[1:23] How are you? Nice to see you.

[9:58] Check check check.

[10:11] Could

[10:14] you hear it?

[10:19] » Thank you.

[10:23] » Do we need to move that up and down for

[10:25] everyone?

[10:32] » Can you hear us? Check. Check.

[10:40] » Wrong size.

[10:46] >> What's that?

[10:48] >> Push it.

[10:50] >> What's that?

[10:50] >> Supposed to be really tight.

[10:53] >> That's the right one.

[10:58] » That one's working.

[10:59] >> Mine is too.

[11:00] >> It works. Test. Test. Test.

[11:02] >> Good.

[11:08] I call

[11:10] >> Mickey

[11:19] » because you have the most do you not?

[11:23] >> Oh,

[11:23] >> I don't know that you can reach

[11:47] We're going to call this meeting to

[11:48] order. If everybody could rise for the

[11:49] pledge, please

[11:55] » to the flag of the United States of

[11:57] America. and to the republic for it

[12:00] stands. One nation under God,

[12:03] indivisible, with liberty and justice

[12:06] for all.

[12:09] >> Okay, I'll call the role. Trusty Lner

[12:10] >> here.

[12:11] >> Trusty Zora

[12:12] >> here.

[12:12] >> Trusty Councel

[12:13] >> here.

[12:14] >> Trusty Sheen here.

[12:15] >> Trusty Caputo

[12:15] >> here.

[12:16] >> Trusty Dafario

[12:17] >> here.

[12:18] >> President Dip Dipio is absent this

[12:20] evening. Um I would like a motion to

[12:22] appoint trustee LNER as president prom

[12:24] for tonight's meeting. I'd like to make

[12:26] a motion to appoint trusty Bob Lner as

[12:28] president prom to preside over the

[12:29] meeting in President Dipio's absence.

[12:32] >> A second.

[12:34] >> Second.

[12:37] >> I.

[12:38] >> Anybody opposed?

[12:40] >> The motion passes. Thank you.

[12:42] >> Okay. Welcome everyone to this evening's

[12:44] board meeting. I'd like to begin with

[12:48] providing the opportunity for any public

[12:50] uh participation on agenda related items

[12:53] only. Anyone from the audience would

[12:56] like to speak the to the board?

[13:00] Seeing none.

[13:03] >> Oh,

[13:04] >> sorry was a little slow. Uh, good

[13:06] evening. Uh, my name is Jessica

[13:08] Candidate. I'm the executive director of

[13:09] the Community Park District of Lraange

[13:11] Park. On behalf of the staff and board

[13:13] of the community park district, I'd like

[13:14] to thank the village trustees for

[13:16] considering um, TIFF funding for the

[13:18] recreation center expansion project. Um,

[13:20] and I also want to just let you know

[13:21] that I am here to answer any questions

[13:23] on the project's progress to this point.

[13:26] Um, we are currently working on the

[13:29] envelope for the building and next month

[13:32] we will be doing the electrical work um,

[13:34] and installing the new playground. So

[13:36] again, I'm available for any questions

[13:38] and we appreciate your consideration.

[13:40] Thank you.

[13:42] >> Thank you, Jessica. Um, so Megan, go

[13:46] through the consent agenda.

[13:49] Thank you, President Prom Lner. The

[13:51] items on this evening's consent agenda

[13:52] are as follows. A, approval of minutes.

[13:54] One, village board meeting July 28th,

[13:57] 2026. Two, special village board meeting

[13:59] August 10th, 2026. B, action accounts

[14:02] payable and payroll summary motion one

[14:05] to authorize the president and

[14:06] chairperson of the finance committee to

[14:08] sign the register for bills and

[14:10] authorize the treasurer and village

[14:11] clerk to sign checks and payment of

[14:13] operating bills and salaries as itemized

[14:15] in the check registers. And motion two

[14:17] to authorize the village treasurer and

[14:19] village clerk to sign checks in the

[14:20] payment of payroll and other bills that

[14:22] become due between this date and the

[14:24] next village board meeting with

[14:25] subsequent approval of the payroll

[14:27] register and voucher register by the

[14:29] board of trustees at its next meeting.

[14:32] >> Thank you Megan. Megan call the role.

[14:35] >> I need a motion in a second.

[14:37] >> Need a motion to need a motion to accept

[14:40] the consent agenda as presented. Motion.

[14:45] >> I have a second.

[14:46] >> Second.

[14:48] >> Trusty Lner or I'm sorry, President Prom

[14:50] Lner.

[14:50] >> Yes.

[14:51] >> Trusty Zara.

[14:52] >> Yes.

[14:52] >> Trusty Council.

[14:53] >> Yes.

[14:54] >> Trusty Shien.

[14:54] >> Yes.

[14:55] >> Trusty Caputo. Yes. Trusty Dario.

[14:57] >> Yes.

[14:57] >> The motion passes unanimously.

[15:00] >> Thank you, Megan.

[15:02] Village manager report. Julia.

[15:04] >> Thank you, Mr. President. Prom. I have a

[15:06] couple of updates on our road projects

[15:09] for this evening. First, I am pleased to

[15:11] report that the villages contractor

[15:13] completed the road work on the 1,200

[15:15] and400 blocks of Raymond Avenue of the

[15:18] start of school tomorrow. This is great

[15:21] news and staff has been very focused on

[15:23] getting these blocks completed before

[15:25] students return. Rick received some very

[15:28] positive feedback from school district

[15:31] 95 today, which we certainly appreciate.

[15:34] Kudos to everyone involved in getting

[15:36] this work completed on schedule. The

[15:39] 1500 block of Raymond is targeted to

[15:41] begin on Thursday, weather permitting,

[15:44] as well as the other streets that are

[15:46] scheduled for um road work this season.

[15:51] Regarding Park Road, uh this project is

[15:54] coming along well. It's a little bit

[15:56] more um complicated because it has

[15:58] become a full road con reconstruction

[16:00] project. The 300 block is expected to

[16:03] receive the minor course of asphalt by

[16:06] the end of this week, which will put the

[16:07] roadway in good shape by the start of

[16:10] school and we anticipate the overall

[16:13] park road project will be buttoned up by

[16:16] midepptember weather permitting. And

[16:18] that concludes my report. Thank you.

[16:22] >> Thank you, village manager. Uh moving to

[16:24] the administration committee trustee

[16:27] council.

[16:27] >> Thank you, President Proan Lner. My

[16:30] monthly report is as follows. The

[16:33] village offices will be closed on

[16:35] Monday, September 7 in observance of

[16:37] Labor Day. Regular office hours will

[16:39] resume on Tuesday, September 8 at 9:00

[16:43] a.m. Seasonal watering reminder. The

[16:46] village would like to remind residents

[16:48] of seasonal watering regulations that

[16:50] are in effect from May 15 to September

[16:53] 15th. Odd street addresses can water

[16:56] lines on oddnumbered calendar days and

[16:59] even street addresses can water on

[17:01] evenumbered calendar days. Thank you for

[17:03] your cooperation.

[17:05] Save the date. The village's annual fall

[17:08] cleanup day will take place on Saturday,

[17:11] October 10. Eligible residents must

[17:14] purchase five refuge stickers from the

[17:17] village and place their items at the

[17:19] curb by six o'clock a.m. Visit the

[17:22] villages website for more information

[17:24] and a list of acceptable items. The next

[17:28] item on the agenda under the

[17:30] administration committee is the

[17:33] preferred provider agreement for

[17:35] composting services with the urban

[17:38] canopy. The purpose is to consider a

[17:41] resolution approving and authorizing the

[17:43] execution of a preferred provider

[17:46] agreement for food scrap composting

[17:48] services between the village of Lraange

[17:51] Park and the urban canopy. Background.

[17:54] The villages sustainability commission

[17:57] has identified expanded composting

[17:59] opportunities as an important component

[18:02] of the villages sustainability efforts.

[18:05] Earlier this year, the commission and

[18:07] village staff evaluated composting

[18:10] services offered by the urban canopy and

[18:13] waste not compost, including service

[18:17] levels, pricing, operational experience,

[18:20] community outreach, and potential

[18:22] partnership models. Following its

[18:24] review, the sustainability commission

[18:26] recommended that the village establish a

[18:29] preferred provider relationship with the

[18:32] urban canopy. The proposed agreement

[18:35] designates the urban canopy as the

[18:38] village's preferred food scrap

[18:40] composting provider on a non-exclusive

[18:43] basis, preserving the ability of

[18:45] residents, businesses, and institutions

[18:48] to use other providers or choose not to

[18:51] participate.

[18:53] Under the agreement, the Urban Canopy

[18:55] will provide food scrap collection

[18:57] services directly to participating

[18:59] customers, maintain up to three village

[19:03] designated compost drop off locations,

[19:07] participate in educational and community

[19:09] outreach activities, provide periodic

[19:12] program reporting, and offer compost

[19:15] return or related member benefits.

[19:18] Customers will contact directly

[19:22] customers will contract directly, excuse

[19:24] me, with the urban canopy and the

[19:26] village will not be responsible for

[19:29] customer billing or account admin

[19:32] administration.

[19:34] The agreement he has an initial 2-year

[19:36] term and will automatically renew for

[19:39] successive one-year periods unless

[19:41] terminated in accordance with its terms.

[19:44] The agreement also provides the village

[19:47] with the ability to periodically review

[19:51] the urban canopy's performance and

[19:53] continue designation as the village's

[19:56] preferred provider. The preferred

[19:58] provider model is intended to expand

[20:01] access to composting through a

[20:03] recognizable and coordinated program

[20:06] while maintaining voluntary

[20:08] participation in customer choice.

[20:11] It also provides the village and

[20:13] sustainability commission with a partner

[20:16] for resident education, outreach, and

[20:19] community engagement in support of the

[20:21] waste reduction and composting

[20:24] objectives identified in the village's

[20:26] sustainability plan. Staff

[20:29] recommendation. staff concurs with the

[20:32] sustainability commission selection of

[20:34] the urban canopy and recommends approval

[20:37] of the resolution authorizing the

[20:39] preferred provider agreement for food

[20:42] scrap composting services.

[20:45] Therefore, this resolution is presented

[20:47] for discussion and action at tonight's

[20:50] village board meeting. I'd like to make

[20:52] a motion to approve a resolution

[20:54] approving and authorizing the execution

[20:56] of a preferred provider agreement for

[20:59] food scrap composting services between

[21:02] the village of the range park and the

[21:04] urban canopy.

[21:05] >> Second.

[21:07] >> So I have a motion and a second. Um

[21:10] trustee councel.

[21:12] >> Thank you president prom lner. I think

[21:14] that this is a very worthwhile program

[21:17] um to get directly involved with. Um and

[21:21] it's really nice to see that the

[21:23] resident can manage whether they choose

[21:26] to be a part of it or not rather than as

[21:30] we're aligned with our um waste

[21:33] recycling services which is a mandate.

[21:36] Um, I think that this would make people

[21:38] feel more comfortable and and probably

[21:42] show higher participation. So, I'm in

[21:45] favor of the program itself.

[21:49] >> Thank you, Trusty Council. In the

[21:51] audience this evening, we have uh Mr.

[21:52] Tom Strauss that represents Urban

[21:55] Canopy. And if we could ask you, Tom, to

[21:58] um make a few comments about your

[22:01] company.

[22:15] Thanks.

[22:17] >> Any luck? There we go. Thank you. Uh

[22:20] yeah, we're looking forward to

[22:21] continuing our work in Lrange Park. Uh I

[22:24] have this little map that I printed out

[22:25] for us of all the customers that we

[22:27] currently have in the area. Uh we

[22:30] currently working with Plymouth Place,

[22:32] St. Joseph's uh Nazareth Nazareth

[22:35] Academy. Uh then about 50 or so of your

[22:38] local residents have already signed up

[22:39] for our program. So we're looking to

[22:41] with your help expand our efforts to

[22:43] bring composting to your community. Uh a

[22:46] little bit more about who we are. Uh we

[22:49] are an indoor farm, an outdoor farm, a

[22:52] CSA program that partners with local uh

[22:55] local farms as well as our own produce

[22:57] uh as well as local bakeries, breweries,

[23:00] uh regenerative meat producers to kind

[23:02] of get you your full uh grocery box

[23:04] delivered right to your door. Uh and

[23:06] then we also do food gleaning where we

[23:08] take damaged produce, turn it into jams,

[23:10] jellies, pickles, and the like uh just

[23:12] to keep that food from going to waste.

[23:14] And that also gets delivered straight to

[23:16] our customers doors. Whatever they don't finish eating, it goes into the

[23:20] compost bucket. We turn it into compost.

[23:22] It goes to our farm. We start this whole

[23:24] cycle over again. Uh or trying to get

[23:27] everyone kind of involved in the

[23:29] entirety of the local food cycle. Uh

[23:32] I've been with the company for about

[23:33] eight years now and I've been done

[23:35] everything from driving our vans to uh

[23:37] doing all of our financial planning. So

[23:38] it's I' I've seen every part of it. if

[23:41] you have any questions for us. Then for

[23:43] the uh community outreach portions, uh

[23:46] we have committed to doing a couple of

[23:48] events with you guys throughout the year

[23:50] uh just to kind of let the community

[23:52] know that we are actually who we are,

[23:54] where that the service is available and

[23:57] also just kind of communicating the

[23:59] importance of composting uh and local

[24:01] food to your residents. So, I brought

[24:03] with me some of the examples of uh the

[24:05] information and the like kind of flyers

[24:08] and things that we give to folks. And

[24:09] then I believe Julia handed out the uh

[24:11] our flyers uh that uh we're hoping to

[24:15] start sending these out to your

[24:16] residents. They'll get them free month

[24:18] of composting to kind of get them

[24:19] started as well as discounts to the uh

[24:22] the Luxa program. Uh and then the the Zen fold out there kind of goes into

[24:28] all the more specifics of each one of

[24:30] our individual branches. Uh so yeah,

[24:32] please if you have any questions about

[24:34] uh what we do, I'd love to answer them.

[24:37] >> Very good. Uh Trusty Caputo.

[24:40] >> M your your comments and

[24:44] >> um Yes. Uh no, I think it's a great

[24:46] program. I think um it gives people an

[24:48] opportunity that want to participate and

[24:51] it's nice you have so you drop them off

[24:52] at their their front door steps in that

[24:55] or do you have to bring them to a center

[24:57] then to have them collected? uh front

[24:59] door, back door, wherever the customer

[25:01] wants it. And then we swap out each

[25:03] container with a clean sanitized

[25:04] container each time. So there's not

[25:06] like, you know, in the bottom of your

[25:07] trash bin that gets dumped. There's that

[25:09] kind of like guck that builds up. No,

[25:11] not with us. It's each each swap is a

[25:14] clean sanitized bucket each time. Uh

[25:16] both to prevent smell and pests from,

[25:19] you know, getting into the bucket.

