Village Board Meetings

VILLAGE OF CHICAGO RIDGE COMBINED COMMITTEE/REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, July 14, 2026 President John F. Lind, Village Clerk Barbara M. Harrison Trustees: Elaine Davenport, Ed Kowalski, Lisa Lenz, William McFarland, Roger Meslar, Andrew Siegel 6:30pm – Executive Session re. Hiring & Firing of Specific Personnel 7:00pm – Committee Meeting, Regular Board Meeting follows Pledge of Allegiance IPRF Presentation of “Best in Class” Award REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS: 1. Payment of Bills A. Resolution – July 14, 2026 – $269,540.53 (The payment of all departments customary billing expenses) SUR Board Approved – June 17, 2026 – $10,167.88 June 24, 2026 – $258,172.12 July 1, 2026 – $57,506.45 July 8, 2026 – $192,893.70 (The payment of all routine, scheduled or utility expenses) B. Bills 1. Kasperek - $ 100.00 –Audit $11,767.50 –Consulting $ 450.00 –Year End 2. Odelson - $6,766.50 – P&Z & Misc. $3,269.50 – PTAB $8,755.50 – P&Z & Misc. $1,511.25 – Code Adjudication 3. Ryan - $630.00 –TIF Reporting 4. Burke - $ 220.00 – Zayo $34,033.92 – T&M May $21,940.32 – 103rd & Harlem (REIMB) 5. National Power - $114,735.00 – CIPP 6. Southwest Conf. of Mayors - $7,960.00 – Membership Dues 1 MATTERS OF RECORD 2. Finance 3. Correspondence 4. Planning/Zoning A. Minutes of Regular Meeting – May 28, 2026 B. Minutes of Regular Meeting – June 25, 2026, 7:00pm C. Minutes of Regular Meeting – June 25, 2026, 7:16pm 5. Engineering A. Pending Projects Status Report CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS: All items are considered routine and will be approved in one motion 6. Minutes A. Minutes of Board Meeting – June 16, 2026 7. Ordinances/Resolutions A. Resolution Authorizing Odelson, Murphey, Frazier and McGrath to Intervene on Behalf of the Village of Chicago Ridge in the 2025 Property Tax Appeal of KIN, INC., 9700 S. Ridgeland Ave., Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 B. Resolution Authorizing Odelson, Murphey, Frazier and McGrath to Intervene on Behalf of the Village of Chicago Ridge in the 2025 Property Tax Appeal of Avantara Chicago Ridge, 10300 Southwest Highway, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 C. Resolution Authorizing Odelson, Murphey, Frazier and McGrath to Intervene on Behalf of the Village of Chicago Ridge in the 2025 Property Tax Appeal of Ridge Plaza LLC, 10135-39 S Harlem, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 D. Resolution Authorizing Improvement Under the Illinois Highway Code for allocating MFT funds E. Approval of An Ordinance A Text Amendment to the Zoning Code of the Village of Chicago Ridge to Amend R-3 Multifamily Residence District Regulations and Create a R-4 Zoning District 2 8. Solicitations/Presentations A. Glenn Maker Post No. 1160 American Legion 17th Annual Sons of the American Legion Car Show on August 9th, 2026 9. Planning/Zoning A. Letter of Recommendation to consider a text amendment to the Code re. R-4 Restricted Multi-Family and Commercial District 10. Business License A. US Outlet Stores Chicago Ridge, LLC. dba. US Polo Association – 160 Chicago Ridge Mall B. Jeffery Thalui dba. Pars Ice Cream Company, Inc. – Mobile Ice Cream Truck C. Amira’s Cakery Inc. – 6801 Chicago Ridge Mall (Vending Machine) D. FM RJS LLC dba. Flawless Diamonds by Jay – 631 Chicago Ridge Mall E. Spirit Halloween – 771 Chicago Ridge Mall F. Alwan Printing, Inc. – 10047 Virginia Ave, Unit C 11. Building Dept. 12. Public Works 13. Fire Dept. 14. Police Dept. A. Approval to Hire Two (2) Part-Time Crossing Guards B. Approval to Hire One (1) Replacement Full-Time Police Officer C. Approval of Alta Property Services quote of $6,311.25 for Painting Services D. Approval to Purchase a Trailer from Forget the Tow, LLC in the amount of $20,000 with the expense to be paid out of the Dept of Justice Account at no expense to the taxpayer 3  E. Approval to Purchase Radio Batteries from Onsite Communications in the amount of $6,865.00 F. Approval to Hire One (1) Part-Time Auxiliary Officer 15. Code Enforcement 16. EMA 17. Village Hall 18. Unfinished Business A. Approval from the Board for the Village community to start a CERT Program 19. New Business A. Annual IML Conference – September 17-19, 2026 Elected & Appointed Municipal Official - $325 Total Conference /$225 1 Day Only (Per Member) B. Approval of the Letter to enter into an agreement with Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. for Construction Observation Services for the 103rd Steet STP Project C. Approval of the Letter of Recommendation re. Washington St Sewer Project D. Approval of the Letter of Recommendation re. Nashville Ave. and Barnard Dr. Water Main Replacement Project E. Approval to close the Village CIBC account “Hotel Occupation” 20. Public Comment: Please see policy at the end of Agenda 21. Adjournment 4  Individuals requiring reasonable accommodation in order to participate in a public meeting should come in to the Village Clerk’s office or call 708-425-7700 at least 48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. Public Comment Policy Persons wishing to address the Mayor and the Board of Trustees during the Public Comment portion of the Board Meeting are expected to follow these guidelines: * Individuals will please limit their remarks to 3 minutes, shall be permitted to speak only once, and will not be allowed to give their time to any other person wishing to speak. * Please address your remarks to the Mayor and the Board Members as a group. Argumentation, interrogating or questioning individual members of the Board is not a legitimate part of Public Comment. * Those individuals seeking to address the Board will need to do so from the podium and begin their remarks by stating their name. * Respect for the duties of the Village Board and for the democratic process will be adhered to. In this regard, civility and a sense of decorum will be strictly followed. Comments that are personally condescending will not be permitted. Speakers shall be courteous and should not make statements that are personally disrespectful to members of the Board. * Total public comment shall not exceed 30 minutes. 5