1 00:00:08,430 --> 00:00:16,310 City Council of the City of Highland Park, Illinois, August 15, 2022, or the clerk, please call the roll. 2 00:00:16,870 --> 00:00:17,630 Councilmember Tapio. 3 00:00:19,950 --> 00:00:20,790 Councilmember Stobberg. 4 00:00:21,690 --> 00:00:23,990 Here. Councilmember Stown. Here. Councilmember Bloomberg. 5 00:00:25,710 --> 00:00:28,150 Councilmember Halvin. Here. Councilmember Lottoe. 6 00:00:29,090 --> 00:00:36,150 Mayor, Mayor Roaring. Here. Park is how you want us to confirm that our two who are joining us electronically are who they are. 7 00:00:37,590 --> 00:00:38,410 I apologize, 8 00:00:40,530 --> 00:00:47,230 have them stay the name spell the last name and if anyone has an objection 9 00:00:49,230 --> 00:00:53,150 to their participation, right, we should know that up front. 10 00:00:53,510 --> 00:01:00,630 Council member, Boomerite, can you stitch your name and then we'll follow with Council member 11 00:01:08,550 --> 00:01:09,510 Thank you. 12 00:01:16,730 --> 00:01:21,190 Are there any who wish to not allow these folks to participate electronically? 13 00:01:22,110 --> 00:01:23,570 Okay, now we'll continue on with the meeting. 14 00:01:23,870 --> 00:01:25,450 Thanks so much Corporation Council. 15 00:01:26,790 --> 00:01:28,310 Please rise for the pledge of allegiance. 16 00:01:28,310 --> 00:01:44,680 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God in the middle with liberty and justice for all. 17 00:01:47,550 --> 00:01:53,050 We have a motion to approve the minutes of the Special City Council meeting held July 25, 2022. 18 00:01:53,730 --> 00:01:56,750 Second, others in favor say aye, aye. 19 00:01:56,750 --> 00:01:56,930 I. 20 00:01:57,470 --> 00:01:58,430 The minutes are approved. 21 00:01:59,170 --> 00:02:00,230 Thank you. 22 00:02:00,710 --> 00:02:02,870 We have a motion to approve the warrant list. 23 00:02:03,750 --> 00:02:06,810 Second, any comments or questions in the want list? 24 00:02:07,250 --> 00:02:07,630 Here I know. 25 00:02:07,770 --> 00:02:08,890 For the clerk, please call the vote. 26 00:02:09,090 --> 00:02:09,630 Comments of the chat? 27 00:02:11,750 --> 00:02:12,730 Comments of the stolen. 28 00:02:13,190 --> 00:02:14,010 Comments of the stolen? 29 00:02:14,570 --> 00:02:15,230 Comments of the stolen? 30 00:02:17,250 --> 00:02:17,830 Comments of the stolen? 31 00:02:17,830 --> 00:02:18,790 Howlman? 32 00:02:18,830 --> 00:02:19,310 Hi. 33 00:02:19,450 --> 00:02:20,410 I'm going to come to my little one. 34 00:02:20,990 --> 00:02:21,470 Mayor O'Ring. 35 00:02:21,830 --> 00:02:22,090 Hi. 36 00:02:22,150 --> 00:02:23,330 Seven eyes, no nays. 37 00:02:23,610 --> 00:02:25,210 And the war at last is approved. 38 00:02:26,030 --> 00:02:29,190 We're continuing now to report out of the mayor. 39 00:02:35,510 --> 00:02:41,010 So I just want to share that there's no timeline for how long grief last nor a guideline, 40 00:02:41,690 --> 00:02:44,510 for how one should feel after a traumatic experience. 41 00:02:44,670 --> 00:02:50,350 But as we lean on each other and seek guidance and reassurance from community leaders, we are finding the 42 00:02:50,350 --> 00:02:55,410 to move forward as individuals and as a community. During the last few weeks, I've met with 43 00:02:55,410 --> 00:02:59,370 officials at every level of government representatives from our sister governments, 44 00:02:59,910 --> 00:03:05,390 home and park hospital, area clergy, survivors, and neighbors. If the violence we experience 45 00:03:05,390 --> 00:03:11,430 to July has left you feeling frightened, upset, or angry, you are not alone. Thank you to all 46 00:03:11,430 --> 00:03:15,870 who have participated in meetings, talked with me and prompted with Food Truck Thursday 47 00:03:15,870 --> 00:03:20,910 at National Light Out at the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce sidewalk sale while walking 48 00:03:20,910 --> 00:03:23,570 around town or reached out another way. 49 00:03:23,810 --> 00:03:29,190 Every voice is important as we remember those who were murdered and pray for those who are 50 00:03:29,190 --> 00:03:32,330 recovering and do our best to move forward. 51 00:03:33,510 --> 00:03:36,650 Public safety is a core priority of the City of Highland Park. 52 00:03:36,770 --> 00:03:41,810 The City's fire, police, public works, and community development departments are known 53 00:03:41,810 --> 00:03:48,170 the highest level of standards and exceptional service. The city's public safety team, professional 54 00:03:48,170 --> 00:03:54,410 staff, and elected officials are proud to our closely with Lake County, North Shore School 55 00:03:54,410 --> 00:04:01,670 District 112, Township High School District 113, the Park District of Highland Park Public Library, 56 00:04:02,010 --> 00:04:07,190 Marine Township, West Earfield Township, and the North Shore Water Reclamation District. 57 00:04:07,190 --> 00:04:19,650 Professional staff and elected leaders from each government have met to continue conversations about safety practices and resources, many of which have already been put into place or being considered. 58 00:04:20,610 --> 00:04:26,850 Our clergy have a unique calling to help others cope during times of conflict and loss and tragedy. 59 00:04:27,510 --> 00:04:36,690 Faith leaders have been briefed on the plethora of resources, services and public safety assistance available to their congregants and respective houses of worship. 60 00:04:36,690 --> 00:04:39,810 This is a compassionate and competent group. 61 00:04:40,390 --> 00:04:45,430 They collectively encourage all of us to lean on them as they are willing and ready to help us 62 00:04:45,430 --> 00:04:51,290 recognize and accept our emotions and they can guide us towards tangible, practical things 63 00:04:51,290 --> 00:04:53,970 that we can each do to ease the path ahead. 64 00:04:54,770 --> 00:05:00,110 We continue to be in contact with local, county, state and federal victim support specialists. 65 00:05:00,730 --> 00:05:05,510 Their expertise and guidance continue to provide us with clarity as we work to serve our 66 00:05:05,510 --> 00:05:07,650 community in the aftermath of this tragedy. 67 00:05:08,510 --> 00:05:10,870 Our businesses play a significant role in supporting 68 00:05:10,870 --> 00:05:13,130 a sustaining the fabric of our community. 69 00:05:13,650 --> 00:05:16,750 Many owners and employees have faced enormous challenges 70 00:05:16,750 --> 00:05:20,250 related to the Fourth of July tragedy and we stand with them 71 00:05:20,250 --> 00:05:23,210 as they continue to add vibrancy to our community. 72 00:05:23,830 --> 00:05:25,790 Thank you to the many business owners for meeting 73 00:05:25,790 --> 00:05:29,470 and for your dedication to our community, programs are available 74 00:05:29,470 --> 00:05:32,950 to help the businesses directly impacted by the shooting. 75 00:05:33,670 --> 00:05:39,510 So I promised you that we would not stop trying to save lives and we have many more steps 76 00:05:39,510 --> 00:05:40,490 to take together. 77 00:05:41,130 --> 00:05:44,610 I was invited to speak with the Lake County Board about what happened in Highland Park 78 00:05:44,610 --> 00:05:49,950 on the Fourth of July and how we must work together to stop gun violence in our state and 79 00:05:49,950 --> 00:05:50,730 in our country. 80 00:05:51,290 --> 00:05:55,750 I'm pleased to report that last week they officially passed a resolution supporting both state 81 00:05:55,750 --> 00:05:59,910 and federal laws that ban assault weapons and large capacity magazines. 82 00:05:59,910 --> 00:06:06,230 their action sends a message that by working together we can save human lives and keep other cities 83 00:06:06,230 --> 00:06:14,030 from enduring the pain and heartache we feel in our own park. Illinois State Representative Bob Morgan and I have been speaking regularly 84 00:06:14,030 --> 00:06:18,910 and I look forward to working with him as he chairs the firearm safety and reform working group. 85 00:06:19,330 --> 00:06:28,390 The group will work to create and pass common sense legislation to reduce the gun violence and trauma faced by so many communities across our state and our country. 86 00:06:29,650 --> 00:06:34,350 Working together, we will pursue legislative initiatives with other governing bodies because 87 00:06:34,350 --> 00:06:40,630 we know that a single city, county or state cannot protect its residents from this 88 00:06:40,630 --> 00:06:41,070 violence. 89 00:06:41,730 --> 00:06:46,710 They are not islands, and we are only as safe as what is permitted by the gun laws nearby. 90 00:06:47,770 --> 00:06:50,510 It's said that often with grief comes purpose. 91 00:06:50,990 --> 00:06:54,330 We will continue to step up and confront the challenges that lie ahead. 92 00:06:54,330 --> 00:07:00,310 Support resources, a reassurance are available, and I look forward to seeing you out in about. 93 00:07:00,490 --> 00:07:10,270 We are one. We are a high-run park. And now I'm going to ask our city manager to share some comments about resources that are available to help those who are needing them. 94 00:07:11,030 --> 00:07:11,450 Thank you, Mayor. 