[0:00] of uh >> March 9th, 2026 to order. Can you call

[0:04] the role? Madam clerk. >> Trusty Canain

[0:07] » present. >> Trusty Mills

[0:09] » present. >> Trusty Nom

[0:11] » present. >> Trusty Palopes.

[0:16] Have them here. No. Uh Trusty Stanton >> present.

[0:19] » Trusty Arnett present. >> Mayor Mloud

[0:23] » present. Can everybody please rise? You want to lead us in the pledge? Trusty

[0:26] Canadian. >> Sure. I pledge allegiance to the flag of

[0:30] the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation

[0:36] under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

[0:46] » Okay. Does anybody have any public comments they want to make at this point

[0:49] in time, members of the public? If not, I'm going

[0:53] once, twice, three times. So we'll move on

[0:59] move on to additional business boards and commission interviews. Starting with

[1:02] Nicholas Jorin for the Sister Cities Commission. Want to come on up. Nicholas

[1:07] and speaking of the microphone I assume

[1:11] that's on. Mr. Pape. >> Okay. Just tell us a little bit about

[1:15] yourself. >> How you doing? My name is Nick Joran,

[1:18] also known as Nicholas. Um, grew up in Northwest Indiana. Uh, recently got

[1:23] married to Kate over there. I don't know if you guys know her or not. No, we sure

[1:26] do. >> Um

[1:28] um I was a Gary paramedic for 12 years before moving out this way and now I

[1:34] work for Idex Corporation. I'm a uh application engineer for him now. And

[1:39] then um after being out here for the past eight plus years with Kate, um I

[1:45] just wanted to get involved in the town and be part of something. and uh helped

[1:50] out with the uh sister city's um French evening back in the October and had a

[1:58] great time um and really wanted to pursue doing more with it.

[2:03] » Okay, sounds good. Um any questions, Trusty Can?

[2:07] » No, I don't. Thank you for coming in and uh we look forward to having having you

[2:11] as part of the team. >> Thank you,

[2:14] » Trusty Arnette. >> No, I second that. Okay, Trustee Stan, I

[2:19] usually [clears throat] have a question or two, but this time I'm going to pass.

[2:22] » Okay, congratulations. [laughter] Amazing.

[2:25] » Write it down. You're an exception. Trusty Mills.

[2:28] » No, I just want to thank you, Nick, for volunteering along with your wife. I'm

[2:32] happy to have both of you giving us your time and efforts.

[2:35] » Thank you, >> Trusty. No,

[2:38] » ditto. >> It's [laughter] okay.

[2:41] » They said it all. We appreciate your volunteering and we'll make the

[2:44] appointment at the next board meeting which is

[2:47] » the 16th of March. You don't have to be here. You'll get notified.

[2:50] » Okay. >> Afterwards, but thank you for

[2:52] volunteering. >> Appreciate it. Thank you.

[2:54] » Thank you. >> Then we have Robert Kaplan, Economic

[2:58] Development Commission. Come on up, Robert.

[3:03] » Hello. Good to see you. >> Good to see you everybody. I'm Robert

[3:07] Kaplan. I'm a local attorney. I'm a three-term member of the Hoffman Estates

[3:12] Park District as a commissioner. I'm uh also involved in the state park

[3:16] district. Very concerned about our community. Like to help out as much as I

[3:21] can. I you guys see me at a lot of things and I like to help out and it's

[3:25] one way to get for me to get closer to my buddy Pat Canain is to to [laughter]

[3:31] » Yeah, we still am aware. >> He ran he ran away from the park

[3:33] district so so many years ago. But uh I'd like to just help out the the

[3:37] village if I can. Great. >> Trusty No. You have any questions?

[3:41] » No. Just welcome. >> Thank you.

[3:43] » Uh Trusty Mills. >> No, thank you, Robert. I just did a

[3:47] closing for you last week, too. >> Oh, good. [laughter] It went well.

[3:51] » It did. It seemed to have gone well. >> Yes.

