City Council Meeting/Strategic Session - Regular Meeting

2026 to order. Roll call.

Green. Here. Seton.

Here.

Houseman. Here. Furman. Here. Stamen.

Here. Would everyone please stand for the invocation given by Rick Hutchison from the Heights Church and remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance.

Father, I thank you this evening for the privilege of being here in this place to pray over these men and women. I thank you, Father, for the way that you use them to direct and to run this city. And I pray your anointing upon each one of them. I thank you for our police and our fire. And I thank you, Father, for the way that they put their lives on the line for the people of this community. and I just pray your blessing upon each one of them. I ask that you would anoint and that you would direct in this meeting, that you would guide our mayor and the council members. I pray that they would have wisdom to do the business that needs to be done. Thank you for your love, and thank you again for this privilege. In Jesus' name we pray, amen.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands,

with liberty and justice for all.

Next item.

The first item tonight is the Collinsville Area Community Foundation Stan Schafer Memorial Scholarship.

Mayor, members of the council, we're pleased to have guests this evening. We have members from the Collinsville Area Community Foundation Board. I'd like to introduce Kai Redman, who's the president of the board. He's gonna go over the scholarship recipients for 2026.

First of all, this is a full house tonight. I didn't recognize this was gonna be, so just a quick shout out, because a lot of police and fire here, so just a deep respect and appreciation for all you do. Thank you. All right, good evening. We appreciate the opportunity to once again present the annual Stan Schaffer Scholarship recipients. For 2026, past mayors Stan Schafer and John Miller were instrumental in the scholarship initiative, thus they're to be commended for their vision and commitment to the scholarship. And we very much appreciate continued support over the years by the City Council of Collinsville. So thank you. My name is Kai Redmond, board president of the Council Area Community Foundation, or CACF. This year, we received 30 applications. That was a lot, and it was great, of which 21 qualified, because you have to be in city limits for the Stan Schaffer scholarship. And the board named six scholarship recipients this year, of which three are in attendance this evening, Sarah, No, you don't have to stand up. That's all right.

So it's always people like, what are we going to do here?

