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Park Ridge council approves budget amendments, staff appointments and closed-session records release; residents raise parking concerns
Summary
On April 20 the Park Ridge City Council approved FY2025 budget amendments totaling $1,330,442.70, awarded a $239,200 engineering contract, extended an emergency utility contract, confirmed several board appointments, proclaimed April Volunteer Appreciation Month, approved a resolution to release certain closed-session minutes and heard two public comments about parking.
The Park Ridge City Council approved a set of routine items and heard two residents raise parking concerns at its April 20 meeting.
By roll call the council approved amendments to the FY2025 budget totaling $1,330,442.70, authorized a contract with Mackie Consultants, LLC for $239,200 to provide engineering services for the Northwest Highway water main replacement, and approved a one-year extension to Rossi Contractors, Inc.’s contract for emergency water main and sewer work. The consent agenda passed 7–0.
The City Clerk presented a separate resolution authorizing the public release of certain closed-session meeting minutes and the destruction of certain closed-session audio recordings. That resolution passed on a recorded roll call vote, 7–0.
Mayor Marty Maloney read a proclamation declaring April 2026 Volunteer Appreciation Month and asked newly appointed and existing commission members to introduce themselves. Appointments to the Sustainability Commission were read aloud and the council approved them by voice vote earlier in the meeting.
During the citizens-to-address portion, Dr. Norbert Borra, identified himself as a Park Ridge business owner, described a vehicle parked for over a month near Seeley and Northwest Highway that he said was taking up space used by patients and staff, and left a photo for staff. “We presently have a truck there… that’s been parked there for over a month, taking up precious space,” Borra said. Mayor Maloney asked staff to follow up in the coming week.
Christy Bavaro, a resident of North Hoffman, asked the council to research alley-parking practices and consider whether the city should address long-term use of alleys as driveways or charging for that use and requested the item be scheduled for future discussion.
That concluded the council’s scheduled business. With no new items, the council adjourned after a voice vote.
