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Hello, you committee of the whole meeting for the Elgin City Council for August 25th 2021 order. Will it work? Please call the roll.

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Consmembers, Dixon. Here. Good. Here. Martinez. Here. Powell.

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Prashmer.

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Shaw. Here.

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Stefan. Here. Thorn. Here. Mayor Captain. Here.

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plus minus here.

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Prove on the minutes of the previous meeting of August 11.

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So move.

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Second.

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Let's move in a second and then a corrections or additions.

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Hearing none, please call the roll.

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Comcent members, Dixon.

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Yes.

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Good.

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Yes.

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Martinez?

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Yes.

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Prost-merger?

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Yes.

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Shaw?

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Yes.

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Stuffet?

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Yes.

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Thorn?

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Yes.

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Mayor Captain.

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Yes.

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Mr. Manager.

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Thank you.

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Where we have one item that's on both agendas, item A is a resolution authorizing the city

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to apply for an open space land acquisition and development grant, commonly known as Osla

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grant for the rehabilitation of Millennium Park.

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Millennium Park is located on the west side of the city at 725 Red Barton Lane in the Columbine

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subdivision.

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This park is 22 years old as constructed mainly of wooden structures that are now outdated.

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For the past two years, staff has been working with Upland Design, the Parks and Recreation

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advisory board and subdivision residents to create a new park and playground designed that

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will incorporate new educational and play elements that will garner approval of an

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Oslaid grant.

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The initial estimates for the park's construction are at $700,000 in the Oslaid grant would

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reimburse the city for half of that amount, $350,000.

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Again, this is on both agendas, so the what will occur on the regular agenda.

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The questions for the manager at this time are still moving right along.

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Thank you.

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The next item is a presentation from the ETC Institute.

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There's many on the dice in the community

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now over the past several months.

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A scientific survey was distributed throughout the community.

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This is the follow-up to a similar survey

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that was conducted four years earlier.

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And Molly Center, no, she's Gillespie now isn't she?

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Molly Gillespie is here this evening to introduce

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the represented from ETC Institute

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who's going to walk through the findings of that community survey.

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Sorry about that, Molly.

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How are you? Good to see you.

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You run spaces as well. As Seaman Jerkoso mentioned, the last community survey was conducted

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in 2017, that was also conducted through ETC Institute. So ETC has been administering the

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survey during the months of June and July, and they have put together a findings report

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in tonight. ETC's director of community research, Jason Moreto, is going to provide a summary

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of those results. So it's my pleasure to introduce Jason.

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Thanks Molly. My name is Jason Marado. I'm with ETC Institute and we're a

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working research based in the Kansas City area and the thing we specialize in is

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conducting community surveys or local governments and we just finished for the

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second time that's making you survey the city of Elgin. So today I'm going to go

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through the high-level findings from the survey,

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the four-port is very detailed in the comprehensive.

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So today what I'm going to go through

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are really being keep findings from this.

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So I just have one, the two, we're based in the Kansas City area,

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but we're a national leader in providing

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market research for local governments.

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We've been doing this type of work for over 35 years.

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And in the last 10 years alone,

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we've conducted surveys in more than 900 communities

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across the country. So this is really the type of work that we specialize.

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This is just a quick

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rundown of what I'll go through today. I'll go over the purpose and methodology of the survey.

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What I call the bottom line up front are our main conclusions from the survey world down to one

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PowerPoint slide. And then I'll go through the major survey findings to show how we came to those conclusions.

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And I'll be happy to answer any questions as well.

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So there are several reasons to conduct the survey

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What is to get an objective assessment how satisfied residents are with city services and then also to determine what residents

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the only top priorities for the city.

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And then also we're able to compare your results with other communities across the country on our regional and nationalities.

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So the survey was administered by a combination of mail online to randomly select households throughout the city.

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are goals to receive at least 500, be it surveys and accomplish that goal, been it up with

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501 surveys. And as we were administering the survey, we were monitoring the demographics

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of survey respondents to make sure and reflect the actual population. So we make sure we had

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a good representation by key demographic areas such as race, ethnicity, age, gender, geographical

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location. And the results of B-501 surveys at the 95% level of confidence has a margin of

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air of plus or minus 4.3%. So essentially that means that if we conducted the survey the same way

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100 times 95 times the results would be plus or minus 4.3% from what we're looking for. So the results

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aren't perfect, but really it is a very small margin of air.

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Here we have a map of the city,

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the red dots at Houseville Bay.

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We did a survey, so we had a good distribution throughout the city, and this looks similar

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to the distribution we had when we conducted a survey from four years ago.

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So here are our main conclusions from a survey.

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We found that residents had a positive perception of the city.

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75% of our respondents, we did Belgium as an excellent or a good place to live.

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And as compared to only 8% to get away in a low average or four,

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We also found that the satisfaction of state services is higher in

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energy than in this other communities.

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You read it at or above the U.S. average, 40 out of 54 areas that we

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compared, and one area that especially stood out is that you read at 13% of

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the U.S. average when it comes to the overall quality of customer service.

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We found that the top priorities for state services over the next couple of

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are maintaining street sidewalks and infrastructure and enforcing codes and ordinances and then we

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ask residents what they feel are the top issues facing the city over the next five years. They

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had to listen 10 items to choose from and there were three that really stood out with her homelessness,

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the affordability of city services and public safety.

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So first we'll look at some general

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perceptions that residents have at the city. This was the very first question on survey,

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You're asking your residents to rate their overall perceptions of the city on a five-point scale

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To the dark blue are residents who get a rate of excellent light blue is good

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The gray is neutral and we interpret neutral as meeting expectations the rate of a three on the five-point scale

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And then the pink is below average and red is poor

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So overall there are a lot more positive ratings and they're on negative

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a lot more blue than there is paint and red. The area that especially stands out is the

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top row where you can see that 75% of respondents rate Elgin has an excellent or a good place

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to live compared to only 8% and give way to low average rate.

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Here we ask residents to

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range major categories of city services. So for this question we're asking residents to rate

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these areas at the big picture of the park rental level and then later on in the survey we

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asking about some of the worst specific areas

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within some of these categories.

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So again, the blue or the positive ratings

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are pink and the better than negative.

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And one of the things that really

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stood out to me here is how residents

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are dissatisfied.

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Any of these major categories of services.

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In most areas, 10% or less of residents

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were dissatisfied.

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And even for those areas that had the highest levels

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of dissatisfaction, which were in forcing codes,

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and street sidewalks and infrastructure.

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Even for those of you that far more positive rays

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and you look at the blue compared to the paint

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for those these two modern roads.

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And if you go to the top of the chart,

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if you see the highest rate areas are public safety,

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heart circumvasion,

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why do you tell these services and trash and garbage?

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We also compare your results against other communities.

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For this chart, the dark blue line,

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our Elgian residents through either very satisfied

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or satisfied, and this chart is again for that major category of services services.

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The white blue line or the satisfaction ratings for residents in cities with a population

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of over 100,000 residents, the gold bar or the result for residents in the plains region,

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which includes the state of Illinois as well as sub surrounding states, so that's really

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more of a regional comparison.

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And then the greater the result for residents of all across the country, that's their

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national average. So I put blue arrows by the places where

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Elgin rates above the average four cities with over a hundred thousand

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residents and you can see that includes just about every category of

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list. If you look at this bottom row, we saw in the previous chart that

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says National Street, Taiwan's infrastructure was one of your lowest-rated

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areas but you can see that's pretty comparable to other communities. In fact,

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and your satisfaction rate in a 50% percent is significantly higher than the

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cities with over 100,000 residents.

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So it's not unusual for streets and sidewalks in the construction of one of the lower

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rated areas.

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So we also compared your results to the previous survey in 2017.

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Now, for a lot of the services, the satisfaction rates were similar to 40 years ago.

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One of the charts is said to be the most is this one where we ask residents, which sources

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they used to get information about the city.

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The blue eye of the results for recent survey we just completed, the orange of the results

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for 2017.

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So you can see that compared to four years ago, now residents are more likely to use city

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sources than the information about the city.

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So in 2017, 66% of residents said they got information about the city through their website

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numbers of the 72% now. There's also been an increase in residents who are using the

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city newsletter, significant increase in those who are using the 311 Contact Center.

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It has been a decrease in residents who are getting information through

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work mouth and local.

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So now we'll take a look at the top overall priorities.

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So this chart is something we call the important satisfaction rating, and this is a tool

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that we use to help cities set priorities and the idea behind this is that those items that

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have a combination of a low satisfaction rating but at the same time are the services that

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residents do are the most important to receive the highest priority for investment. So making

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improvements in the areas that the highest priority is impact the greatest number. So this first

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The highest priority is streets sidewalks, infrastructure, residence rate that is the

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most important service from this list of 10 items, and a rank at the bottom is that

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is actually.

