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Hey, Brook. Ottoman Brooks. Go give him
a hug. Go give him

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a hug.
Give him two hugs when it's all over.

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Give him two hugs when it's all over.

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All right. And I'd like to open our city
council meeting up for Monday, June 1st,

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2026. I ask that we please stand for the
pledge of allegiance and remain standing

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for the invocation.

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to the flag of the United States of
America and to the republic for it

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stands one nation under God indivisible
with liberty and justice for all.

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» Let us compare ourselves as you see fit.
Most gracious and heavenly father, Lord,

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we come to you this day to say thank
you, oh father god, we thank you for

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keeping us in our right mind. Oh father
god, we thank you for all that you give

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us each and every moment of of our
lives. Oh father, we thank you for this

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youth that have come out here today in
support of Benil Math and Science for

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all the achievements that they have done
and we want to just recognize them, oh

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Father God, and let them know that they
have more to to build on as they move

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forward in their lives. Oh Father God,
just let them know that you are with

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them, oh Father God, and that you will
keep them and guide them, oh Father God.

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Lord, as we start the city council,
I ask that we do things decent and in

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order. This is my prayer in your darling
son, Jesus name, and for his sake. Amen.

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» All right, roll call.
>> Alderman Jackson

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Coleman.
>> Alderman Evans,

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» here. Alderman Allen
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» Ray
>> here.

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» Alman Murphy
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» Present.
>> All right. We have a few things prior to

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going into our regular business. Uh we
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month. Could I have a motion and a
second to pass the uh the proclamation?

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» Move.
>> Second.

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» It's been moved by Alderman Allen.
second model in Brooks at the

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proclamation for gun violence awareness
month for June of 2026 and to wear

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orange on this weekend June 5th through
the 7th in support of gun violence. So,

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uh there's a motion and a second. Uh do
I is there any questions?

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Hearing none. Roll call.
>> Alderman Evans

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» I.
>> Alderman Allen

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» I. Alderman Ray
>> I.

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» Alderman Murphy
>> I.

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» Alderman Brooks
>> I. Motion carried. The second one is a

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resolution uh in memory of uh Loretta uh
Lynn Wilson. Uh that procla uh that

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resolution is not ready at this time. I
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next meeting in in June. Is that okay?
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» I don't think we need a motion for that,
do we? Okay. And the next ones are

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resolutions for the girls high school
track team and uh the resolution for

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North Chicago Neo Math and Science track
team. Uh let's do the

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go ahead and do the vote first and then
do we'll read it and and have them come

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up at that time. Okay. Let's uh I have
let's do uh 43 and 44. Can I have a

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motion and a second for that?
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» Second.
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Alman Murphy that 43 and 44 be passed as
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Hearing none. Roll call.
>> Alderman Allen.

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» I.
>> Alderman Ray.

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» I.
>> Alderman Murphy.

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» I.
>> Alderman Brooks.

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» I.
>> Alderman Evans.

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» I. Motion carried. And at this time, I
ask that uh Alderman Brooks, would you

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like to be out and and bring the kids
forward to uh have them read the two

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resolutions and uh uh have them uh be
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Lori, we'll have you read the
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» Oh, you want to read? Yeah, you can read
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then you can bring them up also.
>> Read it first.

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» Bring them up.
>> Okay. North Chicago lady Warhawks.

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First,
>> all the Lady Warhawks, come on up.

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All right. Thank you. Thank you.
All right. Yeah, you too.

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Okay, this is a resolution honoring the
North Chicago Warhawks girls track and

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field team for their outstanding
performance at the IHSA 2A state

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championship. Whereas the North Chicago
Warhawks girls track and field team

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proudly represented the city of North
Chicago at the IHSA 2A state

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championship held at O'Brien Field on
the campus of Eastern Illinois

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University in Charleston, Illinois. And
whereas the student athletes of the

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North Chicago Warhawks demonstrated
exceptional dedication, discipline,

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sportsmanship, and perseverance
throughout the 2026 track and field

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season. And whereas junior rea Cooper
Smith earned second place in the 200

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meter dash with a season best time of
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And whereas sophomore Bana Small

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Whereas sophomore Bana Small earned
fifth place in the 200 meter dash with a

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personal best time of 24.87 seconds
achieving a new Illinois ranking of 28th

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in the state. And whereas junior Ray
Cooper Smith also earned second place in

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the 100 meter dash with an outstanding
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And whereas the North Chicago Warhawks
4x1 meter 4x100 meter relay team

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consisting of Rihanna Small, Rihanna
Carpenter, Blessing Dodson, and Ree

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Cooper Smith earned fourth place in the
state championship with a season best

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time of 48.2 seconds.
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4x200 meter relay team consisted of the
same Rihanna Small, Rihanna Carpenter,

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Blessing Dawson, and Ree Cooper Smith
earned fifth place in the state with a

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state championship with a season best
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whereas the team's accomplishments not
only not only athlet not only reflect

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not only the athletic excellence but the
academic achievement as a relay team

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collectively maintains nearly a 3.5
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And whereas senior Jasmine Jones, junior
rea Cooper Smith, sophomores Briana

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Small and Rihanna Carpenter, and
freshman Blessing Dodson have earned

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have served as exemplary ambassadors for
North Chicago through their hard work,

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determination, and commitment to
excellence. Now therefore, be it

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resolved that the mayor and the city
council of the city of North Chicago

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hereby recognize and congratulate the
North Chicago Hawks girls track and

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field team for their remarkable
achievements at the IHSA

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2A Championship and commend them for
bringing pride and distinction to the

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city of North Chicago.

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Also, we have their coaches, Demetrius
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and Mary Dillow.
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» Go ahead. Go ahead.
>> Um, I just want to thank everybody. Um,

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this year was a hard year. We fought, we
fought, we fought, and we still stuck it

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out. Um, we finished fifth in the state.
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bit better, but we did it. Um, even
through all the trials and tribulations

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that we all had to go through with our
personal lives and with school and

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academics coming along, I just want to
thank all you ladies for doing what you

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supposed to do as student athletes and
thank everybody for being here.

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» All right. So, um, if y'all want to stay
up so your family can take some pictures

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of you got of you ladies, YouTube
coaches, come on up. Picture pitch time.

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Great job. Great job.
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Great job.

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We will have copies of the resolution
for for you all. I will contact uh

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Dillow. I will contact you and probably
put out on band that I have the copy so

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you guys can take home as well and we'll
somehow work it out. All right. Um, if I

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could have the Neo Math and Science
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All right.
resolution honoring the outstanding

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achievements of the Neil Math and
Science Academy Eagles 7th grade state

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track athletes. Whereas the city of
North Chicago takes great pride in

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recognizing the accomplishments of its
young scholars and athletes who

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represent the community with excellence,
discipline, and determination. And

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whereas the Illinois Elementary School
Association State Track and Field

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Championship was held at East Side
Center in East Poria, where student

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athletes from across the state of
Illinois competed at the highest level.

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And whereas Miss Raven Finch, a seventh
grade student representing the Neil Math

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and Science Academy Eagles, earned the
title of class 4A

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state champion in the long jump.
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And whereas Raven Finch has demonstrated
exceptional dedication both on and off

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the field, excelling not only in track
and field, but also in basketball and

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academics while maintaining an admirable
3.1 grade point average.

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And whereas the boys seventh grade 4x2
meter relay team earned the distinction

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of state runnerup placing second in the
state with an impressive time of 1

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minute 40.67 67 seconds.
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Devonte Smith, raise your hand, Devonte
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or Sharia Nimhard, who is not here of
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Science and along with Gail Young and
Aiden Hill Duncan

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and Kaden Murin of Learn Six Charter
School in Great Lakes. And whereas these

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young men have demonstrated teamwork,
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academic excellence, collectively
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average of above 3.0 while competing at
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You know, whereas the achievements of
these student athletes bring great honor

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to their schools, families, coaches, and
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serving as an inspiration to future
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scholars. Now, therefore, be it resolved
that hereby recognizes and congratulates

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Raven Finch and the boys seventh grade
4x200 meter relay team for the

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remarkable accomplishments at the state
track and field championship. And

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be it further resolved that the city of
North Chicago expresses it it its

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sincere appreciation to the athletes,
coaches, families, teachers, and

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supporters whose encouragement and
commitment contributed to this

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outstanding season and these historic
accomplishments.

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Would one of the coaches like to say
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» Uh definitely a great way to end the
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which means you step on that track, we
you're expected to give 100% no matter

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if you come in first place or last
place. And they had the opportunity to

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come in first and second in the state of
Illinois. So much congratulations to

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y'all.

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They're seventh graders. They got one
more year of middle school and then they

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are Warhawks to go on to do the same
thing at the high school. So, great job

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y'all. Great job. And again, copies will
be available out here with you so we can

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get those to everybody. All right,
photos.

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Graduation.

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Congratulations.

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like to continue move forward. But, you
know, before before I move forward, uh I

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just want to say to the uh the citizens
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department heads, and any guests that
may be a part of uh this community.

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I really like to apologize for what I uh
my actions uh from at the last city

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council meeting on Monday, May 18th.
You know, I truly believe as mayor uh I

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must, you know, uh ensure that I have
decorum uh when I sit in in this

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position
and uh I must say I did not do that at

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the last meeting. I apologize. I I
really do feel I uh I fell short of what

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this seat holds as mayor of the city of
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uh I I felt that uh my actions uh was
not appropriate and uh to the citizens

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and this council I would do better. So
uh saying that I do want to say also

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that goes both ways
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We must all have good if we want to move
this city forward. People are watching

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us. they're watching us uh whether it's
on Zoom or or here at council meetings,

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you know, uh
and if they see us

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doing the things that we are and the way
we act, you know, we're trying to

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attract economic development, businesses
into our community and and it just

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doesn't work when there's disruption.
So again, uh, council, from my

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standpoint and from me, I apologize. I
will do better. Uh, and and I just

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wanted to make that statement as we
continue to move forward as as a as a

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group. So,
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» um, did I hear you say that we're going
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» We always follow Robert.

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Omnibus vote agenda.
>> I am Evans.

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» I would like to approve
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as presented.
>> Second move by Alman Evans, second by

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Alman Allen that the omnibus vote agenda
be passed as presented. Are there any

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questions on the omnibus vote?
>> Mr. Mayor, Alderman Coleman.

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No question.
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» Hearing roll call.
>> Alderman Ray.

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» Hi.
>> Murphy.

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» Hi.
>> Hi.

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» Coleman.
>> Hi.

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» Evans.
>> Hi.

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» Hi. Motion carried. Public comment.

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Courtney and Kathy.

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» Hi, good evening. My name is Marica
Jones. Um, this is my team, Courtney and

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Kathy. Um, I grew up and lived in North
Chicago for the majority of my

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childhood. And so what keeps me coming
back is our wonderful afterchool program

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known as Drama Club. We Drama Club has
been around for a a long time now. Um,

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but I've had the opportunity to be a
part of drama club for the past three

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years and I um see that being a
long-term commitment of mine. But um

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what we've been able to do for this
community and the youth who live here um

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has been able to was to give them an
outlet. Um it's not just about theater

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and the arts with us, but more so
holding space for them and um giving

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them access to resources that typically
would not be in their grasp due to

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circumstances outside of their control.
And so we wanted to come here today um

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just to ask for your continued support
in what we do. Um as of right now, drama

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club is a seasonal commitment. It is
after school. However, our goal is for

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it to become something more um year
round and we understand that once kids

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are out of school um they have a lot
more time on their hands and so it would

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be nice for them to put that time into
something more productive um and so they

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can continue developing skills that will
set them up for success and keep them in

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alignment with their goals and
aspirations. And so um we just wanted to

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ask once again for uh you to keep us in
mind during those periods of

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implementation when you are going
through you know how to continue

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forwarding this community. Um it would
be helpful to us if we had more access

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to youth centers or community centers
for us to utilize those spaces during

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the summer for our students. um as well
as uh potentially become you know a part

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of the North Chicago community days. We
I know that that's something that is an

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annual staple of North Chicago. The
purpose of it is really to showcase the

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best parts of this city and I think one
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And so if we could also have the
opportunity to um have our youth be a

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part of that for them to showcase their
talents um that would be a really great

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opportunity for us to explore in the
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But thankful.
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then to North Chicago in general because
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» limited
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could expand during the summer and teach
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great. And we could only do that during
the summer. We work under the school

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during the uh regular year, academic
year. But during the summer if we could

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do something like that, if you would
afford us the space and then if we could

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reform whoever we teach, I mean it could
be other students also. We don't want to

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be limited. Uh right now with our
program, we do have we do do high school

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scholarships and we do have 35 enrolled
in prep schools and we do have uh almost

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every one of our kids that has gone
through with us is a college is in

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college or graduated from college. So we
have a very good uh record, academic

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record. So we're very excited about
that. But we would kind of like to, you

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know, be part of the community also
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community.
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» I don't have anything to say. I hear
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» I think the biggest thing is if we can
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space.
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» yeah, I was just going to clarify we
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learn six schools. Um and so uh once
again our goal is to expand our team so

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that we are able to reach a much broader
audience. Um but for now it's just four

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of us that kind of take this on and so
it would be it would mean a lot if we

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had a little bit more um access and just
support from the community.