Sarah Quincy and McKenna. All right. I didn't get to say hello, so all right. Thank you all for being here in the family. Then let's see. Kylie Noonan, Hayden Regg, and Lila Hutchison could not be in attendance this evening. However, Lila's mother is with us this evening. All right. We talked earlier, so... Again, thank you for being here. A quick note of recognition, appreciation, and congratulations to all recipients. And thank you both recipients and your family members and your relatives who are in attendance. Including this year's six recipients, 60 scholarships have been awarded since the foundation's inception in 2010. The foundation, switching gears a little bit, the foundation would also like to recognize members of the Metzger family in attendance this evening. Bill Metzger. who is a founding foundation board member, passed in 2022. CMC Rotary, working with Bill's family and the CACF, created the William M. Metzger Scholarship Award. Alexia Garcia-Lopez will be recognized this evening as having been awarded this scholarship by the Metzger family for 2026. Our deep appreciation to the Metzger family for being here and all you have done to honor Bill's contributions and continued legacy to the Collinsville community, thank you. All right, how we're gonna do this, we're gonna introduce each scholarship recipient in attendance and provide a brief overview of their achievements based on their application. Scholarship recipients, when your name is read, you get to come on up here and we're just gonna ask you to say about five minutes, So we're going to have you come up here. One of the board members, CACF board members, will give you an overview of your accomplishments. And then after you're finished, We're going to have you ask to stand right over here. We've got this down over the years. So at the end, we're going to take a quick picture. Now, this year, we don't have a check, but we'll just leave it at be where it's at. So I thought I was going to throw you under the bus. But all right. So we can come up front. Let's see. I'm ad libbing here. We're going to take a quick photo, and then we're going to proceed outside so we can continue on with your evening. Again, I didn't. realize that the agenda is packed. Board members present this evening to present any scholarship. We have Mr. or Dr., he prefers Mr., Brad Skirdich, Dr. Skirdich, Superintendent, Collinsville Community Unit 10 School District, and CACF Board Vice President. Dan Mode, Senior Loan Consultant with New American Funding and CACF Board Treasurer. We have Ms. Kim Collins with Collinsville Community Unit 10 School District, and Mr. Richard Mark. Richard is a retired Ameren senior executive, a lifelong Collinsville resident, and deeply respected for both his professional accomplishments and personal lifelong commitment and dedication to Collinsville. Next this evening, I'll recognize Kylie Noonan and Hayden Reagan. Okay, so we're gonna jump into two ladies who are not available. Again, three of the six are not. So first of all, we're proud to recognize Ms. Hayden Reagan, daughter of Jason and Lori Reagan. Hayden is an outstanding student, leader and community volunteer who has demonstrated a strong commitment to academic excellence and service. Hayden has been accepted to Missouri University of Science and Technology. I hear that's a pretty doggone good school. a little facetious there. I was like, whew, that is something. Where she will pursue a degree in aerospace engineering, a field that reflects her passion for science, technology, and helping others. Throughout her four years at Consul High School, Hayden has been actively involved in numerous organizations, including Kayok Strong, Student Advisory Board, STEM Club, Class of 2026 Executive Board, participated in community fundraising efforts supporting cancer patients and local families in need, worked with community organizations on neighborhood cleanup projects and soup kitchen service, and helped plan school events and activities. Man, she has a whole bunch of accomplishments. Instead of just reading them all going on, but she's, I know Jason, but she's really done well. It was a nice application. And then she puts in there, and she works at Verona Coffee, so she's downtown. So anyway, Aiden, thank you. All right. And she, again, she couldn't be here because of her soccer this evening. I think there's a soccer banquet. Next is going to be Kylie Noonan. and daughter of Candace Noonan, and she's recognized for outstanding academic achievements and leadership and dedication to community service. Kylie has been accepted to Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and plans to pursue a career as a certified registered nurse anesthetist with the goal of providing compassion, high quality care to patients and making a lasting difference in the lives of others. Throughout high school, Kylie has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to serving her community, organizations such as St. Clair County Teen Court, homework, Homework Help and Hoops, St. John's UCC Soup Kitchen, and numerous charitable programs supporting local communities and youth. All right. I'm now going to turn to the next phase and president of this. I'll turn it over to Kim Collins. Kim is going to present the next award recipient.

Kim?

I have the honor this evening of telling you about Layla Hutchinson. Her mom, Allie Cummings, is here tonight representing Layla. And you'll hear in a minute how busy she is and how we're lucky that even mom got to join us tonight. She was an outstanding KHAWK, Layla, and an outstanding member of our community. Now get comfortable because I have a list, like his list he just read, okay, for both of them. She was National Honor Society Vice President, member of National Latin Honor Society, Student Council Vice President, Childhood Cancer Awareness Club Board Member, a Special Olympics Unified Partner, Thespian, U Alpha Theta Member, Model UN Member, Broadcasting Club Participant, Garden Club, Latin Club, Multicultural Kayhawks, Collinsville High School Executive Board Member for her class, a member of Saturday Scholars, and a HOSA member. She received the Seal of Biliteracy in Latin, placed on the National Latin Exam, was an Illinois Principal Association Award honoree, an Illinois State Scholar. She had first place at the Illinois Junior Classical League convention uh... which is what the latin club attends every year for those of you who aren't familiar with the illinois junior classical league uh... she got first place for costumes second place for vocabulary she won an award of academic excellence while being in school during sports season she was a member of the tennis team she was part of the athlete leadership athlete program at collinsville high school and won the veterans of foreign wars essay contest, among other things, believe it or not. And many of you may have seen Layla Honor this past December as the C3 Leader of Tomorrow, where you got to see a great video about her. Go to the C3 site if you want to see it. It's really well done, of course, by Alex Conley. Furthermore, kept on coming, even after graduation, Layla at the end of May brought home the Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role Award for her role in the CHS Spring Musical Between the Lines from the 2026 Ken Page High School Musical Theater Awards held at the fabulous Fox Theater. That is a regional competition and awards program for high school musical theater and that was an outstanding accomplishment. She has a long list of community service projects, including many with the Rotary Interact Club. In the fall, Layla will attend St. Louis University to become an occupational therapist. I don't know who's next.

