Okay, welcome to tonight's council meeting, January 20th, 2026. Need a roll call, please. Council Member Mangieri? Here. Hunnigan? Here. White? Present. Achera? Here. Saul? Here. Cheeseman? Here. Mayor Schwartzman? Here. Seven are present, Your Honor. Thank you. We'll have a Pledge of Allegiance and then an invocation by Semenya McCord afterwards. you all we need in this world is to have a time a time of peace a time of life and love with all guidance from above a time when man will understand being free all in a time of peace. Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope. Where there is darkness, light. Where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive. It is in pardoning that we are pardoned. And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. St. Francis, praying in the 13th century, is credited with this prayer, Lord. yet we still raise it today in the 21st century. Thank you for blessing our steps this far, Lord. Amen. Thank you. We now are considering the minutes from the January 5th, 2026 meeting. We need a motion and a second. Mr. White and Ms. Achera. Any questions about these minutes? Seeing none, I call for a vote on those minutes. And Jerry, yes. Hunnigan, yes. White, yes. Achera, yes. Saul, yes. Cheeseman, yes. Sixth vote, yes, Your Honor. Thank you. We've reached public comment. If you came here to speak, please step forward. State your name. You have three minutes to... Share your thoughts with those of us here and elsewhere. I'm not going to sing like Semenya. I'd empty out the hall, but I'm here. Please state your name, sir. Jim Jacobs is my name, yeah. On November 22nd passed, a dear friend of mine, Marty Glass, was struck down. by an oncoming car as she was in her vehicle, and that car was in Marty's Lane, very near the campground and the subdivision that's out there on the South Lake Story Road. I'm not going to disparage or litigate the condition of the driver that hit her. We'll leave that to the judicial system to do that. I'm here with Marty's sister, Janine, her youngest sibling, to talk about a possible change in the speed limit down from 35 to 25. And I'm going to step aside now and let Janine come up and read a statement that she has. And if she would happen to go past her two minutes, I respectfully ask that I yield back my time to her so she can finish this. Thank you. South Story Road is a winding, hilly road circling the south side of Lake Story. This road begins at Henderson Street and curves around the lake leading to Carl Sandburg College. The current speed limit posted is 45 miles an hour on both sides of the road with Henderson from Henderson Street until the entrance of Allison Campground where the speed limit then decreases to 35 miles per hour prior to the many curves and hills surrounding the lake. This stretch of road has many homes that enter and exit from the road. Many residents do not feel that the current speed limit is appropriate for this area. In addition, campers do not find it easy to pull a camper out of the campground without being met by traffic which is traveling too fast. I was told by a camper that it is nearly impossible to pull a camper out onto South Lake Story Road without being met by another car traveling too fast and then approaching nearly on their bumper. In addition, Carl Sandburg College is on down the road from the campground and gets a large volume of young teenage student drivers traveling to and from their classes. Teenagers are known to be immature, distracted, and often driving too fast for conditions. I am concerned for the safety of residents in the area utilizing this road. On November 22, 2025, I received a phone call that my sister had been involved in a horrific head-on crash due to the other driver driving much over the speed limit. The other driver was impaired by illegal street drugs, and her car crossed over the center line, double yellow line, indicating a no-pass zone. She hit my sister's car head-on. My sister went into shock after the accident and went into cardiac arrest. Resuscitation measures revived her heart, and she was then life-flighted to St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois. Her cervical spine was fractured, and she was unable to move her arms and legs. Ironically, she was on her way to Hawthorne Pool in Galesburg to teach an aqua fit class. She was in very good physical condition when the accident occurred. She was on a ventilator at St. Francis for eight days and then succumbed to her injuries on November 30th. Her funeral was on December 5th, 2025. She was a lifelong registered nurse at OSF St. Mary Hospital in ICU, CCU, and home health. She also worked as a school nurse for District 205 in Galesburg, Illinois, and was also a nurse at Holy Family Hospital in Monmouth, Illinois. She was in the Army reserves for 26 years and achieved the rank of major. She was buried in her dress Army uniform and received full military honors. I am lobbying to reduce the speed limit on the road for the safety and well-being