[0:05] I'd like to call the June 11th Indian
[0:08] Head Park Board of Trustees meeting to
[0:09] order.
[0:11] Clerk, could we please call roll?
[0:25] » Trustee Iannaco?
[0:27] >> Absent.
[0:28] >> Trustee Saldana?
[0:29] >> Here.
[0:30] >> Trustee Eck?
[0:31] >> Here.
[0:32] >> Uh Trustee Donnersberger?
[0:35] Trustee Zwaska?
[0:37] Trustee Gazis?
[0:38] >> Here.
[0:40] >> Can we please stand for the Pledge of
[0:41] Allegiance?
[0:44] » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[0:47] United States of America and to the
[0:49] republic for which it stands, one nation
[0:53] under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[0:56] justice for all.
[0:59] » I can vote here.
[1:00] >> Okay.
[1:02] I can help you out here.
[1:05] All righty, very quick uh
[1:08] village president's report. If you can
[1:10] just bring up there's two items that are
[1:14] something I wanted to let all of you
[1:15] know about. They're fun things. There is
[1:18] going to be a time capsule celebration
[1:20] and concert on Tuesday, June 23rd
[1:24] >> That's great.
[1:24] >> at the Pleasantdale Park District. It's
[1:27] sponsored by the Pleasantdale Park
[1:29] District and the Pleasantdale Park
[1:30] District Foundation, which is the
[1:32] foundation's arm of Pleasantdale Park.
[1:35] They're having a joint opening
[1:37] celebration of the 50th
[1:40] anniversary time capsule that is buried.
[1:43] So, they've actually brought it up and
[1:45] they're going to go through what some of
[1:46] the items are that were buried in 1976
[1:50] at Pleasantdale Park.
[1:52] And at in that evening, we've also been
[1:56] invited to
[1:59] bury some Indian Head Park
[2:01] historical items. So, I need some ideas
[2:05] of what we could put in the time capsule
[2:06] from Indian Head Park.
[2:08] And if you have any great ideas, let me
[2:11] know sometime this week because we need
[2:13] to to get these prepared and
[2:17] plan what they need to fit in and the
[2:19] park district is doing the big thing.
[2:21] So, several of the park district
[2:23] municipalities are participating, Burr
[2:25] Ridge, Willow Springs, Indian Head Park
[2:27] and others.
[2:29] So, not only are they going to do the
[2:31] time capsule, but they're also having
[2:33] food trucks at 5:00. The time capsule
[2:36] celebration will be at 6:00 and then
[2:38] there is going to be a concert band
[2:41] concert after the ceremony. So, we would
[2:43] love everyone to join us for a great
[2:45] evening. So, please put that on your
[2:47] calendars.
[2:49] Next up is the
[2:51] Highlands
[2:52] Civic Association
[2:55] safety walk. So, there this is the
[2:58] second year that they've done a safety
[2:59] walk from the Highlands Elementary
[3:01] School parking lot to Highland Queen.
[3:04] And it's a way to meet all of your
[3:05] neighbors both from Indian Head Park and
[3:08] La Grange Highlands and other
[3:09] neighboring municipalities.
[3:11] This is going to be with Cook County
[3:14] police and our other police
[3:17] officers from the different
[3:18] municipalities. They bring all the
[3:19] police cars over there. It's a great way
[3:21] for the kids to meet all of our police
[3:24] and have a fun um
[3:27] really a couple of hours to spend
[3:29] walking to Highland Queen with everybody
[3:32] and getting ice cream all together and
[3:34] really spending time together as a
[3:36] community, which is really fun. We did
[3:38] it last year and it was a great time.
[3:40] So, please um
[3:41] come and bring your family and walk with
[3:43] us from the Highlands Elementary parking
[3:45] lot to the Highland Queen at 5:30 on
[3:49] 6:22.
[3:51] >> I'm sorry, when is the capsule event? At
[3:54] what time?
[3:55] >> Uh it starts at 5:00. The food trucks open at 5:00 if you want
[4:00] to have dinner and then 6:00 will be the
[4:02] ceremony.
[4:05] » Thank you.
[4:05] >> Mhm.
[4:07] That is it for my report. Can I have a
[4:08] motion, please, for the consent agenda
[4:10] and one one um item we need to
[4:14] um take out item
[4:18] >> G.
[4:18] and move that to new business. So, if
[4:21] you could
[4:21] >> Move approval of the consent agenda
[4:23] amended to take out item G,
[4:25] consideration of resolution 2026-18,
[4:28] uh to the regular agenda.
[4:31] >> Great, thank you. Can I have a second,
[4:32] please?
[4:34] >> Second.
[4:35] >> Great, any questions on the consent
[4:38] agenda
[4:40] items?
[4:43] Hearing none, can we have a finance
[4:45] report, please?
[4:46] >> Yes, ma'am.
[4:48] The financial summaries for the month
[4:50] ending May 31st of 2026, our cash on
[4:55] hand at April 30th, 2026 was $3,096,650
[5:01] and 6 cents.
[5:03] All payments for May of 2026 were
[5:06] $469,944
[5:09] and 4 cents. Our total revenues for May
[5:12] of 2026 were $357,749
[5:16] and 90 cents. And our ending bank
[5:19] balance at May 31st, 2026 was $2,984,455
[5:26] and 92 cents.
[5:32] » Great.
[5:34] If there are no other questions on
[5:35] consent agenda, can we please have a
[5:36] roll call vote, please?
[5:44] » Trustee Iannaco.
[5:47] Trustee Saldana.
[5:48] >> Aye.
[5:49] >> Trustee Eck.
[5:50] >> Aye.
[5:51] >> Trustee Donnersberger.
[5:54] Trustee Svestka.
[5:57] Trustee Gazis.
[5:58] >> Aye.
[5:59] >> And you'll need to call me cuz we need
[6:00] to
[6:01] >> President Wittenberg.
[6:02] >> Aye. Thank you.
[6:04] >> Alrighty, moving on to new business. Can
[6:07] I have a motion for item I, please?
[6:09] >> Uh are we going to do item G?
[6:11] >> G first.
[6:12] >> Oh, I'm sorry.
[6:12] >> And it is
[6:13] >> Motion to do G first.
[6:14] >> Motion to approve, not just to to
[6:16] discuss, right?
[6:17] >> Okay, I move approval of resolution
[6:19] 2026-18
[6:21] adopting a mission statement and core
[6:23] values for the village.
[6:25] >> Second.
[6:27] >> And I think Gavin and Brandon will be
[6:29] handling this.
[6:29] >> Exactly. So, before Brandon reviews the
[6:32] proposed mission statement and core
[6:33] values, I wanted to briefly explain why
[6:36] staff is recommending their formal
[6:38] adoption.
[6:39] Every organization operates with a set
[6:41] of values, whether they're written down
[6:43] or not.
[6:45] And the purpose of adopting a mission
[6:47] statement intentionally and core values
[6:50] is to create a shared framework that
[6:51] helps guide decision-making, resource
[6:54] allocation, service delivery, and
[6:55] organizational priorities.
[6:58] For local government, a mission
[7:00] statement helps answer the question,
[7:02] "Why are we here?"
[7:04] And core values help answer the next
[7:06] question, which is, "How do we go about
[7:08] doing what we do?" which is to serve the
[7:11] community.
[7:12] By formally adopting these statements,
[7:14] the village establishes a consistent set
[7:16] of principles that can be referenced
[7:18] when developing budgets, evaluating
[7:20] projects, setting goals, setting
[7:23] organizational priorities, communicating
[7:25] with residents, and on onboarding future
[7:28] employees and elected officials.
[7:34] This is intended to provide clarity and
[7:36] alignment so that decisions are made
[7:38] consistently and with a common
[7:40] understanding of the village's purpose
[7:42] is and expectations.
