This is where I go to if everyone would please take your seats.

We're going to get started with our meeting.

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Oh, yes, and we're gonna put it in the file.

Okay.

Yes.

Yeah, you're welcome.

Oh, I have one of these.

What happened?

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What is this?

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What does this go to?

It's a new business center.

Oh, okay.

So evening, everyone.

It is six o'clock PM on Tuesday, July 14th, 2026.

I'd like to call the meeting of the Peoria City Council to order.

I'd also like to welcome everyone that's here in our historic council chambers, as well as our listening audience watching on cable channel twenty-two and on the City of Peoria YouTube channel.

Madam Clerk, the council mics are open.

Please call the roll.

Mayor Ellie.

Present.

Councilmember Allen.

Present.

Councilmember Carmona.

Council Councilmember Sear.

Councilmember Gordon Young.

Present.

Councilmember Jackson.

Here.

Councilmember Kelly.

Here.

Councilmember Oiler.

Here.

Councilmember Riggenbach.

Here.

Councilmember Vespa.

Here.

We have a quorum present, Madam Mayor.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

A notice was received by Councilmember Valpula of the City Council in accordance with rules established in ordinance number sixteen one forty two.

Councilmember Valpula would be deemed authorized to attend the meeting electronically unless a motion objecting to Councilmember Valpula's electronic attendance is made, seconded and approved by two-thirds of the members of the City Council physically present at the meeting.

If no such motion is made and seconded, then the request by Councilmember Valpula to attend electronically shall be deemed approved by the city council and the presiding officer shall declare Council Member Valpula present.

Hearing no objection, Madam Clerk.

Councilmember Valpula.

Thank you.

Um, the first is Great Neighbor Appreciation Week of asked Councilmember Alan to read that proclamation.

Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Mayor.

I'll let Oh, I'm sorry.

Uh I should recognize that we have uh director Joe Dooland is not here, but Kaylee Dre and Lamya Duwehi is here.

I did that right, didn't I?

I see my boy Matt Smith back there too.

Oh, okay.

These are my people.

These are my people right here, so I'm very honored to read this proclamation.

Whereas the City of Peoria Community Development Department aims to create a safer, cleaner, and more connected Peoria.

And whereas neighborhoods play an integral part in maintaining and promoting a high quality of life in the city of Peoria.

And whereas the community development department is hosting the 11th annual Great Neighbor Appreciation Week with a week-long celebration to encourage community members to reach out to their neighbors, create new friends, and express gratitude to those who make our neighborhoods and the city of Peoria a great place to live.

And whereas, in coordination with Great Neighbor Appreciation Week in America 250, the community development department will host a community cookout on July 23rd at the Peoria Riverfront Museum.

The public is invited to celebrate our community and nation with a night of free food, family-friendly activities, and access to the museum's exhibits.

And whereas Great Neighbor Appreciation Week provides Peoria residents with opportunities to show their appreciation for their neighbors, strengthen their community ties, and be reminded of what it means to be a great neighbor.

Now, therefore, I, Rita Ali, Mayor of the City of Peoria, Illinois, do hereby recognize July 20th through July 24th, 2026 as Great Neighbor Appreciation Week in Peoria, Illinois, dated this 14th day of July 2026 A.D.

Thank you, Councilman Allen, Mayor, Council.

I'm delighted to be here tonight to share what will surely be one of the best great neighbor appreciation weeks yet.

As mentioned in the proclamation, this is the an annual event going back 11 years.

And it really started with our staff thinking of ways to celebrate what makes Peoria great.

And at the end of the day, it really is all of the people.

Whether it's nonprofits, local businesses, our residents, our public servants, or our larger community, we really have a lot to appreciate.

A quick rundown of the week.

So we'll be kicking off this Saturday, July 18th, with a cleanup.

We'll be meeting uh Tree Wend Park, Morton Square Park, and Glen Oak Park from 9 a.m.

to 11 a.m.

And we'll be cleaning up the area surrounding those parks.

Then on Monday, July 20th, we will be visiting our nonprofit partners and service providers to show our appreciation for all that they do for our city.

On Tuesday, our code enforcement staff and some folks in our community development department will be going out in our neighborhoods to show our appreciation for property owners and renters who are going above and beyond and taking pride in their property and taking care of their community.

Then on Wednesday, we'll be showing some love to our local businesses.

You're well and anyone's welcome to join us.

I want to be clear, especially for those nonprofit appreciation days and local business appreciation days.

Please, please send me an email and we'll make sure you can go out with our staff and um get out there a little bit too.

Then Thursday, this is my favorite one.

Uh, we'll do our Great Neighbor Appreciation Cookout.

It's our America 250 edition.

We're partnering with the Peoria Riverfront Museum, and you can see us from five to seven.

We'll have bounce houses, face painting, balloon artists.

It's gonna be a great time, and above all, free food.

So we'll have a lot of folks, and it'll be a good time.

Then on Friday, we're wrapping up with our public service appreciation day.

This is a new addition to our week as public servants.

We really want to show our appreciation for folks who work with us, whether it's PCAPs, whether it's folks at Peoria County, the health department, um, they do a lot to take care of our community, and we just want to show our appreciation for them.

That's great.

I know a lot of work has gone into this, a lot of planning, so we appreciate that, and I think everybody's gonna have a great time.

Thank you very much for your work.

Our next proclamation recognizes the 85th anniversary of penicillin research in Peoria.

And Councilman member uh Vespa is going to share that proclamation.

Uh yes, thank you, madam mayor.

Whereas penicillium Rubens was discovered in 1928 by Dr.

Alexander Fleming at St.

Mary's Medical School in London, and more than a decade later, a research team from Oxford University began efforts to increase the viability and yield of penicillin.

And whereas the Oxford team uh sought help from the Department of Agriculture's Northern Regional Research Laboratory, now known as the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, due to the lab's expertise in fermentation.

And whereas on July 14th, 1941, Dr.

Howard Florey and Norman Heatley arrived in Peoria.

The next day they met with scientists from the lab and made a cooperative agreement to begin research that would change the world.

And whereas, after a worldwide search, a cantaloupe found at a downtown market in Peoria was discovered to yield the most productive penicillin mold, leading to a successful collaborative effort between more than 30 institutions and companies to release penicillin for civilian use.

