CITY OF KANKAKEE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
DECEMBER 21, 2009
7:02 P.M.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Call
to order. We’ll be led in our prayer by
Pastor Daniel Morris from the First Church of God and Alderman Hank Williams
will lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.
PASTOR MORRIS: Let us pray. God, our Father, we come before
You this hour, first of all, to say thank You.
Thank You for Your sovereign guidance upon this nation. Thank You for the freedoms that we
enjoy. Thank You for the men and women
who put their lives in harm’s way to protect those freedoms. Thank You, also, for those who give of their
time to serve as leaders in government, whether it be on a national, state or
local level. We especially pray at this
moment for the leaders who are assembled here tonight, for the Mayor and
Council Members. Father, we would ask
that You grant to them wisdom in their deliberations and may the decisions that
are made be for the betterment of the people of Kankakee. May their work be done in a spirit of unity
and cooperation, and even in diversity of opinion, may there be oneness of
action. And, Father, in the spirit of
the season, we pray for peace on earth and good will to all. In Your holy name we pray. Amen.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Alderman
Williams.
ALDERMAN WILLIAMS AND ALL: Pledge of Allegiance.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER:
Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
PRESENT: Brown; Hunter; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio;
Faford; Swanson; Osenga; Linneman; Jones; Schwade; Davidson; Cox (13)
ABSENT: Browne (1)
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: We
have a quorum. Department Heads.
CLERK DUMAS:
PRESENT: Kinkade; Young; Dear; Spice; Bohlen; Power;
Simms; Tyson; Rodriguez; Bertrand (10)
ABSENT: Gordon (1)
7:04 P.M.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Okay. I’d entertain a motion to reopen the recessed
public hearing on the tax levy.
ALDERMAN BARON: Mr.
Mayor Pro Tem, I would make that motion.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Okay. There’s a motion made by Alderman Baron. Is there a second?
ALDERMAN BROWN: Second.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Seconded
by Alderman Carl Brown. All those in
favor, signify by the usual sign of aye.
Opposed same sign.
MOTION TO REOPEN PUBLIC HEARING ON TAX LEVY
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Motion
passes. Any comments at all from the
public regarding the tax levy? Any
questions, comments from the public regarding the tax levy. Hearing none, I’ll entertain a motion that we
close the public hearing.
ALDERMAN BARON: I
so move.
ALDERMAN BROWN: Second.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Motion
by Alderman Baron, second by Alderman Carl Brown. All those in favor, signify by the usual sign
of aye. Opposed same sign.
MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING ON TAX LEVY
7:05 P.M.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Motion
passes. Thank you very much. The minutes.
ALDERMAN SWANSON: I’d
like to make a motion that minutes be accepted.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Motion
made by Alderman Swanson. Is there a
second?
ALDERMAN OSENGA: Second.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER:
Second by Alderman
Osenga. All those in favor, signify by
the usual sign of aye. Opposed, same
sign.
MOTION TO APPROVE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF
DECEMBER 7, 2009
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Motion
passes. I don’t think anybody had any
comments or concerns about those.
Petitions. Any Petitions? We have no Petitions here. Any Petitions from the Floor? Hearing none, Communications. The items 7A and B are informational only. There’s a thank you for the donation from
Catholic Charities. And, also, something
from the enhancement of Comcast Network Services letter, dated December
16. That’s for information only. Standing Committees. Alderman Hank Williams.
ALDERMAN WILLIAMS: Yes,
Your Honor, ah, in reference to the Public Safety meeting that was held on
December 8, 2009, the only thing that stands out here was the Department
received a grant in the amount of $253,953.00 to assist with personnel and new
equipment for the KAMEG unit. And, ah, I
motion to approve that we approve this.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: There’s
been a motion made by Alderman Hank Williams to approve the grant. Is there a second?
ALDERMAN FAFORD: Second.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Second
by Alderman Faford. I’ll need a roll
call. First of all, any comments
concerning about this particular grant that we’ve been able to receive? It’ll be an asset to the Police
Department. Especially the KAMEG
unit. Okay, roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio;
Faford; Swanson; Osenga; Linneman; Jones; Schwade; Davidson; Cox (13)
ABSENT: Browne
(1)
RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT THE RECOVERY ACT JUSTICE
ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDING FOR THE KANKAKEE POLICE
DEPARTMENT
IN
COLLABORATION WITH KANKAKEE AREA METROPOLITAN
ENFORCEMENT GROUP
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Motion
passes. Thank you very much Council
members. Budget Committee.