[7:44] With that, I'll turn it over to Brandon
[7:47] to go through the details of the mission
[7:49] statement and core values that we've
[7:50] drafted.
[7:53] >> The proposed mission statement
[7:56] goes,
[7:57] "The Village of Indian Head Park
[7:59] provides responsible stewardship of
[8:02] public resources to support a
[8:04] prosperous, resilient, and livable
[8:07] community for the residents and
[8:09] businesses that call Indian Head Park
[8:11] home."
[8:14] And the proposed core values,
[8:17] um reflecting the principles that will
[8:19] guide the village operations,
[8:21] are transparency and community
[8:24] engagement.
[8:26] Specifically, we communicate openly,
[8:29] provide accurate and timely information,
[8:31] and encourage meaningful dialogue with
[8:34] residents, businesses, and stakeholders.
[8:36] We conduct the public's businesses in a
[8:40] manner that builds trust, promotes
[8:42] community involvement, and supports
[8:44] informed decision-making.
[8:47] The second value, efficiency.
[8:50] We make the best use of public resources
[8:53] by continually improving processes,
[8:56] eliminating waste, and delivering
[8:58] high-quality services in a
[9:00] cost-efficient
[9:01] manner. Cost-effective manner.
[9:04] >> [snorts]
[9:05] >> The final core value, accountability.
[9:08] We are responsible stewards of public
[9:11] resources, honor our commitments, and
[9:14] respond promptly to those we serve, and
[9:16] are accountable for our decisions,
[9:18] actions, and results.
[9:22] If adopted, staff intends to incorporate
[9:24] the mission and values into the village
[9:26] communications and organizational
[9:28] documents, including the village
[9:30] website, annual budget document,
[9:33] strategic planning efforts, and employee
[9:37] onboarding materials
[9:39] and anywhere else that may be
[9:40] appropriate.
[9:43] >> Like our website which is being updated.
[9:46] >> I have a question.
[9:47] How does this affect
[9:50] what we've done
[9:51] or what we'll be doing going forward?
[9:56] » Well, I kind of went through that with
[9:59] it's going to give us some guiding
[10:00] principles. It's going to make those
[10:02] guiding principles transparent and clear
[10:05] to residents and businesses and it's
[10:10] going I think it's going to uh
[10:15] up our professionalism
[10:17] is how I'd sum it up.
[10:19] >> Well, we we we haven't had this in the
[10:21] past has that impacted us
[10:24] by not having this?
[10:29] Pardon me?
[10:31] >> Are they restricted?
[10:34] » I believe it has affected us in the
[10:36] past. I think we're better off if we
[10:38] have clearly stated uh principles,
[10:41] values and a clearly stated mission
[10:44] and that we if we all understand and
[10:47] accept that
[10:49] particularly with staff um
[10:52] then I do think it we will produce a
[10:55] better product product.
[10:59] » Okay, thank you.
[11:01] >> Does anybody have any feedback on the
[11:03] actual
[11:05] text that's been written or
[11:07] think of any other things that you would
[11:09] like to add to this?
[11:12] Or any other ideas that you have that we
[11:15] may not have thought of.
[11:20] Any other feedback?
[11:22] Trustee Saldana?
[11:23] >> So, um we we don't have to come up with
[11:26] changes right now. Mission statements
[11:29] usually are short and that one is really
[11:31] good, simple, and guiding principles can
[11:34] evolve with the passing of time cuz
[11:37] there's changes in
[11:38] technology and understanding of humans.
[11:42] So, we're good.
[11:44] >> Okay.
[11:45] >> Good good good start.
[11:47] >> So, if there's no other feedback or
[11:49] changes, um I think we need a to vote on
[11:51] these, correct, as a board? So, could we
[11:53] have a roll call vote, please?
[11:56] >> Trustee Iannaco.
[11:58] Trustee Saldana.
[12:00] >> I.
[12:00] >> Trustee Eck.
[12:01] >> I.
[12:02] >> Trustee Donnersberger.
[12:04] Trustee Sveska.
[12:06] Trustee Gazas.
[12:07] >> I.
[12:08] >> And President Wittenberg.
[12:09] >> I.
[12:13] » Thank you. Now, we're going to move on
[12:15] to item I in [clears throat] new
[12:16] business, please.
[12:17] >> Move approval of ordinance 2026-10
[12:20] increasing the number of video gaming
[12:22] licenses in the village from five to
[12:24] six.
[12:25] >> Second.
[12:29] » The item before you
[12:31] is a
[12:33] um
[12:33] proposed ordinance that will allow the
[12:36] amount of gaming uh licenses in the
[12:39] village to increase.
[12:41] The
[12:42] way the code operates is very similar to
[12:46] liquor license. Um we need to increase
[12:49] the amount of gaming licenses that we
[12:52] have before we can issue an additional
[12:55] gaming license.
[12:56] Um the specific code states in section
[12:59] 8-2-7-4-A,
[13:01] "The total number of video gaming
[13:03] license uh
[13:05] video gaming location license issued
[13:07] under this article shall be provided
[13:09] from time to time by the Village Board
[13:11] of Trustees."
[13:12] So, essentially, the Board of Trustees
[13:15] will increase the amount of video gaming
[13:18] locations
[13:20] and then the liquor commissioner,
[13:22] President Amy Jo Wittenborg Wittenberg,
[13:25] I apologize, will issue the actual
[13:28] license.
[13:29] Um so
[13:31] today um
[13:32] we would like to increase the number of
[13:35] locations from five, which currently
[13:38] belong to
[13:40] Wolf Wolf's Head, um Debbie's Slot
[13:44] Lounge, Oak Pantry, 7-Eleven, and
[13:46] Bonnie's Bistro.
[13:48] And we would like to increase that to
[13:50] six for applicant um Stars and Stripes.
[13:56] And if they are granted
[13:59] uh if we choose to increase the amount
[14:02] of gaming location licenses to six and
[14:05] we choose to grant them the
[14:08] gaming license, they plan to install six
[14:12] gaming terminals,
[14:13] uh which is
[14:15] allowed. The only uh necessary documents
[14:18] which they have provided is the state of
[14:20] Illinois um application,
[14:23] which they were approved for,
[14:26] and our own application, which is
[14:28] attached as well in the memo.
[14:34] » I do have a question.
[14:36] Um looks like the entity was answered
[14:39] the uh
[14:41] morality and felony offense questions in
[14:42] the affirmative,
[14:44] but there was no explanation. So, do we
[14:46] have an explanation
[14:48] um
[14:49] for the entities'
[14:51] positive responses to
[14:53] ever been convicted of a felony offense,
[14:55] yes, and uh convicted of a crime
[14:58] involving dishonesty, gambling, and or
[15:00] moral turpitude.
[15:02] Uh I realize the manager answered those
[15:04] negatively, but
[15:06] is there any color on those responses?
[15:13] » The applicants are in the um audience if
[15:16] you want to
[15:18] you know.
[15:19] >> I am not I am
[15:21] I'm what you're talking about, but it
[15:22] should have been no for everything.
[15:24] >> Oh, okay.
[15:25] >> Not sure what we're
[15:27] >> So, under the under the first part of
[15:30] under Stars and Stripes Sports Lounge
[15:34] um percentage rate there. Yeah, so those
[15:36] were just incorrectly answered?
[15:38] >> Yes, that's
[15:39] >> Okay.
[15:39] >> Should have been zero and no for
[15:40] everything.
[15:41] >> And then are you
[15:44] or do you
[15:44] >> to address us, please? Thank you.
[15:47] >> Are you Dan?
[15:48] >> Yes.
[15:49] >> Okay.
[15:51] >> Yes, you know for everything and stuff.
[15:53] >> No for everything. I I guess I would say
[15:55] that answers my question, which is maybe
[15:57] you should resubmit that so it's on the
[15:59] record as negative.
