You always I'd like to call to order the planning and development committee meeting for Monday, September 22nd, 2025. Um, tonight's invocation will be given by Pastor William Martin of Providence Baptist Church, followed immediately by our pledge of allegiance. I would just ask that you all stand at this time. >> Let us pray. Eternal wise God, our father in heaven, we come today to tell you thank you. We thank you for this day in this way. And now, God, as we enter into this meeting, we pray God that you guard our hearts, our minds, and our spirits. We pray God for every elected official and every person present in Jesus name. Amen. >> Amen. We'll move right into our public speakers for tonight. Um, just as a reminder, each speaker will have three minutes to make their comments, at which time you'll hear an alarm sound, and we just ask that you bring your comments to a close at that time. Our first speaker tonight is Prophet Yousef. >> Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. In the book of Proverbs, the 28th chapter, the 27th verse, it says, "He who gives to the poor will lack nothing. But he who closes his eyes to them receive many curses." What I want to speak about tonight, wakeup call, hunger surges in the United States after food aid cuts, highlighting the end of a year-long trend of declining hunger in the United States due largely to federal policies like the expanded child tax credit and universal school meals. A report published November the 22nd details how the expiration of these programs has fueled a resurgent in food insecurity. The number of Americans without enough food over 7-day period was an average of 40% higher in September and October of 2023 than in September and October of 2021. Over that time period, the number of people without enough food increased from 19.7 million to 27.8 million nationwide, attributing the rise in hunger to the expiration of the expanded child tax credit and universal school meals. Many federal benefits increases have either gone away entirely or being ramped down even as prices for food, rent, health care, and fuel continue to sore. United States child poverty rate more than double in 22 2022 compared to the previous year because the exploration of the expanded child tax credit under policy part of the American Rescue Plan signed into law by President Joe Biden in March of 2021. Eligible families receive up to $300 per child each month. No one should be shocked that when the government takes away food as well as money to buy food, hunger rises. My solution to solve this problem, all followers of Jesus Christ, our political leaders must act now to raise wages and have affordable homes, universal health insurance, and provide a strong safety net so we can finally end United States hunger and homelessness and poverty and ensure that all America have an access to a good job, home, health insurance, and food. I also been want to tell Miss Sheila this for a long time and Miss Carrie and Mr. Todd for a long time and I'm gonna get it off my chest tonight. I don't like you. I love you and you can't do nothing about it and happy birthday my good friends and I wish you many more and God bless you and your family. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday my dear friends. Happy birthday to you. Thank you for allowing me to speak. >> Thank you. Our next speaker is Denzel Winter. >> Good morning. I mean, good afternoon. Uh, all in this, um, I'm here today, uh, to piggyback on what I was talked about last week. I I sometimes I walk me and my little Cadillac over there go down the street and uh I see a lot of homeless on the street and I don't think that that that should be because uh there's places that they that that uh that the city has that that that are empty and they would work good for these people and I'm I'm starting to see more people out there panhandling, you know, and it's dangerous. They fly up and down the state like uh like it's a a racetrack. Somebody's going to get killed. How many people we got to kill before they stop this stuff? And another thing, a guy got killed, Charlie Mr. Charlie and uh you know everybody's supposed to be sad about that. But that man didn't like me. And even though he didn't like me, that was not a way for him to die. They uh I was at uh the Rock River Valley and uh uh uh pantry and this little girl was in there. Little black girl was in there and she was looking at books and stuff. Then then came a little white girl. Guess what? The little black girl ran over there and put her arms around the little white girl. The little white girl put her arms around her. That goes to show you that prejudice is learned. No true child is born with that. The last thing I got to say, we had 30 30 something kids killed in in in Texas. Not one time did uh Trump go down there and talk to the families. But yet, but yet he want to make a a a a holiday out of this dude that don't that was prejudice, you know. But like I said, I don't I don't condone nobody nobody getting shot like