And welcome to the July 20th, 2026 meeting of the pre-council or the pre-council meeting for the city of Joliet, 530, here in Council Chambers, the honorable Terry, Mayor Terry Darcy presiding.

Okay, we'll begin with roll call.

Mayor Darcy.

Here.

Councilman Cardinus.

Here.

Councilman Clement?

Here.

Councilman Hug?

Councilwoman of Barra?

Councilman Moreno is absent.

He did let me know he would not be in attendance this evening.

Councilman Mudron.

Councilwoman Quillman.

Here.

Councilwoman Rudon.

Here.

Next is citizens to be heard on agenda items.

Is there anyone who would like to speak under citizens to be heard on agenda items this evening?

This is on an agenda item.

Okay.

Anyone on an agenda item?

Okay.

Seeing none.

We will review tomorrow night's actionable items at this time.

We will have appointments to the tree advisory board and a reappointment to the library board.

We will have council committee reports from the diversity and community relations committee and public service.

On the consent agenda, we will have the approval of minutes and invoices to be paid report.

And we will have 12 consent agenda items.

Council Memo number 352-26, approval of purchase for one Vermeer Chipper from Vermeer, Illinois Incorporated in the amount of 119,527.

Each in an amount not to exceed $50,000.

Council Memo number 354-26, approval of professional service agreement for the North Point Traffic Impact Study, review with strand associates in an amount not to exceed 100,000 dollars.

Mayor can I ask Todd?

All of the professional agreement contracts are there except for this one, and I would like a copy of that before we vote on that tomorrow night.

Which one was that?

Just the one that she just read, 354 26.

Okay, I'll make a note.

Okay, thank you.

Thank you, Lauren.

Council Member number 355-26, award of contract for the 2026 City of Joliet Sidewalk Replacement Program West of Larkin to Davis Concrete Construction Company in the amount of 1,100 106,778 dollars and eleven cents.

Council Memo number 356-26, purchase of five PowerPro 2 cats, four power load auto cotloaders, four expedition powered stair chairs, four life pack 35 portable monitor and defibrillators for the city of Joliet Fire Department from Stryker Medical in the amount of $654,217.80 cents.

Council Member No.

357-26, approval of biosolids, application spring lease payments to Anderson Farms in the amount of 24,000 to Orem Farms in the amount of $37,800 to Homer Ding Farms LLC in the amount of $27,000 and to James Fleischmann in the amount of $51,600.

Councilmember number 358-26, purchase of water meeting or equipment to Corinne Main LP in the amount of 126,900.

Councilmember number 359-26, award of contract number 2987-0726 for the Hickory Creek and East Interceptor Multisensor Inspection to Taplin Group in the amount of 299,168 dollars, and an award of professional services agreement for field inspection services to RJ and Group Incorporated in the amount of $56,400.

Council Member No.

360-26 award of professional services agreement for the sanitary sewer rehabilitation for the 2027 water main replacement program to RJN Group Incorporated in the amount of $52,400.

Councilmember number 361-26 approval of change order number two for the railroad street water main improvement improvements project to PT Farrow construction company for a deduction in the amount of $417,544 and 90 cents.

Council Memo number 362-26 approval of change order number one for the lowest place lift station rehabilitation to areas incorporated in the amount of $20,958 and 83 cents and final payment number four in the amount of 48,540 and 39 cents.

Council member number 363-26 approval of change order number three for the Haggie Park Water Main Improvements Project of PT Farrell Construction Company for a deduction in the amount of 272 dollars 350 52.78 cents and then we will move into agenda items if anybody doesn't have any questions on consent.

Yes, Mayor.

I just wanted to clarify on 34, the one councilwoman brought up to that 100,000 is completely reimbursed lost by North One.

Yeah.

Thank you.

I think your mic is a good one.

I think your mic is a okay.

Let me say that again.

Thank you.

Um I I gotta say it again, Tier.

