Village of North Riverside Board of Trustees met September 5.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
Mayor Hermanek called the meeting to order with a Pledge of Allegiance and a Roll Call. In attendance were Trustee Bianco, Trustee Czajka, Trustee Flores, Trustee Mengoni and Trustee Sarro. Trustee Demopoulos was absent.
Others in attendance were Attorney Hayes, Administrator Belmonte, Finance Director Scarpiniti, Police Chief Niemann, Public Works Foreman Skupa, Village Engineer Fitzgerald, Recreation Director Mrozik and Fire Chief Basek.
Approval of Agenda:
Trustee Bianco moved seconded by Trustee Mengoni to approve the agenda for this meeting. Roll Call Vote:
Ayes: Trustees Bianco, Czajka, Flores, Mengoni, Sarro
Nays: None. Motion carried
Absent: Trustee Demopoulos
Bids-None
Cash Receipt Report -No report
Appoval of Minutes:
Trustee Czajka moved, seconded by Trustee Bianco to approve the August 14, 2017 Village Board Meeting Minutes as presented. Roll Call Vote:
Ayes: Trustees Bianco, Czajka, Flores, Mengoni, Sarro
Nays: None. Motion Carried
Absent: Trustee Demopoulos
Report of Trustees:
Trustee Bianco- ( Water, Sewers, Drainage & Zoning)- No report
Trustee Czajka- (Judiciary, Ordinances, Recreation):
Trustee Czajka read the following report :
The Fall 2017 Recreation Fun Guides should have arrived to all residents homes. If you did not receive a copy please pick one up at the Recreation Office. There are plenty of new and exciting programs.
Don't miss the exciting community staple, our Autumn Fest and Chili Cook-off, happening next Friday, September 15th from 6:30-9pm. It will take place in the rear lot of the Commons. At 7pm, guests will be able to sample a variety of chili and vote for their favorite. We will be serving up brats, cheeseburgers, chili, corn and so much more. Musical entertainment will be provided by the Libido Funk Circus. The children's section will feature a balloon artist, face painting, glow items, bounce houses, a petting zoo and henna designs. Thanks to the dedication from corporate sponsors, we will once again have our great fireworks Finale. Please note that food and drinks will be purchased with tickets. The Parks and Recreation Department will be pre-selling tickets, so stop by the Office to avoid lines. The office will accept cash and credit cards; however, the event will only allow cash transactions.
On Sunday, September 17th, we will host our annual Fall Flea Market. This event is packed with sellers bringing a wide variety of goods for purchase. Please join us from 9am-2pm in the front of the Village Commons Building and Police Parking Lot.
Trustee Czajka also submitted the Fire and EMS Calls for the month of July, 2017 as follows:
July; YTD
Fire; 93; 603
EMS; 150; 885
Inspections; 131; 485
Compliances; 109; 392
Trustee Demopoulos( Streets, Alleys, Sidewalks & Garbage)- Absent
Trustee Flores- ( Police, Fire & License):
Trustee Flores submitted the following Fire and EMS Calls for the month of August 2017:
August; YTD:
Fire; 82; 685
EMS; 162; 1047
Inspections; 77; 566
Compliances; 63; 505
Trustee Mengoni- ( Finance Health & Appropriations):
Trustee Mengoni read the following minutes from the Finance, Health & Appropriations Committee Meeting held on August 24, 2017:
Item #1: Presentation by the Cook County Health & Hospital System: Four representatives from the Cook County Health and Hospital System gave a presentation on their plans for a Primary Care Facility at the property which formally housed Sports Authority. Those present where Dr. Jay Shannon, CEO of CCHHS, Letty Close, Executive Director of Government Affairs, Andrea Gibson, Director of Project Management & Operational Excellence and Scott Borstein, Attorney. Dr. Shannon gave an in-depth presentation explaining they have outgrown their facility in Cicero and need to find a bigger location. CCHHS is looking to lease roughly 21,000 sq. ft. of the property; he explained their facility takes all patients, those with regular insurance, government insurance and those without insurance. Most patients make appointments but they also take walk-ins for those who wake up in the morning and don’t feel good, he said most of their patients will come from a 2-mile radius of the facility. CCHHS likes this location because of its closeness to public transportation. Dr. Shannon said they would have 30- exam rooms and 6-dental chairs in the facility with 8-11 doctors on staff along with support staff, in