[8:48] One more minute and we'll call the
[8:50] meeting to order.
[9:21] Okay.
[9:23] Good evening. Welcome to the village
[9:25] board meeting of August 17, 2026.
[9:30] We will be led in the pledge of
[9:31] allegiance by our village clerk, Manald
[9:33] Desai. Please rise for the pledge if you
[9:36] are able.
[9:42] » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[9:45] United States of America and to the
[9:47] republic for which it stands, one nation
[9:51] under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[9:54] justice for all.
[9:59] » I call this meeting to order and I ask
[10:02] that village clerk decide. Please call
[10:04] the role. Trustee Pier Sloven is absent.
[10:08] Trustee Shakar
[10:10] >> here. Trustee Kimmani Levy
[10:12] >> here. Trustee Robinson
[10:14] >> here.
[10:14] >> Trustee Iverson
[10:16] >> here.
[10:16] >> Trustee Lissa Levy
[10:17] >> here. Mayor Tennis
[10:19] >> here. And we have a quorum. I'd like to
[10:21] mention that our colleague Trusty Pier
[10:23] Sloven is indeed absent tonight. She is
[10:25] absent due to some unexpected and
[10:27] unavoidable travel delays and we wish
[10:30] her a safe journey home. The next item
[10:32] on the agenda is our consent agenda. Is
[10:35] there anything anyone would like to have
[10:36] removed from the consent agenda? Trusty
[10:38] Shakar.
[10:39] >> Yes, thank you. I'd like um under report
[10:43] of the village manager a updated uh
[10:47] district 219 school resource officer
[10:50] intergovernmental agreement.
[10:51] >> Great. So with that removed, is there uh
[10:54] a motion to approve? Trustee Lisa Levy.
[10:58] Is there a second? Trustee Kamani Levy.
[11:01] Will the clerk please call the role?
[11:03] >> Trustee Iverson.
[11:05] >> I.
[11:06] >> Trustee Lissa Levy.
[11:07] >> I.
[11:08] >> Trusty Shakar.
[11:09] >> I.
[11:09] >> Trustee Kimani Levy.
[11:11] >> I.
[11:11] >> Trustee Robinson.
[11:12] >> Hi.
[11:13] >> Thank you. And the uh the um consent
[11:17] agenda is approved. I'd like to pause
[11:20] for a minute and offer some
[11:23] congratulations.
[11:24] I'll start with some reappoints.
[11:27] The Fine Arts Commission, Mr. Jeff
[11:29] Rhodess was reappointed as vice chair
[11:32] and Ellen Blum Barerish reappointed as
[11:35] chair on the Skoi police use of force
[11:38] board. Dennis Rizzo was reappointed as
[11:40] chair for the performing arts center
[11:42] board. We have a new chair Janice Fine
[11:46] who is a longtime uh member of the
[11:48] performing arts center board and Renee
[11:51] Roy is appointed as vice chair. He also
[11:54] has been a longtime member of the
[11:56] performing arts center board. I'd like
[11:58] to offer sincere thanks on behalf of the
[12:02] village board to outgoing performing
[12:04] arts center chair Terry Goule. Terry has
[12:06] served with excellence uh uh as chair of
[12:09] the commission for many years. He we're
[12:11] delighted um Mr. Goule is going to be
[12:14] staying on the performing arts center
[12:16] board. So, I also want to congratulate
[12:21] our new youth commissioners, many of
[12:24] whom are here this evening with their
[12:27] families. I will read the names, doing
[12:30] my very best at pronunciation. Forgive
[12:33] me if I'm not right spot on. And when
[12:36] your name is called, if you will be kind
[12:38] enough to stand, remain standing so that
[12:41] we can give you all a nice round of
[12:44] applause.
[12:46] uh Akila Arjula,
[12:49] Kintara Arshad,
[12:52] Adam Circ,
[12:55] Henry Sager,
[12:57] Sophia Chavez,
[13:00] Vivian Howard Czech,
[13:03] Ian Forte,
[13:06] Valon Franks,
[13:09] Aean Caramali,
[13:12] Eliza Khan,
[13:14] Joel Kim,
[13:16] Zachary Kupiatski,
[13:19] Sophia Levvin,
[13:21] Muhammad Dumar Munchi,
[13:24] Amelia Namichi,
[13:26] Nathan Oler,
[13:28] Ava Parker, Nathan Pon, Aluga, Matthew
[13:33] Poka,
[13:35] Elaine Pedrosa,
[13:38] Carson Pong,
[13:40] Isabella Perry, and Llaya Rootberg.
[13:44] Let's give these guys a [applause]
[13:46] round of applause.
[13:51] [applause]
[13:55] Please be seated for a moment.
[13:58] I'm so delighted with these
[14:01] appointments. This has been a goal of
[14:03] the board that came out of the
[14:06] discussions from our strategic plan a
[14:09] year ago that we as a as a community and
[14:12] as a board need to focus more on
[14:14] uplifting youth and what a privilege it
[14:17] is to be able to form this commission.
