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and others.

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They were.

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They were.

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They were.

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Oh, really?

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Oh, awesome.

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Come in, sign in, please.

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Yeah.

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Yeah.

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Yeah.

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My mom is a teacher.

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I always see her.

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I know.

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I know.

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Good evening. Michelle, could you please give the invocation? Good evening. We thank you

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for your word in Proverbs 3, 5 through 6. It says, Trust in the Lord with all your heart

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and Lee, not on your own understanding. In all your ways submit to him and he will make

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all your paths straight. Lord, we ask tonight that you would impart wisdom on each one here

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tonight that they would have ears to hear and eyes to see what you would say for your

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word instructs us not to lean on our own understanding, but yours. So we ask for wisdom tonight concerning

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all things for Freeport, submitting all of our ways to you, Lord, that you would make

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all the decisions clear we thank you Lord that according to Proverbs 2 6 says for the Lord

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gives wisdom and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding that's what we seek tonight

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wisdom and understanding I ask that you bless each one here tonight with your love and grace

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in Jesus Christ name we pray amen amen thank you now we'll officially call this meeting

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to order madam clerk would you please take the roll mayor Miller here Alder persons Clem

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Johnson, Simmons, Parker, Stacy, Shadle, Sanders is absent and Sellers.

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Thank you. Now if you could please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance led by Alderman Sellers.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

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Item number one is approval of the agenda. Is there such a motion?

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So moved.

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Second.

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A motion made by Alderman Shadle, seconded by Alderman Sellers.

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All those in favor signify by saying aye.

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Aye.

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Opposed? That motion passes. Item two is approval of the minutes from the council meeting on April 20th,

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2026. Is there a motion to approve? So moved. Second. Okay. We have a motion made by Alderman

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Johnson, seconded by Alderman Shadle. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? That

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motion passes. Item number three is the presentation of the 2025 Water Ambassador Award. Seth.

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Good evening, everybody. I'm Seth Groenwald. I'm here on behalf of the Illinois section

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of the American Water Works Association. Congratulations to the city of Freeport for being selected

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for the Gold Water Ambassador Award for 2026. 2025 is really the award, but we're presenting

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in 2026. A little bit of background about the ISA WWA. The ISA WWA provides resources

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for education of safe and sustainable water. We have 2,400 members across the state and

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over 50,000 members in our association globally. The water ambassador program was created to

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elevate public perception, knowledge, and consumer education of the water industry.

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The program aims to accomplish these goals by presenting a new communication platform

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of educational and promotional content in a manner that's relevant, engaging, and consistent

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among participants.

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How it works, participating members can access water education tools as well as content from

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the ISA-WWA website and then communicate to their community through social media, website

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postings, bill and search, newsletters, tours, community events, schools, etc.

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There are three levels of awards, bronze, silver, and gold.

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Each is determined based on the frequency and method of communications, and this year

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Freeport has reached the gold standard.

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This year, which is our fifth year of the program, the ISA-WWA is awarding 36 gold-level

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water ambassadors and one bronze-level water ambassador throughout the state.

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Thank you to our communities and specifically Freeport for efforts in educating the public

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Taylor, John, John, and the rest of the board.

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I'd like to thank you for your hard work, and for the work you do to maintain safe and

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sustainable water for all.

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Congratulations.

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Nice.

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If you guys want to come up and take a photo, I'll take a photo of you guys.

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I'd like to give credit to the City of Freeport and the Council members for their participation

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in this.

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A lot of that is the City knowledge and people that want to be in participation of the board.

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and getting to know the water system and the city manager

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because we're always pushed to train

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and get everybody knowledgeable about water.

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We'll have quite a few proclamations to read

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and it seems only fitting that the first one has

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to do with drinking water.

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So, Randy, I don't know if you'd like to come up for this.

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Okay. So, the first proclamation is drinking water week.

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Whereas water is our most valuable natural resource and whereas drinking

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water serves a vital role in daily life serving an essential purpose to health,

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hydration, and hygiene needs for the quality of life our citizens enjoy and

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whereas hard hard work performed by the entire water sector designed designing

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capital projects operators ensuring the safety and the quality of our drinking

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Water, or a member of the pipe crew maintaining the infrastructure, communities rely on to transport high quality drinking water from its source to the consumer's tap.

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And whereas we are all sewers of water infrastructure upon which current and future generations depend.

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And whereas the citizens of our city are called upon to help protect our source water from pollution and practice water conservation.

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Now, therefore, I, Jodi Miller, Mayor of Freeport, declare May 3rd through the 9th, 2026 as Drinking Water Week in the City of Freeport and urge all of our residents to continue to utilize the clean drinking water that city services provide.

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Thank you, Randy.

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Okay, so the next one is International Firefighters Day.

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Whereas International Firefighters Day is observed each year on May 4th to honor and remember past firefighters who lost their lives while serving their communities.

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And whereas, at a moment's notice, firefighters are quick to respond to uncertain situations to mitigate danger and combat the threat of destructive fire in order to protect individuals, families, and the economic being of our community.

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and whereas the demands of firefighting are accomplished or accompanied by

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personal and physical tolls that all firefighters knowingly accept while

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risking their own lives to protect the lives of others and whereas the Freeport

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Fire Department is a key community asset to health and safety as the department

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responded to over 6,000 calls in 2025 alone so therefore I Jodi Miller hereby

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I declare May 4th, 2026 as International Firefighter's Day in the City of Freeport and encourage all residents to help fire suppression in their own right by taking necessary safety precautions to help save lives in their own communities.

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Thank you. Linda, please join me for the next proclamation.

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Oh, did you want to say anything?

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The next proclamation is National Day of Prayer, whereas the first National Day of Prayer was

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was proclaimed by the Continent of Congress in 1775.

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Schwitz,ê becomes president of the United States Congress in 1775 and whereas in 1952 the United States Congress approved a joint resolution setting aside a day each year to recognize the importance and value of prayer throughout America and whereas the National Day of Prayer is a time set aside for Americans to pray and to reflect upon the spiritual principles upon which our nation was founded and whereas this year marks the 75th anniversary of the National Day of Prayer

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God among the nations, seeking him in all generations, taken from 1st Chronicles 16-24,

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which says, Tell of his glory among the nations, his wonderful deeds among all the peoples.

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And whereas it is appropriate for the citizens of Freeport and Stevenson County to join in

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this year's National Day of Prayer and to call upon the Almighty for guidance and assistance.

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Now therefore, I, Jodi Miller, declare May 7th, 2026 as the National Day of Prayer in

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and the City of Freeport and extend greetings and well wishes to all who observe this day.

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I just want to let everybody know that yeah we do have room for people to come to the

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morning session.

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You do need to call for a reservation though because we do provide food for that and the

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number to call is 815-297-2918 if you'd like to come to the morning session and also there

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is and it's at the Farm Bureau building and the evening session is at seven o'clock at

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Breakthrough Church so all are welcome.

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The next proclamation is World Migratory Bird Day.

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Whereas migratory birds are some of the most beautiful and easily observed wildlife that

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share our communities, and whereas these migrant species also play an important economic role

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and Jodi are people in our community controlling insect pests and generating millions of recreational

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dollars statewide and where as migratory birds and their habitats are declining throughout

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the Americas facing a growing number of threats on their migration routes and in both their

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summer and winter homes.

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And where as citizens enthusiastic about birds informed about the threats that they face

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and empowered to help address these threats can directly contribute to maintaining healthy

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and

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the

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World Migratory Bird Day has become a primary vehicle for focusing public attention on nearly

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350 species that travel between their nesting habitats in our communities and throughout

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North America to their wintering grounds in South and Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean

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and Southern United States.

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And whereas while World Migratory Bird Day officially is held each year on the second

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and Saturday in May.

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Its observance is not limited to one single day.

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And the planners are encouraged to schedule activities

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on the dates best suited to the presence

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of both their migrants and their celebrants.

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And whereas since World Migratory Bird Day

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is not only a day to foster appreciation for wild birds

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and to celebrate and support the migration conservation,

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but also as a call to action.

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Now, therefore, I, Jodi Miller, hereby declare

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May 9th, 2026 as World Migratory Bird Day in the City of Freeport and I urge all citizens

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to support these efforts to protect these migrant birds and their habitats in our community.

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Welcome to say something.

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I am Juliet Maduro, board member of the Northwest Illinois Bird and Nature Alliance.

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I am here today as part of our annual proclamation recognizing World Migratory Bird Day.

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The City of Freeport has been recognized as a bird city of Illinois since 2022.

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We are among the first of three cities in the state to earn this designation.

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There are now 14 cities in the state of Illinois.

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We have to renew this recognition every three years and our chapter has supported the fees

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and completes the application for the city every year.

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This recognition is similar to Tree City USA, but the mission of Bird City Illinois is to

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encourage all communities in Illinois to implement sound bird conservation practices by offering

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public recognition to those that succeed in enhancing the environment for birds and educating

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the public about the relationship between birds and people and how that contributes

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to a healthy community.

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As part of the requirement, our municipality is required to fulfill certain requirements,

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including this annual proclamation and a world migratory birthday event.

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This year, our sixth annual event is taking place this Saturday, May 9th at Oakdale in

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an open house style from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with co-hosts the Freeport Public Library,

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Freeport Park District, and University of Illinois Extension and 4-H Youth Education.

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Each year is a different annual international theme, and this year highlights the role of

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of Community Science where community members help with counting birds and contributing

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their observations for bird conservation.

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It's a free event and is rain or shine.

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We will have activities for all ages and abilities including bird outings on the hour using the

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Accessible Trail.

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We have free snacks and giveaways, many varieties of bird crafts, and a migration obstacle course.

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And tonight I wanted to give a special thanks to Josh Elliott from Elliott Graphics who

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helped expand our migration game and donated their services to help support this event

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for our community.

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and I just brought examples of the game that the kids roll the die and they learn how to

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migrate.

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So I appreciate their donation.

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We invite the community and council members to attend and we thank the city for the annual

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recognition of being a bird city of Illinois.

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And our last proclamation is National Police Week.

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Whereas, there are more than 800,000 law enforcement officers serving the communities across the

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Fowler, and the United States, including the dedicated members of the Freeport Police Department.

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And whereas it is important that all citizens recognize the duties, responsibilities, hazards,

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and sacrifices undertaken by our brave men and women in law enforcement whose unwavering

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commitment ensures that our families and communities may thrive in peace.

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And whereas the Freeport Police Department is crucial to initiating crucial improvements

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to Crime Response and Prevention through Trained Officers and Technology, and whereas as they

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live within our community and protect us from dangers that surround us, Freeport considers

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the Police Department vital to the lives of every resident in our city.

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Now therefore, I, Jodi Miller, hereby declare May 10th through the 16th, 2026 as National

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Police Week in the City of Freeport, and I encourage all our residents to join the Freeport

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Police Department in Crime Prevention.