Um I just wanted to point out that that 100,000 on item 354 will be completely reimbursed for the city from North Point.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Now it's recorded.

There you go.

Okay, moving into agenda items.

Council Member number 365-26, award of contract number 28850626 for the Minton Road Lift Station Replacement Project to Austin Tyler Construction Incorporated in the amount of 590,000 75 dollars.

Council Memo number 366-26, approval of change order number one for the Glenwood and West Acres Watermane Improvements Project to Austin Tyler Construction Incorporated in the amount of 218,240 and ten cents.

We have public hearings.

Council Memo number 368-26 public hearing for a resolution approving an annexation agreement for 0.14 acres at the intersection of Elgin Avenue and Leach Avenue, A-2-26.

And under ordinances, Council Memo number 370-26, ordinances associated with 502 Leech Avenue.

Ordinance approving an annexation of 0.14 acres located at the intersection of Algen Avenue and Leech Avenue, A-2-26, ordinance approving a classification to R3, one and two family residential zoning, A-2-26.

Council Memo number 371-26.

I have a question about this one.

Um Jane, I was going over the the minutes from the meeting that they had on this property.

And when I'm reading the minutes, the people that had this house need to annex that property from the county.

And they wanted a shed so they could put a shed on it.

So it's R2, which is single family.

But now, because it went to the um zoning board or coming commission, it's now going to be R2 or R3, which is for multifamily use.

So if they wanted that property just to build a shed on it, but now they have to put water on it, that tells me they're gonna have another apartment building on that house when it's already single family in that neighborhood.

So excuse me, I can clarify.

So the PARP property in question is a vacant piece of property as you noted, and it's actually in the county, it's county zoning.

So the property owner lives next door, and they cannot put up a shed right now because the county, just like the city of Julia, we don't allow sheds or garages to be built on just a vacant piece of land.

It has to go as an accessory structure with a principal land use.

So in order for them to build a shed on the piece of land that they own next door to their house, which is in the city, which is zoned R3, multifamily one and two family residential.

Excuse me, the house they live in now is our the house next door is one and two family residential.

So that was.

The subject law that is seeking annexation is zoned.

I don't know if it's R2 County, but it's it's it's in the county, and that's the whole point of the request is to the city is to consider annexing this vacant lot so that the property next door, which is in the city, can in the end consolidate both the lots into one pin and then move forward with a building permit through the city of Joliet to build a shed.

Yeah, to build the shed, not another housing, not to make it multi-family.

No, that's what it said.

You wanted a shed.

You didn't say you wanted to rent it out.

But if you do that and it gets all that, then you're changing it according to what I was reading.

You're gonna change it to R23.

I never heard that before.

Single family multi.

So just his house right now, you said is R3.

His house next to the house is R3, which is next door to the vacant lot.

Okay, that's not what I read.

So if that was a misprint, then you've answered my question.

Okay, yeah.

So is he gonna build a car garage there or is he gonna have a department?

His plan is to build a shed.

Okay, yes.

Well, that's why the confusion came in.

I'm like, wait a minute, R2, R23.

And I mean, even if uh with R3 zoning, we don't allow someone just to go and build a two-unit.

You you would have to go through a city council process for a special use permit, which is not at all what this person's asking.

So they're just seeking to annex a vacant piece of land so that they can consolidate it with their existing um house property to build a shed.

Okay, because my understanding that he lives in R2 home, single family, and you're gonna annex that to um and wants it R3.

But okay, I understand.

Okay, but I read it over and over and over again, and I thought, well, I'll just ask you tonight.

But I read it over and over and over again, and I thought, well, I'll just ask you tonight.

So single family with a shed.

Single.

But it'll be R3.

The pro yes, the property is owned R3.

It's already R3.

Yes.

Okay.

Thank you.

Okay.

Okay.