total about 50-60 employees with about 20-25 there at one time. The hours for the facility would be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 4-days a week, one day until 7 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. Dr. Shannon explained they would have security inside the facility during business hours and said they have never had a problem at any of their Primary Care Facilities throughout the County. CCHHS is looking to sign a 10-year lease with the property owner and must get approval from the Cook County Hospital Board and the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Dr. Shannon said he does not see this as a problem and everything should be approved by the Commissioners at the Cook County Board meeting in September. If everything gets approved Dr. Shannon said he would estimate that the facility would be open to see patients by the Fall of 2018. Dr. Shannon answered a number of questions from the board members and thanked the committee, board members and Mayor for the opportunity to address them. Once the representatives from CCHHS left the committee and board members had a discussion on the presentation, there was concern about this facility not being retail any longer but also how this would be good for all residents in the area and that this property has been vacant for roughly 9-months with no interest from retail companies. Trustee Flores motioned and Trustee Sarro seconded to approve the 10- year lease of this facility by the Cook County Health and Hospital System. Committee members Trustee Mengoni, Flores and Sarro voted yes to approve the motion; Trustee Mengoni polled the other officials present with Trustee Czajka and Mayor Hermenek in favor, Trustee Bianco said he would not comment.
Trustee Mengoni moved and Trustee Sarro seconded To approve the 10-year lease of the property located at 1800 S. Harlem Avenue by the Cook County Health and Hospital System and for the CCHHS to come before the Village board before any extension to the lease of this property. Roll Call Vote:
Ayes: Trustees Bianco. Czajka, Flores, Mengoni, Sarro
Nays: None. Motion Carried
Absent: Trustee Demopoulos
Item #2: Discussion on Elected Officials Stipend: Trustee Mengoni mentioned that this subject was discussed at a previous finance committee meeting and was informed by the Administrator that though this was not budgeted Finance Director Scarpiniti said if it is approved to reinstate the stipend there would be no problem finding the money within the budgeted dollars approved. Trustee Mengoni said he would like to see a $100 per month stipend reinstated, though many of the events and meetings which are attended by the elected officials come out of Village money there is still expenses for the officials for gas, parking and other things at these events. Trustee Mengoni said if the stipend is reinstated in October it would cost the Village $4,800 this fiscal year. After a discussion on the subject Trustee Sarro motioned and Trustee Flores seconded to reinstate the Village official stipend of $100 per month starting October 2017. The motion passed committee with a 3-0 yes vote, Trustee Mengoni polled the other Village officials present with Trustee Bianco and the Mayor in favor and Trustee Czajka opposed.
Trustee Mengoni moved and Trustee Sarro seconded To reinstate a $100 per month stipend to the 8- village officials starting October 2017. Roll Call Vote:
Ayes: Trustees Bianco. Flores, Mengoni, Sarro
Nays: Trustee Czajka
Absent: Trustee Demopoulos
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 7:07 pm
Trustee Sarro- (Public Buildings, Grounds, lights, Transportation, Plan Commission):
Trustee Sarro read the following Memo from Public Works Director Kutt:
The Public Works Department solicited five (5) proposals for vendors to contract services for an epoxy floor covering on the Public Works garage. The following are the proposals:
Creative Coatings Corps- $25,789.00
Floorguard- $19,899.80
Armoured Floors- $39,077.75
Crest Concrete Coatings- $28,105.00
*Last Vendor did not supply price
Director Kutt is asking the lowest proposal be thrown out due the vending refusing to supply details on the products being used and a lower than believed square footage calculation in the proposal pricing.
The Village Board approved 428,000 for this purchase and the recommended proposal is being provided by Creative Coating Corporation at a cost of $25,789 (approximately $2,200 under budget).
