[0:00] Madam Christie, if you would, call the roll.

[0:03] » Trustee Albaugh? >> Here.

[0:05] » Trustee Gutierrez? >> Here.

[0:06] » Trustee Porter? >> Here.

[0:07] » Trustee Kunkel? >> Here.

[0:09] » Trustee Bancoli? >> Here.

[0:10] » And Trustee Bracolino? >> Here.

[0:12] » Thank you. >> Thank you.

[0:14] Please join me with the Pledge of Allegiance.

[0:35] Very good. We have a motion to accept the agenda.

[0:40] » So moved. >> Second.

[0:41] » We have a motion and a second. Did somebody say something?

[0:45] » Yes, Mayor. I'd like to remove 7A1 from consent consent agenda cuz it's just

[0:50] one. >> Remove 7A1?

[0:52] » Yeah, from consent agenda and just leave it as an item.

[0:55] » Yes. >> Okay. Okay.

[0:57] There's no consent agenda. >> No, no.

[1:00] » No.

[1:03] » All right, so much for consent agenda. Um

[1:06] I guess I don't need approval approval for the consent agenda.

[1:09] » Right. Can I take roll? >> Oh, please do.

[1:12] » Thank you. Trustee Gutierrez? >> Yes.

[1:14] » Trustee Porter? >> Yes.

[1:15] » Trustee Kunkel? >> Yes.

[1:17] » Trustee Bancoli? >> Yes.

[1:18] » Trustee Bracolino? >> Yes.

[1:19] » And Trustee Albaugh? >> Yes.

[1:21] » Thank you. >> Thank you.

[1:24] Uh town hall presentation. I don't think we have any.

[1:27] » I don't think we do. >> Town hall session.

[1:31] Mr. Kyle. Nathan Kyle, if you would join us.

[1:41] » Welcome. >> Hey, how's it going?

[1:42] » Good. You'll have 5 minutes. >> Okay. Starting now.

[1:46] » We already started. >> When you start talking.

[1:49] » All right. Good evening, Village President, Trustees, and neighbors. My

[1:51] name is Nate Kyle, a Hanover Park resident living on the Cook County side

[1:54] of town. >> Move the mic a little closer.

[1:58] » Uh I'm standing before you tonight not as a homeowner, but as a volunteer on

[2:01] the front lines of managing our community stray and feral cat

[2:04] population. As if you're not aware, uh Hanover Park

[2:07] has a long-standing issue with the multiple colonies of free-roaming cats

[2:10] uh working alongside a dedicated network of neighbors and multiple nonprofit

[2:14] organizations, I see the problem firsthand. Uh

[2:18] More importantly, I see clearly that how chapter 14 of our municipal code

[2:21] actively blocks us from solving it. Right now, our code treats all

[2:25] free-roaming cats standardly as strays or nuisances.

[2:29] When compassionate residents uh step up using their own time and money to mainly

[2:32] trap, fix, and feed these cats once they are returned from being fixed,

[2:37] our code as written rewards them with a citation.

[2:40] Because of section 14-9 strict three-pet limit, a resident trying to stabilize a

[2:45] neighborhood colony runs into the risk of being cited by code enforcement for

[2:48] simply trying to manage the population responsibly.

[2:53] Uh let's see, for temporary bringing a sick

[2:55] cat indoors or for fostering a litter of kittens and friendly dog cats on behalf

[3:00] of like a local 501c3 adoption networks,

[3:04] kind of like uh Almost Home. I want to be clear about the financial

[3:08] reality that creates for Hanover Park. When code enforcement issues immediate

[3:12] citations to volunteers, it does not make the cats disappear. The cats do not

[3:16] pack up and move to another friendly village because of paperwork.

[3:19] It simply prevents volunteers from doing the right thing. You penalize the public

[3:23] for intervening, the public will stop. In fact, it already is happening.

[3:26] Organizations like Feral Fixers and Almost Home have already refused to

[3:29] sponsor volunteers in Hanover Park because our current code requires

[3:33] excessive monthly reporting on how many cats are trapped, spayed, neutered,

[3:36] microchipped, uh released, born, and deceased within Hanover Park.

[3:41] All this information is already reported to both Cook and DuPage Counties. Uh the

[3:44] cats receive where the cats receive medical care, and these volunteer-run

[3:48] organizations do do have the time or manpower

[3:52] to complete duplicate uh main mandated reporting. When volunteers and

[3:57] rescue partners are pushed out, the consequences are predictable. The

[4:00] outdoor cat population will skyrocket, mating noises, fighting, and property

[4:05] damage will increase. We will see more disease and injured cats. Every unspayed

[4:09] female cat can produce two litters each year,

[4:12] totaling as many as 12 kittens. Over 3 years, the one cat, if left unspayed,

[4:16] can produce up to over 300 cats.

[4:20] I also give you guys a handout with like a a chart that shows what could happen.

