2026-09-16 - Planning and Zoning Committee

03:29Good evening. Welcome to the September

03:3015th council meeting

03:35>> here.

03:37here.

03:40>> Kelly

03:43McR

03:44>> here.

03:46>> White

03:47>> here.

03:47>> Wilson

03:48>> here.

03:50Please rise and remain in the pledge of

03:51allegiance

03:57to the United States.

04:18As we started meeting, I just want to

04:21speak to the speakers. We are having

04:24some challenges with the microphones and

04:27the loudspeak system as well as the

04:29audio feed to our volunteers tonight. We

04:32appreciate your patience uh as we try to

04:35navigate this, but we're doing the best

04:36we can with the system that we have in

04:39place. Our first night is awards and

04:43recognitions. House is in his rotation

04:46at Mayor will be

05:01good evening.

05:03Can I have guest from

05:07White Staries

05:09on the on the D please?

05:15Can you hear me? Okay, perfect.

05:24Office of the Mayor, City of Nepville,

05:26Illinois. Proclamation recognizing

05:29whites are families and veterans suicide

05:32and witness. Nepal Legion Post 43, a

05:36local organization dedicated to serving

05:39veterans, their families, and the

05:41community, recognizes the importance of

05:44honoring veterans lost to society and

05:48supporting the families they leave

05:50behind.

05:52And members of the United States Army

05:54Forces make extraordinary sacrifices in

05:59service to our nation. And many veterans

06:03and their families continues to face the

06:06effects of those sacrifices long after

06:10military services

06:12and invisible wounds including postum

06:16stress disorder and other mental health

06:19challenges can have profound and lasting

06:23effects on veterans and their loved

06:25ones. And veterans loss to suicide

06:28should never be forgotten. and their

06:31families deserve compassion,

06:34recognization, and continued support.

06:36And the designation whites our families,

06:40recognizes families who have lost their

06:43veteran to suicide and affirm that they

06:46remain an important part of our greater

06:49military family.

06:52And the city of recognized the

06:54importance of honoring veterans,

06:57supporting military families, reducing

06:59stigma surrounding mental health, and

07:02encouraging veterans and their families

07:04to seek connection, compassion, and

07:07available resources.

07:10Now therefore, I Scott Aly, mayor of

07:13city, Illinois, to hereby recognize and

07:16honor white star families, honor the

07:19memories of veterans lost to suicide,

07:22and encourage the Nepal community, so

07:26support veterans and their families with

07:29compassion, understanding, and respect.

07:33I hereby set [music] my hand in effects

07:35the seal of the city of this 15th of

07:39September 2026. Scott

07:47[applause]

07:53[applause]

07:58>> [applause]

08:09>> Peace.

08:10>> Jason. Jason.

08:57That's great.

09:04>> Thank you.

09:16>> Thank you.

09:19Mayor, members of the city council,

09:21thank you for this proclamation and

09:23thank you for sitting with us today. On

09:25behalf of the Neighborville American

09:26Agent Post 33, I want you to understand

09:29that this moment represents Wester

09:32families are the families of veterans,

09:35service leaders, and first responders

09:38who carry the invisible moments of their

09:40service just as real just as heavy as

09:44any physical injury. They bore their

09:47weight for the sake of all of us and

09:49ultimately lost the battle to suicide.

09:52The service was known as honorable and

09:55the families lost deserve to be

09:57recognized not in silence. By issuing

10:00this proclamation

10:02is telling those families. We see you.

10:05We remember your loved ones and you

10:07remain part of the community. Black

10:10women is part of why 43 partner and

10:13annual work march in 2025 and partner

10:16with other local organizations continue

10:18in 2026 and we plan to keep every year

10:23step by step mile. We carry that message

10:27to ourselves in honor of those with us

10:30in a supportive hands who walks without.

10:33Thank you again for choosing not to look

10:35away and for helping us formally

10:38recognize bright star families.

10:49Okay. So now we have uh the second group

10:53Spanish heritage month group. Can we

10:55have you please?

11:17Okay.

11:19So, this is my first time doing this

11:20proclamation. I always used to receive

11:23but today I have to present so I'm

11:25trying my best. Okay. Thank you. Office

11:29of the mayor city of Illinois

11:31proclamation Spanish heritage month

11:34September 15th to October 15th.