ALDERMAN BARON: There’s
no items that we’re asking for action on, but the second item.....the second
major item, the discussion of the Fire and Police Pension Fund actuarial
results is a good explanation and a good discussion of why the levy increase is
in the amount that is. Last meeting, you’ll
recall, we discussed the fact we had just received that very day, the updated
actuarial requirements for the Police and Fire Pension Funds which was an
additional $900,000.00–over $900,000.00 from what we had thought. And, ah, as I said, we’re not asking for
approval of anything from the Budget Committee, but that........the minutes
stand as a good explanation as to why the levy is going to be up more than
$900,000.00 this year.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Your
comments, Alderman, and the minutes, are quite explanatory regarding the levy
so we duly appreciate your comments. Ah,
there are no other Standing Committee reports.
Reports of Officers and approval of the bills, Alderman Hank Williams.
ALDERMAN WILLIAMS: Yes,
Mayor, I move to approve the Report of Officers, place the monies into their
proper accounts and pay the bills in the amount of $313,190.02.
ALDERMAN CIACCIO: Second.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: There’s
been a motion made by Alderman Williams, seconded by Alderman Ciaccio. Any questions, comments, concerns? Any questions, comments, concerns? Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio;
Faford; Swanson; Osenga; Linneman;
Schwade; Davidson; Cox (12)
ABSTAIN: Jones
(1)
ABSENT: Browne (1)
REPORT OF OFFICERS APPROVAL OF BILLS $313,190.02
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Motion
passes. We’d like to move onto
Unfinished Business. The first item is
the Ordinance levying property taxes for all corporate purposes for the City of
Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, for the fiscal year commencing on May 1,
2009, and ending April 30, 2010. This
will be the second reading.
ALDERMAN BARON: Mr.
Mayor Pro Tem, the, ah, I would move that we place this on second reading and
pass it. In doing so, I’d just like to
clarify the fact that the numbers........that the correct numbers as we
discussed two weeks ago and as are clarified right now, are the Firefighters
Pension figure is $2,046,132.00 and the Police Pension is $1,794,582.00. That creates an increase in the amount of
21.5% for the truth in taxation levy and blended with the debt service creates
an increase in our levy request of 16%.
That’s up from the figures that we saw last time and they’re up entirely
100% because of the increase within Fire Pension from last year which is 46%
increase. This is the amount that we’re
required to pay pursuant to our, ah, consent decree. And, the Police Pension increased 39.8% and
the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund is up 38%. Everything else, every other line item for
General Corporate purposes is zero or down.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Okay,
I’ll entertain that motion. Alderman
Baron, is there a motion?
ALDERMAN BARON: That........I
started out by saying that was a motion.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Okay.
ALDERMAN BARON: But,
I’ll reiterate that.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Is
there a second?
ALDERMAN DAVIDSON: Second.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: There’s
been a second by Alderman Glen Davidson from the First Ward. Any questions, comments, concerns? I think......Alderman Jones.
ALDERMAN JONES: Yes,
under these times when the people of the City of Kankakee who are right now
paying 11% property tax that is over the Bourbonnais tax, if we go up 8 ½ %
property taxes tonight it will put us at–or 7 ½% property tax tonight– will put
us at 18 ½% property tax?
ALDERMAN WILLIAMS: Mayor.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Yes,
Alderman Williams.
ALDERMAN WILLIAMS: I
know that paying the taxes and increased tax is a burden on a lot of
people. But, through our various
discussions–we have been over this before, for the sins of our past fathers of
the City, we are in this predicament right now where, if we violate this
mandate, it’s going to turn around and bite us like them pit bulls we’ve been
talkin’ about in past meetings. And,
even though we would like to dodge this bullet, I don’t see no way that we
can. It’s a mandate. It’s a court order and if we’d be in violation
of that, then we’re going to suffer a worse peril than we think.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Let
me try to get a response. Thank you very
much for your comments, Alderman Williams.
Mr. Spice, did you understand or hear the comments made by the junior Alderman
from the Second Ward?
JAMES SPICE: I did.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Okay. And, what is your response?
JAMES SPICE: Well,
again, the levy is a requirement. The
pension levies are a requirement that we........that the City has agreed to
through a legal process and that amount has been generated over the years
because the City had taken action years and years ago, not to properly fund the
pension funds. And, now, in order to
keep up, there was a time coming which our forefathers knew, that we would have
to pick this up.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Well
stated. Okay, Alderman Jones.
