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A
A
I
I
identified
four
major
challenges
that
are
right
in
front
of
bloomington
right
now.
First,
the
health
crisis,
the
pandemic,
which
has
turned
upside
down
so
many
of
our
lives
and
every
city
employee
works
differently
today
than
they
did
in
february.
And
of
course
it's
had
a
huge
impact
in
our
community
from
fatalities
to
disease.
To
changing
how
we
operate.
That's
one
huge
challenge:
the
health
pandemic.
A
second
related
is
the
economic
recession.
A
As
we
shut
down
the
community
under
state
orders,
under
local
orders,
we've
had
thousands
of
people
thrown
out
of
work.
We
have
had
a
huge
disruption
to
our
economy
and
that's
a
major
challenge
for
me
in
the
mayor's
seat
to
think
about
how
do
we
deal
with
that?
What
how
how
do
we
try
to
recover
minimize
pain
and
damage
so
that
second,
was
the
economic
recession?
A
A
third
big
challenge
is
racial
justice,
the
issues
of
race
in
our
community,
those
those
of
course
have
been
with
us
for
generations
and
continue
to
be
with
us.
They
really
bloomed
erupted
a
rose
in
great
energy,
with
george
floyd,
lynching
in
minneapolis
and
others,
and
then
actually
kind
of
took
a
local
turn
q
on
the
july
4th
weekend,
when
we
had
an
episode
of
lake
monroe
and
others,
and
that
issue
of
racial
justice,
the
20
million
or
so
americans
that
have
marched
enormous
numbers
of
people
saying
it
is
enough,
is
enough.
A
A
It
has
taken
a
back
seat
in
a
way,
but
it
is
not
going
anywhere
and
and
the
challenge
of
climate,
justice
and
climate
change
is
kind
of
churning
away
in
the
background,
as
a
big
challenge
to
to
all
of
us
in
bloomington
and
the
country.
So
any
one
of
those
four
any
one
of
those
four
is
an
enormous
challenge
to
a
community
to
government
to
mayor,
and
then
I
just
kind
of
would
have
to
add
in
the
extraordinary
national
divisiveness
and
disarray
and
lack
of
of
of
pulling
together
on
these
in
so
many
ways.
A
A
If,
if
government
does
that,
that's
often
a
good
description
of
what
we
should
do
now,
I
will
note
sometimes
we
pick
problems
and
sometimes
problems
pick
us
we've
certainly
seen
times
when
problems
have
picked
us
and
at
the
highest
level.
I
would
also
just
say
from
my
seat
for
my
seat
and
as
mayor
and
looking
at
community
at
the
highest
level.
A
lot
of
what
we
try
to
do
is
help
our
community
be
the
place
that
we
want
to
be
help.
Our
community
reflect
the
values
that
infuse
most
of
us.
It's
a
democracy.
A
I
do
think
those
four
challenges
do
reflect
the
values
of
our
community
generally,
that
they
are
things
we
want
to
address
respond
to
humanely,
and
I
also
think
that
we
want
our
government
to
be
a
strong
partner
in
this
that
we,
as
we
try
to
imbue
our
values
and
live
our
values
that
we
want
our
government
to
be
a
partner
in
that.
So
so
that's
what
recover
forward
was
really
talking
about.
How
do
we
be
a
partner
from
government
in
reflecting
those
values
better?
A
In
our
community
and
I'll
just
mention
a
couple
things
and
then
and
then
we'll
be
ready
to
open
up
for
questions,
one
to
be
a
strong
government
partner
to
try
to
help
accomplish
these
things.
We
need
to
be
fiscally
responsible.
We
need
to
manage
our
our
our
balance
sheet,
our
income
statement,
our
our
fisc,
our
financial
situation.
Well,
so
we
can
be
a
strong
partner,
we
need
to
be
active
where
we
can
be
and
and
where
we
need
to
be.
A
There
are
places
where
government
needs
to
act
and
there
are
places
where
we
can
act
and-
and
particularly
in
my
view,
in
these
days,
we
should
be
active
in
that
way.
So
recover
forward
really
gave
a
fiscal
outline
of
what
is
our
fiscal
situation?
