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All right. Good evening everybody.

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Welcome to the Bellevier City Council

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regular meeting of September 21st, 2026.

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If the clerk will help me with the roll

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call, please.

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>> Albertini

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>> here.

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>> Breton

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>> here.

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>> Flurry

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>> Frank

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>> here. Gracowski

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>> Hoes

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>> McGee

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>> Montalbano absent. Peterson

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>> Stevens

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>> here.

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>> Nine present.

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>> Thank you. If you stand with me and join

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in the pledge of allegiance followed by

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the invocation.

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I pledge algiance to the flag of the

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United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands. One nation

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under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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» Dear God, we thank you for our country,

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our families, our community, our

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freedoms, and this nation's sovereignty.

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Lord, we pray for our veterans and give

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thanks to those who have served and

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sacrificed throughout our nation's

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history. And especially tonight, we pray

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for our military service men and women,

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heroes in the war against Iran in hopes

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of finally securing a safe future for

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America, the Middle East, and the entire

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world. We pray that you ble bless each

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service member in our military, keep

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them safe, and be with their loved ones

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at this time.

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We pray tonight for our police and fire

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paramedic first responders in our city

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and across this country who serve our

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citizens and bravely respond no matter

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what or when. We pray for their safety

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and ask that you be with them as they

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continue to serve our citizens.

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And with our recent 911 25-year

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remembrance, Lord, we ask that you

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continue keeping the victims and the

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heroic first responders in our American

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conscience so that we never forget them.

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Lord, we ask that you continue to bless

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America. And as we conduct our city's

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business here this evening, we pray for

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our your guidance and that you give each

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of us compassion, understanding,

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patience, wisdom, strength, and courage.

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We pray for these things in Christ's

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name. Amen. All

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» [clears throat]

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» right. Uh, under public comment, uh,

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Craig, did you have anything, uh, that

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you wanted to say this evening, uh, at

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all? Uh, tonight?

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>> No, I do, mayor.

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>> Can I come up to the podium? You can

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» one more time.

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>> There you

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>> That's how they work.

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>> It's all new.

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Good evening everybody. Um, not

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everybody gets a chance to retire once,

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some of us gets to retire more than

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once, and it's it's a great feeling.

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Um, I'd like to acknowledge acknowledge

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someone that is retiring out of my

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office this Friday,

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uh, after 20 years. And then I would

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have never guessed

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she would have taken the role of a code

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enforcement officer.

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This position is so out of character for

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her. She has al also taken on the

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responsibility of our planning and

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zoning. If you look up the word

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confrontational,

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you would never associate her name with

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it. She is kind, wants to help everyone

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that she meets.

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She takes on some of Belvadier's finest

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property owners and wins them over with

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her charm. And the ones that she fails

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to win over, she just meets them in

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court.

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I just want to say enough I just can't

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say enough good about Cara and the

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20-year commitment that she has provided

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this city. I want to wish her well in

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her next adventure. She will be missed.

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Thank you.

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Okay, thank you.

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You know, I think Director Wilcox, I I

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think you're exactly right. you know,

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Cara Wetzel um certainly um has probably

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the toughest job uh in the city, I would

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imagine, because um you know, there uh

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whenever she reaches out to somebody um

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they don't always see it the way that uh

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the rules that we have uh and they're

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enforceable for everybody. There's

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nobody that's exempt, but she certainly

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does has done a great job for the past

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20 years. and I I know we are going to

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miss her and uh hopefully uh she will

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have an easier go uh than she has in the

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last 20. So I I certainly wish her well.

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I know the council does too. So thank

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you for that recognizing her. Uh with

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that being said, we have uh several here

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who have registered for public comment

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as well. Uh we have Jeff, is it Holoy?

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Jeff Holy.

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>> Yeah. Can you move me down the list a

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little bit? Pardon me.

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>> You move me down the list a little bit.

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>> You're not.

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» Oh, you were the first one here or I

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think you were here.

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>> Oh, you were the last one. Okay.

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>> Last shall be first.

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>> Right. Yeah. Um

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>> that's on Just state your name and

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address for the record, please.

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>> Jeff Hollyy, 7272 Yuber Road, Belvadier,

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Illinois.

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beautiful county of Belvadier or Aoon

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Spring Township.

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So, kind of unfamiliar being at a a city

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meeting, but apparently we got a data

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center coming in town that's going to be

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affect affecting my property. So, I'm

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just up here speaking on behalf of a lot

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of us with the data center. And uh I had

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a whole bunch of stuff I was going to

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say, but like I said, kind of got caught

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off guard by a surprise text message

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here of a a death in the family. So, I'm

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going to keep it simple, but uh

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>> I didn't have the opportunity to vote

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for you, nor did I have the opportunity

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to hear what you're campaigning on for

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your for your re-election. Uh but I'm

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sure it wasn't that you were putting a

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data center in Belvadier or Boone

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County. So I guess my first question is what's the benefits to Belvadier

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Boone County Spring Township? Obviously

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there's always a benefit and there's

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always a a repercussion. My property joins directly to the proposed

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data center that we know that's in the

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works. You know, there's 20ome buildings

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already, you know, on a map with street

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names, all that stuff that that I've

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been told. Uh, so again, just trying to

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find out me being a Boone County

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resident, obviously it's going to affect

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my property, my property value, and my

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lifestyle. So I've got concerns about it

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more so what's the city, if it all takes

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place, going to do to help us, you know,

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adjoining properties, you know, two

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within the adjacent area, one, two,

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three, four miles of it. Genoa road is

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going to be a a total disaster for five,

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seven, eight years. Uh property value is

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going to go down. Uh

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you know, is there some type of an

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escrow you guys are planning on doing?

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Or more so, is there going to is there

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time to put this on a referendum for,

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you know, the November ballot is what I

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would ask. You know, give the people a

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choice a chance to vote for it.

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» because a lot of what you're doing isn't

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really affecting your your soap per se

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uh Belvadier people. You're coming out

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to the country affecting all of us now.

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So that' be one request if we can get this on a ballot for referendum and

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then uh

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what else was there? Uh

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I know again you know this has been in

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the works for since 2024. You got

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reelected in 25. So again did you

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campaign on this? You know that you're

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bringing this to Belvair. Was it part of

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your slogan? You know stuff of that

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nature. So again I'm kind of baffled by

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the message I just got a little bit ago.

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But appreciate your time and my uh

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opportunity to speak and we'll see where

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it takes us. So thank you.

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one more thing. If you guys can go on

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the website and fill out the the foyer

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forms, every one of you fill out a foyer

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form. You know, they're obligated to

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give us as much information as as they

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can. So,

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Belvadier, Boone County, you know, all

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those things, fill out the forms, get

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the information so we all are at least

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up to speed on what's going on. So,

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thanks again.

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» Next we have uh Kay Wilson. K.

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Hi K. Good evening.

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» Okay.

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>> State your name and address for the

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record, please.

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Mayor Mor Morris,

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>> state your name and address for the

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record.

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>> K. Wilson.

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>> Thank you.

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>> 525 Appleton Road there. And

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okay, I have lived in Boone County all

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my life and that's 87 years.

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I am very concerned about the effect the

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data centers will have on my family and

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our entire community.

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I don't think any more data centers

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should be built at all in the United

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States until research [clears throat] is

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done on the current ones already in

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operation.

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Research and studies should be done on those locations to see the effect on

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the animals, the wildlife, environment.

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How has it affected air and water

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quality? How has the noise which goes on

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th 247

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365 days a year affected the

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neighborhoods?

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How has it affected the economy in those

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I feel these big developers with their

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big bulks are pushing to hurry these

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through before we people wake up as to

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what just happened to us.

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Plus now I have heard on the news that

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AI can possibly be a danger to itself

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and to all of us. I have attended uh

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couple meetings here in Belvadier and I

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also attended the meeting last Wednesday

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night in Cherry Valley.

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The residents I talked to received

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little information regarding the

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location which is in Boone County by the

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way. Microsoft showed a map and

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announced they were going to start to

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build in 2027 over there

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uh and complete it in 28 or 29.

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My understanding Cherry Valley residents

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are going to keep fighting in the hopes

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to stop this development.

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I hope we in Belvadier are properly

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informed about Project Hawkeye. We need

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to know if the annexation has already

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taken place along the Genanoa road. Has

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the project project Hawkeye already

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purchased the land? I appreciate Mayor

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Morris telling us he is getting the

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facts, but please keep the public

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informed. This is why you and the board

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are voted by us. And thank you for

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listening to me.

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[applause]

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» [applause]

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» Thank you. Um, we have next Doug Weir.

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Good evening.

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>> How you doing?

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>> Good. How are you?

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>> Could be better.

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>> Could be worse.

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Doug Weir, 4623 Fernhole Road,

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Belvadier. [clears throat]

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Uh, my concern, one of my concerns about

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the data center is our property values.

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I'm 76 years old, worked all my life,

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all my money's in my house, everything,

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property, and everything else. And

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what's going to happen to my property

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value if this thing goes through? Nobody

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is going to want to buy my house. my

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property values are going to drop like a

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rock and it's just not fair to me. I,

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you know, if you want to put a data

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center, put it down, you know, in in an

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area like on Route 20 going towards

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Cherry Valley. I I shouldn't say that,

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but in an area where there's already big

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industry, you know, not local stuff.

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Another thing you last time I was here,

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you mentioned that, you know, they were

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going to get tax uh we were going to get

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uh possibly a tax break because of this,

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you know, and it's widely known that

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these places get huge tax breaks just

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putting these things. Well, that's

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what's in the news.

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>> Go ahead.

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>> That's what I'm saying.

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>> And these guys get big tax incentives to

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build these places. And you know, so I

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don't think we, you know, when Walmart

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went up, when the gas station went up on

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the tollway, when General Mills went up,

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uh, and all the other ones on on on Tony

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going out, my tax bill never went down.

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Well, all this new development. So, with

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this data center, I don't think it's

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going to, you know, we're not going to

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get a break, period. That's all that's

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all I can say. besides, you know, a

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total eyesore.

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It's It's just It's just unbelievable.

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If it goes through, it'll be a mess.

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That's all I got to say.

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[applause]

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» All right.

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Cheryl Buck.

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» Good evening, Sher.

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>> Hi. How are you?

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>> Good. How are you doing?

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>> I'm good.

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>> Good. Just state your name again and

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address for the record.

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>> And my address,

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>> please.

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>> My name is Cheryl Bach. I'm at 8635

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Huber Road in Belvadier Spring Township.

