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The Wheaton City Council. Andrea, could you call the roll, please?

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Mayor Suhes.

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Here.

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Councilman Clausing.

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Here.

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Councilwoman Robbins.

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Here.

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Councilman Weller.

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Here.

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Councilwoman Bray Parker.

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Here.

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Councilwoman Brice.

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Here.

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Councilman Brown.

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Here.

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Thank you.

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Okay, what I should have also announced, this meeting is being conducted in person

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and also via video conference. Item three is the report of the city manager. Mr.

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Munch.

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No report, Mayor.

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Item four is the report of the city attorney.

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No report.

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Thank you. We have a proclamation this evening.

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The proclamation concerns Constitution Week, September 17th through the 23rd of

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2026. Would you like to come to the podium, please?

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Thank you.

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Mm-hmm.

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Wait. Whatever.

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The proclamation reads as follows.

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"Whereas September 17th, 2026, marks the 239th anniversary of the

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drafting of the Constitution of the United States of America by the Constitutional

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Convention in 1787. And whereas the Constitution of the United States

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of America, the guardian of our liberties, embodies the principles of limited

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government and a republic dedicated to rule by law.

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And whereas this year, the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of the

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meeting of the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, and on July 2nd,

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voted for the independence of the United Colonies by passing the Lee resolution.

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And on July 4th, proclaimed the United States Declaration of Independence in

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1776. And whereas it is fitting and proper to accord

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official recognition to this magnificent document and it is memorable

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anniversary, and to the patriotic celebrations which will commemorate the

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occasion. And whereas Public Law 915

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guarantees the issuing of a proclamation each year by the President of the United

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States of America, designating September 17th through

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the 23rd as Constitution Week. And whereas Karen

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Wheaton Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution celebrates these

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designations annually through displays and bell ringing to encourage study of

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historical events leading to the framing of the Constitution, to inform residents

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of America's great heritage through our founding document, and to emphasize

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citizens' responsibilities for protecting and defending the Constitution.

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Now therefore, the city of Wheaton, Illinois, proudly proclaims September 17th

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through the 23rd, 2026, as Constitution Week and

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asks our citizens to reaffirm the ideals the framers of the Constitution had in

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1787 by vigilantly protecting the freedoms

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guaranteed through us through this guardian of liberties and self-determination,

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remembering that lost rights may never be regained.

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Dated the eighth day of September, 2026."

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Well, thank you. Thank you very much for coming.

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We will move on to item six. Item six is citizens to be heard.

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Does anyone wish to speak to us concerning an item that is not

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on tonight's agenda?

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Yes, please.

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I'm John Rutledge, 811 East Illinois Street, Wheaton, and I just wanted to comment

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on the work by the city after the storms we had this summer with so many

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trees that were down. I thought the city did a magnificent job of getting out

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there, not discriminating between parkway trees and private trees.

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Let's just get this mess cleaned up.

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And there were people, I'm sure, working on it that had problems at home, but they

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were out there, and they were pleasant, and cheerful, and efficient, and got the

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job done. I just want to say thank you to the city and all of the diligent

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employees that did their thing. Thank you.

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Very good. Thank you.

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Is there anyone else who wishes to speak to us tonight? Yes, please.

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Thank you. Good evening. Erica Nelson. I live at 1734 K Road in Wheaton.

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I'm a 30-year resident. First, on a personal note, I want to wish Erica Bray

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Parker, Councilwoman Parker, happy birthday.

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Um-

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That was a well-kept secret.

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We won't ask her her age.

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Better kept secret.

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I'm here actually to also thank somebody, and that's Police Chief Uecker, who is

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present tonight. A couple of weeks ago, I sent an email.

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I know that you all received it, Mayor Suhes, City Manager Munch, and had sent it

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to Chief Uecker, regarding the reports local, state,

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nationally, recently, about the use of ALPRs, Automatic License Plate Readers,

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by the Flock system, Flock organization.

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I remember the council meetings that I attended a couple of years ago, I think now,

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where this was discussed, and have kept my interest in it as a

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citizen, but also with just an eye on how any kind of technology is used in the

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work that I do. That's always a part of every project that I run, and so I keep it

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top of mind in that part of my life, but also in my life as a citizen.

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What I want to do is thank Chief Uecker tonight.

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He called me at the end of last week, and we spoke for almost an hour, which is an

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inordinate amount of time for someone with such a busy job.

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So I want to thank him for that. One of the things we talked about, and I took lots

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of notes, and so I appreciated his time, was the way that the system internally

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here in the city of Wheaton is used.

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And I will tell you that I left feeling

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confident that the confidence I have in our police department was

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reinforced.

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He also reinforced that I, because I'd asked the question in a follow-up email, am

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not the only person, only resident, who has contacted the city about this and

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asking questions as it was an extended contract now to 2028.

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And so I want to reinforce again my

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thanks to Chief Uecker for giving me that time.

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And my understanding is he either reached out or others in his department reached

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out to the other residents who also wrote.

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One of the things that we closed with, and also to recognize that

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this is an ongoing because of the use of these tools and technology certainly

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constantly integrates,

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is the challenge, I think, that municipalities locally, statewide,

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county, certainly at the federal level, is under incredible challenge with the

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lack of respect and also the challenge of the concern of

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certainly something that we just gave an ordinance,

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not an ordinance, but the resolution around which is the rule of law.

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And that when we have a sense that that's broken down, then residents feel less

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secure and less safe. And one of the things that Chief Uecker and I talked about is

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the fact that in our community, and I believe this and I said this to him, that in

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fact we have a community that has a safety net because leadership is willing to do

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what he did, which was to reach out to a citizen and answer my questions.

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And so transparency, being vulnerable, speaking the truth is really what

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keeps us at a level of governance that is respected.

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So I want to thank your time tonight, but also Chief Uecker in particular.

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Thank you.

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Very good. Thank you.

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Does anyone else wish to speak to us tonight?

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Is there anyone online who wishes to speak to us tonight?

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If you're online and would like to speak, please raise your hand so we can unmute

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you.

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I think we're good.

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Okay, thank you.

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We'll move on to item seven. Item seven is the consent agenda.

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Andrea, can you please read the consent agenda?

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The consent agenda has approval of minutes, Wheaton City Council meeting minutes

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August 17th, 2026, as submitted.

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Thank you. The consent agenda will be approved in one motion.

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Is there a motion, please, to approve the consent agenda?

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So moved.

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Thank you. Is there a second?

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Second.

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Andrea, could you call the roll, please?

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Councilwoman Robbins.

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Yes.

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Councilman Weller.

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Councilwoman Bray Parker.

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Councilwoman Bryce.

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Councilman Brown.

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Mayor Sees.

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Councilman Clausing.

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Yes.

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Thank you.

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Okay, we move on to our regular agenda.

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Under the regular agenda, there's one item under regular unfinished business.

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There are 11 items under regular new business.

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Item one under regular unfinished business is an ordinance amending the code of

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ordinances of the City of Wheaton by adding Article 10, Overweight and Oversized

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Vehicles, to Chapter 70, Traffic and Vehicles, and adding permit fees to Appendix

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B, the fee schedule. Mr. Munch.

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Thank you, Mayor. The city council conducted first reading of this ordinance on

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August 17th. The ordinance regulates oversized and overweight vehicles on city

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streets. It also establishes a permitting process and a fee schedule for the same.

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There were no questions or concerns raised by the city council or the public at

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that time, and staff recommends approval of the ordinance this evening.

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Thank you. Is there a motion, please, to pass the ordinance?

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So moved.

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Is there a second?

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Second.

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Any discussion from the audience?

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Discussion from the council?

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Andrea, could you call the roll, please?

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Councilwoman Bray Parker.

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Yes.

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Councilwoman Bryce.

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Yes.

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Councilman Brown.

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Mayor Sees.

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Councilman Clausing.

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Yes.

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Councilwoman Robbins.

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Councilman Weller.

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Thank you.

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Thank you. We move on to regular new business.

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Under regular new business, item one is the reappointment to a city board, subject

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to the concurrence of the council.

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I recommend the reappointment of Nathan Losanga to the Downtown Design

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Review Board. Nathan has served on this board since

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2005. The reappointment for a three-year term through

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September 8th, 2029. Is there a second, please?

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Second.

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Any discussion?

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Andrea, could you call the roll, please?

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Mayor Sees.

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Yes.

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Councilman Clausing.

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Yes.

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Councilwoman Robbins.

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Councilman Weller.

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Councilwoman Bray Parker.

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Councilwoman Bryce.

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Councilman Brown.

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Yes.

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Thank you.

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Item two is a resolution authorizing the execution of change orders one and two to

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agreement number 598 with Crossroad Construction, Inc.

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for the Windsor Channel Pedestrian Bridge, Butterfield Road repair project for a

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total amount not to exceed $50,759 and a total award

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of $186,614. Mr. Munch.

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Mayor, in March, the city council approved an agreement with Crossroad Construction

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for repairs to the Windsor Channel Pedestrian Bridge adjacent to Butterfield Road.

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When the contractor removed the bridge decking, significant corrosion of the main

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steel support was uncovered, which expands the scope of work.

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The additional work was not identified during previous inspections, as it would

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have required disassembly of the bridge deck.

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To address this, the engineering department recommends a change order to increase

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the contract by $50,759 for a total award of

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$186,614. While this does exceed the total project budget, the

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work is necessary to safely place the bridge back in use.

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Thank you. Is there a motion, please?

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So moved.

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Is there a second?

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Second.

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Any discussion from the audience? Discussion from the council?

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What's the likelihood of us finding additional problems?

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As the bridge is fully taken apart at this point, the chance of additional problems

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is low.

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Okay.

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Good enough.

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Thanks for the graphic, too, by the way.

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It's pretty compelling.

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Notable. Yes, right.

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Any other council comment? Andrea, could you call the roll, please?

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Councilman Weller.

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Councilwoman Bray Parker.

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Yes.

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Councilwoman Bryce.

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Yes.

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Councilman Brown.

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Yes.

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Mayor Sees.

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Yes.

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Councilman Clausing.

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Yes.

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Councilwoman Robbins.

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Yes.

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Thank you.

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Item three is an ordinance amending the code of ordinances of the City of Wheaton,

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Chapter 6, Alcoholic Beverages, Section 6-3, Definitions,

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Section 6-81, License Required,

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Section 6-86, Processing of Applications, Section

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6-88, Term, Fees, Section 6-90,

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Renewal, Effect of Failure to Renew, Section

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6-91, Change in Personnel, Section 6-133,

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Alcohol Infused Products and Co-Branded Alcoholic Beverages, and Appendix

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B, Fee Schedule. This is a first reading. Mr. Munch.

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Thank you, Mayor. This is the first reading of an ordinance that addresses several

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provisions within Chapter 6, which is the city's liquor code.

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Most notably of those aligns our code with recent changes to state law,

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specifically adding regulations on alcohol-infused products and co-branded

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alcoholic beverages. The ordinance also includes several minor amendments to

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administrative sections of the code.

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The proposed amendments were reviewed by the Liquor Control Commission on August

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13th, and the commission unanimously recommended approval.

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Very good, and this will come back as an agenda item at our next meeting on

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September 21st, I believe. Does anybody have any comments on the ordinance?

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All right, we move on to item four. Item four is to receive the planning and zoning

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report, zoning application 26-16, PUD Amendment

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1000 West Prairie Avenue, Wheaton Sports Center.

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Is there a motion, please, to receive the report?

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So moved.

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Is there a second?

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Second.

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Any discussion on receiving the report?

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Andrea, could you call the roll, please?

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Councilman Brown.

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Yes.

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Mayor Sees.

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Yes.

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Councilman Clausing.

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Yes.

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Councilwoman Robbins.

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Yes.

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Councilman Weller.

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Yes.

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Councilwoman Bray Parker.

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Yes.

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Councilwoman Bryce.

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Yes. Thank you.

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Okay, is there a motion, please, to direct the city attorney to draft an ordinance

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approving the PUD amendment?

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So moved.

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Is there a second?

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Second.

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Okay, we will now move on to discussion. Mr. Benson.

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Thank you, Mayor and councils.

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I think we have four people speaking, and I was just the old

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guy, so I get to tell a little bit of history, and it's very short.

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I wanted to share with you that we opened the club in 1979, and we did it

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with 12 racquetball courts, and it was six... No, excuse me, eight tennis courts.

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And right now, I can tell you that that business model has changed.

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We don't have any more racquetball courts at all.

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And then the first air structure was actually put in during that winter,

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and it ran differently. I think you may have a copy of 2A.

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It was just an old, in your packet, if you guys wanted to take a look at it, or I

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could share. I got Xers here.

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And it just shows that it ran up north and south.

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It's not like how it is now, going east and west.

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And we have eight courts going east and west.

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In here, we have six going north and south.

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And you can see that it was before the Jordan Building, which is now the Doyle

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building.

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And I just wanted people to get a reference that we were there several years before

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they were here.

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Then,

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we've had an air structure there on that site for 45 years.

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So we've been doing this for quite a long time, and people kind of gotten used to

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it. And what's interesting is that the first one we had, it was

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translucent, so it glowed at night, and some people used to call it the glow worm.

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"Are you guys next to the glow worm?" or whatever.

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In 1988, we purchased the properties to the west, and we expanded

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the facility, and we had eight indoor courts, which has now been up for about

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38 years now. And when we did this, we put the HVAC underground to help with

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noise with the neighbors and to make it more even heat for the players.

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Instead of having a single door like we used to have with the six courts, we added

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several more doors so you could go in individual courts, so you don't interfere

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with play.

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My point is here, I'm just trying to tell you how we improved that when we

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redid it. We also then changed the

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fabric so it's

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opaque, so now you can't see it at night. No light goes through.

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And then they updated the fabric as well from 80 mile an hour wind loads to 110.

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So it meets all the current codes on

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how that works on that building. I also want to share that the tennis has sort of

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changed, the game has changed. And what I mean by that is when we first started

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having the courts, the tennis courts, we knew people wanted to play

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outside. So we always wanted-- They were sort of the standard, at least as far as

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everyone we all knew in the city and everywhere else.

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And so we always wanted to drop the

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air structure in the summertime because that's exactly what people wanted to do,

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and it was definitely a lot more single play back then.

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And it has now changed to really more to a doubles game.

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And then what we also noticed too is when we have the air structure up or where

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we didn't have the air structure up, we noticed there was a shift now from first

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being booked on the outside, now first being booked on the inside.

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So we started to see that not only was the change from singles to doubles the game,

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it was also a lot of the people are trying to go inside.

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And mainly it was for, because of weather-related problems and so you always knew

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you were going to be able to play.

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I wanted to talk a little bit about the Jordan building, and I don't know if you

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guys know that that was a music studio at one time.

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And the Grateful Dead actually had recorded there.