that. But also, why do our HBCU get get the blame for it if we didn't do anything? Every time something happens, it's the left that did it before they even get anything found out. And then when we find out, it's their people that done it. You know, it's time for people to start standing up. >> Thank you. I'm sorry, my alarm didn't sound, but that is the time. >> Our next speaker is Wally Hos. Okay, we've got a little bit of a theme going here tonight. Uh the nine pantries that make up the Greater Rockford Pantry Coalition appreciate the support we've received from the community. Thank you all. Those nine pantries share ideas, resources, and a mission that no one should go hungry. Together, they provide food, compassion, and respect for those in need, serving more than 25,000 individuals per month. Last week, we kicked off the fundraising efforts for the mayor's hunger lunchon. The lunchon is scheduled for noon Wednesday, October 29th at Veterans Memorial Hall. The event is the climax of an effort to raise funds for the pantries and raise awareness of the plight of those in our community who don't get enough to eat. The mayor's hunger lunchon has set a goal of raising $60,000, a slight increase from last year. The amount reflects about one month's expenses for the pantries. Burkstrom, Inc., UW Health, Plumbers and Pipe Fitters, and Consumers Credit Union already have stepped up with generous donations. But we still have a long way to go to reach our goal. 80 to 90% of the individuals who go to a pantry are working but don't have enough money to pay rent, utilities, and other basic needs. According to Kevin Goodriidge, president of the Pantry Coalition, after spending half or more of their income on housing, individuals usually skimp on groceries because there's nowhere else to to give. Nowhere there's no give elsewhere in their budgets. Affordable housing will be an issue for another day. How can you help? Attend the event. Tickets are $25. Make a donation. We appreciate whatever you can give. Become a sponsor. Sponsorship levels go from 1,000, 2,000, or $5,000. A couple years ago, we had an anonymous donor contribute $15,000. For more information or on tickets, donations, and sponsorship support, visit cfnil.orgmhl. The mayor's hunger lunchon committee partners with the community foundation of Northern Illinois to collect and process donations. CFNIL is a registered 501c3. Your day your donation supporting the mayor's hunger lunchon is fully taxdeductible. The mayor's hunger lunchon will not solve the broader issue of food insecurity, but people need to eat while long-term solutions are identified. The nine members of the Greater Rockford Pantry Coalition are Rock River Valley Pantry, main branch on Rockton Avenue, second location at 1100 Broadway, Christian Union Pantry, Cornucopia, Emanuel Lutheran, God's Glory, St. Elizabeth, Salvation Army Pantry, Souls Harbor Pantry, and UITC Lighthouse Pantry. I hope Veterans Memorial Hall will be packed October 29th. Thank you for caring about those who are less fortunate. I will be around after tonight's meeting if you have any questions. Thank you. >> Look at that timing. Um, our next speaker is John Tac Brentley. >> Good evening, Alman. I'm glad to see you sitting up front and our citizens of Rockville, Illinois, but most of all the people that's watching and those who made comment uh to me today. I'm blown away by Antichrist want to be dictator Donald Trump. He's he dismantled our constitution as we speak. If you take a page out of uh Hitler or you take a page and look at Putin, everything that both of them did is what Donald Trump is doing right now. He already went after the 14th amendment. Right now, he's going after the first amendment, the freedom of speech. I want to come back around and talk about right here in Rockford. I am blown away that Chicago, LA, and California, a black person can get2 million, $3 million and open up a business and nothing to shed. He get bagging from the uh community. We got blackowned banks. We got blackowned hospital. We got black own Walmart in these shoes here in Rockford. we get uh O Pastor Brown and and Pastor Sheila Brown and others to join in to take the to buy uh Rockville Memorial Hospital and turn something into that can help the peoples in the community. But yet he received death threats. Yet we got Bushw Decepticon questioning him. And when I say bushwon, that's another word for our black shut out. Instead of them coming there and find out what can we do to come together to help him, they study putting him down. Book of Washington Center shouldn't be called Book of Washington Center. It should have been called Book of Washington Reservation because a lot of our blacks still feel like they on a reservation where they have to get the black man, I mean the former slave master permission to do anything. Look, in 1972, nine Supreme Court voted in our favor to have um have uh ethnic studies, a black and black administrator and teachers. Here we came back and peoples who