of the people utilizing it. I do not want to see other senseless automobile accidents occur on this road. Reducing the speed limit could greatly reduce the incidence of needless accidents that occur from vehicles traveling too fast. As we know, if the speed limit is set at 45 miles an hour, drivers may go 50 to 55 miles an hour. I am proposing that the speed limit be reduced to 35 miles an hour from Henderson Street to Allison Campground, and then the speed limit around the curves to be reduced to 25 miles an hour. Thank you. Okay. Is anyone else here for public comment? Please step forward, state your name. City Council members, my name is Kurt Farber. I live in Lincolnshire. My home is adjacent to 150 between South Lake Story Road and North Lake Story Road. When weather permits, I have witnessed motorcycles and cars exceeding that speed limit in excess of 70 to 80 miles an hour. Yes, I'd like to see the speed limit reduced also. but I'd also like to see more law enforcement posted out there. It's an accident ready to happen. Several years ago, my wife was leaving Lincolnshire to get on 150, and she was T-boned by a car. Luckily, there was no deaths in the situation, but it was partially due to a car that was exceeding the speed limit. Any help that you could provide, we would really appreciate. Thank you. Thank you. Anyone else here for Polycom, please step forward and state your name. My name is Jeff . I don't live in Galesburg. I live in Knoxville. But in the camping season, my wife and I do camp at the campground there on Lake Story Road. It's easy to get into the campground. But when you come out of the campground, there's a tree line all the way along there. And in that, as you're stopped there, you can see to the east side left. As you're going left, you can see all the way down the stoplight. That's fine. But you cannot see to the right. And several times when I've pulled out onto the highway, I have been approached from a car from the west. That is an almost, well, I can't say almost had an accident, but they had to break their car. And I fully support a reduction of the speed limit there because I think 45 is the speed limit, but I think there's a lot of speeders along that road. Thank you. Thank you. Was there a document to submit? I'm sorry, I forgot to submit this. Please give it to the clerk, and she will get copies to us. Thank you. It's a petition of a lot of residents. Dr. Bennett, probably 20 years ago. You have to speak at the mic if you want to speak. Sam told me that he tried to get the speed limit reduced probably 20 years ago when his children were in school and was unsuccessful at that time. So he's very much in favor of reducing the speed limit. Thank you. Thank you very much. Anyone else here for public comment? Step forward if you can. Can you bring the microphone to her, please? Please state your name. when you are handed the mic. Thank you. I'm not here about speeding. I am here about some people who are homeless and at the warming center, there is a lot of abuse from the staff. And they cuss us out. They do other things. And they call us names. And something needs to be done about that. But there's another place for us to go. That would be great. I mean, it is very abusive that they call us. Certain ones, I'm one of them, that they call dirty names, told me they didn't like me and they didn't want me there. I mean, something needs to be done. It's not right that... Just because we're homeless, you don't need to put us down what they're doing. Thank you for your comment. Anyone else for a comment today? Thanks for those who spoke. We'll move on. We have a consent agenda 2026-02. All matters listed on the consent agenda are considered routine by the City Council. It will be enacted by one motion. We have five items. Those are 26-2000 is a supplemental motor fuel tax resolution for the 2026 street seal coating. We have a 26-3000, which is a 2026 phosphate inhibitor bid. 26-3001 is a bid on 2026 gas chlorine. 26-6000 is an appointment memo for the airport advisory commission. And lastly, 26-8001 is approval and warrants drawn in payment of same. We need a motion for the consent agenda. So moved. Thank you. Ms. Saul? Second. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Seconds. Anyone have any questions about any of those items? Seeing none, I'll call for vote on the consent agenda 2026-02. Mangieri, yes. Hunnigan, yes. White, yes. Achera, yes. Saul, yes. Cheeseman, yes. Sixth vote, yes, Your Honor. Thank you. We move to passage of ordinances and resolutions. We have three items to consider this evening. 