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[0:10] Good evening, everybody, and welcome to tonight's bill of board meeting. Would you please rise for the pledge?
[0:31] Admiral Kirk, can I have the roll call? Trustee Bianco. Trustee Candace? Here? Trustee Chica? Here, Trustee Santucci. Here? Trustee Sara? Here? Trustee Jacosi? Here? Those are the trustees that are present, Mr. Mayor. Thank you. Can I have an approval of this evening's agenda as presented? I move to approve tonight's agenda as presented.
[0:51] I have a motion made by Trustee Chica, second by Trustee Candace to approve this evening's
[0:56] agenda as per second.
[0:58] And the question?
[0:59] We'll call both please.
[1:00] Sure.
[1:00] Trustee Candace?
[1:01] Yes.
[1:01] Trustee Chica?
[1:02] Yes.
[1:02] Trustee Santucci?
[1:03] Yes.
[1:04] Trustee Saro?
[1:04] Yes.
[1:05] Trustee Chica.
[1:05] Yes.
[1:06] Yes.
[1:06] Motion carried.
[1:07] Thank you.
[1:07] Are there any business evening?
[1:08] There are no business evening.
[1:09] cash receipts report. Trustee Sorrow. Yes, I move to accept the cash receipts report in the
[1:15] amount of $2 million, $22,790, and $84 cents. Thank you, is there a second? Second, thank you.
[1:22] I have a motion made by Trustee Sorrow. Second, by Trustee Chicosi to approve the cash receipts report
[1:27] for the month of August, 2026, in the amount of $2 million, $22,790, and $84 cents.
[1:34] On the question, Valkovov, please.
[1:36] Sure, Trustee Chica.
[1:38] Yes.
[1:38] Trustee Santucci?
[1:39] Yes.
[1:39] Trustee Sara?
[1:40] Yes.
[1:40] Trustee Chicoci?
[1:42] Yes.
[1:42] Trustee Candace?
[1:43] Yes.
[1:43] Motion carried.
[1:44] Thank you.
[1:45] Can I have an approval of the September 8th, 2026 Bill of Board Meeting minutes as presented?
[1:49] I move to approve the September 8th, 2026 Bill of Board Meeting minutes as presented.
[1:54] Thank you.
[1:54] Is there a second?
[1:55] Second.
[1:56] Thank you.
[1:57] I have a motion made by Trustee Chica, seconded by Trustee Sara to approve the September 8th, 2026
[2:03] billage board meeting minutes as presented. On the question, roll call, please.
[2:08] Sure. Trustee Stantucci. Yes. Trustee Sarah. Yes. Trustee Tricosi. Yes. Trustee
[2:12] Canis. Yes. Trustee Chica. Yes. Motion carried. Thank you. Are there any public comments this evening?
[2:17] There are no public comments this evening. Okay. Under the mayor report, first I want to take a moment
[2:22] to thank everybody who came out in support of our annual autumn fest and Shirley Cookoff.
[2:28] I want to give a big thank you to G. Marie Rulon, the entire recreation department for
[2:33] coordinating such a great event for our community on Friday.
[2:38] And a special thank you goes out to Public Works, Police, Fire, and Admin for all their support
[2:43] in making Friday night possible and such a great time for all our community.
[2:47] So thank you all.
[2:50] Also want to recognize the winners of our chili cookout in school, Little League and Public
[2:57] works.
[3:02] At this time, it is an honor for me to recognize and celebrate one of North
[3:07] Riverside's very own outstanding young athletes, Savannah cereal. Savannah has
[3:20] brought tremendous
[3:20] pride to our village by earning a gold medal as a member of the team USA at the World
[3:25] obstacle, Federation International Championship in Ireland. Alongside her two relay teammates, Savannah
[3:33] completed the challenging 5.5 mile relay course in an incredible time, 44 minutes and 56 seconds,
[3:42] demonstrating exceptional athleticism, determination, teamwork, and perseverance.
[3:54] achievements like this do not happen by chance. They are the result of countless hours
[3:59] of training, dedication and unwavering commitment to excellence. Savannah's success on the
[4:04] international stage reflects not only her personal character and her hard work, but also serves
[4:11] as an inspiration to young people throughout our community. On behalf of the residents
[4:19] We are incredibly proud of all your achievements, and grateful for the ways you have represented
[4:26] both our community and our nation with the station, so congratulations again, Savannah.
