===== PDF PAGE 60 ===== CITY OF WEST CHICAGO CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM TITLE: Downtown Investment Program Grant Agreement with Wiant House Properties, LLC for Improvements at 151 W Washington Street Resolution No. 26-R-0075 AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: _____7.F_____ COMMITTEE DATE: N/A COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: September 8, 2026 STAFF REVIEW: Kelley Chrisse, AICP, CEcD SIGNATURE _______________________ ITEM SUMMARY: Wiant House Properties, LLC, the owner of 151 W. Washington Street, has submitted an application for funding through the Downtown Investment Program for proposed improvements to the property. The property is located within the Turner Junction Historic District and is a contributing structure within the district. Kamila Cakes, a local bakery, is the tenant of the first-floor commercial space. The proposed project consists of masonry restoration. As the improvements are within the Turner Junction Historic District and the project includes exterior improvements, a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) was required. The Historical Preservation Commission approved the COA on August 25, 2026. A building permit application has also been submitted and is under review. Under the Program, the building permit will be issued at 50% of the regular permit fee. Any third-party review or inspection fees will remain the responsibility of the applicant. As required by the Program guidelines, three cost estimates for the proposed improvements have been submitted: • Bart Tuckpointing, Inc. - $49,200.00 • Torres General/HVAC-R Contractors 1 LLC - $30,500.00 • Grove Masonry Maintenance, Inc. - $26,750.00 The proposed project qualifies as “Minor Improvements” under the Program. Because the building is a contributing structure within the Turner Junction Historic District, the project is eligible for reimbursement of up to 35% of eligible project costs, subject to a maximum grant award of $50,000. Based on the lowest estimate of $26,750.00, the proposed grant award is an amount not to exceed $9,362.50. The applicant may select any contractor; however, the final reimbursement will be limited to the lesser of $9,362.50 or 35% of the applicant’s actual eligible project costs. Sufficient funding is available within the 2026 Downtown Investment Program budget to support the proposed award. Reimbursement would be contingent upon completion of the approved work in accordance with the Grant Agreement, Program guidelines, and all applicable City codes. The project aligns with the goals of the Downtown Investment Program because it represents an investment in an existing downtown property and helps preserve the architectural character of the Turner Junction J ===== PDF PAGE 61 ===== Historic District. The improvements will help maintain the building’s exterior, support the continued use of the property, and contribute to the appearance and long-term vitality of downtown. ACTIONS PROPOSED: Consideration of a Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Downtown Investment Program Grant Agreement in an amount not to exceed $9,362.50 for the proposed improvements at 151 W Washington Street. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: This program was budgeted and meets the program criteria, so the item did not go to a Committee. Attachment: Resolution No. 26-R-0075: A Resolution Authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Downtown Investment Program Grant Agreement with Wiant House Properties, LLC for 151 W Washington Street in an Amount Not to Exceed $9,362.50 ===== PDF PAGE 62 ===== 1 RESOLUTION NO. 26-R-0075 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A DOWNTOWN INVESTMENT PROGRAM GRANT AGREEMENT WITH WIANT HOUSE PROPERTIES, LLC FOR 151 W WASHINGTON STREET IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $9,362.50 BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of West Chicago, in regular session assembled, that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute a Downtown Investment Program Grant Agreement by and between Wiant House Properties, LLC and the City of West Chicago, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit 1. APPROVED this 8th day of September 2026. AYES: NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: Mayor Daniel Bovey ATTEST: Executive Office Manager Valeria Biggerstaff ===== PDF PAGE 63 ===== 2 Exhibit 1 to Resolution 26-R-0075 DOWNTOWN INVESTMENT PROGRAM GRANT AGREEMENT This DOWNTOWN INVESTMENT PROGRAM GRANT AGREEMENT (hereinafter referred to as the "AGREEMENT") is entered into this 8th day of September, 2026, by and between the City of West Chicago, DuPage County, Illinois, an Illinois municipal corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "CITY") and Wiant House Properties, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company (hereinafter referred to as the "APPLICANT") (the CITY and the APPLICANT are hereinafter jointly referred to as the "PARTIES"); RECITALS WHEREAS, the APPLICANT is the owner of real property located at 151 W Washington Street in West Chicago (hereinafter referred to as the "SUBJECT REALTY") and legally described in Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein; and, WHEREAS, the SUBJECT REALTY is located within the CITY’s Downtown Redevelopment Project Area (hereinafter referred to as the "AREA"), duly established pursuant to the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act (hereinafter referred to as the "ACT"), 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-1 et seq.; and, WHEREAS, the City Council previously approved Ordinance 24-O-0044 to establish the Downtown Investment Program (hereinafter referred to as the “PROGRAM”), whereby the CITY may make financial contributions toward the cost of certain improvements of commercial structures located within the AREA; and, WHEREAS, the SUBJECT REALTY is eligible under the terms of the PROGRAM and the APPLICANT proposes to complete certain improvements (hereinafter referred to as the "IMPROVEMENTS"), as detailed and depicted on the improvement plans and specifications (hereinafter referred to as the “PLANS”), which are attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit B; and, WHEREAS, the APPLICANT has applied to the PROGRAM, and is eligible, for a financial contribution from the CITY toward the cost of the IMPROVEMENTS as detailed and depicted in the PLANS; and, WHEREAS, the CITY has determined that it would further the achievement of the PROGRAM’s objectives for the AREA to improve the commercial structure located upon the SUBJECT REALTY and that said IMPROVEMENTS qualify for financial contributions from the CITY pursuant to the PROGRAM; WHEREAS, the CITY desires the IMPROVEMENTS to be completed on the SUBJECT REALTY and agrees to financially contribute toward such IMPROVEMENTS based on the terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT; and, WHEREAS, the APPLICANT desires to complete the IMPROVEMENTS in accordance with the terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT and desires to receive reimbursement from the CITY upon completion of said IMPROVEMENTS; and, ===== PDF PAGE 64 ===== 3 WHEREAS, on August 25, 2026, the CITY’S Historical Preservation Commission approved Certificate of Appropriateness No. 26-15 for the IMPROVEMENTS. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and in further consideration of the mutual covenants, conditions and agreements herein contained, the PARTIES hereto agree as follows: ARTICLE I INCORPORATION OF RECITALS The PARTIES hereby confirm and admit the truth and validity of the representations and recitations set forth in the foregoing recitals. The PARTIES further acknowledge that the same are material to this AGREEMENT and are hereby incorporated into and made a part of this AGREEMENT as though they were fully set forth in this Article I and the same shall continue for so long as this AGREEMENT is of force and effect. ARTICLE II AUTHORITY This AGREEMENT is made and entered into by the PARTIES pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the ACT. ARTICLE III IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SUBJECT REALTY The APPLICANT shall complete the IMPROVEMENTS on the SUBJECT REALTY in accordance with the terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT and in full compliance with all applicable codes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits and any conditions attached thereto, whether imposed by the CITY or any other unit of local government or any Federal, State or governmental agency having jurisdiction over the SUBJECT REALTY or any portion thereof, and shall complete the IMPROVEMENTS in a good and workmanlike manner. The APPLICANT further agrees to abide by all terms, conditions, and requirements of the PROGRAM. The APPLICANT shall furnish, or cause to be furnished, at its own expense, all the necessary materials, labor and equipment to complete the IMPROVEMENTS in accordance with the PLANS. The IMPROVEMENTS shall be subject to inspection by, and approval of, the CITY. The APPLICANT shall pay to the CITY all plan review and other fees, except