City Council - Regular Meeting

Jal Jones here. Beg orange present. 12 present. Let the record reflect we do have 12 present. At this time we will have the invocation uh led by Vice Mayor Eve Ledwig followed by the pledge of allegiance uh led by Alderman Jones. Please arise.

Heavenly Father, we come to you with humble hearts. Grateful for the love and mercy you've shown us. We thank you for our city of Danville and our community that you have placed around us our family, neighbors, friends, and strangers all created in your image and likeness. Help us to show your your love and mercy to them each day. Bind us together in unity. Lord, where there are differences and divisions, let those be shed. Where there is misunderstanding, grant patience, grace, and forgiveness, so that we may love one another as you have loved us.

Teach us, Lord, to seek your will above our own. Quiet our pride, fears, and desires that pull us from you. Help us to trust your wisdom as we make decisions for our city of Danville. Mhm. Shape our hearts and minds to listen for your voice and to walk faithfully in your obedience, surrendering surrendering our will to your perfect plan. As we celebrate Christmas, we give you thanks for the greatest gift, your son, our savior Jesus Christ, who offers salvation freely to all. He is the true peace and joy of the season. Mhm.

Lord, may all the work we do for our city bring your glory now and always. In Jesus's holy name we pray. Amen. Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Thank you, Vice Mayor and alderman. appreciate you all. At this time, I would entertain a motion to approve the electronic attendance by Alderman Datoy and an addition of adding Alderman Cooper pursuant to section 3140B2C. Is there a motion to do so? So moved. Second. It's been moved and seconded. Is there any discussion or debate? Seeing none, all those in favor, please signify by saying I. I. Any oppose? Same sign. Thank you very much. At this time, you have before you the minutes of the special meeting on December 1st as well as the regular meeting on December 2nd. Is there a motion to approve those? So move second.

It's been moved and seconded. Is there any discussion or debate? Yes, Alderman Harren. Mayor, on the minutes for the uh regular council meeting on the 2nd, I'd like for them to reflect that it was uh inquired regarding a local budget ordinance and that and that the response was that there wasn't an anticipation that there was one. No, the response was that we would look into it. That Yes. Your response was that you weren't aware of one, but you would look into it. Correct. Yes, we can certainly add that. Okay. Any [snorts] any further discussion or debate? All those in favor, please signify by saying I. I.

Any oppose? Same side. Thank you very much. Uh you also have an agenda this evening. Is there a motion to approve the agenda? So move. Second. It's been moved and seconded. Is there any discussion or debate? Seeing none, all those in favor, please signify by saying I. I.

Any opposed? Same sign. Thank you very much. I do not have any proclamations or board committee or personnel appointments this evening. Are there any reports of boards, agencies or commissions? Seeing none, items of information. Uh first and foremost, as uh Vice Mayor Ledwig already said, I hope to wish everyone a merry Christmas and a happy holidays. I hope that you all have a wonderful time with filled with love and family and friends. And um also just want we have a number of great holiday events going on through the rest of the year. So, encourage you to go and support the various agencies that provide those. And I also just want to say uh thank you to um everyone who did the work of putting together beds with the three kings of peace and with Ryan's organization recently. We certainly appreciate that. Uh as I told Alderman Butler, I could not attend this one, but I I will attend one here in the future.

Also want to say a fabulous job to everyone who participated in the parade. We really appreciate everyone who came and uh we had a great time despite the fact that it was pretty cold. It was freezing. Madam clerk, at this time, do we have any petitions, communications, or audience comments? Well, we do. When I call your name, you'll have three minutes to speak. Please come to the podium. I have Chris Leens regarding the Dambo Public Library. [clears throat]

Hello everyone. Uh, I'm Chris Legans. I'm the new library director here at Danville Public Library. And on the behalf of Danville Public Library. I would like to thank the members of the city council who have continued to show us support and thanks to members in our community as well. Thank you for recognizing the importance of access to information and I'm looking forward to joining the community here and I'm looking forward to working with you all. Thank you. Thank you, director. Eva Rogers regarding the 311 Fairchild redevelopment project.

Hello. Uh thank you and appreciate the Danville residents, seated leaders, and stakeholders. My name is Eva Rogers and I am here on behalf of Tyler Zinda who is the owner. Um and we're here to talk about the proposal of the redevelopment of 311 uh Fairchow. This is a project that is approximately 47,000 square feet and it's commonly referred to as the old Carl building. Okay. Um and what we the vision of this project is to uh transform it into a family focused year-round entertainment uh for the destination of the community Danville community. What's different? This is not just another redevelopment project. This is an epic action trampoline park. Okay. It is a multi-level level indoor uh redesign maximizing the resources that are already in our community. It it will have a future of trampoline park, indoor playground, arcade, multi-level rope climbing, on-site pizza, and a compliment complimentary adjacent standalone restaurant. This is also going to be a uh the redevelopment is also going to be a jobs force multiplier. It's going to produce 75 jobs here in the area including construction temporary and permanent. It's going to have um local contractors, trades, food maintenance and service locally owned and locally developed. This is um an an ad in advancement opportunity that will help retain the Danville community. Um this is another community benefit is realizing the vacant property into an active community asset. It is going to provide safe indoor yearround recreation for families

and our youth. It also going to increase the footprint and support nearby uh businesses. The project uh supposed to begin January 2026 with an estimate completion date of November 2026, but no later than November 2027. This is a a public investment of $1 million which includes uh 700 sales and 700 thou 300,000 in sales and 700,000 in tip. we will have $4 million of private investments. Uh again, this is uh reaffirm that this is a responsible redevelopment, workforce growth, and long-term partnership with the city of Danville.

Thank you. Thank you, Miss Rogers. And I'm sure you'll be available to answer questions later. Absolutely. Any questions you have. If I don't have them with me, I will certainly get back to you. Very good. Thank you. Thank you, sir. [clears throat] Deianne Ryan, regarding homelessness.

