the housing, neighborhood development department and others is, you know um they. They still have a job to do. They're.

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They're still out doing um work on rental inspections on uh making.

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Sure yards that are, I think, our next uh item on the agenda.

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Is gonna be for a lot of trash in the yard that needed.

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To be cleaned up, and things like that and as a fellow city employee, I do want.

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To be very respectful of, you know that they still have city code.

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To enforce city code is uh approved by the city council, but I.

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Also understand we're in pretty extraordinary circumstances.

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And the board has uh upheld a few of these appeals.

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Recently, but you know the one prior to this and and I my.

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Message is not only to you, mr king, that you know I I can recognize that.

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um We're we're in very trying times with a lot of different things and.

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um So I I appreciate your comments there. I hope you can appreciate.

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um You know that the staff also has a very tough job in a lot of ways to.

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You know for for yards that are completely unruly for people that make.

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No effort to maintain, um and so there does need to be a balance there and.

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We need to be careful with setting precedent with you know.

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Allowing one to be uh denied or want to be upheld and things like that, but.

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um I I I do want you to know. I do respect your opinion there. I do respect.

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uh Your point that was being made- um I don't see the pictures in.

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The packet with the ruler, usually they have a picture with.

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The ruler yeah, I don't know why they haven't been.

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Included with the packet this time around, they they're in the j drive. I I see photographs of j drive.

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Do we have? Is it any distinction, because it was a warning.

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As opposed to a um fine that there may have been something about the.

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Photos that were attached to it, you know, that's that's possible.

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So yeah, I think that generally the um and maybe somebody from hand can chime.

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In but it seems to me that the the.

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The procedure that's followed with hand is that they don't take.

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Pictures for warnings, but they will and do take pictures.

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For an actual uh um find that's assessed, and I I think that I don't know joe, I.

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See you've unmuted, that is typically true, sometimes we'll.

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Have a picture of a warning as well, but often not there's no fine involved. We.

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Don't it is just a warning and we don't always.

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Take a picture of that now. Okay, I have. I have photos.

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Yeah, it sounds like there's pictures in the j drive there are. There are some.

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Pictures they just don't have the technical picture where you show.

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The tape measure above eight inches, yes, yeah there isn't one and there's a.

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Lawnmower in the front yard, yeah.

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Yep one picture of the overgrowth yeah, so the warning was issued and.

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Mr king then mowed and um well king, mr king, would have mowed he.

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Was coming back from his trip, uh mr king always mows his yard.

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Mr king's concern, now, after listening to you folks,.

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Today is that at some point I'm going to be going a little longer than usual.

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Because of weather or whatever, and I'm going to come back and you're.

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Going to have a fight on there because you issue one morning only and.

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That's that so uh probably I'm going to uh going to move out of the house well.

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Mr king, you know we do you know, and I appreciate that you're you're I I can appreciate your frustration here. I can appreciate.

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um You know the the circumstances we're in as a.

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With travel and covid and everything I I want you to recognize, I fully appreciate.

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That uh what I, what I do also want to.

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Recognize is that this code is approved by the city.

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Council to be enforced by the housing and neighborhood development.

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Department and and that's what they've done, whether or not it should be more.

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Lacks at this time, I think that needs to be a larger discussion that we certainly need to have, but I do want our staff to recognize that we respect.

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That they do have a job to do based on enforcing city code, as they're directed.

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You know, through the process.

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This is a you know. I think it would be very fortunate if you moved over.

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This issue of law knowing, but you know I'll, leave that to be your prerogative.

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But we do want to be respectful and understanding, and- and this is a warning um and if, if you did have a time when.

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You were going to be out of town for an extended period, and you knew your you.

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Know grass was going to get really long, um I'm sure if you left the inspector.

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Just a quick voicemail like you've done before to say: hey, I'm going to be out of town for a few weeks. I just wanted to let you know, I'm sure they would be accommodating. We try to be accommodating. We try to be reasonable. I know um that that you might disagree with that right now, but.

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That is always our intent. I promise. Okay, are you, it is your opinion. Looking.

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At the pictures that I provided that that grass constitutes excessive.

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Growth, if it was above eight if it was above.

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Eight inches, which I cannot see, then yes, according to city code, it would.

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Be I I well, there are some steed stalks from the grass that are above eight.

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Inches all right, yeah, I recognize clover. I ask the question: is this eight inches average or is it anything in the.

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I I recognize that yep, so um I I.

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uh Do want to thank you, mr king, for your comments and.

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Thank hand for the work that um they've done in this regard.

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I um you know there have been a lot of things affected by this pandemic.

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Obviously us having this meeting in this format is one of those things.

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But uh you know there is um not a direct uh impact on.

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Lawn mowing or mowing services um in accordance to.

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You know some of the um the restrictions and.

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And uh directives that have come from the state.

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um Or from our local um officials so uh hand is still operating in that.

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Way, I also would point out just for residents in general, not necessarily.

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Specific to this case, but residents in general that many more of.

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Us are actually um at our homes um and residing in our.

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Neighborhoods for our full work day, plus all of the.

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Rest of our time, and so there might also be more instances where neighbors are impacted negatively by overgrown lawns.

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That there are concerns that arise more frequently, so it is something to.

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Consider that this is a definite you know strange time and that.