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Thank you, Chief.

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did you want to say something? National Police Week was founded in 1962 by our

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president John F. Kennedy and it was specifically for those law enforcement

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officers who made the ultimate sacrifice who gave their lives and along with

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their family members who still are serving in some type of form of our

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department. National Police Week yes is important but we also have to think

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about those that are still serving those that are keeping our streets safe those

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Those that are working with the community and those that put on the badge every day knowing

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that one day and hopefully never that they are going to be injured or hurt.

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Thank you.

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Item number five is recognition of service awards.

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Manager Boyer.

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Thank you, Your Honor, just give me one second here.

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Tonight we'd like to recognize Matt Graves, who could not be here, but Matt Graves is

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is currently our lab manager doing important work, sampling, running analysis, and ensuring

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compliance of the city's utilities that are maintaining the parameters required by the

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Illinois EPA.

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So we thank Matt.

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He started as a operator at the wastewater plant, and then he moved his way up, and now

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he is the lab manager.

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So thank you very much, Matt.

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Secondly, I'd like to also recognize Andrew Lampe. Andrew Lampe's been with the city for five years.

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He has been working with the street department and he is a very dedicated employee that always answers his phone and very conscientious with his work and surroundings.

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Andrew is always willing to jump in and help where he can whenever. So we thank Andrew Lampe for the five years of service to the city of Freeport.

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Item number six is public comment but there are none signed up so we'll move

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on to item number seven which is the consent agenda. The consent agenda is

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considered to be routine in nature and act as one motion unless there's a

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member of the council would like to have something removed for further discussion.

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The consent agenda consists of approval to receive and place on file from the

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minutes of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners February 24th, March 3rd

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in March 24th, 2026, the report of CDBG housing rehab grant payment from April 30th, the finance

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bills payable in the total of $2,528,950.16 and the approval of payroll from the pay period ending.

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Payroll from the pay period ending April 18th, 2026 in the total of $710,137.56. Is there

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a motion to approve? So moved. Second.

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We have a motion made by Alderman Shadle, seconded by Alderman Klemm. Madam Clerk, could

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you please take the roll? Sellers? Aye.

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Klemm? Aye.

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Johnson? Aye.

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Simmons? Aye.

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Parker? Aye.

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Stacy? Aye.

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And Shadle? Aye.

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Item number 8 is that time of year with the Finance Committee of the Whole and an appointment

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that needs to be made for the Chair and the Vice Chair.

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Madam Mayor.

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Alderman Klemm.

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I would like to make a motion to retain Alderman Shadle as Chair from last year and Alderman

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Sellers as Vice Chair from last year.

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Is there a second?

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Second.

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So we have a motion made by Alderman Klemm, seconded by Alderman Parker. Discussion on the motion.

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Madam Clerk. All those in favor. Yeah, Alderman Stacy.

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I thought that position changed yearly to give others.

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I can't. It's a council decision. All those in favor signify by saying aye.

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Can we go back now? Okay. Yes. Alderman Simmons.

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I would motion to recommend Alderperson Johnson as Vice Chair.

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No.

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Second.

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I second.

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So just for clarification purposes, there was a main motion on the floor that was made by Alderman Klemm

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Klemm, and seconded by Parker. If anything were to change from that original main motion, we would

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need a motion to amend which the main motion which I believe is what Alderman Simmons is seeking to

00:22:16.730 --> 00:22:25.849
do and Alderman Sellers seeks to second. Okay so before you then is the amended motion to

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have Alderman Shadle as the finance chair and Alderman Johnson as the vice chair?

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Mayer. Is that correct? Yeah. Okay. So, all those in favor of that amended motion? Well,

00:22:48.410 --> 00:22:53.769
the motion and the motion and the second is Alderman Simmons and Alderman Sellers. Okay.

00:22:53.769 --> 00:22:58.490
And this vote is on the amendment only, correct? That is correct. So, this is just on the amendment.

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Wait a minute. I want to change my amendment. You may not want to second this.

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In order to change a motion on the floor, the second would have to be withdrawn first.

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Who withdraws it?

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The ones that made it.

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Yeah, it would be Alderman Sellers withdrawing her second, and then Alderman Johnson can make another motion.

00:23:26.720 --> 00:23:30.720
You can only have one motion to amend on the floor at a time.

00:23:30.720 --> 00:23:43.309
original my original amendment that motion I won't ask you to withdraw okay so just

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everybody's clear the motion is the amended for Shadle and Johnson as the

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chair and vice chair for this year's Finance Committee the whole any further

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discussion I guess that would take care of the final vote to worded that way

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Correct? Ultimately, yes. Okay. We'll begin with Sellers. Aye. Klemm? Aye. Johnson? Aye. Simmons? Aye. Parker? Aye. Stacy? Aye. And Shadle? Aye. The amendment passes seven to zero. Okay. Is that how I call it? The amendment and the final action? Yeah, the main motion as amended. Okay. Okay, we'll move on to item number nine, which is the first ring of ordinance.

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2026-29. Could you please read this? After I get that all figured out.

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Ordinance amending Chapter 806, Liquor, Section 806-02, C-1, Tier 3 licenses to

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clarify parameters of Class CR caterer license. Thank you. Manager Boyer? Thank

00:24:49.960 --> 00:24:54.240
you, Your Honor. The city has had in place for a number of years a licensing

00:24:54.240 --> 00:24:59.200
requirement for caterer retailers who serve alcoholic liquor. Recent

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Clarifications from the Illinois Liquor Control Commission suggested that cities should clarify

00:25:03.759 --> 00:25:07.279
existing language to avoid any confusion over terminology.

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The proposed changes to the codified ordinances are intended to address these issues.

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And I would also ask that Clerk Anderson has a few things she'd like to highlight.

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I'll just continue reading.

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The state of Illinois licenses the sale of alcoholic liquors by caterer retailers only

00:25:30.940 --> 00:25:36.019
where the caterer charges a package price for food and beverage and the sales of liquor

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are an incidental part of food service.

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The Liquor Commission believes that the promotion of legitimate catering services for private

00:25:44.099 --> 00:25:45.619
events should be fostered.

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However, the Liquor Commission is also concerned that the existing regulations could allow

00:25:49.940 --> 00:25:54.680
for operation of a mobile pub which is not believed to be a beneficial use within the

00:25:54.680 --> 00:25:55.680
city.

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We have to balance these two goals or concerns.

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The Liquor Commission suggests taking an example from several other Illinois communities which

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have specifically limited catering licensees to private invitation-only events.

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To avoid any arguments about the definition of incidental, the Liquor Commission is suggesting

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the adoption of a 50-50 minimum food to beverage value ratio, which means so a caterer could

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charge, for example, $50 for an event, but the food would have to be $25 or more of the value,

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and the liquor sales would be the smaller half. Is there a motion to move this forward? So move.

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Second. We have a motion made by Alderman Sellers, seconded by Alderman Shadle. Discussion,

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Alderman Klemm. Yes, who determines that Magic 50-50, the guy in charge of?

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Yes, it'd be an honor system, but we would not expect them to serve popcorn and say it was $24

00:27:06.279 --> 00:27:14.130
popcorn. You know, it should be a local, a local range of an acceptable price for that kind of meal.

00:27:16.529 --> 00:27:22.529
Alderman Johnson. So could there possibly be, they would have to write down, you know,

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You know, when they get their license or whatever right down, this is what our food's going

00:27:26.650 --> 00:27:31.529
to be, this is what our alcohol is going to be, so we can kind of monitor that 50-50, or

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would that not be a possibility?

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I think it's possible, but let's see.

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A caterer needs to notify me, what is it Mayor, within 10 days of the event or something like

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that, where they're going to operate.

00:27:53.170 --> 00:27:59.970
I don't know that we would have much control over saying you must do this and this.

00:27:59.970 --> 00:28:05.970
I think your monitoring suggestion is probably pretty good, but that could really greatly

00:28:05.970 --> 00:28:11.769
vary and that would be a contract or an agreement between the caterer and the, you know, the

00:28:11.769 --> 00:28:20.190
bride and the groom or the graduate or whoever would be planning the party.

00:28:20.190 --> 00:28:21.190
Thank you.

00:28:21.190 --> 00:28:31.099
If there's no further discussion, then we'll move on to the next City Council meeting.

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Item number 10 is the adaption of resolution 2026-61.

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Could you please read this?

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Resolution approving agreement with Lexington Computer Recycling for Electronic Recycling

00:28:42.659 --> 00:28:43.659
Services.

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Manager Boyer.

00:28:45.299 --> 00:28:48.539
Thank you, Your Honor.

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The City is planning to do another electronics recycling event on June 6th, that'd be a Saturday,

00:28:54.659 --> 00:28:59.980
and it will be held at the Stevenson County Fairgrounds. Last year we had a similar event

00:28:59.980 --> 00:29:08.019
where we collected 1,096 screens, 3.2 total tons of electronic waste and roughly 400 residents

00:29:08.019 --> 00:29:16.779
took advantage of it last year. We went out to bid and we received only one bid, I'm sorry,

00:29:16.779 --> 00:29:22.500
request for quote, and we received one quote back from Lexington Computer Recycling. Their

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Their quote was a $5,000 base fee with $0.35 per pound for every flat screen TV, $0.15

00:29:31.619 --> 00:29:41.559
per pound for every monitor, and $0.85 per pound for every cathode rating monitor.

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Staff recommends moving forward.

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This is roughly, I would say it's maybe 25 to 30% of what it was last year.

00:29:49.799 --> 00:29:54.799
and staff approves and requests moving forward with this quote.

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Is there a motion to adopt?

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Is there a motion to adopt? So moved. Second.

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Any motion made by Alderman Sellers, seconded by Alderman Shadle? Discussion?

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Madam Clerk, please take the roll.

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Klemm? Aye.

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I do. Sellers? Aye.

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Klemm, I will record as aye. Johnson? Aye.

00:30:17.519 --> 00:30:20.519
Simmons? Aye. Parker? Aye.

00:30:20.519 --> 00:30:23.519
Stacy? Aye.

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Shadle. Aye. The resolution is adopted 7 to 0. Item number 11 is the adoption of resolution

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202662. Please read this. Resolution approving a façade improvement grant agreement for

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the property located at 2 West Springs Street. Thank you. Director Heimerdinger. Thank you

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Madam Mayor. So I'm going to read this only one time so bear with me and then I have the

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The program's original budget was $30,000, funded through the downtown TIF district, and

00:31:05.319 --> 00:31:07.759
this was exceeded by total requests.

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However, unspent funds from prior years allowed the City of Freeport to increase the available

00:31:13.279 --> 00:31:16.240
allocation to $60,000.

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Each application was reviewed and scored by the Historical Preservation Commission.

