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When we say the pledge, the flag is
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So, we need um we need the first we need
the first girl who's gonna

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come on up here.
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Okay, let's see. So, you're gonna um
um bang this

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So you just start the meeting. Ready?
Good job.

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» This meeting of the Oak Park City
Council will come to order

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and I need the next Girl Scout.

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Please stand for the pledge of
allegiance right here.

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» Please stand for the pledge of
allegiance.

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» Then we all

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start

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to flag the United States of America and
to the republic for it stands. One

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nation under God, indivisible, with
liberty and justice for all.

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» Please be seated,

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» madame mayor. They're coming for your
job.

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» [laughter]

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» the city clerk please call the role.
>> Would the city clerk please call the

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role?
>> Great job.

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» Mayor
>> here.

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» Mayor
>> here. Council member

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» here
>> council member

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» here.
We have a quorum.

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Is there a motion to approve the agenda?
>> So moved.

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» Second.
>> All those in favor say I.

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» I.
>> Any opposed? Motion carried. Consent

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agenda. The following routine items are
presented for approval without

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discussion as a single agenda item.
Should any member wish to discuss or

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disapprove any item, it must be dropped
from the blanket motion and considered

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separately. A regular council meeting
minutes for March 4th, 2026. B. Payment

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request from Newman Smith Architecture
for architectural services on the Aventh

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Hub project for the total amount of
$3,000. C payment request from Newman

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Smith Architecture for architectural
services on the community center project

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for the total amount of $26,93920.

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D approval of pay application number one
to DVM Utilities of Sterling Heights,

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Michigan for the 2026 sewer lining
project M791

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in the amount of $9,270.
E request to approve pay application

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number two to Taplan Group LLC of
Calamazoo, Michigan for the 2025 sewer

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and catch basin cleaning and TV
inspection project M783

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in the amount of 63,8824.

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F payment request from MDOT for the 2025
9mm construction project from Cloverlon

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to Greenfield Road M7771
for the total amount of $7,559.80.

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G request to approve the 2026 27 liquor
license renewals. H. New and renewal

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licenses for March 16th, 2026.
I payment request from landscape forms

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for outdoor furniture at the 11mi road
alleys and parking lot reconfiguration

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project for the total amount of $17,335.

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J maintenance agreement with the road
commission for Oakland County for street

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sweeping, litter picking, lawnmowing
services on Greenfield Road from 8 to 10

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mile roads and on 10 mile road from
Greenfield to Maplefield. K. Request to

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approve payment application number five
for the 2025 black pruning project to

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Lim Walkers Tree and Snow LLC of Kenny,
Michigan in the amount of $4,125.

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All those um is there a motion to
approve the agenda the the this agenda?

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» So move second.
>> Thank you.

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» Um all those in favor please say I.
>> I.

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» Any opposed? Motion carry.
>> Item number six on our agenda is

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recognition of visiting elected
officials. Do we have any elected

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officials?
>> Seeing none. Item seven,

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» special recognition.
>> Mayor board. Say it again.

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» School board me. School board
membership.

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» School board member.
>> Hi.

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» So glad to have you here. Did you have
something you want to say?

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Coming to visit. We're so delighted to
have you. Thank you.

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Um item seven,
youth assistance presentation. Sandra

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Clark,
would you come up? Make sure that is on

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and shining green.
There you go.

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» Good evening.
>> And holler real loud.

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Can you hear me? Okay, good. Good
evening. Uh to our board, city manager,

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and members of city council. My name is
Alexandra Clark, and I am currently

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serving as the chair of the youth
recognition committee with the Oak Park

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Youth Assistance. I am here this evening
to share some exciting news and to

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extend an invitation to you. On April
29th, 2026, Oak Park Youth Assistance

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will host the youth recognition ceremony
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This ceremony is being conducted with
the goal of celebrating youth who may

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not otherwise be recognized. The
students participating in the

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celebration are nominated by teachers
and school staff for qualities such as

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kindness, helpfulness, and perseverance,
improvement, and other positive

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characteristics that deserve
encouragement and recognition. This

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year's theme is planting seeds of
success, celebrating growth. It reflects

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our belief that when we acknowledge the
small but meaningful ways our young

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people contribute to our schools and
community, we are helping nurture

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confidence, character, and future
success. This event is especially

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meaningful because it will be the first
youth recognition ceremony held since

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2017.
When I joined Oak Park Youth Assistance

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about a year ago and was asked to select
a committee to chair, this was the one

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that stood out to me the most. Not every
child will be an honor student or a star

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athlete, but every child has the
capacity to make a positive impact. And

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those contributions deserve to be seen
and celebrated. This year, 27 students

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have been selected and we are truly
honored to recognize them and the growth

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that they have shown. Invitations have
been emailed to you by our OPYA chair,

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but I wanted to come personally tonight
and formally invite you to attend the

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special event and to help us celebrate
the young people in our community

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because when we take time to recognize
the good in our youth today, we help

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cultivate the leaders of tomorrow. Thank
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» One question. April 29th is the time
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» 5:30. April 29th, 5:30 Oak Park High
School cafeteria.

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Mark your calendar.
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» Thank you.

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» Communication.
We have um the city clerk has

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foreclosure prevention letter from the
Oakland County Treasurer, Robert

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Whittenberg.
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I'm going to read this. This is a letter
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regarding foreclosure prevention. and
the Oakland County Treasurer's Office is

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in the final stretch of our foreclosure
prevention efforts. The tax foreclosure

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deadline for the 2023 andor prior tax
prior year taxes is on March 31st, 2026.

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That means if these taxes aren't paid
off by March 31st or or any interested

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party hasn't entered into a repayment
schedule with the treasur's office by

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then, the property will be foreclosed.
Since December of 2025, the treasur's

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office has conducted over a thousand
taxpayer assistance meetings to assist

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taxpayers with keeping their properties
by working with them to get on a

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repayment schedule and/or by identifying
resources that may be beneficial to them

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in their situation. We are here to help
and strongly encourage taxpayers to

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contact us before the tax foreclosure
deadline if they have delinquent taxes

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for 2023 and/or prior tax years.
Taxpayers interested in scheduling a

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taxpayer assistance meeting may call us
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or they may visit www.okev.comtreasurer.

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Thank you. Robertw Whittenberg, Oakland
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» Thank you.
Item nine, special licenses. Request for

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special event license submitted by Train
Station Sports LLC,

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14661 West 11m Road, Sweet 700, for the
Cub Day family social event to be held

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on April 11th from 4:00 to 7 o'clock. Is
there a motion to grant this?

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» Second.
>> Thank you.

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Um uh because it is uh not a nonprofit,
they do pay a fee for this um special

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license. Any discussion or questions?
All those in favor, please say I.

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» I.
>> Any opposed? Motion carried.

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» Accounting reports. Approval for payment
of an invoice submitted by Schiffman

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Fornier for legal services retainer for
April 1st, 2026 to June 30th in the

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total amount of $20,000. Is there a
motion to approve?

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» So moved.
>> Second.

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» And and uh Council Member Rner, why?
>> Well, let's not pay our lawyers and see

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what happens.
>> Okay. [laughter]

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Um roll call, please.

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Council member Crawford,
>> yes.

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» Mayor Prom Edgar,
>> yes.

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» Mayor Mlen,
>> yes.

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» Council member Radner,
>> yes.

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» Council member Whitehead,
>> yes.

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» Motion carried. Thank you.
>> Item 10B, approval for payment of

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invoices submitted by Garen Luk Miller,
PC for legal services in the amount of

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$15,874.76.

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» So moved
>> with enthusiasm. Did you see?

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» Second. Got to get the lawyers.
>> Any discussion? Roll call, please.

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» Mayor Prom Edgar,
>> yes.

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» Mayor Mlullen,
>> yes.

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» Council member Radner, yes.
>> Council member Whitehead,

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» yes.
>> Council member Crawford,

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» yes.
>> Motion carry. Thank you. Item 11, bids.

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request to award the bid for the 2026
water mane replacement project M785

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to Eminent Excavating Local LLC of
Dearborn, Michigan for the total amount

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of 1,876,760.

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» Is there a motion to award the bid?
>> So moved.

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» Is there a second?

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Motion dies. for lack of a second.
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» Second.
>> Thank you.

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» Okay. Um uh please.
>> They're not they're not lawyers, but we

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should probably still pay them.
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» Thank you, mayor, council members, city
manager. This item before you this

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evening is a request to award the bid
for the 2026 water mane replacement

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project M785
to Eminent Excavating Local LLC of

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Dearbornne, Michigan for the total
amount of 1,876,760

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at the January 20th, 2026 regular
meeting of of Oak Park City Council. The

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request to bid the 2026 water main
replacement project was approved. The

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project was advertised and
129 contractors viewed the documents.

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On February 23rd, 2026,
12 bids were received and opened. The

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low bidder eminent excavating local LLC
of Dearborn, Michigan submitted the bid

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of 1,876,760

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for the the water main project. This
project will take place and in areas

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shown on the attached map.
Uh we have recently worked with Eminent

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Excavating and have no issues with their
work.

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And this bid actually came uh below or
came under the engineers estimate.

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And with that, it is recommended that
city council award the bid for the 2026

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water main replacement project M785
to Eminent Excavate Excavating Local LLC

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of Dearborn, Michigan for the total
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Funding is available in the water and
sewer fund.

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» Water and sewer fund. Uh, we have a
motion and a second. Are there

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questions?

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» Roll call vote then.

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» Mayor Mlen,
>> yes.

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» Council member Radner,
>> yes.

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» Council member Whitehead,
>> yes.

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» Council member Crawford,
>> yes.

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» Mayor Prom Edgar,
>> yes.

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» Motion carries. Thank you. Item 12, City
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» Good evening, Madame Mayor and members
of council. The item before you tonight

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is the Metro Access Transmission Service
Corporation doing business as Verizon

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Access Transmission Services request for
Metro Act rightway permit extension. On

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February 9th, 2026, the city received a
request from Verizon Transmission

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Services
which to extend a permit which currently

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expires on April 4th, 2026. The
requested extension is for a 5-year term

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which will end on April 4th, 2031. The
permit grants MCI Metro the right to

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build, operate, and maintain fiber optic
cable in public easements within the

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city of Oak Park. I have undertaken a
review of the proposed permit extension,

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and the city is now in receipt of an
updated route map of facilities and an

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insurance certificate that names the
city as an additional insured as

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required by state law and local
ordinance. The M municipal services

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department has also reviewed the permit
and has confirmed that there are no

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technical issues with approving the
requested extension. The city attorney's

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office recommends approval of the
requested extension

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through uh April 4th of 2026 and the
information is also contained within

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your agenda packets.
>> Okay. Is there a motion to that effect?

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» So moved.
>> Second.

