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B
C
Acknowledgment
for
the
city
of
Bloomington,
we
recognize
that
the
city
of
Bloomington
sits
on
native
land.
The
city
as
well
as
City
administrative
buildings,
are
on
the
traditional
homelands
of
the
Miami
Delaware,
Potawatomi
and
Shawnee
people,
and
we
acknowledge
they
are
past
present
and
future
caretakers
of
this
land.
We
also
acknowledge
that
much
of
the
economic
progress
and
development
in
Indiana
and
specifically
Bloomington
resulted
from
the
unpaid,
labor
and
forced
servitude
of
people
of
color,
specifically
enslaved,
African
labor.
C
Moving
into
agenda
summation,
we
have
no
minutes
that
require
approval
this
evening,
so
we
will
move
directly
into
reports
from
Council
Members.
Then,
reports
from
the
mayor
and
city
offices,
including
a
report
on
the
College
Avenue
Walnut
Street
Corridor,
study,
launch
we'll
hear
any
reports
from
Council
committees
and
then
enter
our
first
of
two
periods
of
public
comment,
we'll
take
up
appointments
to
boards
and
commissions
and
then
move
into
legislation
for
second
readings
and
resolutions.
C
We'll
then
move
into
legislation
for
first
readings
there
we
have
ordinance
2311
to
amend
title
VI
of
the
Bloomington
Municipal
Code,
entitled
health
and
sanitation
regarding
updating
and
harmonizing
harmonizing
chapters.
Four
and
five
of
title
VI
of
the
Bloomington
municipal
code,
we'll
then
go
into
our
second
of
two
periods
of
public
comment.
We'll
take
up
matters
of
council
schedule
and
then
we'll
adjourn
so
with
no
minutes
to
approve,
let's
move
into
reports
from
Council
Members
I'll
start
on
my
far
left
with
council
member
volen.
D
E
F
Couple
of
things
thank
you.
First
just
wanted
to
draw
attention
folks
to
the
application
for
residence
Academy,
which
a
news
release
went
out
about
this
week.
That's
been
going
on
for
I,
guess,
24
years
now
to
encourage
Civic
engagement
and
educate
residents
on
city
government.
If
you
go
to
bloomington.in.gov
news,
that's
one
of
the
most
recent
releases.
You
can
find
details
on
how
to
apply
that's
at
10
Thursday
evening,
meetings
between
August
24th
and
October,
22nd,
sorry,
October
26th,
with
with
sessions
by
City
staff
and
tours
of
City
facilities,
and
things
like
that.
F
I
took
part
I
believe
in
2019,
myself
and
I.
Think
a
number
of
my
colleagues
probably
have
as
well
a
couple
other
things
I
wanted
to
mention.
First,
my
monthly
constituent
meeting
is
going
to
be
Monday
May
22nd
at
5
30
PM
via
Zoom.
F
Our
last
meeting
a
couple
weeks
ago
helped
to
kind
of
set
the
stage
for
our
work
for
the
year
and
Beyond
and
we'll
be
digging
in
and
prioritizing
boards
and
commissions.
First,
so
I
expect
that
will
involve
review
and
discussion
of
the
Novak
report
that
was
issued
a
couple
years
back
or
maybe
a
year
ago
by
the
city,
Administration
reviewing
boards
and
commissions
and
outlining
some
recommendations.
F
I
believe
the
council
has
now
set
up
a
landing
page
for
the
special
committee
on
Council
processes
that
has
that
report
and
I
know
we're
also
looking
to
talk
about
ways
to
get
a
board
commission
appointee
input
on
those
those
recommendations
and
their
reform
process,
as
well
as
developing
some
other
avenues.
For
public
input,
like
surveys
and
the
like,
so
if
you
have
interest
in
those
those
activities,
please
feel
free
to
join
us
again.
That's
Thursday
May,
25th,
5
30
to
7
pm,
and
you
can
find
the
details
on
the
council
calendar
as
well.
F
C
G
Thank
you,
Beth
Rosenberger
assistant,
director
of
planning
and
transportation
department.
Tonight,
I
am
here
to
present
and
talk
about
the
college
and
walnut
Corridor
study
slide.
Please
I'll
talk
about
why
we're
conducting
a
corridor
study.
What
is
the
corridor
study,
the
goals
of
the
study,
involvement,
timeline
and
questions.
G
I'll,
do
them
pretty
fast
I'll
do
my
best.
The
first
I
do
talk
about
the
approach,
so
this
is
an
ideas.
Welcome
project
we
I
think
are
very
proud
to
be
a
community
that
hosts
a
major
research
institution
and
we
like
to
bring
that
Curiosity
and
interest
to
large
community
projects,
so
I
have
a
tickle.
We
are
interested
in
research
and
data
and
lived
experience
and
we're
interested
in
gathering
all
that
information
together.
G
Sometimes,
goals
conflict
with
each
other
and
I
think
we
are
all
willing
to
have
those
tough
conversations
when
goals
conflict,
to
talk
about
it
and
talk
about
how
that
impacts,
our
use
of
the
streets
and
just
acknowledge
that
conflict
when
it
comes
up
and,
most
importantly,
let's
stay
curious
slide.
Please
I
should
have
said
Ted
lasso
says:
don't
bring
an
umbrella
to
a
brainstorm.
G
So
why
are
we
conducting
a
corridor
study?
In
summary,
I
would
say
safety,
accessibility,
use
of
public
space,
Community
goals
and
adopted
plan
recommendations,
but
guess
what
I'm
diving
into
each
of
these
slide
so
along
the
stretch
of
corridor
which
I'll
talk
about
more,
is
the
bypass
to
Allen
street.
It's
about
four
and
a
half
miles
total
of
Street.
There
are
about
150
crashes
each
year,
so
that
is
150
motor
vehicle
crashes.
Every
year
along
these
important
streets
in
our
community.
G
Think
a
lot
of
people
who
experience
this
space
are
willing
to
tell
you.
The
speed
limit
is
20
on
both
college
and
walnut
for
most
of
it
in
the
corridor
area
and
we're
pretty
confident
people
exceed
the
speed
limit
in
these
locations
slide.
So
we
are
looking
to
improve
safety
when
we
look
at
streets
and
how
they're
serving
us.
G
This
is
the
intersection
of
college
and
11th,
and
it
is
about
60
feet
to
cross
the
sidewalk
there,
and
even
if
you
said,
we're
going
to
keep
the
three
two
through
Lanes
two
turn
lanes
and
a
bike
lane.
There
are
ways
to
design
that
space
differently
to
make
The
Pedestrian
Crossing
shorter,
so
every
space
where
pedestrians
are
crossing
an
intersection
and
exposed
to
automobiles
is
a
conflict
space
and
a
space
where
you
can
have
crashes.
G
G
Why
are
we
conducting
a
corridor
study
along
these
two
streets?
We
have
an
inaccessible,
pedestrian
Network
and
an
incomplete
pedestrian
Network.
This
is
an
image
with
Miller
showers
park
on
the
right
side
of
the
image
facing
south
and
on
the
left
side
are
private
properties.
It
looks
almost
like
it's
a
sidewalk,
but
that's
a
dirt
path,
worn
into
a
property
on
the
on
what
is
the
east
side
of
the
street?
There
slide
please.
G
This
is
Walnut
facing
west.
The
closest
very
close
destination
to
here
is
the
B
line
and
Hopscotch
coffee,
and
there
is
not
actually
a
complete
sidewalk
path
to
get
from
the
intersection
of
Walnut
and
Dodds
to
the
beeline
and
Dodds
I've
heard
about
this
from
multiple
people
in
the
community,
and
that
is
a
very
challenging
section
to
cross.
