A proposal, an approval and a completed project are different events. These permanent timelines and published records connect the evidence and identify what remains unverified.
795 published records and 16 reviewed projects · Source review 2026-09-06. Selected coverage; this is not a complete list of municipal activity.
The City Council approved, on its consent agenda, a budget transfer of $50,000 to pay for contracted engineering services. The consent agenda vote was 7–0.
On April 17, 2023 the City Council approved, on its consent agenda, amendments to the prior year's debt service budgets that followed a bond reissuance. The staff memo says the change lowers the overall cost within the Uptown TIF Fund, which funds the debt service fund, by $26,688. The consent vote was 7–0.
Staff reported that the block met the survey criteria in the Council's parking policy and that most returned ballots favored the change. The adopted ordinance number is not in these records. The consent agenda vote was 7–0.
The City Council approved a one-year extension of the civil engineering plan review and inspection contract with DLZ Illinois Inc; the minutes record the outcome as carried and note that the item would return for a second reading, which the Council approved on its consent agenda on April 17, 2023 by 7–0. The renewal document runs to May 6, 2024.
The City Council approved, on its consent agenda, a one-year extension of the cooperative thermoplastic pavement marking contract with Superior Road Striping, Inc and a purchase order of $40,000. The consent agenda vote was 7–0.
The City Council approved, on its consent agenda, the first one-year extension of the ambulance billing and management reporting contract with Andres Medical Billing, Ltd.
Three bids opened on March 1, 2023; the next-lowest was $131,303.13. Staff reported a program budget of $90,000, below the award amount. The consent agenda vote was 7–0.
The City Council approved, on its consent agenda, amendments adding unfinished prior-year items to the current budget. Staff reported carryovers of $1,434,466 across all funds, including $96,630 in the General Fund. The consent agenda vote was 7–0.
Staff reported that state law has the municipal attorney represent the board and that work could occur in part under the existing retainer. The cost of the added work is not stated in these records.
The City Council approved, on its consent agenda, the final one-year extension of the Fire Department uniform contract with On Time Embroidery, Inc. The consent agenda vote was 7–0.
The City Council approved, on its consent agenda, a contract and purchase order of $45,776.39 with Pacific Construction Services, Inc for demolition and asbestos abatement of the Police Station floor. The consent agenda vote was 7–0.
The City Council approved, on its consent agenda, contract PW-23-03 with Hoerr Construction for the annual sewer lining project for $536,717.40. Bids opened on January 31, 2023; the next-lowest was $570,781.20. Staff reported a budget of $600,000 from the Sewer Fund. The consent agenda vote was 7–0.
The applicant was Corina Iancu-Bogdan. The Zoning Board of Appeals held its hearing on February 23, 2023 and voted 4–0 to recommend the side yard variances. The Council vote was 7–0. The adopted ordinance number is not in these records.
The City Council approved, on its consent agenda, amendments to the prior fiscal year budget for accounts that exceeded budget: a Parking Fund closeout transfer of $2,896,739.95, a General Fund transfer of $987,209.60 covering the Parking Fund's cash deficit, and employee benefit overages of $154,729.89 for PPO premiums and $5,067.70 for dental premiums. The consent agenda vote was 7–0.
The City Council approved, on its consent agenda, the final reading of an ordinance revising ambulance service fees. The adopted ordinance number is not in these records. The consent agenda vote was 7–0.
The City Council rejected all bids under PW-23-06 for the purchase and delivery of aggregate materials by a vote of 7–0. Bids opened on February 9, 2023; staff reported that the only responsive bid was $381,632.50 from KLF Enterprises, against a prior-year contract of $184,850, and that the service would be re-bid to more contractors.
The City Council rejected all bids under PW-23-01 for the Cumberland watermain replacement by a vote of 7–0. Two bids opened on February 23, 2023: $3,046,215 from BOLDER CONTRACTORS INC and $3,171,148 from Dimeo Brothers. Staff reported the low bid was well over the project budget and that the scope would be modified and re-bid.