Hello, my name is Deanne Mode and I'd like to introduce our next recipient. Sarah McCristian, can you please come up? Sarah is the daughter of Tom and Rochelle McCristian. She has been a lifelong resident of Collinsville. She will be attending Eastern Illinois University and majoring in history. She plans on becoming a high school teacher and help influence students in a positive manner just as her teachers have for her. Teaching, excuse me, teaching's in her blood. She's passionate about it and has been a volunteer for the kindergarten through sixth grade tutoring program. And as many of you may know, a great deal of her family members are in education also. Sarah's awards and activities, there's so many of them, I'm gonna just go over a few of them here. Varsity Gold, Varsity Scholar Bowl, Broadcast Club, Class Executive Bowl, board, student council, Kayok Strong. And I think I counted five or six national honor societies. She also had award-winning activities in the competition, the future business leaders of tomorrow for business planning and broadcast journalism. Those are just a few of her awards and accolades. It's pretty amazing. Well, this last one is a first for the history of Collinsville and its school district. Sarah was named a student advisor to the Illinois State Board of Education. Just think about that for a second. In the long history of Collinsville High School and Collinsville Unit 10 School District, she is the first one to accomplish this amazing feat. Congratulations, Sarah, and we cannot wait to see what the future brings for you.

Good evening. My name's Richard Mark, and it's an honor for me to recognize Quincy Johnson as one of the recipients of this year's Dan Schafer Scholarship Award. Quincy embodies the qualities of the Stan Schafer Scholarship that seeks to recognize leadership, service, academic excellence, and a commitment to making positive difference in lives of others. This fall, Quincy will attend Washington University in St. Louis. He plans to major in educational studies while continuing his football career. Inspired by the impact that his teachers had on him, Quincy hopes to become an elementary school teacher and football coach. Quincy's dedication to service is evident throughout the Collinsville community. He serves as a Camp Cahaw counselor, he volunteers in his church's youth ministry, he umpires youth baseball and softball games, and works with the local YMCA after school programs. Through these activities, he has become a positive role model and respected young leader in our community, both academically and athletically. Quincy distinguished himself as a three-year varsity football player, two years as team captain, and a consistent academic excellence honoree. He's a member of the National Honor Society, the National English Honor Society, and the Rho Kappa Honor Society. He also serves as a huddle leader with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Quincy's character, leadership, and commitment for serving others make him an exceptional candidate for the Stan Schaefer Scholarship Award. Please join me in congratulating Quincy Johnson and wishing him every success as he begins this next chapter of his life.

Good evening. I'm Superintendent Brad Scourge from the Collinsville School District. And just before I get to recognize McKenna, I just want to congratulate all the recipients and their families here tonight. It's a good group, and we also want to compliment the parents for all the involvement they have, but also want to compliment the foundation, the city, and the school district for our continued partnership. You can see it's littered with people from all different all three avenues and that helps our success. So thank you for that and we want to continue that and I'd be remiss if I didn't say thank you to Kim Collins because she wrangles all these scholarships together. So Kim, kudos to you. I get the privilege of introducing McKenna Foley. She is the daughter of Danielle and Jason Foley. Come on up, McKenna. She is going to attend Lindenwood University here in the fall. But in the meantime, she's also going to continue working at Dairy Freeze. Well, she has worked it for three years. And I always want to compliment our students, because when you have academic success, both in the classroom and extracurricular success, but you're also working for three years throughout high school, as you alluded to, that's not an easy task. When you listen to the accomplishments, just balancing high school alone is always difficult, but when you're also working part-time and doing that, that's a different burden that carries, but if you manage your time well as a young adult, that also carries over throughout adulthood, and I think adulting is, we always want to emulate to be there, but it's also juggling a lot of things at once, so you're off to a good start. When she attends Lindenwood University, she will get the benefits of being close to St. Charles, as we talked about, with the old St. Charles and the new St. Charles, but she is most importantly gonna focus on that bachelor's in radiological technology, and after she finishes the first two years, she's going to apply for Lindenwood's radiology program through Mercy Hospital, and her focus is to receive that degree and work at Children's Hospital to perform MRIs and CT scans because someone had an impact on her when she was younger. And that was part of her scholarship application that what stood out. And oftentimes that bedside manner and having that connection with someone helps to spark someone else to go in that career. And so kudos to you for picking up on that. We wanted to have the same impact there. She volunteers at St. John's United Vacation Bible School. She says it's her favorite week of the year. But in addition to that, she also attended, is the way I read it, did you not attend the Bible School as well when you were younger? Okay, different one, but you're giving back, so that's important. You also, National Honor Society, where you volunteered in the community, and then she was a part of the preschool program at the CAVC, which is a big deal for us, but in that being said, she mentioned before that she attended the preschool program at the Vocational Center as a student, as a young child, and now got to give back. So her accolades are... just like the rest of them, President of National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society, Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society, member of HOSA, Class Executive Board, Kayhawk Strong, Magna Cum Laude, Illinois State Scholar, honor roll each year, but I think the one that I'm probably the most excited about, and I said, you sure about radiology and not education, was Outstanding Student Award in the CABC Early Childhood Education. great career and a lot more bright things to come. So we wish you the best at Lindenwood and please congratulate McKenna Foley.