A
lot
of
people
end
up.
Sprinting
across
the
street,
at
the
turn
on
Dodds
slide
and
another
reason
to
conduct
a
corridor
study
through
the
pandemic.
G
We
have
started
using
our
public
space
differently
and
we
get
to
make
a
decision
as
a
community.
Do
we
want
to
design
some
of
our
streets
and
public
spaces
to
permanently
accommodate
these
uses?
Do
we
want
to
design
those
spaces
to
be
able
to
flexibly
accommodate
different
uses,
or
do
we
want
to
design
it?
So
they
are
not.
There
I
think
the
outdoor
dining
people
can
have
different
opinions.
We
see
a
lot
of
people
using
it.
I
think
we
can
probably
agree
that
the
orange
barricades
are
not
attractive.
G
So
what
is
the
corridor
study?
We're
talking
about
college
and
walnut
from
the
bypass
on
the
Northern
end
to
Allen
Street
on
the
southern
end,
it's
2.2
miles
on
each
Street
and
that's
four
and
a
half
miles
of
Street
total
when
we
say
a
corridor
study,
I
was
talking
to
one
group
and
they're
like
what
do
you
mean
and
I
was
like
great
question.
We
are
talking
about
the
streets.
G
What's
working
well,
what's
not
working
well
and
how
do
we
want
to
improve
upon
that
so
questions
when
we
look
at
all
these
activities
is
how
does
the
design
of
the
street
support
the
adjacent
land
uses
and
we're
talking
about
a
long
Corridor,
so
that
will
be
different
in
different
areas
of
the
corridor.
We
know
that
there
are
Miller
showers.
Park
is
different
than
the
courthouse
square
and
that's
different
than
Second
Street
near
Kroger.
G
So
the
first
part
is
analyzing
existing.
The
first
part
of
the
corridor
study
is
to
analyze
existing
conditions,
so
that
can
include
motor
vehicle
traffic
volumes.
Motor
vehicle
speeds
crash
analysis,
A
Street
tree
inventory,
which
we
have,
which
is
great,
curb
space,
Transit
routes,
Transit
facilities
like
the
transit
stops
sidewalk
facilities,
sidewalk,
accessibility,
bicycle
facilities
and
more
so
those
are
some
of
the
existing
conditions
of
the
space
that
we
will
look
at.
G
So
the
overall
sort
of
process
with
the
corridor
study
looks
at
existing
conditions
and
then
there
were
goals
adopted
in
the
transportation
plan
for
the
corridor
study
to
achieve,
but
we
know
there's
space
to
add
in
more
goals,
maybe
as
a
community,
we
missed
something.
So
let's
talk
about
that
and
make
sure
we
get
all
the
goals
we
want
to
achieve
as
a
community
as
part
of
this
so
identify
any
additional
goals,
one
I
would
suggest
is
sort
of
climate
action.
G
That
was
not
top
of
mind
when
this,
when
the
corridor
study
was
adopted
or
the
transportation
plan
from
there
with
in
a
community
process,
we
develop
conceptual
designs,
then
evaluate
conceptual
designs
using
the
community
goals
as
a
rubric
and
then
follow
a
process
to
adopt
a
conceptual
plan,
conceptual
design
into
the
transportation
plan.
G
These
are
the
goals
that
are
listed
in
the
transportation
plan
for
a
corridor
study.
I
will
read
in
a
summary
version
and
you
all
will
get
this
emailed
to
you
and
it'll
be
publicly
available
too.
So
the
goal
of
a
corridor
study
should
be
to
determine
how
best
to
provide
pedestrian
access
along
the
length
of
the
corridor,
provide
bicyclists
access
along
the
length
of
the
corridor,
provide
buses
and
other
Mass
Transit
with
safe
and
efficient
ways
to
travel
along
the
corridor.
G
G
So
involvement
in
the
Pro
in
this
Corridor
study,
we
are
really
interested
in
hearing
from
people
and
we're
trying
to
create
lots
of
ways
to
hear
from
people.
If
anybody
in
the
audience
wants
to
visit,
you
can
use
this
QR
code
as
it
is
on
the
screen
and
it'll
pull
up
the
project
website
and
we
invite
people
on
that
website
to
share
input
in
several
ways.
G
This
is
a
clip
of
the
website.
First,
you
can
sign
up
for
emails
to
get
email
updates
about
the
project
about
the
study
you
can
fill
out
a
form
to
to
share
any
open
feedback.
You
want
it's
not
a
specific
survey.
It
just
is
open-ended
some
questions
about
different
to
provide
your
feedback
and
perspective
on
the
corridor
as
it
is,
you
can
sign
up
for
an
event
called
a
stroll
and
discuss
where
I
meet
you
and
we
go
and
walk
about
a
mile
of
the
corridor
together
and
talk
about
it
with
a
group
of
people.
G
People
can
invite
City
staff
to
join
a
meeting
that
they
already
have.
So
if
a
neighborhood
wants
to
invite
us
to
a
meeting,
we're
happy
to
take
the
time
and
come
to
that
neighborhood
meeting,
if
there
are
other
groups
that
want
to
invite
staff,
that
is
an
option
too,
and
then
we
will
have
public
meetings
and
more
input
options.
G
The
week
of
June
12
2023,
which
includes
two
public
meetings,
so
I
invite
counsel
I
mean
to
all
the
input
opportunities,
but
specifically,
if
you
all
would
like
to
go
to
a
stroll
and
discuss
love
to
have
you
I
know.
One
council
member
here
has
already
signed
up
for
one
later
this
week
and
you
know
with
emails.
I
tell
people
if
you
don't
see
a
time
that
works
for
you,
please.
Let
me
know
I.
This
is
my
full-time
job.
I
am
happy
to
come
up
with
a
time
that
works
for
you.
G
Ideally,
we
can
have
at
least
three
people
and
we'll
go
and
look
at
whatever
section
of
the
corridor.
You
want
to
look
at
it's
fine,
please
we're.
Also.
We
have
a
steering
committee
for
the
project
as
well,
which
we
are
still
forming,
which
will
include
members
of
different
institutions,
the
business
community
and
others
throughout
the
community,
and
so
just
want
to
tell
people
again
to
save
the
date
for
the
public
meetings
on
Tuesday,
June,
13th
and
Thursday
June
15th.
G
So,
with
this
project
you
might
say
this
is
such
a
big
project.
But
where
are
we
in
it?
Great
news
we're
at
the
beginning,
so
we're
still
in
this
phase
of
collecting
data
and
existing
conditions,
and
then
the
meetings
in
June
move
us
into
the
what's
called
a
design
and
or
Discovery
and
design
charette.
So
we're
still
right
at
the
beginning
and
excited
to
be
spreading.
The
word
about
this
about
the
corridor
study,
so
the
timeline
is
I'm.
G
G
Is
it
is
a
process
and
there's
also
a
possibility
of
no
change,
but
if
we
were
to
look
at
this
timeline
and
say
we
have
right
now
we're
in
the
existing
conditions
and
conceptual
design
of
the
that's
the
corridor
study
after
we
develop
a
conceptual
design,
we
still
have
to
decide
if
and
how
to
move
forward
so,
ideally
deciding
on
One
Design
moving
forward
with
that
and
amending
it
into
the
transportation
plan.
So
let's
say
we
do
that.
That's
likely.
G
Seven
six
months
to
a
year
from
now
is
probably
how
long
that
would
take,
and
then
we've
done
that
it
would
take
to
start
design
of
a
street.