[25:20] >> And are you waiting till it's filled up

[25:21] or is it on a weekly thing that you're out?

[25:25] >> Weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly

[25:26] memberships. Uh and then residents can

[25:29] skip the stop for a full refund as long

[25:32] as they communicate to us the day

[25:34] beforehand. Uh we also provide uh

[25:36] rewards. So the the customers get the

[25:39] finished compost back. Uh monthly

[25:41] members get one five gallon bucket of

[25:43] finished compost. Bi-weekly get two

[25:45] weekly get three buckets per year. Uh

[25:47] for whatever reason the residents don't

[25:48] need the finished compost, we give them

[25:50] gift cards to the restaurants that

[25:51] compost with us.

[25:53] >> Okay. Okay. That's all I have. Thank

[25:54] you.

[25:56] Trusty Sheen.

[25:58] >> Thank you. It's nice that the residents

[26:01] are given options. I think they're

[26:02] becoming more and more popular. I guess

[26:04] my only concern is in reading this uh up

[26:07] to three designated collection points. I know this is early. We don't know

[26:12] where the three collection points are

[26:14] going to be. Correct.

[26:15] >> Uh not at this time, but we're working

[26:16] with you guys to select those. And I

[26:19] would maybe direct this towards Julia or

[26:22] Maggie or even Jose that when we do have

[26:25] the bins um they'll be public health

[26:28] kept in mind as far as not attracting

[26:30] rodents and

[26:32] >> Correct.

[26:34] >> That's correct. When we were

[26:36] investigating the options with the two

[26:38] providers, our number one question

[26:40] always came back to rodents. How do we

[26:42] protect against rodents? How do we make

[26:44] sure that the buckets or containers are

[26:47] secure and do they have a lot of

[26:49] experience with them and each of the

[26:52] companies was able to give a very

[26:54] satisfactory response um in keeping

[26:58] those containers very tight. Yes.

[27:00] >> Thank you

[27:03] dear

[27:05] >> no comments. Okay Zar,

[27:09] >> thank you. Um, I did see your company at

[27:12] Plymouth Place earlier in the month and

[27:14] I I was very interested in it. So, I'm

[27:16] glad to see you here. Um, so thank you.

[27:19] >> Thank you. Oh, and I should mention uh

[27:22] the each customer we use a a software

[27:25] called Stop Suite. Uh, that's where the

[27:27] customers can both pay their bill,

[27:29] request stops off, request additional

[27:30] stops, frequency changes and the like.

[27:33] But that also gives them uh

[27:34] environmental statistics on both the

[27:36] amount that they have composted and then

[27:38] the CO2 equivalent that they've negated

[27:40] by correctly composting the material to

[27:43] kind of get them involved in the you

[27:45] know the the why of why we're doing

[27:47] this.

[27:50] >> Yeah. My uh my only comments was uh

[27:52] align with Trusty Sheen's comments. This

[27:56] uh understanding of where the collection

[27:57] points are going to be from a public

[27:59] safety standpoint and and that will be

[28:02] very important information. But overall,

[28:04] I think it's a great idea. Applaud the

[28:06] sustainability committee for bringing

[28:07] that forward and and uh you know perhaps

[28:11] I think expanded your program within the village. Uh so we're glad to see this moving forward. So uh

[28:18] Megan, call the role.

[28:21] President Prom Lner.

[28:23] >> Yes.

[28:24] >> Trusty Zora,

[28:25] >> yes.

[28:26] >> Trusty Council,

[28:27] >> yes.

[28:27] >> Trusty Sheen,

[28:28] >> yes.

[28:28] >> Trusty Caputo,

[28:29] >> yes.

[28:29] >> Trusty Daferio,

[28:31] >> yes.

[28:31] >> The motion passes unanimously.

[28:33] >> Okay. Thank you. Uh, Trusty Council,

[28:35] continue.

[28:36] >> Thank you, President Prom.

[28:38] >> The next item on my uh report tonight is

[28:42] the annual website hosting and support

[28:45] services.

[28:46] Civic Plus hosts the villages website

[28:49] and provides Cclick Fix, a 311 request

[28:52] management and work order system. Cclick

[28:55] Fix allows residents to submit service

[28:58] requests and report issues online while

[29:01] also enabling staff to log requests

[29:03] received by phone and field personnel to

[29:06] identify and track tasks requiring

[29:09] attention.

[29:11] Earlier this fiscal year, the village

[29:13] paid Civic Plus's annual invoice for

[29:16] Cclick Fix services. Civic Plus has now

[29:19] invoiceed the village for its annual

[29:22] website hosting and support services.

[29:25] The combined annual cost of the two

[29:28] services is $20,4329

[29:32] which exceeds the village manager

[29:34] spending authority and therefore

[29:36] requires village board approval before

[29:39] the outstanding website services invoice

[29:42] can be paid. Both services were included

[29:45] in fiscal year 2627 budget which

[29:48] provides $11,760

[29:51] for website support and $10,000 for work

[29:55] order software

[29:57] um which is part of the Cclick fix.

[30:00] Accordingly, the request of board action

[30:02] is to authorize the expenditure for the

[30:05] annual website hosting and support

[30:07] services. Staff recommends that the

[30:09] village board approve a resolution

[30:11] authorizing payment to Civic Plus LLC

[30:15] for annual website hosting and support

[30:17] services. This item is for discussion

[30:21] and action tonight. Therefore, I'd like

[30:23] to make a motion to approve a resolution

[30:25] approving the payment to Civic Light

[30:28] Civic Plus LLC for annual website

[30:32] hosting and support services and

[30:34] authorizing the expenditure of Village

[30:36] Corporate general funds in an amount not

[30:39] to exceed $20,432

[30:44] to pay for such services.

[30:45] >> Second.

[30:47] >> I have a motion and a second. Trusty

[30:49] Councel.

[30:50] >> Thank you, President Proam Wner. Um, I

[30:52] think that this is um

[30:56] I think it's a great program. I've heard

[30:58] a lot of positive feedback from a lot of

[31:01] residents that are happy that we

[31:03] onboarded the program. Um, so I would

[31:06] seriously like to see it continue. Um,

[31:09] you know, it if anything in perpetuity,

[31:13] but I know that that's not possible

[31:15] because it's a yearly contract, I'm

[31:18] sure, that has to be um negotiated. So,

[31:21] I'm all in favor of the Cclick Fix

[31:24] program and I really think that um we

[31:27] waited a while to get this on the books

[31:29] and so I'm very happy that it's working.

[31:32] So, thank you. Full support.

[31:35] >> Thank you, Trusty Council. Trusty

[31:37] Caputo.

[31:40] » Yes, I'm I'm in favor. I don't have any

[31:42] additional information.

[31:43] >> Trusty Sheen,

[31:45] >> full support.

[31:46] >> Okay. Trust the

[31:49] >> support the cause. Trusty Zara

[31:50] >> I support.

[31:52] >> Okay. And I support this as well.

[31:54] Question I would have uh just some

[31:56] general comments. I mean this is really

[31:58] being picked up by our residents um

[32:01] becoming very popular. How do you feel

[32:03] that this is going so far?

[32:06] >> Director Rick,

[32:08] >> very well actually. Yeah.

[32:09] >> Um

[32:15] » yeah, it's actually going really well.

[32:17] Um getting a lot of requests. um it's being an eye openener actually on

[32:22] how many people are actually utilizing

[32:24] it. So it's actually very helpful for

[32:26] our staff too when we're trying to sip

[32:28] through all of our work orders and

[32:30] things like that. Um you know we're

[32:32] getting into the point where we can

[32:33] actually have the individual employees

[32:35] actually closing those work orders out

[32:37] too sometimes. So

[32:38] >> it's it's a big help.

[32:41] >> Very good. Okay Megan, call the role.

[32:44] >> President Prom Lner.

[32:46] >> Yes.

[32:46] >> Trusty Zora.

[32:47] >> Yes. Trusty Council,

[32:48] >> yes.

[32:49] >> Trusty Shien,

[32:50] >> yes.

[32:50] >> Trusty Caputo,

[32:51] >> yes.

[32:51] >> Trusty Dafario,

[32:52] >> yes.

[32:52] >> The motion passes unanimously.

[32:55] >> Thank you, President Prom Lner. That

[32:58] concludes my report for the evening.

[33:00] Thank you.

[33:00] >> Thank you, Trusty Councel. Um I'm going

[33:03] to use executive privilege and move up

[33:06] item 13C, section two and three, um to

[33:11] discuss um things related to our park

[33:14] district and some of the attendees here

[33:16] this evening. So I'll defer to trusty

[33:18] Zara.

[33:19] >> Thank you, President Prom. At the June

[33:21] 23rd, 2026 village board meeting, the

[33:23] village board approved an inducement

[33:25] resolution expressing conceptual support

[33:27] for the redevelopment of 712714

[33:30] East 31st Street into a new restaurant

[33:32] operated by Michael's Pancake House

[33:34] Lrange Park LLC using 31st Street

[33:37] Barnsale business district funds. The

[33:39] resolution indicated that any financial

[33:41] assistant would be contingent upon

[33:42] approval of a formal redevelopment

[33:45] agreement, economic incentive agreement.

[33:47] Village staff and the village attorney

[33:48] have since worked with Michael's Pancake

[33:50] House to draft an economic incentive

[33:52] agreement. The agreement outlines the

[33:54] terms of financial assistant and project

[33:56] requirements includes the following

[33:57] provisions. Total investment by the

[33:59] developer is in ex excess of $220,000.

[34:04] Eligible project costs are $197,000.

[34:07] Proposed incentive amount not to exceed

[34:09] $35,460

[34:11] villages obligation is 100% of all

[34:13] business district taxes generated by the

[34:15] property will be paid by to the

[34:17] developer as reimbursement for eligible

[34:19] project costs. The term agreement will

[34:21] terminate on December 31st 2020 2040 or

[34:25] as soon as payment is made in full of

[34:26] the amount not to exceed $35,000460.

[34:30] The redevelopment project includes

[34:32] interior improvements and equipment

[34:33] installation to support the restaurant's

[34:35] operations. Planned investments include

[34:36] a commercial exhaust hood system,

[34:38] plumbing, electrical upgrades, purchase

[34:40] of essential kitchen equipment, and

[34:42] exterior signage. Staff recommends

[34:44] approval of the ordinance. This action,

[34:47] this item is up for discussion and

[34:49] action. I'd like to make a motion to

[34:50] approve an ordinance approving an

[34:52] economic incentive agreement by and

[34:54] between the village of Lrange Park

[34:55] County, Illinois, and Michael's Pancake

[34:57] House, Lrange Park LLC.

[34:59] >> Second.

[35:01] >> I have a motion and a second. So,

[35:03] trustes are

[35:04] >> Thank you. U we have talked about this

[35:06] during the commercial resization

[35:08] meetings and we have spoken to the owner

[35:10] and I think I'm very much in favor of

[35:13] this. I think the restaurant will be a

[35:14] great ad to that area and uh I'm hoping

[35:17] we can move forward with this. Thank

[35:19] you.

[35:20] >> Very exciting for sure. Uh Trusty Dero,

[35:24] >> uh I support the cause. I think anytime

[35:25] we can bring in more new businesses and

[35:27] support those businesses to prosper in

[35:28] our community is a positive for both the

[35:30] business and the residents. Uh, I

[35:31] support this cause.

[35:34] >> Trusty Kuro,

[35:35] >> I uh second uh uh Trusty Dario's

[35:39] comments. Um I think it's great. I think

[35:41] it's nice to have a a full breakfast

[35:44] restaurant in town. It seems like we

[35:45] have little things like bagels and

[35:47] miscellaneous things. They're happier

[35:48] now and that, but it's nice to have a

[35:50] full um menu choice and without having

[35:52] to go to the green Westchester or

[35:54] somewhere else. So, I'm improving of it.

[35:56] I'm glad that they're coming.

[35:58] Trusty Council.

[36:00] >> Thank you, President Prom. I applaud the

[36:02] effort of the owners considering they

[36:05] have a successful business in a

[36:07] neighboring town and yet they want to

[36:10] expand their horizons to come to Lrange

[36:13] Park. I think it's very meritorious on

[36:17] their part and I look forward to being a

[36:20] diner at their establishment. So, full

[36:22] support on this all the way. Thank you,

[36:25] >> Sheen. [clears throat]

[36:26] >> Thank you. Yeah, people have been asking

[36:28] for residents have been asking for years

[36:30] for a breakfast and lunch place to go

[36:32] to. So, this uh this is going to be

[36:34] good. Uh I know the family well, the

[36:36] business in North in Riverside. They

[36:38] treat everybody um as their family and

[36:42] I've been hearing compliments about um

[36:44] the accessibility of Julia, Maggie, and

[36:47] um Jose. So, kudos for that. I support

[36:52] >> Megan call the Rome.

[36:54] >> Uh President Prom Lner.

[36:56] >> Yes. Trusty Zora,

[36:57] >> yes.

[36:58] >> Trusty Council,

[36:59] >> yes.

[36:59] >> Trusty Shien,

[37:00] >> yes.

[37:00] >> Trusty Caputo,

[37:01] >> yes.

[37:01] >> Trusty Dario,

[37:02] >> yes.

[37:03] >> The motion passes unanimously.

[37:05] >> Okay. Continue. Trust Zoro.

[37:07] >> Thank you. The second item is the

[37:08] community park district of the Graange

[37:10] Park has submitted a revised request for

[37:12] a reimbursement from the 31st Street

[37:14] Barnsale tax increment financing

[37:15] district of TIFF eligible redevelopment

[37:18] project costs in the amount of $265,61

[37:22] for the recreation center expansion and

[37:24] Hannesworth Park Improvements project at

[37:26] 1501 Barnesdale. The requested

[37:28] reimbursement represents approximately

[37:30] 18% of the project's reported tiff

[37:32] eligible costs. In September 2024, the

[37:34] village board considered the park

[37:35] district's original request for

[37:37] approximately 2.8 million in tiff

[37:39] assistance for the project, which was

[37:41] then estimated to cost 14 million.