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We may uh you know, experience some of these um challenges in different ways, uh but I I think that.

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In in this case, it is, it is safe to assume that if.

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um There's foliage in the yard, that is over eight inches.

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That there could be either a warning or a.

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um Citation issued but as um adam mentioned, you know communicating.

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With the hand, staff would go a long way in ensuring that.

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They understand what um can be expected in that space.

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If there are any other questions from board.

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At this time, no, I don't have any questions.

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All right is there a motion on this item from the board. How do you want this.

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Stated you want just to. We acknowledge the.

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The acceptance of the letter that we received the.

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The appeal and and uphold the warning.

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Yeah at this time, beth were making a decision to either.

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um Uphold the um the notice or overturn the notice.

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Although it looks like chris is unmute, maybe I should unmute him just a second.

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Okay, I got you. Thank you. I think you know.

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To keep it simple, you're, either going to approve the appeal or deny the appeal.

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Do we have a motion from the board on approving or denying.

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The appeal on this item.

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I know that we approve the appeal.

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A second all in favor.

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Motion passes so that was to approve the appeal.

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Yeah, that was yes, okay, all right! uh So, mr king, your appeal was approved.

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And I do want to say you know this is a good. You know a couple meetings now in a.

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Row where we've had some of these, I think it is. You know good conversation to have with the hand staff with doris, with her team.

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And the administration on how we want to handle these again. I want the hand staff to know utmost respect for what they do.

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And and know that it is trying times but we'll.

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Have to try to further that conversation internally.

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Back to you kyla all right uh next up, we have um appeal notice, a violation for.

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45813 at 221, east, okay,.

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And I believe this is lindsey brown is the appellant I've unmuted lindsay.

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Lindsay did mention, she's got another meeting coming up, but.

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Mr wheeler, would you like us just to um uh go to ms king.

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Or ms brown sorry.

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Yes, all right go ahead. Yeah! I go ahead. Yes, okay, uh first off I just.

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Want to say I love hand kenny like mike joe.

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I've met you all in person. Y'all are amazing.

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So this isn't really anything with that. um The house 221 east 10th street.

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Is a rental house, um I'm a landlord, I run chick-ring rentals downtown and my.

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Tenants have been out of the house since uh spring break.

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Due to covid um and the material, that's that was.

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Cited on the ground kind of looks more, like probably like a transient person.

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Left it there or who knows, and I was unfortunately.

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Out on a vacation when the warning came through so my assistant, just kind of.

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Put it over to the side, and by the time I came back, the citation was there.

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um I just I haven't even given it to my tenants yet.

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Which I'll pass it along to them if it does become a thing.

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But I felt kind of bad to like charge them when they're not really there. So I.

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Was going to see if there was any way to revert back to the warning or to.

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Dismiss the appeal and then I'll have my maintenance, guys clean up the stuff on.

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The street, I don't have any problem cleaning it up.

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All right go ahead and hear mr wheeler's report.

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I'm gonna on your hand and chris is unmuted. Thank you very much.

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uh Again, chris wheeler with city, legal and.

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So uh we can appreciate uh the problems that you have.

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uh As owners of property, when other people might be.

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Less than courteous and throwing garbage on your property, but the code is very.

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Specifically written to state that not only are you not to throw.

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Garbage on your own property and leave it there, but you're also not.

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To suffer or permit any garbage to be placed on your property by others.

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There's no discussion necessarily about the nature.

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Of the the trash as to what it might be, it's just it's trash, it's garbage and if.

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It's on the property uh you're responsible for making sure that you keep it picked up and keep your property maintained.

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In this case, on june 25th, the neighborhood compliance officer, who was.

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Mike arnold, at the time out at the property, noticed the trash on.

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The ground and issued a ticket.

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To chickering rentals, which is the owner of the property.

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And for purposes of issuing a notice of violation.

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The owner of the property with a possessory interest is someone who can.

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Be held responsible for the violation. um We would ask in this case that.

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This appeal be denied and the ticket upheld.

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A

Thank you. uh Is there any um uh report from hand staff at this time or.

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Do you want to open it up to board questions.

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I've unmuted, joe and and the team in hand.

C

I guess I'd ask the hand staff you know if we could, if lindsay and her team.

C

Could get out there right away and get this cleaned up is? Is that something acceptable to you folks? It looks to me like it's already.

G

Been picked up, I don't know or someone else, but it.

L

Looks like it's already been removed, got it I'll defer to the board for any.

C

Questions to the board.

D

All right, I have no further questions.

A

Okay, dana, do you have any questions? No, that was going to be my question as.

A

If it had been remedied yet but looks like it has.

A

And so uh it sounds like the situation is, is.

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Cleaned up at this point, um but I you know, I think there probably is.

A

Some concern, at least on my part, uh about it um remaining clean.

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That, if you know for some reason, it's been kind of identified as a place where.

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um Where things can be dumped um that that might persist.

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And um it does seem like this is something.

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That needs to be planned for uh by the um the property.

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uh Owner, um if tenants are not are not there and not.

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Able to maintain it.

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Are there any other questions from the board comments? Comments, adam.

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I don't see any yeah that would be. My question is just to make sure that that.

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Is continually you know monitored uh that property is monitored and maintained from here on out.

