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>>PRESIDENT Scaman: okay, it is

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This is absolutely glorious to

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see you all here.

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This should be every single

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meeting, but I am grateful that

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you came out.

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[Applause]

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Truly beautiful.

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With that, I would like to

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officially call this meeting of

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the village board to order.

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Clerk waters, please take the

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roll.

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>> trustee buchanan is absent.

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Trustee enyia.

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>> here.

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>> trustee parakkat.

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>> here.

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>> trustee robinson.

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>> here.

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>> trustee straw.

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>> here.

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>> trustee wesley.

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>> here.

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>> PRESIDENT Scaman.

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>>PRESIDENT Scaman: here.

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Okay, I would entertain a

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motion to approve the agenda as

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presented this evening?

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>> so moved.

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>> second.

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Scaman: all I favor?

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>> aye.

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>>PRESIDENT Scaman: excellent.

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A motion to approve minutes

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from the MARCH 4, 25 regular

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meeting of the village board.

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>> so moved.

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>> second.

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>> motion by trustee wesley and

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seconded by trustee straw.

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>> aye.

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>>PRESIDENT Scaman: hearing no

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nay's, the meeting minutes are

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approved.

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we have public comment this

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evening?

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>>clerk: we do.

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It is for an agenda item.

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>>PRESIDENT Scaman: are there

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any non-agenda public comment

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this evening?

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Thank you.

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So we will not read all of

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these proclamations, but the

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most important ones-they are

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all important ones.

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I would entertain a motion to

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approve a proclamation honoring

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fire chief ronald kobeleski, in

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honor of his retirement.

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>> so moved.

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>>PRESIDENT Scaman: wo was the

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motion and the second?

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Trustee robinson and trustee

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wesley.

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So we will read the

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proclamation, if you want to

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step up so we can have you-

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show our full appreciation for

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your 40 years of service.

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>>chief kobyleski: thank you,

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thank you.

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>>PRESIDENT Scaman: in oak

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park, are you sure?

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>> whereas, fire chief ronald

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kobyleski will retire

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officially on MAY 10, 2025,

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after more than 40 years of

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outstanding and meritorious

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service to the residents of the

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village of oak park; and

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>>trustee enyia: whereas, chief

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kobyleski began his public

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service career with the village

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of oak park in 1985 as a

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firefighter/emt and through

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hard work, meritorious service

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and leadership, rose through

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the ranks to serve as a

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lieutenant, lieutenant of

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training, battalion chief and

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deputy chief before reaching

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his final and most important

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position of oak park's fire

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chief on NOVEMBER 22nd, 2021;

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>>trustee straw: whereas,

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during his tenure, chief

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kobyleski has demonstrated

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exceptional leadership,

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unwavering dedication and a

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profound commitment to the

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well-being of the village of

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oak park; and

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>>trustee robinson: whereas,

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throughout his five decades of

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service chief kobyleski hs

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served as a certified fire

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investigator,

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hazardous-materials technician

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and technical rescue specialist

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in building collapse, high-rise

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rescue, trench rescue and

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confined-space rescue, also

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alarm system technical rescue

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team, while leading them for

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nine years; and

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>>trustee wesley: whereas,

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chief kobyleski is certified as

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advance fire officer and

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training program manager and he

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has been affiliated with the

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international fire chief's

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association, illinois fire

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chief's association and the

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national fire protection

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association; and

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>>trustee parakkat: whereas,

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chief kobyleski has led the oak

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park fire department to make

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great strides in providing

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accommodations for all genders

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and sexual orientations by

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enclosing the sleeping quarters

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at two of its stations and

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reimaging and modernizing

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washroom and locker facilities.

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>>village manager: whereas,

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chief kobyleski's dedication to

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the safety and welfare of oak

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park's residents and visitors,

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as well as the women and men of

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the oak park fire department,

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has earned him the respect and

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admiration of his colleagues,

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community leaders and the

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entire village of oak park.

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>>PRESIDENT Scaman: now,

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therefore, be it resolved, by

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the board of trustees of the

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village of oak park, cook

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county, illinois that we take

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this opportunity to express our

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sincere and grateful

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appreciation and hereby extend

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our congratulations to fire

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chief ron kobyleski on his

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well-earned retirement and our

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best wishes to him for

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continued success and happiness

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in the years to come.

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>>chief kobyleski: thank you

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village board for supporting

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the fire department mission for

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all of these years and to the

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Always come to our aid when we

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need their help and I

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appreciate that.

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I was not kidding when I said

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it goes by quick.

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I remember my first day like it

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was yesterday and it has been

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I really appreciate everybody

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who came out here for me.

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(Speaker away from mic).

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>>PRESIDENT Scaman: at thank

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you, chief!

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We have a month or so to drop

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by the station and assure our

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We very much appreciate you and

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wish you all the best in

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retirement.

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>>PRESIDENT Scaman: motion to

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approve a proclamation for

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arbor day, APRIL 25, 2025.

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>> so moved.

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>>PRESIDENT Scaman: okay.

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Many of these motions are going

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to be honored more so in the

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month of APRIL with events and

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more information.

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the website and as we get

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closer to the date we will be

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publicizing it more.

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approve a proclamation

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designating APRIL 21 of 2025 as

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national community development

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>>PRESIDENT Scaman: all in

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favor?

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>> aye.

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>>PRESIDENT Scaman: at thank

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you.

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Again the same.

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Motion to approve a

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proclamation for black maternal

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health week of APRIL 11-17,

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2025.

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>> so moved.

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>>PRESIDENT Scaman: at thank

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you.

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Clerk waters has read this one

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unto the record on the website

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and so let's please I'll check

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that t and again, we will do a

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great deal more that week in

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APRIL.

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At thank you.

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>> aye.

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>>PRESIDENT Scaman: yes!

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Also a special thank you to

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clerk waters for bringing us

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that proclamation.

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>>PRESIDENT Scaman: motion to

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approve a proclamation of

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arab-american heritage month

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2025 and I have asked trustee

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parakkat if he would please

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read this aloud.

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Motion, please.

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>> so moved.

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>> second.

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Scaman: at thank you.

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>>trustee parakkat:

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arab-american heritage month,

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APRIL 2025.

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Whereas, the village of oak

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park is committed to fostering

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a community that is welcoming,

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-- arab-americans in our

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country come from a variety of

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natures, cultures, and faith

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backgrounds, and from one of 22

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arabic-speaking countries,

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infusing resilient values,

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strong work ethic, dedication

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to education and diversity; and

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whereas, the diversity of oak

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park is a constant source of

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strength and enrichment for our

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community and this month we

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recognize and celebrate the

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vibrant arab american

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community, its history, culture

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and achievement in oak park and

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around the country; and

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whereas, proclaiming

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arab-american heritage month in

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oak park serves to promote

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understanding, appreciation and

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respect for the contributions

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and experiences of

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arab-american people, while

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also celebrating their

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heritage, culture and

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successes; and

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whereas, while arab american

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heritage month occurs during

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APRIL, we recognize the rich

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culture shared by arab

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americans makes a positive

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impact in our community

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throughout the entire year; and

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whereas, we take time to pause

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and reflect on the pain being

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felt by arab americans and

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arabs around the world as a

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result of the ongoing conflict

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in gaza. We know the gravity of

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the situation affects many

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around the globe; and

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whereas, we have heard from and

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affirm the many local voices

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that have spoken to raise our

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collective awareness of these

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heartbreaking events over the

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last several months. Now more

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than ever, it is imperative

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that we come together in

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solidarity and show compassion

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to one another in the midst of

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adversity. In doing so, we

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shall reiterate our commitment

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to empathy and open dialogue as

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we strive for peace and justice

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both locally and around the

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world. Whereas, the village of

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oak park is excited to --

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2025, honoring the rich

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cultural traditions, history

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and contributions of

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arab-american's.

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The celebration will feature an

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array of educational and

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cultural experiences, including

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live music, traditional dance,

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food, and art, calligraphy and

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cultural displays.

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Selecting the vibrancy and

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diversity of the arab-american

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community and fostering the

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great understanding and

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inclusion throughout the

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village.

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Be it resolved that the village

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of oak park supports the

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celebration of arab-american

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heritage month, and now,

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therefore, I, ravi parakkat, on

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behalf of vicki scaman,

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PRESIDENT Of the village of oak

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park and the board of trustees,

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do hereby proclaim APRIL as the

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month of our arab-american

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heritage month celebration and

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encourage all residents to join

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us in embracing the enrichment

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that their cultures bring to

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our lives. Let us come together

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as a community to celebrate

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arab-american heritage month,

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honoring our shared values of

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inclusivity and cultural

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appreciation. Dated this 18th

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day of MARCH, 2025.

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>>PRESIDENT Scaman: at thank

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you. >>PRESIDENT Scaman:

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thank you.

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Maybe we can have an all in

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favor?

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>> aye.

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>>PRESIDENT Scaman: just a

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moment of silence for the

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devastation in gaza and israel

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right now.

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>>PRESIDENT Scaman: I think you

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as this continues to weigh

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heavy on our hearts.

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I would entertain a motion to

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approve a proclamation of

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national public health week for

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APRIL 7-13th of 2025.

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>> so moved.

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>> second.

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>>PRESIDENT Scaman: all in

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favor?

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>> aye.

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>>PRESIDENT Scaman: again, we

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will have some really wonderful

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things around public health,

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particularly mental health as

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we move forward and I think our

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public health department for

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leading on the and our clerk's

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office, always.

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And the staff.

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A motion to approve a

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proclamation for doctor percy

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julian, 2025.

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>> so moved.

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>> second.

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>>PRESIDENT Scaman: I have

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asked christina, trustee enyia,

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and a trustee wesley to please

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lead on the proclamation.

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>>clerk:

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julian was born in montgomery,

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alabama on APRIL 11, 1899, and

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was encouraged by his family to

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leave the segregated south in

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pursuit of higher education,

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and graduating first in his

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class from depauw university

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with a bachelor's degree in

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chemistry in 1920, earning a

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master's degree in chemistry

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from harvard university in

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1923, and awarded a ph.D. From

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the university of vienna,

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austria, in 1931, being one of

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the first african americans to

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achieve this distinction; and

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whereas, throughout his career

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he faced discrimination,

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relying on his brilliant

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scientific mind, remarkable

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work ethic, congenial spirit,

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and deep religious beliefs to

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become a renowned chemist who

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would earn more than 130

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patents and publish 150

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scientific articles in his

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career, receiving numerous

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honors and a national and

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international reputation, and

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reaching breakthroughs in the

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development of affordable,

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commercial synthetic steroids

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and hormones that have been

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used in a wide range of

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applications including birth

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control pills and medications

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to combat glaucoma and

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rheumatoid arthritis; and

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.

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>>trustee enyia: whereas, his

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wife anna also broke down

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academic barriers when she

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earned a ph.D. In sociology

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from the university of

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pennsylvania in 1937, one of

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the few women to earn such a

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distinction; and

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came to the chicago area in

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1936, when he was named to a

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top research position at

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glidden paint company in

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chicago before founding his

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laboratory, julian

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laboratories, in franklin park,

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illinois in 1953; and

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julian was named chicagoan of

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the year for his scientific and

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community achievements, and

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that same year he and anna

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julian moved with their

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children from their home in

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nearby maywood, illinois, to

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oak park; and

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.

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>>trustee wesley: whereas, very

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early in their residence in oak

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park, the julian family

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experienced racism and threats

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of violence, their home being

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twice attacked by arsonists,

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and yet the julians would

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persevere against these acts of

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hostility and discrimination

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and became honored community

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leaders, and whose children

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were graduates of oak park

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river forest high school and

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whose daughter remains an oak

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park resident in their original

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family residence. Now,

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therefore, I, trustee cory

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wesley, on behalf of vicki

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scaman, PRESIDENT Of the

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village of oak park and the

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board of trustees, do hereby

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proclaim APRIL 11, 2025, DR.

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Percy l. Julian day in the

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village of oak park, and

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encourage our community to

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reflect on the many

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achievements of DR. Percy

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julian in science, medicine,

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and research, as well as one of

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oak park's pioneers in the

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quest for inclusion, human and

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civil rights, and a catalyst

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for integration and diversity

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to which the village of oak

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park has committed. Dated, this

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18th day of MARCH 2025.

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[Pause]

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[Applause]

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>>PRESIDENT Scaman: a thank you

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so much for reading with us

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today-all in favor?

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>> aye.

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>>PRESIDENT Scaman: excellent.

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Next, we have a motion to

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approve a proclamation for

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transgender day of visibility

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MARCH 31, 2025.

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>> so moved.

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>> second.

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>>PRESIDENT Scaman: I have

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asked christina to start us

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off.

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>>clerk: whereas, the village

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of oak park is committed to

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fostering a community that is

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welcoming, inclusive, and

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affirming of all individuals,

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regardless of gender identity

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or expression; and

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whereas, transgender day of

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visibility, observed annually

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on MARCH 31, is a day to

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celebrate the resilience,

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contributions, and achievements

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of transgender, non-binary, and

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gender-diverse individuals,

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while also recognizing the

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ongoing challenges they face in

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the pursuit of equality and

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justice; and

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whereas, transgender people

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have made immeasurable

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contributions to our society,

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enriching the cultural,

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economic, and social fabric of

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oak park and beyond, and

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deserve to live with dignity,

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respect, and the freedom to be

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their authentic selves; and

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.

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>>PRESIDENT Scaman: whereas,

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while great strides have been

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made toward equity and

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acceptance, transgender

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individuals continue to

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experience discrimination,

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violence, and barriers to

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healthcare, employment, and

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housing, reinforcing the need

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for continued advocacy,

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education, and policy efforts

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to ensure full inclusion and

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equal rights; and

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whereas, the village of oak

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park recognizes both

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transgender day of visibility

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MARCH 31, and transgender day

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of remembrance NOVEMBER 20, as

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opportunities to stand in

586
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solidarity with transgender

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residents, allies, and

588
00:22:09,695 --> 00:22:12,950
advocates, to uplift their

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voices, and to reaffirm our

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commitment to equity,

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diversity, and inclusion for

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all.

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Now be it resolved that the

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village of oak park supports

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the recognition and celebration

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00:22:25,145 --> 00:22:27,146
of transgender day of

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00:22:27,146 --> 00:22:28,448
visibility, and now, therefore,

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00:22:28,448 --> 00:22:30,830
I, vicki scaman, PRESIDENT Of

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00:22:30,830 --> 00:22:31,840
the village of oak park and the

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board of trustees, do hereby

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proclaim MARCH 31, 2025, as

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00:22:38,458 --> 00:22:40,527
transgender day of visibility

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00:22:40,527 --> 00:22:43,530
in the village of oak park and

604
00:22:43,530 --> 00:22:44,631
encourage all residents to join

605
00:22:44,631 --> 00:22:46,999
us in uplifting and celebrating

606
00:22:46,999 --> 00:22:48,801
the transgender community. Let

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00:22:48,801 --> 00:22:51,772
us come together as a community

608
00:22:51,772 --> 00:22:52,538
to honor our shared values of

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inclusivity, equity, and

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00:22:53,540 --> 00:22:55,940
visibility for all gender

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identities.

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00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:24,680
[Applause]

613
00:23:51,498 --> 00:23:53,898
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: you are

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00:23:55,970 --> 00:23:57,203
beautiful.

615
00:23:57,203 --> 00:24:00,203
If aaron, sarah, jane, anybody

616
00:24:04,645 --> 00:24:08,245
wish to come up and share?

617
00:24:14,788 --> 00:24:16,560
[Applause]

618
00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:16,356
>>speaker: let me get my

619
00:24:16,356 --> 00:24:17,157
remarks out.

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00:24:17,157 --> 00:24:19,293
First of all, I wanted to say

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00:24:19,293 --> 00:24:20,260
thank you so much and thank you

622
00:24:20,260 --> 00:24:22,260
all so much.

623
00:24:22,530 --> 00:24:23,764
It is an honor and a privilege,

624
00:24:23,764 --> 00:24:26,164
deep deep gratitude, especially

625
00:24:26,334 --> 00:24:27,334
in these times for the

626
00:24:27,334 --> 00:24:28,602
recognition, the visibility,

627
00:24:28,602 --> 00:24:31,505
the right to be free, the right

628
00:24:31,505 --> 00:24:32,506
not to be under attack and

629
00:24:32,506 --> 00:24:33,641
those of you who know me are

630
00:24:33,641 --> 00:24:36,411
not surprised that I also want

631
00:24:36,411 --> 00:24:37,445
to ask for more.

632
00:24:37,445 --> 00:24:38,546
I would like to ask for oak

633
00:24:38,546 --> 00:24:42,746
park, not today, but for us to

634
00:24:45,252 --> 00:24:48,252
prepare to recognize and become

635
00:24:55,730 --> 00:24:56,997
a trans sanctuary.

636
00:24:56,997 --> 00:24:58,466
I also want to ask everybody or

637
00:24:58,466 --> 00:24:59,330
invite everybody to come

638
00:24:59,330 --> 00:25:01,330
celebrate with us.

639
00:25:02,870 --> 00:25:03,838
We are having a butterfly dance

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00:25:03,838 --> 00:25:06,838
party on MARCH 30 in the

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00:25:06,941 --> 00:25:07,975
scoville park and it is open

642
00:25:07,975 --> 00:25:10,878
everybody who is anybody and an

643
00:25:10,878 --> 00:25:12,878
ally, technically everybody,

644
00:25:16,284 --> 00:25:16,483
but if you're not, you can stay

645
00:25:16,483 --> 00:25:17,351
home.

646
00:25:17,351 --> 00:25:18,319
I want to say that trans day of

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00:25:18,319 --> 00:25:21,189
visibility is more than a

648
00:25:21,189 --> 00:25:22,190
chance to be seen and more than

649
00:25:22,190 --> 00:25:22,523
a party, and more than just

650
00:25:22,523 --> 00:25:23,391
about dancing.

651
00:25:23,391 --> 00:25:25,259
Our fundamental human rights

652
00:25:25,259 --> 00:25:25,526
are under attack and now more

653
00:25:25,526 --> 00:25:27,526
than ever.

654
00:25:28,596 --> 00:25:29,664
Action must be taken.

655
00:25:29,664 --> 00:25:30,364
I want to make it clear that

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00:25:30,364 --> 00:25:33,364
our rights are your rights.

657
00:25:40,441 --> 00:25:40,775
The attacks on us are a attack

658
00:25:40,775 --> 00:25:42,210
on everybody.

659
00:25:42,210 --> 00:25:42,877
Trans people are more than just

660
00:25:42,877 --> 00:25:44,212
people in this situation.

661
00:25:44,212 --> 00:25:46,247
We also represent the

662
00:25:46,247 --> 00:25:47,248
fundamental rights to

663
00:25:47,248 --> 00:25:48,517
self-expression and

664
00:25:48,517 --> 00:25:49,251
self-determination among other

665
00:25:49,251 --> 00:25:50,285
things but real freedom

666
00:25:50,285 --> 00:25:51,252
includes the choice to know

667
00:25:51,252 --> 00:25:52,487
yourself for who you are and

668
00:25:52,487 --> 00:25:54,622
the choice to live and love the

669
00:25:54,622 --> 00:25:56,358
way that you choose.

670
00:25:56,358 --> 00:25:59,361
We also represent the right to

671
00:25:59,361 --> 00:26:00,595
healthcare in these times.

672
00:26:00,595 --> 00:26:01,596
As our neighboring states make

673
00:26:01,596 --> 00:26:02,597
it harder to exist as a trans

674
00:26:02,597 --> 00:26:03,598
person, people are coming from

675
00:26:03,598 --> 00:26:06,300
all over looking for a century

676
00:26:06,300 --> 00:26:10,500
where they can be who they are

677
00:26:10,638 --> 00:26:11,172
and access the healthcare they

678
00:26:11,172 --> 00:26:13,172
need to thrive.

679
00:26:15,243 --> 00:26:16,211
I want to thank you again for

680
00:26:16,211 --> 00:26:16,978
organizing the importance of

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00:26:16,978 --> 00:26:17,979
trans visibility with this

682
00:26:17,979 --> 00:26:20,849
resolution and I'm excited to

683
00:26:20,849 --> 00:26:21,583
work with all of you to build

684
00:26:21,583 --> 00:26:22,583
oak park into more of a

685
00:26:22,583 --> 00:26:22,918
snctuary then we even are

686
00:26:22,918 --> 00:26:23,518
today.

687
00:26:23,518 --> 00:26:25,953
It will affirm people of all

688
00:26:25,953 --> 00:26:26,288
identities and say we are all

689
00:26:26,288 --> 00:26:27,560
welcome here.

690
00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:31,856
I hope you all can make it to

691
00:26:51,714 --> 00:26:53,714
the party.

692
00:26:55,684 --> 00:26:56,718
Name is mike jackson and I

693
00:26:56,718 --> 00:26:59,118
don't have anything prepared

694
00:27:00,789 --> 00:27:01,790
for comments, but I want to say

695
00:27:01,790 --> 00:27:05,990
-as you can see from my hat,

696
00:27:06,528 --> 00:27:10,128
we recently moved back to oak

697
00:27:11,299 --> 00:27:12,300
park, right before oak

698
00:27:12,300 --> 00:27:13,769
park/river forest started.

699
00:27:13,769 --> 00:27:16,705
We previously lived here from a

700
00:27:16,705 --> 00:27:20,305
2002-2016 and I accepted a job

701
00:27:26,281 --> 00:27:27,490
in tennessee in the SEPTEMBER

702
00:27:27,490 --> 00:27:28,500
2016.

703
00:27:28,500 --> 00:27:29,510
Tennessee is no problem, but

704
00:27:29,510 --> 00:27:30,520
some events happened in a

705
00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:32,452
NOVEMBER 2016 that you might

706
00:27:33,455 --> 00:27:34,423
remember turned things around.

707
00:27:34,423 --> 00:27:36,823
When PRESIDENT Trump was

708
00:27:38,460 --> 00:27:40,829
elected the first time.

709
00:27:40,829 --> 00:27:43,829
We had some bumpy neighbors,

710
00:27:43,899 --> 00:27:46,899
but really tennessee was the

711
00:27:51,607 --> 00:27:51,940
seed that was planted that

712
00:27:51,940 --> 00:27:52,741
saved hatred.

713
00:27:52,741 --> 00:27:56,341
It was planted in this country

714
00:27:58,514 --> 00:27:58,981
and it spread like wildfire.

715
00:27:58,981 --> 00:28:00,981
It was awful.

716
00:28:01,417 --> 00:28:05,170
I am here with my beautiful

717
00:28:13,830 --> 00:28:14,830
transgender daughter, leah,-

718
00:28:14,830 --> 00:28:17,830
is absolutely thriving now that

719
00:28:18,668 --> 00:28:22,868
she is up in oak park again.