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probably we could even run a program for
the community separate from our program

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where we would run like uh during the
summer as I said perhaps eventually

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during the school year different days or
whatever through the community. So we'd

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like to try to work with the community
eventually because like I said we're

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trying to help as many students as
possible. That's our goal. We do third

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to eighth grade. Let let me say as as
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» I support you.
>> Yeah.

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» Uh I I don't know how many city council
I know.

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» You guys did an excellent job at theater
on Thursday. I think it was Thursday.

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» Yes. Thank you.
>> Beautiful. I mean from from singing to

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dancing to tap dancing.
>> I mean these kids perform to the highest

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level.
>> And uh you know I I I hear that what

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you're saying that you need space and
you want to get more involved in the

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community. Uh I think from the city,
we're more than happy to to support

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that. Uh I I know that you know you
probably need to get into the school

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district
187 though we are not directly you know

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uh a board for that. They have their own
separate body. I do know that there's a

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board member here,
Mr. Coleman, Gerald Coleman. Uh, and if

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he had an opportunity to see, I think if
any of the board members had an

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opportunity to see what you guys
actually can do for our children and how

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you uh achieve that, I think that you
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do know also we have a park district.
So, I mean, you're you're you're

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» here at the right place at the right
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» right?
>> And uh you know, this is something I

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agree.
>> You know, we have things that we can do

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to support our children to not just say
keep them off the street, but to achieve

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to to expand their minds not just into
the books, but into the arts also. Uh

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that is something that is uh you know
that is needed for them. So, yes,

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whatever type of
Uh, I think that would be great to to

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see if we can do something into our
community days to, you know, get you in

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to, you know, maybe uh do some
performances that parents may want to be

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able to sign their children up to to be
a part of. So, uh, be more than happy to

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work with you on that and, uh, you know,
whatever we can do from our part.

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» Thank you so much.
>> Thank you.

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Amen.
>> And uh I don't know if you guys are

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going to be there Wednesday for
graduation, but hope to see you there.

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» Yeah.
>> Thank you.

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» Oh,
like I say, I'll get the Christmas

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performance. Great job. Those kids
performed so well. And I too, but I say

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that's why I gave you my number. So,
come here on city council and get these

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get the city involved and get the mayor
secretary phone number and and you come

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up with some things get this out.
>> Yeah, I think at this point the park

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district would be great to work with
because the park district would be

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separate from the school district and I
don't think we want to yeah they would

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have the space and it would be like
almost a separate program we'd run

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through the city which would be because
we run this one through there running a

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different one through the city I think
is what kind of we're looking at right

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now. So, I don't know who we talked to
about getting space at a park district,

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but that
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that that is need to talk to. So, you
know, Yeah. Thank you so much.

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» Thank you for
>> and then then you can also talk with the

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mayor about getting you guys on
community day. Yeah,

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» that would be a good performance.
>> Absolutely.

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» And also we bring out the uh
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Jackson.
>> Great.

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» Okay.
>> Well, thank you all again. We really

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appreciate
>> resources where you can

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» Yes, we we appreciate any help we can
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» Thank you.
>> All right,

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Commissioner Caria.

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» Good evening, city. Good evening, Mayor
Rockingham and city council. How are you

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guys tonight? It's definitely a
beautiful day today, right? First off, I

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am Commissioner Carmeia Hawthorne from
False Park District and I definitely

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gave that young lady our information
because we definitely want to have that

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at our center. Um, also I just want to
make a mention of and good good evening

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our beautiful constituents too. I don't
want to forget you guys. I definitely

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want to make mention that our board
meetings are it's every third Wednesday

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at 6 o'clock. Please plan to join. If
you've never sat in on one of the

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meetings, I encourage you to come out to
see what's going on at your park

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district. Now, on to the beautiful
announcement. So, we have Junth coming

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up on June 13th at the Falls Park
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encourage everyone to come out if you
have any questions. It's going to be a

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day of fun activities. It's going to be
a really good time that's going to be

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had. Um, if you have any questions,
please feel free to call the district.

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And also we have a ribbon cutting coming
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June
June 10th

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at 2:00 p.m. If you are able to come out
and attend this is going to be I'm very

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excited about this park and Hamlet is
definitely ready to go for this ribbon

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cuy. So, just a couple announcements um
outside. Our beach is actually open. For

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those of you that may not know, False
Park Beach is definitely open. And just

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so you guys can know, there is no there
it is security based, but security

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doesn't get there until 11:00 a.m. For
all you coffee drinkers and all those

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people that love gazing at the beautiful
lake, you will have your time session

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during morning hours to go down to the
beach to have your time. So, that's all

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for me. Thank you so much. If you guys
have any questions, please feel free to

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reach out to me. Boss Park Commissioner
Commissioner Caresia Hawthorne and y'all

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have a good night.
>> Thank you very much. Anyone else?

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» Hearing none. Regular agenda
uh 7-1 approval of the ordinance

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redistricting the wards of the city of
North Chicago, Illinois pursuant to the

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Illinois municipal code.
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Approval of
redistribute

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city

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» second movement Evans second by Alderman
Murphy that 7-1 be passed as presented.

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Are there questions?
>> Yesman.

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» Um
we don't have our full council here

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today. So
I would ask to

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table it again

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until we have full council here since
this is such an important

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note

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question.
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I presented the ordinance some
information this evening um the

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requirement for an alderman to live in
their ward. Um, if you look at the first

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page, number one, the requirement to
live in the ward um is Illinois

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Municipal Code 65 LCS
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C. The person is not eligible for office
of all the person of the ward unless

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that person resides in that ward. that
person seeks to represent.

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Um the legal definition of residency in
the Illinois legal residency is defined

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by two strict elements established by
the Illinois Supreme Court. Markhamm

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versus Board of Election
uh Markham versus Board of Election of

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Commissioners. One of the things is your
physical presence in the home and the

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other is the intent to make the homes
one's permanent primary residence. Um,

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buying a home is a permanent financial
and legal commitment. If an older person

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buys a home in another ward, moves their
belongings there, and sleeps there, they

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are legally they are legally abandoned
their original ward. Um, that's the

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first part of the law. Um, before I go
any further, anybody can go to the back

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page of their packet there.

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that uh that is the voter registration
uh from the Lake County clerk. That is

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the official uh registration.
And if you look at the previous page,

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you'll see that um that is actually
registered in the six ward currently and

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they actually registered on 116
2025

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is actually when they register outside
of their world.

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All right. Uh when you go to number two,
it says moving out automatically

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triggers a vacancy.
Um the law Illinois Municipal Code 65

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C-1.
A vacancy occurs in an office by reason

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of more than a temporary removal of
residents from the ward. more than

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temporary. Buying a property and
establishing a life in a different ward

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does not qualify as a temporary trip or
a short-term displacement that

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constitutes a personal move.
Automatic consequences.

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Under Illinois law, the moment an
official permanently moves their primary

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residence out of the elected district,
they structurally vacate the office.

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they are no longer legal uh to represent
of that ward. So number two basically

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states that when that alderman
registered um in a different ward that

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he actually represented
uh Illinois law creates that seat as

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being vacant. Okay. Automatic. Um number
three it comes down to us as alderman.

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um the city council's duty to act,
right? That means it's our

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responsibility as all to act. Um the law
Illinois municipal code 65 LCS

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5-3-1-10-50.

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The corporate authority um has the
authority to determine whether a vacancy

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has occurred. Corporate authority for
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council. The council's duty is on the
second page. State law gives the city

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council the explicit power and
responsibility.

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We have the power and the responsibility
to investigate residency challenges if

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an older person is found to have moved.
The council must officially declare the

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seat vacant so a proper representative
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Those are the the three key elements um
required to live in your ward moving out

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under state Illinois state statute
automatically that seat is vacant and as

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city council we have a duty to act

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and you know saying less I think at this
point um

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how is How is that relevant to this
vote? Um, how's that relevant to this

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vote? It would be improper for an
alderman that's not representing his

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ward to actually vote to move his home
to a different ward. Um, currently by

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state statute, he's no longer an
alderman. And secondly, in order to

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vote, you have to be an alderman. and it
would most definitely be improper for

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you to vote on a district that will keep
you as an alderman even though you moved

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out. So, I've given this notice to our
attorney

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um and it's our duty to investigate it,
which would take some time, which would

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take some table. I put a lot on the
hardest plate today. Um, we've given you

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the facts and the laws. There's more
information in the packet about

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redistricting.
Um, but at this point,

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um, I still request that we table the
matter because we have a voting issue

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now. Um, if that alderman's vote can
actually make him award um and he's

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currently not in a so with his seat
being vacant

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for him to vote would invalidate the
vote. Now I know I just gave you guys

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this packet and I know you guys need
time to read it. I know you guys need

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time to uh research the laws, the
attorney time to research the laws and I

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really would hope that our whole council
to make this decision at the time that

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we made that decision. But as of right
now, um, the order, you have the facts,

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you have the responsibility, and you
have the duty to your residents, to the

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city, and you're obligated by law um to
do what's proper.

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» So, we have a we have a representative
also available to speak to this.

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» Hi, Mayor. Can you hear me?
>> Yes, D. Go right ahead.

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» Hi,
please uh state your name and who you're

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with and
first.

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» Yes, mayor. Thank you. I'm Dan Bolan
from Anel Glink. I'm one of the

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00:40:43,680 --> 00:40:50,320
attorneys that's been working with the
city's redistricting consultant on the

425
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redistricting ordinance that's in front
of you tonight. I understand that one of

426
00:40:52,640 --> 00:41:02,640
the alder persons is raising a question
about the qualifications

427
00:40:57,920 --> 00:41:10,079
of office for one of the current older
persons uh another older person. And

428
00:41:06,560 --> 00:41:16,079
yes, the municipal code uh does give
that power uh for the uh corporate

429
00:41:14,480 --> 00:41:20,800
authorities to determine whether a
vacancy has occurred. that usually

430
00:41:18,240 --> 00:41:28,960
happens after notice and an opportunity
to be heard. I don't I understand that

431
00:41:25,359 --> 00:41:34,480
that has not happened uh that that uh
older person has not been deprived of

432
00:41:31,280 --> 00:41:39,680
their current uh office that term
expiring

433
00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:43,520
uh in 2029. The ordinance in front of
you has nothing to do tonight. The

434
00:41:41,839 --> 00:41:52,000
redistricting ordinance has nothing to
do with any of the qualifications of

435
00:41:48,319 --> 00:41:57,280
current older persons. They will uh are
respond the redistricting is responding

436
00:41:54,079 --> 00:42:04,240
to population shifts based on federal
housing policy and university housing

437
00:41:59,760 --> 00:42:11,119
policy uh uh that have changed where the
voting age population lives in the city.

438
00:42:07,839 --> 00:42:19,359
So the this ordinance will help you have
fairer elections in 2027 for the even

439
00:42:15,119 --> 00:42:25,680
number of wards and in 2029 for uh odd
number boards. And so to honor that

440
00:42:22,640 --> 00:42:30,960
principle, one person, one vote, uh that
is why we undertook this project and

441
00:42:28,800 --> 00:42:38,319
worked with the redistricting consultant
to uh uh propose maps that address the

442
00:42:34,800 --> 00:42:44,240
population shifts for future elections.
Questions about anyone's current

443
00:42:40,640 --> 00:42:48,800
qualifications of office are uh frankly
not related to the ordinance that's in

444
00:42:46,880 --> 00:42:53,839
front of you tonight.
That's all I have. Mayor, thank you.

