[0:01] call this meeting to order. If everyone
could please stand and join New Lennox
[0:05] Girl Scout Troop 75806
in the pledge.
[0:10] » Ladies,
I aliance to the flag of the United
[0:16] States of America and to the republic
for which it stands. One nation under
[0:23] God, indivisible with liberty and
justice for all.
[0:28] » Thank you. Roll call, please.
>> Trusty Scaliz,
[0:32] » here.
>> Trusty Riser,
[0:35] » here.
>> Trusty Christopherson
[0:36] » here.
>> Trusty Madson is absent. Trustee Galuza
[0:40] is absent. Trustee Wilson is absent.
Mayor Balderman
[0:43] » here. All right, real quickly before we
get started, as I do quite frequently, I
[0:47] met with a great uh troop, Girl Scout
Troop 7586. They asked some wonderful
[0:53] questions. Um, very bright uh young
ladies. They represent all four of the
[1:00] intermediate new Lennox schools and
Union School as well. So, I was uh
[1:05] really proud of what they had to ask and
hopefully they learned a lot. They're
[1:10] also Did you I see is the table gone?
Did you sell all the cookies? Are they
[1:13] gone? There's still some There's still
some cookies left.
[1:16] » Yeah, there is.
>> All right. So, now you know why three of
[1:19] the board members took off. They were
too cheap to buy cookies. But the rest
[1:22] of you should have got You bought yours.
All right. I've got mine. Hazel hit me
[1:27] up twice now for cookies. Um but yeah,
scouting is so important. We're so
[1:32] fortunate in this town that we have um
so many wonderful parents that are
[1:38] willing to serve as scout leaders and
kids that are interested in scouting and
[1:42] we talked about commitment to community
today and the scouts is a great way to
[1:47] get started on that. So, congratulations
to you kids uh for being well informed
[1:53] and for what you're doing and to the
parents that are brought them here and
[1:56] are leading the troops. So, we
appreciate that. All right. Yes.
[2:01] Absolutely.
[2:05] All right. First up, we have a public
hearing for a special service area for
[2:09] Spencer Meadows. Madam Clerk, you have
proof of notice.
[2:12] » I do.
>> All right. Thank you. Is there anyone
[2:15] here that speak on it? Goodbye, ladies.
Anyone here to speak on this tonight
[2:19] that needs to be sworn in? No. Okay.
Robin. Um,
[2:24] » so this special service area is a
requirement of the building
[2:30] ordinance. You remember Spencer Meadows
is south sideway
[2:35] Spencer Road. Back in February, the
board adopted the ordinance proposing
[2:40] the special service area and setting
public hearing for tonight. We did post
[2:44] a legal notice in the paper and mailed
um certified notices to the developer
[2:49] and property owner. Um the special
service area would allow the village to
[2:53] be up to $125 for $100 in the set value
um to maintain the landscape offers and
[2:59] the storm water detention facilities. Um
following tonight's public hearing,
[3:04] there's a 60-day kind of waiting period.
So staff would anticipate bringing this
[3:08] back to the board um at the May 11th
meeting. Um, and the only reason that
[3:13] would change would be if the final plat
for Spencer Meadows Unit One has not yet
[3:18] been uh presented for your approval,
>> but we anticipate that it will be in
[3:21] April.
>> All right, very good. Any questions for
[3:23] Robin on that? All right, then we'll
close the public hearing. Thank you.
[3:27] Next up is our consent agenda, which
consists of eight items. A proclamation
[3:31] for certified government financial
manager month. Ordinance granting a
[3:35] special use for a final PUD Plat Lakes
Park phase 2. Second read. Approval of
[3:40] contract fertilizing village property JD
lawn service and landscaping. Approval
[3:45] of proposal pipe painting Joliet Highway
Pump Station. Ordinance authorizing
[3:51] disposal of surplus property slabjack.