[4:26] Um let's see. So, volunteer organizations have been

[4:30] actively working to reduce the population over the past

[4:33] Uh I put 10 years, but after talking to Mayor Craig, it's 20 years. And Hanover

[4:37] Park still has a significant stray and feral cat problem.

[4:40] Eventually, the problem becomes severe. Village of Hanover Park will be forced

[4:44] to step in. Village will have to

[4:47] expand code enforcement hours, pay for municipal animal control roundups, and

[4:50] absorb substantial operational, sheltering, and disposal costs.

[4:54] This is an expensive ongoing burden that will fall directly on Hanover Park

[4:58] taxpayers.

[5:02] We may completely avoid those municipal costs by updating our code to let the

[5:06] public and volunteer organizations perform this task without any worry of

[5:10] fines or citations. I for- more formally submitted a draft

[5:14] ordinance amendment to the village clerk tonight. And you guys are reading it

[5:17] now. Use our local home rule authority to protect residents on both sides of

[5:21] the county line and clarifies both the rights and the responsibility of

[5:25] caretakers and fosters. First, it clear- completely repeals

[5:29] section 14-14, which currently bans the feeding or

[5:33] sheltering of feral cats. This section, as written, forces compassionate

[5:37] residents into the shadows. In its place, our amendment establishes clear

[5:41] caretaker responsibilities, protecting the right to responsibly

[5:45] feed your tip, fix cats while requiring the humane removal and fostering of

[5:49] weaned kittens. Second,

[5:53] it [clears throat] accepts both caretakers and approved rescue foster

[5:56] homes for the three pet limit. It legally clarifies that residents

[5:59] partitioning in TNR or actively fostering kittens and friendly adult

[6:04] cats for registered 501c3 rescue under section 14-9 are now the legal are not

[6:09] the legal owners of these animals. This allows indoor volunteers to

[6:14] temporarily house, socialize, and care for adopted animals within their

[6:18] residence safely and legally. Third, it aligns

[6:22] protection across two counties. If the resident shows code enforcement a

[6:25] voluntary veterinarian sterilization certificate or an organizational foster

[6:30] agreement from any recognized 501c3 charity,

[6:34] whether it's Feral Fixers, Can Do, or Almost Home, to name a few, a local

[6:38] compliant regarding or complaint regarding this regarding the cats, the

[6:42] feeding, or foster housing is immediately dismissed.

[6:45] We do not need bureaucratic time-consuming registry for

[6:48] volunteer-based effort. And then fourth, implementing a mandatory 90-day grace

[6:51] period instead of handing out immediate fines, code enforcement will issue a

[6:56] resource referral. This gives a neighbor and volunteers 90 days to trap, neuter,

[7:00] vaccinate, foster, and manage the cats, which which permanently eliminates the

[7:05] nuisance behaviors like spraying and fighting.

[7:08] » Your time is up. >> Oh, sorry.

[7:11] » The uh Appreciate your comments. So, do you

[7:15] prepare for the record? >> Okay.

[7:17] » So, thank you for coming tonight. All right.

[7:23] Moving on, uh the president's report.

[7:30] Been a busy uh very busy week, and uh we uh

[7:35] had a JRB this past week. Uh it's a joint review board

[7:40] on our tips, and uh I'd like to say they they all went very smoothly.

[7:45] Our our work with the TIFs has been superb. We had no complaints.

[7:52] And [snorts] so, completely reviewed, and that's a arduous

[7:56] preparation by staff, and want to thank them for that coming prepared.

[8:00] Uh I was rushing in from uh DuPage mayor and managers golf outing.

[8:06] And so, we we timed that just exactly right. And

[8:12] gave me enough time to shower and change.

[8:15] So, with that, um uh DuComm

[8:19] had a meeting the other morning, Wednesday morning with DuComm.

[8:23] A few of you have probably been awoken at 3:00 in the morning.

[8:27] Uh I would say more than a few across

[8:30] DuPage County. Uh

[8:33] there was uh a misfire that is both software,

[8:37] hardware, and personnel related. And so, we had quite a conversation at the

[8:42] executive board Wednesday morning concerning that. And uh

[8:47] staff um is going through a complete process

[8:51] with with training and understanding how the system's supposed to work.

[8:55] Additionally, uh

[8:57] the one uh company that we use, there's others,

[9:00] we're going to look at alternatives uh to that company and see what's

[9:04] available. Uh we're the first users of a system

[9:09] that they have that was completely automated.

[9:11] So, we're taking a step back to have a personnel oversight that's fully trained

[9:17] uh as we move forward. But, that was an awful situation. I can't imagine

[9:23] waking up at 3:00 in the morning. Now, I can sleep through World War so, um

[9:28] it did I wasn't awakened, but I'm sure some of you were and trying to figure

[9:32] out why alarms going off,

[9:34] especially since there was no storm. So, um,

[9:37] if there's any additional work I uh information I can share, uh

[9:42] be happy to do that. Pretty much it's a work in progress.