[3:53] » Thank you. No, we welcome you and uh thank you for your involvement for

[3:56] everything. >> Thank you,

[3:58] » Jesse Stanton. >> Bob, you got u a law degree, but you

[4:03] don't mention it in your >> interview sheet.

[4:06] » Terrible of me. Yeah, it is. >> I know.

[4:09] » You know, Art and I are both attorneys here and uh we like everybody to

[4:14] acknowledge the fact that they have a JD. [laughter]

[4:17] » That's two votes that way. >> Try not to make that.

[4:22] » So, now I got to ask, what was your masters in?

[4:24] » Uh business. >> Okay. Where did you get that from?

[4:28] » Uh Roosevelt. >> All right.

[4:30] » I did I Let me tell you how I did it. You'll appreciate this. So, I was

[4:34] working full-time for my uh father-in-law

[4:36] » who was a machine manufacturer. So, I became the C became the CFO of his

[4:41] company. So, I wanted to take an accounting class. That was the only

[4:44] class I could get into was in the in the master's program. So, I took one class a

[4:50] semester for six years. >> Wow.

[4:52] » To the maximum you could take. So, >> that's determination.

[4:57] » Well, it was it was you know, education can help.

[5:00] » So, here's the other question. And what law school did you graduate from?

[5:04] » The University of Florida. Go Gators. >> Uhhuh. Okay.

[5:07] » Wow. [laughter] >> Yeah.

[5:09] » He was fishing for Lyola, you know. >> Well, yeah. [laughter]

[5:15] » Not Lyola to Paul or something like that.

[5:17] » No, I can't I can't do say that. I'm a southerner. My wife was from Palatine

[5:21] originally. >> Okay.

[5:22] » Dragged me up here. Lured me up here, I should say.

[5:26] » Now you're a Yankee. [laughter] >> All right. I have no other questions for

[5:29] you. >> Thank you. going easy on me.

[5:33] » Yeah, >> I don't have anything to think but thank

[5:34] you for taking the time and coming in and um we thank you for your time on the

[5:38] board. >> Well, thank you. I thank you guys time

[5:40] for your service too. >> Dusty Kane, I dare you know this guy.

[5:45] [laughter] Uh let me see now. Robert, do you remember the

[5:50] Robert's been a great friend of mine and we've stayed very close even after uh I

[5:55] uh was stolen from the park district which they still don't like me over

[5:59] there. Uh but no, he's been a dear friend of mine and I know he kind of

[6:04] he's trying to semi-retire. Uh but uh he's not having a lot of success at that

[6:09] because the phone keeps ringing and >> he's expressed to me many times how much

[6:13] more he wants to get involved in the community and be a part of the overall

[6:16] village. So welcome Robert. I'm glad you're here with us.

[6:20] » Thank you everybody. >> Okay. Well, thanks uh for coming forward

[6:22] Robert and we'll make the appointment on March 16th. You don't have to be here

[6:26] but you'll be notified. >> Great. Thank you. He add one thing

[6:29] though. Uh >> there is an economic development

[6:32] commission meeting on Wednesday at 2:00. >> Yeah. This Wednesday.

[6:35] » This Wednesday. >> This Wednesday.

[6:36] » Okay. Back in the Hennessy. >> Back here in the Yeah. Hennessy.

[6:40] » Do you want to come? That'd be great. >> Okay. I've checked my schedule and make

[6:43] sure I >> Yeah. If you can't make it, that's fine,

[6:45] too. Such short notice. >> Two o'clock Wednesday. Okay.

[6:48] » Two o'clock Wednesday. Great. Thank you. Okay. Thanks, Robert. Take care. Thanks,

[6:51] everybody. >> Thank you, Robert.

[6:52] » Thank you. >> Hey, guys. I'm on Oh, good. Good, man.

[6:56] Markham is present. Okay. Chair take a motion to adjurnn. So

[7:01] moved. >> Second. We have a motion. We have a

[7:02] second. Any questions on that? >> Seeing none. All in favor say I.

[7:06] » I. >> Opposed. The eyes have a motion carried.