720
00:28:28,878 --> 00:28:29,912
From the beginning we got

721
00:28:29,912 --> 00:28:30,880
interviewed by lambda at legal,

722
00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:31,547
to be in the case in front of

723
00:28:31,547 --> 00:28:34,547
the supreme court right now.

724
00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:38,989
They said she has a compelling

725
00:28:38,989 --> 00:28:39,989
case because she-she started

726
00:28:39,989 --> 00:28:42,325
gender affirming care and it

727
00:28:42,325 --> 00:28:45,325
was being taken from her.

728
00:28:45,895 --> 00:28:49,495
Through a road that was just

729
00:28:50,733 --> 00:28:51,734
absolutely horrible for her and

730
00:28:51,734 --> 00:28:54,504
horrible for her whole family,

731
00:28:54,504 --> 00:28:54,737
especially her mother and

732
00:28:54,737 --> 00:28:56,737
myself.

733
00:28:58,941 --> 00:29:00,476
It has been absolutely,

734
00:29:00,476 --> 00:29:02,476
absolutely devastating.

735
00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:04,213
She has got friends that are

736
00:29:04,213 --> 00:29:07,213
similar to her going through

737
00:29:08,118 --> 00:29:09,119
this.

738
00:29:09,119 --> 00:29:11,821
But here's the thing, we know

739
00:29:11,821 --> 00:29:15,580
that there is a plan, a place

740
00:29:15,580 --> 00:29:17,458
we could return to.

741
00:29:19,195 --> 00:29:20,263
A lot of people do not know oak

742
00:29:20,263 --> 00:29:21,331
park and I have been spreading

743
00:29:21,331 --> 00:29:23,333
the word as much as I can.

744
00:29:23,333 --> 00:29:27,337
Come to oak park, here is the

745
00:29:27,337 --> 00:29:28,104
letter from the school

746
00:29:28,104 --> 00:29:28,672
superintendent.

747
00:29:28,672 --> 00:29:30,107
Here are statements.

748
00:29:30,107 --> 00:29:30,440
Here are proclamations of this

749
00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:32,440
place.

750
00:29:33,976 --> 00:29:35,780
this is like a fairyland, safe

751
00:29:35,780 --> 00:29:37,780
for transgender people.

752
00:29:39,749 --> 00:29:40,984
It is so welcoming and I cannot

753
00:29:40,984 --> 00:29:41,718
tell you how great it has been

754
00:29:41,718 --> 00:29:44,118
to be back here.

755
00:29:44,287 --> 00:29:47,287
Having gone through all of

756
00:29:50,460 --> 00:29:51,695
this, I could absolutely,

757
00:29:51,695 --> 00:29:54,950
unequivocally say that equity,

758
00:29:56,166 --> 00:29:58,166
diversity, justice, love,

759
00:29:58,535 --> 00:29:59,136
acceptance, and most important,

760
00:29:59,136 --> 00:30:01,136
gender affirming care.

761
00:30:01,772 --> 00:30:02,772
Yes, gender affirming care does

762
00:30:02,772 --> 00:30:04,974
save lives and do not let

763
00:30:04,974 --> 00:30:07,974
anybody ever, ever tell you

764
00:30:13,830 --> 00:30:15,830
otherwise.

765
00:30:20,690 --> 00:30:22,659
[Applause]

766
00:30:22,659 --> 00:30:25,462
>>speaker: thank you for the

767
00:30:25,462 --> 00:30:26,463
opportunity, my name is jane

768
00:30:26,463 --> 00:30:29,567
and I have found it to be a

769
00:30:29,567 --> 00:30:30,601
real privilege to be here

770
00:30:30,601 --> 00:30:31,601
tonight because, of course of

771
00:30:31,601 --> 00:30:33,601
the transgender proclamation,

772
00:30:35,539 --> 00:30:36,573
but also hearing about doctor

773
00:30:36,573 --> 00:30:39,573
julian's being honored and the

774
00:30:40,344 --> 00:30:41,212
black maternal health care that

775
00:30:41,212 --> 00:30:42,579
the village is doing.

776
00:30:42,579 --> 00:30:42,813
Thank you for all of these

777
00:30:42,813 --> 00:30:44,813
efforts.

778
00:30:45,583 --> 00:30:49,783
I find that it is important to

779
00:30:53,691 --> 00:30:53,925
center trans voices and build

780
00:30:53,925 --> 00:30:54,758
allies.

781
00:30:54,758 --> 00:30:55,859
You will see a lot of people

782
00:30:55,859 --> 00:30:56,894
that are parents of trans kids,

783
00:30:56,894 --> 00:30:57,895
but I want to honor people who

784
00:30:57,895 --> 00:30:59,730
are not parents of trans kids

785
00:30:59,730 --> 00:31:02,730
or just feel the cause.

786
00:31:02,899 --> 00:31:03,968
Like we can be intersectional

787
00:31:03,968 --> 00:31:04,535
and that and I really mean

788
00:31:04,535 --> 00:31:06,170
that.

789
00:31:06,170 --> 00:31:09,770
It is so beautiful to see.

790
00:31:11,242 --> 00:31:12,242
I wasn't schooled by my son

791
00:31:12,242 --> 00:31:13,277
when I attended a different

792
00:31:13,277 --> 00:31:18,770
thing that I did not say it the

793
00:31:18,248 --> 00:31:19,250
right way because he was saying

794
00:31:19,250 --> 00:31:20,251
that what we want to emphasize

795
00:31:20,251 --> 00:31:21,685
and teach people who are not

796
00:31:21,685 --> 00:31:25,885
allies, who do not see it this

797
00:31:28,359 --> 00:31:28,927
way is that trans people have

798
00:31:28,927 --> 00:31:29,694
done nothing wrong.

799
00:31:29,694 --> 00:31:30,628
They are totally beautiful,

800
00:31:30,628 --> 00:31:32,960
innocent, and whole human

801
00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:33,131
beings full of integrity and

802
00:31:33,131 --> 00:31:34,331
there is no backing down from

803
00:31:34,331 --> 00:31:36,331
that.

804
00:31:37,602 --> 00:31:39,270
To have you all supporting us

805
00:31:39,270 --> 00:31:39,637
as a system and being proud is

806
00:31:39,637 --> 00:31:41,637
very beautiful.

807
00:31:55,119 --> 00:31:57,519
Thank you so much.

808
00:32:00,224 --> 00:32:00,425
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: that is

809
00:32:00,425 --> 00:32:01,225
okay.

810
00:32:01,225 --> 00:32:02,227
We will get one.

811
00:32:02,227 --> 00:32:03,561
Thank you so much and thank you

812
00:32:03,561 --> 00:32:04,896
all for being here.

813
00:32:04,896 --> 00:32:07,765
You are the beautiful ones that

814
00:32:07,765 --> 00:32:10,765
organize and make this so

815
00:32:14,772 --> 00:32:18,372
special for us to support and

816
00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:21,780
just love oak park.

817
00:32:21,780 --> 00:32:22,800
Oak park is about the people

818
00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:22,280
who live here and make it

819
00:32:22,280 --> 00:32:24,280
great.

820
00:32:24,449 --> 00:32:25,484
It is about the parents that

821
00:32:25,484 --> 00:32:27,884
organize to support other

822
00:32:28,253 --> 00:32:31,253
parents and our children who

823
00:32:32,123 --> 00:32:34,523
are truly, truly beautiful.

824
00:32:43,468 --> 00:32:43,935
Thank you.

825
00:32:43,935 --> 00:32:45,703
All in favor?

826
00:32:45,703 --> 00:32:47,703
>> aye.

827
00:32:53,345 --> 00:32:54,613
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: wonderful.

828
00:32:54,613 --> 00:32:55,614
We do have a motion to proclaim

829
00:32:55,614 --> 00:32:56,348
national volunteer week of

830
00:32:56,348 --> 00:32:56,748
APRIL 20-26, 2025.

831
00:32:56,748 --> 00:32:57,616
Motion?

832
00:32:57,616 --> 00:32:57,883
>> so moved.

833
00:32:57,883 --> 00:32:59,883
>> second.

834
00:33:01,320 --> 00:33:03,320
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: this

835
00:33:03,688 --> 00:33:04,923
proclamation also is available

836
00:33:04,923 --> 00:33:08,360
on the website and, you know, I

837
00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:11,360
have to say that volunteerism

838
00:33:14,433 --> 00:33:15,100
in our community is also really

839
00:33:15,100 --> 00:33:16,401
at the core of who we are.

840
00:33:16,401 --> 00:33:17,403
I love this proclamation and I

841
00:33:17,403 --> 00:33:21,300
hope you will take a longer

842
00:33:23,208 --> 00:33:24,209
look and I look forward to what

843
00:33:24,209 --> 00:33:25,210
we can do to support the

844
00:33:25,210 --> 00:33:26,211
volunteers in our community

845
00:33:26,211 --> 00:33:26,678
during the month of APRIL.

846
00:33:26,678 --> 00:33:26,912
All in favor?

847
00:33:26,912 --> 00:33:28,614
>> aye.

848
00:33:28,614 --> 00:33:29,315
>>PRESIDENT Saman: I have a

849
00:33:29,315 --> 00:33:31,715
motion to approve a

850
00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:35,220
proclamation for earth month of

851
00:33:35,220 --> 00:33:35,921
APRIL 2025.

852
00:33:35,921 --> 00:33:36,187
>> so moved.

853
00:33:36,187 --> 00:33:37,890
>> second.

854
00:33:37,890 --> 00:33:38,560
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: okay, thank

855
00:33:38,560 --> 00:33:39,658
you.

856
00:33:39,658 --> 00:33:40,759
Again, the same and I know we

857
00:33:40,759 --> 00:33:41,627
will have wonderful activities

858
00:33:41,627 --> 00:33:42,394
around this as well.

859
00:33:42,394 --> 00:33:42,761
All in favor?

860
00:33:42,761 --> 00:33:44,761
>> aye.

861
00:33:53,772 --> 00:33:54,774
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: thank you.

862
00:33:54,774 --> 00:33:55,774
We are moving on t our village

863
00:33:55,774 --> 00:33:56,775
managers report.

864
00:33:56,775 --> 00:33:57,876
Village manager jackson?

865
00:33:57,876 --> 00:33:58,911
>>village manager: yes, thank

866
00:33:58,911 --> 00:33:59,778
you PRESIDENT Scaman and

867
00:33:59,778 --> 00:34:00,780
trustee members.

868
00:34:00,780 --> 00:34:01,780
I have one quick update and I

869
00:34:01,780 --> 00:34:02,781
will close with a

870
00:34:02,781 --> 00:34:02,982
acknowledgment that I want to

871
00:34:02,982 --> 00:34:03,783
make.

872
00:34:03,783 --> 00:34:04,160
For a special guest here

873
00:34:04,160 --> 00:34:05,551
tonight.

874
00:34:05,551 --> 00:34:06,785
First and foremost I want to

875
00:34:06,785 --> 00:34:09,389
acknowledge that we are working

876
00:34:09,389 --> 00:34:12,258
to identify an alternative date

877
00:34:12,258 --> 00:34:15,728
in APRIL for the board to hold

878
00:34:15,728 --> 00:34:16,762
a discussion on municipal

879
00:34:16,762 --> 00:34:18,430
campus police project, it was

880
00:34:18,430 --> 00:34:20,533
originally planned for tonight.

881
00:34:20,533 --> 00:34:22,933
Based upon the accelerated

882
00:34:27,406 --> 00:34:27,674
schedule that we initially

883
00:34:27,674 --> 00:34:28,574
published.

884
00:34:28,574 --> 00:34:31,574
Just want to acknowledge that

885
00:34:32,812 --> 00:34:33,812
the rescheduling process is

886
00:34:33,812 --> 00:34:35,470
underway and we anticipate

887
00:34:35,470 --> 00:34:35,815
finding a date in APRIL and we

888
00:34:35,815 --> 00:34:37,500
look forward to having the

889
00:34:37,500 --> 00:34:40,500
opportunity to finish the work

890
00:34:45,124 --> 00:34:45,791
on the design schemes that we

891
00:34:45,791 --> 00:34:46,525
previously talked about.

892
00:34:46,525 --> 00:34:47,494
We have been talking about

893
00:34:47,494 --> 00:34:49,128
since the project has been

894
00:34:49,128 --> 00:34:50,130
underway and also providing the

895
00:34:50,130 --> 00:34:51,130
updated and more refined cost

896
00:34:51,130 --> 00:34:52,131
information, in addition to

897
00:34:52,131 --> 00:34:53,366
responding to the boards

898
00:34:53,366 --> 00:34:54,367
interest that was expressed at

899
00:34:54,367 --> 00:34:55,367
the last meeting about sme

900
00:34:55,367 --> 00:34:57,367
high-level financial analysis

901
00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:02,975
of the potential schemes.

902
00:35:02,975 --> 00:35:03,976
So again, I think in

903
00:35:03,976 --> 00:35:04,944
conclusion, what we want to do

904
00:35:04,944 --> 00:35:06,645
is do what we intended to do

905
00:35:06,645 --> 00:35:07,346
from the outset and that is to

906
00:35:07,346 --> 00:35:08,147
facilitate a complete

907
00:35:08,147 --> 00:35:11,147
discussion with the board and

908
00:35:18,924 --> 00:35:19,926
provide complete information to

909
00:35:19,926 --> 00:35:20,927
the board to have the

910
00:35:20,927 --> 00:35:21,927
opportunity to make the best

911
00:35:21,927 --> 00:35:22,929
judgment on the next step in

912
00:35:22,929 --> 00:35:23,930
the process and I think

913
00:35:23,930 --> 00:35:25,165
included with that complete

914
00:35:25,165 --> 00:35:26,165
information, it was always our

915
00:35:26,165 --> 00:35:27,166
plan to provide the information

916
00:35:27,166 --> 00:35:28,235
in enough time, given the

917
00:35:28,235 --> 00:35:29,302
complexity and magnitude of the

918
00:35:29,302 --> 00:35:32,902
project or the board would have

919
00:35:34,740 --> 00:35:35,740
adequate time to review all of

920
00:35:35,740 --> 00:35:36,760
the conclusions from this stage

921
00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:36,309
of the process, as well as the

922
00:35:36,309 --> 00:35:38,309
public.

923
00:35:42,382 --> 00:35:42,649
We are happy to answer any

924
00:35:42,649 --> 00:35:43,582
questions.

925
00:35:43,582 --> 00:35:46,582
We are diligently continuing to

926
00:35:46,585 --> 00:35:47,587
work on this effort and we have

927
00:35:47,587 --> 00:35:50,587
director sproule from a public

928
00:35:52,893 --> 00:35:53,226
works to answer any questions

929
00:35:53,226 --> 00:35:54,628
if necessary.

930
00:35:54,628 --> 00:35:55,610
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: trustee

931
00:35:55,610 --> 00:35:55,995
robinson?

932
00:35:55,995 --> 00:35:56,897
>>trustee robinson: I have a

933
00:35:56,897 --> 00:35:58,897
calendar question.

934
00:35:58,899 --> 00:35:59,866
What is the first date that we

935
00:35:59,866 --> 00:36:00,900
are supposed to be back in MAY?

936
00:36:00,900 --> 00:36:02,100
Has that been calendared?

937
00:36:02,100 --> 00:36:05,100
>>village manager: I think it

938
00:36:05,271 --> 00:36:06,273
is MAY 6 is the first meeting

939
00:36:06,273 --> 00:36:06,940
and that is the meeting where

940
00:36:06,940 --> 00:36:09,940
the new board is seated.

941
00:36:19,753 --> 00:36:20,754
>>trustee robinson: the

942
00:36:20,754 --> 00:36:21,754
additional meeting would have

943
00:36:21,754 --> 00:36:22,560
us coming back a week early

944
00:36:22,560 --> 00:36:22,922
essentially?

945
00:36:22,922 --> 00:36:24,758
>>village manager: yes.

946
00:36:24,758 --> 00:36:25,759
>>trustee robinson: I think the

947
00:36:25,759 --> 00:36:26,760
original plan was to have the

948
00:36:26,760 --> 00:36:28,228
next facilities discussion,

949
00:36:28,228 --> 00:36:29,229
which is APRIL 29, possibly may

950
00:36:29,229 --> 00:36:30,264
1 that is possibly being

951
00:36:30,264 --> 00:36:31,331
scheduled, have that be the

952
00:36:31,331 --> 00:36:32,232
final facilities discussion?

953
00:36:32,232 --> 00:36:34,232
Is that right?

954
00:36:34,467 --> 00:36:38,670
Or are we still going to-it

955
00:36:40,240 --> 00:36:41,241
is a lot to discuss in one

956
00:36:41,241 --> 00:36:41,475
meeting, even in one special

957
00:36:41,475 --> 00:36:42,342
meeting.

958
00:36:42,342 --> 00:36:45,942
I'm just curious whether it is

959
00:36:46,947 --> 00:36:47,848
your thought that we would sort

960
00:36:47,848 --> 00:36:48,115
of bridge that over two

961
00:36:48,115 --> 00:36:49,150
meetings?

962
00:36:49,150 --> 00:36:50,183
Or are you thinking that is

963
00:36:50,183 --> 00:36:53,783
just going to be that meeting

964
00:36:54,210 --> 00:36:54,220
and we have to get it all done

965
00:36:54,220 --> 00:36:56,230
then?

966
00:36:56,230 --> 00:36:59,230
>>village manager: our hope is

967
00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:08,200
that the board will have

968
00:37:08,200 --> 00:37:09,300
complete information as planned

969
00:37:09,300 --> 00:37:10,300
for tonight and an adequate

970
00:37:10,300 --> 00:37:11,380
amount of time to provide the

971
00:37:11,380 --> 00:37:12,106
staff with direction to move

972
00:37:12,106 --> 00:37:13,174
the project to the next stage,

973
00:37:13,174 --> 00:37:14,800
which is to finish this kinetic

974
00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:15,900
design process.

975
00:37:15,900 --> 00:37:16,577
In that meeting we are hoping

976
00:37:16,577 --> 00:37:17,578
to get direction on one

977
00:37:17,578 --> 00:37:18,579
variation of the one design

978
00:37:18,579 --> 00:37:21,579
option that the board has

979
00:37:22,250 --> 00:37:24,718
directed us to work on and then

980
00:37:24,718 --> 00:37:25,753
once the board provides that

981
00:37:25,753 --> 00:37:28,753
direction, then it makes sense

982
00:37:29,490 --> 00:37:31,580
for us to work with jl k to

983
00:37:31,580 --> 00:37:33,458
finish the schematic design

984
00:37:34,962 --> 00:37:36,530
with that one option.

985
00:37:36,530 --> 00:37:40,730
I think that was kind of always

986
00:37:41,168 --> 00:37:42,169
the plan to work towards one

987
00:37:42,169 --> 00:37:45,169
option before we spend any

988
00:37:45,806 --> 00:37:46,807
additional money on the project

989
00:37:46,807 --> 00:37:47,908
and move the project to the

990
00:37:47,908 --> 00:37:48,842
next stage because moving the

991
00:37:48,842 --> 00:37:51,312
project to the next stage is

992
00:37:51,312 --> 00:37:52,460
kind of the first step towards

993
00:37:52,460 --> 00:37:54,460
implementation.

994
00:37:55,683 --> 00:37:57,683
>>trustee robinson: okay.

995
00:37:57,685 --> 00:37:58,152
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: any other

996
00:37:58,152 --> 00:38:00,152
questions?

997
00:38:01,889 --> 00:38:06,890
Okay, I will just share as is

998
00:38:07,428 --> 00:38:08,530
often the role of the village

999
00:38:08,530 --> 00:38:10,765
PRESIDENT To summarize what i

1000
00:38:10,765 --> 00:38:13,968
have heard is the consensus of

1001
00:38:13,968 --> 00:38:14,635
the board, as this was not our

1002
00:38:14,635 --> 00:38:15,436
expectation this evening.

1003
00:38:15,436 --> 00:38:18,436
We did fully originally expect

1004
00:38:19,473 --> 00:38:22,473
to be discussing the schematics

1005
00:38:25,513 --> 00:38:25,714
before upcoming events in

1006
00:38:25,714 --> 00:38:27,714
APRIL.

1007
00:38:27,882 --> 00:38:32,820
It is a very big decision and

1008
00:38:34,856 --> 00:38:35,857
one that we know that our staff

1009
00:38:35,857 --> 00:38:36,858
and architect are working

1010
00:38:36,858 --> 00:38:37,959
diligently to be responsive to

1011
00:38:37,959 --> 00:38:39,293
the board direction that has

1012
00:38:39,293 --> 00:38:40,929
been heard.

1013
00:38:40,929 --> 00:38:43,929
That being that the police

1014
00:38:47,769 --> 00:38:49,437
station has been said many

1015
00:38:49,437 --> 00:38:49,804
times to be the priority of the

1016
00:38:49,804 --> 00:38:50,672
project.

1017
00:38:50,672 --> 00:38:51,672
That there has been great

1018
00:38:51,672 --> 00:38:52,674
concern, particularly in the

1019
00:38:52,674 --> 00:38:53,442
last meeting about cost.

1020
00:38:53,442 --> 00:38:54,642
Want to make sure that

1021
00:38:54,642 --> 00:38:57,642
everybody is in agreement so

1022
00:38:57,712 --> 00:39:01,312
I'm not speaking out of turn

1023
00:39:04,452 --> 00:39:06,254
and that there is potentially

1024
00:39:06,254 --> 00:39:08,122
wanting to understand with

1025
00:39:08,122 --> 00:39:10,122
potentially phasing in

1026
00:39:10,125 --> 00:39:12,525
rehabilitation of village hall

1027
00:39:13,261 --> 00:39:16,861
with the ultimate goal that we

1028
00:39:17,532 --> 00:39:19,134
have a facility that meets the

1029
00:39:19,134 --> 00:39:22,370
needs of our staff and is

1030
00:39:22,370 --> 00:39:24,770
accessible to our community.

1031
00:39:24,906 --> 00:39:28,506
That it be that long term

1032
00:39:30,512 --> 00:39:34,112
solution that is not making our

1033
00:39:34,550 --> 00:39:37,550
community pay more over time

1034
00:39:41,857 --> 00:39:42,857
that the analysis of a

1035
00:39:42,857 --> 00:39:43,859
strategic funding-financial

1036
00:39:43,859 --> 00:39:44,860
analysis of how we would pay

1037
00:39:44,860 --> 00:39:47,860
for whatever the decision of

1038
00:39:48,330 --> 00:39:49,331
the board would be.

1039
00:39:49,331 --> 00:39:52,331
Knowing that majority of the

1040
00:39:52,934 --> 00:39:54,200
cost is the police department

1041
00:39:54,200 --> 00:39:57,602
and numbers we have heard in

1042
00:39:57,906 --> 00:39:58,907
the past being anywhere around

1043
00:39:58,907 --> 00:40:01,307
$80 million, but then the

1044
00:40:01,310 --> 00:40:02,711
potential rehabilitation and

1045
00:40:02,711 --> 00:40:05,111
maintenance that we have

1046
00:40:10,850 --> 00:40:11,887
learned is, you know, mother 20

1047
00:40:11,887 --> 00:40:13,887
million-40 million.

