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Oak Park, Illinois 60302

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Village of Oak Park

Meeting Minutes

President and Board of Trustees

Monday, October 30, 2023

6:30 PM

Village Hall

I. Call to Order

Village President Vicki Scaman called the Regular Meeting to order at

6:32 P.M.

II. Roll Call

Trustee Enyia joined the Meeting at 6:34 P.M.

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Present:

Absent:

Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Enyia, Village

Trustee Parakkat, Village Trustee Robinson, Village Trustee Straw, and Village

Trustee Wesley

III. Consideration of Motion to Adjourn to Executive Session to Discuss Collective

Bargaining

It was moved by Trustee Robinson, seconded by Trustee Buchanan, to adjourn

into Executive Session. The motion was approved. The roll call on the vote was

as follows:

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AYES:

Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Parakkat,

Village Trustee Robinson, Village Trustee Straw, and Village Trustee Wesley

NAYS:

1 - Village Trustee Enyia

ABSENT:

V. Reconvene to Regular Meeting in Council Chambers and Call to Order

The Regular Meeting reconvened at 7:41 P.M.

VI. Roll Call

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Present:

Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Enyia, Village

Trustee Parakkat, Village Trustee Robinson, Village Trustee Straw, and Village

Trustee Wesley

Absent:

VII. Agenda Approval

President Scaman moved Items F and K from Consent to Regular Agenda.

It was moved by Trustee Parakkat, seconded by Trustee Robinson, to approve the

Agenda as amended. A voice vote was taken and the motion was approved.

VIII. Minutes

MOT 23-102

Motion to Approve Minutes from Regular Meeting of September 18, 2023

and Special Meeting of October 10, 2023 of the Village Board.

It was moved by Trustee Straw, seconded by Trustee Wesley, to approve the

Minutes. A voice vote was taken and the motion was approved.

IX. Non-Agenda Public Comment

President Scaman read the following public comment into the record:

John Bergholz: Asks the Village Board to support House Bill 4187 to

repeal the Illinois Trust Act to end the state's status as a sanctuary state.

John Bergholz: Asks the Village to make an official statement condemning

the acts of terror committed by Hamas and other terror groups.

X. Proclamation

A Motion to Approve a Proclamation Proclaiming November 13-21, 2023 as National

Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week

MOT 23-103

President Scaman read the Proclamation into the record.

Housing Forward CEO Lynda Schueler and Beyond Hunger

Communications Manager Corina Robinson made remarks.

It was moved by Trustee Parakkat, seconded by Trustee Robinson, that this

Motion be approved. The motion was approved. The roll call on the vote was as

follows:

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AYES:

Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Enyia, Village

Trustee Parakkat, Village Trustee Robinson, Village Trustee Straw, and Village

Trustee Wesley

NAYS:

ABSENT:

XI. Village Manager Reports

Village Manager Kevin Jackson introduced Chief DEI Officer Dr. Danielle

Walker who provided an update on the asylum seeker support.

Trustee Straw inquired when the funds will disperse. Dr. Walker said once

the contract is finalized, the Village will start receiving it on a monthly basis

as early as the beginning of December and going through June 2024. The

Village is still waiting on an update about the unallocated funds.

XII. Village Board Committees

There were no comments.

XIII. Citizen Commission Vacancies

ID 23-492

Board & Commission Vacancy Report for October 30, 2023.

There were no comments.

XIV. Citizen Commission Appointments, Reappointments and Chair Appointments

ID 23-493

A Motion to Consent to the Village President’s Appointment of:

Board of Fire and Police Commissioners - Robert Pickrell, Reappoint as Chair

Liquor Control Review Board - Emily Masalski, Reappoint as Member

Village Clerk Christina Waters read the names into the record.

