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• Resolution 25.12 — FGM Architects: Approved 6–0 to authorize architectural services for a combined Village Hall and Police Station at 6201 Dempster Street. Estimated contract total with selected options: $1,625,590. (Motion: Trustee Thill; Second: Trustee Travis.)

• Ordinance 25-08 — Building permit plan-review fees: Second reading and approval, 6–0. The ordinance amends Title 1, Chapter 11, Section 4 to update fees for building permit plan reviews. (Motion: Trustee Khan; Second: Trustee Phil.) Specific fee amounts were not read into the record during the meeting.

• Resolution 25-10 — Fireworks contract with Johnny Rockets Fireworks Display Company: Approved 6–0. The contract for 2025 includes an option to extend for 2026–2028. Fee options presented start at $30,000 for 2025, rising to $32,500 (2026) and $35,000 (2027); the village administrator is authorized to execute extensions without further board action if warranted. (Motion: Trustee Mink; Second: Trustee Shiba.)

• Resolution 25-11 — Carnival contract with North American Midway All Star Amusement Inc.: Approved 6–0. The vendor was selected through an RFP and the village receives a percentage of gross income under the vendor agreement. (Motion: Trustee Mink; Second: Trustee Shiba.)

• Resolution 25-13 — HH Electric Company contract for traffic-signal and street-light maintenance: Approved 6–0. (Motion: Trustee Phil; Second: Trustee Travis.)

• Warrant register for 03/11/2025: Approved 6–0. Amount: $942,597.13. (Motion: Trustee Conley; Second: Trustee Mink.)

• Procedural motions: Appointment of Trustee Witko as mayor pro tem for the meeting (motion carried by voice vote) and approval of the Feb. 25, 2025 meeting minutes (voice vote) were both recorded.

Several items were introduced for first reading only and were not voted on at the meeting, including ordinances to set commencement dates for newly elected trustees and changes to boards and commissions, a proposed hotels and motels regulation ordinance (first reading) and a bicycle-code amendment (introduced). The board also received informational reports, including election early-voting locations and deadlines.

The actions above were recorded by roll call where noted; each recorded vote produced six yeses and no recorded nos or abstentions for the listed items.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Morton Grove Village Board of Trustees Meeting March 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its March 11 meeting the Morton Grove Village Board approved multiple resolutions and an ordinance — most by unanimous recorded votes — including a $1.63 million architectural contract for a new Village Hall and police station and vendor contracts for fireworks and carnival services.","taxTitle","Morton Grove, Cook County, Illinois","taxId",70199,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6287048,"Morton Grove board approves $1.63 million architectural contract for combined village hall and police station",208,469000,677000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2555374-6128ad13d26c3089d0c51e11a7e3680a&start=469&end=677","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2555374-6128ad13d26c3089d0c51e11a7e3680a/thumbnail_469000.jpg","/articles/6287048/Morton-Grove/Cook-County/Illinois/Morton-Grove-board-approves-163-million-architectural-contract-for-combined-village-hall-and-police-station","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6287048-2ed0d3f401491f8f4968fdc7869fae0a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152612&Signature=Zkw9lPcK9Isi5x1OXwdQOqcXwX1ggkgmGiAFXTtMK1wAbMk8fn1kaJUqmeGRY5fYbtnyl-rE3cLMSgUIHF-GJijni7wOLgnsovK2fjS-w29BwYOz~QdSs9bop~P8XakcWeD8QeQDSopn85VI7UJZixEaUdTgmPwokkieZN0QyCD6tCw5vKNY9UBM77y9ORMiGon~Q6GnQsbPvlaTH1GpM46a3itwh63L5EXF7ehkSMv5gx43azuk2kDrlO5krTKFSkyO9EZKeoJSUCZrY-0Q2Etz0EkfgvnfExe72sKHkuDM8Kt2UhSD2vh1JRBSVTWRTkyXcSmTSa0Zl~A9vyezgw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Morton Grove Village Board on March 11 approved Resolution 25.12, authorizing an agreement with FGM Architects Inc. to provide architectural services for a combined Village Hall and police station at 6201 Dempster Street, the site of a former Fifth Third Bank.

Village Administrator (name not provided) said the proposal covers work from initial design through construction and said staff expects the architectural services to extend “through the next 2 or 3 years as we build the building.” The village-estimated cost for the architectural contract and selected options is $1,625,590.

The proposal presented to the board would renovate about 30,000 square feet of the existing structure and add roughly 14,000 square feet for police facilities, while addressing the parking area, village officials said. The administrator described the work as intended to create a Village Hall–Police Department complex that the village can use for the next four decades.

Trustee Thill moved to approve the resolution; Trustee Travis seconded. The board conducted a roll-call vote and the resolution passed 6–0 (aye votes recorded for Trustees Khan, Mink, Shiba, Phil, Travis and Witko).

No additional financing details or construction schedules were included in the presentation; the administrator said staff will return to the board with further information as the design progresses.