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Final scores reflect the average of individual commissioners' evaluation using the adapted

00:31:26.160 --> 00:31:34.539
criteria, which includes historical significance, scope of improvements, transformation impact,

00:31:34.539 --> 00:31:39.839
and contribution to the streetscape and urban fabric.

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Today, we have out of the nine applications submitted, seven are being presented to you

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tonight.

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The first one was the highest score, which was 94.25 out of 100.

00:31:56.079 --> 00:31:59.279
And that is to West Spring, which is up on the screen.

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This is what it looks like relatively in the last couple of years.

00:32:02.920 --> 00:32:09.799
It was recently painted, like in October, but this is what it looked like prior to it

00:32:39.799 --> 00:33:09.799
it definitely is going to cost more than $15,000 so they earn $30,000 because we will allow up to 50% of the of the cost so this plan is to rehab it so that the upstairs will become apartment units and the garage doors will become tenant garage space to serve the upstairs units and then the bottom floor will be

00:33:09.799 --> 00:33:14.839
commercial property commercial businesses and this is right next to the

00:33:14.839 --> 00:33:22.880
lindo this is right on spring in Chicago. So the staff recommends funding this

00:33:22.880 --> 00:33:29.559
particular project to West Spring for the fall funding request which was fifteen

00:33:29.559 --> 00:33:34.759
thousand. Is there a motion to adopt? So moved. Second. A motion made by Alderman

00:33:34.759 --> 00:33:39.720
Sellers, seconded by Alderman Shadle. Discussion on the resolution?

00:33:39.799 --> 00:33:58.799
I would like to see, there's seven I believe on here, I would like to hear the discussion on all of them and I would like to have it moved to the COW for further discussion.

00:33:58.799 --> 00:34:11.800
Well, I'll answer the first statement. The first statement is you will see all of them. We're starting with two West Spring. All of them have been separated into separate resolutions. So there's seven resolutions. We're on the first one.

00:34:11.800 --> 00:34:27.800
And for the COW discussion, this already went through historical preservation commission. This is their big thing every year that they do their due diligence to give scores with their level of expertise.

00:34:27.800 --> 00:34:33.760
Davis, all of them have some amount of connection to architecture, historical preservation,

00:34:33.760 --> 00:34:35.519
and community planning.

00:34:35.519 --> 00:34:39.960
So they're the experts in the field, and they bring those requests, much like Zoning Board

00:34:39.960 --> 00:34:45.320
of Appeals or Planning Commission, to council.

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So part of the discussion would have to happen tonight on any of these.

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Anything else?

00:34:56.679 --> 00:34:59.619
So why can't it go to the cow?

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Because we're voting on it tonight.

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This is the time for resolutions.

00:35:04.880 --> 00:35:08.599
We can't vote on resolutions at cows.

00:35:08.599 --> 00:35:13.940
I don't want to vote on it at the cow.

00:35:13.940 --> 00:35:22.039
I wanted to take some time and do some research of my own and have discussion of it at the

00:35:22.039 --> 00:35:23.460
cow.

00:35:23.460 --> 00:35:28.619
The research has been done by the Historic Preservation Committee, and so that's what

00:35:28.619 --> 00:35:32.099
they're putting forward, these seven recommendations.

00:35:32.099 --> 00:35:36.340
And it's pretty much at the limit of what the city has for funding.

00:35:36.340 --> 00:35:38.500
So it's not like we can add more to it.

00:35:38.500 --> 00:35:39.860
It's pretty much at the limit.

00:35:39.860 --> 00:35:44.059
Well, I'm not saying that I even want more at it.

00:35:44.059 --> 00:35:52.300
I mean, if I'm not mistaken, you said that the city, like the 15,000 plus the city is

00:35:52.300 --> 00:36:01.260
No, so this particular project, how it works is every application or every applicant has

00:36:01.260 --> 00:36:09.949
the opportunity to ask for 50% of the project costs, up to 15,000.

00:36:09.949 --> 00:36:13.869
So is the applicant asking for that 15,000?

00:36:13.869 --> 00:36:14.869
Yes.

00:36:14.869 --> 00:36:17.550
And is the city giving it to them?

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That is what is being determined tonight with a vote by the council members.

00:36:23.329 --> 00:36:28.329
and there's nine different buildings, but seven tonight.

00:36:30.050 --> 00:36:31.269
Seven qualify.

00:36:36.420 --> 00:36:39.559
Yeah, the historical preservation met

00:36:39.559 --> 00:36:42.099
and they discussed all of these properties

00:36:42.099 --> 00:36:44.880
and all of the applications.

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And they have moved forward with seven of them

00:36:48.360 --> 00:36:53.360
to stick to the budget and also the highest scoring ones.

00:36:54.900 --> 00:36:58.579
based on the budget that that we could allocate to this.

00:36:59.300 --> 00:37:00.500
Parliament Parker.

00:37:00.500 --> 00:37:02.820
Is it out of line for me to make a motion to approve this?

00:37:03.380 --> 00:37:05.539
It's already, the motion's already done.

00:37:11.029 --> 00:37:13.590
I'm not saying no.

00:37:17.190 --> 00:37:17.989
No, I didn't.

00:37:20.320 --> 00:37:25.279
I'm saying I'm trying to understand more about it.

00:37:25.279 --> 00:37:30.559
And when stuff comes to us, it could have been last month at the COW.

00:37:31.039 --> 00:37:41.190
Well, the historical preservation met on April, oh, that would have been April 20th.

00:37:41.190 --> 00:37:48.190
But just to know what they were thinking, what they were considering, what was going to come to us as a council.

00:37:48.190 --> 00:37:50.190
Manager Boyer.

00:37:50.190 --> 00:37:58.190
Alderman Stacey, as a matter of fact, that may not just be such a bad idea. I think we can do that maybe moving forward.

00:37:58.190 --> 00:38:02.789
Ford. Tonight, we're a little bit under the gun because it's already been

00:38:02.789 --> 00:38:07.110
proposed, you know, reviewed by the Historical Preservation Committee and

00:38:07.110 --> 00:38:11.470
it's up for vote tonight. However, I think we can accommodate that moving forward.

00:38:11.470 --> 00:38:20.639
You have to remember what the responsibilities of the council is. If we

00:38:20.639 --> 00:38:23.679
get into the weeds on everything that the commissions are appointed to do,

00:38:23.679 --> 00:38:28.480
we're gonna get ourselves into a lot of things that we just, that's not our

00:38:28.480 --> 00:38:33.519
Purpose. It's like, you know, we have an Arts Commission that will be choosing the

00:38:33.519 --> 00:38:38.300
sculptures. That's their job. The Historic Preservation, that's their job to figure

00:38:38.300 --> 00:38:44.400
out these these façade improvements. They're not coming to us and saying, you

00:38:44.400 --> 00:38:47.480
know, give us your input. You know, it's no different that the sculptures that

00:38:47.480 --> 00:38:52.159
they pick. We either trust their judgment or we don't. They should be

00:38:52.159 --> 00:38:55.420
removed from council or removed from the committee if we don't think that

00:38:55.420 --> 00:38:57.860
they're doing their job, but that's their job.

00:38:59.420 --> 00:39:02.179
So I'm out of order to ask questions.

00:39:02.179 --> 00:39:03.019
Yes.

00:39:06.880 --> 00:39:07.699
So just-

00:39:07.699 --> 00:39:08.539
Ask questions, I mean-

00:39:08.539 --> 00:39:11.679
Fall into the weeds like we have many a times

00:39:11.679 --> 00:39:15.519
and then we're just in the weeds, but it's a goal

00:39:15.519 --> 00:39:21.940
because it came to council.

00:39:21.940 --> 00:39:23.980
They're doing their job, Alderman Stacey.

00:39:23.980 --> 00:39:27.059
I'm not saying that they're not doing their job.

00:39:27.059 --> 00:39:37.539
Okay, so how would this have been better for you?

00:39:37.539 --> 00:39:42.199
I don't know, I'm asking you a question.

00:39:42.199 --> 00:39:46.559
You know, it's like, when something is brought to

00:39:47.980 --> 00:39:52.159
the council, if anybody question it,

00:39:53.820 --> 00:39:54.659
or

00:39:54.659 --> 00:40:25.949
or want further discussion then there's a problem and I don't think that that's fair to me to put me on the spot like I said it could have been brought to the COW in April and it could have been discussed what they were thinking what they were hoping for what they were planning for but it wasn't we were out of here in 20 minutes I will not

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We'll note that the commission hadn't happened before the COW, so that these applications

00:40:31.230 --> 00:40:38.050
weren't due before we had the COW, so I couldn't have brought them to council.

00:40:38.050 --> 00:40:43.349
In addition, tonight, during this time, you do have the opportunity to ask questions,

00:40:43.349 --> 00:40:47.690
and you have the opportunity to vote no to ones that you don't see fit.

00:40:47.690 --> 00:40:55.409
And all the applications, all the applications, the memo, and the agreement posted to this

00:40:55.409 --> 00:40:56.409
Shadle.

00:40:56.409 --> 00:41:05.150
And you have to remember that all the council members are welcome to attend any of the commissions.

00:41:05.150 --> 00:41:07.929
You get those notifications from the clerk.

00:41:07.929 --> 00:41:15.090
And so once a year, this Historic Preservation Committee meets, you could have gone and no

00:41:15.090 --> 00:41:18.650
one, I mean, that's not stopping anyone from attending those.

00:41:18.650 --> 00:41:21.650
You could have asked questions in it, like any of the commissions.

00:41:21.650 --> 00:41:25.449
Alderman Shadle, did you have your hand up?

00:41:25.449 --> 00:41:35.289
Yes I did and I don't usually get into this discussion but these topics were all discussed

00:41:35.929 --> 00:41:43.289
by myself with Manager Boyer. I missed my normal Thursday afternoon meeting

00:41:44.329 --> 00:41:51.929
this week but we met on Friday and we discussed this. So when it comes to the council floor it's

00:41:51.929 --> 00:41:58.889
It's not a surprise and I know you've said in the past you have issues with trust or

00:41:58.889 --> 00:42:09.659
whatever but here's a classic example of have that meeting and it's not going to be a surprise.

00:42:09.659 --> 00:42:18.599
And if I could have that meeting with City Manager Boyer alone like you did, then maybe

00:42:18.599 --> 00:42:21.820
I would have that meeting.

00:42:21.820 --> 00:42:24.260
It was only because I was gone, Alderman Stacey.

00:42:24.260 --> 00:42:36.480
If there's no further discussion, Madam Clerk, please take the roll.

00:42:36.480 --> 00:42:37.480
Sellers?

00:42:37.480 --> 00:42:38.480
Aye.

00:42:38.480 --> 00:42:39.480
Klemm?

00:42:39.480 --> 00:42:40.480
Aye.