[14:19] I'd like to offer thanks in advance to
[14:22] the team from our social work staff who
[14:25] will be the staff liaison and Marie
[14:27] Bonuzi and Brian McHugh. I would also
[14:30] like to acknowledge that we have six
[14:36] high schools represented. We have Niles
[14:38] North and West. We have Loyola Academy,
[14:41] Rochellezel,
[14:43] Ida Crown Jewish Academy, and Evston
[14:46] Township High School. We hope to recruit
[14:49] uh a couple of more students from ETHS.
[14:51] Thanks to Trusty Robinson for his
[14:53] assistance with that. I'd also like to
[14:56] offer sincere gratitude to my colleagues
[15:00] on the board, trustee Jim Iverson and
[15:03] trustee Allison Pierce Loven for their
[15:06] significant investment of time in
[15:08] helping me with the interviews, the
[15:10] student interviews for this process. Our
[15:13] intern this summer, Eliza Lampert, who's
[15:17] gone back to college, she also helped
[15:19] with the effort. Finally, before we take
[15:22] a short recess to congratulate our new
[15:24] youth commissioners, I'd like to give
[15:27] extend gratitude to the families. Thank
[15:29] you for supporting their efforts to
[15:32] contribute to our community. We are
[15:34] grateful to you as well. It is 7:37. We
[15:38] will reconvene at 7:45.
[15:41] If you would like to go out and just
[15:43] mingle, there is a backdrop. We can take
[15:46] pictures. and we look forward to
[15:48] greeting all of you and your families
[15:50] during this recess. Thank you.
[24:17] We will be convened now. So the next
[24:19] item on the agenda is the first of our
[24:22] two public comment periods. The second
[24:25] one will occur at the end of the
[24:27] meeting. We will right now set aside up
[24:30] to 30 minutes. If you speak during the
[24:33] first public comment period, you may not
[24:35] speak again during the second public
[24:37] comment period. Please understand that
[24:39] the public comment period is an
[24:41] opportunity for members of the community
[24:43] to address the village board on a topic
[24:46] that is within the village's purview and
[24:48] jurisdiction, but is not listed in
[24:51] another location on the agenda. If you
[24:54] would like to speak about a matter that
[24:55] is listed on the agenda, we ask that you
[24:57] wait until that agenda item is called
[24:59] and we will give you an opportunity to
[25:01] speak then. Please be aware that the
[25:03] public comment period is intended to
[25:05] provide an opportunity for public input
[25:09] and it is not a forum for dialogue with
[25:11] members of the board. Rather, it is
[25:13] intended as an opportunity for us to
[25:15] hear from you. Please be sure to direct
[25:18] your comments only to the village board
[25:20] and do not expect a response from anyone
[25:22] tonight. We will from time to time ask
[25:25] our village manager to respond in the
[25:27] moment. All speakers will be limited to
[25:30] a precise three minutes. When you come
[25:32] to the podium, we ask that you please
[25:34] say your name clearly and let us know
[25:37] whether or not you are a resident of
[25:39] Skoi.
[25:41] You are not required to give your
[25:43] address. So with that said, who would
[25:46] like to address the village board during
[25:47] this public comment period? Mr.
[25:49] Roushwer.
[25:52] » Good evening, mayor. Trustees, at the
[25:55] last meeting that I attended, I I spoke
[25:58] about developing a public policy on
[26:01] plastic bags. Since then, we took a
[26:03] family vacation to Canada. Canada on a
[26:06] national basis has a a target for 2030
[26:10] of basically eliminating all plastic at
[26:12] the retail level. Um it works. I was at
[26:15] a Walmart. There were no plastic bags at
[26:18] you know all sorts of establishments. So
[26:19] on a national basis Canada has embraced
[26:21] it. Um
[26:24] we certainly recognize that plastics
[26:27] developing a policy for plastics and
[26:29] regulating it would be beneficial for
[26:31] FSKO in terms of the environment in
[26:33] terms of public health. Um, plastics are
[26:36] not biodegradable and they create all
[26:38] sorts of toxic plastic problems. But I I
[26:41] want to focus on the financial aspect.
[26:43] The lifeblood of every of every
[26:45] municipality in every private enterprise
[26:48] is revenue and cash flow. By embracing a
[26:52] program or public policy where we would
[26:54] charge uh the use of plastic bags, it
[26:57] would it would promote freedom of
[26:58] choice. That's a good thing. We're not
[27:00] forcing anyone to do anything. uh it
[27:03] would incentivize the use of reusable
[27:04] and recyclable containers. But to the
[27:07] extent we uh bags are charged a fee uh
[27:10] the city of Chicago as I spoke before
[27:12] since they enacted their program
[27:14] generated 122 million in 2026 they
[27:17] anticipate 38 million on a proportional
[27:20] basis. If Skoi simply did 3% of the city
[27:24] of Chicago, that would generate over
[27:26] $1.1 million.
