[0:00] Madam

[0:01] Christie, if you would, call the roll.

[0:03] » Trustee Albaugh?

[0:04] » Here.

[0:05] » Trustee Gutierrez?

[0:06] » Here.

[0:06] » Trustee Porter?

[0:07] » Here.

[0:07] » Trustee Kunkel?

[0:09] » Here.

[0:09] » Trustee Bancoli?

[0:10] » Here.

[0:10] » And Trustee Bracolino?

[0:11] » Here.

[0:12] » Thank you.

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

[0:15] Allegiance.

[0:35] Very good.

[0:38] We have a motion to accept the agenda.

[0:40] » So moved.

[0:41] » Second.

[0:41] » We have a motion and a second.

[0:44] Did somebody say something?

[0:45] » Yes, Mayor. I'd like to remove 7A1 from

[0:48] consent consent agenda cuz it's just

[0:50] one.

[0:51] » Remove 7A1?

[0:52] » Yeah, from consent agenda and just leave

[0:54] it as an item.

[0:55] » Yes.

[0:56] » Okay. Okay.

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

[0:59] » No, no.

[1:00] » No.

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

[1:05] Um

[1:06] I guess I don't need approval approval

[1:08] for the consent agenda.

[1:09] » Right. Can I take roll?

[1:11] » Oh, please do.

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

[1:14] » Yes.

[1:14] » Trustee Porter?

[1:15] » Yes.

[1:15] » Trustee Kunkel?

[1:16] » Yes.

[1:17] » Trustee Bancoli?

[1:18] » Yes.

[1:18] » Trustee Bracolino?

[1:19] » Yes.

[1:19] » And Trustee Albaugh?

[1:21] » Yes.

[1:21] » Thank you.

[1:22] » Thank you.

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

[1:27] we have any.

[1:27] » I don't think we do.

[1:28] » Town hall session.

[1:31] Mr. Kyle.

[1:33] Nathan Kyle, if you would join us.

[1:41] » Welcome.

[1:41] » Hey, how's it going?

[1:42] » Good. You'll have 5 minutes.

[1:44] » Okay. Starting now.

[1:46] » We already started.

[1:48] » When you start talking.

[1:49] » All right. Good evening, Village

[1:50] President, Trustees, and neighbors. My

[1:51] name is Nate Kyle, a Hanover Park

[1:53] resident living on the Cook County side

[1:54] of town.

[1:56] » Move the mic a little closer.

[1:58] » Uh I'm standing before you tonight not

[1:59] as a homeowner, but as a volunteer on

[2:01] the front lines of managing our

[2:02] community stray and feral cat

[2:04] population.

[2:06] As if you're not aware, uh Hanover Park

[2:07] has a long-standing issue with the

[2:08] multiple colonies of free-roaming cats

[2:10] uh working alongside a dedicated network

[2:12] of neighbors and multiple nonprofit

[2:14] organizations, I see the problem

[2:16] firsthand. Uh

[2:18] More importantly, I see clearly that how

[2:19] chapter 14 of our municipal code

[2:21] actively blocks us from solving it.

[2:23] Right now, our code treats all

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

[2:27] or nuisances.

[2:29] When compassionate residents uh step up

[2:31] using their own time and money to mainly

[2:32] trap, fix, and feed these cats

[2:35] once they are returned from being fixed,

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

[2:39] citation.

[2:40] Because of section 14-9 strict three-pet

[2:43] limit, a resident trying to stabilize a

[2:45] neighborhood colony runs into the risk

[2:46] of being cited by code enforcement for

[2:48] simply trying to

[2:50] manage the population responsibly.

[2:53] Uh

[2:54] let's see, for temporary bringing a sick

[2:55] cat indoors or for fostering a litter of

[2:58] kittens and friendly dog cats on behalf

[3:00] of

[3:02] like a local 501c3 adoption networks,

[3:04] kind of like uh Almost Home.

[3:06] I want to be clear about the financial

[3:08] reality that creates for Hanover Park.

[3:11] When code enforcement issues immediate

[3:12] citations to volunteers, it does not

[3:14] make the cats disappear. The cats do not

[3:16] pack up and move to another friendly

[3:17] village because of paperwork.

[3:19] It simply prevents volunteers from doing

[3:21] the right thing. You penalize the public

[3:23] for intervening, the public will stop.

[3:24] In fact, it already is happening.

[3:26] Organizations like Feral Fixers and

[3:27] Almost Home have already refused to

[3:29] sponsor volunteers in Hanover Park

[3:32] because our current code requires

[3:33] excessive monthly reporting on how many

[3:35] cats are trapped, spayed, neutered,

[3:36] microchipped, uh released, born, and

[3:38] deceased within Hanover Park.

[3:41] All this information is already reported

[3:42] to both Cook and DuPage Counties. Uh the

[3:44] cats receive where the cats receive

[3:46] medical care, and these volunteer-run

[3:48] organizations

[3:49] do do have the time or manpower

[3:52] to complete duplicate uh main

[3:55] mandated reporting. When volunteers and

[3:57] rescue partners are pushed out, the

[3:58] consequences are predictable. The

[4:00] outdoor cat population will skyrocket,

[4:03] mating noises, fighting, and property

[4:05] damage will increase. We will see more

[4:06] disease and injured cats. Every unspayed

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

[4:11] year,

[4:12] totaling as many as 12 kittens. Over 3

[4:14] years, the one cat, if left unspayed,

[4:16] can produce up to

[4:18] over 300 cats.

[4:20] I also give you guys a handout with like

[4:21] a a chart that shows what could happen.

[4:26] Um let's see.