care. People who care, they open a research school, uh Bible school, uh uh Lewis, Lennon, and Ellis. Guess what school flourish. I I have nothing against the Hispanics. I'm proud of them. I'm just disappointed that this year we don't see their flags everywhere. But Barbara school is the only school that's flourishing. They got more than 90% Hispanic teachers and the principal. You have to learn two languages at Barber School. Not only that, you get they kids have a 96 graduation rate. They also have 27 kids that never been absent from school. And then on top of that, they get 10 credits towards their school grade. Why is that? Because the Hispanic community came together and they did something. We got blacks on the waiting list want to get in barber school can't get in barber school. I wonder why not because the people who care lawsuit was supposed to been about us being then they said brother John you had to watch yourself. I didn't bring my kids here today because but I don't have that fear that was something going to happen to me. If it's going to happen it's going to happen anyway. Thank you for allowing me to speak and I'll be back talking about Rockford Memorial Hospital. >> Thank you. That concludes tonight's public speakers. Um, we'll move right into our planning and development agenda. Uh, before we do, clerk, will you please call the role? >> Here. >> Thank you. Uh, tonight we will have a presentation from Go Rockford. Our representative John Drow will be speaking about fiscal year 2025's quarter 4 quarterly results report. >> And before you all begin, I'll just remind you if you could make sure you're speaking directly into the mic for our viewers at home. Thank you. >> Thank you. We will do our best. Thank you for the opportunity to present to your committee tonight. Uh and to members of council, good evening. Uh joining me is Gino Eiff. Uh Gino is the chairman of our board of directors and you may know him from his day job at Hard Rock Rockford as the local president. So I'll make a few comments about the quarter and uh where we've been since and then I think Gina will make a comment or two on behalf of the board of directors and then be happy to answer any questions. So this quarter that we're reporting on, obviously we're kind of lagged a little bit behind. That typically happens is April through June. And a lot has happened since then as well. Uh I don't think I need to remind anybody that at the end of June, we were very proud to host for the first time Illinois's first Iron Man competition and Iron Man 70.3. I think as a high level mark, I want to say thank you to the city. uh the staff at all levels uh was phenomenally supportive uh helpful uh partner to our organization and to Iron Man as a corporation that came into our community to host an event. I'm pleased to announce uh to share that globally as a corporation, Iron Man host hundreds of events at at all different sizes and types and their global uh satisfaction rating with a host uh venue and a host city is an 86.9%. Uh satisfaction with Rockford and our venue was a 90 nearly 91%. So significant to be that much above the global average. And then one thing they they study is a net promoter score. Essentially, how likely are you to recommend this race to other competitors and we were significantly higher than the global average. 56 points is the global average. Our race came in at 61, which is a very good above average, above excellent uh rating for that kind of uh benchmark. So, we're thrilled with that. They'll be back June 14th next year. And I can I'm pleased to say that we've had uh a handful of discussions about a long-term extension uh that we hope to be able to announce to the community uh in the months to come. I passed out to council members uh a news release that we'll be sharing with the community tomorrow. So you're hearing this first. pleased that uh the state of Illinois just announced just released data that shows for 2024, this is calendar year 24, spending in Rockford and Wnebago County by visitors was up to nearly $525 million. And that uh 1.5% year-over-year increase actually outpaces the average for large counties in the state of Illinois. So when you look at the larger counties like Poria, Cook, DuPage, Ka, Kendall, etc. they were as a group down um 610 of a percent and if you take out Cook County over 1%. So to have the one and a half% growth that we had shows that we're outpacing the state of Illinois and um picking up market share. Similarly when we look at the counties around us Boone Stevenson Ogle Lee Whiteside we also had that 2 and a half point spread on our competition. We look at product like hard rock coming online as well as tournament uh activity including in this year representative uh you know hard rock even though these are 2024 year data and we think that we're moving in a good direction and we believe that tourism spending the jobs that are associated the tax revenue that comes back to the city of Rockford uh should all continue 2025 has been a strong