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Um, [clears throat] thank you for

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letting me speak. I just had a couple of

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comments to make. Number one, I'd like

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to know how this center is going to

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benefit the town of Belvadier,

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all of Boone County, and if it is going

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to benefit us, how long before we see

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what those benefits are going to be? Are

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we going to get decreases in taxes?

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How is that all going to affect us?

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Also,

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is there a local law that addresses a

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buffer zone? Because due to the large

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generators that are going to be running

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24/7,

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there's a lot of health issues and

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there's a variety of ages. you know

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there we go from newborn to

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[snorts] 99

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and a lot of the issues not only will

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affect us but will affect you also

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because you're living in Boone County.

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There's um some of the health issues are

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hearing loss because of the 247 sounds

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of the generators with the humming and

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their heavy duty.

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um the stress alone for the people that

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live close to it or don't live close,

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but just knowing that they're there. It

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causes insomnia

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and as we get older,

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you get insomnia. You have a hard time

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sleeping. Um it decreases the value of

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our life totally because of the

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interruption.

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Um it causes high blood pressure,

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headaches,

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respiratory and heart risks and the

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electronic

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electromagnet

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waves have also been linked to childhood

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leukemia.

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And what is close to that where the data

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center wants to be built? Schools.

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How are you going to protect the

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students, the kids,

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they're outside for recess, they go on

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the bus, they go in and out of the

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school. How are you going to protect

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them from that?

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It affects farming. And as that picture

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shows right in the middle, it's farming.

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It's going to affect everything. It's

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going to affect the animals. It will

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affect the uh wildlife. It's going to

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take away their habitat. It's going to

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decrease the availability of water and

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food. How are the farmers going to

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farm if there's no water?

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Electricity demands are going to be

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through the roof. Who is going to be

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responsible for that? And if you say

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us, how long will that be? What is going

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to be

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what's the cut off?

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So that that's just my feeling. We

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retired and want to finish out our

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living out in the country. We love it

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out here. We have been east and it does

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not compare anything to living out in

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the country. Just driving down the road

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and seeing the wildlife cut in front of

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you, the deer, it it's just such a

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beautiful site and I would hate to see

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my grandkids not being exposed to that

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anymore.

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>> Thank you.

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>> [applause]

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» Uh Ruth Habstitch.

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Ruth, good evening.

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» That's all.

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>> Good evening, city um members, councils.

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Um I'm back again. I'm still nervous

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again. you're still in the same job and

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I'm still [clears throat] fighting for

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our our [laughter] lifestyle. So, here

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we go again. Um, I just Googled um AI

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this afternoon. Um, maybe a little bit

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yesterday, too. Maybe every day I Google

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it a little bit here and there. And I

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asked how many data centers in Illinois

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have problems with them and what are the

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problems? The response was systematic

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community which means something embedded

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throughout an entire system rather than

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being isolated to just one part. If it's

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just think of that if it's all through

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this whole building and not one part of

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the building why are we putting this

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building up? I go on um environmental

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and infrastructure concerns stemming

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from dozens of facilities operating or

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planned across the state. Illinois has

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hundreds of data centers statewide.

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Estimates vary from roughly 164

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operating up to over 244 total projects.

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Key problems and impacts massive energy

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consumption and high utility bills.

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Hypers scale and AR AI require immense

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continuous amount of electricity and I

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believe that's what's going up because

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we're one of the top big eating of

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electricity and building that's coming

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up. Consumer groups warned that

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upgrading the electrical grid to support

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them can shift infrastructure co cost

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onto everyday residential utility

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customers. I mentioned that last week.

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Um

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high water usage and strain is also um

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part of this. The facilities use

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millions of gallons of water daily often

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viva local municipal supplies or like

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Lake Michigan for evaporative cooling

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systems raising concerns about resource

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depletions and wastewater management.

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Noise pollution is another reason

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residents living near facilities have

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complained about persist persistent loud

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industrial noise coming from cooling

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fans and heavy equipment. This one was a

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new one for me. So every day you can get

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on that internet and learn. Diesel

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generated emissions.

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Continuous power requirements mean

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facilities rely on backup diesel

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generators for emergencies which

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neighbors report producing noticeable

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diesel odors, methane smells and

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particulate matters.

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This is this is happening in other parts

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of the world. In Thailand, they have

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stopped 166 data centers after one

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leaked oil

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into city drains. Out of these, 49 were

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under construction and 117 were planned.

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This marks the spread of an anti-I

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revolt into Asia, showing how fast the

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push back against big tech is growing

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and the problems that data centers

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carry. Never thought about that. But

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Google, who comes out ahead with putting

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data centers on? We're not the first,

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we're not the second, we're not the

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third. I think we're the fourth or the

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fifth. We pay more for electricity is

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what they tell us on there. Um, I'll

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progress. Local government push back. At

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least six countries and nine cities in

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Illinois have enacted a temporary

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mortorium moratorums,

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strict new regulations to pause

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development. why they figure out how to

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manage manage these strains. If only the

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res representatives here if only the

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repres representatives here would

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research on their own computers or

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phones, you would see even more than

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what I have been saying to you and then

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you will individually individually

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could come to your own conclusions.

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Mr. Mayor, I have heard you say over and

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over again that you do not have any

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facts about what's going on, but I see

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things through a different lens, and I

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hope one day you will, too. I will like

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to bring to light something that

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happened in last week's meeting when the

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mayor seemingly did not agree with an

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alderman's question, and the audience

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noticed this. Um, this um was

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unprofessional.

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No one should put another down when he

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or she is searching for the truth. I do

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not look I do not look for research and

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think just for myself and family but

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those who will come after us all of us.

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Thank you Mr. Mayor. Thank you council

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members.

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[applause]

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» All right. And then uh Teresa Stein.

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Teresa, good evening.

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>> Hi

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have to either make an effort to get

549
00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:28,559
there or you can listen to me here.

550
00:28:28,559 --> 00:28:30,000
>> Okay,

551
00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:30,799
>> go ahead.

552
00:28:30,799 --> 00:28:35,440
>> Um I am just reiterating everything that

553
00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:39,760
everyone said and I am just asking you,

554
00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:43,520
Mr. Mayor, why you are bringing this to

555
00:28:43,520 --> 00:28:49,830
our attention? Why are you trying to

556
00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:51,679
do anything?

557
00:28:51,679 --> 00:28:54,159
any other

558
00:28:54,159 --> 00:29:06,149
dome.

559
00:29:06,159 --> 00:29:12,710
» OKAY. [applause]

560
00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:14,399
All right. I think that's all we have

561
00:29:14,399 --> 00:29:16,320
registered for public comment here this

562
00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:20,399
evening. Uh item four, approval of

563
00:29:20,399 --> 00:29:21,600
minutes.

564
00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:23,120
Approval of the minutes of the regular

565
00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:24,799
meeting of the Bellevier City Council

566
00:29:24,799 --> 00:29:28,320
dated September 8th, 2026 as presented.

567
00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:29,840
If I could have a motion to approve

568
00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:32,320
those minutes. Motion by Alderman

569
00:29:32,320 --> 00:29:34,480
Albertini, second by Alderman Hennessy.

570
00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:38,320
Thank you both. Uh any issues, any

571
00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:40,480
corrections on the minutes uh that's in

572
00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:43,440
your packet. Uh floor is open. Feel free

573
00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:44,480
to speak.

574
00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:48,480
>> Do you even hear us out here?

575
00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:49,760
Do you hear us?

576
00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:51,919
>> Excuse me. found out there.

577
00:29:51,919 --> 00:29:54,480
>> No, I I hear you fine, ma'am. But this

578
00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:56,159
isn't a debate. We have a meeting that

579
00:29:56,159 --> 00:29:58,000
we're running, but I I'm not here to

580
00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:00,399
debate you. This was public comment and

581
00:30:00,399 --> 00:30:03,200
you you had public comment, right? Okay.

582
00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:04,159
So,

583
00:30:04,159 --> 00:30:04,640
>> question.

584
00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:07,679
>> Yeah. No, I hear you. I hear fine. Uh

585
00:30:07,679 --> 00:30:10,720
it's public comment and uh certainly

586
00:30:10,720 --> 00:30:12,880
anybody who comes here has a right to

587
00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:16,240
public comment and um certainly

588
00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:19,279
appreciate you coming. So, we have the

589
00:30:19,279 --> 00:30:21,520
approval of the minutes. A motion on the

590
00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:22,960
floor for the approval of the minutes of

591
00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:24,480
the regular meeting of the Bel City

592
00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:27,840
Council dated September 8, 2026 as

593
00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:31,440
presented. If there are

594
00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:34,640
no corrections, no comments, uh all

595
00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:36,559
those in favor, please signify by saying

596
00:30:36,559 --> 00:30:37,039
I.

597
00:30:37,039 --> 00:30:37,919
>> I.

598
00:30:37,919 --> 00:30:40,559
>> And if there's any opposed

599
00:30:40,559 --> 00:30:43,200
or any abstensions,

600
00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:46,000
that motion passed. Thank you. Item

601
00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:48,240
five, public hearing. We have none. Item

602
00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:52,159
six, special messages and proclamations.

603
00:30:52,159 --> 00:30:55,919
Uh, item A, Ida Public Library. Mindy

604
00:30:55,919 --> 00:30:57,679
Long is here this evening. Good evening,

605
00:30:57,679 --> 00:31:00,159
Mindy.

606
00:31:00,159 --> 00:31:03,120
>> Nice to see you

607
00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:08,310
here.

608
00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:10,080
» Hello.

609
00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:12,799
>> Hi, everybody. So, uh, a lot of faces I

610
00:31:12,799 --> 00:31:14,480
don't know here. I'm Minty Long. I

611
00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:16,320
director of IDA public library. I

612
00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:17,600
brought with my assistant director,

613
00:31:17,600 --> 00:31:19,120
Daisy, and she's going to talk to you

614
00:31:19,120 --> 00:31:21,919
about some programs. Daisy is going to

615
00:31:21,919 --> 00:31:24,000
be my successor one day when I retire in

616
00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:25,760
a year, hopefully. Maybe two years. It

617
00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:27,039
might end up being two years. I hope

618
00:31:27,039 --> 00:31:28,320
it's a year. [laughter]

619
00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:30,159
Um, so she was going to talk about

620
00:31:30,159 --> 00:31:31,840
programs and sometimes when I'm not

621
00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:33,120
available to be at the meeting, she

622
00:31:33,120 --> 00:31:34,480
might come here to the city council

623
00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:36,720
meetings instead on the third Monday or

624
00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:39,279
Yeah, Monday. We're Mondays today. Um,

625
00:31:39,279 --> 00:31:41,039
so I see a lot of faces here. I don't

626
00:31:41,039 --> 00:31:43,519
know. Um, probably because you're county

627
00:31:43,519 --> 00:31:45,120
people. And I want to remind you my

628
00:31:45,120 --> 00:31:47,519
sales pitch. Ida Public Library offers

629
00:31:47,519 --> 00:31:49,600
all county boom county residents no fee

630
00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:51,440
library cards for the digital services.

