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Pastor Coverstone, could you please give the invocation this evening?

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Good evening, Madam Mayor, Council.

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Please pray with me.

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Our Lord God, we give you praise and thanks for the way that you have given us life and

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gifted us to serve you and to serve others in this world that you've made.

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Lord, we praise you for your justice and pray that you would help us to live with each other

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in a way that reflects that justice and love. Lord, we thank you for your wisdom and pray

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that you would give us your wisdom to carry out the jobs and the callings that you've

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placed upon our lives. And Lord, we pray also for your, thanking you for your goodness and

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pray that you would help us to reflect that goodness in the way that we love and serve

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and Lord, I pray all these things specifically for this mayor and this council, Lord, that

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you would help them to serve this city well.

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And Lord, with some of the things that we saw last week, we think of not just ourselves

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but others.

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We think of Lena and pray that you would be with that town, that city as they work

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and rebuild.

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We're grateful even as we've heard of organizations and ministries as well as the people of that

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City that have come alongside and helped and cared. We pray that you give them success

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as they build back. Lord, we pray that you'd bless this meeting tonight and pray that you'd

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give wisdom to make decisions that are good for this city and this area. We pray in Jesus'

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name. Amen. Amen. Thank you. We will officially call this meeting to order. Madam Clerk, would

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you please take the roll? Mayor Miller. Here. Alderpersons, Klemm. Here. Johnson. Here.

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Simmons, Parker, Stacy, Shadle, Sanders, and Sellers.

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If you could please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance led by Alderman Shadle.

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Item number one is the approval of the agenda. Is there such a motion? So moved. Second. We have a motion made by Alderman Shadle, seconded by Alderman Klemm. All those in favor signify by saying aye.

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Aye.

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Aye.

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Aye.

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Opposed?

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That motion passes.

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Item number two is approval from the minutes from the council meeting on March 16th and

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April 6th, 2026.

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Is there a motion to approve?

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So moved.

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Second.

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Motion made by Alderman Shadle, seconded by Alderman Klemm.

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All those in favor signify by saying aye.

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Aye.

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Opposed?

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That motion passes.

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Next we have a couple of proclamations.

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All right so we have a proclamation for National Library Week. Whereas libraries

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spark creativity, fuel imagination, and inspire lifelong learning, offering a

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space where individuals of all ages can find joy through exploration and

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discovery. And whereas libraries serve as vibrant community hubs connecting people

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Huffman, John, and John.

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And where libraries provide access to books, digital tools, and innovative programs, ensuring

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that all individuals, regardless of their background, have the support that they need

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to learn, connect, and thrive.

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And whereas dedicated librarians, library workers provide welcoming spaces for all of

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us to learn, connect, and thrive.

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Miller, and Jodi Miller hereby declare April 19 through the 25th, 2026 as National Library

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in the city of Freeport and encourage all residents to visit the Freeport Public Library and explore its resources as we celebrate all the ways that the library helps our community find joy and it is a pleasure that this is your first proclamation and then one more proclamation for Arbor Day so whereas in 1872 J Sterling Morton proposed that a special day be set aside for the planting of trees

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and others.

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And whereas the holiday known as Arbor Day was first observed with the planting of more

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than one million trees in Nebraska, and whereas Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation

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and the world and is considered a holiday that celebrates nature with the purpose of

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encouraging the planting of trees and to appreciate trees.

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And whereas trees can reduce erosion of topsoil, lower our energy costs, clean the air, produce

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Miller, Jodi Miller,

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I'd like to invite everyone out to Crate Park on Friday. I believe it's 10 o'clock. I'll have to double-check that. For our Arbor Day celebration, we'll be planting some trees. We're working with outside groups this year to do additional plantings. We have, I think, 22 trees that we're going to be planting this year.

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coming in that are about five foot tall, and then we've got a whole lot of, say, maybe

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like 200 saplings that we're going to plant. So please join us for the celebration at Crate

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Park. Thank you. And item number four is recognition. Chief Frasso and State's Attorney Carl Larson.

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You can learn more about the values of an organization by watching what the people within

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it do than by listening to what they say. By way of brief explanation for my presence here

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Earlier today, I was invited to speak as a result of a letter of commendation that I

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wrote for the Freeport Police Department Detective Bureau.

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That letter recognized the substantial last-minute work they undertook in a recent first-degree

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murder case.

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Specifically, just before the trial was to begin, an important witness had gone missing.

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The detectives dropped what they were doing, found an address in Rockford, staked out the

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the address for more than a day, got the witness served with a subpoena, and when they learned

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that he didn't have transportation to Freeport, they transported him to court and back to

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Rockford Afterwards.

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Their work significantly increased the likelihood of a just result, and a just result occurred.

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The effort in that matter was not an outlier.

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It was a part of a larger, consistent pattern of excellence.

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Their work in this case and in many others reflects a group of professionals who care

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deeply about their community and believe at a fundamental level that every person deserves

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to live in a safe neighborhood.

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Their commitment is rare and it's worth celebrating.

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Please join me in a round of applause to thank the Freeport Police Department Detective Bureau

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for a job well done.

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Thank you, I believe the chief has some awards for you.

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As I call you guys up, when you guys come up,

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can you just stand here for the photo op as well?

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Detective Eric Diemer.

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Detective Juan Garduno.

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Corporal Dustin Grone, Detective Sergeant Andrew Good, last but not least, Detective Lieutenant Bryan Polish.

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Item number five is public comment. There was none signed in so we'll move on to item number six,

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which is the consent agenda.

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The consent agenda is considered to be routine in nature unless someone has something they'd like to remove for further discussion.

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The consent agenda consists of approving to receive and place on file the minutes of the board and commission meetings

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Williams, from Foreign Fire Insurance Board from February 19th, the Public Library Board

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of Trustees March 11th, Liquor Commission March 12th, also is the Fire Department's

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Monthly Report and the Building Permits Report for March of 2026.

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Adoption of Resolution 202660, the resolution to IDOT to request temporary street closures

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for the Tutti-Baker Parade on July 12th, and a report of the CDBG Housing Rehabilitation

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Grant Payment April 17th and the finance bills payable in the total of $1,785,384.47 and the

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approval of payroll for pay period ending April 4th, 2026 in the total of $738,059.60.

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Is there a motion to approve? So moved. I just want to say it's a 70 cent on my paper

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just for correction. It says 70 cent. You said 60. I didn't say 70. Oh, I apologize. That's all right. I was just making sure the record. Thanks for the catch. Second.

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Yes. All right, we have a motion by Alderman Shadle, seconded by Alderman Klemm. Madam Clerk,

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please take the roll. Shadle. Aye. Sanders. Aye. Sellers. Aye. Klemm. Aye. Johnson. Aye. Simmons. Aye. Parker. Aye.

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and Stacy. Aye. The motion passes eight to zero. And item number seven is a reappointment. Can you

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please read? Reappointment of John Green to the Building Commission effective through April 30th,

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2030. Thank you. Is there a motion to approve? So moved. Second.

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The motion made by Alderman Parker, seconded by Alderman Shadle. Discussion on the appointment.

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Root. Madam Clerk, please take the roll. Shadle. Aye. Sanders. Aye. Sellers. Aye. Klemm. Aye.

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Johnson. Aye. Simmons. Aye. Parker. Aye. Stacy. Aye. And that motion passes 8-0 as well. Item

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number 8 is the second reading of ordinance 2026-18. Could you please read this? Ordinance

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amending section 806.20 regarding non-licensee alcoholic liquor delivery services of the

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Licker Codes. Thank you. Manager Boyer? Thank you, Your Honor. This was brought to

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Council on April 6th. Attorney Cox presented and essentially this aligns

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our liquor code with that of the state and staff recommends moving forward with

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this the approval. Any further discussion? Madam Clerk, please take the

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Shadle? Aye. Sanders? Aye. Sellers? Aye. Klemm? Aye. Johnson? Aye. Simmons? Aye. Parker? Aye.

