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Votes at a glance: Gurnee board approves contracts, street and utility projects, noise, and emergency-notification measures
Summary
The Village Board approved the consent agenda and a series of ordinances, contracts and construction awards at its April 21 meeting, advancing IT, public works, public safety and planning projects.
The Village of Gurnee approved its consent agenda and multiple ordinances and contract awards at the April 21 meeting. The board approved procurement, maintenance and capital items with roll-call votes; most passed unanimously. Key outcomes recorded on the agenda are summarized below.
Votes at a glance
Consent agenda (approved by motion and roll call): - Renewal of Arctic Wolf managed security services contract (1 year) — $125,060.18 (Information Systems). Motion by Trustee Balmus; second by Trustee O'Brien; roll call approved. - Depot Road retaining wall replacement — award to Landscaping by Gary Weiss — $24,800 (engineering; formal-bid waiver). - Emerald ash borer insecticide and treatment supplies — 52 pints from Grand Arbor Group — $23,961.60 (public works; formal-bid waiver). - Fuel-island surveying and permitting services — Manhart Consulting — not to exceed $33,900 (public works; formal-bid waiver). - Security locker system for high-value/sensitive items — Midwest Security Products — $25,046.95 (police; formal-bid waiver). - Raffle license (Lake County Fire Chiefs Association — 'Tunnels to Towers') — fee and bond waived. - Payroll for period ending 04/04/2025 — $1,013,171.52. - Bills for period ending 04/21/2025 — $1,358,146.59.
Notable New Business approvals and contract awards (roll-call outcomes): - Ordinance amending Swalco host agreement to allow limited commercial batteries and paint at 1311 N. Estes St. — approved (see separate article). - Special-use permit for a hand-wash and detailing business at 3590 Route 132 — approved (see separate article). - Ordinance adding public-comment/decorum procedures (Chapter 2, sec. 2-90) — approved 5–1 (Mayor Hood voted no). - Ordinance amending Chapter 46 to prohibit excessive engine braking noise — approved (roll call: unanimous among trustees present) ; fine amount cited as $75 (state fine). - One-year service agreement with Regroup for emergency mass-notification system — $15,500 first-year fee; renewals capped at 3.5% annually — approved (Information Systems/Public Safety). - Amendment to master agreement with Lake County for county-owned traffic signal maintenance and future replacement costs — estimated additional cost to village ~$20,000 annually; approved. - Change order to Peter Baker & Sons Inc. for 2025 street maintenance/resurfacing program — additional $650,000 to add resurfacing of select roads and the golf-course parking lot and cart corral (estimated 1.25 miles added) — approved. - Professional services agreement with Christopher B. Burke Engineering Ltd. for Phase 2 engineering (IL Route 21 / Gages Lake Road pedestrian improvements) — approved. - Award of 2025 roadway reconstruction program to Campanella & Sons Inc. — $1,243,604.90 — approved. - Award of 2025 Quality Acres sanitary sewer extension project to Campanella & Sons Inc. — $650,568.69 — approved. - 2025 concrete sidewalk replacement program (joint bid with Arlington Heights) — award to Schroeder & Shorter (only qualified bidder) — $280,000 (zone-based program) — approved.
How the board voted: Most measures passed by unanimous roll-call votes of the trustees present. Recorded non-unanimous action: Chapter 2 public-comment ordinance (5 yes, 1 no). Where a mover/second was recorded in the transcript, that information is listed above.
Ending: The approvals advance multiple capital and operational projects across departments; staff will bring construction awards and implementation schedules back to the board as required.