And whereas penicillin remains the most important antibiotic in the world, and the cantaloupe-driven strain of penicillum rubens is still used to produce uh produce penicillin commercially, and whereas research that began in Peoria 85 years ago played a vital role in the mass production of penicillin, revolutionizing modern medicine and saving millions of lives.

Now, therefore, I Rita Ali, mayor of the city of Peoria, Illinois, to hereby recognize and celebrate the 85th anniversary of penicillin research in Peoria in Peoria, Illinois, dated this 14th day of July 2026, 80.

Details are amazing.

Don't underestimate your cantaloupes here.

What potential they might have.

We have Gary Kuznia.

He is the Illinois State Microbe Designation.

He's with the Illinois State Microbe Designation Project.

Gary?

Well, I was one of the co-chairs of the project that made penicillin our state microbe.

And we know a lot of history.

I have a couple of presentations to make to the city.

But I've got a letter presentation to read.

Peoria became involved in historical serendipity and cooperation strategy on the state in July 14th, 1941.

In 1928, Alexander Fleming went on vacation, leaving his microbial cultures to be cleaned up when he returned.

It was serendipity that he then discovered antibiotic properties of a mold in one of the petri dishes he left.

World War II necessitated finding a drug to mass produce because one third of the injured in World War I died because of infection.

The Oxford University group in England discovered Fleming's mold, but the war calls caused difficulties with supplies and personnel.

Dr.

Howard Floyd, now Lord, and Norman Heatley, later doctor, came from that group to the U.S.

Department of Agriculture.

They were referred to the newly built fermentation lab in Peoria.

On July 14th, 1941, they arrived from Chicago on the Peoria rocket.

The next day they met with scientists at the USDA's Northern Regional Research Lab, now NCAR on University Street.

An agreement was made to look into mass production.

They had brought Fleming's mold, but it produced little antibiotic.

The Air Corps was tasked with bringing mold samples from all over the world.

They were from dirt tent fabric and almost anything.

After screening them for antibiotic production, the mold chosen for further work was found on a cataloupe in a downtown Peoria market.

And we are in contact with the granddaughter of the person that had that market.

So that's going to be a really good story, too.

She's going to write a book.

An ingredient from the local brewing companies called Corn Steep Liquor was added because of its nutrient content.

It has minerals and it's kind of molasses-like, so there's a lot of sugar.

So the mold was really happy.

Many of the institutions that participated in the penicillin research sent representatives to Peoria.

Mold was modified by radiation and x-ray, which resulted in larger amounts of penicillin being obtained.

It was the first mass-produced antibiotic.

Millions of lives around the world have been saved by antibiotics.

And I have a presentation of the it's a professionally uh copied uh of the microbe bill to give to the city.

Thank you.

And I also have a picture of the group that worked on penicillin at the lab, and this is from the lab.

So uh Alexander Fleming came here in 1945, and he's in the picture in the center.

So very cool.

Thank you.

We're still looking for ideas of some of the people.

So thank you so very much.

This next proclamation, boy, almost as long is the celebration of Grace Baptist Church 80th anniversary, and we have here tonight uh Grace Baptist Church Pastor, Dr.

Claude White Jr.

Uh, do you also have Sister Colette Gatlin?

No?

Okay, Dr.

White, come forth, please.

Thanks for joining us.

Thank you.

Whereas Grace Baptist Church, located at 405 North Richard Pryor Place in Peoria, has stood as a spiritual anchor and community pillar on the south side of Peoria for generations, faithfully serving residents with compassion, dignity, and hope.

And whereas the church is recognized among Peoria County's historic African American congregations, contributing to the cultural, spiritual, and civic life of the community through worship, service, and steadfast leadership.

Whereas the congregation has consistently demonstrated a commitment to outreach, education, and ministry, uplifting youth, supporting families, and extending care to neighbors in need throughout the South End of Peoria.

And whereas for 80 years, Grace Baptist Church has nurtured families, strengthened neighborhoods, and provided a place of refuge, fellowship, and empowerment for all who enter its doors.

And whereas Grace Baptist Church continues to thrive under the dedicated pastoral leadership of Dr.

Claude L.

White Jr.

and the faithful service of its members who embody the church's mission of love, unity, and community transformation.

Now, therefore, I, Riddle, mayor of the city of Peoria, do hereby recognize and celebrate the 80th anniversary of Grace Baptist Church in Peoria.

Thank you so much, uh Mayor, and of course, to uh this august body of councilman.

Um we're we're elated and uh very much uh appreciative for your graciousness in uh the um proclamation.

We are a church of found on love and living in unity.

Uh that's our motto, and uh certainly we uh wish to be uh a um uh a continuous uh beacon in our community as we serve those who are less fortunate and those who are fortunate together.

Um we wish to partner uh continuously with uh other uh entities of our city so that we may make our city even stronger.

Um so again, thank you so so so much.

We're we're thankful and graciously humbled by your uh proclamation.

Thank you and thank you.

We appreciate all that you've done for Peoria and all that you plan to do under your leadership.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, Madam Clerk, we are at the approval of the minutes, Councilmember Rigambach.

Thank you, madam mayor.

I move to approve the minutes of the city council meeting held June 23rd, 2026 as printed.

Seconded by Councilmember Kelly.

Any comments or questions?

Please cash your ballots, Councilmember Valpula.

Motion passes unanimously, Madam Clerk.

We have one town item 26-179 is a request from the town officials to approve the June 2026 actual expenditures and to approve the July 2026 anticipated expenditures for the town of the city of Peoria.

Councilmember Gordon Young, Trustee Gordon Young.

Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Mayor.

I move to approve item 26-179.

Seconded by a trustee Allen.

Any comments or questions?

Please cash your ballots.

Trustee Valpula.

Yeah.

Motion passes unanimously.

Madam Clerk.

We have one public hearing.

26-180 is a public hearing for the proposed Twin Towers Place special service area.

And we'll need a motion to open the public hearing.

Moved by Councilmember Allen, seconded by Councilmember Gordon Young to open the public hearing.

Please cash your ballots.

Councilmember Valpula.

Right.

Motion passes with two abstentions, Euler and Vespa.

I'm going to ask Corporate Council Hayes to give an introduction to this hearing.

Thank you, Madam Mayor.

You're welcome.

The council may recall that on April 28th, the Council passed an ordinance proposing this special service area.

And this public hearing is the next step in the special service area process.

In March of this year, the Twin Towers Place Condominium Association filed a petition with the city requesting this special service area be established for the Twin Towers place.