[9:45] Um, they didn't want to uh

[9:49] we asked for a a timeline on that and so uh

[9:52] uh they were a little choking and puking on that, but we want to know some

[9:55] outputs and we need some answers so that doesn't happen again. So, a very

[9:59] unfortunate. Um,

[10:01] » [snorts] >> I met uh

[10:03] one of the NITA board members um actually I've met with two of them. Uh

[10:08] Louis Montgomery was appointed for

[10:11] uh Northwest Cook County. And uh he met with a number of the

[10:16] mayors uh in our in Mount Prospect day before yesterday. We had some good

[10:21] dialogue uh coming in. Uh

[10:26] I think uh this transition is not an evolution, but a breaking one and

[10:32] beginning of the other. We've noticed the last two months the uh

[10:37] our delays in the in our decision-making process.

[10:40] The last week uh Wednesday was my last board meeting with Metra and we've

[10:45] noticed there's additional 6 weeks making decisions cuz everything's now

[10:49] going through the governor's office. So, you can see

[10:53] the devolution that what they're trying to do is really created a large

[10:57] bureaucracy. And uh hopefully they'll figure that out over the next year, but

[11:04] uh this Louis Montgomery and uh David Kolin

[11:08] the mayor from uh Roselle has been appointed to the NITA board and both of

[11:13] them uh

[11:15] asked for my phone number given the 12 and 1/2 years I have serving on Metra

[11:20] board and some of the uh quality things that we've been able

[11:24] to get to going way back and uh I'm very proud of the time I served with Metra.

[11:30] I was able to introduce strategic planning to them.

[11:33] Able to introduce board members visiting facilities that never happened before.

[11:38] Uh and

[11:40] I was the uh secretary for that board and back in

[11:44] 2015 went through

[11:48] 20 years previous of uh closed session meetings that they never reviewed and we

[11:54] were able to get rid of both of them. Uh spent a lot of time doing that. So, that

[11:59] was uh quite a quite arduous uh

[12:03] opportunity. I've uh schools schools are starting.

[12:08] I hope you'll all drive with caution. Uh you'll notice the police department

[12:13] has been working uh and they they have some speed

[12:16] monitors in front of the schools that the hopefully people will see that and

[12:20] and uh lower their speed around the schools. I've been to Fox

[12:25] uh school uh Ontarioville. Was there. Uh they did the march to the

[12:30] school last Thursday night and uh this Friday I'll be there reading to the kids

[12:35] again. >> [snorts]

[12:36] » Hanover Highlands I'm taking on the uh special

[12:40] What do they call that? Uh Your daughter was

[12:43] » Ambassador. >> Huh?

[12:43] » The ambassador. >> The ambassador program. I'll be working

[12:46] with uh Hanover Highlands on ambassador program.

[12:49] Uh Ontarioville asked me to start after

[12:52] Labor Day, which is fine. I've been visiting the first graders there for

[12:57] eons. And uh I love it. I go in there and I say

[13:01] "We're all in our places." And they all respond, "With sun shining faces." So,

[13:06] it's a it's [snorts] something I enjoy getting

[13:08] out with the kids. And then Greenbrook school I met with uh

[13:13] the principal there who was uh been there 31 years as the principal of

[13:19] Greenbrook. He grew up with my son. So, he's been in

[13:22] Hanover Park for a a long time. Uh

[13:26] block parties I want to encourage everybody, uh,

[13:30] that may be listening to this, the block parties are outstanding. I love visiting

[13:35] the block parties. I love it when the police show up and the fire shows up and

[13:38] wet all the kids down. It's, uh, it's a great event. It's, uh, wonderful

[13:43] bringing together for our neighborhoods. Um,

[13:46] last, uh, Saturday I had to attend uh, Frank Severino's

[13:52] wedding. I can't imagine getting married at 82,

[13:55] but he got married and it was two big

[13:58] families coming together. It was a wonderful event. I had a little bit of

[14:02] time to visit the block party. Coat and tie, all, you know,

[14:07] I said, "You won't see me often with my teeth out, so here I am."

[14:11] So, but, uh, I had a picture of that. I put it on my Facebook, but the people

[14:16] just come running up. They say, "Hey, the mayor's in a suit, you know." I

[14:20] don't normally go to block parties in a suit. Um,

[14:23] the, uh, attended, uh, with Metro the last week,

[14:28] uh, uh, what do you call it, safety blitz.

[14:31] Hanover Park had a safety blitz and police and fire, thank you for your

[14:34] support. Uh, in the morning as people are loading up, uh, to get on the train

[14:39] to know that uh, keep the distance. As you know, a few years ago we worked hard

[14:44] to, uh, and it took a few years to bring the, uh, lights and sirens to our our

[14:49] crossings. Um, not many municipalities have gone to that extent, but it's in-

[14:54] increased the safety of our crossings. Um,

[14:58] people are aware and we point that out. So, we handed out pens and pencils and

[15:03] paraphernalia of, uh, around being safe around the railroads. Uh, I attended the

[15:10] back to school prep at the POC and what a wonderful event. John

[15:16] Kunkel was handing out backpacks. Lisa was consoling with everybody in the

[15:21] building. It was an extension of what we do and

[15:26] what we care for in Hanover Park. You know, this is a caring community. How we

[15:29] reach out to our not-for-profits and the needs of our families that that can come

[15:34] and get a get a a warm feeling about Hanover Park and who we are. Uh the

[15:40] extension and support from Ascension Hospital.