[16:01] >> Mhm.
[16:05] I think that's a great idea. So, the
[16:09] So, maybe if you follow up with staff,
[16:11] sir, it what what trusty Gazis is
[16:13] referring to is the
[16:16] there was a um
[16:18] >> page 13
[16:19] >> in the application
[16:21] >> to the state.
[16:22] >> Thank you for clarifying that for the
[16:24] record, but I agree with trusty Gazis
[16:26] just for the
[16:28] purposes of the paper document, um
[16:32] assuming that
[16:33] um it was answered incorrectly, you'd
[16:35] want to submit a new one so that there
[16:38] the application
[16:40] is correct.
[16:41] >> Okay.
[16:43] So, I guess my question is then I got to
[16:44] come back to the following month to the
[16:45] board cuz
[16:47] >> No.
[16:47] no, no. This is just paperwork.
[16:49] >> Yeah, I have no problem taking care of
[16:51] that tomorrow morning when I come pay
[16:52] the if if it gets approved, pay the
[16:54] whatever I need to pay.
[16:55] >> Can I just give him the copy so that he
[16:57] can fill those out?
[16:58] >> Good idea.
[17:01] Thank you.
[17:04] What are you looking?
[17:06] >> That was good.
[17:08] >> No, show me again.
[17:09] >> 13
[17:12] » Do we have any other questions or
[17:14] comments?
[17:17] » Yeah.
[17:19] it's just a It's getting you in
[17:20] trouble. Getting you in trouble.
[17:22] >> Oh, should be no's.
[17:24] Oh.
[17:25] >> Thanks for reminding us.
[17:34] » I
[17:35] Well, gee whiz, I hope not.
[17:38] >> If there are no other questions, then I
[17:40] believe we need a roll call vote.
[17:43] Trustee Iannaco.
[17:46] Trustee Saldana.
[17:47] >> Aye.
[17:47] >> Trustee Eck.
[17:48] >> Aye.
[17:49] >> Trustee Donnersberger.
[17:52] Trustee Sveska.
[17:54] Trustee Gazis.
[17:55] >> Aye.
[17:56] >> And President Wittenberg.
[17:57] >> Aye.
[17:59] >> That motion has carried and now we we
[18:01] will move on.
[18:03] >> Move approval of ordinance 2026-11
[18:06] amending chapter 30 of the code of
[18:08] ordinances regarding the protection of
[18:10] roadway shoulder improvements within
[18:13] public rights-of-way.
[18:16] >> Second.
[18:18] » So the reason we're bringing this
[18:21] ordinance to the board is that public
[18:23] works is preparing to implement a
[18:25] multi-year program to restore, repair,
[18:28] and improve gravel shoulders throughout
[18:30] portions of the community that do not
[18:32] currently have curb and gutter.
[18:34] These shoulders are an important part of
[18:36] the roadway system.
[18:39] They help support the pavement edge,
[18:41] improve drainage, reduce roadway
[18:43] deterioration, provide a recovery area
[18:45] for vehicles, and extend the useful life
[18:47] of village streets.
[18:50] Over time, some of the shoulders that we
[18:51] do have have been altered by adjacent
[18:54] property owners or contractors through
[18:56] activities such as removing gravel,
[18:59] extending turf to the edge of the
[19:00] pavement, regrading shoulder areas,
[19:03] or incorporating portions of the
[19:05] right-of-way into private landscaping.
[19:07] These activities can undermine the
[19:09] effectiveness of the shoulder system and
[19:11] increase maintenance costs. The proposed
[19:13] ordinance creates a clear enforcement
[19:15] mechanism to protect village installed
[19:17] shoulder improvements and allows the
[19:18] village to
[19:20] require restoration and reimbursement
[19:22] when shoulders are damaged, removed, or
[19:24] altered without authorization.
[19:26] It also prohibits encroachments such as
[19:28] landscaping, decorative stone, fencing,
[19:30] or other private improvements
[19:32] that interfere with roadway shoulder
[19:34] improvements
[19:35] within the public right-of-way.
[19:38] Staff
[19:40] if this is passed, will conduct a public
[19:42] education and outreach effort as the
[19:44] shoulder restoration program moves
[19:46] forward so that residents understand the
[19:47] purpose of the improvements and the
[19:50] expectations regarding their protection.
[19:52] We're recommending for approval. Uh Joe
[19:55] Coons is here to answer any specific
[19:57] questions you have about roads, road
[20:00] conditions,
[20:01] and uh gravel shoulders.
[20:10] » Any specific questions on gravel
[20:11] shoulder and the ordinance and why we
[20:13] are we are doing this?
[20:16] >> I do have a question. So, um since some
[20:19] people have encroached on the
[20:21] right-of-way,
[20:22] uh those people are going to be notified
[20:24] of the changes when you come in and
[20:28] rectify the situation.
[20:29] >> Correct. Yeah, um
[20:32] depending on where we are, you know, if
[20:33] it's the way it is right now in areas
[20:35] that we're not going to touch, I'm not
[20:37] going to
[20:38] you know, get on them because I'm not
[20:39] going to do anything with them right now
[20:40] anyway. But, when we get to these spots
[20:42] that need to have something done,
[20:45] um
[20:46] I'll reach out personally, let the
[20:48] homeowners know. I'm not just going to
[20:49] go in there and start turfing stuff
[20:50] without letting them know what our
[20:51] intentions are.
[20:53] Uh if need be, I'll have a copy of the
[20:55] ordinance in hand so I can hand it off
[20:57] to them while I'm there.
[20:58] >> Yeah, I can see them, especially if it
[21:00] has been going on for many years, if
[21:02] someone moved in, them expecting that is their property
[21:07] when it's not.
[21:09] >> Yeah, like
[21:09] >> But just to make sure that we don't get
[21:10] into a fight.
[21:11] >> Yeah, exactly. And like Gavin said,
[21:13] we'll try and do some education there
[21:14] and
[21:15] but yeah, we'll definitely knock on the
[21:18] door before we start tearing it up.
[21:23] » Any other questions?
[21:27] All righty, hearing none, can we have a
[21:28] roll call vote, please?
[21:30] >> Trustee Iannaco.
[21:32] Trustee Saldana.
[21:33] >> Aye.
[21:34] >> Trustee Ack.
[21:35] >> Aye.
[21:36] >> Trustee Jonersburg.
[21:38] Trustee Svestka.
[21:39] Trustee Gazas.
[21:41] >> Aye.
[21:41] >> And President Wittenberg.
[21:42] >> Aye.
[21:45] » All righty, moving on to item K, please.
[21:48] >> Move approval of ordinance 2026-12
[21:51] amending appendix A of the code of
[21:53] ordinances to increase the water
[21:55] consumption rate.
[21:57] >> Second.
[22:01] » This ordinance will increase the
[22:03] village's water consumption rate from
[22:05] $12.70
[22:07] per 1,000 gallons to $12.97,
[22:10] an increase of 27 cents per 1,000
[22:14] gallons of water.
[22:16] The increase is being proposed in
[22:17] response to a wholesale water rate
[22:19] increase imposed on the village by the
[22:22] city of Countryside.
[22:24] Uh as you know, we purchase water from
[22:27] Countryside who purchases it from McCook
[22:29] who purchases it from the city of
[22:31] Chicago and each of those uh
[22:34] intermediaries add their own uh
[22:38] increase uh
[22:39] each year.
[22:41] The increase
[22:43] um consists of an 11 cents per 1,000
[22:47] gallon pass-through from McCook and an
[22:49] additional 16 cents per 1,000 gallon
[22:52] increase resulting from a water rate
[22:53] study completed by the city of
[22:55] Countryside.