It was moved by Trustee Straw, seconded by Trustee Buchanan, that these

Appointments be approved. The motion was approved. The roll call on the vote

was as follows:

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AYES:

Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Enyia, Village

Trustee Parakkat, Village Trustee Robinson, Village Trustee Straw, and Village

Trustee Wesley

NAYS:

ABSENT:

XV. Consent Agenda

Approval of the Consent Agenda

It was moved by Trustee Enyia, seconded by Trustee Straw to approve the items

under the Consent Agenda. The motion was approved. The roll call on the vote

was as follows:

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AYES:

Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Enyia, Village

Trustee Parakkat, Village Trustee Robinson, Village Trustee Straw, and Village

Trustee Wesley

NAYS:

ABSENT:

RES 23-283

A Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Purchase Price Agreement

with Healy Asphalt Company L.L.C. for UPM Cold Mix Patch Material to

Change the Not to Exceed Amount from $25,000.00 to $40,000.00 and

Authorizing Its Execution

This Resolution was approved.

RES 23-304

A Resolution Approving the Improvement Under the Illinois Highway Code

and the Appropriation of up to an Additional $1,000,000 from the Motor

Fuel Tax Fund to Fund a Portion of the Construction of the Lake Street

Improvement Project, Section 16-00264-00-PV, and Authorizing Execution

of the Necessary Documents

This Resolution was adopted.

RES 23-305

RES 23-306

A Resolution Approving a Task Order for Professional Engineering Services

with TranSystems Corporation for Construction Engineering Services for

the Madison Street Improvement Project in an Amount Not to Exceed

$512,926 and Authorizing its Execution

This Resolution was adopted.

A Resolution Approving a Professional Services Agreement with AECOM

Technical Services, Inc. for Engineering Services for Pavement Management

Program Support in an Amount Not to Exceed $34,880, Authorizing its

Execution and Waiving the Village’s Request for Proposals Process for the

Agreement

This Resolution was adopted.

RES 23-308

MOT 23-101

A Resolution Approving a Local Public Agency Formal Contract with A

Lamp Concrete Contractors, Inc. for Project 23-8, Madison Street

Improvements, Section No. 22-00267-00-RS, in an Amount Not to Exceed

$7,124,631 and Authorizing its Execution

This Resolution was adopted.

A Motion to Concur with the Transportation Commission’s

Recommendation to add “On-Street Overnight Permit Parking from 11

p.m. to 6 a.m.” to the North Side of the 600 Block of Randolph Street (from

the North Alley to Wesley Avenue)

This Motion was approved.

XVI. Regular Agenda

MOT 23-105

A Motion to Establish a Village Emergency Task Force and Fund for Asylum

Seekers

Derek Eder: Called on the Village to create a humanitarian-focused

response plan and a task force to shelter and provide wraparound services

for asylum seekers on the west side and provide immediate funding.

Eleanor Eder: Fourth grader. Witnessed the asylum seekers sleeping in

tents and wants the Village to help give them a warm place a stay and help

them get back on their feet.

Mary Gardner: Austin resident. Asked the Village Board to be good

neighbors and call on our Governor, state representative, and Illinois

senate president to help us fix this problem.

Norine Gutekanst: Resident of 25+ years. Asks the Village to allocate at

least $300K to find immediate shelter and wraparound services and

dedicate staff time to help find solutions.

Carollina Song: Urged the Village to act on the refugee humanitarian crisis

at the police station in Austin. Asks the Village to convene and fund a task

force and work with the Park District and surrounding municipalities.

Zerrin Bulut: Urged the Village Board to compile a resource guide in

multiple languages, determine Village sites that may serve as resource

centers, name a Village liaison, and create a strategy.

Cate Readling: We still do not have a plan to accommodate the people that

are living blocks away from us outside. Urged Village Board and staff to

fund a minimum of $2M from our general fund.

Brynne Hovde: Stand up immediate resources with an expert-led task force

to provide emergency shelter and elected officials need to stand up a

sustainable regional response.

Commissioner Tara Stamps: Thanked Oak Parkers. First time making a

public comment. We have an opportunity to demonstrate love and action.

