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From YouTube: Bloomington Utilities Service Board, September 25, 2023
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A
Okay,
it
is
five
o'clock
by
my
watch
and
I'm
going
to
call
to
order
the
utility
service
board
meeting
for
Monday
September
25th
2023..
The
first
item
on
our
agenda
is
to
see
if
there
are
any
petitions
or
Communications
and
I
believe
we're
going
to
have
Maggie
Sullivan
welcome
Maggie
she's
with
the
friends
of
Lake,
Monroe
and
Maggie.
If
you'll
please
come
on
up
there,
the
microphone
does
not
echo
in
the
room,
but
it
is
connected.
You.
B
B
Don't
really
have
to
tell
you
guys
about
Lake
Monroe,
but
when
I
give
presentations
I
like
to
talk
about
how
many
people
think
of
the
lake
first
as
a
recreational
destination,
a
lot
of
people
are
still
learning
that
it's
our
source
of
drinking
water,
it's
also
home
to
Wildlife,
and
it's
also
used
for
flood
control
over
the
years.
There's
been
a
lot
of
concerns
about
water
quality
in
Lake
Monroe
and
it's
sustainability
long
term.
B
This
is
our
drinking
water
source
and
it's
really
important
to
protect
that,
keep
it
as
clean
as
we
can,
and
we
all
know
that
an
ounce
of
prevention
is
worth
a
pound
of
cure,
so
that's
kind
of
where
the
friends
of
Lake
Monroe
comes
in
we're
a
non-profit
that
was
founded
in
2016,
with
a
mission
to
preserve
and
enhance
the
lake,
and
one
of
the
big
projects
we
did
was
to
develop
a
watershed
management
plan
and
that
was
done
between
2019
and
2020-22,
and
that
was
supported
financially
by
city
of
Bloomington
utilities.
Thank
you.
B
Also.
The
city
of
Bloomington
office
of
Economic
and
sustainable
development,
Monroe
County
stormwater
board
and
those
funds
were
used
to
leverage
a
319
Grant
from
the
Indiana
Department
of
Environmental
Management.
So
that's
Federal
money,
that's
administered
by
the
state.
So
thank
you
again
for
supporting
that
project.
B
Just
in
brief,
a
watershed
management
plan
is
a
document
that
talks
about
what
are
the
problems
facing
the
lake
and
what
are
some
solutions
and,
as
the
name
implies,
it
looks
beyond
the
water
body
itself
into
its
watershed,
and
Watershed
is
the
area
of
land
that
drains
into
a
particular
water
body.
Lake
Monroe
has
a
watershed.
That's
about
440
square
miles.
B
A
little
over
half
is
in
Brown
County
about
20
percent
in
Monroe
about
20
percent
in
Jackson,
and
there
are
a
number
of
streams
that
drain
eventually
into
the
lake,
the
three
largest
ones
being
creatively
named:
North
Fork,
Salt,
Creek,
Middle,
Fork,
Salt
Creek
and
South
Fork,
Salt,
Creek,
you'll
notice
from
this
map.
The
city
of
Bloomington
largely
lies
outside
the
Watershed,
and
this
is
a
pretty
common
scenario
where
the
people
who
are
in
The
Watershed,
who
impact
the
water
quality.
The
most
are
the
least
connected
to
that
water
body.
B
We
have
an
unusual
Watershed
for
Indiana
in
that
it's
over
80
percent
forested,
which
is
a
great
thing
for
us
to
do
a
really
good
job
holding
soil
in
place.
They
capture
the
rain
water,
slow
it
down
drink.
A
lot
of
it
we
do
have
some
agricultural
land,
primarily
along
the
streams
or
on
Ridge
tops
where
the
land's
a
little
bit
flatter.
B
So
what
makes
a
good
watershed
management
plan
it
needs
to
be
data
driven,
have
the
science
behind
it.
It
needs
to
address
stakeholder
concerns.
It
needs
to
have
the
support
of
the
community
and
needs
to
have
clear
actionable
goals.
I
would
say
of
those
four.
The
most
important
is
community
support,
because
that
what
determines,
if
it's
just
a
plan,
that's
going
to
sit
on
a
shelf
or
if
it's
actually
going
to
be
put
into
action.
B
So
a
big
part
of
developing
the
plan
was
doing
Outreach.
We
did
a
lot
of
tabling.
I
gave
a
lot
of
talks
like
this
one
we
held
tours
of
the
Watershed.
We
wrote
articles
for
papers
and
newsletters.
We
tried
to
get
volunteers
engaged
where
we
could
and
things
like
water
quality
sampling,
and
we
put
up
these
Watershed
signs,
marking
the
boundaries
of
the
Watershed.