1048
00:40:14,323 --> 00:40:17,826
What we know and appreciate is

1049
00:40:17,826 --> 00:40:21,426
that while tis extra time is

1050
00:40:23,499 --> 00:40:26,235
not what we plan for, it is the

1051
00:40:26,235 --> 00:40:28,170
best and most responsible way

1052
00:40:28,170 --> 00:40:32,370
to move forward so we have all

1053
00:40:33,409 --> 00:40:34,443
the information that we need to

1054
00:40:34,443 --> 00:40:35,378
make the decision for the

1055
00:40:35,378 --> 00:40:37,778
community and that the

1056
00:40:39,381 --> 00:40:40,616
community deserves to hear from

1057
00:40:40,616 --> 00:40:41,617
the seven people that have been

1058
00:40:41,617 --> 00:40:45,217
working on the project over the

1059
00:40:52,128 --> 00:40:53,562
last year and 1/2.

1060
00:40:53,562 --> 00:40:56,562
If there are no further

1061
00:41:00,837 --> 00:41:01,837
comments, then we do think you

1062
00:41:01,837 --> 00:41:02,838
and we know that you are

1063
00:41:02,838 --> 00:41:03,840
working hard to be responsive

1064
00:41:03,840 --> 00:41:05,740
to all the concerns you have

1065
00:41:05,740 --> 00:41:07,109
heard from the village board to

1066
00:41:07,109 --> 00:41:09,878
help us with a very big

1067
00:41:09,878 --> 00:41:10,245
decision.

1068
00:41:10,245 --> 00:41:12,245
Okay?

1069
00:41:16,251 --> 00:41:18,251
Thank you.

1070
00:41:21,624 --> 00:41:22,580
>>village manager: I will just

1071
00:41:22,580 --> 00:41:24,580
make one-you bet.

1072
00:41:24,193 --> 00:41:27,193
I'm excited to do it.

1073
00:41:28,998 --> 00:41:29,999
I want to say welcome and happy

1074
00:41:29,999 --> 00:41:32,999
birthday to its old martinez,

1075
00:41:36,239 --> 00:41:40,439
who is a senior in high school

1076
00:41:40,810 --> 00:41:43,810
at the cornerstone academy here

1077
00:41:46,182 --> 00:41:47,183
in oak park.

1078
00:41:47,183 --> 00:41:48,218
She is the next to her teacher.

1079
00:41:48,218 --> 00:41:49,218
Itzel was going to attend the

1080
00:41:49,218 --> 00:41:50,920
meeting to watch us to business

1081
00:41:50,920 --> 00:41:53,356
for a little while now and I'm

1082
00:41:53,356 --> 00:41:54,356
excited about the fact that she

1083
00:41:54,356 --> 00:41:57,356
e chose her birthday to

1084
00:41:57,894 --> 00:41:58,895
exercise her civic interest.

1085
00:41:58,895 --> 00:42:00,997
She is very involved in it

1086
00:42:00,997 --> 00:42:01,965
civic throughout the community

1087
00:42:01,965 --> 00:42:05,234
and I know she has taken a

1088
00:42:05,234 --> 00:42:06,269
strong interest in oak park and

1089
00:42:06,269 --> 00:42:09,269
her teacher is excited about

1090
00:42:14,544 --> 00:42:14,778
the work she is doing in

1091
00:42:14,778 --> 00:42:16,313
school.

1092
00:42:16,313 --> 00:42:16,680
I was excited to introduce her

1093
00:42:16,680 --> 00:42:17,313
tonight.

1094
00:42:17,313 --> 00:42:18,114
Welcome, itzel.

1095
00:42:18,114 --> 00:42:20,500
Glad you could make it and I am

1096
00:42:20,500 --> 00:42:23,500
sure you probably anticipated a

1097
00:42:23,720 --> 00:42:25,689
longer meeting tonight.

1098
00:42:25,689 --> 00:42:26,690
Congratulations for exercising

1099
00:42:26,690 --> 00:42:29,690
your civic interest and thank

1100
00:42:31,695 --> 00:42:32,528
you for letting me acknowledge

1101
00:42:32,528 --> 00:42:33,596
itzel tonight.

1102
00:42:33,596 --> 00:42:34,665
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: welcome,

1103
00:42:34,665 --> 00:42:38,865
you don't have to, but you can

1104
00:42:46,777 --> 00:42:47,177
come up and say hello.

1105
00:42:47,177 --> 00:42:48,780
Up to you.

1106
00:42:48,780 --> 00:42:49,112
>>speaker: good evening, my

1107
00:42:49,112 --> 00:42:50,146
name is itzel martinez, to

1108
00:42:50,146 --> 00:42:51,782
share a little more about me,

1109
00:42:51,782 --> 00:42:52,182
I'm a senior at cornerstone

1110
00:42:52,182 --> 00:42:53,830
academy.

1111
00:42:53,830 --> 00:42:54,840
It's a small private christian

1112
00:42:54,840 --> 00:42:55,180
school that is almost like an

1113
00:42:55,180 --> 00:42:57,180
alternative school.

1114
00:42:58,522 --> 00:42:58,822
They focus on individual needs

1115
00:42:58,822 --> 00:42:59,589
of students.

1116
00:42:59,589 --> 00:43:00,590
Walking into cornerstone I

1117
00:43:00,590 --> 00:43:01,658
realized the lack of mental

1118
00:43:01,658 --> 00:43:03,126
health resources and where I

1119
00:43:03,126 --> 00:43:04,128
came from, my previous goals,

1120
00:43:04,128 --> 00:43:06,960
they lack the resources, too.

1121
00:43:06,960 --> 00:43:10,896
In that way I found a need and

1122
00:43:12,836 --> 00:43:13,360
they spark in a drive to do

1123
00:43:13,360 --> 00:43:13,804
more.

1124
00:43:13,804 --> 00:43:14,805
What I've been doing at my

1125
00:43:14,805 --> 00:43:15,872
school as I have been reaching

1126
00:43:15,872 --> 00:43:17,641
out to mental health resources

1127
00:43:17,641 --> 00:43:18,808
and building connections with

1128
00:43:18,808 --> 00:43:19,810
organizations and trying to do

1129
00:43:19,810 --> 00:43:20,811
more, find more because I see

1130
00:43:20,811 --> 00:43:22,346
it here and it needs to be seen

1131
00:43:22,346 --> 00:43:23,346
and I did not realize how

1132
00:43:23,346 --> 00:43:24,248
important it was for youth to

1133
00:43:24,248 --> 00:43:27,248
be a part of that.

1134
00:43:28,853 --> 00:43:29,820
I have been going to places and

1135
00:43:29,820 --> 00:43:30,854
voicing the needs and the

1136
00:43:30,854 --> 00:43:31,922
things we need and people see

1137
00:43:31,922 --> 00:43:35,993
it and they want to hear more.

1138
00:43:35,993 --> 00:43:37,610
My way I want to get the

1139
00:43:37,610 --> 00:43:38,950
attention o more youth because

1140
00:43:38,950 --> 00:43:42,895
I think we are out there and I

1141
00:43:46,804 --> 00:43:47,710
think this is really cool.

1142
00:43:47,710 --> 00:43:48,572
Thank you.

1143
00:43:48,572 --> 00:43:50,572
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: clerk

1144
00:43:51,175 --> 00:43:52,176
waters is glowing.

1145
00:43:52,176 --> 00:43:52,909
I hope you will share your

1146
00:43:52,909 --> 00:43:56,509
contact info so she can reach

1147
00:43:57,414 --> 00:43:58,115
out and help coordinate these

1148
00:43:58,115 --> 00:44:00,115
efforts.

1149
00:44:01,852 --> 00:44:02,530
And thank you so much for being

1150
00:44:02,530 --> 00:44:02,953
here.

1151
00:44:02,953 --> 00:44:03,955
I can feel your power, you are

1152
00:44:03,955 --> 00:44:04,221
truly amazing.

1153
00:44:04,221 --> 00:44:05,723
Thank you.

1154
00:44:05,723 --> 00:44:07,723
>>trustee wesley: happy

1155
00:44:07,725 --> 00:44:08,126
birthday.

1156
00:44:08,126 --> 00:44:09,493
>> happy birthday.

1157
00:44:09,493 --> 00:44:11,493
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: happy

1158
00:44:13,564 --> 00:44:15,564
birthday!

1159
00:44:18,436 --> 00:44:18,803
Aything else from the village

1160
00:44:18,803 --> 00:44:19,470
managers report?

1161
00:44:19,470 --> 00:44:21,870
Of course, of course.

1162
00:44:25,760 --> 00:44:26,770
Village board committees and

1163
00:44:26,770 --> 00:44:26,310
the trustee liaison commission

1164
00:44:26,310 --> 00:44:27,780
report.

1165
00:44:27,780 --> 00:44:27,278
Any updates?

1166
00:44:27,278 --> 00:44:28,313
Okay.

1167
00:44:28,313 --> 00:44:30,313
Citizen commission vacancies.

1168
00:44:38,822 --> 00:44:39,791
Clerk waters, thank you, again!

1169
00:44:39,791 --> 00:44:40,791
Clerk waters provides the

1170
00:44:40,791 --> 00:44:41,792
vacancy report and anybody

1171
00:44:41,792 --> 00:44:42,827
interested in serving on one of

1172
00:44:42,827 --> 00:44:44,562
the boards or commissions can

1173
00:44:44,562 --> 00:44:45,960
reach out to clerk waters at

1174
00:44:45,960 --> 00:44:47,960
clerk@oak-park.Us.

1175
00:44:50,969 --> 00:44:51,302
We then have a few

1176
00:44:51,302 --> 00:44:52,703
appointments.

1177
00:44:52,703 --> 00:44:53,738
I entertain a motion to consent

1178
00:44:53,738 --> 00:44:55,706
to the village presidents

1179
00:44:55,706 --> 00:44:55,974
plemons of, clerk waters, do

1180
00:44:55,974 --> 00:44:57,974
you mind?

1181
00:45:04,115 --> 00:45:07,715
>>clerk: sorry, I have too many

1182
00:45:12,957 --> 00:45:14,492
papers in front of me.

1183
00:45:14,492 --> 00:45:17,294
Charyl a. Wisniewski, to the

1184
00:45:17,294 --> 00:45:19,294
community relations commission.

1185
00:45:22,934 --> 00:45:25,136
Rachel l. Gresk, appointed as a

1186
00:45:25,136 --> 00:45:27,536
commissioner to the community

1187
00:45:31,109 --> 00:45:32,110
relations cmmission.

1188
00:45:32,110 --> 00:45:33,377
Steve nations, point is a

1189
00:45:33,377 --> 00:45:34,346
commissioner to the environment

1190
00:45:34,346 --> 00:45:36,346
and energy commission.

1191
00:45:38,416 --> 00:45:39,384
>>jonathan burch:, appointed as

1192
00:45:39,384 --> 00:45:41,784
a commissioner to the

1193
00:45:42,200 --> 00:45:42,321
environment and energy

1194
00:45:42,321 --> 00:45:44,321
commission.

1195
00:45:47,359 --> 00:45:49,359
>> frank sullivan, reappoint

1196
00:45:51,530 --> 00:45:51,830
for a second term to the plan

1197
00:45:51,830 --> 00:45:53,298
commission.

1198
00:45:53,298 --> 00:45:55,698
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: all in

1199
00:45:56,668 --> 00:45:58,668
favor?

1200
00:46:01,139 --> 00:46:01,506
yes, please.

1201
00:46:01,506 --> 00:46:02,140
Motion, please?

1202
00:46:02,140 --> 00:46:03,141
>> so moved.

1203
00:46:03,141 --> 00:46:04,909
>> second.

1204
00:46:04,909 --> 00:46:07,309
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: motioned by

1205
00:46:08,546 --> 00:46:09,470
trustee enyia and send dead by

1206
00:46:09,470 --> 00:46:09,781
trustee wesley.

1207
00:46:09,781 --> 00:46:11,482
Now and all in favor?

1208
00:46:11,482 --> 00:46:12,484
>> aye.

1209
00:46:12,484 --> 00:46:13,485
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: a thank you

1210
00:46:13,485 --> 00:46:16,540
and thank all of our

1211
00:46:16,540 --> 00:46:18,454
commissioners for their service

1212
00:46:20,959 --> 00:46:22,194
.

1213
00:46:22,194 --> 00:46:23,195
And I would entertain a motion

1214
00:46:23,195 --> 00:46:23,528
to approve the consent agenda

1215
00:46:23,528 --> 00:46:25,528
as presented.

1216
00:46:26,464 --> 00:46:26,732
>> so moved.

1217
00:46:26,732 --> 00:46:28,233
>> second.

1218
00:46:28,233 --> 00:46:29,467
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: clerk

1219
00:46:29,467 --> 00:46:32,467
waters, please take the roll.

1220
00:46:46,685 --> 00:46:47,253
>> I think that was trustee

1221
00:46:47,253 --> 00:46:48,540
robinson-brian?

1222
00:46:48,540 --> 00:46:48,687
And then trustee straw is the

1223
00:46:48,687 --> 00:46:49,287
second.

1224
00:46:49,287 --> 00:46:49,956
>> trustee robinson.

1225
00:46:49,956 --> 00:46:50,956
>> yes.

1226
00:46:50,956 --> 00:46:51,189
>> trustee straw.

1227
00:46:51,189 --> 00:46:51,924
>> yes.

1228
00:46:51,924 --> 00:46:52,691
>> tustee enyia.

1229
00:46:52,691 --> 00:46:53,259
>> yes.

1230
00:46:53,259 --> 00:46:53,926
>> trustee parakkat.

1231
00:46:53,926 --> 00:46:54,926
>> yes.

1232
00:46:54,926 --> 00:46:55,161
>> trustee wsley.

1233
00:46:55,161 --> 00:46:56,270
>> yes.

1234
00:46:56,270 --> 00:46:57,696
>> PRESIDENT Scaman.

1235
00:46:57,696 --> 00:46:58,697
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: yes.

1236
00:46:58,697 --> 00:46:59,980
Consent agenda has been

1237
00:46:59,980 --> 00:46:59,932
approved.

1238
00:46:59,932 --> 00:47:02,868
We have a motion by trustee

1239
00:47:02,868 --> 00:47:03,835
parakkat and seconded rustee

1240
00:47:03,835 --> 00:47:04,837
robinson to discuss current

1241
00:47:04,837 --> 00:47:05,871
village regulations on mobile

1242
00:47:05,871 --> 00:47:06,872
food vendors and potential

1243
00:47:06,872 --> 00:47:09,272
amendments to regulations to

1244
00:47:09,308 --> 00:47:09,675
the village board to consider.

1245
00:47:09,675 --> 00:47:10,309
Motion, please?

1246
00:47:10,309 --> 00:47:11,309
>> so moved.

1247
00:47:11,309 --> 00:47:13,309
>> second.

1248
00:47:17,250 --> 00:47:18,250
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: thank you.

1249
00:47:18,250 --> 00:47:19,251
This is a discussion only.

1250
00:47:19,251 --> 00:47:20,252
there is nothing to vote on,

1251
00:47:20,252 --> 00:47:23,252
but I appreciate the motion

1252
00:47:24,724 --> 00:47:25,257
from a trustee parakkat and

1253
00:47:25,257 --> 00:47:26,920
trustee robinson.

1254
00:47:26,920 --> 00:47:26,926
That was my fault for confusing

1255
00:47:26,926 --> 00:47:28,926
the matter.

1256
00:47:30,196 --> 00:47:30,529
I will turn over to trustee

1257
00:47:30,529 --> 00:47:32,165
parakkat then?

1258
00:47:32,165 --> 00:47:34,533
>>trustee parakkat: thank you.

1259
00:47:34,533 --> 00:47:38,133
The reason we are having this

1260
00:47:40,600 --> 00:47:41,741
discussion is in our village,

1261
00:47:41,741 --> 00:47:43,900
we have well-established

1262
00:47:43,900 --> 00:47:44,100
brick-and-mortar businesses and

1263
00:47:44,100 --> 00:47:45,377
their businesses are sometimes

1264
00:47:45,377 --> 00:47:47,346
affected when we have food

1265
00:47:47,346 --> 00:47:50,946
trucks that come and park right

1266
00:47:54,854 --> 00:47:56,890
next to them, selling similar

1267
00:47:56,890 --> 00:47:57,890
types of food and undercutting

1268
00:47:57,890 --> 00:47:58,900
the cost because they have

1269
00:47:58,900 --> 00:47:58,358
slightly different cost

1270
00:47:58,358 --> 00:47:59,158
structure.

1271
00:47:59,158 --> 00:48:02,758
In fact, the cost structure is

1272
00:48:04,530 --> 00:48:05,598
much lower than what we have

1273
00:48:05,598 --> 00:48:06,599
for our brick-and-mortar

1274
00:48:06,599 --> 00:48:07,300
businesses that pay into the

1275
00:48:07,300 --> 00:48:09,300
taxes.

1276
00:48:11,738 --> 00:48:12,380
They have payroll and a lot of

1277
00:48:12,380 --> 00:48:12,805
other costs.

1278
00:48:12,805 --> 00:48:15,641
This is just to see if we can

1279
00:48:15,641 --> 00:48:16,409
create a level of fairness in

1280
00:48:16,409 --> 00:48:18,809
terms of our business

1281
00:48:22,249 --> 00:48:23,482
environment so nobody is

1282
00:48:23,482 --> 00:48:24,484
disproportionately affected by

1283
00:48:24,484 --> 00:48:25,840
having a differentiated cost

1284
00:48:25,840 --> 00:48:25,351
structure or a favorable cost

1285
00:48:25,351 --> 00:48:26,786
structure.

1286
00:48:26,786 --> 00:48:27,120
Looking at more of a level

1287
00:48:27,120 --> 00:48:29,120
playing field.

1288
00:48:31,157 --> 00:48:34,757
That is the intent of this

1289
00:48:38,231 --> 00:48:39,232
discussion and in examination

1290
00:48:39,232 --> 00:48:40,200
what we received through the

1291
00:48:40,200 --> 00:48:41,201
staff from that research is

1292
00:48:41,201 --> 00:48:43,601
there are differences in

1293
00:48:50,900 --> 00:48:51,110
different communities and how

1294
00:48:51,110 --> 00:48:51,778
this is handled and there are

1295
00:48:51,778 --> 00:48:53,120
recommendations as well.

1296
00:48:53,120 --> 00:48:54,113
The discussion is about looking

1297
00:48:54,113 --> 00:48:55,148
at the recommendations and

1298
00:48:55,148 --> 00:48:56,182
figuring out what makes sense

1299
00:48:56,182 --> 00:48:57,183
for our community and what can

1300
00:48:57,183 --> 00:48:58,180
be fomented to create that

1301
00:48:58,180 --> 00:49:00,180
level playing field.

1302
00:49:00,200 --> 00:49:01,210
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: thank you.

1303
00:49:01,210 --> 00:49:04,621
We have a public comment on

1304
00:49:04,624 --> 00:49:07,240
this item this evening.

1305
00:49:11,698 --> 00:49:14,980
>> (Speaker away from mic).

1306
00:49:19,172 --> 00:49:20,407
>>public commenter: hi.

1307
00:49:20,407 --> 00:49:22,909
My name is carla (Name?) And I

1308
00:49:22,909 --> 00:49:23,944
have been a proud resident of

1309
00:49:23,944 --> 00:49:28,144
oak park for over 20 years as a

1310
00:49:28,648 --> 00:49:28,848
latina woman and business

1311
00:49:28,848 --> 00:49:30,417
owner.

1312
00:49:30,417 --> 00:49:31,418
I deeply value the cultural

1313
00:49:31,418 --> 00:49:33,418
entrepreneurial spirit that

1314
00:49:35,989 --> 00:49:36,156
makes our community a vibrant

1315
00:49:36,156 --> 00:49:36,990
one.

1316
00:49:36,990 --> 00:49:37,991
My investment in oak park

1317
00:49:37,991 --> 00:49:38,992
extends beyond my business.

1318
00:49:38,992 --> 00:49:41,392
I actively support schools,

1319
00:49:43,463 --> 00:49:44,230
literally, the arts and the

1320
00:49:44,230 --> 00:49:45,465
several non-for-profit

1321
00:49:45,465 --> 00:49:46,466
organizations and additionally

1322
00:49:46,466 --> 00:49:47,468
I'm committed to employing

1323
00:49:47,468 --> 00:49:48,340
local residents and students

1324
00:49:48,340 --> 00:49:51,634
who rely on these jobs for

1325
00:49:52,772 --> 00:49:54,775
growth and financial stability.

1326
00:49:54,775 --> 00:49:57,775
I appreciate and fully support

1327
00:50:05,952 --> 00:50:06,687
the recommendations that I have

1328
00:50:06,687 --> 00:50:07,955
been discussing with the

1329
00:50:07,955 --> 00:50:08,722
business office in oak park as

1330
00:50:08,722 --> 00:50:09,723
it reflects the village's

1331
00:50:09,723 --> 00:50:10,724
commitment to balancing

1332
00:50:10,724 --> 00:50:11,959
economic growth, while

1333
00:50:11,959 --> 00:50:12,959
protecting businesses that have

1334
00:50:12,959 --> 00:50:17,970
long been a part of oak park's

1335
00:50:17,970 --> 00:50:18,990
economic and cultural fabric.

1336
00:50:18,990 --> 00:50:19,166
While I welcome a business,

1337
00:50:19,166 --> 00:50:20,768
while I welcome food trucks and

1338
00:50:20,768 --> 00:50:22,200
the diversity they bring, our

1339
00:50:22,200 --> 00:50:23,371
brick-and-mortar businesses are

1340
00:50:23,371 --> 00:50:23,604
the backbone of our local

1341
00:50:23,604 --> 00:50:25,604
economy.

1342
00:50:32,213 --> 00:50:32,479
And we operate under higher

1343
00:50:32,479 --> 00:50:33,981
standards.

1344
00:50:33,981 --> 00:50:34,981
I believe these recommendations

1345
00:50:34,981 --> 00:50:35,950
help maintain a fair playing

1346
00:50:35,950 --> 00:50:36,950
field and acknowledge the

1347
00:50:36,950 --> 00:50:37,985
significant and financial

1348
00:50:37,985 --> 00:50:38,953
personal investments we have

1349
00:50:38,953 --> 00:50:39,987
made in oak park through

1350
00:50:39,987 --> 00:50:41,555
contributing, creating jobs,

1351
00:50:41,555 --> 00:50:43,955
paying rent, paying property

1352
00:50:48,996 --> 00:50:49,997
taxes.