[4:29] So, volunteer organizations have been

[4:30] actively working to reduce the

[4:31] population over the past

[4:33] Uh I put 10 years, but after talking to

[4:34] Mayor Craig, it's 20 years. And Hanover

[4:37] Park still has a significant stray and

[4:38] feral cat problem.

[4:40] Eventually, the problem becomes severe.

[4:42] Village of Hanover Park will be forced

[4:44] to step in.

[4:45] Village will have to

[4:47] expand code enforcement hours, pay for

[4:48] municipal animal control roundups, and

[4:50] absorb substantial operational,

[4:52] sheltering, and disposal costs.

[4:54] This is an expensive ongoing burden that

[4:56] will fall directly on Hanover Park

[4:58] taxpayers.

[5:02] We may completely avoid those municipal

[5:04] costs by updating our code to let the

[5:06] public and volunteer organizations

[5:07] perform this task without any worry of

[5:10] fines or citations.

[5:12] I for- more formally submitted a draft

[5:14] ordinance amendment to the village clerk

[5:16] tonight. And you guys are reading it

[5:17] now. Use our local home rule authority

[5:20] to protect residents on both sides of

[5:21] the county line and clarifies both the

[5:24] rights and the responsibility of

[5:25] caretakers and fosters.

[5:27] First, it clear- completely repeals

[5:29] section 14-14,

[5:32] which currently bans the feeding or

[5:33] sheltering of feral cats. This section,

[5:36] as written, forces compassionate

[5:37] residents into the shadows. In its

[5:39] place, our amendment establishes clear

[5:41] caretaker responsibilities, protecting

[5:43] the right to responsibly

[5:45] feed your tip, fix cats while requiring

[5:47] the humane removal and fostering of

[5:49] weaned kittens. Second,

[5:53] it [clears throat] accepts both

[5:54] caretakers and approved rescue foster

[5:56] homes for the three pet limit. It

[5:57] legally clarifies that residents

[5:59] partitioning in TNR or actively

[6:02] fostering kittens and friendly adult

[6:04] cats for registered 501c3 rescue under

[6:06] section 14-9 are now the legal are not

[6:09] the legal owners of these animals.

[6:11] This allows indoor volunteers to

[6:14] temporarily house, socialize, and care

[6:16] for adopted animals within their

[6:18] residence

[6:19] safely and legally. Third, it aligns

[6:22] protection across two counties. If the

[6:23] resident shows code enforcement a

[6:25] voluntary veterinarian sterilization

[6:28] certificate or an organizational foster

[6:30] agreement from any recognized 501c3

[6:32] charity,

[6:34] whether it's Feral Fixers, Can Do, or

[6:36] Almost Home, to name a few, a local

[6:38] compliant regarding or complaint

[6:39] regarding this regarding the cats, the

[6:42] feeding, or foster housing is

[6:44] immediately dismissed.

[6:45] We do not need bureaucratic

[6:46] time-consuming registry for

[6:48] volunteer-based effort. And then fourth,

[6:50] implementing a mandatory 90-day grace

[6:51] period instead of handing out immediate

[6:54] fines, code enforcement will issue a

[6:56] resource referral. This gives a neighbor

[6:58] and volunteers 90 days to trap, neuter,

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

[7:03] which which permanently eliminates the

[7:05] nuisance behaviors like spraying and

[7:07] fighting.

[7:08] » Your time is up.

[7:09] » Oh, sorry.

[7:11] » The uh

[7:13] Appreciate your comments. So, do you

[7:15] prepare for the record?

[7:17] » Okay.

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

[7:20] All right.

[7:23] Moving on, uh

[7:25] the president's report.

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

[7:34] we uh

[7:35] had a JRB this

[7:37] past week. Uh it's a joint review board

[7:40] on our tips, and uh I'd like to say they

[7:43] they all went very smoothly.

[7:45] Our our work with the TIFs has been

[7:49] superb. We had no complaints.

[7:52] And [snorts] so, completely reviewed,

[7:53] and that's a arduous

[7:56] preparation by staff, and want to thank

[7:58] them for that coming prepared.

[8:00] Uh I was rushing in from uh

[8:03] DuPage mayor and managers golf outing.

[8:06] And so,

[8:08] we we timed that just exactly right. And

[8:12] gave me enough time

[8:13] to shower and change.

[8:15] So, with that, um

[8:18] uh DuComm

[8:19] had a meeting the other morning,

[8:21] Wednesday morning with DuComm.

[8:23] A few of you have probably been awoken

[8:25] at 3:00 in the morning.

[8:27] Uh

[8:28] I would say more than a few across

[8:30] DuPage County.

[8:32] Uh

[8:33] there was uh

[8:34] a misfire that is both software,

[8:37] hardware, and personnel related. And so,

[8:40] we had quite a conversation at the

[8:42] executive board Wednesday morning

[8:44] concerning that. And uh

[8:47] staff um

[8:49] is going through a complete process

[8:51] with with training and understanding how

[8:53] the system's supposed to work.

[8:55] Additionally,

[8:56] uh

[8:57] the one uh

[8:59] company that we use, there's others,

[9:00] we're going to look at alternatives

[9:03] uh to that company and see what's

[9:04] available.

[9:05] Uh we're the first users of a system

[9:09] that they have that was completely

[9:10] automated.

[9:11] So, we're taking a step back to have a

[9:13] personnel oversight that's fully trained

[9:17] uh as we move forward. But, that

[9:20] was an awful situation. I can't imagine

[9:23] waking up at 3:00 in the morning. Now, I

[9:25] can sleep through World War so, um

[9:28] it did I wasn't awakened, but I'm sure

[9:30] some of you were and trying to figure

[9:32] out why

[9:33] alarms going off,

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

[9:37] um,

[9:37] if there's any additional work I uh

[9:40] information I can share, uh

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

[9:44] work in progress.

