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Quincy City Council Meeting – May 19, 2025

City CouncilMonday, May 19, 2025
BodyQuincy, Illinois
SessionCity Council
DateMonday, May 19, 2025
StatusFILED
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1:07

But if I have a button to come from the room, we will start with prayer or start with that one, the problem is too, and can you have to start in five care?

2:01

We will have to continue.

2:06

And you can do that.

2:13

I don't know if you should have been possible for living things.

5:08

Maybe that's the new question.

5:11

What do you think about?

5:13

How old did you do?

5:16

But who maybe you talk to maybe the woman is open.

5:24

Bye.

5:29

If you do it by this point, do not do it to those at least.

6:35

No, I think.

6:38

Yeah.

6:44

Yeah.

6:47

Me?

6:50

Yeah.

6:54

Um, yeah.

7:08

I'm favorable I pass now.

7:12

You can tell us something.

7:16

And then we've got on to public panel.

7:22

There are four speakers.

7:24

We will call you in the order and find out.

7:29

And this statement nine.

7:32

And you won't be managing to three minutes each.

7:36

And when you push the button on the microphone, you have to make that and I have two minutes to speak.

7:44

So I've got the question is when do we okay?

8:09

I was supposed to think two, a little more excellent.

8:12

The physical idea is two five questions.

8:15

Um here today, um, I have a thousand consumers that I'd like to bring to the attention of the city council.

8:22

Um spent quite a bunch of here for the past week, but um these consumers I can with um last one day I was um walk up to a bat in my bedroom and uh there was a good one that was there.

8:37

So I called my family to uh provide a need to get the EL and start maybe space and put in the past we'll rewind that.

8:50

The last time I've been waiting for you to finish with a training, um often takes a comeback in my unit and something bad.

9:02

The one I thought for if there's two young person to think on the home if you can get them spraying and vocalizing in the wall.

9:12

So that's a little unknown.

9:14

Um when they saw wind thing happened, I I haven't got in touch with the department of the time.

9:22

So they have an open piece for me that um there I thought uh the landlord is saying listen we need a um after that because we got back.

9:34

So let's go, okay.

9:36

Well we'll put a little cover in a bit of things.

9:39

So it comes to stand out the landscape to the one who can a battle.

9:46

It's not still and there's regulations because I don't really need to take it.

9:50

And it it that we can sort of need to take and show it back.

9:55

Um, I thought it conservation officer out there because what it was doing was wrong.

10:01

Because what it was doing was wrong.

10:03

And uh he went ahead and did it anyway to the transformation of the story about that.

10:12

You know, what would that take and kind of spring from whatever?

10:17

Anyway, uh I would say several agencies are the spinning spectrum, uh the one day in the particular maybe given by the property before can they notice to the back problem because uh the all the holes could be still have a bad pattern.

10:36

It could fold my walk bottle in the maintenance system like the body can't do anything because they did have a fold.

10:45

And if those are the fools, they're gonna they would have been able to spy them because the bath should have been fine and could do that.

10:52

You have to have food called a bad thing in the back.

10:55

If you did not have the whole thing.

11:01

Oh four backs and the four or bite picks to thank you and we will be doing that in time and reading research and people in the things to me have that and people have to find the people.

11:42

We've talked about this in the last time or few times, but then just coming up uh in the 167th and soft time uh it's been a long time to do something to have a family family activity that's gonna be a couple of people and the activities and Friday afternoon and the father started five to eleven and side of the three to eleven, you have to and downstairs, we have done that, and I'd like to invite all of you to come out and put a side if you haven't done so in the past.

12:16

Um I'd also like to put a clear outfit, people that will help us put the festival on in particular we need to never know how to have five different kinds of things.

12:29

So um it's always a busy time at the building, so that uh at the particular piece, and if you want to be talking to me, you can, and then I can show you the information how to find out that it leaves.

12:43

Okay, not the same now.

13:49

I have a one-year-old that's the last thing I have three, but overall, and it's cool and two other customers, I have to make the big four extreme things and people are together.

14:24

They have two things when these people that can go still last year, but it's all done at food.

15:05

Because there is something that we won't have.

15:08

You know, you don't need to have a way that makes it after the next two.

15:15

If that means no way, I think that's a good one.

15:21

It's a popular factor.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Public Engagement█████████████████████████████████████37%
Procedural███████████████████19%
Miscellaneous███████████11%
Budget Equity Analysis█████████9%
Public Safety████████8%
Technology and Innovation████████8%
Community Engagement████4%
Animal Welfare██2%
Youth Programs██2%
Summary of Proceedings

Quincy City Council Meeting – May 19, 2025

This meeting of the Quincy City Council included public comments, budget adjustments, updates on city programs, and a discussion of code enforcement for grass maintenance. Due to poor audio quality in the transcription, some details are uncertain or unclear.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • First speaker: Reported a bat or rodent problem in their bedroom. They contacted family, a landlord, and a conservation officer but felt the issue was not properly addressed. They expressed frustration about unresolved pest issues and requested help.
  • Second speaker: Announced a festival on 167th Street scheduled for a Friday afternoon (date unclear). Invited council members and the public to attend and noted a need for volunteers to help with five different kinds of activities.
  • Third speaker: Criticized the Quincy Police Department’s use of a “cloud system,” stating that its use is unlawful and that the public has been denied access to documents. They referenced a document from January 24, 2023, and called for action against the responsible person.

