123 Madison Street  
Oak Park, Illinois 60302  
www.oak-park.us  
Village of Oak Park  
Meeting Minutes  
President and Board of Trustees  
Monday, June 6, 2022  
6:00 PM  
Remote  
I. Call to Order  
Village President Scaman called the meeting to order at 6:04 P.M. She  
authorized a statement be read providing that the meeting is being held  
remotely due to COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines and that it is not  
prudent to have people present at the Village Board's regular meeting  
location due to public health concerns related to that pandemic.  
II. Roll Call  
6 -  
Present:  
Absent:  
Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Enyia, Village  
Trustee Parakkat, Village Trustee Taglia, and Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla  
1 - Village Trustee Robinson  
III. Consideration of Motion to Adjourn to Executive Session to Discuss Collective  
Bargaining and Pending Litigation  
It was moved by Village Trustee Buchanan, seconded by Village Trustee  
Parakkat, to enter into Executive Session pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21) -  
Approval of Executive Session Minutes, pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2) - Collective  
Bargaining, and pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11) - Pending Litigation. The motion  
was approved. The roll call on the vote was as follows:  
6 -  
AYES:  
Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Enyia, Village  
Trustee Parakkat, Village Trustee Taglia, and Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla  
0
NAYS:  
1 - Village Trustee Robinson  
ABSENT:  
IV. Adjourn to Executive Session  
Meeting went into Recess at 6:07 P.M.  
V. Reconvene to Regular Meeting and Call to Order  
Meeting Reconvened at 7:02 P.M.  
VI. Roll Call  
6 -  
Present:  
Absent:  
Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Enyia, Village  
Trustee Parakkat, Village Trustee Taglia, and Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla  
1 - Village Trustee Robinson  
VII. Agenda Approval  
President Scaman requested to move Items O and Q from Consent to the  
Regular Agenda.  
It was moved by Village Trustee Parakkat, seconded by Village Trustee  
Walker-Peddakotla, to approve the Agenda as amended. The motion was  
approved. The roll call on the vote was as follows:  
6 -  
AYES:  
Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Enyia, Village  
Trustee Parakkat, Village Trustee Taglia, and Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla  
0
NAYS:  
1 - Village Trustee Robinson  
ABSENT:  
VIII. Minutes  
ID 22-191  
A.  
Motion to Approve Minutes from Regular Remote Meeting of May 16, 2022  
of the Village Board.  
It was moved by Village Trustee Parakkat, seconded by Village Trustee  
Buchanan, to approve the Minutes. The motion was approved. The roll call on  
the vote was as follows:  
6 -  
AYES:  
Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Enyia, Village  
Trustee Parakkat, Village Trustee Taglia, and Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla  
0
NAYS:  
1 - Village Trustee Robinson  
ABSENT:  
IX. Non-Agenda Public Comment  
The following persons spoke their Non-Agenda Public Comments aloud:  
Jonathan Panton: Jonathan Panton spoke their public comment  
regarding the violence in the high school. He suggests hiring a Student  
Resource Officer (SRO) in the high school to help decrease crime and  
deter violence and mass shootings in the school.  
Ira Rigaud: Ira Rigaud spoke their public comment on behalf of a number  
of families in Oak Park regarding the unpredictable closures at day cares,  
early childhood centers and preschools due to Covid and the impact for  
parents and their children. They ask for predictable and reasonable  
responses to Covid, not only for District 97 but for the early childhood  
centers as well.  
Anne Palma: Anne Palma spoke their public comment in regards to the  
stricter guidelines in Oak Park for daycare centers than in surrounding  
communities. The CDC confirmed that test to stay programs are a viable  
option to traditional home quarantine for daycares. They feel the current  
guidelines are doing a disservice to the community and encourages a test  
to stay as an alternative to quarantine for exposed students and staff in  
daycares.  
Clerk Waters read the following public comment aloud:  
Kristen Woods: Kristen Woods submitted their public comment asking  
the board to provide more accessible overnight parking accommodations  
for the residents of the multi-unit building at 734 Carpenter. Presently to  
park legally overnight they have to pay $77 a month to park half a mile  
away. If you don’t plan to amend this, they would like to know how the Board  
finds this acceptable.  
.
X. Proclamation  
MOT 22-61  
B.  
A Motion to Approve a Proclamation for Juneteenth Day on June 20, 2022  
Juanta Griffin read the Proclamation aloud.  
It was moved by Village Trustee Parakkat, seconded by Village Trustee  
Walker-Peddakotla, to approve the Motion. The motion was approved. The roll  
call on the vote was as follows:  
6 -  
AYES:  
Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Enyia, Village  
Trustee Parakkat, Village Trustee Taglia, and Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla  
0
NAYS:  
1 - Village Trustee Robinson  
ABSENT:  
MOT 22-62  
C.  