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Stacy? I'm sorry, did you say something and I missed it? No. Your vote is no. The

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ordinance passes seven to one. Item number nine is the second reading of

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ordinance 2026-40, I'm sorry, 24. Could you please read this? Ordinance annexing

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Well, number 12, property to the city of Freeport, Stevenson County, Illinois.

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Thank you.

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Manager Boyer.

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Thank you, Your Honor.

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This came before Council April 6th.

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Staff has requested the annexation of approximately seven acres on Forest Road just to the south

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of Crete Park area, and staff recommends moving forward with the annexation.

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Thank you.

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Any discussion?

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Madam Clerk, please take the roll.

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Shadle?

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Aye.

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Sanders?

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Klemm, Johnson, Simmons, Parker, Stacy.

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The ordinance passes 8-0.

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And item number 10 is the first reading of ordinance 2026-26.

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Could you please read this?

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Supplemental appropriation ordinance for the fiscal year beginning January 1-26, providing

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funding for new deputy clerk slash FOIA clerk position.

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Thank you, Manager Boyer.

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Thank you, Your Honor.

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April 6th, Council approved the creation of this FOIA clerk position, and staff is coming

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forward with a supplemental request to appropriate the funds necessary to hire this person.

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We're expecting about 750 hours for the remainder of the year, 2026, at a scale between $19.59

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and $22.04 an hour, working out to about $14,000.

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Staff recommends approval of the supplemental ordinance.

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So moved. Second.

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We have a motion made by Alderman Klemm, seconded by Alderman Sellers to move this ordinance forward. Discussion?

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Request for suspension of the rules.

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Second.

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We have a motion made by Alderman Klemm, seconded by Alderman Shadle to suspend the rules.

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Suspension of the rules is not debatable and was passed by two-thirds majority. Madam Clerk, would you please take the roll on the suspension only?

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Shadle? Aye. Sanders? No. Sellers? Aye. Klemm? Aye. Johnson? Aye. Simmons? No. Parker? Aye.

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Stacy? No. And the suspension fails five to three. Oh. Madam Clerk, so because half the

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council voted in favor of... Okay, it's over four. I'm sorry. Mayor, what say you?

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Aye. And so that does cause the suspension to pass six... wait, wait, wait, wait, I

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called that all wrong. It failed three to five. Attorney Zito, help me out. One, two, three,

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four, five. It didn't have six votes, so it was five to three. I'm so sorry. Two-thirds

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vote is required. The mayor made it six. It passes six to three. So now before you counsel,

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is the final passage of this ordinance, is there discussion? Madam Clerk, please take the role.

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Shadle? Aye. Sanders? No. Sellers? Aye. Klemm? Aye. Johnson? Aye. Simmons? Aye. Parker? Aye. And Stacy? No.

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And the ordinance passes 6-2. Item number 11 is the first reading of Ordinance 2026-28. Could you

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please read this? Ordinance amending Part 4, Traffic Code, Title 8, Parking, Chapter 480,

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Parking Generally, Section 480.24d regarding disabled persons and veterans parking designation

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at 215 North Walnut Avenue. Thank you. Manager Boyer? Thank you, Your Honor. The City of Freeport

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has received a request for an 88 parking stall at 215 North Walnut Avenue for a resident with

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handicapped placard. The owner of the property is Wayne Canale and the tenant is Carmen Rios.

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Settlers, staff requests moving forward with the additional placard and a suspension of

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the rules if possible.

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Is there a motion to move this forward?

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So moved.

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Second.

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

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Discussion on the ordinance.

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I will motion to suspend the rules.

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Second.

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The motion made by Alderman Simmons, seconded by Alderman Sellers to suspend the rules. Again, suspension of the rules is non-debatable. Madam Clerk, please take the role in the suspension only.

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I'm sorry, I wasn't ready for that. That was Sellers-Simmons or the other way around? Sellers-Simmons?

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Simmons-Sellers.

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Shadle?

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Aye.

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Sanders?

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Aye.

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Sellers?

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Aye.

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Klemm?

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Aye.

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Johnson?

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Parker, and Stacy.

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The suspension passes 8 to 0.

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So then now before you for the final passage, is this ordinance any further discussion on

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this?

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Alderman Johnson?

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I just wondered what 229 West Clark had to do with 215 North Walnut Avenue.

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I'll be glad to answer that.

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So Mr. Canale owns both properties and they're adjoining right next to each other.

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So while the, it's the next property to the north, but it has a Clark address.

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Okay.

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Okay.

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So the reason is...

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The reason that I pointed that out is there is a driveway currently at the Clark

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Street address that is next to this one, that be it, it's a dirt driveway.

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It's not a concrete or asphalt driveway.

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I just thought it was representative that I should explain that through the memo

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with the photos, what the existing, what appears to be a driveway on the property,

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which actually goes with the neighboring property that Mr. Canale owns both.

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Okay. Thank you. Madam Clerk, please take the roll.

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Shadle? Aye.

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Sanders? Aye.

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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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And Stacy? Aye.

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the ordinance passes eight to zero and item number 12 is the adoption of

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resolution 2026 48 could you please read this resolution appropriating or

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allocating matching funds to Illinois Department of Transportation street

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project on FAP route 561 or Galena Avenue thank your honor we've been

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working quite a bit this year on streets and getting things launched Galena

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Avenue is selected by IDOT to move forward from Clark to Park repaving and it is going

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to cost quite a bit of money, $6.3 million. There is a match for the city's portion that

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is $193,030 in matching funds and staff requests moving forward. This was budgeted in the 2026

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Apple Projects, and staff recommends moving forward with the appropriation of the matching

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funds.

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So moved.

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Second.

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We have a motion made by Alderman Sellers, seconded by Alderman Johnson to approve the

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adoption of this resolution.

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Discussion.

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Madam Clerk, please take the roll.

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Shadle.

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Aye.

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Sanders.

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Aye.

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Sellers.

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Aye.

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Klemm.

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Aye.

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Johnson.

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Aye.

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to zero. Item number 13 is the adoption of resolution 2026-49. Could you please read that?

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Resolution approving agreement and plans and specifications as proposed by the State of

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Illinois Department of Transportation for a joint city-state milling and resurfacing project

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on FAP Route 561 or Galena Avenue. Manager Boyer. Thank you, Your Honor. Very similar to the last

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resolution. This is one we need to adopt to accept the design and enable us to move forward with the

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with the project with IDOT, so a staff request moving forward with this resolution to approve

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the design and plan set.

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So moved.

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Second.

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We have a motion made by Alderman Sellers, seconded by Alderman Shadle to adopt Resolution

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2026-49.

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Discussion?

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Madam Clerk, please take the roll.

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Shadle?

00:23:09.440 --> 00:23:10.440
Aye.

00:23:10.440 --> 00:23:11.440
Sanders?

00:23:11.440 --> 00:23:12.440
Aye.

00:23:12.440 --> 00:23:13.440
Sellers?

00:23:13.440 --> 00:23:14.440
Aye.

00:23:14.440 --> 00:23:15.440
Klemm?

00:23:15.440 --> 00:23:16.440
Aye.

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Johnson?

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Aye. The resolution is adopted 8-0.

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And item number 14 is the adoption of resolution 2026-50. Could you please read this?

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Resolution in support of retaining municipal housing authority.

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Manager Boyer?

00:23:30.519 --> 00:23:35.440
Thank you, Your Honor. The Illinois Municipal League is one of the organizations that support

00:23:35.440 --> 00:23:43.680
local cities and towns and represents some of their interests at the state capitol. Recently

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Maybe we became aware of some legislation that's making its way through the state at this point

00:23:49.680 --> 00:23:54.279
that would reduce local authority for municipal housing.

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So staff is requesting moving forward with this resolution, essentially wanting to maintain

00:24:01.720 --> 00:24:08.160
our current local control of housing.

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So move.

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Second.

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We have a motion made by Alderman Sellers, seconded by Alderman Shadle for the adaptions resolution.