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And I'd like to hear the owner, if, if that would be something that they would.

A

Do all right, lindsay's, unmuted,.

G

Hi, uh yes, I I will definitely. um I just took over this company two.

G

Years ago, so this is definitely a learning situation for me and I I apologize um normally what if we got the warning, I.

G

Would have sent my maintenance guy out to clean it immediately. um I.

G

I do apologize for the delay in doing.

G

A

All right uh do we have a motion from the board on this item.

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um I'll make a motion to approve the appeal.

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I think that's how we put it a poll.

C

Uphold the appeal.

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Uphold the appeal we have a second on that second, am I on.

D

Second, thank you, okay, and I just want to. I want.

C

To understand exactly what you're trying to do dana you want to, I would like to um uphold the citation.

C

Or no okay, I would actually not like to uphold the senate.

A

And I would like to approve the appeal or allow the appeal that just to occur.

E

If you like the appeal and wish for them to be victorious, you uphold the appeal.

E

If you don't like the appeal and you wish for them to lose.

E

Then you deny the appeal yep, I hold the appeal and that's my motion.

A

Second- and we have a second for beth, I promise to everyone in the public we've.

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Been doing this for several years.

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uh So we have a motion in a second all in favor.

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Aye aye motion passes.

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All right, um moving on in the packet to title six enforcement.

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uh Under title vi enforcement, we have approved permission to abate property at.

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3811, north kinser pike.

M

C

All right, mr wheeler, is this you again? Yes, thank you.

E

And um this is a request by norman mosher and hand.

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And chris wheeler to uh have this property at 2611 east round.

E

Hill uh be abated uh whoa chris, I don't think.

C

Mr wheeler, I don't think we're on round hill, yet I think we're we aren't. Are we.

C

No north kinser, my apologies. Let me pull that one up.

C

And I'll go ahead and unmute joe and mike so that they can.

C

Comment as well.

E

Yeah, let's hear from the uh the officers while I'm looking.

E

K

I'm joe stone I'm a.

K

I work for housing and neighbor development. As a neighborhood enforcement officer, we issued tickets four different times.

K

May 20th may 27th june 12th and june 24th.

K

2020 at this property for overgrowth, um there are pictures in.

K

The packet, I believe, um and we.

K

Have got no response from the owner, so we're asking for permission to enter the.

K

Property and abate, the violation and to do so continuously as it seems to be.

K

An abandoned problem.

E

Couldn't have said it better myself, certainly with regards to these.

E

Abatements, we have to show to the board that we've followed the um code as to giving the.

E

Issuing the notice of violation and then giving notice of the intent to abate.

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Letting the um letting the owner know that there's going to be a.

E

Hearing with regards to the abatement and those notices were all sent out and.

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Properly issued to mr wagner as the owner of the property.

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Who, I don't believe has appeared? I have not.

C

Seen a mr wagner, um unless mr wagner, actually the number 360.

C

5473 is that mr wagner.

B

E

And so the staff does recommend that the property be abated.

E

uh Based upon the information provided, thank you, and I guess here.

C

Here's a uh one that I would jump in on uh to say that you know for mr king. If.

C

He's still on the meeting, you know here's a perfect example of what you know what what the neighborhood officers are trying to do. We've got an.

C

Abandoned house the grass is 30 inches long. You know this is something where we.

C

Do need to step in, um and you know would be a little different. So I just offered that comment.

A

Yeah, it also as just an add-on to that from a board perspective.

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From my own perspective, it's uh it. It requires the process of the citation.

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To get to this um point, so that's one of the reasons.

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Why there are the multiple steps um to that process is to give the.

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Property owner or the tenant a chance to respond during that citation.

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Process and in this particular situation, we've had no response.

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There's a property that needs to be dealt with, and now we are.

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Reviewing it for abatement, which means that the city will.

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Ensure that the the grass is cut to an appropriate uh height.

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And this one just clarification at this point uh is a continuous abatement since.

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We believe the property is abandoned, so, yes,.

D

I'm glad that the um citations or the notice of violation go back.

D

Into may so, there's been no communication with this.

D

Mr robert wagner, since then nope, not at all nothing all right. Thank you.

A

Other questions from the board at this time.

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We have a um just checking on any public comment at this time, since we didn't.

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Hear anything uh from the um property owner.

A

Checking in I don't see I'm looking at all the pictures right now. I don't see.

C

Anyone that's looking to comment and I don't see anything in the chat box for any public comment.

A

Okay, is there a motion from the board? I move to approve continuous abatement.

D

Of the property at 3811, north kinser pike, second,.

A

All in favor aye aye aye motion passes.

A

Next, we have approved permission to abate property at 2611.

A

East round hill lane all right, I've got mr.

C

Hang on one second: here I've got mr wheeler unmuted.

C

I'll unmute the hand staff as well- and I believe mr goal is here.

C

C

Mr gold, do we have you here.

C

I am okay, are there, do you have anyone else representing you here today.

C

No okay, um mr wheeler, would you like us just to.

C

Defer to mr goal here first, um or would you like to give your report.

E

Let's, let's give a staff report, please yep.

E

This now uh uh I apologize for my earlier.

E

Jumping the gun- this is chris wheeler with city legal, and this is 2611 east round hill and a request for abatement by housing.

