1 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:11,920 Good evening everybody. So I'm going to I'm going to cover a couple of the items 2 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:15,360 which I think probably are going to be want to want to be heard about anyways. 3 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:20,400 Uh just so we don't have multiple questions about the same about the same 4 00:00:17,039 --> 00:00:23,600 thing over and over. So ICE, everyone's wondering what's going on with ICE. You 5 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:27,680 know, why are they here? Why are they there? Why are they everywhere? Here's 6 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:33,280 what I can tell you and what I know. Unless you see somebody in a green 7 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:36,160 uniform, they're not ICE agents. What they are are bounty hunters, believe it 8 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:40,480 or not. And they're all over the United States right now. So unless you see them 9 00:00:38,480 --> 00:00:45,040 in those green uniforms with the gold patches, those are the ICE agents. All 10 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:47,600 these other people, from what what I've understood, and I've talked to five 11 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:51,440 different people, five different agencies, federal, and they've all 12 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:57,520 coincided with this. These are bounty hunters for the most part. Okay. So, but 13 00:00:55,840 --> 00:01:02,800 we do have policy when it comes to all that. So, everybody knows we're all on 14 00:00:59,039 --> 00:01:06,000 the same page. First of all, uh, the police department does not 15 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:10,880 engage in federal immigration enforcement, which is a responsibility 16 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:15,600 of ICE and custom border patrol protect border protection. Okay. Immigration law 17 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:20,400 is civil and falls under federal jurisdiction. Local police have zero 18 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:26,880 authority to enforce federal civil immigration laws unless specifically 19 00:01:22,479 --> 00:01:31,040 authorized. The Supreme Court 1997 ruled that the federal government cannot 20 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:37,119 compel local police to enforce federal laws. 21 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:42,880 Uh Illinois Trust Act enacted in 2017. It limits cooperation between Illinois 22 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:47,119 police and federal immigration agencies. Officers cannot detain, arrest, or 23 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:51,680 assist in immigration enforcement unless there is a criminal warrant issued by a 24 00:01:49,119 --> 00:01:57,759 judge. The law promotes trust with immigrant communities so victims and 25 00:01:54,320 --> 00:02:04,240 witnesses feel safe reporting crimes. At least that was the mindset in 2017. 26 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:07,920 Illinois Way Forward Act further prohibits local law enforcement from 27 00:02:06,159 --> 00:02:13,599 entering into contracts or agreements with ICE for immigration enforcement. 28 00:02:10,959 --> 00:02:17,200 Local police may only assist when a criminal warrant has been issued by a 29 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:20,879 judge. A person is arrested for a criminal offense under state or local 30 00:02:18,879 --> 00:02:24,400 law. Cooperation with federal authorities relates to a criminal 31 00:02:22,319 --> 00:02:29,120 investigation, not a civil immigration matter. Rationale 32 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:33,680 to comply with state law and avoid civil liability to maintain community trust 33 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:38,160 and cooperation. To focus resources on local public, not federal immigration 34 00:02:35,599 --> 00:02:42,080 forces. The Niles Police Department has always followed state and federal law by 35 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:46,879 not participing in immigration important except when it involves a criminal 36 00:02:43,519 --> 00:02:52,000 matter or a valid issued warrant. Now, it's a lot of mumble jumble. So, here's 37 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:56,239 here's what and that's the the policy and everything else. Bottom line is when 38 00:02:54,319 --> 00:02:59,519 federal agents, no matter who they are, Homeland Security was just here and they 39 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:06,800 scooped somebody up about eight weeks ago, Roy Kelly, about eight weeks ago, 40 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:11,440 10 weeks ago, zero notice. They came in, trucks, units, everything else. They 41 00:03:09,519 --> 00:03:14,800 don't tell our police anything, nor can we interfere with any federal operation. 42 00:03:13,599 --> 00:03:19,360 It's against the law for us to interfere. Now, let's say, for instance, 43 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:24,239 there's somebody like these bounty hunters out there. We have absolutely 44 00:03:21,519 --> 00:03:28,400 right. If we're called, we can go there. We start by running their plate. Correct 45 00:03:26,239 --> 00:03:32,239 me if I'm wrong on anything. We run their plate, find out if the plate is 46 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:36,319 federal or not. If it's not, the police officer will ask for identification and 47 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:41,920 stop everything until they find out who this person is, who they work for. And 48 00:03:39,599 --> 00:03:47,599 if they are doing anything against our laws, we can stop them. But is that it 49 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:51,920 in a nutshell? Pretty much right without all the 50 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:55,040 technicalities. So yes, if there is a problem and we see somebody being 51 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:58,319 accosted or grabbed or whatever it may be and they're not in uniform, our 52 00:03:56,799 --> 00:04:01,519 police officers will stop them. They're going to run the plate, ask for their 53 00:03:59,920 --> 00:04:06,720 IDs, and then move forward with the process, just like for civilians, just 54 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:12,799 so everybody knows. Um, and I wanted to be clear about that. Uh, number one, so 55 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:16,239 that's all I have to say on ICE. And we could always talk about later as well. 56 00:04:14,799 --> 00:04:20,479 If somebody wants to ask any other questions, if I have the answers, I'll 57 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:25,280 give them to you. Major developments. We Niles has not developed anything in our 58 00:04:22,479 --> 00:04:32,000 town. Nothing major has been done here since 1999, I believe, was uh the last 59 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:36,479 major building ever put up. Uh all the all the condos in Milwaukee Avenue were 60 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:40,400 all built before 2000. And Four Flag Shopping Center, which is 61 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:45,440 half Niles and half Skooki, went up about 98 or 99 if I'm correct, somewhere 62 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:49,759 about that. And we started saying to ourselves, why are all these young 63 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:54,240 people moving into every single village around us and not here? We wanted to 64 00:04:52,400 --> 00:05:01,199 know why. Well, we started falling behind and so we've really pushed 65 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:07,919 development here. Um the 9201 uh building up by uh church in Milwaukee, 66 00:05:04,479 --> 00:05:13,680 48 units. Uh it's a $20 million development. 67 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:17,840 6633 North Milwaukee South End. Uh by the old Singer Drum, uh if anyone 68 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:23,759 remembers Slinger Drum back in the day and Hesco all the way at the south end 69 00:05:19,919 --> 00:05:27,520 of the town. uh $52 million project, 180 luxury apartments. And by the way, these 70 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:32,560 apartments are starting at 325 a square foot. It's insane. And they're 71 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:39,759 pre-rening them. Uh the White Eagle and the office building development, 72 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:45,120 uh 6,000t restaurant, 17,000 ft² open space, ancillary amendments, so on and 73 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:49,759 so forth. 330 luxury rental apartments with 24 luxury rental town houses. We 74 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:56,800 have not gotten the official number on the project, but it's about estimated at 75 00:05:51,759 --> 00:06:03,199 $150 million uh in in project SE. Yeah, it's a lot of money. 7201 uh 76 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:05,840 the pinnacle on Harlem TUI, which has been an isore and everyone wanted to 77 00:06:04,639 --> 00:06:09,680 know what's going on there. We finally got somebody that's going to develop it. 78 00:06:07,840 --> 00:06:13,360 Uh it's going to be a five to seven story unit. The seven stories will be 79 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:20,720 closer to Tui Avenue. The five sort of in the back part of it. 250 uh 215 80 00:06:17,280 --> 00:06:24,800 luxury apartments, $90 million uh valued. 