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Discussion? Yes, please. Alderman Klemm? Explain that a little more, if you could, please.

00:24:22.880 --> 00:24:28.480
As I understand it, the various zoning requirements, so like the spacing between

00:24:28.480 --> 00:24:35.360
houses, right now we have certain ordinances that prohibit them from being too close together

00:24:35.360 --> 00:24:40.960
or too close to the right of way for various reasons. This would essentially over overwrite

00:24:40.960 --> 00:24:46.799
all those local ordinances and it would essentially mean that wherever we the state wanted certain

00:24:46.799 --> 00:24:52.799
things done they could do that without considering those criteria. I'm fine there's a whole different

00:24:52.799 --> 00:25:03.599
thought. Madam Clerk please take the roll. Shadle. Aye. Sanders. Sellers. Aye. Klemm. Aye. Johnson. Aye.

00:25:03.599 --> 00:25:18.680
Simmons, Parker? Aye. And Stacy? No. The resolution is adopted seven to one.

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Item number 15 is the adoption of resolution 2026-51. Could you please read this? Resolution

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approving memorandum of understanding between the City of Freeport and the Greater Freeport

00:25:35.279 --> 00:25:40.240
Partnership regarding street manners along Chicago Avenue. Thank you. Manager Boyer? Thank

00:25:40.240 --> 00:25:46.960
Thank you, Your Honor. Each, every year or so, Greater Freeport Partnership has funded

00:25:46.960 --> 00:25:54.900
or received grant funding to put pole banners up on the street lights in downtown. This brightens

00:25:54.900 --> 00:26:04.039
up the business district. It really provides a lot of, it adds to the atmosphere of downtown

00:26:04.039 --> 00:26:09.799
and improves it. This year, Greater Freeport Partnership has secured some grant funding

00:26:09.799 --> 00:26:13.339
and they need a resolution from the council outlining the agreement with the

00:26:13.339 --> 00:26:17.599
city that will hang the banners if they are damaged we'll replace them banners

00:26:17.599 --> 00:26:21.880
in our past experience we haven't really had not a whole lot of issues every

00:26:21.880 --> 00:26:26.200
once in a while a banner arm will break or a banner will come loose and we have

00:26:26.200 --> 00:26:29.360
to go up and fix it but in the big picture it hasn't really been much of an

00:26:29.360 --> 00:26:34.000
issue so staff recommends approving the resolution with a creative report

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Settlers, Plem, Johnson, Simmons, Parker, Stacy.

00:27:01.639 --> 00:27:05.059
The resolution is adapted 7-1.

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Item 16 is the adoption of resolution 2026-52.

00:27:08.319 --> 00:27:10.139
Could you please read this?

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Resolution approving a memorandum of understanding between the City of Freeport and Freeport

00:27:14.079 --> 00:27:16.279
Arts Center regarding Sculpture Walk.

00:27:16.279 --> 00:27:17.279
Thank you.

00:27:17.279 --> 00:27:18.279
Manager Boyer?

00:27:18.279 --> 00:27:19.279
Thank you, Your Honor.

00:27:19.279 --> 00:27:24.279
We're presenting this tonight as sort of a back conversation, an ongoing conversation

00:27:24.279 --> 00:27:26.099
with the Freeport Arts Museum.

00:27:26.099 --> 00:27:34.099
We had an MOU last year for the Sculpture Walk on Chicago from Douglas to Jackson, sorry

00:27:34.099 --> 00:27:47.819
Jefferson. Anyway, my apologies. Anyway, the MOU essentially outlines various responsibilities

00:27:47.819 --> 00:27:52.319
and there were some changes in the language that was requested. Also, it calls out the

00:27:52.319 --> 00:27:57.880
the Cultural Commission as to the Arts Museum as the overall decider on the art, the various

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sculptures that are placed. And also, we clarified some language to prohibit obscene sculptures,

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as well as providing a $5,000 payment to the Art Museum to help offset some of the $10,000

00:28:17.519 --> 00:28:25.200
of Costs that they have in terms of getting these installations done. It also adds, well,

00:28:25.200 --> 00:28:29.240
it clarifies some responsibility as far as the Public Works Department in terms of helping

00:28:29.240 --> 00:28:33.559
with installations and working with artists to get their sculptures installed. So staff

00:28:33.559 --> 00:28:39.960
recommends moving forward with this resolution, adopting this memorandum of understanding.

00:28:39.960 --> 00:28:40.960
So move.

00:28:40.960 --> 00:28:41.960
Second.

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Moving motion made by Alderman Sellers, seconded by Alderman Shadle. Discussion on the resolution?

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Alderman Johnson. I have a couple of questions. Will there be different sculptures this fall? I know that the idea was that some of them would get sold and we'd get different ones. And is there any funding that the museum gets or the Arts Commission gets with this whole endeavor as far as the sculptures being put there and so forth? And exactly what is the $5,000 going to be used for? Are they going to like let us know what they're using?

00:29:17.400 --> 00:29:33.240
Do you want to answer? The $5,000 is an offset. Last year they spent $10,000 in order to do

00:29:33.240 --> 00:29:42.320
what they needed to in order to solicit the artists and paying them to rent the pieces

00:29:42.320 --> 00:29:48.000
for a year. And so with the different costs that they incurred, they spent 10,000. So

00:29:48.000 --> 00:29:53.840
they were asking for us to help them with the 50% on that. Because actually, it's not

00:29:53.840 --> 00:29:55.960
the art museum that is making...

00:29:55.960 --> 00:29:59.000
and the Art Museum that is making those decisions, it's the Art and Culture Commission.

00:29:59.000 --> 00:30:03.000
And so this way, you know, that's a commission that is set in place by the city.

00:30:03.000 --> 00:30:05.000
So for the city to have some buy in.

00:30:05.000 --> 00:30:08.000
And I forgot what your first question was.

00:30:08.000 --> 00:30:11.000
It was are there going to be different sculptures?

00:30:11.000 --> 00:30:13.000
Are they going to be the same or are they sold?

00:30:13.000 --> 00:30:18.000
Every year the intent is to change those seven, I believe, sculptures that are down there.

00:30:18.000 --> 00:30:23.000
And then if they if someone does decide that they want to purchase any of those sculptures,

00:30:23.000 --> 00:30:35.000
and so forth. And so, you know, those sculptures, I believe they get a 10% commission, but I'm not positive of the amount. And yes, then it goes back to the art museum for the purpose of, you know, they invested $10,000.

00:30:35.000 --> 00:30:42.000
Yeah, I thought there was, I guess, sure, I thought there was some kind of commission or some kind of money that was supposed to come in from these.

00:30:42.000 --> 00:30:46.619
they're the ones that took all the risk you know to say that they'll get even a

00:30:46.619 --> 00:30:54.359
dollar back you don't know so will they get ten highly unlikely but I suppose

00:30:54.359 --> 00:31:04.640
there is. Was it fifteen hundred for each sculpture to rent them? I don't know those. I thought it was a thousand or fifteen hundred. Joy do you know I know you've got a real. I think it's in between a thousand and fifteen hundred I think it

00:32:07.309 --> 00:32:26.220
No. It's currently tied four to four. Mayor, what say you? Aye. And the resolution is adopted five to four.

00:32:28.250 --> 00:32:33.009
Item number 17 is the adoption of resolution 202656. Could you please read this?

00:32:33.769 --> 00:32:41.569
Resolution approving a design and permitting engineering agreement with Fehr Graham for the replacement of Watermain on Cottonwood from North Foley Avenue

00:32:41.970 --> 00:32:43.970
to North Apple Avenue.

00:32:44.450 --> 00:32:46.450
Manager Boyer. Thank you, Your Honor.

