WEBVTT 00:00:07.394 --> 00:00:13.759 - Hello and welcome to Cats Week. I'm Annalise Poorman. The Bloomington City Council met on November 4th. 00:00:13.759 --> 00:00:20.062 - During council reports, council member Courtney Daly addressed the weekend shooting on Kirkwood during 00:00:20.062 --> 00:00:26.365 - homecoming, which left seven people injured. She thanked police for their response, expressed sympathy 00:00:26.365 --> 00:00:32.608 - for those affected, and said that state restrictions limit what Bloomington can do locally to improve 00:00:32.608 --> 00:00:33.342 - gun safety. 00:00:33.730 --> 00:00:39.611 - No one should ever go out for a night with friends and end up in a trauma unit. The grief and anxiety 00:00:39.611 --> 00:00:45.608 - left behind in our community doesn't just disappear when the police tape comes down. So we are mourning 00:00:45.608 --> 00:00:51.489 - with everybody who was involved, and you deserve so much more than just our sympathy. And frankly, my 00:00:51.489 --> 00:00:57.370 - sorrow is mixed with pure unadulterated rage. Because as a local leader, the most infuriating part of 00:00:57.370 --> 00:01:01.406 - this job is knowing that when our community cries out for protection, 00:01:01.730 --> 00:01:08.387 - Our hands are legally tied. The state legislature in Indianapolis has systematically stripped cities 00:01:08.387 --> 00:01:15.043 - like Bloomington of the power to protect our own streets. Under Indiana's strict pre-exemption laws, 00:01:15.043 --> 00:01:22.095 - local municipalities are explicitly forbidden from passing basic common sense gun safety measures. Council 00:01:22.095 --> 00:01:28.950 - member Isabel Piedmont-Smith also commented on racist flyers reportedly distributed in Park Ridge East. 00:01:28.950 --> 00:01:31.454 - These two incidents, the shooting and 00:01:31.554 --> 00:01:42.173 - The racist flyers tell us that we are unfortunately not an exception to the hatred that spread sometimes 00:01:42.173 --> 00:01:52.589 - in this country and the violence that is facilitated by lax gun laws in this country. So my heart goes 00:01:52.589 --> 00:01:57.342 - out to anybody who received those flyers and I 00:01:57.634 --> 00:02:04.679 - I say to anybody who was involved with distributing them that you're not welcome here. The Council then 00:02:04.679 --> 00:02:11.588 - considered whether to remove Raynard Cross from the Historic Preservation Commission. Interim Council 00:02:11.588 --> 00:02:17.278 - Attorney Larry Allen gave background and explained why he was recommending removal. 00:02:17.634 --> 00:02:25.500 - I want to be very clear that this removal action did not take into consideration any viewpoints that 00:02:25.500 --> 00:02:33.367 - were expressed, any expressive statements about any particular issue before the HPC. This really has 00:02:33.367 --> 00:02:41.700 - to do with conduct as it relates to the Code of Conduct, the Indiana Open Door Law, but more specifically, 00:02:41.700 --> 00:02:43.102 - the inhibition of 00:02:43.234 --> 00:02:49.133 - doing business before the HPC. And the HPC was unable for that time period that the meeting was delayed 00:02:49.133 --> 00:02:54.804 - to hear their regular petitions. And so one of the requirements under due process, not only that we 00:02:54.804 --> 00:03:00.533 - give notice and opportunity to be heard for Mr. Cross and as I stated, we had sent him notice and he 00:03:00.533 --> 00:03:06.261 - has submitted materials and I believe we're going to give him an opportunity to speak as well today. 00:03:06.261 --> 00:03:11.933 - Cross defended himself disputing the process and saying he had not received enough detail about the 00:03:11.933 --> 00:03:12.670 - allegations. 00:03:13.026 --> 00:03:20.840 - I've been told that I have breached the code of conduct, but I have not been told what specific statements, 00:03:20.840 --> 00:03:28.074 - actions, or omissions on my part constitutes that breach, which sections of the code of conduct was 00:03:28.074 --> 00:03:35.526 - breached, how that action breached that section, what evidence was relied on, who was the complainant, 00:03:35.526 --> 00:03:42.110 - and whether or not that breach rises to the level of precluding me from continued service. 