[37:43] Following its review, staff recommended

[37:45] reimbursement of approximately $243,000

[37:48] or 18% of tiff eligible costs consistent

[37:51] with the methodology previously applied

[37:52] by the village in evaluating

[37:54] redevelopment incentives within the 31st

[37:56] Street Barnale TIFF district. The

[37:58] village board did not approve either the

[38:00] original request for the staff

[38:01] recommendation and encouraged the park

[38:03] district to reapply in the future. The

[38:05] project is currently under construction

[38:06] is primarily funded through a voter

[38:08] approved $10.7 million referendum bond

[38:11] approved in April 2023. Since its

[38:13] original application, the park district

[38:15] reports that it has refined the project

[38:16] scope and financing reducing the

[38:18] estimate estimated total project cost

[38:21] from approximately 14 million to three

[38:22] and a 13.5 million. The current

[38:25] application is a revised version of the

[38:26] funding request previously considered by

[38:28] the board reflecting the updated project

[38:30] scope and financing rather than a new

[38:32] request submitted after construction

[38:34] commenced. Staff reviewed the updated

[38:36] application with supporting

[38:37] documentation and cons consultation with

[38:39] the village attorney to determine

[38:41] consistency with the Illinois tax

[38:42] increment allocation redevelopment act

[38:44] and the adopted 31st street burn

[38:46] redevelopment plan. Based on that

[38:48] review, staff determined that the

[38:49] requested reimbursement is limited to

[38:51] TIFF eligible project costs, that the

[38:53] proposed improvements are consistent

[38:55] with the objectives of the TIFF district

[38:56] redevelopment plan. Staff also evaluated

[38:59] the request in context of prior

[39:01] redevelopment incentives and the over

[39:04] overall financial capacity of the TIF

[39:06] district to ensure the recommendation is

[39:08] consistent with past village practice

[39:10] and long-term objectives. The requested

[39:13] reimbursement represents 18% of the

[39:15] reported tiff eligible redevelopment

[39:17] project costs consistent with the

[39:19] methodology previously applied by the

[39:20] village and evaluating redevelopment

[39:22] incentives within the tip district. The

[39:24] request remains generally consistent

[39:26] with the staff recommendations presented

[39:28] to the board in the 2024 accounting for

[39:30] the revised project budget.

[39:33] This request differs from the village's

[39:35] traditional redevelopment agreement

[39:37] because the applicant is taxexempt

[39:39] government entity and the project will

[39:40] not generate additional property tax in

[39:43] increment. Accordingly, the requested

[39:45] $265,61

[39:48] reimbursement will be paid directly from

[39:50] the existing fund balance of the 31st

[39:52] Street Barnale TIF rather than a pay as

[39:55] you go structure.

[39:57] The village board should consider the

[39:58] use of these funds in the context of

[40:00] other anticipated tiff priorities. The

[40:02] current fund balance is expected to

[40:04] support future public improvements

[40:06] identified through the ongoing 31st

[40:07] Street corridor transportation plan and

[40:09] related evaluation of Barnesdale Road,

[40:11] including pedestrian connectivity,

[40:13] traffic safety, streetscape, wayfinding,

[40:15] and other public infrastructure

[40:17] improvements. Approval of the park

[40:18] district request would reduce the funds

[40:20] available for these investments.

[40:23] Staff believes the project provides

[40:25] substantial public benefits within the

[40:27] redevelopment area, including expanded

[40:29] recreation and programming space for all

[40:31] ages, increased opportunity for use

[40:33] senior and family programming, improved

[40:35] accessibility throughout the site,

[40:37] replacement of aging playground

[40:38] facilities, meaningful storm water

[40:40] management improvements, additional

[40:42] employment opportunities, increased

[40:43] activity and vibrancy with the

[40:45] redevelopment area, and advancement of

[40:47] the goals and objectives of 31st Street

[40:49] Barnesdale redevelopment plan. The

[40:52] recreation center expansion is also

[40:54] expected to increase pedestrian activity

[40:56] in the area. The village is concurrently

[40:58] planning for significant street tracape

[41:00] improvements along 31st street corridor

[41:02] and Barnesdale Road that will provide

[41:04] safer, more comfortable, and more

[41:05] accessible connections to and from the

[41:08] recreation center in Haynesworth Park.

[41:09] These improvements, which are being

[41:11] evaluated through the 31st Street

[41:12] corridor transportation plan and related

[41:14] planning efforts, will complement the

[41:16] park district's investment by

[41:18] strengthening pedestrian connections and

[41:20] making travel within the corridor safer

[41:22] and more accessible. Section two of the

[41:24] ordinance cana contains certain

[41:26] conditions of approval relative to the

[41:28] economic incentive that is being offered

[41:30] to the park district, which are typical

[41:31] conditions found in redevelopment

[41:33] agreements, economic incentive

[41:35] agreements. staff believes the

[41:36] recreation center expansion and

[41:38] Hannesworth park improvements provide

[41:39] substantial and lasting public benefits

[41:41] and are consistent with the objectives

[41:43] of the adopted redevelopment plan.

[41:45] Accordingly, staff recommends that the

[41:47] village board approved the attached

[41:49] ordinance to provide the park district

[41:50] reimbursement of eligible tip funds in

[41:52] an amount not to see not to exceed

[41:55] $265,61.

[41:58] This item is for discussion and action.

[42:00] I'd like to make a motion to approve an

[42:01] ordinance of the village of the Graange

[42:03] Park County, Illinois, authorizing the

[42:05] reimbursement to the community park

[42:06] district of the Graange Park for certain

[42:08] eligible redevelopment project costs to

[42:11] be constructed within the 31st Street

[42:12] redevelopment project area as part of

[42:14] the recreation center in Haynesworth

[42:16] Park improvements project in an amount

[42:18] not to exceed $265,61

[42:22] payable from the 31st Street Barnale Tax

[42:24] Increment Financing TIFF district fund.

[42:27] Second. I have a motion and a second.

[42:30] Trusty Zora,

[42:31] >> thank you. Um, and I want to thank the

[42:32] park district who's here tonight for

[42:33] your patience in this. I'm I'm glad that

[42:35] the village and the park district have

[42:37] come to an agreement and consensus on

[42:39] this. I'm in favor of this. I think the

[42:41] park district improvements will improve

[42:44] the community and and are doing what we

[42:46] wanted the tiff funds to do. So, I am in

[42:48] favor of this. Thank you,

[42:51] >> Trusty Deio.

[42:52] >> Uh, I echo that sentiment. Uh, fully

[42:54] support the project. I think anytime the

[42:56] village and the park district works

[42:58] collaboratively or supports each other

[43:00] and it's positive for residents, I think

[43:02] this project is going to expand uh

[43:03] opportunities for our residents but also

[43:05] attract a lot of visitors which will

[43:06] also help support our local businesses.

[43:08] I think there's revenue opportunities

[43:09] here as well with the construct. Um we

[43:12] spent a lot of time there. Uh I did have

[43:13] one simple small question. Uh very

[43:16] involved with the baseball side of the

[43:17] district. Uh I'd be remiss if I didn't

[43:19] ask the question about if there's any

[43:21] plans to reconstruct batting cages

[43:23] somewhere on the property. I know

[43:24] there's a lot going on. Uh it's not

[43:26] necessarily the hot topic, but it's

[43:27] something that's obviously meaningful to

[43:28] a lot of the teams and the programming.

[43:30] And I was just curious if there are any

[43:31] plans to um relocate at some point in

[43:33] the future.

[43:45] » Got it. All right. Thank you for that

[43:47] question. Um the community park district

[43:48] of Lraange Park has a fantastic uh

[43:50] relationship with the Lrange Park Little

[43:52] League. Um, and while there are no

[43:55] immediate plans for reconstruction, it

[43:57] was considered to actually put indoor

[43:58] cages during the design of the project.

[44:01] Um, Lily said, "Hey, you know what?

[44:03] That's probably not necessary." There is

[44:05] room behind the building. Um, there is

[44:07] still some green space behind the exist

[44:09] or the new the new expansion that we

[44:11] could potentially put temporary cages

[44:12] up. Um, phase two for the uh project is

[44:16] uh going to include recreational space

[44:17] on the roof. So, there's also the

[44:20] consideration to potentially put

[44:21] something up there. So, we are in

[44:23] discussion, but nothing immediate.

[44:25] >> I appreciate the response and given that

[44:27] relationship, I have no doubt we'll find

[44:28] a a happy outcome here. So, I fully

[44:30] support the project uh in this uh motion

[44:32] as well.

[44:34] >> Very good, Trusty Caputo.

[44:37] >> Yes, I support as I did initially when

[44:39] this was brought up many months ago. Um

[44:41] I think it's great if we could keep

[44:42] things in our community for our kids,

[44:45] for our families. um instead of

[44:46] venturing off to somewhere else, it

[44:47] draws more people to want to live in and support our businesses, especially

[44:52] like with these pancake houses and other

[44:53] things that are coming to town. So, um I

[44:56] think it's a great a great opportunity.

[44:58] I think I fully support it and can't

[45:00] wait to see it uh operating.

[45:03] That's it.

[45:04] >> Trustee council.

[45:06] >> Thank you, [snorts] President Proam

[45:07] Lner. I applaud the effort of the park

[45:11] district on so many different levels.

[45:14] Not only the recreation facilities, but

[45:17] the undertaking of the YMCA facilities,

[45:21] the revamping of so many of the tennis

[45:24] courts, the revamping of so many of the

[45:26] parks in the village, and I am certainly

[45:29] 100% in support of granting you the the

[45:33] TIFF funds as I was two years ago. and I

[45:37] just want to continue to see you guys

[45:38] grow and flourish and be successful

[45:41] because you've been that all this time.

[45:44] So I applaud all of your efforts and I

[45:46] look forward to seeing the finished

[45:49] product. So thank you

[45:52] >> Trusty Sheen.

[45:53] >> Thank you Mr. President Prom. Uh there's

[45:56] not much more to say. I agree with

[45:57] everything that everybody said like to

[45:59] piggyback on trustee council's um

[46:01] comment about the many improvements. We

[46:04] can't forget Village Church. Thank you

[46:06] for that. Fully support.

[46:08] >> Thank you.

[46:10] >> My only comments is is I'm extremely

[46:12] excited about the project as well,

[46:14] having been involved in the original

[46:16] building and um having this as a dream

[46:20] at some point down the road and seeing

[46:22] it come together. Um, and as you're very

[46:25] well aware, it was a very difficult

[46:27] discussion and and time to when we

[46:29] initially considered this and there were

[46:32] um an outcome that wasn't as favorable

[46:34] to you as as I know you'd hoped and we

[46:36] had hoped quite honestly on a longer

[46:38] term basis and to see you go back and uh village staff and you and your staff

[46:45] working together and your board to um

[46:48] bring this once again forward to us and

[46:51] to um you know consider the TIFF funds

[46:53] that that are eligible for that and in

[46:56] line with all the uh policies and

[46:58] requirements of of the TIFF a little bit

[47:01] different way in which it's being looked

[47:03] at um you know versus other payouts you

[47:06] know pay as you go versus an initial um

[47:10] investment and and that's the way that

[47:12] we'll be proceeding with that assuming

[47:14] that we we approve that but uh I just

[47:17] applaud everyone's efforts as as well

[47:18] and bring this to the community I think

[47:20] it's a great thing for the community.

[47:22] It's a type thing type of thing that

[47:24] draws uh new residents, a type of thing

[47:27] that that increases the value of all of

[47:29] our properties and and I think all

[47:31] that's a a good thing. So, appreciate

[47:33] and applaud your efforts in working

[47:35] together to um bring this again forward

[47:38] to us.

[47:40] >> Okay, Megan, call the role.

[47:42] >> President Prom Lner,

[47:44] >> yes.

[47:45] >> Trusty Zora,

[47:45] >> yes.

[47:46] >> Trusty Council,

[47:47] >> absolutely. Yes. Trusty Shien, yes.

[47:49] >> Trusty Caputo, yes. Trusty Dario.

[47:51] >> Yes.

[47:52] >> The motion passes unanimously.

[47:55] >> Okay.

[47:59] » So, we we will move back to um the

[48:03] building and zoning committee. Uh

[48:05] Trustees Zoro.

[48:06] >> Thank you. I'd like to report the

[48:07] building department activities for July

[48:09] 2026. 101 building permits were issued

[48:12] in July 2026 compared to 93 in July

[48:15] 2025. Year to date, we have 634 building

[48:18] permits compared to 456 this time last

[48:21] year. The estimated construction costs

[48:23] for July 2026 were just over 4.4

[48:26] million, which is more than the just

[48:28] over 2.2 million that was realized in

[48:30] July 2025. Permit fees collected last

[48:32] month were just over 82,000, which is

[48:34] more than the 51,560

[48:37] collected in July 2025. 223 building

[48:40] inspections were conducted this past

[48:41] month compared to 206 in July of 2025.

[48:44] We have completed 1,111 building

[48:47] inspections compared to 91 building

[48:49] inspections in July 2025. Seven new code

[48:52] enforcement cases were recorded last

[48:54] month. One of these cases was closed.

[48:56] The remaining six are still open. And

[48:57] that's all I have to report. Thank you.

[48:59] >> Thank you, Trusty Zara. Uh moving to the

[49:02] engineering and capital projects

[49:04] committee trustee deferial.

[49:06] >> Thank you, President Prom Lner. Here's

[49:08] the engineering capitals project summary

[49:10] report for August 2026. 2026 Park

[49:13] Roadway [clears throat] improvements

[49:15] project. The construction of this

[49:16] project continues. When the asphalt was

[49:18] milled, the existing concrete base was

[49:20] found to be in very poor condition. An

[49:22] alternative to uh an alternative to

[49:25] extensive patching was proposed instead

[49:27] of reconstructing the pavement. The cost

[49:29] of reconstruction was not only less than

[49:31] the cost of additional patching, but it

[49:33] also provides a pavement with a

[49:35] significantly longer life cycle when

[49:37] factoring in maintenance and future year

[49:39] resurfacings. Davis Concrete has moved

[49:42] forward with the reconstruction intends

[49:43] to complete the 300 block in time for

[49:45] school reopening. Public works project

[49:48] storage and parking lot project.

[49:50] Schroeder Asphalt Services has nearly

[49:52] completed construction of the storage

[49:54] area and parking lot. A proposed change

[49:56] order to address the garage apron is

[49:58] being evaluated. The intent is to move

[50:00] forward with placing the final lift of

[50:01] asphalt once a decision has been made on

[50:03] the change order. Central area sewer

[50:06] separation project. Bids were open for

[50:08] the first two phases of the project and

[50:10] the results are under review with the

[50:11] recommendation projected for the August

[50:14] village board meeting. 2026 roadway bond

[50:17] paving program. Tricky construction has

[50:19] begun construction on Raymond Avenue

[50:22] between 30th and 28th to ensure that

[50:25] this section of roadway is open in time

[50:27] for school to resume. Work on the

[50:28] remaining road work on Raymond 28th King

[50:31] Court and Castle Circle will begin in

[50:33] September and be completed by the end of

[50:35] October. And that concludes the

[50:37] engineering and capital project summary

[50:38] for August.

[50:39] >> Thank you, Trusty Defiio. Um, public

[50:42] safety committee. Trusty Caputo.

[50:43] >> Yes. Thank you, President Prom Lutner.

[50:46] [snorts] The first one we're going to

[50:47] start with is the police uh department

[50:49] summary activity for July of 26. Uh,

[50:52] total number of crimes this year are 24%

[50:55] higher than last year at this time with

[50:57] 154 reported this year compared to 121

[50:59] last year. The increase is due to an

[51:01] uptick in reported retail theft out of

[51:03] the Jewel OSCO. Um, traffic enforcement

[51:06] is at 3,198

[51:09] total tickets issued through July of

[51:10] 2026. This total does indicate both

[51:13] state and adjudication citations.

