1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,200 I was 16. You grill on the grill? 2 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:08,320 Kevin, are we live? >> Yeah, we're ready to go whenever you 3 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:09,400 are. >> You want me to now? 4 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:12,400 » Yep. >> Uh good evening, everybody. Welcome to 5 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:17,720 the Village Bolingbrook Committee meeting July 28, 2026 at Bolingbrook 6 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:19,000 Village Hall, 2440 Walters Sammy Drive. Roll call, please. 7 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:20,240 » Present. >> Here. 8 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:21,320 » Trustee Lopez. >> Here. 9 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:22,480 » Trustee McNewsky. >> Here. 10 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:23,480 » Trustee Glassford. >> Here. 11 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:24,480 » Trustee Casillas. >> Here. 12 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:25,560 » Trustee Novak. >> Here. 13 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,320 » Trustee Sherer. >> Here. 14 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:30,160 » We have a quorum. We'll start out with the Pledge of Allegiance here at the 15 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:32,920 board meeting. I'll ask one of the trustees to accept the minutes of the 16 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:39,480 regular meeting held on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. I'll go through my 17 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:41,440 updates for the town. Finance and Administration, Trustee 18 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:42,760 Casillas. >> Mr. President. 19 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:48,720 » Trustee Casillas. >> I request the board please take a look 20 00:00:45,160 --> 00:00:48,720 at warrant number 626/27. 21 00:00:59,605 --> 00:01:01,625 » [snorts] 22 00:01:16,635 --> 00:01:18,655 [snorts] 23 00:01:36,286 --> 00:01:38,306 [snorts] 24 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:55,200 » All right. If there are any questions on the warrant, I will make a motion at the 25 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:57,960 regular meeting to pass that. And that's all I have, Mr. President. 26 00:01:56,280 --> 00:02:01,520 » Thank you, Trustee Casillas. Health and Development, Trustee Shering. 27 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:07,240 » Mr. President, I have no report for this month. 28 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:11,080 And I have resolution number 2020-13. It's a resolution to do an agreement 29 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:14,720 with the US Army donation program for static display of equipment. 30 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:18,240 That's all I have. >> And the ribbon cutting's been canceled. 31 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:21,040 The owner of the place has basement flooded. 32 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:23,760 So, he's not going to be able to do the ribbon cutting. So, listen, whenever you 33 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:26,560 want to do it, I just wanted to do it tonight but it's a one-night where 34 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:28,560 everybody can make it. But, [snorts] 35 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:31,600 it's not going to happen tonight. I'm sorry. 36 00:02:29,920 --> 00:02:35,959 So, if everybody can just make a note on that. Thank you, Trustee um Shering. 37 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:38,840 Public Works, Trustee Wasilakis. >> I have no report for us. 38 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:42,920 » Thank you, Trustee Wasilakis. Fire Department, Trustee Blass White. 39 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:46,600 » Mr. President, I don't have a report or anything that you'd like to ask me. 40 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:49,400 » No. Thank you, Trustee Blass White. Police 41 00:02:47,920 --> 00:02:52,320 Department, Trustee Novak. >> Mr. President, no report. 42 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:54,280 » Anything to report? >> How about National Night Out? 43 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:56,360 » What? >> I'm sorry. 44 00:02:55,040 --> 00:03:00,840 » National Night Out is going to be Tuesday, August 4th, from 6:00 p.m. to 45 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:03,400 8:00 p.m. right here in front of the Village Hall. 46 00:03:01,920 --> 00:03:04,959 Come on out. We have some nice food and drinks for you. 47 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:07,720 » Awesome. >> And you're the head cook this year, 48 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:10,120 right? For all the food. >> Chief Wasilakis. 49 00:03:08,920 --> 00:03:14,120 » Right. >> Thank you. Thank you, Trustee Novak. 50 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:17,920 » Recreation, Trustee Lopez. >> Mr. President, I have no report. 51 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:22,360 » Thank you, Trustee Lopez. We added on to the agenda only items on 52 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:25,440 the agenda can be spoken about. 3-minute limit because the last meeting, 53 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:28,760 I remember I don't think we had that problem tonight. 54 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:30,920 So, um motion to adjourn the committee meeting. 55 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:33,080 » I'll make a motion. >> I'll second. 56 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:35,720 » Motion made by Trustee Casillas, seconded by Trustee Lopez. Roll call, 57 00:03:34,640 --> 00:03:36,800 please. >> Trustee Lopez? 58 00:03:36,519 --> 00:03:37,800 » Yes. >> Trustee Wasilakis? 59 00:03:37,519 --> 00:03:38,800 » Yes. >> Trustee Blass White? 