Okay, let's go ahead and have the foundation board members come up real quick, and then the students will get a quick picture, and we'll move on to the Bill Metzger Award. Kylas, you had something else you wanted to add?

Yeah.

We'd like you to be centered under the City of Collinsville sign. And you three step forward just a little. Okay, and you guys can go in. There we go. Okay. There we go.

Does anybody else?

I know we're visiting a lot on the agenda, but man, been doing this a long time, and it's amazing to see the quality of students, the Collinsville School District, and the leadership of the school district, part of the foundation.

It's just, it's wonderful to see.

It's just, man, it's great. So thank you for everyone for being here, parents, and again, congratulations, students. So we're gonna move on to the William M. Messner Scholarship. So Alexia Garcia-Lopez, so come on up. All right. will be recognized for the 26th for the Mets group. It's my pleasure to recognize Ms. Alexia Garcia-Lopez, daughter of Antonio Garcia and Maribel Lopez, for her outstanding commitment to service, leadership, and community involvement. And in the fall, she'll be attending SIUE. Growing up in Fairmont City, Alexia developed a strong sense of responsibility at a young age by helping her Spanish-speaking parents and neighbors overcoming language barriers. She regularly served as a translator during doctor appointments, parent-teacher conferences, and other important situations, providing critical support to families in her community. Through these experiences, she strengthened her communication skills, empathy, adaptability, and dedication to helping others. During her senior year, Alexia joined the Hispanic Heritage Club, where she volunteered at Cridner Elementary School and participated in numerous bilingual family events and community programs. Her efforts ensured that Spanish-speaking students and families felt welcomed, included, and understood. One particularly meaningful experience involved helping a shy, Spanish-speaking child gain the confidence to participate and connect with others. Inspired by her passion for service, Alexia plans to pursue a career as a pediatric nurse where she hopes to continue advocating for diverse communities and ensuring that language is never a barrier to quality health care. Alexia is an exceptional example of compassion, leadership, and service, and we are proud to recognize her achievements this evening. So we're going to exit out that way, and then chairs will be available. Again, thank you to the council this year. Very much appreciate it. Thank you.

I'd just like to speak for the whole city council that we're so proud of these students and what they represent for our community. Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay, next item.

Next is the Jeff Schaefer EMS Force Award to recipient Patty Hefner.

Presentation will be given by Kevin Reese, assistant to Kevin Reese.

Mayor, city manager, council members, we're here this evening. I'd like to call Patty Hefner to the front. I'd like to recognize and congratulate Patty Heffner on being selected as this year's recipient of the 2026 EMS Force Award presented by St. Elizabeth's EMS Hospital. For the second year in a row, this award has come home to Collinsville. This prestigious award recognizes an individual who exemplifies the qualities of being fearless, outstanding, resilient, compassionate, and exceptional. Out of over 800 possible candidates, Patty's dedication to patient care, commitment to excellence, and unwavering compassion for those she serves truly makes her the deserving of this honor. Patty consistently demonstrates professionalism, resilience, and a genuine passion for helping others. Her contributions have made a positive impact on our department, our patients, and the community we serve. I'd like to congratulate Patty on this well-deserved recognition, thank her for her continued dedication to the EMS system, and we are proud to have Patty as part of the Collinsville Fire Department. Congratulations.

