[0:01] Welcome to the August 17th meeting of the Wheaton City
[0:05] Council. This meeting's being conducted in person and via
[0:09] video conference. Andrea, could you call the roll,
[0:12] please?
[0:13] Mayor Suhes.
[0:14] Here.
[0:15] Councilman Clausing.
[0:16] Here.
[0:16] Councilwoman Robbins.
[0:17] Here.
[0:18] Councilman Weller.
[0:19] Here.
[0:20] Councilwoman Bay Parker.
[0:21] Here.
[0:21] Councilwoman Brace.
[0:22] Here.
[0:23] And Councilman Brown is absent.
[0:26] Thank you.
[0:28] Item three is the report of the city manager, Mr. Munch.
[0:31] No report, Mayor.
[0:32] Thank you. Item four is the report of the city attorney.
[0:35] No report.
[0:36] Thank you.
[0:37] Item five is presentations. Tonight, we have the
[0:41] swearing-in ceremony for three new police officers
[0:45] and two proclamations for the fourth grade and
[0:49] fifth grade basketball teams. So, Chief Uecker.
[0:56] Mayor, Council, thank you for swearing in our three new
[1:00] officers today. It's very important to them, their families, and of course, to the
[1:03] police department. We have three officers today.
[1:06] We have Tiana Eccles, Colin O'Mara, and
[1:09] Ava Sorgenfrei, and I'd like to invite
[1:13] Tiana, her boyfriend Adam, and her boyfriend's mother,
[1:17] Thorley, to join me.
[1:23] Tiana is a graduate of DePaul University.
[1:26] She holds a bachelor's in philosophy.
[1:28] She's also a Marine veteran, where she was a military police
[1:31] officer. Tiana, if you would, join the mayor
[1:35] and take the oath of office.
[1:38] Welcome.
[1:39] Hello, sir.
[1:40] If you could raise your right hand, please.
[1:43] I, state your name.
[1:45] I, Tiana Eccles.
[1:47] Having been assigned to the office of police officer.
[1:50] Having been assigned to the office of police officer.
[1:53] In the city of Wheaton.
[1:55] In the city of Wheaton.
[1:56] In the County of DuPage.
[1:57] In the County of DuPage.
[1:58] Do solemnly swear or affirm.
[2:01] Do solemnly swear or affirm.
[2:03] That I will support the Constitution of the United States.
[2:07] That I will support the Constitution of the United States.
[2:10] And the Constitution of the State of Illinois.
[2:12] And the Constitution of the State of Illinois.
[2:15] And that I will faithfully discharge.
[2:17] And that I will faithfully discharge.
[2:19] The duties of the office of police officer.
[2:23] The duties of the office of police officer.
[2:26] According to the best of my ability.
[2:28] According to the best of my ability.
[2:30] Congratulations.
[2:31] Thank you,
[2:33] sir.
[2:40] All right. Tiana's going to stay right there for one second, and before we
[2:44] have Adam pin her badge on, I think
[2:47] it's worth reminding everyone of the significance of a badge.
[2:51] So, in law enforcement, the badge is far more than just
[2:55] a piece of metal worn on a uniform. It's a symbol of public trust,
[2:59] integrity, honor,
[3:02] and an unwavering commitment to serve and protect the community.
[3:06] So tonight, each one of our officers' badges will be placed on them by a loved one,
[3:10] and when a police officer joins and swears the oath to serve and
[3:14] protect, that officer's family shares in that responsibility
[3:18] and burden as well. Adam, if you would join Tiana.
[3:31] Good job.
[3:41] Thank you.
[3:41] Thank you very much.
[3:45] Thank you.
[3:50] Our second officer is Colin O'Mara.
[3:53] Colin, if you would join me with your family.
[3:58] Joining Colin tonight is his father, Chris, and his
[4:01] aunt, Nora.
[4:03] Colin, if you would please approach the mayor and take the
[4:07] oath of office.
[4:10] Welcome.
[4:12] If you could raise your right hand, please.
[4:15] And I, state your name.
[4:17] I, Colin O'Mara.
[4:19] Having been assigned to the office of police officer.
[4:22] Having been assigned to the office of police officer.
[4:24] In the city of Wheaton.