[7:09] We're adjourned.

[7:20] I'd like to call to order the planning, building, and zoning committee for the

[7:23] village of Hoffman Estates on this March 9th of 2026. May we have a roll call,

[7:29] please? >> Chairman Stanton,

[7:31] » present. >> Vice Chairman Arnett,

[7:32] » present. >> Trusty Canine,

[7:33] » present. >> Trusty Mills,

[7:35] » present. >> Trusty Noel,

[7:36] » present. >> Trusty Palafus,

[7:39] » present. >> Mayor Mloud,

[7:40] » present. >> Uh, we have to make a motion, do we not,

[7:43] to have uh >> Yes. So moved.

[7:45] » Second. [laughter] >> Thank you.

[7:48] » For the record, that's to let Trusty Palafas into the meeting.

[7:52] » Uh all those in favor of that motion say I.

[7:54] » I. >> Any opposed? The eyes have it.

[7:58] » Okay. Uh looking for approval of the minutes of the planning, building zoning

[8:01] committees minutes of 2926. So moved.

[8:05] » Second. >> Thank you. Anybody notice any

[8:07] corrections or deletions that need to be made?

[8:10] » Hearing seeing none. All those in favor say I. I. Any opposed?

[8:15] » The eyes [clears throat] have it. Those minutes are approved and we go on to

[8:18] public comment. I do not see anybody in the public tonight for a comment except

[8:23] of our village people. Anybody out there want to say anything?

[8:26] » Nope. Okay. Uh, new business. Approval of an ordinance adopting and publishing

[8:32] the 2026 zoning map. >> Still moved. Second.

[8:37] » Second. >> Thank you.

[8:39] » Done. >> Yeah, this will be quick. Uh this is

[8:42] just the annual adoption of the zoning map. There were no zoning changes um in

[8:47] 2025. So um it's uh the same as last year.

[8:53] » Anybody have any questions regarding all this?

[8:56] » No. Okay. All those in favor of the motion and second say I.

[8:59] » I. Trusty. You you need to do >> you need to do a roll call.

[9:02] » We do. >> Yeah. Because of the

[9:04] » Not anymore. I thought we didn't anymore because of

[9:09] » I'd still do the rec do the uh >> roll call.

[9:14] » Roll call. Thank you. >> Okay.

[9:18] » All right. Uh >> and everything.

[9:23] » Yeah. I thought we took it away, but >> never mind. Sorry.

[9:27] » Okay. >> I thought so, too.

[9:29] » We got half a yes and half a no. Which one is it?

[9:34] Right.

[9:47] » Okay. So, we don't have to. Okay. We're good.

[9:50] » Okay. >> Okay.

[9:52] » So, again, all those in favor say I. >> I.

[9:54] » I. Any opposed? >> The eyes have it. And it has been

[9:58] approved. We have three reports. Planning division monthly report, code

[10:02] enforcement division monthly report, and the economic development and tourism

[10:07] monthly report. Anybody have any questions on either [clears throat] one

[10:10] of those three? All right, those all will be received

[10:14] and filed. President's report. Yeah. Last Tuesday, I attended the Chicago Met

[10:19] Metropolinary for Planning Council Mayor's Executive Committee.

[10:24] And um on Wednesday they attended the executive board meeting of the Northwest

[10:28] Mville Conference and the Children's Advocacy Center Advisory Board meeting.

[10:32] Also on Thursday, March 5th, attended the data center task force of the Metro

[10:38] Mayor's Caucus and uh I attended in Village Hall and

[10:43] Rolling Meadows, the city hall, Northwest Cook on demand. It's a new

[10:47] service by pace that was expanded to expand the u

[10:53] ride on demand services that we have in that area. So that was very nice. And

[10:58] following that I attended the climate mayor's webinar on data centers and and

[11:02] the climate landscape. Um and um Saturday we had the youth

[11:07] commission craft event. I know trustees Arnette New and Canain and I attended

[11:11] that. Then Sunday we had the equal court of honor for Alexander Schwear and

[11:17] trustees Newell Arnett and Canain and I attended that. And this evening had a

[11:22] couple of board and commission interviews and that's all I got.

