123 Madison Street  
Oak Park, Illinois 60302  
www.oak-park.us  
Village of Oak Park  
Meeting Agenda  
President and Board of Trustees  
Monday, January 10, 2022  
6:30 PM  
Village Hall  
A Special Meeting is being conducted remotely at 6:30 p.m. with live audio available  
and optional video. The Village Board is expected to immediately adjourn to  
Executive Session and reconvene to the Special Meeting at approximately 7:00 p.m.  
The meeting will be streamed live and archived online for on-demand viewing at  
www.oak-park.us/boardtv as well as cablecast on VOP-TV, which is available to  
Comcast subscribers on channel 6 and ATT Uverse subscribers on channel 99.  
Remote Meetings of the Oak Park Village Board of Trustees is authorized pursuant  
to Section 7 (e) of the Open Meetings Act. The Village President has determined that  
an in-person meeting is not practical or prudent due to the COVID-19 outbreak  
during the Governor’s disaster proclamation. It is also not feasible to have a person  
present at the Board’s regular meeting location due to public safety concerns  
related to the COVID-19 outbreak.  
The President and Board of Trustees welcome your statement into the public record of a  
meeting. Public statements of up to three minutes will be allowed during Non-Agenda  
public comment or Agenda public comment, as an individual designates. Please follow  
the instructions to participate remotely. You may also communicate with the Village  
Board at 708.358.5784 or email board@oak-park.us. Questions regarding public  
comment can be direct to 708-358.5672 or email clerk@oak-park.us  
Instructions for Non-Agenda Public Comment  
Non-Agenda public comment is a time set aside at the beginning of each Village Board  
meeting for public statements about an issue or concern that is not on that meeting’s  
agenda. Send a request to state your comments during the virtual meeting by 5pm the  
day of the Village Board meeting to publiccomment@oak-park.us. You will be sent  
instructions on how to participate during the virtual meeting. Non-agenda public  
comment will be limited to 30 minutes with a limit of three minutes per statement. If  
comment requests exceed 30 minutes, public comment will resume after the items listed  
under the agenda are complete.  
Instructions for Agenda Public Comment  
Comments are three minutes per person per agenda item with a maximum of three  
agenda items to which you can speak. In addition, the Village Board permits a maximum  
of five persons to 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 Collective  
Bargaining and Pending Litigation  
IV. Adjourn Executive Session  
V. Reconvene to Special Meeting and Call to Order  
VI. Roll Call  
VII. Agenda Approval  
XIII. Non-Agenda Public Comment  
IX. Proclamation  
A.  
MOT 22-5  
A Motion to Approve a Proclamation in Memoriam of Betty White January  
10, 2022  
Overview:  
This is a motion to approve Village President Scaman proclaiming in Memoriam  
of Betty White on January 10th.  
B.  
MOT 22-6  
A Motion to Approve a Proclamation for proclaiming Dr. Martin Luther  
King, Jr. Birthday on January 17, 2022.  
Overview:  
This is a motion to approve Village President Scaman proclaiming January 10th  
as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday.  
X. Consent Agenda  
C.  
RES 22-4  
A Resolution Approving a Professional Services Agreement with Brian R.  
Porter to Act as an Administrative Law Judge for the Village of Oak Park  
for a One-Year Period and Authorizing Its Execution  
Overview:  
The Village annually hires administrative law judges under contract for the  
Village’s administrative adjudication process. The law judges conduct  
hearings of alleged violations of Village ordinances.  
D.  
RES 22-5  
A Resolution Approving a Professional Services Agreement with Carrie B.  
Washington to Act as an Administrative Law Judge for the Village of Oak  
Park for a One-Year Period and Authorizing Its Execution  
Overview:  
The Village annually hires administrative law judges under contract for the  
Village’s administrative adjudication process. The law judges conduct  
hearings of alleged violations of Village ordinances.  
E.  
F.  
G.  
H.  
RES 22-6  
A Resolution Approving a Professional Services Agreement with Susan  
Davis Brunner to Act as an Administrative Law Judge for the Village of Oak  
Park for a One-Year Period and Authorizing Its Execution  
Overview:  
The Village annually hires administrative law judges under contract for the  
Village’s administrative adjudication process. The law judges conduct  
hearings for alleged violations of Village ordinances.  
RES 22-7  
A Resolution Approving a Professional Services Agreement with Rhonda  
Sallee Ramos to Act as an Administrative Law Judge for the Village of Oak  
Park for a One-Year Period and Authorizing Its Execution  
Overview:  
The Village annually hires administrative law judges under contract for the  
Village’s Administrative Adjudication. The judges conduct hearings for alleged  
violations of Village ordinances.  
RES 22-8  
A Resolution Approving a Professional Services Agreement with Gilbert  
Grossi to Act as an Administrative Law Judge for the Village of Oak Park for  
a One Year Period and Authorizing Its Execution  
Overview:  
The Village annually hires administrative law judges under contract for the  
Village’s administrative adjudication process. The judges conduct hearings of  
alleged violations of Village ordinances.  
RES 22-9  
A Resolution Approving a Bailiff Services Agreement with Joseph  
Giammona to Act as a Bailiff for the Village of Oak Park for a One-Year  
Period and Authorizing its Execution  
d
Overview  
This is an annual agreement to provide security during administrative  
adjudication hearings.  
XI. Regular Agenda  
I.  
ORD 22-1  
Concur with the Plan Commission’s Recommendation and Adopt an  
Ordinance Amending Article 2 (“Definitions & Rules of Measurement”) and  
Article 9 (“Site Development Standards”) of the Oak Park Zoning  
Ordinance Regarding Accessory Dwelling Units for Single Family Properties  
Overview:  
The Village of Oak Park, the applicant, requests text amendments to the Oak  
Park Zoning Ordinance as follows: 1.) Article 2 (Definitions & Rules of  
Measurement) by adding a definition of an “accessory dwelling unit;” and 2.)  
Article 9 (“Site Development Standards”), Subsection 9.3A(3), by exempting  
attic, basement, and attached accessory dwelling units from accessory  
structure setback regulations; and 3.) Adding a new Subsection 9.3B  
(“Accessory Dwelling Units”) to allow attic and basement conversions with  
separate entrances and attached accessory dwelling units with separate  
entrances.  
J.  
ORD 22-2  
Concur with the Zoning Board of Appeals’ Recommendation and Adopt an  
Ordinance Granting a Special Use Permit to Operate a Hotel/Motel at 1140  
Lake Street  
Overview:  
The Zoning Board of Appeals (“Board”) held a public hearing on an application  
filed by 1140 Lake Street LLC seeking a special use permit from Section 8.3  
(Table 8-1: Use Matrix) of the Zoning Ordinance of the Village of Oak Park,  
which section requires a special use permit for hotel/motel uses located in the  
DT Downtown District, to operate a hotel/motel (Holiday Inn Express and  
Suites) at the premises commonly known as 1140 Lake Street, Oak Park,  
Illinois.  
K.  
ID 22-15  
Overview of Board Goals for FY 22, 1st Quarter 2022 Topics, Protocols,  
Draft Calendars  
Overview:  
Using the previously adopted Village Board goal’s timeline, staff will briefly  
review the accomplishments in FY21 and then discuss the goals planned for  
the 1st Quarter in FY 22 and a brief look ahead for the remainder of the year.  
XII. Adjourn