ALDERMAN JONES: I
had the Floor before Alderman Williams.
Ah, I know we have a mandate for the tax increase for the....... to pay
the Fire and Police Pensions. Is it mandated
to put it on the property tax is my question?
Or is mandated that we pay it?
ATTORNEY BOHLEN: It
is a mandated..........it is a levy. The
City is.........the answer to your question is yes. Yes, it is to be levied as a property tax in
order to obtain for the pensions. It is
a specific line item in the levy. To go
back to your statement, the issue that I think I heard you say is you’re
concerned that we are currently at almost $11.00 per hundred on the tax
bills. That we’ll go to $18.00. No. We’ll
go from $10.80 and add 80¢ onto it which is 8% which is what the percentage
increase is. It doesn’t go from $10.00
to $18.00. It’ll go from $10.80 or
whatever the current rate is and add another 80–or 8%–to that which would be
another, basically 80¢.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Alderman,
are you clear on that? Last Council
meeting we discussed that and we had a public hearing on the matter. You heard.
ALDERMAN JONES: And,
we had seven people getting up from.......
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: This
is America and you’re given the opportunity.....
ALDERMAN JONES: indistinguishable
foreclosures in my Ward right now
and I don’t want to see any more people lose their homes and the other thing
is, is we have a grant coming to rehab, but if the taxes is too high,
the people might leave.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Duly
noted. Thank you very much. Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Baron; Williams; Faford;
Swanson; Osenga; Linneman; Schwade; Davidson (10)
NAY: Ciaccio; Jones; Cox (3)
ABSENT: Browne
(1)
SECOND READING
ORDINANCE LEVYING PROPERTY TAXES FOR ALL CORPORATE
PURPOSES FOR THE CITY OF KANKAKEE, KANKAKEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR COMMENCING ON MAY 1, 2009 AND ENDING APRIL 30, 2010
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Motion
passes. Alderman Baron, we have the
balance of the other tax levies?
ALDERMAN BARON: Yes.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: B,
C, D and E.
ALDERMAN BARON: Mr.
Mayor, I’d like to move to combine B, C, D and E which are...... and ask that
all four of those be placed on their second reading and pass. That’s the levy for the coming year for
Special Service Area Number One, Two, Three, is it Three?, And Five.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Okay. Is there a second?
ALDERMAN SWANSON: Second.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Alderman..........seconded
by Alderman Swanson. Any questions,
comments, concerns on that motion?
ALDERMAN BARON: It’s
One A.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Pardon.
ALDERMAN BARON: One
is One A.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Yeah,
right. Any questions, comments, concerns
on the motion? Hearing none, roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Baron; Williams; Faford;
Swanson; Osenga; Linneman; Schwade; Davidson; Cox (11)
NAY: Ciaccio; Jones (2)
ABSENT: Browne (1)
SECOND READING
ORDINANCE FOR THE LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY
TAXES IN AND
FOR THE CITY OF KANKAKEE SPECIAL SERVICE AREA NUMBER
ONE A FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING ON MAY 1, 2009 AND
ENDING APRIL 30, 2010
SECOND READING
ORDINANCE FOR THE LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY
TAXES IN AND
FOR THE CITY OF KANKAKEE SPECIAL SERVICE AREA NUMBER
TWO FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING ON MAY 1, 2009 AND ENDING APRIL 30, 2010
SECOND READING
ORDINANCE FOR THE LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY
TAXES IN AND
FOR THE CITY OF KANKAKEE SPECIAL SERVICE AREA NUMBER
THREE “COACHLIGHT SQUARE DISTRICT” FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING ON
MAY 1, 2009 AND ENDING APRIL 30, 2010
SECOND READING
ORDINANCE FOR THE LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY
TAXES IN AND
FOR THE CITY OF KANKAKEE SPECIAL SERVICE AREA NUMBER
FIVE “EAST
SIDE BUSINESS DISTRICT” FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING
ON
MAY 1, 2009 AND ENDING APRIL 30, 2010
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Motion
passes it sounds like. Madame
Clerk.
CITY CLERK DUMAS: Eleven
ayes, two nays.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Motion
passes. Remember, remember that’s
self-imposed Alderman Jones.
ALDERMAN JONES: What?
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Those
are self-imposed. Okay. We’ve done Item 11A and we’ve done.........we
need to do Items 11B and C and I’ll entertain a motion to pass these particular
items on the agenda. Recommendation to
accept the 2010 calendar dates for the regular meetings of the Planning Board
and also of the Historic Preservation Commission. I’ll entertain a motion.