building permit fees as noted below, prior to the issuance of any required building permits for the IMPROVEMENTS on the SUBJECT REALTY, as required by the CITY'S Code of Ordinances. The CITY shall issue the building permit at fifty percent (50%) of the regular building permit fee. Any third-party review and inspection fees incurred as part of the permit remain the responsibility of the APPLICANT. The building permit fee reduction occurs upon permit issuance and is not included in the approved grant reimbursement amount. The APPLICANT shall commence construction within ninety (90) days of the date of executing this AGREEMENT and shall complete the IMPROVEMENTS within twelve (12) months of the issuance of the building permit by the CITY for such IMPROVEMENTS. If the APPLICANT fails to complete the IMPROVEMENTS within the established timeframe, the CITY may terminate this AGREEMENT, at which time the APPLICANT must reimburse the CITY for ===== PDF PAGE 65 ===== 4 any funds received pursuant to this AGREEMENT. ARTICLE IV REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SUBJECT REALTY Upon the APPLICANT's completion of the IMPROVEMENTS on the SUBJECT REALTY as provided herein, the APPLICANT shall give notice of completion to the CITY, and shall provide the CITY with all receipts, proof of payment and lien waivers (hereinafter referred to as the “DOCUMENTATION”) showing that all persons who have done work, or have furnished materials with respect to the IMPROVEMENTS, and might be entitled to a lien therefor under any laws of the State of Illinois, have been paid in full for their work and are no longer entitled to such lien. The CITY shall inspect the IMPROVEMENTS as soon as practicable after receipt of the DOCUMENTATION, and if the IMPROVEMENTS are found to be in full compliance with the terms of this AGREEMENT and all applicable codes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits and conditions as provided herein, the CITY shall issue a final inspection report approving the IMPROVEMENTS. Following the issuance of said final inspection report and receipt of all of the required DOCUMENTATION, the City Council shall authorize payment of the CITY'S financial contribution toward the IMPROVEMENTS pursuant to the PROGRAM in an amount equal to the lesser of Nine Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($9,362.50), or thirty- five percent (35%) of the amount paid by the APPLICANT for the IMPROVEMENTS, as indicated on the DOCUMENTATION submitted to the CITY, whichever is less. ARTICLE V TIME Time is of the essence under this AGREEMENT. The time limits set forth herein are mandatory and may not be waived except by written waiver amendment to this AGREEMENT executed by the PARTIES. ARTICLE VI MAINTENANCE The IMPROVEMENTS must be maintained for a period of five (5) years upon their completion. ARTICLE VII LIMITATION ON SUBSEQUENT GRANT APPLICATIONS Upon entering into this AGREEMENT, the APPLICANT is not eligible to apply for a subsequent grant on the SUBJECT REALTY for two (2) years from the date of approval unless the IMPROVEMENTS were not completed. ARTICLE VIII AMENDMENTS This AGREEMENT sets forth all the promises, inducements, agreements, conditions and undertakings between the APPLICANT and the CITY relative to the IMPROVEMENTS identified in this AGREEMENT, and there shall be no promises, agreements, conditions or understandings, either oral or written, express or implied, between them, other than as herein set forth. No subsequent alteration, amendment, change or addition to this AGREEMENT shall be binding upon the PARTIES hereto unless authorized in accordance with the law and reduced in writing and signed by the PARTIES. However, whenever under the provisions of this AGREEMENT any notice or consent of the CITY or the APPLICANT is required, or the CITY or the APPLICANT is required ===== PDF PAGE 66 ===== 5 to agree or to take some action at the request of the other, such approval or such consent of such request shall be given for the CITY, unless otherwise provided herein, by the Mayor or his designee and for the APPLICANT by the APPLICANT or any agent as the APPLICANT so authorizes. ARTICLE IX NOTICES All notices and requests required pursuant to this AGREEMENT shall be sent by certified mail as follows: To the APPLICANT: Wiant House Properties, LLC 825 Meadowlark Drive West Chicago, IL 60185 To the CITY: City of West Chicago 475 Main Street West Chicago, Illinois 60185 or at such other addresses as either of the PARTIES may indicate in writing to the other either by personal delivery