[4:38] We have a recognition presented to Savannah and a little gift for you.
[5:00] I also want to take a moment to congratulate Anna, once again, our very own North Riverside
[5:06] little league district nine champions.
[5:15] These young athletes have shown tremendous
[5:18] dedication teamwork, perseverance, sportsmanship throughout their season. Their
[5:23] hard work on the field has brought tremendous pride to our families, coaches,
[5:27] and the entire community. On behalf of the Village of North Riverside, our
[5:31] residents, I want to thank you for your outstanding ambassadors, being in
[5:35] outstanding ambassadors for our community. We are incredibly proud of the
[5:40] achievement and look forward to celebrating your continued success. So I want to thank
[5:44] or congratulate Scarlett.
[5:51] We have a little something for you, so Scarlett.
[5:59] It should be
[6:00] in order. It should be in order for Audrey.
[6:09] Isabella.
[6:16] Ella.
[6:22] Ace.
[6:29] Penny.
[6:39] Willow.
[6:44] Ally.
[6:46] Ally.
[6:47] to
[6:51] Leah.
[6:58] Congratulations team once again for making the last
[7:01] sort of a five-dollar date.
[7:03] These are the names that I still have.
[7:15] Round of applause for the coaches back there, Willie.
[7:20] Congratulations.
[7:28] Report of the trustees, Trustee Canis.
[7:31] Thanks, Mayor.
[7:31] Have a couple of things before that.
[7:33] Congratulations, guys.
[7:34] Must feel good to be champs and hopefully do it again next year.
[7:37] It also thanks everybody for coming out to the Autumn Fest and Shirley Pukoff.
[7:41] We had a great time and thank you for staff putting on such a great event.
[7:45] With that, I have a one green initiative update.
[7:48] We invite all residents to attend Monarch Fest on Saturday, October 3rd, from 10 a.m. to
[7:53] 1 p.m. inside the gym at the comments.
[7:55] This event brings neighbors together for a celebration of pollinators and natural beauty in our
[8:02] local environment. The partnership with State Representative Rashid and W and MWRD commissioners
[8:08] supported up. This festival will feature a vibrant mix of educational booths, equi activities,
[8:13] music, food and fun for all agents. Over 35 government environmental healthcare and
[8:17] social service organizations will be in attendance. Rapples for a free rain barrel and bicycles will
[8:22] also be provided courtesy of MWRD. We invite families to learn about the monarch's migration,
[8:28] journey and how the community action can support biodiversity and
[8:31] sustainability. At its core, Monarch Fest is about connection between people with
[8:35] place and purpose and bringing together environmental stewardship and public
[8:38] health in a way that is very local and meaningful. Monarch butterflies long
[8:42] recognizes symbols of memory, migration, and life cycles offer powerful
[8:45] lenses for on-issuous course brain health and emotional well-being,
[8:48] aging and dignity. So please come out and join us for that event.
[8:52] That's what I got there. Trust you, check on. Yes, Mayor. Just to have a few things.
[8:56] I have a report for August for participants in the REC department.
[9:00] We had 187 participants that signed up for various specialties within the REC department.
[9:09] We also had a 61 drop-ins for table tennis and 76 for pickleball.
[9:14] We also rented out space for birthdays.
[9:17] We had four birthday parties in the gym.
[9:19] We had seven rentals in the field.
[9:20] we had four, and in art in the park we had 24 boots. Girls, congratulations, very proud. I know
[9:28] a lot of you, I've seen a lot of you on the playground. Coaches, great job, and good, you know,
[9:34] congratulations on the Chilean, don't you stand next to us. We were jabbing each other through the
[9:39] evening. And that's all I have, Mayor. Thank you. Thank you. Trustee Santucci. So I'd like to
[9:45] I'm going to congratulate all of you guys,
[9:47] good job on low-claiming here.
[9:51] I'm going to have the report,
[9:52] so the police department and the fire department
[9:53] I'll start with the police department.
[9:55] In the month of August,
[9:57] they responded to 1,783 calls for service.