[15:44] Uh of course, Lisa and I have a story to tell that goes back how many years,

[15:49] Lisa? >> Halloween 2019.

[15:53] » 2018? >> 2018.

[15:54] » I discovered Lisa. >> [laughter]

[15:57] » And it's it's never ended. But uh what a wonderful support we have for our

[16:02] families in Hanover Park. And really it goes out beyond Hanover Park. And uh

[16:07] I'm very proud of Voices' work and how we find ways to support that. And it was

[16:12] nice to see uh residents show up and just pitch in. Uh

[16:16] all all you know, the libraries were there. I I you know, I mean, there were

[16:20] a multitude of the people there. Lisa, thank you for your leadership on that.

[16:24] And uh I I normally try to write these things

[16:28] out so our our clerk can just transfer it.

[16:30] » I got it. >> You got it?

[16:32] » it, yeah. >> Okay. So, I try to talk a little slower,

[16:35] but God only knows. So, with that, uh

[16:40] there is nothing left of the consent agenda, so what's to approve?

[16:43] » [laughter] >> So, we just

[16:45] All right. Uh first motion.

[16:48] 781. Motion to approve the proposal from

[16:52] Builders Paving LLC to perform pavement resurfacing

[16:57] as part of the 2026 resurfacing project contract contact two in the amount not

[17:04] to exceed $158,000 and authorize the village manager

[17:09] to execute the necessary documents. Do we have a motion?

[17:13] » So moved. >> Second.

[17:15] » We have a motion and a second. Any discussion?

[17:19] Any discussion? Hearing none, Christy, call the roll.

[17:24] » Trustee Porter? >> Yes.

[17:25] » Trustee Kunkel? >> Yes.

[17:27] » Trustee Biancalana? >> Yes.

[17:28] » Trustee Broccolo? >> Yes.

[17:29] » Trustee Alba? >> Yes.

[17:31] » And Trustee Gutierrez? >> Yes.

[17:32] » Thank you. >> Okay, Village Manager, you got to spend

[17:35] some money. >> [laughter]

[17:38] » 782, motion to approve warrant 820-2026 in the amount of

[17:42] » [clears throat] >> $412,935

[17:45] and 12 cents. >> So moved.

[17:48] » Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Any

[17:50] discussion? Hearing none, Christy, call the roll.

[17:54] » Trustee uh Kunkel? >> Yes.

[17:56] » Trustee Biancalana? >> Yes.

[17:57] » Trustee Broccolo? >> Yes.

[17:59] » Trustee Alba? >> Yes.

[18:00] » Trustee Gutierrez? >> Yes.

[18:01] » Trustee Porter? >> Yes.

[18:03] » Thank you. >> Motion to approve warrant paid in

[18:05] advance 731-2026 through 813-2026

[18:11] in the amount of $849,462 and 88 cents.

[18:16] » So moved. >> Second.

[18:17] » We have a motion and a second. Any discussion?

[18:21] Hearing none, Christy, call the roll.

[18:24] » Trustee Biancalana? >> Yes.

[18:25] » Trustee Broccolo? >> Yes.

[18:27] » Trustee Alba? >> Yes.

[18:28] » Trustee Gutierrez? >> Yes.

[18:29] » Trustee Porter? >> Yes.

[18:30] » And Trustee Kunkel? >> Yes.

[18:32] » Thank you. And before I move to Manager's report, I'd like to wish John

[18:37] Kunkel a happy birthday. >> Yay.

[18:40] » So now they could all pick on you, John. >> Tomorrow.

[18:45] » It's tomorrow. >> Tomorrow, but still.

[18:46] » But we're early today. >> early birthday.

[18:48] » We should have gotten >> Anything to make John smile. What do you

[18:50] think? >> I wish I had a joke for him.

[18:53] » [laughter] >> I'm sure he's got one for us. And we

[18:55] » I have candy. I have candy. >> I didn't see any cake in there. So,

[18:58] John, you know, what do we got? >> We're all saying cake. I don't know if

[19:01] you know that. >> All right.

[19:04] Village Manager's report, Courtney. >> Uh no report tonight.

[19:07] » Thank you. Village Clerk's report, Christy.