That is the vertical residential towers in that development as opposed to Twin Towers Plaza, which is the shorter four-story commercial building.

So Twin Towers Place is a vibrant neighborhood, but it operates vertically instead of across a large swath of land.

And they find themselves in some significant financial circumstances because of a fire and reaction to that fire depleted and coming into compliance with code in the aftermath of that, depleted their capital reserves.

While they have a vibrant homeowners uh association, so to speak, the condominium association, they they have the ability to raise funds on an annual basis, but they have some tremendous capital needs that normally would be dealt with with a capital reserve, and they'd simply have exhausted that dealing with the fire in the aftermath of that.

Fortunately, this is an area where special service area tool uh does a good job of providing the ability to finance uh capital improvements and receive those payments over time as additional property taxes essentially imposed on all the property owners.

Now the the condo association asked the city to do to take this step, so the city has discretion whether to do so or not.

Part of the public hearing notice included a notice of potential bond issuance by the city.

That's one potential finance mechanism that's very widely used in special service areas.

We are not certain today whether we're going to use that or propose that financing measure when we bring this matter forward before the council for consideration in September.

So the law requires that we wait at least 60 days after this hearing before we take final action.

The next hearing or the next city council meeting after that point in time is September 22nd.

So we likely will have an agenda item that day considering the special service area establishment as well as a special service area agreement.

We'll also we'll also in the interim finish our discussions with uh local banks to see whether or not a financing mechanism other than a bond issue might be more attractive with regard to the payments and the costs over time.

Um regardless of the financing mechanism, whether it's a bond issue or uh bank financing, it's going to be secured by property taxes, so it's a very secure measure by which the yearly bond payments or loan payments will be collected.

Uh, we've done similar measures in a number of different special service areas in town where we use different financing methods.

In this one, um, there's a TIFF in place that's generating some increment.

So it's likely that the proposal the staff brings forward is going to include that the property owners whose units are creating TIFF increment will use that TIFF increment to reduce their annual payments into the um into the bond fund or the loan fund.

And so those are the mechanisms that we'll be finalizing and putting in place before the council when we come back in September.

And I just wanted the city council to be aware the bond elements of this notice will put us in position for the city council to grant a bond, but it doesn't require that at this time.

And so the city still has to explore its options and determined what's best.

On a final matter, I'll just share with the council that earlier today I shared with each of the council members electronically a submission by one of the tower's residents asking that this matter be delayed for 60 days.

And what I expressed to the council as well as to that individual by copy of that email is that the process I've mentioned already sets in a 60-day delay from today at a minimum before council can take final action.

If in September, the council, in its judgment, wants to delay the matter further, we can take that up at that time.

Thank you very much.

And um, so now we can entertain the public hearing.

I'd be happy to answer any questions that council have, but uh the public hearing is really for people who chose to come here today to submit comments and whatnot.

So thank you, madam mayor.

Thank you.

Thank you for that explanation.

I think it's very helpful.

Um, so at this point, I would request anyone that would like to speak to the public hearing for the proposed twin towers place special service area to come forth.

And again, if there's anyone who would like to speak at this public hearing for the proposed Twin Towers Place Special Service Area, please come forth at this time.

And finally, if there's anyone who would like to speak at this public hearing for the proposed Twin Towers Place Special Service Area, please come forth.

Please provide your name.

Yes, Beverly Fratto, I'm a resident at the Twin Towers.

Okay.

Please proceed.

And this may not be the appropriate place.

This is the first um city council meeting I've ever been to in my life, and I'm a little embarrassed to say that because I should have been to some pro before now at my age.

But um, so if we need information as far as how this loan from the city, if if it were to be approved, where do we get that information?

Is it where do we ask questions about interest rates, how it's repaid, things like that.

So a number of your fellow residents have had that same question, and so I've made an offer, yes, ma'am.

Made an offer through your the lawyer that represents the condominium association here tonight, Chris Oswald.

That'd be happy to appear at a condominium association meeting or meetings and answer any questions that the residents might have.

I'd prefer to do that in a setting where I just have one conversation instead of over a hundred, because there's a lot of residents, right?

So I'm happy to appear at the condominium association.

I know that they meet on a regular basis.

I'm happy to appear there, and if we need more than one meeting, we can.

If I've if and I've mentioned there are some financial impacts on the members, and they're different based on your particular circumstances, and I'd be able to illuminate that for all the members that might want to attend that meeting at that time.

Uh, and so um uh and I'm sure that council would be present for that meeting, so we'd be happy to meet there at the condo association and have a meeting and answer all your questions there.

That's acceptable.

Yes, thank you.

Yes, ma'am.

Thank you.

Is there anyone else?

I would request a motion to close the public hearing.

Moved by council member Kelly, uh seconded by council member Gordon Young.

Please cash your ballots.

Councilmember Valpula.

Hi motion passes with two abstentions, Euler and Vespa.

Thank you.

Madam Clerk.

We are at the consent agenda.

26-181 is a communication from the city manager and director of public works with a request to approve the purchase of property at 1020 West Virginia Avenue for the covert improvements, dry Run Creek Tributary, a gift to McQueen Avenue project in the amount of 86,000.

26-182 is a communication with request to approve a professional services agreement with Roadway Asset Services LLC for the base bid for the pavement condition index update 2026 project in an amount not to exceed 114,800 to include an alternative bid contingent upon grant funding in the additional amount not to exceed 180,500 for imagery-based asset extraction.

26-183 is a communication with a request to approve a resolution approving the classification of qualified members of the fire department as peace officers for the purpose of investigating fire or explosions, which are suspected to be arson or arson related crimes.

And this item on your desk, there is a handout with the resolution and training certificates.

26-172 is a communication with a request to adopt an ordinance to amend appendix A, the unified development code relating to home-based food, clothing, and household item distribution.

26-184 is a communication with a request to adopt an ordinance amending chapter 18, Article 14, Section 18-621 of the Code of the City of Peoria relating to tobacco retail licenses.

26-185 is an appointment by Mayor Ali to the advisory committee on police community relations with a request to concur of Doug Gathers.

And 26-186 is a communication from the city manager and corporation council with a request to receive and file the annual AMT response time report, and that concludes our consent agenda.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Are there any items to remove from consent?

Can I get a motion to approve the consent agenda moved by Councilmember Euler, seconded by Council Member Jackson?

Please cash your ballots.

Councilmember Valpula.

Yeah.