00:03:43.074 --> 00:03:50.335 - At no point have I received any information. Mr. Allen says constantly that I responded. But if you 00:03:50.335 --> 00:03:57.596 - read the contents of my response, it was that I was not given any information to respond to. I have 00:03:57.596 --> 00:04:05.148 - not been given an opportunity to speak, call witnesses, cross-examine witnesses. I don't even know what 00:04:05.148 --> 00:04:12.990 - the basis of the complaint is. It could not be Ms. Crossley's email, because on the 21st, I received notice 00:04:13.762 --> 00:04:21.352 - But Miss Crossley's document was not sent until the 15th of September. So it could not have been the 00:04:21.352 --> 00:04:29.168 - basis of the notice. There was no motion made by any committee members, which certainly, with the other 00:04:29.168 --> 00:04:32.926 - cases of removal, was what initiated the process. 00:04:33.122 --> 00:04:39.456 - Council members also raised concerns about the conduct at commission meetings and the process. Council 00:04:39.456 --> 00:04:45.913 - member Hopi Stasberg said that the extended exchanges had taken time away from other business and raised 00:04:45.913 --> 00:04:52.247 - concerns about Cross's ability to serve through contentious issues. Okay, if you're going to get upset 00:04:52.247 --> 00:04:58.827 - about things and then not participate, then maybe in fact you're not fit to serve. And that's the question 00:04:58.827 --> 00:05:03.070 - that's going through my head right now in terms of fitness to serve. 00:05:03.266 --> 00:05:10.788 - even if it was political, there's political things that happen up here all the time. And I think that 00:05:10.788 --> 00:05:18.163 - my constituents would and should vote any of us out of office if we can't manage to sit up here and 00:05:18.163 --> 00:05:25.906 - take all the bolarchy, right? Piedmont Smith expressed concerns about every part of the process. I think 00:05:25.906 --> 00:05:31.806 - this has been mishandled in countless ways, both on our end and to some extent, 00:05:32.674 --> 00:05:42.589 - on the HPC members and even on Mr. Cross, I think there have been mistakes up and down the line. And 00:05:42.589 --> 00:05:52.798 - even though I am a member of interview committee C that voted unanimously to recommend removal, I think 00:05:52.798 --> 00:06:00.062 - that this is foobar and we just can't follow. I don't think we should add 00:06:01.122 --> 00:06:08.349 - I don't think we're in a position to make a good decision here. We just the process has been so flawed 00:06:08.349 --> 00:06:15.365 - that I think we need to dismiss this now. Come up with a policy make that policy known to everybody 00:06:15.365 --> 00:06:22.802 - involved to all the commissions and then follow through with it. Thank you. The council voted unanimously 00:06:22.802 --> 00:06:30.590 - to dismiss the matter with prejudice meaning the same charges based on these meetings cannot be brought again. 00:06:31.170 --> 00:06:38.965 - The council then advanced a proposal for a 2.7% cost of living increase in elected officials' 2027 salaries. 00:06:38.965 --> 00:06:46.616 - Members discussed other approaches, including keeping salaries at 2026 levels or distributing the increase 00:06:46.616 --> 00:06:53.910 - differently. Councilmember Stosberg proposed keeping salaries at 2026 levels. One of the things about 00:06:53.910 --> 00:06:59.774 - elected officials' salaries, for those of you who don't know, they can't go down. 00:07:00.290 --> 00:07:06.094 - Once they go up, they can't go down. And so that's honestly like one of my, by leaving it at 2026 values, 00:07:06.094 --> 00:07:11.788 - it kind of goes, well, if we can't decide how they should go up, then maybe they should just stay where 00:07:11.788 --> 00:07:17.482 - they are. And so that's why I like, I don't even know which of those amendments I like the best. I just 00:07:17.482 --> 00:07:23.614 - was throwing them all out there. The ordinance was sent to a second reading. No final salary decision was made. 00:07:24.194 --> 00:07:31.369 - The council also advanced housing-related changes to the Unified Development Ordinance. The proposal 00:07:31.369 --> 00:07:38.970 - would update rules for accessory dwelling units and cottage home developments and remove some restrictions 00:07:38.970 --> 00:07:46.074 - on duplexes. Public commenter Jamie Scholl raised concerns about increasing density. Whenever we're 00:07:46.074 --> 00:07:52.254 - considering density, there's some questions that come to mind, some points, basically. 