Regular Village Board Meeting - July 14, 2026
Regular Village Board Meeting - July 14, 2026
The Oswego Village Board held a regular meeting on July 14, 2026, at 7:00 PM at Oswego Village Hall. The meeting included service recognitions, approval of several consent agenda items, a new business incentive for a downtown restaurant, adoption of parking regulations for a new parking deck, and establishment of two dormant Special Service Areas (SSAs) for Hummel Trails neighborhoods.
Consent Calendar
- Unanimously approved the June 23, 2026 Committee of the Whole and Regular Village Board minutes.
- Approved a resolution authorizing a reduction in project surety bond for Piper Glen Subdivision Phase 2.
- Approved an ordinance amending multiple sections of the Oswego Municipal Code.
- Approved a resolution authorizing an agreement with Flowpoint Environmental Systems, Inc. for the purchase of a bulk water station in the amount of $60,901.89.
- Approved an ordinance approving a final plat of resubdivision for Hummel Trails Neighborhood 14.
- Approved an ordinance approving the final plat for the Benderson Subdivision at Route 34 and Kendall Point Drive.
- Approved a resolution authorizing Change Order No. 2 with Cornwell Engineering Group for a water transfer plan, not to exceed $350,000.
- Approved a resolution authorizing a contract with H. Linden and Sons for the Water Main Lining Monroe Street Project in the amount of $574,603.
- Approved an ordinance approving the final PUD and subdivision plat for Sonoma Trail Phase 3.
- Approved a resolution accepting a modified setback in the B-1 Regional Business District at 2320 Route 30.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No members of the public addressed the board during the Public Forum.
Discussion Items
- Officer Kelly Garcia Service Recognition: President Kaufman read a proclamation honoring Officer Kelly Garcia for 22 years of service with the Oswego Police Department. Garcia’s family was present. The board expressed gratitude for her dedication.
- Business of the Month – 113 Main: The Economic Development Commission recognized 113 Main for community involvement. Owner Jeff Sexton and his wife were present.
- J1 – Economic Incentive Agreement for Holy Granoli (121 S. Main Street): Kevin Lighty presented a request from WGOSWEGO2 LLC and Imperial Investments LLC for a $40,000 grant and a $125,000 loan (total $165,000) to open a breakfast and lunch restaurant called Holy Granoli in the former Dairy Barn building (vacant since 2022). The owner, Chris Ciezak, described the restaurant’s focus on clean, natural, gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, and halal options. The project budget is $365,000. Contingencies include a signed lease and opening within six months of approval. The board expressed unanimous support, noting the restaurant will fill a gap for dietary-restricted patrons and bring new visitors downtown. Trustee comments highlighted the three-season room and potential for private events. Motion to approve passed unanimously.
- J2 – Downtown Parking Rules and Regulations and Reserve Phase 2 Agreement: Rod presented five ordinances related to the new parking deck at The Reserve at Hudson Crossing North Phase 2:
- Ordinance amending Title 9 to recognize the new deck and allow up to 300 overnight parking permits.
- Ordinance amending and restating parking garage rules and regulations.
- Ordinance approving a parking facility license agreement between the Village and 1 S. Adams, LLC.
- Ordinance approving a declaration of covenants, conditions, restrictions, and easements for the shared garage.
- Ordinance amending Appendix A fee schedule to increase parking permit costs: first vehicle from $50 to $60, second vehicle from $83.33 to $87 (with annual CPI or 5% increases until reaching $87, effective January 1, 2027). Trustee McCarthy Lang noted a discrepancy in the fee schedule language (monthly vs. annual rate) and requested a correction; the board agreed to amend as discussed. The deck has 125 spaces (total 464 with the original building). Discussion clarified that overnight permits allow parking on downtown streets during events if the deck is full. The ordinances were approved unanimously with the fee schedule amendment.
- J3 – Hummel Trails Neighborhood 10 SSA: Public hearing held; no one spoke. The board approved an ordinance establishing Special Service Area Number 26-SSA-002 as a dormant SSA to provide backup funding for common area and stormwater maintenance if the homeowners association fails. Unanimous approval.