445
00:42:51,119 --> 00:42:59,280
» Mr. Mayor,
>> can I address the attorney?

446
00:42:57,599 --> 00:43:04,079
» All right. Um, I kind of knew you were
going to say that. So, everybody turn to

447
00:43:01,280 --> 00:43:11,520
the next page. The population balance
window is closed. This is what he's

448
00:43:06,800 --> 00:43:14,520
referring to. Um, under Illinois law 65
CS53-1-20-25,

449
00:43:16,720 --> 00:43:25,040
a city council is explicitly required to
redistrict the city based on the

450
00:43:22,079 --> 00:43:31,359
official census.
The official census happened in 2020.

451
00:43:28,880 --> 00:43:36,000
Cities across Illinois finalized and
passed their legally binding W maps back

452
00:43:33,920 --> 00:43:42,640
in 2122
in which we did and to balance the

453
00:43:38,960 --> 00:43:47,520
population for the entire decade.
If the council needed to redraw the

454
00:43:44,720 --> 00:43:53,280
lines for population balance, that work
was legally required to be finished

455
00:43:50,000 --> 00:43:59,440
years ago following a 2020 census,
claiming we suddenly have a massive

456
00:43:55,920 --> 00:44:05,280
population crisis in 2026,
conveniently matching the exact moment

457
00:44:02,800 --> 00:44:12,000
an alderman brought a house outside of
his ward, fails the common sense test.

458
00:44:09,599 --> 00:44:19,200
The timing proves this is an emergency
map for one politician, not a routine

459
00:44:15,359 --> 00:44:25,760
adjustment for the public. A map. And
second, if you see the second point,

460
00:44:21,599 --> 00:44:30,160
okay, a map cannot cure a vacancy that
already happened.

461
00:44:27,839 --> 00:44:37,280
Even if the council votes on a new map
tomorrow, it cannot retroactively undo

462
00:44:33,440 --> 00:44:40,280
the law under Illinois statute 65
CS53-1-10-50.

463
00:44:41,680 --> 00:44:48,400
The office became vacant the instant the
alderman relocated his primary

464
00:44:46,800 --> 00:44:54,560
residence.
A map passed today cannot fix a law that

465
00:44:52,240 --> 00:45:00,079
was broken yesterday.
The council cannot use a future map to

466
00:44:57,280 --> 00:45:06,079
reinstate someone who has already
legally disqualified themselves from

467
00:45:02,880 --> 00:45:12,160
office. The timing is fundamentally
flawed because the vacancy has already

468
00:45:08,640 --> 00:45:18,000
occurred by operation of state law. You
cannot redraw the boundaries of a ward

469
00:45:14,880 --> 00:45:24,079
to bring back an alderman who already
vacated his seat by moving out. Right

470
00:45:21,359 --> 00:45:30,280
now, as we stand here, the seat is
legally vacant. Under 65 LCS53-1-10-50,

471
00:45:32,720 --> 00:45:43,119
you cannot legislate away an existing
violation.

472
00:45:39,359 --> 00:45:49,760
it. Point number three, as I said last
time, it invites an immediate audit and

473
00:45:47,040 --> 00:45:56,160
lawsuit. If council insists that they
are doing a sudden mid decade

474
00:45:53,040 --> 00:46:01,520
rebalancing act, they have to prove it
with certified population data under the

475
00:45:58,720 --> 00:46:06,960
14th amendment. Every ward must have an
equal number of residents. Changing a

476
00:46:03,599 --> 00:46:10,800
line just to swallow one house
completely disrupts the map.

477
00:46:14,240 --> 00:46:24,960
If the change in the map was for
balance, we have to explain why only why

478
00:46:22,480 --> 00:46:31,680
only the border near the autumn's new
house is changing. If the council votes

479
00:46:29,280 --> 00:46:38,079
to pass a brand new mid decade map
claiming it's for balance, you open the

480
00:46:35,040 --> 00:46:45,119
city up to massive legal liability. A
judge will look at the timing and ask,

481
00:46:41,200 --> 00:46:51,200
"Why did the city wait until 2026 to
balance the population? And why does the

482
00:46:47,839 --> 00:46:57,599
new lines perfectly carve out the new
the the new alderman's new property?

483
00:46:54,640 --> 00:47:02,880
Passing a map under this false pretense
is an arbitrary misuse of government

484
00:47:00,480 --> 00:47:09,119
power, and it invites an immediate
lawsuit that North Chicago taxpayers

485
00:47:05,839 --> 00:47:09,119
will have to pay for.

486
00:47:11,599 --> 00:47:18,880
Mayor, may I respond?
>> And yes, go right ahead.

487
00:47:15,440 --> 00:47:24,079
» Um, uh, I I agree with Alderman Coleman.
The vacancy question is separate. Uh the

488
00:47:22,240 --> 00:47:32,640
redistricting ordinance in front of you
tonight has to do with uh different

489
00:47:28,240 --> 00:47:40,640
terms of f future terms for
offices in held in to be elected in the

490
00:47:35,680 --> 00:47:46,960
future in 2027 and in 2029. Um the
qualifications questions that the older

491
00:47:43,359 --> 00:47:52,000
person is raising are are separate and
could be taken up at another time. Um

492
00:47:50,240 --> 00:47:59,359
the if the c if the corporate
authorities so wish the uh the question

493
00:47:56,960 --> 00:48:06,079
about the population data the if you
read on in the statute it is uh for

494
00:48:03,200 --> 00:48:12,079
after a dennial census or for any other
reason the the corporate authorities can

495
00:48:09,920 --> 00:48:16,880
redistrict the wards and in this case
the reason is we know based on the

496
00:48:14,000 --> 00:48:22,240
American community survey and and
federal housing policy changes and

497
00:48:18,960 --> 00:48:27,359
university housing policy changes since
uh the last redistricting, which I was

498
00:48:25,520 --> 00:48:34,000
uh was a pleasure I had the pleasure of
working with the city on uh last time as

499
00:48:29,760 --> 00:48:39,520
well. Um we know that we that the
population has shifted drastically, the

500
00:48:36,480 --> 00:48:44,480
voting age population has shifted uh
because of the the military housing

501
00:48:41,920 --> 00:48:50,480
policy and the university housing
policy. redistricting the wards uh to

502
00:48:48,000 --> 00:48:57,359
balance out the population will actually
insulate the city from one person one

503
00:48:53,760 --> 00:49:02,000
vote lawsuits and so that's why we
undertook this project and its

504
00:49:00,079 --> 00:49:07,760
ordinances in front of you to consider
tonight. Thank you mayor.

505
00:49:05,280 --> 00:49:12,880
» And a lot of that has stemmed from the
fact that Paul village

506
00:49:10,240 --> 00:49:17,599
» Mr. Mayor
>> point of order.

507
00:49:14,960 --> 00:49:21,040
» No, but I have a point of order.
>> I have

508
00:49:19,200 --> 00:49:26,720
» I have the floor.
>> I I have a point of order.

509
00:49:24,480 --> 00:49:28,880
» You have your point of order after I
address.

510
00:49:27,359 --> 00:49:32,520
» I'm going to be courteous and give you
that.

511
00:49:29,280 --> 00:49:32,520
» Thank you.

512
00:49:35,760 --> 00:49:44,559
We
work with the military in regards to

513
00:49:42,000 --> 00:49:52,160
Pauly Village.
There had been residents there

514
00:49:48,160 --> 00:49:57,040
during our first census count and our
redistricting.

515
00:49:54,160 --> 00:50:01,839
Since that time we have lost Pauly
Village,

516
00:49:58,720 --> 00:50:08,960
39 houses out of Forestto
and Rosland Franklin or uh the Woodlands

517
00:50:05,119 --> 00:50:17,040
is no longer part of the jurisdiction is
now under Rosland Franklin. again losing

518
00:50:13,760 --> 00:50:23,280
population and losing votes in a
particular ward.

519
00:50:19,200 --> 00:50:28,960
When that ward has lost
their population,

520
00:50:26,160 --> 00:50:34,720
that means that at they're no longer
having an opportunity to uh have the

521
00:50:32,079 --> 00:50:39,040
balance that needs to be in all seven
boards.

522
00:50:36,240 --> 00:50:43,920
That is the reason we move forward with
redistricting

523
00:50:40,800 --> 00:50:53,280
all seven. so that it would be a balance
for all council members sitting at this

524
00:50:48,000 --> 00:50:59,920
council chambers. So as Alderman Coleman
states, I agree, but but we move forward

525
00:50:57,280 --> 00:51:06,160
and anybody at this time could go over
to Forestall and you will not get in

526
00:51:03,119 --> 00:51:12,400
because it is barricaded and getting
ready for demolition. Oh, excuse me. Hy,

527
00:51:09,200 --> 00:51:16,079
I'm sorry. pausing and it is getting
ready for demolition.

528
00:51:14,480 --> 00:51:22,640
So
you count every house that will been in

529
00:51:19,680 --> 00:51:28,880
that ward and it's gone and there's no
more population for that war. So that is

530
00:51:25,680 --> 00:51:36,400
the reason we move forward. Your issue
uh Alderman Coleman uh is a different

531
00:51:32,800 --> 00:51:42,000
issue than what this vote is on today.
this ward this is balancing out all all

532
00:51:40,000 --> 00:51:48,280
of our wards so that we would have an
even population throughout.

533
00:51:44,880 --> 00:51:48,280
» Mr. Mayor,

534
00:51:49,200 --> 00:51:59,599
» um village has been shut down for a very
long time and the houses are falling

535
00:51:55,119 --> 00:52:06,720
apart. Um I thought we address Pauly and
we remedy we remedy that imbalance in

536
00:52:04,240 --> 00:52:15,200
2021.
when Hoy was already gone and the census

537
00:52:09,839 --> 00:52:18,640
came in. Um Hoy's been a ghost town for
>> people.

538
00:52:16,960 --> 00:52:24,000
I mean I
>> So do we have those numbers? Um do we

539
00:52:21,760 --> 00:52:29,839
have has any of the alderman seen those
numbers from the census?

540
00:52:27,119 --> 00:52:34,480
Uh the percentages have you seen
>> sat sat down and did the maps alderman

541
00:52:32,079 --> 00:52:36,880
would talked to each of the alderman.
>> You didn't never talk to we already

542
00:52:36,079 --> 00:52:40,319
talked about it.
>> The data was the data was presented to

543
00:52:38,960 --> 00:52:45,839
the
>> Has anybody else seen the data? You've

544
00:52:42,960 --> 00:52:51,599
seen the data. I haven't. when I met May
I speak

545
00:52:48,480 --> 00:52:55,200
» when I met with
um

546
00:52:53,839 --> 00:53:00,480
I'm sorry
>> Kim Brace is Kim Brace is the consultant

547
00:52:57,520 --> 00:53:07,119
from EDS out of Washington
>> I can't I I will not speak for my fellow

548
00:53:04,079 --> 00:53:12,880
» I met with him I saw the data
>> we had the discussion

549
00:53:09,200 --> 00:53:19,200
» and I understand why I'm speaking for
myself I understand why my ward is being

550
00:53:16,720 --> 00:53:22,800
my ward boundaries are being redrawn.
>> So to answer your question, yes, I did

551
00:53:21,599 --> 00:53:25,440
see the data
>> and

552
00:53:23,280 --> 00:53:27,920
» and if anybody else wants to talk about
their meeting with Kim, then they can

553
00:53:27,280 --> 00:53:31,200
talk about that.
>> Well, I wasn't.

