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[0:37] » Good evening and welcome to the regular
Village Board meeting
[0:41] Monday, August 17th, 2026.
I call this meeting to order and I ask
[0:46] our clerk Katie Schubert to take the
roll, please.
[0:49] Here.
>> Trustee Lennon.
[0:52] Trustee Savaria.
Trustee Rigoni.
[0:55] Trustee Pietro.
Trustee Varelli.
[0:58] Trustee Rossi.
Attorney LeMoure.
[1:01] Chief Chilepes.
Village Administrator Baricca.
[1:06] Assistant Administrator Brown.
Clerk Schubert is here. We have quorum.
[1:11] » All right, thank you, Clerk. If everyone
please stand with me and say the Pledge
[1:15] of Allegiance. Gentlemen, please remove
your hats.
[1:19] » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the
[1:24] republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[1:30] justice for all.
[1:34] » [clears throat]
[1:38] » Next item on here is what's called the
unanimous consent agenda.
[1:42] » [clears throat]
>> All items on the consent agenda are
[1:43] considered to be routine in nature and
will be enacted in one single motion.
[1:48] There's no separate discussion of these
items unless one [clears throat] of the
[1:50] trustees so requests. In that event, the
item will be removed from the consent
[1:56] agenda and will be considered
separately. At this time, I ask if any
[1:59] of the board members would like to
remove any items from the consent
[2:02] agenda.
[2:04] Hearing none, can I get a motion and a
second to approve, please?
[2:07] » So moved.
>> Second.
[2:09] » We have a motion and a second. We're
going to go through these items so that
[2:12] those in the audience, those who will be
watching at home later or uh
[2:16] can watch on the our YouTube channel,
uh know what your board is voting on. Uh
[2:21] these complete packets, the hundreds of
pages of them, are available on our
[2:24] website, uh frankfortil.org.
So, the first item was the approval of
[2:29] the minutes from the regular meeting on
August 3rd of 2026. Since there were no
[2:33] objections, we'll go to the next item,
which is the approval of the bills and
[2:36] go to Trustee Savaria.
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Bills tonight uh
[2:40] equal $1,172,965.39.
[2:45] Uh this figure is comprised of the
general corporate fund at $379,131.34,
[2:53] the motor fuel fund, which had nothing
in it, um capital development fund at
[2:58] $86,646.74,
[3:03] sewer and water operations and
maintenance, $202,218.01,
[3:10] and then the sewer and water extension
fund at $504,969.30.
[3:16] And those are the bills.
>> All right, thank you. Uh we have a
[3:19] couple items from the Committee of the
Whole and uh for the first one, uh we'll
[3:22] go to uh Trustee Vergott.
>> Thank you, Mayor. First item is Pfeiffer
[3:25] Road multi-use path. The village is
advancing plans to construct a multi-use
[3:29] path along the east side of Pfeiffer
Road extending from Laraway Road to Pine
[3:33] Ridge Drive.
This project will be constructed in
[3:37] conjunction with the proposed multi-use
path along Pfeiffer Road from Laraway
[3:41] Road to Sauk Trail and along the north
side of Laraway Road from 80th Avenue to
[3:45] Pfeiffer Road.
Together, these projects supports the
[3:48] village's long-term goal of improving
connectivity between neighborhoods, the
[3:52] Old Plank Trail,
and the large regional trail network.
[3:56] Village staff has been working to secure
the necessary public right-of-way to
[4:00] accommodate the path. Frankfort School
District 157C
[4:04] owns a vacant parcel on the east side of
Pfeiffer Road, south of Laraway Road,
[4:08] and has agreed to convey the necessary
right-of-way to the village for
[4:11] construction of the path. Pursuant to
Illinois Local Government Property
[4:16] Transfer Act, the village must formally
request the transfer of the property by
[4:19] ordinance. The school district has also
required that the village enter into a
[4:24] property transfer agreement establishing
the terms of its conveyance.
[4:29] At its July 13th, 2026 meeting, the
Committee of the Whole reviewed the
[4:33] proposed property transfer and related
agreements and recommended approval of
[4:37] the property transfer request, the
property transfer agreement, and the
[4:41] dedications necessary to construct the
multi-use path.
[4:45] We have four motions before us,
and those four motions are to accept the
[4:50] recommendation of the Committee of the
Whole, waive the first and second
[4:53] readings, and pass an ordinance
requesting the transfer of property from
[4:56] Frankfort School District 157C to the
Village of Frankfort pursuant to the
[5:00] Illinois Local Government Property
Transfer Act. Next motion is to accept
[5:05] the recommendation of the Committee of
the Whole and approve the agreement for
[5:08] transfer of property by Frankfort School
District 157C to the Village of
[5:12] Frankfort. Next motion is to accept the
recommendation of the Committee of the
[5:16] Whole and accept and approve the plat of
dedication for public streets and
[5:20] utilities to the Village of Frankfort,
Illinois granted by the Board of
[5:23] Education of Frankfort School District
157C for the construction of a multi-use
[5:29] path along Pfeiffer Road prepared by
Robinson Engineering LTD and dated
[5:33] August 11th, 2026.