What
can
we
do
now?
As
a
government,
we
have
very
strong
reserves
and
I
tried
to
talk
about
the
rainy
day
reserves.
A
A
A
second
is:
is
housing,
affordable,
housing,
continuing
to
try
to
make
sure
people
can
live
in
the
community
that
they
want
to
live
in
and
do
that
safely
and
decently,
and
third
was
on
jobs
trying
to
just
help
the
private
economy,
the
jobs
economy
of
non-profits
and
businesses
recover
more
quickly.
So
I
talked
about
how
to
do
that
as
a
partner
and
I'll
be
happy
to
dig
into
much
more
detail
about
that,
and
then.
A
Lastly,
I
think
you
may,
if
you
want
to
talk
about
too
thinking
about
resources
as
a
government,
we
need
resources
to
do
our
work
and
I
did
explore
and
we'll
continue
to
explore
ideas
of
where
we
can
get
resources
to
to
supplement
that
work,
and
I
see
them
at
10
minutes.
I
promised
I
would
try
to
stick
to
10
minutes.
So
let
me
stop
and
let
you
well
first
press
people
just
dig
in
and
ask
questions
and
I'll
try
to
respond
to
those.
So
it's
really
nice
to
be
with
you.
Thank
you.
B
A
A
We
also
have
our
regular
town
gown
meetings
that
we've
had
kind
of
through
the
institutional
rhythms,
larger
meetings,
and
it
is
a
really
complicated
and
and
moving
picture
as
iu
since
spring
break
has
tried
to
figure
out
what's
their
path
and,
as
this
has
tried
to
navigate
our
path,
in
addition
to
us,
of
course,
we
have
20
health
officials
there
and
we
have
iu
health
officials
there
and
others
trying
to
help
navigate
this
stuff.
So
it's
an
essential
relationship.
A
A
It
turns
out
the
the
testing
capacities
in
our
state
did
not
allow
that
to
happen,
and
now
you
had
to
step
back.
Rejigger
rethink.
Well.
How
are
we
going
to
deal
with
this
if
we
can't
get
people
tested
before
they
come
they're
going
to
be
testing
when
people
arrive,
but
as
you
can
imagine,
that
means
off-campus
students,
most
of
them
will
not
be
tested
before
they
come,
which
means
we're
going
to
have
hundreds
of
students
arriving
who
are
infectious,
probably
over
the
next
few
weeks.
So
it
makes
a
huge
challenge
but
we're
working
closely.
C
I'll
throw
one
out
there
have
the
recent
months.
I
guess
led
you
to
think
about
the
structure
of
the
city
and
any
departments
that
you
know
you're
thinking.
Oh,
that
would
have
been
great
if
we
had
that
set
up-
or
I
guess
does
this-
make
you
think
about
any
sort
of
restructuring
of
the
city
government
or
maybe
you
haven't
had
time
to
reflect
back
or
maybe
it's
all
set
up
as
as
efficiently
as
it
could
be.
A
Well,
I'm
sure
it's
not
as
efficient
as
it
can
be.
I
mean
one
obvious:
one
is
public
safety
right,
so
there's
been
an
enormous
effort
to
think
about
what
what
does
public
safety
mean?
How
do
we
achieve
it,
and
those
are
very
good
questions,
they're
questions
that
have
been
important
to
me.
Since
I've
been
mayor,
we've
been
trying
to
rethink
the
police
department,
we've
added
new
things.
A
We
have
a
very
progressive
police
department,
probably
the
most
progressive
in
the
state
and
among
those
around
the
country
that
tries
to
think
about
this,
but
but
that
doesn't
mean
we're
where
we
want
to
be,
and
we
we've
added
a
social
worker
in
the
last
year
or
two
we
added
neighborhood
resource
specialists,
which
are
non-sworn
non-armed
officer
employees
who
help
our
community.
We
continue
to
use
the
downtown
resource
officer
program.
We've
just
opened
a
stride
center,
which
is
kind
of
a
diversion
center.
So
there's
so
there's
that
going
on.
A
A
A
Indianapolis
marion
county
does
as
their
merged,
but
everything
else
is
set
up
by
the
county
health
system,
but
indiana
has
a
I
I
indiana
does
not
have
a
good
public
health
system.