60 00:03:38,519 --> 00:03:39,880 » Yes. >> Trustee Casillas? 61 00:03:39,519 --> 00:03:40,760 » Yes. >> Trustee Novak? 62 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:42,200 » Yes. >> Trustee Shering? 63 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:44,600 » Yes. >> Motion has passed to adjourn the 64 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:49,280 committee meeting. We're going to go right into the board meeting, folks. 65 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:53,800 So, once again, good good evening, everybody. Welcome to the Village of 66 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:57,360 Posen board meeting, July 28th, 2026. Again, we're at 2440 Walters Avenue, 67 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:58,440 Bolingbrook, Illinois. Roll call, please. 68 00:03:57,680 --> 00:03:59,680 » Trustee Medina? >> Here. 69 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:00,520 » Trustee Lopez? >> Here. 70 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:01,640 » Trustee Wozniak? >> Here. 71 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:03,080 » Trustee Velasquez? >> Here. Trustee Garcia? 72 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:04,080 » Here. >> Trustee Novak? 73 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:05,120 » Here. >> Trustee Schering? 74 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:07,760 » Here. >> We have a quorum. So, everybody would 75 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:12,080 stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, please. 76 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:17,239 » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the 77 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:21,400 republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and 78 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:24,919 justice for all. >> Thank you, everybody. I'd like to ask 79 00:04:23,280 --> 00:04:29,080 one of the trustees to make a motion to accept the regular the meeting from the 80 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:31,880 regular the minutes from the regular meeting held on Tuesday, July 14th, 81 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:35,640 2026. >> I make a motion to accept the minutes 82 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:38,680 from July 14th, 2026. >> Motion made by Trustee Wozniak. 83 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:41,480 » Second. >> Seconded by Trustee Velasquez. Roll 84 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:42,560 call. >> Trustee [snorts] Lopez? 85 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:44,280 » Yes. >> Trustee Wozniak? 86 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:45,440 » Yes. >> Trustee Velasquez? 87 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:46,640 » Yes. >> Trustee Garcia? 88 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,360 » Yes. >> Trustee Novak? 89 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,880 » Yes. >> Trustee Schering? 90 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:52,760 » Yes. >> Acceptance of the minutes from the 91 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:56,080 regular meeting held on Tuesday, July 14th, 2026 has passed. 92 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:59,919 » Um >> Under my business, 93 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:03,360 the Village Hall hours for August 4th, which is the first Tuesday of the month 94 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:06,640 because of National Night Out, will be from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and then 95 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:08,360 our um 96 00:05:07,853 --> 00:05:11,600 » [snorts] >> folks in the front office are going to 97 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:15,280 help us till 8:00 cuz it goes from 6:00 to 8:00. So, they help us set up and 98 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:18,280 mainly take down cuz the firemen do a great job with all that set up. So, 99 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:22,320 they're going to be here till 8:00, right? You see? Thank you so much. 100 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:25,000 That's huge. Um and then I think we're going to have 101 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:28,280 our summer helpers run the garbage back and forth. Are Lonnie and Hugh usually 102 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:31,433 do that? Chris, I think they'll take it back and forth. 103 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:33,760 Okay, beautiful. >> [snorts] 104 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:36,800 » Oh my god. We better get more food, Chief. 105 00:05:36,018 --> 00:05:40,720 » [laughter] >> So, that's one issue. The other thing is 106 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:44,200 good news. Um 107 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:50,240 we just received last Monday, I think it was, I received a letter on email from 108 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:52,840 county July 17th. Um dear Village President Pavilniac, the Cook County 109 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:56,240 Department of Transportation and Highways is pleased to inform you that 110 00:05:54,800 --> 00:06:02,120 your application has been selected for participation in the 2026 Invest in Cook 111 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:06,080 program. In a nutshell, it's $250,000 and this is going to be to do the 112 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:11,360 sidewalk on Kedzie Avenue from 145th. Hopefully, we can make it to the 113 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:14,480 laundromat with the $250,000. We're going to start in the next week or two 114 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:19,880 with Palos Construction. We're going to do the sidewalk on 145 to go from where 115 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:23,080 the alley would be to Kedzie. Cuz that's that's ours and that's not 116 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:29,040 