95 00:07:12,530 --> 00:07:22,430 So on a bi-weekly basis, we are continuing to meet with our resource partners to discuss ongoing services to the public following the tragic events that took place in our community on July 4th. 96 00:07:23,030 --> 00:07:28,410 shown on the screen here is a flyer that we developed in partnership with our resource partners, 97 00:07:28,530 --> 00:07:33,510 such as in English as well as Spanish, and so I'll just give a couple of highlights of what's on here, 98 00:07:33,690 --> 00:07:38,250 as well as some other information. First, we are promoting on a regular basis. 99 00:07:38,890 --> 00:07:48,350 211, which is United Way of Lake County. 211 provides immediate resource navigation for community members who need to find any kind of resources. 100 00:07:48,350 --> 00:07:55,750 So counseling, housing assistance, food, shelter, assistance with pay utilities and other services. 101 00:07:56,430 --> 00:08:09,290 211 is free, it's confidential, it's available 24 hours, seven days a week, it's multi-lingual with English and Spanish-speaking staff that are prepared to answer any questions that people may have. 102 00:08:09,530 --> 00:08:15,310 And there are also interpreters that can provide service and over 150 different languages. 103 00:08:16,090 --> 00:08:21,350 So people that need to contact Lake County can go to their website at 211 Lake County.org. 104 00:08:21,870 --> 00:08:31,430 They can call 211 for a live 211 specialist or they can text their zip code to the number on the fire here which is 898 211 to be connected to a specialist. 105 00:08:32,630 --> 00:08:38,870 Family services and the Highwood Library and Community Center are providing case management and also counseling services on site. 106 00:08:38,870 --> 00:08:49,150 There is limited drop-in service that's available, but they are recommending that people make appointments to ensure that they have immediate access to a case manager or counselor. 107 00:08:50,870 --> 00:08:56,610 The City of Ireland Park employs two full-time social workers on our staff, Dr. Cynthia Plazis, 108 00:08:57,810 --> 00:09:06,430 works in the police department, and she has been providing regular communication with victims and their families since the onset of the July 4th incident. 109 00:09:06,430 --> 00:09:11,470 We're also working very closely with the state's attorneys office, specifically the chief 110 00:09:11,470 --> 00:09:15,590 of victim services, as they're in regular communication as well with victims and their families, 111 00:09:16,110 --> 00:09:18,950 making sure that they have resources and information for them. 112 00:09:19,690 --> 00:09:24,330 So when people ask us who are your partner agencies, our immediate core partner agencies, 113 00:09:24,450 --> 00:09:28,970 all their locals are reflected on the flyer here, but briefly it's like County, the state's 114 00:09:28,970 --> 00:09:34,850 attorneys office, 211, the Highwood Library, the North Shorely, North Shorely, Northern 115 00:09:34,850 --> 00:09:40,350 family services of Lake County, Marine Township, and the Highland Park Library, but there 116 00:09:40,350 --> 00:09:44,910 are so many other agencies that are also providing support to Highland Park and Highwood, 117 00:09:45,010 --> 00:09:49,410 as well as other individuals throughout the entire region. But these are a core, Highland 118 00:09:49,410 --> 00:09:55,030 Park, Highwood-based organizations that we are meeting with regularly and want to certainly 119 00:09:55,030 --> 00:10:00,830 share the resources that they have available. On the business and businesses that were required 120 00:10:00,830 --> 00:10:07,610 to close within the July 4th and investigation area by the FBI. We're invited to a meeting with the 121 00:10:07,610 --> 00:10:14,790 city where we provided information about resources, services, and information. Those resources 122 00:10:14,790 --> 00:10:19,490 and services are available from the city as well as the state and the federal government. 123 00:10:20,330 --> 00:10:26,290 On the city side, we did introduce a business recovery grant program and applications for that grant 124 00:10:26,290 --> 00:10:32,090 program are available through August 19th. We're working one on one with businesses to help them 125 00:10:32,090 --> 00:10:37,510 through that application process. And the scope for that grant is specific to those businesses again 126 00:10:37,510 --> 00:10:43,410 that were forced to close from July 4th to the 10th. But what we're saying is that this is kind of the 127 00:10:43,410 --> 00:10:48,630 first phase of the evaluation period. We will come back to the city council with a number of applications. 128 00:10:48,690 --> 00:10:53,590 The number of grants that have been awarded and taking a look at expanding that scope area 129 00:10:53,590 --> 00:10:57,710 understanding that there are many other businesses that are in need of assistance. 130 00:10:58,790 --> 00:11:02,790 The Chamber, Helen Park, Bank and Trust and First Bank of Highland Park are working in 131 00:11:02,790 --> 00:11:07,270 partnership with the Rotary Club of Highland Park in Highwood and they're accepting applications 132 00:11:07,270 --> 00:11:12,090 now to support businesses that have endured losses from the July 4th tragedy. 133 00:11:12,490 --> 00:11:16,330 So, information is available on all of those three respective websites or people 134 00:11:16,330 --> 00:11:19,250 can go to the city's website for further information as well. 135 00:11:19,250 --> 00:11:24,770 And then just two more things, we have received a number of questions about a long-term memorial. 136 00:11:25,070 --> 00:11:31,350 So I just want to advise the public that the city is going to be taking steps towards having a long-term memorial. 137 00:11:31,950 --> 00:11:39,350 We are in the very preliminary stages right now of getting guidance from the Department of Justice, their office of victims of crime, 138 00:11:39,890 --> 00:11:44,990 in terms of whether that will be how that will look, how we will go about doing that. 139 00:11:44,990 --> 00:11:52,910 Very important is we will be talking to all the victims and their families and engaging with them as part of the process as well as certainly engaging with the public. 140 00:11:53,290 --> 00:12:00,770 So stay tuned for further information about that, but please know that that is something that the city is going to be undertaking with the community. 141 00:12:01,350 --> 00:12:09,910 And then finally we have received truly the outpouring of support and love from not only Highland Park, but the entire region has been absolutely wonderful. 142 00:12:09,910 --> 00:12:15,750 If people have ideas that they'd like us to explore, we ask that they email us at hpcares 143 00:12:15,750 --> 00:12:17,630 at cityhpil.com. 144 00:12:18,110 --> 00:12:22,730 We are reviewing all of those, anything that needs immediate answer, we are responding to, 145 00:12:22,990 --> 00:12:26,590 but otherwise we are just taking those in and reviewing them as appropriate. 146 00:12:27,690 --> 00:12:28,630 I think those were important here. 147 00:12:29,030 --> 00:12:29,050 Great. 148 00:12:29,050 --> 00:12:29,970 Thanks so much, Gita. 149 00:12:30,450 --> 00:12:32,710 I'll continue with the report of the mayor. 150 00:12:33,270 --> 00:12:38,690 This evening I have one appointment, the City of Highland Park has 18 commissions for its 151 00:12:38,690 --> 00:12:43,850 advisory groups with volunteers, citizen members who are appointed by the mayor with Council 152 00:12:43,850 --> 00:12:44,430 consent. 153 00:12:44,930 --> 00:12:49,510 These organizations were formed to provide guidance to the city council and to adhere to 154 00:12:49,510 --> 00:12:51,250 existing municipal regulations. 155 00:12:52,050 --> 00:12:56,150 Members of the city's appointed bodies serve term lengths that coincide with the calendar 156 00:12:56,150 --> 00:12:56,770 year. 157 00:12:57,070 --> 00:13:03,070 This evening I am recommending one commissioner appointment that is Alicia Delacruz to the 158 00:13:03,070 --> 00:13:07,170 Library Board of Trustees and I am seeking consent of this Council. 159 00:13:07,170 --> 00:13:12,690 I see notting hands on the round, Tony Andres, any comments, questions, concerns? 160 00:13:14,050 --> 00:13:15,010 No, they're important. 161 00:13:15,310 --> 00:13:16,530 Wonderful, okay, thank you. 162 00:13:16,570 --> 00:13:17,390 Very important. 163 00:13:18,150 --> 00:13:18,490 Terrific. 164 00:13:18,790 --> 00:13:23,930 So thank you to Alicia for your volunteerism, and she will be onboarded, I believe, as soon as possible. 165 00:13:24,650 --> 00:13:26,730 So I have no populations this evening. 166 00:13:27,290 --> 00:13:28,510 I do have other business. 167 00:13:28,650 --> 00:13:31,230 I see you in the back of the room, though, Ash. 168 00:13:31,670 --> 00:13:33,350 I'm going to give you Kudos. 169 00:13:33,350 --> 00:13:38,910 This evening marks the last City Council meeting for Assistant City Manager, Director of Public Works, 170 00:13:39,350 --> 00:13:42,630 Ramesh Kennedy, I'm not sure I'm accepting this. 171 00:13:42,790 --> 00:13:47,270 While we are considering sorry to see him leave Highland Park, we're thrilled to congratulate him 172 00:13:47,270 --> 00:13:52,930 on his appointment as Executive Director of the Northwest Suburban Municipal Joint Action Water Agency. 