Village Board - Regular Meeting

Recliners.

Yeah, exactly.

Okay. Recorder's on. All set? Yep.

Good evening. I'm going to call the Schaumburg Village Board meeting to order for Tuesday, July 14th, 2026. We ask if you have any of these electronic devices that you please turn them off, turn the sound down so that we do not disturb the meeting. Next item we have is a roll call. Will the clerk please call the roll?

Trustee La Rosa.

Present.

Trustee Bischke. Present. Trustee Madej. Present. Trustee Sullivan. Present. Trustee Clare.

Present.

Trustee Patel. Present. President Daley.

Present. All present and accounted for. Thank you. I'd like to ask Trustee Patel if she would lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Everyone please rise.

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.

Thank you, Trustee Patel. Next item is the approval of minutes from the June 23rd, 2026 meeting.

Motion to approve as presented.

Motion and a second. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion carries. Next item is the approval of expenditures for $13,536,586,883.56. Motion to approve as presented. Second. Motion and a second to approve as presented. Will the clerk please call a roll?

Trustee La Rosa. Aye. Trustee Bischke. Aye. Trustee Madej. Aye. Trustee Sullivan. Aye. Trustee Clare. Aye. Trustee Patel.

Aye. Six ayes, no nays. Motion carries. Thank you. Now, for a little fun in life, presentations. We have a presentation of the Outstanding Citizens Award II, and we're going to hold the name just yet. So, Fire Chief Fabio, do you want to please come forward here? Make a little surprise here.

Okay, please proceed. Good evening. I'm here saying before you want to give you some facts about some cardiac arrest, sudden cardiac arrest symptoms. Sudden cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death in the United States, claiming more than 350,000 lives each year. According to the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, in 2024, an estimated 263,711 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occurred in the US. Further, survival of the hospital discharge for those patients who do not receive bystander CPR is only 7.6%. This number nearly doubles to 13% for those who do receive bystander CPR. Sudden cardiac arrest kills more than 1,000 people a day, or that turns out to be one person every 90 seconds. So approximately 92% of those who experience sudden cardiac arrest do not survive. And we take this opportunity to shamelessly plug that the Schaumburg Fire Department does offer CPR class for the bystanders every other month. You can sign up on our website. So given these statistics, it is with little doubt that the recipient of this, as a result of their heroic actions on February 24th, resulting that they provided CPR, bystander CPR to a coworker, that their coworker is now alive because of their instinct to jump in and not hold back and not be afraid to participate. So if you'd like to announce our recipients, we'd be happy to present them.

So that individual is Dave and Buster's kitchen manager, and his name is Bill Taylor. Where are you, Bill? So I understand this individual went into cardiac arrest and you jumped right in and took over and... I wasn't going to let him die. Yeah, but no, no.

Like the chief said, that's in your chief, right? Yes, sir. Okay. Yeah, it's really important that people learn this. You never know when you're going to have to step in and help somebody out. I had a heart attack several years ago. Didn't need that, but there are people that will.

So that's that. Well, we're going to get a picture here of the chief. giving you this, okay? And... Can I put my arm around you? Casey, you want to come up here too? You can come up here and take a picture here. Yeah. You guys don't have to be in a bag. So, yeah. Yeah, just don't drop.

So I'll go ahead and read this. It says, in recognition of Bill Taylor, who bravely rendered assistance for an individual in great distress until the Schaumburg Fire Department arrived on the scene, the village of Schaumburg commends you for your outstanding effort to go above and beyond to help a fellow citizen and is proud to present you with this outstanding citizen award. Thank you.

Yeah, just be careful.

Glass don't fall out. Yeah, I appreciate it. Thank you, everybody. Thank you.

Thank you. Okay.

Now we have a presentation of Sister Cities, Schaumburg Sister Cities Commission scholarship recipients by Susan Pochelle. Correct, pronounce that correctly. Oh, there you are. Come on up. Okay, why don't you give us a little background?