We
are
one
of
the
least
per
capita
funded
in
the
country
about
49th
or
high
40s,
at
least
in
terms
of
per
capita
investment
in
public
health.
We
have
a
very
diffuse
county-based
system
without
much
integration.
A
There's
a
lot
of
this.
So
as
a
city,
I
think.
Well,
how
do
I
I
don't
want
to
I'm
not
going
to
try
to
step
in
and
create
a
health
department
for
the
city,
but
thinking
about
how
do
we
organize
and
implement
that
over
the
next
year
or
two
is
really
important
for
us
to
think
about.
So
those
are
those
are
part
of
what
we
we
think
about.
Yeah.
B
A
A
A
A
This
most
progressive
community
and
county
has
the
lowest
income
tax,
which
is
one
of
the
only
ways
that
local
communities
can
have
local
fiscal
home
rule.
It's
one
of
the
only
ways
we
can
significantly
affect
what
we
invest
in,
because
property
taxes,
the
overall
amount
of
property
tax
collection.
The
levy
is
basically
set
by
the
state
in
a
formula
you
can't
do
much
with
that,
and
so
it
was
striking
to
me
I
didn't
know
and
the
fact
that
we
have
that
lowest
level.
A
If
you
actually
take
the
21
counties
beyond
just
the
seven,
the
21
counties
that
are
we're
closest
to
we're
we're
19
out
of
21
in
terms
of
our
income
tax
rate,
so
I
wouldn't
suggest
an
income
tax
rate.
If
I
thought
our
capacity
wasn't
there
capacity
meaning
are
we
a
high
tax
community
already?
Are
we
stressing
our
community
well
we're
a
very
low
tax
community
compared
to
our
neighbors?
A
Now?
What
are
our
ambitions
if
our
ambitions
are
low
and
our
ambitions
are
fine
and
we're
modest
and
we
don't
want
to
do
a
lot
on
climate
or
on
economic
justice
or
on
racial
justice?
Then
I'd
say
stick
to
it,
but
I
don't
think
our
ambitions
and
our
values
are
modest.
I
think
our
ambitions
and
our
values
are
strong
and
high,
and
I
think,
in
order
to
achieve
those,
we
need
to
think
about
resources.
The
last
point
I'll
make
on
that
is
no.
A
A
The
the
local
tax
that
we're
discussing
is
about
fifty
dollars
per
capita
so
in
terms
of
macroeconomic
effect
or
contractionary
or
other
things
that
that
is
it's
less
than
a
hundredth.
So
it
is
perfectly
appropriate
to
say:
is
it
worth
doing
that
to
do
the
things
that
help
us
achieve
our
values?
But
I
do
think
it's
important
to
note
in
the
kind
of
in
the
macroeconomic
sense.
A
D
A
D
The
the
the
county
issued
a
press
release
on
friday.
That
was
in
response
to
that,
and
I
would
say
pretty
pointed
and
at
times
maybe
even
feisty.
Could
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
that
response
in
particular,
but
also
just
in
general,
the
city
county
relations
and
what
you're
doing
to
improve
them,
which
I
think
it
would
be
a
good
goal.
Thanks.
A
Sure,
well,
the
city
county
relations
are
very
good.
We
work
very
closely
in
100
ways
and
we
will
we
do
that
every
day
we
continue
from
law
enforcement
to
fire
protection,
public
safety,
to
animal
control,
to
planning
and
and
kind
of
water
systems,
and
all
the
100
ways
that
that
happens.
There's
been
you
know,
there
were
some
different,
just
differences
of
opinion
about
the
convention
center,
which
caused
some
some
difficulty
in
the
county
city
relationship
not
unusual.
A
There,
of
course,
were
issues
from
years
past
about
annexation
that
were
there
were
some
sources
of
stress,
but
I
get
along
very
well
with
all
my
county
colleagues,
we
may
have
different
views
of
of
how
to
move
forward
in
particular
ways.
That's
that's
a
democracy!
That's
fine!
