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uh Well, this meeting will come to order. This is a meeting.

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Of the bloomington common council and special session.

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For wednesday september 23rd 2020. will the clerk. Please call the role.

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See I I jumped ahead of you. So sorry, councilman all right.

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May not be here, I see his picture but no sound yet councilmember rolla. Do you.

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Want to affirm that you're here I am here. Thank you. Thank you.

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Scandaluri rosenberger.

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Here sims here, lolan here, piedmont, smith,.

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Here: clarity here, smith here and sandberg.

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Here everyone president accounted for here is a summation of tonight's agenda.

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We'll hear reports from the mayor and city officers.

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Including an update from the economic, sustainable development.

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Director alex crowley on a grant from the eda under legislation.

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For second readings and resolutions, we'll be hearing resolution 2015 a resolution extending the term of ordinance 2011.

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Resolution 2016 supporting the painting of two black lives matter: street murals.

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One on elm street and one at a downtown location to be determined.

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We will then take up matters of the council schedule followed by adjournment.

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Let's start with reports from the mayor and city offices, mr crowley welcome.

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Thank you. Can you hear me okay, coming in loud and clear.

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Okay, great so I'm going to share my screen. uh Take one second here.

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Can you see that okay, yes, yes great good evening, everyone, I'm alex.

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Crowley, I'm director of economic, sustainable development. I will be joined.

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Midway through this presentation by kaiser goodman, who is special projects.

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Manager in economic, sustainable development, the objective of this evening's presentation is to provide you.

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An overview of an eda grant that is in its final packaging mode right now,.

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And final review for a project uh called the trades.

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District technology center so we'll give you a quick overview of the eda grant itself and then kaiser.

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Will jump in and give you a summary of the concept.

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Before I get into that, I wanted to start by recognizing the significant effort that's gone into this.

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Both by city staff, including economic, sustainable development,.

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But the controller's office was heavily involved. Legal was all.

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Heavily involved the mayor's office and others.

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And also recognize our outside partners, who have been.

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Very strong collaborators uh on this project, including the bedc, that's helped.

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To lead it especially, and a variety of other.

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Partners and those include the indiana university public policy.

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Institute axis architecture, rhondel ernst, berger.

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And associates the chamber, the mill and many others so.

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A lot of effort has gone into this, and I wanted to also thank.

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Council members, scamilari and the sustainability development committee for.

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Their support via a letter that was uh prepared, which.

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I think you should have in your supplemental packages that that, for the.

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Eda, so I will take you through a quick presentation and then kaiser will also take uh some of these.

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Slides and then we will open it up at the end for questions.

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uh Just about the eda, so the eda is the economic development administration.

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um It's an agency that um resides within the us department of.

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Commerce and and it supports programs to help, make it easier for businesses to start and grow in the united states. The eda.

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Works hand in hand with local economic development partners to advance their.

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Locally developed projects, uh projects that are tied to their.

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Region's long-term sustainable economic development strategies.

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With the cares act came a 1.5 billion dollars that was sent to the eda.

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To be distributed for economic development assistance programs to help.

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Communities develop, prepare and respond to the coronavirus.

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Basically, what what that allowed the eda to do.

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Was to give a nationwide eligibility for applicants.

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Relieving them of having to demonstrate additional economic development.

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Economic distress to be eligible, so the coronavirus was kind of a great.

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Equalizer uh from that regard, and then the.

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Eligible applicants for this uh cares act. Eda.

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Grant that was announced back in may um and is.

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The one that we are submitting against are state and local governments.

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Non-Profit organizations working in cooperation with local government.

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Institutions of higher education and native american tribal governments.

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So the eda uh projects are typically designed to help communities catalyze.

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Public and private partnerships uh foster collaboration, attract investment.

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Create jobs, so attracting investment and creating jobs are very important.

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Priorities for the eda and foster economic, resiliency and prosperity.

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The kinds of things that eda projects can.

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uh Support are, you know, revolving loan funds.

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uh Access to capital um recovery strategies.

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With with plans um based on the coronavirus.

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Implementation uh of entrepreneurial support and technical assistance.

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Programs and uh the last bullet, which is the one.

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That is probably most relevant to ours are construction of critical infrastructure and facilities.

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That will support economic recovery and job.

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What's particularly appealing about these.

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These grants, typically, the eda- does a 50 50 match so 50 eda money.

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Against 50 of uh local match funding.

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In the case of the cares act uh grants the cares, act funding match.

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At the eda goes up to eighty percent, so it's eighty percent.

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uh Federal grant and twenty percent local for a total of a hundred percent.

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Of a project cost that is a significant uh increase in what they typically match.

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And this makes this uh particularly both appealing from our.

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Perspective but incredibly uh competitive as you.

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Might imagine from the perspective of other applicants, so we have been focused.

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uh Very uh much on timing on getting these in as.

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Quickly, as the the grant in as quickly as possible, um and also to make.

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Our project as appealing as possible, um which we believe this is.

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um Because of the uniqueness of what we're.

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One of the key requirements of the application and the variety of.

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Requirements is something called a comprehensive economic development.

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Strategy or seds ceds and those.

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Must be included with the application, so a said strategy uh needs to be.

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Included or a seds equivalent document, which is what.

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We put together so if one does not have a full out said.

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Strategy, you can do an equivalent document, a sense equivalent.

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And submit that along and to fill that requirement and.

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The you know, the project must be consistent, of course, with the strategy.

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uh Or the equivalent strategy and um the bdc and the city of bloomington have.

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Collaborated on an initial sense, equivalent document.

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For the application and intend, uh under the leadership of.

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The bdc to really blow that uh into a much more.

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Substantial document uh in the remainder of this year and into 2021. you'll, see on the right uh asceds.

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Has a fairly uh strict and and formulaic um table of contents, uh which.

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Include background, a swot analysis, um a strategic direction.

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An action plan, evaluation framework and.

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You know those those formats are predetermined.

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There are uh important additional um criteria that that's that eda looks.

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At jobs, I've mentioned investments, also opportunity zones and.

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As you'll see from kaiser's remarks, uh the proposed.

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Site that we are preparing for this application.

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Actually falls within one of monroe, county's four opportunity zones so that.

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Gives us a little bit of a of a boost there.

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The priorities that the eda uh looks for um again, you know are, are.

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Pretty straightforward: um they need to meet.

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Recovering resilience, investments explain very clearly how the project.

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Would prevent prepare for and respond to coronavirus or respond to economic injury as a result.

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Of coronavirus, and as I mentioned, there were some other priorities that that you can align with for added competitiveness is.

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It a critical infrastructure, do you have workforce development? Is.

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There any manufacturing component to it. What's the impact on exports and foreign.

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uh Direct investment and um and then again.

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Does it fall within an opportunity zone.

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So I will pause here. I will turn it over to.

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Kaiser to pick it up, I will keep running the slides for her.

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And and then we'll come back at the end and address any questions.

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Thank you alex and thank you to the council for your time this evening.

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So, to pick up where alex has left off the vision for this.

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Technology center is to stimulate future tech. Company growth.

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And employment opportunities in the city across.

