Well, good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

I'd like to welcome you to this evening's meeting of the Woodstock City Council.

A few brief announcements before we get uh started.

Reminder that the meeting this evening is being live streamed and is recorded on the and uh maintained on the city's uh website.

City Woodstock operates under what's called a consent format.

Consent format means that all items for action this evening will be considered in a single motion and a single vote.

A member of the Woodstock City Council can request an item to be removed and it will be removed and then considered in a separate discussion and vote.

Member of public may wish to or may choose may request to have an item separately removed for consideration and voting, and if agreed to by a member of this Woodstock City Council, that item too would be separately considered and voted upon.

There are two opportunities for public comment this evening, the first being at the start of the meeting under floor discussion during floor discussion uh public comments, competent members of the public may come forward to the podium in the middle of the room if you're willing to do so.

State your name and address for purpose of the record, and feel free to make your comments to the Woodstock City Council on any items not on this evening's agenda.

Second opportunity for public comment will come when Woodstock City Council considers uh any item for action.

Members of the public will be invited to provide comment.

Any questions on those brief announcements before we get started?

All right.

Well, I will go ahead and officially call the order this March 5th, 2024 meeting, the Woodstock City Council to order, and ask Jane to please call the roll.

Councilman Flynn.

Here.

Councilwoman McMahon here.

Councilman Nearman.

Councilman Seegers.

Here.

Councilman Tebow?

Here.

Councilwoman Ziemba?

Here.

Mayor Turner.

Here.

The record of fluck that six of the seven members of the Woodstock City Council are present this evening.

Jane, would you please confirm that the agenda this evening is this is the same as the true and published agenda?

Yes, it is.

Thank you, Jane.

That being the case, ladies and gentlemen of the council, the people's business is duly and appropriately before us.

The first item this evening is floor discussion, and under floor discussion, uh we have two proclamations this evening, which I'm very proud to make.

Um the first is recognition of the Woodstock Garden Club's hundredth anniversary, and then the second is proclamation of music in our schools month without objection, council.

Okay, very well.

So uh at this time, I'd like to invite members of the Woodstock Garden Club to join me at the uh podium on the far far wall.

Um uh members of the garden club include uh Brenda Delphor, Susan Galato, Heidi Johnson, Helen Johnker, Sandra Maternis uh Maternis, and Colleen Thornton.

So if you all would join me over over here.

You guys look great tonight.

Look like a garden.

All different colors.

Well, it's uh it's certainly our pleasure to uh to welcome you all this evening, and I'd like to thank you for the work you've done on behalf of the city and your club uh for many, many years.

So thank you for being here and thanks for the work that you do for the city.

So go ahead and read this proclamation.

Proclamation honoring Woodstock Garden Club's hundredth anniversary.

Whereas, established in 1924, the Woodstock Garden Club aimed to enhance the overall charm of the city and annually strives to promote civic beauty.

And whereas, in the 100 years since its inception, the Woodstock Garden Club has planned, created, provided, and or maintained several civic beauty projects for the for the for the Woodstock community, including but not limited to conservation efforts at Wood Riders Woods, donation of concrete planners for the square in 1993, planted 1,000 daffodil bulb bulbs along Country Club Road in 2000, landscaped around the bandstand in the park in the square in 2002, planted daffodils and iris iris bulbs in the park of the square in 2003, assume responsibility for the Val Gitlin Memorial Garden in 2003, horticulture improvements in Susquicentennial Park since 2004, train station beautification project beginning in 2009, monetary donation to the opera house in 1981 for landscaping and providing table centerpieces for the Opera House fundraiser throughout the year.

Donated funds andor books for the garden shelf garden club shelf at the Woodstock Public Library through the 1930s, 40s, 60s, and 2000s.

Provided monthly floral arrangements for the library from 1960 through the 1980s and from 2015 to present.

Planted at a Douglas fir at the community high school on South South Street in 1932.

Monthly donations to Clay and Elementary and Olson schools for landscaping purchases in the 1990s.

Award scholarships to high school seniors in Woodstock and the student and students at McHenry County College pursuing horticulture careers.

That's impressive.

And whereas the Woodstock Garden Club has demonstrated an enduring dedication to the residents of Woodstock, enhancing the city's overall appear, appeal, fostering civic aesthetics, and championing championing the perpetuation and advocacy of horticulture's hor horticultural significance for future generations.

Now therefore, be it proclaimed that the Woodstock that the City Council of the City of Woodstock on behalf of all citizens declares two thousand and twenty-four as the Woodstock Gardens Club's one hundredth anniversary and expresses the city's appreciation for a century of civic pride and beautification.

Approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Woodstock, McHenry County this fifth day of March 2024.

Ladies and gentlemen, please give these members a round of applause.

We've enjoyed being a part of the community for a hundred years, and I won't say that we mill will be here for the next hundred.

I can't prove that uh promise that.

We're small but mighty, and we we very proud of the things that we do for the community, and we're very happy that the city um supports us and the community as well.