This crisis has divided communities along racial lines.

Betty Alzamora: Community organizer and immigrate advocate. Hopes to

bring as many parties together for planning sessions and a task force.

$300K to get us started, $200M for skin in the game across municipalities.

Clerk Waters read the following public comments into the record:

Andrea Kovach: Voiced support for the Village to do much more to assist

the new arrivals. Oak Park should lead a coordinated effort to provide high

quality wraparound supports including stable and safe housing.

Caren van Slyke: Resident of almost 40 years. Member of District 15

response team. The most important emergency need is getting people off

the streets and into some kind of shelter.

Helen Quinn Pasin: Urged Village Board to embrace this historic

opportunity by honoring the Welcoming Village Designation which

embodies the compassion and unity that defines us as a community.

Mary and Meinrad Scherer-Emunds: Part of a group of members of Good

Shepherd Lutheran Church who are working to assist asylum seekers.

Need the Village's support.

Ryan O'Malley: Called on Oak Park to live up to its values and help our new

neighbors. Every human has the right to shelter and safety and we have the

power and privilege to meet these needs.

Trustee Straw addressed the non-agenda public comment and said no

human being is illegal and the statements made are abhorrent and do not

represent the views of this Village and Board. We hoped Cook County

would lead an effort that we could participate in and we could distribute

$7.5M in grant money. It's time for us to lead. The goal should be a

coordinated west suburban response. This motion asks for an emergency

task force and a request for $250K funding as a first step to bring in those

partnerships to get the job done. The proposal from Hagerty Consulting

provides emergency response services with an expertise around handling

the migrant crisis. The impact will be felt here and by our health care

system.

President Scaman said the Village has a very qualified staff expertise in

pulling together a coalition.

Trustee Enyia shared his personal story of his family coming to Oak Park.

The plan from Hagerty is the start to moving forward with this community

and the others surrounding us because it is about capacity building.

Trustee Buchanan made her comment in Spanish. She said she supports

the task force and providing funding for the assistance.

President Scaman thanked Trustee Enyia and reiterated the existing

partnerships and the desire to work with Village staff if that is the direction

of the Board.

Trustee Robinson said she supports the funding and suggested creating

some sort of matching to the Village funds to be specifically devoted

toward legal resources so we can get legal statuses put in place that will

then unlock benefits at the state and federal levels. She suggested Village

staff create a website to coordinate public and private resources to

eliminate duplicative efforts. She said she and former Trustee Taglia

brought forward a motion a year ago to prevent businesses from refusing

customers who want to pay in cash and she hopes that has unanimous

support.

Trustee Wesley said he supports exploring the legal aid aspect. He said he

supports funding to increase local coordination of our existing partners and

individuals. He said he implores the other municipal partners in this village,

the county, and the state to come to the table and lead us to this solution

because Oak Park can't do it alone. He said he would like the Village to

use all available resources in a way that's creative and innovative, such as

fixing the higher water bill for the church providing showers for migrants.

President Scaman asked if the Village has any funds to provide to the

churches directly or would it have to be matching. Manager Jackson said

there are some preliminary allocations of the $150K and everything is

subject to move around based on the Village Board's direction. Dr. Walker

said the $150K would have to stay within the seven partners--PCC

Wellness, YMCA, Housing Forward, Beyond Hunger, Catholic Charities,

Thrive, and Greater Legal Counsel.

Trustee Parakkat requested a show of hands of first generation

immigrants. He said we have to step in and help and he and his wife are

personally committing $10K to provide food-related services through the

winter. He encouraged others to do the same as opposed to using

taxpayer dollars. The Village can set up a centralized volunteer

coordination function. The burden should not fall on the community at-large.

He asked what the task force is being tasked with and what questions they

will answer that we do not have answers for already.

Trustee Straw said the idea of a task force is to help coordinate those

efforts and reduce duplicative efforts by individuals. Legal aid is important

and has to go along with meeting the immediate need of housing.

