123 Madison Street  
Oak Park, Illinois 60302  
www.oak-park.us  
Village of Oak Park  
Meeting Agenda  
President and Board of Trustees  
Tuesday, February 13, 2024  
6:00 PM  
Village Hall  
A Regular Meeting will start at 6:00 p.m., to begin in Council Chambers (Room  
201). The Village Board is expected to adjourn immediately into Executive  
Session and move to Room 130. The Board will reconvene the Regular Meeting  
at 7:30 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 a Motion to Adjourn to Executive Session to discuss Lease  
of Property  
IV. Adjourn Executive Session  
V. Reconvene to Regular Meeting in Council Chambers and Call to Order  
VI. Roll Call  
VII. Agenda Approval  
VIII. Minutes  
A.  
MOT 24-118  
A Motion to Approve Minutes from the January 30, 2024 Regular Meeting  
Regular Meeting of the Village Board  
Overview:  
This is a motion to approve the official minutes of meetings of the Village  
Board.  
IX. Non-Agenda Public Comment  
X. Village Manager Reports  
B.  
ID 24-150  
Review of the Updated Village Board Meeting Calendar for February, March,  
and April 2024  
Overview:  
Calendars are presented for the purpose of highlighting the Special Meeting  
topics. These topics are based on adopted Village Board Goals and/or prior  
Village Board direction.  
XI. Village Board Committees & Trustee Liaison Commission Reports  
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.  
XII. 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.  
XIII. 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.  
C.  
MOT 24-121  
A Motion to Consent to the Village President’s Appointment of:  
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners - Edward Pacer, Appoint as Member  
Civic Information Systems Commission - Manning Peterson, Appoint as  
Member  
Farmer’s Market Commission - Kelsey L. Di Pirro, Appoint as Member  
Police Pension Board - Robert Planek, Reappoint as Member  
Police Pension Board - Dennis Marani, Reappoint as Member  
XIV. Consent Agenda  
XV. Regular Agenda  
D.  
ID 24-135  
Presentation on the Village of Oak Park Classification and Compensation  
Study for Non-Union Employees  
Overview:  
The Village Board approved a professional services agreement with GovHR  
USA, LLC (“GovHR”) on April 24, 2023, to conduct a Classification and  
Compensation Study for non-union positions in the Village. This study included  
a review of job descriptions, the compensation system (including benefits),  
and determination of the correct market pay for each position. The purpose of  
the project is to ensure the Village provides equitable wages for non-union  
employees in alignment with the Village’s compensation philosophy and to  
support of employee recruitment and retention.  
E.  
RES 24-136  
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:  
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.  
F.  
RES 24-140  
A Resolution Approving a Funding Grant Agreement between Oak Park River  
Forest Community of Congregations and the Village of Oak Park to Fund a  
Short-Term Resettlement Program for Asylum Seekers Residing in the  
Village’s Temporary Shelter Program 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, $300,000 have been designated to provide  
short-term rental assistance to asylum seekers. The Community of  
Congregations serves as the fiscal agent of a volunteer-run mutual aid effort  
that supports the resettlement of asylum seekers in Oak Park’s temporary  
shelter program. The Village’s temporary program is scheduled to end on  
February 29, 2024 and as of February 9, 2024 there are 132 asylum seekers  
still in the program.  
G.  
MOT 24-119  
A Motion by Trustees Enyia and Straw to Direct Village Staff to Draft an  
Agreement for Board Consideration with the Oak Park-River Forest  
Community of Congregations to Provide $150,000 in Village General Funds to  
the Community of Congregations to Provide Short-Term Rental Assistance  
for Asylum Seekers  
Overview:  
Trustee Enyia has moved, and Trustee Straw has seconded, to direct staff to  
draft an agreement to provide $150,000 in support to the Oak Park-River  
Forest Community of Congregations to support short-term rental assistance  
apart from the $300,000 in grant funds for short-term rental assistance from  
the state-funded SMASS Grant Round II awarded by the Metropolitan Mayors  
Caucus on February 2, 2024.  
XVI. Call to Board and Clerk  
XVII. Adjourn