I'm
going
to
continue
to
advocate
for
what
I
think
are
the
highest
values
of
the
community
I
serve
and
what
people
are
asking
us
to
be
and
how
to
structure
our
community
and
and
the
county
I
know,
does
the
same.
A
It's
always
important
to
remember
that
most
county
residents
are
city
residents,
and
so
the
county
government
represents
mostly
city
residents.
So
there's
a
huge
amount
of
overlap
and
I'm
you
know
we'll
we'll
what
is
it
they
used
to
say
about
italian
government.
I
don't
mean
to
be
insulting
in
any
way
about
italian
government,
but
the
parliament
often
would
dissolve
every
nine
months
and
the
newspapers
would
say
situation
is
desperate,
but
not
serious.
You
know
some
of
these
disputes
are
they
they
feel
more
they're,
not
as
serious
as
they
may
appear.
B
I
would
like
to
follow
up
on
the
last
two
questions
that
kind
of
link
them
together,
one
one,
a
simple
kind
of
follow
up
on
regarding
the
proposal
for
increasing
the
local
option,
income
tax.
What
would
be
the
time
frame
for
that?
When
would
that
be
considered
and
when
would
it
take
effect
if
approved
and
the
other
part
is
like?
Is
there
a
real
issue
of
fairness
for
people
who
live
outside
of
the
city
when
the
city
is
able
to
this
city?
A
So
the
local
income
tax,
all
those
things,
are
set
by
state
statute.
Of
course,
the
state
dis
defines
what
communities
are
allowed
to
do,
how
we
can
raise
revenue.
What
processes
we
follow
for
that,
just
like
they
define
annexation,
for
example,
and-
and
I
I
don't
think
this
group
would
be
surprised
to
hear
me-
describe
the
state
legislature
as
relatively
anti-municipality.
A
I
think
if
we
look
at
the
policies
that
are
implemented,
it's
often
frustrating
for
for
mayors
and
these
municipalities
of
both
parties
to
see
kind
of
the
handcuffs
that
are
put
on
us
and
some
of
the
strictures
that
are
put
on
municipalities
through
through
the
state
legislature.
So
so
the
local
outcome,
local
option,
income
tax,
which,
for
example,
is
a
flat
tax.
There's
no
way
a
community
can
make
it
progressive.
A
We're
not
allowed
to
do
that
under
state
law,
but
the
tax
is
imposed
under
state
law
by
the
local
option:
income
tax
council,
which
was
created
by
state
law
and
defined
by
state
law,
which
says
who
gets
which
votes
and
how
that
gets
implemented.
We
passed
it
in
2016,
we
passed
a
public
safety,
local
income
tax
of
0.25
percent
and
followed
all
those
rules,
and
we
have
to
follow
the
rules
that
are
given
to
us
today.
A
If,
if,
if
the
city
were
allowed
to
have
our
own
local
income
tax,
that
would
be
great.
I
kind
of
don't
think
the
legislature
is
likely
to
do
that.
They're
likely
there
were
some
proposals
last
year
to
change
quite
dramatically:
the
authority
of
cities
to
control
their
own
fiscal
destiny,
destiny
and
to
kind
of
leave
it
solely
in
the
hands
of
a
county,
executive
or
county
legislative
bodies,
which
would
be
very
difficult
for
cities,
different
politics,
different
demands
on
government
and
those
kinds
of
things.
A
A
If
it's
passed
in
november
or
december
of
a
year,
it's
too
soon
it
doesn't
go
into
effect
the
following
january,
and
it
I
forget,
when
it
goes
into
effect
later
that
next
year,
or
maybe
the
following
january,
I'm
not
sure,
and
then
it's
probably
worth
noting
too,
that
the
legislature,
even
in
the
last
session,
changed
the
voting
rules
for
for
local
income
tax
in
the
middle
of
all
this
and
said
they
changed
the
way
we
count
votes
in
an
unusual
way
in
a
way
that
expires
in
may.
So
I
do
expect.
A
A
B
A
So
what
I
can
say
about
that
is,
I
I
don't
have
firsthand
knowledge.
I
have
had
reported
to
me
that
the
state
some
state
officials
have
indicated
fema
has
been
allocating
particularly
test
resources.