00:07:52.642 --> 00:08:05.537 - every time we talk about this. And one is, do we have the appropriate infrastructure to support this 00:08:05.537 --> 00:08:18.942 - development? Do we have enough support for BPD, for fire? I watch these meetings and maybe not everyone, 00:08:20.034 --> 00:08:30.072 - But when hearing about we need a new ladder truck for fire, was that not considered when approving all 00:08:30.072 --> 00:08:40.207 - these very tall buildings? Another one is green space. Green space is absolutely necessary for positive 00:08:40.207 --> 00:08:47.614 - mental health and to help those to, to help stay out of a depressive state. 00:08:48.162 --> 00:08:56.872 - It has many benefits. There's many scientific studies that show it's beneficial. I don't know if that's 00:08:56.872 --> 00:09:05.332 - been planned in. And lastly, is this kind of development, is this going to support home ownership or 00:09:05.332 --> 00:09:12.702 - will this be more, mostly largely wealth creation for developers and the rentier class? 00:09:13.378 --> 00:09:21.225 - I'm concerned that we have so many renting and we have a lot of people who want to own homes and they 00:09:21.225 --> 00:09:28.917 - don't have a way to do that. So whenever hearing about more density, those are the points that come 00:09:28.917 --> 00:09:34.302 - to mind and I hope those are something that I'll consider. Thank you. 00:09:34.818 --> 00:09:43.090 - fire-related ordinances passed. They also designated fire personnel to issue certain fire code violations, 00:09:43.090 --> 00:09:51.053 - replace Bloomington's outdated 1997 Fire Prevention Code with updated rules, and establish a dedicated 00:09:51.053 --> 00:09:58.938 - fund for community education and prevention programs. Deputy Fire Chief Max Litwin said that the goal 00:09:58.938 --> 00:10:04.350 - is compliance and safety, not generating revenue from fines and fees. 00:10:05.026 --> 00:10:10.876 - Ultimately, we hope that we don't have to collect fees and that every situation we encounter is already 00:10:10.876 --> 00:10:16.839 - safe. However, if we do encounter something that requires mitigation through a fine or a fee, what better 00:10:16.839 --> 00:10:22.633 - purpose than to direct that towards something that would make the community even safer via causes like 00:10:22.633 --> 00:10:28.483 - community outreach, public education, and fire prevention? Some examples of some of those efforts could 00:10:28.483 --> 00:10:34.558 - consist of smoke detectors installs, fire extinguisher training, youth education, things along those lines. 00:10:36.514 --> 00:10:42.499 - In reality, it's unlikely that we're going to incur a substantial amount of money into this fund through 00:10:42.499 --> 00:10:48.312 - fines and fees. But we would like the means to spend it on something that would benefit the community 00:10:48.312 --> 00:10:54.411 - regardless. The council then passed an ordinance prohibiting the distribution and deployment of artificial 00:10:54.411 --> 00:11:00.167 - intelligence in Bloomington. Council member Dave Rollo, the sponsor of the ordinance, cited concerns 00:11:00.167 --> 00:11:04.670 - about safety and loss of control. Ordinance 2026-29 prohibits the distribution 00:11:05.186 --> 00:11:11.782 - deployment of artificial superintelligence ASI within the city of Bloomington It fills a regulatory 00:11:11.782 --> 00:11:18.841 - void. This is extremely dangerous technology and it is currently unregulated So this serves in the interim 00:11:18.841 --> 00:11:25.833 - as a public safety measure to protect the city of Bloomington only during the period of state and federal 00:11:25.833 --> 00:11:32.891 - legislative inaction on omission And so we are jurisdictionally allowed to do this the city the violations 00:11:32.891 --> 00:11:35.134 - may result in civil penalties and 00:11:35.362 --> 00:11:42.062 - Injective relief and more appropriate referral to the Monroe County prosecutor for any potential state 00:11:42.062 --> 00:11:48.892 - criminal level criminal charges and This ordinance is directed as I said to the developers and deployers 00:11:48.892 --> 00:11:55.526 - not the residents of Bloomington Council president Isa Kasari described the ordinance as a first step 00:11:55.526 --> 00:12:02.421 - Intended to encourage broader action. I think the theory of change that's sort of implicit and everything 00:12:02.421 --> 00:12:04.958 - that's being said here is that you can 00:12:05.538 --> 00:12:12.526 - through local action create a sort of network effect. And we saw this during the Cold War, for example, 00:12:12.526 --> 00:12:19.312 - with nuclear-free zones. Lots of local governments adopted ordinances that might have seemed the way 00:12:19.312 --> 00:12:26.098 - that this one seems. It's like, OK, it's largely symbolic. You can't really enforce it, so on and so 00:12:26.098 --> 00:12:29.054 - forth. But you can look sort of throughout. 