123 Madison Street  
Oak Park, Illinois 60302  
www.oak-park.us  
Village of Oak Park  
Meeting Agenda  
President and Board of Trustees  
Tuesday, January 27, 2026  
6:30 PM  
Village Hall  
A Regular Meeting will start at 6:30 p.m., to begin in Council Chambers (Room 201).  
The Village Board is expected to enter immediately into Closed Session (Room 130)  
and reconvene the Regular Meeting 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. Consideration of Motion to Adjourn to Closed Session to Discuss Purchase or  
Lease of Real Property for the Use of the Village and Setting of a Price for Sale or  
Lease of Property Owned by the Village  
IV. Adjourn to Closed Session  
V. Reconvene to Regular Meeting in Council Chambers and Call to Order  
VI. Roll Call  
VII. Agenda Approval  
VIII. Minutes  
A Motion to Approve Minutes from the January 20, 2026 Regular Meeting  
of the Village Board  
A.  
MOT 26-111  
Overview:  
This is a Motion to approve the official minutes of meetings of the Village Board.  
IX. Non-Agenda Public Comment  
X. Proclamation  
A Motion to Approve a Proclamation Honoring the Life and Legacy of  
Mrs. Wyanetta Johnson  
B.  
MOT 26-109  
Overview:  
This is a motion to approve Village President Vicki Scaman proclaiming formal  
recognition of the life, service, and extraordinary legacy of Mrs. Wyanetta  
Johnson, and honoring her more than forty years of unwavering advocacy on  
behalf of children, families, educators, and the Village of Oak Park.  
XI. Village Manager Reports  
XII. 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.  
XIII. 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.  
C.  
ID 26-160  
Board and Commission Vacancy Report for January 27, 2026  
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 25 vacancies.  
XIV. 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:  
Civic Information Systems Commission - Joshua N. Vanderberg, Appoint  
as Chair  
D.  
MOT 26-110  
Farmers’ Market Commission - Anthony P. Munoz, Appoint as Member  
XV. First Reading  
A First Reading and Potential Approval of an Ordinance Amending  
Chapter 22 (“Streets and Sidewalks”), Article 14 (“Small Wireless  
Facilities”) of the Oak Park Village Code for the Regulation of Small Cell  
Wireless Facilities  
E.  
ORD 26-102  
Overview:  
This amendment to the Village’s Code updates the Code to be consistent with  
recent changes in the State Law regulating small cell wireless facilities to  
require additional documentation for permit reviews and increases the annual  
license fee to the revised maximum amount of $270 per year per small cellular  
installation.  
XVI. Consent Agenda  
A Resolution Approving and Adopting the Village of Oak Park Climate  
Ready Energy Loan Program Guidelines  
F.  
RES 26-105  
Overview:  
Approve a Resolution to approve and adopt the Climate Ready Energy Loan  
program guidelines.  
A Resolution Approving the Purchase of Six 2026 Ford Utility Hybrid  
Police Interceptor Vehicles with Police Package from Currie Motors of  
Frankfort, Illinois, through contracts secured by the Suburban  
Purchasing Cooperative Joint Purchasing Program in an Amount Not to  
Exceed $312,012.00  
G.  
RES 26-108  
Overview:  
The Fiscal Year 2026 Fleet Replacement Fund includes the replacement of six  
(6) Police vehicles. The vehicles are planned to be replaced with 2026 Ford  
Utility Hybrid Police Interceptor Vehicles with Police Package. The Suburban  
Purchasing Cooperative (SPC) awarded the bid to Currie Motors of Frankfort,  
Illinois.  
A Resolution Approving Amendments to Appendix I (“Job Classification &  
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Status”) and Appendix VII (“Appointee  
Pay Plan Schedule”) of the Village of Oak Park Personnel Manual  
H.  
RES 26-112  
Overview:  
The Village of Oak Park Personnel Manual includes personnel policies that set  
expectations for employee and management responsibilities, ensure  
employees are treated in a fair and consistent manner, inform employees of  
their rights and benefits, and comply with State and Federal regulations. Staff  
regularly review the Personnel Manual and make periodic updates to ensure the  
Village complies with applicable laws and the policy manual is consistent with  
the Village’s authorized budget. Appendices I and VII have been updated to  
reflect changes to the classifications in Fiscal Year 2026.  