- J4 – Hummel Trails Neighborhood 14 SSA: Public hearing held; no one spoke. The board approved an ordinance establishing Special Service Area Number 26-SSA-003, identical in purpose to J3. Unanimous approval.
Key Outcomes
- Votes: All consent agenda items, bill list ($25,581,904.21), and new business items J1 through J4 were approved by unanimous roll call votes (Trustees Cooper, Hughes, Koenig, McCarthy Lang, Novi, Torres all present and voting yes; President Kaufman voting yes on motions).
- Next Steps: Holy Granoli’s lease must be finalized; the restaurant is expected to open in 6–8 weeks after permits. The parking fee increases take effect January 1, 2027. The SSAs for Hummel Trails remain dormant unless the HOAs fail.
- Trustee Reports: Trustees reported on community events, including the 250th Independence Day celebration (partially rained out), Prairie Fest, the Respect for Law Banquet, National Night Out on August 4th, a tour of the new water receiving station, and recognition of a local student drafted by the Kansas City Royals. A suggestion was made to increase tree trimming funding in the next budget.
- Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:30 PM.
Meeting Transcript
The pledge I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republicans one nation under God, indivisible, liberty and justice for all. All righty. Uh first we have a service recognition this evening. Roll call, excuse me. I am so excited to move ahead that I'm uh I'm just jumping out all out of order here. Roll call, please. President Coffin. Here. Trustee Cooper. Trustee Hughes. Here. Trusty Koenig, here. Trustee McCarthy and Lang. Here. Trusty Novi here. Trusty Torres. Here. All righty. Now moving on to the service recognition. Oh, this evening we are recognizing Officer Kelly Garcia. So if I could have uh our chief and Kelly and uh please come forward. And if there are any representatives of our police commissioner, welcome. Tonight we're here to celebrate Officer Kelly Garcia's twenty-two years of service to the police department in the village of Oswego. I'm here in a minute. Um President Kaufman's gonna read Kelly's proclamation, but one of the things that's never in a proclamation. Oh, real quick too, I forgot. Um Kelly's family is here tonight. Her husband Angelo, her daughter Juliana, and her parents are here as well, so uh welcome. Um, it's really accolades, but it doesn't speak to some of the service and sacrifice that officers make, especially it's something that should be lauded when somebody's done more than two decades of service. So things like working night nights for years on end, leaving your family behind, um, especially when you have children uh working weekends, um, working out in the cold, or you know, on days when it's ninety-eight degrees outside and feels like you're working on the surface of the sun. Um, those are the type of things that keep our police department going, um, help us provide service uh to the village twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, three hundred and sixty-five days a year. And it's great to be able to acknowledge an officer that has put that much time and effort into providing this service for the village for for 22 years in this case. So Kelly, on my behalf, thank you for your service to our organization and our community. All righty. Tonight we are honoring Kelly L. Garcia for her service to the village of Oswego. Kelly L. Garcia began her employment with the village of Oswego on June twenty eighth, two thousand and four as a patrol officer, and has dedicated twenty-two years of service in the police department to the village of Oswego. Kelly served many years in the bike patrol division and the excuse me, the patrol division, and while in this assignment, her duties included evidence technician, uh, bike officer, juvenile officer, senior service officer, and a member of the crisis intervention team. Kelly served as a school resource officer at Oswego High School, and she was one of the original advisors of the Explorer Post 3525 and served as a coordinator from 2012 to 2015. Therefore, I Ryan Kaufman, President of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Oswego in Kendall and Will Counties in Illinois, do hereby recognize Kelly L. Garcia for her 22 years of dedicated service to the village of Oswego, its citizens, and businesses. Thank you very much. I don't know that I need that. Um I think honestly to thank my family on the roof, uh, especially my husband that I'm sorry. Um, my daughter. Um decided to roll on the dog and had that before. Um thoroughly thoroughly not even like that, and we are going to be involved. All right. Up next, we're going to do our business of the month recognition.
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