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The county and, in fact, across the south central indiana region,.

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Known as the indiana uplands, the goal is to contribute to a stronger brand for.

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The region in terms of technology and to connect growing tech companies.

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With national and international networks and encourage cross-pollination between different tech companies.

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The mission of the trades district technology center is to advance.

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South central indiana tech, employment and growth, as well as the commercialization of technology,.

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So we've referred to this as a tech hub several times and I just kind of want to.

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Clarify what we mean by that, so there are two main components to this.

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One is program and services, commerce, commercialization services and.

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Other programming will be designed to help mid-sized and.

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Growing tech companies grow and will also develop our economic.

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Competitiveness with an industry that is future focused.

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And has diverse employment options, admit.

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Beyond that, um the building itself will hold a class a office space that.

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Will house growing, as well as established tech companies.

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And that will provide tenants space for convening um having meetings.

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And that could be both for um tech companies that are.

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Actually tenants of the building, as well as other local tech companies.

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That may not have office space there on a regular basis, but may need space.

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For meetings so the goal in combining both growing and established tech firms.

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Is to foster that greater innovation through the exchange of ideas and.

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So the target audience for this are companies that are beyond the startup.

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Phase so potentially companies that have graduated from the mill that are.

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Too, large for that space, but are still looking to grow as well as.

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Mature funds, which may be seeking to cross-pollinate.

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With other companies or spin off an idea or start a new line.

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And in other ways seek to broaden their own.

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Input of ideas and seek to employ more individuals, so it.

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Will be located in the trades district just.

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North of city hall, which is a centrally located.

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Certified technology park in downtown bloomington.

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And, as alex mentioned, is one of the four opportunity zones in monroe county.

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So we have established a non-profit titled, the trades district technology.

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Center inc and this entity has been established to run the center by providing the services previously mentioned and by managing the physical facility that offers office.

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And meeting space, the rdc which currently owns the land.

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Will retain ownership of the land as well as ownership of the structure once it is completed and will lease the.

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Building to the nonprofit, which will in turn run day-to-day operations.

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So I just wanted to elaborate slightly on one thing that alex mentioned earlier.

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Which is that we have been working with many partners across the city.

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County and region with regards to this project.

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So we have completed a feasibility study, real estate feasibility report.

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Environmental analysis and architecture and engineering work.

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With the respective partners, we've worked extensively with economic.

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Development partners across the region- and we have really received letters of.

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Support from those economic development partners, several local tech companies and elected officials, ranging from senators.

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To our county commissioners, as well as the sustainable development commission,.

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So, just to kind of show everybody what we're looking at.

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You can see here on this map that um the tech center would be located in the.

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Trades district caddy corner from the mill the goal of this is to.

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Create a physical space that is welcoming and invites cross-pollination.

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Between those two um potential.

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um Giants of of the the tech hub in.

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Bloomington, so this is a rendering by architecture and engineering firm of what the proposed building would look.

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Like this is the result of the preliminary engineering report or phase.

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One of the project- and this is from the northeast corner.

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Which is the corner of madison and maker's way? And.

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The architects and engineers have attempted to incorporate elements.

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That kind of are an homage to the existing.

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Buildings in the area, specifically the mill and the other showers buildings.

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um With the dark metal and the wood cutouts.

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While also having a building that is modern and forward thinking,.

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And just to kind of give an idea of the scope of what we're looking at.

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The top red circle there, the building square footage we're talking about a.

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Building, that's a little over 31 000 square feet.

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It would be, as you may have seen in the model, would.

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Be three stories tall and sections um and then two stories tall.

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With the um roof deck on other sections, the.

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Bottom red circle indicating a number just under 10 million.

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Is the total projected costs for the construction of the building.

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Including all other fees related to that and again.

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That would be, should we get the grant. That would be.

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About an 8 million um grant, just under a 2 million match, which the.

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Rdc has committed.

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Alex I can't hear you looks like you're talking.

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Other are there any questions? Thank you for the presentation. If you would.

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Unshare a screen please.

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Thank you. uh Thanks for the presentation, are there any questions for.

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Economic and sustainable development.

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Would the chair of our committee like to say a few words.

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Before we go to questions council, member sims actually has a question.

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Okay, councilmember sims. Thank you. um Thank you, mr crowley. Ms goodman, for that.

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Report uh my only question- and I I support that wholeheartedly and.

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Hope hope hope that we get to grant and able to do what we can do.

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My question is longer term sustainability.

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Have we thought about future financial impact.

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Moving forward I mean, how will it be sustained? Will it be tenants.

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That will sustain it financially. um Would there still be some uh resources.

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Provided by the city, and in particular for about the next.

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Three years, I think it's most important, so can you share your thoughts on that.

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So uh thanks for raising it um the so there are a couple things number.

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One, uh yes, we have a detailed operations plan, so the operations plan.

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Is not just the building operations right? You have a standard.

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Kind of a set of expenses that come with building.

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But on top of that you actually have also the programming that.

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Kaiser was talking about the program uh component. Also has expenses tied to that.

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So we have a detailed uh cost breakdown for those expenses.

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Those two groupings of expenses and then separately, we've also projected.

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Conservatively um what the? uh What the building.

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Revenues might look like so there's going to be least office spaces in the building um and and that lease.

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Revenue will will have some vacancy associated with it, so that forward and we've been working closely with.

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um You know development developer talent to to really understand the dynamics of.

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That to make sure it's right um and then you so you've got building.

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Econo building income, which is just pure lease income, and then you also have sort of more programming, income and and.

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That can be a little bit uh harder to project.

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Although we had uh a good look at the mills of financials to understand what.

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They have been realizing under normal circumstances, so we have a.

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Sense of what kind of uh you know things like uh event.

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Rental uh income can come from a building like this and.

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We've designed to try to drive some of that.

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um And then there's also uh but potential income associated with.

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Sponsorships which the mill also uh has going on so so we look at all of that.

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And, uh as you point out, the first couple of years of the building like this are going to be difficult in particular because, like we did with the mill when we launched the mill.

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um We got ahead of that by actually programming.

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For the mill before the building was ever opened,.

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And that was a that was meant to essentially uh grow the momentum.

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So that by the time the doors open the brand was out there, the programming.

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Concept was were out there and, and we were open for uh in in full, in full speed and and the idea here is to do the same.

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But that means that actually in the first year there is a potential gap, there is a gap in the economics that we've run.

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And that gap will diminish over time, but the first year doesn't have the benefit.

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Of building uh revenues, so so it's probably most.

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um uh Significant in that first year it is most significant. According to the.

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Models and then after the building opens up, you have the opportunities for.

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For stabilization and for breakeven now the eda.

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Requires that the building be um self-sufficient even.

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Over over a three-year period, post-opening so.

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So that is absolutely necessary and they are very rigorous.

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As they, um you know, evaluate grants because they don't want to be throwing.

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Money at a losing proposition, so a lot of the work that's been going into this is, is really meant to uh meet their.

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Requirements, uh but, but also to project out accurately what our ongoing liabilities are, so that first year is pretty you know it's pretty high. It's probably.