A Resolution Approving the Purchase of One Electric Semi-Truck from  
Peterbilt Illinois Joliet, Inc dba JX Truck Center through Contracts  
Secured by the Sourcewell Cooperative Joint Purchasing Program in an  
Amount not to exceed $397,591.06 and Directing Staff to Prepare the  
Necessary Budget Amendment for the Purchase  
I.  
RES 26-117  
Overview:  
This is a resolution authorizing the Village to purchase an electric semi-truck  
and making the necessary budget amendments to do so.  
A Resolution Approving and Adopting the Village of Oak Park Climate  
Ready Sustainability Credit Program Guidelines  
J.  
RES 26-119  
Overview:  
This is a Resolution which will adopt the program guidelines for the Village of  
Oak Park Climate Ready Sustainability Credit.  
A Resolution Approving the Independent Contractor Agreement with  
McAdam Landscaping, Incorporated for Business District Landscape  
Maintenance Services in 2026 in an Amount Not to Exceed $77,000.00  
and Authorizing Its Execution  
K.  
RES 26-120  
Overview:  
This agenda item is for the Business District Landscape Maintenance program  
for 2026 and is proposed to be awarded to the low responsive bidder, McAdam  
Landscaping, Incorporated. The Village maintains the landscape in multiple  
business districts across the Village.  
A Resolution Approving the Independent Contractor Agreement with  
CityEscape Garden & Design LLC for Regular Landscape Maintenance  
Services in 2026 in an Amount Not to Exceed $137,000.00 and Authorizing  
Its Execution  
L.  
RES 26-121  
Overview:  
This agenda item is for the Regular Landscape Maintenance program for 2026  
and is proposed to be awarded to the low responsive bidder, CityEscape  
Garden & Design LLC. The Village maintains the landscaping on approximately  
115 sites across the Village.  
A Resolution Approving and Adopting the Village of Oak Park Climate  
Ready Energy Grant Program Guidelines  
M.  
N.  
RES 26-130  
Overview:  
Approve a Resolution to approve and adopt the Climate Ready Energy Grant  
program guidelines.  
An Ordinance Authorizing the Sale of Surplus Equipment Owned by the  
Village of Oak Park  
ORD 26-101  
Overview:  
The Police Department has equipment that may be disposed of once they are  
no longer useful to the Village. This equipment will be reassigned, donated, sold  
at auction, traded in, consigned, or disposed of as scrap.  
An Ordinance Amending Section 15-3-18 of the Oak Park Village Code to  
Extend the Free Parking Time at the Village’s Avenue Garage from Sixty  
(60) Minutes to Ninety (90) Minutes to Provide Business Support During  
the “Renew the Avenue” Streetscape Project  
O.  
ORD 26-108  
Overview:  
This a proposed ordinance expanding the free parking time at the Avenue  
parking garage from sixty (60) minutes to ninety (90) minutes to support the  
Hemingway Business District during the period of February 1, 2026 to  
November 30, 2026.  
XVII. Regular Agenda  
A Motion to Accept the Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Comprehensive Annual  
Financial Report (ACF) and Supporting Documents  
P.  
MOT 26-106  
Overview:  
This motion is the formal acceptance of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Audit and  
related reports by the Village Board.  
A Presentation by Ralph T. Muehleisen, Chief Building Scientist at  
Argonne National Laboratory of the results of the Energy to Communities  
Expert Match project titled “Multifamily Housing Incentive Program  
Development.”  
Q.  
ID 26-116  
Overview:  
Ralph Muehleisen, Chief Building Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory, will  
present the results of a study conducted for the Village of Oak Park  
investigating effective energy efficiency incentive programs for the Village of  
Oak Park multifamily properties.  
A Presentation and Discussion on E.C.H.O. (Engaging Community for  
Healthy Outcomes) Phase 1  
R.  
ID 26-131  
Overview:  
Staff will present on the status of Phase 1 of the E.C.H.O. program.  
XVIII. Call to Board and Clerk  
XIX. Adjourn