123 Madison Street  
Oak Park, Illinois 60302  
www.oak-park.us  
Village of Oak Park  
Meeting Agenda  
President and Board of Trustees  
Tuesday, November 18, 2025  
7:00 PM  
Village Hall  
A Regular Meeting will start at 7:00 p.m.,in Council Chambers (Room 201).  
The President and Board of Trustees welcome you. Public comments may be made by  
individuals at the beginning of the meeting, as well as when agenda items are discussed.  
If you wish to provide public comment, complete the "Instructions to Address the Village  
Board" form which is available at the back of the Chambers and present it to the Village  
Clerk at the Board table. When recognized, approach the podium and state your name  
first. If you wish to provide comment by virtual means, contact the Village Clerk's Office  
prior to 5:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting by calling 708-358-5670 or by email to  
publiccomment@oak-park.us. Your camera must remain on while speaking. Please  
limit your remarks to three minutes.  
Instructions for Non-Agenda Public Comment  
Non-agenda public comment is a time set aside at the beginning of a meeting for  
individuals to speak about an issue or concern that is not on that meeting's agenda. It is  
not intended for a dialogue with the Board. Non-agenda public comment is limited to 30  
minutes with a limit of three minutes per person. If non-agenda public comment exceed  
30 minutes, public comment will resume after the items listed under the regular agenda  
are complete. See instructions above on how to provide public comment.  
Instructions for Agenda Public Comment  
Comments are three minutes per person per agenda item with a maximum of three  
agenda items on which an individual may speak. In addition, the Village Board permits a  
maximum of five persons to speak on each side of any one topic which is scheduled for  
or has been the subject of a public hearing by a designated hearing body. These items  
are noted with (*). See instructions above on how to provide public comment.  
I. Call to Order  
II. Roll Call  
III. Agenda Approval  
IV. Minutes  
A Motion to Approve Minutes from the September 3, 9, and 16, 2025  
Regular Meeting of the Village Board.  
A.  
MOT 25-244  
Overview:  
This is a Motion to approve the official minutes of meetings of the Village Board.  
V. Non-Agenda Public Comment  
VI. Proclamation  
A Motion to Approve a Proclamation Declaring Transgender Day of  
Remembrance Annually on November 20th in Oak Park, IL  
B.  
MOT 25-272  
Overview:  
This is a motion to approve Village President Vicki Scaman proclaiming  
Transgender Day of Remembrance Annually on November 20th in Oak Park, IL.  
A Motion to Approve a Proclamation for National Hunger and  
Homelessness Awareness Week, November 16-22, 2025  
C.  
D.  
MOT 25-280  
Overview:  
This is a motion to approve Village President Vicki Scaman proclaiming the  
week of November 16 National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.  
A Motion to Approve a Proclamation for Small Business Saturday on  
Saturday November 29, 2025.  
MOT 25-282  
Overview:  
This is a motion to approve Village President Vicki Scaman proclaiming  
Saturday November 29, 2025 as Small Business Saturday in Oak Park, IL.  
VII. Village Manager Reports  
Review of the Board Meeting Calendars for November and December  
2025  
E.  
ID 25-714  
Overview:  
Calendars are presented to the Board for the purpose of highlighting Special  
Meeting topics. These topics are based on adopted Village Board Goals and/or  
previous Village Board direction.  
VIII. Village Board Committees  
This section is intended to be informational. If there are approved minutes from a recent  
Committee meeting of the Village Board, the minutes will be posted in this section.  
IX. Citizen Commission Vacancies  
This is an ongoing list of current vacancies for the Citizens Involvement Commissions.  
Residents are encouraged to apply through the Village Clerk’s Office.  
F.  
MOT 25-285  
Board and Commission Vacancy Report for November 18, 2025  
Overview:  
This report lists the expected number of members, current number of members  
seated and number of active vacancies for the Village’s 18 citizen boards and  
commissions. There are currently 21 vacancies.  
X. Citizen Commission Appointments, Reappointments and Chair Appointments  
Names are forwarded from the Citizens Involvement Commission to the Village Clerk and  
then forwarded to the Village President for recommendation. If any appointments are  
ready prior to the meeting, the agenda will be revised to list the names.  
A Motion to Consent to the Village President’s Appointment of:  
Board of Fire and Police - James Gates, Appoint as Member; Board of  
Health - Kate Odom, Reappoint as Member  
G.  
