And whereas the Department of Defense through the Defense Language and National Security Education Office and the language flagship continues to support pathways to professional level proficiency in Arabic and other critical languages reflecting awareness of enduring national security and diplomatic needs. And whereas the 2017 National Security Strategy emphasized the importance of cultural, religious, and language understanding as vital tools for American state graph underscoring the role of foreign languages in advances US interests abroad. And there's a few more uh whereas I'm not have going to have the time to read. So I'm going to move to resolve resolved by the Senate of the 104th general assembly of the state of Illinois. The House of Representatives concurrent here and that we encourage school districts in the state of Illinois to explore the introduction of Arabic as a foreign language option available state and federal resources and B. Okay.
first. So that gives if I'm a new select board member and we have committees that we're reappointing, I can get to know people as I'm voting to reappoint people to a board. So I would recommend with with the implementation committee that we put a term ending August 31st and maybe the first one, you know, the first people expire the tw of 2027, then 28 and then 29. Um because I, you know, this is not going to be done in two years. It's an implementation. I mean, the the lift might get easier as we go along, but it's going to it, you know, it's a 10-year comprehensive plan. Do we are we going to have an implementation committee for those 10 years? Very possibly. And then also at some point at year seven, they're going to start looking at what are we doing for our next comprehensive plan.
Thank you. Thank you. Um, while we were cogn everyone was cognizant of time with passing of time, we're going to go over the 30 minutes and I still want to allow for the four remaining speakers. So, could I have a motion that we extend the time? >> Make a motion to extend the uh public comments for four more speakers. I second.
>> Yeah. Yeah. I think that makes a lot of sense. There's too much that gets bottlenecked right at election time. Yeah. Maybe in initially staggering everybody, maybe instead of doing a one, two, three year term, maybe you do two, three, four, so everybody gets a little bit of time before they're up for, you know, reappoint, >> but it sounds like the first one would already be a year and a couple of months if we if we do the first expiration of 27, right? So 837. >> Can I just can I just comment that typically these are just a few years in town. So this is not like a thing that goes on forever. They're essentially there to set out, you know, a push towards the key elements of the comprehensive plan and then obviously town management and the zoning board and the planning board follow through.
>> Any questions? >> All right, Lisa, do you need to take role with that? >> Yes. >> Kelly, >> yes. Yes. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Motion passes. Next, we do have another topic. Um, so we will have Jack Ellis. >> Good afternoon, board members. My name is Jack Ellis. I'm a former student at Andrew High School. I graduated in the class of 2025. I'm currently a student at the JAC130 approved apprenticeship program. I'm here to speak that the options to go to the trades and different career paths need to be more pushed on students and more opportunities given to them. I think that the trades can thoroughly help people's lives. I think it can help them out. I think it grows people. I personally believe that in the year that I've been a part of this, I have fully succeeded as a person. I became better.
So their zoning amendments, etc. But it's not like they're going to be doing this for for years. I just want to be clear on that. And I think we might be overthinking it. >> I I'm going to I'm going to state that I disagree with that. I think I think they're you know the first six to eight months are probably going to be the heavier lifts >> and you know they might not be meeting every month after that but certainly every quarter they're going to want to be reviewing I see what you're saying where things are at with the comprehensive plan what strategy are we doing have we decide not to do some and then again >> that committee could then be the first people who start thinking about the next comprehensive plan >> I gotcha and in that case you may want to think about a couple years of you know solid group that you don't want to stagger and change too much and then staggering after.
I think these programs offer meaningful alternatives. Not everybody needs to go to a four-year college. When I say trades, I don't just mean you're an electrician, you're a carpenter. This includes like firefighters, police departments, anything like that. Other different different ways to go about your life. I believe that this is something that needs to be expanded more. When I was in high school, one day of the year, we had a career day. That's the only time I ever saw an electrician or a plumber or a carpenter come into my school and talk. One time every year. And I know that every other week there was a college fair. Thank you. >> You Jacob. >> Hello. My name is Jacob. I was a former student at Andrew High School, graduating class of 23. I'm currently a student at the JAC130 approved apprentice program. I'm also here to talk on uh career pathways in the skilled trades that every student's goal is a four-year college degree.
Just something to think about so that you have a solid beginning. >> Um, >> right now if we go with what I was saying, our our solid beginning would be about 15 months for the first people. And >> yeah, I think that's that doesn't mean they have to go off after those 15 months. They could then do another three years or or we could even do two-year terms if we if we felt that that was better, right? So if the first people expire on 83127 and then their next term is for two years and they expire in 29, something like that. That might make more sense. A two-year term. >> Yeah, I would suggest a two-year term to make it clearer. But either way, >> okay, I can write this stuff up and >> All right. So, um, is there any other any other comments about uh implementation plan on committee?
And I think that it's important that schools recognize and support different paths to success. Currently in the apprenticeship, I believe it's a incredible opportunity. They allow students to earn while they learn um gain real world experience and build a stable career without taking on large amounts of debt. Careers in construction, electrical work, plumbing, and other trades are essential to our communities. These jobs require skilled training and professionalism. Having access to information about structure training programs and apprenticeships would help students like me make well helped me make more informed decisions about our futures. I hope the district continues expanding awareness and career path so that every student, no matter their goals, feels supported and prepared for life after graduation. I'm asking that the board to adopt a responsible bidder ordinance that would support apprentichip programs in our community. Thank you for your time, >> Anthony. Hello, my name is Anthony.
>> I had asked this question last time. So the charter for this group is what's there that was taken out of the comprehensive >> yes >> uh plan kind of the operations or are we going to do a little more deeper dive into those >> whoever whoever are the people rep that are on the committee we'll take a deeper dive in how often we're going to meet what kind of reporting who's the chair um and reviewing things and as I said in that staff is would be a um a liaison and be helping and there would be conversation back and forth. >> Thank you. >> So the only other thing for us to think about is like what are the next immediate steps? If we're going to vote on this and approve it today, the two boards, I would suggest that either Yolando or Yolanda and I again can draft up a letter that would go to the membership of the comprehensive plan committee with a deadline and ask them for who's interested.
I was also a student here at Andrew. Uh, every day kids walk into this building without thinking about who built it, who poured the concrete, wired the lights, installed the plumbing, installed the heating, or made sure it was safe for us to learn in. But someone but but someone from our community did that work. Some of the students in these classrooms today could be the ones building the next school edition, renovating the gym, or upgrading the science labs in the future. Skill trades still skilled trade careers give students the change to directly shape the communities we grow up in. These there is something powerful about the idea of building this very schools that future students will learn, maybe even in our own maybe even our own younger siblings or children one day. When students have access to strong training and career pathways, we are not just pretending.
Um, and then I would think we, the two boards, would also want to draft up a posting for the public to get it approved. Um, is that something that Yolanda and I can work on as a committee kind of subcommittee to make that happen or would we want to come back to these two boards to approve and appoint? Like, how do we go about that? >> Well, I think I think the two of you obviously are, you know, doing all the ground work. I'm perfectly comfortable having you continue with the groundwork and then as far as like the actual membership on the committee, you know, would have to we'll talk about it. Um the select board will talk about the select board, planning board talk about the planning board so everyone has an equal opportunity to >> Well, we've we've determined who our representative is going to be.
We are not just preparing for jobs. We are preparing to take care of our community. Please support apprenticeship programs by adopting a responsible bidder or thank you. Mayor Glattz, last but not least, >> thank you for uh letting me speak. Um I first I I wish that Mike Henry was here. I wanted to address him. Really getting tired of of all the uh the just call him crazy emails I get constantly from him and all his nonsense. And for the record, I don't only people I know on this board I've known Tony territory for a long time. I've met Chris a couple times and unfortunately I know Mo Jabber, which I'll I'll discuss uh uh next. I feel sorry for all you guys. I don't know S uh Sue Dalton. I don't know uh Dr. Zeter. I know Dr. Nolting and uh Mr. Sartorii. I apologize for all the nonsense that you guys got to deal with these robocalls.
>> right. So, but as far as setting up all the groundwork, not perfectly. >> Yeah. I think an email a very simple email out to the past committee saying we're now moving forward with implementation. who's interested, please email back so we can review that. And then, you know, we're looking for three to four members of the comprehensive plan. And then at the same time, similar thing can go out to the public saying, you know, now's the now we're moving forward with implementation and we're looking for however many people um and it's going to be either, you know, and if you know, it's going to start out as a 15-month or three, you know, two year, threeear commitment based on these expiration dates. So, >> so is everyone okay with Yolanda and I kind of drafting what would be posted publicly? Like we can use this particular draft Yolanda already did and just turn it into an advertisement basically for the public.
Now I've been brought into them. I'm sure now after Mike Henry watches me speak, you will see a new RO robocall next week on me and I apologize. We've had the same issues in the village. Un luckily for us, he was an attorney. We were able to file an ARDC complaint. Um then he packed his bags, moved to uh Florida, and now he can't practice law anymore. So I I apologize. You really guys don't have much of an option other than possibly suing him for defamation or something. So I wish you guys I truly wish you the best of luck. This is all volunteer position. you guys should not have to deal with this nonsense. Um, and I think about you guys all the time. Every time I receive an email or I watch I watch the meetings. I apologize for what you guys get to uh what you have to go through.
Do we want to do it that way or do we want to wait until we see who from the comprehensive plan committee wants it first and then come back to you guys to figure out if we want to make it precinct specific? Like how do we want to go about that? >> I thought we already determined that I thought we'd made that decision. >> Let's get Let's get it rolling. >> Yeah. Yeah. So, let's get it we'll get we can do two things. We'll get an email out to the committee, find out who and and then an email out, you know, we can post it to say we need people from the public with the potential that we might be looking for specific precincts >> and do it for like April 1st so that we can hit the May goal of a committee meeting. like do we have a does any >> I I have to let people know that >> I'll be doing some work but I will be out of the country from April 9th to April 29th and as much as I love this volunteer work I don't expect to be doing a lot of it because I'm hoping to not have much internet access on my boat >> but we should do it prior to that >> so if we can get I think I mean I think we can get a lot of this done before April 9th.
And people don't realize that you don't get paid to do this. It's all volunteer for the students and for our neighborhood. So, I thank you for your uh for your time volunteering for everything you do. Um, second, I want to talk about uh your uh I what your title is all trustee or whatever you called for uh Mojabber. The dealings that I've had with uh Mr. Jobber. I'm used to being attacked and it's okay. My attack my attack started in 2019 from Senator Hastings and Bob Rita because I wouldn't endorse them. And then when you don't endorse people then you become an enemy and that's the thing that's really stinks about the politics in our area. And now you guys are are facing the same nonsense with the attacks. Uh Jobber approached me in February. He called I wouldn't answer his calls. He tried messaging me on Facebook and he got all his friends.
So yeah. >> Yeah. And and just to clarify, I think I mean and and not very many people jumped in here, but I I think with the with as far as the precinct, it was like, hey, great if it helps to get some diversity in there, but it's not going to be top priority to make sure, >> you know, and overshadow other contributions to make sure precincts are represented, right? >> Okay. >> Let's make sure that the project gets completed, right? >> That would be a good one. And whenever that's the priority priority, >> so I guess my question is what is the next select board planning board meeting that we're trying to hit to deliver to deliver some names both from the comprehensive plan committee and from the public to vote on together so we don't miss Yolanda's trip or we don't ruin it, I should say.
You should really stay off the phone while you're when people are speaking. You've been doing it to every public speaker. Um I wouldn't answer his calls and then called everyone I know to get to to talk to me. And I thought it'd be a friendly conversation and it led to can you get involved in our in our Orland fire district race and help and support us and if you do his buddy Ray Hannania who's a part who's a part of all the nonsense will write all these nice positive articles about me and all his other little friends that they have. I won't mention their names this uh this meeting. I'm going to save that. and then thinly park and it started getting flooded with, you know, mailers from the Orland Fire District about us involving us. >> The conclusion of public comments, we next are moving on to our approval for our consent agenda.
What's our what's our goal, if you will? Because that way when Yolanda and I are reaching out to both the public through an ad and um what's it called? the comprehensive plan committee. We can be very precise that we're aiming to get answers. >> We said April. You're going to be gone most of April. >> The 9th to the 29th. >> Yeah. So that >> first meeting in April. >> The first meeting in April. Yeah. We have a meeting on April 1st. The select board. >> All right. So why don't why don't we have that? >> That's our goal. >> Okay. >> Why don't we have that be a joint meeting perhaps? >> Sure. If you guys can come to the first part. >> We'll come visit you for once. >> Okay. That works great. >> Sounds like a plan. Okay. >> Can I sit at the kid table?