[9:45] Um,

[9:47] they didn't want to uh

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

[9:51] uh

[9:52] uh they were a little choking and puking

[9:53] on that, but we want to know some

[9:55] outputs and we need some answers so that

[9:57] doesn't happen again. So, a very

[9:59] unfortunate.

[10:01] Um,

[10:01] » [snorts]

[10:02] » I met uh

[10:03] one of the NITA board members um

[10:06] actually I've met with two of them. Uh

[10:08] Louis

[10:09] Montgomery was appointed for

[10:11] uh Northwest Cook County.

[10:15] And uh he met with a number of the

[10:16] mayors uh in our in Mount Prospect day

[10:20] before yesterday. We had some good

[10:21] dialogue uh coming in.

[10:24] Uh

[10:26] I think uh this transition is

[10:28] not an evolution, but a breaking one and

[10:32] beginning of the other. We've noticed

[10:33] the last two months the uh

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

[10:39] process.

[10:40] The last week uh Wednesday was my last

[10:43] board meeting with Metra and we've

[10:45] noticed there's additional 6 weeks

[10:47] making decisions cuz everything's now

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

[10:52] you can see

[10:53] the devolution that what they're trying

[10:55] to do is really created a large

[10:57] bureaucracy. And uh hopefully they'll

[11:01] figure that out over the next year, but

[11:04] uh

[11:05] this Louis Montgomery and uh David Kolin

[11:08] the mayor from uh Roselle has been

[11:11] appointed to the NITA board and both of

[11:13] them

[11:14] uh

[11:15] asked for my phone number given the 12

[11:18] and 1/2 years I have serving on Metra

[11:20] board and some of the

[11:22] uh quality things that we've been able

[11:24] to get to going way back and uh I'm very

[11:27] proud of the time I served with Metra.

[11:30] I was able to introduce strategic

[11:32] planning to them.

[11:33] Able to introduce board members visiting

[11:35] facilities that never happened before.

[11:38] Uh

[11:38] and

[11:40] I was the uh

[11:41] secretary for that board and back in

[11:44] 2015

[11:46] went through

[11:48] 20 years previous of uh closed session

[11:51] meetings that they never reviewed and we

[11:54] were able to get rid of both of them. Uh

[11:57] spent a lot of time doing that. So, that

[11:59] was uh

[12:01] quite a quite arduous uh

[12:03] opportunity. I've uh

[12:05] schools schools are starting.

[12:08] I hope you'll all drive with caution.

[12:11] Uh you'll notice the police department

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

[12:15] some speed

[12:16] monitors in front of the schools that

[12:18] the hopefully people will see that and

[12:20] and uh lower their speed around the

[12:22] schools. I've been to Fox

[12:25] uh school uh Ontarioville.

[12:28] Was there. Uh they did the march to the

[12:30] school last Thursday night and uh this

[12:33] Friday I'll be there reading to the kids

[12:35] again.

[12:36] » [snorts]

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

[12:39] special

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

[12:42] Your daughter was

[12:43] » Ambassador.

[12:43] » Huh?

[12:43] » The ambassador.

[12:44] » The ambassador program. I'll be working

[12:46] with uh Hanover Highlands on ambassador

[12:48] program.

[12:49] Uh

[12:50] Ontarioville asked me to start after

[12:52] Labor Day, which is fine. I've been

[12:55] visiting the first graders there for

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

[13:00] and I say

[13:01] "We're all in our places." And they all

[13:03] respond, "With sun shining faces." So,

[13:06] it's a

[13:07] it's [snorts] something I enjoy getting

[13:08] out with the kids. And then Greenbrook

[13:10] school I met with uh

[13:13] the principal there who was uh

[13:17] been there 31 years as the principal of

[13:19] Greenbrook.

[13:20] He grew up with my son. So, he's been in

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

[13:25] Uh

[13:26] block parties I want to

[13:28] encourage everybody, uh,

[13:30] that may be listening to this, the block

[13:32] parties are outstanding. I love visiting

[13:35] the block parties. I love it when the

[13:37] police show up and the fire shows up and

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

[13:41] great event. It's, uh, wonderful

[13:43] bringing together for our neighborhoods.

[13:46] Um,

[13:46] last, uh, Saturday I had to attend uh,

[13:50] Frank Severino's

[13:52] wedding.

[13:53] I can't imagine getting married at 82,

[13:55] but

[13:56] he got married and it was two big

[13:58] families coming together. It was a

[14:00] wonderful event. I had a little bit of

[14:02] time to visit the block party.

[14:05] Coat and tie, all, you know,

[14:07] I said, "You won't see me often with my

[14:09] teeth out, so here I am."

[14:11] So, but, uh, I had a picture of that. I

[14:13] put it on my Facebook, but the people

[14:16] just come running up. They say, "Hey,

[14:18] the mayor's in a suit, you know." I

[14:20] don't normally go to block parties in a

[14:22] suit. Um,

[14:23] the, uh,

[14:25] attended, uh, with Metro the last week,

[14:28] uh,

[14:29] uh, what do you call it, safety blitz.

[14:31] Hanover Park had a safety blitz and

[14:33] police and fire, thank you for your

[14:34] support. Uh, in the morning as people

[14:37] are loading up, uh, to get on the train

[14:39] to know that uh, keep the distance. As

[14:42] you know, a few years ago we worked hard

[14:44] to, uh, and it took a few years to bring

[14:47] the, uh, lights and sirens to our our

[14:49] crossings. Um, not many municipalities

[14:52] have gone to that extent, but it's in-

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

[14:57] Um,

[14:58] people are aware and we point that out.