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In in the realm of of 250 000 uh of of gap, if we do not.

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uh Have uh you know sponsorships or any other kind of income going against it.

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Which we may so could be offset um and then, following that.

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You know it operates in the 100 to 150 range um as the building operations.

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uh Go up and and the income starts to come in that way,.

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With with the with the goal of basically by the by the end of the third year, the.

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Building is break even okay. Thank you for clarifying.

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That thank you very encouraging. Thank you mitch, further questions, because over piedmont, smith.

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Yes, I was wondering if um the building was planned to.

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Be built to any leads certification or other green building standard.

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Well, so it uh the green building, um uh ordinance supplies and.

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And we are looking very carefully at the kinds of.

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Investments we can make to make it as as strong as possible from a.

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Lead or or lead-like uh you know, level um their you know lead, as you know, is.

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One of a number of other uh of standards we could use you'll.

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Notice, for example, one of the architectural flourishes on.

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The building was the um the solar array on the roof.

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Which, uh which was meant both to to contribute to the.

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um Sustainability of the building, but also uh architecturally, to suggest the.

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Sawtooth from from buildings in the you know in the vicinity, so you know there are, there are ways to do.

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That both for uh pleasure and for necessity and and.

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We're we're looking at that, uh the you know the preliminary drawings and the preliminary work, which was done.

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Very very quickly would need to be redone essentially once and if the.

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The grant were awarded- and it's really at that moment- that we'll be.

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Digging deep to make sure that this building is as sustainable and.

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And um you know strong as possible. I would just add to that that the.

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Preliminary engineering report does show a green roof for a large question portion of the roof and the rest of it will be a white roof.

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So, where do the solar panels go then? Where do they? What I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I.

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Was just thinking, okay, if part of it is green and part of.

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It is white, where are the solar panels going to be.

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There's a you saw an awning, so uh so the the the green.

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Roof that kaiser was talking about was to the north of the building.

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Around a an outdoor area, the remainder of the roof.

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Will be that the green roof there, the solar panels, are kind of.

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Further south on the building they they come over a little bit, but they really.

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Stretch the over the top of the building, all the way down towards the the south and under that will be the the white.

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Roof. Thank you very much further questions.

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Councilmember smith, did you have a question? Yes,.

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Thank you, president volin. Thanks for the presentation.

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uh Ms goodman and mr crowley uh tell me when you're gonna market it and when.

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People are going to be tenants. Can you give me, uh for example, a.

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Couple of different types of is it uh tech companies that are all.

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It's going to be personnel, is it going to be.

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Command centers for some kind of a software.

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That is housed there and you know maybe.

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Cast across the globe or the us tell me what you're thinking there yeah.

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So I think by the latter you're talking more about equipment more than people.

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Right um so yeah in this case we are really.

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uh This is really more of a of an office building, so we're not trying to create a.

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Data center, for example, uh you know where it's a whole bunch of machines, and it's you know they quietly hum and nobody's in there.

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This is very much a an office building, and the reason for that is because the.

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Purpose of it is to create the environment for companies to.

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Interact uh to take advantage of the programming.

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So so the kinds of tenants that would be in there can range the.

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Across the gamut, it can be companies that have just graduated from the mill.

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For example, that want to accelerate the commercialization effort, it can be.

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Spin-Offs from the university that have, um as you.

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Know um sbir grants um it could be actually.

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You know uh a department or a or a group from an existing uh larger tech.

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Company that is working on a on an innovation.

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And you know it also could be a company that we've.

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Been able to attract in from somewhere else that may have a.

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um You know uh want to put a a footprint in bloomington, so.

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You know there's kind of a wide array, but but but to answer your question.

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Specifically, this is people not equipment, focused.

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Thank you. I just kind of wanted to get a sense of what you're thinking there.

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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Further questions.

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Seeing none uh thank you, mr crowley and ms goodman for.

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The effort, uh good luck and let us know how it goes, will do. Thank.

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You very much for your time. Thank you. Okay, uh next.

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Up, we have legislation for second readings and resolutions.

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Yes, mr president, I move that resolution 20-15.

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Be introduced and read by title and synopsis only by the clerk.

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Second motion: the second will the clerk. Please call the role of the motion to.

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um Yes, councilmember arallo, yes, scandaloury.

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Yes, rosenberger, yes, sims, yes,.

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Volun, yes, piedmont, smith, yes, fleury! Yes,.

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Smith, yes, sandberg.

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Yes, uh will the clerk please read by title.

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Resolution 2015 a resolution extending the term of ordinance 2011.

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The synopsis is as follows: this resolution extends the term of ordinance.

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2011, which is set to expire on september 30th,.

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2020 to december 31st, 2020 ordinance, 2011.

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Waived certain formalities contained in the bloomington municipal code related.

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To signs and seating encroachments, the temporary.

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Suspension of these formalities has assisted the local business community.

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As it copes with and recovers from the ongoing token 19 pandemic,.

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Thank you, mr president, I move that resolution 2015 be adopted.

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Second, uh who is here to present this resolution.

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Hi, it's uh alex crowley again. Thank you crowley. Please go ahead.

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uh Director of economic, sustainable development- and I also will be joined by.

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Kaiser goodman, um first of all, I wanted to thank the.

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Council for all all of the significant work, the council's done uh to support covet related recovery programs.

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You know you, you have been instrumental um in.

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In a variety of different ways, including the food and beverage funding,.

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For the response fund, previous support for the reopening efforts via the.

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Ordinance referenced here and all of these efforts.

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As a reminder are within the context of the economic stabilization.

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And recovery working group and thanks uh to council member scamilari for being.

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Part of that um which was set up by mayor hamilton,.

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Late march, and and worked uh aggressively to try to institute a.

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Variety of different measures again to try to you know, address some of the.

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Covid economic impacts and other impacts, uh the the group as a reminder included.

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Esd staff, the chamber, the bedc, the mill.

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Cdf5 friendly bloomington council member scott mullery.

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And also county council member jeff mckim.

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um You know the esr group and I suppose, all of us expected the situation to be.

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Different by now, but it's not in no smart small part. I should say.

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Because the federal government has not been able to muster an appropriate uh response, so while we expected that the.

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Original september, 30th date in ordinance, 2011 would be extended.

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We had hoped it wouldn't be of a continuing.

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uh Desperate situation, so kaiser from esd will take you through the.

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Details but we're broadly seeking an extension of the signage and closure.

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Efforts through december 2020, which.

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Will provide us time to retool and then better organize.

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For the spring, because, unfortunately, we expect ongoing support will be.

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Required well into 2021, um at least so I'll turn it over to.

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Kaiser to take you through some quick details, thank you alex and.

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Thank you again, council members, for your time, um like alex, said, I'm just going to give a brief update on.

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Some of the parking and outdoor dining modifications which have been made in.

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The downtown area, um as well as to discuss resolution.

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2015., so there are four related items here.

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Which are the pickup drop-off zones? Parklets relaxation of signage.

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Guidelines and the weekend closures of kirkwood.

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At the june 17th council meeting, this council voted unanimously for ordinance.

