Orland Park trustees approve zoning changes, contracts and purchases in unanimous votes

The Village of Orland Park Board of Trustees on Feb. 17 adopted a series of ordinances, special-use permits and procurement actions, approving rezonings, development plats and professional-service agreements and awarding multiple contracts in unanimous roll-call votes.

Why it matters: The approvals give the village legal authority or contracting authority to proceed with land-use changes, infrastructure work and vendor services that will affect planned private development, public-rights-of-way improvements and park and recreation programming.

Most significant actions

- Approved accounts payable for Feb. 4–17, 2025 totaling $4,757,764.25; roll call carried with all trustees voting aye.

- Adopted a text amendment to the land development code (case 2025-0111) to allow lattice towers solely for government wireless communications uses; the trustee motion to adopt the plan commission recommendation passed by roll call.

- Approved the GW Properties Harbor Freight subdivision (case 2024-0884) and amended the motion to authorize staff to execute and record the plat; the amendment and final motion passed by roll call.

- Granted a special-use permit for a Planet Fitness fitness center (case 2024-0959) at Orland Park Place; ordinance adopted by roll call.

- Adopted rezoning ordinances to designate wetlands/open space for properties near Humphrey Drive (case 2025-0032) and for 17151 Wolf Road (case 2025-0033); both motions to approve the plan commission recommendations passed after a procedural revote on the Humphrey Drive item.

- Adopted an ordinance creating an accessory massage-establishment license (amendment to section 7-14-2 of the village code); motion approved by roll call.

- Approved a special-use permit for Olive Bakery (case 2025-0012) for properties at 15828 and 15832 Wolf Road; ordinance adopted by roll call.

- Awarded a professional services agreement to Patrick Engineering Inc. (doing business as RINA) for Phase 3 construction engineering observation services for the 143rd Street and John Humphrey Drive intersection and bridge improvements, not to exceed $849,927; vote recorded and passed.

- Approved an IT purchase and sole-source waiver to procure two Cisco Catalyst switches and one year of Cisco Smart Net support through the interlocal purchasing cooperative (TIPS) with a not-to-exceed contract price of $27,188.19; motion passed.

- Approved an amendment to the Recreation and Parks refund policy removing a $5 withdrawal fee when medical documentation is provided and establishing a $5 transaction fee when multiple withdrawals are processed in one transaction; motion passed.

- Authorized a sole-source professional-services agreement with Rec Entertainment (Rex Entertainment) to provide talent buying and rider/contract negotiation services for the Centennial Park West concert series and the Taste of Orland Park at a commission capped at 10% of artist performance fees and not to exceed $53,500; roll call approval recorded.

Consent and other routine approvals

The board approved the consent agenda items A–H (payroll, parking-garage caulking, Sportsplex masonry ceiling work, 2025 playground renovations, Village Hall UPS system, Civic Center generator connection, approval of closed-session minutes and rejection of ITB #35-010 Centennial Soccer Field #1 renovation bids) by roll call.

Votes at a glance (selected items and outcomes)

- Minutes, 02/03/2025: approved (unanimous roll call). - Accounts payable (02/04/2025–02/17/2025), $4,757,764.25: approved (unanimous roll call). - IT purchase: Cisco switches and Smart Net support via TIPS, not to exceed $27,188.19: approved (unanimous roll call). - Ordinance (case 2025-0111): text amendment allowing lattice towers for government uses: adopted (unanimous roll call). - GW Properties (case 2024-0884): plan commission recommendation approved; staff authorized to execute and record plat (unanimous roll call). - Planet Fitness special use (case 2024-0959): approved (unanimous roll call). - Humphrey Drive wetlands rezoning (case 2025-0032): ordinance rezoning property to open space adopted after amendment/revote (unanimous roll call). - 17151 Wolf Road rezoning (case 2025-0033): ordinance rezoning to open space adopted (unanimous roll call). - Massage-establishment code amendment (sec. 7-14-2): ordinance adopted (unanimous roll call). - Olive Bakery special use (case 2025-0012): ordinance adopted (unanimous roll call). - Patrick Engineering professional services agreement: authorized, not to exceed $849,927 (unanimous roll call). - Recreation & Parks refund-policy amendment: adopted (unanimous roll call). - Rec Entertainment (Rex) sole-source contract: authorized, commission up to 10% and not to exceed $53,500 (unanimous roll call).

Background and next steps

Board members said many of the items were “clean up” rezonings for recently acquired village property and routine contracting to support construction, parks and recreation programming. Where the board authorized a sole-source or cooperative procurement (TIPS/Rec Entertainment), trustees asked staff to confirm that cooperative pricing and vendor relationships offered best value; staff reported prior purchases and vendor experience in support of those assertions. Several approvals require execution of contracts subject to village-attorney review and further administrative steps such as recordation of plats or issuance of building permits.

Ending

All listed motions were adopted by roll call with no recorded no votes. Several items approved by the board will proceed to contract execution or permitting steps; the board provided staff direction to finalize agreements subject to attorney review and to return to the board if further approvals are required.