Trustee Parakkat said he would like to have further discussions and more

clarity and specifics around the funding.

President Scaman said she supports funding to support the asylum

seekers and is in favor of at least matching the $150K.

Trustee Straw said he is in favor of the $250K.

Trustee Robinson said she is in favor of the matching.

Trustee Wesley said he is in favor of the matching and the water bill

mitigation and anything else that can be done along those lines.

Trustee Buchanan said she is in favor of the matching and recognizing that

the Village has a very robust fund balance and wants it to come from that

and not the CIP or any other budget priorities for the year.

Trustee Enyia said he is in favor of the $250K and seeing if the Village can

cover the water bill and looking at an outside consultant.

Dr. Walker said the Village is engaging in conversations with MMC's grant

managers and needs to finalize its work plan with MMC and then come

back before the Village Board. She and Grants Supervisor Matheny are

committed to ensuring all of the service areas are having allocated funding.

Trustee Straw asked if a budget amendment can be seen on next week's

agenda, which Manager Jackson confirmed can be done. He requested

clarification on where the Village Board would like the funding to come

from, such as reserves or the $1M from ARPA funds that has not yet been

allocated. The ARPA funds would have to be de-obligated.

Trustee Robinson said there are some outstanding budget conversations,

including a status update on positions that have not been filled. Manager

Jackson said all DEI positions have been filled and the Village is getting

ready to appoint the two director positions in the next couple of weeks. The

Assistant to the Village Manager position is being actively recruited and

positions within the new Neighborhood Services department are still

vacant, including a housing coordinator.

Trustee Robinson noted the Village has not yet finalized its partner agency

budget discussion, which Manager Jackson confirmed is correct. Staff has

released the draft budget which has funding for the partner agencies and is

subject to further discussion. Trustee Robinson said she would like to be

closer to settling those discussions before deciding to pull from reserves.

President Scaman noted that if the Village Board decides not to fund

something, it will go back into the general fund.

Trustee Parakkat asked if there will be a discussion about the outcome we

are looking for. He said he is not in favor of funding from general funds and

would rather go with grant money. He said he may be open to using ARPA

dollars if they are available for this purpose. Manager Jackson said we still

have a delta in our lost revenue cap. If the $1M was dedicated as lost

revenue, it would essentially become general funds. Trustee Parakkat said

if that is the case, then we can go to $500K.

President Scaman said she could fairly easily be talked into that. She

would want to know how the Village would use it. She said she is most

comfortable with matching right now and giving staff time to work with the

MMC to understand what amount will go to each partner and what

additional funds they need in order to meet the demand of 200 people.

Trustee Straw noted that Manager Jackson said fund reserves would be

the most immediate. Manager Jackson said he received additional

information and clarified that the Village would not necessarily have to

dedicate as lost revenue to use it for that purpose.

President Scaman requested that the vote to establish a task force be

reserved for when we know what the plan is and who we would need on it.

Manager Jackson inquired if that implies that staff will be coming back with

recommendations for a task force. President Scaman said it implies that

we are making a decision with more information.

Trustee Straw made a friendly amendment to the motion to allocate $150K

from ARPA funds immediately to support asylum seekers and to get further

information from staff regarding how a task force would be most useful in

coordinating these efforts. Trustee Enyia seconded.

Trustee Wesley inquired who is getting the money and how is that being

decided. President Scaman said staff will come back with more

information and the plan will define that for us. Trustee Wesley said he

thinks it is important to set this up before we start sending out checks.

Manager Jackson said the policy for distributing funds requires that it be

brought back to the Village Board.

Trustee Parakkat asked if staff have the bandwidth for this in the

timeframe. Manager Jackson said this is interpreted as an emergency so

the Village will make the bandwidth and some activities will be impacted.