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And the second highest priority is enforcing codes and ordinances.

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It was rated as the second most important service and the second last.

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This table is specifically for street sidewalks, infrastructure, overall the top priority

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to condition of neighborhood streets, residents felt like that by far was the most important item

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from this list of 15 different services and it ranked last and satisfaction.

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And then the other areas we identify as a high priority on the condition of major streets,

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basis and cleanliness, downtown, snow removal, residential streets, and the condition of sidewalks

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in life.

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This chart is for code compliance, the top overall periodaries and forests and clean-up

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of trash in the real property of the areas we identified as a high priority or we're seeing

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mowing and cutting of the needs of private property and forcing the exterior maintenance

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of the presidential property and then just the overall actions.

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For police in public safety, the top priority here was the visibility of police in neighborhoods,

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other high priorities for overall efforts to prevent crime and the overall visibility

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for parks and recreation. Here there are four areas we identify as a high priority

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that includes the quality of park facilities, the maintenance of city parks, the availability

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information of parks and recreation programs, and then the quality of walking a bike trip.

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So now we'll take a look at other findings. This was a question that we added to the survey

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this year, so we didn't ask it in 2017. Here we asked where the most significant issues you think

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the original base over the next five years.

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And you can see there are three areas

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that really stood out far above the rest.

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And those three were all weighted

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as about an equal level of importance.

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Those were homelessness,

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the affordability of city services, and public safety.

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We also had some questions we added this year

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about the city's strategic principles and priorities.

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And we had to consider questions for each one

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of the three strategic principles.

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This one is for city of choices,

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and the town priorities were supporting the enhancement of public schools and educational institutions.

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As well as promoting downtown as a unique destination.

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This is for these protective principle of having a safe and healthy community.

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The town priorities were investing in the continued maintenance of roads, bridges, sidewalks, and underground utility infrastructure.

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The structure, as well as providing highly responsive public safety services,

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and then for high-performing financial and state work government, the highest priorities were maintaining the responsible tax policies and sound financial management practices, and for providing a high-quality responsive city services.

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just a quick recap, the solid residents have a positive perception, city, especially when

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it comes to old chance of a place to live, we've saw it, satisfaction of city services,

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this hiring, all June, benedities, especially when it comes to customer service, the top

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railways for city services, and this is based on how important the satisfaction rating for

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maintain street-side ones infrastructure,

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they're forcing codes and ordinances,

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and residents, you'll be talking,

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if you space in the city over the next three years,

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our homelessness, we're a building of city services,

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and public safety.

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So that is everything that I had for today.

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I'd be happy to answer any questions if anyone has it.

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Any questions from the college all at this time?

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Mr. Dicks?

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That's all right, Mr. Good.

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Hello, thanks for coming in tonight and giving us a walk through of this report.

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I happen to be involved with the group who was working on the 2017 survey and something

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that stood out to me was the issues pertaining to sustainability and you may or may not

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know that the city of Belgium passed a climate emergency resolution.

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So I'm wondering if there was a section on this survey that covered the same questions

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from 2017, and if there was what are those results?

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Sure, those should be in the reports.

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The most of those questions were the same.

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I need to check it be on many of them.

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I believe some of those questions were the same last time.

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And there is a section where that is specifically on on the trend.

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It's also like 17, 2020.

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There again, and we actually added one line to the question that addressed climate

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specifically because that was not in the 2017 survey.

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I don't know the comparison between the two, if they changed a little, but I know

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that I believe trash recycling composting was the top or most important.

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Yeah, exactly.

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As Molly said, there was one new addition to that question this year.

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But the other six items were rated again.

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And overall, the satisfaction ratings are very similar to what they were in 2017 for the sustainability

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question.

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And was there the question of which two sustainability items listed in the question to

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receive the most emphasis?

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Yes.

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That was one of the questions.

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Yeah.

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It was first satisfaction with the seven different aspects of sustainability and the follow-ups

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which two are the most important.

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Yeah.

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And that's in the report as well.

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Okay.

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But we don't have those right now.

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If you want, we can take a look at it.

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I can let out.

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Just for the public sake.

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I want to let them know of the two top items.

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Yeah.

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So let me.

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I'm going to pull this up.

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Okay.

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So can you see this okay?

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Let's go to.

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So sustainability.

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So the blue line or the satisfaction ratings for this year's survey.

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So those who give a rating of a or I on the five points scale.

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that Danish color are the satisfaction ratings for 2017, so you can see the ratings there, overall they're very similar.

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The margin of error in this survey is 4.3%.

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So we consider any difference less than that not to be a significant difference.

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So the only significant difference is there was an 8% decrease in alternative energy.

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Everything else the ratings are within 3%.

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Thank you.

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And

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then if you wanted to look at the importance aspect of it, which in that as well,

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which two of these are the most important, 40% said recycling waste management composting, so that was the most important. After that, just kind of a lot of them are as low as level.

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Okay, and communities that you do work with with these questions, do they ever break it down outside of recycling waste management composting and break those into three separate components?

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not

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usually, sometimes we ask recycling separately, but not usually compost, you know, waste management.

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There's a few examples, but, but.

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Thank you.

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Any questions from the site?

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Mr. Thorn.

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Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

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Thank you for this report.

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I just thought I would touch on something that I noticed being that we've been talking about the police of late and how

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of Elgin being surveyed is so pleased with our police.

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Yet I noticed that the one thing second to the top, they are concerned, they think it

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would be best if they could get responsive public service hire and quicker police and fire

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responses.

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So I think that would just go hand in hand with the fact that we've been talking about, we

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police retiring and we need police applicants. I just thought I would note that. I saw that.

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Mr. Dixon.

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Thank you. As I follow up to Councilman Goods question. I'm looking at

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slide 22 and it references the environmental protection at 15.8%. And this is pertaining to

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Question 28. What are the most significant issues over the next five years? So my question is is

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the

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Environmental data that you were referring to is that represented in at 15.8%

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We're looking at a total number of sorts. I'm sorry. Are you referring to the the full reports or the the presentation?

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Five out of three the presentation

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Okay, I'm going to point yeah

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slide 22.

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As far as the environmental protection.

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So we were, the question was just worried like this.

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You know, we didn't specifically.

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Can we let that kind of open it up?

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Open ended to what residents perceptions were of

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the environmental protection with that.

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Okay, I got you.

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Thank you.

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Okay.

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My next question is,

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How many mailings went out?

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The survey was mailed to 3,500 households.

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And the reason we picked that number is our typical response range for surveys is about 15%.

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So that's, I may survey about what you need to mail the survey to in order to get at least 500.

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Okay, and do you also track conversion rates online?

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So how many people may start a survey quit a survey how many people are touched by it are those numbers tracked?

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Yeah, we do have that information

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I don't have an infront of me, but I could get that for you. Um, I mean, it's not unusual for

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up to even 50% households to start a survey online and then I think it's

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For a variety of reasons, but yeah, I could I could find out what that number is

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What you don't have to get that information. I was just curious

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I don't know what you doing the additional work. I was just wondering what that conversion rate was like if you had that offline

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All-hand I'm sorry

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Sure for the mail surveys. We don't get them back. We don't really get

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Right sales surveys not partially filled out, but for online surveys, we are able to track that

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Okay, all right and one thing I would just like to point out what's that

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What I was surprised by was that the 3-1 and the mobile app usage was low, as a way to

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contact the city and things of nature and so I was surprised by that, so I just wanted

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to point that out.

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So, that's all.

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Thank you.

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And further questions?

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I'm Ms. Powell.

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Yes.

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Thank you, Mayor Captain.

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But a question regarding some of the questions regarding the top issues facing the city

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over the next five years, are these repetitive questions from our last survey or these

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new answers that were or options that were given to people just for this year?

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This, I think you're referring to this question, question 28, about.

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Yes.

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Not through issues facing, yeah.

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This was a new question we added to this year's serve.

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Yeah, we didn't ask this last time.

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Okay.

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Because I would, I was curious as to, you know, five years ago,

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what were the answers to that question versus versus now,

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especially after living with COVID for the last year and a half.

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So I think it's a great question, obviously, you know, it's hard to kind of dig a little bit deeper into what people are really thinking about on some of these issues.

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I mean, homelessness is, you know, it's pretty self-explanatory and I know that we've had plenty of discussions here on the dias and in the community about that issue.

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But when it comes to, I'm assuming this is supposed to say affordability of city services, property taxes,

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I guess I'd be curious as to maybe getting a little bit deeper on that one, but I mean that's for us to kind of work around, I guess ourselves as a city to really kind of work on that one.

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public safety that could mean a lot of things as well so interesting question I like I

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said I just want to know if it was something that was asked last year that last year but

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the last time we did the survey.