Well,
the
or
sorry
making
detailed
design
from
a
conceptual
plan
takes
one
to
two
years.
So
just
in
the
realm
of
I
know
it
is
scary,
but
if,
as
a
community,
we
decide
to
move
forward,
we
are
looking
at
a
years-long
process,
not
like
we're
gonna
go
change,
college
and
walnut
tomorrow,
just
to
be
clear.
C
Okay,
councilmember
Roland.
H
Just
want
to
say
thanks
for
a
presentation
and
that
clarifies
the
earliness
of
the
process
that
we're
in.
Can
you
also
speak
to
whether
or
not
there
are
any
other
I
mean
like
what
what
is
triggering
the
process
now?
Is
it
just
that
the
department
has
decided
that
it's
time
to
start
looking
into
a
charette
or
I
mean
like
why
not?
Why
did
it
not
happen?
Three
months
earlier
or
three
months
later,.
G
Work
like
how
long
it
takes
to
get
something
together,
so
I
know
this
was
I.
Think
did
we
include
it
in
our
2022
budget
as
a
department
and
it
we
ended
up
having
Staffing
shortages,
so
it
took
longer
to
get
started
so
I
think
the
timing
is
based
on
when
we
could
make
it
happen
and
where
we
find
ourselves
well.
H
I
appreciate
that,
because
that's
sort
of
the
same
thing
we
go
through
at
the
mpo,
where
projects
can
take
years
to
build
the
you
know,
just
in
that
alone,
it
needs
a
lot
of
years
to
Stage
a
process.
So
I
appreciate
that
you
emphasized
that
this
is
not
going
to
be
an
overnight
or
a
quick
thing.
So
thank
you
for
the
presentation.
B
Member
thanks
for
the
presentation
I
would
like
to
know
so
this
conceptual
design
and
the
charreds
is
that
done
in-house
and
at
what
point
does
is
it
cons?
Will
you
hire
a
consultant
for
the
for
to
take
that
conceptual
design
forward?
Is
that
the
idea.
G
Sure
great
question,
thank
you.
So
the
question
is
Staff
leading
the
charette
OR.
At
what
point
do
we
hire
consultant?
We
have
hired
a
consultant.
The
consultant
firm
is
our
consulting
firm,
is
tool,
Design
Group
and
they
are
doing
sort
of
the
detailed
existing
conditions,
analysis
and
they
will
lead
the
charette.
It's
always
we
say.
Staff
still
does
a
lot
of
work
when
we
hire
consultants,
for
example,
I'm
the
person
here
and
I'm
the
person
leading
all
the
stroll
and
discuss
events
and
a
lot
of
other
things.
B
Okay
and
and
since
a
consultant
has
been
chosen,
I
I
wondered
whether
it
be
a
an
appropriation
coming
to
the
council
for
that
expense,
or
is
that
already
been
budgeted.
G
Thank
you.
So
no,
there
doesn't
need
to
be
an
appropriation,
because
this
was
part
of
our
department
budget
for
2023,
with
the
college
and
walnut
Corridor
study.
Specifically
thanks.
C
Okay,
seeing
that
I'll
just
actually
close
out
this
section
of
the
agenda,
I
actually
looked
at
all
the
times
for
the
the
stroll
and
learn
stroll
and
discuss
kind
of
sessions,
and
it
seems
like
a
lot
of
them,
are
scheduled
during
the
work
day.
Would
it
be
possible
to
schedule
some
I
know
that
you
said
get
a
group
of
people
together
and
let
us
know,
but
sometimes
that's
more
difficult
for
people
than
having
being
given
the
option
of
coming
on
a
Saturday
or
coming
in
the
evening
days
are
pretty
long
right
now.
G
Yes,
I
actually
did
an
after
work
one
yesterday
and
tomorrow
it's
not
a
public
one
but
I'm
meeting
with
a
group
from
the
chamber,
but
we
I
can
add
more
and
I.
Definitely
I
get
what
you're
saying
where
it's
harder
to
get.
People
together
and
I
can
create
more
options,
and
if
not
enough
enough
people
sign
up.
That's
okay,
we
figure
it
out,
but.
C
C
Are
there
any
reports
from
Council
committees
this
evening,
seeing
them
that
brings
us
to
our
first
of
two
periods
of
public
comment
for
items
not
on
the
agenda
this
evening?
May
I
have
a
show
of
hands
and
Chambers
for
those
who
wish
to
offer
comments,
23k
and
Deputy
attorney
Kula.
Could
you
extend
our
invitation
on
Zoom?
Please.
I
C
Thank
you
for
those
in
Chambers,
please
approach
the
podium
and
if
you
would
please
sign
in
one
two
three
four
five
minutes,
yeah.
J
My
name
is
Matt
Austin
and
I
am
currently
a
commissioner
on
the
Commission
on
sustainability.
J
So
back
in
2018,
the
sustainability
action
plan
was
set
a
goal
to
divert
at
least
40
percent
of
the
volume
of
Residential
Waste
from
being
landfilled,
and
then
in
2021,
the
climate
action
plan
had
a
goal
of
increasing
landfill,
Solid
Waste
diversion
by
30
percent
of
the
2018
values.
Unfortunately,
in
2021
we
saw
Green
Earth
a
major
composting,
a
company
that
did
a
lot
of
composting
for
IU
and
Bloomington
shut
down
and
then,
at
the
end
of
this
month,
everybody's
probably
aware
that
Earth
Keepers
is
also
shutting
down.
J
So
with
these
goals
in
mind,
we
are
sliding
backwards.
So
that
brings
me
to
the
the
point
of
my
comment.
Yesterday,
I
and
a
couple
council
members
attended
the
Rumpke
opening.
Okay.
Currently,
the
city
has
a
contract
with
Republic
I
am
encouraging
the
city
to
give
their
notice
60
days
notice
the
contract
the
one-year
contract
ends
in
October
to
give
them.
The
60-day
notice
of
that
Rumpke
can
also
now
give
a
bid
the
reason
that
I
believe
that
the
city
should
choose
Rumpke
over
Republic.
J
There
are
three
main
reasons
that
I
have
found
so
far
number
one:
the
landfill
that
Republic
uses
is
67
miles
away.
The
landfill
that
Rumpke
uses
is
only
35
miles
away,
so
the
carbon
footprint
is
much
less
taking
our
trash
to
the
landfill
number.
Two
Republic
does
not
Harvest
methane
from
their
landfill.
Rumpke
does
okay
and
number
three.
Most
importantly,
and
this
is
on
the
recycling
side,
if
anybody's
ever
used,
broth
or
drinks
almond
milk
nut
milk,
these
are
called
Tetra
packs.
J
I
was
looking
for
some
low-hanging
fruit
of
ways
to
reduce
trash
going
to
the
landfill
and
I.
Did
my
due
diligence
and
found
out
the
Republic
does
not
recycle
these
well.
What's
great.
Another
great
aspect
of
Rumpke
is
that
Rumpke
does
recycle
these.
So
with
our
goal
of
reducing
waste
going
to
landfill,
you
guys
are
probably
familiar
with.
These
have
probably
used
products
that
use
Tetra
pack.
J
Considering
the
fact
that
companies
that
were
helping
us
reduce
our
waste
are
no
longer
in
business,
so
once
again,
I
really
encourage
the
city
to
put
in
the
60-day
notice
so
that
we
can
make
sure
that
we
get
bids
from
both
companies
and
I
encourage
the
city
to
go
with
Rumpke,
because
they
are
definitely
a
better
choice
when
it
comes
to
recycling
and
the
footprint
of
Rumpke
is
much
less.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
K
K
Excellent,
thank
you
hey.
