We'll have the Honorable Mayor Terry Darcy presiding.

We will be led in an invocation by Pastor Jeff Sandstrom from Victory City Church, 1741 Essington Road, after which he'll lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Thank you, Councilwoman.

Mr.

Mayor.

Those that are of the council, will you bow our heads?

Heavenly Father, thank you for the privilege of gathering today.

We ask for your wisdom to guide every discussion, every decision, and every vote that's made in this chamber.

Grant our mayor, council members, city staff, and all those who serve our community with discernment, integrity, and a genuine desire to seek every good resident of Juliet.

Help us to disagree with respect, lead with humility, and work together for the peace and the prosperity of our city.

You bless the families, the businesses, the first responders, the teachers, and every person who calls Joliet home.

May all that's accomplished here today promote justice, unity, and hope.

In your holy name we pray.

Amen.

Pledge allegiance to all account of America.

And to the Republic, which is stands one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

Councilman Cardinals?

Here.

Councilman Clement?

Here.

Councilman Hug?

Here.

Councilman Abarra is absent.

She did let me know she would not be in attendance this evening.

Councilman Moreno?

Here.

Councilman Mudron?

Here.

Councilwoman Quulman?

Here.

Councilman Weardon.

Here.

Here.

Oh, sorry.

We're both the mic was off.

And our city manager Beth Beatty is out of town this evening.

Next is the approval of the agenda.

Is there a motion to approve the agenda as written?

So moved.

Second.

It's been motioned and seconded to approve.

Councilman Cardinals?

Aye.

Councilman Clement?

Aye.

Councilman Hugs?

Aye.

Councilman Moreno?

Aye.

Councilman Mudron?

Aye.

Councilman Quillman?

Aye.

Councilman Redan?

Aye.

Mayor Darcy.

Aye.

Motion carried.

Next is citizens to be heard on agenda items.

We have two names signed up.

We'll start with Ashley Buster.

Good evening.

My name is Ashley Lester, and I'm a resident of the Preston Heights area.

This is my second time attending a city council meeting, and I'm learning a lot.

So I wanted to speak to the agreement about the access to the Nor Park shower.

And what I wanted to say was that my concern is that any solution to a problem should include the residents.

And I'm unsure maybe if any residents were reached in the conclusion of having us go to a community shower.

What were the risk assessments that were done there?

What contingency what contingency plans are in place to mitigate risk factors such as our safety?

What is our comfort level with using community showers?

And I found a video.

Is that were the residents at all considered in this plan?

I know that it was something that was quick to get going in reaction to us showing up two weeks ago, but we would like to be included in that committee and what contingencies are in place that keep our safety and our comfort in mind Amy Navarro.

Is Amy Navarro here to speak?

Okay.

Is there anyone else who would like to speak on an agenda item this evening?

Okay, seeing none, we'll move on.

Under appointments.

The mayor is recommending Andrew J.

Neal be appointed to the tree advisory board to replace Ronald Van Dyke.

Is there a motion to approve?

So moved.

Second.

It's been motioned and seconded to approve.

Councilman Clement?

Councilman Hug?

Aye.

Councilman Moreno?

Aye.

Councilman Mudrin.

Aye.

Councilman McCloman.

Aye.

Councilman Redan.

Aye.

Councilman Cardenas?

Mayor Darcy.

Aye.

Motion carried.

The mayor is recommending Diane Harris be reappointed to the library board.

Is there a motion to approve?

So move second.

It's been motioned and seconded to approve.

Councilman Hug?

Aye.

Councilman Marino?

Aye.

Councilman Mudrin.

Aye.

Councilman McClillman.

Aye.

Councilman Rudin.

Aye.

Councilman Cardinals?

Aye.

Councilman Clement?

Aye.

Mayor Darcy.

Motion carried.

Next, our council committee reports.

We'll start with diversity and community relations.

Thank you.

The uh diversity and community relations committee met on Thursday, July 16th in the executive conference room at 4 30.

And attends and attendance were council uh chair Ibarra, Councilman Marino and myself, along with CDBG program manager Bridget Roar.

Um we approve the minutes from May 28, 2026 meeting.

There's also one agenda item and one under uh new or old business, not for final action or recommendation.

First, Bridget Rohr presented information on the snow removal program eligibility, including recommendations for updated eligibility eligibility requirements, including individuals individuals over 80 years of age, disabled or mobility mobility impaired, SNAP recipients, veterans, and those who live alone.

We also discussed informing participants that the snow removal program funding covers snow removal up to three snow events.

And just uh for the record, there are 300 open spots, and there's a total of 37,000 going towards this program out of the CDBG uh grant block grant.

Second, Bridget Roar provided an overview of the community development block grant program evaluation criteria and application challenges, including intake processes, flood zones, property ownership, prevailing wage requirements, and applicants' ability to cover project cost until reimbursement is received.

We discussed the importance of community communicating eligibility requirements to nonprofit organizations and strengthening connections among nonprofits as well as potential development of the non project profit, sorry, academy funded by CDBG administrative dollars to educate nonprofit organizations about the CDBG program and application process.

Mrs.

Roar also provided an update on the owner-occupied rehabilitation program.

Any questions or comments?

Very good.

That's the report, Mayor.

Thank you.

Okay.

Public service.

Public service committee.

Met yesterday here in the council chambers, which was Monday, July 20th, 2026, on the committee as Councilwoman Rarden, Councilman Mudron and myself.

While it was a relatively lengthy agenda, it was rather uh extremely routine.

Um I will just outline that the committee is open to anybody who wants to come.

Everything that's done on the committee is on the website and accessible, easily accessible through the website.

Um generally speaking, there's two things we look at for contracts and that sealed bid contract, we just make sure that everything was on the up and up, and we did.

Um, or it could be uh professional services, which are done through a staff review and recommendation that we then review.

So of the nine items, there's nothing that really stands out.

Um we did look at all nine contracts and found them all to be in order, and all of them were unanimously moved to the full council with a recommendation for approval.

We have four change orders on items, uh two change orders were a uh deduction.

In other words, we came in under budget.

One was uh change order for the uh railroad uh street water main improvement project, which was a deduction of four hundred and seventeen thousand five hundred dollars.

So that's always good news, and the other deduction was for the Haggie Park Water Main Improvements Project for $372,350.

And when you come in under budget, that means there's more money moving forward to do other projects.

So that's good work from our sewer and water department, our utilities department, and the contractors they work with on these projects.

Under ordinance and resolutions, um we we looked over, and all of this was was uh presented yesterday in the pre-council meeting because every every item that I'm discussing that we discussed at the committee meeting is on the agenda for tonight's meeting as well, too.

But we looked at a $3.5 million grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation for the Joe Joliet IA explains River Bridge Community Plan and amended the budget.

