City Council - Regular Meeting

Monday, April 13, 2026

About this meeting

Government Body
City Council
Meeting Type
City Council
Location
Hammond, IN
Meeting Date
April 13, 2026

Transcript

69 sections

0:00 – 0:37Speaker 2

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0:38Speaker 3

Alexander, Bartelli, Koinski, Selenius, Tyler, Emerson, Wafel, Ricos, Lenz,

0:54Speaker 2

All nine of you are in the meeting room. Let's move on to the mayor's speech. Hello, nice to meet you. Hello, Mayor.

1:00 – 16:20Speaker 3

Nice to meet you young people. Welcome to Hammond City Council. Usually, these people come because of high school assignments. Nice to meet you all. Hello. This is my speech on April 13, 2026. Let me tell you my schedule and briefly introduce a few of the new orders that you have introduced. If you're okay, I'll give you a simple greeting and welcome you anytime you have a question. I'm Michigan. I talked about Hammond's economic development strategy in the city. I had a base speech with the mayor. There were two mayors. In fact, it was a topic discussed with the economic development team. In Hammond, every year, the economic development organization hosts a dinner and invites leaders from all over North Indiana. Michigan City is a really cool city. Every time I go, I think of Hammond a lot. I've always had a good relationship with the mayors, and Mr. NG is doing a really great job. You're really amazing. Recently, we are buying a new Todd as a model for door development. The public transportation center development building has opened. It's a 11-story building, and it's a project with hundreds of millions of dollars invested. Anyway, the key to my speech is that success doesn't happen when the project starts. Success starts way before. We all invested in urban development early on. We've shown developers that we're seriously working on it. Now, a new home. Main development project. And as the Westlake Assembly is completed, we are looking at the results. So if you prepare early and invest first, you will definitely get a reward. I was welcomed at the annual assembly of disabled members of Hammond. Thank you to all the city councilors who attended. It's always a good event. We supported and encouraged those who support and support disabled residents. In my speech, I emphasized the efforts of these volunteers, especially those who are expanding their efforts to help disabled children. Disabled children's support is helping many families at all times. Hammond's annual event is to express our gratitude to those who make a real change and to re-check our efforts to make Hammond more inclusive. Also, I was happy to be able to welcome the chairman, the congressman, and many people, including other leaders. This project, in which the South Shore line of Hammond, Indiana, is greatly expanded, is a very important achievement in the northeastern region of Indiana. In my speech, there is already a real impact with a powerful partnership that has made it possible to invest in the size of $1 billion. that is, the creation of millions of dollars of new investment, jobs, and an increase in interest in our region. I am confident that this expansion project will provide a foothold for Hammond's long-term growth, and I can see that its progress is already growing. Thank you to the committee for playing an important role in implementing this project. We have been discussing this project for a long time. We have been working hard for more than 10 years, and we know that the existing members and the new members have been together. Some members have already left, but we have made difficult decisions, and I am really impressed to see the train line open. Oh, yes, sir. To add to what I said, there is a opening ceremony for Hammond City Railway Station on the 16th. Yes, that's right. What time does it open? Um, I think it's about 10 o'clock, but I don't know. 1 o'clock, 1 o'clock, thank you. Um, there's another announcement. Christopher Gott is happy to be promoted to Hammond Police Department. Chris has worked at Hammond Police Department since 2005. He has accumulated rich experience in various departments and has received numerous awards and leadership. I have full trust in Chris's ability and intuition, He will be a great help to the Hammond Police leadership team. Chris, congratulations. And today, I can't help but announce the last day of work before Andy's shoot. He has been in Hammond City for decades, at least more than 30 years, probably close to 40 years. Today was his last day of work and he had his last meeting of employees. I told you how much you did a great job on the phone with Andy Short just before you came here. He is a great police chief and has a great personality. And thank you so much to Mr. Andy Schott, who has been a great help to the citizens of Hammond. And I met Mr. Joe Meron, the director of the Wheat and Roberts Daily Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Joe introduced himself to me and my team, and it was a very good meeting. I'm happy to work with Mr. Joe for the next few months and years. I met a consultant for research on the utilization of Hammond viewing spaces. This building is really great and we all cherish it, but there is a space problem, so we looked at how to use the existing legal building, which office lacks space, and which office is