Council Memo number 371-26 ordinance accepting a three million five hundred thousand grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation for the Joliet I 80 displains over bridge community plan and amendment of the 2026 budget to receive and expend grant funds.

Council Mel number 372.

Hang on one second.

Jane, can you just kind of talk about the uh what the 3.5 million is gonna do?

Greg and I will tag team, but I'll start.

Um so the 3.5 million is fulfilling the it's fulfilling IDOTS, Illinois Department of Transportation's original letter of intent that the city did sign back in 2022.

Um to they acknowledge that at that time they were going to commit 3.5 million dollars to construct physical improvements that had been previously vetted during the 2020 to 2022 I DOT led um planning process for the South End neighborhood, and then um those neighborhood improvements, which are a new walking and biking trail, enhanced lighting for safety and aesthetics, um traffic calming measures along Water Street and a historic plaque for Reverend Barnado Park.

Um those were these these items are being further vetted through the I-80 display and the river bridge community plan project that is about two-thirds of the way um completed.

So this at this point in time, the state is ready to um relinquish um the three point five million to the city, and we need to accept the grant award and then um amend the budget at the same time in order to be able to expend it.

Greg, did I miss anything?

No, okay.

So there'll be a rendering or something to show what that property is gonna look like once the bridge is constructed and all the changes are made.

Um there so yes, there's renderings being prepared right now through our consultant firm, which is CDM Smith.

Um, one of the main renderings, maybe what you're referring to is the um multi-use path that's going to be constructed through this neighborhood.

So the um images are forthcoming at the the next community meeting, which is tenatively planned in September.

Okay.

Thank you.

Okay.

Council Member number 372-26 ordinance amending the 2026 annual budget for the final payment for the Joliet Multimodal Transportation Center, one B bus station and the amount of 383,589 dollars and 39 cents.

Mayor, just clarification that uh once we pay it, we will be fully reimbursed for that total amount by pace by the OTA.

Thank you.

Council Member number 373-26 ordinance authorizing approval and execution of the class action settlement agreement in Musa L V City of Joliet.

Will County case 22 LA 334 consolidated with 22 CH 196.

Do we want to have an explanation of this one from Todd?

He's pretty articulate on this.

He did a good job at the committee.

I did it once today, I can do it again.

Um, this is the resolution the class action resolution of a case that's been going on for several years.

Um it's how we administratively adjudicated our overweight um and overlinked truck violation or vehicle violations.

Um there's a lot going on in this case.

They have the intersection of municipal code, the vehicle code, cities ordinances, home rule municipality.

Um long and short of it, the settlement agreement is for a class action.

The fund will be two million thirty-nine thousand seven hundred and eighty-six dollars and seventy-nine cents, but that's not the true amount.

The true amount is one seven.

And the reason why there's a difference there is when you um issue a ticket to truck drive anybody, especially if they're coming from across the country, you don't collect every dollar that you um you get in administrative education.

So some of those go to collections, but you don't actually collect it.

So when we receive the lawsuit in this matter, um, we stopped issuing these these violations.

And at the resolution of the uh settlement, we're just not gonna collect that extra 300,000.

So the real numbers 17.

Um, we have to pay for administrator for a class action, and there the class action will be from 2017 to current.

Um the long and short of it, I won't go into everything about it.

Um the long and short of it, I won't go into everything about it, but what we didn't do correctly is our administrative adjudication ordinance indicates that any traffic offense requiring reporting to the Secretary of State shall be returnable to the Will County Courthouse.

Um the the traffic code indicates that if you have a CDL, basically anyone at the CDL, doesn't matter if you're driving a truck uh or any kind of car, those violations have to be reported to the Secretary of State.

Um that's been in the municipal code for years that I I can go back.

I've looked at public acts going back.

So at the time back in 2017, those had to be reported.

So what we should have done is when we um issued those overweight tickets, we should have filed those in circuit court.

So this goes back, there was a case um a couple years ago, Camacho, um, where the Illinois Supreme Court they agreed with Joletna on a lot of things.

