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NEW BUSINESS • Heart of Music ticket sales possibilities- Village Administrator Krieger said that the department heads met with the Heart of Music applicant, Chris Welch, and that he was looking to extend the hours. Village Administrator Kriger said that the department heads would prefer to keep the same hours as last year. He also said that Mr. Welch noted that if Misters didn’t have new ownership or is not participating, he will cut off that end of town. It was questioned if Left Coast Taco was on the permit. Left Coast Taco was not on their permit. Mayor Mercurio asked about the cost dropping from $40 to $20, Village Administrator Krieger said that Mr. Welch said that the price may increase closer to the event. Mayor Mercurio said that the $40 cost kept the amount of people down but that the Village Board can’t dictate the price. He said that Fireman’s Field is on the application, but they currently do not have permission to use it for the event. The Village Board discussed if the event should stay at the same time as it was, 9pm music stops and 10pm when the venues close. Police Chief Welch said that he is good with it to cautiously grow, one more hour or 1,000 more people at most. Trustee Rabey agrees with Police Chief Welch, 1,000 more people but to keep the same closing time. Village Administrator Krieger was told by the applicant that there would be slower music at the end of the night. The Village Board agreed that 8,000 tickets are ok if the footprint is typical, but it may change if the section is smaller for venues. The Village Board discussed the west end of Main Street and how many people the venues hold. Police Chief Welch said that the new management of Misters has new events and a high social media presence, he believes that they will want to be involved. Code Enforcement Officer Cassidy said that a new owners for Misters will need their own special use permit and a 30-day liquor license. Trustee Scheer would like to know the plans because of residents’ concerns. Code Enforcement Officer Cassidy said that they are required to have off street parking, the old owner had an agreement with Polked Yolk to meet the parking criteria. She said that Benderson property has enough for their use but not for neighbors or offsite businesses and they have made complaints about that. • Grant CDBG- Mayor Mercurio announced that the Village received the grant we applied for from Community Development Block Grant for $103,505.00 for the ADA walkway paths in Hamlin Park. Department Head and Trustee Reports Police Chief– He said that they did 20 interviews for the part time dispatcher position and currently have 3 that they have given conditional offers to pending on their background checks. He said that they are conducting a pre-employment background check and evaluation on a candidate for the police officer position. He said that Legislator Lorigo reached out to him and offered an additional $10,000 in available funding for the police station. He said that they will be making updates to the dispatch center. He said that he will be meeting with people from Red Alert to learn about the new platform. He said that the police department did not get the wellness grant they applied for because he believes that the department did not have enough officers to qualify. General Foreman- He said that the DPW has been busy the past 24 hours with the snow, he said that they did lose a truck but its back in service now. He said that as soon as they get a break from the snow, they will start getting snow out of parking lots. Mayor Mercurio asked if General Foreman Stoll needed any more help with equipment, if so, he will contact the county with getting more trucks. General Foreman Stoll said that he is good for now. Code Enforcement Officer- She said that her and Rich will be out of the office next week for the annual code conference, she said just to call and leave a message if you need anything. Village Administrator- none Village Clerk-Treasurer- She said that she has been interviewing for a part time account clerk. She asked if the Village Board was good with having the Budget meeting on February 7th at 8:30am, they all agreed. Trustee Viger- none Trustee Flynn- none Trustee Rabey- none Trustee Scheer- none