So
much
thanks.
So
much
for
having
me
here,
nice
nice,
to
see
a
lot
of
familiar
faces.
I've
been
working
with
downtown
Bloomington,
Inc
and
Talisha
Copic
to
put
on
a
Innovation
design
thinking
Workshop
over
the
last
couple
of
months,
and
we've
had
a
number
of
great
residents
and
citizens
partaking
and
business
owners
and
a
few
people
from
the
city
as
well,
and
this
is
culminating
in
a
downtown
Innovation
showcase,
June,
2nd
and
just
wanted
to
extend
the
invitation
to
you
all
and
invite
you
to
come
join
us.
K
What
we're
doing
is
coming
up
with
new
and
creative
ways
to
explore
how
we
might
make
downtown
a
little
better
I
get
to
do
design,
thinking,
Workshop
facilitation
in
my
day,
job
and
really
love
Bloomington
I
grew
up.
There
went
to
undergrad
and
grad
school
there
and
own
a
home
there
and
relocated
back
during
the
pandemic
and
wanted
to
volunteer
and
offer
my
workshop
facilitation
services
to
downtown
Bloomington
Inc,
and
this
is
the
culmination
of
a
lot
of
people's
work.
K
And
so,
if
you
want
to
go
through
the
slides
a
little
bit
here,
you
can
see
some
of
the
photos
of
some
of
the
participants
and
some
of
the
the
objective
that
we
had
for
the
workshop
there.
You
might
recognize:
there's
Holly
Warren
and
John
Fernandez
and
some
local
artists,
Betsy
Trotsky
in
there,
and
come
up
with
a
lot
of
ideas
on
how
we
may
might
make
downtown
Bloomington
better,
go
ahead
and
slide
through
a
couple
of
these,
and
so
we
have
a
couple
prototypes
that
we'll
be
putting
on
there
six
different
themes.
K
If
you
want
to
go
to
the
last
slide
here,
you
can
see
the
an
overview
there's
Ryan
Conway
from
earthkeepers.
Oh
here's,
the
the
goal
of
the
workshop
to
walk
away
with
actual
ideas
to
test
that
bring
the
most
value
to
the
people
coming
downtown
and
then.
Finally,
on
this
last
slide
here
we
have
a
teams
break
into
six
different
categories
and
themes
here
so
around
the
square
near
downtown.
You
will
see
ideas
that
are
leaning
into
these
themes
and
yeah.
That's
it.
C
L
Daryl
ruble
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
all
the
veterans,
the
past
present
and
future
veterans.
Thank
you
for
all
you've
done.
Man
I
really
appreciate
it.
L
You
know
living
in
the
best
country
in
the
world,
man
I'm,
proud
of
this
country.
It's
the
best
very
proud
of
it.
I've
got
I've
got
to
four
children
and
they're
all
super
proud
of
this
country.
Man,
they
all
fly
the
flag,
I've
taught
them
right
man.
This
is
a
this
is
the
best
country,
but
you
know
I
really,
I
really
want
to
start
out
with
some
good
bad
and
ugly,
okay,
The
Good
the
veterans.
L
Thank
you
again.
All
you
guys
out
there.
Thank
you
very
much.
One
of
your
city,
employees
he's
a
jewel.
This
guy's,
a
jewel
Curtis
Gilstrap
works
at
Rose
Hill,
my
wife
and
my
daughter
that
passed
away
two
years
ago,
Sarah
at
33
and
my
wife
is
buried
there
and
Curtis
called
last
week.
There's
a
little
problem
with
the
gravesite
had
to
move
the
headstone
a
little
bit,
and
you
know
Curtis
treated
me
like
family
Curtis,
Gilstrap,
very
caring.
You
we're
very
fortunate
to
have
people
like
that.
Working
for
the
city,
I've
noted
Curtis.
L
For
a
long
time.
Man
he's
a
he's
he's
the
best.
We've
got
a
lot
of
good
city
employees.
You
know
I
had
Joe
Van
die
when
it
was
a
Boston
Street
for
a
long
time,
great
guy,
Ron,
Arthur,
all
the
secretaries,
Entertainer
Chris,
Danny
Bitner
heard
kinter.
You
know
all
good
people.
You
know
I
really
appreciate
them
guys.
At
the
beginning
of
my
life,
they've
they've
kind
of
made
me
who
I
am
man
plus
my
dad.
He
done
a
good
job
too.
That's
the
good!
L
The
bad
is
I
was
up
here.
Last
time
and
I
talked
about.
You
know
the
roads
and
people
coming
in
and
doing
their
utility
cuts
across
the
road
and
I
brought
up
the
thing
on
Lindbergh
and
I've
done.
Some
digging
and
I
found
out
who
it
was
that
that
done,
the
utility
cut
across
the
road,
a
snittiger,
okay,
so
I
called
scenario.
I've
called
him.
Every
day
this
week,
I've
talked
to
someone
every
time,
we'll
call
you
right.
Back.
I
ain't
heard
nothing
back
from
him.
L
I
want
my
car
fixed,
they
knocked
up
alignment
out
of
my
Odyssey
van
I.
Want
it
fixed
I
would
like
to
I,
don't
mean
to
demand.
I
would
like
to
have
it
fixed,
and
someone
would
call
me
that's
why
we
got
to
put
signs
out
there.
So
we
know
who
these
people
are,
that
are
doing
these
utility
Cuts
Like
I
said
utilities
they
come
in.
They
do
that
stuff.
They
they
patch
them
right
in
there.
You
don't
have
to
worry
about
them,
guys,
man,
I
know
a
lot
of
them.
Guys
are
super
duper
guys.
L
Allen
and
Rogers
the
thing
in
the
road
that
the
thing
you
know
Isabel
knows
what
I'm
talking
about
myself.
My
daughter
lives
around
the
corner,
and
you
know
when
you
come
up
when
you
come
up
Allen
to
Rogers,
and
you
try
turning.
You
always
hit
that
curb
right
there
I'd
like
to
see
if
someone
could
do
something
with
it.
I
called
it.
Adam
wayson
he's
looking
into
it,
but
that
needs
to
be
looked
at.
L
L
You
know
I,
don't
have
big
speech
written
or
anything
I
put
a
little
a
couple
of
things
on
my
hand,
they're
Palm,
Pilot
buddy
of
mine
taught
me
that
to
do
that,
but
man
I'm
super
proud
of
this
flag.
Here,
man
that
thing's
been
good
to
me,
you
know,
I
was
gonna,
bring
my
phone
in
and
play
the
the
song
that
Johnny
Cash.
L
Does
this
ragged
this
ragged
flag,
Old
Flag,
but
I
left
my
phone
in
my
car
I
didn't
want
to
bring
it
here
to
disrespect
it
ring
or
something,
but
man
that
song
is
a
Baptist
country.
Man,
you
know
we're.
You
know
we're
being
invaded
at
the
border,
they're
walking
right
in
walking
into
the
neighborhoods
they're
spreading
all
across
the
country
and
I'm
not
happy
about
that,
and
we
need
to
put
our
men
to
work
like
I
like
I
said
last
time,
Mike
Rowe
from
Dirty
Jobs
is
my
hero.
L
He
said
man
that
guy's
super
smart.
He
done
a
dirty
jobs
thing
that
was
pretty
cool,
but
that
guy
is
smart.
Seven
million
seven
million
men
between
ages,
25
and
45
aren't
even
working
or
looking
for
a
job.
