Committee of the Whole Meeting
Regular MeetingChatham, IL · July 8, 2025
Agenda
Committee of the Whole Meeting - Jul 08 2025 Agenda
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Council Chambers
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1. Meeting Opening
1.1 Call to Order
1.2 Roll Call
1.3 Public Comments on Agenda Topics
2. Consent Agenda
2.1 Approve Minutes of Previous Committee of the Whole June 3-4
10, 2025
Committee of the Whole Minutes 6 10 25.docx
3. Old Business
4. New Business
4.1 CMT Engineering Updates
4.2 Village Manager Update
4.3 Public Property & Recreation Committee Discussion
4.4 Public Comments Village Business
5. Next Scheduled Meeting
5.1 Committee of the Whole Meeting 6:05 PM August 12, 2025
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6. Closed / Executive Session
6.1 Personnel under 2(c)(1)
6.2 Collective Negotiating Matter (2)(c)(2)
6.3 Litigation under 2(c)(11)
6.4 Setting the price for sale of public property (2)(c)(6).
6.5 Review of Executive Session Minutes 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21)
6.6 Purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public
body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing
whether a particular parcel should be acquired 2(c)(5)
7. Adjournment
7.1 Adjourn Meeting
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Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Committee of the Whole – 6:05 p.m. or immediately after the Regular Village Board Meeting
Municipal Hall
117 East Mulberry Street
Chatham, IL 62629
1. Meeting Opening
1.1 Call to Order
Chairperson Kirsten Chiaro called the Committee of the Whole meeting to order at 6:22 p.m.
1.2 Roll Call
Present: Village Trustee Kristen Chiaro; Village Trustee Meredith Ferguson; Village Trustee John
Fletcher; Village Trustee Tim Nice; Village Trustee Carl Try and Village President Dave Kimsey.
Absent: Village Trustee Brett Gerger.
Others Present: Village Manager Pat McCarthy; Village Attorney Lisa Petrilli; Police Chief Vern Foli;
General Foremen Dustin Patterson; Village Engineer Jim Michael and Village Clerk Dan Holden
2. Consent Agenda
2.1 Approve Minutes of Previous Committee of the Whole 5-13-2025
A motion was made by Trustee Nice to bring the Consent Agenda to the table for discussion. This motion
was seconded by Trustee Ferguson. By an affirmative voice vote of the members present, the motion
passed, and the Consent Agenda was approved.
3. Old Business
There was no Old Business discussed at this meeting
4. New Business
4.1 Discussion on a proposed agreement to make significant improvements to Bob Erickson Baseball
Field at Chatham Community Park. Ryan Murphy addressed the Village Board regarding plans to make
significant improvements to Bob Erickson Field using private money raised through a fundraising
campaign. It would be a three phase project with the first phase starting this late summer, early fall.
Mr. Murphy was there to present the project information and get a sense of the Trustees’ perception of
the effort and to see if the committee raising private funds can proceed. There would need to be
approval from the Village as the private funded improvements would be on Village owned park land.
4.2 CMT Engineering Updates
The Village Engineering updates occurred during the Public Comment section of the Regular Village
Board meeting. See minutes from the June 10 Regular Village Board meeting.
4.3 Village Manager Update
The Village Manager Updates occurred during the Public Comment section of the Regular Village Board
meeting. See minutes from the June 10 Regular Village Board meeting.
4.4 Public Property & Recreation Committee update
There was no Public Property & Recreation Committee meeting since the last Committee of the Whole
meeting therefore there was no new update.
4.5 Public Comments Village Business
There were no Public Comments regarding Village Business at this meeting.
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5. Next Scheduled Meeting
5.1 Committee of the Whole Meeting 6:05 p.m. on July 8, 2025
6 Closed/Executive Session
6.1 Personnel under 2(c)(1)
6.2 Collective Negotiating Matter (2)(c)(2)
6.3 Litigation under 2(c)(11)
6.4 Setting the price for sale or lease of public property (2)(c)(6)
6.5 Review of Closed Session Minutes 2(c)(5)
6.6 Purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the
purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired 2(c)(5)
There was no need for Closed/Executive Session during this meeting.
7. Adjournment
7.1 A motion was made by Trustee Nice to adjourn the Committee of the Whole Meeting. This motion
was seconded by Trustee Fletcher. By an affirmative voice vote of the members present, the motion
passed, and the meeting adjourned at 6:44 p.m.
Dan Holden, Chatham Village Clerk
A video of this meeting is available through the Village of Chatham website or on YouTube under “2025-
06-10 Village Board Meeting”.
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