really the Kedzie area. So, I want to get it so you can make that whole walk 117 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:32,160 from Albany and Whipple all the way down to 148th when it's done next year with 118 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:35,360 the other issue. The reason we're doing that 119 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:38,640 is a couple people have gotten killed by cars there on Kedzie. Just the other 120 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:43,720 day, the chief and I were driving and there's a lady just walking 121 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:47,880 senselessly on Kedzie northbound. And I could see the urgency for a 122 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:50,880 sidewalk. It's needed. Somebody Unfortunately, we may have another 123 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:54,760 fatality and we don't want that. So, thank God, thank for the county. We're 124 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:58,520 waiting for the Invest in Cook, which we put in for a half a million. We should 125 00:06:56,120 --> 00:07:03,720 know about that any day. Um CDBG. I'm sorry. And then also, we 126 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:07,040 were we're happy to announce that we've got the 127 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:11,000 $10,000 grant for from ComEd. And that's going to be 128 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:13,680 for a couple of those flashing speed signs that we're going to put by the 129 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:17,640 schools. And I think they're about 2,500 a piece. 130 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:21,240 » Yeah, something like that. >> So, So, we're going to try to do four. 131 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:26,080 Cuz like on California, we can do one on 146 and we can do one 132 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:29,080 on California and then we can do it down by the Pulaski school. So, we're trying 133 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:32,160 to get things moved around so everybody's got safety issues with 134 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:35,480 speed. So, that's that's all good news and that 135 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:38,640 all came about out of nowhere. We were happy. 136 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:43,200 And that's all I have. Finance and Administration. Oh, finally. 137 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:46,680 Uh Orkes Paving will be here Thursday, Friday, Saturday. We're going to finish 138 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:49,920 the west side of town this week. By Saturday afternoon, they said they'll 139 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:53,960 be all done. Every alley is getting a little bit asphalt. 140 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:57,320 And um the streets came out beautiful over there, the alleys, which I told 141 00:07:55,120 --> 00:08:00,720 everybody before. And then within a week after that, cuz they have other jobs, 142 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:05,960 they'll be on the east side for 3 weeks. 143 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:10,160 And Palosa and Tom from Evergreen Mechanical, he's finishing 144 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:13,960 tomorrow with his last alley. We have one alley we got to check and that's 145 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:17,440 over on the 14200 block of Lane. That's where we have one of those big French 146 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:21,200 drains. And if we can connect to that, everybody with French drains will be 147 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:25,080 happy. So will public works so they don't have to go out and flush them out 148 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:28,320 after we have heavy rains. And even last night with all that heavy 149 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:33,320 rain, the chief and I were out and about checking everything after the rains. All 150 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:37,080 the alleys looked amazing. I I just I don't know why, but they're they look 151 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:41,120 great. The sewers are helping. We had no flooding issues or no complaints from 152 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:45,200 anybody. We got about 3 inches of rain. So that, you know, an inch to 3 inches, 153 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:49,040 we're good. We start getting 4 to 8 inches, we're in trouble. Everybody's in 154 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:53,600 trouble. So many municipalities flooded yesterday. So it's just something that 155 00:08:51,560 --> 00:08:56,480 sometimes Mother Nature gets a little rough on us. 156 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:59,240 And that's all I have. Finance and Administration, Trustee Casillas. Mr. 157 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:04,080 President. Trustee Casillas. >> I'd like to make a motion to accept 158 00:09:00,680 --> 00:09:06,120 warrant number 6-26/27. >> Second. 159 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:10,960 » Motion made by Trustee Casillas to accept warrant number 6-26/27, 160 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:13,960 seconded by Trustee Shanahan. Roll call, please. 161 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:14,800 » Um Trustee Lopez? Yes. Trustee Ruszkowski? 162 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:15,760 » Yes. >> Trustee Glasper? 163 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:16,880 » Yes. >> Trustee Casillas? 164 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:17,800 » Yes. >> Trustee Novak? 165 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:19,120 » Yes. >> Trustee Shanahan? 