123 Madison Street  
Oak Park, Illinois 60302  
www.oak-park.us  
Village of Oak Park  
Meeting Agenda  
President and Board of Trustees  
Thursday, February 15, 2024  
7:00 PM  
Village Hall  
A Special 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. Non-Agenda Public Comment  
V. Regular Agenda  
A.  
RES 24-137  
A Resolution Approving a Funding Grant and Operating Agreement  
between the West Side Service Connector, d/b/a the Oak Park Family  
Transitional Shelter and the Village of Oak Park to Fund and Operate a  
Shelter Space for Asylum Seekers Residing in the Village and Authorizing its  
Execution  
Overview:  
The Village of Oak Park received $1,944,000 in grant funds from the  
Metropolitan Mayor’s Caucus to provide services to asylum seekers in the  
community. Of those funds, $1,244,000 has been designated to operate a  
temporary shelter for asylum seekers. The West Side Service Connector, d/b/a  
the Oak Park Family Transitional Shelter will serve as the subgrant recipient  
and operate the temporary shelter from February 26, 2024 through June 30,  
2024.  
A Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Grant Application with the  
Metropolitan Mayors Caucus for Supporting Municipalities for Asylum Seeker  
Services (SMASS) in Partnership with the Illinois Department of Human Services  
from $1,944,000 to $2,070,750  
B.  
RES 24-142  
Overview:  
Staff requests the Village Board adopt a Resolution approving an amendment to a  
grant application with the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus for Supporting  
Municipalities for Asylum Seeker Services (SMASS) in partnership with the Illinois  
Department of Human Services to request  
C.  
RES 24-143  
A Resolution Approving a Lease Agreement between the Catholic Bishop of  
Chicago and the Village of Oak Park to Provide Shelter Space for Asylum  
Seekers Residing in the Village and Authorizing its Execution Subject to the  
Village Entering into an Operating Agreement for the Shelter Space  
Overview:  
This item was postponed at this meeting by motion of the Board at the  
February 13, 2024 meeting. The Lease Agreement between the Catholic  
Bishop of Chicago (“CBC”) and the Village would provide shelter space at the  
former St. Edmund’s Parish School located at 200 S. Oak Park Avenue for the  
asylum seekers currently residing in the Village after the Village’s temporary  
shelter program ends on February 29, 2024.  
VI. Call to Board and Clerk  
VII. Adjourn