ALDERMAN BROWN: So
moved.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Alderman
Brown, seconded by Alderman Schwade. Any
questions, comments, concerns? Ah, all
those in favor signify by the usual sign of aye. Opposed same sign.
RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT THE 2010 CALENDAR DATES FOR
THE
REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE PLANNING BOARD OF THE CITY OF
KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS
RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT THE 2010 CALENDAR DATES FOR
THE
REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Motion
passes. Okay, moving right along to Item
D, Recommendation to Award the Contract in the Amount of $53,698.00 to Oakwood
Enterprises. My understanding it’s a
local Kankakee business. Is that right,
Dave?
DAVID TYSON: That’s
correct.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: I’m
glad to hear that. For the proposed
drainage improvements at the Norfolk Southern railroad crossing on Fifth
Avenue. Do you want to give us some
explanation comments on this?
DAVID TYSON: Ah,
yes, this is a project that we’ve been looking at. It’s over on the curve of Fifth Avenue just
north of the Norfolk Central Railroad.
Pangle Chiropractic used to be in that area. We’ve had a constant water problem there with
water standing on the west side of the street.
We looked at several different options.
The closest option right now we have to get rid of the water is to
actually bore underneath the railroad track and go to the south and install
storm sewers in there to get rid of this.
We’ve temporarily actually taken out a section of curb and some sidewalk
to try to get the water off the street into the yards right now because we’re
afraid of icing projects. This is in a
TIF District–the Meadowview TIF District. The reason we’re letting it right now–this
TIF District does go out at the end of the year and we want to get this
included in the TIF dollars to pay for it.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Thank
you very much. Alderman Williams.
ALDERMAN WILLIAMS: Mayor,
I move to approve.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Motion
made by Alderman Williams. Is there a
second? Sam you want to second it?
ALDERMAN CIACCIO: Second.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Alderman
Ciaccio seconds it. Any questions,
comments, concerns? Any questions,
comments, concerns? Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio;
Faford; Swanson; Osenga; Linneman; Jones; Schwade; Davidson; Cox (13)
ABSENT: Browne (1)
RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD THE CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF
$53,698.00 TO OAKWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. FOR THE
PROPOSED
DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD
CROSSING ON FIFTH AVENUE, TEI JOB NO. E09010
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Motion
passes. Item E, Recommendation to Award
the Contract in the Amount of $374,746.89 to Kankakee Valley Construction for
the City of Kankakee Proposed TIF Overlay Program. I’ll entertain a motion to approve.
ALDERMAN BROWN: Motion
to approve.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Motion
made to approve by Alderman Carl Brown.
Is there a second?
ALDERMAN WILLIAMS: Second.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Second
by Alderman Hank Williams. Any
discussion? Alderman Schwade.
ALDERMAN SCHWADE: Is
this for next year only because it’s hot asphalt–or hot mix?
DAVID TYSON: That’s
correct, Alderman. This will be done in
the springtime, early summer time. But,
again, these are probably streets that we would have done on a normal maintenance program, but
since they’re in a TIF District, we had to let the contract by the end of the
year. So, that’s why they’re being
brought to you now.
ALDERMAN SCHWADE: Okay. Thank you.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Okay. Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio;
Faford; Swanson; Osenga; Linneman; Jones; Schwade; Davidson; Cox (13)
ABSENT: Browne
(1)
RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD THE CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF
$374,746.89 TO KANKAKEE VALLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,
INC. FOR
THE CITY OF KANKAKEE PROPOSED TIF STREET OVERLAY
PROGRAM –
TEI JOB NO. E09109
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Motion
passes. Next item, Recommendation to
Award the 2010 Department of Public Works Fuel Bid to Baron-Huot Oil Company.
ALDERMAN BROWN: I
would make that motion.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: There’s
a motion made by Carl Brown to award this bid–approve this bid. Is there a second?
ALDERMAN JONES: Second.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Second
by Alderman Jones. Any questions,
comments, concerns? Any questions,
comments, concerns? Hearing none, roll
call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio;
Faford; Swanson; Osenga; Linneman; Jones; Schwade; Davidson; Cox (13)
ABSENT: Browne,
R. (1)
RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD THE 2010 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS FUEL BID TO BARON-HUOT OIL COMPANY
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Motion
passes. An Ordinance Regulating
Development in Flood Plain Areas. That’s
the first reading. Dave, you want to
give us some comments on that?