166 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:23,320 » Yes. >> Warrant number 6-26/27 167 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:26,520 is passed. >> That's all I have, Mr. President. 168 00:09:24,560 --> 00:09:28,480 » Thank you, Trustee Casillas. Community Health and Development, 169 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:31,240 Trustee Shanahan. >> Um Mr. President, I have the code 170 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:36,360 enforcement report for the month of June. Court was on July 20th, 2026. 171 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:41,160 There were zero warning letters, 24 violations written, total amount due 172 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:45,720 800, total due 675. Um there are five cases dismissed, fines 173 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:48,720 levied at 800, and $120 in payments received. 174 00:09:47,560 --> 00:09:52,560 » And then I have I'd like to make a motion to accept resolution number 175 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:55,840 2026-13, a resolution of the Village of Robbins, 176 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:59,600 County of Cook, State of Illinois, to enter into an agreement with the US Army 177 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:04,200 donation program for static display of equipment, combat equipment, or total 178 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:08,080 artillery, etc., for the use of static display of war memorabilia at the 179 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:12,360 Veterans Memorial site located at Veterans Parkway in Robbins. 180 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:18,040 » Motion made by Trustee Kasiak to accept resolution number 2020-20, Sherin. 181 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:20,600 2026-13. >> I'll second. 182 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:21,680 » Seconded by Trustee Novak. Roll call, please. 183 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:22,680 » Trustee Lopez? >> Yes. 184 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:23,680 » Trustee Wozniak? >> Yes. 185 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:24,920 » Trustee Velasquez? >> Yes. Trustee Kasiak? 186 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:25,840 » Yes. >> Trustee Novak? 187 00:10:25,560 --> 00:10:26,920 » Yes. >> Trustee Sherin? 188 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:31,280 » Yes. >> And if I may, Trustee Sherin, this is we 189 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:36,040 want a fighter jet there. We have the cannon, that's beautiful, fenced in. We 190 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:40,360 have the personnel carrier, beautiful. Joe Warner finished that off for us and 191 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:44,080 made a beautiful Plaza Construction donated concrete, [snorts] 192 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:49,440 and Plaza Construction promises us the same concrete if we get the jet. So, 193 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:53,080 Cindy Berger, our beautification girl sitting in the 194 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:55,960 in the audience area, is working on that with us, and she's the one that got 195 00:10:54,280 --> 00:11:00,080 everything together for us, and she's going to work very 196 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:04,920 very diligently to try to get us a jet. Um maybe a Warthog or a F-16 or 197 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:08,440 something like that. They ain't tanks. They're old. I mean, they are. They were 198 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:11,520 built in the '60s. So, we're trying to get something that people can see, and 199 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:15,760 then we're done over there. And that'll look so neat, that whole memorial site. 200 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:19,760 We got the Christmas trees there now. We're ready for the Santa House. 201 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:22,400 Incidentally, real quick, not to get off the subject, but I did get a quote to 202 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:26,680 have some signs made for the Santa House, and I told the guy, "You can keep 203 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:30,280 them." It was like $6,800 for two signs. I said, "I can make one in my backyard 204 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:33,040 for $100." So, we're not going to get silly. We 205 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:37,280 wanted something nice. And I'm not going to throw money away. It's just 206 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:41,160 senseless. It looks beautiful already. So, Cindy, thank you for that. 207 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:45,040 And Trustee Shinnery, I know that the ribbon cutting's canceled tonight. Um 208 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:48,560 Mr. Minor's basement flooded, so I said, "Steve, whenever you're ready." 209 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:52,040 Hopefully, we can do it maybe next meeting if he can wait. He's open 210 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:55,360 already. They ran out of ice cream this weekend. They were so busy. Saturday and 211 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:59,400 Sunday, they ran out of ice cream. They had 12 different flavors, 5-gallon 212 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:03,040 containers. Um they were packed. 