B
We
also
started
off
the
process
with
public
forums,
one
in
Bloomington
and
one
in
Nashville,
where
we
asked
people.
What
are
your
concerns
about
the
lake?
Let's
make
sure
that
we're
looking
into
those
we
went
out,
we
observed
streams
in
the
Watershed
to
try
and
get
an
idea.
What
was
the
land
use
like?
Were
there
any
obvious
issues?
Was
there?
You
know
clogged
culverts
major
trash,
and
then
we
did
a
lot
of
water
quality
monitoring.
B
A
lot
of
it
was
new,
but
we
also
took
advantage
of
existing
data
and
we
had
some
joint
projects,
for
example,
with
Brown
County
Regional
Sewer
District.
They
were
doing
a
lot
of
E
coli
testing
as
part
of
their
Wastewater
management
plan,
and
so
we
partnered
on
some
of
those
took
all
that
data
put
it
together
and
we
identified
the
top
water
quality
threats
as
being
sediment
nutrients
and
E
coli
as
an
indicator
of
fecal
contamination.
B
Sediment
has
a
lot
of
potential
sources,
basically
anywhere,
there's
bare
soil
in
the
Watershed,
so
that
could
be
Lakeshore
erosion
stream
bank
erosion
on
agricultural
sites
that
can
be
heavy
livestock
use
where
they're
churning
up
the
soil.
That
could
be
conventional
tillage
where
the
soil
is
Disturbed
in
the
spring
can
be
clearing
sites
for
development
or
as
part
of
a
logging
process
for
nutrients.
They
often
are
carried
with
sediment,
so
those
are
often
hand
in
hand,
but
we
also
can
have
it
nutrients
from
manure.
B
Whether
that's
animal
manure,
human,
manure
and
then,
of
course,
from
fertilizer,
whether
that's
on
Farmland,
that's
people
fertilizing
their
lawns
or
businesses,
fertilizing
their
property
I
like
to
joke
that
for
E
coli
it
could
be
coming
from
Bessie,
Bambi
or
Bobby.
We
are
most
concerned
about
livestock,
manure
from
Bessie,
the
cow
or
horses
pigs,
any
of
those
animals
and
then
leaking
septic
systems
or
human
manure.
There's
about
9
000
septic
systems
in
the
Watershed
and
a
lot
of
them
are
older,
and
so
we
think
that's
a
pretty
likely
source.
B
So
we
took
all
this
data.
We
set
some
goals
and
we
put
together
an
action
plan
and
the
idea
is
to
address
the
sources
of
pollution
before
they
reach
the
water,
so
keeping
them
in
place
on
the
land
out
of
the
streams
and
to
do
that,
we
need
to
change
land
use
practices,
we
need
to
change
individual
behavior
and
we
can
look
at
some
projects
that
will
help
protect
water
quality
before
it
reaches
the
lake.
B
This
will
all
be
done
through
voluntary
adoption,
so
our
big
focus
is
offering
incentives
and
education,
so
some
examples
could
be
promoting
agricultural
best
management
practices,
which
is
actually
something
I'm
working
on
right
now,
so
talking
with
farmers
who
have
livestock
and
encouraging
them
to
fence
their
animals
out
of
streams
talking
to
crop
farmers
and
having
them
encouraging
them
to
use
no-till
and
to
use
cover
crops
in
the
winter,
putting
in
things
like
grass
strips
next
to
a
Waterway,
so
water
coming
off
the
crop
land
gets
filtered
before
it
reaches
the
streams
and
there's
permanent
living
roots
that
are
keeping
the
stream
Bank
stabilized
and
really
anywhere.
B
We
can
restore
and
enhance
riparian
buffers.
That's
the
area!
Next
to
streams.
We
want
permanent
vegetation
there
that
can
help
filter
runoff
that
can
help
stabilize
a
stream
bank
and
trees
have
the
extra
advantage
of
providing
shade
who
keeps
the
water
quality
water
temperature
cooler,
which
makes
it
better
habitat
we're
looking
at
places
where
it
might
make
sense
to
stabilize
sections
of
Lakeshore
and
stream
Banks.
This
one
is
a
little
tricky
because
it
gets
very
expensive
very
quickly
and
particularly
with
streams.
B
You
run
the
risk
of
just
moving
a
problem
Downstream,
but
there
are
areas
where
this
can
be
very
effective
for
septic
systems.
A
lot
of
our
Focus
right
now
has
been
on
education
and
encouraging
people
to
maintain
their
septic
system.