[15:00] So, we handed out pens and pencils and

[15:03] paraphernalia of, uh, around being safe

[15:06] around the railroads. Uh, I attended the

[15:10] back to school prep at the

[15:12] POC and what a wonderful event. John

[15:16] Kunkel was handing out backpacks. Lisa

[15:19] was consoling with everybody in the

[15:21] building.

[15:23] It was an extension of what we do and

[15:26] what we care for in Hanover Park. You

[15:28] know, this is a caring community. How we

[15:29] reach out to our not-for-profits and the

[15:32] needs of our families that that can come

[15:34] and get a get a a warm feeling about

[15:37] Hanover Park and who we are. Uh the

[15:40] extension and support from Ascension

[15:43] Hospital.

[15:44] Uh of course, Lisa and I have a story to

[15:46] tell that goes back how many years,

[15:49] Lisa?

[15:51] » Halloween 2019.

[15:53] » 2018?

[15:54] » 2018.

[15:54] » I discovered Lisa.

[15:56] » [laughter]

[15:57] » And it's it's never ended. But uh what a

[16:00] wonderful support we have for our

[16:02] families in Hanover Park. And really it

[16:04] goes out beyond Hanover Park. And uh

[16:07] I'm very proud of Voices' work and how

[16:09] we find ways to support that. And it was

[16:12] nice to see uh

[16:13] residents show up and just pitch in. Uh

[16:16] all all you know, the libraries were

[16:18] there. I I you know, I mean, there were

[16:20] a multitude of the people there. Lisa,

[16:22] thank you for your leadership on that.

[16:24] And uh

[16:26] I I normally try to write these things

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

[16:30] it.

[16:30] » I got it.

[16:31] » You got it?

[16:32] » It, yeah.

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

[16:35] but God only knows.

[16:36] So, with that, uh

[16:40] there is nothing left of the consent

[16:41] agenda, so what's to approve?

[16:43] » [laughter]

[16:43] » So, we just

[16:45] All right.

[16:46] Uh first motion.

[16:48] 781.

[16:50] Motion to approve the proposal from

[16:52] Builders Paving LLC

[16:54] to perform pavement resurfacing

[16:57] as part of the 2026 resurfacing project

[17:01] contract contact two in the amount not

[17:04] to exceed $158,000

[17:07] and authorize the village manager

[17:09] to execute the necessary documents. Do

[17:12] we have a motion?

[17:13] » So moved.

[17:14] » Second.

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

[17:16] discussion?

[17:19] Any discussion? Hearing none,

[17:23] Christy, call the roll.

[17:24] » Trustee Porter?

[17:25] » Yes.

[17:25] » Trustee Kunkel?

[17:27] » Yes.

[17:27] » Trustee Biancalana?

[17:28] » Yes.

[17:28] » Trustee Broccolo?

[17:29] » Yes.

[17:29] » Trustee Alba?

[17:30] » Yes.

[17:31] » And Trustee Gutierrez?

[17:32] » Yes.

[17:32] » Thank you.

[17:33] » Okay, Village Manager, you got to spend

[17:35] some money.

[17:37] » [laughter]

[17:38] » 782, motion to approve warrant 820-2026

[17:41] in the amount of

[17:42] » [clears throat]

[17:42] » $412,935

[17:45] and 12 cents.

[17:46] » So moved.

[17:48] » Second.

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

[17:50] discussion?

[17:52] Hearing none, Christy, call the roll.

[17:54] » Trustee uh Kunkel?

[17:56] » Yes.

[17:56] » Trustee Biancalana?

[17:57] » Yes.

[17:57] » Trustee Broccolo?

[17:58] » Yes.

[17:59] » Trustee Alba?

[17:59] » Yes.

[18:00] » Trustee Gutierrez?

[18:01] » Yes.

[18:01] » Trustee Porter?

[18:02] » Yes.

[18:03] » Thank you.

[18:04] » Motion to approve warrant paid in

[18:05] advance 731-2026

[18:08] through 813-2026

[18:11] in the amount of $849,462

[18:15] and 88 cents.

[18:16] » So moved.

[18:17] » Second.

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

[18:19] discussion?

[18:21] Hearing none,

[18:23] Christy, call the roll.

[18:24] » Trustee Biancalana?

[18:25] » Yes.

[18:25] » Trustee Broccolo?

[18:26] » Yes.

[18:27] » Trustee Alba?

[18:28] » Yes.

[18:28] » Trustee Gutierrez?

[18:29] » Yes.

[18:29] » Trustee Porter?

[18:30] » Yes.

[18:30] » And Trustee Kunkel?

[18:32] » Yes.

[18:32] » Thank you. And before I move to

[18:34] Manager's report, I'd like to wish John

[18:37] Kunkel a happy birthday.

[18:39] » Yay.

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

[18:42] » Tomorrow.

[18:45] » It's tomorrow.

[18:45] » Tomorrow, but still.

[18:46] » But we're early today.

[18:47] » Early birthday.

[18:48] » We should have gotten

[18:49] » Anything to make John smile. What do you

[18:50] think?

[18:51] » I wish I had a joke for him.

[18:53] » [laughter]

[18:54] » I'm sure he's got one for us. And we

[18:55] » I have candy. I have candy.

[18:57] » I didn't see any cake in there. So,

[18:58] John, you know, what do we got?

[18:59] » We're all saying cake. I don't know if

[19:01] you know that.

[19:02] » All right.

[19:04] Village Manager's report, Courtney.

[19:05] » Uh no report tonight.

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

[19:09] Christy.

[19:10] » I just wanted to thank everybody for a

[19:13] rootin' tootin' good time at the summer

[19:14] soiree.

