Sep 21, 2026 City Council Meeting

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Agenda

[0:00] I. Call to Order

[0:41] II. Proclamations and Recognitions

[4:35] III. Appearance of Citizens

[25:51] IV. Approval of Minutes

[26:12] 1. Resolution Authorizing Property and Liability Insurance Coverage for the City of Decatur, Illinois for the Policy Period October 1, 2026 to October 1, 2027

[32:22] 2. Resolution Authorizing Property Insurance Coverage for the City of Decatur, Illinois for the Policy Period October 1, 2026 to October 1, 2027

[32:51] 3. Resolution Authorizing Equipment Insurance Coverage for the City of Decatur, Illinois for the Policy Period October 1, 2026 to October 1, 2027

[33:17] 4. Resolution Authorizing Crime Liability Insurance Coverage for the City of Decatur, Illinois for the Policy Period October 1, 2026 to October 1, 2027

[33:43] 5. Resolution Authorizing Excess Liability Insurance Coverage for the City of Decatur, Illinois for the Policy Period October 1, 2026 to October 1, 2027

[34:08] 6. Resolution Authorizing Auto Inland Marine Lot Insurance Coverage for the City of Decatur, Illinois for the Policy Period of October 1, 2026 to October 1, 2027

[34:34] 7. Resolution Authorizing Cyber Liability Insurance Coverage for the City of Decatur, Illinois for the Policy Period October 1, 2026 to October 1, 2027

[34:59] 8. Resolution Authorizing Crisis Protection Insurance Coverage for the City of Decatur, Illinois for the Policy Period October 1, 2026 to October 1, 2027

[35:22] 9. Resolution Authorizing Excess Worker's Compensation Insurance Coverage for the City of Decatur, Illinois for the Policy Period October 1, 2026 to October 1, 2027

[35:48] 10. City Manager Update

[37:43] 11. Consent Calendar: Items on the Consent Agenda/Calendar are matters requiring City Council approval or acceptance, but which are routine and recurring in nature, are not controversial, are matters of limited  discretion, and about which little or no discussion is anticipated. However, staff’s assessment of what should be included on the Consent Agenda/Calendar can be in error. For this reason, any Consent Agenda/Calendar item can be removed from the Consent Agenda/Calendar by any member of the governing body, for any reason, without the need for concurrence by any other governing body member. Items removed from the Consent Agenda/Calendar will be discussed and voted on separately from the remainder of the Consent Agenda/Calendar.

[39:46] B. Resolution Authorizing an Agreement with Jimmie Soules Bird Repelent Company for Downtown Bird Control

[48:56] H. Ordinance Adding Territory to Enterprise Zone and Approving the Amendment of the Enacting Ordinance and Intergovernmental Agreement for R & H Decatur LLC

[51:43] J. Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 52 - Alcoholic Liquor

[52:44] VII. Other Business

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[0:02] CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COUNCILMAN COOPER. COUNCILMAN GREGORY, PRESENT COUNCILWOMAN CRUZ. HERE. COUNCILMAN MCDANIEL. PRESENT. COUNCILMAN HORN? PRESENT. COUNCILMAN COLE? HERE, MAYOR MORE WOLF PRESENT. SIX. PRESENT ONE. ABSENT, PLEASE STAND AND JOIN IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEDGE OF DGI TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR RELIGIOUS HANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY OF JUSTICE FOR ALL. WE DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION TONIGHT. IF I COULD INVITE DEBBIE BOGLE DOWN TO THE PODIUM TO READ A PROCLAMATION REGARDING THE DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY DAY. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. BEFORE I READ TODAY'S PROCLAMATION, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE WHAT MAKES DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY POSSIBLE HERE IN DECATUR, DOLLY PARTON CREATED AN EXTRAORDINARY PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FREE HIGH QUALITY BOOKS TO YOUNG CHILDREN. AND WE ARE PROUD TO BRING HER VISION TO OUR COMMUNITY. BUT THE BOOKS DO NOT SIMPLY ARRIVE HERE IN DECATUR. THEY'RE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH UNITED WAY OF DECATUR, UH, AND MID ILLINOIS. AND GENEROUS DONORS UNITED WAY PURCHASES THE BOOKS, THE POSTAGE MANAGES THE LOCAL ENROLLMENT AND REGISTRATION PROCESS AND OVERSEES THE PROGRAM TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE BOOKS REACH THE CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY EACH MONTH. SO WHILE DOLLY PARTON GAVE US THE VISION UNITED WAY OF DECATUR AND MID ILLINOIS, INVESTING THE RESOURCES AND DOING THE WORK TO MAKE THAT VISION A REALITY FOR CHILDREN RIGHT HERE IN DECATUR, IN ADDITION TO MOULTRIE PI DEWITT SHELBY AND CHRISTIAN COUNTIES, WE ARE PROUD TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY ENROLLED CHILD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD THEIR OWN HOME LIBRARY ONE BOOK AT A TIME. WITH THAT, I'M HONORED TO READ THE PROCLAMATION DECLARING SEPTEMBER 25TH, NINE TO FIVE AS DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY DAY IN THE CITY OF DECATUR OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS DOLLY PARTON HAS INSPIRED GENERATIONS THROUGH HER MUSIC, PHILANTHROPY, AND LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ACROSS THE WORLD, AS WELL AS RIGHT HERE IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS. AND WHEREAS DOLLY PARTON FOUNDED THE DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY IN 1995, A PROGRAM DEDICATED TO INSPIRING A LOVE OF READING BY PROVIDING FREE HIGH QUALITY BOOKS TO CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH AGE FIVE. AND WHEREAS UNITED WAY OF DECATUR AND MID ILLINOIS PROUDLY SUPPORTS DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY AND ITS MISSION TO PROMOTE YOUTH LITERACY AND PUT BOOKS INTO THE HANDS AND HEARTS OF CHILDREN THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THROUGH THE DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY, THOUSANDS OF BOOKS ARE SHARED WITH CHILDREN ACROSS THE COMMUNITY, HELPING FAMILIES BUILD HOME LIBRARIES AND ENCOURAGING CHILDREN TO DE TO DEVELOP A LIFELONG LOVE OF READING. AND WHEREAS SEPTEMBER 25TH IS RECOGNIZED AS 9 2 5 DAY A DAY, THAT PROVIDES A MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE DOLLY PARTON'S LEGACY AND HER EXTRAORDINARY COMMITMENT TO CHILDREN LITERACY, IMAGINATION, AND GIVING BACK. AND WHEREAS UNITED WAY OF DECATUR AND MIDDLE MID ILLINOIS IS HONORED TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY AND ENCOURAGE CONTINUED COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR YOUTH LITERACY. NOW, THEREFORE, I OR YOU, JULIE MOORE WOLF MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DECATUR DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2026 AS DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY DAY AND THE CITY OF DECATUR ENCOURAGE ALL ITS CITIZENS TO CELEBRATE THE JOY OF READING, SUPPORT YOUTH LITERACY AND HONOR DOLLY PARTON'S LASTING LEGACY OF GIVING BOOKS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN. AND IF YOU WOULD BRING THAT UP, I'D BE HAPPY TO SIGN IT. THANK YOU. AND CITY MANAGER HAN. AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAD LAST WEEK TO READ WITH THE KIDS FROM THE EMPOWERMENT CENTER AND BABY TALK. SO IT WAS GREAT. SO CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO. OKAY, NOW WE MOVE ON TO APPEARANCE OF CITIZENS. AND OUR POLICY RELATIVE TO APPEARANCE OF CITIZENS IS AS FOLLOWS. A 30 MINUTE TIME PERIOD IS PROVIDED FOR CITIZENS TO APPEAR AND EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL. EACH CITIZENS SPEAKING WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE APPEARANCE OF UP TO THREE MINUTES. NO IMMEDIATE RESPONSE WILL BE GIVEN BY CITY COUNCIL OR CITY STAFF MEMBERS. CITIZENS ARE TO GIVE THEIR DOCUMENTS, IF

