Mundelein Village Board approves ordinances, contracts and change order; executive session scheduled

The Mundelein Village Board passed a series of ordinances and motions at its Jan. 13 regular meeting, approving municipal-code amendments, vendor agreements, project reimbursements and a construction change order. Trustees then recessed into executive session to discuss land acquisition or sale of property and minutes under the Illinois Open Meetings Act.

In the mayor's report the board approved an ordinance amending chapter 5.24 of the Mundelein Municipal Code concerning pet shop operators. The motion was made by Trustee Warriss and seconded by Trustee Wilson; the clerk's roll call recorded votes in favor from Juarez, Wilson, Lambert, Schwenk, Meyer and Ross. The ordinance carried.

Trustees voted to repeal chapter 5.72 of the municipal code regarding taxis. Trustee Schwenk moved the repeal; the clerk recorded yes votes from Meyer, Schwenk, Lambert, Wilson, Ross and Juarez and the motion carried.

The board also approved an ordinance amending chapter 16.44 to move rental-property registration from a calendar-year schedule to a fiscal-year schedule. Trustee Juarez moved the ordinance and Trustee Meyer seconded; the clerk recorded all yes votes and the motion carried.

The village authorized the village administrator to sign an addendum with BSNA for integrated payment processing services. Trustee Juarez moved the authorization and Trustee Ross seconded; the clerk recorded unanimous support and the motion carried.

Committee and staff items approved by the board included:

- A resolution approving eligible redevelopment-cost reimbursement for Tonality Brewing Company LLC at 169 North Seymour Avenue. Trustee Wilson moved the resolution; Trustee Ross seconded. The clerk recorded yes votes from Wilson, Ross, Juarez, Lambert, Schwenk and Meyer and the resolution carried.

- Approval of the 2025 cycling event agreement (listed in the packet as the 2025 Monlach cycling Grama Prix) and authorization to execute the agreement for an amount not to exceed $10,000. Trustee Wilson moved the resolution; Trustee Juarez seconded. The clerk recorded unanimous support and the motion carried.

- Change order number 1 for the North Lake Street Alley project. The board approved change order number 1 in the amount of $32,439.49 and issued purchase order number 14524 to Chicagoland Paving Contractors in that amount; the second pay request (invoice number 244302) was also approved for payment. Trustee Ross moved the change order; Trustee Wilson seconded. Clerk roll call recorded yes votes from Ross, Wilson, Juarez, Lambert, Schwenk and Meyer and the motion carried.

- Payment of bills as presented in governing-body reports. Trustee Schwenk moved to approve the payment of bills shown on the reports dated Dec. 23, 2024 and Jan. 13, 2025, including several AT&T charges listed during the meeting. The motion passed on roll call. (The transcript lists multiple AT&T line items; a separate governing-body report covering the period ending Jan. 13 was also approved by roll call. The total amount for the governing-body report as read in the meeting transcript was not clearly specified.)

After the roll-call votes the board moved to recess into executive session to discuss land acquisition or sale of property pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5) and minutes pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21). The motion to recess into executive session was moved by Trustee Schwenk, seconded by Trustee Lambert, and carried on roll call.

No formal board action beyond the votes above was taken in open session; the meeting packet and minutes are available on the village website for additional details.