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So some big bands used to come into Little Wheaton at that time and

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do the recordings there. And I wanted to bring up that there was a pipe or

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a drain tile that was brought up at the last zoning board meeting, and

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people were unfamiliar as to what it was, and we tried to do a little research to

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try to figure out what it was. And we were able to find out

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that if you look at the

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documents, you could see that when the Jordan Building was built, they built a

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berm, and that berm is about two feet high.

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And what ended up happening is us being the Wheaton Sports Center, our property

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being a higher elevation, the water would always run down, and it was getting

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caught by that berm. And so the

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two owners, being the Jordan at that time and us, got together and thought, "Okay,

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how can we solve this problem?" Because it was causing a little bit of puddling

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there. And so we put that drain tile pipe in there to handle that extra

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water.

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I was going to let you know that I was there during the last rain, which we had, I

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think the big rain was like three inches in an hour.

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And you could see some water that went all the way up to the berm, the northern

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edge, and you could see it going to it.

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But you could also see that I went there the next day, you could see that all the

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water was gone. So my point is that the system was working the way it was intended

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to work, which was pretty good.

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And that's really what I have on a little bit of a history of that.

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Good evening, Mayor Teeson and Council.

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My name is Eric Miller, and I'm also with the Wheaton Sports Center.

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Eric went to explain the dome's history, and I'm going to explain a little bit more

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about why we are doing this and the benefit

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it provides. The doming up year-round

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is really beneficial for the main reason of reliability.

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Reliability is essential to Wheaton Sports Center.

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Tennis is our second-largest revenue source outside of our monthly dues.

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Now, eight of our courts, of our 12 courts, so we have four courts permanently

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indoor and eight that are in the dome.

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So for four months of the year, they are outdoors.

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That's problematic for a business when a majority of your second-biggest revenue

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source is unreliable. So it leads to cancellations from

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rain, heat, like we've experienced here recently, wind.

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So keeping the dome up protects a major part of our business while giving players

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dependable access to indoor courts.

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You can also imagine the stress it puts on our staff when they are trying to

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shuffle around and reschedule that.

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And then, of course, the frustration of the participants.

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The reliability is most important in the summertime when we run our kids' camps.

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So if you're a parent, imagine you schedule your son or daughter for tennis

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lessons. You get them in the car, which can be a hassle in and of itself.

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You get them to the Wheaton Sports Center on the way there. It's drizzling.

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You get there, it's canceled. Most cancellations happen in the summer when it's

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raining, when it rains the most. Maybe you had planned to go to the grocery store

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or have some time to yourself while your kids were in tennis as well.

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Now you have a disappointed child because tennis has been canceled, and you have to

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take them home. If you're a better parent than me, you do something with them.

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My kids are probably on the couch on the screens, so they're not going to be

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active.

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The public benefit reaches, though, beyond just our 9,000 members, many of whom are

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here today. If you could raise your hand if you're here with the Wheaton Sports

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Center.

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More than half of the kids in our tennis programming are non-members.

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Last year, more than 5,000 guest passes were used for tennis.

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We hold tournaments all the time. These are people coming from, many from Wheaton,

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but also from outside coming to Wheaton.

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While you hear the tennis tournaments, for example, are all day long.

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These people are coming to the sports center.

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We don't provide food or beverage at the sports center, so they're going into the

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community. They're going to our local restaurants.

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They're going to our grocery stores.

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They're going all over to support the community while they're in town.

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That's local money staying local.

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The dome also provides a huge benefit to our local schools.

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Wheaton North, Wheaton Warrenville South, and St.

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Francis have all had tennis practices and tryouts at the sports center when there's

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inclement weather. That's not possible with just our four indoor courts.

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We need the eight courts under the dome.

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Wheaton College men's and women's tennis teams have run practices and matches in

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our dome. Again, there are no other indoor tennis facilities in Wheaton.

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Keeping the dome up year-round also benefits our neighbors.

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When we bring it up and take it down, that's two weeks out of the year that it's a

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construction zone. There's noise that comes with that.

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It also limits the impact. The doming up limits the impact of tennis on our

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neighbors.

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The existing courts are already in use during the summer, whether the dome's up or

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down, there's tennis being played on those courts.

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However, with the dome up, the sound of balls being hit, instruction taking place,

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conversations, it's all dampened.

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It's a double membrane fabric, so it dampens the noise.

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As Eric mentioned, the lights are contained all within. It's opaque.

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There's no light escaping it. Outdoor, when the dome is down, there's

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48,000-watt light bulbs, halide bulbs that shoot

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down on the courts. That's real light.

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So again, the dome being up reduces noise, reduces lights, allows for consistent

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play.

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Lastly, in 2025, the USTA, which is similar to the PGA of America, it's the

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governing body for tennis- Awarded the Wheaton Sports Center the Facility of the

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Year award. That's for places that have over 12 tennis courts and two criteria.

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First is the quality of the courts, the enclosure, meaning our dome, and the

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site adaptation. Secondly is the quality of the programming, the instruction, and

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the growth of the game.

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I just share this simply to share that our dome is recognized by experts in the

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field as part of our tennis programming that benefits the people of Wheaton.

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So this is simple. Eric talked about the dome history, how a dome has been there

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since 1980, '79, '80. It ran along the Doyle property prior to being the

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Doyle property. Doyle property was built in 1984.

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And then we realigned it in 1988.

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So it's a simple request. It's been a simple request. We are not moving the dome.

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We're not expanding the footprint. We're not adding parking, changing the grading.

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We're not doing any of these things. We're not adding impervious area.

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For our tennis players, this means dependable access.

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For local families, it means reliable recreation.

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For Wheaton, it means supporting a nationally recognized program,

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and for our neighbors, it means more tennis activity that remains enclosed.

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So I respectfully ask you to approve our request so our business may better serve

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the Wheaton community. Thank you.

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Good evening.

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My name is Joseph Abel, A-B-E-L. I'm a planning and zoning consultant.

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I've been doing this for over 50 years,

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and I guess I'm also here because I'm a member of the Wheaton Sports Center.

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But I'm also here testifying as to why it makes sense as to what they're

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doing.

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Probably the fact that I've been a member for the Wheaton Sports Center for over 40

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years. I'm one of those dedicated Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 7:00 to

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8:00 workout people. Excellent workout, and I've been doing that

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every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, like I say, since before the year 2000 at the

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sports center. So, the program speaks for itself. I'm here.

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And,

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00:29:47,256 --> 00:29:52,596
in terms of looking at it from a planning and zoning standpoint, I've been involved

492
00:29:52,627 --> 00:29:58,177
with so many projects. Mr. Kozak and I go way

493
00:29:58,296 --> 00:30:04,131
back. I've done literally 30, 40 projects in Wheaton, including

494
00:30:04,131 --> 00:30:08,556
the development around the county building.

495
00:30:08,646 --> 00:30:09,156
And,

496
00:30:10,506 --> 00:30:16,252
I look at this particular area where you have the children's zoo,

497
00:30:16,386 --> 00:30:21,127
and you have all the development that's taken place out there in terms of open

498
00:30:21,216 --> 00:30:27,111
space and recreation. The Wheaton Center just fits in perfectly in that particular

499
00:30:27,187 --> 00:30:27,846
location.

500
00:30:29,226 --> 00:30:34,266
As a planner, when I look at how it relates to the surrounding land uses, it's

501
00:30:34,281 --> 00:30:38,886
totally compatible. I don't think there's ever been any complaints about it.

502
00:30:39,877 --> 00:30:45,396
And the particular request that we're talking about tonight is nothing more than

503
00:30:45,486 --> 00:30:51,442
establishing whether it makes sense to leave the tower up for four months

504
00:30:51,606 --> 00:30:52,340
out of 12.

505
00:30:54,096 --> 00:31:00,006
If it functions perfectly for eight months out of the year, and there's absolutely

506
00:31:00,036 --> 00:31:04,446
been no complaints and things of that nature, and again, I

507
00:31:06,457 --> 00:31:12,156
go in addition to the morning, I've taken all my

508
00:31:12,216 --> 00:31:13,776
kids to the Wheaton Sports Center.

509
00:31:13,927 --> 00:31:19,776
So I've been totally familiar with this site, as I say, for more than

510
00:31:19,806 --> 00:31:20,586
30 years.

511
00:31:21,817 --> 00:31:25,567
And, from a land use standpoint, it's perfect.

512
00:31:25,656 --> 00:31:28,266
Wheaton did a great job in approving this originally.

513
00:31:29,166 --> 00:31:34,806
And, as I said, I'm not only a professional planner, I

514
00:31:34,986 --> 00:31:35,226
was

515
00:31:37,026 --> 00:31:42,877
director of planning, just to get in the record, for 20 years and worked on the

516
00:31:42,937 --> 00:31:46,687
county's first comprehensive plan, which included all the municipalities in

517
00:31:47,377 --> 00:31:53,106
addition to including Wheaton, and I'm totally familiar with

518
00:31:53,317 --> 00:31:56,556
everything that's gone on in Wheaton during that timeframe, because, again, they

519
00:31:56,586 --> 00:31:57,636
were part of the plan.

520
00:31:59,406 --> 00:32:03,621
After the 20 years of being with the county, I was with the Economic Development

521
00:32:03,696 --> 00:32:05,496
Commission for the City of Chicago.

522
00:32:06,336 --> 00:32:11,406
And again, looking at it from an economic development standpoint, this makes sense

523
00:32:11,466 --> 00:32:16,836
as to what's going on. So in a sense, I also then had to look at the standards

524
00:32:17,437 --> 00:32:21,906
that have to be met to amend this special use.

525
00:32:22,746 --> 00:32:26,736
And, the report of your staff, I concur with totally.

526
00:32:27,877 --> 00:32:32,901
Of the seven, there were only two that were questionable, and the very first one

527
00:32:34,177 --> 00:32:39,877
deals with the whole idea of the general welfare, keeping with all of the

528
00:32:39,966 --> 00:32:45,711
standards of the City of Wheaton. And everything has been met, and just to

529
00:32:45,756 --> 00:32:50,196
include it another four months of open

530
00:32:53,317 --> 00:32:56,196
character, it just didn't make any sense to me.

531
00:32:56,256 --> 00:32:59,346
It just makes sense to have it as a structure during the 12 months.

532
00:32:59,946 --> 00:33:05,646
Now, the one thing that's changed dramatically, and maybe that's part of

533
00:33:07,266 --> 00:33:12,457
my looking at it from a timeframe, it was interesting that I got a call from Mark

534
00:33:12,516 --> 00:33:17,496
Daniel on Friday, August the 7th. And he said, "Joe, I know you know the Wheaton

535
00:33:17,526 --> 00:33:18,996
Center very carefully

536
00:33:20,226 --> 00:33:24,906
well." And he said, "Would you be willing to testify?" And I said, "Yeah, it's a

537
00:33:24,966 --> 00:33:30,756
no-brainer." And as I was coming home from the club on Friday, I opened

538
00:33:30,771 --> 00:33:36,306
"The Chicago Tribune," and sure enough, on the front page, it says, "Poll

539
00:33:36,366 --> 00:33:41,646
shows weather reshaping daily life." And it goes right into this issue

540
00:33:42,486 --> 00:33:42,711
of

541
00:33:43,986 --> 00:33:49,446
it makes no sense today. When I started at the Wheaton Sports Center years and

542
00:33:49,506 --> 00:33:54,096
years ago, we were out a lot. But I've seen what's been happening.

543
00:33:54,187 --> 00:33:59,106
I think we all recognize exactly what this paper is saying, that the weather is

544
00:33:59,136 --> 00:34:03,127
reshaping. We have definitely done something to the atmosphere.

545
00:34:04,567 --> 00:34:06,606
Probably I contributed to it, who knows?

546
00:34:07,356 --> 00:34:12,636
But the fact remains, the summer is no longer

547
00:34:13,417 --> 00:34:18,156
open to total recreation on a daily basis.

548
00:34:18,817 --> 00:34:24,696
We can see it plainly this year with the smoke, the heat, which again,

549
00:34:24,756 --> 00:34:28,986
is not the best for people, especially older people, going out and playing tennis

550
00:34:29,047 --> 00:34:33,516
during the heat. It isn't good to be going out when you've got the smoke that

551
00:34:33,576 --> 00:34:36,156
you're breathing, and just go on and on.

552
00:34:37,056 --> 00:34:42,937
We've all seen dramatic change here, and this article proves that it makes a lot of

553
00:34:43,056 --> 00:34:43,927
sense to

554
00:34:45,216 --> 00:34:50,151
have the dome for the 12 months, and especially the older people who want to play

555
00:34:50,196 --> 00:34:53,211
tennis, to maybe be in an environment that's healthy.

556
00:34:53,766 --> 00:34:57,817
So it does meet the standard of public health, safety, and standard.

557
00:34:58,836 --> 00:35:02,826
And also, the timeframe

558
00:35:04,056 --> 00:35:08,496
is still the majority of the time, at eight months, the facility is used.

559
00:35:09,006 --> 00:35:13,896
So from a land use planning standpoint and from a health standpoint,

560
00:35:15,036 --> 00:35:18,096
and as a member of the club, I think it makes

561
00:35:19,596 --> 00:35:25,177
sense to allow this facility to have the additional four months of

562
00:35:25,236 --> 00:35:26,797
enclosure. Thank you.

563
00:35:31,776 --> 00:35:34,326
Good evening, Mayor. Hi, everyone. My name is Mark Daniel.

564
00:35:34,596 --> 00:35:36,786
I'm an attorney at Daniel Law Office.

565
00:35:37,416 --> 00:35:40,956
As Joe mentioned, I came into this following the public hearing.

566
00:35:41,076 --> 00:35:43,386
I think this is a fairly straightforward request.

567
00:35:43,536 --> 00:35:46,986
I think your staff knows the history of this.

568
00:35:48,228 --> 00:35:53,779
Wheaton has amended either an annexation agreement or a special use or a planning

569
00:35:53,808 --> 00:35:57,918
or development ordinance periodically over 45 years.

570
00:35:58,248 --> 00:36:03,858
There have been changes, modifications, expansions, an addition, parking lot

571
00:36:03,918 --> 00:36:08,928
changes, the different work on pickleball and tennis,

572
00:36:09,949 --> 00:36:12,348
the dome, the modifications there.

573
00:36:13,518 --> 00:36:18,827
As far as this project is concerned, I think it's been very well vetted.

574
00:36:19,968 --> 00:36:24,993
Vetted to the point of meeting with Tom concerning the building code issues, just

575
00:36:25,008 --> 00:36:27,138
to make sure everybody was clear on the conditions.

576
00:36:27,288 --> 00:36:32,103
In talking about the staff report, it's important to note that the conditions that

577
00:36:32,148 --> 00:36:35,029
are listed there are agreeable to Wheaton Sports Center.