554
00:53:29,040 --> 00:53:35,119
» Well, wait a minute, Alderman, did did
everyone have that opportunity except I

555
00:53:33,040 --> 00:53:38,559
know Alderman Coleman said he did not.
>> I'm sorry, Ward. But see, the only

556
00:53:37,359 --> 00:53:41,880
problem I have I've been looking at this
right here now

557
00:53:41,920 --> 00:53:50,400
the question was I had
At the beginning, it was saying that

558
00:53:47,680 --> 00:53:56,559
uh the sevenman
was had to uh had to leave out of that

559
00:53:54,800 --> 00:54:00,720
district over there. I'm we going a
different direction or not. He he got he

560
00:53:58,720 --> 00:54:07,440
got I know some other people still live
over that in that we're now that's not

561
00:54:04,400 --> 00:54:12,240
uh just just regular citizens. So I
don't think Dr. I don't

562
00:54:08,640 --> 00:54:15,440
» not not in for not in forest not in
>> for people living forced out right now

563
00:54:14,800 --> 00:54:17,920
» civilian
>> civilian my daughter I know

564
00:54:17,440 --> 00:54:21,040
» yes
>> my daughter and two I'm just saying I'm

565
00:54:20,160 --> 00:54:24,960
just saying how many
>> not against that I'm just saying

566
00:54:22,559 --> 00:54:31,599
» civilian housing
>> that my understanding was all

567
00:54:29,359 --> 00:54:36,079
» no my daughter been there for five years
uh the woman that runs the place she

568
00:54:33,520 --> 00:54:40,240
been living there about a year now then
another couple

569
00:54:38,640 --> 00:54:44,880
had to move I'm just telling you what I
seen so I look at this and see we got to

570
00:54:42,720 --> 00:54:49,280
follow the law. I can't support
somebody. I got to follow the law. I'm

571
00:54:46,880 --> 00:54:53,040
not going to sit here and tell you that
I'm trying to make it into hell. I'm

572
00:54:50,880 --> 00:54:56,800
going to do what's right. Once I get
some information and see what's right,

573
00:54:54,480 --> 00:55:00,480
what's got to do what's right? Because I
was going to go run with it two weeks

574
00:54:58,160 --> 00:55:05,760
ago. I really bring this paper out. Look
at this. Then it tells me about they

575
00:55:02,880 --> 00:55:09,200
were the whole time. Is that right?
>> So you want me to vote on something

576
00:55:07,200 --> 00:55:11,359
that's not right? I can't do that.
>> Can I interject?

577
00:55:09,680 --> 00:55:14,240
» I'm just speaking all of that. Can I
interject something? It was some it's a

578
00:55:12,800 --> 00:55:15,520
valid point that Alderman Coleman
brought up.

579
00:55:14,880 --> 00:55:18,880
» Yeah.
>> Right ahead.

580
00:55:16,319 --> 00:55:23,119
» If as Alder Alderman Coleman points out
that the state statute says that that

581
00:55:21,040 --> 00:55:28,240
office is already being vacated by the
by the individual leading the ward, if I

582
00:55:26,000 --> 00:55:33,680
if I'm misspeaking, let me know.
>> Then what's the difference on the map?

583
00:55:31,839 --> 00:55:37,040
If the office is vacated, he's not
there. What's the difference on the map

584
00:55:35,280 --> 00:55:42,079
then?
>> Because he doesn't vote. If if his seat

585
00:55:39,440 --> 00:55:45,839
is vacated, he doesn't vote tonight.
>> But remember, when we go through a

586
00:55:43,760 --> 00:55:49,119
vacation, there has to be a finding by
city council or a petition, a poor

587
00:55:47,520 --> 00:55:54,079
Toronto petition brought by the state's
attorney's office. And he has um due

588
00:55:51,520 --> 00:56:00,240
process rights to notice in a hearing.
>> And this this actually, as my colleague

589
00:55:57,359 --> 00:56:05,040
pointed out, that has to do with is the
term that expires in 29. What we're

590
00:56:02,480 --> 00:56:09,520
looking at tonight is redistricting
ordinance to go into effect for 20

591
00:56:07,440 --> 00:56:14,160
looking forward, not looking backwards
to where he lived when he was elected.

592
00:56:11,680 --> 00:56:17,680
He did live in in his district when he
was elected.

593
00:56:15,040 --> 00:56:21,359
» Does he live in his district today?
>> I don't know if he does or he does not.

594
00:56:19,680 --> 00:56:27,040
I don't believe that he does, but
>> did I just send you Did I just give you

595
00:56:24,559 --> 00:56:30,880
uh his address and everything and you
just read over the packet? What I what

596
00:56:28,799 --> 00:56:34,079
I'm saying to you all um Commissioner or
Alderman Coleman is that he has right to

597
00:56:32,559 --> 00:56:38,319
a hearing on that which is separate and
distinct from

598
00:56:35,440 --> 00:56:45,680
» Do you think that as a city council we
should hold this vote off to see if he

599
00:56:41,839 --> 00:56:50,079
has the right to vote and see if drawing
these lines are appropriate? Do you

600
00:56:48,240 --> 00:56:53,400
think that's would be appropriate? What
is the rush?

601
00:56:58,079 --> 00:57:04,400
All I'm going to say is based on
everything I'm hearing is we have two

602
00:57:01,520 --> 00:57:09,520
we're looking at two separate things and
one

603
00:57:07,359 --> 00:57:13,839
which is the change in the population
which has happened and even if there are

604
00:57:11,760 --> 00:57:20,799
still civilians living at forall village
if 39 housing units have been taken out

605
00:57:17,520 --> 00:57:27,119
of the mix and anyone remaining at Holly
Village is gone now because now it's

606
00:57:22,880 --> 00:57:31,520
entirely empty and the Woodlands is now
student housing for Rosal and Franklin

607
00:57:28,960 --> 00:57:38,000
and under their jurisdiction.
Then irrespective of this other issue,

608
00:57:35,359 --> 00:57:42,319
we now have an imbalance in the
population which is what the data was

609
00:57:39,920 --> 00:57:49,200
addressing that I saw when I sat and
talked with Kim Race. And that's what

610
00:57:45,359 --> 00:57:52,559
we're trying to rectify. They are not
the same thing.

611
00:57:51,119 --> 00:57:57,440
» Mr. Mayor,
>> two different issues,

612
00:57:53,920 --> 00:58:01,200
» Mr. Mayor um what what was the
percentage population larger

613
00:57:59,599 --> 00:58:06,079
» the data in front of me
>> do you remember the data

614
00:58:03,119 --> 00:58:09,040
» satisfied my discussion
>> to see the data and to see those facts

615
00:58:08,319 --> 00:58:13,760
and figures
>> data

616
00:58:10,880 --> 00:58:18,640
don't have that available
wait no no no no

617
00:58:17,520 --> 00:58:26,240
» let's let's become
>> right

618
00:58:21,040 --> 00:58:32,559
» so as as We went to every alt except for
alderman Coleman. There was a a

619
00:58:30,000 --> 00:58:38,079
population and I I refer I don't know if
dad do you have any of that information

620
00:58:35,200 --> 00:58:42,240
that that is being
>> discussed at this time.

621
00:58:39,599 --> 00:58:44,880
» He had to go to another meeting.
>> Okay.

622
00:58:43,200 --> 00:58:49,359
» I think the best I think the best way to
look at is you look at the packages that

623
00:58:46,880 --> 00:58:57,920
you all received. You see that the
balance for the um uh ideal population

624
00:58:54,319 --> 00:59:04,079
for each one of the ws is 2412
>> law requires a deviation of plus or

625
00:59:01,200 --> 00:59:10,240
minus five on that 2412.
The fourth ward for example had well

626
00:59:06,559 --> 00:59:15,200
over 5% of of the population. They had
the largest population uh in in their

627
00:59:12,880 --> 00:59:20,640
ranks. So there had to be a tweak in
order to turn around and balance off

628
00:59:18,240 --> 00:59:26,400
from the fourth ward from the fifth ward
for every ward. Um we did some balancing

629
00:59:23,440 --> 00:59:30,319
and shifting in alderman Evans. So it
was to bring it to the deviation based

630
00:59:28,319 --> 00:59:35,599
on the new population numbers based on
the loss of population that we had in

631
00:59:32,960 --> 00:59:40,720
Hollyy Village for
um if the question I guess the question

632
00:59:38,079 --> 00:59:42,400
that may may assist here or not if I can
continue

633
00:59:41,280 --> 00:59:46,640
» what's the data
>> is I'm sorry

634
00:59:43,359 --> 00:59:51,680
» what's the data in the war how many
people We lose in that ward. 39 houses

635
00:59:49,920 --> 00:59:54,480
is not a lot. That's like a public.
>> No, but the whole 81 acres in Holly

636
00:59:53,680 --> 00:59:58,000
villages,
>> but we don't do land. We do people. So

637
00:59:57,280 --> 01:00:00,559
39 people.
>> We do units of houses though.

638
00:59:59,520 --> 01:00:02,720
» Correct.
>> Not acres.

639
01:00:01,520 --> 01:00:06,880
» Correct. Correct.
>> But you said 39 houses.

640
01:00:04,640 --> 01:00:09,599
» No, 39 was in Forest.
>> That's just Forest.

641
01:00:08,000 --> 01:00:12,319
» That's just Forest.
>> Correct.

642
01:00:10,079 --> 01:00:15,359
» By village is every single house in
Baldi Village.

643
01:00:13,200 --> 01:00:20,079
» Well, we've determined that not to be.
We're not sure of that. What's that

644
01:00:17,760 --> 01:00:23,440
» of? You say every house in Holly was
empty. How many people was that?

645
01:00:22,160 --> 01:00:26,079
» That's what I'd have to get you the
numbers. I didn't bring them with me, so

646
01:00:24,799 --> 01:00:29,119
I can't tell you the numbers of
>> because it was a high percentage that

647
01:00:27,440 --> 01:00:31,440
was already missing, right?
>> Uh, no. I wouldn't say there was a high

648
01:00:30,799 --> 01:00:34,240
percentage. We
>> So, why would the senator call it a

649
01:00:32,799 --> 01:00:37,040
ghost town?
>> Because there were parts of it that

650
01:00:35,680 --> 01:00:39,680
looked like a ghost town.
>> Okay. So, a percentage of it was already

651
01:00:39,280 --> 01:00:44,640
missing.
>> Yes.

652
01:00:40,480 --> 01:00:50,720
» Okay. So, what other percentage left
since 20 And since we did that the ward

653
01:00:47,680 --> 01:00:56,319
redistricting in 2021, how many people
moved out since 2022 to 2026?

654
01:00:54,079 --> 01:00:59,359
» The data sets I do not have with me. I'm
happy to distribute them. Again, they

655
01:00:57,760 --> 01:01:03,280
were presented to us when we saw the
shifts and when we were looking at the

656
01:01:00,720 --> 01:01:06,400
maps. We also have the woodlands which
the woodlands were occupied and and we

657
01:01:05,440 --> 01:01:10,079
don't have that.
>> The data

658
01:01:08,319 --> 01:01:16,319
» now
I think that data was presented several

659
01:01:12,640 --> 01:01:22,559
months ago. I mean, and you were
privileged to it that you were more than

660
01:01:19,839 --> 01:01:29,280
welcome to have
looked at it and and and uh was able to,

661
01:01:26,319 --> 01:01:33,599
you know, make a judgment on it.
>> I I think I have a question, Mary. I

662
01:01:31,280 --> 01:01:40,640
think it goes right to the alderman
Pullman's point. If the point So, if the

663
01:01:37,280 --> 01:01:45,520
point here is only
that

664
01:01:42,480 --> 01:01:52,319
one alderman vote on this because they
don't live in the ward because they're

665
01:01:48,640 --> 01:01:57,760
out of office or however however it was.
>> One seat is vacant.

666
01:01:54,079 --> 01:02:02,400
» One thing one seat is
>> other than that the map should pass

667
01:01:59,760 --> 01:02:04,480
because if that one person didn't vote,
the map should pass because we have a

668
01:02:03,760 --> 01:02:07,920
balanced.
>> Okay. So,

669
01:02:05,520 --> 01:02:13,440
» one person, one vote, right?
>> Correct. So, let's not have that person

670
01:02:10,799 --> 01:02:16,559
vote and see if it passes.
Um I don't

671
01:02:14,559 --> 01:02:22,400
» that he has the right to vote. He hasn't
been removed from office. He noted his

672
01:02:18,799 --> 01:02:28,319
seat vacant. He has right to he's a due
process right in his seat. He was

673
01:02:24,720 --> 01:02:32,880
elected while living in there.
>> He he has a right to notice in a hearing

674
01:02:32,160 --> 01:02:37,040
separate.
>> Just curious. Were you aware that he

675
01:02:34,720 --> 01:02:39,839
moved out of his award when you were
doing the redistricting?

676
01:02:38,240 --> 01:02:41,920
» I did not draft the redistricting
ordinance.

677
01:02:40,960 --> 01:02:46,160
here tonight.
>> Is Dan available to answer the question?