11:38Spanish Heritage Month, also referred to

11:41by many as Latino Heritage Month in a

11:45national recognization observance

11:48celebrated from September 15 to October

11:5115 honoring the history, culture, vision

11:55and contribution of Americans whose

11:57heritage and place to Spain, Mexico and

12:01Caribbean and Central and South American

12:05and this celebration recognized

12:07significant

12:08and enduring influence of Spanish uh

12:11Spanish and Latino community on the

12:14culture, economic, civic and social

12:16fabric of our nation and the observance

12:20begins on September 15 coinciding with

12:24the independence anniversary of Costa

12:26Rica

12:29Guatemala

12:32and

12:34Meoras

12:37while also recognizing the independence

12:40celebration of Mexico, Chile and Brazil

12:43later in the month reflecting the rich

12:46history, culture and tradition of Latino

12:49American and Caribbean and the city of

12:53Nepville with its diverse and vibrant

12:55Spanish and Latino community is proud to

12:58honor the heritage, achievement and

13:01contribution of its residents and to

13:03promote understanding, inclusion and

13:05made a sense of belonging throughout the

13:08community. And I, Mayor Scott Wley,

13:12mayor of city of Nepville, do hereby pro

13:15proclaim September 15th to October 15th

13:18as Spanish heritage month

13:21in the city of Nepville and encourage

13:24all residents to join in recognizing and

13:26celebrating the rich heritage, culture,

13:29history, and contribution of Spanish and

13:31Latino Americans.

13:33In witness of I hereby set my hand in

13:37effects the sea of the city of Napville

13:39this 15th day of September 2026. Scott

13:43Riverly mayor.

13:47[applause]

13:56>> Can I invite the rest of our community

13:57up here for Pride or other members?

14:00You're welcome to come up for a photo.

14:12I'll go ahead and speak in the meantime.

14:15Good evening, mayor, city council, and

14:18members of our community. As a proud

14:20Latina, and president of Alanas,

14:22Alliance Latinos motivating action in

14:24the suburbs.

14:26I am honored to be here as we recognize

14:28Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month. From

14:31September 15th through October 15, we

14:34celebrate the histories, cultures,

14:36traditions, and contributions of

14:37Hispanic and Latino communities whose

14:39roots span Latin America, the Caribbean,

14:43Spain, and beyond. But for us at Almas,

14:46celebrating our culture is not limited

14:48to one month. It is part of who we are

14:51and what we do all year long.

14:53We celebrate through our music, food,

14:55art, traditions, and language. We

14:57celebrate by creating spaces where our

14:59children can see themselves represented,

15:01where our families feel a sense of

15:03belonging, and where a broader community

15:05can learn from, learn from, and

15:08celebrate alongside us. And this year,

15:10that celebration continues to carry

15:12particular meaning. At a time when many

15:15Latino and immigrant families are

15:16experiencing fear and uncertainty,

15:19celebrating our heritage is also an

15:20affirmation. We are here. We belong and

15:24our stories matter.

15:26That is why recognition like tonight's

15:28matters. But our work cannot end with a

15:30proclamation. We must continue building

15:32a community where belonging is reflected

15:34in who is welcome, who is heard, who is

15:37represented, and who has the opportunity

15:39to lead. Hispanic Heritage Month gives

15:42us an opportunity to celebrate how far

15:44we have come while recognizing the work

15:46that remains ahead. So tonight we

15:48celebrate with pride and with joy and we

15:51invite all of Neighborville to celebrate

15:52with us not only this month but

15:55throughout the year because our heritage

15:57is something we carry with us every day.

16:00We invite everyone to join us downstairs

16:01in room AB following the proclamation

16:04for photos dessert community and a

16:06special live performance by Elis

16:08Ernnandez featuring music from across

16:10Latin America as we continue to

16:12celebrate together.

16:28Maybe

16:34louder.

16:54Thank you.

17:03Next agenda is public forum. I'd like to

17:05remind everyone of the participation

17:07rules in the city municipal code for

17:09speaking at city council meetings.

17:11Speakers are asked to present their

17:12comments and respect them on various

17:14matters. Should be should stay on topic

17:16and be cognizant of their words personal

17:19attacks and council members staff to

17:21members of the audience in the line. If

17:23inappropriate language or comments are

17:24expressed during this meeting will be

17:25asked to stop commenting. Also audience

17:28members there is no cheering and no

17:29hearing action such as applauding

17:31cheering finger snap booing or any other

17:33noises during orion of any remarks of

17:35any speaker and allowed. This occurs you

17:37will be asked to stop immediately and

17:39continuous will reset the meeting until

17:41the audience rules in our city code. No

17:44speaker should feel intimidated by the

17:47audience decision is meant to intimidate

17:49those speaking. I will not allow it in

17:50the chambers. Audience members are

17:52signed must not block any other audience

17:55members view the speaker. We give them

17:57three minutes to address the city

17:58council. It helps speakers stay within

18:00the three-minut time frame. We have a

18:02timer only looking on the side as you

18:04were right. It will give the visual and

18:06the three minutes are expiring. Help

18:08speakers include their comments in a

18:09friendly manner without time and hit

18:12zero and we will alert the speaker that

18:14their time is up. If a speaker is called

18:16and they are not in the room, we will

18:18move on to the next speaker and will not

18:20perform. Speakers are encouraged to

18:22remain in council chambers until the

18:23conclusion of public hearing in the

18:25event council members want to ask

18:26questions also your name is called

18:28please come have seat in the first shot

18:31please hold

18:33>> we have sixers for public forum first

18:36speaker

18:39Richard

18:58Can you guys see this?