[51:15] Overall police activity is slightly

[51:17] higher to last year with 1,349 total

[51:20] incidents reported in the month of July.

[51:23] Of those 1349 total incidents, 37 were

[51:26] assist to the fire department. 214 were

[51:29] self-initiated building or park checks.

[51:32] 404 were traffic stops and 55 were

[51:35] closed home checks. Department members

[51:37] took part in 201 hours of training

[51:39] throughout the month of July along with

[51:41] Lexipole daily training bulletins and

[51:44] police law institute training. The

[51:46] police department staff attended

[51:47] multiple block parties throughout the

[51:49] month and the entire department took

[51:51] part in a taser reertification which was

[51:54] instructed by our very own in-house

[51:56] instructors. Staff attended the Arbor

[51:58] Day celebration held at Oak and

[52:00] Sherwood. The police department held its

[52:02] fourth annual car show raising money for

[52:05] the Illinois Special Olympics torch run.

[52:08] Please follow the police department on

[52:09] the Village of Lraange Park Facebook

[52:11] page. And a friendly reminder about

[52:12] securing one's personal property, please

[52:14] lock your vehicles and residents,

[52:16] especially during overnight hours. And

[52:18] if you're going on vacation, please

[52:19] utilize the new online vacation watch

[52:21] portal, frontline pss.comrange

[52:25] park or log onto the village website and

[52:27] access the portal under the police

[52:29] department page. If you do not have

[52:30] internet access, please feel free to

[52:32] fill out a vacation watch card at the

[52:34] police department between hours 9:00

[52:35] a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Please contact us if

[52:38] you have any questions or need

[52:39] additional information. Uh my next

[52:41] report is going to be the fire

[52:43] department report for the month of July.

[52:45] um EMS um incidents this month 173 there

[52:49] has been between uh been between 1279

[52:53] year to date compared to 1254 year to

[52:56] date and 25 fire rescue incidents this

[52:58] month equal 79 there have been uh 529

[53:02] year to date compared to 445 year to

[53:04] date and 25 uh personnel uh participate

[53:07] in various events this month this

[53:09] included displaying the flag at music

[53:11] under the stars at Park Junior High on

[53:14] July 2nd displaying vehicles are uh and providing cooling water um at the

[53:20] police department car show park district

[53:23] u midsummer event and providing an

[53:25] engine and ambulance for the Cook County

[53:27] Sheriff's back to school event.

[53:29] Personnel also attended various block

[53:31] parties and independent um Independence

[53:33] Day parades. Significant emissions

[53:36] system repairs were complete on ladder

[53:39] truck 1219 and new brakes were installed

[53:41] on ambulance 1214. personnel began

[53:44] annual hose testing, conducting

[53:46] conducted forc forcible entry training

[53:49] at the school district 102 home to be

[53:51] demolished and conducted [snorts]

[53:54] maybe uh 10 high-rise uh policy training

[53:59] at Oakbrook Terrace Tower. A fire uh

[54:02] training reimbursement check for

[54:03] $13,525.60

[54:06] 60 cents was received from the state

[54:08] through a program we applied to through

[54:10] um office of the state fire marshall and

[54:13] between fires and um storms. It was

[54:16] extremely busy month for all of us. Um

[54:18] thanks to the fire department for all

[54:19] they did. Um I have a few incidents of

[54:21] interest. On July 3rd, Friday, July 3rd,

[54:24] 9 at 9:46 p.m. uh we responded to storm

[54:28] and wind damage that took down several

[54:30] power poles and power lines near Keman

[54:33] and South View. um completely blocking

[54:36] those streets including uh Shamut um IHB

[54:39] crossing. On July 8th at 3:39 PM, we

[54:43] responded to an engine and chief uh to

[54:46] the uh to substantial house fire in

[54:49] Brookfield. Personnel experienced

[54:51] significant close call when the roof

[54:53] collapsed, bringing the chimney down

[54:55] into a sideyard onto firefighters

[54:58] working in that area. Luckily, there

[55:00] were only minor injur injuries. [snorts]

[55:02] On July 15th at 8:09 p.m., while at uh

[55:06] the police department car show, we

[55:08] responded to a house fire in the 300

[55:09] block of Northstone, personnel quickly

[55:12] extinguished a second floor storage

[55:14] space fire with a well uh coordinated

[55:17] fire attack uh using uh utili, I'm

[55:20] sorry, utilizing one hose line and by

[55:23] venting the roof quickly, limiting

[55:25] damage. And on July 20th at 5 5:18 p.m.,

[55:30] two utility poles and wires came down on

[55:32] a home as a result of a vehicle crash.

[55:35] This energized the home resulting in a

[55:37] small fire. Personnel entered the

[55:38] unoccupied home and removed a pet cat.

[55:41] On July 23rd at 68 6:16 [snorts]

[55:44] a.m., we responded to an engineered

[55:46] chief to assist Brookville with a house

[55:48] fire in the 3000 block of Woodside. The

[55:50] fire began on a deck but extended into

[55:52] the first and second floors. occupants

[55:54] were able to escape and firefighters did

[55:56] a good job limiting the fire on the

[55:59] interior to a bedroom and kitchen. And

[56:01] [snorts] then the last item is on July

[56:03] 25th at 3:27 p.m. we responded with our

[56:05] truck and chief to assist uh

[56:07] Pleasantville with significant house

[56:09] fire in Buridge. Fire companies uh faced

[56:12] heavy fire and our crew was used for

[56:15] fire attack at the rear of the home. A

[56:17] truck ladder pipe was used to protect um

[56:20] a neighboring home and the chief served

[56:22] as the plans officer. Um I have one item

[56:26] on here uh for my agenda. Hold on.

[56:32] See where it is here.

[56:35] Okay, this item um is to approve a

[56:39] 10-year Axon technology agreement for

[56:41] bodywn cameras, fleet camera systems,

[56:44] and interview room equipment. Um the sta

[56:47] the staff seeks approval to terminate

[56:50] the vill's current Axen um agreements

[56:54] and enter into a new consolidated

[56:56] 10-year agreement with Axen Enterprise

[56:59] Incorporated for continued deployment

[57:02] and support of the police department's

[57:03] bodywn camera uh also known as BWC

[57:07] program fleet 3 incar camera systems

[57:11] interview room recording system um

[57:14] virtual reality training platform associated software uh

[57:18] licensing cloud storage and technology

[57:21] assurance plan tap hardware um uh

[57:24] replacement program. The general

[57:26] background is since implementing Axen

[57:28] technologies, the Lraange Park Police

[57:30] Department has relied on Axen's

[57:33] integrated public safety platform to

[57:35] enhance officer accountability, evidence

[57:38] management, transparency, investigative

[57:39] capa uh cap capabilities, and

[57:41] operational efficiency. The department

[57:43] currently utilizes Axon bodywn cameras,

[57:46] Axon fleet 3in1 uh camera systems, Axon

[57:50] fleet automated license plate

[57:52] recognition, Axon interview room uh

[57:55] recording equipment, evidence uh.com

[57:58] digital evidence management uh

[58:02] assistance um auto tagging performance

[58:05] software. Several of these products are

[58:07] currently operating under separate

[58:09] agreements with varying exper uh

[58:11] expiration dates. Managing multiple

[58:13] contracts requires reoccurring uh

[58:16] procurement actions, independent

[58:17] budgeting cycles, and exposes the

[58:19] village to future pricing increases. The

[58:22] staff has worked with Axon Enterprises

[58:24] to develop a consolidated 10-year

[58:26] agreement that incorporates the

[58:27] department's existing technology

[58:29] ecosystem into one comprehensive

[58:32] contract while preserving remaining

[58:33] value from current agreements through

[58:36] transfer credits. The proposal includes

[58:39] a transfer balance credit for existing

[58:41] goods and software, minimizing the

[58:43] financial impact of terminating the um

[58:46] current agreements before their

[58:48] scheduled expiration. The proposal

[58:50] agreement has a total contract value of

[58:53] $683,37.17

[58:56] over the 10-year um term which average

[59:01] annual cost is approximately 66,690.38.

[59:05] The police department currently budgets

[59:08] $43,980

[59:09] annually to satisfy its existing maximum

[59:12] agreements [snorts] which are scheduled

[59:13] to expire as follow. Um the body uh worn

[59:17] cameras are August of 27, the interview

[59:20] room equipment April 28, and the fleet 3

[59:24] incar camera system April of 28. Um the

[59:28] proposed agreement becomes effective May

[59:29] 1st of 2027. It includes a one-time

[59:33] transition payment of $16,133.37

[59:38] to cover the period from September

[59:42] uh 1st of 2026 through April 30th 27.

[59:46] The remaining financial obligation are

[59:47] the department's current fiscal year

[59:49] budget is $29,92641

[59:55] which is well over the requested onetime

[59:58] transition amount. According to Axon

[1:00:01] Enterprise, the proposal agreement

[1:00:03] provides an estimated $470,470.70

[1:00:08] in negotiated savings compared to

[1:00:10] savings uh list pricing over the life of

[1:00:13] the agreement. [snorts] In addition to

[1:00:15] these projected savings, the agreement

[1:00:17] provides long-term pricing stability,

[1:00:20] consolidates multiple existing

[1:00:21] agreements into a single contract, and

[1:00:23] includes Accent's technology assurance

[1:00:25] plan, which provides scheduled hardware

[1:00:28] replacement and technology upgrades

[1:00:29] throughout the term. These provisions

[1:00:31] reduce the need for future capital

[1:00:34] expenditures while ensuring the

[1:00:36] department maintains current supported

[1:00:38] public safety technology. In addition to

[1:00:42] consolidating existing services, the

[1:00:44] agreement provides significant

[1:00:45] operational and financial benefits,

[1:00:47] including consolidation of all major

[1:00:50] Accent technologies into a single

[1:00:51] agreement with one renewal date, locking

[1:00:54] pricing for 10 years, protecting the

[1:00:56] village from future software and

[1:00:57] hardware price increases, um, multiple

[1:01:00] scheduled technologies assurance plan,

[1:01:03] um, and hardware refreshes for bodywn

[1:01:06] cameras, fleet camera systems, and VR

[1:01:08] equipment during, uh, the agreement

[1:01:09] term. extended warranty coverage on body

[1:01:12] cameras, fleet systems, significant

[1:01:14] equipment, interview room equipment, and

[1:01:16] VR hardware. Um, continue licensing is

[1:01:21] unlimited uh for digital uh wait

[1:01:24] licensing for unlimited digital evidence

[1:01:26] storage, fleet licensing, interview room

[1:01:28] software, autotagging, uh reication

[1:01:31] assistance, uh performance and ALPR

[1:01:35] throughout the agreement. um the

[1:01:37] predictable annual budgeting by

[1:01:39] eliminating staggered renewals in future

[1:01:41] capital requests for replacement camera

[1:01:44] hardware. We're almost done. Sorry,

[1:01:45] guys. This is a long one. Um the

[1:01:47] agreement als um uh by wait uh where's

[1:01:51] it? By by consolidating these systems

[1:01:53] into one long-term agreement, the

[1:01:55] village reduces administrative overhead

[1:01:57] associated with multiple procedures

[1:01:59] while maintaining a fully integrated

[1:02:01] digital evidence ecosystem that supports

[1:02:03] officer safety, transparency, um

[1:02:06] efficient evidence management, and

[1:02:08] long-term budgeting stability. Although

[1:02:10] the proposed agreement extends the

[1:02:12] contract uh contractual commitment from

[1:02:15] 5 years to 10 years, staff believes the

[1:02:17] long-term pricing protection, schedule

[1:02:20] hardware replacement protection,

[1:02:21] expanded warranty coverage, and

[1:02:23] predictable budget provides sustainable

[1:02:25] value to the village and significant uh

[1:02:28] significantly reduced future technology

[1:02:31] replacement costs. In addition to the

[1:02:33] financial and operational benefits of

[1:02:35] the proposed agreement, staff reviewed

[1:02:38] the master services and purchasing

[1:02:40] agreement MSPA to evaluate the villages

[1:02:43] contractual protections. Section 16,

[1:02:46] which is termination, provides that

[1:02:48] either party may terminate the agreement

[1:02:49] for cause upon 30 days is written notice

[1:02:53] um if a material breach remains

[1:02:55] unccured. Additional agreement expressly

[1:02:59] uh preserves the village's ability to

[1:03:01] terminate the agreement if sufficient

[1:03:03] funds are not um appropriate or are

[1:03:06] otherwise legally unavailable to satisfy

[1:03:09] future payments obligations. A provision

[1:03:12] uh commonly included in um municipal

[1:03:15] contracts. Um the agreement further

[1:03:17] outlines the financial obligations

[1:03:19] associated with early termination

[1:03:21] including the requirement to satisfy

[1:03:23] fees incur incurred uh prior to

[1:03:26] termination and in certain circumstances

[1:03:28] the return of the equipment to avoid

[1:03:30] additional charges. These provisions

[1:03:32] were [snorts] um reviewed by staff and

[1:03:35] evaluating the long-term commitment

[1:03:37] associated with the proposed 10-year

[1:03:39] agreement. Um, further section 19.9

[1:03:42] governing law provides that the

[1:03:45] agreement is governed by the laws of the

[1:03:47] state and local jurisdiction in which

[1:03:49] the customer is physically uh located.

[1:03:52] And for the village of Lraange Park,

[1:03:54] this means the agreement um and any

[1:03:57] disputes arising from it will be

[1:03:59] governed by Illinois law rather than

[1:04:01] Arizona law where Axon is headquartered.

[1:04:03] This provision affords um the village

[1:04:06] the benefit of resolving contractual

[1:04:08] issues under the legal framework

[1:04:10] application to Illinois municipalities

[1:04:13] and provides additional assurance that

[1:04:15] the staff will be interpreted um

[1:04:18] consistent with Illinois law. So the

[1:04:20] staff is recommending that after a

[1:04:21] comprehensive valuation of the police

[1:04:23] department's operational needs, existing

[1:04:26] contractual obligations, technical uh

[1:04:29] life cycle requirements, and long-term

[1:04:30] financial impact. staff recommends

[1:04:32] terming, excuse me, the current Axen

[1:04:35] agreement and entering into the proposed

[1:04:37] 10-year agreement with Axen Enterprise

[1:04:39] Incorporated. The proposed agreement

[1:04:41] provides long-term pricing uh certainty

[1:04:45] uh consolidates multiple technology

[1:04:47] contracts into a single comprehensive

[1:04:49] agreement and ensures scheduled hardware

[1:04:52] replacement throughout Accent

[1:04:53] Technologies assurance plan, also known

[1:04:56] as TAP. In addition, excuse me,

[1:04:58] maintains the department's integrated

[1:05:00] public safety technology ecosystem,

[1:05:03] supporting continued transparency,

[1:05:06] accountability, evidence management, and

[1:05:08] operational effectiveness. The staff

[1:05:09] also reviewed the agreement's

[1:05:12] contractual provisions regarding

[1:05:14] termination, non-appropriation of funds,

[1:05:16] and governing law. Based on that review,

[1:05:19] staff believes the agreement contains

[1:05:21] terms and protections that are customary

[1:05:23] and appropriate for a long-term

[1:05:25] municipal technology agreement and

[1:05:27] adequate uh protect the villages

[1:05:30] interests. Um so action is required.