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Good evening everybody. I'm here again to talk about the homeless issue in um Danville in Vermillion County. Um I know when the temperatures dropped, I know I was lost a lot of sleep and was thinking a lot of the time about the pe the unhoused [clears throat] people in our community and knowing that they did not have a warm place to go. Um, as of right now, you know, we've had all kinds of things in the newspapers about warming centers, you know, and there's a lot of warming centers during the day until 3 or 5:00. We have no overnight warming centers, and that is when it gets the coldest, as we know. Um, imagine what it means to spend the night outside in subzero weather. Frostbite can set in in minutes. Hypothermia can kill in hours. These are not abstract risks. They are realities faced by men, women, and even families. I know several families who are living in their cars in our community. We cannot claim to be a comm compassionate community while allowing our most vulnerable residents to freeze. Yes, there will be cost in working on this, but the cost of inaction is far greater measured in emergency room visits, police calls, and in lives lost. A warming center is not a charity. It's prevention. It saves money, and more importantly, it saves lives. Cities across the country have recognized that warming centers are not luxuries, but necessities. They are lifelines. Providing a safe warm space is the bare minimum we can do to protect human dignity. A great example is in Danville, Virginia, where a collaborative effort resulted an overnight warming center in the event of a weather emergency which which we re had. We don't need to

reinvent the wheel. Churches, community centers, and even unused municipal buildings can serve as temporary warming centers. volunteers and not forprofits will step up to help. What we need is the city's leadership to authorize, coordinate, and support these efforts. Take charge. [snorts] Um, I urge you, let's not wait until tragedy strikes. Let's act now before the next cold snap to establish a warming center. Our unhoused neighbors are part of our community. Their lives matter. We do a lot of talking about pools and recreation and trampoline parks and I'm, you know, I'm a youth advocate and I'm all for that stuff, but not when there's freezing people out in the cold. That that should be a priority. Um, you have the power to ensure that nobody in our city freezes to death simply because they have nowhere to go. Providing warmth is not charity. It's human dignity and safety. Um, let's make compassion our policy. Thank you.

Thank you, Mrs. Ryan. Patrick Howerin regarding the library and tax levy. [snorts] Good evening, Mr. Mayor, city council, and valued city employees. Good evening.

My name is Patrick Howerin, and I am president of the Danville Library Foundation. On behalf of my board, the wonderful employees of the library, and our patrons all around Danville, I wanted to extend a sincere thank you for your consideration, thoughtfulness, and willingness to hear the measured concerns of the folks that care so deeply about our library. The library is a lot of things, and with regard to budgetary concerns, one thing it most certainly is is counterintuitive. When there are economic, social, and fiscal constraints in a community, there's oftentimes an even greater need for expansion of library services to best meet the needs of our patrons. As you all are acutely aware, civil service is oftentimes a very thankless job. Not tonight. Thank you all for your hard work and advocacy and hopefully ensuring the library maintains its muchneeded funding. The library foundation is committed to ensure the citizens of Danville have full access to expanded programs and services, including a brand new bookmo, as well as exciting plans for a new computer lab, among various other projects coming in 2026. We hope that these new initiatives will reach even more people in our community and give them easier access to all the things our fantastic community library provides. We very much welcome the city and all of our endeavors. Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Allen.

That's all I have. Thank you. Is there anyone else who wishes to address the council this evening? [cough] Seeing none, um if there be no objection, I will take items nine and 10 together to accept and place on fi entertain a motion to accept and place on file the annual report of the board of trustees policeman's pension fund for fiscal year 2024 2025 and to accept and place on file the annual report of the board of trustees firemen's pension fund for fiscal year 202425. Is there a motion to do so? I'll make a motion. Second. It's been moved and seconded. Is there any discussion or debate? Madam clerk, I apologize. Is this a voice vote or is this Yes, voice.

Okay. All those in favor, please signify by saying I. I. Any oppose? Same sign. Thank you very much. We do not have any zoning petitions this evening. However, you do have before you the payrolls of uh December 5th and December 12th, 2025. Is there a motion to approve those? So moved. Second. It's been moved and seconded. Is there any discussion or debate? Roll call vote, please. Alderman Pickering, yes. Teague, yes. Lewig, yes. Jones, yes. Arns, yes. Cooper, yes. Butler, yes. Doy, yes. Pashard, yes. High Tower, yes. Johnson, yes. Okaane, yes.

yes. Streing, [clears throat] yes. We 14, yes. 14, yes. The motion carries. Yes. And you also have before you the vouchers payable of December 9th and December 16th, 2025. Is there a motion to approve those? So move. Second. Second. It's been moved and seconded. Any discussion or debate? Yes. Alderman Tig.

I have a question as it relates to the um riverfront trail concept design. There was a check on December 9th. It's on page five. Um for $23,192. My question is um well actually first I want to point out we had a similar payment back in July on July 1st to Loach Mueller for um the same invoice description for 25,87450. And back in July I had asked um about seeing whatever the concept design is. So my question is when will we see the concept design?

They have provided that they recently provided that to us. So it will be at the first of the year. Um so some at a meeting in January. Yes ma'am. Okay. Thank you. You're welcome. Any further discussion or debate? Roll call vote please. Alderman Teague, yes. Lewig, yes. Jones, yes. Arns, yes. Cooper, yes. Butler, yes. [clears throat] The Toy Pashard, yes. High Tower, yes. Johnson, yes. Okain, yes. [clears throat] Poor, yes. Streing, yes. Pickering, yes. 14, yes.

14, yes. The motion carries. At this time, I will receive the public works committee report. Chairman Poor. Thank you, Mayor. for today is an ordinance amending the city of CH uh Danville ordinance establish an enterprise zone within the city of Danville and Vermillion County to add territory and modify incentives of the Danville Vermillion County enterprise zone. Move to Spence the reading ask for your approval and I will need a second. Okay any questions? Yes. um the impetus behind adding this section in reading this it seems like we're adding a section to the already established enterprise zone correct

yeah and actually that section was already added in in the prior vote um this is more the final step of securing an intergovernmental agreement between the um head partners which is the village of Tilton Vermillion County and the city of Danville this is the final agreement to submit to the state of Illinois essentially Yeah. Thank you. Anyone [clears throat] else? Roll call, please. Alderman Betler, yes. Doy, yes. Pashard, yes. High Tower, yes. Johnson, yes. Okaane, yes. Core, yes. Streing, yes. Pickering, yes. Teague, yes. Ledwig, yes. Jones, yes. Arns, yes. Cooper,

yes. 14, yes. 14, yes. Motion passes. If there's no objection, I'd like to take B and C together. They're both resolutions dealing with the 311 West Fairchild um property. B is a resolution approving a redevelopment agreement with 311 West Fairchild LLC. C is a resolution amending the fiscar 2526 fund 117 budget Midtown TIF District. Uh take both B and C together. Need a second. Second.

Okay, questions. Alderman NRS. Uh just having received some uh constituent uh questions regarding this and one of the items that uh was brought up I I would tend to agree with. I'm not sure as far as language. The uh other development agreement clearly identifies which restaurants are acceptable to receive the incentive dollars. Uh I have no problems with the tiff dollars and and what's being invested through the tiff. Uh obviously there's uh hopefully some benefit to the physical structure and certainly support the project overall. Uh but the one comment that that I did receive that I think is appropriate and and relevant is the financial incentives for a restaurant should not be the same if they simply relocate another restaurant already in town. uh that would place the city incentivizing one particular property owner to have a benefit for a lower re lease rate than perhaps the developer or the property owner that the restaurant currently pres resides in. And so I'm not sure, you know, I assume the discussions were that these would be new and unique places. Uh if that could be included in the document, that would be great. and then going forward similar type of language.