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And neighborhood development by norman mosher notices, a violation of.

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This property have been issued throughout the spring commencing april.

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30Th then may 7th may 13th may 20th and also may 22nd.

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There are photographs provided to the board. I hope.

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uh Showing the overgrowth the gis for the property information does so.

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Show mr gull as the property owner and we have provided to the board a an.

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Order for abatement a proposed order and in this situation.

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We're dealing with overgrowth under bloomington municipal code, 606050.

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And in this situation we have the owner of the lot, who has allowed his property.

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To become overgrown with weeds and grass.

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Over eight inches and in some instances there is overgrowth to the extent that.

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It's uh detrimental to public health.

E

Mr mosher has been to the property each of these times and.

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Personally observed the overgrowth and taken the pictures that are shown to.

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The board, mr gull, is the one who received the notices of violation.

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As the owner of the property, the violations have not been corrected.

E

And the novs, those notices of violation were not appealed by mr gull.

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These notices of violation were left at mr gull's property.

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And the notice of request to abate was served on.

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Mr gull, at his property by certified mail.

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This abatement, if granted by the board, should be continuous and it would date.

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Back commencing on the.

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30Th of april 2020 and wrap around for one.

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12-Month period to uh uh april 30th of 2021., um we would ask that the.

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Board approved the request for the abatement.

E

uh Mr mosher is here to answer questions that the board has with regards to what.

E

He saw and the tickets that he issued. Thank you.

A

Thank you, mr gold. Do you have comments you'd, like.

A

C

I'm on meeting him now.

C

All right, mr gold's off mute, he's a lot. Mr goal, would you like to make comment.

C

Yes, I would, um can we see the picture that across.

N

The road I would like to present some pictures.

C

uh You would have needed to coordinate that before the meeting mr goal as we.

C

Let you know last time to no, I through my computer. I don't need.

N

You to do anything, it's part of zoom technical abilities got it. I see it.

C

N

And what's happening.

A

We do have settings security settings on zoom.

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uh Likely on this particular call that only allows for.

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um The city staff hosting to share screens so this is that is correct.

A

A situation where we do have to have it in advance sort of similar to.

A

A real life meeting you should warn that you put restrictions. We, mr goal. We.

C

Let you know this last time we spoke with you. No, you never.

N

Nobody ever mentioned, including today's communication.

N

With april that the restriction on screen sharing.

C

um Yes, you know, mr gold, we have the pictures of your yard.

C

um Let's not change the subject, please. uh Mr mr goal,.

C

We've presented the pictures of your yard in its current state.

C

uh Would you be providing pictures that would show us that you've.

C

Taken care of the the lawn, I will show you what I wanted to show: okay.

C

uh As we let you know, you would have needed to submit that prior.

C

um We can't allow you to share your screen in a public meeting like this.

C

um Well, because there's been many instances of that, not.

C

Going well so please put it in big red black letters.

N

Prohibited, mr gold, um I don't know how that would be relevant.

C

To this meeting or the last okay, you missed the opportunity for me to.

N

Prove it to you, okay, I'm sorry. We have. We have current.

C

Evidence that your lawn is way overgrown. Okay, we have gone through.

C

This for the last ten plus years, please please stop.

N

Historic things I want to change that vision of history from today.

N

Well, mr okay, let me continue and please do not interrupt me.

C

We may limit your time, mr gold, but please do go ahead and present what you.

C

Would like okay so as.

N

The city code goes citizens of bloomington, including me.

N

Allowed to have non-mode native loans.

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If they are not overgrown and do not contain weeds grass and.

N

Other terms that are determined in cd code, every.

N

Plant that I have was very carefully screened. I especially.

N

Last nine months I had visitors, two retired professors of.

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Botany that showed me that I have fantastic local non-invasive.

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Non-Hurtful to human health plans, I have blessings of having.

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In our town, people like deep roots.

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Store near east side of blooming foods, where ramsay.

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And tori answered dozens of my questions, only those that were screened by them.

N

I have help from amy thompson of purdue extension.

N

That answered tons of my photographs, that's good, that's not good and whatever.

N

It is every of my plans to the best of my.

N

Knowledge is non-invasive and if one cares to read carefully.

N

The ordinance only certain bad things are not allowed to be.

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Above eight inches native things are allowed like, for example, and I.

N

Did send last report um of uh leader in fighting non-invasive.

N

Great botanist and enthusiast of protection.

N

Environment here ellen jacob, they all confirm that I do.

N

Not have invasive noxious plants, in fact there is a rumor.

N

In the population that ragweed is bad, ragweed is not.

N

Present on any state, federal or local.

N

Lease of bad things. Yet when I discovered that I know there are.

N

People who are sensitive to those things.

N

Okay, I personally removed every one of them this year.

N

There were only six smallish redwoods and that's what I need help. I.

N

Tried to ask hand please guys come over.

N

Show me where the plants that you do not like that you can see.

N

The bad ones are, let's create.

N

The map- and I will look through all these things- I want to.

N

Resolve the problem- and I do not want these.

N

Beautiful plants of mine to be destroyed in a company of maybe one.

N

10 inch stick of grass.

N

I do not want my property that is full of legitimate.

N

Plants to be destroyed, I don't want this endless fight.

N

I don't want to go to court.