Motion passes unanimously.

Madam Clerk.

We are at first readings.

26-187 is a communication from the city manager and director of community development with request to receive and file the first reading of an ordinance to amend Chapter 5, Section 5-97 of the Code of the City of Peoria relating to building permit fees.

Mr.

Manager.

Thank you, Madam Mayor.

This is an item that came before the land bank committee, and then we wanted to present to the council.

And I'm going to ask our land manager, Matt Smith, to walk through this first reading and hopefully answer any questions that council has.

Okay, thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Manager.

Madam Mayor, Council.

Here before you this evening for a first reading on a change to the building permit fees.

Really, it's an addition of reducing the building permit fees related to properties that the land bank owns and the city owns.

The intention is here to uh reduce the permit fees for those that would be building on land bank properties where the developments are less than five properties, or in cases where we're giving over a property for rehabilitation.

So it gives us that opportunity to uh give another incentive to a developer that would like to use land bank property.

Uh it will not apply to those or would not apply to those that are building subdivisions or part of phased developments, so the larger developments, uh, the the building permits under uh the draft proposal uh would still remain.

Happy to answer any questions that anyone may have.

Any questions from council councilmember Kelly?

Oh, thank you, Madam Mayor.

Just a comment.

Um personally, I'm not really in favor of building permit fees in general.

After all, why should we find people for building something in our city?

I know that everyone does it.

But if we didn't, it would make a good headline for our city.

In the meantime.

Any reduction or elimination of building permit fees is something I can support.

I'll be voting in the in the affirmative.

Okay.

Thank you, madam mayor.

You're welcome.

Um, can I get a motion to receive and file this item?

Uh, moved by council member Carmona, seconded by councilmember Allen.

Please cash your ballots.

Councilmember Valpula.

Hi.

Motion passes unanimously.

Madam Clerk.

We are at regular business.

26-188 is a communication from the city manager and police chief with a request to approve a letter of intent with Peoria Hospital's Mobile Medical Services, aka Advanced Medical Transport of Central Illinois for the construction and co-location of a police substation in ambulance station.

Mr.

Manager.

Thank you, Madam Mayor.

Earlier this year, we had a conversation with Advanced Medical Transport.

They were in the process of planning for a northern substation for AMT at the corner of Allen Road and Van Winkle Way.

So it's just north of Route 6.

There's a Carl Hospital facility, medical facility there, and it's just north of that location.

We had conversations with them because also in our budget we had funds set aside to make renovations to police substation two.

And we talked about the potential of co-locating both uh the police substation to a new police substation to along with their uh operations uh to the north.

Um during that conversation, we talked about a public-private partnership uh whereby AMT would um would build out uh the substation, the physical um substation, along with their facility, um, and then subdivide into three parcels including both a detention pond as well that would provide a more prominent location for uh our uh police substation, which is currently in the uh pioneer uh industrial park.

It's on all tower for there in the pioneer industrial park, it's kind of tucked away.

Uh you probably don't even notice it if you weren't up that way.

Uh, this would be an area for police um to that are working in the northern districts to have a location to take uh roll call in the morning.

There would be um a place for the public to come in and to file police reports.

There would be a location there for um officers to um use the facilities.

It would be you know, the current substation really just has one bathroom.

This would be uh both a male and a female bathroom.

So we'd have two bathrooms in place there, we'd have uh the appropriate showers and lockers that would be necessary as well for the for the police.

Um so we had the funds that were budgeted in that one project.

We also had three million dollars that we that the council approved in the budget for a separate police building that was contingent on some grant funds coming in.

That has fallen through, so that allows us to have those two projects combined uh to provide.

We're estimating it's gonna be about three and a half million dollars to build this facility, uh, and that would provide the funding for that.

Um what you have in front of you this evening is the letter of intent.

Um we would come back to you as we get further details on the budget and what that that number would be.

But but this is ultimately the first step in this process, and um we um as the staff of uh strongly support this and hope the council does as well.

Thank you.

And so the action item is to approve the letter of intent.

That's correct, and then the next step when you come back.

What is that?

The next the next steps when we come back, we'll have a a more formalized construction contract with AMT that'll be more formalized as well as an understanding of what our costs are gonna be.

So they have they've been working with a contractor uh and a designer on working on the design work, and then they'll come back to us with that those formal costs that we'll know what that actually is, so that we can make those the the uh contractual agreements that we'll need to have for that to go forward.

Okay, great.

I'm going to ask our police chief if if you will come to the mic, uh Chief Dixon, and talk about uh how this might accommodate strengthen um serve, better serve our uh police in our community good evening, mayor, council.

Um so the question is how the the difference between the current station we have and a and a new proposed station.

Um, you know, just in the interest of customer service, we can't do anything out north uh at all.

Zero.

We have zero capability to do that.

That station was built.

I had to do a little research on this, but it was built in 1964 to be a firehouse, and and it's been retrofitted.

We've been in it since 1997.

We can only do roll call there, and um we can do a little bit of there's uh there's one office out there, but it's not functional for what we need.

Um it's a barrier for a lot of people to have to come all the way down to the police department um to file paperwork or pay a fine or whatever the case may be if they want to talk to the detective.

So um this would allow us to put some front-facing staff there.

You could come into the building, you could um talk to uh uh an officer, you could have a meeting with the detective out there.

Uh there's there's all kinds of possibilities.

There's uh also meeting space out there that can be converted if the community, if we wanted to have a host uh host a meeting or a community uh event out there, we can certainly do that.

There's one of the restrictions at the current station too is parking.

It's a it's a real problem um parking both personal vehicles and squad cars out there, and so uh we we battle that frequently, this would alleviate that as well.

So um there's uh um a lot to gain from this, especially from a customer service standpoint, uh functionality.

Um there's some efficiencies that would be built in right now.

Police officers have to um if they work out north, they have to drive all the way down to the police department to process evidence that can be several hours of them uh multiple hours, I should say.

Um driving all the way down from out north to downtown, um, logging evidence then driving all the way back to their district.

They would they would be able to do all that in-house.

So um there's a lot more built-in efficiencies as well for the police department.

So um there's there's a lot we can do with a modernized substation.

Appreciate that.

Uh council member Allen?

Thank you, Madam Mayor.

Uh Mr.

Manager, uh you and I talked about this uh yesterday in our one-on-one, but just two questions just for the public.

Um was this particular uh substation uh already in our current budget?