A Motion to Approve a Proclamation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,  
Transgender, Queer, Plus (LGBTQ+) Pride Month June 2022  
Eric Wagner, President and CEO of Visit Oak Park, read the Proclamation  
aloud.  
Darion Marion Burton, President of the Oak Park River Forest Chamber of  
Commerce, and Rylan Martin of OPALGA were also in attendance and  
thanked the Board for the Proclamation.  
It was moved by Village Trustee Parakkat, seconded by Village Trustee  
Buchanan, to approve the Motion. The motion was approved. The roll call on the  
vote was as follows:  
6 -  
AYES:  
Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Enyia, Village  
Trustee Parakkat, Village Trustee Taglia, and Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla  
0
NAYS:  
1 - Village Trustee Robinson  
ABSENT:  
XI. Village Manager Reports  
ID 22-174  
D.  
Review of the Revised Village Board Meeting Calendars for June, July and  
August 2022  
Village Manager Kevin Jackson reviewed the Board meeting calendars for  
June, July, and August.  
ID 22-187  
ID 22-176  
E.  
F.  
Synopsis on Several Department of Justice (DOJ) Grants  
Interim Police Chief Shatonya Johnson then gave a high level overview of  
the Department of Justice community safety grants.  
Community Safety Project Update by Michele Weinzetl, BerryDunn  
Consulting  
Michele Weinzetl from BerryDunn Consulting then gave an update on the  
community safety project.  
Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla requested clarification on the internal  
review for the final report and if the Village Board will have an opportunity to  
see any remediated issues.  
Michele Weinzetl responded it is BerryDunn's practice to continue to list  
those items as observations and findings and will also include in the report  
any response or work the police department has done regarding those  
observations throughout the course of the project.  
Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla requested clarification on if the FLOK  
camera project will be included in the BerryDunn report.  
Michele Weinzetl responded BerryDunn has not been a formal part of those  
discussion so they anticipate FLOK will not be included in their report.  
Village Trustee Parakkat requested clarification on how the crime statistics  
analysis would be included in the report as it relates to the most recent up  
tick in crime.  
Michele Weinzetl responded the crime analysis is historic looking back a  
full year, not current crime. The report will include observations regarding  
the response of the police department to current crime.  
Village Trustee Taglia requested clarification on how long the Trustees will  
have to review the report.  
Village Manager Jackson responded staff is still developing the steps of  
delivery for the final report.  
Village Trustee Taglia commented he understands why there is a delay for  
the development of the alternative response unit, but this is why he did not  
believe it was prudent at the time to budget $300,000 for the alternative  
response unit when they did not have an idea of the scope or its  
implementation.  
Human Resource Director / Assistant Village Manager Kira Tchang then  
gave an update on the recruitment efforts for the Chief of Police, the Chief  
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, and the Chief Communications  
Officer roles.  
Village Trustee Taglia requested clarification regarding if the village was  
working with a service for the recruitment of the Chief of Police, and if the  
Equity Officer was still within the budgeted salary range.  
Director Tchang responded they are under contract with GovHR for the  
Police Chief recruitment, and the Equity Officer position is still within the  
budgeted range for the position.  
Village Trustee Parakkat requested clarification on the salary implications  
for the Equity Officer position in 2023.  
Village Manager Jackson responded this is one single position in the  
context of the overall budget. It will have some impact but it will be  
considered amongst other items in the overall budget.  
There was discussion regarding more transparency in the pay range of  
positions as it relates to the budget.  
Village Manager Jackson agreed there would be more sharing of  
information about the financial implications of a particular budget  
recommendation. He added the recommendations are based on  
community or operational needs that align with Board goals, and the  
recommendations are not coming forward without any fiscal impact  
analysis or any analysis on the urgency or priority.  
XII. Village Board Committees & Trustee Liaison Commission Reports  
Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla shared they heard high praise for the  
Farmers' Market Manager from a vendor at the market his past weekend.  
They also commented that there seems to be some misunderstanding in  
the community as to why there are so many outstanding traffic calming  
positions and recommended better communication from the village  
regarding any delays for these petitions.  
XIII. Citizen Commission Vacancies  
ID 22-192  
G.  
Board & Commission Vacancy Report for June 6, 2022.  
There was no discussion on this Item.  
XIV. Citizen Commission Appointments, Reappointments and Chair Appointments  
ID 22-193  
H.  
