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2025-09-15 - Village Board Regular Meeting - Minutes13786 09it5/?025 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE VILLACE PRESIDENT & BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE HELD IN THE JEFFREY S. BRAIMAN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 50 RAUPP BOULEVARD, BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER I5, 2025 CALL TO ORDER President Smith called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. Those present stood and pledged allegiance to the Flag. ROLL CALL Roll call indicated the following present: President Smith; Trustees Johnson. Richards, Cesario, Ottenheimer. Bocek and Weidenfeld. Also present were: Dane Bragg. Village Manager: Patrick Brankin. Village Attomey: Chris Stilling. Deputy Village Manager: Mike Skibbe. Deputy Village Manager/Director of Public Works; Tyler Grace, Assistant Village Manager/Administrative Servicesl Katie Golbach, Director of Human Resources: Christine Berman. Deputy Director of Finance: Nicole Woods. Director of Community Development; Briget Schwab. Village Engineer; Tom Wisniewski, Buyer; Chris Krase, Public Works Superintendent; Molly Gillespie. Communications Director; Tim Kirsininkas, Communications Coordinator; CeoffTollefson. Director of Golf Operations; Fire Chief Kane: Police Chief Budds. Moved by Ottenheimer, seconded by Bocek, to approve the minutes ofthe August 18, 2025, Regular Meeting Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 Johnson. Richards, Cesario, Ottenheimer, Bocek. WeidenfeldNAYS: 0 None Motion declared carried. Moved by Richards. seconded by Johnson. to approve the minutes ofthe September 2, 2025. Special Meeting Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Johnson, Richards, Cesario. Ottenheimer. Bocek. WeidenfeldNAYS: 0 - None Motion declared carried. WARRANT #I3E5 Ms. Berman read Warrant # 1385. Moved by Cesario. seconded by Johnson, to approye Warrant # 1385 in the amount of$6.052,883.78 authorizing payment ofbills listed. Upon roll call, Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Johnson, Richards, Cesario, Ottenheimer, Bocek, Weidenfeld NAYS: 0 - None Motion declared carried. Trustee Johnson read a Proclamation recognizing September 2025 as Nationsl Suicide Prevention Month and encouraged all residents to observe this month by increasing awareness and understanding ofsuicide prevention. reaching out to those who may be in crisis. and supporting efforts to promote mental health and resilience in our community. VILLACE MAN CER'S REPORT APPROVAL OF MINUTES VILLACE PRESIT)ENT'S REPORT 13'7 87 09,L5/2025 In July 2025 MABAS Task Force I deployed to the State ofTexas to provide rescue and reliefefforts in support ofthe flooding events. Baftalion ChiefAndrew Russell deployed with this team providing communications and logistical suppon. Serving as Communications Specialist for the mission, he helped support emergency response crews by ensuring phone. radio and internet communications across the affected areas. This is Battalion Chief Russell's third MABAS Humanitarian Service Medal, having earned the honor for responding to Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and flooding in downstate Illinois in 2019. As a result ofhis actions. Battalion ChiefRussell is being presented the MABAS Humanitarian Award by a representative fiom MABAS as he was thanked and congratulated by the audience and the Board. TRUSTEE R E PORTS The Village Clerk reponed on Buffalo Grove's annual Civics Forum which will take place in two weeks, providing a briefoverview ofthe Forum, and asking participating students in attendance tonight to introduce themselves. Trustee Johnson reported on another successful Buffalo Groye Days over Labor Day weekend and thanked everyone involved in the eyent, both Village staffand volunteers. President Smith added his thanks to everyone involved organizing this annual event to bring our community together. Trustee Johnson reviewed three national awards received by our Communications Team consisting of Molly Gillespie and Tim Kirsininkas. These awards were presented at a recent Nation8l Conference of City & County Communications & Marketing Association conference. Thanks and congratulations were given by the audience and the Board. Trustee Johnson reported that the Village will be hosting two community meetings to aid the Village in gathering community information regarding an Event and Programming Study and invited interested residents to attend one ofthese meetings. President Smith explained the Consent Agenda. stating that any member ofthe audience or the Board could request thal an item be removed for full discussion; there were no such requests. The Village Clerk read a brief synopsis ofeach ofthe items on the Consent Agenda. Motion to pass Ordinance No. 2025-94 authorizing Execulion