So
they'll
identify
problems
quickly
and
be
able
to
address
them
longer
term.
It
would
be
helpful
to
identify
funding
for
repairs.
It
can
be
very
expensive
to
repair
or
replace
the
septic
system
and
looking
at
where
it
might
make
sense
to
do
sewer
expansion
projects
really
a
lot
of
what
we
do
comes
down
to
education.
B
Helping
people
understand
how
their
actions
make
a
difference
on
water
quality,
what
they
could
do
differently,
whether
they're
just
a
homeowner
have
a
septic
system.
They're,
a
farmer,
a
Forester.
All
these
people
can
play
a
role
so
to
successfully
Implement
our
plan.
We
need
the
support
of
the
community,
we
need
to
engage
our
partners
and
we
need
to
make
sure
we're
addressing
stakeholder
concerns
as
we
go.
B
We
started
off
as
soon
as
we
finished
the
project
with
the
Lake
Monroe
Community
Action
initiative,
and
that
a
lot
of
that
was
about
sharing
the
plan
with
people,
so
I
handed
out
copies
of
our
executive
summary.
We
tried
to
get
that
out
to
local
officials,
make
sure
people
understood
the
research
we've
done
and
what
it
showed.
We
held
a
watershed,
Summit
for
local
officials
and
we
launched
a
pilot
septic
system.
B
Maintenance
cost
share
program
where
we
would
help
pay
for
septic
system
inspections,
and
this
was
funded
through
the
Community
Foundation
of
Bloomington
and
Monroe
County
with
matching
funds
from
Monroe
County
stormwater
board
The
Watershed
Summit.
We
had
27
organizations
there,
Vic
was
there
representing
CBU,
it
was
a
beautiful
October
day
and
all
these
people
volunteered
to
be
locked
in
a
conference
room
for
four
hours
and
go
through
step
by
step
and
talk
about
what
were
the
priorities
and
who
should
be
involved
in
which
projects.
B
So
it
was
very
heartening
to
see
the
amount
of
community
support
on
the
voucher
program
that
I
mentioned.
We
did
a
direct
mailing
to
3
000
households
that
are
in
Monroe,
County
and
also
in
the
Watershed,
and
we
said
we
will
reimburse
you
50
of
pumping
your
septic
tank
up
to
a
hundred
dollars.
We
ultimately
had
about
78
people
take
us
up
on
that.
We
think
there
were
others
who
responded
and
said
I
don't
need
the
financial
assistance,
but
thanks
for
the
reminder,
so
that
was
good.
B
We
also
I
talked
to
several
people
who
had
not
had
their
tank
pumped
in
over
15
years
and
didn't
realize.
That
was
a
thing
you're
supposed
to
do
so,
there's
definitely
a
need
for
Education
out
there
right
now
we
are
working
under
another
319
Grant.
So
again,
this
is
from
the
Indiana
Department
of
Environmental
Management,
and
this
grant
is
basically
for
implementing
portions
of
the
watershed
management
plan.
It's
focused
largely
on
agriculture,
so
I'm
working
with
Farmers
to
try
and
get
them
to
do
some
of
those
projects.
B
We
talked
about
planting
cover
crops
in
the
winter,
fencing
their
animals
out
of
streams,
planting
along
streams,
some
permanent
vegetation,
we're
hosting
a
field
day
in
October
talking
about
cover
crops
primarily
and
we're
hoping
to
do
two
more
over
the
next
few
years.
We're
also
doing
some
forestry
workshops
and
some
septic
workshops,
and
another
piece
of
this
will
be
doing
a
shoreline
monitoring
program
where
we
survey
the
shoreline
of
Lake
Monroe
and
identify.
Where
is
the
erosion,
the
worst?
B
B
So
some
things
we'd
like
to
do
in
the
future
we'd
like
to
do
another
round
of
the
septic
maintenance
vouchers.
We
have
funding
to
do
this
in
Monroe
County
in
2024,
Brown,
County,
Soil
and
Water
Conservation
District
is
actually
doing
one
this
year
with
funding
from
the
lake
Monroe
Water
fund.
Jackson
County
is
a
little
bit
interested
in
doing
one
in
the
future.
Trying
to
get
them
excited
about
doing
that
as
well.
B
We
would
really
love
to
have
a
bathymetric
map
of
the
lake
so
that
we
know
so.
The
bathymetric
map
shows
us
the
depth
of
the
water
and
basically
the
sediment
accumulation
at
the
bottom.
We
all
know
there
are
some
spots
that
there's
noticeable
sediment
accumulation-
others
not
so
much,
but
it's
hard
to
know
exactly
without
collecting
this
data.