213 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:06,520 And he's refilled again. I believe he's open tonight. He added another cooler 214 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:10,720 with eight different flavors, so he's got 20 different flavors. It's You know, 215 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:13,560 we're all a little older here. It's the hard-packed ice cream we used to get as 216 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:18,280 kids. The original chocolate and the vanilla 217 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:21,320 and the butter pecan and the sherbet and uh 218 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:25,680 stuff for the kids, you know, the crazy Batman and Robin colors they call it and 219 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:29,160 stuff. I don't It's just And it's nice. And the lady that works there, her name 220 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:33,680 is Cookie, so remember that. She's the sweetest woman. You go in there and she 221 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:38,240 talks to you and it's just it's nice. It's something that you see in Wisconsin 222 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:40,400 Dells. So, it's really nice. And they got the air conditioning 223 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:45,040 working in there now. It's nice and cool. So, please enjoy it. 224 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:48,880 Thank you, Trustee Shinnery. Public Works, Trustee Wasniewski. 225 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:52,160 » Well, I have no report. >> Chris? 226 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:54,960 Real quick with Public Works, I know that we're still running on generator or 227 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:58,920 our electric come back on. >> Still running on generator as of 228 00:12:56,320 --> 00:13:02,800 » So, our pump house is on generator. I'm hoping the lights get fixed at 47 229 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:05,800 Cleveland tonight. I know Meade's been assigned to that. They just got the ones 230 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:09,839 done on Western. So, we're hoping it gets back on tonight 231 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:13,800 and Was it back on? Okay, it's back on. So, forget about 47 in Cleveland. It's 232 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:17,920 working. Was the digital sign back on? Oh, beautiful. So, the pump house might 233 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:21,600 be back on now, Chris. And um that's good cuz we were down to 234 00:13:19,560 --> 00:13:23,760 half a tank of diesel fuel. You can't take a chance with that. But you know 235 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:27,480 that. >> Diesel coming in tomorrow morning, so 236 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:32,280 » Beautiful. So, we're we're back up and running and um um 237 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:37,400 Got it. The guys did a great job cleaning up. There was so much so many 238 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:40,880 branches and twigs and everything. Chris, let the guys know what a great 239 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:44,040 job they did. You know, some of our helpers were driving out and cleaning 240 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:48,040 all the sewer caps today. I know Trustee Wozniak and I and Chief were cleaning 241 00:13:46,560 --> 00:13:52,480 sewer lids four or five of McKinley yesterday and a few other areas. As soon 242 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:55,840 as you got the leaves off, you just see Yeah, water would just swirl and go 243 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:59,440 down. But, the nice rain brought it all back again with the leaves and that. So, 244 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:02,080 we're going to street sweep when we're done 245 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:05,360 with the asphalt, which will be the next 4 weeks max. But, I talked to Chris and 246 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:10,280 I believe we're going to be able to do the west side of town after next week, 247 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:13,120 after Saturday. I'm going to call Mayor Powell from Markham and see if he'll do 248 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:15,400 our west side for us on that Tuesday, Wednesday. 249 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:19,040 And then we'll get the east side done when we get over here. Just so 250 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:21,840 everybody's caught up on it, but Woz, Trustee Wozniak, thank you and Chris, 251 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:25,400 please tell the fellows thank you for all the hard work they've been doing. 252 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:29,040 Fire Department, Trustee Velasquez. >> Mr. President, I don't have a report. 253 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:31,880 Is there any >> Chief, engine's back today? 254 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:33,839 » Engine came back yesterday. >> And the chief's car's back. 255 00:14:33,160 --> 00:14:36,120 » And the chief's car's back. I saw that today. 256 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:37,960 » Beautiful. We had a couple problems. Something with the pump, right? With the 257 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:39,839 engine? >> So, it was the primer. 258 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:43,800 » Okay. >> And the on the engine so that 259 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:47,440 the the rig is 25 years old and they don't make the parts for that anymore. 260 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:51,160 So, they had to buy a conversion kit. That was part of the 261 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:52,400 problem. So, they put the conversion kit on the pumper. 262 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:54,160 » Okay. >> And it works fine. 263 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:56,880 » Beautiful. >> So, she's back up and running and then 264 00:14:56,200 --> 00:15:00,880 the chief's chief's car uh has 265 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:03,240 some computer issues. >> All good to go though? 