631
00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:54,080
You can watch Hoopla and Libby with no

632
00:31:54,080 --> 00:31:55,440
for no fee even though you don't pay

633
00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:57,279
taxes to the library. If you have

634
00:31:57,279 --> 00:31:58,720
children or grandchildren living in

635
00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:01,519
Boone County, they can get a no fee card

636
00:32:01,519 --> 00:32:03,919
ages 3 to 18 courtesy of our library

637
00:32:03,919 --> 00:32:06,240
board who exercise an option to an

638
00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:07,919
amendment that was made for the local

639
00:32:07,919 --> 00:32:09,760
library Illinois local library act. So

640
00:32:09,760 --> 00:32:10,880
if you have children or grandchildren

641
00:32:10,880 --> 00:32:12,159
living in Boone County, they can get a

642
00:32:12,159 --> 00:32:14,159
library card and check out materials.

643
00:32:14,159 --> 00:32:15,919
Our bookmobile seems like a lot of you

644
00:32:15,919 --> 00:32:17,679
are from Spring Township. Our bookmobile

645
00:32:17,679 --> 00:32:19,919
does not go to Spring Township, but if

646
00:32:19,919 --> 00:32:21,440
you have a location where you'd like us

647
00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:23,039
to be, we can certainly do that. We

648
00:32:23,039 --> 00:32:24,480
don't know that there's a parking area

649
00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:27,840
out there, a good place for us to be. So

650
00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:29,760
if you have an idea, let us know. Just

651
00:32:29,760 --> 00:32:32,159
call the library. Um you have in front

652
00:32:32,159 --> 00:32:34,000
of you today little treat bags we

653
00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:35,760
brought for you. These are sort of an

654
00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:37,919
example of the take-home kits that we

655
00:32:37,919 --> 00:32:40,399
give out every uh month. We do take-home

656
00:32:40,399 --> 00:32:42,640
kits for adults, for kids, for seniors.

657
00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:44,480
They've really they're really popular.

658
00:32:44,480 --> 00:32:46,159
You have a little beaded corn craft in

659
00:32:46,159 --> 00:32:49,120
there. And um there's a pen, American

660
00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:50,559
flag pens left over from our summer

661
00:32:50,559 --> 00:32:52,320
reading program. The friends pay for all

662
00:32:52,320 --> 00:32:55,039
of those items. And our staff graciously

663
00:32:55,039 --> 00:32:57,760
gave up some of their chocolate treats.

664
00:32:57,760 --> 00:32:59,600
I keep two chocolate drawers in the

665
00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:01,600
library for stress and it's labeled

666
00:33:01,600 --> 00:33:03,919
staff stress drawer. And one drawer is

667
00:33:03,919 --> 00:33:05,360
full of chocolate. The other one is full

668
00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:08,000
of zero sugar chocolate. So they were

669
00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:09,840
happily gave up some stress chocolate

670
00:33:09,840 --> 00:33:11,600
for you all tonight. They thought you

671
00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:12,880
could use it. So there's some chocolate

672
00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:15,279
in there for you. So um there's some uh

673
00:33:15,279 --> 00:33:17,679
flyers about the um friends of the

674
00:33:17,679 --> 00:33:20,799
library um sips and sprinkles dine and

675
00:33:20,799 --> 00:33:22,799
donate coming up. There's a flyer about

676
00:33:22,799 --> 00:33:25,840
a day of caring. Uh we're doing a repair

677
00:33:25,840 --> 00:33:27,440
cafe and we would love it if anybody

678
00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:29,679
would volunteer in repair skills. if you

679
00:33:29,679 --> 00:33:31,840
know how to sew or if you know how to

680
00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:33,919
repair a toaster or an iron, we'd love

681
00:33:33,919 --> 00:33:35,919
to have you come and just hang out and

682
00:33:35,919 --> 00:33:37,440
see if anybody has anything to be

683
00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:40,080
repaired. So, that's in there. Um, and I

684
00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:41,840
think what else do we have in there?

685
00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:42,559
>> Our book sale.

686
00:33:42,559 --> 00:33:43,919
>> Book sale. Oh, the book friends book

687
00:33:43,919 --> 00:33:45,760
sale is coming up. So, the book sale is

688
00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:47,519
coming up in October. So, you'll have a

689
00:33:47,519 --> 00:33:48,720
little flyer about that in there. So,

690
00:33:48,720 --> 00:33:50,399
come to the book sale. All the things

691
00:33:50,399 --> 00:33:52,080
you buy at the book sale support our

692
00:33:52,080 --> 00:33:54,480
programs and our summer reading um for

693
00:33:54,480 --> 00:33:57,039
the friends. So, um we thank the friends

694
00:33:57,039 --> 00:34:00,720
for all their efforts. Um, also we um

695
00:34:00,720 --> 00:34:02,159
want to thank the first responders.

696
00:34:02,159 --> 00:34:03,919
September was first responder month. We

697
00:34:03,919 --> 00:34:06,000
had some really really great programs

698
00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:07,679
from all the first responders in the

699
00:34:07,679 --> 00:34:09,200
community. So it was really great. We

700
00:34:09,200 --> 00:34:10,720
thank you very much. We still have some

701
00:34:10,720 --> 00:34:12,879
reading stories on dial a story. This is

702
00:34:12,879 --> 00:34:14,639
the last month we'll have dial dial a

703
00:34:14,639 --> 00:34:16,320
story. So dial in and listen to them

704
00:34:16,320 --> 00:34:18,879
read stories. So um it's very it was a

705
00:34:18,879 --> 00:34:21,919
very wonderful month. Um September has

706
00:34:21,919 --> 00:34:25,040
also been library card signup month. So,

707
00:34:25,040 --> 00:34:27,040
we have made an effort to to really kind

708
00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:28,960
of bring in more library cards this

709
00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:32,159
month. And we have so far have 166 new

710
00:34:32,159 --> 00:34:34,079
library cards and we give out little

711
00:34:34,079 --> 00:34:36,159
goodie bags for if you get a new card.

712
00:34:36,159 --> 00:34:37,919
So, if you don't have a card, stop by

713
00:34:37,919 --> 00:34:39,359
the library and get one and get a little

714
00:34:39,359 --> 00:34:41,200
goodie bag. I don't know if there'll be

715
00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:42,639
chocolate in it, though. I think I don't

716
00:34:42,639 --> 00:34:43,839
think they'll give up any more of their

717
00:34:43,839 --> 00:34:46,560
chocolate. Um, we have a we have an

718
00:34:46,560 --> 00:34:49,040
issue now with um Libby, Overdrive,

719
00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:50,560
whatever you want to call it. uh it's

720
00:34:50,560 --> 00:34:51,839
not really an issue, but now they're

721
00:34:51,839 --> 00:34:53,440
requiring a PIN number if you want to

722
00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:54,960
access those services on Libby or

723
00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:56,879
Overdrive. The PIN number is the last

724
00:34:56,879 --> 00:34:59,200
four digits of your library card. Um

725
00:34:59,200 --> 00:35:00,320
they were going to wait till October

726
00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:02,000
15th, but for some reason they decided

727
00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:04,000
to do it early. So people are panicking,

728
00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:05,680
but just call us if you're having

729
00:35:05,680 --> 00:35:07,680
trouble getting into uh Libby or

730
00:35:07,680 --> 00:35:09,680
Overdrive and we can either reset your

731
00:35:09,680 --> 00:35:11,680
PIN or or give you some information how

732
00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:13,200
to how to do that. So you should only

733
00:35:13,200 --> 00:35:14,800
have to set it once and then you're all

734
00:35:14,800 --> 00:35:17,359
set forever. So um it's just kind of a

735
00:35:17,359 --> 00:35:19,839
security measure, I guess. Our

736
00:35:19,839 --> 00:35:22,160
bookmobile shelter is still um going

737
00:35:22,160 --> 00:35:24,160
strong. Um the work's all done, the

738
00:35:24,160 --> 00:35:25,359
construction work. We're just waiting on

739
00:35:25,359 --> 00:35:26,720
the electrical work. We have those

740
00:35:26,720 --> 00:35:28,240
security cameras and those motion

741
00:35:28,240 --> 00:35:29,760
detector lights that are waiting to be

742
00:35:29,760 --> 00:35:32,240
installed. Um so those will be hopefully

743
00:35:32,240 --> 00:35:34,640
going pretty soon getting those in. Our

744
00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:36,160
front sidewalk was torn up this morning.

745
00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:38,720
So our day street doors are closed for a

746
00:35:38,720 --> 00:35:40,720
while. They tore up the cement. It was

747
00:35:40,720 --> 00:35:42,160
really cracked and horrible looking. So

748
00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:44,079
I don't know how long it will be. It's

749
00:35:44,079 --> 00:35:45,520
been really difficult to get them out

750
00:35:45,520 --> 00:35:47,280
because cement work, as you all know in

751
00:35:47,280 --> 00:35:49,040
the building department, really hard to

752
00:35:49,040 --> 00:35:50,800
get contractors to do cement work over

753
00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:52,880
the summer. Everybody's busy. So, uh,

754
00:35:52,880 --> 00:35:54,160
hopefully that'll be done by the end of

755
00:35:54,160 --> 00:35:56,880
the week. So, so that's all I have for

756
00:35:56,880 --> 00:35:58,480
all of you. Daisy is going to talk to

757
00:35:58,480 --> 00:36:00,880
you about programs now. So, thanks.

758
00:36:00,880 --> 00:36:02,160
>> Thank you.