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And just in general this is a question that we've been asking a lot

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more over the past few years and we did previously just a lot of Canadians come on more popular

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question in recent years. It was far as the public safety. There is a question on the survey that

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asked about some more specific aspects of public safety. And then, for this question, we are

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able to break the results out on a demographic. So, break it out by age group, by race, by gender,

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by geographic location, and a lot of different ways we can really have drill deeper into this question.

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got it. I didn't see a demographic breakdown of the folks who responded to the question.

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Was that somewhere, and I missed it?

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The report has the demographic questions, like we can even take a look at that if you'd like.

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I think we can see this.

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The report has the de-demographics survey respondents.

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It's a break now by a long day lived in the city, but their ages, their gender, they

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had to never have demographic questions.

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We've also provided a dashboard this year, which I can go through the example of Dr.

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Questions that you'd like.

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Which gives you the ability to look at the results program.

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Great.

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Thank you.

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If I can just add, if you look at those demographic breakdown, it's amazing how accurate

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the scientific survey mirrors the most recent results in the census.

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It's really a testament to ETC's ability to drill down and get a representative segment

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of the community and the responses because of the numbers they're right on the money with

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what we're just seeing in the census figures.

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Any further questions?

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Mr. Good.

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So this isn't pertaining to the report that we have more general question.

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So I'm concerned with the public's trust of government in general, especially over the past

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year and a half to years. I can look to Q and Gallup numbers that are somewhat dated.

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Does your organization ever work with municipalities and have questions related to public

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trust in their local government?

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We've included questions like that.

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Do you see any trends?

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We've done all.

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I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

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Sorry to catch up.

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Did you see any trends?

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You don't have to go back and look.

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We don't typically do an entire survey like that, but sometimes there are some specific questions, some of those asking the pipeline scale that in a little more specific

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So I can take a look and see what we have, but we sometimes

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I don't want you to do more work.

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Tim or the Councilman Dixon just wanted to know if you knew my fan

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Just a shot, did you have something?

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Yeah, I guess as I just going to read this through the very high level plans, right?

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I mean, you can read a lot of different ways into a survey and then...

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And the deeper full report will get more information. But I guess my short small takeaway, just what

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I saw today, as I guess it gives me a little bit of hope. As I read through this, I see that

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that Alten still has a little bit of empathy in them. They still care about the dollars in the pocketbook.

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And they still want their city in the run well. They want the infrastructure, the services around

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them to be, you know, that's important to them. And so that gives me hope that we've not strayed too

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to the extremes on some of these different issues that we see nationwide where you know

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why it's struggle once in a while. So to be honest with you, personally, because

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we just a little bit of hope. Any further questions?

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Wait, there's Martinez.

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Thank you, Mayor. I think my take on it was the ones, the pages that were really intriguing

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to me in the presentation. If you look at page 19, the category of services is the importance

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satisfaction rating, police and public safety,

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and the fact that I like how you did this,

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the most important, most important rate, satisfaction, satisfaction, and important satisfaction

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rank.

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So I look as the very important is visibility of police and neighborhoods and then visibility

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of police and the city and the police efforts to prevent crime.

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These are important, they were ranked importantly.

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The saddest fashion on it, what I like, is you look down here.

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And it's the effectiveness of police protection,

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professionalism of the police department,

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and the response time for emergency calls.

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So I'd like that because these are things that we've been talking a lot about,

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that we've been looking at.

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I think we have a new force that's coming out.

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And this is from the people.

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I like the fact that out of over 3,000 surveys

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that just sent out, that's about right,

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we're about like 500 comeback.

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And then, and the second one was the significant issues

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you think of, Al-June, go face in the next five years.

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And these are things that we've been talking about,

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which is homelessness.

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You know, most 60% you know affordability of city services and property taxes everybody's always concerned about that almost 60% and public safety

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That's very important because these are the things that I think as a city we've honed on we've been trying to get into these issues and

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And I see it almost like 16% is the environmental protection and social justice equity and inclusion.

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We have two positions that were recently made.

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And I think that my take on this survey was as a municipality, we're kind of right on the money with what people's concerns are.

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I sometimes think that we heard ourselves because people are happy with the services, you know,

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people we announced it that this was going to come out.

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And even then we got the average amount of people answering, which is like about 500.

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And that was really just, I'm just giving you my take and thank you, Mayor.

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Okay, you know, we did the survey about five years ago, and I think it's just for the

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community to know that Council goes back to this survey.

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Once we get a chance to really dig through it and take a look at it, the Council will

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use this document time and time again for five years.

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We've done that in the past.

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We keep referring back to it.

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And that's part of our job here is to make sure that the satisfaction of the community

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is primary concern for us.

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Thank you very much.

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Mr. Manager.

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Thank you, Mayor.

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Thank you, Jason. Appreciate your time.

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00:34:14,540 --> 00:34:14,600
Okay.

475
00:34:15,260 --> 00:34:15,960
Great. Thank you.

476
00:34:19,270 --> 00:34:19,830
Mayor, thanks.

477
00:34:20,030 --> 00:34:20,330
I'm sorry.

478
00:34:20,870 --> 00:34:28,470
Item C's construction engineering services agreement with Hampton Lenzini in Rennwick for the 2021 North East area resurfacing project.

479
00:34:29,790 --> 00:34:37,450
Proving this agreement authorizes the city's engineering consultant HLR to oversee the construction of the North East area resurfacing project.

480
00:34:37,450 --> 00:34:39,750
providing field inspections, design interpretation,

481
00:34:40,430 --> 00:34:42,610
contract administration and project coordination.

482
00:34:43,310 --> 00:34:44,990
Representative Streets include Ann Street,

483
00:34:45,190 --> 00:34:47,550
Hill Avenue, Waverly Drive, Stonehurst Drive,

484
00:34:48,810 --> 00:34:52,810
and Lee Wood Drive, and I'm looking for the agenda here.

485
00:34:52,810 --> 00:34:56,190
This is a compound, the bid for this engineering work.

486
00:34:56,450 --> 00:34:59,810
Pears on the Council agenda is bid number four.

487
00:35:00,470 --> 00:35:00,930
Move for approval?

488
00:35:01,010 --> 00:35:03,450
Second, move to second four approval, any discussion?

489
00:35:07,230 --> 00:35:08,950
Hearing none, please call the roll.

490
00:35:08,950 --> 00:35:15,110
Councilmember Stixon. Yes. Good. Yes. Martinez. Yes. Powell. Yes.

491
00:35:15,550 --> 00:35:21,430
Rochamber. Yes. Shaw. Yes. Stefan. Yes. Thorne. Yes.

492
00:35:21,790 --> 00:35:26,610
Mayor Captain. Yes. Motion's approved 90. 0. Item D is a construction engine and nearing

493
00:35:26,610 --> 00:35:30,770
services agreement with Burns and McDonald engineering for the 2021 Columbine Square

494
00:35:30,770 --> 00:35:34,970
resurfacing project. Similar to the previous agreement, this enables the city's engineering

495
00:35:34,970 --> 00:35:39,750
consultant to oversee the construction this time in the Columbine Square area.

496
00:35:40,230 --> 00:35:44,470
It also includes improvements to the Leo Nelson Riverside Water Treatment Plant Access

497
00:35:44,470 --> 00:35:48,430
Drive in parking lot and the construction of a new bike path at Lord's Park.

498
00:35:48,890 --> 00:35:53,270
The bid for the construction of this contract appears on the regular agenda is bid number

499
00:35:53,270 --> 00:35:54,250
three.

500
00:35:56,550 --> 00:35:57,290
Move for approval?

501
00:35:57,790 --> 00:35:58,030
Second.

502
00:35:58,030 --> 00:35:59,010
Move to the second for approval.

503
00:35:59,050 --> 00:35:59,630
Any discussion?

504
00:36:04,380 --> 00:36:09,680
I just wanted to make a quick comment, it's a point out that we're already into repaving

505
00:36:09,680 --> 00:36:16,280
parts of Providence, I see Longmetal Parkways on here in some other streets, so we're already

506
00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:23,600
seeing that kind of catch up with us, that's all. Anything else?

507
00:36:24,240 --> 00:36:25,680
Please call the roll.

508
00:36:25,680 --> 00:36:31,320
Question number six in. Yes. Good. Yes. Martinez. Yes. Paul. Yes.

509
00:36:31,600 --> 00:36:37,320
Rosha McGregor. Yes. Shaw. Yes. Stefan. Yes. Dorne. Yes.

510
00:36:37,560 --> 00:36:40,180
Mayor captain. Yes. Motion's approved 90. Zero.

511
00:36:40,380 --> 00:36:43,980
Items E&F both relate to the continuing work being performed by

512
00:36:43,980 --> 00:36:47,760
City Engineer and Public Works Director Mike Povins on the Dundee Avenue

513
00:36:48,600 --> 00:36:51,300
Rehabilitation from Enterprise Street to Page Street.

