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Summary of votes and key details:

1) Declaration of emergency affecting public health (water main break)
- Motion: Approve emergency declaration enabling county/state emergency resources.
- Mover/Second: Trustee Zucker / Trustee Robinson (as recorded in transcript)
- Vote: Ayes recorded for Trustee Setker, Trustee Robinson, Trustee (name not specified in transcript), Trustee Johnson, Trustee Klein, and Mayor George Van Dusen. Outcome: Approved.
- Notes: Resolution enables damage assessment reporting and access to county/state assistance.

2) Direction to codify police guidance into Chapter 58 (welcoming ordinance)
- Motion: State explicitly that the police chief’s 2025 guidance on immigration enforcement is supported by and incorporated into the village ordinance; continue work with Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.
- Mover/Second: Trustee (name not specified in transcript) / Trustee Robinson
- Vote: Unanimous aye (same roll call sequence as above). Outcome: Approved; staff to return with draft ordinance language.

3) Ordinance authorizing sale/consumption of alcohol at 4051 Main Street (site‑specific exemption)
- Item: City attorney reported ordinance on second reading and asked for board action to adopt site‑specific allowance for alcohol sales/consumption inside the building for village events; vendors must be existing Skokie liquor licensees with temporary licenses per Section 10‑40.
- Motion: Adopt ordinance allowing limited alcohol sales/consumption at 4051 Main Street and adjust license structure counts.
- Mover/Second: Trustee Klein / Trustee Sucker (as recorded)
- Vote: Roll call recorded ayes from Trustee Sucker, Trustee Robinson, Trustee (name not specified in transcript), Trustee Johnson, Trustee Klein, and Mayor Van Dusen. Outcome: Approved.

4) Plan Commission case 2024‑40P — Special use permit for recreational facility (pickleball) at 3462 Main Street
- Summary: Plan Commission recommended approval (8–0 vote at January 9 hearing).
- Motion: Approve special use permit for recreational facility at 3462 Main Street.
- Mover/Second: Trustee Johnson / Trustee (name not specified in transcript)
- Vote: Roll call recorded ayes from Trustee Setker, Trustee Robinson, Trustee (name not specified in transcript), Trustee Johnson, Trustee Klein and Mayor Van Dusen. Outcome: Approved.

For each of the above items, the village clerk recorded roll‑call votes. Where the transcript omits a trustee’s printed name it is shown as recorded in the meeting audio as “Trustee (name not specified in transcript).” If readers need ordinance numbers, resolution identifiers or full vote rosters beyond the transcript excerpts, the village clerk’s official minutes and ordinance files should be consulted.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","February 18, 2025 Village Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Skokie Village Board approved an emergency declaration after the Feb. 14 water main break, directed staff to codify police immigration guidance into the welcoming ordinance, adopted a site‑specific alcohol exemption for 4051 Main Street and approved a special‑use permit for a pickleball facility.","taxTitle","Skokie, Cook County, Illinois","taxId",3818,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6320802,"Skokie declares public-health emergency after Feb. 14 water main failure; boil order lifted after testing",3816,810000,4626000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2354808-59cdfd1049f358409cb3fae19f69559e&start=810&end=4626","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2354808-59cdfd1049f358409cb3fae19f69559e/thumbnail_810000.jpg","/articles/6320802/Skokie/Cook-County/Illinois/Skokie-declares-public-health-emergency-after-Feb-14-water-main-failure-boil-order-lifted-after-testing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6320802-2ea3f057c6d0d8d4a7bcf6075fbf5525/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138674&Signature=h8RfN0mqVaQeOvSiwMsdFHAwENxrf81ULSg73dhfv6wC8rwEgLLTf4V7upzdCkavyfYaWhliINMMq3moVFwdp3yNisPSnHGzaRUYHlcq1jUa5ArTHK-vqVMRpeORXSslO6ajbpbw49wHkU8aV2URzEB9hsx6CrTvoclDWbBN2gwRcdZpllbG3QJEhN~ZZbktGDTV25hOBi3BTs8j-wON2E5nHVjkiKn9ybA2rq1HzEuaxX3ojNxnkc1b21xLOk3cluq-VL-ImOCqc70C3iOL6BWz0p9vfn0oRisL6fspr0PIgw7qlTvoVElvEAd5919MRnNqC4M1QHctiwcfj22RaQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Skokie Mayor George Van Dusen and village staff declared a public-health emergency after a Feb. 14 failure of two primary water transmission mains at East Prairie Road and Emerson Street, mobilizing the village’s emergency operations center and activating county and state emergency-management support.

Village Manager John Lockerbie opened the Feb. 18 presentation by asking the board to approve “a resolution declaring an emergency affecting the public health due to the transmission water break...at East Prairie Road and at Emerson Street on Friday, 02/14/2025,” and said the declaration makes resources available through county and state emergency management.