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» Thank you. Uh discussion or questions?
>> Roll call, please.

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» Council member Radner.
>> Yes. Council member Whitehead,

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» yes.
>> Council member Crawford,

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» yes.
>> Mayor Prom Edgar,

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» yes.
>> Mayor Mlen,

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» yes. Motion carried. Thank you,
>> Madame Mayor. Item number 12B, also

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presented by the city attorney's office,
is an appeal of an excessive fee

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assessed for processing freedom of
information record request from Joshua

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Hunter of Berkeley, M. Michigan. As set
forth in your agenda packets, Mr. Hunter

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appealed the fee assessed by the clerk's
office for processing a February 22nd,

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2026 Freedom of Information Act for
public records seeking email

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communications, including attachments
that were sent or received since January

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22nd between city staff, city officers,
or the city's contracted law firm that

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concern the city attorney's oath of
office, the oath requirements under the

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Michigan Constitution, as well as the
city attorney's appointed officer status

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and information that Mr. Hunter
previously requested in his requests on

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January 22nd and January 28th. The basis
for the appeal is set forth in your

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agenda packets. A total fee of $29
was assessed by the city clerk's office

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to search for and identify the requested
records. the city did not charge for any

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redaction or providing any type of
additional um elimination of documents

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that were not subject to FOYA. So, the
appeal is before you tonight to

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determine if the fee assessed by the
city clerk's office is valid or if you

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would like to reverse the fee. The copy
of the invoice included with the

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submission to Mr. Hunter by the clerk's
office is also included in your agenda

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packets. The total labor cost to locate
the records as detailed in the rec in

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the invoice is $29.50
per hour

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and that is the total balance due.

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» Okay. Um what is the recommendation of
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The recommendation is that the fee
assess be maintained because the fees

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were not assessed in violation of the
act and the city did not charge for

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items that are not permitted to be
charged under the act. And we've

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detailed all of the um basis for the fee
appeal in your agenda packets. It's

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rather lengthy, so I'm not going to read
it all into the record tonight.

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» Right. Um, if we want to deny this, we
vote no.

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» You would vote to uphold
the decision of the clerk's office to

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assess a fee.
>> I'm going to make a mot. Is there a

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motion yet?
>> No.

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» I'm going to make a motion to uphold the
$29.50

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charge for uh for these foyer requests.
>> Thank you.

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» Is there a second?
>> I second.

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» Thank you. So if we vote yes, we're
upholding the foyer charge of 2950 based

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on this the invoice that's attached.
>> Okay.

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» Does everyone understand the vote?
>> Yep.

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» Okay. Roll call, please.
>> Council member Radner,

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» yes.
>> Council member Whitehead,

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» yes.
>> Council member Crawford,

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» yes.
>> Mayor Prom Edgar,

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» yes.
>> Mayor Mlen,

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» yes. Motion carried. Thank you,
>> Madame Mayor and members of council.

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Item number 12 C is before you tonight
on an appeal of a public record request

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determination for Joshua Hunter of
Berkeley, Michigan. On Sunday, February

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22nd, Mr. Hunter submitted a request
under the Freedman of a Information Act

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seeking all existing email
communications sent or received since

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January 22nd between the city staff,
city officers, andor the city's

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contracted law firm that concern or
reference the items mentioned in your

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agenda packet, including the city
attorney's oath of office.

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The city did not provide a response as
detailed in the prior appeal. There was

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an invoice that was sent um advising Mr.
Hunter of the cost for the records and

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upon payment of that projected cost the
city will be providing the records.

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» Okay. So we are voting.
>> I I will uh make the motion to um uphold

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the appeal.

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» Is there a second?

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» Second. Thank you.
um discussion

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» very simply when you submit a foil you
get an invoice you pay the invoice you

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get your records I do this all the time
you don't pay the invoice you don't get

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your records it's as simple as that
whether they exist or not

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» okay thank you roll call please
>> uh council member Whitehead

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» yes
>> uh council member Crawford

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» yes
>> Mayor prom Edgar

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» yes
>> Mayor Mlen

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» yes
>> council member Rner

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» yes
>> motion carries thank Thank you,

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city manager Eric Tongate.
>> Thank you, Madame Mayor, members of

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council. For item 13A1, I am going to
turn it over to our city attorney. Um,

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this is regarding a public hearing to
consider whether to submit a

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recommendation to the Micker Michigan
liquor control commission for the

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non-renewal class liquor license issued
to Oak Park Social LLC at 14691 West 11

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Road.
Madam, city attorney.

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» Thank you, city manager. Under section
6.62 of the Oak Park code of ordinances,

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the city had provided notice to Oak Park
Social LLC that it's in violation of the

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ordinance by failing to timely pay all
amounts for personal personal property

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taxes, real property taxes, and
utilities due to the city of Oak Park.

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Under section 6-61 of the code of
ordinances requires the city to review

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each liquor license annually to
determine compliance with this

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provision, which it has done in this
case. All of the liquor licences were

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reviewed and a public hearing was
scheduled for purposes of the

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recommendation for Oak Park Social not
being in compliance with the ordinance.

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The public hearing is required as a
prerequisite to the city issuing a

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recommendation to the liquor control
commission on whether or not to renew

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the license. The deadline for the city
to submit its recommendation to the

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liquor control commission is March 31st,
2026.

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» I have a question about Is there a
motion? Do we need to make a motion? Is

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there a public hearing? How do we do
this?

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» The mayor needs to open the public
hearing for comment by anyone in the

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audience.
>> Public hearing is open. Is there anyone

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here who would like to speak about this
issue? There will be a regular

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um time at the end of the meeting to
speak about other issues.

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This is about the
>> Okay. Um

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» hello. So I spoke to Ed earlier
regarding this. We want till the end of

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the month on the 31st to do that.
>> Madam Mayor, could I

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» you got to identify yourself.
>> Yeah, Alex Social in regards to what you

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guys are discussing right now.
So, I spoke to Ed earlier regarding the

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property tax and all that stuff. Um, and
I also suggested that really the

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ordinance is not business first. It's
city first. So, and it's something that

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you guys chose to add. It's not required
on a state level. And the state's

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license supersedes the local. So, you
should just get rid of it and let

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businesses manage their money the way
they want.

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Absolutely no value.
Something to think about. We're going on

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two years dealing with this kind of
stuff, especially when we invested in a

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whole new restaurant for you guys in the
city and spent close to $350,000

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in your city.
>> So,

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between us and the county for property
taxes, not the city.

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» Before he goes, can I ask can I ask a
question, please?

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What is going on here? There's there's
delinquent property tax bills. There's

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delinquent water bills. He's talking
about something completely different.

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Unless I'm missing it.
>> No, it's the same thing.

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» So,
>> your ordinance requires all property

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taxes and or water bills to be paid
prior to the renewal of the license for

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that year.
>> Yeah. So, what's wrong with that?

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» A lot.
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» especially when you're investing and
you're choosing to delay paying property

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taxes to manage cash flow.
>> Have you spoken to the city about this?

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» Many times over the last two years I've
been discussing this. This is an

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ordinance you created and I understand
that in the beginning when you had

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uncertainty regarding liquor licensing
laws because it was something that was

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new to you, but now you've seen it.
You've been through it. We're going on

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almost six years of liquor licensing in
your city with no issues. We've even

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gotten a letter from the MLCC
congratulating us for being so good as

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operators and managing no underage
drinking or anything. We've never had

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any issues. You can talk to anyone in
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Those are facts. So, just get rid of
this ordinance that you decided to add

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as an additional city layer that's not
required on a state level.

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» Well, that's not that's not helpful
right now. Right now,

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» it can work. If you guys were to vote,
you could eliminate it. Okay?

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» Because it's not businessfriendly.
City first.

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» I know. I know.
>> So, either you're city first or you're

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business first. It's one of the two. You
can't be both.

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» It's between us and the taxes
>> and for the taxes with the county when

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we choose to pay them. The county then
pays you the difference of what goes to

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your schools and your public safety.
After that, we also pay interest on

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delaying paying property taxes. So, I
don't know if cities benefit from that

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interest or the county does only. But
regardless, it's our choice to manage

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our cash flow the way we want, which is
best for our business.

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» How much time is left?
>> These are facts. These are facts. And

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you know what? Check it out. Here's
another reason. the interest. If you

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divide the interest over 12 months, if I
pay an extra $600, $700 on taxes, divide

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that by 12, that's only $60 a month for
me to carry cost for something that cost

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me thousands of dollars. So, to me, I'm
allowed to do that and I'm paying the

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penalty for it. So, it's none of the
city's business when I choose to pay my

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taxes to the county. After three years,
a property would go delinquent. Would we

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ever let that happen? That would be
foolish. The answer is no.

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So, this is something to think about.
You've been doing this for years and I

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understand that you needed this layer in
the beginning, but the state's license

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supersedes the local. So, just get rid
of it completely and make it more of a

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businessfriendly city. Still charge your
250 ft to renew. And just so you know,

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across the street on 11 mile, they don't
even have this. Berkeley doesn't even

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have a liquor license. They go off of
the state. The state is the one that

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does the background check, criminal
check, all those things managed.

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So getting involved on a local level is
is honestly it's you don't have time for

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that. Focus on other things. Get rid of
it.

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I mentioned it to Eric many times. Eric
and Ed and many people have been on the

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emails before. It has no value.
Your hands are busy with other things.

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Get out of this sector.
I want till the end of the month to

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close them out even though I don't want
to.

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Your time is up. Thank you.
>> We're good.

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» Now, let's see.
Uh, if there's no one else to speak,

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we will close the public hearing.
>> Madame Mayor, may I ask question?

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» Uh, council member Sean Whitehead.
Well, I was I was actually going to ask

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um the question. If I don't pay my
property taxes, what happens to me? I

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mean, it's
you have to pay your property taxes.

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That's what keeps us going. So, I'm not
quite sure I understand the argument.

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Maybe maybe you guys understand.

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» He just wants to cash
it.

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And if you pay it a few months later,

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» um Sean Whiteheads,

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» yeah, there's uh $4,6610
in outstanding uh delinquent utility

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bills.
>> It's gone up.

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» Oh, I'm sorry. Sorry. It's gone up. It's
gone up to $4,795

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outstanding utility bills.
>> I think he took I don't think he

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» city manager, can you explain
why? I'm not sure I understand all of

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this. So, what was his argument?
>> Well, so I don't [clears throat] know to

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be honest. Um, so our our our position
when I say our the administration's

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position is to follow the law. So the
law is that you cannot be delinquent on

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any of your outstanding bills to the
city, whether it be utility bills,

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property taxes, whatever. So that we are
following the direction that's laid out

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in the ordinance allowing for liquor
licenses in the city of Oak Park. I

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think, and I'm only speculating because
I don't know. Um, and I believe he's now

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two years in a rears at least on his
property taxes. Correct. It's not. Yeah.