They said we have Division 2.1 in the municipal code doesn't give us the whole the authority to do this.

Our home rule does, but we still have to follow our own ordinances, and that's the huge takeaway from Camacho is even home municipalities have to follow their own ordinances.

So the long and short of it is um we didn't have jurisdiction administratively to be able to take these people to court.

And if I want to be clear, what these violations are is a gross vehicle weight rating.

Um every car has a vehicle weight rating.

This isn't the kind of tickets where the police officers are pulling people over and actually weighing the car, it's just they saw trucks that were overweight and giving them tickets based on that.

We prosecuted that administratively when it should have gone to circuit court.

So typically what you have is uh under the Twitter immunity act, you have to sue the municipality within one year.

But because these are more of a refund claims, that one year does not apply.

So that for those reasons I'm recommending approval um of the settlement agreement.

Thank you.

We're basically giving back the money that we collected in this step during the whole process.

Is that correct?

Yeah, that's the long and short of it.

Okay, thank you.

Okay, under resolutions, council memo number 375-26, resolution accepting a grant of construction and drainage easements from Mount Zion Church for the Ontario Street Drainage Improvements Project.

Council Member No.

For the property located at 14 West Clinton Street.

Council Member No.

Agreement between the state of Illinois, state and the city of Joliet.

Councilmember number 378-26 resolution approving intergovernmental agreement with Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202.

Council Member No.

379-26 resolution authorizing execution of a memorandum of understanding between the City of Joliet Fire Department and the Shanahan Fire Protection District.

Councilmember number 380-26 resolution authorizing execution of a memorandum of understanding between the City of Juliet Fire Department and the Elwood Fire Protection District.

Councilman number 381-26 resolution authorizing a letter of understanding between the City of Joliet and the Illinois Department of Transportation regarding maintenance and inspection of fire standpipe systems for the IAD display and the rubber bridge improvement project.

Councilmember number 382-26 resolution accepting amendment number one for the license agreement from Metra for the Washington Street Water Main Improvement Project.

Councilmember number 383-26 resolution approving an intergovernmental agreement with the village of Sherwood for gravity sewer line oversizing payment and capacity for the Lassert Diversion Seward.

Council Member No.

384-26 resolution to adopt the CDBG annual action plan program year 2026.

Resolution authorizing execution of an intergovernmental cooperation agreement between the City of Joliet and the Juliet Park District emergency emergency shower facility access during extended water service disruptions.

Can I ask John Luke Kansak to come up and talk about this?

Because I'm still getting a lot of calls about this.

Would you mind just giving a brief explanation for everyone at home suffering through this?

Yes.

Thank you.

Mayor Council, thank you.

Last uh council meeting, I was called uh right afterwards by Chief Garrett from the fire department.

Said we need a an emergency plan for this uh water district.

Uh I started working on it that night.

Um the following day, I was in contact with utilities and we started coming up with a plan of how we were going to uh address the issue.

Um I met with Allison and her team on that Friday.

We had the basics of a plan already written.

Um by the following Wednesday, uh I was in contact with the Joliet Park District to try to get Noel, the Banol Park facility for showers if they had an extended water main break.

Um by Friday, we had the intergovernmental agreement written and uh and submitted it to legal, and then uh, and so now um we have the basis of a plan uh of being able to get folks at least emergency water, emergency showers for extended water loss.

So it's in progress, and by the time I think Alison, the meeting is the 30th, we'll be able to enact the plan to start getting people the supplies they need to have portable water stored.

Um so from the moment we I got it, we we we've been working on it.

So uh we do have the we do have the basis of a good plan right now.

Um, but uh if you guys have any specific questions, I I'll answer them as best I can.

Go ahead.

Sorry, I'm so sorry, Mayor.

Whose meeting is that on the 30th?

That's the city's meeting.

