City of Oak Forest City Council met March 10
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
City Council Chambers
MAYOR: Jim Hortsman ALDERPERSONS:
CLERK: Nicole Tormey 1st Ward – Kenneth Keeler
TREASURER: JoAnn Kelly 2nd Ward – Joe McCarthy
TAXPAYER ADVOCATE: Grace Bardusk 3rd Ward – Chuck Wolf
CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Moses Amidei 4th Ward – Curt Kunz
FINANCE DIRECTOR: Colleen Julian 5th Ward – Jim Emmett
FIRE CHIEF: Garrick Kasper 6th Ward – Jim Stuewe
POLICE CHIEF: Scott Durano 7th Ward – Ericka Vetter
BUILDING COMMISSIONER: Michael Forbes
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR: Michael Salamowicz
ASST. COMM. DEV DIRECTOR: Paul Ruane
EMA DIRECTOR: David Rana
IT DIRECTOR: Tom Rieman
CITY ATTORNEY: Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins, Ltd.
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. Announcements
4. Citizen Participation (Policy)
5. Motion to establish Consent Agenda
6. Consent Agenda
A. Consideration of the following list of bills dated:
1. Regular Bills – FY 2025-2026
2. Supplemental Bills – FY 2025-2026
B. Consideration of the following minutes:
1. City Council – 2/10/2026
2. Emergency Telephone System Board (911) – 2/3/2026
3. Civil Service Commission – 2/12/2026
4. Economic Advisory Council – 2/4/2026
5. Planning and Zoning Commission – 2/18/2026
C. Approval of Ordinance 2026-03-1140O, Authorizing the Disposition of Surplus Property.
D. Approval of payment to LPC Oak Forest, LP in the amount of $2,165,400, pursuant to the Redevelopment Agreement between the City of Oak Forest and LPC Oak Forest, LP, approved via Ordinances 2022-09-0928O and 2024-10-10440O (Section 3).
7. Fire Department
A. Approval of the purchase of two (2) Chevrolet Silverado vehicles from Karl Chevrolet and the upfitting of same through Public Safety Direct in the amount of $132,957.68.
8. Community Development
A. Approval of Ordinance 2026-03-1141, Authorizing a Text Amendment to Amend Appendix A (of the Zoning Ordinance) for the Allowance of Tobacco Lounges.
B. Approval of Resolution 2026-03-0522R, Supporting and Consenting to a Renewal Application to the Cook County Assessor of a Class 8 Incentive Application for the Property Commonly Known as 5601 Victoria Drive.
C. Approval of Resolution 2026-03-0521R, Supporting and Consenting to a Renewal Application to the Cook County Assessor of a Class 8 Incentive Application for the Property Commonly Known as 5230 West 159th Street.
9. Administration
A. Approval of Resolution 2026-03-0524R, A Resolution Designating Freedom of Information Officers and Open Meetings Act Designees.
B. Administrator Amidei will lead a general discussion regarding a few matters (remote meeting participation, parking regulations in commuter parking lots, parking regulations in residential area north of Oak Forest High School, bonds for public works contracts) in efforts to obtain policy direction from the City Council for their future consideration. See attached DRAFT documentation for more information from Administrator Amidei.
10. Old Business
11. New Business
12. Executive Session
13. Adjournment
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