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Stone Park trustees approve $417,336 in bills, large construction payments and raise water rates
Summary
At the Aug. 12 meeting the Village of Stone Park board approved $417,336.46 in bills — including two large Vision Construction payments totaling $438,532.71 — adopted Ordinance 25-13 to raise water and sewer rates to reflect City of Chicago and Melrose Park increases, and approved licensing changes for CIELO and its promoter.
The Village of Stone Park Board of Trustees on Aug. 12 approved $417,336.46 in expenditures, including two large payments to Vision Construction & Consulting Inc., and adopted an ordinance increasing water and sewer rates to reflect higher charges from the City of Chicago and the Village of Melrose Park.
Trustee Marco A. Gutierrez presented the bill list for July 22–Aug. 12, 2025 totaling $417,336.46 across funds (General $347,289.67; Motor Fuel Tax $805.21; Water $69,241.58). Trustees voted unanimously to approve the bills after a motion by Trustee Marco A. Gutierrez and a second by Trustee Marco T. Paz.
Under Building & Grounds, the board approved three contractor payments: D & R Home Improvements Inc. Invoice #1018 for $23,000.00; Vision Construction & Consulting Inc. Invoice #4153 (third installment) for $254,317.71; and Vision Construction & Consulting Inc. Invoice #4008 for $184,215.00. Trustee Loretta J. Teets moved to approve the payments; Trustee Marco T. Paz seconded each motion. All trustees voted Aye on those motions.
The board adopted Ordinance 25-13 amending the Village Code to increase water and sewer rates “to reflect the increase from City of Chicago and Village of Melrose Park,” following a motion by Trustee Marco A. Gutierrez and a second from Trustee Sylvia Terrazas. The ordinance passed on a unanimous roll call.
Trustee Loretta J. Teets moved and Trustee Marco A. Gutierrez seconded approval of Resolution 25-03 to contract with certified water system operator Anthony Faciano; the board approved the resolution unanimously.
On the Police & Fire agenda, the trustees approved hiring Administrative Consulting Specialists, LLC to assist with police and village grant work after a motion from Trustee Sylvia Terrazas and a second from Trustee Marco A. Gutierrez; the motion passed on a unanimous roll call.
The licensing portion of the meeting included two related approvals for the CIELO venue. Trustee Nazario Garcia moved and Trustee Loretta J. Teets seconded approval to increase CIELO’s occupancy from 750 to 1,300, contingent on contract conditions and subject to a one-year probationary period; the motion passed unanimously. The board also approved a separate request from Viva JV, LLC (the promoter for CIELO) to extend hours for events under specified conditions (limited to once per month via the special event permit process and requiring board approval); that motion passed after a second from Trustee Teets but drew a single Nay from Trustee Marco A. Gutierrez. The board clarified that the promoter-specific approval applies to Viva JV and not to the venue operator.
Mayor Beniamino Mazzulla provided a brief update that the Sports & Entertainment Complex project is ahead of schedule and said he plans another walk-through at the end of the month. The open session was adjourned at 7:11 p.m.
Approved motions and vote records were recorded in the meeting minutes; the minutes state the Board meeting materials were approved at the subsequent board meeting on Aug. 26, 2025.