Allison yeah, that's the joint meeting between the with the city and the county that we're hosting at Knoll Park at six o'clock.

Okay, and the residents that are suffering through this are welcome to come.

Oh, of course.

That's the intent is to um update them on the plan that that John has worked on, and then other information about the the water system and the plans we have for the improvements.

So we'll be handing out door tags um later this week to provide notice to the residents.

I also was in contact with one of the residents who utilizes the uh Preston Heights Facebook page, and he'll be posting it there also.

Okay, fantastic.

Thank you, Mayor.

Thank you, thanks, Sean.

Yes, sir.

Just for the record, we did have a meeting at City Hall last week with the county to try and make sure we can move this along, make sure that it's as user-friendly as it can be for the situation that we're all in with those folks.

So we are definitely working hard to make sure that we can accommodate anything that comes up.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay, next we have public comments.

Is there anyone who would like to address the council this evening on a non-agenda item?

Okay.

Hello.

My name is Carol Gates.

I'm here to in front of our non-for-profit organization that was uh event that was supposed to take place on Friday that was counseled less than 24 hours, uh citing some type of uh alert from health issues, but I never heard of anything being councilman Joliet uh otherwise than her event.

And I'm trying to see what can be done to allocate she return the funds to the people because she's holding the money, and I feel that it's step by deception, and um that's what I'm gonna ask some questions about.

How do what do I need?

I if I was here long enough, I follow the civil complaint in court, but I am here for Milana George.

So I'm I'm just uh she cannot dictate when you know I can come back to an event that she's giving.

I would like my money returned.

I want a number for the people that have contact in me to have their funds returned to them.

We just need to get all the we need your information.

We'll the name we'll work through this with the name of the organization.

I didn't hear that.

The organization right now on record.

She'll take a talk to Ann over here.

Yeah.

Okay.

Thank you.

Thank you.

This is a non-agenda.

We just want to do a presentation that I just wanted to give for someone here that is very special to our community and uh Susanna Albera is going to take like less than five minutes.

So I want to go ahead today speak up.

Um we are presenting a certificate of achievement and the Margaret Grace Humanitarian Award, the community servant award to councilwoman Susanna.

The servant award is presented to someone who serves this community with love, purpose, and without bias.

To someone who stands strong even when standing alone.

To someone who speaks up when others do not have the courage to speak.

To someone who answers every call and tax, no matter the time of day, to someone who rarely misses attending events, not only in our own district, but across all districts without prejudice.

Most of all, this award honors someone who stands firm in hearing the voices of victims' families of break the silence away the truth.

Although no one can replace the pain of losing a loved one.

We focus on working with those loved ones who are found in the river.

And we know that Susanna helped secure safety cameras along the bridge.

We applaud you for never turning a blind eye.

The speaker board proudly recognizes Susanna Avada for a humanitarian service, community outreach, and unwavering commitment as a servant leader.

And in reference to that, we want to say we just wanted to read out the names of the parents that lost their loved ones in the river because they're not a guy, especially with Patents, no Lynn Wells.

So we're just going to read out the name, Line Jones, Michael Hollins, Akeen Kimball, Diego Santego, William Marita, Eric Carter, Caesar Rose, Anthony Dunn, Doreen Smith, Robert Britt, Quentin Bailey, Cavante Williams, and Jason Digham and Robert Long.

And in reference to that, we know that you lost your dog.

You're a lot of these episodes.

Why are you sitting at the table, Cesarine?

We'd like to give this to you.

Oh my God, thank you.

That's beautiful.

Oh, thank you so much.

Oh my goodness.

And then you know, one more last thing.

We want to introduce our new South Side Chairman here to help with District 5 with Dr.

Glint McCoy.

Good evening, Mayor and Council.

We are so excited.

My team and I are here, part of my team, to announce the launch of the South Side Community Impact Council, an initiative of a Rise Community Development Corporation.