The next motion is to accept the
[5:37] recommendation of the Committee of the
Whole and approve the grant of of
[5:41] easement for temporary construction to
the Village of Frankfort, Illinois
[5:44] granted by the Board of Education of
Frankfort School District 157C for the
[5:50] construction of a multi-use path along
Pfeiffer Road, prepared by Robinson
[5:53] Engineering LTD, dated August 11th,
2026.
[6:04] And I think that's it.
>> Okay.
[6:07] Uh our next items we'll go to um Trustee
Leddin.
[6:11] » Uh thank you, Mr. Mayor. So, this item
is the sanitary manhole rehabilitation
[6:16] project. As part of the Village's 2025
sanitary sewer evaluation survey, 215
[6:23] manholes were inspected to identify
defects that could have allowed inflow
[6:28] and infiltration into the sanitary sewer
system during wet weather events.
[6:33] Of those inspected, 154 manholes were
identified as requiring rehabilitation.
[6:39] The Village issued a request for
proposals for the rehabilitation work
[6:43] and received proposals from five
contractors.
[6:46] At its August 3rd, 2026 meeting, the
Committee of the Whole reviewed the
[6:50] proposals and forwarded recommendation
to accept the lowest responsive and
[6:54] responsible bid and award the contract
to Horcher Construction Incorporated.
[7:00] The motion before us this evening is to
accept the recommendation of the
[7:03] Committee of the Whole, adopt the
resolution authorizing the execution of
[7:06] contract with Horcher Construction
Incorporated for the 2026 sanitary
[7:11] manhole rehabilitation project in the
amount not to exceed $370,425.
[7:18] Thank you.
>> Thank you.
[7:21] Uh our next item we'll go to uh Trustee
Burley.
[7:24] » Thank you, Mayor.
Uh this item's the sanitary sewer
[7:27] cleaning and televising project. Uh each
year the Village conducts a sewer system
[7:31] evaluation survey to identify and
address sources of inflow and
[7:34] Right?
>> I really don't know.
[7:36] » I know.
>> [laughter]
[7:39] » I'm reading the other one.
[7:42] Uh
to identify and address sources of
[7:44] inflow and infiltration within the
sanitary sewer system. As part of this
[7:48] year's uh survey, the village issued a
request for proposals for sewer
[7:51] inspection, cleaning, and televising
services within the Heritage Knolls and
[7:55] Founders Place subdivisions, as well as
the Bannes Drive Industrial Park area.
[7:59] At its August 3rd meeting, the Committee
of the Whole reviewed proposals and
[8:02] forwarded a recommendation to accept the
lowest responsive and responsible bid
[8:06] and award the contract to Visu-Sewer of
Illinois, LLC. The motion before us is
[8:10] to accept the recommendation of the
Committee of the Whole and adopt a
[8:13] resolution authorizing the execution of
a contract with Visu-Sewer of Illinois,
[8:17] LLC for the 2026 sanitary sewer cleaning
and televising project in the amount of
[8:21] $76,025.00.
[8:27] Was that amount, Adam?
70 Is that right? $76,025.00?
[8:34] » Um you're item three.
>> We switched to item two.
[8:37] » Oh, you still okay? You sorry.
>> Yeah, Trustee Adam accidentally did item
[8:41] three and I did two.
I
[8:43] » [laughter]
>> All right.
[8:43] » It's okay.
>> Okay.
[8:45] » Thank you.
>> We're on the same page. I got you.
[8:47] » All right. Thanks, Adam.
Um next item on here, uh we go to
[8:51] Trustee Rossi.
[8:54] » Thank you, Mayor. Pickup truck purchase
approval. At its August 3rd, 2026
[8:59] meeting, the Committee of the Whole
reviewed a request
[9:02] from the Utilities Department to
purchase a 2027 F-250 Ford pickup truck
[9:07] from Curry Motors of Frankfort. Through
the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative
[9:11] Purchasing Program. The vehicle will be
outfitted with a snow plow equipment to
[9:16] assist with snow removal operations.
It was the consensus of the Committee to
[9:21] forward a recommendation authorizing the
purchase of the pickup truck and the
[9:25] related vehicle upfitting.
The motion before us is to accept the
[9:29] recommendation of the Committee of the
Whole, adopt a resolution authorizing
[9:33] the purchase of a 2027 Ford F-250 4x4
pickup truck
[9:38] from Curry Motors of Frankfort in the
amount of $50,335
[9:43] and authorizing related vehicle
upfitting including a snow plow and
[9:47] safety lighting in the amount not to
exceed $10,500
[9:52] for a total expenditure not to exceed
$60,835.