678
01:02:44,240 --> 01:02:52,640
» I believe he just walked into a meeting
with the client. He had to jump off at

679
01:02:49,359 --> 01:02:57,280
» so I mean that's an important question
is really it's two separate issues

680
01:02:54,640 --> 01:03:02,960
regardless of of where that alderman
lives is the population shift is what's

681
01:02:59,920 --> 01:03:07,200
causing the need for redistricting. It's
the It's the policies that were

682
01:03:04,720 --> 01:03:11,799
implemented by um
>> we're saying it's a population sh

683
01:03:12,720 --> 01:03:17,599
it's clear that I was not invited to the
meeting.

684
01:03:16,160 --> 01:03:20,559
» Right. Well,
>> I don't I I never knew about Kim.

685
01:03:19,599 --> 01:03:25,119
» There were several
>> I wasn't invited to the other meeting.

686
01:03:23,920 --> 01:03:29,359
» You're going to sit here and tell me
that you did not have there was not

687
01:03:28,079 --> 01:03:32,160
attempts to get in touch with him.
>> There wasn't. That's what I'm trying to

688
01:03:30,559 --> 01:03:37,359
tell you. There was no attempts to get
uh in touch with me with the committee

689
01:03:34,960 --> 01:03:42,880
uh the community map either.
>> So when when you were when we were

690
01:03:39,760 --> 01:03:46,480
discussing this in committee,
>> you aware of that, correct?

691
01:03:44,319 --> 01:03:49,680
» No, I was not aware that one of these
did not live in the district that just

692
01:03:48,079 --> 01:03:53,440
came up. What happened?
>> Redistricing. You order the

693
01:03:51,599 --> 01:03:59,680
redistricting and you did sit in
committees as we discussed that

694
01:03:57,039 --> 01:04:03,440
while we were redistricing while we were
redistricing

695
01:04:01,760 --> 01:04:09,119
in committee
>> in which we held several of them you

696
01:04:07,599 --> 01:04:13,359
were there
>> very possible.

697
01:04:10,640 --> 01:04:17,760
» No no it's not very either on Zoom or
here in person. Did we show the data in

698
01:04:15,839 --> 01:04:22,480
committee? Cuz everybody would have seen
the data if we showed it in committee.

699
01:04:20,160 --> 01:04:27,039
» Did Did we show the data in committee? I
think there was private meetings like

700
01:04:24,559 --> 01:04:31,839
she said she spoke with Kim and Kim
showed her the data.

701
01:04:29,359 --> 01:04:37,760
» Oh, well, I'm sorry. Mr. Kim showed her
showed her. I don't know who Mr. Kim is.

702
01:04:34,400 --> 01:04:40,880
Mr. Kim never called, so I don't I have
no idea who that is. And we're going

703
01:04:39,760 --> 01:04:46,160
based off of data.
>> Let me ask this. Has anybody else Let me

704
01:04:42,960 --> 01:04:50,160
ask. I haven't seen the data.
>> All did you speak to Mr. Kim regarding

705
01:04:48,400 --> 01:04:53,440
it?
>> Did you did you have an opportunity to

706
01:04:51,920 --> 01:04:56,720
speak with Mr. Kim regarding
redistricting your war?

707
01:04:54,960 --> 01:05:00,000
» Yes, I did.
>> I didn't.

708
01:04:58,079 --> 01:05:04,559
» Well, was it for
>> you had an opportunity to sit down and

709
01:05:02,000 --> 01:05:05,839
and discuss the redistricting?
>> I did.

710
01:05:05,119 --> 01:05:11,760
» You know I did.
>> Murphy Alderman Brooks.

711
01:05:08,640 --> 01:05:17,760
» So, Mr. Mayor, wait. One second. Mr. had
an opportunity to talk with the

712
01:05:13,839 --> 01:05:24,000
gentleman that was responsible,
qualified, and certified to be able to

713
01:05:21,359 --> 01:05:29,520
redistrict our wards.
>> Ottoman Coleman had that same

714
01:05:26,880 --> 01:05:33,280
opportunity. He decided not to.
>> No, no, don't lie on me.

715
01:05:31,359 --> 01:05:37,760
» Okay. I'm sorry.
>> I'm sorry. I apologize about my my

716
01:05:36,079 --> 01:05:46,720
mistake.
For some reason, for unknown reasons Mr.

717
01:05:43,839 --> 01:05:54,960
Alderman Coleman
was not contacted as he said

718
01:05:50,960 --> 01:06:01,359
I I don't know I don't know why Mr. Kim
out of all the other alderman that were

719
01:05:57,520 --> 01:06:06,559
contacted and was and was notified
why Alderman Coleman did not have that

720
01:06:04,559 --> 01:06:10,079
opportunity.
>> So Mr. mayor.

721
01:06:07,920 --> 01:06:14,559
» So, we all agree I did not have the
opportunity. So, now I'm asking my

722
01:06:12,000 --> 01:06:18,480
order, can I have an opportunity to to
discuss this with this new information

723
01:06:16,319 --> 01:06:21,359
that I've presented and the new
information that you guys have? Can I

724
01:06:20,079 --> 01:06:25,680
have an opportunity to talk?
>> You know, let me just say in regard in

725
01:06:24,000 --> 01:06:31,200
regard because we're ready to move
forward, Alderman, we're ready to move.

726
01:06:28,079 --> 01:06:35,839
We we we respected you from last meeting
saying that you wanted time

727
01:06:33,839 --> 01:06:42,240
» and and now it's time to move forward.
>> No, no. I asked for time and I said to

728
01:06:38,799 --> 01:06:47,440
present and as I promised I asked for
time everybody has packets today that I

729
01:06:45,039 --> 01:06:51,359
spent a lot of time working on. Okay.
And as I promised the alderman give me

730
01:06:49,520 --> 01:06:55,920
some time. Let me get some things
together so I can present it to the art

731
01:06:54,160 --> 01:07:01,680
so that we all know what we're voting
on. Right? And I withheld and and I did

732
01:06:59,200 --> 01:07:07,359
that. So now that you have the evidence
or you have the information, we need

733
01:07:04,319 --> 01:07:13,119
more time to look it over and you guys
can investigate it and I can talk to Mr.

734
01:07:09,839 --> 01:07:16,520
Kim and we can
as an audition

735
01:07:19,680 --> 01:07:23,319
to talk to Mr. Kim.

736
01:07:24,319 --> 01:07:31,200
» So can you give me an opportunity to
talk to Mr. Kim? I'm telling you, I

737
01:07:29,520 --> 01:07:37,280
didn't have that opportunity.
>> You decided not to.

738
01:07:32,400 --> 01:07:43,440
» Well, did I have the opportunity when we
did the city when when we did the city

739
01:07:41,359 --> 01:07:49,200
and they came in and they rebranded the
city. I didn't have an opportunity then.

740
01:07:46,160 --> 01:07:52,880
» If you if you were at these council
committee meetings

741
01:07:49,920 --> 01:07:57,440
» and then we did the master plan and I
wasn't invited to the master plan. This

742
01:07:55,039 --> 01:08:04,400
is like the fourth meeting I haven't
been invited to. So at at a certain

743
01:08:01,200 --> 01:08:09,760
point it's no longer a coinc
if if you attend

744
01:08:08,640 --> 01:08:12,079
council meetings
>> I do

745
01:08:10,480 --> 01:08:16,880
» and committee meetings
>> besides the ones you don't let me submit

746
01:08:14,079 --> 01:08:21,839
to
me you always have an opportunity

747
01:08:19,199 --> 01:08:27,040
whether you're uh brought into the
meeting and I think every council member

748
01:08:24,480 --> 01:08:32,480
here anytime you say you need to to be
zoomed in they've always voted get you

749
01:08:29,279 --> 01:08:37,520
in. Is that not Have there ever been a
time you not been able to zoom in?

750
01:08:34,159 --> 01:08:42,239
» Yes. When you and the attorney talked
and you didn't let the alderman know

751
01:08:39,839 --> 01:08:45,120
that I was in the lobby, so the alderman
didn't get an opportunity to vote to let

752
01:08:44,239 --> 01:08:47,679
me in.
>> You read that a few times.

753
01:08:46,880 --> 01:08:50,480
» Question on the
>> I'd like to call the question.

754
01:08:49,279 --> 01:08:54,440
» Question on the vote.
>> I'd like to call the question.

755
01:08:54,480 --> 01:09:01,040
» Can I motion? I have a pardon me. a
motion and a second on the floor already

756
01:08:59,120 --> 01:09:02,719
and I am calling the question which
means

757
01:09:01,520 --> 01:09:09,600
» I know I
>> which means that I am asking that we

758
01:09:06,319 --> 01:09:15,440
proceed with the vote. We have a motion
and a second properly made on the floor.

759
01:09:13,040 --> 01:09:18,159
I'm calling the question. You're the
expert on Robert's rules. You should

760
01:09:17,120 --> 01:09:23,520
know what that means.
>> Murphy deformed.

761
01:09:20,480 --> 01:09:26,560
» That's the second time.
I and I'm and I'm asking for the court.

762
01:09:25,679 --> 01:09:31,279
» Calm down.
>> I what I just as necessary

763
01:09:28,640 --> 01:09:35,520
» what I just asked. I did.
>> I think she she heard

764
01:09:33,920 --> 01:09:41,359
» Mr. May the question on the
>> Mr. Mayor. I have I have a point of

765
01:09:38,159 --> 01:09:48,159
order and I have a parliament question
which trumps the call the question. I

766
01:09:45,440 --> 01:09:55,600
have a point of order. I have a point of
order which trumps the question.

767
01:09:53,199 --> 01:09:59,600
See, I I thought you just apologized
everybody and you said you was going to

768
01:09:56,960 --> 01:10:03,760
follow wherever rules of order, right? I
do. I have a Do you have to address me

769
01:10:01,679 --> 01:10:09,320
with a point of order? And I have a
question before I vote

770
01:10:05,600 --> 01:10:09,320
» on you for a vote.

771
01:10:10,080 --> 01:10:17,239
» I have a point of order is what I have.
>> You can vote yes, no.

772
01:10:19,760 --> 01:10:23,000
» Move on.

773
01:10:27,360 --> 01:10:30,719
vote.
>> I'm not non voting. I still have the

774
01:10:30,239 --> 01:10:33,199
floor.
>> No, you No, you don't.

775
01:10:31,920 --> 01:10:36,640
» Yes, I do have I have
>> The vote is being taken.

776
01:10:34,640 --> 01:10:38,880
» No, you can't call the question. I have
a point of order.

777
01:10:38,159 --> 01:10:42,480
» The vote
>> and I have a question before I vote. So,

778
01:10:41,360 --> 01:10:45,360
I can ask
>> The vote has already started. There's no

779
01:10:44,800 --> 01:10:51,520
more.
>> No, you started the vote.

780
01:10:48,480 --> 01:10:56,320
» You started the vote, sir.
Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Point of

781
01:10:53,440 --> 01:11:03,040
order. Point of order. The attorney does
not have the right to run the meeting.

782
01:10:58,719 --> 01:11:06,600
She cannot tell Lori to call the call.
>> He's not an alman.

783
01:11:07,360 --> 01:11:15,199
» That's the questions
on the vote of uh

784
01:11:12,719 --> 01:11:21,360
» are we going toally are we illegally
going to put Dante in office and he

785
01:11:17,760 --> 01:11:25,040
shouldn't be voting today?
That is not

786
01:11:22,320 --> 01:11:30,719
» is he's the only property that we drew
into that line. He moved then we redrrew

787
01:11:28,480 --> 01:11:36,000
the district map so he can still be an
art. That's what really happened. So in

788
01:11:33,199 --> 01:11:41,679
order for us to cover Dante, we have to
vote to amend this map so that the man

789
01:11:39,360 --> 01:11:46,239
Dante can still stay sitting up here.
And that's illegal, right? So that's

790
01:11:43,840 --> 01:11:51,440
what I'm saying. I'm not voting on
anything illegal because if I moved,

791
01:11:49,120 --> 01:11:57,760
y'all wouldn't change the map for me
illegally. Right.

792
01:11:54,000 --> 01:12:04,400
» The issue The issue that I have is we
have to illegally vote on this right now

793
01:12:01,920 --> 01:12:10,000
in order for an alderman to stay an
alderman. And that is an illegal vote.

794
01:12:07,440 --> 01:12:15,120
And that is the issue that I have with
voting for my friend Dante. I have no

795
01:12:12,880 --> 01:12:19,920
problems with him, but I won't do
anything illegal

796
01:12:17,199 --> 01:12:26,400
considering I have a pending case. And
this is illegal. Illegal.

