[0:04] open ja you can actually anything [0:09] down time call meeting order now please [0:15] rise I ask you to join me in a moment of reflection on the business that's before [0:18] us this [0:24] evening please join me to Pledge of Allegiance iedge alleg super of the [0:29] United States of America to the rep for it stands one nation [0:35] indivisible and jice please take the roll Alderman [0:41] Brennan here Alderman Begley here Alderman basso here Alderman lowski [0:46] Alder key Alderman Scully Alderman mcgrogan Alderman Clifford here all [0:52] right no special presentations uh under consent calendar we have the approval of [0:56] minutes of the city council meeting from February 4th 2025 along with the [1:00] approval of the payroll and the voucher list for the period ending February 14th [1:05] 2025 need a motion to approve said so move move by Al Clifford there second [1:09] second second by Alderman Begley discussion roll call Alderman Brennan [1:15] yes Alderman Bley yes Alderman basso hi Alderman key yes Alderman Scully [1:20] Alderman mcran Alderman cord hi all right no seal bids to be open tonight uh [1:26] under City officials just a word uh this week obviously we've had a uh little bit [1:31] of coldness coming through town uh keep an eye on your neighbors you know we [1:35] especially if they're a little bit older or something like that checking on them [1:38] once in a while make sure they're you know getting you know things are working [1:42] out in their their location so city clerk anything thank you Mr Mayor no uh [1:47] reports tonight City Treasurer thank you mayor the treasures report for the [1:51] period ending December 31st general fund began the month with [1:57] 6,266 187 revenues were $ [2:02] 844 329 expenses $2,800,000 [2:08] 249 other source [2:24] $16,669.24 53 [2:30] revenues were 6,326 24 expenses for the month 9, [2:39] 4,704 other source use 1, [2:44] 85994 giving an ending cash balance in All City funds of [2:52] 28,749 that concludes my report all right with [2:56] that I'll entertain a motion to approve the treasures report [3:00] Bren and second by Elman Clifford discussion all in favor I oppos motion [3:05] carries City attorney is not with us tonight any Communications anyone [3:09] have okay citizens wishing to address the council anyone okay if not uh [3:15] standing committees all m m grin uh Mr Mary I just have two things nothing uh [3:21] that's uh published on the agenda but mostly just comments uh at the last [3:25] meeting we uh members of the finance committee U after quite a bit of [3:30] deliberation over a period of time we wrapped up uh finalizing the formation [3:37] of uh uh coming up with the job description categories and everything [3:41] for all the employees and also salary ranges and things of that nature and [3:46] that work that worked out good um and then uh the second thing is uh since [3:52] we're in February I was going to try to do this uh at the last meeting but I [3:56] wasn't uh here for that um we up to 24 uh the year end in pretty good shape and [4:03] as Jim Dam the treasurer just pointed out we're in real good shape we had [4:08] expensive month there with expenses but the bulk of that 9 million a lot of it [4:12] was internal transfers it's not actually money that was out the door for uh [4:17] various uh vendors or anything but uh when we approached the year uh we did [4:23] the 20124 budget um we were looking at a budget of about 13, 846 [4:29] ,000 in round numbers and then we actually um finished up the year in [4:35] pretty good shape we were at a surplus we came in just over 15 million and then [4:40] with some adjustments and like some transfers and things uh year at the [4:45] actual year end we were just a tad under um 800,000 to the plus side I think it [4:51] was actually like 791 um I rounded off eight for my notes [4:56] and then um the um couple of Main reasons that we had such a great year um [5:03] was uh in the permit area that was number one we were about [5:07] $600,000 to the plus side um with a little gain comes a little pain there [5:12] was the direct result of a lot of um storm damage that people incurred and [5:17] then um another one on the main expense was uh just there's a couple areas um [5:24] two of the biggest are uh the expense of running the city and the administrative [5:29] area which um our our budget was 33 we did a great job I thought coming in at [5:36] about 3.2 million so just under by about 100,000 and um then uh when you look at [5:42] the overall budget for the police um that budget comes in on the on [5:48] the target was 5.1 and we were like almost dead on and [5:54] it was just a um a little bit uh over the 5.1 so uh while and all the the [6:00] budgeting process on those items was