It was moved by Trustee Enyia, seconded by Trustee Straw, that this Motion be

approved as amended. The motion was approved as amended. The roll call on

the vote was as follows:

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AYES:

Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Enyia, Village

Trustee Parakkat, Village Trustee Robinson, Village Trustee Straw, and Village

Trustee Wesley

NAYS:

ABSENT:

It was moved by Trustee Straw, seconded by Trustee Robinson, to continue the

meeting past 10:00 P.M. A voice vote was taken and the motion was approved.

RES 23-298

A Resolution Approving a Professional Services Agreement with Johnson

Lasky Kindelin Architects, Inc. for Historic Preservation Architectural

Services in an Amount not to Exceed $45,000.00 and Authorizing Its

Execution

Public Works Director Rob Sproule introduced the Item and Johnson

Lasky Kindelin (JLK) Architects President Meg Kindelin presented the

Item.

President Scaman inquired what open government looks like today and for

the next 50 years as opposed to what it meant in 1975.

Trustee Parakkat said he pulled this Item from the Consent Agenda to the

Regular Agenda. He said he does not doubt the expertise of JLK. He said

he has a problem with FGM Architects defining the scope of the exercise.

He said he sees a conflict of interest and remains really skeptical about the

value of the exercise. He said he does not agree with the premise that civic

buildings should be considered for demolition and rebuilding every 50

years, which is talking about $100M+ additional spend in a community that

is already struggling to maintain its affordability due to high taxation. It is

also being pursued at the expense of our sustainability goals and

architectural legacy. He said he has a fundamental problem with any

approach that puts us on a path to demolition and would vote no on this

item. He said he urges his colleagues to consider this vote carefully.

Trustee Buchanan asked if a complete demolition is one of the options.

Director Sproule said the intent of this contract is to evaluate the feasibility

of the existing building for renovation. Trustee Buchanan encouraged

visitors to come by at night to experience the issues.

Trustee Straw asked if JLK's evaluation is being guided by FGM.

President Kindelin said she is independent of FGM. She noted she is also

a historic preservationist and is looking at how to reuse the building, not to

tear it down. Trustee Straw said he is a yes vote.

Trustee Wesley reiterated that JLK has a stellar reputation, is the prime

consultant on this project, and is completely independent from FGM.

Trustee Parakkat said a modern government facility is being defined by

FGM and what JLK is basing its estimates on. President Scaman noted

she put members of the community on the facilities committee. Director

Sproule said the intent is to work with FGM to establish those points. They

are extremely familiar with the facility and the Village Board will determine

whether the items in their evaluation will be included. We are at a high level

of conceptual design and want to ensure they are still comparable. Trustee

Parakkat said he is still a no vote.

Trustee Wesley noted that staff worked with FGM to develop the list.

Director Sproule said FGM will present it to the facility evaluation

committee which will provide input and direction throughout the process.

It was moved by Trustee Straw, seconded by Trustee Wesley, that this Resolution

be adopted. The motion was approved. The roll call on the vote was as follows:

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AYES:

Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Enyia, Village

Trustee Robinson, Village Trustee Straw, and Village Trustee Wesley

1 - Village Trustee Parakkat

NAYS:

ABSENT:

RES 23-309

A Resolution Creating a Facility Review Committee for the Oak Park Village

Hall Facility Renovation Evaluation Project and Appointing its Members

President Scaman listed the representatives of the commission that she

pulled together.

Trustee Parakkat said he pulled this Item from the Consent Agenda

because he has concerns about how this committee came to be. It was an

afterthought and was created in response to considerable community

backlash on the push to demolish and rebuild Village Hall. If the backlash

didn't exist, nor would this committee or the architectural evaluation. He

said he does not believe we should consider demolishing civic structures

every 50 years. It limits our ability to spend on other community priorities

and is being considered at a time when we are trying to make a community

more affordable and welcoming. He said he will vote no on this item and

urged his colleagues to reflect and consider their vote as well.