Next time.

Next, recognition of promotions and new officers within the police department.

The presentation will be given by Police Chief Brett Borum.

Thank you, Mayor Stamen, members of the council. So as a result of recent retirement of Lieutenant Bud Jeremias back in May, as you guys know, we held a promotional and oath of office ceremony a few weeks ago at our headquarters at Collinsville PD, where we had the opportunity to promote two veteran police officers to new ranks. And we also got the opportunity to welcome two new members to our family. It's always an exciting time when we get to do this, infuse in our department new leadership, new blood, fresh ideas, individuals with a desire to serve, and we get to watch them grow from the field training program for what we hope is a 20 plus year career. Tonight, I'm proud to come before you to formally recognize these two individuals on their promotions and introduce to you the two new officers that are going to be serving the city. First individual I want to recognize is Scott Pritchett. You can stand, Scott. Scott was promoted to lieutenant, and he's been serving the city of Collinsville for 21 years. There's not much this guy hasn't done in the last 21 years. Let me tell you, he's been a patrol officer, a field training officer, a narcotics investigator, canine handler, patrol sergeant, and most recently before his promotion, he was the investigations sergeant. Scott's a graduate of the Southern Police Institute administrative officer's course at the University of Louisville, which is a command school that we send all of our supervisors to. Academy will be there at some point. Um, but what Scott's most known for, uh, is he's just a solid decision maker and he just has the best temperament of anybody. I mean, he's just so even keel and, and, and everyone who's worked under Scott, you know, has certainly respected him. And I know he's going to be a tremendous asset to my leadership team. Uh, as he, as soon as the role of administrative Lieutenant one, I know he's thoroughly excited to take. Yes. The next individual that we promoted was Kevin Tish, and he was promoted to the rank of sergeant. Kevin's been with the city for 12 years, giant of a man. He too has served in a variety of capacities, including patrol officer, field training officer, narcotics investigator, and he's kind of the leader of our new drone program that we started up this year. And he's kind of taking that by the horn and running with it. I know Kevin is extremely excited for this opportunity and we are equally excited to see what he does with this promotion and this opportunity and where it takes him in the next phase of his career. So congratulations, Kevin. Last but not least, I have two new officers I just want to introduce to you. The first is Officer Braden Dreyer. Braden's been, I'm sorry, Braden is 22 years of age, resides in O'Fallon and graduated from O'Fallon High School in 2021. I still can't believe that. You're almost my son's age.

Seriously, anyway.

So he went on to attend Southwestern Illinois College where he earned his associate's degree in administration, justice. Prior to coming to us, he served the O'Fallon Police Department as a community service officer for three years. And he's currently in the police academy at SWCC right now, week four, so he's got about 12 more weeks to go before he enters field training program. Thank you. And last but not least, I'd like to introduce Officer Cody Sinclair. Cody graduated from Maryville Christian High School in 2021. And it's pretty cool because Cody rejoins the Collinsville PD after serving two years with the Maryville Police Department. And it's special because he began his journey in law enforcement with us. He started first as a police explorer, moved on as a civilian police aide, and then he moved on to a telecommunicator for several years. and we've really had the opportunity to watch Cody grow and mature, and it's just really neat watching his journey, and we're really proud to bring him on board. Congratulations, Cody. That's all I have. I just wanted to make some formal introductions, and I thank you for your time.

Thank you, Brett. Next item.

Next, the speakers from the floor.

Speakers may address the council under the terms of ordinance number 4765. Time is limited to four minutes per speaker. Please refer to the last page of the agenda for specific rules governing input. Is there anyone on the left side of the room that would like to speak? Anyone on the right? Being none, next item.

Comments and announcements from the mayor?

I have none.

Comments and announcements from council members.

Seeing none, next time.

Next is city staff.

Thank you, Mayor, members of the council. I have a few announcements to go over with you this evening. I first had Kimberly Coren come up and talk about some upcoming parks programming, really more festivals going on here next week.