759
00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:04,320
>> All right. Good evening, everyone. Thank

760
00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:07,680
you. Um, so this week we actually have a

761
00:36:07,680 --> 00:36:10,960
comic book workshop um on Thursday for

762
00:36:10,960 --> 00:36:12,800
individuals between the ages of 12 and

763
00:36:12,800 --> 00:36:15,760
17 um with Doart production. So if you

764
00:36:15,760 --> 00:36:17,200
know anybody that would be interested in

765
00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:19,359
that, please visit our website or our

766
00:36:19,359 --> 00:36:21,680
social media to sign up for that. Um, as

767
00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:24,240
Mindy mentioned, we've had a lot of

768
00:36:24,240 --> 00:36:26,240
really great story times and things with

769
00:36:26,240 --> 00:36:28,079
our first responders. We have a first

770
00:36:28,079 --> 00:36:30,000
responders family night coming up on

771
00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:33,200
September 28th. Um, we also have all

772
00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:34,880
October long we have Halloween

773
00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:37,359
decorating which I actually brought a

774
00:36:37,359 --> 00:36:40,560
little sample. Um, this is our little

775
00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:43,599
duck pool that is um decorated for

776
00:36:43,599 --> 00:36:46,160
Halloween in their little costume. Um,

777
00:36:46,160 --> 00:36:48,240
so that was really popular event when

778
00:36:48,240 --> 00:36:49,680
we've done it before. So, we're excited

779
00:36:49,680 --> 00:36:52,880
to bring it back. We have a tree hike um

780
00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:55,760
coming up in Spencer Park on October

781
00:36:55,760 --> 00:36:59,200
14th um for October. So, we're joining

782
00:36:59,200 --> 00:37:01,200
forces with the um conservation

783
00:37:01,200 --> 00:37:03,200
district. So, we're excited about that.

784
00:37:03,200 --> 00:37:06,320
We're also joining um the museum for a

785
00:37:06,320 --> 00:37:09,280
haunted artifacts event. So, if you have

786
00:37:09,280 --> 00:37:11,440
any haunted artifacts or ones that you

787
00:37:11,440 --> 00:37:13,119
believe to be haunted or you know

788
00:37:13,119 --> 00:37:14,800
somebody or you would just like to come

789
00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:18,400
to the event, um that's on October 22nd.

790
00:37:18,400 --> 00:37:20,960
So, we're pretty excited about that. Um

791
00:37:20,960 --> 00:37:25,119
and on October 21st, we are doing a

792
00:37:25,119 --> 00:37:28,000
painting pumpkins with police event. Um,

793
00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:30,640
so we have joined with the police again

794
00:37:30,640 --> 00:37:32,880
as well as the sheriff's department um

795
00:37:32,880 --> 00:37:34,960
for painting pumpkins. So we're really

796
00:37:34,960 --> 00:37:36,640
excited about that. Walmart donated the

797
00:37:36,640 --> 00:37:39,599
pumpkins. Um, so it'll be a really fun

798
00:37:39,599 --> 00:37:43,520
event. Um, and then we're also joining

799
00:37:43,520 --> 00:37:46,240
there's a second one out in um, Popular

800
00:37:46,240 --> 00:37:48,880
Grove at the pumpkin patch and we're

801
00:37:48,880 --> 00:37:50,800
doing that one um, with them as well on

802
00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:53,040
October 29th. So if you would like to

803
00:37:53,040 --> 00:37:54,880
register for anything, we have so many

804
00:37:54,880 --> 00:37:57,200
events. um please feel free to visit our

805
00:37:57,200 --> 00:37:59,839
website or our social media and um

806
00:37:59,839 --> 00:38:06,310
register for those. Thank you.

807
00:38:06,320 --> 00:38:08,079
I want to point out you do not need a

808
00:38:08,079 --> 00:38:09,839
library card to attend any events. We

809
00:38:09,839 --> 00:38:11,440
offer them all free of charge. I have a

810
00:38:11,440 --> 00:38:13,119
very wonderful creative staff who works

811
00:38:13,119 --> 00:38:15,119
very hard to do these events for very

812
00:38:15,119 --> 00:38:17,920
low cost or almost free. So um you don't

813
00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:20,240
need a library card to come to event. So

814
00:38:20,240 --> 00:38:21,839
thank you. Any any questions?

815
00:38:21,839 --> 00:38:25,680
>> Any questions uh from the council?

816
00:38:25,680 --> 00:38:27,200
Alderman Burton.

817
00:38:27,200 --> 00:38:29,520
>> Thanks, your honor. Good evening. Um, I

818
00:38:29,520 --> 00:38:31,520
see the Rockford Public Library

819
00:38:31,520 --> 00:38:34,000
promoting their chess club lately.

820
00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:35,599
>> Do we have a chess club or

821
00:38:35,599 --> 00:38:37,280
>> We did have a chess night. It did not go

822
00:38:37,280 --> 00:38:38,720
over well. We tried it for six months

823
00:38:38,720 --> 00:38:40,640
and we got very low attendance. Two to

824
00:38:40,640 --> 00:38:42,720
three people. So, I'd love to have one.

825
00:38:42,720 --> 00:38:43,839
that's really

826
00:38:43,839 --> 00:38:45,920
viable and active, but we tried it for

827
00:38:45,920 --> 00:38:47,599
six months and we had very few people

828
00:38:47,599 --> 00:38:50,160
come to it. So, sadly,

829
00:38:50,160 --> 00:38:52,000
>> that's too bad. Maybe maybe it's making

830
00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:52,560
a comeback.

831
00:38:52,560 --> 00:38:53,599
>> Maybe we could try it again in the

832
00:38:53,599 --> 00:38:55,119
winter. I don't know. But a lot of

833
00:38:55,119 --> 00:38:58,000
people didn't just didn't come. So

834
00:38:58,000 --> 00:39:00,400
sadly, we didn't try it.

835
00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:01,680
>> Thank you.

836
00:39:01,680 --> 00:39:02,720
>> Okay.

837
00:39:02,720 --> 00:39:05,040
>> Anybody else?

838
00:39:05,040 --> 00:39:06,880
>> Okay. Well, thank you ladies. Have a

839
00:39:06,880 --> 00:39:08,079
good evening, rest of your evening.

840
00:39:08,079 --> 00:39:08,720
>> Good night.

841
00:39:08,720 --> 00:39:15,750
>> Thank you.

842
00:39:15,760 --> 00:39:18,079
All right. Uh item seven, approval of

843
00:39:18,079 --> 00:39:21,359
expenditures. Uh we have general and

844
00:39:21,359 --> 00:39:23,440
special funded expenditures in the

845
00:39:23,440 --> 00:39:28,230
amount of $5,972,955

846
00:39:28,240 --> 00:39:31,119
and 49 cents. Uh if I could have a

847
00:39:31,119 --> 00:39:33,359
motion for their approval, please.

848
00:39:33,359 --> 00:39:35,680
Motion by Alderman Stevens, second by

849
00:39:35,680 --> 00:39:39,520
Alderman Peterson. Thank you both. Uh

850
00:39:39,520 --> 00:39:41,200
you have had those in your packet. If

851
00:39:41,200 --> 00:39:42,960
there's any questions regarding that

852
00:39:42,960 --> 00:39:45,920
motion, the floor is open. Feel free.

853
00:39:45,920 --> 00:39:47,359
Alderman Peterson.

854
00:39:47,359 --> 00:39:49,680
>> I do. Thanks, Mayor, for Chief Shadel.

855
00:39:49,680 --> 00:39:52,880
And on page 20, there was a for legacy

856
00:39:52,880 --> 00:39:57,327
fire for engine 102 repairs, the

857
00:39:57,327 --> 00:39:57,920
[clears throat]

858
00:39:57,920 --> 00:39:59,440
13,5055.

859
00:39:59,440 --> 00:40:01,920
Can you refresh what what that was again

860
00:40:01,920 --> 00:40:04,160
exactly?

861
00:40:04,160 --> 00:40:05,599
>> Yeah. One second. Let me just find the

862
00:40:05,599 --> 00:40:08,480
actual invoice. But it is

863
00:40:08,480 --> 00:40:12,000
it was a checklist of

864
00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:16,160
repairs. So as 101 was out for about

865
00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:17,760
four and a half months because it was in

866
00:40:17,760 --> 00:40:20,160
that in an accident and so during that

867
00:40:20,160 --> 00:40:23,839
time all the maintenance items had built

868
00:40:23,839 --> 00:40:28,000
up. So uh that wasn't one or two major

869
00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:29,839
repairs. It was a lot of little repairs

870
00:40:29,839 --> 00:40:32,320
but um I should be able to find it

871
00:40:32,320 --> 00:40:38,630
pretty quickly here.

872
00:40:38,640 --> 00:40:40,480
It wasn't necessarily a breakdown then

873
00:40:40,480 --> 00:40:42,640
it was just a return to return to

874
00:40:42,640 --> 00:40:48,069
fitness.

875
00:40:48,079 --> 00:40:50,800
» Right. So we had I actually have two

876
00:40:50,800 --> 00:40:54,880
lips but um I'll make it quick. So 1,900

877
00:40:54,880 --> 00:40:58,319
of it was for u maintenance. There was a

878
00:40:58,319 --> 00:41:00,319
pump test. So the maintenance was

879
00:41:00,319 --> 00:41:03,520
regular annual maintenance. Um it got

880
00:41:03,520 --> 00:41:05,680
its annual pump test. It needed brake

881
00:41:05,680 --> 00:41:09,200
work. Uh siren was repaired. Um there

882
00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:12,400
was a mirror that was replaced. Uh the

883
00:41:12,400 --> 00:41:14,800
cab seat, one of the cab seats had to be

884
00:41:14,800 --> 00:41:17,040
replaced. There was work done on the air

885
00:41:17,040 --> 00:41:21,119
brake and door sensors and fuel and uh

886
00:41:21,119 --> 00:41:25,839
shop supplies for a total of $13,055.

887
00:41:25,839 --> 00:41:28,240
So yeah, it was just a punch list of of

888
00:41:28,240 --> 00:41:32,079
smaller items with the

889
00:41:32,079 --> 00:41:36,480
largest two being rear rear brakes and

890
00:41:36,480 --> 00:41:39,440
the siren repair were one was 3,800 and

891
00:41:39,440 --> 00:41:43,920
one was 3494 and we go through legacy.

892
00:41:43,920 --> 00:41:46,560
They're a authorized they sell the

893
00:41:46,560 --> 00:41:49,599
Alexus fire engines and so they have

894
00:41:49,599 --> 00:41:51,520
access direct access to parts and things

895
00:41:51,520 --> 00:41:53,359
like that. So, it's a little more

896
00:41:53,359 --> 00:41:56,400
efficient, a little um

897
00:41:56,400 --> 00:41:58,480
they just it's cuts out the middleman.