[5:01] ANY, TO THE POLICE OFFICER FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE COUNCIL. THE MAYOR DETERMINES THAT ALL PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS POLICY HAVE DONE SO. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND KEY STAFF MAY MAKE COMMENTS. IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE THIS EVENING, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. WE JUST NEED YOUR NAME. HOW YOU DOING? MY NAME IS TONY HILL. I'M WITH, UH, A DM. SO GOOD EVENING. UM, MY NAME IS TONY HILL. I SERVE AS GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE EASTERN GRAIN DIVISION, OR, UM, BUSINESS FOR A DM IN DECATUR. UH, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SPEAK TODAY. I WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE ANNUAL FALL HARVEST, WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE FARMING COMMUNITY AND WHAT RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT AS AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY INCREASES ACROSS DECATUR AND MACON COUNTY. HARVEST IS THE CULMINATION OF A FULL YEAR OF WORK FOR OUR LOCAL FARM FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL ILLINOIS REGION. DURING THE MONTHS OF SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, AND NOVEMBER, FARMERS WORK LONG HOURS TO SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY BRING CROPS FROM THE FIELD TO MARKET. AND THIS IS VERY EVIDENT IN THE AMOUNT OF TRUCKING AND RAIL TRAFFIC ARE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE SEEN AT THE DECATUR COMPLEX. CENTRAL ILLINOIS IS ONE OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURAL REGIONS IN THE COUNTRY. DECATUR SERVES AS A CRITICAL DESTINATION FOR CORN AND SOYBEAN DELIVERIES FROM FARMS ACROSS THE REGION. ADMS NORTH AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS, IAT, WHICH IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST INTEGRATED AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING FACILITIES, HELPS CONNECT OUR LOCAL FARMERS WITH DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL MARKETS BY PROCESSING CORN AND SOYBEANS INTO PRODUCTS WHICH ARE USED FOR FOOD, ANIMAL FEED, RENEWABLE FUELS, INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS. AS HARVEST PROGRESSES, WE WANT OUR RESIDENTS TO BE AWARE OF AN INCREASE IN GRAIN TRUCK TRAFFIC, IN COUNTY ROADS, STATE HIGHWAYS AND ROUTES LEADING INTO DECATUR. THIS INCREASE IS SEASONAL AND REFLECTS THE MOVEMENT OF FRESHLY HARVESTED CROPS FROM FARMS AND LOCAL ELEVATORS TO PROCESSING FACILITIES. FARMERS AND COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS ARE WORKING ON TIGHT WINDOWS, MAKING EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION CRITICAL DURING HARVEST. WE APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC'S PATIENCE AS AGRICULTURAL TRAFFIC INCREASES DURING THE IMPORTANT PERIOD FOR THE LOCAL COM ECONOMY. ADMS DECATUR COMPLEX PROCESSES APPROXIMATELY 600,000 BUSHELS OF CORN AND 200,000 BUSHELS OF SOYBEANS PER DAY, MAKING IT ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PROCESSING SITES IN NORTH AMERICA. DEPENDING ON TRUCK SIZE AND ROUTING PATTERNS, THAT VOLUME CAN TRANSLATE TO HUNDREDS OF GRAIN TRUCK DELIVERIES PER DAY DURING PEAK HARVEST PERIODS. A DM HAS BEEN PART OF THE DECATUR DECATUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1939. TODAY MORE THAN 4,000 A DM COLLEAGUES WORK HERE MAKING DECATUR OUR LARGEST LOCATION ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. HARVEST ACTIVITY SUPPORTS FARM FAMILIES, LOCAL AGRIBUSINESS, EQUIPMENT DEALERS, TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS, AND FOOD MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT CENTRAL ILLINOIS. WE APPRECIATE THE CITY OF DECATUR'S PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT DURING HARVEST SEASON. WE ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO REMAIN ALERT FOR TRUCKS, RAIL AND AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT, PRACTICE PATIENTS ON OUR ROADWAYS, AND RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE ROLE HARVEST PLAYS IN OUR ECONOMIC VITALITY OF DECATUR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT DURING THIS HARVEST SEASON. THANK YOU, MR. HILL. GOOD EVENING TO THE MAYOR FOR AN ENTIRE COUNCIL BODY. MY NAME IS MARK BOND AND I'M AN EMPLOYEE AT DECATUR PUBLIC TRANSIT. I'M A DRIVER ALSO. I AM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF OUR LOCAL UNION. AND TODAY MY CONCERN IS THE NEW RULING THAT, UH, SUPPOSEDLY MANDATES THAT WE ONLY PICK UP AND DROP OFF PASSENGERS AT BUS SHELTERS, SIGNS AND TIME POINTS, BUS SIGNS. THAT IS FOR ALMOST 18 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN A FULL-TIME DRIVER. I STARTED OUT BY BEING TOLD WE CAN PICK UP AT ANY CORNER WHERE A PASSENGER MEETS THE BUS OR A BUS STOP SIGN, AND PEOPLE GREW ACCUSTOMED TO THAT. THE PUBLIC WASN'T ADEQUATELY NOTIFIED NOR THE DRIVERS EVERYTHING. AND EVERYONE AT THIS POINT IS IN A UPROAR BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO PICK PASSENGERS UP AT A CORNER WHERE THEY NORMALLY WOULD BE PICKED UP AT THIS SUGGESTION OR RECOMMENDATION, SHOULD HAVE BEEN THOUGHT OUT AND STUDIED A LITTLE LONGER WITH DRIVERS AND MANAGERS INVOLVED, SUPERVISORS, ET CETERA. WE'RE OUT HERE EVERY DAY INTERACTING WITH THESE PEOPLE, AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO PASS UP A PERSON THAT'S STANDING ON A CORNER WHERE THEY NORMALLY WOULD STAND.