81 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:28,639 Uh Kla's restaurant, Amichi, everyone's like, "When is it opening?" They're a 82 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:31,680 week and a half away from opening. They're supposed to be open by November 83 00:06:29,840 --> 00:06:37,440 10th now. Uh it's it's finally they're coming to that final day. Um people have 84 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:42,240 asked for more restaurants uh during the referendum. I know that 68% was it 85 00:06:39,840 --> 00:06:47,440 referendum or 20 or the 2040 plan? I forget which one it was. plan 86 00:06:43,759 --> 00:06:50,880 » 2040 plan. 68% of our citizens said we need more restaurants, better 87 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:54,960 restaurants, so we don't have to go to Rosemont or Park Ridge or anywhere else. 88 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:59,759 Uh so we've been bringing them in. We've brought in Crosby's. Uh we've brought in 89 00:06:57,120 --> 00:07:04,400 Sabore on Milwaukee Avenue. Uh we have Kuclas. Now there are a couple other um 90 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:08,800 chefs talking to us right now for better restaurants. Uh Klas, I could tell you 91 00:07:07,039 --> 00:07:12,160 Jimmy Banels Jr. was named the number one chef under 30 years old in the 92 00:07:10,639 --> 00:07:15,280 United States by the James Beer Foundation. If you don't know what that 93 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:19,039 is, it's like going to the Academy Awards. If you're a chef and you make it 94 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:23,120 to James Beard, it's like being given an Academy Award. His father as well was 95 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:29,360 considered the number one Cajun Creole chef outside of New Orleans. 96 00:07:25,759 --> 00:07:33,599 7,400 links. So on the south northwest corner, uh Kitty Corner from the gas 97 00:07:31,919 --> 00:07:38,400 station on Codwell and Gross Point Road or Hearts it turns into there. We've got 98 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:42,880 a new business going in there, a start, a woman-owned business. It is going to 99 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:46,560 be their international headquarters. 2027, a redevelopment, and we're waiting 100 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:50,160 to get the final numbers, but it's going to be pretty huge. We're knocking 101 00:07:47,759 --> 00:07:54,560 everything down and rebuilding. Fire station number two, I'm going to 102 00:07:51,599 --> 00:07:58,720 talk about last. And the nature nook. So, the nature nook is the old ideal 103 00:07:56,800 --> 00:08:02,560 property here on Walkegan Road. It's been an isore with a big swallow in it. 104 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:07,680 And now you see a bulldozer there, and they're filling it in. we just put in 105 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:12,639 for an OSLAD grant uh community development and it was led by Chris uh 106 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:16,400 Regusulo the department head secured it they were selling it for 800 some odd 107 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:21,039 thousand we bought it for half a million instead of the 800,000 we're waiting on 108 00:08:19,039 --> 00:08:26,479 an OLAD grant and I don't have the number in front of me here 109 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:30,720 $600,000 OLAD grant where we're going to keep it open natural there'll be some 110 00:08:28,479 --> 00:08:35,599 honeybee a small honeybee farm things of that nature walking path it's going to 111 00:08:32,719 --> 00:08:38,880 be really really Nice. Um, fire station number two. There's been a lot of talk 112 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:44,640 and everything about fire station number two. Fire station number two right now 113 00:08:41,839 --> 00:08:48,720 is the one on Cumberland and Dempster. It's outdated. Uh, our equipment, so 114 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:53,760 fire trucks and equipment have been getting bigger and bigger and they're 115 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:57,680 not fitting properly in the firehouse anymore and the towers are actually 116 00:08:55,440 --> 00:09:02,720 scraping the ceiling, pulling in there, which could be very, very dangerous. 117 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:07,440 Uh we have entered into talks with the arch dascese of Chicago. The arch 118 00:09:04,560 --> 00:09:11,279 dascese of Chicago uh is getting back to us sometime this week by the end of the 119 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:14,800 week otherwise I can't say too much. I'm Greek so they 120 00:09:13,279 --> 00:09:18,959 can't banish me from the church. But anyways, but we are working with them 121 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:22,720 very carefully. It looks like we've got a plan in place. What we're going to do 122 00:09:20,399 --> 00:09:26,880 is build a new firehouse there across the street on the northwest corner of 123 00:09:24,399 --> 00:09:30,320 Mary Hill Cemetery. And then we'll move that now. We'll have that property then 124 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:33,040 it's to either develop or sell depending on which way it goes. If we get 125 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:36,880 something that commercial obviously we would love that. Um 126 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:41,440 » I heard cappies >> cappies. I would love to move in the 127 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:45,360 Niles. Yeah, believe me. But um so that's really about it. And then there 128 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:50,480 was uh questions. I'm going to give this to Elliot so he could read them himself. 129 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:55,120 Um and we were talking about the Niles Free Bus. So the Nile free bus was not 130 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:58,880 stopped by Well, we did stop it. I shouldn't say that. We are the ones that 131 00:09:56,560 --> 00:10:04,959 stopped the Nile free bus. Uh there have been negotiations going on for 132 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:09,920 started in January of 24. Correct me if I'm wrong. It's January 24. They came up 133 00:10:08,399 --> 00:10:13,279 with and you could see it's all been in the news. All of a sudden you're hearing 134 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:19,279 all about the buses and trains and you know there's no funding and so on and so 135 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:23,680 forth. They came up with a ludicrous um ask of us. So right now it's pretty much 136 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:29,600 split. 2/3 is paid for by 137 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:34,320 PACE and we pay for the other third. That's labor. It's maintenance. They 138 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:38,560 give us the buses. Uh maintenance, it's our workers, it's the parts, it's 139 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:42,399 mechanical, it's everything. And they insure them. Well, the the initial 140 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:48,160 insurance, they said they wanted to pull on us, which they did. And our original 141 00:10:45,680 --> 00:10:52,880 numbers were somewhere up over a million dollars a year besides. Now, let's be 142 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:57,839 real about this, folks. It was never a free bus. It was a courtesy bus. It was 143 00:10:55,440 --> 00:11:02,560 free for people to use. It's always cost the village in Isles about $650,000. 144 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:07,440 I don't disagree with it. I think it's a great service to have. We are in talks 145 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:12,079 with them trying to get it straightened out. Uh it's not like dealing with us. 146 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:16,160 It's we're dealing with government big government agencies and they all got a 147 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:20,000 song and story that they want to sing to us. We are working very hard on it. 148 00:11:18,560 --> 00:11:24,880 We're starting to break through certain things. Um, so we're hoping that we will 149 00:11:22,399 --> 00:11:28,480 be able to restore it. There may there's other options that we're looking at, 150 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:33,480 smaller buses, things of that nature. So it's not a dead issue. Um, 151 00:11:34,399 --> 00:11:41,519 yes. Uh, so that covers everything, Elliot, that you asked for here in just 152 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:46,480 one long answer. Anyways, so at this point, the floor is wide 153 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:49,480 open. Any questions that you have whatsoever? 154 00:11:52,399 --> 00:11:59,040 Every one of your housing projects you listed were were great, but I don't want 155 00:11:57,120 --> 00:12:05,040 Niles to become a condominium in community and several that you mentioned 156 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:10,800 are on the busiest streets Niles has. Have you ever tried going down Harlem 157 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:15,360 Avenue after 4:00 or Milwaukee? Have you in invited the state for any 158 00:12:12,880 --> 00:12:20,560 improvements on these roadways? And second question quick. I would hope 159 00:12:18,079 --> 00:12:24,959 that you would use your Greek influence to uh 160 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:30,839 Mr. Jio >> Janulius and get these ebikes off the 161 00:12:27,839 --> 00:12:30,839 street. 162 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:39,360 Okay. So folks, yes, we are we are in talks with IDOT. So first things first, 163 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:44,480 Milwaukee Avenue is hellacious. Harlem Avenue is hilacious. Tou Avenue is 164 00:12:41,680 --> 00:12:49,200 hellacious. dumpsters. I mean, all these major streets are just rough with 165 00:12:46,639 --> 00:12:52,160 traffic. You know, unfortunately, the United States of America is very good at 166 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:54,880 going in and blowing up countries and then rebuilding them, and they're better 167 00:12:53,279 --> 00:12:59,440 than ours now with their infrastructure and everything else. Our infrastructure 168 00:12:57,040 --> 00:13:04,000 is all from the 50s and 60s after World War II predominantly and the baby 169 00:13:00,959 --> 00:13:07,680 boomers. There was one car in the house. Now, how many cars you see in a home? 170 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:12,079 Four, five. I mean, every kid's got their own car. Not in my house, thank 171 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:15,600 God. But it's really congestive. We are talking to these apartments. Uh they're 172 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:19,760 going to have zip cars there. A lot of these young kids now, the millennials 173 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:24,000 don't drive or I'm say they don't own a car. They don't want to build a house or 174 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:28,399 rent or or uh they don't want to build their own a house or condo. They want to 175 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:32,880 rent. Uh they