Anything along on that? No, I I I guess I'll seek council council's advice on whether that can be amended into the contract if the alderman wish to proceed in that fashion. We can certainly look at any language uh that you want to uh include. We could simply add the phrase in in my uh and not an a restaurant that doesn't currently exist in the city of Danville. Okay. I make a motion to amend the language to include uh that that restaurant not be a facility that currently exists within the city of Danville. I'll second that motion.

Okay, we'll take care of that. Yeah. Um motion on the amendment, please. They I mean I mean roll call on the amendment, please. Alderman Teague, yes. Ledwig, yes. Jones, yes. Arn, yes. Cooper, yes. [clears throat and cough] Butler, he's here. Oh, yes. Doy, yes. Pashard, yes. High [snorts] Tower. Yes. [clears throat] Yes. Okaane. Yes. Poor. Yes. Streaming. Yes. Pickering. Yes. 14. Yes.

14. Yes. The amendment passes. Now we'll do a roll. Is there anything else on the other [snorts] Okay. Roll call, please, then on D and or B and C. Alderman Ledwig. Yes. Jones. Yes. Arn. Thank you to the Zinder group. And yes, Cooper. Yes. Butler. Yes. Detoy. Yes. Pashard. Yes. High Tower. Yes. Johnson. Yes. Okain. Yes. Poor. Yes. Strebing. Yes. Pickering. Yes. Teague. Yes. 14. Yes.

14. Yes. Motions pass. No objection. Again, like take D and E together. Um D is a resolution approving a redevelopment agreement with Solutions Group Real Estate. E is a resolution amending the fiscal year 2526 fund 107 budget. No objection. Take move to dispense reading and ask for your approval on U D and E. I need a second. Second. Okay. Questions. Okay. Roll call, please. Alderman Lewig, yes. Jones, yes. Arns, yes. Cooper, yes. Butler, yes. Detoy, yes. Pashard, yes. High Tower, yes.

Johnson, yes. Okane, yes. Core, yes. Streing, yes. Pickering, yes. Teague, [clears throat] yes. 14, yes. 14, yes. Motion passes. Uh, 14F is a resolution worded bid number 789 for the H&L landfield leech system demolition. Um, move to spend three and ask for approval. Need a second. Second. About darn time. I'm telling you. Amen. [laughter] Forever. Okay. Now, roll call, please. Alderman Jones, yes. Arns, yes. Cooper, yes. Butler, yes. Doy, yes. Pashard, yes. High Tower, yes.

Johnson, yes. Okaane, yes. Poor, yes. Streing, yes. Tickering, yes. Teague, yes. 14, yes. 14, yes. Motion passes. 14G is a resolution authorizing the approval of an extension of memorandum of understanding for solar development on the H&L landfill. Uh move suspense three and ask your approval and need a second. Second. Second questions. [clears throat] Uh roll call, please. Alderman Arns, yes. Cooper, yes. Butler, yes. Doy, yes. Pashard, yes. High Tower, yes. Johnson, yes. Okane, yes. Poor, yes.

Streing, yes. Pickering, [snorts] yes. Teague, yes. Ledwig, yes. Jones, yes. 14, yes. 14, yes. Motion passes. Uh, for today, time of information, we do have some. Yeah. I just wanted to [clears throat] bring it to everybody's attention. and the corporate memberships uh tomorrow morning will get posted on the website so that uh corporations and then their employer employees are able to uh start signing up uh for those. Uh we've gotten to it a little bit earlier this year so that they're able to utilize the entirety of the year um for the different organizations that they sign up for.

Anybody else? Logan. Um, the funding that I've identified as the CPS funding or the Madison neighborhood funding, I know we've been staring at the structures in that neighborhood for a really long time. Um, the after the federal freeze, um, it has been reopened. We have gotten the green light to proceed. Everything's, um, been put out to bid. I foresee those structures in that neighborhood, 29 of them, uh, going down within the next quarter. Okay. Anyone else? You want to wait for public services, chief? No, actually. Okay. It involves public works. Okay.

Um, this weekend I went out and checked it. You know, I was driving through the streets making sure that the officers could get to the calls and checking them. I just want to say thank you to public works for the job that they did on on quite a difficult snow because of the temperatures. understanding that ice melt does not work during the temperatures when it gets that low and being able to get the streets clear than putting grid on it. Uh we had very few incidents where we we couldn't get to certain areas and uh you know with public works I just want to say thank you very much for the work that you and your crew did to keep the streets open. I again today they were out there this morning cleaning up the slush spots that often cause traffic crashes and and so on so forth. and uh it it I was I was very impressed uh with the amount of work that was done and how well it was done. Thank you.

Thanks, Chief. Alderman T. Corporate memberships for So, it's for this will be for uh the golf course and the pool. Okay.

Uh are the the city uh memberships and then we have community partners of other businesses that have added on. And so um for uh these are all for $125 each. We have partners partnerships with Ali Skateland, uh Fiser Theater, Swing Sports, Lincoln Lanes, the Danville Dans, and then the Danville Tennis Center. Uh and they provide various deals um through the corporate memberships uh for an additional $125 uh whoever would add those on. Uh, and then the the the the brochure that kind of explains everything and breaks the the entire thing down will be posted on the city website tomorrow morning.

Thank you. Ready to take?

Yes, chairman. I just want to say reiterate what Chief said. Thank you to all of our our guys and gals out in streets. They did a banner job getting everything. And I haven't forgotten about your donuts, guys. I was just traveling. So, usually on the first big snow, I get them get them donuts and milk and stuff. So, that is forthcoming. I I promise. Uh, I also just want to say a huge thank you to the the partners of 311 West Fairchild LLC as well as the Solution Group Real Estate. Uh, for the longest time, one of the biggest things people have said to me, even when I was an alderman back in the day, is we need more things for folks to do in this community, especially during the winter months. So, I'm excited about the opportunities that this will provide. And then the other thing is quality dining. So these are two two great opportunities and we want to say thank you and and it's also makes me very proud that we have not only local folks who are investing in our community but um national corporations. So we appreciate your investment in Danville.