173 00:13:53,410 --> 00:13:58,210 In this new little Ramesh, well undoubtedly bring the unparalleled professionalism, dedication, 174 00:13:58,890 --> 00:14:02,510 and depth of knowledge that has served Highland Park so well over the last decade. 175 00:14:02,510 --> 00:14:08,210 Well, Mesh began his career in Highland Park in September 2012 following positions in Lake 176 00:14:08,210 --> 00:14:12,510 Forest in Glenview, and the time-sense for Mesh has distinguished himself as a leader 177 00:14:12,510 --> 00:14:17,710 deeply committed to his team and a constant colleague to city, senior staff. 178 00:14:17,970 --> 00:14:22,490 During his tenure as director, the Department of Public Works has continued to provide exceptional 179 00:14:22,490 --> 00:14:27,910 public service to proceed and complete a numerous long-range infrastructure projects and 180 00:14:27,910 --> 00:14:31,570 fiscal responsible manner attracted expanded infrastructure 181 00:14:31,570 --> 00:14:34,190 investments through state and federal grants and 182 00:14:34,190 --> 00:14:35,750 hence the state of bill of the efforts. 183 00:14:36,390 --> 00:14:37,010 There we go. 184 00:14:37,310 --> 00:14:40,270 Now you really got to be like, look in my view of paying attention. 185 00:14:40,810 --> 00:14:43,130 And hence the state of the bill of the efforts integrated 186 00:14:43,130 --> 00:14:46,090 throughout all department, divisions, and prioritized 187 00:14:46,090 --> 00:14:47,170 community engagement. 188 00:14:47,730 --> 00:14:50,190 We were so fortunate to have a professional 189 00:14:50,190 --> 00:14:52,610 like Ramash County for the overseeing the city's 190 00:14:52,610 --> 00:14:55,270 critical infrastructure during the COVID-19 pandemic. 191 00:14:55,270 --> 00:14:59,970 And I know we've all appreciated his strong and steadfast leadership over the past. 192 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:09,880 6 weeks since the 4th of July parade. Remesh, we wish you all the best in your new world and want to thank you for your service to our community. Thank you. 193 00:15:25,740 --> 00:15:26,480 Thank you, Mayor. 194 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:29,260 Not this was not on the script. 195 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:33,220 Didn't tell me, especially the camera right on your face. 196 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:35,400 That was definitely not on the script. 197 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:44,270 Anything I can say is like, you know, you're not one person does this job. You're going to have a great team. 198 00:15:44,870 --> 00:15:48,810 My team is here. Supportive counselor and our fitness leader. 199 00:15:49,450 --> 00:15:52,090 I know that each director has worked in the past 10 years. 200 00:15:52,590 --> 00:15:54,270 And all our team, it's just one team. 201 00:15:55,270 --> 00:16:03,930 And I'm thankful and really, you know, one of this, you know, it's 10 years is too long for somebody to say goodbye. 202 00:16:03,930 --> 00:16:07,830 but I had good memories, and I hope to keep those good memories with all of you. 203 00:16:08,090 --> 00:16:09,930 Thank you so much. Thank you. 204 00:16:16,540 --> 00:16:21,820 Peter, I believe you had an additional item you wanted to alert the public about. Yes, Mayor. 205 00:16:22,300 --> 00:16:26,640 A couple of other things, I'm behalf of staff. Last week, the city issued a public safety 206 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:31,360 alert advising the public about a reported rules burglary that took place in Highland Park. 207 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:35,300 Rules burglaries are property crimes where one of multiple suspects work together to 208 00:16:35,300 --> 00:16:40,780 direct homeowners to gain access to the home, steel cash, jewelry, electronics, or other 209 00:16:40,780 --> 00:16:46,120 valuables. This type of crime is not unique to Highland Park, so I will reiterate that again, 210 00:16:46,220 --> 00:16:50,980 this type of crime is not unique to Highland Park. We are seeing these burglaries reported through 211 00:16:50,980 --> 00:16:56,680 the entire Chicago land area. We produced a public service announcement video to inform the community 212 00:16:56,680 --> 00:17:02,460 about the nature of roots, burglaries, and how to prevent them. And we have this information as well 213 00:17:02,460 --> 00:17:07,560 other public safety information on the city's website. Specifically to go to that video, 214 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:15,020 you can go to the city's website, backslash, backslash, rules, burglaries. In March, we introduce 215 00:17:15,020 --> 00:17:20,080 the launch of a new citizen connect portal, which is an interactive public safety map presented 216 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:24,680 in partnership with the village of Glenview and other communities served by our Glenview public 217 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:31,100 safety dispatch. So this interface allows users to see different types of crimes such as burglaries, 218 00:17:31,100 --> 00:17:36,980 criminal damage, motor vehicle, fast robberies, and others based on a date range, and then 219 00:17:36,980 --> 00:17:39,540 you can filter based on the type of incident. 220 00:17:40,060 --> 00:17:43,820 So again, all the communities in our media area that are served by a group of public safety 221 00:17:43,820 --> 00:17:48,960 dispatch has this information, and if you go to our website under the police department, 222 00:17:49,020 --> 00:17:51,020 you can connect to that citizen portal. 223 00:17:51,580 --> 00:17:52,520 So why is that important? 224 00:17:52,660 --> 00:17:53,480 So that's just important. 225 00:17:53,620 --> 00:17:57,780 It's informative, so the public can understand the different types of crimes that are taking 226 00:17:57,780 --> 00:18:03,260 place throughout our region, and the more informed people are, hopefully they will take steps 227 00:18:03,260 --> 00:18:08,360 to help protect their property, their families, as well as on the entire community. 228 00:18:09,120 --> 00:18:13,880 We have public safety recommendations, such as locking doors of homes and vehicles, making 229 00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:16,920 sure valuables are not in view and a vehicle. 230 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:22,900 And again, can't stress enough, please do not keep your key fob in the vehicle, even if it's 231 00:18:22,900 --> 00:18:24,840 on your driveway or your garage. 232 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:29,640 garage. Again, please make sure that all these valuables are locked up. We certainly don't want 233 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:35,080 to make it easy for criminals. So again, public safety recommendations on our website or individuals 234 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:41,240 can contact us at any time. And then we have a number of items under on of us this evening with 235 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:45,020 very detailed staff reports and then we have two reports under the committee of the hall when we 236 00:18:45,020 --> 00:18:51,320 can take questions at that time. I feel like terrific. Thank you. One more item under report of the 237 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:58,140 I mentioned that the outside of my statement, our appreciation for our deep and consistent partnership with our sister government. 238 00:18:59,060 --> 00:19:04,280 At this time, I'd like to ask Calvarnstein to come to the podium and share a statement. 239 00:19:06,360 --> 00:19:07,720 Thank you, Mayor, City Council. 240 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:14,960 The Prime Minister, President, Terry Galsberg, who's not here today, was able to, to be here. 241 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:20,540 To live in the following marks at the part where the Park Board meeting on July 27, 2022. 242 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:29,780 Before we begin our meeting, I want to take a moment to comment on the tragic events of July 4 that shook our community to its core. 243 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:41,880 First and foremost, our prayers and thoughts continue to be with the families of the seven victims and those who are injured and everyone who is impacted by this senseless act. 244 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:47,740 I want to thank the brave first responders who worked towards the danger to render and aid 245 00:19:47,740 --> 00:19:53,420 during the active shooting situation, and the individuals who responded softly and put 246 00:19:53,420 --> 00:19:56,360 themselves at risk to care for others. 