[4:25] In the city of Wheaton.
[4:26] In the County of DuPage.
[4:28] In the County of DuPage.
[4:29] Do solemnly swear or affirm.
[4:31] Do solemnly swear or affirm.
[4:33] That I will support the Constitution of the United States.
[4:36] That I will support the Constitution of the United States.
[4:38] And the Constitution of the State of Illinois.
[4:41] And the Constitution of the State of Illinois.
[4:43] And that I will faithfully discharge.
[4:46] And that I will faithfully discharge.
[4:47] The duties of the office of police officer.
[4:51] The duties of the office of police officer.
[4:53] According to the best of my ability.
[4:55] According to the best of my ability.
[4:56] Congratulations.
[4:58] Thank you.
[5:06] All right. I did
[5:08] miss one important thing. So, Colin holds a
[5:12] bachelor's in criminal justice from Lewis University.
[5:14] I think that was an important part that I missed.
[5:17] So, tonight, his father, Chris, will be pinning his
[5:20] badge on.
[5:22] If you would.
[5:22] It's
[5:22] getting
[5:32] warm.
[5:32] Mm-hmm.
[5:41] Thank you.
[5:43] Thank you.
[5:50] Our last officer tonight, Ava Sorgenfrei.
[5:54] Will you please join us with your family?
[5:57] Joining us
[5:58] tonight with Ava is her mother, Tammy, her father,
[6:02] John, and her stepmother, Roxanne.
[6:05] Ava has a bachelor's in criminal justice and
[6:08] psychology from Aurora University.
[6:10] She's also a collegiate athlete and runner.
[6:14] Oh.
[6:14] Ava, if you would, please join the mayor and take the oath of office.
[6:19] Welcome.
[6:19] Thank you, sir.
[6:20] Could you raise your right hand, please? State your name.
[6:23] I, Ava Sorgenfrei.
[6:25] Having been assigned to the office of police officer.
[6:28] Having been assigned to the office of police officer.
[6:31] In the city of Wheaton.
[6:32] In the city of Wheaton.
[6:33] In the county of DuPage.
[6:35] In the county of DuPage.
[6:36] Do solemnly swear or affirm.
[6:38] Do solemnly swear or affirm.
[6:40] That I will support the Constitution of the United States.
[6:44] That I will support the Constitution of the United States.
[6:47] And the Constitution of the State of Illinois.
[6:49] And the Constitution of the State of Illinois.
[6:51] And that I will faithfully discharge.
[6:54] And that I will faithfully discharge.
[6:55] The duties of the office of police officer.
[6:58] The duties of the office of police officer.
[7:01] According to the best of my ability.
[7:03] According to the best of my ability.
[7:04] Congratulations.
[7:05] Thank you, sir.
[7:14] Ava's mother, Tammy, will be pinning her badge on.
[7:19] Thank you.
[7:28] Oh, my God. She was trying to decide if she should wear her glasses.
[7:32] Oh.
[7:47] Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Council.
[7:49] Thank you very much,
[7:51] and welcome to our new police officers.
[7:57] Okay, Item
[7:59] D is Proclamation for the Wheaton Thunder Purple
[8:03] Fourth Grade Girls Championship
[8:07] Team. Would the fourth-grade girls come forward,
[8:10] please?
[8:24] Thank you all for coming.
[8:26] The proclamation reads as follows.
[8:30] Whereas, the Wheaton Thunder Purple Fourth Grade Girls
[8:33] Basketball Team, proudly representing the Wheaton Park
[8:37] District's travel basketball feeder program for Wheaton
[8:41] North and Wheaton Warrenville South High Schools,
[8:45] showcased exceptional skill, teamwork, and
[8:49] determination during the
[8:51] 2025-2026 basketball season.
[8:56] And whereas, through shared dedication,
[8:59] perseverance, and exceptional sportsmanship, the
[9:03] Wheaton Thunder Purple Fourth Grade Girls Basketball
[9:07] Team entered as the number four seed
[9:10] in the fourth grade girls' central division season
[9:15] ending tournament of the DuPage Youth Travel
[9:18] Basketball League, and went undefeated,
[9:22] securing the championship with a commanding victory of
[9:26] 20 to 15 on February 22nd,
[9:30] 2026.