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So, [clears throat] it's not just the
one year. It's now two years, but after

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three years, of course, it could
possibly go into to the county for

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foreclosure.
Um, but what he's saying, and again, I'm

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speculating, but I think what he's
saying is that other cities who have a

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longer history of allowing liquor
licenses don't have these strict

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requirements in order for a a liquor
license to be applied for from the

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Liquor Control Commission.

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» I hear what you're saying, too.
>> I'm not advocating. I'm just stating

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what I think.
here.

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Um, my next question is this. He said
that he would do it by the end of the

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month. Obviously, we're not going to
have a meeting before the end of the

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month. What if the motion is Thank you.
What if the motion is that we sign this

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on April 2nd if he has not come current
on his on these delinquent bills? So I I

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would I want to defer a little bit to
the city attorney, but I will just say

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from my perspective, if regardless of
whether the letter has gone to the state

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from us, which you know, in order to
make it by the end of the month, it has

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to go out pretty soon. Uh if these are
if and he did send an email right prior

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to the meeting at 6:55 and he says he'll
have them all paid by April 1st, right?

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So, if that's the case, then we would,
of course, the letter will have been

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sent because we want to make sure it
arrives on time, but we will contact

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liquor control commission and let them
know he has paid those bills in full.

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» So, I don't see any reason why you
couldn't do that. In other words, but

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again, I'll defer to the city attorney.
>> Under the statute, our recommendation is

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due to liquor control by March 31st.
That is statutory, so we cannot extend

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that. And as I mentioned, our ordinance
requires us to review all licenses every

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year under the same criteria. And all of
our licenses with the exception of Oak

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Park Social have complied with the
ordinance.

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So, as city manager stated, you can um
submit an updated recommendation to

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liquor control if the payment is made
April 1st, but by April 1, it would be

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too late to make a recommendation
otherwise. And again, liquor control is

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the ultimate final decision maker on
whether to issue licenses. So, the city

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is only making a recommendation. The
liquor control commission does not have

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to accept it, but it's just a
recommendation that we sent in.

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» So, Madam City, Madam Mayor, could I um
Madam City attorney, just just for

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clarification, so he would have to have
all outstanding bills paid by March on

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March 31st or before. And to me, that's
a provision we would extend to any

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business in the city. It's not a unique
provision, right?

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» I sure hope so.
>> I mean, why wouldn't we?

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» It would be at council's discretion, but
again, all of our licenses are held to

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the same standard as set forth in the
ordinance, and all of the licences are

428
00:33:27,919 --> 00:33:35,039
re renew reviewed every year to see if
they're in compliance.

429
00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:38,640
» I I have another question. How do we
submit the recommendation? Is it

430
00:33:36,480 --> 00:33:42,480
electronic? Is it mail?
>> Council's resolution is uh

431
00:33:40,799 --> 00:33:46,960
electronically submitted to the liquor
control commission.

432
00:33:43,600 --> 00:33:53,000
» So if so by so if it has to be done by
March 31st, it could be done on March

433
00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:53,000
31st, right?

434
00:33:53,760 --> 00:33:59,120
» We can't guarantee it would make the
deadline if we waited that long is what

435
00:33:57,679 --> 00:34:02,559
I'm saying.
>> Could we compromise and have them pay by

436
00:34:01,519 --> 00:34:05,760
» maybe March 30th?
>> March 29th.

437
00:34:03,840 --> 00:34:11,520
» 29th. That's where I was going with
this. Let's see how much I I look, I get

438
00:34:09,200 --> 00:34:13,919
his point. I also hear what you guys are
saying loud and clear. I really do. I'm

439
00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:16,960
just trying to come up with something
that's fair.

440
00:34:15,119 --> 00:34:22,000
» Madame Mayor, could I
>> if we if he loses his liquor license,

441
00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:26,079
» we're all in Washington.
>> And I think Can I just speak to that?

442
00:34:24,079 --> 00:34:29,679
So, you know, and I've we've you know,
again, our job is to enforce the laws

443
00:34:27,760 --> 00:34:33,919
that are in front of us. So, just to
clarify that we're not taking a position

444
00:34:31,599 --> 00:34:36,000
either way. So, we don't want to take
anyone's license away. We I don't think

445
00:34:35,679 --> 00:34:41,040
you are.
>> We're absolutely pro business. I mean,

446
00:34:38,240 --> 00:34:45,440
we we're the ones that authorize liquor
licenses. So, of course, we want as many

447
00:34:43,359 --> 00:34:51,040
restaurants in our city as possible. So,
we're not about any of that. I don't

448
00:34:47,919 --> 00:34:56,399
know why it would be an issue though if
everything was paid by the 31st to for

449
00:34:53,359 --> 00:35:00,880
us to make a phone call to liquor
control to to have him to have this

450
00:34:59,200 --> 00:35:05,280
removed.
>> I'm trying to I don't know. I don't know

451
00:35:03,040 --> 00:35:09,200
how it's viewed once that happens. I'm
trying to figure out a way for us to not

452
00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:12,240
have this on his record, whatever that
means.

453
00:35:09,599 --> 00:35:15,920
» Can I So, Mr. City Clerk, is it is it an
issue because your office administrates

454
00:35:13,760 --> 00:35:20,960
this, but is it an issue for us to
communicate with liquor control if and

455
00:35:18,880 --> 00:35:26,079
when that happens
in a timely basis? So, let's say it's on

456
00:35:22,960 --> 00:35:30,880
the 31st.
>> It that doesn't seem to be a problem as

457
00:35:28,640 --> 00:35:34,320
far as um what we can get done.
>> No, that's not what I'm saying. What I'm

458
00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:38,240
saying is I'm not saying put it there
and then take it away. I'm saying it's

459
00:35:37,200 --> 00:35:41,119
kind of like, you know, I have clients
that sometimes have have a conviction

460
00:35:39,680 --> 00:35:46,480
and then they get it expuned. It's
better not to have the conviction. So

461
00:35:43,200 --> 00:35:50,000
this to me, if I if I were a Lency, I
would not want this letter to exist. I'm

462
00:35:48,720 --> 00:35:54,240
trying to figure out a way for it to not
exist. If we give them until March 29th

463
00:35:52,880 --> 00:35:58,560
and we say if you don't pay by March
29th, we're going to submit this to

464
00:35:55,839 --> 00:36:04,720
liquor control March 30th.
>> Can't would that work?

465
00:36:01,520 --> 00:36:08,720
That way everybody gets what they want.
>> If it wouldn't work, tell me why it

466
00:36:05,920 --> 00:36:12,240
wouldn't work. I'm I'm I'm gonna defer.
>> Okay.

467
00:36:10,720 --> 00:36:17,760
» Liquor control has to have our
recommendation by March 31st.

468
00:36:15,119 --> 00:36:22,960
So, it has to be in hand by the close of
business on March 31st. So, however,

469
00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:27,520
council decides to move forward
>> once we we don't have any ability to

470
00:36:24,960 --> 00:36:32,160
extend that deadline. That's statutory.
>> Right. That's what what I'm asking is if

471
00:36:29,440 --> 00:36:35,920
right now let's say I make the motion to
I'm not making it yet so start writing

472
00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:39,520
stuff down. If let's say the motion is
we're going to give him until March 29th

473
00:36:37,599 --> 00:36:44,000
and if he does not come current by March
29th then on March 30th we sign this

474
00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:48,560
letter and submit it to liquor control
and that way they get it by the 31st he

475
00:36:46,480 --> 00:36:54,400
gets almost all the way till the end of
the month and we're still within the

476
00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:58,560
statutory requirement of March 31st. I
mean that would work, wouldn't it?

477
00:36:56,800 --> 00:37:01,119
It's within your discretion as council
to handle it in that way if you choose

478
00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:03,440
to do so.
>> Okay. All right. I'd get ready to write

479
00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:05,440
because I'm gonna I'm gonna make a
motion.

480
00:37:03,839 --> 00:37:09,440
» And it would be a resolution, not a
letter. So the resolution that's in your

481
00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:12,960
agenda packets would need to be
submitted to liquor control in order to

482
00:37:11,839 --> 00:37:15,839
make the recommendation.
>> Right. Okay. Okay. So I'm I'm ready to

483
00:37:14,720 --> 00:37:19,119
make the motion and this is what it's
going to be. And I don't know I I

484
00:37:17,839 --> 00:37:23,119
haven't pulled the audience yet so I
don't know if this if we even have the

485
00:37:20,240 --> 00:37:28,240
votes for this. Uh my motion is to give
uh Oak Park Social until March 29th to

486
00:37:26,240 --> 00:37:32,720
come current on these delinquent bills.
If at that point in time he has not come

487
00:37:30,240 --> 00:37:37,920
current by close of business March 29,
then on March 30 we sign this resolution

488
00:37:35,839 --> 00:37:43,040
and submit it to liquor control. If he
comes current after that, then obviously

489
00:37:39,440 --> 00:37:47,119
we can reach out and withdraw it or
however it is that we fix it. But I'm

490
00:37:45,119 --> 00:37:50,960
saying he has until March 29th to pay,
close the business. If he doesn't, then

491
00:37:49,200 --> 00:37:56,320
we on March 30th, we sign this
resolution and submit it to liquor

492
00:37:52,560 --> 00:38:00,079
control. And that's my motion.
>> Question.

493
00:37:56,800 --> 00:38:05,359
» Is there a second to the motion first?
>> I had a question, but uh

494
00:38:03,440 --> 00:38:09,760
do we have a second to the motion?
>> I'll second.

495
00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:14,079
» Okay. A question. Council member
Crawford.

496
00:38:11,119 --> 00:38:20,480
» So, two questions. The business owner
asked for the 31st to make payment.

497
00:38:17,680 --> 00:38:25,520
Correct. And this motion will be giving
him till the 29th which will be raising

498
00:38:23,599 --> 00:38:29,839
it.
>> Right.

499
00:38:27,920 --> 00:38:33,440
» Okay. I just wanted clarity.
>> What was the question?

500
00:38:30,880 --> 00:38:37,920
» He asked he said that he would bring all
utilities and taxes

501
00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:39,839
» current by the 31st. But with the motion
that you just put in,

502
00:38:39,359 --> 00:38:43,520
» right,
>> we're requesting them to be come current

503
00:38:42,160 --> 00:38:48,640
by the 29th
>> because I'm also trying to be cognizant

504
00:38:45,680 --> 00:38:52,960
of the city administration's needs to be
able to sign the resolution and get it

505
00:38:50,560 --> 00:38:56,640
into liquor control by the 31st, which
is the statutory date it has to be in

506
00:38:54,640 --> 00:39:00,880
by. So, we can't give them all the way
until the 31st. We could do until the

507
00:38:58,640 --> 00:39:05,599
30th, but then our our city only has one
day to get it done. This way, it gives

508
00:39:02,880 --> 00:39:08,800
them two. And if we if we vote no on
this because I don't I don't think he's

509
00:39:07,359 --> 00:39:13,359
going to let his business
>> He's not. No, there's no way he will.