[10:00] All right, and for our final items here
we'll go to a Trustee Petro.
[10:04] » Thank you, Mayor.
The final two items are the police
[10:07] replacement vehicle purchase approval
and disposal of surplus vehicle. At its
[10:12] August 3rd, 2026 meeting, the Committee
of the Whole reviewed a request from the
[10:16] Police Department to purchase a 2027
Chevy Equinox vehicle to replace a 2012
[10:22] Ford Escape currently assigned to the
Investigations Division.
[10:26] The replacement vehicle will be
purchased from Phillips Chevrolet
[10:29] through competitive bid procurement
process. The vehicle will also require
[10:33] installation of emergency equipment and
graphics which will be provided by
[10:37] Public Safety Direct Incorporated. It
was the consensus of the committee to
[10:41] forward a recommendation authorizing the
purchase of the replacement vehicle and
[10:46] related upfitting as well as the
disposal of the 2012 Ford Escape upon
[10:50] delivery of the new vehicle.
There are two motions before us. The
[10:53] first is to accept the recommendation of
the Committee of the Whole and adopt a
[10:57] resolution authorizing the purchase of a
2027 Chevy Equinox four-wheel drive or
[11:03] is that via uh vehicle from Phillips
Chevrolet of Frankfort in the amount of
[11:08] $24,400
and authorizing related vehicle
[11:13] upfitting including the installation of
emergency equipment and graphics by
[11:16] Public Safety Direct in the amount not
to exceed $10,000 for a total
[11:21] expenditure not to exceed $39,400.
The second is to accept the
[11:27] recommendation of the Committee of
Whole, waive the first and second
[11:30] readings and pass an ordinance
authorizing the sale and disposal of the
[11:34] surplus 2012 Ford Escape owned by the
Village of Frankfort through public
[11:38] auction.
>> Okay, thank you.
[11:40] So, [clears throat] those are all the
items on the consent agenda. We have a
[11:43] motion and a second and we'll go to our
clerk clerk Katie Schubert for the vote.
[11:47] » Trustee Petro?
>> Yes.
[11:49] » Trustee Barelli?
>> Yes.
[11:50] » Trustee Rossi?
>> Yes.
[11:52] » Trustee Leddin?
>> Yes.
[11:54] » Trustee Savaria?
>> Yes.
[11:55] » Trustee Ergonis?
>> Yes.
[11:57] » Motion carries.
>> All right, thank you. Uh next item on
[12:00] here before we go to uh Trustee Savaria
for this
[12:03] » [clears throat]
>> uh there are uh
[12:05] couple things. There's uh going to be a
total of four individual motions that'll
[12:09] be read.
Uh the first two motions because they uh
[12:13] they passed only with a three to one
vote uh they'll require 2/3 of the uh
[12:19] uh
trustees to vote, which is uh four
[12:22] trustees must vote in favor of those
items, motion one and two, in order for
[12:27] that to pass.
Um because of that uh plan commission
[12:31] recommendation, the mayor does not vote
even in case of a tie.
[12:34] Then on items three and four, uh those
were both uh denied by the plan
[12:39] commission. The recommendation comes to
the board
[12:43] and uh they're written in the
affirmative
[12:46] um but those ones uh
also require uh four votes in order to
[12:50] overturn and uh the mayor does not vote
in these situations. So, uh we'll go to
[12:56] uh Trustee Savaria.
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. The next item is
[13:00] Corazon Restaurant. Applicant Joe G.
Tirumala Reddy proposes to operate
[13:06] Corazon Restaurant at 10211 West Lincoln
Highway, the former location of Simply
[13:11] Smokin Restaurant. To accommodate the
proposed business, the applicant is
[13:15] requesting approval of a special use
permit for a full-service restaurant
[13:19] with liquor sales, a special use permit
for outdoor seating, a special use
[13:24] permit for a drive-up service window,
and a major change to the Brookside
[13:28] Commons Office Center Planned Unit
Development.
[13:31] The request requested major PUD change
would allow the interior and exterior
[13:36] improvements in the property including
reconstruction of the deteriorated
[13:41] entrance tower and replacement of the
existing EIFS
[13:46] facade with dark gray brick veneer to
enhance the building's appearance and
[13:50] address the deteriorated
condition of the existing exterior.
