123 Madison Street  
Oak Park, Illinois 60302  
www.oak-park.us  
Village of Oak Park  
Meeting Minutes  
President and Board of Trustees  
Tuesday, May 13, 2025  
6:30 PM  
Village Hall  
I. Call to Order  
Village President Vicki Scaman called the Regular Meeting to order at  
6:34 P.M.  
II. Roll Call  
Trustee Straw arrived at 6:42 P.M. during closed session.  
4 -  
Present:  
Absent:  
Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Enyia, Village Trustee Taglia, and Village  
Trustee Wesley  
2 - Village Trustee Leving Jacobson, and Village Trustee Straw  
VIII. Non-Agenda Public Comment  
Suzen Riley: Oak Park resident since 1962. Being in a wheelchair, she  
really appreciates the bike lanes because they provide safety and the  
sidewalks are very dangerous.  
III. Consideration of Motion to Adjourn to Closed Session to Discuss Pending  
Litigation.  
It was moved by Trustee Taglia, seconded by Trustee Enyia, to adjourn into  
closed session. The motion was approved. The roll call on the vote was as  
follows:  
4 -  
AYES:  
Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Enyia, Village Trustee Taglia, and Village  
Trustee Wesley  
4 -  
AYES:  
NAYS:  
Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Enyia, Village Trustee Taglia, and Village  
Trustee Wesley  
0
0
NAYS:  
2 - Village Trustee Leving Jacobson, and Village Trustee Straw  
2 - Village Trustee Leving Jacobson, and Village Trustee Straw  
ABSENT:  
ABSENT:  
IV. Reconvene to Regular Meeting in Council Chambers and Call to Order  
President Scaman reconvened the Regular Meeting at 7:58 P.M.  
V. Roll Call  
5 -  
Present:  
Absent:  
Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Enyia, Village Trustee Straw, Village  
Trustee Taglia, and Village Trustee Wesley  
1 - Village Trustee Leving Jacobson  
VI. Agenda Approval  
It was moved by Trustee Straw, seconded by Trustee Wesley, to approve the  
Agenda. A voice vote was taken and the motion was approved.  
0
NAYS:  
1 - Village Trustee Leving Jacobson  
ABSENT:  
VII. Minutes  
A Motion to Approve Minutes from the March 11, 2025 and May 6, 2025  
Regular Meetings of the Village Board.  
MOT 25-158  
A.  
It was moved by Trustee Straw, seconded by Trustee Wesley, to approve the  
Minutes. A voice vote was taken and the motion was approved.  
Non-Agenda Public Comment  
John Michel: Lives on 1000 block of Woodbine. The Park District didn't  
follow due process with their $2.8M CIP project at Field Park to meet with  
the community and do a traffic study.  
Les Golden [remote]: Emailed the Village a petition about fiduciary  
responsibility as it relates to DEI and sustainability. The Park District is  
putting a dance studio in northwest Oak Park catering to white students.  
Destroying the hill at Field playground and its old growth trees will cause  
the loss of habitat and change the bioenvironment.  
Joyce Porter [remote]: The Park District has not been responsive to what  
the neighborhood wants.  
Pam Tate, representing Oak Park Climate Action Network (OPCAN):  
Urged the new Village Board to make climate-related budget decisions a  
top priority including the use of reserved funds for 2025-2026 and act upon  
the additional $500K for increasing energy efficiency grant funding this  
year.  
IX. Proclamation  
A Motion to Approve a Proclamation Recognizing the 50th Season of the  
Oak Park Farmers’ Market.  
MOT 25-177  
B.  
Trustee Taglia read the Proclamation into the record. A member of the  
Farmers' Market Commission accepted the proclamation.  
It was moved by Trustee Wesley, seconded by Trustee Straw, that this Motion be  
approved. A voice vote was taken and the motion was approved.  
A Motion to Approve a Proclamation National Jewish American Heritage  
MOT 25-178  
C.  
Month - May 2025.  
President Scaman read the Proclamation into the record.  
It was moved by Trustee Wesley, seconded by Trustee Enyia, that this Motion be  
approved. A voice vote was taken and the motion was approved.  
A Motion to Approve a Proclamation Asian American, Native Hawaiian,  
Pacific Islander, Desi Heritage Month - May 2025  
MOT 25-179  
MOT 25-180  
D.  
E.  
President Scaman read the Proclamation into the record.  
It was moved by Trustee Enyia, seconded by Trustee Wesley, that this Motion be  
approved. A voice vote was taken and the motion was approved.  
A Motion to Approve a Proclamation Older Americans Month - May 2025  
and Celebrating Seniors Week May 8 - May 15, 2025.  
Trustee Straw read the Proclamation into the record. Oak Park Township  
representative Pat Koko accepted the proclamation and made remarks.  
Aging in Communities commissioner Monika Robinson made remarks.  
It was moved by Trustee Straw, seconded by Trustee Wesley, that this Motion be  
approved. A voice vote was taken and the motion was approved.  
X. Village Manager Reports  
Review of the Updated Village Board Meeting Calendars for May 2025.  
ID 25-348  
F.  