797
01:12:22,960 --> 01:12:30,560
» He's the only alderman that you drew
out. He moved out of his ward. You

798
01:12:28,400 --> 01:12:35,440
redrrew the map because you're endorsing
him for mayor.

799
01:12:32,320 --> 01:12:38,960
» It is illegal. Out of all the alderman,
you pick one alderman

800
01:12:36,960 --> 01:12:45,199
» alderman your vote
>> and you move his house into another ward

801
01:12:41,840 --> 01:12:49,520
and then you force the alderman to
>> vote on it. You you stated your case.

802
01:12:47,840 --> 01:12:53,360
» No, you called the question. I wasn't
done. I still had the floor.

803
01:12:51,040 --> 01:12:58,640
» We still No. Okay. Well, I challenged
the chair. I challenged the chair.

804
01:12:56,640 --> 01:13:02,080
» And I'm the chairman now.
>> And I'm saying that

805
01:12:59,760 --> 01:13:04,800
» and No, you never acknowledged me. See,
you're out of water.

806
01:13:02,880 --> 01:13:08,960
» So, that's the whole point. And that's
what it is. I'll have everybody I'll

807
01:13:07,360 --> 01:13:12,880
have this at the back counter.
>> Very good.

808
01:13:10,000 --> 01:13:16,640
» And what this is is we have an automan
registered in another ward. He's not

809
01:13:14,560 --> 01:13:23,360
even in his ward. And what we're up here
doing now is covering it up. So, with

810
01:13:19,920 --> 01:13:28,960
this new map, right, it will allow that
effective immediately, correct? To stay

811
01:13:26,159 --> 01:13:32,880
an correct?
This is an ordinance addressing a

812
01:13:31,120 --> 01:13:37,840
redistricting that will go forward for
the 2027 and 2029

813
01:13:36,080 --> 01:13:43,600
vote.
>> Say that again.

814
01:13:40,320 --> 01:13:48,960
» This is addressing future voting. We are
redistricting redistricting for 2027 and

815
01:13:46,800 --> 01:13:53,600
2029. And and you know what the problem
is? The problem is we've had three

816
01:13:51,120 --> 01:13:59,520
attorneys here and the last attorney
said that it was effective immediately

817
01:13:55,760 --> 01:14:03,199
when Alderman Bobby Allen said when does
it take effect and he said it takes

818
01:14:01,600 --> 01:14:05,440
effect immediately during the
circulation.

819
01:14:03,840 --> 01:14:09,600
» The ordinance will be adopted
immediately if it passes. However, the

820
01:14:07,840 --> 01:14:13,719
actual ramifications have to do with
when you are voting.

821
01:14:16,159 --> 01:14:21,840
I just need to object. I
>> I regress

822
01:14:18,960 --> 01:14:28,480
» I object to any information being passed
to people with my address on it.

823
01:14:26,239 --> 01:14:30,400
» It's It's your voter registration card.
>> Find it on their own.

824
01:14:29,920 --> 01:14:33,840
» It's public.
>> I adise for not to pass out.

825
01:14:33,040 --> 01:14:40,800
» It's public.
>> I adi then let them find it on their

826
01:14:36,400 --> 01:14:44,640
own. I advise to not pass out my
address.

827
01:14:41,280 --> 01:14:47,199
» Why? My address is 1610 Sherman Road.
>> You're a public official. Why wouldn't

828
01:14:46,159 --> 01:14:50,960
you want your residents to know where
you live?

829
01:14:47,760 --> 01:14:53,960
» There's a vote on the floor.
>> Evans.

830
01:14:58,239 --> 01:15:04,480
» I don't think he know anything.
>> Move on.

831
01:15:02,480 --> 01:15:09,840
» You say yes.
>> He said it already. He moved on.

832
01:15:06,480 --> 01:15:15,719
Alderman Ray. Yes.
>> Motion carried.

833
01:15:11,679 --> 01:15:15,719
You can look at me all you want.

834
01:15:17,360 --> 01:15:27,920
» 7-2 authorization and approval of a
professional service agreement with

835
01:15:24,080 --> 01:15:34,640
McKenna Associates uh planning group LLC
in the amount not to exceed 142,000

836
01:15:31,440 --> 01:15:39,600
for code consulting service. Uh yeah,
code consulting service.

837
01:15:38,000 --> 01:15:43,760
» All right. Good evening, mayor and uh
city council. Um this item was

838
01:15:42,080 --> 01:15:46,960
previously heard by the economic
development planning and zoning

839
01:15:44,960 --> 01:15:51,760
committee. Uh it's a proposal to enter
into a professional service agreement

840
01:15:48,960 --> 01:15:56,080
with McKenna, the planning associates uh
for our uh unified development

841
01:15:54,239 --> 01:16:00,000
ordinance. Currently, we have a zoning
ordinance and a subdivision ordinance.

842
01:15:58,159 --> 01:16:04,560
Uh this firm would help us uh
consolidate those into a single unified

843
01:16:02,080 --> 01:16:08,480
development ordinance that would govern
uh zoning districts and regulations for

844
01:16:06,640 --> 01:16:10,640
development and use of property
throughout the city.

845
01:16:10,080 --> 01:16:15,199
» Yes, sir.
>> Before you We did get a motion or a

846
01:16:13,199 --> 01:16:20,480
second. So you can I'm sorry.
>> Thank you.

847
01:16:15,840 --> 01:16:23,520
» Is there a motion and a second on 7-2?
>> Second.

848
01:16:21,040 --> 01:16:28,560
» It's been moved by Brooks second by
Alderman Murphy that uh 7-2 be passed as

849
01:16:26,800 --> 01:16:33,760
presented. Now go right ahead.
>> My apologies. Thank you.

850
01:16:30,640 --> 01:16:39,040
» Um so uh this was previously discussed
at the committee. Um this is the same uh

851
01:16:36,880 --> 01:16:42,560
terms and agreement that was discussed
at that meeting except we had the final

852
01:16:40,719 --> 01:16:46,159
copy of the professional services
agreement. So that's the reason why it's

853
01:16:44,000 --> 01:16:51,360
on the regular agenda this evening as
opposed to the omnibus. Again, this

854
01:16:48,159 --> 01:16:55,840
contracts for $142,000 a not to exceed
number. Um, and this would take uh, of

855
01:16:54,159 --> 01:17:00,159
course, over the next 18 months that
we'd be working with this planning. So,

856
01:16:58,080 --> 01:17:04,760
I'm happy to take any questions.
>> Are there any questions to u

857
01:17:07,280 --> 01:17:13,679
hearing? None. Roll call.
>> Alderman Brooks.

858
01:17:13,040 --> 01:17:19,000
Hi,
>> Alderman Coleman.

859
01:17:14,960 --> 01:17:19,000
» I als

860
01:17:23,840 --> 01:17:28,600
city city bills may als,272.33

861
01:17:33,920 --> 01:17:42,159
when funds come available. Second move
by Alman Allen second Evans as the city

862
01:17:39,120 --> 01:17:46,719
bills plus the special one be passed as
presented.

863
01:17:43,600 --> 01:17:49,600
» Are there questions on the bill?
>> Hearing none. Roll call.

864
01:17:48,000 --> 01:17:53,360
» Alman Coleman.
>> I als

865
01:17:52,880 --> 01:17:54,560
Ray.
>> Hi.

866
01:17:53,760 --> 01:17:55,679
» Alman Murphy.
>> Hi.

867
01:17:54,880 --> 01:17:58,159
» Alman Brook.
>> Hi.

868
01:17:56,159 --> 01:18:01,440
» Motion carried. Uh miscellaneous
business. Is there anything on the

869
01:17:59,199 --> 01:18:06,679
miscellaneous business?
>> Alman Ray got what?

870
01:18:07,679 --> 01:18:16,800
See,
>> on June 6, I have my um board meeting

871
01:18:13,679 --> 01:18:18,320
right here 11 o'clock. Hope I see all
y'all.

872
01:18:17,199 --> 01:18:22,640
» Please come out.
>> Come on.

873
01:18:19,120 --> 01:18:26,640
» All right. I knew you had one.
>> I was gone.

874
01:18:25,040 --> 01:18:34,080
» Audrey Evans.
>> Yes. Also on June 6 after you come to

875
01:18:31,280 --> 01:18:41,120
Alderman Ray's war meeting, make sure
you come. But after that, come over on

876
01:18:37,600 --> 01:18:43,600
22nd and Christian. We having a big
community yard sale

877
01:18:42,480 --> 01:18:47,840
» right across from TV.
>> Right. Right across from TV. Look at

878
01:18:45,280 --> 01:18:50,159
that. And then we having music
>> Forever Beauty.

879
01:18:49,120 --> 01:18:55,280
» Right across the street.
>> We got a DJ gonna be out there. You want

880
01:18:52,320 --> 01:19:01,679
to line dance? You want to party? Clap
your hands. Come on. out there. We got

881
01:18:57,760 --> 01:19:08,280
food. We got raffles and everything. And
um thanks to the city, I had to learn

882
01:19:04,640 --> 01:19:08,280
how to do it myself.

883
01:19:08,719 --> 01:19:13,840
» Those things done by auto.
>> So come on out. I expect to see all of

884
01:19:13,040 --> 01:19:17,920
you.
>> Thank you.

885
01:19:16,159 --> 01:19:23,679
» I just want
>> Thank you. recognize the uh deputy chief

886
01:19:21,360 --> 01:19:29,840
and his and his team for doing a great
job with the uh

887
01:19:27,040 --> 01:19:33,600
the car show out in front u on Thursday.
That was a great time. They had a lot of

888
01:19:31,280 --> 01:19:37,040
cars, a lot of food, lot of food trucks.
I just want to give a kud to those.

889
01:19:35,679 --> 01:19:42,440
Thank you for you and your team for
doing a great job on that. That was

890
01:19:38,480 --> 01:19:42,440
nice. Excellent job.

891
01:19:43,920 --> 01:19:48,400
You stole my thunder, but
>> Oh, I didn't know you.

892
01:19:47,280 --> 01:19:52,560
» Well, keep talking. I got
>> Yeah. No, I I thought you know those who

893
01:19:50,480 --> 01:19:58,400
were able to come out, you know, we had
uh food trucks out. We had some tin food

894
01:19:55,600 --> 01:20:03,679
trucks and uh the car show was
fantastic. You're right. Uh assistant

895
01:20:01,280 --> 01:20:08,640
chief Lun did an excellent job. I know
that in economic development, Stephanie

896
01:20:06,560 --> 01:20:14,000
also worked very hard, you know, to put
that on. So, we want to, you know, give

897
01:20:10,719 --> 01:20:18,800
kudos to her. Uh you know, but you know,
when you you throw it out there to to

898
01:20:16,320 --> 01:20:22,640
have something like this, you want to
make sure that people have an

899
01:20:20,640 --> 01:20:28,560
opportunity to come and and take part of
it. And you know, uh, I know pretty much

900
01:20:26,080 --> 01:20:34,800
probably around that 7 o'clock hour, the
street was full and, uh, we had some,

901
01:20:31,520 --> 01:20:40,800
what was it, 70 cars or better?
>> 80. Wow. We got 80 cars in the car show.

902
01:20:38,400 --> 01:20:46,080
I mean, it was lined up from Lewis
Avenue all the way down to 17th Street.

903
01:20:43,760 --> 01:20:51,040
And, uh, you know, so, uh, kudos to
them. Uh, public works, thank you. I

904
01:20:49,040 --> 01:20:55,600
know you guys were out, you know, uh,
with the barricades and just, you know,

905
01:20:53,199 --> 01:21:00,320
making sure traffic was rerouted. So,
you know, it was a city effort, but, uh,

906
01:20:58,480 --> 01:21:05,199
you know, and and we thank you for all
the, you know, all the employees that

907
01:21:02,880 --> 01:21:10,239
took part in it, but Chief, I know you
said you're looking forward to the next

908
01:21:06,640 --> 01:21:16,000
time. So, uh, we we're we'll be working
on another one soon in a while.

909
01:21:15,280 --> 01:21:22,080
» Just one more thing.
>> Yes. Also again, I want to uh thank you

910
01:21:18,719 --> 01:21:26,560
for um over at Brookstone that grass
cutting over there. I I just talked to

911
01:21:24,560 --> 01:21:28,480
Dean. He said you guys already they
going to send them over start cutting

912
01:21:27,679 --> 01:21:31,840
grass tomorrow.
>> Yes.