N

Show me where the bad plants are, I will remove them. Okay. Thank you, mr.

C

Goal for your comments, I'll turn it over to the board for questions.

A

Questions from the board on this item, I have no questions.

C

Okay, I will, uh I don't see any other questions from the board. I will just.

C

Kind of as much as mr gold asked me not to.

C

Provide history here: um this is an ongoing and historical.

C

Issue with mr gold and his property, it's been going on. I think mr wheeler.

C

Would confirm for over a decade this has been uh taken to the courts.

C

This uh has been appealed to the courts. This has been a situation where uh the city has been shown to be in the.

C

Right year after year, um to the point that we have.

C

Won the court case is to say that this lawn is not in compliance with our local.

C

C

Go and inform exactly how to get his yard certified as a natural habitat.

C

um And and that's never occurred, um what we have is a nuisance property in the.

C

Terms of an overgrown lawn uh that has been.

C

Repeatedly repeatedly upheld as uh being overgrown.

C

To the standards of city code and has needed abatement for each of the.

C

Last, at least four to five years um with that I'd.

C

Offer no other comment from the board or from the public works office. I don't.

C

Know if hand or mr wheeler would like to raise their hand and offer.

C

Any comment, but I do want that perspective to be known.

C

Mr wheeler, I won.

E

I I think it's important when you look at the height of the grass. There is a.

E

Photograph, I hope in your packet that shows the.

E

Measuring tape set to show what eight inches is and.

E

Shows how tall uh yes, I believe it shows that it's.

C

Around yes, I have that it's almost waist high and what what I'm.

E

Curious, though, is mr mosher, when you're at the property.

E

And you're, looking from the sidewalk there at the property.

E

And getting these photographs and taking that measurement.

E

Do you see regular grass standing in intermingled throughout the property.

E

At greater than eight inches.

C

They should be unmuted and yet they're not.

E

There we go uh norm did. Did you hear chris's question? Yes, sir.

L

There is grass in there mixed amongst the weeds, that is.

B

Eight inches or higher great, and so thank you norm so.

E

The I I'm going to agree with mr gaul on a great many things that he says he.

E

Does have a lot of plants that are located in the property that.

E

Are acceptable and they look like weeds but they're.

E

Acceptable plantains and milkweed things like that.

E

That certainly are allowed to be grown in excess of.

E

Eight inches and aren't considered to be.

E

The type of plant that gets overgrown and creates a public health situation.

E

Those types of things would not cause uh a violation. The problem becomes the fact.

E

That, throughout the property uh and grass is.

E

Just one example: throughout the property there's grass.

E

Which is not harmful to anybody, but the grass is allowed to grow up.

E

Throughout all of the other acceptable plants at a height of greater than eight inches, and that becomes the problem, the.

E

Intermingling of all of the plants together.

E

Makes it virtually impossible to maintain that.

E

Effort to gain a natural habitat that also remains in compliance with our code.

E

And that is why we keep having to come back and ask for abatement.

E

I I suspect mr gull's getting closer. I haven't been out there this year, so I.

E

Don't know, but uh it's still in violation, there's.

E

Still grass over eight inches and there's going to be some collateral.

E

Damage, if you pardon the language, but if we have to go out and abate, he will.

E

Lose some of his uh acceptable plans in order to bring the.

E

Unacceptable plants down to the proper height and again.

E

Staff would ask that the abatement be approved.

A

Thank you. I think we opened it for board questions.

A

um And I don't believe we have any additional questions. Are there any.

A

Additional questions from the board.

A

All right uh is: is there, um would you like to turn it back to mr.

C

Gold for comment.

A

Hello, if yeah, if there is we've, got one additional minute for comment.

N

Okay, so uh I, as I said, we are talking about things today and.

N

Now all these examples of history are irrelevant, but what's relevant.

N

When the hired by city contractors bring their heavy equipment and destroy.

N

Milkweed population, I had six dozens of plants, and this is.

N

The main environment to sustain very important population, but when these.

N

Hack men come over, they don't care. Oh, who cares about.

N

The butterflies who cares about the birds.

N

Who cares about sustainability? That's good slogans for the populace.

N

In the press, good political slogans, in reality, nobody cares.

N

My golden rods, my iron weeds, my flea, banes, fantastic.

N

Yes and I do have tissues, not prohibited, canada's thistles.

N

But both easels and I wish siki invested more in.

N

In education, education of the inspectors, I've noticed certain things started.

N

Happening around city the other day after farmers.

N

Market, thank you, mr gold hold on mr gold. We're.

C

Wrapping up with the time on your comments.

N

You gave mr king all the time he wanted to repeat many times.

N

I'm giving some praise to the enlightenment happening in bloomington.

N

The plants in front of a shower's building- I was amazed the.

N

Same appearance as my freebies.

N

Good thinking in a manicured way in a manicured way, according to.

C

Certified wildlife habitats, that's what we have offered you for.

C

Years is to help you do that and that's what your unwillingness.

C

Has always been that's not true in the very beginning.

N

When doris sims was deputy and I bought membership and wildlife.

N

Habitat organization and put the sign she said, I don't care.

N

That's what it did not meet the the spirit of the code, mr goal and.

C

That's why we're back here again, so you can predict yourself. You tell me.