18:59>> We can hear you.

19:03>> I guess this one to the audience.

19:04Hopefully the the council can follow

19:06that one. Right. John Doyle,

19:08neighborhood resident. Thank you. You

19:09know, I was able to recently get a hold

19:11of wonder that we mentioned a few weeks

19:14ago and I was quite surprised what I

19:16found in it. Um, so I wanted to share

19:18some of her findings ahead of our energy

19:20workshop.

19:22The first thing I noticed was The study

19:24actually looked at is what the demand to

19:26see if batteries can save rate and money

19:29like Mr. Net proposal. Now this battery

19:32system was evaluated as a solution to

19:34address several pre-existing reliability

19:37violations of the base

19:39things that were currently experiencing

19:41notes to experience.

19:46Primarily, it seems we have two single

19:47point of failure scenarios and only

19:49different two point of failure scenarios

19:51that need addressing. In these

19:53scenarios, multiple whole neighborhoods

19:55can be shut off just because our

19:56infrastructure can't handle the load

19:58during summer peak. A single point

20:00failure known as the left side double

20:02circuit power outage scenario can lead

20:04to twothirds of the city being without

20:06power and so it can get rerouted.

20:09The study uh proposal document also

20:12seems to indicate that the only reason

20:14we even know about the blue circuit

20:15westside power plant is because it was

20:17identified in the study by the data

20:19center wanting to move. So I think the

20:21question would we even know about this

20:22if the data center proposal had to come

20:24along

20:27worse yet were the report's conclusions

20:29their top recommended battery solution

20:31would cost $112 million and still

20:34wouldn't be sufficient enough to fully

20:35address our reliability violations.

20:38apparently we still have a need for a

20:40dedicated reactor and budget support

20:42resource. M

20:43>> Mr. Doyle, could you just back away from

20:45the microphone just briefly? Let's see

20:47how that works.

20:48>> Absolutely. How's this, Mr. Mayor?

20:50Perfect. All right. So, I guess the

20:54whole situation kind of explains why

20:56we've at least considered installing a

20:57gas plant right here in Neighborville.

20:59It's ridiculous to me that we have a

21:01long-term energy strategy workshop

21:03that's been on the schedule for months

21:04and no one thought it was prudent to let

21:06us know the city was at least looking at

21:07a gas to address reliability concerns.

21:10Reliability concerns that the city has

21:12known about since at least last year.

21:15You know, I've already known how great

21:16payers have been misleading on cost and

21:18it seems being misled on our systems

21:19reliability too. Now, this lack of

21:22transparency is both irresponsible and

21:24unacceptable. So what I'm asking is for

21:26you to make public anything and

21:28everything related to any of these grid

21:30or ICF studies or any other third party

21:32consultants that have evaluated our

21:34utility before we go into the upcoming

21:37energy workshop. Thank you.

21:40>> Thank you. Next speaker.

21:41>> The next speaker is Richard Stark

21:43followed by Terresa Hus.

21:53>> Yes.

21:56And Mr. Stark, normally we ask you to

21:58speak very close to the microphone.

22:00Tonight we're going to ask you not to

22:01speak very close to the microphone,

22:04>> but in the same room you can.

22:11>> Okay. How's the voice now?

22:14>> It's okay.

22:15>> All right. My name is Richard Stark and

22:17I've been a resident of Neapville for

22:18eight years.

22:20I am currently part of the team

22:22supporting Doug Kger in developing the

22:24strategy workshop.

22:26And I'm going to start with something

22:28that you're familiar with and that's the

22:30phrase thinking outside the box.

22:33But the brain teaser I've shown you is

22:35quite different. And it's ask you to try

22:38and think about how you can draw a box

22:40with three lines.

22:43Now, rather than take a long time for

22:45you to guess, I'm going to go ahead and

22:47give you the answer. You first create a

22:50box

22:53and then draw three lines in it.

22:56The point of this

22:58is we collectively as we're looking at

23:01the long-term strategy for Neapville

23:03need to think outside the box and inside

23:06the box to develop the best long-term

23:09Neighborville electricity strategy.

