[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.
[0:12] » 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.