Charity release for Hickory Memorial
[3:56] Chapel. Ordinance creating a class SE uh
SE liquor license for the Hall of Fame
[4:01] dinner for Providence Catholic High
School and a raffle license for 2026
[4:07] Providence Catholic High School. Does
any member wish any of those items to be
[4:10] pulled and discussed separately? All
right. If not, I would just add that u
[4:14] many of you are familiar with our good
friend Israel Del Toro uh who is from
[4:19] the area Providence grad. We celebrated
him out here. Had Israel del Toro day. I
[4:24] serve on tribute to valor with him. He
is a Providence grad and is actually
[4:29] being inducted into the Hall of Fame
this year. So, congratulations to DT.
[4:34] He's a good man. All right. There's
nothing further. Is there a a uh we
[4:38] already did the motion? I need a motion
to approve the consent agenda.
[4:42] » So moved.
>> Second.
[4:44] » Motion by Trusty Scaliz. Second by
Trusty Christopherson. There's nothing
[4:47] further a roll call vote, please.
>> Trusty Riser.
[4:50] » I.
>> Trustee Scaliz.
[4:51] » I.
>> Trusty Christopherson.
[4:53] » I.
>> Mayor Baldin.
[4:54] » I. Motion carries. Okay. Next up, under
order of business, consideration for
[4:58] approval request for a waiver of
building code 237, Derfield Court.
[5:02] Robin, are you going to handle that?
>> I am. Um, so this is a situation where
[5:07] um the chief building inspector at the
time uh incorrectly issued a permit for
[5:13] a railing that did not meet a local
amendment of our code. Um, it is uh it's
[5:18] a horizontal cable railing around a
deck. Um, which our ordinance does not
[5:23] allow horizontal railings that would
create a ladder effect. Um, it does
[5:28] comply with the international uh
residence residential code. Um so
[5:34] because of the situation which was in
part uh an error on the vill's part and
[5:39] because it is a rear deck um the chief
building inspector currently is
[5:45] recommending that we grant this waiver.
Um but he wants it clear that this is
[5:49] not something that he feels we should
amend the code to allow in other
[5:52] instances.
[5:57] » Okay. Any questions for Robin on that?
I guess I would ask um
[6:05] why why is it allowable there and why do
we not want it? Is it a safety issue or
[6:10] what is it?
>> It was not caught until it was
[6:12] constructed and they called for an
inspection. So it would cause um
[6:16] » you you want little chips climbing up
and going over the over the fence. Is
[6:20] the is what you're trying to
>> I I but my but my point is uh I
[6:25] appreciate the fact that if there's an
error on our part that we should
[6:29] necessarily punish the homeowner, but I
don't know what it if it's not a safe
[6:36] situation. I'd almost rather entertain
seeing how we can make the homeowner
[6:41] whole to Iser here,
>> sir. would you mind stepping forward
[6:46] please and stating your name?
>> Sure.
[6:49] » I don't I don't know what the expense of
that is. I don't have any idea. But
[6:55] first of all, let us apologize to you um
for the error on our part. Um
[7:02] can you c I know this is not your I'm
sorry Robin. I know this is not your
[7:07] forte but I mean you know enough about
it I'm sure.
[7:10] » Best contractors here.
>> Glass contractors here. Well, come on
[7:13] up, sir. We will ask you to state your
name, too.
[7:18] » I just if if it's if it's a matter
although if it's a matter of safety, I
[7:22] don't know why the international
building code allows it.
[7:26] » Yeah, it's a local amendment. It is a It
does meet the international code.
[7:30] » Can you
>> My name is Mike Mitchell. Go ahead. Tell
[7:33] me a little bit about it, please.
>> Uh, sure. So, so cable rail in general
[7:37] had a small living time in the
international or the IRC from 2001 to
[7:45] the end of 2001. Then they took it out.