23:13Outside the box refers to electricity

23:16sources we purchase that are generated

23:18remotely and delivered to to

23:20Neighborville through transmission line.

23:23Inside the box uh refers to uh sources

23:27that are generated locally demand

23:29management storage and local behind the

23:31neighbor sources within Neighborville.

23:38This is a picture just an example of one

23:41potential outside and inside the box

23:44portfolio. Uh this was uh prepared by AI

23:48in response to a prompt that asked it to

23:50identify current sources and future

23:53sources that have high probability

23:55within the next 15 years to help develop

23:58the the best combination for

24:00Neighborville. Again, it's not a

24:02recommendation. It's just one example.

24:04The left side of this picture shows the

24:07box uh shows the uh outside the box

24:12sources. Uh it shows a a wind and and

24:16solar combined with a battery and also a

24:19nuclear uh power purchase agreement. To

24:22the right side are the inside the box

24:25solutions which includes long duration

24:27storage, a virtual power plant, uh

24:31demand response and either a small

24:34modular reactor or an enhanced

24:36geothermal system ETS. Now your role in

24:42approving an initial vision and initial

24:45decision framework during the first

24:47workshop is to provide clear guidance to

24:50the electric utility department. That

24:54guidance will frame the best overall

24:56solution, one that optimizes

24:58affordability,

24:59reliability, sustainability, and

25:02resilience by considering both outside

25:05the box and inside the box

25:07opportunities. Thank you.

25:10>> Thank you. Next speaker.

25:12>> The next speaker is Teresa Hus, followed

25:14by Bill Simon.

25:31Good evening. Theresa Hus, 27year

25:33resident and member of the executive

25:34team of Nest and I am continuing on with

25:38what Mr. Doyle brought up. When we

25:41reviewed the materials relating to the

25:43battery feasibility study, we were very

25:46surprised to discover the city was even

25:49considering the feasibility of a natural

25:50gas electricity generation plant in

25:53Neapville.

25:55This document shows that the city asked

25:57about the phys feasibility of a natural

26:00gas plant and potential locations that

26:02would to quote benefit the Neighborville

26:06transmission system. And that language

26:08suggests the plant would likely be

26:10within the city limits or very close to

26:12them. And for years, we at NEST and

26:16residents have asked for more

26:17transparency in the city's energy

26:20planning process. For the past six

26:23months, um the NEU has done a great job

26:26of presenting lots of different energy

26:28options at city council meetings to

26:31prepare for the upcoming energy strategy

26:33workshop. But I was pretty surprised

26:36that at no point was gas power plant

26:38brought up in those discussions

26:41and the gas peaker plant would have real

26:44impacts. It would increase

26:46neighborville's already high emissions

26:47which are twice the duage average and

26:49significantly higher than the Illinois

26:52average. Peaker plants themselves have

26:54higher [clears throat] emission rates

26:55than other gas fire technologies. They

26:58can affect air quality for people like

27:00me with asthma, people with lung

27:02disease. They raise questions about

27:04long-term property values, noise,

27:06long-term sustainability, and we've all

27:09seen that gas prices are volatile to

27:11create price instability for residents.

27:14And frankly, we're confused about why

27:15the city would even consider exploring

27:17this when the climate and equitable jobs

27:20act requires that these plants be phased

27:22out within the coming decades. But the

27:25bottom line is we think residents

27:27deserve to be fully informed. We think

27:29they deserve to have a voice in decision

27:31making and we think transparency is

27:34essential to trust and good governance.

27:37So we'd like this city to clearly answer

27:41why were they exploring a natural gas

27:43power plant to Neighborville?

27:46Are they still exploring this option? If

27:48not, when did they stop?

27:51And under what circumstances might they

27:53resume?

27:55And has the city had conversations with

27:57IMDba about adding gas generation? Thank

28:00you.

28:03>> Thank you. Next speaker.

28:04>> The next speaker is Bill Simon, followed

28:06by Marilyn Schwitzer.

28:11>> Good evening, Mr. Mayor and city council

28:13members. My name is Bill Simon. I'm a

28:15resident of Neapville and tonight I'm

28:17speaking for Neapville Preservation,

28:18Inc. You'll recall last month I spoke to

28:22you about the many documented benefits

28:25of historic preservation. In 2024,

28:28across our country, we saw 116,000 new

28:32jobs, 6.8

28:34million in rehabilitation investment and

28:371.8 that'd be billion, not millions,

28:40thousand times more. 1.8 billion in tax

28:44receipts. How can Neighborville get more

28:47of those benefits that I just mentioned?

