Village of Franklin Park President and Board of Trustees met April 17.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
I. Pledge of Allegiance
II. Call to Order: President Pedersen called to order the Board of Trustees of the
Village of Franklin Park in regular session at 7:00 p.m.
III. Roll Call; Establishment of Quorum
Village Clerk Tommy Thomson called the roll:
Present: Trustees Mr. Caporusso, Mr. Johnson, Ms. McLean, Mr. Ruhl, Ms. Special, and Mr. Ybarra. The Village Clerk declared a quorum was present
Legal Representation Present: Joe Montana, Village Attorney
Staff Members Present: Lisa Anthony (Health and Human Resources Director), John Schneider (Community Development Director), John Hildago (Director, Department of Building), Ron Heller (Comptroller), Joe Lauro (Utilities Commissioner), Dave Talbott (Engineer Consultant for Smith LaSalle), Tom Dailly (I.T. Manager), Chief William Brehm (Fire Department), Director of Police Mike Witz and Deputy Chief Ruch (Police Department)
IV. Public Comments (Limit to 2 minutes per speaker, Ordinance No. 1415-G-43)
1. None
V. Committee Reports
A. Finance And Special Events Committee (Mr. Johnson, Chair)
1. Mr. Johnson Announced There Will Be A “Railroad Day” Meeting On May 18
2. Mr. Johnson Announced There Will Be A Memorial Day Celebration On May 29
3. Mr. Johnson Stated June 8-10 Is The Franklin Park Fest Featuring “Railroad Day”
B. Water And Sewer/Fleet Maintenance Committee (Mr. Caporusso, Chair)
1. Mr. Caporusso Reported Since The Last Board Meeting, There Have Been Two Water Main Breaks
2. Mr. Caporusso Stated The Sewer Division Cleaned Out 17 Storm Drains And Inspected 9 Sanitary Drains
C. Police And Fire Committee (Mr. Ruhl, Chair)
1. Mr. Ruhl Reported On April 1, The Police Tactical Unit Executed A Search Warrant In Schiller Park. A Large Amount Of Cannabis Was Recovered Along With Over $2,200.00. One Arrest Was Made
2. Mr. Ruhl Stated Three New Police Officers Will Be Sworn In On April 21 And Be Attending Police Academy On April 24
3. Mr. Ruhl Announced The New Chairperson Of The Newly Established Leyden/Proviso Township Ets 911 Board Is Mike Witz
D. Streets, Alleys And Fleet Maintenance Committee (Mr. Ybarra, Chair)
1. Mr. Ybarra Stated Agenda Item #11 On The Agenda Is For Schroeder & Schroeder, Incorporated To Be Awarded This Year’s Contract For The 50/50 Sidewalk Program
2. Mr. Ybarra Stated Agenda Item #13 Is For Consideration Of Barricades For The Road Closures For An Event
3. Mr. Ybarra Stated Agenda Item #6 Is For The Repairs That Are Going To Be Done To The Grand Avenue Bridge
4. Mr. Ybarra Reported 38.75 Tons Of Cold Patch Has Been Applied Since The Last Meeting
5. Mr. Ybarra Stated The Fleet Division Is Still Down One Person Still Out On Workman’s Compensation
6. Mr. Ybarra Reported Tree Trimming Is Continuing
7. Mr. Ybarra Stated Street Sweeping Is Going On As
Scheduled
E. Property, Planning, Zoning, And Building Committee (Ms. Special, Chair)
1. Ms. Special Stated John Schneider Will Be Taling About Agenda Items #3 And #4
2. Ms. Special Announced The Village Will Host A Public Open House To Review The Draft Franklin Park Comprehensive Plan On Thursday, April 27. The Meeting Will Be Held In The Police Community Room From 6:00 p.m. To 8:00 P.M.
3. Ms. Special Reported She And Ms. Mclean Had A Meeting With John Schneider Last Monday. Mr. Schneider Gave Them An Overview Of The Comprehensive Plan And How Important It Is For Many Of The Projects In The Village
F. Health, Human Resources, Sustainable Practices and Senior Services Committee (Ms. McLean, Chair)
1. Ms. Mclean stated the senior grass-cutting program began last week and there are currently 100 residents on the program
2. Ms. Mclean reported on an article about mowing safety
3. Ms. Mclean announced the park district will be hosting its annual “earth day” event on Saturday, April 22 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., at north park
VI. Staff Reports and Comments; Discussion On Agenda Items
1. John Schneider followed up on a meeting he attended last month regarding changing the plat of survey for the property at Centrella Street and Seymour Avenue. Mr. Schneider reported CenterPoint is coming in and building a combined two buildings totaling 600,000 square feet. This was unanimously approved by the Zoning Committee
VII. Consent Agenda
(Items on the Consent Agenda will be enacted/approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless so requested by a member of the Village Board, in which case that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in the normal sequence of the Agenda.)
