1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:04,640 Madam Christie, if you would, call the roll. 2 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:06,320 » Trustee Albaugh? >> Here. 3 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:07,560 » Trustee Gutierrez? >> Here. 4 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:09,000 » Trustee Porter? >> Here. 5 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:10,240 » Trustee Kunkel? >> Here. 6 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:11,800 » Trustee Bancoli? >> Here. 7 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:12,960 » And Trustee Bracolino? >> Here. 8 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:15,560 » Thank you. >> Thank you. 9 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:17,920 Please join me with the Pledge of Allegiance. 10 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:41,000 Very good. We have a motion to accept the agenda. 11 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:44,280 » So moved. >> Second. 12 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:48,120 » We have a motion and a second. Did somebody say something? 13 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:51,160 » Yes, Mayor. I'd like to remove 7A1 from consent consent agenda cuz it's just 14 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:54,440 one. >> Remove 7A1? 15 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:56,200 » Yeah, from consent agenda and just leave it as an item. 16 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:59,360 » Yes. >> Okay. Okay. 17 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:02,280 There's no consent agenda. >> No, no. 18 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,280 » No. 19 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:08,440 » All right, so much for consent agenda. Um 20 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:11,960 I guess I don't need approval approval for the consent agenda. 21 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:14,080 » Right. Can I take roll? >> Oh, please do. 22 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:15,280 » Thank you. Trustee Gutierrez? >> Yes. 23 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:16,560 » Trustee Porter? >> Yes. 24 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:18,280 » Trustee Kunkel? >> Yes. 25 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:19,640 » Trustee Bancoli? >> Yes. 26 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:21,080 » Trustee Bracolino? >> Yes. 27 00:01:19,960 --> 00:01:22,240 » And Trustee Albaugh? >> Yes. 28 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:27,120 » Thank you. >> Thank you. 29 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:28,920 Uh town hall presentation. I don't think we have any. 30 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:33,800 » I don't think we do. >> Town hall session. 31 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:37,760 Mr. Kyle. Nathan Kyle, if you would join us. 32 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:44,520 » Welcome. >> Hey, how's it going? 33 00:01:42,960 --> 00:01:48,200 » Good. You'll have 5 minutes. >> Okay. Starting now. 34 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:50,240 » We already started. >> When you start talking. 35 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:53,480 » All right. Good evening, Village President, Trustees, and neighbors. My 36 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:56,560 name is Nate Kyle, a Hanover Park resident living on the Cook County side 37 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:59,840 of town. >> Move the mic a little closer. 38 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:02,880 » Uh I'm standing before you tonight not as a homeowner, but as a volunteer on 39 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:06,160 the front lines of managing our community stray and feral cat 40 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:08,920 population. As if you're not aware, uh Hanover Park 41 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:12,720 has a long-standing issue with the multiple colonies of free-roaming cats 42 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:16,400 uh working alongside a dedicated network of neighbors and multiple nonprofit 43 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:19,840 organizations, I see the problem firsthand. Uh 44 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:23,920 More importantly, I see clearly that how chapter 14 of our municipal code 45 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:27,560 actively blocks us from solving it. Right now, our code treats all 46 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:31,160 free-roaming cats standardly as strays or nuisances. 47 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:35,720 When compassionate residents uh step up using their own time and money to mainly 48 00:02:32,959 --> 00:02:39,080 trap, fix, and feed these cats once they are returned from being fixed, 49 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:43,480 our code as written rewards them with a citation. 50 00:02:40,640 --> 00:02:46,959 Because of section 14-9 strict three-pet limit, a resident trying to stabilize a 51 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:50,400 neighborhood colony runs into the risk of being cited by code enforcement for 52 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:54,040 simply trying to manage the population responsibly. 53 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:58,440 Uh let's see, for temporary bringing a sick 54 00:02:55,920 --> 00:03:02,360 cat indoors or for fostering a litter of kittens and friendly dog cats on behalf 55 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:06,840 of like a local 501c3 adoption networks, 56 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:11,239 kind of like uh Almost Home. I want to be clear about the financial 57 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:14,320 reality that creates for Hanover Park. When code enforcement issues immediate 58 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:17,600 citations to volunteers, it does not make the cats disappear. The cats do not 59 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:21,280 pack up and move to another friendly village because of paperwork. 60 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:24,880 It simply prevents volunteers from doing the right thing. You penalize the public 61 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:27,840 for intervening, the public will stop. In fact, it already is happening. 62 00:03:26,239 --> 00:03:32,360 Organizations like Feral Fixers and Almost Home have already refused to 63 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:35,200 sponsor volunteers in Hanover Park because our current code requires 64 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:38,760 excessive monthly reporting on how many cats are trapped, spayed, neutered, 65 00:03:36,959 --> 00:03:42,800 microchipped, uh released, born, and deceased within Hanover Park. 66 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:46,000 All this information is already reported to both Cook and DuPage Counties. Uh the 67 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:49,920 cats receive where the cats receive medical care, and these volunteer-run 68 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:55,680 organizations do do have the time or manpower 69 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:58,640 to complete duplicate uh main mandated reporting. When volunteers and 70 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:03,080 rescue partners are pushed out, the consequences are predictable. The 71 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:06,959 outdoor cat population will skyrocket, mating noises, fighting, and property 72 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:11,680 damage will increase. We will see more disease and injured cats. Every unspayed 73 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:14,800 female cat can produce two litters each year, 74 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:18,600 totaling as many as 12 kittens. Over 3 years, the one cat, if left unspayed, 75 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:21,760 can produce up to over 300 cats. 76 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:29,000 I also give you guys a handout with like a a chart that shows what could happen. 