The reason we amend the budget is we have to accept that money, and then we have to get permission to spend it, and it will be spent in the corridor affected by the state's uh reworking of I-80.

So we look at the items under ordinance and resolutions and we found them all to be common sense and in order, and we voted the unanimously that they all be moved forward.

So everything on the agenda yesterday was unanimously voted by all three of us to be sent forward with the committee recommendation that our fellow council members approve it.

Is there anything specific you wanted to touch on, guys?

That I didn't get in detail.

No.

Okay.

All right, then mayor that would be our report.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I show no other reports under consent agenda, approval of minutes.

It is recommended the minutes of the pre-council meeting July 6, 2026, and the city council meeting held on July 7th, 2026, stand approved as recorded.

Invoices to be paid.

It is recommended this report be approved.

Council memo number 352-26, approval of purchase of one AX17 Vermeer Chipper from Vermeer, Illinois Incorporated, in the amount of 119,527.

Council Memo number 353-26, approval of professional service agreements for on-call engineering and surveying services with Geotech Incorporated and Twig Technologies, each in an amount not to exceed $50,000.

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

Council Member No.

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 $1,106,778 and eleven cents.

Councilmember number 356-26, purchase of five PowerPro 2 COS for power load auto cotloaders for expedition powered stair chairs for Life Pack 35 Portable Monitor and Defibrillator for the City of Joliet Fire Department from Stryker Medical in the amount of $654,217.80 cents.

Councilmember number 357-26 approval of biosolids applications, 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 metering equipment from CORE and Maine LP in the amount of 126,900.

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

Councilmember number 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 Improvements Project to PT Faroe Construction Company for deduction in the amount of 417,544 and 90 cents.

Councilmember number 362-26, approval of change order number one for the lowest place lift station rehabilitation to Aries Incorporated in the amount of 20,958 dollars and eighty-three cents and final payment number four in the amount of forty-eight thousand five hundred and forty dollars and thirty-nine cents.

Councilmember number three sixty-three-26 approval of change order number three for the Heggy Park Water Main Improvements Project to PT Farrow Construction Company for a deduction in the amount of two hundred and seventy-two thousand three hundred and fifty-two dollars and seventy-eight cents.

It is recommended Councilmemos 352-26 through to see 363-26 be approved.

Is there a motion to approve all said consent agenda items?

So move second it's been motion and seconded to approve.

Councilman Moreno?

Aye.

Councilman Mudrin.

Aye.

Councilman McClillman.

Aye.

Councilman Ruudin.

Aye.

Councilman Cardinals.

Aye.

Councilman Clement.

Aye.

Councilman Hug?

Aye.

Mayor Darcy.

Aye.

Motion carried.

Under agenda items.

Councilman 365-26.

Word of contract number 2985-0626 for the Minton Road Lift Station Replacement Project to Austin Tyler Construction Incorporated in the amount of 590,007 five dollars.

It is recommended Councilmember number 365-26 be approved.

So moved.

Second.

Any comments or questions?

Thank you.

It's been motion and seconded to approve.

Councilman Mudrin.

Aye.

Councilman McCloman.

Aye.

Councilman Rudin.

Aye.

Councilman Cardinus.

Aye.

Councilmanclemmement.

Aye.

Councilman Hug?

Aye.

Councilman Moreno?

Abstain.

Mayor Darcy.

Aye.

Motion carried.

Councilmember number three sixty-six-26.

Approval of change order number one for the Glenwood and West Acres Water Main Improvements Project to Austin Tyler Construction Incorporated in the amount of two hundred and eighteen thousand two hundred forty dollars and ten cents.

It is recommended Councilmember 366-26 be approved.

Move.

Second.

Any comments or questions?

Thank you.

It's been motioned and seconded to approve.

Councilman McCluman.

Aye.

Councilman Rudin.

Aye.

Councilman Cardinals.

Aye.

Councilman Clement?

Aye.

Councilman Hug?

Aye.

Councilman Moreno?

Abstain.

Councilman Mudrin.

Aye.

Mayor Darcy.

Aye.

Motion carried.

Under public hearing.

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.

This is a public hearing, so comments would be in order at this time.

Is there anyone who would like to speak under this public hearing?

Okay, seeing none, let the record show the public hearing is now closed.

Is there a motion to approve council member number 368-26?

Resolution approving an annexation agreement for 0.14 acres at the intersection of Elgin Avenue and Leech Avenue.

A-2-26.

So move.

Second.

Any comments or questions?

It's a motion and second and to approve.

Councilman Rudin.

Aye.

Council McCartanus.

Aye.

Councilman Clement.

Aye.

Councilman Hug?

Aye.

Councilman Moreno.

Aye.

Councilman Mudrin.

Aye.

Councilman McCullman.

Um at this point I'm gonna have to vote no because there was some discrepancies that I've looked at and I worked on it all day, and there was people that I couldn't get a hold of.

So it's going to pass.

So um I I don't feel comfortable voting aye, so I'm gonna vote no.

Mayor Darcy.

Aye.

Motion carried.

Under ordinances.

Councilmember number 370-26, ordinances associated with 502 Leech Avenue.

Ordinance approving an annexation of 0.14 acres located at the intersection of Elgin Avenue and Leech Avenue, A-2-26.

Ordinance approving classification to R3, one and two family residential zoning, a-2-26.

It is recommended set an ordinance be adopted.

So moved.

Second.

Comments or questions?

Thank you.

It's been motion and seconded to approve.

Council McCartiness?

Aye.

Council McClement?

Aye.

Councilman Hug?

Aye.

Councilman Moreno?

Aye.

Councilman Mudron?

Aye.

Councilman McClullman?

Again, I'll have to vote no on this because of the same reason I gave prior to this.

So I'll vote no.

Councilman Rudin.

Aye.

Mayor Darcy.

Aye.

Motion carried.

Councilmember number three seventy one-26 ordinance accepting a three million five hundred thousand dollar grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation for the Juliet I-80 displays River Bridge Community Plan and amendment of the 2026 budget to receive and expend grant funds.

It is recommended that ordinance be adopted.

So move.

Second.

Second.

Any comments or questions?

Thank you.

It's been motion and seconded to approve.

Councilman McClement.

Aye.

Councilman Hug?

Aye.

Councilman Moreno?

Aye.

Councilman Mudrin.

Aye.

Councilman McQuillman.

Aye.

Councilman Rudin.

Aye.

Council McCartiness?

Aye.

Mayor Darcy.

Aye.

Motion carried.

Councilmember number three seventy-two-26.

Ordinance amending the 2026 annual budget for the final payment for the Juliet Multimodal Transportation Center 1B bus station in the amount of $383,589.39.

It is recommended said ordinance be adopted.

So moved.

Second.

Any comments or questions?

Thank you.

It's been motioned and seconded to approve.

