Editor’s Note: The Lansing Journal typically publishes Village Board agendas at least one day before the meeting is scheduled to take place. This week’s agenda was sent to us on Tuesday, November 15, the day of the meeting.
LANSING, Ill. (November 15, 2022) – The November 15 Lansing Village Board meetings begin at 7 p.m. with the regular board meeting, which is directly followed by the Committee of the Whole meeting.
Village Board meeting agenda (7 p.m.)
Many of the items brought before the Village Board at this meeting have been previously discussed in a Committee of the Whole meeting.
- CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
- ROLL CALL
- APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM VILLAGE BOARD MEETING ON NOVEMBER 1, 2022
- MAYOR’S REPORT
- RECOGNIZE THE WEDDING OF ELIZABETH WAGNER & ANGEL LOPEZ III ON OCTOBER 8, 2022 AT THE HISTORIC FORD HANGAR
- VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR REPORT
- RESOLUTION # 1323, APPROVING & AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE AND PARTH45, LLC FOR DEMOLITION SERVICES
- VILLAGE ATTORNEY REPORT
- FINANCE & INSURANCE – TRUSTEE ABBASY
- APPROVAL OF BILLS & PAYROLL
- RESOLUTION # 1324, AUTHORIZING & APPROVING A DONATION TO SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE FOR ITS ALLIED HEALTH & NURSING CENTER
- AUTHORIZE PROPERTY & CASUALTY & WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE POLICY RENEWAL WITH ILLINOIS COUNTIES RISK MANAGEMENT TRUST (ICRMT) FROM DECEMBER 1, 2022 – DECEMBER 1, 2023
- AUTHORIZE AIRPORT GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY RENEWAL WITH CHUBB FROM DECEMBER 1, 2022 – DECEMBER 1, 2023
- AIRPORT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – TRUSTEE SMITH
- RESOLUTION # 1325, APPROVING & AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE AND CRAWFORD, MURPHY, & TILLY, INC., FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES AT THE LANSING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FOR PROJECT NO. IGQ-5002, RELATIVE TO ACQUIRING SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT
- POLICE & FIRE – TRUSTEE ZELDENRUST
- RESOLUTION # 1326, APPROVING & AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION FOR SERVICES RELATED TO THE TRAFFICKING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
- BUILDINGS & PUBLIC WORKS – TRUSTEE VALENCIA
- AWARD BID FOR NORTH CREEK FLOOD RELIEF PROJECT, FLANAGIN SUBDIVISION BOX CULVERT, TO SCANLON EXCAVATING & CONCRETE, INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,587,005
- RESOLUTION # 1327, AUTHORIZING & ACCEPTING CERTAIN EASEMENT AGREEMENTS FOR SEWER LINES RELATED TO THE FLANAGIN SUBDIVISION NORTH CREEK BOX CULVERT PROJECT
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & LNN – TRUSTEE FISH
- YOUTH CENTER & HRC – TRUSTEE HARDY
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- OLD BUSINESS
- NEW BUSINESS
- ADJOURNMENT
Committee of the Whole meeting agenda (following the Board meeting)
These are new items brought to the Board for discussion. Prior to the meeting, Board members receive a Board packet that contains documents and background information relevant to the items on this agenda. They review the Board packet in order to be able to discuss the agenda items.
- CALL TO ORDER
- ROLL CALL
- APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF C.O.W. ON NOVEMBER 1, 2022
- MAYOR’S REPORT
- VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR REPORT
- 2022 STREET RESURFACING CONSTRUCTION DELAYS – D CONSTRUCTION, ERIC RHODA
- PLAT OF VACATION – PUBLIC STREETS & ALLEYS AT LANSING PUBLIC WORKS
- VILLAGE ATTORNEY REPORT
- FINANCE & INSURANCE – TRUSTEE ABBASY
- SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL REVIEW
- AIRPORT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – TRUSTEE SMITH
- POLICE & FIRE – TRUSTEE ZELDENRUST
- POLICE DEPARTMENT FIREARMS RANGE REPAIR PROPOSAL
- BUILDINGS & PUBLIC WORKS – TRUSTEE VALENCIA
- SPECIAL USE REQUEST FOR AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CENTER SIGN AT EISENHOWER CENTER, LAN-OAK PARK DISTRICT, 2550 178TH STREET
- 2022 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM RESOLUTION & CERTIFICATION
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & LNN – TRUSTEE FISH
- DESTRUCTION OF VERBATIM RECORDS
- YOUTH CENTER & HRC – TRUSTEE HARDY
- PUBLIC COMMENT – REGARDING ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA
- OLD BUSINESS
- NEW BUSINESS
- ADJOURNMENT
Meeting location
Lansing Village Board meetings usually begin at 7 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at the Police and Court Complex (Lansing Police Department), 2710 170th Street, Lansing.
Open Meetings Act
The Open Meetings Act requires that “An agenda for each regular meeting shall be posted at the principal office of the public body and at the location where the meeting is to be held at least 48 hours in advance of the holding of the meeting.” The Village of Lansing posts agendas and minutes from public meetings in the “Documents” section of their website, and copies are usually emailed to The Lansing Journal as well.
Staying informed
Lansing Journal subscribers receive an email each morning with links to Lansing headlines, so they stay informed about items being discussed at Lansing Village Board meetings, as well as news that happens between meetings.