[13:55] At its June 11, 2026 public hearing, the
Plan Commission reviewed the project and
[14:00] recommended approval of the Village
Board of the major PUD change and the
[14:04] special use permit for a full-service
restaurant with liquor sales
[14:09] by a vote of 3-1. The Plan Commission
considered a motion to recommend
[14:13] approval of the special use permit for
outdoor seating. Motion failed by a vote
[14:18] of 1-3 citing concerns regarding limited
parking availability within the
[14:23] development and additional parking
demand that may be generated by the
[14:27] outdoor dining patrons. As a result, the
Commission recommendation is for a
[14:32] denial of the request. The Commission
considered a motion to recommend
[14:36] approval of the special use permit for a
drive-up service window. The motion
[14:41] failed by a vote of 0-4 citing concerns
regarding potential traffic concerns,
[14:48] congestion resulting in recommendation
for denial. And I believe there is four
[14:53] motions here and uh Mayor we're going to
vote on each one individually, right?
[14:57] » Uh if you do the motion then we'll ask
for a second.
[14:59] » Yep. Um so, the first motion is to
accept the Plan Commission
[15:03] recommendation, waive the first and
second reading, and pass an ordinance
[15:06] approving major change to the lot four
of the Brookside Commons Office Center
[15:11] Planned Unit Development to permit
changes to the building's
[15:16] exterior for the property located at
10211 West Lincoln Highway in accordance
[15:22] with the reviewed public plans,
testimony, findings of uh fact, and
[15:27] subject to deletion
of drink, dine, social on the any of the
[15:33] signage.
>> Okay. Can we get a second, please?
[15:36] » Second.
>> We have a motion and a second. Is there
[15:38] any discussion by the board?
Okay. We'll go to our clerk, Katie
[15:42] Schubert, for the vote, please.
>> All right. Trustee Barelli?
[15:45] » Yes.
>> Trustee Rossi?
[15:48] » Yes.
>> Trustee Leddin?
[15:51] » Yes.
>> Trustee Savaria?
[15:53] » Yes.
>> Trustee Rigoni?
[15:55] » Yes.
>> Trustee Petro?
[15:57] » Yes.
>> Motion carries.
[15:59] » Okay. Thank you.
>> Second.
[16:01] » Mhm.
The next motion is to accept the plan
[16:04] commission recommendation with the first
and second readings and pass an
[16:07] ordinance granting a special use permit
for full-service restaurant with liquor
[16:11] sales for the property located at 10211
West Lincoln Highway in accordance with
[16:17] the reviewed plans, public testimony,
and findings of fact.
[16:20] » Okay. Can we get a second, please?
>> Second.
[16:23] » Okay. We have a motion and a second. Any
discussion by the board?
[16:26] All right. We'll go to our clerk, Katie
Schubert, for the vote again.
[16:30] » Trustee Rossi?
>> Yes.
[16:32] » Trustee Leddin?
>> Yes.
[16:34] » Trustee Savaria?
>> Yes.
[16:36] » Trustee Rigoni?
>> Yes.
[16:37] » Trustee Petro?
>> Yes.
[16:40] » Trustee Barelli?
>> Yes.
[16:41] » Motion carries.
>> Okay. Thank you.
[16:44] Okay. The next motion is to waive the
first and second readings and pass an
[16:48] ordinance granting a special use permit
for outdoor seating associated with the
[16:52] permitted restaurant for the property
located at 10211 West Lincoln Highway in
[16:57] accordance with the reviewed plans,
public testimony, and findings of fact
[17:01] and subject to the conditions outlined
in the ordinance.
[17:05] » Okay. Can we get a second, please?
>> Second.
[17:09] » Okay.
Uh any discussion by the board?
[17:13] Okay.
Clerk, please.
[17:16] » Trustee Leddin?
No.
[17:19] Trustee Sevieri? No. Trustee Ragona? No.
Trustee Petrou? No. Trustee Burrell? No.
[17:27] Trustee Rossi? No.
Motion fails. Okay. And then our final
[17:32] motion chief. Yep. The last motion is to
waive the first and second readings and
[17:35] pass an ordinance granting a special use
permit
[17:39] for the drive-up service window
associated with the permitted use for
[17:42] the property located at 102
11 West Lincoln Highway in accordance
[17:47] with the reviewed plans, public
testimony, and findings of fact with the
[17:51] condition that the drive-up service
window would be limited to order pick-up
[17:57] only and shall not be used for ordering.
Okay. Can we get a second?
[18:03] » Second.
>> Okay, we have a motion second. Any
[18:05] discussion by the board?
All right.
[18:08] Clerk?
>> Trustee Sevieri?
[18:10] » No.
>> Trustee Ragona?
[18:12] » No.
>> Trustee Petrou?
[18:13] » No.
>> Trustee Burrell?
[18:15] » No.
>> Trustee Rossi?
[18:16] » No.
>> Trustee Leddin?
[18:18] » No.
>> Motion fails.
[18:20] » Okay.
All right. The next item on the agenda
[18:25] is what's called [clears throat] the
mayor's report.