Councilman Hug.

Um yeah, this will be completely reimbursed back to the city and paid for by pace.

Aye.

Councilman Moreno?

Aye.

Councilman Mudrin.

Aye.

Councilman McQuillman?

Aye.

Councilman Rudin.

Aye.

Councilman Cardinals.

Aye.

Councilman Clement?

Aye.

Mayor Darcy.

Aye.

Motion carried.

Councilmember number three seventy-three-26.

Ordinance authorizing approval and execution of the class action settlement agreement.

Musa L versus City of Joliet will county case 22 LA 334 consolidated with 22 CH 196.

It is recommended said ordinance be adopted.

So moved.

Second.

Second.

Any comments or questions?

I think just to be clear on this one, we're basically giving back 1.7 million dollars that we collected uh previously and it wasn't done exactly correctly.

So that's what this one's all about.

Thank you.

It's been motion and seconded to approve.

Councilman Moreno?

Aye.

Councilman Mudron?

Aye.

Councilman McCullman?

Aye.

Councilman Rudin.

Aye.

Councilman Cardinus.

Aye.

Councilman Clement.

Aye.

Councilman Hug?

Aye.

Mayor Darcy.

Aye.

Motion carried.

Under resolutions.

Councilmember number three seventy-five-26.

Resolution accepting a grant of construction and drainage easements from Mount Zion Church for the Ontario Street Drainage Improvements Project.

It is recommended said resolution be adopted.

Move to approve.

Second.

Any comments or questions?

Thank you.

It's been motioned and seconded to approve.

Councilman Mudrin.

Aye.

Councilman McCullman?

Aye.

Councilman Rudin.

Aye.

Councilman Cardinals.

Councilman Clement?

Aye.

Councilman Hug?

Aye.

Councilman Moreno?

Aye.

Mayor Darcy.

Aye.

Motion carried.

Councilman number three seventy-six-26.

Resolution approving a memorandum of agreement between the city of Joliet and the Illinois EPA for the property located at 14 West Clinton Street.

It is recommended said resolution be adopted.

So moved.

Second.

Any comments or questions?

Thank you.

It's been motioned and seconded to approve.

Councilman McCullman?

Aye.

Councilman Rudin.

Aye.

Councilman Cardenas.

Councilman Clement?

Aye.

Councilman Hugs?

Aye.

Councilman Marino?

Aye.

Councilman Mudrin.

Aye.

Mayor Darcy.

Aye.

Motion carried.

Councilmember number three seventy-seven dash twenty-six.

Resolution authorizing a FOIA enforcement grant program agreement between the state of Illinois and the City of Joliet.

It is recommended said resolution be adopted.

So moved.

Second.

Comments or questions?

Thank you.

It's been motioned and seconded to approve.

Councilwoman Rudin?

Aye.

Councilman Cardinus?

Aye.

Councilman McClement?

Aye.

Councilman Hug?

Aye.

Councilman Moreno?

Aye.

Councilman Mudrin?

Aye.

Councilman McQuillman?

Aye.

Mayor Darcy.

Aye.

Motion carried.

Councilmember number three seventy eight-26.

Resolution approving an intergovernmental agreement with Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202.

It is recommended said resolution be adopted.

Move.

Seven.

Comments or questions?

Thank you.

It's been motioned and seconded to approve.

Councilman Cardinus?

Aye.

Councilman Clement?

Aye.

Councilman Hug?

Aye.

Councilman Moreno?

Aye.

Councilman Mudrin.

Aye.

Councilman Quillman?

Aye.

Councilman Rudin.

Aye.

Mayor Darcy.

Aye.

Motion carried.

Councilmember number three seventy nine-26.

Resolution authorizing execution of a memorandum of understanding between the city of Joliet Fire Department and the Shanahan Fire Protection District.

It is recommended said resolution be adopted.

So moved.

Second.

Comments or questions?

Thank you.

It's been motion and seconded to approve.

Councilman Clemen?

Aye.

Councilman Hug?

Aye.

Councilman Moreno?

Aye.

Councilman Mudrin?

Aye.

Councilman McQuillman?

Aye.

Councilman Reardon?

Aye.

Councilman Cardenus?

Aye.

Mayor Darcy.

Aye.

Motion carried.

Councilman number three eighty-26.

Resolution authorizing execution of a memorandum of understanding between the city of Juliet Fire Department and the Elwood Fire Protection District.

It is recommended said resolution be adopted.

So moved.

Second.

Comments or questions?

Thank you.

It's been motion and seconded to approve.

Councilman Hug?

Aye.

Councilman Moreno?

Aye.

Councilman Mudrin.

Aye.

Councilman Quillman?

Aye.

Councilman Rudin.

Aye.

Councilman Cardenas.

Aye.

Councilman Clement?

Aye.

Mayor Darcy.

Aye.

Motion carried.

Councilman number three eighty-one-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 I80 displays River Bridge Improvement Project.

It is recommended said resolution be adopted.

So moved.

Second.

Comments or questions?

Thank you.

It's been motion and seconded to approve.

Councilman Moreno?

Aye.

Councilman Councilman Mudrin?

Aye.

Councilman Quillman?

Yes.

Councilman Ruuden.

Aye.

Councilman Cardinals.

Aye.

Councilman Clement.

Hi.

Councilman Hug?

Aye.

Mayor Darcy.

Aye.

Motion carried.

Councilmember number 382-26 resolution accepting amendment number one for the license agreement from the Metro for the Washington Street Watermane Improvement Project.

It is recommended the resolution be adopted.

So move.

Second.

Comments or questions?

Thank you.

It's my motion and seconded to approve.

Councilman Mudron.

Aye.

Councilman Quilman.

Aye.

Councilman Rurdin.

Aye.

Councilman Cardinals.

Hi.

Councilmanclement?

Hi.

Councilman Hug?

Aye.

Councilman Marino?

Aye.

Mayor Darcy.

Aye.

Motion carried.

Councilmember number 383-26 resolution approving an intergovernmental agreement with the village of Shorewood for gravity sewer line oversizing payment and capacity for the lasser diversion sewer.

It is recommended said resolution be adopted.

So moved.

Second.

Comments or questions?

Thank you.

It's my motion and seconded to approve.

Councilman McQuillman.

Aye.

Councilman Ruerdon.

Aye.

Councilman McCartanus.

Aye.

Councilman Clement.

Aye.

Councilman Hug?

Aye.

Councilman Marino?

Aye.

Councilman Mudron?

Aye.

Mayor Darcy.

Aye.

Motion carried.

Council Member number 384-26.

Resolution to adopt the CDBG annual action plan program year 2026.

It is recommended said resolution be adopted.

So move.

Second.

Comments or questions?

Mayor.

Yeah.

I'm just going to go on the record.