[19:10] » I just wanted to thank everybody for a rootin' tootin' good time at the summer

[19:14] soiree. Um it was so much fun celebrating

[19:18] Hanover Park America 250. Thank you so much public works for all your hard

[19:22] work. I know you guys were out there early. Thankfully, we didn't have too

[19:25] much rain that day. So, I'm glad that kind of blew over. Police department,

[19:27] fire department, a special thanks to Sue. I'm sure she'll hear this later,

[19:31] but I know she does a lot of behind the scenes work, special events, and

[19:35] village manager Courtney, thank you. It was awesome, and we really appreciate

[19:39] it. Just want to remind everybody that there is a movie in the park. It's one

[19:42] of our makeups from Cop's Day. It's September 28th, so next Friday 8:00 p.m.

[19:48] -ish um at the park district at 1919 Walnut. So, come out and join us for

[19:53] » September 28th for Bad Guy. Oh, no, sorry. August.

[19:57] » I'm a month behind. >> August 28th.

[20:01] This one is Bad Guys 2. >> Ooh.

[20:03] » This one's from Cop's Day. We will redo the other one

[20:07] at a later date. Coming soon. >> All right, enough already.

[20:11] » Yes. August.

[20:13] » Thank you, Kristy. >> Yes.

[20:14] » And thank you for uh filling in for me

[20:17] » It's fine. >> at the soiree. It's um

[20:21] celebrating the wedding.

[20:23] » I was line dancing. >> of our neighboring mayor. Okay. Uh

[20:28] Corporation Council report. >> No report. Thank you.

[20:31] » Thank you, Bernie. Uh village trustee reports, trustee

[20:35] Albet. >> Uh thank you, Mayor. Um finally get the

[20:38] chance to go first, but unfortunately, I have no report. Thank you.

[20:41] » Outstanding. Thank you, trustee. Uh trustee Gutierrez.

[20:46] » Yes, thank you, Mayor. Um as you said, the back-to-school event uh went really

[20:51] well. It's not as great as the Cop's Day picnic, but it's pretty good. It's

[20:56] pretty good. Um we had about 400 people come through. Um trustee Conkol, thank

[21:01] you so much. He was giving out backpacks like crazy. Um the haircuts were a big

[21:06] hit. Um, so we stayed late

[21:09] so that these uh >> We had like six or seven people cutting.

[21:12] » We did. We had like six or seven people from the area. We went with with folks

[21:16] in the area to come in and they donated their time to give haircuts to kids. It

[21:21] was amazing. Uh, we had special uh needs children getting their hair cut for the

[21:25] first time. It was really really magical. Um, despite all that, we still

[21:29] have a lot of book bags and a lot of uh school supplies. If

[21:34] anybody's hearing this and you need a book bag or school supplies, please

[21:37] don't buy any yet. Uh, contact the POC in town right on Lake and um

[21:43] Ontarioville Road. Um And then in other news, um

[21:48] public charge is changing September 18th, 2026. What this means if you're a

[21:52] legal permanent resident in the United States

[21:54] 30, 40, 50 years and uh you are on SNAP benefits, etc.

[22:01] Um, and you've decided now you have enough money to become a citizen and you

[22:05] know, you have a pathway to become a citizen after being in the country

[22:08] legally as a permanent resident um

[22:12] immigration will now look at you as a public charge because you're using SNAP

[22:16] benefits for your US-born children, etc. Um, this is starting September 18th. As

[22:21] a result, we do expect that a lot of people that are on Medicaid will fall

[22:25] off to prevent uh the public charge rule from affecting them. Um, so this is a

[22:31] little bit dangerous. We've seen what happens when this takes place uh as it's

[22:35] happened in New York in the past. We've had

[22:37] small measles outbreaks here and there because of this. So, we're really hoping

[22:41] that it it does continue to be challenged in the courts and that people

[22:45] don't give up on their Medicaid, that they still take their kids to get those

[22:49] um school vaccines and to get their yearly physicals. Um, the historic uh

[22:55] committee is meeting next week and Mayor, I sent you an email about this

[22:59] today, too, but Lisa Mueller was our historian assigned by the library in

[23:06] town known as >> Poplar Creek.

[23:09] » Poplar Creek. Sorry, it's been a long day. Poplar Creek.

[23:13] She's amazing and because she's amazing she got promoted. But that means we lost

[23:17] our our liaison.

[23:20] » No. >> Yes, so I need you to pull strings

[23:22] again. So remember last time I was like we really wanted her to be the

[23:25] historian. Poplar Creek holds the the stacks of our digital data

[23:30] and our digital historical data, excellent pictures. She also used to

[23:34] write the highlighter blurb on history. So we're

[23:39] going to ask and by we I mean you are going to ask

[23:43] » it. I get it. >> Poplar Creek if they are willing to

[23:45] appoint someone to continue with that seat.

[23:48] Cuz that means we've lost a seat in the historic committee. And she was really

[23:52] awesome. So >> Okay, awesome.

[23:54] » Yeah, we did gain two more in that in that historic committee.

[23:58] » I know who to call. >> Okay, perfect. CIDC is having

[24:01] celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month on October 9th here right here.