[27:29] That's real dollars. Especially for a
[27:31] community that's has robust services,
[27:33] infrastructure, and staff. Absent
[27:37] downsizing, increasing taxes, borrowing
[27:40] the money, charging a fee is a is is a something to seriously consider.
[27:48] certainly better than in my personal
[27:49] view video gaming which is not good for
[27:52] the environment, not good for public
[27:54] health, you know, it just generates a
[27:56] fee. This would would cover many bases.
[27:58] Um,
[28:00] various cities around the country do
[28:02] this. Uh, Washington DC, Chicago,
[28:04] Boulder, Pittsburgh, Portland, and
[28:06] Minneapolis. Uh,
[28:10] I suggest that we look at developing a
[28:14] an ordinance that mirrors the city of
[28:16] Chicago, which is 15 cents a bag. um
[28:19] look at some of the other communities
[28:20] and take a hybrid approach, total
[28:23] outright ban on cutlery, plastic
[28:26] cutlery, spoons, forks, plastic
[28:28] containers, but then take an approach
[28:30] where we simply charge a fee uh for
[28:33] plastic bags at 15 cents, which is what
[28:35] the city of Chicago does right now.
[28:37] Pending before the state legislature is
[28:41] a bill called the carry out bag
[28:43] reduction act, and that's a kind of a
[28:45] phased approach. 10 cents, it's
[28:47] eventually going to go to 25 cents. So I
[28:49] think this would provide great revenue
[28:51] to Skoi, reduce the pressure on the Skoi
[28:53] treasury, reduce the burden on the tax
[28:55] base, and do good for the community.
[29:00] >> Thank you. Is there anyone else who
[29:02] would like to address? Sir,
[29:06] [clears throat]
[29:09] » your name please. And if you'd kindly
[29:11] let us know if you are a Skoi resident.
[29:14] uh Jim Gelderman and Manda Skooki
[29:16] resident. I am the Republican candidate
[29:18] for House District 17.
[29:20] We are entering another summer where
[29:23] once again we're faced with local
[29:25] governments not enforcing laws and being
[29:28] complicit in child trafficking and
[29:30] endangerment.
[29:31] I am speaking about pan handlers using
[29:33] children as props on the street corners
[29:35] in our communities. Between 2020 and
[29:38] 2024, the Department of Homeland
[29:41] Security misplaced 325,000
[29:44] unaccompanied ch children. Since Chicago
[29:46] is a known hub of human, sex, and child
[29:49] trafficking, it would be an egregious
[29:52] mistake to assume these children are
[29:53] sons or daughters of the panhandlers.
[29:56] These predators are invol violation of
[29:59] the following
[30:00] uh statutes. general state law under the
[30:04] wrong children act. It is unlawful for
[30:06] an adult 18 years of age or older to
[30:09] engage in panhandling with anyone under
[30:11] 18 years of age. Doing so is considered
[30:14] class B misdemeanor and will result in a
[30:16] police citation.
[30:18] Child endangerment and neglect under the
[30:21] Juvenile Court Act in Illinois child
[30:23] endangerment statutes. Allowing or
[30:26] requiring a child to participate in
[30:27] panhandling is legally recognized as a
[30:30] form of child abuse. When a child is
[30:32] found begging with an adult, law
[30:35] enforcement officers are required by law
[30:38] to issue a citation to the adult and
[30:41] immediately notify the Illinois
[30:43] Department of Children and Family
[30:44] Services.
[30:46] local municipality codes.
[30:49] Many cities, including Skoi,
[30:52] [clears throat] have codes that strictly
[30:53] prohibited adults from having children
[30:55] until while begging or soliciting.
[30:58] I would encourage the village to not
[31:00] only enforce these statutes, but to make
[31:02] sure that the children are not being
[31:03] held captive and should be referred to
[31:06] the Department of Children and Family
[31:07] Services and the Department of Homeland
[31:09] Security. Thank you for your time.
[31:11] >> Thank you, Mr. Caldererman. Is there
[31:13] anyone else who would like to address
[31:15] the village board?
[31:17] Sir,
[31:23] » good evening, mayor. Good evening,
[31:25] trustees. I'm here to ask the mayor to
[31:28] look into an an issue of security around
[31:32] the village hall and around the parking
[31:35] lots of the village hall and uh also the
[31:38] parking lots of the library.
[31:41] I feel that we have security,
[31:45] the best security we can get in our
[31:47] schools. We couldn't even get any better
[31:49] than what we have. And for all the years
[31:52] I lived here, I never really looked at
[31:54] the village hall as not having cameras.