I went through and I looked at it.

I also looked at it over the last 10 or so years that we've done CDBG.

For those that aren't familiar, it stands for community development block grant.

And in the past, we gave some as you as it were as a donation to 5013 nonprofits.

And it's evolved into it's all going to taxpayer dollars being donated.

We used to use a lion share in neighborhoods that qualified for infrastructure repair.

We have programs in the past that we used the money for where we bought we buy up abandoned dilapidated houses, and if they didn't need to be torn down, they would be fixed up and resold.

Some of us up here with my one.

Jeff Gregory used to come up here and say, here's the person that bought that house.

And we've evolved into where we're just a pass through where the same organizations are getting a donation from the taxpayers every year.

So I think we we need to rethink what we're doing on that.

And I wanted to work on it.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I do know their structure is pretty rigid on how they can disperse the money and percentages, different types of uh needed organizations.

So I know that they've kind of narrowed down our scope on what we could do with it.

Because we have talked about this.

Mayor.

Yeah.

Bridget, you're here, right?

From years past to this year, we've expanded we we've included how many more different organizations than than we did in the past.

Do you know the number?

Yes.

Do you mind sorry to put you on the spot?

You know, and as a as a committee, you know, started with Caesar Guerrero, and then it went on to uh Susanna myself and uh Councilman Marino, and that was kind of our goal is to try to expand it so it wasn't the same ten organizations receiving it.

We tried to stretch it out, and like the mayor said, it's very very strict uh procedure.

So if you want to just touch a minute, give us a minute of your time.

Yeah, thanks.

Um actually, Councilman Hugg, you bring a great point.

This year um we dedicated another 170,000 dollars to programming like what you're speaking of, so it um that is also uh that's the owner-occupied rehab.

So we funded that um this year along with uh last year, too.

So we have about 340,000 set aside to do uh programming like that.

Um the big chunk of money is the uh facilities, and um, so we are limited to only being able to spend 15% of our allocation to servicing, which is our most competitive portion.

Um the portion for uh facilities is um it's more strict.

There's more um rules and regulations on how we can do that.

So a great example of something that um a big challenge we had this last uh application cycle is uh the person owning the building.

Um so there are so many rules and regulations that go into it does limit who can apply and who can get awarded.

Um but we are working with uh smaller nonprofits in the area to make sure that they can qualify in the future.

Um, and that would include something that we're looking at called uh like a nonprofit academy.

So we're trying to get something like that up and running for uh next application cycle.

But you're definitely heard.

And I appreciate what you what you uh just explained.

Um the biggest individual chunk went to Catholic charities, right?

And it's interesting because that's a homeless shelter, and then the other home shelter got less than one third of that.

So they apply for things, and so then we grant.

So it's not like I go, oh, we're gonna give you a hundred thousand dollars, but you only deserve 20.

Um Morningstar mission actually applied for a refrigerator for their capital.

So that is that that allocated dollar amount is very specifically for that.

Um, however, Catholic charities, uh, they have a front area where they receive clients, staff, and any visitors on the property, and as of right now, it is uh uh I I don't think it's arguable.

It is a public safety concern.

Um they you know they have to, you know, people have to pass through uh office areas and stuff like that.

So it that qualifies a public safety issue, um, which scores high, and then it being a um uh a shelter that also scores side because there is a rubric that we follow as to how many points you get for this and and down so they have to qualify for multiple categories.

And the fortune that is not just a taxpayer donation, if you will, to a 5013 C is 16 and a half percent.

You talked about the owner-occupied program, which is kind of similar, but not exactly like we used to do.

Yes, but that's only 16 percent.

16 and a half percent.

It is, and um yeah, we I'd like to see that number one, June.

Yeah, yeah.

And to be quite honest with you, it is a very complex program.

Um, so we're kind of using a smaller amount, uh, the two years worth to kind of pilot it and see if we can get it up running and how successful that can be.

And then um, with the advice from not only council, but every five years we do um something called a consolidated plan, where we ask the community what it is they want to see if they say owner occupied rehab scores high on that um survey, then we try to put more dollars to that.

So in the future, we will probably be asking more for a successful program like that.

Okay, thank you for your explanation.

Yeah, thank you.

Thank you.

Okay, thank you.

Okay, it's my motion and second and to approve.

Councilwoman Rudin.

Aye.

Councilman Cardeness.

All right, councilman Clement.

Hi.

Councilman Hug.

Councilman Marino.

Aye.

Councilman Mudrin.

Aye.

Councilwoman Quoman.

Hi.

Mayor Darcy.

Hi.

Motion carried.

Councilmember number three eighty-five-26.

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

It is recommended said resolution be adopted.

So moved.

Second.

Any comments or questions?

You know, I would like to say that this was done in a kind of a quick method, and and we hear what you're saying, and we definitely want to address any other ideas we can to help in those situations that we we hope never come up again.

But we we are definitely flexible on trying to find the best ways we can.

And Mayor, you know, it's a good point.

The other good point too is this is just an option.

We were trying to create more options.

We're looking for more and more of right.

If somebody's not comfortable doing that, and they they they have a friend that they want to go to, or they do, you know, this is not a requirement.

You know, that they use this, it's just another option, and it's another great option that comes forward.

We'll give it just a reminder that we're gonna we're in the process now of hooking a second time into the city water system for that area, and it's starting right now, end of July.

When that's done, that should alleviate quite a bit of this.

That'll help a lot.

Thank you.

It's my motion and second and to approve.

Councilman Cardinals?

Aye.

Councilman Clement?

Aye.

Councilman Hug?

Aye.

Councilman Marino?

Aye.

Councilman Mudron.

All right, Councilman Quillman.

Aye.

Councilwoman Rurdin.

I mayor Darcy.

Aye.

Motion carried.

Next we have public comments.

I do have some people that have signed up.

These are comments, um, non-agenda items.

Um, Christopher Parker, um, would you like to come up?

Good evening.

Mayor Darcy, members of the city council, Senator, city managers, city staff, and members of our community.

My name is Christopher Parker, and I have the privilege of serving as president of the African American Business Association, better known as ABBA, and I'm here today with Kira Ford, who is our lead coordinator for the African American Business Association.

On behalf of our board of directors, our members, and the hundreds of entrepreneurs and small business owners we currently serve.

I want to express our sincere gratitude to the mayor, city council, and city staff for your support of ABBA through this funding opportunity.

For those who may not know us, uh ABA exists to champion black entrepreneurs and businesses through advocacy and empowerment and innovation.

We believe that when entrepreneurs have access to education, relationships, capital, opportunity, they don't just build successful businesses, they strengthen families, create jobs, and invest back into the communities they call home.

Over the past several years, we've worked alongside businesses at every stage of the journey.

