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Stone Park trustees approve routine invoices, authorize 2026 CDBG application and seek new grounds-maintenance plan
Summary
At their Feb. 24 meeting, the Village of Stone Park Board of Trustees approved several vendor invoices and a resolution to apply for a 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). Trustees also discussed automated water-billing options and the retirement of the landscaping contractor for the Stone Park Sports & Entertainment Center.
The Village of Stone Park Board of Trustees approved multiple vendor payments and authorized a 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application at a regularly scheduled meeting on Feb. 24, 2026.
Trustee Simplisio Roman moved to approve the minutes of the Feb. 10, 2026 Committee and Board meeting; Trustee Nazario Garcia seconded the motion, and a roll-call vote recorded aye votes from Trustees Loretta J. Teets, Marco A. Gutierrez, Sylvia Terrazas, Nazario Garcia and Simplisio Roman, with Trustee Marco T. Paz absent, passing the motion.
The board approved vendor invoices for work on village facilities, including AJD Concrete Construction Corp. Invoice #20261011 for $7,800 to cover pavilion work and Mejia Bros Sign Inc. Invoice #01002 for $1,800 for a new awning at the Cultural Center in the Stone Park Sports & Entertainment Center. Trustee Loretta J. Teets made the motions to approve those payments; Trustee Marco A. Gutierrez seconded both motions, and roll-call votes passed with the same attendance pattern.
Trustees also approved Customized Protection Services, Inc. Invoice #32846 for $16,800 following a motion by Trustee Teets and a second from Trustee Simplisio Roman.
In finance business, Trustee Marco A. Gutierrez presented expenditures for the billing period Feb. 10–24, 2026 totaling $43,663.31 across funds (General Fund $41,261.64; Motor Fuel Transportation (MFT) $3,401.67; TIF, Water Fund and Debt Service $0). Trustee Gutierrez moved to approve the bills; Trustee Loretta J. Teets seconded the motion and trustees voted to approve the expenditures.
On the grant front, Trustee Teets moved, and Trustee Gutierrez seconded, approval of Resolution 26-02, "A Resolution Authorizing the 2026 Program Year Application for the CDBG Grant," formally authorizing village staff to pursue a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application for 2026. The resolution passed on a roll-call vote with the same trustees voting aye and one absence recorded.
Office Manager Aracely Gutierrez, speaking for Clerk Laura Cassidy-Hatchet, reported progress on implementing email billing and automatic withdrawal options for water accounts; Mayor Beniamino Mazzulla requested a breakdown distinguishing commercial and residential accounts, and the clerk will provide that information when she returns.
Mayor Mazzulla said current development projects are progressing and will receive a fuller update at the next meeting. He announced that S. Pincente Landscaping will retire from maintaining the Stone Park & Entertainment Center grounds; the mayor said he will meet with the public works superintendent to evaluate options that include soliciting vendor bids, hiring personnel or purchasing equipment to ensure continued maintenance.
The board had no reports from Health & Welfare, Youth & Senior, Fire & Police, or License committees. The open session adjourned at 6:31 p.m.; the board approved the motion to adjourn on a voice vote after Trustee Marco A. Gutierrez moved and Trustee Sylvia Terrazas seconded.
