[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