year uh in the report here there's some data through June and I'll just amend that to share that through August, hotel revenue uh was up 6.7%. Overall demand, that's the number of people checking into rooms in Wnebago County and Rockford hotels was up 10% for the entire year through August. That's the total number of room nights sold. Those numbers kind of replicate themselves when you look at Airbnbs and VRBOs. Uh and when you look at the attendance at attractions in the region, especially our summertime attractions, uh while numbers aren't fully in, I've had strong reports from places like Anderson Gardens, the water park, um our sports facilities, etc. So, uh a a good year overall. Very pleased, uh given that one of our primary markets is amateur youth sports and sports tournaments. Um an industry-leading association, the sports events travel association. um earlier this year in April awarded and honored our staff as one of the top uh sports tourism organizations of the year for populations under 500,000 for regions like ours. So, we were very proud to be able to represent on a national stage with excellence our community uh and to be recognized as kind of best-in-class for the sports tourism promotion uh sales and booking work that we do and that we do in collaboration with venues like sports corps uh to the sports factory uh as well as other venues like bowling centers and Rockford BMX etc. Uh so we'll continue to do that work alongside those partners and our hotel and hospitality partners in the region. I know that the report went out uh last week. So perhaps madam chair if there are questions we can answer those. Um and as I do um after we do that I can turn it over to Gino. >> Are there any questions or comments? >> Alderwoman Serena. >> Thank you for allowing me to speak on your committee. Um, thank you for the presentation. I did actually read through the entirety of the report and I'm always impressed with your organization and the work that you do. Um, I did have a question though regarding um the data that you guys keep regarding the vendors that you use. >> First, do you keep do you keep data on the vendors you use and then do you track how many of those are minority? >> We we do keep data. We do our best to get information about ownership of our vendors. Uh I would not say that it's 100% that are turning in or or self-identifying unlike the city where we where you may have uh vendor requirements and that are that are reported and regulated you know by the state or the federal government. Uh we we track that internally. We review it every 12 to 18 months. >> Okay. >> Is this something that you at least consider at your organization? Oh, absolutely. And and in fact, we have board policies that require us to as we look to vendor selection um opportunities for when we are promoting businesses to meeting planners, tournament organizers, are we providing a broad range of ownership, you know, local ownership, external ownership, minority ownership uh to those that are coming in so that the spend by tournaments, meeting planners, uh that they have all those opportunities to also be working with local and minority owned vendors. Okay. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Are there any other questions or comments? >> I'm sorry. You you said you had something you wanted. >> Uh yeah, this this is the easiest meeting I've had all day. So, thank you for um No, just on behalf of the board uh of Go Rockford, I just wanted to publicly thank John and the entire team, you know, for their hard work and dedication and and what I think you see in this report is some some phenomenal results. Uh and we're just getting started. So, John and your team, thank you very much. Keep up the great work and look forward to the next report. I think it's going to be better. >> Thank you. We we will do our best. Thank you to Alderman Frost who sits on our board on behalf of council for your comments and dedication to the board as well. >> Thank you. >> All right. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> We'll go ahead and move into our committee reports. We have one item. Item one is an approval of a memorandum of understanding between the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and the city for the state designation of the Heritage District. Do I have a motion to approve? >> Second. >> Are there any questions or comments? All those in favor say I. >> I. Any opposed? Same sign. Um, one item under resolutions, item one, authorization to adopt the updated Wnebago County multi-hazard mitigation plan. Do I have a motion to approve? Second. >> Any questions or comments? >> Seeing that there are none, all those in favor say I. I. >> I. Any opposed? Same sign. >> Item passes. Do I have a motion to adjurnn? >> Second. >> Are there any questions or comments? All those in favor say I. I >> I any opposed? Same sign. This meeting is adjourned. Good evening. Welcome to the um codes and regulations committee meeting. Uh we have a medium sizes agenda tonight. So