They realized that cable railing was not
[7:48] climbable. Um, so they took it out of
the code. There's a lot of talk or
[7:54] thought about the fact that you could
climb something that's horizontal, but
[7:57] they found that cable in general is not
something that kids climb. Um, the
[8:02] railing we installed is manufactured by
a publicly traded company. And there's
[8:06] several other ones like people
well-known. Trex makes one. Timbert's
[8:10] the one we installed. Um, I do have a
list of some other ones if you wanted to
[8:13] see them all, but there's there's at
least 15 major manufacturer. A lot of
[8:16] them are publicly traded companies that
do sell this railing. They wouldn't sell
[8:20] it if it was an unsafe railing to to do.
And in most municipalities I've worked
[8:27] in, I've never seen this in the last
several years ever be omitted uh
[8:32] locally.
>> So, not that I expect you to know this,
[8:34] but is this an amendment we may have
made many years ago and now there had
[8:37] been advancements in
>> this? That's possible.
[8:41] » So, but we'd have to see why our
building inspector doesn't want to
[8:44] change. How about we do this? So, um, if
it's if it's something that,
[8:52] uh, is sold everywhere and it's okay in
the International Building Code and
[8:57] other municipalities allow it, um, then
I think we do need to have a deeper
[9:03] discussion about whether we remove the
amendment or not. We just if it's if
[9:07] it's unsafe, then I'd rather see the
village try and do something to make the
[9:13] homeowner whole as opposed to have
something that's unsafe. But if this is
[9:17] a product that's sold and put on homes
everywhere, we just maybe have not uh
[9:23] changed our uh code to to meet with
that, then that's a a discussion that
[9:28] we'd rather have internally.
>> Don't look at the diagonal fence outside
[9:32] the window there.
>> Yeah. Well, that's I mean, but then I
[9:35] mean, we have to talk about
>> I I was just going to say that turn
[9:39] around.
>> That's more climbable than the cable.
[9:42] » Yeah.
>> Yeah. All right. So, it sounds like we
[9:44] do we do need to have a deeper
discussion. So, this is not a problem
[9:47] for safety. It's a concern. It's a
question of whether or not we should
[9:52] entertain uh dealing with that amendment
internally or not.
[9:57] » Okay.
>> Appreciate that.
[9:58] » Any questions from the board? I would
just add that yeah, the cable railing is
[10:02] much different than a solid, you know,
horizontal picket. Um, the cable
[10:07] railing's got some movement. It's tough
to try to climb and I imagine that's
[10:10] probably why it's allowed in in most
codes. And I would not recommend
[10:15] changing the ordinance to allowing
horizontal, but maybe an exception for
[10:19] cable rail if if that's the
>> Okay, so this is but this is cable rail
[10:23] that we're talking about,
>> right? Okay. So, I got it. I'm good with
[10:26] it. I just I would not go all the way to
amended to allow all horizontal
[10:31] » just for cable rail.
>> Right. Right.
[10:32] » Okay.
>> And and and that is something why don't
[10:35] you talk to to Ry about that and why
don't I Does the rest of the board
[10:40] concur understand that? And
>> yes.
[10:43] » Yeah. Okay. So, here's what I would say.
I would tell uh Ry
[10:47] » that our mindset is that we can do the
cable rail but not the horizontal rail.
[10:55] We should look at that.
>> Okay.
[10:56] » Okay. And if he doesn't agree with that,
that's fine. But then maybe he should
[11:00] come to the work session um next week
and tell the board what his thoughts
[11:05] are.
>> And I'm guessing there's probably
[11:06] product information for that cable. I
would
[11:09] » sure
>> talk about that.
[11:10] » Okay. Yeah.
>> All right. But I don't want I don't want
[11:12] to tell the chief building inspector
that we don't agree with this
[11:15] recommendation. I'd rather just see if
there is a way we go halfway. All right.
[11:18] Very good. All right. Uh then what I
need is a motion to approve the request
[11:23] for the waiver of this building code for
237 deer field court. So moved.
[11:27] » Second
>> motion by trusty risers. Second by
[11:30] trustee Scaliz. If there's no other
comments or questions, roll call vote,
[11:33] please.
>> Trusty Christopherson.
[11:35] » I.
>> Trusty Scaliz.
[11:36] » I.