00:42:40.480 --> 00:42:41.480
Johnson?

00:42:41.480 --> 00:42:42.480
Aye.

00:42:42.480 --> 00:42:43.480
Simmons?

00:42:43.480 --> 00:42:44.480
Aye.

00:42:44.480 --> 00:42:45.480
Parker?

00:42:45.480 --> 00:42:46.480
Aye.

00:42:46.480 --> 00:42:47.480
Stacey?

00:42:47.480 --> 00:42:48.480
No.

00:42:48.480 --> 00:42:49.480
And Shadle?

00:42:49.480 --> 00:42:50.480
Aye.

00:42:50.480 --> 00:42:53.239
The resolution is adopted 6-1.

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Item number 12 is the adoption of resolution 2026-63.

00:42:56.599 --> 00:42:58.400
Could you please read this?

00:42:58.400 --> 00:43:03.239
approving a façade improvement grant agreement to the property located at 13 East Stevenson

00:43:03.239 --> 00:43:04.239
Street.

00:43:04.239 --> 00:43:05.239
Director Heimerdinger?

00:43:05.239 --> 00:43:06.239
Thank you.

00:43:06.239 --> 00:43:10.559
This is the second one that we're going to show today.

00:43:10.559 --> 00:43:18.599
And this one, the requested fund amount was $2,500 and the staff recommends the full requested

00:43:18.599 --> 00:43:20.760
amount of $2,500.

00:43:20.760 --> 00:43:25.880
This property is actually owned by Tricor Insurance.

00:43:25.880 --> 00:43:30.960
What is the, if you're going from the, it's the one in the middle, so if you're going

00:43:30.960 --> 00:43:37.039
in, it would be the third one, or if you're going from the other side, I think the mouse

00:43:37.039 --> 00:43:39.559
is on it so you guys can see.

00:43:39.559 --> 00:43:47.320
What this project entails is painting of the facade to kind of freshen it up, that I think

00:43:47.320 --> 00:43:53.800
if you go further down, we can see what that would kind of look like.

00:43:53.800 --> 00:44:00.320
and so they kind of use like paint samples so it'll be more white instead of tan color

00:44:00.320 --> 00:44:10.039
and then a darker charcoal gray black color to kind of make it more vibrant and make it

00:44:10.039 --> 00:44:18.440
look a little bit more clean for the streetscape.

00:44:18.440 --> 00:44:19.720
Is there a motion to adopt?

00:44:19.720 --> 00:44:20.720
So moved.

00:44:20.720 --> 00:44:21.720
Second.

00:44:21.720 --> 00:44:28.119
The motion made by Alderman Parker, seconded by Alderman Sellers. Discussion on this resolution.

00:44:29.960 --> 00:44:33.480
Madam Clerk, please take the roll. Sellers? Aye.

00:44:33.480 --> 00:44:36.360
Klemm? Aye. Johnson? Aye.

00:44:36.360 --> 00:44:38.519
Simmons? Aye. Parker? Aye.

00:44:39.159 --> 00:44:40.679
Stacy? No.

00:44:40.679 --> 00:44:42.760
And Shadle? Aye.

00:44:42.760 --> 00:44:45.400
The resolution is adopted seven to one.

00:44:45.400 --> 00:44:50.199
Item number 13 is the adoption of resolution 202664. Could you please read this?

00:44:50.199 --> 00:44:56.199
Resolution approving a facade improvement grant agreement for the property located at 22 East Exchange Street.

00:44:56.199 --> 00:44:57.199
Excuse me.

00:44:57.199 --> 00:44:58.699
Director Heimerdinger.

00:44:58.699 --> 00:45:05.489
You said 71, I believe it's 6 to 1.

00:45:05.489 --> 00:45:09.489
And I wrote it incorrectly, 6 to 1. Thank you.

00:45:09.489 --> 00:45:10.489
Let me check the other one.

00:45:10.489 --> 00:45:19.489
Thank you, Madam Mayor. So this is the third one. This is 22 East Exchange. This is also known as the new

00:45:19.489 --> 00:45:34.489
White Museum that will be going in here. And their project entails a side entrance. I think if you scroll down just a bit, we can see the before and after they took some lovely photos for us.

00:45:34.489 --> 00:45:41.489
So that's the before. This is a side entrance. They already have the canopy but they have a window opening for a storefront.

00:45:41.489 --> 00:45:52.470
and then this is what it would look like after. So you can see that canopy, there's a nice storefront being inserted into that location.

00:45:52.470 --> 00:46:11.210
The total funding request was $5,601.50 and the Staff and Historical Preservation Commission recommends funding the total amount of $5,601.50.

00:46:11.210 --> 00:46:13.289
Is there a motion to adopt?

00:46:13.289 --> 00:46:14.289
So moved.

00:46:14.289 --> 00:46:15.289
Second.

00:46:15.289 --> 00:46:18.369
The motion made by Alderman Sellers, seconded by Alderman Shadle.

00:46:18.369 --> 00:46:19.369
Discussion on the resolution?

00:46:19.369 --> 00:46:23.519
Madam Clerk, please take the roll.

00:46:23.519 --> 00:46:24.519
Sellers?

00:46:24.519 --> 00:46:25.519
Aye.

00:46:25.519 --> 00:46:28.119
Excuse me, Klemm?

00:46:28.119 --> 00:46:29.119
Aye.

00:46:29.119 --> 00:46:30.119
Johnson?

00:46:30.119 --> 00:46:31.119
Aye.

00:46:31.119 --> 00:46:32.119
Simmons?

00:46:32.119 --> 00:46:33.119
Aye.

00:46:33.119 --> 00:46:34.119
Parker?

00:46:34.119 --> 00:46:35.119
Aye.

00:46:35.119 --> 00:46:36.119
Stacy?

00:46:36.119 --> 00:46:37.119
Aye.

00:46:37.119 --> 00:46:38.119
And Shadle?

00:46:38.119 --> 00:46:39.119
Aye.

00:46:39.119 --> 00:46:40.119
The resolution is adopted 7-0.

00:46:40.119 --> 00:46:44.840
Item 14 is the adoption of Resolution 202665. Could you please read?

00:46:44.840 --> 00:46:52.199
Resolution approving a Facade Improvement Grant Agreement for the property located at 226 E. Stevenson Street.

00:46:52.199 --> 00:46:54.199
Director Heimerdinger.

00:46:54.199 --> 00:47:03.960
Thank you, Madam Mayor. This is 226 E. Stevenson. This is our fourth one. This is also kind of known as the Smith Building.

00:47:03.960 --> 00:47:16.960
What's being done here is I don't have a before and after because you wouldn't see a difference, but there is major tuck pointing being done, that is what they submitted their application for.

00:47:16.960 --> 00:47:25.960
There's also a lot of other work done for this building in addition to that roofs and windows and interior build outs as well.

00:47:25.960 --> 00:47:33.800
So for this particular building, they're going to be spending $91,000 on tuck pointing and

00:47:33.800 --> 00:47:38.559
they are asking for a funding request of $10,000.

00:47:38.559 --> 00:47:44.720
And so staff and the Historical Preservation Commission recommends funding the full amount

00:47:44.720 --> 00:47:46.960
of $10,000 for tuck pointing.

00:47:46.960 --> 00:47:48.800
Is there a motion to adopt?

00:47:48.800 --> 00:47:49.800
So move.

00:47:49.800 --> 00:47:50.800
Second.

00:47:50.800 --> 00:47:54.440
In motion made by Alderman Sellers, seconded by Alderman Shadle.

00:47:54.440 --> 00:48:03.539
on this resolution. Madam Clerk, please take the roll. That was Shadle, Sellers. Other

00:48:03.539 --> 00:48:13.500
way around. Sellers, Shadle. And the votes. Sellers. Aye. Klemm. Aye. Johnson. Aye. Simmons.

00:48:13.500 --> 00:48:24.199
Aye. Parker. Aye. Stacy. No. And Shadle. Aye. The resolution is adopted 6 to 1. And item

00:48:24.199 --> 00:48:28.760
Number 15 is the adoption of resolution 2026-66. Could you please read this?

00:48:28.760 --> 00:48:34.920
Resolution approving a façade improvement grant agreement for the property located at One West

00:48:34.920 --> 00:48:41.880
Main. Director Heimerdinger. Thank you, Madam Mayor. This is One West Main. This is a fifth

00:48:43.480 --> 00:48:48.760
application that the Historical Preservation Commission would love to see funded. What is

00:48:48.760 --> 00:49:13.760
Huffines. So that's being done here. If you scroll down, you can get a kind of a sense of before and after. So what will be completed is there'll be some lighting going in as well as an awning. And then if you kind of scroll down just a little bit, you'll see some, some more after photos of what that kind of looks like.

00:49:13.760 --> 00:49:21.000
Right on Chicago, so the lighting will be very beneficial to, you know, the later events

00:49:21.000 --> 00:49:26.880
happening and kind of add to the historic nature of this building.

00:49:26.880 --> 00:49:35.920
The total funding request for this project is $7,979.50, and the staff and the Historical

00:49:35.920 --> 00:49:43.739
Preservation Commission recommends approving the full allocation and the full funding request

00:49:43.739 --> 00:49:47.739
of $7,979.50.

00:49:47.739 --> 00:49:49.739
Is there a motion to adopt?

00:49:49.739 --> 00:49:50.739
So moved.

00:49:50.739 --> 00:49:51.739
Second.

00:49:51.739 --> 00:50:04.000
Alderman Klemm, seconded by Alderman Sellers. Discussion on the resolution. Madam Clerk, please take the roll.

00:50:04.000 --> 00:50:17.000
Sellers? Aye. Klemm? Aye. Johnson? Aye. Simmons? Aye. Parker? Aye. Stacy? No. And Shadle? Aye. The resolution is adopted six to one.

00:50:17.000 --> 00:50:21.079
And item number 16 is the adoption of resolution 2020-67.

00:50:21.079 --> 00:50:22.440
Could you please read this?

00:50:22.440 --> 00:50:25.400
Resolution approving a facade improvement grant agreement

00:50:25.400 --> 00:50:28.840
for the property located at 27 South State.

00:50:28.840 --> 00:50:30.000
Director Heimerdinger.

00:50:30.000 --> 00:50:31.199
Thank you, Madam Mayor.

00:50:31.199 --> 00:50:36.079
This is a sixth application that the Historical Preservation

00:50:36.079 --> 00:50:37.960
Commission would love to see funded.

00:50:37.960 --> 00:50:43.039
This involves a new awning canopy over one

00:50:43.039 --> 00:50:46.920
of the entrances used at 27 South State.

00:50:46.920 --> 00:50:51.920
This entrance goes into a school classroom that they use.

00:50:54.920 --> 00:50:58.239
And so this is an area that students are entering

00:50:58.239 --> 00:50:59.719
and exiting quite frequently.