let's um take the role and call the meeting to order. Clerk, could you please call the role? >> Here. Thank you. Under committee reports, we uh first we have um a number of no action items from the traffic commission and the first five are all um requests to reduce uh the speed limit to 25 miles an hour. Item one is to do that on Clara Avenue from Christina Street to Lucille Street. They would all be repealing 30 mph speed limits. Um, item two is to reduce the speed limit from Martha Avenue to Clara Avenue or Martha Avenue from Clara Avenue to Sylvia Avenue. Item three is to reduce the speed limit from Lucille Street on Lucille Street from Clara Avenue to Sil Sylvia Avenue. Item four to reduce the speed limit on Sylvia Avenue from Lucille Street to Martha Avenue. And item five to reduce the speed limit from Mary on Mary Court from Martha Avenue to the to its end. And and then item six is a request to establish hallway stop control at the intersection of Parmaly Street and 21st Avenue, thus repealing the existing traffic control of 21st Avenue stopping for Parmaly Street. Is there a motion to approve? >> Second. Are there any questions or comments on these six items? Seeing none, all in favor of taking no action on these six items, please say I. >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Item two is the annexation of 2215 Wentworth Avenue. The owner purchased the subject property from the county trustee and wishes to be enexed into the city of Rockford for connection to city water and sewer service. Is there a motion to approve? >> Are there any questions or comments on this item? Seeing none, all in favor, please say I. >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Item three is related. 2213 and 2215 Wentworth Avenue. Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a zoning map amendment from county R2, two family residential zoning district and city R1 single family residential zoning district to R2 two family residential zoning district at 2213 and 2215 Wentworth Avenue. Nick Naruse is the applicant. Is there a motion to approve? There any questions or comments on this item? Seeing none, all in favor, please say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? >> Motion carries. Item four is 3154 McFarland Road. Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a special use permit for an off- premise landmark style sign and a variation to allow three freestanding signs in a C2 limited commercial zoning district at 3154 McFarland Road. Woodman's Food Market Incorporated is the applicant. Is there a motion to approve? >> Any questions or comments on this item? Seeing none, all those in favor, please say I. >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Item five, 3225 H Hallstead Road. The zoning board of appeals recommends approval for renewal of special use permit 55-23 for a solar farm freestanding solar panels panel racks and solar panels in an R1 single family residential zoning district at 3225 Holstead Road. Rock Valley Solar LLC is the applicant. Is there a motion to approve? Are there any questions or comments on this item? Alderwoman Torina. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. I do have a question for staff concerning this item. Um, I did just do some aerial view of this. Did staff not deem this area as being capable of being developed at some point? light residential development in the comp plan and it was approved for single family and two family in a tenative plat back in the early 2000s. Um that was not um completed only one I think only one street was completed and a few houses and that was it. Um but since that time um the property's been sitting vacant and uh this application came through two years ago for the special use permit and it was approved by the council. So >> Okay. Thank you. >> Are there any other questions or comment >> um on this one? I guess let's do a roll call vote, please. Hi. >> No. >> Motion carries. Item six is uh 2000 Harrison Avenue. The zoning board of appeals recommends approval for a modification of special use permit 2686 for a gas station with a new convenience store in an I1 light industrial zoning district at 2000 her Harrison Avenue. Rammy Fakari is the applicant. Is there a motion to approve? >> So moved. >> I'll second. Are there any questions or comments on this item? Seeing none, uh, all those in favor, please say I. >> I. >> I. Any opposed? >> Motion carries. Item 8, 5064 South Main Street. Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a zoning map amendment from R1 single family residential zoning district to C3 General Commercial Zoning District at 5064 South Main Street. Sunil 20 LLC is the applicant. Is there a motion to approve? >> Are there any questions or comments on this item? >> Seeing none, all in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? >> Oh, I'm sorry. Let's back that train up just a little bit. >> Ruben, >> we can take a vote. Um, but I do want to just note that we uh skipped over item number seven, so we'll have to um hop back. It is It is also 2000 Harrison Avenue, but it's liquor tobacco. >> We did. Thank you. We did skip over that. Um let's but let's go ahead and vote on this one. Uh we'll do it as voice vote. All those in favor of item eight at 50 64 South Main Street say I. >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Let's go back to item seven, which is also the same address. 