[9:32] Whereas, this extraordinary achievement reflects the
[9:36] team's unwavering commitment to excellence, the
[9:40] guidance of their dedicated coaches, the support of their
[9:43] families, and the strength of community spirit.
[9:47] And whereas, the Wheaton Thunder Purple Fourth Grade Girls
[9:51] Basketball Team has brought pride and honor to the
[9:55] city of Wheaton, serving as an inspiring
[9:59] example of what can be accomplished through hard work,
[10:03] discipline, and passion for the game.
[10:06] Now, therefore, the City of Wheaton, Illinois does
[10:10] proclaim Monday, August 17th,
[10:13] 2026, as Wheaton Thunder
[10:16] Purple
[10:18] Fourth Grade Girls Basketball Team
[10:22] Championship Day
[10:24] in the City of Wheaton, and extends its heartfelt
[10:27] congratulations to the players, coaches,
[10:31] families, and the Wheaton Park District for this
[10:34] remarkable accomplishment. Dated the 17th
[10:38] day of August, 2026.
[10:40] Congratulations.
[10:51] More pictures.
[10:57] Sure. Oh, I just stand in the background. Smile.
[11:02] My dark hair will make them look like
[11:04] I play on the team.
[11:07] You look like you're on the team with your blonde hair.
[11:11] I think you're good.
[11:17] Okay, hold on. Hold on.
[11:20] Yeah.
[11:20] Don't take bags, please.
[11:22] Mm-hmm. Yeah. We're not a bad child.
[11:26] No.
[11:31] And we have a copy of the proclamation for
[11:35] each member of the team.
[11:37] Oh, wow.
[11:52] Does the coach wish to say anything?
[11:56] Oh.
[11:56] No pressure.
[11:59] Yes.
[12:03] Oh, I have to say it into there.
[12:06] You're on television
[12:07] I guess. I'm so loud. They're used to my loud voice on the
[12:11] basketball court.
[12:13] Girls, I am so proud of everything that you accomplished
[12:17] last year. You're an
[12:21] inspiration to all of the young girls that come through the program
[12:25] now, and I just want to say congratulations, and I hope you
[12:29] continue to play basketball for a very long time, and
[12:32] take all the teamwork and hard work and all of the
[12:36] great things that you learn in sport, and carry them on through life.
[12:42] Congratulations.
[12:58] Okay. Could the fifth grade team come forward, please?
[13:18] Some of this might sound familiar.
[13:23] Whereas the Wheaton Thunder Purple fifth grade
[13:27] girls basketball team, proudly representing the Wheaton
[13:31] Park District's travel basketball feeder program for Wheaton
[13:35] North and Wheaton Warrenville South High Schools, showed
[13:39] exceptional skill, teamwork, and determination during
[13:43] the 2025/2026 basketball season.
[13:47] And whereas through sheer dedication,
[13:51] perseverance, and exceptional sportsmanship, the
[13:55] Wheaton Thunder Purple fifth grade girls basketball
[13:58] team secured the fifth grade girls division
[14:02] championship in DuPage Youth Travel
[14:06] Basketball League with a commanding victory, and
[14:10] for the second consecutive year, earned the
[14:13] title of Gold Division State Champions in
[14:17] Bloomington, Illinois State Championship in the March
[14:21] 2026 tournament.
[14:24] And whereas this extraordinary achievement reflects the
[14:28] team's unwavering commitment to excellence, the guidance
[14:32] of their dedicated coaches, the support of their families,
[14:36] and the strength of community spirit.
[14:39] And whereas the Wheaton Thunder Purple fifth grade girls
[14:43] basketball team has brought pride and honor to
[14:47] the city of Wheaton,
[14:49] serving as an inspiring example of what can be
[14:53] accomplished through hard work, discipline, and
[14:57] passion for the game.
[14:59] Now therefore, the City of Wheaton, Illinois does hereby
[15:03] proclaim Monday, August 17th,
[15:06] 2026, as Wheaton Thunder Purple
[15:10] fifth grade girls basketball team championship day
[15:15] in the City of Wheaton, and extends its heartfelt
[15:18] congratulations to the players, coaches, families,
[15:23] and the Wheaton Park District for this remarkable
[15:26] accomplishment. Dated the 17th day of August
[15:30] 2026. Congratulations.