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2011, which recommended that portions of the bloomington municipal code be temporarily suspended.

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Due to the ongoing public health emergency with the effects that sunblock.

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Blocks of cookwood have been closed on the weekends in order to accommodate.

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Outdoor dining, which is both financially beneficial to the restaurants and provides patrons and servers.

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With safer outdoor dining options, additionally sign permit requirements.

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Were relaxed in order to stream the sign permitting.

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Process for downtown businesses, as you know, ordinance 2011, implemented.

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These changes through september 30th of 2020 and as we reach the end of.

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September, it is clear that the public health emergency persists, as does the.

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Need to provide safer dining options and the.

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Related economic relief to restaurants tonight.

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Therefore, we present ordinance 2015, which extends the code adjustments.

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Present in 20-11, through the end of this year, we do.

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Recognize, of course, that feasibly cold weather will prevent.

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Restaurants from taking advantage of outdoor dining through the end of.

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December, but this resolution gives us the ability to offer these.

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Accommodations while the weather permits- and we will continue working with our.

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Community partner, the kirkwood community association.

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To make specific determinations, of which weekends it is feasible,.

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Weather-Wise to close certain blocks of kirkwood.

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And just as an update at this time, the participating blocks in the weekend.

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Closures are the two blocks from indiana to grant.

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And the one block from walnut to washington and these blocks are determined based on consensus from establishments on each.

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Block of kirkwood, I also wanted to update the council that.

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Based on the timeline imposed by ordinance, 2011.

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In june, the parklets and the pickup drop-off zones.

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Were also initially implemented through the end of september.

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These two adjustments were implemented by the board of public works.

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And therefore have similarly been extended by the department of public.

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Works through the end of the year, like the kirkwood closures, the parklets.

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Will continue as weather allows and since the pickup drop-off zones are.

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Not weather dependent, they will more certainly continue through december 31st. For all three of these innovations, we have solicited.

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Feedback and received unslipped unsolicited input.

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From affected businesses and residents of the community, both.

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Directly and through our partners at the chamber of commerce, downtown bloomington inc and the bedc.

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As with anything, the responses are not monolithic, but they have been.

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Overwhelmingly positive: the concerns we've heard include.

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Individuals unhappy about their inability to park on kirkwood.

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During the closures, some businesses are less enthusiastic than others.

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About the outdoor space, there has been some concern from businesses about the.

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Consumption of parking spots- and there have been some businesses who.

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Have wanted parklets or pickup drop-off zones added.

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Whenever possible, we have made those adjustments, such as adding or removing.

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The pickup drop-off zones or presets to accommodate the affected businesses.

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The positive feedback we have received includes comments that outdoor dining.

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Has generated thousands of dollars in additional income for restaurants and that the pickup drop-off zones have.

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Made it easier for their patrons to run into a store or restaurant.

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With regards to the signage relaxation measures, we have received feedback from.

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The planning department, the businesses are using the temporary sign leniency to bring additional attention to their.

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Businesses in the downtown area. um That concludes my report and I'm.

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Happy to answer any questions. Thank you. Miss goodman, mr crowley, are.

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There questions about resolution 2015. before I entertain a I'm going to ask a.

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Procedural question, uh mr lucas, this is indeed a resolution.

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And not an ordinance correct and if so, can a.

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Resolution extend the term of an ordinance.

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Yes, so in ordinance 2011 the council passed back in june. um It stated.

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That the term of that ordinance could be extended by resolution of the council.

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Either because the public health emergency hadn't ended, which ended up.

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Being the case or optimistically, if it was over the.

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The council could decide still to take up a resolution to extend.

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Those provisions, so yes, the ordinance adopted back in june.

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Allowed for this process very good thanks for that clarification.

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Are there questions for esd from members councilmember flaherty? Yes, thank you for.

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The updates and all the efforts on that front, I think it's been very helpful for a lot of businesses. um I wanted to double check on the parklet.

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uh Program specifically, which I don't think was part of this resolution,.

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Sorry, this previous ordinance um and do I understand correctly.

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That um is it either that node no code changes had to happen.

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And and board of public works was sufficient to implement those changes.

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Or is it that uh the relaxation of code provisions that we provided.

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Previously, via this ordinance uh were enough to cover.

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uh What was needed for the parkway program as well, or something else that I didn't just uh outline, uh I'm gonna actually ask.

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I don't know if mike rooker is on the phone. I guess I'm here.

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You address that, yes, so I think it's the the second thing, council member flaherty.

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uh That the board of public works uh had a sufficient authority to take.

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That action, without uh without the city council.

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Okay, and did they have to update that action to extend as well, or was that not.

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Facing the same um uh terminus, or I I believe uh ms.

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Goodman mentioned that that maybe sorry, the department of public works had.

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Had moved to extend this or something yes, so the.

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The the department of public works has uh taken on temporary um closures to allow for uh certain.

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Weekend activities and for uh parklets, so I believe that no.

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Additional action is required that the september 30th terminus wasn't uh wasn't an issue for that particular program.

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Okay, does this fall under the the 180 day order.

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um Allowance we have or something else entirely.

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These that's correct, okay, okay, thank you.

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Further questions from members.

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Council, member piedmont, smith.

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Yes, so um ms goodman, you mentioned that there were a few concerns expressed.

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About the four different measures that have.

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Been instituted to help businesses this summer.

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Have there been any.

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Any businesses on the blocks of kirkwood that were closed off on the weekends.

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That have expressed that it's actually hurt their.

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So um in determining which blocks to close, we do.

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Work with kca and um their approach has been.

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To um has been, I believe, very thorough, they've reached out to not only.

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Restaurants and retail businesses, but even some of the churches on those blocks, another impacted establishments and they have.

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Not had 100 agreement but they've had a strong.

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Consensus as to what would be most beneficial.

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Some of the restaurants on those blocks have not chosen to take advantage of the.

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Outdoor seating- and I believe there was there.

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Was one restaurant um in the two blocks on the.

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um Wet on the east side that were closed, they expressed that they would rather.

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Have had the parking available but again the it has been a strong.

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Consensus in favor of the outdoor dining, so the city has not heard complaints.

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From specific businesses that said, this has actually hurt their.

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Business then, what oh alex were you well knows.

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Yeah, so we're we we tend to we've tried to, as I think as we.

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Discussed when, when ordinance 2011 first started, we were very much relied on kca.

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As the interface, um and that was practical, as.

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Well, as you know, frankly, because we didn't want to get caught in the middle.

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Of you know, intra block uh uh challenges.

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And we wanted them to do that and they were willing to do it. So um we we've heard, as kaiser said, we've heard.

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Indirectly, uh through kca, um I have personally not been contacted.

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That I'm aware of by any uh restaurant that has expressed um any.

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uh Direct kind of concern about it, um I have been contacted by.

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Residents, who you know, send a you report in saying.

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Why'd, you close the block, I can't park anyone you know anywhere and.

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You know things like that: uh it's not widespread, but it's it's happened once.

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Or twice uh but but to answer your question, I have not been contacted directly, okay and and not by any.