too wide. The consultant gave me a lot of ideas on how to use the Hammond City Hall, and I'm going to suggest it to you. For your information, this matter has no effect on the assembly room. We left them independent. If you want, you can participate, but I didn't feel comfortable making decisions on behalf of the assembly room. So... I met with the mayor of Genji about various problems. She wanted to solve it with me and my employees. Thank you for organizing the meeting. I also spoke at the resident council near Pulaski Park. Thank you for preparing that seat. Many residents are newly set up in our neighborhood. I asked about the Tif border and its influence on Hammond Mohawks. I think the meeting was a good place to answer many questions. Thank you to Mr. Mark, who prepared a seat so that these questions could not be left unanswered. I also attended. I think it was a very good event. And I met a student at Purdue Northwest University. He wanted to interview me about the assignment paper of the subject that he is studying at PNW. I had an interview with several candidates for the position of the chief of staff at Hammond Fire Department. I have not yet decided on the candidate for promotion. I've finished all the interviews and am currently in the process of judging. I met with the board of directors of the Challenger Running Center and heard the latest news about the color of the new place. It's not good news. I don't know if you're interested, but the Challenger Running Center is looking at the outside of the city and has received quite a good offer from the outside of the city, and it is said that there is a high possibility that the offer will be accepted. The Challenger Running Center is currently operated on the Purdue Northwest Campus, and the loan contract will be terminated. He signed a contract with Hammond Education and Kenwood School for use, but it was canceled for various reasons, and it is said that there is a high possibility that he will receive a definite offer from outside the city. I'm sorry to tell you bad news, but I wanted to let you know what I heard. I met the management team of First Group Engineering in Alaco Royal and Hammond. I was glad to meet one of the engineers who have been in business for decades in Hammond City. The US Steel Workers' Union, which was held at 129th Street, Indianapolis, attended the picket ceremony of the USWW 71st Division. I brought you a donut, but it was a monster donut. I wanted to lessen their burden a little. These workers have been off work for almost a month. It's a terrible thing. Steel workers in this area are in the same situation. Work is being closed at NIPCO and BP. We think we have to do everything we can to support them. I've been talking to the Hammond staff several times, and I'm sure we know who's helping us. We support the laborers, and I hope this situation will end soon and the laborers will return to the negotiating table and return to work. The situation is not right now. Hammond's engineer met with Hammond Police Station and Hammond Fire Station for a problem that Highland threatened to close Route 177. Route 177 is the Oaks-Bow Dam, which separates from Klein Avenue. will send a letter from the Highland side to temporarily close the road, and Hammond requested that the road should be acquired and all maintenance and maintenance costs should be burdened. It's really absurd. Currently, the road is closed due to the construction of a bridge in the county, but the Highland side says there is no way to reopen it at all. I wonder why the Highland residents know the truth and why they have to use the freeway. The residents still have to throw away their living expenses through the road. And, um, I don't know how much the residents of Highlands Village will like the Uero plan that will be prepared after the road is closed. I think it would be interesting to see how it will proceed in the future. But I wanted to let you know the current situation to all of you. I know that there are many cases in front of you today. First, I would like to talk about the public safety bond introduced today. This bond is a five-year term and requests $ 6 million. It is expected to be close to $ 5.2 million, not exceeding $ 6 million. The annual interest rate is about 6%, and the annual interest rate is expected to be about $ 1.2 million. This is less than the amount of debt amounted to the construction fund of this fire station. This budget is planned to be used to buy new radios for Hammond police firefighters and all police officers, and the 8th fire truck of the Husby Fire Department is also planned to be replaced. It is urgent to replace it with the oldest vehicle among the current fire trucks. This budget can be compensated by tax revenue, not a general fund. As far as I know, you are signing the case for the 1st and 2nd trial in today's parliament. Please consider this case. Lastly, there are two more barriers. It is a barrier that closes the 125-feet section of the 175th and the south-eastern alleyway. It is known that Congressman Emerson is signing this case. This alleyway is where the houses that were in contact with the previous gas station and the 175th were. It is planned to build a new fire station here. So we have to prepare for the fire station that will be built in the future. So this case was submitted to the committee