2000 Harrison Avenue, Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board recommends approval of the sale of tobacco products in conjunction with the gas station and convenience store in an I1 light industrial zoning district at 2000 Harrison Avenue. Rammy Fakari Salame Fakari City Stop Incorporated doing business as city stop incorporated are the applicants. Is there a motion to approve? >> Second. >> There any questions or comments on item seven? Seeing none, all those in favor, please say I. >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Moving to item nine, 4103 West State Street. Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a special use permit for a fast food restaurant with a drive-thru in a C2 limited commercial zoning district at 4103 West State Street. Permit solution for McDonald's is the applicant. Is there a motion to approve? Are there any questions or comments? Seeing none, all those in favor, please signify by saying I. >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Item 10, 95, I'm sorry, 935 and 937 School Street Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board recommends approval for the sale of tobacco products in conjunction with the convenience store in a C3 general commercial zoning district at 935 9 to 937 School Street. Abdo Mana doing business as Rockford Convenience Store and Westside Food Mart is the applicant. Is there a motion to approve? >> I'll second. Are there any questions or comments? Seeing none, all those in favor, please signify by saying I. >> I. Are there any opposed? >> No. Uh motion carries. Item 11, modification of a liquor license. Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board recommends approval to allow Sunday sales for the sale of liquor by the drink class NGL and package liquor sales class PKG in conjunction with restaurant, bar, and outdoor seating area in a C4 urban mixeduse zoning district at 519 East State Street. Paul Slutton Harvey Wallbangers LLC doing business as Harvey Wallbangers is the applicant. Is there a motion to approve? >> Are there any questions or comments on this item? Seeing none, all in favor, please signify by saying I. >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries. And is there a motion to adjurnn? >> All in all in favor, please signify by saying I. I. >> Motion carries and the meeting is adjourned. Personnel Committee meeting held tonight, Monday, September 22nd, 2025. Sir Clerk, could you please take role? >> We have Alderman Tunberg here. here. >> Thank you. Uh first item tonight is a financial discussion for August 2025. >> Miss Hagerty. Uh so we are are seeing uh trends from previous months continue with um slight over some overperformance in sales tax revenue um offset by underperformance and use tax and um PPRT or replacement tax continues to fall uh short about 40% of what was budgeted or about $5 million in the general fund. Um overall currently our uh total revenues in the general fund are underperforming by about $2 million or just over 1% in the on the expense side. Uh currently just under 8% under budget year to date though we anticipate that that will uh catch up as capital purchases and other investments for the year uh complete. on uh the CAP fund. CAP sales tax over budget by just under 12% year-to date. MFTt is also slightly over budget uh with about $13 million in additional revenue in the fund. In uh the redevelopment fund, we are looking at just under half a million dollars in overperformance or about 9% year to date. Uh we've also added uh information per the request at the last meeting about performance of the c casino taxes um and and meeting that $7 million annual guarantee. As you can see here, they are slightly underperforming year-to- date or or lagging that $7 million target uh by about $355,000 after uh seven payments. And I am happy to answer any questions anyone has. Any questions? Well, thank you so much for that. Appreciate it. Moving on to committee reports. Item A is an approval of vouchers in the amount of 9,790,2944. Is there a motion to approve vouchers? Any questions or comments on vouchers? Seeing none, all those in favor indicate by I. I opposed. Matter passes. Item B is an approval of an IGA between the city and the county for the transfer of ownership and operational responsibility of the public safety communication uh infrastructure. Is there a motion to approve? >> Second. >> Any questions or comments on this IGA? Seeing none, all those in favor indicate I opposed. Matter passes. Item C is an approval of an IG between the city and the Wnebago County Fire Protection District number one for the purpose