In
this
country,
we
need
to
get
them
guys
to
work.
Hey
get
to
work.
If
you're
out
there
watching
me
get
a
job
and
help
your
country,
we've
got
people
invading
that's
going
to
come
and
get
your
jobs
and
the
backpacks
and
people
are
carrying
I,
don't
know.
What's
in
them,
they
need
to
be
searched.
L
I
C
I
M
You,
madam
president,
good
evening,
Council
I'm,
Christopher
mg,
advocacy
and
policy
director
for
the
greater
Bloomington
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
2016
residence
Academy
a
fine
program.
The
city
puts
out
that
is
both
informative
and
fun.
As
some
of
you
are
aware
this
week
as
National
Police
Week,
which
honors
remembers
the
law
enforcement
officers
who
have
made
the
ultimate
sacrifice
in
the
line
of
duty
by
giving
their
lives,
their
tradition
was
started
by
President
John
F,
Kennedy's,
1961
service,
oriented
designation,
May
15th
as
Peace
Officers,
Memorial
Day.
M
M
Along
the
same
lines,
the
chamber
commends
the
city
for
its
recent
social
media
campaign
to
recruit
new
police
officers
to
work
for
the
Bloomington
Police
Department
Civic
continues
to
have
concerning
shortage
of
police
officers,
and
we
encourage
the
city
leaders
to
take
whatever
measures
necessary
to
recruit,
hire
and
retain
the
number
of
officers
that
are
needed
to
fully
staff
our
Police
Services
on
behalf
of
the
chambers,
170
870
members.
I
just
want
to
reiterate
that
we
appreciate
the
public
servants
who
make
the
many
sacrifices
to
keep
our
residents
and
businesses
safe
each
day.
M
Bloomington
is
a
great
Community
to
live
work
and
have
fun
for
anyone
considering
rewarding
career
in
law
enforcement
and
public
service.
Look
no
further
than
Bloomington
and
know
that
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
fully
supports
all
of
our
officers
officers
who
make
a
difference
in
our
community
I.
Thank
you
for
your
time
tonight.
Thank
you.
N
Hello,
everybody
I
want
to
apologize,
I'm
kind
of
out
of
practice.
Having
appeared
in
public
in
a
long
time,
don't
write
neatly
anymore
and
can't
read
my
writing
and
I
haven't
been
to
a
council
meeting
or
seen
one
in
a
long
time
until
this
afternoon
and
I
was
pretty
shocked
at
the
at
the
meeting
you
had
last
week.
N
N
I
was
shocked
and
I'm
going
to
talk
about
your
Greenway
program,
but
I
was
shocked
by
a
kind
of
snide
ridiculing
Miss
willful
mischaracterization
of
one
of
your
colleagues
by
one
member
in
particular,
but
an
attitude
that
was
shared
by
a
few
I
used
to
watch
the
council
I'd
never
seen
anything
like
that
before
I,
don't
know:
what's
happened,
I,
don't
know
whether
it's
inherent
in
somebody's
character
here
or
something
has
changed
in
the
dynamic
here,
but
it
was
shocking.
N
The
second
thing
that
surprised
me
was
apparently
a
disdain
for
democracy.
Council
members
rejected
the
opportunity
to
participate
in
the
greenway
program
we
might
get
in
the
way
we
might
destroy
neighborhoods.
We
can't
do
that.
That's
up
to
the
commissions
and
there
are
autocratic
ways
to
tell
us
the
way
things
should
be
because
they
are
experts
like
Putin
has
experts,
but
democracy
is
messy
and
maybe
Mr
rallo's
ordinance.
Amendment
wasn't
quite
right.
N
Maybe
some
of
you
should
say:
let's
get
in
there
earlier
to
discuss
this,
but
by
relinquishing
your
role
as
elected
representatives,
the
only
ones
with
accountability
with
the
budget
that
you
have
and
the
determination
you
have
to
make
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
spent
on
this.
What's
going
to
be
the
Hawthorne
Greenway,
and
you
say,
none
of
our
business.
Okay,
first
of
all,
Greenway,
as
defined
by
Miss
rosenbarger,
is
a
place
where
things
are
slow
and
things
are
safer
with
cars
and
pedestrians
and
they
can
co-exist.
That's
the
definition
she
gave.
N
Yes,
they
can
be
helped
out
and
encouraged
by
butt
outs,
cutouts
bump
ins,
and
things
like
that.
So
a
Greenway
then
could
be
the
Hawthorne
Greenway
as
it
is
designated
today
when
I
attended
a
meeting
in
Bryan
Park
to
talk
about
this
proposed
Greenway.
This
was
the
second
meeting.
Apparently
the
first
one
I
didn't
know
about,
but
I
can
tell
you
that
60
of
my
neighbors,
most
of
whom
I
don't
know,
showed
up
and
were
horrified
with
the
design
that
was
laid
before
them.
N
This
was
not
what
they
had
talked
about
the
first
time
they
told
me,
and
they
said
to
the
representatives,
and
it
was
shocking.
Why
was
it
shocking?
Because
a
dead-end
street
where
kids
play
wants
to
The
Greenway
program,
said
let's
make
things
Greener
and
cut
through
there
and
let
bicyclists
come
and
interrupt
the
Hopscotch
games
of
these
people
of
these
kids
on
the
Dead
End
Road?
N
Let's
do
that
or
let's
make
Bloomington
Greener
a
majestic
old
Street
like
Hawthorne
wide
with
antique
lights,
Leading
The
Way
with
five
four
stop
signs
in
six
blocks
that
safe
as
it
is
that
you
can
walk
down
the
middle
of
the
street.
There
are
cars
there
too.
The
only
dangerous
intersection
is
at
Atwater,
where
you
need
a
street
light
and
the
person
who
said
that
was
a
dangerous
Street.
They
didn't
tell
you
where
the
accidents
occurred,
whether
they
involve
pedestrians,
any
stop
sign
any
four-way
stop.
N
N
Is
it
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
on
the
street
that
is
already
slow
and
everything
that
you
would
want
in
a
green
way,
but
you're
making
it
they
are
making
it
the
count,
the
the
commit,
the
commissions
you
are
yellowing
Bloomington
into
a
bilious
yellow
when
their
autocratic
decisions
about
what's
to
be
destroys
the
neighborhood
southbound
by
cutting
through
or
destroys
a
magnificent
street.
That
is
part
of
what
Bloomington
is.
How
can
you
sit
back
and
allow
this?
Somebody
proposes?
An
amendment
says:
hey,
let's
get
in
this.
Let's
them
answer
to
somebody
commissions
have
their
agendas.
N
I
You
would
like
me
to
read:
let's
start
that
Sam
Dove
would
like
the
council
to
be
aware
of
a
tweet
by
a
Greg
Alexander
that
shows
slide
one.
A
Parks
and
Rec
managed
bicycle
Transportation
facility
and
a
slide
to
an
engineering
department
managed
bicycle
Transportation
facility,
with
a
Spider-Man
pointing
at
Spider-Man
Meme
and
Predator
handshake
meme
with
text
a
vulgar
word,
f,
cyclists.
I
C
B
A
Council,
member
Rosa,
nope,
sorry
Sims,
Piedmont,
Smith,
scandalori,
yes,
Rallo.
B
A
synopsis.
This
ordinance
appropriates
an
additional
4
million,
thirty
five
thousand
five
hundred
and
fifty
one
dollars
of
funds
from
the
general
fund,
arpa
state
and
local
fiscal
Recovery,
Fund,
Parks
and
Recreation
general
fund
and
motor
vehicle
Highway
fund
for
a
variety
of
expenditures
by
departments
and
for
certain
Public
Safety
retention
measures.