Discussion Items

  • Budget Adjustments: The City Manager proposed reducing the legal budget by $20,000 and shifting funds to the administrative services budget by $177,750 (transcription unclear on exact figure). These funds are intended for communication strategy and underwater operations. A related transfer of $52,348 from last year was mentioned.
  • Code Enforcement and Grass Maintenance: Council members raised concerns about delays in addressing grass complaints on private properties. A code enforcement official explained the process: complaints are filed, notices are sent to owners, and if not resolved, the city may perform abatement. There are currently 80 open work orders, with only three workers from public works assigned. The official discussed the use of a public portal for tracking complaints but noted resource limitations.

Announcements & Reports

  • City Manager Updates:
    • ELS/Airline Service: An order has been written for a new airline to begin service on August 1, 2025. The council will have a third reading next week. Presentations planned for June include: BMC and LEGAP program, security and new premium system, and land bank updates.
    • Sister City Trip: Scheduled for June 8–14. The City Manager will be out of office for that week.
    • Threat Assessment Workshop: Hosted by FAA and Homeland Security on Wednesday–Thursday. Six city representatives will attend.
    • Quincy Daddy Paddlers: Seeking host families for three to four student athletes arriving May 24 and departing August 4.
    • Memorial Day Closure: All city offices closed on Monday, May 26. A press release was issued.
    • Neighborhood Meeting: Tomorrow evening at Cross Country Club (3312 North 36th Street) regarding a proposed highway project and solar projects.

Key Outcomes

  • Votes on Legislation: Several items were voted on, but specifics and vote tallies are unclear from the transcription. Council members expressed support (“I am favorable”) for certain motions, including a lot publication and appointments.
  • Next Steps: The city manager will provide updates on budget adjustments and continue with the third reading of the airline service ordinance. Code enforcement will continue to process grass complaints with current resources.

Note: The raw transcription was highly garbled; some topics and statements may be incomplete or misinterpreted.

Meeting Transcript

But if I have a button to come from the room, we will start with prayer or start with that one, the problem is too, and can you have to start in five care? We will have to continue. And you can do that. I don't know if you should have been possible for living things. Maybe that's the new question. What do you think about? How old did you do? But who maybe you talk to maybe the woman is open. Bye. If you do it by this point, do not do it to those at least. No, I think. Yeah. Yeah. Me? Yeah. Um, yeah. I'm favorable I pass now. You can tell us something. And then we've got on to public panel. There are four speakers. We will call you in the order and find out. And this statement nine. And you won't be managing to three minutes each. And when you push the button on the microphone, you have to make that and I have two minutes to speak. So I've got the question is when do we okay? I was supposed to think two, a little more excellent. The physical idea is two five questions. Um here today, um, I have a thousand consumers that I'd like to bring to the attention of the city council. Um spent quite a bunch of here for the past week, but um these consumers I can with um last one day I was um walk up to a bat in my bedroom and uh there was a good one that was there. So I called my family to uh provide a need to get the EL and start maybe space and put in the past we'll rewind that. The last time I've been waiting for you to finish with a training, um often takes a comeback in my unit and something bad. The one I thought for if there's two young person to think on the home if you can get them spraying and vocalizing in the wall. So that's a little unknown. Um when they saw wind thing happened, I I haven't got in touch with the department of the time. So they have an open piece for me that um there I thought uh the landlord is saying listen we need a um after that because we got back. So let's go, okay. Well we'll put a little cover in a bit of things. So it comes to stand out the landscape to the one who can a battle. It's not still and there's regulations because I don't really need to take it. And it it that we can sort of need to take and show it back. Um, I thought it conservation officer out there because what it was doing was wrong. Because what it was doing was wrong. And uh he went ahead and did it anyway to the transformation of the story about that. You know, what would that take and kind of spring from whatever? Anyway, uh I would say several agencies are the spinning spectrum, uh the one day in the particular maybe given by the property before can they notice to the back problem because uh the all the holes could be still have a bad pattern. It could fold my walk bottle in the maintenance system like the body can't do anything because they did have a fold. And if those are the fools, they're gonna they would have been able to spy them because the bath should have been fine and could do that. You have to have food called a bad thing in the back. If you did not have the whole thing. Oh four backs and the four or bite picks to thank you and we will be doing that in time and reading research and people in the things to me have that and people have to find the people.

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