1353
00:50:49,997 --> 00:50:51,232
The recommendations that is

1354
00:50:51,232 --> 00:50:52,232
poposed as a 250 foot distance

1355
00:50:52,232 --> 00:50:54,632
requirement from existing food

1356
00:50:58,172 --> 00:50:59,140
and beverage establishments.

1357
00:50:59,140 --> 00:51:00,207
That ensures food trucks

1358
00:51:00,207 --> 00:51:01,175
complement instead of directly

1359
00:51:01,175 --> 00:51:01,876
compete with the local

1360
00:51:01,876 --> 00:51:03,144
businesses.

1361
00:51:03,144 --> 00:51:04,144
Fr the past few months I have

1362
00:51:04,144 --> 00:51:05,112
had a food truck operating

1363
00:51:05,112 --> 00:51:08,149
directly in front of me and

1364
00:51:08,149 --> 00:51:09,217
then he moved 100 feet down.

1365
00:51:09,217 --> 00:51:11,685
From my shop selling the same

1366
00:51:11,685 --> 00:51:11,853
food daily from 10:00 A.M.-8

1367
00:51:11,853 --> 00:51:12,786
pm.

1368
00:51:12,786 --> 00:51:13,421
They are mobile, they are not

1369
00:51:13,421 --> 00:51:15,421
moving.

1370
00:51:19,794 --> 00:51:20,828
10 hours a day.

1371
00:51:20,828 --> 00:51:21,862
When I kindly asked the owner

1372
00:51:21,862 --> 00:51:22,830
to move further down, he

1373
00:51:22,830 --> 00:51:23,865
refused, citing that the

1374
00:51:23,865 --> 00:51:24,799
village currently has no

1375
00:51:24,799 --> 00:51:26,567
restrictions or ordinances.

1376
00:51:26,567 --> 00:51:29,567
That lack of regulation puts

1377
00:51:30,505 --> 00:51:30,771
brick-and-mortar at a this

1378
00:51:30,771 --> 00:51:31,573
advantage.

1379
00:51:31,573 --> 00:51:32,606
The other recommendation is

1380
00:51:32,606 --> 00:51:34,909
designating specific areas for

1381
00:51:34,909 --> 00:51:35,943
food trucks to operate.

1382
00:51:35,943 --> 00:51:37,943
That brings structure,

1383
00:51:41,949 --> 00:51:42,951
organization, fairness and

1384
00:51:42,951 --> 00:51:43,951
helps prevent tradition while

1385
00:51:43,951 --> 00:51:44,952
allowing food trucks to operate

1386
00:51:44,952 --> 00:51:45,954
successfully without negatively

1387
00:51:45,954 --> 00:51:46,854
impacting existing businesses.

1388
00:51:46,854 --> 00:51:48,854
Additionally, restricting food

1389
00:51:50,524 --> 00:51:51,526
trucks in key business

1390
00:51:51,526 --> 00:51:53,926
districts, such as madison

1391
00:52:01,369 --> 00:52:02,503
street or other corridor's

1392
00:52:02,503 --> 00:52:04,380
helps preserve the vitality of

1393
00:52:04,380 --> 00:52:05,400
our commercial corridors,

1394
00:52:05,400 --> 00:52:06,410
ensuring that long-standing

1395
00:52:06,410 --> 00:52:07,308
businesses that contribute to

1396
00:52:07,308 --> 00:52:07,742
oak park's character and charm

1397
00:52:07,742 --> 00:52:09,770
continue to thrive.

1398
00:52:09,770 --> 00:52:10,780
So I urge the village, as other

1399
00:52:10,780 --> 00:52:11,980
towns have to support the

1400
00:52:11,980 --> 00:52:12,980
well-thought-out

1401
00:52:12,980 --> 00:52:14,215
recommendations to foster a

1402
00:52:14,215 --> 00:52:16,615
thriving, fair and sustainable

1403
00:52:21,589 --> 00:52:23,258
business environment for all.

1404
00:52:23,258 --> 00:52:24,259
I appreciate the board's

1405
00:52:24,259 --> 00:52:25,494
efforts in promoting both

1406
00:52:25,494 --> 00:52:26,494
innovation and stability in our

1407
00:52:26,494 --> 00:52:27,696
community, and to thank you for

1408
00:52:27,696 --> 00:52:30,960
your time and consideration.

1409
00:52:31,867 --> 00:52:33,134
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: thank you.

1410
00:52:33,134 --> 00:52:34,436
So then we will open it up for

1411
00:52:34,436 --> 00:52:37,436
discussion unless you have more

1412
00:52:38,974 --> 00:52:39,440
to share?

1413
00:52:39,440 --> 00:52:40,342
Or greg does?

1414
00:52:40,342 --> 00:52:43,342
>>village manager: yeah, I will

1415
00:52:49,550 --> 00:52:49,818
go ahead, craig, as craig is

1416
00:52:49,818 --> 00:52:50,619
coming up.

1417
00:52:50,619 --> 00:52:51,553
We are trying to be responsive

1418
00:52:51,553 --> 00:52:52,553
to the motion.

1419
00:52:52,553 --> 00:52:53,622
As well as being responsive to

1420
00:52:53,622 --> 00:52:54,189
the community input we received

1421
00:52:54,189 --> 00:52:54,990
concurrent with the motion.

1422
00:52:54,990 --> 00:52:57,990
What we hve done is

1423
00:53:00,162 --> 00:53:00,462
preliminary work to frame the

1424
00:53:00,462 --> 00:53:01,229
discussion.

1425
00:53:01,229 --> 00:53:02,297
There ae some preliminary

1426
00:53:02,297 --> 00:53:03,298
options outlined, but what we

1427
00:53:03,298 --> 00:53:04,899
are looking for is feedback

1428
00:53:04,899 --> 00:53:05,901
from the board so we can bring

1429
00:53:05,901 --> 00:53:08,301
something back, that is

1430
00:53:11,140 --> 00:53:11,874
responsive of the entire

1431
00:53:11,874 --> 00:53:13,141
board's interest.

1432
00:53:13,141 --> 00:53:14,143
Tonight we can certainly offer

1433
00:53:14,143 --> 00:53:16,712
what we found so far, but we

1434
00:53:16,712 --> 00:53:17,712
are looking forward to getting

1435
00:53:17,712 --> 00:53:18,713
your input so we get the

1436
00:53:18,713 --> 00:53:18,981
ordinance proposal back at a

1437
00:53:18,981 --> 00:53:20,981
later time.

1438
00:53:22,500 --> 00:53:23,520
>> thank you, manager jackson,

1439
00:53:23,520 --> 00:53:23,318
craig failor, deponent services

1440
00:53:23,318 --> 00:53:25,318
director.

1441
00:53:28,156 --> 00:53:31,756
We have been working on a

1442
00:53:31,760 --> 00:53:34,760
things to think about in

1443
00:53:39,835 --> 00:53:40,836
regards to food tracks.

1444
00:53:40,836 --> 00:53:41,360
Nomi diaz will walk through

1445
00:53:41,360 --> 00:53:41,870
that.

1446
00:53:41,870 --> 00:53:42,938
We have also been talking to

1447
00:53:42,938 --> 00:53:43,606
the health the permit on this

1448
00:53:43,606 --> 00:53:44,606
as well.

1449
00:53:44,606 --> 00:53:45,340
We have reached out to other

1450
00:53:45,340 --> 00:53:47,843
persons in our department and

1451
00:53:47,843 --> 00:53:49,778
other departments o help us

1452
00:53:49,778 --> 00:53:51,847
formulate these ideas and I

1453
00:53:51,847 --> 00:53:55,447
think k nomi will indicate that

1454
00:54:02,424 --> 00:54:02,725
she has looked at other

1455
00:54:02,725 --> 00:54:03,526
communities.

1456
00:54:03,526 --> 00:54:05,526
>> thank you, craig.

1457
00:54:12,100 --> 00:54:13,200
Good evening, nomi diaz,

1458
00:54:13,200 --> 00:54:13,635
administered of officer in a

1459
00:54:13,635 --> 00:54:15,400
development services.

1460
00:54:15,400 --> 00:54:16,271
We did rsearch on neighboring

1461
00:54:16,271 --> 00:54:17,500
communities that is attached to

1462
00:54:17,500 --> 00:54:19,405
the agenda item, estimated

1463
00:54:19,576 --> 00:54:21,576
about 18 different communities

1464
00:54:24,847 --> 00:54:26,810
and what their current

1465
00:54:26,810 --> 00:54:26,849
regulations are for any mobile

1466
00:54:26,849 --> 00:54:28,840
food truck vendors.

1467
00:54:28,840 --> 00:54:30,386
Looking at an analysis of that

1468
00:54:30,386 --> 00:54:31,387
and some history of what the

1469
00:54:31,387 --> 00:54:33,387
village currently has.

1470
00:54:33,723 --> 00:54:34,757
Currently, the requirements for

1471
00:54:34,757 --> 00:54:37,757
any mobile food truck vendors

1472
00:54:39,395 --> 00:54:40,296
is that they have to-they

1473
00:54:40,296 --> 00:54:42,699
have to have a health

1474
00:54:42,699 --> 00:54:45,990
inspection conducted by our

1475
00:54:46,335 --> 00:54:47,570
department of health.

1476
00:54:47,570 --> 00:54:49,505
They also have to be compliant

1477
00:54:49,505 --> 00:54:51,905
with ay parking restrictions

1478
00:55:01,317 --> 00:55:02,284
and not obstructing any

1479
00:55:02,284 --> 00:55:03,386
right-of-way.

1480
00:55:03,386 --> 00:55:04,387
Have to have an active business

1481
00:55:04,387 --> 00:55:05,421
license and the cost of the

1482
00:55:05,421 --> 00:55:06,422
business license is dependent

1483
00:55:06,422 --> 00:55:07,490
on the number of inspections

1484
00:55:07,490 --> 00:55:09,580
that the food truck has to get

1485
00:55:09,580 --> 00:55:10,226
on an annual basis and that is

1486
00:55:10,226 --> 00:55:12,626
determined by our health

1487
00:55:18,701 --> 00:55:19,202
department based on what the

1488
00:55:19,202 --> 00:55:20,103
food risks are.

1489
00:55:20,103 --> 00:55:20,936
That is currently what we have

1490
00:55:20,936 --> 00:55:21,972
in place.

1491
00:55:21,972 --> 00:55:22,939
Looking at the communities we

1492
00:55:22,939 --> 00:55:24,400
researched, we made three

1493
00:55:24,400 --> 00:55:26,400
potential recommendations for

1494
00:55:27,177 --> 00:55:28,244
the board to consider.

1495
00:55:28,244 --> 00:55:30,580
The first one being mobile food

1496
00:55:30,580 --> 00:55:33,580
vendors must operate at least

1497
00:55:35,551 --> 00:55:35,885
250 feet and any food and drink

1498
00:55:35,885 --> 00:55:36,719
establishment.

1499
00:55:36,719 --> 00:55:40,919
To give a little bit of a

1500
00:55:42,358 --> 00:55:42,692
visual of what 250 feet looks

1501
00:55:42,692 --> 00:55:44,692
like.

1502
00:55:48,865 --> 00:55:49,832
The scope of how long the

1503
00:55:49,832 --> 00:55:50,867
village campus is currently.

1504
00:55:50,867 --> 00:55:53,867
Clearly outside a village hall

1505
00:55:54,404 --> 00:55:54,671
sidewalk to sidewalk is about

1506
00:55:54,671 --> 00:55:55,539
250 feet.

1507
00:55:55,539 --> 00:55:57,206
Currently our commercial blocks

1508
00:55:57,206 --> 00:55:59,206
are about 400 feet.

1509
00:56:03,380 --> 00:56:04,414
Just to give a little bit of

1510
00:56:04,414 --> 00:56:04,615
perspective of what that looks

1511
00:56:04,615 --> 00:56:06,615
like.

1512
00:56:09,152 --> 00:56:10,720
That is one recommendation for

1513
00:56:10,720 --> 00:56:11,722
the board to consider in the

1514
00:56:11,722 --> 00:56:12,723
second is mobile food vendors

1515
00:56:12,723 --> 00:56:13,723
are allowed to operate in

1516
00:56:13,723 --> 00:56:14,724
designated areas in the village

1517
00:56:14,724 --> 00:56:17,124
this is previously been

1518
00:56:17,160 --> 00:56:19,560
explored by village staff.

1519
00:56:19,729 --> 00:56:20,730
A couple about eight years ago

1520
00:56:20,730 --> 00:56:22,466
in terms of setting direct

1521
00:56:22,466 --> 00:56:24,234
areas where mobile food trucks

1522
00:56:24,234 --> 00:56:27,834
can park their vehicle and the

1523
00:56:29,273 --> 00:56:31,141
cell and it creates a different

1524
00:56:31,141 --> 00:56:33,443
commercial corridor for mobile

1525
00:56:33,443 --> 00:56:35,843
food vendors and 1/3 potential

1526
00:56:41,151 --> 00:56:42,185
regulation is mobile food

1527
00:56:42,185 --> 00:56:43,152
vendors are not able to operate

1528
00:56:43,152 --> 00:56:44,154
in a business district.

1529
00:56:44,154 --> 00:56:45,155
Currently the village

1530
00:56:45,155 --> 00:56:46,957
recognizes 12 different

1531
00:56:46,957 --> 00:56:48,192
districts throughout oak park.

1532
00:56:48,192 --> 00:56:48,825
Ultimately that would limit as

1533
00:56:48,825 --> 00:56:51,295
to where they would be able to

1534
00:56:51,295 --> 00:56:54,265
park in the sell their goods,

1535
00:56:54,265 --> 00:56:55,232
but those are the three

1536
00:56:55,232 --> 00:56:58,832
different that we have come up

1537
00:56:59,360 --> 00:57:00,360
with in terms of

1538
00:57:00,360 --> 00:57:01,338
recommendations for the board

1539
00:57:01,338 --> 00:57:03,338
to consider.

1540
00:57:03,774 --> 00:57:06,110
Village staff supports any of

1541
00:57:06,110 --> 00:57:06,610
the three that the board would

1542
00:57:06,610 --> 00:57:08,610
like to pursue.

1543
00:57:11,581 --> 00:57:12,116
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: thank you.

1544
00:57:12,116 --> 00:57:14,116
Please go ahead.

1545
00:57:14,584 --> 00:57:16,984
>>trustee parakkat: just a

1546
00:57:21,792 --> 00:57:22,560
quick question on

1547
00:57:22,560 --> 00:57:23,560
applicability.

1548
00:57:23,560 --> 00:57:24,562
If there are events, special

1549
00:57:24,562 --> 00:57:25,563
events that happen, is this

1550
00:57:25,563 --> 00:57:27,963
applicable in those instances

1551
00:57:33,370 --> 00:57:33,971
as well or is this non-event

1552
00:57:33,971 --> 00:57:35,710
related regulation?

1553
00:57:35,710 --> 00:57:36,107
>> this is not event related

1554
00:57:36,107 --> 00:57:37,107
read any mobile food vendor

1555
00:57:37,107 --> 00:57:38,108
that would like to participate

1556
00:57:38,108 --> 00:57:39,143
at any of our special events or

1557
00:57:39,143 --> 00:57:40,744
events throughout the village,

1558
00:57:40,744 --> 00:57:42,746
they have to go through a

1559
00:57:42,746 --> 00:57:43,180
different special event

1560
00:57:43,180 --> 00:57:44,481
permitting process.

1561
00:57:44,481 --> 00:57:44,882
>>trustee parakkat: that is

1562
00:57:44,882 --> 00:57:45,716
separate.

1563
00:57:45,716 --> 00:57:49,316
That is true for block parties

1564
00:57:50,354 --> 00:57:50,821
and smaller events as well?

1565
00:57:50,821 --> 00:57:52,356
Okay, thanks.

1566
00:57:52,356 --> 00:57:53,958
>>trustee robinson: I want to

1567
00:57:53,958 --> 00:57:56,358
clarify-let's say we adopt

1568
00:57:56,927 --> 00:57:57,294
all three of the

1569
00:57:57,294 --> 00:57:59,294
recommendations.

1570
00:58:04,769 --> 00:58:05,836
Even if it takes place in a

1571
00:58:05,836 --> 00:58:07,472
business district, as long as

1572
00:58:07,472 --> 00:58:08,706
they go through whatever this

1573
00:58:08,706 --> 00:58:09,707
separate permitting process is,

1574
00:58:09,707 --> 00:58:10,708
they would be able to set up

1575
00:58:10,708 --> 00:58:14,111
their food truck for a special

1576
00:58:14,111 --> 00:58:14,512
event, even if it is in a

1577
00:58:14,512 --> 00:58:15,246
business district?

1578
00:58:15,246 --> 00:58:18,846
If that is regulated based on

1579
00:58:26,900 --> 00:58:26,457
the staff's recommendations,

1580
00:58:26,457 --> 00:58:27,325
correct?

1581
00:58:27,325 --> 00:58:28,326
>>speaker: correct.

1582
00:58:28,326 --> 00:58:29,326
>>trustee robinson: in

1583
00:58:29,326 --> 00:58:30,394
addition, I'm in agreement with

1584
00:58:30,394 --> 00:58:31,396
what trustee parakkat said and

1585
00:58:31,396 --> 00:58:32,430
the public comment her as well.

1586
00:58:32,430 --> 00:58:33,464
I just want to point out the

1587
00:58:33,464 --> 00:58:36,267
public comment or sent us what

1588
00:58:36,267 --> 00:58:37,501
I thought was just a really

1589
00:58:37,501 --> 00:58:38,503
detailed email that we received

1590
00:58:38,503 --> 00:58:39,436
a b a week ago, maybe a week

1591
00:58:39,436 --> 00:58:39,637
and 1/2 ago, something like

1592
00:58:39,637 --> 00:58:41,637
that.

1593
00:58:43,241 --> 00:58:44,241
But I thought did-really

1594
00:58:44,241 --> 00:58:46,978
echoed what she said tonight,

1595
00:58:46,978 --> 00:58:50,578
but did a great job of

1596
00:58:50,915 --> 00:58:51,916
explaining sort of the

1597
00:58:51,916 --> 00:58:52,884
difficulty and that this unfair

1598
00:58:52,884 --> 00:58:54,884
competition point.

1599
00:58:55,486 --> 00:58:57,486
How brick-and-mortar stores-

1600
00:58:59,190 --> 00:59:00,191
food trucks can sort of pop up

1601
00:59:00,191 --> 00:59:02,460
without warning, out of nowhere

1602
00:59:02,460 --> 00:59:03,495
and to be parked outside of

1603
00:59:03,495 --> 00:59:05,895
their establishment for really

1604
00:59:06,300 --> 00:59:06,764
any length of time, as long as

1605
00:59:06,764 --> 00:59:09,164
they comply currently with

1606
00:59:10,134 --> 00:59:10,434
parking and the health

1607
00:59:10,434 --> 00:59:11,169
inspection.

1608
00:59:11,169 --> 00:59:12,837
That adds a level of

1609
00:59:12,837 --> 00:59:15,237
competition that does not

1610
00:59:15,406 --> 00:59:17,809
really exist right now for

1611
00:59:17,809 --> 00:59:18,810
other businesses.

1612
00:59:18,810 --> 00:59:21,346
While I certainly am in favor

1613
00:59:21,346 --> 00:59:22,413
of a free market, I think we

1614
00:59:22,413 --> 00:59:24,813
regulate our business districts

1615
00:59:29,887 --> 00:59:30,255
and we do so for specific

1616
00:59:30,255 --> 00:59:30,889
reasons.

1617
00:59:30,889 --> 00:59:32,123
Safety, health.

1618
00:59:32,123 --> 00:59:33,125
But this idea of really trying

1619
00:59:33,125 --> 00:59:34,626
to not compromise the integrity

1620
00:59:34,626 --> 00:59:36,128
of our business districts and

1621
00:59:36,128 --> 00:59:38,528
our brick-and-mortar stores is

1622
00:59:39,431 --> 00:59:40,432
a way that this type of

1623
00:59:40,432 --> 00:59:42,832
regulation can help further

1624
00:59:43,502 --> 00:59:43,768
preserve the integrity of those

1625
00:59:43,768 --> 00:59:45,300
districts.

1626
00:59:45,300 --> 00:59:48,603
The only thing I wanted staff

1627
00:59:49,541 --> 00:59:52,978
to opine on his I noticed in

1628
00:59:52,978 --> 00:59:54,460
the oak one regulation it

1629
00:59:54,460 --> 00:59:56,446
included a requirement that

1630
00:59:57,150 --> 00:59:57,382
food trucks have a plan for

1631
00:59:57,382 --> 00:59:59,382
waste disposal.

1632
01:00:00,185 --> 01:00:00,752
I was curious what staff

1633
01:00:00,752 --> 01:00:02,752
thought about that.

1634
01:00:04,756 --> 01:00:08,956
You know, we have areas of oak

1635
01:00:10,962 --> 01:00:11,964
park that certainly have

1636
01:00:11,964 --> 01:00:12,964
oversized trash cans, but I

1637
01:00:12,964 --> 01:00:13,965
assume those are based on the

1638
01:00:13,965 --> 01:00:16,869
number of brick and mortar

1639
01:00:16,869 --> 01:00:17,690
establishments that are already

1640
01:00:17,690 --> 01:00:18,360
there?

1641
01:00:18,360 --> 01:00:21,636
So what does staff think about

1642
01:00:21,640 --> 01:00:22,708
adding a plan for waste

1643
01:00:22,708 --> 01:00:25,108
disposal, especially as we

1644
01:00:25,977 --> 01:00:28,377
consistently try to fight

1645
01:00:29,882 --> 01:00:30,482
against sort of the

1646
01:00:30,482 --> 01:00:32,482
proliferation of rats?

1647
01:00:34,219 --> 01:00:35,220
We do not want food, other

1648
01:00:35,220 --> 01:00:36,788
types of food, of disposal to

1649
01:00:36,788 --> 01:00:39,788
be outside of garbage cans.

1650
01:00:42,327 --> 01:00:43,929
do you foresee any problems or

1651
01:00:43,929 --> 01:00:44,596
maybe what do you think about

1652
01:00:44,596 --> 01:00:46,996
incorporating that and of

1653
01:00:49,340 --> 01:00:49,668
folding that into whatever our

1654
01:00:49,668 --> 01:00:50,269
regulatory structure is?

1655
01:00:50,269 --> 01:00:51,370
>> absolutely.

1656
01:00:51,370 --> 01:00:53,305
I will start off by saying that

1657
01:00:53,305 --> 01:00:54,273
we have not had any issues in

1658
01:00:54,273 --> 01:00:57,873
terms of a waste disposal of

1659
01:00:58,510 --> 01:00:59,578
any of the current active

1660
01:00:59,578 --> 01:01:02,314
license that we have for mobile

1661
01:01:02,314 --> 01:01:03,480
food vendors, however, we would

1662
01:01:03,480 --> 01:01:04,490
definitely explore

1663
01:01:04,490 --> 01:01:05,510
incorporating that into the

1664
01:01:05,510 --> 01:01:06,285
regulations if that is

1665
01:01:06,285 --> 01:01:07,953
something the board desires.