We've celebrated grand openings through ribbon cuttings, connect the entrepreneurs with financial institutions and business resources, hosted educational workshops, develop strategic partnerships, and created opportunities for businesses for business owners to learn, collaborate, and grow.

While our mission is centered on supporting black owned businesses, the impact of our work benefits the entire Joliet community, and all are welcome.

This support from the city will allow us to expand our reach, serve more entrepreneurs, provide uh additional educational programming, and continue building pathways for businesses to start growing and also thrive.

We're proud to partner with the City of Joliet in advancing economic opportunity, and we look forward to continuing this work together.

Thank you again for your confidence in ABBA and thank you for your commitment to supporting the small businesses that are the backbone of our local economy.

The last thing that I will share with you is a special thank you to Bridget, who was extremely, extremely um very kind uh and nice to get a uh uh you know a kind voice when we're trying to get through this process.

Uh, but not only that, I do want to specially, especially thank all of you that were able to make it out um to uh Michael Clark Street side.

It was a wonderful day, and you all came out and supported in great, great, great numbers, and we're very, very appreciative for that.

Thank you so much for the time.

Thank you.

Alysia Morales.

Good evening, uh Mayor Darcy, members of the council.

My name is Alicia Morales, and I am a lifelong resident of Joliet.

And I do have to disclose that I am an elected official, therefore, but tonight I am here speaking as a private citizen.

I'm not representing where I'm elected.

So I'm here today because many Joliet residents no longer feel that public safety is being applied equally to everyone in our community.

Yesterday, federal immigration agents conducted an operation in our city on Henderson and Virginia Street on the east side.

Many residents believed they were ICE agents because they wore green vests, marked police, um, and covered their faces.

Others said they were with the Department of Homeland Security.

Regardless of uh which federal agency was involved, what many residents witnessed has raised serious questions about transparency, accountability, and the role of our own Joliet Police Department.

Residents reported that when community members asked federal agents to produce a judicial warrant, which is what they're supposed to do when they're conducting their job, um, the agents refused to do so.

They just waved a piece of paper and wouldn't show it like the way they're supposed to, right?

So, did the agents have a judicial warrant?

And if not, why did our local police not seek clarification on that?

Our local officers are expected to verify that every day residents are complying with the law.

Should they also expect federal agents operating in our community to demonstrate that they too are acting within the law?

If the answer is that Jolia Police had no authority to ask that question, then this council owes the public an explanation of exactly what role our police are expected to play when these operations occur.

Residents also reported that a private passenger vehicle was struck by ice during this operation.

If that occurred, I want to know whether the incident was investigated using the same standards that would apply to any other any other driver during, you know, an accident, uh, were the appropriate police reports completed, where traffic laws are enforced equally.

If not, why not?

Equal enforcement of the law should not depend on the batch that someone is wearing.

People observed Joliet police standing nearby, casualty, casually interacting with federal agents.

It gave the public the impression that our local police were there to assist ICE rather than to remain neutral and protect the entire community.

We don't need any more incidents like those of Renee Nicole Good, of Alex Predi, and more recent one like Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero.

We have seen the reckless behavior from ICE and their disregard for human life.

As elected leaders, your silence during moments like this does not build confidence.

Leadership is not demonstrated when times are easy.

Leadership is demonstrated when difficult conversations must be had.

Like Pastor Sandstrong, he's my pastor, um mentioned early today when we when we made a prayer, you know, we have to learn to agree to disagree on things.

And as leaders, we need to um we cannot just blend in.

It's time that you know we have to stand out.

Um we have to have ask the hard questions and defend the rights and dignity of every resident that that you're serving.

Tonight I'm not asking that you take a position on federal immigration policy.

I'm asking that you take a position on transparency, accountability, equal protection under the law, and the constitutional rights of every person in the city of Joliet.

We deserve leaders who will stand up for the entire community, not just when it's politically convenient, but when it matters the most.

The only one who seems to appear to listen is Councilwoman Susanna Ibarra.

So thank you all for that.

I appreciate your time.

Thank you.

Sam Coffee.

Yesterday, a Joliet police department officer told someone that they could not be present in a public street and could not record using their phone, attempting to command his authority to intimidate that person out of you exercising their rights.

Additionally, because of the circumstances surrounding the altercation, this officer likely violated the Illinois Trust Act.

That officer, Scott Fosen, on his left arm has a Nordic tattoo known as the Valknut, which is commonly associated with white supremacists, Nazi, and violent extremist organizations.

For context, the city of Chicago has recently implemented rules about police officers joining or being involved in violent extremist groups and has investigated numerous officers over the past few years, demonstrating the widespread problem of police involvement in these hateful organizations.

The council should remain aware and conscious of the actions of the Joliet police, specifically in regards to repression and the exercise of free speech as here.

Personally, in March, an officer threatened to arrest me after I briefly walked in the street during a demonstration.

This threat came long after I was out of the street and long after crowds dispersed.

He essentially tried to quarter me and intimidate me after it was over and escalated the situation until I walked away.

This pattern of intimidation is unacceptable in our city, and the police should not be allowed to wield their power in such an authoritative manner against law-abiding citizens.

The fact that Foson attempted to intimidate one of our neighbors in violation of their rights and Illinois law, combined with the fact that he has symbolism in his arm, commonly tied to white supremacists, combined with the fact that JPD has engaged in anti-free speech repression before, suggest the Joliet City Council and Joliet Police should investigate Scott Fosen, investigate the incident, and apologize to the community for their actions.

Further, action must be taken to hold police officers accountable for using their positions to intimidate law-abiding citizens and prevent this practice in the first place.

To be clear, I'm asking for an investigation into Fosen in this incident, an apology for his actions attempting to intimidate our neighbors, and additional action to taken to prevent rights violations and intimidation and ensure police accountability in the future.

Thank you.

Magda Lara.

Hello.

My name is Magdalara.

I am a resident of Joliet for a little bit, over 60 years, giving you my age pretty much there.

And today I am here in response to what occurred yesterday as far as whether it was ICE or another DHS government agency.

Like the Pledge of Allegiance says, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

We learned also the Statue of Liberty, also has on their plaque.

And talks about unity, accepting people, embracing them into our United States of America.

We learned the Bill of Rights.

We learned about the Constitution.

And for those of us that might not remember those things, it talks about liberty.

It talks about justice.

It talks about unity.

It talks about so many things that I think a lot of us have forgotten.

I see a divided Joliet.

I see a deviant divided Illinois.

I see a divided United States.

And I hope and I pray that we remember those things that we learned as children, and that we implement them in Joliet.

You guys have the power to implement some of those things.

We need transparency.

We need that things happening in Joliet be fair to everybody.

That the searches that are occurring be fair to everybody.

We learn this hatred and this whatever it is that's going on right now.

We learn that.

As adults mostly.

Children, if you look at children, children do not have that hate, that racism towards other people.