or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, with proof of delivery thereof. ARTICLE X GOVERNING LAWS This AGREEMENT shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois. ARTICLE XI COUNTERPARTS This AGREEMENT may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be and shall constitute one and the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the PARTIES hereto have set their hands and seals on the date first above written. CITY OF WEST CHICAGO, an Illinois Municipal Corporation: By: Mayor Daniel Bovey ATTEST: Executive Office Manager Valeria Biggerstaff APPLICANT: ===== PDF PAGE 67 ===== 6 By: Matthew Myers/Manager Wiant House Properties, LLC [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] ===== PDF PAGE 68 ===== STATE OF ILLINOIS ) ) ) SS. COUNTY OF DUPAGE 7 I, the undersigned, a Notary Public, in and for said County, in the State aforesaid, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that Daniel Bovey, Mayor of the City of West Chicago, and Valeria Biggerstaff, Executive Office Manager, personally known to me to be the same persons whose names are set forth on the foregoing instrument as such Mayor and Executive Office Manager, respectively, appeared before me this day in person and acknowledged that they signed and delivered the said instrument as their own free and voluntary act and as the free and voluntary act of said City, for the uses and purposes therein set forth; and the said Executive Office Manager then and there acknowledged that she, as custodian of the corporate seal of said City, did affix the corporate seal of said City to said instrument, as her own free and voluntary act and as the free and voluntary act of said City, for the uses and purposes therein set forth. GIVEN under my hand and Notarial Seal this day of , 2026. Notary Public ===== PDF PAGE 69 ===== STATE OF ILLINOIS ) ) ) SS. COUNTY OF DUPAGE 8 I, the undersigned, a Notary Public, in and for said County, in the State aforesaid, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that Matthew Myers, personally known to me to be the same person whose name is set forth on the foregoing instrument appeared before me this day in person and acknowledged that he/she/they signed and delivered the said instrument as his/her/their own free and voluntary act for the uses and purposes therein set forth. GIVEN under my hand and Notarial Seal this day of , 2026. Notary Public ===== PDF PAGE 70 ===== 9 EXHIBIT A Subject Realty Legal Description A PART OF LOTS 1 AND 2 IN BLOCK 6 IN WINSLOW’S ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF JUNCTION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 18, 1857 AS DOCUMENT 11467, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 2 AND RUNNING THENCE NORTH 76 AND A HALF DEGREES EAST ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 2, AFORESAID, 65.4 FEET TO A POST; THENCE SOUTHERLY IN A DIRECT LINE TO A POINT 8.7 FEET EASTERLY OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT AND IN NORTH LINE OF STREET; THENCE SOUTH 76 AND A HALF DEGREES WEST ALONG NORTH LINE OF SAID STREET, 88.7 FEET TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 2; THENCE NORTH 24 AND A HALF DEGREES WEST 132 FEET TO A PLACE OF BEGINNING, (EXCEPT THEREFROM THE SOUTHWESTERLY 10 FEET IN WIDTH OF LOT 2, MEASURED ON A PERPENDICULAR LINE DRAWN TO SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE AND DRAWN PARALLEL TO SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE, IN BLOCK 6 IN WINSLOW’S ADDITION TO TOWN OF JUNCTION), IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Permanent Index Number (PIN): 04-09-201-016 Property Address: 151 W Washington Street, West Chicago, IL 60185 ===== PDF PAGE 71 ===== 10 EXHIBIT B Plans Eligible improvements planned for the subject property consist of masonry restoration. The following photographs document the present condition of the Joel Wiant House and the masonry deterioration that the proposed project will address. Images were taken during an inspection of the building in May 2026. Front (srreetfacing) e/el'aUon of the Joel rnant House, 151 W Washington Street. Deten·orated masomy and open joints above the arched upper- jlool' )t,j,idows. Open void I missing morlar in a bn·ckjoinr. ===== PDF PAGE 72 ===== 11 Cra,cked brick and failing moria1· at a stone sill/foundation transih'on. Eroded moriar Joints and weathered brick face. Vertical crack through brick and stone, indicatingjointfailure. Section of deteriorated masonry with washed-out joints. ===== PDF PAGE 73 ===== 12 Deteriorated brick and mortar at the base of the wall above the stone foundan·on.