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Lombard trustees approve consent agenda, renew victim services contract and set historic-sign hearing
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Summary
The Village of Lombard Board of Trustees on Jan. 23 approved a broad consent agenda including payroll and multiple purchases, authorized several procurement contracts, renewed a one-year $25,000 victim services contract, and the Historic Preservation Commission set a Feb. 11 public hearing for a historic-sign designation request for Punky’s Pub.
The Village of Lombard Board of Trustees on Jan. 23 approved a consolidated consent agenda that cleared payroll and accounts payable items, authorized multiple purchases and contract awards, and renewed a one-year victim services contract. Trustees also heard committee reports including recommendations for local tourism grants and a retail business grant, and the Historic Preservation Commission scheduled a public hearing on a historic-sign designation request for Punky’s Pub.
The board voted to approve accounts payable and payroll items that were listed on the consent agenda, including: accounts payable of $1,168,443.20 for the period ending Jan. 10, 2025; village payroll of $1,102,873.90 for the period ending Jan. 11, 2025; and accounts payable of $2,357,272.43 for the period ending Jan. 17, 2025. The consent agenda also included equipment and vehicle surplus declarations, and multiple procurement items described in the packet.
The board approved purchase requests and contract awards listed on the consent agenda. Among the items described on the agenda: purchase of two Freightliner tandem-axle trucks available through a Sourcewell contract quoted at $247,966 and vehicle upfit work through National Purchasing Partners quoted at $293,335; award of a coarse aggregate material contract to Vulcan Materials not to exceed $67,350; water and sewer supplies purchases with line-item awards not to exceed $44,539.19 and $165,518.85 to the vendors listed in the packet; and authorization to enter a temporary employee services agreement with MGT America Consulting (previously GovTemps USA) for up to $120,000 annually for three years. The board also approved a Dell purchase for hardware in the amount of $60,298.35 as listed on the agenda.
The board renewed a one-year victim services contract with the Association for Individual Development in the amount of $25,000, which the Community Relations Committee had reviewed and unanimously recommended for renewal. The committee reported it had reviewed 2024 usage data for the contract and recommended continuation of the service that provides crisis intervention, counseling and advocacy for employees and community members.
Community Promotions and Tourism Committee members reported they reviewed initial local tourism grant applications for 2025, including funding requests for the Lilac Parade, the Lilac Sale, the Lilac Times Art & Craft Fair, the Lombard Farmers Market and the Lilac Princess Program. The committee said remaining applications will be heard at a Feb. 4 meeting and final grant recommendations will be forwarded to the board after that meeting.
The Economic & Community Development Committee recommended approval of a retail business grant for a new business, Common Grounds Vibe Cafe, located at 22 W. St. Charles Road, subject to submission of required contractor quotes. The committee also recommended amendments to the retail business grant program concerning payout provisions for non-restaurant businesses; those amendments were scheduled for the board agenda on Feb. 6.
The Historic Preservation Commission reported it elected Lynn Myers as chair and Leslie Suwak as vice chair after turnover on the commission. The commission voted that a historical-sign designation request for Punky’s Pub had merit and set a public hearing for Feb. 11.
The board had no public hearings or public participation at the Jan. 23 meeting. Following the regular business the board recessed into executive session by motion for the purpose of collective negotiating matters and probable or imminent litigation.
Votes at a glance - Approval of minutes of the rescheduled regular meeting of Jan. 9, 2025 — motion passed (recorded roll call: Judge Moldeck Aye; Trustee Puccio Aye; Trustee Dudek Aye; Trustee Militello Aye; Trustee Bochner Aye). - Consent agenda (payroll, accounts payable, surplus declarations, procurement items, ordinances and resolutions as listed in the agenda packet) — motion passed (recorded roll call: Trustee LeBach Aye; Trustee Puccio Aye; Trustee Dudek Aye; Trustee Malhotel Aye; Trustee Bakker Aye). - Recess to executive session for collective negotiating matters and probable or imminent litigation — motion passed (mover: Dan; second: Anthony; recorded roll call: Trustee LeBach Aye; Trustee Puccio Aye; Trustee Dudek Aye; Trustee Militello Aye; Trustee Wagner Aye).
What’s next - The Community Promotions Committee will finish reviewing remaining tourism grant applications at its Feb. 4 meeting and forward grant recommendations to the board. - The Historic Preservation Commission public hearing on Punky’s Pub historic-sign designation is set for Feb. 11. - The amended retail business grant payout provisions and the Common Grounds Vibe Cafe grant will appear on the Feb. 6 village board agenda as noted in committee reports.
(Report compiled from trustee remarks and the Jan. 23, 2025 village agenda and roll-call votes.)
