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DRAFT MINUTES- 
Pending Approval 
CITY OF WEST CHICAGO – 475 Main Street 
FINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES 
Regular Meeting 
June 1, 2026 
 
 
1. Call to Order, Roll Call and Establishment of a Quorum  
Alderman Dimas called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. on June 1, 2026. Roll call 
found Daniel M. Beebe, Sandy Dimas, Tracey Hernandez, Matthew Myers, Jayme 
Sheahan, Rebecca Stout and Chris Swiatek present. Absent: None. A quorum was 
established. 
 
Staff in attendance: Assistant City Administrator Tia Messino. 
 
2. Approval of Minutes    
 
Finance Committee Meeting Minutes of May 4, 2026 
 
Alderman Swiatek made a motion, seconded by Alderman Stout, to approve the 
Finance Committee Meeting minutes of May 4, 2026. Voting Aye: Alderman Beebe, 
Dimas, Hernandez, Myers, Sheahan, Stout, and Swiatek. Voting Nay: 0. Absent: 0. 
Motion carried. 
 
3. Public Participation / Presentations.  
Mr. Deepak Bhojwani from The West Chicago Environmental Response Trust 
provided insight into the proposed settlement agreement for the West Chicago 
Environmental Response Trust. Questions fielded and answered. 
 
4. Items for Consent.  
A. Ordinance No. 26-O-0010 – Second Quarter Budget Amendment 
Alderman Stout said she was not under the assumption that a definitive decision was 
made as to whether or not the feasibility of this project was to the point where 
reallocating funds would be something that we would be doing. 
 
Discussion was held regarding the location of the project, the recommendation from 
the Downtown Revitalization Commission and the re-allocation of funds from the 
Administrator’s Special Projects Account to the Downtown Revitalization Fund. 
 
It was noted that the project is not fully approved, but re-allocating funds, shows an 
intention for the project to go through the next steps. One of the next steps would 
include having to do a zoning text amendment to allow outdoor athletic facilities in the 
B-1 district as special use. Then the city would need to draft a Partnership Agreement 
and Use Agreement with Street Soccer USA and MAI. An estimated timeline was 
explained for additional steps before the project actually gets approved.

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Alderman Dimas wanted to state that although the committee is voting on the re-
allocation of funds it is not a done deal that it would be for the futsal fields. 
 
Alderman Myers made a motion, seconded by Alderman Swiatek, to approve the 
Consent Agenda. Voting Aye: Alderman Beebe, Dimas, Hernandez, Myers, Sheahan, 
Stout, and Swiatek. Voting Nay: 0. Absent: 0. Motion carried. 
 
5. Items for Discussion. None 
 
6.  Unfinished Business. None 
 
7.  New Business. None 
 
8.  Reports from Staff.  
Assistant City Administrator, Tia Messino, introduced the new Finance Director Brandi 
Azbill. Ms. Messino also spoke on the Big Boy event on Wednesday, June 3. 
 
9. Executive Session (if needed). None 
 
10.  Adjournment.  
 
At 6:49 p.m., Alderman Stout made a motion, seconded by Alderman Beebe, to 
adjourn the meeting. All Aldermen voted Aye by voice vote.   
 
Respectfully submitted, 
 
Josie Avilez