Thank you chairman. Thank you mayor. I believe that concludes our report mayor. Thank you chairman. Appreciate you. At this time we'll receive our public services committee report. Chairman Sting. Good evening everybody. Merry Christmas to everybody. Hope you're having some great holidays. Uh we will meet again for public services on January 17th of 2026. We will not meet here next weekend or next week on Tuesday because it's so close to uh the holidays. So um I I can take say that that's really about the only thing I have unless you guys got any information. Chairman the 27th you 27th. I'm sorry. [laughter] I'm sorry. 27th we got we got a lot of time off.

27th. Yeah. 26. This is 25. No, January. Janu the meeting will be on January 27th ceremon what are you guys taking a year off you get enough days off January we want public works next year to be on this holiday weekend [laughter]

u I I can tell you I've got a lot of uh attabo [clears throat] and thank yous for the Christmas lights the Christmas light up night the parade the horse rides that were well attended for the downtown uh it was cold that night and that afternoon, but there was a lot of people downtown. So, I'd also like to thank the fire and police department uh working so well together uh with the fire we had over the Churchill Towers. And I I didn't see it, but it's probably going to be on the news tonight. They said something on channel 3 that um our fire department is getting recognized for their training. So,

absolutely. So, Chief Marcott is traveling, but instead I'll just say um they are bringing people from around the country. U we've had people here recently from California, Virginia, uh Washington State, um just doing various trainings here. And one of the cool things we're doing is we're able to use some of the structures that we are going to be demolishing in the Madison Square neighborhood for them to have live scenarios, which they do not get very often. So, that's one of the reasons they're coming here. We've also been able to do some partnership with Champagne and Urbana and I think we're doing something with Ran Tulle coming up. So, it's a great opportunity for us to not only help keep our people safe but to help keep our neighbor help our neighbors keep themselves safe as well.

And mayor, that concludes our uh items from information and our report. Thank you, Chairman Shrie. [snorts] At this time, you have before you item 16A, an ordinance approving the budget for fiscal year 2627. Is there a motion to do so? So move. Second. It's been moved and and seconded. Is there any discussion or debate? Uh yes, Alderman Arns.

Of course there is. Um as as everybody knows, I believe we should be looking at this a little bit longer, especially in light of some of our recent changes, but there's no doesn't seem to be an appetite for that. So I will uh wrap up on a couple of items here. Uh page 83 shows uh $15,000 for homelessness building assistance. Is there money elsewhere in the budget where we are dealing with the unhoused issue? We had discussed a study on the building. I I never saw results of that that was just completed and that will be forthcoming at the first part of the year as well. Go ahead.

Yeah, that that's completed. Uh, Alderman Arns, are you referring to the 15,000 uh out of C allocated from CDBG? CBG. Yes. Correct. And [clears throat] I'm not aware of any other fund codes allocated. Well, needless to say, out of a eight $80 million budget plus, I I would hope we would be able to scratch together something significantly more than $15,000. Uh, I'm not involved in in that. I don't pretend to know the issues. I want to learn more a lot about it. But I like some of you perhaps encountered a couple of individuals over the last couple days that sure look like they needed someplace to go.

And uh so I I hope that going forward here in the next 30 days or so perhaps there can be some attention given to that. Do we have a homeless facility open at the present time? And how many beds? Rescue. We

we do have a facility open. Danville Rescue Mission. uh they can house 26 individuals and uh they average eight a night and the most they've ever had is 15. Uh that is that is for men. We also have the dwelling place of which we just spent hundred and some odd thousand dollars of uh of our CD of our local money uh restoring one of those houses. So those are for available for intact families. When I spoke to them last um they had one that was occupied. So, there were two two for intact families of various uh makeups that were still available. I do not know if that's still the case. This was as of a couple of weeks ago, alderman, when I last spoke with them about it. Um, and then of course we have the YFRC uh for for women and children as well. Now, I will tell you they often are full. So, we have a place for for men, we have a place for women and children, and we have a place for intact families.

Okay. Well, I think you know going forward we we really do need a more holistic long-term approach. Uh so I'll be interested to see the report if the intent or thought is is to preserve that facility as the site. Look forward to that. Uh next item was in relation to the uh projections that are shown on page 49 under general city government. Uh this year it shows general city government contributing uh 1.42 million to the fire pension fund and $947,000 to the police pension fund. Uh however, in the two following years, those numbers decrease and I wondered what it is we're aware of that anticipate those to decrease. What? Page 49

on the budget. 49. Um, as of right now, the um we are not including the um the third piece of the casino. So, we have wagering, admissions, and the community host is not included in those numbers for casino. So that's those since that's the funding that we transfer to the pensions because we don't we're not counting on the community host. It's not that part's not going to be transferred is what I understand. Okay. And what will that be utilized for? Um and the intent would be to also go to the pensions but I don't believe there's a budgeted uh host agreement in those years either.

Yeah. And then as I indicated uh previously um you know I understand uh the a lot of money has been invested in the pool but I I don't understand why the general fund is contributing more money than is necessary for the pool to break even. You know the pool's not making money. I think our revenue projections are more than generous. Uh they're almost double next year. I I hope we can attain that. I'm skeptical. Uh but uh you know in in my opinion I don't understand why we're building a reserve for a pool fund. If there's going to be capital needs that'll be a that'll be a future board's decision where they decide to keep that pool open or not. We're we're losing according to this $275,000 out of the general fund for a pool that's open two months and that's excessive. And so if we could I think when I looked at that before it looked like if we transferred just probably 175 to 200,000 it would cover and and pro perhaps less. I I haven't looked at that uh recently to see if there are any modifications but I I recognize we have to cover the deficit but we should not be creating a net positive by taking money out of the general fund. Yeah, I I mean I can explain why that's happening. Uh what the thought process was there and we can go we you know you guys can familiar with that. The mayor and I have discussed that at length.

Okay. Uh but how and I'm I'm big on pre-planning for capital. Yeah.

However, this is a different dynamic. We have a lot of strains on the uh general fund. We just heard that $15,000 is what we have set aside for a homeless issue. And we're transferring an extra $50 to $75,000 to a swimming pool to build a reserve that hopefully won't be needed for 10 to 20 years. And in my opinion, we haven't provided that for any of the other capital equipment in any of the other enterprise funds because we don't transfer money from the general fund to those enterprise funds. So, I would make a motion that we reduce the transfer to the pool fund to an amount that is adequate to cover its deficit and no more.

Is that a motion? A motion. I will second that motion. Is there a second? Any discussion or debate? Roll call on the amendment. Alderman Butler? Yes. Detoy. Yes. Rashard. Yes. High Tower. Yes. Johnson. Yes. Okaane. No. Poor. No. Strebing. No. Pickering. No. Teague. Yes. Leadwig. No. Jones.