247 00:19:57,080 --> 00:20:01,960 I also want to thank Hyno Park, State and Federal and neighboring law enforcement agencies 248 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:07,460 who assisted in the apprehension of the suspect, as well as the mayor, the scene council, 249 00:20:07,460 --> 00:20:12,840 and the city staff for keeping our residents updated and supported during the 250 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:18,940 need after nap and over the last few weeks. We are also grateful for the support 251 00:20:18,940 --> 00:20:24,380 of countless government partners, agencies, and hundreds of volunteers who 252 00:20:24,380 --> 00:20:29,100 continue to provide ongoing victim resources and services to the survivors 253 00:20:29,100 --> 00:20:35,600 impacted by the tragedy I July 4th. It is a strong community like ours that work 254 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:41,680 together for a collective well-being. As I sat there that night with my fellow commissioners, 255 00:20:42,180 --> 00:20:49,160 I would be missing not mentioning how proud we are about a partnership staff. For their 256 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:54,120 emergency response efforts on July 4th and how they contributed to the healing of our community 257 00:20:54,120 --> 00:21:02,680 found this horrific tragedy. Along with many of you, the partnership was there. As co-sponsors 258 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:11,180 of the parade, over 100 of our plays, including high school, college age, camp counselors, 259 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:17,180 full-time staff, and fellow board members and commissioners, and many of our family members 260 00:21:17,180 --> 00:21:22,800 were lining the parade floats, lining up the parade floats, marching in the parade, and 261 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:27,520 setting up for the fourth festival of nation, planned, and it sounds in what's burned. 262 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:32,140 and we get over 100 employees on site. 263 00:21:33,180 --> 00:21:35,520 The short days have followed trauma counseling 264 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:39,680 and other therapeutic resources provided to support our team members 265 00:21:39,680 --> 00:21:41,720 who are down with thick of things, 266 00:21:42,140 --> 00:21:43,580 allowing us to reopen our facilities 267 00:21:43,580 --> 00:21:46,960 and restart our program programs. 268 00:21:47,420 --> 00:21:48,840 Children would back to camp, 269 00:21:49,180 --> 00:21:50,220 making some new memories, 270 00:21:50,700 --> 00:21:53,320 and the families are finding much need to respite 271 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:56,660 in our products, program, playgrounds and beaches. 272 00:21:56,660 --> 00:22:02,700 Over the last several weeks, the practitioners continued to persevere, and it's efforts to 273 00:22:02,700 --> 00:22:07,340 care for our staff, the community, and the community providing locations for community 274 00:22:07,340 --> 00:22:13,800 gatherings, volunteering for donation jobs, providing scholarships and services for victims 275 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:20,100 families, and most importantly providing essential perk and recreation outlets to the community, 276 00:22:20,580 --> 00:22:24,400 to aid in the healing process and gain back the sense of normalcy. 277 00:22:25,140 --> 00:22:28,720 July was National Parks and Recreation Month, 278 00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:32,260 how fitting that this year's theme was we rise up. 279 00:22:32,780 --> 00:22:34,940 That is exactly what our participants are doing 280 00:22:34,940 --> 00:22:36,460 and has been doing. 281 00:22:36,860 --> 00:22:38,700 Why is he up to help our community heal 282 00:22:38,700 --> 00:22:40,620 and bring back joy and hope? 283 00:22:41,220 --> 00:22:43,280 On behalf of my fellow board members, 284 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:46,280 I want to thank the participant staff for your compassion 285 00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:49,360 heart, for your passion for serving 286 00:22:49,360 --> 00:22:51,460 and for supporting our community. 287 00:22:51,460 --> 00:23:07,480 It's together. We are all up extra on. Thank you. Thank you. And we will echo and thank them as well for all that they did on that tragic day and continue to do as we work towards our recovery. Please share our appreciation. Thank you. Thank you. 288 00:23:10,230 --> 00:23:18,370 Our next item on our agenda is business from the public. This is for residents wishing to be heard regarding items not listed on tonight's agenda. 289 00:23:18,370 --> 00:23:24,570 I ask that if anybody has comments that they wish to share that they respect our three-minute 290 00:23:24,570 --> 00:23:30,730 time limit for speaking, and I will start by saying that it's my pleasure to introduce Dr. 291 00:23:30,790 --> 00:23:35,430 Mark Nolan Hill, who's joining us this evening, to provide an update from the Great Lakes 292 00:23:35,430 --> 00:23:40,790 and St. Lawrence City's Initiative. The Initiative is a Binational Coalition of Mayors 293 00:23:40,790 --> 00:23:45,510 from communities in the United States and Canada, who rely on water from the Great Lakes 294 00:23:45,510 --> 00:23:50,590 working together to advance the protection and restoration of the Great Lakes Ecosystem through 295 00:23:50,590 --> 00:23:55,550 development and implementation of a comprehensive Great Lakes Protection and Restoration Plan. 296 00:23:56,070 --> 00:23:59,970 The initiative has numerous goals including strengthening coastal resiliency, 297 00:24:00,670 --> 00:24:06,030 given the impacts of climate change, advancing water equity, and leveraging economic benefits 298 00:24:06,030 --> 00:24:07,390 of freshwater resources. 299 00:24:07,910 --> 00:24:11,890 I invite Dr. Hill to come to the podium to share more about this important mission and 300 00:24:11,890 --> 00:24:17,010 If I even allow you to say a word, I also want to welcome my colleague and friend Mayer McKinney 301 00:24:17,010 --> 00:24:17,850 from Zion. 302 00:24:17,970 --> 00:24:19,790 Thank you so much for joining us this evening. 303 00:24:20,430 --> 00:24:21,090 Thank you. 304 00:24:21,290 --> 00:24:22,250 Dr. Hill. 305 00:24:22,750 --> 00:24:23,690 Thank you, Mayor Rotterny. 306 00:24:24,110 --> 00:24:27,490 And please excuse me if I speak fast as my time is limited. 307 00:24:28,130 --> 00:24:33,690 I am Dr. Mark Hill, 1617, Revene Terrace, and the ex of PCO Highland Park representative 308 00:24:33,690 --> 00:24:36,730 of the Grapex Saint Lawrence season initiative. 309 00:24:36,730 --> 00:24:43,010 The organization was founded in 2003 by Mayor Rich Staley, and his worship David Miller, former 310 00:24:43,010 --> 00:24:43,890 throughout all Mayer. 311 00:24:44,570 --> 00:24:50,790 As the mayor spoke, it's a binational consortium of 167 plus United States and Canadian 312 00:24:50,790 --> 00:24:55,850 mayors and representatives to advance the protection and restoration of the Great Lakes and 313 00:24:55,850 --> 00:25:01,830 St. Lawrence River Basin as it supplies 80% of the fresh water supply and provides drinking 314 00:25:01,830 --> 00:25:02,970 water to 40 million. 315 00:25:02,970 --> 00:25:08,490 I was appointed in 2003 by Mayor Belsky as I was on the Highland Park Lake Front Commission, 316 00:25:08,990 --> 00:25:13,030 now the Natural Resources Commission for over 30 years, and involved with the development 317 00:25:13,030 --> 00:25:18,070 of the steep slope ordinance and erosion issues of our ravines, plus and lake fronts. 318 00:25:18,430 --> 00:25:25,090 Of note, as I am not unlected or employed official, I received no remuneration or expense recompense 319 00:25:25,090 --> 00:25:30,530 for my volunteer involvement during these past 19 years. As understandably the mayors turns 320 00:25:30,530 --> 00:25:35,390 are finite, it is curious that I am the only person who has attended and has been involved 321 00:25:35,390 --> 00:25:37,790 in each annual meeting since 2003. 322 00:25:38,430 --> 00:25:42,490 And the Great Lakes St. Lawrence's initiative has allowed me to present three times in 323 00:25:42,490 --> 00:25:45,070 Charlie Verne, Montreal, and Thunder Bay. 324 00:25:45,530 --> 00:25:49,830 Several years ago, I went back one of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Studies Initiative Weggy Award 325 00:25:49,830 --> 00:25:53,430 for Sustainability, the only Illinois city to win this. 326 00:25:53,790 --> 00:25:57,530 I present annually to the mayor and council of the years events tonight. 327 00:25:57,530 --> 00:26:04,810 I will discuss 2021 as well as 2022 as the pandemic did not facilitate the former year's meeting. 328 00:26:05,410 --> 00:26:12,210 Just as the major focus changed during my 30-plus year term on the Lake Front Commission from steep slope and erosion issues, 329 00:26:12,390 --> 00:26:15,610 and there were multiple newspaper articles about this. 330 00:26:15,930 --> 00:26:19,390 So as the focus of the Great Lakes St. George C's initiative evolved, 331 00:26:19,890 --> 00:26:25,750 where I now call on part that was effective meetings climate change 101 and climate change 102. 332 00:26:25,750 --> 00:26:32,710 The speakers at the 2021 meeting included in part Administrator Michael Riegen, a United States 333 00:26:32,710 --> 00:26:38,250 EPA, Pawley Trottenberg, Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation, 334 00:26:38,670 --> 00:26:41,870 Senator Dick Durvin, Congressman Debbie Dingle among others. 