today. And it is known that Mr. Maegwon submitted an application for a business trip. This application is also scheduled to be submitted today. It is to change the payment method for PDM public official business trips, but it is to change it from the existing exchange rate method to the food and drink support method. There are a few other changes that are needed. We are too old-fashioned in the way of running business trips. Thank you, Congressman. I know there are a few more cases today. Do you have any questions? Thank you. I'm sorry for the long report, but it's already been three weeks since we've been here. Hello, Mr. Coinski. How are you? I'm doing well. How are you, Mr. Chairman? I'm doing well, too. Thank you. Thank you to everyone who helped us upload the case and request online. It seems to have been released online for the first time on Thursday. It's really good news. There may be some problems in the future, but thank you for the hard work of the team who did all the work so that citizens can see the case. Thank you. And we've always introduced the most advanced technology. It's one of the first cities to introduce digitalization. We've always been actively trying to change, so we should have done onlineization earlier. I think it was a little late. I remember talking about the goal of building a paperless work environment with the Venezia chairman earlier. I think it's a really good goal. Instead of giving and receiving paper to each other, I think we need to prepare a solution quickly so that we can deal with it electronically. Thank you for your time. Mr. Chairman, do you have any other questions? Yes, I do. I remember discussing about CLOCK and GABIT buildings at a meeting a few weeks ago. Dave, I can't hear you well. I don't know if the microphone is on. At a meeting a few weeks ago, we discussed what to do about the Clark and Gabbitt buildings. I've been constantly asked questions about Gabbitt buildings. I remember you telling me to submit a plan by March 31st. Is there any new news about the progress? Thank you. Mr. Mark, you must have asked a lot of questions about the Clark building in the same area as me. Like a question about the Gabbitt building. I got questions about several schools, including Clark High School and Gabbitt High School. Mr. Scott Miller and my team met with Hammond School officials. I think it was mid-February. Mr. Scott, thank you. In mid-February, we asked the school what was going on at Clark High School and Gavit High School. The only problem we raised was the two high schools. The situation at Clark High School and Gavit High School cannot be tolerated. Both buildings are completely abandoned due to power and water shortages. It is illegal not to follow the plan set by the main government for abandoned buildings like this. However, the Ministry of Education rejected the plan. We met with the officials of the Ministry of Education in February and said that if we don't give a solution, we will solve the problem through our own public procedures. That was in mid-February. The chairman of the Education and Education Committee promised me in mid-February that he would solve the problem. I asked him if he could finish it by the end of March, and he said, of course. Mr. Mayor, the end of March is okay. But Mr. Waffle, I haven't heard anything since then. Oh, I can't accept this. This is their plan. Their plan is to leave the building as it is and leave it rotten. So I'm going to have a meeting with my team. I think it's this Wednesday, but I'm going to discuss the next step. I don't know exactly how to do it yet, but I want to solve this problem. You can't just watch the buildings get worn out like this. The residents there are very worried that the windows will soon break and the buildings will be abandoned. And they know that the soccer and baseball fields over there are not properly managed. I also had complaints about him. The person who asked the same question last time answered that he was in the process of handling it, but he said the same thing three years ago. I know for sure that you are very interested in taking over a certain part of the region. They really want that area. Purdue invests millions of dollars when taking over something. And I'm sure that Clark High School will be able to use it as well as it is. But what's going on right now can never be tolerated, and as mayor, I will not neglect this. We tried to maintain a good relationship with the Ministry of Education. We gave them a month and a half, but they ignored us. It's been two months, but there's no news. So we're going to move forward. I promise, Mr. Mayor. Please listen to me. When I stand in front of you again, if you keep asking me this question, I'll keep pressing it. All right. Mayor. Yes. Earlier, Challenger Early Learning Center said it was reviewing the Canood School, but how did it go bankrupt? I don't want to blame the school and the city, but there was also a small problem. We need to get millions of dollars. And it's so good that it's hard to refuse the building on the south. I don't want to tell you in detail what kind of building it is, but I'm interested in a non-profit organization that will invest millions of dollars. But I want a specific location, and that location is not Hammond City. And... You wrote a letter to Attorney General Todroy about the problem.