1666
01:01:07,953 --> 01:01:09,421
>>trustee robinson: based on

1667
01:01:09,421 --> 01:01:11,824
your research, what I was

1668
01:01:11,824 --> 01:01:12,825
reading referred to special

1669
01:01:12,825 --> 01:01:13,993
disposal methods or certain

1670
01:01:13,993 --> 01:01:16,393
types of food waste.

1671
01:01:18,997 --> 01:01:20,700
Like greece for example.

1672
01:01:20,700 --> 01:01:21,667
What are your thoughts about

1673
01:01:21,667 --> 01:01:23,667
incorporating that specifically

1674
01:01:29,709 --> 01:01:30,709
so we sort of award off and

1675
01:01:30,709 --> 01:01:31,710
prevent any disposal method

1676
01:01:31,710 --> 01:01:32,678
that could create a bigger

1677
01:01:32,678 --> 01:01:36,278
problem or a bigger mess for

1678
01:01:36,849 --> 01:01:37,850
public works, for surrounding

1679
01:01:37,850 --> 01:01:38,150
businesses, etc.?

1680
01:01:38,150 --> 01:01:39,618
Absolutely.

1681
01:01:39,618 --> 01:01:40,620
I definitely explore that with

1682
01:01:40,620 --> 01:01:41,621
te health department and the

1683
01:01:41,621 --> 01:01:42,621
health inspectors and making

1684
01:01:42,621 --> 01:01:43,289
sure we are addressing proper

1685
01:01:43,289 --> 01:01:45,689
and safe waste disposal.

1686
01:01:52,498 --> 01:01:53,499
>>trustee robinson: okay, okay.

1687
01:01:53,499 --> 01:01:54,500
So we deal with it in

1688
01:01:54,500 --> 01:01:55,501
designated areas, but not

1689
01:01:55,501 --> 01:01:56,502
business districts, are we

1690
01:01:56,502 --> 01:02:00,102
saying they can be set up

1691
01:02:03,442 --> 01:02:03,710
throughout our residential

1692
01:02:03,710 --> 01:02:05,211
districts?

1693
01:02:05,211 --> 01:02:06,178
>> more or less.

1694
01:02:06,178 --> 01:02:07,413
Essentially, not all of lake

1695
01:02:07,413 --> 01:02:08,414
street is a business district.

1696
01:02:08,414 --> 01:02:12,140
So there would be certain areas

1697
01:02:15,922 --> 01:02:17,524
and our intent would be if that

1698
01:02:17,524 --> 01:02:18,757
is not potential regulation of

1699
01:02:18,757 --> 01:02:19,759
the village board as to pursue,

1700
01:02:19,759 --> 01:02:20,793
we would come back with a map

1701
01:02:20,793 --> 01:02:23,793
that highlighted the areas that

1702
01:02:27,366 --> 01:02:27,934
would be appropriate for mobile

1703
01:02:27,934 --> 01:02:29,602
food truck vendors.

1704
01:02:29,602 --> 01:02:29,903
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: that sounds

1705
01:02:29,903 --> 01:02:30,770
good to me.

1706
01:02:30,770 --> 01:02:31,671
I am certainly on board with

1707
01:02:31,671 --> 01:02:32,705
the three regulations.

1708
01:02:32,705 --> 01:02:35,207
The only other thing I will

1709
01:02:35,207 --> 01:02:35,975
point out is that in the

1710
01:02:35,975 --> 01:02:36,977
board's future our summit

1711
01:02:36,977 --> 01:02:38,977
zoning discussion, including

1712
01:02:39,745 --> 01:02:42,145
the possibility of creating

1713
01:02:42,382 --> 01:02:44,284
residential housing in the

1714
01:02:44,284 --> 01:02:44,885
commercial districts, maybe in

1715
01:02:44,885 --> 01:02:46,885
an expanded capacity.

1716
01:02:47,920 --> 01:02:48,955
So I would just want any-

1717
01:02:48,955 --> 01:02:51,955
anything that staff comes back

1718
01:02:52,825 --> 01:02:57,250
with to have that in the back

1719
01:02:57,630 --> 01:02:58,640
of your mind as we sort of have

1720
01:02:58,640 --> 01:02:59,660
these conversations

1721
01:02:59,660 --> 01:02:59,833
sequentially to make sure we

1722
01:02:59,833 --> 01:03:02,833
are not stepping over ourselves

1723
01:03:04,771 --> 01:03:05,838
as we figure this stuff out.

1724
01:03:05,838 --> 01:03:07,507
I thought the recommendations

1725
01:03:07,507 --> 01:03:11,707
were great and I would like to

1726
01:03:15,480 --> 01:03:15,315
include a plan for waste

1727
01:03:15,315 --> 01:03:16,783
disposal.

1728
01:03:16,783 --> 01:03:17,116
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: please,

1729
01:03:17,116 --> 01:03:18,118
brian.

1730
01:03:18,118 --> 01:03:20,118
I'm sorry.

1731
01:03:27,627 --> 01:03:30,627
>>trustee straw: I think first,

1732
01:03:32,599 --> 01:03:33,367
starting with the third

1733
01:03:33,367 --> 01:03:35,367
recommendation.

1734
01:03:39,572 --> 01:03:40,574
I'm not entirely sure I

1735
01:03:40,574 --> 01:03:41,575
understand the idea behind a

1736
01:03:41,575 --> 01:03:43,110
recommendation that mobile food

1737
01:03:43,110 --> 01:03:46,710
vendors are not able to operate

1738
01:03:47,881 --> 01:03:49,149
in any business district

1739
01:03:49,149 --> 01:03:50,617
because that would-that would

1740
01:03:50,617 --> 01:03:53,420
mean that we would only be

1741
01:03:53,420 --> 01:03:56,420
allowing mobile food vendors to

1742
01:03:57,991 --> 01:03:59,226
operate in our residential

1743
01:03:59,226 --> 01:04:02,226
neighborhoods, which when I was

1744
01:04:06,333 --> 01:04:07,334
looking through the comparable

1745
01:04:07,334 --> 01:04:09,734
-the other communities, most

1746
01:04:10,710 --> 01:04:12,471
of those had regulations

1747
01:04:16,943 --> 01:04:17,945
limiting mobile food vendors,

1748
01:04:17,945 --> 01:04:19,112
food trucks from parking in

1749
01:04:19,112 --> 01:04:21,512
residential areas and selling

1750
01:04:26,754 --> 01:04:27,855
in residential areas.

1751
01:04:27,855 --> 01:04:28,756
I understand businesses wanting

1752
01:04:28,756 --> 01:04:31,756
to limit the risks of

1753
01:04:33,160 --> 01:04:34,161
competition, but why would such

1754
01:04:34,161 --> 01:04:35,163
a broad-based approach of

1755
01:04:35,163 --> 01:04:36,163
preventing all sales and

1756
01:04:36,163 --> 01:04:38,563
business districts be the

1757
01:04:38,900 --> 01:04:40,668
direction we want to go.

1758
01:04:40,668 --> 01:04:41,669
>> our intent was to kind of

1759
01:04:41,669 --> 01:04:44,690
encourage mobile food vendors

1760
01:04:44,137 --> 01:04:47,737
to go to chools, parks and

1761
01:04:50,210 --> 01:04:51,244
really go into untouched

1762
01:04:51,244 --> 01:04:52,213
territories, where

1763
01:04:52,213 --> 01:04:54,213
brick-and-mortar businesses are

1764
01:04:56,617 --> 01:04:59,170
unable to capture those.

1765
01:05:01,789 --> 01:05:03,789
>>trustee straw: okay.

1766
01:05:07,428 --> 01:05:09,464
I guess I-that is something I

1767
01:05:09,464 --> 01:05:09,963
would need to give a little

1768
01:05:09,963 --> 01:05:11,963
more thought to.

1769
01:05:14,402 --> 01:05:17,505
I guess I have some concern

1770
01:05:17,505 --> 01:05:18,506
about setting up secondary

1771
01:05:18,506 --> 01:05:22,106
business districts if we had a

1772
01:05:26,614 --> 01:05:27,849
situation where now we have a

1773
01:05:27,849 --> 01:05:28,850
food truck row on a residential

1774
01:05:28,850 --> 01:05:30,918
street and we are diverting

1775
01:05:30,918 --> 01:05:33,854
traffic to a food truck row.

1776
01:05:33,854 --> 01:05:35,189
Typically there is a reason we

1777
01:05:35,189 --> 01:05:35,790
concentrate business activity

1778
01:05:35,790 --> 01:05:37,790
in business districts.

1779
01:05:40,294 --> 01:05:41,795
I think it makes sense to have

1780
01:05:41,795 --> 01:05:45,395
food truck vendors are going to

1781
01:05:46,701 --> 01:05:50,901
want to go where there is foot

1782
01:05:51,172 --> 01:05:52,173
traffic as well.

1783
01:05:52,173 --> 01:05:53,174
I think that-I do not think

1784
01:05:53,174 --> 01:05:55,410
that right now I would be in

1785
01:05:55,410 --> 01:05:55,777
favor of the third

1786
01:05:55,777 --> 01:05:57,777
recommendation.

1787
01:05:59,470 --> 01:06:02,647
I don't necessarily want to be

1788
01:06:03,151 --> 01:06:06,151
pushing food truck vendors to

1789
01:06:07,550 --> 01:06:09,455
be in residential neighborhoods

1790
01:06:13,594 --> 01:06:13,861
as opposed to in our business

1791
01:06:13,861 --> 01:06:15,861
districts.

1792
01:06:19,768 --> 01:06:23,400
I think it would be helpful

1793
01:06:23,400 --> 01:06:24,873
when we get any specific

1794
01:06:24,873 --> 01:06:27,273
ordinance back around number

1795
01:06:30,778 --> 01:06:34,978
one to see what a map would

1796
01:06:40,222 --> 01:06:41,222
look like with, you know, if we

1797
01:06:41,222 --> 01:06:42,491
did a 250 foot bubble around

1798
01:06:42,491 --> 01:06:45,491
any drink establishment, are we

1799
01:06:47,362 --> 01:06:50,362
saying that food truck vendors

1800
01:06:50,565 --> 01:06:54,165
cannot be in these swaths of

1801
01:06:55,700 --> 01:06:58,700
the village because a 250 foot

1802
01:07:00,410 --> 01:07:01,276
bubble-I imagine that blocks

1803
01:07:01,276 --> 01:07:04,876
off most of downtown oak park,

1804
01:07:07,480 --> 01:07:07,715
most of the hemingway business

1805
01:07:07,715 --> 01:07:09,715
district.

1806
01:07:11,253 --> 01:07:14,253
So I'm curious whether there's

1807
01:07:15,323 --> 01:07:17,459
any way to have it be a

1808
01:07:17,459 --> 01:07:17,893
limitation where you have

1809
01:07:17,893 --> 01:07:19,893
direct competition.

1810
01:07:21,430 --> 01:07:24,430
I know the situation that

1811
01:07:25,901 --> 01:07:28,437
brought us here tonight on this

1812
01:07:28,437 --> 01:07:31,437
discussion was a food truck

1813
01:07:34,209 --> 01:07:35,244
selling tacos immediately

1814
01:07:35,244 --> 01:07:36,245
adjacent to a brick-and-mortar

1815
01:07:36,245 --> 01:07:39,845
store that sells tacos and I

1816
01:07:42,351 --> 01:07:43,618
understand how that is unfair,

1817
01:07:43,618 --> 01:07:45,530
but I think if there was a food

1818
01:07:45,530 --> 01:07:48,653
truck that sold ice cream that

1819
01:07:49,324 --> 01:07:52,761
parked right next to a store

1820
01:07:52,761 --> 01:07:53,229
selling tacos, that might not

1821
01:07:53,229 --> 01:07:55,229
be a problem.

1822
01:07:55,497 --> 01:07:55,764
In fact, it might be a bonus to

1823
01:07:55,764 --> 01:07:57,764
business.

1824
01:07:59,902 --> 01:08:02,902
And drive more foot traffic.

1825
01:08:04,774 --> 01:08:05,808
I think if there is a way for

1826
01:08:05,808 --> 01:08:08,243
us to be creative so we can

1827
01:08:08,243 --> 01:08:11,243
prevent some of the direct

1828
01:08:13,282 --> 01:08:15,682
competition, but not prevent

1829
01:08:15,684 --> 01:08:18,840
entrepreneurs who are just

1830
01:08:19,454 --> 01:08:23,540
trying to start a business from

1831
01:08:23,558 --> 01:08:24,660
chasing those dreams in our

1832
01:08:24,660 --> 01:08:27,290
community, I think there is a

1833
01:08:27,290 --> 01:08:30,629
balance to be found because I

1834
01:08:30,632 --> 01:08:34,832
know there are a lot of those

1835
01:08:34,937 --> 01:08:35,971
brick-and-mortar restaurants,

1836
01:08:35,971 --> 01:08:37,540
where people were able to make

1837
01:08:37,540 --> 01:08:39,750
those brick-and-mortar

1838
01:08:39,750 --> 01:08:41,475
restaurant dreams come true

1839
01:08:42,110 --> 01:08:43,879
because they started with a

1840
01:08:43,879 --> 01:08:44,146
food truck with the lower

1841
01:08:44,146 --> 01:08:46,146
overhead.

1842
01:08:48,184 --> 01:08:50,853
I want to find-I want to make

1843
01:08:50,853 --> 01:08:54,453
sure we are finding a balance

1844
01:08:54,623 --> 01:08:57,230
with the lightest touch

1845
01:08:59,762 --> 01:09:01,430
possible on regulation that

1846
01:09:01,430 --> 01:09:03,830
protects the vital small

1847
01:09:04,500 --> 01:09:07,500
business community that we have

1848
01:09:09,439 --> 01:09:10,439
that has made these

1849
01:09:10,439 --> 01:09:11,507
brick-and-mortar investments

1850
01:09:11,507 --> 01:09:14,507
who is employing our next

1851
01:09:18,180 --> 01:09:18,514
generation of entrepreneurs in

1852
01:09:18,514 --> 01:09:19,348
our community.

1853
01:09:19,348 --> 01:09:21,483
I think that is vital, but I do

1854
01:09:21,483 --> 01:09:22,251
not want to drive investment in

1855
01:09:22,251 --> 01:09:23,219
food trucks out of our

1856
01:09:23,219 --> 01:09:26,656
community and I think if we

1857
01:09:26,656 --> 01:09:30,856
take too heavy a hand that we

1858
01:09:39,569 --> 01:09:39,835
might go too far.

1859
01:09:39,835 --> 01:09:41,337
Thank you.

1860
01:09:41,337 --> 01:09:42,339
>>trustee enyia: this is a

1861
01:09:42,339 --> 01:09:43,306
random question, but our ice

1862
01:09:43,306 --> 01:09:44,574
cream trucks considered food

1863
01:09:44,574 --> 01:09:46,574
tricks, too?

1864
01:09:49,412 --> 01:09:49,979
>> yes they are.

1865
01:09:49,979 --> 01:09:51,979
Very conflicting.

1866
01:09:56,860 --> 01:09:57,353
>> they are.

1867
01:09:57,353 --> 01:09:59,753
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: if nobody

1868
01:10:01,157 --> 01:10:03,557
is jumping forward, somewhat

1869
01:10:05,194 --> 01:10:06,429
similar to brian's concern, I

1870
01:10:06,429 --> 01:10:08,829
definitely agree that-to have

1871
01:10:09,365 --> 01:10:10,333
a food truck in front of a

1872
01:10:10,333 --> 01:10:11,468
brick-and-mortar with the

1873
01:10:11,468 --> 01:10:14,468
expense and commitment that is

1874
01:10:14,971 --> 01:10:18,571
also serving the same food, it

1875
01:10:20,410 --> 01:10:21,411
should certainly not be okay

1876
01:10:21,411 --> 01:10:22,478
and permitted grade what im

1877
01:10:22,478 --> 01:10:26,780
curious about is the beer shop.

1878
01:10:26,182 --> 01:10:29,782
It is in a business district

1879
01:10:30,387 --> 01:10:31,989
and we have encouraged them to

1880
01:10:31,989 --> 01:10:32,989
seek out relationships because

1881
01:10:32,989 --> 01:10:37,127
they do not serve food and we

1882
01:10:37,127 --> 01:10:40,727
do not otherwise have bars in

1883
01:10:41,998 --> 01:10:42,198
our community that do not serve

1884
01:10:42,198 --> 01:10:43,330
food.

1885
01:10:43,330 --> 01:10:44,167
I remember when we give them

1886
01:10:44,167 --> 01:10:45,736
their liquor license initially

1887
01:10:45,736 --> 01:10:46,970
we encouraged them to build

1888
01:10:46,970 --> 01:10:48,970
relationships with neighboring

1889
01:10:51,341 --> 01:10:52,375
restaurants and food trucks.

1890
01:10:52,375 --> 01:10:56,575
How does it work in that lot?

1891
01:11:02,319 --> 01:11:02,886
How would tat lot be affected

1892
01:11:02,886 --> 01:11:04,886
by this ordinance?

1893
01:11:05,880 --> 01:11:08,688
We built that lot out recently

1894
01:11:12,996 --> 01:11:13,764
to be kind of an event space or

1895
01:11:13,764 --> 01:11:16,567
turn into an event space.

1896
01:11:16,567 --> 01:11:20,360
I like the idea of the beer

1897
01:11:20,360 --> 01:11:21,772
shop being able to invite food

1898
01:11:21,772 --> 01:11:22,238
trucks, particularly in the

1899
01:11:22,238 --> 01:11:24,410
summertime.

1900
01:11:24,410 --> 01:11:25,420
is there something we can do to

1901
01:11:25,420 --> 01:11:28,642
carve out that law or other

1902
01:11:28,912 --> 01:11:30,140
areas in the community where

1903
01:11:30,140 --> 01:11:31,382
the addition of a food trucks

1904
01:11:31,382 --> 01:11:33,782
is actually contributing to

1905
01:11:40,991 --> 01:11:41,758
vitality in a not as

1906
01:11:41,758 --> 01:11:42,192
competitive way to local

1907
01:11:42,192 --> 01:11:43,940
businesses?

1908
01:11:43,940 --> 01:11:44,128
Could it be something about the

1909
01:11:44,128 --> 01:11:45,762
type of food or could they get

1910
01:11:45,762 --> 01:11:46,363
a certain number of times a

1911
01:11:46,363 --> 01:11:46,997
month that they could?

1912
01:11:46,997 --> 01:11:48,997
I don't know.

1913
01:11:50,801 --> 01:11:54,401
Can we try to consider some

1914
01:11:57,708 --> 01:11:58,242
options for us I don't know,

1915
01:11:58,242 --> 01:11:58,976
what you think?

1916
01:11:58,976 --> 01:12:00,100
>> absolutely.

1917
01:12:00,100 --> 01:12:00,978
That is something we can

1918
01:12:00,978 --> 01:12:02,790
explore in this next month

1919
01:12:02,790 --> 01:12:03,948
while we prepare something to

1920
01:12:03,948 --> 01:12:04,949
come back to the board.

1921
01:12:04,949 --> 01:12:07,949
We explore the potential of

1922
01:12:12,756 --> 01:12:13,757
either excluding certain lots

1923
01:12:13,757 --> 01:12:14,759
that are (Word?) During periods

1924
01:12:14,759 --> 01:12:15,759
of time like summertime,

1925
01:12:15,759 --> 01:12:18,759
assuming the food truck vendor

1926
01:12:18,930 --> 01:12:19,930
does not sell the same or

1927
01:12:19,930 --> 01:12:21,499
similar type of menu as the

1928
01:12:21,499 --> 01:12:21,699
neighboring restaurants in the

1929
01:12:21,699 --> 01:12:23,699
area.

1930
01:12:25,350 --> 01:12:26,136
And we can also export

1931
01:12:26,136 --> 01:12:27,271
different event types, permits

1932
01:12:27,271 --> 01:12:30,871
and what that would look like.

1933
01:12:31,276 --> 01:12:32,977
We need to do more research.

1934
01:12:32,977 --> 01:12:36,577
>> some of our food trucks are

1935
01:12:36,881 --> 01:12:37,181
also brick-and-mortar

1936
01:12:37,181 --> 01:12:37,915
restaurants.

1937
01:12:37,915 --> 01:12:39,784
So they are making the same

1938
01:12:39,784 --> 01:12:42,784
level of commitment in another

1939
01:12:43,921 --> 01:12:47,521
way, the same way, but the

1940
01:12:47,825 --> 01:12:49,600
mobile truck is an extension of

1941
01:12:49,600 --> 01:12:51,600
the brick-and-mortar business.

1942
01:12:52,163 --> 01:12:55,163
That is the thought-the only

1943
01:13:00,380 --> 01:13:00,304
thought that I have concern

1944
01:13:00,304 --> 01:13:02,600
with here.

1945
01:13:02,600 --> 01:13:04,750
>>trustee wesley: I agree with

1946
01:13:04,750 --> 01:13:05,760
you on that.

1947
01:13:05,760 --> 01:13:06,770
I think on the lot tenant

1948
01:13:06,770 --> 01:13:09,770
thing, couldn't we sell food

1949
01:13:11,382 --> 01:13:12,650
truck spots in that lot and

1950
01:13:12,650 --> 01:13:13,785
that extra cost would make it a

1951
01:13:13,785 --> 01:13:14,619
bit more commiserate with the

1952
01:13:14,619 --> 01:13:15,653
investment of the surrounding

1953
01:13:15,653 --> 01:13:16,421
businesses and therefore seems

1954
01:13:16,421 --> 01:13:20,621
like it might put at least in

1955
01:13:21,726 --> 01:13:22,327
that one space, things on a bit

1956
01:13:22,327 --> 01:13:23,694
more even competition?

1957
01:13:23,694 --> 01:13:27,294
But in general, I agree with

1958
01:13:27,798 --> 01:13:28,767
some sort of space around

1959
01:13:28,767 --> 01:13:30,767
brick-and-mortar restaurants

1960
01:13:32,804 --> 01:13:35,807
that should be food truck free.

1961
01:13:35,807 --> 01:13:36,740
Chicago went through this a few

1962
01:13:36,740 --> 01:13:37,508
years ago.

1963
01:13:37,508 --> 01:13:38,760
Might be 10 years or 11 or

1964
01:13:38,760 --> 01:13:40,760
something like that.

1965
01:13:40,144 --> 01:13:42,514
It was a whole big thing and I

1966
01:13:42,514 --> 01:13:44,820
knew a few restaurant owners at

1967
01:13:44,820 --> 01:13:47,820
the time that were being

1968
01:13:49,988 --> 01:13:51,220
impacted by this in the river

1969
01:13:51,220 --> 01:13:51,990
north area and it would like-

1970
01:13:51,990 --> 01:13:54,990
I don't remember the figures.