Public Works Director Max Slankard gave a detailed account of the break. He said the village’s two 36-inch mains provide the vast majority of Skokie’s daily water flow and that the failure was reported about 5:15 a.m. Friday when police observed water in the roadway. The village activated its emergency operations center at 7:12 a.m. and convened at 7:30 a.m. to coordinate response.

Slankard described the repair timeline: contractors began work Friday evening, crews restored supply from Evanston by about 9:10 p.m., and system repressurization permitted water-quality sampling beginning Saturday afternoon. \"In order to lift the boil order, Skokie is required to take 70 water samples from various locations in the community and demonstrate that the water is clean, meets all IEPA standards, and is safe to drink,\" Slankard said. The village received laboratory confirmation that all samples tested negative by 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, and lifted the boil order that evening.

Slankard said the damaged transmission piece was a y‑junction at the intersection and that an end plate or cap was displaced when exposed; he said the exact cause requires further expert analysis and the village will retain specialists to study the failure and recommend mitigation for similar joints.

Fire Chief Jeff Hoeflich described measures to maintain fire protection during the outage, including mutual‑aid water tenders and a mobile drafting pumper. Hoeflich said local and regional fire agencies provided tankers that collectively carried at least 10,000 gallons for emergency response and that one tanker refilled a hospital tank on a scheduled rotation.

Communications and engagement director Patrick Dignan summarized the village’s public-notification efforts, saying the village used its Smart911/emergency notification system, weekly e‑newsletter (“The Scoop”), the village website, cable channel 16 and social media. Dignan said the village sent six emergency notifications via the Smart911 system, eight updates via the newsletter, and posted repeated updates on the website; he reported that about 28,000 people visited the website on Friday, compared with a typical 1,500–2,500.

Village staff described resident support efforts: door‑to‑door deliveries and bottled water distribution organized with community partners; the Red Cross opened an overnight shelter at the Unitarian Church in Evanston; the village temporarily suspended late fees for water bills for affected customers; and the Economic Vitality Division worked with health and fire departments to assist businesses evaluating safety to open.

The village asked residents with property damage to report losses to riskmgmt@skokie.org to support a preliminary damage assessment being prepared for Cook County Emergency Management and potential state or federal public-assistance reimbursement. John Lockerbie said documentation of damages will be important for any declaration that enables public assistance.

Public comment at the meeting included multiple residents who reported basement flooding, damaged vehicles and personal property, and concerns about late or unclear communications during the incident. Several callers urged clearer and more frequent status updates during future emergencies and better outreach to residents without internet access.

After public remarks, the board voted to approve the emergency declaration. Trustee Zucker moved to adopt the resolution; Trustee Robinson seconded. Roll call recorded ayes from Trustee Setker, Trustee Robinson, Trustee (name not specified in transcript), Trustee Johnson, Trustee Klein and Mayor Van Dusen. The motion passed.

The village said restoration work at the intersection and surrounding right-of-way — including inlet/drain repairs, pavement restoration and other surface restoration — will continue. Slankard said the repaired pipe needed flushing and additional chlorination steps before being fully returned to service and that the village would bring the line back into service when safe and practical.

The village also said it will commission an independent failure analysis, review as‑built records for similar components, and undertake a post‑incident review to capture lessons learned.

Residents seeking to report damage or request follow-up should use the village’s risk management email, and the village will publish further updates on its website and through its notification systems.","Skokie Mayor George Van Dusen and village staff declared a public-health emergency after a Feb. 14 failure of two primary water transmission mains at East Prairie Road and Emerson Street, mobilizing the village’s emergency operations center and activating county and state emergency‑management support.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6320791,"Village begins discussion on municipally supported community land trust to preserve affordable homeownership",1404,7668000,9072000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2354808-59cdfd1049f358409cb3fae19f69559e&start=7668&end=9072","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2354808-59cdfd1049f358409cb3fae19f69559e/thumbnail_7668000.jpg","/articles/6320791/Skokie/Cook-County/Illinois/Village-begins-discussion-on-municipally-supported-community-land-trust-to-preserve-affordable-homeownership","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6320791-e1f8978e4145bd65aaea7ff5cc0c188f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138674&Signature=SbVQ2HaN2pkYddtrakW~n1oRQ4Upapurp-blrAXuDcOjnyAiZ0s09SNP44iz3ktQna2l7dZRPCz6qaqSDRK9BZUoGdnaqGJ9ppitYda0uyCaolFmW8cAqDmSWShgv~QcMB~HwhmWOYdbTKYH9SPxIKTD8QqHjOZFXyU9nr4Vw5GIj1hfrp8B-RuAq3~AIXHg7QRwTncvtihTt59LetHPqMXwhKVNZ38pOdI--GNIak7d5O3Nh7WLZbqZiraXD7UE14~jGpRaC~aMVDRb4VRFm6uV2C8TpZY2J8K7Sqf9ynd1z30~s6vln0xCD7ufawC2oujsA9aQNw0peNt8HLTT1w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Village staff presented the concept of a municipally supported community land trust aimed at increasing affordable homeownership and rehabbing underutilized properties. The item was introduced by Village Manager John Lockerbie and summarized by Community Development Director Johanna Knighton as part of the village’s housing policy work.

Knighton said a community land trust (CLT) holds land in trust and sells or transfers only the structure to income‑qualified buyers, using resale covenants and formulas to preserve long‑term affordability. She said the CLT can create forced savings (through mortgage principal paydown), allow limited, formulaic appreciation and provide home‑ownership counseling to buyers. The village cited area precedents including Highland Park, Evanston, Northbrook and Lake Forest.

Trustees and members of the public asked questions about eligibility (area median income thresholds), tax impacts and governance. Knighton said the land typically remains in the trust in perpetuity and that the structure (the dwelling) remains taxable. She noted Highland Park’s CLT has managed several dozen properties over many years and that Community Partners for Affordable Housing and SEPA have supported other North Shore communities.

Public commenters and trustees urged the village to consider multifamily units (condos and townhomes) as well as single‑family homes, to prioritize lower AMI bands, and to examine governance models that include resident representation. Several speakers emphasized housing counseling and the potential for tax‑credit mechanisms or other subsidies to help build the CLT’s portfolio.

No ordinance or formal action was taken at the meeting. Staff said they will prepare a work plan with draft ordinance language, governance options and a public‑engagement schedule; trustees requested opportunities for more technical briefings and partnering with organizations experienced in CLT operations.","Staff presented the concept of a Skokie Community Land Trust (CLT) as a tool to promote affordable homeownership and housing rehabilitation; the board asked staff to develop proposed ordinance language and public engagement steps. No formal vote was taken; staff will return with draft language and outreach opportunities.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6320797,"Skokie board votes to codify police guidance supporting village’s 2017 welcoming ordinance",1721,5026000,6747000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2354808-59cdfd1049f358409cb3fae19f69559e&start=5026&end=6747","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2354808-59cdfd1049f358409cb3fae19f69559e/thumbnail_5026000.jpg","/articles/6320797/Skokie/Cook-County/Illinois/Skokie-board-votes-to-codify-police-guidance-supporting-villages-2017-welcoming-ordinance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6320797-525aacf3769cf02223a555b93d707bac/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138674&Signature=JZwdDMQ2rfgJZV015jZbsymRVjQNzVcIUDFs5LzgPOn6kRST2sxrFs0wS1J~manFhTtJNVQrurqPeydPnexa7~ec0OZF~eJv0Ytx0fKGcuc7JdxB4UX8f53BHbdAIyD2xlUZh9QE1iGa196EKXT7ti0eImEYGccbACFX7Mp8dwmqviJoEEVV~P0K~Yh~zQNstYTaDQDq478Ek57GzG6xtBZmLMwLGur3JEVTGDB5fveqfqoNz4l8Iy7LMN57gwPVS6tK0B0YChyTTkPdm8NkBeoRBI8Wq9c13wxgGU89vv7r2AYSQfCcdHWdkuACi9Mf9dekZv4VwYpvRHVrlQOR7A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Trustees unanimously approved a motion to make explicit, within the village’s ordinance, police guidance that limits local law-enforcement involvement in federal civil immigration enforcement and reaffirms the village’s longstanding policies to offer services regardless of immigration status.

The board considered a motion, introduced by Trustee (name not specified in transcript), to state explicitly that the police chief’s 2025 guidance regarding immigration enforcement is supported by and incorporated into Section 58‑8 of the Skokie Village Code. The motion, seconded by Trustee Robinson, passed by roll call.

Town staff and the mayor reviewed the chief’s guidance, which the transcript summarized as prohibiting compliance with immigration detainers or administrative warrants without a criminal warrant, not sharing custody‑or‑release information for immigration enforcement, ensuring consular notification within 48 hours for foreign nationals in custody, and timely handling of U‑ and T‑visa certifications for qualifying crime victims.

Village officials said the ordinance and the police guidance aim to strengthen trust with immigrant communities, encourage reporting of crimes and protect victims, and prevent local officers’ involvement in purely civil immigration enforcement. The board also directed continued collaboration with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights to identify any gaps and consider further codification of best practices.

During public comment, speakers urged the board to adopt model language recommended by community advocates and asked the village to provide translated \"know your rights\" information and resource links. One resident asked staff to publish the police chief’s guidance publicly; trustees said the guidance is available and reiterated plans to codify it into village law.

A roll call to adopt the motion recorded ayes from Trustee Setker, Trustee Robinson, Trustee (name not specified in transcript), Trustee Johnson, Trustee Klein and Mayor George Van Dusen. The motion passed.

The board requested staff continue to refine proposed ordinance language and work with community partners on outreach, including rapid‑response resources and referral links to the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.","Trustees voted to explicitly incorporate the police chief’s 2025 guidance on immigration‑related interactions — including non‑compliance with ICE administrative detainers without a criminal warrant — into the village’s existing Chapter 58 welcoming ordinance and to continue working with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.","actionData","errors"]

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