[24:06] Food, dance, and a discussion on on the 9th. So we're excited about that. And to

[24:11] the gentleman that came to speak about the feral cat, thank you so much for

[24:15] worrying about this. This is important. I see both sides of this as someone who

[24:19] is a foster mom. I've worked with Almost Home Foundation. I don't live too far

[24:23] from there. And so that's where we got our dogs and I foster dogs. So I

[24:27] understand that but I also understand the need for us to be careful in this

[24:32] because we've also had homes in the area that have abused this and continue to

[24:37] abuse even fostering dogs. So but thank you for bringing this up and

[24:41] for caring so much for these little guys. I appreciate it. That's the end of

[24:45] my report. >> Thank you very much.

[24:48] Let's see. Trustee Port. >> [clears throat]

[24:52] » Thank you, Mayor. I want to start off with the

[24:56] the DuPage and the sirens that that went off uh

[25:00] last week uh and how unnerving that was. But and I understand accidents and and

[25:06] and those kind of things can happen. But my concern is for

[25:12] the thousands of residents who are not privy or not users of our Facebook page

[25:18] or uh our other

[25:22] in-house methods of communicating what happened.

[25:25] There's still a lot of people out there that don't know what the heck happened.

[25:28] And I was just wondering did was it ever under consideration for them to do a

[25:33] press release, something on the news media,

[25:37] uh something on the radio? Did they do a radio TV release?

[25:42] » I didn't bring it with me, but they shared that with us.

[25:45] » With and and they they did this >> Yeah, and I think the Daily Herald made

[25:49] some announcement. >> They on the Herald? Did they do anything

[25:52] with the the radio or TV announcements? >> WGN.

[25:56] » WGN. Okay. All right, I just wanted to make sure because like I said, I've had

[26:01] a lot of people that, you know, like, "Can you tell me what was what was going

[26:04] on?" And so I'm glad that they made that effort then. So uh

[26:08] » Yeah, it wasn't a pretty meeting we had. >> Yeah, I can imagine.

[26:14] Uh secondly, uh Chief, I want to know, are you aware of what was going on? I

[26:18] know you the police departments are all kind of

[26:21] intermingled with the the SWAT threat at Addison Trail High

[26:26] School today where they had to shut down the high school and some of the

[26:30] surrounding elementary schools in Addison. My grandson attends school

[26:34] there in Addison and they were all under uh

[26:37] uh uh uh a security shutdown uh at the

[26:40] school. So did anything come through to to you guys?

[26:43] » Only basic information. I don't have specific details that but there was some

[26:47] mutual aid, you know, related to that. But I don't have I didn't hear what the

[26:51] outcome was. >> Okay. All righty. Uh it's terrible that

[26:55] I know this is the second one they've had in 2 years

[26:58] at Addison Trail High School. So, I don't know if there's some pranksters at

[27:01] the school, but you got to take all of those things serious, you know, when

[27:05] they occur and uh the high the grammar school that my

[27:09] grandson goes to, Stone Elementary, is right across the street from Addison

[27:13] Trail High School. So, uh they shut down the elementary school and you got, you

[27:18] know, second and third graders that are now, you know, in that protocol, which

[27:22] is traumatizing to the children. So,

[27:25] » No no big no kid. >> Yeah.

[27:28] Um I want to thank uh Mr. Kyle again for

[27:31] for coming. I thank you for your call. Thank you for coming and sharing this

[27:35] information uh with us and uh we will take it upon

[27:40] ourselves to review this and uh to see uh the merits of of the points that

[27:46] you've raised and if there any things that we can do to uh create a an

[27:51] environment that satisfies all parties concerned, but uh thank you for taking

[27:56] the time to uh put together this report and the

[27:59] proposed ordinance. Uh I commend you for that and

[28:03] uh I know that took some time and effort on your part, but I know that you're

[28:06] passionate about this issue. So, I I just want to thank you for coming in

[28:10] today and sharing that. Uh it doesn't go unnoticed. So, thank you.

[28:15] And uh finally, our Sister Cities Committee will have a meeting next

[28:19] Thursday. Um as we invite all of the interested

[28:23] parties and members of the public to come and join us.

[28:26] Uh we'll begin doing some of our planning for uh Black History Month and

[28:31] next year's Juneteenth event and some other events that uh things that we're

[28:35] involved in uh with some of our neighboring sister city communities. I

[28:39] know that uh Hoffman Estates has their French um

[28:45] their French buffet or I forget the exact name of it, but they do a thing

[28:49] where they honor their sister city relationship with with France with the

[28:54] city in France and uh they serve all type of French pastries and French food

[28:59] and it's really uh really a nice event uh to attend. I'll have more information

[29:04] uh exactly when we get it from them to share here if anyone's interested in

[29:08] attending. And uh that concludes my report.

[29:12] » Thank uh thank you, Trustee. And uh Trustee Conkle?

