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Lombard trustees approve consent agenda including contracts, equipment purchases and tourism grants; move to executive session
Summary
The Village of Lombard Board of Trustees approved a large consent agenda on Feb. 6 that included equipment purchases, engineering and maintenance contracts, plan commission recommendations and multiple local tourism grants.
The Village of Lombard Board of Trustees approved the consent agenda at its Feb. 6 meeting, accepting multiple contracts, equipment purchases, plan‑commission recommendations and local tourism grants by roll call.
Major items approved on the consent agenda included: a wheel loader purchase through the Sourcewell cooperative contract from Westside Tractor Sales for $160,262.68; purchase of seven Zoll X‑series cardiac monitors with five‑year warranties for $284,068.94 and a trade‑in allowance of $7,500; and a water meter purchase from Water Resources Inc. for $128,793.50.
The board approved several engineering and maintenance contracts: a design engineering contract with Civiltech Engineering for Main Street resurfacing, not to exceed $361,708.48; resident engineering services for the Highland Avenue Sewer Separation Project with Thomas Engineering Group, not to exceed $158,635.48; a perpetual warranty and maintenance agreement for the Highland elevated tank with Utility Service Company, not to exceed $38,832.37; and a perpetual warranty and maintenance agreement for the North Avenue standpipe with Utility Service Company, in an amount not to exceed $265,003.
Other consent items included award of a one‑year cleaning contract to Advanced Cleaning Systems Inc., not to exceed $29,066.76; Plan Commission recommendations for two conditional uses at 434 East North Avenue (motor vehicle sales and motor vehicle service) and a variance to allow nine dwelling units at 227 South Westmore Myers Road in the R4 district; text amendments related to clear lines of site areas; amendments to the Veil Business Grant Program pertaining to payout provisions for certain retail grants; and annual software subscriptions for fiscal year 2025 not to exceed $375,200.
The Community Promotion and Tourism Committee recommendations were included: grant awards from hotel/motel funds for local events, including $25,000 for the Lombard Lilac Parade (plus the cost of village services), $2,000 for the Lilac Sale (May 8, 2025), $10,000 for the Lilac Princess program (running March through June 18, 2025), $5,000 for the Lilac Times arts and crafts fair (May 4, 2025), and $5,000 for the Lombard Farmers Market (May 20–Oct. 7, 2025).
“We listened to presentations for the five remaining 2025 local tourism grant applications,” the community promotions presenter said, and added that recommendations will be transmitted to the board for final decision. The presenter also advised residents seeking application information to visit the village website for program details and submission instructions.
The board approved the consent agenda by roll call (ayes recorded for trustees present). After the vote, trustees moved to recess to executive session for the purposes of collective negotiating matters, discussion and semi‑annual review of executive session minutes, and acquisition of real property. The motion to recess to executive session was made and seconded, and the board approved it by roll call.
No separate board votes on individual consent items were recorded in the public meeting; the consent agenda items were handled as a single package.