Public record · City Council
Recorded step (reported in a later record), Jan 31 2023 · Evidence
The City Council voted down the final reading of an ordinance granting a planned unit development for a mixed-use building with residential units and ground-floor commercial space at 820 West Talcott Road. The vote was 0–7. The applicant was Neri Architects. The Planning and Zoning Commission opened its hearing on November 10, 2022, concluded it on February 14, 2023 and recommended approval 5–3 with conditions. The draft ordinance would have required an escrow deposit of $10,000 for crosswalk improvements.
Staff recommended the contract at $353,949. Three proposals were opened on December 2, 2022, and the firm and Healy Bender Patton and Been Architects were invited to present before the selection committee ranked this firm highest.
The City Council approved, on its consent agenda, the final reading of an ordinance amending the liquor code's gasoline sales endorsement. The adopted ordinance number is not in these records. The consent agenda vote was 6–0.
Staff put the purchase order total, including previously budgeted purchases, at $72,000. The supplier is not named in these records. The consent agenda vote was 6–0.
The City Council approved, on its consent agenda, contract PW-23-02 with Construction Management Corp. of America DBA Briggs Paving for resurfacing the Prairie Avenue parking lot, adjacent alleys and part of the Summit Avenue parking area for $267,091. Thirteen bids were opened on January 31, 2023; the next-lowest was $270,000 and the highest $360,650. Staff reported a project budget of $235,000, paid from the General Fund and reimbursed by the tax increment financing district. The consent agenda vote was 6–0.
Contract award · City Council
Recorded step (reported in a later record), Dec 6 2022 · Evidence
The City Council approved, on its consent agenda, an amendment to the prior fiscal year budget moving expenditure budgets for green alley projects out of two special service area funds and into the Capital Improvement and Equipment Fund, which rose by $400,000. The consent agenda vote was 7–0.
The applicant was Donald Benkowski. The Zoning Board of Appeals held its hearing on January 26, 2023 and voted 7–0 to recommend approval. The Council vote was 7–0. The adopted ordinance number is not in these records.
The City Council approved, on its consent agenda, a one-year extension of contract PW-21-18 for emergency watermain and sewer work with Rossi Contractors, Inc. The dollar value of the extension is not stated in these records. The consent agenda vote was 7–0.
The City Council approved the final reading of an ordinance rezoning 531 Forestview Avenue from single-family residential to open space for the Park Ridge Park District, which plans to use the vacant house as part of the adjacent Wildwood Nature Center. The Planning and Zoning Commission held its hearing on January 24, 2023 and recommended approval 6–0. The Council vote was 7–0. The draft ordinance states that it does not itself authorize work on the property. The adopted ordinance number is not in these records.
The City Council approved, on its consent agenda, the list of annualized purchases expected to exceed the City Manager's purchasing authority, where competitive bidding was waived or contracts were evergreen. Staff put the total at $1,065,311; the largest line was a legal retainer with $195,000. The consent agenda vote was 7–0.
Public record · City Council
Recorded step (reported in a later record), Nov 10 2022 · Evidence
The City Council approved, on its consent agenda, the final reading of an ordinance designating 1700 Ballard Road, the Maine Township town hall, as a Park Ridge landmark. The application was filed by Maine Township. The Historic Preservation Commission held its hearing on December 7, 2022 and voted 6–0 to recommend designation, and the Council approved the first reading on December 19, 2022 by 7–0. The consent agenda vote was 7–0.
The City Council approved, on its consent agenda, three purchases from Roesch Ford under bid PW-22-23: three Ford Escape front-wheel-drive SUVs for $90,750, one Ford Escape all-wheel-drive SUV for $31,250 and one Ford Transit van for $36,560. Bids opened on December 8, 2022; the only other bidder, HAGGERTY FORD, was listed as non-responsive. Staff reported $70,000 budgeted for the three front-wheel-drive vehicles. The consent agenda vote was 7–0.