1971
01:13:56,194 --> 01:13:57,195
I remember that the difference

1972
01:13:57,195 --> 01:13:59,197
between their lunch take on a

1973
01:13:59,197 --> 01:14:01,990
day when the food truck was

1974
01:14:01,990 --> 01:14:01,733
there versus in a food truck

1975
01:14:01,733 --> 01:14:03,733
wasn't was significant.

1976
01:14:06,637 --> 01:14:07,639
So I do think that this is a

1977
01:14:07,639 --> 01:14:09,639
worthwhile ordinance to

1978
01:14:10,740 --> 01:14:13,740
consider, at least with some

1979
01:14:14,946 --> 01:14:15,948
level of fee, away from the

1980
01:14:15,948 --> 01:14:17,948
brick-and-mortar businesses.

1981
01:14:20,180 --> 01:14:21,252
Two trustee straw's point about

1982
01:14:21,252 --> 01:14:22,254
concentrating business activity

1983
01:14:22,254 --> 01:14:23,550
and business districts I'm

1984
01:14:23,550 --> 01:14:24,890
never going to MISS The chance

1985
01:14:24,890 --> 01:14:27,926
to talk about zoning and I will

1986
01:14:27,926 --> 01:14:30,926
point out that before exclusive

1987
01:14:31,964 --> 01:14:32,998
single-family home zoning,

1988
01:14:32,998 --> 01:14:34,650
residents intermingled and

1989
01:14:34,650 --> 01:14:35,330
economic activity was part of

1990
01:14:35,330 --> 01:14:39,233
life and not a part that was

1991
01:14:42,641 --> 01:14:43,641
separate.

1992
01:14:43,641 --> 01:14:44,643
Exclusion-exclusionary

1993
01:14:44,643 --> 01:14:45,844
zoning, we have places where we

1994
01:14:45,844 --> 01:14:47,379
put businesses in places where

1995
01:14:47,379 --> 01:14:49,681
we put people MAY think what we

1996
01:14:49,681 --> 01:14:50,683
have noticed is when we put

1997
01:14:50,683 --> 01:14:51,650
people where the businesses

1998
01:14:51,650 --> 01:14:51,950
are, like in dtop we get a lot

1999
01:14:51,950 --> 01:14:53,950
of vibrancy.

2000
01:14:54,920 --> 01:14:55,888
a psalm in support of

2001
01:14:55,888 --> 01:14:56,889
intermingling people in

2002
01:14:56,889 --> 01:14:57,522
businesses and any chance we

2003
01:14:57,522 --> 01:15:00,522
can get, including with food

2004
01:15:01,693 --> 01:15:03,693
trucks.

2005
01:15:05,964 --> 01:15:06,164
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: trustee

2006
01:15:06,164 --> 01:15:07,699
enyia?

2007
01:15:07,699 --> 01:15:10,699
>>trustee enyia: I agree with

2008
01:15:14,306 --> 01:15:15,307
what PRESIDENT Scaman was

2009
01:15:15,307 --> 01:15:16,241
saying, they have chips, the

2010
01:15:16,241 --> 01:15:17,209
beer shop has a chips.

2011
01:15:17,209 --> 01:15:19,609
Part of the stipulation.

2012
01:15:24,820 --> 01:15:25,840
I do agree that knowing,

2013
01:15:25,840 --> 01:15:26,318
working downtown for a long

2014
01:15:26,318 --> 01:15:27,320
time, understanding that there

2015
01:15:27,320 --> 01:15:30,320
are some opportunities that are

2016
01:15:30,990 --> 01:15:31,890
missed from brick-and-mortar

2017
01:15:31,890 --> 01:15:32,925
because-mainly it is

2018
01:15:32,925 --> 01:15:36,525
distance, but there is also the

2019
01:15:43,802 --> 01:15:44,837
level of convenience that

2020
01:15:44,837 --> 01:15:45,737
sometimes the food truck gives

2021
01:15:45,737 --> 01:15:46,706
you for special events.

2022
01:15:46,706 --> 01:15:47,773
I think that makes perfect

2023
01:15:47,773 --> 01:15:48,807
sense and in the summertime it

2024
01:15:48,807 --> 01:15:49,908
is one of those opportunities

2025
01:15:49,908 --> 01:15:51,477
for a place like the beer shop

2026
01:15:51,477 --> 01:15:52,712
and other places that do not

2027
01:15:52,712 --> 01:15:54,180
serve technically full-service

2028
01:15:54,180 --> 01:15:55,214
food and they did try other

2029
01:15:55,214 --> 01:15:56,982
options, but I know their most

2030
01:15:56,982 --> 01:15:57,183
profitable option was the food

2031
01:15:57,183 --> 01:15:59,183
truck.

2032
01:15:59,918 --> 01:16:00,920
They did try having a delivery

2033
01:16:00,920 --> 01:16:02,920
service with japanese

2034
01:16:06,291 --> 01:16:07,327
restaurant that is very nearby

2035
01:16:07,327 --> 01:16:08,327
and they tried to do a delivery

2036
01:16:08,327 --> 01:16:12,527
to the beer shop, but it did

2037
01:16:14,330 --> 01:16:15,101
not hit off as far as as well

2038
01:16:15,101 --> 01:16:16,100
as having a food truck there.

2039
01:16:16,100 --> 01:16:16,969
I think there should be

2040
01:16:16,969 --> 01:16:18,710
consideration to that, but I

2041
01:16:18,710 --> 01:16:20,710
completely understand parking

2042
01:16:20,606 --> 01:16:21,707
in front of a location-it is

2043
01:16:21,707 --> 01:16:23,676
not fair to the business owner

2044
01:16:23,676 --> 01:16:24,677
of the brick-and-mortar

2045
01:16:24,677 --> 01:16:27,677
location, but I think there

2046
01:16:28,140 --> 01:16:28,748
should be some type of

2047
01:16:28,748 --> 01:16:31,748
designated spot if that is

2048
01:16:36,188 --> 01:16:37,157
something that the board has an

2049
01:16:37,157 --> 01:16:38,191
appetite for going further down

2050
01:16:38,191 --> 01:16:39,292
research, but also I think as

2051
01:16:39,292 --> 01:16:42,892
you said before, it does lend

2052
01:16:53,706 --> 01:16:54,707
some new opportunity to talk

2053
01:16:54,707 --> 01:16:55,975
about where in the village

2054
01:16:55,975 --> 01:16:56,943
would it make sense for a food

2055
01:16:56,943 --> 01:16:57,344
truck to operate that is nt as

2056
01:16:57,344 --> 01:16:58,711
close everything?

2057
01:16:58,711 --> 01:16:59,712
I know there are parts of oak

2058
01:16:59,712 --> 01:17:00,714
park that are pretty much

2059
01:17:00,714 --> 01:17:01,948
untapped and we talked about

2060
01:17:01,948 --> 01:17:02,949
north oak park where I grew up,

2061
01:17:02,949 --> 01:17:03,950
there are not many options.

2062
01:17:03,950 --> 01:17:04,984
Is there something that can be

2063
01:17:04,984 --> 01:17:07,420
set up so they can re-envision

2064
01:17:07,420 --> 01:17:08,421
what that could be in other

2065
01:17:08,421 --> 01:17:11,240
areas of oak park that would

2066
01:17:11,240 --> 01:17:13,424
never otherwise see an

2067
01:17:14,660 --> 01:17:15,629
opportunity to seize food.

2068
01:17:15,629 --> 01:17:19,229
Bring up the ice cream truck

2069
01:17:19,966 --> 01:17:20,967
thing because I know in so many

2070
01:17:20,967 --> 01:17:21,968
situations, as a kid, after

2071
01:17:21,968 --> 01:17:25,171
table games and all of those

2072
01:17:25,171 --> 01:17:26,139
things, you think about, what

2073
01:17:26,139 --> 01:17:27,600
is the first thing that is

2074
01:17:27,600 --> 01:17:28,410
going to show up here?

2075
01:17:28,410 --> 01:17:31,544
I would hate to think that

2076
01:17:31,544 --> 01:17:32,612
because of certain distance

2077
01:17:32,612 --> 01:17:33,460
rule, that you would ice out

2078
01:17:33,460 --> 01:17:35,446
the ice cream truck.

2079
01:17:36,783 --> 01:17:40,383
Those are just things, but I

2080
01:17:41,321 --> 01:17:43,657
definitely agree with the owner

2081
01:17:43,657 --> 01:17:46,657
of-I believe it is taco 76

2082
01:17:46,660 --> 01:17:47,694
that had to deal with that.

2083
01:17:47,694 --> 01:17:50,940
That is undercutting her

2084
01:17:51,431 --> 01:17:52,532
business and that is not what

2085
01:17:52,532 --> 01:17:56,132
we would want to see happening

2086
01:17:56,636 --> 01:17:57,104
for businesses like that.

2087
01:17:57,104 --> 01:17:59,104
I promise you.

2088
01:18:00,740 --> 01:18:01,841
>>trustee straw: responding to

2089
01:18:01,841 --> 01:18:04,477
trustee wesley, I want to be

2090
01:18:04,477 --> 01:18:05,879
clear, did not propose

2091
01:18:05,879 --> 01:18:08,279
preventing food trucks from

2092
01:18:11,618 --> 01:18:12,619
operating in residential areas.

2093
01:18:12,619 --> 01:18:13,620
Although, I will note that

2094
01:18:13,620 --> 01:18:16,123
right now it is pretty much

2095
01:18:16,123 --> 01:18:18,792
just the ice cream trucks that

2096
01:18:18,792 --> 01:18:21,792
show up in those residential

2097
01:18:23,697 --> 01:18:27,297
areas because there is not as

2098
01:18:28,635 --> 01:18:29,637
much foot traffic with the

2099
01:18:29,637 --> 01:18:31,671
exception of when there is a

2100
01:18:31,671 --> 01:18:34,607
block party or something like

2101
01:18:34,607 --> 01:18:37,545
that, where they are specially

2102
01:18:37,545 --> 01:18:39,479
invited.

2103
01:18:39,479 --> 01:18:42,215
I certainly have no issue with

2104
01:18:42,215 --> 01:18:42,616
food trucks operating in

2105
01:18:42,616 --> 01:18:44,616
residential areas.

2106
01:18:49,230 --> 01:18:53,823
I think that we just need to be

2107
01:18:54,261 --> 01:18:57,261
thoughtful as we move forward

2108
01:18:59,833 --> 01:19:00,834
with regulation and that is

2109
01:19:00,834 --> 01:19:02,690
why, you know, sort of seeing

2110
01:19:02,690 --> 01:19:05,690
mapped out, what would 250 feet

2111
01:19:06,540 --> 01:19:08,275
mean the versus 150 feet?

2112
01:19:08,275 --> 01:19:11,875
What is the right distance that

2113
01:19:13,748 --> 01:19:16,148
would provide opportunities or

2114
01:19:16,451 --> 01:19:17,684
-I don't know if this is a

2115
01:19:17,684 --> 01:19:18,886
question that staff is ready to

2116
01:19:18,886 --> 01:19:19,153
answer today or if a village

2117
01:19:19,153 --> 01:19:21,153
attorney.

2118
01:19:21,488 --> 01:19:25,426
Is there a way to regulate by

2119
01:19:25,426 --> 01:19:29,260
the type of cuisine so we

2120
01:19:32,266 --> 01:19:33,267
prevent that kind of

2121
01:19:33,267 --> 01:19:34,268
competition, where you have a

2122
01:19:34,268 --> 01:19:34,835
food truck selling the same

2123
01:19:34,835 --> 01:19:35,235
food right in front of a

2124
01:19:35,235 --> 01:19:37,235
brick-and-mortar?

2125
01:19:38,873 --> 01:19:41,800
I think that is really the type

2126
01:19:41,800 --> 01:19:44,800
of competition that it sounds

2127
01:19:46,130 --> 01:19:48,413
like is problematic here.

2128
01:19:48,615 --> 01:19:52,815
Rather than if I'm in the mood

2129
01:19:54,588 --> 01:19:56,190
for chicken and waffles and

2130
01:19:56,190 --> 01:19:57,758
that is why I'm going there, a

2131
01:19:57,758 --> 01:19:58,759
taco truck being parked out

2132
01:19:58,759 --> 01:20:00,327
front of them is not

2133
01:20:00,327 --> 01:20:00,528
necessarily going to change my

2134
01:20:00,528 --> 01:20:02,528
mind.

2135
01:20:03,197 --> 01:20:03,431
I was going for chicken and

2136
01:20:03,431 --> 01:20:05,431
waffles.

2137
01:20:06,967 --> 01:20:09,637
I do not want to prevent

2138
01:20:09,637 --> 01:20:12,340
business activity where we are

2139
01:20:12,340 --> 01:20:15,340
not actually seeing a problem.

2140
01:20:16,844 --> 01:20:17,778
I want to just make sure that

2141
01:20:17,778 --> 01:20:20,178
we are identifying and

2142
01:20:21,616 --> 01:20:22,383
targeting what they problematic

2143
01:20:22,383 --> 01:20:23,384
behavior is.

2144
01:20:23,384 --> 01:20:26,530
That is the only thing that I

2145
01:20:26,530 --> 01:20:29,530
was trying to highlight and

2146
01:20:29,490 --> 01:20:30,658
sort of the being thoughtful of

2147
01:20:30,658 --> 01:20:30,925
having as narrow of a scope as

2148
01:20:30,925 --> 01:20:32,925
possible.

2149
01:20:40,668 --> 01:20:41,670
>>trustee robinson: I think

2150
01:20:41,670 --> 01:20:41,970
trustee straw, your point is

2151
01:20:41,970 --> 01:20:42,837
well taken.

2152
01:20:42,837 --> 01:20:43,671
I don't want to regulate it by

2153
01:20:43,671 --> 01:20:45,671
food type.

2154
01:20:46,410 --> 01:20:46,240
I think we get too much in the

2155
01:20:46,240 --> 01:20:47,410
weeds.

2156
01:20:47,410 --> 01:20:48,420
Does that have to be the type

2157
01:20:48,420 --> 01:20:49,770
of food that that truck

2158
01:20:49,770 --> 01:20:49,277
exclusively cells, mostly

2159
01:20:49,277 --> 01:20:50,212
cells?

2160
01:20:50,212 --> 01:20:53,812
Can they sell ice cream and

2161
01:20:54,383 --> 01:20:54,949
tacos and park outside of taco

2162
01:20:54,949 --> 01:20:56,218
76?

2163
01:20:56,218 --> 01:20:58,487
Idon't want people to be slick

2164
01:20:58,487 --> 01:21:02,687
with it and then we are like

2165
01:21:03,258 --> 01:21:03,725
cutting hairs on what type of

2166
01:21:03,725 --> 01:21:04,492
food is sold.

2167
01:21:04,492 --> 01:21:07,492
That's a type of regulation

2168
01:21:08,430 --> 01:21:12,300
that gets more granular than I

2169
01:21:17,339 --> 01:21:17,506
would thank staff would want to

2170
01:21:17,506 --> 01:21:18,373
be.

2171
01:21:18,373 --> 01:21:20,108
I think you are right, that is

2172
01:21:20,108 --> 01:21:21,342
the competition point, that is

2173
01:21:21,342 --> 01:21:23,742
exactly the competition point.

2174
01:21:25,914 --> 01:21:26,115
That is just my thought on

2175
01:21:26,115 --> 01:21:26,948
edge.

2176
01:21:26,948 --> 01:21:29,250
It seems to invite a level of

2177
01:21:29,250 --> 01:21:30,252
specificity and granularity,

2178
01:21:30,252 --> 01:21:33,252
and regulation that I'm not

2179
01:21:33,788 --> 01:21:34,550
quite sure we want to really

2180
01:21:34,550 --> 01:21:36,550
get into.

2181
01:21:42,397 --> 01:21:43,398
I will point out that-did you

2182
01:21:43,398 --> 01:21:45,798
mention hot chocolate coffee?

2183
01:21:51,173 --> 01:21:52,407
Has been a long time since my

2184
01:21:52,407 --> 01:21:53,409
kids played baseball, but there

2185
01:21:53,409 --> 01:21:55,510
used to be a hot chocolate

2186
01:21:55,510 --> 01:21:58,510
coffee food truck at baseball

2187
01:22:00,449 --> 01:22:00,949
games who was a lifesaver on

2188
01:22:00,949 --> 01:22:01,750
cold game days.

2189
01:22:01,750 --> 01:22:02,985
I think it might be a little

2190
01:22:02,985 --> 01:22:06,585
more variety than we might be

2191
01:22:11,727 --> 01:22:12,127
naturally thinking of in our

2192
01:22:12,127 --> 01:22:13,462
residential areas.

2193
01:22:13,462 --> 01:22:14,697
You would park near a baseball

2194
01:22:14,697 --> 01:22:15,970
park, which those parts are in

2195
01:22:15,970 --> 01:22:15,865
residential areas.

2196
01:22:15,865 --> 01:22:16,398
There might be more variety

2197
01:22:16,398 --> 01:22:17,700
than we might be assuming.

2198
01:22:17,700 --> 01:22:21,300
So anyway, those are the two

2199
01:22:22,572 --> 01:22:23,772
things I wanted to add.

2200
01:22:23,772 --> 01:22:25,340
>> I think she has a bike now.

2201
01:22:25,340 --> 01:22:30,740
I think is a bike and said of a

2202
01:22:35,451 --> 01:22:36,510
truck.

2203
01:22:36,510 --> 01:22:37,520
-instead of a truck.

2204
01:22:37,520 --> 01:22:38,420
>>trustee parakkat: I agree

2205
01:22:38,420 --> 01:22:39,421
with trustee robinson that I

2206
01:22:39,421 --> 01:22:40,656
think the specificity can

2207
01:22:40,656 --> 01:22:41,423
become an enforcement challenge

2208
01:22:41,423 --> 01:22:42,424
quickly and that is

2209
01:22:42,424 --> 01:22:43,659
counterproductive to what we

2210
01:22:43,659 --> 01:22:44,660
are trying to do in the second

2211
01:22:44,660 --> 01:22:45,695
thing is also in terms of our

2212
01:22:45,695 --> 01:22:48,630
ability to attract future

2213
01:22:48,630 --> 01:22:48,831
businesses into a business

2214
01:22:48,831 --> 01:22:50,831
district as certain

2215
01:22:51,433 --> 01:22:52,401
ramifications in terms of our

2216
01:22:52,401 --> 01:22:55,137
attitude towards food trucks in

2217
01:22:55,137 --> 01:22:56,138
general, while it might be

2218
01:22:56,138 --> 01:22:58,538
complementary to begin with,

2219
01:22:59,175 --> 01:23:00,176
but let's say we d not have a

2220
01:23:00,176 --> 01:23:02,576
korean barbecue in our

2221
01:23:06,849 --> 01:23:07,883
community or we do not have a

2222
01:23:07,883 --> 01:23:08,851
specific kind of business,

2223
01:23:08,851 --> 01:23:09,952
their ability to come into it

2224
01:23:09,952 --> 01:23:11,200
and someone looking at oak park

2225
01:23:11,200 --> 01:23:13,256
as an investment opportunity

2226
01:23:13,256 --> 01:23:14,256
might be the fact that there

2227
01:23:14,256 --> 01:23:15,491
are food trucks that might

2228
01:23:15,491 --> 01:23:19,910
violate that or that becomes an

2229
01:23:19,562 --> 01:23:20,562
impediment.

2230
01:23:20,562 --> 01:23:21,564
It can be, I'm not saying it

2231
01:23:21,564 --> 01:23:22,632
will, but it could be.

2232
01:23:22,632 --> 01:23:23,565
Something to examine is our

2233
01:23:23,565 --> 01:23:24,567
ability to attract future

2234
01:23:24,567 --> 01:23:25,568
businesses and be a better

2235
01:23:25,568 --> 01:23:27,968
business environment for the

2236
01:23:32,742 --> 01:23:34,510
community in the long run.

2237
01:23:34,510 --> 01:23:34,911
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: anything

2238
01:23:34,911 --> 01:23:35,812
further?

2239
01:23:35,812 --> 01:23:37,513
>>trustee wesley: I want to

2240
01:23:37,513 --> 01:23:38,815
note, trustee enyia, you were

2241
01:23:38,815 --> 01:23:40,815
mentioning about-the beer

2242
01:23:44,860 --> 01:23:45,880
shop and food trucks.

2243
01:23:45,880 --> 01:23:46,355
I thought about ken's locker

2244
01:23:46,355 --> 01:23:47,490
and how there is always a food

2245
01:23:47,490 --> 01:23:50,293
truck outside of ken's locker

2246
01:23:50,293 --> 01:23:50,627
because there's no rstaurants

2247
01:23:50,627 --> 01:23:52,627
around there.

2248
01:23:54,898 --> 01:23:56,980
I don't want to prevent the

2249
01:23:56,980 --> 01:23:58,602
food truck from sitting outside

2250
01:23:58,602 --> 01:24:01,602
of ken's locker, where they

2251
01:24:02,572 --> 01:24:03,139
have service there.

2252
01:24:03,139 --> 01:24:05,139
Yeah, yeah exactly.

2253
01:24:09,312 --> 01:24:11,712
It is the depot.

2254
01:24:14,884 --> 01:24:15,885
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: what the

2255
01:24:15,885 --> 01:24:17,885
ordinance have that?

2256
01:24:19,722 --> 01:24:20,723
Want to make sure we are not

2257
01:24:20,723 --> 01:24:21,758
shutting out hot cocoa trucks

2258
01:24:21,758 --> 01:24:23,426
and coffee drugs and I want to

2259
01:24:23,426 --> 01:24:26,426
think about this from the

2260
01:24:32,969 --> 01:24:33,503
perspective of incentivizing

2261
01:24:33,503 --> 01:24:34,337
folks into areas.

2262
01:24:34,337 --> 01:24:35,338
To the point of-I know you

2263
01:24:35,338 --> 01:24:36,940
were not saying combine the

2264
01:24:36,940 --> 01:24:37,940
two, trustee straw, I saw

2265
01:24:37,940 --> 01:24:38,542
opportunity to talk about

2266
01:24:38,542 --> 01:24:39,476
zoning, so I took it.

2267
01:24:39,476 --> 01:24:40,610
I think getting food trucks

2268
01:24:40,610 --> 01:24:43,280
into places like around our

2269
01:24:43,280 --> 01:24:44,280
parks where people are

2270
01:24:44,280 --> 01:24:46,680
congregating and figuring out

2271
01:24:48,352 --> 01:24:49,453
how we can encourage that or in

2272
01:24:49,453 --> 01:24:50,353
northeast oak park they are

2273
01:24:50,353 --> 01:24:50,821
always in, we do not have a

2274
01:24:50,821 --> 01:24:51,622
coffee shop.