Uh the there was 1.5 million dollars that we had budgeted to do renovation work at the existing substation that can we can move over to this project.

And then which line item will this come out of?

This this comes out of the capital budget, so it's funds that we've already approved in uh our capital budget from the budget from last year when we adopted in November.

Thank you, sir.

Thank you, Madam Mayor.

You're welcome.

Councilmember Gordon Yan.

Thank you, Madam Mayor.

Chief Dixon, I just uh have a question.

Um, of course, I know uh you know the station two or the substation and how that works, but I wondered if you could explain for the general public what roll call looks like between the downtown officers and the what we called Richwood's officers or the officers up north, um, and like even if there's an emergency, like what that time response, the difference would mean for it from a public safety perspective.

Yeah, sure.

So we have two stations that we operate.

Um the the you're dating yourself a little bit, calling it Richwoods.

You've been around for a while, former dispatcher, so she's got some insight.

Uh that's kind of police lingo, but uh station two or richwoods, if you if you know.

But uh they the officers get there um 15 minutes before their shift starts, and they have a roll call.

So they get briefed on what happened the previous shift, maybe the previous day, maybe they were off for a couple days, um, and they they kind of get the um what we're doing for the day, if there's any intelligence to pass along, anything they share.

So it's 15 minutes, they could do training, they could do uh there's a lot of things they do, but um that's what we have a roll call out north and um down at the uh police station downtown.

So um, you know, and as far as dispatches, usually when they hit the street, there's as you know, there's calls stacked up and pending, especially our second shift.

Um when they when they hit the street, they've got a list of calls they've got to get to.

So they're strategically positioned out north to cut that time response down.

Thank you.

I just wanted to make sure that the general public understands what that looks like and how important it is.

This is certainly certainly something that I believe is um very necessary and important for the general public, but certainly for our officers as well.

Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Mayor.

You're welcome.

Councilmember Jackson.

Uh thank you, Madam Mayor.

Uh just uh couple of questions uh over funding.

I the 1.5, the city manager said would was budgeted.

Where's the rest of it coming from?

Did you say the both projects?

We have we had two building projects for the police department, so it's coming from those two projects combined.

It's okay.

So we have 4.5 million dollars.

Okay.

Um, how many police stations, substations are there total in the city?

One.

We have one.

One?

We have the one off all turfers are substation.

Okay, so that that is the only police substation that we've got.

In years past, we've we've um been provided space, we've leased space, um, and and those were temporary, they weren't, we didn't conduct roll call at them.

Um we wouldn't staff it first for a period of time, but it wasn't a full-time substation.

So we have one substation.

So this is it for the entire city.

Well, we have the downtown station, and then we have the one off all Torfer.

Okay.

Um, so the officers who will be utilized utilizing this, are they do they live in that a neighborhood?

Um no.

No, it's just where they were, it's where they report to for work.

Okay.

Um, so it sounds like now correct me if I'm wrong.

Uh the services coming out of that facility.

Are they largely administrative?

The current substation?

Uh the one, this one that will be uh built.

Well, the idea is to have some some staff there.

Just it would be very much like it is downtown.

When you come in, if you need to file a report or you need to get some paperwork done, uh, we would be able to provide that out north.

And and so you wouldn't have to come all the way downtown to get whatever you need to get from the police department.

You could you could go to the um station two or whatever we end up calling it.

Um how much criminal activity occurs in that area?

And I know I don't know if you have that information.

You talk about processing information, uh, evidence and things of that nature.

Can you can you say that second part again?

You were you alluded to the need to be able to process evidence and things of that nature.

Um I'm just trying to um justify the need for um the type of work that'll be going on.

Yeah, so there's administrative versus um public safety.

Yeah, so a couple different things.

It's it's on a customer service level, you would be able to respond there and and pay a fine or do a police report that you wanted to do in person or um um you know, talk to a person and get that issue resolved.

Um on a police matter, you know, I don't have the crime stats with you.

I can certainly get those, but um our northern districts, uh, which which we in-house call richwoods area.

Um that's a large, large geographical area, and it takes a long time to drive from district to district.

Um it's the current the police officers are gonna be doing police work.

They're gonna be on the street, they're gonna be out doing their um police business responding to calls and things like that.

The efficiency comes when if they get a and I'll just use a a stolen bike, they recover a stolen bike, and they don't have to take the if they're out at Walmart on Allen Road, they don't have to drive all the way down to the station down on 600 Southwest Adams, tag it into evidence and then drive all the way back.

They can go out to the substation and and put that piece of evidence in and cut out a lot of time and just driving.

So the region that it will service is relatively large, if I understand you correctly.

Yes, district four, five, what?

Well, those are our those are our um downtown districts.

Uh four, five.

Um I I think she means council districts.

So okay, yes, yes, absolutely.

Um okay, yeah, we I talk police districts, but I understand.

So a little different.

Yeah, yeah, a little different.

So um four, five, and th so three, four, and five, I think are the if I'm three, four, and five.

Yeah.

Okay.

All right.

I'm I'm just trying to um you know, determine how much is actually administrative versus uh actual uh patrolling and and police work.

So it would allow us to do both, and we currently can only do patrol functions out of this one.

We could we could interview people there, we can um the this will give us the ability to do both administrative and police functions.

Okay, thank you, madam mayor.

Thank you.

Uh Chief Dixon.

You're welcome.

Councilmember Wrighenbach?

Thank you, madam mayor.

I would say um thank you, Chief, for again the out-of-the-box thinking here and the public-private partnership is is a pretty significant step.

I know councilman Sear has been championing this concept for some time.

So we want to thank him for his leadership in this in the past, but um I I think um Mr.

Rand from AMT, I don't know how involved um Chief Solberger was in this, but thank you for for thinking like this.

And talking about council districts, I think it would be safe to say council districts two, three, and four, and five would actually be affected because at Northmore Road, Northmore University, that's our four corners where four council districts meet.

So um, but let's not get too worried about that.

Let's talk about the benefit it's gonna have because um, as somebody who works downtown, I hear from clients even how cumbersome some people feel that is to come downtown.

So offering an alternative, I think will be a great thing, and to have AMT have a physical presence like that is gonna be great also.

So kudos to all those involved who put this forward and um were we looking for a motion still?

I'd be happy to make the motion to approve.

Seconded by council member Euler.

Uh continued discussion.

Councilmember Kelly.

Thank you, Madam Mayor.

In Chief, uh thanks.