[10:01] The 425 traffic stops in pounded 31 vehicles
[10:05] recovered a stolen vehicle, the 55 arrests.
[10:09] This is just a summary of everything.
[10:11] So if you want to look at the full report,
[10:13] You can check it out online.
[10:16] North Versailles Police Department officers took part
[10:18] in the Sustain Traffic Enforcement Program,
[10:21] the SEEP grant in August,
[10:24] enhancing traffic enforcement across the village.
[10:27] Officer M. Janiti represented the Police Department
[10:30] at the Riverside Township Health Fair.
[10:33] This department along with the Illinois Liger Control Commission
[10:36] conducted random alcohol compliance checks.
[10:40] These checks were conducted
[10:42] at local businesses and restaurants.
[10:44] Sergeant McCarthy and fellow field training officers
[10:48] conducted in-house scenario-based training
[10:50] for the Department's newest hires.
[10:53] For the fire department,
[10:56] the Department responded to 237 calls in the month of August.
[11:00] It's an average of 7.6 calls per day.
[11:03] Approximately 48% were for EMS and 52% of the calls
[11:08] were for fire service.
[11:10] Fire prevention in the month of August
[11:11] conducted 16 annual inspections and 31 re-inspections, totaling 51 inspections.
[11:18] Total violations for the month were 86. In addition, the Bureau conducted one
[11:23] final fire alarm test, two occupancy inspections, and one choir drill.
[11:30] Training in August, numbers of North Riverside choir department attended 248
[11:35] each training classes, totaling $250.
[11:40] My regard Johnson attended the Division 11.
[11:43] Hazmat team training, the talent of Williams
[11:45] and Firefighter Rulo attended the Division 11
[11:48] and the investigative team training.
[11:51] All the part of the members participated
[11:52] in the monthly continuing education
[11:55] through Loyola Hospital.
[11:57] Lieutenant Williams attended the Division 11 TRT
[12:00] team training held in Stickney.
[12:05] So, the OSFM Small Equipment Grant Update has previously reported that the Department
[12:12] was awarded a Small Equipment Grant in the amount of $26,000 to assist with the purchase
[12:18] of a battery-powered extrication equipment.
[12:21] In August, one of the DisnoLvunder conducted a hands-on demonstration of its extrication
[12:27] equipment.
[12:28] The Department personnel had the opportunity to operate and evaluate the tools under realistic
[12:32] the conditions, allowing us to further assess performance, ergonomics and overall effectiveness.
[12:39] The department has one remaining vendor evaluation that completes once all the demonstrations
[12:44] have been conducted, staff will review the results and make a recommendation based on the
[12:49] equipment that best meets the department's operational needs and requirements of the grants.
[12:55] EMS grant update has previously reported that the department was initially notified that
[13:00] was not selected for funding under the Illinois Department of Public Health EMS grant program
[13:06] for the purchase of a training mannequin. Following the identification and correction of an error
[13:12] in the grant process, the department was subsequently awarded $217.31 the equipment has since been
[13:23] ordered. Emergency generator shared by the North Riverside Fire Department in the Water Commission
[13:28] and has failed and is currently out of service.
[13:31] The water commission is in the process of obtaining quotes
[13:34] for their replacement generator due to the importance
[13:37] of the generator and maintaining emergency operations
[13:41] during a pilot outage.
[13:42] The commission is working to obtain replacement options
[13:45] as quickly as possible.
[13:47] They will return to the board with recommendations
[13:50] once the quotes have been received and reviewed.
[13:53] Other department activities witness
[13:55] the monthly tornado siren test
[13:57] which function properly.
[13:59] Members of the Department attended eight black parties
[14:01] in the month of August, assisted in the installation of one car seat,
[14:07] H.M.O.T.S.
[14:08] In install and two single family residents,
[14:11] and that's all I have for tonight, sir.
[14:14] Thank you, Trustee Sarah.
[14:15] Yes, I have a few things this evening.
[14:17] The first is an administration and finance board report.
[14:21] Vehicle stickers are on sale now.
[14:23] As a reminder, the Administration Office is open the next two Saturdays from nine to noon to allow for additional time for residents to purchase their vehicle stickers.
[14:34] New stickers must be purchased by September 30.