want everything free. They want, you know, don't pay taxes, so on 176 00:13:30,399 --> 00:13:36,320 and so forth. Yes, we are. I would love to see our housing market. We are 177 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:39,839 working with the grow your own grow your home program and things of that nature 178 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:44,160 to get people in here. We're hoping that this is a stepping stone for young 179 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:48,160 people that come in, they get married or they're dating or whatever they have, 180 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:51,360 you know, and maybe have a child. Hey, we like it here in Niles and you know 181 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:54,959 what, we're going to look for a home now. So, that's what we're hoping for. 182 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:59,760 We're also working with C DOT and I do DOT uh to change a light at two uh 183 00:13:57,680 --> 00:14:04,639 divine Milwaukee to lengthen it heading north and southbound. Another 45 seconds 184 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:07,920 will help alleviate that. I'm in talks with Anthony Npalitano, the 41st war 185 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:12,000 too, to see what we can do about the lights over at TUI in Harlem as well as 186 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:16,720 maybe getting TUI a two-lane street heading uh westbound as well. Wide open 187 00:14:14,959 --> 00:14:21,040 and us coming eastbound. You know, traffic is a major problem everywhere. I 188 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:24,560 mean, I went downtown for a wedding Saturday night. I mean, 9:00 at night, 189 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:28,000 there was traffic from downtown all the way to Wilson Avenue coming home. I 190 00:14:26,079 --> 00:14:33,680 mean, it was ridiculous. So, so yes, that we are doing our best. 191 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:38,959 ebikes. Uh it's all in review right now. Uh they've got some type of um first of 192 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:44,160 all, e- scooters were banned in Niles by at 2004 or five, I forgot the year. Uh 193 00:14:42,399 --> 00:14:47,600 and ebikes are going to put constraints on the ones that really go fast. Some of 194 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:52,399 the you know Mickey Mouse smaller ones aren't that the class AB. Those are just 195 00:14:50,639 --> 00:14:55,120 regular humans could run that fast. >> You and I are old enough to remember 196 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:56,800 mopex. >> Yeah. 197 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:59,199 » Same thing with a different boat. >> That's what it is. 198 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:02,639 » Had license plates. >> Yeah. Well, I think that the way they're 199 00:15:01,279 --> 00:15:05,040 working out, they're if somebody's got one of these ebikes, I think they're 200 00:15:04,079 --> 00:15:07,760 going to have to be licensed and insurance. Don't quote me, but I think 201 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:15,360 that's what we're looking at. Martin Grove just did that. Um, sure. Next up, 202 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:18,560 » um, George, I had made a suggestion at one of the I think the first town hall 203 00:15:17,199 --> 00:15:24,720 meeting, and I don't think it ever happened, is I I don't think that people 204 00:15:20,959 --> 00:15:29,120 realize how little of the roads Niles has control over. And I had suggested 205 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:34,800 maybe putting something in the community guide or issuing something. I don't 206 00:15:32,880 --> 00:15:38,399 remember if if you did, I missed it then. I apologize, but I think that 207 00:15:36,399 --> 00:15:42,800 would be a good idea because there need I I travel Milwaukee, you know, every 208 00:15:40,639 --> 00:15:50,800 day because our office is on the the south end. And um and we do need more 209 00:15:46,399 --> 00:15:53,920 lights. But again, hopes and dreams, we don't control it. And I think that 210 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:58,079 that's important for people that live in Niles to really understand that. 211 00:15:56,320 --> 00:16:02,880 » Sure. So I could I could bring that up right now. The only major thoroughway 212 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:07,519 that's in the village of Niles that's owned by us is Howard Street. Every 213 00:16:05,279 --> 00:16:11,440 other major street is owned by the Illinois Department of Transportation 214 00:16:09,759 --> 00:16:16,639 except for Greenwood. Greenwood is owned by Cook County. So, and that's why you 215 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:19,920 see us maintaining them for them because God knows if we waited for ID do or the 216 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:24,800 county to plow our major streets, they would never get plowed. I mean, that's 217 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:29,759 why we do that. We take care of the median when there's overgrown um weeds 218 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:33,360 and things of that nature. Our guys go out there and do use a weed whacker. 219 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:36,320 They kill the weeds, which we're not supposed to, but I'm not going to sit 220 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:38,959 and look at three foot high weeds and everyone say, "Well, what's going on in 221 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:42,800 Niles? Why are there weeds growing out of the middle of the medians of all the 222 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:46,240 highways?" Uh, so that's what's going on there. It's got its pluses and its 223 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:51,279 minuses. When they need to be fixed, we get the money to fix them, which is 224 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:57,279 great. But the minuses are we have very little control. In today's day, it takes 225 00:16:54,800 --> 00:17:02,399 you to get a stoplight put in on a street about two and a half years. Yeah. 226 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:06,880 It's it's it's terrible. It's bureaucracy. That poor young man that 227 00:17:04,559 --> 00:17:11,039 got killed over on uh with the bicycle on Cleveland Shurmer in Milwaukee that 228 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:15,280 blind at the Walk Keaggan Shurmer and Cleveland with that blind spot. Still 229 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:19,360 nothing. And there was a kid killed there. Yeah. I mean, they're going 230 00:17:17,439 --> 00:17:22,959 through traffic studies and this and that and and it's a shame. I mean, I 231 00:17:21,679 --> 00:17:27,520 don't think that's the way things should run. So, I mean, we're fighting for 232 00:17:25,679 --> 00:17:30,080 everybody, believe me. And you don't want to be in these rooms of closed 233 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:32,559 doors with me in there sometimes. I mean, well, you'd like it what I'm 234 00:17:31,360 --> 00:17:35,760 saying, but they don't like it. But because I'm pretty straight with 235 00:17:33,679 --> 00:17:40,960 everybody, so we're still fighting for everybody all the time. 236 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:46,000 » Yes. Carol, >> talking about traffic in our area. We 237 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:53,039 live off of Monroe Street on Mural and Monroe Street is such a thorough fair. 238 00:17:49,039 --> 00:17:56,640 We've all talked in our neighborhood. Uh they come through, they don't stop at 239 00:17:54,480 --> 00:18:00,960 any stop signs from Cumberland all the way through. So, we're wondering if 240 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:05,200 there could be a no left-hand turn from Monroe onto Milwaukee Avenue. There's a 241 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:09,200 stoplight at Main Street. All they have to do is go around the cemetery, go to 242 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:15,919 Main Street, make a left-hand turn, and it would be perfect. But it's really a 243 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:22,799 bad intersection, Monroe and Milwaukee. >> There's lots of accidents there. 244 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:27,520 » We'll talk to Tony and Ron over there um about that. Um, there's already plans in 245 00:18:25,679 --> 00:18:32,160 place for stop signs and I know I spoke to Chief Romano as well. It looks like 246 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:37,120 we're going to have just one. Well, you guys may not know this. 247 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:41,200 Anyways, uh there may be just one police officer that is doing nothing but 248 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:44,559 patrolling neighborhoods on all the major throwaways is watching 249 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:48,880 the stop signs, things of that nature. And I'll tell you, you know what the 250 00:18:45,679 --> 00:18:50,480 shame of it is? 85% of them are citizens just flying through. 251 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:54,880 » I know. >> I mean, that's the shame. It's like, you 252 00:18:52,559 --> 00:19:00,880 know, God forbid if there's one kid. I mean, how do you replace? That's 253 00:18:57,679 --> 00:19:07,600 » a shame. >> Yeah. I I don't get it, 254 00:19:04,799 --> 00:19:10,600 » folks. Yeah. 255 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:14,520 » Thank you. 256 00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:27,840 Um, I live adjacent to the parking lot in St. Jumbrabbuff, who recently started 257 00:19:25,360 --> 00:19:32,480 broadcasting bells via loudspeaker over 12 times a day. I accept that living 258 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:36,799 next to a church means a certain amount of noise honking horns in the parking 259 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:40,480 lot, October Fest and other festivals, loud bass pumping from their event space 260 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:45,039 at night that I can hear in my house, etc. I accept that hearing occasional 261 00:19:43,120 --> 00:19:49,840 bells is an accepted sound coming from a church, but I would expect that that to 262 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:55,388 be limited to calls to service and a couple of calls to prayer each day. The 263 00:19:52,799 --> 00:19:59,360 12 hourly broadcasts, [clears throat] excuse me, are excessive 264 00:19:56,960 --> 00:20:03,360 and unnecessary. I have a petition of over 20 people who agree that 12 265 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:07,039 broadcasts a day are excessive. There were six additional people recently on 266 00:20:05,120 --> 00:20:10,720 Facebook that agreed and there are nine complaints on the Niles website about 267 00:20:08,559 --> 00:20:14,799 the broadcasts. What is the village going to do to address the concerns of 268 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:18,400 the residents that our peace and our property values are being diminished by 269 00:20:16,799 --> 00:20:23,840 this excessive violation of the news noise ordinance? 