N

You advise me to be pro environmental.

C

No, mr gold, I'm saying that your lawn is very much out of compliance this year as.

C

Well, as the years past again show me show me those I will with my.

N

Hands, I do work practically every day pulling.

N

Out all these negative elements in my environment.

N

Show me: okay, I'm closing um comment at this time. uh Were there.

A

Any other remaining public comments from other members of the public.

C

Yes, we've got mr jay, I'm an unmute eug.

C

uh There you go hi, uh just a quick comment. I mean this has.

J

Been going on for years as a as a neighbor, um this has been.

J

Extremely upsetting to myself and numerous other people, um the fact of the.

J

Matter is: is this property has been out of compliance.

J

There have been numerous opportunities to bring it to compliance. It has not.

J

Happened and I appreciate the board taking the.

J

Action to abate the property. Thank you. Thank you.

A

Do we have other members of the public waiting to make a comment.

C

I don't see any in the chat box, I don't see anyone raising a hand.

C

No thank you. Do we have a motion from the board.

A

I move approval of the provision to abate the property at 26, 11 east round.

A

Hill today.

A

All in favor hi hi motion passes.

B

All right I'll be right back on our next item. I just have to get back in my.

A

Package, whoever I know, I'm not I'm up next, okay,.

A

uh Next up is consent agenda under the consent agenda is the approval of.

A

Minutes for june 23 of 2020 and approval of the payroll.

A

Register are there any items that need to be removed from the consent agenda this evening.

A

Seeing none uh are there any public comments on the items within the consent.

A

A

I am not seeing any, I don't see any either.

A

Is there a motion on the consent agenda? I move that we approve the consent.

D

Agenda, second, all in favor.

F

Hi hi hi motion passes next up is new. Business first is.

A

Approved preliminary engineering contract with american structure point.

A

Inc for the discovery, parkway project.

C

All right, let me try to figure this out, I'm sorry kyla! Do you have.

C

Which staff member is this? Is it neil.

C

It's neon and I'm gonna unmute. Sarah, all right. We got neil.

M

I uh I don't see neil on here, but I believe this is his. He was just on.

C

I know he's dealt with some internet issues lately.

C

I'm guessing he's gonna try to get back in hang on kyla. I can probably.

C

Wing this through the um yeah he he offered us a report during.

A

The work session, so he may come back in here all right, we'll just.

C

Put his written staff report into the minutes of.

C

The meeting, if he can't jump back on right away.

C

And then does the board have any additional questions from the work.

C

Session yesterday, I do not.

A

No all right is there any um public comment on this particular item.

C

I don't see any in the comments anyone like to raise their hand for any public.

C

Comment, I don't see any there all right is there.

A

A motion from the board on this item.

A

Of the preliminary engineering contract with american structure, pointing for the.

A

Discovery parkway project; second, all in favor, aye, aye,.

A

Motion passes uh next up is approved, temporary right-of-way request.

A

For from wpb construction group for 910 and 916 north college avenue.

A

From railroad overpass to west 14th street from july 8th.

A

2020 through july 21st.

B

uh All right, I think, neil just jumped back.

C

In but I believe, we're going to sarah gomez for this, and I should have unmuted sarah unmuting sarah.

C

Sarah, are you doing this one for paul? um I guess so I don't see him on here so.

M

I don't either um yeah I apologize. I do not have that.

M

Staff report pulled up, but I I think I can go through it pretty easily, um so w.

M

G uh construction company is requesting to use the right-of-way.

M

At the co-lift project between the railroad tracks and 14th street.

M

At college and walnut street they are also requesting to use the.

M

Alley so they can rebuild it and also use it.

M

As their entrance and exit for their construction.

M

Entrance the sidewalk would be closed from july.

M

8Th until july 21st and a walk around would be in place, as shown on the.

M

Maintenance of traffic plan.

M

Then the alley would be closed from july, 8th.

M

Until august 30th, I believe.

M

To be uh used and rebuilt, so um I believe that chris decker.

M

Is here to answer any questions? Yes, I've unmuted chris I'll just add.

C

I know there was a lot of discussion about this project yesterday at the work.

C

Session and and the stock work order, that's been.

C

Placed on that I do know, planning staff has been closely trying.

C

To work with the property owners and the construction company to get the property.

C

Into compliance overall so that work can begin again.

C

This does require a walk around.

C

Correct sarah, yes, the sidewalk will be closed.

M

uh The entirety of the sidewalk replacement.

C

And there will be a walk around in place, though correct yes, there will be.

M

There will be a walk around required for that, and it will be in place.

M

There's plenty of room in this particular space to put a walk around.

C

Great. Thank you. Sarah.

C

I guess kyla, I guess if you want, um if mr decker has any comment, we'd allow.

C

That now and otherwise we could go to board questions.

A

Mr decker, did you have any comments.

A

We can just ask questions, are: are there any questions from the.

A

Board on this item yeah, I just wanted to clarify that uh the walk-around.

D

Which uh extends into the street will be lighted at night.

D

And there'll be signage up to uh warn people ahead of time that that's.

D

A closed area and that there's a walk around.

C

All right we do have paul here now paul. Did you hear that question.

C

Yes, I did it's five five feet off the curb. Yes,.

