[0:10] I said
[0:29] Jesus.
[0:34] Good stuff.
[0:55] But they won't
[1:00] basement everywhere. I'm not sure.
[1:52] of course.
[2:12] So we started here.
[2:41] I'm just exciting.
[3:23] Is that
[3:58] Thank you, sir.
>> Yes, sir.
[4:26] Hi, how are we doing?
Anyway,
[4:58] » oh no.
[5:10] It was my upgrade from my back.
[5:35] Yeah.
[5:54] » Is that
[6:14] Perfect.
>> Actually, give it to Misty.
[6:20] Three,
[6:32] four,
[7:29] Yeah, I know.
[7:50] It's not
[8:06] all the neighbors.
[8:57] question.
[9:02] Sorry.
[9:20] high school.
[9:33] They have to bring everything back to
the condition before
[9:38] you or anybody else take pictures.
That's why I haven't sent pictures yet.
[9:41] So, I was just saving them because I'm
like I was thinking the same thing, but
[9:44] then I saw more people about it.
[9:57] » Yeah, that's
at least if uh at least
[10:10] time.
[10:32] We have
[11:11] Watch it.
[11:34] Did you
[11:48] remember?
[12:09] How you feeling?
>> Feeling good.
[12:46] I'm not
[13:00] Scott
[13:27] There you go.
[13:41] How you fell
>> still up right?
[14:16] Yeah, I
[14:20] guess.
[14:46] Good guy.
[15:03] How you doing?
[15:26] » 88.
We go through the whole
[15:39] Yeah, his daughter was
[16:09] Last Friday.
[16:17] He's
[16:32] got a good
[16:53] Yes.
[16:58] » All right.
[17:26] I'm going to
[17:43] I'm like
[18:00] your age.
[18:46] I find myself
[19:31] It's all right.
Here
[19:46] we are.
[20:21] No,
[21:06] Everybody
[21:48] You know,
[22:01] If you go this way,
[22:52] like to call the April 6, 2026 meeting
to order. Please stand for the pledge.
[22:57] If you're able, take your hats off.
I aliance to the flag of the United
[23:03] States of America and to the republic
for which it stands. One nation under
[23:08] God, indivisible with liberty and
justice for all.
[23:23] Like to recognize our city treasurer
with us here tonight, Mr. Hersy. Thank
[23:27] you for joining us.
[23:32] And uh welcome to everybody who's
attending in person tonight and those
[23:36] that are watching online. Thank you for
uh your interest in our city business.
[23:41] And with that we will start with roll
call please.
[23:45] » Rosenberg
>> present. My
[23:48] » here lots
>> here.
[23:50] » Stoflon
Carney
[23:53] » here. Phony
>> here.
[23:55] » Roach here. Nukem
>> here.
[23:59] » Hudson here.
>> Blackburn absent. Vors
[24:03] » here. Campbell
>> here.
[24:05] » Farchman
>> here. Ford
[24:07] » here.
>> Thank you.
[24:10] Uh moving on to approval of the minutes.
Everybody should receive a copy of the
[24:14] minutes in your council packet. Can I
get a motion for approval?
[24:18] » So move.
>> Second.
[24:19] » We have a motion. We have a second. Do
we have any comments or questions on
[24:23] 1.4?
Seeing none, all in favor?
[24:28] » Opposed?
Motion carries. Uh we do not have a
[24:34] public hearing tonight, nor any city
presentations at this time. Uh so we
[24:40] will move on to uh our first session of
public comments. This portion of the
[24:44] city council meeting is reserved for any
member of the public wishing to address
[24:48] the the council.
The Illinois Open Meetings Act 5 ILCS
[24:54] 1201
mandates no action shall be taken on
[24:59] matters not listed on this agenda, but
the council may direct staff to address
[25:03] the topic or refer the matter to a
committee. Please provide the clerk with
[25:08] your name, speak into the microphone,
limit your presentation to five minutes.
[25:13] Uh presentation should be made to the
council as a whole, not to individuals,
[25:17] and please avoid any repetitious
comments. Thank you. Do we have anyone
[25:21] wanting to make public comments at this
time?
[25:29] » Good evening, Mr. Mayor, members of the
council. Doug Gaines, Ward 5.
[25:33] Unfortunately, fraud perpetrated by
electronic voting machines, tabulators,
[25:37] and mailin ballots was on full display
during the recent primary election.
[25:42] Analysis of the cast vote record
obtained by FOYA once again reveals
[25:45] clear algorithmic manipulation and other
data anomalies. So, the fix is in before
[25:50] we even get to the general election.
This evening, I'll present information
[25:54] from an article by Mark Cook titled the
American Citizens Declaration of
[25:58] Independence from Election Manipulation.