[10:01] THEY MAY BE WAITING TO GO TO A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT, THE STORE THEIR JOB. INCIDENTALLY, AN ELDERLY CAUCASIAN MAN APPROACHED ME THE OTHER DAY. I DON'T KNOW HIS NAME, BUT I KNOW HIM BY BEING A PASSENGER FOR A FEW YEARS. HE'S AT BOUT WITH CANCER. AND HE TOLD ME THE OTHER DAY THAT HE MISSED ONE OF HIS PROCEDURES AT HIS DOCTOR'S OFFICE BECAUSE WITH THIS NEW MANDATE, NOT BEING ABLE TO GET DROPPED OFF WHERE HE NORMALLY GET DROPPED OFF AT, HE MISSED HIS DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. THAT WAS VERY HARD FOR ME TO ACCEPT. THIS RECOMMENDATION OR SUGGESTION MAY SEEM TO BE GOOD, BUT EVERY SUGGESTION IS NOT ALWAYS THE BEST SUGGESTION. UM, THIS IS CAUSING A LOT OF TENSION AND UPROAR WITH PASSENGERS. DECATUR IS OUR CITY. WE'RE NOT CHAMPAIGN OR BANNER. WE'RE NOT BLOOMINGTON NORMAL. WE'RE NOT SPRINGFIELD. WE'RE DECATUR, ILLINOIS. WE KNOW THE PEOPLE. WE KNOW THE LAYOUT OF THE CITY. OUR DRIVERS AND MANAGERS, THEY TRY TO DO, UH, BEST JOB AS THEY POSSIBLY CAN. AND I'M ASKING THE COUNCIL AT THIS TIME, WOULD YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT THIS RULING FOR ITS FROM WHAT WE GET IS COMING FROM THE CITY. AND AGAIN, PERHAPS IT STARTED OUT AS BEING A GOOD IDEA, BUT IT'S CAUSING A LOT OF TENSION IN UPROAR AT THIS TIME. AND I WISH YOU ALL WOULD GO BACK AND LOOK AT THIS MANDATE AGAIN AND COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT WE ALL CAN LIVE WITH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. BOND. EVENING MAYOR COUNSEL JOHN GRUBB, LABOR'S LOCAL 1 59 FIELD REPRESENTATIVE ONE WEEK AGO. TODAY AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 AM I RECEIVED A CALL FROM ONE OF OUR LABORERS THAT A VEHICLE HAD DRIVEN THROUGH OUR TRAFFIC CONTROL ON HUBBARD AT THE BROAD WING ENERGY SITE. MY HEART STOPPED FOR A SECOND, THEN SHE SAID NO ONE WAS INJURED. THIS IS VERY PERSONAL FOR ME. WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE DOING TRAFFIC CONTROL DAILY ON THIS JOB FOR THE LAST MONTH. THE OTHER TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSON ON THIS JOB IS AND HAS BEEN MY WIFE. THE STATION THAT SHE WAS NORMALLY STANDING IN IS THE ONE THAT THE VEHICLE DROVE THROUGH. THANKFULLY, SHE WAS ON ANOTHER TASK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. THE MOTORIST WAITED AT SITE WITH NOTICEABLE DAMAGE ON BOTH SIDES OF HIS VEHICLE. TRAFFIC CONES UNDER HIS CAR, BARRELS KNOCKED OUT OF THE WAY. I WENT TO THE SITE AND CHECKED ON THE MEMBERS THAT CALLED. UH, SHE WAS TERRIBLY SHAKEN. SHE HAS THREE CHILDREN, 11 YEARS OLD BEING HER OLDEST. THE FIRST THING SHE SAID WAS ANY OTHER DAY. AND MY WIFE WOULD'VE BEEN IN BAD SHAPE. UH, ALL OUR MEMBERS MEAN THE SAME TO ME, BUT THIS ONE HIT A LITTLE HARDER. I WAITED THERE FOR AN HOUR. DPD NEVER SHOWED UP. I MADE A SECOND CALL AND WAS TOLD OTHER THINGS HAD COME UP THAT TOOK PRECEDENCE. AN HOUR LATER, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERGEANT AND HE ASKED IF WE COULD GET THE DRIVER'S INFORMATION. HE WAITED IN THE WORK ZONE, WHICH WAS ADMIRAL. UH, HE ADMITTED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED. HE WAS ON HIS CELL PHONE. UH, THE DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT LATER WENT TO THE INDIVIDUAL'S HOUSE AND GAVE HIM A CITATION FOR DRIVING WHILE DISTRACTED. UH, AND A WHOLE NOTHER THING HERE. RICHLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE, THE CHIEF OF POLICE AT RICHLAND HAS REACHED OUT TO THE CHIEF OF DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. THEY WILL ADD A COMPLETE, UH, ANOTHER JOB, ANOTHER OFFICER TO, TO TAKE CARE OF HUBBARD BRUSH COLLEGE AND RAISED BRIDGE. THEY CAN'T GET THE, OKAY. THERE WAS A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON THE RICHLAND POLICE OFFICERS COVERING THIS AREA IN THE PAST A DM AND, AND CATERPILLAR DID NOT LIKE THAT BECAUSE SOME OF THEIR EMPLOYEES WEREN'T BEING ABLE TO SHOW UP TO WORK AFTER THEY GOT PULLED OVER. UH, A A AS, AS A DECATUR RESIDENT MY WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE. ON THE WAY HERE IN THE LAST 30 MINUTES, I GOT PASSED ON THE STATELY BY DOCK TWICE. I WAS RUNNING THE SPEED LIMIT. THESE VEHICLES FLEW BY ME. TWO PEOPLE RAN THE STOPLIGHT AT AT 22ND AND WILLIAMS STREET. UH, A REGULAR OLD DIRT BIKE WAS RIDING DOWN EL EL DORADO IN FRONT OF THE SPEED LUBE ON ONE WHEEL. UH, THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS THAT WE SEE HAPPENING AND, AND, AND THE, THE, THE AMOUNT OF SPEEDING THAT'S GOING ON, THE CITY NEEDS TO HAVE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT IT. DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO STEP UP. AND BEFORE ANYBODY SAID ANYTHING, MY SON IS A POLICE OFFICER. THANK YOU, MR. GRUBB. ARE THERE OTHERS THAT WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? COME ON DOWN, SIR.

[15:02] GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER, STAFF. MY NAME IS ANTHONY CHAPEL. I COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING WITH AN IDEA. SOME WEEKS AGO THERE WAS A PRESENTATION HELD AT MILLIKEN UNIVERSITY FROM AN ORGANIZATION THAT WAS INTERESTED IN BUILDING HOMES ON THE MANY VACANT LOTS HELD BY THE CITY. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT PROJECT IS MOVING FORWARD, BUT IT MADE ME THINK ABOUT USES FOR THOSE LOTS. TODAY MAY NOT BE THE BEST DAY TO BRING THIS UP, BUT WOULD IT BE FEASIBLE AND WORKABLE TO HAVE SOLAR GARDENS ON THE EMPTY LOTS? I APPLAUD WHAT THE CITY HAS DONE WITH THE CIVIC CENTER PARKING LOTS, AND I'VE SEEN LARGE SOLAR FARMS IN RURAL AREAS. SO I WONDERED IF WE COULD APPLY THOSE CONCEPTS TO LOTS ACROSS THE CITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAPEL. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JEREMY MORRIS AND I SERVE AS PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTH SIDE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION. THAT IS THE AREA BORDERED BY LAKE SHORE DRIVE, WOOD STREET, 16TH STREET, AND, UM, MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DRIVE. I COME WITH AN INVITATION, UH, TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO JOIN US FOR OUR FIRST INAUGURAL, UH, FALL FESTIVAL, WHICH WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 27TH. THAT IS A SUNDAY FROM ONE TO 4:00 PM AT MUELLER PARK. OUR COMMITTEE HAS PUT TOGETHER A GREAT EVENT, UH, FOR OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WITH DJS FACE PAINTING, FOOD TRUCKS, A PHONE PARTY, GIVEAWAYS, THREE ON THREE BASKETBALL, A KICKBALL TOURNAMENT, FOOTBALL, AND AS WELL AS CORN CORNHOLE. SO WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HERE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF ONE TO FOUR, UH, TO JOIN US IN JUST A GOOD TIME ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF DECATUR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. MORRIS. WE APPRECIATE THE INVITATION. GOOD EVENING COUNSEL. I'M ANN OWENS. SO THIS EVENING, I'M GONNA JUST KINDA DO A LITTLE BIT OF HOUSE CLEANING. FIRST OF ALL, I'M GONNA TELL YOU HAPPY FALL. YOU CAN TELL IT'S FALLEN DECATUR. I LEFT THE HOUSE THIS MORNING WITH SANDALS ON AND A SWEATER, SO I'D BE COMFORTABLE ALL DAY. UM, I DID WANT TO DO ONE CLARIFICATION ABOUT THE BIRD CONTRACT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE VOTING ON TONIGHT. I REALIZE IT'S A LOT MORE MONEY. I'M HOPING THAT WILL BE CLARIFIED BY STAFF. STAFF, BUT I DID NOTICE SEVERAL PEOPLE ONLINE SEEMED TO THINK IT WAS A BIT OF A JOKE OF WHY YOU WERE HAVING SOMEBODY CLEAR THE BIRDS FROM CENTRAL PARK. SO I WANT TO TELL THOSE PEOPLE THAT HISTOPLASMOSIS IS WHAT MY FRIEND AND MENTOR MARY GRIEVE WHEN SHE WORKED IN THE TRANSFER HOUSE AND MANAGE THE DOWNTOWN DECATUR COUNCIL. THIS WAS BEFORE WE HAD BIRD CONTROL. SHE CONTRACTED THAT FROM THE PITCHING DROPPINGS IN CENTRAL PARK THAT YEAR. AND I BELIEVE THE FOLLOWING YEAR THERE WERE OTHER RESIDENTS WHO HAD BEEN PLANTING FLOWERS, DIFFERENT THINGS IN THE PARK. IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN PRETTY CLOSE DIE FROM AND MARY NEARLY DID. SO IT IS SOMETHING THAT'S SERIOUS AND I DON'T LIKE TO SEE PEOPLE THINKING IT WAS JOKE BECAUSE IT DEFINITELY WAS TIME. SO I WANT ALSO WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT LAST TUESDAY AT OUR CONNO MEETING, DEPUTY CHIEF ROSEBERRY CAME TO DO SOME OUTREACH WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS. SO HE IS A DEPUTY CHIEF OF INVESTIGATIONS. HE LET US KNOW AN INTERESTING FIGURE, BUT I BELIEVE IT WAS SEPTEMBER 14TH, MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE 15TH. HIS DEPARTMENT HAS ALREADY HAD 1200 CASES, AND OF THOSE CASES, 81% HAVE BEEN CLOSED. SO A CLOSURE RATE OF 81%. BUT YOU NEED TO REMEMBER, HE'S ALSO WORKING SHORTHANDED WITH DETECTIVES. SO I DO THINK THAT WE NEED TO SHOW GREAT APPRECIATION IN THAT DEPARTMENT THAT THEY ARE WORKING HARD TO SOLVE CASES. I ALSO WANNA REMIND COUNSEL, LAST YEAR WHEN WE DID OUR, UH, KONO DOORBELL, UH, RING DOORBELLS, THEY DID A LAYERED MAP, WHICH SHOWED US THE DEPART THE NEIGHBORHOODS

