Board tables Benzedoon French-market food-truck agreement; approves treasurer's report and public-works mutual aid

At its Feb. 17 meeting the Village Board of Lisle approved the treasurer's report for January and joined the Illinois Public Works mutual aid network, but pulled and later voted to withdraw and table a proposed amendment to the French market and supplemental food-truck market agreement with Benzedoon USA.

Village Manager Erp Mode summarized the consent agenda for the board, noting item A was the treasurer's report and item B proposed an amended license agreement with Benzedoon USA to continue the French market on Garfield Avenue in 2025 and return it to Commuter Lot B in 2026 with an expanded vendor cap. The amendment also proposed a four-week June food-truck program in Commuter Lot B as an initial test.

Trustee Olson asked several questions about the agreement's exclusivity clause and the proposed five-year term. Multiple trustees said they wanted the board to revisit the terms in Committee of the Whole and remove or reduce the exclusivity and shorten the contract term. After discussion, a motion was made to withdraw the item from the consent agenda and table it to the board's first March meeting (March 3). The roll-call vote to table was recorded as "aye" for trustees Greco, Duffy, Lesniak, Mullin, Olson, Saima and Mayor Pesach.

Separately, Item C, an agreement to join the Illinois Public Works mutual aid network, passed by roll call. Director of Public Works explained the program supplements the DuPage County mutual-aid arrangements by allowing access to statewide equipment and manpower resources for emergency and non-emergency assistance; the transcript records staff saying responding towns are responsible for their own costs for the first five days with reimbursement mechanisms thereafter.

The board approved the January treasurer's report and the mutual-aid agreement and will revisit the Benzedoon USA license agreement at the March 3 meeting.