[22:57] Historically, the village has adjusted
[22:59] the village of Indian Head Park has
[23:01] adjusted its water consumption rate when
[23:03] wholesale water costs increase. This
[23:05] ordinance follows that practice by
[23:07] increasing only the volumetric
[23:09] consumption charge and leaving all water
[23:11] service availability charges unchanged.
[23:14] This approach allocates the increase
[23:16] directly to water usage rather than
[23:18] increasing fixed charges paid by all
[23:21] customers.
[23:23] In addition, staff is currently
[23:24] soliciting proposals for a comprehensive
[23:26] water rate study that will evaluate the
[23:28] overall financial condition of the water
[23:30] utility
[23:32] including operating costs, maintenance
[23:34] needs,
[23:35] capital improvements, and long-term
[23:37] sustainability. The proposed ordinance
[23:39] addresses only the immediate wholesale
[23:42] increase from Countryside while that
[23:43] broader analysis is underway and we'll go through that analysis with the
[23:47] finance committee and then they'll have
[23:50] a recommendation and we'll bring that to
[23:52] the board.
[23:54] And the reason that this didn't go to
[23:55] the finance committee first is that we
[23:58] just um
[24:00] got this
[24:01] uh increase from Countryside
[24:03] uh late last week.
[24:11] » Any questions on the water rate
[24:13] increase?
[24:19] Hearing none, can we have a roll call
[24:21] vote, please?
[24:22] >> Trustee Ionaco.
[24:24] Trustee Saldana.
[24:25] >> I.
[24:26] >> Trustee Eck.
[24:27] >> I.
[24:28] >> Trustee Donnersberger.
[24:29] Trustee Svestka.
[24:31] Trustee Gazis.
[24:32] >> I.
[24:33] >> And President Wittenberg.
[24:34] >> I.
[24:36] >> All righty.
[24:37] It is now time in our meeting where we
[24:39] can have public comments.
[24:42] Um clerk, did we receive any public
[24:43] comments in email today?
[24:45] >> Not that I'm aware of, no.
[24:48] >> Is there anybody here that would like to
[24:49] address the board?
[24:53] All righty.
[24:54] Hearing that there's nobody that wants
[24:56] to address us this evening, we will move
[24:58] on to reports.
[25:01] Trustee Gazes, do you have anything?
[25:03] >> No report.
[25:07] » Trustee Egg?
[25:08] >> No report.
[25:09] >> Trustee Saldana?
[25:10] >> No report.
[25:11] >> All righty. We'll move on to the Village
[25:13] Clerk for any report this evening.
[25:16] Village Clerk?
[25:18] » I do not, no.
[25:20] >> Did you want to talk about vehicle
[25:22] stickers?
[25:23] >> She thought about it.
[25:26] I
[25:29] do not have the sheet in front of me.
[25:31] >> Okay.
[25:32] >> Um
[25:34] >> We can come back to you if you want to
[25:36] go get it.
[25:37] It's up to you.
[25:38] >> Oh, that's right. Uh vehicle stickers,
[25:41] um
[25:42] we are they expire on June 30th as most
[25:45] people should be aware of.
[25:46] And we are going to be open late for
[25:48] extended hours next Tuesday the 16th
[25:51] until 7:00 p.m. for all of your vehicle
[25:53] sticker needs.
[25:55] Uh so that's the only opportunity left
[25:57] for the rest of the
[25:59] pre-expiration
[26:01] period to have some extra time to get
[26:04] it. Otherwise, we are 9:00 to 4:00 and
[26:06] the turnaround time if you're planning
[26:08] on doing this by mail or online from our
[26:11] fulfillment center is about 3 weeks. So
[26:13] if you don't get them this week, I would
[26:15] advise coming to Village Hall to get
[26:17] them in person or putting your payment
[26:20] in the drop box and we ship them
[26:22] directly from our office, which cuts
[26:23] down some time.
[26:25] But otherwise, uh you have until June
[26:27] 30th and then late fees get applied.
[26:30] >> Great, thank you.
[26:32] Village Treasurer, I think you gave your
[26:33] report. Village Attorney?
[26:35] >> No report.
[26:37] >> Village Administrator?
[26:40] » I'll let Brennan start out with his
[26:43] um portion of the report.
[26:47] » Just some updates regarding the Heritage
[26:49] Center Heritage site.
[26:51] Um
[26:52] Tuesday, June 16th, the same day as our
[26:55] extended hours, we are planning to have
[26:58] a walk-through at the
[27:01] uh heritage site with Planning Resources
[27:04] Inc. The meeting is scheduled at 5:00
[27:07] p.m.
[27:08] Other updates regarding the heritage
[27:10] site is we most recently staff sent out
[27:14] a RFP for surveyors to
[27:17] uh go out and measure the land and we
[27:20] will finalize that decision on Monday.
[27:24] Regarding Seke Drury Park,
[27:27] uh most recently we had staff had a
[27:29] survey completed and now that Planning
[27:33] Resources Inc. has received that survey,
[27:35] they are in the process of developing
[27:38] the plan,
[27:39] um specifically what materials to use
[27:42] for the equipment and staff is expecting
[27:45] Planning Resources Inc. to finish their
[27:48] development within the next few months.
[27:51] That's all I have. Thank you.
[27:54] >> Thanks, Brian.
[27:56] Um a couple of big projects we've got
[27:58] going. Um I want to update you on zoning
[28:00] code is one of those. Uh prior uh
[28:03] recent draft of the updated zoning code
[28:05] was distributed to the village board and
[28:07] to the planning zoning
[28:09] planning and zoning commission for
[28:10] review.
[28:12] Uh staff has been working through
[28:13] comments and conducting a legal review
[28:16] uh with our attorney of the document uh
[28:18] to develop a final draft and I'm hoping
[28:21] to get that finished and out to you
[28:23] tomorrow.
[28:24] A significant portion of that review is
[28:26] focused on ensuring that approval
[28:28] authority is assigned at the appropriate
[28:29] level throughout the code, including
[28:31] determining which matters should be
[28:33] handled administratively by staff,
[28:36] uh which should require planning and
[28:38] zoning commission review and which
[28:39] should ultimately require action by the
[28:41] village board. Establishing those
[28:43] approval
[28:45] thresholds correctly is important to
[28:47] ensure that the code is both legally
[28:49] sound and administratively workable
[28:53] and efficient as one of our values says.
[28:57] I am currently incorporating the final
[28:59] comments from legal counsel and expect
[29:01] to provide that update, like I said,
[29:03] tomorrow
[29:04] for review in advance of the June 17th
[29:06] joint meeting and public hearing
[29:09] on the zoning the public hearing it will
[29:11] specifically be on the zoning code
[29:13] as a requirement before the board
[29:16] considers approval at the July 9th
[29:18] meeting. And just so everyone knows, the
[29:20] zoning code does include the fence
[29:22] section, the fence ordinance, so
[29:26] I know everybody's excited about getting
[29:28] that
[29:29] uh
[29:30] for formal consideration.
[29:33] Um anyway, I do appreciate all of your
[29:35] patience throughout the process. The
[29:37] goal we have is to ensure that you adopt
[29:41] a modern, clear, and legally defensible
[29:43] zoning code that will serve the
[29:45] community for many years to come.
[29:48] So, that that's the zoning code. The
[29:51] other big project is this Triangle
[29:53] Business District and our work with SB
[29:56] Friedman on that.
[29:57] Last week the Economic Development
[29:59] Committee reviewed the draft Triangle
[30:02] Area Market Study and I also sent that
[30:05] uh to you all and to the Planning and
[30:07] Zoning Commission it's been sent.