[15:52] You get one too.
[15:57] What did he say?
[16:01] It's all on you.
[16:03] It's all on you.
[16:04] And I have copies of the proclamation for
[16:08] each of you. Excuse me.
[16:19] Congratulations.
[16:37] And once again, would the coach like to say a few
[16:39] words?
[16:50] So we do have a souvenir here for Mayor Suoz.
[16:54] It's a picture that we put together of the girls, so maybe that can go up in your
[16:58] office or somewhere cool.
[17:01] There you go.
[17:02] Thank you very much, and it definitely will go up in the mayor's
[17:06] office. No one ever goes there.
[17:15] Thank you.
[17:15] Thank you.
[17:15] It's his color.
[17:17] So congrats, girls. All the coaches are, and parents are super
[17:21] proud of all the hard work you put in.
[17:24] And
[17:25] winning back to back state championships, that's very impressive.
[17:28] I'm not sure how often that gets done in the state tournament, but
[17:33] definitely, probably doesn't happen very often.
[17:35] So you girls should all be very proud of that accomplishment.
[17:39] I've been coaching some of these girls since they were first graders, second
[17:42] graders, and just watching them,
[17:45] seeing how far they've come and how great of basketball players they are, and
[17:49] how unselfish they are, and how well they play together as a
[17:52] team.
[17:54] It's
[17:55] brings a lot of joy to the coaches to watch you girls
[17:58] play like that. So, very proud of you girls, and congrats.
[18:11] All right, you can go back now. Yeah.
[18:22] Once again, thank you to each team for coming tonight.
[18:26] We look forward to seeing you next year.
[18:32] Thank you.
[18:43] Now would be the chance to leave if you want to.
[18:47] They're
[18:52] civics.
[18:53] Yeah.
[18:53] Their civic duty.
[18:55] We want them to stick around. Hear what we have to say.
[19:00] We need to throw in there.
[19:04] Yeah.
[19:05] Okay.
[19:06] Thank you. Nice job.
[19:08] Thank you. Congratulations. Way to go.
[19:11] Proud of you. Try that.
[19:17] You gotta try
[19:20] one more.
[19:24] How about the texture? Missed the Pledge of Allegiance.
[19:28] I got here early to say hi. I've been here a minute.
[19:31] Thank you very much.
[19:33] This to Scott.
[19:36] Coach Chris. Coach Chris. I'm
[19:42] glad it's back.
[19:43] Box. He checks that regularly.
[19:48] I don't know. We
[19:50] decided.
[19:52] Good job.
[19:55] Yeah. He said, "Coach Chris, how
[19:58] about a high five?" Yeah.
[20:00] We'll give it to him. We can hang it up.
[20:03] Yeah, team good. Sunday.
[20:10] Very nice group. It's a good group. Oh, yeah.
[20:19] Okay. We move on to item
[20:21] six. Item six is citizens to
[20:25] be heard. Does anyone wish to speak to us tonight? Yes, sir.
[20:34] Ready?
[20:36] Hi there.
[20:37] Good evening, Mayor, members of the council. Can you hear me okay?
[20:41] Yes, please.
[20:42] I'm glad it's a smaller group to speak to.
[20:45] My name is Laurel Kietzman, and my husband and I live at 519 West
[20:49] Prairie Avenue. I'm here tonight representing the
[20:52] 13 households that live on this dead-end street.
[20:57] It lies west of West Street, and as I speak, we are standing here tonight
[21:01] to demonstrate our 100% unanimous opposition to the
[21:05] proposed sidewalk installation on our particular block.
[21:09] We have compiled our specific and collective concerns into a unified
[21:12] petition signed by every single household on the street.
[21:16] We formally request a variance and exception from the city's sidewalk
[21:20] installation plan. Copies for you and the mayor and each one of
[21:24] the council members have been formally submitted to the city
[21:28] clerk. Explicitly, we want to tell you we're not opposed to the sidewalk
[21:31] program in general. We fully support the broader program for
[21:35] new sidewalks because when it strategically connects
[21:39] children to schools, residents to shopping or parks or
[21:43] links neighborhoods together, it seems to make all kinds of sense for
[21:46] connectivity and safety, which was what they said it was
[21:50] for. But our block is a geographic anomaly.
