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The Bellwood Village Board met Wednesday to ratify investments.

Here is the meeting's agenda, as provided by the board:

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VILLAGE OF BELLWOOD

REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA

MARCH 15, 2017

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

Wednesday, March 15, 2017, 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, Boston, Holman, Robinson, Delgado, Nightengale

3 Pledge of Allegiance

4 Approve the Board Meeting Agenda

5 Presentations

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 - The reports provide updates regarding pending litigation and revise the

respective reserves, limits and costs pertaining to the respective claims and lawsuits,

iii Item M - Due to the Village of Bellwood’s vacation of the Grant Street eminent

domain proceedings Illinois Statute requires the village to pay the Petitioner’s

attorney’s fees,

iv Reschedule April Village Board Meeting,

v Item I - The agreement provides for the renewal of the agreement with Municipal

Management Services Inc. to provide staffing services to the Village’s various

departments, including but not limited to clerical and building department staff,

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

i Departmental Report,

ii Item N - The agreement provides for a working relationship with the Proviso

Children’s Advocacy Center in order to provide comprehensive youth programs and

crisis intervention for those victims in need of such assistance,

iii Item Q - The Village of Bellwood and Union have reached an agreement regarding

wages and employee benefits,

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

i Authorize payment of bills,

ii Ratify investments,

iii Item A - The Village on an annual basis adopts an appropriation ordinance providing

for the appropriations of funds for the calendar year. From time to time it is

necessary to amend the appropriation ordinance in order to provide for and

authorize certain expenditures,

iv Item B - The Village on an annual basis adopts an appropriation ordinance providing

for the appropriations of funds for the calendar year. It should be noted that the

village staff projects to adopt a balanced budget for the calendar year 2017,

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

i Departmental Report,

ii Item D - The Village of Bellwood has offered the subject real estate for

redevelopment and has received a proposal and has since negotiated for the

disposition and redevelopment of the aforementioned site, as part of the

redevelopment the developer has applied for and been granted certain conditional

use permits and variances,

iii Item E - The amendment provides for reclassification of liquor licenses and related

number of licenses to be issued within the classifications,

iv Item H - The Village previously approved the development of the surplus property

located at Randolph Court to construct twelve single family homes, the attached

contract provides for the construction of one of the homes and related sale of

property,

v Item L - The Resolution referenced herein allows for a Class 6b which grants the

owner a reduction in real estate taxes for a thirteen-year period, Cook County

provides municipalities with the ability to provide said real estate tax incentives in

order to minimize the number of vacant, dilapidated and blighted property within

their respective communities,

vi Item O - The Village of Bellwood and the Developer have reached an agreement as to

a revenue sharing agreement providing for tax incentives pertaining to the

development of the property commonly referred to as 1136 24th Avenue, Bellwood,

Illinois,

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

i Departmental Report,

ii Item C - The Zoning Board of Appeals conducted a public hearing regarding

Petitioner’s request for zoning relief and as a result of which has unanimously

approved and hereby recommends Petitioner’s request for the variances,

iii Item F - The ordinance requires employers to comply with all applicable federal

and/or State laws and regulations as provided for in state and federal law and

preempts any such regulations as set forth in Cook County ordinance,

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

i Departmental Report,

ii Item J - The Village is in the process of completing its request for grant funds from

Cook County for the renovation and rehabilitation of the designated alleys and streets

as set forth in the resolution and provided for in the Village’s infrastructure

improvement plan,

iii Item K - The project consists of replacement and repair of certain sidewalks that are

in disrepair, the amount of the lowest responsible bid for the project is $45,100.00,

iv Item P - The Village of Bellwood and Union have reached an agreement regarding

wages and employee benefits,

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

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a An Ordinance Approving Supplemental Appropriations for the Calendar Year Beginning

January 1, 2016 and Ending December 31, 2016,

b An Ordinance Making Appropriations for the Calendar Year Beginning January 1, 2017

and Ending December 31, 2017,

c An Ordinance Granting a Variance for the Property Commonly Referred to as 503

Bohland Avenue, Bellwood, Illinois 60104,

d An Ordinance Approving and Authorizing the Entering of an Agreement for the

Redevelopment of the Real Estate Commonly Referred to as 1136 24t Avenue, Bellwood,

Illinois 60104 by Tinsley and Associates or its Designee,

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

f An Ordinance Preempting the Cook County Ordinance Providing for Minimum Wage,

g A Resolution Approving and Adopting the Reports Pertaining to Pending Litigation,

h A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a Real Estate Contract for the

Sale of the Real Estate commonly referred to as 440 Randolph Court, Bellwood, Illinois

60104,

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

the Village of Bellwood and Municipal Management Services Inc.,

j A Resolution Approving the County Community Development Block Grant Program

2017 Program Year Capital Improvement Application,

k A Resolution Awarding a Contract to the Lowest Responsible Bidder for the 2017

Sidewalk Replacement Program,

l A Resolution Approving a Class 6b Real Estate Tax Incentive for the Property

Commonly Referred to as 2801 W. Grant Street, Bellwood, Cook County, Illinois, 60104,

m A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a Settlement Agreement by

and between the Village of Bellwood and Foran, O’Toole & Burke LLC,

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

the Village of Bellwood and the Proviso Children’s Advocacy Center,

o A Resolution Authorizing and Approving the Execution of a Sales and Gas Tax Revenue

Sharing Agreement by and between the Village of Bellwood and Thorntons Inc.,

p A Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Collective Bargaining Agreement by and

between the Village of Bellwood and Local No. 705, an Affiliate of the International

Brotherhood of Teamsters,

q A Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Collective Bargaining Agreement by and

between the Village of Bellwood and the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council

(Patrol Officers), and

r 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

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14 Unfinished Business

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.