Yes. Yes. Cooper, yes. Nine. Yes. Nine. Yes. The budget a is amended to reflect as such the motion. Is there any alderman RNC have? Yeah. Is is there an amount that the uh controller would like to Well, the current budget only has this um an extra $1,200 for next year based on the revenues and expenses that are budgeted. it will only be $1,200.

I'm I'm looking at based on the net loss of last year is what I had projected that off of uh in this budget season. We cut that out. So last year's my understanding last year's budget did have that excess in there. This year's does not the the current proposed. So, it takes $275,000 to break even the pool from the general fund. Yes, I believe so.

What I hear from most people in the community is that $10 per citizen per year is worth having that kind of facility because some of us around this table could go to the country club, but most of but many people in our community could not. Well, first of all, I don't swim at the country club. Second of all, I wasn't implying. Second of all, uh there's a lot of people in the community, and I would suggest a lot more people in the community that don't think that was a good deal for the taxpayers. So, we don't need to dispute that tonight. Alls I'm saying is that's a significant amount of money that goes away in two months

that I think needs to be shrunk and better utilized. That's excessive in my opinion, and I'll move on. The next item is on page uh six where we're showing some interdep departmental fund transfers. Uh the third line item from the top and the third line item from the bottom appear to be the same $500,000. There's one that states transfer to the infrastructure fund from the general fund and the other one says from the general fund to the infrastructure fund which I think is the same thing unless there's another fund.

No, it's the same funds and it's the same amount but they're for different things. So the one transfer is to move money to pay for um I believe the um Azavar and the other one was to move money back because we put it into the economic development. So while yes it's the same amount in the same two funds it's for different purposes. So, just to clarify, I thought the uh transfer for the Azavar transfer for the Azavar payment was the $250,000 from the general fund to infrastructure development or I'm sorry, transfer from infrastructure development to the general fund. I thought that was for the as of our payment. Why else would we be transferring a quarter million to the infrastructure from infrastructure to the general fund?

Just a second. Did you have any other questions while I'm looking for that? Or do I have any more questions? Let me look through real quick

while I pull up that file. [snorts] Alderman, do you have any other any further?

The uh the other question I had is on uh page 30 and it's regarding the the totals for all departments and funds. But I'll let the controller finish what she's got going on uh before moving on to that one. Uh the other comments that I'll go ahead can proceed with is once again I I believe that more data is needed for for the council to actually make an informed decision. I you know we say we're doing the best we can on demos but we don't really have a handle on demos. Now I'm understanding the departments uh trying to catch up for for what was missed uh in adv uh prior to their uh taking over but without having an actual number on how many structures actually need demolished. we can't really assess whether on course or not. So, obviously that's not going to be produced this evening. I hope the the administration can get that together quickly. I think there's several other things that we'll talk about over the next several months. Uh but uh just as anformational item, I intend to proceed with discussions regarding the items that I brought up as we go forward in the future months. Uh I would like to receive a uh revised cash flow that is projecting the remainder of this year's revenues on the cash flow statement. Okay. We're we're projecting a budget several months out and I want to see what financial projections are being made for the remainder of this fiscal year so that we can analyze as alderman whether we're on track to obtain those or not. Those are provided to you monthly.

Actually, they're not, mayor. There's no projections made on what the following month should be in order for us to stay on course. And that's not what the uh as I understand it at least. If those are the projections, then those should also be reflected in 2627. And that was my next question is can we be produced a cash flow report that projects 26 and 27 revenue on a monthly basis? So, we'll we'll address uh both you brought up multiple things. Uh first and foremost, we'll address the demolition. Uh Director Ruie.

Yeah, for the demolitions, uh that's on our public works top 10 uh under the uh business plans. Uh demolitions is the the initial business plan that we intend to um to completely well to complete. Uh prior to that though, we will be uh working on our verf, which is vehicle and equipment replacement funding plan, getting that complete because we need the verf for all of the business plans. Uh but the intent is is that we have uh we bring a total uh you know cost of ownership, all of the numbers uh and completely analyze every single uh budget line that we have uh and how our operations work. Um the intent behind setting the pool up like that was uh hey let's set something up the way we uh we would love for every single thing to be set up so that we're set up for long-term sustainable uh success. Um and so those are the numbers we intend to put together so that we can provide to you guys so that we can uh we can all make good informed decisions. But I I would agree with you that those numbers are non-existent right now. But that is that is the intent over the next fiscal year to get to make happen so that next fiscal year when we're talking about this we can actually have some numbers uh to discuss. So com

uh you were correct that was a duplicate line in that formula. So the total inter department transfers would actually be 12.4 million that's 12.9. What page is that? Okay that was what was that page number? I don't remember. 49. Uh, no, that was the six. Six. Six. Six.

Uh, the next question then, uh, mayor, to go back to your, uh, comments, my understanding was the, uh, when we received this cash flow report on a monthly basis that the numbers that are not in bold, I thought those were the projections based off of the original budget projections, not that. Okay. So, we need those to be a little larger than what they are, and they've certainly been trending that way, and that's a good sign. I just would like to know if we're we're proposing that what your numbers are that those should look like in order for us to make that additional dollars that we're we're projecting for next year.

Okay. I can supply a separate document that would have that because this is need to be separate truly a comparison to the budget. If you would like a separate item that shows like what that projection looks like, I can create a second document for and I can get with you in more detail. [cough] Uh the then the last question was uh on page 30 it shows total expenditures of 95385 $95 million and then it shows the total revenues. It shows the inter fund transfers uh which then total up to 90,876. And I know there's departmental revenues, but is that the difference or is that actually just a deficit?

I mean, between the total expend expenditures and total revenues, correct? Yeah, it's departmental uh revenues. That's the 5.3 million. Yeah. Or roughly. Yes. Five million. Okay. Thank you. Well, as I've stated uh on the other uh a lot of thoughts and and a lot of opportunities for uh efficiencies and consolidations, but uh looks like we're voting tonight. So, mine will be a no. Thank you. Thank you, Alderman Teague.

I have a question. I know that I was under the impression and I might be wrong. When we did the um budget study session, what draft was that draft two or draft three of the budget? the study session would have been draft two. [clears throat] Okay. So, I know we're on draft four, correct? The changes the were there changes in draft three? I don't recall seeing a draft three. Um three uh just had the updated um insurance

insurance elections. Yes. Elections. Don't the the employ uh alderman the employee insurance selection. So we may have we always budget as if for example that everyone is going to take the family insurance the most expensive. Well somebody may have taken only individual insurance or they may have just taken in uh taken employee and dependent insurance. So just updating the numbers to reflect the actual elections of the employees. Okay. And the actual prices because at that point we had received actual prices.