77 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:31,400 Um let's see. So, volunteer organizations have been 78 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:34,960 actively working to reduce the population over the past 79 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:38,600 Uh I put 10 years, but after talking to Mayor Craig, it's 20 years. And Hanover 80 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:42,919 Park still has a significant stray and feral cat problem. 81 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:45,560 Eventually, the problem becomes severe. Village of Hanover Park will be forced 82 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:48,880 to step in. Village will have to 83 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:52,320 expand code enforcement hours, pay for municipal animal control roundups, and 84 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:56,400 absorb substantial operational, sheltering, and disposal costs. 85 00:04:54,880 --> 00:05:01,360 This is an expensive ongoing burden that will fall directly on Hanover Park 86 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:01,360 taxpayers. 87 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:07,960 We may completely avoid those municipal costs by updating our code to let the 88 00:05:06,280 --> 00:05:12,480 public and volunteer organizations perform this task without any worry of 89 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:16,360 fines or citations. I for- more formally submitted a draft 90 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:20,120 ordinance amendment to the village clerk tonight. And you guys are reading it 91 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:24,200 now. Use our local home rule authority to protect residents on both sides of 92 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:27,760 the county line and clarifies both the rights and the responsibility of 93 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:32,120 caretakers and fosters. First, it clear- completely repeals 94 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:36,040 section 14-14, which currently bans the feeding or 95 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:39,360 sheltering of feral cats. This section, as written, forces compassionate 96 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:43,040 residents into the shadows. In its place, our amendment establishes clear 97 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:47,560 caretaker responsibilities, protecting the right to responsibly 98 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:52,880 feed your tip, fix cats while requiring the humane removal and fostering of 99 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:52,880 weaned kittens. Second, 100 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:57,960 it [clears throat] accepts both caretakers and approved rescue foster 101 00:05:56,400 --> 00:06:02,080 homes for the three pet limit. It legally clarifies that residents 102 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:06,680 partitioning in TNR or actively fostering kittens and friendly adult 103 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:11,760 cats for registered 501c3 rescue under section 14-9 are now the legal are not 104 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:16,440 the legal owners of these animals. This allows indoor volunteers to 105 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:19,800 temporarily house, socialize, and care for adopted animals within their 106 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:23,520 residence safely and legally. Third, it aligns 107 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:28,120 protection across two counties. If the resident shows code enforcement a 108 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:32,919 voluntary veterinarian sterilization certificate or an organizational foster 109 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:36,160 agreement from any recognized 501c3 charity, 110 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:39,919 whether it's Feral Fixers, Can Do, or Almost Home, to name a few, a local 111 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:44,000 compliant regarding or complaint regarding this regarding the cats, the 112 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:46,840 feeding, or foster housing is immediately dismissed. 113 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:50,160 We do not need bureaucratic time-consuming registry for 114 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:54,040 volunteer-based effort. And then fourth, implementing a mandatory 90-day grace 115 00:06:51,840 --> 00:06:58,600 period instead of handing out immediate fines, code enforcement will issue a 116 00:06:56,480 --> 00:07:03,400 resource referral. This gives a neighbor and volunteers 90 days to trap, neuter, 117 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:07,919 vaccinate, foster, and manage the cats, which which permanently eliminates the 118 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:09,880 nuisance behaviors like spraying and fighting. 119 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:13,560 » Your time is up. >> Oh, sorry. 120 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:17,080 » The uh Appreciate your comments. So, do you 121 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:20,160 prepare for the record? >> Okay. 122 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:22,800 » So, thank you for coming tonight. All right. 123 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:28,919 Moving on, uh the president's report. 124 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:37,919 Been a busy uh very busy week, and uh we uh 125 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:43,800 had a JRB this past week. Uh it's a joint review board 126 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:49,040 on our tips, and uh I'd like to say they they all went very smoothly. 127 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:53,920 Our our work with the TIFs has been superb. We had no complaints. 128 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:58,600 And [snorts] so, completely reviewed, and that's a arduous 129 00:07:56,200 --> 00:08:03,680 preparation by staff, and want to thank them for that coming prepared. 130 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:08,240 Uh I was rushing in from uh DuPage mayor and managers golf outing. 131 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:13,600 And so, we we timed that just exactly right. And 132 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:18,360 gave me enough time to shower and change. 133 00:08:15,919 --> 00:08:21,680 So, with that, um uh DuComm 134 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:25,919 had a meeting the other morning, Wednesday morning with DuComm. 135 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:28,600 A few of you have probably been awoken at 3:00 in the morning. 136 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:32,400 Uh I would say more than a few across 137 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:34,760 DuPage County. Uh 138 00:08:33,039 --> 00:08:40,599 there was uh a misfire that is both software, 139 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:44,320 hardware, and personnel related. And so, we had quite a conversation at the 140 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:49,000 executive board Wednesday morning concerning that. And uh 141 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:53,640 staff um is going through a complete process 142 00:08:51,560 --> 00:08:56,800 with with training and understanding how the system's supposed to work. 143 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:59,080 Additionally, uh 144 00:08:57,440 --> 00:09:03,080 the one uh company that we use, there's others, 145 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:05,960 we're going to look at alternatives uh to that company and see what's 146 00:09:04,680 --> 00:09:10,520 available. Uh we're the first users of a system 147 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:13,680 that they have that was completely automated. 