1 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:42,080 Hey, Bill. 2 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:43,440 >> Hello. 3 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:44,479 >> Yes. 4 00:04:44,479 --> 00:04:47,199 >> Hello. 5 00:04:47,199 --> 00:04:48,000 >> Yeah, I can hear you. 6 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:49,680 >> He's there. Just barely. 7 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:51,840 >> Yeah. 8 00:04:51,840 --> 00:04:53,520 >> Can you hear me at all? 9 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:54,000 >> Yes. 10 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:55,360 >> Hear you almost 11 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:56,560 >> barely. Yeah. I was going to say getting 12 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:57,280 a little better. 13 00:04:57,280 --> 00:04:57,680 >> There we go. 14 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:01,280 >> We are live also right now. No, I mean 15 00:05:01,280 --> 00:05:02,320 >> can't hear him. 16 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:05,040 >> Okay, I'm turning off the mic. 17 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:21,270 >> Okay, 18 00:05:21,280 --> 00:05:23,360 » you're good, Bill. Okay. Can 19 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:24,639 >> Can you hear me now? 20 00:05:24,639 --> 00:05:26,639 >> Yes, you're good. 21 00:05:26,639 --> 00:05:53,909 >> Okay. Thank you. 22 00:05:53,919 --> 00:05:56,560 If anyone else has public commentary, 23 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:58,320 um, go ahead and grab a slip. because 24 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:00,000 we'll be starting here shortly. Thank 25 00:06:00,000 --> 00:08:21,029 you. 26 00:08:21,039 --> 00:08:22,000 live. 27 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:22,960 >> We're live. 28 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:24,720 >> Okay. 29 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:26,080 >> Good evening and welcome to the city of 30 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:28,080 Rochelle regular city council meeting 31 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:32,000 for Monday, April 27th, 2026. 32 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:33,680 We ask you to please rise for the pledge 33 00:08:33,680 --> 00:08:35,519 to the flag and remain standing for the 34 00:08:35,519 --> 00:08:39,190 prayer. 35 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:41,680 Jesus to the flag of the United States 36 00:08:41,680 --> 00:08:44,399 of America and to the republic for which 37 00:08:44,399 --> 00:08:47,600 it stands one nation 38 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:50,320 indivisible with liberty and justice for 39 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:53,750 all. 40 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:55,600 » Please join me in praying your faith as 41 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:58,240 I pray in mine. Heavenly Father, we 42 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:01,760 gather tonight for the city of Ro city council meeting and ask for your 43 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:04,320 guidance. Grant clarity to every mind 44 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:07,120 and wisdom in every decision. remove 45 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,120 confusion and bring understanding, 46 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:11,920 respect, and unity among all present. 47 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:14,959 Help us, help us as this community's 48 00:09:14,959 --> 00:09:17,360 leaders to act with integrity and serve 49 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:19,519 the good of the whole community. In all 50 00:09:19,519 --> 00:09:21,839 things, let truth and sound judgment 51 00:09:21,839 --> 00:09:23,920 prevail. Lord, we place this meeting in 52 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:25,279 your hands. Amen. 53 00:09:25,279 --> 00:09:41,030 >> Amen. 54 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:42,800 Roll call when you're ready. 55 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:44,080 >> Councelor Artega 56 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:45,120 >> here. 57 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:46,480 >> Councelor Vald Divaso 58 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:47,200 >> here. 59 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:48,560 >> Councelor Dan McDermott 60 00:09:48,560 --> 00:09:49,440 >> here. 61 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:50,800 >> Councelor Tom McDermott 62 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:51,600 >> here. 63 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:52,800 >> Councelor Shawiki 64 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:53,680 >> here. 65 00:09:53,680 --> 00:09:55,200 >> Mayor Barrows 66 00:09:55,200 --> 00:10:00,870 >> here. 67 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:03,040 I'll entertain a motion for Councilman 68 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:04,480 Hayes to be able to participate 69 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:07,680 remotely. Please. 70 00:10:07,680 --> 00:10:11,279 >> I move Councilman Hayes be a or I move 71 00:10:11,279 --> 00:10:14,160 Councilman Hayes be able to attend or to 72 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:17,200 participate remotely due due to work 73 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:18,399 conflict. 74 00:10:18,399 --> 00:10:20,160 >> Motion by council member Dan McDermott. 75 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:21,600 Is there a second? Second. 76 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:23,360 >> Seconded by council member Kate Shaw 77 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:25,760 Dicki. 78 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:29,360 Uh roll call when you're ready. rules. 79 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:30,720 >> Councelor Valdivo, 80 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:31,760 >> yes. 81 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:33,519 >> Councelor Dan McDermott, 82 00:10:33,519 --> 00:10:33,839 >> yes. 83 00:10:33,839 --> 00:10:34,880 >> Councelor Tega, 84 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:35,200 >> yes. 85 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:36,399 >> Councelor Tom McDermott, 86 00:10:36,399 --> 00:10:36,959 >> yes. 87 00:10:36,959 --> 00:10:38,079 >> Councelor Shawiki, 88 00:10:38,079 --> 00:10:38,640 >> yes. 89 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:39,760 >> Mayor Barls, 90 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:40,560 >> yes. 91 00:10:40,560 --> 00:10:43,680 >> Motion carries by a vote. 92 00:10:43,680 --> 00:10:45,760 >> 6 minutes now reflect that we have a 93 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:47,600 full quorum. 94 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:48,640 All members present. 95 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:52,160 >> Oh, yes. Apologize. Yes, we do have a 96 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:58,630 quorum. 97 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:02,800 Okay, we will begin with the 98 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:13,750 proclamations which 99 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:21,509 next stop 100 00:11:21,519 --> 00:11:29,670 at the stop sign. 101 00:11:29,680 --> 00:11:31,839 We're begin with the first proclamation 102 00:11:31,839 --> 00:11:35,440 for Arbor Day, April 24th, 2026. 103 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:38,079 Whereas in 1872, J. Sterling Morton 104 00:11:38,079 --> 00:11:39,839 proposed to the Nebraska Board of 105 00:11:39,839 --> 00:11:42,079 Agriculture that a special day be set 106 00:11:42,079 --> 00:11:44,240 aside for the planting of trees. And 107 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:47,040 whereas the holiday called Arbor Day was 108 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:48,720 first observed with the planting of more 109 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:51,600 than 1 million trees in Nebraska. And 110 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:53,279 whereas arborday is now absorbed 111 00:11:53,279 --> 00:11:55,120 throughout the nation and the world. 112 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:57,120 Whereas trees can reduce the erosion of 113 00:11:57,120 --> 00:11:59,920 our precious top soil uh by wind and 114 00:11:59,920 --> 00:12:01,839 water, cut heating and cooling cost, 115 00:12:01,839 --> 00:12:04,000 moderate temperatures, clean the air, 116 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:06,079 produce life-giving oxygen, and pre 117 00:12:06,079 --> 00:12:08,720 provide habitat for wildlife. And 118 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:10,959 whereas trees are renewable resource, 119 00:12:10,959 --> 00:12:13,120 giving us paper, wood for our homes, 120 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:14,959 fuel for our fires, and countless other 121 00:12:14,959 --> 00:12:18,079 wood products. And whereas trees in our 122 00:12:18,079 --> 00:12:20,160 city increase property values, enhance 123 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:22,800 the economic vitality of business areas, 124 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:25,040 and beautify our community. Whereas 125 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:27,120 trees wherever they are planted are a 126 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:30,399 source of joy and spiritual renewal. Now 127 00:12:30,399 --> 00:12:32,079 therefore, I, John Barrows, mayor of the 128 00:12:32,079 --> 00:12:34,399 city of Rochelle, do hereby proclaim 129 00:12:34,399 --> 00:12:37,760 April 24th, 2026, as in the city of 130 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:40,320 Rochelle, and I urge all citizens to 131 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:42,000 celebrate Arbor Day and support the 132 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:44,320 efforts to pro protect our trees and 133 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:47,279 woodlands. Do we have someone here to 134 00:12:47,279 --> 00:13:03,590 receive this? Tim 135 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:18,710 go. 136 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:34,069 Thank you. 137 00:13:34,079 --> 00:13:35,920 Next, we have motorcycle awareness 138 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:38,480 month. Whereas safety is the highest 139 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:40,079 priority for the highways and streets in 140 00:13:40,079 --> 00:13:41,839 the city of Rochelle and state of 141 00:13:41,839 --> 00:13:43,839 Illinois. And whereas the great state of 142 00:13:43,839 --> 00:13:45,440 Illinois is proud to be a national 143 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:47,600 leader in motorcycle safety, education, 144 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,240 and awareness. And whereas motorcycle 145 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:52,000 are common and economical means of 146 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:53,519 transportation that reduce fuel 147 00:13:53,519 --> 00:13:55,360 consumption and road wear and 148 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:57,120 contributes in a significant way to the 149 00:13:57,120 --> 00:13:58,560 relief of traffic and parking 150 00:13:58,560 --> 00:14:00,880 congestion. Whereas it especially 151 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:02,480 meaningful that the citizens of the city 152 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:04,959 of RO shall be aware of motorcycles on 153 00:14:04,959 --> 00:14:06,560 the roadways and recognize the 154 00:14:06,560 --> 00:14:08,880 importance of motorcycle safety. And 155 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:11,199 whereas the members of Abate, which is a 156 00:14:11,199 --> 00:14:13,760 brotherhood aimed towards education, 157 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:15,760 continually promote motorcycle safety 158 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:17,680 education and awareness in high school 159 00:14:17,680 --> 00:14:20,240 drivers education programs and to the 160 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:21,839 general public in our city and state, 161 00:14:21,839 --> 00:14:23,760 presenting motorcycle awareness programs 162 00:14:23,760 --> 00:14:27,360 to over 120,000 participants in Illinois 163 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:30,079 over the past six years. Whereas all 164 00:14:30,079 --> 00:14:31,839 motorcyclists should join a bait of 165 00:14:31,839 --> 00:14:34,399 Illinois, Inc. in in an activity promote 166 00:14:34,399 --> 00:14:36,560 in actively promoting the safe operation 167 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:38,240 of motorcycles as well as promoting 168 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:41,120 motorcycle safety, education, awareness, 169 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:43,279 and respect of the citizens of the city 170 00:14:43,279 --> 00:14:45,040 of Rochelle. 171 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:47,279 Whereas motorcyclist of Illinois have 172 00:14:47,279 --> 00:14:49,519 contributed extensive volunteerism and 173 00:14:49,519 --> 00:14:51,279 money to the national and community 174 00:14:51,279 --> 00:14:53,760 charitable organizations. Whereas during 175 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:55,519 the month of May, all roadway users 176 00:14:55,519 --> 00:14:57,279 should unite in the safe sharing of the 177 00:14:57,279 --> 00:14:59,199 roadways within the city of Rochelle and 178 00:14:59,199 --> 00:15:01,360 throughout the great state of Illinois. 179 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:03,120 Therefore, I, John Barrows, mayor of 180 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,120 city Rochelle in the great state of 181 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:07,120 Illinois in recognition to the continued 182 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:08,880 role Illinois serves as a leader in 183 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:10,639 motorcycle safety, education, and 184 00:15:10,639 --> 00:15:13,199 awareness, do hereby proclaim the month 185 00:15:13,199 --> 00:15:16,160 of May as motorcycle awareness month in 186 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:18,160 the city of Rochelle and urge all motors 187 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:20,480 to join in an effort to improve safety 188 00:15:20,480 --> 00:16:22,389 and awareness on our roadways. 189 00:16:22,399 --> 00:16:42,710 Okay, we'll move into reports. 190 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:45,279 Okay. Uh, first of all, I want to thank 191 00:16:45,279 --> 00:16:47,839 everybody who attended the uh the recent 192 00:16:47,839 --> 00:16:49,839 child abuse awareness month event we 193 00:16:49,839 --> 00:16:52,399 held here at city hall uh last week. As 194 00:16:52,399 --> 00:16:54,800 a reminder, child abuse really should be 195 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:57,920 an every day of the year concern. And 196 00:16:57,920 --> 00:17:00,000 I'd ask that you if you if you see 197 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:01,920 something or suspect something, please 198 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:04,400 say something. As I say, the child abuse 199 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:05,839 has got to be something we think about 200 00:17:05,839 --> 00:17:07,760 every day, not just one month out of the 201 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:10,559 year. Uh reminder of an upcoming town 202 00:17:10,559 --> 00:17:12,559 hall meeting for business owners this 203 00:17:12,559 --> 00:17:16,000 coming Tuesday, May 19th at 5:30. Uh 204 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:17,679 this event will be an opportunity for 205 00:17:17,679 --> 00:17:19,280 business owners and perhaps those 206 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:21,439 considering to start their own business 207 00:17:21,439 --> 00:17:23,439 to hear about various programs the city 208 00:17:23,439 --> 00:17:26,400 has in place to assist business owners. 209 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:28,799 It will also be a time that we here in 210 00:17:28,799 --> 00:17:31,280 the city can learn how we can help 211 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:33,520 within our limitations, how we can help 212 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:35,760 the businesses. Uh we want to hear from 213 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:37,520 the businesses what they need and if 214 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:39,120 there's something we can help with, we 215 00:17:39,120 --> 00:17:41,840 want to be able to consider that. Um 216 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:45,039 also watch our Facebook page for our 217 00:17:45,039 --> 00:17:48,160 series on local government 101. Uh keep 218 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:49,919 an eye on that. It's going to be telling 219 00:17:49,919 --> 00:17:52,080 it is telling a little difference in 220 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:53,840 kind of a spin on how the government 221 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:56,720 works works the basic. Uh that's why 222 00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:59,840 it's government 101. Um, also I want to 223 00:17:59,840 --> 00:18:01,520 thank the city engineer community 224 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:03,679 development and all departments for 225 00:18:03,679 --> 00:18:05,760 assisting on the downtown construction 226 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:08,400 project and a special thank you to Jenny 227 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:11,039 Thompson, uh, who has not only been 228 00:18:11,039 --> 00:18:13,039 keeping everybody informed about the 229 00:18:13,039 --> 00:18:15,280 road closures and diverted the entrances 230 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:17,440 and all that, but her continuing 231 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:19,039 communication with our downtown 232 00:18:19,039 --> 00:18:20,720 businesses to attempt to make it as 233 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:22,880 smooth for them and encourage people to 234 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:24,880 shop downtown. So, Jenny, thank you for 235 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:28,160 that. Um, also this Saturday, May 2nd, 236 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:30,720 is Pets and People at the Fountain at 237 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:33,360 the Flag Township Museum. That's going 238 00:18:33,360 --> 00:18:35,919 to be at 1:00. So, you can stop there 239 00:18:35,919 --> 00:18:39,200 and see them fire up the fountain just 240 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:41,600 before you head down to the rec center. 241 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:43,200 Rosie, would you like to tell them about 242 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:44,400 Saturday's event? 243 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:47,039 >> Yes. Um, Cinco de Mayo will be held at 244 00:18:47,039 --> 00:18:50,240 the rec starts at 3, ends at 11:00. 245 00:18:50,240 --> 00:18:51,760 Everyone's invited. There's going to be 246 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:54,559 live music, four bands, uh lots of food, 247 00:18:54,559 --> 00:18:58,080 lots of dancing, lots of information, uh 248 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:01,919 lots of vendors. We have a kids zone, um 249 00:19:01,919 --> 00:19:04,000 activities for everybody. This is a free 250 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:10,470 event. Everybody is welcome to come. 251 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:11,679 » Yes. 252 00:19:11,679 --> 00:19:15,280 >> Outside at the wreck. 253 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:17,360 And on behalf of the the entire 254 00:19:17,360 --> 00:19:18,880 community, Rosie, I want to say thank 255 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:20,640 you on behalf of the council and our 256 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:21,919 community because I know how much work 257 00:19:21,919 --> 00:19:23,840 you put into this and other events that 258 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:25,840 you work on. So, we really appreciate 259 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:27,120 you doing that. 260 00:19:27,120 --> 00:19:29,200 >> Thank you. And I would like to thank 261 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:33,520 everybody who reaches out to me um for 262 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:37,760 Sino because um the whole committee 263 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:40,320 is me. 264 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:44,080 So, when I'm short, I'm sorry. 