Village Manager Kevin Jackson provided an introduction. Assistant Village  
Manager/Neighborhood Services Director Jonathan Burch recognized the  
volunteers, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, and Housing Forward who  
helped the Village operate community warming centers this past winter.  
Director Burch introduced new Neighborhood Partnerships Administrator  
Paola Garibay. Administrator Garibay made remarks. Community Services  
Administrator Vanessa Matheny introduced the Engaging Communities for  
Healthy Outcomes (ECHO) Program and two new care coordinators Kim  
Smith and Maxie Moses. Coordinators Smith and Moses presented  
information about the program.  
Manager Jackson presented the updated calendar for May 2025.  
XI. Village Board Committees  
Trustee Straw noted one of the public comments referred to a traffic study  
done in the northwest sector of Oak Park last April. The results of that study  
were presented to the Transportation Commission along with  
recommendations regarding traffic calming at their April meeting. He  
recommended watching that meeting.  
XII. Citizen Commission Vacancies  
ID 25-365  
G.  
Board and Commission Vacancy Report for May 13, 2025  
There were no comments.  
XIII. Citizen Commission Appointments, Reappointments and Chair Appointments  
A Motion to Consent to the Village President’s Appointment of: Aging in  
Communities - Linda T. Francis, Appointed as Commissioner | Melissa  
Avila, Appointed as Commissioner  
MOT 25-166  
H.  
Community Development Citizens Advisory Committee - Sheena Rayford,  
Appointed as Chair | Wayne Huang, Appointed as Member  
Farmers’ Market Commission - Jessica Green, Appointed as Chair  
Liquor Control Review Board - Jeffrey Hines, Appointed as Member  
Village Clerk Christina Waters read the names into the record.  
It was moved by Trustee Enyia, seconded by Trustee Straw, that this Motion be  
approved. A voice vote was taken and the motion was approved.  
XIV. Consent Agenda  
Approval of the Consent Agenda  
It was moved to approve the items under the Consent Agenda. The motion was  
approved. The roll call on the vote was as follows:  
5 -  
AYES:  
Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Enyia, Village Trustee Straw, Village  
Trustee Taglia, and Village Trustee Wesley  
0
NAYS:  
1 - Village Trustee Leving Jacobson  
ABSENT:  
A Motion to Approve the Bills in the Amount of $7,639,126.71 from March  
1, 2025, through April 3, 2025  
MOT 25-160  
RES 25-193  
I.  
This Motion was adopted.  
J.  
A Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Settlement  
Agreement in Workers’ Compensation Case Number 23 WC 28845  
This Resolution was adopted.  
A Resolution Approving a Task Order for Professional Engineering  
Services with Baxter & Woodman, Inc. for Engineering Services for an  
Update to the Village’s Hydraulic Water Distribution System Model in an  
Amount not to Exceed $66,800 and Authorizing its Execution  
RES 25-199  
RES 25-200  
L.  
This Resolution was adopted.  
A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Six 2025 Nissan Leaf S+  
Vehicles from Gerald Nissan of North Aurora, Illinois, in an Amount not to  
exceed $133,996.20 and Waiving the Village’s Bid Process for the  
Purchase  
M.  
This Resolution was adopted.  
A Resolution Approving a Second Amendment to a Professional Services  
Agreement with Technical Design Services Inc. to Design the Village  
Hall’s Audiovisual Technology for an additional $3,950 to Increase the  
Not to Exceed Amount to $57,330 and Authorizing Its Execution  
RES 25-201  
N.  
This Resolution was adopted.  
XVI. Call to Board and Clerk  
Clerk Waters thanked the volunteers, OPRFHS civics students, non-profit  
organizations, taxing bodies, and legislators of the Civics Engagement  
Festival on May 4. The Village is hosting a black maternal health and  
awareness workshop on 5/21 at 5:30 P.M. at PCC Wellness Center. The  
Junior Deputy Clerk Program will run June 6-July 25 and registration will be  
coming soon.  
Trustee Enyia welcomed Trustees Taglia and Leving Jacobson and  
thanked Trustee Buchanan for her service.  
Trustee Wesley thanked Trustee Buchanan for her service and welcomed  
Trustees Taglia and Leving Jacobson.  
Trustee Straw thanked Trustee Buchanan for her service and highlighted  
the efforts of the Aging in Communities commission.  
Trustee Taglia thanked Trustee Buchanan for her service.  
President Scaman thanked Trustee Buchanan for her service. She invited  
the community to Move with the Mayor and meet her at 9:00 A.M. Saturday  
morning at Village Hall to walk together to the Farmers' Market which  
opens this weekend on its 50th anniversary. She welcomed Trustees  
Taglia and Leving Jacobson and thanked all her trustee colleagues. She  
expressed her deepest condolences on the loss of Hepzibah Home  
Executive Director Mary Anne Brown and read a 2017 proclamation in her  
honor.  
XVII. Adjourn  
It was moved by Trustee Straw, seconded by Trustee Enyia, to adjourn. A voice  
vote was taken and the motion was approved. Meeting adjourned at 9:10 P.M.,  
Tuesday, May 13, 2025.  
Respectfully submitted,  
Deputy Clerk Hansen