Okay, so... Sister Cities Commission, we have robust relationships with our sister cities in Schaumburg, Germany, and one in Americal, Japan. These are long-standing relationships, Schaumburg for 43 years, and Japan is 29 years. Throughout the years we do cultural and business exchanges with Schomburg and Namerikawa and this year we decided we thought we might want to do something new with our funds that we have and we decided that we would establish scholarships. So we're gonna use the funds we thought that's better, we can use them to use youth and students to invest in the future and our missions to connect culture and build global relationships. So we have two inaugural scholarships to award tonight. They are District 211 students. They're studying German or Japanese, and we are proud to present those scholarships tonight. so okay we have so you want to call them up i've got the scholarships here and i have my commission members are here too so okay we could have them sure we can all do a big picture here and um okay so um we have um abigail house is here

It's the important part right there, okay? All right, so we wanted to get a picture here. You guys can all turn around. Turn around so I can see everybody.

Okay, there you go, all right. Thank you.

Okay. Hide behind the- Suzanne?

Hide behind the crowd so I'm not photobombing it. Give me the picture so you can see how I'm sticking out.

And our other scholarship is being awarded to Gibran Khan.

Congratulations. Okay.

Get your picture here.

I think we all are. Perfect. Thank you.

And I think I owe you an appointment for a member there, right? Yes, I think so. I think we've got one next time. Okay. Now we have a presentation of the 2025 Al Larson Environmental Award, recipients by Julie Fitzgerald, the Director of Community Development. Hi, Julie.

Good evening. We have three award winners tonight. We have two in the residential category and one in the commercial. So I'm gonna do the residential category first. And I'll read the summary and then ask the recipients to come up, please. So we have two, like I said, in the residential category. I'm excited they're both really different in different approaches to environmental sustainability. Tomas and Mariola have implemented numerous energy efficient and electrified technologies throughout their home that reduce energy use, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and improve air quality. These include rooftop solar panels that provide renewable energy. They have a heat pump, a hybrid water heater, induction cooktop, and efficient appliances to minimize resilience on fossil fuels and increase their overall efficiency. They also installed an EV charging station in the garage that supports clean transportation and lowers their environmental footprint. This home is an excellent example of energy conservation and resource stewardship. So I'd like to ask Tomas Stano and Mariola Galinsky to come up. Thank you. I will give you the award, and then I was hoping they could take a picture with you. Sure. Yep. Thank you.

So here is the award, and if you wouldn't mind just checking it out.

Great. Okay.

Congratulations. Thank you so much. All right. Sounds great. Thank you.

Okay, next we have the Borey residence. The Borey family has a very large garden in their backyard, approximately 250 square feet that provides fresh food for their family. It also includes a cold frame which extends the growing season, and the family cans vegetables to eat, including about 20 pounds of green beans that they freeze and eat throughout the winter. Also included is a composting container which reduces food waste, and they installed a rain barrel to harvest rain water to use in watering plants, which conserves our drinking water and decreases storm water runoff. By growing and canning their own food locally, the family also reduces emissions and waste from transportation, food processing, and packaging of food. They are also a great example of environmental sustainability, providing great examples of ways that residents can incorporate sustainability into their homes and their properties. So part of the Bori family here is here to And do you want to hold this? Do you help in the garden?

Yeah.

He does the composting. He does the composting?

Congratulations. Okay, congratulations. So go ahead and get the picture first. Then I have a question. Yeah, you just hold it. You just hold it right there. That's good. Okay, so what did you call it? A cold what?

A cold frame.

Cold frame, okay, so what's a cold frame? Never heard of it before.

It's like a small mini garden that a storm door fits over, so we plant at the end of February, and so it gets heated through the glass, and then we start our pickings by the end of April normally, and then we can replant it again after we pick everything, so that's an addition.

Okay, all right, well, very good. Thank you so much. Sure, thank you.

Congratulations.

Cold frame.