578
00:36:35,808 --> 00:36:40,188
I do want to point that out. There's been some criticism of the project seemingly

579
00:36:40,218 --> 00:36:44,868
on procedural grounds. And I look back through the ordinances posted on Wheaton's

580
00:36:44,928 --> 00:36:48,678
website, going back a few decades, actually.

581
00:36:49,293 --> 00:36:52,488
And from the ones that I've posted, frankly, I don't think Wheaton Sports Center's

582
00:36:52,518 --> 00:36:55,428
gotten a no vote at the city council.

583
00:36:56,178 --> 00:37:00,348
It's an asset that you recognize, just like I did when I lived on Pleasant Hill

584
00:37:00,438 --> 00:37:04,279
Road. And part of my decision to live where I lived when I was in law school

585
00:37:04,338 --> 00:37:07,308
related to none other than the Wheaton Sports Center.

586
00:37:07,443 --> 00:37:13,188
And I've used those guest passes over time, whether I was working in

587
00:37:13,279 --> 00:37:18,828
Wheaton or not. It's certainly an asset to the community, and one that stands out.

588
00:37:19,188 --> 00:37:22,188
When the Prairie State Games were around, I was with Governor's Council on Health

589
00:37:22,218 --> 00:37:28,068
and Physical Fitness. The reality is that one of the first resources that came up

590
00:37:28,128 --> 00:37:33,199
was a soccer dome in Belleville when it came to regional tryouts and then getting

591
00:37:33,213 --> 00:37:35,328
athletes together. The second one in the state

592
00:37:37,008 --> 00:37:38,029
was Wheaton Sports Center.

593
00:37:39,318 --> 00:37:43,038
So it is a beacon, and I think it is something to be proud of.

594
00:37:46,368 --> 00:37:50,748
Eric Benson mentioned a couple things, and I want to focus on that drain tile just

595
00:37:50,808 --> 00:37:54,978
a little bit. I don't believe that we have a stormwater problem here.

596
00:37:55,968 --> 00:37:58,668
He mentioned the respective elevations of the property.

597
00:37:58,699 --> 00:38:03,978
Wheaton Sports Center is slightly elevated above the Doyle Construction property to

598
00:38:04,038 --> 00:38:08,958
the south-southeast. And they're both elevated substantially above, maybe eight

599
00:38:09,048 --> 00:38:13,848
feet above in Doyle's case, up to 10 or 12, depending on our situation,

600
00:38:17,418 --> 00:38:21,678
as far as the downgradient. Now, rainfalls, it goes to the lowest point.

601
00:38:21,738 --> 00:38:26,779
When it hits a berm, it ponds. When owners get together, like what Mr.

602
00:38:26,988 --> 00:38:31,608
Benson discussed, and they create a drain like that, it's what's called a mutual

603
00:38:31,638 --> 00:38:36,363
drain. By agreement, they installed a drain, and that drain is protected by

604
00:38:36,408 --> 00:38:41,283
Illinois law. It may be entirely on Doyle's property, but neighbors have worked

605
00:38:41,298 --> 00:38:44,973
together over the years. I don't believe that anyone mentioned the adjustment in

606
00:38:44,988 --> 00:38:48,693
the lot line earlier, but there's a jog that you'll see around Doyle's building,

607
00:38:48,738 --> 00:38:51,288
and that was because it was built initially in the wrong place.

608
00:38:52,279 --> 00:38:55,098
So Wheaton Sports Center actually deeded some land over to Doyle.

609
00:38:55,728 --> 00:39:01,172
They're good neighbors to have. I think I will be available for anything that comes

610
00:39:01,218 --> 00:39:06,618
up legally. I don't want to try to predict where Doyle and others may come in.

611
00:39:07,068 --> 00:39:11,868
I've known Phil a long time. I think he would raise only credible issues, but I'll

612
00:39:11,898 --> 00:39:15,258
wait to see what they have to say, and we're certainly available to answer any of

613
00:39:15,332 --> 00:39:17,058
your questions that you may have of us.

614
00:39:19,038 --> 00:39:21,618
I think Dawn has done her job on this one.

615
00:39:22,098 --> 00:39:26,973
The review of this has required an understanding of the zoning ordinance, and Dawn

616
00:39:27,048 --> 00:39:29,508
knows that we don't always see eye to eye on everything.

617
00:39:29,598 --> 00:39:32,658
But the reality is, on this one, we do, and we're in lockstep.

618
00:39:33,078 --> 00:39:37,279
The Wheaton ordinance is set up so that PUDs or planned developments are

619
00:39:37,338 --> 00:39:41,029
recognized. They're approved, and over time, there are adjustments.

620
00:39:41,238 --> 00:39:46,008
You don't have to come in and get a new planned unit development every single time.

621
00:39:46,053 --> 00:39:50,058
What you want to do is you want to make sure that the adjustment doesn't defeat

622
00:39:50,598 --> 00:39:53,838
those findings that have been made over the 45 years,

623
00:39:55,428 --> 00:39:59,988
the findings of public benefit and everything else that are available to you.

624
00:40:00,108 --> 00:40:02,088
So I hope that you will apply

625
00:40:04,938 --> 00:40:08,118
what you know about Wheaton Sports Center, what you know about the city of Wheaton,

626
00:40:09,588 --> 00:40:13,818
and I hope that we'll have your blessing going into the next meeting when an

627
00:40:13,848 --> 00:40:15,529
ordinance will be ready for approval.

628
00:40:15,768 --> 00:40:19,008
I want to thank you for your time on this, and I'll cede to everybody else.

629
00:40:19,128 --> 00:40:19,578
Thank you.

630
00:40:24,048 --> 00:40:29,628
Mr. Daniels, before you sit down, can you please articulate the

631
00:40:30,228 --> 00:40:33,648
seven special use permit standards for the record?

632
00:40:34,998 --> 00:40:36,558
Yes, I can do that for you.

633
00:40:40,818 --> 00:40:41,748
As far as

634
00:40:43,038 --> 00:40:48,738
the submittal is concerned, we did provide a bullet point summary of the seven

635
00:40:48,858 --> 00:40:54,453
standards. First, on the public health, safety, and welfare side, and what I'm

636
00:40:54,468 --> 00:40:59,043
going to do is I'm trying to narrow it down to the dome being up those additional

637
00:40:59,148 --> 00:41:04,488
months. Okay? I don't want to talk about the general welfare benefit of doing

638
00:41:04,518 --> 00:41:08,238
something that helps the Wheaton Sports Center provide a stronger option for folks

639
00:41:08,268 --> 00:41:13,158
in the area. But this air-supported structure, if it's up during the summer months

640
00:41:13,188 --> 00:41:18,243
when the higher winds are more likely to occur, is rated for 110 miles an hour,

641
00:41:19,518 --> 00:41:25,353
which is terrific. We have not had an incident where wind has caused a deflation

642
00:41:25,398 --> 00:41:30,663
or a problem with that dome. As far as the structure is

643
00:41:30,678 --> 00:41:34,818
concerned, from a code perspective, that's your general measure of welfare.

644
00:41:34,908 --> 00:41:39,498
We have a primary and a backup system to keep that code inflated.

645
00:41:39,618 --> 00:41:43,818
I think it was stated that it takes about 45 to 50 minutes at a minimum for that

646
00:41:44,658 --> 00:41:49,158
dome to come down if there is an issue, sometimes longer.

647
00:41:49,758 --> 00:41:54,213
No one mentioned today the reduction in noise relative to putting the dome up and

648
00:41:54,288 --> 00:41:59,388
taking it down. You have a crew of 10 key people that come in one week to put it

649
00:41:59,508 --> 00:42:05,342
up and take it down. It's a week each time, and those 10 people need 40 or

650
00:42:05,508 --> 00:42:10,728
50 volunteers to coordinate outdoors behind the residential homes off to our west.

651
00:42:10,758 --> 00:42:14,672
It may not interfere with anything that Doyle does, but having that dome up

652
00:42:14,718 --> 00:42:18,258
year-round and not coming down twice a year does give people two more peaceful

653
00:42:18,348 --> 00:42:21,798
weeks. Initially, the dome is down during those summer months.

654
00:42:24,168 --> 00:42:26,058
All of us are outdoors more in the summer.

655
00:42:27,258 --> 00:42:31,968
So having that dome up for those additional months will help us or help neighbors

656
00:42:32,029 --> 00:42:37,848
enjoy their yards more. That transitions into the second standard,

657
00:42:37,938 --> 00:42:43,279
which is not interfering with the use and enjoyment of nearby property and property

658
00:42:43,338 --> 00:42:43,818
values.

659
00:42:45,798 --> 00:42:51,199
As mentioned, the dome does reduce the noise, and it is opaque,

660
00:42:52,038 --> 00:42:57,168
so it should not have an interference on someone's use and enjoyment of their

661
00:42:57,199 --> 00:42:58,218
properties.

662
00:43:00,828 --> 00:43:01,938
Relatively speaking,

663
00:43:03,588 --> 00:43:09,168
I think it is safe to say, based on my experience, I've known others that moved to

664
00:43:09,228 --> 00:43:14,029
that particular area because they enjoy the Wheaton Sports Center. They do.

665
00:43:14,508 --> 00:43:18,678
And they like being there, whether it's me or Pete Zamus, who I went there a few

666
00:43:18,798 --> 00:43:21,618
times with. They do enjoy that. Now,

667
00:43:23,148 --> 00:43:25,113
I think that does add to value to the homes.

668
00:43:25,188 --> 00:43:30,963
You've got some additional information regarding over asking price, real

669
00:43:31,008 --> 00:43:36,168
estate transactions. But from a development perspective, the site still is

670
00:43:36,199 --> 00:43:38,208
reflected as OR on your zoning map.

671
00:43:38,628 --> 00:43:42,978
That doesn't mean a lot as far as zoning is concerned, because the zoning for this

672
00:43:43,038 --> 00:43:46,878
is governed by a site-specific planned unit development ordinance.

673
00:43:47,718 --> 00:43:53,118
And you have approval for any change that goes on at that

674
00:43:53,208 --> 00:43:53,779
property.

675
00:43:55,428 --> 00:43:57,738
The properties around it came later.

676
00:43:57,888 --> 00:44:03,378
We do have a new development occurring east southeast of the dome,

677
00:44:03,828 --> 00:44:07,773
and that new development is an indication that people are investing in the area and

678
00:44:07,788 --> 00:44:12,318
that it hasn't sat idle because of any particular issue with that dome, which is up

679
00:44:12,348 --> 00:44:18,138
most of the year. So hopefully, the three additional summer months will not cause a

680
00:44:18,168 --> 00:44:18,708
problem.

681
00:44:21,048 --> 00:44:23,658
We're not increasing the occupancy. You heard of that before.

682
00:44:24,408 --> 00:44:26,658
We're not going to be increasing our parking demand.

683
00:44:27,048 --> 00:44:30,018
The use of the area underneath the dome is not changing.

684
00:44:31,008 --> 00:44:34,878
As far as utilities, access, drainage, and necessary facilities, I think you heard

685
00:44:34,908 --> 00:44:39,033
some detail about that. There has been some cooperation among the neighbors with

686
00:44:39,078 --> 00:44:43,368
regard to that particular tile. We are at a higher elevation, which means that the

687
00:44:43,398 --> 00:44:47,628
downstream or downgradient owner is obligated to take our stormwater

688
00:44:49,248 --> 00:44:54,408
Our storm system does not extend onto the Doyle property.

689
00:44:54,678 --> 00:44:59,118
There may be some limited cross-connections, but nothing is impacted on the utility

690
00:44:59,238 --> 00:45:05,163
side or on the storm side. There is a large bank of stormwater capacity that is in

691
00:45:05,208 --> 00:45:07,503
the Wheaton Park District and Forest Preserve facility.

692
00:45:08,088 --> 00:45:13,053
You'll recall that, I think it's Lincoln Marsh, there's a large area that

693
00:45:13,128 --> 00:45:19,008
has historically been a combination of storm and wetland, and then it becomes a

694
00:45:19,068 --> 00:45:24,648
critical wetland as you move west of the path, southwest of the path.

695
00:45:26,478 --> 00:45:30,318
None of that will be affected. Again, no change during those three months of the

696
00:45:30,378 --> 00:45:34,578
use of the dome. There shouldn't be any issues or changes in traffic, and that was

697
00:45:34,608 --> 00:45:38,598
addressed at hearing. Consistency with the comprehensive plan.

698
00:45:39,288 --> 00:45:44,883
The comprehensive plan does focus on assets, municipal assets, things that

699
00:45:44,928 --> 00:45:49,158
benefit the public, and I think they've given you some information tonight in the

700
00:45:49,218 --> 00:45:53,268
hearing that matters in that regard. Year-round tennis does matter.

701
00:45:54,108 --> 00:45:59,163
When Joe speaks, at his age, I'm 25 years behind him theoretically,

702
00:46:00,258 --> 00:46:04,218
and I stand here in my second summer of it not being the time when I'm in shape.

703
00:46:04,908 --> 00:46:09,363
I usually use my summers to get in shape, and then frankly, that hasn't happened

704
00:46:09,378 --> 00:46:13,324
two years in a row because I'm a biker, I'm outdoors all the time, and a lot of

705
00:46:13,368 --> 00:46:17,043
that activity has been limited. And I don't like the taste of smoke when I'm riding

706
00:46:17,178 --> 00:46:19,654
a bike or jogging or anything like that.

707
00:46:20,928 --> 00:46:24,288
I did focus on compliance with applicable regulations a bit.

708
00:46:24,678 --> 00:46:29,988
I think going forward, it's important to note that there's a transition. All right?

709
00:46:30,048 --> 00:46:35,508
The building code gives staff the ability to transition the use.

710
00:46:36,018 --> 00:46:40,428
They are in charge of interpreting it, so please don't take anything that I say as

711
00:46:40,488 --> 00:46:45,768
trying to tell them how to do their job or contesting anything within those

712
00:46:45,798 --> 00:46:47,928
conditions, which are fully acceptable to us.

713
00:46:48,018 --> 00:46:50,808
But there will be an initial inspection to set a baseline,

714
00:46:52,338 --> 00:46:56,598
and going forward from that inspection, there'll be materials on file with the city

715
00:46:56,688 --> 00:47:01,593
so that they know the design specifications of that dome and everybody's on the

716
00:47:01,668 --> 00:47:04,998
same page with those design specifications.

717
00:47:05,958 --> 00:47:11,538
The only change in those conditions from the zoning hearing was essentially to

718
00:47:11,598 --> 00:47:15,768
recognize that there are these specifications out there and let's use them as a

719
00:47:15,828 --> 00:47:19,068
benchmark. So if we talk about a derecho, for example.

720
00:47:19,488 --> 00:47:24,723
A derecho has winds that are 35 miles an hour, 45 miles an hour below the winds

721
00:47:24,738 --> 00:47:27,678
that this dome's designed for. Okay?