510
00:39:10,320 --> 00:39:16,480
» So if we vote no on this, how long
additional is that additional year?

511
00:39:14,960 --> 00:39:19,599
» It gets signed. It gets signed right
now. The resolution gets signed and

512
00:39:18,079 --> 00:39:22,160
submitted.
>> We would have to approve the the the

513
00:39:21,440 --> 00:39:26,480
resolution,
>> right? If somebody makes the motion that

514
00:39:23,440 --> 00:39:29,920
it passes, right?
>> Madam Mayor, may I ask a question?

515
00:39:28,160 --> 00:39:34,880
» Please. Um, when he indicated he was
going to make payment, does he mean on

516
00:39:31,280 --> 00:39:40,160
the water bill, the storm water bill,
um, the utility bills too, not just the

517
00:39:38,240 --> 00:39:43,839
taxes, or does or was that up to
interpretation? How did he how did he

518
00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:46,800
say he was going to what did he say he
was going to pay?

519
00:39:46,320 --> 00:39:48,160
» He
>> I thought he said everything, but my

520
00:39:47,839 --> 00:39:52,079
motion
>> communication that I received at 655

521
00:39:50,240 --> 00:39:55,040
said all bills is the way he referenced
it.

522
00:39:52,400 --> 00:40:00,160
» So, almost like a little over 10 grand.
>> Um, yeah. 4 Not that much.

523
00:39:59,280 --> 00:40:01,839
» 17.
>> Yeah.

524
00:40:00,640 --> 00:40:04,320
» 11 or 12.
>> Oh, yeah. No, actually it's more than 10

525
00:40:03,599 --> 00:40:08,520
grand.
>> A little bit over 10 grand. 600.

526
00:40:09,599 --> 00:40:14,960
» But he did and he didn't pay
his property taxes last year.

527
00:40:14,400 --> 00:40:21,160
» Correct.
>> So that's why this $5,000 number is

528
00:40:16,800 --> 00:40:21,160
higher. Right. Okay.

529
00:40:26,079 --> 00:40:29,440
» Any further questions?

530
00:40:29,839 --> 00:40:34,800
Are we ready to vote on Councilman?
>> One further question, Madame Mayor.

531
00:40:34,320 --> 00:40:38,480
Sorry,
>> one further question. Did he indicate

532
00:40:36,960 --> 00:40:41,480
last year to us that he was going to
pay?

533
00:40:42,320 --> 00:40:52,160
» Okay. Well, I'm just going to say this.
Um, this has been an ongoing battle,

534
00:40:47,520 --> 00:40:56,400
I'll call it. Yeah. Every year we go
through this. There's two properties in

535
00:40:53,760 --> 00:40:59,760
question. one in front of you tonight,
but there's another property, too, where

536
00:40:57,839 --> 00:41:03,000
we have the same battle
>> every year.

537
00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:10,760
» I'm I'm seeking to give the guy two
weeks to pay.

538
00:41:11,119 --> 00:41:17,040
That's it. I think it's a fair I think
it's a fair uh splitting the baby.

539
00:41:15,680 --> 00:41:22,000
That's what I do. I'm Solomon. I split
the baby.

540
00:41:19,359 --> 00:41:27,599
» Further comments, questions?
I I'd like to come up. Mayor,

541
00:41:24,319 --> 00:41:35,760
» mayor prom Julie Edgar.
>> Um I I have patronized Oak Park Social

542
00:41:32,400 --> 00:41:41,920
um and have been looking forward to um
the Mexican restaurant next door to

543
00:41:38,079 --> 00:41:46,960
open. I don't like the idea of taking
away uh a license because I think that

544
00:41:44,800 --> 00:41:51,760
would spell the end of his businesses.
I'm not sure what else he would do. At

545
00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:58,560
the same time, as the city attorney
pointed out, um we renew these licenses

546
00:41:54,960 --> 00:42:03,119
every year and businesses pay the fee.
They pay what they're supposed to pay.

547
00:42:00,800 --> 00:42:07,674
We as residents, we also pay our
property taxes, our personal property

548
00:42:05,119 --> 00:42:12,079
taxes, and our
>> [clears throat]

549
00:42:07,760 --> 00:42:19,520
» utility bills. So, um, while I I feel
for him and I don't want to see Oak Park

550
00:42:14,800 --> 00:42:24,079
Social or Salude, uh, die, I also feel
that, um,

551
00:42:22,319 --> 00:42:30,560
you know, we we had a problem with him
last year. He didn't pay. And, um, I

552
00:42:27,839 --> 00:42:36,160
sort of feel like, should we really be
doing this? Um, should we give him a

553
00:42:34,160 --> 00:42:40,319
pass when we don't do it for anybody
else? Well, that's my concern.

554
00:42:43,200 --> 00:42:48,319
any responses or
>> it's a reasonable concern.

555
00:42:46,960 --> 00:42:51,359
» Yeah.
>> Yeah.

556
00:42:49,680 --> 00:42:57,040
» Every every point that's been made I
think has been valid. My my my approach

557
00:42:53,680 --> 00:43:01,119
is give them till the 29th to pay. If
not, turn it into the liquor control.

558
00:42:59,760 --> 00:43:04,560
That's it.
>> Council member Crawford, did you have a

559
00:43:02,800 --> 00:43:09,040
comment? I'm just on the fence with this
because as he stated,

560
00:43:06,880 --> 00:43:13,599
if he does not pay, he's going to be
responsible for the penalties and fees.

561
00:43:11,520 --> 00:43:20,400
He's not going to let his business go
into default.

562
00:43:16,319 --> 00:43:28,480
he may need additional time to
um manage his cash flow and by

563
00:43:26,000 --> 00:43:35,040
um and once again he has like he said if
you check with public public uh ser you

564
00:43:31,599 --> 00:43:40,480
know um our our public service he's not
never had any issues any problems under

565
00:43:37,520 --> 00:43:45,200
age so I'm kind of really on the fence
about sending this

566
00:43:42,800 --> 00:43:48,880
recommendation for non-renewal um I
think he made valid points about

567
00:43:46,880 --> 00:43:52,720
managing his cash flow. Even though I
know that we do have this ordinance in

568
00:43:50,640 --> 00:43:56,960
place,
I just know that if something happened

569
00:43:54,319 --> 00:44:02,160
by the 31st and he's unable to pay that,
he would we, you know, he could possibly

570
00:43:59,040 --> 00:44:08,079
lose his this business. So, I think it
just needs to be considered.

571
00:44:05,440 --> 00:44:13,599
» Madame Mayor, one more question. Council
member uh Sean Whitehead. So

572
00:44:10,319 --> 00:44:19,119
» we got his storm water water and sewer
bill at 4,6610.

573
00:44:17,200 --> 00:44:23,319
When's the last time he's paid a water
bill? Does anybody know?

574
00:44:25,040 --> 00:44:32,040
» I believe it was last April.
>> So around this time when he came in last

575
00:44:29,040 --> 00:44:32,040
time.

576
00:44:37,119 --> 00:44:40,280
it off.

577
00:44:47,040 --> 00:44:54,440
» Was it paid to zero at that time?
>> Yes.

578
00:44:56,240 --> 00:44:59,960
» We ready to vote?

579
00:45:02,240 --> 00:45:10,920
Madame Mayor, I uh I'm not so sure that
I got a second for for

580
00:45:07,280 --> 00:45:10,920
» There was Okay, thank you.

581
00:45:17,440 --> 00:45:25,839
» Okay, this is the vote to extend the
deadline for him

582
00:45:22,880 --> 00:45:28,960
till March 29th.
>> It wouldn't be an extension. Yeah, it's

583
00:45:27,680 --> 00:45:33,200
not released. It's it's we're giving him
till the 29th to pay all these bills. If

584
00:45:31,359 --> 00:45:39,359
he doesn't pay by the 29th, then on the
30th, then by the 30th, we um sign this

585
00:45:37,760 --> 00:45:45,960
resolution and submit it to liquor
control.

586
00:45:42,240 --> 00:45:45,960
» Yeah. Are we ready?

587
00:45:51,760 --> 00:45:57,440
» And we start with Council Member
Crawford.

588
00:45:56,160 --> 00:46:00,880
No.
>> Mayor Prom Edgar.

589
00:45:59,280 --> 00:46:03,680
» No.
>> Mayor Mlen.

590
00:46:02,160 --> 00:46:06,240
» No.
>> Council member Radner.

591
00:46:04,800 --> 00:46:10,480
» Does it matter if I vote yes?
>> Yes, sir.

592
00:46:08,480 --> 00:46:16,880
» And council member Whitehead?
>> No.

593
00:46:11,599 --> 00:46:22,240
» Okay. Now, we need um a recommendation
to send the recommendation to the

594
00:46:19,920 --> 00:46:27,839
Michigan Liquor Control Commission for
the non-renewal of the class C liquor

595
00:46:24,160 --> 00:46:31,400
license issued to Oak Park Social.
Is there a motion?

596
00:46:31,680 --> 00:46:36,359
» So moved.
>> Is there a second?

597
00:46:36,640 --> 00:46:43,760
» Second.
>> Second. Uh we've had discussion. Roll

598
00:46:40,400 --> 00:46:43,760
call, please.

599
00:46:51,119 --> 00:46:56,079
Mayor Prom Edgar,
>> yes.

600
00:46:55,040 --> 00:46:58,800
» Mayor Mlen,
>> yes.

601
00:46:57,119 --> 00:47:01,680
» Council member Radner,
>> no.

602
00:47:00,400 --> 00:47:04,960
» Council member Whitehead,
>> no.

603
00:47:03,599 --> 00:47:07,680
» Council member Crawford,
>> no.

604
00:47:06,319 --> 00:47:11,440
» No.
>> How can we not pass either one of them,

605
00:47:09,839 --> 00:47:15,200
folks?
What do you want to do?

606
00:47:12,880 --> 00:47:18,160
» Well,
>> democracy at work.

607
00:47:17,680 --> 00:47:23,040
» Uh,
>> he gets he gets a he gets till as long

608
00:47:21,440 --> 00:47:25,359
as he wants.
>> Well, next year he's going we're going

609
00:47:24,160 --> 00:47:26,560
to have a remedy through the county,
right?

610
00:47:25,920 --> 00:47:30,319
» Say it again.
>> Next year we would have a remedy through

611
00:47:28,400 --> 00:47:35,839
the county. Right.
>> What would be the remedy next year?