265 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:46,080 Don't fix what isn't broken, right? Just 266 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:49,440 keep doing what you're doing. Thank you. 267 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:52,480 All right. Other council members, any 268 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:55,840 comments, further comments? 269 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:58,480 Hearing none, move on to public 270 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:01,039 commentary. We'll move into our public 271 00:20:01,039 --> 00:20:03,840 commentary if you have signed up and uh 272 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:05,919 there will be a time limit and Rosie 273 00:20:05,919 --> 00:20:08,000 will alert you when there's one minute 274 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:11,039 left on your presentation. So, we'll 275 00:20:11,039 --> 00:20:13,600 begin with who? 276 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:28,549 We have Christian Bailey. 277 00:20:28,559 --> 00:20:29,919 » Good evening. My name is Christian 278 00:20:29,919 --> 00:20:32,240 Bailey. I grew up in Rochelle. In a 279 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:33,679 previous career, I studied computer 280 00:20:33,679 --> 00:20:35,200 science and machine learning and worked 281 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:37,440 in the AI industry. I left that career 282 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:38,720 to become a telecommunications 283 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:40,720 electrician. I have spent the years 284 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:42,480 since building data centers all across 285 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:45,039 Chicagoland in the Stateline area. I 286 00:20:45,039 --> 00:20:46,400 understand what these facilities require 287 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:48,480 to build and I understand what runs 288 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:50,640 inside of them. I am not here because 289 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:52,000 I'm afraid of something that I don't 290 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:54,720 understand. The developer has described 291 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:56,640 this facility's cooling system as closed 292 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:59,039 loop. Closed loop systems fill once and 293 00:20:59,039 --> 00:21:01,120 recirculate. Ongoing water loss is 294 00:21:01,120 --> 00:21:03,520 limited to minor losses. Rochelle's 295 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:05,760 approved cap is 50,000 gallons per day, 296 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:08,480 already reduced from 100,000 gallons. 297 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:10,480 For comparison, a 50 megawatt facility 298 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:13,039 proposed in Betavia negotiated cap of 299 00:21:13,039 --> 00:21:15,440 1,000 gallons per day. Rochelle's 300 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:18,799 reduced cap is still 50 times that. 301 00:21:18,799 --> 00:21:20,960 One of two things is true. Either the 302 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:23,360 system isn't genuinely closed loop or 303 00:21:23,360 --> 00:21:25,360 the developer negotiated water headroom 304 00:21:25,360 --> 00:21:27,200 far beyond what the described technology 305 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:29,440 requires with no public accounting for 306 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:31,760 why. Either answer should concern this 307 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:33,360 council. 308 00:21:33,360 --> 00:21:34,720 Cooling system discharge carries 309 00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:36,320 biocides, corrosion inhibitors, 310 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:38,080 antiscalants, and concentrated dissolved 311 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:40,480 solids. And that concern is compounded 312 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:42,799 by our recent wastewater discharge limit 313 00:21:42,799 --> 00:21:44,960 relaxations. We should not be absorbing 314 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:46,960 greater industrial discharge at the same 315 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:49,039 time as we are reducing our regulatory 316 00:21:49,039 --> 00:21:50,799 protections. 317 00:21:50,799 --> 00:21:52,159 The development agreement states the 318 00:21:52,159 --> 00:21:54,640 facility will participate in a load mana 319 00:21:54,640 --> 00:21:56,720 load management program as applicable. 320 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:58,240 The community deserves clarity on what 321 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:00,240 that means in practice. What is the 322 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:01,919 customer's position in the load sequence 323 00:22:01,919 --> 00:22:03,520 relative to homes, businesses, and 324 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:06,000 hospitals? This is not a life this is a 325 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:07,919 life safety question and as applicable 326 00:22:07,919 --> 00:22:09,840 doesn't really answer it. A publicly 327 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:11,520 disclosed, legally binding commitment to 328 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:12,880 this facility's position in the load 329 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:15,360 shedding sequence would 330 00:22:15,360 --> 00:22:17,840 a facility this size is a permanent 331 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:20,000 industrial noise source. Computer room 332 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:22,640 air handlers at the scale run 95 to 100 333 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:25,919 dB. Backup generators exceed 100 dB, and 334 00:22:25,919 --> 00:22:27,840 they will run regularly, not just during 335 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:29,760 outages, but during planned load tests 336 00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:31,919 and maintenance cycles. I have 337 00:22:31,919 --> 00:22:33,120 personally worked in data center 338 00:22:33,120 --> 00:22:35,679 facilities with 20ft soundwalls adjacent 339 00:22:35,679 --> 00:22:38,000 to major freight rail lines. The data 340 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:39,919 center noise is still noticeable at an 341 00:22:39,919 --> 00:22:42,240 appreciable distance. Sound walls are 342 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:44,080 not a solution. They are a mitigation 343 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:48,000 and an incomplete mitigation at that. 344 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:49,200 This brings me to the topic of 345 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:50,559 enforcement more broadly. Once 346 00:22:50,559 --> 00:22:51,919 construction is complete, the city's 347 00:22:51,919 --> 00:22:53,280 primary enforcement mechanism for any 348 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:55,039 violations of ordinances is likely a 349 00:22:55,039 --> 00:22:57,760 fine. Uh flat municipal fines are not a 350 00:22:57,760 --> 00:22:59,280 meaningful deterrent at the scale of 351 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:02,159 revenue that these facilities generate. 352 00:23:02,159 --> 00:23:04,880 The FAQ published by the city estimates 353 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:07,120 25 to 35 permanent jobs as a primary 354 00:23:07,120 --> 00:23:08,960 community benefit. Illinois's own 355 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:10,640 Department of Commerce estimates fewer 356 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:12,960 than 20 permanent jobs per facility 357 00:23:12,960 --> 00:23:14,640 based on data from the last 5 years. 358 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:16,559 Mostly janitorial security and 359 00:23:16,559 --> 00:23:18,799 facilities roles. Technical positions 360 00:23:18,799 --> 00:23:20,240 and other highly paying positions are 361 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:21,280 typically filled by traveling 362 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:23,280 contractors or workers relocated from 363 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:25,520 other sites. 364 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:27,200 Construction jobs are temporary by 365 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:29,039 nature and a significant portion are 366 00:23:29,039 --> 00:23:30,480 typically filled by workers traveling 367 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:32,799 from outside the area. I personally 368 00:23:32,799 --> 00:23:35,600 commute 110 miles one way per day to do 369 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:37,360 this type of work. This is a standard 370 00:23:37,360 --> 00:23:39,679 practice in the industry. Whether local 371 00:23:39,679 --> 00:23:41,440 workers actually see these job benefits 372 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:43,200 depends entirely on the developer's 373 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:45,120 general contractor being signatory to 374 00:23:45,120 --> 00:23:47,280 local building trade union halls. This 375 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:48,640 question hasn't been answered publicly. 376 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:51,360 It should be. The tenant has not been 377 00:23:51,360 --> 00:23:53,440 disclosed. The council is being asked to 378 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:55,200 authorize 50 megawatts of industrial 379 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:56,799 computing capacity without knowing what 380 00:23:56,799 --> 00:23:58,880 it will be used for. If a tenant is 381 00:23:58,880 --> 00:24:00,480 already identified, the community is 382 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:02,480 entitled to that information. If this is 383 00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:05,600 a generally speculative build, I have uh 384 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:08,320 separate significant concerns. 385 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:09,760 Another provision has not been 386 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:12,000 adequately discussed. The development 387 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:14,320 agreement requires that phase two and 388 00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:16,320 three be negotiated at terms no less 389 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:18,000 beneficial to the developer than those 390 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:19,760 established tonight. Whatever 391 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:21,760 concessions are granted, protections 392 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:23,840 omitted, and questions unanswered become 393 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:25,679 the floor for every future phase. The 394 00:24:25,679 --> 00:24:27,840 city cannot correct course. It cannot 395 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:29,600 use lessons from phase one to negotiate 396 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:31,679 better terms later. It permanently 397 00:24:31,679 --> 00:24:33,600 transfers negotiating leverage away from 398 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:35,600 this community before a single phase is 399 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:37,440 built and before we have any operational 400 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:40,480 data to evaluate. To be clear, I'm 401 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:42,080 asking this council vote no to this 402 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:44,320 development whole cloth if that is not 403 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:46,080 something the council is willing to do. 404 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:47,760 I feel the following conditions are the 405 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:49,520 bare minimum required to safeguard our 406 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:51,840 community. 407 00:24:51,840 --> 00:24:53,360 Independent verification of water 408 00:24:53,360 --> 00:24:55,679 consumption claims. A binding load 409 00:24:55,679 --> 00:24:58,240 shedding agreement commitment. Fines 410 00:24:58,240 --> 00:24:59,840 scaled to operator revenue with 411 00:24:59,840 --> 00:25:01,200 independent monitoring at the 412 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:03,760 developer's expense. Public disclosure 413 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:06,640 of the tenant. A binding local hire 414 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:08,159 commitment with the verification 415 00:25:08,159 --> 00:25:10,640 mechanisms. A requirement that the 416 00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:11,919 general contractor and all 417 00:25:11,919 --> 00:25:14,000 subcontractors be signatory to local 418 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:16,799 union agreements and removal of the 419 00:25:16,799 --> 00:25:19,039 provision tying future phase negotiation 420 00:25:19,039 --> 00:25:21,279 terms to no less favorable than 421 00:25:21,279 --> 00:25:23,600 tonight's. The developer does not live 422 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:26,400 here. We do. This agreement is our 423 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:28,159 leverage. Once it is signed, our 424 00:25:28,159 --> 00:25:40,950 leverage is gone. Thank you. 425 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:42,799 Next one 426 00:25:42,799 --> 00:25:54,549 >> we have Ben Bar. 427 00:25:54,559 --> 00:25:57,039 Mr. Mayor and fellow council members, 428 00:25:57,039 --> 00:25:58,720 I've lived here for 20 years. I'm a 429 00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:01,360 teacher and a proud resident of here in 430 00:26:01,360 --> 00:26:03,440 Rochelle. I appreciate the previous 431 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:06,320 speaker's comments. I am extremely 432 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:07,520 concerned about the agreement between 433 00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:09,919 Midwest Power and Rochelle. I'm 434 00:26:09,919 --> 00:26:11,600 concerned about the lack of jobs this 435 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:13,679 will bring. This most likely won't have 436 00:26:13,679 --> 00:26:15,520 their people living here in town. They 437 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:17,360 won't be settling down and setting roots 438 00:26:17,360 --> 00:26:19,679 in our town. This will have diminished 439 00:26:19,679 --> 00:26:21,919 ability to grow our town. One example 440 00:26:21,919 --> 00:26:24,400 that I see every summer is that we get 441 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:27,039 notices from RMU, please keep your 442 00:26:27,039 --> 00:26:28,720 thermostats higher to help reduce our 443 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:31,039 demand on the grid and we have the 444 00:26:31,039 --> 00:26:33,760 access. Now, what happens when we've 445 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:35,679 stretched that to the limit? What 446 00:26:35,679 --> 00:26:37,440 happens when we have industry wanting to 447 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:39,200 move to town and we can't support it 448 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:41,039 because we've taxed our power grid close 449 00:26:41,039 --> 00:26:43,440 to the limits. I believe that the 450 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:45,039 agreement is severely underestimating 451 00:26:45,039 --> 00:26:47,039 the amount of water usage. Most 452 00:26:47,039 --> 00:26:49,520 facilities similarly sized use much more 453 00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:51,279 water. what happens when that water 454 00:26:51,279 --> 00:26:53,520 needs to be discarded and it will and 455 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:55,360 what happens when that facility needs to 456 00:26:55,360 --> 00:26:57,360 be cleaned due to the hard water 457 00:26:57,360 --> 00:26:59,919 especially on the south side. I'm not 458 00:26:59,919 --> 00:27:01,679 against growth. I was supportive of 459 00:27:01,679 --> 00:27:04,000 Brian and Loves and I've been supportive 460 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:06,240 of other projects here in town. 461 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:08,320 Yorkville recently said no to data 462 00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:11,679 centers. Neighborville, Pacin, Lyall and 463 00:27:11,679 --> 00:27:13,760 Aurora have also said no. Champagne 464 00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:15,760 County place a moratorum on data 465 00:27:15,760 --> 00:27:17,679 centers. The state of Illinois is 466 00:27:17,679 --> 00:27:19,360 looking at regulations in the current 467 00:27:19,360 --> 00:27:21,679 session. Representative Jed Davis has 468 00:27:21,679 --> 00:27:23,200 expressed concerns in a local press 469 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:24,799 release and neighboring states like 470 00:27:24,799 --> 00:27:26,320 Wisconsin are fighting back because they 471 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:28,480 see these data centers as metaphorical 472 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:30,880 dandelions popping up in our yards 473 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:32,559 popping up because cities aren't 474 00:27:32,559 --> 00:27:35,600 stopping them. Better options. I would 475 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:37,520 love to see us bringing businesses, 476 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:39,279 especially developing the area on the 477 00:27:39,279 --> 00:27:41,200 south side. I would love to see our 478 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:43,679 buildings like Eagle and Sullivan that 479 00:27:43,679 --> 00:27:45,600 uh sit empty today. I would love to see 480 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:47,600 them filled with businesses. I would 481 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:49,120 love to see us focus on housing, 482 00:27:49,120 --> 00:27:51,760 bringing in housing. We are in a 483 00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:53,760 desperate need of new housing and new 484 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:55,679 housing developments. I urge this 485 00:27:55,679 --> 00:27:58,000 council to vote no on this agreement and 486 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:10,389 I urge us to vote no tonight. Thank you. 487 00:28:10,399 --> 00:28:11,760 » Okay, we have a next one up. 488 00:28:11,760 --> 00:28:16,789 >> Yes, we have Zack Lamada. 489 00:28:16,799 --> 00:28:18,559 Good evening. I'm actually John Favia, 490 00:28:18,559 --> 00:28:21,279 the owner of Project Crossroads. I have 491 00:28:21,279 --> 00:28:23,919 uh owned the land for over 13 years, 492 00:28:23,919 --> 00:28:26,640 always with the hope of in of of 493 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:28,960 developing it. Um we invested in 494 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:32,000 Michelle because of its reputation to be 495 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:34,559 of being prodevelopment. Our team has 496 00:28:34,559 --> 00:28:36,960 worked with, you know, Sam and Blake and 497 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:40,720 Adam and um Tom and Dominic and even 498 00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:44,159 Jeff before on this for two years. um 499 00:28:44,159 --> 00:28:46,799 their thorough, thoughtful, diligent 500 00:28:46,799 --> 00:28:49,600 guidance has gotten us where we are now. 501 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:51,919 Um their support for the project we 502 00:28:51,919 --> 00:28:53,679 believe is owned and I hope the council 503 00:28:53,679 --> 00:28:57,120 gives that the weight it deserves. 