like really uh uh very accurate um and [6:07] then uh just you know in general since um uh you know it's a it's a city and [6:13] there's a lot of attention going on nowadays with what's going on in [6:16] Washington DC and of course Illinois which you know we're in the opposite uh [6:21] category we you know we have a surplus budget um and the at the federal level [6:27] obviously um you know there's big problems and also in Illinois in fact um [6:33] I wish I could be like our friend uh Mr mus because then I could um maybe do [6:39] some additional cutting but um uh the main revenues and main drivers during [6:44] the year uh we picked up about a little over half a million dollars in interest [6:48] because of the balances we're keeping um our property taxes uh for both the city [6:54] and the police came in at um about 3.8 million uh and revenue um the cell [7:02] towers and uh the comp cast fees that we charge for uh these for them to do [7:08] business within our town uh was a little bit over [7:12] 500,000 um and as I mentioned in my other remarks the permits was [7:16] 600,000 and then uh the a big the biggest one miscellaneous state tax uh [7:22] trickle Downs that we get was like uh about 4.5 million and um so that's you [7:29] know what comprises the budget and it you know it's more than just um a couple [7:34] of uh things that we just throw together it's there's a lot I mean we're looking [7:39] at the pages it's this thing and um so for 2025 we're going into the year with [7:46] um a projected uh increase about 4.59% and um you know we as I said our [7:55] 2024 number was 13 million 836 we're going to be slightly higher at 14, 470 [8:02] which is about half a million dollar and um all of that we have you know air mark [8:07] for different things we have quite a bit of expenses uh always in the um two two [8:15] main areas one um you know the uh Public Works maintain the street sewers and [8:20] also um uh you know we spend quite a bit of money uh uh taking care of the rck [8:26] lake gather and things of that nature so that's the end of my report thank you [8:30] very very informa Al brother appreciate it public safety Alman basso oh yes [8:34] mayor I have two items on the agenda item number8 motion to approve an [8:39] ordinance for 2019 Chevrolet police Tahoe VIN number one g n i l CDE e C1 [8:49] kr30 2534 to be declared Surplus and sold to [8:54] the Crestwood Police Department for the sum of [8:58] $12,500 proceed seeds from the sale will be deposited back in the drug assd [9:02] forfeiture account by byman Clifford discussion roll [9:08] call Alderman Beckley yes Alderman basso I Alderman key yes Alderman Scully yes [9:14] Al MC Grogan yes Alderman Clifford hi Alderman BR yes item number nine motion [9:20] to approve an ordinance for 2015 Chevrolet police Tahoe VIN [9:26] number 1 gnlc d e C8 [9:32] hr30 3413 to be declared Surplus and sold to [9:37] the S Village Police Department for the sum of [9:42] $8,900 proceeds from the sale will be deposited back into the drug acid [9:46] forfeiture account by bass second second by [9:52] discussion roll call Alderman basso hi Alderman keyth Alderman Scully Alderman [9:57] mcran Alderman Clifford hi B yes yes i' just like to comment on the drug assd [10:05] forfeit your account um it's it's a sad thing to note but our Police Department [10:13] um regularly seizes uh drugs and normal operations of uh everyday life and [10:20] Payless Heights uh through police stops and car searches and things like that [10:25] the dollar amounts that they get by participating in such a program is u in [10:30] my mind astronomical I wish I wish it was a zero but because of the situation [10:38] it's kind of a a good from a bad also um I would like to comment on a couple [10:43] other situations again uh for scams some notable in our community uh palis sites [10:51] resident has fallen prey to a 15,000 Bitcoin scam um again I don't know how [10:59] it is that we can uh protect ourselves and our family members from such scams [11:06] uh I don't know how we can uh sooe each other and and promote uh [11:12] safety and diligence and such things but uh be alert to that situation protect [11:18] your assets and uh um follow up with a loved one or a trusted uh advisor if you [11:25] can before you make any moves um also so a local man is being [11:31] blackma blackmailed by an online hookup person again be especially careful if [11:39] you're online looking for love okay because it it could go bad as it does in [11:44] so many instances so that's we keep repeating such things but it's a it's a [11:50] common scem what that all about there was the guy down the road [11:55] here that was rhetorical it's a truth I think I figured it out um and again [12:03] none of us is um too