I
don't
know
exactly
if
that's
the
you
know
the
the
the
the
testing
medium
or
the
testing,
but
to
testing
capacity.
I
do
I've
heard
reported
to
me
that
fema
has
been
allocating
those
to
from
states
to
states
and
that
indiana
had
some
removed.
A
If
you
will
from
what
was
expected
or
projected
or
on
hand,
it's
just
a
sign
to
me.
Look
fema
may
need
to
do
that.
I
I
don't
try
to
estimate
that
fema
has
to
respond
to
the
crises
that
are
in
front
of
it.
It
does
to
me
show
how
terribly
ill
prepared
we
are
for
the
testing
that
we
ought
to
have
nationally,
if
we're
for
having
to
pull
testing
capacity
away
from
indiana,
which
then
hurts
indiana
university,
which
then
hurts
monroe
county
and
our
ability
to
to
protect
ourselves.
A
So
if,
if
if
that
is
in
fact
the
case
which
again
I
don't
have
firsthand
knowledge
but-
and
I
wish
it
were
reported
in
the
press-
because
the
lack
of
transparency
is
terrible
on
this
stuff-
it
should
be
reported
and
we
gotta
own-
what's
happening.
That
does
affect
us,
because
we
have
less
testing
capacity.
It's
just
harder
to
understand.
What's
going
on
and
harder
to
contact
trace
when
we
see
things
happening.
B
A
A
I
was
urging
on
on
the
on
the
balance
of
cost
and
benefit
the
cost
of
two
things:
a
mass
ordinance
and
then
serious
restrictions
on
what
can
be
super
spread
or
events
like
in
a
bar
or
in
a
big
social
gathering
where
you
can
get
50
people
infected
in
one
evening,
I've
been
encouraging
that
the
cost
of
doing
that
is
pretty
low.
From
a
community-wide
perspective.
I
don't
want
to
diminish
that,
but-
and
the
benefit
could
be
very
substantial
if
it
were,
for
example,
the
way
that
our
schools
and
our
university
could
stay
open.
A
If
that
would
help
so
those
kinds
of
steps
we
have
now
taken-
and
I
moved
up
faster
to
do
that
in
the
city,
as
you
probably
know,
on
bars
and
restaurants,
the
state
did
a
mass
order.
Soon
after
we
did,
which
is
good.
Absolutely
there
are
additional
steps.
Indianapolis
has
closed
all
bars,
they've
closed,
all
restaurants
between
midnight
and
5
a.m.
There
are
places
that
that
only
allow
outdoor
dining
there.
Of
course
we
could.
We
could
have
stronger
stay-at-home
orders.
A
We
know
those
are
costly
and
difficult
in
lots
of
ways
invisible
ways
even
but
those
are
all
on
the
on
the
play
sheet
for
what
we
may
do,
and
school
corporations
and
universities
and
private
employers
all
have
to
be
thinking
about
how
they're
going
to
manage.
I,
I
don't
know
if
it's
been
public,
but
I
I
got
a
call
that
said:
knicks
is
going
to
close.
B
Another
question,
or
actually
a
couple
questions
from
chat
that
go
together.
I
don't
know
if
you
can
answer
this,
but
we're
going
to
ask
what
would
you
like
to
see
happen
with
the
current
bloomington
hospital
property
or,
if
not
specific,
even
you
know
kind
of
what
your
priorities
and
values
would
be
in
terms
of
how
you
think
that
that
property
city
property
now
should
be
put
to
use,
and
also
what
about
the
walden
arts
center
property.
A
I
don't
want
the
community
designing
the
buildings
and
designing
all
this
stuff
because
that's
really
complicated
and
we
hire
really
smart
people
to
help
us
do
that.
But
I
absolutely
do
want
the
community
helping
talk
about
what
are
the
values
we
want
embedded
in
reflected
in
this
redevelopment?
What
do
we
want
to?
What
do
we
want
to
spend
our
money
on?
What
do
we
want
to
see
it
turn
into,
and
that
process
is
underway?
A
We've
got
a
terrific
team
of
partners
led
by
an
architecture
firm
that
we
picked
after
a
big
process
and
and
it's
an
imagining
process
and
it's
trying
to
think
about
what
does
that
mean?