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Non-Restaurant businesses either and not by no no, but we have gotten.

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Concerns from we've gotten uh direct concerns about.

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The placement of of parklets, uh at least in one case, from a business.

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That was a non-resident a non-restaurant I should say, um and.

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That business was was saying, hey wait, a minute. You know you're you're, impeding the the it was. What kaiser was talking about, you're impeding the the uh the cumulative parking availability.

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And the benefit is accruing uh to a business other than my own right and.

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So we have gotten that, and we've worked with with businesses.

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You know uh to try to make sure that everybody's kind of understands what we're trying to do. In that particular case, there was.

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Plenty of parking around so we felt like that was that was reasonable. All right! Thank you for that feedback.

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Thank you further questions.

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uh Seeing none uh we'll go to the public for comment on resolution.

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2015. does any remember the public who would like to comment on this.

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Resolution, please raise your hand and zoom or type into the chat.

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Who is checking questions tonight, mr lucas or miss bolden.

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I I don't know that we discussed it too much so.

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um Well, uh does anybody see any hands yeah, we do have a question so I'll go.

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Ahead and read it, this question is from dave askins with.

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V-Square beacon, the question is many of the measures.

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That were enacted as part of the ordinance seemed like good ideas, independent of a pandemic, even if it was the public health.

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Emergency that has prompted us to try some of these.

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Things out: is there any interest on the part of the city council.

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And using the time between now and the spring to legislate, some new flexibility.

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Into the city code itself, so that in the future city staff can.

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Make judgment calls in a nimble way that would not require a city council.

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Approval every time some variant of an idea gets tried out.

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Thank you any further comment from the public.

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First, call second call: please raise your hand and.

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Zoom or type into the chat.

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And we're back to the council for further questions or for comment.

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On resolution 2015.

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Councilmember piedmont, smith,.

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Yeah, I just want to say I have enjoyed sitting in the middle of kirkwood avenue.

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And having my dinner there and uh you know not feeling any.

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Concern about uh about the virus because I'm out in the fresh air.

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um And I know that the the two restaurants that I have.

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Patronized uh on kirkwood um out in the in the public, right-of-way.

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That they both have said how helpful um you know. The managers have said how.

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Helpful this has been to their business, so I think it was. It was a good idea and I'm glad to support.

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Continuation of this effort.

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Very good, thank you. Further comments, constant for flaherty.

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Yes, I'll echo cosmopolitan smith's comments as well and I think.

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We all feel uh good about about how this has been able to help local businesses.

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um I'll mention, as I have in the past that I I.

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Do think these are are good programs um even.

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Absent the pandemic um and whether whether it's street closures or.

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Parklets parklist in particular, we've talked about before in some of our meetings as something that could be nice for a.

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Longer term program um so absolutely would like to talk more.

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With with staff about that going forward and and what makes sense.

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In terms of council's role, um whether it's changing code to.

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Allow that program to be implemented flexibly and.

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And um you know yeah allowing some more flexibility there.

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Or whatever we would need to um to implement.

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On our end to uh allow for that, so just gonna speak in favor of that.

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Again and and maybe follow up via email and see just uh what staff thinks about.

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That so, thank you. Thank you. Further comments from members.

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Last call for comments from members I'll say a brief bit. uh I predicted this.

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When ordinance 2011 passed and asked why we just couldn't, do it through the end of the year, I'm glad to see that this prediction has come true, I'm going to make another.

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Prediction now, which is that sometime next year, we're going to make.

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This at least some portion of this ordinance.

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Permanent, I think that closing the street.

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You know part of the time, at least is a fantastic idea.

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um I don't think that uh one or two parking spots is going to.

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Damage anybody's business that uh those who say that sort of thing.

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Tend to feel like they should have ownership over a particular parking spot, because it's right in front of their business.

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And we've had a pretty consistent policy.

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That's echoed in the parking commission that, as a city, we've had a policy of not.

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Giving public right-of-way on the street to any individual.

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uh Whenever possible um and uh in fact, we've reduced the private.

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Residential parking we've eliminated the private residential parking program.

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That allowed people to uh rent a and reserve a spot on the street.

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That no longer exists since 2018., so uh I think it's a matter. I mean.

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Especially with the bollards that have been uh installed to be put up.

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uh Easily um kirkwood is uh demonstrating that.

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uh Outdoor dining is here to stay, regardless of whatever pandemic may be.

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In town, so I'm looking forward to seeing an.

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Ordinance that permanently implements the ability to.

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Close the street at least some days of the week.

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With that, is there any other comment before we go to a vote.

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Seeing none will the queer. Please call the role in resolution 2015.

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Yes, council, member scamilari, yes rosenbarker.

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Yes, sims yeah, yes, bowling.

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Yes, piedmont, smith, yes, flaherty! Yes, smith,.

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Yes, sandberg, yes umbrella. Yes,.

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Resolution 2015 passes 9-0. Thank you. Everyone.

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Madame parliamentarian, mr president, I move that resolution 20-16.

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Be introduced and read by the clerk by title and synopsis only.

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Thinking motion in a second with a clerk, please.

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Call the roll on the motion to introduce yes, councilmember rosenberger.

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Yes, sims, yes, mullen.

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Yes, piedmont, smith, yes, flaherty! Yes, smith,.

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Yes, sandberg, yes, rollo, yes,.

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And scandaloury, yes,.

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That's 9-0, thank you. Will the clerk please read by title and synopsis.

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Yes, resolution 2016 supporting the painting of two black lives matter.

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Street murals one on elm street and one at a downtown.

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Location to be determined, the synopsis is as follows. This.

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Resolution endorses the painting of two black lives matter.

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Murals in the public right-of-way one on elm street in bloomington.

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And one at a downtown, bloomington location to be determined.

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And calls on the board of public works to prevent this use of public.

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Right-Of-Way for public art that supports the cause of anti-racism and promotes justice and equality for.

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Our black and brown residents and visitors note: this resolution was revised after release in the legislative packet on.

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September 18, 2020 and prior to introduction at the.

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September 23rd 2020 special session to reflect the possibility.

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That more than one artist might be hired to complete the murals.

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F

Mr president, I move resolution 2016 be adopted.

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We have a motion in a second uh who is here to present.

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uh Sean starwood's here esd uh arts director, please go ahead.

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Yes, uh well, thank you all uh so much for this.

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Opportunity to speak with you um on a a day of.

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Of infamy um in a lot of different ways, september 23rd is historically.

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um The day that emmett till's murderers were acquitted.

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And as we've seen in louisville today, the justice system failed briana taylor.

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And her family as well, this project came about through.

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The banneker community advisory committee.

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As well as the bloomington arts, commission and um in.

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Late following incidents at the fourth of july, uh in lakeman.

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Banneker community center advisory council presented the opportunity to.

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Engage in local and national dialogues around the role that.

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Public art and the injustices we've seen in our community and nationally.

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Be brought to the table through the banner.

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Advisory council, they recommended the creation of black lives.

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Murals inten, um as of august 8th, it was taken to.

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uh The bloomington arts commission and approved.

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And we are seeking uh this resolution tonight to be adopted.