[31:57] But as time goes on and people change, I
[32:00] feel that we need to change also with
[32:02] the times. And I'm asking the village to
[32:05] look into it, put it on the table, and
[32:07] maybe you look and see that there is a
[32:10] need for it or maybe there isn't a need
[32:12] for it. And if we can have it hooked up
[32:14] to the police department so they can
[32:15] monitor it. So there there's no need for
[32:19] another uh building to monitor. And
[32:22] that's my questions for tonight. Thank
[32:25] you very much,
[32:26] >> sir. Thank you, sir. We know you live in
[32:27] Skoi. Would you kindly remind us of your
[32:29] name?
[32:30] >> I I I can't hear you, mayor. Would you
[32:31] kindly remind us of your name? We know
[32:34] my name is Mike. I live in Skoi at
[32:36] Central Park.
[32:36] >> Thank you, Mr. Win.
[32:43] » Miss Gradniki.
[32:45] >> Hi. Yes, I am also a Skoi resident. I
[32:48] too would like to talk to you tonight
[32:49] about plastic bags. Um, on our trip to
[32:52] New Jersey back in July, we were shocked
[32:54] to find that East Windsor Township of
[32:57] all places was not giving out plastic
[32:58] bags in the supermarket. And I thought,
[33:00] "Wow, how surprisingly progressive of
[33:02] them." And then we went to one of the
[33:05] shore points and the same thing
[33:07] happened. And we said to the um cashier,
[33:10] you know, is this just the county? Is
[33:13] what is this? And she said, "It's the
[33:14] whole state. They are banned in the
[33:16] whole state." So you can buy them. This
[33:19] one very lightweight. It's already
[33:20] coming apart, but uh we weren't
[33:22] following the directions that it has
[33:24] printed on it. Um this was 33 cents. You
[33:27] could buy a sturdier one for $1.25.
[33:30] And um
[33:33] both of them are plastic, right? So they
[33:34] do have some of the health problems that
[33:36] Mr. Rous was um was discussing.
[33:40] And also in New Jersey, their ban had
[33:43] certain unintended consequences. People
[33:45] just have these things accumulating
[33:47] whenever they get a delivery and the
[33:48] delivery now comes in one of these bags.
[33:52] So we could look at what New Jersey did,
[33:54] look at the things that went wrong with
[33:55] it and design an ordinance that would
[33:58] avoid those problems. But I really think
[33:59] that it's time that we had a ban on
[34:01] plastic bags. I find that they just blow
[34:03] all over the place. They blow into my
[34:05] yard. We don't get them from the store.
[34:08] Um, so I think it's, you know, and go
[34:10] green skooki has done a lot of the leg
[34:12] work for this. Uh, replace plastic has
[34:15] done even more of the leg work for this.
[34:17] And I think, you know, it's time to
[34:18] instruct the staff to look into it, but
[34:20] to also rely on some of the work we did
[34:22] so they don't have to replicate that
[34:24] work. Thank you.
[34:26] >> Thank you, Miss Grant Nikki.
[34:28] Who else would like to address the
[34:30] village board?
[34:33] If there's no one, we will close this
[34:35] public comment period.
[34:38] Next is the report of village manager
[34:40] John Lockerby.
[34:42] >> Thank you, Mayor Tennis and trustees.
[34:44] Good evening, everyone. Item A is
[34:46] regarding the updated district 219
[34:48] school resource officer
[34:50] intergovernmental agreement. The village
[34:53] of Skoi and the Niles Township High
[34:54] School District 219 have maintained a
[34:57] longstanding partnership regarding the
[35:00] assignment of school resource officers
[35:02] commonly referred to as SRO's.
[35:05] Reciprocal reporting and the
[35:07] coordination of student and staff
[35:09] safety. Recent amendments to the
[35:11] Illinois school code require school
[35:13] districts ili utilizing school resource
[35:15] officers to have an updated agreement
[35:18] inclusive of newly adopted requirements.
[35:22] The intergovernmental agreement includes
[35:24] the SRO's roles and responsibilities
[35:26] required training restrictions on
[35:29] school-based municipal citations in
[35:31] addition to law enforcement referral
[35:33] data and the regular review and
[35:36] evaluation of the program. The
[35:38] intergovernmental agreement recognizes
[35:40] the district's responsibility for
[35:42] managing the educational environmental
[35:45] while preserving the police department's
[35:47] lawful authority and discretion in
[35:49] matters involving criminal
[35:51] investigations and public safety.
[35:54] The school district has already approved
[35:56] this agreement. Uh board approval of the
[35:59] resolution authorizing the
[36:00] intergovernmental agreement between the
[36:02] village and school district 219
[36:04] regarding the school resource officer
[36:06] program is respectfully requested.
[36:09] >> Thank you. Are there any questions for
[36:12] the village manager? Trusty Shakar.
