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Village of Robbins hears Greenprint pitch for Rain Ready fixes at St. Peter Claver Church
Summary
At a Feb. 8 special meeting, the Village of Robbins heard a Greenprint/Rain Ready presentation about standing water at St. Peter Claver Church and discussed pursuing an agreement; no formal vote on the project was recorded.
Mayor Darren E. Bryant opened the Village of Robbins special meeting on Feb. 8 and introduced the Greenprint group’s Rain Ready program, which he said officials first discussed with the village in 2017. He introduced Sydney VanKuren, a presenter with Greenprint, who described an identified area of standing water adjacent to St. Peter Claver Church and distributed handouts about a proposed remediation project.
VanKuren advised the proposed work would take about one to two months once it begins and said the scope "won't prevent any flooding on Maxey Court." She told the board Greenprint is seeking an agreement with the village to begin the work; the transcript does not show a formal vote or contractual approval on that request during the meeting.
The presentation established the technical focus (addressing local standing water near the church) and the anticipated timeline; the transcript does not specify project cost, funding sources, or the exact contract terms Greenprint proposed. The Rain Ready program was described as having an earlier engagement with the village dating to 2017.
During the meeting the board moved into a closed session under Section 2(c)(5) to consider appointments or personnel matters. Trustee Gregory N. Jackson moved to enter closed session; Trustee Thomas Harper Jr. seconded. A roll-call vote recorded six ayes — Trustees David R. Dyson, Ernest Maxey Jr., Tiffany S. Robinson, Michael Collier Sr., Gregory N. Jackson and Thomas Harper Jr. — and the motion carried. After the closed session the board reconvened on a motion by Trustee Jackson, seconded by Trustee Robinson; a roll call again recorded the same six ayes and the motion carried.
At the public-comment portion of the meeting Trustee Gregory N. Jackson thanked Mayor Bryant for arranging the Greenprint presentation. The meeting concluded on a motion to adjourn by Trustee Jackson, seconded by Trustee Robinson; a unanimous voice vote closed the meeting at 8:24 p.m. No formal board vote on the Greenprint/Rain Ready agreement is recorded in the minutes.
Next steps were not specified in the transcript; the village clerk's minutes indicate the board has received the presentation and that Greenprint is seeking an agreement to begin work.