Unfortunately,
it's
a
kind
of
a
tedious
project
to
collect
that
it's
driving
a
boat
back
and
forth
with
sonar
measuring
and
then
stitching
all
that
data
together.
But
we
would
like
to
do
that
at
some
point.
B
We
also
are
exploring
the
idea
of
creating
Wetlands
that
would
act
as
sediment
traps
that
would
be
adjacent
to
some
of
the
mainstreams
so
that
when
it
rains
we
know
during
the
big
flood
events
is
when
the
sediment
most
sediment
moves.
So
if
we
can
get
that
overflow
to
go
into
these
basins
and
get
trapped,
there
have
the
sediments
settle
out
in
the
wetlands
and
not
reach
the
lake.
B
We
are
trying
to
continue
activating
and
engaging
our
community.
We
do
a
lot
of
fun
events
like
kayak
trips.
We
do
regular
Shoreline
cleanups.
We
did
a
lot
of
water
quality
monitoring
during
the
planning
part
of
the
phase
and
we're
just
trying
to
keep
people
excited
and
engaged.
Hopefully,
some
of
you
heard
about
Lake
Monroe
day,
which
was
just
a
week
ago.
B
We
had
a
variety
of
events
for
that
and
we
had
a
big
celebration
at
Upland,
but
just
trying
to
get
people
excited
about
and
aware
of
the
things
we
need
to
do
to
protect
the
lake
and
then
our
other
big
goal
is
organizational
stability
right
now,
I
am
the
only
paid
in
person
and
I'm
paid
through
grants,
but
it
really
takes
people
to
implement
projects.
You
can
only
do
so
much
with
volunteer
board,
but
it
can
be
hard
to
find
the
find
funding
for
administrative
costs
so
over
the
long
term.
B
C
mommy
Allison
was
mayor
and
she
was
really
great
at
being
one
of
the
early
people
very
concerned
with
Lake
Monroe,
and
it
was
probably
around
1992
that
the
city
council
passed
what
we
called
a
watershed
plan
and
I
know
that
it
involved
communication
with
both
Brown
and
Johnson
counties,
and
you
know-
and
that
was
good-
it
was
a
good
start.
We
were
all
happy
to
do
it.
Well,
you
know
after
2000,
when
I
left,
the
council
I
haven't
really
kept
up
with
well,
what's
happening
with
a
watershed
plan.
B
That's
my
knowledge,
that's
what
I
figured
we've
definitely
been
I've,
given
them
a
couple
presentations
to
let
them
know
what's
happening.
Yeah
I
have
a
copy
of
that
old
watershed
management
plan.
By
the
time
we
were
ready
to
do
this
one
they
said
start
over.
It's
been
long
enough.
There
was
a
lot
of
good
work
done
there
and
again,
I.
Think.
A
lot
of
this
is
there's
grant
funding
to
do
a
certain
amount
of
work
and
when
that
dries
up
and
people
are
not
it's
harder
to
carry
through.
C
D
Kirk
yeah
I
just
kind
of
a
follow-up
there,
but
you
know
that
the
Striking
thing
that
always
came
to
me
when
we
talked
about
the
the
lake
and
our
water
supply
and
managing
the
Watershed.
Is
it
the
majority
of
it?
We
can't
really
control
from
our
local
officials
in
the
city
and
county
here
in
Monroe
County,
but
we
have
to
depend
on
Brown
County
in
Jackson,
County
and
so
I
guess.
B
That's
a
great
question
and
it's
one
of
our
bigger
challenges:
I
will
say
that
friends
of
Lake
Monroe
is
a
non-profit.
We
feel
like
we're
well
poised
to
work
with
all
the
different
groups,
because
there
are
all
these
different
communities
and
agencies
and
governments
involved.
Brown
County
has
been
generally
supportive.
Money
is
always
tight
there,
so
that
part
can
be
challenging.
But
when
I
give
presentations,
they're
always
happy
to
share
information.
Most
of
the
farmers
that
we're
working
with
are
located
in
Brown
County.
We've
had
a
lot
of
interest
there,
which
has
been
good.
B
We've
worked
a
lot
with
Brown
County
Regional,
Sewer,
District
and
they're
primarily
focused
right
now
on
the
Bean,
Blossom
Watershed
and
Lake
Lemon
area
and
the
helmsburg
wastewater
treatment
plant,
but
they
are
also
really
committed
to
keeping
these
ideas
at
the
Forefront
that
we
need
to
do
a
good
job,
a
responsible
job,
taking
care
of
our
waste
water
and
our
drinking
water.