The article highlights a sophisticated
[26:03] threat to our elections that most people
have never heard of, feedback loop
[26:07] predictive modeling. Election security
expert Mark Cook calls it exactly that.
[26:12] And once you see how it works, you'll
understand why surface level fixes like
[26:15] clean voter roles, IDs, or more
observers will never be enough. Here's
[26:20] the threat. Here's the threat in plain
English. Bad actors start with a
[26:24] baseline model using decades of
historical turnout data, party
[26:28] registration, and past voting patterns.
Then they layer on big data pro voter
[26:33] profiling, your GPS locations, credit
card purchases, social media posts, and
[26:38] even Amazon purchases. that gives them a
ghost ballot predicting with scary
[26:42] accuracy how you will vote. Next comes
real-time voter snapshot modeling. Every
[26:48] early mail-in ballot in every electronic
pollbook check-in updates the model
[26:53] live. When you vote on a ballot marking
device or direct recording uh direct
[26:58] recording electronic machine, the
touchscreen already knows your choices
[27:02] before the paper ever prints. The model
then tunes the outcome and tells the
[27:06] operatives exactly how many ballots to
inject via dropboxes or late mailins. By
[27:12] the time the votes are counted, the
result matches the engineered prediction
[27:17] predetermined outcome perfectly. Audits
see clean numbers because the fraud
[27:22] happened before the ballots were ever
cast. Here in St. Clair County and
[27:26] Ofall, we use the very systems that feed
this loop. early voting, mail-in
[27:30] ballots, dropboxes, and optical scan
tabulators. The Illinois election code
[27:35] allows electronic systems and extended
voting windows that create the real-time
[27:39] data the model needs. The result, a
completely rigged election system where
[27:43] only approved candidates win. When will
Americans wake up, face the facts, and
[27:48] demand change? Now, to the declaration.
When in the course of human events, a
[27:54] free people must rise and cast off
insidious manipulations that corrupt our
[27:58] elections and steal our sacred voice.
Decency demands, we declare the causes
[28:02] and the cures that will restore our
liberty. We hold these truths
[28:06] self-evident. Every citizen, no matter
of circumstance, is endowed by our
[28:10] creator with the right to free, fair,
simple, transparent, and verifiable
[28:13] elections. The consent of the govern
expressed through the ballot is the sole
[28:18] legitimate source of power. When any
system, machine or cabal, domestic or
[28:23] foreign, subverts that consent through
fraud, complexity, coercion, secrecy, it
[28:28] is our right and duty to reject that
deputism and demand reforms rooted in
[28:33] clarity, local control, and public
oversight. The cornerstone of free, the
[28:39] cornerstone of a free republic is
handcounted, handmarked paper ballots
[28:43] tallied under the watchful eyes of
citizens. No opaque machines or
[28:47] unaccountable public servants stand
between the people's will. Yet we have
[28:52] endured relentless pattern of abuses.
Voter suppression by algorithms,
[28:56] intimidation and barriers, phantom
voters and fraudulent registrations,
[28:59] deliluding our voices, ballot stuffing,
harvesting, discarding and alteration,
[29:04] electronic tampering, hacking and
malware, delayed or falsified results,
[29:09] foreign and domestic interference,
denied access to public records, and
[29:12] unchecked absentee voting. to cover the
fraud perpetrated by the machines. At
[29:17] every stage, we have petition
petitioned, sued, advocated, and audited
[29:21] only faced with denial, delay, and
dismissal. In the meantime, we have
[29:25] proven simple methods work. Small
precincts, public handc counts,
[29:29] transparent records. Yet, corrupted
public servants cling to opaque systems
[29:33] unfit for a free people. Therefore, we
declare our independence from this
[29:37] corrupted process.
The city does not run elections, but you
[29:42] do speak for residents, or at least you
should. The council must act now to pass
[29:46] a simple resolution urging St. Clair
County Election Authority and the county
[29:51] board to adopt handcounted paper
ballots. Help us restore trust, secure
[29:55] our elections, above all, honor the will
of the people, send that resolution.
[29:59] Thank you for your time, consideration,
and God bless.
[30:02] » Thank you for your comments. Does anyone
else want to make public comments at
[30:06] this time?
[30:20] uh verar ward three
tonight I'm in to hear in form again and
[30:27] there will be question and answer period
for the warrant report tonight of 1,600
[30:35] 1,67,000
$21.3.
[30:40] On looking through your warrant report,
I come up with a couple items that I'm
[30:47] interested in and whatever. Anyway, in
your Amazon account, you spent $7,000
[30:53] this past month on several different
items. Um, flashlights,
[31:00] rain gear,
trash grabbers, pipe wrenches,
[31:06] notebook pads, pencils, erasers, and
erasers might be helpful to erase some
[31:13] of the problems. Um, the fieldhouse
study, 15,000 for that. Your IT
[31:20] department is some getting some sort of
software backup for $24,190.