[30:10] And the committee discussed the
[30:12] redevelopment alternatives presented by
[30:14] SB Friedman. The purpose of that
[30:16] discussion was to identify priorities,
[30:18] concerns, and areas where additional
[30:20] analysis may be needed before moving
[30:22] forward. And we'll get that information
[30:25] uh the
[30:27] things that came up in their discussion
[30:29] back to SB Friedman
[30:31] for the next steps. Overall, the
[30:32] committee generally agreed
[30:35] that waiting for incremental
[30:36] redevelopment opportunities to occur on
[30:38] their own is unlikely to produce the
[30:42] type of transformation envisioned for
[30:44] the triangle area.
[30:46] There was support for a phased
[30:48] redevelopment approach focused on
[30:50] assembling key vacant properties and
[30:51] redeveloping sub areas while preserving
[30:54] flexibility for future redevelopment
[30:56] opportunities.
[30:58] A significant portion of the discussion
[31:00] focused on multi-family residential
[31:03] development. Uh the market analysis
[31:06] report identified multi-family housing
[31:08] as the most realistic catalyst for
[31:10] redevelopment and the committee
[31:11] discussed opportunities for rental
[31:13] housing, senior housing, mixed-use
[31:16] development, market rate housing.
[31:19] There was also discussion regarding the
[31:21] importance of creating momentum through
[31:24] visible investment that could encourage
[31:27] additional redevelopment as as we build
[31:30] some uh
[31:32] synergy.
[31:36] We should, but
[31:39] does the community agree is the
[31:40] question. So, as we go forward, you
[31:43] know, through this whole process, we
[31:45] again speaking to our values that we've
[31:48] put out there, community engagement. We
[31:50] will engage the community and if the
[31:52] community does
[31:53] think
[31:54] a high-rise and businesses
[31:57] uh residents, businesses, those
[31:59] everybody that makes up the community
[32:02] um if if that's what
[32:06] the community wants, then we'll
[32:08] and it's feasible and we have a
[32:11] developer and development partner, all
[32:13] those factors we will look at.
[32:16] Um
[32:17] so but
[32:18] um
[32:19] as we do continue this discussion and I
[32:22] do I want to um say that on the the
[32:25] meeting on the 17th, uh the original
[32:27] purpose of that was to have that public
[32:29] hearing that's required uh that we're
[32:32] required to have before you consider
[32:34] uh amending the zoning code overall.
[32:37] I
[32:39] do want to add discussion of the
[32:41] Triangle Business District to that
[32:44] meeting because it's it's an opportunity
[32:46] to have the Planning and Zoning
[32:47] Commission and the board at the same
[32:49] time talk about it. I realize some of
[32:52] you on the board will not be at the
[32:53] meeting, but uh
[32:56] I am open to your comments before,
[32:58] after,
[32:59] and during the meeting.
[33:01] Um
[33:03] of course.
[33:04] But, there are several questions,
[33:06] policy questions, that we will at some
[33:09] point need direction from the Village
[33:11] Board as we move forward working with SB
[33:14] Friedman. And I'll email these all to
[33:16] you, but just so you know, the the
[33:18] questions and and we came up with these
[33:20] in discussion with SB Friedman about the
[33:23] market analysis study.
[33:25] First, what level of Village involvement
[33:27] is appropriate if site assembly becomes
[33:29] necessary? In other words, what role, if
[33:32] any, should the Village play in
[33:33] acquiring or helping to assemble
[33:35] redevelopment parcels? Second, what type
[33:38] of
[33:39] type and scale of multi-family housing
[33:41] would be appropriate for this location,
[33:43] to your point?
[33:44] This includes questions regarding
[33:46] density, building height, parking
[33:48] requirements, and overall project
[33:50] character. Third, should the Village
[33:52] consider senior housing, workforce
[33:54] housing, or other specializing housing
[33:56] types as part of a redevelopment
[33:57] strategy? In a lot of cases, those types
[34:00] of housing can get you funding from the
[34:02] federal government, the state. So, um
[34:05] but it's there needs to be a decision.
[34:08] Is that the kind of housing the the
[34:10] community and the board wants? And then
[34:11] finally, what trade-offs, if any, would
[34:13] the Village be willing to consider to
[34:15] facilitate redevelopment? Examples could
[34:18] include infrastructure investments,
[34:19] parking flexibility, density allowances,
[34:22] or other redevelopment incentives.
[34:25] Now, I'm not asking the board to answer
[34:27] those questions tonight,
[34:29] um but I do encourage you to review the
[34:31] study and begin considering those issues in advance of the joint meeting
[34:36] with the PZ C.
[34:41] Following the June 17th discussion,
[34:43] staff will provide boards feedback to
[34:45] the EDC for any further review and then
[34:48] SB and SB Friedman at the same time so
[34:51] that they can begin refining
[34:53] redevelopment concepts and conducting
[34:55] financial feasibility analysis.
[34:58] That work will include development of
[35:01] performers to help pro forma us to help
[35:04] us better understand what types of
[35:05] projects are realistically achievable
[35:08] and the level of private investment that
[35:09] may be required.
[35:11] And whether any public participation or
[35:14] redevelopment incentives
[35:16] would be necessary to make a project
[35:18] feasible.
[35:21] » When is the next EDC meeting then?
[35:24] >> They had talked about it last week
[35:27] having another meeting later this month,
[35:29] but we haven't scheduled that yet. If
[35:31] it's necessary, we'll decide the next
[35:35] by next week if that's necessary or not.
[35:37] >> Okay.
[35:40] So if you all can go through
[35:42] um
[35:42] the SB Friedman presentation of options
[35:47] understanding that the EDC picked option
[35:50] two, I believe it is, right?
[35:52] >> Yes, they were in favor of
[35:55] >> alternative two, which is the um
[35:59] redevelopment in sub areas is is the
[36:01] best way to describe it. So assembling
[36:04] um different
[36:06] there
[36:07] they identified, I believe, three
[36:08] different areas that it makes sense to
[36:11] assemble um
[36:13] each of those one at a time and and
[36:17] build out those and rather than um
[36:20] just let development happen haphazardly
[36:24] as it happens or um the other end of the
[36:28] spectrum would be
[36:30] assembling all of the parcels into one
[36:33] giant parcel.
[36:34] Uh which has
[36:36] uh its own complications.
[36:39] >> So, if you would do that, board, so on
[36:41] the 17th, um we can have some of those
[36:44] discussions. I think it's a great
[36:45] opportunity, as Gavin mentioned, to have
[36:47] planning and zoning there as well, and
[36:50] we get their feedback
[36:52] um to understand what people are feeling
[36:55] about
[36:56] uh that option, too.
[36:59] Anything else, Gavin?
[37:00] >> No, ma'am.
[37:02] >> All righty, I think we're on to
[37:03] department heads. I think this evening
[37:05] we just have public works. And did you
[37:07] have a police um report you wanted to
[37:09] give? Okay, we'll go with um the police
[37:11] first. You want to do that?
[37:12] >> Yep.
[37:13] >> Okay, how about Joe?
[37:15] >> All right.
[37:16] Uh thank you. Um so, couple of things.
[37:19] Uh we have a an update on some of the
[37:21] county work that's being done. Uh you
[37:23] may have noticed that they've been doing
[37:24] some uh patchwork on Wolf Road and
[37:28] Plainfield Road. Uh I recently met with
[37:30] the county
[37:31] um on an unrelated uh item and asked
[37:35] them cuz it looks like they just kind of
[37:37] came through and they were done. They
[37:38] are not complete with their patching
[37:40] program. They said they will be
[37:42] continuing with that in the next couple
[37:43] of weeks.
[37:44] Um while I did meet them for an
[37:47] unfortunate uh accident that happened,
[37:49] they were cutting
[37:50] the grass up on Plainfield Road between
[37:52] Plainfield and Kiakuck, and their mower
[37:55] slipped and knocked down a bunch of uh
[37:57] the newly planted trees down there. Um
[37:59] so, we met, discussed it. They're very
[38:02] apologetic, and they're going to um
[38:04] plant new trees for us. They're asking
[38:06] me to uh use my resources to try and get some
[38:10] quotes for them for uh replacing the
[38:12] trees.