Brown
County
for
a
while
and
Vic
could
tell
you.
Dates,
did
get
water
from
CBU,
but
it's
been
a
number
of
years.
They
are
currently
getting
their
water
from
Morgan,
County
I
believe
Brown.
E
And
they
sell
it
to
Nashville.
Nashville
buys
a
little
bit
of
water
from
us,
but
not
very
much
the
pipe
that
goes,
there's
a
pipe
that
goes
from
Eastern
Monroe
over
to
Nashville
and
that
pipe
is
small
and
not
in
very
good
condition.
E
But
perhaps
a
future
project
will
we'll
update
all
of
that
equipment
as
well.
They're
interested
there's
some
interesting
metering
issues
because
we
sell
the
water
to
Eastern
Monroe
and
they
sell
it
to
Nashville.
E
D
What's
the
at
our
current
rate
of
sedimentation,
what's
the
what's
the
lifespan
of
our
Lake.
B
B
B
F
No
questions
and
all
the
education
and
Outreach
that
you're
doing
for
our
community.
Thank
you.
F
G
An
opportunity
to
hear
Maggie
a
few
weeks
ago
at
the
Indiana
master,
naturalist,
class
and
so
I
appreciate
all
the
efforts
that
you
do
around
the
community
and
in
the
region
to
educate
people
about
the
Watershed,
because
it's
so
important.
He
has
some
really
cool
things
that
she
shared
with
us.
That
I'm
sure
you'd
love
to
educate,
more
people
and
bring
your
your
board
and
yeah.
G
A
H
I
A
Right
so
the
batometric
measuring.
I
B
A
J
A
A
So
it
was
focused
on
on
them,
yeah
and-
and
this
may
just
this
is
just
a
very
basic
question-
sure
there's
a
for
everyone
that
has
a
septic
system.
B
A
A
B
B
A
J
A
Very
important,
okay,
those
were
my
questions.
Thank
you.
A
Vic
thanks
for
having
her
come
out
here
too,
and
inviting
her,
because
the
board
is
very,
very
interested
in
hearing
these
these
reports
and
wish
you
continued
good
luck
with
these
projects.
So
thank
you
can.
E
On
the
the
administrative
costs,
the
the
board,
as
had,
has
approved
a
25
000
contribution
to
the
friends
in
2024
towards
administrative
costs.
Specifically,
so
we've
recognized
that
issue.
Maggie
and
Sherry
mitchellbrooker
have
brought
that
up
with
me
and
we
we
put
that
in
the
budget
for
for
2024,
so
that
will
help
some.
Yes,
we're
also
interested
in
the
bathymetric
study
and
I've
and
I've
heard
from
the
the
Lake
Monroe
Water
fund.
That
they're
also
interested
in
the
bathymetric
study.
E
H
B
H
A
A
Okay,
so
seeing
and
hearing
none
I'm
going
to
go
move
on
to
the
next
agenda,
which
is
the
approval
of
the
minutes
from
the
September
11th
meeting?
Are
there
any
questions
or
comments
concerns
regarding
the
minutes
hearing
none
is
there
a
motion
to
prove
to
approve
all
those
in
favor,
say:
aye,
aye
aye,
all
opposed
motion
passes.
A
G
A
K
A
All
those
in
favor
say
I
I
opposed
motion
passes.
Finally,
we
have
customer
refunds
for
a
total
of
202
part.
Pardon
me,
starting
over
for
a
total
of
two
thousand
four
hundred
fifty
two
dollars
and
forty
three
cents.
Are
there
any
questions
on
the
customer
refunds
hearing
none?
Is
there
a
motion
to
approve?
Second,
all
those
in
favor,
say:
aye
aye
opposed
right
motion
passes.
So
let
that
be
a
lesson.
It
is
important
to
know
how
to
say
your
numbers
for
those
kids
out
there
that
are
watching
this
meeting,
learn
how
to
say
the
numbers.
A
So
we
have
no
consent
agenda
items
and
the
next.
So
the
next
item
is
Bid.
Opening
for
the
Dillman
Road
wastewater
treatment,
Dan,
Hudson
I,
believe
all
of
us
have
been
provided
with
a
sheet.
L
I'm
Dan
Hudson
capital
projects,
manager
for
the
city
of
Bloomington
utilities
and
as
of
four
o'clock
today,
we
have
received
no
bids
for
the
Dillman
Road
project
for
the
replacement
of
the
gates
and
valves.
So
we're
going
to
go
back
and
reconvene
find
out
what
went
on
in
football
terms
we're
going
to
punt,
okay,
punt,
the
ball
I.