00:32:46.450 --> 00:32:54.130
Connor. Exactly a week ago today, we had a large water main break on Cottonwood. The

00:32:54.130 --> 00:33:01.049
size of the hole was approximately 42 inches in length and about 12 inches tall, elliptical

00:33:01.049 --> 00:33:08.750
in shape. It was such a large hole that it posed a severe issue for the water system

00:33:08.750 --> 00:33:15.690
upon happening. It drained both towers very quickly and put the city into a town-wide

00:33:15.690 --> 00:33:22.970
Boyle Order. As we kind of pursue and move forward with the construction projects, we can't always

00:33:22.970 --> 00:33:29.049
know what it is at the budget time period to know exactly what we need to do to like emergent issues.

00:33:29.849 --> 00:33:35.529
I believe that cottonwood is an emergent issue. We need to replace this water main. And then for

00:33:35.529 --> 00:33:40.250
the research, I think we came up with like about 15 different occurrences of water main breaks.

00:33:40.250 --> 00:33:47.849
Hicks. It is a known poor quality spun cast pipe in the era of pipe that we have the most

00:33:47.849 --> 00:33:54.610
problems with. And in a section of town that can drain both these water towers at rapidly,

00:33:54.610 --> 00:34:01.529
it presents a real concern to public safety and health. So staff recommends moving forward

00:34:01.529 --> 00:34:09.170
with an engineering agreement with Fehr Graham to put together a plan for replacing that

00:34:09.170 --> 00:34:17.230
Watermane to the term we discussed, Apple to Foley, and that will remove the Watermane

00:34:17.230 --> 00:34:18.789
of concern.

00:34:18.789 --> 00:34:24.570
So staff recommends moving forward with this, approve this project.

00:34:24.570 --> 00:34:25.570
Motion to approve.

00:34:25.570 --> 00:34:26.570
Second.

00:34:26.570 --> 00:34:35.619
A motion made by Alderman Klemm, seconded by Alderman Johnson to adopt Resolution 202653.

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Discussion?

00:34:36.619 --> 00:34:37.619
Alderman Stacey?

00:34:37.619 --> 00:35:06.619
I don't have a problem with the water main needing to be replaced. I believe that. It's old just like everything around here is. However, with all the other water mains and designs and everything that Fehr Graham have done, what makes this one $88,350?

00:35:06.619 --> 00:35:19.000
Stiegel. This one is rather complicated on Cottonwood. There's actually two different

00:35:19.000 --> 00:35:25.739
water mains that run on Cottonwood along with many utilities. It's going to be a very hard

00:35:25.739 --> 00:35:30.739
place to design and we also have to cross West Street with it. So that's going to require

00:35:30.739 --> 00:35:40.539
Weir, Boring, and this project, I will tell you the design here, the design cost, the

00:35:40.539 --> 00:35:43.380
topography cost is about 8% of construction.

00:35:43.380 --> 00:35:50.460
This is likely a million dollar project to replace the main on this 20, it's about 2150

00:35:50.460 --> 00:35:51.460
feet.

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And it's going to retake, by the time we dig trenches for this, it's going to, you know,

00:35:57.099 --> 00:36:02.989
O'Rourke replacement from curb to curb as well for the street.

00:36:02.989 --> 00:36:05.710
Alderman Sanders.

00:36:05.710 --> 00:36:14.029
What precipitated this survey to make this evaluation of the water main and the historical

00:36:14.029 --> 00:36:16.829
issue with the water main?

00:36:16.829 --> 00:36:22.949
Is that an outdated water main and is there a reason why we have to replace the water

00:36:22.949 --> 00:36:26.630
main across the main highway?

00:36:26.630 --> 00:36:38.150
Is there a reason why we have to do that? Is it because of, where is it going? Where is it being connected to? And is it replacing an old existing water main?

00:36:38.909 --> 00:36:39.470
Manager Boyer?

00:36:40.349 --> 00:36:52.269
Absolutely. So the water main is 1959. But more importantly, less important is the age, more important is the construction method of the water main. It is spun cast. We have a history of breaks.

00:36:52.269 --> 00:36:58.150
and also has a severity issue that when we when we had that break it took both

00:36:58.150 --> 00:37:05.550
water towers from nearly full to nearly empty. So because it is old, B, it

00:37:05.550 --> 00:37:10.630
demonstrated its past failures and C, it represents a clear health issue for the

00:37:10.630 --> 00:37:17.710
city of Freeport in terms of providing safe water to the city. I believe that

00:37:17.710 --> 00:37:21.170
that's incumbent upon us to get that replaced.

00:37:21.170 --> 00:37:22.210
Okay, so.

00:37:23.470 --> 00:37:24.309
Alderman Sanders.

00:37:25.710 --> 00:37:29.230
Where's the destination of this connection gonna be?

00:37:29.230 --> 00:37:30.949
I believe it was Apple to Foley.

00:37:32.150 --> 00:37:33.529
What, Apple and Foley?

00:37:34.510 --> 00:37:37.190
Apple Street to Foley, yes.

00:37:37.190 --> 00:37:39.750
That's about five and a half blocks.

00:37:39.750 --> 00:37:40.829
Okay.

00:37:40.829 --> 00:37:44.110
So we're removing the bad part of it.

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Alderman Klemm.

00:37:45.590 --> 00:37:49.489
Well, just a question due to the fact that it drained both towers.

00:37:49.489 --> 00:37:52.429
Will there be any kind of redesign to prevent that?

00:37:52.529 --> 00:37:57.730
Or is this going to be the same result when we get to, I know the problems

00:37:57.730 --> 00:37:58.610
with the sponge.

00:37:58.630 --> 00:37:59.130
Yeah.

00:37:59.170 --> 00:38:03.550
So this is a main transition line that moves water across the city.

00:38:03.949 --> 00:38:08.570
Um, and so there'll always be the potential for issues here.

00:38:08.570 --> 00:38:11.550
That's why we don't want to just replace a small section here.

00:38:11.769 --> 00:38:14.010
And we were on to replace all of it.

00:38:14.010 --> 00:38:15.730
Um, there's a lot of pressure.

00:38:15.769 --> 00:38:20.010
Cottonwood is a low lying area, uh, compared to our towers.

00:38:20.289 --> 00:38:24.849
And this is a main direct hub of water moving from the east side to the

00:38:24.849 --> 00:38:27.730
west side of town and then west side to east side.

00:38:27.730 --> 00:38:30.130
That's why we don't want to leave any sections here undone.

00:38:30.130 --> 00:38:32.889
That's why we want to continue this one to go through West street.

00:38:33.170 --> 00:38:36.250
Cause otherwise we're just going to leave a weak link under that street.

00:38:36.650 --> 00:38:39.210
Um, but IDOT presents challenges.

00:38:39.250 --> 00:38:41.889
They don't allow us to open cut roadways.

00:38:41.889 --> 00:38:43.170
We have to bore under them.

00:38:43.170 --> 00:38:45.570
and there's significant requirements with that.

00:38:45.570 --> 00:38:47.570
Okay. Thank you. Appreciate it.

00:38:47.570 --> 00:38:50.980
Alderman Stacy?

00:38:50.980 --> 00:38:52.980
How long of a process is this?

00:38:52.980 --> 00:39:00.980
So the design process is probably going to take four months.

00:39:00.980 --> 00:39:04.980
I mean, we'll try to accelerate it the best we can,

00:39:04.980 --> 00:39:13.480
but there's a three-month permitting window that it takes just to get the EPA permit.

00:39:13.480 --> 00:39:18.279
So this would not be a project that would be pulled off till late this

00:39:18.279 --> 00:39:20.800
year or early in the spring at the earliest.

00:39:23.670 --> 00:39:25.230
Late this year, you say?

00:39:25.470 --> 00:39:31.110
It's possibly, this could be a late fall bid to get the water main replaced.

00:39:32.029 --> 00:39:36.190
I mean, that'd be the best time, timeframe acceptable.

00:39:36.190 --> 00:39:39.230
It's not, this is a very large main in Freeport.

00:39:39.630 --> 00:39:43.489
I believe our biggest water main is a 16 inch main and this is 12.