smart or too educated or too Street Savvy uh to be [12:09] caught up in a scam and as you as you readers of the regional noted last week [12:15] a commissioner from a uh nearby community made kind of light of the fact [12:20] that he himself was scammed u in a simple uh Tollway email that he received [12:26] that said he owed $6 or something and Miss told [12:29] and he immediately hit the button and then before he knew it he was making [12:34] purchases in Asia and Japan and etc etc that's how fast the scam hit and and how [12:41] fast it hit his account so uh be aware of those things once [12:46] agains is not going to contact you at tax time for any information or any [12:51] action so and if you get a Call of that nature or an email um or a US mail uh [12:58] just uh ignore it throw it in the garbage and um I know there's two sides [13:04] at least two sides to every story but um the cameras the cameras that our Police [13:10] Department operate and the cameras that are in our town and in our life do a [13:16] great job in helping us combat crime or at least capture some of the criminals [13:23] um well our cameras in the city located a hid and run vehicle incident on past [13:29] couple weeks they are identifying a quick change scam artist that hit the [13:34] CVS and a couple other CVS uh around the suburban area I don't know you're [13:40] probably not familiar with that scam if you're not in retail but it's pretty [13:44] similar to um which cup is the ball under only it's played with real dollar [13:49] bills and uh it's to confuse the person that's sitting uh at the register in a [13:55] store this Shuffle of money goes so fast that an individual can get overwhelmed [14:00] and be scammed the CVS was short at about $1,500 for purchase excessive [14:06] amount of purchase of gift cards so that's uh another plus to the cameras [14:12] also cameras uh helped the police department recently identify and capture [14:18] the suspects in the Payless highest convenience store armed robbery so that [14:23] that arrest also um secured a got one more gun off the off the streets for us [14:30] and um finally surveillance surveillance videos identified a van and driver in a [14:35] reported child luring case at a palis height bus stop so all these interest [14:41] all these incidents are scary situations for most of us and for average citizen [14:47] and I'd like I'd like to just say that um the police department are doing such [14:52] a fantastic job and every Aid that they have and every tool that they can use is [14:57] an asset to our community and our safety and that's into my report thank you yeah [15:02] bass I think i' just like to address the fact that you notice in your motions [15:05] that the money goes back to the drug acid forfeiture uh fund and I think it's [15:09] important to know that this is a long running program that started I think in [15:12] the 70s or 80s actually where we have some cases we have officers who are [15:16] detailed to various federal agencies and anything they get they capture basically [15:22] we get a p portion of that and just for example we have not purchased uh General [15:27] funds a squad car in probably 25 or 30 years uh the whole whole police station [15:33] was actually paid for uh by the uh drug asset forer for money that goes back all [15:39] the way to U when that F cus yeah CU I know yeah I know in the 70s we did that [15:44] when we did the the fire police station because I was involved in financing that [15:48] originally so but it's a great program and we just uh last week we had a [15:51] swearing in ceremony for we had a young man one of our officers a poak who went [15:56] to uh uh went to the FBI now for the same same type of program so it's it's a [16:01] good program for us one one last thing and uh I should have just mentioned it [16:06] Alderman B so we could have just brought it up but another uh scam that um I just [16:13] uh received one within the last week is someone text someone said oh we finally [16:20] resolved the situation and you're going to get this refund of like [16:24] $541 um which account do you want us to send it to do not respond to that you [16:31] know first of all I didn't have any $540 coming back I didn't know what they were [16:35] talking about but if you weren't paying attention so yeah throw it in my you [16:40] know Chase account or whatever bank account so you know I mean they are very [16:44] clever so great all right thank you Alman Bassel mpal grounds of property [16:49] alond Begley thanks mayor I don't have a report this evening all right planning [16:53] zoning all SK uh no report this week uh this month uh or this meeting Mr may all [16:59] right Recreation all uh thank you Mr Mayor I'd like to make a motion to [17:02] approve pay number six to Simpson construction the amount of [17:07] 209727 and. 72 for work completed for the pool Improvement project move bman [17:12] key is there second second second bman Clifford discussion roll call Alderman [17:16] ke yes Alman Scully yes Alderman mcran Alman Clifford Alman Brennan yes Alman [17:22] Begley I then I'd like to make a motion to approve [17:28] use of rooms at independent middle school for the summer camp programs [17:33] element keys or second second second M Clifford discussion all in favor I I [17:39] oppos motion carries then I'd like to make a motion to approve hiring J&M [17:43] displayy fireworks in the amount of $20,000 for the July 3rd 2025 [17:48] Independence Day celebration and that's the same price that we paid last year [17:52] move by element key is there a second second second Mel Clifford discussion [17:56] roll call Alderman Scully yes Alderman mcran yes Alderman Clifford hi Alderman [18:01] Brennan Alderman Begley Alderman B [18:06] Hi and then I'd like to make a motion to approve FP United Landscaping proposed [18:11] on the amount of 16,560 and no sense for spring and clean [18:16] fall up Spring and fall cleanup at The Parks swimming pool and rec center m m [18:22] keys or a second second second by Alman Clifford discussion rule call Alderman [18:27] mcran yes Alman Clifford Al Brenan Alder Begley Al B Al key Alder Scully yes and [18:35] then I'd like to make a motion to approve the payment [18:42] $7,777 membership contribution to swis move by [18:46] Alman key is there second second second by Alman Clifford discussion roll call [18:51] Alderman Clifford hi Alderman Brennan yes Al Begley Al bass Alder ke Alderman [18:57] Scully Al yes that concludes report Mr Mayor [19:01] thanks ke roads of construction Al M Clifford yes uh thank you Mr Mayor uh [19:06] motion to approve soliciting for bids for the 2025 mft resurfacing program [19:12] that's a city road program about Clifford is there second second second [19:16] by Begley discussion all in favor I oppos motion carries next motion to [19:22] approve payment for two to 2025 International [19:26] hv507 Dump Truck chass 3 h a e d t a r 1s L 6953 39 and 3 h a e [19:38] d t a r 2s l69 5513 through the sourcewell co-op in the [19:46] amount of [19:48] $228,900 move byman Clifford is there second [19:52] second moment bigley discussion uh so everybody knows what these are the two [19:56] new trucks are out here in the back there are just the chassis the frame and [20:01] everything and these are replacing trucks that uh from 2003 or before [20:08] that's Al along there and uh they're ready to be outfitted here and they'll [20:13] be used for uh various purposes uh such as uh chipper snow [20:19] plowing digging dirt removal a lot of heavy construction stuff so that's what [20:26] the that's all about though go call Alderman Begley yes Alderman basso [20:31] Alderman key yes Alderman Scully Alder mcov Alderman Clifford Alman BR [20:37] yes okay next is motion to approve a resolution to CO's portion of Harlem [20:41] Avenue on Friday July 4th for the annual independent skip truck skip the bodies [20:48] for the trucks number 17 [20:51] Jack oh I'm sorry motion to approve the purchas of dump bodies the plow [20:59] for the 2025 International hv507 tub trucks 3 HD a a t a r 1sl 695 339 and 3 [21:12] h a d t2sl 695 513 with Henderson products [21:20] through the NPP contract number PS 22170 in the amount of [21:27] 2361 102 move Alman Clifford second by Alman mcran discussion roll call [21:34] Alderman basso I Alderman ke yes Alderman Scully Alderman mcran Alderman [21:40] Clifford hi Alderman Brennan Alderman Beckley yes sorry I didn't mean to go [21:44] out order I that want skip you all the big numbers you need both things just [21:49] trying to skip next motion to approve resolution to close portion of Harlem [21:53] Avenue on Friday July 4th for the annual Independence Day Parade between the [21:58] hours 10:00 a.m. and 2: p.m. bman Clifford is there second second second [22:02] bman basso discussion all in favor opposed motion carries and lastly motion [22:08] to approve payment to Morris engineering for services and various projects [22:12] throughout the city in the amount of [22:16] $3,726 74 B Clifford is there second second [22:20] second B Paso discussion roll call Alderman key yes Alderman Scully [22:25] Alderman mcran Alderman Clifford Alderman Brennan yes Alman Begley Al [22:30] bass hi yeah and so you know the RO program this year's got some extensive [22:34] programs on there we're going to be redoing uh the situation heral Avenue [22:38] basically reconstructing that for water drainage Cypress Avenue over in the [22:42] fourth ward in the house of D mwd we put that off last year to the money