Kankakee Times

Westmont Village Board of Trustees met Feb. 20.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. OPEN FORUM

Public Comment is subject to the public comment rules and procedures adopted by the Village.

5. REPORTS

a. Board Reports

i. Mayor

ii. Clerk

iii. Trustees

6. ITEMS TO BE REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA

7. CONSENT AGENDA (OMNIBUS VOTE)

a. Village Board Minutes

i. Board Meeting Minutes

Board to consider approving the minutes of the Village Board meeting held February 6, 2025.

Background of Subject Matter

Required Parliamentary Procedure

Type Motion

b. Finance Ordinance(s)

c. Purchase Order(s)

i. CDW LLC $89,450.00

Three (3) New Hypervisor Servers & backup server (IT Department)

Type Consent Item

Budgeted Yes

ii. Gordon Flesch Company, Inc $54,020.00

Open purchase order for monthly copier lease payments covering 13 printers/copiers for the time period February 2025-December 2025

Type Consent Item

Budgeted Yes

iii. Baxter & Woodman, Inc $65,000.00

2025 GIS Consulting Services Open Purchase Order

Type Consent Item

Budgeted Yes

iv. Foster Coach $28,000.00

Replacement Ambulance; Medic 182

Type Consent Item

Budgeted Yes

v. Patson Inc. (Trans Chicago Truck Group) $642,037.00 Replace 6 dump/plow trucks with 2026 Freightliners to be used throughout public works. Vehicles to replace consist of #144, 118, 120, 106, 104, 203.

Type Consent Item

Budgeted Yes

vi. Total of Purchase Orders

d. Total of Purchase Order(s) and Finance Ordinance(s)

e. Community Events

i. 2025 Race to the Flag Event

Board to consider an ordinance approving the following requests for the 2025 Race to the Flag Event to be held on May 25, 2025.

1. Community Events Permit

2. Street Closures

3. Live Amplified Sound Permit

Background of Subject Matter

The RTTF 5K is hosted by the Westmont Park District. The People's Resource Center is the beneficiary of the fundraiser.

Additional Background

Time of street closures: 7:30am - 10:00am - Jamestown Ave at Oakwood Drive, Chestnut Ave at Blackhawk Drive, Plaza Drive at Blackhawk Drive, Burr Oak Drive at Plaza Drive, Oakwood Drive at Philadelphia Avenue.

Type Consent Item

Budgeted

8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

9. NEW BUSINESS

a. Municipal Grocery Tax

Board to consider an ordinance approving a one percent local grocery tax on food for home consumption beginning January 1, 2026.

Background of Subject Matter

Effective January 1, 2026, the 1% grocery tax the state collects and remits to municipalities will no longer be imposed under the state's authority. To continue receiving the tax, municipalities must pass an ordinance to implement a 1% grocery sales tax locally.

Additional Background

The tax amount and collection method remain the same. The only change is the authority under which the tax is imposed.

Recommendation

Approve

Type Ordinance

Budgeted

b. 2025 Zoning Map

Board to consider an ordinance approving the revised Zoning Map dated December 31, 2024 as the official 2025 Zoning Map for the Village of Westmont.

Background of Subject Matter

State statute requires corporate authorities to publish a map showing existing zoning uses, division, restrictions, regulations, and classifications of the municipality for the preceding calendar year.

Type Ordinance

Budgeted

c. Water Rate Text Amendment

Board to consider an ordinance approving amendments to Section 82-201 "Bi-monthly rates within village".

Background of Subject Matter

This will allow municipal government, church, and school water users to continue the historic practice of receiving the residential rate for water and keeping the standard rate for all of their water usage. The new water rates, adopted in December and effective with the February billing, include a higher rate for residential usage over 16,000 gallons. This amount is viewed as discretionary use for a house, but would not represent the same for something like a school. This amendment would exempt these users from those higher rates being triggered.

Additional Background

These users' fixed fees would equal the fixed fee for the smallest, and most common, residential meter. Currently this is $10/bill.

Type Ordinance

Budgeted

d. Outdoor Dining on Public Parkway Grant - Whiskey HIll Board to consider a motion approving an outdoor dining reimbursement grant for Whiskey Hill, 5 W. Quincy Street, for the purchase of the outdoor dining chairs and tables.

Background of Subject Matter

In December 2024, the applicant, Whiskey HIll located at 5 W. Quincy St., submitted a 2024 Outdoor Dining on Public Parkway Grant Reimbursement Request Form. Village staff has reviewed the application and determined that the applicant is eligible for a Village grant reimbursement in the amount of $3,799.41 related to eligible outdoor dining expenses consisting of chairs, tables and outdoor dining license fee paid by the applicant in 2024.

Type Motion

Budgeted

10. MISCELLANEOUS

11. EXECUTIVE SESSION

This Board may adjourn to closed session to discuss matters so permitted and may act upon such matters upon returning to open session.

12. ADJOURN

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