504 00:28:57,120 --> 00:28:59,200 Um at the last meeting we heard the 505 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:01,760 council's concerns about the expansion 506 00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:03,440 phases and we would like to formally 507 00:29:03,440 --> 00:29:06,000 drop the expansion phases completely. No 508 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:08,880 phase 2, no phase three options. Project 509 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:11,919 crossroads capped at 48 megawws. The 510 00:29:11,919 --> 00:29:15,520 expansion's gone. Um what will remain is 511 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:17,360 the tax revenue and the infrastructure 512 00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:19,200 improvements and the benefits that will 513 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:21,120 flow to Relle's schools and the 514 00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:24,720 community at large. Um so this is not, 515 00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:26,720 you know, a hypers scale data center 516 00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:29,279 campus. It's a modest singlephase 517 00:29:29,279 --> 00:29:31,679 project on the south edge of town on an 518 00:29:31,679 --> 00:29:35,520 appropriate site, large site, um 120 519 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:37,600 acre sites, just occupy a small 520 00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:39,360 footprint of it with plenty of room to 521 00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:42,240 mitigate um sound and and and other 522 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:44,399 things, you know, landscaping, what 523 00:29:44,399 --> 00:29:46,960 whatever whatever works best for the 524 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:51,520 community. Um, you know, it it Relle is 525 00:29:51,520 --> 00:29:53,760 home to industrial sites of similar 526 00:29:53,760 --> 00:29:56,000 scope. So, it it's not anything that 527 00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:58,880 isn't already here. Um, these are not 528 00:29:58,880 --> 00:30:01,039 like the massive campuses that are being 529 00:30:01,039 --> 00:30:03,039 built elsewhere or being rejected 530 00:30:03,039 --> 00:30:09,440 elsewhere. Um, once it's built, it will mostly go unnoticed and we can 531 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:12,480 address the concerns about water, sound, 532 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:13,919 and everything. We would like to address 533 00:30:13,919 --> 00:30:17,200 all those concerns because we want the community to be enthusiastic about 534 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:18,159 it. 535 00:30:18,159 --> 00:30:21,440 um the impact the financial impact on 536 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:23,200 the community can't be you know taken 537 00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:27,440 lightly you know and the time that I've owned the property it has sat as 538 00:30:27,440 --> 00:30:31,360 land and been a minimal um tax source of 539 00:30:31,360 --> 00:30:33,600 tax revenue for the community once the 540 00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:35,520 project is complete it is expected to 541 00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:37,600 generate over hund00 million in tax 542 00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:39,679 revenue over the next decade the 543 00:30:39,679 --> 00:30:41,440 majority of that will flow to the 544 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:43,279 schools 545 00:30:43,279 --> 00:30:45,360 growth follow schools you know 546 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:47,679 communities build off of schools People 547 00:30:47,679 --> 00:30:50,000 decide where they want to live as a 548 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:51,760 function of school systems all the time. 549 00:30:51,760 --> 00:30:54,000 Businesses are drawn to places that have 550 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:56,960 strong school systems. Um the rest and a 551 00:30:56,960 --> 00:30:59,520 lot of the the revenue will flow to the 552 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:01,440 other services that the communities 553 00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:04,320 depend on. Um the construction of the 554 00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:05,840 facility and the infrastructure that 555 00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:07,679 supports it means work for electricians, 556 00:31:07,679 --> 00:31:09,279 pipe fitters, equipment operators, 557 00:31:09,279 --> 00:31:10,880 laborers across the region during 558 00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:13,039 construction. the the road work, the 559 00:31:13,039 --> 00:31:15,360 excavation, the paving, the utilities, 560 00:31:15,360 --> 00:31:16,880 all will go to local and regional 561 00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:19,840 businesses. Um the infrastructure 562 00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:22,240 improvements will also support future 563 00:31:22,240 --> 00:31:26,720 development. Um uh uh so just as another 564 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:28,960 thing, it's not like you won't have that 565 00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:32,320 benefit. Also, um the project, the scale 566 00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:34,240 of the project, the scope, the site that 567 00:31:34,240 --> 00:31:36,880 it sits on, the location 568 00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:39,519 to us is a a good opportunity for Relle. 569 00:31:39,519 --> 00:31:41,039 And we want you and the community and 570 00:31:41,039 --> 00:31:42,559 everybody to be as excited about it as 571 00:31:42,559 --> 00:31:44,880 we are. Like I said, I've been here for 572 00:31:44,880 --> 00:31:46,880 13 years and hope to always hope to 573 00:31:46,880 --> 00:31:49,360 develop that site. It's not like, you 574 00:31:49,360 --> 00:31:51,360 know, um we came from somewhere else to 575 00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:54,399 do this. Um I did not come to this 576 00:31:54,399 --> 00:31:55,840 project on a whim and I'm not going 577 00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:57,679 anywhere. I want to build something on 578 00:31:57,679 --> 00:32:00,799 the property that serves Relle for for 579 00:32:00,799 --> 00:32:02,880 decades to come. I think that this is an 580 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:04,720 appropriate project. I respectfully ask 581 00:32:04,720 --> 00:32:06,240 the council to approve the development 582 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:09,440 agreement tonight as a singlephase 48 583 00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:11,919 megawatt project. No expansion beyond. 584 00:32:11,919 --> 00:32:14,240 We can address the water. We can address 585 00:32:14,240 --> 00:32:16,159 the power abatement. We can address 586 00:32:16,159 --> 00:32:18,159 sound. We can address all the concerns 587 00:32:18,159 --> 00:32:20,399 and we look forward to doing it. In 588 00:32:20,399 --> 00:32:22,640 terms of the 50,000 G in terms of the 589 00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:24,320 50,000 thing, just to address that 590 00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:26,000 quickly, 591 00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:28,080 when when we were first exploring and 592 00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:29,840 creating the development agreement, we 593 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:34,159 weren't really sure what kind of s what kind of system there would be for 594 00:32:34,159 --> 00:32:36,320 cooling and and the town said just give 595 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:37,919 us a number and we came up with that 596 00:32:37,919 --> 00:32:39,760 number which was a very small percentage 597 00:32:39,760 --> 00:32:42,559 of the town's capacity. Yes, a thousand 598 00:32:42,559 --> 00:32:44,880 gallons is probably more appropriate for 599 00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:46,960 this at this time running closed loop 600 00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:48,480 systems. I don't want to go over my 601 00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:50,320 time, but all of that can be discussed. 602 00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:53,600 All of that is open for discussion. 603 00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:54,320 >> Thank you. 604 00:32:54,320 --> 00:33:00,389 >> Okay. Thank you. Next up. 605 00:33:00,399 --> 00:33:04,389 » Now, we have Zack Lamada. 606 00:33:04,399 --> 00:33:06,720 » Uh, first and foremost, I appreciate 607 00:33:06,720 --> 00:33:09,279 this council's time tonight. Uh, my name 608 00:33:09,279 --> 00:33:11,279 is Zach Lamada, and I'm here with John 609 00:33:11,279 --> 00:33:13,120 Favia, who you just heard from. 610 00:33:13,120 --> 00:33:15,039 Collectively, we represent Project 611 00:33:15,039 --> 00:33:17,919 Crossroads. Um, as John noted, we have 612 00:33:17,919 --> 00:33:20,559 formally proposed the removal of phase 2 613 00:33:20,559 --> 00:33:22,880 and phase three from the agreement on 614 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:25,440 the table tonight. Project Crossroads 615 00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:28,080 will be limited to 48 megawws. This is 616 00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:30,159 not a hypers scale data center. It is a 617 00:33:30,159 --> 00:33:33,039 singlephase project. We see this as an 618 00:33:33,039 --> 00:33:35,679 opportunity for Rochelle to participate 619 00:33:35,679 --> 00:33:38,000 in the future of infrastructure at a 620 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:40,480 modest and manageable scale that can be 621 00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:43,519 easil easily absorbed by this community. 622 00:33:43,519 --> 00:33:45,679 This development will be located on a 623 00:33:45,679 --> 00:33:49,600 small designated portion of our 120 acre 624 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:52,320 site on the southeast corner of the 625 00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:54,799 southern site to be specific adjacent to 626 00:33:54,799 --> 00:33:57,600 the highway and the railroad tracks. 627 00:33:57,600 --> 00:34:00,159 This area was selected based on feedback 628 00:34:00,159 --> 00:34:02,640 from city staff and the land is already 629 00:34:02,640 --> 00:34:06,240 zoned I2 general industrial. Rochelle 630 00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:08,240 formally added data centers as a 631 00:34:08,240 --> 00:34:12,720 permitted use under I2 in March of 2025. 632 00:34:12,720 --> 00:34:14,800 We are using a small portion of a site 633 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:16,560 that has been thoroughly vetted for 634 00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:19,040 exactly this use both internally and 635 00:34:19,040 --> 00:34:20,800 externally. 636 00:34:20,800 --> 00:34:23,520 The project pays for 100% of all 637 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:26,399 infrastructure construction and utility 638 00:34:26,399 --> 00:34:28,000 improvements. 639 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:30,800 In terms of tax revenue, even under the 640 00:34:30,800 --> 00:34:32,960 standard enterprise zone abatement, 641 00:34:32,960 --> 00:34:36,399 which is 50% for six years, this project 642 00:34:36,399 --> 00:34:39,839 will generate between 5 and 8 million 643 00:34:39,839 --> 00:34:43,359 per year in property tax revenue. After 644 00:34:43,359 --> 00:34:45,599 the abatement period, this scales to 645 00:34:45,599 --> 00:34:48,879 between 10 and 16 million per year 646 00:34:48,879 --> 00:34:50,480 permanently. 647 00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:52,079 Over the next decade alone, Project 648 00:34:52,079 --> 00:34:54,000 Crossroads is expected to generate 649 00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:56,399 roughly 100 million in total tax revenue 650 00:34:56,399 --> 00:34:59,359 for Rochelle. As this city council noted 651 00:34:59,359 --> 00:35:02,079 at the last meeting, 70% of property tax 652 00:35:02,079 --> 00:35:03,920 revenue flows directly to the school 653 00:35:03,920 --> 00:35:06,240 system. And like John said, growth 654 00:35:06,240 --> 00:35:08,880 follows schools. 655 00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:11,520 The project is also paying for water and 656 00:35:11,520 --> 00:35:13,680 sewer extensions along with street 657 00:35:13,680 --> 00:35:16,640 widening, curbs, gutters, storm 658 00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:18,240 drainage, and street lighting along 659 00:35:18,240 --> 00:35:20,560 Steuart Road. This is not a private 660 00:35:20,560 --> 00:35:22,480 access road. These are not private 661 00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:24,720 improvements. These are permanent public 662 00:35:24,720 --> 00:35:26,640 road improvements that will benefit 663 00:35:26,640 --> 00:35:29,200 businesses and residents. 664 00:35:29,200 --> 00:35:31,200 We have been receptive and sensitive to 665 00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:33,920 the feedback of this community. If this 666 00:35:33,920 --> 00:35:36,000 project creates any additional costs on 667 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:38,880 the power side, we pay for all of it. 668 00:35:38,880 --> 00:35:42,160 Not the city, not the rateayers. This is 669 00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:44,560 written into the development agreement. 670 00:35:44,560 --> 00:35:46,240 And the power itself comes from a 671 00:35:46,240 --> 00:35:48,160 transformer that is not currently in 672 00:35:48,160 --> 00:35:51,680 use. This project simply activates it. 673 00:35:51,680 --> 00:35:54,800 This project will not touch any power 674 00:35:54,800 --> 00:35:57,200 currently serving homes or businesses 675 00:35:57,200 --> 00:35:58,960 today. 676 00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:02,160 On water, this project is capped at 1/ 677 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:06,640 half of 1% of the city's total capacity. 678 00:36:06,640 --> 00:36:08,720 We will not be a top five user of water 679 00:36:08,720 --> 00:36:11,359 in Rochelle. The facility will indeed 680 00:36:11,359 --> 00:36:13,280 use a closed loop cooling system that 681 00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:15,599 produces zero wastewater discharge. and 682 00:36:15,599 --> 00:36:18,720 RMU has the oversight framework in place 683 00:36:18,720 --> 00:36:21,839 to hold the project to strict standards. 684 00:36:21,839 --> 00:36:23,440 We would encourage you to ask those we 685 00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:25,119 have worked with over the last two 686 00:36:25,119 --> 00:36:27,520 years. Many of the people in this room 687 00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:29,839 helped shape this agreement. That is how 688 00:36:29,839 --> 00:36:31,760 we have gotten to this point through 689 00:36:31,760 --> 00:36:34,320 hard work and careful judgment largely 690 00:36:34,320 --> 00:36:36,720 by the professionals this community 691 00:36:36,720 --> 00:36:38,880 trusts to evaluate exactly these kind of 692 00:36:38,880 --> 00:36:40,640 projects. 693 00:36:40,640 --> 00:36:42,400 This project is a tremendous opportunity 694 00:36:42,400 --> 00:36:44,880 for Rochelle with significant benefit to 695 00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:47,200 the school system and greater community. 696 00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:49,200 It does not prevent other development, 697 00:36:49,200 --> 00:36:50,960 nor does it compete with housing or 698 00:36:50,960 --> 00:36:53,440 business growth. The council raised a 699 00:36:53,440 --> 00:36:55,920 concern about future expansion. We heard 700 00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:58,800 it and we acted on it. We are a small 701 00:36:58,800 --> 00:37:01,119 accessible team. We are excited about 702 00:37:01,119 --> 00:37:03,760 the opportunity and partnership and 703 00:37:03,760 --> 00:37:06,240 truly want this community to be excited 704 00:37:06,240 --> 00:37:08,079 about the project and what it does for 705 00:37:08,079 --> 00:37:11,040 Rochelle. We are asking this council to 706 00:37:11,040 --> 00:37:12,880 conditionally approve the development 707 00:37:12,880 --> 00:37:15,599 agreement subject to the removal of all 708 00:37:15,599 --> 00:37:17,920 future expansion options. Thank you for 709 00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:19,760 the continued partnership and continued 710 00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:29,349 consideration. 711 00:37:29,359 --> 00:37:30,160 » That's it. 712 00:37:30,160 --> 00:37:30,960 >> That it. 713 00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:31,359 >> Yeah. 714 00:37:31,359 --> 00:37:33,680 >> Okay. Thank you everybody. We're going 715 00:37:33,680 --> 00:37:36,560 to move into our consent agenda items. 716 00:37:36,560 --> 00:37:38,480 I'm sorry. Is there any discussion 717 00:37:38,480 --> 00:37:41,440 items? I don't think there is. 718 00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:43,680 Um, we'll move into our consent agenda 719 00:37:43,680 --> 00:37:45,119 items. Would you like to read the 720 00:37:45,119 --> 00:37:46,960 consent agenda items to see if there's 721 00:37:46,960 --> 00:37:48,560 anything council would like to have 722 00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:50,240 removed? 723 00:37:50,240 --> 00:37:53,599 >> A. Approve city council minutes April 724 00:37:53,599 --> 00:37:55,920 13, 2026. 725 00:37:55,920 --> 00:37:58,400 B. Approve special city council meeting 726 00:37:58,400 --> 00:38:01,839 minutes March 30th, 2026. 727 00:38:01,839 --> 00:38:04,079 C. Approve special city council meeting 728 00:38:04,079 --> 00:38:07,680 minutes March 31st, 2026. 729 00:38:07,680 --> 00:38:11,599 D. Approve payroll March 30th, 2026 730 00:38:11,599 --> 00:38:15,119 through April 12, 2026. 731 00:38:15,119 --> 00:38:18,800 E approve payment registers April 13, 732 00:38:18,800 --> 00:38:20,480 2026, 733 00:38:20,480 --> 00:38:23,280 April 20th, 2026. 734 00:38:23,280 --> 00:38:26,000 F accept and place on file March 735 00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:28,800 financials. Are there any items you wish 736 00:38:28,800 --> 00:38:31,200 to remove? Council, anything you'd like 737 00:38:31,200 --> 00:38:34,320 to have removed to discuss? Hearing 738 00:38:34,320 --> 00:38:37,200 none, entertain a motion. 739 00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:39,760 >> I move consent agenda items A through F 740 00:38:39,760 --> 00:38:41,839 be approved by omnivous vote as 741 00:38:41,839 --> 00:38:43,119 recommended. 742 00:38:43,119 --> 00:38:45,040 >> Motion by council member Rosie Ortega. 743 00:38:45,040 --> 00:38:46,480 Is there a second? 744 00:38:46,480 --> 00:38:47,359 >> Second. 745 00:38:47,359 --> 00:38:51,200 >> Seconded by Council Member Beno. 746 00:38:51,200 --> 00:38:53,760 Any further discussion? 747 00:38:53,760 --> 00:38:55,040 Roll call when you're ready. 748 00:38:55,040 --> 00:38:57,680 >> Okay. Councelor Dan McDermott. 749 00:38:57,680 --> 00:38:58,560 >> Yes. 750 00:38:58,560 --> 00:39:00,880 >> Councelor Tom McDermott. Yes. 751 00:39:00,880 --> 00:39:02,079 >> Councelor Shawiki. 752 00:39:02,079 --> 00:39:02,720 >> Yes. 753 00:39:02,720 --> 00:39:04,960 >> Councelor Hayes. 754 00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:06,160 >> Yes. 755 00:39:06,160 --> 00:39:07,520 >> Councelor Tiega. 756 00:39:07,520 --> 00:39:09,760 >> Yes. 757 00:39:09,760 --> 00:39:11,280 >> Councelor Valdivso. 758 00:39:11,280 --> 00:39:12,000 >> Yes. 759 00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:13,280 >> And Mayor Barrows. 760 00:39:13,280 --> 00:39:14,320 >> Yes. 761 00:39:14,320 --> 00:39:17,680 >> Motion carries by a vote 70. 762 00:39:17,680 --> 00:39:20,240 >> Okay. In addition to your current 763 00:39:20,240 --> 00:39:22,240 motions, I need a motion to remove the 764 00:39:22,240 --> 00:39:24,480 development agreement from the table for 765 00:39:24,480 --> 00:39:25,119 discussion. 766 00:39:25,119 --> 00:39:26,960 >> So there's mayor, if I may, there's two 767 00:39:26,960 --> 00:39:29,359 items or two corrections. Uh, first of 768 00:39:29,359 --> 00:39:33,119 all, it's listed on the motion list as R 769 00:39:33,119 --> 00:39:35,359 2026-20. 770 00:39:35,359 --> 00:39:37,599 Um, I look back at the, uh, prior 771 00:39:37,599 --> 00:39:40,240 agenda. It should be -12 because that's 772 00:39:40,240 --> 00:39:43,040 the item. So, we would need a motion to 773 00:39:43,040 --> 00:39:46,480 take resolution R2026-12 774 00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:49,760 off the table and then we can move 775 00:39:49,760 --> 00:39:50,960 forward 776 00:39:50,960 --> 00:39:52,800 >> and then we'll have a motion. 