[1:05:32] This is up for um discussion and action.

[1:05:35] And the motion is to approve a

[1:05:37] resolution approving the waiver of the

[1:05:39] competitive procurement process and

[1:05:41] authorizing the approval and execution

[1:05:44] of a 10-year master services and and

[1:05:46] purchasing agreement with Axen

[1:05:48] Enterprise Incorporated [snorts] for

[1:05:50] bodywn cameras fleet 3 incar camera

[1:05:52] systems interview room recording

[1:05:54] equipment virtual reality train training

[1:05:56] software cloud storage technology

[1:05:58] assurance plan hardware ref uh refreshes

[1:06:01] and related services

[1:06:03] >> that's it

[1:06:04] >> I I have a motion. Do I have a second?

[1:06:06] >> Second.

[1:06:07] >> Have a motion and a [clears throat]

[1:06:08] second. Trusty Caputo.

[1:06:10] >> Yes. So, Chief Contos, I have some

[1:06:13] questions for you.

[1:06:14] >> Yeah.

[1:06:14] >> So, um what Okay. So, when I read early

[1:06:19] on it said it was approximately 44,000

[1:06:24] um a year and now it's 66. I understand

[1:06:26] there's some consolidating and some cost

[1:06:28] incurred on probably, you know, getting

[1:06:30] rid of the three-year term and

[1:06:31] consolidating, which I think is much

[1:06:33] more effective keeping all in one

[1:06:35] umbrella and doing 10 years, but what's

[1:06:36] where's the 20,000 more coming annually,

[1:06:39] but then it's saying it's same as

[1:06:40] 400,000. So, I'm a little confused on

[1:06:42] some of these numbers. If you could

[1:06:43] clarify that.

[1:06:44] >> Sure. Great question. So, in speaking

[1:06:45] with Axon and our sales rep, they

[1:06:48] estimate a 7% increase in their costs uh

[1:06:52] yearly. Um so if we go back to 2022 when

[1:06:56] we signed on with Axon uh the current uh

[1:06:59] at at the expiration of our bodywn

[1:07:02] camera agreement we would at be paying

[1:07:04] 28% more which is around 13 or 14,000

[1:07:08] that would also then get increased when

[1:07:10] the fleet 3 incar camera systems come as

[1:07:14] well as the um interview room equipment.

[1:07:17] So, um,

[1:07:21] over a 10-year period, they're saying

[1:07:23] that there's a potential if we don't

[1:07:26] sign the contract that an increase of

[1:07:28] 70% from what we're currently paying

[1:07:32] could take place in 10 years. So, this

[1:07:35] locks us in for 10 years um with a set

[1:07:39] cost, which is easier for budgeting uh

[1:07:42] and and fiscal management.

[1:07:44] >> Great. Thank you for the clarification.

[1:07:46] Do you feel is this the only Sorry

[1:07:48] >> I just excuse me. Sorry for the

[1:07:50] interruption. Trusty Caputo. There is

[1:07:53] the additional equipment that is making

[1:07:56] for the additional cost. So we have two

[1:07:59] new pieces of equipment that need to be

[1:08:02] incorporated into existing agreements

[1:08:05] that we have and that's going to be

[1:08:07] driving up the cost. Correct.

[1:08:09] >> Yeah. So, we'll be getting a virtual

[1:08:11] reality training system, which is uh

[1:08:14] essentially goggles that the officers

[1:08:16] wear uh and that the um uh programs are on an iPad that Axon

[1:08:24] provides us. Um so that that's uh part

[1:08:28] of the safety act and the mandated

[1:08:30] training we have to have and the the

[1:08:32] force training and the hands-on

[1:08:33] training, scenario-based training. Um

[1:08:36] that's where all that comes from.

[1:08:37] >> Gotcha. and you feel you've you're happy

[1:08:39] with that son. Is are they a one one you

[1:08:43] know chance company to work with? Are

[1:08:45] there other competitors out there you

[1:08:46] feel these are the best people in the

[1:08:47] industry that you feel comfortable that

[1:08:49] is going to be good over the next 10

[1:08:50] year um contract for us to

[1:08:52] >> I think they're going to be around for a

[1:08:54] very very long time. Uh they've been

[1:08:55] very receptive to any issues that we've

[1:08:57] had um any damage to any body warn

[1:09:00] cameras, fleet uh incar cameras. We've

[1:09:03] had replacements in less than 36 hours.

[1:09:07] Great. Great. No, thank you for all your

[1:09:09] answers and your explanations. Um, I'm

[1:09:11] in favor. I just wanted to get some

[1:09:12] clarifications on some of that obviously

[1:09:15] of the stuff I read is very uh intense

[1:09:17] and and what what the program includes

[1:09:19] and the different things that are

[1:09:21] involved in the backup and the storage

[1:09:23] and the training and stuff. So, um I'm

[1:09:25] definitely in favor. I don't have any

[1:09:26] other questions. Thank you for

[1:09:28] answering.

[1:09:29] >> Okay, Trusty Council.

[1:09:31] >> Thank you, President Prom Lauder. I I

[1:09:34] feel that [clears throat]

[1:09:35] if this is a tool that we can give to

[1:09:38] our police department to help them in

[1:09:40] their daily jobs, I'm all in support of

[1:09:43] it. And uh [clears throat]

[1:09:45] the only comment that I would make is

[1:09:48] that if we could obtain funding for some

[1:09:51] of these unfunded mandates from the

[1:09:54] state, that would be even better. Um and I know I've spoken with them and I'm

[1:10:00] sure everybody in this room has spoken

[1:10:02] with powers that be to try to get us

[1:10:06] some funding for this. Um short of

[1:10:09] seeing any funding coming through, I'm

[1:10:12] in support of this initiative. So unless

[1:10:16] you can shed some light on that for me,

[1:10:19] um I support the initiative.

[1:10:23] our initial body worn cams. Um, we

[1:10:27] applied to Irma, our risk pool.

[1:10:30] >> We got 10,000 for that. We got a little

[1:10:32] bit from Alletby and I think the well is

[1:10:35] kind of dry on funding for this type of

[1:10:37] program, even though it is an unfunded

[1:10:40] mandate that the state implemented.

[1:10:45] >> We will keep looking.

[1:10:46] >> Thank you,

[1:10:48] Trishy Sheen. Full support.

[1:10:52] Trusty Dario.

[1:10:54] >> Uh, full support. Anything that puts our

[1:10:56] police officers uh in a safer position

[1:10:58] and keeps them at standard, even above

[1:11:00] standard is good for both of them in our

[1:11:02] community. Uh, fully support this.

[1:11:05] >> Zara,

[1:11:05] >> I [music] support

[1:11:07] >> a couple questions. uh chief. Um so in

[1:11:11] the event that we would want to just for

[1:11:13] whatever reason terminate one aspect of

[1:11:16] this is any individual part of that

[1:11:19] something that could be terminated and

[1:11:21] who knows what reason [clears throat]

[1:11:22] that might be but uh or does it stand

[1:11:25] alone? It's all or none.

[1:11:31] » That's a great question. You know we

[1:11:32] have a really good uh relationship with

[1:11:35] Axon. Um, I believe if we needed to just

[1:11:38] terminate a small part of the contract,

[1:11:40] we could do that. I don't think it

[1:11:42] stipulates that it's all or none. So, I

[1:11:44] think I think we could. Uh, but I can

[1:11:46] definitely get that question answered

[1:11:47] for you. I think that would be good to

[1:11:50] know. Not necessarily before we make a

[1:11:52] decision here, but I think, you know,

[1:11:54] that would be good. The second question

[1:11:56] I had, and I wasn't quite sure if I

[1:11:58] missed it or wasn't specifically

[1:12:00] addressed, but um early termination on

[1:12:03] any of the individual coms

[1:12:06] that we have today, are there early um

[1:12:09] termination charges that we're going to

[1:12:12] incur as a result of that?

[1:12:16] Uh, attorney Jerusk.

[1:12:19] >> No, I believe you're you're terminating

[1:12:21] contracts and rolling into the new one.

[1:12:24] So, there aren't penalty provisions.

[1:12:26] Everything's being uh assumed with the

[1:12:30] new fee going forward.

[1:12:33] >> So, so no additional charges from

[1:12:35] >> there's no additional charges for

[1:12:37] cancelling. We're actually uh have a

[1:12:38] cost savings of I think $13,000 in this

[1:12:41] current fiscal year uh by negotiating

[1:12:44] the 10-year contract.

[1:12:45] >> Right. So 10 years is a long time.

[1:12:47] Obviously, everyone will will agree with

[1:12:49] that, but I think it sounds like you

[1:12:50] have the provisions for an early

[1:12:52] termination if for for whatever reason

[1:12:55] that that doesn't you know any issue

[1:12:56] that doesn't get resolved and it sounds

[1:12:59] like that we're covered from that

[1:13:00] standpoint. But I think it is exciting

[1:13:02] and and the additional features, the

[1:13:04] additional equipment, the additional uh

[1:13:07] training capabilities that comes along

[1:13:09] with this I think um really adds to the benefit and the value of this. So

[1:13:14] re my I just kind of echo my my fellow

[1:13:18] trustees commentary about anything that

[1:13:20] we can do to support the police

[1:13:21] department making sure that all of our

[1:13:23] departments of course but to make sure

[1:13:25] that your face in the street is as safe

[1:13:27] and prepared as possible. Okay. Uh,

[1:13:30] Megan, call the role. Let's call the vote.

[1:13:34] >> President Prom Lner,

[1:13:35] >> yes.

[1:13:36] >> Trusty Zora,

[1:13:37] >> yes.

[1:13:38] >> Trustee Council,

[1:13:39] >> yes.

[1:13:39] >> Trusty Sheen,

[1:13:40] >> yes.

[1:13:40] >> Trusty Caputo, yes.

[1:13:42] >> Trusty Dario,

[1:13:43] >> yes.

[1:13:43] >> The motion passes unanimously.

[1:13:46] >> Okay. Thank you.

[1:13:46] >> That concludes my uh agenda. Pro.

[1:13:49] >> Thank you so much.

[1:13:51] >> Okay. Moving into public works

[1:13:54] committee. Trustee Sheen.

[1:13:57] >> Thank you. Monthly report for July is as

[1:14:00] follows. Public works repaired three

[1:14:01] water mane brakes and repaired a

[1:14:03] deteriorating catch basin. Brush

[1:14:06] collection began the first full week.

[1:14:08] Each section of the village was

[1:14:09] completed that week and staff utilize

[1:14:11] the brush tracking app on GIS for full

[1:14:14] transparency of up-to-date progress for

[1:14:17] residents to follow. July continued to

[1:14:19] bring severe weather events causing tree

[1:14:21] damage and minor street flooding.

[1:14:23] Emergency tree work had to be completed

[1:14:26] to clear debris from roadways and

[1:14:28] sidewalks. Cclick fix 311 requests were

[1:14:32] investigated and completed. Public works

[1:14:34] received 57 resident requests in the

[1:14:36] month of July. Public works staff

[1:14:39] completed training for trenching and

[1:14:40] shoring procedures. Staff attended the

[1:14:43] state of the village address.

[1:14:44] Superintendent Jandic attended a seminar

[1:14:47] on updates for tree risk assessment

[1:14:49] qualification.

[1:14:51] Staff set up and attended the annual

[1:14:52] arbory ceremony for this year's nominee,

[1:14:55] Alexandria Duck Zuck. Pothole work was

[1:14:59] continued with hot mix asphalt in

[1:15:02] various locations. Parkway restorations

[1:15:04] were completed from previous utility

[1:15:06] expectations. Water meters were read in

[1:15:09] all sections. 15 monthly bacterial

[1:15:11] samples were taken along with quarterly

[1:15:13] stage two samples. All passed. Various

[1:15:15] water and sewer work orders were

[1:15:17] completed along with resident tree

[1:15:18] concerns. Routine maintenance to the

[1:15:21] department's fleet and equipment was

[1:15:22] completed as well as on police and fire

[1:15:24] vehicles.

[1:15:29] Next, we have the village hall green

[1:15:31] parking lot.

[1:15:33] The purpose is to seek the board's

[1:15:35] direction regarding the village hall

[1:15:37] green parking lot project. General

[1:15:39] background. Last year, the village

[1:15:41] sought a partnership with the MWRD to

[1:15:44] reconstruct the village hall parking lot

[1:15:46] with green infrastructure improvements

[1:15:47] and address necessary sidewalk and curb

[1:15:50] improvements. The project was initially

[1:15:52] bid at a cost higher than anticipated

[1:15:54] and the village rejected the bids. The

[1:15:57] village engineer subsequently

[1:15:58] incorporated the project into the

[1:16:00] village's road bond program and the bids

[1:16:03] received uh through that project process

[1:16:05] were favorable.

[1:16:07] However, the village consultant is

[1:16:09] currently conducting a space need study

[1:16:11] for village hall here and is nearing

[1:16:13] completion of the existing conditions

[1:16:16] analysis. During recent discussions,

[1:16:18] several potential options for addressing

[1:16:20] future space needs were identified that

[1:16:22] could affect or conflict with the

[1:16:24] parking lot. Because the space need

[1:16:27] study is ongoing and the evaluation of

[1:16:30] the potential future village hall

[1:16:32] improvements is not yet complete, the

[1:16:35] village board may wish to consider the

[1:16:37] following options.

[1:16:39] One, proceed with the green parking lot

[1:16:41] project. Construct the project in

[1:16:43] accordance with the award contract with

[1:16:45] the MWRD

[1:16:46] IGA for green infrastructure

[1:16:48] improvements. Cost $260,000.

[1:16:51] The village would receive $69,800

[1:16:54] in MWRD

[1:16:56] uh reimbursement for the permeable

[1:16:58] pavement. Two, defer the parking lot

[1:17:00] project. Do not reconstruct the parking

[1:17:02] lot at this time and defer the project

[1:17:04] pending a future decision regarding the

[1:17:06] village hall space needs. This option

[1:17:09] would reduce the existing contract by

[1:17:11] $260,000.

[1:17:13] Three, complete ADA improvements and

[1:17:15] asphalt patches. complete the concrete

[1:17:17] work necessary to meet ADA accessibility

[1:17:20] requirements for the parking stalls and

[1:17:22] access to Village Hall, including minor

[1:17:24] asphalt patching due to concrete work

[1:17:27] cost 32,000, reducing the existing

[1:17:30] contract by $228,000.

[1:17:33] Four, proceed with the original scope

[1:17:35] using asphalt, complete the original

[1:17:37] project scope, accept the permeable

[1:17:39] pavers, and construct the parking lot

[1:17:41] with conventional asphalt pavement

[1:17:43] instead. Cost 75,000. reducing the

[1:17:46] existing contract by $185,000.

[1:17:50] Note, if the village does not proceed

[1:17:51] with the green infrastructure component,

[1:17:53] it would forego the MWRG partnership

[1:17:56] reimbursement. Under the IGA, the MWRD

[1:17:59] agree agreed to reimburse 37.8% of the

[1:18:03] project's eligible construction cost

[1:18:06] with the village responsible for the

[1:18:07] remaining 62.2%

[1:18:10] up to a maximum MWRD contribution of

[1:18:13] $69,800.

[1:18:16] staff seeking the board's direction

[1:18:18] regarding which option, if any, should

[1:18:20] be pursued.

[1:18:22] >> Okay, Christy Sheen.

[1:18:24] >> Thank you, Mr. President. Uh maybe

[1:18:26] before I discuss anything, I'm kick it

[1:18:29] over to Director Ratty.

[1:18:34] » Yeah, good good evening. Um yeah, this

[1:18:36] was a little bit of a shocker that

[1:18:39] happened to us during one of our

[1:18:40] meetings um about the potential if when

[1:18:44] any additional space may be needed that

[1:18:48] some of the renderings were um to

[1:18:50] include going out to the north side of

[1:18:52] the building, which if we go and invest

[1:18:54] all this money into a green

[1:18:56] infrastructure parking lot, you know,

[1:18:59] that would most likely be removed. Now,

[1:19:01] we can relocate that somewhere else, but

[1:19:03] now you're talking additional expenses

[1:19:05] that we would have to endure all of it.

[1:19:08] So, we came up with these four options.

[1:19:10] Uh, engineer Lucas and I discussed them.

[1:19:13] Um, you know, there's several options.

[1:19:17] We're just not sure which way, you know,

[1:19:20] you all feel about this. Um, you know, I

[1:19:23] think we have some recommendations on

[1:19:25] what we feel, uh, might be worth it. Uh,

[1:19:28] I'll just go ahead and say it that I

[1:19:30] feel that option four is uh the suitable

[1:19:33] one for us where, you know, we do have

[1:19:36] some ADA issues that are out front that

[1:19:38] need to be addressed. And I think by

[1:19:40] doing option four, you get the ADA

[1:19:42] improvements, but you're also getting

[1:19:44] just an asphalt parking lot um redone

[1:19:49] instead of just having patches, which

[1:19:51] would be option three. Um, so that

[1:19:54] that's my take on it. Um, if anybody's

[1:19:56] got any questions or concerns, I'd be

[1:19:58] more than happy to answer anything that

[1:19:59] you may have.

[1:20:01] >> Thanks, Director Ready. I I guess my

[1:20:03] question talking about this future space

[1:20:05] needs if we went north,

[1:20:08] what will we do as far as parking?

[1:20:11] >> I mean, this is this is at the very very

[1:20:14] beginning stages, Trusty Sheen, about

[1:20:16] this. I mean, it just got dropped on us

[1:20:18] a couple weeks ago that this was a

[1:20:20] potential

[1:20:21] >> that hasn't even been discussed or any

[1:20:22] of that yet.

[1:20:23] >> Yeah. I mean, to me, I mean, we're

[1:20:25] limited in parking to begin with. I I

[1:20:26] don't think going north would be an

[1:20:28] option, but I I I see where you're at

[1:20:31] with option four.

[1:20:33] See what other trustees have to say.

[1:20:36] >> Okay. Trusty Durio.

[1:20:39] >> It's a challenging situation. Uh we're

[1:20:41] very early in the evaluation. Obviously,

[1:20:43] I'd love to hear more about an intended

[1:20:44] timeline to complete the evaluation. If

[1:20:46] anybody could provide insights on that

[1:20:48] understanding that timelines do shift,

[1:20:50] but is there an intended completion as

[1:20:51] to the village hall improvements

[1:20:53] evaluation?

[1:20:59] » Go ahead.

[1:20:59] >> It's been a very slowmoving process. Um,

[1:21:03] we have been meeting with the

[1:21:04] consultants uh in FH Passion probably

[1:21:07] every 3 weeks. We're starting to pick

[1:21:08] that up to every two weeks. Uh they're

[1:21:11] currently working on their uh table of

[1:21:13] contents on what they feel are the

[1:21:16] deficiencies within our buildings uh for

[1:21:19] space needs. Uh they were looking to

[1:21:21] potentially bring that information to

[1:21:24] the village board at a future meeting

[1:21:25] just to kind of give a status update on

[1:21:29] what they have done so far and what they

[1:21:31] feel the village is lacking as far as

[1:21:34] space.

[1:21:35] Yeah, I I I I definitely don't want to

[1:21:38] see us overinvest and have something

[1:21:40] torn up um in a years or two time. With

[1:21:42] that, I think ADA accessibility is very

[1:21:45] important. I think the parking lot has

[1:21:46] to be serviceable. Um I'd probably be

[1:21:48] most comfortable with option three. Uh

[1:21:50] possibly four based on recommendation,

[1:21:53] but I'll leave it there until we get

[1:21:54] further detail.

[1:21:58] » Thank you.

[1:22:00] So, I guess my question is if we get the

[1:22:02] results from the study, they're going to

[1:22:03] recommend an addition, a renovation,

[1:22:05] something that's going to be millions of

[1:22:07] dollars. What is the likelihood this is

[1:22:09] going to happen in the next 10 years, I

[1:22:10] guess, is my question.

[1:22:13] >> My opinion would be unlikely.

[1:22:16] >> So, that's my thought of I hate losing

[1:22:19] the MWRD money and not taking advantage

[1:22:22] of the storm water improvements of that

[1:22:24] parking lot. If this isn't going to

[1:22:25] happen for 10 plus years, we could have

[1:22:28] that you using that space and utilizing

[1:22:31] the green infrastructure for 10 years

[1:22:33] plus.

[1:22:35] >> I believe the grant agreement states

[1:22:37] that the parking lot cannot be changed

[1:22:39] for

[1:22:42] in perpetuity. I believe

[1:22:43] >> ever.

[1:22:44] >> Yes.

[1:22:46] >> We have we have to reimburse if it's

[1:22:48] ever

[1:22:48] >> Mark's got an answer. I can tell.

[1:22:52] >> Yes. we have to maintain that for 20

[1:22:54] years, that volume. Um, and if you're

[1:22:58] doing something within that time frame,

[1:23:00] you can relocate it. The thing is,

[1:23:02] anything that you would be impacting by

[1:23:04] putting a building there,

[1:23:05] >> it'd be more volume we'd have to add to

[1:23:09] what's there because there's a

[1:23:10] requirement to meet that as we put an

[1:23:12] addition on this building or anything

[1:23:13] like that. So, it's just to to be aware

[1:23:17] of that.

[1:23:20] >> Okay. Thank you.

[1:23:22] >> So you have to meet the storage and

[1:23:24] storm water requirements of the MWRD for

[1:23:27] development as well as meet the

[1:23:30] requirements for this specific green

[1:23:33] improvement.

[1:23:34] >> Okay. Thank you,

[1:23:38] » Trusty Caputo.

[1:23:40] Um

[1:23:42] I I'm probably one for again I obviously

[1:23:45] this might not happen for so many years

[1:23:47] but initially before hearing this I was

[1:23:48] going to be in favor of maybe line three

[1:23:51] to take care of the ADA requirements and

[1:23:53] then see what we can utilize that money

[1:23:55] for whether it's um internally

[1:23:59] renovations that we might need for our

[1:24:01] building or if there is addition you

[1:24:03] know renovation needs so I probably

[1:24:05] would need to hear more information but

[1:24:07] I would probably favor um option three

[1:24:09] at this point if I had to make a

[1:24:11] decision today

[1:24:14] >> trusty councel

[1:24:16] >> thank you president proan lner I too

[1:24:19] would suggest option three. Um, we need

[1:24:22] to come into compliance with ADA

[1:24:26] and being that this is the lowest cost

[1:24:29] possible for any of these projects, I

[1:24:34] think that we need to take advantage of

[1:24:36] getting ourselves into ADA compliance at

[1:24:39] the lowest financial cost possible.

[1:24:45] » Okay. Uh my thoughts are um certainly I

[1:24:49] concur that the ADA improvements are are

[1:24:52] very important. I also hate to lose

[1:24:55] grant money

[1:24:57] come into the village uh and take

[1:24:59] advantage of that. Um but I certainly

[1:25:01] wouldn't want want to proceed with a

[1:25:04] project that's potentially at risk

[1:25:07] um down the road. Who knows how how long

[1:25:10] if it's five years, 10 years, maybe even

[1:25:12] if it's longer than that. question I

[1:25:14] would have is um I'll say longevity of

[1:25:20] we if we proceed with option three with

[1:25:22] the asphalt patches versus doing the the

[1:25:26] asphalt across the whole parking lot. I

[1:25:28] mean what what's your projection on when

[1:25:32] we're going to have to keep doing

[1:25:33] patches of course and how long is that

[1:25:35] going to last? I know that's a difficult

[1:25:37] question to answer, but you know if that

[1:25:39] is a fiveyear fix, is that an eight-year

[1:25:41] fix or is it a two-year fix?

[1:25:45] >> Well, I think any asphalt that is laid

[1:25:49] down if it's just for along the curbs

[1:25:52] that we're going to pull out. I mean,

[1:25:53] that's going to be a longer longevity

[1:25:55] than what we currently have out there.

[1:25:56] Now, um there is some failure that's

[1:25:59] starting to show up in the current

[1:26:00] parking lot. That's why I sort of

[1:26:01] recommended the fourth option. That way,

[1:26:03] we can take care of all that at the same

[1:26:05] time. Yes, it's a little bit more of a

[1:26:07] cost. But again, if we might need to do

[1:26:10] some patches four or five years down the

[1:26:12] road just to help it along, we can

[1:26:14] always do that as well.

[1:26:19] » Any other comments or or questions?

[1:26:21] Defio,

[1:26:23] >> thank you, President Prom. Uh, regarding

[1:26:25] the green parking lot uh, grants, is it

[1:26:28] feasible or possible to utilize that for

[1:26:31] a project elsewhere in the Granch Park

[1:26:33] or is it strictly prohibited to just

[1:26:35] this parking lot here?

[1:26:36] >> Yeah, the application was pretty

[1:26:38] specific just for this location. We

[1:26:40] would have to reapply and if we decide

[1:26:42] not even to take this grant, it'll be a

[1:26:44] two-year waiting period before we can

[1:26:46] reapply, which is not a big I mean, it's

[1:26:48] not a horrible thing. I mean, they're

[1:26:50] not saying that you're never going to be

[1:26:52] able to get anything ever again, but

[1:26:53] there is a two-year waiting period.

[1:26:54] >> It does sound like it restricts

[1:26:56] potentially some of the expansion

[1:26:57] opportunity, though, if and when we get

[1:26:59] to that point. Okay. Thank you.

[1:27:03] » Any other comments or questions?

[1:27:07] >> Well, I think I I would uh defer to the

[1:27:10] option three as as well as a temporary

[1:27:13] patch along with the ADA improvements.

[1:27:16] That would be um that would be my

[1:27:18] opinion on I know this is not a vote uh

[1:27:22] but I don't know if you if you have what

[1:27:24] you feel you need for moving forward

[1:27:27] staff

[1:27:28] >> I I think there's a consensus for number

[1:27:31] three

[1:27:33] due to the information that we have.

[1:27:35] Thank you.

[1:27:35] >> Okay.

[1:27:36] >> I'll I'll bring an official change order

[1:27:38] back to the next meeting. We'll have to

[1:27:40] do a deductive change order because we

[1:27:42] included that project with the road

[1:27:43] bonds. So we'll have to do that

[1:27:45] deductive change order and that will

[1:27:46] come next meeting.

[1:27:48] >> Thank you. Thank you for your efforts on

[1:27:50] that.

[1:27:50] >> You're welcome.

[1:27:51] >> Trusty Sheen continue.

[1:27:55] » Next we have change order number one

[1:27:57] public works storage area and parking

[1:27:59] lot improvements. Purpose is to consider

[1:28:02] change order number one to the

[1:28:03] construction contract for the public

[1:28:05] works storage area and parking lot

[1:28:06] improvement project. General background

[1:28:09] work on the public works parking lot

[1:28:10] began in July and has progressed well

[1:28:12] since. An area not included in the

[1:28:15] original scope is the concrete aprons uh

[1:28:18] and strips leading into the overhead

[1:28:20] doorways to the garages. Of the nine

[1:28:22] doorways, seven concrete aprons or

[1:28:25] strips have failed and are in poor

[1:28:27] condition. These were never properly

[1:28:29] installed with steel reinforcement bars

[1:28:31] to join its two sections of concrete.

[1:28:34] The scope of the work to correct these

[1:28:36] areas is to saw cut and remove the poor

[1:28:38] sections of concrete, pin them into the

[1:28:40] interior concrete slabs, and include a

[1:28:43] twoft uh ribbon of concrete in front of

[1:28:46] each to ensure they last a long time.

[1:28:49] This additional work is to reinforce the

[1:28:51] transition from asphalt to concrete due

[1:28:53] to the weight of the fully loaded salt

[1:28:55] trucks and heavy equipment entering and

[1:28:57] exiting the public works facility

[1:28:58] frequently. This additional work will

[1:29:01] greatly extend the life of the pavement

[1:29:03] and concrete while providing a uniform

[1:29:05] transition.

[1:29:06] The contractor Schroer Ashvalt Services

[1:29:09] provided an agreed upon uh unit price

[1:29:13] for the additional work. Prep for the

[1:29:15] concrete 8,000 concrete including tie

[1:29:17] bars uh 35 square yards at $310 per

[1:29:21] square yard $10,850.

[1:29:25] Total cost $18,850.

[1:29:28] With this additional work, the total

[1:29:30] cost of the project remains well below

[1:29:32] the contract price and under budget.

[1:29:34] Staff recommends approving change order

[1:29:36] number one with Schroeder Ashvalt

[1:29:39] Services to complete the additional

[1:29:40] work. Therefore, I make a motion to

[1:29:42] approve an ordinance approving change

[1:29:45] order number one with Schroeder Ashvalt

[1:29:47] Services, Inc. for additional work

[1:29:48] associated with the public works storage

[1:29:50] area and parking lot improvement project

[1:29:52] and authorizing the expenditure of

[1:29:54] village funds in a not to exceed amount

[1:29:56] of $18,850

[1:29:58] to pay for such work.

[1:30:00] >> Second.

[1:30:01] >> Have a motion and a second discussion.