It's us as adults, and we need to do better.

You need to do better.

If the police did anything wrong, which at this point, I'm not even saying that.

I think though that they should have been there.

They should have been there for the residents, irregardless of who they were.

And they needed to stand up for what is right.

Again, all of you have the responsibility.

You all have the power to do something about it.

And frankly, that's all I wanted to say.

Thank you.

Rosa Hernandez.

Hello, my name is Rosa Hernandez.

I am a resident of Joliet for many years.

Hello, um, Mayor Darcy and you know the rest of the councilman.

So yesterday, um July the 20th, um, as I arrived to Virginia and Henderson Street, I saw several police cars, private vehicles, and ice agents gather in the area.

As I began walking towards the family member that had called me to tell me that they were around the area, I started recording for my safety and the safety of everyone else.

A Joliet police approached me and it was very aggressive as in asking me, telling me basically that why was I there when I told him I did have a right to be there.

Um he came towards me like trying to push me.

If I'm not if I don't walk back, he would have pushed me and I would have probably felt, you know, I don't know, on my back or something.

But once I explained that my family member was there, he proceeded to walk back towards the um ice agent that was, I guess, trying to arrest the person that they confuse.

Um they were saying that they were looking for Renee, they would not give no more information as who Renee was.

Um they would not show us the warrant.

I mean, if you have a warrant, what's so simple just to show it?

You know, I mean, we're asking him, maybe we could even help them, you know, where's Renee?

You know, well, he doesn't live here.

You're looking for the wrong person.

They had that person, they crashed into his car.

Um I know what I saw, and it was ice.

I don't care what anybody you guys can sit here and tell me that it was not ice, it was ice.

It doesn't matter who it was, like they say, but what are we hiding?

My thing is why was Joliet police assisting them?

They should not be helping them.

They should be doing their job and helping, protecting the people.

I mean, they someone said that it was um crowd control.

There was five people.

The person that they were trying to arrest, two minors, me and this other lady that actually we were recording, we were not harming no one.

We were not trying to, you know, like interfere, like they were saying.

My thing is I'm just gonna say it, community members need to feel safe around local police and trusted officers are here to protect us, not to assist federal federal immigration agents, regardless of individuals or personal opinions on the Joliet Police Department, they must be instructed not to assist uh assist, you know, ICE in any operations, but instead focus on their duty to protect and serve the community that they work for, which is us.

So I'm asking you guys, please.

I don't want to see Joliet in the news for what you know how we've been seeing other communities that they shoot people, they kill people.

That's not what we are.

And I hope that you guys will talk to your police officers, tell them if they're gonna be assisting or helping or whatever calling, not to be there helping, but you know, protecting or protecting basically us, because seriously, it's always gonna be us hurt, not the ice agent.

We've seen it, we've seen people get killed, beat up, even disappear.

I don't want that here.

Joliet, there's no room for them in Joliet.

Thank you.

Sativa.

Hey guys, how's everyone doing?

I didn't write a speech, I'm just gonna speak from the heart.

What are we doing, guys?

Um, you're passing uh what's it called the data center, you know, and people didn't want that.

There's like over 80 flock cameras in Joliet, and I'm sure people didn't want that either.

And there's ice agents literally going and grabbing people like it's open season, you know, like it was you know, it was it was nice growing up.

I didn't grow up in Juliet, I actually grew up in Plainfield, but now I've been living here in Juliet.

Oh, by the way, the infrastructure sucks.

Like, like we need to do something about that, okay.

Uh, my my water pipe has busted like five times already.

I have not had water for cyber old days.

So, on top of like the whole ice thing, I have to live with like not having water for several days at a time.

You know, like you guys need to do better.

I know you have the money.

I don't know what you can even spend it on, okay?

Like there's a lot of people saying there's corruption here in Juliet, and honestly, there really is.

And I guess what I'm just really trying to say is you know the residents deserve better.

We all deserve better.

That's it.

Thank you.

Okay, that's everyone I have signed up.

Is there anyone else who wants to speak on a non-agenda item this evening?

Go ahead.

Just yep.

Greetings, Mayor and the city council.

My name is Dr.

David Jacobi Collins, and I'm a teacher here at Joliet Central High School.

I've lived in Juliet my entire life.

And uh did not plan on speaking today, but I was moved and I wanted to say thank you all for your display of support and comfort for our Preston Height residents.

I learned two weeks ago about the water insecurity they were going through.

And I was moved to to go into the community, speak to one of the residents and listen firsthand about what happened.

We prayed, and I was simply moved to try to do something.

I offered the support I could as a single private resident.

And I want to know: is there any way private residents like me and my family and others in our community who I've spoken to can anything we can do to partner with the city to help our neighbors in Preston Heights through this time as the work gets done.

And that's my only question.

And once this is over, I will hope to speak to someone because I really want to do something to to participate.

Once again, thank you all.

Good evening.

Um, I just wanted to uh speak up.

Uh I know we came two weeks ago uh as a representative uh from the Preston uh as one of the Joliet uh citizens that lives in the Preston Heights area.

So good evening to the members of the Joliet City Council.

Uh my name is Crystal Adams.

Uh as I mentioned, I am a resident of Preston Heights tonight.

I simply want to say thank you.

Um for years the residents of Preston Heights have lived with an aging water system.

Uh that resulted in repeated water main breaks, service interruptions, and uncertainty every time we turned on the faucet.

We have attended, you know, a few meetings.

Um I know I've asked questions, advocated for our community, and just um shared our experiences because we knew our neighborhood deserve uh a better water system.

So today we are encouraged to see some real progress.

Um I do want to sincerely thank you, Mayor Terry Darcy, uh the director of public utilities, Alison Swisher, uh our councilwoman, uh Susanna Ibarra, uh the Will County Board, County Executive Jennifer uh Tarant, um, and the state representative Larry Walsh Jr.

and everyone who has worked uh together to make this first phase of the water main replacement project a reality.

Uh replacing agent water mains is more than a construction project, um, we understand.

It is an investment in public health, public safety, and the quality of life of more than almost seven 700 to 800 households in Preston Heights and the surrounding community.

And we understand this is a major undertaking.

Um I know uh Larry uh district council, he uh talked about that at the last meeting.

Uh so we the only thing that we ask is that the city continues to keep residents informed in every step of the way.

So we just would appreciate greater transparency throughout this project.

Specifically, we would like to know um when will residents receive the detailed project timeline for phase one and phase two.

How will the city communicate construction progress and any changes to the schedule?

Uh, how will residents be notified of plan water shut off?

Or, you know, if we can have scheduled downtime so we can plan accordingly, uh and families can prepare in advance.

And thank you to the gentleman who got up to offer uh opportunity to partner with the city.