President Scaman said she asked a committee member if they would be

involved at the July 4th parade and the vote was on July 5th. The idea of a

facilities committee was the intention before the vote. She said she

continued to listen to the community in the formation of the committee and

in her communications with Manager Jackson, staff, and colleagues.

Trustee Parakkat said it came up much later and did not come up in any

discussions at the Board table. President Scaman said it was part of the

motion when it was made. Trustee Parakkat said he came to know about it

several weeks after the incident. President Scaman said the direction to

the Village Manager for an extensive community engagement process was

made the night of the vote.

Trustee Straw noted he voted against Option 4 and said he doesn't

understand why someone would vote against a committee to engage in this

process of community engagement. Voting against this and voting against

having a historic preservation firm is functionally a vote for Option 4. He

said he stands strongly in favor of having this community engagement

process and this is the right way to do it.

It was moved by Trustee Wesley, seconded by Trustee Enyia, that this Resolution

be adopted. The motion was approved. The roll call on the vote was as follows:

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AYES:

Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Enyia, Village

Trustee Robinson, Village Trustee Straw, and Village Trustee Wesley

1 - Village Trustee Parakkat

NAYS:

ABSENT:

ID 23-453

Housing Trust Fund Revenue Source Presentation, as initially reviewed by

the Village Board at its February 13, 2023 Study Session

Manager Jackson introduced the Item and Development Customer

Services Assistant Director Cam Davis presented the Item.

Regarding the Airbnb tax, Trustee Robinson said she would like to go

straight to 7% immediately.

Trustee Parakkat said he prefers to stage it 5%, 6%, 7% over a three to

four year timeframe. He said he would like it to go to 5% and collect data at

the end of one year and see if it has had an impact.

Trustee Wesley said he would go to 8% immediately because they are not

residents, we are not competing on price, and we are at the bottom at 4%.

The number of Airbnbs in our village decreases the number of available

units to buy or rent which has a material impact on affordable housing.

Trustee Buchanan said she would go with 7% or 8% immediately.

Trustee Enyia said he would go with 7.5% immediately to be comparable

with Evanston. Trustees Straw, Robinson, and Wesley agreed with 7.5%.

There was no discussion on the real estate transfer tax remaining at $8.

Regarding demolition, Trustee Robinson said she thinks the Village should

add the demo tax at the recommended $5K.

Trustee Straw said he likes Evanston's model so he would say $5K per

building or $1,500 per unit so it would cost more for multi-family buildings.

Director Davis noted the staff looked back at the demolition permits for

many years and only found commercial and single family.

Trustee Wesley asked if affordable housing could have a higher demo tax.

Village Attorney Stephanides said that would be difficult to define the

distinction. Trustee Wesley said then he would like the demo tax to be a lot

higher and suggested $20K.

Trustee Straw requested the definition of a demolition. Director Davis said

the building official defines a demo as the walls are gone and usually the

foundation.

Trustee Parakkat said he thinks most people who demo are not trying to

build something smaller and more affordable. He said he feels that option

has to exist with the property owner and it has to be reasonable from a tax

perspective because they may be doing it because of water damage. He

said we have to keep the demo affordable to certain segments of the

population and we have to allow people to exercise their right to create

wealth over the property they have bought. He said he thinks the $5K

seems reasonable. Director Davis noted that all of the demos presented

were flips and none were from water damage. Director Davis said

something that occurs so infrequently may be better considered on a

case-by-case basis than legislatively. Trustee Parakkat said he would like

to avoid that long process where the Board makes a decision.

Trustee Wesley noted the median sales price for single family homes in

Oak Park is now $500K. If we do not have affordable houses, then the

taxes do not matter. Maybe the solution is legislative lubrication to enable

the creation of affordable single family homes.

President Scaman said she would support $5K and $1,500 per unit.

Regarding increasing the multi-family licensing fee, Trustee Parakkat said

to make it affordable on one side affects affordability in a different way. He

said he would be a no. Trustee Straw agreed.