of alerting, dispatching, and monitoring emergency services unit personnel. Is there a motion to approve? >> Any questions or comments for staff? >> Alderman Beach cost on this to us >> on the IG miss. >> Go ahead. Uh there's no cost involved with this. This actually a service that we're providing a they pay a fee to us for all the dispatches that we'll do for this fire protection district. >> Thank you. >> Any other questions? Seeing none, all those in favor I I opposed. Matter passes. Item D is an also an IG between the city and the Pekatonica Fire Protection District for the purpose of alerting, dispatching, and monitoring emergency services unit personnel. Is there a motion to approve? >> Second. Any questions or comments for staff? Seeing none, all those in favor indicate I I opposed. Matter passes. Moving on to resolutions. Item A is award of a soul source contract to Tyler Technologies Enterprise Business Licenses um in the amount of $288,349 to Tyler Technologies. This is a onetime purchase. The funding source is the IT and integration fund. Is there a motion to approve? >> Any questions, comments for staff? I just had one. Uh I believe is this the same Tyler Technologies out of Tyler, Texas that I saw with this one was in in Maine, but I didn't know if it's the same one that provides a lot of services to like courouses and clerk's offices or if it's something different. >> Oh, I can take that one, Alderman. >> Yes, it is. They have multiple locations. I believe their headquarters is in Maine currently, but um they are probably the largest provider of municipal ERP systems and they do offer a product for courts. You >> mean we've had no problems with them? >> Um well, we've used uh Munis since 2000 or so. So, we're very much so invested in the system. It works brilliantly uh most of the time. Uh we have had bumps in the road, but we u we're we're currently using their business license product and we don't anticipate any issues with this. >> Okay. All right. Thank you so much, Alden Beach. >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Does this cover maintenance as well? >> Uh so this would be the initial purchase. There will be a um an ongoing annual maintenance fee to keep the software current. Um that we pay we pay an annual maintenance fee to to Tyler Technologies for all of our MUNS products. But that's not part of what we're voting on. >> No, it is not. And there is no maintenance fee in year one. >> Thank you. >> Seeing no further questions, all those in favor indicate by I. I. Opposed. Matter passes. Item B is award of a joint purchasing agreement for network infrastructure equipment to Entree Computers in an estimated amount of $350,000. The contract duration is one year with two one-year renewal options. The funding source is also the information technology integration fund. Is there a motion to approve that? Any questions for staff? >> I I just had one. The the hardware that we're purchasing, do we need to replace the same hardware that the the subsequent year or or is it really a more of a software issue or licensing issue? >> Keep looking at Mr. Hughes. But >> thank you, Chairman. This is just a brand This is This is a continuation of equipment that we've been purchasing through the same contract. We're just trying to change the vendor. >> So, but we'll we'll have to recurring is it's a recurring purchase item. We'll buy year after year. >> Uh it generally the life cycle is about five years for the equipment. >> Thank you. Any further questions? Seeing none, all those in favor indicate by I. I opposed. Mayor passes. Item C is award of a joint purchasing contract for Insight Software License Urban SDK to Urban SDK in the amount of $44,500. The contract duration is through December 30, 2026. And the funding source is sales tax. Is there a motion to approve? >> Second. >> Any questions or comments for staff? Alman Turkey. >> Um, is this a billable thing that we fund collect revenue on people. >> Who would like to answer? >> Go ahead. >> This is does not have to do with the parking fund. Um, >> no, it's a charging station. >> No, we're not there yet. Considering I'm late, >> we'll get to you. All right. Any questions on item C? >> Seeing the Sorry, we wanted to clarify that this does include two annual one-year renewals. >> Okay. So, item C has two annual one one-year renewals. Okay. Any questions based on that information? Seeing none, all those in favor indicate I I opposed. Matter passes. Item D is award of a joint purchasing contract for lot 16 EV Dr. Derky 2025 charging stations to the energy in the amount of 35,97.86. The contract creation is through December 15, 2025. The funding source of the parking fund operating budget. Is there a motion to approve? >> Second. Are there any questions on this matter? >> Alderman Derky, >> will this be generating revenue? And if it does, where does it go? >> Go ahead. >> Um, I guess we're hopeful that it would actually it would generate revenue or at least break even. Um, where it goes, I don't >> it. >> Go ahead. >> Yes, it would go back into the parking fund if the re if it will generate some revenue. um what whatever it does will go back into the parking fund. >> If it doesn't generate revenue or that's not the intention for what reason >> sorry when I questioned it generating revenue I was thinking profit. So um but um >> apology um so yes it will generate revenue. Um so when we uh built the uh the parking lot across the street it was always intended to have um EV chargers in it. Uh during the week it will be provided for city employees who may have EV um uh cars for them to charge and and pay for the the charging there. And then on the weekend uh it would be downtown uh the east side downtown area for there to be parking for anyone who who comes down here to be able to charge us. >> So it's metered and it does collect money. >> Yes, sir. >> Yes. >> Did you consider a diesel pump? >> I don't believe that we did. >> That's what Dr. Turkey wanted to ask. I was just curious. Uh any other questions? Seeing none, all those in favor indicate by I. I opposed. Matter passes. Item E is award a bid for well number 45 to reservoir replacement and site modifications to Scandoli construction. The amount of $17,87,55567. The contract duration is through November 30, 2028. The funding sources are thea state revolving fund and the water replacement improvement account. Is there a motion to approve? Any question or comments for staff? Right. Seeing none, all those in favor indicate by I >> posted and I'll abstain from that matter. Uh item F is award of engineering agreement for well number 45 reservoir replacement and site modifications construction to Strand Associates in the amount of $1,29,000. The contract is through December 2028 and the funding source is also the WIA. Is there a motion to approve? >> Second. >> Any questions or comments or staff? Seeing none, all those in favor. I I opposed. Matter passes. Item G is award of non-competitive bid for additional clean construction, demolition debris, uh, and landfill site for material disposal to TR Excavating in an estimated amount of $75,000. The contract creation is one year and the funding source is the water operating budget. Is there a motion to approve? >> Second. >> Any questions or comments for staff? Seeing none, all those in favor indic. I opposed. Matter passes. Item H is the change order for the fuel system minorization. Um I believe at city yards to the petroleum distension petroleum. The original amount was 1.394 million. There's a $139,400 change order. Uh and it adds uh the previously admitted contingency to the original award. The funding source is the equipment fund operating budget. Is there a motion to approve the change order? >> Any questions for staff? Seeing none, all those in favor indicate by I. I. Opposed. Matter passes. Item I award a bid for the Elks Club demolition package to Northern Illinois service in the amount of $233,18. Uh it includes several properties listed. Uh the contract ration is through the completion of the demo project and the funding source are ARPA funds. Is there a motion to approve? >> Alman Tubberg. >> Uh I'd like to make a motion to lay this over. >> Second. All right. Um we need to vote on the lay the layover. Okay. Uh all those in favor of the layover indicate by I I >> opposed. Okay. The matter will be laid over. Uh item J is award joint pursing contract for bulletproof vests to Rayo Herren of Danville an estimated amount. It's actually changed. We're saving some money here. It's actually $38,925. It's a onetime purchase and the funding source is the drug portraiture federal funds. Is there a motion to approve? >> Any questions or comments for staff? Seeing none, all those in favor indicate by I. I >> opposed. Matter passes. Item K is award of non-competitive contract for police surveillance cameras um to ProCom Systems in the amount of $95,1620. The this is a onetime purchase the funding source are casino funds. Is there a motion to approve? >> Second. >> Any questions on these? Seeing none, all those in favor indicate by I. I oppose. Matter passes. And lastly, item L is an approval and acceptance of the Illinois Medical Restbite Capacity Building Initiative Grant Award from the Illinois Public Health Institute in the amount of $90,000. The grant does not require a cost match. The grant terms from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. The grant will provide funds for the continuation and building capacity of a medical respite program and to pay for supplies for units and staff time. Is there a motion to approve? >> Second. >> Any questions for staff? Seeing none, all those in favor indicate I I opposed. That passes. Is there a motion to adjurnn? Oh, sorry. Alman Tumer. >> Thank you, chairman. Uh, I would just like to ask the clerk to on item C that I was that vote, I was in a insightful and rather educating conversation with the city administrator. I just Make sure my vote was cast as a thank you. All right, back to the motion tojourn.