[36:15] >> Yeah, thank you. Thanks for the the
[36:17] report and thanks for the thorough
[36:20] insert in the in the board packet. I I
[36:23] felt that this needed to be removed from
[36:24] the can consent agenda because several
[36:28] years ago there was a lot of of um
[36:33] resident outcry against these officers
[36:35] and a concern of black and brown
[36:39] students in particular being cited more
[36:41] and that having an impact in their
[36:43] future. and just wanted to maybe have a
[36:47] presentation or or a a um an explanation
[36:52] about what the changes are. I I just
[36:55] wanted to say I did talk to Amber Wood,
[36:57] the president of D219, and she said that
[37:00] she had um that the district had really
[37:05] good discussions with Chief Barnes, and
[37:07] she considers him a great thought
[37:09] partner. But uh you know, so that's good
[37:12] to know. But I just wanted to hear more.
[37:14] I also thought perhaps Trustee Robinson
[37:17] could share your experience with the
[37:20] SRO's and and best practices which this
[37:23] appears to have.
[37:25] >> So I'm going to ask Deputy Chief Oakley
[37:27] if if he'll step to the podium and as
[37:29] he's doing that um let me add a little
[37:31] bit of of insight. Um 219 requests the
[37:35] SRO and so the village provides school
[37:37] resource officers for districts that
[37:39] make that request and so 219 has had
[37:42] that request for many years and uh this
[37:44] agreement um going through it and
[37:46] working through the state um law changes
[37:49] uh but also kind of enhancing our
[37:52] collaboration with the district and
[37:53] really identifying their roles with
[37:56] discipline, our role with public safety
[37:59] and being sure that they mesh and
[38:01] there's accountability. And so it really
[38:03] has been uh a very positive experience
[38:05] in revising the agreement. Um Chief
[38:08] Barnes has been um one of the lead um
[38:12] individuals for the village. Um and he
[38:14] had also discussed this with John
[38:16] Oakley, Deputy Chief Oakley who was here
[38:17] this evening. And so I'll I'll let you
[38:19] deput chief uh respond as well.
[38:21] >> Yeah, I would just uh echo those
[38:23] sentiments. Uh, Chief Barnes was in
[38:26] constant contact with District 219
[38:28] officials in crafting this uh, revised
[38:32] uh, document and we've always had a
[38:34] great partnership with District 219 and
[38:36] I imagine that that will continue good
[38:38] communication back and forth and so I
[38:42] think everything will be, you know, in
[38:44] order and good to go.
[38:47] >> Thank you.
[38:48] >> Could I just add Oh, I'm sorry,
[38:50] >> Trusty Robinson.
[38:53] Yeah, thanks. I was actually going to
[38:54] pull it off, too, because I had the
[38:56] question of, you know, we serve
[38:59] different municipalities as far as
[39:00] school districts. I didn't know if there
[39:02] was I've never heard of an
[39:05] intergovernment agreement with the other
[39:07] school to the east that supports Skoi
[39:11] residents of whom I have personally had
[39:15] to have multiple interactions with and
[39:19] was wondering has that ever been an
[39:21] exploration uh with the village. So
[39:24] these agreements, these
[39:26] intergovernmental agreements have always
[39:27] centered around school resource
[39:29] officers. And so currently only 219 has
[39:32] school resource officers that are Skoi
[39:34] police officers. But if there's um if I
[39:39] assume since HHS is within Evston, um
[39:43] there would not be a role for a Skoi
[39:45] police officer in that arena. But if
[39:47] there is another purpose that could be
[39:49] helpful, uh we definitely would like to
[39:51] explore that. was just, you know, the
[39:54] relationships with a lot of Skoi
[39:56] residents who even attend Evston
[40:00] Township.
[40:01] >> There's there's always been, you know,
[40:04] some some areas of uh where the
[40:06] communication could be better improved
[40:10] if there were such an agreement. I'm not
[40:13] saying that uh there hasn't been
[40:15] cooperation. There's been great
[40:17] cooperation and collaboration uh within
[40:20] the district and the uh than the
[40:23] village, but I didn't know if there was
[40:24] ever anything formally crafted for that.
[40:27] >> No, the the intergovernmental agreements
[40:30] have revolved around the school resource
[40:31] officers. But are you speaking of health
[40:34] department, other village services
[40:36] beyond police or you thinking primarily
[40:38] public safety?
[40:40] >> All areas. It seems like that that area
[40:43] of the village is always the
[40:45] stepchildren
[40:46] >> the of the village and the same through
[40:51] the lens of you know Evston school
[40:53] district you know that area is always
[40:56] seemed to be on the back burner. So I
[40:58] just want to elevate the impact you know
[41:01] of that community to the village uh and
[41:04] make sure that those services are
[41:06] extended.
[41:08] >> Thank you for surfacing surfacing it.
[41:10] We'll give it some additional thought.
[41:12] >> Thank you.
[41:12] >> Trusty Shakar, did you have another
[41:14] comment or question?