Motion to Consent to the Village President’s Appointment of:  
Civic Information Systems Commission - Joe Cozza, Appoint as Member  
Disability Access Commission - Darien Bloom, Appoint as Member  
Farmer’s Market Commission - Kristina Becvar, Appoint as Member  
It was moved by Village Trustee Buchanan, seconded by Village Trustee Taglia,  
to approve the Report. The motion was approved. The roll call on the vote was  
as follows:  
6 -  
AYES:  
Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Enyia, Village  
Trustee Parakkat, Village Trustee Taglia, and Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla  
0
NAYS:  
1 - Village Trustee Robinson  
ABSENT:  
XV. Consent Agenda  
Approval of the Consent Agenda  
It was moved by Village Trustee Buchanan, seconded by Village Trustee Taglia,  
to approve the items under the Consent Agenda as amended. The motion was  
approved. The roll call on the vote was as follows:  
6 -  
AYES:  
Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Enyia, Village  
Trustee Parakkat, Village Trustee Taglia, and Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla  
0
NAYS:  
1 - Village Trustee Robinson  
ABSENT:  
MOT 22-39  
I.  
A Motion to Approve the Unaudited Year-to-Date Quarterly Financial  
Report as of March 31, 2022  
This Motion was approved.  
MOT 22-59  
ORD 22-45  
J.  
A Motion to Concur with the Community Development Citizen Advisory  
Commission (CDCAC) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funding  
Recommendations for Program Year (PY) 2022  
This Motion was approved.  
K.  
An Ordinance Amending Chapter 12 (“Housing”), Article 2 (“Residential  
Rental License”), Section 12-2-12 (“Crime Free Housing”) and Chapter 16  
(“Nuisances”) Article 3 (“Criminal Nuisance Abatement”), Section 16-3-6  
(“Abatement - Administrative Hearing; Relief; Fines”) and Section 16-3-7  
(“Alternative Enforcement”) of the Oak Park Village Code  
This Ordinance was adopted.  
RES 22-133  
RES 22-135  
RES 22-137  
L.  
A Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Professional Services  
Agreement with Pest Management Services, Inc. to Change the Not to  
Exceed Amount from $21,753.60 to $30,652.80 and Authorizing its  
Execution  
This Resolution was adopted.  
M.  
N.  
A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of One 2023 Ford Maverick Hybrid  
Pick Up Truck from National Auto Fleet Group of Watsonville, California  
through the Sourcewell Joint Purchasing Program in an Amount Not to  
Exceed $26,780.00 and Waiving the Village’s Bid Process for the Purchase  
This Resolution was adopted.  
A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of One 2023 Altec AT335 Bucket  
truck from Altec Inc. of Birmingham, Alabama through the Sourcewell Joint  
Purchasing Program in an Amount Not to Exceed $122,841.00.00 and  
Waiving the Village’s Bid Process for the Purchase  
This Resolution was adopted.  
RES 22-142  
P.  
A Resolution Approving a Third Amendment to the Professional Services  
Agreement Between the Village of Oak Park and Christopher B. Burke  
Engineering, Ltd. for Design Engineering Services for the Madison Street  
Streetscape Project to Change the Not to Exceed Amount from $903,861 to  
$966,444 and Authorizing its Execution  
This Resolution was adopted.  
RES 22-145  
RES 22-146  
R.  
S.  
A Resolution Authorizing the Submission of a United States Department of  
Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Grant for  
De-Escalation Training Strategies  
This Resolution was adopted.  
A Resolution Authorizing the Submission of a United States Department of  
Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Community Policing  
Development Microgrant for Recruitment and Retention Pilot Projects  
This Resolution was adopted.  
RES 22-150  
RES 22-157  
T.  
A Resolution Authorizing the Rejection of all Bids for Project 22-2,  
Resurfacing of Various Streets  
This Resolution was adopted.  
U.  
A Resolution Approving an Independent Contractor Agreement with  
REDICO Management, Inc. for Madison Street Site Work in an Amount Not  
to Exceed $203,682, Authorizing its Execution and Waiving the Village’s  
Bidding Process for the Agreement  
This Resolution was adopted.  
XVI. Regular Agenda  
title  
RES 22-141  
O.  
A Resolution Approving a Temporary License Agreement with Robinson’s  
No. 1 Rib, Inc., d/b/a Robinson’s Ribs Bar & Grill, to Allow the Use of  
On-Street Parking Spaces for Outdoor Dining Through November 30, 2022,  
and Authorizing its Execution  
This Item was moved off the Consent Agenda for Village Trustee Parakkat  
to abstain from the vote.  
Village Attorney Stephanides introduced the Item.  