MOT 25-284  
Overview:  
Board and Commission Information  
Board of Fire and Police - The Board of Fire and Police Commission  
supervises appointment and promotion eligibility lists and holds disciplinary  
hearings regarding the two departments. Serves the civil service role for public  
safety employees set out by state statute.  
Board of Health - The Board of Health is an advisory body to the Director of the  
Department of Public Health and the Board of Trustees, and as such has  
authority to make recommendations as to rules, regulations and orders as it  
may deem necessary for the preservation and improvement of public health  
and for the prevention and/or suppression of disease.  
XI. Consent Agenda  
An Ordinance Amending Chapter 3 (“Alcoholic Liquor Dealers”) of the  
Oak Park Village Code to Update and Streamline Various Provisions  
Pertaining to the Regulation of Local Businesses and Consumption of  
Alcoholic Beverages  
H.  
ORD 25-201  
Overview:  
The Liquor Control Review Board is proposing an ordinance to update and  
streamline various provisions contained in Chapter 3 (“Alcoholic Liquor  
Dealers”) of the Oak Park Village Code.  
An Ordinance Amending Chapter 15 (“Motor Vehicles and Traffic”),  
Article 1 (“In General”), Section 12 (“Yield Right-of-Way Signs”) of the  
Oak Park Village Code to Remove Locations for Yield Signs  
I.  
ORD 25-208  
Overview:  
Section 15-1-12 of Village Code establishes locations for Yield signs. This  
section of code has not been updated in many years and the majority of the  
locations where yield signs used to exist have been upgraded to stop signs.  
An Ordinance Establishing All-Way Stops at the Intersection of Clinton  
Avenue and Lexington Street and Northbound Stops on Belleforte  
Avenue at Greenfield Street and Forest Avenue at Greenfield Street  
J.  
ORD 25-209  
Overview:  
As directed by the Village Board at the October 14, 2025 and November 11,  
2025 Board Meetings, this Ordinance established all-way stop controls at the  
Clinton and Lexington intersection as part of a traffic calming petition process  
and requires northbound traffic on Belleforte Avenue and Forest Avenue to stop  
at their intersections at Greenfield Street as part of the northwest Oak Park  
traffic study recommendations.  
Concur with the Transportation Commission’s Recommendation and  
Adopt a Resolution to Establish Staff Permit Parking 7:00 A.M. to 4:00  
P.M. Monday through Friday, August 15 through June 15 for Staff at Beye  
Elementary School (230 N. Cuyler Avenue)  
K.  
RES 25-311  
Overview:  
The purpose of this agenda item is to request Village Board concurrence with  
the Transportation Commission’s recommendation to designate limited  
on-street “Staff Permit Parking” for employees of Beye Elementary School to  
alleviate staff parking challenges during the academic year.  
A Resolution Approving a Task Order for Professional Engineering  
Services with V3 Companies, Ltd. for Topographic Surveys for the 2026  
Capital Improvement Projects in an Amount not to exceed $102,000 and  
Authorizing its Execution  
L.  
RES 25-315  
Overview:  
The Engineering Division requested a proposal from V3 Companies to provide  
topographic surveys for the 2026 capital improvement program locations.  
Topographic surveys are used as the base for the design for roadway and utility  
improvement projects. Work includes surveying streets for water and sewer  
improvement projects and local street resurfacing projects for design and  
construction in 2026.  
A Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Collective Bargaining  
Agreement Between the Village of Oak Park and The Automobile  
Mechanics’ International Association of Machinists and Aerospace  
Workers (IAM), AFL-CIO Local 701 for the Period of July 1, 2025, through  
June 30, 2028, and Authorizing its Execution  
M.  
RES 25-322  
Overview:  
On October 14, 2025 the Village Board approved the collective bargaining  
agreement between with the Automotive Mechanics’ International Association of  
Machinist and Aerospace Workers (IAM), AFL-CIO Local 701. This is a minor  
amendment changing the employee evaluation period to align with the contract.  
N.  
O.  
RES 25-325  
A Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Settlement  
Agreement in Workers’ Compensation Case Number 24 WC  
13593  
Overview:  
It is requested that the Village Board authorize the execution of a settlement  
agreement in Workers’ Compensation Case Number 24 WC 13593.  
A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Excess Public Entity Liability  
Insurance, Excess Workers’ Compensation Insurance, Property  
Insurance, Crime Coverage, and Cyber Liability for the Village of Oak  
Park for Fiscal Year 2026 in an Amount Not to Exceed $934,810  
RES 25-326  
Overview:  
The Resolution authorizes the purchase of excess insurance for amounts over  
the Village’s self-insured retention amounts for coverage for public entity liability  
insurance, excess workers’ compensation insurance, property insurance,  
crime coverage, and cyber liability for fiscal year 2026.  
A Resolution Approving and Amendment to a Professional Services  
Agreement with T.Y. Lin International Great Lakes, INC for the  
Completion of an Electric Shuttle Feasibility Assessment to Change the  
Amount not to Exceed from $65,732 to $68,130 and Authorizing its  
Execution  
P.  
RES 25-327  
Overview:  
This is a resolution approving and amendment to a professional services  
agreement with T.Y. Lin International Great Lakes, INC for the completion of an  
electric shuttle feasibility assessment to change the amount not to exceed from  
$65,732 to $68,130 and authorizing its execution.  
A Resolution Ratifying the Submission of a Grant Application with  
Metropolitan Mayors Caucus for the Low Income Energy Efficiency  
Outreach and Engagement Grant in the amount of $25,000  
Q.  
RES 25-332  
Overview:  
This is a Resolution ratifying the submission of a grant application with  
Metropolitan Mayors Caucus for the low income energy efficiency outreach and  
engagement grant in the amount of $25,000.  
XII. Regular Agenda  
R.  
ORD 25-165  
Concur with the Historic Preservation Commission and Adopt an  
Ordinance Designating 1144 Lake Street as an Oak Park Landmark  
Overview:  
The Historic Preservation Commission recommends that the Village Board  
Adopt an Ordinance authorizing amendment of Chapter 7, Article 9, Section 7  
(F) of the Village Code and designate 1144 Lake Street as an Oak Park  
Landmark. This is a companion item with their Class L request and the  
redevelopment agreement.  
Concur with the Historic Preservation Commission and Adopt a  
Resolution Supporting and Consenting to Approval of Cook County  
Class L Classification for the Rehabilitation of the Building Located at  
1144 Lake Street, Oak Park, Illinois  
S.  
RES 25-331  
Overview:  
Nicholas P. Karris, on behalf of the owner of the Marshal Fields and Company  
building located at 1144 Lake Street, is applying for a Cook County Class L real  
estate tax assessment incentive that offers financial benefits to property owners  
undertaking substantial rehabilitation of landmarked buildings. In order to receive  
a Class L assessment designation, the municipality in which the real estate is  
located must, by lawful ordinance or resolution, state (1) that the incentive is  
necessary for the substantial rehabilitation, (2) that it supports the granting of  
the incentive, and (3) that it has reviewed and accepted its Preservation  
Commission’s recommendation of the project. This resolution would provide  
Village support for the Class L request and is a companion item to the  
Landmark Designation Ordinance and the attached Economic Incentive  
Agreement.  
A Resolution Approving the Expansion of the Business Assistance Grant  
Program and Grant Guidelines  
T.  
RES 25-321  
Overview:  
Staff is proposing the expansion of the Business Assistance Grant Programs to  
include three (3) new grant programs designed to assist new and existing  
businesses.  
Concur with the Housing Programs Advisory Committee's  
Recommendations and Adopt a Resolution Awarding a Funding Grant  
Agreement for an Affordable Housing Project Totaling $450,000 from the  
Housing Trust Fund and Authorizing Execution of the Agreement with  
the Oak Park Residence Corporation  
U.  
RES 25-288  
Overview:  
The Housing Programs Advisory Committee (HPAC) has reviewed an  
application from the Oak Park Residence Corporation (OPRC) for the Housing  
Trust Fund and is recommending its approval.  
Truth in Taxation Public Hearing for the Proposed Tax Year 2025  
Property Tax Levy and Determination of Estimated Levy  
V.  
ID 25-718  
Overview:  
This is the Village’s annual public hearing for the estimated 2025 Property Tax  
Levy. The public hearing was originally scheduled for November 11. In order to  
accommodate a revised schedule for budget and levy consideration and  
approval, the Village Board continued the public hearing to November 18.  
Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2026 Tentative Annual Budget of the  
Village of Oak Park  
W.  
X.  
ID 25-719  
Overview:  
This a public hearing the Village’s FY 2026 tentative annual budget.  
ID 25-721  
Review of the 2026 Fiscal Year Budget  
Overview:  
This is the first review of the proposed operating budget for Fiscal Year 2026.  
Staff will be available to review and answer questions on any of the following  
budgets.  
XIII. Call to Board and Clerk  
XIV. Adjourn