898
00:41:58,480 --> 00:42:00,319
So, so that I hope that answers your

899
00:42:00,319 --> 00:42:01,680
question.

900
00:42:01,680 --> 00:42:05,040
>> Okay. Thank you. Any other questions?

901
00:42:05,040 --> 00:42:07,760
Alderwoman Frank, good evening.

902
00:42:07,760 --> 00:42:10,800
>> Thank you, Mayor. Um yeah, my um

903
00:42:10,800 --> 00:42:13,920
question came from page one.

904
00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:16,880
I don't know. Um, it's a refund for

905
00:42:16,880 --> 00:42:22,150
video gaming for 2500.

906
00:42:22,160 --> 00:42:24,319
» I can answer that. They double paid

907
00:42:24,319 --> 00:42:25,040
>> with their credit card.

908
00:42:25,040 --> 00:42:25,520
>> Thank you.

909
00:42:25,520 --> 00:42:28,550
>> Yes.

910
00:42:28,560 --> 00:42:29,280
» Thank you.

911
00:42:29,280 --> 00:42:32,950
>> Easy enough.

912
00:42:32,960 --> 00:42:36,000
» Anybody else? Any other questions? Uh,

913
00:42:36,000 --> 00:42:38,240
floor is still open.

914
00:42:38,240 --> 00:42:40,000
>> Alderman Burton.

915
00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:43,040
>> Thanks again, your honor. Um, so this

916
00:42:43,040 --> 00:42:45,119
month's general and special fund

917
00:42:45,119 --> 00:42:47,599
expenditure is pushing almost $6

918
00:42:47,599 --> 00:42:49,760
million. I don't know that I've seen it

919
00:42:49,760 --> 00:42:52,240
that high before. Um, so if somebody

920
00:42:52,240 --> 00:42:56,160
were to ask me why it's this high, uh,

921
00:42:56,160 --> 00:42:59,359
what should my reply be?

922
00:42:59,359 --> 00:43:00,160
>> I can answer that.

923
00:43:00,160 --> 00:43:01,680
>> Finance director turnup seat. We'd had

924
00:43:01,680 --> 00:43:03,839
that conversation uh, as well.

925
00:43:03,839 --> 00:43:07,200
>> Yeah. Um, so there is a payment to the

926
00:43:07,200 --> 00:43:09,839
fire pension in this month.

927
00:43:09,839 --> 00:43:11,920
There's also a payment to the police

928
00:43:11,920 --> 00:43:15,119
pension and I opened up a CD for $2

929
00:43:15,119 --> 00:43:19,270
million.

930
00:43:19,280 --> 00:43:22,880
>> Thank you.

931
00:43:22,880 --> 00:43:28,069
Any other questions?

932
00:43:28,079 --> 00:43:30,319
» Okay. Hearing none. The motion on the

933
00:43:30,319 --> 00:43:31,920
floor then is to approve general and

934
00:43:31,920 --> 00:43:33,599
special fund expenditures in the amount

935
00:43:33,599 --> 00:43:42,710
of 5,972,95549.

936
00:43:42,720 --> 00:43:45,040
» All those in favor name is called answer

937
00:43:45,040 --> 00:43:46,720
I and oppose nay. As the clerk calls the

938
00:43:46,720 --> 00:43:47,280
role, please.

939
00:43:47,280 --> 00:43:48,160
>> Albertini,

940
00:43:48,160 --> 00:43:48,640
>> I.

941
00:43:48,640 --> 00:43:49,599
>> Raritton,

942
00:43:49,599 --> 00:43:50,240
>> I.

943
00:43:50,240 --> 00:43:50,880
>> Flurry,

944
00:43:50,880 --> 00:43:51,440
>> I.

945
00:43:51,440 --> 00:43:52,079
>> Frank,

946
00:43:52,079 --> 00:43:55,270
>> I

947
00:43:55,280 --> 00:43:56,000
» McGee,

948
00:43:56,000 --> 00:43:56,560
>> I

949
00:43:56,560 --> 00:43:57,280
>> Peterson,

950
00:43:57,280 --> 00:43:58,720
>> hi. Stevens

951
00:43:58,720 --> 00:43:59,280
>> I.

952
00:43:59,280 --> 00:44:00,800
>> Nine in favor.

953
00:44:00,800 --> 00:44:02,720
>> Motion passed. Thank you. And then we

954
00:44:02,720 --> 00:44:05,119
have also water and sewer fund

955
00:44:05,119 --> 00:44:06,640
expenditures in the amount of

956
00:44:06,640 --> 00:44:13,270
1,197,95918.

957
00:44:13,280 --> 00:44:15,200
If I could have a motion to that effect,

958
00:44:15,200 --> 00:44:17,280
please. Motion by Alderman Peterson.

959
00:44:17,280 --> 00:44:18,800
Second by Alderman Hinus. Thank you

960
00:44:18,800 --> 00:44:23,440
both. Uh any questions regarding uh any

961
00:44:23,440 --> 00:44:26,160
of those expenditures in your packet?

962
00:44:26,160 --> 00:44:33,990
Feel free to ask.

963
00:44:34,000 --> 00:44:35,599
All right. Hearing none. All those in

964
00:44:35,599 --> 00:44:36,960
favor of the motion will when their name

965
00:44:36,960 --> 00:44:38,800
is called answer I. Any opposed? Nay. As

966
00:44:38,800 --> 00:44:40,079
the clerk calls the role, please.

967
00:44:40,079 --> 00:44:40,880
>> Breton.

968
00:44:40,880 --> 00:44:41,440
>> I.

969
00:44:41,440 --> 00:44:42,079
>> Flurry.

970
00:44:42,079 --> 00:44:42,640
>> I.

971
00:44:42,640 --> 00:44:43,200
>> Frank.

972
00:44:43,200 --> 00:44:43,680
>> I.

973
00:44:43,680 --> 00:44:44,560
>> Gracowski.

974
00:44:44,560 --> 00:44:45,040
>> I.

975
00:44:45,040 --> 00:44:45,760
>> Hues.

976
00:44:45,760 --> 00:44:46,319
>> I.

977
00:44:46,319 --> 00:44:47,040
>> McGee.

978
00:44:47,040 --> 00:44:47,599
>> I.

979
00:44:47,599 --> 00:44:48,560
>> Peterson.

980
00:44:48,560 --> 00:44:49,359
>> I.

981
00:44:49,359 --> 00:44:50,079
>> Stevens.

982
00:44:50,079 --> 00:44:50,560
>> I.

983
00:44:50,560 --> 00:44:51,440
>> Albertini.

984
00:44:51,440 --> 00:44:52,079
>> I.

985
00:44:52,079 --> 00:44:53,359
>> Nine in favor.

986
00:44:53,359 --> 00:44:56,079
>> That motion passed. Thank you. And item

987
00:44:56,079 --> 00:44:59,359
eight, committee reports and minutes of

988
00:44:59,359 --> 00:45:01,920
city officers. Um, please note for the

989
00:45:01,920 --> 00:45:03,680
record that items A through I have been

990
00:45:03,680 --> 00:45:06,480
placed on file with the city clerk's

991
00:45:06,480 --> 00:45:08,400
office.

992
00:45:08,400 --> 00:45:12,319
And flipping the page, we have item 8J.

993
00:45:12,319 --> 00:45:14,319
Uh, if I could have a motion to approve

994
00:45:14,319 --> 00:45:15,520
the minutes of the committee of the

995
00:45:15,520 --> 00:45:17,599
whole building, planning, zoning, public

996
00:45:17,599 --> 00:45:21,440
works dated September 14th, 2026 as

997
00:45:21,440 --> 00:45:23,599
presented. If I could have a motion,

998
00:45:23,599 --> 00:45:25,280
please. Motion by Alderwoman Frank,

999
00:45:25,280 --> 00:45:26,960
second by Alderman Hinus. Thank you

1000
00:45:26,960 --> 00:45:30,240
both. Any questions, any comments, any

1001
00:45:30,240 --> 00:45:32,319
concerns, any corrections on those

1002
00:45:32,319 --> 00:45:34,560
minutes? Alderman Burton.

1003
00:45:34,560 --> 00:45:36,560
>> Thanks again, Mayor. Just backing up for

1004
00:45:36,560 --> 00:45:39,440
a second. I just um just an obverse

1005
00:45:39,440 --> 00:45:42,800
Yeah, just an obver observation.

1006
00:45:42,800 --> 00:45:44,640
Uh the minutes of the planning and

1007
00:45:44,640 --> 00:45:48,000
zoning commission, September 8th, 2026.

1008
00:45:48,000 --> 00:45:49,680
Uh, I just noticed there were a number

1009
00:45:49,680 --> 00:45:52,400
of people there in opposition of project

1010
00:45:52,400 --> 00:45:56,160
Hawkeye and I wouldn't have known that

1011
00:45:56,160 --> 00:45:57,920
some of those people were there unless I

1012
00:45:57,920 --> 00:45:59,599
looked at the minutes. So, just wanted

1013
00:45:59,599 --> 00:46:03,589
to mention that.

1014
00:46:03,599 --> 00:46:12,150
» Okay.

1015
00:46:12,160 --> 00:46:15,839
Um,

1016
00:46:15,839 --> 00:46:18,160
we have a motion uh then regarding the

1017
00:46:18,160 --> 00:46:20,960
minutes of the September 14th on the

1018
00:46:20,960 --> 00:46:24,319
floor. Uh, if there's any questions

1019
00:46:24,319 --> 00:46:28,079
regarding those minutes, uh, item J.

1020
00:46:28,079 --> 00:46:33,270
Floor is open. Feel free to ask.

1021
00:46:33,280 --> 00:46:34,560
Hearing none, all those in favor of the

1022
00:46:34,560 --> 00:46:36,319
motion on the floor, please signify by

1023
00:46:36,319 --> 00:46:38,880
saying I. I. I. And if there's any

1024
00:46:38,880 --> 00:46:40,720
opposed,

1025
00:46:40,720 --> 00:46:42,800
any abstension.