[31:30] Your Commerce Bank account each month
keeps growing for purchases, but it
[31:36] still holds a lot of marketing trips,
travel trips, expenses for a national
[31:44] planning conference.
um
[31:48] going for some negotiation for employee
and engagement
[31:54] conferences,
uh food memberships and whatever. Uh
[32:01] 3812 was paid for
some u budget meetings, food,
[32:08] travel, and a conference table. Seems to
me I recollect buying another conference
[32:15] table several months ago. So I I'm
interested in why you need more than
[32:20] one.
Um
[32:26] the parks I mean the public now the
parks had some uh 2,000 some odd dollars
[32:33] spent for some sort of an IP training
for travel and expenses for a training
[32:42] career fair.
You also purchased a piece of ground at
[32:48] 324 West Fifth Street for 89,500
and change.
[32:55] Durk's equipment is hauling away some
more of the refuge from the waste
[32:59] treatment plant for 11,642
[33:04] and change.
There's u Gilly Cook Gil Gilly company
[33:11] who is uh worked on the
U u
[33:17] FSP parking lot service for 1,00 $17,88.
[33:25] you paid uh some money for um the eighth
draw for a contractor, I believe it was
[33:31] Hanks, for on North Cherry Street for
89,321.
[33:37] He had a generator fixed repaired in F
down in French Village for 13,500.
[33:45] 13,500 repair generator. Okay.
And uh
[33:53] public works had some work done at their
waste treatment plant for $132,920
[34:00] for upgrading or improving their
electrical system there.
[34:06] Uh O'Reilly just spent500
$5,631
[34:11] for items which you know keeps the city
running. I don't have a problem with
[34:15] that.
But here's an interesting one. We bought
[34:20] some
from a land for for our turf
[34:27] grass.
[34:31] Turf grass or fertilizer seed. You need
fertilizer for turf grass. Okay, that's
[34:41] interesting. And I don't understand the
maybe you can help me out in regards to
[34:47] the money that you're giving the church
to pay. I'm hoping these are not an
[34:52] individual's power bill of 1,500
62 $64 a month. Uh I hope it's more. You
[35:01] got to give the number of families that
you're covering for this so you can I
[35:05] can understand how this money is going
on. But if you're paying $1,564 for one
[35:11] person's power bill, there's a problem
there. I'll have more in the second
[35:16] half. Thank you.
>> Thank you for your comments. Does anyone
[35:19] else wish to make public comments at
this time?
[35:25] » Seeing none, we will move on to the
clerk's report.
[35:28] » Mr. Mayor, thank you. I have one item.
Uh it's a request from the fallen
[35:32] Kowanas Club to conduct a road block at
the intersection of State and Lincoln
[35:37] and State and Smiley on Friday,
September 25th, 2026, 4 to 6 p.m. and
[35:46] Saturday
uh the 26th of 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to
[35:51] 12:00 p.m. And we need a motion and a
second.
[35:55] » So move.
>> We have a motion.
[35:57] » Second.
>> We have a second. Do we have any
[36:00] discussion or comments on 5.1?
[36:04] » Seeing none, roll call, please.
>> Miller,
[36:07] » yes. Lots,
>> yes.
[36:09] » Carney,
>> yes.
[36:10] » Phony,
>> yes.
[36:12] » Roach,
>> yes.
[36:14] » Nukem,
>> yes.
[36:16] » Hudson,
>> yes.
[36:17] » Vor,
>> yes.
[36:19] » Campbell,
>> yes.
[36:20] » Parchman,
>> yes.
[36:22] » Ford,
>> yes.
[36:24] » Rosenberg,
>> affirmative.
[36:28] » Thank you. Motion carries.
Moving on to the mayor's report, uh we
[36:34] have April 11th and April 25th, we have
our Vine Street Micro Market from 9:00
[36:38] a.m. to noon.
[36:42] On April 25th, uh we also have Taste of
the D uh the district downtown district.
[36:48] Uh 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. May 9th, uh
we have the Vine Street Market opening
[36:53] day, 8:00 a.m. to noon. May 29th, the
fire department has their annual golf
[36:59] scramble at Tamarack Country Club. And
July 3rd, we have America's 250th
[37:04] anniversary celebration.
And that's all I have for the mayor's
[37:08] report. So, we will move on to
resolutions. Uh 7.1, Mr. Parchman,
[37:13] please. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I'd like
to make a motion to approve a resolution
[37:16] to declare a surplus of funds in the
special tax allocation fund for the
[37:21] city's tax increment financing
redevelopment project area tiff district
[37:25] number three central park tiff district
number four highway 50 Scotty road and
[37:29] tiff district number five central city
[37:34] » second
>> we have a motion we have a second do we
[37:36] have any conversations or comments on
7.1
[37:41] seeing none roll call please
>> lots
[37:44] » yes Carney,
>> yes.