And will there be a public dashboard or maybe a web page or even regular community updates where residents can track the status of the project from beginning to completion?

Having timely and accurate information will help build trust and allow residents to prepare for temporary disruptions while understanding that the long-term benefits of this investment.

On behalf of many of the residents, again, thank you for listening to our concerns, honoring your commitment and just taking meaningful action to improve the reliability of our water system.

We look forward to continued communication, transparency, and seeing the project through to completion.

Thank you for your time.

Good evening.

Betty Washington.

I'm here just to thank in her absence, Councilwoman Iberra, uh, for securing the funds for the drainage project that will be happening at the Mount Zion Baptist Church.

Uh, we were funded in last year's budget, and I'd also like to thank Greg Ruddy for from the public works department for pushing that through.

And we're hoping, because the parking lot at Mount Zion was flooding one portion of it, and we were not able to use it.

And I had uh gone to Susanna and working with her, she was able to secure those funds, and so it's happening, and we're grateful and we're thankful uh for the cooperation of the public works department and councilwoman Obara Obera, Ibeara.

Susanna.

Oh, Susanna.

Good evening, Mayor and City Council.

My name is Amy Navarro.

I am the new program director at the Latino Economic Development Association, and I wanted to just introduce myself, letting them add your service.

Um, thank you for your support and the community and all of our stakeholders for your support and funding.

Much appreciated.

Uh, we're working on some real outcomes and making an economic impact in Joliet, and we have a really uh strong team to get that done.

Um, before I leave, I also want to acknowledge them publicly um for holding the fork until they found the programs director with my team stand up.

Um Andrea and Lassette and Alondra.

Um they've been amazing, taking care of all administration.

So thank you for your support and everything you're doing for the city of Joliet.

Thank you.

Good evening, Mayor.

Uh, members of the City Council, uh, city staff and the citizens of Juliet.

My name is Enrique.

I am co-owner of the X-R Space, a photo and video production studio here in downtown Julia.

Uh I'm up here speaking to sort of talk about the vital role that community partners play in Juliet's economic future, more specifically, LIDA.

So I am a testament of you know the work that they've done and the impact that they have on the community.

Um they've helped from you know grant navigation to you know networking workshops.

Um, and I've written a few things that I would like to read.

Um how much of an impact that Letter has had on not just my business, but I've seen other businesses here in Juliet.

In a city where over a third of our residents are Latino, uh, Juliet Lela or Latino Economic Development Association recognizes early that empowering local minority-owned small businesses isn't just a cultural effort, but a smart economic strategy for all Juliet through bilingual technical assistance, workforce development, and as I had mentioned, grant navigation and networking, Leather gives grassroots businesses the tools that they need to launch skill and see in Juliet.

Like I said, I am a testament of to one of the businesses that are thriving here in downtown Juliet.

So as you consider strategies to keep Juliet's commercial corridors vibrant for local businesses, I encourage that the city continues championing and collaborating with an organization like Levon.

Thank you for your time.

My name is Andres Bejarano.

First, I will like to ask for your understanding.

Uh English is not my first language.

And I apologize in above for my pronunciation.

Um 23 years old, and I'm the pro founder of Latino Media Solutions, a digital marketing business.

I am here today to give testimony to the incredible impact Leda has on Latino Entrepreneurs on our local economy.

Starting a business at my age can be intimidating.

But Leda was truly the crotal that broke my business to life.

Thanks to the program, La Academia Elección Presarial.

They got me to they got me step by step throughout the official process of registering my agency.

But their support didn't stop there.

Lila opens door for me by connecting me with the Little British Village Foundation in Chicago, where I continue my training and unlock new opportunities for growth.

Today, uh year and a half later, my digital marketing business is running and growing.

What I value the most is that Leda's doors and arms remains wide open whenever I need help.

Supporting Leda means supporting the entrepreneurs who drives Juliet's economy forward.

Thank you for your time and for support organizations that turn dreams into real business.

Thank you.

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

I've come up here, you know, in response to all this I think of talk about ICE or what the ICE incident or supposedly happened in Joeyet yesterday.

And hearing all these residents here speaking about this, and I address some other things that like Secretary of State has has uh said.

He went on the internet and you know on private on the press conferences on everybody houses.

Nobody is above the law.

You know, the Secretary of State warns that ICE agents that swap Illinois license plates are legal.

He goes on saying that in response to swapping or alternating license plates is illegal and not be tolerated in Illinois.

Swapping out license plates or tampering with them to avoid concealed detection is illegal, unsafe and will not be tolerated in Illinois.

No one, including federal agents, is above the law, and we intend to hold them accountable, especially with driving our road raids.

This is a matter of public safety and perfecting the well-being of our communities.

I bring police plates in.

We run the pickup truck on my ma's name to where ended up in some Joey officials possession.

Those plates were taken off of that pickup truck.

That truck was tampered with why was still in my ma's name.

And I was lucky to get this truck back.

But I got it back, and here's some of the parts that were taken off this pickup truck.

Right now the truck sits, it has car tires on instead of the pickup truck tires that belong on it.

It has no seatbelt clickers, the seatbelt clickers have been taken out.

I can't even safely drive it.

If I was to get on the road, it's just sickening to think that a public official thinks that it's safe to drive this truck into this shape that it's in right now.

If I try to take that truck on the road, I would be having the access.

I wouldn't be able to control the truck because they ain't got the right tires on it.

And I know get an auto accident and hurt other people, am I even caused death sellers people?

But I think we need to start taking accountability here, like everybody has said.

With this vehicle and everything, and with other dealings that they had with them.

And with a hiding this truck.

And then doing the damage to this truck.

And like I said, the plates have been taken off of it.

Why isn't somebody somebody else had their in their procession?

Now, where's the accountability that I get for that?

Why ain't that person being arrested?

And as I said before, I'm victim of being attacked and everything, and I got my order protection, it's my attacker, and then like I said on June 1st this year, how am I attacker violating your protection?

But somehow, Joey, please, state's attorney that don't think it was violation.

Well, I don't know why it ain't.

I mean, like I keep saying that Robert Hernandez did not speak to the lady at all, but then my attacker didn't speak to me either, but that didn't mean that my attacker shouldn't be arrested.

But well, Robert Hernandez was arrested.

I mean, they need to take accountability on my fear of my attacker.

I might not get a second chance to wear my attacker drives up to my vehicle next time, as he does possess guns that I know of.

So I don't know why Joey is just taking my life and thinking I'm a troublemaker.

I'm not a troublemaker.

I'm the one that's brave enough that got balls to stand up here and stand up to all your Joey officials.

And I demand that you guys stop being like this.

And give me my protection and give all the residents the rights they deserve.

Equal rights to everybody, like the Constitution says.

Now, where's my protection?

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

Okay, seeing none, we'll move on.

Can I stop a minute?