SCIC is designed to bring residents, community leaders, organizations, businesses, and stakeholders together to strengthen and transform our community.

The SCIC is established with a simple but powerful belief, and that is those who live in the community should have a voice in bringing together the legacy of the past as well as take part in shaping its future.

Our purpose is to create a collaborative platform where residents not only can identify challenges but also be instrumental in developing solutions and work together to improve the quality of life for everyone on the South Side.

The council will focus on key areas, including community engagement and resident leadership, neighborhood revitalization and beautification, youth development and mentoring, housing and economic opportunities, health, wellness, and public safety, education and community resources, just to name a few.

As an initiative operating under the umbrella of a Rise Community Development Corporation, the SCIC will serve as a resident-driven advisory and action council dedicated to promoting positive change, strengthening partnerships, and ensuring that the voices of the community are heard.

Today marks more than the launch of a council.

It marks the beginning of a movement.

A movement where residents move from being observers to becoming active participants and creating the future they desire to see for their neighborhoods.

We invite each of you to become involved and to share your ideas.

We call upon the council for your support.

And we recognize that the future of our community is not something that happens to us.

So we thank you for your anticipated support as we develop this council.

On another note, I'd like to respond to or address uh ordinance number 37126, where the three and a half million dollars is being allocated for the Displains River Bridge project.

And I'm I would ask that some of those dollars could be allocated to uh repair sidewalks in that area of where the South Side Council is going to be meeting.

Um as you all know, I am developing a community center and at the corner of Displains and McDonald's Street, and the sidewalks are in terrible condition, and they are they provide a safety hazard for individuals that are walking the sidewalks.

I was told that we would have to develop our own repair for the sidewalks.

So I'm asking if that part of that money for the three and a half million dollars for that project that's going to go all around where we are situated, if some of those dollars could be allocated to repair the sidewalks that are in that area that will service the residents greatly.

Thank you so much.

Uh Council members, administrative staff, fellow community members, on behalf of the steering committee for the Pan African Alliance and Collective, I extended you all our greetings of peace and friendship.

Uh, for those who uh already know, and for those who don't know, I've been um active observing capacity participant in these proceedings dating back to 1990 through to about 2017, so that you all know that I'm not new to this, I'm true to this.

Um I'm here today for two reasons, but um for the record, before I proceed, uh I would like to know by a show of hands uh how many members of this council are standing on their public oath of office, with exception of me for the public record.

Can we get a show of hands?

Um I asked that question because I want to make sure that the council members who have taken that public oath of office are here to protect the constitutional rights in the U.S.

Constitutional Rights, Illinois Constitution and the U.S.

Constitutional Rights of the People.

Um time ago, I had attended um a gathering at the um museum down the street where the attorney general presented this um report that they had conducted uh concerning the uh behavior of um various um members of the department of well the local union of the paternal order police counsel.

Some people call them police, I call local enforcement um ordinance enforcement officers.

And um it took me a while to read this entire booklet, took me almost a good year to stick.

A lot of the language that they used is really soft.

You know, I I could have put a much better manual, but um they have some recommendations in there concerning what should be done to correct um past uh acts of uh constitutional abuse, uh police misconduct, things like that.

Though they didn't provide uh a remedy for the people who had been victimized by the um conduct that was complained of that led up to this investigation is extensive, it's put out in December 2024.

The investigation of the Jolia Police Department recently, one of the um individuals who decided to become uh participant in our program came to me.

Uh manager at one of the bars in Eastide and informed me that some of the um local ordinance enforcement officers, aka police, have been stalking the place where he works at.

And that they subsequently pulled the Mobre who's leaving, try to get them for a traffic violation.

Then they asked him, could they search the uh this vehicle, grant them the right to search this vehicle?

And they claimed that you know they found some cocaine in this vehicle, subsequently has vehicle told is facing some charges across the street at the uh the ship and dry dock upon the land practicing maritime law called the Will County Courthouse.