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I'm also joined here with eric pearson and michelle whitney and joy roberts who.

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Are members of the banneker community center advisory council which they can.

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Further explain their role in their process in this and hopefully open up a larger conversations around.

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The public policies we're hoping to pursue, I think the legacy of public art.

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Has always been seen as the kind of linchpin or the.

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The the action that leads to the direct policies that are.

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Addressed in our community or that needs to be addressed and.

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Tonight that you support this anti-racist strategy in our community.

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For a more just and equitable community and I'd like to hand it over to eric.

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Pearson and michelle whitney and joy roberts for their.

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Before you go any further, could we have all three of them enabled thank you to.

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Be visible on screen.

H

Yes, I believe nichelle should have the ability now to.

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To activate her video and audio and I'm sorry, sean who is the.

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Other person that you said was here.

K

I think I believe joy joined us eric. Do you.

L

Yes, joy, um she texted me she's on her way to pick up her son.

L

She's still connected through her okay, that's fine. Video is not.

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An option I just want to make sure that they had the chance to be able to.

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uh Enable video there you go. Thank you. Please go ahead good evening.

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Before we get started and I sent it over to the advisory council members, I wanted.

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To read a prepared statement, my name is eric pearson, I'm the program.

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Facility coordinator at the banneker community center within the parks and recreation department, in my role, I also.

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Serve as the staff liaison to the banker community center advisory council.

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The process that has taken place with the banneker community center advisory.

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Council to develop and propose two black lives matter. Street murals began in july, but in actuality started long before.

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That this distinguished group of bloomington residents has been forming.

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Over the last two years, these individuals reflect the diversity.

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Seen within users of the banneker community center.

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And are committed members of our community. Each member is civically.

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Involved in other capacities outside of the bccac.

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And bring valuable perspectives to each conversation.

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This group came together because they care about bloomington and the banneker.

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Community center and bring with them years of experience and dedication that have culminated in meaningful dialogue.

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On critical issues, these honest and heartfelt exchanges.

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Represent the cultural foundation that this proposal was built on.

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I want to thank each member of the bccac as well.

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As my city fellow city of bloomington employees,.

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Who've been involved for their time, effort and dedication to this process.

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This proposal has brought multiple city departments together, working with.

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A group of community members to make an impact sought by.

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And for the community we serve within banneker, we are extremely humbled and.

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Grateful to be seen as a potential catalyst for such engagement. It truly represents the core of our mission within the parks and recreation department.

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While this has been an exciting and worthwhile professional endeavor.

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It has great personal meaning for me as a lifelong bloomington resident, who.

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Participated in banneker programs as a youth, this experience has brought with it many learning moments and emotions. I am.

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Personally, honored to have developed such close working relationships.

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With members of the bccac and countless others over the years, who have helped me.

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Better understand my own community: these relationships represent an ongoing.

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Process by which I have learned and will continue to learn about my own privilege, the pain, the black community experiences.

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And the call to action to join those who have worked passionately.

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For freedom and justice to be a small part of this process,.

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Going through different stages of approval and bringing in more and more.

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People along the way has allowed my professional career and.

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My personal beliefs as a bloomington resident to collide in a way that makes me feel whole. I am proud to work with these.

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Individuals and be their ally and their liaison.

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Black lives matter, this proposal reflects the.

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Opinion of the banneker community center advisor council only.

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And does not necessarily represent the view of the city of bloomington.

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The banneker community center advisor council is composed of residents who.

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Serve as volunteers to inform and advise their fellow.

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Residents, city, staff and elected officials, this proposal is.

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For informational purposes, only with that, I will send it over to.

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Members of the bccac for them to introduce themselves and.

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Present the proposal, thank you.

M

Thank you eric as it was mentioned. My name is michelle whitney. I do serve on.

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The banneker community center advisory council and you may have also seen me in.

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A number of other capacities, including as the chair.

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Of the monroe county, women's commission, so thank you all for having us.

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We've presented this proposal a number of times so.

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Today really highlight, or just give some high-level.

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um Key points from the proposal, but then also bring forward this conversation.

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About accountability, so the proposal, essentially, what we're asking is that um the city of bloomington.

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Joined us in a commitment to erecting two black lives matter, murals the first.

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In the primary location being um on elm street, outlining the banneker.

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Community center, it is a community engagement effort in.

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Which we have um requested different designs from.

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Local black and brown artists that will um each.

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Or we're looking at three different artists, and each of them will be.

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Responsible for designing one word of the entire black.

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Lives matter, mural we're looking at ways to engage the.

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Wider community, as well with respect to covet 19 precautions, and so we're still.

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Actively exploring those opportunities- and we are still actively.

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Exploring a second location for the mural one thing that.

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I want to appreciate and acknowledge that sean made some opening.

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Comments that give honor to brianna taylor and.

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uh Emma till tragedy, so so part of what we're.

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Asking um for a partnership is not just to paint the murals or to support.

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Painting the murals, but there are also points of accountability that come along with this. um Some of the banneker community.

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Advisory council members have suggested things such as supporting.

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Black brown indigenous people of color businesses, thinking about how can we allocate support in.

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Maintenance for reverend butler um park, looking at um what other grants and.

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Funds can be allocated for quality of life and workforce.

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Attraction for black and brown people here and so many other things a lot of.

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Strategic initiatives, but while we know that we could dream up.

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A list all day of all the things that we would love to.

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See we're really interested in partnering with you guys in a working.

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Session a working meeting not at this time, but a time where we can get.

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Together and talk about some shared objectives and accountability, points.

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That the council feels that they can commit to um the banner advisory council as well as the city council. um We have.

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Been having many conversations with many.

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Groups across the community and there's a wide support for this.

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And so today we are hoping that you guys will join us in support.

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I'll pass to anyone else from the council that has any final.

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Remarks or questions and if not I'll, pass back to air.

M

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Does that complete the presentation? Yes happy to answer any questions you.

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May have we thank you all for the presentation.

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We're going out to council members for questions or other questions from.

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Members, it does not seem like there are questions from members.

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All right seeing no questions for members we're going to go to the public.

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There's a member of the public who would like to comment.

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On resolution 2016, please raise your hand and zoom or type into the chat.

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Madam clerk, do we have any takers.

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We had a raised hand from autumn just saying.

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Yeah, I can see it thanks michelle, but I'm having trouble unmuting her so.

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Autumn, if you'd like to go ahead.

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Please state your full name. Thank you, um I'm autumn brunell. I am also a member.

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Of the banneker advisory council- and I just.

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Wanted to echo everything that nichelle said.

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Everything that sean said I'm here to offer my support as well. I.

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Am not a black community member, but I am an indigenous community member.

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Oops start my video sorry, um but I am an indigenous community.

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Member and we are all in this together as brown and.

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Black people within the city of bloomington.

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And we find that this statement is extremely important.

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Because it is taking this official anti-racist approach.

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That many community members have been asking of the city.

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And again, we as council members, not council members, advisory members.

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Are very interested in learning more and having this working session.

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To further determine how we can continue to move forward as an anti-racist.

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Community, it's actively portraying black lives. Do.