I I like uh the idea very much.

It's a good idea.

The question I have is um uh what effect, if any, will this have on non-uniform staffing of the department and uniform staffing?

Uh uh I'm not sure which if we're talking about a professional staff, we you know the the goal would be to have professional staff out there that can process everything we pro that there's so much that goes into that.

What when you say professional, do you mean uniform?

Well, our civilian staff non non-sworn, is that what you're referring to?

Right.

Yeah.

So there would be a public-facing window that you could walk in and process paperwork and do your do your normal activities, you would respond to the police department for there would also be um uh an area where you could have a private conversation if you needed to interview somebody.

There's a there's a uh room off of the front where uh you could respond, and um a detective could have a conversation or a police officer can say, meet me at the police station, we'll have a conversation about it.

Uh that that happens quite frequently with um not only suspects but victims.

So um part of the issue we have is if we need to interview somebody and we can't do it where they're at, they have to come all the way down to the police station.

We don't have that capability now to do that at station two.

This would give us the ability to interview victims and not put as big of a burden to come down to the um down to the downtown station.

We could do that out there.

Being a uh civilian uh the intent of my question was a little bit simpler.

Okay.

That is, is this going to require more staffing?

Either uniform or non-definitely not the department definitely not uniform.

Uh, we're always um I I don't think it I think we can staff it at our current level with both both stations, yeah.

Okay, I mean, yes, both state stations, but with current staffing.

Correct.

Okay, thanks.

Thank you, madam mayor.

You're welcome.

I mean, what a thank you, Chief.

What a win-win opportunity for our police department for AMT and really for our residents and our community as a whole.

Uh, I wholeheartedly support this.

I think it's smart.

I think it makes uh for a lot of uh improved efficiencies for everyone, and uh thank you for being creative.

Yeah, you're welcome.

Thank you.

We have a motion on the floor.

We have a second.

If there's no more questions or comments, please cash your ballots.

Councilmember Valpula.

Yes.

Motion passes unanimously.

Thank you, Chief.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Manager.

Madam Clark.

26-189 is a communication from the city manager and corporation council to approve a lease agreement renewal for the parking lot at Hamilton and Madison between the City of Peoria and Heartland Parking.

Mr.

Manager.

Uh thank you, Madam Mayor.

Um there are some changes that we'd like to make to this agreement.

And if I could uh ask council if we could have a one-month deferral on this item, uh, that would be my request for the this item.

Is that till the next council meeting?

This would be until the August 11th City Council meeting.

Okay.

Uh can I get a motion to defer?

A move by council member Carmona, seconded by council member Gordon Young.

Any questions or comments?

Did you have one?

Did you have a comment?

Okay.

Councilmember Carmona.

Thank you, Madam Mayor.

And thank you, Mr.

Manager.

This is a very important agreement.

Um for the viability of the development that's happening on Main Street.

And not only that, but also the potential of you know the Madison Theater also being viable at some point again.

It's very important to our city.

The development, the current development that's happening right now is it really needs some more details worked out about the parking, uh, which is why uh we've been in conversations quite a bit uh with uh city manager or the developer.

And um we would just like to come to a more solid agreement for this main street development.

Um so it is beneficial for not only them but the future of the Madison Theater and really the rest of the city to have a really good place to park downtown as we continue to bring more uh shops online down there.

So um I just wanted to make that comment.

Thank you very much, Mr.

Manager and staff for uh being so diligent and working through all the different um requests and needs uh in preparation for this development agreement.

Thank you, Madam Mayor.

You're welcome.

Uh we have a motion to defer until August the 11th meeting.

Please cash your ballots, Councilman Valpula.

Yeah, motion passes unanimously, Madam Clerk.

We are at unfinished business 26-163 is a communication from the city manager and director of community development with a request to concur with recommendation from the planning and zoning commission and staff to deny a special use in a class R3 single family residential district for a short-term rental for the property located at 3614 Northgale Avenue.

This was on uh the agenda for our last council meeting.

Um in the absence of councilwoman Jackson, it was uh recommended that we defer until this meeting.

Um did you have some input or thoughts on that?

Uh Councilwoman.

Thank you, Madam Mayor.

Uh no.

Um after reviewing this, my intent had been to follow the recommendation of the planning and zoning committee to deny it.

Okay.

Do you want to make a motion?

Absolutely.

Uh, I would like to make a motion to uh deny item 25-163.

Can I get a second second by council member Kelly?

Any other discussion?

Please cash your ballots.

Councilmember Valpula.

Yeah.

Motion passes unanimously.

Madam Clerk.

If there is no further unfinished business, we would be at new business.

We have new business.

Anyone with new business items, Councilmember Regenbach?

Thank you, madam mayor.

Um, two quick things on your desk.

Um, you will find a memo from Aaron Kamp, the general manager of Springdale Cemetery.

And you probably have heard about the burglary and vandalism that they experienced last week.

And um he goes into some details about about the history of recurring um issues such as this, and in discussion with him and with the city manager and police chief, I think it would behoove all parties for the three of them, and whether it's the manager and the chief or their um appointed designees that they meet with Mr.

Compt and discuss where appropriate camera locations would be and how we can improve the safety and security of Springdale.

Not only is it a national historic um registered um property, but it is um city owned, so I think we owe it to them to have that discussion.

So I would ask the chief and the manager to reach out to Mr.

Compton and get some discussions going.

Um second thing is a little more personal.

Uh recently um decided to make an addition to my deck in my backyard.

And of course, being the responsible council member I am.

I went to the development center to find out what kind of permitting um process I needed to go through.

And um as expected, it's it's it's a process, but I will tell you that Matt Ziller and Rich Storm, our building inspectors and the and the head of that team came out to the property, met with me, and we got the contractor on the phone, and they were very professional and very helpful, and um made some suggestions that my contractor said, Well, if a tornado comes through, just go under this deck because it ain't going nowhere.

So I just say all that while there is a process for things such as this, there really is logic behind it, and I just wanted to recognize our building um permit team for for making that a good experience for me, and I have a really nice duck now.

So great.

Thank you, ma'am.

Thank you.

Councilmember Allen.

Uh Councilman Riggenbach's place, it sounds like on the patio.

Uh, two quick things.

Uh, first off, I want to say thank you to the uh operations team of our public works department.

Uh Reservoir Boulevard underwent a Silcoat renovation recently, and the compliments and just the praise that I've received that um we did some good work on reservoir.