148 00:09:11,680 --> 00:09:20,320 So, we're taking a step back to have a personnel oversight that's fully trained 149 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:25,080 uh as we move forward. But, that was an awful situation. I can't imagine 150 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:30,400 waking up at 3:00 in the morning. Now, I can sleep through World War so, um 151 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:33,200 it did I wasn't awakened, but I'm sure some of you were and trying to figure 152 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:37,120 out why alarms going off, 153 00:09:34,839 --> 00:09:40,280 especially since there was no storm. So, um, 154 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:44,440 if there's any additional work I uh information I can share, uh 155 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:47,600 be happy to do that. Pretty much it's a work in progress. 156 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:51,600 Um, they didn't want to uh 157 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:53,840 we asked for a a timeline on that and so uh 158 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:57,520 uh they were a little choking and puking on that, but we want to know some 159 00:09:55,240 --> 00:10:01,120 outputs and we need some answers so that doesn't happen again. So, a very 160 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:02,120 unfortunate. Um, 161 00:10:01,951 --> 00:10:06,240 » [snorts] >> I met uh 162 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:09,160 one of the NITA board members um actually I've met with two of them. Uh 163 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:15,000 Louis Montgomery was appointed for 164 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:20,080 uh Northwest Cook County. And uh he met with a number of the 165 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:24,440 mayors uh in our in Mount Prospect day before yesterday. We had some good 166 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:28,760 dialogue uh coming in. Uh 167 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:33,880 I think uh this transition is not an evolution, but a breaking one and 168 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:39,360 beginning of the other. We've noticed the last two months the uh 169 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:43,080 our delays in the in our decision-making process. 170 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:47,560 The last week uh Wednesday was my last board meeting with Metra and we've 171 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:52,160 noticed there's additional 6 weeks making decisions cuz everything's now 172 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:55,520 going through the governor's office. So, you can see 173 00:10:53,560 --> 00:11:01,200 the devolution that what they're trying to do is really created a large 174 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:05,120 bureaucracy. And uh hopefully they'll figure that out over the next year, but 175 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:11,080 uh this Louis Montgomery and uh David Kolin 176 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:14,760 the mayor from uh Roselle has been appointed to the NITA board and both of 177 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:18,160 them uh 178 00:11:15,680 --> 00:11:22,920 asked for my phone number given the 12 and 1/2 years I have serving on Metra 179 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:27,480 board and some of the uh quality things that we've been able 180 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:32,040 to get to going way back and uh I'm very proud of the time I served with Metra. 181 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:35,320 I was able to introduce strategic planning to them. 182 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:38,760 Able to introduce board members visiting facilities that never happened before. 183 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:41,960 Uh and 184 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:46,800 I was the uh secretary for that board and back in 185 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:51,520 2015 went through 186 00:11:48,560 --> 00:11:57,680 20 years previous of uh closed session meetings that they never reviewed and we 187 00:11:54,840 --> 00:12:01,160 were able to get rid of both of them. Uh spent a lot of time doing that. So, that 188 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:05,840 was uh quite a quite arduous uh 189 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:11,560 opportunity. I've uh schools schools are starting. 190 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:15,680 I hope you'll all drive with caution. Uh you'll notice the police department 191 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:18,960 has been working uh and they they have some speed 192 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:22,840 monitors in front of the schools that the hopefully people will see that and 193 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:28,520 and uh lower their speed around the schools. I've been to Fox 194 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:33,720 uh school uh Ontarioville. Was there. Uh they did the march to the 195 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:36,533 school last Thursday night and uh this Friday I'll be there reading to the kids 196 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:39,080 again. >> [snorts] 197 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:42,280 » Hanover Highlands I'm taking on the uh special 198 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:43,480 What do they call that? Uh Your daughter was 199 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:44,640 » Ambassador. >> Huh? 200 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:48,160 » The ambassador. >> The ambassador program. I'll be working 201 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:50,400 with uh Hanover Highlands on ambassador program. 202 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:55,080 Uh Ontarioville asked me to start after 203 00:12:52,480 --> 00:13:00,520 Labor Day, which is fine. I've been visiting the first graders there for 204 00:12:57,560 --> 00:13:03,520 eons. And uh I love it. I go in there and I say 205 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:07,120 "We're all in our places." And they all respond, "With sun shining faces." So, 206 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:10,520 it's a it's [snorts] something I enjoy getting 207 00:13:08,560 --> 00:13:17,400 out with the kids. And then Greenbrook school I met with uh 208 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:20,520 the principal there who was uh been there 31 years as the principal of 209 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:25,040 Greenbrook. He grew up with my son. So, he's been in 210 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:28,360 Hanover Park for a a long time. Uh 211 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:32,320 block parties I want to encourage everybody, uh, 212 00:13:30,680 --> 00:13:37,120 that may be listening to this, the block parties are outstanding. I love visiting 213 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:41,520 the block parties. I love it when the police show up and the fire shows up and 214 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:46,120 wet all the kids down. It's, uh, it's a great event. It's, uh, wonderful 215 00:13:43,560 --> 00:13:50,080 bringing together for our neighborhoods. Um, 216 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:53,400 last, uh, Saturday I had to attend uh, Frank Severino's 217 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:56,440 wedding. I can't imagine getting married at 82, 218 00:13:55,480 --> 00:14:00,360 but he got married and it was two big 219 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:05,240 families coming together. It was a wonderful event. I had a little bit of 220 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:09,560 time to visit the block party. Coat and tie, all, you know, 221 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:13,920 I said, "You won't see me often with my teeth out, so here I am." 222 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:18,360 So, but, uh, I had a picture of that. I put it on my Facebook, but the people 223 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:22,040 just come running up. They say, "Hey, the mayor's in a suit, you know." I 224 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:25,920 don't normally go to block parties in a suit. Um, 225 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:29,400 the, uh, attended, uh, with Metro the last week, 226 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:33,400 uh, uh, what do you call it, safety blitz. 