All right, last we have our commercial winner. And this year, JMS Electric was nominated and the Environmental Committee and HHS voted to award this to them for renewable energy production and use. They recently enhanced its headquarters with the 25 kilowatt ground mounted solar PV array system. I don't 100% know what this is, but I know that we have some folks on the board that do. And four EV charging stations. These upgrades reduce greenhouse emissions, conserve resources, and improve air quality while supporting renewable energy and efficient energy consumption. So I'm pleased to present this award for JMS Electric's investment in renewable energy.

And Nick Santoro is here on behalf of JMS Electric.

All right moving on we have a presentation of a 2026 gold level water ambassador

to Josh Oren from Illinois section of the American Water Works Association. I assume, is Mike all about them? No. Josh is the man. He's the guy that takes care of our water system. Josh. Doesn't quite look like Josh.

Not Josh. My name is Kaylee. Good evening, everybody. I work for the Illinois Section American Water Works Association, and I have the great honor of presenting the first Gold Level Water Ambassador Award to the Village of Schaumburg. Just before I do that, I wanted to just talk a little bit about who the Illinois Section is, what we do, and then what this award is. So the Illinois Section American Water Works Association provides resources for education of safe and sustainable water. We have about 2,500 members in the state and about 50,000 members nationwide. The ISA WWA Water Ambassador Program was created to help elevate public perception, knowledge, and consumer education of the water industry. The program aims to accomplish these goals by presenting a new communication platform of educational and promotional content in a manner that is relevant, engaging, and consistent among those that participate in the program. Participating members can access water education tools as well as content from our website, and then they communicate to their community through social media, website posts, bill inserts, tours, you name it. There are three levels of the Water Ambassador Program, bronze, silver, and gold, and each is determined based on the frequency and method of these communications. This year is our fifth year in the program, and we are really proud to award 36 gold and one bronze level community within our state. We want to thank all of our communities that participate in this program, and specifically we do want to thank the Village of Schaumburg for participating in this program, for your efforts in educating the public about our water system, and for the work that you do to maintain safe and sustainable water for all. So on behalf of the Illinois Section American Water Works Association, I am proud to award the Village of Schaumburg with the Gold Level Water Ambassador Award.

Mike is here. Should Mike be up here, too? I don't know. Is Mike Hall back there? Is Mike Hall back there?

Come on up here, too, Mike. Is the camera shy?

There he is. Mike is Director of Public Works and oversees, of course, our village water, making sure that it's all good. Okay, let me see that one. Oh, okay. Yeah, let's see that sign.

Those are the street signs. Nice.

Thank you very much. Mike. Okay, all right, thank you. All right, moving on. Liquor license request. We have a request from Mr. Bob Carras for one class AV liquor video gaming license for Rookies All American Pub and Grill located at 1416 North Roselle Road. It's a new business. And who is here from Rookies? There you are, okay. Hello. So how are you? Great. How are you? Okay. Doing just fine. So obviously it's a name we've heard before and we've probably all visited it at least one time. I hope so. Yeah. So I know I have. So, um, tell us, uh, you're, you're taking over, uh, an existing location. So tell us any kind of changes you may be planning for it.

Yes. We're taking over the, uh, former Fox and hounds over in Remington Plaza. Um, We are only taking like half the space. It was like a 14,000 square foot space and we're taking about half of it. The landlord allowed us to take the portion that we wanted and we're just looking to give it a little facelift and our brand and a lot of TVs, good food and good fun.

Okay. And menu is the same as the rest of your locations?

Yes, sir.

Okay. All right. Questions, comments from the board?

I'm sorry, may I have your names?

Oh, yes, sorry. Name.

Well, my name is, actually, my name is Harry B. Karras, K-A-R-R-A-S. Okay. This is my partner, John. John Alamissis.

I'm sorry. John Alamissis. spell that. Need a spelling?

Sure.

A-L-I-M-I-S-S-I-S. John is one of Schomburg's very own, born here.

Schomburg, Texan.

Graduated in 94. I'm from Elgin.