[41:15] >> Yeah. Yeah. I just wanted to make sure
[41:18] any parent who's listening knows that
[41:21] some of the details like for example, if
[41:24] a student is if something happens,
[41:28] students are not just whisked out of the
[41:31] school, right? I mean, I just reading
[41:32] some of this, it looks like there has to
[41:35] be parent parental notification or
[41:37] somebody from the school accompanies the
[41:40] child. Ju just some details that I I
[41:43] think might be helpful for for parents
[41:46] to know
[41:46] >> and it's all available on the website.
[41:48] So, you know, different parents are
[41:50] going to be interested in different
[41:51] details. So I would encourage any parent
[41:54] who is interested in this agreement to
[41:57] look at what's available on the website
[41:59] um to you know determine what their
[42:01] questions are and to reach out to either
[42:04] the village manager's office or to the
[42:07] police department to chief through the
[42:09] chief's office or to reach out to
[42:12] district 219 through superintendent Tom
[42:14] Moore's office
[42:17] trustee Kamani Levy
[42:19] >> I know Chief Barnes is strict with the
[42:22] training. So, I'm I'm I'm glad to see
[42:24] that there will be additional training
[42:25] for uh students with disabilities and
[42:28] cultural diversity. I'm curious about
[42:30] the evaluations. Will those go back to
[42:33] Chief Barnes strictly or will the board
[42:36] get an opportunity to review those
[42:38] evaluations as well?
[42:41] >> I'd have to discuss that with Chief
[42:42] Barnes to get the exact details on that
[42:44] and how that will work.
[42:48] >> Any other questions? Trusty Robinson.
[42:49] It's not really a question, but just
[42:51] kind of an overall tenant of kind of
[42:54] some of the things that you're right
[42:55] that some parents might be curious
[42:57] about. Uh this notion of policing in the
[43:00] school. Um in my experience, you know,
[43:04] it's really looking at um how do we
[43:06] support and provide intervention for
[43:08] student?
[43:09] >> Public safety of course is paramount. Uh
[43:12] but also what happens to my kid inside a
[43:14] district? you know, uh obviously I know
[43:18] that's a discussion that's probably more
[43:19] approximate to the school board. Uh but
[43:22] there are state laws that govern what
[43:26] the school resource officer can uh how
[43:29] the student resource officer can engage
[43:32] with the student inside the school
[43:34] district. Uh so you're right, that's
[43:37] something that uh if that's an area of
[43:38] interest, uh it's it's not difficult uh
[43:42] reading. Uh the expectations are pretty
[43:45] clear. Um and safety is again most
[43:50] paramount. Um I love having access uh
[43:54] personally uh in my experience to
[43:56] resource officers. I think it's critical
[43:59] in any situation or potential situation
[44:02] uh to have that access readily
[44:04] available. And you know it provides uh
[44:08] in my all my 20 years of it as an
[44:10] administrator a lot of u more comfort in
[44:14] knowing that the access is there if
[44:16] needed. Uh but you have to be extremely
[44:18] judicious from a school's point of view
[44:20] when you engage
[44:23] the police.
[44:25] >> You know again once you engage the
[44:26] police it's a police matter. Uh so you
[44:29] know it's it's up to the school district
[44:32] to really manage those protocols and
[44:34] procedures um along with the police.
[44:40] >> What heartens me is the collaboration
[44:44] between the village and the high school
[44:46] district about this agreement. I think
[44:48] that that's a a really important
[44:51] component that we do communicate well
[44:54] and have a very good close working
[44:56] relationship on many levels with
[44:59] district 219 and that only benefits both
[45:02] the district and the village and the
[45:04] community and I'll certainly give some
[45:06] more thought to um not only ETHS but the 60203 zip code. Um troubles me to
[45:14] think of them as stepchildren. I I I
[45:17] tend to think that they are more Evston
[45:19] facing by choice sometimes, but I think
[45:22] that we can we [clears throat] can think
[45:24] about how that how that may how we maybe
[45:27] we can bridge bridge that
[45:31] >> you live there. So I get it. I get it.
[45:34] Okay. Will someone uh kindly make a
[45:36] motion?
[45:38] There's we need a motion and a second.
[45:40] Moved by trustee Lisa Levy, seconded by
[45:42] trustee Kamani Levy. Oh,
[45:45] >> I will.
[45:47] >> Yep. Thank you. So, there's a motion and
[45:49] a second. Would anyone uh in the
[45:51] audience like to address the village
[45:53] board about this matter? Miss Wolfinger.
[45:58] » Good evening, board and mayor. Um I'd
[46:01] like to thank Trusty Shar for pulling
[46:04] this off. This is a very important
[46:05] matter. I'm a bit concerned um that
[46:07] we're not sure whether this is going to
[46:10] get reported to the board and if the
[46:13] data is going to be reported to the
[46:15] board. Um I don't know how you can
[46:18] govern and use taxpayer dollars without
[46:22] having data to see effectiveness of a
[46:25] program. So it is really important that
[46:27] this information is given to you. Um, I
[46:31] not completely sure what laws Trustee
[46:34] Robinson was talking about that govern
[46:36] SLOs's. From my understanding, there's
[46:38] not much. Um, I would love to see them
[46:41] if you have any. Would love to review
[46:42] them. I was on the SLA task force. I did
[46:44] not see anything. Um, when we were doing
[46:48] our research um, something may have
[46:50] changed since, but I think um, one of
[46:54] the things that we often forget about is
[46:57] who we're serving, right?