[19:16] Um it was so much fun celebrating

[19:18] Hanover Park America 250. Thank you so

[19:20] much public works for all your hard

[19:22] work. I know you guys were out there

[19:22] early. Thankfully, we didn't have too

[19:25] much rain that day. So, I'm glad that

[19:26] kind of blew over. Police department,

[19:27] fire department, a special thanks to

[19:29] Sue. I'm sure she'll hear this later,

[19:31] but I know she does a lot of behind the

[19:32] scenes work, special events, and

[19:35] village manager Courtney, thank you. It

[19:38] was awesome, and we really appreciate

[19:39] it. Just want to remind everybody that

[19:41] there is a movie in the park. It's one

[19:42] of our makeups from Cop's Day. It's

[19:44] September 28th, so next Friday 8:00 p.m.

[19:48] -ish um at the park district at 1919

[19:51] Walnut. So, come out and join us for

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

[19:56] sorry. August.

[19:57] » I'm a month behind.

[19:59] » August 28th.

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

[20:02] » Ooh.

[20:03] » This one's from Cop's Day.

[20:05] We will redo the other one

[20:07] at a later date. Coming soon.

[20:10] » All right, enough already.

[20:11] » Yes.

[20:12] August.

[20:13] » Thank you, Kristy.

[20:14] » Yes.

[20:14] » And thank you for uh

[20:16] filling in for me

[20:17] » It's fine.

[20:18] » At the soiree. It's um

[20:21] celebrating the

[20:22] wedding.

[20:23] » I was line dancing.

[20:25] » Of our neighboring mayor. Okay. Uh

[20:28] Corporation Council report.

[20:29] » No report. Thank you.

[20:31] » Thank you, Bernie.

[20:32] Uh village trustee reports, trustee

[20:35] Albet.

[20:36] » Uh thank you, Mayor. Um finally get the

[20:38] chance to go first, but unfortunately, I

[20:40] have no report. Thank you.

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

[20:44] Uh trustee Gutierrez.

[20:46] » Yes, thank you, Mayor. Um as you said,

[20:48] the back-to-school event uh went really

[20:51] well. It's not as great as the Cop's Day

[20:54] picnic, but it's pretty good. It's

[20:56] pretty good. Um we had about 400 people

[20:58] come through. Um trustee Conkol, thank

[21:01] you so much. He was giving out backpacks

[21:03] like crazy. Um the haircuts were a big

[21:06] hit.

[21:07] Um, so we stayed late

[21:09] so that these uh

[21:10] » We had like six or seven people cutting.

[21:12] » We did. We had like six or seven people

[21:14] from the area. We went with with folks

[21:16] in the area to come in and they donated

[21:18] their time to give haircuts to kids. It

[21:21] was amazing. Uh, we had special uh needs

[21:23] children getting their hair cut for the

[21:25] first time. It was really really

[21:26] magical. Um, despite all that, we still

[21:29] have a lot of book bags

[21:31] and a lot of uh school supplies. If

[21:34] anybody's hearing this and you need a

[21:35] book bag or school supplies, please

[21:37] don't buy any yet. Uh, contact the POC

[21:39] in town right on Lake and um

[21:43] Ontarioville Road. Um

[21:46] And then in other news, um

[21:48] public charge is changing September

[21:50] 18th, 2026. What this means if you're a

[21:52] legal permanent resident in the United

[21:53] States

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

[21:59] benefits, etc.

[22:01] Um, and you've decided now you have

[22:03] enough money to become a citizen and you

[22:05] know, you have a pathway to become a

[22:06] citizen after being in the country

[22:08] legally as a permanent resident

[22:10] um

[22:12] immigration will now look at you as a

[22:14] public charge because you're using SNAP

[22:16] benefits for your US-born children, etc.

[22:19] Um, this is starting September 18th. As

[22:21] a result, we do expect that a lot of

[22:22] people that are on Medicaid will fall

[22:25] off to prevent uh the public charge rule

[22:29] from affecting them. Um, so this is a

[22:31] little bit dangerous. We've seen what

[22:33] happens when this takes place uh as it's

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

[22:36] had

[22:37] small measles outbreaks here and there

[22:39] because of this. So, we're really hoping

[22:41] that it it does continue to be

[22:43] challenged in the courts and that people

[22:45] don't give up on their Medicaid, that

[22:47] they still take their kids to get those

[22:49] um school vaccines and to get their

[22:52] yearly physicals. Um, the historic uh

[22:55] committee is meeting next week and

[22:58] Mayor, I sent you an email about this

[22:59] today, too, but Lisa Mueller was our

[23:02] historian assigned by the library in

[23:06] town known as

[23:08] » Poplar Creek.

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

[23:11] day. Poplar Creek.

[23:13] She's amazing and because she's amazing

[23:15] she got promoted. But that means we lost

[23:17] our

[23:18] our liaison.

[23:20] » No.

[23:20] » Yes, so I need you to pull strings

[23:22] again. So remember last time I was like

[23:23] we really wanted her to be the

[23:25] historian. Poplar Creek holds the

[23:28] the stacks of our digital data

[23:30] and our digital historical data,

[23:32] excellent pictures. She also used to

[23:34] write the

[23:36] highlighter blurb on history. So we're

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

[23:42] going to ask

[23:43] » It. I get it.

[23:44] » Poplar Creek if they are willing to

[23:45] appoint someone to continue with that

[23:47] seat.

[23:48] Cuz that means we've lost a seat in the

[23:50] historic committee. And she was really

[23:52] awesome. So

[23:53] » Okay, awesome.

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

[23:56] that historic committee.

[23:58] » I know who to call.

[23:59] » Okay, perfect. CIDC is having

[24:01] celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month on

[24:03] October 9th here right here.