270 00:20:21,360 --> 00:20:27,760 » I'll take that petition. I did speak to father Jason. We do have bells ringing 271 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:32,480 throughout the village. So we do have them leaning tower which I don't know 272 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:36,080 how many times a day they ring. >> Nobody lives next to 273 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:40,159 » No, I know. I get it. And St. Kalamos their church does it. I believe some of 274 00:20:37,520 --> 00:20:45,200 the other churches do. I know he cut a couple of the bells out already. I could 275 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:48,960 talk to him, but yeah, it just once again, it's a church, so we have to 276 00:20:46,799 --> 00:20:52,240 tread water very carefully as well. Just if if it was a mosque and they were 277 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:55,679 calling people of prayer and so we have to really tread the water very 278 00:20:53,520 --> 00:21:00,880 carefully. Uh they're protected by moral laws and all of us all all houses of 279 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:05,200 worship. I could talk to Father Jason, see what we can do and maybe limit a 280 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:10,000 couple of the hour chimes. And he I think he does the the the song or 281 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:15,440 whatever it is three times a day at 12, three, and six. 282 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:20,000 » It's all the constant that times within 10 minutes. 283 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:24,039 » Yeah, we'll find out. I can work with them on Janette. No problem. 284 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:32,080 » I would assume. Yeah, I I'll talk to him. I Yes. I mean, he's very easy to 285 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:36,320 talk to and it's best because I'm handling my office is handling it 286 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:40,640 personally and he's pretty receptive to most things we say. I just of course 287 00:21:37,919 --> 00:21:43,039 have got to watch what I ask. So, >> can I volume? 288 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:46,240 » Yeah. >> It's the constant. It's the constant. 289 00:21:45,360 --> 00:21:49,679 » It's the con. >> Sure. I got it. So, you don't have 290 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:56,720 earbuds in like every 15-year-old kid all day. Just tune out the whole world. 291 00:21:52,320 --> 00:22:00,919 I got you. Who's next, please? Oh, 292 00:21:57,919 --> 00:22:00,919 » Margaret 293 00:22:06,159 --> 00:22:16,000 Buak um 30 years now as president. I want to address the um the tiff money 294 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:24,320 which was given to those two restaurants. I work in private sector. I 295 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:30,000 did many projects and whenever I ask for a money for the project in private 296 00:22:27,039 --> 00:22:38,000 sector they tell me that they will sign it CFO CEO if they can see one year max 297 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:45,200 two years return on investment we give them $2.8 8 million. If we invest that 298 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:51,760 money at 4% in standard CD, we will be generating $228,000 299 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:57,200 and 480 in two years. That will be no return on investment 300 00:22:54,240 --> 00:23:03,280 just to get our money back. In order for them to give us that money back in the 301 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:10,760 form of taxes, assuming that our share of taxes is 3.5%, 302 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:10,760 they will have to generate $219,178 303 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:18,200 a day. And we all know that's impossible. So, how was that good 304 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:18,200 investment? 305 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:30,720 » The restaurant industry, I could tell you. Um, and it it's more than just the 306 00:23:27,120 --> 00:23:35,600 financial investment. So once again, 64 or 8% I forget what the number was. 68% 307 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:39,280 of our people are screaming for new restaurants, for better restaurants, 308 00:23:37,360 --> 00:23:42,480 things of that nature. Now, an investment doesn't come just 309 00:23:40,559 --> 00:23:45,919 financially. It comes in the well-being of a community. It's a place where 310 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:49,919 people could gather, where they have places to go, things of that nature, 311 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:54,000 too. So, it's Listen, and I'm a businessman and I have eight places. I'm 312 00:23:51,840 --> 00:23:57,200 in the industry hardcore and let me tell you something. I didn't get anything 313 00:23:55,840 --> 00:24:03,280 from Morton Grove and I did all my remodeling either and I've been there 314 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:06,880 for 47 years. So I I understand that. But the people wanted it. People asked 315 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:10,880 for it. That's why tiffs are in place. Tiffs are in place. You you're not 316 00:24:09,039 --> 00:24:16,159 necessarily going to get your money back fiscally, but it's a new place for 317 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:20,559 somebody to go to. So on and so forth. Uh property taxes will generate. We get 318 00:24:18,159 --> 00:24:25,279 a small portion of that. We get 9.5% of a property tax bill, I believe. Uh, as 319 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:28,799 well as a sales tax dollars and there's a food and beverage tax on top of that. 320 00:24:27,360 --> 00:24:34,320 I wish I had a restaurant that did $29,000 a day, Stanley. I'd be really 321 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:38,000 happy. But so, it's a little bit more than that. We are listening to our 322 00:24:35,919 --> 00:24:41,919 citizens and it's us investing in the community as well. It's letting them 323 00:24:39,679 --> 00:24:47,360 know that we are serious because it's heartbreaking even for me. I mean, I 324 00:24:45,360 --> 00:24:50,400 spend as much money as I can in Niles and I'm not, you know, I don't go out to 325 00:24:48,799 --> 00:24:54,559 these big shot dinners. It's not who I am. I'm just, you know, just an average 326 00:24:52,159 --> 00:24:58,159 guy. But if there's a special occasion, we go to Crosby's now, but it's places 327 00:24:56,720 --> 00:25:01,760 like that that will keep more people in the community and bring people in here, 328 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:06,240 which will cause more awareness and getting into that. I could I could 329 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:09,520 piggyback this on it. So, all these luxury apartments right now are all 330 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:14,559 privately funded, by the way. So, does everyone hear me? It's all private 331 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:18,159 money. Um, number one. Number two, studies are out and somebody could 332 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:24,480 correct me if I'm wrong, but I think I'm pretty close that 42% of the money in 333 00:25:22,159 --> 00:25:27,919 that those households are spent within the village that they live in. So all 334 00:25:26,559 --> 00:25:31,200 these apartments that are coming in means more income, which means more 335 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:35,200 income, which means more people coming in, things of that nature. So it's it's 336 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:38,720 a balancing act, Stanley. Financially, on paper, it doesn't look great. I'm not 337 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:42,720 going to lie about it. I'm I'm you know, I'm not going to say it it's a smart 338 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:48,320 investment. smart investment. It's not a good investment, if that makes sense. I 339 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:51,360 mean, I get it. Like I said, I've been there 47 years and I can't tell you how 340 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:55,039 much how many millions of dollars we've dumped into the restaurant. I got 341 00:25:53,279 --> 00:26:03,039 nothing. I got half a sign. They paid $30,000 for my sign out of 60,000. That 342 00:25:58,559 --> 00:26:07,200 was it. So, I hear you and I understand. No, I just because we're running short 343 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:12,720 on time. I'm sorry. Is there something I could add to it? Uh just that the tip 344 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:14,960 money it does not come from the res. >> Yeah. It doesn't come from the general 345 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:19,039 fund whatsoever. >> Businesses to help promote businesses 346 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:22,080 which helps do gift shopping. It's not coming from your your household. 