00:39:43.489 --> 00:39:53.889
So this is, this flows quite a bit of water. And to Rob's point, we lost, uh, I don't know how many people saw the pictures there, but we lost about a million and a half to

00:39:53.889 --> 00:39:57.360
We lost about a million and a half to two million gallons of water in about 15 to 20 minutes

00:39:57.360 --> 00:39:59.159
from this break.

00:39:59.159 --> 00:40:01.400
So it was, it's a significant main.

00:40:01.400 --> 00:40:03.260
It's in a low lying area.

00:40:03.260 --> 00:40:07.360
And we have to thank the police department because they helped us find it along with

00:40:07.360 --> 00:40:12.159
many of the emergency calls that we found of the new eye hydrants helped.

00:40:12.159 --> 00:40:17.079
But this just shows that the importance of water and the disruption that was made from

00:40:17.079 --> 00:40:18.440
that one day.

00:40:18.440 --> 00:40:21.079
Most of our smaller mains don't have the effect.

00:40:21.079 --> 00:40:27.119
We can get them shut down into small areas, but this transmitting water from one side

00:40:27.119 --> 00:40:31.719
to the other side of town is super important to keep our systems fluctuating.

00:40:31.719 --> 00:40:40.320
And I believe Rob asked me to look and I believe we have a total of 137 miles of water main

00:40:40.320 --> 00:40:41.320
within the system.

00:40:41.320 --> 00:40:46.760
We have about 70 miles of the spun cast product that's within our system.

00:40:46.760 --> 00:40:52.400
So what happens is, um, and you're going to hate this, but it's a bandaid.

00:40:52.400 --> 00:40:53.960
We fix one section.

00:40:53.960 --> 00:40:55.599
It's going to go to the next weak spot.

00:40:55.900 --> 00:40:58.260
When we fix that section is going to go to the next weak spot.

00:40:58.559 --> 00:41:03.860
We have been very, very good and very targeted replacing water mains in

00:41:03.860 --> 00:41:08.699
Freeport over the last five years, getting a lot of these weak links out of the system.

00:41:08.699 --> 00:41:13.920
And as you guys have seen, we haven't had very main, very many water main breaks.

00:41:13.920 --> 00:41:43.920
We went for a long period without even having four or five in a year recently, so we're getting the weak links out. But as we do that, the larger transmission mains are going to be identified more because there's more heavy pressure getting put on them because the other pilot pipes are much solid. The PVC pipe that we're replacing it with, they believe it's a 50-year life, but I will tell you that, you know, it's probably going to be a 50-year life.

00:41:43.920 --> 00:42:01.300
more like 80 to 100 your life in comparison. Thank you. Is this the only area in Freeport

00:42:01.300 --> 00:42:08.780
that has this type of problem or is there another area that might get something like

00:42:08.780 --> 00:42:12.900
this again or is this the only area that has that type of stuff you were saying like low

00:42:12.900 --> 00:42:17.980
Lennon, and old pipes and 12 inch versus the 14 or whatever.

00:42:18.699 --> 00:42:24.000
It's not the only area of town, you know, we're, we're chasing grants

00:42:24.000 --> 00:42:25.960
and other items to change more water main.

00:42:25.960 --> 00:42:30.340
There's, there's significant areas of town still that have old water main.

00:42:30.340 --> 00:42:36.619
I know Rob and I had recently talked, Fourth Ward down by the Galena McDonald's.

00:42:36.619 --> 00:42:40.300
A lot of those streets that run, north and south there are very

00:42:40.300 --> 00:42:43.500
age to have the same type of material are going to need to be addressed.

00:42:43.500 --> 00:42:45.980
And again, we're having water main issues.

00:42:45.980 --> 00:42:52.860
The difference between it is this one really had the unknown capability to

00:42:52.860 --> 00:42:55.179
affect so much of Freeport all at once.

00:42:55.179 --> 00:42:57.340
It generally doesn't happen that quickly.

00:43:00.710 --> 00:43:01.110
Thank you.

00:43:03.369 --> 00:43:04.570
Madam Clerk, please take the roll.

00:43:06.570 --> 00:43:07.130
Shadle.

00:43:07.130 --> 00:43:07.369
Aye.

00:43:08.650 --> 00:43:09.210
Sanders.

00:43:09.210 --> 00:43:10.010
Aye.

00:43:10.010 --> 00:43:10.489
Sellers.

00:43:10.489 --> 00:43:10.969
Aye.

00:43:10.969 --> 00:43:11.449
Klemm.

00:43:11.449 --> 00:43:12.010
Aye.

00:43:12.010 --> 00:43:12.489
Johnson.

00:43:12.489 --> 00:43:13.050
Aye.

00:43:13.050 --> 00:43:22.010
Simmons, Parker, and Stacy. The resolution is adopted 8 to 0. And item number 18 is the adoption

00:43:22.010 --> 00:43:28.570
of resolution 202654. Could you please read this? Resolution for allocation of matching funds for

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Lincoln Boulevard STU project. Manager Boyer. Thank you your honor. Let me first start out by

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saying I'm very grateful that IDOT has decided to bid some of our FAU routes this year and get them

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Resurfaced. The challenge is we found out about these plans after January, after the budget had

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already been approved. So that gets to this, which is IDOT is ready to move forward with a

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mill and overlay of Lincoln Boulevard from Locust to West Street and probably next year from West

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Street to, oh, probably Harvey. However, the challenge is we did not outright budget for the

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for the $80,000 match in the 2026 budget. So staff is going to be asking for the $80,000

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match. However, we will be taking that match money from the fund reserve, which we have

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developed a bit of a fund reserve at this time, and that will not deplete it or have

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a significant impact on it. But staff would request that council approve this resolution

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for the 20% match for the Lincoln Locust to West Street Reconstruction with IDOT.

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So moved.

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Second.

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We have a motion made by Alderman Seller, seconded by Alderman Shadle.

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Discussion on the resolution, Darren?

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Yeah, I just wanted to point out 18, 19, 20, and 21.

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We approved these at the last council meeting

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to appropriate the funds. These are just the IDOT formal documents that we have

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to supply to them to move these out to bid. Madam Clerk, please take the

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roll. Oh yeah, sure. What would be the 20% match? The total is $80,000. So 20% of

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that or $80,000? No, the total is $80,000. That is our 20%. Madam Clerk,

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please take the roll. Shadle? Aye. Sanders? Aye. Sellers? Aye. Klemm? Aye. Johnson? Aye. Simmons? Aye. Parker? Aye. And Stacy? Aye. The resolution is adopted 8 to 0. Item number 19 is the adoption of resolution 202655. Could you please read this? Resolution for allocation of matching funds for Adams Avenue STU project. Manager Boyer? Thank you your honor again so this this project

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Huffines.

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This project is on Adams Street from Float to Main.

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So as you'll recall, when we did Adams Street, we got to Float, and then we had water main

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replacement where we replaced the pavement on the east side of the road, but not the

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west.

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This project is also an STU route for IDOT, and our matching funds would be $140,000,

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and that would complete the Adams project from Float to Main Street.

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Staff recommends moving forward with this from Fund Reserve.

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Motion made by Alderman Sellers, seconded by Alderman Shadle. Discussion on the resolution. Madam Clerk, please take the roll.

00:46:54.510 --> 00:47:06.510
Shadle. Aye. Sanders. Aye. Sellers. Aye. Klemm. Aye. Johnson. Aye. Simmons. Aye. Parker. Aye. And Stacy. Aye. The resolution is adopted 8-0.

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to zero. Item number 20 is the adoption of resolution 202656. Could you please read this?

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Resolution for allocation of matching funds for Stevenson Street STU project. Manager Boyer?

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Thank you, your honor. Again, same story, different street. Stevenson Street is an FAU route from

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Locust to Park Boulevard and IDOT will be resurfacing that and our match is $200,000

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Your staff recommends moving forward with the appropriation of $200,000 for the repaving

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of Stevenson Street.

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So move.

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Second.