913
01:21:29,840 --> 01:21:37,840
» That's a $50 million region over there
and we got grass up there need grass

914
01:21:34,880 --> 01:21:43,360
cutting. It look bad.
Uh between and I just say between the

915
01:21:41,440 --> 01:21:47,120
grass and the street lights that are
out.

916
01:21:43,920 --> 01:21:53,280
» Yeah. uh you know, uh it's it's not
right for those that live in in that

917
01:21:50,159 --> 01:21:55,840
complex to have to walk out their door
and there's no lighting out there,

918
01:21:55,440 --> 01:22:00,080
right?
>> Uh you know, that management company is

919
01:21:58,400 --> 01:22:01,040
going to have to step up and do their
job,

920
01:22:00,480 --> 01:22:05,199
» right?
>> Or as a city, we're going to have to

921
01:22:03,360 --> 01:22:08,880
approach them in a way that it gets
their attention. I know that we've been

922
01:22:07,360 --> 01:22:12,639
working very hard to get their
attention,

923
01:22:10,000 --> 01:22:17,600
» but uh you know, we still have things
that we can do from our end, but we're

924
01:22:15,760 --> 01:22:20,480
going to continue to move forward with
say thank you, mayor, for that

925
01:22:18,639 --> 01:22:25,440
» anytime. I think they deserve it.
>> They deserve it.

926
01:22:21,199 --> 01:22:29,600
» Yes. And we and we as a city make should
>> support them, right,

927
01:22:26,639 --> 01:22:34,719
» to to ensure that they they have the uh
you know, safety that they deserve to

928
01:22:31,520 --> 01:22:39,120
have in that area. Again, just also
piggyback on that. Again, back to the

929
01:22:37,120 --> 01:22:44,080
police department, right? Uh, you know,
for for them that to have to come out

930
01:22:41,280 --> 01:22:47,920
there and patrol even more because of
issues that they're having. I want to

931
01:22:45,679 --> 01:22:52,719
thank them for that what they do uh in
that respect also. So,

932
01:22:50,719 --> 01:22:54,480
» I want to let you I appreciate that.
>> Anytime. Yes, sir.

933
01:22:53,920 --> 01:22:59,120
» Thank you.
>> All right. Uh, anything else under

934
01:22:56,320 --> 01:23:08,560
miscellaneous business? Uh, hearing none
in that, we do have an executive session

935
01:23:02,000 --> 01:23:14,239
uh under Five, ILCS1 122 C11 litigation
uh when the action against act affecting

936
01:23:11,040 --> 01:23:23,120
or on behalf of a particular body has
been filed and is in pending off of be

937
01:23:18,800 --> 01:23:29,120
off before a court or administrative
tribunal. Uh so move

938
01:23:27,199 --> 01:23:35,840
» moved by Alderman Allen second by Alman
Evans that the city council go into

939
01:23:31,360 --> 01:23:38,719
executive session. Uh roll call
Jackson

940
01:23:37,520 --> 01:23:40,960
» Coleman
>> Ildman Evans.

941
01:23:39,920 --> 01:23:42,239
» Hi Alman Allen.
>> Hi.

942
01:23:41,360 --> 01:23:43,440
» Alderman Ray.
>> Hi.

943
01:23:42,560 --> 01:23:45,360
» Alderman Murphy.
>> Hi.

944
01:23:43,760 --> 01:23:51,040
» Alderman Brooks. Hi.
>> All right. Uh motion carried. We will be

945
01:23:47,760 --> 01:23:56,000
going into executive session. Uh we'll
be out as soon as we can and then we'll

946
01:23:53,360 --> 01:24:00,400
go in.
>> All right. I'd like to open up our

947
01:23:57,679 --> 01:24:05,840
reopen city council meeting.
>> So move second

948
01:24:03,199 --> 01:24:10,679
Allen Evans at the city council meeting
be reopened. Uh roll call

949
01:24:15,280 --> 01:24:17,040
Evans
>> here.

950
01:24:16,560 --> 01:24:18,400
Allen
>> here.

951
01:24:17,840 --> 01:24:19,840
» Ray
>> here.

952
01:24:19,199 --> 01:24:21,440
» Murphy
>> present.

953
01:24:20,960 --> 01:24:24,320
» Present.
>> Entertain a motion to adjourn.

954
01:24:22,960 --> 01:24:26,800
» So move.
>> Second.

955
01:24:25,040 --> 01:24:31,280
» Moved by Alman Allen. Second by Alman
Brooks that the city council stand

956
01:24:28,719 --> 01:24:37,320
adjourned. Are there any questions? All
in favor?

957
01:24:32,880 --> 01:24:37,320
» Oppos? Motion carried.

958
01:24:54,480 --> 01:25:03,199
Yes. I'd like to open up the committee
of the whole saying you

959
01:24:59,760 --> 01:25:06,719
» uh roll call.
>> Alderman Jackson. Alderman Coleman.

960
01:25:05,840 --> 01:25:08,800
» Alderman Evans
>> here. Alderman

961
01:25:07,679 --> 01:25:11,199
» here. Alderman Ray
>> here. Alderman Murphy

962
01:25:10,080 --> 01:25:13,520
» present.
>> Present.

963
01:25:11,840 --> 01:25:19,520
» All right, we got one item. Discussion
of a liquor license for Nia Hot Slots

964
01:25:16,639 --> 01:25:23,360
Incorporated 251 Martin Luther King
Drive.

965
01:25:22,159 --> 01:25:28,000
Greg,
>> Mr. Mayor, members of the committee, the

966
01:25:25,440 --> 01:25:32,000
whole this just a transfer of a new
business,

967
01:25:29,679 --> 01:25:37,199
» transfer of business ownership to new
owners. Um, liquor license will remain

968
01:25:35,199 --> 01:25:41,520
the same. Gaming license will remain the
same. This was one of the businesses

969
01:25:39,600 --> 01:25:46,800
that we had a first look at based on the
gaming moratorum to make sure it didn't

970
01:25:43,520 --> 01:25:50,719
encroach on the uh requirements for
gaming. It does not.

971
01:25:49,120 --> 01:25:55,840
So that's all it is. We're going to ask
uh the city attorney to do the

972
01:25:53,199 --> 01:25:59,840
housekeeping end of taking
the liquor licenses down and bringing

973
01:25:57,679 --> 01:26:03,480
them back up because that we don't keep
open liquor licenses.

974
01:26:04,080 --> 01:26:15,320
» Any questions?
All right. Very good. We'll have this uh

975
01:26:08,560 --> 01:26:15,320
put on uh city council for the 15th.

976
01:26:15,840 --> 01:26:24,719
Very good. All right. Thank you. Uh
entertain a motion to adjourn.

977
01:26:21,120 --> 01:26:30,560
» So move been moved. Alderman Allen
second by Alderman Brooks. Uh

978
01:26:28,719 --> 01:26:34,760
uh all in favor.
>> Oppos. Motion carried.

979
01:26:35,440 --> 01:26:43,639
» I would like to
the judiciary committee meeting and I

980
01:26:40,080 --> 01:26:43,639
get a roll call

981
01:26:45,920 --> 01:26:52,840
Evans
>> here

982
01:26:48,960 --> 01:26:52,840
» here Murphy

983
01:26:53,600 --> 01:27:03,280
» we have two things on the agenda today
ordinance establishing a parking permit

984
01:27:00,719 --> 01:27:07,679
program
and also we have a discussion

985
01:27:09,440 --> 01:27:12,440
Chicago

986
01:27:14,400 --> 01:27:18,960
number one.
>> Number one, we're asking be tabled to

987
01:27:17,120 --> 01:27:22,760
the next judiciary committee so we can
bring back further information.

988
01:27:23,920 --> 01:27:27,880
» Any questions about that?

989
01:27:33,600 --> 01:27:40,199
Number two.
Number two is simply put new date

990
01:27:41,920 --> 01:27:47,600
» amending the
>> amending the ordinance fit within the

991
01:27:44,639 --> 01:27:52,400
current statuto
response.

992
01:27:49,199 --> 01:27:56,280
» In fact, remember we talked about
>> exactly that's correct.

993
01:27:59,840 --> 01:28:05,840
» Any questions?
Just put that on there.

994
01:28:07,679 --> 01:28:10,840
So move.

995
01:28:25,679 --> 01:28:32,560
» I would like to open up the public works
committee meeting. Roll call.

996
01:28:29,760 --> 01:28:35,040
» Alderman Jackson. Alderman Coleman.
Alderman Evans.

997
01:28:34,239 --> 01:28:38,880
here.
>> Ray here Murphy

998
01:28:36,560 --> 01:28:44,080
» present.
>> Um, first item is the consideration and

999
01:28:41,360 --> 01:28:52,080
approval of contract with Pike View
America and the amount not to exceed

1000
01:28:47,840 --> 01:28:56,320
150,000 for the fical year 2027 storm
sewer cleaning project. Then we're going

1001
01:28:54,320 --> 01:29:00,280
to have item two, the discussion of
authorization to adver

1002
01:29:00,560 --> 01:29:09,520
year 2027
project not to exceed 170,000. We have

1003
01:29:07,280 --> 01:29:16,080
Steve, city engineer.
>> Good evening everyone. Um item number uh

1004
01:29:13,360 --> 01:29:21,360
one in front of you is uh we currently
are are under contract with Pipe View

1005
01:29:18,719 --> 01:29:28,239
America. We bid the project out last
year. Attached on the second page is the

1006
01:29:24,239 --> 01:29:32,400
the bid results uh from the bidding.
Pipe View was completed the work and as

1007
01:29:30,800 --> 01:29:36,960
part of the contract we included
language in there that allows uh if

1008
01:29:34,880 --> 01:29:42,000
mutually agreeable by both sides, both
the city and the contractor that we can

1009
01:29:39,520 --> 01:29:46,960
extend it for a period of two separate
times for one-year periods. Um so I'm in

1010
01:29:45,120 --> 01:29:52,800
front of you. I spoke to Pipe View. They
would like to they're in of extending

1011
01:29:50,000 --> 01:29:56,960
the contract. Um they've done an
outstanding job. Public works staff uh

1012
01:29:55,440 --> 01:30:01,760
been really happy with the work they've
done and we're here to ask your

1013
01:29:59,280 --> 01:30:05,960
permission to extend the contract to
move it forward.

1014
01:30:02,960 --> 01:30:05,960
» Questions.

1015
01:30:08,159 --> 01:30:18,080
Item number two is uh is uh very similar
to in nature except uh this one we did

1016
01:30:15,040 --> 01:30:23,440
not have uh an annual sanitary sewer
cleaning program last year. So we are

1017
01:30:20,000 --> 01:30:28,000
going out to bid. Uh we will uh we would
like to go out to bid. We have $170,000

1018
01:30:25,920 --> 01:30:33,280
in the budget. It's just the annual
sanitary sewer cleaning project. It's

1019
01:30:30,560 --> 01:30:36,480
nothing exciting but it's very important
like the storm sewer cleaning. It's the

1020
01:30:35,040 --> 01:30:41,360
annual maintenance work that you have to
do to keep the flooding down uh and

1021
01:30:38,800 --> 01:30:49,440
reduce SSOs, which are san sewer
overflows in people's basement. Um

1022
01:30:46,000 --> 01:30:54,080
we're we we've done quite a bit of the
city already, but basically it's we're

1023
01:30:52,080 --> 01:30:57,520
we start in one area, we work our way
all the way around, and we just keep

1024
01:30:55,760 --> 01:31:04,920
going in a circle until we get it all
done and start over again in order to

1025
01:30:59,760 --> 01:31:04,920
keep on top of things. san

1026
01:31:06,719 --> 01:31:15,040
question, Steve. So once we get all
through the city, probably because

1027
01:31:11,679 --> 01:31:20,960
hasn't been done in years. I mean, some
some areas are going to be more cleaner

1028
01:31:17,520 --> 01:31:26,000
than, you know, others. When you start
over again,

1029
01:31:23,520 --> 01:31:29,760
do you get more bang for your buck
because most of it's clean already? I

1030
01:31:28,320 --> 01:31:32,719
mean, it shouldn't be as bad as the
first time, you know? You know what I'm

1031
01:31:32,000 --> 01:31:37,920
trying to say?
>> Yes. Um it it goes faster. What we're

1032
01:31:35,840 --> 01:31:41,040
really finding is that uh there's a lot
of stuff that we don't know that we have

1033
01:31:39,760 --> 01:31:47,360
out there.
>> Uh where public works has gone out and

1034
01:31:44,239 --> 01:31:52,480
they put in an 8 in uh
sewer line uh storm sewer line going up

1035
01:31:50,239 --> 01:31:55,280
an alley and it's completely plugged and
it's not shown on any existing atlases.