1026
00:46:42,800 --> 00:46:44,240
All right, that motion passed. Thank

1027
00:46:44,240 --> 00:46:47,599
you. Item nine, unfinished business. Uh,

1028
00:46:47,599 --> 00:46:51,599
item A. We have ordinance 783H in front

1029
00:46:51,599 --> 00:46:53,520
of you for second reading. That being an

1030
00:46:53,520 --> 00:46:57,680
ordinance amending sections 110-91 stops

1031
00:46:57,680 --> 00:46:59,119
streets of the city of Belvadier

1032
00:46:59,119 --> 00:47:01,599
Municipal Code to change specifically

1033
00:47:01,599 --> 00:47:03,839
the intersection of East Perry Street

1034
00:47:03,839 --> 00:47:06,480
and Webster Street from a two-way stop

1035
00:47:06,480 --> 00:47:08,400
intersection to a four-way stop

1036
00:47:08,400 --> 00:47:10,800
intersection. Uh if I could have a

1037
00:47:10,800 --> 00:47:12,160
motion to that effect. Motion by

1038
00:47:12,160 --> 00:47:14,560
Alderman Hinus and a second by Alderman

1039
00:47:14,560 --> 00:47:17,520
McGee. Thank you both. Any questions uh

1040
00:47:17,520 --> 00:47:19,760
regarding that motion?

1041
00:47:19,760 --> 00:47:28,390
Uh feel free to ask. The floor is open.

1042
00:47:28,400 --> 00:47:30,079
All right, hearing none. All those in

1043
00:47:30,079 --> 00:47:32,160
favor will when their name is called

1044
00:47:32,160 --> 00:47:33,760
answer I. Any oppose? Nay. As a clerk

1045
00:47:33,760 --> 00:47:34,880
calls a roll, please.

1046
00:47:34,880 --> 00:47:35,520
>> Flurry.

1047
00:47:35,520 --> 00:47:36,160
>> I.

1048
00:47:36,160 --> 00:47:36,800
>> Frank.

1049
00:47:36,800 --> 00:47:37,200
>> I.

1050
00:47:37,200 --> 00:47:38,160
>> Gracowski.

1051
00:47:38,160 --> 00:47:38,640
>> I.

1052
00:47:38,640 --> 00:47:39,359
>> Hues.

1053
00:47:39,359 --> 00:47:39,920
>> I.

1054
00:47:39,920 --> 00:47:40,640
>> McGee.

1055
00:47:40,640 --> 00:47:41,280
>> I.

1056
00:47:41,280 --> 00:47:42,560
>> Peterson.

1057
00:47:42,560 --> 00:47:43,280
>> I.

1058
00:47:43,280 --> 00:47:44,000
>> Stevens.

1059
00:47:44,000 --> 00:47:44,800
>> I.

1060
00:47:44,800 --> 00:47:45,680
>> Albertini.

1061
00:47:45,680 --> 00:47:46,240
>> I.

1062
00:47:46,240 --> 00:47:46,960
>> Britain.

1063
00:47:46,960 --> 00:47:47,680
>> I.

1064
00:47:47,680 --> 00:47:48,960
>> Nine in favor.

1065
00:47:48,960 --> 00:47:51,440
>> That motion passed. Thank you. Item 10,

1066
00:47:51,440 --> 00:47:53,520
new business. We have item A, ordinance

1067
00:47:53,520 --> 00:47:56,800
784H is a first reading only this

1068
00:47:56,800 --> 00:47:58,160
evening. That being an ordinance

1069
00:47:58,160 --> 00:48:00,880
granting a special use for in vehicle

1070
00:48:00,880 --> 00:48:02,560
sales and service within the planned

1071
00:48:02,560 --> 00:48:04,720
business district,

1072
00:48:04,720 --> 00:48:08,880
specifically the address located at 1862

1073
00:48:08,880 --> 00:48:11,520
Crystal Parkway. That will be back in

1074
00:48:11,520 --> 00:48:16,240
front of you uh for council action

1075
00:48:16,240 --> 00:48:18,079
in two weeks.

1076
00:48:18,079 --> 00:48:22,000
We have ordinance 10B

1077
00:48:22,000 --> 00:48:24,480
in front of you. That being ordinance

1078
00:48:24,480 --> 00:48:28,160
785H for first reading as well. An

1079
00:48:28,160 --> 00:48:30,960
ordinance amending chapter 151 of our

1080
00:48:30,960 --> 00:48:33,680
subdivisions ordinance of the municipal

1081
00:48:33,680 --> 00:48:37,040
code. And again for first reading only.

1082
00:48:37,040 --> 00:48:38,800
We'll be back in two weeks. We have item

1083
00:48:38,800 --> 00:48:42,640
C, ordinance 786H in front of you for a

1084
00:48:42,640 --> 00:48:45,280
first reading only. that being an

1085
00:48:45,280 --> 00:48:47,520
ordinance designated a landmark to the

1086
00:48:47,520 --> 00:48:50,720
local historic register of P for Perry

1087
00:48:50,720 --> 00:48:54,640
school located at 633 West Perry Street.

1088
00:48:54,640 --> 00:48:56,960
Uh you will see them again as I had said

1089
00:48:56,960 --> 00:48:58,880
in two weeks.

1090
00:48:58,880 --> 00:49:00,960
And moving on with the agenda, we have

1091
00:49:00,960 --> 00:49:02,640
motions forwarded from the committee of

1092
00:49:02,640 --> 00:49:05,280
the whole building planning zoning

1093
00:49:05,280 --> 00:49:09,040
public works dated September 14, 2026.

1094
00:49:09,040 --> 00:49:11,920
Motions out of public works chairwoman

1095
00:49:11,920 --> 00:49:14,240
Gracowski. Good evening. Good evening.

1096
00:49:14,240 --> 00:49:16,720
Motion to approve the proposal from CES,

1097
00:49:16,720 --> 00:49:19,760
Inc. in an amount not to exceed $31,000

1098
00:49:19,760 --> 00:49:21,760
to complete the preliminary and design

1099
00:49:21,760 --> 00:49:24,960
engineering for the 2025 safe routes to

1100
00:49:24,960 --> 00:49:27,359
Belvadier schools project. This work

1101
00:49:27,359 --> 00:49:29,200
will be paid for from public benefit

1102
00:49:29,200 --> 00:49:30,800
funds.

1103
00:49:30,800 --> 00:49:32,319
>> All right, we have that motion out of

1104
00:49:32,319 --> 00:49:33,760
committee. If there's any questions,

1105
00:49:33,760 --> 00:49:36,240
comments, or concerns regarding the

1106
00:49:36,240 --> 00:49:37,680
motion on the floor, now would be the

1107
00:49:37,680 --> 00:49:43,349
time to ask. Feel free. Floor is open.

1108
00:49:43,359 --> 00:49:44,800
Hearing none. All those in favor of the

1109
00:49:44,800 --> 00:49:46,240
motion on the floor will when their name

1110
00:49:46,240 --> 00:49:48,720
is called answer I. Any oppose? Nay. As

1111
00:49:48,720 --> 00:49:50,319
the clerk calls a role, please.

1112
00:49:50,319 --> 00:49:50,880
>> Frank

1113
00:49:50,880 --> 00:49:51,280
>> I.

1114
00:49:51,280 --> 00:49:52,319
>> Gracowski.

1115
00:49:52,319 --> 00:49:52,800
>> I.

1116
00:49:52,800 --> 00:49:53,599
>> Hues.

1117
00:49:53,599 --> 00:49:54,160
>> I.

1118
00:49:54,160 --> 00:49:54,800
>> McGee.

1119
00:49:54,800 --> 00:49:55,680
>> I.

1120
00:49:55,680 --> 00:49:56,559
>> Peterson.

1121
00:49:56,559 --> 00:49:57,280
>> I.

1122
00:49:57,280 --> 00:49:58,079
>> Stevens.

1123
00:49:58,079 --> 00:49:58,720
>> I.

1124
00:49:58,720 --> 00:49:59,680
>> Albertini.

1125
00:49:59,680 --> 00:50:00,319
>> I.

1126
00:50:00,319 --> 00:50:01,119
>> Breton.

1127
00:50:01,119 --> 00:50:01,760
>> I.

1128
00:50:01,760 --> 00:50:02,480
>> Flurry.

1129
00:50:02,480 --> 00:50:03,040
>> I.

1130
00:50:03,040 --> 00:50:04,240
>> Nine in favor.

1131
00:50:04,240 --> 00:50:06,480
>> That motion passed. Thank you. Uh, thank

1132
00:50:06,480 --> 00:50:08,640
you, Chairwoman Gracowski. Moving to

1133
00:50:08,640 --> 00:50:10,400
motions out of finance and personnel.

1134
00:50:10,400 --> 00:50:12,160
Chairwoman Frank. Good evening.

1135
00:50:12,160 --> 00:50:14,480
>> Thank you, mayor. Motion to accept and

1136
00:50:14,480 --> 00:50:16,960
approve the audit as presented by Sikach

1137
00:50:16,960 --> 00:50:20,079
for the fi for the fiscal year ending

1138
00:50:20,079 --> 00:50:22,400
April 30th, 2026.

1139
00:50:22,400 --> 00:50:23,839
>> All right, we have that motion out of

1140
00:50:23,839 --> 00:50:25,440
committee. If there's any questions

1141
00:50:25,440 --> 00:50:28,079
regarding the motion on the floor, uh

1142
00:50:28,079 --> 00:50:30,960
feel free to ask. Floor is open. Now

1143
00:50:30,960 --> 00:50:35,910
would be the time.

1144
00:50:35,920 --> 00:50:37,440
Okay, hearing none. All those in favor

1145
00:50:37,440 --> 00:50:39,200
of the motion on the floor will when

1146
00:50:39,200 --> 00:50:40,880
their name is called answer I. Any

1147
00:50:40,880 --> 00:50:42,160
oppose? Nay. As the clerk calls the

1148
00:50:42,160 --> 00:50:42,640
role, please.

1149
00:50:42,640 --> 00:50:43,680
>> Grimowski.

1150
00:50:43,680 --> 00:50:44,160
>> I.

1151
00:50:44,160 --> 00:50:44,960
>> Hues.

1152
00:50:44,960 --> 00:50:45,520
>> I.

1153
00:50:45,520 --> 00:50:46,240
>> McGee.

1154
00:50:46,240 --> 00:50:46,960
>> I.

1155
00:50:46,960 --> 00:50:47,760
>> Peterson.

1156
00:50:47,760 --> 00:50:48,400
>> I.

1157
00:50:48,400 --> 00:50:49,359
>> Stevens.

1158
00:50:49,359 --> 00:50:50,000
>> I.

1159
00:50:50,000 --> 00:50:50,880
>> Albertini.

1160
00:50:50,880 --> 00:50:51,440
>> I.

1161
00:50:51,440 --> 00:50:52,160
>> Breitton.

1162
00:50:52,160 --> 00:50:52,800
>> I.

1163
00:50:52,800 --> 00:50:53,440
>> Flurry.