[38:14] Uh turns out they hit uh 37 of the uh
[38:17] smaller trees.
[38:18] So, um So, in the process of getting
[38:21] quotes for them and uh
[38:24] they're it's going to be taken care of
[38:26] which is somebody knows.
[38:27] Um
[38:28] >> Well, and you were sumacs, so they were
[38:31] considered more bushes, right?
[38:34] >> Yeah, kind of. We're we're going to see
[38:36] if we can
[38:38] do some diversification there, but we
[38:39] have to be careful careful what we plant
[38:40] there because of the power lines. So,
[38:42] they still have to be short growing
[38:44] trees in certain areas there. So, but
[38:46] we're going to we're going to mix it up.
[38:49] >> [snorts]
[38:49] >> Um the chlorine room update I met with
[38:53] D'Amico Mechanical last week and they
[38:55] came in and did some measuring and
[38:58] they're ordering some parts. We're
[38:59] looking at probably a start
[39:01] probably about 4 weeks to to get the
[39:03] project moving forward.
[39:05] Uh on the consent consent agenda, you
[39:08] notice we had the louvers
[39:10] for the public works garage.
[39:13] Um
[39:13] Uh the low bid was $69,173
[39:17] which came in under engineer estimates
[39:20] that were I think over 73,000
[39:23] for the project. So, um thank you for
[39:25] approving that so we can move forward
[39:27] with that project.
[39:29] Um I mentioned in a previous meeting
[39:31] about the IEPA funding for various
[39:34] projects, water main projects in town
[39:37] and um
[39:38] we submitted to get a loan through the IEPA and I got
[39:43] the results back. They do it on a like a
[39:46] scoring matrix
[39:48] um
[39:48] to to see if you qualify for funding and
[39:52] the cutoff for
[39:54] scoring was 385 points. We scored 225
[40:00] and
[40:01] 25 points on three separate projects
[40:04] which would be
[40:06] Pontiac water main, the Blackhawk Trail
[40:08] and Cascade water main.
[40:11] Um so, we did not make the first round
[40:13] of funding and that pushes us to the uh
[40:16] funding which will be determined at the
[40:19] end of the year in December.
[40:21] Um
[40:22] there's no real rhyme or reason how they
[40:24] decide. The IPA just kind of picks who
[40:26] they want to fund. So, it's
[40:29] the scoring doesn't matter at the end of
[40:31] this one because we already did score.
[40:32] It's not like we could score higher.
[40:34] The good thing is we didn't score high
[40:37] because our system is in good shape. We
[40:40] uh we don't have any violations or uh
[40:43] massive water loss. That's good news,
[40:45] but on the bad side news of it is that
[40:47] we don't get the funding first and
[40:50] foremost, but we could qualify for that
[40:52] bypass funding. So, we'll know more
[40:54] about that in December.
[40:56] Um
[40:57] >> [sighs]
[40:58] >> any questions on that before I go any
[40:59] further?
[41:00] >> quick. The when you say that it's
[41:02] there's no rhyme or reason, you mean for
[41:04] assigning the bypass funding.
[41:06] >> is correct. They they just
[41:08] Yeah, I spoke it over with our engineers
[41:10] and they
[41:11] you know, they could pick a bunch of
[41:13] smaller projects just if they have extra
[41:15] money and say, you know, let's let's hit
[41:16] all these small ones and get them out of
[41:18] the way. It's not like they go down the
[41:19] list and just keep going. It's kind of
[41:22] more open season on what they decide.
[41:25] >> source of the money for the bypass
[41:27] funding is those grants those that did
[41:30] score higher than 385. If they aren't
[41:33] ready to start with the project or
[41:36] they've decided they don't have the
[41:37] capacity or for whatever reason they're
[41:38] not going to do it, that money goes back
[41:40] into the pot and it becomes the bypass
[41:42] funding.
[41:42] >> So, just because these top tiers got it,
[41:45] if they're not ready to go, uh the money
[41:47] goes back in the pot and that's how we
[41:48] get the bypass funding.
[41:50] >> And it is the bypass funding is also low
[41:52] interest. It's just not forgivable.
[41:54] >> Right. A lot of these top tier ones
[41:57] percentages of it are forgiveness loans,
[42:00] not the whole thing. So, like like for
[42:02] instance, this project was
[42:04] you know, 7.1 million. Uh it's not all
[42:07] forgivable loans. It's partial and then
[42:10] the rest is low interest loans.
[42:12] But for us it would be just a low
[42:14] interest loan or anybody that gets the
[42:16] bypass funding is low interest loans.
[42:19] >> So are you going to talk about this
[42:20] year's project then or
[42:22] >> Um
[42:23] that's the Pontiac project and we're
[42:26] ready, shovel ready, plans are done,
[42:28] we're ready to go with that project.
[42:30] We're going to see if we can,
[42:32] you know, get the funding in December
[42:33] and be ready to go spring.
[42:35] >> Okay, cuz I would got a couple emails
[42:36] this week from residents wondering cuz
[42:40] they see um marks on the street.
[42:43] Um
[42:44] they're seeing engineering or spray or
[42:46] whatever on the street and wondering
[42:47] what's going on.
[42:49] So we had said last year that it might
[42:51] be this year, but your feeling now is
[42:54] that we wait to see if we get the bypass
[42:56] funding in December.
[42:58] >> that would be the smart thing to do
[42:59] since we went through the process of,
[43:01] you know,
[43:02] the plan and getting it done.
[43:04] >> just so we can have that on the record?
[43:06] >> project?
[43:07] >> With the water main.
[43:08] >> Right.
[43:12] 1.7
[43:13] >> Okay.
[43:13] >> I have a question.
[43:15] Wouldn't you be able to reimburse
[43:16] ourselves with the bypass money if we
[43:19] start earlier?
[43:20] >> What what if we don't get it?
[43:22] >> Um and I'm pretty sure that no, if you
[43:25] start the project that makes you
[43:27] ineligible. That was the issue with pump
[43:30] house.
[43:31] >> It didn't didn't we cover that in our
[43:33] budget though?
[43:36] The money is the
[43:36] >> The mill seven?
[43:38] >> It's it's there if we want to spend it
[43:40] which
[43:41] like I said we can
[43:42] >> are so so the answer to my question is
[43:45] we provided for it in the budget, so
[43:47] it's budgeted.
[43:48] >> Correct.
[43:48] >> Okay. And so what you're saying now is
[43:51] you don't want to spend the money even
[43:52] though we budgeted.
[43:54] >> I think since we went through the
[43:56] process
[43:57] >> No, no, no, no. We budgeted.
[43:59] It's provided for in the budget.
[44:01] >> If we start in the spring it has to be
[44:03] on this year's budget.
[44:04] >> Exactly.
[44:05] >> It's this it's it's in this year's
[44:06] budget.
[44:07] >> Correct.
[44:07] >> Okay, so
[44:08] >> Next spring though.
[44:09] >> No, no, this spring.
[44:11] >> No, no, he's saying it would be
[44:12] >> Next spring is still this year's budget.
[44:15] >> Right.
[44:15] >> Yeah, this year's budget. Yeah.
[44:17] >> Correct. It's in this year's budget.
[44:19] >> We would spend it in 2016 and be
[44:20] starting in 2017.
[44:21] >> Yeah, so we can
[44:22] >> construction season.
[44:23] >> So regarding
[44:24] >> So even if we don't get bypass funding,
[44:25] if you guys approve that you want to go
[44:27] ahead and go through with the project,
[44:29] we have the money already allocated in
[44:31] the budget.
[44:32] >> Yeah.
[44:34] >> But I figure why not wait to see if we
[44:36] can get the low interest loans. The
[44:38] whole point was not to blow our whole
[44:41] >> But if it's if it's if it's a loan,
[44:43] you're going to have to repay it anyhow,
[44:44] right?