I
have
a
sense
of
what
some
of
those
values
are.
I
think
affordable
housing,
meaning
from
from
low
income
all
the
way
up
to
workforce
housing
and
but
making
housing
more
available
for
people
in
the
community.
A
I
think
the
issue
of
creating
a
a
visionary
and
and
and
forward-looking
new
neighborhood
in
our
community
that
50
years
from
now
people
will
treasure
as
a
great
neighborhood
is
a
value
for
me.
Sustainability,
equity.
Those
are
really
important
values
to
reflect,
and
it's
exciting
it's
kind
of
this
big
blank
canvas
to
think
about
what
should
be
done
there.
A
How
does
it
relate
to
downtown?
How
does
it
work
symbiotically
with
downtown?
It's
incredible
so
I'm
trying
to
I'm
trying
not
to
you
know,
put
blinders
on
and
think.
I
know
what
ought
to
be
done,
but
trying
to
listen
that
process
and
we
hope
to
have
a
master
plan
by
the
end
of
the
year,
so
jump
in
and
let
your
voice
be
heard.
Second,
on
waldron,
that
was
one
of
those
where
you
know
that
ivy
tech
came
to
us
and
said
you
know
we're
we're.
A
We've
had
a
good
10-year
run,
but
we
just
can't
keep
doing
this.
The
city
had
the
right
to
get
that
building
back.
It
was
originally,
of
course,
a
public
building,
city
hall
and
others,
and
I
felt
it
was
prudent
rather
than
have
ivy
tech
sell
it
off
to
somebody,
and
it
was
prudent
to
take
that
back.
So
we're
negotiating
and
figuring
out
a
lot
of
those
details
and
again,
I
think
we
need
a
process
to
think
about.
What's
the
right
thing
going
forward,
the
only
caution.
A
Look,
it's
been
an
incredible
art
center
and
arts
are
part
of
our
dna
they're.
Incredibly
important
and
and
many
people
are
urging,
let's,
let's
make
it
an
art
center.
Let's
keep
it
an
art
center
and
reimagine
it
that
way,
and
that's
a
really
good
idea.
I
also
do
think,
maybe
not
unrelated
to
the
to
the
previous
question
about
the
hospital.
A
If
we're
going
to
re,
if
we're
going
to
be
rebuilding
24
acres
is
this
building,
where
we
want
this
art
center
to
happen
over
the
next
30
years
or
40
years?
Is
this
the
right
physical
space?
Maybe
it
is,
but
maybe
there's
new
space
we
can
do
that
would
be
built
for
arts
that
would
be
more
effective
and
more
useful
and
create
a
new
dynamic
over
the
next
decades.
And
I
don't
I
don't
again:
we
shouldn't
have
blinders
on
that
that
we
we
date.
We
don't
dare
imagine
new
and
changing
futures
for
this
stuff.
B
So
here's
another
question:
that's
come
in
on
chat,
kind
of
jumping
around
and
get
several
questions
here
and
I
know
elections
are
conducted
by
the
county
and
not
by
the
city,
but
is
mail.
You
may
know
something
about.
This
is
mail
and
voting
going
to
be
encouraged
in
an
option
for
all
registered
voters
during
the
november
election,
and
if
so,
will
there
be
any
kind
of
campaign
to
raise
awareness
of
that?
B
A
Well,
I
am
trying
to
do
all
I
can
it's
outrageous
that
we're
not
having
no
excuse
absentee
balloting,
which
is
what
we're
talking
about
where
anybody
can
use
a
mail-in
ballot
if
they
feel
they
need
to.
We
did
it
for
the
primary
it
worked.
Well,
we're
not
in
a
better
spot.
We
don't
know
that
we're
in
a
better
spot
for
november,
and
it's
just
from
my
perspective
completely
irresponsible
that
the
state
is
playing
games.
I
think
they're
kind
of
playing
political
games
with
this.
A
A
A
There
is
they'll
make
two
point:
there's
a
lawsuit
going
on
that
I've
been
trying
to
be
helpful
with
that.
That
is
challenging
that
the
second
thing
is
our
current
legislation.
