123 Madison Street  
Oak Park, Illinois 60302  
Village of Oak Park  
Meeting Agenda  
President and Board of Trustees  
Monday, March 13, 2023  
6:30 PM  
Village Hall  
A Special Meeting will start at 6:30 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 Special 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 reviewed. If  
you wish to make a statement, please complete the "Request to Address the Village  
Board" form which is available at the back of the Chambers, and present it to the staff  
table at front. When recognized, approach the podium, state your name first, and 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 Village Board  
meeting for persons to make public comments about an issue or concern which is not  
on the meeting agenda. It is not intended to be a dialogue with the Board. Send a  
request to state your comments by 5:00 p.m. the day of the Village Board meeting to  
publiccomment@oak-park.us or make a request at the meeting with the Village Clerk.  
You may also call the Village Clerk's office by 5:00 p.m. prior to the meeting at  
708-358-5670 and you will be given instructions on how to participate during the meeting.  
Non-agenda public comment will be limited to 30 minutes with a limit of three minutes  
per comment. If comment requests exceed 30 minutes, public comment will resume  
after the items listed under the agenda are complete.  
Instructions for Agenda Public Comment  
Public comments are allowed for an agenda item. Persons are asked to email a request  
to speak during the meeting to publiccomment@oak-park.us no later than 5:00 p.m.  
prior to the start of the meeting or make a request at the meeting with the Village Clerk.  
You may also call the Village Clerk's Office by 5:00 p.m. prior to the meeting at  
708-358-5670 and you will be given instructions on how to participate during the meeting.  
Agenda public comment will be limited to three minutes per person per agenda item with  
a maximum of three agenda items to which you can speak. In addition, a maximum of  
five persons can speak to each side of any one topic that is scheduled for or has been  
the subject of a public hearing by a designated hearing body. These items are noted with  
(*).  
I. Call to Order  
II. Roll Call  
III. Consideration of Motion to Adjourn to Executive Session to Discuss Minutes,  
Pending Litigation and Collective Bargaining  
IV. Adjourn Executive Session  
V. Reconvene to Special Meeting in Council Chambers and Call to Order  
VI. Roll Call  
VII. Agenda Approval  
VIII. Non-Agenda Public Comment  
IX. Regular Agenda  
A.  
An Ordinance Amending Chapter 8 (“Business Licensing”) of the Oak Park  
Village Code by Adding a New Article 41 (“Lawn  
Maintenance/Landscaping”) and Amending Chapter 7 (“Buildings”), Article  
0 (“Contractor Registration”), Section 7-0-1 (“Contractor Registration”) and  
Chapter 17 (“Offenses”), Article 1 (“Identification Of Specific Offenses”),  
Section 17-1-30 (“Noise”) of the Oak Park Village Code  
Overview:  
Pursuant to the Village Board’s direction at its November 7, 2022 meeting  
regarding a presentation of a leaf blower policy analysis, staff prepared an  
Ordinance establishing a Lawn Maintenance/Landscaping business license, a  
related contractor registration requirement, and equipment restrictions  
prohibiting gasoline or propane powered leaf blowers after June 1, 2025.  
B.  
Public Safety Annual Report  
Overview:  
A presentation will be given on the state of public safety and the Police  
Department in the Village of Oak Park.  
X. Adjourn