[37:46] » Phony,
>> yes.
[37:47] » Roach,
>> yes.
[37:49] » Nukem,
>> yes.
[37:51] » Hudson,
>> yes.
[37:53] » Vor,
>> yes.
[37:54] » Campbell,
>> yes.
[37:56] » Parchman,
>> yes.
[37:57] » Ford,
>> yes.
[37:59] » Rosenberg,
>> affirmative.
[38:01] » Milard,
>> yes.
[38:03] » Thank you. Motion carries. Moving on to
7.2. Mr. Parchman, please.
[38:09] » Thanks, sir. I'd like to make a motion
to approve a resolution authorizing the
[38:12] mayor to sign a contract. Amendment with
waste management.
[38:16] » Second.
>> We have a motion and we have a second.
[38:20] Do we have any questions or
conversations on 7.2?
[38:25] » Seeing none, roll call, please.
>> Carney,
[38:28] » yes.
>> Phony,
[38:29] » yes.
>> Roach,
[38:31] » yes.
>> Nukem,
[38:33] » yes.
>> Hudson,
[38:34] » yes.
>> Avor,
[38:36] » yes.
>> Campbell,
[38:37] » yes.
>> Parchman,
[38:39] » yes.
>> Ford,
[38:41] » yes. Rosenberg,
>> affirmative.
[38:44] » My lord,
>> yes. Lots,
[38:46] » yes.
>> Thank you. Motion carries.
[38:51] » And keeping with the trend, uh 7.3,
>> I'd like to make a motion to approve a
[38:56] resolution authorizing the mayor to sign
a contract with Paul Co for the 2026
[39:00] National Citizen Survey.
>> Second.
[39:05] » Okay, we have a motion and we have a
second. Do we have any questions or
[39:08] comments on 7.3?
Seeing none, roll call, please.
[39:14] » Phony,
>> yes.
[39:15] » Roach,
>> yes.
[39:17] » Nukem,
>> yes.
[39:18] » Hudson,
>> yes.
[39:20] » Vor,
>> yes.
[39:22] » Campbell,
>> yes.
[39:23] » Parchman,
>> yes.
[39:24] » Ford,
>> yes.
[39:26] » Rosenberg,
>> affirmative.
[39:28] » Mard,
>> yes.
[39:30] » Lots,
>> yes.
[39:31] » Carney,
>> yes.
[39:34] » Thank you. Motion carries. Moving on to
7.4. Mr. Vorce, please. I'd like to make
[39:40] a motion to approve a resolution
authorizing the mayor of the city of
[39:44] Ofallen to accept the donation of
$24,000 from Metro Alliance Soccer Club
[39:49] for the purchase of soccer goals for the
turf fields at the family sports park.
[39:54] » Second.
>> We have a motion. We have a second. Do
[39:57] we have any questions or comments on
7.4?
[40:01] » Seeing none, roll call, please.
>> Roach,
[40:05] » yes.
>> Nukem,
[40:06] » yes.
>> Hudson,
[40:08] » yes. Vor,
>> yes.
[40:10] » Campbell,
>> yes.
[40:12] » Parchman,
>> yes.
[40:13] » Ford,
>> yes.
[40:15] » Rosenberg,
>> affirmative. Lord,
[40:17] » yes.
>> Lots,
[40:19] » yes.
>> Carding,
[40:20] » yes.
>> Pony,
[40:21] » yes.
>> Thank you. Motion carries. Uh, at this
[40:25] point, we do have members of the Metro
Alliance Soccer Club present. So, uh,
[40:28] our parks director, Andrew Dalner, and
if our representatives from the soccer
[40:33] club could please come forward.
[40:52] Thank you for this incredible uh
donation to our sports park. Greatly
[40:56] appreciate it. And I'm going to turn it
over to Andrew at this point to say a
[40:59] few words.
>> Yeah. Thank you, Mayor. Uh just want to
[41:02] thank these gentlemen. uh when it comes
to the sports park and the people who
[41:06] rent from us and and work with us every
every day, it's it's more about
[41:10] relationships. It's more about
partnerships and there's been no greater
[41:13] partner than the Metro Alliance to the
to the club. They constantly give back
[41:17] to the community. They're constantly
working with us and we thank you guys
[41:20] for your donation. We thank you for your
continued support and uh we we're
[41:24] honored to be partners with you guys.
Chris, would you like to say a few
[41:27] words?