335 00:26:42,510 --> 00:26:47,790 The two key note speakers were Aaron Brockovich, who was introduced by Mayor Tom Barrett, 336 00:26:48,150 --> 00:26:52,530 former mayor of Milwaukee, now the U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg, who has been a leader 337 00:26:52,530 --> 00:26:57,530 in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence season initiative, as well as the Highland Park Project Citizen 338 00:26:57,530 --> 00:26:59,710 Middle School Student Program. 339 00:27:00,170 --> 00:27:05,070 These block of which was outstanding and much more academic than was portrayed in the movie. 340 00:27:05,990 --> 00:27:10,710 However, at least to me, the Highlight was the presentation by the right Honorable Brian 341 00:27:10,710 --> 00:27:16,510 Moroni, a former Prime Minister of the 18th of Canada, who were closely with Reagan, Bush 342 00:27:16,510 --> 00:27:20,990 and Clinton, and was considered the Greenest Prime Minister and Canada's history. 343 00:27:20,990 --> 00:27:39,030 He compared the nasales of climate change to the anti-vaxxers and stated that mayors need to be involved in climate change, emphasizing what mayors daily, always told us that our meetings, if you want something done, ask a mayor, and as mayor Rotary has shown us, 344 00:27:39,030 --> 00:27:44,010 in not just our Highland Park community, but the entire country and her involvement. 345 00:27:44,230 --> 00:27:44,890 Thank you, Mayor. 346 00:27:45,430 --> 00:27:51,670 The speakers at the 2022 meeting, which was held in St. Catherine's Ontario, and for Rush 347 00:27:51,670 --> 00:27:55,550 fans, that's the home of their late drummer Neil Perch, where they actually ended up 348 00:27:55,550 --> 00:28:01,170 the duty after him, but included Michael Regan, Senator Tammy Duckworth, Mayor John Dickert, 349 00:28:01,490 --> 00:28:06,290 who was a former mayor of Racine in the former chair of our organization, and now director 350 00:28:06,290 --> 00:28:11,250 of state and local finance with the Governor of Wisconsin, who also presented on the High 351 00:28:11,250 --> 00:28:14,810 of the Park Project Citizen's Student Legislative Hearing Multiple Times. 352 00:28:15,270 --> 00:28:20,570 Blend them all the chair of the U.S. Council on Environmental Quality Office of the President 353 00:28:20,570 --> 00:28:26,790 and Cassie Flynn had of climate strategies and policies at the UN among others. 354 00:28:27,450 --> 00:28:33,370 The meeting began with the strong water singers, the First Nations Indigenous Seven Generations 355 00:28:33,370 --> 00:28:38,390 and you may recall the Pope recently visited Canada to apologize to them. 356 00:28:38,870 --> 00:28:44,190 One of the highlights at least to me, again, was the remarkable presentation by Fabian Costo, 357 00:28:44,350 --> 00:28:46,490 grandson of Jacques Eves Costo. 358 00:28:47,150 --> 00:28:52,230 But the clear engaging keynote presentation was by his worship David Miller, 359 00:28:52,910 --> 00:28:56,610 former Toronto mayor co-founder with mayor daily of the organization, 360 00:28:57,110 --> 00:29:02,230 and now the managing director of the C-40 Center for Urban Climate Policy and Economy. 361 00:29:02,230 --> 00:29:10,010 Perhaps, Mayor Rodering, you might be attending the C4D World Mayor's summit in Buenos Aires near the end of this year. 362 00:29:10,690 --> 00:29:16,230 He gave a riveting presentation on climate change, and he similarly stated as Prime Minister, 363 00:29:16,230 --> 00:29:23,130 I've already stated in 2021, while city's issued new automation stock, it's city's act. 364 00:29:23,530 --> 00:29:27,650 The past two years comprehensive meetings discussed climate change in the detail. 365 00:29:28,230 --> 00:29:34,650 And even in my surgical literature, the climate change is affecting climate emergency outcomes, 366 00:29:34,710 --> 00:29:39,930 heat-related mortality, racial and economic disparities in health care and sustainability 367 00:29:39,930 --> 00:29:42,250 in areas of supply chain management. 368 00:29:42,250 --> 00:29:50,230 Briefly, as mayor Miller emphasized, humans have been burning wood for a long time, but 250 369 00:29:50,230 --> 00:29:56,850 years ago invented engines, using coal, oil, and natural gas, carbon dioxide escapes 370 00:29:56,850 --> 00:29:59,970 and causes a greenhouse effect, trapping heat like in a... 371 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:05,860 Close call with the windows up and the fellow infrared radiation cannot penetrate the glass. 372 00:30:05,860 --> 00:30:10,500 Dr. Hill? Yes. We have rocketed past three minutes. So are we wrapping up soon? 373 00:30:10,820 --> 00:30:13,500 I think so. Okay, thank you. Appreciate the report. 374 00:30:14,180 --> 00:30:20,940 We are now at 412 carbon dioxide part per million. And just to let you know, that is a marked increase. 375 00:30:21,720 --> 00:30:28,340 And what he stated was, we must contain the maximum rise in temperature to 1.5 Celsius, 376 00:30:28,340 --> 00:30:35,620 2.7 Fahrenheit, and he talked about irreversible tippy points that where we can't control, 377 00:30:36,220 --> 00:30:42,440 as well as the way governments are action and inaction, and by the way the United States 378 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:50,920 is currently insufficient, and finally the United States and China formed the world's first 379 00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:58,560 specific green shipping corridor between ports and L.A. and Shanghai. And I hope that this will still exist. 380 00:31:00,260 --> 00:31:04,000 Mayor Miller is recently written a great book on climate change called South. 381 00:31:04,420 --> 00:31:07,740 And I purchased a copy for you Mayor to enjoy. 382 00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:09,940 Thank you. 383 00:31:09,940 --> 00:31:17,540 Finally, next year, Mayor Miller and Mayor Daley will be acknowledged as a 20th anniversary 384 00:31:17,540 --> 00:31:22,620 of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence's Initiative, where Mayor Daley and Mayor Miller will be 385 00:31:22,620 --> 00:31:27,780 appropriately honored. And I'm very fortunate to call Mayor Miller a friend and I've invited him 386 00:31:27,780 --> 00:31:34,860 after the meeting in 2023 to visit Highland Park as he never has. John Altonberg is our president 387 00:31:34,860 --> 00:31:40,940 CEO, he's on holiday now on cruise, Bridget Brown, the director of a special program 388 00:31:40,940 --> 00:31:44,940 this year, and she may make an appointment with you, Mayor, to discuss the one water 389 00:31:44,940 --> 00:31:48,280 summit in Milwaukee and the Coastal Resilience program. 390 00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:57,360 Finally, I am honored to introduce our new chair of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence's Initiative 391 00:31:57,360 --> 00:32:02,980 and the Mayor of Zion, Billy McKinney, and I just want to tell you, in Highland Park, 392 00:32:02,980 --> 00:32:04,640 You know, we have a lot of athletes. 393 00:32:05,180 --> 00:32:08,000 And I grew up as all of us did with Michael Jordan 394 00:32:09,040 --> 00:32:10,240 and Scottie Pippin. 395 00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:11,820 And when I heard his name, I said, 396 00:32:11,980 --> 00:32:13,080 Jesus, I know this name. 397 00:32:14,220 --> 00:32:16,220 And indeed, he was on the basketball team 398 00:32:16,220 --> 00:32:17,980 with Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippin. 399 00:32:18,740 --> 00:32:21,340 And he has done management in basketball, 400 00:32:21,680 --> 00:32:23,880 and then became the chair of our organization. 401 00:32:26,040 --> 00:32:28,500 And the mayor of Zion. 402 00:32:28,860 --> 00:32:31,820 So with the mayor's permission, 403 00:32:31,820 --> 00:32:33,420 May I introduce the mayor? 404 00:32:33,880 --> 00:32:33,940 Certainly. 405 00:32:35,160 --> 00:32:36,020 Welcome, colleague. 406 00:32:36,640 --> 00:32:37,480 Appreciate seeing you. 407 00:32:37,660 --> 00:32:38,420 There you go. 408 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:39,640 Thank you. 409 00:32:41,080 --> 00:32:42,320 Feel free to share thoughts. 410 00:32:48,230 --> 00:32:53,690 First of all, it's a pleasure and an honor to be here to take in another city city 411 00:32:53,690 --> 00:33:00,270 Council meeting and to be able to extract ideas to take away to improve hours. 412 00:33:00,750 --> 00:33:04,750 Also, I just want you to know on behalf of the city of Zion, our commissioners, 413 00:33:07,160 --> 00:33:08,540 our city council, our residents. 414 00:33:08,540 --> 00:33:14,620 we always keep you in prayer each and every silk city council and as we've talked about here today 415 00:33:14,620 --> 00:33:21,400 one of the things that is evident whatever happens in one of our communities impacts all of us 416 00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:29,240 so it is absolutely essential that we all band together as mayor's residents of this county 417 00:33:29,240 --> 00:33:35,920 in the United States to make sure that we are safe to share ideas and share resources to protect our 418 00:33:35,920 --> 00:33:39,520 So thank you for having me here at the pleasure being here. 419 00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:40,660 Appreciate you joining us. 420 00:33:40,900 --> 00:33:41,620 Thank you. 421 00:33:47,110 --> 00:33:47,990 Enjoy this. 422 00:33:47,990 --> 00:33:48,490 Me too. 423 00:33:48,910 --> 00:33:49,370 Thank you. 424 00:33:49,790 --> 00:33:50,410 Appreciate it. 425 00:33:50,690 --> 00:33:51,430 Thank you. 426 00:33:51,590 --> 00:33:55,450 And you may want to stick around for our budget conversation when we're talking about sustainability 427 00:33:55,450 --> 00:33:56,430 later this evening. 