Anyway, they issued him a citation for a couple of offenses, and um as we know or reasonably ought to know that the Will County courthouses, county state courthouse.

So it seems like the only people that could bring cases over the sheriff via the Will County State Attorney's Office or the state police via the attorney general.

And um they wrote them up with citation yet Sir four minutes is up, please.

Yet they sent this information over to the state's attorney's office to have them prosecuted in the Will County courthouse.

And I said, Okay, if this is uh uh local ordinance enforcement officer writing the citation and they have administrative hearings in this room, then why is uh those very same individuals shooting complaints over to the state's attorney's office and having prosecuted for uh an offense under the name of the city of Joliet.

Now the city has uh anti-discrimination ordinance on the books, been in for years in terms of how people are supposed to be treated equally and fairly so that the people can develop faith and confidence in the partiality and fairness of uh the council.

Well, that's not being practice.

So as a recommendation, I suggest that you all thoroughly read this book, this manual, the state.

It's gonna take you about the good year.

You read it word for word.

All right, and when you think about well, what's the remedy for the people who are continuously being uh subjected to a form of police misconduct and take the appropriate action to provide the remedy to prevent the people from again following uh class actual lawsuit that'll hurt the pockets of the city or might even bankrupt bankrupt the city?

So I want you to uh take that in consideration, uh pass that information on to uh uh the county government uh about what I've shared here, and uh let's keep in mind that everything changes all of the time.

Nothing stays the same.

Is there anyone else who'd like to address the council this evening?

Evening all of you, uh Mayor, Council members, all of the community workers.

Uh I'm Dr.

Curtis Bryant.

I'm senior pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church here in Joliet, located on the east side 402 Singleton Place.

I mentioned that first by saying extending my gratefulness for the city's partnership and helping us, but we've had some water issues, especially with draining.

I'm glad those things have been added to the agenda uh going forward.

However, the water issue is bigger than just uh our building.

I stand here to represent some voices and asking some questions that have been alerted to me and my attention in regards to the plan that's been in place to help with the emergency or contingencies for those who are been gone without work for some time.

I want to stand and ask the question and also be make myself available on record to know details of the plan.

For instance, um, how soon would we have access to uh emergency shelters, or excuse me, emergency uh facilities.

Uh, secondly, what's to happen in the meantime for anything that may happen between now and the 30th, as I understand.

That's when the next meeting is scheduled to know what's the next step.

So what happens with our community members in the case that in the event that things go without I'll again I want to be standing here as an interested um not just member of the community but someone who wants to have resolution and our hands have been tied.

Our building has been suffering, our church building has been suffering with water issues for our water pressure drops ever since things have been switched over to the city of Joliet.

So even when we want to open our doors when other people have no running water, unfortunately we can't open our doors because we don't have any running water as well because the water pressure drops.

The community is I think the issues may be bigger than what we may have um thought or imagined it to be.

Uh so I certainly want to go on record to say this is something that I hope will have some kind of fast track in terms of all the water main repairs or breaking, whatever the case is, uh, but people really are suffering.

And at this point, I represent not just our building but the block, not just our building, our church, but our community, not just our congregations, but everyone's constituents.

Um so please, again, I make myself available.

I will be hanging around after the meeting is over.

Um, so if someone can please fill me in some details.

How soon will these things be replaced, repaired, and the immediate moments where we're trying to determine what the next step is with the plan, uh, will help me let my people know exactly what are they supposed to do when they're waking up in the morning and supposed to be reporting for work and they can't even wash up.

Um, so I want to go on record and share those comments, those concerns, I make myself available.

Thank you.

Can we ever have a conversation with John?

Their emergency management.

Yeah, I think after the if you want to get with John Lakazic, he's working with the county with their emergency management team as well, so I'm sure he can give you some of those much needed answers.

Absolutely.

Raise your hand back there.

Okay.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Is there anyone else who'd like to address the council this evening on an unagenda item?