347 00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:26,400 » Yeah. It's not coming from your personal households or the general fund just so 348 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:28,960 everybody knows. >> Can you give us an update on all 349 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:32,080 shopping center? >> I was going to get to that because I 350 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:38,000 Yes. I talked to the landlord a few times over the last 10 days. So, as of 351 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:43,760 now, it is a $4435 or $8 million project somewhere around 352 00:26:40,159 --> 00:26:48,799 there. Uh 443 today's dollars. Thank you, Tom. Tom Rob is here from the Niles 353 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:54,240 Journal as well. Uh when they put it up for sale a few months ago, uh they did 354 00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:59,360 that to cast a wider net. They had one strong investor that backed out at the 355 00:26:56,080 --> 00:27:04,640 last minute. Uh they want to get out of this problem and get it done. They're 356 00:27:01,039 --> 00:27:09,200 losing about $15,000 a day the way it is. Yeah, I know. No one in this room 357 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:13,120 wants to lose $15 a day, let alone 15,000 a day. Uh they're trying to ca 358 00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:15,919 cast a wider net. There's a lot more interest. There's more developers 359 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:19,840 talking to them now and things of that nature. They assured me that it's still 360 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:23,760 on track. I've talked to them, like I said, three times in the last 10 days. 361 00:27:22,159 --> 00:27:26,960 Uh they asked us if they could start doing certain things. I'm not ready to 362 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:30,559 talk to them about that yet. I've got to sit down with staff and talk to them all 363 00:27:28,799 --> 00:27:38,480 about that first. Um but it still looks 70% uh retail 364 00:27:34,799 --> 00:27:48,159 entertainment and 30% will be office andor hotel possibly and or uh 365 00:27:43,840 --> 00:27:51,440 residents. So it's it's there we did the RDA. We made sure that everything the 366 00:27:49,919 --> 00:27:56,000 redevelopment agreement. So the village annals has done absolutely everything. I 367 00:27:54,480 --> 00:28:01,919 want to reiterate one thing that's very strong especially about tiff. So, we 368 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:06,640 promised them $94 million in tiff. But the tiff money does they don't get a 369 00:28:04,159 --> 00:28:10,720 penny until those buildings are built, till those buildings are on the payroll, 370 00:28:08,240 --> 00:28:14,080 on the property tax role, and we start collecting property taxes from that. 371 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:18,799 Then they start getting their money. They don't get a penny. So, we are all 372 00:28:16,159 --> 00:28:22,799 protected. You know, the board and I all live in Niles, too. So, we watch our 373 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:26,880 money as well. And we made sure that there was no way in or out. Parkidge 374 00:28:25,279 --> 00:28:30,320 uptown could have been disastrous for them. They were about they were about if 375 00:28:28,559 --> 00:28:34,480 they didn't do Tommy may know but they're going to put an extra tax on 376 00:28:31,679 --> 00:28:38,960 everybody because that was tiff that was not going very well. We've protected the 377 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:43,840 community in a dozen different ways on this. So fingers crossed I'm supposed to 378 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:48,880 be talking to him tomorrow at 1:30 tomorrow afternoon and I'll know a 379 00:28:46,559 --> 00:28:53,039 little bit more. >> Yes. 380 00:28:51,679 --> 00:28:57,520 » Yes. So follow up. >> I got you. I got you. I got you. 381 00:28:56,080 --> 00:29:00,240 Follow up on Golf Mill. >> Yeah. 382 00:28:58,399 --> 00:29:02,960 » When do you expect demolition to actually start? Because it was supposed 383 00:29:01,679 --> 00:29:07,120 to start in September. >> Supposed to start at the end of 384 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:11,120 September. Correct. They just called me and it was supposed to start in the 385 00:29:08,399 --> 00:29:16,480 southwest corner. Come up Church Street to Milwaukee and then Ma or up to the um 386 00:29:15,039 --> 00:29:21,120 they're going to leave all the outlets. All the outlets on Gulf Road and all the 387 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:25,840 outlets street side or the outlots are staying up. They're supposed to leave a 388 00:29:23,279 --> 00:29:32,399 Penny's, Target, Ulta, Burlington, and Ross, as well as Gordon Food Store, and 389 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:35,919 um the export store. The export store was bought out by LA Fitness and they 390 00:29:33,919 --> 00:29:39,840 shut it down. So, we don't know what's going to go there. They called me and 391 00:29:38,159 --> 00:29:44,640 they have great interest of starting in the southwest corner soon. But I have to 392 00:29:41,919 --> 00:29:48,480 talk to staff and trusty Nethermire who's the chairperson of that committee 393 00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:51,039 as well as well as I slowed things down because we have a new village manager 394 00:29:49,840 --> 00:29:54,720 here like we announced earlier, Frank Lindloom, and I don't want to bring 395 00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:57,360 everyone in into a whirl whirlwind. So, they're going to call me tomorrow. I'm 396 00:29:56,320 --> 00:30:02,799 going to take the call. I'm going to report back to staff. So, we should have 397 00:29:59,279 --> 00:30:05,760 a little better answer to that. Yes, we have three here and then 398 00:30:04,159 --> 00:30:11,760 Rosemary, I won't forget. Young man, we'll get you two. Okay. 399 00:30:09,279 --> 00:30:16,000 » Hi, my name is Ashley and I actually emailed you about 3 weeks ago. Um, I'm 400 00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:18,240 going to be referring to the issue on ICE. 401 00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:21,919 » Don't email me. >> Yeah, I don't have 402 00:30:20,480 --> 00:30:25,360 » that's not what Denise said. So, >> okay. Yeah, I hate email. 403 00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:29,440 » Very heartfelt email uh email. Sorry that you didn't get to read it. Um, 404 00:30:27,440 --> 00:30:32,000 however, um, I want to talk about the issue on ice. You talk about all the 405 00:30:30,799 --> 00:30:36,000 limitations and the things that we cannot do. I don't understand why we're 406 00:30:34,080 --> 00:30:40,960 not talking about the things that our residents can do, the rights that they 407 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:44,480 do have. And the confusion is coming and the I'm sorry, the fear is coming from 408 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:47,919 the confusion. They're very much scared and I don't see any of them here. And 409 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:51,919 they don't feel comfortable being in a setting like this because of the 410 00:30:49,679 --> 00:30:56,399 situation that is happening out in other towns, neighboring towns, Mount 411 00:30:53,520 --> 00:31:00,159 Prospect, Wheeling, Glen View even is being very much a hot spot at the 412 00:30:58,080 --> 00:31:03,679 moment. And I have co-workers. I work very much in a very close vicinity to 413 00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:07,360 Cappies and I have co-workers who are fearful to leave their home to be on the 414 00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:10,960 bus to come straight down dumpster because they have seen people being 415 00:31:09,039 --> 00:31:15,679 taken out of their cars. There is video happening. Juel in Home Depot has been a 416 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:20,159 very prime spot for them to be and I understand we have limitations but every 417 00:31:18,159 --> 00:31:24,880 other town is letting every other resident know you do have rights. 418 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:29,919 They're not here for they have list of names whatever the case is but nothing 419 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:33,919 is being said just we don't get involved and as a Niles resident I moved out 420 00:31:32,399 --> 00:31:37,440 moved to the city hated it over there brought my children here because I love 421 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:43,039 it here was raised here my family home is still here in Niles and I work here 422 00:31:40,559 --> 00:31:46,960 however I see my co-workers my neighbors my kids bus stop dimissioning by half 423 00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:51,039 because they're fearful because their bus stop is directly on dempster that is 424 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:57,679 an issue I >> I hear So, I did send the letter out to 425 00:31:55,840 --> 00:32:02,240 Suzanne, predominately Hispanic community or just everybody in general. 426 00:32:00,559 --> 00:32:06,640 Yeah, I did send a personal letter out to everybody letting them know that we 427 00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:10,320 are here for them. Uh, here's what I can tell you. First of all, we all know 428 00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:13,919 social media. Once you get on social media and you start putting in Costco, 429 00:32:12,320 --> 00:32:16,000 Costco, Costco, anything that has to do with Costco is going to pop up on your 430 00:32:15,279 --> 00:32:18,320 social media feed. >> I am a I have been there when it 431 00:32:17,919 --> 00:32:21,360 happened. >> No, no, no, I'm not. Yeah, I'm not. 432 00:32:19,760 --> 00:32:26,640 Yeah. No, I agree with you. Listen, I'm in an industry that I rely on, you know, 433 00:32:24,559 --> 00:32:31,279 predominately Hispanic. So, and I've always fought for for the Hispanics uh 434 00:32:29,360 --> 00:32:36,000 my whole life. And I get it and I'm going to say this with the utmost 435 00:32:33,279 --> 00:32:40,640 respect because the Greeks were the Hispanics. We came here, we didn't speak 436 00:32:38,559 --> 00:32:44,480 English, we had no money, we had the worst jobs in the world. My grandfather 437 00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:49,919 was making 2 cents an hour on the railroads in 1912. And he was paid by 438 00:32:47,360 --> 00:32:54,640 what he was. He wasn't paid because it was, you know, it wasn't race. It was 439 00:32:51,840 --> 00:32:58,960 just by what ethnicity it was. And there are three ethnicities above him. And I 440 00:32:56,640 --> 00:33:03,679 get it. And we worked hard to get out of it. Different scenario, but that's why 441 00:33:00,799 --> 00:33:10,080 I've always had a soft spot for that. Uh there have been 442 00:33:05,760 --> 00:33:16,000 five incidents total in the village and total that I'm unless you guys have a 443 00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:24,320 different number than me. Uh three were with bounty hunters. two were with uh 444 00:33:19,519 --> 00:33:29,840 ICE agents. Um and we have 31,000 people here. And percentage- wise, and I'm not 445 00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:34,159 dissing this whatsoever, percentage- wise, it's good. Uh there's an article 446 00:33:31,919 --> 00:33:39,440 that Tom Rob just wrote about all the area mayors and elected officials about 447 00:33:36,159 --> 00:33:43,760 this. Um and we're doing as much as we can. And you know, we we are always good 448 00:33:42,080 --> 00:33:47,919 to our people. So if there's something or a way that you think I could get in 449 00:33:45,279 --> 00:33:51,200 touch with people or talk I'd be happy. >> I think like we should be just like 450 00:33:49,120 --> 00:33:55,760 everyone else having at the library have the schools main east has put out their 451 00:33:53,279 --> 00:33:59,120 own statement because there was you know um alleged spottings. There was alleged 452 00:33:57,600 --> 00:34:02,320 spottings outside of elementary schools and these are kids who talked to their 453 00:34:00,559 --> 00:34:05,760 parents at home. They have game plans like maybe we have to go back. They're 454 00:34:04,080 --> 00:34:10,800 just fearful because again it's the unknown. So I think just finding a way 455 00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:14,079 to send out a village letter saying you do have rights. Please visit these 456 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:17,679 websites to understand this is what we're doing to protect you and 457 00:34:15,440 --> 00:34:20,960 understand that we do not care where you came from and that why you're here. We 458 00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:22,720 just understand that we are community and we stand together. 