[20:01] WITH MOST VIOLENCE. AND THAT'S HOW WE SELECTED WHERE OUR CAMERAS WENT. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU MS. OWEN. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO APPROACH COUNCIL TONIGHT NIGHT? HELLO, MY NAME IS ABIR MOCHEN. I'M KNOWN AS THE LIONS OF LIBERTY. I'M AT THE SAME TIME THE DAUGHTER OF GOD. I HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIFE TERRORISTS FROM THE MOSQUES MOSQUE, AT LEAST ONE MOSQUE HERE, PLUS PEOPLE IN THE MEDIA, INCLUDING INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS, CROSS BOUNDARIES TO TRY TO BAIT ME, SABOTAGE ME, TRY TO WEAKEN ME JUST SO THAT I'M NOT A CANDIDATE HERE TO BE FOR, FOR A CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR. NOW, THE IT CAN'T, IT CAN'T. WE CANNOT JUST HAVE THE MAYOR AND A CITY COUNCIL RUN FOR MAYOR. THAT'S NOT GIVING THE PEOPLE OPPORTUNITY. I REPRESENT THE PEOPLE. I HAVE TO BE ON THE BALLOT. MY NAME HAS TO BE ON THE BALLOT. IF WE HAVE A FAIR GOVERNMENT, IF WE HAVE A FAIR COMMUNITY, MY NAME MUST BE ON THE BALLOT. BEFORE I CAME HERE, THERE WERE RIOTERS WHO RIOTED ME. THERE WERE DISTURBERS FROM THE MEDIA DISTURBING ME, DISTURBERS OF THE MEDIA SLAMMING DOORS AND USING VEHICLES TO RIOT SO THAT THEY CAN TRY TO AFFECT ME. ALRIGHT? BUT THEY'RE KILLING THEMSELVES AS THEY'RE DOING IT. CAN YOU SEE THAT? I MEAN, IT'S NOT AFFECTING ME. THEY DID HARM ME, BUT I STILL STAND STRONG. I DO NOT WANT RETALIATION. THIS IS A COMMUNITY THAT MUST BE A COMMUNITY OF LOVE. NOT HATE NOT 1000 OF 1001 WAYS OF KILLING SOMEONE. WE DO HAVE A COMMUNITY THAT ALL THEY WANNA DO IS JUST MISCHIEF CAUSE PROBLEMS, BAIT AND SABOTAGE PEOPLE. THIS HAS GOTTA STOP. OKAY? AND THEN ALSO I HAVE TO, I HAVE TO ADMIT, THE DIRECTOR OF THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, LORETTA HUGHES CROSSES BOUNDARIES. OKAY? I TOLD YOU THAT I WANTED TO OPEN UP IN THE FUTURE IF I CAN NOT LANDING AND OPEN UP OTHER PLANS, PROJECTS, IT DOESN'T GIVE THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS A RIGHT TO RETALIATE AND TRY TO WEAKEN ME BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT MY NAME ON THE BALLOT. NOW, LORETTA HUGHES DOES NOT LIKE PRESIDENT TRUMP. PRESIDENT TRUMP IS AWARE OF EVERYTHING GOING ON. WE, THE PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE OUR NAMES AND TO BE CANDIDATES FOR MAYORS. OKAY? IT CAN'T, IT DOESN'T WORK. JUST HAVING A COUNCILMAN AND A MAYOR TO BE ON THE BALLOT. THE PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE ON THE BALLOT. AND I'M TESTING YOU BECAUSE I AM A DETECTIVE. I AM AN INVESTIGATOR AND I AM AN INSPECTOR. MY NAME MUST BE ON THE BALLOT IF THERE IS FAIRNESS AND ANY FAITH IN GOD IN EVERY SINGLE RELIGION, BECAUSE I AM NEUTRALITY. I REPRESENT ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TAKE CARE AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. DOES ANYONE ELSE WISH TO APPEAR BEFORE COUNSEL TONIGHT? SEEING NONE AS FAR AS RESPONSES FROM COUNSEL, MR. MCDANIEL, UM, MS. HAN, CAN YOU KIND OF GIVE US AN UPDATE, UH, FOR THE REASON YOU MAY HAVE IT NOW OR GET BACK TO US, WHY CHANGE IN THE DROPPING OFF PEOPLE OR PICKING UP? THERE MAY BE A LEGAL, UH, PROBLEM OR CHANGE OF WHATEVER, BUT IT'D BE NICE TO KNOW WHAT IT IS. SURE. AND I CAN GET A FULL, UM, UPDATE OUT TO COUNCIL. UH, THE MAIN CONSIDERATION REALLY IS THE TIMELINESS OF THE FIXED ROUTES. AND SO THE FIXED ROUTES ARE SET UP ON PICKING UP ON THOSE FIXED SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. SO IN AN EFFORT TO, UM, BE MORE TIMELY WITH THE ROUTES, UM, THAT WAS THE INSTRUCTION TO, TO THE DRIVERS. BUT I CAN DIG IN A LITTLE DEEPER AND, UM, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO COUNSEL. THANK YOU. AND TO MR. GRUB. I'M GLAD THAT YOUR WIFE IS OKAY AND THAT THE OTHER WORKERS ON SITE WERE, WERE OKAY AND THAT THE DRIVER WAS, DID THE RIGHT THING AND STAYED BEHIND. UM, I'M NOT SURE WHAT EXACTLY THE ANSWER IS BECAUSE WE SEEM TO HAVE BAD DRIVERS ALL OVER THIS COMMUNITY. THERE WAS ANOTHER WRECK ON THE WEST END AS WELL. AND IT'S, AS YOU SAID, GOING OVER THE STATE, LEVI, VIA, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE ON THE ROADS VERY LONG BEFORE YOU SEE SOMEBODY DOING SOMETHING THEY SHOULDN'T, UM, PUTTING OTHER PEOPLE AT RISK. BUT I KNOW THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS DOING WHAT THEY CAN. AND PERHAPS WE CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE CHIEF TO SEE IF THERE IS SOME SORT OF, UH, WORKING ARRANGEMENT WE CAN HAVE WITH, UM, THE OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTITIES, AT LEAST IN CONSTRUCTION SITES BECAUSE THOSE FOLKS ARE JUST OUT THERE WITH NOTHING.