[46:59] with living kids and what we do as
[47:02] adults can have severe implications on a
[47:07] child, on a family, not just
[47:10] emotionally, but financially.
[47:13] Um, and I think we need to we need to be
[47:16] accountable. We need to keep ourselves
[47:17] accountable for that. So, thank you for
[47:19] building that off. I think it does
[47:20] deserve a lot of discussion because at
[47:22] the end of it, we need to think about
[47:24] the kids and how this is affecting the
[47:26] children.
[47:27] Thank you, Miss Wolfinger. And as far as
[47:29] the reporting goes, I would ask our
[47:31] village manager to talk to the chief of
[47:34] police. I I agree. I think that, you
[47:36] know, there there is some reporting that
[47:37] should come back to the board. I would
[47:39] leave it up to you and the chief um to
[47:42] make a recommendation on what that
[47:44] increment should be and what the
[47:47] substance of the reporting would be. But
[47:48] I I do agree. I think that uh reg
[47:50] regular reporting not just once a year
[47:53] but maybe at at you know we at a at an
[47:56] increment during the school year would
[47:58] be called for. So
[48:00] is there anyone else who would like to
[48:02] address the village board about this
[48:04] matter? Okay. If not, will the clerk
[48:06] please call the role?
[48:08] Trustee Iverson.
[48:09] >> I.
[48:10] >> Trustee Lisa Levy.
[48:11] >> I.
[48:12] >> Trusty Shar.
[48:13] >> Trustee Kamani Levy.
[48:15] >> I. Trusty Robinson.
[48:16] >> Hi.
[48:18] >> Thank you. Oh.
[48:19] >> Mhm.
[48:20] >> Thank you. And the motion passes.
[48:22] >> I apologize.
[48:22] >> Trusty Robinson,
[48:23] >> just real quick for the record, 60076 is
[48:26] also
[48:27] >> also ETHS. Yes.
[48:28] >> Yeah.
[48:29] >> Yes.
[48:31] >> Item B, C, D, E, and F were part of
[48:35] tonight's consent agenda and already
[48:37] approved. And that completes my report
[48:39] this evening.
[48:39] >> Thank you, Mr. Lockerby. Next item is
[48:42] the report of our corporation council
[48:45] representing uh the firm of Lrod
[48:47] Freriedman this evening is Mr. Stuart
[48:50] Stu Weiss. Stu, thank you mayor. My
[48:55] report uh consists of items that um all
[49:00] were on consent um including a which was
[49:03] the uh fiscal year 27 appropriation
[49:07] ordinance. Um this was discussed and
[49:10] presented on at the last meeting
[49:11] approved on consent tonight. Uh the
[49:14] water rates ordinance for uh fiscal year
[49:17] 27 which included some rate increases
[49:20] which were necessary for capital
[49:22] expenditures also discussed at the last
[49:24] meeting and approved tonight on consent.
[49:27] uh an ordinance um dealing with the
[49:30] temporary sale and consumption of
[49:31] alcoholic liquor on the public right of
[49:33] way on municipal property for the 2026
[49:36] backyard bash was um approved on
[49:40] consent. Item D, uh, ordinance, uh,
[49:44] which amended the code, the village code
[49:47] regarding the G2 liquor license, which,
[49:51] um, conformed the, uh, distilling pubs
[49:54] to, um, with state law to allow class 3
[49:59] craft distillers, uh, to sell their
[50:01] products directly without going through
[50:03] a liquor distribu liquor distributor.
[50:06] That was approved on consent. Item E,
[50:09] uh, ordinance that amended the downtown
[50:13] science and technology TIFF district map
[50:16] to remove, um, a property, um, at 8120
[50:22] Lincoln Avenue. Um, that was a minor map
[50:24] amendment approved on consent.
[50:27] And then, uh, we had, um, item F, which
[50:31] was a code amendment uh, which expanded
[50:34] the youth commission, as we saw tonight.
[50:37] uh membership um to um 22 oh to 25
[50:43] members that was approved on consent and
[50:45] as reflected by the appointments
[50:47] tonight. Uh the last item on my report
[50:50] is that we are we are requesting a close
[50:54] session tonight um to discuss the um
[50:58] setting the price for the dispos for the
[51:01] disposition and sale of village owned
[51:04] property. And then also which is under
[51:07] um 2C5.
[51:09] And then um under um actually that was
[51:13] 2C6. Under 2C5 um a discussion of the
[51:18] purchase of property by the village and
[51:22] then under 2C11 a uh discussion of
[51:26] pending litigation.
