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1) Accounts payable approval (03/04/2025–03/17/2025)
Motion: Approve accounts payable for 03/04/2025 through 03/17/2025 in the amount of $3,253,785.88.
Mover: Trustee Healy. Outcome: Approved by roll call; all trustees and mayor voted Aye.

2) Consent agenda items a–n (payroll, projects, purchases, permits)
Motion: Approve consent agenda items a through n (payroll 02/28/2025; Crystal Tree Subdivision water main replacement engineering proposal; various purchases and projects; closed-session minutes approval; special event permits; agreements including therapy canine handler and Saint Michael's youth ministry picnic, among others).
Outcome: Approved by roll call; all trustees and mayor voted Aye.

3) ITB25-018 Asphalt paving/paving patching award
Motion: Authorize contract with McGill Construction LLC (Frankfort, IL) for the 2025 asphalt pavement patching project, not-to-exceed $474,900 ($399,900 base + $75,000 contingency); authorize manager to execute contracts subject to attorney review.
Outcome: Approved by roll call. Trustee Campos stated, “I abstain due to a family relationship with a non awarded bidder.” Roll call recorded six ayes and one abstention.

4) Ashburn Corner landscape plan and final ordinance
Motion(s): Approve final landscape plan; adopt final ordinance (case 2025-0218). Outcomes: Landscape plan approved 5–2; final ordinance adopted 4–3. (Details and debate summarized in separate article.)

5) SB Friedman consulting agreement (Orland Square Mall)
Motion: Approve agreement for hourly as-needed consulting services, not-to-exceed $30,000; authorize village manager to execute contracts.
Outcome: Approved by roll call; ayes recorded.

6) Orland Square Mall inducement resolution (possible TIF)
Motion: Adopt inducement resolution related to possible TIF for Orland Square Mall (Dick’s Sporting Goods Incorporated) to allow reimbursement of eligible pre-formation expenses if a TIF is later adopted.
Outcome: Adopted by roll call; ayes recorded.

7) Invest in Cook program commitment (intersection safety improvements)
Motion: Adopt resolution authorizing the village’s commitment for the 2025 Invest in Cook program for safety improvements at Fourth Avenue and 150 Ninth Street.
Outcome: Adopted by roll call; ayes recorded.

8) 160th/Seventh Street multiuse path contract amendment
Motion: Approve contract amendment and change order with Civiltech Engineering to increase the total contract amount by $84,339.70 to a new total of $334,328.70 for multiuse path design/engineering work.
Outcome: Approved by roll call; ayes recorded.

9) Verizon Wireless lease agreement amendment (13611 LaGrange Road)
Motion: Approve amendment; staff presented background questions about rates and asked for full lease history. Board moved to table the item to the next meeting.
Outcome: Motion to table carried by roll call; item to return with full background and historical lease information.

10) Service Sanitation portable toilets contract reauthorization
Motion: Reapprove waiver of competitive bidding, approve professional service agreement with Service Sanitation for rental and service of portable toilets for athletic fields, schools and special events with FY2025–2026 costs not to exceed $76,275.21 per year and option years for a total contract cost including options not to exceed $616,645.70.
Outcome: Approved by roll call; ayes recorded. Trustee Healy questioned paying for school sites but noted an existing intergovernmental agreement.

11) Grant agreement OSDash25Dash2643 with State of Illinois
Motion: Approve grant agreement (OS-25-2643) between state of Illinois and village for an all-inclusive park (phase 2 of Shusha Park) and authorize village manager to execute related contracts subject to attorney review.
Outcome: Approved by roll call; ayes recorded.

12) Acceptance of fiscal year 2023 ACFR
Motion: Accept the fiscal year 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report ending 12/31/2023.
Outcome: Accepted by roll call; ayes recorded. Auditor reported unmodified opinion and one significant deficiency related to recreation deferred revenues.

13) Ordinance amending appendices A and B to ordinance number 5,963 (second amendment)
Motion: Adopt ordinance amending appendices A and B to ordinance 5963 (second amendment).
Outcome: Adopted by roll call; ayes recorded.