[14:37] In addition to the renewal notices, we also mailed out citation notices for any vehicles that remained unregistered from the prior year.
[14:46] The first draft of the annual audit report was completed by Lotterbock in
[14:52] AIMIN last week. After an internal review, our auditors will make requested
[14:58] adjustments before the review.
[15:00] Port is finalized and ready for publishing. We anticipate sending the final audit and actuarial reports to the village board by the middle of October. Community development has an open job posting for a planner position. Staff anticipates reviewing applications this week and scheduling interviews prior to the end of the month. This position will be responsible for coordinating the plan review process, answering planning and code related
[15:29] questions from residents and businesses and supporting the village's development initiatives
[15:35] like the CMAP corridor study, strategic and comprehensive land use plans, and zoning modernization.
[15:43] Interested applicants should visit the village's website to learn more about the position.
[15:50] I would also like to thank all of our departments for a wonderful autumn fest.
[15:56] First, congratulations to all these outstanding athletes here tonight.
[16:02] And lastly, unfortunately due to the weather yesterday, we did have to cancel our national
[16:08] cleanup day.
[16:09] Just stay tuned for a new date.
[16:12] And that is all I have this evening, Mr. Mayor.
[16:14] Thank you.
[16:15] Trustee Crosi.
[16:16] Thank you, Mr. Mayor.
[16:18] As everyone said, thanks to everybody for Autumn Fest, Public Works, the REC Department,
[16:22] police fire staff was very well attended. I remember it seemed everyone had a good time.
[16:28] Congratulations to the softball team. As it again, Andrew Savannah. I know Savannah's
[16:33] parents. I know she gets all her athletic ability from her mother, not studying itself.
[16:38] That's okay. You'll get there. Just a little report from public works. I'm just going to
[16:45] catch up with the director on some updates for construction on Sir McRoe with a train with the
[16:51] Frank Drax and then 17th Avenue update if you can.
[16:55] All right, so Chicago, let's see a little bit of the area.
[17:00] On the railroad crossing on Harlem Avenue,
[17:03] we just got this notice on Friday,
[17:05] that's why it's not in the report.
[17:06] These schedules to repair the railroad crossing
[17:09] on the Harlem Avenue to south of 26th Street.
[17:12] So Harlem Avenue will be closed from October 19th
[17:17] to October 23rd for those repairs.
[17:19] This is all weather-dependent, and they are rerolling traffic to Sermay Road, and I've been in.
[17:27] I doubt that the fantastic job to do this, since the bridge is already down the one lane,
[17:32] I don't know if we're thinking when they have to plan this, but that is what's scheduled right now.
[17:38] And then, couple of November, they're planning on redoing the crossing at Perst Avenue, just north of Sermay.
[17:45] So, Perst Avenue may be closed.
[17:48] Hopefully the bridge is deleted by that time, it might have been deleted by that time.
[17:54] So then we won't have a huge influx of traffic, especially on the west end.
[18:01] And then we have an update and then report us as waiting for issuance of permits for 77 watervisions for bed.
[18:09] Yeah, we applied for permit through the Illinois APA.
[18:12] APA, they responded with some questions, which is entirely normal.
[18:16] This is the process.
[18:18] Divine engineering responded to his questions,
[18:20] and we're having issues with something first.
[18:23] Once the permit is issued, we could go to bid.
[18:25] We have to advertise the bid for 11 days.
[18:28] Once we received the bid,
[18:29] we can begin construction and replace the water man
[18:31] on the 22-wit, 23-hours-and-blocks-and-subtiv.
[18:35] All right, thank you.
[18:36] That is all I have.
[18:37] Thank you.
[18:38] For respondents, Madam Clerk.
[18:39] Yes, there is correspondence.
[18:42] We have a thank you note from Chicago Suburban Radio Association to the village of North
[18:48] Riverside, thanking the village for allowing them to use Cummins Park for their field days.
[18:55] They thanked the mayor, the trustees, the family members and myself for coming out.
[19:00] They said it was a great turnout and they thoroughly enjoyed being here and having everyone
[19:06] when comes so they can talk about what they're so passionate about.
[19:09] And because I have the floor, I'm going to continue for a minute.
[19:12] Of course I am.