[44:44] >> Correct.
[44:46] Over time instead of wiping out the
[44:47] entire
[44:49] uh funding that we have in our budget.
[44:51] >> think it's a 1. What was the interest
[44:53] rate? It was
[44:54] >> It's low. I I don't have the number of
[44:56] >> us a new number. I believe it was 1.6.
[44:59] >> Say 1.7, but that's close.
[45:01] >> I I 1.6.
[45:02] >> Yeah, 1.6, 1.7, something like that.
[45:04] >> So this particular project is a water
[45:08] main and a street.
[45:10] >> Correct.
[45:10] >> Okay. So
[45:12] I think people are a little bit
[45:14] concerned on Pontiac because the street
[45:15] in some cases is is pretty torn up.
[45:19] >> Over what over what
[45:20] >> So if we had to wait, you know, they
[45:22] were thinking it might happen this year,
[45:24] right? So if it we wait for the bypass,
[45:27] is there some little
[45:30] patching that could be done
[45:32] uh on Pon- Pontiac in the you know, for
[45:34] the really bad areas this year or not?
[45:36] >> I mean, I can cold patch the bad areas,
[45:39] but I I I really don't want to spend a
[45:42] lot of money patching a road that's
[45:44] going to be replaced.
[45:45] >> we understand, but like you're open to
[45:46] cold patching it. Okay.
[45:48] >> Yeah.
[45:48] >> So if there's any complaints, have them
[45:50] reach out to me and I'll be more than
[45:51] happy to address them.
[45:53] >> Yeah, I just want to make sure people
[45:54] know that if they have
[45:55] >> course.
[45:55] >> We could do some cold patch um on Keekok
[45:58] and you know, we've gotten some
[46:00] >> We we do rounds of cold patch uh
[46:02] especially right after the snow season,
[46:04] but if there if there's anything that we
[46:05] miss, you know, or we we may have missed
[46:07] something, but anybody that has a has a
[46:09] problem or cold or a hole or something
[46:11] that we don't catch, just reach out,
[46:14] call me, or send an email through the
[46:16] portal.
[46:17] >> So, what would be the project then for
[46:19] this year for roads?
[46:21] >> We're looking into I just reached out to
[46:24] Thomas Engineering. We're looking into
[46:27] possibly doing the Ashbrook subdivision.
[46:29] >> And was that on the list or not?
[46:31] >> It it's
[46:32] >> the IEPA list.
[46:33] >> Oh, no, no, no, that's just roads.
[46:35] >> involve water.
[46:36] >> Oh, okay.
[46:37] >> That's why
[46:38] the reason why this is being pushed a
[46:40] little too is because we want to do the
[46:42] infrastructure first, obviously. So,
[46:44] Ashbrook is La Grange Highlands water,
[46:46] and I actually did reach out to
[46:49] Mr. Scheppler over at La Grange
[46:51] Highlands, and they're not planning to
[46:52] do any underground type of work, so that
[46:54] would be a good candidate for a mill and
[46:57] resurface.
[46:58] >> And that's the entire
[46:59] >> Mhm.
[47:00] >> all the streets in Ashbrook.
[47:01] >> So, I need to I need to get some cost
[47:04] estimates.
[47:06] Being as it's this early in the season,
[47:08] we could still get it done by the end
[47:10] >> Okay.
[47:10] >> by November if need be.
[47:11] >> Yeah, let me come back to what I was
[47:13] talking about before, Gavin. Didn't we provide in this year's budget
[47:16] the uh
[47:17] Paniac uh
[47:20] work to be done?
[47:22] >> Yes, we did.
[47:22] >> And and and the the budget period is
[47:26] from what from when to when?
[47:28] >> May 1st through April 30th.
[47:30] >> Of
[47:31] >> 2020
[47:32] >> 26 to 27.
[47:33] >> Okay, so that would include
[47:38] this this coming
[47:40] uh summer, right?
[47:41] >> Correct.
[47:41] >> And fall. So, we've we've provided for
[47:43] the funding for Paniac
[47:46] in this coming budget year, right?
[47:48] >> Right.
[47:48] >> Okay, so the money is there
[47:51] to do Paniac.
[47:54] Okay, and and what we're saying is that
[47:56] rather rather than spend the money the
[47:58] mill seven out of our liquidity we could
[48:02] borrow that and what's what's the term
[48:04] what's the repayment term? It's it's a
[48:06] low rate but over what period of time?
[48:08] >> I can get that number for you.
[48:09] >> Roughly what you how many years?
[48:12] We don't know.
[48:13] >> I don't know. I don't want to give you a
[48:14] bogus number.
[48:15] >> It's either 15 or 20.
[48:17] >> 20 but we'll we'll confirm with you.
[48:19] >> Okay.
[48:20] >> We've had these before and they've been
[48:21] very worthwhile.
[48:22] >> Oh yeah.
[48:23] >> So
[48:23] >> No no I've been I've been down that but
[48:25] I'm just I'm just saying but we but when
[48:27] we were doing the planning we were
[48:28] planning for Pontiac to be done
[48:31] essentially this summer.
[48:32] >> Correct. But because we went after the
[48:35] IEPA and we took the time to do five of
[48:38] those submissions.
[48:39] >> Six.
[48:39] Which was no which was a lot of
[48:42] work. I I want to make sure that
[48:44] everybody understands staff and Strand
[48:46] did a lot of work to prepare these
[48:48] packages
[48:49] and Gavin and myself. We all had to put
[48:52] all of this in.
[48:54] So we wanted to take the chance to try
[48:56] to get
[48:57] the forgivable right which didn't
[48:59] happen. We did get one a while back but
[49:02] we didn't. So the second rung of that
[49:05] would be the bypass which would be the
[49:07] low interest loan.
[49:09] That if you know so everybody was
[49:10] intending to do it this year. That was
[49:12] the original intent.
[49:14] >> Okay.
[49:14] >> But now I believe there's some thinking
[49:17] that we could get bypass
[49:19] and in lieu of waiting then this year
[49:23] this summer this construction season
[49:25] right now
[49:27] what Joe's idea is is to do the Ashbrook
[49:30] paving. There is no water mains being
[49:33] done there.
[49:34] >> Right. That was that was
[49:35] >> That was done before.
[49:36] >> Mill and overlay correct?
[49:38] >> Yeah.
[49:38] >> So it's just a mill and overlay job.
[49:40] It's much more less complex.
[49:42] >> less expensive than
[49:43] >> Much less expensive. So
[49:45] you're still going to use part of that
[49:47] money that was
[49:49] budgeted.
[49:50] >> To do something. Yes.
[49:51] >> Do something. So,
[49:53] I think that's what he's saying. Does
[49:55] that make sense?
[49:55] >> just want to be clear on the deferral
[49:57] that, you know, we provided for the
[49:58] money and that that what we're looking
[50:00] to do is defer is defer doing Pontiac till the
[50:04] next year on the idea that we might be
[50:06] able to get some long-term financing to
[50:09] cover Pontiac over
[50:10] >> And that's exactly the best way to put
[50:12] it.
[50:13] >> Correct.
[50:13] >> Thank you.
[50:14] >> So, does everybody understand what we're
[50:15] doing here? Cuz I do know that the
[50:17] residents are wondering. So, I think we
[50:20] have to do maybe a little bit of
[50:21] communication. One of our
[50:24] It's one of our uh
[50:26] core values. So, we need to do a little
[50:28] bit of communication to make sure they
[50:31] know that although we were planning on
[50:32] it, we did have it in the Village Voice.
[50:34] We are going to be um you know, things
[50:37] change and we try to make the best
[50:39] decisions for um using our taxpayers'
[50:42] money. So, we want to try to do this.