A
L
A
L
A
Is
very
true,
it
is,
it
is
very
true.
Thank
you
very.
D
A
M
Water
solution
for
record,
my
name
is
Hector
Ortiz
assistant
director
operations.
M
The
service
request
we
are
looking
is
to
replace
a
pump,
which
is
over
25
years
so
and
he's
already
out
of
service
broken
for
to
return
the
activator's
launching
in
one
of
in
one
of
the
Basin.
So
any
questions
about
operation.
A
Any
other
questions
the
only
question
I
have
is
did
it.
You
said
it
lasted
about
25
years,
yeah.
M
When
they
did,
the
expansion
or
the
beginning
of
the
punching
was
1996,
and
we
cannot
find
any
record
like
it
probably
was
before
that
yeah
yeah,
okay,.
E
J
A
We
have
it
recorded,
it
is
on
it's
on
the
books
all
right.
The
next
is
a
request
from
Matt
Havey
for
the
approval
of
the
resolution
to
designate
some
Surplus
property
Matt.
A
N
A
L
For
the
record,
I'm
Dan
Hudson
a
couple
of
projects
manager
I'd
like
to
board
to
consider
a
allowance
authorization
for
building
Associates
for
the
filter,
rehab
project
at
the
Monroe
Water
Treatment
Plant.
This
is
to
use
part
of
the
contingency
fund
out
of
the
project
for
22
149.75.
L
This
is
to
remove
a
30
inch
butterfly
valve
on
the
drain
side
and
put
a
flange
in,
so
they
can
complete
the
the
rest
of
the
work
during
the
process
of
removing
the
filter.
We
found
that
the
valve
was
leaking
and
they
can't
complete
the
work
when
it's
still
leaking
does
not
include
the
cost
of
replacement
of
the
valve
there's
about
a
year
long
time
to
buy
a
new
valve
that
size.
It's
a
big
valve
I'm
open
to
questions.
If
you
have
any.
L
L
A
A
O
O
We
had
a
bid
opening
at
the
last
regular
meeting
where
we
opened
up
six
bids
that
were
received
timely
we've
reviewed
those
bids
with
the
engineer
and
CBU
staff,
and
have
and
determined
that
the
lowest,
responsive
and
responsible
bidder
to
be
performance.
Pipeline
Incorporated
out
of
Ottawa
Illinois
for
the
base
bid
alternate
bids,
one
two
and
three
for
a
total
of
eight
hundred
eleven
thousand
seven
hundred
and
seventy
dollars
and
no
sense,
and
would
like
to
request
authorization
to
contract.
With
the
same.
N
J
I
I
The
first
is
to
add
restraint
to
a
six
inch,
an
existing
six
inch
gate
valve,
because
once
we've
line
stopped
it
we
needed
to
have
that
valve
restrained
in
order
to
get
the
connection
put
back
in
and
the
other
is
to
add,
143
cubic
yards
of
rock
excavation
at
150,
a
cubic
yard
which
comes
up
to
twenty
one
thousand
four
hundred
and
fifty
dollars
we
do
have
Rock
in
the
bid
did
have
Rock
in
the
bid.
We
just
underestimated
it.
I
Our
consultant
had
some
rock
borings,
but
they
were
for
the
road
so
mostly
down
the
center
of
the
road
and
our
water
main
was
30
40
feet
away
and
Rock
changes.
So
we've
gone
through
their
numbers.
We've
had
our
inspector
out
there
and
we
feel
comfortable
that
this
is
the
proper
amount.
So
we're
asking
for
a
change
order
in
the
amount
of
twenty
three
thousand
one
hundred
and
seventy
four
dollars
which
will
increase
the
contract
price
to
449
560
dollars.
Any
questions.
A
A
I
have
one
I
have
a
question
I've
and
and
I
had
a
couple
of
other
questions
from
board
members
regarding
the
interdepartmental
memo
that
we
I
believe
heard
the
presentation
on.
According
to
my
notes,
I
think
it
was
June
19th,
because
I
was
not
at
that
meeting
and
I.
Believe
Megan
was
the
one
that
was
in
charge
of
that
Vic.
Can
you
give
us
an
update
where
we
are
with
that.
E
A
I
agree:
August
September.
We
are
now
three
months
and
I.
This
is
this
is
not
on
CBU
I
know
that
Vic
has
reached
out
several
times.
I.
It's
been
three
months
that
we
haven't
had
an
answer
on
this
and
the
interdepartmental
inter-departmental
memos
have
been
two
years
in
arrears.
That's.