[24:06] Food, dance, and a discussion on on the

[24:09] 9th. So we're excited about that. And to

[24:11] the gentleman that came to speak about

[24:13] the feral cat, thank you so much for

[24:15] worrying about this. This is important.

[24:17] I see both sides of this as someone who

[24:19] is a foster mom. I've worked with Almost

[24:21] Home Foundation. I don't live too far

[24:23] from there. And so that's where we got

[24:25] our dogs and I foster dogs. So I

[24:27] understand that but I also understand

[24:29] the need for us to be careful in this

[24:32] because we've also had homes in the area

[24:34] that have abused this and continue to

[24:37] abuse even fostering dogs. So

[24:40] but thank you for bringing this up and

[24:41] for caring so much for these little

[24:43] guys. I appreciate it. That's the end of

[24:45] my report.

[24:45] » Thank you very much.

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

[24:52] » [clears throat]

[24:52] » Thank you, Mayor.

[24:54] I want to start off with the

[24:56] the DuPage

[24:57] and the sirens that that went off uh

[25:00] last week uh and how unnerving that was.

[25:03] But and I understand accidents and and

[25:06] and those kind of things can happen. But

[25:09] my concern is for

[25:12] the thousands of residents who are not

[25:15] privy or not users of our Facebook page

[25:18] or

[25:20] uh our other

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

[25:24] happened.

[25:25] There's still a lot of people out there

[25:27] that don't know what the heck happened.

[25:28] And I was just wondering did was it ever

[25:31] under consideration for them to do a

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

[25:35] media,

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

[25:39] radio TV release?

[25:42] » I didn't bring it with me, but

[25:44] they shared that with us.

[25:45] » With and and they they did this

[25:47] » Yeah, and I think the Daily Herald made

[25:49] some announcement.

[25:50] » They on the Herald? Did they do anything

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

[25:54] » WGN.

[25:56] » WGN. Okay. All right, I just wanted to

[25:58] make sure because like I said, I've had

[26:01] a lot of people that, you know, like,

[26:03] "Can you tell me what was what was going

[26:04] on?" And so I'm glad that they made that

[26:07] effort then. So uh

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

[26:11] » Yeah, I can imagine.

[26:14] Uh secondly, uh Chief, I want to know,

[26:16] are you aware of what was going on? I

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

[26:20] kind of

[26:21] intermingled with the

[26:24] the SWAT threat at Addison Trail High

[26:26] School today where they had to shut down

[26:28] the high school and some of the

[26:30] surrounding elementary schools in

[26:32] Addison. My grandson attends school

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

[26:36] uh

[26:37] uh

[26:38] uh uh a security shutdown uh at the

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

[26:42] to you guys?

[26:43] » Only basic information. I don't have

[26:45] specific details that but there was some

[26:47] mutual aid, you know, related to that.

[26:49] But I don't have I didn't hear what the

[26:51] outcome was.

[26:52] » Okay. All righty. Uh it's terrible that

[26:55] I know this is the second one they've

[26:56] had in 2 years

[26:58] at Addison Trail High School. So, I

[27:00] don't know if there's some pranksters at

[27:01] the school, but you got to take all of

[27:03] those things serious, you know, when

[27:05] they occur and

[27:07] uh the high the grammar school that my

[27:09] grandson goes to, Stone Elementary, is

[27:12] right across the street from Addison

[27:13] Trail High School. So, uh they shut down

[27:16] the elementary school and you got, you

[27:18] know, second and third graders that are

[27:20] now, you know, in that protocol, which

[27:22] is traumatizing

[27:24] to the children. So,

[27:25] » No no big no kid.

[27:27] » Yeah.

[27:28] Um

[27:29] I want to thank uh Mr. Kyle again for

[27:31] for coming. I thank you for your call.

[27:34] Thank you for coming and sharing this

[27:35] information

[27:37] uh with us and uh we will take it upon

[27:40] ourselves to review this and uh to see

[27:44] uh the merits of of the points that

[27:46] you've raised and if there any things

[27:48] that we can do to uh create a an

[27:51] environment that satisfies all parties

[27:53] concerned, but uh thank you for taking

[27:56] the time to

[27:57] uh put together this report and the

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

[28:02] that and

[28:03] uh I know that took some time and effort

[28:04] on your part, but I know that you're

[28:06] passionate about this issue. So, I I

[28:08] just want to thank you for coming in

[28:10] today and sharing that. Uh

[28:12] it doesn't go unnoticed. So, thank you.

[28:15] And uh finally, our Sister Cities

[28:17] Committee will have a meeting next

[28:19] Thursday.

[28:20] Um as we invite all of the interested

[28:23] parties and members of the public to

[28:25] come and join us.

[28:26] Uh we'll begin doing some of our

[28:28] planning for uh Black History Month and

[28:31] next year's Juneteenth event and some

[28:33] other events that uh things that we're

[28:35] involved in uh with some of our

[28:37] neighboring sister city communities. I

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

[28:42] French um

[28:45] their French buffet or I forget the

[28:47] exact name of it, but they do a thing

[28:49] where they honor their sister city

[28:52] relationship with with France with the

[28:54] city in France and uh they serve all

[28:56] type of French pastries and French food

[28:59] and it's really uh really a nice event

[29:01] uh to attend. I'll have more information

[29:04] uh exactly when we get it from them to

[29:06] share here if anyone's interested in

[29:08] attending.

[29:09] And uh that concludes my report.

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

[29:14] Trustee Conkle?

[29:16] » Yes, Trustee Weir.