Okay. And then another question that I have is as it relates to um the library which is on page uh 127 because now that we know that we have um restored the the levy amount to the library. I went too far. Um the budget that's here. My question is is um did this was what was was the budget for the library created by the library or is this our assessment? The library provides that budget to us. Okay. So was that and so that was changed after we decided to restore the levy amount.

Correct. Okay. That was the that was the one change between draft 3 and draft 4 was the updated budget that I received from director Leggens. Okay. Um Okay. cuz I there's some things as it relates to that. I obviously looked at that a little bit more. Maybe it's not page 127. It was on page 125

27 of the one that I looked at earlier. Um is this Yes, 125. Thank you. um simply because the salaries um as it relates to the library were going to go down by 36,000 yet FICA and IMRF were going to go down by more than the salaries. Um and the insurance went up by 23%. And I know everybody's insurance go is going up. So there's um no no control over that. But it just seemed imbalanced as it relates to FICA and IMF IMRF versus salaries. So I was unclear about that. Um just having looked at that a little closer now that there's a new number. Um, I would concur with Alderman Arns in that there that we would need more time, especially considering um that we just received this on Friday. Um, and I know that it is desirable to pass the budget and the levy at the same time. However, it's not u my understanding. Um and I believe that um um corporation council had concurred just from state law that is not a requirement. And my understanding from what I read on the IML uh website is that an appropriations ordinance is required to be passed with the levy but not necessarily the budget. It's it's either or. Um and that budget is actually required um by the end of the first quarter of the fiscal year which in our case I believe would be July. So we have more time and I know that there has there is also precedent for us

having for this body even though I was not present at this time for this body having passed budgets um much later than the levy previously. So I would concur that um we could use the more time to get into some of those details. I also concur with many of the things Alderman Arns brought up, especially as it relates to the unhoused. Um I know we had previously um in prior years 50,ou I think it was last year even $50,000 um of CDBG fund or I'm assuming CDBG funds. Um and now it's $15,000 where we know our unhoused um concerns have actually increased. Um, so it it seems counterintuitive to decrease the amount of money being allocated to that specifically even though we know that the problem is actually bigger than it has been in the past. Um, my other question actually, mayor, is as it relates to the numbers for the rescue mission cuz those seem similar to the numbers that were stated this summer. So my question is what when were these numbers as of like are they recent as of as of the the cold spell or

I just spoke with Vice President Euing um Katherine Euing was it last night or the day before? Okay. So even even with the cold spell the most that they've had is 15 and they can house 26. Okay. Um but obviously we know that there's a concern. We also know that there's also transportation concerns or whatnot in terms of people getting there. um if you're going to the dwelling place and then you got to go to the shelter, those are nowhere near each other. Um so there's lots lots of opportunities that I know we where we can do more. Um and I don't think $15,000 is nearly enough to do much of anything that comes out to what maybe $1,200 a month.

It's interesting that you bring that up because we are actually providing uh bus passes for uh bus passes for the rescue mission. That was a request from director Euing and we are providing that too as an inind service. That's awesome. That's awesome. Um it's still $1,200 a month seems like a very small number in light of bus passes. So I still think that there's more that could be done and I would concur with Alderman Arns that I would love for the budget to be um um tabled. I know I'm probably in the minority on that. Um but that's my opinion. Thank you.

I'd like to call for a vote on the budget. All right. There's been a motion to call for the budget. Roll call vote, please. We need a second. Sorry. Thank you. It's over. It's Go. Go ahead, Madam Clerk. Alderman DeToy. Alderman Pashard. Yes. High Totower. Abstain to I gain further knowledge, please. Johnson. Yes. Yes. Okaane. Yes. Yes. Streing. Yes. Pickering. Yes. Teague. No. Lewig.

Yes. Jones.

I'm going to say no so I can learn more about the budget. Barren. No. Cooper. Yes. Butler. No. The Toyo Toy. Alderman Toy, can you hear us? Alderman Toyo Toy, can you hear us one last one last time? Yes. Okay. Okay. [laughter] Alderman Deto, we're taking a vote on the the budget. Um, and it's your turn to either yes for a yay or a nay. Yes. Nine. Yes.

Nine. Yes. The motion carries. We have before you also, if there was be no objection, I would like to take 17 A through G together. They're all ordinances uh regarding the 2025 tax levy as well as create the downtown Danville, Inc. budget and levy. Um 17A is an ordinance approving the 2025 tax levy. 17B is an ordinance abating part of the 2025 tax levy infrastructure development improvement program series 2019. C is an ordinance abating part of the 2025 tax levy capital improvement fund series 2019. D is an ordinance abating part of the 2025 tax levy community reinvestment fund series 2019. E is an ordinance establishing the budget for the city of Danville, Illinois special service area number one. F is an ordinance approving tax levy assessment of taxes for special services area number one and and G is an ordinance approving tax levy and extending a special tax within a special service area number two expanded. Is there a motion to approve?

Mayor, I I would ask that we separate G special service area number two that deals with storm water in East Gate. Okay, there's a motion to Is there anyone else who would Yeah, we can take. Sure, we can do that. So, at this make a motion we accept A, B, C, D, and E and F. Thank you, chairman. Is there a second? Second. It's been moved and seconded. Is there any discussion on item 17 A through F? Yes. Alderman.

So, which one of these is for downtown Danville? Is it special service area number one? Yes. Yes. So 17E is the budget provided by DDI and then 17F is the levy to support that budget. Any any discussion or debate? Roll call vote, please. Alderman Pashard. Yes. Yes. High Tower. Yes, please. Johnson. Yes. Yes. Yes. Streaming. Yes. Pickering. Yes. Teague. Yes. [clears throat]

Yes. Jones. Yes. Barnes. Yes. Cooper. Yes. Butler. Yes. Detoy. Yes. 14. Yes. 14. Yes. The The motion carries. Item 17G is an ordinance approving a tax levy and extending a special tax within a special service area. Number two expanded. Is there a motion to dispense with the reading and approve? I'll make the motion. Second. It's been moved and seconded. Is there any discussion or debate on item G? Yes, Alderman Arins.