28:49It all starts with people.

28:52So, include staffing and training for

28:55historic preservation in the 2027

28:58m municipal budget through the upcoming

29:00budget workshops. First, increase

29:02staffing from 0.1 FTE to 0.5 FTE for

29:07support of enhanced historic

29:09preservation activities.

29:11Second, provide staff and HPC

29:14commissioners with the training they

29:16need in historic preservation. This is

29:19already available from the National

29:20Alliance of Preservation Commissions, an

29:23organization which Neapville already

29:25belongs to. Their commission assistance

29:29for mentoring program or camp sounds

29:31like a lot of fun would be a big step

29:34forward for historic preservation. The

29:36Nicola City Council should include these

29:38needs in the 2027 budget workshop

29:41discussions so that our city can take

29:43the first steps in enhanced history

29:45preservation. Thank you.

29:48>> Thank you. Next speaker.

29:49>> The next speaker is Marilyn Schwitzer

29:51followed by Ted Bullard.

29:54>> Good evening.

29:56The city of Neighborville has many fine

29:58qualities, but communication and

30:00planning are not among them. Economic

30:03development is important, but I'm

30:05concerned city leadership is viewing the

30:07community too narrowly through the lens

30:09of development and business needs.

30:12Quality of life, traffic, neighborhood

30:14character, resident engagement,

30:16multimodal transportation, and other

30:18priorities also deserve attention. I

30:21have five points tonight, many of which

30:23you have heard before without receiving

30:26an adequate response. Point one, Mr.

30:30Creger appears to be doing three jobs.

30:33City manager, finance director, and

30:35electric utility director. This during

30:38budget season and while the city is

30:39determining our future electric powered

30:41supplier. How and when does the city

30:44plan to address this critical leadership

30:47gap? Point two, the RFQ for the I88

30:52special study isn't through until the

30:54end of this month, suggesting the city

30:56may not even complete one study a year.

31:00Given the history's history given the

31:02city's history of not following through

31:04on council approved plans, I'm concerned

31:07that a peace meal approach to project

31:10minimizing community involvement. Please

31:13put comprehensive planning ahead of

31:15special interests.

31:17Three, the proposed downtown parking

31:20deck is another example of planning

31:22without a broader vision. A 66, excuse

31:25me, a 36 million or more that's

31:28approximately 95K per space, largely

31:31supporting downtown as a destination for

31:34visitors. The 2011 downtown 2030 plan

31:38called for parking, but also emphasized

31:40historic preservation, bicycle access,

31:43and gathering spaces. priorities at FC

31:46receive far less attention. We need a

31:49new downtown plan and broader

31:51reassessment of Neapville's priorities

31:53before moving forward forward with the

31:55parking deck. Point four, the 2026

31:59budget included revising the city

32:01website, but not the open data portal or

32:03health center. Both are seriously

32:05deficient, making it unnecessarily

32:07difficult for residents to get

32:09information or communicate with staff

32:11and consult. This suggests the community

32:14feedback and involvement remain a low

32:16priority. Point five, utility work on

32:20parkways and private property easements

32:22need serious attention. In my case,

32:25permits have involved inaccurate

32:27addresses, property boundaries and

32:29easements, untimely restoration, and

32:31insufficient consideration of existing

32:33cables and pedestals. My request to make

32:36the city leadership about this process

32:38has gone unanswered for more than a

32:40month. If you respond to anything

32:42tonight, please ask staff to take this

32:45issue seriously and begin meeting with

32:47me. And if you had difficulty

32:49understanding me, you know, this

32:51evening, um, or would like, please talk

32:53to me after we're meeting. Thank you.

32:56>> Thank you. Next speaker.

32:58>> The final speaker is Ted Bard.

33:03>> Good evening, Mr. Mayor, city council

33:05members, and residents of Neighborville.

33:08I'm Ted Lard, Neighborville resident and

33:10a member of Nest with a message of

33:13gratitude and thanks. First of all, it's

33:16always tough to follow Maryland. I often

33:20say every city needs a Maryland

33:21schweitzer. Um, I'd like to share with

33:24you some of the observations of the

33:26accomplishments this year led by

33:28Neapville's sustainability department.

33:31The first styrofoam recycling event this

33:34year in partnership with the Lions Club

33:37was On April 11th,

33:3963 vehicles arrived to drop off 18 cubic

33:44yards of styrofoam in three hours. At

33:48the latest event held on July 18th, a

33:51whopping 158 vehicles arrived to drop

33:54off 31 cubic yards of film. The appears

33:58program is taking off like a rocket. The

34:02next cyberform recycling event is

34:04scheduled for Saturday, October 3rd from

34:079 to noon at the 95th Street Metro

34:11Station North lot. It's the last event

34:14scheduled for 2026. And please do your

34:16part to keep this stuff out of

34:18landfills.

