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Votes at a glance: Hinsdale trustees approve minutes, contracts and permits
Summary
Trustees approved minutes, a forestry chipper purchase, consent items, a special-use permit for Bar Studio, and a pedestrian-safety study contract; accounts payable and multiple consent items passed on roll call.
At its most recent meeting the Village of Hinsdale Board of Trustees approved a series of motions and ordinances by roll call, including routine minutes, a vehicle/ equipment purchase, a special-use permit for a fitness studio and a professional services contract for a neighborhood pedestrian safety study.
Key outcomes
- Approved minutes of the regular Board of Trustees meeting of Feb. 4, 2025. Roll-call votes recorded: Trustee Cashima — Aye; Trustee Braden — Aye; Trustee Siffler — Aye; Trustee Fisher — Aye; Trustee Burns — Aye; Trustee Finke — Aye.
- Approved payment of accounts payable for the period of Feb. 6, 2025, through Feb. 19, 2025, as set forth on the list provided by the village treasurer; the board approved the item by roll call. The transcript lists the aggregate amount on the provided list; the precise total as recorded on the village treasurer's list is on file with the village clerk and was not clearly stated during the meeting (not specified here).
- Approved consent-agenda items 8B through 8E by roll call; trustees voted Aye on the consent block.
- Approved purchase (consent) of a Morbark BBR-19 forestry chipper from Alexander Equipment Company in an amount not to exceed $114,642 to replace a 2004 unit. The staff presentation stated the new unit replaces a 2004 chipper beyond its useful life and that Alexander Equipment offered $7,500 for the trade-in. The item was included on the consent agenda and approved.
- Approved an ordinance granting a special-use permit to operate a physical fitness facility (Bar Studio, doing business as K Bar Hinsdale Inc.) at 777 North York Road, Unit 19 (Gateway Square Shopping Center). The Plan Commission had held a public hearing on Jan. 8 and voted unanimously to recommend approval; the board approved the ordinance by roll call.
- Awarded a professional services contract to KLOA, Inc., of Rosemont, Illinois, for an initial neighborhood pedestrian and traffic safety study in an amount not to exceed $54,000. Staff said the work will focus on the Central Business District (Maple Street to Second Street; Garfield to Grant Street). The motion passed on roll call.
- Approved the Hinsdale Chamber's annual events (Fine Arts, Farmers Market, Uniquely Thursdays, Wine Walk and Christmas Walk) as presented.
All recorded roll-call votes during the meeting indicated unanimous "Aye" votes from trustees present; no "No" or "Nay" votes were recorded on the motions read into the minutes. Where the transcript did not identify the motion maker or seconder by name, the meeting record lists those items as "not specified."
