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Votes at a glance: Villa Park board approves appointments, consent agenda, zoning variances and TriTrail amendments
Summary
At its Aug. 25 meeting the Village Board approved multiple routine and land‑use items: consent agenda bills, several appointments to commissions, two zoning variations, and funding amendments for the TriTrail Connector project and associated engineering work.
The Village Board of Trustees on Aug. 25 approved a slate of administrative, planning and funding actions in addition to the debated items covered separately.
Votes at a glance (select items approved Aug. 25): - Appointments to commissions: The board approved multiple appointments including Susan Micah (Fire Pension Board, term to 04/30/2027), Susan Bachman (Senior Concerns Commission, term to 04/30/2026), Jason Jarrett (Zoning Board of Appeals, term to 05/31/2026), Alan Hassler (Plan Commission, term to 05/31/2026), Bridal Kingstrom (Junior Commissioner to the Fund Commission, term to 05/31/2026) and Mallon Flaskamp (Fund Commission to fill vacancy through 04/30/2028). The motion to approve appointments passed on roll call.
- Consent agenda: Minutes (June 23, 2025) and bill listings for 07/28/2025 ($730,897.63) and 08/04/2025 ($529,390.11) were approved. The board also approved side letters to collective‑bargaining agreements with the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council on behalf of sergeants, lieutenants and patrol officers amending certain dates. Consent items passed on roll call.
- Zoning variations: The board approved two zoning ordinances following Planning & Zoning Commission recommendations: a variation to permit a 5‑foot open‑style front yard fence at 5 W. Madison Ave. (petition PZ‑25‑11), and variations for the property at 10 S. Charles Ave. (petition PZ‑25‑15) allowing reduced yard setbacks for an accessory structure; both passed on roll call after public hearing and P&Z recommendations.
- TriTrail funding and engineering: Trustees approved a resolution to amend the joint funding agreement for the TriTrail Connector Project with the Illinois Department of Transportation to reallocate federal dollars from construction to phase‑3 engineering, and separately approved Supplement No. 1 with Civiltech Engineering Inc. (Itasca) for additional phase‑3 engineering hours. Staff explained the extra engineering hours were needed because contractor production slowed due to utility delays and nearby developer work.
Meeting records and next steps: Where listed, staff said the agreements and resolutions include written proposals attached to the board packet. Trustees voted by roll call on the consent agenda, appointments, zoning variances and the TriTrail funding and engineering supplements.
Ending note: Most items on this agenda were routine or recommended by staff and advisory commissions; the board approved them by votes recorded in the meeting minutes.