266 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:08,040 » So far. >> Good. Well, we we ordered a new car, so 267 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:11,400 that'll be coming and then retired Chief Subjak, who does all our 268 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:16,160 grant writing for us and everything else, websites and you name it, he does 269 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:21,360 it. Uh grants that we just got the 250,000 and 10,000 from ComEd. 270 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:24,520 Um Anyway, we're talking today. in 271 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:26,000 Appleton, Wisconsin. It got hit hard yesterday, wouldn't it? 272 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:28,145 » Yeah. >> Tornadoes. 273 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:31,680 » Well, guess what? That's where [clears throat] our engine's being built 274 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:35,720 that we're supposed to get in November. So, we may have a problem with a delay 275 00:15:34,080 --> 00:15:38,880 on that engine that's supposed to be here in November. 276 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:42,080 Um so, we'll get more interest in the bank till it gets here. That's all. 277 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:46,160 We're not going to lose. It's just a little delay. And we got our engine 278 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:49,760 fixed. We got the other engine, so we'll be okay. 279 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:51,400 Beautiful. Thanks, Chief. And then Chief, 280 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:53,360 » start painting over there in the bay yet? 281 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:56,880 » Not yet. Are they supposed to start soon? 282 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:59,000 » Um I'm not 100% sure when, but I >> Okay. 283 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:00,440 It'll be done before the pancake breakfast. 284 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:03,720 » I would hope so. >> Okay. If not, let me know. We'll go 285 00:16:01,880 --> 00:16:07,360 there and help. >> I'll pass that up to up to James. 286 00:16:05,760 --> 00:16:11,000 » All right. Thank you, Chief. Police Department, Trustee Novak. 287 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:13,200 » Uh Mr. President, no report. >> Chief. 288 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:17,480 » Just once again, uh National Night Out will be Tuesday, August 4th, from 6:00 289 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:20,720 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in front of Village Hall. 290 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:22,680 » What are we going to have real quick cuz people might be interested in what 291 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:28,240 you're bringing? >> Uh Nicky Dee's will be hot dogs and 292 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:33,000 hamburgers. We'll have taco truck, chicken and steak, and we'll have Scoop 293 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:36,640 Ice Cream. So, 294 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:40,120 ice cream comes out of Tinley Park. >> Okay. And then 295 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:42,720 Tootsie Rolls and all that from Palos and then New Life Faith Baptist comes 296 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:45,600 out, brings candies and stuff. 297 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:47,000 » And then the Sunny Acres >> Yeah. 298 00:16:45,839 --> 00:16:50,120 » Trustee Lopez, I'm sorry. >> Kids dancing. 299 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:53,560 » Uh yeah, they're performing, yeah. >> The little kids are going to be dancing 300 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:55,920 out there and any jump out bouncy houses? 301 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:59,080 » No, no bounce houses. >> Dog canine or anything? 302 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:01,360 » With water cannon. >> We'll have to give away stuff for the 303 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:04,280 kids. >> Well, we're expecting probably what, 304 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:07,760 about eight bikes for the kids again? Somewhere around there? 305 00:17:06,120 --> 00:17:11,680 Our businesses are so good to the kids. It's just amazing how good they are when 306 00:17:09,360 --> 00:17:14,600 it comes to this. Okay. 307 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:17,240 Thank you, Trustee Novak. Thanks, Chief. Looking forward to that November uh 308 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:21,280 August 4th. Recreation, Trustee Lopez 309 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:24,640 » Uh Mr. President, I have no report. >> Thank you trustee Lopez. 310 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:29,200 All right, we're going to open up to the public 3 minutes max agenda items only. 311 00:17:27,120 --> 00:17:36,920 So, please ask questions. Mary? >> Um on the uh warrant on page three 312 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:40,160 Municipal Collections of America what's Papa? 313 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:43,480 It's only one collections what is that? 314 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:47,080 » That's our collection agency Mary they get a percentage of what they collect a 315 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:49,880 minuscule collection but they get a collection. 316 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:52,720 You know it drives me nuts that they get something but we're getting our money 317 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:56,160 and we're making a lot more than they are. 318 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:59,840 We're getting like 85% compared to what they get. 319 00:17:57,440 --> 00:18:01,240 » And Julie's ice cream is delicious. >> You tried it? 320 00:18:00,360 --> 00:18:05,920 » Oh yeah, we were there. >> So, we went there Friday and there had 321 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:08,920 to be I don't know maybe 12 different individuals sitting on the picnic tables 322 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:11,800 outside. And we went inside and there were kids 323 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:15,280 in there and you had to wait you know cuz they're slow on picking their ice 324 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:18,800 cream but and then cookie gives you taste little wooden spoons you can 325 00:18:17,360 --> 00:18:22,600 taste the different ice creams if you want to see. 326 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:25,600 And it's just it's just a nice thing we need in Posen. 