City of Bloomington, Indiana City Council, 22 Sep 2020

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From YouTube: Bloomington City Council Sustainable Development Committee, September 22, 2020

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meeting agenda: https://bloomington.in.gov/onboard/meetingFiles/download?meetingFile_id=7642

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Okay, welcome everyone. Thank you for being here. It is tuesday september.

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22Nd I'll be calling this meeting to order.

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Note that we are reconvening a meeting this meeting of the sustainable.

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Development committee of bloomington city council, the meeting began.

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Yesterday on september 21st- and it's continued to today to this time uh there.

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Are no changes in the agenda? We are just continuing this conversation.

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So uh when last we met okay, um we had had a presentation.

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From mr crowley and miss pearl regarding the proposal to the eda.

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And we had an opportunity to ask some questions.

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uh And gather some additional information about.

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What role council can play in that uh since that time.

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um Mr crowley and I have worked together on.

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A draft letter that could be sent on behalf of this committee.

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If that is the will of this committee- and I am happy to share that or.

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I'm happy to allow a little more time for questions.

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If people feel that's necessary, um one comment, though,.

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I know that council member sandberg has a.

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Quite unexpected uh work obligation that popped up today and needs to leave.

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No later than 4 25, at which point we would lose quorum.

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So I just put that out there, so um there.

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Any questions from the body or shall I proceed with this letter.

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Hearing none um sofia could you please project the letter for us.

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This letter is also um here on the website.

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With materials but I'll be reading this into the record.

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Taking any comments and then looking at any particular courses of action.

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So um dated september 22nd to ms susan brem, us u.s economic.

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Development administration chicago regional office, dear ms brem, as.

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Chair of the bloomington common council's sustainable development committee and on behalf of this committee, I write to you today in support of the city of bloomington and the bloomington.

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Economic development corporation and their application to the economic.

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Development administration to fund the proposed trade district.

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Technology center, the sustainable development committee.

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Believes that this grant application is critical to the economic development.

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And competitiveness of our region through the establishment of a tech.

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Focused commercialization center with future focused, diverse employment.

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Options and technology and the provision of physical office.

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Space for growing companies, the covet 19 pandemic has caused.

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Significant economic challenges in our region, as it has throughout the nation as the home for our major university. However,.

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Bloomington has felt this downturn especially keenly in ordinary times our.

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Region has depended heavily on robust tourism activity.

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And the presence of 40 000 plus students as primary drivers of our economy,.

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As we look ahead to a post-covet environment, the trades district.

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Technology center will further diversify our employment base.

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Accelerate the growth of the region's virgin technology center.

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And allow us to further retain indiana university student talent.

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Post-Graduation in and around the region and state in.

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Addition, the proposed placement of the technology center within one of monroe.

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County's four opportunity zones will stimulate.

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Additional private development within these important investment zones.

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The city of bloomington and its redevelopment commission.

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And the bedc will be excellent. Stewards of the trades district technology center.

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Project and I strongly believe it will have a positive impact on the economic competitiveness of the region.

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This grant application has my full support and that of the common council's.

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Sustainable development committee- thank you for your time and.

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Consideration sincerely steve scamilary chair sustainable development committee.

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Bloomington common council.

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Madam chair, you probably have already caught that there's a typo in there.

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There's a leaving out of the word of between that.

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Number of forty thousand yeah. Thank you.

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Other than that, I see nothing in that letter that I would suggest.

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We change looks pretty solid to me.

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That's remember clarity, any comments from you. uh No, I think it's a nice.

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Letter um and yeah, I appreciate the the.

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Continuing the meeting to have a little more time to review materials and uh get something in writing for us all to consider and vote.

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On I think it all looks good. Are we ready.

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For a motion, madam chair, I would move to approve the letter of.

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Support and authorize the committee chair to sign the letter on behalf.

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Of the sustainable development committee second.

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Thank you. um We we do a vote, call vote on zoom, council, member sandberg.

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Yes, member flaherty, yes, councilmember volun is not with us today.

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I will add my vote as yes. um Thank you all for that. We will.

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Move forward with some butter um again sincere, thank you, mr.

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Crowley miss pearl um for all of this good bird.

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I've only worked on a handful of federal grants in my life, but I realize.

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That they are, they are not a cakewalk. So thank you for all that you've done to.

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Bring new resources into bloomington, much appreciated, hear, hear and good luck.

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We appreciate your support uh and and the letter.

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And and we will get it in there and and we'll, let you we'll keep you apprised of.

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What's going on as we hear things, and we really appreciate it, we are thank.

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You thanks everyone.

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