428 00:33:56,750 --> 00:33:57,750 Thank you. 429 00:33:58,790 --> 00:34:00,970 With that, is there any other business from the public? 430 00:34:01,110 --> 00:34:03,770 Any other members of the public who wish to be heard if you do? 431 00:34:04,210 --> 00:34:07,950 Please line up next to the podium and feel free to share your comments. 432 00:34:07,950 --> 00:34:12,790 and out of respect for agenda, we do hope that they will be kept to about three minutes 433 00:34:12,790 --> 00:34:13,270 maximum. 434 00:34:13,610 --> 00:34:14,390 Thank you. 435 00:34:16,360 --> 00:34:20,720 If others are speaking, just line up, and we will hear from each of you. 436 00:34:20,860 --> 00:34:23,040 Thank you, Dr. Good to see you. 437 00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:26,380 Please, thank you very much. 438 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:31,720 My name is Judy Melon, and you need me to address, it's just Tina that you do not. 439 00:34:34,340 --> 00:34:39,140 I am a member of the Highland Park, I would like to put in the others leadership team. 440 00:34:39,140 --> 00:34:43,220 and along with many or three other members of the leadership team, 441 00:34:43,640 --> 00:34:47,020 Nancy Goldberg, we're at least the Nescue and Rose Fader. 442 00:34:47,720 --> 00:34:50,360 And we thank you for this opportunity to speak tonight. 443 00:34:51,340 --> 00:34:56,040 The way of people together in freedom is one of the self-evident truths 444 00:34:56,040 --> 00:34:58,600 upon which our country was established. 445 00:34:59,460 --> 00:35:02,860 And yet the courage and terror that repeatedly descends 446 00:35:02,860 --> 00:35:06,520 on our communities has become our country's truth. 447 00:35:06,520 --> 00:35:15,040 This is not acceptable. In the land of the free, every community must be free from the reality of gun violence. 448 00:35:16,100 --> 00:35:24,260 We call on power elected officials to do much more to stop the ongoing national right near of gun violence. 449 00:35:26,060 --> 00:35:28,940 preventing gun violence is not partisan. 450 00:35:29,680 --> 00:35:32,580 Voters need to be prepared for the November election. 451 00:35:33,360 --> 00:35:37,060 Line every candidate's position on gun violence 452 00:35:37,060 --> 00:35:38,960 and vote your values. 453 00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:45,620 The League of Holland Park of the League of the Mavoters of Highland Park 454 00:35:45,620 --> 00:35:49,780 conducted its first study on gun control in 1974. 455 00:35:49,780 --> 00:35:55,720 I was just a child, but I was also on that I'm the first study committee. 456 00:35:56,800 --> 00:36:03,140 In 1989, the League of Women voters of Illinois adopted the Helen Park League's position, 457 00:36:03,740 --> 00:36:07,820 recommending restricting or prohibiting the sale of the manufacture, 458 00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:14,400 importation, and transportation of semi-automatic weapons for private ownership. 459 00:36:14,400 --> 00:36:21,360 Also prohibiting and restricting the sale of the ammunition for such weapons, the League of 460 00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:26,920 High Court, the League of Women's Borders of the United States adopted this position shortly 461 00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:27,680 thereafter. 462 00:36:28,840 --> 00:36:35,100 The League of Women's Borders of Highland Park Highwood recommends that the resolution under consideration 463 00:36:35,100 --> 00:36:38,480 this evening by Council be approved. 464 00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:42,400 The value of freedom is essential to our democracy. 465 00:36:42,400 --> 00:36:46,640 We all have the right to be free of going violence. 466 00:36:47,060 --> 00:36:47,840 Thank you. 467 00:36:47,920 --> 00:36:48,480 Thank you, Judy. 468 00:36:51,220 --> 00:36:54,240 And I'm going to ask the audience to please refrain from applause. 469 00:36:54,460 --> 00:36:58,400 We appreciate that you're here in support, but we have a long agenda this evening. 470 00:36:58,600 --> 00:37:00,160 Many, many thanks for joining us. 471 00:37:01,300 --> 00:37:02,360 Please state your name for the record. 472 00:37:03,040 --> 00:37:03,440 Ash B.B. 473 00:37:05,440 --> 00:37:12,120 I was made aware earlier that you are going to be speaking about a resolution to support 474 00:37:12,120 --> 00:37:13,600 And it's not up in the end, is that right? 475 00:37:13,940 --> 00:37:16,360 Just one of what we in the city have in a salt weapons fan, 476 00:37:16,500 --> 00:37:17,260 but we are passing. 477 00:37:17,380 --> 00:37:19,620 That federal, like, federal, the federal, the federal, 478 00:37:19,820 --> 00:37:20,440 we are in third. 479 00:37:20,440 --> 00:37:23,740 I just want to make sure that I'm speaking to the right team here 480 00:37:23,740 --> 00:37:25,520 and not confused in the right way. 481 00:37:26,980 --> 00:37:29,960 Under my voice of this year, New Blocks from the Stillings, 482 00:37:30,080 --> 00:37:32,780 six-year-olds and I became survivors of a mass shooting. 483 00:37:33,140 --> 00:37:34,580 You can do it, but I start OK yet. 484 00:37:34,940 --> 00:37:36,280 On the outside, we may look fine, 485 00:37:36,420 --> 00:37:38,080 but on the inside, we are trying to heal 486 00:37:38,080 --> 00:37:39,880 and make sense of this senseless tragedy 487 00:37:39,880 --> 00:37:41,440 that all of us have lived through. 488 00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:48,620 I've personally poured myself into activism and traveled to DC multiple times to help pass a federal assault weapon down. 489 00:37:49,020 --> 00:37:52,920 And I'm going to share with all of you just in fact that I use talking points. 490 00:37:53,620 --> 00:37:59,240 And hopefully this will make it easier for you to pass a resolution here. 491 00:37:59,800 --> 00:38:02,580 The majority of Americans support a federal assault weapon down. 492 00:38:02,780 --> 00:38:06,720 68% of Republicans support a federal assault weapon down. 493 00:38:06,720 --> 00:38:12,260 The majority of mass shootings are carried out by white meals 18 to 21 days legally purchased 494 00:38:12,260 --> 00:38:17,200 assault weapons either by purchasing assault weapons and from cells, I don't know if you think 495 00:38:17,200 --> 00:38:18,120 you need assault weapons. 496 00:38:18,640 --> 00:38:20,180 Sorry, assault weapons, yes, I'm sorry. 497 00:38:21,200 --> 00:38:25,600 Um, whereby using the assault weapon that was purchased legally by a parent, bullets from an 498 00:38:25,600 --> 00:38:29,000 assault weapon are so powerful they require five persons organs. 499 00:38:29,580 --> 00:38:34,000 This happened to send the victims behind the park on July 4th and while the Texas were 500 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:42,200 19 children were murdered, many parents had to rely on DNA to identify their children because of the damage done to their bodies by the assault weapon. 501 00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:54,000 So 1994, 2004, during the federal assault weapon ban, mass shootings decreased by 7% after those sunseted in 2004, mass shootings went up over 200%. 502 00:38:55,480 --> 00:39:01,140 10,000 children have been exposed to gun violence in schools since Columbine, the majority 503 00:39:01,140 --> 00:39:05,800 of mass shootings, school mass shootings are carried out with a good purchase of salt 504 00:39:05,800 --> 00:39:06,240 weapon. 505 00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:11,700 Our incredible here, went all of the Supreme Court's passes out of the dead in Highland Park. 506 00:39:12,240 --> 00:39:16,720 It did not protect our town because the city lived in highwood where there is no ban. 507 00:39:17,080 --> 00:39:22,280 This is why we need to fast pass a federal assault weapon ban to protect everyone in the 508 00:39:22,280 --> 00:39:22,760 US. 509 00:39:22,760 --> 00:39:29,460 And lastly, the January 6th interaction would have looked completely different if Washington, D.C. didn't 510 00:39:29,460 --> 00:39:35,540 also have an assault weapon ban. Congressman Kensinger of English spoke out about militias in his 511 00:39:35,540 --> 00:39:40,900 closing comments during the January 6th year in hearings. Local militias and extremist groups, 512 00:39:41,020 --> 00:39:46,820 fetishizes assault weapons and encouraged the fellow followers to arm themselves. Our shooter had established 513 00:39:46,820 --> 00:39:52,080 who will work on more shabby's events, he's photographed attending in Branglet Law Occasions. 