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The Bellwood Board of Trustees discussed a proposed settlement in a workers' compensation case at its meeting this week.

The Bellwood Board of Trustees and mayor act as the village’s corporate authorities and exercise any municipal powers that have not been specifically delegated to another office or board in the city. The board contains six trustees who are elected at large for four-year terms.

Below is the agenda for this meeting, as provided by the board.

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VILLAGE OF BELLWOOD

REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA

MAY 18, 2016

The Village Board of the Village of Bellwood will conduct a regular board meeting on

Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. in the Village Board Room at 3200 Washington

Boulevard, Bellwood, IL 60104-1984 for the purposes of considering the following agenda:

1 Call to Order

2 Roll Call: Mayor Pasquale, Trustees Ciavattone, Murphy, Holman, Robinson, Delgado, Nightengale

3 Pledge of Allegiance

4 Approve the Board Meeting Agenda

5 Presentations – Swearing In

6 Approve Minutes of last Regular Board Meeting

7 Committee Reports

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

i Departmental Report,

ii Item G – A Proclamation recognizing the life of Louise Jenkins and wishing her a

Happy 90th Birthday,

iii Item H - Special Counsel and the Village’s Third Party Administrator have reached

an amicable resolution to the worker’s compensation claim referenced herein and as

a result are recommending settlement of the claim in the amount of $119,073.90

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

i Departmental Report,

ii Item A - Due to recent legislation in order for the Village to preserve 9-1-1 funding it

must participate in a joint 9-1-1 authority,

iii Item B- As a result of recent legislation in order for the village to continue to receive

certain 9-1-1 funding it must participate in a joint venture with other municipalities,

the intergovernmental agreement provides for the participation meeting the

requirements of the new legislation

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

i Authorize payment of bills,

ii Ratify investments,

iii Item D- The agreement provides for a renewal of the existing contract at a reduced

pricing structure

d Community Development – Trustee Murphy, Chairman; Trustee Robinson, Member,

i Departmental Report,

ii Item F- The project consists of replacement and repair of certain alleys that are in

disrepair, the amount of the lowest responsible bid for the project is $119,642.50,

e Quality of Life – Trustee Holman, Chairman; Trustee Murphy, Member,

i Departmental Report,

ii Item C - The agreement engages the company for the purpose of providing additional

grass cutting, landscaping and maintenance on village designated properties,

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

i Departmental Report,

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ii Item E - The agreement engages the company for the purpose of providing preventive

maintenance on various pieces of equipment throughout the village which includes

but is not limited to the following; gas boilers, rooftop compressor unit, air handler

units and various compressors,

g Ad Hoc Committees:

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

ii Other

8 Department Head Reports

9 Presentation of Items from Consent Agenda

10 Consent Agenda

a An Ordinance Revoking the Operations of the Village of Bellwood Emergency

Telephone System Board and Authorization for the Village of Bellwood to Join the

Proviso-Leyden Joint 9-1-1 Authority,

b A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Intergovernmental

Agreement Establishing the Proviso-Leyden Joint 9-1-1 Authority,

c A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement by and between

the Village of Bellwood and Landscape Concepts Management Inc.,

d A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement by and between

the Village of Bellwood and Municipal Systems Inc.,

e A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement by and between

the Village of Bellwood and UBM Mechanical Inc.,

f A Resolution Awarding a Contract to the Lowest Responsible Bidder for the 2015 PY

Cook County Community Block Grant Program Alley Improvements Project,

g A Proclamation Celebrating the 90th Birthday of Louise Jenkins,

h A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a Settlement and Release

Agreement by and between the Village of Bellwood and Scott Guilano and

i Miscellaneous Community Requests/Items

11 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

12 Mayor’s Report

a General Information

b Other Business

13 New Business

14 Unfinished Business – Public Service Department

15 Public Comment

16 Adjournment

NOTE: The Village of Bellwood acting in compliance with the Americans with

Disabilities Act (ADA), requests that any persons with disabilities who have questions

about the accessibility of the meeting or facility, contact Lena M. Moreland, Village Clerk,

at (708) 547-3500, extension 1100, to allow us to make reasonable accommodations with the

facility for these individuals.