[11:25] » Thank you sir. We have nothing in items in review or other. So I'd like to hear

[11:32] a motion to adjurnn. >> So moved.

[11:33] » Second. >> Thank you. All those in favor say I.

[11:36] » I. >> I. We are ajourned.

[11:39] » Good evening. I'd like to call to order the general administration and personnel

[11:43] committee meeting for March 9th, 2026. Could I please get a roll call?

[11:48] » Chairman Caning, >> present.

[11:50] » Vice Chairman Stanton, >> present.

[11:52] » Trusty Arnette, >> present.

[11:53] » Trusty Mills, >> present.

[11:54] » Trusty Noah, >> present.

[11:56] » Trusty Palafus, >> Mayor Mloud,

[12:00] » present. >> Okay, we do have a quorum. Could I get a

[12:02] motion to allow Trustee Palace to uh participate in the meeting via remote?

[12:07] » So moved. >> Second.

[12:08] » Second. All in favor? >> I

[12:12] opposed. >> Motion carries. Next. Approval of uh

[12:18] meeting minutes from the general administration and personnel committee

[12:22] meeting from February 9th, 2026. Can I get a motion?

[12:26] » So moved. >> Second. Any changes, corrections, or

[12:29] additions? >> Seeing none, all in favor?

[12:33] » I opposed. Motion. >> Motion carries. Uh is there any one in

[12:40] the audience that wants to publicly comment? I don't see anybody. Uh there

[12:44] is nothing listed under old business. Under new business, we have two items.

[12:48] Item A, approval of a resolution increasing the membership of the

[12:52] commission for senior citizens of the village of Hoffman Estates.

[12:56] » So moved. >> Second.

[12:58] » Any questions, discussion regarding this matter?

[13:01] » What is it now? >> 11. I'll take Oh, now I think it was

[13:05] nine, wasn't it? I don't know. That's why I asked.

[13:09] » I think it was nine. We're expanding it. >> Okay.

[13:12] » Some people want to be on it. >> Okay. Seeing no other questions. Uh all

[13:18] in favor say I. >> I.

[13:20] » Opposed. >> I.

[13:21] » Motion carries. Item B, approval of an ordinance amending chapter 8 licenses of

[13:26] the Hoffman Estates Municipal Cold General Provisions and fees. Could I get

[13:31] a motion? >> Second. Okay. discussion

[13:38] let explain a little bit about it. >> Okay. Yeah, we revised um articles one

[13:44] and two mostly to clean up some outdated language language in the first section

[13:49] and organize it in an easier flow to follow. Um, and then we also updated the

[13:56] fees section to correlate with the new BSNA system, reducing 200 and something

[14:02] fee categories down to less than 50, I believe, just again to easier find what

[14:08] categories businesses would fall into and would be more in line with

[14:13] businesses today. Um then there was also a section added for the license

[14:18] revocation section just to clarify and define a process to use the revocation

[14:24] if necessary.

[14:28] » Okay. Any questions? Uh mayor >> um is the mayor still going to sign the

[14:33] licenses the business licenses? >> Yes.

[14:35] » Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. Any other questions? Gary Trusty

[14:40] St. I'm sorry. >> Thank you. Uh there seem to be a lot of

[14:43] liquor class license or classes. Uh

[14:49] are these new or we had these? >> Those are the same as they were. Not no

[14:53] fees changed there. >> Wow. I've never realized that we had

[14:56] that many liquor class licenses.

[15:01] Thank you. >> You're welcome.

[15:03] » Any other questions? Seeing there are none, all in favor say

[15:08] I. I. Opposed. Motion carries. Thank you. Next item are

[15:13] the reports. Uh the cable TV monthly report will mark as received and filed.

[15:20] Uh the human resources management monthly report. Patrick, do you have

[15:24] anything to add to that? >> Anything else, sir?

