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Village of Bellwood Village Board met Feb. 21.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1 Call to Order

2 Roll Call: Mayor Harvey, Trustees Ciavattone, Boston, Holman, Robinson, Delgado, Nightengale

3 Pledge of Allegiance

4 Approve the Board Meeting Agenda

5 Approve Minutes of last meeting of the Village Board

6 Presentations

7 Committee Reports / Presentation of Items to appear on the Consent Agenda

a Public Works – Trustee Ciavattone, Chairman; Trustee Delgado, Member,

i Departmental Report,

ii Item M - The agreement provides for design engineering services for the 2023 program year for the Community Development Block Grant program for the reconstruction of local alley pavements,

iii Item N - The amended agreement provides for design and construction engineering services for the 2023 program year Invest In Cook Grant program for the reconstruction of local streets,

b Community Development – Trustee Boston, Chairman; Trustee Robinson, Member,

i Departmental Report,

ii Item H - The agreement provides for the coordination of utilities for the Bellwood Gateway Project,

iii Item I - The agreement provides for a market study for the Bellwood Gateway Project,

iv Item J - The agreement provides for a Phase I environmental study of the property commonly referred to as 2615 Grant Street,

v Item K - The agreement provides for a Phase II environmental study of the identified St. Charles Road properties,

c Quality of Life – Trustee Holman, Chairman; Trustee Boston, Member,

i Departmental Report,

ii Item A - The agreement provides for health inspection services to be provided for by the Cook County Department of Public Health,

iii Item G - The ordinance amends the liquor code as it pertains to the number and classification of liquor licenses,

iv Item L - The Planning Commission held a public hearing and has unanimously recommended the approval of the conditional use and variance for signage on the subject property,

d Administration – Trustee Robinson, Chairman; Trustee Ciavattone, Member,

i Departmental Report,

ii Item B - The Village routinely reviews pending litigation and updates the information and reserves as set forth in the litigation report,

iii Item F - The agreement provides for the purchase of new cellular equipment and services,

iv Item O - The resolution adopts a whistleblower policy,

e Public Safety – Trustee Delgado, Chairman; Trustee Nightengale, Member,

i Departmental Report,

ii Item C- The ordinance allows for an annual adjustment of ambulance fees based upon the calculation of fees pursuant to the Ground Medical Transport Program,

iii Item D - The Police Department is in need of replacing several vehicles due to the age of current vehicles,

iv Item E - The agreement provides for the purchase and deployment of municipal adjudication software,

f Finance – Trustee Nightengale, Chairman; Trustee Holman, Member,

i Departmental Report,

ii Authorize payment of bills,

iii Ratify investments,

iv No items appearing on the consent agenda,

g Ad Hoc Committees:

i Traffic Safety – Trustee Nightengale, Chairman; Trustee Holman, Member,

ii Other,

iii No items appearing on the consent agenda,

8 Consent Agenda

a A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement by and between the Village of Bellwood and the County of Cook, Department of Public Health,

b A Resolution Approving and Adopting the Reports pertaining to pending Litigation,

c An Ordinance Amending Title III Chapter 33 Section 33.25 of the Village of Bellwood Code of Ordinances,

d A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Purchase of Village Vehicles,

e A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement by and between the Village of Bellwood and DACRA Adjudication Systems, LLC d/b/a DACRA Tech, LLC,

f A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement by and between the Village of Bellwood and T-Mobile USA, Inc.,

g An Ordinance Amending Title XI Chapter 112 of the Village of Bellwood Code of Ordinances,

h A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement by and between the Village of Bellwood and Davey Utility Services, Inc.,

i A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement by and between the Village of Bellwood and CohnReznick, LLP,

j A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement by and between the Village of Bellwood and Pioneer Engineering & Environmental Services, LLC,

k A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement by and between the Village of Bellwood and Pioneer Engineering & Environmental Services, LLC,

l An Ordinance Granting a Conditional Use and Variance as it relates to Signage for the Property Commonly referred to as 2418 St. Charles Road, Bellwood, Illinois 60104,

m A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement by and between the Village of Bellwood and Edwin Hancock Engineering Company,

n A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Amended Agreement by and between the Village of Bellwood and Edwin Hancock Engineering Company,

o A Resolution Approving and Adopting a Whistleblower Policy,

9 Action on Consent Agenda,

a Any items to be removed from the Consent Agenda

i Discussion on removed items

ii Action on removed items

b Place items on the Consent Agenda

c Approve Consent Agenda

10 Mayor’s Report

11 New Business

12 Unfinished Business

13 Public Comment

14 Adjournment

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