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There will be a motion made by Alderman Sellers, seconded by Alderman Johnson for the adoption

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of Resolution 202656.

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Discussion?

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Madam Clerk, please take the roll.

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Shadle?

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Aye.

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Sanders?

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Aye.

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Sellers?

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Aye.

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Klemm?

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Parker? Aye. And Stacy? Aye. The resolution is adopted 8 to 0.

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And item number 21 is the adoption of resolution 202656. Could you please read this? Resolution

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for allocation of matching funds for Walnut Avenue's STU project. Manager Boyer? Thank you,

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your honor. This is the last one of this type and it is for Walnut Avenue from South Street to Empire.

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Mayor, the match is $140,000 and staff request council approval of this resolution allocating

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$140,000 for the match money for the I.FAU reconstruction or repaving.

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So move.

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Second.

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There will be a motion made by Alderman Sellers, seconded by Alderman Shadle.

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Discussion.

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Madam Clerk, please take the roll.

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Shadle.

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Aye.

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Sanders.

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Aye.

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Sellers.

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Aye.

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Parker and Stacy. The resolution is adopted 8 to 0. Item 22, approval of bid. Could you

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please read? A bid opening on April 14th, 2026 was held for South Street ADA ramps and

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storm improvement. Manager Boyer? Thank you, Your Honor. We had a bid opening on April

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14th related to the South Street repaving project. So obviously this is led by IDOT,

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but there is accessibility ramps that need to be replaced in the corridor and our agreement

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with IDOT was we will handle the ramps if they'll handle everything else or most everything

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else. I think there's a traffic signal or something in here we got to deal with. However,

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We bid this, we had three

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However, we bid this, we had three bids, Fischer Excavating, Helm Group, and Kelsey Excavating.

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You'll notice the bid tab is, well, we have a summary here, we'll have to get back with

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the bid tab on that, but Fischer was the, anyway, Fischer Excavating was the lowest

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Fischer Excavating Motion approved. Second. Motion made by Alderman Klemm, seconded by

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Alderman Sellers. Discussion on the bid. Alderman Shadle. I just want to throw out that Helms

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Shadle's bid was $397,743, and Kelsey was $476,357.

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Thank you.

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That's it.

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Madam Clerk, please take the roll.

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Shadle?

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Aye.

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Sanders?

00:51:05.269 --> 00:51:06.269
Aye.

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Sellers?

00:51:07.269 --> 00:51:08.269
Aye.

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Klemm?

00:51:09.269 --> 00:51:10.269
Aye.

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Johnson?

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Aye.

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Simmons?

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Aye.

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Parker?

00:51:15.269 --> 00:51:16.269
Aye.

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And Stacy?

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Aye.

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The motion is approved, 8-0.

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Also on April 14th, 2026, Galena Avenue storm improvements.

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Manager Boyer?

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Okay, similar to the last one, this is for additional work for the stormwater system on Galena Avenue, which is getting repaved from Clark to Park.

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We were able to receive three bids for the stormwater work.

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Bates. The three responsive bidders were Fisher Excavating, Helm Group, and Kelsey Excavating.

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Kelsey Excavating was the lowest responsive bidder at $241,040. The other bids came in

00:51:59.510 --> 00:52:11.690
at...Fisher came in at $243,418, and Helm came in at $258,913.50. Staff recommends moving

00:52:11.690 --> 00:52:18.170
forward with the Kelsey as the lowest bidder. So moved. Second. Motion made by Alderman

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Sellers, seconded by Alderman Shadle. Alderman Sanders, would you do something? The right

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Whiteaway for the path of the connections. I mean, from, you say, Galena to Clark? Not Galena to Clark, it's Park to Clark. Clark Street goes all the way to Park Street?

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Alderman Sanders says Galena from Clark to Park.

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That's what I'm asking about. The right-of-way, what kind of right-of-way are we using to avoid shutting that main highway down? What are we doing there?

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Well, that actually IDOT is going to be managing all the traffic control there, so essentially we're just going to...

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No, no. They'll probably reduce it to two lanes and then do one side and then

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reduce it, you know, do the other side. Yeah, we have existing storm water

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infrastructure that needs to be replaced so that when the project is done we

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won't have any issues in the future with it. Madam Clerk, please take the

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Roll, Shadle, Sanders, Sellers, Absent, Klemm, Johnson, Simmons, Parker, and Stacy. The motion

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is approved seven to zero. And item 24, another bid. Could you please read? Also on April

00:54:01.460 --> 00:54:09.579
14th, Galena Avenue manhole lining for 2026. Manager Boyer. Thank you, your honor. Again,

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We are moving forward with manhole lining, so that is primarily on Galena.

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We had one responsive bidder for the manhole lining project and that was $106,590.

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So staff recommends moving forward with advanced rehabilitation technology for the manhole

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lining on Galena.

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Thank you.

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Is there a motion to approve?

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So moved.

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Second.

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Motion made by Alderman Shadle. Seconded by Alderman Parker. Discussion. Alderman Sanders.

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What was the location again on that installation?

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So this is the same project. So Galena from Clark to Park. There's a number of manholes that are brick.

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Rick, and we're going to align those before we resurface Galena, so we don't want those

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caving in while we're doing the work out there, so we're going to align those first.

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Are you concerned about the depth of the one that's located on, we're not talking, we're

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talking storms still, right?

00:55:21.179 --> 00:55:22.699
No, we're talking about sewer.

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Sanitary sewer.

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Yes.

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Are we concerned about the depth of that sanitary sewer located on Galena and, what's that,

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I won't say that we're terribly concerned about it, however, it's a consideration that

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we need to keep in mind.

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Oh, okay.

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Madam Clerk, please take the roll.

00:55:49.699 --> 00:55:50.699
Shadle.

00:55:50.699 --> 00:55:51.699
Aye.

00:55:51.699 --> 00:55:52.699
Sanders.

00:55:52.699 --> 00:55:53.699
Aye.

00:55:53.699 --> 00:55:54.699
Sellers.

00:55:54.699 --> 00:55:55.699
Aye.

00:55:55.699 --> 00:55:56.699
Klemm.

00:55:56.699 --> 00:55:57.699
Aye.

00:55:57.699 --> 00:55:58.699
Johnson.

00:55:58.699 --> 00:55:59.699
Aye.

00:55:59.699 --> 00:56:00.699
Simmons.

00:56:00.699 --> 00:56:01.699
Aye.

00:56:01.699 --> 00:56:02.699
Parker.

00:56:02.699 --> 00:56:03.699
Aye.

00:56:03.699 --> 00:56:04.699
Stacy.

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reports of department heads finance thank you community development public works

00:56:15.699 --> 00:56:24.750
public works nothing fire yes your honor I just wanted to remind everybody last

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week was telecommunicators week so the dispatchers for the city in the county

00:56:30.470 --> 00:56:36.389
last week they got a workout with the storms in Pearl City and in Lena

00:56:36.389 --> 00:56:41.470
obviously what we had in Freeport was nothing compared to that but on Tuesday

00:56:41.470 --> 00:56:46.949
during the the Pearl City storm we ended up with 14 calls in two hours so that's

00:56:46.949 --> 00:56:53.389
just an example of the good work that they do police yes I do have something

00:56:53.389 --> 00:56:57.190
your honor thank you for taking the time to be here and for continuing to stay

00:56:57.190 --> 00:57:01.630
Gage, and the safety and well-being of our community. Policing today is not what

00:57:01.630 --> 00:57:07.389
it was decades ago. It has evolved and it must continue to evolve. Modern policing

00:57:07.389 --> 00:57:11.750
is rooted not only in enforcement, but in service, accountability, and partnership.