612
00:47:33,359 --> 00:47:40,880
» Misses for three years. Right.
>> Right.

613
00:47:37,920 --> 00:47:44,560
» Madam Mayor, if I could Yes. So if if
non-payment of property taxes, they

614
00:47:42,480 --> 00:47:48,720
would roll to the they would go into
foreclosure after the missing three

615
00:47:46,560 --> 00:47:52,960
years of payment. So that's what you're
referring to.

616
00:47:51,119 --> 00:47:57,839
Okay.
Council members 13B1 is a resolution

617
00:47:55,839 --> 00:48:01,520
authorizing the city assessor to prepare
special assessment rules assessing

618
00:47:59,760 --> 00:48:05,280
unpaid charges together with a 10%
penalty on private property for

619
00:48:03,440 --> 00:48:08,280
delinquent utilities in the amount of
$495,494.65.

620
00:48:09,040 --> 00:48:16,720
Bolts alarms for $550,
miscellaneous concrete replacement for

621
00:48:13,839 --> 00:48:21,000
$2,932.93
and property blight for $24,334.17.

622
00:48:22,800 --> 00:48:27,480
» So moved.
>> Second.

623
00:48:28,640 --> 00:48:33,079
» Any discussion, questions?

624
00:48:35,280 --> 00:48:39,839
» Uh, do we need a roll call? All those in
favor, please say I.

625
00:48:39,440 --> 00:48:43,440
» I.
>> I.

626
00:48:40,880 --> 00:48:48,000
» Any opposed? Motion carried.
>> Okay. And then 13B2 is a resolution

627
00:48:46,079 --> 00:48:53,440
receiving special assessment roles and
establishing April 8th, 2026 as the date

628
00:48:51,440 --> 00:48:57,599
for h public hearing on the roles for
unpaid charges for city expenses

629
00:48:55,760 --> 00:49:02,880
incurred on private premises for
delinquent utilities number 731. False

630
00:49:00,400 --> 00:49:08,800
alarms number 732. Miscellaneous
concrete replacement number 733. and

631
00:49:05,599 --> 00:49:11,520
property blight number 734.
>> So moved.

632
00:49:09,599 --> 00:49:14,880
» Oh, the date's April 6th. Council
members correction there. It's actually

633
00:49:13,040 --> 00:49:18,319
April 6th
>> instead of April 8th

634
00:49:17,200 --> 00:49:23,000
» because the meeting changed.
>> Oh god. Right.

635
00:49:19,440 --> 00:49:23,000
» All right. So moved.

636
00:49:23,040 --> 00:49:29,520
» Second.
>> Um

637
00:49:27,119 --> 00:49:34,559
all those in favor please say I.
>> Any opposed? Motion carried.

638
00:49:32,240 --> 00:49:38,319
» Elevate Oak Park. Finally, some good
news.

639
00:49:35,119 --> 00:49:44,880
» Yes. Okay. So, 13C1 council members is
our regular uh monthly Elevate Oak Park

640
00:49:42,480 --> 00:49:48,800
update tonight. I would like to bring
your attention to the screen and I'm

641
00:49:47,280 --> 00:49:53,200
going to turn it over to our esteemed
colleague, Mr. David Doster, to go

642
00:49:51,280 --> 00:49:57,040
through an update about the Oak Park
Event Hub and Banshell project, which

643
00:49:55,440 --> 00:50:00,319
I'm very excited to see is coming along
nicely.

644
00:49:57,920 --> 00:50:03,599
» Good evening, Mayor, Council, City Man
Tongate. Uh like the city manager said,

645
00:50:02,400 --> 00:50:06,480
we made we've been making making
tremendous progress. Um we've

646
00:50:05,829 --> 00:50:10,559
[clears throat] hit some of our
milestones. You can see from the outside

647
00:50:08,640 --> 00:50:14,319
the building uh how much progress has
been made. For the most part at this

648
00:50:12,720 --> 00:50:17,280
point, the crews are inside the
building. So you can see in the picture

649
00:50:16,000 --> 00:50:22,880
here, some of the windows on the
outside, the very top translucent panels

650
00:50:19,839 --> 00:50:26,880
are installed. Um you can't see it from
this picture, but the garage doors have

651
00:50:25,440 --> 00:50:30,880
been installed. We still have some
plastic on the outside, so you can't

652
00:50:28,160 --> 00:50:36,160
quite see it. Um, but the overhead door
motors, chains, and safety assemblies

653
00:50:32,800 --> 00:50:40,160
are all installed. The linear metal
ceiling, as you can see here by the uh

654
00:50:38,319 --> 00:50:45,839
steel framing, is currently being
installed. Interior painting, epoxy

655
00:50:43,680 --> 00:50:50,480
floors, ceilings are all being
installed, and electrical is finishing

656
00:50:47,760 --> 00:50:53,839
up. So, we've been making uh a lot of
good progress. We're really waiting for

657
00:50:52,400 --> 00:50:58,000
the weather to break at this point.
We've scheduled crews to finish the

658
00:50:56,160 --> 00:51:02,160
underground, finish the grass, finish
the painting, all the work that happens

659
00:50:59,839 --> 00:51:07,599
in the outside. Um, we're really just
waiting for the weather to break. So, as

660
00:51:05,359 --> 00:51:11,839
you know, we have some events scheduled
uh late this fiscal year and we are

661
00:51:09,680 --> 00:51:17,280
doing our best to make sure we meet
those dates. So, happy to answer any

662
00:51:14,240 --> 00:51:20,160
questions you may have. Um Dave, I want
to take this opportunity um just to

663
00:51:19,040 --> 00:51:23,359
announce and we're going to have much
more information coming on this, but on

664
00:51:21,680 --> 00:51:27,520
June 30th, we are going to have our
state of the city address along with our

665
00:51:25,359 --> 00:51:31,440
ribbon cutting for the event hub. And
we're hoping to have all of this in

666
00:51:29,119 --> 00:51:34,559
place at that time. And we're currently,
council members, working on some of the

667
00:51:32,880 --> 00:51:38,960
audiovisisual
elements, which are much more expensive

668
00:51:36,960 --> 00:51:43,599
than I wanted them to be, but we'll be
back to talk to you about that

669
00:51:41,440 --> 00:51:48,640
» on April 6.
Thank you for the good news. Coming

670
00:51:45,680 --> 00:51:52,400
soon.
>> There there's another I wanted to point

671
00:51:50,319 --> 00:51:54,800
out there's another rendering of the
garage doors from the inside looking out

672
00:51:54,400 --> 00:51:57,359
there.
>> Oh,

673
00:51:55,280 --> 00:52:01,599
» and then Dave, that ceiling will have
the ceiling right there will have a wood

674
00:51:59,520 --> 00:52:04,880
veneer attached to it. Correct.
>> So, they're currently working on the

675
00:52:02,880 --> 00:52:08,960
band shell right now with Yeah, it
similar. It's very close to the the

676
00:52:07,119 --> 00:52:11,680
metal ceiling inside. little bit
different because it's more for

677
00:52:09,839 --> 00:52:16,400
acoustics. But the outside right now,
you'll see where that plywood is. It's

678
00:52:13,359 --> 00:52:21,280
starting to be wrapped in the um I
forget the I think it's an oak wood

679
00:52:19,359 --> 00:52:24,079
finish on the outside of the bandell. So
you can see that tomorrow if you look

680
00:52:22,640 --> 00:52:28,480
out there.
>> Okay. And then Dave, if you could So a

681
00:52:26,559 --> 00:52:33,680
lot of progress has been made, council
members, for those of you who were able

682
00:52:29,760 --> 00:52:37,839
to attend the tours last week um out in
we we visited a couple of community

683
00:52:35,599 --> 00:52:41,520
centers out in the metro area. one in
the city of Troy and then the other in

684
00:52:39,359 --> 00:52:46,079
Mcome Township. I thought those were
very helpful uh in terms of giving us

685
00:52:43,680 --> 00:52:49,200
ideas for our community center, but
Dave, could you give us an update where

686
00:52:47,440 --> 00:52:51,280
we're at in the construction progress?
>> Sure.

687
00:52:49,680 --> 00:52:53,200
» Everything else going into that?
>> Sure.

688
00:52:51,839 --> 00:52:57,760
» And demolition, too.
>> Yep. So, we are currently meeting weekly

689
00:52:55,119 --> 00:53:02,800
with our design team to work on what we
call schematic design. Um to the city

690
00:53:00,480 --> 00:53:07,359
manager's point, we did meet and tour
two much larger facilities last week.

691
00:53:05,359 --> 00:53:10,720
However, we knew that going in. We were
really looking at some of the amenities

692
00:53:08,640 --> 00:53:15,040
that they provide to their residents and
really the size of their pool facility

693
00:53:12,880 --> 00:53:18,960
and the size of the gymnasiums uh
closely mimic what we're looking for our

694
00:53:16,960 --> 00:53:22,800
community center. So, we're actively in
the design phase. We are looking to

695
00:53:21,040 --> 00:53:27,200
schedule a public engagement session
with our residents to update them uh on

696
00:53:25,359 --> 00:53:32,000
the progress and we'll be making a
presentation to city council as well in

697
00:53:28,960 --> 00:53:36,720
the next um I'd say four to six weeks.
So, that is moving along very quick. um

698
00:53:34,640 --> 00:53:40,960
and staying on schedule with that. Uh
the demolition,

699
00:53:38,480 --> 00:53:44,880
last meeting we did award the demolition
to a contractor. Currently, we're just

700
00:53:43,359 --> 00:53:48,319
waiting on some frost laws and things
and the weather to change. Uh Dan

701
00:53:46,640 --> 00:53:53,440
Fairless is working with them on getting
sewer caps taken care of, getting uh

702
00:53:50,800 --> 00:53:58,480
electrical services decommissioned, gas
services retired and things. So, I would

703
00:53:55,599 --> 00:54:02,480
say early April, we're thinking that we
should start seeing some progress on the

704
00:54:00,240 --> 00:54:07,800
demolitions on this site.
>> Fantastic. Council members, are there

705
00:54:04,559 --> 00:54:07,800
any questions?

706
00:54:07,839 --> 00:54:12,480
» We're amazed.
>> A lot going on. Lot going on.

707
00:54:10,800 --> 00:54:16,559
» All of this wonderful new stuff is
coming to Oak Park.

708
00:54:13,359 --> 00:54:22,000
» Dave, thank you so much. Um before I I
turn it back over, council members, I do

709
00:54:18,319 --> 00:54:27,040
want to just um extend uh deep uh
gratitude for our public safety

710
00:54:23,920 --> 00:54:32,800
department who assisted in the uh West
Bloomfield um terror attack. Uh,

711
00:54:29,760 --> 00:54:38,880
Director Cooper and your team um really
were on site doing a phenomenal job as

712
00:54:35,680 --> 00:54:43,119
always. Um, not easy circumstances and
you guys as always handled it with grace

713
00:54:40,800 --> 00:54:48,400
and I very much appreciate it.
>> Um, with that that finishes the city

714
00:54:46,319 --> 00:54:55,200
manager report. Council members,
>> thank you.