[18:27] Uh in my capacity as liquor
commissioner,
[18:30] I entertain a motion from the floor to
adopt an amendment to the liquor code
[18:33] ordinance authorizing an increase in the
number of class E1 licenses, which is a
[18:38] restaurant prohibiting bar and
carryouts,
[18:42] uh from four to five to accommodate
liquor sales at Straw Hat Sushi, uh
[18:46] which is located at 19951
South LaGrange Road over by the Imagine
[18:52] Theater.
So, the motion would be to waive the
[18:55] first and second readings and pass an
ordinance amending the Village of
[18:58] Frankfort Code of Ordinances, Chapter
113,
[19:01] Intoxicating Liquors, Section 113.20
to increase the number of class E1
[19:07] liquor licenses from four to five in the
Village of Frankfort. Can I get a
[19:10] second, please?
>> Second.
[19:12] » We have a motion and second. Any
discussion on this?
[19:15] All right. And uh we'll go to our clerk,
Katie Schubert, for the the roll call
[19:18] vote.
>> Mr. Mayor, who made that motion?
[19:23] » I have read the motion.
>> Can we have someone make that motion?
[19:26] » Okay. So moved. Okay. Trustee Brolly.
>> Second.
[19:30] » All right.
All right. So we have a a motion and
[19:33] second on the floor.
Um
[19:36] Clerk.
>> Uh Trustee Ragoni.
[19:39] » Yes.
>> Trustee Pietro.
[19:41] » Yes.
>> Trustee Brolly.
[19:42] » Yes.
>> Trustee Rossi.
[19:44] » Yes.
>> Trustee Leddin.
[19:46] » Yes.
>> Trustee Savier.
[19:47] » Yes.
>> Motion carries.
[19:48] » All right. Thank you.
>> [clears throat]
[19:51] » We want everybody to mark their
calendars for the annual ice cream
[19:54] social, which is uh held Sunday, August
23rd. It's from 4:00 to 6:00
[19:58] at the Founders Center, which is at 140
uh Oak Street. It's co-sponsored by the
[20:03] Frankfort Area Historical Society and
the Frankfort Preser- Preservation
[20:07] Foundation. It's a fun, family-friendly
event and uh features free ice cream.
[20:12] Always very popular. Uh kids games and
uh live music by the Frankfort Brass
[20:16] Band. Uh they also have the uh pie
eating contest, too. It's a great
[20:20] opportunity to come out and enjoy an
afternoon with your neighbors and
[20:23] celebrate Frankfort's history and
community.
[20:26] Our 58th annual Frankfort Fall Fest
returns over Labor Day weekend and it
[20:31] runs from Saturday, uh September 5th,
through Monday, September 7th. Actually,
[20:35] it starts Wednesday night with the
carnival.
[20:38] Uh and then Thursday night is the Lions
event and Friday they've got live bands.
[20:42] [clears throat]
Um it's sponsored by the Chamber of
[20:45] Commerce, this uh award-winning event. I
think this year they came in number
[20:49] three in the country. Um
which is pretty amazing and it's an
[20:53] all-volunteer run event.
Uh this award-winning event features uh
[20:57] 300 artisan booths, live entertainment,
a food court, carnival rides, uh a
[21:03] great parade on Sunday, and much, much
more.
[21:06] The festivities, again, they begin with
the carnival that's located on White
[21:09] Street and it opens Wednesday night uh
from 5:00 until 9:00. There is also a
[21:15] special needs time. Uh Trustee Rossi, do
you ever recall what uh
[21:19] » 3:00 to 5:00.
>> 3:00 to 5:00. Okay. Um sensory uh
[21:23] sensitive as well. So,
um
[21:26] it's a great event. And uh the Frankfort
Lions are hosting their Wurstfest on the
[21:30] Thursday night and then uh we have the
garden entertainment tent and that's uh
[21:34] starts on Friday night. That's located
at Kansas and Oak Street.
[21:38] For complete details on this and the
full schedule of events, uh
[21:42] frankfortfallfest.frankfortfallfestival.info.
Also, it's a good idea to follow the
[21:45] Village of Frankfort uh
Facebook page as well as the Frankfort
[21:49] Police page because there are street
closures
[21:54] and uh it helps if you know how to get
around here. It's a great festival.
[21:59] Uh we're going to host our annual senior
breakfast on Wednesday, September 16th
[22:03] at uh 8:00 a.m. right here at the
Village Administration Building. The
[22:06] event is open to Frankfort residents. Uh
you have to be 62 years and older and it
[22:11] will include breakfast, uh village
updates, and a question-and-answer
[22:14] session with uh the village officials
and staff.
