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City of Oak Forest City Council met May 13

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

MAYOR: James Hortsman ALDERMEN:

CLERK: Nicole T. Tormey 1st Ward – Kenneth Keeler

TREASURER: JoAnn Kelly 2nd Ward – Joe McCarthy

CITY ADMINISTRATOR: 3rd Ward – Charles Wolf

FINANCE DIRECTOR: Colleen M. Julian 4th Ward – Curt Kunz

FIRE CHIEF: Gary Kasper 5th Ward – Jim Emmett

POLICE CHIEF: Scott Durano 6th Ward – James Stuewe

BUILDING COMMISSIONER: Mike Forbes 7th Ward – Denise Danihel

PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR: Michael Salamowicz

ASST. COMM. DEV DIRECTOR: Paul Ruane

EMA DIRECTOR: David Rana

CITY ATTORNEY: Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins, Ltd.

1. Pledge of Allegiance

2. Roll call

3. Installation of newly-elected officials

4. Swearing in of Probationary Police Officers Joseph Donnelly and Ryan Smith

5. Announcements

6. Motion to establish Consent Agenda

7. Consent Agenda

A. Consideration of the following list of bills dated:

1. Regular bills - FY 2024-2025

2. Supplemental bills - FY 2024-2025

3. Regular bills - FY 2025-2026

4. Supplemental bills - FY 2025-2026

B. Consideration of the following minutes:

1. Emergency Telephone System Board - April 1, 2025

C. Proclamation 2025-05-0313P celebrating National Public Works Week May 18-24, 2025

D. Proclamation 2025-05-0314P recognizing May 2025 as Motorcycle Awareness Month

E. Proclamation 2025-05-04315P recognizing National Police Week May 11-17, 2025

8. Administration

A. Approval of the appointment of Moses Amidei to the position of City Administrator.

B. Approval of Ordinance 2025-05-1082O authorizing the approval of the City Administrator’s employment agreement between the City of Oak Forest and Moses Amidei.

C. Approval of Ordinance 2025-05-1083O authorizing a Class B liquor license ownership change for Jack Gibbons Gardens, 14700 Oak Park Avenue.

D. Approval of Ordinance 2025-05-1084O authorizing a Class BVG liquor license ownership change for Blarney Stone Pub, 15400 S. Cicero Avenue.

E. Approval of Ordinance 2025-05-1085O authorizing a Class A liquor license ownership change for Tri-Group Holdings Inc. d/b/a The Linger Experience, 4142 W. 167th Street.

F. Approval of Ordinance 2025-05-1086O authorizing an ownership and classification change from Class AVG liquor license to Class BVG liquor license for Nite Games, 5544 W. 147th Street.

G. Approval of Ordinance 2025-05-1087O authorizing a Class F liquor license ownership change for Osco Drug #2363, 5610-5616 W. 159th Street. See attached memorandum with supporting details from Mayor James Hortsman.

9. Emergency Management 

A. Approval of Resolution 2025-05-0492R adopting updated Cook County MultiJurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. 

10. Community Development

A. Approval of Ordinance 2025-05-1081O authorizing issuance of a tax increment financing revenue note for the site located at 15541 S. Cicero Avenue.

B. Approval of Resolution 2025-05-0489R approving a redevelopment agreement for the site located at Lamon Avenue and 157th Street (EM8 K Properties, LLC, Oak Forest) at 15701 Lamon Avenue and 4823 W. 157th Street. See attached memorandum with supporting details from Assistant Director of Community and Economic Development Paul Ruane.

C. Approval of Resolution 2025-05-0490R approving a second amendment to the redevelopment agreement for the site located at 15541 S. Cicero Avenue.

D. Approval of Resolution 2025-05-0491R authorizing a façade grant for commercial property owned by Modern Way Cleaners at 5230 W. 159th Street.

11. Public Works

A. Approval of contract with M&J Asphalt Paving Co. in the amount of $1,540,538.00 for the 2025 Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) Paving Program.

B. Approval of purchase of a new 2025 Western Star Vactor truck from Standard Equipment in the budgeted amount of $660,530.00.

C. Approval of the assignment of Easement Agreement between the City of Oak Forest and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD). 

D. Approval of the Locally Based Service Vehicle Program Agreement between the City of Oak Forest and Pace.

12. Fire Department

A. Approval of replacement and installation of fire alarm detection system – City Hall/Police/Building Department Complex in the budgeted amount of $218,798.00.

B. Approval of replacement and installation of the fire suppression system upgrade in the Police Department basement in the budgeted amount of $76,648.93.

13. Citizen Participation: The Oak Forest City Council invites public comment at its meetings, but it generally does not have the ability to provide an immediate response to some questions raised during the Citizens Participation portion of a council meeting without some reasonable opportunity to review them. Therefore, the City Council encourages questions to also be submitted in writing in the event that they need to be referred to City staff to help assure a more thoughtful and informed response. Individual comments are limited to three (3) minutes.

14. Old business

15. New business

16. Executive session

17. Adjournment

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