Can't think about this, you know who I am.

Uh I got questions here.

You know, I just cannot get over this thing.

I keep on stewing on it because I'm the one of course and victimized on everything.

You know, I ask his question.

How does anybody get away with tearing apart a vehicle?

It's not in their name.

If the car belonged to Mayor Terry Darcy, it was in his name and somebody else tears this vehicle apart.

I would tear Mayor Terry Darcy feel if his vehicle got taken and got stolen and they torn apart, and then lied to about where it was at and everything and got torn apart.

And then when he gets it back, he finds it all tore apart, and he has a baby storage key and everything like I had it on.

We're trying to get back my mother's pickup truck that was in my mother's name that was taken from the state, and somebody had it and named John Byrne had it and tore it apart.

I had to hunt that truck down.

I was lied to about that truck and everything.

And when I got it back, of course, needless to say, after the Carfax report was finally done on it, and we found out that somebody did that guy did have this truck and tore it apart.

But I still stuck with the storage bee I had to pay and everything on it and everything, and as far as trying to do civil action about it, you know, I tried to get attorneys, but because of the Joey APS and everything, uh not just Joya Pops, but all the district woke out the sheriff and even the state's attorney got bad raps on me with my life record, you know, bad raps.

I found out from my one doctor Brenda Jones when she told me she had all his rap sheet about all the police departments saying bad things about me.

You know, in their little police reports.

So I got this bad rap sheet, yet I'm not the bad person.

I'm not the one doing all this illegal stuff.

But yet I got the bad rap sheet put on my my record by them all.

Because they each put their little notes in and whatever they want on me.

They even got me like uh Wilk County Sheriff told me that on the metal case.

When I got yelled at by high hierarchies from the high-ranking officials from Wilk County Sheriff saying that, oh, I got a mental issue and I'm not going to get medical treatment for.

It's like I had to tell them and yell at them that I have been under my doctor's care since 1997 since my auto accent.

Rigor regular medical assistance from my injuries from my auto accent.

So I haven't seen a doctor since 1997, since my Alex.

So that crap and bad rap of me being mental case is not false.

I mean, it's not true.

They make all this stuff up.

But my rights just keep on getting violated and everything.

I have my car stolen.

What states' attorneys say?

State's already saying no crime.

Yet Craig Martin was just arrested for stealing a car.

You know, he's going to be prosecuting.

And they had, you know, Robert Hernandez got got arrested for violating that stalking order.

And I don't care.

You know, like Joe Robert Brown says, oh, but they had a warno for his arrest.

The feds had warned out for his arrest.

Well, he was already arrested before.

Why didn't they just keep him in jail then?

You know, for his previous drug violation.

But still, he didn't do anything different than my attacker did in me.

And I violate my alert protection, I got against my attacker.

You know, I stew on this because I still ain't getting no action on it.

Yeah, other people get arrested are the same thing.

And there's another case where two of my McDonald's friends, my longtime McDonald's friends, one attacking the other one, and he being charged with domestic battery and everything by state's attorney and everything.

But me, when I got attacked, I didn't get domestic battery charges.

It's just my rights keep getting violated, and it's all because of all this bad rap that everybody keeps putting on me, all because of the abuse that I've been suffering because of industrial development has done to me.

And I'm tired of the abuse, and it's taking a toll on my health.

Is there anyone else who would like to address the council this evening on an unagenda item?

Okay, seeing none.

I did receive a request for closed session.

Is there a motion to go into closed session to discuss personnel, collective bargaining, land acquisition, or conveyance pending or threatened litigation after which the meeting will adjourn?

Some will second.

It's been motion and seconded to approve.

Councilman Cardinals.

Councilman Clement.

Councilman Hug.

Councilman Abarra.

Hi.

Councilman Mudron.

Hi.

Councilman Quomen.

Councilman Burden.

Aye.

Mayor Darcy.

Motion carried.