514
00:36:51,560 --> 00:36:54,360
Item E is an amendment agreement with engineering enterprises

515
00:36:54,360 --> 00:36:59,560
is ink for the phase one design study to prepare for construction.

516
00:36:59,820 --> 00:37:03,800
The city is required to complete this preliminary design study to predict the needs of this

517
00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:08,000
roadway section, prepare design strategies that meet those future needs and develop

518
00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:12,200
cost and schedule estimates that will enable the city to apply for federal transportation

519
00:37:12,200 --> 00:37:13,940
construction funding assistance.

520
00:37:14,620 --> 00:37:18,360
The preliminary review of the phase one report has been completed by the Illinois Department

521
00:37:18,360 --> 00:37:22,800
of Transportation and that department has indicated that additional drainage study analysis

522
00:37:22,800 --> 00:37:26,580
is being required in order for the city to gain phase one approval.

523
00:37:27,780 --> 00:37:28,680
Move for approval.

524
00:37:29,360 --> 00:37:30,840
It's been moved in a second for approval.

525
00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:31,660
I need a discussion.

526
00:37:35,240 --> 00:37:35,880
Mr. Staff.

527
00:37:36,120 --> 00:37:36,980
Just another quick comment.

528
00:37:37,260 --> 00:37:38,300
I saw Mike here earlier.

529
00:37:38,520 --> 00:37:40,700
I think he's in back and never chance to talk to him.

530
00:37:41,680 --> 00:37:47,640
But I know there's some interest by lots of people to have some input by the public on

531
00:37:47,640 --> 00:37:49,860
how this street gets designed.

532
00:37:49,860 --> 00:38:07,080
This goes basically from some a street up to the merge with liberty at page and passes by a junior high or actually that's my old. It's a middle school now. You see a junior high dating myself.

533
00:38:08,840 --> 00:38:16,900
But and it connects to neighborhoods with lots of shops of various sizes along there.

534
00:38:16,900 --> 00:38:21,320
So that's the only common I would have is I know there's some interest to have some more

535
00:38:21,320 --> 00:38:26,000
public input on how that's designed. Thanks. Anything else?

536
00:38:26,580 --> 00:38:31,260
You're aware council member that the initial discussions happen before this project started and I know

537
00:38:31,260 --> 00:38:36,220
that there are plans for that additional outreach with the community. Thanks.

538
00:38:36,220 --> 00:38:40,500
Anything else? Clerk please call the roll.

539
00:38:40,500 --> 00:38:46,100
Council number six in. Yes. Good. Yes. Martinez. Yes. Powell. Yes.

540
00:38:46,480 --> 00:38:49,640
Brassumberger. Yes. Shaw. Yes.

541
00:38:49,860 --> 00:38:52,220
Southern. Yes. Lauren. Yes.

542
00:38:52,520 --> 00:38:56,940
Mayor captain. Yes. Motion's approved 90. Zero. Item math. Ed Engineering Services

543
00:38:56,940 --> 00:39:00,560
Agreement with Engineering Enterprise with Dundee Avenue Reconstruction phase two

544
00:39:00,560 --> 00:39:05,980
design study. This is we talked about before. This is the funding for the phase two component

545
00:39:05,980 --> 00:39:10,260
once we've completed the work in gain the expected approval from I.

546
00:39:10,260 --> 00:39:16,560
out on the phase one study. This is in the amount of 668,682 dollars.

547
00:39:17,040 --> 00:39:20,500
Move for approval. Second. Move the second for approval. I need a discussion.

548
00:39:24,530 --> 00:39:24,710
Hearing

549
00:39:24,710 --> 00:39:26,190
none, clerk, please call the roll.

550
00:39:26,870 --> 00:39:35,650
Consmembers, Dixon. Yes. Good. Yes. Martinez. Yes. Powell. Yes. Prussian burger. Yes. Shaw. Yes.

551
00:39:35,850 --> 00:39:41,430
Steffen. Yes. Thorne. Yes. American captain. Yes. Motion's approved nine zero. Item

552
00:39:41,430 --> 00:39:46,770
G is a contract with B&F construction code services for supplementary building inspection services.

553
00:39:47,130 --> 00:39:52,390
The city has four full-time building inspectors, and with the current work well, they

554
00:39:52,390 --> 00:39:54,830
can be as many as 25 inspections per day.

555
00:39:55,170 --> 00:39:59,170
Two of those positions are vacant, but people still keep applying for building permits in

556
00:39:59,170 --> 00:39:59,610
the city.

557
00:40:00,150 --> 00:40:04,470
The proposed contract with B&F construction services enables the community development department

558
00:40:04,470 --> 00:40:08,470
to continue providing the timely building inspections to residents and the development

559
00:40:08,470 --> 00:40:13,090
computer community particularly during this period of unusually high

560
00:40:13,090 --> 00:40:16,130
demand during prolongs acting vacancies.

561
00:40:16,130 --> 00:40:19,250
The NF will be providing next-aid building inspections on an

562
00:40:19,250 --> 00:40:22,670
Adidas basis and BFF is an urgent-based women and minority

563
00:40:22,670 --> 00:40:27,000
own business to move for approval.

564
00:40:27,380 --> 00:40:28,960
Second, moved to second for approval.

565
00:40:29,120 --> 00:40:29,540
Any discussion?

566
00:40:32,300 --> 00:40:33,360
Mr. Stefam.

567
00:40:33,820 --> 00:40:35,120
I've got the energy.

568
00:40:35,900 --> 00:40:39,720
This is not on this item specifically, but just in general I know from

569
00:40:39,720 --> 00:40:43,480
The survey results code is certainly a concern for residents.

570
00:40:44,540 --> 00:40:51,880
And I would just ask not today, obviously, but if we could have a presentation on code

571
00:40:51,880 --> 00:40:59,260
2.0 and whatever else has been developed since that has been rolled out.

572
00:40:59,280 --> 00:41:03,060
Sometimes this fall may be as we look at our budget for next year.

573
00:41:04,060 --> 00:41:04,360
Thanks.

574
00:41:05,140 --> 00:41:06,020
I'm not a problem.

575
00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:07,700
Can't do.

576
00:41:09,380 --> 00:41:10,340
Anything else?

577
00:41:10,380 --> 00:41:11,360
Yes, Mayor Captain.

578
00:41:11,840 --> 00:41:12,420
On this poll.

579
00:41:12,920 --> 00:41:13,040
Yes.

580
00:41:13,200 --> 00:41:16,880
Is there a reason for the staffing shortage in this area?

581
00:41:17,040 --> 00:41:20,460
There have been some retirements or anything.

582
00:41:23,480 --> 00:41:25,000
There was a resignation.

583
00:41:25,340 --> 00:41:27,820
I can't remember if there was another retirement but like anything else.

584
00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:29,060
It's a tight housing market.

585
00:41:29,260 --> 00:41:30,540
The city's just continuing to progress.

586
00:41:30,540 --> 00:41:35,280
we just, the permits keep coming in and we need to be able to, to provide those services

587
00:41:35,280 --> 00:41:39,140
on a timely basis. But these positions are being posted to be filled.

588
00:41:39,480 --> 00:41:40,680
Oh, two. Okay.

589
00:41:42,990 --> 00:41:43,050
Great.

590
00:41:43,050 --> 00:41:44,170
Court, please call the roll.

591
00:41:45,770 --> 00:41:46,550
Councilmember Stixon?

592
00:41:47,850 --> 00:41:48,030
Yes.

593
00:41:48,390 --> 00:41:48,630
Good.

594
00:41:49,170 --> 00:41:49,490
Yes.

595
00:41:49,730 --> 00:41:50,010
Martinez?

596
00:41:50,670 --> 00:41:50,950
Yes.

597
00:41:51,190 --> 00:41:51,350
How?

598
00:41:51,710 --> 00:41:52,090
Yes.

599
00:41:52,470 --> 00:41:52,770
Roshmutter?

600
00:41:54,190 --> 00:41:54,490
Yes.

601
00:41:54,750 --> 00:41:55,030
Shaw?

602
00:41:55,370 --> 00:41:55,830
Yes.

603
00:41:56,010 --> 00:41:56,130
Shaw?

604
00:41:56,630 --> 00:41:57,250
Yes.

605
00:41:57,550 --> 00:41:58,010
Thorin?

606
00:41:58,210 --> 00:41:58,390
Yes.

607
00:41:58,590 --> 00:41:59,030
Merri Captain.

608
00:41:59,350 --> 00:41:59,490
Yes.

609
00:41:59,630 --> 00:42:00,590
Motion's approved 90.

610
00:42:02,030 --> 00:42:04,770
At a mage, downtown on street parking regulations.

611
00:42:05,650 --> 00:42:08,210
I guess it's a good thing that we have a parking problem downtown.