26-1000 is an ordinance. Stop intersections designation at North Street for Highland Avenue and Marston Avenue. This is on final reading. We need a motion and a second. So moved. Thank you, Mr. White. Second. Thank you, Mr. Cheeseman. Mr. Hanson, fill us in, please. Thank you, Your Honor. Staff recommends approval of an ordinance to designate Highland Avenue at North Street and Marston Avenue at North Street as stop intersections. This request was made to ensure consistency with other side streets along North Street, as there are currently no traffic control devices at these locations. The Traffic Advisory Committee reviewed the proposal and recommended installing stop signs at both intersections, taking into account sightline obstructions and the desire for uniformity in the area. The cost of manufacturing and installing the stop signs is roughly $150. The project will be funded through this CITY'S GAS TAX FUND, WHICH HAS SUFFICIENT FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ITEM, PLEASE? SEEING NONE, I ASKED... I DO HAVE ONE. OH, I'M SORRY. MR. TURNEGAN. YES, I'M... FROM OUR CITIZENS ABOUT LAKE STORY ROAD AND... What are we going to do to slow that traffic down? Can we move that comment to the city manager's report? Yeah, I'm happy to cover that during TAC, Your Honor. Okay. Not a problem. Any questions about this particular item? Seeing none, I ask the clerk to call a roll on 26-1000. Manjeri, yes. Hunnigan, yes. White, yes. Achera, yes. Saul, yes. Cheeseman, yes. Six vote yes, Your Honor. Thank you. This item is 26-1001. This is an ordinance on first reading. Prohibit parking along east side of Willard Street from Pfeiffer Street to Yates Street during school hours. Mr. Hanson, fill us in, please. Sure. Thank you, Your Honor. Staff recommends approval of an ordinance prohibiting parking on the east side of Willard Street from Pfeiffer to Yates during school hours. The Traffic Advisory Committee reviewed concerns regarding congestion during peak school times as Willard Street is 27 feet wide and allows parking on both sides, which reduces traffic flow to one lane when fully parked. A resident parking survey showed majority support for restricting parking during school hours. Because the school is located on the west side of the street, limiting parking on the east side would reduce street crossings and improve safety for students and parents. The ordinance would prohibit parking on the east side of Willard Street between 8 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. on school days. Funds for required no parking signages are available in the city gas tax fund. Happy to answer any questions. Thank you. Anyone have questions on this? This will come back at first meeting in February, yes? Okay. Okay, we'll move on. The last is a resolution 26-2001. Support of Federal-State Partnership for Inner-City Passenger Rail, FSP. And that's a grant. I would need a motion and a second. So moved. Thank you, Mr. Cheeseman and Mr. Chera. And Mr. Hansen, fill this in, please. Thank you, Your Honor. Staff is recommending approval of a resolution supporting and committing local funds for an application to the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program for a planning study near the Amtrak station, including the South Street Railroad underpass. Following positive feedback on the federal grant application submitted for this project last year, the City has expanded the current scope to include preliminary engineering and a full environmental assessment. While this increases the cost for this phase of the project, integrating these important elements now will streamline future development and lower expenses for the project in subsequent phases should we be awarded. The grant would be fund planning activities only, such as evaluating alternatives, conceptual design, environmental analysis, public and stakeholder engagement, cost estimates, and preliminary engineering. Improvements to be studied include closing of the Mulberry Street crossing, replacing the South Street underpass to eliminate height restrictions, aligning the underpass with South Street, modifying the Seminary Street intersection, and adding pedestrian and bicycle accommodations to improve overall safety. The planning study is estimated to cost $3.65 million with 80% covered by the grant. If awarded, the remaining 20% local match will be split equally between the city and BNSF, and the city's portion will be funded through the utility tax fund. This is consistent with the last year's grant application that we submitted. As I discussed this morning on GIL, we made it all the way through to all the rounds with last year. There just wasn't additional funding. They encouraged us to reapply. Again, this is just the planning side and obviously a core component. is not only the planning, but also the public engagement piece. And so, you know, obviously council, it's council's discretion, but staff is encouraging support to move the resolution forward to see if we can get some federal funding to address this longstanding issue with restricted access on South Street and the underpass. Happy to answer any additional questions. Thank you, Mr. Hanson. Any questions, comments from the council on this? Seeing none, I ask for a vote on 26-2001. And Jerry, yes. Hunnigan, yes. White, yes. A cherry, yes. Saul, yes. Cheeseman, yes. Sixth vote, yes, Your Honor. Thank you. We have one bid under bids, petitions, and