722
00:47:27,738 --> 00:47:31,308
And without having an incident over 45 years, these folks are obviously very

723
00:47:31,428 --> 00:47:35,898
careful in how they operate the dome. The same thing is true of snow load.

724
00:47:36,798 --> 00:47:41,898
That snow is intended to melt and slough off the dome in a way that's safe.

725
00:47:42,558 --> 00:47:48,468
In general, you can have a lot more snow on that dome than you have on your

726
00:47:48,588 --> 00:47:52,188
streets before you plow, or you consider a significant plowing of it because that's

727
00:47:52,218 --> 00:47:54,978
how it's designed. So those specifications make a difference.

728
00:47:56,029 --> 00:47:57,408
And, certainly,

729
00:47:58,908 --> 00:48:03,872
I think Mr. Benson and Mr. Miller are excited to go forward with this and work with

730
00:48:03,888 --> 00:48:06,423
the city on those conditions. They've already met with staff

731
00:48:07,638 --> 00:48:13,518
to discuss some of those. And from a going forward perspective, when they replace

732
00:48:13,548 --> 00:48:16,938
the dome, they will also get a permit for that dome under the building code

733
00:48:16,968 --> 00:48:22,279
enforced at that time. So when they change that skin, it'll be subject to the

734
00:48:22,338 --> 00:48:23,328
building ordinances.

735
00:48:25,188 --> 00:48:27,678
So I believe from a code compliance perspective,

736
00:48:29,029 --> 00:48:32,838
it's important to note that we do meet those seven standards.

737
00:48:33,558 --> 00:48:36,168
We do focus on public benefit, and I think Mr.

738
00:48:36,228 --> 00:48:40,518
Miller, I don't need to restate what you heard from Mr. Miller on that front.

739
00:48:40,758 --> 00:48:45,199
You've got a lot of folks that come to Wheaton that use that, that are not members.

740
00:48:45,333 --> 00:48:48,723
This is not strictly a private member situation.

741
00:48:48,738 --> 00:48:53,268
It's not entirely all about Wheaton Sports Center, but frankly, when my kid was in

742
00:48:53,298 --> 00:48:57,918
programs or day camp or whatever it was, those days when things were canceled were

743
00:48:57,949 --> 00:49:01,788
some of the hardest days of work I experienced as an adult, quite frankly.

744
00:49:02,058 --> 00:49:05,058
It's difficult. It's frustrating for your child.

745
00:49:05,148 --> 00:49:09,828
And you end up sacrificing a day that you had planned differently.

746
00:49:09,888 --> 00:49:12,438
So hopefully it's good for everybody.

747
00:49:12,468 --> 00:49:17,718
I do encourage you to support the project and allow them to go forward as good

748
00:49:17,808 --> 00:49:18,918
neighbors.

749
00:49:20,598 --> 00:49:22,788
And we will be happy to answer any questions that you have.

750
00:49:23,238 --> 00:49:23,958
Okay. Thank you.

751
00:49:24,199 --> 00:49:24,529
Thank you.

752
00:49:36,588 --> 00:49:41,358
Good evening. I'm Bob Stozek. I live at 1130 Champion Forest Court, so I'm a

753
00:49:41,418 --> 00:49:46,728
neighbor of the sports center. I've been a resident of Wheaton for over 50 years

754
00:49:46,788 --> 00:49:52,188
now and a neighbor of the sports center for

755
00:49:52,608 --> 00:49:56,118
almost 38 years, because I moved here in '88 when they were just doing the

756
00:49:56,238 --> 00:49:58,968
reconfiguration of the facility.

757
00:49:59,568 --> 00:50:00,468
And I've been a member of

758
00:50:02,238 --> 00:50:08,058
the club for about 35 years. And when I saw this

759
00:50:08,088 --> 00:50:13,458
was happening, I came, and I volunteered to solicit some input from the community.

760
00:50:13,548 --> 00:50:18,828
I was not solicited. I volunteered to go and ask people within my community and

761
00:50:18,858 --> 00:50:23,358
also within the tennis community about how they felt about this change.

762
00:50:23,418 --> 00:50:27,663
And I just want to spend a few minutes reflecting on, letting you know what that

763
00:50:27,708 --> 00:50:28,503
feedback was.

764
00:50:29,838 --> 00:50:34,098
First, from the standpoint of the Wheaton Sports Center, having worked with them

765
00:50:34,638 --> 00:50:39,648
and being one of those busybodies in the neighborhood who always kind of takes on

766
00:50:39,708 --> 00:50:40,218
issues,

767
00:50:41,449 --> 00:50:45,348
I'm familiar with the many changes that took place in the sports center over the

768
00:50:45,408 --> 00:50:51,228
last 35 years. Things like when the courts were reoriented,

769
00:50:51,708 --> 00:50:53,268
there were potential lighting issues.

770
00:50:54,078 --> 00:50:54,318
They

771
00:50:55,608 --> 00:50:58,758
worked with us, and they eliminated lighting on the last two courts so that it

772
00:50:59,268 --> 00:51:01,998
wouldn't interfere with the houses in the neighborhood.

773
00:51:02,568 --> 00:51:08,208
When the air structure went up, they did the berming and landscaping adjacent to

774
00:51:08,238 --> 00:51:12,018
the facility so that the neighbors would be protected, and there were some

775
00:51:12,079 --> 00:51:16,727
neighbors who were very excited about making sure that happened.

776
00:51:16,848 --> 00:51:22,699
We were there when the adjacent land purchase happened right next to Champion

777
00:51:22,788 --> 00:51:26,959
Forest. And then with the parking lot expansion, there were some issues with

778
00:51:27,048 --> 00:51:28,308
landscaping and

779
00:51:29,778 --> 00:51:31,728
lighting that we were able to work through with them.

780
00:51:31,878 --> 00:51:35,748
And so they've been a very good neighbor to us in terms of accommodating the needs

781
00:51:35,898 --> 00:51:38,929
of at least the Champion Forest neighborhood.

782
00:51:41,329 --> 00:51:45,903
When I talked to the Champion Forest neighbors themselves, I asked because there

783
00:51:45,903 --> 00:51:49,308
have been new neighbors, particularly on the buildings that are right adjacent to

784
00:51:49,338 --> 00:51:55,068
where the air structure is. And they didn't have any issues because they hardly

785
00:51:55,128 --> 00:51:57,978
noticed the structure from their building.

786
00:51:58,068 --> 00:52:02,838
So they haven't had sight issues in terms of looking at the air structure when it's

787
00:52:02,868 --> 00:52:06,798
been up. And the same thing is true of

788
00:52:07,998 --> 00:52:12,288
any noise issues. And I was able to talk to a number of them because

789
00:52:13,338 --> 00:52:17,508
fortuitously, we had a block party and met a lot of the new neighbors, and I was

790
00:52:17,568 --> 00:52:21,048
able to talk to people, so there were not objections from the neighbors.

791
00:52:22,158 --> 00:52:26,973
Then I went and I talked to dozens of the tennis members and actually asked them

792
00:52:27,079 --> 00:52:29,748
about what they thought about the extending it.

793
00:52:29,838 --> 00:52:30,018
And

794
00:52:31,459 --> 00:52:37,008
there was overwhelming support for the 12-month structure for a variety of reasons.

795
00:52:37,429 --> 00:52:40,429
But there were two main reasons that stood out from the members.

796
00:52:41,598 --> 00:52:47,148
One was having more consistent access to the courts, and the other was a

797
00:52:47,179 --> 00:52:48,768
consistent quality of play.

798
00:52:50,538 --> 00:52:54,829
Excuse me. The access issue was that

799
00:52:56,058 --> 00:53:01,338
the unavailability from having the structure taken down and up every year was at

800
00:53:01,368 --> 00:53:06,528
least two weeks interruption in terms of the schedule and being able to utilize the

801
00:53:06,558 --> 00:53:11,478
courts. In addition, when storms and rains caused cancellations

802
00:53:12,679 --> 00:53:15,768
and bumping and changing of the schedule, and

803
00:53:17,449 --> 00:53:19,579
the members were missing at least a month.

804
00:53:19,653 --> 00:53:24,018
They're paying for 12 months of access to those facilities, but for a whole month

805
00:53:24,079 --> 00:53:28,848
or more every year, they were not able to do that because either the structure was

806
00:53:28,878 --> 00:53:32,478
going up and down or weather conditions were preventing them from being able to use

807
00:53:32,508 --> 00:53:37,068
the courts. So when I asked about that, they said, "Well, having the structure up

808
00:53:37,128 --> 00:53:42,288
and having the consistency of access is absolutely the kind of thing we're looking

809
00:53:42,348 --> 00:53:42,558
for."

810
00:53:44,568 --> 00:53:45,063
Then the

811
00:53:46,489 --> 00:53:52,308
other issue on quality of play was that it provides a consistent play environment.

812
00:53:52,489 --> 00:53:58,038
So going from playing indoors and outdoors and back and forth is an issue

813
00:53:58,758 --> 00:54:02,418
when you're playing outdoors, and particularly in the summertime here, being

814
00:54:02,449 --> 00:54:03,348
adjacent to the

815
00:54:05,875 --> 00:54:11,574
To the marsh, there are a lot of issues with mosquitoes, gnats, bees, a

816
00:54:11,664 --> 00:54:15,054
variety of issues that make it difficult to play.

817
00:54:15,535 --> 00:54:21,474
And when the structure is down, it also means that those last two courts are not

818
00:54:21,489 --> 00:54:24,954
available because there's no lighting, which means it's even more difficult to get

819
00:54:25,014 --> 00:54:30,054
courts in the summertime period. So for these rather reasons they all brought up,

820
00:54:31,315 --> 00:54:35,304
they were all really very much in support from the community standpoint, at least,

821
00:54:35,454 --> 00:54:39,324
of going to 12 years of having the structure up.

822
00:54:39,354 --> 00:54:44,424
And the last was a little more generic, and that is it's become part of their

823
00:54:44,440 --> 00:54:48,129
exercise plan. Many of the people that I played with were playing three and four

824
00:54:48,204 --> 00:54:52,554
times a week if they could. And when you take a week out of your schedule, or you

825
00:54:52,584 --> 00:54:55,644
don't know whether you're going to be able to play on a given day when you're

826
00:54:55,704 --> 00:54:59,065
working and the only time you can play in the evening and this stuff is not

827
00:54:59,125 --> 00:55:01,674
accessible to you, it's an issue for them.

828
00:55:01,734 --> 00:55:03,775
They're paying money and they're not getting access to it.

829
00:55:03,834 --> 00:55:08,679
So as I said, bottom line, the community that I talked to is very much in favor of

830
00:55:08,724 --> 00:55:13,584
the 12 months having this air structure up. So thank you.

831
00:55:13,644 --> 00:55:14,634
Very good. Thank you.

832
00:55:25,074 --> 00:55:30,579
Good evening. Phil Lukehans on behalf of Tim Doyle and EP Doyle, who is the

833
00:55:30,625 --> 00:55:32,184
neighbor directly to the south,

834
00:55:33,444 --> 00:55:39,204
who is staring at a dome five feet from his property line through the summer

835
00:55:39,294 --> 00:55:43,554
months now if this is granted. It's much different in the winter when we're not

836
00:55:43,614 --> 00:55:46,989
outside. This is five feet from his property line.

837
00:55:47,619 --> 00:55:49,194
I want to talk about a few different things.

838
00:55:50,650 --> 00:55:54,834
And as you know, as we keep hearing, we're much less active outside in the winter

839
00:55:54,894 --> 00:56:00,234
months. Agreed, but there's a reason the city council did not allow this to be a

840
00:56:00,264 --> 00:56:03,684
year-round structure back 40 years ago or however long it was.

841
00:56:04,854 --> 00:56:05,604
I want to talk about

842
00:56:07,044 --> 00:56:07,164
what

843
00:56:09,204 --> 00:56:13,014
Eric Miller talked about, this "public benefit." First of all, none of that's in

844
00:56:13,044 --> 00:56:17,275
the record before you. Not one statement of public benefit was in the record in

845
00:56:17,304 --> 00:56:20,334
front of the Planning and Zoning Committee. You can't rely on that.

846
00:56:21,294 --> 00:56:26,003
Legally, you can't. Second, those weren't public benefit.

847
00:56:26,574 --> 00:56:29,094
We have a lot of private benefit. I agree wholeheartedly.

848
00:56:29,125 --> 00:56:32,634
This is a huge benefit to the Wheaton Sports Center and its patrons.

849
00:56:33,565 --> 00:56:35,694
There is no public benefit. And

850
00:56:37,914 --> 00:56:42,684
one thing that is required when you amend the PUD, we didn't suggest it, and I've

851
00:56:42,714 --> 00:56:45,414
never suggested that you need to do a whole new PUD.

852
00:56:46,194 --> 00:56:50,304
You do have to show that the amendment is a public benefit.

853
00:56:51,684 --> 00:56:56,514
I spent six months in Lyles with that requirement in a

854
00:56:56,574 --> 00:57:01,224
prior hearing. And what I do realize that Mr.

855
00:57:01,704 --> 00:57:04,494
Daniel does not say in his letter is he doesn't say that Ms.

856
00:57:04,599 --> 00:57:07,794
Didier said that there's no requirement for a public benefit.

857
00:57:08,785 --> 00:57:14,065
She said there's no new hearing, and I completely agree with that position.

858
00:57:14,094 --> 00:57:18,294
But there is a requirement for public benefit, and there is nothing in the record,

859
00:57:18,864 --> 00:57:20,634
nothing of a public benefit before you.

860
00:57:22,644 --> 00:57:26,634
I want to talk a little about stormwater.

861
00:57:29,815 --> 00:57:34,974
As you know, this dome preexisted the stormwater ordinance regulations of both the

862
00:57:35,004 --> 00:57:35,875
county and the city.

863
00:57:39,054 --> 00:57:40,014
This change,

864
00:57:41,634 --> 00:57:45,894
I feel very strongly, requires stormwater requirements to go with it.

865
00:57:46,704 --> 00:57:51,250
Your staff has said the city had discussions with DuPage County stormwater staff,

866
00:57:52,074 --> 00:57:55,224
and they do not believe any provisions would apply to this PUD amendment.

867
00:57:56,364 --> 00:58:00,025
I called Sarah Hahn, who many of you may know is the head of the stormwater

868
00:58:00,384 --> 00:58:05,875
division, whatever her title is, and asked to try and understand this position.

869
00:58:07,614 --> 00:58:09,714
She was on a call today with her entire staff

870
00:58:11,035 --> 00:58:16,285
and asked if anybody on staff had had a conversation with the City of Wheaton staff

871
00:58:16,315 --> 00:58:19,104
regarding the Wheaton Sports Center and this issue.

872
00:58:19,974 --> 00:58:23,049
No one on that staff recalled having any such conversation.