Trustee sarro moved and Trustee Mengoni seconded to award the contract for resurfacing of the Public Works Garage floor to the lowest responsible bidder Creative Corporation in the amount of $25,789. Roll Call Vote:
Ayes: Trustees Bianco, Czajka, Flores, Mengoni, Sarro
Nays: None. Motion Carried
Absent: Trustee Demopoulos
Mayoral Report:
Mayor Hermanek gave the following Community Development Department updates:
• Presales- The Department performed 7 single-family presale inspections totaling $2,835.00 in revenue.
• Permit Totals- The department issued 51 residential and commercial permits totaling $65,157.82 in revenue.
• Binny's- The permit has been issued for the interior remodel with plans by ownership to open prior to the Thanksgiving Holiday.
• Victoria Secret- A permit was issued for an interior remodel of their tenant space. Cost of construction: $350,000.
• Cornerstone Montessori- A permit was issued for a second story addition. Cost of construction: $16,000.
• 2447 S. 7th Avenue- A permit was issued for a second story addition. Cost of construction $50,000.
• 2413 S. 8th Avenue- A permit was issued for a first floor addition. Cost of construction: $53,500.
• 2346 S. Burr Oak Avenue- A permit has been issued for a second story addition. Cost of construction: $50,000.
Mayor Hermanek also read the following letter from Fire Chief Basek:
To help establish appropriate fire insurance premiums for residential and commercial properties, insurance companies need reliable, up-to-date information about a community's fore protection services. ISO provides that information through the Public Protection Classification (PPC). The ISO PPC program differentiates ten classes of community protection structural fire protection. A Class 1 rating, a superior level of protection, compared to a Class 10 which reflects unrecognized protection. Fire protection services evaluation include fire department equipment, staffing levels, training, availability and adequacy of water supply, emergency communication centers, fire protection and public fire safety education. I am pleased to announce that after our recent August 2017 ISO PPC survey process, we have obtained an ISO Public Classification of 2 which now places our department as one of the only 1,324 fire departments countrywide to have obtained this rating. The last time our fire department held an ISO 2 classification was 1996. I would like to thank North Riverside Central Dispatch, North Riverside Public Works, and most importantly the members of the North Riverside Fire Department in helping our department achieve this excellent classification. The improved ISO Classification of 2 could result in lowering insurance premiums for homeowners and businesses.
Correspondence:
• Block party request for the 2400 block of 8th Avenue on September 9th.
• Block party request for the 2200 block of 18th Avenue on September 9th.
• Block party request from the 2300 block of 15th Avenue for September 23rd.
• Request from the Lions Club to solicit on Cermak and 1st Avenue for the Candy Day event on October 13th and 14th.
• Request from the Girl Scouts to to solicit for cookie sales October 1st-October 22nd.
• Thank you card from Jack Kubik, thanking the village for the flowers that were sent on behalf of his father.
Trustee Mengoni moved and Trustee Bianco seconded the above block party requests. Motion carried unanimously.
Trustee Mengoni moved and Trustee Bianco seconded the above request from the Lions Club. Motion carried unanimously.
Trustee Mengoni moved and Trustee Bianco seconded the above request from the Girl Scouts. Motion carried unanimously.
Approval of Bills:
Trustee Mengoni moved, seconded by Trustee Bianco to approve the list of bills submitted for this meeting totaling $264,119.92 and to have them paid out of proper funds when such funds become available. Roll Call Vote:
Ayes: Trustees Bianco, Czajka, Flores, Mengoni, Sarro
Nays: None. Motion Carried
Absent: Trustee Demopoulos
Ordinances And Resolutions- None
Unfnished Business -None
New Business- None
Audience:
• John Bork expressed his concerns about a group that would solicit on Cermak and 1st Avenue and their intentions.
• A resident wanted an update on the residents that reside across the street from her on the 2200 block of Northgate which Chief Niemann happily answered.
• Barbara Wilson congratulated Chief Basek on the department’s accomplishment.
Adjournment:
Trustee Mengoni moved, seconded by Trustee Bianco for adjournment at 7:20 pm. Motion carried unanimously.
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