communications. It's 26-3002, the demolition of 363 East South Street. Need a motion and a second. So moved. Thank you, Mr. Chair, Mr. Saul, Mr. Hanson. Thank you, Your Honor. Staff is recommending awarding the bid for demolition and site cleanup of the commercial building located at 363 East South Street to Lockwood Excavating and Construction Incorporated of Galesburg in the amount of $26,000. The city has completed the necessary steps to acquire the property, and the staff have determined the structure is not economically feasible to rehabilitate. Demolition is recommended to support future redevelopment of the vacant and underutilized site. The bid was advertised in the Galesburg Register Mail, posted on the city's website, and distributed to known demolition contractors Three bids were received with Lockwood Excavating and Construction Incorporated submitting the lowest bid and best bid. Staff reviewed the proposals, confirmed the cost are reasonable based on the scope of work. Funding for this project is available through the TIF4 fund. Happy to answer any additional questions. Thank you. Any questions on this item? My question is, what will this land be used for? Again, this is immediately adjacent to the previous item on the agenda as well as it's obviously across the street from where the new Hall of Fame is scheduled to be built. We also own the adjoining parking lot that's right on the corner. So this kind of continues our efforts to clean up and redevelop that entire area for a number of different potential purposes. Thank you. Seeing no other questions, I ask for a vote on 26-3002. Mangieri, yes. Hunnigan, yes. White, yes. Achera, yes. Saul, yes. Cheeseman, yes. Sixth vote, yes, Your Honor. Thank you. We have reached City Manager's Report. Mr. Hanson, anything to add? Sure, just to answer the question and obviously respond, and obviously Mr. Gavin will be available as well. As has been kind of discussed with council, we've been looking at this, the North Lake Story Road, or excuse me, South Lake Story Road is actually under the county's jurisdiction, so it actually takes a cooperative effort, those discussions, a cooperative effort to change the speed limit. It's not something that council can act on alone. Those discussions have started. The county has indicated that they intend to recommend a reduction of speed, of which then we would bring forth matching action to the council for you to consider and implement. relative to the campground council should be aware obviously we're going to take a look at some sightline but also that's along where the trail is so some of those obstructions are actually going away as part of the trail project so it should get exponentially better I pull out into that roadway from the opposite side so I can concur with it it's challenge I think is a good description but staff is aware intends to make some recommendations to council that I think should alleviate some or most of the concerns in conjunction with with the county's assistance as it's their jurisdiction but happy to answer any questions or obviously mr. Gavin's available as well and then obviously the rest of the report is there for council as this customary if you have any questions Thank You mr. Hansen mr. white What's the speed limit on North Lake Story Road? And also the west part of North Lake Story Road. What's the speed limit? Looks like it's 45 miles per hour. North Lake Story is 25? 45. 45. 45. And... The west side of it, the west side of Lake Story, going down the hill and around the curve to the stop sign? Sorry, I'm checking. Sure. I'm not seeing any signage on that one, but I can get back to you on that. Thank you. Ms. Cheeseman? I'm in full support of this, Ms. Glass. I think that anything we can do to make this safer with all the traffic and the drivers that we have there, whatever we can do to make this safer in terms of lowering the speed limit, I support. And I will do what I can, the best I can, to make my thoughts known to the county board as well. This has to be a cooperative effort. An accident like that is terrible, but it's still, when we look at this, this is something we need to do anyway. It's another accident waiting to happen. So I concur with you, and I think reducing it on the other side of the lake is good. Out there in an area where there's so much congestion, people coming in and out, lowering the speed limit just makes this much more of a safety-conscious area. Thank you. Thank you. Anyone else? Generally, we don't accept comments from the audience at this time. Mr. Hanson? Yeah, just in addition, without getting into specifics, there's additional monitoring of speeds going on, additional discussions with our partners that are out in that area, and without giving the plan targeted enforcement information, opportunities, obviously, that the chief is obviously aware of. So there are a multitude of steps besides just changing the speed limit that can change behavior. But obviously, we want to assure the folks that came tonight and the folks that signed the petitions that we are working towards the one end, but it is a multifaceted approach to try and deal with those who may be driving in excess of the limit, and that's true not only on South Lake Story Road, but any roadway in America. And so, you know, please know, the council know that those efforts are also under consideration and implementation. Thank you, Mr. Hanson. I'm sure if anyone in the audience wants to speak to any of these members after the meeting, I'm sure they'll stay a few minutes and do so. We'll move on then to miscellaneous business. We have two items to consider. 