>> Trusty Riser.
[11:37] » I.
>> Mayor B.
[11:38] » I. Motion carries. Very good. Thank you,
sir. Appreciate you both for being here
[11:42] tonight. Thanks for that explanation.
>> Thank you.
[11:43] » All right. Be well.
>> All right. Next is consideration for
[11:47] approval of proposal base anchor
additions and concreting Mottz Group
[11:51] Crossroads Sports Complex. Uh Brian's
here to talk about this, but as you
[11:55] recall from the last board meeting,
Mottz is the one that has been doing
[11:59] business out there. So, we're going to
need to uh wave the um bid, formal
[12:04] bidding on this. But Brian, go ahead.
Why don't you talk?
[12:07] » Uh thank you, mayor. The proposal for
concreting all the current base anchors
[12:11] at the sports complex and adding 93 new
ones at 65 ft for youth baseball and 75
[12:17] ft for both youth baseball and adult
softball. Uh the additions maximize our
[12:21] field configurations. Uh the proposed
changes were not included in the
[12:25] original construction and of course like
you said due to the limited contractors
[12:29] that performed this work and the the
quality mods group has done for us in
[12:32] the past and the dollar value of the
proposal which is 286,729.
[12:38] I'm requesting that the formal bidding
process be waved and uh the proposal be
[12:42] accepted to get the work done.
>> Yeah. And I think that what we're seeing
[12:45] is we've built beautiful fields out
there, but as we're getting these top
[12:48] tier groups that are coming in, they're
making suggestions of things that we
[12:52] need to do and in order to keep them
going, I think it makes sense to upgrade
[12:55] as we go along. All right. Any questions
for Brian on that? All right. First, is
[13:00] there a motion to to set aside the
formal bid process?
[13:03] » So moved.
>> Or to wave the board bid process, I'm
[13:06] sorry.
>> So moved.
[13:07] » Second.
>> Motion by Trust Scaliz. Second by
[13:09] Trustee Christopherson. There's nothing
further. Is there a uh All those in
[13:15] favor signify by a voice vote of I.
>> I opposed. Motion carries. Okay. Now, is
[13:19] there a motion to approve the proposal?
>> So moved.
[13:23] » Second.
>> Motion by Trusty Scaliz. Second by
[13:25] Trusty Christopherson. If there's
nothing further, a roll call vote,
[13:28] please.
>> Trusty Kristofferson.
[13:30] » I.
>> Trusty Scaliz.
[13:31] » I.
>> Trusty Riser.
[13:33] » I.
>> Mayor Balk.
[13:34] » I. Motion carries. Okay. Next, we have
consideration for approval of a contract
[13:39] hood cleaning, RPM, Crossroads Sports
Complex.
[13:43] » I It's just a
>> Yeah,
[13:46] » it would be for the uh beer garden, and
for the concessions.
[13:50] » Yep.
>> All right. Any questions on that? All
[13:52] right. Is there a motion to approve the
contract?
[13:55] » So moved.
>> Second.
[13:56] » Motion by Trustee Scaliz, second by
Trusty Christopherson. If there's
[13:59] nothing further, a roll call vote,
please.
[14:01] » Trusty Riser.
>> I.
[14:02] » Trusty Scaliz.
>> I.
[14:04] » Trusty Christopherson.
>> I. Mayor Baldwin. I motion carries.
[14:07] Okay. Next, we have consideration for
approval or proposal replacement of
[14:11] culvert for Sunset Trail. Mark,
>> yes, there's a 40-in culvert on Sunset
[14:15] Trail. It runs north south. Um quite a
few years ago, um there's a sinkhole in
[14:22] the road, so we were able to patch that
culvert. Now, it's showing even more
[14:25] signs of deterioration. There's uh at
least three potholes, one of them being
[14:30] within 10 ft of one of the uh buildings
over there. Um, and we just we don't
[14:35] have the adequate equipment to remove
and replace a pipe this large. So, we uh
[14:40] got a couple quotes from local
companies. Uh, the lowest code is from
[14:43] Bisping Construction for $37,540.