612
00:42:09,010 --> 00:42:12,830
A decade ago, the city removed the overnight parking van in the downtown streets based

613
00:42:12,830 --> 00:42:14,090
on stakeholder feedback.

614
00:42:14,410 --> 00:42:18,270
Downtown needs have since shifted, driven by the addition of residential development.

615
00:42:18,750 --> 00:42:22,670
Reinstating overnight parking regulations downtown is being proposed to address the

616
00:42:22,670 --> 00:42:24,910
shifting and competing demands for on street parking.

617
00:42:24,910 --> 00:42:28,130
and overnight parking van downtown provides two benefits.

618
00:42:28,690 --> 00:42:33,190
First, clearing streets for public services like snow and ice removal, and secondly, encouraging

619
00:42:33,190 --> 00:42:37,310
the use of off-street parking options so that the true demand for off-street parking

620
00:42:37,310 --> 00:42:41,450
needs can be assessed through a comprehensive downtown parking study that will be occurring

621
00:42:41,450 --> 00:42:43,690
later in the coming years.

622
00:42:46,100 --> 00:42:46,700
Moved for approval.

623
00:42:46,800 --> 00:42:49,100
Second, move to the second for approval, any discussion?

624
00:42:52,400 --> 00:42:52,820
This is public.

625
00:42:53,320 --> 00:42:53,800
Yes.

626
00:42:54,240 --> 00:42:59,180
Can we just talk through this for the benefit of the public was there a survey taken of

627
00:42:59,180 --> 00:43:06,360
downtown residents or business owners to kind of get a feel for their feelings about this

628
00:43:06,360 --> 00:43:08,120
one way or where we are the other.

629
00:43:08,720 --> 00:43:14,100
I'm going to ask community, our neighborhood services director Aaron Kazantino to come to the

630
00:43:14,100 --> 00:43:18,820
podium and I know that he worked very closely with DNA executive director Jen Foucala who's

631
00:43:18,820 --> 00:43:22,580
in the audience and I think that they will both be especially equipped to provide you with the

632
00:43:22,580 --> 00:43:24,540
information that you're looking for council member.

633
00:43:26,600 --> 00:43:28,960
Aaron will emerge shortly, you can go through the podium now, Jen.

634
00:43:29,360 --> 00:43:29,480
Thanks.

635
00:43:32,550 --> 00:43:36,740
There's a delay where the monitors are set up.

636
00:43:41,280 --> 00:43:42,220
Should I wait for Erin?

637
00:43:42,500 --> 00:43:42,740
Yes.

638
00:43:43,040 --> 00:43:43,740
Wait for Erin.

639
00:43:46,980 --> 00:43:53,860
While we're killing a little time, I do remember when we initially made these changes.

640
00:43:54,580 --> 00:44:02,320
And I remember voicing some concerns at that time regarding in particular this change

641
00:44:02,320 --> 00:44:08,900
Well, where we are right now, impeding our ability to provide adequate public services downtown

642
00:44:08,900 --> 00:44:14,120
in terms, especially when it comes to snow and ice control during the winter months,

643
00:44:15,340 --> 00:44:21,240
in street sweeping operations. Unfortunately, some of those things have been noted

644
00:44:21,240 --> 00:44:28,340
in here as as surfacing and being a problem. I commonly come downtown. I know people who live

645
00:44:28,340 --> 00:44:31,940
downtown, and unfortunately I see a lot of those folks

646
00:44:31,940 --> 00:44:38,140
parking their cars on the streets indefinitely instead of using the long-term parking

647
00:44:38,140 --> 00:44:38,520
deck.

648
00:44:40,560 --> 00:44:42,980
So I definitely see where this is a need.

649
00:44:43,260 --> 00:44:48,440
I was just curious as to, you know, what kind of conversations have been had with some of

650
00:44:48,440 --> 00:44:51,520
the downtown residents regarding what is being proposed.

651
00:44:53,000 --> 00:44:59,940
Sure. Thank you, good evening. Yes, so one thing that we've been noticing over the last several years.

652
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:07,040
Here's as we have a plethora of off-street parking options, parking decks. We made those 72 hours,

653
00:45:07,220 --> 00:45:12,600
you can park their overnight into the weekend. And yet, still, I think convenience for the new downtown

654
00:45:12,600 --> 00:45:17,800
residents is probably the most pressing need that they choose to park on the street. And sometimes,

655
00:45:18,100 --> 00:45:22,960
those cars do remain. And so, through a series of conversations, executive director, Fukala,

656
00:45:22,960 --> 00:45:32,060
can add additional context to it, but in short, the need to service those streets became

657
00:45:32,060 --> 00:45:38,520
very apparent, especially last year during the winter conditions that we saw, just

658
00:45:38,520 --> 00:45:45,520
the success of snow accumulation, cars not moving as often as they needed to, and then

659
00:45:45,520 --> 00:45:51,720
as was mentioned in the memo too, when the Police Department presents their initiative for

660
00:45:51,720 --> 00:45:58,460
more technologically advanced, way to enforce parking regulations within the downtown.

661
00:45:58,660 --> 00:46:04,720
Those two items combined should really allow for us to have a much better handle on the

662
00:46:04,720 --> 00:46:10,400
on-street availability of parking and the availability of the clear streets so that we

663
00:46:10,400 --> 00:46:11,320
can service them.

664
00:46:12,460 --> 00:46:16,940
And, you know, I don't have the daily conversations with the downtown business owners and

665
00:46:16,940 --> 00:46:21,480
call theirs as Ms. Fukala does, but I'm sure that she can provide some additional context.

666
00:46:22,860 --> 00:46:30,660
Certainly, thank you, good evening. So I would say that we did do a general survey at the

667
00:46:30,660 --> 00:46:39,680
beginning of 2021 for business and property owners. This was asking for a variety of different feedback,

668
00:46:39,900 --> 00:46:45,760
cleanliness of the streets, parking concerns, ants and no removal did come up on both of those

669
00:46:45,760 --> 00:46:52,140
database, but we frequently, especially this last winter, received feedback from businesses

670
00:46:52,140 --> 00:46:59,860
who were finding themselves in predicaments, looking for solutions, and trying to manage

671
00:46:59,860 --> 00:47:05,240
situations that they were encountering outside of their door with vehicles being stuck, being

672
00:47:05,240 --> 00:47:10,860
parked in the wrong places, things like that. A lot of times what will happen is when the vehicles

673
00:47:10,860 --> 00:47:17,040
are parked on the street and then the snow cannot be cleared from around them. All of that snow

674
00:47:17,040 --> 00:47:22,220
and ice freezes in place and persists for several weeks and then oftentimes, you know,

675
00:47:22,240 --> 00:47:25,660
I'd be on the phone with these business owners, on the phone with our parking control,

676
00:47:25,840 --> 00:47:29,480
on the phone with, you know, folks in our public works department trying to come up with solutions.

677
00:47:30,660 --> 00:47:35,220
And, you know, once it's frozen in place, sometimes there just isn't a good solution at that moment.

678
00:47:35,220 --> 00:47:40,520
And so prevention seems to be an appropriate measure in this case.

679
00:47:41,700 --> 00:47:43,520
So the feedback comes to us.

680
00:47:43,960 --> 00:47:45,980
We haven't had to seek it out.

681
00:47:47,120 --> 00:47:48,420
It comes to us really.

682
00:47:49,800 --> 00:47:52,280
So has there been any targeted outreach

683
00:47:52,280 --> 00:47:54,500
to the residential properties downtown

684
00:47:54,500 --> 00:47:56,940
to really try to get them to be more proactive

685
00:47:56,940 --> 00:47:59,600
and encouraging their residents to not park on the street

686
00:47:59,600 --> 00:48:03,040
and use the downtown parking decks and parking lots?

687
00:48:03,260 --> 00:48:04,480
Yeah, we have had those conversations

688
00:48:04,480 --> 00:48:10,780
with our property owners. We have mentioned it in our weekly business buzz email and I know that

689
00:48:10,780 --> 00:48:15,820
when these type of parking situations are encountered and parking control gets involved they are

690
00:48:15,820 --> 00:48:22,620
having direct conversations with these residents as well trying to get compliance and you know

691
00:48:22,620 --> 00:48:32,540
sometimes unfortunately there isn't a real willingness to comply in these situations but at the end

692
00:48:32,540 --> 00:48:39,020
the day, especially last winter, the circumstances with the snow removal and things like that

693
00:48:39,020 --> 00:48:44,400
became very pronounced and I know business owners were concerned about how was impacting

694
00:48:44,400 --> 00:48:46,900
the ability for their customers to patronize them.

695
00:48:49,880 --> 00:48:50,820
Thank you.

696
00:48:51,940 --> 00:48:52,220
Thank you.

697
00:48:52,220 --> 00:48:53,660
Thank you.