514 00:39:52,700 --> 00:39:57,260 Assault weapons do not belong in the hands, please join on there and vote to support 515 00:39:57,260 --> 00:40:01,060 a fellow assault weapon band today. Thank you. Thanks. 516 00:40:12,840 --> 00:40:16,830 Spiritual Jacobi and I'm a Helen Park resident and a student. 517 00:40:18,920 --> 00:40:24,720 As a young person in America, I've been training my entire life for the moment I would be affected by gun violence. 518 00:40:25,860 --> 00:40:32,020 From these years five years old, I remember running had a hide behind tables in case a bad guy came to school. 519 00:40:32,580 --> 00:40:40,840 A became instinctual to keep an eye on emergency exits in public places, like maybe theaters, gyms, restaurants, school. 520 00:40:41,720 --> 00:40:45,340 I knew that I was supposed to first run, then hide, then fight. 521 00:40:46,500 --> 00:40:52,660 So despite the hysteria and joy forth, I mean exactly what to do, because I've been preparing to fulfill a mass shooting my entire life. 522 00:40:52,660 --> 00:40:56,660 It wasn't a question of if I'd be affected by a mass shooting, but when. 523 00:40:58,040 --> 00:41:00,560 I'm Gen Z, who often called the mass shooting generation. 524 00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:06,880 And although young people in all Americans have come to expect mass shootings, we refuse to accept them. 525 00:41:07,480 --> 00:41:08,660 Because this isn't normal. 526 00:41:10,040 --> 00:41:12,580 Gen Z is a new world where mass shootings don't exist. 527 00:41:12,780 --> 00:41:17,280 But that hasn't stopped us from doing everything we can to create that world. 528 00:41:18,580 --> 00:41:23,760 My generation cannot be the sole source of hope and change in our country. 529 00:41:24,760 --> 00:41:26,440 Some of us cannot even vote yet. 530 00:41:26,980 --> 00:41:32,340 So we're relying on new, the adults are elected officials to pass laws to keep us safe. 531 00:41:33,620 --> 00:41:37,020 And then here this evening to remind us that it doesn't have to be this way. 532 00:41:37,360 --> 00:41:41,220 We all deserve to live in a country where guns aren't believing cause of death for children. 533 00:41:41,220 --> 00:41:46,120 We deserve to go to school and focus on learning without the fear of being hunted by 534 00:41:46,120 --> 00:41:51,360 weapons of war. We deserve a future free from good balance. So, I'll ask you to 535 00:41:51,360 --> 00:41:55,400 please vote yes to approve this resolution as a young person and a highland park 536 00:41:55,400 --> 00:42:01,100 resident and to vote like you're lies depend on it because art still. Thank you. Thank 537 00:42:01,100 --> 00:42:01,540 you. 538 00:42:11,070 --> 00:42:15,130 Thank you Rachel, especially speaking from our students point of view. Please 539 00:42:15,130 --> 00:42:19,350 stay tuned for the record. My name is John Halsh. Thank you. I've grown up in this 540 00:42:19,350 --> 00:42:21,190 community of my entire life. 541 00:42:21,630 --> 00:42:26,230 Starting September 6th, I will be sending my two and three year old son's to school 542 00:42:26,230 --> 00:42:27,990 for the first time other. 543 00:42:28,590 --> 00:42:31,870 We should be picking out backpacks together as a right of passage. 544 00:42:32,170 --> 00:42:36,430 I instead chose to purchase all the proof backpacks online from my toppers. 545 00:42:37,470 --> 00:42:42,850 I was told by our district's preschool director that my children were through an active 546 00:42:43,550 --> 00:42:47,030 shooter drill within the first couple of weeks of school. 547 00:42:47,030 --> 00:42:56,990 On the September one day when I picked them up and asked them how they would, they would tell me that they learned how to hide in my classroom, obviously from a math shooting. 548 00:42:58,770 --> 00:43:04,070 One of those parents tear up, tear up with emotions for their children's first day of school. 549 00:43:04,770 --> 00:43:11,430 And it would be in tears outside their school hoping they make sure they make it through each and every day. 550 00:43:11,430 --> 00:43:28,230 Any other urge you to please vote to support all of the children, all of the families and everyone of us, and save our country by voting to ban these assault weapons. 551 00:43:29,450 --> 00:43:29,930 Thank you. 552 00:43:30,090 --> 00:43:30,630 Thank you. 553 00:43:32,210 --> 00:43:34,450 Any other comments from the public? 554 00:43:34,970 --> 00:43:36,250 Anybody wishing to be heard? 555 00:43:37,370 --> 00:43:43,750 If that we will continue on with our scheduled business, items 1 through 10 have been grouped together for 556 00:43:43,750 --> 00:43:47,490 100 of this consideration, do I have a motion to approve items 1 through 10? 557 00:43:47,790 --> 00:43:48,830 So much to do. 558 00:43:49,170 --> 00:43:51,690 Any discussion or comments on 1 through 10? 559 00:43:51,970 --> 00:43:52,870 Any from the public? 560 00:43:54,150 --> 00:43:55,850 I think that will be the quote, please call the vote. 561 00:43:56,130 --> 00:43:57,330 Come on in the top, yeah? 562 00:43:58,170 --> 00:43:58,550 All right. 563 00:43:58,750 --> 00:44:00,070 Come on in the store, all right. 564 00:44:00,270 --> 00:44:00,810 Come on in the store. 565 00:44:01,630 --> 00:44:02,130 Come on in the window. 566 00:44:03,470 --> 00:44:03,990 All right. 567 00:44:04,110 --> 00:44:05,230 Come on in the home in. 568 00:44:05,230 --> 00:44:07,630 Because when we're little one, I, they're learning. 569 00:44:08,230 --> 00:44:11,590 I, seven eyes, no nails, items, one through ten have been approved. 570 00:44:14,520 --> 00:44:17,720 I know what other than is a resolution calling for federal and state action, 571 00:44:17,980 --> 00:44:22,100 and a salt weapons, large capacity magazines, and gun violence. 572 00:44:22,800 --> 00:44:25,180 I'll share some comments, and then I'll read the resolution. 573 00:44:26,240 --> 00:44:28,960 In 2013, in the wake of Sandy Hook, 574 00:44:29,100 --> 00:44:32,760 current and former Helen Park City Council member sat on this diast, 575 00:44:33,160 --> 00:44:35,800 and banned a salt weapons and large capacity magazines. 576 00:44:35,800 --> 00:44:45,580 We knew that a federal ban would be the most effective but a local ban reflecting the values of this community was the only option available to us under the law. 577 00:44:45,880 --> 00:44:46,840 Nothing has changed. 578 00:44:47,260 --> 00:44:51,620 We need help from all levels of government or we need to pursue all options. 579 00:44:51,620 --> 00:44:56,440 I've been speaking to lawmakers near and far about what happened in Highland Park in the Fourth 580 00:44:56,440 --> 00:44:59,980 of July and how we must work together to stop gunfire. 581 00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:10,640 In our state and in our nation. As part of this effort tonight, numbers of this city council are once again urging a ban on assault weapons and large capacity magazines on a wider scale. 582 00:45:11,180 --> 00:45:26,120 Mass shootings are uniquely American problem, and highland park is not an island. No community of safe into a broader action is taken. The resolution we are considering supports both state and federal laws that ban assault weapons and large capacity magazines. 583 00:45:26,120 --> 00:45:34,500 It reflects the values of our community and sounds of clear message that state and federal action is critical to reducing the likelihood of additional mass shootings. 584 00:45:35,220 --> 00:45:41,420 No city, town or village should have to endure the devastation and trauma of a mass shooting. 585 00:45:41,420 --> 00:45:50,320 Make no mistake. This is not where we end our fight to save lives. We ask others to join us and trade thoughts and prayers for action. 586 00:45:50,800 --> 00:45:54,960 And I will now read the resolution that we are considering. 587 00:45:55,320 --> 00:45:59,540 It is a declaration of solidarity and a call to action. 588 00:46:04,450 --> 00:46:08,810 It's titled City Hall and Park Resolution, a resolution calling for federal and state action, 589 00:46:08,910 --> 00:46:12,530 and a salt weapons, large capacity magazines and gun violence. 590 00:46:12,530 --> 00:46:18,570 Whereas on July 4, 2022, the Community of Highland Park was shocked and devastated by the 591 00:46:18,570 --> 00:46:22,790 mass shooting committed at the city's independent state parade, at which seven people 592 00:46:22,790 --> 00:46:28,770 were killed and dozens were injured by a sugar using an AR-15 style weapon and large capacity 593 00:46:28,770 --> 00:46:29,610 in their designs. 594 00:46:30,190 --> 00:46:34,830 And whereas in newable members of our community suffered and continued to suffer, emotional 595 00:46:34,830 --> 00:46:40,590 harm and anguish as a result of the July 4 mass shooting, and whereas the city's committed 596 00:46:40,590 --> 00:46:44,810 to provide a resident's victims and all of them as affected by the July 4 fast shooting 597 00:46:44,810 --> 00:46:50,170 with the support needed to heal as it continues to align with local county, state, and federal 598 00:46:50,170 --> 00:46:55,570 governments, as well as private entities in order to assist in the difficult process of providing 599 00:46:55,570 --> 00:47:00,130 counseling, support, and reportedly services to those traumatized by the fast shooting. 