34:20But wait, there's more. In 2025,

34:23Neapville's food scrap composting

34:26program collected 793 carts of food

34:30scraps. This program started up again in

34:34March of this year and will run through

34:36December 11th. To date, 578

34:40carts have been collected, indicating

34:43this year's collections will

34:45significantly exceed those from last

34:47year.

34:48And during the International Compost

34:51Awareness Week in partnership with Upage

34:54and Will Counties, Midwest Compost and

34:57Root, approximately 40 cubic yards of

35:00finished compost was given out to

35:01residents. Lines of cars formed before

35:04gates were open and remained well past

35:06the scheduled end of this event.

35:09Finally, 36,201

35:12pounds of clothing and textile recycling

35:15have been collected so far in 2026.

35:18over 18 tons. Think about that. I'm

35:20impressed. I hope you are as well. Um,

35:23I'd like to recognize Nest Waste

35:26Committee Chair Beth Schwarz. And please

35:28joining join me in expressing our

35:32gratitude to Ben Wness and Payton Shield

35:36for their efforts and contributions.

35:40[applause]

35:48Are there any more speakers?

35:50>> There are not.

35:53>> Next is council public forum. As a

35:55reminder, per the code, council members

35:57have three minutes to speak during

35:58public forum and can speak up to two

35:59times. Do any members have an item for

36:01council public forum?

36:06Councilman White.

36:08>> Yeah, thank you. Um, actually I'd like

36:10to address what uh Miss Hus had

36:14discussed, Mr. Doyle. Uh, and I want I

36:18don't know if the city manager Doug if

36:20you can maybe comment on some some of

36:22the things with the uh with the gas

36:24plants and so on. Can you kind of give

36:27us an update or if you can explain it?

36:30Appreciate it. Mr. Kger.

36:32>> Uh, thank you, Mr. Mayor, and thank you

36:33for the question. Um we we discussed uh

36:37natural gas plants very briefly when we

36:39discussed market participation with

36:41asset ownership. Uh I will tell you that

36:45uh personally um I don't think it's a

36:47good fit for Neighborville. Um and that

36:50uh is going um that is actually going to

36:53be um one of the options that uh staff

36:58is recommending

37:00um that the city council take off the

37:02table as we move forward.

37:07think and anything with IMEA was ever

37:10discussed with IMA. I'm just curious

37:11what they would have if it was discussed

37:13what their position was.

37:15>> We we've had no discussions with IMEA

37:17about a gas speaker plan.

37:20>> Thank you,

37:22>> Counciloman Jane.

37:24>> Thank you, Mayor. Um, believe it or not,

37:27it's been a year since I joined council

37:32and you guys have put up with me. So, I

37:34just wanted to um take a moment to

37:37acknowledge that it's been a year since

37:39I've joined and it has been an

37:41incredible year uh filled with a lot of

37:45uh listening and learning. Uh, one thing

37:48I've come to appreciate even more is

37:51just how nuanced almost every issue that

37:54comes before us is. That there are

37:57different perspectives, competing

37:59priorities, and often no perfect answer.

38:03Something that I learned on the school

38:05board, but even more so here. Our job is

38:08to take the time to understand those

38:10perspectives and then figure out how to

38:12balance those priorities with the needs

38:14of our city and the values that guide

38:16us.

38:17I just wanted to share what I've learned

38:20so far and to take this time to thank my

38:23fellow council members, um, city staff,

38:27and many members of the community who

38:29have taken time to meet with me, answer

38:32my many questions, explain processes,

38:34and share their perspectives. On

38:37boarding a new council member is no easy

38:40task, and I just want to um recognize

38:43the effort that that goes behind that.

38:46Uh it really is such a privilege to sit

38:49up here and serve our community and a

38:51year later

38:53I remain incredibly grateful for the

38:56opportunity. So thank you mayor.

38:59>> Thank you.

39:02Our next item is consent agenda. May I

39:03have a motion to use the omnibus method

39:05to approve the consent agenda? Council

39:06white.

39:07>> I move to use the omnibus method to

39:09approve the consent agenda. Council

39:11>> Kelly second. Kelly.

39:12>> All those in favor sign I.

39:14>> I. opposed. Motion passes 90-0. May I

39:18have a motion to approve the consent

39:19agenda?

39:21>> I move to approve the consent agenda

39:23removing item I2.

39:26>> Councilman Kelly.

39:27>> Second, Kelly. Mrs. Shots, please read

39:30the consent agenda removing I12.