16:20Speaker 2

How was the result? Nothing. There was no result.

16:29 – 19:27Speaker 3

Yes. Yes. Okay. Is there anyone else? Interesting. Yes. Hello. I'd like to tell you about the 37 notes on the right side of the wolf lake. Yes. The 11th house is under construction. Yes, but what about the rest? As you said, what about the houses on the lake side? I'm sorry. What about the houses on the lake side? Yes, not all of them are being built. And the contract stated that construction should begin within 18 months from the time of auction. So I think a lot of people have already passed the deadline. Yes. And as far as I remember, I remember you saying that all the houses would be completed before the termination of the auction. I think my termination is almost over, so I think I need some help to solve this problem. I'll move on to the next one. I'll check this question again. I promise. Thank you. Yes, there's something interesting. Even if Bears chooses Hammond, it doesn't affect the house. Yes. However, the interesting thing is that we no longer want to build a house. mainly roadside sub-districts. For example, if someone is about to start building a roadside sub-district right now, we may not want a large chain store like Ruth's Chris Restaurant to enter the sub-district. That's right. Yes, I understand. But that house is in the back. It's on the street between Davis and Stanton. Yes, I understand. Yes, thank you. Do you have any other questions? Hello, Mr. Mayor. Yes. Do you have any latest information on the schedule for the entry of the Memorial Park sub-district? It would have been nice if Kevin was here. Scott, do you know about the memorial park? I'm still planning. Yes. Did you just hear that? It's officially June. I think Kevin knows exactly, but unfortunately, it's not here. Then I understand. Thank you, Senator. But that's definitely an important business. You know the old people's welfare facility business, but to tell you the truth, it's delayed due to the loss of the main government's funding. So we're trying to get rid of that business. Therefore, the business is not going to be held, but the subpoena will be held. Thank you. Thank you. Mr. Mayor, I heard that Monster High School students came to the government class before you left. Thank you for coming to Cheongju. And thank you to those who attended. Yes, thank you for being with us. I'm usually a little embarrassed when people who attend come here and take pictures in front of Abraham Lincoln statue. So, yes, I think I should give you an additional score for that picture. Anyway, thank you all. It was nice to be able to talk. Let's come back to the next meeting and watch the process of handling the request. Thank you all. Yes, sir. Thank you. Thank you. All right.

19:27Speaker 2

Let's move on to the approval of the meeting log. We propose to approve and store the meeting log on March 23.

19:34 – 20:06Speaker 3

Request. Senator Selena, Senator Emerson, will approve the meeting on March 23 and suggest that it be kept. Do you have any opinions? Do you have any opinions? Do you have any opinions? Those who agree, I oppose. I will move on to the application for approval. Mr. Chairman. Yes, Mr. Reikos.

20:06Speaker 4

This is a consent form to approve applications from 31,826 to 4826. The total amount from 2482 to 2927 is $27,111,6234.

20:30 – 20:44Speaker 3

Ray Coase was re-elected, and Waffle was re-elected to approve the petition. Do you have a debate? Please proceed with the nomination vote. Alexander Spatelli Coinsky Selenus Tyler Emerson Waffle Ray Coase

21:00 – 21:45Speaker 4

9 votes for approval, 0 votes against. Let's move on to the public hearing. The eighth case is the 2695 case filed by Pateli. This case is a case that deals with other matters related to program revenue expenditure in 2026, with a monthly income plan. 점 조례 2609호에 대해 발언을 원하시는 분은 단상으로 나와 주십시오. 2609호에 대해 발언하실 분 계신가요? 2609호에 대해 말씀하실 분 계신가요? 방금 읽으셨죠?

22:10 – 22:38Speaker 2

I just read the post. Yes, dot. All right. Is there anyone who wants to make a statement on No. 2609? The meeting is over. Now it's time to submit your opinion. Does anyone have any opinions? Do you have any opinions? Yes.

22:39 – 22:59Speaker 3

There are a few. I'm sorry. Oh, I see. Mr. Mayor, please tell me. I'm going to be at the Affiliate Student Center from 5.30 p.m. on April 23rd to 7.00 p.m. next Thursday. I'm going to hold a local resident explanation meeting. It's an opportunity for residents to come and get the latest information on various projects and the progress of various projects in the region. It's going to be provided. I'll tell you again, but it's going to be held at the Affiliate Center on April 23rd, Thursday, at 5.30 p.m. Thank you.

23:05 – 25:42Speaker 2

Yes, thank you. There is a prayer meeting on Thursday, May 7th. It will be held at Hammond Sports Rex from 8 a.m. and tickets can be received from the regional development department or you can ask us. It is a free prayer meeting. Also, At 10 p.m. on May 20, Hammond Police Department, FOP, and the police station held a formal police officer's ceremony. Always It is a moving event and a place to pay tribute to those who have sacrificed their lives during their duties. It will be held at Hammond Police Station at 10 p.m. on May 20. Oh, and I sent a letter to all the protesters about the request for the AARP's old Chinado City Network to be passed. If you are over 45 years old, please participate in the survey and give us your opinion on what you want in our local society. We're all getting older, so it doesn't matter if you're 18 or not. So, please deliver the information to the residents of the area, and I will continue to distribute it at the crime monitoring meeting. Do you have any other contact information? Do you have any other contact information? Now the call is over. I will move on to the report of the committee. Mr. Reikos. Yes.