did some [22:48] various roads with it now that the mwd is that that we're going to go back [22:51] there and uh they're through with that and we'll be fixing that fixing that up [22:55] to along with various streets in each of the wards for this year that's it all [23:00] right license permits and franchises Alman ludowski is out of town I know [23:04] Alman Clifford's going to take his three yes he call me and ask me to take this [23:08] um I'll read the motion motion to approve the [23:12] 2025 2026 vehicle sticker design from submissions by the elementary school [23:18] students I believe you have a couple in front of you uh there's [23:24] uh it's not it on your iPad uh those two you hold yeah yeah this so [23:33] there's two there there's one [23:39] thereo pardon you got that [23:44] paper well there's one of this here's the Gazebo one do you have one over [23:48] there did I give it to you the other one is the oh excuse me [23:53] here we go it's on the I got it here we go and this one here these two these two [24:02] are what we're voting on everybody I think you got them in your iPad and [24:06] everything like that these are what the kids designed and were submitted to us [24:10] so uh Brent Mr lowski asked me to take uh put it to a vote on which one you [24:16] want and one with the most votes is going to be our city sticker for the [24:21] upcoming year so with that I guess you could so we just do one and two then [24:27] okay so first one is the bird on a branch for like a little better uh let [24:32] me just first say they're both amazing they're both okay great jobs both both [24:36] kids did Super jobs and I'm sure the rest of the kids who didn't make the [24:39] finals did a great job too they all tried and that's the main thing and you [24:43] want us to raise our hands I think that's the easiest way well the one with [24:46] the one with the Gazebo and the Cardinal I put as number one okay right and the [24:51] one with the the bird and it says palis Heights 2025 I numbered at number two [24:58] okay all you got to do is vote for one see the other one's got to come out to [25:02] winner vote for one and okay okay off for uh [25:09] one you want to CLK you want to just drop this down and call oh I am okay [25:14] take a okay let's take a r it's three people [25:18] okay get those three in case you forget the mayor the mayor said number [25:23] one for number two then two three what's your [25:32] vote okay so number two all right all right which was number two is the Gazebo [25:37] right I do a recount number two is the Gazebo yes no no number two end up [25:43] number two [25:46] was at the last second the numbers [25:51] Chang I got I I wanted vote for the uh U the Gazebo okay let's let's do this [25:59] again okay number one is the Gazebo okay number one's the Gazebo vote for number [26:04] one raise your hands one four can we shut off the TV you yeah [26:11] he please turn the one two three four okay then the second one is a [26:17] birdy Gaz Evo wins congratulations to our particip [26:25] congratulations yeah there were some more but they limited it too think that [26:29] so but uh thanks a lot for that so the motion was to approve the vehicle [26:34] sticker designed by submissions from the schools which was uh number two to [26:38] gazebo on and the next motion would be to direct the City attorney to draft an [26:43] ordinance to adopt excuse me alterate Clifford do we take a vote on I think we [26:49] need to take a vote on number 20 okay go ah you call roll [26:54] in okay right right what's Mo motion to approve the uh gazebo as the 2025 26 [27:01] vehicle sticker all in favor oppos motion carries okay okay next is motion [27:08] on that okay motion is to direct the City [27:12] attorney to million and we're wrot on a bird here so yeah well next is motion to [27:18] direct City attorney to draft an ordinance to adopt the 2024 IC codes [27:23] with amendments move by m Clifford is there a [27:26] second second V brenon discussion roll call I just on motion all in favor [27:34] oppose motion and that has to do with the building codes and updating [27:37] amendments local codes such as the city adopted Chicago city codes that were [27:43] amended such as the electrical codes things of that nature and updating the [27:47] building department with certain software and stuff other than that [27:51] that's the end of Mr L delski's report thank you thank Jack appreciate it Water [27:55] and Sewer Alman Brenan thank you Mr Mayor no report this evening all right [27:58] right business and economic development Al key uh thank you Mr Mayor no report [28:01] cable TV nothing this time old business citizens wishing to ask [28:08] questions new business Mr Mayor yes I have something um and they're