327 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:29,120 And it's a good thing. The liquor store and deli I was there with with Chief 328 00:18:27,120 --> 00:18:33,840 Subcheck today retired Chief Subcheck and Chief Alexander it's huge. They got 329 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:37,440 the big coolers in now it's still the place is huge it looks like the 330 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:41,280 kitchen's going to be really big. Um so that's good for the community. 331 00:18:39,360 --> 00:18:44,640 Three B's is open. I like the burgers I like the steak 332 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:47,840 burgers. You know everybody's different you know but they're slow because they 333 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:51,240 make them fresh. So, it's not like you're being at Burger 334 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:54,880 King or McDonald's. Yes sir Carl. >> Yeah, so 335 00:18:52,480 --> 00:19:00,840 with the alley behind McKinley yeah, first time it hasn't flooded in 336 00:18:57,600 --> 00:19:04,400 40 some years that we've been there. Yeah, I just I couldn't believe it cuz 337 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:07,320 normally I go out and I got to go through ankle deep to get to the the 338 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:12,120 alley. There was no water yesterday morning 339 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:16,080 in the alley. I mean just a couple of low spots. 340 00:19:13,080 --> 00:19:19,320 » And see, we can handle the 2 to 3, maybe 4 in, but when we start getting to 8 341 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:21,120 like we had a few weeks ago, >> Yeah. 342 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:23,800 » nobody could take it. And you saw the quarry was packed, the deep tunnels were 343 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:26,840 packed. >> Oh, yeah. 344 00:19:24,360 --> 00:19:30,040 » Um the creek over in in Robbins, I drove by there today to check it on Kenzie. 345 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:33,320 That thing was back up. Remember how low it got, Chief, 346 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:39,120 before that storm Monday morning? And it she was back up. The retention pond on 347 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:43,320 150th and Sacramento was back up. Um And I We're working with them, the 348 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:47,600 WRD. So, if we get our retention pond that we want over on west side of town, 349 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:51,920 those 12 acres, if we get that five or six acres, that's huge. That takes all 350 00:19:49,720 --> 00:19:56,120 that water load away from us there. And then I have a meeting with State 351 00:19:53,400 --> 00:20:00,640 Representative Rita and um Senator Jones. Those are a couple of our 352 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:06,360 state legislators. And we're meeting Thursday here at 1:00. And those are 353 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:09,720 that's the biggest issue I have. Besides getting some funding from them, which I 354 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:14,400 know they're going to help us with, and the WRD, I want to do 355 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:18,320 Blaine, Cleveland, and Harrison from Veterans Parkway or 147, if you will, 356 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:22,840 because of Harrison, all the way to 150th Street. We want to separate all 357 00:20:20,360 --> 00:20:25,920 our storm water from combination sewers there and run them right into that 358 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:29,720 retention pond with the tristate. And that's why I meet 359 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:33,520 with the legislators because MWRD hasn't been successful with the 360 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:37,520 toll road. So, I think with these two guys we can get a bigger push cuz I know 361 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:40,600 that State Rep Rita is on that board with the toll road. 362 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:44,080 So, I think he can help. Plus, it's not much water we want to do, but 363 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:47,960 when we have heavy storms, I bet you it's a million gallons of fresh water 364 00:20:46,120 --> 00:20:51,320 that has to go to the lift station. That has to go all the way down Harrison 365 00:20:49,920 --> 00:20:56,240 where it's met from everything from the west side that comes from 145th and 366 00:20:53,400 --> 00:21:00,440 Whipple, under 294 to Harrison. Then it goes north to 139th Street. 367 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:04,440 These are things we want to eliminate to take all that pressure off of our system 368 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:09,240 on the east side until we can do something on 143rd along the toll road. 369 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:13,520 So, it's it's a work in progress. It's good work in progress. 