25:42 – 28:32Speaker 4

On April 6, the Capital Improvement Committee held a meeting and passed four budget amendments. No. 315, Bae Jeong-gun, was a construction to improve the summer street sewer pipe. This construction was carried out through a grant, and on May 23 and 24, 2020, a large flood occurred, causing 70 households to experience sewer flow. It was a project to improve the summer street sewer pipe on Sherman Street. This project sends the rainwater from the summer street sewer pipe to the newly installed sewer pipe. The budget was $138,000. Next, $1,000,000 was allocated for the annual road waste packaging project in 2026. This is the amount approved by the Capital Improvement Committee of the city every year to re-pack roads in all areas of the city, not by vehicle tax. Finally, Butler, Butler, Fairman, Fairman, Seatport, Seatport, There is a pre-designed Marina Screen World business. The budget is $352,415. This barrier will be installed on the north side of Route 41 between Indiana Illinois Border Line and Indiana Police Station on Earth-20, 1220, and 41. It will be used as a wall to block the view from the railroad on the north side of Rupert Gaines. It will make our entrance much better. In addition, we have been supported by the Community Crossing Matching Support Fund through the 5,050-week and local funds. The local tax is $872,440. It will be installed in the 165th and section from Kennedy Avenue to Grand Nelly. It was originally scheduled to be completed last year, but it was delayed due to lack of budget from the state government. The Columbia Avenue section has already been completed, but the state government has received a notice that additional budget has been secured. Thanks to Dean Button's efforts, the plan has been approved. That's all for the report on the Capital Improvement Act. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We're going to make a report at the Financial Committee, right?

28:32Speaker 2

Mr. Chairman. Yes. I'll tell you the report of the Financial Committee. Yes.

28:37 – 29:05Speaker 3

We're going to have a meeting on April 27th. I said something wrong at the committee meeting. At 5 p.m., the committee chairman is scheduled to nominate No. 2610 and No. 2612. Yes. When that time comes, I will tell you the report of the financial committee.

29:06Speaker 3

And I'm going to nominate No. 2609 as well. That's right. Yes. All right. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

29:18Speaker 2

Mr. Tyler, do you have any report on economic development?

29:21Speaker 3

No, there is nothing to report to the Economic Development Commission today. Thank you.

29:27 – 31:06Speaker 2

Yes, and as always, I will tell you about the regional society and crime monitoring meeting that will be held soon. The East Ham and Pullman Crime Monitoring Group will hold a meeting. The next meeting will be held at the Oillia Stein Center at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21. Edison Community Watch went to a meeting at Edison School at 6.30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6. The Harrison Park crime surveillance team was a little confused last week. There was no one to start the meeting, so I couldn't have a meeting, and I couldn't reach the person in charge to check the next meeting schedule. Usually, meetings are held on election day, but I don't think they will this time. Please continue to check the update news. Jefferson Criminal Investigation Division held a meeting at Jefferson School at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27. The Hathville Criminal Investigation Team went to a meeting at the HC3 Community Center on Thursday, May 21, at 6 p.m. on Masa Street. The Irving Community Watch went to a meeting at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, April 14, at Irving School. The South Homan Avenue District Investigation Team didn't write down the date,

31:09 – 32:25Speaker 3

It seems to be Thursday, April 30th. There is a meeting at Trinity Luther Church at 173th Street and Homayman Street at 6.30 pm. The Whiteing Roberts Supreme Criminal Court will hold a meeting at Calumet University at 6.30 pm on Thursday, May 14th. Everyone, please pay attention to the neighborhood. Not only the block you live in, but also find out what's going on in the block around your house. You can get useful information and meet police officers who patrol the neighborhood and our distance and protect us safely. The community is not just for me, but for all of us. Good. The report of the Regional Council of Societies is now over. The third session of the petition has finally passed. The 2609th petition issued by the Spatelli Committee is a petition to settle the revenue of the annual implementation plan and deal with other matters related to program revenue expenditure in 2026.

32:32 – 32:47Speaker 2

Second, uh, who are you? This is Senator Selina Emerson. This is a doctor's speech. This is a doctor's speech. Yes, I understand. Aren't you signing this petition? I'm sorry. I think I was wrong.