[29:17] Well, let's see. The shower report

[29:21] on board we met uh last Wednesday. We

[29:23] mostly discussed the airport

[29:25] maintenance, the upgrade to the uh

[29:28] the kind of the small

[29:30] board outside of the hangar.

[29:32] Uh we also uh talked about the fuel and

[29:34] other things that they have.

[29:36] Uh the biggest thing that probably

[29:38] concerns a lot of residents is they have

[29:41] the thing called Options Talks on

[29:43] September 12th.

[29:45] Uh that's where there's a lot of planes

[29:47] on display

[29:48] 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

[29:56] maintenance. We always talk about that.

[29:59] The last thing I have is

[30:01] why are we painting the fire hydrants

[30:03] white?

[30:04] Is that to confuse the dogs?

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

[30:08] yellow snow?

[30:14] » Yes, sir, indeed. We are trying to

[30:16] confuse the fire department. No, that is

[30:19] a primer that is being applied. They

[30:21] will now be painted bright red.

[30:24] Yes, I we may have put something out on

[30:26] social media. I apologize. I haven't

[30:28] seen it. Uh but it they it is a primer.

[30:30] They will be painted red here in the

[30:31] next week.

[30:36] » Okay, thank you, Trustee.

[30:38] And uh

[30:39] Trustee Benko?

[30:42] » Thank you, Mayor.

[30:45] Uh Mr. Kyle, uh I I echo my fellow board

[30:48] members in in thanking you for coming

[30:50] here tonight and

[30:51] » Is your mic on?

[30:52] » Uh oh.

[30:53] » It's just low.

[30:54] » I'll speak up.

[30:56] Uh Mr. Kyle, I uh echo my fellow board

[30:59] members and just wanted to thank you for

[31:01] coming in tonight and um expressing some

[31:03] of your concerns and providing us with

[31:06] um the draft ordinance that you

[31:08] prepared. Um I'm not sure everyone on

[31:11] our board uh knows the history um of

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

[31:16] going to um

[31:18] hopefully turn to one of our staff

[31:19] members so they they can just provide

[31:21] some of the history on on the ordinance

[31:23] and and why we have it and um I think

[31:27] it's just in important to know. So, um I

[31:30] am actually going to pass the baton to

[31:34] um our chief, and he might be able to

[31:36] provide some of that background

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

[31:41] we do.

[31:42] Yeah.

[31:43] Our Our Chief Johnson.

[31:50] » Yes, thank you. Um some history on the

[31:52] ordinance. I I remember when it was

[31:54] first adopted in 2008.

[31:57] Um what we had at the time was we had

[31:58] some

[32:00] It started with complaints from

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

[32:04] feeding

[32:05] these feral cats, and it's causing

[32:06] disarray in the neighborhood. It's

[32:08] causing um out of control populations,

[32:11] waste, uh issues with other animals."

[32:13] And so, the complaints were actually

[32:14] about uh uh the you know, the feeding of

[32:17] the cats. The issue that we found when

[32:19] we looked into it was

[32:20] um some of it was careless, but some of

[32:22] it was also well-intentioned residents,

[32:25] uh animal lovers, that wanted to do

[32:28] something good and felt like they were

[32:29] doing something good for

[32:31] um stray cats. And And unfortunately,

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

[32:36] have the proper

[32:38] um equipment, training, knowledge, um

[32:41] ability to run a uh a you know, a

[32:44] well-run, properly maintained cat

[32:46] colony. And so, the solution was that

[32:49] they there needed to be some regulation

[32:50] so that it was done the right way and we

[32:52] didn't have the um you know, the issues

[32:54] on both sides. And so, the way the

[32:57] ordinance was written um provides for

[32:59] you know, the the colonies aren't

[33:00] illegal, but they need to be sponsored

[33:02] by uh an animal uh a a licensed animal

[33:05] agency that can ensure that the the the

[33:08] populations are controlled properly,

[33:10] that spaying and neutering and

[33:11] vaccinations are going on, disease

[33:13] control, uh waste management, things

[33:15] like that. Um

[33:17] because without that oversight, we we

[33:18] really and truly did have a mess in

[33:20] town. And so, that's the history of it

[33:22] and that's why uh you know, those

[33:24] regulations were put in place because

[33:26] there just needed to be some uniformity

[33:28] to how it was done because otherwise, um

[33:30] you know, it was frankly disastrous in

[33:32] some areas.

[33:34] » Thank you, Chief. Um so, I just wanted

[33:36] to make sure that you were aware of some

[33:39] of that background information, that's

[33:41] some of that historical knowledge, and

[33:42] as well as any residents that might be

[33:44] listening um online cuz we do stream our

[33:47] meetings. But again, thank you so much,

[33:49] and um it will be taken under

[33:51] consideration. Thank you.

[33:54] Um the next thing I'd like to touch on

[33:56] is uh that online are

[34:00] I excuse me, I think we sent out via our

[34:03] email channels as well as on our

[34:05] Facebook um that those that were

[34:08] impacted by the July 4th storms, and I

[34:12] believe tornadoes in the area,

[34:14] um

[34:15] now have um

[34:19] uh

[34:20] are are now able to take advantage of

[34:23] some assistance from the federal

[34:25] government in the form of um

[34:28] low-interest loans. And so, uh this is

[34:32] the

[34:33] the way and

[34:35] you know, just for those that are

[34:36] listening, I have the fact sheet here in

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

[34:40] Governor Pritzker issued the

[34:41] declaration, he said that it was the

[34:44] storms occurring between July 2nd and

[34:46] 4th. Um, it impacts, uh, you know, the

[34:49] counties that that we fall under, Cook

[34:52] County and DuPage County. Um, if your

[34:55] home or business did experience any sort

[34:58] of damage, you have until October 5th of

[35:02] this year to apply for that assistance.