00:57:11.750 --> 00:57:17.070
I ask this of all of you and those that are watching. Would you want the practice

00:57:17.070 --> 00:57:21.309
of medicine, the use of surgical techniques, being prescribed medications,

00:57:21.309 --> 00:57:26.769
and the continuous learning of it from 30 years ago? For you or your families in

00:57:26.769 --> 00:57:32.409
2026? Or would you rather have the modern practice of medicine evolve to better

00:57:32.409 --> 00:57:38.250
assess a medical problem? If you said no to the first question, then why is this

00:57:38.250 --> 00:57:42.529
answer not expected for policing to be in modern times? One of the most

00:57:42.529 --> 00:57:46.970
significant changes in modern policing is the use of technology, from body-worn

00:57:46.970 --> 00:57:53.050
cameras and real-time data systems to crime mapping and analysis. It also

00:57:53.050 --> 00:57:58.769
Also allows us to make better decisions, allocate resources more strategically, and document

00:57:58.769 --> 00:58:05.650
our actions with greater accuracy, but with the advancement that comes responsibility.

00:58:05.650 --> 00:58:10.909
Technology is not only as good as the people who use it, understand it, dissect it, and

00:58:10.909 --> 00:58:18.010
train it to ensure it is used ethically, lawfully, and in a way that strengthens policing strategies.

00:58:18.010 --> 00:58:23.809
As a Chief of Police of the Freeport Police Department, my professional experience, as

00:58:23.809 --> 00:58:31.329
all of you have foiled, in technology and data integrity has been rooted in large organizations,

00:58:31.329 --> 00:58:34.590
academia and working with programmers.

00:58:34.590 --> 00:58:38.250
This is the same experience I am bringing to Freeport.

00:58:38.250 --> 00:58:43.409
It is not good business to practice, to be rushed, to throw something out there because

00:58:43.409 --> 00:58:45.909
one believes that they need it.

00:58:45.909 --> 00:58:49.230
A chief who is knowledgeable in these tools

00:58:49.230 --> 00:58:51.710
can foster a culture of responsibility

00:58:51.710 --> 00:58:54.470
and continuous improvement where data is used

00:58:54.470 --> 00:58:56.789
not only to measure performance,

00:58:56.789 --> 00:59:00.989
but to uphold fairness and professionalism.

00:59:00.989 --> 00:59:03.889
In this way, data and technology

00:59:03.889 --> 00:59:06.170
are not just operational tools,

00:59:06.170 --> 00:59:09.130
they are critical components in preserving the integrity

00:59:09.130 --> 00:59:11.750
and legitimacy of the police department.

00:59:11.750 --> 00:59:14.150
Modern policing relies heavily

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on Accurate Data Collection, analysis, and reporting that will guide decision making

00:59:18.829 --> 00:59:21.590
and ensure transparency.

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Failing to properly train my officers, not defining the lines of code, and allowing tech

00:59:28.389 --> 00:59:35.150
companies to run our systems without proper oversight before public release can lead to

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serious consequences.

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I have identified those issues.

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I repeat, I have identified those issues.

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And we are working with programmers now, and we have been training our offers properly to

00:59:49.190 --> 00:59:49.989
ensure that pre…

00:59:49.989 --> 01:00:10.519
To my last point, publicly weaponizing the suicide of a young child for political gain

01:00:10.519 --> 01:00:16.679
is deeply unethical because it exploits a profound personal tragedy for purposes that

01:00:16.679 --> 01:00:22.320
have nothing to do with honoring the life lost or supporting those affected.

01:00:22.320 --> 01:00:27.800
Such actions disregard the dignity of that child and the grief of their family.

01:00:27.800 --> 01:00:32.960
For those who have turned this moment into political fodder, a tool for community division,

01:00:32.960 --> 01:00:39.320
and for the personal, professional, unprofessional advancement is an example of shameful actions.

01:00:39.320 --> 01:00:45.760
It shifts the focus away from the meaningful conversations about prevention, mental health,

01:00:45.760 --> 01:00:47.760
and

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Instead what you did is place that family and the surviving siblings at risk of

01:00:54.159 --> 01:00:58.340
Inflaming emotions in a way that is neither constructive nor respectful

01:00:58.920 --> 01:01:05.480
Beyond the moral concerns this behavior roads public trust in your comments when tragedies are used

01:01:05.800 --> 01:01:12.800
Political leverage is signaled to the community that human suffering can be reduced to talking points which can create cynicism and

01:01:13.199 --> 01:01:15.199
deepens division

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Responsible leadership requires restraint, empathy,

01:01:21.539 --> 01:01:24.159
and a commitment to addressing sensitive issues

01:01:24.159 --> 01:01:26.619
with care and integrity.

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As of my department, and as this department,

01:01:29.659 --> 01:01:31.280
and as this council,

01:01:31.280 --> 01:01:34.199
and with the assistance of several churches,

01:01:34.199 --> 01:01:37.699
we extended our support to that family

01:01:37.699 --> 01:01:39.380
for the reason of moral code

01:01:39.380 --> 01:01:42.960
and not for theatrical fodder or public consumption.

01:01:42.960 --> 01:01:49.119
We focused on solutions, education, and support rather than political hits on a webpage.

01:01:50.239 --> 01:01:55.280
Finally, none of this without strong social intelligence can be done.

01:01:56.159 --> 01:02:02.960
Policing is at its core about people. Leadership at its core requires empathy, communication,

01:02:02.960 --> 01:02:07.599
cultural awareness, and the ability to understand the diverse perspectives within our community.

01:02:07.599 --> 01:02:15.619
Lee. Leadership is not a noun, it is a verb. In practice, social intelligence allows individuals

01:02:15.619 --> 01:02:23.119
to navigate complex interactions, resolve conflicts, and foster trust. A social intelligent person

01:02:23.119 --> 01:02:31.019
adjusts their approach based on the situation and builds positive relationships by responding

01:02:31.019 --> 01:02:36.559
appropriately and respectfully. Thank you for your trust, your partnership, and your

01:02:36.559 --> 01:02:45.199
and more. Thank you. Library? Yes. I promised I would save it for my report. So I just wanted

01:02:45.199 --> 01:02:49.679
to thank everybody who has supported the library and continues to. I hope to see all of you

01:02:49.679 --> 01:02:54.159
there at some point. You can come find me in my office. My door is always open. But

01:02:54.159 --> 01:02:57.500
I would also like to remind you of some of the things that we do at the library because

01:02:57.500 --> 01:03:03.480
we are more than just books. We do have those normal things, books, copying, scanning, faxing.

01:03:03.480 --> 01:03:07.559
We also have e-books, e-audiobooks, and streaming options.

01:03:07.559 --> 01:03:11.920
All things that are used by all of us and they're all available for free.

01:03:11.920 --> 01:03:14.780
We do not charge you.

01:03:14.780 --> 01:03:21.719
We also offer homebound services, notary services, excuse me, one-on-one technology and computer

01:03:21.719 --> 01:03:23.599
literacy appointments.

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Please make those appointments.

01:03:25.639 --> 01:03:29.239
On the fly is not super great.

01:03:29.239 --> 01:03:31.519
I have very limited staff to do that.

01:03:31.519 --> 01:03:36.400
We also have multiple meeting rooms of varying sizes that you, the public, and other organizations

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are welcome to use at any time.

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You can request them ahead of time.

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You can usually stop in and get one of them if you want to or need to.

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Some of them hold as few as two people, but some hold as many as 15.

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We have multiple story times, homeschool events, and crafts for children.

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We've created and are growing a teen space and events just for teenagers, so please if

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We also have summer reading for all ages. It is not just for children, and I encourage all of you to be there this summer.

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And thank you.

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Thank you. IT?

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Manager Boyer?

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Thank you, Your Honor. I just have two short things.

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The first one is Arbor Day is at 930 at Crate Park, not 10, so just a point of correction there.

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So please hope to see you there. As well, we're very proud of our forestry crew. We had a pretty substantial issue in Lena. We had great first responders. We had fire and police also help and assist, but one thing that came clear was we had a lot of downed trees, and it was quite something to see our very competent and highly professional forestry crew taking those trees down, removing

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and then getting the right of ways opened up and and have the trees removed.

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So I just wanted to specifically thank them for their efforts.

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Thank you. I just wanted to share one quick thing that I learned today.