873
00:58:23,125 --> 00:58:27,639
Not saying it didn't happen, but this is an issue that, as you know, we're trying

874
00:58:27,684 --> 00:58:30,535
to protect stormwater in this county and in the city in particular.

875
00:58:30,565 --> 00:58:33,625
You have some stronger ordinances than the county does, even for a reason.

876
00:58:34,525 --> 00:58:36,848
And that is to protect neighbors from a stormwater standpoint.

877
00:58:37,584 --> 00:58:40,268
This, as you saw, you've seen the videos, you read Mr.

878
00:58:41,094 --> 00:58:47,079
Doyle's testimony, does nothing except create more stormwater problems on

879
00:58:47,094 --> 00:58:52,674
his property. If they would fix the stormwater, if they would resolve all the

880
00:58:52,734 --> 00:58:56,484
stormwater regulations, or stormwater problems, we'd be in a different place here.

881
00:58:57,174 --> 00:59:01,809
But they're saying, "We just get to put this up." No one really believes, I don't

882
00:59:01,884 --> 00:59:07,764
believe, that water falling off a dome is the same as water running off

883
00:59:08,454 --> 00:59:13,854
a tennis court. Those are two completely different kinds of runoff, and there is

884
00:59:13,914 --> 00:59:17,094
nothing on this property that protects from that runoff.

885
00:59:18,625 --> 00:59:21,069
So all you're doing is causing a larger problem for Mr.

886
00:59:21,294 --> 00:59:23,815
Doyle's property as you go forward.

887
00:59:23,875 --> 00:59:28,644
We've heard about, "Oh, we did stuff for that property." Yeah, 50 years ago, 40

888
00:59:28,674 --> 00:59:33,204
years ago, whatever it is. That's not what we're here about.

889
00:59:33,565 --> 00:59:39,535
We're here about does this negatively affect the neighbors and the

890
00:59:39,594 --> 00:59:45,054
standards in the special use. It does. It negatively affects property values.

891
00:59:45,144 --> 00:59:46,674
It negatively affects stormwater.

892
00:59:47,275 --> 00:59:49,614
It does not comply with the stormwater regulations.

893
00:59:50,108 --> 00:59:55,344
And everybody just wants to say, "Oh, it's fine." But no one has done the work to

894
00:59:55,375 --> 00:59:55,914
find out.

895
00:59:57,384 --> 01:00:00,864
Not one person. Staff unfortunately hasn't called and said, "Hey, let's have a

896
01:00:00,924 --> 01:00:04,434
meeting about this to determine if it's true." The Sports Center hasn't done that.

897
01:00:05,694 --> 01:00:08,934
No one has gone and said, "Okay, under the county stormwater regs," which you

898
01:00:08,994 --> 01:00:13,884
obviously have adopted for the most part, "does this cause a stormwater violation?"

899
01:00:15,684 --> 01:00:17,514
I believe it does, and I strongly believe it does.

900
01:00:17,664 --> 01:00:18,474
Can I just ask?

901
01:00:19,254 --> 01:00:22,824
Yes, of course. I should say yes. That's not my place.

902
01:00:24,294 --> 01:00:26,574
Has Doyle done any stormwater

903
01:00:27,894 --> 01:00:32,213
studies? Has he had any issues with stormwater getting to the building?

904
01:00:32,483 --> 01:00:33,354
Has there been-

905
01:00:33,428 --> 01:00:35,905
Not to the building, but to his property, yes.

906
01:00:36,504 --> 01:00:42,369
And he sent to your staff a video and pictures, and the picture he sent, which was

907
01:00:42,384 --> 01:00:45,969
forwarded to you as well, was a 20-minute rain where you're seeing flooding.

908
01:00:46,285 --> 01:00:47,844
Not an hour rain, it was 20 minutes.

909
01:00:48,535 --> 01:00:51,504
So we're not just talking the building, we're talking his entire property.

910
01:00:51,549 --> 01:00:55,134
And if he wants to do changes or expansion of his building, that's going to be a

911
01:00:55,164 --> 01:01:00,565
concern. And it's not his job to take their stormwater. We know it runs downhill.

912
01:01:00,594 --> 01:01:03,474
I disagree that we're below them, completely disagree.

913
01:01:04,584 --> 01:01:08,394
But this is something they should be-- They're changing their use.

914
01:01:09,174 --> 01:01:12,144
They're changing from an eight-month to a 12-month use, and as they said, they're

915
01:01:12,204 --> 01:01:14,275
changing it in the rainiest months of the year.

916
01:01:15,775 --> 01:01:21,294
They need to show that they can comply and they're going to solve

917
01:01:21,655 --> 01:01:24,444
that problem in those four months, or at least comply with the stormwater

918
01:01:24,474 --> 01:01:26,785
ordinance. They have not done that.

919
01:01:38,364 --> 01:01:43,494
And it's not hugely important, but the stormwater here, where the snow does not

920
01:01:43,674 --> 01:01:48,429
melt on top of the roof, it falls off, and it gets plowed onto Mr.

921
01:01:48,639 --> 01:01:52,164
Doyle's property. That's not a zoning issue at this point, I understand that, but I

922
01:01:52,224 --> 01:01:54,234
just wanted to correct the record.

923
01:01:58,134 --> 01:02:00,144
The Planning and Zoning Board heard the evidence.

924
01:02:01,074 --> 01:02:06,324
They properly recommended denial of this change in the PUD.

925
01:02:08,394 --> 01:02:10,674
They were correct. This

926
01:02:13,134 --> 01:02:18,474
request does not comply with the standards one, two, three, four, and seven, and we

927
01:02:18,504 --> 01:02:22,329
would ask that you follow the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Committee,

928
01:02:22,974 --> 01:02:27,414
which heard the evidence and made the determination that you asked them to make on

929
01:02:27,429 --> 01:02:29,214
a regular basis. Thank you for your time.

930
01:02:30,294 --> 01:02:30,744
Thank you.

931
01:02:32,244 --> 01:02:33,144
Yes, please.

932
01:02:33,354 --> 01:02:33,775
Thank you.

933
01:02:37,315 --> 01:02:41,634
Hi, Suzanne Fitch, 403 North Dairy Avenue in Wheaton. Good to see you all.

934
01:02:43,494 --> 01:02:47,875
So I'm here in support of the request made by the Wheaton Sports Center.

935
01:02:48,444 --> 01:02:51,444
I'm a member of the sports center. I play tennis there.

936
01:02:51,864 --> 01:02:55,419
As you know, I also served on the Wheaton City Council for eight years.

937
01:02:55,525 --> 01:02:59,664
Prior to that, I served on the Planning and Zoning Board for six years.

938
01:02:59,724 --> 01:03:05,334
My background is in real estate, community association, land use law.

939
01:03:06,312 --> 01:03:11,413
I think what has happened here is that the opposition's attorney has just sort of

940
01:03:11,472 --> 01:03:16,722
muddied the waters. This is a very straightforward request.

941
01:03:16,767 --> 01:03:22,362
This is an amendment to an existing planned unit development.

942
01:03:22,992 --> 01:03:28,482
The applicant, the Wheaton Sports Center, doesn't need to come in here and reapply

943
01:03:28,572 --> 01:03:34,182
for a PUD. They don't need to prove public benefit, although they did.

944
01:03:34,962 --> 01:03:40,873
They don't need to address the special use permit standards, although they did

945
01:03:40,962 --> 01:03:46,781
anyway. They've been incredibly thorough, presenting

946
01:03:46,842 --> 01:03:52,692
everything to you because of the way that this process has played out, even

947
01:03:52,753 --> 01:03:54,612
though they really didn't have to do that.

948
01:03:55,182 --> 01:04:00,522
I don't know exactly what happened at the Planning and Zoning Board, but under our

949
01:04:00,642 --> 01:04:06,582
zoning code, really the only question is whether or not this change

950
01:04:06,672 --> 01:04:12,253
is in substantial conformity with the original PUD, which it is.

951
01:04:12,822 --> 01:04:18,432
Okay, this is a minor amendment. The use has not

952
01:04:18,552 --> 01:04:24,253
changed at all. The use of this is for tennis. Okay?

953
01:04:24,853 --> 01:04:30,342
So there may be one condition that is getting altered here, but the use hasn't

954
01:04:30,402 --> 01:04:34,272
changed. This to me is very straightforward.

955
01:04:34,873 --> 01:04:40,003
I hope that you will unanimously approve the application. Thank you.

956
01:04:40,992 --> 01:04:41,503
Thank you.

957
01:04:43,182 --> 01:04:46,902
Does anyone else wish to speak to us tonight concerning this item?

958
01:04:49,032 --> 01:04:50,652
May I respond briefly on the stormwater?

959
01:04:51,222 --> 01:04:51,883
Yes.

960
01:04:54,432 --> 01:04:54,942
Thank you, Mayor.

961
01:04:56,832 --> 01:04:58,197
I have practiced in this county

962
01:05:00,282 --> 01:05:04,512
my entire career, actually. I left for a while, but had some of that work back

963
01:05:04,542 --> 01:05:08,022
here. This is a pre-code development.

964
01:05:08,353 --> 01:05:14,292
The stormwater design has been carefully planned, not just by civil engineers for

965
01:05:14,413 --> 01:05:17,712
us, but the Park District has been involved, the Forest Preserve District has been

966
01:05:17,772 --> 01:05:21,163
involved. Everyone has a shared interest there, and it's not like your staff turns

967
01:05:21,222 --> 01:05:21,972
a blind eye.

968
01:05:23,292 --> 01:05:25,572
I don't know what happened with the call to Sarah Hunn.

969
01:05:26,682 --> 01:05:32,022
I'm surprised to hear that Mr. Lukehans didn't see any public benefit at the zoning

970
01:05:32,052 --> 01:05:33,702
hearing. I read the transcripts differently.

971
01:05:34,663 --> 01:05:40,032
There is a difference between statements between legislative history and the

972
01:05:40,092 --> 01:05:44,442
record, and an attorney getting up like I did, Mayor, when I recited the standards

973
01:05:44,503 --> 01:05:48,942
to you. There's the legal conclusion from an attorney, and just because the

974
01:05:48,972 --> 01:05:52,527
attorney doesn't say, "This is one of the public benefits," doesn't mean that they

975
01:05:52,542 --> 01:05:54,133
didn't provide public benefit.

976
01:05:55,842 --> 01:06:00,072
You're asked to provide your practical judgment as council members.

977
01:06:01,003 --> 01:06:05,022
You don't set aside the legislative history, and you don't presume that folks on

978
01:06:05,082 --> 01:06:10,167
your staff set aside and willfully disregard the countywide stormwater and

979
01:06:10,182 --> 01:06:11,157
floodplain ordinance.

980
01:06:13,167 --> 01:06:18,072
You don't do that. They're professionals, and we trust them, we rely on them,

981
01:06:18,883 --> 01:06:21,133
and they are in charge of permitting.

982
01:06:21,163 --> 01:06:26,082
They deal with this every day, far more often than Mr. Lukehans and I do.

983
01:06:27,972 --> 01:06:30,762
They solve problems, and they're used to this.

984
01:06:30,822 --> 01:06:36,687
They know how this design works, and my belief is that this pre-code structure is

985
01:06:36,732 --> 01:06:38,383
one that's existed for a long time.

986
01:06:38,413 --> 01:06:43,032
Particularly when you think about that photograph that Eric Benson provided.

987
01:06:43,062 --> 01:06:47,802
When Mr. Benson talked about the alignment being north-south, that dome was in the

988
01:06:47,862 --> 01:06:52,542
same place in relation to the portion of the Doyle property that they're

989
01:06:52,572 --> 01:06:56,532
complaining about today, just north of where some trees were removed and some lawn

990
01:06:56,592 --> 01:07:00,342
was replaced, where the aerials looked a little bit different prior to the

991
01:07:00,402 --> 01:07:00,942
pandemic.

992
01:07:02,202 --> 01:07:07,603
So there was some work done back there, but the reality is that I trust staff.

993
01:07:08,082 --> 01:07:12,402
I trust the ordinance. I trust my client's ability to work within the ordinance,

994
01:07:13,302 --> 01:07:17,742
and I don't believe it's fair to stand before you and throw something against the

995
01:07:17,772 --> 01:07:22,032
wall and hope it sticks in relation to an accusation that something's not going to

996
01:07:22,152 --> 01:07:27,161
work under the countywide stormwater ordinance when this property has not

997
01:07:27,237 --> 01:07:30,072
experienced flooding issues, and Mr.

998
01:07:30,133 --> 01:07:33,356
Doyle cannot present a stormwater analysis or study.

999
01:07:34,242 --> 01:07:38,922
And all that is being handled by the city and by the owner on our side.

1000
01:07:39,042 --> 01:07:40,722
I appreciate your time this evening.

1001
01:07:40,842 --> 01:07:43,182
I do hope that we got your support going forward.

1002
01:07:43,512 --> 01:07:44,232
Okay. Thank you.

1003
01:07:44,383 --> 01:07:44,682
Thank you.

1004
01:07:44,922 --> 01:07:47,442
Is there any other comment on this item from the audience?

1005
01:07:49,062 --> 01:07:50,202
Any comment online?

1006
01:07:55,302 --> 01:07:57,913
Is there any council comment concerning this issue?

1007
01:08:00,942 --> 01:08:03,672
What's the hours of operation for Wheaton Sports Center?

1008
01:08:08,712 --> 01:08:13,272
It varies. Monday through Thursday, it is 5:00 AM until 10:00 PM.

1009
01:08:13,452 --> 01:08:13,753
Mm-hmm.

1010
01:08:14,623 --> 01:08:20,353
9:00 PM on Fridays, and then 5:00 to 6:00 on the

1011
01:08:20,383 --> 01:08:20,712
weekends.

1012
01:08:21,522 --> 01:08:22,782
Okay, so it's seven days a week.

1013
01:08:22,932 --> 01:08:23,458
Correct. Yeah.

1014
01:08:23,472 --> 01:08:24,552
Okay.

1015
01:08:26,262 --> 01:08:29,067
What's the hours of operation at Doyle's business?

1016
01:08:38,142 --> 01:08:44,067
Probably people are there between 5:00 and till 6:00 or 7:00 at night, five days

1017
01:08:44,083 --> 01:08:44,503
a week.

1018
01:08:44,802 --> 01:08:45,012
Mm-hmm.

1019
01:08:45,642 --> 01:08:48,222
Saturdays, sometimes half a day.

1020
01:08:48,312 --> 01:08:48,462
Okay.

1021
01:08:48,552 --> 01:08:49,677
Something like that, but it-

1022
01:08:49,753 --> 01:08:50,998
Could you just state your name-

1023
01:08:50,998 --> 01:08:51,432
Oh, Tim Doyle

1024
01:08:51,462 --> 01:08:52,437
... for the record, please?

1025
01:08:52,437 --> 01:08:54,253
1100 Reno Court, Wheaton, Illinois.