[1:30:04] >> Thank you. Um yeah, I mean it's it's

[1:30:07] exposed. It's been u pointed out that it

[1:30:11] needs to be corrected and talking

[1:30:13] earlier about do it once, do it right

[1:30:15] the first time. um that totally support

[1:30:18] this and it'll be uh it'll last a long

[1:30:20] time. So fully support.

[1:30:23] >> Okay. Trusty.

[1:30:25] >> No comments. I support it as well.

[1:30:27] >> Trusty council

[1:30:30] >> full support.

[1:30:31] >> Trusty Diio.

[1:30:33] >> I support and trust Zar.

[1:30:35] >> I support this.

[1:30:36] >> And I would support as well. Make them

[1:30:37] call the role.

[1:30:38] >> President Prom Lner.

[1:30:40] >> Yes.

[1:30:40] >> Trusty Zora.

[1:30:41] >> Yes.

[1:30:43] >> Trusty Shien.

[1:30:44] >> Yes.

[1:30:44] >> Trusty Caputo. Yes.

[1:30:46] >> Trusty Dario.

[1:30:47] >> Yes.

[1:30:47] >> The motion passes unanimously.

[1:30:49] >> Okay.

[1:30:50] >> Next we go re rejection of all proposals

[1:30:52] for the 2627 tree trimming program.

[1:30:56] The staff purpose proposes that the

[1:30:58] village board formally reject all

[1:31:00] proposals received for the 2627 tree

[1:31:03] trimming program. In July of 26, the

[1:31:06] village sent out an RFP to nine tree

[1:31:08] companies for tree trimming services.

[1:31:10] staff reviewed the proposal submitted

[1:31:12] results and determined that the

[1:31:14] proposals are not favorable to this

[1:31:16] year's tree trimming pro program. The

[1:31:18] proposal results uh are below Homer Tree

[1:31:22] Inc. the only bidder $95,000.

[1:31:25] Fiscal year budget amount 2627 was

[1:31:28] $55,000.

[1:31:29] The only proposal received exceeded the

[1:31:32] budget amount of $55,000 for the

[1:31:34] program. To gain clarity about why one

[1:31:37] proposal was submitted, staff contacted

[1:31:39] most companies the RFP was sent to. The

[1:31:42] companies all received the RFP and

[1:31:44] intended to submit a proposal, but the

[1:31:46] large amount of severe weather and tree

[1:31:48] damage during the month took precedence.

[1:31:51] Staff recommends resubmitting the RFP in

[1:31:54] the beginning of September when the

[1:31:56] amount of high volume work for these

[1:31:57] companies has slowed. Staff recommends

[1:32:00] the village board reject all proposals

[1:32:02] for the project. Therefore motion to

[1:32:04] approve the rejection of all proposals

[1:32:06] received on July 27, 2026 which were

[1:32:10] opened and read publicly for the 2627

[1:32:13] tree trimming program.

[1:32:14] >> Second have a motion and second. Trusty

[1:32:17] Sheen.

[1:32:18] >> Thank you Mr. President Prom. Yeah, this

[1:32:20] is you know you can't even get a good

[1:32:23] arborist right now. They're so swamped

[1:32:25] and when you do get one they you know

[1:32:27] the price is so high that you just can't

[1:32:29] afford it. So I I fully support

[1:32:31] rejecting these tonight. Any

[1:32:34] other comments or opinions from the rest

[1:32:37] of the trustees that Megan call the

[1:32:40] role.

[1:32:40] >> President Prom Lauder.

[1:32:42] >> Yes.

[1:32:42] >> Trusty Zora.

[1:32:43] >> Yes.

[1:32:43] >> Trusty Council.

[1:32:44] >> Yes.

[1:32:45] >> Trusty Shien.

[1:32:45] >> Yes.

[1:32:46] >> Trusty Caputo? Yes. Trusty Dafario?

[1:32:48] >> Yes.

[1:32:48] >> The motion passes unanimously.

[1:32:50] >> Okay. Next up, we'll do uh municipal

[1:32:53] debris hauling and stone delivery fiscal

[1:32:55] year 2627 through fiscal year 2728.

[1:32:59] purpose is to approve a contract with

[1:33:01] Lindal Brothers, Inc. to haul and

[1:33:02] dispose of excavation debris and for

[1:33:04] delivery of stone for excavation

[1:33:06] backfill.

[1:33:08] Village of Lraange Park requires

[1:33:10] contractor assistance to haul away and

[1:33:12] dispose of excavated material generated

[1:33:14] by public works from utility digs.

[1:33:16] Public works also relies on contractors

[1:33:18] to deliver quality stone of multiple

[1:33:21] varieties directly to our facility. A

[1:33:23] request for proposal for bid was

[1:33:25] distributed to six contractors who

[1:33:27] performed these services. Only one bid

[1:33:30] was submitted by Lindall Brothers, Inc.

[1:33:32] from Bensonville. The bid pricing listed

[1:33:35] as follows. Um concrete debris Lindall

[1:33:39] $345 a load. Uh

[1:33:44] 2728 $365 a load. Asphalt debris 365

[1:33:49] this year, 385 next year. soil CCDD

[1:33:53] material 435 per semi- load this year

[1:33:55] 455 next year stone delivery for the

[1:33:59] 2627 proposal CA7 $1,650

[1:34:04] per semi- load uh next year 2728 $1,56

[1:34:11] CA6 $79.50 50 cents per semi- load this

[1:34:15] year. 748 for 2728.

[1:34:19] Dumping fees 57062400

[1:34:23] $45,000.

[1:34:24] Gravel for backfill 5770660035,000.

[1:34:32] Lindol Brothers Inc. was awarded the

[1:34:34] previous contract for these services and

[1:34:36] met all expectations of staff with no

[1:34:39] issues. Our staff has worked very well

[1:34:41] with Lynel through the last contract

[1:34:43] with load material and debris who load

[1:34:46] material and debris into their

[1:34:47] semi-truckss.

[1:34:49] Staff recommendation to approve a

[1:34:51] two-year contract with Lindel Brothers,

[1:34:52] Inc. for debris hauling and stone

[1:34:54] delivery at the proposed pricing.

[1:34:57] Therefore, motion to approve a

[1:34:58] resolution authorizing the approval and

[1:35:00] execution of a vendor contract with the

[1:35:02] lowest cost, qualified and responsive

[1:35:04] bidder, Lindhal Brothers, Inc. for the

[1:35:06] performance of debris hauling and stone

[1:35:08] delivery for fiscal year 2627 through

[1:35:11] fiscal year 2728 and authorizing the

[1:35:14] expenditure of village water

[1:35:16] distribution funds in the amount not to

[1:35:18] exceed $80,000 per fiscal year to pay

[1:35:20] for such services.

[1:35:21] >> Second,

[1:35:22] >> I have a motion and a second. Trusty

[1:35:24] Sheen,

[1:35:25] >> thank you. Um it's my understanding that

[1:35:27] the relationship as stated the for this

[1:35:30] contract has been good. I I've heard

[1:35:32] good things from the guys in the field.

[1:35:34] Uh, I support this uh wholeheartedly.

[1:35:40] » Trusty Kaputo,

[1:35:42] >> I support it as well as Trusty Shen. I

[1:35:44] think it's fine. If it's the lowest

[1:35:45] bidder, it's a reputable company. Um,

[1:35:48] I'm in support.

[1:35:50] >> Trusty Council

[1:35:52] >> full support.

[1:35:55] I support and trust Zar.

[1:35:56] >> I support this

[1:35:58] >> and I would support as well. So, make

[1:36:00] them call the vote.

[1:36:02] >> President Prom Lner.

[1:36:03] >> Yes. Trusty Zora,

[1:36:05] >> yes.

[1:36:05] >> Trusty Council,

[1:36:06] >> yes.

[1:36:06] >> Trusty Shien,

[1:36:07] >> yes.

[1:36:08] >> Trusty Caputo,

[1:36:08] >> yes.

[1:36:09] >> Trusty Dafio,

[1:36:10] >> yes.

[1:36:11] >> The motion passes unanimously.

[1:36:13] >> Lastly, resolution for open purchase

[1:36:15] orders for water and sewer parts. The

[1:36:18] purpose staff seeks the board's approval

[1:36:20] to establish an open purchase order with

[1:36:23] not to exceed amounts for certain water

[1:36:25] and sewer parts with Mid American

[1:36:27] Aurora, Mid America Wakanda Water

[1:36:30] Products Company and CORE and Maine with

[1:36:33] a waiver of the villages contract

[1:36:34] procurement process.

[1:36:37] General background over a fiscal year,

[1:36:38] the public works department purchases

[1:36:40] parts for water and sewer repairs. The

[1:36:42] rationale for approving a bid waiver to

[1:36:44] enter into vendor contracts with these

[1:36:46] four vendors is that there are only a

[1:36:48] limited number of local vendors who

[1:36:50] handle the sale of certain specialty uh

[1:36:53] water and sewer products for a selected

[1:36:55] group of manufacturers and certain

[1:36:57] purchased items such as water meters

[1:37:00] involve proprietary components that are

[1:37:02] offered only by manufacturer approved

[1:37:04] vendors. For example, the only vendor

[1:37:06] that distributes census water meters in

[1:37:09] the Chicago area is Corin Maine.

[1:37:11] Mid-American Aurora, Mid-American

[1:37:13] Wakanda, Water Products and Corin Maine

[1:37:15] are the manufacturer approved local

[1:37:17] vendors whom the village has had a very

[1:37:19] good working relationship with and these

[1:37:22] select vendors have previously provided

[1:37:24] prompt excellent service to the village

[1:37:26] and an affordable pricing for material.

[1:37:28] Fiscal year 26 27 budget line items

[1:37:31] requiring a PO and the vendors that

[1:37:33] provide these materials with a requested

[1:37:35] cap on expenditures under this open PO

[1:37:37] process is as follows.

[1:37:40] Mid-American

[1:37:42] materials for the water mains uh Aurora

[1:37:45] 70% allocation 30,380

[1:37:48] mid American Wakanda 30% allocation

[1:37:51] 13,020

[1:37:53] water products materials for water mains

[1:37:55] and sewers $43,400

[1:37:57] corin materials for water main sewers

[1:38:00] and meters $85,700.

[1:38:03] Uh you see the uh budgeted uh accounts

[1:38:06] that would be charged uh supplies, water

[1:38:09] meters, equipment, radio supplies, and

[1:38:12] listed on our packet. Staff recommends

[1:38:15] the open purchase order with

[1:38:16] Mid-American Aurora, Mid-Americ

[1:38:20] Products Company, and Corine be approved

[1:38:22] in amount not to exceed listed above at

[1:38:25] tonight's meeting. Due to waving the

[1:38:27] competitive procurement process, the

[1:38:29] village board must approve by twothirds

[1:38:31] vote. Therefore, make a motion to

[1:38:33] approve a resolution approving the

[1:38:35] waiver of the competitive bid process

[1:38:36] and authorizing the approval and

[1:38:39] execution of vendor contracts with each

[1:38:41] of the four vendors, Mid American,

[1:38:43] Aurora, and Wakanda

[1:38:45] Water Products Company and Corin Main

[1:38:47] for the purchase of materials for water

[1:38:49] manes, meters, and sewers for fiscal

[1:38:51] year 2627 and authorizing the

[1:38:54] expenditure of village water and sewer

[1:38:56] funds in the amount not to exceed

[1:38:57] $172,500.

[1:39:00] Second.

[1:39:02] >> I have a motion and a second. Trusty

[1:39:04] Sheen.

[1:39:05] >> Thank you, Mr. President. Prom. Yeah, I

[1:39:07] mean, we we've dealt with these

[1:39:09] companies for years. I hear good things

[1:39:11] from Rick and his uh employees. Uh these

[1:39:14] companies have been around uh for years.

[1:39:16] They serve us well, and we have to have

[1:39:18] the parts and materials uh when we need

[1:39:21] them. So, I fully support this.

[1:39:24] >> Trusty Pudum

[1:39:26] >> uh full support. Trusty council

[1:39:29] >> support.

[1:39:31] >> Trusty diaphio

[1:39:33] >> I support

[1:39:34] >> and trustes are

[1:39:35] >> I support this.

[1:39:36] >> Okay. The only question I would have

[1:39:37] sounds like we don't have a choice on a

[1:39:40] couple of these vendors. So waving the formal bidding process is pretty

[1:39:45] much a a no-brainer and a non-issue.

[1:39:47] >> Correct. It's appropriate in this case.

[1:39:49] >> Okay. Thank you. And call the vote.

[1:39:52] >> President Prom Lner.

[1:39:54] >> Yes.

[1:39:54] >> Trusty Zora.

[1:39:55] >> Yes.

[1:39:56] Trusty Council,

[1:39:58] >> yes.

[1:39:58] >> Trusty Shien,

[1:39:59] >> yes.

[1:39:59] >> Trusty Caputo,

[1:40:00] >> yes. Trusty Daferio,

[1:40:02] >> yes.

[1:40:02] >> The motion passes unanimously.

[1:40:04] >> Okay. Thank you, Trusty Sheen. And take a drink of water. You need more

[1:40:08] water.

[1:40:10] >> Joey and I are going to lose our voice.

[1:40:12] >> I hear you. Okay. Moving into the uh

[1:40:15] finance committee. Uh Nick Deiio is

[1:40:17] going to read the report this evening.

[1:40:19] >> Thank you, President Prom Lner. Uh this

[1:40:22] memo uh excuse me, this is the monthly

[1:40:24] financial update. Uh, this memo

[1:40:25] summarizes the village's general fund

[1:40:27] financial performance through July 2026.

[1:40:30] The village has completed three months

[1:40:31] of 25% of fiscal year 2027, which began

[1:40:35] May 1st and concludes on April 30th,

[1:40:37] 2027. The detailed revenue and expense

[1:40:40] report and comparison charts are also

[1:40:42] attached for your review. Fiscal

[1:40:44] year-to- date general fund revenue of

[1:40:46] 2.152 million is at 17% of the annual

[1:40:49] budget and $21,312

[1:40:52] or 10.3% greater than last year.

[1:40:56] Property tax receipts of $141,128

[1:40:59] are $137,880

[1:41:03] greater than last year due to the

[1:41:04] inconsistency with Cook County

[1:41:06] distributions. The county recently

[1:41:08] announced that the 2025 second

[1:41:10] installment property tax bills are now

[1:41:12] available online and will be mailed by

[1:41:13] September 1st with a due date of October

[1:41:15] 1st following a two-month delay. Other

[1:41:18] local taxes, $265,837

[1:41:22] are $79,529

[1:41:24] or 42.7% greater than last year. The

[1:41:27] increase is primarily due to the new

[1:41:29] municipal grocery tax which began on

[1:41:31] January 2026. Intergovernmental receipts

[1:41:35] of 1.209 209 million are down $41,71

[1:41:38] or 3.3% from last year, primarily due to

[1:41:41] lower state sales tax receipts following

[1:41:44] the elimination of the state grocery tax

[1:41:46] in January 2026. Combined revenue from

[1:41:50] state sales taxes with the new municipal

[1:41:52] grocery tax is $26,754

[1:41:55] or 7.1% greater than last year. Licenses

[1:41:58] and registration fees of $13,028 are

[1:42:02] $4,775

[1:42:03] or 57.9% greater than last year due to

[1:42:07] an increase in contractor registrations.