00:12:29.154 --> 00:12:34.515 - in history that there are actually examples, like for example in New Zealand, that local ordinances 00:12:34.515 --> 00:12:40.358 - became national law. And they had a huge impact, I think, in the United States of galvanizing and organizing 00:12:40.358 --> 00:12:45.933 - people. And I think we're sort of at a very similar moment, right, where the goal here is to say, well, 00:12:45.933 --> 00:12:51.293 - as a local government, we're trying to make steps towards this. I think there's a lot of other work 00:12:51.293 --> 00:12:56.761 - that we really need to do if we're particularly interested in the concerns. And we've already started 00:12:56.761 --> 00:12:59.120 - some of that work, thinking about a broader 00:12:59.120 --> 00:13:05.252 - sort of risk approach to surveillance technologies and other types of things as well in our 00:13:05.252 --> 00:13:11.918 - cyber infrastructure. And certainly, so this won't be the end of it. Finally, the council debated a 00:13:11.918 --> 00:13:18.716 - $6.868 million general obligation bond for city capital projects. Discussion focused on street safety 00:13:18.716 --> 00:13:24.382 - designs, public oversight of projects, and the bond's potential impact on taxpayers. 00:13:25.026 --> 00:13:33.986 - Councilmember Andy rough proposed cutting the bond amount in half and limiting the proceeds to selected 00:13:33.986 --> 00:13:42.600 - projects He argued that some roadway projects intended to improve safety are not delivering on that 00:13:42.600 --> 00:13:51.302 - promise. I Don't feel like these two general major project Proposals a two and a half million dollar 00:13:51.302 --> 00:13:55.006 - needed fire emergency vehicle with roadway 00:13:55.298 --> 00:14:05.100 - projects that include, you know curb bump outs Whatever changes to the roadway that we're seeing a lot 00:14:05.100 --> 00:14:14.903 - all over town that I know are well intended and meant to Intended to promote safety for all users, but 00:14:14.903 --> 00:14:25.086 - in my experience They're not doing that discussion of traffic calming efforts and cycling safety continued 00:14:25.282 --> 00:14:32.541 - Public commenter Paul Rousseau argued that street design alone cannot address unsafe driving. I think 00:14:32.541 --> 00:14:39.799 - the fundamental problem here with what's been discussed about the trade-off between pedestrian safety 00:14:39.799 --> 00:14:47.485 - and bicycling safety is that we're fundamentally asking engineering to do something that's really difficult 00:14:47.485 --> 00:14:53.534 - to do, that should be done by enforcement. And that's underlying so many things that 00:14:53.858 --> 00:15:01.006 - in Bloomington these days, unfortunately. Mr. Seaborg is suggesting that if there are bump outs, then 00:15:01.006 --> 00:15:08.504 - the bicyclist, the safe way to proceed down the street is to what's called take the lane. And that becomes 00:15:08.504 --> 00:15:15.792 - a more tenable proposition if the driver of the car does not have an expectation to go down that street 00:15:15.792 --> 00:15:19.646 - faster than the speed limit, which they do. Thank you. 00:15:20.322 --> 00:15:27.205 - The amendment to cut the bond in half failed one to six. The bond ordinance passed five to two. The 00:15:27.205 --> 00:15:34.294 - next City Council deliberation session will be held on November 10th with a focus on public safety and 00:15:34.294 --> 00:15:41.383 - with time set aside for a discussion about housing. The next regular City Council meeting will be held 00:15:41.383 --> 00:15:42.622 - on November 18th. 00:15:43.810 --> 00:15:50.620 - On November 4th, the Monroe County Commissioners met to discuss re-approving a grant agreement, as well 00:15:50.620 --> 00:15:57.364 - as funding for the maintenance of several government buildings, including the Showers Building and the 00:15:57.364 --> 00:16:04.370 - Justice Building. Beth Hamlin, Executive Director of the Monroe County Prosecutor's Office, shared details 00:16:04.370 --> 00:16:11.180 - about the grant. It's an agreement between Indiana Criminal Justice Institute and your body, along with 00:16:11.180 --> 00:16:11.966 - our office. 