[19:14] I'm going to start with the girl softball team.
[19:16] I had the pleasure of going out there and watching both of your games.
[19:20] I can first of all not believe how hot it was and anybody who knows me knows that he is
[19:27] not my thing.
[19:28] I'm standing out there dripping and sweat and all of you are out there on the field and
[19:33] all your gear, running on, running off, sharing each other on, you did not miss one beat in playing
[19:42] the game and being supportive of each other, even though it was so hot out there. It was my pleasure
[19:47] to watch you determine working hard, putting forth your best effort, being great teammates to each
[19:55] other. And whether you win or lose, and obviously the goal is always to win, but whether you win or lose,
[20:01] you do it as a team. And that's what I saw in both of the games that I was there to watch.
[20:06] Congratulations. You were amazing for everything that you did. And then to the coaches,
[20:13] to get these girls to run the bases without turning and looking at you like, really, I should run,
[20:22] just to get them to go when you say go, that's respect and that's admiration and that's
[20:28] working really hard. So coaches, congratulations because these girls are your team. So it was
[20:35] really great to see. Congratulations girls.
[20:42] And then Savannah, I am an extreme American
[20:47] Ninja Warrior fan. Big fan. Love everything about it. And when I first started watching it,
[20:54] it was extremely nail-dominated. And then to see the women slowly coming into these obstacle
[21:01] courses and to see all the girls on the sideline watching them. It was amazing to see that they
[21:08] started to take over. So when I heard you were going to be here, I had to find you and see what you
[21:16] did. So are you savvy ninja? Uh-huh. I went on Instagram and it was like a rabbit hole when I started
[21:23] watching it. I had to keep watching all of the things that you did. You are amazing and you don't
[21:30] have a team behind you. You are out there doing these things on your own. So it is your
[21:36] determination and your self-talk and your concentration that gets you through these things
[21:43] you do. Aside from physical strength, it is mental strength, 100%. And I loved watching
[21:50] everything that you did, and then I read your interview and you now are the guiding
[22:00] force for all the future ninjas. I'll say that are obstacle course lovers that will
[22:06] be coming up, and I like your words of encouragement to others just try it because you tried all
[22:13] those other sports that you said that you would ask your parents going, do we have to go
[22:17] Again, is it over?
[22:19] Can we just stop until you found this?
[22:23] So number one, I'm glad you found your passion
[22:25] and you're inspiring others with what you say
[22:28] and in this day of social media with what you do.
[22:31] And I love watching all of it.
[22:34] It was just amazing.
[22:35] So thank you and congratulations.
[22:39] I mean, how I'm done.
[22:44] I'm going to talk on the clerk.
[22:45] I usually don't get to talk.
[22:47] So if you have like heep but she also doesn't turn
[22:49] on your air conditioning.
[22:51] That is true.
[22:53] That is true.
[22:54] All right. Approval of bills.
[22:56] Trustee Sarah.
[22:57] Yes, I would like to make a motion to approve the list of bills in the amount of 487,608
[23:04] dollars and 19 cents, which are as we paid out of proper funds when those funds are available.
[23:09] Here's our second.
[23:10] Second.
[23:11] Thank you.
[23:11] I have a motion made by Trustee Sarah.
[23:13] Seconded by Trustee Chicosi to approve the list of bills.
[23:15] in the amount of $487,608.19, which are to be paid out of proper funds when those funds
[23:23] are available.
[23:24] The question?
[23:25] We'll call vote please.
[23:26] Sure.
[23:27] Trustee Chucosi.
[23:28] Yes.
[23:28] Trustee Candace?
[23:29] Yes.
[23:29] Trustee Chica?
[23:30] Yes.
[23:30] Trustee Santucci.
[23:31] Yes.
[23:31] Trustee Sarah?
[23:32] Yes.
[23:32] Motion carried.
[23:33] Thank you.
[23:34] Ordinance hasn't resolutions attorney passie on you.
[23:38] No.
[23:40] No.
[23:41] No.
[23:42] business. Any new business? And I have a motion to adjourn. So moved.
[23:50] There's a second. All favor. All right. Thank you. Thank you, everybody.
[23:54] So all air follows your phone.
[23:56] We have three.