F

Yeah, it's it's into the street and then what they've told me is that it will be.

F

Lit at night, okay, thank you. We are going yeah. Thank you. Other questions from the.

A

A

We we did discuss um the fact that there will be continued traffic.

A

uh Access to that lane, as well as the walk around.

A

um In that space, so there's not a lane restriction, but we in the work.

A

Session talked about the plan to also include some warning.

A

Signage uh in the area just uh to alert.

A

Motorists um of the construction that's happening there uh to ensure that vehicles are safely.

A

Passing through that area, with the walk around.

A

In place right.

A

Anything else, uh questions from the board on this particular item.

D

No uh any public comment on this item.

C

I do not see it looks like chris did put something in the chat, uh so mr.

C

Decker did say that traffic flow will not be disrupted and warning steins.

C

Would be installed per the maintenance and traffic plan.

A

Great, so hearing no public comment is there a motion from the board.

D

I move approval of temporary right-of-way requests from wdg.

D

Construction group from 910 and 916 north college.

D

Avenue from railroad overpass to west 14th street.

D

From july 8 2020 to july 21st, 2020.

A

So is july 21st the correct date or was it august 30th.

D

No, this is for the sidewalk only okay, so the will will continue until.

A

Then, but this the right of way request only goes to.

A

January or july 21st is that right, yeah, the.

D

Alley is a different one and that's through uh yeah august.

A

20Th yeah, and I think I think, though the alley is part.

A

We probably need to frame our um our motion to include that last date.

A

Which is august 30th, august august, 30th or august 20th.

C

uh August 30th, so I I I thirtieth okay, uh so beth. If you could make a motion.

C

That you'll prove the temporary use of right-of-way for sidewalk.

C

Work to be completed by july, 21st and ally work to be completed by august 30th.

C

um That would be the proper motion. Okay, so my original motion plus the alley.

D

Work to be completed by august 30th, perfect, okay! Thank you! A nice second.

A

A

Motion passes great. Thank you all thanks. Next, we have approved change.

A

Order number seven for the west 17th street reconstruction project, all.

C

Right I've got mass med hurst here, I've got matt unmuted, wait unmute there you go matt, oh good,.

L

Evening, matt smith, with plan transportation. uh The first item on the.

L

Change order is for the additional rent for the field office.

L

Which was necessary after the contraction.

L

Contract completion date was extended into june of this year,.

L

The second item is for the removal of two trees.

L

It was determined these trees needed to be removed after additional grading was.

L

Done in this area, the total for the change order is.

L

Five hundred 13 dollars and seventy five cents.

L

The redevelopment commission approved the change order at their meeting last.

L

Evening uh staff has reviewed the change order and would recommend your approval. Matt. Will we be expecting another.

C

Trailer rental change order for july, no.

L

We switched inspectors on the project a few months ago and the.

L

New inspector decided they did not need a trailer anymore to complete the work.

L

So this will be all.

A

Thank you, questions from the board on this item.

D

I don't any public comment on this item.

C

I don't see any in the chat box, I don't see anyone raising their hand.

C

To offer public health.

A

Thank you. Is there a motion from the board.

D

I move approval of change order, number seven for the west 17th street.

D

Construction project, second, all in favor.

A

Aye aye motion passes next up is approved, escrow agreement.

A

Between city of bloomington and blackwell for summit ridge, maintenance.

A

Project all right trying to get sarah gomez.

C

Unmuted and mike rooker unmuted.

C

And we'll get, I think I just lost mr blackwell.

C

Oh there he is, and mr blackwell's unmuted as well so.

C

uh Sarah gomez, okay, can you hear me yeah? Okay, thanks.

M

M

Kenny blackwell and city legal um request for approval of an escrow.

M

Account agreement between the city and kinney.

M

For summit ridge maintenance bond period, an escrow.

M

Agreement was developed by legal staff, the bank and kenny blackwell.

M

And the amount fifty thousand dollars to cover the cost of.

M

Issues that may arise in regards to the recent 13 curb ramps and 76 street trees.

M

Planted at the summit ridge development, the recent work at summit ridge is an.

M

Effort to complete items required by the city at the time of the.

M

Development project, which was from 2007 so the city may.

M

Accept the public improvements associated with the development.

M

The escrow agreement will take place of the maintenance bond that would be in.

M

Place at the time of acceptance of the public improvements and once the.

M

Agreement is approved by the board. Kenny blackwell has seven days to fund the escrow account.

M

This agreement was.

M

More so initiated by planning and transportation, and we've worked with.

M

Legal staff and the petitioner to come to an alternate agreement.

M

In lieu of the maintenance bond and recommend approval of the escrow.

M

Agreement, thank you. um Questions from the board on.

A

D

What happens if the um escrow account is not funded.

D

Within seven days, then, what happens.

M

At that time the agreement would be null and mr blackhole would be in violation.

M

Of his requirement to have a bond for the development.

M

I don't know if mr ricker would have anything else to say about that.

O

Yeah, I'm sorry I was having trouble unmuting myself yeah. That would result.

O

In a violation of title 20, so a notice of violation.

O

Would be sent and there would be fines associated with that.

D

Okay and then when will this project be completed, it sounds like it's.

D

Been going on for years.

D

um Time frame mr blackwell has finally completed all the items that we had.