Chief Brown, can I ask you to talk about the posture that Joliet Police has on federal agents coming into our community so the community understands what that position is.

Good evening, Mayor and Council.

Yeah, as far as Jolia Police Department, um, we followed Illinois state law.

The first thing is we cannot um interact with stop ICE agents from doing their retainer warrants.

Now, this thing that occurred yesterday, and I know there's a lot of rumors that are spreading around.

Uh we were notified by Homeland Security Investigation that they actually had an active federal arrest warrant.

And they specifically said we are not ICE, we're not doing retainers because we know if we are, you're not coming out.

So we just want to be clear, it is an active warrant.

All we want you guys for is public safety.

We just want you to be out here so there's nothing going on.

There's no um, you know, they they they were worried that the public was going to come out and attack him.

So there were some officers that were dispatched to the area.

Um the officers got I think they said there were only like three people there.

Um so they went out there.

Uh I guess the person that they were looking for, they didn't find that individual wasn't there.

So there was an accident.

There was an agent that pulled up in the driveway and he bumped a car.

There was an accident report done.

So uh we took care of that issue right there, but we just want people to understand, and we've said it numerous times.

We do not go out on retainer warrants.

We do not take part in it.

Um we've told them numerous times.

Number one is we've asked them, requested that if they do come in the Joliet, they notify us.

But they are the federal government.

So they don't have to listen.

And most of the time they don't.

They they don't tell us, they just come here, we'll get called from the community saying this is what's going on.

We've approached the state's attorney, we've talked about this, I've talked to numerous chiefs of police in the area, and again, we cannot win their work, and we cannot interfere with them.

So the posture with us, we do follow the trust act.

If there's an active federal warrant and they ask for assistance only for public safety, we will go out there.

If this is a retainer warrant, we we're not coming out on that.

We're not coming out on any of those uh paper trails for ice.

So does the public safety expensive citizens or just die?

What so your officers told people not to do?

This is just not a back and forth right.

So as far as now I'm hearing this for the first time, and of course, we're gonna look at body cameras tomorrow because we all have body cameras, and we're gonna go over to see exactly what occurred out there.

But as far as I was told, there was nothing like that where there were interactions with the public.

So again, we have body cameras and we can review those things, and it will be done tomorrow.

Thank you.

Move on to mayor and council comments.

No comment?

No comment.

Nothing.

Nothing at all.

I do.

So I'll uh Christopher Parker, who I know has left.

Uh I was fortunate enough to be at uh street naming um with uh a few other councilmen.

Councilman Ridden was there.

I'm sorry.

No, Gwenlin was there, Griden wasn't there.

Caesar Coderis was there and the mayor was there, but I'll leave the rest of it to the mayor to talk on.

On Sunday, I was fortunate enough to be invited to a church, Lively Hope Church at 308 North Middleman Avenue that had a mortgage burning.

And I think any of us, whether it would be a student loan, a car loan, or a house mortgage, it's a tremendous day to be death-free.

And just want to congratulate them for doing a lot of hard work, come up with the money to pay off that church.

That's all I thank you.

No comment.

But I did I did go there for the wicked sing along, and it was great.

So please enjoy that square.

We have lots of things going on there all the time, and please take the time to enjoy it.

I want to bring up some other things just on the liaison for the Realto.

And as most of us know, it's closed right now for HVAC repairs and a complete change out of their HVAC system.

And they will be closed until October 1st.

But coming up in October 1st, they have so much coming in October.

There's going to be the World Ballet, Swan Lake, Carpenter's Songbook.

Now the next ones that I'm reading to you, they're really selling quickly.

So if you're interested in it, uh face-to-face, a tribute to Elton John and Billy Joel.

Um Guy Buddy, or Buddy Guy, geez Louise.

I decided Buddy Guy, excuse me.

Um in conversation with Alton Brown, who he's this guy from the Food Network.

I don't know if any of you know him, but he's very popular selling tickets already, and I hear it's very entertaining.

Uh rumors of uh Fleetwood Mac, they're they've sold more than half of the tickets that they'll have available.

Um Josh Gates, he his is very popular too.

It's um haunted expeditions live.

I don't know if you've heard of him, but it's very popular as well as far as sales go.

And then um the last one of the month will be William Shatner.

They're gonna have the Star Trek movie, uh The Wrath of Con play, and then they'll have William Shatner there with a question and answer session, and also there's like VIP tickets available too that you could actually meet him and take pictures with them and things like that.

So a lot of very exciting stuff.

I'll I'll stop at October.

There's a lot more coming up, but um, get excited, look into the tickets if you feel like it's something you like to do, you know, go online and buy them now because they are really moving fast.

I'm happy to say.

So that's all I have.

Thank you.

First, I want to comment on uh all the folks from Preston Heights.

There is a meeting on July 30th.

Uh Ellison, where is that meeting?

That will be held at Knoll Park.

At Knoll Park.

And we're gonna put door hangers out so everybody's aware of it.

Yes, those will be distributed this week.

So we want everybody to be there.

We we want to be able to communicate.

We want you to know and understand and and help us navigate something that none of us wanted to be in, but we certainly are working aggressively to help make this take care of it as soon as possible.

So we are with you on that, and um, I know the county will be there, the city will be there, so we can we can work through some of the questions and answers and any ideas that come up that we can all work together collaboratively to get through this.

Um couple things that I attended uh over the week was uh Semino's 50th anniversary.

Um of the institutions of Joliet that everybody I'm sure has frequented once in a while, so we're grateful to Semino family for 50 years of service to our community.

Another thing that was big in town last week was last Friday.

The big boy locomotive came through.

It's uh on a 23 state travel, it was built in 1941.

It's still in pretty good shape.

It's one of the last steam engines that uh that they made, and it's uh awesome to see.

I saw it out in Sacramento, California, but I heard it was unbelievable.

Also, yesterday morning I was at the uh AFS Services LLC and Fuentes Solutions ribbon cutting and floor floor Fuentes has opened up a uh a great business in the community.

She is going to help in many ways people understand their insurances, their finances.

Just a great lady.

I think she's gonna be a great part of our community.

Um another thing that happened uh recently, and and I think is another great thing that goes on in our city, the Joliet Drama Guild, Bridge to Broadway summer camp.

This is where a lot of kids get together and they learn and they they work together to understand the art of entertainment.

So it was really neat to see that come into fruition, and all those kids had a great summer doing that.

So congratulations to Joliet Dramaguild.

I also want to point out that there is a still a lot of action left in the uh city square with the Billy and Billy Leemacher Park.

So make sure you tune into this and enjoy it and have some fun, and that's all I got.

Thank you, and God bless you.

Okay, is there a motion to adjourn?

So move.

Second.

All in favor?

Aye.

Aye.

Opposed?

Meeting adjourned.