The Village Board of Oswego held its regular meeting on March 18, 2025, at 7:00 PM at Oswego Village Hall. The meeting included recognitions, public forum, consent agenda approval, new business on video gaming license waiting periods and an economic incentive amendment, and trustee reports. Key decisions included directing staff to prepare a text amendment reducing the downtown waiting period for ancillary/not-for-profit video gaming licenses to six months, and approving a first amendment to the economic incentive agreement with Freddie's Off the Chain Mexican Cuisine.
All right, good evening. We're going to call our regular village board meeting to order. This evening we have uh Alejandro Hardaway. He'll be leading us in tonight's Pledge of Allegiance. Alejandro served six years in the United States Air Force as a one Alpha Four Airborne Operations Specialist. His service awards include the Medal of Global War on Terrorism, Air Force Good Conduct, and distinguished top grad in both Airborne Flight School and Airman Leadership School. Alejandro began work in August 2024 as the new public works management analyst. He's an Oswego resident who, after completing his MBA, spent the last decade working for the private sector and municipal governments. He is responsible for implementing the village's strategic objective of managing our infrastructure while assisting the department with purchasing and data collection. If you'd all please rise and join Alejandro in the Pledge of Allegiance, please. And to the Republic for which it stands. Under God, indivisible. With liberty and justice for all. Thank you, Alejandro. And thank you for your service. All right, roll call, please. President Coffin. Here. Trustee Geist. Present. Trustee John Sinnett. Present. Trustee Cart. Present. Trustee McCarthy Lang. Present. Trustee Novi. Present. Trustee Torres. Present. All right. First up, we have the Oswego Area Chamber of Commerce Hometown Expo Artist Recognitions. If I could have Karen Colzer and Angie Hibbon come up to the front, please. On your way in, you likely noticed the incredible works of art that adorn our walls in the lobby. Recently, the Oswego Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual Hometown Expo at Oswego High School. And as part of the expo, an art contest was curated with the help of Karen Colzer, president of the Fox River Academy of Music and Art. A total of 30 students and adults were selected as the winners within their grade level and or their medium, many of whom are here tonight. Thank you, Ryan. We had over 250 entries this year with categories containing digital art, drawing, painting, mixed media, photography, sculpture, and other areas of fine art. We have the results from the adjudicators with us tonight. So we will just go down all the categories and read first, second, and third, and hand you your certificates. If you hear your name, please come forward and uh we will uh present you with your award. So kindergarten through second grade. We had first place uh was Nadia Mugnolo from ACE's Academy. Second place was uh Clara Ralph from Fox Chase Elementary. Clara. Third place, Duck in the Meadow by Vivian Johnson, also from Aces Academy. Third through fifth grade. First place is Drew Archer from Fox Chase. Second place is Isla Brooks from Fox Chase Elementary, and third place is Milo Wester House, which was an individual entry.