459 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:28,800 » Yeah. Simple. >> I gotcha. Thank you. I appreciate that. 460 00:34:25,760 --> 00:34:31,679 » Okay. So, yes. Hold on. You were next. And then who else had their hand up 461 00:34:30,240 --> 00:34:35,359 there? And you did, young lady. I'm sorry. So, the two ladies here, then 462 00:34:33,679 --> 00:34:39,520 Rosemary, then this gentleman here with the glasses. We got about 10 minutes. 463 00:34:37,599 --> 00:34:44,240 Um, I'm about shutting you guys guys down quick just to give me a sort of a 464 00:34:41,839 --> 00:34:50,720 time time of what we have left. >> I I have a followup to that. So other um 465 00:34:47,679 --> 00:34:56,159 first of all, Niles is 42% foreignb born. 42% of residents of Niles. 466 00:34:53,679 --> 00:35:01,760 » I'll give you a better standard. 64% of our uh 64% of our citizens first 467 00:35:00,240 --> 00:35:06,240 language is not English. >> That's amazing. So we are really a 468 00:35:04,079 --> 00:35:12,640 village of immigrants and right now the immigrant community is under attack. 469 00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:18,640 People are living in fear. Other mayors in this area have kind of made stronger 470 00:35:14,960 --> 00:35:24,160 statements. The mayor of Evston um recently passed an ordinance declaring 471 00:35:21,280 --> 00:35:28,640 their city property to be ice free. And I wonder if you would consider measures 472 00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:33,599 like that to make sure the immigrant population um of Niles feels more 473 00:35:31,760 --> 00:35:37,359 comfortable. It would really send a message in addition to the things that 474 00:35:35,200 --> 00:35:42,160 you were saying as well. >> Children are living in fear as of last 475 00:35:40,079 --> 00:35:46,960 week, last Friday. I think that's beautiful. It's not just the last is our 476 00:35:44,720 --> 00:35:51,599 Middle Eastern people as well. The Uber drivers are getting held up at O'Hare. 477 00:35:49,200 --> 00:35:56,160 It's a very much a diverse city and I want to keep it that way. So, 478 00:35:54,480 --> 00:35:59,440 I agree. I'm going to tell you why Dan Bis did that. He only did it because 479 00:35:57,440 --> 00:36:01,280 he's running for Congress right now. And I know Dan, 480 00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:04,800 » it still sent a message. >> I understand. But sometimes when you 481 00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:08,640 prod the bear too much, the bear bites back pretty hard. And it's I'm not I'm 482 00:36:07,040 --> 00:36:13,040 not trying We're trying to find a good middle ground. 483 00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:17,040 I'm not trying to appease anybody, but in the meantime, the harder you push, 484 00:36:15,040 --> 00:36:21,280 and a lot of this was brought on by politicians that were just kept slamming 485 00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:25,119 the president as well. And I don't agree fully with what he's doing whatsoever, 486 00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:28,240 but you keep going blah blah blah. Guess he's gonna slap back and this is the 487 00:36:26,400 --> 00:36:33,040 kind of guy that will get at you. >> But again, Nile, I do feel very strongly 488 00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:38,640 that Niles needs to do something something right now. There's kind of 489 00:36:34,640 --> 00:36:43,440 nothing. And like I like she said too, sorry I forgot your name. Um, kids are 490 00:36:40,640 --> 00:36:47,200 not going to school. Ashley, people are staying home from work and they're 491 00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:51,760 living in fear. My husband is a citizen. He's carrying around like copies of his 492 00:36:49,359 --> 00:36:54,160 documents with him. It's very very scary. 493 00:36:52,160 --> 00:36:56,800 » I understand. I understand. >> Thank you. 494 00:36:54,640 --> 00:37:00,320 » Sure. Thank you. >> Sorry. 495 00:36:59,359 --> 00:37:06,000 » Uh my name is >> Excuse me. And Ashley the Dondes Mexico. 496 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:10,079 » Yes. My father actually built his life after he left Mexico, came here. Omega 497 00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:14,560 was his first job. Big daddy was >> a poor man. He worked at Omega. Oh no. 498 00:37:13,040 --> 00:37:18,119 » And he finally bought a home in Frank. Um yeah. River. 499 00:37:19,839 --> 00:37:26,560 I know. >> I get you. 500 00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:32,960 » My name is Jessica. I live on Jessica. >> Hello. I uh live on Odell um between 501 00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:36,960 Howard and Jonquil. My question is about storm water drainage. Um 502 00:37:35,040 --> 00:37:42,720 » we just had that discussion right before the start. 503 00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:46,079 » So I have an ongoing petition and just >> you are in you're in the zone. You don't 504 00:37:44,160 --> 00:37:49,079 need to say anything more. Yes. And I wish 505 00:37:49,440 --> 00:37:56,320 » Yes, we have a plan. We were given $2.5 million for that project. I think our 506 00:37:54,720 --> 00:38:02,079 guys are we breaking ground this year for phase two. 507 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:05,440 » Right. Yeah. So phase there, it's a three phrase phase project. I was just 508 00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:09,359 talking I was talking to you guys about that just earlier. Yeah. When I went out 509 00:38:07,760 --> 00:38:15,280 to DC, I brought them newspaper clippings from 1963 about that area. 510 00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:17,839 There's 78 homes that flood constantly. We're talking about hundredyear reigns 511 00:38:16,480 --> 00:38:22,480 which are happening every two or three years nowadays. But um we just got $2 512 00:38:20,560 --> 00:38:26,560 and half million dollars. We did the first part was over by Howard Street. 513 00:38:24,640 --> 00:38:30,480 Phase two was supposed to be starting I think at the end of this year and phase 514 00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:34,240 three will be right after it. >> So what will that alleviate? Because my 515 00:38:32,240 --> 00:38:38,000 issue specifically is with back the backyard drainage program. I have 516 00:38:36,640 --> 00:38:42,320 neighbors that are increasing their grading by three feet. I get everybody. 517 00:38:40,640 --> 00:38:44,640 Well, you got then we need to get people over there to Yeah, that's Yeah, they 518 00:38:44,079 --> 00:38:48,320 can't do that. >> I've like I said, I've had an ongoing 519 00:38:46,160 --> 00:38:51,839 petition with since 2020 and I know there's been turnover at the village, 520 00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:57,599 but nobody will come out and help me. >> Uh we will. So, see Ron, Sister Lucky 521 00:38:55,200 --> 00:39:00,960 over there, sewer and water, and you can speak to Chris at the community 522 00:38:59,680 --> 00:39:03,760 development as well. >> Okay. 523 00:39:01,440 --> 00:39:06,800 » Um Yeah, I get it. I understand. >> Yeah. 524 00:39:04,320 --> 00:39:10,400 » Uh yeah, because Yeah. Be Yeah. They cannot be pitching grades and throwing 525 00:39:08,720 --> 00:39:14,240 water into your neighbors. It's illegal. >> A lot of it has to do with improvements 526 00:39:12,640 --> 00:39:18,640 that the village has appro, you know, approved. And I know Tom Powers is gone. 527 00:39:17,040 --> 00:39:22,800 You know, Steve Quinn was somebody I was dealing with back in the day, too. But 528 00:39:20,720 --> 00:39:26,160 it's just very frustrating. I'm a we're a younger family. We have six kids. It 529 00:39:24,720 --> 00:39:29,200 creates a health concern. >> Sure. Yeah. Um 530 00:39:27,200 --> 00:39:30,000 » West virus standing water. Sure. I get it. 531 00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:35,119 » Yes. >> Yeah. So that your area was number 10 on 532 00:39:32,079 --> 00:39:39,599 the list uh when I was got into office. Uh, we moved it up to number five and I 533 00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:43,760 think you guys and you guys are next up now. So, we Yeah, we we went five years 534 00:39:42,240 --> 00:39:46,640 quicker than we're supposed to. Not supposed to, but I don't know if the old 535 00:39:45,359 --> 00:39:49,359 mayor had a beef with a neighbor over there or somebody pushed. No, I'm 536 00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:52,400 teasing you. [laughter] >> Thank you. 537 00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:56,480 » Sure. Uh, we've got Rosemary and then this gentleman in the glasses as well. 538 00:39:55,040 --> 00:39:59,599 I'm sorry I don't know your name. I apologize. 