P
Good
evening,
Jeff
and
fun
to
hear
you
remotely
tonight
we
have
an
appropriation
ordinance
number
four
quickly,
moving
up
those
numbers
that
consists
of
really
four
pieces,
one
our
first
reversions
request
since
2020
kind
of
pre-pandemic.
So
we're
happy
to
bring
that
to
you,
a
technical
correction
for
our
motor
vehicle
Highway
and
then
two
requests
related
to
Public
Safety
coming
out
of
American
Rescue
plan
act,
funds
or
arpa.
For
short,
we
have
a
number
of
people.
P
Cheryl
gallon
from
my
office
will
be
presenting
the
reversions
Jeff
McMillan
from
my
office
will
be
presenting
the
technical
correction
for
the
motor
vehicle
Highway
fund
and
then
myself,
along
with
our
personal
director,
Emily
Pearson
and
and
our
Corporation
Council
Matt
Kate
and
deputy
mayor
Mary
Catherine
Carmichael
on
the
two
arpa
requests,
as
well
as
I'll,
be
answering
questions
as
needed
on
the
other
parts
of
it.
P
P
All
right:
well,
let's,
since
we
have
department
heads
with
us,
we'll
just
jump
into
the
reversion
piece
of
it
and
I'll
turn
it
over
to
Shara
Gilman.
Q
As
continue
to
pull
the
mic
a
little
closer,
thank
you.
Yes.
Can
you
hear
me
now
better
great?
Thank
you
as
controller
Underwood
mentioned.
I
will
be
speaking
on
reversions
this
evening,
so
a
portion
of
please
Cheryl,
Gilliland,
director
of
auditing
and
financial
systems
controller's
office.
Q
In
the
past,
the
mayor
has
allowed
departments
to
spend
approximately
50
percent
of
their
prior
year
annual
savings.
This
type
of
reward
system
has
been
on
hold
since
2020
at
the
start
of
the
pandemic,
so
tonight
we're
really
happy
to
be
back
offering
this
type
of
reward
to
departments.
Q
So
the
ordinance
memo
presented
submitted
earlier
outlines
the
request
from
15
different
departments
and
briefly
describes
how
each
department
plans
to
utilize
their
portion
of
Prior
year
savings.
Q
R
Turned
off
on
myself
when
it
was
announced
that
we
would
do
the
housing
incentive
with
our
BPD
and
fire
department.
That's
part
of
what
this
appropriation
is.
Is
that
not
correct
okay?
Well,
I
guess!
My
question
is:
has
any
of
those
actions
occurred
since
it
was
announced
by
Administration?
R
P
This,
the
general
fund
and
parts
general
fund,
reversion
piece
of
that
ordinance,
but
we'll
come
back
to
the
housing
incentive
fund
and
give
you
information
on
who
has
taken
advantage
of
that
as
well
as
the
program
we'd
like
to
introduce.
E
Miss
Gilliland,
so
in
the
general
fund
there
was
1.39
million
dollars
of
reversions
or
unspent
funds
in
2022.
Is
that
right,
yes,
and
in
this
app
org,
we
are
asked
to
appropriate
626
100
dollars.
Correct
so
does
the
rest
just
go
in
our
Reserves
or
what
is
it?
What
happens
to
the
rest
of
that
money?
E
Q
Yes,
there
we'll
have:
38.2
percent
is
identified
as
cash
reserves
and
then
we'll
have
the
33
percent.
That's
considered,
Target
Reserves.
P
That
with
this
prior
to
this
request,
we
would
be
at
38
point
we
were
at
38.2
percent.
If
you
approve
this
request,
that
percentage
will
change
to
37.0
percent
and,
as
Cheryl
indicated,
our
Target
is
33,
so
we'll
be
slightly
above
the
target
for
the
general
fund
and
that's
a
combination
of
the
balance
in
the
general
fund
and
the
rainy
day
fund.
E
P
E
P
Yes,
what
we
do
is
we
take
the
year-end
balances
in
the
general
fund
and
the
rainy
day
fund
after
encumbrances.
So
imagine
you
know
you,
you
keep
your
checkbook
and
it's
got
a
balance
in
it,
and
then
you
balance
that,
against
the
you
know,
your
bank
account
things
that
have
not
cleared
basically
are
outstanding.
We
call
those
encumbrances
in
the
in
in
the
public
safe
sector,
it's
accounts
payable,
so
we
net
those
out
because
we
would
have
to
use
it
utilize
that
cash
to
get
a
net
cash
balance.
P
We
then
look
at
what
was
the
general
fund
budget
approved
for
2023,
which
was
slightly
over
50
million
dollars,
and
we
divide
that
into
the
amount
of
total
cash
available
to
get
the
percent
of
reserves
that
remain
at
the
beginning
of
the
year.
So
in
this
particular
case
after
we
close
the
books
and
and
accounted
for
encumbrances,
it
was
at
38.2
percent
and
with
your
approval
tonight
that
would
end
up
being
a
37
percent
and
our
Target's
33,
which
is
basically
four
months
of
operating
expenses.
To
give
you
an
idea
of
what
that.
E
Up
so
for
the
parks
general
fund,
what
is
the
Reserve
balance.
P
If
you
approve
their
request,
that
would
drop
it
down
to
40
percent
and
the
target
is
again
33
and
huge,
shout
out
to
Paula
McDevitt
and
all
of
the
people
at
the
parts
department
that
that
was
that
percentage
when
I
came
in
back
in
in
20
late
2016
was
about
five
percent
and
they
had
worked
very
very
hard
to
get
that
increased
up,
and
so,
first
time
since
I've
been
back,
the
parks
department
hit
their
Reserve
Target.
So
thanks
so
much
to
them.
P
It
allows
them
to
breathe
easier,
and
you
know
there
are
a
lot
of
the
other
on
fees.
The
pandemic
hit
them
very
hard.
Obviously
they
shut
down
many
many
of
the
activities
they
did,
but
due
to
a
lot
of
hard
work
and
scraping,
we
were
able
to
achieve
those
savings
for
the
first
time.
C
P
Good
spell
me:
if
you
get
your
audio
going
as
a
reminder,
the
state
a
number
of
years
ago
required
us
to
split
our
motor
vehicle
Highway.
This
is
our
Street
Department
main
operating
account
into
a
general
and
a
restricted
account,
and
so
that
was
required
by
the
Indiana
State
Board
of
accounts
and
for
the
last
several
years
in
the
annual
appropriation
ordinance
during
the
budget,
you
would
see
in
the
ordinance
itself
two
balances,
one
representing
the
unrestricted
and
one
representing
the
restricted
amounts
and
the
total.
P
You
know
we
would
report
out
on
what
the
total
was,
and
so
we
went
through
that
process
again
this
year,
as
required
by
the
State
Board
of
accounts,
when
the
ordinance
went
up
to
the
Department
of
local
government
Finance,
they
said.
Oh,
we
only
want
to
see
that
in
one
total
and
consequently
only
approved
the
unrestricted
part
of
that
budget.
As
so,
we've
got
two
state
agencies
requesting
us
to
do
it
two
different
ways,
surprising
I
know
so.
Consequently,
there
there
we
have
to
come
back
and
appropriate
the
total
amount
of
that
budget.
P
P
All
right,
thank
you,
Cheryl
and
Jeff,
we'll
move
into
the
two
Arbor
requests.
These
are
related
to
Public
Safety.
