The Flossmoor Village Board approved an ordinance Monday, June 1, authorizing a license agreement and memorandum of understanding with Meijer to allow the installation of a surveillance camera system on the retailer’s property at 3740 Vollmer Road.

The camera installation is part of the village’s participation in an Illinois Attorney General organized retail theft grant program, according to village documents. The cameras are intended to help the Flossmoor Police Department monitor, investigate and track trends in retail theft and other crimes occurring near local shopping centers.

Under the agreement, a Watchdog IP Camera System will be installed on a pole near the Meijer gas station marquee sign. The camera will provide coverage of the Meijer gas station, portions of the Meijer parking lot, Traditions Drive and the nearby AT&T strip mall.

Police Chief Carl Estelle said in a memo to the Village Board that the project represents the second phase of the village’s camera program. Estelle said cameras previously installed in downtown Flossmoor through the same grant program have been used in investigations involving traffic crashes, catalytic converter thefts, a business burglary and a hate-crime graffiti incident.

Village officials said Meijer agreed to allow the camera to be placed on its property and to provide electrical service for the equipment. The village will be responsible for installation, maintenance and repairs. All images and video captured by the camera system will remain the property of the Village of Flossmoor.

Village documents state that the second phase of the grant also funded a camera near Flossmoor Commons. That camera covers the Governors Highway entrance into the Flossmoor Commons parking lot and the alley behind the shopping center.