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Matter so I want to thank you for your time and I appreciate being able to have this on the agenda tonight.

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Thank you is there further public comment.

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Please raise your hand and zoom or type into the zoom chat.

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Second call final call for public comment on.

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Resolution 2016.

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Seeing no further public comment we come back to the council for debate. Is their.

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Final comment from anyone on resolution: 2016.

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Councilmember sims.

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Thank you um I'd like to thank everyone for the presentation we've received.

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Tonight um I'll start with mr starowitz, mr pearson, miss whitney.

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Mitch, roberts and finally miss brunell. But if I missed.

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Anyone else that's on the banneker community center advisory council. I am very appreciative of all their hard work as.

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Well, as many people knows, local government comes with a lot of moving parts.

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And different things that we have to do so I'd like to recognize that.

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This resolution that we're talking about tonight.

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Has unanimous support from the office of the mayor community and family resources.

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Department, the economic and sustainable development.

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Department and public works why? I think this is so very important. I.

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Am very, very, very happy to support it this evening.

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um And there is a connection on where I'm about to go. I I think so.

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Bear with me, um but this fall, the indiana indiana.

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Daily student or our ids launched a black voices section to.

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Increase representation for black students on iu's campus. It goes on to say that the black voices.

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Section will give students a space to share stories about being black. For example, black students can voice.

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Concerns share successes, celebrate black blackness.

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And discuss injustices. Lastly, a part of that article, it says.

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Not only will it give black students a voice, but the section will also.

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Educate others on campus and in the local community.

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On what they can do to contribute to the fights.

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Towards injustice, ferguson is the black voices editor to.

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Ideas and mr jacob de castro is the editor-in-chief.

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They deserve a shout out as well now why I read that part.

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um At the start of this movement actually months and months ago, with.

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Social and equity movements, many of us felt change. We we felt change.

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Was coming um policy wise.

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Practices um even laws- and these are some of the results of some of.

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Those changes that we felt coming for the ids to have a black voices.

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Section created and supported by the media, school and.

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Funded, I might add, in order to give folks a voice so that.

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We can educate one another, I think, is significant.

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Now that moves on to what we do here at the city.

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With the banneker community centers advisory council.

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I mentioned moving parts earlier that obviously had to go through.

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uh Some approval level at the board of parks, commissioners.

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As well as the bloomington arts, commission,.

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So I think, what's interesting with all this is that it gives us an opportunity.

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In this mural in particular, what it will do is create dialogue. I I.

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Hope and that's what I foresee and what that will.

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Serve to do is educate a broader local community.

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On our racial equity issues, it'll create continuing meaningful dialogue and.

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Actions and, most importantly, we can talk about.

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How many of those in the community can contribute to the fights towards racial justice? It just helps us.

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Chip away at the systemic inequalities and policies in our city and beyond.

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um I am looking forward to being engaged in some of those.

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Conversations and see how we go um and again I just want to thank the bccac.

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You say that real, fast bccac for all their hard work- and I am very.

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Very happy to support this this evening. Thank you all.

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Thank you. I saw council bruce campbell, lurie next and then councilmember.

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Sandberg, may we still ask questions or is this.

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Just for comment, you may ask questions um well I'll. Do.

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Both actually um thank you for this proposal. I I am.

O

Going to be thrilled to see this going forward, so thank you for your hard work.

O

On it um and it's very exciting, just the one question I had, um I appreciate the emphasis on on.

O

Involving black and brown artists in designing the elm street, um the elm.

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Street mural with the downtown mural will we be.

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Emphasizing local black and brown artists, or or is it, are we casting a broader net than that.

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um It would be interesting to see if we could particularly support our local.

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Artists in all this too, but I would I would invite your thoughts on.

O

What makes the most sense going forward yes and eric can address.

K

Specifically, some other uh frameworks at the bcc ac.

K

Well banner community center advisory council has.

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Sought we, we sought local artists, black black and brown artists to.

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Be commissioned for this work. uh We we allocate funding, unfortunately, due to.

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Coven 19. we had to cancel historically our blacky brown arts.

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Festival that has happened for its uh was going to be in its third year at.

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The banneker community center um so the priority for the elm street.

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Design is to be a more kind of artistic mural.

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I would, I would say if you are familiar with what indianapolis did on indiana.

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Avenue it's that kind of style and then the.

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Downtown location is more for, um because of it likely being a high.

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Traffic street will be more of the the high traffic paint white black.

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We're looking at different colors that we can get.

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And what would be best in terms of the investment and and use of the street.

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Tires be dirty and can shorten the lifespan of.

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Work but as we move forward for the hopeful.

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October install date um we're hitting the right kind of season for.

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For painting the streets actually so, hopefully with low humidity and no rain.

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Will be a perfect time of year to paint this, and especially involving community members as well, we'll work with the monroe county health department on how to physically distance.

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Each other and and kind of come up with a project plan for the elm street design to be a community event. Great.

O

Thank you. I look forward to seeing the designs good wishes, as this goes forward.

A

Thank you, uh councilman sandberg. Well, thank you to all who have worked.

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Diligently on this, this is a wonderful movement forward.

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That will be embodied in the creation of works of art.

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As a champion for the arts, and as someone who has used the arts and.

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Theater pieces uh to help with a variety of social.

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Programs when I was a volunteer inside the monroe.

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County jail, we use theater as a way to open up dialogues and get people to.

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Express themselves in ways that sometimes it's difficult to do so.

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I look forward to seeing this as well as other artistic.

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um Adventures that we will see opening up in this time of.

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Of tremendous turmoil in our nation in our community.

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um All across the country, these voices need to be heard.

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These artworks need to be seen, and um I wish everyone well in the in the.

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Future um execution of these projects, thank you, sean and the bloomington arts commission, for whatever part they have.

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Certainly played and laying the groundwork for the banneker center.

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Wonderful news and um so happy um any time we can come together uh in.

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In common ground and um uh raising our voices for.

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For social justice, thank you. Thank you. Further comment from members.

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Council, member piedmont, smith.

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Yeah I'd like to add my thanks um to the members of the banneker center.

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Community advisory council and all the city staff who have.

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Helped bring this forward. This is indeed.

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An exciting project and I'm I'm looking forward to seeing it fulfilled.

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Of course, the we already have black lives matter on a mural that was.

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Kind of unofficially added to the mural in.

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In people's park on kirkwood and and I actually think that.

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It has added to that mural, it was, it was done very well, so whoever.

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Cleverly snuck in there and did it. I thought it was a good addition.

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Because we, we can't say it often enough that black lives matter.

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uh When, especially in the in the face of injustices,.

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uh That we see on the judicial level and and committed by.

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People in power every day, of course, this needs to be followed by action and.

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I I'm committed to having community.

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Conversations in the coming year about public safety, what it means to minority.

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Communities and underrepresented communities in in bloomington and how we can improve public safety.

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For everybody in an inclusive way, so thank you very much for this proposal.

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I'm happy to vote for it. Thank you further comment from members.

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Councilman varela. Well, I want to thank those involved in this project.