715
00:54:49,920 --> 00:54:58,800
» Um, next we have call to the audience.
Okay, for call to the audience.

716
00:54:57,307 --> 00:55:03,040
[clears throat] Each speaker's remarks
are a matter of public record. The

717
00:55:01,200 --> 00:55:07,599
speaker is responsible for his or her
comments, and the city of Oak Park does

718
00:55:04,880 --> 00:55:12,720
not support, endorse, or accept the
content as being true or accurate.

719
00:55:10,960 --> 00:55:17,040
Any person while being heard at a city
council meeting may be called to order

720
00:55:14,240 --> 00:55:21,599
by the chair or any council member for
failure to be gerine to the business of

721
00:55:18,800 --> 00:55:26,880
the city, vulgarity, or personal attacks
on persons or institutions. And there's

722
00:55:24,480 --> 00:55:29,880
a threem minute time limit for speaking
13.

723
00:55:31,520 --> 00:55:43,440
» None of you want to speak. Mayor
>> no [clears throat] talk. Um Gregory Gun.

724
00:55:39,599 --> 00:55:49,960
Um please come up. He is our city
historian.

725
00:55:45,760 --> 00:55:49,960
You have a few words for us.

726
00:55:52,799 --> 00:56:00,520
Good evening everyone.
>> Oh, if you come to um so the people at

727
00:55:56,720 --> 00:56:00,520
home can hear you too.

728
00:56:01,599 --> 00:56:07,520
» Sometimes I feel like I don't need a
microphone.

729
00:56:05,520 --> 00:56:12,960
Um like to say good evening to everyone
is here. Uh I'd like to acknowledge the

730
00:56:10,000 --> 00:56:18,640
mayor, the mayor pro 10, uh the city
clerk, and the city manager, city

731
00:56:15,119 --> 00:56:23,359
council as a whole. It's uh wonderful to
be here tonight and I appreciate uh the

732
00:56:21,680 --> 00:56:27,280
mayor for calling me. I was at an out
outing out in Clinton Township and

733
00:56:25,760 --> 00:56:32,559
looked at my phone and there was the
mayor's name. So, she uh invited me to

734
00:56:30,240 --> 00:56:38,559
be here tonight and I found out from
talking to her on the uh telephone that

735
00:56:35,839 --> 00:56:41,839
uh she said, "Well, are you willing to
accept a second term as being a

736
00:56:40,160 --> 00:56:47,520
historian?" And I was so amazed and I
said, "Yes." So, I appreciate her giving

737
00:56:44,799 --> 00:56:51,680
me the opportunity of uh uh serving
another two-year term as uh the

738
00:56:49,920 --> 00:56:57,040
historian of the city of Oak Park. I'm
very proud and the uh the office has

739
00:56:54,319 --> 00:57:02,960
really been uh been a joy to me. A lot
of research has been going on. Um uh the

740
00:57:00,480 --> 00:57:08,720
library has been so kind to let me use a
lot of the uh historical um events that

741
00:57:06,720 --> 00:57:13,680
have taken place in Oak Park. I think I
went back as far as the maybe the late

742
00:57:11,599 --> 00:57:19,359
1950s, you know, just looking through
things and um it's amazing that um

743
00:57:17,040 --> 00:57:25,760
sometimes I reminisce, you know, cuz I
found out history is not history only of

744
00:57:22,720 --> 00:57:32,079
the past, but it's also the present and
the future. And uh especially when I was

745
00:57:29,040 --> 00:57:35,520
looking through a lot of the artifacts,
uh for some reason or another, I was

746
00:57:33,520 --> 00:57:38,880
just like sitting there and I was just
looking through all this. And for some

747
00:57:37,359 --> 00:57:44,400
some reason or another, I felt like I
was going back in time because I know as

748
00:57:41,440 --> 00:57:51,599
a as a youth, I remember some of those
times, you know, but it was just it's

749
00:57:47,680 --> 00:57:56,079
it's like I put myself in that time. And
I do that sometime. And I even tell some

750
00:57:53,280 --> 00:58:00,640
of my friends, I said, uh, I remember
watching, uh, what was that TV show, um,

751
00:57:58,880 --> 00:58:02,079
with Steve Burkel? He had a pressure
chamber,

752
00:58:01,200 --> 00:58:07,200
» Family Matters.
>> There you go. Right. And, um, he he once

753
00:58:05,680 --> 00:58:12,480
he went inside the chamber, he'd come
out as somebody else, you know,

754
00:58:09,520 --> 00:58:18,000
» Stefan Rale, right? [laughter]
But I said to myself, I said, if I had

755
00:58:15,119 --> 00:58:22,480
the opportunity, if I could, I I wish
that I had a time machine, and I would

756
00:58:20,799 --> 00:58:26,079
love to go in that time machine and go
back to a certain time and see how

757
00:58:24,079 --> 00:58:31,440
things were, whether it was in the
1930s,

758
00:58:27,839 --> 00:58:37,359
uh 40s, 50s, 60s, what have you. And uh
and also it was just a joy that uh Oak

759
00:58:34,480 --> 00:58:44,640
Park celebrated its 80th uh anniversary
as a city 1945 last year. And it was a

760
00:58:40,720 --> 00:58:48,960
joy. And um I think um I don't know if
Bernie's here or not, but uh he said uh

761
00:58:47,760 --> 00:58:54,079
are you going to do the presidents
again? And I think one of the city

762
00:58:51,359 --> 00:58:58,160
council people asked me what I do the
presidential all the presidents in order

763
00:58:56,079 --> 00:59:03,040
again. And I said, well, they probably
heard me do that already, you know. So I

764
00:59:00,000 --> 00:59:07,359
just said, maybe I'll just do the uh I
can do the governors from 19, you know,

765
00:59:05,280 --> 00:59:13,599
since it's been 80 years, I can go back
80 years and do the governors. So I can

766
00:59:09,839 --> 00:59:21,359
just start off with uh um Murray Van
Wagner uh that was 1941 to 1943. Then

767
00:59:17,839 --> 00:59:27,119
you had Harry F. Kelly who was 1943 to
1947. Goodness gracious.

768
00:59:22,880 --> 00:59:32,240
» Then you had um Kim Sigler. He was 1947
to 1949. And at this time uh the

769
00:59:30,559 --> 00:59:37,440
governors only served a two-year term.
That changed uh down the line. And then

770
00:59:35,440 --> 00:59:43,119
you had uh the gentleman that they used
to call Sophie Williams, G. Mini

771
00:59:39,599 --> 00:59:47,440
Williams. He was governor uh from 1949
to 1961.

772
00:59:45,200 --> 00:59:52,480
Then you had uh the only lieutenant
governor that we've ever had that I know

773
00:59:49,599 --> 00:59:57,440
of in modern times that actually made it
to the governorship and that was John

774
00:59:54,160 --> 01:00:01,520
Swainson and he served from 1961 to
1963.

775
00:59:59,119 --> 01:00:06,480
Then we had that automobile executive
George Romney

776
01:00:03,359 --> 01:00:11,359
1963 to 1969.
And uh we had uh the the I think he was

777
01:00:09,359 --> 01:00:16,640
the first governor that I finally met
and I thought he was a splendid governor

778
01:00:13,839 --> 01:00:24,240
uh William Milikin and he served from
1969 to 1983. Then we had Jim Blanchard

779
01:00:20,799 --> 01:00:29,680
from 1983 to 1991. Then we had John
Ingler 1991 to 2003. That was a long

780
01:00:28,640 --> 01:00:34,799
time.
>> And then we had our first female

781
01:00:31,839 --> 01:00:43,920
governor. That was Jennifer Granholm.
And she served from uh 200

782
01:00:39,839 --> 01:00:50,559
3 to 2011. Then we had Rick Snder
2011 to 2019. And then who do we have

783
01:00:48,240 --> 01:00:56,079
right now that's getting ready to leave?
>> That's right. Let's say it.

784
01:00:53,680 --> 01:01:00,240
» Gresian Whitney.
So those are the governors over the past

785
01:00:57,920 --> 01:01:04,167
80 years and I thank you for this time
and I look forward to [applause]

786
01:01:08,079 --> 01:01:15,280
I look forward to uh being with you all
again and doing whatever I can doing

787
01:01:12,480 --> 01:01:19,440
research hanging around the neighborhood
uh talking to seniors talking to young

788
01:01:17,359 --> 01:01:23,160
people and uh it's just been a blessing.
So again thank you

789
01:01:27,359 --> 01:01:31,559
Are we doing pictures?
>> Yes.

790
01:02:16,720 --> 01:02:20,599
Everybody smile.

791
01:02:44,880 --> 01:02:48,040
One more

792
01:02:59,920 --> 01:03:02,920
boyfriend.

793
01:03:10,480 --> 01:03:18,039
I invited to come up and take
my pastor

794
01:03:28,480 --> 01:03:35,720
and his wife.
would like to be part of picture.

795
01:03:52,079 --> 01:03:58,520
I would love for them to come up. Tony
and Karen come up

796
01:03:58,640 --> 01:04:01,640
here.

797
01:04:04,894 --> 01:04:06,914
[laughter]

798
01:04:15,520 --> 01:04:20,440
Come on.
Come on.

799
01:04:38,799 --> 01:04:41,799
ready.

800
01:04:57,359 --> 01:04:59,839
» Smile.

801
01:05:08,000 --> 01:05:11,240
Great job.

802
01:05:37,359 --> 01:05:41,839
All righty.
>> We ever going to get home tonight? I

803
01:05:40,000 --> 01:05:46,400
could use a drink.
>> Go get myself a mocktail.

804
01:05:43,440 --> 01:05:49,920
» Madam, [clears throat]
>> did you just say mock?

805
01:05:47,680 --> 01:05:53,119
» Mocktail. Mocktail.
There was somebody who came up here

806
01:05:51,119 --> 01:05:57,200
once.
>> There are um Yep. City clerk Norris,

807
01:05:56,000 --> 01:06:04,520
would you call?
>> Um yeah, we we have some more speakers.

808
01:06:00,000 --> 01:06:04,520
Uh Michael uh Disc.

809
01:06:05,839 --> 01:06:09,799
» This guy used to be my neighbor.

810
01:06:11,119 --> 01:06:16,960
» I just I just want to say after my time,
I am also available for any photo ops

811
01:06:15,359 --> 01:06:23,200
that anybody would [laughter]
>> like. He's he's also a rapper.