E
A
And
this
has
been
a
continual
issue
that
we've
had
that
CBU
has
had
and
so
I'm
publicly
asking
that
the
the
mayor's
office-
or
somebody
please
step
in
so
we
can
get
this
done
as
I
spoke
earlier
in
our
meeting,
we
are
going
to
have
a
new
mayor
in
the
new
year
and
I
do
think
it's
important
that
we
get
this
cleaned
up
and
we
get
answers
on
it
before
the
new
mayor
takes
takes
office,
and
this
is
this
is
something
that
has
been
ongoing.
A
I
know
for
several
years,
I
mean
Jeff
and
I
have
have
had
I,
think
we're
the
senior
members
at
this
point,
but
it
seems
that
every
year
we've
been
having
these
issues,
we've
had
questions
of
why
we're
always
two
years
in
arrears.
That
is
money
that
we
as
CBU
are
holding
on
to
that
needs.
It's
constantly
on
our
books
and
we
do
need
to
get
this
straightened
out.
We've
asked
for
several
questions
to
be
answered
and
would
appreciate
some
assistance
with
this,
so
it
is.
E
Appreciate
that
the
controller
is
also
retiring
at
the
end
of
the
year,
exactly
I
know
he
wants
to
get
it
done
as
well.
So
I
I
will
follow
up
with
him
and
find
out
as
quickly
as
I
can
what's
going
to
happen
with
that
and.
H
Issue
with
getting
them
in
a
timely
manner,
I
understand
we
would
wait
a
year.
You
wait
until
that
Year's
up
and
then
there'd
be
some
amount
of
time
that
we
would
wait.
But
we
should
talk
to
the
city
about
what's
a
reasonable
amount
of
time
past
the
end
of
that
calendar
year
that
that
you
know
and
it's
yeah-
it's
been
a
year
and
a
half,
and
maybe
it
should
just
be
four
months
so
just
having
that
discussion
with
them
and
understanding
what
what
a
reasonable
expectation
is
and
what
they're
able
to
do.
G
Okay,
so
I
just
wanted
to
give
a
shout
out
to
Christy
Lindberg
she's,
what
our
CBU
stormwater
education,
specialist
and
the
National
Honor
Society
advisor
at
Bloomington,
High,
School,
South
and
I've
been
talking
with
her
since
last
spring
and
she
came
and
presented
to
our
membership
of
149
members
at
the
beginning
of
the
month
about
the
adopted
draining
process,
and
we
had
she
came
out
last
week
and
she
brought
two
backpacks
filled
with
all
the
things
that
we
needed,
including
safety,
vests
and
flag,
gloves
trash
bags,
bag
for
recycling,
a
broom
to
sweep
the
drain,
and
so
I'd
love
to
I,
shared
with
Christy
and
maybe
it'll
be
out.
G
She
left
me
a
box
of
supplies,
so
this
Grabber
here
is
to
pick
up
things
that
we
don't
want
to
touch
which
there
were
plenty
of
those
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
thank
Christy
and
the
stormwater
team
and
promote
the
adopted
drain
to
all
of
our
residents,
because
it's
a
great
program,
and
even
if
you're,
just
helping
maintain
the
drain.
That's
on
your
street.
G
There
were
I
mean
we
had
drains
that
were,
we
could
just
walk
right
on
by
and
we
had
drains
that
we
had
to
really
get
down
and
clean,
and
so
when
we're
able
to
keep
the
storm
water
flowing,
then
that
that's
what
we
need
to
do
and
and
keep
that
debris
out
of
our
our
storm
water
drains.
So
thank
you.
That's.
G
Well,
she
shared
about
the
storm
water,
this
this
shed
and
how
how
you
know
students
can
see
how
that
we
drain
from
South
and
then
into
Clear
Creek,
and
then
it
gets
to
the
White
River
and
the
Wabash
River
a
while
all
the
way
out
to
the
Gulf
of
Mexico.
It
was
really
interesting.
Yes,.
A
If
we
I
think
that,
just
in
terms
of
having
that
out
there
for
the
public,
it
would
be
very,
very
helpful
and
I
think
educational
for
all
of
us
I
applaud
board
member
Parmenter
for
taking
this
additional
action
on
it.
So
any
ways
that
we
can
as
board
members
get
involved
with
this.
It's
very
helpful.
A
Be
great,
thank
you
all
right.
Is
there
any
new
business
from
staff?
Okay
subcommittee
reports,
we
did
have
an
administrative
subcommittee
meeting.
Prior
to
this
one
I
wrote
my
notes:
Here.
The
administrative
subcommittee
received
an
overview
of
our
effective
utilities
management
process
from
Jim
gimley
Gimli.