539 00:39:58,000 --> 00:40:02,640 » Thank you very much, George. Rosemary Peliki, resident of Niles for about uh 540 00:40:02,079 --> 00:40:06,640 50 years. >> Rosemary also sat at the deas and she 541 00:40:05,280 --> 00:40:11,480 was a trustee for years here in the village of Niles. How about a round of 542 00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:11,480 applause for her? 543 00:40:11,520 --> 00:40:18,160 » Thank you. It was my honor to serve the people of Niles, I must say. And I'd 544 00:40:15,599 --> 00:40:22,960 like to just follow up a comment on the ice thing. Poking the bear is a 545 00:40:21,040 --> 00:40:27,200 responsibility of everyone who's in this room and who's in the village of Niles 546 00:40:25,200 --> 00:40:32,560 and throughout the United States. Last weekend, hundreds of thousands of people 547 00:40:29,040 --> 00:40:38,160 poked the bear without any fear of consequences or swallowing the fear of 548 00:40:35,119 --> 00:40:41,920 consequences. And if we or if anyone doesn't do anything, saying nothing, 549 00:40:39,920 --> 00:40:47,163 doing nothing is accepting what's happening. We can't do that. 550 00:40:43,200 --> 00:40:47,163 » I agree with you. [applause] 551 00:40:49,520 --> 00:40:54,320 » But now to get more personal, well, this is personal. 552 00:40:52,800 --> 00:40:57,599 » Can I start? Can I say something about that first? Sure. there are a group of 553 00:40:56,000 --> 00:41:02,319 us out here that are working back channels on this and sort of keeping 554 00:40:59,440 --> 00:41:07,040 this area safer. Uh I can't say too much, but you got to sort of trust 555 00:41:04,319 --> 00:41:10,480 that's as a politician, we work other channels as well instead of just coming 556 00:41:08,720 --> 00:41:14,480 up and so there's other things that we're doing and I'm doing it with people 557 00:41:12,720 --> 00:41:19,200 in the state level as well as people in the local levels. There's mayors 558 00:41:15,839 --> 00:41:23,200 involved and other people that are No, I am I just don't like to say too much and 559 00:41:21,280 --> 00:41:25,599 that's why the incidents have really not been that bad here. People are afraid. I 560 00:41:25,119 --> 00:41:28,880 get it. >> But I think when we go to higher levels, 561 00:41:27,359 --> 00:41:31,839 and I don't want to talk federal here, but when people don't say anything, 562 00:41:30,400 --> 00:41:33,920 that's what's gotten us to where we are now. 563 00:41:32,079 --> 00:41:38,800 » Oh, I agree with you. Yeah. No, no. >> But anyhow, I wanted to talk about in 564 00:41:36,079 --> 00:41:42,640 addition the the PACE bus system. And I was very surprised when I learned about 565 00:41:40,560 --> 00:41:46,319 the fact that PACE was cancelled that weekend. And I wondered why there hadn't 566 00:41:44,640 --> 00:41:51,040 been a robocall throughout the village to let everybody know that PACE uh 567 00:41:48,640 --> 00:41:54,319 transportation was going to be cancelled because even though during the course of 568 00:41:52,800 --> 00:41:58,400 the day, I think the bus drivers went out, drove the routes, there's still 569 00:41:56,240 --> 00:42:02,400 people who left their homes not knowing that they weren't going to find a bus 570 00:41:59,760 --> 00:42:05,680 there. I I know back in the days when I was electioning, uh we all used 571 00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:08,160 robocalls because it didn't cost much money. So, right, 572 00:42:06,560 --> 00:42:11,280 » why didn't the village do that this time? 573 00:42:09,119 --> 00:42:14,880 » We they talked about doing a robocall. Uh Steve is not here tonight. He was the 574 00:42:13,200 --> 00:42:18,720 head of public works. Uh he went out right away, spoke to the drivers, called 575 00:42:17,200 --> 00:42:22,720 everybody. Then those drivers went to all the bus stops and were waiting for 576 00:42:20,880 --> 00:42:28,079 people and driving people around the initial day or two. They got the signs 577 00:42:24,880 --> 00:42:31,079 up right away. In the meantime, we had um 578 00:42:31,119 --> 00:42:39,280 32 phone calls about it. I believe eight of them were not from people from the 579 00:42:36,560 --> 00:42:44,160 village. So it as the numbers were coming in, it didn't seem like this 580 00:42:40,800 --> 00:42:48,480 massive disruption. Had I seen a few more numbers, would would we have done 581 00:42:45,760 --> 00:42:52,079 it? Yes. But I just decided since it was there and it was up on social media and 582 00:42:50,160 --> 00:42:55,359 everything else that I thought it just we weren't getting a lot of uh action 583 00:42:53,920 --> 00:42:57,839 about it. That's all. And if I made a mistake, I'm sorry. 584 00:42:56,319 --> 00:43:01,040 » Yeah. I think we have to remember that a lot of people who use the free bus are 585 00:42:59,520 --> 00:43:03,359 not on social media. >> Yeah. No, no. 586 00:43:01,680 --> 00:43:06,640 » That they would not be seeing what had been posted there. and that I think 587 00:43:04,880 --> 00:43:10,640 whenever there's a major change in services to the village, we don't wait 588 00:43:08,640 --> 00:43:14,880 to see what the response is to that change. We get ahead of it, let people 589 00:43:12,880 --> 00:43:16,880 know this is what's happening and then we'll deal with what are consequences 590 00:43:16,640 --> 00:43:18,480 are. >> Sure. 591 00:43:17,200 --> 00:43:22,319 » Okay. And then if I can say one more thing absolutely 592 00:43:19,359 --> 00:43:26,400 » about G Mill uh you know you've already acknowledged the fact that Sterling did 593 00:43:24,160 --> 00:43:31,760 not live up to their promise to break ground in September. Is there any poss? 594 00:43:29,119 --> 00:43:35,040 And by the way, that was the result. It wasn't the result, but you had a 595 00:43:33,280 --> 00:43:38,240 wonderful meeting with Sterling where you presented everything that was going 596 00:43:36,640 --> 00:43:42,720 to happen, but you didn't give the public any opportunity at that meeting 597 00:43:40,319 --> 00:43:45,359 to voice their opinions. There were no questions that were allowed at that 598 00:43:44,079 --> 00:43:49,680 meeting. You could talk to people individually afterwards, but in a thing 599 00:43:47,760 --> 00:43:52,720 like that should have been that people here maybe had ideas that they would 600 00:43:51,520 --> 00:43:57,040 like to have floated >> and they still can. So it did go to 601 00:43:54,560 --> 00:44:01,119 referendum as well and 70 some odd percent of the people said keep doing it 602 00:43:59,280 --> 00:44:04,560 and for that reason but Sterling wanted to give they wanted to put all this 603 00:44:02,640 --> 00:44:09,599 information out. We've gotten feedback from people. We hear them. There's one I 604 00:44:08,160 --> 00:44:13,599 can't use the name of a store there but there's one person that's really holding 605 00:44:11,280 --> 00:44:17,280 up the whole development. They've got an old school lease there and that lease 606 00:44:16,000 --> 00:44:20,079 they have a lot of control of that shopping center. I mean I have something 607 00:44:18,880 --> 00:44:24,560 like that in my restaurant. I would never hold my landlord hostage. But 608 00:44:22,319 --> 00:44:28,960 » is there any openness on Sterling's part to perhaps review their plan and 609 00:44:26,800 --> 00:44:31,520 incorporate some new ideas instead of what they originally proposed? 610 00:44:30,240 --> 00:44:36,720 » Community development is already working on that. Uh we are talking uh they we 611 00:44:34,560 --> 00:44:40,560 redid the RDA or we're starting to fix it. Uh there are some gaps in it that we 612 00:44:38,720 --> 00:44:44,640 found like I had said earlier. We're rethinking the whole thing and then we 613 00:44:42,880 --> 00:44:49,520 will be presenting it. Right now we're keeping it pretty tight uh just between 614 00:44:47,040 --> 00:44:52,079 well us now we've got our stuff done now that Sterling's talking and then 615 00:44:50,960 --> 00:44:54,720 community development we're all going to sit down and figure it out. It's 616 00:44:53,440 --> 00:44:57,280 probably going to be two, three, four different developers in there at once 617 00:44:56,160 --> 00:45:01,359 like they want to be the master developer and then they'll bring other 618 00:44:58,960 --> 00:45:04,960 people in to do you know certain areas. But yes, it's it's not a done deal yet. 619 00:45:03,280 --> 00:45:07,839 So we still have time. Absolutely. And then I'm going to hand this back to 620 00:45:06,160 --> 00:45:12,079 Margaret with one comment to thank whoever in the village was responsible 621 00:45:09,599 --> 00:45:15,920 for the coasters that were put out by I think the Niles Art and Culture 622 00:45:14,079 --> 00:45:20,240 Committee showing the highlights of places in Niles. They were for sale at 623 00:45:17,599 --> 00:45:23,520 the Niles uh festival art festival a couple weeks ago. One of the pictures 624 00:45:22,000 --> 00:45:29,520 that they had on the coasters, it was Leaning Tower, the historical society, 625 00:45:25,839 --> 00:45:31,839 the waterfall, and the circular building at Golf Mill, which was the professional 626 00:45:31,440 --> 00:45:38,880 building. >> We're trying to save it, Rosemary. It's 627 00:45:33,839 --> 00:45:42,560 worth trying so hard. It's I Everyone's saying it's not worth it to save, but 628 00:45:41,359 --> 00:45:47,599 that's because they don't want to spend the money. Believe me, I would love to 629 00:45:45,040 --> 00:45:50,160 see that building stay there. It's It's iconic. I agree with you. And we are 630 00:45:49,440 --> 00:45:54,160 fighting for it. >> Get those items out into the local 631 00:45:51,599 --> 00:45:57,440 Hallmark stores for sale. Park Ridge puts all their items in the Hallmark 632 00:45:55,920 --> 00:45:58,480 stores. We should have ourselves. >> Thank you. 633 00:45:57,839 --> 00:46:01,480 » Thank you for the >> Sure. 634 00:46:01,520 --> 00:46:08,319 Yeah, keep saying that young man. >> John, I'll have time for one more 635 00:46:06,480 --> 00:46:14,160 question after this. >> So, can you clarify? I I I'm kind of 636 00:46:11,599 --> 00:46:20,160 hazy on Golf Mill. Is the developer trying to sell its interest in G Mill? 637 00:46:17,200 --> 00:46:23,280 Are they Are they It sounds like it's in flux. 638 00:46:21,599 --> 00:46:25,599 » Everything's for sale, John. My restaurant's for sale if I get the right 639 00:46:24,880 --> 00:46:27,760 price. >> Okay. 640 00:46:25,920 --> 00:46:31,119 » No, what they did was >> they want to be the master developer. 