698
00:48:55,160 --> 00:48:55,900
Thank you.

699
00:48:56,240 --> 00:49:04,200
I also have the same concerns that Councilwoman Powell was raising because it clearly

700
00:49:04,200 --> 00:49:12,180
says when they're signs that say that you can only part from this time to this time and they're

701
00:49:12,180 --> 00:49:17,960
not being enforced. And that is such a big issue. I realize that there's a plate reader technology

702
00:49:19,220 --> 00:49:28,220
now, when that's going to take effect because we can make more signs that say four to six,

703
00:49:28,400 --> 00:49:33,840
and we're understanding why you're doing that and we can clean the streets. But again, if

704
00:49:33,840 --> 00:49:41,560
not be enforced, it kind of defeats the purpose, you know, can somebody just kind of explain

705
00:49:41,560 --> 00:49:48,960
a little bit about this plate reader, you know, what happens as far as when the plate is

706
00:49:48,960 --> 00:49:53,220
red, what goes beyond that, how do you get a hold of the person?

707
00:49:54,400 --> 00:49:57,840
Chief Lally will be able to come answer that we're going to be introducing this initiative

708
00:49:57,840 --> 00:50:03,580
with either the next council meeting or the one after that, but she probably has the ability

709
00:50:03,580 --> 00:50:07,280
to provide some initial information, give her 30 seconds, and she'll be out here to provide

710
00:50:07,280 --> 00:50:09,460
that information for you. Put her on the clock.

711
00:50:10,000 --> 00:50:16,660
And I watched one additional thing I can say to that is the 4 to 6M was chosen because essentially

712
00:50:16,660 --> 00:50:24,860
it makes you realize that you're not unless you really want to get up at 359 and then move

713
00:50:24,860 --> 00:50:31,180
your car. So it effectively prevents overnight parking without directly impacting those

714
00:50:31,180 --> 00:50:37,560
patrons that might stay within our downtown to the midnight 1 a.m. 2 a.m. time frame so that

715
00:50:37,560 --> 00:50:43,520
those businesses that cater to that demographic can still operate without having them to move

716
00:50:43,520 --> 00:50:49,880
their cars. So it's a purposeful regulation, the 46, just with the impact that hopefully for

717
00:50:49,880 --> 00:50:54,900
the majority of folks, it effectively prevents them from parking overnight for the entire night.

718
00:50:54,900 --> 00:51:01,820
Yes, that's my whole point, you know we could put four to six, but how is this being enforced?

719
00:51:02,460 --> 00:51:16,660
Because obviously if we have these other hours it's not being enforced because it was said that we're going through a pandemic and then I can imagine how things were going downtown when cars are there for a long time.

720
00:51:17,060 --> 00:51:23,740
So then the business owner comes in and it's hard for him to do his business when these cars are there for a long time.

721
00:51:23,740 --> 00:51:30,040
And when they finally move them, the snowstorm was another example where they were complaining

722
00:51:30,040 --> 00:51:30,760
about that.

723
00:51:31,540 --> 00:51:37,500
And rightfully so, because the city couldn't get there to go ahead and clean that because

724
00:51:37,500 --> 00:51:38,620
of the parking issue.

725
00:51:40,420 --> 00:51:42,100
I would agree with that.

726
00:51:42,720 --> 00:51:47,080
And I think also this last year, just with seeing more people working from home, our downtown

727
00:51:47,080 --> 00:51:53,320
residents are likely no different, you know, there was just more cars, you know, that were

728
00:51:53,320 --> 00:51:58,840
resident vehicles, being left in different places and, you know, it certainly does impact

729
00:51:58,840 --> 00:52:02,340
the businesses and being that it's a Sunday Center City District, a commercial district,

730
00:52:02,500 --> 00:52:07,740
the primary use of that district is for doing business. You know, we certainly want to welcome

731
00:52:07,740 --> 00:52:13,040
our downtown residents and have them be an important part too. But at the end of the day, we still

732
00:52:13,040 --> 00:52:17,940
want to make sure that our businesses can effectively function and be successful and I know

733
00:52:17,940 --> 00:52:20,040
that's all of our goal here so.

734
00:52:20,260 --> 00:52:20,280
Okay.

735
00:52:20,360 --> 00:52:21,360
Thank you.

736
00:52:23,410 --> 00:52:24,030
Chief Lowey.

737
00:52:27,360 --> 00:52:27,480
Yes.

738
00:52:27,560 --> 00:52:27,960
Good afternoon.

739
00:52:29,580 --> 00:52:33,440
What's the question is regarding the license plate, the parking enforcement.

740
00:52:33,520 --> 00:52:34,400
Can you repeat your question?

741
00:52:34,540 --> 00:52:36,600
Because I was listening virtually so.

742
00:52:36,880 --> 00:52:36,920
Okay.

743
00:52:37,320 --> 00:52:44,420
My question is, if you can explain to us how this plate-readered technology is going to help

744
00:52:44,420 --> 00:52:51,260
because it reads the plate and, you know, you go ahead and you, it's been there for a long time.

745
00:52:52,660 --> 00:52:58,320
And as we were stating, we're having issues with residents that live there now.

746
00:52:58,760 --> 00:53:00,940
And with businesses that want to do business.

747
00:53:01,640 --> 00:53:12,740
And so what's the difference? Because I know before, Chief, we came up with something else that would be like a sensor that would tell if that car was parked there for a long time.

748
00:53:12,740 --> 00:53:16,380
I don't know if people didn't understand or what, but it turned out that it didn't work.

749
00:53:17,000 --> 00:53:18,840
So I just want to make sure that this is going to work.

750
00:53:19,500 --> 00:53:23,460
Yes, so in essence, how it will work is you are correct.

751
00:53:23,820 --> 00:53:31,600
About two years ago, we contracted with a vendor for the installation of parking sensors where a vehicle would park.

752
00:53:32,620 --> 00:53:38,200
And then we would be notified that they're out of the restriction time.

753
00:53:38,200 --> 00:53:48,280
we did have some concerns that that technology did not work so we are in the process of finding

754
00:53:48,280 --> 00:53:56,400
better technology and we've found a vendor we're still in contract negotiations but in

755
00:53:56,400 --> 00:54:02,320
essence how it would work is that a parking control officer when these restrictions are in place so they obviously

756
00:54:02,320 --> 00:54:07,180
are aware of where they should be driving and with the restrictions are as the parking control officer

757
00:54:07,180 --> 00:54:13,100
drives by, it will collect the plate, the plate is not stored indefinitely, so that negates

758
00:54:13,100 --> 00:54:17,940
some of the privacy concerns that may come with that, and again, this is, and I'm going

759
00:54:17,940 --> 00:54:21,820
to probably hopefully be here at the next council meeting with more in-depth information,

760
00:54:22,040 --> 00:54:26,340
so this is just a very high level overview, because we're still finalizing some of the details.

761
00:54:27,580 --> 00:54:30,360
But as that vehicle drives by, it's a virtual marker.

762
00:54:31,140 --> 00:54:35,900
The parking control officer then comes back after two hours, and those vehicles that are still

763
00:54:35,900 --> 00:54:39,760
there are then our, that are in violation can be ticketed.

764
00:54:40,140 --> 00:54:40,960
So that's how it works.

765
00:54:41,140 --> 00:54:43,960
We recently also added some additional parking control officers.

766
00:54:44,900 --> 00:54:47,480
We are in the process of hiring a few,

767
00:54:47,480 --> 00:54:49,020
one just recently left.

768
00:54:49,740 --> 00:54:51,580
They went to be a police officer.

769
00:54:51,980 --> 00:54:54,560
So we're in the process of getting more parking control officers,

770
00:54:54,900 --> 00:54:59,460
which in essence, then we would be able to have more people

771
00:54:59,460 --> 00:55:02,080
in the downtown area, more parking control officers

772
00:55:02,080 --> 00:55:04,340
that can better enforce based on the restrictions

773
00:55:04,340 --> 00:55:07,860
because there would be certain restrictions for certain times.

774
00:55:08,380 --> 00:55:10,340
So that's how the interior will work.

775
00:55:10,840 --> 00:55:14,080
So what do you mean by certain restrictions at certain times?

776
00:55:14,280 --> 00:55:18,440
Like, let's say during the day, if they part there too long, they'll get a ticket, right?

777
00:55:18,760 --> 00:55:21,300
But at night, when the crews are trying to clean,

778
00:55:21,900 --> 00:55:25,520
and we have this parking ban from four to six,

779
00:55:25,780 --> 00:55:28,040
how is that different? How does that work then?