[29:16] » Yes, Trustee Weir. Well, let's see. The shower report

[29:21] on board we met uh last Wednesday. We mostly discussed the airport

[29:25] maintenance, the upgrade to the uh the kind of the small

[29:30] board outside of the hangar. Uh we also uh talked about the fuel and

[29:34] other things that they have. Uh the biggest thing that probably

[29:38] concerns a lot of residents is they have the thing called Options Talks on

[29:43] September 12th. Uh that's where there's a lot of planes

[29:47] on display and you come out there and have some

[29:50] drinks while you're uh you're

[29:55] Mayor, we already talked about school maintenance. We always talk about that.

[29:59] The last thing I have is why are we painting the fire hydrants

[30:03] white? Is that to confuse the dogs?

[30:07] And the snow so they don't see the yellow snow?

[30:14] » Yes, sir, indeed. We are trying to confuse the fire department. No, that is

[30:19] a primer that is being applied. They will now be painted bright red.

[30:24] Yes, I we may have put something out on social media. I apologize. I haven't

[30:28] seen it. Uh but it they it is a primer. They will be painted red here in the

[30:31] next week.

[30:36] » Okay, thank you, Trustee. And uh

[30:39] Trustee Benko? >> Thank you, Mayor.

[30:45] Uh Mr. Kyle, uh I I echo my fellow board members in in thanking you for coming

[30:50] here tonight and >> Is your mic on?

[30:52] » Uh oh. >> It's just low.

[30:54] » I'll speak up. Uh Mr. Kyle, I uh echo my fellow board

[30:59] members and just wanted to thank you for coming in tonight and um expressing some

[31:03] of your concerns and providing us with um the draft ordinance that you

[31:08] prepared. Um I'm not sure everyone on our board uh knows the history um of

[31:14] this ordinance, and so I was actually going to um

[31:18] hopefully turn to one of our staff members so they they can just provide

[31:21] some of the history on on the ordinance and and why we have it and um I think

[31:27] it's just in important to know. So, um I am actually going to pass the baton to

[31:34] um our chief, and he might be able to provide some of that background

[31:38] information about why we have it the way we do.

[31:42] Yeah. Our Our Chief Johnson.

[31:50] » Yes, thank you. Um some history on the ordinance. I I remember when it was

[31:54] first adopted in 2008. Um what we had at the time was we had

[31:58] some It started with complaints from

[32:02] residents saying, "My neighbors are feeding

[32:05] these feral cats, and it's causing disarray in the neighborhood. It's

[32:08] causing um out of control populations, waste, uh issues with other animals."

[32:13] And so, the complaints were actually about uh uh the you know, the feeding of

[32:17] the cats. The issue that we found when we looked into it was

[32:20] um some of it was careless, but some of it was also well-intentioned residents,

[32:25] uh animal lovers, that wanted to do something good and felt like they were

[32:29] doing something good for um stray cats. And And unfortunately,

[32:33] without the Many of them just didn't have the proper

[32:38] um equipment, training, knowledge, um ability to run a uh a you know, a

[32:44] well-run, properly maintained cat colony. And so, the solution was that

[32:49] they there needed to be some regulation so that it was done the right way and we

[32:52] didn't have the um you know, the issues on both sides. And so, the way the

[32:57] ordinance was written um provides for you know, the the colonies aren't

[33:00] illegal, but they need to be sponsored by uh an animal uh a a licensed animal

[33:05] agency that can ensure that the the the populations are controlled properly,

[33:10] that spaying and neutering and vaccinations are going on, disease

[33:13] control, uh waste management, things like that. Um

[33:17] because without that oversight, we we really and truly did have a mess in

[33:20] town. And so, that's the history of it and that's why uh you know, those

[33:24] regulations were put in place because there just needed to be some uniformity

[33:28] to how it was done because otherwise, um you know, it was frankly disastrous in

[33:32] some areas. >> Thank you, Chief. Um so, I just wanted

[33:36] to make sure that you were aware of some of that background information, that's

[33:41] some of that historical knowledge, and as well as any residents that might be

[33:44] listening um online cuz we do stream our meetings. But again, thank you so much,

[33:49] and um it will be taken under consideration. Thank you.

[33:54] Um the next thing I'd like to touch on is uh that online are

[34:00] I excuse me, I think we sent out via our email channels as well as on our

[34:05] Facebook um that those that were impacted by the July 4th storms, and I

[34:12] believe tornadoes in the area, um

[34:15] now have um uh

[34:20] are are now able to take advantage of some assistance from the federal

[34:25] government in the form of um low-interest loans. And so, uh this is

[34:32] the the way and

[34:35] you know, just for those that are listening, I have the fact sheet here in

[34:38] front of me and the way that our Governor Pritzker issued the

[34:41] declaration, he said that it was the storms occurring between July 2nd and

[34:46] 4th. Um, it impacts, uh, you know, the counties that that we fall under, Cook

[34:52] County and DuPage County. Um, if your home or business did experience any sort

[34:58] of damage, you have until October 5th of this year to apply for that assistance.