Who
is
the
consultant
on
this
project
as
an
organization
we've
completed,
the
assessment
portion
and
Jim
is
here
this
week
to
present
an
overview
of
the
process
for
the
Strategic
and
the
Strategic
plan
for
for
2024
2026.
A
He
will
be
working
with
staff
this
week
and
Leadership
to
start
setting
our
goals
and
objectives
and
actions.
I
want
to
again
publicly
thank
Jim,
our
leadership
team
and
all
of
the
members,
the
staff
members
who
have
taken
an
active
role
in
this.
We
are
very
eager
to
see
the
results
of
this
and
appreciate
all
the
work
that's
being
done.
There
was
no
action
from
this
that
was
needed
for
the
subcommittee
unless,
if
any
other
members
would
like
to
say
anything
all
right
next,
then
we
will
move
on
to
the
staff
reports.
Vic.
E
I
have
a
lot
other
than
to
follow
up
with
which
you've
just
said
about
the
strategic
planning
initiative.
As
I
said
during
the
the
subcommittee
meeting,
it
I
really
do
appreciate
all
the
staff
who
turned
up
to
put
their
to
tell
us
what
they
were
thinking
about
or
how
we're
doing
all
together
was
115
of
about
190
employees
all
participated
in
it,
so
that
was
that
was
very
good.
E
As
Maggie
Sullivan
said,
we
participated
in
the
friends
of
Lake
Monroe's
event,
Lake
Monroe
day
on
September
17th.
We
did
three
two-hour
tours
of
the
water
plant,
which
was
very
informative
again
this
year,
as
it
was
last
year,
the
there
were
nice
large
groups
for
each
of
the
tours
and
they
asked
a
lot
of
really
good
questions,
so
it
was
really
a
great
time.
I
enjoyed
it
and
we
we
did
also
participate
in
the
event
afterwards,
at
Upland
and
I
read
the
mayor's
proclamation
of
Lake
Monroe
day
for
the
city.
E
At
that
event,
also,
we
participated
last
week
on
Thursday
in
the
city's
residence
Academy
event.
We
had
a
huge
group
of
24
people
who
toured
the
Monroe
plant.
That's
the
biggest
tour
group
I've
ever
had
out
there,
and
that
also
was
very
well
very
engaging.
Everyone
had
lots
of
questions
and
it
was
it
was.
E
It
was
a
great
time,
so
we've
been
doing
a
lot
of
that
public
Outreach
stuff
here
lately
and
I'm
excited
about
that
we're,
starting
to
see
lots
of
different
groups
who
are
interested
in
seeing
what
we
do
both
on
water
and
on
sewer
and
at
both
of
those
events.
Everyone
who
was
on
the
tour
expressed
interest
in
visiting
a
sewer
plant
as
well
so
we'll
be
doing
some
follow-up
tours
with
with
them,
probably
at
bleacher
pool,
because
it's
an
easier
walk.
E
So
so
that's
really
all
I,
oh
and
this
Wednesday
is
the
second
Council
review
of
our
2024
budget.
I
will
be
there
to
answer
any
questions
that
they
have
during
the
committee
of
the
whole
process,
and
we
will
expect
them
to
take
up
the
the
third
reading
of
the
board
of
the
budget
and
the
salary
ordinance
in
October,
so
we're
getting
we're
in
the
home
stretch
at
last.
That's
all
I
have.
A
Vic
this
this
residence
Academy
for
those
board
members
who
are
not
familiar
with
it.
The
city
of
Bloomington
has
a
program
called
the
residence
Academy
or
Citizens
Academy.
A
I
just
want
to,
if
you
have
any
interest
in
any
of
these
things,
it
is
fascinating.
My
husband,
for
those
of
you
know,
is
now
enrolled
in
the
citizens.
Police
Academy,
so
look
out
everyone
so
he's
having
a
he's.
Have
it's
it's
so
informational
and
a
wonderful
way
to
get
to
know
kind
of
the
inner
workings
of
what
are
going
on
in
our
city.
So
thank
you.
I.
E
A
A
Thank
you
for
reminding
me
of
that.
So
as
part
of
the
residential
grant
program,
one
of
the
board
members
is
invited
to
also
review
the
grants
and
I
believe
Seth
has
agreed
to
Seth
has
agreed
to
be
the
member
for
this
year,
so
I
appreciate
it
and
I
think
you'll
truly
enjoy
getting
involved
with
it.
Every
every
board
member
that
has
participated
has
felt
that
they've
done
something
for
the
community
and
really
got
to
learn
a
little
bit
more
about
about
what
we
do.
So
thank
you.