1036
01:31:54,880 --> 01:31:59,760
Right.
>> Um, so when it comes to stuff like that,

1037
01:31:58,000 --> 01:32:04,000
we're actually gaining more information
because we're finding it and we're

1038
01:32:01,679 --> 01:32:08,639
cleaning it and we can actually, okay,
hey, there's a problem here. It should

1039
01:32:06,159 --> 01:32:13,120
actually be a 12 in pipe, not a 8 inch
pipe. So,

1040
01:32:10,880 --> 01:32:16,679
but yes. Is it going to get faster and
better? Yes.

1041
01:32:21,360 --> 01:32:32,080
» May I talk about it on 16th Street?
They cut the city street up. So

1042
01:32:29,679 --> 01:32:35,280
that's still on a warranty, right?
>> Correct.

1043
01:32:32,719 --> 01:32:39,920
» And your fees on a warranty.
>> Yes. There's the city is not paying for

1044
01:32:38,000 --> 01:32:44,400
any of this. So what happened on as part
of

1045
01:32:42,639 --> 01:32:50,320
» as part of the storm sewer cleaning
project? Uh we identified where we had a

1046
01:32:47,520 --> 01:32:54,239
couple uh service lines where the
contractor that installed them

1047
01:32:52,480 --> 01:32:59,280
directionally drilled them and they
actually installed them uh through our

1048
01:32:55,920 --> 01:33:02,639
existing uh storm sewer system. So when
we were in there cleaning them, we

1049
01:33:00,800 --> 01:33:06,159
identified them. So they have to come
back and they have to put in a new I

1050
01:33:04,560 --> 01:33:09,679
think there's three or four spots where
they did that. Um

1051
01:33:08,719 --> 01:33:13,679
» five or six.
>> Is there five or six?

1052
01:33:10,719 --> 01:33:17,120
» Yeah. So they have to come back and they
have to turn around and go from the

1053
01:33:15,280 --> 01:33:23,440
water man which is out in the street and
put in a new copper service line and

1054
01:33:19,840 --> 01:33:27,440
dive it down and miss all all the storm
sore and then they have to fix the storm

1055
01:33:25,440 --> 01:33:32,719
sword as well because they put a hole
through it.

1056
01:33:28,320 --> 01:33:37,280
» Right. So the road once we fix this now
because it's under warranty but that

1057
01:33:35,199 --> 01:33:41,600
road start getting uneven again they
going to be still warranty because you

1058
01:33:38,880 --> 01:33:45,520
know how when you cut that road
it's going to stop

1059
01:33:43,679 --> 01:33:50,239
» yeah we're going to make sure that they
they patch it properly and they compact

1060
01:33:48,080 --> 01:33:53,120
the trench back fill material.
>> Uh and then we're going to make sure

1061
01:33:51,679 --> 01:33:56,800
that they're going to do a nice big
patch, not a small little patch.

1062
01:33:55,120 --> 01:34:00,800
» What's the time on this?
>> Uh we should be having it here in the

1063
01:33:58,800 --> 01:34:03,800
next I would think within the next
month.

1064
01:34:05,040 --> 01:34:13,960
» And real quick though, your your bill to
oversee that goes to them.

1065
01:34:14,560 --> 01:34:19,360
» Um,
>> it should, right?

1066
01:34:18,400 --> 01:34:22,360
» It should.
>> Yes.

1067
01:34:23,520 --> 01:34:29,760
» I mean, you know, if they did a mistake,
did that type of mistake, somebody cover

1068
01:34:28,159 --> 01:34:31,520
your cost to make sure it's done
properly.

1069
01:34:30,560 --> 01:34:37,840
» Yep.
>> I will be to one of the bill that they

1070
01:34:35,440 --> 01:34:40,840
want.
>> Okay.

1071
01:34:42,080 --> 01:34:50,080
» Yeah. Um actually that's that's uh
second w there. Quick question. um the

1072
01:34:48,560 --> 01:34:56,639
sidewalks.
Um at the time that you did 16th Street,

1073
01:34:52,960 --> 01:35:02,400
I had requested that um you replace the
sidewalks to go with the street. Um the

1074
01:35:00,480 --> 01:35:07,520
sidewalks, there was a sidewalk that was
real bad. And I at the same time you did

1075
01:35:05,679 --> 01:35:13,120
the street, I requested that you do the
sidewalks as well. And you said that you

1076
01:35:10,800 --> 01:35:20,400
want to do them. and you did a really
good job on the sidewalk that I had

1077
01:35:16,880 --> 01:35:25,440
identified, right? But there's like four
places that might have been overlooked

1078
01:35:23,040 --> 01:35:30,080
because it seemed like the attempt was
there to do all the sidewalks. It just

1079
01:35:27,840 --> 01:35:34,719
seemed like they missed a piece of it.
Would is that part of the guarantee

1080
01:35:33,520 --> 01:35:36,719
warranty?
>> No.

1081
01:35:35,040 --> 01:35:39,679
» No. Okay. That's something I would
probably have to talk to the public

1082
01:35:38,159 --> 01:35:44,800
works chair.
>> Yes. Let us know the spots. Are they

1083
01:35:43,040 --> 01:35:51,360
broken up really bad? Because that's
>> Yeah, they just missed it. That's

1084
01:35:48,800 --> 01:35:56,639
You guys did like the whole street, but
there's like four blocks there. So, it

1085
01:35:53,920 --> 01:36:00,159
was
>> Yeah, give me a list and I'll I'll get

1086
01:35:58,560 --> 01:36:05,120
it taken care of.
>> Okay. I just if it was free that's why

1087
01:36:02,880 --> 01:36:10,320
I'm asking now because it went out of
warranty of free but I'm sure they take

1088
01:36:07,840 --> 01:36:14,760
care.
>> Thank you Steve.

1089
01:36:11,600 --> 01:36:14,760
» You're welcome.

1090
01:36:15,840 --> 01:36:19,239
Can you come up?

1091
01:36:28,159 --> 01:36:35,120
» I just wanted you to inform everybody.
Is it still going on every Thursday in

1092
01:36:34,239 --> 01:36:37,520
awards?
>> Once a month.

1093
01:36:36,080 --> 01:36:41,520
» Once a month. Once a month.
>> Once a month. Right.

1094
01:36:39,120 --> 01:36:46,400
» For everybody at the same time or
>> it's they it takes two days

1095
01:36:44,480 --> 01:36:49,880
» and they have two sweepers and they do
the entire city.

1096
01:36:53,119 --> 01:36:56,800
» Do what?
>> Which week? The first week or second

1097
01:36:55,920 --> 01:37:00,400
week?
>> I know it's on Thursday. Yeah, it's the

1098
01:36:59,040 --> 01:37:03,520
third week.
>> Third week, right?

1099
01:37:01,199 --> 01:37:06,800
» I just want everybody.
>> Right.

1100
01:37:04,400 --> 01:37:10,360
» Okay.
>> Before you sit down,

1101
01:37:13,520 --> 01:37:19,040
» Mr. Chairman.
>> Um, did you make any progress on the

1102
01:37:17,119 --> 01:37:22,560
sweet sweeper? Uh, any information on
the sweet sweeper?

1103
01:37:20,080 --> 01:37:26,159
» It uh didn't appear to make the budget.
>> Okay. All right. Okay.

1104
01:37:24,960 --> 01:37:31,760
» Next time.
>> All right. Any

1105
01:37:28,800 --> 01:37:36,199
other questions? Okay. At this time, I'd
like to close the public works committee

1106
01:37:33,199 --> 01:37:36,199
meeting.

1107
01:37:36,960 --> 01:37:41,719
» Second by Ray. Roll call.

1108
01:37:42,880 --> 01:37:46,960
» Alderman Jackson. Alderman Coleman.
>> Hi.

1109
01:37:46,560 --> 01:37:49,199
» Evans.
>> Hi. Alderman.

1110
01:37:48,000 --> 01:37:50,400
» Hi. Alderman Ray.
>> Hi.

1111
01:37:49,520 --> 01:37:51,679
» Alderman Murphy.
>> Hi.

1112
01:37:50,800 --> 01:37:54,080
» Alderman Brook.
>> Hi.

1113
01:37:56,159 --> 01:38:03,600
like to open up the finance audit
committee meeting rolloff.

1114
01:38:01,280 --> 01:38:08,679
» Alderman Jackson, Alderman Coleman
>> Alman Allen

1115
01:38:05,679 --> 01:38:08,679
» here.

1116
01:38:10,639 --> 01:38:20,199
We have one item discussion of the FY
2027 appropriation or one.

1117
01:38:20,719 --> 01:38:25,920
Good evening, council.
Being that I'm the last one on this

1118
01:38:25,040 --> 01:38:31,440
agenda, yeah,
>> let's go ahead and get it started.

1119
01:38:28,960 --> 01:38:41,440
» So, we're just here to uh to set the
public hearing for uh June 15, 26 uh

1120
01:38:35,840 --> 01:38:46,320
2026 at 6 PM um at for our passing of
our appropriation budget. Um we, as we

1121
01:38:44,480 --> 01:38:50,719
know, we have to pass it every year by
the end of the first quarter of the

1122
01:38:48,639 --> 01:38:55,520
fiscal year. And so we want to make sure
we get everything processed. Um

1123
01:38:52,880 --> 01:38:59,360
generally it's just the budget with 5%
on top of it is how we pass the

1124
01:38:57,119 --> 01:39:04,719
appropriation. But alderman Allen we try
to stay within the budget line that we

1125
01:39:01,119 --> 01:39:08,880
pass um on last
just before you say that. So, we try to

1126
01:39:06,400 --> 01:39:15,520
stay within those parameters.
And so, we're just asking for us to set

1127
01:39:11,040 --> 01:39:20,880
the hearing date and for a um it will be
published in the newspaper on June 4th,

1128
01:39:18,320 --> 01:39:26,639
which is um we require 10 days prior to
the the P uh 10 days prior to the public

1129
01:39:24,080 --> 01:39:30,639
hearing in order for us to pass it. So,
>> any questions on the appropriation?

1130
01:39:29,679 --> 01:39:32,960
» Mr. Chairman.
>> Yes. Go ahead.

1131
01:39:31,760 --> 01:39:37,679
» Uh Tanda.
>> Yes, sir. And the council meeting serve

1132
01:39:34,960 --> 01:39:42,080
as a public hearing.
>> Uh we do it before the council meeting.

1133
01:39:39,920 --> 01:39:45,760
So the mayor will open up the um the
meet the public hearing. We have the

1134
01:39:44,400 --> 01:39:48,320
public hearing. We'll close it and then
we'll start the public the council

1135
01:39:47,440 --> 01:39:51,679
meeting.
>> The question is do we even have to have

1136
01:39:50,080 --> 01:39:54,320
a public hearing? Can we
>> Yes. Yes, we do.

1137
01:39:52,800 --> 01:39:56,639
» Okay. So public hearing and council
meeting is two separate things.

1138
01:39:55,520 --> 01:40:01,920
» Oh yes, absolutely.
>> All right. Well, we we we will have the

1139
01:39:59,119 --> 01:40:06,800
public we the public hearing inside of
the council meeting if that makes sense.

1140
01:40:04,719 --> 01:40:10,159
» But it' be two separate things.
>> The council meeting doesn't serve as a

1141
01:40:09,199 --> 01:40:12,960
public hearing.
>> Correct. That is correct. No, we are

1142
01:40:11,520 --> 01:40:15,280
going to have official public beach
hearing.

1143
01:40:16,239 --> 01:40:19,480
6
>> o'm

1144
01:40:24,880 --> 01:40:28,239
a question.
>> What's that?

1145
01:40:27,040 --> 01:40:35,800
» He just explained.
>> Okay. Okay. Okay. Can I get motion?

1146
01:40:37,920 --> 01:40:47,560
» Alman.
>> All in favor say I. Eyes heavy gold.