[1:42:10] Permanent receipts of $155,887

[1:42:13] are $47,180

[1:42:15] or 43.4% greater than the prior year due

[1:42:18] to an increase in repair and alteration

[1:42:21] addition permits. Charges for services

[1:42:24] of $235,49

[1:42:26] are $16,15

[1:42:28] or 6.4% lower than last year due to

[1:42:31] lower ambulance service receipts. Fine

[1:42:33] revenue of $51,889

[1:42:35] is $10,74

[1:42:37] or 26% greater than last year due to

[1:42:40] ticket collections. Miscellaneous

[1:42:42] revenue of $80,284 is $21,670

[1:42:46] or 21.3% less than last year, primarily

[1:42:49] due to lower interest revenue. Interest

[1:42:51] rates have declined over the past year

[1:42:53] following rate cuts by the Federal

[1:42:54] Reserve. Total general fund expenditures

[1:42:56] of 2.626 million are at 20.9% of the

[1:43:00] annual budget and 123,680

[1:43:03] or 4.9% greater than last year. All

[1:43:06] departments are within budget

[1:43:07] expectations.

[1:43:09] That concludes our monthly financial

[1:43:11] update.

[1:43:11] >> Thank you, Trusty Diurio. Moving into

[1:43:14] other reports, village clerk.

[1:43:17] >> Thank you, President Prom Lauder. I have

[1:43:18] no report this evening. uh village

[1:43:20] treasure

[1:43:22] >> report.

[1:43:23] >> Okay.

[1:43:25] Uh we will move uh into the commercial

[1:43:27] revital revitalization committee for the

[1:43:30] monthly report. Trustee Zora.

[1:43:32] >> Thank you, President Prom. The phase one

[1:43:34] preliminary engineering study for the

[1:43:35] Graange Road traffic safety improvements

[1:43:37] is underway led by Kimley Horn. The

[1:43:39] village hosted its second annual public

[1:43:41] openhouse on August 19th at the library

[1:43:43] to present the proposed improvements and

[1:43:45] gather community input. For those unable

[1:43:47] to attend, the presentation boards are

[1:43:49] available on the project web page. The

[1:43:51] public comment period will remain open

[1:43:53] through September 2nd and residents and

[1:43:55] stakeholders are encouraged to review

[1:43:56] the proposed improvements and provide pe

[1:43:58] feedback. The draft 31st Street corridor

[1:44:01] transportation plan is now available on

[1:44:03] the villages project web page for public

[1:44:05] review. The guided by community input

[1:44:07] and existing conditions, the plan aims

[1:44:09] to improve safety, accessibility,

[1:44:10] connectivity, and the overall character

[1:44:12] of the 31st Street and Barnesdale Road

[1:44:14] corridors. Draft recommendations include

[1:44:16] signal timing adjustments, crosswalk

[1:44:18] enhancements, streetscape branding, and

[1:44:20] additional landscape and street trees.

[1:44:22] Residents and businesses are encouraged

[1:44:24] to review the draft plan and submit

[1:44:25] comments or feedback by September 8th.

[1:44:28] The village is preparing to implement

[1:44:29] the paint and post project in the

[1:44:31] village market area. The quick build

[1:44:33] project will feature artistic pavement

[1:44:35] treatments, temporary curb extensions

[1:44:37] and flexible delineator posts along

[1:44:39] Sherwood Road at Homestead Road and

[1:44:41] Woodlon Avenue to improve pedestrian

[1:44:43] safety, calm traffic, and enhance the

[1:44:44] streetscape. Stay tuned for more

[1:44:46] information through the vill's weekly

[1:44:48] ebriefs newsletter and Facebook page.

[1:44:50] Following installation, residents will

[1:44:52] be invited to share feedback through a

[1:44:54] community survey to help evaluate the

[1:44:56] pilot and guide future improvements.

[1:44:58] Lastly, the Lraange Park Chamber of

[1:45:00] Commerce in partnership with the

[1:45:02] Community Park District will host its

[1:45:03] annual chili cookoff on Thursday,

[1:45:05] September 17th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at

[1:45:07] Memorial Park. Enjoy chili from local

[1:45:09] competitors sponsored by chamber

[1:45:11] businesses along with beverages from

[1:45:13] Hopster Community Brewing. Interested in

[1:45:15] competing or sponsoring this event?

[1:45:17] Email LGP Chamber of Commerce@gmail.com

[1:45:20] for more information. Chef spaces are

[1:45:23] limited. Follow the Chamers's Facebook

[1:45:24] page for events updates. That's all I

[1:45:27] have. Thank you.

[1:45:28] >> Well, thank you. Trusty Zara, village

[1:45:30] engineer,

[1:45:33] >> village attorney.

[1:45:35] >> Just briefly, um the Illinois Municipal

[1:45:37] League is coming up in a few more weeks

[1:45:38] and just um welcome everybody to attend

[1:45:41] that's interested and Maggie and I will

[1:45:44] be speaking during the TIFF presentation

[1:45:47] on Thursday, September 17th. We have a

[1:45:51] uh trying to just find it here in the

[1:45:54] materials. We have the 4:30 slot. So,

[1:45:56] we're sort of batting clean up for the

[1:45:59] day.

[1:45:59] >> Thursday. Thursday.

[1:46:00] >> Thursday. Yep. Thursday.

[1:46:02] >> Thursday. Okay.

[1:46:03] >> Uh September 17th, 4:30, the TIFF

[1:46:07] seminar. And there's a couple other I

[1:46:09] think KTJ, some other attorneys have

[1:46:11] others uh presentations on different

[1:46:13] topics. Not sure what those are, but

[1:46:16] I'll let you know at the next meeting.

[1:46:18] Um but yeah, Maggie and I are

[1:46:20] headlining, so to speak, the uh the

[1:46:22] cleanup spot.

[1:46:24] >> I like it. Yep.

[1:46:26] >> Great. Thank you, village attorney from

[1:46:29] committee and collector's report. I need

[1:46:30] a motion to approve the committee and

[1:46:31] collector's report as presented.

[1:46:34] >> Second.

[1:46:35] >> All those in favor?

[1:46:36] >> I

[1:46:39] >> Okay.

[1:46:40] Well, looks like I get to speak here a

[1:46:42] little bit. U village president

[1:46:45] um appointments and reappointments to

[1:46:48] the youth commission. background on this

[1:46:50] that the youth commission is comprised

[1:46:52] of 10 members who each serve a two-year

[1:46:55] term. Currently, the youth commission

[1:46:58] has two vacancies to fill due to recent

[1:47:00] graduations. The village receives

[1:47:02] several applications for the open

[1:47:04] positions and recommends the following

[1:47:06] candidates to be appointed to serve on

[1:47:08] the youth commission for the terms

[1:47:10] detailed in the motions. Uh recommended

[1:47:14] is Gabby Ktoy who's a senior at LT. uh

[1:47:17] and that term expires in September of

[1:47:20] 2027. Maline Rogers who is a sophomore

[1:47:23] at St. Ignatius that term would expire

[1:47:26] in September 28th. Additionally, there

[1:47:28] are four members whose term expire in

[1:47:30] 2026 and staff has confirmed their

[1:47:32] interest in reappointment. Those

[1:47:34] candidates are Knox Krook term expires

[1:47:38] September 2026, reappoint for a two-year

[1:47:41] term ending in September 2028. Uh the

[1:47:44] same terms for these four individuals in

[1:47:46] addition to Knox Crook is Kennedy Mohal,

[1:47:50] Mason Neater White, Beatatric Provost.

[1:47:55] Staff recommends that the board affirm

[1:47:57] the president dipio's recommendation to

[1:47:59] appoint and reappoint the

[1:48:00] affforementioned individuals to the

[1:48:03] youth commission. And this item for

[1:48:05] discussion and action. So, I'd like to

[1:48:08] submit a motion to one to appoint Gabby

[1:48:10] Conto and Maline Rogers to the Village

[1:48:12] of Lraange Park Youth Commission for

[1:48:14] terms expiring in September 2027 and

[1:48:17] September 2028 respectively. And two to

[1:48:21] reappoint Knox Krook, Kennedy Mohal,

[1:48:25] Mason Neer White, and Beatatric Provos

[1:48:27] to the Village of the Graange Park Youth

[1:48:29] Commission for terms expiring in

[1:48:31] September 2028.

[1:48:33] >> Second.

[1:48:34] >> I have a motion and I have a second. Uh

[1:48:36] any discussion uh on any of these

[1:48:39] individuals uh from anyone of the

[1:48:42] trustees on the board?

[1:48:46] Glad to see some familiar names, a

[1:48:48] couple of the familiar names. So um with

[1:48:52] that, Megan, take the take the vote.

[1:48:54] >> President Prom Lner,

[1:48:55] >> yes.

[1:48:56] >> Trusty Zora,

[1:48:56] >> yes.

[1:48:57] >> Trusty Council,

[1:48:58] >> yes.

[1:48:58] >> Trusty Shien,

[1:48:59] >> yes.

[1:48:59] >> Trusty Caputo,

[1:49:00] >> yes.

[1:49:00] >> Trusty Dafarium,

[1:49:02] >> yes.

[1:49:02] >> The motion passes unanimously.

[1:49:05] Okay, next item on the agenda is public

[1:49:07] participation for non-aggenda related

[1:49:10] items only. Would anyone in the audience

[1:49:12] like to present to the board?

[1:49:16] Great.

[1:49:28] » Hang on. Let's turn your microphone on.

[1:49:31] Yeah,

[1:49:31] >> just get the microphone on.

[1:49:35] Can I sing?

[1:49:37] >> Uh, so this is uh officially just to

[1:49:40] inform uh all of you some safety issues

[1:49:44] for hazardous walking along 31st Street.

[1:49:47] There's the tilting burm wall that's in

[1:49:50] front of Ace Hardware and the antique

[1:49:52] mall. I mean, it's really a tilt. Uh

[1:49:56] there is also some loose bricks that are

[1:49:58] by the antique mall making it more

[1:50:01] hazardous. There's a pretty good size

[1:50:03] lip of the sidewalk in front of Cork,

[1:50:06] Keg, and Spirits. And there's failing

[1:50:10] brick work by the sidewalk by the corner

[1:50:14] of um Newberry and 31st Street on the

[1:50:19] souththeast

[1:50:21] corner. All the brick is failing. It's

[1:50:24] falling apart. I'm just afraid

[1:50:26] somebody's going to walk there and trip,

[1:50:30] fall, and then have problems. And then

[1:50:32] there's some uh deep potholes in the

[1:50:36] alleyway that's behind the park

[1:50:37] district.

[1:50:40] I wouldn't want to drive my car behind

[1:50:41] that alleyway.

[1:50:44] That's all.

[1:50:45] >> Thank Thank you for bringing that to our

[1:50:46] attention. Uh question that I might have

[1:50:48] for you. Any thoughts on using the

[1:50:50] Cclick Fix application? Is that

[1:50:52] something that you're aware of? No, I

[1:50:55] What is it?

[1:50:56] >> Okay. And Director Ratty, if maybe you

[1:50:59] could make a couple comments. It's the

[1:51:01] We talked about a little bit earlier,

[1:51:03] the application that we approved some

[1:51:04] funds for, but it's a new application

[1:51:07] that that Director Ratty will share with

[1:51:09] you.

[1:51:14] » Um, if if you are are you a smartphone

[1:51:16] user at all?

[1:51:18] >> No.

[1:51:19] >> Okay.

[1:51:21] >> Yeah, we

[1:51:22] >> Okay. It it is an

[1:51:23] >> I'm tech technologically

[1:51:26] no I can turn my phone on and off and I

[1:51:28] can call and text.

[1:51:30] >> Yeah. It's just something that we did a

[1:51:32] while back. We we wanted to have a

[1:51:33] community involvement and and have a a

[1:51:36] greater sense for people to be able to

[1:51:37] report concerns like that. So now we

[1:51:40] have this new method that you can

[1:51:41] download an app and then anytime you see

[1:51:43] something in the village, you can

[1:51:44] actually go through. There's a list of

[1:51:46] drop downs and things like that that you

[1:51:47] can actually go do, take pictures,

[1:51:49] photos, all that. And then we receive

[1:51:52] those and then you get an

[1:51:53] acknowledgement. If we do any change or

[1:51:56] status change to that work ticket, you

[1:51:59] would get an acknowledgement as well and

[1:52:01] you'd see us track the progress and

[1:52:02] things like that. So, it's a pretty cool

[1:52:04] little nifty uh tool that we're we're

[1:52:06] starting to use and it's becoming very

[1:52:08] more popular.

[1:52:12] » This works too. [laughter]

[1:52:14] >> Sound this works. This works just fine.

[1:52:17] >> Great.

[1:52:21] Okay. Anybody else?

[1:52:26] Okay. See, seeing none, any new

[1:52:29] business?

[1:52:32] Uh, I will entertain a motion to move

[1:52:35] into close session. Trusty Zara, could

[1:52:37] you submit that?

[1:52:42] » Yes. So, I'd like to make a motion to

[1:52:44] adjourn into close session for the

[1:52:45] purpose of discussing the section of a

[1:52:47] person to fill a village commission

[1:52:49] committee according to 5ilcs

[1:52:52] 120 over 2C3 not to reconvene to open

[1:52:55] session until the reg next regularly

[1:52:57] scheduled meeting on September 8th, 2026

[1:52:59] in the village hall boardroom.

[1:53:01] >> I have a motion. Do I have a second?

[1:53:03] >> Second.

[1:53:04] >> Okay. I have a motion and a second. All

[1:53:06] those in favor?

[1:53:07] >> I opposed. We do need a roll call.

[1:53:10] >> Okay. Megan, take the roll call.

[1:53:11] >> Yep. President Prom Lner.

[1:53:13] >> Yes.

[1:53:13] >> Trusty Zora, yes.

[1:53:14] >> Trusty Council,

[1:53:15] >> yes.

[1:53:15] >> Trusty Shien, yes.

[1:53:17] >> Trusty Caputo. Trusty Dafario,

[1:53:19] >> yes.

[1:53:20] >> The motion passes unanimously.

[1:53:21] >> And now, do I have a motion to adjurnn?

[1:53:23] >> Motion.

[1:53:24] >> Second. All those in favor?

[1:53:27] >> Post pass carried.

[1:53:31] >> Thank you everyone. And thanks to our

[1:53:33] attendees that u that do come out and

[1:53:35] spend the time with us. Thank you.

[1:53:37] >> So, Mom, I'm gonna go to

Village of La Grange Park Board Meeting 8-25-26

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