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MEETING AND PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEDURES: TheBoardofTrusteeswillmeetinperson. Any
individual with a disability requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the
meetingshouldcontact Village Clerk Emily Stenzelatleast48 hours inadvanceofthe meeting at
(708) 447-2700 ext.254. Public comments are welcome on any topic related to the business of
the Public Body at Regular and Special Meetings during the portion of the meeting devoted to a
particularagendaitem,orduringtheperioddesignatedforpubliccommentfornon-agendaitems.
Individualswhowishtocommentmustberecognizedby the Village President and then speak at
the podium, beginning by identifying themselves.
VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Room 4, Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, IL 60546
6:30 p.m.
Minutes
I. Call toOrderTheRegularMeetingoftheVillageofRiversideBoardofTrusteeswasheldon
Thursday, March 5, 2026. President Pollock called the meeting to order at 6:30p.m.
II. Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Present: President Pollock
Trustee Gallegos
Trustee Kos
Trustee Evans
Trustee Fitzgerald
Trustee Mateo
Trustee Marsh-Ozga
Absent: None
AlsoPresent:VillageManagerFrances,VillageClerkStenzel,AttorneyPickrell,Director
Tabb, Director Malchiodi, Director Cyran, Director Zavala, and Director Buckley
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III. President’s Report
(This is an opportunity for the Village President to report on matters of interest or
concern to the Village.)
A. AMotiontoappointBeverlyMcClellantotheLandscapeAdvisoryCommissionto
Fill a Vacancy, Term to Expire 2026
President Pollock asked the Board to appoint Beverly McClellan to the Landscape
Advisory Commission.
RESULT: Approved [6-0]
MOTION: Marsh-Ozga
SECOND: Mateo
AYES: Trustees Gallegos, Kos, Evans, Mateo,
Fitzgerald, Marsh-Ozga
NAYS:
Clerk Stenzel swore in McClellan.
Pollock gave an announcement about the Village’s recent appointment of a Bee City
Designation and thanked Clerk Stenzel for her work in helping achieve it.
Pollock gave an update about upcoming Board and Commission meetings
IV. Trustee Reports
(This is an opportunity for Trustees to inform residents of events or items of special
interest.)
TrusteeMateothankedClerkStenzelforherworkonBeeCityUSAandemphasizedthe
importance of natural landscaping.
V. Manager’s Report
(ThisisanopportunityfortheVillageManagertoreportonmattersofinterestorconcern
to the Village.)
Manager Frances acknowledged and thanked the Village staff with March anniversaries.
VI. Public Comments – Non-Agenda Items
(This is an opportunity for members of the audience to speak about matters that are not
included on this agenda. Members of the public may speak to matters on the agenda as
those items are brought up and they are recognized by the Village President.)
VII. Consent Agenda
(MattersontheConsentAgendawillbeconsideredbyasinglemotionandvote,becausethey
havebeenfullyconsideredbytheBoardatapreviousmeeting,orhavebeendeterminedto
beofaroutinenature.AnymemberoftheBoardofTrusteesorMemberofthePublicmay
request that an item be moved from the Consent Agenda to Pending or New Business for
separate consideration.)
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A. Approve Voucher List of Bills March 5, 2026
B. Approve Village Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes February 19, 2026
C. Approve Village Board of Trustees Executive Session Meeting Minutes, February
19, 2026
D. Review and File Board and Commission Minutes
I. Historical Commission Regular Meeting Minutes January 26, 2026
II. Parks and Recreation Board Regular Meeting Minutes January 26,
2026
E. Review and File Department Monthly Reports
I. Police January 2026
F. A Resolution Authorizing the Sale or Disposal of Personal Property Owned by the
Village of Riverside
G. AResolutionAuthorizingandApprovingtheSubmissionofaGrantApplicationfor
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Year 2026 Funding in the
Amount of $500,000 for the West Burlington Street Water Main Replacement
Project
RESULT: Approved [6-0]
MOTION: Gallegos
SECOND: Fitzgerald
AYES: Trustees Gallegos, Kos, Evans, Mateo,
Fitzgerald, Marsh-Ozga
NAYS:
VIII. Department, Board and Commission Reports
(ThisisanopportunityforCommissionersandBoardMemberstoupdatethepublicand
themembersoftheVillageBoardregardingitemsofinterestorconcerntotheVillage.)
A. The Landscape Advisory Commission Board Presentation
Director Tabb introduced Chairperson David Rubin of the Landscape Advisory
Commission.RubingaveanupdateonSwanPond,2025achievements,and2026
goals.