370 00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:16,840 Um Pedro Ortiz tells me that for sure. Chris Burke from Burke Engineering will 371 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:19,880 be contracted to start in August to start doing 372 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:23,520 the big mappings and everything. And these these two projects are being paid 373 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:28,720 for by MWRD. And that's good because if we do that on 374 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:32,240 Markham's side at 150th taxiway land, there's probably about a half million 375 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:35,800 dollars in trees that have to come down. We looked at that today. 376 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:39,200 So, it's just an estimate, but that's a lot. 377 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:43,040 Anything else? Yeah, one more question. >> You was talking about the 378 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:47,000 retention pond. Could you talk about the stuff coming up down here or something? 379 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:48,960 Is that why we keep getting all this water in the basement? 380 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:51,560 Because they >> No, 381 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:55,680 well, when we get 8 inches, yes. >> But with this new construction on the 382 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:58,080 corner by my house, would they have anything to do with us getting more 383 00:21:57,880 --> 00:22:02,440 water? >> No, it won't because those are always 384 00:22:00,120 --> 00:22:06,880 There's already existing sewers there. >> But I'm just saying that dirt and gravel 385 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:10,360 and all that stuff that's sitting there. >> It's going to be all removed, but 386 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:15,160 » But but now it's seem like in the basement we get gravel, concrete. 387 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:18,880 » That's not coming from that. That's all on that fenced-in lot. It's staying 388 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:22,200 there. It's there until they remove it. They're waiting for their bore samples 389 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:26,920 to come back. They've already got permission from the state from IDOT and 390 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:30,440 MWRD to move forward. So, it's good to go, but they wanted to 391 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:34,000 do another bore sample because they finally moved those big cement walls out 392 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:36,840 of the way. But that has nothing to do with what's going on. We just been 393 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:41,520 getting battered by Mother Nature. We've had 57 tornadoes this year. The norm at 394 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:44,720 this time of the year is 26. So, you can calculate it. It's it's 395 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:48,760 double. And it's horrible, and it's 396 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:51,840 I don't know if it's El Niño or what it is, but it's horrible this year. It was 397 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:57,120 just on the news before I came here today. 57 tornadoes in our area. 398 00:22:54,920 --> 00:23:01,480 And we never have that. So, it's just Mother Nature eating that 399 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:04,880 she's having a bad year, I guess. But let's just pray it stops. 400 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:09,160 But, for instance, kind of by your alley, 401 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:11,560 we're going to do about 200 ft from the north to meet that sewer. 402 00:23:11,120 --> 00:23:14,760 » Okay. >> Because not many people drive through 403 00:23:13,360 --> 00:23:16,280 your alley except the garbage trucks that I noticed. 404 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:19,600 » yeah. >> That's the only thing I see as far as 405 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:23,160 trucks or once in a while I'll see a scrapper 406 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:26,200 » I don't I don't think there's any garages that 407 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:30,560 » None that I can tell you. But, I The only place I see a puddle in 408 00:23:28,360 --> 00:23:33,440 in that alley behind you guys is about 100 150 200 ft away 409 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:34,960 » Right. >> from that T section. 410 00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:38,040 » Yep. >> So, we're going to do that. That's going 411 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:41,320 to get hit, too. So, it all goes in the sewer. I want everybody to have 412 00:23:40,120 --> 00:23:44,640 something. It's going to look good in the alleys. 413 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:46,800 I want people to like it like you do cuz it's it's going to be nice. 414 00:23:45,951 --> 00:23:49,440 » [snorts] >> So, that's what we're doing. Anybody 415 00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:53,080 else have anything? >> I think we 416 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:56,840 just checked Skokie and our generator is now back online with our power. 417 00:23:55,560 --> 00:24:00,200 » You were right. I just figured Mel was right if 418 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:03,520 Cleveland's on, that's got to be on. So, we're all back. Everybody's up. Anybody 419 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:06,640 on Cleveland that was off has to be back on. 420 00:24:04,760 --> 00:24:10,240 So, that's good news. If nobody has anything, I can I have a motion to 421 00:24:08,120 --> 00:24:12,600 adjourn the board meeting? >> I'll second. 422 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:15,960 » Motion made by Trustee Cassias, seconded by Trustee Lopez. Roll call, please. 423 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:17,680 » Trustee Lopez? Yes. Yes. 424 00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:19,400 Yes. Yes. 425 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:23,680 Yes. Yes. 426 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:26,080 » Meeting's adjourned 6:54 p.m. Thank you.