So
far,
as
I
know,
says
you,
you
can
get
a
mail-in
ballot.
If
you
say
I'm
gonna
I
for
reasons
of
illness,
I
don't
think
I'll
be
able
to
vote
on
election
day.
A
A
B
Another
question
from
from
chat:
to
what
extent
are
you
working
with
mayors
and
other
government
officials
in
other
communities,
I
think,
to
reign
on
the
virus?
The
person
makes
the
observation
well,
most
bloomingtonians,
wear
mass
and
I
think
that
depends
on
where
you
go
probably
more
now,
with
this
orders
going
into
effect.
I
understand
that
isn't
true
in
bedford,
martinsville
and
other
nearby
communities,
people
move
back
and
forth,
stop
back
and
forth
between
those
communities.
A
I
I
work
a
fair
amount
with
with
folks,
both
in
indiana
and
nationally
to
get
resources
to
get
ideas
to
share
ideas.
For
example,
I've
spoken
directly
to
the
mayors
of
south
bend
in
west
lafayette
and
we
were
looking
at
how
do
you
manage
a
an
international,
a
national
university
and
how
the
students
are
going
to
be
coming
back
to
town
and
that?
How
are
you
managing
that
and
it's
actually
been
very
helpful?
I
think
those
three
cities
and
their
universities
have
been
in
contact
with
the
with
the
governor
and
the
state
health
departments.
A
A
I
had
a
phone
call
the
other
day
from
the
mayor
of
huntingberg,
who
was
asking
us
about
our
mask
order.
We
truth
be
told,
stole
a
lot
of
our
mask
order
from
the
marion
county
mass
quarter,
which
has
done
a
lot
of
really
intensive
work
to
go
through
the
exceptions
and
think
about
those
details.
We've
done
the
same
with
you
know,
with
with
some
of
the
approaches
to
bars
and
restaurants.
A
They,
when
we,
when
you
do
these
mayor
meetings,
we
often
talk
about
our
r
and
d,
our
r
d,
that
we
do
as
mayors
and
what
that
stands
for
is
rip
off
and
duplicate.
We
just
rip
off
and
duplicate
anything.
We
can
find
that
works
anywhere
else.
So
there's
a
lot
of
that
going
on
in
a
very
you
know,
most
positive
kind
of
rip
up
and
duplicate,
but
we're
also
scrambling
it's
crazy
that
all
of
us
are
having
to
figure
out.
B
A
B
B
But
now
we've
got
a
very
different
situation
and
the
question
that
comes
in
is
how
will
the
absence
of
students
affect
the
census
count
and
thus
the
city's
resources
and
city
budget
and
so
on?
But
I
think
more
broadly
also.
What's
what's
how
challenging
is
it
to
have
the
census
take
place
during
this
particular
time
for
a
community
like
bloomington,
where
a
segment
of
the
of
the
population
may
not
be
coming
back
here.
A
Even
without
all
of
this
there
was
such
controversy
and
consternation
and
politicization
of
it.
That
itself
was
was
daunting
and
concerning
and
now
I'm
terrified,
I
think
we're
doing
all
we
can
well.
I
shouldn't
we're
doing
what
we
can
it's.
You
know
it's
a
very
challenging
time
and
again
I
would
remind
us,
as
the
lowest
of
seven
lit,
funded
counties
in
the
area.
You
know
they're
just
so
many
resources
that
we
have
and
when
I'm
scrambling
to
respond
to
health
emergencies
and
economic
calamities.
A
A
I
am
hopeful
that
if
there
is
a
government
change
at
the
national
level
that
that
government
coming
in
will
be
very
sensitive
to
the
to
the
challenges
that
the
census
has
gone
through,
and
I
am
I
I
actually
believe
they'll
be
pretty
thoughtful
and
careful
trying
to
trying
to
make
it
come
out
the
way
it
should.
It's
just
meant
to
count
where
people
are.
A
I
am
very
worried
that
if
there
is
not
a
change
and
we
have
the
same
government,
that
was
trying
to
put
it-
you
know
a
citizenship
question
on
it
and
is
now
trying
to
stop
people
from
answering
it
that
that
will
be
a
disaster
for
us.