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And I'd like to say that I overwhelmingly support black lives.

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Matter this sentiment, um often we see.

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Black lives, undervalued in our society and, as has been mentioned all eyes,.

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uh Are on louisville this evening and miranda taylor and there are.

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Injustices that need to be addressed and corrected.

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In our society um that said there is this sentiment.

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And then there is a political organization called black lives matter.

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And they're often conflated and.

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This gives me some apprehension, that is, I am not in favor of using government.

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Funds to promote a political organization.

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um I I would be in favor of promoting the sentiment.

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But because the two are conflated uh and confused, it's left for the public to.

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Interpret which is being promoted by the city so.

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I understand that there are petitions, there are court cases and petitions of.

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Other organizations, political organizations that are challenging.

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uh Cities that have uh adopted uh resolutions like ours and uh it's far.

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From clear exactly how that's going to work out, I I.

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Expect that we'll probably have petitions from perhaps other.

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Political organizations so because of that apprehension, I will.

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Be passing this evening, thank you.

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Thank you further comments from members.

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uh We're still in first round comments. Yes,.

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I I uh account for flaherty. Yes, just briefly, I wanted to say that.

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I'll be supporting this resolution proudly, and I and I appreciate the efforts bringing it forth um in the presentation we heard.

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Tonight, um as customer piedmont, smith mentioned.

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And others have too, um of course this is. This is a a.

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Statement of support, um but but one piece in a larger um civil.

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Rights movement that that we have a very high level of responsibility in furthering here at the city. I look forward to the ongoing conversations, training and policy changes locally.

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To address um uh racial inequities, where we have them.

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Which are in many places so um looking forward to those.

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Next conversations and in particular, appreciate miss whitney calling uh for.

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Accountability and making sure that we are following up.

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And that this isn't just a a uh expression of support now.

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But, but that it's it's living and ongoing and stimulating a conversation.

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As councilmember simmons said as well, so thank you again.

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um And I'll stop there thanks. Thank you further comment from members.

A

First round, I'd like to say briefly that I will be supporting this resolution.

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Tonight, I'm glad to see that my colleagues will be for the most part.

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I did hear a comment uh in the.

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Presentation about wanting to work with the council in the future.

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I want to suggest that uh perhaps uh the esc department and the bccac would.

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Want to interface with a committee of the council, particularly community affairs committee,.

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Councilors rallo sandberg, sims and chaired by councilmember smith. So I.

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Would suggest that if, if you indeed want to work with.

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Council members work with a subset of them first to develop ideas.

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And then bring legislation to the full council, any of us will be happy to.

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Interact with you, but I think that working through the appropriate.

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Committee, the community affairs committee would be a good first step, so uh please get in touch with uh chair.

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Councilmember smith and he'll coordinate with you all right.

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That's the end of the first round of their second round comments from members.

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Councilmember sims.

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Thank you um actually, in most cases, one bite of that was plenty for me.

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um So what I would like to do is I got a message from miss. Miss joy.

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Roberts and she can't get on video and her phone won't.

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Let her message so she asked that I please thank everyone for her.

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um Absolutely, and so I have done that- thank you, mr president. Thank.

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You, mr sims, any further second round comments. This is why we have second round councilmember smith. Thank you.

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President volun, thank you, uh miss whitney and mr pearson.

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And star wars for bringing this forward, it's a great idea. I think it, the mural, the murals will.

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Prompt some conversation, but I also was going to ask.

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If there was a way that we can begin a more direct dialogue.

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So please get a hold of me and uh send me a message and let's start that.

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Discussion and um have some uh some interface.

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With interested parties and um we'll get that moving and let's uh put.

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Something together and bring it to the council.

A

Thank you, councilmember smith. Thank you. Final comments from members.

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First, for a second uh thanks, councilmember smith, for jumping right in.

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uh I look forward to hearing some productive, productive results from.

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That engagement with that I'll ask for the clerk to call the role.

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On resolution 2016.

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Council, member sims, yes, poland, yes.

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Smith, yes, flaherty, yes, smith. Yes,.

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Sandberg, yes, rolo pass and blurry.

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Yes and rosenberger yes, resolution 2016.

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Passes eight zero one. uh We go now to matters of council schedule. uh Mr lucas.

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Yes, thank you. um There is a scheduled work session. This friday.

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At noon and I wanted to get a sense of whether council members would be interested and able to attend that work.

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Session possible topics could include a.

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Resolution that would go to the monroe county tax.

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Council to adjust the uh rate for the dispatch center.

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This is an annual step that the tax council has to make.

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That follows from the ps lit committee's work over the.

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Over the summer, and and follows from the uh the adopted budget for the dispatch.

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Center, so it should be more straightforward than the the more recent uh resolution taken up for the uh lit, but.

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uh That's coming up uh in early october, the other two potential items are.

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Transportation related issues. uh One is an update to title 15.

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To implement some uh suggested changes to the neighborhood parking.

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Sorry, the neighborhood traffic safety program.

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And the other item would be to uh discuss some title: 12 updates and uh and.

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There are various updates uh in that ordinance.

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Including some sidewalk walk-around uh items and and other items that fall.

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Under uh sidewalk sidewalk issues, so perhaps by a show of.

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Hands you can, let me know if you'd like to hold that work session and if you'd like to, if you'd, be able to attend.

H

Who can attend friday noon looks like we've got a majority, so let's go ahead.

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And schedule that for friday at noon, thank you and the.

H

Only other reminder I'd like to give is that next week kicks off uh our budget legislation.

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The uh the actual legislation for the budget will be uh released. This friday.

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In our packet and then introduced and discussed at a.

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Special session next wednesday, uh followed by uh another special.

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Session on october, the 14th uh for a potential.

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Vote on legislation- um I also I don't know if.

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Councilmember sandberg or I can. I can provide an update, but.

H

Council member sandberg, if you'd like to give an update on the jack hopkins application. uh Yes, please right, we are allowing an.

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Extension on that and then I'm going to kick it right back to you, mr lucas, to.

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Give the specifics on that, but, given that this is the second round and.

P

We have not given as much leeway in terms of the nonprofit.

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Organizations that may be applying for this, that we are going to extend a little bit more time for us for them to pull those.

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Proposals together so with those details go ahead, mr lucas, yes,.

H

Thank you. uh The original deadline was this upcoming monday september 28th.

H

That deadline has now been extended until october. The second.

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At 12 noon, uh agencies interested in applying can find all of the relevant.

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Information on the jack jack hopkins website and.

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They will find an application information about the criteria.

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And details for the schedule through the rest of the fall.

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So any interested agencies that have questions should also contact the.

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Council office by email to reach out with.

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Any issues with the application- and um yes, this is uh this- has been a fast.

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Process, so thank you to uh that committee, chair sandberg, for the.

H

uh For the extension of that deadline- and those are the items of schedule that.

H

I have for this evening. Thank you. Mr lucas appreciate that I'll.

A

Now entertain a motion to adjourn. Is it moved? Second, all in favor say aye.

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Aye aye this meeting is adjourned. Goodnight.

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Everyone we'll see you next week or see you friday for the work session.

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