Several items were handled on the consent agenda and by roll-call votes without extended discussion; items that drew substantive public or trustee debate (Ashburn Corner, Orland Square Mall inducement/TIF discussion, Verizon lease questions, and the audit presentation) are described in separate articles.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","3.17.2025 - Village of Orland Park - Board of Trustees Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","A roundup of motions, contracts, resolutions and votes from the Village of Orland Park Board of Trustees meeting on March 17, 2025, including accounts payable, consent agenda, bids/contracts and other approvals.","taxTitle","Orland Park, Cook County, Illinois","taxId",8380,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6127120,"Auditor issues clean opinion; Orland Park accepts 2023 ACFR and staff fixes prior year weaknesses",245,2893000,3138000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2664955-44ec0e28e3413486a2422cde3c9b4ed3&start=2893&end=3138","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2664955-44ec0e28e3413486a2422cde3c9b4ed3/thumbnail_2893000.jpg","/articles/6127120/Orland-Park/Cook-County/Illinois/Auditor-issues-clean-opinion-Orland-Park-accepts-2023-ACFR-and-staff-fixes-prior-year-weaknesses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6127120-76ef84c19a86cd699f5d97908aed40fe/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159476&Signature=l9nlN39Nm0ChtW7P-VZIkhWM0-0Fj0oooGdNje6wOKaUzNv3ZkMHzHE~5-Q4ELRYMGGX6w7YAy5INOfRqSPlztaujvtZMb9wy0efNitH19dyGOOqiQ4Q-OmokJVdYlce4xcYpSetHv-2fkXeQ0H03Gd5Pylkj02wza17EBo94kbPpIII~ZgT8aEkVH-XBsRKygDXHzjjcuZsbsFnNGNYRp~a~75xkK-k3m8~JOPGxl5rCOVwtmBVSQe8dTQoMdO~J8B24xubksjl0gbziN6LFkno9ULL-B-sNeo5ZxgbQjdZ9h8PPhQvli0zyR0lhGjJPtqzAMhShdPKb7e4OXo8iA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Village of Orland Park accepted the fiscal year 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) on March 17 after auditor Anthony Servini of Sikich told the board the firm issued a clean unmodified opinion on the village’s 12/31/2023 financial statements.

\"We've issued a clean unmodified opinion on the 12/31/2023 financial statements,\" Servini said during his presentation. He told trustees the opinion represents the highest level of assurance auditors can provide and that the audit was performed under generally accepted auditing standards and, where applicable, generally accepted government auditing standards.

Auditors reported one current-year finding classified as a significant deficiency related to adjustments that reversed previously deferred recreation and parks revenues; staff is investigating differences between the recreation registration system and the general ledger and has taken steps to reconcile the amounts. A prior-year material weakness in internal control over financial reporting was not repeated for 2023.

Key figures presented in the report included an unassigned general fund balance of $16.8 million (about 31% of general fund expenditures for 2023), a governmental net position increase of roughly $2.1 million for 2023, and a positive unrestricted net position for business-type activities (water and sewer) of about $21.5 million. Auditors also reported IMRF funded status of 81.58% and an increase in police pension funded status from 67.6% to about 71.6%.

Trustees used the presentation to address several public questions about alleged missing funds; Servini said the audit found no evidence of missing funds and that outside statements about an \"$800,000 mistake\" mischaracterized a routine budget-amendment discussion. Trustees publicly thanked Sikich and village finance staff for completing the audits and correcting prior internal-control issues in a compressed timeframe.

The board voted to accept the ACFR at the meeting. Staff said the village will submit the completed report package to the state comptroller as the final step in filing the audit.","Independent auditors Sikich issued an unmodified (clean) opinion on Orland Park's fiscal year ended 12/31/2023 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report; trustees accepted the ACFR after staff addressed prior audit weaknesses and corrected deferred revenue issues in recreation and parks.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6127124,"Orland Park OKs consulting work and inducement resolution as redevelopment plans for Orland Square Mall proceed",582,1298000,1880000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2664955-44ec0e28e3413486a2422cde3c9b4ed3&start=1298&end=1880","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2664955-44ec0e28e3413486a2422cde3c9b4ed3/thumbnail_1298000.jpg","/articles/6127124/Orland-Park/Cook-County/Illinois/Orland-Park-OKs-consulting-work-and-inducement-resolution-as-redevelopment-plans-for-Orland-Square-Mall-proceed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6127124-a283608d6d519a98b07fe38bf490451e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159476&Signature=Q~3VQxtLBSyMdx3fe3Zi~ln4a6~1La2NUo2stF9nOWmNUU2oHelRY3zL1HSQnUAj7OSZgkJZPIdjMSprfBcORG5Y2QscQF4N4J3lu9nrZSrYvq0jjjFWiL5jilqbTL1aUVzBjrPrqdb7E81bMOYlCsXviuzQrD64FbZySoteb7vgJvvpPRWKKoeU7Cme-9Ybz8WdB3EnEbis~JdgJnjdXzY4STtnM3UtkA-pc2TC~LvFtDqGfGPv9SKg2KbVi5Og6qk73PvDWCs7pD9nQToOmGD45RpTrHLgfCemb1XVNsNte3O9zCc0u3dqEdTxducUm-QAl6rUtoezLUsWgEQD1w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Village of Orland Park Board of Trustees on March 17 authorized up to $30,000 for SB Friedman Development Advisors to perform as-needed consulting related to the Orland Square Mall redevelopment and adopted an inducement resolution that would allow the village to reimburse eligible expenses if a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district is ultimately created for the site.

Mayor Picow and staff described the work as an early-phase evaluation to determine whether a TIF could fund stormwater improvements and other infrastructure needed to support redevelopment of the former Sears site and surrounding ring road. The mayor said the inducement resolution is only a procedural first step and does not itself create a TIF: \"This is simply to say that we are authorizing that if that happens, we can reimburse expenses that are currently happening if they're eligible according to the TIF law,\" he said.