1026
01:08:56,232 --> 01:08:59,593
Thank you. Five, six. Thank you.

1027
01:08:59,652 --> 01:09:03,222
Yeah, and since you called on me, I think I want to say a couple of things.

1028
01:09:04,212 --> 01:09:06,567
I don't want to be doing this. I don't want to be standing up here having this

1029
01:09:06,612 --> 01:09:08,802
argument. I don't want to be picking fights with my neighbors.

1030
01:09:09,552 --> 01:09:14,442
I called Eric Miller last week. I said, "Look, we're neighbors.

1031
01:09:14,532 --> 01:09:15,492
We're trying to be good neighbors.

1032
01:09:16,572 --> 01:09:18,222
Some things have happened here."

1033
01:09:20,022 --> 01:09:23,427
I explained to him that when the pickleball tent was approved, I got burned.

1034
01:09:24,042 --> 01:09:28,722
Because I met with the sports center, and I threw out things about eave heights,

1035
01:09:28,782 --> 01:09:33,702
and material selections, and transparency, and the look of it, and I quite honestly

1036
01:09:33,732 --> 01:09:36,282
think the pickleball tent's the ugliest thing that we have in the city of Wheaton,

1037
01:09:36,552 --> 01:09:38,442
but that's beside the point.

1038
01:09:40,242 --> 01:09:45,986
I honestly did not realize the flooding aspect of the dome until recently, because

1039
01:09:46,003 --> 01:09:48,762
there's been several events where the dome has been allowed to be left up

1040
01:09:48,792 --> 01:09:52,482
year-round, which I never understood. I never got a call. I never got told.

1041
01:09:52,527 --> 01:09:56,472
I never... A special hearing of why the dome was granted to be left up year round.

1042
01:09:56,532 --> 01:10:00,133
First, it was COVID, which made no sense to me because we all want to be outside

1043
01:10:00,162 --> 01:10:04,542
and separated. Secondly, it was the road closure and all the work, and we all had

1044
01:10:04,572 --> 01:10:07,362
to live through that, too, so I didn't understand why that was a hardship for the

1045
01:10:07,452 --> 01:10:11,802
dome be left up. And now thirdly, it was allowed to be left up this year because of

1046
01:10:11,862 --> 01:10:14,562
this hearing. And quite frankly, I don't understand that.

1047
01:10:16,152 --> 01:10:17,682
That just still made no sense to me.

1048
01:10:19,152 --> 01:10:22,152
I told Eric, quite frankly, that I want to be a good neighbor.

1049
01:10:22,242 --> 01:10:27,492
I might have an ask from you in the future, but I did not prepare myself for the

1050
01:10:27,552 --> 01:10:32,142
Planning and Zoning meeting for the pickleball tent, and I got left held to the

1051
01:10:32,202 --> 01:10:34,782
bag. There'd be many, many things.

1052
01:10:34,812 --> 01:10:39,042
That structure is two feet from my property and seven and a half feet on my window,

1053
01:10:39,522 --> 01:10:43,512
and it's 13 feet taller than the ordinance allows. Just leave that at that.

1054
01:10:44,112 --> 01:10:48,133
So when obviously the request for the tent got up, I looked through at the people

1055
01:10:48,162 --> 01:10:51,492
in the meeting, I said, "Guys, I just honestly can't.

1056
01:10:51,552 --> 01:10:57,192
Why would I want it?" I have a 40-foot high white structure that runs the

1057
01:10:57,282 --> 01:11:00,853
length of my property. I am the forgotten neighbor, and I told them that.

1058
01:11:01,452 --> 01:11:05,277
Talked to Eric Benson for the first time today, and I said, "Eric," I said, "I

1059
01:11:05,322 --> 01:11:10,422
don't know how we hear about this one foot." Well, that was Rob Elliott 65 years

1060
01:11:10,482 --> 01:11:13,572
ago. I have nothing to do with the one foot you gave them.

1061
01:11:13,633 --> 01:11:17,637
So we keep hearing these things about being a good neighbor, and I'm trying to be a

1062
01:11:17,682 --> 01:11:19,782
good neighbor, and I'm trying to be reasonable.

1063
01:11:19,797 --> 01:11:23,353
And what I did to Eric Miller last Thursday, I said, "Put a piece of paper in front

1064
01:11:23,383 --> 01:11:27,372
of my hand after a 20-minute rainfall." It was not a record rainfall, and it was

1065
01:11:27,402 --> 01:11:29,593
eight inches of water sitting where that pipe is.

1066
01:11:29,877 --> 01:11:33,762
And I TV'd that pipe, and I have no obligation to solve their stormwater problems.

1067
01:11:34,062 --> 01:11:37,302
And that pipe is an SDR26 pipe. It's six inches below grade.

1068
01:11:37,362 --> 01:11:42,537
It's not wrapped in stone. It's doing absolutely nothing to drain that area.

1069
01:11:42,927 --> 01:11:46,332
And we are not any lower than you guys. We're the exact same elevation.

1070
01:11:46,603 --> 01:11:49,633
The berm was left there, guys, because it was cheaper to berm the dirt than it was

1071
01:11:49,662 --> 01:11:53,337
to haul it away. I'm going to be coming in front of you people in the near future

1072
01:11:53,337 --> 01:11:55,752
to expand my parking lot. I am growing tremendously.

1073
01:11:55,932 --> 01:11:57,192
I need twice the amount of parking.

1074
01:11:57,642 --> 01:12:01,603
I might want to put my parking stall closer to a really ugly dome.

1075
01:12:01,662 --> 01:12:04,692
And at that time, that water's going to be a big problem for me, and I shouldn't

1076
01:12:04,752 --> 01:12:09,432
have to address that water. That's not my water I told Eric, "You resolve that

1077
01:12:09,492 --> 01:12:11,172
water problem, you and I can have a talk.

1078
01:12:11,593 --> 01:12:15,177
I can consider it." Until that water problem's resolved, I can't consider it.

1079
01:12:15,222 --> 01:12:19,122
As much as I hate it, everything else, and look next to it, and the lights that

1080
01:12:19,182 --> 01:12:23,832
stick up there that are ugly as hell, I hate it, but until they address their water

1081
01:12:23,922 --> 01:12:28,932
problem, I can't even consider it. It floods my yard, plain and simple.

1082
01:12:29,353 --> 01:12:32,742
So trying to be a good neighbor, I'm not going anywhere.

1083
01:12:32,802 --> 01:12:35,982
They're not going anywhere. I held the meeting with Eric because I was told he was

1084
01:12:36,042 --> 01:12:39,642
taking over. Eric has since called me. We talked today for a little bit.

1085
01:12:39,702 --> 01:12:41,712
First time we've ever talked. I've dealt with Roger in the past.

1086
01:12:42,162 --> 01:12:46,017
I am trying to be a good neighbor. But I do this for a living with stormwater.

1087
01:12:46,122 --> 01:12:50,832
I just don't understand how that one aspect, put everything else everyone said, I

1088
01:12:50,862 --> 01:12:53,921
don't understand how that one aspect can get ignored. I just don't.

1089
01:12:54,402 --> 01:12:55,182
Thank you for your time.

1090
01:12:55,482 --> 01:12:56,232
Okay, thank you.

1091
01:12:58,542 --> 01:13:00,372
Any other discussion from the council?

1092
01:13:02,322 --> 01:13:07,182
I guess I'd say a couple of words. I ultimately think this is a huge

1093
01:13:08,202 --> 01:13:10,032
miscalculation of use of time

1094
01:13:11,802 --> 01:13:12,612
by Mr. Doyle.

1095
01:13:14,142 --> 01:13:18,252
I think the structure being up since 1988 and the orientation that it has been,

1096
01:13:19,422 --> 01:13:20,652
there's no new issues here.

1097
01:13:21,972 --> 01:13:26,502
I really struggle to see any validated, the kind of intimation that I had, which

1098
01:13:26,562 --> 01:13:31,962
was, "I don't like something, pickleball, and so therefore I want to make this

1099
01:13:32,082 --> 01:13:32,593
difficult."

1100
01:13:34,062 --> 01:13:39,792
So unfortunately, I think what we have here is sadly an erosion of public

1101
01:13:39,853 --> 01:13:42,012
influence by the use of this time.

1102
01:13:43,752 --> 01:13:47,127
I think that's a miscalculation on your part, and you need to reflect on that, and

1103
01:13:47,202 --> 01:13:52,302
you need to reflect on who you brought to challenge this conversation even further.

1104
01:13:52,422 --> 01:13:54,853
I think the public benefit is fairly evident.

1105
01:13:55,182 --> 01:13:57,478
Reduced noise pollution, reduced light pollution,

1106
01:13:59,532 --> 01:14:04,032
year-round use of the facility, more reliable for those paying members, what have

1107
01:14:04,093 --> 01:14:08,652
you, referred from surrounding members. So I really struggle with this.

1108
01:14:10,572 --> 01:14:15,343
I think it's unfortunate. I've lived in this community for a very long time, drove

1109
01:14:15,402 --> 01:14:19,512
by a facility that Doyle Construction was doing, and I see that they've been around

1110
01:14:19,542 --> 01:14:24,718
for 80 years. I can tell you if you keep these kind of energies up around your

1111
01:14:24,732 --> 01:14:28,633
neighbors, that you won't have any trouble worrying about parking.

1112
01:14:28,782 --> 01:14:29,532
It won't be a need.

1113
01:14:30,853 --> 01:14:36,582
I just think that there's a need for a better neighborly approach to this

1114
01:14:37,302 --> 01:14:38,772
than what we've seen here tonight.

1115
01:14:39,732 --> 01:14:45,582
So again, I'm in favor of the proposal. I appreciate the city's work on it.

1116
01:14:46,992 --> 01:14:50,922
I think some of the challenges here reside ultimately to the city, not to the

1117
01:14:50,982 --> 01:14:52,272
Wheaton Sports Center.

1118
01:14:53,502 --> 01:14:58,197
I think the city historically has done a wonderful job with that, and I'm happy to

1119
01:14:58,212 --> 01:14:58,752
support it.

1120
01:15:02,322 --> 01:15:04,302
Thank you. Any other comments from the council?

1121
01:15:08,112 --> 01:15:08,502
Okay.

1122
01:15:12,012 --> 01:15:16,572
Yeah, I'm kind of sitting here wondering why this is an issue.

1123
01:15:19,452 --> 01:15:25,272
When we look at a PUD, usually we're trying to visualize what's going to happen.

1124
01:15:26,832 --> 01:15:31,992
We're looking at a PUD here that already exists. There's nothing new here.

1125
01:15:32,832 --> 01:15:38,052
There's no change in the structure. There's no change in the use, as was mentioned.

1126
01:15:38,982 --> 01:15:42,612
It's in compliance eight months out of the year.

1127
01:15:44,142 --> 01:15:48,462
How can it be an assumption that it wouldn't be in compliance for the remaining

1128
01:15:48,552 --> 01:15:52,752
four months of the year? I don't understand that.

1129
01:15:54,312 --> 01:15:58,332
Granted, this is something that's existed for over 35 years.

1130
01:16:00,912 --> 01:16:01,272
And

1131
01:16:03,402 --> 01:16:07,152
it's kind of interesting listening to these discussions because you learn

1132
01:16:07,242 --> 01:16:11,802
something. As the longer the conversation goes on, you learn something new.

1133
01:16:13,212 --> 01:16:18,176
We've heard the discussion about the five-foot setback, and the requirement's a

1134
01:16:18,192 --> 01:16:22,962
10-foot setback. Well, that was a part of the original PUD.

1135
01:16:23,593 --> 01:16:27,551
That's not new. That was part of maybe even the annexation agreement.

1136
01:16:29,742 --> 01:16:35,353
So, I understand the frustration here, but

1137
01:16:35,383 --> 01:16:41,202
this already exists. And it is just hard to represent

1138
01:16:41,262 --> 01:16:45,912
that going from an eight-month period to a 12-month period would bring this into

1139
01:16:45,972 --> 01:16:48,432
non-compliance. So,

1140
01:16:49,962 --> 01:16:55,843
I appreciate the back and forth. I appreciate the work our staff has done on this.

1141
01:16:55,932 --> 01:17:00,732
The recommendation from staff is to approve this PUD.

1142
01:17:01,633 --> 01:17:06,612
That recommendation accommodates or addresses the issues with respect to water.

1143
01:17:08,353 --> 01:17:12,432
When I looked at this initially, my biggest concern, "Okay, this is becoming a

1144
01:17:12,522 --> 01:17:15,042
permanent structure. Does that create a water issue?"

1145
01:17:16,392 --> 01:17:19,392
And we've been advised by our staff that that's not the case.

1146
01:17:20,412 --> 01:17:24,777
And you're right, our requirements are stiffer than that of the county, so I don't

1147
01:17:24,792 --> 01:17:28,811
think I'd be so worried about what Sarah Hahn has to say.

1148
01:17:29,202 --> 01:17:33,612
So, I think I'm prepared to move forward with this.

1149
01:17:33,672 --> 01:17:39,642
So, the motion on the table is to direct the city attorney to provide an ordinance

1150
01:17:39,702 --> 01:17:44,112
approving the PUD amendment. Andy, could you call the roll, please?

1151
01:17:45,672 --> 01:17:46,362
Councilman Brown?

1152
01:17:46,572 --> 01:17:47,532
With pleasure, yes.

1153
01:17:48,012 --> 01:17:48,582
Mayor Ses?

1154
01:17:48,732 --> 01:17:49,093
Yes.

1155
01:17:49,662 --> 01:17:50,472
Councilman Klausing?

1156
01:17:50,622 --> 01:17:50,862
Yes.

1157
01:17:51,192 --> 01:17:52,152
Councilwoman Robbins?

1158
01:17:52,272 --> 01:17:52,542
Yes.

1159
01:17:52,843 --> 01:17:56,022
Councilman Weller? Yes. Councilwoman Bray Parker?

1160
01:17:56,262 --> 01:17:56,593
Yes.

1161
01:17:56,832 --> 01:17:57,642
Councilwoman Brice?

1162
01:17:57,792 --> 01:17:58,093
Yes.

1163
01:17:58,362 --> 01:17:58,752
Thank you.

1164
01:17:59,593 --> 01:18:00,282
Okay. Thank you.

1165
01:18:05,202 --> 01:18:10,992
We move on to item five. Item five is to receive the planning and zoning report,

1166
01:18:11,082 --> 01:18:16,182
zoning application 26-21, special use permit and variation,

1167
01:18:16,902 --> 01:18:22,603
1011 Dellea Road, Raia, and an ordinance granting a special use

1168
01:18:22,722 --> 01:18:27,822
permit and a side yard setback variation to allow the remodeling of an existing

1169
01:18:27,853 --> 01:18:33,641
detached garage into a pool house on a certain piece of property commonly known

1170
01:18:33,822 --> 01:18:35,711
as 1011 Dellea

1171
01:18:37,032 --> 01:18:42,792
Road, Raia. Is there a motion, please, to receive the planning and zoning report,

1172
01:18:42,942 --> 01:18:45,567
zoning application 26-21?