As
I
said,
if
we
miss
one
out
of
300
people
in
counting,
if
we
miss
one
out
of
300
people,
it
can
cost
us
a
million
bucks
a
year
in
federal
support.
A
B
B
Presumably
income
tax
would
be
affected
eventually,
but
but
are
you
seeing
anything
from
that
and
then
at
the
same
time
you
know
there
is
apparently
some
talk
about
a
second
round
or
an
additional
round
of
federal
assistance.
I
think
I
heard
that
the
senate
republicans
were
going
to
show
their
cards,
maybe
today
what
what
is?
What
are
the
chances
that
cities
would
be
helped
out
by
that
or
either
directly
or
indirectly,.
A
So
the
the
the
overall
question
of
revenue
it
appears
there's
there
are
certain
things
that
we
get
hit
really
hard
right
away.
The
gas
tax
revenue,
which
is
quite
important
for
some
pieces
of
what
we
do
is,
has
been
hammered
and
will
probably
continue
to
be
hammered,
so
that
really
affects
our
street
department,
for
example,
which
gets
significant
funding
from
the
gas
tax
revenue
from
the
state,
the
the
property
tax
revenue.
We
get
our
two
main
sources
of
property
tax
and
income
tax,
including
the
local
income
tax.
A
But
but
of
course,
we
get
stuff
outside
of
that,
but
the
property
tax
is
is
so
formulaic
and
long
term,
seven
year
averages
and
such
that
that
we
do
expect
to
see
some
impact
from
that,
but
probably
not
major,
and
in
fact
we
just
got
the
indication
for
2021.
The
state
has
given
a
4.2
increase
in
the
levy,
so
that's
bigger
than
last
year.
That's
pretty
substantial.
A
We
will
see
some
income
tax
hits.
We
think
we
get
hit
really
hard
too,
for
example
in
parks
and
recreation.
A
lot
of
revenue
that
parks
gets
is
is
gone
this
year
because
of
programming.
That
just
cannot
happen,
so
that
hits
our
parks
department
in
particular,
but
that
was
really
what
recover
forward
was
about.
I've
reserved
4
million
2
million
each
for
2021
and
2022
out
of
our
reserves
to
protect
the
basic
operations
of
city
government.
To
make
sure
we
can
continue
to
do
all
the
things.
A
People
expect
us
to
do
even
as
we
tighten
our
belt-
and
I
think
the
expectation
is
the
the
state
revenue
they
get
hit,
really
big
on
sales
tax
and
it's
a
big
challenge
for
funding
of
schools,
k
through
12
and
universities
and
others.
You
know
the
biggest
parts
of
the
state
budget
are
k-12,
f,
medicaid
prisons
and
infrastructure
and
those
hit
them,
and
they
do
trickle
down
to
us,
but
not
quite
as
directly.
A
B
We're
heading
up
on
on
one
o'clock
here
and
and
well
most
of
us
don't
have
like
offices.
We
have
to
hurry
back
to
anymore.
We
we
don't
want
to
take
too
much
of
people's
time,
so
I
want
to
give
you
a
chance
to,
and
there
certainly
are
a
lot
of
other
things.
We
could
ask
about
a
lot
of
other
topics
that
that
come
to
mind
for
me
and
other
people
as
well,
I'm
sure
so
we'll
have
to
have
you
back.
I
think
that's
I'd,
be
delighted.
B
A
A
That's
very
kind
of
you
dangerous
giving
me
the
give
me
the
platform.
Last
no
listen!
I
thank
you
all
for
what
you
do.
I
guess
I
I
I
think
I
would
just
make
this
point
reaching
out
to
you
not
only
as
members
or
or
veterans
of
the
of
the
journalism
and
fifth
estate,
but
as
as
residents
that
these
are.
A
A
If
you
will
and
help
us
try
to
meet
these
big
challenges,
which
I
think
are
very
real
in
front
of
us
and
our
decisions
over
the
next
days
and
weeks
and
months
and
years
are
going
to
chart
the
path
of
this
community
and
it's
an
unknown
path.
We
are
going
to
decide
it
and
let's
try
to
do
the
best.
We
can.