26-4004, redevelopment, excuse me, redeveloper agreement with Judy's Kitchen, LLC, 51 North Prairie Street. We need a motion and a second. Thank you, Ms. Cheeseman and Ms. Echera. Mr. Hanson. your honor staff is recommending approval of a redeveloper agreement with judy's kitchen llc for the property at 51 north prairie street the project would renovate approximately 94 square feet of existing seating into a commercial grade kitchen configured for pancake production and open kitchen demonstrations The renovation is expected to create five to seven full-time and six to eight part-time positions. The total project cost is estimated at $118,542.65, with the owner financing a portion and requesting a tax increment financing incentive not to exceed $17,781.40 to cover the remaining cost. including first floor kitchen installation and awning replacement. Located within the TIF 4 redevelopment area, the project is expected to be substantially completed by April 30th of this year and is anticipated to increase foot traffic and tourist interest in the downtown area. Funding for the TIF incentive is available on the TIF 4 fund. Happy to answer any questions. Thank you, Mr. Hanson. Anyone have any questions about this? Mr. Cheeseman? No questions. I think that that entire piece was put together so well and I think that this is the perfect example of government partnership with the private sector to help out business, to help out growth, to help out offering more opportunities in our town and I will be supporting this and support it wholeheartedly. Thank you. Thank you. Anyone else? When is this going to be open? The restaurant is open. Because I had a wonderful dinner there Saturday, but this spring. This spring. This spring. All right. Thank you. Get in line, Mr. Hunnigan. Get in line. Take a ticket. I will add you can have the famous pancakes on Broad Street until it's ready. Thank you. Not seeing any other comments, I'll ask for a vote on 264004. Manjeri, yes. Hunnigan, yes. White, yes. Cherry, yes. Saul, yes. Cheeseman, yes. Sixth vote, yes, Your Honor. Thank you. Thank you, Judy, for all that you're doing and your staff to make Galesburg like an international city. So I appreciate it. Next is 26-4005, agreement with Western Illinois Regional Council for administration of storm sewer grant. That's a mouthful. Anybody want to... Give me a motion on that one. Thank you, Mr. White. Mr. Saul, thank you. Mr. Hanson. Thank you, Your Honor. Staff is recommending approval of an agreement with the Western Illinois Regional Council for grant administration assistance for a storm sewer rehabilitation project near South Street and Monmouth Boulevard. The city was awarded a $986,200 community development block grant public infrastructure fund grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to rehabilitate approximately 700 feet of deteriorated brick and storm sewer in the southwest section of the city. WIRC, which has assisted with the grant application, will provide administrative support to ensure compliance with all grant requirements. Their costs will be paid from the grant funds. The project will improve stormwater infrastructure and address failing sewer sections in the area. Funding from WIRC services is available in the grant funds and will be reimbursed through the grant itself. Happy to answer any questions if there are any from Council. Thank you, Mr. Hanson. Nothing from the council. We'll ask for a vote. 26-4005. Mengeri, yes. Hunnigan, yes. White, yes. Echera, yes. Saul, yes. Cheeseman, yes. Sixth vote, yes, Your Honor. Thank you. We need a motion to sit as the town board. So moved. Thank you. Second. Thank you. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? We are now sitting as a town board. We have one item under town business, the bills, 269001. Need a motion for the bills. So moved. Thank you, Mr. White. Second. Thank you, Mr. Saul. Any questions on these bills? Okay, let's pay the bills. Please vote on 269001. Mr. Hunnigan. Thank you. Manjeri, yes. Hunnigan, yes. White, yes. Achera, yes. Saul, yes. Cheeseman, yes. Sixth vote, yes, Your Honor. Thank you very much. We need to resume as a city council. So moved. Thank you. Second. We have a second. Thank you. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? We are now sitting as the City Council. Once again, we've reached closing comments. Do we have any lead-off hitters? Baseball doesn't start for a few months, but yes, Mr. Chair. I'd just like to thank those of you who came to speak about addressing the issues on Lake Story Road. I'm really sorry for your loss and that it took such a tragedy to really bring our attention to focus in on this issue. issue uh... i know that talked with other city council people and with our city manager about so if it's not evident already there's a sincere uh... effort to make sure that this gets addressed in it it i would also highlight as we are you know building that trail around there's just so much many issues that we can address safety wise by by looking at that no speed limits and we commit to doing that I'm also excited to see duties making different arrangements within that room, perhaps. I think there's so much space there. I've been there when it was your restaurant and other restaurants, and it does seem like there's a lot of space to work with. So I'm excited to see how that turns out, and we're happy to support the growth of your business. We appreciate everything you do here. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Saul. I too pass on my condolences to your family. I'm sorry for your loss. It was a terrible thing. And we lost another leader in our community this past week. Donald E. Fike spent over 40 years creating homes, services, and jobs for thousands of developmentally disabled people. He was active in the community and will be missed by many. Also last week, We had three police officers retire. Lieutenant Stephanie Croman, Sergeant Chris Hootman, and records clerk Sadie Gash. Congratulations to all of them. Good luck with retirement because I've found in my retirement, I don't know how or when I found time to work. So good luck to them and congratulations. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Saul. Mr. Cheeseman. Well, I haven't been smart enough to retire after retirement, so... I may check you out for some advice. Again, ditto on those thoughts there. And again, we will address that. And again, congratulations and thank you for all you do, Judy. And also I was gonna mention Mr. Fike too. Again, the contributions he's made and the help he's given in the areas that he's given is monumental and a true pioneer in that area of healthcare. I'm sorry yesterday that I missed the NAACP Martin Luther King breakfast. I'd been there for a number of years in a row and just couldn't make it yesterday. So my apologies, and I know they do such a great job there, and raising that money for scholarships and seeing those essays that are done or hearing those essays, just outstanding. I did have, it was an honor and a pleasure for our Yale scholars to be invited to the Knox College Martin Luther King Day convocation event yesterday, and we heard Dr. Rogers from Brown University really do a great job of talking about those wonderful values that... Dr. King stood for and how we can continue to work on making them real in our world. And that's the key. We can talk about all kinds of things, but we have to make them real and a reality and live them if we want to go to places and have the kinds of world that we all want to have. And, you know, one more thing about Lake Story Road, and I know that Chief Legate has been doing a great job with us, and he's done a great job in all areas in his job as the chief now. But again, we do, I think all of us notice there is a lot of speeding. I mean, not just people going a little faster, but people going a lot faster in a lot of areas that makes it dangerous for people to pull out. They can't judge that kind of speed. So, you know, I'm not going to sit here and throw... stones in a glass house, but I think it's something that all of us need to take a look at and step back for safety purposes and what potentially the results of those things can be if there would be an accident at those kinds of speeds. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Mr. Cheeseman. Appreciate it. Ms. Mangieri? Hi. I just wanted to announce that I'll be doing once-a-month town hall meetings over at the library in the CBI and bank room. It's open to everyone, not just the constituents in my ward. It's basically just so that people can share ideas or concerns with me directly. You don't have to rely on email or try to catch me by phone. I wanted to make an easy way to contact me in person. So every fourth Thursday, starting in February, so February, March, and April, from 5.30 to 7, I will make myself available at the library. to hear anyone out about any concerns or ideas. You know, I don't have all the solutions, so if you have something you want to run by me and maybe we can run with it together. So, thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Mr. Hunnigan. Yes, thank you. The Galesburg High School Hall of Fame held its 38th induction ceremony on Saturday, January 17th in... the newly renovated school auditorium. There were six inductees to the class of 2025. The Hall of Fame pays tribute to individuals, high school graduates who have contributed