[25:01] SO, OTHER RESPONSES FROM COUNSEL MR. HORN? JUST ANOTHER, UM, FOLLOW UP REGARDING MR. BOND'S COMMENTS. UM, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I'D ALSO LIKE TO KNOW ARE HOW WERE THE RESIDENTS AND DRIVERS NOTIFIED OF THE CHANGE? UM, HOW MUCH TIME WAS GIVEN TO THE RESIDENTS AND THE DRIVERS? AND THEN ALSO IF THIS IS TO INCREASE THE TIMELINESS ON THE FIXED ROUTES, WHAT IS THE CURRENT, UM, TIMELINESS RATE AND WHAT DO YOU PREDICT THE TIMELINESS RATE WILL BE NOW THAT THIS CHANGE IS BEING IMPLEMENTED? ANY OTHER RESPONSES FROM COUNCIL? OKAY, SEEING NONE. MOVING TO APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2026. CITY COUNCIL MEETING. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND. SO MOVED. SECOND. COUNCILMAN GREGORY? AYE. COUNCILMAN CRUZ? AYE. COUNCILMAN MCDANIEL? AYE. COUNCILMAN HORN? AYE. COUNCILMAN COLT? AYE. MAYOR MOORE WOLF? AYE. SIX AYES, NO NAYS, ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS? NONE GOING TO NEW BUSINESS ITEM ONE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PROPERTY AND LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS FOR THE POLICY PERIOD. OCTOBER 1ST, 2026 TO OCTOBER 1ST, 2027. MOTION THE RESOLUTION DO PASS AND BE ADOPTED. SO MOVED. SECOND, MS. HAN, WE HAVE A LOT OF INSURANCE TO COVER TONIGHT. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. COUNSEL, NO OPENING COMMENTS FOR ME. I'M JUST GONNA GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO OUR RISK MANAGER, BRIAN HASTINGS, TO GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW AND, UM, FOLLOW UP WITH ANY QUESTIONS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS EVENING. UM, I HAVE A LOT OF FAITH IN OUR BROKER AND THEIR NEGOTIATING SKILLS AND I THINK THAT WE COME FORWARD TONIGHT WITH A FAIR PROP PROPOSITION FOR THE RENEWAL. SO I KNOW THAT INSURANCE COSTS ARE GOING UP ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND, UM, IF YOU COULD ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THIS, IT LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT INCREASE. SO, BUT I MEAN THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SEEING JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE, CORRECT? VERY MUCH SO. I MEAN, IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR, YOUR INSURANCE, IT'S GONNA GO UP QUITE A BIT. AND THE PROPERTY AND LIABILITY IS ACTUALLY A DECREASE OF 19% COMPARED TO LAST YEAR'S RENEWAL. SO I, THAT'S A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I THINK WE'RE GONNA COME IN, I THINK WE QUOTED LIKE A 6.69 AND IT'S ACTUALLY GONNA COME IN A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN THAT. WE RECEIVED THREE OF THE BIDS BACK TODAY TO, TO SHORE THAT UP. SO IT'LL BE JUST SLIGHTLY LESS LIKE A 6.4 PROBABLY INSTEAD OF THE SIX NINE THAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY, OR 6, 6 9. WELL, THERE'S A BRIGHT SPOTS, WE'LL TAKE THAT. YEP. QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL, MR. HORN? UM, MR. HASTINGS, UM, ONE OF THE THING THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION IS THAT, UM, IN TERMS OF, UM, THE PROPERTY INSURANCE COVERAGE AND THE LIABILITY INSURANCE WERE BEING INSURED FOR $200 MILLION. UM, HOW, HOW DID WE COME UP WITH $200 MILLION IN COVERAGE? $200 MILLION HAS BEEN THE STANDARD COVERAGE FOR A FEW YEARS. THAT'S OUR RENEWAL FROM LAST YEAR AND BASED OFF OF A, I THINK IT'S A 2018 WAS THE LAST TIME THE APPRAISALS FOR ALL FACILITIES WERE DONE. PRORATING THAT FORWARD WITH, UH, UH, INFLATION. I, I THINK THAT FALLS WELL WITHIN THE APPRAISAL OF OUR FACILITIES AND THE EQUIPMENT WITHIN THEM. SO THE LAST TIME WE ESTIMATED THIS WAS IN 2018, THE LAST TIME THE APPRAISALS OUR FACILITIES WERE DONE WAS IN 2018. AND I DO BRING THAT UP BECAUSE I'M WANTING TO PUT IN THE BUDGET FOR 2017 TO HAVE NEW APPRAISALS DONE. YOU MEAN 2027? YEAH, 2027. I'M SORRY. YES. CORRECT. AND THAT INCLUDES ALL OF THE FACILITIES. SO THAT WOULD BE, LET'S SAY THE SOUTH WATER TREATMENT PLANT MUNICIPAL SERVICE CENTER. CORRECT. DOES THAT INCLUDE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, LIKE LIFT STATIONS AND, UM, ACTUAL SEWERS AND WATER LINES THAT WE MAINTAIN? NO. NO. I DON'T. LET ME ASK MY BROKER TO MAKE SURE, BUT SORRY TED. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE STRUCTURES AND THE EQUIPMENT WITHIN THE STRUCTURES AT THAT. WE LOOK AT THAT.

[30:08] HELLO TED MILLER. NICE TO SEE YOU ALL. THE QUESTION IS 200 MILLION THAT'S SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PROPERTY. SO THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS REAL PROPERTY WOULDN'T INCLUDE ANYTHING UNDERGROUND THAT WOULD BE DIFFERENT. AND ARE, ARE WE GETTING COVERAGE FOR REPLACEMENT COST? IT IS REPLACEMENT COST COVERAGE, YES. YEAH. BUT IT'S DONE ON THE BASIS OF, YOU KNOW, IF, IF YOU HAVE A HUGE LOSS, NONE OF US ARE PROBABLY GONNA BE HERE TO ADJUST IT AND WRITE THE CHECKS. RIGHT. A LOSS OF THAT NATURE. SO YOU, YOU TAKE THE BEST GUESS YOU CAN MAKE BASED UPON THE APPRAISAL, WHICH GETS UPDATED NEXT YEAR, HOPEFULLY. COUNCILMAN MCDANIEL? YOU HAD A QUESTION? UH, HOW MANY STRUCTURES DO WE HAVE? SORRY. UH, BECAUSE THAT, YOU KNOW, INCLUDES THE LIBRARY, INCLUDES IN THE LIBRARY, SEVEN FIRE STATIONS, ALL STATIONS, CIVIC CENTER, YOU KNOW. OKAY. UM, JUST TO GIVE MSC THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT ALONG WITH THE EXTRA FACILITY AT VULCAN MATERIALS THAT WE PURCHASED A YEAR AGO, A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. SO THANK YOU. YEP. OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL? IS THAT, DOES THE CITY OF DECATUR OWN THIS, THE CIVIC CENTER? IS THAT A PART OF IT? THEY FALL UNDER OUR UMBRELLA FOR INSURANCE. SO DOES THE LIBRARY. SO THEY AREN'T DIRECTLY PART OF THE CITY, BUT THEY ACTUALLY, WE INSURE THE FACILITIES IF THAT MAKES SENSE. WE OWN THE LIBRARY BUILDING. OKAY. UM, BUT WE HAVE A, OUR AGREEMENT WITH THE CIVIC CENTER, WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR SPACES, UH, WITHIN THE CIVIC CENTER. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, COUNSEL, COUNCILMAN GREGORY? AYE. COUNCILMAN CRUZ? AYE. COUNCILMAN MCDANIEL? AYE. COUNCILMAN HORNE? AYE. COUNCILMAN COLT? AYE. MAYOR MOUL AYE. SIX A'S NO NAYS. ITEM TWO RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PROPERTY INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS FOR THE POLICY PERIOD OCTOBER 1ST, 2026 TO OCTOBER 1ST, 2027. MOTION THE RESOLUTION TO PASS AND BE ADOPTED. SO MOVED. SECOND. ANYTHING TO ADD ON THIS MR. HASTINGS? NO, I, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL? SEE NONE. COUNCILWOMAN GREGORY AYE. COUNCILMAN CRUZ? AYE. COUNCILMAN MCDANIEL? AYE. COUNCILMAN HORN? AYE. COUNCILMAN COLE? AYE. MAYOR MOORE WOLF. AYE. SIX AYES NO NAYS. ITEM THREE, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EQUIPMENT INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS FOR THE POLICY PERIOD OCTOBER 1ST, 2026 TO OCTOBER 1ST, 2027. MOTION THE RESOLUTION TO PASS AND BE ADOPTED. SO MOVED. SECOND. ANYTHING MORE? MR. HASTINGS FROM COUNCIL? QUESTIONS. SEE NONE. COUNCILWOMAN GREGORY AYE. COUNCILWOMAN CRUZ? AYE. COUNCILMAN MCDANIEL? AYE. COUNCILMAN HORNE? AYE. COUNCILMAN COL. AYE MAYOR MORE WOLF? AYE. SIX AYES NO NAYS. ITEM FOUR, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CRIME LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS FOR THE POLICY PERIOD OCTOBER 1ST, 2026 TO OCTOBER 1ST, 2027. MOTION THE RESOLUTION TO PASS AND BE ADOPTED. SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL FOR MR. HASTINGS? SEE NONE. COUNCILWOMAN GREGORY AYE. COUNCILWOMAN CRUZ? AYE. COUNCILMAN MCDANIEL? AYE. COUNCILMAN HORN? AYE. COUNCILMAN COLE? AYE. MAYOR MOORE WOLF AYE. SIX. AYE. NO NAYS. ITEM FIVE, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXCESS LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS FOR THE POLICY PERIOD OCTOBER 1ST, 2026 TO OCTOBER 1ST, 2027. MOTION THE RESOLUTION DO PASS AND BE ADOPTED. SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? SEEN NONE. COUNCILWOMAN GREGORY AYE. COUNCILWOMAN CRUZ? AYE. COUNCILMAN MC MCDANIEL? AYE. COUNCILMAN HORN? AYE. COUNCILMAN COLE? AYE. MAYOR MORE WOLF? AYE. SIX AYES NO NAYS. ITEM SIX, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AUTO INLAND MARINE LOT INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS FOR THE POLICY PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1ST, 2026 TO OCTOBER 1ST, 2027. MOTION OF THE RESOLUTION DO PASS AND BE ADOPTED. SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, COUNCILWOMAN GREGORY AYE. COUNCILWOMAN CRUZ? AYE. COUNCILMAN MCDANIEL? AYE. COUNCILMAN HORNE? AYE. COUNCILMAN COLE? AYE. MAYOR MOORE WOLF AYE. SIX AYES AND NO NAYS. ITEM SEVEN, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CYBER LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS FOR THE POLICY PERIOD OCTOBER 1ST, 2026 TO OCTOBER 1ST, 2027. MOTION OF THE RESOLUTION DO PASS AND BE ADOPTED. SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? SEE NONE. COUNCILWOMAN GREGORY AYE. COUNCILWOMAN CRUZ? AYE. COUNCILMAN MCDANIEL? AYE. COUNCILMAN HORNE? AYE. COUNCILMAN COLE? AYE. MAYOR MOORE WOLF. AYE. SIX AYES NO NAYS. ITEM EIGHT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CRISIS