780
00:55:28,200 --> 00:55:31,680
So if there's a parking ban, and again, depending on who we have it,

781
00:55:31,680 --> 00:55:36,420
staff and also police officers working overnight can also do some enforcement, but there's an

782
00:55:36,420 --> 00:55:41,580
education component involved in it, notifying the residents, making sure they're aware

783
00:55:41,580 --> 00:55:45,960
of the parking restrictions, and then there's certain levels of enforcement that we take

784
00:55:45,960 --> 00:55:51,480
based upon how many times we've addressed this vehicle. So there's not a, if this happens in

785
00:55:51,480 --> 00:55:56,940
this happen, there's an education component, there's also, you know, using a little bit of,

786
00:55:56,940 --> 00:56:00,340
you know, is this the first time we're having contact with this vehicle or is this the 20th

787
00:56:00,340 --> 00:56:02,340
time that we've asked this person to move their car.

788
00:56:03,720 --> 00:56:06,140
So as we hire more parking control officers,

789
00:56:07,300 --> 00:56:10,260
when we implement this technology, the hope is

790
00:56:10,260 --> 00:56:12,280
that this helps to reduce some of the stresses

791
00:56:12,280 --> 00:56:15,320
in the downtown area as it regards to parking.

792
00:56:15,960 --> 00:56:16,580
Great, perfect.

793
00:56:17,000 --> 00:56:17,180
Thank you.

794
00:56:17,360 --> 00:56:17,940
Thank you very much.

795
00:56:18,120 --> 00:56:18,820
You're welcome.

796
00:56:19,860 --> 00:56:20,580
Mr. Thorne.

797
00:56:21,800 --> 00:56:23,080
Yes, thank you.

798
00:56:23,420 --> 00:56:26,380
While I highly support this program,

799
00:56:26,460 --> 00:56:28,000
and I think it's a good thing.

800
00:56:28,000 --> 00:56:33,360
I also going to have some empathy for some folks that have moved to town.

801
00:56:34,540 --> 00:56:37,020
They've been parking on the streets ever since they've been here.

802
00:56:37,540 --> 00:56:42,880
So I wonder how it'll be implemented with some warning time.

803
00:56:43,420 --> 00:56:45,780
I mean, I would think that would be somewhat fair.

804
00:56:46,180 --> 00:56:46,860
I'm just curious.

805
00:56:47,740 --> 00:56:48,940
I didn't get you there.

806
00:56:51,540 --> 00:56:57,220
Yeah, when we implement new sorts of restrictions, we do go through just like the chief was

807
00:56:57,220 --> 00:57:03,460
that education process are software that we use for taking it in is absolutely able to do

808
00:57:03,460 --> 00:57:08,220
those sorts of warnings and sort of track the level of compliance for the specific vehicle.

809
00:57:08,920 --> 00:57:14,200
So the warning education component is going to be part of this rollout program, yes.

810
00:57:15,760 --> 00:57:22,640
I would also add to that the DNA is certainly going to do proactive outreach to our property ownership community

811
00:57:22,640 --> 00:57:28,500
and, you know, the business community as well, to, you know, you know, if it's the

812
00:57:28,500 --> 00:57:33,240
Council's desire to afford with us tonight to proactively communicate and advance

813
00:57:33,240 --> 00:57:34,540
of things being implemented.

814
00:57:39,750 --> 00:57:40,850
Mr. Steffin hasn't actually.

815
00:57:41,170 --> 00:57:46,710
Just quickly, I, as somebody who's lived downtown for the last 18 months and had a business

816
00:57:46,710 --> 00:57:52,250
downtown for over 40 years. I don't know, I guess I can say that any parking restrictions

817
00:57:52,250 --> 00:57:55,390
there's still going to be work arounds and people that are going to come out and move their

818
00:57:55,390 --> 00:57:55,630
cars.

819
00:57:55,890 --> 00:57:56,910
I see it every day.

820
00:57:57,870 --> 00:58:02,030
But I think a more effective thing that I would like to highlight is we need to extend

821
00:58:02,030 --> 00:58:07,430
the TOE reparking restrictions beyond five o'clock, because people coming home residents

822
00:58:07,430 --> 00:58:15,730
mostly are certainly right now encouraged to park on the street and stay there and that interferes

823
00:58:15,730 --> 00:58:19,730
with the restaurant and bars that we're trying to encourage to have people come.

824
00:58:20,330 --> 00:58:26,350
I would suggest we extend that to our parking to 9 o'clock, so if you are coming home 7 o'clock

825
00:58:26,350 --> 00:58:29,230
earlier, you shouldn't be parking on the street.

826
00:58:30,370 --> 00:58:36,170
Regardless of whether you're attending to move it at 3.59 in the morning or not, it's

827
00:58:36,170 --> 00:58:39,470
just interfering with the businesses we're trying to encourage.

828
00:58:40,430 --> 00:58:46,230
And the question I have is, why can't we instead of banning overnight parking for maybe two

829
00:58:46,230 --> 00:58:51,590
three or four snows a year. Why can't we institute a snow route designation downtown and

830
00:58:51,590 --> 00:58:57,450
make people remove their cars if there's more than two inches at a time? Rather than create this

831
00:58:57,450 --> 00:59:04,030
year-round band that is going to help us in maybe three or four snows a year. So that's my question.

832
00:59:05,470 --> 00:59:13,430
I think the yes, you're correct. The primary reason this is being proposed is to ensure the

833
00:59:13,430 --> 00:59:19,270
in the winter months, but there's benefits beyond those winter months, including street sweeping

834
00:59:20,190 --> 00:59:24,390
leaves, other debris on the street, and just general cleanliness of the downtown.

835
00:59:25,510 --> 00:59:32,070
When we look at the availability of on street parking, especially when those businesses

836
00:59:32,070 --> 00:59:37,510
then might open up earlier in the morning, getting ready for that next business day to have

837
00:59:37,510 --> 00:59:42,610
on street availability for their patrons, so we see benefits beyond just the winter months.

838
00:59:53,270 --> 00:59:55,550
Thank you. That's all, Mayor. Thanks.

839
00:59:55,790 --> 00:59:57,670
Just follow. Sorry.

840
00:59:58,230 --> 00:59:59,850
Thank you. Just a quick follow-up.

841
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:08,600
I understand why 40m to 6am was selected that was the band hour for many years, because we ran

842
01:00:08,600 --> 01:00:15,920
it early street sweeping operation during that time. Are there intentions to bring that program back?

843
01:00:16,940 --> 01:00:24,140
If we're going to have clear streets in downtown between 4 and 6, I would hope that we take full advantage of that.

844
01:00:24,140 --> 01:00:43,600
So, my understanding is that there's already an effort to clean the streets on Fridays but with so many parked cars it's not as effective as it could be and I would just say that we get as, you know, during the good weather months we get as much feedback about the cleanliness of the streets as we do about the snow and the winter so, you know, a year-round solution seemed appropriate.

845
01:00:45,380 --> 01:00:49,720
But there certainly, you know, been some discussions that I've been involved in about more

846
01:00:49,720 --> 01:00:55,780
effective streets sweeping throughout the year to, you know, enhance the, you know, enhance

847
01:00:55,780 --> 01:00:56,440
the clonliness.

848
01:00:56,900 --> 01:01:03,440
I know fall leaves are another item that is difficult to address in the fall coming up here

849
01:01:03,440 --> 01:01:08,060
when all the downtown trees drop their leaves, you know, sometimes they remain in place for

850
01:01:08,060 --> 01:01:09,440
the rest of the year, unfortunately.

851
01:01:10,060 --> 01:01:12,480
Yeah, it was more of a question for the manager.

852
01:01:12,880 --> 01:01:13,260
The manager.

853
01:01:15,660 --> 01:01:17,580
Mr. Cozantino will be able to confirm.

854
01:01:17,600 --> 01:01:21,120
I know that Aaron was working with public work superintendent, Aaron Niel.

855
01:01:21,360 --> 01:01:24,800
And we do have confirmation that with this 46am ban,

856
01:01:24,980 --> 01:01:28,520
the regular streets sweeping will begin again in the downtown.

857
01:01:29,520 --> 01:01:31,200
So we're bringing back early sweep.

858
01:01:31,580 --> 01:01:32,160
That is correct.

859
01:01:32,580 --> 01:01:33,100
Thank you.

860
01:01:33,620 --> 01:01:34,780
Anything else?

861
01:01:37,180 --> 01:01:38,440
Clerk, please call the roll.

862
01:01:39,740 --> 01:01:45,520
Council members Dixon. Yes. Good. Yes. Martinez. Yes. Paul. Yes.

863
01:01:46,200 --> 01:01:52,060
Rashmerger. Yes. Shaw. Yes. Seven. Yes. Thorn. Yes.

864
01:01:52,200 --> 01:01:56,080
Maricaptant. Yes. Motion is approved. Nine. Zero. And also is from the council.