Uh this would be a temporary solution until we do the full-blown reconstruction in a few years.

But uh I appreciate uh the work and I just want to give them some public recognition because sometimes as council members we get the praise and just want to know that the staff we couldn't do it without you all.

So thank you to Deputy Director Simaroon and the whole team uh for uh putting up with some of my emails um because I've been very persistent on Reservoir Boulevard, but I now can uh go to my aunt's house without getting pestered that the road is not completed in bad shape, so we're we're in good shape there.

Uh and the second thing is a uh I have a report back request, and I talked to Chief Dixon uh yesterday to give them a heads up on this, but I'm sure many of you have been receiving a lot of concerns and even complaints about uh motorized e-bikes uh cruising through our neighborhoods.

Um in my day we had a Huffy and and pigs, and these kids now they've got these e-bikes, and they some of them go really fast, and uh I think it's very important now, especially most recently.

The Illinois Secretary of State's office um did pass a bill uh regarding e-bikes, and so I think it's important that we just talk about what does that mean as far as enforcement compliance, what ordinances that we have in place, just to make sure that one, we are enforcing things when necessary, and then two, also managing the expectations uh because some of these, you know, they may be loud, but they're not illegal.

And so I think it's important that our our neighbors are and our constituents are aware of that as well, too.

So uh Chief Dixon, I appreciate any uh report back you could provide at our next council meeting, so then that way we could disseminate that to our constituents.

Thank you, Madam Mayor You're very welcome.

Councilmember Jackson.

Uh thank you, uh Council Member Allen for that uh observation.

I just have a little uh addition, I'd like to.

I have also, in addition to uh seeing e-bikes, I've seen uh all terrain vehicles, and I'm I'm not sure what the uh regulation is regarding that.

Um I've seen them and uh I mean they they're cutting up and down the streets and safety is always a major concern.

And I if I I had a conversation a few years ago with someone about uh what the or it what the law was, and uh I don't think I got an answer, but it would be interesting to find out what the regulation is because there are a number of those around too in the city, and we want to make sure um that if folks are in compliance, they are safe.

So if if we could include that, sir, all terrain vehicles.

Thank you, madam mayor.

You're welcome.

Any other new business, Madam Clerk?

We are at Citizens Opportunity to address the city council.

I have uh four speakers that have requested uh to come forth.

The first is Michelle Thomas.

Okay, I came about my HUD apartment complex.

I've been told before it is not really city proper, you know, city city.

Um but I live at Oakwood's apartments.

We have not had a full-time manager since the middle of March.

There goes my phone.

Um the building right now is full of roaches, it has mice.

We have a person from corporate that comes out in the middle.

Well, she just came out today, and she's gonna be there for Thursday.

She came out once last month.

We got someone hired on the 22nd of last month, and she quit two days later.

And Megan, the person from corporate came out then too.

Um, but we have not had a full-time manager since the middle of March.

We have all sorts of problems in the building right now.

We have two working washers.

We have there are all sorts of carts from Krogers from Dollar Tree from Hive.

I counted over 30.

You know, city, I think that's a city issue because you guys want to lose another Krogers.

They keep calling and they're not getting an answer from anybody.

They can't get a hold of anybody to get their carts back.

Um hang on, I've got the list.

We just had a meeting the other night.

Um, we're having plumbing issues.

Some parts of the day you have no water pressure.

Some parts of the day the water is just scalding hot, some parts of the day it is cold.

Um the ends of the building can barely get hot water.

Um we have trash collectors who are constantly bringing trash in.

I'm trying to think of all of it.

Um there's just so much going on there.

Gotta open the right folder.

Excuse me.

It's just we have no voice.

We've contacted National Housing.

I can't think of it.

It's I can't think of it.

It's the place the HUD recommends you to, but we've contacted HUD, we've contacted Code Enforcement here.

I've been in contact with Nicole Morrow.

We've contacted everybody we can think of, and we have no remorse left.

So I thought I would try you guys at least because we don't know what else to do at the moment.

Try and find the paper.

Oh goodness, I can't even find it now.

But like I said, it is just overrun and nothing is being done.

They're not, we have doors that are constantly getting propped over.

We have squatters.

You just had your officer here.

Um the officers are having to be our babysitters.

They're the ones responding four or five times a day, and they're saying our problem is that we have poor management.

We just had a stabbing last week in our building.

Two women fighting over something stupid.

It's the there's an emergency number, and I've seen the fire department and the police department try and call it several times and try and call Megan's number several times, and they're not even getting response from either number.

It seems there's no way for them to even get a hold of somebody if we're having a problem.

So it just I don't know what to do anymore.

And I don't know, like I said, they keep telling me it's not a city problem, but I don't know where else else to go anymore.

We don't know where else to go anymore.

So I thought I'd at least try here.

Thank you, Miss Thomas.

We'll have someone follow up with you.

Okay, thank you.

Our next speaker is Linda Wilson.

Good evening.

My name is Linda Wilson.

I live at 1823 South Idaho in the 61605 neighborhood.

Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to speak with you tonight.

I'm here on my dad's 95th birthday, and my whole family's out eating right now.

Um, but I'm also here to represent my neighbors and community friends and allies.

Over several seven years ago, I addressed this council about demolishing Old Harrison school.

Tonight I'm here to speak to you about the proposed Phoenix Community Development OSF project on the old Harrison School site.

I want to begin by saying that I understand that there is a real need for more housing for families experiencing homelessness.

I empathize deeply with that need because I was once a young mother, single mother, doing everything I possibly could to provide for my own family.

I know firsthand how important stable housing can be for a family.

But my concerns are not about helping families.

My concerns are about how this project has been planned, how our neighborhood has once again been excluded from meaningful conversations, and whether this proposal is truly a good fit for our community.

For years, the residents of the South Side have watched promises come and go, and many of those promises remain unfulfilled.

Because of this, I would like to respectfully ask several questions.

First of all, how many members of city council have actually visited the proposed site and walked through our neighborhood?

How many city staff members or elected officials have met with homeowners and residents before discussing this project, selecting this location, and drafting these plans?

This project originally began at the former Methodist College site.

Why did those chance plans change?

Were the people who made who live in our neighborhood considered stakeholders before the decisions were made?

When will the old Harrison Homes apartments be demolished?