Trustees discussed the long history of vacancy at the Sears location (vacant since 2018) and the challenge of assembling funding for stormwater capacity and other infrastructure. Staff and trustees noted Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) stormwater requirements and the village’s view that a public-purpose stormwater/water-storage solution could be paid for via increment generated by future development. Trustee Reardon and others also reviewed prior TIF and incentive approaches used at Von Maur and other local projects; some trustees asked that the consultant consider alternatives to a TIF where feasible.

The inducement resolution mentions a possible new Dick's Sporting Goods concept to occupy the Sears site; trustees described the Dick's concept as larger and experiential compared with a typical anchor and said early market feedback indicates it could improve mall traffic. The board voted to approve the SB Friedman agreement (vote recorded as unanimous) and to adopt the inducement resolution (vote recorded as unanimous).

Staff said the consulting work will position the village to evaluate redevelopment plans as they are submitted, and the inducement resolution allows certain pre-formation expenses to be reimbursed under TIF law if a district is later approved through the statutory public-notice and hearing process.

Trustee Byrd (Trustee Healy in transcript) and others asked the consultant to examine alternative financing and incentive structures as part of the evaluation; the board did not adopt any TIF or incentive terms at this meeting.","Trustees approved a consulting agreement with SB Friedman for up to $30,000 and adopted an inducement resolution to allow reimbursements if a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district is later established for Orland Square Mall redevelopment, including a potential relocation of Dick's Sporting Goods into the former Sears space.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6127128,"Orland Park board approves Ashburn Corner site, rejects delay tied to wetland violation",609,695000,1304000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2664955-44ec0e28e3413486a2422cde3c9b4ed3&start=695&end=1304","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2664955-44ec0e28e3413486a2422cde3c9b4ed3/thumbnail_695000.jpg","/articles/6127128/Orland-Park/Cook-County/Illinois/Orland-Park-board-approves-Ashburn-Corner-site-rejects-delay-tied-to-wetland-violation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6127128-f7d681eb5c513cb1261dadc57343dc43/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159476&Signature=UmNxwPRKd1HgT0FU4Kf2HbixGNe6wtCadOm0FMMZsPlJAcTCVUqMbETDnWhqh6gCS9LCYs8z-j-58ZQkxhd9pJgCp1uiRSUJn8Cm93KDIfD~7MnRlF1rmOG1Eh0hesXMKA65qCIZLpbgrZHlmVXul9~2IT8IsfGnQeDxGf2eJI2CSO4Lh-fEzprN-LHwVBiENCstb1S~KtP9yI~sflV5~Vm7iTLUIyIdiLKqrOId7zaxYvA2EjcrzDh5i~5vuN73TNYDlHpUWdcZ9IfN9uq9Qc~cCePdi4HPvHh-N7fJdNEbrOz4WNUcWbtdseTImUAmXESVPV-xXPJ8zQDswdD0Zg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Village of Orland Park Board of Trustees on March 17 approved a final landscape plan and adopted a final ordinance for the Ashburn Corner development at 150 Third Street and 108th Avenue (case number 2025-0218), moving the project forward despite trustees’ concerns about an outstanding municipal violation and related fines.

Trustees debated whether approval would undercut the village’s leverage after staff said the developer had paid mitigation fees of about $31,400 and had appealed a separate fine that trustees discussed as possibly near $50,000. Trustee Malani pressed staff on whether the outstanding appeal and unpaid portions of the fine could be made conditions of future permits or the ordinance; Village Attorney Walsh advised that building permits and occupancy remain separate levers the village can use if the developer does not comply.

The debate produced a failed amendment to stay the ordinance pending the outcome of the municipal violation appeal; Trustee Maloney moved the amendment but it failed for lack of a second. The landscape plan and the final ordinance passed on separate roll calls. The landscape plan vote was 5–2 (Trustees Reardon, Maloney, Campos, Radoshevsky and Mayor Picow voting yes; Trustees Healy and Katsenas voting no). The final ordinance passed 4–3 (Trustees Reardon, Campos, Radoshevsky and Mayor Picow voting yes; Trustees Healy, Katsenas and Malani voting no).

Trustees who opposed immediate approval said they wanted to preserve leverage to ensure remediation of a filled wetland and full payment if the appeal is denied. Trustees who voted to approve said they preferred allowing restoration work to start rather than waiting for a potentially long court process in Cook County, which staff and trustees noted could take years.

The board’s action authorizes the project to proceed through village permitting; staff said occupancy and building permits can still be withheld until outstanding issues are resolved. No additional conditions were adopted at the meeting tying the ordinance’s effectiveness expressly to the outcome of the appeal.

The board’s approval completes municipal land-use approvals required at the village level; Trustee Reardon made the motions to approve the landscape plan and to adopt the final ordinance.

Looking ahead, Trustee Malani and other trustees indicated they expect legal counsel and staff to review whether further conditions or lien mechanisms should be used to protect village interests during later permitting steps.","The Village of Orland Park Board of Trustees approved a final landscape plan and a final ordinance for Ashburn Corner (case 2025-0218) despite objections from trustees who wanted approval withheld until a municipal violation appeal is resolved.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Orland Park board actions March 17, 2025

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