Board approves utility and infrastructure spending
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The Village Board approved several utility and infrastructure actions, including a $86,471 valve purchase for Abbeywood Pump Station, an $80,000 water model update, and a $75,941 change order for the 2024 Storm Sewer Rehabilitation Project.
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What this means
Residents should expect continued work on water, sewer, and equipment maintenance after the board approved multiple spending items. The board also approved a storage shed size variation for a home on W. Shorewood Drive and appointed Greg Carroll to the Commission for People with Disabilities while accepting two resignations from the Sustainability Commission. One procurement ordinance was deferred to a later meeting, and the board went into executive session to discuss property acquisition and the sale or lease of property.
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- Approved minutes from the August 4, 2025 special and regular meetings
- Approved the schedule of bills totaling $6,588,826.79
- Appointed Greg Carroll to the Commission for People with Disabilities through April 30, 2027
- Accepted resignations from Chrissy Christian and Alfredo Izquierdo from the Sustainability Commission
- Approved Ordinance #5180-2025 granting a variation for storage shed size at 1845 W. Shorewood Drive
- Deferred the ordinance establishing Chapter 19 - Procurement and amending Section 4-7-4(I) of the Municipal Code
- Authorized purchase of one Abbeywood Pump Station Altitude Replacement Valve for up to $86,471 and change orders up to $10,000
- Approved Change Order #1 with Hoerr Construction, Inc. for the 2024 Storm Sewer Rehabilitation Project for $75,941, bringing the total not to exceed cost to $1,373,947
- Approved Change Order #1 with Altorfer Industries for a portable generator for up to $4,800
- Approved an engineering services agreement with Strand Associates, Inc. for the 2025 Water Model Update and System Evaluation for up to $80,000
- Entered executive session to discuss acquisition and sale or lease of property
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Village Board of Trustees
Agenda
- 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
- 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
- 3. PUBLIC COMMENT
- 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
- A. Village Board 08-04-2025 Specialattachments=1Decision: APPROVAL OF MINUTES
- B. Village Board 08-04-2025attachments=1Decision: APPROVAL OF MINUTES
- 5. CONSENT AGENDA/OMNIBUS VOTE (Roll Call Vote)(All items under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine in nature and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Trustee so requests. In that event, the discussion will be the first item of business after approval of the Consent Agenda.)
- A. Approval of AgendaDecision: CONSENT AGENDA/OMNIBUS VOTE (Roll Call Vote)
- B. Approval of the schedule of bills for 08-18-25 -$6,588,826.79attachments=1Decision: CONSENT AGENDA/OMNIBUS VOTE (Roll Call Vote)
- 6. REPORTS
- A. President's ReportDecision: REPORTS
- 1. Board & Commission Appointment(s)/Reappointment(s)/Resignation(s) Greg Carroll, Appointment, Commission for People with Disabilities, Term ending April 30, 2027 Chrissy Christian, Resignation, Sustainability Commission Alfredo Izquierdo, Resignation, Sustainability CommissionDecision: REPORTS
- B. Trustee CommentsDecision: REPORTS
- C. Village Manager's ReportDecision: REPORTS
- D. Village Clerk's ReportDecision: REPORTS
- E. Treasurer's Reportattachments=1Decision: REPORTS
- 7. PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS
- A. Approval of an Ordinance granting a Variation for storage shed size for the property located at 1845 W. Shorewood Drive.PLN25-0026 | attachments=5 | reports=1Decision: PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS
- 8. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
- A. Approval an Ordinance Establishing Chapter 19 - Procurement and Amending Section 4-7-4 (I) of the Municipal Code.attachments=2 | reports=1Decision: ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
- B. Authorization to: waive formal bidding; and purchase one Abbeywood Pump Station Altitude Replacement Valve from Ross Valve Manufacturing Co., Inc., Troy, New York in an amount not to exceed $86,471; and authorize the Village Manager to approve change orders up to $10,000.attachments=2 | reports=1Decision: ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
- C. Approval of Change Order #1 with Hoerr Construction, Inc. of Goodfield, IL for the 2024 Storm Sewer Rehabilitation Project in the amount of $75,941 for a total not to exceed cost of $1,373,947reports=1Decision: ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
- D. Approval of Change Order #1 with Altorfer Industries, Elmhurst, IL for a Portable Generator in an amount not to exceed $4,800.attachments=2 | reports=1Decision: ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
- E. Approval of an engineering services agreement with Strand Associates, Inc., of Joliet, IL for the 2025 Water Model Update and System Evaluation, in an amount not to exceed $80,000.attachments=1 | reports=1Decision: ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
- 9. EXECUTIVE SESSION- Sale Of Lease Of Property (5 ILCS 120/2-(c)-(6))
- 10. ADJOURNMENT
Documents from this meeting
- Agendahttps://hoffmanestatesil.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=1080,plainText=false)
- Packethttps://hoffmanestatesil.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=1081,plainText=false)
- Minuteshttps://hoffmanestatesil.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=1128,plainText=false)
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