812
01:06:18,960 --> 01:06:27,920
» Uh yes, uh Jupac Jupac for the record. I
just like that on the record. Um

813
01:06:26,559 --> 01:06:32,400
» honorable members, I would love to
mention everybody in particular, but

814
01:06:29,920 --> 01:06:38,240
respect and honor to all up there. Thank
you very much for all you do for our

815
01:06:35,119 --> 01:06:42,799
city. Um I actually kind of wanted to
before I get to my list, um I don't

816
01:06:41,359 --> 01:06:47,039
really fully I didn't fully follow
exactly what the situation with Oak Park

817
01:06:44,799 --> 01:06:50,880
Social was. Uh, I trust you guys to do
what's right for us. I would like to

818
01:06:49,119 --> 01:06:55,839
point out, uh, I think this is a
teachable moment. I see these wonderful

819
01:06:52,880 --> 01:07:02,160
young ladies here. Um, I don't want to
disparrage anybody, but I think there's

820
01:06:58,640 --> 01:07:07,839
a way to act and to present ourselves.
And I don't believe that the gentleman

821
01:07:04,880 --> 01:07:12,319
from Oak Park Social did a good job of
setting a good example of that. I know

822
01:07:10,559 --> 01:07:17,599
he's worried about his business and I
can respect that. But

823
01:07:15,920 --> 01:07:23,039
again, there's a way to carry yourself,
especially if you are asking something

824
01:07:20,720 --> 01:07:28,720
of someone. It's generally not a good
idea to be aggressive with them and

825
01:07:25,520 --> 01:07:32,480
confrontational with them. So, you might
not all be fully understanding what

826
01:07:30,319 --> 01:07:37,119
we're talking about at the moment, but
it'll sink in at some point. So, just

827
01:07:35,359 --> 01:07:43,920
please pay attention that to everybody
here and how everybody acted. Uh again

828
01:07:40,640 --> 01:07:49,680
my name is Michael Diskin 15075 Lincoln
Street apartment 406 Oak Park Michigan

829
01:07:47,280 --> 01:07:54,000
48237. So unfortunately I'm well
familiar with Oak Park public safety as

830
01:07:52,079 --> 01:07:59,440
we see them all the time at the towers.
Um and thank you for what you guys did

831
01:07:56,720 --> 01:08:03,039
and your part in uh helping with Temple
Israel. I actually do teach at Temple

832
01:08:01,280 --> 01:08:08,599
Israel. I was not there. Thank God on
that day. I teach on Excuse

833
01:08:05,300 --> 01:08:08,599
[clears throat] me.

834
01:08:12,000 --> 01:08:21,839
I [clears throat] sorry I I do I I do
teach on Sundays. Um

835
01:08:20,159 --> 01:08:27,040
sorry let me just collect myself for a
second. Um just one more thing sorry

836
01:08:24,400 --> 01:08:33,600
about the behavior. Uh yesterday I
believe was the birthday of Supreme

837
01:08:30,960 --> 01:08:38,799
Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who is
no longer with us. I don't know if young

838
01:08:35,759 --> 01:08:44,400
ladies know who Ruth Bader Ginsburg is,
but at some point I would really

839
01:08:41,679 --> 01:08:48,640
recommend finding out who she was. She
was

840
01:08:46,719 --> 01:08:57,040
I can't even explain her greatness. She
was the second female Supreme Court

841
01:08:51,440 --> 01:09:03,759
justice ever. And she not only was wise,
but she carried herself with such grace.

842
01:09:00,960 --> 01:09:09,440
And I've never heard one single person
ever say anything bad about her. When

843
01:09:07,520 --> 01:09:14,319
someone asked her a question, even
though 99% of the time she was smarter

844
01:09:12,080 --> 01:09:18,080
than anybody she was talking to. Oh,
shoot. Three.

845
01:09:16,799 --> 01:09:20,880
» Three. It's okay.
>> Finish your sentence.

846
01:09:19,120 --> 01:09:24,880
» Okay. Um,
she took a moment to compose herself, to

847
01:09:22,880 --> 01:09:31,120
think about what she was going to say,
and then, you know, she proceeded. So,

848
01:09:28,719 --> 01:09:36,239
thank you to the council for for those
watching. City council listens. [cough]

849
01:09:33,600 --> 01:09:41,520
I contacted most of the members up here
about my feelings on the car wash. Some

850
01:09:38,480 --> 01:09:48,719
responded. I felt validated and listened
to. Thank you for that. Uh I just want

851
01:09:44,719 --> 01:09:53,920
to talk quickly about um about
community, right? Oak Park is the family

852
01:09:51,520 --> 01:09:59,120
city. I'll be 52 years old, God willing,
in August. Uh, aside from some time at

853
01:09:56,640 --> 01:10:04,560
Michigan State and a few other cities, I
was born in well technically Royal Oak,

854
01:10:01,280 --> 01:10:10,960
but I born and raised in Oak Park and
this is such a wonderful city. And what

855
01:10:07,840 --> 01:10:17,679
happened at Temple Israel on Thursday
was obviously evil, but immediately with

856
01:10:14,800 --> 01:10:22,159
all of the first responders and
everybody who came to help the

857
01:10:20,159 --> 01:10:26,400
Calaldian-American community who opened
up literally opened up their doors and

858
01:10:24,159 --> 01:10:31,679
every all the neighbors who opened up
their doors. Uh we really are in this

859
01:10:29,600 --> 01:10:36,000
thing together on a city level, on a
state level. So um yeah, there's that.

860
01:10:35,040 --> 01:10:40,560
And then one more thing because I know
I'm already over time. I just uh I know

861
01:10:38,719 --> 01:10:44,880
I contacted you guys about the safety
issue and about presenting certain

862
01:10:41,920 --> 01:10:51,120
things to El Carwash, but on this past
Sabbath, I was crossing Greenfield in

863
01:10:47,760 --> 01:10:56,000
the crosswalk in the light and there was
a car that was literally blocking the

864
01:10:54,400 --> 01:10:59,840
crosswalk.
They'd pulled up so much that they were

865
01:10:57,760 --> 01:11:02,480
literally blocking the crosswalk. And
when we went by, the person rolled down

866
01:11:01,360 --> 01:11:07,920
their window and they were on their
phone, which ladies, it's illegal to be

867
01:11:05,840 --> 01:11:10,800
using your phone in your hand, but they
they just weren't paying attention. So,

868
01:11:09,440 --> 01:11:16,000
I just wanted to make a public plea, and
this is it, I promise, to public safety

869
01:11:13,040 --> 01:11:20,560
and our council, whatever way we can.
It is tough to be a pedestrian on the

870
01:11:18,400 --> 01:11:24,560
stretch specifically of Greenfield or
along 10 mile. If there's something we

871
01:11:22,560 --> 01:11:28,800
can do, a public public awareness
campaign or something, it's it's really

872
01:11:27,280 --> 01:11:34,239
a problem. I know two people who have
been hit trying to cross that street. As

873
01:11:30,880 --> 01:11:37,360
someone who walks it, I'm scared, you
know, to do that. So, if there's

874
01:11:35,600 --> 01:11:40,080
something that we can do, I would I
would appreciate it if we could do that.

875
01:11:39,679 --> 01:11:44,239
Thank you.
>> Thank you for your kind words and

876
01:11:41,520 --> 01:11:47,640
suggestions.
>> Crystal Bailey

877
01:11:59,440 --> 01:12:07,600
Good evening. Thank you. Welcome. Um,
good evening. I'm Crystal Bailey. Good

878
01:12:04,800 --> 01:12:14,719
evening, audience. And you, uh, Girl
Scouts look amazing. You all look great.

879
01:12:11,440 --> 01:12:21,440
You're welcome. You're welcome. Uh, I
just want to say our taxes are too high.

880
01:12:19,120 --> 01:12:28,480
Our taxes are too high. As a business
owner and a homeowner,

881
01:12:26,080 --> 01:12:33,280
I understand what this homeowner, this
business owner was talking about. Our

882
01:12:30,719 --> 01:12:38,800
the storm water runoff
is more than our usage when we were

883
01:12:36,159 --> 01:12:45,360
talking about our water bills. We are
driving people out of our community

884
01:12:41,679 --> 01:12:52,880
because of our taxes. My taxes has
increased nearly $400. I have an escrow

885
01:12:49,440 --> 01:12:59,520
shortage of nearly $4,000.
My mortgage next month is increasing.

886
01:12:57,040 --> 01:13:06,000
April one, I'm going to have a new
mortgage amount to pay.

887
01:13:02,719 --> 01:13:12,560
I've been here since 1998. I graduated
from Oak Park High School.

888
01:13:09,360 --> 01:13:17,280
I don't want to leave my community,
but it's getting harder and harder to

889
01:13:14,320 --> 01:13:24,159
afford to live here. Last time I was at
a city council meeting, I asked you all,

890
01:13:21,679 --> 01:13:28,800
"If we can't get this money to finish
this project,

891
01:13:27,280 --> 01:13:35,440
where is it going to come from? Are you
coming after the community members, the

892
01:13:31,440 --> 01:13:41,280
taxpayers again to cover this cost?"
city manager said that well you we may

893
01:13:38,560 --> 01:13:47,040
have to have a lawsuit to go after this
money but in the meantime of a lawsuit

894
01:13:44,080 --> 01:13:52,000
to get this money what who's going to
who pockets there are going to come out

895
01:13:48,560 --> 01:13:56,159
of we can't continue to drive our people
our comm our constituents our community

896
01:13:54,080 --> 01:14:01,440
members out of our community because of
property taxes

897
01:13:58,159 --> 01:14:07,520
I'm Crystal Bailey and I'm here as an
advocate for all the constituents in Oak

898
01:14:03,920 --> 01:14:12,360
park on our property taxes. Something
has to happen. Thank you,

899
01:14:14,640 --> 01:14:17,960
» Ken Sherman.