227 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:37,080 Hanover Park had a safety blitz and police and fire, thank you for your 228 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:42,360 support. Uh, in the morning as people are loading up, uh, to get on the train 229 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:47,320 to know that uh, keep the distance. As you know, a few years ago we worked hard 230 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:52,880 to, uh, and it took a few years to bring the, uh, lights and sirens to our our 231 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:57,680 crossings. Um, not many municipalities have gone to that extent, but it's in- 232 00:14:54,920 --> 00:15:00,760 increased the safety of our crossings. Um, 233 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:06,360 people are aware and we point that out. So, we handed out pens and pencils and 234 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:12,760 paraphernalia of, uh, around being safe around the railroads. Uh, I attended the 235 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:19,480 back to school prep at the POC and what a wonderful event. John 236 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:23,200 Kunkel was handing out backpacks. Lisa was consoling with everybody in the 237 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:28,120 building. It was an extension of what we do and 238 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:32,160 what we care for in Hanover Park. You know, this is a caring community. How we 239 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:37,920 reach out to our not-for-profits and the needs of our families that that can come 240 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:43,440 and get a get a a warm feeling about Hanover Park and who we are. Uh the 241 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:46,880 extension and support from Ascension Hospital. 242 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:51,160 Uh of course, Lisa and I have a story to tell that goes back how many years, 243 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:54,080 Lisa? >> Halloween 2019. 244 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:56,965 » 2018? >> 2018. 245 00:15:54,840 --> 00:16:00,520 » I discovered Lisa. >> [laughter] 246 00:15:57,520 --> 00:16:04,160 » And it's it's never ended. But uh what a wonderful support we have for our 247 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:09,520 families in Hanover Park. And really it goes out beyond Hanover Park. And uh 248 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:13,520 I'm very proud of Voices' work and how we find ways to support that. And it was 249 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:18,200 nice to see uh residents show up and just pitch in. Uh 250 00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:22,280 all all you know, the libraries were there. I I you know, I mean, there were 251 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:26,120 a multitude of the people there. Lisa, thank you for your leadership on that. 252 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:30,480 And uh I I normally try to write these things 253 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:31,480 out so our our clerk can just transfer it. 254 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:32,400 » I got it. >> You got it? 255 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:36,760 » it, yeah. >> Okay. So, I try to talk a little slower, 256 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:40,000 but God only knows. So, with that, uh 257 00:16:40,160 --> 00:16:43,839 there is nothing left of the consent agenda, so what's to approve? 258 00:16:43,471 --> 00:16:46,920 » [laughter] >> So, we just 259 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:50,680 All right. Uh first motion. 260 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:54,839 781. Motion to approve the proposal from 261 00:16:52,480 --> 00:17:01,240 Builders Paving LLC to perform pavement resurfacing 262 00:16:57,560 --> 00:17:07,240 as part of the 2026 resurfacing project contract contact two in the amount not 263 00:17:04,439 --> 00:17:12,800 to exceed $158,000 and authorize the village manager 264 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:14,600 to execute the necessary documents. Do we have a motion? 265 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:16,800 » So moved. >> Second. 266 00:17:15,360 --> 00:17:19,560 » We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? 267 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:25,480 Any discussion? Hearing none, Christy, call the roll. 268 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:27,000 » Trustee Porter? >> Yes. 269 00:17:25,959 --> 00:17:28,079 » Trustee Kunkel? >> Yes. 270 00:17:27,360 --> 00:17:29,320 » Trustee Biancalana? >> Yes. 271 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:30,640 » Trustee Broccolo? >> Yes. 272 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:32,040 » Trustee Alba? >> Yes. 273 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:33,520 » And Trustee Gutierrez? >> Yes. 274 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:37,182 » Thank you. >> Okay, Village Manager, you got to spend 275 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:41,560 some money. >> [laughter] 276 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:42,560 » 782, motion to approve warrant 820-2026 in the amount of 277 00:17:42,422 --> 00:17:46,480 » [clears throat] >> $412,935 278 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:48,960 and 12 cents. >> So moved. 279 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:52,080 » Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Any 280 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:56,000 discussion? Hearing none, Christy, call the roll. 281 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:57,240 » Trustee uh Kunkel? >> Yes. 282 00:17:56,440 --> 00:17:58,680 » Trustee Biancalana? >> Yes. 283 00:17:57,720 --> 00:17:59,960 » Trustee Broccolo? >> Yes. 284 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:01,240 » Trustee Alba? >> Yes. 285 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:02,520 » Trustee Gutierrez? >> Yes. 286 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:04,400 » Trustee Porter? >> Yes. 287 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:08,640 » Thank you. >> Motion to approve warrant paid in 288 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:15,000 advance 731-2026 through 813-2026 289 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:17,200 in the amount of $849,462 and 88 cents. 290 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:19,080 » So moved. >> Second. 291 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:23,160 » We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? 292 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:25,400 Hearing none, Christy, call the roll. 293 00:18:24,120 --> 00:18:26,800 » Trustee Biancalana? >> Yes. 294 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:28,080 » Trustee Broccolo? >> Yes. 295 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:29,360 » Trustee Alba? >> Yes. 296 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:30,520 » Trustee Gutierrez? >> Yes. 297 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:32,000 » Trustee Porter? >> Yes. 298 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:34,200 » And Trustee Kunkel? >> Yes. 299 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:39,480 » Thank you. And before I move to Manager's report, I'd like to wish John 300 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:42,960 Kunkel a happy birthday. >> Yay. 301 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:45,640 » So now they could all pick on you, John. >> Tomorrow. 302 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:47,720 » It's tomorrow. >> Tomorrow, but still. 303 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:49,400 » But we're early today. >> early birthday. 304 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:51,680 » We should have gotten >> Anything to make John smile. What do you 305 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:54,120 think? >> I wish I had a joke for him. 306 00:18:53,163 --> 00:18:57,120 » [laughter] >> I'm sure he's got one for us. And we 307 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:59,640 » I have candy. I have candy. >> I didn't see any cake in there. So, 308 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:02,560 John, you know, what do we got? >> We're all saying cake. I don't know if 309 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:05,840 you know that. >> All right. 