Trustee Robinson said she does not think we should include for the

Housing Trust Fund though she recommended looking at these outdated

numbers as part of the Board goal to look at licensing and fees across the

board. President Scaman, Trustees Wesley, Buchanan, and Enyia agreed.

MOT 23-95

A Motion to Adopt the Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan (2024-2028) as

Reviewed and Discussed by the Village Board’s Finance Committee on

September 11, 2023, and September 26, 2023

Karl Lauger: 19-year resident representing Bike Walk Oak Park. Thanked

the Village Board for prioritizing active transportation in the 2024 CIP.

Clerk Waters read the following public comments into the record:

Susana Prestinary Alvarado: Thanked the Village Board for its commitment

to active transportation and safer streets in the re-drafted 2024 CIP.

Mary and Meinrad Scherer-Emunds: Thanked the Village Board for its

commitment to active transportation and safer streets in the re-drafted

2024 CIP.

Kelley Clink: Thanked the Village Board for its commitment to active

transportation and safer streets. Supports funding of the Greenways plan.

Gary Arnold: Disabled resident and chair of Disability Access

Commission. Supports the re-drafted 2024 CIP budget and funding for the

Greenways plan.

Lisa Ritchie: Thanked the Village Board for its commitment to active

transportation and safer streets in the re-drafted 2024 CIP.

Trustee Buchanan asked if there will be a study session on biking.

Engineer McKenna said there will be but this is budgetary item to be able

to get started. Manager Jackson said the Village Board will discuss

sustainability priorities next Monday. All of the energy efficiency

programming is moving to the operating budget.

Trustee Robinson asked if the Bike Boulevard/Neighborhood Greenways

Plan is protected bike lanes. Engineer McKenna said it is not, they are

separate. Trustee Robinson said she is supportive of both systems but she

thought the bigger increase was going to be for the protected bike lanes.

Engineer McKenna said there is a line item for updating the bike plan and

proposed increases in 2025 and 2026 of $150K annually to implement

changes that are identified as part of that updated bike plan next year. The

"bike plan" refers to the protected bike lanes in general.

Trustee Robinson asked why the increase is so high for the Bike

Boulevard/Neighborhood Greenways Plan. Engineer McKenna said it is

due to the large size of the system which is 18 miles and one-sixth of the

Village. It is a placeholder amount in 2025 and 2026 because we do not

know what the bike plan is going to recommend. Interim CFO Donna

Gayden said the forecasting for increased revenue production for the CIP

will happen after the Village Board passes the budget.

Trustee Parakkat said his concern is the $3M pull down from the reserves

to support 2024. He said that concern is in the context of what we know is

coming down the pike from capital investment requirements between 2025

and 2028. He said he is comfortable approving the CIP as is with the

caveat that we have to look at that in the long-range financial planning

exercise early next year.

It was moved by Trustee Wesley, seconded by Trustee Straw, that this Motion be

approved. The motion was approved. The roll call on the vote was as follows:

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AYES:

Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Enyia, Village

Trustee Parakkat, Village Trustee Robinson, Village Trustee Straw, and Village

Trustee Wesley

NAYS:

ABSENT:

XVII. Call to Board and Clerk

Trustee Enyia thanked volunteers and staff for helping to get through the

migrant crisis in our community and he thanked staff for responding to the

Village Board's budget questions and requests.

Trustee Buchanan thanked the community members who sent the Village

Board emails and signed the petition about the humanitarian crisis right

outside our borders. She advised against using profanity.

Trustee Parakkat wished everyone a Happy Diwali.

XVIII. Adjourn

It was moved by Trustee Straw, seconded by Trustee Wesley, to Adjourn. A voice

vote was taken and the motion was approved. Meeting adjourned on Monday,

October 30, 2023 at 11:39 P.M.

Respectfully submitted,

Deputy Clerk Hansen