Sorry, we won't hold it again.

We've always wanted to be in Schaumburg. I always have. Well, okay. You're going to be here soon enough. Yes, we're hoping. We're excited.

We're glad you decided to come here. It's a great brand, and the food is good, and the environment. I know the other ones are great, so this one I'm sure will be just as good.

Do you have a time frame for opening?

We're hoping... mid bear season octoberish hopefully okay um it seems like everything we're always doing some work inside a little bit minor stuff but it seems like everything's eight twelve weeks on orders so it's like three months that's three months right there so august to come right over okay um i don't know it hasn't been put in yet but our permit for our signage is being put in probably this week they said that was quite a long window also If you know anybody. All right.

Keep that in mind. Yes. Okay. We could open one of those banners. Yeah. Any other questions, comments? no okay well from here you'll go to the liquor commissioners office which is also the mayor's office on the fourth floor during normal business hours pick up a license and that pay any appropriate fees there's a background check etc all that that takes takes place during that and then once all that's completed on a liquor license will be officially issued Okay. All right. You're welcome to stay or leave. I'm sure you've got a business to run. Thank you. We look forward to being here. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Okay. From here, we have a consent agenda. It will be read in its entirety, voted on as one motion to approve. If you wish to discuss an item further, please indicate that when the item is read by the village clerk so that it can be removed from the consent agenda and discussed further under committee reports. Otherwise, all items will be approved as presented on the consent agenda in one motion. Will the clerk please read the consent agenda?

Number nine, liquor license requests, one day liquor license requests. The motion would be to approve the request from Mr. Brian Bischke of the Friends of Schaumburg on behalf of Chandler's Chophouse for one Class D one day liquor license for the Friends of Schaumburg annual picnic on August 16th, 2026 at St. Peter Lutheran Church located at 202 East Schaumburg Road and waive the fee.

Can you indicate I abstain on that vote?

The motion will be to approve the request from Ms. Mary Bonn of St. Peter Lutheran Church for one Class D one-day liquor license for the annual golf tournament fundraiser on July 15th, 2026 at the Schaumburg Golf Club located at 401 Roselle Road and waive the fee. 10. Correspondence. A. The motion would be to approve the request from St. Peter Lutheran Church and School to hold a raffle on July 15, 2026 at the St. Peter Golf Outing at Chambord Golf Club located at 401 Roselle Road and approve a variance to Chapter 117.31 since the ticket price is over $5 and to waive the fidelity bond requirement. B, the motion would be to approve the request from Friends of Schaumburg to hold a raffle on August 16th, 2026 at St. Peter Lutheran Church located at 202 East Schaumburg Road and to waive the fidelity bond requirement.

Please indicate I abstain on this as well.