865
01:01:58,730 --> 01:02:05,350
This Martinez. Thank you, Mayor. Tonight's the 2021 North American

866
01:02:05,350 --> 01:02:16,590
Caribbean, Hanvac, Confederation, NA, CHC, seniors, women's championship game between Greenland

867
01:02:16,590 --> 01:02:17,490
and Puerto Rico.

868
01:02:18,290 --> 01:02:23,750
This tournament has taken place at the Edward Shack Center of Algin since Sunday.

869
01:02:24,310 --> 01:02:31,130
The organizers, players, and referees are all staying at Algin Hotels with athletes receiving

870
01:02:31,130 --> 01:02:39,050
three meals a day, but in and catered by DreamHaw. I would like to recognize the team at Edward

871
01:02:39,050 --> 01:02:46,970
Shack Center of Olgin, specifically Rachel Wayne Maria, for making the event run so smoothly.

872
01:02:47,970 --> 01:02:55,590
Brad Bonder, who was a tournament's local point of contact for making sure the event organizers had

873
01:02:55,590 --> 01:03:04,610
to date CDC and IDPA guidelines for COVID-19, the team at Hammonds, who opened the space for

874
01:03:04,610 --> 01:03:11,590
daily COVID-19 testings of all players, coaches and referees, explore Algeria, specifically

875
01:03:11,590 --> 01:03:18,390
Ryan Cortez, who did the site inspections and brought this event to Algeria while helping

876
01:03:18,390 --> 01:03:21,670
plan all the lodging and dining needs of the group.

877
01:03:22,610 --> 01:03:26,490
And I believe their entire team is over there right now

878
01:03:26,490 --> 01:03:28,050
doing the tear down tonight.

879
01:03:28,570 --> 01:03:31,110
This is a great example of success.

880
01:03:31,450 --> 01:03:34,390
Our community can have in sports tourism.

881
01:03:36,450 --> 01:03:40,970
I went, I had the opportunity to go and watch this.

882
01:03:41,250 --> 01:03:45,650
It kind of was like a combination of like rugby and basketball,

883
01:03:46,390 --> 01:03:52,810
But it was very interesting, a very physical, I thought, sport, and I'm glad that this

884
01:03:52,810 --> 01:03:54,770
would come to Algin, and I thank everybody.

885
01:03:55,310 --> 01:03:56,190
Thank you.

886
01:03:56,470 --> 01:03:57,450
Anything else from the council?

887
01:03:59,500 --> 01:04:04,540
I have a little combination that I think it's kind of appropriate tonight.

888
01:04:04,540 --> 01:04:09,380
I see these young men out here for the New Rugby team, and I'm coupling these three

889
01:04:09,380 --> 01:04:11,500
announcements together at the same time.

890
01:04:11,500 --> 01:04:20,860
September is a pediatric cancer month, and it's a time for us to reflect on our own health and the health of children.

891
01:04:21,780 --> 01:04:38,320
The past month or so, I've been to a couple of openings, and we have had four businesses open autism education facilities in the city of Elgin for young people from the age of three up to 15 that have autism.

892
01:04:38,320 --> 01:04:50,400
And on Sunday, the Easter Seals will be holding a bike race and a fundraiser for children that have never been able to ride a bike, have been there and it's really something to see.

893
01:04:50,700 --> 01:04:54,800
These are custom-made bicycles for kids that have all kinds of physical disabilities.

894
01:04:55,440 --> 01:05:00,820
And it always gives me a chance to reflect and think how lucky I am.

895
01:05:00,820 --> 01:05:09,180
It's one of the goals in the city of Elgin that every child deserves the right to do the best that they can do and that's what we're planning to do.

896
01:05:09,760 --> 01:05:11,460
Anything else from the council?

897
01:05:12,840 --> 01:05:13,360
I'm sorry.

898
01:05:14,660 --> 01:05:16,020
Just a quick note.

899
01:05:16,600 --> 01:05:23,900
Most of our students in our community have started school again over the past week.

900
01:05:23,900 --> 01:05:31,220
just want to wish our students and our staff and all of the folks that work in our local school districts and

901
01:05:32,240 --> 01:05:33,680
even our private schools

902
01:05:34,300 --> 01:05:36,300
a great school year

903
01:05:36,300 --> 01:05:37,100
safety

904
01:05:37,860 --> 01:05:39,920
and a great learning environment

905
01:05:40,860 --> 01:05:43,900
It's always a great time to remind people

906
01:05:45,300 --> 01:05:52,260
Our students are out walking to bus stops for us as drivers to be more aware

907
01:05:52,260 --> 01:06:00,740
get off of our phones, no texting and driving, just to be cognizant of the increased number

908
01:06:00,740 --> 01:06:06,880
of students on our streets and sidewalks. So, as a mom, just had to make that plug.

909
01:06:07,380 --> 01:06:08,360
Thank you.

910
01:06:08,540 --> 01:06:08,680
Okay.

911
01:06:08,900 --> 01:06:09,340
Miss Center.

912
01:06:10,200 --> 01:06:10,540
Oh, I'm sorry.

913
01:06:10,660 --> 01:06:11,160
Mr. Vixen.

914
01:06:12,220 --> 01:06:13,100
Thank you.

915
01:06:13,100 --> 01:06:19,700
I just want to say thank you to staff a couple of, about a week and a half, the week and before

916
01:06:19,700 --> 01:06:24,940
school started. We had our fourth annual back to school, Barbecue Bash. And because of the

917
01:06:24,940 --> 01:06:29,080
rising COVID numbers, we had to change things to make it more of a drive through style event.

918
01:06:29,580 --> 01:06:37,180
So we held it from 12 to 2 p.m. at Wing Park there. And the parking line next to the band

919
01:06:37,180 --> 01:06:42,020
shell. And so I was a wonderful event. We were able to give away a few hundred backpacks,

920
01:06:42,260 --> 01:06:49,260
free food, thanks to Duke's Blues and Barbecue. And thank you to my community partners who all

921
01:06:49,260 --> 01:06:55,060
came out so many to many to name but definitely want to mention the boys and girls club of

922
01:06:55,060 --> 01:07:01,700
Elgin for hosting the free haircuts on that Sunday for any for all kids here in the community

923
01:07:01,700 --> 01:07:06,480
way would get a free haircuts so thank you to them and Lincoln Avenue Barbershop located downtown.

924
01:07:07,140 --> 01:07:12,760
We want to thank them too as well and especially thank you to Billy Rodriguez who was out there at

925
01:07:12,760 --> 01:07:18,400
the park helping out clean up and just doing everything he possibly could to make sure that we had a good

926
01:07:18,400 --> 01:07:24,740
So thank you to all the residents that came out and we look forward to coming out again next year to have the fifth

927
01:07:24,740 --> 01:07:33,140
Then you'll even going back to our normal and being able to have people in person and and hopefully we will go over this COVID hump

928
01:07:33,140 --> 01:07:38,200
And we don't have to have masks either so I'll but looking forward to that. Thank you

929
01:07:40,310 --> 01:07:40,870
The center

930
01:07:41,550 --> 01:07:42,410
Good evening

931
01:07:42,990 --> 01:07:47,830
In partnership with the American Legion the city of Elgin will host its annual September 11th remembrance

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ceremony on Saturday September 11th at 9 a.m. in the Civic Plaza. All are invited to attend the

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service to remember those who lost their lives and to honor those who continue to serve today.

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Limited CD will be provided. Additional details will be announced on the city's website in the coming

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days. Illinois Brews at Bose Creek will be held that same Saturday September 11th from 4 to 8 p.m.

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with all proceeds benefiting the Elgin recreation youth scholarship fund which provides access to

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Recreational Programs and Services for Elgin Children, who otherwise could not participate.

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This fun-filled event features Illinois Craft in Home Brutations, Snacks, Live Music, and

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Raffles.

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Visit ElginParksFoundation.org for more information.

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The ElginFringe Festival returns for its 8th year, featuring Magic, Dance, Comedy, Drama,

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Music, and the Undefined All in Downtown Elgin.

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The event takes place September 3rd to 12th, tickets and more information are available at

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And lastly, the city was formally notified by the Illinois Department of Commerce, an economic opportunity today of $2 million from the build Illinois bond fund that has been earmarked for the city of Elgin for costs associated with the infrastructure improvements to the civic plaza.

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Thank you to Senator Castro for advocating on the behalf of the city and helping secure the much needed funds for this improvement.

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If you haven't seen the renovated plaza yet, it's well worth the walk outside after this meeting.

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Find a comprehensive list of community events at exploreelginaria.com.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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I want to take a motion to adjourn.

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So moved.

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Okay.

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The move in second to adjourn.

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Court please call the vote.

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Council members.

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Sixth.

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Yes.

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Good.

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Yes.

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Paul.

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Yes.

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Roshmer.

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Yes.

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Sean.

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Yes.

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Thorne.

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Yes.

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We are adjourned.

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We convened at the regular council meeting at 715.