The village purchased the property at 6201 Dempster Street late last year and has previously discussed converting the bank building into a municipal complex. The approved agreement covers the architectural design and related services needed to move the project into detailed planning and permitting phases.","The Morton Grove Village Board voted 6-0 to authorize an agreement with FGM Architects Inc. to design a combined Village Hall and Police Department at 6201 Dempster Street; staff said the work will include partial demolition, renovation of about 30,000 square feet and a new 14,000-square-foot police addition.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6287033,"Morton Grove to host early-voting site for April 1 consolidated election",190,244000,434000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2555374-6128ad13d26c3089d0c51e11a7e3680a&start=244&end=434","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2555374-6128ad13d26c3089d0c51e11a7e3680a/thumbnail_244000.jpg","/articles/6287033/Morton-Grove/Cook-County/Illinois/Morton-Grove-to-host-early-voting-site-for-April-1-consolidated-election","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6287033-64a94c43275797b8198c2aa80a07a7ed/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152612&Signature=fL~kQ4tNd0MULybplz8~DLG2vcoTNyCmfho0gPL2jzeT8t17W93YqknGZ-R85M-KiroqETv9MmbSc-GT-P2pycp3PBIwt1L0Ivr97K0c9HLv39IOxL4-eM0AiEcC~8YaII758ZQK0tmGklMhUk18voQQJ2DoTfZ0J5wc3UN8dIXuca0PeopQ1ywMLH6FsBq0WH~y-5OO-PZ51QIR-5QAhW-zhCprvz5TOxoQNCho1fn57vP5oyuu8RqY1ayjdVeIYb1ISOB36dYSGPZ33IhyfSk0sCPx6qC28eX5Mbri6oELNidaE8CAJbTx1sGweLy5DSQj9kt106rKF5ZPMFAJLQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Village Clerk announced at the March 11 meeting that Morton Grove will host an early-voting polling site for the April 1 consolidated election at the American Legion Memorial Civic Center, 6140 Dempster Street.

Early voting opens Monday, March 17 and runs through Monday, March 31. Scheduled hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays. The clerk noted that the consolidated election on April 1 will include village-level offices (mayor, clerk and trustees) and other local offices including township trustees, library commissioners, park district commissioners and school board members.

The clerk directed residents to Cook County election resources for more information and gave the county website for further details.","The village clerk announced that early voting for the April 1 consolidated election will be held at the American Legion Memorial Civic Center, 6140 Dempster Street; early voting runs March 17–March 31 with weekday and weekend hours noted.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6287038,"IDOT honors Morton Grove Police with judges' award in Illinois traffic safety challenge",345,85000,430000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2555374-6128ad13d26c3089d0c51e11a7e3680a&start=85&end=430","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2555374-6128ad13d26c3089d0c51e11a7e3680a/thumbnail_85000.jpg","/articles/6287038/Morton-Grove/Cook-County/Illinois/IDOT-honors-Morton-Grove-Police-with-judges-award-in-Illinois-traffic-safety-challenge","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6287038-d090ff47407b82616558b4923a96bff1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152612&Signature=SKB6wslxqgck4ZZxlSR9Vpk06EFKvk0Bc-FrBe~nbMtL8sLrjENm0m1y9PQ3W8TiIr0UehH13A7HltjKDpzNAVV4VLgrTGbaE1eyT72u-L73838g7LCbDNNwAJzUDsLALS6tkmuSv89nqoeoNNbOo35s8aMEQ-k87mXO0wtpbkD9WeEzxe9P7lS8M14-3KEgAmgGV0~MyUF7Yrf53P62Q8fLzWqqEV5WUcq~dT7Shxe1TZ-wVBtfb4lOnQK~XOK-9xPQQoLVU3nGloeZ60HKWUp9iLd2Q0cKDB5pX80mOJ4yMA1adjN0zTvLmRJMIFZij0qUdqtA2NEfa3vlRxdHow__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Paul Rizzo, law enforcement liaison for the Illinois Department of Transportation, presented an award to the Morton Grove Police Department at the start of the March 11 board meeting, honoring the department’s work in the 2023–24 Illinois Traffic Safety Challenge.

Rizzo said the department placed third in the championship category — the group of first-place category winners that compete for an overall title — and received the judges’ award, which the program awards to “the agency that does the most with what they have.” He told the board, “We are not a toasters for tickets endeavor. We want to see policies. We want to see training. We want to see the public information and education efforts. And we want to see how effective their efforts are.”

Board members applauded the department. A board member observed that “making the most with what you have is so important,” and congratulated the chief and officers for exemplifying that spirit. The police chief accepted the recognition; the transcript records praise from trustees but does not contain the chief’s full name.

The presentation was made under the meeting’s special reports agenda item and drew brief remarks from board members recognizing the department’s public-safety work.","Paul Rizzo of the Illinois Department of Transportation presented Morton Grove Police with a judges' award and a third-place finish in the championship category of the 2023–24 Illinois Traffic Safety Challenge, citing the department's effective use of limited resources.","actionData","errors"]

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