M

um Requested him to follow up with um over the last about year and year and.

M

A half, and so the the construction is now.

M

Complete- and this is just to get him to the point where we.

M

Can get those public improvements accepted.

M

By the by the city, okay, thank you so yeah.

C

Ms halibeth we'd be looking to work with mr blackwell over the next several.

C

Months to finalize any outstanding details with the project and get.

C

The street inventory accepted into the city street inventory, begin offering.

C

Sanitation services and those sorts of things: okay, so we'll.

D

Come back to us when that's all done, yes, okay! Okay! All right! Thank you.

A

Other questions from the board at this.

A

Time are there any public comments on this.

A

C

I don't see any uh mr blackwell, do you have any comments.

C

I don't see any there either. Okay.

A

All right hearing, then, is there a motion on this item.

D

I move that we approve escrow agreement between city of bloomington and kenny.

D

Blackwell for summit ridge, maintenance period.

A

A second all in favor, aye aye motion passes.

A

Thank you thanks. Next up, we have staff reports and other.

A

Business, I just wanted to bring the board up to.

C

Speed on a couple of things um finalizing um contract extension with.

C

Hoosier disposal on our landfill and recycling rates.

C

We'll get a several year extension with that.

C

We'll be looking at a three percent cpi increase, depending on where um cpi ends.

C

Up and so finalizing that with hoosier.

C

Disposal um we'll be continuing our recycling rate.

C

Into the future, which is a very, very good thing, um and uh so we do have that on our plate right now, working through that.

C

And then uh just wanted to touch base on a couple other things we've got.

C

You know lots of summer construction projects uh continuing.

C

Our paving crews out doing great work in this heat.

C

uh So I just want to remind motorists of you know just safety and work zones.

C

Has always been a priority, uh reminding folks that the new.

C

um July 1st, the new state laws went into place with.

C

Hands-Free driving and just a reminder for that.

C

Otherwise want to say thank you um and like to do this. Each and every meeting.

C

um You know, we've got staff out um working in uh you know really tough.

C

Circumstances right now, if it's not 95 to 100 degrees, you know.

C

We've got the you know: they're the covid situation.

C

Continuing and um you know, staffs uh staff and public.

C

Works- I just want to express my thanks, my gratitude. uh You know I'm very proud.

C

Of the work that we do in public works on a daily basis,.

C

And I'm very proud of the staff that we get to work with. So thanks to all of.

C

Them um and then just you know a note of.

C

Grace and patience to everybody right now, um kyle. I very.

C

Much appreciated your comments at the beginning of the meeting.

C

um You know we stand for all um we're here.

C

We're here for all members of uh of bloomington.

C

And uh all residents, all visitors and um just uh you know.

C

Everybody taking a deep breath, uh grace patience and.

C

um Recognizing we're all in this together, so I appreciate.

C

Everybody's efforts and appreciate the board and their efforts this evening.

C

I know it was a bit clunky there, but we got through it.

C

um I I need to remember uh how how kyla runs the board meetings and.

C

Runs them entirely and I run the work sessions.

C

But uh try my you know so it got a little clunky tonight but appreciate.

C

Everybody uh getting through that with us. I appreciate the comments of mr king earlier, uh mr goal. um You know uh those those conversations are.

C

Sometimes difficult but they're necessary and I appreciate having those.

C

In a public setting, even if it's the.

C

And and that so, uh thanks to all thank you adam, we appreciate you and.

A

Public works staff and planning and transportation staff and.

A

uh Hand staff who make this meeting a part of their.

A

Evenings uh and noon hours when we have our work sessions and.

A

I know this time uh has been challenging for everybody and so appreciate the.

A

Extra effort that everybody is going to.

A

At this at this time, thanks here here uh next, we have approval of claims.

A

Were there any questions from the board on claims.

C

um I'll just mention I did go through some of them with beth yesterday to.

C

Answer some questions on some of the animal shelter purchases on.

C

um I think it's even page one of the claims just.

C

On some of the higher amounts there, I talked to beth about how those are just.

C

Very based on quant those higher amounts are based on.

C

Large quantity tests, something large quantity purchases for.

C

uh For several of those items at the animal shelter.

C

And appreciated those questions happy to answer any other questions on.

C

Any of the claims, uh the only question I had is.

A

The the actual final page of claims, the total amount it looks like it's, the.

A

Wrong final page, like it, looks like because it.

A

Says board safety board on it, um and it only has.

A

105 000, which I'm not really great at math, but.

A

It didn't seem like that all added up, 534 000, does not.

C

Oh um okay, so I didn't catch that until earlier. I don't think we did either.

C

The register of claims that was sent by the controller's office.

C

Is what's a board of public works so um and that's just the final dot you all.

C

Sign um right, we'll get that updated with the.

C

With the total amount of 534, 598 and 21 cents, uh so we'll get that.

C

Document for signature corrected first thing tomorrow morning,.

A

Okay, uh do we need to approve that yeah? We would want to approve that.

A

Bottom line: that's on the uh page 32 of 32, not the.

A

Register we were given.

A

Okay, cool so I'll approve the register of claims.

A

um In the amount of 534 598.21 yes seconds, all in favor.

A

Aye aye motion passes and if there is no other.

A

Business then, I will call for.

B

B