900
01:14:26,239 --> 01:14:35,760
» I don't know.
Good evening, Ken Sherman 23840 Jerome

901
01:14:32,640 --> 01:14:40,880
and Oak Park. Um, after listening to the
owner of Oak Park Social and the back

902
01:14:38,239 --> 01:14:46,159
and forth with city council, I just
wanted to give my two cents as a

903
01:14:42,480 --> 01:14:52,640
resident, um, as was mentioned, this
business has had an ongoing issue with

904
01:14:49,360 --> 01:14:56,880
paying their bills or whatever. I
remember when he came before the city

905
01:14:54,480 --> 01:15:03,920
council a couple years back and he was
having issues with refrigeration needing

906
01:15:00,400 --> 01:15:10,400
new coolers and and and whatnot. And as
was mentioned, if I as a private citizen

907
01:15:07,520 --> 01:15:18,320
cannot pay my water bills and other
bills, my water gets turned off. I don't

908
01:15:14,320 --> 01:15:23,360
get the luxury of having a ride for a
year or whatever without paying my

909
01:15:20,480 --> 01:15:29,760
utilities plus whatever other bills this
gentleman has incurred. And two weeks

910
01:15:26,480 --> 01:15:34,800
before he's up to pay, he's here
pleading his case. I don't know if it's

911
01:15:32,000 --> 01:15:41,679
a lack of financial mismanagement and he
has a second business in the uh 11 mile

912
01:15:38,960 --> 01:15:48,320
social district. I don't understand. But
for him to come before you and plead

913
01:15:44,159 --> 01:15:53,440
hardship and make you the hard guys and
it's your responsibility to bail him

914
01:15:50,239 --> 01:15:58,880
out, I just don't understand. I think he
needs to get a CPA or somebody that can

915
01:15:56,239 --> 01:16:04,880
help him manage his budget in order to
meet his business needs instead of

916
01:16:02,000 --> 01:16:12,239
crying on the shoulders of uh city
council. I just don't understand where

917
01:16:07,840 --> 01:16:12,239
he's coming from. Thank you.

918
01:16:13,679 --> 01:16:22,719
That's it.
Um, thank you. That's the end of the um

919
01:16:19,280 --> 01:16:28,440
call to the audience. Now we are on call
to the council.

920
01:16:25,440 --> 01:16:28,440
Um,

921
01:16:28,960 --> 01:16:39,840
first I'm I'm thrilled that our public
safety department was able to come to

922
01:16:35,679 --> 01:16:46,880
the aid of West Bloomfield Township when
um when they had that horrible event

923
01:16:43,040 --> 01:16:52,960
happen that we all pulled together and
that was heart heartwarming. Another sad

924
01:16:50,080 --> 01:16:58,719
thing, today we mourn together with
Huntington Woods, our sister city, with

925
01:16:56,400 --> 01:17:04,480
whom we share professional, personal,
and geographic ties.

926
01:17:01,679 --> 01:17:11,840
We extend condolences to the beautiful
family of Doug Jamal, to his friends,

927
01:17:08,800 --> 01:17:17,920
his co-workers, and to all the residents
who came to know him. For those who

928
01:17:14,640 --> 01:17:23,199
haven't heard, Doug was out during the
high winds. He he worked for DPW,

929
01:17:21,280 --> 01:17:28,640
Department of Public Works in Huntington
Woods, and he was doing his job clearing

930
01:17:26,640 --> 01:17:33,120
out a tree that had fallen across the
street.

931
01:17:30,159 --> 01:17:39,520
when when the wind came along and blew
another branch down that killed him

932
01:17:36,560 --> 01:17:44,640
while he was working.
All of our outside personnel, our public

933
01:17:42,239 --> 01:17:53,600
safety officers,
our DPW officers

934
01:17:48,159 --> 01:18:00,000
um are involved in risky jobs.
Police and fire get publicity, but our

935
01:17:57,440 --> 01:18:06,640
nonuniformed employees cheerfully
provide services that keep our city

936
01:18:02,800 --> 01:18:12,400
safe. We appreciate you all and pray
that you stay safe.

937
01:18:09,120 --> 01:18:17,120
Thank you, Mayor Prom Julie Edgar.
>> Thank you, Mayor. Um, I also want to

938
01:18:14,960 --> 01:18:23,280
echo the mayor's sentiments and thank
our public safety department, Director

939
01:18:19,040 --> 01:18:27,280
Cooper, for coming to the aid of um the
other officers who were at the scene at

940
01:18:24,880 --> 01:18:31,520
Temple, Israel. I hope that they do the
same for us. Uh, should anything

941
01:18:29,440 --> 01:18:38,000
terrible like that happen. Let's hope it
does not. Um, so thank you. Um, also I

942
01:18:35,040 --> 01:18:42,239
wanted to [clears throat] let these Girl
Scouts know that I did buy cookies from

943
01:18:40,320 --> 01:18:47,040
you and I put on about 10 pounds. I'm
not happy.

944
01:18:44,000 --> 01:18:52,480
Okay. I'm not happy, but um but they
were delicious. And so, thank you. Um

945
01:18:50,000 --> 01:18:56,880
and thank you all for coming. Good
night.

946
01:18:53,360 --> 01:18:59,760
» That's cute. Uh Council Member Radner.
>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. Thank you all

947
01:18:58,560 --> 01:19:03,280
for coming out. Thank you for your
interest in the process. And young

948
01:19:01,840 --> 01:19:07,199
ladies, I do have a very important
question for you that I really wish one

949
01:19:04,719 --> 01:19:11,040
of you would have addressed during call
to audience. It's a question that I

950
01:19:09,520 --> 01:19:15,120
have. I think this is a question a lot
of us have and frankly it's a question

951
01:19:12,880 --> 01:19:18,630
that we deserve the answer to. Why are
some of you wearing green vests and some

952
01:19:17,040 --> 01:19:22,320
of you wearing other color vests?
[laughter] I'm really curious about

953
01:19:20,159 --> 01:19:29,239
that. I don't know if we're allowed to
let them answer, but I'm really curious.

954
01:19:25,040 --> 01:19:29,239
» We will uh

955
01:19:41,040 --> 01:19:45,920
Very cool. Thank you for the
explanation.

956
01:19:43,199 --> 01:19:49,360
» Thank you for the courage to speak out.
>> And just one last thing that I want to

957
01:19:47,520 --> 01:19:53,040
say is last night I got a very special
gift from a very special person and I

958
01:19:51,600 --> 01:19:57,199
want to acknowledge and recognize her
and that's my little daughter Adena made

959
01:19:55,040 --> 01:20:05,159
me this little bracelet here
>> and I am very proud of it.

960
01:19:59,920 --> 01:20:05,159
» Lovely. Council member Whitehead,

961
01:20:05,360 --> 01:20:11,600
» something said um at this meeting that
was like we can either be a business

962
01:20:09,280 --> 01:20:15,120
city or a people city. I I I don't agree
with that. I think we could be both. I

963
01:20:13,440 --> 01:20:18,320
think that that's what a community is.
You got to have businesses to have a

964
01:20:16,719 --> 01:20:22,080
community. You got to have people that
want to go into those businesses. And so

965
01:20:20,320 --> 01:20:26,080
what we try to do here is just weigh all
the balances. I I didn't like the call

966
01:20:24,159 --> 01:20:30,159
we we made tonight. I'll be honest. It's
one that I just didn't like cuz

967
01:20:28,719 --> 01:20:34,080
everybody's right. you should pay your
bills and you should pay them on time.

968
01:20:32,239 --> 01:20:38,880
Um, but what what are we gonna do if
that if his business flops over 10

969
01:20:36,320 --> 01:20:42,800
grand? I mean, so
we just make the best decision we can up

970
01:20:40,800 --> 01:20:46,080
here, but we are doing this for the
community. We are doing this for the

971
01:20:44,320 --> 01:20:48,800
people. Um, and you got to have
businesses cuz there's places that you

972
01:20:47,520 --> 01:20:53,440
want to go out to eat. There's places
that you want to get your car washed at

973
01:20:51,679 --> 01:20:56,880
or, you know, maybe too early for that
one for after the last couple weeks.

974
01:20:55,440 --> 01:21:02,320
» That is way too early.
>> Have a good night everybody. [laughter]

975
01:20:59,760 --> 01:21:08,159
I got the laugh of the evening. Council
member uh Crawford,

976
01:21:04,640 --> 01:21:13,040
» um I just want to say that um our hearts
and prayers, I know I can speak for all

977
01:21:10,239 --> 01:21:17,120
of my colleagues up here and um they're
just with the congregation of Temple

978
01:21:15,520 --> 01:21:24,159
Israel because they're healing right
now. Um I just uh feel as we all that no

979
01:21:22,480 --> 01:21:29,520
one should have fear while they're
attending school or worship. They should

980
01:21:26,239 --> 01:21:33,600
not have to fear that. So, um, I just
wanted to say I I know that I stand with

981
01:21:31,280 --> 01:21:39,040
our Jewish community, condemn all acts
of violence, and my prayers are out for

982
01:21:35,920 --> 01:21:44,960
the congregation who is healing at this
time. Um, I want to thank the Girl

983
01:21:41,440 --> 01:21:49,360
Scouts for coming. I was a Girl Scout
>> and I loved being a Girl Scout. Um, so,

984
01:21:47,600 --> 01:21:55,440
thank you for coming. You, you ladies
are beautiful. Um, I also wanted to

985
01:21:52,480 --> 01:22:00,000
acknowledge once again um our elected
official Don Cochran. Thank is it Copin

986
01:21:58,400 --> 01:22:05,360
or Cochran?
>> Corpin. Um, that's a hard job and

987
01:22:03,199 --> 01:22:11,520
especially right now. So, thank you for
all you do. And finally, um, reminding

988
01:22:09,360 --> 01:22:15,280
everyone this Friday, Oak Park, they
have a charity vet. Anyone up here on

989
01:22:13,760 --> 01:22:20,721
that team?
>> Oh, don't embarrass us. City manager,

990
01:22:18,239 --> 01:22:24,639
» don't embarrass us. So, right there.
[laughter]

991
01:22:21,679 --> 01:22:29,280
» Um they're having a um a charity
basketball game uh at the high school.

992
01:22:27,040 --> 01:22:34,480
Is it Friday night? What time is that?
>> Six o'clock. I think

993
01:22:30,880 --> 01:22:38,880
» six o'clock. So um come on out, support
and thank everyone for coming and and

994
01:22:36,960 --> 01:22:43,199
once again, as I always like to leave
you with, be kind to one another. Good

995
01:22:41,760 --> 01:22:47,080
night.
>> Thank you. And

996
01:22:47,120 --> 01:22:54,800
» we need
>> basketball Friday six o'clock where

997
01:22:52,639 --> 01:23:01,440
» Oak Park High School. And before we
close, I would like to invite the Girl

998
01:22:56,880 --> 01:23:07,639
Scouts back up here to um uh adjourn the
meeting.

999
01:23:04,000 --> 01:23:07,639
» This is the best part.

1000
01:23:14,400 --> 01:23:22,719
Are you gonna do it? Okay.
>> So, um

1001
01:23:20,320 --> 01:23:28,159
um there is no further business to come
before this council.

1002
01:23:25,120 --> 01:23:35,320
» This meeting is
>> this this meeting is a journ

1003
01:23:31,199 --> 01:23:35,320
» and then hit this

1004
01:23:36,048 --> 01:23:38,068
[applause]

1005
01:23:43,360 --> 01:23:53,560
I was a Girl Scout, too, and I loved it.
And you guys have the best leaders

1006
01:23:50,560 --> 01:23:53,560
anywhere.