2275
01:24:51,622 --> 01:24:53,924
We cannot put a food truck that

2276
01:24:53,924 --> 01:24:54,925
allows you to have coffee, but

2277
01:24:54,925 --> 01:24:58,862
you can have a food truck with

2278
01:24:58,862 --> 01:24:59,863
coffee in the area MAY be

2279
01:24:59,863 --> 01:25:01,432
consistently and at a certain

2280
01:25:01,432 --> 01:25:02,666
spot and maybe that is

2281
01:25:02,666 --> 01:25:04,801
something that can bootstrap a

2282
01:25:04,801 --> 01:25:05,235
little bit of economic activity

2283
01:25:05,235 --> 01:25:07,235
in the area.

2284
01:25:11,408 --> 01:25:13,143
I'm open to not just how we

2285
01:25:13,143 --> 01:25:14,144
need to limit this around our

2286
01:25:14,144 --> 01:25:15,378
brick-and-mortar businesses,

2287
01:25:15,378 --> 01:25:15,980
but how we can encourage it in

2288
01:25:15,980 --> 01:25:17,414
other places where that level

2289
01:25:17,414 --> 01:25:20,414
that needs to protect against

2290
01:25:20,650 --> 01:25:21,785
competition is not there.

2291
01:25:21,785 --> 01:25:22,720
>> I was going to say one thing

2292
01:25:22,720 --> 01:25:24,388
great outside of special

2293
01:25:24,388 --> 01:25:26,890
events, we could look at MAY be

2294
01:25:26,890 --> 01:25:29,260
limiting the duration that they

2295
01:25:29,260 --> 01:25:33,826
are in one spot so they are not

2296
01:25:36,633 --> 01:25:37,701
there all day, lunch and dinner

2297
01:25:37,701 --> 01:25:38,736
or whatever or potentially look

2298
01:25:38,736 --> 01:25:39,736
at hours of operation when they

2299
01:25:39,736 --> 01:25:40,770
cannot be there or something,

2300
01:25:40,770 --> 01:25:44,970
but we can sort of mix that

2301
01:25:47,378 --> 01:25:49,460
into the evaluation of this.

2302
01:25:49,460 --> 01:25:51,214
>> I think all the comments

2303
01:25:51,214 --> 01:25:53,614
tonight have been good.

2304
01:25:54,819 --> 01:25:57,819
The consensus truly being that

2305
01:26:00,910 --> 01:26:01,910
we do value the investment of

2306
01:26:01,910 --> 01:26:02,920
brick-and-mortar businesses.

2307
01:26:02,920 --> 01:26:05,692
We want to be honoring that.

2308
01:26:07,565 --> 01:26:08,566
We also do not want to

2309
01:26:08,566 --> 01:26:09,667
completely cycle vibrancy and

2310
01:26:09,667 --> 01:26:10,734
parts of our community where it

2311
01:26:10,734 --> 01:26:13,734
is not necessarily in conflict.

2312
01:26:15,639 --> 01:26:15,906
How do we do that?

2313
01:26:15,906 --> 01:26:17,906
Good luck.

2314
01:26:23,648 --> 01:26:24,648
>> thank you.

2315
01:26:24,648 --> 01:26:27,480
>>trustee wesley: better you

2316
01:26:35,793 --> 01:26:37,610
than us.

2317
01:26:37,610 --> 01:26:38,290
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: this is the

2318
01:26:38,290 --> 01:26:38,329
village manager form of

2319
01:26:38,329 --> 01:26:39,630
government.

2320
01:26:39,630 --> 01:26:40,980
We say what we hope to

2321
01:26:40,980 --> 01:26:40,832
accomplish and they help us

2322
01:26:40,832 --> 01:26:42,832
find it.

2323
01:26:46,371 --> 01:26:46,570
Figure out how to get there,

2324
01:26:46,570 --> 01:26:48,570
right?

2325
01:26:52,760 --> 01:26:52,410
Then it is called to board and

2326
01:26:52,410 --> 01:26:52,744
clerk.

2327
01:26:52,744 --> 01:26:54,450
Clerk waters?

2328
01:26:54,450 --> 01:26:55,479
>>clerk: we have another

2329
01:26:55,479 --> 01:26:57,479
non-agenda public comment.

2330
01:26:58,820 --> 01:27:00,820
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: great.

2331
01:27:04,421 --> 01:27:06,421
>clerk: aiden?

2332
01:27:12,597 --> 01:27:12,997
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: well,.

2333
01:27:12,997 --> 01:27:14,599
-welcome.

2334
01:27:14,599 --> 01:27:15,834
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: they are

2335
01:27:15,834 --> 01:27:16,267
not comfortable cues, but thank

2336
01:27:16,267 --> 01:27:18,667
you for being here.

2337
01:27:20,805 --> 01:27:21,773
>>public commenter: sorry,

2338
01:27:21,773 --> 01:27:22,773
hello, my name is aiden

2339
01:27:22,773 --> 01:27:26,973
sullivan and I was born in my

2340
01:27:27,110 --> 01:27:28,790
suburban 25 years ago and I

2341
01:27:28,790 --> 01:27:28,980
have known oak park ever since.

2342
01:27:28,980 --> 01:27:29,981
There we go.

2343
01:27:29,981 --> 01:27:31,150
My question today is for

2344
01:27:31,150 --> 01:27:33,150
village PRESIDENT Scaman.

2345
01:27:37,556 --> 01:27:38,556
Village hall since inception

2346
01:27:38,556 --> 01:27:39,791
has been (Word?) Of finland

2347
01:27:39,791 --> 01:27:42,191
greatest similarities both the

2348
01:27:44,262 --> 01:27:44,996
static, both the static and

2349
01:27:44,996 --> 01:27:46,300
programmatic.

2350
01:27:46,300 --> 01:27:47,265
most productively, village

2351
01:27:47,265 --> 01:27:48,232
halls of mass timber, disparate

2352
01:27:48,232 --> 01:27:50,232
and gathered together.

2353
01:27:55,606 --> 01:27:56,274
As we do today, and more

2354
01:27:56,274 --> 01:27:57,609
generally as villagers.

2355
01:27:57,609 --> 01:27:58,609
I understand your opponents

2356
01:27:58,609 --> 01:27:59,844
position in regards to this

2357
01:27:59,844 --> 01:28:00,845
issue, however yours, with all

2358
01:28:00,845 --> 01:28:01,480
due respect gives me pause.

2359
01:28:01,480 --> 01:28:02,800
Would you alleviate my concerns

2360
01:28:02,800 --> 01:28:05,800
today by articulate and want

2361
01:28:07,218 --> 01:28:08,453
to, thankfully, flopped your

2362
01:28:08,453 --> 01:28:09,487
original stands as to the fate

2363
01:28:09,487 --> 01:28:10,489
of this building and what

2364
01:28:10,489 --> 01:28:11,456
impetus you have personally

2365
01:28:11,456 --> 01:28:13,856
found towards its preservation

2366
01:28:14,492 --> 01:28:15,493
that will prevent your stance

2367
01:28:15,493 --> 01:28:16,495
from flipping again once the

2368
01:28:16,495 --> 01:28:17,729
scrutiny of an upcoming

2369
01:28:17,729 --> 01:28:18,960
election is no longer a fctor

2370
01:28:18,960 --> 01:28:19,498
in the decision.

2371
01:28:19,498 --> 01:28:19,964
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: I'm happy

2372
01:28:19,964 --> 01:28:20,832
to answer it.

2373
01:28:20,832 --> 01:28:21,800
I'm not sure this is a forum so

2374
01:28:21,800 --> 01:28:24,800
I would offer anyone the

2375
01:28:31,810 --> 01:28:32,440
opportunity to counter also

2376
01:28:32,440 --> 01:28:32,811
respond.

2377
01:28:32,811 --> 01:28:33,812
In all fairness.

2378
01:28:33,812 --> 01:28:34,813
The process of the facilities

2379
01:28:34,813 --> 01:28:37,213
committee did have me

2380
01:28:38,983 --> 01:28:39,985
appreciating the beauty of this

2381
01:28:39,985 --> 01:28:40,986
building and I feel as a

2382
01:28:40,986 --> 01:28:43,986
community if we can demonstrate

2383
01:28:50,195 --> 01:28:51,196
how to renovate it so it can be

2384
01:28:51,196 --> 01:28:52,231
-respond to our communities

2385
01:28:52,231 --> 01:28:53,298
needs for the next 50 years

2386
01:28:53,298 --> 01:28:55,634
that we are setting an example

2387
01:28:55,634 --> 01:28:57,636
of how to do it.

2388
01:28:57,636 --> 01:28:58,337
Recognizing that it is

2389
01:28:58,337 --> 01:28:59,638
challenging and expensive.

2390
01:28:59,638 --> 01:29:01,638
>>public commenter: I

2391
01:29:02,107 --> 01:29:03,141
appreciate the drive for

2392
01:29:03,141 --> 01:29:05,141
sustainable architecture and

2393
01:29:06,245 --> 01:29:08,645
that sort of thing.

2394
01:29:16,388 --> 01:29:17,122
I don't know, the cause of this

2395
01:29:17,122 --> 01:29:18,123
comes from just an

2396
01:29:18,123 --> 01:29:19,125
understanding of historic

2397
01:29:19,125 --> 01:29:20,125
preservation and that notion

2398
01:29:20,125 --> 01:29:21,126
that the greenest building is

2399
01:29:21,126 --> 01:29:22,361
the one that is already here

2400
01:29:22,361 --> 01:29:23,362
and if this one is such a nice

2401
01:29:23,362 --> 01:29:24,363
one to begin with, we should do

2402
01:29:24,363 --> 01:29:25,364
everything we can to make sure

2403
01:29:25,364 --> 01:29:27,764
it is still around.

2404
01:29:27,866 --> 01:29:29,468
I don't know, you see -- that

2405
01:29:29,468 --> 01:29:30,680
got tore down across from tasty

2406
01:29:30,680 --> 01:29:31,471
dog and all of that.

2407
01:29:31,471 --> 01:29:33,772
It would be a shame to see the

2408
01:29:33,772 --> 01:29:34,774
same fate of all of this.

2409
01:29:34,774 --> 01:29:35,107
I keep driving by for many

2410
01:29:35,107 --> 01:29:37,107
years to come.

2411
01:29:37,576 --> 01:29:37,876
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: at thank

2412
01:29:37,876 --> 01:29:38,777
you.

2413
01:29:38,777 --> 01:29:39,778
In all fairness, if anybody has

2414
01:29:39,778 --> 01:29:39,979
any comment they would like to

2415
01:29:39,979 --> 01:29:41,914
make?

2416
01:29:41,914 --> 01:29:42,848
In response to the question I

2417
01:29:42,848 --> 01:29:44,848
have received?

2418
01:29:48,353 --> 01:29:48,554
Then I would welcome.

2419
01:29:48,554 --> 01:29:49,322
Okay.

2420
01:29:49,322 --> 01:29:50,322
Very good.

2421
01:29:50,322 --> 01:29:53,322
Thank you for engaging with

2422
01:29:55,494 --> 01:29:55,661
your local government.

2423
01:29:55,661 --> 01:29:57,329
Mhm.

2424
01:29:57,329 --> 01:30:00,329
Then back to clerk waters.

2425
01:30:05,304 --> 01:30:08,274
>>clerk: just wanted to remind

2426
01:30:08,274 --> 01:30:11,874
our community that we are in

2427
01:30:13,613 --> 01:30:14,580
our second day of early voting

2428
01:30:14,580 --> 01:30:18,180
and the so it is really

2429
01:30:20,953 --> 01:30:21,954
important that you stop by

2430
01:30:21,954 --> 01:30:22,922
village hall within the next

2431
01:30:22,922 --> 01:30:23,880
week and 1/2, at this point

2432
01:30:23,880 --> 01:30:24,590
now.

2433
01:30:24,590 --> 01:30:27,590
We will be open from 9:00

2434
01:30:28,427 --> 01:30:29,195
A.M.-at 5:00 P.M.

2435
01:30:29,195 --> 01:30:31,195
Monday-saturday.

2436
01:30:31,231 --> 01:30:31,397
On sundays from 10:00 A.M.-4

2437
01:30:31,397 --> 01:30:33,397
pm.

2438
01:30:39,339 --> 01:30:40,339
We are not a polling place on

2439
01:30:40,339 --> 01:30:41,341
election day, however, you will

2440
01:30:41,341 --> 01:30:43,741
have 18 polling locations to

2441
01:30:43,910 --> 01:30:44,944
choose from that are inclusive

2442
01:30:44,944 --> 01:30:46,245
of 32 different precincts.

2443
01:30:46,245 --> 01:30:46,446
We are very lucky in that

2444
01:30:46,446 --> 01:30:48,446
sense.

2445
01:30:53,553 --> 01:30:54,788
Just for member to vote, local

2446
01:30:54,788 --> 01:30:55,822
elections are important and you

2447
01:30:55,822 --> 01:30:59,422
want to vote for your village

2448
01:31:01,994 --> 01:31:03,300
PRESIDENT, your trustees, your

2449
01:31:03,300 --> 01:31:04,300
clerk, who shape and create

2450
01:31:04,300 --> 01:31:04,964
policy, your school boards for

2451
01:31:04,964 --> 01:31:05,999
district 97, which cover

2452
01:31:05,999 --> 01:31:07,767
kindergarten through eighth

2453
01:31:07,767 --> 01:31:09,200
grade, district 200, which

2454
01:31:09,200 --> 01:31:10,360
covers high school grades 9-12

2455
01:31:10,360 --> 01:31:12,405
and even district 504, which

2456
01:31:12,405 --> 01:31:13,106
covers triton community

2457
01:31:13,106 --> 01:31:14,340
college.

2458
01:31:14,340 --> 01:31:15,709
There is also the township, the

2459
01:31:15,709 --> 01:31:15,942
park district as well a the

2460
01:31:15,942 --> 01:31:16,710
library.

2461
01:31:16,710 --> 01:31:19,113
That is on the ballot.

2462
01:31:19,113 --> 01:31:20,380
I also want to make mention in

2463
01:31:20,380 --> 01:31:21,348
celebration of a volunteer we,

2464
01:31:21,348 --> 01:31:24,948
the village of oak park will

2465
01:31:26,286 --> 01:31:27,254
host its second annual

2466
01:31:27,254 --> 01:31:29,220
neighborhood cleanup on a

2467
01:31:29,220 --> 01:31:31,220
saturday, APRIL 12 from 9:00

2468
01:31:32,125 --> 01:31:33,126
A.M.-noon and I also wanted to

2469
01:31:33,126 --> 01:31:35,328
make mention and think the

2470
01:31:35,328 --> 01:31:38,328
village of oak park for

2471
01:31:38,499 --> 01:31:39,499
allowing the clerk's office to

2472
01:31:39,499 --> 01:31:41,899
bring forward the proclamation

2473
01:31:43,300 --> 01:31:46,300
for black maternal health week.

2474
01:31:50,744 --> 01:31:51,745
As a mother of four, this is a

2475
01:31:51,745 --> 01:31:52,246
very important proclamation.

2476
01:31:52,246 --> 01:31:53,480
It is the first.

2477
01:31:53,480 --> 01:31:57,800
So again, I want to thank

2478
01:32:00,287 --> 01:32:01,288
everyone and I just want to

2479
01:32:01,288 --> 01:32:02,289
provide this quick synopsis

2480
01:32:02,289 --> 01:32:03,390
that black maternal health week

2481
01:32:03,390 --> 01:32:06,390
is a crucial initiative focused

2482
01:32:13,400 --> 01:32:14,402
on raising awareness and

2483
01:32:14,402 --> 01:32:15,369
maternal health disparities

2484
01:32:15,369 --> 01:32:16,403
faced by black women.

2485
01:32:16,403 --> 01:32:17,371
Advocating for equitable

2486
01:32:17,371 --> 01:32:18,405
healthcare access and

2487
01:32:18,405 --> 01:32:18,939
addressing the root causes of

2488
01:32:18,939 --> 01:32:20,408
these inequities.

2489
01:32:20,408 --> 01:32:21,408
Including systemic racism,

2490
01:32:21,408 --> 01:32:22,409
socioeconomic factors and

2491
01:32:22,409 --> 01:32:22,910
inadequate healthcare

2492
01:32:22,910 --> 01:32:23,177
infrastructure.

2493
01:32:23,177 --> 01:32:25,177
Thank you.

2494
01:32:25,412 --> 01:32:25,779
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: at thank

2495
01:32:25,779 --> 01:32:26,880
you.

2496
01:32:26,880 --> 01:32:27,648
>>trustee enyia: thank you for

2497
01:32:27,648 --> 01:32:29,216
all of these amazing

2498
01:32:29,216 --> 01:32:31,216
proclamations.

2499
01:32:33,287 --> 01:32:33,553
Thank you so much for joining

2500
01:32:33,553 --> 01:32:35,210
us today.

2501
01:32:35,210 --> 01:32:36,123
I think that is amazing, mental

2502
01:32:36,123 --> 01:32:37,124
health is huge and to have an

2503
01:32:37,124 --> 01:32:37,959
advocate like you will

2504
01:32:37,959 --> 01:32:40,794
definitely help drive this in

2505
01:32:40,794 --> 01:32:41,795
our village and there is a lot

2506
01:32:41,795 --> 01:32:45,395
of good partners that I know

2507
01:32:46,667 --> 01:32:50,267
are willing to help in that

2508
01:32:51,380 --> 01:32:52,390
push for you.

2509
01:32:52,390 --> 01:32:53,400
Really want to be think of for

2510
01:32:53,400 --> 01:32:54,608
this population for doctor

2511
01:32:54,608 --> 01:32:55,910
percy julian and his wife.

2512
01:32:55,910 --> 01:32:58,310
Their contributions to this

2513
01:33:01,883 --> 01:33:02,917
village are so, so much.

2514
01:33:02,917 --> 01:33:06,153
I can never repay someone who

2515
01:33:06,153 --> 01:33:07,154
has done so much for all of us

2516
01:33:07,154 --> 01:33:11,354
and we do not even know it.

2517
01:33:11,692 --> 01:33:12,694
Some people have no idea of the

2518
01:33:12,694 --> 01:33:13,694
great works that he and his

2519
01:33:13,694 --> 01:33:14,628
wife have gone through and

2520
01:33:14,628 --> 01:33:14,995
their son who was a civil

2521
01:33:14,995 --> 01:33:16,995
rights attorney.

2522
01:33:19,166 --> 01:33:23,366
They are a model of what you

2523
01:33:25,600 --> 01:33:26,700
hope for in the human spirit

2524
01:33:26,700 --> 01:33:27,275
and condition and what they

2525
01:33:27,275 --> 01:33:28,276
push for and strive for and the

2526
01:33:28,276 --> 01:33:30,440
perseverance they had through

2527
01:33:30,440 --> 01:33:31,780
all the challenges that they

2528
01:33:31,780 --> 01:33:32,460
met here in oak park and still

2529
01:33:32,460 --> 01:33:35,460
pushed through and wanted to

2530
01:33:37,151 --> 01:33:38,185
make this place their home.

2531
01:33:38,185 --> 01:33:39,187
I tried to reach out to faith

2532
01:33:39,187 --> 01:33:40,221
and was unsuccessful, but I

2533
01:33:40,221 --> 01:33:41,856
know she will want to see this

2534
01:33:41,856 --> 01:33:44,856
and probably ask for the

2535
01:33:47,695 --> 01:33:48,763
recording of this meeting.

2536
01:33:48,763 --> 01:33:49,797
Lastly, not lastly, but I will

2537
01:33:49,797 --> 01:33:50,665
bring up-since you brought up

2538
01:33:50,665 --> 01:33:51,732
a volunteering.

2539
01:33:51,732 --> 01:33:56,532
If you have a chance you can go

2540
01:34:03,545 --> 01:34:04,546
to the (Word?) Website and they

2541
01:34:04,546 --> 01:34:05,580
have -- they have multiple

2542
01:34:05,580 --> 01:34:06,614
days through the month of APRIL

2543
01:34:06,614 --> 01:34:07,549
that you can donate two hours

2544
01:34:07,549 --> 01:34:08,516
of your time.

2545
01:34:08,516 --> 01:34:09,551
It makes a huge difference in

2546
01:34:09,551 --> 01:34:10,552
people's lives.

2547
01:34:10,552 --> 01:34:11,552
Lost a friend last weekend it

2548
01:34:11,552 --> 01:34:12,587
has been a really, really

2549
01:34:12,587 --> 01:34:13,555
difficult week for my group of

2550
01:34:13,555 --> 01:34:14,356
friends here in oak park.

2551
01:34:14,356 --> 01:34:16,240
His name was colin thorpe and

2552
01:34:16,240 --> 01:34:18,159
his family has lived here for a

2553
01:34:18,159 --> 01:34:21,759
long, long time and still do.

2554
01:34:21,797 --> 01:34:22,630
He was very special to this

2555
01:34:22,630 --> 01:34:24,630
community.

2556
01:34:26,100 --> 01:34:27,200
He was always a happy face to

2557
01:34:27,200 --> 01:34:28,636
see on difficult days and he

2558
01:34:28,636 --> 01:34:32,236
always had a bright smile and

2559
01:34:33,341 --> 01:34:33,574
always, always made you feel

2560
01:34:33,574 --> 01:34:35,574
better.

2561
01:34:35,777 --> 01:34:36,344
We are all hurting that he is

2562
01:34:36,344 --> 01:34:38,344
not here anymore.

2563
01:34:39,815 --> 01:34:40,815
I just want to make sure his

2564
01:34:40,815 --> 01:34:44,415
family knows that we are all

2565
01:34:48,791 --> 01:34:49,570
here for them, no matter what

2566
01:34:49,570 --> 01:34:50,525
they need.

2567
01:34:50,525 --> 01:34:51,526
They are such a light for our

2568
01:34:51,526 --> 01:34:52,528
community and it is so sad to

2569
01:34:52,528 --> 01:34:52,895
see that he is not here

2570
01:34:52,895 --> 01:34:53,795
anymore.

2571
01:34:53,795 --> 01:34:54,863
I wanted to make sure that they

2572
01:34:54,863 --> 01:34:56,765
know we are here for them.

2573
01:34:56,765 --> 01:34:59,165
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: thank you.

2574
01:35:02,938 --> 01:35:03,939
>>trustee straw: first I want

2575
01:35:03,939 --> 01:35:05,273
to, you know, thank the whole

2576
01:35:05,273 --> 01:35:08,873
board for all of these lovely

2577
01:35:09,770 --> 01:35:12,470
proclamations that we did here

2578
01:35:12,470 --> 01:35:15,647
tonight and I want to speak

2579
01:35:16,918 --> 01:35:17,920
particularly to the

2580
01:35:17,920 --> 01:35:18,520
proclamation around trans day

2581
01:35:18,520 --> 01:35:22,120
of a visibility and just the

2582
01:35:23,792 --> 01:35:26,792
incredible group of people who

2583
01:35:26,829 --> 01:35:26,995
came out tonight and supported

2584
01:35:26,995 --> 01:35:28,830
it.

