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Votes at a glance: board approves MC cable for Itasca Station, extends administrator contract and OKs sidewalk contract amendment
Summary
At its Nov. 18 meeting the Itasca Village Board approved a site-specific allowance for metal-clad (MC) cable at the Itasca Station project and directed staff to prepare a code update; it also approved a sidewalk slicing contract amendment, a Canon lease, the estimated 2025 tax levy for publication, several consent items, approval of bills and extended the village administrator—s employment agreement after closed session.
The Itasca Village Board recorded several formal actions Nov. 18, from construction-technical approvals to budget and personnel votes.
MC cable for Itasca Station The board approved a staff-recommended motion to permit Holiday Properties to use metal-clad (MC) cable for concealed electrical runs at the Itasca Station building, subject to local conditions and consistent with the 2017 National Electric Code. Holiday representative Don Tomae said the measure would "save [the electrical contractor] from having to go through the building twice," and staff noted they had consulted the fire district and regional examples. The motion also directed staff to prepare an update to the Village Code to allow similar construction approaches for future projects.
Sidewalk slicing contract amendment Trustee Daley moved to amend resolution 16-23-25 to extend the village—s sidewalk slicing contract with Hard Rock Concrete Cutters through spring 2026 with a unit price of $41.14 per slice and a not-to-exceed amount of $76,602.68. The board approved the resolution after roll-call voting; the transcript records at least one stated abstention during the roll-call process (the meeting record identified an abstention but the transcript does not provide a complete, unambiguous tally for every trustee).
Estimated 2025 tax levy and first readings Trustee Powers presented a resolution to approve the estimated 2025 tax levy for publication under the truth-in-taxation process and asked to waive the second reading for the estimate. Trustees unanimously moved the estimate forward for public notice; omnibus first readings were also entered for related levy ordinances to be finalized after the public-comment period.
Equipment lease and bills The board approved a five-year lease with Canon for a full-color large-format printer/scanner (ProGraf model) for community development and police use. The village also approved the record of bills totaling $1,877,627.46, which included payments for sewer construction, water commission charges, refuse services, payroll and other routine expenditures.
Consent agenda and other approvals Trustees approved consent items including a fence-variation ordinance for Inverness Lane and resolutions related to Itasca Fest finances and an agreement extension with the Itasca Alliance Club. After a brief recess for closed session, the board reconvened and approved resolution 1675-25 extending the employment agreement with Village Administrator Carrie Ann Ergo; the roll call was recorded at reconvening.
What the motions said (selected details) - Itasca Station MC cable: approved per 2017 NEC with local recommended conditions; staff to draft code update. (motion combined; roll call recorded) - Sidewalk slicing amendment: amend resolution 16-23-25; not-to-exceed $76,602.68; unit price $41.14/slice. (approved) - Canon lease: five-year lease for a color large-format printer/scanner (ProGraf), budgeted. (approved) - Bills: record of bills approved totaling $1,877,627.46. (approved) - Employment agreement extension: resolution 1675-25 to extend Village Administrator Carrie Ann Ergo—s contract. (approved)
The board recorded votes by roll call on each of the motions above; where the transcript displays incomplete or ambiguous roll-call notations, this article reports the recorded outcomes and notes where individual tallies or abstentions are not fully legible in the meeting transcript. Trustees directed staff to implement the code-update process for MC cable and to circulate relevant survey and comment transcripts related to the downtown zoning work.