[15:25] » All right. We'll mark that received and filed. And the legislative operations

[15:29] and outreach monthly report. We will mark that received and filed. Next. Uh

[15:34] Mr. President, do you have anything to add to your report?

[15:36] » Nothing else, Trusty Canain. >> Thank you. Uh we have no items in review

[15:40] and we have nothing listed under others. So I will ask for a motion for

[15:44] adjournment. >> So moved.

[15:45] » Second. All in favor? >> I oppose.

[15:49] » We are adjourned. Thank you. >> Okay. I'd like to call the

[15:53] transportation and road improvement committee for Monday, March 9th, 2026.

[15:59] May I have a roll call, please? >> Chairman Arnett,

[16:01] » present. >> Vice Chairman Canine,

[16:03] » present. >> Trusty Stanton,

[16:04] » present. >> Trusty Mills,

[16:06] » present. >> Trusty Noel,

[16:07] » present. Trusty Palafis >> present.

[16:10] » Mayor McCloud present. >> Thank you. We have a quorum. If I can

[16:14] get a motion and a second to allow Trusty Palafus in the meeting.

[16:18] » So moved. >> Second.

[16:21] » Thank you. We have a motion and a second. All those in favor?

[16:24] » I opposed. Eyes have it. Move on to approval of minutes for the February 9th

[16:29] of 2026 for the transportation and road improvement committee.

[16:34] » Some moved. >> Second. Anyone have any questions,

[16:38] concerns, [snorts] additions, deletions? Seeing none, all those in favor? I

[16:44] » opposed. I >> eyes have it. Motion has been passed.

[16:48] Anybody out in the public that wants to make a public comment? Seeing none,

[16:52] we'll move on. Reports for for information only. Transportation

[16:56] division monthly report.

[17:01] » Stanton. >> I don't know if we have anybody here to

[17:04] handle the question. Maybe Jen. >> Okay. Hi Jen. Uh, [laughter]

[17:11] Golf Road from Sutton to Windsong Drive. It says to be determined. I thought that

[17:17] was going to happen this year. It's not.

[17:22] » I think it probably is. We just don't know yet from I do when it's going to

[17:27] happen. So, as soon as we do, we'll put that information in the in the monthly

[17:31] report. >> Okay. Thank you.

[17:36] Also, uh, wasn't there going to be a right-hand turn possibly at Huntington

[17:42] and Higgins put in or something or no? >> Um, there is

[17:50] the >> you got the intersection improvement

[17:52] that's that's scheduled to be [clears throat] completed this year.

[17:56] » Okay. >> Yeah.

[17:59] We we don't exactly know when, so we've just put 2026 for now, but we'll we'll

[18:05] certainly let you know, >> mayor.

[18:08] » Yeah. Um, Central Road, Bington to Huntington. Construction year 2627. Is

[18:14] it really going to start taking place this year? I've been telling Trump for

[18:18] 11 years that it's going to be done. They don't believe me anymore.

[18:23] » Right. Um, hopefully it will be bid out this year.

[18:28] Um but again that that's a county project. So

[18:32] » that's just for the bidding process. >> Yeah. Hopefully we can we'll see some

[18:37] some work happen. >> I did ask uh President Prewinkle when I

[18:42] was with her at that meeting and she did indicate after she talked to someone

[18:47] else and they talked to someone else that it was going to get done sometime

[18:51] this year. At least started. >> That would be good. At least get it

[18:54] started. People hope. We got 10 more months maybe. You know,

[18:58] » it's becoming like the Bington Road inter full interchange [sighs] after 40

[19:02] years. I'm going to years to spend on this. Okay, I'll shut up.

[19:09] » Okay, we do have a motion. Oh, no, never mind. We're going to receive and file

[19:14] that report. President's report, Mr. Mayor.

[19:15] » Nothing else, Trusty Arinette. >> Thank you. I see nothing in items and

[19:19] review, nothing in other. Can we have a motion for an adjournment?

[19:21] » So moved. >> Second.

[19:23] » Okay, we have a motion and a second. All those in favor?

[19:25] » I >> I

[19:29] » Thank you. We are

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