310 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:09,400 Village Manager's report, Courtney. >> Uh no report tonight. 311 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:13,040 » Thank you. Village Clerk's report, Christy. 312 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:16,680 » I just wanted to thank everybody for a rootin' tootin' good time at the summer 313 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:20,840 soiree. Um it was so much fun celebrating 314 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:22,920 Hanover Park America 250. Thank you so much public works for all your hard 315 00:19:22,040 --> 00:19:26,760 work. I know you guys were out there early. Thankfully, we didn't have too 316 00:19:25,120 --> 00:19:29,480 much rain that day. So, I'm glad that kind of blew over. Police department, 317 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:32,880 fire department, a special thanks to Sue. I'm sure she'll hear this later, 318 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:38,280 but I know she does a lot of behind the scenes work, special events, and 319 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:41,240 village manager Courtney, thank you. It was awesome, and we really appreciate 320 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:44,640 it. Just want to remind everybody that there is a movie in the park. It's one 321 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:51,080 of our makeups from Cop's Day. It's September 28th, so next Friday 8:00 p.m. 322 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:56,440 -ish um at the park district at 1919 Walnut. So, come out and join us for 323 00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:59,120 » September 28th for Bad Guy. Oh, no, sorry. August. 324 00:19:57,760 --> 00:20:02,960 » I'm a month behind. >> August 28th. 325 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:05,760 This one is Bad Guys 2. >> Ooh. 326 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:10,080 » This one's from Cop's Day. We will redo the other one 327 00:20:07,880 --> 00:20:12,160 at a later date. Coming soon. >> All right, enough already. 328 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:14,000 » Yes. August. 329 00:20:13,120 --> 00:20:16,240 » Thank you, Kristy. >> Yes. 330 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:18,400 » And thank you for uh filling in for me 331 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:22,920 » It's fine. >> at the soiree. It's um 332 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:25,080 celebrating the wedding. 333 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:29,920 » I was line dancing. >> of our neighboring mayor. Okay. Uh 334 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:32,680 Corporation Council report. >> No report. Thank you. 335 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:36,280 » Thank you, Bernie. Uh village trustee reports, trustee 336 00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:40,040 Albet. >> Uh thank you, Mayor. Um finally get the 337 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:44,800 chance to go first, but unfortunately, I have no report. Thank you. 338 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:48,800 » Outstanding. Thank you, trustee. Uh trustee Gutierrez. 339 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:54,200 » Yes, thank you, Mayor. Um as you said, the back-to-school event uh went really 340 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:58,440 well. It's not as great as the Cop's Day picnic, but it's pretty good. It's 341 00:20:56,480 --> 00:21:03,560 pretty good. Um we had about 400 people come through. Um trustee Conkol, thank 342 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:07,960 you so much. He was giving out backpacks like crazy. Um the haircuts were a big 343 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:10,560 hit. Um, so we stayed late 344 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:14,560 so that these uh >> We had like six or seven people cutting. 345 00:21:12,840 --> 00:21:18,920 » We did. We had like six or seven people from the area. We went with with folks 346 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:23,760 in the area to come in and they donated their time to give haircuts to kids. It 347 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:26,800 was amazing. Uh, we had special uh needs children getting their hair cut for the 348 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:31,440 first time. It was really really magical. Um, despite all that, we still 349 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:35,480 have a lot of book bags and a lot of uh school supplies. If 350 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:39,720 anybody's hearing this and you need a book bag or school supplies, please 351 00:21:37,120 --> 00:21:46,000 don't buy any yet. Uh, contact the POC in town right on Lake and um 352 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:50,360 Ontarioville Road. Um And then in other news, um 353 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:53,640 public charge is changing September 18th, 2026. What this means if you're a 354 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:59,240 legal permanent resident in the United States 355 00:21:54,680 --> 00:22:03,400 30, 40, 50 years and uh you are on SNAP benefits, etc. 356 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:06,720 Um, and you've decided now you have enough money to become a citizen and you 357 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:10,920 know, you have a pathway to become a citizen after being in the country 358 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:14,320 legally as a permanent resident um 359 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:19,160 immigration will now look at you as a public charge because you're using SNAP 360 00:22:16,120 --> 00:22:22,920 benefits for your US-born children, etc. Um, this is starting September 18th. As 361 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:29,240 a result, we do expect that a lot of people that are on Medicaid will fall 362 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:33,080 off to prevent uh the public charge rule from affecting them. Um, so this is a 363 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:36,920 little bit dangerous. We've seen what happens when this takes place uh as it's 364 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:39,680 happened in New York in the past. We've had 365 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:43,600 small measles outbreaks here and there because of this. So, we're really hoping 366 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:47,560 that it it does continue to be challenged in the courts and that people 367 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:52,240 don't give up on their Medicaid, that they still take their kids to get those 368 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:58,040 um school vaccines and to get their yearly physicals. Um, the historic uh 369 00:22:55,720 --> 00:23:02,960 committee is meeting next week and Mayor, I sent you an email about this 370 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:08,760 today, too, but Lisa Mueller was our historian assigned by the library in 371 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:11,440 town known as >> Poplar Creek. 372 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:15,440 » Poplar Creek. Sorry, it's been a long day. Poplar Creek. 373 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:18,880 She's amazing and because she's amazing she got promoted. But that means we lost 374 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:20,680 our our liaison. 375 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:23,760 » No. >> Yes, so I need you to pull strings 376 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:28,440 again. So remember last time I was like we really wanted her to be the 377 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:32,880 historian. Poplar Creek holds the the stacks of our digital data 378 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:36,160 and our digital historical data, excellent pictures. She also used to 379 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:42,280 write the highlighter blurb on history. So we're 380 00:23:39,120 --> 00:23:44,280 going to ask and by we I mean you are going to ask 381 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:47,680 » it. I get it. >> Poplar Creek if they are willing to 382 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:50,560 appoint someone to continue with that seat. 383 00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:53,560 Cuz that means we've lost a seat in the historic committee. And she was really 384 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:56,480 awesome. So >> Okay, awesome. 