>> Yeah, we'd like to just second that. We
[41:30] appreciate the city's support um on
behalf of myself, the board, our club
[41:34] director, and all of our directors and
players and and uh teammates and
[41:38] parents. We just are excited to be here
in the community and supporting the
[41:41] community every single year. And uh
that's our goal is to continue to do
[41:44] that. Um so we're just honored to be
able to present these funds to you to to
[41:48] help move forward.
>> Thank you.
[42:02] You're behind
[42:22] it again.
[42:28] Okay. Thank you.
Moving on to 7.5. Mr. Rosenberg, please.
[42:33] » Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I'd like to make a
motion to approve a resolution
[42:36] authorizing the mayor to execute an
agreement with Oats Associates, Inc. for
[42:40] the State Street North Lincoln Avenue
streetscape project in the amount of
[42:45] $87,59.
>> Second.
[42:49] » Okay, we have a motion and we have a
second. Do we have any questions or
[42:51] comments on 7.5?
[42:55] Roll call, please.
>> Nukem,
[42:58] » yes.
>> Hudson,
[43:00] » yes.
>> Yes.
[43:03] » Campbell,
>> yes.
[43:05] » Parchman,
>> yes.
[43:06] » Ford,
>> yes.
[43:09] » Rosenberg,
>> Affirmative,
[43:11] » Milard,
>> yes.
[43:12] » Lots,
>> yes.
[43:14] » Carney,
>> yes.
[43:16] » Bony,
>> yes.
[43:18] » Roach,
>> yes.
[43:20] Thank you. Motion carries.
Moving on to 7.6. Mr. Rosenberg, please.
[43:26] » Thank you again. I'd like to make a
motion to approve a resolution
[43:29] authorizing the mayor to execute a solar
lease agreement with TPSR,
[43:34] Illinois Solar. Stand by.
Illinois Solar 5 LLC at the wastewater
[43:41] treatment plant.
>> Second.
[43:44] » We have a motion and we have a second.
Do we have any comments or discussions
[43:47] on 7.6? Six.
>> Seeing none, roll call, please.
[43:53] » Hudson,
>> yes.
[43:54] » Vor,
>> yes.
[43:56] » Campbell,
>> yes.
[43:58] » Cartchman,
>> yes.
[44:00] » Ford,
>> yes.
[44:02] » Rosenberg,
>> affirmative.
[44:04] » Mard,
>> yes.
[44:06] » Lots,
>> yes.
[44:07] » Carney,
>> yes.
[44:09] » Bony,
>> yes.
[44:10] » Roach,
>> yes.
[44:12] » Nukem,
>> yes.
[44:14] » Thank you. Motion carries.
7.7. Mr. Rosenberg, please.
[44:20] » Thank you, sir. I'd like to make a
motion to approve a resolution
[44:23] authorizing the mayor to execute an
agreement with Brewster Companies, Inc.
[44:26] for the Pine Tree Estates Improvement
Project in the amount of 6,788,000
[44:34] pop-ups. $788,539.15
[44:38] based on unit prices.
>> Second.
[44:41] » We have a motion and we have a second.
Do we have any discussion on 7.7?
[44:46] Any questions? Seeing none, roll call,
please.
[44:50] » Vor,
>> yes.
[44:52] » Campbell,
>> yes.
[44:54] » Parchman,
>> yes.
[44:56] » Ford,
>> yes.
[44:58] » Rosenberg,
>> affirmative.
[45:00] » Milard,
>> yes.
[45:02] » Watts,
>> yes.
[45:04] » Carney,
>> yes.
[45:06] » Phony,
>> yes.
[45:07] » Roach,
>> yes.
[45:09] » Nukem,
>> yes.
[45:11] » Hudson,
>> yes.
[45:13] » Thank you. Motion carries.
Moving on to ordinances. First reading
[45:18] 8.1. Mr. Parchman.
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I'd like to make a
[45:21] motion to consider on first reading an
ordinance budgeting
[45:25] for all corporate purposes of the city
of Allen, St. Clair County, Illinois for
[45:30] the fiscal year beginning May 1st, 2026
and ending April 30th, 2027.
[45:35] » Second.
>> Okay, we have a motion and we have a
[45:37] second. Do we have any comments or
discussion for 8.1?
[45:43] Seeing none, roll call, please.
Campbell,
[45:47] » yes.
>> Parchman,
[45:49] » yes.
>> Ford,
[45:51] » yes.
>> Rosenberg,
[45:54] » affirmative.
>> Miler,
[45:56] » yes.
>> Lots,
[45:57] » yes.
>> Carney,
[45:59] » yes.
>> Phony,
[46:01] » yes.
>> Roach,
[46:03] » yes.
>> Nukem,
[46:05] » yes.