1164
00:50:53,440 --> 00:50:54,000
>> I.

1165
00:50:54,000 --> 00:50:54,640
>> Frank.

1166
00:50:54,640 --> 00:50:55,119
>> I.

1167
00:50:55,119 --> 00:50:56,400
>> Nine in favor.

1168
00:50:56,400 --> 00:51:00,400
>> That motion passed. And item C, please.

1169
00:51:00,400 --> 00:51:02,720
>> Motion to approve the proposal from Lan

1170
00:51:02,720 --> 00:51:06,880
Carpet Max in the amount of $63,845

1171
00:51:06,880 --> 00:51:09,599
for interior flooring at city hall. This

1172
00:51:09,599 --> 00:51:12,480
work will be paid for from impact fees.

1173
00:51:12,480 --> 00:51:13,839
>> Okay, we have that motion out of

1174
00:51:13,839 --> 00:51:15,920
committee. If there's any questions

1175
00:51:15,920 --> 00:51:18,480
regarding the motion on the floor, um

1176
00:51:18,480 --> 00:51:22,000
floor is open. Feel free to ask.

1177
00:51:22,000 --> 00:51:23,040
>> Alderman Burton.

1178
00:51:23,040 --> 00:51:24,640
>> Thanks again, your honor. I appreciate

1179
00:51:24,640 --> 00:51:28,800
it. I know that the fire department uh

1180
00:51:28,800 --> 00:51:31,599
ended up going with Stateline flooring

1181
00:51:31,599 --> 00:51:33,599
uh for their previous project. And I

1182
00:51:33,599 --> 00:51:36,480
didn't know why I don't think I saw any

1183
00:51:36,480 --> 00:51:38,079
quote from State Line. I just didn't

1184
00:51:38,079 --> 00:51:39,520
know why we didn't get anything from

1185
00:51:39,520 --> 00:51:41,119
them.

1186
00:51:41,119 --> 00:51:44,559
>> Uh I'm I don't know. Uh I'm trying to

1187
00:51:44,559 --> 00:51:47,119
think of the other three. I know we had

1188
00:51:47,119 --> 00:51:49,520
four bids come in, but Stateline

1189
00:51:49,520 --> 00:51:51,599
evidently didn't uh they didn't bid

1190
00:51:51,599 --> 00:51:55,030
evidently.

1191
00:51:55,040 --> 00:51:57,280
» I did not reach out to Stateline. I

1192
00:51:57,280 --> 00:51:58,800
reached out to the four that I reached

1193
00:51:58,800 --> 00:52:00,880
out to.

1194
00:52:00,880 --> 00:52:02,400
>> That's all I was just curious.

1195
00:52:02,400 --> 00:52:02,720
>> Yeah.

1196
00:52:02,720 --> 00:52:05,760
>> Thank you. the uh

1197
00:52:05,760 --> 00:52:08,480
the bid uh for that as you can see in

1198
00:52:08,480 --> 00:52:11,359
your packet is quite sizable regarding

1199
00:52:11,359 --> 00:52:13,440
the other three. This is by far the low

1200
00:52:13,440 --> 00:52:16,800
bid by I don't know 20ome thousand

1201
00:52:16,800 --> 00:52:23,440
$30,000 I guess. So um it is a low bid.

1202
00:52:23,440 --> 00:52:24,000
Good.

1203
00:52:24,000 --> 00:52:26,079
>> And the fire department has used Lonnie

1204
00:52:26,079 --> 00:52:27,599
in the past as well. Actually that's

1205
00:52:27,599 --> 00:52:29,280
where I kind of got it from.

1206
00:52:29,280 --> 00:52:30,319
>> Thank you again.

1207
00:52:30,319 --> 00:52:34,720
>> Okay. Any other questions? Uh,

1208
00:52:34,720 --> 00:52:36,480
feel free to ask regarding the motion on

1209
00:52:36,480 --> 00:52:38,400
the floor. Alderwoman Grahamowski.

1210
00:52:38,400 --> 00:52:40,319
>> Thank you. So, you reached out to these

1211
00:52:40,319 --> 00:52:41,839
companies. You didn't do like a request

1212
00:52:41,839 --> 00:52:45,520
for proposal from any of the local like

1213
00:52:45,520 --> 00:52:48,079
CH or Jerry's.

1214
00:52:48,079 --> 00:52:50,480
>> Um, I did ask for one other one. Um,

1215
00:52:50,480 --> 00:52:53,040
Gary's here in town. He did not um

1216
00:52:53,040 --> 00:52:55,599
submit a proposal.

1217
00:52:55,599 --> 00:52:57,839
Okay.

1218
00:52:57,839 --> 00:53:02,390
>> Any other questions?

1219
00:53:02,400 --> 00:53:03,839
Okay, hearing none. All those in favor

1220
00:53:03,839 --> 00:53:05,359
of the motion on the floor will when

1221
00:53:05,359 --> 00:53:07,280
their name is called please answer I.

1222
00:53:07,280 --> 00:53:08,800
Any opposed? Nay. As a clerk calls the

1223
00:53:08,800 --> 00:53:09,599
role, please.

1224
00:53:09,599 --> 00:53:10,319
>> Poes.

1225
00:53:10,319 --> 00:53:10,880
>> I.

1226
00:53:10,880 --> 00:53:11,599
>> McKe

1227
00:53:11,599 --> 00:53:12,240
>> I.

1228
00:53:12,240 --> 00:53:13,040
>> Peterson

1229
00:53:13,040 --> 00:53:13,760
>> I.

1230
00:53:13,760 --> 00:53:14,480
>> Stevens

1231
00:53:14,480 --> 00:53:15,119
>> I.

1232
00:53:15,119 --> 00:53:16,079
>> Albertini.

1233
00:53:16,079 --> 00:53:16,720
>> I.

1234
00:53:16,720 --> 00:53:17,599
>> Breton.

1235
00:53:17,599 --> 00:53:18,240
>> I.

1236
00:53:18,240 --> 00:53:19,040
>> Flurry.

1237
00:53:19,040 --> 00:53:19,680
>> I.

1238
00:53:19,680 --> 00:53:20,240
>> Frank.

1239
00:53:20,240 --> 00:53:20,640
>> I.

1240
00:53:20,640 --> 00:53:21,599
>> Gracowski.

1241
00:53:21,599 --> 00:53:23,359
>> I. Nine in favor.

1242
00:53:23,359 --> 00:53:26,160
>> That motion passed. Thank you. And

1243
00:53:26,160 --> 00:53:29,359
moving to the last page. motions uh out

1244
00:53:29,359 --> 00:53:31,119
of public safety. Chairman Peterson,

1245
00:53:31,119 --> 00:53:32,160
good evening.

1246
00:53:32,160 --> 00:53:33,680
>> Good evening. Thanks, Mayor. We have a

1247
00:53:33,680 --> 00:53:36,400
motion A to authorize the closure of

1248
00:53:36,400 --> 00:53:38,079
State Street from Meadow Street to the

1249
00:53:38,079 --> 00:53:39,920
north side of State Street Bridge on

1250
00:53:39,920 --> 00:53:43,520
Saturday, October 10th, 2026 from 10:30

1251
00:53:43,520 --> 00:53:46,160
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and to authorize the

1252
00:53:46,160 --> 00:53:48,079
use of the State Street Bridge as the

1253
00:53:48,079 --> 00:53:50,480
medical helicopter landing location for

1254
00:53:50,480 --> 00:53:53,520
the fire department open house.

1255
00:53:53,520 --> 00:53:56,640
>> All right. And we had some discussion uh

1256
00:53:56,640 --> 00:53:58,880
as Alderman Peterson had brought up uh

1257
00:53:58,880 --> 00:54:00,640
regarding safety, regarding public

1258
00:54:00,640 --> 00:54:03,760
safety. And it seems like everything uh

1259
00:54:03,760 --> 00:54:06,960
goes great until uh and it's not unheard

1260
00:54:06,960 --> 00:54:10,319
of. We have a helicopter crash and we've

1261
00:54:10,319 --> 00:54:12,160
had several of them uh that I can think

1262
00:54:12,160 --> 00:54:15,280
of. One of them being Rockford Memorial.

1263
00:54:15,280 --> 00:54:17,760
Uh one of them being Madison. I think

1264
00:54:17,760 --> 00:54:20,160
the WMadison had a helicopter go down as

1265
00:54:20,160 --> 00:54:22,480
well. And we certainly uh and I agree

1266
00:54:22,480 --> 00:54:25,680
with you. um, Alderman Peterson that we

1267
00:54:25,680 --> 00:54:27,760
wanted to make sure I did have a that it

1268
00:54:27,760 --> 00:54:29,920
was safe. I did have a discussion with

1269
00:54:29,920 --> 00:54:32,079
Chief Shadel and so with that being

1270
00:54:32,079 --> 00:54:34,079
said, I would ask him to comment on that

1271
00:54:34,079 --> 00:54:35,599
if you would.