385 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:59,560 » Yeah, we did gain two more in that in that historic committee. 386 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:03,640 » I know who to call. >> Okay, perfect. CIDC is having 387 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:09,600 celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month on October 9th here right here. 388 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:13,360 Food, dance, and a discussion on on the 9th. So we're excited about that. And to 389 00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:17,520 the gentleman that came to speak about the feral cat, thank you so much for 390 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:21,680 worrying about this. This is important. I see both sides of this as someone who 391 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:25,120 is a foster mom. I've worked with Almost Home Foundation. I don't live too far 392 00:24:23,120 --> 00:24:29,560 from there. And so that's where we got our dogs and I foster dogs. So I 393 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:34,080 understand that but I also understand the need for us to be careful in this 394 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:40,320 because we've also had homes in the area that have abused this and continue to 395 00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:43,400 abuse even fostering dogs. So but thank you for bringing this up and 396 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:45,960 for caring so much for these little guys. I appreciate it. That's the end of 397 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:52,107 my report. >> Thank you very much. 398 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:54,000 Let's see. Trustee Port. >> [clears throat] 399 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:57,480 » Thank you, Mayor. I want to start off with the 400 00:24:56,280 --> 00:25:03,760 the DuPage and the sirens that that went off uh 401 00:25:00,360 --> 00:25:09,000 last week uh and how unnerving that was. But and I understand accidents and and 402 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:15,240 and those kind of things can happen. But my concern is for 403 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:20,200 the thousands of residents who are not privy or not users of our Facebook page 404 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:24,800 or uh our other 405 00:25:22,120 --> 00:25:27,000 in-house methods of communicating what happened. 406 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:31,760 There's still a lot of people out there that don't know what the heck happened. 407 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:35,920 And I was just wondering did was it ever under consideration for them to do a 408 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:39,000 press release, something on the news media, 409 00:25:37,120 --> 00:25:44,040 uh something on the radio? Did they do a radio TV release? 410 00:25:42,120 --> 00:25:47,200 » I didn't bring it with me, but they shared that with us. 411 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:50,600 » With and and they they did this >> Yeah, and I think the Daily Herald made 412 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:54,720 some announcement. >> They on the Herald? Did they do anything 413 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:58,560 with the the radio or TV announcements? >> WGN. 414 00:25:56,000 --> 00:26:03,120 » WGN. Okay. All right, I just wanted to make sure because like I said, I've had 415 00:26:01,120 --> 00:26:07,320 a lot of people that, you know, like, "Can you tell me what was what was going 416 00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:11,400 on?" And so I'm glad that they made that effort then. So uh 417 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:16,520 » Yeah, it wasn't a pretty meeting we had. >> Yeah, I can imagine. 418 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:20,480 Uh secondly, uh Chief, I want to know, are you aware of what was going on? I 419 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:24,080 know you the police departments are all kind of 420 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:28,880 intermingled with the the SWAT threat at Addison Trail High 421 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:32,360 School today where they had to shut down the high school and some of the 422 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:36,720 surrounding elementary schools in Addison. My grandson attends school 423 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:38,320 there in Addison and they were all under uh 424 00:26:37,360 --> 00:26:42,760 uh uh uh a security shutdown uh at the 425 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:45,600 school. So did anything come through to to you guys? 426 00:26:43,880 --> 00:26:49,360 » Only basic information. I don't have specific details that but there was some 427 00:26:47,320 --> 00:26:52,040 mutual aid, you know, related to that. But I don't have I didn't hear what the 428 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:56,840 outcome was. >> Okay. All righty. Uh it's terrible that 429 00:26:55,480 --> 00:27:00,120 I know this is the second one they've had in 2 years 430 00:26:58,680 --> 00:27:03,400 at Addison Trail High School. So, I don't know if there's some pranksters at 431 00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:07,360 the school, but you got to take all of those things serious, you know, when 432 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:12,240 they occur and uh the high the grammar school that my 433 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:16,640 grandson goes to, Stone Elementary, is right across the street from Addison 434 00:27:13,720 --> 00:27:20,360 Trail High School. So, uh they shut down the elementary school and you got, you 435 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:24,480 know, second and third graders that are now, you know, in that protocol, which 436 00:27:22,560 --> 00:27:27,360 is traumatizing to the children. So, 437 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:29,480 » No no big no kid. >> Yeah. 438 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:34,160 Um I want to thank uh Mr. Kyle again for 439 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:37,120 for coming. I thank you for your call. Thank you for coming and sharing this 440 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:44,200 information uh with us and uh we will take it upon 441 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:48,120 ourselves to review this and uh to see uh the merits of of the points that 442 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:53,840 you've raised and if there any things that we can do to uh create a an 443 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:57,720 environment that satisfies all parties concerned, but uh thank you for taking 444 00:27:56,240 --> 00:28:02,160 the time to uh put together this report and the 445 00:27:59,960 --> 00:28:04,960 proposed ordinance. Uh I commend you for that and 446 00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:08,800 uh I know that took some time and effort on your part, but I know that you're 447 00:28:06,360 --> 00:28:12,760 passionate about this issue. So, I I just want to thank you for coming in 448 00:28:10,720 --> 00:28:17,720 today and sharing that. Uh it doesn't go unnoticed. So, thank you. 449 00:28:15,680 --> 00:28:20,400 And uh finally, our Sister Cities Committee will have a meeting next 450 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:25,360 Thursday. Um as we invite all of the interested 451 00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:28,480 parties and members of the public to come and join us. 452 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:33,560 Uh we'll begin doing some of our planning for uh Black History Month and 453 00:28:31,360 --> 00:28:37,440 next year's Juneteenth event and some other events that uh things that we're 454 00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:42,560 involved in uh with some of our neighboring sister city communities. I 455 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:47,560 know that uh Hoffman Estates has their French um 456 00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:52,320 their French buffet or I forget the exact name of it, but they do a thing 457 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:56,960 where they honor their sister city relationship with with France with the 458 00:28:54,400 --> 00:29:01,840 city in France and uh they serve all type of French pastries and French food 459 00:28:59,440 --> 00:29:06,560 and it's really uh really a nice event uh to attend. I'll have more information 460 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:09,600 uh exactly when we get it from them to share here if anyone's interested in 461 00:29:08,440 --> 00:29:14,920 attending. And uh that concludes my report. 