to excellence in GHS on and off the field. Without mentioning the name of each inductee, I was most impressed by the importance of athletics and our school curriculum. It was obvious to me that the athletics instills pride in school and community, teaches lifelong lessons and skills of teamwork and self-discipline, and facilitate the physical and emotional development of the nation's youth. Sports is a life-changing event for many of our youth. I was touched by the amount of intense emotion Each inductee expressed during the ceremony, their speeches were intense and heartfelt. More than one voice cracked during his or her presentation. It was though they were still on those teams, and these events occurred only a few weeks ago. More importantly, over the years, many of them still kept in touch with one another after all of these years. Galesburg is a wonderful, miraculous place to raise a family. In recent year, Galesburg 205 has invested tens of millions of dollars in facility upgrades, including over a $40 million massive renovation of Galesburg Junior and Senior High School. If you haven't been to the GHS campus recently, you won't recognize the place. It's an understatement, especially the high school auditorium. Move over to Knox College. We have an auditorium, or I call it a fine arts center, that we can brag about too. Excellent breed on and off the academic and athletic fields. Thank you, Ms. Donegan. Mr. White. I just want to say be blessed. I pass. Thank you, Mr. White. I'll have a few comments here. I appreciate those who spoke today bringing the issues to light for the larger community. When you speak at these meetings, you are televised, you are archived, so people who may miss the meeting, can't come, especially in this frigid weather, it's important that they're informed about what is going on, what's important to the citizens. I couldn't have said better what Ms. Cheris said related to what's happening at Lake Story Road. And, you know, I knew Ms. Glass as well personally, and what a terrible loss, but what an amazing contributor to our community. And, you know, just I'm glad you got a chance to speak, although quickly, about some of her few accolades in your presentation. And I'm glad the city is taking it seriously as well as the county to move forward on this matter. Related to the homeless, the unhoused situation, obviously people know if they're following anything on social media, it's something very important in my heart. I've taken very personal interest in this. It's a very difficult situation, but we are daily communicating with various agencies, trying to get things resolved. We take all complaints very seriously. I personally, Mr. Hansen as well, are meeting with various entities and communicating these concerns and trying to address them as best we can. And it is extremely cold, and it probably will remain cold for another month or so. It is amazing to think of the hardship that people face who do not have a place to stay. And I mean, just getting from place to place, getting to a bathroom, getting adequate food. In our community, those who are giving, bless them, right? Bless them for their warmth, for their care, concern, empathy for those others in our community. I've heard many stories of these unhoused. And to a person, they are people who, just like us, who have done amazing things in their lives, have obviously hit a rough patch and they may not have family or supports to keep them going. So it's important that we all collectively do that. And I do appreciate those who have reached out to me to support that effort. My contribution is small relative to the larger community and we have not solved this problem. It's something that's gonna take continued diligence from not only this council, all the different nonprofit entities in our community to make us whole. And I look forward to further conversations along these lines over the next few months. Just a little personal story. So if you want to come see some basketball tomorrow night, my daughter, actually Juniper, you may know of her. She's gotten some acclaim. She'll be playing against Knox College starting at 7.30 at the Knox Gymnasium. So come for a fun experience cheer on a former Galesburg high school graduate and it should be a good time it's from what I understand the the ticket prices are about as good as it gets they're free so if you find a parking spot you can you can watch it if you can't make it to the gym you can stream it online as well so because it's she plays for the Grinnell College team so appreciate any support there I know she's excited to be back. Last year she played, but she was injured for that game, so she didn't actually get to play in the game. From what I gather, cross my fingers, she's going to be okay for this game. But with that, you know, just personal note and just, you know, I'm very proud of her and her accomplishments. I will ask for adjournment to the meeting. We have two movements. All those in favor say aye. Aye. We are adjourned.