[35:01] PROTECTION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS FOR THE POLICY PERIOD OCTOBER 1ST, 2026 TO OCTOBER 1ST, 2027. MOTION OF THE RESOLUTION DO PASS AND BE ADOPTED. SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? SEE NONE. COUNCILWOMAN GREGORY AYE. COUNCILWOMAN CRUZ? AYE. COUNCILMAN MCDANIEL? AYE. COUNCILMAN HORNE? AYE. COUNCILMAN COLT? AYE. MAYOR MOORE WOLF. AYE. SIX AYES NO NAYS. ITEM NINE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXCESS WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS FOR THE POLICY PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1ST, 2026 TO OCTOBER 1ST, 2027. MOTION THE RESOLUTION TO PASS AND BE ADOPTED. SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? SEE NONE. COUNCILMAN GREGORY? AYE. COUNCILWOMAN CRUZ? AYE. COUNCILMAN MCDANIEL? AYE. COUNCILMAN HORN? AYE. COUNCILMAN COL. AYE. MAYOR MORE WOLF. AYE. SIX A'S NO NAYS. AND NOW THE CITY MANAGER. UPDATE. MS. HAN? THANK YOU MAREN COUNCIL, JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS TO HIGHLIGHT THIS EVENING. UH, THE FIRST ONE, THERE WE GO. UH, IS JUST THAT WE ARE ONCE AGAIN PARTICIPATING IN THE WSOI FOOD DRIVE ON OCTOBER 2ND. SO WE ARE CURRENTLY, UM, EACH INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENT IS COLLECTING, UM, THE POLICE ALWAYS HAVE TO OUTDO ALL THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS, SO THEY'VE ALREADY DONE THEIR SHOPPING. UM, BUT WE'RE ALL, UH, LOOKING TO, UM, IT, IT'S AN INSIDE CHALLENGE. SO WE'LL SEE WHO, WHO COMES OUT THE WINNER, WHAT DEPARTMENT THIS YEAR? THAT SOUNDS LIKE A DIRECT CHALLENGE TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CHIEF. YEAH. YEAH, I THINK IT IS . SO, UH, THANKS TO, UH, AS I SAID, LIBA AND JESSICA TAYLOR ARE LEADING OUR EFFORTS, UM, AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT PARTICIPATING YET AGAIN THIS YEAR. AND THEN WE WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO FRED SPAN FOR SERVING 10 YEARS AS OUR HUMAN RIGHTS INVESTIGATOR HELPING WITH THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION FOR, UM, ANY, UH, CITY CODE CHAPTER 28 VIOLATIONS. SO, UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM ON HIS RETIREMENT. AND THEN WE WANNA WELCOME, UH, SANDRA FINCH WHO STARTED IN JANUARY IS OUR NEW HUMAN RIGHTS INVESTIGATOR CONSULTANT. UM, AND, UH, SHE ONCE AGAIN IS WORKING FOR THE HUMAN ANCE COMMISSION, WHICH INDIVIDUALS CAN FIND ON OUR WEBSITE. AND SHE'S CERTIFIED IN HUMAN, UH, CIVIL RIGHTS PROFESSIONAL. AND SHE SPENT 35 YEARS IN HUMAN RESOURCES, UM, AT THE CITY OF DANVILLE. AND THEN FINALLY, WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE NINE 11 STAIR TRIBUTE AND DONATION TO THE DECATUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. UH, THEY, THE DECATUR FIREFIGHTERS COMPLETED THE NINE 11 STAIR TRIBUTE AT ONE MAIN PLACE AND WE WANNA THANK THE HEART OF ILLINOIS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, MAIN PLACE REAL ESTATE AND OTHER DONORS FOR RAISING $5,000 FOR DECATUR FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE PREVENTION EFFORTS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. DOES ANYONE ON COUNCIL WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM, MS. GREGORY? UH, ITEMS H AND J? ANY OTHER ITEMS? MS. CRUZ. B OKAY. ANY OTHER ITEMS? OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO WE HAVE B, H AND J ITEM A ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE INSTALLATION OF STOP SIGNS AT THE INTERSECTION OF EAST KENWOOD AVENUE AND NORTH CENTRAL DRIVE, FACING NORTH CENTRAL DRIVE ITEM C RESOLUTION, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT WITH THE NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY FOR THE BROADWAY SEWER REHABILITATION ON MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DRIVE CITY PROJECT 2022 DASH ZERO ONE ITEM D RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT WITH THE NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY FOR THE JASPER STREET SEWER REHABILITATION ON JASPER STREET CITY PROJECT 2022 DASH ZERO ONE ITEM E RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT WITH THE DECATUR AND EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD LLC FOR THE JASPER STREET SEWER REHABILITATION ON JASPER STREET CITY PROJECT 2022 DASH ZERO ONE ITEM F RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT TO MACON COUNTY EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEMS BOARD FOR STARCOM 21 ACCESS FEES. ITEM G RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT WITH MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC. FOR THE PURCHASE OF MOBILE RADIOS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT. ITEM I ORDINANCE REZONING THE PROPERTY AT 8 64 NORTH MAIN STREET, 900 NORTH MAIN STREET, 9 0 4 NORTH MAIN STREET FROM B ONE NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPPING DISTRICT TO B TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT ITEM K, ORDINANCE APPROVING APPOINTMENT, CITY TREASURER ITEM L RESOLUTION APPROVING APPOINTMENT. FIREMAN'S PENSION FUND BOARD OF TRUSTEES A NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEMS IS PRESENTED. SO MOVED. SECOND. COUNCILMAN GREGORY AYE. COUNCILMAN CRUZ? AYE. COUNCILMAN MCDANIEL? AYE. COUNCILMAN HORN? AYE. COUNCILMAN COL. AYE. MAYOR MOORE WOLF AYE. SIX I'S NO NAYS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH JIMMY SOLS BIRD REPELLENT COMPANY FOR DOWNTOWN BIRD CONTROL MOTION THAT THE RESOLUTION DO PASS AND BE ADOPTED. SO MOVED. SECOND. MS. CRUZ,