2585
01:35:28,830 --> 01:35:30,232
I have had it so many

2586
01:35:30,232 --> 01:35:32,632
conversations over the course

2587
01:35:36,405 --> 01:35:40,475
of the last year or two in

2588
01:35:40,475 --> 01:35:41,810
particular with families of

2589
01:35:41,810 --> 01:35:45,410
trans youth that have moved to

2590
01:35:47,249 --> 01:35:50,849
oak park recently as a result

2591
01:35:53,456 --> 01:35:54,456
of just really terrible

2592
01:35:54,456 --> 01:35:55,491
situations in the states they

2593
01:35:55,491 --> 01:35:58,760
were moving from and that oak

2594
01:35:58,760 --> 01:36:02,298
park is seen as a community

2595
01:36:02,298 --> 01:36:04,900
where they can feel safe and

2596
01:36:04,900 --> 01:36:07,770
included, and that is an

2597
01:36:07,770 --> 01:36:11,340
example of how the values that

2598
01:36:11,340 --> 01:36:14,176
we are talking about at this

2599
01:36:14,176 --> 01:36:17,176
table and our efforts around

2600
01:36:18,381 --> 01:36:20,781
truly being an inclusive

2601
01:36:23,286 --> 01:36:25,454
cmmunity, how meaningful they

2602
01:36:25,454 --> 01:36:27,454
can be.

2603
01:36:29,992 --> 01:36:30,993
That children who were

2604
01:36:30,993 --> 01:36:33,796
suffering are able to come into

2605
01:36:33,796 --> 01:36:34,764
our community and begin to

2606
01:36:34,764 --> 01:36:37,764
thrive because they are ending

2607
01:36:38,330 --> 01:36:42,233
up in a place where they feel

2608
01:36:42,938 --> 01:36:43,205
loved and supported, and

2609
01:36:43,205 --> 01:36:44,740
included.

2610
01:36:44,740 --> 01:36:46,843
It is incredibly important and

2611
01:36:46,843 --> 01:36:51,430
I is a success story for oak

2612
01:36:51,480 --> 01:36:53,880
park and this proclamation

2613
01:36:56,920 --> 01:36:57,920
tonight is an important part of

2614
01:36:57,920 --> 01:36:58,587
that, making sure that

2615
01:36:58,587 --> 01:37:00,987
community feels seen and

2616
01:37:01,357 --> 01:37:03,357
valued, and included.

2617
01:37:03,826 --> 01:37:07,196
You know, I want to thank the

2618
01:37:07,196 --> 01:37:09,299
community and that the board

2619
01:37:09,299 --> 01:37:11,699
for making that proclamation

2620
01:37:13,670 --> 01:37:14,670
happen.

2621
01:37:14,670 --> 01:37:18,141
And I did-I do want to

2622
01:37:18,141 --> 01:37:19,242
respond to-a little bit to

2623
01:37:19,242 --> 01:37:21,711
the public comment that we had

2624
01:37:21,711 --> 01:37:22,746
here at the end.

2625
01:37:22,746 --> 01:37:25,615
It just briefly because I feel

2626
01:37:25,615 --> 01:37:29,215
like there has been a good

2627
01:37:30,554 --> 01:37:32,954
amount of confusion recently

2628
01:37:34,457 --> 01:37:37,457
around the village hall process

2629
01:37:40,430 --> 01:37:41,431
because there is a great deal

2630
01:37:41,431 --> 01:37:43,933
of-a great deal of space

2631
01:37:43,933 --> 01:37:44,167
where everyone on this board

2632
01:37:44,167 --> 01:37:46,200
agrees.

2633
01:37:46,200 --> 01:37:50,202
We have to move forward with a

2634
01:37:50,307 --> 01:37:53,777
new police station and that is

2635
01:37:53,777 --> 01:37:57,377
the highest priority and it is

2636
01:37:57,915 --> 01:37:59,149
also in every budget estimate

2637
01:37:59,149 --> 01:38:03,186
we have seen, it is the largest

2638
01:38:03,186 --> 01:38:06,123
portion of any facilities plan

2639
01:38:06,123 --> 01:38:06,356
goes towards the police

2640
01:38:06,356 --> 01:38:08,356
station.

2641
01:38:08,525 --> 01:38:12,125
We have to take care of

2642
01:38:12,295 --> 01:38:14,695
deferred maintenance and upkeep

2643
01:38:16,500 --> 01:38:17,567
in the village hall.

2644
01:38:17,567 --> 01:38:18,534
That is something that from

2645
01:38:18,534 --> 01:38:20,103
what I've heard, there is a

2646
01:38:20,103 --> 01:38:23,703
broad concern here on the board

2647
01:38:23,740 --> 01:38:27,311
and from the numbers we have

2648
01:38:27,311 --> 01:38:27,611
seen, that is in the range of

2649
01:38:27,611 --> 01:38:29,611
$20 million.

2650
01:38:32,583 --> 01:38:33,717
that is a place where everybody

2651
01:38:33,717 --> 01:38:37,317
here is in agreement, I believe

2652
01:38:38,589 --> 01:38:39,122
folks will correct me if I'm

2653
01:38:39,122 --> 01:38:39,990
wrong, I'm sure.

2654
01:38:39,990 --> 01:38:41,592
The disputes then just come

2655
01:38:41,592 --> 01:38:44,661
down to end the discussion that

2656
01:38:44,661 --> 01:38:48,261
will be ongoing comes down to

2657
01:38:51,401 --> 01:38:52,369
how much a well renovations go

2658
01:38:52,369 --> 01:38:53,403
beyond just deferred

2659
01:38:53,403 --> 01:38:55,739
maintenance and upkeep and what

2660
01:38:55,739 --> 01:38:58,139
will the timeframe be?

2661
01:38:59,609 --> 01:39:04,409
So like, we have heard a lot of

2662
01:39:10,354 --> 01:39:10,887
confusion and back and forth

2663
01:39:10,887 --> 01:39:11,722
and big numbers.

2664
01:39:11,722 --> 01:39:15,322
It is the police station, there

2665
01:39:17,561 --> 01:39:17,795
is consensus that is going to

2666
01:39:17,795 --> 01:39:18,629
happen.

2667
01:39:18,629 --> 01:39:19,563
Have to figure out how much

2668
01:39:19,563 --> 01:39:20,597
that is going to cost.

2669
01:39:20,597 --> 01:39:22,366
It is always the largest part

2670
01:39:22,366 --> 01:39:23,334
of every estimate we see.

2671
01:39:23,334 --> 01:39:24,502
We have to take care of

2672
01:39:24,502 --> 01:39:25,836
deferred maintenance and upkeep

2673
01:39:25,836 --> 01:39:29,730
and it is just a question of,

2674
01:39:29,730 --> 01:39:32,673
are we doing bare minimum on

2675
01:39:34,778 --> 01:39:35,112
renovation or how big would

2676
01:39:35,112 --> 01:39:35,913
renovation be?

2677
01:39:35,913 --> 01:39:36,881
That is the conversation and

2678
01:39:36,881 --> 01:39:39,881
that is the conversation we

2679
01:39:40,484 --> 01:39:41,485
will keep having at the board

2680
01:39:41,485 --> 01:39:44,855
table, and it is going to be a

2681
01:39:44,855 --> 01:39:46,900
while before we are doing a yes

2682
01:39:46,900 --> 01:39:50,194
or no vote on a particular plan

2683
01:39:50,194 --> 01:39:52,594
with a particular budget.

2684
01:39:55,666 --> 01:39:55,967
So we have a wild to go on that

2685
01:39:55,967 --> 01:39:56,734
discussion.

2686
01:39:56,734 --> 01:40:00,638
It is not going to be this

2687
01:40:00,638 --> 01:40:04,238
exact board who is making the

2688
01:40:05,375 --> 01:40:06,644
final decision.

2689
01:40:06,644 --> 01:40:09,644
>>trustee wesley: I just want

2690
01:40:12,750 --> 01:40:17,550
to say how amazing it is to be

2691
01:40:17,788 --> 01:40:20,788
part of something that supports

2692
01:40:25,463 --> 01:40:26,397
a year so full of awful bigotry

2693
01:40:26,397 --> 01:40:27,431
and to see us fill these

2694
01:40:27,431 --> 01:40:28,833
chambers up and supporting the

2695
01:40:28,833 --> 01:40:30,402
folks that are here, supporting

2696
01:40:30,402 --> 01:40:34,200
the friends and family of the

2697
01:40:34,739 --> 01:40:38,339
folks that are here really does

2698
01:40:39,678 --> 01:40:43,278
-it is a welcome beacon of

2699
01:40:50,488 --> 01:40:50,789
hope and support in this year.

2700
01:40:50,789 --> 01:40:52,624
that's all.

2701
01:40:52,624 --> 01:40:55,240
>trustee parakkat: two things.

2702
01:40:58,863 --> 01:40:59,932
One is a response to village

2703
01:40:59,932 --> 01:41:01,566
hall situation, the fact that

2704
01:41:01,566 --> 01:41:04,736
we were not able to discuss

2705
01:41:04,736 --> 01:41:04,969
this, I think it deserves

2706
01:41:04,969 --> 01:41:06,969
comment.

2707
01:41:11,609 --> 01:41:15,809
I think the issue is that JULY

2708
01:41:16,948 --> 01:41:17,949
2023, we as a board made a

2709
01:41:17,949 --> 01:41:18,951
decision that that is the only

2710
01:41:18,951 --> 01:41:22,551
time we made a cost estimate

2711
01:41:23,755 --> 01:41:24,789
based decision where the cost

2712
01:41:24,789 --> 01:41:27,789
of demolition rebuild, which is

2713
01:41:30,595 --> 01:41:31,960
option four I got selected up

2714
01:41:31,960 --> 01:41:33,960
to $138 million.

2715
01:41:36,234 --> 01:41:37,236
The cost of a police station is

2716
01:41:37,236 --> 01:41:37,435
$65 million at that point in

2717
01:41:37,435 --> 01:41:39,435
time.

2718
01:41:40,639 --> 01:41:43,390
That is option one.

2719
01:41:43,341 --> 01:41:45,430
The fact that we decided to go

2720
01:41:45,430 --> 01:41:46,440
with option four is the time we

2721
01:41:46,440 --> 01:41:49,440
indicated to everyone that we

2722
01:41:49,347 --> 01:41:51,750
are willing to spend that kind

2723
01:41:51,750 --> 01:41:55,350
of money on this village hall.

2724
01:41:56,488 --> 01:41:58,290
Hundred and $14 million.

2725
01:41:58,290 --> 01:41:59,457
They put a target on our back.

2726
01:41:59,457 --> 01:42:01,857
Architect started seeing dollar

2727
01:42:04,796 --> 01:42:05,797
signs on oak park and we have

2728
01:42:05,797 --> 01:42:06,365
been having discussions over

2729
01:42:06,365 --> 01:42:08,765
the last two years.

2730
01:42:11,671 --> 01:42:12,705
So much so that our much-needed

2731
01:42:12,705 --> 01:42:13,772
established need for a police

2732
01:42:13,772 --> 01:42:16,772
facility has now been delayed

2733
01:42:17,776 --> 01:42:21,380
by two years and we have been

2734
01:42:21,380 --> 01:42:21,947
bogged down by the and not made

2735
01:42:21,947 --> 01:42:22,781
any decisions yet.

2736
01:42:22,781 --> 01:42:26,819
I think the cost, even if it is

2737
01:42:26,819 --> 01:42:27,819
just the police facility, we

2738
01:42:27,819 --> 01:42:28,821
should have actually had a

2739
01:42:28,821 --> 01:42:30,389
limit or constraint placed on

2740
01:42:30,389 --> 01:42:33,425
top of that to make sure that

2741
01:42:33,425 --> 01:42:34,427
we are setting the stage for

2742
01:42:34,427 --> 01:42:36,827
setting the right constraints

2743
01:42:37,529 --> 01:42:37,797
for what is affordable to this

2744
01:42:37,797 --> 01:42:39,797
community.

2745
01:42:41,633 --> 01:42:43,502
I think at this point, in the

2746
01:42:43,502 --> 01:42:47,102
last two years we have had

2747
01:42:48,107 --> 01:42:49,208
facilities commission and other

2748
01:42:49,208 --> 01:42:50,242
discussions interpreted through

2749
01:42:50,242 --> 01:42:51,210
the process is pointless

2750
01:42:51,210 --> 01:42:54,210
because we have already made

2751
01:42:59,418 --> 01:43:00,419
the poor decision to set the

2752
01:43:00,419 --> 01:43:01,420
stage for $114 million

2753
01:43:01,420 --> 01:43:02,210
expenditure and that is not

2754
01:43:02,210 --> 01:43:03,422
fair on the community.

2755
01:43:03,422 --> 01:43:04,423
That is definitely against our

2756
01:43:04,423 --> 01:43:04,857
values of affordability and

2757
01:43:04,857 --> 01:43:06,425
inclusivity.

2758
01:43:06,425 --> 01:43:10,625
That is the point in making and

2759
01:43:12,532 --> 01:43:13,566
let's see what comes in APRIL

2760
01:43:13,566 --> 01:43:16,435
and figure out where we go from

2761
01:43:16,435 --> 01:43:20,606
here, but the last two years we

2762
01:43:20,606 --> 01:43:21,607
spent $2 million on many

2763
01:43:21,607 --> 01:43:21,874
architects and haven't gotten

2764
01:43:21,874 --> 01:43:22,708
anywhere.

2765
01:43:22,708 --> 01:43:25,678
The second thing, this is the

2766
01:43:25,678 --> 01:43:26,679
last board meeting before we

2767
01:43:26,679 --> 01:43:28,810
have the election and this is

2768
01:43:28,810 --> 01:43:31,681
the last board meeting that I

2769
01:43:32,318 --> 01:43:33,352
will be a trustee.

2770
01:43:33,352 --> 01:43:36,523
I'm very glad that I was able

2771
01:43:36,523 --> 01:43:40,723
to discuss a topic or bring to

2772
01:43:42,228 --> 01:43:42,962
the board a topic and discuss

2773
01:43:42,962 --> 01:43:43,964
it around food, small

2774
01:43:43,964 --> 01:43:44,497
businesses, which is near and

2775
01:43:44,497 --> 01:43:46,233
dear to my heart.

2776
01:43:46,233 --> 01:43:48,633
I appreciate the opportunity

2777
01:43:51,304 --> 01:43:51,537
and see everybody in the next

2778
01:43:51,537 --> 01:43:53,537
session.

2779
01:43:54,400 --> 01:43:56,276
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: thank you.

2780
01:43:56,276 --> 01:43:58,812
It is unfortunate that we are

2781
01:43:58,812 --> 01:44:02,412
not able to talk about the

2782
01:44:02,782 --> 01:44:03,160
village board hall this

2783
01:44:03,160 --> 01:44:03,883
evening.

2784
01:44:03,883 --> 01:44:06,883
There was an appropriate time

2785
01:44:07,286 --> 01:44:08,555
during the board agenda to have

2786
01:44:08,555 --> 01:44:09,922
a discussion of-which wasn't

2787
01:44:09,922 --> 01:44:12,392
just a statement and you could

2788
01:44:12,392 --> 01:44:14,792
dialogue with your colleagues,

2789
01:44:18,198 --> 01:44:19,198
which were all your colleagues,

2790
01:44:19,198 --> 01:44:21,198
trustee parakkat.

2791
01:44:22,235 --> 01:44:23,237
Colleagues have said for a year

2792
01:44:23,237 --> 01:44:26,237
and 1/2 that they are not

2793
01:44:26,240 --> 01:44:27,941
comfortable with $138 million.

2794
01:44:27,941 --> 01:44:28,742
So I'm not sure that you do not

2795
01:44:28,742 --> 01:44:31,742
trust your colleagues when they

2796
01:44:34,748 --> 01:44:35,749
say that or what the case is,

2797
01:44:35,749 --> 01:44:36,749
but when we voted on that, you

2798
01:44:36,749 --> 01:44:38,510
are right, that is the estimate

2799
01:44:38,510 --> 01:44:40,987
that was brought forward, but

2800
01:44:40,987 --> 01:44:41,988
at the same time, the board

2801
01:44:41,988 --> 01:44:44,988
said, when is our opportunity

2802
01:44:49,950 --> 01:44:50,970
to challenge that amount

2803
01:44:50,970 --> 01:44:51,765
because all we were voting on

2804
01:44:51,765 --> 01:44:52,733
was building up a new police

2805
01:44:52,733 --> 01:44:53,734
station, which as brian has

2806
01:44:53,734 --> 01:44:57,334
said many times is the lion

2807
01:44:59,673 --> 01:45:00,740
share of any cost and that we

2808
01:45:00,740 --> 01:45:03,740
will have renovation that will

2809
01:45:05,813 --> 01:45:06,813
be necessary and we will have

2810
01:45:06,813 --> 01:45:07,881
maintenances in the building

2811
01:45:07,881 --> 01:45:09,550
that will be necessary and then

2812
01:45:09,550 --> 01:45:10,450
we have values of which we all

2813
01:45:10,450 --> 01:45:14,500
weighed in on values in a

2814
01:45:14,822 --> 01:45:15,823
session and our entire process

2815
01:45:15,823 --> 01:45:20,230
has been to bring us as much

2816
01:45:20,827 --> 01:45:22,529
information as possible so we,

2817
01:45:22,529 --> 01:45:23,563
as responsible elected

2818
01:45:23,563 --> 01:45:25,963
individuals can make our

2819
01:45:30,300 --> 01:45:31,400
decision based on as much

2820
01:45:31,400 --> 01:45:32,600
information as possible.

2821
01:45:32,600 --> 01:45:33,700
This board has been very

2822
01:45:33,700 --> 01:45:36,310
careful on all of or decisions

2823
01:45:36,310 --> 01:45:37,377
to center affordability and to

2824
01:45:37,377 --> 01:45:39,777
-we challenge regularly making

2825
01:45:41,282 --> 01:45:45,482
sure that we have a high level

2826
01:45:46,720 --> 01:45:46,987
of information in making our

2827
01:45:46,987 --> 01:45:47,922
decisions.

2828
01:45:47,922 --> 01:45:49,323
So it has been a joint process

2829
01:45:49,323 --> 01:45:52,292
of which we have all been able

2830
01:45:52,292 --> 01:45:54,692
to weigh in on.

2831
01:45:58,799 --> 01:45:59,833
So we decided, as a board, the

2832
01:45:59,833 --> 01:46:02,503
consensus of the board was new

2833
01:46:02,503 --> 01:46:05,503
police station is the priority.

2834
01:46:07,374 --> 01:46:08,375
We addressed maintenance and

2835
01:46:08,375 --> 01:46:11,975
rehab and as brian said, how

2836
01:46:16,840 --> 01:46:17,840
much we have or the ability to

2837
01:46:17,840 --> 01:46:17,284
phase in has been said many

2838
01:46:17,284 --> 01:46:18,118
times.

2839
01:46:18,118 --> 01:46:19,320
We all said, when will we be

2840
01:46:19,320 --> 01:46:20,221
able to challenge what the cost

2841
01:46:20,221 --> 01:46:22,757
was when we made that vote?

2842
01:46:22,757 --> 01:46:23,757
It was just deciding the

2843
01:46:23,757 --> 01:46:26,757
direction and working with an

2844
01:46:26,994 --> 01:46:27,995
architect, with our staff to

2845
01:46:27,995 --> 01:46:30,995
challenge and then find where

2846
01:46:31,232 --> 01:46:32,934
our comfort zone was.

2847
01:46:32,934 --> 01:46:34,201
I will say, since we have our

2848
01:46:34,201 --> 01:46:37,201
wednesday journal in the room,

2849
01:46:43,544 --> 01:46:44,545
I did not say under $100,000.

2850
01:46:44,545 --> 01:46:45,780
that would also be me

2851
01:46:45,780 --> 01:46:46,780
perpetrating a false narrative

2852
01:46:46,780 --> 01:46:47,782
and I am not about that.

2853
01:46:47,782 --> 01:46:49,317
There is no way it will be

2854
01:46:49,317 --> 01:46:49,651
under $100,000.

2855
01:46:49,651 --> 01:46:51,850
$100 million.

2856
01:46:51,850 --> 01:46:55,885
I don't know why it is such a

2857
01:46:57,625 --> 01:47:00,250
challenge to be quoted

2858
01:47:00,195 --> 01:47:02,595
properly, but the police

2859
01:47:04,132 --> 01:47:05,132
station itself will most

2860
01:47:05,132 --> 01:47:07,535
definitely need to be under

2861
01:47:07,535 --> 01:47:11,673
that in order for us to have

2862
01:47:11,673 --> 01:47:13,673
any reasonable budget.

2863
01:47:25,286 --> 01:47:25,653
Maybe-I literally just read.

2864
01:47:25,653 --> 01:47:26,420
Otherwise, yes.

2865
01:47:26,420 --> 01:47:27,455
Your colleagues have been

2866
01:47:27,455 --> 01:47:28,423
together in the saying they are

2867
01:47:28,423 --> 01:47:29,291
not comfortable with $130

2868
01:47:29,291 --> 01:47:31,291
million yet.

2869
01:47:31,493 --> 01:47:32,560
That number keeps going out

2870
01:47:32,560 --> 01:47:34,560
there, disrespecting her

2871
01:47:34,863 --> 01:47:35,997
colleagues and the staff.

2872
01:47:35,997 --> 01:47:38,997
I would rather concentrate on

2873
01:47:41,350 --> 01:47:42,370
the beautiful night we had with

2874
01:47:42,370 --> 01:47:44,338
all of the-those in the

2875
01:47:44,338 --> 01:47:46,738
transgender community who came

2876
01:47:49,100 --> 01:47:52,947
out and their allies in such a

2877
01:47:52,947 --> 01:47:53,982
beautiful way and I think,

2878
01:47:53,982 --> 01:47:56,982
again, my colleagues and staff

2879
01:47:59,855 --> 01:48:00,822
in our village clerk for

2880
01:48:00,822 --> 01:48:02,822
supporting this proclamation

2881
01:48:03,491 --> 01:48:07,910
and the idea of really, truly

2882
01:48:09,798 --> 01:48:10,265
embracing and being a safe

2883
01:48:10,265 --> 01:48:11,320
place for all.

2884
01:48:11,320 --> 01:48:13,432
Have a good evening.

2885
01:48:15,337 --> 01:48:15,570
I entertain a motion to

2886
01:48:15,570 --> 01:48:16,338
adjourn.

2887
01:48:16,338 --> 01:48:16,605
>> so moved.

2888
01:48:16,605 --> 01:48:18,730
>> second.

2889
01:48:18,730 --> 01:48:18,440
>>PRESIDENT Scaman: all in

2890
01:48:18,440 --> 01:48:20,440
favor,