[35:05] Um, and if there was any sort of

[35:07] economic injury, you have until next

[35:09] year, uh, May 5th of 2027 to apply for

[35:13] that. So, I did just want to make our

[35:15] residents aware. I know, um, there are

[35:17] some in town that, um, you know,

[35:20] experienced some really severe flooding,

[35:23] um, and did just want to make sure that

[35:24] they were aware that that resource is

[35:27] now available.

[35:29] Did also want to flag that the that for

[35:33] our residents that live in Cook County,

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

[35:38] yesterday,

[35:40] uh,

[35:41] issued a press release and issued

[35:43] information really urging Cook County

[35:46] residents to file appeals,

[35:50] um, for their 2027,

[35:54] um, property tax bill that might, uh,

[35:57] Sorry, let me back up. To file an appeal

[36:00] for any property that was damaged in the

[36:03] recent storms. Um,

[36:05] that that may impact their their 2027

[36:08] property tax bill. So, they really are

[36:10] urging residents, you know, if you had

[36:12] flooding, if, you know, some of these

[36:15] really high winds impacted your home,

[36:18] um, to please file uh, an appeal to that

[36:21] because it it will ultimately impact how

[36:24] much you pay in 2027.

[36:27] But, did just want to make our residents

[36:29] aware of that.

[36:30] Uh the next thing I'd like to mention is

[36:32] is a couple of weeks ago,

[36:36] unfortunately, I I failed to

[36:39] express my sincere thanks and gratitude

[36:42] to our police department, fire

[36:44] department, and our public works

[36:45] department for all the work that they

[36:48] have done

[36:50] really all summer because of these

[36:52] storms. It is um

[36:55] I have never seen anything like this and

[36:58] it's I I know it's um

[37:01] it it it must be really challenging

[37:03] every single time it rains to have to

[37:05] um you know, put on your boots and and

[37:08] um

[37:09] really do our best to to take care of of

[37:11] the village and and its residents. But I

[37:13] I really I'm I'm just so grateful

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

[37:18] illustrate that

[37:20] you know, I wanted to publicly say thank

[37:22] you, but also just illustrate to our

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

[37:27] department and police department are

[37:28] working so hard during these storms and

[37:31] just wanted to share just some data that

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

[37:36] it relates to the

[37:39] storms that we had in in August, but

[37:41] when we had a storm on July 27th, I just

[37:45] want to provide some numbers. So within

[37:47] 24 hours, our fire department responded

[37:51] to to 36 requests for support that were

[37:54] storm related. Our police department

[37:57] rece- um received 134

[38:00] calls in a 24-hour span

[38:03] um and almost 40 of which were were

[38:05] storm related. You know, our public

[38:07] works, I don't have the the number for

[38:08] our public works, but I'm I'm sure our

[38:10] public works was out there um you know,

[38:13] doing all that they could to to respond

[38:15] to the requests for assistance. So

[38:18] um I share that because I'm I really am

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

[38:22] being done.

[38:24] Um I also share that cuz I know that a

[38:26] lot of residents reach out for for

[38:28] requests for assistance, but they might

[38:30] not get it immediately, and it is

[38:32] because we we're we're getting um so

[38:34] many requests for assistance. So, um I

[38:36] did just want to share that information

[38:38] with our residents, and again, thank

[38:40] thank you so much to

[38:42] um both our chiefs and uh Director

[38:44] Moore.

[38:45] Um and then last but not least, uh just

[38:48] saw today that uh

[38:51] our new flags for uh new businesses are

[38:55] now um stationed Let me back up.

[39:00] Our new are now open

[39:03] new flags

[39:06] for new businesses

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

[39:12] I'm I

[39:14] uh

[39:15] remember pushing for this, and uh thank

[39:18] you again to the board for, you know, uh

[39:21] uh approving this idea, but really thank

[39:23] you to um Director uh Govin for making

[39:28] this uh idea a reality. The flags are

[39:32] beautiful, and um I'm really really

[39:35] excited to see them around town. Um

[39:37] again, for our residents, these are new

[39:39] flags that will be stationed in front of

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

[39:45] uh

[39:46] there is an operating business in this

[39:47] space, and so I would encourage you to

[39:50] patronize them, and um

[39:53] uh and yeah, and and shop local. So, I'm

[39:55] really really excited for this

[39:57] initiative. So, thank you, Director

[39:58] Govin. Um and that concludes my report.

[40:01] » Very good. Thank you.

[40:03] Uh Trustee Broccolino.

[40:08] » Um

[40:09] I think I had my share just last

[40:11] Saturday. I was able to attend the

[40:12] Commerce RA, and although I'm not a big

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

[40:16] good time.

[40:18] I had to learn some line dancing steps

[40:20] but I enjoyed myself.

[40:22] Um

[40:24] Also

[40:25] » Is your mic on?

[40:26] » Yes, it is.

[40:31] Um I am excited that next month I'll be

[40:33] participating in the Citizens Police

[40:35] Academy.

[40:37] Um so I'm really looking forward to

[40:38] learning more about the police

[40:39] department and work with our officers.

[40:41] Uh work

[40:43] and the work our officers do today.

[40:47] » Very good.

[40:48] Thank you.

[40:50] And motion to go to executive session

[40:54] setting the price for sale property for

[40:56] section 5 ILCS 120/2 C5.

[41:01] » It's actually 2 C6.

[41:03] » I stand corrected. 2 C6.

[41:07] All in favor?

[41:09] » I.

[41:10] » And we will be returning upon

[41:14] um closure of executive session.

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

[41:59] Nice support tonight on the issue.

[42:14] » Mhm.

Village Board Meeting August 20th, 2026

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