B. Sustainability Update
Clerk Stenzel thanked the Board for discerning interest and support in the
implementationofsustainabilityinitiatives.Stenzelgaveanupdateoncompleted,
in progress, and upcoming initiatives.
IX. Pending Business
(Thisagendaitemincludesdiscussionand/oractiononmatterspreviouslypresentedto
the Board of Trustees.)
A. Presentation of Proposed Turtle Park Playground – RVi Planning and Landscape
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Architecture (formerly Hitchcock Design)
DirectorMalchiodiintroducedSteveKontersofRVi(formerlyHitchcockDesign)to
present the proposed plans for Turtle Park Playground.
Konters gave a presentation that included a proposed design and the type of
material that the playground is recommended to be constructed out of.
Trustee Marsh-Ozga asked about the depiction of a truck play structure that was
shown and why it was not more on the turtle brand.
Konters stated that the next step would be construction drawings.
PresidentPollockthankedtheParksandRecreationBoardandStafffortheirwork.
B. A Resolution Approving Gateway Sign Agreement
DirectorCyranstatedthattheresolutionisapprovingalicensegrantingtheVillage
permission to construct and maintain the gateway improvements at 2720-2728
South Harlem Avenue. Cyran stated that the design option was selected by the
Board in January 2025. Cyran reviewed the total construction costs and timeline
of the project.
RESULT: Approved [6-0]
MOTION: Gallegos
SECOND: Kos
AYES: Trustees Gallegos, Kos, Evans, Mateo,
Fitzgerald, Marsh-Ozga
NAYS:
C. An Ordinance Amending Village Code Relating to Food Trucks and Special Events
Clerk Stenzel stated that based on Board consensus at the previous meeting, the
ordinance was created to amend the code relative to Special Events Food Trucks.
Stenzel stated that the requirements for a Special Event Food Truck are:
1. Attached to a Special Event
a. Defines the event as lasting no longer than three calendar
days
2. Temporary Food Service Permit Fee (applied per business, not per
event)
3. Limited to twice per month, per location
4. Cannot exceed 50 days per year
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5. Village-sponsored events are exempt from the foregoing limitations
Stenzel gave an update on the status of an Annual License for Food Trucks.
RESULT: Approved [6-0]
MOTION: Evans
SECOND: Galleogs
AYES: Trustees Gallegos, Kos, Evans, Mateo,
Fitzgerald, Marsh-Ozga
NAYS:
D. An Ordinance Amending Chapter 23 of Title 1 of the Village Code of the Village of
Riverside Relating to Administrative Adjudication Fees
Director Zavala stated staff recommends a $30 administrative processing fee be
implemented to cover some of the cost of holding an adjudication hearing. She
addedthattheVillagepaysaround$34,000ayeartoofferthisservicetoresidents,
so that they have the convenience of not attending court in Maywood. Zavala
clarifiedthatthefeewouldonlybeappliedinthefindingofliablejudgementand
for building citations, a default judgment.
RESULT: Approved [6-0]
MOTION: Fitzgerald
SECOND: Evans
AYES: Trustees Gallegos, Kos, Evans, Mateo,
Fitzgerald, Marsh-Ozga
NAYS:
X. New Business
(This agenda item includes discussion and/or action on matters not previously
presented)
A. Discussion: Standards for Outdoor Dining Areas
Director Cyran gave the Board an overview of different potential standards that
could be adopted for outdoor dining areas. These standards included types of
material, transparency of material, lighting, decorations, and service equipment.
BeverlyMcClellanstatedthatasaresident,shefindsthatsomerestaurantdining
with a barrier is preferred on busy street corners.
Consensus: The Board directed staff to gather feedback from the Economic
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Development Commission and the Planning and Zoning Commission .
B. Motion to Adopt Amended Fee Schedule
Clerk Stenzel stated that there were two separate items from the agenda,
amending the language in the code relevant to fees and directing them to be in
the fee schedule. Stenzel added that the amended fee schedule does not make
any changes to the value of the fees unless otherwise approved by the Board.
RESULT: Approved [6-0]
MOTION: Evans
SECOND: Gallegos
AYES: Trustees Gallegos, Kos, Evans, Mateo,
Fitzgerald, Marsh-Ozga
NAYS:
XI. Adjournment
RESULT: Adjourned to Executive Session [6-0] at 7:37p.m.
MOTION: Gallegos
SECOND: Fitzgerald
AYES: Trustees Evans, Gallegos, Marsh-Ozga, Mateo,
Fitzgerald, Kos
NAYS:
XII. Executive Session
A. Discussion of setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public
body and probable, imminent or pending litigation. See 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(6) and 5
ILCS 120/2(c)(11).
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