The consulting firm that did the report, I'm kind of referencing to recommends the recommendations identify priorities that our neighborhood desperately needs, including child care, improved transportation, recreational opportunities, green space, access to fresh food through neighborhood markets, public safety investments, and even a neighbor neighborhood police hub, that would kind of be nice in addition to what you're proposing and the northern area area of our city.

How many of those recommendations have actually been implemented?

Why are we discussing a 23 to 26 million dollar housing project before addressing those basic community needs?

Our neighborhood remains a food desert.

Transportation remains inadequate, infrastructure continues to lag behind other areas of this city.

What infrastructure improvements have been added recently?

There are three liquor stores within just blacks of this proposed development.

If this project is intended to serve families experiencing homelessness and households with disabilities, why place an already vulnerable population into an environment that still lacks many of the resources needed for long-term success?

The proposal also states that every household must include someone with a qualifying disability, such as mental illness or developmental disability.

Why is that a requirement?

What specific needs is this project designed to meet that could not be met through broader affordable family housing?

The city has stated that this development is intended for families.

If that's the case, then why does the proposal include 10 one-bedroom apartments?

Has the city had conversations with Peoria Public Schools?

I'm a teacher.

And has the school district evaluated the impact the project may have on any Joe Gordon, that's the school that it's right across the street from.

The staffing needs, the enrollment changes, classroom capacity, transportation, additional special education services of children with disabilities are a part of those households.

I want to ask why this project could not be located elsewhere, like Expo Gardens, where existing infrastructures, transportation, utilities, community resources are already in place.

Likewise, if the city's long-term goal has all always been housing for that site, why not Habitat for Humanity homes, just like it is on McKinley's site.

As taxpayers, many of us feel ignored.

Our property taxes continue to increase every year while the services for our neighborhood continue to decline.

We are repeatedly expected to absorb new develop developments without first receiving the infrastructure improvements that would come with them.

Again, I want to be clear.

Can I have an extension?

No.

Sorry.

Thank you.

I will be back next time to finish.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

Next speaker is Kelly Martin.

Hello.

And I'm finally here not through invitation, but because I um have heard that you're going to make a vote about me, and I'm not going to ask you to change your votes, but I want to know why.

I want to know why I was not actually invited to be here.

I got an email from Kaylee, who is not here, I guess anymore.

Um on June 4th, I emailed Mayor Rita Ali on June 23rd.

Um, and I still haven't heard back from that email.

I'm guessing you were very busy.

Um, but when I got the email from Peoria City Government, it went to my spam folder.

And the reason why I knew that this was taking place is because there were some very carefully worded articles that did not mention me, but did mention porch pantries.

And assuming that I am the only one, then it would be me.

And it would just be nice to have been included.

Is that all?

That is okay.

Thank you.

Can you take the speaker to him uh microphone possibly?

Yeah.

Thank you, madam mayor, councilman, ladies and gentlemen.

My name is Pastor Thomas Carpenter.

I live a couple houses down from Richwoods and Sterling Avenue.

This is my basic main transportation with Clift, C bus.

But I'm on a city bus because it's city bus, there's no sidewalk on Richwoods Avenue.

For me to get to catch the bus.

You'll get people going 50 miles per hour down Richards Avenue from Gale Street to Sterling Avenue with and don't even care about the 30 mile speed limit.

And when you ask them to slow down, they get mad at you, they cut you out, and that would be even back up and tell it, tell you off.

And then I sometimes I'll have to take the city bus and I get off, and I had to go to a business.

I had to take a street to get to there because no sidewalk.

None around Big Hall Road behind Northwoods Mall.

Um behind the businesses on Sterling Avenue on Big Hollow.

There's no sidewalks.

They're nothing.

Till you get to um behind uh show gas station there by um Avanys.

Also you get a sidewalk, but it's dangerous, it's just extremely dangerous.

Not just in that area, but other parts of the city of Peoria.

And Gill Avenue from University Street to McClure.

It is the worst bumpiest road in the city of Peoria.

You gotta do all kinds of constructions.

I don't even know why you guys, after 60 years of Adam Street and Jefferson Street being one ways, and also you guys decide to make it one two-way streets.

There's other roads that need more repairs and that happening.

I've been here 60 years of my life.

63 years.

I deliver papers down through here.

15 years old.

It has changed tremendously.

But confusing people that come here from out of towns when they used to be one ways.

You guys are gonna end up getting making money like crazy giving people tickets for going down a wrong way on one way, not one way street no more.

I see it happening all over the town.

I've got I got a parking ticket one day in front of in front of the CLink office.

There's things covered the meters up, and I didn't know nothing about them.

I got my ticket sponged because I didn't know about it, but there used to be a handicapped parking there.

And it was open, and I parked there.

That was before that was when the construction was going on.

I didn't even know it was even going on.

But I thank you.

I just want to miss about this sidewalk thing.

It's really dangerous right on these streets with cars aren't going to care about the filaments.

They honk at you like you're the you're at fault that you're right on the street when there's no sidewalks.

And sometimes when you're at a side a street that has a sidewalk, you gotta go to the, you know, go through it, you know, the little thing there, the little bubbles and stuff.

There's so big, got so big bumps and cracked, and I can't even go through it.

One time I'm there on Lake Street going to High V from University, and there's this hole right in the middle of the sidewalk.

I try to go around it, but I couldn't do it.

I got stuck.

Somebody saw me and bailed me out and literally puts a 500-pound wheelchair out of that hole with me in it.

But it's happening everywhere.

It's just not, you know, like a main areas I told you about.

But you know, sometimes it'll make me fall out of my wheelchair.

I had an accident.

I got knocked out of my wheelchair by a car, didn't see me crossing on the bike lane at Forest Hill and Gale.

Did five thousand dollar damage to my wheelchair.

If I wasn't able to wiggle myself away from wheels, I was afraid it'll get crushed.

Thank you.

Sorry, Mr.

Carpenter.

But the pupils don't watch this.

You know, and these sidewalks are very important to have.

Sorry, your time's up, sir.

That's fine.

Thank you.

Madam Clerk.

We are we have an executive session.

I would like to invite a motion to adjourn and to convene in closed session immediately following the adjournment at the city council meeting pursuant to the open meetings act 5ILCS 122 C21 for approval by the body of closed session minutes and semi-annual review of closed session minutes.

Can I get that uh move by council member Gordon Young, seconded by council member Kelly?

Please cash your ballots.

Council member Valpula.

Yes.

Motion passes unanimous and thank you for your service.