1173
01:18:45,883 --> 01:18:46,812
So moved.

1174
01:18:46,843 --> 01:18:47,742
Is there a second?

1175
01:18:47,802 --> 01:18:48,222
Second.

1176
01:18:50,218 --> 01:18:51,117
Any discussion?

1177
01:18:52,452 --> 01:18:54,222
Andy, could you call the roll, please?

1178
01:18:54,282 --> 01:18:57,012
Councilman Weller? Yes. Councilwoman Bray Parker?

1179
01:18:57,072 --> 01:18:57,537
Yes.

1180
01:18:57,552 --> 01:18:58,437
Councilwoman Brice?

1181
01:18:58,662 --> 01:18:59,022
Yes.

1182
01:18:59,082 --> 01:18:59,787
Councilman Brown?

1183
01:19:00,133 --> 01:19:00,387
Yes.

1184
01:19:00,432 --> 01:19:01,017
Mayor Ses?

1185
01:19:01,872 --> 01:19:02,142
Yes.

1186
01:19:02,383 --> 01:19:03,327
Councilman Klausing?

1187
01:19:03,327 --> 01:19:03,552
Yes.

1188
01:19:03,718 --> 01:19:04,572
Councilwoman Robbins?

1189
01:19:04,662 --> 01:19:04,962
Yes.

1190
01:19:05,172 --> 01:19:05,593
Thank you.

1191
01:19:06,942 --> 01:19:11,052
Is there a motion, please, to approve an ordinance granting a special use permit

1192
01:19:11,112 --> 01:19:15,747
and a side yard setback variation to allow the remodeling of an existing detached

1193
01:19:15,822 --> 01:19:21,343
garage into a pool house on a certain piece of property commonly known as 1011

1194
01:19:21,372 --> 01:19:24,642
Dellea Road, Raia?

1195
01:19:25,302 --> 01:19:25,902
So moved.

1196
01:19:26,862 --> 01:19:26,907
So moved.

1197
01:19:26,922 --> 01:19:32,532
We have a motion by- That was pretty good ... Mr. Weller, a second by Ms.

1198
01:19:33,432 --> 01:19:38,442
Bray Parker. Any discussion from the audience on this item?

1199
01:19:40,872 --> 01:19:42,192
Discussion from the council?

1200
01:19:44,232 --> 01:19:45,972
Andy, could you call the roll, please?

1201
01:19:46,272 --> 01:19:48,792
Councilman Weller? Yes. Councilwoman Bray Parker?

1202
01:19:48,912 --> 01:19:49,242
Yes.

1203
01:19:49,392 --> 01:19:50,292
Councilwoman Brice?

1204
01:19:50,472 --> 01:19:50,593
Yes.

1205
01:19:51,072 --> 01:19:51,822
Councilman Brown?

1206
01:19:51,972 --> 01:19:52,107
Yes.

1207
01:19:52,422 --> 01:19:53,052
Mayor Ses?

1208
01:19:53,262 --> 01:19:53,442
Yes.

1209
01:19:53,652 --> 01:19:54,642
Councilman Klausing?

1210
01:19:54,792 --> 01:19:54,972
Yes.

1211
01:19:55,152 --> 01:19:56,052
Councilwoman Robbins?

1212
01:19:56,172 --> 01:19:56,502
Yes.

1213
01:19:56,562 --> 01:19:56,982
Thank you.

1214
01:19:58,932 --> 01:20:04,332
Item six is discussion concerning zoning application 26-22,

1215
01:20:04,512 --> 01:20:07,782
subdivision 1028 Lodalia Court, St.

1216
01:20:08,022 --> 01:20:13,093
Matthew United Church of Christ, and a motion to direct the city attorney to draft

1217
01:20:13,122 --> 01:20:15,492
a resolution as directed. Mr. Montz.

1218
01:20:17,322 --> 01:20:21,147
Thank you, Mayor. St. Matthew United Church of Christ submitted an application to

1219
01:20:21,312 --> 01:20:25,452
subdivide a lot located at 1028 Lodalia Court.

1220
01:20:25,572 --> 01:20:30,627
The lot was part of a 2012 annexation that created eight single-family lots on what

1221
01:20:30,672 --> 01:20:35,772
is now Lodalia Court. The original annexation contemplated two possible uses for

1222
01:20:35,802 --> 01:20:40,812
this particular lot, either a parking lot for the church or two single-family lots.

1223
01:20:41,442 --> 01:20:45,343
St. Matthew has now decided to proceed with the latter and requests the lot be

1224
01:20:45,402 --> 01:20:49,917
subdivided. The resulting lots meet the size requirements of their R3 zoning

1225
01:20:49,992 --> 01:20:54,027
designation. If the city council is supportive of the subdivision, staff would

1226
01:20:54,042 --> 01:20:57,011
draft a resolution for your later consideration.

1227
01:20:58,812 --> 01:21:03,432
Okay. Is there a motion, please, to direct the city attorney to prepare a

1228
01:21:03,492 --> 01:21:07,182
resolution approving the subdivision?

1229
01:21:07,542 --> 01:21:08,052
So moved.

1230
01:21:08,292 --> 01:21:09,133
Is there a second?

1231
01:21:09,432 --> 01:21:09,792
Second.

1232
01:21:10,572 --> 01:21:12,582
Any discussion from the audience?

1233
01:21:13,932 --> 01:21:15,192
Discussion from the council?

1234
01:21:17,064 --> 01:21:21,564
Are there any recapture provisions associated with this property or the

1235
01:21:21,654 --> 01:21:22,404
subdivision?

1236
01:21:24,504 --> 01:21:24,684
No.

1237
01:21:25,254 --> 01:21:25,643
Okay.

1238
01:21:26,154 --> 01:21:26,934
Yes, sir. Good day.

1239
01:21:27,504 --> 01:21:29,754
Very good. Any other questions or comments?

1240
01:21:30,864 --> 01:21:32,363
Andrea, could you call the roll, please?

1241
01:21:32,559 --> 01:21:33,354
Councilwoman Brice.

1242
01:21:33,535 --> 01:21:34,044
Yes.

1243
01:21:34,104 --> 01:21:34,764
Councilman Brown.

1244
01:21:35,454 --> 01:21:35,709
Yes.

1245
01:21:35,995 --> 01:21:36,594
Mayor Suess.

1246
01:21:36,774 --> 01:21:37,224
Yes.

1247
01:21:37,285 --> 01:21:38,154
Councilman Klausing.

1248
01:21:38,364 --> 01:21:38,574
Yes.

1249
01:21:38,995 --> 01:21:39,864
Councilwoman Robbins.

1250
01:21:40,014 --> 01:21:40,584
Yes.

1251
01:21:40,644 --> 01:21:41,349
Councilman Weller.

1252
01:21:41,634 --> 01:21:42,294
Yes.

1253
01:21:42,354 --> 01:21:43,344
Councilwoman Bray Parker.

1254
01:21:43,584 --> 01:21:44,064
Yes.

1255
01:21:44,124 --> 01:21:44,454
Thank you.

1256
01:21:45,924 --> 01:21:51,009
Item seven is a resolution authorizing the execution of agreement number 639 with

1257
01:21:51,024 --> 01:21:56,574
Schroeder and Schroeder Inc. for construction services for the 2026 Fall New

1258
01:21:57,474 --> 01:22:03,459
Sidewalk Program, for a total amount not to exceed $1,047,700

1259
01:22:04,074 --> 01:22:07,044
and a 10% contingency. Mr. Munsch.

1260
01:22:07,914 --> 01:22:12,144
Mayor, the engineering department's completed planning work for the 2026 New

1261
01:22:12,234 --> 01:22:16,344
Sidewalk Program, which continues the city's efforts to create a comprehensive

1262
01:22:16,434 --> 01:22:18,054
sidewalk network throughout the community.

1263
01:22:18,745 --> 01:22:23,364
Staff solicited bids for the installation of nearly 14,000 feet of new sidewalk

1264
01:22:23,394 --> 01:22:26,874
this fall. Seven bids were received, with a low bid of

1265
01:22:26,904 --> 01:22:31,599
$1,047,700 being submitted by Schroeder and Schroeder.

1266
01:22:32,094 --> 01:22:36,684
That amount is very favorable to the $1.8 million budget that was estimated for

1267
01:22:36,745 --> 01:22:40,104
this work, and staff recommends approval of the agreement.

1268
01:22:41,184 --> 01:22:45,264
Thank you. Is there a motion, please, to adopt the resolution?

1269
01:22:46,824 --> 01:22:47,424
So moved.

1270
01:22:47,454 --> 01:22:48,324
Is there a second?

1271
01:22:48,984 --> 01:22:49,209
Second.

1272
01:22:49,734 --> 01:22:53,844
Any discussion from the audience? Discussion from the council?

1273
01:22:54,354 --> 01:22:58,434
I just have a comment. I think when we always do this, when we've been doing this,

1274
01:22:59,094 --> 01:23:04,704
just to confirm that the communication between the neighborhoods, the individuals,

1275
01:23:05,544 --> 01:23:07,644
and whom we've hired is

1276
01:23:08,904 --> 01:23:13,944
good and hearty and informative, because that always seems to come back at us, and

1277
01:23:14,004 --> 01:23:16,704
rightfully so, because this is people's neighborhoods.

1278
01:23:16,824 --> 01:23:19,854
So, that's the only comment I'd like to make.

1279
01:23:19,884 --> 01:23:24,204
Very good. Thank you. Any other comments? Andrea, could you call the roll, please?

1280
01:23:25,794 --> 01:23:25,809
Councilman Brown.

1281
01:23:25,884 --> 01:23:26,184
Yes.

1282
01:23:26,304 --> 01:23:26,874
Mayor Suess.

1283
01:23:26,964 --> 01:23:27,264
Yes.

1284
01:23:27,504 --> 01:23:28,434
Councilman Klausing.

1285
01:23:28,524 --> 01:23:28,764
Yes.

1286
01:23:29,035 --> 01:23:29,964
Councilwoman Robbins.

1287
01:23:30,024 --> 01:23:30,294
Yes.

1288
01:23:30,535 --> 01:23:31,254
Councilman Weller.

1289
01:23:31,495 --> 01:23:31,674
Yes.

1290
01:23:32,274 --> 01:23:33,294
Councilwoman Bray Parker.

1291
01:23:33,444 --> 01:23:33,714
Yes.

1292
01:23:33,894 --> 01:23:34,824
Councilwoman Brice.

1293
01:23:34,914 --> 01:23:35,245
Yes.

1294
01:23:35,364 --> 01:23:35,785
Thank you.

1295
01:23:37,224 --> 01:23:41,964
Item eight is a resolution for improvement under the Illinois Highway Code

1296
01:23:42,204 --> 01:23:47,094
2026 Fall New Sidewalk Program. Mr. Munsch.

1297
01:23:48,024 --> 01:23:52,314
This resolution is related to the last agenda item that you approved, which is

1298
01:23:52,374 --> 01:23:54,444
funded through the motor fuel tax fund.

1299
01:23:54,864 --> 01:23:58,479
Prior to the expenditure of state MFT funds, the Illinois Department of

1300
01:23:58,554 --> 01:24:01,884
Transportation requires the execution of this resolution.

1301
01:24:03,144 --> 01:24:05,754
Is there a motion, please, to adopt the resolution?

1302
01:24:06,024 --> 01:24:06,535
So moved.

1303
01:24:06,684 --> 01:24:07,464
Is there a second?

1304
01:24:08,514 --> 01:24:08,874
Second.

1305
01:24:09,249 --> 01:24:12,609
Second. Any comment from the audience? Comment from the council?

1306
01:24:14,424 --> 01:24:15,984
Andrea, could you call the roll, please?

1307
01:24:16,285 --> 01:24:17,514
Councilwoman Bray Parker.

1308
01:24:17,604 --> 01:24:17,934
Yes.

1309
01:24:18,204 --> 01:24:19,134
Councilwoman Brice.

1310
01:24:19,299 --> 01:24:19,404
Yes.

1311
01:24:19,974 --> 01:24:20,634
Councilman Brown.

1312
01:24:20,785 --> 01:24:21,054
Yes.

1313
01:24:21,264 --> 01:24:21,879
Mayor Suess.

1314
01:24:22,074 --> 01:24:22,434
Yes.

1315
01:24:22,554 --> 01:24:23,394
Councilman Klausing.

1316
01:24:23,604 --> 01:24:23,844
Yes.

1317
01:24:24,084 --> 01:24:25,044
Councilwoman Robbins.

1318
01:24:25,134 --> 01:24:25,434
Yes.

1319
01:24:25,674 --> 01:24:26,454
Councilman Weller.

1320
01:24:26,664 --> 01:24:26,874
Yes.

1321
01:24:27,054 --> 01:24:27,384
Thank you.

1322
01:24:28,644 --> 01:24:32,964
Item nine is a resolution of the City of Wheaton, Illinois, declaring its official

1323
01:24:33,024 --> 01:24:38,604
intent to reimburse certain capital expenditures from the proceeds of future debt

1324
01:24:38,754 --> 01:24:40,194
issues. Mr. Munsch.

1325
01:24:41,245 --> 01:24:45,323
Mayor, this agenda item relates to the anticipated bond issuance that will fund the

1326
01:24:45,354 --> 01:24:49,614
public safety facility improvements that were included in the 2026 budget.

1327
01:24:50,245 --> 01:24:54,564
Staff intends to proceed with the bond issuance once we get closer to the start of

1328
01:24:54,624 --> 01:24:58,254
construction, which is likely in early 2027.

1329
01:24:58,794 --> 01:25:03,788
That said, there are pre-construction design costs already being incurred, and this

1330
01:25:03,804 --> 01:25:08,094
resolution meets the IRS requirement to allow those costs to be paid before the

1331
01:25:08,124 --> 01:25:13,719
bonds are issued, and be reimbursed later from those bond proceeds, and that can

1332
01:25:13,764 --> 01:25:18,204
occur for up to 18 months. The resolution does not commit the city to issue the

1333
01:25:18,234 --> 01:25:22,584
bonds, and we'll seek approval for the bond issuance itself before proceeding.

1334
01:25:23,214 --> 01:25:25,434
Staff recommends approval of this resolution.

1335
01:25:26,364 --> 01:25:29,364
Thank you. Is there a motion, please, to adopt the resolution?

1336
01:25:29,634 --> 01:25:30,535
So moved.

1337
01:25:30,549 --> 01:25:31,254
Is there a second?

1338
01:25:32,004 --> 01:25:32,364
Second.