Village Clerk Tommy Thomson read aloud public recital of Consent Agenda items
1. Approval of the Minutes From:
(a) Regular Meeting of the President and Board of Trustees Held on Monday, April 3, 2017
2. Approval of Voucher Expenditures List in the Amount of $760,539.62
3. Resolution No. 1617 R
A resolution supporting a class 6b real estate tax assessment application by CV II Illinois, LLC, for new construction of an industrial facility generally located at 10701 Seymour avenue, village of Franklin park, cook county, Illinois
4. Resolution No. 1617 R
A resolution supporting a class 6b real estate tax assessment application by CV II Illinois, LLC, for new construction of an industrial facility generally located at 10601 Seymour avenue, village of Franklin park, cook county, Illinois
5. Ordinance No. 1617 G
An ordinance authorizing and approving a professional engineering services agreement for the grand avenue final traffic signal design and right-of-way assistance by and between Baxter and woodman, incorporated and the village of Franklin park, cook county, Illinois
6. Ordinance No. 1617 G
An ordinance authorizing and approving an agreement for engineering services from may 1, 2017 to April 30, 2018 by and between smith Lasalle, incorporated and the village of Franklin park, cook county, Illinois
7. Ordinance No. 1617 G
An ordinance approving an intergovernmental agreement by and between the metropolitan water reclamation district of greater Chicago and the Village of Franklin park, cook county, Illinois for the use of a global position system (GPS) unit
8. Ordinance No. 1617 G
An ordinance authorizing and approving a professional engineering services agreement for the grand avenue bridge repair project by and between smith Lasalle, incorporated and the village of Franklin park, cook county, Illinois
9. Motion to approve the proposal from the Sidwell company, St. Charles, Illinois, for professional implementation services with full data conversion on the Accela civic platform land management, code enforcement and permitting solution software package in an amount not to exceed $99,605.00, and authorize the required officers and officials of the village to execute the necessary documents and undertake such action to effectuate same
10. Motion to approve the Accela civic platform user subscription agreement and authorize the annual Acquistion of eleven platform subscription users from Accela, incorporated, san Ramon, California in an amount not to exceed $23,126.40, and further authorize the required officers and officials of the village to execute the necessary documents and undertake such action to effectuate same
11. Motion to approve schroeder & schroeder, incorporated, 7306 central park avenue, Skokie, Illinois 60076, as the lowest responsible and responsive bidder for the 2017 curb and sidewalk replacement program in an amount not to exceed $351,437.50, to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the residents and authorize the required officers and officials of the village to execute the necessary documents and undertake such action to effectuate the operation of the program
12. Motion to approve the American legion Franklin park post no. 974 request for their annual poppy day donation drive on Thursday, may 25, 2017
13. Motion to authorize the closure of James avenue from prairie road to Houston avenue for the villa Alegre Cinco de mayo annual celebration from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm on Saturday, May 6, 2017, and direct the utilities commissioner and director of police to undertake the necessary actions to accomplish same
Motion made by Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mr. Caporusso to approve the Consent Agenda. Roll Call: Ayes – Mr. Caporusso, Mr. Ybarra, Mr. Ruhl, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Special, and Ms. McLean. Nay – 0. Absent – 0. Abstain – 0.
VIII. New Business
1. Resolution No. 1617 R
A resolution of the village of Franklin park, cook county, Illinois approving minutes of certain closed session meetings
Motion made by Mr. Ybarra, seconded by Mr. Caporusso/Ms. McLean to approve minutes of certain closed session meetings. Roll Call: Ayes – Mr. Caporusso, Mr. Ybarra, Mr. Ruhl, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Special, and Ms. McLean. Nay – 0. Absent – 0. Abstain – 0.
IX. Appointments/Swearing In
1. None
X. Comments from the Clerk
1. None
XI. Comments from the President
1. None
XII. Closed/Executive Session
1. None
XIII. Adjournment
Motion made by Mr. Caporusso, seconded by Ms. McLean to adjourn at 7:14 p.m. Voice vote carried
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