32:59Speaker 3

Yes, I was wrong. Yes, that's right. Thank you. Good. Yes, I was wrong.

33:05Speaker 2

Yes, that's right. Thank you. Good. Yes, I was wrong. Yes, that's right. Yes, that's right. Yes, that's right. Yes, that's right. Yes, that's right.

33:15Speaker 4

Yes, that's right.

33:29 – 33:42Speaker 2

Thank you. Is there any other debate? Please vote for your name. Alexander Spatelli Coinski Selenus Tyler Emerson Woffel Raykos Mr. President of Venice, 2695 has passed.

33:58 – 35:16Speaker 3

9 votes in favor, 0 votes against. President Benes, this concludes the final process of passing the request. Thank you. Now we will move on to the request introduction. The Spatelli Committee's request for approval is 26 to 10. As a request from the Indiana-based Hammond City Commission, the Indiana-based Hammond City will approve the issuance and sale of bonds issued by the Indiana-based Hammond City in order to obtain specific public safety equipment and related costs, the issuance and sale of bonds to be issued and to be sold, and other related information including the budget for the sale income of these bonds and bonds to be issued and to be issued. We have finished the first and second reading of the Spatelli Committee. The Committee's meeting is scheduled for April 27, 2026 at 5.15 p.m. This is the second consent of the Spatelli Committee.

35:16Speaker 2

Do you have a debate? Please vote.

35:28 – 36:40Speaker 3

Alexander. Chansung. Spot. Pally. Chansung. Coinski. Chansung. Selenus. Chansung. Tyler. Chansung. Emerson. Chansung. Waffle. Chansung. Lake. Chansung. Venice. Question 26. Chansung 9 out of 1 and 2. Ollick. The committee meeting, which will be held at 5.15 p.m. on April 27, will be held at the chairman of the committee. All right. All right. Thank you. Emerson will hold a hearing on the 26th to the 10th. Indiena Lake County Hammond City Line 7500 on Avenue 175 and a 125-feet section of the east-west direction on the south. Yes, Mr. Chairman. Yes, Mr. Chairman. I propose the first hearing of Article 2611 of the bill.

36:40 – 36:57Speaker 2

Ms. Emerson has re-appointed and Ms. Selle-Nuss has re-appointed. You have proposed the first and second demonstrations for the 2611th. Mr. Emerson.

36:58 – 37:14Speaker 3

Yes. Mr. Chairman, the alleyways will be closed for the construction of the fire station in this request, and the contents are stated. I am very proud to make a request for the construction of a new fire station.

37:17Speaker 2

Mr. Chairman, will you hold a public hearing on April 27? Yes, I will.

37:21 – 37:38Speaker 3

On October 27, at 5 p.m., I will hold a meeting on roads and alleyways at the chairman's office. At the chairman's office?

37:47Speaker 2

All right. Is there any other discussion? There is also a public hearing on April 27, 2026.

37:54Speaker 3

That's right. Please say so. All right. All right. I can't hear you tonight. All right.

37:58Speaker 2

Do you have a debate?

38:11Speaker 3

Please vote for your last name. Alexander Spatelli Kalinske Selenus Tyler Emerson Wapel Raykos Genes

38:34Speaker 4

Ah, I'm sorry, Mr. Crazy President.

38:37 – 39:27Speaker 3

Oh, 2611 has passed. 9 votes in favor, 0 in opposition. Item C. The 26th and 10th places proposed by the Wapol City Council are the Hammond House of Hammond, the third and 37th travel regulations and regulations. It is a Hammond House of Hammond that corrects and adopts specific regulations. Mr. Chairman, I suggest that the first and second meetings be passed, and on April 27, at 5 p.m., the chairman of the committee will proceed with the nomination of the financial committee. Yes. The second nomination of the financial committee. Good.

39:33 – 39:45Speaker 2

Proposed by the Councilor of the Councilor of the Councilor of the Councilor of the Councilor of the Councilor of the Councilor of the Councilor of the Councilor

39:59 – 40:10Speaker 3

Passed with 2,612 votes, 9 votes in favor, 0 votes in opposition. Yes. Mr. Benz, this concludes the introduction of the petition. We will move on to the resolution. Item A.

40:10 – 40:52Speaker 4

Resolution proposed by the Committee of the National Assembly. Resolution 26R-06. In order to distribute in the fall of 2025, the Hammond Commission has submitted a resolution to organize the distribution of the new financial institutions or new financial institutions and commercial vehicle consumption tax, CVE, as a fund. I suggest that this resolution be passed.