[21:53] We are a quiet, curbless, 13-house dead end,
[21:57] and it terminates directly into the wetlands, the Lincoln Marsh Forest
[22:01] Preserve. Please refer to the maps that we have provided for you on the
[22:05] second to last page.
[22:07] The city's current plan is to spend public taxpayer dollars to, in
[22:11] this case, build what is quite literally a sidewalk to nowhere.
[22:15] This infrastructure does not enhance public connectivity.
[22:19] It provides zero pedestrian destination.
[22:22] There is no access to the park or any other street from the west end of
[22:26] our street except through private property.
[22:30] Our petition highlights three irreversible detriments that this project will
[22:33] cause. Storm water drainage. If you look to the second map on
[22:37] the second to last page of your packet, the purple area designates that
[22:41] half of our street rests directly inside a floodplain, of which the north side
[22:45] bears the brunt of the water accumulation.
[22:48] The city maintains that keeping the sidewalk at grade would not worsen the
[22:51] flooding. But if we replace highly absorbent, permeable
[22:55] grassy lawns with impermeable concrete right in a flood zone,
[23:00] it flies in the face of common sense, and it's antithetical to the intent
[23:04] of Chapter 34 of the Wheaton City Code, which is Storm Water Management
[23:07] Regulations. If the water that lands in our neighborhood collects at the
[23:11] side of the road, it always does, it begins flowing, and it goes 10
[23:15] feet down the grade to actually where we live.
[23:19] Water follows the path of least resistance, and it takes the quickest way to get
[23:23] down that 10-foot drop. The concrete sidewalk would become the new
[23:27] high-velocity channel. For us, property damage from storm water
[23:31] is real. The concrete strips away natural absorption and creates a
[23:35] literal conduit for water runoff.
[23:38] With the flooding in mind, I refer you to the last page, which shows some pictures
[23:42] taken back on April 2013 when our street filled with
[23:45] water and our neighbor, Donnie Schmidt, who got the Citizens Award, had to
[23:49] rescue us in a canoe because we couldn't walk out of our home due to the
[23:53] flooding.
[23:55] Severe privacy intrusion is another detriment.
[23:58] If you look at the third and fourth map down on the second to last page, because of
[24:01] the tight spatial layout of our historic street, home
[24:05] 407 is in the northeast corner, and the city's proposed sidewalk path
[24:09] runs within 14 feet of a private bedroom window and 18 and a half feet
[24:13] from a bedroom window of two elementary-aged children
[24:18] Routing unfamiliar public foot traffic directly alongside intimate
[24:22] living spaces on a dead-end road that currently experiences
[24:25] virtually zero non-residential pedestrian traffic
[24:30] is unseemly. And then diminished public safety.
[24:34] Introducing a new walkway will signal to walkers, cyclists, and
[24:37] drivers mistakenly hunting for a shortcut to Gary Avenue, that
[24:41] there is an open path. Traffic will increase down our street, and because it
[24:45] dead ends blindly at the wetlands, they will be forced to repeatedly use our
[24:49] private driveways to reverse and turn around, thus creating a new
[24:53] safety hazard for our families. We are aware that the engineering
[24:57] department has already taken contractor bids for this project,
[25:01] and we are aware that the city engineer does not possess sole
[25:04] legislative authority to cancel a program objective, but you,
[25:08] the council, Mr Mayor, you have that authority.
[25:12] So the council holds the ultimate discretion to issue a variance or a
[25:16] policy exception when a design fails the basic logic
[25:20] of safety and connectivity.
[25:23] Spending taxpayer capital on a 3,307
[25:26] square foot river of concrete that serves no
[25:30] municipal purpose, risks floodplain runoff,
[25:34] and strips away the natural character of a quiet neighborhood really makes no
[25:38] sense.
[25:39] Our separate communications, letters, emails, and our unanimously signed
[25:43] petition have been dismissed as unfounded, which is why we
[25:47] stand before you tonight as a united front with respect.
[25:50] We ask you, the city council,
[25:53] and we recognize your service. I know it's hard to be in your shoes.
[25:57] Please use your legislative oversight and grant the dead-end
[26:01] section of West Prairie Avenue a formal exception from the current
[26:05] bidding and construction cycle. Thank you for your
[26:09] time.
[26:10] We look forward to your formal response to our petition.
[26:13] Thank you.
[26:15] Thanks.
[26:18] Would anyone else wish to speak to us tonight?
[26:24] Is there anyone online who'd like to speak to us tonight?
[26:27] If you'd like to speak, please raise your hand so I can unmute you.
[26:35] Okay, thank you.
[26:38] We move on to item seven. Item seven is the consent
[26:42] agenda. The consent agenda will be
[26:44] approved with one motion.
[26:48] Is there a motion to approve the consent agenda?
[26:51] So moved.
[26:52] Second.
[26:54] Andrea, could you call the roll, please?
[26:56] Councilwoman Robbins.
[26:57] Yes.
[26:58] Councilman Weller. Yes. Councilwoman Bray Parker.
[27:01] Yes.
[27:01] Councilwoman Brace.
[27:02] Yes.
[27:03] Mayor Suess.
[27:04] Yes.
[27:04] Councilman Clouson. Yes. Thank you.
[27:08] We move on to item eight. Item eight is the regular agenda.
[27:12] Under the regular agenda, there's no unfinished business.
[27:15] There are five items under regular new business.
[27:20] Item one is a resolution authorizing the execution of agreement number
[27:24] 633 with Midwest Well Services Inc.,
[27:28] doing business as,
[27:30] I don't know, DBA, I guess,
[27:33] municipal well and pump for well number 12 repair
[27:36] services for a total amount not to exceed
[27:39] $82,703.55.
[27:43] Mr Munch.
[27:44] Thank you, Mr Mayor. In January, the city council approved an agreement with
[27:48] Midwest Well Services to perform inspection and repairs to well
[27:52] 12. During that project, the conditions in the well necessitated additional
[27:56] repairs, so the city solicited and received three bids for that
[28:00] additional work.
[28:01] Midwest Well Services was the lowest bidder at
[28:04] $82,703. This is an unbudgeted
[28:08] repair. However, there are funds available in the water fund due to other
[28:11] projects that have received favorable bid pricing this year.
[28:15] Staff recommends approval of this award.
[28:18] Okay, is there a motion, please?
[28:20] So moved.
[28:21] Is there a second?
[28:22] Second.
[28:23] Any discussion from the audience?
[28:26] Discussion from the council?
[28:30] Andrea, could you call the roll, please?
[28:32] Councilwoman Bray Parker.
[28:33] Yes.
[28:34] Councilwoman Brace.
[28:35] Yes.
[28:35] Mayor Suess.
[28:36] Yes.
[28:36] Councilman Clouson. Yes. Councilwoman Robbins.
[28:39] Yes.
[28:40] Councilman Weller. Yes. Thank you.
[28:43] Item two is a resolution authorizing execution of agreement number
[28:47] 634 with Trine Construction Corporation, for
[28:51] construction services for the 2026 Lead Service Line
[28:54] Replacement Program for a total amount not to exceed
[28:58] $390,500
[29:02] and a 10% contingency. Mr Munch.
[29:06] Mayor, in accordance with state law, the city is continuing its multi-year efforts
[29:10] to replace lead water service lines in the city.
[29:13] We've replaced 588 lead services to date, and we plan to
[29:17] replace an additional 50 through this year's program.
[29:20] The city solicited and received four bids for the 2026
[29:24] program, with Trine Construction being the low bidder at
[29:27] $390,500. This is one of the projects
[29:31] I mentioned in the last item as being under budget.
[29:33] The 2026 budget included $486,000, so the low
[29:37] bid here is $95,500 under budget.
[29:41] Staff recommends approval of this award.
[29:44] Thank you. Is there a motion, please?
[29:46] So moved.
[29:47] Is there a second?
[29:49] Second.
[29:52] Second to-
[29:53] Leah.
[29:54] Leah.
[29:54] Leah.
[29:57] Okay. Any discussion from the audience?
[30:02] Discussion from the council?
[30:06] Andrea, could you call the roll, please?
[30:08] Councilwoman Robbins.
[30:09] Yes.
[30:09] Councilman Weller. Yes. Councilwoman Bray Parker.
[30:12] Yes.
[30:12] Councilwoman Brace.
[30:13] Yes.
[30:14] Mayor Suess.
[30:15] Yes.
[30:16] Councilman Clouson. Yes. Thank you
[30:19] Item three is an ordinance disconnecting certain territory from the
[30:23] city of Wheaton. 26 West 171 Roosevelt
[30:28] Road, PIN
[30:29] 05-19-201-006
[30:34] portion of. Mr. Munch.
[30:37] Thank you, Mayor. In July, the city received a request from the Wheaton
[30:41] Franciscan Sisters Corporation, who is the owner of Mary Joy
[30:44] Rehabilitation Hospital, to disconnect a portion of their
[30:48] property located at 26 West 171 Roosevelt Road from
[30:52] the city of Wheaton. The approximately five-acre parcel in
[30:55] question fronts Roosevelt Road and is a relatively small piece of
[30:59] the larger 60-acre campus that is in unincorporated Wheaton.
[31:04] Mary Joy wishes to install a sign, which is currently prohibited
[31:08] because there is no principal use on this parcel.
[31:11] The parcel is
[31:13] a tax-exempt parcel, and staff is supportive of this request.
[31:17] Thank you. Is there a motion, please?
[31:20] So moved.
[31:20] Is there a second?
[31:22] Second.
[31:23] Any discussion from the audience?
[31:26] Discussion from the council?
[31:29] Angie, could you call the roll, please?
[31:31] Councilman Clausing? Yes. Councilwoman Robbins?
[31:33] Yes.
[31:34] Councilman Weller? Yes. Councilwoman Bray Parker?
[31:37] Yes.
[31:37] Councilwoman Brice?
[31:39] Yes.
[31:39] Mayor Suess?
[31:40] Yes.
[31:40] Thank you.
[31:43] Item four is an ordinance amending the code of ordinances of the City of
[31:47] Wheaton by adding Article 10, Overweight,
[31:50] Oversized Vehicles to Chapter 70, Traffic and
[31:54] Vehicles, and adding permit fees to Appendix B,
[31:58] Fee Schedule. This is a first reading. Mr. Munch.
[32:02] Thank you, Mayor. This is the first reading of an ordinance that would regulate
[32:06] oversize and overweight trucks on city streets.
[32:10] It would also establish a permitting process for those vehicles.
[32:14] As the police chief lays out in his memo, oversize and overweight
[32:17] vehicles pose safety concerns, disrupt the flow of traffic, and can damage
[32:21] city infrastructure when not routed properly.
[32:24] Most municipalities in DuPage County and the county itself have similar
[32:28] regulations in place. The ordinance presented here establishes a system
[32:32] to properly route these vehicles through the city and also establishes a fee
[32:36] schedule for these permits.
[32:38] Any comments from the council?
[32:42] Comments from the audience?
[32:47] And again, this will appear as an agenda item at the first meeting in
[32:51] September.
[32:51] Correct.
[32:53] Item five is a resolution to authorize the execution of agreement
[32:57] number 632 with Axon Enterprise Inc
[33:01] to provide Axon Police Records Management System,
[33:05] Axon Records, and officer safety plan
[33:09] hardware and associated software services for a
[33:12] 10-year term in a total amount not to exceed
[33:17] $5,771,003.76.
[33:23] This requires five votes.
[33:26] Mr. Munch.
[33:27] Thank you, Mayor. In June, the city council chose not to sign a letter of
[33:32] intent for the continued participation in the DuPage County Police
[33:36] Records Management Consortium and directed staff to explore
[33:39] alternative solutions.
[33:41] Police department leadership determined that Axon Records met the city's
[33:45] needs and began negotiating an agreement along with the villages of Lombard and
[33:49] Glendale Heights, who also opted out of the consortium.
[33:52] While each agency is entering into its own agreement, the shared
[33:56] implementation results in some cost savings.
[33:59] At the same time, the city holds several contracts with Axon for other law
[34:03] enforcement technology solutions, including Taser less lethal
[34:07] weapons, the body and in-car camera systems,
[34:11] and several of these contracts are reaching expiration.
[34:14] So the police department worked with Axon to consolidate these agreements into
[34:17] one. The resulting agreement is for $5.7 million
[34:21] over 10 years. This will result in a net annual budget increase of
[34:25] about $350,000 when you compare the suite of current contracts
[34:29] with this consolidated contract.
[34:31] Staff does recommend the approval of this award, and members of our police
[34:35] department command staff are here this evening if there are any questions.
[34:40] Okay, thank you. Is there a motion, please?
[34:43] So moved.
[34:44] Is there a second?
[34:46] Second.
[34:47] Any discussion from the audience?
[34:51] Discussion from the council?
[34:56] If I heard you correctly, this is more than just the records
[34:59] system that is part of this
[35:03] resolution?
[35:04] Yes, Mayor. So the new quote and
[35:08] the new agreement will not only include our records system, but it
[35:12] will also consolidate additional even
[35:15] non-Axon contracts with,
[35:19] let's see here, with Frontline, and that will be
[35:22] consolidated with the Axon standards.
[35:26] And then, of course, we will be replacing some sorely outdated
[35:29] hardware, which is our current Taser
[35:32] X26Ps, which are three generations behind,
[35:36] with the new Taser 10,
[35:39] along with other technologies that will give
[35:43] our officers more productivity and will
[35:47] certainly improve officer safety.
[35:50] Okay.
[35:51] I was just going to add, as the city manager said, some of
[35:55] our current Axon contracts are going to be expiring, so we would
[35:58] have to enter into those, get extensions, or enter into
[36:02] new contracts for those services anyway.
[36:06] But that's incorporated-
[36:07] But now it's included
[36:07] ... under this agreement.
[36:08] Yes, exactly.
[36:10] And we're benefiting from scale, I suspect, in
[36:13] consolidating these services?
[36:15] Yes.
[36:17] Okay.
[36:18] Any other comments from the council?
[36:22] Thank you.
[36:24] Angie, could you call the roll, please?
[36:26] Councilman Weller? Yes. Councilwoman Bray Parker?
[36:29] Yes.
[36:30] Councilwoman Brice?
[36:31] Yes.
[36:31] Mayor Suess?
[36:32] Yes.
[36:33] Councilman Clausing? Yes. Councilwoman Robbins?
[36:35] Yes.
[36:36] Thank you.
[36:38] Item nine is council comment. Is there any council comment this evening?
[36:45] Very good. We move on to item 10, approval of bills.
[36:49] I move approval of warrant number 926 in the amount of
[36:53] $2,457,123.45.
[37:00] Thank you. Is there a second?
[37:01] Second.
[37:03] Angie, could you call the roll, please?
[37:05] Councilwoman Bray Parker?
[37:06] Yes.
[37:06] Councilwoman Brice?
[37:07] Yes.
[37:08] Mayor Suess?
[37:09] Yes.
[37:09] Councilman Clausing? Yes. Councilwoman Robbins?
[37:12] Yes.
[37:12] Councilman Weller? Yes. Thank you.
[37:16] Okay, item 11. We have a closed session this
[37:19] evening. The council will be going into closed session to discuss collective
[37:23] negotiating matters under 5 ILCS
[37:27] 120/2C2.
[37:31] We are not planning any additional action following the closed session,
[37:36] and at the conclusion of closed session, we'll come out and
[37:40] adjourn our meeting.
[37:42] Is there a motion, please, to go into closed session?
[37:45] So moved.
[37:46] Is there a second?
[37:47] Second.
[37:48] Second.
[37:49] Mr. Weller.
[37:53] Split the difference.
[37:55] Angie, could you call the roll, please?
[37:57] Councilwoman Robbins?
[37:58] Yes.
[37:58] Councilman Weller? Yes. Councilwoman Bray Parker?
[38:01] Yes.
[38:02] Councilwoman Brice?
[38:03] Yes.
[38:03] Mayor Suess?
[38:04] Yes.
[38:04] Councilman Clausing? Yes. Thank you.
[38:08] Thank you. This concludes our public meeting.