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Outdoor seating for Mingles Bar & Grill, One Trick Pony TIF amendment – Village Board agendas 9/5/23

The September 5 Lansing Village Board meetings begin at 6 p.m with the regular board meeting, which is followed by the Committee of the Whole meeting.

Village Board meeting agenda (6 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.

  1. CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  2. ROLL CALL
  3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM VILLAGE BOARD MEETING ON AUGUST 15, 2023
  4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION MEETING ON AUGUST 15, 2023
  5. MAYOR’S REPORT
    • RECOGNIZE LANSING LIONS SPONSORSHIP OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESIDENTIAL KNOX BOX PROGRAM
    • RECOGNIZE THE DONATION OF SURPLUS EQUIPMENT TO THE WASHINGTON PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT
    • RESOLUTION # 1364, APPOINTING IRMA LOPEZ AS A MEMBER OF THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
  6. VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR REPORT
    • ORDINANCE # 23-033, AMENDING SECTION 2-138 (“MEETINGS REGULAR”) OF ARTICLE VI (“BOARD OF TRUSTEES”) OF CHAPTER 2 (“ADMINISTRATION”) OF THE LANSING MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO THE TIME OF THE REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
  7. VILLAGE ATTORNEY REPORT
  8. FINANCE & INSURANCE – TRUSTEE ABBASY
    • APPROVAL OF BILLS & PAYROLL
  9. AIRPORT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – TRUSTEE SMITH
    • ORDINANCE # 23-034, GRANTING A SPECIAL USE PERMITTING AN “INDOOR RECREATION” USE FOR A FITNESS CENTER WITHIN THE B4 CBD DOWNTOWN DISTRICT – 3312-14 RIDGE ROAD, DR. BARBARA SHEGOG
    • ORDINANCE # 23-035, GRANTING A SPECIAL USE PERMITTING AN “INDOOR RECREATION” USE FOR A DANCE STUDIO WITHIN THE B4 CBD DOWNTOWN DISTRICT – 3312-14 RIDGE ROAD, DR. BARBARA SHEGOG
    • ORDINANCE # 23-036, GRANTING A SPECIAL USE PERMITTING AN “OUTDOOR SEATING” USE WITHIN THE B3 GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT – 2 RIVER PLACE, UNITS H & I, MINGLES BAR & GRILL, MINNIE DANIELS
    • ORDINANCE # 23-037, APPROVING & AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF LANSING & OTP RE, LLC – 3329-31 RIDGE ROAD, ONE TRICK PONY
  10. POLICE & FIRE – TRUSTEE ZELDENRUST
    • ORDINANCE # 23-038, AUTHORIZING A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT FOR POLICE TELECOMMUNICATORS BY AND BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF LANSING & THE ILLINOIS FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LABOR COUNCIL
    • AUTHORIZE COMMENCEMENT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESIDENTIAL KNOX BOX PROGRAM
  11. BUILDINGS & PUBLIC WORKS – TRUSTEE VALENCIA
  12. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & LNN – TRUSTEE GRADY-PEROVICH
  13. YOUTH CENTER & HRC – TRUSTEE HARDY
  14. PUBLIC COMMENT
  15. OLD BUSINESS
  16. NEW BUSINESS
  17. 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.

  1. CALL TO ORDER
  2. ROLL CALL
  3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF C.O.W. ON AUGUST 15, 2023
  4. MAYOR’S REPORT
  5. VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR REPORT
    • FIRE DEPARTMENT TARGETED TRANSFER PROGRAM (TTP) – PENSION RECIPROCITY PROPOSAL
  6. VILLAGE ATTORNEY REPORT
  7. FINANCE & INSURANCE – TRUSTEE ABBASY
  8. AIRPORT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – TRUSTEE SMITH
    • REQUEST FOR CLASS 8 TAX INCENTIVE RECLASSIFICATION – 17310 TORRENCE AVENUE, DENNIS LARSON
    • SPECIAL USE REQUEST TO PERMIT THE OPERATION OF A DRIVE THROUGH – 17310 TORRENCE AVENUE, JJ ORIGINAL/JACUB JASNAK
    • REQUEST FOR REZONING FROM R1 TO M1 – 1694 THORNTON LANSING ROAD, VILLAGE OF LANSING
    • BERNICE ROAD FAÇADE IMPROVEMENT REQUEST – 17643 TORRENCE AVENUE, EYEBROW THREADING STUDIO
  9. POLICE & FIRE – TRUSTEE ZELDENRUST
    • FIRE DEPARTMENT PROPOSED TRANSFER OF DIVE RESPONSE VEHICLE TO MABAS 24
    • FIRE DEPARTMENT PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF EXTRICATION EQUIPMENT
  10. BUILDINGS & PUBLIC WORKS – TRUSTEE VALENCIA
  11. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & LNN – TRUSTEE GRADY-PEROVICH
    • DESTRUCTION OF VERBATIM AUDIO RECORDS FROM JANUARY 2021 THROUGH DECEMBER 2021
  12. YOUTH CENTER & HRC – TRUSTEE HARDY
  13. PUBLIC COMMENT – REGARDING ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA
  14. OLD BUSINESS
  15. NEW BUSINESS
  16. ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE RELEASE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION MINUTES – 5 ILCS 120/2(C)(2)
  17. ADJOURNMENT

Meeting location

Lansing Village Board meetings now begin at 6 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.

Josh Bootsma
Josh Bootsma
Josh is Managing Editor at The Lansing Journal and believes in the power and purpose of community news. He covers any local topics—from village government to theatre, from business openings to migratory birds.