[51:28] >> Thank you. Is there a motion to the
[51:30] effect of what the counselor just
[51:32] described? Thank you. Trustee Lisa Levy.
[51:34] Is there a second? Trustee Kamani Levy.
[51:38] Uh, any questions?
[51:41] Okay. Will the clerk please call the
[51:42] role?
[51:44] >> Trustee Iverson,
[51:45] >> I.
[51:45] >> Trustee Lissa Levy,
[51:46] >> I.
[51:47] >> Trusty Shakar,
[51:48] >> I.
[51:49] >> Trusty Kamani Levy,
[51:50] >> I.
[51:51] >> Trusty Robinson,
[51:52] >> I.
[51:53] >> Thank you. And the motion passes. Uh,
[51:56] the next item on the agenda is our final
[52:00] public comment period. Is there anyone
[52:02] who would like who has not yet addressed
[52:04] the village board who would like to? Mr.
[52:06] Sprawl,
[52:26] » please hand. Yeah, they
[52:27] >> Yeah,
[52:31] » they usually go to the deputy clerk.
[52:32] We're fine.
[52:33] >> Oh, that's okay.
[52:33] >> Yep.
[52:39] » Greetings, [clears throat] villagers.
[52:40] I'm Howard Sprout, resident of Skoi.
[52:43] Not long ago, and for many years, Skoi
[52:46] had scores of affordable STRs.
[52:51] Skoi was a welcoming oasis of lovely
[52:54] choices. Then a few bad operators
[52:58] poisoned this. A few bad operators
[53:01] caused havoc with their neighbors.
[53:04] Our village took the approach of
[53:06] punishing all operators,
[53:09] drafting a draconian one-sizefits-all
[53:12] approach.
[53:14] Now there are no affordable options for
[53:16] visitors. The math is devastating.
[53:19] >> [clears throat]
[53:20] >> How can an operator charging 30, 50,
[53:22] even $100 per night afford the thousands
[53:26] of dollars in village fees?
[53:29] Given the approximate baseline of $4,000
[53:32] in fees, the math is crushing. At $30 a
[53:36] night, 133 nights to break even.
[53:39] At $50 a night, 80 nights to break even.
[53:44] At $100 per night, 40 nights to break
[53:46] even. Based on a travel window of
[53:49] approximately May through September
[53:52] being 20 weeks, given a generous
[53:54] occupancy forecast of three nights per
[53:57] week, affordable options are gone.
[54:02] Only operators charging big money make
[54:05] this work. Could this problem not have
[54:08] been addressed through existing village
[54:10] code? Why aren't bad operators fined,
[54:14] cited, and sanctioned via existing
[54:16] village code pertaining to noise,
[54:18] nuisance, and disruption? The pilot
[54:21] program punishes everyone. It needs to
[54:25] be retired.
[54:27] Deal individually with bad operators,
[54:30] causing havoc,
[54:32] disruption, and general mayhem
[54:36] via existing village code. More
[54:39] importantly, those banished scores of
[54:42] lovely operators can no longer enjoy new
[54:46] faces, the pleasant interaction of
[54:49] welcoming hundreds of visitors to our
[54:52] village.
[54:54] all these scores of decent peaceable
[54:57] operators,
[54:59] excuse me, allow these scores of decent
[55:02] peaceable operators
[55:04] to once again without crushing economic
[55:08] and regulatory restrictions open their
[55:11] homes to provide access to our village
[55:16] as they have for many years in a
[55:19] pleasant, welcoming,
[55:22] affordable
[55:24] manner.
[55:26] >> Thank you.
[55:26] Mr. Sproul.
[55:28] >> Thank you.
[55:36] » So, Mr. Sproul, as we discussed, you may
[55:39] sit down. As we discussed when you came
[55:42] to my office last week, this is a pilot
[55:46] program. changes are being considered
[55:49] which I explained to you at length and I
[55:52] told you that they would be coming to
[55:54] the village board in September. So just
[55:57] wanted to reiterate what we discussed in
[56:00] person in my office last week. Thank
[56:03] you.
[56:03] >> Thank you.
[56:04] >> Okay. Is there anyone else who would
[56:06] like to address the village board?
[56:10] Okay. If not, I would ask for a motion
[56:12] to adjurnn.
[56:14] moved by trustee uh I'm sorry to to go
[56:18] into close session and adjourn there
[56:20] from moved by trustee Kamani Levy
[56:23] seconded by trustee Lissa Levy will the
[56:26] clerk please call the role
[56:28] >> trustee Iverson
[56:30] >> I
[56:31] >> trustee Lissa Levy
[56:32] >> I trusty Shakar
[56:33] >> I trustee Kimani Levy
[56:35] >> I trusty Robinson
[56:37] >> I
[56:39] >> thank you the motion carries we will uh
[56:42] go to close session and adjourn They're
[56:44] from