It was moved by Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla, seconded by Village Trustee  
Buchanan, to adopt the Resolution. The motion was approved. The roll call on  
the vote was as follows:  
5 -  
AYES:  
Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Enyia, Village  
Trustee Taglia, and Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla  
0
NAYS:  
ABSENT:  
1 - Village Trustee Robinson  
1 - Village Trustee Parakkat  
ABSTAINED:  
RES 22-144  
Q.  
A Resolution Authorizing the Submission of a United States Department of  
Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Crisis Interventions  
Teams Grant to Support the Implementation and Development of Various  
Models of Crisis Intervention Teams, Including Training for Law  
Enforcement Officers in Crisis Intervention Response  
Village Manager Jackson introduced the Item.  
Interim Chief of Police Johnson gave an overview of the Item.  
Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla expressed their concern that this is a  
different model than the Thrive model the department is currently using, and  
recommended holding off on this until the BerryDunn report is published  
and they can evaluate the use of embedded behavior and mental health  
professionals in crisis intervention.  
It was moved by Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla, seconded by Village Trustee  
Buchanan, to adopt the Resolution. The motion was approved. The roll call on  
the vote was as follows:  
5 -  
AYES:  
Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Enyia, Village  
Trustee Parakkat, and Village Trustee Taglia  
1 - Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla  
NAYS:  
1 - Village Trustee Robinson  
ABSENT:  
RES 22-136  
V.  
A Resolution Approving a Purchase Agreement with MacQueen  
Equipment, LLC for an Enforcer Pumper to be built by Pierce  
Manufacturing, Inc. through the Houston-Galveston Area Council  
Purchasing Program in an Amount Not to Exceed $850,000 to be Ordered  
in 2022 and Paid from the 2023 Budget, Authorizing Execution of the  
Agreement and Waiving the Village’s Bid Process for the Agreement  
Village Manager Jackson introduced the Item.  
Fire Chief Ron Kobyleski and CFO Steve Drazner then gave an overview  
of the Item.  
Village Trustee Parakkat requested clarification on the fiscal impact of  
holding off on the purchase.  
Chief Kobyleski responded currently there is an issue on getting parts to  
maintain the current fleet which would impact the reliability of the vehicles.  
Village Trustee Taglia requested clarification on the amount of the increase  
indicated in the write up.  
Chief Kobyleski responded they added a $50,000 buffer to cover any  
additional incidental costs.  
It was moved by Village Trustee Buchanan, seconded by Village Trustee Taglia,  
to adopt the Resolution. The motion was approved. The roll call on the vote was  
as follows:  
6 -  
AYES:  
Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Enyia, Village  
Trustee Parakkat, Village Trustee Taglia, and Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla  
0
NAYS:  
1 - Village Trustee Robinson  
ABSENT:  
XVII. Call to Board and Clerk  
Village Clerk Waters reminded the community that in person voter  
registration has ended but they can still register to vote online. Also early  
voting begins June 13th and drop boxes will be available for mail in ballots.  
She also thanked everyone for a great Day in Our Village event.  
Village Trustee Parakkat had a good time at the Day in Our Village event  
and thanked all the organizers for such a successful event.  
Village Trustee Buchanan had no comment.  
Village Trustee Taglia expressed his support for the concerns raised by Mr.  
Panton during the Public Comments regarding school safety. He would  
support having a School Resource Officer (SRO) in the school if such a  
request was made by the school district as it is important to do everything  
possible as elected officials to improve the odds of protecting students and  
faculty.  
Village Trustee Enyia thanked the community for coming out to the Day in  
Our Village event. To Village Trustee Taglia's point, there are not enough  
police officers to keep people safe - this is not just an issue of common  
sense but one of loving your neighbor and caring for one another, and  
asked everyone to reach out to our neighbors, family and friends, and to  
those we don't know and ask them how they are doing.  
Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla reminded the group that it was the  
response from the community that advocated for the removal of the SROs  
in the schools. The data is clear that police do not prevent school shootings  
and do not make schools safer, and in fact causes harm to black and  
brown students. The answer to school shootings is putting pressure on your  
federal legislature and state government and to implement an assault  
weapons ban.  
Village President Scaman thanked Trustee Enyia and Clerk Waters for  
their thoughtful words. She looks forward to having more summer activities  
and reconnecting. She also thanked all the volunteers in the community.  
XVIII. Adjourn  
It was moved by Village Trustee Parakkat, seconded by Village Trustee  
Buchanan, to Adjourn. The motion was approved. The Meeting adjourned at 9:22  
P.M., Monday, June 6, 2022.  
Respectfully Submitted,  
Deputy Clerk DeViller  
6 -  
AYES:  
Village President Scaman, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Enyia, Village  
Trustee Parakkat, Village Trustee Taglia, and Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla  
0
NAYS:  
1 - Village Trustee Robinson  
ABSENT: