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[0:16] One good evening, everyone.

[0:21] It being Monday, July 28, I would

[0:23] like to call this regular city council meeting to order.

[0:26] Please All rise for the Pledge of Allegiance.

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[0:32] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America

[0:37] and to the Republic for which it stands.

[0:40] One nation under God, indivisible,

[0:43] with liberty and justice for all.

[0:45] Thank you everyone.

[0:48] I don't know if you noticed or not, but we have new mix up here

[0:50] and I think they are fantastic.

[0:52] So everyone, these kind of tilt towards you and I

[0:56] think you can hear us better.

[0:58] So let us know if you don't hear us.

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[1:05] Madam Clerk, call the roll, please.

[1:08] Good evening.

[1:09] Council member Abel here.

[1:11] Council member.

[1:12] Nutter here.

[1:13] Council member.

[1:14] Hohimer here.

[1:15] Council member.

[1:16] Fletcher here.

[1:17] Here council member.

[1:20] Hilst council member.

[1:24] Phillips here.

[1:25] Mayor Burress here 6 1 absent.

[1:33] We have a quorum.

[1:34] We will conduct business.

[1:37] Chair will now entertain a motion

[1:39] for the approval of the agenda.

[1:40] Please Madam Mayor, I move the agenda.

[1:43] Be approved as presented.

[1:44] Second Motion made by Mr. Abel and second, by MS hohimer.

[1:50] Any comments, questions, or concerns of the agenda.

[1:53]

[1:59] Seeing none.

[2:00] Council, take your vote, please.

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[2:07] I believe.

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[2:17] We did not have our vote come up.

[2:19]

[2:27] There we go.

[2:28] There we go.

[2:29] Council, take your vote.

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[2:35] Motion passes 6 minus 0.

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[2:40] Chair will now entertain a motion for the approval

[2:42] of the minutes, please.

[2:44] Madam Mayor, I move that we approve the minutes

[2:46] of the special council meeting of July

[2:48] 14 and regular city council meeting of July 14, 5:30.

[2:53] Second Motion made by Mr. Abel and second by MS hochheimer.

[2:59] Any questions or comments, or concerns

[3:01] about the special meeting or the regular meeting on July 14.

[3:04]

[3:09] Seeing none.

[3:10] Counsel, take your vote, please.

[3:12]

[3:20] Motion passes 6 minus 0.

[3:22]

[3:26] We have now come down to public input.

[3:29] But before we start public input,

[3:32] I would like to read a little letter that

[3:37] is going to be an announcement from the mayor to everyone

[3:45] here in this room and to people at home watching this.

[3:50] But after I'm done, I still want to say

[3:52] a few things and then anyone wishing

[3:55] to have their voice be heard.

[3:56] Please come to the podium, make sure the mic is on,

[3:59] state your name and remember we have five minutes.

[4:03] So without further ado, let's start this.

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[4:11] So this is for immediate release.

[4:14] Mayor announces Excuse me.

[4:16] Mayor announces the final closing

[4:18] and purchase of property.

[4:20] Today marks a significant milestone for the city of Pekin

[4:24] as we officially announce the final closing and successful

[4:29] purchase of property.

[4:31] This acquisition represents not only the culmination of months

[4:38] of collaboration, negotiation and due diligence,

[4:43] but it also is a bold move, bold step forward.

[4:48]

[4:51] In our continuing effort to invest

[4:53] in the future of our city.

[4:55] The property, long considered a strategic and high

[5:00] potential site, will now be brought under the ownership

[5:05] of the city of Pekin.

[5:07] Opening doors for development, revitalization

[5:11] and long term economic benefit for our community.

[5:16] We are excited about the possibilities

[5:18] this site presents, and are committed to ensuring

[5:23] it is utilized in a way that reflects

[5:27] our shared vision for growth, innovation, and quality of life.

[5:33] I want to thank our city council,

[5:36] legal and administrative teams and community

[5:39] partners who have brought this complex process to a close.

[5:45] Your dedication and foresight are deeply appreciated.

[5:50] In the coming months, we will begin

[5:53] in engaging with stakeholders and residents

[5:58] to provide excuse me to explore the best

[6:01] path forward for this property.

[6:03] As always, we remain committed to transparency, responsible

[6:09] planning and developing results that

[6:13] benefit the citizens of Pekin for generations to come.

[6:17] This is a proud moment for our city

[6:20] and just the beginning of something great.

[6:23] Sincerely, Mary J. Burress, Mayor of the city of Pekin.

[6:28] I have given a copy of this to our reporter.

[6:30] I have a few more copies if anybody would like to have one.

[6:34] But there's a few more things I'd like to say.

[6:37] And that is we worked.

[6:42] All of us here in this room have worked very hard to push

[6:44] this project forward.

[6:46] In 1966, it was the start of the veterans road.

[6:51] The talks started then.

[6:54] There was a lot of elevator grain elevators

[6:57] at the foot of court street by the river,

[7:00] and the grain trucks went straight out, court street out,

[7:04] route 9 all day long.

[7:07] So with the work of the people that were on council, then

[7:11] the mayors IDOT, they came up with the plan

[7:15] of moving of moving traffic as the ring road veterans South.

[7:22] Once that was developed, then in I believe it was around 2008.

[7:30] I have seen some but not all of the plans.

[7:36] There was money supposedly given to the city of Pekin

[7:39] to redo court street.

[7:41] I don't know if it ever was done at that time, but then in 13.

[7:50] The rest of veterans was developed

[7:52] and that was from court street on to Sheridan road.

[7:57] That was in part of once again dedicated, hard working people

[8:03] to move the city forward.

[8:06] This will be the final phase of veterans road

[8:09] to be connected to 474.

[8:13] This is a dream.

[8:14] This is a big dream.

[8:15] This is a bold step for the city of Pekin.

[8:19] It takes courage to move things like this forward.

[8:24] But when you have a vision and you want your city to succeed,

[8:28] these are the steps you take.

[8:31] I'm going to give you a couple of examples that steps were

[8:34] taken and steps that were not taken in the late 60s, I believe

[8:40] mid to late 60s as well.

[8:43] ICC wanted to come downtown Pekin and at the time,

[8:47] the board and the council or excuse me,

[8:49] the council and the mayor stated that they did not want

[8:54] and I. I'm sorry, I'm stating what they said.

[8:57] Those long haired hippie people in our town.

[9:00] Well, ladies and gentlemen, look at ICC today.

[9:03] East Peoria ICC is flourishing.

[9:08] We should have taken that bold step, in my opinion.

[9:12] Then in 1994.

[9:15] Another example I'm going to give you is the mayor

[9:18] at the time was Larry Holmgren.

[9:23] He was the tie vote to bring the federal prison to down to town

[9:27] Excuse me.

[9:28] He was criticized dearly.

[9:31] That federal prison has brought 277 jobs.

[9:36] Their payroll budget in 2014 was $24.4 million.

[9:43] It was stated at the time that we don't

[9:45] want those kind of people in our town to rape

[9:51] and kill some of our people.

[9:53] That hasn't happened.

[9:55] They have had good federal jobs.

[10:00] Good careers come out of that choice.

[10:04] It was the right choice for the city of Pekin.

[10:06] I believe the mayor took a bold step,

[10:09] and he thought it would move our city forward.

[10:11] That is what I am doing as your mayor today.

[10:14] I am taking this bold step with council,

[10:18] with staff to move this city forward.

[10:21] So thank you very much for listening to me.

[10:25] I hope that the naysayers will help us move, change their mind,

[10:34] help us move the city forward.

[10:36] See the good in it.

[10:38] And make our city prosper and grow.

[10:44] So once again, I wanted to say this

[10:45] before public input in case someone

[10:47] would like to say something about it.

[10:50] Because just like this letter stated,

[10:53] transparency and responsibility are

[10:56] our number one thing that we want to accomplish

[10:59] here in the city of Pekin.

[11:01] So thank you very much for your time.

[11:04] Anybody wishing to have their voice

[11:05] be heard, please come to the podium and make sure it is on.

[11:09]

[11:18] Matthew Johnson.

[11:20] Good evening.

[11:21] Good evening.

[11:23] Just a couple things for tonight.

[11:27] I got a phone call Thursday morning from a lady I've

[11:30] never met before in my life.

[11:32] She lives in Sunset hills, bought a home there around 2016,

[11:36] and she's kind of at the end of her rope.

[11:39] In regards to what to do with some city owned property.

[11:43] She lives over in on Flanders drive, which

[11:47] is it's on the back end of Sunset hills,

[11:50] and it's got its laundry list of not problems, but

[11:55] storied history, if you will.

[11:57] It originally it was kind of a cut

[11:58] through road to get to veterans while that was being expanded.

[12:02] And now there's really just five homes there.

[12:05] They can't cut through there anymore

[12:07] because there's homes now on the back side facing veterans.

[12:11] But, she's kind of tired of spending her own money to try

[12:16] and beautify that property.

[12:19] If you go to the end of the road, there's about another 20,

[12:22] maybe 30 feet of road or non-existent road

[12:26] that goes into the tree line there.

[12:30] And there used to be a tree.

[12:32] The tree was cut down.

[12:33] It's basically been mandated for forever.

[12:37] And I think it's time that we just bite the bullet

[12:41] and use some community development block grant money.

[12:44] I thought I told her I'd bring it up because it closes.

[12:48] Public input closes for that on Thursday.

[12:52] So I think that's important.

[12:53] Just get in there, grind out all those two stumps,

[12:58] kill all the vegetation, lay rock down, and then

[13:03] actually remove those two concrete barriers

[13:06] and put up an actual guardrail.

[13:09] I think that's important because she really shouldn't be using

[13:12] her own money to try and solve the problem that she

[13:15] didn't create or ask for.

[13:17] This isn't really an easement situation where we have just

[13:21] grass between the sidewalk and the road and you just mow it

[13:24] and you walk, walk away.

[13:26] But this is a much bigger situation

[13:28] that I think needs addressed.

[13:32] I wanted to bring that up.

[13:33] I want to speak about agenda item 8.7.

[13:36] I see we're buying a new vehicle.

[13:39] We seem to do that a lot.

[13:42] But this ordinance is a little different than the ones

[13:44] in the past.

[13:45] And there's a phrase in here that speaks volumes.

[13:49] It says that the old vehicle was damaged beyond repair

[13:53] in an accident last year while the street

[13:56] department was conducting road maintenance on Veterans drive.

[14:00] The key word there is accident.

[14:03] With an accident comes a police report.

[14:06] With a police report comes insurance claims.

[14:08] But I'm not seeing anything like that in the ordinance at all.

[14:11] It just says that got four quotes.

[14:15] You're going to pick quote D, which is

[14:17] 43,000 and some change 27 K's coming

[14:21] from the street department.

[14:23] 16 K's coming from the sewer.

[14:26] But there's no talk about insurance.

[14:29] So is there an insurance claim I think

[14:31] it would be important to ask that question before you vote

[14:34] on this, because if there is an insurance claim,

[14:38] then maybe we should probably get some kind of cost recoveries

[14:42] for that.

[14:44] And then one last thing, if I may.

[14:47] I know last time it was brought up

[14:49] and I'll just bring it up again.

[14:51] The hotel motel six.

[14:53] Are we still on track to get that torn down.

[14:55] Last time we heard, it was in litigation.

[14:59] It'd be really nice.

[15:00] I mean, that's an eyesore.

[15:03] Every time you drive by it, it'd be nice to get

[15:06] that demoed by January 2026.

[15:13] OK thank you.

[15:15] I did see our city manager and our public works director taking

[15:18] quite a few notes, so I'm sure.

[15:20] Would you like to say something or.

[15:21] Oh our attorney.

[15:23] Sure Mr. vicelli?

[15:25] Sure I'm sorry, Madam Mayor, can you hear me.

[15:29] Yes, I can.

[15:29] Thank you.

[15:30] Chair city council, thank you so much for having us here tonight.

[15:34] Yes the matter of the Motel 6 was up on Friday afternoon,

[15:42] and we successfully argued a motion

[15:45] to prosecute the foreclosure and what would likely turn

[15:50] into demolition of the matter.

[15:52] Thank you.

[15:52] It came over the defendant's objection,

[15:55] and I stressed to the judge, who's a very good judge

[15:58] over in the courthouse kitty corner from here,

[16:02] that this is a risk to the health, safety,

[16:06] and welfare of the community.

[16:08] And while the judge did listen to opposing counsel's arguments

[16:14] because they are the landowners.

[16:15] And we do have a right to use our property the way

[16:18] that we believe that we should.

[16:21] We made a compelling argument, backed by evidence,

[16:24] that staff was great to support me with, that this

[16:26] needed to be taken care of.

[16:28] So he did object to that.

[16:29] He said that the judge was overreaching,

[16:32] but we were successful.

[16:33] We are filing an amended complaint

[16:36] to expedite this matter and to obtain more costs and expenses.

[16:41] We also put on the record that they

[16:43] need to keep it safe at all times,

[16:45] that the fencing needs to be there at all times,

[16:49] and the responsibility is theirs for the maintenance

[16:53] of the property and so much that no resident or guest of the city

[16:58] hurts themselves on their property.

[17:01] So it is we are making progress.

[17:04] The legal system is slow.

[17:05] They tried to slow it down further

[17:07] and we basically just beat them at in court.

[17:11] Very good.

[17:11] Thank you so much.

[17:12]

[17:15] I'm sure his other two questions will be addressed as well.

[17:20] Maybe not this evening, but yes.

[17:21] Thank you so much.

[17:24] Any other.

[17:25]

[17:31] My name is Elaine Ritchie.

[17:34] Can you hear me.

[17:36] Yes now that we have this thing out of the way for everybody,

[17:47] what are we going to do about Derby street.

[17:49] I travel Derby street a lot because my sister lives on it.

[17:52] And every week I really feel that.

[17:54]

[17:57] I mean, Derby street to me is very important.

[18:02] It's a main drag.

[18:04] And I worked at City Hall when all of this, the prison

[18:10] and the gambling joints and all of this was coming through,

[18:14] I was right there in the midst of it all.

[18:18] So I heard a lot as a janitor.

[18:21] Janitors hear a lot.

[18:24] So we know how people vote towards all of this.

[18:28] So my biggest thing is now that we are extending this,

[18:35] are we going to after it's all done and the taxpayers of Pekin

[18:40] pay for all this new roadway to extend to 474,

[18:45] what are we going to do.

[18:46] Turn it over to the state again and trade it for.

[18:49] Because that's what we've done.

[18:50] We traded it for court street, and court street was a mess

[18:54] because court street was owned by the state,

[18:57] and we traded of veterans that we paid for as taxpayers

[19:02] for court street.

[19:03] That was a mess.

[19:05] So what are we going to do.

[19:06] Are we going to trade that to the state

[19:08] because it's a new highway.

[19:10] For what.

[19:11] What is the state going to pay for.

[19:13] For us, I guess as a taxpayer, I'm worried about that

[19:18] because that's not a fair deal.

[19:20] It's not a fair deal at all.

[19:22] We got streets here that needs repaired.

[19:24] And I think that's where I'm standing because as a retired

[19:30] city employee, I seen a lot.

[19:33] I know a lot.

[19:35] I know how the federal prison was voted in.

[19:37] I know how the.

[19:40] They tried to bring in the gambling Casino

[19:42] and it was voted down.

[19:44] I know all of that.

[19:46] I mean, I could write a book of my years of the city,

[19:49] and I had great years with me too.

[19:52] I had wonderful years with the city.

[19:55] I had a husband that was sick that needed a heart transplant.

[19:59] The city came forward and helped that happen for my husband.

[20:04] And I love this city, but I'm just wondering,

[20:09] are we going to forfeit the rest of veterans

[20:14] after the taxpayers pay all of this

[20:16] and our roads look like crap, and we're going

[20:19] to turn it over to the state.

[20:21] Oh, well, we'll fix this.

[20:22] We'll look at court street.

[20:23] It's still not done.

[20:26] Still not done.

[20:29] I guess that's where I'm at right now with all of this.

[20:33] I'm happy that you all are happy that we're extending,

[20:37] but I'm worried about our roads here in town,

[20:39] that we travel every day, that bus drivers travel, people

[20:45] travel, go back and forth to work, to the grocery store,

[20:48] to the doctors.

[20:49] Our streets need fixed.

[20:52] When do they fit in.

[20:55] I think that's my biggest thing right here.

[20:58] It kind of is disappointing.

[21:02] Thank you.

[21:04] Well, Elaine, I do want to tell you that I hear from so many

[21:07] people on what we are doing on court street,

[21:10] and they cannot believe how far it has come in just a short time

[21:14] that we've been working on it.

[21:16] And when I've got people from Morton coming

[21:19] over here saying how wonderful it is,

[21:22] I'm pretty doggone proud of it.

[21:24] Do we have a long way to go.

[21:25] Absolutely is Derby street forgotten.

[21:28] No I go there every week because I have a favorite gas station I

[21:31] go to over there, and I don't know why,

[21:34] but I keep going back there because I

[21:35] used to live on South fifth.

[21:38] I understand.

[21:41] I mean, it's not right.

[21:44] I got a new car.

[21:45] Yeah, I understand, and I don't want to take

[21:47] up anybody else's more time.

[21:49] But we are not forgetting about Derby.

[21:52] I believe they were actually talking on grant money.

[21:55] Correct am I right.

[21:56] Yeah so we are not forgetting about it.

[21:59] Anyone else from the public, please.

[22:01]

[22:06] Seeing none.

[22:07] Public input is now closed.

[22:09]

[22:13] We have now come down to item 6, which is the consent agenda.

[22:17] Chair would entertain a motion, please.

[22:19] Madam Mayor, I move that the consent

[22:21] agenda be approved as follows.

[22:23] 6.1 financial reports June of 2025 accounts

[22:28] payable paid proof list through July 18, 2025.

[22:32] Receive and file 2025 26 budget transfers through July 22, 2025.

[22:40] Pekin fire department monthly incident report June of 2025.

[22:45] Receive and file 1307 South Third Street.

[22:47] Demolition bid responses.

[22:50] Receive and file 1,400 Knapp street.

[22:53] Demolition bid responses receive and file 2003 hergert street

[22:58] demolition bid responses ordinance number 4325 dash 2526

[23:05] amending the city clerk license fee schedule regarding

[23:08] refuge hauler license fees.

[23:11] Ordinance number 4326 2526 approving and authorizing

[23:16] the execution of a revised TIF district redevelopment agreement

[23:20] by and between the city of Pekin and Dan Steinbeck

[23:24] and the Pekin court street TIF district ordinance number 4327

[23:29] 2526 approving a variance request

[23:33] submitted by Rich Johnson for the property

[23:36] located at 205 South Street.

[23:38] Case V202507, ordinance number 4328 dash 2526

[23:49] approving a variance request by Sylvia Schultz for the property

[23:53] located at 600 Margaret street.

[23:55] Case V202508.

[23:58] Resolution number 321 dash 2526.

[24:03] Mayor's appointment of Jim Galanis

[24:06] to fill the unexpired term of Judy Heisel

[24:08] to the Pekin liquor commission for a two year term expiring

[24:12] April 30, 2027.

[24:15] Resolution number 322 5 26, approving a memorandum

[24:20] of understanding regarding bereavement leave

[24:23] between the city of Pekin and the Teamsters,

[24:25] chauffeurs and helpers.

[24:26] Local Union Number 627 street department resolution number 323

[24:31] dash 2526 approved approving a forbearance agreement with Randy

[24:37] and Eleanor Vogel regarding a community development block

[24:40] grant loan, receiving file quotes for the purchase

[24:44] of a new 3/4 ton pickup truck.

[24:47] Second Whew.

[24:48] That was a mouthful, Mayor.

[24:50] Just a point of clarification.

[24:52] I think it was item 6.5.

[24:55] I think councilman Abel said 1307, just for the record.

[25:00] And it's 12:07 South Third Street.

[25:02] Demolition bid responses.

[25:04] Sorry thank you.

[25:05] I appreciate that.

[25:08] Madam Mayor.

[25:09] Motion made.

[25:09] Pardon me.

[25:10] On that note, I believe there was a verbal typo.

[25:14] It's 203 hergot, not 2003 herget.

[25:18] Oh three.

[25:19] Herget correct.

[25:20] I believe Mr. Abel said 2003.

[25:21] Just a.

[25:22] I'm sure it's Mr. MS Ellie's fault somehow.

[25:25] Yeah here it says 203 all right.

[25:30] Thank you very much.

[25:31] All right.

[25:31] I have a motion made by Mr. Abel and second by MS hohimer.

[25:35] Any questions, comments, or concerns

[25:37] on that long consent agenda.

[25:40] Thank you Mr. yes, indeed.

[25:42] We have been busy.

[25:43]

[25:47] Hearing none.

[25:48] Seeing none.

[25:49] Council take your vote, please.

[25:50]

[25:58] Motion passes 6 minus 0.

[25:59]

[26:04] Chair will now entertain a motion for item 7,

[26:07] which is unfinished business.

[26:09] And before we get it started, I don't

[26:11] know if you want to say something

[26:12] or if you'd like for me to.

[26:13] I'd like to.

[26:14] All right.

[26:15] I Phillips.

[26:17] Thank you.

[26:17] Mayor I need to recuse myself from this issue at this point.

[26:23] And the proper procedure when somebody has a conflict

[26:28] of interest is actually not only to say they're not voting on it,

[26:32] but it's also to leave so that people feel free to discuss it.

[26:36] That is 100% right.

[26:38] And therefore, during this discussion,

[26:42] I'm going to recuse myself, leave the building,

[26:45] going to go outside.

[26:46] I'm going to have a cigarette and play on my phone.

[26:50] When you want me back, if someone would like to text me,

[26:54] I will be happy to come back in.

[26:56] And I would also like to say that I have not

[26:59] read this ordinance proposal, and I have not spoken to anybody

[27:03] about this draft of it.

[27:04] Thank you, MS Phillips.

[27:05] Thank you.

[27:06]

[27:11] I'm going to drink to.

[27:12]

[27:16] Let's at least wait till she gets out the door here.

[27:18]

[27:28] Chair will now entertain a motion for 7.1, please.

[27:33] Madam Mayor, I move the ordinance number 4324 2526

[27:39] amending Pekin city code.

[27:41] Chapter 5, Article 6.

[27:43] Division Ii, subdivision three.

[27:45] Litter containers be approved.

[27:48] Second Motion made by MS hohimer and second

[27:52] by Mr. Abel Mr. Darcy.

[27:55] Thank you.

[27:56] Mayor as council recalls, this matter

[27:59] was tabled to today's date.

[28:01] Just a point of clarification.

[28:05] I think, Councilman Fletcher, for reining it in

[28:07] because I think staff was looking at this a little bit

[28:11] more, probably complicating it because we started looking

[28:14] at the maps and looking at photos of different areas

[28:17] within the city.

[28:18] But before council, there's been a couple modifications to this.

[28:24] We did find where there was a comment

[28:28] or the part about the cans have to be removed within 12 hours.

[28:33] Initially, I believe it said actually

[28:35] it refers to another ordinance that gives within 24 hours.

[28:39] So we did correct that so that we didn't have to go

[28:42] change multiple ordinance.

[28:44] But we do feel that we have been able to put this so that it

[28:48] applies for everybody with what the spirit and the intent was,

[28:52] because there are so many variations of this.

[28:56] And Nick introduced me to conforming

[28:58] and non-conforming, which is what really complicated

[29:01] this, at least for me.

[29:03] And we started looking at a lot of different things.

[29:05] But I do think ultimately, Chief Rainey, Nick and myself, we

[29:10] were able to come up with what we feel

[29:13] is fair and reasonable and applicable to what

[29:16] the issues at hand are, and would address

[29:18] the immediate issues before us.

[29:21] And Chief Raney, if you or Nick have anything further

[29:25] you want to present on this, by all means, counsel,

[29:29] do you have questions for chief Raney or Nick mcquigg?

[29:34] Their house was built in the 50s.

[29:35] So if you know houses built in the 50s, a single stall garage,

[29:39] you can barely get a new car in there today,

[29:41] the way they're built. This couple has to pull their car

[29:45] outside the garage, bring their trash container from the back

[29:49] porch out to the curb, pull their car back in, do the same

[29:54] thing every time the garbage comes,

[29:57] and they will still do that because they

[29:59] don't like it sitting out.

[30:00] But in inclement weather or stuff like that,

[30:04] this ordinance will help them.

[30:06] They can sit against their garage

[30:08] until the weather gets favorable.

[30:11] And like I said, I appreciate you guys getting this done.

[30:13] I think it's a great thing.

[30:15] Thank you.

[30:15] Thank you, Mr. netter.

[30:18] Oh, I'm sorry, I thought you did have something.

[30:20] Any other council.

[30:21]

[30:27] Seeing? none.

[30:27] Council take your vote, please.

[30:29]

[30:37] Motion passes 5 and 0 with one abstain or recuse Excuse me.

[30:44] She recused Mr. Darcy, I'm going to ask that you please text

[30:52] MS Phillips and tell her that.

[30:54] Or would you like to.

[30:55] All right.

[30:55] Thank you.

[30:56] Officer I still tell the cops what to do Oh, Lord have mercy.

[31:03]

[31:05] Oh, goodness.

[31:06]

[31:11] He laughed.

[31:11]

[31:34] She's probably not ready to come back in.

[31:36]

[31:49] Thank you, everyone, for being patient with us.

[31:51]

[31:55] Thank you.

[31:56]

[32:03] You shut this off.

[32:06] Yeah I didn't mean to leave it on.

[32:08] Oh, that's all right.

[32:09] We have now come down to New business.

[32:12] So Chair would entertain a motion for 8.1, please.

[32:15] Madam Mayor, I move that resolution number 3, 24, 25, 26.

[32:21] Directing staff to bring forth tax increment financing

[32:25] TIF agreements to award for the TIF

[32:28] building improvement program.

[32:30]

[32:34] Second Motion made by MS hochheimer

[32:39] and second by MS Mr. Abele Mr. Darcy.

[32:44] Thank you.

[32:45] Mayor I'm going to have Mr. ray.

[32:47] Go ahead and read this one off to you.

[32:50] Thank you, Mr. ray.

[32:52] Thank you.

[32:52] Mayor city council's prior meeting on May 27,

[32:56] you all approved a resolution adopting a set of economic

[33:01] development program funding, which set a $100,000 program

[33:05] budget for this year's commercial

[33:06] building improvement program.

[33:08] So up to $100,000 of awards.

[33:10] No individual award could exceed $50,000 or 50% of the eligible

[33:16] project expenses.

[33:17] We published notice of the program on the city website

[33:21] and on social media.

[33:22] We also notified different business organizations

[33:25] and several individuals that we knew

[33:27] were interested in the program.

[33:28] Applications were opened for approximately 30 days

[33:31] through the month of June until July 7,

[33:33] and we received six applications.

[33:36] Staff initially scored each of the projects

[33:38] based on the criteria that were published in the program,

[33:41] including the applicant's history and capacity

[33:44] to adhere to a grant program.

[33:46] How well the improvements addressed

[33:49] issues with the property.

[33:51] And several other criteria.

[33:54] The economic development advisory committee

[33:56] reviewed those applications and the scoring from staff

[33:59] and made adjustments as a committee.

[34:01] The score sheet and the packet reflects

[34:03] that committee activity and their recommendation

[34:06] for awards this year.

[34:09] I did want to note that after the committee's recommendation,

[34:14] the Pekin Moose lodge did decline to move forward.

[34:17] So this resolution, as written, only reflects five projects as

[34:20] recommended by the committee.

[34:22] One other note TCRC reached out after the committee's review

[34:26] and they wanted to modify their application.

[34:28] Originally, they submitted it to a parking lot project.

[34:31] They instead want to do improvements to their building.

[34:34] They think they have some issues with one

[34:35] of the walls of their building, so

[34:37] they would rather address that.

[34:39] And I think the EDAC would be perfectly fine with that

[34:42] without having to go through a review process again.

[34:44] They prefer building improvements

[34:46] over parking lot improvements.

[34:49] Also say the committee didn't feel any project was

[34:52] impactful enough to receive the maximum grant amount,

[34:54] so they wanted staff to republish the program.

[34:57] With the remaining funding, there would be approximately 60

[35:00] or there would be $60,000 available if the resolution

[35:03] is approved, as is tonight.

[35:05] We could also roll that into one of the other types

[35:07] of programs that was approved, such as the return

[35:09] on investment program.

[35:12] Ultimately, EDAC recommends approval of this resolution,

[35:15] directing staff to prepare TIF agreements for each

[35:18] of the five applications.

[35:21] So the three projects being awarded $10,000,

[35:24] two projects being awarded 5,000,

[35:28] and then it would be good if council would also give staff

[35:31] feedback on what you want to do with the rest of the money

[35:33] this year, and you've got several options

[35:35] I included in the packet.

[35:37] OK, council floor is open Mr. Chair,

[35:43] I move to amend resolution three 2425 26 to remove

[35:48] the project from section 2.

[35:52] So motion was made to remove tatoes.

[36:00] Oh I'm sorry.

[36:02] Who was it.

[36:03] Seconded by Mr. Fletcher.

[36:07] I would like.

[36:09] I would like to amend resolution number 324 dash 2526.

[36:16] Pulling Sangar steakhouse for a separate vote.

[36:20] Madam Mayor.

[36:21] I'm sorry, Madam council member.

[36:22] Madam Mayor.

[36:25] Yes do you want to see if there's a combined motion,

[36:28] or do we deal with one motion and go from there.

[36:31] Yeah let's see if there is a combined.

[36:33] So then you would need to see if there's

[36:35] consent to go forward on from the movement and go from there.

[36:40] There was a motion made in a second.

[36:42] Yeah and so normally you would then vote on it.

[36:44] That doesn't mean you can't make a motion.

[36:46] The easier process is to probably do them separate.

[36:49] But if there is a consent to go through that

[36:51] need to move it to say we'll adopt the friendly Amendment

[36:55] to the Amendment.

[36:58] Its normal practices.

[37:00] You do the second motion to go on from there,

[37:03] and you still have a right to make that motion.

[37:05] Absolutely it supersedes the substantive motion pursuant

[37:08] to the Robert's Rules of Order.

[37:10] But you need the movement to accept

[37:13] your friendly Amendment without objection to the other parties.

[37:16] But the traditional way is you do

[37:19] Amendment, Amendment Amendment.

[37:21] Well, then we can do Amendment after Amendment one at a time,

[37:23] one at a time, whatever you feel is right.

[37:25] Yeah I'm sorry.

[37:26] I don't mean to be.

[37:27] And I don't mean to overcomplicate.

[37:28] No that's fine.

[37:29] Yeah, that's.

[37:30] So if we have one Amendment on the floor and a second.

[37:34] Yes she wants to make another one.

[37:36] Do we do it now or wait till this one's voted on.

[37:38] We vote on the one that's on the floor.

[37:40] Perfect and then council member hohimer

[37:44] will then have her opportunity to make

[37:46] her Amendment based upon whether the Amendment passes or fails.

[37:49] OK, sorry about that.

[37:50] That's all right.

[37:51] Remember, we just need to do it properly.

[37:54] We don't do any of advice from me, I apologize.

[37:57] No worries.

[37:58] If I may, in my legal opinion as a CPA,

[38:04] that Mr. Vasiliy is correct that you don't do the motions

[38:09] on top of each other.

[38:10] But I am interested in what you were going

[38:13] to move because it could impact how we discuss

[38:17] the motion that's on the table.

[38:19] OK thank you.

[38:22] So parliamentary procedure would have us vote on correct council

[38:28] members, seconded by Council Member

[38:30] Fletcher's motion to amend to extract one of the applicants.

[38:34] Would that be but no discussion.

[38:36] We can discuss that.

[38:37] Does anybody we can discuss an Amendment.

[38:39] We only would discuss the Amendment to change it.

[38:42] So it's a limited discussion.

[38:43] All right.

[38:43]

[38:47] I'd like to know why you're proposing we change it.

[38:52] Do you want.

[38:54] So in the TIF.

[38:57] I've said before, when I look at each one of these TIF awards,

[39:01] I like to make sure that it benefits

[39:03] the citizens of Pekin and the business owner,

[39:08] but more so the citizens.

[39:10] And on the application that he turned in, he stated that

[39:15] he's going to remodel the floor area

[39:18] inside and that would bring in $100,000 more in donut sales.

[39:25] So I'm not sure that that's correct.

[39:30] I'd rather see the money spent on something

[39:33] else that would either draw.

[39:35] Now, if that would have been something like he

[39:37] wanted to put a drive-through in.

[39:39] Yeah, you would probably increase your sales.

[39:41] Or if you're going to put on an extra employee

[39:43] and put a van out in the morning and take donuts somewhere

[39:45] and drop them off, then that's different than remodeling

[39:49] your floor.

[39:50] That's where I'm at on that.

[39:53] I will give you mine also the application.

[39:57] Unless there is something wrong in the GIS system.

[40:01] The tax ID number doesn't match up to tato's.

[40:05] So there's a technical thing in there.

[40:07] I'd like to get clarified before we move forward with it.

[40:11] The tax ID number that's on there

[40:13] is the owner's personal residence versus the business.

[40:18] So I'd like to get that clarified.

[40:20] Number one, that's the Biggie.

[40:23] And I will say tato's was the only applicant

[40:26] that filled out the document 100% correctly.

[40:30] So just need to verify the information number one,

[40:34] and also to verify to make sure that the work

[40:39] hadn't already been completed.

[40:41] Now maybe it has, maybe it hasn't.

[40:43] But we need to verify that.

[40:44] So that's the reasoning for pulling it.

[40:47] It's not to say that they can't reapply, apply,

[40:50] but just to verify this information is correct.

[40:54] So, Dave, do you know if it was a clerical error here

[40:58] or if they actually put their home ID on it.

[41:02] I can help out with that one.

[41:04] Thank you.

[41:04] The address, and especially the quotes that are provided

[41:08] are the correct commercial address.

[41:10] The PIN number is the private or the individual's residence,

[41:14] as far as I can tell.

[41:14] Or at least it's a residential property.

[41:18] I couldn't tell you why they put it down.

[41:20] The address is correct, and certainly

[41:21] the actual tiff agreement.

[41:22] And just a reminder to all council if this is approved,

[41:26] nothing's technically approved.

[41:27] You're just telling us to go pay money to the lawyers

[41:30] to then draft the actual agreements,

[41:31] and you'll vote on them all separately.

[41:33] So when we brought you the full agreement,

[41:35] it would certainly be for the commercial property only.

[41:37] Yeah so I guess you consider that a typo on the applicant's

[41:40] part, if you like.

[41:41] OK well, I don't know if the work's been completed

[41:44] or not, but when they turn in receipts

[41:46] and they turn in their proof of payment

[41:48] if the work was done before they submitted this application,

[41:51] it would not be eligible for reimbursement

[41:52] under council's policy.

[41:54] Correct anyone else.

[42:03]

[42:06] Did you get your questions answered to be honest,

[42:14] I'm not sure my question answered.

[42:17] I hear what you're saying.

[42:20] I think that at this point, it might

[42:24] be worth reserving on that one.

[42:29] And looking into some of the concerns

[42:31] that council member Fletcher has raised.

[42:34] OK anyone else.

[42:36]

[42:40] So, counsel, take your vote on the Amendment of 8.1.

[42:47] Correct Mr. Vicelli the extraction of the applicant

[42:51] or striking of that applicant from the list

[42:54] of eligible applicants.

[42:56] OK counsel, take your vote.

[42:59]

[43:06] Personally, I'd like to have.

[43:07] Since we voted.

[43:08] I would like to have a little more clarification,

[43:10] I understand.

[43:11]

[43:15] Motion passes 6 minus 0 MS Horkheimer,

[43:23] I'm going to give you the floor.

[43:25] I Madam Mayor, I would like to amend resolution

[43:30] number 324 dash 2526.

[43:36] And pull Sangar steakhouse for a separate vote.

[43:40] Second Motion made by MS Horkheimer

[43:43] and second by Mr. Abel, would you like to state anything or.

[43:51] This building he's owned since 1985.

[43:56] And everything that he wants money for

[44:01] is basically upkeep and.

[44:06]

[44:09] It's a lot of money.

[44:10] I know he's putting a lot of money in it.

[44:12] I'm glad that he's wanting to open

[44:14] this up as a new steakhouse.

[44:19] But I just I think that Mr. Sangar has gotten quite a bit

[44:24] of money from the city of Pekin, and I really am,

[44:28] really am very hesitant to give him any more.

[44:33] Just personal thoughts.

[44:35] Anyone else.

[44:36]

[44:48] Yeah, I'm sitting here thinking.

[44:49] I know I am, too.

[44:50]

[44:54] And I hear what you're saying.

[44:56] The amount of money that we spent for the right of way.

[44:59] The sign.

[45:00] Et cetera.

[45:01] We spent a lot of money on that piece of property.

[45:04] No doubt we did.

[45:07] That's a tough one.

[45:09] However, it's opening a business on court street that otherwise

[45:14] is probably going to would have sat vacant

[45:18] the amount of money he's putting into it

[45:20] and the requests he had on there.

[45:24] I struggle with that application side of it also.

[45:28] Yeah And I'll just be quite frank.

[45:33] I'm struggling with all these applications

[45:36] in this entire TIF thing.

[45:39] We have six different opportunities, ease.

[45:41] And I think two of the opportunities on here

[45:44] belong under a different category.

[45:46] But I didn't realize that until today after reading

[45:50] some more literature.

[45:53] So after I vote on this, are you wanting to pull the whole thing.

[45:56] I'm almost thinking to pull the whole thing for review

[46:01] for complete redo of the application.

[46:05] And I'll refer to that in a situation

[46:08] later on in the meeting.

[46:09] If we can't get the application, then I think they ought

[46:13] to be struck and not approved.

[46:16] We need to start being diligent on the application side of it.

[46:20] I also and Josh and I and councilman Fletcher

[46:25] have had a comment about the review process.

[46:28] We're kind of struggling with that too.

[46:30] So I'm thinking maybe this whole thing

[46:33] needs to be pulled and reviewed and brought

[46:36] back at a different time.

[46:38] I think TCRC ought to reapply on their application

[46:42] because the application is not correct.

[46:44] So I'm forgetting the numbers.

[46:47] I'm forgetting the applications filled out.

[46:50] I agree with you, council member Nutter

[46:55] and I would like to make an Amendment

[46:57] to pull the whole thing.

[47:01] Madam Mayor, I move that resolution number 324 2526 be

[47:08] held over until the next council meeting

[47:11] is the next council meeting going to be enough time.

[47:14]

[47:16] It's not totally clear to me what the council wants to do.

[47:19] So I think I understand, Mr. Nutter,

[47:21] to say that he would like the program itself to be rerun

[47:25] to basically, for lack of better terms,

[47:28] throw out the applications and start over.

[47:30] Is that what I'm hearing.

[47:31] Because if that's the case, I think you should just reject

[47:34] this resolution altogether and we can start over

[47:36] rather than have it tabled.

[47:38] She wants it clarified as far as each application,

[47:42] she wants a more professionally done.

[47:45] Some of them just have lines drawn through the page

[47:47] or just filled, just.

[47:49]

[47:52] Having had to fill out many applications in my life.

[47:57] It should look a little bit more professional

[47:59] if you're wanting to get large sums of money from the city.

[48:06] I have some yes Mr. we are going to rework

[48:10] this or look at it again.

[48:11] What I would like to see going forward

[48:13] is each request be voted on separately.

[48:19] I agree.

[48:20] OK OK.

[48:22] So this is a question for Mr. vicelli.

[48:24] So she's made two motions.

[48:26] Does she have to rescind the one motion to go for the true.

[48:30] It's an excellent question, Madam Chair.

[48:32] If I may address it.

[48:33] She does not.

[48:35] So in a specific reading of Robert's Rules of Order.

[48:39] The motion to table would supersede

[48:42] a motion of higher precedence than the motion to amend and.

[48:46] But interestingly enough, if this comes back

[48:49] off the motion to table, the motion to amend

[48:52] follows that as well.

[48:54] So no.

[48:59] You could just make the motion to table

[49:00] and that supersedes everything.

[49:02] And then we can move on to the next item is not debatable.

[49:06] The motion to table is not debatable.

[49:10] That doesn't correct.

[49:12] Council Phillips had a question.

[49:15] So what I've heard is there's a motion to table.

[49:20] And there was a suggestion that we just vote down the resolution

[49:25] as it stands at this time.

[49:28] That's correct Mr. ray is a very learned man and a wise man,

[49:32] but he is not a member of this council.

[49:34] So But I actually heard Mr. Nutter say that.

[49:37] Yeah Oh, well, yes, I said that.

[49:40] And then that's when council member hohimer made the tape.

[49:44] I believe the word.

[49:45] What did we say.

[49:45] Table or.

[49:48] Yeah or table it to whatever meeting Josh

[49:51] feels that getting enough time for if it's tabled.

[49:56] Joshua, would you like to give us a timeline.

[49:59] Should it be the second meeting in August.

[50:00]

[50:03] What do we got.

[50:05] Yeah, I would appreciate that actually,

[50:07] if you would just like to table it and bring it back

[50:09] with complete applications.

[50:11] OK I'm looking up the date right now of our second meeting

[50:13] in August.

[50:14]

[50:18] That is correct.

[50:19] It is the 25th.

[50:21]

[50:23] Oh it's my birthday.

[50:27] What?

[50:28] I mean, that meeting.

[50:29] But that's how I knew it.

[50:31] Madam Mayor, but if we do that, are we really changing

[50:34] the process to look at each one of them individually,

[50:37] or he's just going to table it and bring the same thing back.

[50:40] In two meetings, I'd like to look at you'd like to have

[50:44] what councilman Nutter said.

[50:45] I'd like to have it looked at, maybe even

[50:47] overhaul the way that we do it.

[50:50] So I would give Josh the freedom to make that decision.

[50:54] I would agree he could put something

[50:55] back on an agenda later.

[50:58] I would agree, and I think maybe this gives them a little time.

[51:01] Yes Mr. I apologize, Madam Mayor.

[51:04] This is my fault. I am not a wiser, learned man.

[51:08] We do need a second for that motion.

[51:10] Council member hohimer did council

[51:12] member able make a second.

[51:14] OK, so there is a second, I apologize.

[51:16] No worries.

[51:17] All right, so there's an Amendment.

[51:19] We make sure we get that in writing and in the minutes

[51:22] please we vote on the minutes.

[51:24] Next time I will make sure I'm here.

[51:26] That meeting OK.

[51:27] Thank you.

[51:28] I just want to make sure.

[51:30] Councilman Fletcher, are you asking.

[51:32] Like, in this case, you'd have six agenda items up so

[51:35] you could talk about them individually.

[51:36] I would like Josh to look at the program

[51:38] and see if it's possible for us to vote on each item separately.

[51:44] OK thank you.

[51:46]

[51:49] So on the floor we have an Amendment to table.

[51:53] Oh it's not called Amendment.

[51:55] Yeah we just have the motion to motion to table.

[51:57] OK a motion to table 8.1 till August 25

[52:04] meeting in that Mr. Fletcher would

[52:07] like to see that each hour individually brought

[52:11] to us so we can discuss.

[52:13]

[52:25] All right.

[52:27] Is everybody good with that.

[52:30] Counsel take your vote, please.

[52:31]

[52:44] Motion to table 6 minus 0 with clarification

[52:47] on the applicant's.

[52:51] Chair will now entertain a motion for 8.2, please.

[52:56] Madam Mayor.

[52:58] Madam Mayor, I move that resolution number 3252525

[53:06] approving the city of Pekin community development block

[53:09] grant 2025 through 2029 consolidated plan and 2025

[53:15] annual action plan be adopted.

[53:17] Second Motion made by Mr. Fletcher

[53:21] and second by MS hohimer Mr. Darcy.

[53:25] Thank you.

[53:26] Mayor this resolution would approve the city's community

[53:29] development block grant 2025 2029 consolidated plan

[53:33] and 2025 annual action plan.

[53:36] These documents are required by the US Department of Housing

[53:38] and urban Development in order for the city

[53:41] to receive entitlement funds for the CDBG program.

[53:44] This document outlines the funding priorities

[53:46] for the coming five years and their respective allocations

[53:50] based on anticipated activities for the individual program

[53:53] years.

[53:54] In summary, there is a total of 2.4 million planned to be

[53:58] available over the next five years,

[54:00] including 685,000 to be allocated for program year 2025.

[54:06] The projects planned include continuation of the police

[54:09] department social worker program, capped at 15% per HUD

[54:13] regulations.

[54:14] Sidewalk rehabilitation.

[54:16] Partial purchase of a new fire apparatus for station three.

[54:20] Demolition of dilapidated residential structures

[54:23] and administration of the program, capped at 20% per HUD.

[54:27] Staff is recommending the approval of this resolution,

[54:30] authorizing the plans to be submitted to HUD for the review

[54:33] and approval, and Josh ray would be available

[54:36] if there's any questions.

[54:39] Any questions to Mr. Ray.

[54:41]

[54:46] Council, take your vote, please.

[54:48]

[54:54] Motion passes 6 minus 0.

[54:56]

[55:00] Chair will now entertain a motion for 8.3, please.

[55:05] Madam Mayor, move resolution number 326 dash 2526,

[55:11] approving contract with Joe's towing for the transport

[55:14] of two fire apparatus to fire trucks

[55:17] unlimited for refurbishment.

[55:19] Second Motion made by Mr. Fletcher and second

[55:23] by Mr. Abel Mr. Darcy, once again, thank you.

[55:27] Mayor the fire department is seeking approval to enter

[55:30] into an agreement with Joe's towing in the amount of $26,399

[55:35] for the transport of Fire Apparatus

[55:37] to and from fire trucks unlimited in Las Vegas, Nevada.

[55:42] Engine two will be taken to fire trucks unlimited to begin

[55:45] refurbishment, and tower 4 will be

[55:47] brought back fully refurbished.

[55:50] This expense was considered and budgeted

[55:52] in the total anticipated project cost of these two apparatuses.

[55:56] The expense will come from the same capital line item

[55:59] as the payments for the refurbishment.

[56:01] Joe's towing is a local company that was the only company that

[56:04] had the equipment and capacity to take tower

[56:06] for two fire trucks unlimited.

[56:09] Previously, when tower 4 was transported to Las Vegas,

[56:12] attempts were made with two other shipping companies

[56:14] selected by a national broker, which revealed that very

[56:17] few shipping providers have the capability

[56:19] to transport a 100 foot platform aerial fire truck.

[56:23] Staff is recommending approval and chief

[56:26] Reese is available if any further questions.

[56:28]

[56:31] Any questions Mr. so what's your anticipated date.

[56:36] Do you have a ballpark figure on the date

[56:38] that we're going to make the move.

[56:42]

[56:47] We are actually heading out there

[56:50] next week to do a final on the truck,

[56:53] and it'll be based on that.

[56:54] If there's anything that was missed or whatever,

[56:59] they'll have to redo or fix items

[57:01] that were in the refurbishment.

[57:04] So I don't anticipate there being very many

[57:08] fixes or changes at that point.

[57:12] September is, to answer your question a little more directly.

[57:16] September, September.

[57:18] OK thank you.

[57:19] Yep thank you.

[57:21] Anyone else.

[57:24] Seeing none.

[57:25] Council, take your vote, please.

[57:26]

[57:35] Motion passes 6 minus 0.

[57:36]

[57:42] Chair will now entertain a motion for 8.4, please.

[57:46] Thank you, Madam Mayor.

[57:47] I move the resolution number 327 dash 25 de 26.

[57:53] Awarding bid for contract for demolition

[57:56] of residential structures at 203 Hargett

[57:59] street with Littleton storm and timber Services incorporated.

[58:04] Be approved.

[58:05] Second Motion made by Mr. Nutter and second

[58:08] by MS hohimer Mr. Darcy.

[58:12] Thank you mayor.

[58:13] And just on the next two their demolition as well.

[58:16] I don't know if you want to combine those 2

[58:18] and do if make a motion to make those two.

[58:22] Is that omnibus?

[58:23] Is that considered an omnibus motion.

[58:26] So under Robert's Rules, it's not

[58:27] a consent agenda under the Illinois Municipal code,

[58:30] but it is.

[58:31] It could be combined.

[58:32] They could be combined under parliamentary procedure if you

[58:35] wanted to Mr. Nutter, so I move that we do an omnibus vote

[58:40] on 8.4, 8.5 and 8.68.5 is resolution number 3,

[58:47] 2825 26 awarding bid for contract for demolition

[58:52] of residential structures at 1,400 Knapp

[58:55] street with again Littleton storm and timber

[58:58] Services incorporated.

[59:00] And finally 8.6 resolution number three 2925 26 awarding

[59:07] bid for contract for demolition of residential structures

[59:11] at 12:07 South Third Street with Littleton storm and timber

[59:16] Services incorporated.

[59:18] So we had MS hochheimer first, did the first one,

[59:26] then as an omnibus.

[59:28] Omnibus we had Mr. Abel.

[59:30] Is that correct or MS hochheimer,

[59:35] do you withdraw your motion.

[59:36] I withdraw my motion.

[59:37] Any objection to miss Horkheimer withdrawing her motion.

[59:40] Chair perfect.

[59:41] Council members.

[59:42] There's no objection as I see it, Madam Chair.

[59:44] As such, Madam hochheimer has been permitted

[59:47] to withdraw her motion.

[59:51] Council member Nutter, on a proper motion recognized

[59:54] by the chair, allowed for a superseding motion

[59:57] to consolidate these three items.

[59:58] We can proceed.

[59:59] Second, by Mr. Abel.

[1:00:02] Any discussion.

[1:00:04]

[1:00:07] No I'm sorry.

[1:00:09] I was preparing to vote.

[1:00:12] I want to thank Chief Reese for explaining a lot of information

[1:00:17] on these particular bids.

[1:00:19] Chief or Chief.

[1:00:21] Rainy?

[1:00:21] I know Chief Reese doesn't.

[1:00:23] Yeah, I'll leave it with Chief.

[1:00:25] I get you guys mixed up, it's.

[1:00:27] Anyway, thank you very much for the explanations,

[1:00:31] especially when it comes to the CDBG aspect of it.

[1:00:35] So we've had a good discussion.

[1:00:38] I appreciate it and definitely support this.

[1:00:42] There's a lot of positives that come out of this.

[1:00:44] Absolutely anyone else.

[1:00:47] Mayor just to throw in just so it's on the record,

[1:00:50] I know I believe chief rainy put out a email to council

[1:00:56] that outlined Littleton storm.

[1:01:00] I know there were some questions there.

[1:01:02] Not necessarily local, but they're kind of new to the area.

[1:01:07] But chief rainy did do a background

[1:01:09] and follow up on that.

[1:01:11] And they received from many municipalities

[1:01:15] very positive feedback to the service.

[1:01:18] They provide very good and their capabilities very good.

[1:01:21] Thank you for doing your due diligence.

[1:01:22] We appreciate that, Chief.

[1:01:25] OK seeing none other counsel.

[1:01:29] Take your vote, please Yes Motion passes 6 minus 0.

[1:01:44]

[1:01:47] We have now come down to 8.7.

[1:01:51] Chair would entertain a motion.

[1:01:52] Please, Madam Mayor, I move that we adopt resolution number

[1:01:56] 330-25 26, authorizing the purchase of a 3/4 ton pickup

[1:02:04] for the street department.

[1:02:07] Second Motion made by MS Phillips

[1:02:09] and second by MS hochheimer Mr. Darcy.

[1:02:15] Thank you.

[1:02:16] Mayor before council is a resolution

[1:02:18] to approve the purchase of a new 2024 Ford f-250.

[1:02:21] This purchase will replace a 3/4 ton

[1:02:23] pickup that was damaged beyond repair in an accident last year.

[1:02:27] While the street department was conducting road maintenance

[1:02:29] on Veterans drive, this purchase is included in the fiscal year

[1:02:32] 26 budget, and costs will be split between the street

[1:02:35] department and the sewer fund based on average time spent

[1:02:38] on sewer related projects, 63% is into the streets and 37%

[1:02:43] into the sewer for quotes.

[1:02:46] Quotes were obtained in accordance

[1:02:47] with retail purchase section 3.3.2 of the city's procurement

[1:02:53] policy.

[1:02:54] There are chat attached as exhibits B,

[1:02:56] C and D. Staff is recommending approval.

[1:02:59] And to answer some of the questions that were brought up.

[1:03:01] Thank you.

[1:03:02] By Mr. Johnson of the short answer is yes.

[1:03:05] Insurance money.

[1:03:06] Yeah to the tune of just over $18,000 was received

[1:03:10] 12,001 30 on the truck.

[1:03:12] 5,500 on the site.

[1:03:14] 1212 just over 12,000 on the truck, and the remainder

[1:03:18] of it was on the signage.

[1:03:21] The sign, I believe.

[1:03:22] Simon, you could correct me.

[1:03:24] That has been replaced already.

[1:03:26] Correct the sign board has already been.

[1:03:28] Thank you.

[1:03:29] The vehicle was outstanding, and I know

[1:03:31] some questions about whether.

[1:03:33] Why not a half ton.

[1:03:35] We had this discussion back during the budget process,

[1:03:38] and simply because some of the trailers and equipment that get

[1:03:41] pulled on those trailers and the weight of that

[1:03:44] requires a heavier vehicle.

[1:03:47] The 3/4 ton is also used in some other things.

[1:03:50] So that's where we're at with that.

[1:03:52] But yes, there were police reports.

[1:03:54] Yes, everything was submitted to insurance.

[1:03:57] I just think it was some time ago.

[1:04:00] We know that insurance sometimes takes a while to do that.

[1:04:03] That was all discussed back when we were doing

[1:04:05] the budget process, and it was all public information

[1:04:10] at that time.

[1:04:10] I just think over time, we tend to forget.

[1:04:13] So I appreciate it was discussed and it was out there.

[1:04:15] Thank you so much.

[1:04:16] We do appreciate that.

[1:04:19] Any discussion Mr. Fletcher.

[1:04:25] So do we ever consider buying a used vehicle so

[1:04:30] we anybody who ever wants to.

[1:04:34] Yeah I believe we're actually looking for another purchase

[1:04:38] to specifically look at a used vehicle.

[1:04:41] It becomes a little more complicated.

[1:04:42] Just you want to make sure it's going to provide

[1:04:45] value for the duration.

[1:04:47] Yeah I did that for 33 years.

[1:04:49] That's what I did for a living.

[1:04:50] So I just wanted to make sure that the citizens

[1:04:53] were getting I mean, to me, you're going to beat it up.

[1:04:57] It's what we're going to use it.

[1:04:59] It's going to get beat up.

[1:05:00] We don't need a new one to beat up if you can find a used one.

[1:05:03] I just would like that to be done.

[1:05:06] Checked before we bought anything new if possible.

[1:05:10] And then also, I know I'm new to this and you're new to this,

[1:05:16] but I want to give a shout out to Trent and Seth.

[1:05:22] When they have something coming up, they'll reach out

[1:05:25] or they have reached out and said,

[1:05:27] this is why I'm bringing this forward.

[1:05:30] So in the future, if you have something, if you

[1:05:32] could reach out, let me know.

[1:05:34] I'd like to come talk to you or whatever.

[1:05:37] Yeah, absolutely.

[1:05:37] So in.

[1:05:40] That's all I have on that.

[1:05:41] Thank you.

[1:05:41] Thank you, Mr. Abel.

[1:05:43] Simon, I'm really glad to see dealers

[1:05:46] getting a shot at bidding, because we

[1:05:47] hear this all the time.

[1:05:48] I've for years, the public wonders.

[1:05:51] Why do you go out and don't let the dealers bid.

[1:05:53] But they don't understand the state bid and all that anyway.

[1:05:56] I was always under the impression

[1:05:57] enterprise would be cheaper.

[1:05:59] Was it not.

[1:06:01] Is that because the contract you just can't take one

[1:06:03] of at any given time in a year.

[1:06:06] We had not looked at the enterprise, the leasing option

[1:06:10] for and for this vehicle, for the trucks

[1:06:14] in the street department.

[1:06:15] We generally tried to stay away from at least

[1:06:17] vehicle because of the conditions

[1:06:19] that we operating under.

[1:06:21] We will put them in a little bit more of a rough type situation.

[1:06:25] No, locally, even some of the dealers

[1:06:26] would tell you we can't compete with whatever state bids

[1:06:30] or whatever.

[1:06:31] True OK, I just wondered thank you, thank you.

[1:06:33] Just one other thing I'll throw in.

[1:06:36] I know MS Ritchie, she mentioned earlier,

[1:06:38] she just bought a new car and where she bought it from,

[1:06:41] and they recently reached out and

[1:06:45] we're looking for opportunity.

[1:06:47] And I called them and said, hey, here's an opportunity.

[1:06:49] And they actually came through.

[1:06:51] So I believe that's who this would be awarded to.

[1:06:55] And I actually stopped that there and welcomed them as well.

[1:06:59] So thank you.

[1:07:01] No worries.

[1:07:03] All right.

[1:07:04] Seeing none.

[1:07:05] Council, take your vote, please.

[1:07:07]

[1:07:17] Motion passes 5 0, with one abstaining.

[1:07:24]

[1:07:29] We have now come down to any other business

[1:07:31] to come before the council Mr. Darcy, do you

[1:07:34] and your staff have something you would like to say to us.

[1:07:38] I have just a reminder that staff

[1:07:41] will be participating in the strategic planning session

[1:07:44] for our staff on August 5.

[1:07:47] August 9.

[1:07:50] Roger Brotherton is going to be having a planned car show down

[1:07:54] by Franklin School off of Front Street

[1:07:56] I think that's called yabba dabba doo.

[1:07:59] Yeah, yeah, I believe so.

[1:08:00] It is from talking to him, he's very excited about it

[1:08:03] and he's got a lot of great ideas.

[1:08:05] So it'll be interesting to see how this comes out

[1:08:08] and what the turnout is going to be.

[1:08:10] August 14.

[1:08:12] Just a reminder to council there's a business

[1:08:14] after hours at 821 Brinkman.

[1:08:19] If you get opportunity to attend that and a reminder

[1:08:22] to council on the public August 16.

[1:08:26] So I don't get finger pointed at me

[1:08:28] that we're keeping this quiet.

[1:08:31] Council strategic planning session

[1:08:33] will be taking place on August 16.

[1:08:36] That is a Saturday, and it begins at 9:00 AM right here.

[1:08:43] And I think Josh ray has some information about CDBG.

[1:08:46]

[1:08:49] I'll post it as well I believe it's

[1:08:52] well, Mr. Darcy, I appreciate you

[1:08:53] bringing all those things up.

[1:08:55] It gives us reminders, but it also tells the public of things

[1:08:59] that the council is trying to stay engaged with the city.

[1:09:04] Everything that every.

[1:09:06] I try to make all of it.

[1:09:07] I don't always make all of them, but I try.

[1:09:10] And when I don't I'll usually talk to some of the Council.

[1:09:13] Are you going.

[1:09:14] Can you show up.

[1:09:15] It looks good for the city to be there.

[1:09:16] Really, really does.

[1:09:18] It shows that we are engaged and it is

[1:09:21] here at the Council chambers.

[1:09:22] Oh it is.

[1:09:23] All right.

[1:09:24] And I tell you what.

[1:09:25] I learned something from the other day

[1:09:27] that there's all kinds of personalities.

[1:09:30] And that's what makes the world go round.

[1:09:32] And I love working together.

[1:09:35] So thank you, Mr. ray.

[1:09:38] Thank you.

[1:09:38] Mayor I have a CDBG notice that I need to read to you all,

[1:09:41] so I apologize.

[1:09:42] No worries.

[1:09:44] Notice is hereby given that the city of Pekin

[1:09:46] will be conducting a public comment period

[1:09:48] and public hearing for the purpose of receiving comments

[1:09:50] to the city of Pekin draft community development block

[1:09:53] grant, 2024 consolidated annual performance evaluation review,

[1:09:58] also called the caper.

[1:09:59] The paper is different than what you approved tonight.

[1:10:01] What you approved tonight is planning moving forward.

[1:10:04] The paper is a one year review.

[1:10:05] Looking backward.

[1:10:07] So we're sorting out all the timelines here.

[1:10:09] The next thing that we're going to be doing is the 2024 paper.

[1:10:12] In accordance with the city's citizen participation

[1:10:15] plan and HUD'S public participation requirements.

[1:10:19] There will be a 15 day comment period

[1:10:20] for the draft paper beginning on August 11, 2025,

[1:10:24] ending on August 25, 2025.

[1:10:28] A public hearing on the draft document is scheduled

[1:10:30] for Monday, August 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM in the Pekin

[1:10:34] city council chambers.

[1:10:36] The draft document will also be available by written request

[1:10:39] at contact information that will be posted both in the newspaper

[1:10:43] and on the city website and the documents.

[1:10:46] Any comments on the document will be taken by myself,

[1:10:48] in writing, via email, or written and addressed

[1:10:52] to the city's address.

[1:10:53] There are accommodations for individuals

[1:10:55] with disabilities, if requested, at least

[1:10:57] 72 hours in advance to myself.

[1:11:00] Thank you.

[1:11:02] Thank you.

[1:11:03] Anyone else from staff, Mr. Darcy I think that's it, Mayor.

[1:11:08] OK Mr. Nutter.

[1:11:12] Well, thank you very much.

[1:11:14] I'm going to throw this out to the council

[1:11:17] that for consideration, openings on any committees

[1:11:23] be published on the website.

[1:11:25] So everybody has an opportunity, if they're interested,

[1:11:29] to volunteer on certain committees,

[1:11:31] be put out there for everybody to see as a consideration.

[1:11:38] That's number one.

[1:11:40] Number 2, this book, Pekin area community resource guide,

[1:11:46] was put together by the United Way.

[1:11:49] It is a complete list, except for one thing that popped up

[1:11:53] from the County the last couple of days

[1:11:55] is addiction services, disability services,

[1:11:59] senior resources, health care, financial services, food

[1:12:03] assistance, mental health, youth programs.

[1:12:06] And there's a few more in there.

[1:12:08] After going through this list, there

[1:12:10] should not be anybody in this citizen without clothes

[1:12:13] and without food.

[1:12:15] If you need resources, contact the United Way.

[1:12:19] The police department has a copy.

[1:12:22] I don't know for sure where it's at.

[1:12:24] Probably in the lobby.

[1:12:25] Fire department.

[1:12:26] I know you guys are getting copies.

[1:12:28] Great resource.

[1:12:29] A lot of work.

[1:12:30] It was put together by a Bradley intern that was going through

[1:12:34] to get her degree in social work,

[1:12:37] so she put a lot of hard work into it

[1:12:39] and want to thank her for that.

[1:12:42] Very good.

[1:12:43] This next one is impressive.

[1:12:46] I had two young men have been watching these council meetings

[1:12:50] for I don't know how long, so I want to give a shout out

[1:12:54] to Presley and Adler for taking a look at our council meetings.

[1:13:00] Being involved as young adults, because that's

[1:13:03] where we got to start.

[1:13:04] We've got to start getting the younger generation at least

[1:13:09] know what's going on, understand it and try to bring them

[1:13:13] up through the ranks as we go.

[1:13:15] So kudos to you guys.

[1:13:17] Thank you very much.

[1:13:18] And that's all I have.

[1:13:19] Thank you, MS Phillips.

[1:13:23] There have been a couple of properties that citizens have

[1:13:27] been reaching out about to the council at large via email

[1:13:34] and via mail, and I don't want to put anyone on the spot right

[1:13:41] now because we didn't ask you to prepare a report on this,

[1:13:45] but I would like to have an update on the next meeting

[1:13:48] on the 417 Mary and 2,700 Pine Street Mr. Darcy, would

[1:13:57] you like more information.

[1:13:58] Yeah, I was going to say.

[1:13:59] Would you like to fill during litigation discussion.

[1:14:01] OK thank you.

[1:14:03] That's why.

[1:14:04] Is that all.

[1:14:05] Yes Mr. Fletcher, you have a couple of things.

[1:14:10] I had some citizens reach out first thing.

[1:14:14] I noticed that the building at the corner of Brinkman

[1:14:19] and Lakeshore that used to be occupied by schwan's is

[1:14:22] not for sale anymore.

[1:14:23] Is something going on with that building.

[1:14:26] And if not, we need to get a hold of whoever does own that,

[1:14:29] because there are weeds at least 36 inches tall.

[1:14:33] I stopped there and got out of my car.

[1:14:35] I drive by it every day to go to work.

[1:14:38] We need to look at that.

[1:14:39] If you could make a note of that.

[1:14:41] Second, and I can't believe this, but supposedly is

[1:14:46] there's no garbage cans or can at the splash pad.

[1:14:50] Is that true.

[1:14:51] Simon it's got to be a garbage can.

[1:14:53] They're heading there.

[1:14:54] OK, well, I had a citizen contact me

[1:14:56] that there was no garbage cans.

[1:14:58] So the people just decided just to throw their garbage all over.

[1:15:02] Someone might have taken it.

[1:15:04] You never know.

[1:15:04] I just say maybe we could look into that.

[1:15:06] And then the restroom situation.

[1:15:09] You did.

[1:15:09] Correct, right.

[1:15:10] I want to thank you for that because that

[1:15:13] was very unpleasant.

[1:15:15] And the last thing, the city phone number

[1:15:18] that is on the website that you call for potholes

[1:15:23] and that type of thing.

[1:15:24] Is there an issue with that.

[1:15:26] As far as it goes to voicemail or something and it says

[1:15:31] it's full and it has been that way for a while.

[1:15:35] Second thing with that is the gov.

[1:15:37] Is it working because I understand if you text in

[1:15:40] that you have a pothole, that you

[1:15:42] get a response back that it does not

[1:15:44] recognize what pothole means.

[1:15:46] Is that true.

[1:15:49] That was corrected.

[1:15:51] So it came up, that was corrected.

[1:15:53] And Simon can speak to it more, but it now gives an option

[1:15:58] and I would say within the past week.

[1:16:00] Yeah last week.

[1:16:02] So I went back in and how we had that set up

[1:16:04] and it did it was kind of in an OODA loop.

[1:16:06] We fixed that.

[1:16:07] So if you just type pothole, it'll

[1:16:10] go through the whole reporting process on the text.

[1:16:12] My go.

[1:16:13] Great so that piece is going through the phone number that

[1:16:17] was an older phone down the street department,

[1:16:20] which no one was sitting at.

[1:16:22] So we've changed that number to where

[1:16:26] it will just they'll get someone on the line at that point.

[1:16:30] Great I just said I'd ask and I appreciate the feedback.

[1:16:34] Very good.

[1:16:35] Thank you Mr. Abel.

[1:16:38] A shout out to Steve Bresnahan and his crew

[1:16:40] for the Super Cruise Saturday.

[1:16:42] They had to fight the rain.

[1:16:43] It was still a good turnout and a good crowd

[1:16:45] considering everything but just to the people over there.

[1:16:50] Had a good time I think so, just wanted to mention that.

[1:16:55] And then you think people don't notice things.

[1:16:57] But I've had two different people in the last week comment

[1:17:00] about the large flower pots.

[1:17:02] Oh yeah.

[1:17:03] Oh, yeah.

[1:17:04] Very positive.

[1:17:05] One lady says, I know they're expensive because they're

[1:17:08] so large, but couldn't we get more of them around town.

[1:17:10] They just raved about them.

[1:17:11] I don't know if that's Nikki's handiwork.

[1:17:14] It is, but I figured that.

[1:17:16] But kudos out to her then.

[1:17:18] And finally, my positive comment.

[1:17:21] The mayor's coffee with the senators.

[1:17:23] The room was packed, and I think that was the one time you could

[1:17:28] talk to if not the officeholder, somebody from their staff,

[1:17:33] federal, state, County, and I think

[1:17:36] about every City Department was represented,

[1:17:38] and that was very good.

[1:17:39] I think you're right.

[1:17:40] And I saw people that I've never seen at a council meeting,

[1:17:43] but they always watch.

[1:17:45] And I got gotta apologize to Simon because I kept referring

[1:17:49] people to him because they had things about streets

[1:17:51] and whatever.

[1:17:52] But anyway, that was really well attended.

[1:17:55] And, I'm not quite sure how many were there,

[1:17:59] but that little room was packed.

[1:18:01] It was wonderful.

[1:18:02] I did make one connection that the mayor

[1:18:04] and I have been talking about as far as homeless vets.

[1:18:08] Senator Turner has, in her hometown of Lincoln,

[1:18:12] tiny houses.

[1:18:14] There they go.

[1:18:15] Two per normal sized house lot.

[1:18:17] And they're for vets that are homeless.

[1:18:20] And I wanted to find out more about the program.

[1:18:22] And she's going to have her staff send me some information.

[1:18:25] Maybe I don't know how many.

[1:18:26] Steve Saul could probably tell us how many vets we

[1:18:29] have on the streets in Pekin.

[1:18:31] I have no idea.

[1:18:32] But it's something we've got all these lots we Mo and Mo and Mo

[1:18:35] and pay debit mode that we own.

[1:18:39] Maybe we could work out something and use some of them

[1:18:41] for a very good cause.

[1:18:43] So I appreciate that.

[1:18:44] And I have talked about this for about a year and a half now.

[1:18:48] She just was very positive on it.

[1:18:50] And the company that runs them is right next to her office

[1:18:54] in Lincoln.

[1:18:55] But she just was very positive.

[1:18:57] And it's well received there.

[1:18:58] And they've been doing it for some years.

[1:19:00] I've actually gone to because I had friends down there gone

[1:19:03] to a ribbon cutting of one of them,

[1:19:05] and you would not believe how grateful the vets are.

[1:19:08] It's a beautiful program.

[1:19:10] Madam Mayor, yes, I can address your question,

[1:19:12] John, about the unhoused vets.

[1:19:14] I had a conversation with Mr. Saul, probably three months,

[1:19:18] maybe four months ago.

[1:19:19] He told me there are no Tazewell County vets that are unhoused.

[1:19:24] They are all housed either locally, the facility

[1:19:28] in Peoria or other places where they've

[1:19:31] been placed, be it Danville or Champaign area,

[1:19:35] Springfield area.

[1:19:36] But he assured me no.

[1:19:38] Tazewell vets are unhoused.

[1:19:39] Now, I didn't get the chance to ask the Senator.

[1:19:42] Are those strictly vets only or is that vets only.

[1:19:46] OK, just wanted to be sure because it went through the VA

[1:19:49] down there.

[1:19:50] Yeah I knew she said the VA was involved there.

[1:19:52] Yeah all right.

[1:19:53] Yes miss hofheimer.

[1:19:55] Well my positive is I had the privilege

[1:20:00] of going last night to the living legacy concert at.

[1:20:05] It was at Grace Methodist church, my church.

[1:20:08] And it was supposed to be at the Stephen

[1:20:10] Skinner amphitheater out of the park,

[1:20:15] but it was a little too hot.

[1:20:18] There were almost 500 people in attendance.

[1:20:21] You didn't hear that fire, Chief.

[1:20:25] But everybody was cool and had a place to sit down.

[1:20:28] And it was the Fogelberg foundation

[1:20:32] of Peoria, in partnership with the Pekin concert band,

[1:20:39] this conductor, Sir Robert Sheldon composed

[1:20:44] just a phenomenal I don't know what to call it,

[1:20:49] symphony I don't know of for the leader of the band,

[1:20:54] who is Lawrence Fogelberg, band director at Pekin high school,

[1:20:59] who, of course, is the father of Dan Fogelberg.

[1:21:02] So they had all the people in the room

[1:21:08] stand up that actually played in the band

[1:21:12] when Mr. Fogelberg was the director.

[1:21:15] It was just a very emotional concert.

[1:21:18] It was just it was beautiful and kudos

[1:21:21] to the Park District, everybody that put this together.

[1:21:24] This was just really something that you just

[1:21:28] will remember for a lifetime.

[1:21:29] So good for them.

[1:21:31] Very good.

[1:21:33] Well, my positive once again is going to be

[1:21:36] I've said it numerous times.

[1:21:37] Attitudes are contagious Tejas, and I

[1:21:41] would love to see more and more positiveness

[1:21:45] come out of our city.

[1:21:46] I think that we are doing a phenomenal job on pulling

[1:21:49] everybody together, because I'm just simply going

[1:21:54] to start with our city staff.

[1:21:57] The head of our city staff has built a phenomenal team

[1:22:01] and with teamwork.

[1:22:04] And you all have big visions and dream big

[1:22:08] and our city will succeed.

[1:22:10] I think I've said it numerous times

[1:22:12] and you guys are probably getting a little tired

[1:22:14] of hearing it, but I go to other cities

[1:22:17] and not just the local ones around us, not

[1:22:19] in Tazewell County.

[1:22:20] I don't mean your Morton and your East Peoria

[1:22:22] and your Tremont and your Washington.

[1:22:24] I mean, I go to conferences up North

[1:22:28] and they're like Pekin, Illinois.

[1:22:30] You guys are moving.

[1:22:32] This is fabulous.

[1:22:34] What we're hearing that makes you feel so good.

[1:22:37] I'm not saying that we're doing everything right,

[1:22:39] but we are trying to do our best to pull this city together.

[1:22:43] So that's my positive.

[1:22:45] Other than that, I do want to thank everyone that has

[1:22:49] worked on looting and property.

[1:22:51] It has not been easy.

[1:22:52] It's not going to be easy.

[1:22:54] We do have a contract to sell 321 acres to a data center.

[1:23:03] And we have.

[1:23:05]

[1:23:08] We have had a developer come down and drive the land

[1:23:14] to talk to us about a vision that he would have

[1:23:21] if he was to buy some of the acreage,

[1:23:24] most of the rest of the acreage, and that is for moderate homes.

[1:23:28] High end homes.

[1:23:30] Senior living.

[1:23:31]

[1:23:34] Walk walk.

[1:23:36] Trails hiking trails.

[1:23:37] Bike trails.

[1:23:40] He has a vision Excuse me.

[1:23:42] He has a vision.

[1:23:44] The city has a vision.

[1:23:45] And it is the future of this city.

[1:23:48] So with that.

[1:23:49] Thank you everyone.

[1:23:50] It is now time for us to go into executive chair.

[1:23:54] Would entertain a motion for executive session.

[1:23:57] Madam Mayor, I move that we adjourn to executive session

[1:24:03] under five Illinois CS 120 2c5 for the purpose

[1:24:08] of purchase of real property for the use of public body.

[1:24:12] Six the setting of a price for sale or lease of property

[1:24:16] owned by the public body and 11 probable or imminent litigation.

[1:24:22] All right.

[1:24:26] Motion made by MS Phillips and second, by Mr. Nutter.

[1:24:30]

[1:24:33] Council, take your vote.

[1:24:34]

[1:24:42] Motion passes 6 minus 0.

[1:24:44] And we will not be taking action when

[1:24:46] we come out of executive motion passes 6 minus 0.

[1:24:51]

[1:24:54] Is everybody good.

[1:24:55] I guess we're going to take a quick break.

[1:24:57]

[1:25:22] Some are glad he's gone.

[1:25:24] Some of us will miss him.

[1:25:26] We'll try to carry on giving a voice to the forest.

[1:25:30] Giving a voice to the dawn.

[1:25:32] Giving a voice to the.

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