Remarks by Jim Tinaglia
329 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 14
- Play at 37:15
“Well said, Trustee Zick. Good job, men. Nicely done. I know it was a departmental thing. You guys all worked hard, so appreciate your effort. Randy, it's a reflection on you and your staff for these kinds of things that get done. I know you're going to say it's their, they did it all, but you definitely set the motion here for them to do the great job that they do.”
Village Board of Trustees · Sep 22, 2026
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“Well done. Thanks. Okay, we're going to move on to the final order of business, and that is new business. And we have the same individuals here. We're going to bring it up. I guess we'll hand it back off to you, Manager Reklaus.”
Village Board of Trustees · Sep 22, 2026
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“Very well, thank you, Melissa. Any questions from anyone on the board? Trustee Dunnington.”
Village Board of Trustees · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 54:09
“So if I understand, if the project comes in with solar panels as part of the construction, you're advocating reducing the cost of the review?”
Village Board of Trustees · Sep 22, 2026
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“If it doesn't have solar panels, it would stay at the 1.5 or 1.54? Correct. Okay. So I understand. Is there a response that staff wants to make on that, or do you want to think about it a little bit, or?”
Village Board of Trustees · Sep 22, 2026
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“Well, maybe I can jump in for them. How about if tonight we move forward with as we have it, but ask staff to do a little bit of double checking of what are the other options like heat pumps in the ground for cool water and warm water for heating the home. There's a number of different programs that A lot of people would like to try to do, but it is expensive to do these things. And if we're getting asked them to look down those roads, maybe it's a good idea that some of the fees go down a little bit. So it's something you could come back with information on that. We could have a separate…”
Village Board of Trustees · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 57:36
“Anybody on the board have thoughts on that particular item? Trustee Schwingbeck?”
Village Board of Trustees · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 1:00:39
“So that's it. I think that's an excellent point. Oftentimes, eyes are big, ideas are wide. And then when the budgets come in, it's like, well, I think we're going to skip that idea. So well said, Trustee Gilbert. Trustee Zik, Trustee Manganara, who's next?”
Village Board of Trustees · Sep 22, 2026
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“this if I may this is not scheduled to appear as a program until January 1st which is October November December three months away so it's not a race so we have some time to make sure we get it right and so I would be an advocate of hearing from staff and making sure that we have whatever concerns covered if it's going to be discounts or rebates or nothing at all I prefer not to not to rush into it because there's really no reason to Trustee Zik?”
Village Board of Trustees · Sep 22, 2026
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“Okay, motion is made by Trustee Bertucci, seconded by Trustee Schwingbeck. Further discussion?”
Village Board of Trustees · Sep 22, 2026
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“Anything else from anyone? All right, we do have a motion from Trustee, oh, I'm sorry, Trustee Donahue, go right ahead.”
Village Board of Trustees · Sep 22, 2026
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“Is there anyone in the audience here tonight that wanted to weigh in on this? Come on up, introduce yourself.”
Village Board of Trustees · Sep 22, 2026
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“Anybody else in the audience? Seeing no hands. And one more time up here. Anybody else? If not, we do have a motion by Trustee Bertucci, seconded by Trustee Schwingbeck. And I think we'll do a roll call vote on this one.”
Village Board of Trustees · Sep 22, 2026
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“Yes. All right, unanimous approval. Thank you, staff, for putting the time and effort in this to get it done. I'm sure there's more work to do. as we discussed tonight, but this is a great step in the right direction. That is the conclusion of a new business, and I'll hand it back off to Manager Reklaus for the introduction to the closed session.”
Village Board of Trustees · Sep 22, 2026
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“SECOND. IS THAT TRUSTEE ZICK? MOTION MADE BY TRUSTEE ZICK, SECOND BY TRUSTEE MANGINERO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, IT'S A ROLL CALL VOTE, SORRY. GO AHEAD.”
Village Board of Trustees · Sep 22, 2026
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“Yes. All right. Thank you, everybody. We are entering into a closed session. We'll not be reporting out. Thank you, everyone.”
Village Board of Trustees · Sep 22, 2026
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“And I'm calling this meeting to order. Our first item of business is the Pledge of Allegiance. So if you could please all rise and join the board.”
Village Board of Trustees · Aug 3, 2026
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“ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A FULL HOUSE TONIGHT. IT'S FABULOUS. LOVE TO SEE IT. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS, PLEASE, MAGGIE.”
Village Board of Trustees · Aug 3, 2026
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“HERE. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. UNDER MINUTES, WE HAVE TWO SETS OF MINUTES, ONE IS ITEM A, IT'S FROM THE APRIL 20th, 26th CLOSED SESSION MINUTES. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE ON THE BOARD? MAYOR, I HAVE TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THAT ONE. WE'LL HAVE ONE RECUSAL NOTED FROM TRUSTEE GILBERT. ANYONE ELSE? COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE, THOUGHTS ON THE MEETING MINUTES? IF NONE, WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE.”
Village Board of Trustees · Aug 3, 2026
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“Motion made by Trustee LeBed, seconded by Trustee Dunnington. Any further comments or questions? If not, all those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Seeing none, motion carries. And then the second item is from May 18th, which is another closed session set of minutes, are the same questions. Any recusals from anyone for anything on that? Any changes or corrections? Anyone in the audience have any comments or questions? Seeing none, looking for a motion on that as well.”
Village Board of Trustees · Aug 3, 2026
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“Motion made by Trustee Manganiello, seconded by Trustee, sorry. LeBetz. Seconded by Trustee LeBetz. All those in favor say aye. Aye. And opposed, motion carries as well. And then next on the agenda is our accounts payable. And for that we'll call on Trustee Bertucci. Thank you, Mayor.”
Village Board of Trustees · Aug 3, 2026
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“Yes. All right, motion carries on that as well. All right, taking care of business quickly here. Item number six is recognitions and communications, and we have two items. The first one is why many of us are here, apparently, and that is a recognition of the Hersey Cheer Squad, and they are, believe it or not, state champs this year. That is correct. Thank you. This is quite an honor for our board, quite an honor for our village, quite an honor for the school, I'm sure. I just spoke to the principal. Is she here? There she is in the back. So what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna come around out…”
Village Board of Trustees · Aug 3, 2026
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“Hannah, we're going to try and get a picture with the coaches and everybody. So if we can kind of get in the scooching together here somehow, maybe two lines. Can we do that? I'm going to get to the end here with the principal. We'll get the flyers out in front. See, I know what that is. There you go.”
Village Board of Trustees · Aug 3, 2026
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“All right. Before I let you off the hook, is there anything quick that you guys can do on television? I mean, I don't mean to put you on the spot or anything like that.”
Village Board of Trustees · Aug 3, 2026
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“I think it's going to happen. I'm coming over here. Awesome. Very good. Thank you, everyone, for being here and doing this. You know, it's really an honor for all of us. There's a lot of work that happens in Arlington Nights, and some of it is not quite as exciting and not quite as fun. So thank you for being here and making it fun for all of us. Congratulations. Have a wonderful rest of the week. Now, if you would like, you do not have to stay here through the rest of this meeting. So if the families who, by the way, I didn't get to say this, we know that the families had a lot to do with…”
Village Board of Trustees · Aug 3, 2026