641 00:46:29,839 --> 00:46:35,520 They want to keep it. Are they going to sell it one day? If I was a gambling 642 00:46:33,680 --> 00:46:39,680 man, I'm going to say, "Yeah, whether they do it ahead of time or they do it 643 00:46:37,200 --> 00:46:44,000 now, we still have control with the RDA of what's happening there." When they 644 00:46:41,680 --> 00:46:48,960 threw that up for sale sign up on it with JLL, that was casting a wider net. 645 00:46:47,280 --> 00:46:52,960 Now there's people saying, "Hey, you know what? I've got 50 million I want to 646 00:46:50,880 --> 00:46:56,319 invest. I got 100 million I want to invest. I got 40 million I want to 647 00:46:54,640 --> 00:47:00,640 invest." That's what they were trying to attain like that and it seemed to work. 648 00:46:59,119 --> 00:47:05,520 They were going to sell off certain parcels like uh where they want the 649 00:47:03,040 --> 00:47:08,319 residencies on the southwest corner. They were upfront with us that they 650 00:47:06,800 --> 00:47:12,480 would sell that off to the developer. Whoever develops it will, you know, own 651 00:47:10,079 --> 00:47:15,760 it, build it, and operate it as, you know, rental apartments, condominiums, 652 00:47:14,160 --> 00:47:19,599 whatever the market's asking for at that time. Uh are they going to sell the 653 00:47:17,680 --> 00:47:22,400 whole mall? Somebody give enough money? I think so. 654 00:47:20,800 --> 00:47:26,400 » So, it sounds like they're getting cold feet and want to put they don't want to 655 00:47:23,839 --> 00:47:30,079 do the project. Nah, I just think everyone nationwide is just a a little 656 00:47:28,319 --> 00:47:33,920 skittish right now about everything. I mean, the markets the market's been a 657 00:47:31,680 --> 00:47:36,079 little volatile. I think nationwide things are just a little scary right 658 00:47:35,280 --> 00:47:39,440 now. >> Uh I know a lot of people in the 659 00:47:37,440 --> 00:47:42,880 financial, you know, banks banks are not loaning. You know why all these 660 00:47:40,720 --> 00:47:46,319 apartments are being built? Because the banks don't want condominiums built. The 661 00:47:45,119 --> 00:47:50,560 amount of money that they'd have to give for the condominium, they'd fail. So the 662 00:47:48,720 --> 00:47:54,640 all the markets right now are a little people are standing back just a little 663 00:47:52,319 --> 00:47:58,880 bit. Everyone has cold feet. you and I would have cold feet for, you know, 664 00:47:56,400 --> 00:48:02,000 investing $443 million. They're not walking away from it. They've been very 665 00:48:00,319 --> 00:48:07,839 open with us and there's been nothing but great communication up to this 666 00:48:03,839 --> 00:48:12,240 point. So, that's what I know. Yeah, it's sort of an ongoing thing. I can't 667 00:48:09,599 --> 00:48:16,480 say too too much. There's there's legal stuff involved in it. So, I can only 668 00:48:13,760 --> 00:48:20,319 say, are they going to bail? No, I don't believe so. Not at all. Are they going 669 00:48:18,480 --> 00:48:24,000 to sell it? Somebody gave enough money? Yeah, they would sell it. I mean, anyone 670 00:48:22,319 --> 00:48:28,400 would, but I'm talking about crazy money. But yeah, so they are still 671 00:48:26,319 --> 00:48:32,640 working with us very tightly. I mean, I got three phone calls from the last 10 672 00:48:30,000 --> 00:48:36,079 days. One last question. 673 00:48:34,720 --> 00:48:38,960 » Uh, Tisha has one here, too. >> Oh, Tisha, go on with you first, honey. 674 00:48:37,920 --> 00:48:43,680 I'm sorry. >> That's okay. Hi, Tisha Ashcraftoft. I 675 00:48:41,839 --> 00:48:50,000 sit on the bike pedestrian committee. Um, safety is very important to me. Um, 676 00:48:47,599 --> 00:48:53,119 would like love the Niles focus newsletter. would like to state 677 00:48:51,359 --> 00:48:59,680 reminders under the Niles Police Department page about speeding, obeying 678 00:48:56,559 --> 00:49:04,160 stop signs, yield st yield signs. If you break the law, it's a ticket. Um the 679 00:49:02,160 --> 00:49:09,920 problem, this problem is not isolated to Niles. It's everywhere. Um also being 680 00:49:07,200 --> 00:49:14,240 mindful of people on bikes, pedestrians around town, share the road, being 681 00:49:12,319 --> 00:49:18,400 mindful of your surroundings while driving. The important of using 682 00:49:16,240 --> 00:49:24,559 crosswalks is it can save your life. We just learned that a an 84 year old uh 683 00:49:21,839 --> 00:49:29,680 individual was crossing outside of a crosswalk on TUI. Devastating. Um I 684 00:49:28,000 --> 00:49:35,119 would like to see some consistency in our newsletter about safety tips to help 685 00:49:32,480 --> 00:49:38,640 our residents uh young and old. Thank you. 686 00:49:37,119 --> 00:49:44,000 » Good evening folks. So my name is Raone Prietto 7035 KDzy right off of Shurmer 687 00:49:42,000 --> 00:49:48,800 which has a speeding problem as we know. But to to tie into what Tisha just said, 688 00:49:46,400 --> 00:49:53,680 I I'm I'm a big proponent of safety. I'm a retired soldier, served 28 years. 689 00:49:51,280 --> 00:49:56,960 Safety is a part of my life every day. Understand the importance of it. Mr. 690 00:49:55,440 --> 00:50:00,480 Lindloom, welcome aboard. We're glad to have you. Look forward to having that 691 00:49:58,240 --> 00:50:06,000 conversation. Uh but it's huge. It's huge in our world right now. Our police 692 00:50:03,040 --> 00:50:11,359 officers, our firefighters, they are busy. They are extremely busy. And from 693 00:50:08,880 --> 00:50:14,800 my observations as a retiree, I have some time on my hands and I go out there 694 00:50:13,040 --> 00:50:18,880 and I ride my bike and I walk and I observe behaviors. The behaviors that 695 00:50:17,280 --> 00:50:24,400 I'm seeing from our residents specifically, the speeding, the lack of 696 00:50:21,599 --> 00:50:29,520 stopping at stop signs and other reckless behaviors. Is serious business, 697 00:50:27,280 --> 00:50:34,000 folks. Serious business. So, my public appeal to you who are about to get 698 00:50:31,520 --> 00:50:39,760 behind your wheel this evening is to slow down. Slow down. 699 00:50:37,440 --> 00:50:44,720 Everyone's in a hurry for whatever reason, but you're putting all of us at 700 00:50:42,160 --> 00:50:48,720 risk. You're putting everyone in this room at risk. That woman was 80s 701 00:50:47,119 --> 00:50:52,640 something years old on Tuli. She was killed. Yes, she wasn't in a crosswalk, 702 00:50:50,800 --> 00:50:57,359 but why is a senior citizen getting run over? Why is a senior citizen that's a 703 00:50:56,000 --> 00:50:59,599 couple of fatalities we've had in our our community as well as neighboring 704 00:50:59,040 --> 00:51:03,839 communities? So, >> we just and we just had one two days ago 705 00:51:01,200 --> 00:51:07,680 in Dempster in front of Cooper. 61y old man got hit and thrown across dumps or 706 00:51:06,319 --> 00:51:10,079 almost hit the building at Cooper's Hawk. 707 00:51:08,240 --> 00:51:13,119 » So there it's happening everywhere and now we have ebikes and and you know 708 00:51:11,680 --> 00:51:16,640 young people are young people. We've all been there. We get it. But we need to do 709 00:51:14,960 --> 00:51:21,119 a better job and I'm going to use this word policing ourselves. So what does 710 00:51:18,640 --> 00:51:26,000 that mean? Checking yourself. Checking yourself as you enter your vehicle and 711 00:51:24,000 --> 00:51:29,760 deescalating because for some reason right now in our society everyone is 712 00:51:28,000 --> 00:51:35,359 moving and nobody's getting out of the way fast enough. I have concerns, folks. 713 00:51:33,200 --> 00:51:39,520 I've deployed numerous times. I brought all my soldiers home. I want my 714 00:51:37,200 --> 00:51:45,040 residents to get home safely. We're all in this together. We all have skin in 715 00:51:41,680 --> 00:51:48,480 the game. Thank you. >> Thank you, Ramon. And finally, we have 716 00:51:47,040 --> 00:51:53,079 one last question here. >> One final question is who? 717 00:51:54,480 --> 00:52:01,359 » Hi. I was trying to state all the end because but I just wanted to make sure 718 00:51:58,079 --> 00:52:06,480 um like when we go to the meetings the trust the regular meetings um our 719 00:52:03,760 --> 00:52:11,040 questions should be answered correct >> like that we ask so so um one of my 720 00:52:09,280 --> 00:52:16,319 concerns and I'm asking tonight because it wasn't answered um I don't hear 721 00:52:13,359 --> 00:52:20,240 anyone which I'm so surprised of being concerned about sustainability and 722 00:52:18,480 --> 00:52:25,280 wildlife and the and the forest preserves uh being impacted by the high 723 00:52:23,359 --> 00:52:29,119 density of all of these units going up. I feel like there's already enough 724 00:52:26,800 --> 00:52:35,280 condominiums along the North Branch River. Um, but adding the apartment that 725 00:52:32,240 --> 00:52:42,880 was just there, an additional 354 units is it um is I'm very concerned about 726 00:52:39,440 --> 00:52:48,240 that river and that forest preserve. And in addition to that, very concerned 727 00:52:44,880 --> 00:52:54,079 about um you know, having these I think Trusty Netherm put it at islands instead 728 00:52:50,880 --> 00:52:59,440 of cohesive neighborhoods. Um, I walk a lot in this neighborhood and every time 729 00:52:57,200 --> 00:53:05,760 a new development goes up, I'm faced with a no trespassing sign and there's 730 00:53:02,000 --> 00:53:10,960 no pass through for public access on with the exception of a busy street. And 731 00:53:08,400 --> 00:53:14,720 I really respectfully request that that be considered and part of these plans 732 00:53:12,880 --> 00:53:19,119 that we have places safe places for people to walk and not blocking, you 733 00:53:16,640 --> 00:53:21,520 know, access. I'm sorry, Janice. Janice, >> it's okay. 734 00:53:19,680 --> 00:53:25,520 » I got news for you. I just want to know if there was also an environmental study 735 00:53:23,440 --> 00:53:28,559 done. I asked that question last time and I would I would like to that to be 736 00:53:27,200 --> 00:53:31,599 published if it was done. I >> if it's done it's all public matter. 737 00:53:30,559 --> 00:53:35,599 » I didn't find it. >> Um yeah, I guess you could talk to you 738 00:53:33,280 --> 00:53:38,640 could foyer whatever you need. So I don't I don't know specifically what you 739 00:53:37,280 --> 00:53:42,480 need but maybe talk to community development. I know that they talked to 740 00:53:40,319 --> 00:53:45,680 MWRD. You know, we have to make sure things are good with the county as well. 741 00:53:44,240 --> 00:53:49,119 I am going to start working with friends of the river. 742 00:53:47,520 --> 00:53:52,800 Uh so I just got some literature for them today. John Thar friend of mine. He 743 00:53:51,040 --> 00:53:56,640 was a trustee in Morton Grove. So, they're talking about the river itself 744 00:53:54,000 --> 00:54:02,000 and how to better do things over there. So, I'm going to use that as sort of a 745 00:53:59,200 --> 00:54:06,319 maneuverability piece. Uh, I'm excited about it. I was a boy scout. I get you. 746 00:54:04,319 --> 00:54:08,880 And the wildlife. >> I mean, that's why 747 00:54:07,200 --> 00:54:10,880 » I see the wildlife every morning by my house. I get you. 748 00:54:10,400 --> 00:54:16,440 » Thank you. >> Very concerned, 749 00:54:13,440 --> 00:54:16,440 » folks. 750 00:54:16,559 --> 00:54:21,040 That's it. Thank you. 751 00:54:23,440 --> 00:54:28,800 Folks, everybody please, we have a lot of department heads here, questions, 752 00:54:27,040 --> 00:54:33,559 whatever it is. And make sure you stop and see Mr. Lindlum too as well.