00:50:59.719 --> 00:51:01.920
If you scroll down, you can see the before and after

00:51:01.920 --> 00:51:04.360
that was submitted with the application.

00:51:04.360 --> 00:51:06.800
So that's before it's very outdated

00:51:06.800 --> 00:51:09.480
and kind of weathering pretty bad.

00:51:09.480 --> 00:51:12.000
And this is the new one, same color,

00:51:12.000 --> 00:51:15.039
just a slightly different style to help shed water

00:51:15.039 --> 00:51:25.360
a little bit better and those, you know, withstand the weather and so they are asking for a funding

00:51:25.360 --> 00:51:34.760
request of $1,572 and the staff and the Historic Preservation Commission would recommend funding

00:51:34.760 --> 00:51:39.599
the full requested amount of $1,572.

00:51:39.599 --> 00:51:41.000
Is there a motion to adopt?

00:51:41.000 --> 00:51:42.000
So moved.

00:51:42.000 --> 00:51:43.000
Second.

00:51:43.000 --> 00:51:44.000
Second.

00:51:44.000 --> 00:51:46.760
by Alderman Sellers, seconded by Alderman Shadle.

00:51:46.760 --> 00:51:48.320
Discussion on the resolution.

00:51:49.719 --> 00:51:51.360
Madam Clerk, please take the roll.

00:51:51.360 --> 00:51:52.199
Sellers?

00:51:52.199 --> 00:51:53.019
Aye.

00:51:53.019 --> 00:51:53.860
Klemm?

00:51:53.860 --> 00:51:54.699
Aye.

00:51:54.699 --> 00:51:55.519
Johnson?

00:51:55.519 --> 00:51:56.360
Aye.

00:51:56.360 --> 00:51:57.199
Simmons?

00:51:57.199 --> 00:51:58.019
Aye.

00:51:58.019 --> 00:51:58.860
Parker?

00:51:58.860 --> 00:51:59.699
Aye.

00:51:59.699 --> 00:52:00.519
Stacy?

00:52:00.519 --> 00:52:01.360
Aye.

00:52:01.360 --> 00:52:02.360
Ann Shadle?

00:52:02.360 --> 00:52:03.199
Aye.

00:52:03.199 --> 00:52:06.400
The resolution is adopted seven to zero.

00:52:06.400 --> 00:52:10.480
And item number 17 is the adoption of resolution 2026-68.

00:52:10.480 --> 00:52:11.739
Could you please read this?

00:52:11.739 --> 00:52:16.199
Resolution approving a façade improvement grant agreement

00:52:16.199 --> 00:52:19.519
for the property located at 21 South Chicago Avenue.

00:52:19.519 --> 00:52:20.880
Director Heimerdinger.

00:52:20.880 --> 00:52:21.719
Thank you, Madam Mayor.

00:52:21.719 --> 00:52:24.599
This is our last one, the seventh application,

00:52:24.599 --> 00:52:28.760
the Historical Preservation Commission recommends funding.

00:52:28.760 --> 00:52:33.760
This building needs some TLC

00:52:34.960 --> 00:52:38.159
and they are working on the inside and the outside.

00:52:38.159 --> 00:52:40.239
And so this is part of a bigger project.

00:52:40.239 --> 00:52:42.539
They are hoping to put either apartments

00:52:42.539 --> 00:52:46.300
or Airbnb on the second floor.

00:52:46.300 --> 00:52:49.900
There's no before and after submitted for this project,

00:52:49.900 --> 00:52:52.940
mainly because what they are asking us to fund

00:52:52.940 --> 00:52:56.500
wouldn't make a huge noticeable difference

00:52:56.500 --> 00:52:58.099
or a before and after.

00:52:58.099 --> 00:52:59.900
They're looking at windows.

00:52:59.900 --> 00:53:04.900
And also on the left side of this photo,

00:53:05.179 --> 00:53:09.099
there is a part of the building that is not brick.

00:53:09.099 --> 00:53:11.840
It's actually like wood over there.

00:53:11.840 --> 00:53:17.079
and so that needs to be completely redone because it's a lot of wood rot and so

00:53:17.079 --> 00:53:21.960
they'll be doing windows and also some tuck pointing some finishing up some

00:53:21.960 --> 00:53:27.280
so I get for a painting of that the paint that's the brick that's already

00:53:27.280 --> 00:53:34.199
painted and then replacement of windows I think the if I remember the

00:53:34.199 --> 00:53:39.360
application correctly it is somewhere near it is definitely six figures being

00:53:39.360 --> 00:53:48.360
put into this building and they are requesting the full limit of $15,000 to help them with

00:53:48.360 --> 00:53:55.239
their overall improvements knowing that these will be allocated to the outside of the building.

00:53:55.239 --> 00:54:03.519
And so the staff and the Historical Preservation Commission recommends funding the full $15,000

00:54:03.519 --> 00:54:07.440
for the owners, property owners at 21 South Chicago.

00:54:07.440 --> 00:54:12.639
Is there a motion to adopt? So move. Second.

00:54:12.639 --> 00:54:21.690
We have a motion made by Alderman Johnson, seconded by Alderman Klemm. Discussion on this

00:54:21.690 --> 00:54:30.889
resolution? Madam Clerk, please take the roll. Sellers? Aye. Klemm? Aye. Johnson? Aye. Simmons?

00:54:30.889 --> 00:54:39.210
Aye. Parker? Aye. Stacy? No. And Shadle? Aye. And that resolution is adopted six to one.

00:54:39.210 --> 00:54:44.970
And item number 18 is the adoption of resolution 2026-69, would you please read this?

00:54:44.970 --> 00:54:50.250
Resolution ratifying emergency roof repairs to Hangar K at the Albertus Airport by Freeport

00:54:50.250 --> 00:54:51.250
Industrial Roofing.

00:54:51.250 --> 00:54:52.250
Manager Boyer.

00:54:52.250 --> 00:54:54.529
Thank you, Your Honor.

00:54:54.529 --> 00:54:56.529
Recently we had some pretty heavy rains.

00:54:56.529 --> 00:55:02.050
Hangar K's ridge vent is a fiberglass plastic.

00:55:02.050 --> 00:55:06.730
It failed and it was allowing rain just to kind of rain straight in the hangar.

00:55:06.730 --> 00:55:15.210
So we went ahead and had Freeport Industrial come out and replace that ridge cap and the

00:55:15.210 --> 00:55:18.610
cost was over my allowable amount.

00:55:18.610 --> 00:55:26.610
So the total amount for the emergency repair was $10,190 and staff recommends moving forward

00:55:26.610 --> 00:55:30.369
with ratification of the payment of this invoice.

00:55:30.369 --> 00:55:31.369
Motion approved.

00:55:31.369 --> 00:55:32.369
Second.

00:55:32.369 --> 00:55:33.369
Second.

00:55:33.369 --> 00:55:40.130
We have a motion made by Olinem and Klemm, seconded by Olinem and Sellers.

00:55:40.130 --> 00:55:41.690
Discussion on the resolution.

00:55:41.690 --> 00:55:47.050
Madam Clerk, would you please take the roll?

00:55:47.050 --> 00:55:48.050
Sellers?

00:55:48.050 --> 00:55:49.050
Aye.

00:55:49.050 --> 00:55:50.050
Klemm?

00:55:50.050 --> 00:55:51.050
Aye.

00:55:51.050 --> 00:55:52.050
Johnson?

00:55:52.050 --> 00:55:53.050
Aye.

00:55:53.050 --> 00:55:54.050
Simmons is absent.

00:55:54.050 --> 00:55:55.050
Parker?

00:55:55.050 --> 00:55:56.050
Aye.

00:55:56.050 --> 00:55:57.050
Stacy?

00:55:57.050 --> 00:55:58.050
No.

00:55:58.050 --> 00:56:00.329
And Shadle?

00:56:00.329 --> 00:56:01.329
Aye.

00:56:01.329 --> 00:56:02.690
The resolution is adopted five to one.

00:56:02.690 --> 00:56:12.360
Item number 19 is the adaption of resolution 2026-70. Could you please read this?

00:56:12.360 --> 00:56:22.360
Resolution approving an agreement with Crawford Murphy and Tilly for airport terminal building design and special services engineering at the Freeport Albertus Airport.

00:56:22.360 --> 00:56:23.360
Manager Boyer.

00:56:23.360 --> 00:56:33.360
Thank you, Your Honor. Crawford Murphy Tilly or CMT is our engineering partner at the airport and does our airport work.

00:56:33.360 --> 00:56:44.360
We've been working on the terminal building for a number of, well really this last year we've been working very diligently on it and we are ready to go to bid on the projects.

00:56:44.360 --> 00:56:53.360
However, we need to approve a resolution for design engineering, contract construction observation and the like.

00:56:53.360 --> 00:57:00.739
McVeigh, the total amount of this agreement is $138,600 and the project total cost will

00:57:00.739 --> 00:57:05.400
be about $1,028,000 for the build out of the terminal.

00:57:05.400 --> 00:57:13.440
We budgeted $100,000 for engineering in the 26th budget, however CMT has mentioned that

00:57:13.440 --> 00:57:19.480
we can go ahead and submit for the remainder of the balance, the $38,600 in fiscal year

00:57:19.480 --> 00:57:26.920
So the staff recommends moving forward with this agreement with CMT for the build out of the terminal building.

00:57:26.920 --> 00:57:28.420
Is there a motion to adopt?

00:57:28.420 --> 00:57:29.420
So move.

00:57:29.420 --> 00:57:30.420
Second.

00:57:30.420 --> 00:57:34.039
A motion made by Alderman Sellers, seconded by Alderman Klemm.

00:57:34.039 --> 00:57:35.039
Discussion on the resolution?

00:57:35.039 --> 00:57:37.670
Alderman Johnson?

00:57:37.670 --> 00:57:43.789
Yeah, I'd just like for those that are listening, what is our goal vision for this building,

00:57:43.789 --> 00:57:46.070
for the people that are listening?

00:57:46.070 --> 00:57:52.970
So essentially, we are updating our terminal at the airport. Currently, we are working

00:57:52.970 --> 00:57:59.970
out of a small stick belt, almost like a very small house. It's very dated and old and doesn't

00:57:59.970 --> 00:58:05.110
meet current standards. When we have out of town business people fly into the airport

00:58:05.110 --> 00:58:11.550
for various reasons, we want them to think positively and be met with up-to-date terminal

00:58:11.550 --> 00:58:17.150
Building. Right now there is no access, after hours, access to even bathrooms so

00:58:17.150 --> 00:58:22.150
that doesn't really project well in the community. So this has been a

00:58:22.150 --> 00:58:24.909
project that's been in the queue for a number of years and we're able to move

00:58:24.909 --> 00:58:30.029
forward on it now. And I will say that the funding for this will be 90% from the

00:58:30.029 --> 00:58:35.909
FAA, 5% from the state, and 5% will be from the city. So it's a pretty

00:58:35.909 --> 00:58:39.070
substantial addition to the city using outside funding.

00:58:39.869 --> 00:58:40.309
Thank you.

00:58:41.909 --> 00:58:42.670
Alderman Stacey.

00:58:43.070 --> 00:58:45.070
And what is the city's 5%?

00:58:46.070 --> 00:58:51.190
Of the total, we budget about $200,000 thereabouts.

00:58:57.239 --> 00:58:58.440
Madam Clerk, please take the roll.

00:58:59.720 --> 00:59:00.400
Sellers.

00:59:00.679 --> 00:59:01.079
Aye.

00:59:01.239 --> 00:59:01.760
Klemm.

00:59:01.840 --> 00:59:02.119
Aye.

00:59:02.440 --> 00:59:03.119
Johnson.

00:59:03.199 --> 00:59:03.480
Aye.

00:59:04.039 --> 00:59:05.559
Simmons is absent.

00:59:05.599 --> 00:59:06.199
Parker.

00:59:06.320 --> 00:59:06.599
Aye.

00:59:07.199 --> 00:59:07.800
Stacy.

00:59:08.039 --> 00:59:08.400
No.

00:59:10.079 --> 00:59:10.760
And Shadle.

00:59:10.880 --> 00:59:11.119
Aye.

00:59:11.159 --> 00:59:16.119
That resolution is adopted 5 to 1.

00:59:16.119 --> 00:59:23.159
Item number 20 is the adoption of resolution 2026-71, could you please read this?

00:59:23.159 --> 00:59:29.559
Resolution rescinding previously adopted resolution R-2026-40 regarding an intergovernmental agreement

00:59:29.559 --> 00:59:34.039
with the Freeport Park District for reimbursement of paving costs for Gladewood Drive.

00:59:34.039 --> 00:59:35.039
Mayor Boyer?

00:59:35.039 --> 00:59:36.760
Thank you, Your Honor.

00:59:36.760 --> 00:59:41.880
I'll take total responsibility for this request this resolution moving forward we

00:59:41.880 --> 00:59:47.320
had discussions with the Park District about repaving the Park Road coming out

00:59:47.320 --> 00:59:51.960
of Gladewood so we're going to be there doing Gladewood

00:59:51.960 --> 00:59:52.639
Wood. So we're going to be there doing Gladewood already. The park came to us and asked us if we

00:59:52.639 --> 00:59:59.920
would repave the section from Gladewood out to Woodside Drive. We went ahead and put together

00:59:59.920 --> 01:00:04.239
the resolution and then I was notified that there were some changes that were necessary.

01:00:04.239 --> 01:00:08.480
So these next three items are really having to do with the park district. The first one is

01:00:08.480 --> 01:00:23.199
is, rescinding our first resolution, 2026-40, and then adopting 2026, let's see here, take

01:00:23.199 --> 01:00:32.480
that back. So, taking back 2040, I'm sorry, 40, and then adding 2026-72 and 73. After

01:00:32.480 --> 01:00:38.480
After discussions with the Park District, they would prefer us to not only pave the

01:00:38.480 --> 01:00:44.920
Park Boulevard from Gladewood to Woodside Drive, but they want to also add a section

01:00:44.920 --> 01:00:50.639
from the maintenance facility at the stop sign to Gladewood. So, the entire stretch

01:00:50.639 --> 01:00:55.440
from the maintenance shed all the way out to Woodside Drive, I think that's a good collaboration,

01:00:55.440 --> 01:00:59.860
and they did have a few terms they wanted to see changed. So, staff recommends moving

01:00:59.860 --> 01:01:10.420
Ford with rescinding resolution 2026-40 and then adopting the 2026-72 and 70-73.

01:01:11.619 --> 01:01:17.619
So then doing those separately, is there a motion for the rescind part which is 71?

01:01:18.820 --> 01:01:19.380
Second.

01:01:19.380 --> 01:01:22.820
We have a motion made by Alderman Klemm, seconded by Alderman Sellers.

01:01:22.820 --> 01:01:26.980
Discussion on this particular resolution, Derek?

01:01:26.980 --> 01:01:33.440
Yeah, I just wanted to add to this that, um, these three resolutions will provide

01:01:33.440 --> 01:01:36.679
a hundred thousand dollars worth of funding from the park district to the

01:01:36.679 --> 01:01:41.739
city of Freeport for the complete cost of, uh, doing the work, actually,

01:01:41.739 --> 01:01:46.599
excuse me, it's, uh, $200,000.

01:01:46.760 --> 01:01:49.500
It's 140 for one section and 60 for another.

01:01:49.739 --> 01:01:53.579
So basically this agreement is giving us a hundred percent reimbursement for the

01:01:53.579 --> 01:01:56.579
city costs for them to participate in our projects.

01:01:56.579 --> 01:02:03.239
so this is at no cost and Rob's gracious to take the blame but 21 repeal is my

01:02:03.239 --> 01:02:07.039
fault because I I didn't confer with the Park District's attorney prior to

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presenting that any discussion does it say that they I'm sorry does it say that

01:02:19.019 --> 01:02:28.900
they will cover it 100% yes in writing yes each each 2073 says that they will

01:02:28.900 --> 01:02:37.019
They'll reimburses 140,000 and 20, 74, 20, 26, 74 says they'll reimburses $40,000.

01:02:37.340 --> 01:02:40.260
We've run the estimates and that will cover our cost.

01:02:42.750 --> 01:02:43.349
Only Clem.

01:02:44.230 --> 01:02:47.590
Just to follow up and that's doing it with our guys in our paving.

01:02:49.750 --> 01:02:50.469
For paving.

01:02:50.469 --> 01:02:50.869
Yes.

01:02:50.869 --> 01:02:54.829
And for the removals and shaping, it's part of the Fisher's contract.

01:02:54.829 --> 01:02:56.110
That's how we came up with the costs.

01:02:56.630 --> 01:02:57.070
Thank you.

01:02:59.710 --> 01:03:00.429
Please take the roll.

01:03:00.630 --> 01:03:11.750
Sellers? Aye. Klemm? Aye. Johnson? Aye. Simmons? Aye. Parker? Aye. Stacey? Aye. Ann Shadle? Aye.

01:03:11.750 --> 01:03:19.769
The resolution is adopted 6-7-0. Item number 21 is adoption of resolution 2026-72. Could

01:03:19.769 --> 01:03:24.829
you please read this? Resolution authorizing an intergovernmental agreement with the Freeport

01:03:24.829 --> 01:03:30.469
Park District for roadway improvements at Crepe Park alternate 1. Manager Boyer?

01:03:30.469 --> 01:03:35.130
So this resolution is simply the same as the last one except with the changes the Park

01:03:35.130 --> 01:03:38.630
District requested and staff recommends moving forward with this resolution.

01:03:38.630 --> 01:03:40.070
Is there a motion to adopt?

01:03:40.070 --> 01:03:41.070
So move.

01:03:41.070 --> 01:03:42.070
Second.

01:03:42.070 --> 01:03:45.550
Motion made by Alderman Johnson, seconded by Alderman Sellers.

01:03:45.550 --> 01:03:46.550
Discussion on the resolution?

01:03:46.550 --> 01:03:51.380
Madam Clerk, please take the roll.

01:03:51.380 --> 01:03:52.380
Sellers?

01:03:52.380 --> 01:03:53.380
Aye.

01:03:53.380 --> 01:03:54.380
Klemm?

01:03:54.380 --> 01:03:55.380
Aye.

01:03:55.380 --> 01:03:56.380
Johnson?

01:03:56.380 --> 01:03:57.380
Aye.

01:03:57.380 --> 01:03:58.380
Simmons?

01:03:58.380 --> 01:03:59.380
Aye.

01:03:59.380 --> 01:04:00.380
Parker?

01:04:00.380 --> 01:04:01.380
Aye.

01:04:01.380 --> 01:04:03.139
Adopted, 7-0.

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And item number 22 is the adoption of resolution 202673.

01:04:07.139 --> 01:04:08.420
Could you please read this?

01:04:08.420 --> 01:04:11.420
Resolution authorizing an intergovernmental agreement

01:04:11.420 --> 01:04:14.059
with the Freeport Park District for roadway improvements

01:04:14.059 --> 01:04:16.779
at Crate Park, alternate 2.

01:04:16.779 --> 01:04:17.860
Manager Boyer?

01:04:17.860 --> 01:04:19.779
As mentioned before, this is the section

01:04:19.779 --> 01:04:22.220
from the maintenance shed to Gladewood Drive,

01:04:22.220 --> 01:04:24.579
and staff recommends moving forward.

01:04:24.579 --> 01:04:25.860
Is there a motion to adopt?

01:04:25.860 --> 01:04:27.220
So moved.

01:04:27.220 --> 01:04:28.340
Second.

01:04:28.340 --> 01:04:29.980
The motion made by Alderman Klemm,

01:04:29.980 --> 01:04:38.340
Seconded by Alderman Shadle. Discussion on the resolution. Madam Clerk, please take the roll.

01:04:38.340 --> 01:04:39.539
Sellers. Aye.

01:04:39.539 --> 01:04:40.260
Klemm. Aye.

01:04:41.059 --> 01:04:42.340
Johnson. Aye.

01:04:42.340 --> 01:04:43.779
Simmons. Aye.

01:04:43.779 --> 01:04:44.900
Parker. Aye.

01:04:44.900 --> 01:04:46.260
Stacy. Aye.

01:04:46.260 --> 01:04:47.619
Shadle. Aye.

01:04:47.619 --> 01:04:50.260
That resolution is adopted seven to zero.

01:04:54.429 --> 01:05:00.349
And item 23 is the adoption of resolution 2026-74. Could you please read this?

01:05:00.349 --> 01:05:04.829
Resolution approving a tower occupancy agreement with Computer Dynamics

01:05:04.829 --> 01:05:05.829
Boyer.

01:05:05.829 --> 01:05:17.110
Thank you, Your Honor.

01:05:17.110 --> 01:05:20.670
This is an agreement we've had with JCWiFi for a number of years.

01:05:20.670 --> 01:05:26.889
They have internet equipment up on the Bercher Tower and also the Carroll Tower.

01:05:26.889 --> 01:05:32.750
We are renewing this agreement for the next three years.

01:05:32.750 --> 01:05:35.590
However, there is an increase in the rent.

01:05:35.590 --> 01:05:38.670
We went from $300 a month to $600 a month,

01:05:38.670 --> 01:05:40.710
and staff recommends moving forward with this agreement

01:05:40.710 --> 01:05:44.150
with computer dynamics.

01:05:44.150 --> 01:05:45.429
Is there a motion to adopt?

01:05:45.429 --> 01:05:46.269
So moved.

01:05:46.269 --> 01:05:47.150
Second.

01:05:47.150 --> 01:05:48.510
Motion made by Alderman Klemm,

01:05:48.510 --> 01:05:51.550
seconded by Alderman Shadle.

01:05:51.550 --> 01:05:54.349
Discussion on the resolution, Alderman Stacy.

01:05:54.349 --> 01:05:57.309
So you're telling me that this went from $300 a month

01:05:57.309 --> 01:06:00.869
to $600 a month for the next three years?

01:06:00.869 --> 01:06:04.920
Yes.

01:06:04.920 --> 01:06:16.039
and there's no one else that you have searched out to see if they could do any better?

01:06:17.720 --> 01:06:22.920
Well, Alderman Stacey, this is a local company that we've been doing our best to work with

01:06:24.360 --> 01:06:30.679
and in lieu of the... I guess there was a tower that they were trying to build that did not work

01:06:30.679 --> 01:06:36.599
Scott. So they wanted to go forward and renew this contract. So we did negotiate it with

01:06:36.599 --> 01:06:43.440
them and we felt that $600 would be a pretty substantial increase being a hundred percent

01:06:43.440 --> 01:06:50.010
increase off of the last contract. And they're in agreement.

01:06:50.010 --> 01:06:53.010
So you were okay with doubling?

01:06:53.010 --> 01:06:54.329
Yes.

01:06:54.329 --> 01:06:55.329
With the cost doubling?

01:06:55.329 --> 01:06:56.329
Yes.

01:06:56.329 --> 01:06:57.329
Aaron?

01:06:57.329 --> 01:07:04.420
This is not the only available space on our towers.

01:07:04.420 --> 01:07:08.460
This is just the first person right now that we have to go on them.

01:07:08.460 --> 01:07:10.860
We have more space if more people want to join.

01:07:11.139 --> 01:07:14.619
We have other options to rent more more space on each tower,

01:07:14.619 --> 01:07:23.579
if anyone's interested in those.

01:07:23.579 --> 01:07:25.579
If there's no further discussion.

01:07:27.579 --> 01:07:30.460
I don't think so. You understand they're paying us.

01:07:30.779 --> 01:07:35.179
Yeah. OK. OK.

01:07:35.179 --> 01:07:36.420
Madam Clerk, please take the roll.

01:07:36.420 --> 01:07:38.980
Oh, I am on the wrong page.

01:07:39.779 --> 01:07:41.579
Sellers is absent.

01:07:41.579 --> 01:07:42.220
Klemm?

01:07:42.220 --> 01:07:42.619
Aye.

01:07:43.579 --> 01:07:44.179
Johnson?

01:07:44.179 --> 01:07:44.500
Aye.

01:07:45.699 --> 01:07:46.340
Simmons?

01:07:48.610 --> 01:07:49.130
I'm sorry.

01:07:49.130 --> 01:07:49.929
Did you say aye?

01:07:50.570 --> 01:07:51.529
I didn't say anything.

01:07:51.529 --> 01:07:52.650
I was going slow.

01:07:52.730 --> 01:07:53.369
You're waiting.

01:07:53.369 --> 01:07:53.929
Sit down.

01:07:53.929 --> 01:07:54.329
Okay.

01:07:55.610 --> 01:07:55.970
Okay.

01:07:56.130 --> 01:07:57.090
I'll come back to her.

01:07:57.210 --> 01:07:57.570
Okay.

01:07:58.050 --> 01:07:58.369
Aye.

01:08:00.449 --> 01:08:01.050
Parker?

01:08:01.130 --> 01:08:01.409
Aye.

01:08:01.730 --> 01:08:02.369
Stacy?

01:08:02.929 --> 01:08:03.449
Aye.

01:08:03.489 --> 01:08:04.010
Shadle?

01:08:04.050 --> 01:08:04.329
Aye.

01:08:04.690 --> 01:08:06.250
And back to you, Alderman.

01:08:06.250 --> 01:08:17.090
Sellers on 19 on the on the water tower rental okay I and that resolution is

01:08:17.090 --> 01:08:25.850
adopted seven to zero item 24 is discussion amending section 840 oh nine

01:08:25.850 --> 01:08:30.809
citywide garage sale ordinances to change the date

01:08:30.809 --> 01:08:33.609
Holderman, Stacy, did you want to present that?

01:08:33.609 --> 01:08:44.369
Okay, Section 840.09 of the codified ordinances was passed for citywide garage sale twice

01:08:44.369 --> 01:08:51.050
a year on October 16th, 2006.

01:08:51.050 --> 01:08:58.449
These garage sales were once known as the Cherokee Hills Garage Sales and now are acknowledged

01:08:58.449 --> 01:09:05.809
as citywide garage sale. Currently the ordinance allows citywide sales to happen twice a year

01:09:06.770 --> 01:09:19.090
in June and in September, the third Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of each month. Being that

01:09:19.090 --> 01:09:26.369
the third weekend of June has become a federal celebrated holiday, we would like to see the

01:09:26.369 --> 01:09:33.970
The Citywide Garage Sales move to the second weekend consisting of Thursday, Friday, and

01:09:33.970 --> 01:09:42.010
Saturday or the fourth weekend consisting of Thursday, Friday, and Saturday for both

01:09:42.010 --> 01:09:45.010
Both Months, June and September

01:09:49.630 --> 01:10:00.909
Director Heimerdinger. Thank you again for your phone call last week. We can

01:10:00.909 --> 01:10:05.909
absolutely adjust the future side of citywide garage sales to avoid

01:10:05.909 --> 01:10:09.850
conflicting with Juneteenth. This is the first time in a long time the city has

01:10:09.850 --> 01:10:13.949
hosted a citywide garage sale and our intent was to ensure that we were fully

01:10:13.949 --> 01:10:20.510
We're really compliant with the existing ordinances established in 2006.

01:10:20.510 --> 01:10:28.430
Because of that, it is set for June, the Thursday, Friday, Saturday of June from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.,

01:10:28.430 --> 01:10:38.170
which is outlined in that ordinance that was read off previously.

01:10:38.170 --> 01:10:45.210
During the June sale, we plan to bring forward an ordinance to council for consideration.

01:10:45.210 --> 01:10:51.970
A key proposed change will be adjusting the time so that it doesn't overlap with Juneteenth

01:10:51.970 --> 01:10:52.970
in the future.

01:10:52.970 --> 01:10:58.329
There might be some other changes once we have this one go, if it needs to be three

01:10:58.329 --> 01:11:02.329
days, if the hours need to change based on how this event goes.

01:11:02.329 --> 01:11:06.810
But absolutely, without a doubt, we'll move it so it doesn't interfere in the future

01:11:06.810 --> 01:11:13.340
with Juneteenth. Absolutely. Thank you.

01:11:13.340 --> 01:11:17.739
Alderman Simmons? I guess my question is why is it why in the future we're still

01:11:17.739 --> 01:11:22.460
six weeks out? Has publication gone out or anything?

01:11:22.460 --> 01:11:26.460
Yeah, publication has gone out and our ordinance is

01:11:26.460 --> 01:11:31.819
still the the current ordinance. Right, but we

01:11:31.819 --> 01:11:39.100
we can motion to change the ordinance so why future?

01:11:39.100 --> 01:11:45.100
Well, we'd like to stick with it now, since the publication, it's already been advertised as those dates.

01:11:45.100 --> 01:12:04.470
What she's saying is that for the first time in a very long time, she organized the garage sale for this year.

01:12:04.470 --> 01:12:05.470
Understood.

01:12:05.470 --> 01:12:09.880
Okay.

01:12:09.880 --> 01:12:15.939
Clerk Anderson?

01:12:15.939 --> 01:12:19.939
And I believe quite a few people have already RSVP'd and are being logged.

01:12:19.939 --> 01:12:32.100
Yep, as of like 5.30 this evening we've had 45 addresses already signed up and you'll

01:12:32.100 --> 01:12:37.140
be seeing a map come out shortly, a nice Google map that allows you to click on them and be

01:12:37.140 --> 01:12:41.539
able to track how to get there to make it easy for the day of.

01:12:41.539 --> 01:12:47.659
We also hope that since it does interfere, one of the days does interfere with Juneteenth,

01:12:47.659 --> 01:12:54.500
We hope that it doesn't create any, that people can celebrate both and that people are able

01:12:54.500 --> 01:13:01.739
to celebrate and go to a garage sale and also celebrate at the activities around town celebrating

01:13:01.739 --> 01:13:02.739
Juneteenth.

01:13:02.739 --> 01:13:05.899
Do you have the exact times of the garage sales?

01:13:05.899 --> 01:13:11.880
Yes, the garage sales per the ordinance are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on those days.

01:13:11.880 --> 01:13:17.140
and then what we have done is we've asked, you know, the people who are signing up to

01:13:17.140 --> 01:13:21.859
host their own garage there at their residence, what time they're going to be open and those

01:13:21.859 --> 01:13:24.600
dates are outlined on the Google map.

01:13:24.600 --> 01:13:31.239
So when you click on the link when it becomes live later on this week, you'll be able to

01:13:31.239 --> 01:13:40.199
see when that particular sale is going to be open within those three days.

01:13:40.199 --> 01:13:42.239
When can we expect these ordinance changes?

01:13:42.239 --> 01:13:57.239
You'll see the ordinance right after the June sales. So they just come through. And we just have the attorney to write the new ordinance on how we're going to shift it. So it'll be coming this summer.

01:13:57.239 --> 01:14:09.239
I have a question on that. So you're you're proposing to move it to like the Father's Day weekend? I mean, what difference? There's always going to be a conflict somewhere.

01:14:09.239 --> 01:14:09.739
Yes.

01:14:09.739 --> 01:14:11.399
Would you prefer it to be July 4th?

01:14:11.399 --> 01:14:12.399
No, it's my birthday.

01:14:12.399 --> 01:14:19.680
No, we're going to play around with the dates.

01:14:19.680 --> 01:14:20.800
Maybe there's a time.

01:14:20.800 --> 01:14:23.680
Maybe we'll play around with the dates to try and see.

01:14:23.680 --> 01:14:27.760
Maybe it has to move out of June to not interfere

01:14:27.760 --> 01:14:31.359
with certain things.

01:14:31.359 --> 01:14:32.199
Manager Boyer?

01:14:32.199 --> 01:14:34.659
I have every confidence that our community development

01:14:34.659 --> 01:14:38.199
director will find the right range of options

01:14:38.199 --> 01:14:39.119
for us to look at.

01:14:39.119 --> 01:14:40.880
Oh, I totally agree.

01:14:40.880 --> 01:14:42.619
I'm just saying there's always a conflict.

01:14:42.619 --> 01:14:44.500
It doesn't matter what you're doing.

01:14:44.500 --> 01:14:47.239
The comparison was a slap in the face

01:14:47.239 --> 01:14:50.579
to hundreds of years of enslaved people in their lives.

01:14:50.579 --> 01:14:53.539
That is crazy that you would even make that comparison, ma'am.

01:14:54.619 --> 01:14:57.119
Well, I have a lot of value to Father's Day.

01:14:57.119 --> 01:15:00.380
So it's a matter of what your preference is is all I'm saying.

01:15:00.760 --> 01:15:01.960
It's it's a holiday.

01:15:01.960 --> 01:15:04.300
Preference is non-enslavement.

01:15:04.300 --> 01:15:16.100
Alderman, Stacey. The third weekend of June is Father's Day weekend. So thank you for

01:15:16.100 --> 01:15:27.100
showing your hand. Okay, so any further discussion? Otherwise, we can move on. Reports of department

01:15:27.100 --> 01:15:32.859
heads, finance? Nothing, your honor, thank you. Community development? I don't have anything

01:15:32.859 --> 01:15:40.100
tonight, thank you. Public works? Just a couple things. I'd like to reiterate how important

01:15:40.100 --> 01:15:44.659
and it was that we received the 25 Water Ambassador Gold Award.

01:15:44.659 --> 01:15:46.539
It's a really big achievement.

01:15:46.539 --> 01:15:51.579
Public Works continuously takes a lot of grief about water quality in Freeport.

01:15:51.579 --> 01:15:54.779
And I believe this is at least the third, if not fourth year in a row

01:15:54.779 --> 01:15:59.220
that we've received the gold award, which is really empowering,

01:15:59.220 --> 01:16:03.300
considering how many communities in Illinois serve drinking water.

01:16:03.300 --> 01:16:06.380
And it is a quality based and educational based award,

01:16:06.579 --> 01:16:09.939
along with the investment that the city has put into the waterworks.

01:16:10.100 --> 01:16:14.140
I had an old mentor remind me one time that all civilizations started

01:16:14.140 --> 01:16:15.500
around good water quality.

01:16:15.500 --> 01:16:19.319
So that's the most important thing into building our community is continuing

01:16:19.319 --> 01:16:21.060
to have good water and sewer.

01:16:21.619 --> 01:16:28.220
Also, just a couple of project updates.

01:16:28.939 --> 01:16:35.380
Hopefully by Friday, the Vidoc will be paved and then it can be reopened next week.

01:16:35.380 --> 01:17:05.380
I'm glad to say that the new height requirement will be 14 feet 6 inches so it was even greater than we predicted so that will be allow full size semis to go under there permanently once it's reopened we are having new signs made with the new heights there's also been crash bars installed on both sides the 2026 street projects are underway we chose to start in Wadewood this year to get away from the park district

01:17:05.380 --> 01:17:10.100
The park has a lot of things going on this year, along with their own, uh, projects

01:17:10.100 --> 01:17:12.260
that they're doing and our well projects.

01:17:12.619 --> 01:17:14.899
Um, that has been already going for a week.

01:17:15.340 --> 01:17:20.939
Um, Concord started today, um, putting traffic control up and they'll be

01:17:20.939 --> 01:17:23.899
mobilizing equipment and Seminole will be right behind it.

01:17:24.220 --> 01:17:27.420
Um, and at the cow, I'll have an update of all the other projects.

01:17:27.460 --> 01:17:30.819
Um, but we're, we're laying out plans with the fishers and Helms to get

01:17:30.819 --> 01:17:34.859
everything hopefully completed by the end of September, um, this year.

01:17:35.380 --> 01:17:39.460
So, um, if you have any questions relating projects at Freeport, feel

01:17:39.460 --> 01:17:44.140
free to send me an email or text and we'll be, we'll be glad to help.

01:17:44.420 --> 01:17:50.020
One key item that we've done this year for not just council, but the people in

01:17:50.020 --> 01:17:55.180
the areas, uh, I've worked with the community, um, communications director

01:17:55.500 --> 01:17:59.779
and we're putting one leaflet out to the areas that we're working in on that

01:17:59.779 --> 01:18:06.739
Leiflett, there will be our special city code that you can punch into your text.

01:18:07.060 --> 01:18:11.340
And then there's going to be a word, keyword for each projects that will be on

01:18:11.340 --> 01:18:15.699
that first paper, for instance, in Gladewood, it was Gladewood Freeport.

01:18:15.699 --> 01:18:20.020
If you text that to that number, and then it'll send you a text back and you say,

01:18:20.020 --> 01:18:25.659
yes, you will get weekly project updates so you can be informed and we will not

01:18:25.659 --> 01:18:30.420
We're going to be bringing more paper around that gets very expensive to have manpower

01:18:30.619 --> 01:18:33.460
delivering flyers after flyers that people don't see.

01:18:33.940 --> 01:18:36.940
And unfortunately, most people like to communicate through text.

01:18:36.940 --> 01:18:44.260
So each project area, whether it be Benton or Demeter or Dewey will have its own project code

01:18:44.260 --> 01:18:48.920
that will get distributed to all the owners in that area one time at the beginning.

01:18:48.920 --> 01:18:53.020
And if they choose to opt into the text, they'll get them for the duration of the project.

01:18:53.020 --> 01:18:56.020
when the project's over, they will quit.

01:18:56.199 --> 01:18:57.779
It's only a one way text.

01:18:57.779 --> 01:19:02.579
You'll only receive notifications if you still have a project issue or complaint.

01:19:02.859 --> 01:19:04.779
Our phone numbers will be on the flyer.

01:19:04.779 --> 01:19:10.119
Feel free to reach out to myself, our inspector or Pat Ingram,

01:19:10.119 --> 01:19:13.199
and we'll be happy to deal with any project issue along the way.

01:19:13.739 --> 01:19:16.880
But I wanted to find a streamlined way to communicate with people

01:19:16.880 --> 01:19:18.880
that want to be informed.

01:19:18.880 --> 01:19:21.539
If you don't live in the area and you still want to be informed,

01:19:21.539 --> 01:19:26.180
and anybody can text into these, but I don't assume that everybody wants notifications about

01:19:26.180 --> 01:19:28.739
Concord that doesn't live in the area.

01:19:28.739 --> 01:19:34.079
So again, if you have any questions, we've been trying to put that out on social media,

01:19:34.079 --> 01:19:35.460
but we're happy to answer them.

01:19:35.460 --> 01:19:40.779
And please, if you live in the affected area, sign up so you get the latest information.

01:19:40.779 --> 01:19:41.779
Thank you.

01:19:41.779 --> 01:19:42.779
Nice job on that communication.

01:19:42.779 --> 01:19:43.779
Fire.

01:19:43.779 --> 01:19:45.979
Yes, your honor.

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Yes, your honor. Over the last weekend, our three recruits graduated with honors from

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the Romeoville Fire Academy. They're back in town and hopefully will be going on shift

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here soon. They've got some more local training that they have to do. And thank you for the

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proclamation. I just wanted to reiterate a little bit about that. That was based on five

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Firefighters that died in Australia in a brush fire.

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But it also collaborates with National Fallen Fighters Memorial Weekend,

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which was this past weekend at the United States Fire Academy in

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Emmitsburg, Maryland. Please.

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Again, thank you for the proclamation to the City Council and Madam Mayor.

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On the 15th of May of 2026, we're going to have a Dunkin Donuts

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Special Olympics cap on a rooftop at the Dunkin Donuts.

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and it is to actually help out Special Olympics and to give the proceeds to to them fully at 100 percent.

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Tommy will appreciate that.

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Library. Yes, thank you, Mary.

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I just wanted to let everybody know that registration for youth

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programming for summer read is open.

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You do not want to miss anything that Amanda has planned.

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This year's theme is unearth a story at the library.

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so we hope to see everybody there because summer reading is for all ages not just youth as well.

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IT? City Manager? Nothing tonight your honor. And I don't either. Alderman Sellers? Nothing.

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Alderman Klemm? First off I'd like to thank Darren and the communication and I've signed up for the

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text and gotten them on all the projects and they're really great and really important to the people

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and other people in those areas.

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The ones for Gladewood were very extensive and really laid things out.

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Also, at the end of the month, we'll be having a neighborhood watch.

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And the only comment I got on garage sales is, in 20 years of being on Alderman,

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that's a project. Garage sales, when we made that ordinance, drug on forever.

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and once you get the public involved in it, you'll get a whole new idea of what they think.

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But just, you know, it was funny, but when you brought it up, I think it's a good thing

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that you're doing, I don't have a problem with it.

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But if you got a lot of feedback from the public, don't be surprised.

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Oldhamen Johnson.

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I just want to thank the over 150 walkers that came Saturday for Coalition for Life.

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It was a great turnout.

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Oldhamen Simmons.

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The only thing is our neighborhood watch meeting this month is canceled because it's on Memorial

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Day.

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Thank you.

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Yes, a couple things.

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The police officer currently over our neighborhood watch is moving on to bigger and better things

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and we will be welcoming Miguel as of the third Tuesday of this month for fifth ward and I also

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want to say that last Thursday I indirectly was placed in a situation

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that required some fast moving to keep a family whole.

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And paperwork was not in place,

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but City Manager Boyer and Darren, Director Stico,

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I wanna thank you for doing what you did

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So that that family could remain whole. It was bigger than you really can imagine and thank you.

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Alderman Shadle?

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Just want to mention our Sixth Ward Neighborhood Watch Thursday this week at 6 p.m. at Schwartz on Park Boulevard.

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Public comment?

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I'd just like to say about the garage sales. I'm one who've already signed up and had you change it.

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I don't know if I, you know, garage sales are a lot of work.

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And it's kind of strategic how you have to plan them and you did a very good job planning them because

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I do believe there's some hardcore

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garage sailors out there, okay, and they liked a bing-bang-boom and

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I don't, the way that it falls you did perfectly because I think

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Rout 75. It's like a week or so before us. And then I know Orangeville is having theirs I do believe the week before. And then I know that Rockton is having it the week before 75. So it's very strategic on how you plan things. So I think you did a wonderful job and garage sales are a lot of work. So people want people to come and it also they're going to eat lunch here. They're going to do all the things you don't want to have it when someone else is having their garage sales in their town. It's got to be strategic.

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Jakes, so well done. Tommy?

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Jodi Miller, look at this. I went to a special one for

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Jackson Lockford, got second place and all that.

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When you're going to

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do that, the queen is doing good, Darren?

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Yep, it's about two-thirds down, maybe a little bit more than that. So brick by brick, it's

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coming down.

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And Stacy, you did a good job speaking tonight.

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Thank you, Tom.

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Any other public comments? I'll entertain a motion to adjourn.

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So moved.

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Second.

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Motion made by Alderman Sellers, seconded by Alderman Shadle.