[40:01] WERE ANY ADDITIONAL BIDS, UH, RECEIVED FOR THIS? UH, I WILL GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MATT NEWELL. THERE WERE NOT, UH, WE'VE USED MR. SOLES FOR PROBABLY WELL OVER 25 TO 30 YEARS. UM, WE DID DO, WHEN WE SAW THE, UH, THE MARKET INCREASE IN THE, IN THE PRICES THIS YEAR, WE SAW 'EM ABOUT FIVE DAYS BEFORE THEY WENT ON TO THE COUNCIL AGENDA. SO WE DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TIME TO, TO EXPLORE OTHER OPTIONS. BUT IN OUR, OUR REVIEW THERE IS, THERE ARE LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES TO HIRE A, A, AN INDIVIDUAL OR A COMPANY THAT DOES AREA WIDE BIRD, UH, UH, REMOVAL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WHAT YOU'D CALL IT, BUT, UH, UM, THERE ARE COMPANIES THAT DO THAT HELP KEEP BIRDS AWAY FROM LIKE RESIDENCES OR IN FRONT OF BUSINESSES OR SUCH LIKE, BUT NOT, UH, NOT AN AREA WIDE COMPANY LIKE SOLES DOES. NO. MR. NEWELL, I I SEEM TO REMEMBER AT SOME POINT IN THE LAST 15, 20 YEARS THAT COUNSEL EITHER DIDN'T APPROVE A CONTRACT LIKE WE WOULD A YEAR OR SO WITHOUT HAVING THEM OR SOMEBODY ELSE DO IT. AND MAYBE MY MEMORY IS WRONG, BUT I SEEM TO REMEMBER GETTING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE, AND MAYBE IT WAS PRIOR TO HIRING THIS GUY, DO YOU HAVE ANY HISTORY? WE DID, UH, UH, BACK IN, I, I GUESS MY TERM HERE, THE, UH, UH, THE CITY DID, UH, FOREGO GOING WITH SOULS ONE YEAR. IT WAS THE YEAR THAT YOU COULD NOT USE CENTRAL PARK. I GUESS IT WAS, UH, UH, I REMEMBER WALKING THROUGH CENTRAL PARK THAT YEAR AND IT WAS LIKE, IT WAS RAINING AND THERE, AND THE SUN WAS OUT. BUT, UH, UM, WE HAVE, UH, HE DOES A VERY GOOD JOB AND, UH, AND, UH, WE, WE CAN'T, UH, ARGUE WITH, UH, WITH HIS RESULTS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FOR THE PAST 35 YEARS. AND IT'S WITH THE, THE TIME THAT WE HAD HAVING RECEIVED, UH, YOU KNOW, WITH THE FIVE DAYS I AM, I'M RELUCTANT TO GO WITH, WITH ANOTHER, UH, UH, COMPANY, UH, WITH, WITH NO OPPORTUNITY TO, TO DO SOME EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON A TRACK RECORD. NOW IF, IF COUNSEL IS, IS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE CONTRACT, I WOULD SUGGEST WE, WE BE PREPARED NEXT TIME WHEN IT COMES OUT, COMES DUE. BUT I, I FEEL THAT, THAT WE WOULD BE HARD PRESSED, AND THIS MAY BE AN UNFAIR QUESTION, BUT IF WE DIDN'T DO THE CONTRACT AND IT WE'RE UP TO PUBLIC WORKS TO CLEAN THE PARK EVERY DAY, I'M ASSUMING THAT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF MANPOWER THAT WE JUST DON'T HAVE. IT WOULD TAKE, UH, SOME CONCENTRATION, SOME CONCENTRATED WORK, BUT YOU WOULD STILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE PARK. I MEAN, NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE CLEANED IT, THE, UH, MY RECOLLECTION OF THE TIME YOU HAD, YOU NEED TO CHANGE YOUR CLOTHES ONCE YOU WALKED THROUGH THE PARK. IT WAS, IT WAS THAT BAD. I JUST REMEMBER A LOT OF TALKING, A LOT OF COMPLAINTS. SO, BUT I COULDN'T TELL YOU WHEN THAT WAS . IT WAS IN THE NINETIES. OKAY. OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. NEWELL? CERTAINLY MS. CRUZ. UM, DO THEY SUBMIT AN ITEMIZED BUDGET? THEY DID NOT, NO. IT'S, IT'S JUST BASICALLY, UH, THIS, WELL, I IT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET. AND WHAT CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE PROCESS THEY USE? DO, DO YOU KNOW IT'S A SECRET, IT'S A SECRET PROCESS. YOU DON'T KNOW. I DO NOT KNOW. OKAY. IT REALLY IS A SECRET PROCESS. WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR YEARS AND THEY'RE NOT, THEY DO NOT TELL ANYBODY. UM, DO YOU, UM, DO YOU HAVE A WAY OF OBJECTIVELY EVALUATING THEIR WORK? SO CAN YOU GO THERE NOW AND SEE, OKAY, THERE ARE THIS MANY BIRDS AND NOW THEY'RE GONNA DO THEIR THING AND THERE'S A REDUCTION OF 30%. DO YOU HAVE A WAY TO MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR PROCESS? WELL, THEY HAVE BEEN, UH, THEY'VE BEEN PERFORMING IN DOWNTOWN CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE LAST, YOU KNOW, 25 YEARS. SO, SO I COULD NOT GO RIGHT NOW. THEY ARE STILL UNDER CONTRACT TO, TO KEEP THE BIRDS UNDER CONTROL DOWNTOWN. SO GOING NOW, IF, IF, UH, THERE WAS A MARKED DECREASE IN BIRDS, I WOULD SAY THEY WEREN'T DOING THEIR JOB RIGHT NOW AS OPPOSED TO HOW, HOW WELL THEY'RE DOING THEIR JOB IN THREE WEEKS FROM NOW. I WOULD SAY PAT, WELL, THE KEY IS JUST WALK DOWNTOWN AND, AND LOOK AT THE SIDEWALKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO, YOU KNOW, UN UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS, THIS PROCEDURE. UH, I GUESS WE COULD STAND OUT THERE WITH A POT AND PAN AND, AND A, YOU KNOW, HAMMER AND, AND TAKE TURNS OR WE COULD CUT DOWN ALL THE TREES AND IT DOES BECOME A, A HEALTH ISSUE, UH, WITH THE ALL THE BIRD POOP AROUND AND THAT. SO

[45:01] IF WE CAN CUT DOWN ON THAT, THAT'S HEALTHIER FOR EVERYBODY. OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL? OH, MR. HORN. UM, TO RESPOND TO COUNCILWOMAN CRUZ'S QUESTION, WE, WE DON'T HAVE A CONTROL. AND SO WE ARE PAYING MONEY FOR, UM, THAT THIS, UM, UM, BIRD CONTROL PROCESS WITHOUT ANY PRE-IMPOSED DATA ON ITS EFFECTIVENESS. I'VE ALREADY HEARD FROM ONE, UM, PROPERTY OWNER WHO HAS DOWNTOWN PROPERTY, WHO'S INDICATED THAT THEY'VE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE, UH, BIRDS CONTROLLED FROM THEIR PARTICULAR, UM, LOCATION AND THAT IT HAS COST LESS THAN, UM, WHAT WE ARE BEING CHARGED. AND SO I HAVE SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS WITH PAYING 113% MORE, UH, BETWEEN THE THREE YEAR CONTRACT FROM OCTOBER 1ST, 2023 TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026, WHERE WE WERE PAYING $84,500 TO PAYING $180,000, UH, FOR THE PROPOSED CONTRACT PERIOD. WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO DATA ON, UM, HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST IN TERMS OF REMEDIATION. AND I'D ALSO POINT OUT THAT IN DIFFERENT YEARS YOU COULD HAVE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF BIRD ACTIVITY. UM, AND SO, UH, WE HAVE NO, UM, IDEAS OF HOW MUCH THAT IT WOULD, UH, COST, UM, FOR EXAMPLE, TO CLEAN, UH, CENTRAL PARK VERSUS, UH, THE REMEDIATION EFFORTS. THERE ARE CERTAIN PLACES, FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE FAIRVIEW PARK WHERE WE HAVE A LOT OF BIRDS AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF DROPPINGS. AND FAIRVIEW PARK HAS BEEN ABLE TO REMEDIATE THAT AT A LEVEL THAT PEOPLE CONTINUE TO REGULARLY GO TO DREAMLAND LAKE. AND SO THE ARGUMENT THAT SOMEHOW THE CITY OF DECATUR CAN'T REMEDIATE, BUT THE DECATUR PARK DISTRICT CAN FOR BIRDS, UH, IS A LITTLE BIT PUZZLING. UM, I JUST A THIS COST IS FAR TOO EXPENSIVE WHEN WE HAVE, WE, WE HAVE NO IDEA, UM, WHAT THE COST TO REMEDIATE IS. AND, UM, THERE MAY BE OTHER MORE COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS THAT THE CURRENT OWNERS OF BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF DECATUR MAY ALREADY KNOW. SO I'M A DEFINITE OPPOSED TO THIS. MR. NEWELL, WHEN WE DO THIS, THIS IS ON FOR, UH, PROPERTY BELONGS TO THE CITY SIDEWALKS THAT IT'S NOT INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES. CORRECT. WHAT IS THE DOWNTOWN AREA? I MEAN, WE DO, WE DO STILL SEE LIKE PIGEON PROBLEMS WITH PIGEONS GETTING INTO BUILDINGS. UM, UM, BUT YEAH, WELL THE PROBLEM IS AS YOU GOT A LOT OF BROKEN WINDOWS IN SOME OF THESE OLD BUILDINGS, THAT'S NOT THE CITY'S PROBLEM. THEY, THEY NEED TO BOARD 'EM UP. AND NOW WE HAVE TWO DOWNTOWN PARKS. WE DON'T JUST HAVE THE ONE. SO ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. NEWELL? CALL THE QUESTION PLEASE. COUNCILWOMAN GREGORY. AYE. COUNCILWOMAN CRUZ NAY. COUNCILMAN MCDANIEL? AYE. COUNCILMAN HORN? NAY. COUNCILMAN CULP? AYE. MAYOR MOORE WOLF. AYE. FOUR A'S TWO NAYS. ITEM H ORDINANCE ADDING TERRITORY TO ENTERPRISE ZONE AND APPROVING THE AMENDMENT OF THE ENACTING ORDINANCE AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR RNH DECATUR LLC MOTION THAT THE ORDINANCE DO PASS AND BE ADOPTED. SO MOVED. SECOND, MS. GREGORY? UM, YES, I UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE, UM, TAKING A PIECE OF LAND TO CONNECT TWO PREVIOUS SLEEP, UM, PROPERTIES INCLUDED IN THE ENTERPRISE ZONE. UM, WE'VE GOT A NICE MEMO HERE THAT GIVES US THE BACKGROUND OF THE ENTERPRISE ZONE AND THAT'S ABOUT IT. SO I WOULD LIKE SOME MORE INFORMATION PLEASE. YEAH. AND I'VE GOT, UH, NICOLE BATEMAN HERE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE ECONOMIC AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL WHO CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. SURE. OKAY. WHAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN I PROVIDE , WHY ARE WE TAKING A THREE FOOT WIDE CONNECTOR STRIP