going to [28:14] pull us up so first of all I think we're all blessed to have um the Public Works [28:19] does a great job on the S removal um I think we're you know one of the best um [28:26] uh towns and cities anywhere in any suburb in the whole area you can see it [28:31] when you drive around visiting your friends neighbors uh kids and stuff so [28:37] it and so we always talk about this and I you know I've been talking about this [28:42] you know I just wanted to maybe have Adam um look into this I um had some [28:48] calls you know there's so many people um I mean in town we're getting to be [28:53] probably a little bit more balanced but there are a lot of older people in let's [28:57] say my age group and even older especially in some of the um in the [29:02] single family properties especially so U one of the things we've brought up [29:06] before and we always had a reason not to do it is it it aggravates a lot of [29:12] people that when they when the plows come by they do a great job get it down [29:17] to the to the asphalt but what happens usually even on these smaller snowstorms [29:22] we've been having what ends up in front of your driveway is is the worst part of [29:27] the show Ling for either the person or the service and so um and we've talked [29:34] about it before about maybe getting an F-150 or something to go along and just [29:39] shoot stuff and it's always a little bit like well how do we how would we do that [29:44] well I I was doing a little research and um is it possible to pull this up [29:50] there's a machine like a front loader this I actually have it [29:55] here but um this I think she's going to show this [30:03] I wasn't sure everybody could see this and it's pretty quick like about two [30:07] seconds but are you going to be able to pull that up I'm working on [30:16] it it's a pretty clever uh setup [30:28] we have to pass this around will that tie into [30:34] the um it's started to take up your time [30:42] but [30:52] here do you have any more drawings for us to look at yeah just kind of artic [30:58] bucket [31:01] yeah you see [31:09] that this arm it's like it's a Contraption on the front on the front [31:15] motor Ma [31:20] Bo so when you would get to the driveway instead of having stuff pile up in front [31:26] of your driveway um I was hoping that she could show [31:36] it it goes out like this see it okay pretty cool and [31:51] um got it yeah so it's you know it it's just something to think about I'm not [31:56] sure would work but it it would save a lot of people a lot of back pains for [32:01] sure and um and you know we already have we already have the the the big machine [32:06] and it would almost be like acquiring the right angle the arm which is [32:11] basically a right angle to sweep it and it would push it to the side of your [32:14] driveway yeah and then you know it would save a lot of people u a lot of [32:19] aggravation I I don't even know if it would work well why don't you refer to [32:22] uh Adam and see we that's I thought Adam get a demonstration of it up at the road [32:27] thing now yeah take a look at it co that's the I know that all right uh [32:32] business any c any questions back up a give a slight report on the roads this [32:38] that Adam asked me that we had 13 events with snow so far this year and we used [32:44] 27 tons of salt and 225 gallons of liquid brine during those [32:51] 13 events also report on a uh ongoing situation at Route 83 three in O Park [33:00] Avenue uh we finally got words to wide out and what we got to do and not do but [33:06] there'll be two flashing lights installed for East and westbound traffic [33:11] similar to the ones we have at the rec center at the Crossing there to make [33:15] that crossing over a little bit safer to get onto the [33:19] bike path entrance there so that's upcoming working on that and part of [33:23] that requirement in in cooperation with Trinity High School they're doing some [33:29] construction or expansion is uh the entrance ways uh to the East are going [33:35] to be revamped there'll be no more crossing the striped lines coming in the [33:40] opposite way that those were designed for and with that I that's okay but we [33:46] what we have to do and uh what we're going to do is lengthen the existing [33:50] turning Lan so now those cars will come in and turn there on Oak Park and into [33:56] the school okay good which makes it lot safe and everything there so that [34:00] hopefully we'll get all done by the end of the spring we're opening so but [34:04] that's just a little safety update on good all right any other old business [34:09] citizens have any questions new [34:12] business a motion to adjourn all in favor thank you stay warm meeting Dr br [34:22] from8 [Music]