462 00:29:12,040 --> 00:29:17,720 » Thank uh thank you, Trustee. And uh Trustee Conkle? 463 00:29:16,280 --> 00:29:23,960 » Yes, Trustee Weir. Well, let's see. The shower report 464 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:28,520 on board we met uh last Wednesday. We mostly discussed the airport 465 00:29:25,320 --> 00:29:32,560 maintenance, the upgrade to the uh the kind of the small 466 00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:36,320 board outside of the hangar. Uh we also uh talked about the fuel and 467 00:29:34,520 --> 00:29:41,680 other things that they have. Uh the biggest thing that probably 468 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:45,520 concerns a lot of residents is they have the thing called Options Talks on 469 00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:48,560 September 12th. Uh that's where there's a lot of planes 470 00:29:47,160 --> 00:29:53,240 on display and you come out there and have some 471 00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:53,240 drinks while you're uh you're 472 00:29:55,000 --> 00:30:01,480 Mayor, we already talked about school maintenance. We always talk about that. 473 00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:04,160 The last thing I have is why are we painting the fire hydrants 474 00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:08,480 white? Is that to confuse the dogs? 475 00:30:07,040 --> 00:30:11,080 And the snow so they don't see the yellow snow? 476 00:30:14,920 --> 00:30:21,200 » Yes, sir, indeed. We are trying to confuse the fire department. No, that is 477 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:26,480 a primer that is being applied. They will now be painted bright red. 478 00:30:24,760 --> 00:30:30,520 Yes, I we may have put something out on social media. I apologize. I haven't 479 00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:34,440 seen it. Uh but it they it is a primer. They will be painted red here in the 480 00:30:31,800 --> 00:30:34,440 next week. 481 00:30:36,360 --> 00:30:42,040 » Okay, thank you, Trustee. And uh 482 00:30:39,800 --> 00:30:44,720 Trustee Benko? >> Thank you, Mayor. 483 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:51,680 Uh Mr. Kyle, uh I I echo my fellow board members in in thanking you for coming 484 00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:53,200 here tonight and >> Is your mic on? 485 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:56,360 » Uh oh. >> It's just low. 486 00:30:54,560 --> 00:31:01,240 » I'll speak up. Uh Mr. Kyle, I uh echo my fellow board 487 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:06,560 members and just wanted to thank you for coming in tonight and um expressing some 488 00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:11,600 of your concerns and providing us with um the draft ordinance that you 489 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:16,640 prepared. Um I'm not sure everyone on our board uh knows the history um of 490 00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:19,400 this ordinance, and so I was actually going to um 491 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:23,720 hopefully turn to one of our staff members so they they can just provide 492 00:31:21,560 --> 00:31:30,480 some of the history on on the ordinance and and why we have it and um I think 493 00:31:27,120 --> 00:31:36,800 it's just in important to know. So, um I am actually going to pass the baton to 494 00:31:34,600 --> 00:31:41,120 um our chief, and he might be able to provide some of that background 495 00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:43,680 information about why we have it the way we do. 496 00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:46,920 Yeah. Our Our Chief Johnson. 497 00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:57,000 » Yes, thank you. Um some history on the ordinance. I I remember when it was 498 00:31:54,360 --> 00:32:00,200 first adopted in 2008. Um what we had at the time was we had 499 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:04,040 some It started with complaints from 500 00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:06,880 residents saying, "My neighbors are feeding 501 00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:11,480 these feral cats, and it's causing disarray in the neighborhood. It's 502 00:32:08,280 --> 00:32:14,640 causing um out of control populations, waste, uh issues with other animals." 503 00:32:13,360 --> 00:32:19,040 And so, the complaints were actually about uh uh the you know, the feeding of 504 00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:22,800 the cats. The issue that we found when we looked into it was 505 00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:28,360 um some of it was careless, but some of it was also well-intentioned residents, 506 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:31,360 uh animal lovers, that wanted to do something good and felt like they were 507 00:32:29,520 --> 00:32:36,160 doing something good for um stray cats. And And unfortunately, 508 00:32:33,800 --> 00:32:41,360 without the Many of them just didn't have the proper 509 00:32:38,200 --> 00:32:46,160 um equipment, training, knowledge, um ability to run a uh a you know, a 510 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:50,880 well-run, properly maintained cat colony. And so, the solution was that 511 00:32:49,040 --> 00:32:54,840 they there needed to be some regulation so that it was done the right way and we 512 00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:59,600 didn't have the um you know, the issues on both sides. And so, the way the 513 00:32:57,120 --> 00:33:02,360 ordinance was written um provides for you know, the the colonies aren't 514 00:33:00,680 --> 00:33:08,800 illegal, but they need to be sponsored by uh an animal uh a a licensed animal 515 00:33:05,920 --> 00:33:11,640 agency that can ensure that the the the populations are controlled properly, 516 00:33:10,320 --> 00:33:15,800 that spaying and neutering and vaccinations are going on, disease 517 00:33:13,760 --> 00:33:18,720 control, uh waste management, things like that. Um 518 00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:22,400 because without that oversight, we we really and truly did have a mess in 519 00:33:20,120 --> 00:33:26,520 town. And so, that's the history of it and that's why uh you know, those 520 00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:30,800 regulations were put in place because there just needed to be some uniformity 521 00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:34,440 to how it was done because otherwise, um you know, it was frankly disastrous in 522 00:33:32,640 --> 00:33:39,840 some areas. >> Thank you, Chief. Um so, I just wanted 523 00:33:36,800 --> 00:33:42,800 to make sure that you were aware of some of that background information, that's 524 00:33:41,360 --> 00:33:47,000 some of that historical knowledge, and as well as any residents that might be 525 00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:51,400 listening um online cuz we do stream our meetings. But again, thank you so much, 526 00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:56,600 and um it will be taken under consideration. Thank you. 527 00:33:54,360 --> 00:34:03,800 Um the next thing I'd like to touch on is uh that online are 528 00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:08,520 I excuse me, I think we sent out via our email channels as well as on our 529 00:34:05,560 --> 00:34:14,960 Facebook um that those that were impacted by the July 4th storms, and I 530 00:34:12,240 --> 00:34:19,000 believe tornadoes in the area, um 531 00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:23,440 now have um uh 532 00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:28,840 are are now able to take advantage of some assistance from the federal 533 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:33,200 government in the form of um low-interest loans. And so, uh this is 534 00:34:32,040 --> 00:34:36,440 the the way and 535 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:40,480 you know, just for those that are listening, I have the fact sheet here in 536 00:34:38,240 --> 00:34:44,120 front of me and the way that our Governor Pritzker issued the 537 00:34:41,919 --> 00:34:49,520 declaration, he said that it was the storms occurring between July 2nd and 538 00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:55,399 4th. Um, it impacts, uh, you know, the counties that that we fall under, Cook 539 00:34:52,040 --> 00:35:02,120 County and DuPage County. Um, if your home or business did experience any sort 540 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:07,080 of damage, you have until October 5th of this year to apply for that assistance. 