[50:44] >> It's all for the greater good is the way
[50:45] I look at it. I mean, it's not like
[50:47] we're not saying we don't want to do the
[50:48] project. We're just trying to to do it
[50:50] with the best means possible.
[50:52] >> No, I think it's just good to talk it
[50:53] through, right? So, we all are on the
[50:54] same page and all of that.
[50:58] Oh, great.
[50:59] >> Yeah, particularly particularly since we
[51:01] had told the people on Pontiac that we
[51:03] were going to do it this year that we
[51:05] you know, make clear what we're doing.
[51:06] Thank you.
[51:07] >> we had made that clear.
[51:08] >> Thank you.
[51:08] >> So, we've made a change and I think we
[51:10] just have to be really good at
[51:11] communicating that.
[51:14] Um anything else, Joe?
[51:17] >> Um so, the Morton Arboretum grant for
[51:20] the trees, um obviously, you know, we
[51:22] planted 25 trees last fall. Uh we're
[51:25] finishing it up in the spring here, um
[51:28] planting 33 trees this spring and
[51:30] they're going to be planting them,
[51:32] excuse me, uh June 17th.
[51:34] Uh
[51:35] trees are ordered. They're going to
[51:37] deliver and install them. I would guess
[51:40] we'd probably get them done in a day cuz
[51:41] we did 25 last year in a day, maybe a
[51:43] day and a half tops. Uh once that's all
[51:46] done, I hand in the grant paperwork and
[51:49] we'll be reimbursed 25,000 of the 50
[51:52] that we spent.
[51:54] Um, we also put out an RFP for a
[51:57] custodial contract for our building at
[52:00] the Village the public works and the
[52:02] Village Hall Police Department. The bid
[52:05] opening for that is June 26th. We've had
[52:07] several companies come through and
[52:10] visit the sites to get an idea. So we're
[52:13] anticipating getting some some bids on
[52:15] that project. Um, our consumer
[52:18] confidence report for water has to be
[52:21] posted by July 1st. We're going to post
[52:23] it on the website. We should have it in
[52:25] before then.
[52:27] Lucy and I have been working together to
[52:29] get the postcards to send out so
[52:30] everybody can uh
[52:32] visit the URL on there and get the
[52:35] report. We'll have paper copies here if
[52:37] anybody wants to pick them up.
[52:39] Um, and then we have a tree and
[52:41] landscape advisory board meeting on June
[52:43] 24th at 6:00 p.m. and I'm working on
[52:46] getting an agenda together with
[52:47] Danielle.
[52:49] That's what I have.
[52:50] >> One more thing related to that that
[52:53] conversation triggered me to remember
[52:55] that yesterday we were notified by the
[52:58] Chicago Metropolitan Agency on planning
[53:02] that our application for technical
[53:04] assistance to develop a capital
[53:07] improvement plan was approved. So we
[53:10] will be moving forward with them to to
[53:13] develop a plan which will lay out
[53:17] how we how we plan
[53:20] projects like the Pontiac
[53:23] water main improvements, like Ashbrook
[53:26] roads,
[53:27] and how we finance those, how we
[53:29] schedule our our projects so that we can
[53:31] pay for them
[53:33] in in the most efficient way possible
[53:37] financially. And this is really going to
[53:40] be a big step again in I used the word
[53:43] earlier in professionalizing our our
[53:45] operations. So, it's something that the
[53:48] finance committee has wanted for a
[53:49] while.
[53:50] It's something we've been talking about.
[53:52] We talked about it back with when there
[53:54] was a public works committee
[53:56] quite often. So,
[53:58] this is going to be
[54:00] it's going to be an exciting project and
[54:01] Joe and Brandon are going to team up to work on that.
[54:08] » That's great. Joe, do you have anything
[54:09] else?
[54:12] Gavin, do you have anything police
[54:13] related you wanted to report?
[54:15] >> Yes, highlights of the police department
[54:17] activity.
[54:18] Chief Weatherford couldn't be here. He's
[54:20] um
[54:21] he's not under the weather. He was in
[54:23] Washington D.C. on vacation and his
[54:26] plane was delayed. I think the last
[54:28] amount was 8 hours. So, he's not here.
[54:32] He may be in the air or he may be
[54:34] sitting in in the D.C. airport.
[54:37] But, he did send me some highlights. We
[54:39] have completed the process of scanning
[54:42] evidence into our record report
[54:43] management system to meet best practices
[54:46] and provide better tracking and
[54:48] accountability
[54:49] of evidence.
[54:51] We've been meeting with accreditation
[54:53] management software company for
[54:55] onboarding the use of their software.
[54:58] We should start implementation no later
[54:59] than July 15th.
[55:01] And that's to get us towards
[55:04] ILEAS accreditation.
[55:06] >> I leap.
[55:07] sorry.
[55:08] >> Tier one.
[55:10] >> There are a lot of
[55:11] you know acronyms [clears throat] in
[55:12] that field.
[55:14] We have postings live now for new
[55:17] officers, those who would be sent to the
[55:19] academy
[55:20] before they can become full-time
[55:22] officers and for lateral police
[55:25] officers. So, those who are currently
[55:28] certified officers and with another
[55:31] agency but would be able to come here.
[55:35] Testing for non-certified officers will
[55:37] be at the end of July. We will move
[55:40] forward with lateral police officer
[55:42] applicants in the next few weeks.
[55:44] Surrounding towns have had recent car
[55:47] burglaries burglaries to unlocked
[55:50] vehicles. As a reminder to our
[55:52] residents, please lock your cars and
[55:54] don't leave valuables like key fobs,
[55:57] wallets, and money in your vehicles.
[56:01] We will be assisting Burr Ridge and
[56:03] Pleasant Dale Park District with traffic
[56:05] control on Wolf Road for the 4th uh, uh,
[56:08] the fireworks on Friday, July 3rd. After
[56:11] the fireworks, traffic between the Burr
[56:13] Ridge Park North entrance and Joliet
[56:16] will only be allowed to travel
[56:18] Northbound.
[56:19] So, uh, that's we are uh,
[56:23] spon- helping to sponsor the fireworks.
[56:25] So, everybody take advantage. It's July
[56:28] uh, 3rd when it gets dark. But, uh,
[56:32] we will we will be having our officers
[56:35] out there helping to direct traffic.
[56:37] And,
[56:38] uh, there are few of our streets down
[56:40] there that will be uh, closed off to
[56:42] parking. So, uh, we'll have a presence
[56:45] there, too. And, public works will be
[56:46] setting up uh, uh, barricades for that.
[56:49] So,
[56:50] >> And, they do a wonderful job every year.
[56:52] We walk across Joliet and walk all the
[56:55] way and walk back and they are
[56:57] wonderful.
[56:58] Thank you.
[57:01] So, I think this is the end of our
[57:03] meeting, but I did want to remind
[57:04] everyone we are having a feral cat
[57:07] training program here in Village Hall on
[57:09] Saturday. If anybody is interested in
[57:11] participating in our TNR program, that
[57:14] training is here at Village Hall at
[57:16] 10:30. You do not have to be a resident
[57:18] to join. So, if you live in another
[57:21] municipality or you want to learn about
[57:23] controlling feral cats, this is an issue
[57:26] not only for our municipality, but
[57:28] others. We are doing this program so
[57:30] that we can make sure that um,
[57:33] from a health perspective and all of
[57:34] that we're controlling our cat
[57:36] population.
[57:38] So, without further ado, can I have a
[57:40] motion
[57:42] >> What's that?
[57:42] >> Move to adjourn.
[57:44] >> Second?
[57:46] >> The meeting is adjourned. Thank you for
[57:48] Oh, let's vote. All in favor?
[57:50] >> Aye.
[57:51] >> Opposed? The meeting is adjourned. Thank
[57:54] you for coming.