40:52Speaker 2

I request it.

40:59Speaker 3

The proposal of the Waffle Committee and the request of the Tyler Committee. Is there anything to discuss?

41:04Speaker 1

Yes, members of the committee.

41:06 – 42:10Speaker 3

This is a newly introduced condition in the state to establish commercial vehicle consumer tax and financial institution tax on other funds, not general funds. The accounting officer wants to allocate these funds to various additional funds according to the ratio of income taxes. The total financial institution tax is $99.15. This amount is distributed as a general fund, a car and road fund, a park, a park bond, a park loan, and a commercial vehicle development fund . The total amount is $284,393, which is distributed to the general fund, the car fund, the park fund, the park bond 1, the park bond 2, the bond exchange and the CCD.

42:15 – 42:48Speaker 2

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Is there any other discussion? Please vote. 26R062 Thank you. I'll move on to a new case. Do you have a new case? Yes, Mr. Worf.

42:49 – 44:18Speaker 3

Looking at the meeting materials, The next meeting is scheduled to be held on April 25th. One of them is Rich Fatali, a member of the Board of Directors. One of them is a member of the Board of Directors, and the other two are members of the Board of Directors. One is Ron Rubis, a two-year member, and the other is Jorge Batista, a one-year member. And the chairperson of the HVAC refrigerated room association committee is this person. In terms of popularity, Ronicon Kato is the current chairperson. If there is no objection, all four people who have no other opinions will be re-appointed. If the members sign, they can be replaced. The four of you will present a case to be re-appointed to each committee. Present. Re-appointment. Who will re-appoint?

44:18 – 44:47Speaker 2

The Waffle committee presented and the Selenus committee re-appointed. Oh, I'm sorry. You are the Alexander committee, right? The four of you will re-appoint the committee. I previously discussed it with the Koinsky Committee and the Spatali Committee. Do you have any objections to this case?

44:47Speaker 3

As long as the lawyer of the National Security Commission does not raise any objections, I am fine.

44:55 – 45:12Speaker 2

Do you have any objections, lawyer Burger? No. Good. The Waffle Committee proposed it, and the Alexander Committee asked for it, and we decided to proceed with the appointment process. Chairman, do you have anything to discuss? Yes.

45:12 – 45:28Speaker 3

Should I write down the list? Or should I emphasize it in yellow? They are currently appointed, and if there is no other opinion, all of them. Is there any other discussion?

45:44Speaker 2

Mr. Seok-in, please vote for your name.

45:47 – 46:40Speaker 3

Alexander. Chansung. Spatelli. Chansung. Koinski. Chansung. Selenus. Chansung. Tyler. Chansung. Emerson. Chansung. Waffle. Chansung. Jum. Lee. Kos. Chansung. Lens. Chansung. Passed the case. Chansung 9 votes. Opposite 0 votes. Are there any other new cases or unprocessed cases? Mr. Chairman. Yes, Mr. Chairman. I forgot the time of communication. The N-Tailor Planning and Development Department received reports that the N-Tailor Planning and Development Department received reports that the N-Tailor Planning and Development Department received reports that the N-Tailor Planning and Development Department received reports that the N-Tailor Planning and Development Department received reports that the N-Tailor Planning and Development Department received reports that the N-Tailor Planning and Development Department received reports that the N-Tailor Planning and Development Department received reports that the N-Tailor Planning and Development Department received reports that I would like to add this data to the communication data.

46:40Speaker 2

Do you have any requests? Please put it on the microphone and tell us.

46:42 – 47:20Speaker 3

Please add it to the communication data we received and store it. All right. Yes. Yes. All right. Uh, are there any other cases? I can't think of anything. Are there any other new cases or under-treated cases? Other new cases or under-treated cases have now been closed. We will move on to the special area designated cases. No. That's right. Click. That's right. Thank you. Yes.

47:20 – 48:04Speaker 2

It's time for citizen opinion. Thank you. Now, before nominating those who have applied, would you please come forward and tell the students of Monster High School why you came here? I know you told me to come, but please feel free to say what you want. Can I talk to the microphone?

