Gurnee board approves consent agenda, authorizes second amendment to redevelopment agreement at Grand/21

The Gurnee Village Board on Jan. 6 approved the consent agenda and unanimously adopted Ordinance 2025‑01, authorizing a second amendment to the redevelopment agreement with Red Crown Investment LLC for property at 4821 and 4885 Grand Avenue.

Consent agenda items approved by roll call included: approval of minutes from the Dec. 16, 2024 meeting; Resolution 2025‑01 establishing certain village property as surplus (fire engine 1321); setting bid dates for the lift station control panel replacement project (January 28, 2025) and the Stoney Island Regional Water Main Replacement Project (February 24, 2025); payroll approvals for the periods ending Dec. 13, 2024 ($993,042.53) and Dec. 27, 2024 ($1,017,279.61); and approval of bills for the period ending Jan. 6, 2025 ($1,899,989.71). The consent agenda motion was made by Trustee Balmes and seconded by Trustee O’Brien; the roll call recorded all present trustees as voting in the affirmative.

Ordinance 2025‑01 authorizes execution of a second amendment to the redevelopment agreement with Red Crown Investment LLC (the Avalon and BP redevelopment at Grand and Route 21). Pat (staff member) said the amendment reallocates 8,400 cubic feet of stormwater credits — credits the village previously received when properties were removed from the flood plain — to facilitate additional fill, grading and pavement tied to a property‑line adjustment between the Avalon site and the adjacent Primo property. The village estimated the stormwater credits to be worth about $10,000. Pat said no other substantive changes were made to the agreement.

Motion on the ordinance was made by Trustee O’Brien and seconded by Trustee Thorstenson; the roll call showed all voting "aye." The ordinance passed.