On the agenda: Chicago Ridge meeting — LPR Camera (Apr 14)

VILLAGE OF CHICAGO RIDGE
COMBINED COMMITTEE/REGULAR BOARD MEETING
AGENDA
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
President John F. Lind, Village Clerk Barbara M. Harrison
Trustees: Elaine Davenport, Ed Kowalski, Lisa Lenz,
William McFarland, Roger Meslar, Andrew Siegel
6:00pm – Workshop re. Economic Development
7:00pm – Committee Meeting, Regular Board Meeting follows
Pledge of Allegiance
Swearing in of Firefighter/Paramedic – Anthony Potesta
Swearing in of Police Chief – Anthony Layman
REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:
1. Payment of Bills
A.

Resolution –
April 14, 2026 - $308,114.07
(The payment of all departments customary billing expenses)
SUR Board Approved – March 4, 2026 – $781,909.89
March 11, 2026 - $260,338.66
March 18, 2026 - $4,946.46
March 25, 2026 – $273,916.83
April 1, 2026 – $45,239.76
April 8, 2026 – $272,439.82
(The payment of all routine, scheduled or utility expenses)

B.

Bills
1.

Ancel Glink -

$100.00 – Econ Development
$520.00 – Econ Development

2.

Cainkar -

$3,740.00 – TIF Legal

3.

Clark Baird Smith - $2,117.50 – Labor Legal Fee

4.

Burke -

$25,281.78 – T&M Jobs February
$ 880.00 – Zayo Fiber Install
$1,522.50 – 10131 Ridgeland
$35,437.72 – T&M Jobs March
$ 5,030.45 – 103rd & Harlem

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5.

Ryan -

$ 610.00 – TIF Accounting

6.

Metro Mayors Caucus - $649.49 – Dues

7.

JV Henik -

$8,100.00 – Sallyport Repair

8.

Bakertilly -

$8,400.00 – 2024 Audit

9.

Lauterbach & Amen - $960.00 – 2025 Actuarial Report

10.

Kasperek -

$ 1,643.74 – Audit
$22,198.25 – Consulting & Year End

MATTERS OF RECORD
2. Finance
3. Correspondence
4. Planning/Zoning
A.

Minutes of Regular Meeting – February 26, 2026

B.

Minutes of Regular Meeting – March 12, 2026

5. Engineering
A.

Pending Projects Status Report

CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS: All items are considered routine and will be
approved in one motion
6. Minutes
A.

Minutes of Executive Session Meeting – March 3, 2026

B.

Minutes of Board Meeting – March 3, 2026

C.

Minutes of Executive Session Meeting – March 25, 2026

D.

Minutes of Board Meeting – March 25, 2026

7. Ordinances/Resolutions
A.

A Resolution on the Village of Chicago Ridge in Support of
Municipal Housing Authority

B.

A Resolution of the Village of Chicago Ridge, Illinois
Authorizing the Write-Off of Unpaid Water Consumption of
Water-Fees
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C.

An Ordinance Adding Section 12-355(Temporary Tents
Exceeding 399 Square Feet) of Divisions 3 (Building Permits)
of Article IV (Administration and Enforcement) of Chapter 12
(Buildings and Building Regulations+) of the Village Code of
the Village of Chicago Ridge, County of Cook, State of Illinois

8. Solicitations/Presentations
9. Planning/Zoning
A.

Approval of Letter of Recommendation re. 6301 101st Street

B.

Approval of Letter of Recommendation re. 6154 111th Street

10. Business License
A.

Anointed Ink LLC – 5920 W 111th St.

B.

J2M Trucking Inc dba J2M Trucking – 6301 W 101st St.

C.

Ridge Liquors LLC – 5936 W 111th St.

D.

China Wock Chicago Ridge Inc – 474 Chicago Ridge Mall FC12

E.

Yalla Meat – 10600 Ridgeland Ave.

F.

Marcor LLC dba Meineke – 6154 W 111th St.

11. Building Dept.
12. Public Works
13. Fire Dept.
A.

Approval of Quote from CCI Flooring to resurface Apparatus
Bay Floor in the approximate amount of $74,000

14. Police Dept.
A.

Approval of Police Chief – Anthony Layman

B.

Approval for Chief Layman and Deputy Chief Shaughnessy
to attend SSACOP 2026 Conference

C.

Approval to hire One (1) Full Time Clerical Employee

D.

Approval to hire Two (2) Part Time Desk Employees
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E.

Approval to Purchase additional LPR Cameras in the amount
of $39,540.34 with the expense to be paid out of the
Organized Crime Grant and the Dept of Justice Account at no
expense to the taxpayers

F.

Approval to Purchase Cloud Storage for the LPR Cameras in
the amount of $12,960.00 with the expense to be paid out of
the Dept of Justic Account at no expense to the taxpayer

G.

Approval to Purchase Cloud Storage for the Body Cameras in
the amount of $19,818.28 with the expense to be paid out of
the Body Camera Grant at no expense to the taxpayer
Employees

15. Code Enforcement
16. EMA
A.

Approval to hire Two (2) EMA Officers

17. Village Hall
18. Unfinished Business
19. New Business
A.

Approval of Honorary Street Sign for Principal Fran Setaro

B.

Approval of quotes for ComEd Lighting at the Police
Department Lockup and Village Hall Basement

C.

Approval of Letter of Recommendation from J.V Henik to
engage D. Kersey for Sallyport Repair

D.

Approval of various entertainment contracts for the Village’s
250 Block Party

E.

Approval to Release Executive Session Minutes dated,
February 1,2010, November 23, 2010, February 16, 2012,
February 21, 2012, January 8, 2013, June 3, 2013, August 20,
2013, January 7, 2014, February 18, 2014, March 4, 2014,
March 18, 2014, April 15, 2014, August 5, 2014, August 19,
2014, September 2, 2014, September 13, 2014, September 16,
2014, October 7, 2014, October 21, 2014 and November 5,
2014 from Non-Public to Public

20. Public Comment: Please see policy at the end of Agenda
21. Adjournment
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public meeting should come in to the Village Clerk’s office or call
708-425-7700 at least 48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting.
Public Comment Policy
Persons wishing to address the Mayor and the Board of Trustees during the Public Comment portion
of the Board Meeting are expected to follow these guidelines:
* Individuals will please limit their remarks to 3 minutes, shall be permitted to speak only
once, and will not be allowed to give their time to any other person wishing to speak.
* Please address your remarks to the Mayor and the Board Members as a group.
Argumentation, interrogating or questioning individual members of the Board is not a
legitimate part of Public Comment.
* Those individuals seeking to address the Board will need to do so from the podium and
begin their remarks by stating their name.
* Respect for the duties of the Village Board and for the democratic process will be
adhered to. In this regard, civility and a sense of decorum will be strictly followed.
Comments that are personally condescending will not be permitted. Speakers shall be
courteous and should not make statements that are personally disrespectful to members of
the Board.
* Total public comment shall not exceed 30 minutes.

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