After the Committee of the Whole's 7–0 voice vote on December 5, 2022, the City Council approved an ordinance amending the Municipal Code's utility billing rates as part of its consent agenda on December 19, 2022; the consent agenda carried by roll call 7–0. The staff memo listed the water rate rising from $8.11 to $8.92 and the sewer rate from $1.51 to $1.74 per thousand gallons, the sewer fixed charge from $3.55 to $4.08 and the fixed water charge for the smallest meters from $9.68 to $10.16, starting January 1, 2023.
Ordinance · City Council
2023 · Historic Preservation Commission1 on this page
An application for a hundred-year-old home certificate for 916 Cleveland Ave came before the Historic Preservation Commission on December 6, 2023. Commissioners questioned whether the commission should carry out the hundred-year-old home program, and staff said it would confirm with the city attorney. The commission continued the request to its meeting in January 2024. The minutes label the item with a different case number than the agenda. The outcome is outside this record.
Public record · Historic Preservation Commission
2023 · Planning and Zoning Commission9 on this page
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a site plan review requested by Neri Architects, acting with the owner's consent, for a three-story office building with at-grade parking on a vacant lot at 820 Talcott Road. Neighbors raised concerns about a driveway onto Fairview Avenue near a school; the approval carried no conditions. A consultant for the applicant, Bono Consulting Inc, answered a question about an existing monitoring well. One commissioner recused. The vote was 7–0. The same lot was earlier the subject of a planned unit development recommendation for a mixed-use building.
Public record · Planning and Zoning Commission
Committee recommendation (recorded), Oct 24 2023 · Evidence
The City proposed zoning text amendments creating cannabis dispensary overlay districts, allowing one adult-use dispensary per district and none in adjoining districts. The Planning and Zoning Commission continued the hearing to pair it with the related map amendment by a vote of 7–0. At the continued hearing on October 24, 2023, every commissioner present voted against the motion to recommend the amendments, which staff reported to the City Council as a recommendation of denial.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a site plan review requested by Park Ridge Park District for expansion of the Oakton Sports Complex at 2800 Oakton Street, including an indoor turf facility, a studio ice rink, a new parking lot, driving range improvements and storm water detention, with conditions that landscaping next to the residential area be restored and that the related zoning variance and appearance cases be approved. The plans were presented by Wight and Co. The vote was 7–0.
Staff proposed zoning text amendments replacing the foot-candle measurement approach to residential outdoor lighting with requirements that lights be aimed down or shielded and that security lights be motion activated. After a public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission continued the case for clarifications by a vote of 7–0, and at the continued hearing recommended approval of the amendments. The vote was 7–0. The City Council's own action is not part of this record.
Ordinance · Planning and Zoning Commission
Committee recommendation (recorded), Aug 22 2023 · Evidence
Staff proposed a zoning text amendment adding dwellings above the ground floor to the locations where tandem parking designs may be used, after an inquiry about a mixed-use property in the Uptown Core subdistrict. After a public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended the draft amendments. The vote was 7–0. The City Council's own action is not part of this record.
Ordinance · Planning and Zoning Commission
Committee recommendation (recorded), Aug 22 2023 · Evidence
Staff proposed a zoning text amendment creating an off-street parking requirement for publicly owned recreational buildings, prompted by the Park District's planned Oakton Sports Complex project, for which the code had no specific parking category. After the public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended the draft amendments. The vote was 7–0. The City Council's own action is not part of this record.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a site plan review requested by City of Park Ridge for additions to the fire station at 901 Devon Avenue, with conditions that the project receive the requested zoning variances and that the interior transition yard and interior parking lot landscaping requirements be waived. The vote was 8–0. The variances themselves were before the Zoning Board of Appeals and are not part of this record.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a site plan review requested by Park Ridge Park District for alterations at Hinkley Park, 25 Busse Highway, including new paving, rebuilt dugouts, expanded batting cages, a new walking path, an enlarged playground and shelter area, and storm water detention. The vote was 8–0.