39:33>> There's one comment on I13 that was

39:35posted to the city website. Approval of

39:38the August cash dispersements for a

39:39total of 53,572,4347.

39:45Approval of the regular city council

39:46meeting minutes of September 1st, 2026.

39:49Approval of city council meeting

39:51schedule for September, October, and

39:52November, 2026.

39:54Receiving the year-to- date budget

39:56report through August 31st, 2026.

39:59Approval of the award of the cooperative

40:00procurement for fire personal protection

40:02gear to WS Darling Company for an amount

40:05not to exceed $120,000.

40:07Approval of the award of the cooperative

40:09procurement for refu carts to Rar Civic

40:12Company for an amount not to exceed

40:1550,000

40:16approval of the award of the cooperative

40:18procurement for enterprise data storage

40:19solution for CAD RMS to Xerox IT

40:22solutions for an amount not to exceed

40:24$252,549.50.

40:29Approval of the award of change order

40:30number one to the contract for police

40:31department uniforms and equipment to GS

40:34LLC for an amount not to exceed $93,000.

40:37Approval of the award of the RFP from

40:39employee benefits broker to Seagull

40:41Group for an amount not to exceed

40:43$248,460

40:45for a three-year term. Passing the

40:47ordinance to establish temporary traffic

40:49controls and issuing special event and

40:51amplifier permits for the Neapville half

40:52marathon 10K and 5K scheduled for

40:55Sunday, October 18th, 2026. passing the

40:58ordinance to establish temporary traffic

41:00controls and issuing a special event

41:01permit for the downtown Neapville trick

41:03or treat event scheduled on Sunday,

41:05October 25th, 2026.

41:08Passing the ordinance approving a major

41:09change to the railway plaza commercial

41:11planned unit development and a

41:12preliminary PUB flat with various

41:14deviations for Western Ridge Apartments

41:16at 540 Western Drive. passing the

41:19ordinance approving a minor change

41:21common PUB to accommodate a building

41:24addition for the property located at 796

41:27South Road 59 Entourage. Adopting a

41:30resolution approving a workers

41:32compensation settlement between Ryan

41:33Jordan and the city of Neighborville.

41:35Adopting a resolution approving a

41:37workers compensation settlement between

41:39Kate Kos Lindren and the city of

41:40Neapville. adopting a resolution

41:42approving an intergovernmental agreement

41:44between the city of Neapville and the

41:45Neapville Park District to grant

41:47temporary construction easement for

41:48reconstruction of the 87th Street Bridge

41:50over Spring Creek. Adopting a resolution

41:53approving a joint funding agreement with

41:55IDOT in the amount of 2,700,000

41:57for the appropriation of funds for 87

41:59Street Bridge over Spring Creek project

42:02construction costs and approving the

42:04award of RFQ 2675 phase 3 for 87th

42:07Street Bridge over Spring Creek to Civil

42:09Tech Engineering for about 549,653.

42:14>> We have a motion and a second to approve

42:15the consent agenda minus I12. Roll call.

42:18>> Worley.

42:19>> Yes.

42:19>> Gibson.

42:20>> Hi.

42:20>> Hol.

42:21>> I.

42:22>> Jane.

42:22>> I.

42:23>> Kelly.

42:23>> Hi.

42:24>> McBroom.

42:24>> Hi.

42:25>> Say

42:26>> I.

42:26>> White.

42:27>> I.

42:27>> Wilson.

42:28>> I. Motion passes 90. I 12. Item 12's

42:32recommendation to pass the ordinance

42:33approving a variance to section

42:342-6-2-103

42:38height limitations for proposed detached

42:40garage at 151 North Right Street. There

42:43are two speakers who have signed up for

42:45questions only.

42:48>> Councilman Kelly.

42:50>> Thank you, Mayor. I asked for this item

42:52to be pulled. Uh I don't have any

42:53questions at this point, but just

42:54thought it was worthy of a little

42:56additional discussion. Um, when I first

42:58read the item in the agenda and went

43:00back and looked at the minutes from

43:02planning and zoning, I was not so sure

43:05when I thought about this to be honest.

43:07Uh, probably my biggest hesitation is

43:10the hardship uh factor. And I'm having a

43:12hard time seeing what that is. I'm still

43:15having a hard time seeing what that is.

43:16And and I was kind of leaning to be

43:19honest against it um honestly until I

43:22went over this afternoon. and I walked

43:23the neighborhood and kind of stood on

43:25the corner for a little bit just to try

43:27to figure out what it might look like

43:29and how it fits into the neighborhood.