1272
00:54:35,599 --> 00:54:39,119
>> Yep. Thank you, Mayor. Uh, in regards to

1273
00:54:39,119 --> 00:54:41,440
the safety, there is a number of things

1274
00:54:41,440 --> 00:54:44,319
that that we do. First, I would say that

1275
00:54:44,319 --> 00:54:46,000
ultimately

1276
00:54:46,000 --> 00:54:48,720
uh, go or no go is made by the flight

1277
00:54:48,720 --> 00:54:50,640
crew and the pilot according to their

1278
00:54:50,640 --> 00:54:52,720
training. And so since this is a a

1279
00:54:52,720 --> 00:54:55,359
public relations event, the threshold is

1280
00:54:55,359 --> 00:54:58,319
pretty low for bad weather. Um I would

1281
00:54:58,319 --> 00:55:00,640
say they only make it about a third of

1282
00:55:00,640 --> 00:55:03,440
the time uh there. And so originally

1283
00:55:03,440 --> 00:55:05,520
when this was set up, we did a site plan

1284
00:55:05,520 --> 00:55:10,640
and had the um agency review it and see

1285
00:55:10,640 --> 00:55:12,720
all the measurements of the landing zone

1286
00:55:12,720 --> 00:55:16,559
and um everything that we had. And um it

1287
00:55:16,559 --> 00:55:18,960
had been a little bit since we've done

1288
00:55:18,960 --> 00:55:22,880
that. So, um, something I requested from

1289
00:55:22,880 --> 00:55:24,319
Lieutenant Thornton, who sets up our

1290
00:55:24,319 --> 00:55:27,280
open house, is to actually update the

1291
00:55:27,280 --> 00:55:30,319
plan, review it with the operator, and

1292
00:55:30,319 --> 00:55:33,280
have them sign off on the plan. Um,

1293
00:55:33,280 --> 00:55:35,760
going back a little bit, I think it it

1294
00:55:35,760 --> 00:55:39,200
uh the only way to not have any risk is

1295
00:55:39,200 --> 00:55:42,079
to not do anything. So, but this is

1296
00:55:42,079 --> 00:55:44,559
something that

1297
00:55:44,559 --> 00:55:47,520
the FAA has guidelines on how to how to

1298
00:55:47,520 --> 00:55:50,400
make landing zones safe and uh REAC

1299
00:55:50,400 --> 00:55:53,040
medical helicopter has their own rules

1300
00:55:53,040 --> 00:55:56,640
as well as how to how to um make it safe

1301
00:55:56,640 --> 00:55:59,599
for everybody. So, following all those

1302
00:55:59,599 --> 00:56:02,240
some of the other things uh we normally

1303
00:56:02,240 --> 00:56:05,119
had done like a 150 foot setback um we

1304
00:56:05,119 --> 00:56:06,880
realized based on this conversation that

1305
00:56:06,880 --> 00:56:10,480
the uh recommendation is 200 ft. So, um,

1306
00:56:10,480 --> 00:56:13,520
we were going to do that. There's also

1307
00:56:13,520 --> 00:56:15,839
we we had done all the other things in

1308
00:56:15,839 --> 00:56:19,040
the past where we close down the road.

1309
00:56:19,040 --> 00:56:21,839
We keep the crowds back. We, the fire by

1310
00:56:21,839 --> 00:56:23,200
we, the fire department lands

1311
00:56:23,200 --> 00:56:26,480
helicopters um quite frequently. Anytime

1312
00:56:26,480 --> 00:56:29,119
a patient is flown out of UW Belvadier,

1313
00:56:29,119 --> 00:56:31,920
we have a predetermined uh landing zone

1314
00:56:31,920 --> 00:56:35,040
set up and it's it's not uncommon on a

1315
00:56:35,040 --> 00:56:37,359
regular basis to land the helicopter.

1316
00:56:37,359 --> 00:56:39,359
So, we're all trained in how to do that.

1317
00:56:39,359 --> 00:56:42,720
Um, how to flip to the radio channel to

1318
00:56:42,720 --> 00:56:44,799
communicate and and some of their safety

1319
00:56:44,799 --> 00:56:47,680
protocols, too. Um,

1320
00:56:47,680 --> 00:56:51,359
and then what if it if it would make

1321
00:56:51,359 --> 00:56:54,480
everybody more comfortable? Um,

1322
00:56:54,480 --> 00:56:56,960
you know, if if you approved it

1323
00:56:56,960 --> 00:56:59,680
considering all of this, uh, I have a

1324
00:56:59,680 --> 00:57:01,760
due diligence checklist. I went over

1325
00:57:01,760 --> 00:57:04,160
most of it here and and it would it's

1326
00:57:04,160 --> 00:57:06,559
basically mirrors the requirements of

1327
00:57:06,559 --> 00:57:09,839
the FAA. And so if if one of those was

1328
00:57:09,839 --> 00:57:12,079
not able to be achieved, I would not

1329
00:57:12,079 --> 00:57:14,880
allow it. And so um I would just have

1330
00:57:14,880 --> 00:57:17,520
you guys know that for peace of mind.

1331
00:57:17,520 --> 00:57:19,359
The last thing I would want to do is

1332
00:57:19,359 --> 00:57:21,119
take a risk for something that is a

1333
00:57:21,119 --> 00:57:23,280
family fund community event and have it

1334
00:57:23,280 --> 00:57:25,440
go against our mission of saving lives

1335
00:57:25,440 --> 00:57:28,720
and property. So, um, if it couldn't be

1336
00:57:28,720 --> 00:57:31,200
done safely, it's something that we

1337
00:57:31,200 --> 00:57:33,839
would, uh, cancel as soon as we knew

1338
00:57:33,839 --> 00:57:36,480
that we wouldn't be able to to meet the

1339
00:57:36,480 --> 00:57:38,960
requirements. The one largest, the last

1340
00:57:38,960 --> 00:57:41,359
thing I'll say is the one that we have

1341
00:57:41,359 --> 00:57:45,200
to ensure is the 200 foot setback um

1342
00:57:45,200 --> 00:57:48,000
because that is further back and we'd

1343
00:57:48,000 --> 00:57:50,079
have to assure we have enough personnel

1344
00:57:50,079 --> 00:57:52,960
or volunteers to adequately control the

1345
00:57:52,960 --> 00:57:55,440
crowd. I do believe if all those things

1346
00:57:55,440 --> 00:57:57,040
are followed according to the

1347
00:57:57,040 --> 00:58:00,079
recommendations that it can be done as

1348
00:58:00,079 --> 00:58:04,559
reasonably expected uh to be safe.

1349
00:58:04,559 --> 00:58:06,319
>> Okay.

1350
00:58:06,319 --> 00:58:09,359
All right. Uh and uh so that event is

1351
00:58:09,359 --> 00:58:11,359
October 10th, correct?

1352
00:58:11,359 --> 00:58:13,280
>> That's correct. Saturday, October 10th,

1353
00:58:13,280 --> 00:58:14,319
if you guys would like to come to the

1354
00:58:14,319 --> 00:58:16,160
fire department open house.

1355
00:58:16,160 --> 00:58:19,520
So, um, and we'll, uh, obviously, Chief,

1356
00:58:19,520 --> 00:58:22,720
as you, uh, as you're able to determine

1357
00:58:22,720 --> 00:58:25,359
that your checklist, uh, you're able to

1358
00:58:25,359 --> 00:58:27,359
accomplish all of them, then, uh, and if

1359
00:58:27,359 --> 00:58:29,119
you're not, as you had said, you'll come

1360
00:58:29,119 --> 00:58:31,920
back, uh, and inform the council that,

1361
00:58:31,920 --> 00:58:33,760
uh, they can approve it here this this

1362
00:58:33,760 --> 00:58:35,440
evening based upon the fact that the

1363
00:58:35,440 --> 00:58:38,400
checklist will be completed and we'll be

1364
00:58:38,400 --> 00:58:41,200
uh, you'll be satisfied that uh, we've

1365
00:58:41,200 --> 00:58:43,760
done the protocol that is requested with

1366
00:58:43,760 --> 00:58:45,599
public safety.

1367
00:58:45,599 --> 00:58:48,240
That's correct. Um

1368
00:58:48,240 --> 00:58:50,640
if if it's not done, we wouldn't allow

1369
00:58:50,640 --> 00:58:52,160
them to fly for sure.

1370
00:58:52,160 --> 00:58:54,319
>> Okay. All right. Thank you. If there's

1371
00:58:54,319 --> 00:58:58,319
any questions regarding uh that motion

1372
00:58:58,319 --> 00:59:01,839
uh on the floor, feel free to follow up.

1373
00:59:01,839 --> 00:59:05,829
Feel free to ask.

1374
00:59:05,839 --> 00:59:07,200
All right. Hearing none. All those in

1375
00:59:07,200 --> 00:59:08,559
favor of the motion on the floor will

1376
00:59:08,559 --> 00:59:10,480
when their name is called answer I. Any

1377
00:59:10,480 --> 00:59:11,839
opposed name as the clerk calls the

1378
00:59:11,839 --> 00:59:12,640
role, please.

1379
00:59:12,640 --> 00:59:13,359
>> McGee

1380
00:59:13,359 --> 00:59:14,799
>> I. Peterson.

1381
00:59:14,799 --> 00:59:15,440
>> Hi

1382
00:59:15,440 --> 00:59:16,240
>> Stevens.

1383
00:59:16,240 --> 00:59:16,880
>> Hi

1384
00:59:16,880 --> 00:59:17,680
>> Albertini.

1385
00:59:17,680 --> 00:59:18,240
>> Hi

1386
00:59:18,240 --> 00:59:18,960
>> Breton.

1387
00:59:18,960 --> 00:59:19,599
>> Hi

1388
00:59:19,599 --> 00:59:20,319
>> Flurry.

1389
00:59:20,319 --> 00:59:20,960
>> I

1390
00:59:20,960 --> 00:59:21,599
>> Frank

1391
00:59:21,599 --> 00:59:22,000
>> I

1392
00:59:22,000 --> 00:59:22,960
>> Gracowski

1393
00:59:22,960 --> 00:59:23,440
>> I

1394
00:59:23,440 --> 00:59:24,160
>> Huenez

1395
00:59:24,160 --> 00:59:24,640
>> I

1396
00:59:24,640 --> 00:59:26,240
>> nine in favor.

1397
00:59:26,240 --> 00:59:28,640
>> All right that motion passed and uh we

1398
00:59:28,640 --> 00:59:33,280
have item 11 other uh business uh for a

1399
00:59:33,280 --> 00:59:36,400
potential executive session. Um we're

1400
00:59:36,400 --> 00:59:38,720
not going to have that uh this evening.

1401
00:59:38,720 --> 00:59:41,280
I'm still hopeful as we go forward, but

1402
00:59:41,280 --> 00:59:45,119
uh progress is slow, but uh as soon as

1403
00:59:45,119 --> 00:59:47,520
we uh have some information, we'll have

1404
00:59:47,520 --> 00:59:49,599
the executive session and make the

1405
00:59:49,599 --> 00:59:52,079
council bring bring the council up to

1406
00:59:52,079 --> 00:59:53,760
speed. So, that's all we have on our

1407
00:59:53,760 --> 00:59:55,119
agenda. If I could have a motion to

1408
00:59:55,119 --> 00:59:56,559
adjurnn, please. Motion by Alderman

1409
00:59:56,559 --> 01:00:00,319
Albertini, second by Alderman Hinus.

1410
01:00:00,319 --> 01:00:02,240
All right. Uh all those in favor, please

1411
01:00:02,240 --> 01:00:03,200
say I.

1412
01:00:03,200 --> 01:00:03,920
>> I.

1413
01:00:03,920 --> 01:00:06,720
>> Anybody want to stay? And for the

1414
01:00:06,720 --> 01:00:09,359
record, we adjourned at 6:57 p.m. Thank

1415
01:00:09,359 --> 01:00:10,640
you everybody and have a good rest of

1416
01:00:10,640 --> 01:00:13,799
your evening.