48:04 – 50:09Speaker 1

Yes, please use the microphone. Yes, I see. Hello, I'm Sofia Ramirez, and I'm from Monster High School. I'm in 12th grade, and I'm taking an AP government class. We came here for the assignment, but we went to the Monster Town Hall meeting first, and this time we're going to compare the differences between Monster and Hammond. The reason I chose Hammond is because my friend lives in Hammond. So we can say that we are residents of Hammond. If you want to say it, you can come forward. I know I can only say it if I'm a resident. I think this meeting is bigger and more active. I think it was much better than the monster meeting. The monster meeting was too straightforward and straightforward. I've written down the number of attendees, but I think this part can be improved. More people will attend this meeting, and I'm glad you came. I didn't think you'd come. I don't know if you're here except for Monster. Maybe I was wrong. I'll have to ask Gordon. Anyway, I'm glad you came and talked to me and started the meeting and shared your opinions. I didn't think you'd mention us, but it was a good thing. I'm Isabella Maldonado. I took a political science class last semester and drove a car. I'm glad I was able to experience city administration myself. It was really good. I liked the words I heard at the government meeting. It was really fun to be able to properly understand what's going on here using my background information about the government, and it was really good to be a member of the government and experience an open and anyone-only atmosphere at such a young age.

50:09Speaker 3

Yes, that's it for me.

50:10 – 50:35Speaker 1

Thank you. Hello, I'm Amelia Jinkowski. I came to this meeting on the invitation of my friends. I am also in the 4th grade of government science. Like Sophia said, the most surprising thing to me was that the mayor was here. I didn't think the mayor would come, and I didn't think he would be on the citizens' side. It was really good to see that. Thank you. Thank you for participating and for sharing your opinion.

50:46 – 52:08Speaker 2

First, I would like to invite Mary Show Ness. Hello, Mary. I would like to talk about the transparency of the government, especially the city government. I would like to tell you about what happened at the hearing on March 9. First of all, let me go back a little bit and explain. The McDonald's market is in Hammond, Indiana, about 16 acres, about 6.5 hectares. They are trying to build expensive roads and townhouses there. He seems to want people to just quietly forget the problem. Pushing away the long-standing originality of the Brier East Woods area and promoting condo development will have a negative impact on the Hessville area and further worsen the flood damage to the area. However, I would like to talk about the fact that the reason why the mayor and some lawmakers are suggesting plans is constantly changing. Let's discuss this part together.

52:08 – 52:29Speaker 3

I used to walk along that railroad track a lot during class. Sometimes I saw children doing things that would appear on TV, but it wasn't such a big problem. Of course, it's a big problem for one child to do such a thing, but it's not like 20 people do that every day. Right. So,

52:39 – 53:12Speaker 2

If this is not really necessary, why do you have to pay $20 million? Is there no other budget priority at this time? It's clear that the school budget is not enough. Let's see, there's another question. May I mention this part? There are several timestamps here. It's my memo. Yes, it's okay. Here it is. Now, let's start the analysis.

53:12 – 54:04Speaker 3

Is it worth using $2,000,000 of city budget, which is difficult to arrange on a bridge that will only be used once a year? The remaining 364 days will just be left behind. I talked to the Scott City Council, and I'm already worried. A bridge that no one is connected to built by the whole market. A bridge that no one uses. We paid $2 million. The rest of the 80% was supported by the federal government. But we made a decision. If the Governor's Parkway is built, these problems will be solved on their own. I don't think the walker-only bridge is worth it. All the partners who were cooperating with us turned the lights on. One was fired, and the other one had amnesia. I'm pouring $2 million into a bridge that will only be used once a year. So I gave up. You gave up, too. So there's no $2 million to build a bridge for high school students in Grand Avenue to cross safely.

54:14Speaker 2

When children walk across the map, they spend 10 times the money to build a dedicated bridge. You may not be listening to us, but we are listening to you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Oh, please. Someone is definitely not listening.

54:24 – 55:41Speaker 3

Yes, next person. George Stowe. Hello, George. George Stoia, George Stoia, Robert. Thank you for the opportunity to present the proposed or limited draft or resolution. I'm curious why the 2609 case wasn't published. It's included in this case, so I think it should be published. To be honest, we don't know the scale of this measure at all. Of course, it could be a small settlement of about $99,000. Of course, it's not a small amount, but you understand what I mean, right? If you think about the cases that exceed millions of dollars per meeting, I would like to hear at least an explanation of why Article 2609 was not disclosed to us. Thank you. Thank you, George. The citizen's speech is now over.

55:41 – 56:08Speaker 2

I agree to postpone the meeting. Senator Selina Bari, Senator Alexander Jaechung, Does anyone agree? I disagree. Have a good evening, everyone.

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