DAVID TYSON: Sure. What this has to do with is, the County is
receiving all new flood plain maps, both the City and County and all the other
municipalities within it. These maps are
actually dated January 20, 2010. So, in
order to adopt the maps that we’re basically told we have to adopt, some
changes in Kankakee, but mostly for the betterment. It lowers the flood plain a little bit and that. You have to pass a new Ordinance. If you don’t pass our Ordinance by January
20, 2010, our residents that are within the City and are part of a nationwide
insurance program–flood insurance program–would no longer be eligible. So, what I’ve done is I’ve gone through the
Ordinance. I’ve rewritten it. I’ve made sure we concur with the new
recommendations that they have and still cover everything that’s supposed to be
in our old Ordinances. So, this will be
replacing the Ordinance that was passed in 2003.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Okay. Thank you very much Mr. Tyson. Is there a motion to approve this on first
reading?
ALDERMAN BARON: I
so move.
ALDERMAN SCHWADE: I
second it.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Motion
made by Alderman Baron, seconded by Alderman Schwade to pass this on first
reading. I’ll ask for a roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio;
Faford; Swanson; Osenga; Linneman; Jones; Schwade; Davidson; Cox (13)
ABSENT: Browne,
R. (1)
FIRST READING
ORDINANCE REGULATING DEVELOPMENT IN FLOOD PLAIN AREAS
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Motion
passes. There are no Appointments. We want to move to Motions and
Resolutions. This is an agreement–intergovernmental
agreement–that will be entered into with the City of Kankakee and Sun River
Terrace regarding the Administrative Adjudication process which we house
here. I’ll entertain a motion to approve
this.
ALDERMAN BROWN: Motion
to approve.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Motion
made by Alderman Carl Brown. Is there a
second?
ALDERMAN OSENGA: Second.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Second
by Alderman Larry Osenga. Any questions,
comments, concerns? Any questions,
comments, concerns? Okay.
ALDERMAN BROWN: Do
you know how many adjudication we’ll handle for them per year?
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: I
don’t know, at this point, how many they actually have in terms of the
violations they write up. But, we’ll
find out, for sure. Roll call.
CLERK DUMAS:
AYE: Brown; Hunter; Baron; Williams; Ciaccio;
Faford; Swanson; Osenga; Linneman; Jones; Schwade; Davidson; Cox (13)
ABSENT: Browne,
R. (1)
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF SUN RIVER TERRACE AND THE
CITY
OF KANKAKEE REGARDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION
PROCESS
OF KANKAKEE ON BEHALF OF SUN RIVER TERRACE
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Motion
passes. Okay, Aldermen comments or
questions? Yes, Alderman Swanson.
ALDERMAN SWANSON: Ah,
there will not be an Ordinance Meeting tomorrow night. There is nothing–no new business to discuss
so we won’t be having one.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Any
other comments? Alderman Carl Brown.
ALDERMAN BROWN: I
would just like to wish all my seat mates a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
in case I don’t see you. And, ah, I just
want to let you know, you can bring my present any time.
ATTORNEY BOHLEN: Don’t
wait, Carl.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Okay. I was going to mention the same thing,
too. Since there’s no Executive Session
needed regarding any personnel or pending litigation I wanted to also wish the
citizens of the City of Kankakee, the Mayor, City Council, employees and
department heads a safe and merry Christmas and a most prosperous new
year. I’ll entertain a
motion..........anybody else with any comments, well wishes?
NANCY SMITHBERG: Mayor
Epstein is a grandma.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Oh,
yes, Mayor Epstein is an aguila. I
think the baby was 6 pounds, 14 ounces.
NANCY SMITHBERG: Um
huh (affirmative).
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Madeline
Elizabeth.
NANCY SMITHBERG: Um
huh (affirmative).
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: And,
I talked with the Mayor today and she advised me that she had the 4:00 – 8:00
A.M. shift this morning. So, she’s
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. So, we’re
pleased with that. But, I just wanted to
wish nothing but good things to all the citizens of the City. I’d entertain a motion to adjourn.
ALDERMAN OSENGA: Motion
to adjourn.
ALDERMAN WILLIAMS: Second.
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER:
Motion to adjourn by
Alderman Osenga and seconded by Alderman Hank Williams. All those in favor signify by the sign of
aye. Opposed same sign.
MOTION TO ADJOURN CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MAYOR PRO TEM HUNTER: Meeting
adjourned. God bless everybody.