[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.

Village of Indian Head Park Board Meeting 6-11-26

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