00:16:12.610 --> 00:16:21.152 - to fund our STOP grant from October 1st of 2026 through September 30th of 2027. The STOP grant funds 00:16:21.152 --> 00:16:29.609 - approximately 50% of the salary FICA and PERF for our dedicated sex crime deputy prosecutor and our 00:16:29.609 --> 00:16:38.236 - dedicated domestic violence felony deputy prosecutor. Commissioner Leigh Jones voiced her support for 00:16:38.236 --> 00:16:39.166 - the grant. 00:16:39.970 --> 00:16:47.860 - So glad that this continues. This is a really important, vital part of all the work that the prosecutor's 00:16:47.860 --> 00:16:54.708 - office does and so grateful that this is there. The commissioners approved the grant two to 00:16:54.708 --> 00:17:01.630 - zero. Commissioner Lee Jones also thanked poll workers for a smooth election day on Tuesday. 00:17:01.922 --> 00:17:11.815 - you. Thank you so much. I'm a big thank you for a smooth election yesterday to, um, all of our poll 00:17:11.815 --> 00:17:22.400 - workers, all the candidates who ran. It's not easy, but it's important. Um and we're grateful for everyone 00:17:22.400 --> 00:17:31.006 - that was involved in, um. In the election from the clerk's office right on down to the 00:17:31.426 --> 00:17:39.527 - That helped a lot. And we had a pretty good turnout, like 47%, which is good. It's not 100%, but it's 00:17:39.527 --> 00:17:47.866 - better than it has been in the past. So good work on that. The next Monroe County Commissioner's meeting 00:17:47.866 --> 00:17:56.047 - will be held on November 12th. The Richland Bean Blossom School Board met on November 4th and approved 00:17:56.047 --> 00:18:00.574 - the 2026-2027 Teacher's Collective Bargaining Agreement. 00:18:00.898 --> 00:18:09.123 - This agreement sets teacher salaries between $48,000 and $84,000. It also provides additional raises 00:18:09.123 --> 00:18:17.674 - for 21 teachers whose pay had fallen behind colleagues with the same experience and education. Moreover, 00:18:17.674 --> 00:18:26.469 - Superintendent Dr. Jerry Sanders said that the agreement means that all teachers in the RBB School District 00:18:26.469 --> 00:18:29.726 - will get a $1,000 increase in base pay. 00:18:29.858 --> 00:18:44.020 - to the base for every teacher. And so the new salary range is from 48,000 for a year for new teachers 00:18:44.020 --> 00:18:58.183 - and 84,200 for teachers at the top of the scale. We also negotiated an agreement. It's just a natural 00:18:58.183 --> 00:18:59.710 - occurrence 00:18:59.810 --> 00:19:09.919 - that over the years, teachers come in under different contracts. And as a result, over the years, some 00:19:09.919 --> 00:19:19.831 - teachers could get off mode, not be at the same level of salary of their colleagues who had the same 00:19:19.831 --> 00:19:24.542 - years of experience and same education. And so, 00:19:24.674 --> 00:19:38.160 - We worked with the association. I came up with a process to be able to catch up those teachers who were 00:19:38.160 --> 00:19:51.646 - not on the mode. And so we agreed on 21 teachers who will be getting a catch up increase to their base. 00:19:52.034 --> 00:19:59.953 - anywhere from $1,500 to $3,000. To help afford the salary adjustments, the district removed a provision 00:19:59.953 --> 00:20:07.720 - that covered all but $1 of insurance costs for eight teachers. Dr. Sanders said that the negotiations 00:20:07.720 --> 00:20:15.334 - required balancing teacher pay priorities with the district budget. We have a common care, and that 00:20:15.334 --> 00:20:19.294 - is we want to be able to take care of our teachers. 00:20:20.418 --> 00:20:28.810 - Now we also want to be fiscally responsible for the school corporation. But we work, I think we work 00:20:28.810 --> 00:20:37.784 - well to do as much as we can for our teachers given our current economic situation. And I told the teachers 00:20:37.784 --> 00:20:46.342 - when, after we came to a tentative agreement, I told them, I complimented them and said that I thought 00:20:46.342 --> 00:20:47.422 - they came up 00:20:48.098 --> 00:20:58.155 - We came up with a contract that is fair or fair to more people Okay, and And I think anytime you do 00:20:58.155 --> 00:21:08.414 - that. It's a good. It's a good contract trying to think of everybody And that was that was the intent 00:21:08.866 --> 00:21:15.777 - Following the approval of the collective bargaining agreement, school district leaders are turning their 00:21:15.777 --> 00:21:22.425 - attention to potential raises for other employees. Sanders explained. In the next couple days, we're 00:21:22.425 --> 00:21:29.402 - going to be talking about, and I need to get on the phone with Paul, talking about any possible increases 00:21:29.402 --> 00:21:36.510 - for support staff and administrators. We want to try to get that before the board for the November meeting. 