The Lombard Village Board of Trustees at its Thursday, July 17, meeting approved several agreements in the form of resolutions including intergovernmental agreements between the village and the Lombard Park District, and also Glenbard Township District 87.
The board approved a Memorandum of Understanding, or MOU, with the Lombard Park District over access to park district videos.
According to a village memo from Police Chief Joe Grage to Village Manager Nicole Aranas, the Lombard Park District “operates security cameras at various parks and facilities that often capture incidents requiring police investigation, including criminal activity, traffic crashes, vandalism and missing person incidents.”
The proposed MOU would allow authorized Lombard Police Department personnel access to “designated camera systems when necessary for official law enforcement purposes while maintaining the park district’s ownership and control of the system,” Grage narrated.
He noted that this agreement will improve police department response, provide timely access to video evidence, reduce administrative burdens on park district staff, enhance public safety and “strengthen cooperation between the village and park district.”
The intergovernmental agreement with Glenbard District 87 approved by the board authorizes the village to provide paramedic services, including a medic unit vehicle, during football games that take place at Glenbard East High School starting in the fall, according to Fire Chief Rick Sander.
The dates include games in August, September and October, and potentially toward the end of October should the football team make the state playoffs.
The agreement also stipulates that the village will bill District 87 for its services, but “shall not preclude the village from billing the recipient of any paramedic services provided by the paramedics.”
The board approved several agreements related to an upcoming fireworks display after the July 4 fireworks event was cancelled due to weather-related issues.
One resolution authorizes an agreement with the park district to allow for a 25-minute fireworks display at Madison Meadow park on Sept. 6.
Another resolution authorizes a fireworks production agreement with Mad Bomber Fireworks Productions to provide fireworks for $56,000, and an additional $15,000 for the America 250 Grand Opening and Encore Finale.
According to John Schwarz, assistant village manager, “Mad Bomber has an established history of dependability, safety [and] cooperation with village and fire department staff as well as a record of an enjoyable fireworks production.”
He related that Lombard has employed Mad Bomber for more than a decade, and also mentioned that the agreement with the park district goes back 10 years.
The park district will review the revised agreement for the Sept. 6 display.
The board approved several items related to the Saturday Cruise Nights, one of which was an ordinance, on a waiver of first reading requested, approving a Class J liquor license for up to nine downtown businesses to serve alcoholic beverages in the public right-of-way during the season finale on Aug. 22, featuring the band Hi Infidelity.
The ordinance will “authorize existing businesses holding local liquor licenses, which are immediately adjacent to the concert viewing area, to serve alcohol for consumption in a defined event area,” with certain restrictions, according to Schwarz.
The board also approved a licensing agreement with AT&T to use a portion of its parking lot at 20 N. Main St., for the Aug. 22 finale.
In other business
Michael Ledonne, president of the York Township 708 Mental Health Board, spoke to the board about the 2026 contract and grant application season (now through Aug. 14), explaining that “This is our inaugural cycle and we are now accepting proposals from qualified providers to deliver critical services across York Township, including right here in Lombard.”
“Every dollar that we are levying this year goes directly toward three core objectives,” he continued, that include “substance abuse prevention and treatment, developmental disability services and mental health services for residents of all ages.”
Ledonne further outlined that the program is focused on “taxpayer-efficient, result-driven programs that help all of our neighbors thrive.”
He added that the program has been looking into intergovernmental agreements with municipalities, such as Lombard, with which “to go into collaborations.”
Ledonne also mentioned the possibility of “expanding crisis response, youth prevention, senior support, Narcan distribution and other things. We stand ready to work with you and design and fund programs tailored to the specific needs of Lombard residents.”
According to the board’s website (https://yorktwsp.com/supervisorhome/708-mental-health-board), the board was formed in March 2025 and “is funded through a voter-approved property tax to support mental health, developmental disability, and substance use services for York Township residents.”