[35:05] Um, and if there was any sort of economic injury, you have until next

[35:09] year, uh, May 5th of 2027 to apply for that. So, I did just want to make our

[35:15] residents aware. I know, um, there are some in town that, um, you know,

[35:20] experienced some really severe flooding, um, and did just want to make sure that

[35:24] they were aware that that resource is now available.

[35:29] Did also want to flag that the that for our residents that live in Cook County,

[35:35] the Cook County Board of Review just yesterday,

[35:40] uh, issued a press release and issued

[35:43] information really urging Cook County residents to file appeals,

[35:50] um, for their 2027, um, property tax bill that might, uh,

[35:57] Sorry, let me back up. To file an appeal for any property that was damaged in the

[36:03] recent storms. Um, that that may impact their their 2027

[36:08] property tax bill. So, they really are urging residents, you know, if you had

[36:12] flooding, if, you know, some of these really high winds impacted your home,

[36:18] um, to please file uh, an appeal to that because it it will ultimately impact how

[36:24] much you pay in 2027. But, did just want to make our residents

[36:29] aware of that. Uh the next thing I'd like to mention is

[36:32] is a couple of weeks ago, unfortunately, I I failed to

[36:39] express my sincere thanks and gratitude to our police department, fire

[36:44] department, and our public works department for all the work that they

[36:48] have done really all summer because of these

[36:52] storms. It is um I have never seen anything like this and

[36:58] it's I I know it's um it it it must be really challenging

[37:03] every single time it rains to have to um you know, put on your boots and and

[37:08] um really do our best to to take care of of

[37:11] the village and and its residents. But I I really I'm I'm just so grateful

[37:16] um and I I also just wanted to illustrate that

[37:20] you know, I wanted to publicly say thank you, but also just illustrate to our

[37:24] residents that our public works and fire department and police department are

[37:28] working so hard during these storms and just wanted to share just some data that

[37:33] we received. So I don't have the data as it relates to the

[37:39] storms that we had in in August, but when we had a storm on July 27th, I just

[37:45] want to provide some numbers. So within 24 hours, our fire department responded

[37:51] to to 36 requests for support that were storm related. Our police department

[37:57] rece- um received 134 calls in a 24-hour span

[38:03] um and almost 40 of which were were storm related. You know, our public

[38:07] works, I don't have the the number for our public works, but I'm I'm sure our

[38:10] public works was out there um you know, doing all that they could to to respond

[38:15] to the requests for assistance. So um I share that because I'm I really am

[38:21] so grateful for all the work that's being done.

[38:24] Um I also share that cuz I know that a lot of residents reach out for for

[38:28] requests for assistance, but they might not get it immediately, and it is

[38:32] because we we're we're getting um so many requests for assistance. So, um I

[38:36] did just want to share that information with our residents, and again, thank

[38:40] thank you so much to um both our chiefs and uh Director

[38:44] Moore. Um and then last but not least, uh just

[38:48] saw today that uh our new flags for uh new businesses are

[38:55] now um stationed Let me back up. Our new are now open

[39:03] new flags for new businesses

[39:09] are in front of new businesses. And so, I'm I

[39:14] uh remember pushing for this, and uh thank

[39:18] you again to the board for, you know, uh uh approving this idea, but really thank

[39:23] you to um Director uh Govin for making this uh idea a reality. The flags are

[39:32] beautiful, and um I'm really really excited to see them around town. Um

[39:37] again, for our residents, these are new flags that will be stationed in front of

[39:41] new businesses, um highlighting um that uh

[39:46] there is an operating business in this space, and so I would encourage you to

[39:50] patronize them, and um uh and yeah, and and shop local. So, I'm

[39:55] really really excited for this initiative. So, thank you, Director

[39:58] Govin. Um and that concludes my report. >> Very good. Thank you.

[40:03] Uh Trustee Broccolino.

[40:08] » Um I think I had my share just last

[40:11] Saturday. I was able to attend the Commerce RA, and although I'm not a big

[40:14] fan of country music, I had a really good time.

[40:18] I had to learn some line dancing steps but I enjoyed myself.

[40:22] Um Also

[40:25] » Is your mic on? >> Yes, it is.

[40:31] Um I am excited that next month I'll be participating in the Citizens Police

[40:35] Academy. Um so I'm really looking forward to

[40:38] learning more about the police department and work with our officers.

[40:41] Uh work and the work our officers do today.

[40:47] » Very good. Thank you.

[40:50] And motion to go to executive session setting the price for sale property for

[40:56] section 5 ILCS 120/2 C5. >> It's actually 2 C6.

[41:03] » I stand corrected. 2 C6.

[41:07] All in favor? >> I.

[41:10] » And we will be returning upon um closure of executive session.

[41:56] Nice support tonight on the issue. Nice support tonight on the issue.

[42:14] » Mhm.

Village Board Meeting August 20th, 2026

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