43:31Um, and a few points that might flip me

43:33in the other direction. So, I know I'm

43:34kind of just talking against myself

43:36here, but I'm curious what others might

43:38think as well if anyone has thoughts. A

43:40couple of points that might lead me

43:42towards being okay with it. Uh, one is

43:44just going around the neighborhood. Um,

43:46the petitioner listed a couple of other

43:49taller garages. Um, and I w I wasn't

43:52convinced by those because I I think

43:54those were primarily older carriage

43:56house type garages that have existed for

43:58quite a while. Uh, but there is one on

44:01Ellsworth that got council approval. It

44:03was almost 30 years ago, but not

44:05original. And then there's quite a newer

44:08one on Colombia uh just a few blocks

44:10away that's about as taller, maybe even

44:12a little taller. Um, so there is some

44:15some immediate precedent for newer uh

44:17buildings like this in the area. Um,

44:20also just standing there looking at this

44:22property, I could see how it could fit

44:24in the orientation of the garage might

44:26be better as the petitioner suggested

44:28what it is now. And then the thing that

44:30might have put it over the hump for me

44:31is uh standing on the corner looking

44:33across the street uh at Heritage Place

44:37where you have a lot of large buildings

44:40that are almost 40 feet, just shy of 40

44:42feet. Um, it just struck me as maybe a

44:45little bit of an inequitable result. If

44:47we tell an existing resident that they

44:49can't build a building that's about 26

44:51feet, one right across the street,

44:53they're looking at at a number of

44:56buildings with garages on the first

44:57floor and buildings above them that go

44:59up to almost 40. So, uh, considering

45:02that, I think I'm going to be okay with

45:03that. But I just wanted to have a little

45:04discussion. Thank you.

45:07Do you want to recall any of the

45:10speakers or

45:11>> I I'm okay without questions.

45:13>> Okay. Councilman White, may I have a

45:15motion?

45:17>> I move to pass the ordinance approving a

45:19variance to section 6-2-10.3

45:25height limitations for proposed detached

45:27garage at 151 North Right Street.

45:30>> Council Kelly.

45:31>> Second, Kelly. We have a motion and a

45:33second on I12. Roll call.

45:35>> Gibson.

45:37>> Hi.

45:37>> Hol.

45:38>> Hi.

45:39>> Jane.

45:39>> Hi.

45:40>> Kelly.

45:40>> Hi.

45:41>> Mcroom.

45:42>> Hi.

45:42>> Sad.

45:43>> Hi.

45:43>> White.

45:44>> I.

45:44>> Wilson.

45:45>> Hi.

45:45>> Worley.

45:46>> Yes. Motion passes. 90. Councilman

45:49White. M1.

45:53I move to approve the award of bid 26-16

45:582026 municipal parking lot maintenance

46:00program to Dler Incorporated for an

46:02amount not to exceed 1,156,778.19

46:10plus a 3% contingency.

46:12>> Councilman Kelly

46:12>> second Kelly a motion and a second on M1

46:15roll call.

46:16>> Holer

46:17>> I. Jane,

46:18>> I

46:19>> Kelly,

46:19>> hi

46:20>> McBroom.

46:21>> Hi,

46:21>> Sed.

46:22>> Hi,

46:22>> White.

46:23>> Hi,

46:23>> Wilson.

46:24>> Hi,

46:25>> Worley.

46:25>> Yes.

46:26>> Gibson,

46:27>> I.

46:28>> Motion passes 90. Councilman White, M2.

46:32>> I move to approve the award of single

46:33source procurement 26-26

46:38Equipment to AAR Electric Incorporated

46:40for an amount not to exceed $1,500,000

46:44and for a one-year term. Councilman

46:47Kelly.

46:47>> Second, Kelly. We have a motion and a

46:49second on M2. Roll call.

46:51>> Jane.

46:53>> I.

46:53>> Kelly.

46:54>> I.

46:54>> Mc Broom.

46:55>> Hi.

46:56>> Say

46:56>> hi.

46:57>> White.

46:57>> Hi.

46:58>> Wilson.

46:58>> Hi.

46:59>> Worley.

47:00>> Yes.

47:00>> Gibson.

47:01>> Hi.

47:02>> Holer.

47:03>> I.

47:04>> Motion passes 90. Our final item tonight

47:07is new business. As a reminder, new

47:09business are items the council is asking

47:10to asking staff to bring back on a

47:13future agenda or for motions

47:17to reconsider past city council votes.

47:20Does anyone have any new business?

47:25Seeing none, may I have a motion to

47:27adjurnn?

47:28>> Motion to adjurnn. Second, Kelly.

47:30>> All those in favor sign I. Opposed. We

47:33are ajourned.

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