The the reason that I asked that be separated is this, for those of you who may not be familiar, this special service area was a tax created for storm water that is charged all of the property owners out in the Eastgate area. They're primarily all businesses. Uh we now have subsequently created a ordinance and a fee through our sanitary su what used to be the sanitary sewer fee now it's called the sewer fund that also charges those same businesses for sewers based on their sanitary sewer flows of all things. I won't participate in double taxing our businesses in Eastgate in light of what we just saw happen in over the course of the last two to three years. We've got to give some consideration to business. So, I would encourage you to vote this down. Uh, and if there's uh the administration has indicated it's going to be looking at the storm water and the sewer funds and all those things later this year, and I would suggest we not give businesses another reason uh until we've decided whether that makes sense to charge them twice for the same thing. And so, I make a motion or I don't make a motion. I would encourage you to vote no on item G. I would just remind you that some time ago a a tax was added uh to actually help support the sewer fund that we've since moved to another area, but there was a tax created for the sewer fund that was supposed to help fund storm water. So, uh, it's an interesting perspective and and I would ask you to to approve it and and to allow us this next year to create the business plan as director Ruie has has outlined. I have not I I can tell you in with uh being alderman and mayor uh so being involved with city government for 17 years, I have never had the first complaint from any of those businesses

about this fee. I have Alderman Butler.

Uh yes, I I totally agree agree with Doug. I mean, we taxing these companies and uh you know, you see what's going on now. Uh we keep raising these taxes and they're leaving. And the more and more we tax them, you know, the more companies we're going to lose. And I totally uh you know agree with Doug uh you know that I'm getting tired of taxing not only the community the people in the community but as well as companies as well. Yeah. Soon this company uh do you know this town going to be more like a a a CRO or a town that we don't we won't have any industries and so I will vote no. Just for clarification this is not a new tax. This is a tax that's existed since before my involvement with city government.

Yeah, but you're getting ready to increase the the taxes. No, we're not increasing the tax. It's the same as it was. Alderman T.

Um I'm not sure if they have or have not um voiced their concerns about this tax, but I do know that they have voiced their concerns about the additional sewer fee. So I think to Alderman and they have come here and voiced those concerns. So I think to Alderman Arin's point having both of these if we if this SSA was created for the specific reason of those entities being much larger and using more than um than the rest of us in the city, then that by itself when it was the only thing happening made sense. But then to also then um um have them pay a fee based on their usage because their usage is more does seem like double taxation. If this was created in I believe this says 2008 um for the purpose of covering the cost of of their usage. So it seems counterintuitive to have both and it does I would say um it does not leave the impression that we are a businessfriendly city if we are um asking them to pay an additional fee on top of this being a SSA.

Yeah. Just for clarification, this was established in 1994. I Okay, I missed that date. I was looking at the later date that was on here and and just for historical purposes is it was created because we were having serious flooding problems in the Eastgate area. Uh I don't remember when everybody joined the party but uh it the ordinance discussion started when city hall was still on Hazel Street

and uh you know this was the only only area that was paying for storm water separately for all those years. uh and the council then uh it had always been a part of the general fund in the streets department was the responsibility which is where you'll find it in most municipalities our size and larger. Uh many others created a separate fee that's based on the impervious area of a square footage and not I don't know of a single community as I've stated before that bases it on a sanitary sewer flow and I'm I'm hoping the administration's going to correct that. Uh but the fact is is they've been paying double ever since the new sewer fee combined the two and eliminated the sales tax to cover the storm water funds. And I'm not here to debate whether that was right or wrong. I'm just saying those are the facts. And they've been paying double for that period of time. So for at least five years. I don't know what year the sewer fee went into effect after the sales tax was moved. Um, but it would have had to been within last eight because it didn't occur while I was still here. Uh, so once again, we got to focus on our businesses. Thank you,

Chairman Bor. And I think this before the business out there, one would build here and then the next one would build higher, the next one build higher, next one build higher. There were no retention ponds. This helped build those retention ponds and it helps to maintain those retention ponds is what this particular fee is for. The $23,000 it generates at $30 an acre. So that's to make for the maintenance from what I understand and repairs of those of those detention ponds.

And I do not dispute Chairman Poor's representation of that. But if they're paying for 100% of the expenses to maintain all of the storm water that is associated with them, why should they have to pay for somebody else? I agree. But I didn't we do weren't we doing some kind of a flow meter? Uh we were looking into that to some of them put on flow meters to

the most that is the most recent uh change to the sewer ordinance or is to is to allow for for the tracking of sanitary sewer outflow. this um engineer children, if you could just give a brief uh synopsis of the most recent project that was accomplished in maybe a timeline. I think it was maybe two or three years ago.

Well, we uh we at the Blue Cross Blue Shield, we uh redid the pond there. It was overgrown and we went in there and removed all the brush and cleared that and uh revitalized that pond to make it more productive. Uh the other project that we had was uh I want to say about three years ago, we went through and did a lot of ditch cleaning uh along Lynch Road there and also we uh added rip wrap around the uh pond by the casino there as part of uh using the fund. Mhm.

So I would I would definitely point taken and and under understand uh understand your point for sure. Um I guess I would just state that um with this particular fund I think that special attention does get put towards that area. Uh and so this is something as we've indicated that we do intend to look into and uh look to um make more equitable across the board um in the future. That's just not something that's set up right now. I can remember uh using doing the same [clears throat] thing uh to build the pond there by Flexing Gate and the um uh truck stop as you're heading towards as you're heading out to go to Indiana

by ML [clears throat and cough] on the other side of McLean's I remember they had a problem out and it was a big problem um the projects that were mentioned so you said they a few a couple years ago, two or three. Yes. And um does anybody recall the cost of those projects?

Uh the Blue Cross Blue Shield, I do not recall. The other one was uh around 150 about $150,000. I don't quote me on that. I'd have to look that up. So I I can't give you an honest answer on that. Alderman, I can tell you that we had to save up for several years in order to be able to do these projects. The revenue from one year would not have been sufficient to complete even one of these projects. Okay. And then is there a is there a specific fund that this money goes into? Uh yes, this this money goes into the storm water drainage fund fund 109. Fund 109, you said?

Yeah. back in uh fiscal year 2023, they spent $369,000 on uh projects for 109. And then in fiscal year 24, they spent another uh 66. And I'm uh Does fund 109 fund other projects besides the the special service area? No, this fund is only for the special service area. And how much money is in fund 109 right now? Hold on. I got kids right to get to the right year.

Alderman Tegan, just for context to clarify what I mentioned a moment ago, um right this next year it will be a total of $28,000. Um so as you can see it took us a long time to save up money to be able to remediate the issues for those businesses. Alderman and just further clarify that's sort of my point is it's not significant money. We raised over three to4 million dollar in a single year with the increase to the sewer fee. I think we can let $28,000 go for double taxation on businesses in Eastgate and I think we'll be able to put a budget together. It's it's not double taxation when people receiving special service above and beyond.