Um, I'm recommending acceptance of this
[14:50] proposal.
>> All right. And even though this is local
[14:53] and they've done stuff for us before, we
still have to I need a motion to wave
[14:57] the formal bidding process on this.
>> So, moved.
[15:01] » Second.
>> Motion by Trusty Scaliz. Second by
[15:03] Trusty Christopherson. If there's
nothing further, all those in favor
[15:06] signify by a voice vote of I.
>> I.
[15:09] » Opposed? Motion carries. Now, is there a
motion to approve the proposal?
[15:12] » So moved.
>> Second.
[15:14] » Motion by Trusty Riser, second by Trusty
Scaliz. If there's nothing further, a
[15:18] roll call vote, please.
>> Trusty Christopherson.
[15:20] » I.
>> Trusty Scaliz.
[15:21] » I.
>> Trusty Riser.
[15:23] » I.
>> Mayor Balden.
[15:24] » I I motion carries. Okay. We still need
this uh payment of credit letter credit.
[15:29] » It's supposedly on its way, but we
haven't received.
[15:31] » All right. So, we have to do it. Okay.
Uh, next up is consideration for
[15:34] approval resolution demanding payment of
certain letter of credit for Lenny's
[15:38] Food and Fuel. I'm sure it'll be here,
but we'd better do take action tonight
[15:41] anyway. Is there a motion to approve the
resolution?
[15:44] » So move.
>> Second.
[15:45] » Motion by Trusty Scaliz. Second by
Trusty Christopherson. There's nothing
[15:49] further. A roll call vote, please.
>> Trusty Riser.
[15:53] » I.
>> Trusty Scaliz.
[15:54] » I.
>> Trusty Christopherson.
[15:56] » I.
>> Mayor Balderman.
[15:57] » I. Motion carries. Okay. on reports and
communications. Tomorrow is the
[16:01] announcement of the concerts. Uh we have
one in June, um four in August. Um also,
[16:09] uh by the end of the month, we should
have the entire summer uh lineup of all
[16:14] the great activities that are happening.
So, we would encourage people to go to
[16:18] um newlennx.net/events
and see all the wonderful things that
[16:22] are happening there. Um the team is
working hard. I'm sure you know we now
[16:28] have a village Tik Tok. So, I would
encourage you to go to the village Tik
[16:31] Tok if you're so inclined. And um that's
all for me. That's all I've got. All
[16:38] right. If there's nothing for me,
village attorney,
[16:42] » thank you. Village administrator or
village uh clerk would like to remind
[16:45] everyone about early voting.
>> Just a reminder that early voting
[16:49] continues till Friday from 9:00 to 3 in
the community room.
[16:52] » Very good. Thank you. Uh next up is
payroll and dispersements.
[16:57] I have it.
>> All right.
[17:00] » I make the motion to approve our
bimonthly dispersements in the amount of
[17:03] 4,28,822.78.
[17:08] In addition to these dispersements,
approval is needed for payroll in the
[17:12] amount of $528,51310
[17:17] paid on March 6th, 2026. And that's in
the form of a motion.
[17:21] » And I will second that.
>> All right. Motion has been properly
[17:23] moved and seconded. Any comments or
questions? Roll call vote, please.
[17:26] » Trusty Christopherson,
>> I.
[17:28] » Trusty Scaliz,
>> I.
[17:29] » Trusty Riser,
>> I.
[17:31] » Mayor Baldwin,
>> I. Motion carries. Okay. Uh, questions,
[17:34] comments from the floor. Janet,
>> please.
[17:42] » Hi,
my name is Janet Diaz. I actually live
[17:46] in Joliet, but I grew up here in New
Lennox, right by Lincoln High School.
[17:50] Okay. I did from second grade to high
school here. This is my hometown. Um,
[17:54] but I'm actually here to talk to you
about a data center that Joliet is
[17:58] putting in. I don't know if you're aware
of it. I know I sent you an email just
[18:02] telling you I was coming today.