>> Hudson,
[46:07] » yes.
>> Worsh,
[46:08] » yes.
>> Thank you. Motion carries. Moving on to
[46:13] 8.2. two. Mr. Rosenberg.
>> Thank you, sir. I'd like to make a
[46:17] motion to consider on first reading an
ordinance authorizing jurisdictional
[46:21] transfer of Salem Place, Frontage Road
from Old Collinsville to Vita Drive.
[46:26] » Second.
>> Second.
[46:28] » Okay, we have a motion. We have a
second. Do we have any discussion or
[46:32] questions on 8.2?
Seeing none, roll call, please.
[46:39] » Parchman,
>> yes.
[46:41] » Ford,
>> yes. Rosenberg,
[46:43] » affirmative.
>> Milard,
[46:45] » yes.
>> Lots,
[46:47] » yes.
>> Carney,
[46:49] » yes.
>> Phony,
[46:51] » yes.
>> Roach,
[46:53] » yes.
>> Nukem,
[46:55] » yes.
>> Hudson,
[46:57] » yes.
>> Force,
[46:59] » yes.
>> Campbell,
[47:00] » yes.
>> Thank you. Motion carries. It's all we
[47:04] have for first reading. We'll move on to
ordinances. Second reading. 9.1. Mr.
[47:08] Parchman, please.
>> Thanks, sir. I'd like to make a motion
[47:11] on to approve on second reading an
ordinance declaring certain equipment as
[47:15] surplus property for sale and/or
disposal pursuant to 65cs
[47:20] 5- back 111-76-4.
>> Second.
[47:25] » Thank you. We have a motion and a
second. Do we have any discussion or
[47:29] questions on 9.1?
Seeing none, roll call, please.
[47:34] » Ford, yes.
>> Rosenberg.
[47:38] Affirmative. Milo,
>> yes.
[47:41] » Lot,
>> yes.
[47:42] » Carney,
>> yes.
[47:45] » Phony,
>> yes.
[47:47] » Roach,
>> yes.
[47:49] » Nukem,
>> yes.
[47:51] » Hudson,
>> yes.
[47:53] » Force,
>> yes.
[47:56] » Campbell,
>> yes.
[47:58] » Parchman,
>> yes.
[48:00] » Thank you. Motion carries. Moving on to
9.2. Mrs. Lots, please.
[48:05] » Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I move that we
approve on second reading an ordinance
[48:08] approving the final plat of patio homes
first edition.
[48:12] » Second.
>> We have a motion and we have a second.
[48:14] Do we have any questions or discussion
on 9.2?
[48:19] » Seeing none, roll call, please.
[48:23] » Rosenberg,
>> affirmative. Verar
[48:26] » yes.
>> Lots
[48:29] » yes.
>> Carney,
[48:32] » yes.
>> Phony,
[48:34] » yes.
Roach,
[48:37] » yes.
>> Nukem,
[48:39] » yes.
>> Hudson,
[48:41] » yes.
>> Yes.
[48:45] » Campbell,
>> yes.
[48:47] » Parchman,
>> yes.
[48:49] » Ford,
>> yes.
[48:51] » Thank you. Motion carries. We do not
have any other ordinances for second
[48:55] reading. So, we will move on down the
agenda to our second uh addition of
[49:00] public comments. I'm not going to reread
the uh instructions I read before the
[49:04] first section, but uh everything still
applies. Would anybody like to make
[49:09] public comments at this time?
[49:23] Uh Vermo W three
[49:28] springtime is upon us. It's been almost
a year and uh still no white is across
[49:35] from the ice cream shop down there on
State Street. I just bringing that to
[49:41] reference cuz you know it even so people
get out and get their ice cream. U still
[49:47] letting you know the fact that uh Vince
Sins Road and Troy Scott Road is still a
[49:54] dangerous area should be considered
something to be done. statistically
[50:00] something will happen. And of course,
maybe we can get some paint to fix the
[50:05] streets this year.
Um, couple other questions I have.
[50:12] I've um had I don't know if they're from
Amron or who they are, but I've had
[50:18] people come around from Amrons claiming
they're from Amarind without placards or
[50:23] anything coming on door saying uh they
would like to help you shave a penny off
[50:27] your off your power bill. I just want to
know what the deal on that is.
[50:34] I've noticed that uh up at the caboose
that you cut down the prairie grass in
[50:40] front of there and I don't think that's
the right thing to do that. Another
[50:46] question I had is if you know anything
about what's happening down at the old
[50:50] dairy. I've seen some a lot of work and
stuff going on there and just wondering
[50:55] if the city knows what's happening in
that regard.
[50:59] And then finally,
a point.
[51:03] I've been online at a few different
other uh cities and looked at their
[51:08] public
time for comments. And
[51:15] we're the only one that shows the back
of the heads of people.