The
one
request
is
related
to
Announcement
by
mayor
Hamilton
that
he
intended
to
bring
the
firefighters
unions
pay
up
on
par
with
what
civil
city
employees
got,
which
was
five
percent.
Their
contract
was
at
three,
so
this
brings
them.
P
So
this
request
would
allow
us
to
make
one-time
payments
to
those
firefighters
to
get
their
pay
equal
to
the
five
percent
that
the
rest
of
the
Civil
City
got
Sans
the
ask
me
and
police
unions.
This
is
in
addition
to
the
other
benefits
that
we
talked
about
during
the
budget
that
they
were
already
able
to
Avail
themselves
to
so
it
puts
them
on
even
par
with
everyone
else.
P
The
second
part
of
the
request,
the
mayor,
announced
back
earlier
this
year,
a
home
buying
program
that
would
allow
up
to
10
firefighters
and
10
police
officers
to
obtain
a
hundred
thousand
dollar
loan
against
the
purchase
of
a
house
that
we
would
work
with
the
bank
to
create
the
program
and
essentially
would
provide
ten
thousand
dollars,
plus
the
inter
related
interest
on
those
two
programs
on
that
program
on
that
low.
And
this
would
be,
in
addition,
basically
a
second
mortgage
against
what
they
would
take
out.
I
P
Of
the
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
buy
a
house
inside
of
the
city
limits,
we
intend
to
use
arpa
funds
for
that
which
is
an
allowable
use,
and
this
appropriates
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
police
and
fire
each
to
do
that.
Program.
I
have
with
me
tonight,
Corporation
Council,
Medicaid
and
Personnel
director
Emily
Pearson,
as
well
as
Mary,
Catherine,
Carmichael
and
I
will
turn
it
over
to
Ms
Pearson,
and
she
can
give
you
statistics
on
the
use
of
the
two
existing
programs.
P
We
have
one
which
is
a
rental
assistant
program
and
one
which
was
a
ten
thousand
dollar
down
payment
on
home
and
the
statistics
of
the
people
that.
S
Currently
we
have
four
firefighters
and
16
police
officers,
taking
advantage
of
the
rental
assistance
incentive
that
we
offer
I,
that's
700,
sure,
sorry,
four,
firefighters
and
16
police
officers,
taking
advantage
of
the
or
who
have
taken
advantage
of
the
750
dollar
monthly
rental
assistance
program.
So
19
total
Public
Safety
officers.
S
E
So
the
part
that
is
being
allocated
for
the
down
payment
assistance
program
is
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
police
and
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
fire.
Is
that
right
for
firefighters?
P
On
the
face
of
it,
yes,
what
we're
hoping
is
that
once
we
have
the
final
agreement
with
a
hopefully,
a
local
bank
which
we're
talking
with
several
of
them,
is
that
we
would
create
a
escrow
account
at
the
bank
and
place
those
funds
in
it
and
then
time
valued
money
over
the
10-year
period.
Because
it's
ten
thousand
dollars
per
firefighter
per
year.
They
would
be
able
to
earn
on
that.
And
then
that
would
rebuild
the
fund
on.
B
Yes,
thank
you
Mr
Underwood,
so
five
people
have
expressed
interest
in
the
home,
purchase
assistance
and
so
far
it
hasn't
manifested.
Is
it
what's
the
obstacle?
The
obstacle
is.
P
Negotiating
negotiating
the
final
agreement
with
a
local
bank
so
that
we
can
put
the
money
and
escrow
and
then
allow
them
to
go
through
the
process.
B
I,
see,
okay
and,
and
so
this
appropriation
is
of
course,
part
of
that
and
would
facilitate
that
in
your
mind
that
the
banks
will
where
a
bank
will
be
amenable
to
it.
With
this
appropriation,
you
believe
yeah.
C
My
question
for
Mr,
Underwood
or
whoever
is
appropriate,
is
actually
related
to
that
when
you
say
expressed
an
interest
in
I'm
trying
to
get
a
sense
of
how
how
close
we
are
to
it
actually
happening.
C
I
think
we've
relied
pretty
heavily
on
these
expenditures
to
be
an
incentive
and
I'm
curious
as
to
how
much
they've
actually
done
that.
So
when
we
say
have
a
five
have
expressed
an
interest,
what
exactly
does
that
mean?
Are
we
Within
six
weeks
of
closing
on
something
or
are
we
Within?
C
T
Good
evening,
council
members
Beth
Kate,
Corporation
Council,
so
council
members
camera
Laurie.
If
you're
asking,
how
close
are
we
to
getting
an
agreement
done
with
the
bank
so
that
we
can
enable
this
program?
I
am
hopeful
that
we
are
a
short
distance
away
from
getting
this
agreement
done.
I
can't
give
you
an
exact
date.
T
Certain
one
of
the
things
that
that
we've
encountered
in
the
negotiations
is
just
the
fact
that-
and
this
is
kind
of
intrinsic
to
the
banking
world,
but
it
is
even
more
so
perhaps
against
a
Skyline
of
some
bank
failures
and
everyone
kind
of
getting.
You
know
a
little
bit
more
concerned
about
making
sure
they're
doing
all
due
diligence
on
these
type
on
programs
generally
in
loans.
T
E
So
I
know
that
the
fire
department
is
struggling
to
build
up.
It's
rebuild
its
ranks
and
they've
had
a
lot
of
people
leave
for
higher
paying
jobs
in
recent
years.
E
So
I'm
concerned
about
the
the
this
action
this
appropriation
to
bring
their
pay
up
to
a
five
percent
increase
over
2022
that
this
might
not
be
enough
to
stem
the
flow
of
people
of
resigning
from
our
fire
department.
E
Can
somebody
speak
to
what
what
the
administration
has
in
mind
for
2024,
because
I
know
that
the
fire
department,
the
Union
contract,
isn't
up
until
the
end
of
24,
and
so
there
have
been
some
requests
to
open
negotiations
early
and
I.
Just
wonder
what?
How
does
this
extra
pay
for
2023
factor
into
the
long-term
solution
to
our
firefighters,
leaving
the
department.
P
I'll
I'll,
try
and
tackle
that,
and
the
deputy
mayor
Carmichael
was
there
as
well.
Obviously,
the
request
tonight
is
for
the
current
year,
which
is
what
we're
trying
to
tackle.
We
have
just
begun
preparations
and
very
very
early.
We
have
no
numbers
yet
on
any
of
our
major
revenue
streams
and
walk
for
a
number
of
months,
but
certainly
that
will
be
something
that
we
look
at
as
we
we
prepared
that
budget
request.
P
Uniquely,
you
know,
we
know
that
there
will
be
a
new
Administration
next
year.
A
major
change
in
the
council
as
well
by
law.
We
have
to
you,
know,
propose,
and
you
all
have
to
review
and
approve
a
budget
for
next
year,
but
certainly
that
contract.
So
we
will
take
that
into
account.
P
We
we
look
at
that,
and
the
mayor
takes
that
very
seriously.
That's
why
you
see
the
requests
tonight
to
tackle
the
current
year
and
we'll
see
what
we
can
do.
Rs20
1
Forest
budget
is
concerned
in
in
opening
the
the
contract
early
I.
Don't
believe
that
is
something
that
we
are
willing
to
do
for.
The
mere
fact
is,
the
contract
runs
through
the
end
of
next
year.
P
There
will
be
a
new
mayor,
there'll,
be
a
new
Administration
there'll,
be
a
new
Council
and
really,
rather
than
try
and
open
that
up
and
negotiate
a
long-term
contract
by
this
group
is
we
feel
it's
more
appropriate
to
allow
the
incoming
group
to
to
tackle
that
issue
in
the
manner
that
they
think.