777 00:39:52,800 --> 00:39:53,760 >> Motion to approve. 778 00:39:53,760 --> 00:39:55,599 >> It should not be name number 20. It 779 00:39:55,599 --> 00:39:56,480 should be 12 because 780 00:39:56,480 --> 00:39:58,320 >> take 20 off the table. No, no, no. 781 00:39:58,320 --> 00:40:00,240 Because the item was tabled instead of 782 00:40:00,240 --> 00:40:00,960 postponed. 783 00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:01,680 >> Mhm. 784 00:40:01,680 --> 00:40:03,359 >> Robert's rules require that you take the 785 00:40:03,359 --> 00:40:06,240 agenda item off the table so that we can 786 00:40:06,240 --> 00:40:07,040 move forward. 787 00:40:07,040 --> 00:40:08,320 >> So, we're actually going to have an 788 00:40:08,320 --> 00:40:09,680 extra motion. We're going to take it off 789 00:40:09,680 --> 00:40:11,040 the table. Then, we're going to have a 790 00:40:11,040 --> 00:40:12,560 motion to put it on the floor for 791 00:40:12,560 --> 00:40:13,680 discussion. 792 00:40:13,680 --> 00:40:15,359 >> Correct. Well, by taking off the table, 793 00:40:15,359 --> 00:40:16,400 that's what you're doing, mayor. 794 00:40:16,400 --> 00:40:16,720 >> Okay. 795 00:40:16,720 --> 00:40:19,760 >> But it's 2026-12. Okay. 796 00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:22,400 >> Which is the original number uh assigned 797 00:40:22,400 --> 00:40:23,200 to this particular 798 00:40:23,200 --> 00:40:25,440 >> duly noted. Entertain a motion to that 799 00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:31,910 effect. I move resolution R2026-12 800 00:40:31,920 --> 00:40:33,680 uh being removed from the agenda. 801 00:40:33,680 --> 00:40:35,119 >> No, be taken off the table. 802 00:40:35,119 --> 00:40:36,560 >> Taken off the table 803 00:40:36,560 --> 00:40:38,000 >> for consideration. 804 00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:39,920 >> Motion by council member Tom McDermad. 805 00:40:39,920 --> 00:40:40,880 Is there a second? 806 00:40:40,880 --> 00:40:41,520 >> Second. 807 00:40:41,520 --> 00:40:43,440 >> Seconded by council member Kate Shaw 808 00:40:43,440 --> 00:40:49,510 Dicki. 809 00:40:49,520 --> 00:40:51,839 And now we're open for discussion. 810 00:40:51,839 --> 00:40:53,520 >> Well, on on the table, Matt, 811 00:40:53,520 --> 00:40:55,200 >> it's on the table. So then you have to 812 00:40:55,200 --> 00:40:56,880 vote on that and then you can move 813 00:40:56,880 --> 00:40:59,280 forward with approving the resolution. 814 00:40:59,280 --> 00:40:59,680 >> Right. 815 00:40:59,680 --> 00:41:00,720 >> Motion approve. So 816 00:41:00,720 --> 00:41:02,160 >> roll call when you're ready. 817 00:41:02,160 --> 00:41:07,190 >> Okay. Councelor Hayes. 818 00:41:07,200 --> 00:41:08,319 » Yes. Yes. 819 00:41:08,319 --> 00:41:09,440 >> Okay. 820 00:41:09,440 --> 00:41:10,720 >> Councelor Shaiki. 821 00:41:10,720 --> 00:41:11,040 >> Yes. 822 00:41:11,040 --> 00:41:12,079 >> Councelor TGA. 823 00:41:12,079 --> 00:41:12,480 >> Yes. 824 00:41:12,480 --> 00:41:13,760 >> Councelor Vaso. 825 00:41:13,760 --> 00:41:14,240 >> Yes. 826 00:41:14,240 --> 00:41:15,839 >> Councelor Dan McDermott. 827 00:41:15,839 --> 00:41:16,240 >> Yes. 828 00:41:16,240 --> 00:41:17,520 >> Councelor Tom McDermott. 829 00:41:17,520 --> 00:41:17,760 >> Yes. 830 00:41:17,760 --> 00:41:19,119 >> And Mayor Barrows. 831 00:41:19,119 --> 00:41:19,760 >> Yes. 832 00:41:19,760 --> 00:41:22,800 >> Motion carries by a vote 70. 833 00:41:22,800 --> 00:41:25,280 I will entertain a motion to 834 00:41:25,280 --> 00:41:27,280 >> Yes, you could read as is except it's 835 00:41:27,280 --> 00:41:28,640 -12, not 20. 836 00:41:28,640 --> 00:41:31,280 >> Correct. Entertain a motion for that 837 00:41:31,280 --> 00:41:33,040 with a correction. 838 00:41:33,040 --> 00:41:37,119 >> I move resolution R2026-12, 839 00:41:37,119 --> 00:41:39,040 a resolution authorizing the development 840 00:41:39,040 --> 00:41:40,640 agreement between Midwest Power 841 00:41:40,640 --> 00:41:43,760 Investors LLC and the city of Rochelle 842 00:41:43,760 --> 00:41:44,800 be approved. 843 00:41:44,800 --> 00:41:46,560 >> Motion by council member Dan McDermott. 844 00:41:46,560 --> 00:41:47,760 Is there a second? 845 00:41:47,760 --> 00:41:48,640 >> Second. 846 00:41:48,640 --> 00:41:53,990 >> Seconded by council member Kate Shadiki. 847 00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:56,000 item is on the floor for discussion. 848 00:41:56,000 --> 00:41:56,800 >> Correct. Mayor, 849 00:41:56,800 --> 00:41:58,319 >> we'll open it up to council members if 850 00:41:58,319 --> 00:42:00,640 you have any questions or comments. 851 00:42:00,640 --> 00:42:03,520 >> I think Sam is going to read the U 852 00:42:03,520 --> 00:42:05,359 report. You want to do that first? 853 00:42:05,359 --> 00:42:06,079 >> Yes, please. 854 00:42:06,079 --> 00:42:08,079 >> Okay. 855 00:42:08,079 --> 00:42:09,680 >> Uh I realize that there's been some 856 00:42:09,680 --> 00:42:11,119 comments made here this evening. So, 857 00:42:11,119 --> 00:42:13,200 what I'm about to read uh may not 858 00:42:13,200 --> 00:42:15,200 necessarily reflect those those 859 00:42:15,200 --> 00:42:18,880 comments. Uh however, we're entertaining 860 00:42:18,880 --> 00:42:21,599 the the item as presented at the last 861 00:42:21,599 --> 00:42:23,599 council meeting. Since the beginning of 862 00:42:23,599 --> 00:42:26,079 2025, the former city manager, city 863 00:42:26,079 --> 00:42:27,839 attorney, and staff have been working on 864 00:42:27,839 --> 00:42:30,079 a development agreement for a potential 865 00:42:30,079 --> 00:42:32,000 data center located north of Steuart 866 00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:34,880 Road, west of the BNSF Railroad and 867 00:42:34,880 --> 00:42:39,200 south of I 888. On March 3rd of 2025, 868 00:42:39,200 --> 00:42:41,200 city council approved an amendment to 869 00:42:41,200 --> 00:42:43,280 the zoning ordinance to define and 870 00:42:43,280 --> 00:42:46,480 further allow a data center in an I1, 871 00:42:46,480 --> 00:42:50,480 I2, and I3 district. Uh, and also a 872 00:42:50,480 --> 00:42:52,560 definition for data center was added, 873 00:42:52,560 --> 00:42:55,280 which means a physical facility with 874 00:42:55,280 --> 00:42:58,000 primary use is to store, process, and 875 00:42:58,000 --> 00:43:02,550 distribute data and applications. 876 00:43:02,560 --> 00:43:04,240 After months of developing set 877 00:43:04,240 --> 00:43:06,480 agreement, city and RMU staff along with 878 00:43:06,480 --> 00:43:10,880 city attorney and the developer held publicformational meeting in 879 00:43:10,880 --> 00:43:14,400 November of 2025 to discuss the proposed 880 00:43:14,400 --> 00:43:17,119 project and share information. In 881 00:43:17,119 --> 00:43:21,680 February 26, city and RMU staff 882 00:43:21,680 --> 00:43:24,079 presented the draft agreement as a city 883 00:43:24,079 --> 00:43:26,480 council discussion item with a follow-up 884 00:43:26,480 --> 00:43:29,440 business action item that occurred on 885 00:43:29,440 --> 00:43:33,359 March 23rd at which time said item was 886 00:43:33,359 --> 00:43:35,920 tabled. So that brings us to this 887 00:43:35,920 --> 00:43:37,680 evening. 888 00:43:37,680 --> 00:43:40,960 Um, in summary, the phase one includes 889 00:43:40,960 --> 00:43:42,640 construction of phase one electrical 890 00:43:42,640 --> 00:43:45,040 improvements, including a substation 891 00:43:45,040 --> 00:43:47,520 upgrades, dedicated feeder, primary 892 00:43:47,520 --> 00:43:50,800 metering. Uh, Midwest will fund all 893 00:43:50,800 --> 00:43:53,440 phase one electrical work up to $4.1 894 00:43:53,440 --> 00:43:56,960 million, and overages if they occur. 895 00:43:56,960 --> 00:43:59,839 Midwest must purchase all electricity 896 00:43:59,839 --> 00:44:01,680 for phase one from the city until costs 897 00:44:01,680 --> 00:44:05,040 are recovered. The city must make up to 898 00:44:05,040 --> 00:44:07,440 48 megawatts available upon completion 899 00:44:07,440 --> 00:44:10,079 of the improvements. Midwest will fund 900 00:44:10,079 --> 00:44:12,000 all phase one water and sewer 901 00:44:12,000 --> 00:44:15,359 infrastructure estimated at $2.8 million 902 00:44:15,359 --> 00:44:16,960 with shy being required before 903 00:44:16,960 --> 00:44:19,359 construction begins. 904 00:44:19,359 --> 00:44:21,760 Up to 50,000 gallons per day to the 905 00:44:21,760 --> 00:44:23,599 subject site along with fiber optic 906 00:44:23,599 --> 00:44:26,560 service would be provided. Midwest funds 907 00:44:26,560 --> 00:44:28,400 all roadway improvements to Steward 908 00:44:28,400 --> 00:44:31,440 Road, which include a widening along the 909 00:44:31,440 --> 00:44:34,160 property frontage, including design and 910 00:44:34,160 --> 00:44:36,880 planning, lighting, rightway, and 911 00:44:36,880 --> 00:44:40,960 easement uh acquisition or dedication, 912 00:44:40,960 --> 00:44:45,200 plus an escrow or shity at 110% of those 913 00:44:45,200 --> 00:44:47,119 uh approved estimated costs for that 914 00:44:47,119 --> 00:44:49,920 widening. Phase one impact fees is 915 00:44:49,920 --> 00:44:53,200 $50,000 due when the 48 megs of power is 916 00:44:53,200 --> 00:44:55,680 available to the site. There's also a 917 00:44:55,680 --> 00:44:57,599 phase two that was considered within the 918 00:44:57,599 --> 00:45:00,400 agreement and Midwest may expand that 919 00:45:00,400 --> 00:45:02,960 the facility capacity to an additional 920 00:45:02,960 --> 00:45:05,200 100 megawatts which will require a 921 00:45:05,200 --> 00:45:08,160 tripart agreement with Midwest, the city 922 00:45:08,160 --> 00:45:11,440 and comet. There's also a phase three 923 00:45:11,440 --> 00:45:13,440 within the current agreement where 924 00:45:13,440 --> 00:45:16,480 Midwest may expand the facility beyond 925 00:45:16,480 --> 00:45:18,720 150 megawatts which will require a 926 00:45:18,720 --> 00:45:21,359 tripart agreement with Midwest, the city 927 00:45:21,359 --> 00:45:23,440 and comm. 928 00:45:23,440 --> 00:45:25,440 Additional site development conditions 929 00:45:25,440 --> 00:45:27,839 are as follow. The city has reasonable 930 00:45:27,839 --> 00:45:29,359 approval of the appearance of the 931 00:45:29,359 --> 00:45:31,119 development as well as suppression 932 00:45:31,119 --> 00:45:33,440 measures to reduce sound that are 933 00:45:33,440 --> 00:45:36,400 generated from subject property. Midwest 934 00:45:36,400 --> 00:45:38,560 shall not construct a data center 935 00:45:38,560 --> 00:45:41,440 storage facility on the portion of this 936 00:45:41,440 --> 00:45:45,680 subject property lying north of I88 for 937 00:45:45,680 --> 00:45:47,680 any phase. 938 00:45:47,680 --> 00:45:51,599 RMU has incorporated conditions that uh 939 00:45:51,599 --> 00:45:54,319 increases in capacity charges nits 940 00:45:54,319 --> 00:45:57,119 charges trans transmission charges above 941 00:45:57,119 --> 00:45:59,359 our current levels and they will be the 942 00:45:59,359 --> 00:46:01,680 responsibility of the developer and the 943 00:46:01,680 --> 00:46:04,079 data center occupants. 944 00:46:04,079 --> 00:46:06,319 Some of the benefits which were also 945 00:46:06,319 --> 00:46:08,400 identified here this evening are 946 00:46:08,400 --> 00:46:10,319 expanded infrastructure along Stewart 947 00:46:10,319 --> 00:46:13,280 Road including the electrical upgrades, 948 00:46:13,280 --> 00:46:15,760 the water and sewer extensions, 949 00:46:15,760 --> 00:46:18,079 roadway and pedestrian path improvements 950 00:46:18,079 --> 00:46:20,880 along that section of road. Additional 951 00:46:20,880 --> 00:46:23,119 revenue to RMU is in excess of $1 952 00:46:23,119 --> 00:46:26,079 million and the utility tax fund will 953 00:46:26,079 --> 00:46:29,440 increase over $400,000 annually. 954 00:46:29,440 --> 00:46:32,000 Additional property tax to the community 955 00:46:32,000 --> 00:46:34,880 taxing bodies even if the enterprise 956 00:46:34,880 --> 00:46:37,599 zone is abated. Additional revenue will 957 00:46:37,599 --> 00:46:40,000 help defay costs associated with RMU's 958 00:46:40,000 --> 00:46:43,040 integrated resource plan that can be be 959 00:46:43,040 --> 00:46:45,680 completed over the next 12 months. And 960 00:46:45,680 --> 00:46:47,680 the recommendation was to consider 961 00:46:47,680 --> 00:46:49,920 approval of a resolution authorizing a 962 00:46:49,920 --> 00:46:51,680 development agreement between Midwest 963 00:46:51,680 --> 00:46:53,920 Power Investors and the city of 964 00:46:53,920 --> 00:46:57,030 Rochelle. 965 00:46:57,040 --> 00:47:00,560 » Okay. We'll 966 00:47:00,560 --> 00:47:03,520 begin with comments from council. 967 00:47:03,520 --> 00:47:04,800 Ben, you want to start? 968 00:47:04,800 --> 00:47:08,800 >> Sure. Um, I think since I've been on the 969 00:47:08,800 --> 00:47:11,680 council, this is the most uh I don't 970 00:47:11,680 --> 00:47:13,280 want to say heated topic, but the most 971 00:47:13,280 --> 00:47:16,480 discussed topic. um through my own 972 00:47:16,480 --> 00:47:20,960 research, through um talking with um our 973 00:47:20,960 --> 00:47:23,119 experts with the city who's been dealing 974 00:47:23,119 --> 00:47:25,839 with the power aspect, the water aspect. 975 00:47:25,839 --> 00:47:28,400 Um you know, throughout that whole time, 976 00:47:28,400 --> 00:47:30,400 there has been 977 00:47:30,400 --> 00:47:32,400 a couple concerns to me that I've kind 978 00:47:32,400 --> 00:47:35,839 of mitigated over the time. Um first of 979 00:47:35,839 --> 00:47:37,680 all, I wanted to say I wasn't going to 980 00:47:37,680 --> 00:47:39,920 approve this with phase two or three on 981 00:47:39,920 --> 00:47:44,319 it. And um I'm glad that um you know 982 00:47:44,319 --> 00:47:46,079 that was brought up that that can be 983 00:47:46,079 --> 00:47:49,200 removed. Um 984 00:47:49,200 --> 00:47:52,000 we use data centers every day regardless 985 00:47:52,000 --> 00:47:55,440 of if we want to or not. Um I am not a 986 00:47:55,440 --> 00:47:58,079 proponent of having a large data center 987 00:47:58,079 --> 00:48:01,359 in our city. Um I want that to be very 988 00:48:01,359 --> 00:48:04,319 clear. Um we already have a couple data 989 00:48:04,319 --> 00:48:07,040 centers here that have been functioning 990 00:48:07,040 --> 00:48:10,560 very well since they have been there. Um 991 00:48:10,560 --> 00:48:13,839 they've helped um you know the city gain 992 00:48:13,839 --> 00:48:16,720 revenue from taxes um which is what this 993 00:48:16,720 --> 00:48:19,920 data center would do as well. um the 994 00:48:19,920 --> 00:48:23,440 water issue. Um if Adam's comfortable 995 00:48:23,440 --> 00:48:25,920 with the 50,000 gallons and he's 996 00:48:25,920 --> 00:48:29,280 comfortable with um you know being able 997 00:48:29,280 --> 00:48:31,760 to process the descaling solution that 998 00:48:31,760 --> 00:48:34,880 they use, he's the expert from our city. 999 00:48:34,880 --> 00:48:38,240 That's who I have to go off of. 1000 00:48:38,240 --> 00:48:40,800 As far as jobs coming to build the data 1001 00:48:40,800 --> 00:48:44,240 center, I mean, it will be, I think, a 1002 00:48:44,240 --> 00:48:47,040 revenue in of itself with having that 1003 00:48:47,040 --> 00:48:49,119 many people coming to our town. I'm 1004 00:48:49,119 --> 00:48:51,760 friends with half a dozen to a dozen 1005 00:48:51,760 --> 00:48:54,800 union workers. Um, whether that's 1006 00:48:54,800 --> 00:48:58,079 machine operators or iron workers, they 1007 00:48:58,079 --> 00:49:00,079 travel, 1008 00:49:00,079 --> 00:49:02,960 like Mr. Bailey said, 50, 100, 120 miles 1009 00:49:02,960 --> 00:49:05,920 to jobs to um complete those jobs 1010 00:49:05,920 --> 00:49:07,920 because that's where the money's at. If 1011 00:49:07,920 --> 00:49:10,160 we can use local union guys, that's 1012 00:49:10,160 --> 00:49:11,760 absolutely what I'd like to do. Um, 1013 00:49:11,760 --> 00:49:13,839 that's a no-brainer. That's part of the 1014 00:49:13,839 --> 00:49:15,520 reason why I'm on city council is I want 1015 00:49:15,520 --> 00:49:17,520 more infrastructure here. I want more 1016 00:49:17,520 --> 00:49:19,680 money to come to the city so my kids can 1017 00:49:19,680 --> 00:49:21,920 have a great city to grow up in. Um, 1018 00:49:21,920 --> 00:49:24,640 just like I did. 1019 00:49:24,640 --> 00:49:26,960 Those jobs, uh, I think there was 1020 00:49:26,960 --> 00:49:28,640 concern at one point in one of the past 1021 00:49:28,640 --> 00:49:32,160 meetings about those jobs 1022 00:49:32,160 --> 00:49:35,280 overwhelming our housing in the area. 1023 00:49:35,280 --> 00:49:37,599 From my perspective and from people I've 1024 00:49:37,599 --> 00:49:39,599 talked to, that's not how union guys 1025 00:49:39,599 --> 00:49:42,559 work all the time. Um, they drive an 1026 00:49:42,559 --> 00:49:44,160 hour or two in the morning and drive an 1027 00:49:44,160 --> 00:49:46,720 hour or two after uh after work. They 1028 00:49:46,720 --> 00:49:48,559 drive to the sites. There are some guys 1029 00:49:48,559 --> 00:49:50,960 that will stay in hotels, which I don't 1030 00:49:50,960 --> 00:49:52,400 think that would be a bad thing if our 1031 00:49:52,400 --> 00:49:55,119 hotels were full up um for a year or two 1032 00:49:55,119 --> 00:49:56,640 or three years or however long it takes 1033 00:49:56,640 --> 00:49:59,040 to to develop this. 1034 00:49:59,040 --> 00:50:03,520 The 48 megawws I'm still concerned 1035 00:50:03,520 --> 00:50:06,319 about. That is a large number. Um, 1036 00:50:06,319 --> 00:50:08,640 that's double what our largest I think. 1037 00:50:08,640 --> 00:50:10,319 What's our largest customer right now? 1038 00:50:10,319 --> 00:50:11,760 Like 20 megawatts. 1039 00:50:11,760 --> 00:50:12,480 >> What's that? 1040 00:50:12,480 --> 00:50:13,440 >> About 10 megawatt. 1041 00:50:13,440 --> 00:50:15,760 >> Yeah. So that's well over what our our 1042 00:50:15,760 --> 00:50:18,240 largest customer is right now. 1043 00:50:18,240 --> 00:50:20,400 I don't know if I would be for the 48 1044 00:50:20,400 --> 00:50:24,559 megawws. Um, but I don't want to say I 1045 00:50:24,559 --> 00:50:25,760 would be against something that would be 1046 00:50:25,760 --> 00:50:28,480 lower than that. Again, 1047 00:50:28,480 --> 00:50:29,839 a lot of the data centers have been 1048 00:50:29,839 --> 00:50:32,160 issues throughout the country are the 1049 00:50:32,160 --> 00:50:36,480 huge hypers scale data centers. Um, 1050 00:50:36,480 --> 00:50:39,280 and again, AI is just one portion of 1051 00:50:39,280 --> 00:50:41,920 what data centers are used for. 1052 00:50:41,920 --> 00:50:43,680 A lot of the comments and stuff I've 1053 00:50:43,680 --> 00:50:46,240 seen have been through Facebook, and 1054 00:50:46,240 --> 00:50:47,680 Facebook is actually one of the largest 1055 00:50:47,680 --> 00:50:51,119 users of data centers. So, it I may get 1056 00:50:51,119 --> 00:50:52,079 flack for this, but it's kind of 1057 00:50:52,079 --> 00:50:54,480 hypocritical to say we don't like data 1058 00:50:54,480 --> 00:50:56,800 centers when we're using them daily. Um, 1059 00:50:56,800 --> 00:50:59,599 again, I'm not for a huge data center. 1060 00:50:59,599 --> 00:51:02,640 Um, I don't think I'm for one that would 1061 00:51:02,640 --> 00:51:05,119 be up to even the 48 megawatts. However, 1062 00:51:05,119 --> 00:51:08,559 I'm not against one in total being at 1063 00:51:08,559 --> 00:51:11,119 that site. 1064 00:51:11,119 --> 00:51:14,240 >> Okay, Tom. 1065 00:51:14,240 --> 00:51:15,359 >> I'm going to sound a slightly 1066 00:51:15,359 --> 00:51:18,640 repetitious here, I guess. Um, Rochelle 1067 00:51:18,640 --> 00:51:20,880 in 2006, as you probably all remember, 1068 00:51:20,880 --> 00:51:23,680 because we've been researching this for 1069 00:51:23,680 --> 00:51:26,720 three, four, five months now. While we 1070 00:51:26,720 --> 00:51:28,720 complain that people can't get permits 1071 00:51:28,720 --> 00:51:31,599 and get stuff built in Rochelle, uh, 1072 00:51:31,599 --> 00:51:34,240 Rochelle has three data centers to be 1073 00:51:34,240 --> 00:51:36,960 exact. Uh, 1074 00:51:36,960 --> 00:51:39,280 basically about seven acres under roof, 1075 00:51:39,280 --> 00:51:41,760 so the three combined would be about 1076 00:51:41,760 --> 00:51:43,680 half of what we're going to put in. But 1077 00:51:43,680 --> 00:51:46,480 it gives us a great chance. We're one of 1078 00:51:46,480 --> 00:51:48,400 the few communities that gets a great 1079 00:51:48,400 --> 00:51:50,640 chance to look at what a data center's 1080 00:51:50,640 --> 00:51:53,760 impact has been. And to the best of my 1081 00:51:53,760 --> 00:51:55,599 knowledge, those three data centers that 1082 00:51:55,599 --> 00:51:58,240 we have, one of them we own. I expect if 1083 00:51:58,240 --> 00:51:59,680 this is a bad idea, we'll be closing 1084 00:51:59,680 --> 00:52:01,520 that down. But right now, I I don't see 1085 00:52:01,520 --> 00:52:05,520 it coming. Uh we we haven't yet had any 1086 00:52:05,520 --> 00:52:08,480 problem with debris from cleaning of the 1087 00:52:08,480 --> 00:52:12,000 pipes or anything like that. And we 1088 00:52:12,000 --> 00:52:13,440 mentioned this a couple meetings back 1089 00:52:13,440 --> 00:52:17,200 when I attended. Uh the EPA sets the 1090 00:52:17,200 --> 00:52:19,760 standards for what they can put in it. 1091 00:52:19,760 --> 00:52:22,000 It's not like, oh, we're we're going to 1092 00:52:22,000 --> 00:52:23,520 clo turn a blind eye and nobody's going 1093 00:52:23,520 --> 00:52:26,160 to know what's happening here. 1094 00:52:26,160 --> 00:52:28,160 So So we've had data centers. We're 1095 00:52:28,160 --> 00:52:30,800 going to have I mean since 20 we we 1096 00:52:30,800 --> 00:52:34,960 bought a large acreage of land for the 1097 00:52:34,960 --> 00:52:38,720 express purposes in 2006 of putting in 1098 00:52:38,720 --> 00:52:40,400 more data centers. We just couldn't get 1099 00:52:40,400 --> 00:52:42,000 people to buy our land to put their data 1100 00:52:42,000 --> 00:52:44,400 centers on. So, these folks have come 1101 00:52:44,400 --> 00:52:49,200 and found a lovely piece of land, but 1102 00:52:49,200 --> 00:52:52,160 half of it's going to be water retention 1103 00:52:52,160 --> 00:52:53,839 because it's on the south side of town 1104 00:52:53,839 --> 00:52:56,000 and it's a swamp. 