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Votes at a glance: Waukegan committees forward zoning, procurement and settlement items to council
Summary
Committees on Jan. 6 approved multiple ordinances, resolutions and settlements; highlights include UDO cleanup, a purchase of two Public Works trailers, Greenwood Bridge engineering agreements, lead service line funding reclassification, and worker‑compensation settlements.
A review of completed committee and council‑level votes from meetings held Jan. 6 in Waukegan:
What passed at committee or council (selected items) - Community Development Committee — Recommended to City Council: subdivision, rezoning and variance for a Chick‑fil‑A outparcel at 800 S. Northpointe Blvd. (Zoning calendars 2759, 2760, 2761). Committee recommendation recorded with one no vote (Alderman Florian). (See separate article for discussion.)
- Community Development Committee — Recommended to City Council: amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance (scrivener/clarifying edits) and a reduction in two site‑plan review fees (site plan review fee reduced to $100; minor adjustment fee reduced to $100). Committee action forwarded the clean‑up language to council.
- City Council (consent omnibus) — Approved: vendor payments and payroll (vendor payments dated Jan. 6, 2025: $3,616,624.78; regular payroll Dec. 27, 2024: $2,026,509.80; miscellaneous payroll: $32,053.65). These items were adopted as part of the council consent agenda at the Jan. 6 meeting.
- Government Operations & Oversight Committee — Approved: three settlement and release resolutions involving city liability claims tied to vehicle incidents and workers’ compensation: (1) police worker’s compensation claim number 240716W018 — not to exceed $11,253.70; (2) settlement with Bianca (last name in packet) — not to exceed $15,500; (3) settlement with Jessica Acosta — not to exceed $42,500. Committee votes recorded aye as presented.
- Public Works & Infrastructure Committee — Approved: procurement and engineering actions including purchase of two trailers from MTM Trailer MFG LLC (good‑faith waiver; not to exceed $94,398); LPA appropriation agreement with Illinois to pre‑appropriate $1,340,000 for phase 3 engineering services for the Greenwood Avenue bridge; Baxter & Woodman LPA engineering agreement for phase 3 services for Greenwood Ave bridge — not to exceed $590,257; reclassification of partial funding for the FY2024 Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR) road program — $2,412,176.36; procurement of squad car equipment/install for 10 police vehicles from Heavy Communications Inc. (approx. $175,000 listed in committee discussion). The committee also reviewed plans for the FY25 road resurfacing program (list of candidate streets provided to aldermen for preliminary design).
- Committee of the Whole — Approved routine items and minutes; several zoning/UDO technical amendments were advanced for council consideration.
How votes were cast (examples from transcript) - Committee roll calls were recorded in the public record for each item; a sample roll call for the Community Development omnibus (3B/3C/3D) showed a 4–1 committee vote in favor with Alderman Florian opposing. - Council consent roll call adopted the vendor payments and payroll items as read by the clerk; one alderman expressed a no vote on the procurement waiver during council discussion but the overall omnibus passed.
Why it matters: The actions move several capital, procurement and regulatory items forward quickly — including bridge engineering contracts and lead service‑line funding that affect infrastructure planning and public health work. Settlement approvals close outstanding liability matters.
What to watch next: Several items forwarded by committees will appear on the City Council agenda for final approval (notably the Chick‑fil‑A rezoning package and the UDO cleanup). The council packet and staff reports will provide full contract documents, IDOT correspondence, traffic studies, and the final fee schedules.
Votes and budget highlights (selected dollar amounts) - Vendor payments and payroll (City Council consent): $3,616,624.78 (vendor payments); $2,026,509.80 (regular payroll); $32,053.65 (misc. payroll). - Deegan Group change order for environmental services at former Johnson Motors BRP site: +$11,000 (committee approved change order carried to council packet). - Greenwood Avenue bridge: LPA appropriation $1,340,000; Baxter & Woodman engineering agreement $590,257. - Lead service line reclassification: $2,412,176.36 shifted into LSLR program funds. - Trailer purchase (Public Works): $94,398 (two trailers; good‑faith waiver due to single‑source availability). - Police fleet equipment: ~ $175,000 (equipment and installation for 10 vehicles discussed in committee).