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The twenty twenty seven appropriation

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with our Congress is in the stages, the first stage of picking

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what their projects are and then the next stage with the then passing

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for then checks to be written in twenty seven.

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when I went to DC in March I met with our congressman I told him about the

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airport project and how it's connected with economic development and tourism

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and workforce and there's so many pieces to that I told him that we probably had

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a project that was about seven million dollars so I asked him if he would

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consider three and a half million dollars in that Darren's team submitted

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and the project in paper. I asked him in person, asked him if he could help us for three and

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a half million. We received word today that he has put forward four and a half million

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for us. So, yes. So, we thank Congressman Morrison for that. It's just the first step

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in the process, but we're making progress in that. And so, if it passes the House and

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the Senate, then should be next year, we should get a check for four and a half million. So,

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That concludes my portion. Alderman Shadle.

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I have nothing to add.

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Alderman Sanders.

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I have one question. I wanted to present it to the librarian.

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Yes.

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Director, we are in a national connection with other libraries around the world.

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Yes, you can get something from technically all over the world.

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I have to admit you're not likely going to want to pay the postage for

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something that comes from New Zealand. No, but you can get it. But do we have access to public

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library in other international areas where we can observe and read via

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You're limited to whatever online resources we already have, which is mostly books, digital

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collections and digital libraries are difficult right now.

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There's a lot of hopeful changes coming, at least in the state of Illinois, but it's not

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Notcommon across the globe yet. So, you can get a physical item from anywhere in the world,

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again, pending postage. But yes, and we do have access to anything here in the United

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States as well.

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Okay, thank you.

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Alderman Sellers?

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Yes, I just want to say thank you to all the city workers that went out and helped. Lena,

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and then I also want to say that I'm just really happy to hear of the good news with

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with 4.5 million and just all the good things that we have planned for this summer to get

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going on.

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That's it.

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Holden and Klemm?

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I'd just like to thank everybody that responded, especially needless to say our first responders,

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but also so many of the business partners from Northern Illinois that helped out not

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only at the Pearl City Deal, but at the LENA.

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Many companies came together to do roofing projects, to remove trees, do lots of projects

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for the people.

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I guess I'd say to you one thing is keep in mind as you go through these repairs that

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are coming up that you try to pick local people that are honest, that are going to be here

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to take care of your stuff.

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And also a great big shout out to ComEd.

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Not only were they working in Pearl City, they were working in Lena and they were putting

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and Poles on Upper Empire Street all at the same time.

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So you can imagine the size of the crew they had.

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And I talked to George Gaurap.

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And as he told me, he talked to the people in Chicago,

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and they absolutely can't believe

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how well everybody came together to help with everything going on to Lena.

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So being an old codger that can't do that much.

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I shout out to all you guys that really did a bunch of stuff

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and we're really involved in the process.

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Alderman Johnson.

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Yeah, I'm continuing prayers for all the people

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in Lena and Pearl City and all the others

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that lost houses and things.

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I'm very thankful that no-

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things. I'm very thankful that no lives were lost. I mean, you can replace houses, but

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you can't replace lives. And thankful for all of our crew that went in and helped out

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as well. And if anyone, anyone wants to or would like to give any finances, you can send

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it to beloved church in, in Lena, because they have an ear market for the people that

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are suffering from losses in that city. Also, I just want to thank iDOT for giving us

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Simmons,

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Parker? Only to repeat what Tom Klemm said. He said it enough, so I don't need to repeat

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it. Thank you. Holderman Stacy? Yes, Neighborhood Watch. The Tuesday of every month, so tomorrow

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6 o'clock, the 21st, Fifth Ward, Neighborhood Watch. Item 29 is public comment. Three minutes.

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Good evening. Long time no see, gang. Excuse my parents. I've been doing yard work. I had no intention of coming in here tonight, but then I had to.

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Last Thursday, I emailed two members of this council after one of your constituents reached out to me with a serious concern.

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While working delivering for DoorDash to support herself and her family, she entered into an elevator at the Super 8 on Sleazer Home Road

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and saw that its inspection had expired in August of 2024.

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That's in here in a couple of months,

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that'll be three years ago.

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There's not a single person in this room

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who doesn't understand how serious that is.

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But that is not why I'm here tonight.

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Because I'm here, forget this.

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I'm here because I didn't get one response to that.

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If anybody thinks that I went into the Super 8

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to go look at a hotel inspection sign.

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You've lost it, that's not me.

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I emailed two older people, one whose war that is

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and another one to see if you guys would do it

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because your constituents came to me,

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emailed Fighting for Freeport, hey, this is what's going on,

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can you handle it?

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Why are they coming to me?

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Why are they coming to Fighting for Freeport?

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Because you guys don't answer emails.

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That simple.

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I am, trust me, after two years of this, I am sick of myself.

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I know you guys are tired of me.

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But, and you know, I'm the first one to go, you know,

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to talk bad maybe about you, Jodi Miller, Rob Boyer.

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It is not them.

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It is this council.

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If they're doing something I don't like

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or the constituents don't like, that's not on them.

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That's on you guys.

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You guys allow it to happen.

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You guys don't return calls.

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you guys don't return emails.

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So what does it do?

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It produces an environment

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where something like fighting for Freeport is needed.

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I have much better things to do with my time

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than worrying about an elevator inspection thing.

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So I pass it on to the people that are supposed to do that.

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Send it to your alderman.

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That is all the people want.

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Then we wouldn't have to,

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you know, Dovie and I was gonna email you this

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and let you do it, but I was like,

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No, I'll just come in. I put you through enough. We wouldn't have to hire FOIA request officers

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and all this kind of stuff if you guys would just communicate with us. This is not on Mayor

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Miller. It's not on Rob Boyer. It's on you guys. It was a simple email four days ago.

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And all you had to do was, oh, thanks for letting us know. I'll call Rob about it. It

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would have been that simple. And we're not doing that. And I don't know why. If it's

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because you don't like me, fine, get over it

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because you know, I still pay taxes here, okay?

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Thank you.

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Anyone else?

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Tommy.

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I want to thank,

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thank you Bill and Kim for about the holiday

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and it's gone and stuff.

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You're welcome, Tommy.

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I think we're all excited to see what develops

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in that location.

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And Dillon, what about that,

01:14:32.310 --> 01:14:39.750
that that um what's the Queen News? Oh they're coming down slow but sure they're

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working from the alley side so just being careful that we don't create

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more damage. And Jodi Miller you do a good job.

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We don't care what they say to you because it's you know you different.

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And Stacy you that priest woman does a good job being priest chief and

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Fleetwood.

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Any other public comments this evening?

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That will move us to Executive Session.

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Madam Clerk, could you please read this?

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We'll be entering Executive Session tonight only pursuant to 5 ILCS 122 C2, collective

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negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives

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or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees.

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Is there a motion to enter into Executive?

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A motion made by Alderman Sellers, seconded by Alderman Shadle. All those in favor signify

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by saying aye.

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Aye.

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Roll call.

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Roll call.

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Shadle?

01:15:45.819 --> 01:15:46.819
Aye.

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Sanders is absent, Sellers?

01:15:48.859 --> 01:15:49.859
Aye.

01:15:49.859 --> 01:15:50.859
Klemm?

01:15:50.859 --> 01:15:51.859
Aye.

01:15:51.859 --> 01:15:52.859
Johnson?

01:15:52.859 --> 01:15:53.859
Aye.

01:15:53.859 --> 01:15:54.859
Simmons?

01:15:54.859 --> 01:15:55.859
Aye.

01:15:55.859 --> 01:15:56.859
Parker?

01:15:56.859 --> 01:15:57.859
Aye.

01:15:57.859 --> 01:15:58.859
Stacy?

01:15:58.859 --> 01:15:59.859
Aye.

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And Sellers is right there.

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I mean, Sanders.

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Sanders, are you in favor of entering closed session?

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What's your vote? I'll mark you as yes. Thank you.