===== PDF PAGE 1 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] These minutes were approved at the 5/18/26 City Council meeting with no changes. CITY OF WEST CHICAGO -— 475 Main Street- CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Regular Meeting May 4, 2026 1. Call to Order. Mayor Daniel Bovey called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. on May 4, 2026. 2. Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor Bovey led all in the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Roll Call and Establishment of a Quorum. Roll call found Dan Beebe, Julieta Alcantar-Garcia, Rebecca Stout, Sandy Dimas, Jayme Sheahan, Denise Carreto-Mufioz, Tracey Hernandez, Joseph C. Morano, Christopher Swiatek, John Smith, Jr., Sergio Santiago, and Matthew Myers were present. Aldermen Melissa Birch Ferguson and Carlos Avifia Soto were absent. Also in attendance City Administrator Viviana Ramirez, Assistant City Administrator Tia Messino, Business & Community Relations Director Kelley Chrisse, Interim Community Development Director John Sterrett, Chief of Police Colin Fleury, Commander Adam Reavley, Police Officer Justin Rigler, and Attorney Kevin Sterk. 4. Public Participation. Proclamations: Recognizing May as Mental Health Awareness Month, Building Safety Month, Economic Development Week and National Small Business Week Mayor announced that the proclamation Recognizing May as Mental Health Awareness Month has been moved to the next City Council meeting as requested by the organization. Mayor Bovey read the rest of the proclamations. 5. Discussion and Possible Action to Approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of April 20, 2026. Alderman Swiatek made a motion to approve the City Council Meeting Minutes of April 20, 2026, seconded by Alderman Beebe. Voting Aye by Roll Call: Beebe, Alcantar-Garcia, Stout, Dimas, Sheahan, Smith, Morano, Swiatek, Santiago, and Myers. Abstained: Carreto-Mufioz and Hernandez. Motion carried. 6. Discussion and Possible Action to Approve the Corporate Disbursement Report. Alderman Dimas made a motion approving the May 4, 2026, Corporate Disbursement Report in the amount of $467,663.40, seconded by Alderman Swiatek. Voting Aye by Roll Call: Beebe, Alcantar-Garcia, Stout, Dimas, Sheahan, Carreto- Mufioz, Hernandez, Smith, Morano, Swiatek, Santiago, and Myers. Motion carried. 7. The Reading of the Proposed Consent Agenda: *Finance Committee: A. Authorize — The City Administrator to Execute the Three Year FirstComm VOIP Phone Services Hosting Renewal Agreement for a Total Contract Cost of $80,766 before taxes, surcharges, or any service changes. *Items Not Sent to Committee: B. Resolution No. 26-R-0010 — A Resolution Approving an Amendment to a Certain Employment Agreement with Colin Fleury — Chief of Police. ===== PDF PAGE 2 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] City of West Chicago Regular City Council Meeting May 4, 2026 Page 2 C. Resolution No. 26-R-0041 — A Resolution of the City of West Chicago in Support of the America 250 Commemoration and Establishing Local Initiatives to Celebrate America’s 250" Anniversary. 8. Motion to Establish the Consent Agenda: Alderman Stout made a motion to establish the consent agenda to include Items 7.A. to 7.C., seconded by Alderman Swiatek. Voting Aye by Roll Call: Beebe, Alcantar-Garcia, Stout, Dimas, Sheahan, Carreto- Nad Mufioz, Hernandez, Smith, Morano, Swiatek, Santiago, and Myers. Motion carried. 9. Motion to Approve Items on the Established Consent Agenda: Alderman Dimas made a motion to approve Items 7.A. to 7.C., seconded by Alderman Myers. Voting Aye by Roll Call: Beebe, Alcantar-Garcia, Stout, Dimas, Sheahan, Carreto- Mufioz, Hernandez, Smith, Morano, Swiatek, Santiago, and Myers. Motion carried. Alderman Avifia Soto arrived at 7:29 p.m. 10. Consideration of Items Removed from the Consent Agenda: None 11. Reports by Committees: None 12. Unfinished Business: None 13. New Business: — A. Discussion of the Collaboration Between the City, Street Soccer USA and MAI Regarding a Proposed Land Use Agreement for the Southwest Section of 157 W. Washington Street, approximately .5 acres. Mayor explained the proposed futsal and pickleball courts as well as a plaza. The total cost of this project is $450,000. There are two primary sponsors to pay 1/3 of the cost of futsal courts: Street Soccer USA $150,000 and MAI (Missionary Athletes International) $150,000. The city can pay $50,000 and the remaining $100,000 can be raised by the soccer community in town. There was discussion and one of the concerns was parking. Mayor Bovey stated a proposal to have diagonal parking on Main Street is being considered. Also, the maintenance of the area. Mayor Bovey said it all depends on the use agreement that will be written with legal. Another concern was public restrooms and water access. Mayor Bovey informed that he submitted a grant for 3.2 million dollars for the downtown market structure. Elected would like staff to look at the feasibility, parking issues, cost of expansion of parking lot, move it to a different location, bring in community to share their thoughts once things are established, who will be overseeing this project, ask Winfield questions on theirs, ongoing maintenance, who will use it, cost of operation and benefit. Also, inquire about the remediation in this area. It was suggested that this goes back to the Downtown Revitalization Commission. 14. Correspondence and Announcements Mayor Bovey mentioned Blooming Fest is celebrating 25 years on Saturday, May 16" from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in downtown West Chicago. He also informed that the America 250 parade will be held on Sunday, July 5 at 10:00 a.m. Big Boy will be on display in West Chicago on Wednesday, June 3% from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ===== PDF PAGE 3 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] City of West Chicago Regular City Council Meeting May 4, 2026 Page 3 Upcoming Meetings May 4, 2026 Finance Committee May 7, 2026 Infrastructure Committee May 11, 2026 Development Committee May 18, 2026 Public Affairs Committee 15. Mayor’s Comments. Mayor Bovey thanked the aldermen for a good dialogue. As Mayor, he feels he needs to speak up for the community of the areas that feel overlooked. It’s a high priority for him. The City needs to continue to find the right balance of having strategic direction and strategies with the need to respond with opportunities and situations in real time. If not, they're stuck in analysis paralysis and not getting things done. A healthy balance needs to be found. 16. Executive Session. None 17. Adjournment At 9:03 p.m., Alderman Stout made a motion to adjourn, which was seconded by Alderman Dimas. Voting Aye by Voice Vote: Beebe, Alcantar-Garcia, Stout, Dimas, Sheahan, Carreto- Mufioz, Hernandez, Smith, Morano, Swiatek, Santiago, Avifia Soto, and Myers. Motion carried. Respectfully Submitted, Valeria Perez Executive Office Manager ===== PDF PAGE 4 ===== [Extraction: no text detected] [No text detected on this page; page may be blank, photographic, or graphical.]