[51:20] I'm showing you what I look like in the
front because they get to see the front
[51:24] end. All you get to see is the back of
my head. And I was wondering why that
[51:28] was ever changed because there used to
be a podium over there and the camera
[51:33] could pick you up and see the person
talking. I think the people need to know
[51:38] what the the people of the public look
like instead of looking at the back of
[51:42] their heads. Thank you.
>> Thank you for your comments. Does anyone
[51:45] else wish to make public comments at
this time?
[51:50] Seeing none, we will close out and move
on to staff and council member comments.
[51:55] We'll start with our sis our city
administrator
[51:59] Grant Litkin.
One of these days, okay, long list
[52:05] tonight. Thank you everybody that's
interested. Um so obviously Amazon
[52:09] purchases we do um a lot of operational
things, flashlights, rain gear. Um a lot
[52:15] of uh again some of our field equipment
we order from that. Um also mentioned
[52:19] was our commerce statements. Those are
our credit cards. And so a lot of the
[52:23] training, travel, conferences, the one
mentioned was the IP, that's the
[52:27] Illinois Parks and Recreation
Association. So we do send staff to
[52:31] training. Um we do make these purchases
on credit cards obviously. Um but
[52:35] anytime staff goes to training, it is in
our personal handbook, which was
[52:39] recently updated. They are obligated and
required to submit invoices and receipts
[52:44] itemized. And I assure you, even for
myself and for Sandy herself, she goes
[52:50] through them all. um she has a lot of
questions every time we go to training.
[52:53] So, thank you for that. The fieldhouse
study is recently we're in a almost done
[52:58] with the draft. That'll come back to the
council here soon as soon as we can
[53:01] button up some loose ends um on some
other issues we're going with. We did
[53:06] did purchase 324 West Fifth Street. Um
that's an item that was a part of a
[53:11] public works project. We did close on
that property last week. That is near
[53:15] the dairy that was also questioned about
earlier um on Highway 50. our fire uh
[53:20] department along with a lot of regional
uh partners and some police I believe uh
[53:25] were out there training this Saturday.
There is a demolition permit given for
[53:29] that and so that building should be
coming down in the near future. Um I
[53:33] think it was a very good training. I saw
some posts on Facebook that how often
[53:36] they get to train on commercial
properties and I believe it was on
[53:40] channel 4 news as well. Brad White was
featured. Um Hanks wrapped up the North
[53:46] Cherry Street project. That's one that's
been going on for a long time. Um, it
[53:51] was referred to as Gilly Excavating.
That's Jelly Excavating. They're doing a
[53:54] lot of the ground work out at the sports
park. U, we did replace the generator,
[53:58] repaired the generator in French
Village. This is our pump station that
[54:02] brings water from Illinois American um
heading towards Fairview Heights in the
[54:06] river all the way up to Fallon. So, it's
a rather large generator and rather
[54:10] large pumps. Um, and so we do maintain
that property down there. We did have
[54:15] some emergency purchases at our
wastewater treatment plant for the
[54:17] electrical system and some clarifier
fixes. I did send that notice to the
[54:21] council a while back on those purchases
before they were done. Um the power bill
[54:26] assistance as well as a water bill
assistance. This is something the
[54:29] council and the city has done for a
number of years. We do not give money
[54:33] specifically to people individuals. Um
what we do is we split the costs with
[54:38] nonforprofits that have a vetting
process on supplying assistance for
[54:43] utility bills and water bills. Um it's
been very successful and I know the
[54:47] council continues to wish that to be
budgeted and that is in the budget that
[54:51] was voted on tonight.
Um I'm happy to announce that the
[54:55] lighting in downtown on State Street
will be a component of the approval or
[54:59] the agenda item tonight approved with
oats. I'm looking at the streetscaping
[55:04] on State Street. Uh there are a lot of
solicitors and door-to-d dooror salesmen
[55:09] for electrical services. Um the city of
Found does have an aggregation uh
[55:15] contract.
We do not necessarily give advice on
[55:19] which providers to go to. Uh but do know
that the aggregation rate or the Amarin
[55:24] rate are the only ones that are
guaranteed to be reviewed by us. Um, and
[55:28] we do kind of caution people, make sure
you read the fine or the the language in
[55:33] the contracts because a lot of these
have teaser rates or promo packages that
[55:38] do uh raise in the later years. Um, if
you do see solicitors without placards
[55:43] or solicitor license, please call the
public safety non-emergency number. We
[55:47] do get a lot of these. We do permit the
solicitors. They go through background
[55:50] checks and so please let us know if you
see those. And then we talked about
[55:55] Highway 50 and the caboose. We have done
a lot of maintenance on all of our wild
[56:00] prairie grass. In fact, if you go out to
fire firehouse 4, we did do a controlled
[56:05] burn on a lot of those. And so those are
annual maintenance we do every year.