ofan Amended and Restated Agreement with Pyrotecnico Fireworks Inc. for Pyrotechnic Services. Trustee Johnson reponed on a recent visit thal she had with the l'' graders at lvy Hall School. C o\SE\T A(;E \ DA Ordinance No. 20249{ - Pvrotecnico Fireworks Resolutior No. 202$24 - Safe Routes to School Motion lo pass Resolution No.2025-24 to support the Village's Safe Routes to School Funding Application. Ordinance No. 2025.95 - B€lle Tire Motion to pass Ordinance No. 2025-95 authorizing the Certificate of Initial Acceptance for Belle Tire. Ordinance No. 202$96 - Buffalo Grove SelfStorase. Motion to pass Ordinance No. 2025-96 authorizing the Certificate of Initial Acceptance for Buffalo Grove Self Storage. Ordinance No. 2025-97 - Letter of Understandinq t 3788 09t15/2025 Motion to pass Ordinance No. 2025-97 authorizing the Village Manager to Execute a Letter of Undertanding with the Village of r*heeling fora School Traflic Safety Study. Ordinance No. 2025-9E - Turning Restrictions Motion to pass Ordinance No.2025-98 amending Tuming Restrictions to Arlington Heights Road from Buffalo Grove High School. Electricitv Aqgregation Agreement Motion to approve renewal of the Electricity Aggregation Agreement with MC Squared Energy Services. Prochmrtion - Conslitution Wcek. Motion to approve a hoclamation Celebrating Constitution Week. Ordina n ce No. 202199 - Liquor Controls Motion to pass Ordinance No.2025-99 amending Title 5.20 Liquor Controls to Update Licenses Authorized Ordina nce No.2025-1fi) - Waterh. lnc. Motion to pass Ordinance No. 2025- 100 authorizing the Village Manager to enter into a Professional Service Agreement with Waterly, [nc. Proclamation - World Food Dav Motion to approve a Proclamation designating October 16, 2025, as World Food Day Proclamatio n - lnternational Dav of Non-Violence Motion to approve a hoclamation designating October 2. 2025. as Intemational Day ofNon-Violence Proclamation - lnternational Da\ for Disaster Risk Reduction Motion to approve a Proclamation designating October 13. 2025. as lntemational Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. Moved by Onenheimer, seconded by Richards. to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Upon roll call, Trustees voled as follows: AYES: 6 Johnson, fuchards. Cesario. Ottenheimer, Bocek, WeidenfeldNAYS: 0 - None Motion declared carried. Chief Kane reviewed the proposed ordinance. details of which are contained in his memo to hesident Smith dated September 15. 2025. after which he answered questions from the Board. Upon roll call. Trustees voted as follows ORDINANCE NO. 2025.IOI _ AMBULANCE Moved by Richards, seconded by Cesario, to pass Ordinance No. 2025-l0l authorizing the purchase ofan ambulance from Foster Coach. 13789 09,r5,2025 AYES: 6 - Johnson. Richards, Cesario. Onenheimer, Bocek, Weidenfeld NAYS: 0 - None Motion declared carried. President Smith reviewed the parameters to be followed by speakers and asked ifthere were any questions from the audience on items not on tonight's agenda. A resident commented on the water quality in a pond near her home. noting that there have been numerous dead ducks found in the pond and she believes the water may be contaminated; she also noted that she walks every day and she notices that there are numerous pieces ofsidewalk that are dangerous and need to be replaced. hesident Smith and Mr. Skibbe responded to the resident concerns. Moved by Johnson, seconded by Richards. to move to Executive Session to discuss Section 2(C)(l) ofthe lllinois Open Meetings Act: the AppoirtmeDt, Employmellt. Compensation, Discipline, Performance, or Dism issal of Specilic Employees of the Public Body or Legal Counsel for the Public Body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee ofthe Public Body or against Legal Counsel for the Public Body to determine its validity and Section 2(C)(2) ofthe Illinois Open Meetings Act: Collective Negotiating Malters Between the Public Body and its Employees or Their Representatiyes, or Deliberations concerning Salary Schedules for One or More Classes of Employees and Section 2(CX5) of the lllinois Open Meetings Act: (5) the Purchase or Lease of Real Property for the Use of the Public Body, including Meetings Held for the Purpose of Discussing whether a Particular Parcel should be acquired, Upon roll call. Trustees voted as follows: AYES: 6 - Johnson, Richards, Cesario. Onenheimer, Bocek, Weidenfeld NAYS: 0 - None Motion declared carried. .g^^;xi Jaxet Nt. Sirabian, Village Clerk APPROVED BY ME THIS 2O'I'DAY OF Oclebel_ ?C25 vit ident PUBLIC COMMENT EXECUTIVE SESSION The Board moved to Executive Session from 7:4E P.M. until 8:39 P.M. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Weidenfeld, seconded by Richards, to adjoum the meeting. Upon voice vote, the motion was unanimously declared carried. The meeting was adjoumed at 8:40 P.M.