1339
01:25:34,134 --> 01:25:36,054
Second to Ms. Robbins.

1340
01:25:37,554 --> 01:25:41,334
Any discussion from the audience? Discussion from the council?

1341
01:25:41,664 --> 01:25:46,944
Just a quick question. A note that we've got $30 million noted as the bond issue,

1342
01:25:47,004 --> 01:25:50,634
and we've got 21 and some change as the anticipated cost.

1343
01:25:50,664 --> 01:25:54,129
Could you just maybe, just for the record, kind of point to the difference between

1344
01:25:54,174 --> 01:25:59,109
that? Is that just giving us room in case by the time we go to actual bids, that

1345
01:25:59,154 --> 01:26:03,264
we've got enough room there? Or kind of maybe reconcile that for the layperson.

1346
01:26:08,245 --> 01:26:11,514
I can jump in, and Bob can always correct me if I say anything wrong.

1347
01:26:11,574 --> 01:26:17,245
From a bond issuance standpoint, the 21.2 million was the estimated cost

1348
01:26:17,844 --> 01:26:20,964
last time we did a budget cycle. So, that was last fall.

1349
01:26:21,264 --> 01:26:23,064
So that's where that number comes in.

1350
01:26:23,124 --> 01:26:28,419
In the spring, we had a discussion about where our conceptual design had been, and

1351
01:26:28,464 --> 01:26:30,204
that was around the $30 million.

1352
01:26:30,594 --> 01:26:30,714
Fair enough.

1353
01:26:30,729 --> 01:26:34,044
So, that's how you get the two different numbers there, where 21 was what's in the

1354
01:26:34,074 --> 01:26:37,224
budget, 30 million is closer to the current estimates.

1355
01:26:37,554 --> 01:26:41,019
Thank you. I also think it's worthy of noting that we use the word reimburse.

1356
01:26:41,064 --> 01:26:44,424
The reality to it, for those watching at home, I know there's many of us,

1357
01:26:45,954 --> 01:26:48,714
this is for issuing debt to pay for

1358
01:26:50,484 --> 01:26:54,354
improvements to the police and fire station. No one's getting reimbursed for it.

1359
01:26:54,714 --> 01:26:56,484
We're issuing debt in order to do this.

1360
01:26:57,054 --> 01:27:01,359
So, I think the language could be simplified for those, again, many watching at

1361
01:27:01,404 --> 01:27:01,614
home.

1362
01:27:03,144 --> 01:27:05,184
Okay, thank you. Any other comments?

1363
01:27:06,654 --> 01:27:08,245
Andrea, could you call the roll, please?

1364
01:27:08,544 --> 01:27:09,384
Councilman Klausing.

1365
01:27:09,594 --> 01:27:09,834
Yes.

1366
01:27:10,134 --> 01:27:11,094
Councilwoman Robbins.

1367
01:27:11,274 --> 01:27:11,484
Yes.

1368
01:27:11,664 --> 01:27:12,339
Councilman Weller.

1369
01:27:12,714 --> 01:27:13,014
Yes.

1370
01:27:13,074 --> 01:27:14,124
Councilwoman Bray Parker.

1371
01:27:14,245 --> 01:27:14,934
Yes.

1372
01:27:14,964 --> 01:27:15,834
Councilwoman Brice.

1373
01:27:15,954 --> 01:27:16,434
Yes.

1374
01:27:16,464 --> 01:27:17,184
Councilman Brown.

1375
01:27:17,274 --> 01:27:17,514
Yes.

1376
01:27:17,694 --> 01:27:18,324
Mayor Suess.

1377
01:27:18,834 --> 01:27:19,134
Yes.

1378
01:27:19,285 --> 01:27:19,614
Thank you.

1379
01:27:20,995 --> 01:27:26,154
Item 10 is a resolution authorizing the execution of agreement number 636 with

1380
01:27:26,184 --> 01:27:32,064
Bravo Services, Inc. for janitorial services for city facilities for a total

1381
01:27:32,094 --> 01:27:34,134
amount not to exceed

1382
01:27:34,164 --> 01:27:38,364
$208,669.45.

1383
01:27:41,814 --> 01:27:42,444
Mr. Munsch.

1384
01:27:43,404 --> 01:27:48,745
Thank you. Staff issued a request for proposals to provide janitorial services at

1385
01:27:48,774 --> 01:27:53,019
its 12 city facilities. This includes all the city buildings, as well as the

1386
01:27:53,035 --> 01:27:54,774
parking garages and the train stations.

1387
01:27:55,314 --> 01:28:00,654
We received 12 proposals that were evaluated by staff from several departments, who

1388
01:28:00,684 --> 01:28:05,154
determined that the proposal submitted by Bravo Services was the most advantageous.

1389
01:28:05,634 --> 01:28:11,094
The proposed agreement is for one year at a cost of $208,669,

1390
01:28:11,514 --> 01:28:14,859
with an option to extend for two additional one-year terms.

1391
01:28:15,264 --> 01:28:19,794
The proposed cost is approximately $50,000 less than our current cost for similar

1392
01:28:19,824 --> 01:28:22,344
services, and therefore, it's within budget.

1393
01:28:22,495 --> 01:28:25,404
Staff recommends approval of the agreement.

1394
01:28:25,434 --> 01:28:28,299
Okay, is there a motion, please, to adopt the resolution?

1395
01:28:29,154 --> 01:28:29,724
So moved.

1396
01:28:29,814 --> 01:28:30,745
Is there a second?

1397
01:28:31,704 --> 01:28:32,785
Second.

1398
01:28:32,874 --> 01:28:36,294
Any discussion from the audience? Discussion from the council?

1399
01:28:37,974 --> 01:28:39,564
Andrea, could you call the roll, please?

1400
01:28:39,714 --> 01:28:40,614
Councilwoman Brice.

1401
01:28:40,734 --> 01:28:41,094
Yes.

1402
01:28:41,154 --> 01:28:41,934
Councilman Brown.

1403
01:28:42,024 --> 01:28:42,264
Yes.

1404
01:28:42,414 --> 01:28:43,013
Mayor Suess.

1405
01:28:43,104 --> 01:28:43,404
Yes.

1406
01:28:43,704 --> 01:28:44,604
Councilman Klausing.

1407
01:28:44,754 --> 01:28:44,964
Yes.

1408
01:28:45,174 --> 01:28:46,074
Councilwoman Robbins.

1409
01:28:46,164 --> 01:28:46,674
Yes.

1410
01:28:46,704 --> 01:28:47,498
Councilman Weller.

1411
01:28:47,874 --> 01:28:48,264
Yes.

1412
01:28:48,294 --> 01:28:49,495
Councilwoman Bray Parker.

1413
01:28:49,554 --> 01:28:49,914
Yes.

1414
01:28:50,214 --> 01:28:50,604
Thank you.

1415
01:28:51,714 --> 01:28:57,474
Item 11 is a resolution adopting the City of Wheaton 2026 to

1416
01:28:57,714 --> 01:29:00,624
2028 strategic plan. Mr. Munsch.

1417
01:29:01,614 --> 01:29:05,454
Thank you. Over the course of several planning sessions this summer, the city

1418
01:29:05,574 --> 01:29:08,904
council reviewed proposed updates to the city's strategic plan.

1419
01:29:09,354 --> 01:29:14,724
As we've discussed, this update maintains the existing plan framework, and that

1420
01:29:14,785 --> 01:29:19,029
includes the five strategic priorities, and then it makes some updates to the goals

1421
01:29:19,074 --> 01:29:21,399
and initiatives within those priorities.

1422
01:29:21,834 --> 01:29:25,554
The final draft presented this evening incorporates the feedback that we received

1423
01:29:25,584 --> 01:29:30,204
during those planning sessions, and staff recommends adoption of the plan so that

1424
01:29:30,219 --> 01:29:33,774
it can be incorporated into the 2027 budget planning process.

1425
01:29:35,184 --> 01:29:38,214
Thank you. Is there a motion to adopt the resolution?

1426
01:29:39,324 --> 01:29:39,804
So moved.

1427
01:29:40,089 --> 01:29:40,824
Is there a second?

1428
01:29:41,064 --> 01:29:41,604
Second.

1429
01:29:44,004 --> 01:29:46,524
Second. Go that way. Split it up.

1430
01:29:48,384 --> 01:29:52,674
Any discussion from the audience? Discussion from the council?

1431
01:29:54,535 --> 01:29:56,109
Andrea, could you call the roll, please?

1432
01:29:56,754 --> 01:29:57,624
Councilman Brown.

1433
01:29:57,684 --> 01:29:58,285
Yes.

1434
01:29:58,344 --> 01:29:58,974
Mayor Suess.

1435
01:29:59,094 --> 01:29:59,274
Yes.

1436
01:29:59,454 --> 01:30:00,414
Councilman Klausing.

1437
01:30:00,504 --> 01:30:00,834
Yes.

1438
01:30:00,894 --> 01:30:01,824
Councilwoman Robbins.

1439
01:30:01,914 --> 01:30:02,124
Yes.

1440
01:30:02,544 --> 01:30:03,248
Councilman Weller.

1441
01:30:03,474 --> 01:30:04,164
Yes.

1442
01:30:04,194 --> 01:30:05,274
Councilwoman Bray Parker.

1443
01:30:05,364 --> 01:30:05,724
Yes.

1444
01:30:05,844 --> 01:30:06,804
Councilwoman Brice.

1445
01:30:06,954 --> 01:30:07,254
Yes.

1446
01:30:07,344 --> 01:30:07,704
Thank you.

1447
01:30:09,654 --> 01:30:13,554
Item nine is council comment. Any council comment this evening?

1448
01:30:14,094 --> 01:30:17,814
I'll make a quick comment. Many, many of us were there tonight at the Wheaton

1449
01:30:17,874 --> 01:30:22,854
Public Library. Lovely ribbon cutting event celebrating the new outside space, the

1450
01:30:22,884 --> 01:30:27,864
plaza. And a lot of people spoke to this there as well, that it's just a good

1451
01:30:27,894 --> 01:30:33,114
collaboration between the Wheaton Public Library board and staff, city council,

1452
01:30:33,294 --> 01:30:38,799
city staff, state reps, township leaders, Congresswoman Delia Ramirez, and

1453
01:30:38,844 --> 01:30:41,664
Congressman Sean Casten, and it was just nice

1454
01:30:42,864 --> 01:30:46,044
weather, and then there was a concert afterwards, so it's a good time.

1455
01:30:47,304 --> 01:30:48,924
Thank you. Any other comments?

1456
01:30:49,495 --> 01:30:53,964
I just want to also just say thanks to the Wheaton PD, Chief Yogur, for

1457
01:30:55,314 --> 01:30:59,079
coming to Franklin and doing this lovely little tour of the process of what's going

1458
01:30:59,124 --> 01:31:04,974
on in our buildings to check on safety and just going, again, above and beyond to

1459
01:31:05,364 --> 01:31:07,254
look out for our community. And

1460
01:31:08,694 --> 01:31:13,434
connecting that to Erica Nelson's comments about feeling reassured, and it's

1461
01:31:13,495 --> 01:31:17,514
reassuring knowing that the Wheaton Police Department works well with our school

1462
01:31:17,544 --> 01:31:18,984
district as well to keep us safe.

1463
01:31:20,469 --> 01:31:20,995
Thank you.

1464
01:31:23,604 --> 01:31:27,114
Let us then move on to item 10, approval of bills.

1465
01:31:27,774 --> 01:31:31,959
I move approval of warrant number 927 in the amount of

1466
01:31:31,959 --> 01:31:38,033
$3,069,100.07.

1467
01:31:38,334 --> 01:31:39,624
Thank you. Is there a second?

1468
01:31:39,864 --> 01:31:40,689
Second.

1469
01:31:40,689 --> 01:31:42,594
Second. Andrea, could you call the roll, please?

1470
01:31:42,834 --> 01:31:44,274
Councilwoman Bray Parker.

1471
01:31:44,394 --> 01:31:44,754
Yes.

1472
01:31:44,844 --> 01:31:45,745
Councilwoman Brice.

1473
01:31:45,894 --> 01:31:46,134
Yes.

1474
01:31:46,224 --> 01:31:46,914
Councilman Brown.

1475
01:31:47,064 --> 01:31:47,304
Yes.

1476
01:31:47,454 --> 01:31:48,054
Mayor Suess.

1477
01:31:48,204 --> 01:31:48,533
Yes.

1478
01:31:48,624 --> 01:31:49,554
Councilman Klausing.

1479
01:31:49,704 --> 01:31:49,854
Yes.

1480
01:31:50,124 --> 01:31:51,024
Councilwoman Robbins.

1481
01:31:51,144 --> 01:31:51,384
Yes.

1482
01:31:51,564 --> 01:31:52,285
Councilman Weller.

1483
01:31:52,674 --> 01:31:52,914
Yes.

1484
01:31:53,004 --> 01:31:53,364
Thank you.

1485
01:31:54,594 --> 01:31:58,854
Item 11 is an adjournment. Is there a motion to adjourn tonight's meeting?

1486
01:31:59,785 --> 01:32:00,384
So moved.

1487
01:32:00,774 --> 01:32:02,064
Thank you. Is there a second?

1488
01:32:02,814 --> 01:32:03,474
Second.

1489
01:32:03,594 --> 01:32:05,245
Andrea, could you call the roll, please?

1490
01:32:05,634 --> 01:32:06,714
Councilwoman Brice.

1491
01:32:06,774 --> 01:32:07,104
Yes.

1492
01:32:07,285 --> 01:32:08,094
Councilman Brown.

1493
01:32:08,574 --> 01:32:08,904
Yes.

1494
01:32:08,995 --> 01:32:09,594
Mayor Suess.

1495
01:32:09,745 --> 01:32:09,910
Yes.

1496
01:32:10,464 --> 01:32:11,349
Councilman Klausing.

1497
01:32:11,664 --> 01:32:12,174
Yes.

1498
01:32:12,234 --> 01:32:13,224
Councilwoman Robbins.

1499
01:32:13,495 --> 01:32:13,854
Yes.

1500
01:32:14,184 --> 01:32:14,904
Councilman Weller.

1501
01:32:14,964 --> 01:32:15,489
Can we do that?

1502
01:32:18,804 --> 01:32:19,344
The roll, yes.

1503
01:32:20,785 --> 01:32:22,044
Councilwoman Bray Parker.

1504
01:32:22,164 --> 01:32:24,535
Yes, and thank you for coming to my birthday party.

1505
01:32:28,854 --> 01:32:30,204
It seems like-

1506
01:32:30,384 --> 01:32:31,539
No, that's her birthday party

1507
01:32:31,539 --> 01:32:34,283
... it seems like it might have been delayed a little bit.

1508
01:32:36,054 --> 01:32:38,454
But anyway, tonight's meeting's adjourned.

1509
01:32:38,514 --> 01:32:38,979
Thank you