[50:01] AND CONNECTING THEM? WHAT, WHAT IS THE PURPOSE? OKAY, GREAT QUESTION. SO THE ENTERPRISE ZONE, UH, NEEDS TO BE CONTIGUOUS. AND SO TO MAKE IT CONTIGUOUS WITH OTHER PROPERTIES, YOU CAN ADD BY LAW A CON WHAT WE CALL A CONNECTOR STRIP. SO IF, UM, YOU REFERRED TO THE MAP THAT WAS PROBABLY IN YOUR PACKET. SO THE EXISTING ENTERPRISE ZONE, UM, IS ALL THROUGHOUT, UH, FORESIGHT DECATUR, MACON COUNTY, AND LONG CREEK AND MOUNT ZION. AND SO THIS PROPERTY HAPPENS TO SIT, UH, IN A SPACE BETWEEN DECATUR PROPER AND, AND IT IS IN THE CITY OF LA MISS DECATUR, BUT ALONG HIGHWAY 21 BEFORE IT REACHES THEN PROPERTIES THAT ARE IN THE ENTERPRISE ZONE IN MOUNT ZION. AND SO WE ADD A CONNECTOR, THERE'S A CONNECTOR STRIP THAT ALREADY RUNS ALL THE WAY DOWN 1 21 BETWEEN, UH, THE SOUTHERN POINT OF THOSE DECATUR PROPERTIES TO THE MOUNT ZION PROPERTIES. THIS ONE IS JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET. SO WE JUST HAD A TINY LITTLE CONNECTOR STRIP SO THAT WE CAN CONNECT IT IN. SO IT IS BY LAW CONTIGUOUS YOU WELCOME OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? WE DID THAT ONE OTHER TIME YEARS AGO, BACK IN THE NINETIES OR EIGHTIES. MM-HMM . A LITTLE STRIP OVER TO, UH, FAIRVIEW PLAZA. YES. MM-HMM . WHICH IS SMALL. YEP. AND, UM, AND WE ACTUALLY DO THAT QUITE OFTEN. AND THEN EVENTUALLY THOSE SEEMED TO FILL IN BECAUSE THEN BUSINESSES WANNA LOCATE NEXT TO OTHER BUSINESSES AND IT'S A NICE WAY TO KINDA END FILL ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN GREGORY AYE. COUNCILWOMAN CRUZ? AYE. COUNCILMAN MCDANIEL? AYE. COUNCILMAN HORN? AYE. COUNCILMAN COLT? AYE. MAYOR MOORE WOLF. AYE. SIX AYES, NO NAYS, WHICH BRINGS US TO ITEM J ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 52, ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR MOTION THAT THE ORDINANCE DO PASS AND BE ADOPTED. SO MOVED. SECOND, MS. GREGORY? THANK YOU MAYOR. UM, I SAW THAT THERE WAS AN EMAIL THAT CAME FROM THE CITY MANAGER RIGHT BEFORE COUNCIL TONIGHT. I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT, BUT MY QUESTION IS, THIS ISN'T GONNA GIVE US THE ABILITY TO HAVE ANY MORE GAMING FACILITIES, IS IT? NO. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? MR. HORN? I'LL BE ABSTAINING FROM THIS VOTE SINCE THIS, UM, ONE OF THE PARTS OF THIS CHANGE IS MILLIKEN UNIVERSITY, FOR WHICH I'M EMPLOYED BY WITH ALL THE QUESTION PLEASE. COUNCILWOMAN GREGORY. AYE. COUNCILMAN CRUZ? AYE. COUNCILMAN MCDANIEL? AYE. COUNCILMAN HORN STAIN? COUNCILMAN COLT? AYE. MAYOR MOORE WOLF. AYE. FIVE AYES, ONE ABSTENTION. DOES ANYONE ON COUNCIL HAVE OTHER BUSINESS TO BRING BEFORE THE BODY TONIGHT, MS. GREGORY? UM, I THINK I'VE HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS BEFORE, UM, BUT I REALLY WOULD LIKE FOR US TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT ITEMS THAT WE ARE PLACING ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. UM, I THINK THERE ARE SOMETIMES ITEMS THAT WE PLACE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR THAT REALLY DESERVE CONVERSATION AMONG THE COUNCIL, UM, FOR THE PUBLIC PERSPECTIVE. AND THEN THIS EVENING, YOU KNOW, WE PROBABLY COULD HAVE PLACED EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE, UM, INSURANCES ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. AND SO I JUST THINK WE NEED TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THAT. WE'LL DO THAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER BUSINESS? MR. HORN? UH, A QUESTION FOR CITY STAFF IS THE PORTION OF THE CITY'S WEBSITE THAT TAKES COMPLAINTS, IS THAT CURRENTLY WORKING? AND IF IT IS WORKING, HOW, HOW LONG, MANY DAYS OR WEEKS DOES IT GENERALLY TAKE TO GET A STAFF RESPONSE? AND LET'S TALK ABOUT IT AS A CODE VIOLATION SUCH AS A VIOLATION OF CHAPTER 48. SO FROM THE TIME A INDIVIDUAL SUBMITS A COMPLAINT, CHAPTER 48, HOW, HOW LONG, UH, IS THE RESPONSE TIME? YEAH, I'M NOT AWARE THAT IT'S NOT WORKING, BUT I WILL LOOK INTO IT AND THEN ALSO GET THE INFORMATION AS FAR AS, UH, TIMELINESS ON RESPONSE. AND THEN, UM, THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO A QUESTION FROM OUR SEPTEMBER 8TH MEETING. UM, THE CITIZENS' VOLUNTARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DATA CENTER'S PRESENTATION ON AUGUST 31ST WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON THE CITY'S CABLE STATION. UM, HOW, HOW CAN OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS HAVE THEIR MEETINGS BROADCAST LIVE? YEAH, ONCE AGAIN, I'LL HAVE TO LOOK INTO THAT AND APOLOGIES FOR NOT GETTING YOUR RESPONSE SOONER, BUT WE'LL, WE'LL GET BACK TO THAT ONE AND GET YOU A

[55:01] RESPONSE BACK. ANYONE ELSE? ED, UM, BEFORE WE CLOSE TONIGHT, UM, I'M SURE IT WAS BE COVERED IN, IN THE FUTURE, BUT I WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, LIEUTENANT JOHN QUELLS RETIREMENT AFTER 29 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND HIS, UH, ADDITIONAL SERVICE TO THE MARINE CORPS. TO OUR GREAT NATION. THANK YOU. GREAT GUY. WITH THAT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. SECOND COUNCILWOMAN GREGORY AYE. COUNCILWOMAN CRUZ? AYE. COUNCILMAN MCDANIEL? AYE. COUNCILMAN HORN? AYE. COUNCILMAN COLT? AYE MAYOR MORE WOLF? AYE. SIX AYES, NO NAYS. WE ARE ADJOURNED.