00:21:36.834 --> 00:21:45.590 - and then be able to determine which pay the retro would go out to the staffs. School board members say 00:21:45.590 --> 00:21:54.602 - they plan to bring forward possible pay increases for support staff and administrators for their November 00:21:54.602 --> 00:22:03.358 - meeting. Board members also said that teachers will receive their salary adjustments before Christmas. 00:22:04.066 --> 00:22:11.896 - The RBB school board will meet again on November 17th. The city opened a new fire department operation 00:22:11.896 --> 00:22:19.650 - center at 3182 South Walnut Street on November 6th. For Chief Roger Kerr, this concludes a years long 00:22:19.650 --> 00:22:27.709 - effort to store equipment in one place. Thank you for coming. This is an exciting day for our department. 00:22:27.709 --> 00:22:31.966 - The chance to open up this building that we've got here 00:22:32.418 --> 00:22:38.436 - It's been a long time coming and pretty excited just to have the chance to get all of our stuff and 00:22:38.436 --> 00:22:44.695 - all of our equipment under one roof and it was pretty neat. I want to thank the mayor. She gave us this 00:22:44.695 --> 00:22:50.833 - opportunity about three and a half years ago to spend this bond money to get where we're at today. We 00:22:50.833 --> 00:22:56.912 - want to thank her. We want to thank the council for their support. Weddle brothers who have been the 00:22:56.912 --> 00:23:01.726 - contractors on all three of these projects. Martin Riley who has designed them. 00:23:02.210 --> 00:23:10.036 - done a great job. Chief Limlin, who has been driving for us on our side as far as keeping track of the 00:23:10.036 --> 00:23:17.786 - funding. Mayor Carrie Thompson says the investment supports the work that residents do not often see, 00:23:17.786 --> 00:23:25.460 - such as the preparation that happens before someone calls for help. It's a big day for public safety 00:23:25.460 --> 00:23:31.614 - in Bloomington and a great moment for the city. I want to start by acknowledging 00:23:31.906 --> 00:23:41.764 - that doesn't always get acknowledged and we don't always get to say in city government, this project 00:23:41.764 --> 00:23:51.916 - was done on time. And in local government, that is sometimes remarkable. It's a big, big deal. And when 00:23:51.916 --> 00:24:00.798 - we talk about public safety, we frequently think about the moment that we each call 9-1-1. 00:24:01.218 --> 00:24:10.866 - We don't always see the moments that come before that, that allow our people to be ready to respond 00:24:10.866 --> 00:24:20.995 - to that call. The training, the preparation, adequate equipment, countless hours that make those moments 00:24:20.995 --> 00:24:26.398 - of response possible. Last year alone, our firefighters 00:24:41.986 --> 00:24:48.616 - Inside the building, Kerr says crews now have room to be able to repair fire trucks indoors rather than 00:24:48.616 --> 00:24:51.294 - working outside in unpredictable weather. 00:25:03.554 --> 00:25:09.174 - The department has a built-in backup plan. After flooding forced crews out of Station 1, officials included 00:25:09.174 --> 00:25:14.430 - four dorm rooms in the new facility, says Kerr. What I wanted to point out, as we built it, thinking 00:25:14.430 --> 00:25:19.738 - about what happened at Station 1 with the flood and then we had to find a building, we actually built 00:25:19.738 --> 00:25:25.098 - four dorm rooms in here. So if something happens to another station, we can actually bring a crew down 00:25:25.098 --> 00:25:29.886 - here and they have a living facility. They can operate out of this station in an emergency. 00:25:30.114 --> 00:25:37.038 - In addition, the building will give future recruits their own classroom and access to a training engine 00:25:37.038 --> 00:25:43.695 - near the department's tower. Mayor Thompson said work is now underway to secure a new space for the 00:25:43.695 --> 00:25:50.486 - police department headquarters. And that is all for Cats Week. Thank you for joining us. For Cats and 00:25:50.486 --> 00:25:52.350 - WFHB, I'm Annalise Poorman.