D
P
O
O
Interestingly,
when
we've
talked
about
these
ideas
at
national
conferences
and
other
places,
we
see
other
communities
ears
perk
up
like
wow.
That's
really
an
interesting
thing.
What
an
what
a?
What
a
great
thing
to
try
so
I
would
say,
based
on
the
initial
responses
that
we've
gotten
they
do
seem
to
be.
Have
some
traction?
Is
it
the
the
whole
the
whole
meal?
As
we
say?
No,
it
is
not
again
just
a
couple
of
ingredients
to
a
bigger
recipe
to
to
Really,
encourage
our
Public
Safety
folks
and
I
would
also
say.
O
As
far
as
fire
goes
council
member
John
Smith
referenced
all
the
people
leaving
for
higher
paying
jobs.
Certainly,
that
is
the
case.
In
many
cases,
I
would
also
say:
we've
had
a
very
large
number
of
people
retiring.
So
that's
also
going
to
contribute
to
those
folks
leaving.
Additionally,
it's
good
to
know
that
we
have
20
new
people
who
will
be
coming
on
get
this
summer
and
so
we're
pleased
about
that.
O
We're
working
hard
to
get
those
numbers
back
up
but-
and
certainly
there
are
concerns
and
complaints
are
not
being
are
not
falling
on
deaf
ears.
We
obviously
value
and
want
to
support
and
do
the
right
thing
for
the
Department,
because
we
know
the
importance
of
Public
Safety.
Just
like
you
do
so.
Thank
you.
P
I
C
U
Evening
Council,
my
name
is
Dave
Askins
with
the
b-square
bulletin.
Just
wanted
to
ask
one
clarifying
question:
Deputy
Mayor
Carmichael
said
that
we
have
20
more
people
coming
on
that
squares
up
with
the
number
I've
heard
for
the
entering
class
for
firefighters.
So
I
was
hoping
just
to
get
clarification
that
that's
what
she
meant
that
we
have
20.
Actually,
the
number
I
heard
was
21
firefighters
in
the
entering
class
for
the
summer
and
a
follow-up
question
to
that.
U
If,
in
fact,
that's
the
right
number,
will
all
those
firefighters
be
enjoying
the
same
pay
bump
that
this
appropriation
is
meant
to
cover
thanks.
C
E
I
guess
I'll
bite,
so
the
new
firefighters
that
have
been
hired
recently
were
they
hired
at
the
rates
I
assume
they
were
offered.
The
rates
of
pay
prior
to
this
appropriation
ordinance
is
that
Deputy
Mayor
Carmichael
is
that
accurate.
O
E
Does
anybody
else
presence
have
the
answer
about
the
the
pay
for
the
new
firefighters
who
are
coming
on
board.
S
I'm,
the
interim
HR
director,
so
the
probationary
employees
will
not
receive
those
premium
payments.
They
will
get
the
500
payment
that
most
regular
employees
are
going
to
get
over
the
city.
That's
all
I
have
to
say.
E
I
hate
it
when
it's
the
Piedmont
Smith
show,
but
I
can't
resist
I
just
want
to
say,
I'm
pleased
to
support
this
appropriation.
Ordinance
I
know
that
in
the
council
office
we
have
a
few
needs
that
will
be
fulfilled
through
these
funds
and
I'm
happy
to
see
that
the
the
housing
program
is
moving
ahead.
I
do
think
it's
very
Innovative
and
I
hope
that
it
has
positive
impact
on
retaining
and
attracting
good
employees
in
both
fire
and
police
and
I'm
pleased
to
hear
from
Deputy
Mayor
Carmichael
that
this
is
just
you
know.
E
C
B
B
A
Ornance
2311
to
amend
title
six
of
the
Bloomington
Municipal
Code,
entitled
health
and
sanitation
regarding
updating
and
harmonizing
chapters,
four
and
five
of
title
VI
of
the
Bloomington
municipal
code
synopsis.
This
ordinance
makes
several
changes
to
title
VI
of
The
BMC
to
bring
the
title
in
line
with
changed
local
practice,
to
adjust
service
fees,
to
clarify
references
and
to
harmonize
current
practices
with
the
city
code.
A
Yes,
council,
member
Piedmont
Smith
is
correct.
Would
you
like
me
to
read
it
again?
Please
do
okay
and
that's
just
the
title:
correction,
okay,
ordinance,
2311
to
amend
title
six
of
the
Bloomington
Municipal
Code,
entitled
health
and
sanitation
regarding
updating
and
increasing
fees
for
service
and
harmonizing
chapters
four
and
five
up
title
six
of
the
Bloomington
municipal
code.
C
So,
by
way
of
background,
did
you
want
to
talk
about
scheduling,
conflicts
or
no.
C
Fill
in
where
I
miss
how
about
it's
been
brought
to
my
attention
that
we
have
at
least
one
council
member
with
a
scheduling
conflict
on
June
7th
that
would
prohibit
them
from
participating
in
the
meeting
at
all.
They
would
need
to
participate
remotely
on
an
occasion
when
and
help
me
with
this
Deputy
attorney
kulak
if
I
need
it.
C
C
We
still
have
our
regular
session
on
June
7th
and
we'll
go
over
all
this
again
and
scheduling
in
a
minute,
but
we
still
have
our
regular
session
on
June
7th
I
would
like
to
refer
2311
to
a
committee
of
the
whole
meeting
to
begin
at
8
pm
on
June
7th
that
will
allow
everyone
to
participate.
In
that
conversation,
council
member
Poland.
H
C
I
Electronic
meetings
of
community
electronic
communications
by
certain
governing
bodies-
a
member
of
it's
written
to
say
a
member
of
a
governing
body-
may
not
participate
in
a
meeting
by
electronic
communication.
If
the
governing
body
is
attempting
to
take
final
action
to
establish
or
increase
a
fee,
this
proposed
ordinance
would
increase
the
fees
and
the
language
is
written,
such
that
it
would
suggest
that,
in
getting
guidance
from
the
public
access
counselor's
office,
the
person
the
the
council
member
would
be
prohibited
from
participating
in
the
entire
meeting
over
electronic
communication.
They
would
have
to
be
in
person.
C
H
It's
any
sucker
to
councilman
Rollo.
That
I
believe
that
this
is
a
significant
enough
issue
that
we're
going
to
want
the
extra
time
so
I
mean
I
would
support
taking
it
up
at
second
reading
on
the
21st.
If
that
makes
a
difference,
I
mean
not
that
we
need
to
vote
on
that
now,
but
I
just
you
know
like
this
is
a
significant
issue.
It's
complicated.
We
have
a
lot
to
talk
about
so
yeah.
B
C
So
that
will
go
to
committee.
The
whole
at
8
pm
on
Wednesday
June,
7th
that'll,
follow
a
regular
session
of
counsel
that
takes
us
to
our
second
of
two
periods
of
public
comment.
This
is
for
items
not
on
the
agenda
this
evening.
Could
I
see
a
show
of
hands
of
anyone
who
would
like
to
offer
comment
during
the
second
period
I'm,
not
seeing
anything
here
in
Chambers.
Could
you
extend
our
invitation
on
Zoom?
Please?
Yes,.
I
C
I
To
note
with
the
schedule
is
that
the
next
regular
session
is
not
scheduled
until
June
7th
in
next
month
and
that
the
committee
of
the
whole
will
be
meeting
at
8
pm.