[22:17] Uh attendance is free, but uh space is
limited. So, please RSVP quickly uh to
[22:23] Sue Lynchie
uh by September 10th. Uh she's at
[22:27] 469-217-7
or email at slynchie@frankfortil.org.
[22:34] » [clears throat]
>> Uh we're going to uh also have a
[22:37] shredding event come up. So, uh we want
you to save the date. It's a free
[22:41] community shred event. It's the first
time that uh we've done it with the
[22:43] village here.
Uh it's going to be on Saturday,
[22:45] September 19th. It's from 9:00 a.m.
until 11:00 a.m. right here at the
[22:49] Village uh Administration Building, uh
432 West Nebraska.
[22:54] Uh it's going to be convenient
drive-thru event. It's open to Frankfort
[22:58] residents and provide secure onsite
shredding of confidential documents.
[23:03] Residents may bring up to two copy paper
size boxes of loose paperwork per
[23:07] vehicle.
This is a great opportunity to safely
[23:10] dispose of sensitive
documents while helping to protect your
[23:14] personal information. And there is no
limit to the number of scammers that are
[23:17] out there. You have to be very careful
to protect your information. So this is
[23:21] just another service that we want to
offer to our residents.
[23:26] There are plenty of opportunities to get
out and enjoy our summer in Frankfort
[23:29] downtown. We have Cruise in Frankfort
every Monday night. It's going on right
[23:32] now.
It'll go through September 21st.
[23:36] It's [snorts] from 5:00 until 8:00 in
downtown Frankfort. Our award-winning
[23:40] Country Market continues every Sunday
through October 25th. And that's from
[23:44] 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. There's live
music as well as everything else going
[23:48] on.
And our Concerts on the Green
[23:50] feature entertainment on Sunday, August
23rd. There'll be Bandelier. And they're
[23:55] performing country and folk rock
favorites from 6:30 until 8:00 p.m.
[24:01] We will be working on the
the trail. I'll be seal coating it. It's
[24:06] been delayed a little bit because of the
weather. It's supposed [clears throat]
[24:08] to start now, weather permitting. It'll
start tomorrow, Tuesday, August 18th.
[24:13] It'll take about a week to do the work.
Um
[24:17] I want to thank everybody who came out
for the the night out against crime. It
[24:21] was a great turnout. Our police did a
great job and I think
[24:25] our residents really enjoyed
getting a chance to meet the people that
[24:29] serve and protect here. And also our
partners that came out with the
[24:33] Touch-a-Truck.
The fire department was there, too. And
[24:37] it's just a really great night and we
want to thank everyone for coming out.
[24:40] And the last little bit, we're we're
definitely [clears throat]
[24:43] thanking our residents for their
patience. Um
[24:46] you know, ComEd has
had a very difficult uh
[24:50] difficult job. They're this last storm
over August 11th and 12th.
[24:55] Um
They're at They're at 99% restoration at
[24:59] this point. Uh it's one of the largest
restoration efforts that they've had all
[25:04] year.
They brought in uh 4,500 personnel,
[25:07] contractors, and uh mutual aid crews in
support and response after this the
[25:13] destructive winds, the tornadoes,
>> [clears throat]
[25:16] » and the repeated uh severe weather uh
that just damaged the electrical
[25:20] infrastructure
and uh disrupted service uh to over uh
[25:25] 41,000
customers.
[25:28] And um
they they've done an amazing job. The
[25:31] crews have come in.
Uh and I were just in
[25:34] Indiana the other day and they're uh
they're still without power and they
[25:38] expect uh Indiana maybe another 2 to 3
weeks before power is restored over
[25:43] there.
So, our prayers, our thoughts are
[25:45] definitely with them and uh
um
[25:48] that's a rough time. Uh again,
we
[25:52] these were difficult times. We we thank
our residents for their patience. We
[25:55] thank all of our crews, our staff, uh
our elected officials as well for
[25:58] getting out there and helping and um
you know, let's hope uh we we have a
[26:04] nicer summer the rest of the way. That's
it for the mayor's report and we'll go
[26:08] to our clerk, Katie Schubert, for board
comments.
[26:11] » Thank you.
>> I have two things tonight. One is our
[26:14] next Village Board meeting,
um as well as Committee of the Whole
[26:17] meeting, will be Monday, September 14th
at 6:00 p.m. here at
[26:23] Village Hall. Um
noting that because of the Labor Day
[26:27] holiday, it's a different week than
usual and it is the only meeting in
[26:30] September. So,
um second is we are looking ahead to the
[26:36] consolidated election that will be held
on Tuesday, April 6th, 2027.
[26:42] Um there will be three Village Trustee
um
[26:48] positions on the ballot and each will
serve for four for a four-year term. So,
[26:52] nominating petition packets will be
available beginning Tuesday, August 25th
[26:57] here at Village Hall.