1105 00:52:56,000 --> 00:52:57,520 So, 1106 00:52:57,520 --> 00:52:59,280 uh we've seen them. We know what they 1107 00:52:59,280 --> 00:53:01,280 do. I think sometimes we forget them. I 1108 00:53:01,280 --> 00:53:02,720 drove my wife out there because she 1109 00:53:02,720 --> 00:53:04,160 says, "Well, you know, they say there's 1110 00:53:04,160 --> 00:53:06,480 a lot of noise." And I granted ours are 1111 00:53:06,480 --> 00:53:08,480 small like like I say the three combined 1112 00:53:08,480 --> 00:53:11,359 are about seven acres under roof. 1113 00:53:11,359 --> 00:53:13,599 Drove out there just north of proof if 1114 00:53:13,599 --> 00:53:15,200 you want to see what a data center looks 1115 00:53:15,200 --> 00:53:18,240 like. Uh nice construction because we 1116 00:53:18,240 --> 00:53:20,480 can dictate what the outside has to look 1117 00:53:20,480 --> 00:53:22,480 like. We can dictate what kind of 1118 00:53:22,480 --> 00:53:24,880 burming they have to have. We we've got 1119 00:53:24,880 --> 00:53:26,880 some control. We drove by to hear the 1120 00:53:26,880 --> 00:53:29,440 sound. rolled down the window, stopped 1121 00:53:29,440 --> 00:53:32,240 the car, turned it off, 1122 00:53:32,240 --> 00:53:34,720 and some yaki doc was out mowing the 1123 00:53:34,720 --> 00:53:37,440 lawn on a riding mower. Three data 1124 00:53:37,440 --> 00:53:40,559 centers all in a row. Could not hear a 1125 00:53:40,559 --> 00:53:42,960 data center running over the riding 1126 00:53:42,960 --> 00:53:44,559 lawnmower. So, I told my wife, I said, 1127 00:53:44,559 --> 00:53:45,760 "They're probably pretty loud. We're 1128 00:53:45,760 --> 00:53:46,960 just going to have to come back out when 1129 00:53:46,960 --> 00:53:49,040 that one guy quits mowing because I 1130 00:53:49,040 --> 00:53:51,599 couldn't hear a dang thing out there." 1131 00:53:51,599 --> 00:53:53,599 We've gone to the head of our water 1132 00:53:53,599 --> 00:53:55,599 department who we have over the last 1133 00:53:55,599 --> 00:53:59,760 several years uh declared to be one of 1134 00:53:59,760 --> 00:54:02,319 the most genius hardworking fellows in 1135 00:54:02,319 --> 00:54:05,200 the water industry and he assures me 1136 00:54:05,200 --> 00:54:09,599 that we can supply the water for this. 1137 00:54:09,599 --> 00:54:12,319 Now 1138 00:54:12,319 --> 00:54:14,800 I I got I went to Kishwalki but I don't 1139 00:54:14,800 --> 00:54:17,920 know as much about water as he does. We 1140 00:54:17,920 --> 00:54:20,319 went to the head of our our electrical 1141 00:54:20,319 --> 00:54:21,920 utilities, 1142 00:54:21,920 --> 00:54:23,920 a fine young man. I've sat here many a 1143 00:54:23,920 --> 00:54:25,440 night when we've all sung his praises 1144 00:54:25,440 --> 00:54:27,040 for the job he's done and what he's been 1145 00:54:27,040 --> 00:54:28,800 doing. 1146 00:54:28,800 --> 00:54:32,000 He assures me that we can provide the 1147 00:54:32,000 --> 00:54:35,030 electrical. 1148 00:54:35,040 --> 00:54:37,839 Once again, I've I've been to school, 1149 00:54:37,839 --> 00:54:40,480 but not in that field. I have to trust 1150 00:54:40,480 --> 00:54:42,559 him. We pay him a lot of money, so we 1151 00:54:42,559 --> 00:54:44,319 can trust him. 1152 00:54:44,319 --> 00:54:47,119 I torment and tease our city attorney 1153 00:54:47,119 --> 00:54:49,440 endlessly, 1154 00:54:49,440 --> 00:54:51,760 but he has kept us on track and well 1155 00:54:51,760 --> 00:54:55,440 directed for a long time now. 1156 00:54:55,440 --> 00:54:58,480 He has set up a contract, 1157 00:54:58,480 --> 00:55:00,720 which appears to me now we're kind of 1158 00:55:00,720 --> 00:55:02,319 tearing down and going to rebuild or 1159 00:55:02,319 --> 00:55:04,319 something. And he assures me that the 1160 00:55:04,319 --> 00:55:07,200 contract he's closed every loophole that 1161 00:55:07,200 --> 00:55:09,760 he feels can be used to the detriment of 1162 00:55:09,760 --> 00:55:14,230 our community. 1163 00:55:14,240 --> 00:55:17,359 We pay him a lot. I trust my department 1164 00:55:17,359 --> 00:55:21,280 heads. I trust my city attorney. And I'm 1165 00:55:21,280 --> 00:55:24,640 on a second city manager cuz they go 1166 00:55:24,640 --> 00:55:27,440 kind of quick around here. And and all 1167 00:55:27,440 --> 00:55:30,960 of them have assured me that nobody 1168 00:55:30,960 --> 00:55:32,800 is intending, nobody makes any money on 1169 00:55:32,800 --> 00:55:33,920 the side on these deals. I know 1170 00:55:33,920 --> 00:55:35,440 everybody gets on Facebook, one of my 1171 00:55:35,440 --> 00:55:37,280 favorite places in the world, and uh 1172 00:55:37,280 --> 00:55:38,640 gets all their information from it and 1173 00:55:38,640 --> 00:55:39,599 says, "Oh, you know, they're all getting 1174 00:55:39,599 --> 00:55:40,800 kickbacks. They're all stealing money 1175 00:55:40,800 --> 00:55:44,160 and lot uh drive by my house sometime. I 1176 00:55:44,160 --> 00:55:48,880 think I can pretty much attest from that I did not get my kickback yet. Uh 1177 00:55:48,880 --> 00:55:51,200 they assure me that it can be done. I 1178 00:55:51,200 --> 00:55:53,440 agree with Mr. Valo. A matter of fact, 1179 00:55:53,440 --> 00:55:55,280 I'm even worse. I'm I'll go one worse 1180 00:55:55,280 --> 00:55:57,200 than Mr. Valo. 1181 00:55:57,200 --> 00:55:59,760 I would like to see us, if we're going 1182 00:55:59,760 --> 00:56:02,240 to be renegotiating part of this, you 1183 00:56:02,240 --> 00:56:04,319 guys may well say no. I mean, that's 1184 00:56:04,319 --> 00:56:07,119 your job. Um, let's see if we can lower 1185 00:56:07,119 --> 00:56:09,520 how much how how many megawws you're 1186 00:56:09,520 --> 00:56:11,520 going to need from us. That just means 1187 00:56:11,520 --> 00:56:12,799 you got to go out ahead and make a 1188 00:56:12,799 --> 00:56:15,599 contract with Commonwealth Edison or 1189 00:56:15,599 --> 00:56:17,520 whomever like you would have done if you 1190 00:56:17,520 --> 00:56:19,520 had to do phase two and see if you can 1191 00:56:19,520 --> 00:56:21,119 buy some out on the open market and then 1192 00:56:21,119 --> 00:56:22,559 have that shipped in and then you pay 1193 00:56:22,559 --> 00:56:24,799 for that. We'll charge you to put it 1194 00:56:24,799 --> 00:56:26,640 over our wires, but we're trying to help 1195 00:56:26,640 --> 00:56:28,720 you here. Uh, and then the other thing 1196 00:56:28,720 --> 00:56:30,400 is 1197 00:56:30,400 --> 00:56:32,880 the tax abatement. 1198 00:56:32,880 --> 00:56:34,720 I know that it helps you build your 1199 00:56:34,720 --> 00:56:36,960 programs. The land will make more money 1200 00:56:36,960 --> 00:56:39,119 on taxes 1201 00:56:39,119 --> 00:56:41,760 as soon as you start building than it's 1202 00:56:41,760 --> 00:56:45,599 been paying for the last million years. 1203 00:56:45,599 --> 00:56:47,200 Okay? Just because it'll be improved. 1204 00:56:47,200 --> 00:56:48,720 Now, will it be paying at the full 1205 00:56:48,720 --> 00:56:51,040 portion it would be? The sooner we could 1206 00:56:51,040 --> 00:56:52,559 get to that full portion, the happier 1207 00:56:52,559 --> 00:56:55,040 I'll be. So, if you want to take that 1208 00:56:55,040 --> 00:56:56,640 whatever six or seven years and knock 1209 00:56:56,640 --> 00:56:58,880 that down to three years, you'd make me 1210 00:56:58,880 --> 00:57:02,319 a happier camper. Uh, but it's been 1211 00:57:02,319 --> 00:57:03,599 mentioned by several people. Is it going 1212 00:57:03,599 --> 00:57:06,640 to bring a lot of jobs to town? No. It's 1213 00:57:06,640 --> 00:57:08,240 going to bring a lot of workers to town 1214 00:57:08,240 --> 00:57:09,680 after construction. It's going to 1215 00:57:09,680 --> 00:57:11,839 construction is going to be good. No. 1216 00:57:11,839 --> 00:57:14,160 Permanently? No. That means in a 1217 00:57:14,160 --> 00:57:15,599 community that's complaining that we 1218 00:57:15,599 --> 00:57:18,319 don't have enough housing right now. 1219 00:57:18,319 --> 00:57:20,319 We're not going to bring in 30, 40, 50 1220 00:57:20,319 --> 00:57:23,280 families that need housing that we don't 1221 00:57:23,280 --> 00:57:26,880 have according to us. You know, is it 1222 00:57:26,880 --> 00:57:28,400 going to fill our schools to where we 1223 00:57:28,400 --> 00:57:30,079 have to put additions onto our schools 1224 00:57:30,079 --> 00:57:31,680 to accommodate all the children of these 1225 00:57:31,680 --> 00:57:34,799 families? No, they're not bringing 1226 00:57:34,799 --> 00:57:37,440 families. Small workforce, very little 1227 00:57:37,440 --> 00:57:38,720 of it, if any, is going to be from 1228 00:57:38,720 --> 00:57:40,559 Rochelle. 1229 00:57:40,559 --> 00:57:44,559 But 6 million at the low end 1230 00:57:44,559 --> 00:57:47,200 will come into my city. 1231 00:57:47,200 --> 00:57:49,680 which has unions to pay, my city 1232 00:57:49,680 --> 00:57:51,440 which has fire departments, police 1233 00:57:51,440 --> 00:57:53,599 departments, street departments, and 1234 00:57:53,599 --> 00:57:55,520 everybody else to pay. We get everybody 1235 00:57:55,520 --> 00:57:56,799 gets a little bit of that money that 1236 00:57:56,799 --> 00:57:58,240 comes through the utilities. Every 1237 00:57:58,240 --> 00:58:00,400 department in Rochelle and with sales 1238 00:58:00,400 --> 00:58:03,839 tax dropping all the time. We need it. 1239 00:58:03,839 --> 00:58:06,880 The school districts, park districts, 1240 00:58:06,880 --> 00:58:10,559 you library districts, whomever 1241 00:58:10,559 --> 00:58:14,240 you're talking in the neighborhood then 1242 00:58:14,240 --> 00:58:15,520 of, you know, we'll get a couple 1243 00:58:15,520 --> 00:58:16,640 million, they're going to get four 1244 00:58:16,640 --> 00:58:19,040 million at the beginning. If we wave 1245 00:58:19,040 --> 00:58:21,359 some of these tax abatements 1246 00:58:21,359 --> 00:58:23,440 fairly soon, 1247 00:58:23,440 --> 00:58:24,960 we're going to be getting about $15 1248 00:58:24,960 --> 00:58:26,960 million 1249 00:58:26,960 --> 00:58:30,079 without any negative impacts on our 1250 00:58:30,079 --> 00:58:32,240 school districts, park districts, 1251 00:58:32,240 --> 00:58:33,920 libraries, 1252 00:58:33,920 --> 00:58:36,160 or anything else. We're not going to be increasing the 1253 00:58:36,160 --> 00:58:37,359 number of ambulance calls. We're not 1254 00:58:37,359 --> 00:58:38,960 going to be increasing the demand for 1255 00:58:38,960 --> 00:58:41,920 housing. We're just going to get money. 1256 00:58:41,920 --> 00:58:44,480 And I hate to 1257 00:58:44,480 --> 00:58:46,640 sound like money is the biggest thing in 1258 00:58:46,640 --> 00:58:48,079 the world because it's not. community is 1259 00:58:48,079 --> 00:58:50,400 the biggest thing. But once again, we 1260 00:58:50,400 --> 00:58:54,559 have we have three data centers now that 1261 00:58:54,559 --> 00:58:57,119 have been up. They've been running. 1262 00:58:57,119 --> 00:58:59,040 They're all closed loop. Correct me if 1263 00:58:59,040 --> 00:59:00,160 I'm wrong on that one, but I believe 1264 00:59:00,160 --> 00:59:03,040 they're all closed loop. Um, 1265 00:59:03,040 --> 00:59:07,760 and they've been running for 16 years. 1266 00:59:07,760 --> 00:59:10,240 Has anybody heard 1267 00:59:10,240 --> 00:59:12,960 of a negative impact from having the 1268 00:59:12,960 --> 00:59:16,549 data centers? 1269 00:59:16,559 --> 00:59:23,109 That's where That's where I'm at. So, 1270 00:59:23,119 --> 00:59:25,359 » wait a minute. We can't just open this 1271 00:59:25,359 --> 00:59:26,799 up for discussion. Please 1272 00:59:26,799 --> 00:59:28,319 >> public commentary earlier. I'm sorry, 1273 00:59:28,319 --> 00:59:29,760 Tom. You done? 1274 00:59:29,760 --> 00:59:30,799 >> Yeah. I'm done. 1275 00:59:30,799 --> 00:59:32,880 >> Uh, we'll move to Bill, I think, is on 1276 00:59:32,880 --> 00:59:37,280 the phone next. You have comments, Bill? 1277 00:59:37,280 --> 00:59:40,079 >> Yeah. Um, can you hear me? All right. 1278 00:59:40,079 --> 00:59:41,839 >> Perfect. 1279 00:59:41,839 --> 00:59:45,760 >> Um, yeah. All I have to say is uh after 1280 00:59:45,760 --> 00:59:49,040 being on the council for 24 years and 1281 00:59:49,040 --> 00:59:50,400 having to deal with the different 1282 00:59:50,400 --> 00:59:53,599 budgets over the years over 100 million 1283 00:59:53,599 --> 00:59:57,280 I don't want to have to rely on AI pay 1284 00:59:57,280 --> 01:00:00,559 the bills and so that's all I have to 1285 01:00:00,559 --> 01:00:03,670 say. 1286 01:00:03,680 --> 01:00:07,520 » Okay. Thank you Bill Rosie 1287 01:00:07,520 --> 01:00:11,119 >> me. Um, 1288 01:00:11,119 --> 01:00:14,559 like Ben said, this has been one of the 1289 01:00:14,559 --> 01:00:17,839 most heated topics and it's been about 2 1290 01:00:17,839 --> 01:00:21,200 years worth of work. And unfortunately, 1291 01:00:21,200 --> 01:00:24,480 it is all about the money. 1292 01:00:24,480 --> 01:00:26,079 And they'll say, "Oh, it's going to go 1293 01:00:26,079 --> 01:00:30,720 here and it's going to go there." 1294 01:00:30,720 --> 01:00:32,799 But 1295 01:00:32,799 --> 01:00:36,400 does Rochelle really need it? 1296 01:00:36,400 --> 01:00:40,710 Can we live without it? 1297 01:00:40,720 --> 01:00:42,559 There's three. 1298 01:00:42,559 --> 01:00:46,789 Why do we need more? 1299 01:00:46,799 --> 01:00:51,440 I'm also a teacher, so yes, it's always 1300 01:00:51,440 --> 01:00:55,359 nice to have money, but 1301 01:00:55,359 --> 01:00:59,680 do we really need it? Are we in the red? 1302 01:00:59,680 --> 01:01:02,000 No. 1303 01:01:02,000 --> 01:01:05,520 And as such a heated topic, I've heard 1304 01:01:05,520 --> 01:01:08,240 our community members. I've heard fellow 1305 01:01:08,240 --> 01:01:11,359 teachers. And I did ask people that I 1306 01:01:11,359 --> 01:01:13,040 really, really trusted who have been 1307 01:01:13,040 --> 01:01:16,079 working on this for two years. 1308 01:01:16,079 --> 01:01:19,200 Can we live with it? Do we need it? Can 1309 01:01:19,200 --> 01:01:23,920 we live without it? Do we need it? 1310 01:01:23,920 --> 01:01:28,470 We can live without it. 1311 01:01:28,480 --> 01:01:32,160 I would like to see more work. Two years 1312 01:01:32,160 --> 01:01:34,240 is a lot a lot of time, a lot of work. I 1313 01:01:34,240 --> 01:01:37,119 understand that. I respect that. But we 1314 01:01:37,119 --> 01:01:40,880 do need more housing, more businesses, 1315 01:01:40,880 --> 01:01:43,200 grocery stores. 1316 01:01:43,200 --> 01:01:44,799 And like you said, you're here. This is 1317 01:01:44,799 --> 01:01:46,960 your land. Can we talk about making 1318 01:01:46,960 --> 01:01:49,520 something else? 1319 01:01:49,520 --> 01:01:51,760 Some build some residences, 1320 01:01:51,760 --> 01:01:54,240 make some housing. Let's get more people 1321 01:01:54,240 --> 01:01:57,119 into town. 1322 01:01:57,119 --> 01:02:01,040 So that is what I have to say. 1323 01:02:01,040 --> 01:02:04,319 >> Thank you, Rosie. Okay. 1324 01:02:04,319 --> 01:02:06,160 >> Um 1325 01:02:06,160 --> 01:02:07,760 I won't repeat any of the things that 1326 01:02:07,760 --> 01:02:10,480 have already been said. Um I agree with 1327 01:02:10,480 --> 01:02:13,920 a lot of what Ben and Tom shared as well 1328 01:02:13,920 --> 01:02:16,240 as what Rosie shared. Um I'm probably 1329 01:02:16,240 --> 01:02:17,920 somewhere in the middle. I I don't think 1330 01:02:17,920 --> 01:02:19,839 that 48 megawatts is a project that we 1331 01:02:19,839 --> 01:02:21,599 need in this community, but what is that 1332 01:02:21,599 --> 01:02:23,520 number? I think our responsibility is 1333 01:02:23,520 --> 01:02:25,520 really to say 1334 01:02:25,520 --> 01:02:27,280 what are we comfortable with. Let's set 1335 01:02:27,280 --> 01:02:29,040 our parameters and figure out what we 1336 01:02:29,040 --> 01:02:31,119 would allow, what we feel is okay, what 1337 01:02:31,119 --> 01:02:34,000 we feel is safe. Um, 1338 01:02:34,000 --> 01:02:36,720 no one wants a a mega scale data center 1339 01:02:36,720 --> 01:02:38,240 like what's being built elsewhere. I 1340 01:02:38,240 --> 01:02:41,280 don't think that's a win for anyone. Um, 1341 01:02:41,280 --> 01:02:43,440 there are some features of this that 1342 01:02:43,440 --> 01:02:44,960 could maybe help us do some of the 1343 01:02:44,960 --> 01:02:46,400 housing and that's the part where I'm 1344 01:02:46,400 --> 01:02:49,119 really a little bit torn because there 1345 01:02:49,119 --> 01:02:50,640 are some greater needs in our community 1346 01:02:50,640 --> 01:02:54,319 that I would like to do. Um, but kind of 1347 01:02:54,319 --> 01:02:56,160 back to that power issue, in order to do 1348 01:02:56,160 --> 01:02:58,720 some of those things, I want to make 1349 01:02:58,720 --> 01:03:00,160 sure that the power grid is there to be 1350 01:03:00,160 --> 01:03:01,839 able to support it. And while yes, Adam 1351 01:03:01,839 --> 01:03:04,240 and Blake are the experts in that um, 1352 01:03:04,240 --> 01:03:07,599 and kind of go with the things they say, 1353 01:03:07,599 --> 01:03:09,680 we also have to think future forward. 1354 01:03:09,680 --> 01:03:10,960 and other industries and other projects 1355 01:03:10,960 --> 01:03:13,200 and other things that may come. Um, so 1356 01:03:13,200 --> 01:03:16,400 as this agreement stands, I think the 48 1357 01:03:16,400 --> 01:03:19,839 is outside of my comfort zone. Um, 1358 01:03:19,839 --> 01:03:21,599 the couple things to point out though or 1359 01:03:21,599 --> 01:03:24,079 questions to ask to just be perfectly 1360 01:03:24,079 --> 01:03:25,680 clear and make sure that the correct 1361 01:03:25,680 --> 01:03:28,160 information is circulating. Um, what is 1362 01:03:28,160 --> 01:03:29,839 the cost to the city if this project 1363 01:03:29,839 --> 01:03:33,510 were to move forward 1364 01:03:33,520 --> 01:03:33,760 as 1365 01:03:33,760 --> 01:03:35,839 >> presented? cost is zero. 1366 01:03:35,839 --> 01:03:37,839 >> Okay. 1367 01:03:37,839 --> 01:03:39,440 >> Um 1368 01:03:39,440 --> 01:03:41,520 with that zero cost because one of the 1369 01:03:41,520 --> 01:03:43,119 big concerns that everyone talks about 1370 01:03:43,119 --> 01:03:45,359 is the impact to rateayers and the 1371 01:03:45,359 --> 01:03:47,839 increase in in in that in their rates 1372 01:03:47,839 --> 01:03:49,920 and their bills and all of those pieces. 1373 01:03:49,920 --> 01:03:51,920 So if we're not incurring any costs to 1374 01:03:51,920 --> 01:03:53,599 do that, the likelihood that any of 1375 01:03:53,599 --> 01:03:56,319 those costs would increase or relatively 1376 01:03:56,319 --> 01:03:59,520 minimal, almost non-existent 1377 01:03:59,520 --> 01:04:01,599 due to this project, not due to market 1378 01:04:01,599 --> 01:04:03,119 demands, not due to other things that 1379 01:04:03,119 --> 01:04:04,880 would happen anyway. 1380 01:04:04,880 --> 01:04:06,880 But based on this project, if we have no 1381 01:04:06,880 --> 01:04:08,799 infrastructure costs, our rates 1382 01:04:08,799 --> 01:04:10,160 shouldn't increase because of this 1383 01:04:10,160 --> 01:04:11,839 project. 1384 01:04:11,839 --> 01:04:13,520 >> Okay. 1385 01:04:13,520 --> 01:04:16,400 Um 1386 01:04:16,400 --> 01:04:18,799 that's kind of I wanted to clarify that 1387 01:04:18,799 --> 01:04:20,160 there's a lot of information out on 1388 01:04:20,160 --> 01:04:21,760 Facebook and the one comment that I 1389 01:04:21,760 --> 01:04:23,440 would make to people is please don't 1390 01:04:23,440 --> 01:04:25,280 rely on Facebook to get information to 1391 01:04:25,280 --> 01:04:27,599 us. I've had less than five people reach 1392 01:04:27,599 --> 01:04:29,680 out to me about this issue. So, for 1393 01:04:29,680 --> 01:04:31,920 everyone wanting to to share opinions 1394 01:04:31,920 --> 01:04:33,599 and thoughts, I would welcome those 1395 01:04:33,599 --> 01:04:35,760 thoughts and feedback. And I literally 1396 01:04:35,760 --> 01:04:37,359 think I had two emails and probably 1397 01:04:37,359 --> 01:04:39,119 three conversations from people that are 1398 01:04:39,119 --> 01:04:41,760 outside of my social circle. So, please 1399 01:04:41,760 --> 01:04:44,079 feel free to reach out and share those 1400 01:04:44,079 --> 01:04:46,960 ahead of of coming to a meeting. We want 1401 01:04:46,960 --> 01:04:48,319 to hear from people. We want to know 1402 01:04:48,319 --> 01:04:52,480 what your thoughts and opinions are, but please give us time to to hear that 1403 01:04:52,480 --> 01:04:55,680 and respond to that. Um, especially on 1404 01:04:55,680 --> 01:04:57,280 topics like this, but on any topic 1405 01:04:57,280 --> 01:04:59,599 really. 