600 00:47:00,830 --> 00:47:06,390 And we're as the city desires to identify, respond to, and call for, reform, concerning health 601 00:47:06,390 --> 00:47:11,590 safety crises that adversely impact the physical, emotional, and social well-being of its 602 00:47:11,590 --> 00:47:12,130 residents. 603 00:47:12,710 --> 00:47:17,690 And whereas the city is deeply concerned, the gun-related violence is a dynamic in our society 604 00:47:17,690 --> 00:47:23,090 with more than 300 mass shooting events in the United States thus far in 2022. 605 00:47:23,830 --> 00:47:28,230 And whereas the American Public Health Association has found that gun violence is the leading 606 00:47:28,230 --> 00:47:34,610 cause of premature death in the United States, killing more than 38,000 people in injury 607 00:47:34,610 --> 00:47:44,050 the 85,000 every year, and we'll look at Sinkham, 38,000 people killed, and injured 85,000 608 00:47:44,050 --> 00:47:48,610 annually. Whereas gun violence is now the leading cause of death among children and teens 609 00:47:48,610 --> 00:47:53,870 in this country, age 19 and younger. And whereas the weapon used at the July 4th, 610 00:47:54,070 --> 00:47:59,370 best shooting wasn't a salt weapon that fired 83 rounds into a crowd in another minute. 611 00:47:59,710 --> 00:48:03,910 And whereas the salt weapons are military-grade weapons, designed and configured for combat 612 00:48:03,910 --> 00:48:08,910 use with the sole purpose of killing as many people as possible as quickly as possible. 613 00:48:09,530 --> 00:48:13,650 And whereas large capacity magazines are often used to match shootings, because they 614 00:48:13,650 --> 00:48:18,590 allow a shooter to keep firing for longer periods of time, and because they can fire at 615 00:48:18,590 --> 00:48:23,910 large numbers of people without taking time to remote, thereby dramatically increasing the 616 00:48:23,910 --> 00:48:29,210 number of lives shattered by gun violence, because those of the line of fire do not have 617 00:48:29,210 --> 00:48:35,530 to escape, and a law enforcement does not have a chance to intervene, and whereas assault weapons 618 00:48:35,530 --> 00:48:40,070 and large capacity magazines are combat weapons and do not belong in the hands of civilians, 619 00:48:40,770 --> 00:48:45,750 and whereas in 2013 the corporate authorities of the city passed an ordinance, then in 620 00:48:45,750 --> 00:48:51,350 assault weapons and large capacity magazines, and thereafter successfully defended the constitutionality 621 00:48:51,350 --> 00:48:57,950 of that ordinance, and whereas the corporate authorities of the city recognized in 2013 and recognized 622 00:48:57,950 --> 00:49:03,630 even walk clearly today that the effectiveness of a local assault weapon and large capacity magazine 623 00:49:03,630 --> 00:49:10,310 ban is severely inadequate without similar regulation at both the state and federal level and 624 00:49:10,310 --> 00:49:14,750 whereas eight states and the District of Columbia have constitutional assault weapons 625 00:49:14,750 --> 00:49:19,870 bands in effect. And whereas the United States Congress had a federal assault weapon 626 00:49:19,870 --> 00:49:25,850 in a fact between 1994 and 2004 during which time a thought weapon derived mass shootings 627 00:49:25,850 --> 00:49:30,950 diminished by 70 percent, and whereas in the majority of Americans support a federal 628 00:49:30,950 --> 00:49:36,470 ban on assault weapons, a large capacity magazines, and whereas our community is not alone 629 00:49:36,470 --> 00:49:41,570 and being forced to respond to you and undertake the difficult process of recovering from 630 00:49:41,570 --> 00:49:47,590 the loss in trauma resulting from aeronautic environments, and whereas the United States Congress 631 00:49:47,590 --> 00:49:54,170 and the Illinois General Assembly must stop this threat to our American freedom and take immediate 632 00:49:54,170 --> 00:50:00,130 action to ban assault weapons in large capacity magazines so they cannot be used by civilians 633 00:50:00,130 --> 00:50:05,450 on our streets in our markets, in our houses of worship, in our schools, and our parades are 634 00:50:05,450 --> 00:50:11,550 anywhere in our daily lives regardless of location. Now therefore, be it resolved by the city council 635 00:50:11,550 --> 00:50:14,090 I will park Lake County, Illinois, as follows. 636 00:50:15,450 --> 00:50:20,750 The following recitals are incorporated into and made a part of this resolution as findings 637 00:50:20,750 --> 00:50:25,590 of the city council section two, declaration of solidarity and call to action. 638 00:50:26,210 --> 00:50:30,670 We stand with our local county and state governmental bodies and public and civic service 639 00:50:30,670 --> 00:50:35,550 organizations and calling for the governing bodies of the United States and the state of Illinois 640 00:50:35,550 --> 00:50:40,990 to take effective and comprehensive action to protect our communities from gun violence. 641 00:50:40,990 --> 00:50:45,350 We call for the United States Congress and the State of Illinois, too. 642 00:50:45,710 --> 00:50:50,310 Then the manufacturer purchased sale possession and use of all semi-automatic weapons, 643 00:50:50,870 --> 00:50:54,610 high capacity ammunition cartridges and magazines, and body armor, 644 00:50:54,730 --> 00:50:57,890 except as needed by military and law enforcement bodies. 645 00:50:58,690 --> 00:51:02,610 An act legislation requiring strengthening universal background checks, 646 00:51:02,810 --> 00:51:06,450 waiting periods, and age requirements, and eliminating exceptions 647 00:51:06,450 --> 00:51:09,610 to any such requirements to acquire and possess any firearm. 648 00:51:09,610 --> 00:51:24,870 And that legislation strengthening red flag loss to federal law enforcement, family members, employers, co-markers, and school employees to seek restraining orders against an individual suspected of being a clear and pleasant danger to themselves or others. 649 00:51:25,770 --> 00:51:33,950 And that legislation providing for strict liability and higher penalties for straw buyers and for sellers who sell to straw buyers. 650 00:51:33,950 --> 00:51:40,230 And act legislation mandating the safe storage of firearms as a condition for firearm ownership. 651 00:51:40,890 --> 00:51:47,330 And act legislation mandating the completion of adequate training as a condition for selling or possessing firearms. 652 00:51:47,890 --> 00:51:52,770 We call for the United States Congress to repeal the protection of lawful commerce and arms act, 653 00:51:53,070 --> 00:51:59,830 and all other statutes providing immunity to liability for the manufacturers and sellers of firearms for their negligence, 654 00:51:59,830 --> 00:52:04,770 recklessness or failure to know their customers and their potential for harm to the public 655 00:52:04,770 --> 00:52:07,450 and the marketing and sale of firearms. 656 00:52:08,210 --> 00:52:12,790 We call for the state of Illinois to enact stricter rules for the issuance of firearms 657 00:52:12,790 --> 00:52:18,910 owners' identification cards, FOI cards, and we call for the state to more rigorously screen 658 00:52:18,910 --> 00:52:24,410 applicants for FOI cards and make more comprehensive use of clear and present-danger reporting 659 00:52:24,410 --> 00:52:28,150 data in connection with the review of FOI card applications. 660 00:52:28,150 --> 00:52:35,750 This resolution will be in full force and effect upon its passage in approval by a majority of the members of the City Council. 661 00:52:36,250 --> 00:52:38,810 And to that end, I am seeking a motion to approve. 662 00:52:38,950 --> 00:52:39,230 No. 663 00:52:39,630 --> 00:52:39,870 Second. 664 00:52:40,250 --> 00:52:41,450 And we've got approval. 665 00:52:41,530 --> 00:52:42,390 We have a second. 666 00:52:42,510 --> 00:52:43,910 All those in favor say aye. 667 00:52:44,870 --> 00:52:45,590 Any opposed? 668 00:52:46,250 --> 00:52:46,530 Aye. 669 00:52:47,010 --> 00:52:49,170 Hearing none opposed with unanimous approval. 670 00:52:49,430 --> 00:52:52,290 This resolution has been passed and I thank you all. 671 00:52:52,610 --> 00:52:53,370 Councilwoman Stone. 672 00:52:54,030 --> 00:52:58,110 I just want to thank everyone who's come today and who spoke up in favor. 673 00:52:58,110 --> 00:53:03,810 this resolution. I know many if not all of you were actually at the parade and have been 674 00:53:03,810 --> 00:53:09,970 traumatized by those events and I appreciate you coming and speaking out here and in other areas 675 00:53:10,650 --> 00:53:17,670 in the last month or so. So thank you. Thank you. Thank you. From all of us. Absolutely. Thank you. 676 00:53:18,490 --> 00:53:23,510 And with that we will continue on. Our next item is motion to adjourn this meeting. 677 00:53:25,840 --> 00:53:26,380 Thank you. 678 00:53:27,700 --> 00:53:29,980 See you in the motion to the room. 679 00:53:30,480 --> 00:53:30,740 The room. 680 00:53:31,240 --> 00:53:32,420 I was in favor of say aye. 681 00:53:33,140 --> 00:53:36,560 We will take a five minute break before commencing our community of the hall. 682 00:53:36,680 --> 00:53:38,260 Thank you all for joining us this evening. 683 00:53:38,620 --> 00:53:38,660 Thank you. 684 00:53:38,660 --> 00:53:38,700 Thank you.