No, it's the other fee. They get no service from the sewer fee. They're paying for sew storm water charges in their sewer fee when they have already paid 100% for their storm water expenses. As as you all can well see, they uh $28,000 a year certainly does not cover the expenses that are needed to offset the costs. No other business in town pays for special and they get the same special. In fact, many of them have not even had to comply with our storm water ordinance. So, you know, that's my two cents. Do as you please. This time, uh, roll call on item seven.

I don't have an answer to my question. Total cash balance currently is $177,000. Okay. Thank you. I apologize, Alderman. I thought she'd Any further discussion? Roll call on item 17G. Alderman Johnson. I'm going to abstain right now. Okay. Are we voting on an amendment or are we voting on the G? 17G. This is just for this poor. Yes. Streaming. Yes. Pickering. Yes. Teague. No. Leadwig. Yes. Jones. No. Orange. No. Cooper. No.

Butler. No. Deatoy, yes. Pashard, yes. High Tower, yes. Seven, yes. I will cast the eighth affirming vote.

Thank you. The ordinance carries. At this time, you'll be glad to know we do not have need of close session. Are there any items of information for the good of the cause? Yes, Alderman Jones. Eastgate. Do public um work works is the plow, right? Plow hours. Do they actually go to the businesses out there on East Gate and plow? Uh we don't pl plow on their public property, but we do plow the frontage roads and lynch um from uh just north of the interstate exits and then just south of the interstate entrance u through there.

Any other items of information? Yes, Alderman Ars in in followup to similar to and and and overall I thought we did a great job too. I drove around and did some other things. I did get calls after uh the post mayor at where we had missed some areas uh you know and so there's some communication and I I recognize how challenging that can be in those types of events. Uh so my suggestion is I think it's great that as as has been done that the uh administration is communicating what's going on with plowing. I think that's very helpful. I think perhaps when when uh the final wrap-up post is done, perhaps a uh phone number or something could be included where if by chance we've missed you, please contact Sure.

and then that way they can follow up and don't have to wait to get a hold of any of us or or anyone else. That's a great suggestion, Al. Overall, I thought good work. Thank you.

Yes, Alderman T. I'd like to publicly an acknowledge um project success and their candlelight vigil from last night for the number of lives that had been lost to gun violence in our city. Um a number of people and it despite the temperature it was um a sizable crowd. Um, and so I know that they are also continuing the work to come up with um ideas and proposals um and work with a variety of organizations uh to help curb gun violence in our city. So, but I wanted to uh publicly acknowledge them um because it was um a and to um I know we got a email, but I don't know if everybody saw it cuz I found mine in my junk. Um, so it might possibly be in your junk, but to also um say to everyone, I recommend that everyone go over to Douglas Discovery Garden on Florida Street. I don't know if it's street or avenue. Um, and there are ornaments on uh a lit tree of every person either with a picture or their name and and go and look at it. Also along with that um unfort we project success received some very unfortunate news um they were informed that their full service community schools grants uh not just for them but for the entire country will end effective 1231. Uh just for references uh the grant is a million dollars a year and it's supposed to be for five years. However, they'll only be 18 months in at this time. So, um that so far, thank thanks be to God, their other grants are not impacted. Um but, uh the but this grant uh is impacted and um I will be

writing a letter of support uh to request that that that be restored um because quite frankly the services that are provided are much needed. Is that the federal mayor? Yes, sir. Federal Department of Education I believe so. And it will end when? Pardon? It will end when? The end of the month. End of the month. Yes, sir.

So, I want to thank those of you again who not only attended the Samar ceremony. Unfortunately, we didn't know about it until last minute. So, some of us had other commitments, but I want to thank those who were there, but also I want to remind thank everyone who gave through the Christmas wish list and the many other programs that we have through the community to help our young people. So, thank you very much, Alderman Pickerine. Um, I just like to thank the administration and our comproller because I know this when you put together this budget, it takes hours and hours and I know I just appreciate it. So, thank you very much. Thank you.

Thank you. Our our comproller and our deputy comproller, um, all of our department and division heads do a yman's work. I feel like we're locked in Alderman Butler in in that conference room for months almost, it seems like. And, uh, but, uh, I appreciate them on on all the hard work that they've done. city Christmas party. Uh yes. Also, just a reminder, tomorrow we have our our city uh holiday party uh from 11 to 1. So, hope to see all of our team members and all of you alderman over there. Uh

it's at Harrison Park Clubhouse. Although the renovations and restorations certainly aren't completed, you'll be able to see some of the work we've done, and I think you'll be very pleased, especially many of the older citizens in town have been very, very appreciative of the work that we've done. Reservations were required. Reservations were required, but alderman, I might be able to sneak you in if you if you still wish to go. So, Alderman Butler. Yeah. Okay. You might have to sneak me in too. [laughter] Read your emails. Yeah.

I'd like to thank uh the public work guys here for a job well done on the snow and removal and everything. And uh the streets are beginning to look good. Uh getting all ready for this next snow. Uh [laughter] also come on also like to thank uh uh ones that uh they prayed for us uh at the uh the bill beds. Uh we say we going to try to have another one uh well it won't be now until till next year. Uh so we met our goal. Uh so we uh uh scheduled to make uh to build 80 beds and we built 80 beds uh on that day. And I would like to thank uh Alderman Tig there for being there again and uh you know to endure all the dust that was all over her and uh

and of course I got on her case you know that she was hitting the boards too hard and I got anger issues [laughter]

right and come to find out that you know that she had to kind of get uh stress management. Uh uh there was also a uh you know to clear uh the atmosphere uh uh so we've been getting texts uh you know from some people that uh that we building billing those beds and uh you know in those beds uh you know that the the African-Americans were not getting any beds and so I am to let them know and is on record that uh just about 80% if not 90 90% of those beds were uh so we're going to African-Americans homes and uh and so these beds are made for we don't care what nationality that you are these bid goes to any young person from 12 to uh say 17 years old to get those beds. If anybody wants to see any beds to be put together in the home, uh, get a hold to myself or Re McCulla or Dan Ryan. And if you want to see us put those beds together in the home, just come on. And like she said, it takes about 5 minutes there to put those beds together. And R McCulla behind that drill and and he's going to town putting those beds together. And we will let you know when the next bill bid is going to be. Uh so we thank uh work source for allowing us to be inside.

I just say a little warmer. [laughter] That was that that was phenomenal and a lot dustier. Oh right. And it was a lot of dust in there. I mean from head to toe but we all enjoyed it. Yeah. Thank you mayor. Having satisfied the agenda I would entertain a motion to adjurnn. So moved second. It's been moved and seconded. Any all those in favor please signify by saying I. I. Any oppose? same sign. We are adjourned. Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone.