City Council - Regular Meeting

I'll call our meeting to order at 6 p.m. in council chambers. Roll call, please. Alderperson Silas. Present. Macias.

Present.

Rezac.

Present.

Tinian.

Present.

Finch. Present. McNeil.

Present.

Castro.

Present. Schmidt.

Present.

All right. I don't believe we have any remote electronic attendance necessary tonight. Is there public comment, Chief? Okay. So we'll move to your oaths of office.

Well, thank you very much for the time, Your Honor and Counsel. As you know, this is promotions and hiring. Most of office are really a fun time for me to introduce you to the next generation of police officers serving our community. Certainly excited to have three of them here today that have completed probation. So the first officer, Trayvon Lee, joined the Moline Police Department on January 2nd, 2025. He's a proud Moline native. He graduated from Moline High School. You probably remember him as a star athlete there and began his collegiate journey at Missouri S&T, where he also played football. He later transferred to Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California, before returning to the Quad Cities in 2023. Trayvon worked for WP Beverage in Milan before joining us. He attended the Southwestern Illinois College Police Academy as part of his preparation. to serve the citizens of Moline. He successfully completed his 18-month probation, including 16 weeks of the police academy, 14 weeks of field training program for a total of 1,240 hours of initial training. He's joined here tonight by his mom, Francine Marsh. So, Your Honor, if you would come forward and administer the oath of office, I would be honored.

you you raise your right hand and repeat after me I Trayvon Lee I Trayvon Lee having been duly appointed as a police officer have been duly appointed as a police officer for the city of Moline Illinois for the city of Moline Illinois do solemnly swear do solemnly swear that I will support the constitution of the United States that I will support the constitution of the United States the constitution of the state of Illinois the constitution of the state of Illinois and will strictly adhere to the compiled statutes of the State of Illinois, the Moline Code of Ordinances, and any Illinois rules of professional conduct applicable to police administration. And that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the position of police officer for the city of Moline, Illinois, according to the best of my ability.

Congratulations and welcome to Tijuana.

Thank you.

Thank you.

So I'll pin his collar brass on him to signify the end of his probation. And I'd ask his mom to come forward to pin him on the bench. If you guys want to stand here, we'll get a couple of Christmas card photos for you. Our chief will take it for you. He's a great photographer. Oh, we've even got a professional photographer. Tom, are you going to take some?

Thank you.

Thank you.

Well, our next officer is Alec Mikna. He also joined the police department on January 2nd, 2025. He's a proud Moline native and also a graduate from Moline High School. Alec attended Black Hawk College and obtained a paramedic certificate and later began working as a paramedic for Genesis Ambulance. He previously worked for the City of Moline in the Parks Department, as well as a lifeguard for the YMCA. You probably remember him from high school. He was a great swimmer up there as well. Alec attended the Police Training Institute as part of his preparation to serve our community. He successfully completed his 18th month probation, including also 16 weeks of police academy and 14 weeks of field training. He's joined here by his dad, Bob Mitna. Your Honor, you administer the oath of office.

Having been duly appointed as a police officer. Having been duly appointed as a police officer.

For the city of Moline, Illinois.

For the city of Moline, Illinois. Do solemnly swear.

Do solemnly swear.

That I will support the Constitution of the United States.

That I will support the Constitution of the United States.

And the Constitution of the State of Illinois.

And the Constitution of the State of Illinois.

Will strictly adhere to the compiled statutes of the State of Illinois.

Will strictly adhere to the compiled statutes of the State of Illinois.

The Moline Code of Ordinances.

The Moline Code of Ordinances.

And any Illinois rules of professional conduct.

And any Illinois rules of professional conduct.

Applicable to police administration.

Applicable to police administration.

And that I will faithfully discharge the duties.

And that I will faithfully discharge the duties.

Of the position of police officer.

Of the position of police officer.

For the city of Moline, Illinois.

For the city of Moline, Illinois.

According to the best of my ability.

According to the best of my ability.

Congratulations.

I'll pin his collargrass on here to signify the end of his probation. And his badge to signify his full commission. Congratulations. And I'll have his dad come forward and get some pictures.

Congratulations.

Welcome aboard.

Thank you.

Our last officer is Gerald Riddell. Gerald joined the Moline Police Department on June 30th, 2025. He's a native of Taylor Ridge and graduated from Rock Ridge High School. After high school, Gerald joined the Marine Corps and served our country in the military for four years, including Operation Inherent Resolve in Syria. Shortly after leaving the Marine Corps, Gerald worked as a security guard in Peoria while he attended Illinois Central College where he graduated with a degree in applied science with a paramedic certificate. You notice a theme here? Stole a couple paramedics. He was hired by the Peoria Police Department in 2021 and attended the Police Training Institute at the University of Illinois, served with the Peoria Police Department for four years before he and his wife moved back to the Quad Cities. As I mentioned, Gerald was already a police officer, so he successfully completed a 12-month probation and 11 weeks of field training, in addition to his already 1,200 hours that Peoria Police Department had provided him, plus his four years of experience. So we're certainly excited to have his experience here in Moline. He's joined here by his wonderful family, Nicole, his wife, his son, Lee, and his daughter, Charlotte. So, Mayor, if you'd administer the oath of office.

Please raise your hand. I, Gerald Riddell III, having been duly appointed as a police officer for the city of Moline, Illinois, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Illinois, will strictly adhere to the compiled statutes of the State of Illinois.

and any Illinois rules of professional conduct applicable to police administration and that I will faithfully discharge the duties And that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the position of police officer for the city of Moline, Illinois, according to the best of my abilities.

I'll pin his collar to put brass on to signify the end of his probation. Now there's one person in this room that is more excited than him to complete probation, and this is a first that we've had. His son, Lee, is going to pin on his badge. I'm going to move this out of the way so everybody gets a good view of this moment. come up, we'll get a perfect little Christmas card photo for you here. I hope Tom's gonna get one. Hold on one second, we got the professional photographer here.

Perfect, thank you. All right.

Welcome. Congratulations.

Thank you.

Welcome aboard.

I think we're out of shit. Thank you, Chief.

You might as well stay there. All right. But now you have just two board appointments. One is basically a correction from last week. We needed to make Gilbert Pena fulfill the unexpired term of Emily Freeman. So I have Mayor's appointment of Gilbert Pena to the Keep Moline Beautiful Commission to fill the unexpired term of Emily Freeman to expire November 30th, 2026, and Mayor's appointment of Tom Lal to the Revolving Loan Fund Committee for a five-year term to expire June 30th, 2031. Any questions? Just so you know, Tom Lowell is associated with Dead Poets Espresso, and he has a background in economics. Happy to put a small business owner on a revolving loan fund. That's very important for them. All right. Chief, presentation.

You know how the River Bandits have law enforcement night. This is law enforcement night at the city council. Apparently. I was hoping for a bobblehead, but it didn't come in. Tyler. Well, as you all know, and I regularly get compliments from the elected officials and the community about our officers that do such a phenomenal job in the community, I wanted to bring forward a few awards this evening. Sergeant Tyler McLaughlin was recognized by the Silvis Police Department when I received a letter from the chief in Silvis about an incident that happened on April 13th, and you're probably thinking, Well, we're not in Sylvus, but Tyler was in Sylvus on his personal time at a doctor's appointment in Sylvus and took action. On April 13th, 2026, officers of the Sylvus Police Department were dispatched to ORA Orthopedics on Avenue of the Cities in Sylvus in response to a report that a male subject had stabbed a patient inside the medical facility. Preliminary investigation indicated that the suspect and the victim were not known to each other and had not had any prior contact. Within about 90 seconds, civil police officers arrived on scene and observed the suspect already detained by Mulling Police Department off-duty Sergeant Tyler McLaughlin. so was sergeant vargas provided handcuffs to sergeant mclaughlin who then secured the suspect while sergeant vargas proceeded to locate the victim sergeant mclaughlin maintained custody of the suspect until additional responding personnel arrived and formally took the individual into custody sergeant mclaughlin remained on scene provided critical witness information related to the incident sergeant mclaughlin's swift response decisive actions and professionalism were instrumental in saving safely resolving a highly volatile and dangerous situation, thereby preventing further injury to the victim and others present. His willingness to intervene and assist both the victim and responding officers ensured the immediate protection of those involved and the safe apprehension of the suspect. On behalf of the Silvis Police Department, we extend our appreciation to Sergeant McLaughlin for his exemplary service, cooperation, and unwavering commitment to public safety. So in conjunction with that, I wrote him, and I won't read the whole thing because it reiterates the same thing, a letter of commendation for his exemplary service. And so on behalf of the Moline Police Department, Sergeant McLaughlin, and the City of Moline, I'm honored to present you with a letter of commendation as your conduct brings great credit to yourself and serves as a strong reflection of the values and professionals of this department. Thank you for your outstanding service and for a job well done. Is there different item numbers?

Same item number?

So in partnership with the Moline Fire Department, many of the times we don't know the outcome of a patient that was transported to the hospital. And these two incidents, Deputy Chief Sotos, who's in charge of the EMS program at the Moline Fire Department, notified us. Officer Kyle Yater's exemplary efforts saved not one, but two human lives on two separate occasions. So he's here to receive two lifesaving awards. I'll start with the first one that occurred in February. On February 18, 2026, you responded to a medical assist involving a juvenile experiencing a seizure and an adult female experiencing chest heaviness. Upon entering the residence, you recognized signs of a serious carbon monoxide emergency including the odor of exhaust fumes and the rapidly deteriorating condition of affecting three occupants inside the home. Without hesitation, you helped evacuate a weakened adult female, alerted another occupant to the danger, and directed him to leave the residence reentered the dangerous environment with a paramedic to locate and remove the unconscious juvenile from a bathroom. Your quick assessment and decisive actions ensure that all three occupants were removed from the home. Fire personnel later determined that the carbon monoxide levels inside the residence exceeded 800 ppm, creating a lethal environment. Despite the significant risk to your own safety, your actions directly prevented a potential tragedy resulting in saving a human life. I'm proud to formally present you the Moline Police Department Lifesaving Award in recognition of your courage, professionalism, and dedication to duty. Congratulations to a job well done. Your actions are a credit to this police department and to the city of Moline. And so I've already given Officer Yator his ribbons that he can wear on his uniform to signify that. But then in conjunction, I award him this life-saving award, the City of Moline Police Department Award, the life-saving award to Officer Kyle Yator, the life-saving award for your bravery and heroic action that led to the saving of a human life as demonstrated on February 18th, 2026. Well, stay there because your work was not done with that one. On April 3rd, 2026, you respond to the area of 15th Street and 13th Avenue for report of a male and cardiac arrest. Upon arrival, you located an individual inside a black Ford Escape and quickly determined that he was unresponsive and without a pulse. Recognizing the urgency of the situation, you immediately removed the male from the vehicle, placed him safely on the roadway, and began CPR. Your continued life-saving measures until the Moline Fire Department and EMS personnel arrived then provided a seamless transition of care so advanced medical treatment could begin. During the medical intervention, EMS personnel were able to regain a pulse, and the male was transported to the hospital for further care. Your quick assessment, decisive action, and immediate initiation of CPR were critical in sustaining his life until additional medical personnel could take over. I'm proud to formally present you with the Moline Police Department Lifesaving Award in recognition of your professionalism, quick thinking, and dedication to preserving human life. Congratulations on a job well done. Your actions are a credit to this police department and to the city of Moline.

Thank you very much, Chief, and congratulations, and thank you to both of our awarded officers. That's all you have for us?

I'll stay.

You can stay. Yeah, you can stay. Okay. So number eight has questions on the agenda. I don't believe we have any alterations. Excuse me. We'll move to our Committee of the Whole agenda items. 9.1, a resolution authorizing the Chief of Police on behalf of the City of Moline to accept the quote and execute a contract with Axon Enterprise Inc. for AI assistance software to upgrade the police department's in-car and body-worn camera systems to add real-time artificial intelligence translation for the amount of $145,889.10 for a term of five years. Chief.

Thank you very much. Well, as you know, the Moline Police Department has had these devices, body cameras, for nearly 10 years. Axon is our vendor, and they're the largest body camera company in the world and provide outstanding quality in their products. Their high-quality video that they produce, the 5-megapixel sensor, extended battery life, video management system, and XTS encryption, Axon leads the way in the body camera space. In the last several years, Axon has focused on software enhancements and new features to make body cameras more than just recording video interactions between the police and the public. So today before you, I have a contract for your approval that would add live language translation to our software package. So for the past 60 days, the Moline Police Department has been in a free trial and evaluation where we and our officers have tested and evaluated AI Assistant, which gives officers push-to-talk voice translation. This feature gives officers access to over 60 languages and instant language translation to better serve our community. So the list of languages is on the screen there. I won't read them all, but it's pretty extensive. They actually say 60 plus because they're continuing to add more languages as the software evolves. So to evaluate this feature, we used both controlled environments and real deployments in the field to see if it would be beneficial to our community. As you know, we have several officers on our department who speak foreign languages, and we also partnered with World Relief staff to test a total of eight of the 60 languages. Those eight that we tested are highlighted in white on the screen there. And so we found that these eight languages performed flawlessly. In addition, we put this in the field, and all of our officers had this enabled for the past 60 days to try it out.

So here it is.

When I got to the corner at the stop, I stopped because there was another car in front of me. When the light had already changed, the other car crossed, and since I was already out, I crossed too. But those at the stop didn't have it anymore. They weren't supposed to go. And suddenly, he was right in front of me. So that's when I hit him. He was actually coming from the other side and made a shorter turn because I was already all the way in. That's why I only hit him with the edge of the corner. Thank you.

so which way were you facing at the intersection so you were here

So this is a real traffic crash that the officer arrived on scene. And as you can tell, the individual is speaking Spanish, does not speak English. And without this, we would have struggled to communicate with him. So you can see he gets a little confused in here, and they're trying to figure out what happened.

So the coffee station or the coffee shop did not have the camera footage. The gas station does, but I can't view it for another hour until another employee comes in. If I can determine who's at fault, I'll write someone a ticket and mail it to them in the mail. But as of right now, nobody's getting a ticket for the crash because I can't determine who's at fault.

Okay. Hang on one second.

So that...

So from my experience, when the officer and the individual in the interaction don't speak English, like on a traffic crash, a lot of times we're just trying to get through the basics. What they end up having to do is go to somebody that they know that speaks English and ask them, can you explain this piece of paper to me? I don't know what just happened. Or if we have a ticket, they can't figure out the ticket. And so this is a very lengthy conversation that these two have that never would have occurred without this live language translation. I'm going to show you one more.

I didn't hear speech. Can I explain a little about what happened? Sure go ahead. Hello.

Yesterday, when I wanted to park, she was over there. Now, I wanted to park, but I saw that I was a little too far forward, then I bumped into her. At the same time, I backed up and went over to her to introduce myself and explain. I asked her yesterday at the same time what I could do. She told me, no, there's no problem. It's fine.

So when I packed, I came back to her to ask again. She told me, no, there is no problem to leave. But this morning, I came, now she calls me to say that there is a problem. For that, I have to hurt her. I said, well, as she is talking a lot, I do not understand French. At least to enter there, we will ask. They said no, she does not want to enter.

I went back to her again to ask again. She told me no, there's no problem if I leave. Now, this morning I came, she called me to say that there is a problem, so I have to compensate her. I said, since she is talking a lot, I don't understand French. At least if we go inside, we can talk. They said no, that she doesn't want to go inside.

okay and that's fine um just with the way things happen though and any crash you just have to provide insurance to the other person you have to provide your information according to law

So you can see that we were able to provide a more in-depth explanation, figure out what happened on these fairly simple cases that for you and me that speak English, these are no big deal. You understand that you just need to provide insurance or something like that. And so this made this interaction a lot more... valuable for both the officer and the individual that were involved. My officers have found this to be extremely useful so far in the field that they probably never would have been able to communicate or had to try to get to some sort of other device like language line. A long time ago when I was on the street, we had to, you know, use the AT&T language line, call that and trying to get an interpreter on the phone. And so some of that's just delay. This is recorded on our body cameras, so right now it's just being used as an aid if we were to need to certify it for court. That video could be provided to a certified language translator and certified for court purposes. But otherwise, it's just used to enhance the interaction and get the information. But because the recording exists, it could go further if needed. So our current contract with Axon runs from June 1st, 2023 to July 31st, 2028. So we're not renegotiating this contract. pressured Axon to give us some concessions over the years for like the drones and different things. We have a lot of things that are kind of layered in there. So when I talked to them about this, I said, we have some funding through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity grant money, the replacement money that we received in a trust fund that we're working on some of these projects like the drones that we already paid for. And I said, I'm willing to do a separate contract just for this and pay for five years upfront. And so the contract that's in front of you is a separate ai translate contract for five years So that entire dollar amount is a five-year package So we will be paid up from august 1st 2026 through july 31st of 2031 With no cost to the taxpayers for this program This is also on the council agenda for tonight in order for us to secure a 10% discount. If you've negotiated a contract with vendors, sometimes they play these games. If you do it by the end of June, I said, well, I can't do it by the end of June, but we'll get it in council in July, and they extend that 10% discount. It knocks off about $16,000. So staff recommends approval.

Motion to approve. Second. Motion by Finch, seconded by Castro. Discussion? Timmion?

I think this is super cool. I had a question. Does this impact, a few questions, does this impact battery on the wearable device at all?

No. I mean, I don't know that directly, but it doesn't really use much more battery. And the batteries are really good on access. Another reason that we have this product. The contract we have with Axon is expensive. The whole entire package that we signed in 23 is $1.5 million. So we've never had any problems with them. And if there is a degradation in battery or something like that, we send it back. They send us a new one immediately.

Do we know what kind of quality control is done on this? I'm asking, I'm dealing with this at work. We use artificial intelligence for a number of things. We're in the healthcare space. The concern is we can't just trust it because AI is known to hallucinate. It's known to be very confidently wrong. Does Axon have some sort, or do they randomly pull these videos and verify that it's inaccurate?

Yeah, so great question. This has been in production for a couple of years. They have foreign language experts on staff in Scottsdale, Arizona that are working on these products. And so one thing I will say about when you hear AI, I'll tell you how this works. The recording is being instantly transcribed in the background. And then that transcription is then being flipped to the opposite language. And then it's just reading the transcription. So it's not AI in a sense of what you think of like I'm running this through ChatGPT or Claude. Axon is not going out on the internet to do this product. This is an internal software. It is not ChatGPT. It is not Claude. It is their own internal large language model.

Ms. Castro? I just had a question on the resolution itself, and this is just a question. In the resolution, it says, it states, it references the Moline School Valley School District. Is that just to demonstrate the number of language, or is it going to be used in the school district?

Is that just to... Yeah, so, well, yeah, so... I actually had a hard time trying to find some statistics of how diverse our community was and how many languages were spoken in our community. And I know you guys, as elected officials, know there's a lot, but I couldn't find anything else other than I knew, based on my interactions with the school district, how many that they speak at the school. So I thought, well, that's a pretty good representation of what we know is in our community. And yes, all of our school resource officers also wear body cameras and also would have them at the schools. So I think it's just a reference point for me to try to convey to both you and the community that we do have a lot of languages in our community, and many of those that you saw on that screen are represented here far past the eight that we tested.

Great, thanks. Yes, Mr. Macias?

Yes. So is it connected to the internet? No. How is it doing that?

Yeah, it is not connected to the internet. This is internal software in the Axon's product. Any of their products don't go out onto the internet at all. Okay.

It's onboard software. Thank you. And one follow-up. And as far as like their 60 languages, will there be updates? And if so, will they have additional charges or is that part of the package?

No, that's part of the package. So if you see, I think the first slide actually says 50 plus. And then by the time that I got some new slide decks from them, it was up to 60. And so they're adding. When I first saw this in Dallas three years ago, they only had like two. Yeah. And so that obviously perfected the system and then they're adding the languages through as all to me and already question about the vetting and then I should probably reference that as well as you know back to You know the quality control I think some of the quality control is the interaction with the individual right is that how are we communicating with them and then of course if we Again, it's it's just trying to get through that interaction if it needs to be certified We couldn't even use Aller Macias, for example. We would have to use a certified language translation service to watch the video and certify that transcription.

I'll just add, the Spanish, the initial guy, he wasn't very clear, but it did a really good job at taking it and making it a lot simpler.

Yeah, really good point. So what you probably didn't see was when the officers press the button on the side, it can auto-detect the language. And what's interesting is if you speak a foreign language, there's different dialects from French, right? There's all sorts of different dialects in Africa. It can differentiate between Spanish in Mexico and Spanish in Spain and Spanish in Portugal and Argentina. It can determine that. The officer doesn't have to make any decision. It just does auto-detect, the person speaks, and then it will translate it to English and then back and forth.

Thank you. Mr. Schmidt?

So when you talked about the certification for what is going to court. Does that still apply in, like, ticket is being written? Or would that only be if, for instance, in the traffic stop we saw, if a ticket was issued, does that have to be certified? Or if he asked to go to court, then it would have to be certified?

Correct. If the video was going to be used as evidence against an individual in a court, it would have to be certified.

So if he chose to get tested, it would be certified, but if it's not? Correct. So what if the AI messes up? It does a bad... So it can't pass certification. Then how does that play into... Is the entire reporting then inadmissible?

Well, we have a lawyer here who can vet me, but I'll tell you what would happen. It would become inadmissible. Fair? Yeah. Thanks.

All right, yes, Mr. Chairman. Actually, we have two. I asked a question, and it was kind of skipped, and it's do they use the in-field recordings for quality assurance? to verify random samples to make sure that the... Does Axon? Does Axon?

So Axon does not have access to our videos. Okay. So they would not be able to do that unless I could ask them if they have a voluntary program. I guess I would have to walk through that and how we would divulge those videos to them. So I'm going to say no. Okay. from their standpoint, I'm sure they're doing it, well, I'm confident that they're doing it in controlled environments.

Okay, my concern is privacy, and I just wanted to make sure we didn't have, like, a 1% of our videos are being sent back.

Oh, no, yes, they're not. Yeah, no.

Ms. Cashman? I just have one final question, and this is for the protection of the citizens. So is there... Do we get notified? I mean, is there a way for us to know when this happens? Or is it just up to each individual officer when it happens? Because I'm just wondering, would it be helpful for us to like have those certified even if it's not going to be used in court just for the protection of the person who's being you know just to make sure that that interaction was okay or i don't think that's necessary well one i think it would be impractical because as you know i think it would be difficult for us to source that on 60 plus languages um

And I think that would be an expense that would probably be unnecessary. Again, an officer taking action, writing a police report, there's a little bit of a fallacy in the criminal justice system. A police officer arrives and they make an arrest, for example, that that's the end, right? The end all be all. That has to go to prosecutors, defense attorneys. defense attorney investigators, a judge, et cetera. So there's lots of layers of processes that if that, in fact, went there, I think that that would rectify itself, certainly. And we don't want to use a product that would not perform. And so I think everybody is very skeptical of what we call AI right now. These types of translation, transcription things have been around for a long time, a long, long, long time on a much more simplistic method than what people think of like generative AI products that are making new images and things like that. That's a completely separate bucket of AI as opposed to something like this. So the other thing is I would much rather have the officers using this product that we have tested, we have vetted, that is official, than them using our work-issued cell phone to use Google Translate. Because that's what's really going on in the field is that they're going to a third-party source to try to get the job done. and they all have cell phones, the city issued cell phones, they can get on Google, type something in, and we're just trying to piecemeal it together. Here we know that the, and we're not the only city that's using this product. So when you say, are we vet, right, this is gonna be vetted nationally. And if there's a glitch, it's not just gonna be discovered by us, it's gonna be discovered by Tampa, signed a $50 million AI bundle contract. Like there's, we're not the tip of the spear here. So I'm pretty confident And I know a lot of people at Axon that do a great job, and they will be transparent about, hey, we've got an update to push out.

your officers in the field would be experiencing problems communicating if it wasn't working properly. And that would get reported up the chain and sort of internal control.

We have officers that speak Spanish. We ran it through. We started with the officers that speak Spanish. Then we started with the officers that spoke French. And the other issue with translation services is a lot of people that speak Spanish can't write Spanish. So, like, this is completely recorded, and we have that. Did it happen or not? Because if an officer is just doing it on their own, there's no recording of this, and this is recorded. So if somebody wants to contest that, hey, I speak Spanish, and this is not right. It's all on video.

I just have one final request would be it's amazing that you're on it with grants and able to fund this at no expense at this time. Obviously Barry and I were literally just having this talk about sustainability of programs. So this means you will be looking at your budget as you update things. And that's how we'll figure it out so that we don't have to say goodbye to something we really like. Yeah. Okay. Anything further from the council? Hearing none, all in favor? Aye. Any opposed? That motion passes. Thank you very much, Chief. 9.2, a resolution authorizing the Chief of Police on behalf of the City of Moline to execute an intergovernmental agreement among the member agencies of the major crash assistance team between local law enforcement agencies.

So each year the Illinois Police Department responds to over 1,500 crashes. Some of these are very serious. We handle on average about seven serious crashes a year. We have a highly trained and robust traffic unit that investigates these serious crashes. In order to be a certified traffic crash reconstruction specialist, the officer must take six specialized courses of crash investigation one and two, math and physics for crash reconstruction, vehicle dynamics and traffic crash reconstruction one and two for a total of 400 hours of classroom instruction, and then they must pass a state certification exam. In addition to the equipment needed for traffic crash reconstruction, which is very expensive, software and hardware can be around $33,000 a year for things such as computers to analyze the crash data recorders in cars, specialized software for vehicles like Kia and Hyundai, computer mapping software, drone photography equipment, and scene supplies. So through some of my colleagues around, I learned that the Lake County and Cook County areas have a major crash assistance team. And so a colleague of mine at the Lincoln Sheriff Police Department, he's also the past president of the Illinois Chiefs, provided me with a template to try to bring this to, from, bring the Lake County model to Rock Island County. So before you is that MOU that enables agencies in Rock Island County to participate in a joint team. So currently we're really doing this informally now where mostly our traffic crash reconstructionists are responding to other agencies. And so I've had some long conversations with the other agencies in the area. And what we really see as the future is trying to regionalize these teams and trying to collaborate on the certifications, collaborating on succession planning, and collaborating on the expense, particularly in sustainability of buying the different hardwares or softwares that are just continuing to mount up. And so this agreement gives the informal relationship structure. As you see, it's pretty lengthy, kind of lays out how we would respond, who would be responsible, how we would coordinate future personnel, buy the right equipment, and most importantly, avoid unnecessary duplication. So the other neighboring agencies have agreed to participate on some level. What you'll see in the MOU is that a certified reconstructionist would have to respond but someone at the lower level who's not certified could also respond as a team. And so right now we're sending two or three certified reconstructionists out where we could instead just send one. They have committed that they'll send someone, for example, to the 80-hour crash investigation one, basically the at-scene level, and then we can partner with them, reduce our overtime costs, and then have more of a team format here. So I also included the code for Iowa for future expansion as Bettendorf is open to also joining this team at a later time. So currently the Moline Police Department is assisting other agencies about two to three times a year on serious crashes. And so by creating this team, we hope to expand the capabilities of response across more agencies, maximize resources, improve response, improve proficiencies, and create succession planning for reconstruction. And ultimately, kind of my vision for this is this is kind of the first piece of this puzzle. And then if I can get some momentum behind this, I might want to create an overarching Plan that many of these would fit into kind of as little plugs into a major Area teams that would support all the things that we do to duplicate canine teams forensics Cyber investigations and things like that that are very labor-intensive And very expensive so staff recommends approval of the MOU before you tonight Motion by Finch seconded by Castro discussion

Hearing none, all in favor? Aye. Any opposed? The motion passes. Thank you. 9.3, a resolution authorizing the mayor and city clerk to execute and attest to a contract with Langman Construction Inc. for Project 1539-2026 CDBG Sidewalk Improvement Project 1 for the amount of $199,896.25. Thank you, Your Honor.

We have two contracts for your approval this evening for sidewalk replacements using CDBG funding. This work was split into two contracts to allow two contractors to complete the work simultaneously. However, that didn't work out as layman construction on both contracts, but they have assured us that they can complete the work by the completion date in September. Locations are given in your packets and we recommend approval. Motion to approve.

Second.

Motion by Finch. Seconded by Macias. Discussion? Mr. Timian.

We budgeted $530,000 for sidewalks this year in CIP. Is this inclusive of that or this is separate? This is separate. Awesome. Thank you. That's what I wanted to know.

because those census tracts qualify under CDBG.

So collectively, we're looking at over 800,000. Thank you.

Anything further from the council? Hearing none, all in favor? Aye. Any opposed? That motion passes. 9.4, resolution authorizing the mayor and city clerk to execute and attest to a contract with Langman Construction Inc. for Project 1540-2026 CDBG Sidewalk Improvement Project 2 for the amount of $178,450.

Thank you. This contract mirrors the last one. The only difference are the locations, and we recommend approval. Motion to approve.

Second. Motion by Finch, seconded by Macias. Discussion? Hearing none, all in favor? Aye. Any opposed? That motion passes. Thank you very much. 9.5, a resolution approving change order number one and final with Valley Construction Company for motor fuel tax section number 26-0000-00-GM. 2026 Asphalt Maintenance Program for the amount of $15,907.53 and approving a supplemental resolution for maintenance under the Illinois Highway Code for Motor Fuel Tax section number 26-0000-00-GM 2026 Asphalt Maintenance Program for the amount of $15,907.53.

So this item is a change order to our 2026 asphalt maintenance program. Two sites were added to the program that had unforeseen pavement failures after the winter weather. Those sites are located kind of behind the new Starbucks off of 19th Avenue. Change order amount is $15,907.53. Motion to approve.

Second.

Motion by Finch, seconded by Silas. Discussion? Thank you for finding a way to do this. This is one I did receive an email from a resident, and I can't imagine having no way to get in and out without that fix. Thank you. Anything further from the council? Hearing none, all in favor? Aye. Any opposed? That motion passes. 9.6, a resolution authorizing the Moline Public Art Commission to apply to the Illinois Arts Council for the creative project grant for up to $12,000 for projects outlined in the public art placemaking plan and authorizing city staff to do any and all things necessary to apply to the Illinois Arts Council for the creative project grant for up to $12,000 for projects outlined in the public art placemaking plan.

Thank you, Mayor. You summed it up pretty well. So the Public Art Commission needs authorization even to apply for a $12,000 grant. So this resolution, we're asking for that. And I did want to share with you that it's a strategic goal to find more funding for the Public Art Commission. So we're going to be working, I think, to find a way. We started a little bit with them getting that authority and then being able to apply for the grant sometime. So I think we're going to talk to administration about this, but maybe a way where we could give some pre-authorization to them to apply because they've got maybe 10 grants that they're interested in now.

Great.

So we'll be working towards that, and we're asking for your approval of this authorization.

Motion to approve. Second. Motion by Finch, seconded by Castro. Discussion? Hearing none, all in favor? Aye. Any opposed? That motion passes. 9.7, a resolution authorizing the mayor and city clerk to execute and attest to an economic incentive agreement by and between the City of Moline and Scout Capital Group, LLC, concerning 3620 38th Avenue, Moline, Illinois. Mr. Parr.

Thank you, Your Honor. The city previously approved resolution number 1093-2025, authorizing the execution of a purchase and sale agreement, and all supporting documents contemplated with the Scout Capital Group for 3620 38th Avenue, consistent with the terms outlined at that time in the agreement resolution. One supporting document was the economic incentive agreement, which outlines the rebate of a portion of sales tax received by the city through the operation of the proposed commercial project. After complete site design and additional requirements for on-site stormwater detention by the reviewing state body, all site development cost impacts are finally quantified. With this quantification of costs, City Buyer finally determined the level of economic incentive needed to deliver the proposed commercial project. City Buyer desired to enter into an economic incentive agreement in the amount of $595,000 in sales tax rebates to Buyer for a period not to exceed seven years. Sales tax rebate will be paid solely from the sales tax revenue received from the operation of the business upon a split basis of 80% to the buyer, 20% remaining with the city, until the first to occur reaching the maximum rebate or the end of the seven-year period after placed in service. With updated cost budgets and projected performance, the staff analysis remains as initially conceived and is anticipated that the incentive will be met in approximately three and a half to four years. This will also appear on the council agenda as this is a supporting agreement to the previously approved PSA and allow for closing and construction start in the month of July. Staff from Rebeckman's approval of the economic incentive agreement scout cap.

Motion to approve. Second. Motion by Finch, seconded by Macias. Thank you. Any questions or comments from the council? Thank you for your very thorough explanation. Sorry. No, it's very helpful. It's very helpful. Thank you. If there's nothing further from the council, all in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Motion passes. Thank you. 9.8. A special ordinance authorizing the mayor and city clerk to execute and attest to the personal property and real estate exchange and purchase sale agreement for Catfish Charlie's and Marquis Harbor Marina by and between the City of Moline and Petraski Roach Properties, LLC, and to terminate the amended lease of property 4801 River Drive, Moline, Illinois, 61265, and authorizing all appropriate city officers and staff to do all things necessary to complete each of the city's responsibilities pursuant to said agreement. Mr. Park.

Your Honor, this one won't be short. The next one will be, but this won't be short. The amended lease described between the parties extended the state loans to Pertasky for the redevelopment of the former Captain's Table restaurant and subsequently known as Cafe Charlie's in the form of an equipment loan, an associated note, and the financing for restaurant construction repairs as additional rent pursuant to the rent schedule of the amended lease. The restaurant is no longer active and the building is for sale. The payment obligations of the amended ground lease burden the marketability of the asset along with the complication of the ground lease structure. City of Petrasky desire to terminate all pre-existing agreements and understandings between the parties, including without limitation the amended lease. In addition, the City and Petrasky have negotiated certain terms under personal property and real estate exchange and purchase and sale agreement that would convey the real and personal property of the marine improvements as satisfaction of all outstanding debt obligations between the parties and allowing for the termination of the amended lease. with the agreement the City will sell the restaurant lot to Portaski for $350,000 payable upon subsequent sale, as governed by a recorded mortgage and prom note. These collective actions align the ownership of the land with the ownership of the improvements upon the land, making each asset complete, and it will satisfy the outstanding obligations owed to the City and brings each asset back to market viability. This is also in the council agenda to support seasonal marketing of each asset as there are potential transactions that exist. Staff recommends approval.

Motion to approve. Second.

Motion by Timmy and seconded by Finch. Discussion? Hearing none, all in favor? Aye. Any opposed? That motion passes. Thank you, Mr. Park. 9.9, an ordinance approving the vacation of certain public rights away along River Drive in the city of Moline due to building encroachment.

Your Honor, the building, known as Catfish Charlie's, is located on city property, parcel pin number 0835-10003. That building was constructed for a one-river drive in 2019 and encroaches on the city right way to the south. The encroachment area contains 524 square feet. 4.012 acres Vacation of the right-of-way to allow for the building as constructed and put that land back to the description of the real estate Land is requested and recommended through this vacation Second motion by Finch seconded by Macias discussion Hearing none all in favor Any opposed that motion passes?

Thank you. 9.10, a resolution authorizing a grant to the 13th Annual Fall Belgian Festival for the amount of 2,500 from the Special Events Fund to help offset expenses for an annual event to be held on Sunday, September 20th, 2026.

Yes, thank you, Your Honor. I will say, actually, this item, 9-11, 9-12, 9-13, special events, all these items have been vetted and reviewed by the Special Events Committee, and the recommendation is to approve.

Thank you. Motion to approve? Second. Motion by Finch, seconded by Castro, I think. Discussion? Hearing none, all in favor? Aye. Any opposed? That motion passes. 9.11, a resolution approving a block party for the Old Morgan Park neighborhood scheduled for Saturday, September 26th and closing certain streets, more particularly described herein to vehicular traffic and authorizing the mayor and city clerk to execute and attest to a licensing agreement with Gary Frank on behalf of the Old Morgan Park neighborhood for the use of public right-of-way in conjunction with said block party.

Motion to approve.

Second.

Motion by Finch, second by Macias. Discussion? Hearing none, all in favor?

Aye.

Any opposed? The motion passes. 9.12, a resolution approving a block party for the Karsten City Line Neighborhood Group scheduled for Saturday, September 12, 2026, enclosing certain streets, more particularly described here, into vehicular traffic and authorizing the mayor and city clerk to execute and attest to a licensing agreement with Lori McKenzie on behalf of the Karsten City Line Neighborhood Group for the use of public right-of-way in conjunction with said block party.

Motion to approve.

Second. Motion by Finch, seconded by Silas. Discussion? Hearing none, all in favor? Aye. Any opposed? The motion passes. 9.13, a resolution approving a special event that is sponsored by the Butterworth Center and Deer Wyman House for the Porch Party event scheduled for Sunday, September 20th, 2026, closing certain streets, more particularly described herein to vehicular traffic, and authorizing the mayor and city clerk to execute and attest to a licensing agreement with Susan Anderson, On behalf of the Butterworth Center and Deer Wyman House, for the use of public right-of-way in conjunction with said event. Motion to approve.

Second.

Motion by Finch, seconded by Schmidt. Discussion? Hearing none, all in favor? Aye. Any opposed? The motion passes. 9.14, a resolution authorizing the mayor and city clerk to execute and attest to an intergovernmental agreement between the City of Moline, Illinois and the City of Kelowna, Illinois to jointly retain the services of Strand Associates to conduct a study of the feasibility of Kelowna joining the Rock River Valley Regional Sewer System at an hourly rate basis plus expenses for an estimated fee of $75,500.

Ms. Williamson. Thank you, Mayor. You have before you an agreement that we're going to be discussing for an intergovernmental agreement with Kelowna. We have enjoyed a longstanding relationship with the city of Kelowna. We provide daily operations for their sewage treatment plant with our staff. And they have been under decree for a couple of years now with the IPA and they've become at a crossroads where they either have to upgrade their current facility or look at regionalizing and joining the city of Moline. Hence the reason for the intergovernmental agreement that's set before you this evening It would be jointly a study that would be prepared with Strand. We do have Troy Stinson on the phone with us this evening for any further explanation, but it would be to conduct an additional study to be looking at the infrastructure that would be needed, not only for Kelowna, but for additional improvements that might be needed for the city of Moline, irrespective of whether they are joining us or not. So there is mutual benefit for both of us in this study. And the study before you is for approximately seventy five thousand five hundred dollars. It would be equally split between both parties And we are looking to if if approved it would start in August and we hope to have the study Completed by December and I certainly have Troy on the phone with us to answer any additional questions that you may have Thank you.

Is there a motion to approve? Motion by Finch second second by Schmidt Discussion mr. Timmy in

If we go regional, I'm trying to think of what the logistics are of sewage treatment flowing to Moline. Is that what we're proposing, or is this just they're still treating it on site?

No, it would be flowing to the city, and we would be treating it.

That's a long way to go from Kelowna. I'm assuming it goes south slope.

Correct.

That is correct. That's still a fairly long way. That's what the study would tell us, the feasibility of it.

And Troy, please jump in, but I'm understanding there has been a preliminary identification of where the extension of pipes would go. That would truly be on the city of Kelowna. But that has been very preliminarily looked at.

Thank you. Ms. Castro? I have two questions. Can you clarify first? So the $75,500 would be split between this Moline and Kelowna, so our impact would be like around $30-some thousand, correct?

That is correct.

And then... What kind of benefits would we have as a city? I mean, why would we fund half of this as fits for Kelowna? What would we learn about our own system that we don't already know? Because it seems like it would be just to look at the feasibility of how it would get from Kelowna here to Moline. So what benefits would that have for us?

Troy, would you care to offer a few comments for that?

Can you guys hear me?

Yes.

Perfect. So basically in 2017, we did a south slope collection system study of the entire collection system. And we looked at the Rock River Valley Regional Sewer System as well. And that study recommended that the Coal Creek Pump Station did not have the sufficient capacity to convey peak flows at that time. It also recommended some upgrades might be needed at that station, and there were some interceptors. The IGA was signed in 1977, so the interceptors in that pumping station have been around for a while. There were some interceptor capacities, regardless of Kelowna joins that system or not, that were at their capacity or over their capacity. So what this study would do, it would give Moline an idea of upgrades necessary at the Coal Creek Pump Station, which Moline owns, and also some of the interceptors that are jointly shared with Coal Valley. Some potential upgrades with and without Kelowna. Does that make sense?

Yes a question Maybe miss Barnes is the best to answer but this would result if it was if it results in a feasible Cooperative agreement it would result in in additional revenue to the city for doing that for the city of Kelowna, correct?

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That is partly part of the study, Mayor, is to look at what is the infrastructure needed, and then we would be able to assess at that point what would be a reasonable rate to pay for that, as well as help us to future plan what might be future additional CIP that we need, irrespective of Kelowna, for our own system.

Thank you. Anything further from the council, Mr. Timian?

Would the extra sewage coming in to be treated require extra employees or staff to manage the extra flow? I mean, this is part of the study, I'm sure, but just in your experience, do these partnerships then result in higher staff requirements?

Troy, I don't know if we have an answer for adding the additional flow if additional staff would be needed or not.

My opinion on that really is your existing flows at the facility are generally around four or five million gallons a day. And if you remember, Coal Valley is allocated 0.8 million gallons per day, and East Moline is 1 million gallons per day. So the additional one MGD from Kelowna, which is what they would likely request to be allocated to them, right now they currently have about 0.5 million gallons per day. I know I'm saying a lot of numbers here, but long story short is I think an additional 0.5 MGD wouldn't require additional staff at the South Slope facility for treatment. And it would depend on if Kelowna wanted to turn over their collection system and their pumping station to Moline. Obviously, if that were to happen, then you might need additional staff, but I don't think that's proposed at this time. Thank you.

Okay, thank you. Yes, one question.

Sorry. So if Kelowna had not approached us, would this be a study that eventually we would have to do anyway, or would we be able to do without it? I mean, I know you said that we would learn a lot, but would we end up having to do something similar to this anyway?

Yeah, back in 2017, we recommended that you study the Coal Creek Pump Station and these interceptors, and I think along that time, right, south slope planning was being done. There's a lot of stuff that had higher priority, like the wastewater treatment plant. I would have to say that we did recommend that you would do this study. It just never proceeded.

Got it, thank you. And I believe, Mr. Dutkins, and you can correct me if I'm wrong, but the regionalization of some aspects of our, of these services is something that has been talked about in terms of a strategic plan. Yes. Our strategic plan. Yes, it has. Thank you. Mr. Schmidt.

You said one of my least favorite words when it comes to our utilities. When we talk about regionalization, I just want to always put my flag in the ground saying, while I support us offering that service on a more regional basis, I do not support going forward with any sort of governance structure that takes control out of the hands of the community. And I know that's not being proposed here, but that could be down the road. And so it never hurts to let the strain here, too.

All right, anything further from the council? Hearing none, all in favor? Aye. Any opposed? All right, that motion passes. We'll call our regular council meeting to order, please. Pledge of Allegiance.

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.

All right, do we have an invocation, Ms. Finch? No. Okay, roll call, please. Alderperson Silas?

Present. Macias? Present. Reza?

Present.

Timian?

Present.

Finch? Present. McNeil?

Present.

Castro? Present. Schmidt?

Present.

We do not have remote electronic attendance necessary. Any public comment at this time? Yes, sir. You have three minutes. We come to this. Chief, I can do it on my phone if you don't have it ready. He watches the clock for me.

Good evening, everyone. My name's Louis Gata, 2911 25th Avenue, Moline. I've been a resident here for over 25 years. About the time Mayor Akram's coming out and new mayor was coming in we had a deluge rain that resulted in a sewer my sewer backing up in moline um at the time i'd come to the city of moline and ask for a little bit of relief or assistance because of the amount of uninsured damages And at the time, I estimated the uninsured stuff was going to be about $10,000. In the end, the council approved a $5,000 stipend trying to offset some of the costs. After all the costs came in and everything, I had over $30,000 of the damages, about 20 uninsured. And at the time, I presented everything to the mayor and I think the city administrator at the time with their administrative assistant present, and It was presented to the council at the time and resolved to continue to offer the 5,000 offer. My request to the city council is, given the logic to try and meet me halfway with the estimated damages, I was hoping that the city might, or council might be able to give some consideration. In the end, the actual uninsured damage was over 20,000. I'd like to get 10,000 then in settlement. And all the information is with the mayor and the city administrator. That's all I have.

Thank you very much for coming in. Thank you very much for your point. All right. Anything further, public comment? Hearing none, we'll move to our consent agenda.

Your Honor, I request the approval of Committee of the Whole, Council, and Executive Session Meeting Minutes of June 23, 2026, appointments made at Committee of the Whole on July 7, 2026, and consent agenda items 17.1 through 18.3 inclusively.

Motion to approve. Second. Second. Motion by Finch, seconded by Castro. Roll call, please.

Alderperson Finch. Aye. McNeil.

Aye.

Castro. Aye. Schmidt.

Aye.

Silas.

Aye.

Macias. Aye. Razak.

Aye.

Timian.

Aye.

Eight ayes, no nays. That motion carries. Non-consent agenda, resolutions. Item number 20.1, a resolution authorizing the chief of police on behalf of the city of Moline to accept a quote and execute a contract with Axon Enterprise Inc. for AI assistant software to upgrade the police department's in-car and body-worn camera systems to add real-time artificial intelligence translation for the amount of $145,889.10 for a term of five years. Motion to approve. Second. Motion by Finch, seconded by Silas. Discussion?

Hearing none, roll call, please. Alderperson Finch.

Aye. McNeil.

Aye.

Castro. Aye. Schmidt. Aye. Silas.

Aye.

Macias. Aye. Razak.

Aye.

Timian.

Aye.

Eight ayes, no nays. That motion carries. Item number 20.2, a resolution authorizing the mayor and city clerk to execute and attest to a contract with Langman Construction, Inc. for project number 1539-2026, CDBG Sidewalk Improvement Project 1 for the amount of $199,896.25. Motion to approve.

Second.

Motion by Finch, seconded by Razak. Discussion? Hearing none, roll call, please.

Alderperson Finch. Aye. McNeil.

Aye.

Castro. Aye. Schmidt. Aye. Silas.

Aye.

Macias.

Aye.

Razak.

Aye.

Timian.

Aye.

Eight ayes, no nays. That motion carries. Item number 20.3, a resolution authorizing the mayor and city clerk to execute and attest to a contract with Langman Construction, Inc. for project number 1540-2026, CDBG Sidewalk Improvement Project 2 for the amount of $178,450. Motion to approve.

Second.

Motion by Finch, seconded by Schmidt. Discussion? Hearing none, roll call, please.

Alderperson Finch. Aye. McNeil.

Aye.

Castro. Aye. Schmidt. Aye. Silas.

Aye.

Macias. Aye. Razak.

Aye.

Timian.

Aye.

Eight ayes, no nays. That motion carries. Item number 20.4, a resolution authorizing the mayor and city clerk to execute and attest to an economic incentive agreement by and between the City of Moline and Scout Capital Group, LLC, concerning 3620 38th Avenue, Moline, Illinois. Motion to approve. Second.

Motion by Finch, seconded by Castro. Discussion? Hearing none, roll call, please. Alderperson Finch? Aye. McNeil?

Aye.

Castro? Aye. Schmidt?

Aye.

Silas?

Aye.

Macias? Aye. Razak?

Aye.

Timian? Aye. Eight ayes, no nays. That motion carries. Non-consent agenda, first reading ordinances. Item number 21.1, a special ordinance authorizing the mayor and city clerk to execute and attest to the personal property and real estate exchange and purchase sale agreement for Catfish Charlie's and Marquis Harbor Marina by and between the city of Moline and Pertusky Roach Properties LLC and to terminate the amended lease of property 4801 River Drive, Moline, Illinois, 61265, and authorizing all appropriate city officers and staff to do all things necessary to complete each of the city's responsibilities pursuant to said agreement.

Motion to advance the second reading.

Second.

Motion by Finch, seconded by Schmidt. Discussion? Hearing none, roll call, please.

Alderperson Finch? Aye. McNeil?

Aye.

Castro? Aye. Schmidt? Aye. Silas? Aye. Macias?

Aye.

Razak?

Aye.

Timian?

Aye.

Eight ayes, no nays. Motion to advance to second reading carries. Item number 21.2, an ordinance approving the vacation of certain public rights-of-way along River Drive in the city of Moline due to building encroachment.

Motion to advance the second reading. Second. Motion by Finch, seconded by Schmidt. Discussion? Hearing none, roll call, please. Elder Person Finch?

Aye. McNeil?

Aye.

Castro? Aye. Schmidt? Aye. Silas?

Aye.

Macias?

Aye.

Razak?

Aye.

Timian?

Aye.

Eight ayes, no nays. Motion to advance the second reading carries, and that's all I have this evening, Your Honor. Thank you very much.

Well, we can't come off of the... fourth of July holiday without thanking staff for everything they did and all the collaboration it took with different entities to put together the 250 celebration here in Moline. Thank you. I think you deserve a round of applause. heard a lot of positive comments about the experience, especially our fireworks, which happened to be like the only local ones that actually got to go off. I wanted to report that we did have a very productive conversation about our regional, meaning Rock Island County homelessness response. Things are moving nicely there. So I'm excited for the next one on July 16th. I also had a very good conversation with staff yesterday about the clutch report that I forwarded to you about a broader regional response. And so we have put a few thoughts together and have a conversation scheduled in late July with the clutch folks. And I've been conversing with some of the other mayors about that particular response. pending ask. And that is all I have tonight, Mr. Silas. Nothing, Your Honor.

Nothing, Your Honor. Nothing, Your Honor. Nothing, Your Honor.

Nothing, Your Honor. Nothing, Your Honor. All right. Any other staff updates? Okay, Mr. Williams.

At the library, Thursday night, next week, 5.30 to 7.30 is going to be our next comp plan meeting. So please come out.

gives you an update on the project but also more of a chance to get feedback from you so please spread the word hope we see everybody there thank you all right i i have had to add one item um we had one item for executive session we're adding a second one so just i we do need you to stay for our first conversation

No worries.

No worries. Trust me.

Your Honor, I make a motion that the council convene an executive session for the purpose of discussion of appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, 5 ILCS 120-2C1, and pending probable or imminent litigation, 5 ILCS 120-2C11.

Second.

Motion by Silas, seconded by Timian.

Roll call, please. Alderperson Finch. Aye. McNeil.

Aye.

Castor. Aye. Schmidt.

Aye.

Silas.

Aye. Macias. Aye.

Razak.

Aye.

Timian. Aye. Eight ayes, no nays. That motion carries. Thank you.