# 10/5/2026 Oak Park City Council Meeting (LIVE)


**Body:** CityOfOakPark
**Date:** October 04, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure


The Oak Park City Council regular meeting on October 5, 2026, approved the consent agenda, including several procurement-related payments: $5,823.75 to Giffels Webster for master-planning services; $16,334.84 to McCarthy and Smith for Tyler Park construction; a final $1,000 payment to Skodeller Construction for the 2025 joint and crack-sealing project; $5,147 to BrightView Landscape for 2026 landscape maintenance; and $16,112 to Parrott Landscaping for 2026 lawn maintenance. Council also authorized an intergovernmental agreement with Ferndale to use its Southwest storage yard as a leaf-pickup transfer station. These items passed as part of the consent agenda; no new contract awards or competitive bids were discussed.

Council unanimously approved a special-event license for an October 24 community march and rally, with public-safety staffing and street closures planned; no specific event cost was stated. The meeting also adopted special-assessment resolutions covering unpaid utility, concrete-replacement, and property-blight invoices, setting November 10, 2026, as the due date. Public comments raised concerns about flooding, property taxes, pedestrian safety near schools, and speeding; officials discussed follow-up and a possible spring traffic-calming pilot, but no related spending approval was made.

**Source:** CityOfOakPark