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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO - 475 Main Street
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Regular Meeting
December 4, 2023
1. Call to Order. Mayor Ruben Pineda called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. on December
4, 2023.
2. Pledge of Allegiance. Alderman Short led all in the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Roll Call and Establishment of a Quorum.
Roll call found Dan Beebe, Sandy Dimas, Rebecca Stout, Melissa Birch Ferguson, Heather
Brown, Alton Hallett, Jayme Sheahan, Christine Dettmann, Christopher Swiatek, Jeanne Short
and John Smith, Jr. were present. Aldermen Lori Chassee and Joseph C. Morano were absent.
Also in attendance were City Administrator Michael Guttman, Assistant City Administrator Tia
Messino, Public Works Director Mehul Patel, Finance Director Nikki Giles, Assistant Finance
Director Diana Soltess, Community Development Director Tom Dabareiner and City Attorney
Pat Bond.
4. Public Participation.
The following persons spoke in favor of Dan and Jody Bovey being able to finish the
greenhouse project:
Dan Bovey
Jody Bovey
Emerita Garcia
Julieta Alcantar-Garcia
Steve Strong
Christie Whiteman
Lauren Wolf
The following spoke regarding the recent Main Park Apartments fire and its management:
Janette Hernandez
Emerita Garcia
Julieta Alcantar-Garcia
The following person spoke about the future water rate increases:
Christina V. Cortez
2024 Proposed Budget — Mayor Pineda opened the public hearing. There was no one wishing
to speak from the public, therefore Mayor Pineda closed the hearing.
5. City Council Meeting Minutes of November 20, 2023. Alderman Dimas made a motion,
seconded by Alderman Swiatek, to approve the minutes of November 20, 2023.
Voting Aye by Roll Call: Beebe, Dimas, Stout, Birch Ferguson, Brown, Hallett, Sheahan,
Dettmann, Swiatek, Short and Smith, Jr. Motion carried.