1406 01:04:59,599 --> 01:05:00,799 That's what I got. 1407 01:05:00,799 --> 01:05:03,760 >> Okay. Thank you. Okay, Dan. 1408 01:05:03,760 --> 01:05:04,480 She used up 1409 01:05:04,480 --> 01:05:05,440 >> tough act to follow, right? 1410 01:05:05,440 --> 01:05:07,520 >> Yeah, they used up a lot of stuff. I'm g 1411 01:05:07,520 --> 01:05:10,480 start with uh I started building houses 1412 01:05:10,480 --> 01:05:15,280 in this town in 1970 or so. I started 1413 01:05:15,280 --> 01:05:19,839 teaching school in this area 1974. 1414 01:05:19,839 --> 01:05:22,400 I started the fire department about 1415 01:05:22,400 --> 01:05:24,160 1980. 1416 01:05:24,160 --> 01:05:27,520 was on that. All those are 30 to 35 year 1417 01:05:27,520 --> 01:05:30,240 10 years on those jobs. We've had empty 1418 01:05:30,240 --> 01:05:32,640 store buildings in this town forever. We 1419 01:05:32,640 --> 01:05:34,480 can't bring 1420 01:05:34,480 --> 01:05:36,400 It's not the city's job to bring a 1421 01:05:36,400 --> 01:05:38,799 grocery store to town. 1422 01:05:38,799 --> 01:05:41,520 If we take over, I mean, we try to 1423 01:05:41,520 --> 01:05:45,520 entice them, but the opportunity has 1424 01:05:45,520 --> 01:05:47,760 been there. The enticements have been 1425 01:05:47,760 --> 01:05:50,000 there. 1426 01:05:50,000 --> 01:05:53,039 The the demand is not there. I hate to 1427 01:05:53,039 --> 01:05:54,720 say it. 1428 01:05:54,720 --> 01:05:57,680 My my wife gets on the phone or not the 1429 01:05:57,680 --> 01:06:00,559 phone, she gets on her iPad and tells me 1430 01:06:00,559 --> 01:06:02,319 that in two hours you got to pick up the 1431 01:06:02,319 --> 01:06:05,520 groceries outside of Walmart. 1432 01:06:05,520 --> 01:06:08,160 Okay. I'm not opposed to not going up 1433 01:06:08,160 --> 01:06:09,680 and down the aisles anymore. I've done 1434 01:06:09,680 --> 01:06:16,789 that for 77 years now in Rochelle. 1435 01:06:16,799 --> 01:06:19,440 I just see there's 1436 01:06:19,440 --> 01:06:21,039 Yeah, we're looking for projects that 1437 01:06:21,039 --> 01:06:23,760 bring us money. Our job is not to bring 1438 01:06:23,760 --> 01:06:27,039 ones that even break even because it's a 1439 01:06:27,039 --> 01:06:28,559 lot of work to get into them and get 1440 01:06:28,559 --> 01:06:33,520 started. I kind of like the idea of the 1441 01:06:33,520 --> 01:06:36,160 minimal impact on the community and 1442 01:06:36,160 --> 01:06:38,799 maximum in input. 1443 01:06:38,799 --> 01:06:43,589 That's about it. 1444 01:06:43,599 --> 01:06:45,119 Okay. 1445 01:06:45,119 --> 01:06:47,520 Well, the nice part about finishing up 1446 01:06:47,520 --> 01:06:49,839 last is you can make sure that you 1447 01:06:49,839 --> 01:06:51,599 clarify some things that were stated. 1448 01:06:51,599 --> 01:06:54,319 One is we do not have three data centers 1449 01:06:54,319 --> 01:06:56,640 that are doing AI locally. They're 1450 01:06:56,640 --> 01:07:00,160 storage systems. And those data centers 1451 01:07:00,160 --> 01:07:02,079 that we have, Blake, correct me if I'm 1452 01:07:02,079 --> 01:07:05,680 wrong, are about 7 megawws currently. 1453 01:07:05,680 --> 01:07:09,039 Long ways from 48 megawws. So, I don't 1454 01:07:09,039 --> 01:07:10,319 want people to think that we're already 1455 01:07:10,319 --> 01:07:12,480 running data centers because we're not. 1456 01:07:12,480 --> 01:07:14,319 We're running I mean, you can call it a 1457 01:07:14,319 --> 01:07:16,960 data center, but it's to store data for 1458 01:07:16,960 --> 01:07:18,480 Northwest and the other ones that are 1459 01:07:18,480 --> 01:07:20,160 out there, including our own. we rent 1460 01:07:20,160 --> 01:07:23,599 space in um for off-site storage. And I 1461 01:07:23,599 --> 01:07:25,359 want to clarify another comment that was 1462 01:07:25,359 --> 01:07:28,799 made uh by someone that um we trust our 1463 01:07:28,799 --> 01:07:30,480 department heads. I'm going to 1464 01:07:30,480 --> 01:07:33,039 explicitly and openly say I trust every 1465 01:07:33,039 --> 01:07:36,000 department head that we have, but I also 1466 01:07:36,000 --> 01:07:37,920 know that I have an obligation to those 1467 01:07:37,920 --> 01:07:40,799 folks that elected me to do my due 1468 01:07:40,799 --> 01:07:42,960 diligence and do some digging into what 1469 01:07:42,960 --> 01:07:45,359 we're talking about doing for the city. 1470 01:07:45,359 --> 01:07:48,400 That's that's my obligation, I feel. And 1471 01:07:48,400 --> 01:07:49,920 maybe I'm the only one that feels that 1472 01:07:49,920 --> 01:07:52,799 way, but um there was a great article by 1473 01:07:52,799 --> 01:07:56,319 the NBC out of Chicago about a huge 1474 01:07:56,319 --> 01:07:59,839 strain on our power grid. And it says 1475 01:07:59,839 --> 01:08:02,720 that Illinois is already projecting a 1476 01:08:02,720 --> 01:08:07,200 power capacity shortage in early 29. 1477 01:08:07,200 --> 01:08:09,039 Folks, that's two and a half years from 1478 01:08:09,039 --> 01:08:10,799 now. They're talking about a shortage of 1479 01:08:10,799 --> 01:08:12,240 power. 1480 01:08:12,240 --> 01:08:15,039 I know 38 or 48 or whatever megawws 1481 01:08:15,039 --> 01:08:17,679 we're talking about does not seem like a 1482 01:08:17,679 --> 01:08:19,920 huge amount, but I'm going to tell you, 1483 01:08:19,920 --> 01:08:21,600 I got a hospital that we need to be 1484 01:08:21,600 --> 01:08:23,199 thinking about. I got nursing homes that 1485 01:08:23,199 --> 01:08:25,120 we need to be thinking about and all 1486 01:08:25,120 --> 01:08:27,040 these other things that they can't be 1487 01:08:27,040 --> 01:08:29,839 without power so that somebody can look 1488 01:08:29,839 --> 01:08:31,839 up Facebook to tell you what they had 1489 01:08:31,839 --> 01:08:34,560 for dinner. So, I've got a slight 1490 01:08:34,560 --> 01:08:35,920 statement and mine's a little different 1491 01:08:35,920 --> 01:08:38,719 than everyone else's, but uh as we 1492 01:08:38,719 --> 01:08:40,400 consider the proposed data center, I 1493 01:08:40,400 --> 01:08:42,480 want to give you some very real facts 1494 01:08:42,480 --> 01:08:44,000 relating to the numbers regarding 1495 01:08:44,000 --> 01:08:46,400 Rochelle's current financial physic 1496 01:08:46,400 --> 01:08:48,880 financial realities and the potential 1497 01:08:48,880 --> 01:08:51,440 impact to our community. 1498 01:08:51,440 --> 01:08:53,920 Our city is currently carrying $175 1499 01:08:53,920 --> 01:08:57,520 million debt in long-term debt. Roughly 1500 01:08:57,520 --> 01:08:59,839 140 million is from our investment in 1501 01:08:59,839 --> 01:09:02,799 the Prairie State Energy Campus and 1502 01:09:02,799 --> 01:09:05,279 another roughly 35 million for essential 1503 01:09:05,279 --> 01:09:07,920 infrastructure items. 1504 01:09:07,920 --> 01:09:09,759 Though these numbers are not out of line 1505 01:09:09,759 --> 01:09:14,000 for a community of 10,000 people, 1506 01:09:14,000 --> 01:09:17,040 if in the future Praise State Energy 1507 01:09:17,040 --> 01:09:20,960 Campus closes prematurely to our bonds 1508 01:09:20,960 --> 01:09:24,400 being paid off in 2042, 1509 01:09:24,400 --> 01:09:26,719 that will be a strain for our community 1510 01:09:26,719 --> 01:09:29,839 well enough just by itself. 1511 01:09:29,839 --> 01:09:31,600 Let alone if we're talking about a power 1512 01:09:31,600 --> 01:09:34,080 shortage in 29 1513 01:09:34,080 --> 01:09:36,799 and let alone adding a large electric 1514 01:09:36,799 --> 01:09:40,000 user when we're unsure of what is going 1515 01:09:40,000 --> 01:09:42,799 to be 10 years from now. 1516 01:09:42,799 --> 01:09:46,159 We know we can handle it today. I agree. 1517 01:09:46,159 --> 01:09:48,719 I trust my department heads immensely. I 1518 01:09:48,719 --> 01:09:51,120 wish I had a crystal ball to tell us 1519 01:09:51,120 --> 01:09:52,719 what it'll be in 10 years, but I don't 1520 01:09:52,719 --> 01:09:54,880 have that ability. Nor does anyone else 1521 01:09:54,880 --> 01:09:56,960 sitting up here. So, we have to make the 1522 01:09:56,960 --> 01:09:58,400 decision that's right for our 1523 01:09:58,400 --> 01:10:01,679 community's future. Every new project we 1524 01:10:01,679 --> 01:10:04,239 consider must be weighed against the 1525 01:10:04,239 --> 01:10:07,040 current financial burden and the limited 1526 01:10:07,040 --> 01:10:09,840 electricity availability. 1527 01:10:09,840 --> 01:10:12,960 All I've heard so far is all sunshine 1528 01:10:12,960 --> 01:10:15,040 and roses about how much revenue the 1529 01:10:15,040 --> 01:10:16,960 school will get, how much revenue the 1530 01:10:16,960 --> 01:10:19,440 city will get, how much revenue RMU is 1531 01:10:19,440 --> 01:10:21,840 going to get. I hear all these positive 1532 01:10:21,840 --> 01:10:24,480 things. But our debt, folks, will not 1533 01:10:24,480 --> 01:10:27,040 just disappear. And that debt is with 1534 01:10:27,040 --> 01:10:29,520 Praise State Energy Campus, $140 1535 01:10:29,520 --> 01:10:31,679 million. And by the way, if you want to 1536 01:10:31,679 --> 01:10:34,320 do the math, we have about 7,000 1537 01:10:34,320 --> 01:10:37,040 customers on our system. So if that 1538 01:10:37,040 --> 01:10:38,800 closes prematurely and we have to pay 1539 01:10:38,800 --> 01:10:40,880 that off, guess what's going to happen? 1540 01:10:40,880 --> 01:10:44,000 And also, if there is a power shortage 1541 01:10:44,000 --> 01:10:46,560 for us to buy power on the open market, 1542 01:10:46,560 --> 01:10:49,040 the cost will go up. Is that correct, 1543 01:10:49,040 --> 01:10:51,120 Blake? It's supply and demand. If 1544 01:10:51,120 --> 01:10:52,640 there's a shortage, won't the cost go 1545 01:10:52,640 --> 01:10:54,640 up? 1546 01:10:54,640 --> 01:10:56,159 >> Currently, not today. No, 1547 01:10:56,159 --> 01:11:02,070 >> not under our current contract. 1548 01:11:02,080 --> 01:11:04,000 » The the current market conditions are 1549 01:11:04,000 --> 01:11:05,360 actually cheaper than what we're buying 1550 01:11:05,360 --> 01:11:08,080 our power from Prairie State. So, if we 1551 01:11:08,080 --> 01:11:09,840 had to go out and procure power today, 1552 01:11:09,840 --> 01:11:11,120 it would be cheaper than what we're 1553 01:11:11,120 --> 01:11:12,480 paying Prairie State for the energy 1554 01:11:12,480 --> 01:11:14,880 that's delivered to our doorstep. So, 1555 01:11:14,880 --> 01:11:17,440 that is not a valid statement today. 1556 01:11:17,440 --> 01:11:19,120 What that's going to say 10 years from 1557 01:11:19,120 --> 01:11:21,760 now, I don't know. The main savings that 1558 01:11:21,760 --> 01:11:23,199 we see from Prairie State is our 1559 01:11:23,199 --> 01:11:25,360 capacity savings. We are tied to a 1560 01:11:25,360 --> 01:11:29,840 generation asset that is a accredited 1561 01:11:29,840 --> 01:11:32,880 base load generation asset. So we avoid 1562 01:11:32,880 --> 01:11:35,679 capacity charges on those 30 megawws. 1563 01:11:35,679 --> 01:11:37,120 Those 30 megawatts that are delivered 1564 01:11:37,120 --> 01:11:42,320 here saves us about $4 million a year in 1565 01:11:42,320 --> 01:11:44,719 capacity savings plus some of the other 1566 01:11:44,719 --> 01:11:47,199 transmission revenues because Prairie 1567 01:11:47,199 --> 01:11:48,719 State is in the MYSO market. We're in 1568 01:11:48,719 --> 01:11:50,640 the PJM market. So there's revenues 1569 01:11:50,640 --> 01:11:53,280 across the tile lines for power being 1570 01:11:53,280 --> 01:11:57,280 delivered. So roughly we save about $10 1571 01:11:57,280 --> 01:11:59,440 million a year. Our bond payments are $7 1572 01:11:59,440 --> 01:12:03,040 million a year. So currently our stake 1573 01:12:03,040 --> 01:12:05,360 in Curry State is saving this community 1574 01:12:05,360 --> 01:12:07,679 about $3 million a year after all 1575 01:12:07,679 --> 01:12:09,360 payments are made. 1576 01:12:09,360 --> 01:12:14,960 >> I I totally agree with that. My point is today if you pull up to any gas 1577 01:12:14,960 --> 01:12:16,560 station, they talk about how the 1578 01:12:16,560 --> 01:12:18,239 shortage because of the canal being 1579 01:12:18,239 --> 01:12:20,480 closed. Look what it does to the gas 1580 01:12:20,480 --> 01:12:22,239 prices. So, I got to believe if there's 1581 01:12:22,239 --> 01:12:24,719 an energy shortage, the prices are not 1582 01:12:24,719 --> 01:12:27,040 going to be lower than we have today. 1583 01:12:27,040 --> 01:12:28,560 It's just my opinion. I'm not going to 1584 01:12:28,560 --> 01:12:30,560 debate it. This is my opinion. Everyone 1585 01:12:30,560 --> 01:12:33,280 was allowed their opinion. We must 1586 01:12:33,280 --> 01:12:34,719 remember that we currently have 1587 01:12:34,719 --> 01:12:36,880 limitations 1588 01:12:36,880 --> 01:12:39,040 on our two transmission lines feeding 1589 01:12:39,040 --> 01:12:41,840 our current uh current distribution 1590 01:12:41,840 --> 01:12:44,480 system. While we consider the revenue 1591 01:12:44,480 --> 01:12:47,199 stream that seems to be the main topic, 1592 01:12:47,199 --> 01:12:49,600 the positives are there. There's no 1593 01:12:49,600 --> 01:12:52,640 doubt. However, in my opinion, there are 1594 01:12:52,640 --> 01:12:55,280 many unknown risks that have not been 1595 01:12:55,280 --> 01:12:57,360 talked about. 1596 01:12:57,360 --> 01:13:00,320 The largest being that of electric. If 1597 01:13:00,320 --> 01:13:02,239 approved, the data c center's 1598 01:13:02,239 --> 01:13:04,080 unprecedented electric use could put 1599 01:13:04,080 --> 01:13:06,480 additional pressure on the city's inf 1600 01:13:06,480 --> 01:13:10,000 infrastructure currently, 1601 01:13:10,000 --> 01:13:12,640 possibly leading to limited capacity for 1602 01:13:12,640 --> 01:13:15,840 other types of of future growth. We need 1603 01:13:15,840 --> 01:13:18,960 to ask ourselves as council members, 1604 01:13:18,960 --> 01:13:20,400 what kind of growth do we want for 1605 01:13:20,400 --> 01:13:23,360 Rochelle? approving such a large 1606 01:13:23,360 --> 01:13:26,320 resource intense facility that might 1607 01:13:26,320 --> 01:13:28,640 limit our ability to invest in the kind 1608 01:13:28,640 --> 01:13:31,520 of housing amenities and family-friendly 1609 01:13:31,520 --> 01:13:34,080 projects that help the community thrive 1610 01:13:34,080 --> 01:13:36,719 by bringing much larger numbers of jobs 1611 01:13:36,719 --> 01:13:40,000 to each operation that we bring to town. 1612 01:13:40,000 --> 01:13:41,679 It could also make Rochelle less 1613 01:13:41,679 --> 01:13:44,239 attractive to other businesses that if 1614 01:13:44,239 --> 01:13:46,080 there is a shortage and we're short of 1615 01:13:46,080 --> 01:13:48,239 power and we have someone come in here 1616 01:13:48,239 --> 01:13:50,239 that only wants and it's a large company 1617 01:13:50,239 --> 01:13:53,600 that only wants 15 megawws. I hate to 1618 01:13:53,600 --> 01:13:55,280 have to be sitting at this council and 1619 01:13:55,280 --> 01:13:56,880 turn them down because we just don't 1620 01:13:56,880 --> 01:14:01,040 have enough power. And and Rochelle is a 1621 01:14:01,040 --> 01:14:03,280 little bit unique in that we do have our 1622 01:14:03,280 --> 01:14:05,440 own power company and our main 1623 01:14:05,440 --> 01:14:07,600 uniqueness is our two feeder lines that 1624 01:14:07,600 --> 01:14:09,760 come into this community and we have to 1625 01:14:09,760 --> 01:14:11,600 base our base load of power on the 1626 01:14:11,600 --> 01:14:14,400 smallest of the two feeder lines. 1627 01:14:14,400 --> 01:14:18,880 Now, lastly, um I I want to I want to 1628 01:14:18,880 --> 01:14:21,600 say that I'm a little disappointed that 1629 01:14:21,600 --> 01:14:25,199 in the 11th hour tonight, I hear about 1630 01:14:25,199 --> 01:14:27,760 the changes other than the phase two and 1631 01:14:27,760 --> 01:14:30,480 three. I heard about that, but I also 1632 01:14:30,480 --> 01:14:32,400 hear about talk about negotiating on 1633 01:14:32,400 --> 01:14:34,719 megawws and all this stuff that could be 1634 01:14:34,719 --> 01:14:37,280 changed and altered. 1635 01:14:37,280 --> 01:14:40,400 I'm of the opinion that based on what I 1636 01:14:40,400 --> 01:14:42,239 have discovered over the past several 1637 01:14:42,239 --> 01:14:44,480 weeks, and I didn't just come up with 1638 01:14:44,480 --> 01:14:47,040 this decision lightly. I did my 1639 01:14:47,040 --> 01:14:50,080 research, and yes, my research does 1640 01:14:50,080 --> 01:14:52,159 involve AI, 1641 01:14:52,159 --> 01:14:54,239 but I'm also assuming there's someone 1642 01:14:54,239 --> 01:14:57,280 providing AI and all the data off of 1643 01:14:57,280 --> 01:14:59,520 Google today because we don't have a 1644 01:14:59,520 --> 01:15:02,159 data center here yet. So, it's working 1645 01:15:02,159 --> 01:15:04,080 fine. 1646 01:15:04,080 --> 01:15:06,719 It's for all of these reasons I cannot 1647 01:15:06,719 --> 01:15:09,760 support this project and I won't and I 1648 01:15:09,760 --> 01:15:11,840 ask council to join me in voting this 1649 01:15:11,840 --> 01:15:14,400 contract down. If we need to come back 1650 01:15:14,400 --> 01:15:16,159 with something else, let them do it. 1651 01:15:16,159 --> 01:15:18,159 Your base shell of the contract is 1652 01:15:18,159 --> 01:15:20,159 already laid out. If there's changes 1653 01:15:20,159 --> 01:15:21,840 that need to be made, I would hope it 1654 01:15:21,840 --> 01:15:24,000 wouldn't take two years, but I cannot 1655 01:15:24,000 --> 01:15:25,679 support this. And my vote's going to be 1656 01:15:25,679 --> 01:15:31,030 no. That's all I have. 1657 01:15:31,040 --> 01:15:34,640 » Council, anything else? Anything 1658 01:15:34,640 --> 01:15:36,000 else? Nope. 1659 01:15:36,000 --> 01:15:38,000 >> Remember, we are currently the motion on 1660 01:15:38,000 --> 01:15:42,640 the floor is to vote in favor of or deny 1661 01:15:42,640 --> 01:15:45,920 the current contract as presented. 1662 01:15:45,920 --> 01:15:49,199 Nothing said about any reductions or 1663 01:15:49,199 --> 01:15:50,880 removals. 1664 01:15:50,880 --> 01:15:52,960 We brought it off the table as it was 1665 01:15:52,960 --> 01:15:55,199 presented a month ago, I believe. Two 1666 01:15:55,199 --> 01:15:57,600 week three weeks ago, three meetings. 1667 01:15:57,600 --> 01:16:01,440 So, we're voting as it is today. So if 1668 01:16:01,440 --> 01:16:03,520 there's no more questions or comments, I 1669 01:16:03,520 --> 01:16:05,600 call for the question. 1670 01:16:05,600 --> 01:16:06,800 >> Go ahead. 1671 01:16:06,800 --> 01:16:09,120 >> Okay. Councelor Vald deo. 1672 01:16:09,120 --> 01:16:10,239 >> No. 1673 01:16:10,239 --> 01:16:11,679 >> Councelor Tega. 1674 01:16:11,679 --> 01:16:12,640 >> No. 1675 01:16:12,640 --> 01:16:14,719 >> Councelor Hayes. 1676 01:16:14,719 --> 01:16:16,080 >> No. 1677 01:16:16,080 --> 01:16:17,760 >> Councelor Dam McDermott. 1678 01:16:17,760 --> 01:16:18,239 >> No. 1679 01:16:18,239 --> 01:16:19,600 >> Councelor Tom McDermott. 1680 01:16:19,600 --> 01:16:20,480 >> No. 1681 01:16:20,480 --> 01:16:22,000 >> Councelor Shadiki. 1682 01:16:22,000 --> 01:16:22,480 >> No. 1683 01:16:22,480 --> 01:16:23,440 >> Mayor Barls. 1684 01:16:23,440 --> 01:16:25,040 >> No. 1685 01:16:25,040 --> 01:16:28,320 >> Motion carries by vote 07. 1686 01:16:28,320 --> 01:16:34,070 >> Thank you very much. 1687 01:16:34,080 --> 01:16:36,320 Uh, in closing before we move on, I just 1688 01:16:36,320 --> 01:16:38,239 want to thank our staff and I know uh 1689 01:16:38,239 --> 01:16:41,040 Dominic and Sam and Blake and former 1690 01:16:41,040 --> 01:16:43,120 city manager Jeff Hagens who worked on 1691 01:16:43,120 --> 01:16:45,840 this thing a long time. I appreciate 1692 01:16:45,840 --> 01:16:49,520 that. But we also moving forward, if 1693 01:16:49,520 --> 01:16:52,080 there's another contract that someone 1694 01:16:52,080 --> 01:16:54,640 brings forward, regardless of who it is, 1695 01:16:54,640 --> 01:16:56,560 I feel like we should have at least two 1696 01:16:56,560 --> 01:16:58,960 council members on a rotating basis in 1697 01:16:58,960 --> 01:17:01,199 those meetings because the first time we 1698 01:17:01,199 --> 01:17:03,840 heard about this this item was just the 1699 01:17:03,840 --> 01:17:06,239 week or two before we voted on it 1700 01:17:06,239 --> 01:17:08,719 originally when it was tabled. So I 1701 01:17:08,719 --> 01:17:10,320 think we need to have on a rotating 1702 01:17:10,320 --> 01:17:12,400 basis a couple council member in those 1703 01:17:12,400 --> 01:17:14,560 meetings. I'm not saying I will support 1704 01:17:14,560 --> 01:17:17,040 it. I'll openly say that, but I think we 1705 01:17:17,040 --> 01:17:19,840 should have some input to the contract 1706 01:17:19,840 --> 01:17:22,640 before it comes to us for a vote. Thank 1707 01:17:22,640 --> 01:17:27,030 you. 1708 01:17:27,040 --> 01:17:29,199 » Next, I'll entertain a motion for item 1709 01:17:29,199 --> 01:17:30,800 number three on the agenda waving 1710 01:17:30,800 --> 01:17:33,520 competitive bidding. I move ordinance 1711 01:17:33,520 --> 01:17:35,199 2026-21, 1712 01:17:35,199 --> 01:17:36,960 an ordinance waving competitive bidding 1713 01:17:36,960 --> 01:17:38,640 requirements and authorizing a purchase 1714 01:17:38,640 --> 01:17:40,560 of four transformers from Westco 1715 01:17:40,560 --> 01:17:43,120 distribution under Sourcewell contract 1716 01:17:43,120 --> 01:17:46,000 091422-WES 1717 01:17:46,000 --> 01:17:47,280 be approved. 1718 01:17:47,280 --> 01:17:48,800 >> Motion by council member Kate Shaw 1719 01:17:48,800 --> 01:17:50,239 Dicki. Is there a second? 1720 01:17:50,239 --> 01:17:51,040 >> Second. 1721 01:17:51,040 --> 01:17:52,480 >> Seconded by council member Dan 1722 01:17:52,480 --> 01:17:58,310 McDermott. Blake, you're up. 1723 01:17:58,320 --> 01:18:00,000 » I know it says waiver of competitive 1724 01:18:00,000 --> 01:18:01,679 bidding, but it's a source swell quote. 1725 01:18:01,679 --> 01:18:04,560 So, um there were multiple quotes that 1726 01:18:04,560 --> 01:18:06,719 you can see that were included with the 1727 01:18:06,719 --> 01:18:10,159 agenda item. Um the source well quote 1728 01:18:10,159 --> 01:18:13,440 was still the was actually the um 1729 01:18:13,440 --> 01:18:16,880 lowest. So um this is for two 1500 KVA 1730 01:18:16,880 --> 01:18:18,960 transformers and two 2500 KVA 1731 01:18:18,960 --> 01:18:21,360 transformers to replace stock that we've 1732 01:18:21,360 --> 01:18:24,719 used for projects here and there. Um so 1733 01:18:24,719 --> 01:18:28,000 these are just for um stock in our yard. 1734 01:18:28,000 --> 01:18:30,080 They're not necessarily proposed to go 1735 01:18:30,080 --> 01:18:33,920 to projects, but um we need them in case 1736 01:18:33,920 --> 01:18:36,159 one lays down somewhere. And then also 1737 01:18:36,159 --> 01:18:38,480 pricing right now is um the best I've 1738 01:18:38,480 --> 01:18:40,800 seen it in the last four years. So um 1739 01:18:40,800 --> 01:18:42,640 I'm asking council's approval to 1740 01:18:42,640 --> 01:18:44,159 purchase these four transformers from 1741 01:18:44,159 --> 01:18:45,760 Wisco Distribution in the amount of 1742 01:18:45,760 --> 01:18:49,830 $267,962. 1743 01:18:49,840 --> 01:18:51,840 » And this is basically because you went 1744 01:18:51,840 --> 01:18:54,080 non bidding is because this is same as 1745 01:18:54,080 --> 01:18:56,640 the other ones you kind currently use. 1746 01:18:56,640 --> 01:18:58,880 >> Well, no. This is a Sourcewell contract. 1747 01:18:58,880 --> 01:19:00,400 So all the competitive bidding has been 1748 01:19:00,400 --> 01:19:03,040 done for us through Sourcewell. 1749 01:19:03,040 --> 01:19:04,800 meets all of the state's 1750 01:19:04,800 --> 01:19:06,080 bidding requirements. 1751 01:19:06,080 --> 01:19:08,000 >> Okay. 1752 01:19:08,000 --> 01:19:08,960 >> So I 1753 01:19:08,960 --> 01:19:09,840 >> Okay. Thank you. 1754 01:19:09,840 --> 01:19:11,520 >> The the the waiver of competitive 1755 01:19:11,520 --> 01:19:14,480 bidding is I I don't quite understand 1756 01:19:14,480 --> 01:19:16,000 that part I guess because Sourcewell 1757 01:19:16,000 --> 01:19:17,280 technically has done the competitive 1758 01:19:17,280 --> 01:19:18,640 bidding for us. So 1759 01:19:18,640 --> 01:19:20,320 >> we didn't do it. They did it for us. 1760 01:19:20,320 --> 01:19:21,679 >> Right. We didn't put out the RFP, 1761 01:19:21,679 --> 01:19:23,760 publish it and do that process. So it's 1762 01:19:23,760 --> 01:19:25,679 a technicality but it is bid 1763 01:19:25,679 --> 01:19:27,120 competitive. We have bought vehicles 1764 01:19:27,120 --> 01:19:28,880 that way too under the state bid same 1765 01:19:28,880 --> 01:19:30,719 way. 1766 01:19:30,719 --> 01:19:32,239 >> Okay. Thank you, Blake. 1767 01:19:32,239 --> 01:19:32,960 >> Thank you. 1768 01:19:32,960 --> 01:19:34,800 >> Questions, comments from councel? 1769 01:19:34,800 --> 01:19:36,640 >> Blake, are you still experiencing 1770 01:19:36,640 --> 01:19:38,640 lengthy lead times on this type of 1771 01:19:38,640 --> 01:19:39,280 material? 1772 01:19:39,280 --> 01:19:40,159 >> Um, 1773 01:19:40,159 --> 01:19:41,920 >> or is that getting better? 1774 01:19:41,920 --> 01:19:46,880 >> Actually, uh, 18 to 22 weeks, which is 1775 01:19:46,880 --> 01:19:48,800 relatively normal. I mean, it used to be 1776 01:19:48,800 --> 01:19:52,080 10 to 14. We were up over 65 at one 1777 01:19:52,080 --> 01:19:56,080 point. So, um, these lead times are very 1778 01:19:56,080 --> 01:19:56,719 favorable, 1779 01:19:56,719 --> 01:19:57,040 >> okay, 1780 01:19:57,040 --> 01:19:58,480 >> compared to what they were. So, 1781 01:19:58,480 --> 01:19:59,760 >> thank you. 1782 01:19:59,760 --> 01:20:02,000 Blake. Okay, we have any 1783 01:20:02,000 --> 01:20:04,159 other comments? We have a motion, a 1784 01:20:04,159 --> 01:20:05,520 second on the floor. Roll call when 1785 01:20:05,520 --> 01:20:06,000 you're ready. 1786 01:20:06,000 --> 01:20:06,960 >> Okay. 1787 01:20:06,960 --> 01:20:08,320 >> Councelor Shawiki, 1788 01:20:08,320 --> 01:20:08,880 >> yes. 1789 01:20:08,880 --> 01:20:10,080 >> Councor, 1790 01:20:10,080 --> 01:20:12,640 >> yes. Councelor Hayes, 1791 01:20:12,640 --> 01:20:13,440 >> yes. 1792 01:20:13,440 --> 01:20:14,800 >> Councelor Tom McDermott, 1793 01:20:14,800 --> 01:20:15,440 >> yes. 1794 01:20:15,440 --> 01:20:16,719 >> Councelor Dan McDermott, 1795 01:20:16,719 --> 01:20:17,120 >> yes. 1796 01:20:17,120 --> 01:20:18,400 >> Councelor Valo, 1797 01:20:18,400 --> 01:20:18,800 >> yes. 1798 01:20:18,800 --> 01:20:19,760 >> Mayor Barrows, 1799 01:20:19,760 --> 01:20:22,800 >> yes. Motion carries by a vote 70. 1800 01:20:22,800 --> 01:20:24,400 >> Thank you much. We'll move on to item 1801 01:20:24,400 --> 01:20:26,400 number four regarding the vehicle sales 1802 01:20:26,400 --> 01:20:27,760 agreement. 1803 01:20:27,760 --> 01:20:31,760 >> I move resolution R2026-21. 1804 01:20:31,760 --> 01:20:34,320 A resolution authorizing a vehicle sales 1805 01:20:34,320 --> 01:20:35,760 agreement with Enterprise Fleet 1806 01:20:35,760 --> 01:20:37,920 Management be approved. 1807 01:20:37,920 --> 01:20:40,080 >> Motion by Council Member Rosie. Is there 1808 01:20:40,080 --> 01:20:41,679 a second? 1809 01:20:41,679 --> 01:20:44,000 >> Second. Seconded by Council Member Tom 1810 01:20:44,000 --> 01:20:47,760 McDermott. Blake, you're up again. 1811 01:20:47,760 --> 01:20:50,480 Um, we're asking for council's approval 1812 01:20:50,480 --> 01:20:54,480 to sell uh the 2011 F750 1813 01:20:54,480 --> 01:20:56,800 um bucket truck. It was our old E9. 1814 01:20:56,800 --> 01:20:58,480 We've replaced it. The new one is here 1815 01:20:58,480 --> 01:21:00,080 and has been in service. So, we're just 1816 01:21:00,080 --> 01:21:03,040 asking to offload the the one that it 1817 01:21:03,040 --> 01:21:04,560 replaced. 1818 01:21:04,560 --> 01:21:06,320 >> Okay. 1819 01:21:06,320 --> 01:21:10,080 Any questions or comments, council? 1820 01:21:10,080 --> 01:21:11,679 >> Roll call when you're ready. Thank you, 1821 01:21:11,679 --> 01:21:12,159 Blake. 1822 01:21:12,159 --> 01:21:13,440 >> Councelor Vivo. 1823 01:21:13,440 --> 01:21:14,320 >> Yes. 1824 01:21:14,320 --> 01:21:16,400 >> Councelor Hayes. 1825 01:21:16,400 --> 01:21:17,120 Yes. 1826 01:21:17,120 --> 01:21:18,560 >> Councelor Tom McDermott. 1827 01:21:18,560 --> 01:21:19,280 >> Yes. 1828 01:21:19,280 --> 01:21:20,560 >> Councelor Shadiki. 1829 01:21:20,560 --> 01:21:20,960 >> Yes. 1830 01:21:20,960 --> 01:21:22,239 >> Councelor Dan McDermott. 1831 01:21:22,239 --> 01:21:23,199 >> Yes. 1832 01:21:23,199 --> 01:21:24,239 >> Councelor Artega. 1833 01:21:24,239 --> 01:21:24,719 >> Yes. 1834 01:21:24,719 --> 01:21:25,920 >> And Mayor Barls. 1835 01:21:25,920 --> 01:21:26,560 >> Yes. 1836 01:21:26,560 --> 01:21:29,040 >> Motion carries by vote 70. 1837 01:21:29,040 --> 01:21:30,560 >> Thank you. Entertain a motion relative 1838 01:21:30,560 --> 01:21:32,560 to the adoption of a city safety 1839 01:21:32,560 --> 01:21:34,880 compliance program. 1840 01:21:34,880 --> 01:21:39,120 >> I move resolution R 2026-22. 1841 01:21:39,120 --> 01:21:41,760 A resolution authorizing adoption of 1842 01:21:41,760 --> 01:21:43,440 amended 1843 01:21:43,440 --> 01:21:46,880 an echo amended city of Rochelle safety 1844 01:21:46,880 --> 01:21:48,960 compliance program be approved. 1845 01:21:48,960 --> 01:21:50,719 >> Motion by council member Dan McDermott. 1846 01:21:50,719 --> 01:21:52,159 Is there a second? 1847 01:21:52,159 --> 01:21:53,040 >> Second. 1848 01:21:53,040 --> 01:21:56,960 >> Seconded by council member Benal Devso. 1849 01:21:56,960 --> 01:22:00,480 Bick, you're up. 1850 01:22:00,480 --> 01:22:02,960 >> Mayor and um council members. Tonight 1851 01:22:02,960 --> 01:22:04,960 I'm here in regard to the city's safety 1852 01:22:04,960 --> 01:22:06,880 compliance program that was created in 1853 01:22:06,880 --> 01:22:09,600 2020 actually by Adam Lanning's 1854 01:22:09,600 --> 01:22:11,760 department. Um this written program 1855 01:22:11,760 --> 01:22:13,840 encompasses all departments and outlines 1856 01:22:13,840 --> 01:22:16,880 the city's overall safety strategy. Um 1857 01:22:16,880 --> 01:22:18,880 these programs were amended to ensure 1858 01:22:18,880 --> 01:22:21,360 regulatory compliance and to reflect new 1859 01:22:21,360 --> 01:22:23,920 and safer techniques and technologies. 1860 01:22:23,920 --> 01:22:26,400 Um over the past 16 months, the city 1861 01:22:26,400 --> 01:22:28,320 collaborated with Fair Graham to assist 1862 01:22:28,320 --> 01:22:31,120 us in reviewing, revising, and adding to 1863 01:22:31,120 --> 01:22:33,760 our current safety programs. Considering 1864 01:22:33,760 --> 01:22:36,000 this, a number of programs were revised 1865 01:22:36,000 --> 01:22:38,000 to address regulatory updates and 1866 01:22:38,000 --> 01:22:41,199 program deficiencies. Um these programs, 1867 01:22:41,199 --> 01:22:44,400 um a 466 page document were included in 1868 01:22:44,400 --> 01:22:46,880 your packet. Um but I'd be happy to, you 1869 01:22:46,880 --> 01:22:48,159 know, go through the list if you would 1870 01:22:48,159 --> 01:22:50,400 like. Um, in addition, we added some 1871 01:22:50,400 --> 01:22:53,199 safety programs to this um, written 1872 01:22:53,199 --> 01:22:55,280 compliance program as well. Some of 1873 01:22:55,280 --> 01:22:58,320 these include a silica safety program, a 1874 01:22:58,320 --> 01:23:00,800 job briefing policy, an extreme 1875 01:23:00,800 --> 01:23:03,280 temperature exposure control plan, and a 1876 01:23:03,280 --> 01:23:04,960 contractor safety handbook, which I'm 1877 01:23:04,960 --> 01:23:06,480 really excited for our departments to 1878 01:23:06,480 --> 01:23:08,960 begin using. Um, these written programs 1879 01:23:08,960 --> 01:23:10,880 provide a roadmap for a safe workplace 1880 01:23:10,880 --> 01:23:13,040 by transforming our safety practices 1881 01:23:13,040 --> 01:23:16,239 from reactive to proactive. And once 1882 01:23:16,239 --> 01:23:17,760 approved, these programs will be 1883 01:23:17,760 --> 01:23:20,880 available on the ESS platform as well is 1884 01:23:20,880 --> 01:23:24,159 as in the HR department. Um, considering 1885 01:23:24,159 --> 01:23:27,840 this, I am asking that you approve the 1886 01:23:27,840 --> 01:23:29,920 resolution authorizing the adoption of 1887 01:23:29,920 --> 01:23:31,679 the amended city of Rochelle safety 1888 01:23:31,679 --> 01:23:34,560 compliance program. 1889 01:23:34,560 --> 01:23:38,400 >> Okay. Thank you. Comments, council, 1890 01:23:38,400 --> 01:23:39,760 questions, comments? 1891 01:23:39,760 --> 01:23:41,920 >> How is that plan then distributed to 1892 01:23:41,920 --> 01:23:43,440 like what's the trickle down effect? How 1893 01:23:43,440 --> 01:23:45,199 does that get to department heads, city 1894 01:23:45,199 --> 01:23:45,520 staff? 1895 01:23:45,520 --> 01:23:47,920 >> Sure. So, once you if if and once you 1896 01:23:47,920 --> 01:23:50,159 approve it, um tomorrow I will actually 1897 01:23:50,159 --> 01:23:52,080 alert all of our superintendents and our 1898 01:23:52,080 --> 01:23:53,199 department heads that it's been 1899 01:23:53,199 --> 01:23:54,960 approved, I'm going to just kind of 1900 01:23:54,960 --> 01:23:57,360 highlight some of the important changes. 1901 01:23:57,360 --> 01:23:59,360 Um kind of provide an overview of the 1902 01:23:59,360 --> 01:24:01,760 contractor safety handbook um and let 1903 01:24:01,760 --> 01:24:03,520 them as well as our employees know where 1904 01:24:03,520 --> 01:24:06,080 those programs are available on ESS. Or, 1905 01:24:06,080 --> 01:24:07,840 you know, if somebody um has a question 1906 01:24:07,840 --> 01:24:10,000 about a specific program, I actually 1907 01:24:10,000 --> 01:24:12,560 created it as a searchable document. So, 1908 01:24:12,560 --> 01:24:15,199 um you can, you know, very quickly like 1909 01:24:15,199 --> 01:24:18,320 look up like the um exposure the extreme 1910 01:24:18,320 --> 01:24:20,560 exposure control plan. Let's say OSHA 1911 01:24:20,560 --> 01:24:22,080 showed up at one of our departments 1912 01:24:22,080 --> 01:24:24,000 tomorrow. They can easily look that up 1913 01:24:24,000 --> 01:24:25,760 or they could call me and in about you 1914 01:24:25,760 --> 01:24:27,840 know 60 seconds I could have that up and 1915 01:24:27,840 --> 01:24:29,520 available for them in the compliance 1916 01:24:29,520 --> 01:24:31,840 officer. 1917 01:24:31,840 --> 01:24:34,480 >> Okay, thank you. Any further questions 1918 01:24:34,480 --> 01:24:36,320 or comments? 1919 01:24:36,320 --> 01:24:38,080 >> Yeah, just a quick question. 1920 01:24:38,080 --> 01:24:38,480 >> I'm sorry. 1921 01:24:38,480 --> 01:24:39,840 >> Just just one 1922 01:24:39,840 --> 01:24:44,960 >> one comment. Um uh a as a contractor for 1923 01:24:44,960 --> 01:24:48,480 most of my life um to to other to other 1924 01:24:48,480 --> 01:24:51,360 companies uh it's extremely important 1925 01:24:51,360 --> 01:24:55,040 that that the uh company like uh the 1926 01:24:55,040 --> 01:24:57,440 municipality understands 1927 01:24:57,440 --> 01:24:59,920 uh what the the protocol is supposed to 1928 01:24:59,920 --> 01:25:02,239 be for the contractors because it gets 1929 01:25:02,239 --> 01:25:04,400 abused all the time and I've been 1930 01:25:04,400 --> 01:25:06,800 through some of the most strenuous uh 1931 01:25:06,800 --> 01:25:09,679 training every single day to to be a 1932 01:25:09,679 --> 01:25:12,239 contractor on the job site and so it's 1933 01:25:12,239 --> 01:25:13,920 really important especially for our 1934 01:25:13,920 --> 01:25:15,760 insurance purposes. I just thought I'd 1935 01:25:15,760 --> 01:25:21,350 point that out from my perspective. 1936 01:25:21,360 --> 01:25:23,600 » Okay. Thank you, Bill. 1937 01:25:23,600 --> 01:25:24,400 >> Thank you. 1938 01:25:24,400 --> 01:25:26,560 >> And thanks to Brett for the work she 1939 01:25:26,560 --> 01:25:29,120 puts in not only in this issue but all 1940 01:25:29,120 --> 01:25:30,800 the other training that we get which 1941 01:25:30,800 --> 01:25:32,960 seems like a lot even as council 1942 01:25:32,960 --> 01:25:35,679 members. Uh but everything you have seen 1943 01:25:35,679 --> 01:25:39,840 from um open trench safety explosion 1944 01:25:39,840 --> 01:25:41,840 whatever uh she does a great job of 1945 01:25:41,840 --> 01:25:43,920 keeping everybody safe that uh works in 1946 01:25:43,920 --> 01:25:47,280 this organization. So I appreciate that. 1947 01:25:47,280 --> 01:25:49,920 Any other questions or comments? Hearing 1948 01:25:49,920 --> 01:25:51,840 none. We got a motion second on the 1949 01:25:51,840 --> 01:25:54,560 floor. Roll call when you're ready. 1950 01:25:54,560 --> 01:25:56,320 >> Councelor Dan McDermott. 1951 01:25:56,320 --> 01:25:56,880 >> Yes. 1952 01:25:56,880 --> 01:25:58,080 >> Councelor Valdo. 1953 01:25:58,080 --> 01:25:58,480 >> Yes. 1954 01:25:58,480 --> 01:26:01,199 >> Councor. Yes. Councelor Shadiki. 1955 01:26:01,199 --> 01:26:03,760 >> Yes. Councelor Hayes, 1956 01:26:03,760 --> 01:26:04,960 >> yes. 1957 01:26:04,960 --> 01:26:06,239 >> Councelor Tom McDermott, 1958 01:26:06,239 --> 01:26:06,639 >> yes. 1959 01:26:06,639 --> 01:26:07,679 >> Mayor Barls, 1960 01:26:07,679 --> 01:26:08,239 >> yes. 1961 01:26:08,239 --> 01:26:10,800 >> Motion carries by vote 70. 1962 01:26:10,800 --> 01:26:12,639 >> Thank you. Next, we'll have an agreement 1963 01:26:12,639 --> 01:26:14,800 with Willlet and Hoffman. Entertain a 1964 01:26:14,800 --> 01:26:16,560 motion. 1965 01:26:16,560 --> 01:26:21,189 I move resolution R2026-23, 1966 01:26:21,199 --> 01:26:23,600 a resolution authorizing an engineering 1967 01:26:23,600 --> 01:26:25,600 services agreement with Willlet Hoffman 1968 01:26:25,600 --> 01:26:28,000 and Associates Incorporated for the 1969 01:26:28,000 --> 01:26:30,000 parking lot at the corner of North Main 1970 01:26:30,000 --> 01:26:32,639 Street and Fifth Avenue be approved. 1971 01:26:32,639 --> 01:26:32,880 Motion 1972 01:26:32,880 --> 01:26:34,480 >> by council member Tom McDermott. Is 1973 01:26:34,480 --> 01:26:35,199 there a second? 1974 01:26:35,199 --> 01:26:36,000 >> Second. 1975 01:26:36,000 --> 01:26:40,159 by council member Rosie Artierga. 1976 01:26:40,159 --> 01:26:42,239 And Jeff was going to Jeff Star was 1977 01:26:42,239 --> 01:26:43,679 going to do this. Sam is going to cover 1978 01:26:43,679 --> 01:26:46,000 for him. 1979 01:26:46,000 --> 01:26:47,760 Uh over the past few months, the city 1980 01:26:47,760 --> 01:26:50,239 has purchased uh properties located at 1981 01:26:50,239 --> 01:26:53,600 503 North Main Street, 313 West 5th 1982 01:26:53,600 --> 01:26:58,159 Avenue. And uh in addition, we have also 1983 01:26:58,159 --> 01:27:01,520 removed two structures from the site. Uh 1984 01:27:01,520 --> 01:27:05,920 the site is is currently in uh or 1985 01:27:05,920 --> 01:27:08,800 incomplete condition over there. So what 1986 01:27:08,800 --> 01:27:11,440 we'd like to do is move s forward with a 1987 01:27:11,440 --> 01:27:12,960 professional services agreement for 1988 01:27:12,960 --> 01:27:16,719 engineering services. Uh, in 2023, the 1989 01:27:16,719 --> 01:27:18,560 city council authorized entering into a 1990 01:27:18,560 --> 01:27:20,000 professional services agreement with 1991 01:27:20,000 --> 01:27:21,600 Willlet Hoffman and Associates in 1992 01:27:21,600 --> 01:27:23,679 connection with the Rebuild Illinois 1993 01:27:23,679 --> 01:27:26,400 downtown and Main Street's capital 1994 01:27:26,400 --> 01:27:29,360 project. Uh, the grant funded project 1995 01:27:29,360 --> 01:27:30,800 included downtown parking lot 1996 01:27:30,800 --> 01:27:32,239 improvements, construction of the new 1997 01:27:32,239 --> 01:27:35,360 parking lots uh, located north of 4th 1998 01:27:35,360 --> 01:27:39,040 Avenue and west of Main Street. the 1999 01:27:39,040 --> 01:27:41,679 grant-f funded project including 2000 01:27:41,679 --> 01:27:44,639 uh construction of a new public restroom 2001 01:27:44,639 --> 01:27:47,760 facility. Council subsequently approved 2002 01:27:47,760 --> 01:27:50,639 a resolution authorizing Will Hoffman 2003 01:27:50,639 --> 01:27:53,199 and Associates to provide that related 2004 01:27:53,199 --> 01:27:55,280 professional services for the overall 2005 01:27:55,280 --> 01:27:57,679 project. So, what we'd like to do is 2006 01:27:57,679 --> 01:28:00,639 continue uh with that and add the 2007 01:28:00,639 --> 01:28:03,120 engineering services agreement for the 2008 01:28:03,120 --> 01:28:05,760 uh design of the parking lot, which will 2009 01:28:05,760 --> 01:28:08,320 also in include uh bidding assistance 2010 01:28:08,320 --> 01:28:10,639 and construction engineering and uh 2011 01:28:10,639 --> 01:28:12,639 field layout services for the new 2012 01:28:12,639 --> 01:28:15,280 municipal lot located at the north 2013 01:28:15,280 --> 01:28:16,880 quadrant of Fifth Avenue and Main 2014 01:28:16,880 --> 01:28:19,679 Street. There is a total fee of not to 2015 01:28:19,679 --> 01:28:22,960 exceed $36,700 2016 01:28:22,960 --> 01:28:26,719 and um we believe that is reasonable and 2017 01:28:26,719 --> 01:28:28,480 in the city's best interest to wave 2018 01:28:28,480 --> 01:28:29,920 competitive bidding and approved the 2019 01:28:29,920 --> 01:28:32,639 attached engineering agreement. 2020 01:28:32,639 --> 01:28:34,239 And the recommendation is to authorize 2021 01:28:34,239 --> 01:28:36,320 the city manager to execute the 2022 01:28:36,320 --> 01:28:37,840 professional services agreement with 2023 01:28:37,840 --> 01:28:40,400 Willa Hoffman and Associates for 2024 01:28:40,400 --> 01:28:42,159 Services related to the municipal 2025 01:28:42,159 --> 01:28:44,719 parking lot project an amount not to 2026 01:28:44,719 --> 01:28:49,669 exceed $36,700. 2027 01:28:49,679 --> 01:28:52,400 Just a quick question with that. Um, 2028 01:28:52,400 --> 01:28:55,040 since we have both of those and I see 2029 01:28:55,040 --> 01:28:57,679 today they were torn out on the far east 2030 01:28:57,679 --> 01:29:00,239 lot, the second one there, the last one 2031 01:29:00,239 --> 01:29:02,320 we purchased. What's What's the 2032 01:29:02,320 --> 01:29:04,480 estimated completion date? Because with 2033 01:29:04,480 --> 01:29:07,440 all the construction we've got going, I 2034 01:29:07,440 --> 01:29:09,280 was hoping since it was two bare lots, 2035 01:29:09,280 --> 01:29:11,120 we could get a parking lot done sometime 2036 01:29:11,120 --> 01:29:13,760 this summer. Um, what's the estimated 2037 01:29:13,760 --> 01:29:15,600 completion? So, right now, what you're 2038 01:29:15,600 --> 01:29:18,480 seeing is some uh prep work where we can 2039 01:29:18,480 --> 01:29:20,239 get a temporary parking lot in there to 2040 01:29:20,239 --> 01:29:21,840 alleviate some of the parking concerns 2041 01:29:21,840 --> 01:29:23,920 that are happening downtown. Obviously, 2042 01:29:23,920 --> 01:29:26,000 the the two parking lots north of 4th 2043 01:29:26,000 --> 01:29:28,159 Avenue and west of Main Street are going 2044 01:29:28,159 --> 01:29:30,719 to disappear soon, be taken out of of 2045 01:29:30,719 --> 01:29:32,639 service due to the the full 2046 01:29:32,639 --> 01:29:35,280 reconstruction of those those lots. So 2047 01:29:35,280 --> 01:29:37,199 the intent right now is to provide that 2048 01:29:37,199 --> 01:29:39,040 temporary aggregate base in there to 2049 01:29:39,040 --> 01:29:41,920 help alleviate those concerns. After the 2050 01:29:41,920 --> 01:29:43,920 uh the engineering is completed, which 2051 01:29:43,920 --> 01:29:45,679 we anticipate probably a month, month 2052 01:29:45,679 --> 01:29:48,239 and a half, we'll go out for bid. We'll 2053 01:29:48,239 --> 01:29:50,000 bring that back to the council for 2054 01:29:50,000 --> 01:29:51,920 approval and then we'll proceed forward 2055 01:29:51,920 --> 01:29:54,400 with a construction contract to complete 2056 01:29:54,400 --> 01:29:56,880 that. So I would anticipate that we'd be 2057 01:29:56,880 --> 01:30:00,639 in a position to uh start construction 2058 01:30:00,639 --> 01:30:03,360 sometime in August on the parking lot. 2059 01:30:03,360 --> 01:30:05,600 So the temporary parking would not be 2060 01:30:05,600 --> 01:30:07,440 available till after it comes back to 2061 01:30:07,440 --> 01:30:08,480 council again. 2062 01:30:08,480 --> 01:30:10,000 >> No, the temporary parking will be 2063 01:30:10,000 --> 01:30:12,080 available as soon as publicated that. So 2064 01:30:12,080 --> 01:30:14,639 right now all we're doing is prepping it 2065 01:30:14,639 --> 01:30:16,239 with the stone base. 2066 01:30:16,239 --> 01:30:16,560 >> Correct. 2067 01:30:16,560 --> 01:30:18,080 >> But of course there's curb gutter 2068 01:30:18,080 --> 01:30:20,159 construction, pavement, storm sewer 2069 01:30:20,159 --> 01:30:22,880 works. Um the curbon gutter around the 2070 01:30:22,880 --> 01:30:24,719 perimeter of of that lot will be 2071 01:30:24,719 --> 01:30:26,800 completely reconstructed as well. And 2072 01:30:26,800 --> 01:30:28,400 there will be some modifications in the 2073 01:30:28,400 --> 01:30:30,239 intersection too. So it's not just the 2074 01:30:30,239 --> 01:30:32,400 parking lot itself. Uh we're going to 2075 01:30:32,400 --> 01:30:34,960 see all new um infrastructure 2076 01:30:34,960 --> 01:30:36,560 improvements related to that lot, 2077 01:30:36,560 --> 01:30:39,040 including sidewalks. 2078 01:30:39,040 --> 01:30:40,719 Okay. 2079 01:30:40,719 --> 01:30:43,040 All right. Any other questions or 2080 01:30:43,040 --> 01:30:47,110 comments? 2081 01:30:47,120 --> 01:30:49,280 I I guess I have a question about that 2082 01:30:49,280 --> 01:30:52,400 as we go forward. when when we do 2083 01:30:52,400 --> 01:30:55,040 projects like this 2084 01:30:55,040 --> 01:30:58,159 back when we voted council voted to 2085 01:30:58,159 --> 01:31:00,560 purchase those properties either one but 2086 01:31:00,560 --> 01:31:02,880 now we have two of them when we vote 2087 01:31:02,880 --> 01:31:05,760 when the council votes to purchase those 2088 01:31:05,760 --> 01:31:09,120 could the engineering portion and all 2089 01:31:09,120 --> 01:31:11,040 that other stuff be a part of that at 2090 01:31:11,040 --> 01:31:13,440 that time because it seems like we 2091 01:31:13,440 --> 01:31:16,080 purchased them and and I apologize if 2092 01:31:16,080 --> 01:31:17,679 this comes from the private sector but 2093 01:31:17,679 --> 01:31:20,320 we do things much quicker so we 2094 01:31:20,320 --> 01:31:22,800 purchased them and we authorized to tear 2095 01:31:22,800 --> 01:31:25,600 them down at another vote and now 2096 01:31:25,600 --> 01:31:28,719 they're torn down and flat. Now we have 2097 01:31:28,719 --> 01:31:31,120 to come back for engineering. Just now 2098 01:31:31,120 --> 01:31:32,800 what what if the council didn't approve 2099 01:31:32,800 --> 01:31:34,639 the engineering? I mean it seems like it 2100 01:31:34,639 --> 01:31:36,960 could all kind of be wrapped up in one 2101 01:31:36,960 --> 01:31:40,000 at the start the engineering at least. 2102 01:31:40,000 --> 01:31:41,440 >> Well, that's certainly a possibility, 2103 01:31:41,440 --> 01:31:45,199 mayor, but um knowing that we purchased 2104 01:31:45,199 --> 01:31:47,360 those lights for a specific reason and 2105 01:31:47,360 --> 01:31:49,440 that was parking. We had a lengthy 2106 01:31:49,440 --> 01:31:52,080 discussion on that before we purchased 2107 01:31:52,080 --> 01:31:54,400 the properties and what the intent was. 2108 01:31:54,400 --> 01:31:59,760 Um, so this is just part and parcel of that process. Um, could certain steps 2109 01:31:59,760 --> 01:32:01,440 be combined in the future? Sure they 2110 01:32:01,440 --> 01:32:02,960 could. 2111 01:32:02,960 --> 01:32:06,480 >> Okay. Thank you. Any other questions or 2112 01:32:06,480 --> 01:32:08,880 comments? 2113 01:32:08,880 --> 01:32:10,639 >> All right. Thank you, Sam. Hearing none. 2114 01:32:10,639 --> 01:32:12,000 You got a motion and second on the 2115 01:32:12,000 --> 01:32:13,760 floor. Roll call when you're ready. 2116 01:32:13,760 --> 01:32:15,040 >> Councelor Vivaso. 2117 01:32:15,040 --> 01:32:15,520 >> Yes. 2118 01:32:15,520 --> 01:32:16,880 >> Councelor Tom McDermott. 2119 01:32:16,880 --> 01:32:19,840 >> Yes. Councelor Hayes, 2120 01:32:19,840 --> 01:32:20,800 >> yes. 2121 01:32:20,800 --> 01:32:22,159 >> Councelor Dan McDermott, 2122 01:32:22,159 --> 01:32:22,719 >> yes. 2123 01:32:22,719 --> 01:32:23,920 >> Councelor Shaw Dicki, 2124 01:32:23,920 --> 01:32:24,400 >> yes. 2125 01:32:24,400 --> 01:32:25,360 >> Councelor Artega, 2126 01:32:25,360 --> 01:32:25,840 >> yes. 2127 01:32:25,840 --> 01:32:26,800 >> Mayor Barls, 2128 01:32:26,800 --> 01:32:27,600 >> yes. 2129 01:32:27,600 --> 01:32:30,960 >> Motion carries by vote 70. 2130 01:32:30,960 --> 01:32:33,199 >> Next up, item number seven, repair of 2131 01:32:33,199 --> 01:32:34,800 well, entertain a motion. 2132 01:32:34,800 --> 01:32:37,600 >> I move ordinance 2026-22, 2133 01:32:37,600 --> 01:32:39,360 an ordinance waving competitive bidding 2134 01:32:39,360 --> 01:32:41,120 requirements and authorizing an 2135 01:32:41,120 --> 01:32:43,760 emergency repair to well 12 be approved. 2136 01:32:43,760 --> 01:32:45,920 >> Motion by council member Ben Valdivaso. 2137 01:32:45,920 --> 01:32:47,920 Is there a second? Second 2138 01:32:47,920 --> 01:32:49,760 >> seconded by council member Kate Shaw 2139 01:32:49,760 --> 01:32:51,520 Dicki. 2140 01:32:51,520 --> 01:32:54,719 >> Adam, you're up. You well 12 is located 2141 01:32:54,719 --> 01:32:57,360 on Hayes Road and the pump experienced 2142 01:32:57,360 --> 01:33:00,159 an equipment failure on March 31st. At 2143 01:33:00,159 --> 01:33:01,600 the same time that we were in the 2144 01:33:01,600 --> 01:33:04,320 process of starting the well 8 up after 2145 01:33:04,320 --> 01:33:07,520 its recent completion. Um and during the 2146 01:33:07,520 --> 01:33:08,960 process, well 8 was intermittently 2147 01:33:08,960 --> 01:33:11,280 offline. So in an effort to repair the 2148 01:33:11,280 --> 01:33:13,360 equipment as swiftly as possible, um we 2149 01:33:13,360 --> 01:33:15,840 got a hold of municipal well and pump to 2150 01:33:15,840 --> 01:33:17,840 uh which came the next business day. 2151 01:33:17,840 --> 01:33:20,159 They pulled the pump motor and equipment 2152 01:33:20,159 --> 01:33:22,000 um which upon they took to their shop 2153 01:33:22,000 --> 01:33:25,360 and inspected and found that there was 2154 01:33:25,360 --> 01:33:27,280 minimal damage. It was just some 2155 01:33:27,280 --> 01:33:29,760 insulation on a motor lead. So they made 2156 01:33:29,760 --> 01:33:32,960 the repairs um actually got it back in 2157 01:33:32,960 --> 01:33:34,960 the hole last week and it is running 2158 01:33:34,960 --> 01:33:38,320 now. So, it's pumped about two two and a 2159 01:33:38,320 --> 01:33:40,159 half billion gallons of water. I hope it 2160 01:33:40,159 --> 01:33:42,400 can get another billion or so out of it. 2161 01:33:42,400 --> 01:33:45,120 So, we'll run it till it dies and in the 2162 01:33:45,120 --> 01:33:46,560 meantime, maybe we'll come back and ask 2163 01:33:46,560 --> 01:33:48,560 for purchase of new equipment so that we 2164 01:33:48,560 --> 01:33:51,040 have it in hand and when it does die, we 2165 01:33:51,040 --> 01:33:52,719 can replace it because the lead times 2166 01:33:52,719 --> 01:33:54,800 are not good on that kind of equipment. 2167 01:33:54,800 --> 01:33:57,360 So, so the recommendation is to approve 2168 01:33:57,360 --> 01:33:59,760 an ordinance waving competitive bidding 2169 01:33:59,760 --> 01:34:01,360 requirements and hire municipal well and 2170 01:34:01,360 --> 01:34:03,120 pump to repair the pump motor and cable 2171 01:34:03,120 --> 01:34:07,910 for well 12 in the amount of $38,730. 2172 01:34:07,920 --> 01:34:12,229 » Okay, 2173 01:34:12,239 --> 01:34:15,360 » D, I have a question for you. If if uh 2174 01:34:15,360 --> 01:34:17,199 something like this happens where a well 2175 01:34:17,199 --> 01:34:19,440 goes down or a pump quits, 2176 01:34:19,440 --> 01:34:20,960 >> does that even have to come to council 2177 01:34:20,960 --> 01:34:23,440 if it's under an emergency purchase? it 2178 01:34:23,440 --> 01:34:25,840 would come back back for ratification. 2179 01:34:25,840 --> 01:34:29,520 So if it's life safety health concern 2180 01:34:29,520 --> 01:34:33,520 and there's an emergency goes down 2181 01:34:33,520 --> 01:34:36,080 it's up to a certain amount 2182 01:34:36,080 --> 01:34:38,320 that amount um then that comes before 2183 01:34:38,320 --> 01:34:41,199 the city council in order just to ratify 2184 01:34:41,199 --> 01:34:43,760 on the public record. 2185 01:34:43,760 --> 01:34:50,950 Okay. 2186 01:34:50,960 --> 01:34:52,960 » Adam, how old is this wall? 2187 01:34:52,960 --> 01:34:56,159 2017 it was down for about two years. We 2188 01:34:56,159 --> 01:34:58,719 put online in 2017 then took it offline 2189 01:34:58,719 --> 01:35:01,040 about a year later for radium. Built the 2190 01:35:01,040 --> 01:35:02,560 radium removal plant. So it was offline 2191 01:35:02,560 --> 01:35:04,000 for about two years and then it's been 2192 01:35:04,000 --> 01:35:07,360 online since 2020. 2193 01:35:07,360 --> 01:35:09,199 >> And that's the original pump. 2194 01:35:09,199 --> 01:35:13,350 >> Yes. 2195 01:35:13,360 --> 01:35:15,840 » That's kind of one of our main sources 2196 01:35:15,840 --> 01:35:17,679 for that whole development area down 2197 01:35:17,679 --> 01:35:20,159 there too. that well feeds the ethanol 2198 01:35:20,159 --> 01:35:23,760 plant primarily in the industrial area. 2199 01:35:23,760 --> 01:35:26,560 >> Okay. Thank you, Adam. Any further 2200 01:35:26,560 --> 01:35:28,239 comments or questions? 2201 01:35:28,239 --> 01:35:30,000 >> Roll call when you're ready. 2202 01:35:30,000 --> 01:35:31,600 >> Councelor Tom McDermott. 2203 01:35:31,600 --> 01:35:32,000 >> Yes. 2204 01:35:32,000 --> 01:35:33,199 >> Councelor Shadiki. 2205 01:35:33,199 --> 01:35:33,679 >> Yes. 2206 01:35:33,679 --> 01:35:35,840 >> Councelor Hayes. 2207 01:35:35,840 --> 01:35:36,800 >> Yes. 2208 01:35:36,800 --> 01:35:37,920 >> Councelor Tega. 2209 01:35:37,920 --> 01:35:39,120 >> Yes. 2210 01:35:39,120 --> 01:35:40,480 >> Councelor Valdivso. 2211 01:35:40,480 --> 01:35:41,040 >> Yes. 2212 01:35:41,040 --> 01:35:42,400 >> Councelor Dan McDermott. 2213 01:35:42,400 --> 01:35:42,880 >> Yes. 2214 01:35:42,880 --> 01:35:44,000 >> Mayor Barrows. 2215 01:35:44,000 --> 01:35:44,639 >> Yes. 2216 01:35:44,639 --> 01:35:47,600 >> Motion carry by vote 70. 2217 01:35:47,600 --> 01:35:49,840 >> Thank you Adam. Next up, uh, Adam's got 2218 01:35:49,840 --> 01:35:54,239 a broke truck. Obtain a motion. 2219 01:35:54,239 --> 01:35:58,470 >> I move ordinance 2026-23, 2220 01:35:58,480 --> 01:36:00,480 an ordinance waving competitive bidding 2221 01:36:00,480 --> 01:36:02,000 requirements and authorizing an 2222 01:36:02,000 --> 01:36:07,280 emergency repair of the city's vac 2223 01:36:07,280 --> 01:36:09,199 approved. Motion by council member Tom 2224 01:36:09,199 --> 01:36:11,120 McDermott. Is there a second? 2225 01:36:11,120 --> 01:36:14,080 >> Second. Seconded by council member Dan 2226 01:36:14,080 --> 01:36:17,830 McDermott. 2227 01:36:17,840 --> 01:36:19,920 Adam, you're up. 2228 01:36:19,920 --> 01:36:22,320 >> I won't bother reading all this, but the 2229 01:36:22,320 --> 01:36:24,560 truck is the old it's the sewer 2230 01:36:24,560 --> 01:36:26,400 department's old truck that we used for 2231 01:36:26,400 --> 01:36:30,000 cleaning and jetting sewers. Um, it 2232 01:36:30,000 --> 01:36:32,080 recently had needed some work done. So, 2233 01:36:32,080 --> 01:36:34,000 we took it to standard equipment. Upon 2234 01:36:34,000 --> 01:36:36,000 inspection, they found that it needed 2235 01:36:36,000 --> 01:36:38,320 significantly more repair work than we 2236 01:36:38,320 --> 01:36:42,320 thought. So that is why we're asking to 2237 01:36:42,320 --> 01:36:43,840 wave competitive bidding because it is 2238 01:36:43,840 --> 01:36:45,600 disassembled and in their shop waiting 2239 01:36:45,600 --> 01:36:47,360 basically for the repairs to be 2240 01:36:47,360 --> 01:36:51,040 completed. So the uh recommendation is 2241 01:36:51,040 --> 01:36:52,080 to approve an ordinance waving 2242 01:36:52,080 --> 01:36:53,679 competitive bidding to repair the vector 2243 01:36:53,679 --> 01:36:56,800 in the amount of $41,14.76. 2244 01:36:56,800 --> 01:36:59,840 And this again this this is a shared uh 2245 01:36:59,840 --> 01:37:01,920 collectively between the streets water 2246 01:37:01,920 --> 01:37:04,480 and uh electric department. 2247 01:37:04,480 --> 01:37:05,600 >> How old is the vehicle? 2248 01:37:05,600 --> 01:37:07,920 >> 2011. 2249 01:37:07,920 --> 01:37:10,159 It's nearing the end of its life, but 2250 01:37:10,159 --> 01:37:14,080 it's got a little bit left in it. 2251 01:37:14,080 --> 01:37:17,040 >> Okay. Is this a backup unit compared to 2252 01:37:17,040 --> 01:37:19,040 the new one we bought? 2253 01:37:19,040 --> 01:37:20,639 >> It can be used as a backup. Yeah, 2254 01:37:20,639 --> 01:37:21,920 >> it's a second one. 2255 01:37:21,920 --> 01:37:23,600 Yeah, we we purchased 2256 01:37:23,600 --> 01:37:25,600 a new one about Gosh, it's been four 2257 01:37:25,600 --> 01:37:30,709 years ago, I think. 2258 01:37:30,719 --> 01:37:33,840 » Okay. Questions, comments, councel? 2259 01:37:33,840 --> 01:37:35,920 Anybody? Hearing? None. We got a motion, 2260 01:37:35,920 --> 01:37:37,520 a second on the floor. Roll call when 2261 01:37:37,520 --> 01:37:38,880 you're ready. Thank you, Adam. 2262 01:37:38,880 --> 01:37:40,080 >> Councelor Tega, 2263 01:37:40,080 --> 01:37:40,560 >> yes. 2264 01:37:40,560 --> 01:37:42,800 >> Councelor Hayes, 2265 01:37:42,800 --> 01:37:43,920 >> yes. 2266 01:37:43,920 --> 01:37:45,280 >> Councelor Dan McDermott, 2267 01:37:45,280 --> 01:37:45,679 >> yes. 2268 01:37:45,679 --> 01:37:47,040 >> Councelor Tom McDermott, 2269 01:37:47,040 --> 01:37:47,600 >> yes. 2270 01:37:47,600 --> 01:37:48,880 >> Councelor Shiki, 2271 01:37:48,880 --> 01:37:49,440 >> yes. 2272 01:37:49,440 --> 01:37:50,800 >> Councelor Vesso, 2273 01:37:50,800 --> 01:37:51,199 >> yes. 2274 01:37:51,199 --> 01:37:52,320 >> And Mayor Barls, 2275 01:37:52,320 --> 01:37:52,719 >> yes. 2276 01:37:52,719 --> 01:37:55,679 >> Motion carries by vote 70. 2277 01:37:55,679 --> 01:37:57,440 >> Excellent. Entertain a motion for number 2278 01:37:57,440 --> 01:37:59,040 nine, the last item on your agenda 2279 01:37:59,040 --> 01:38:00,560 regarding the competitive bidding. 2280 01:38:00,560 --> 01:38:05,280 Again, I move ordinance 2026-24, 2281 01:38:05,280 --> 01:38:07,280 an ordinance waving competitive bidding 2282 01:38:07,280 --> 01:38:10,159 requirements and authorize 2283 01:38:10,159 --> 01:38:14,400 Arison USA Corporation to repair blower 2284 01:38:14,400 --> 01:38:16,639 number three at the wastewater treatment 2285 01:38:16,639 --> 01:38:19,280 plant be approved. Motion by council 2286 01:38:19,280 --> 01:38:21,280 member Dan McDermott. Is there a second? 2287 01:38:21,280 --> 01:38:21,920 >> Second. 2288 01:38:21,920 --> 01:38:23,760 >> Seconded by council member Kate Shaw 2289 01:38:23,760 --> 01:38:26,000 Dicki. 2290 01:38:26,000 --> 01:38:27,199 >> Adam, one more time. 2291 01:38:27,199 --> 01:38:30,400 >> All right. So we use the 200 horsepower 2292 01:38:30,400 --> 01:38:32,239 turbo blowers at the wastewater 2293 01:38:32,239 --> 01:38:34,000 treatment plant for uh biological 2294 01:38:34,000 --> 01:38:37,199 treatment of wastewater. Um due to the 2295 01:38:37,199 --> 01:38:39,040 proprietary nature of the equipment, the 2296 01:38:39,040 --> 01:38:41,760 original manufacturer is it's a South 2297 01:38:41,760 --> 01:38:43,600 Korean company uniquely qualified to 2298 01:38:43,600 --> 01:38:45,040 provide the maintenance necessary. I 2299 01:38:45,040 --> 01:38:46,400 haven't been able to find anybody that 2300 01:38:46,400 --> 01:38:48,719 can work on these. So I know you don't 2301 01:38:48,719 --> 01:38:50,320 like waving competitive bidding. But in 2302 01:38:50,320 --> 01:38:54,320 this case, um I am asking to approve an 2303 01:38:54,320 --> 01:38:56,000 ordinance waving the competitive bidding 2304 01:38:56,000 --> 01:38:57,440 to repair blower number three. in the 2305 01:38:57,440 --> 01:39:03,350 amount of $37,343.81. 2306 01:39:03,360 --> 01:39:07,440 » Okay. Questions, comments? 2307 01:39:07,440 --> 01:39:09,440 Hearing none. Got a motion. Second on 2308 01:39:09,440 --> 01:39:11,600 the floor. Roll call when you're ready. 2309 01:39:11,600 --> 01:39:12,800 >> Councelor Tiega. 2310 01:39:12,800 --> 01:39:13,679 >> Yes. 2311 01:39:13,679 --> 01:39:15,280 >> Councelor Vivso. 2312 01:39:15,280 --> 01:39:16,400 >> Yes. 2313 01:39:16,400 --> 01:39:17,760 >> Councelor Dan McDermott. 2314 01:39:17,760 --> 01:39:18,159 >> Yes. 2315 01:39:18,159 --> 01:39:19,360 >> Councelor Shadiki. 2316 01:39:19,360 --> 01:39:20,000 >> Yes. 2317 01:39:20,000 --> 01:39:22,080 >> Councelor Hayes. 2318 01:39:22,080 --> 01:39:22,800 >> Yes. 2319 01:39:22,800 --> 01:39:24,159 >> Councelor Tom McDermott. 2320 01:39:24,159 --> 01:39:24,639 >> Yes. 2321 01:39:24,639 --> 01:39:25,760 >> Mayor Barrows. 2322 01:39:25,760 --> 01:39:29,440 >> Yes. Motion carries by a vote 70. 2323 01:39:29,440 --> 01:39:31,440 >> Thank you, Adam. Ladies and gentlemen, 2324 01:39:31,440 --> 01:39:33,520 that complet con completes our business 2325 01:39:33,520 --> 01:39:35,199 items for the evening. I appreciate 2326 01:39:35,199 --> 01:39:38,080 everybody being here. Once again, I uh 2327 01:39:38,080 --> 01:39:40,000 if you didn't get a chance to catch the 2328 01:39:40,000 --> 01:39:41,679 entire meeting, you can catch it on our 2329 01:39:41,679 --> 01:39:44,080 Facebook page. Hopefully, we got that 2330 01:39:44,080 --> 01:39:46,320 rectified after last week. We had a 2331 01:39:46,320 --> 01:39:48,000 little glitch last week. We apologize 2332 01:39:48,000 --> 01:39:50,639 for that. Um before we leave, council 2333 01:39:50,639 --> 01:39:52,080 members, anybody have anything they want 2334 01:39:52,080 --> 01:39:53,920 to share? 2335 01:39:53,920 --> 01:39:56,320 Don't forget this Saturday at 3:00 be up 2336 01:39:56,320 --> 01:39:59,280 to the rec center outside 3 to 11. 2337 01:39:59,280 --> 01:40:00,239 >> 3 to 11. 2338 01:40:00,239 --> 01:40:01,840 >> Lots of great activities, food, 2339 01:40:01,840 --> 01:40:04,320 >> lots of ideas, lots of activities, lots 2340 01:40:04,320 --> 01:40:07,679 of family fun, food, dancing. 2341 01:40:07,679 --> 01:40:09,760 Come enjoy yourself. Just hoping for 2342 01:40:09,760 --> 01:40:11,199 some good weather. 2343 01:40:11,199 --> 01:40:13,280 >> Super. And also don't forget at one 2344 01:40:13,280 --> 01:40:16,159 o'clock this Saturday at the museum, 2345 01:40:16,159 --> 01:40:18,239 they're going to power up the old cast 2346 01:40:18,239 --> 01:40:22,400 iron uh that was for horses, people, and 2347 01:40:22,400 --> 01:40:24,560 dogs, I believe. 2348 01:40:24,560 --> 01:40:26,000 >> Uh so they're going to power that up 2349 01:40:26,000 --> 01:40:28,159 this Saturday at 1:00. So stop and see. 2350 01:40:28,159 --> 01:40:30,560 I think Steve Frank goes down in the 2351 01:40:30,560 --> 01:40:32,560 little manhole to turn it on. So you can 2352 01:40:32,560 --> 01:40:33,600 stop. They're going to have a little 2353 01:40:33,600 --> 01:40:35,199 celebration when they open it up. So 2354 01:40:35,199 --> 01:40:38,000 stop and see them. All right. Anything 2355 01:40:38,000 --> 01:40:39,679 else? 2356 01:40:39,679 --> 01:40:41,360 Hearing none. Thank you everybody for 2357 01:40:41,360 --> 01:40:42,719 being here. I entertain a motion to 2358 01:40:42,719 --> 01:40:43,600 adjurnn. 2359 01:40:43,600 --> 01:40:45,440 >> I move the council adjourn. 2360 01:40:45,440 --> 01:40:47,679 >> Motion by council member Ben Valdi. Is 2361 01:40:47,679 --> 01:40:48,880 there a second? 2362 01:40:48,880 --> 01:40:49,600 >> Second. 2363 01:40:49,600 --> 01:40:51,600 by council member Tom McDerman. 2364 01:40:51,600 --> 01:40:52,960 All in favor say I. 2365 01:40:52,960 --> 01:40:53,679 >> I. 2366 01:40:53,679 --> 01:40:55,600 >> Opposed. Same sign. 2367 01:40:55,600 --> 01:40:57,520 >> Motion carries. Meeting adjourned. Thank 2368 01:40:57,520 --> 01:41:07,109 you everybody. 2369 01:41:07,119 --> 01:41:10,440 » You too.