>> Um, it's 800 acres. They are saying it's
[18:07] going to use as much electricity as all
the homes in the city of Chicago, but
[18:12] they won't tell us what's going in it. I
think they know because how would they
[18:16] know that it's going to use that much
electricity? It's just a question and a
[18:20] thought.
I'm hoping you all know how the
[18:23] electricity grid is already stressed
out. We share with many other states.
[18:29] PJM, we had to go to auction last year
and if you think this grid that isn't
[18:35] going to have a problem because of this
data center, you're kidding yourself.
[18:38] We're hearing our electric bills could
be $500 to $1,000 a month. I can't
[18:43] afford that. I don't know how if any of
you can. That's why I'm standing here.
[18:47] I'm hoping you'll join us uh in
protesting this. The city of Joliet is
[18:52] not listening to its citizens. We they
had testimony for 5 hours. It took them
[18:59] 30 seconds to say we don't care. We're
going to push this through anyway. So
[19:03] that's why we're having a protest this
Saturday, Larkin and Jefferson before it
[19:07] goes to the full council meeting.
>> Okay. Good. So you're then you're
[19:11] obviously aware that that was the plan
commission. It wasn't the city.
[19:14] » Correct. Oh yes, I'm very much aware.
>> Sure. Sure.
[19:16] » Yeah. Yeah. And if anyone wants to sign
the protest, I'll just leave. There's a
[19:19] QR code that you can sign online.
>> Leave that here. You be we'll we'll take
[19:23] that.
>> There you go.
[19:24] » Thank you for being here.
>> Thank you so much. I just want I want to
[19:27] make sure that you know that I don't
think Joliet's being a good neighbor
[19:30] » by forcing this upon everybody cuz when
they dump the chemicals, they're forever
[19:36] chemicals. And I'm afraid what it's
going to do to where I grew up.
[19:39] » Sure.
>> Because that's all well water.
[19:42] » Well, we certainly appreciate you being
here. a lot of concern and I did see
[19:46] that um the governor is looking to put a
halt on incentives for data centers. So
[19:51] we'll see
>> we'll see how I think he got the message
[19:55] politically that they're not popular
with a lot of people and so
[19:59] » he did and Senator Ventura got up and
well she had her person come because she
[20:03] was down in Springfield and they and
they spoke. Doesn't matter. They don't
[20:08] care what we the people say.
>> Wow.
[20:10] » Over there in Joliet at least that's how
I see what the city council does. But
[20:14] regardless of how anybody feels about
it, we certainly always appreciate
[20:18] citizens that are willing to take the
time out. You've obviously spent a lot
[20:22] of time on that. So, good for you.
>> Thank you. Have a great night.
[20:24] » Appreciate you. Thank you.
>> Yep.
[20:27] » Got anything tonight, Martin? You're
good. Good to see you as always. All
[20:30] right. Thank you. All right. Trusty
comments, Trusty Riser.
[20:34] » Nothing tonight, Mayor.
>> Thank you, Trusty Christopherson.
[20:37] » Don't get used to this weather. We were
just talking about it up and down
[20:40] Midwest. Good old weather. But um yeah,
we hope everyone got out and enjoyed it
[20:44] today.
>> Yeah, I mean tomorrow I don't know if
[20:46] they've changed the forecast. They were
talking about potential tornadoes and
[20:49] hail. So I mean I don't know. We'll see.
We'll see what it says, but never know.
[20:53] And they're always right about the
weather. So
[20:56] » always.
>> All right, Trusty Scaliz.
[20:59] » Nothing for me.
>> All right. Very good. Thank you. Well,
[21:01] we have no need for executive session
tonight. So if there's nothing further,
[21:05] is there a motion to adjurnn?
>> So moved.
[21:07] » Second.
>> Motion by Trusty Scaliz. Second by
[21:09] Trusty Christopherson. And all those in
favor signify by a voice vote of I. I.
[21:14] I.
>> Opposed. Meeting ajourned.