[56:09] With that, mayor, those are my comments.
>> Thank you.
[56:12] Anybody from the leadership team have
anything that they would like to comment
[56:16] on tonight or share?
Council,
[56:21] » I have two things.
>> Sure. One, I want to thank Andrea for
[56:24] chairing the meeting last week when I
wasn't here. The second thing
[56:28] periodically I'll I'll say the same
thing for people who don't know, it may
[56:32] seem like we run through um some of the
stuff at city council meetings rather
[56:36] quickly. The meat and potatoes are
discussed at the um committee meetings
[56:41] and questions are asked and the city
staff does a fantastic job at preparing
[56:46] us for those votes by um the
presentation that we get in our board
[56:51] docs which isn't board docs anymore but
um the documentation that we get uh
[56:56] ahead of time and I know I'm not the
only one but if I have specific
[57:00] questions sometimes I'll send an email
and get answers. So there's a lot of
[57:03] communication that goes on that's not
here at city council meetings. So if
[57:09] this is the only meeting you tune into,
you're it may seem like we're just
[57:12] running through things. We're really
not. We we go through them pretty close
[57:17] um or detailed. And so I just want that
out there again.
[57:21] » Thank you. Is anybody else?
Okay, seeing none, we'll move on to
[57:26] committee reports. We will start with uh
community development. Mrs. Lots,
[57:31] please. Um, thank you, Mr. Mayor. We
have not met since our last um, council
[57:36] meeting, but we are scheduled to meet a
week from tonight, April 13th at 6 PM,
[57:41] but check the website. Sometimes the
time changes on that. And then also,
[57:44] planning commission is scheduled for
next Tuesday, April 14th at 6 PM. Also,
[57:50] that's all I have.
>> Thank you. Uh, moving on to public
[57:53] works, Mr. Rosenberg.
>> Thank you, sir. Public works met last
[57:57] uh, on the 23rd. The draft minutes are
attached. We did take care of all the
[58:01] business that we needed to take care of.
And the next meeting is, as is every
[58:06] month, the fourth Monday of the month,
unless there's a holiday, at 7 p.m.
[58:10] Check the website for uh time changes.
>> Thank you. Uh public safety, Mr.
[58:22] Mr. Camp.
[58:29] public safety has not met since last
full council meeting. The next slated
[58:37] meeting will be I think next I think
it's next Monday at uh usually at
[58:45] 6:30 but check the the website for
details on that.
[58:51] » Okay. Thank you. Uh parks and
environment Mr. Vor please.
[58:56] » Thank you Mr. Mayor. Uh this committee
has not met since our last uh committee
[59:00] or council meeting. So uh our next
scheduled meeting is next Monday the
[59:04] 13th. Check the website for details.
>> Thank you. Uh moving on, finance and
[59:10] administration. Mr. Parchman, please.
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh our um minutes
[59:15] are attached from the last meeting from
March 23rd. We took care of all the
[59:18] business tonight. Our next meeting will
be April 27th at 5:30. If there are any
[59:23] changes or we do not have a meeting,
we'll announce that. Uh but do check the
[59:26] website. We do have one item for
approval which would be warrant um
[59:31] number 580. So I would like to make a
motion to approve warrant number 580 in
[59:36] the amount of1,67,21.3.
[59:42] » We have a motion and we have a second.
Do we have any questions or comments on
[59:45] 16.2?
>> Yes, Mr. Mayor. As an Amron employee, I
[59:49] do consent to all items listed with the
exception of the multiple payments to
[59:54] Amron listed on page three. So for this
reason, I am abstaining from the vote.
[1:00:01] » Thank you.
So motion is second. Roll call, please.
[1:00:05] » Milard,
>> yes.
[1:00:08] » Lots,
>> yes.
[1:00:09] » Carney,
>> yes.
[1:00:11] » Vony,
>> abstain.
[1:00:12] » Roach,
>> yes.
[1:00:14] » Nukem,
>> yes.
[1:00:16] » Hudson,
>> yes.
[1:00:17] Horse,
>> yes.
[1:00:20] » Gamble,
>> yes.
[1:00:22] » Parchman,
>> yes.
[1:00:24] » Ford,
>> yes.
[1:00:26] » Rosenberg,
>> affirmative.
[1:00:29] » Thank you. Motion carries. Uh, we do not
have executive session tonight, so I
[1:00:33] will entertain a motion for adjournment.
>> So move.
[1:00:37] » We have a motion and we have a second.
All in favor?
[1:00:42] » Opposed?
>> The meeting is ended.