Absolutely, it is summer, and we're about to have a very busy uptown in a couple of weeks with the world's largest Ketchup Bottle Festival, Saturday, June 20th, from 2 to 7 p.m., at the Herald Square. This will be a great event, and it is in coordination with the great race that's happening that day, which is a Route 66 road race that they don't actually race race. But their first stop is going to be in Collinsville, so it's a very special thing that Collinsville gets to host a once in a lifetime opportunity. Am I right? Yes. So it'll be a big celebration, and to coordinate the two events with the iconic ketchup bottle on Route 66 with the Route 66 road race is a wonderful thing.

Yeah, and just to add to that, Council, we did just today publish a map. This is on the City of Collinsville's official Facebook page. Here you can find kind of a location of where all the festivities are going to be taking place. All in all, that day we're expecting about 330 cars to be on display between the actual great race vehicles. We have a whole lot of different car clubs that are participating in this. They're very excited about this event coming to town. In addition to that, always a good opportunity to support our uptown businesses. We have 12 uptown businesses all in all that will be hosting any type of shopping, drinking, or food special for the event on the 20th. So please mark your calendars. We're excited for June 20th to be a really fun time to be in Uptown Collinsville. So thank you, Kimberly.

Thank you.

Okay, next can I have Jamie Lane come up, Gateway Commission Center Director, to talk about some events coming up here in June and July.

good evening mayor and members of the council this weekend we have the gateway rubber stamp getaway which is a it's for card making stamping scrapbooking it's paper crafts and it is this friday the 12th of june from 10 to 4 and saturday june 13th from 10 to 4. tickets are 10 at the door and they have some online specials for two day passes for eight dollars And they generate about 600 to 800 attendees at this event, and the client was recently telling me she's been coming for 24 years, so since 2002. Into July, we have the Illinois Elvis Festival, which is a rocking good time because there's two concerts per day, one at 2 and one at 7.30 on Thursday, July 16th, on Friday, July 17th, and Saturday, July 18th. The tickets for a single show range from $20 to $60. On Sunday, July 19th this year, they're going to have a preliminary round and then a final round of the ultimate Elvis contest, which is for the Elvis impersonators. They also are selling all-access three-day passes. They also sell late-night after-the-show packages at the Doubletree. This event has about 500 to 1,000 people at every show that they do. And the other event is the St. Louis Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet, which it's easier to say RPM. And this is the largest RPM event in the US. They have been coming for 18 years. They have about 5,000 models at this event. And they bring together modelers, historians, and rail enthusiasts. for displays clinics vendors and learning stations and the purpose of the events to to teach and learn and grow and meet fellow modelers from all around the u.s and the admission is 35 to 25 just depends on what you're doing kids under 13 are free and this is on friday july 24th nine to nine and saturday july 25th nine to six and that is it thank you thank you jamie mayor that's all we have for staff comments okay thank you

Next item.

Next item is the consent agenda. Item one, motion to approve payment of bills for the period ending May 29, 2026 in the amount of $1,533,666.86. Item two, motion to approve payroll for the period ending May 22, 2026 in the amount of $939,884.09. And item number three is a motion to approve minutes of the May 26, 2026 council meeting.

Is there any items in the consent agenda that anyone would like to remove and vote on separately? Being none, do I have a motion to approve? So moved. Second. Motion by Seaton, second by Hausman. Roll call.

Green. Yes. Seaton.

Yes.

Hausman. Yes. Furman.

Yes.

Stamen.

Yes.

Next, under new business, item one is ordinance authorizing agreement with ElectraCo in the amount of $101,058 for the replacement of decorative street light poles on West Main Street.

The presentation will be given by Associate Engineer, Isaiah McNeese.

Thank you, Mayor and members of council. The proposal I have for you tonight authorizes an agreement with ElectroCo for the removal and replacement of six poles, or six decorative light poles on Main Street. to be able to install the actual Edison lights. The poles, we had a closed bid and the Electrico was the lowest bidder at $100,000 and they cited this increase in price compared to last year as a due to rising material costs of aluminum and copper. And so the poles will take about 12 weeks to get delivered. And so we're estimating it to be installed about early September before the Italian Fest. This is a CIP budgeted project, but we are over $21,000 above the amount because of the increase in material costs. And so we are asking, or we have consulted with finance and the public works department and we are asking to allocate some funding from the design of the street department's salt storage building and then rebudgeting for that next year. And I'm happy to answer any questions you have.

