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 started tonight.

First, that the agenda will be displayed on the monitors in the council chambers.

The City of Woodstock operates under what is 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.

If a member of council wishes to uh wishes to, they may ask or have an item removed for separate consideration and voting.

Members of the public may request to have an item separately removed and considered and have agreed to by a member of council, it too will be removed and separately considered and voted upon.

There are two opportunities for public comment tonight, the first being at the start of the meeting under floor discussion.

Members of the public may come forward to the podium in the middle of the room.

If they're willing to do so, state their name and address for purpose of the record, and feel free to make comments to the Woodstock City Council on any items not on this evening's agenda.

Second opportunity for public comment will be when we make uh take any items for action.

There will be an opportunity for the public to make comments.

Are there any questions on those brief announcements before we get started?

I did not make this room as cold as it is tonight.

So I don't, I just wanted to.

That's not on the record, but I at least wanted to state that for the participants.

Um any questions in those announcements.

All right.

Hearing none, I'll go ahead and officially call an order this April 16th meeting, uh, April 16th, 2024 meeting of the Woodstock City Council to order.

Unless the clerk please call the roll.

Councilman Flynn?

Here.

Councilwoman McMahon.

Here.

Councilman Nearman.

Here.

Councilman Seegers.

Here.

Councilman Thibault?

Here.

Councilwoman Zemba?

Here.

Mayor Turner.

Here.

The record reflect that all seven members of our present in the chambers this evening for the City Council meeting.

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

Yes, it is.

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

First item this evening uh is on the agenda is floor discussion.

And under floor discussion, uh we have public comments.

At this time, I would invite any members of the public who wish to do so come 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.

Feel free to make your comments to the Woodstock City Council.

Good evening, Council.

David Magnuson, 400 North Madison Street, Woodstock, Illinois.

Uh I come to you today.

Uh one with an apology.

I was quite rude uh at the Lennar hearing when I provided an outburst at the end of the meeting.

Uh was really out of a voice of immense frustration in that within five minutes of first attending uh the last meeting.

I knew the decision was already made.

Everybody knew the decision was already made.

That is not what I find to be appropriate leadership in a community that you are supposed to be re representing us, the community.

Uh and that was obviously a very one-sided situation.

I don't know what all of your decisions were behind it.

Uh two new ladies, Melissa McMahon and Natalie Ziemba.

I grace you with that.

You're new.

Um, as I've seen on many boards, many councils, that a lot of people will just go along with something because they're new.

They're learning, they're not understanding what their real role is.