541 00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:13,160 Um, and if there was any sort of economic injury, you have until next 542 00:35:09,360 --> 00:35:17,800 year, uh, May 5th of 2027 to apply for that. So, I did just want to make our 543 00:35:15,160 --> 00:35:23,000 residents aware. I know, um, there are some in town that, um, you know, 544 00:35:20,280 --> 00:35:27,280 experienced some really severe flooding, um, and did just want to make sure that 545 00:35:24,480 --> 00:35:33,040 they were aware that that resource is now available. 546 00:35:29,600 --> 00:35:38,880 Did also want to flag that the that for our residents that live in Cook County, 547 00:35:35,920 --> 00:35:41,080 the Cook County Board of Review just yesterday, 548 00:35:40,520 --> 00:35:46,600 uh, issued a press release and issued 549 00:35:43,440 --> 00:35:54,120 information really urging Cook County residents to file appeals, 550 00:35:50,000 --> 00:36:00,320 um, for their 2027, um, property tax bill that might, uh, 551 00:35:57,680 --> 00:36:05,960 Sorry, let me back up. To file an appeal for any property that was damaged in the 552 00:36:03,320 --> 00:36:10,760 recent storms. Um, that that may impact their their 2027 553 00:36:08,640 --> 00:36:15,240 property tax bill. So, they really are urging residents, you know, if you had 554 00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:21,400 flooding, if, you know, some of these really high winds impacted your home, 555 00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:27,720 um, to please file uh, an appeal to that because it it will ultimately impact how 556 00:36:24,400 --> 00:36:30,640 much you pay in 2027. But, did just want to make our residents 557 00:36:29,280 --> 00:36:36,000 aware of that. Uh the next thing I'd like to mention is 558 00:36:32,920 --> 00:36:42,200 is a couple of weeks ago, unfortunately, I I failed to 559 00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:45,960 express my sincere thanks and gratitude to our police department, fire 560 00:36:44,440 --> 00:36:50,560 department, and our public works department for all the work that they 561 00:36:48,600 --> 00:36:55,760 have done really all summer because of these 562 00:36:52,880 --> 00:37:01,480 storms. It is um I have never seen anything like this and 563 00:36:58,240 --> 00:37:05,880 it's I I know it's um it it it must be really challenging 564 00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:09,560 every single time it rains to have to um you know, put on your boots and and 565 00:37:08,520 --> 00:37:13,560 um really do our best to to take care of of 566 00:37:11,720 --> 00:37:18,280 the village and and its residents. But I I really I'm I'm just so grateful 567 00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:22,880 um and I I also just wanted to illustrate that 568 00:37:20,680 --> 00:37:27,120 you know, I wanted to publicly say thank you, but also just illustrate to our 569 00:37:24,360 --> 00:37:31,120 residents that our public works and fire department and police department are 570 00:37:28,400 --> 00:37:36,360 working so hard during these storms and just wanted to share just some data that 571 00:37:33,720 --> 00:37:41,720 we received. So I don't have the data as it relates to the 572 00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:47,680 storms that we had in in August, but when we had a storm on July 27th, I just 573 00:37:45,200 --> 00:37:54,520 want to provide some numbers. So within 24 hours, our fire department responded 574 00:37:51,200 --> 00:38:00,240 to to 36 requests for support that were storm related. Our police department 575 00:37:57,040 --> 00:38:05,600 rece- um received 134 calls in a 24-hour span 576 00:38:03,360 --> 00:38:08,640 um and almost 40 of which were were storm related. You know, our public 577 00:38:07,240 --> 00:38:13,640 works, I don't have the the number for our public works, but I'm I'm sure our 578 00:38:10,800 --> 00:38:18,560 public works was out there um you know, doing all that they could to to respond 579 00:38:15,680 --> 00:38:22,680 to the requests for assistance. So um I share that because I'm I really am 580 00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:26,000 so grateful for all the work that's being done. 581 00:38:24,160 --> 00:38:30,040 Um I also share that cuz I know that a lot of residents reach out for for 582 00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:34,360 requests for assistance, but they might not get it immediately, and it is 583 00:38:32,080 --> 00:38:38,400 because we we're we're getting um so many requests for assistance. So, um I 584 00:38:36,760 --> 00:38:42,400 did just want to share that information with our residents, and again, thank 585 00:38:40,200 --> 00:38:45,800 thank you so much to um both our chiefs and uh Director 586 00:38:44,440 --> 00:38:51,880 Moore. Um and then last but not least, uh just 587 00:38:48,600 --> 00:39:00,600 saw today that uh our new flags for uh new businesses are 588 00:38:55,920 --> 00:39:06,800 now um stationed Let me back up. Our new are now open 589 00:39:03,520 --> 00:39:12,760 new flags for new businesses 590 00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:15,960 are in front of new businesses. And so, I'm I 591 00:39:14,920 --> 00:39:21,200 uh remember pushing for this, and uh thank 592 00:39:18,840 --> 00:39:28,440 you again to the board for, you know, uh uh approving this idea, but really thank 593 00:39:23,960 --> 00:39:35,160 you to um Director uh Govin for making this uh idea a reality. The flags are 594 00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:39,440 beautiful, and um I'm really really excited to see them around town. Um 595 00:39:37,920 --> 00:39:45,320 again, for our residents, these are new flags that will be stationed in front of 596 00:39:41,240 --> 00:39:47,720 new businesses, um highlighting um that uh 597 00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:53,640 there is an operating business in this space, and so I would encourage you to 598 00:39:50,240 --> 00:39:57,080 patronize them, and um uh and yeah, and and shop local. So, I'm 599 00:39:55,920 --> 00:40:01,640 really really excited for this initiative. So, thank you, Director 600 00:39:58,880 --> 00:40:06,800 Govin. Um and that concludes my report. >> Very good. Thank you. 601 00:40:03,440 --> 00:40:06,800 Uh Trustee Broccolino. 602 00:40:08,440 --> 00:40:12,520 » Um I think I had my share just last 603 00:40:11,160 --> 00:40:16,400 Saturday. I was able to attend the Commerce RA, and although I'm not a big 604 00:40:14,720 --> 00:40:20,360 fan of country music, I had a really good time. 605 00:40:18,080 --> 00:40:24,000 I had to learn some line dancing steps but I enjoyed myself. 606 00:40:22,480 --> 00:40:26,800 Um Also 607 00:40:25,960 --> 00:40:29,320 » Is your mic on? >> Yes, it is. 608 00:40:31,440 --> 00:40:37,400 Um I am excited that next month I'll be participating in the Citizens Police 609 00:40:35,840 --> 00:40:39,480 Academy. Um so I'm really looking forward to 610 00:40:38,480 --> 00:40:43,600 learning more about the police department and work with our officers. 611 00:40:41,800 --> 00:40:48,320 Uh work and the work our officers do today. 612 00:40:47,080 --> 00:40:54,480 » Very good. Thank you. 613 00:40:50,760 --> 00:41:01,200 And motion to go to executive session setting the price for sale property for 614 00:40:56,520 --> 00:41:07,640 section 5 ILCS 120/2 C5. >> It's actually 2 C6. 615 00:41:03,360 --> 00:41:07,640 » I stand corrected. 2 C6. 616 00:41:07,760 --> 00:41:14,600 All in favor? >> I. 617 00:41:10,720 --> 00:41:19,600 » And we will be returning upon um closure of executive session. 618 00:41:56,280 --> 00:42:03,080 Nice support tonight on the issue. Nice support tonight on the issue. 619 00:42:14,880 --> 00:42:16,960 » Mhm.