11, Proclamations A, Appendix Cancer Awareness Month, August 2026. 12, Engineering and Public Works Committee. The motion would be to approve additional expenditures for the 2026 Street Improvement Program, contract number one, with Builders Paving LLC of Hillside, Illinois, in the amount of $992,609.82. B, the motion would be to approve expenditures for the 2026 Street Improvement Program contract number one with Engineering Enterprises Inc. of Sugar Grove, Illinois in the amount of $77,136.39. C, the motion would be to accept the 2026 Sanitary Sewer Overflow and Basement Backup Mitigation Report and refer amendments to Policy Statement 5.72 to the Committee of the Whole. 13, Health and Human Services Committee, A. The motion would be to approve the Borre residents, Stano and Galinska residents, and JMS Electric as the 2026 L. Larson Environmental Award recipients. 14, Transportation Committee, A. The motion would be to approve alternative three as proposed design configuration for the Walnut Lane resurfacing project with a contingency For Alternative 2, if the Illinois Department of Transportation, IDOT, rejects Alternative 3. B, the motion would be to adopt an ordinance amending Title VII, Chapters 74 and 75, various schedules, Metro Station Drive. C, the motion would be to adopt an ordinance amending Title VII, Chapters 74 and 75, various schedules, Cartwright Lane, Cartwright Court, Miller Way, Redlinger Road, and Shelton Drive. D, the motion would be to authorize the village manager and village clerk to execute an agreement with GFT Infrastructure Inc. of Schaumburg, Illinois for phase one preliminary engineering services for Rodenburg Road improvements, Irving Park Road to Wise Road in the amount of $317,264 and approve the required resolution. E, the motion would be to award a bid for the Airfield Lighting Improvements Project to the lowest responsible bidder, Hecker and Company Inc. of Wheeling, Illinois in the amount of $818,991. F, the motion would be to authorize the village manager and village clerk to execute an agreement with Crawford, Murphy, and Tilley, Inc. of Aurora, Illinois for construction phase services for the airfield lighting improvement project in the amount of $117,000 and approve the required resolution. G, the motion would be to authorize the village manager and village clerk to execute an agreement with Mead and Hunt, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois for the hangar feasibility study at Schaumburg Regional Airport and approve the required resolution. 15, Plan Commission A, the motion would be to approve the teardown and replacement plan for Kosinski Residence 319 Wayano Lane. B, the motion would be to approve a special use for home-based business threading salon for Archie Global LLC 3 North Stafford Drive. 16. Zoning Board of Appeals. A. The motion would be to approve a special use for a banquet hall for Vanam Indian Vegetarian 331 West Gulf Road. B. The motion would be to approve a special use for a banquet hall and valley parking plan for Swadeshi Banquet Hall 1209 East Gulf Road. 17, A, Project Review Group, A. The motion would be to approve a site plan approval for building and parking lot development for Napleton-Shamberg-Subaru 200 West Higgins Road. 18, award of bid. A, the motion would be to award the bid for the 90 North Park Turf Establishment Project to the lowest responsible bidder, Brightview Landscapes LLC of Elmhurst, Illinois, in the amount of $83,800. 19, resolutions. A. The motion would be to adopt as resolution number R-26-051 authorizing the village manager and village clerk to execute an agreement with GFT Infrastructure Inc. of Schaumburg, Illinois for phase one preliminary engineering services for Rodenburg Road improvements Irving Park to Wise Road in the amount of $317,264. The motion would be to adopt as resolution number R-26-052 authorizing the village manager and village clerk to execute an agreement with Crawford Murphy and Tilly Inc. for construction phase services in the amount of $117,000 for the airfield lighting improvement project. C. The motion would be to adopt as resolution number R-26-053 authorizing the village manager and village clerk to execute an agreement with Mead and Hunt Inc. for the hangar feasibility study at Schaumburg Regional Airport. 20, ordinances. A, the motion would be to adopt as ordinance number 26-048, granting a special use for Banquet Hall for Bonham Indian Vegetarian 331 West Gulf Road. B, the motion would be to adopt as ordinance number 26-049, granting a special use for Banquet Hall and Ballet Parking for Swadeshi Banquet Hall 1209 East Gulf Road. C. The motion would be to adopt as ordinance number 26-050, granting a teardown and replacement plan, 319 Wayano Lane. D, the motion would be to adopt as ordinance number 26-051, granting a special use for a home-based business, Threading Salon for Archie Global LLC, 3 North Stafford Drive, Staffire Drive. E. The motion would be to adopt as Ordinance Number 26-052, amending Title VII, Chapters 74 and 75, various schedules, Metro Station Drive. F. The motion would be to adopt as Ordinance Number 26-053, amending Title VII, Chapters 74 and 75, various schedules, Cartwright Lane, Cartwright Court, Miller Way, Redlinger Road, and Shelton Drive. The motion would be to adopt as ordinance number 26-054, granting a site plan approval for building and parking lot development for Napleton, Schaumburg, Subaru 200, West Higgins Road. This concludes the consent agenda.

Thank you. Look for a motion to approve the consent agenda as read. Motion to approve is presented. Second. Second.

With my abstinence on 9A and 10B.