This is a continuation. We did one block last year and the block east and west of that block, correct?

Yes.

This year is two blocks.

So this, just to be clear, this will take care of the block in front of Friday's, is that correct? Correct. And then when's the plans for the next block?

Well, no, this is two blocks. So this is two. Yeah, it's going to be Seminary to Vandell.

Okay, good, okay. I was going to say, but the recent polls. That would be best to look at other polls, but if that takes care of it, that's good.

Okay. Any other comments or questions for Isaiah?

No, glad it's getting done.

Being none, motion to approve. So moved.

I'll second it.

Motion by Howelson, second by Green. Roll call.

Green. Yes. Seton. Yes. Houseman. Yes. Furman. Yes. Stamen.

Yes. Thank you. Thank you.

Item number two is an ordinance authorizing the mayor to sign an agreement with Amelia Technologies in relation to customer payment processing for the Parks and Recreation Department.

Presentation will be given by Parks Director Kimberly Corrin.

For your statement, members of the council, I am here tonight to ask for your approval of the ordinance formalizing a three-year agreement with Amelia Technologies. This would be for the registration software and payment processing that we use in the Park and Recreation Department. The three-year agreement totals $33,500. Yeah, I did that right. $30,000 of it in the subscription fees for the three years and $3,500 for implementation and applicable payment processing fees. This is the software, so if you were to rent a shelter at the park, this is the software that we would use to do it. If you were to sign up for our CBSL program, this is the registration software that you would use to do it. There is a significant cost savings in switching these softwares from our current software to this new software, and I would say as important as that is, it's also much easier to use for the user, from the user side, as well as the staff side. So we're hoping to realize some efficiencies within our department as far as staff time goes, and we're hoping that it's a much more customer friendly experience for the people that do register for our programs and reserve our facilities. Um... We have done our homework on this. We investigated several different software systems. Steve has been super helpful in the legal agreement language. And we also had the finance department and the IT department, both of which need to work with the software as well as far as troubleshooting it on the software side with IT and the financial output side so that our records are accurate. And it was a pretty unanimous decision to come to Amelia. Additionally, we've spoken to other current users of Amelia, and they're very happy with the product and would highly recommend it. I'd be happy to answer any questions that you have.

Any questions or comments for Kimberly? Being none, motion to approve. So moved.

I'll second it.

Motion by Furman, seconded by Green. Roll call.

Green. Yes. Seton.

Yes.

Houseman. Yes. Furman. Yes. Damon.

Yes. Thank you very much.

Item number three is an ordinance authorizing the execution of a subordination agreement in relation to the city's redevelopment agreement with McDill's Irish Pub.

Presentation will be given by... COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TRAVIS TAYLOR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. YOU MAY RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO THE CITY PROVIDED TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT FUNDS, TIP 1 FUNDS, TO MCDILL'S IRISH HUB FOR THEIR NEW BUILDING AND PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS. AS PART OF THAT WITH EVERY TIP AGREEMENT WE TYPICALLY ENTER INTO, WE ALSO RECORD A LEAN ON THE PROPERTY IN THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS PROVIDED. The lien was recorded on this property. McDill's is now exploring a potential refinancing for their property, and with that, they are asking for the city to subordinate their lien. This is something we've typically honored and entertained in the past, and so bringing that forward with you this evening, the lien would carry forward the term that is currently active, which we believe is about one more year. for their agreement and with that staff recommends approval legal counsel has reviewed the agreement and provided revisions and they have signed and is before you this evening ready to go i'm happy to answer any questions you might have questions or comments for travis being none motion to approve so moved second motion by seaton second by houseman roll call

Green. Yes. Seton. Yes. Houseman. Yes. Furman. Yes. Stamen.

Yes. Thank you.

Item number four. The ordinance authorized the mayor to execute a third amendment to the redevelopment agreement between the city of Collinsville and 115 East Clay LLC, 103 East Clay LLC, and Arden Spirits in relation to the expansion of the Old Herald Brewery and Distillery Complex.

Presentation will be given by Assistant City Manager Jessica Short.

Thank you, Mayor Stamen. Members of the Council, the ordinance before you is an amendment to the redevelopment agreement associated with the Old Herald Complex. The original development agreement was entered into in December of 2021. In that agreement, it did call out specific allowable uses in the adjacent tenant spaces, which included entertainment, meeting space, stage pavilion, ice cream shop, sports themed lounge and boutique retail. The owner has submitted a request to amend the redevelopment agreement to allow for an additional use that is not currently defined. They are requesting for professional services to be permitted. On the very end, the west side of the building, this space was previously occupied by Ripon Rookies, which kind of met the boutique retail component. That was from August of 24 until early this year. Blalock Team, which is a real estate group, has recently submitted a business license. They are looking to occupy that space, which is really what prompted the request for an amendment to the redevelopment agreement. It's also noteworthy, we just found out that this month the entire development has been listed for sale. Some additional considerations when considering this redevelopment agreement amendment, allowing the use would promote an immediate occupancy rather than a vacancy that may continue for an undetermined length. The 2024 audit of our uptown businesses did reveal a high vacancy rate of 25%. This use would bring some professional employees to uptown and potentially clients increasing some foot traffic and potentially visiting uptown businesses. There is an argument that boutique retail may be hard to maintain during the current e-commerce world that we live in. And the base zoning for the property does also allow for professional services. So staff does recommend approval of the amendment to the agreement, and I'm happy to answer any questions you may have.

Any questions for Jessica regarding this?

I don't know about questions but comments. So that started on my daily track, and the card store moved out, and within a couple weeks, These individuals are moving in, so I'm really not sure how much effort was placed into actually looking for someone that fit into that retail environment. So I realize the city's invested a whole lot of money in this facility, so anything we can get back via sales tax, I think, is important.

Thank you.

Yeah, I don't want to see a vacant building, but I don't buy it in the request that he wasn't familiar with these restrictions on it at all. Otherwise, why would he have had ripping rookies in there to begin with? And I wasn't aware of how quick of a turnaround it was. But I do agree with the whole e-commerce thing. As silly as it sounds, I collect bobbleheads, and I wouldn't probably go into a place to buy them. I would just order them online. So that's a hard push for a boutique-type store to maintain there and be able to make enough money to cover the rent alone. It's very frustrating though. It just seems like it's always a change. Yeah. Thank you.

Any other comments? Okay. I have a motion to approve.

So moved. I'll second it.

Motion by Houseman, second by Seton. Roll call.

Green. Yes. Seton. Yes. Houseman. Yes. Furman.

No.

Stamen.

Yes. Stamen.

Next item. Item number five is ordinance amending the Collinsville Liquor Code in relation to the definition of kitchens, restaurants, and the elimination of additional class B1 liquor license.

Presentation given by City Clerk Kim Watson.

Mayor Council, good evening. Staff is proposing some minor amendments to the city's liquor code. These amendments include clarifying commercial kitchen standards to coincide with the international building code, adding language to clarify restaurant standards, such as the requirement of minimum seating of 40 people, separate point of sale at co-branded establishments, as well as a separate front entrance into the restaurant portion, and requiring a minimum of eight consecutive hours of food service operations, as well as eliminating additional class B1 liquor license. So that is anyone who has a minimum of 25% of their monthly gross sales coming from food items. However, the existing B1 establishments would be grandfathered and eligible for renewal. I'll be happy to answer any questions you might have.

Any other questions or comments?

No. How many B1 are there currently? Do we know?

I believe there's only three or four.

Okay.

Okay, a motion to approve? So moved. Motion by Furman, second by Green. Roll call.

Green. Yes. Seton. Yes. Houseman. Yes. Furman. Yes. Stamen.

Yes.

Last is adjournment.

Motion to adjourn.

So moved.

Second.

Motion by Green. Second by Furman. Roll call.

Green. Yes. Seton. Yes. Houseman. Yes. Furman. Yes. Statement.

Yes. City Council meeting. City Council's bill for June 9, 2026 is adjourned.