Um and candidates may begin circling
[27:01] nominating petitions on August 25th. Um
[27:08] potential candidates are encouraged to
read the 2027 candidates guide prepared
[27:12] by the Illinois State Board of Elections
at elections.il.gov.
[27:18] Um and then those papers will be
collected in November and more
[27:22] information will come about that, but if
you have questions, um you may
[27:27] contact Deputy Clerk Teresa Cork here at
Village Hall or um again, that's
[27:31] elections.il.gov.
And that's all I had tonight.
[27:35] » All right, thank you. So, they they
moved up those dates
[27:39] uh from what they've done in the past
compared to what they've done.
[27:41] » A couple weeks.
Okay.
[27:43] Um Trustee Leddin.
>> Um thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um
[27:48] it's hard to believe that the next time
we'll be back together will be after
[27:51] Labor Day.
You know, summer goes by way, way too
[27:55] fast. Uh Night Out Against Crime, I
would echo what the mayor said. It was a
[27:59] wonderful event. Uh the police, fire
department, everybody did a great job.
[28:03] Kids had a wonderful time there. And I
would like to thank the village
[28:08] and the police, fire, and public works
especially for getting us through
[28:13] another post-storm period because it's
been pretty rough and everybody's done a
[28:18] phenomenal job. Thank you very much.
That's all I have.
[28:21] » Thank you. Uh Trustee Savard.
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I'm going to
[28:24] piggyback on what Trustee Leddin said.
Um public works has been doing a
[28:29] phenomenal job. I think they're still
working overtime trying to clean up
[28:32] everything. It it, you know, every time
they think they have it cleaned up, we
[28:37] get hit again. So, um they've done a
great job and and thank you to them. And
[28:42] then, hard to believe it's uh Labor Day
coming up and summer's almost over. So,
[28:48] if you're going to be uh at Fall Fest on
maybe Thursday or Worst Fest, as always,
[28:53] Trustee Borelli will be buying drinks.
So, you know, come out and see us.
[28:58] That's all I have.
Trustee Regoni.
[29:00] » Thank you, Mayor. Um first, I'd like
[clears throat] to point out that the
[29:03] item that I read this evening is just
another step on um the whole bike plan
[29:08] and that portion of the rail line on the
south. Uh what the what I read was that
[29:13] the bike path going south on Laraway
from the west side of Stone Creek. Um I
[29:18] know that over the years we've had
number of residents asking about these
[29:21] connections. This was a connection that
wasn't originally thought of, but this
[29:25] village board um thought that it was
important to provide another connection.
[29:29] So, I'd like to thank um 157C for their
cooperation on getting that dedication
[29:33] and easements to us. Also, I'm going to
echo, I feel like it's Groundhog Day. I
[29:37] know myself with the storm lost power
for a number of days um as well as then
[29:42] with public works being right back out
there again. So, I'd like to take a
[29:45] moment to thank them as well as staff.
I'd like to thank our residents for
[29:48] their patience as public works now goes
back out again and um cleans up. I know
[29:53] that there's still some areas even out
today, they were still gathering trees.
[29:57] So, I can ask you for your continued
patience as we begin to get back to I
[30:02] don't like to use the word normal, but
but get back to um cleaning up and
[30:06] hopefully hopefully it's blue skies from
this on out. So, thank you.
[30:09] » Excellent.
Uh Trustee Pietro.
[30:12] » Thank you, Mayor.
Um I too, it's worth echoing our public
[30:16] works, our police, our fire, our village
administrative. I mean, to be hit with
[30:20] multiple storms like this has definitely
rocked everybody. Um and once we had it
[30:25] all cleaned up and shiny, it's back at
it again. So, I'm looking forward to
[30:27] seeing Frank come down my street, but
I'll know that we are in the home
[30:31] stretch of the secondary uh pickup, but
thank you to everybody involved.
[30:35] Um I cannot believe that we are at Labor
Day. Fall Fest is an event not to be
[30:40] missed. I mean, there's nothing more
Frankfort than Fall Fest. I can't wait
[30:43] to see all of the volunteers that are
yellow shirts and all of our visitors
[30:48] coming to enjoy our beautiful town. So,
get out there and enjoy our wonderful,
[30:53] you know, homegrown fest that has just
brought so much joy to this town and to
[30:57] the people who get to enjoy it year on
year. Um and because it is almost Labor
[31:01] Day, it means that we are almost to back
to school. So, I just want to wish all
[31:06] of our teachers and our residents and
our students a really great school year
[31:09] ahead. Thank you.
>> Thank you. Uh Trustee Burley.
[31:13] » Thank you, Mayor.
Again, you know, thanks and shout out to
[31:16] the the village uh administration,
police, but then specifically the public
[31:20] works I've had uh just a
a handful of people that have come up to
[31:24] me and just asked me to pass along their
their thanks and and gratitude to
[31:29] to all of you and and how quickly the
public works is working to to clear the
[31:32] roads. I think it's been amazing given
what we've gone through over the last
[31:36] few weeks. So, uh the residents do
appreciate it. But and so it can't be
[31:41] said enough.
Um
[31:43] you know, the ice cream social that's a
that's a big deal. So, if if you're
[31:47] someone who goes annually or you've
never been there, you should definitely
[31:50] go. It's it's a great time, free ice
cream. I don't know if the police are
[31:54] scooping this year. No, they are, great.
Another great reason to go.
[31:57] Um and then obviously the pie eating
contest is uh just one of my favorite
[32:02] things about Frankfort. So, uh I don't
participate. I'm I'm no good at it, but
[32:05] I got a wife and a daughter that are
really good and
[32:08] past champions and they're looking to
to give it another run this year. So,
[32:12] that'll be exciting. Um
Uh Lincoln-Way East football starts this
[32:17] Friday. They moved up the season, so
they're opening against Brother Rice. Uh
[32:23] that's a tough it's a tough opener, but
it's it's here in Frankfort.
[32:27] And if anyone wants to
pre-game, uh get some food ahead of
[32:31] time, stop by my house. Uh
There'll be a number of Brother Rice
[32:35] fans there. I'm not one of them, but
unfortunately I'm I'm real Well, not
[32:38] unfortunately, but for better or for
worse, I'm related to several of them,
[32:41] so they'll be at my house and then we're
going to head over there and uh
[32:44] with different
all of my East gear on, they'll have
[32:46] their Ice gear on. It'll be a good time,
so we'll go East.
[32:49] Um
looking forward to Fall Fest. Um
[32:52] it's
favorite time of the year, so uh let's
[32:55] just pray for good weather. I know that
I know that
[32:59] everyone's going to have everything
picked up in the in a couple weeks, so
[33:01] the town's just going to look completely
different and just beautiful. Uh
[33:04] Um so I'm looking forward to it.
And I think that's all I have. Thank
[33:10] you.
>> Okay. Uh Trustee Rossi.
[33:12] » Thank you.
Um again, Fall Fest. All I can say is
[33:16] I'm looking forward to seeing so many of
our residents in attendance. You get to
[33:20] visit with people you don't see all the
time and it's a great event. The ice
[33:23] cream social, police and fire are
serving,
[33:26] which will be fun.
And the last thing I have is we talked
[33:30] about public works, but I watched today
public works had a street and they were
[33:35] taking the trees down in downtown and we
actually have our director of public
[33:39] works, the assistant directing traffic
to keep those guys safe. I think that
[33:43] says a lot about their department.
Thank you.
[33:48] » Thank you.
Uh
[33:50] that's it for board comments tonight. Do
we have any other business to come
[33:53] before the board tonight?
Okay.
[33:56] Uh this is the
item on the agenda called public
[33:59] comment.
Uh uh
[34:01] Anyone in the audience would like to
come forward and make a comment before
[34:04] the board?
Okay. Um you can come forward.
[34:07] Understand this is public comment, it's
not a back and forth. It's not
[34:10] testimony.
>> I I I understand. Um we came in a little
[34:14] late due to traffic, but um we kind of
missed the voting. I'm the attorney uh
[34:19] working with Jodi on um
to remind
[34:23] ready on uh the Cora restaurant. So I
know everybody's voted. I we missed the
[34:29] beginning of the voting on the um
ordinances,
[34:33] but um from what I understand, the
outdoor space and the
[34:39] drive-up window were voted no.
So, I just wanted to get some feedback
[34:46] on
what can we do to improve the situation
[34:50] so that we can get a yes next time? Cuz
I from what I understand, we don't have
[34:55] an opportunity to appeal the decision of
the trustees and the votes. So,
[35:02] we'd like to move forward with the
restaurant as we have it now, but
[35:08] I
just wanted to get some feedback as to
[35:11] what would be um
something that we can do to improve the
[35:16] situation with the
uh two outstanding issues.
[35:22] » Okay.
Um
[35:23] again, this is not a back and forth, so
you should contact Mike Schwartz with
[35:28] the community development.
And that's the appropriate place to
[35:31] discuss a reapplication.
>> Um okay, that was with the commission.
[35:37] » That's correct.
>> Okay.
[35:38] Okay. Well, thank you.
>> Okay, thank you.
[35:41] Anyone else in the audience would like
to make a
[35:43] public comment for the board today?
Okay.
[35:47] Hearing nothing further, can I get a
motion and a second to adjourn?
[35:50] » So
>> Second.
[35:52] » A motion and a second, all those in
favor say aye.
[35:55] Meeting is adjourned. Thank you,
everyone.
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