Motion and second with the items noted from Trustee Bischke. Will the clerk please call the roll? Trustee La Rosa? Aye.

Trustee Bischke? Aye. Trustee Madej? Aye. Trustee Sullivan? Aye. Trustee Clare? Aye. Trustee Patel?

Aye.

All ayes. Motion carries. Next is we have committee reports. It is a recommendation to approve a fence variation for 202 La Courte. This was discussed at the last board meeting. We were short a couple of members. The members that were present here did vote. We ended up voting three to two in favor of approving defense variation as there was an ordinance involved which requires four members to approve. It was deferred to this meeting. So you have the information in front of you, the packet. And this is, I'm not sure I need to go through much more of an explanation. I guess we'll look for any questions. Otherwise, I'll look for a motion to approve the ordinance as presented, which would grant a variation to our solid perimeter fence with a gap of less than 30%. But would not, I want to stress, would not stress that this is the new standard. This is just a variation. It's a one-time variation being presented for this property. So questions, comments from the board?

I make a motion to waive first reading, adopt this ordinance 26-055, granting an ordinance for fence variation 200 Tulip Court. Second that. There's a motion and a second.

Roll call. Will the clerk please call the roll?

Trustee La Rosa. Aye. Trustee Bischke. Aye. Trustee Madej.

Aye.

Trustee Sullivan. Aye. Trustee Clair.

Aye.

Trustee Patel. Aye.

Six ayes. Motion carries. Thank you. Next item is comments from the public. This is an opportunity to come forth to the podium and speak to the board on matters that are pertinent towards the village of Schaumburg. We do ask that you give your name for the record and keep your comments to three minutes or less.

Good evening. My name is Emily Gilbert. I'm a resident of Schaumburg Township and I'm also the president of the Schaumburg Township District Library Board. I'm here tonight because I read another article in the Daily Herald about the possibility of a local history museum and how that might relate to the Trickster Center. This is a direct quotation from the article that was published on July 8th. Quote, if the 7,550 square foot building at 190 South Roselle Road in Town Square that Trickster has leased for $1 a year since 2005 seems to fit the bill, it wouldn't make sense for the village to acquire another building, Daly said, unquote. I was very surprised to hear it wouldn't make sense to look into other options, considering the building currently houses the only Native American cultural center in the Chicago suburbs. The Trickster Center is a meaningful gathering space for Native Americans, an exhibit space for non-Native folks to learn more about their history and culture, and a welcoming event space for all. Native communities have faced countless indignities and injustices over hundreds of years, leading to their status as one of the most marginalized groups in our country. To casually consider kicking this group out of the space that has been leased to them in good faith over two decades is inequitable, disrespectful, and frankly reinforces the idea of white supremacy. How you proceed here will speak to Native folks about whether their presence is valued, and I very much hope I live in a community where it is. Thank you.

Thank you. The only comment I'll make is that it was not casual. There is nothing casual about this, so just be aware. Thank you. And the study will not happen until later in the year. Anyone else?

My name's Robert Pethis. I've been a Schaumburg resident since 1990. My wife and I were disappointed by the information we were provided at Campanelli for the proposed changes along Weathersfield Way from Barrington Road to Springett's Guth. The eight foot proposed sidewalk would be adjacent to my property. We bought that property with a four foot sidewalk and I don't believe that moving the bike traffic from the street to the adjacent near my property is a wise idea in any manner. I don't understand the concept. I looked at all your proposals and I also don't see that the removal of 53 trees, three of which are on my parkway, my parkway, I just don't understand that concept. So I don't know if this is the appropriate meeting to voice that opinion, but I don't, and I don't know where they are in the planning of all that, but I saw proposals and I really think the proposals are wrong.

Is that going to be foreign transportation? No.

Rob, for your information, that item will tentatively be scheduled to be presented on August 6th to the Engineering and Public Works Committee across the hall.

I wanted the board to hear from residents.

I'm just letting you know that there's a conference room across the hall right here and it will be, I think, August 6th.

