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At-a-glance: DeKalb council actions April 14 — contracts, licenses, rezoning and a plat vacation
Summary
A single-item summary of final votes from the April 14 DeKalb City Council meeting, including contract awards, equipment purchases, licenses and zoning actions.
The DeKalb City Council approved a range of resolutions and ordinances on April 14. Below is a concise listing of each final action, the measure title or short description, fiscal details when specified, and the recorded outcome as provided in the meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda (minutes, accounts payable and payroll, financial reports, crime-free housing report, and a workerscompensation lump-sum petition): Approved. Accounts payable and payroll through 04/14/2025: $3,876,021.02. Resolution 2025-038: $25,927.75 workman's comp lump-sum payment to Christopher Ziola: approved.
- Resolution 2025-039: Authorize environmental site assessment proposal (Grama) for former Potano's auto salvage, 1151 S. Fourth St. — $120,300; motion moved by Alderman Perkins, seconded by Alderman Larson; approved (roll call recorded yes: 8, no: 0).
- Resolution 2025-040: Award contract for asphalt resurfacing to Curran/Current Contracting — $4,083,655.11; staff authorized for change orders as described in resolution; approved (roll call recorded yes: 7, no: 1).
- Resolution 2025-041: Purchase traffic signal equipment through Mobitrex — not to exceed $32,834; includes $8,208.50 local funds appropriation; approved.
- Resolution 2025-042: Purchase 30 police portable radios from J & K Communications — not to exceed $91,000; approved.
- Resolution 2025-043: FY2025 payment for embedded law-enforcement social-worker agreement with Northwestern Medicine Ben Gordon Center — $135,714; approved.
- Resolution 2025-044: Approve retail tobacco store license for Zone Tobacco and Convenience, 110 E. Hillcrest Dr.; approved.
- Resolution 2025-045: Approve bar/restaurant liquor license for Iniga (doing business as Iniga Pizzeria Napolitana), 206 E. Lincoln Highway; approved.
- Resolution 2025-046: Authorize land lease agreement with Iniga Pizzeria Napolitana for an outdoor patio on a portion of property at 206 E. Lincoln Highway (public sidewalk/patio on city property); approved.
- Resolution 2025-047: Approve bar liquor license with supplemental gaming (video gaming terminals) for Rajeffi LLC d/b/a Zanna's Wood Fired Pizza, 1406 Sycamore Road, Suite AB; approved (roll call recorded 5 yes / 3 no in roll call sequence).
- Ordinance 2025-015: Approve plat of vacation for part of Simmons Avenue — passed first reading; public hearing held prior to action.
- Ordinance 2025-016: Rezoning at 209 Grove Street from Light Industrial to Central Business District (applicant Michael Warfel) — plan commission recommended approval; passed first reading and council waived second reading.
Other procedural actions: council set an executive session to review executive-session minutes (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21)).