Not sure if I'll be able to attend that. You're welcome to send an email or a letter.

That's fine.

I communicated to the engineer my opinions, but I don't know where that went.

Okay. Well, a letter or email would certainly be helpful. Anyone else?

President Daley, members of the board, my name is Scott Corwin. I live at 750 North Walnut Lane and I've been a resident since September of 1994. I am here on behalf of my neighbors with two things, gratitude, And one clear ask on July 7th, this neighborhood showed up. The room was full at full capacity, east and west side, and the committee acknowledged it was extremely rare that a transportation committee voted three to zero for alternate three. We are grateful. Thank you.

Hey, anyone else? All right, moving on. There is one more. Oh, I'm sorry. My mistake. Didn't look up fast enough. Please.

Good evening, my name is Linda Goodex. I live on Weathersfield Way and I've been following both the Walnut Lane and the Weathersfield Way projects to convert a sidewalk into a multi-use path. I feel that a few things have changed since 2016 when that became the policy of the board to pursue federal funding for resurfacing and inserting, converting a sidewalk to a multi-use path wherever possible to get this funding. A couple things that have changed. We now have e-bikes. We don't want those right in front of our properties. We don't feel that giving road diets to cars will slow them down, but here we are giving a wider space for higher speed. bicycles. Another thing that has changed is we see very severe storms. We see climate change is upon us. We can't afford to lose 20, 40, 50 trees on each of these streets at a time like this. So I want to know Where is the analysis of the loss of trees, green space for that parkway in this project? It's not presented when we get the letter in the mail. We don't see a clear presentation of it when we go to the school to see the plan. and I don't see it in the write-ups for the walnut plan. So I'd like greater accounting of our green infrastructure because sustainability is one of our goals as well. And lastly, I saw how the walnut plan went forward You don't get to see that alternative plan until a couple of days before the committee meets. I'd like to know what other plans are being considered for Weathersfield Way. Thank you.

Okay, you did say August 6th?

First Thursday of August.

First Thursday of August, okay. So there will be a hearing on it? Tend to do, Brian. Public hearing. For sure, Brian. So you're aware, the Village of Schaumburg plants approximately 800 trees every year. So we plant a lot of trees. Okay, we do take trees down that are needing to be taken down. some that might be in the way, not appropriate, you know, that were great when they were first planted, no longer appropriate, but we do plant a lot of trees every year, so normally in the fall.

I understand that, and I see that happening on my street, and I also know that the contractor is supposed to water those trees for the first year. I have not seen that happen. I've taken it upon myself to water a few trees on my block because I value them greatly, and I want to see them survive.

Certainly you can call Public Works and remind them that the contractor is supposed to do it and I'm sure they'll get somebody out there to do it.

Okay.

Okay, thank you. Anyone else? Okay, moving on. Council report?

No report tonight, Mayor. Thank you.

Okay, President's report. I do actually have two items. One on the agenda. One is, the first one is I'm asking for the removal of former Chief James Walter, Fire Chief James Walter from the Fire Pension Board and the appointment of Fire Chief Fabio Puccini with the term ending April 30th, 2027 as a trustee. Look for your concurrence. So moved. Second. Motion and a second. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion carries. Thank you very much. And then I received a nice letter from Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthy saying, Dear Mayor Daley, it brings me great pleasure to extend my best wishes to the Village of Schaumburg for your 70th anniversary celebration. Since its founding, Schaumburg has grown into one of the region's premier places to live, work, and play. The celebration provides a great opportunity to highlight Schaumburg's history and evolution over the past seven decades. Proud to call Schaumburg my home. Thank you for all the work that you do and best wishes for a successful event. Thank you very much. So, that's that for Jane. That's all I have. Manager's report? I have no report. Trustee comments? This evening? Anyone? No?

Nice to see we have a full house tonight. Motion to adjourn.

Second. Motion and a second to adjourn. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion carries. Thank you very much. We are adjourned.