Village of Stickney Board of Trustees met November 7.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Stickney met in regular session on Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. in the Stickney Village Hall, 6533 W. Pershing Road, Stickney, Illinois.
Upon the roll call, the following Trustees were present:
Trustees Hrejsa, Kapolnek, Milenkovic, Savopoulos, Torres and White
Trustee Milenkovic moved, duly seconded by Trustee Savopoulos to approve the minutes of the previous Regular Session held on October 17, 2017.
Upon the roll call, the following Trustees voted:
Ayes: Trustee Hrejsa, Kapolnek, Milenkovic, Savopoulos, Torres and White
Absent: None
Nays: None
Mayor Walik declared the motion carried.
Trustee White moved, duly seconded by Trustee Torres that the bills, approved by the various committees of the Board, be approved for payment, and to approve warrants which authorize the Village Treasurer to draw checks to pay the bills, to be signed by the authorized signers, as provided for by the Ordinances of the Village of Stickney.
Upon the roll call, the following Trustees voted:
Ayes: Trustee Hrejsa, Kapolnek, Milenkovic, Savopoulos, Torres and White
Absent: None
Nays: None
Mayor Walik declared the motion carried.
Prior to the vote, Treasurer Paul Nosek provided a summary indicating the source of funds used to pay the bills and the totals to be approved.
Corporate Fund: $159,324.70
Motor Fuel Tax Fund: $170.00
Badge: $0 Water Fund: $17,595.26
Police Pension Fund: $0 911
Account: $0 1505 Account: $0
Family Day: $7,871.50
Police Revenue Sharing $0
Capital Projects Fund: $45,536.78
Bond & Interest Fund: $0
Subtotal: $222,626.74
General Fund Payroll: $120,942.22
Water Fund Payroll: $13,394.13
Subtotal: $134,336.35
Total to be approved by Village Trustees: $356,963.09
Trustee White moved, duly seconded by Trustee Savopoulos to agree with the information provided by the Village Treasurer of the amount of money estimated to be necessary to be raised by Taxation for the year of 2017 upon the taxable property in the Village of Stickney pursuant to Section 18-60 of the Truth in Taxation Law.
Upon the roll call, the following Trustees voted:
Ayes: Trustee Hrejsa, Kapolnek, Milenkovic, Savopoulos, Torres and White
Absent: None
Nays: None
Mayor Walik declared the motion carried.
Prior to the vote Treasurer Paul Nosek explained, “For the upcoming calendar year the Village is going to ask for the same dollar amount as they did last year in property taxes, $3,399,030.00 to be levied upon the property of those in Stickney. This is no increase although we did have an increase of $140,000.00 for the Police Pension Plan. We are going to absorb that through current savings and other collections. So, we are not going to raise property taxes. That is the determination.” Village Attorney Mike Del Galdo asked, “Is that going to be the levy determination under the statute? Under the statute the board has to make a determination of the levy amount before it adopts the levy. What you just said, is that for information only or are you asking for that to be the levy amount?” Treasurer Nosek said, “That is the levy amount that I am asking for determination.” Village Attorney Mike Del Galdo answered, “It would require the board to vote based on that amount to be the levy determination amount. You could change your mind and vote differently. You could vote no. You could change the amount of the levy.”
Trustee Kapolnek moved, duly seconded by Trustee Torres to Pass and Approve Ordinance 2017-25, “An Ordinance Amending Chapter 86, Section 86-151 regarding Back Flow Prevention Devices for the Village of Stickney.”
Upon the roll call, the following Trustees voted:
Ayes: Trustee Hrejsa, Kapolnek, Milenkovic, Savopoulos, Torres and White
Absent: None
Nays: None
Mayor Walik declared the motion carried.
Trustee Savopoulos moved, duly seconded by Trustee Kapolnek to Pass and Approve Ordinance 18-325, “An Ordinance Amending Chapter 18, Section 18-325 Regarding Fencing.”
Upon the roll call, the following Trustees voted:
Ayes: Trustee Hrejsa, Kapolnek, Milenkovic, Savopoulos, Torres and White
Absent: None
Nays: None
Mayor Walik declared the motion carried.
Prior to the vote, Mayor Walik explained that this will allow six foot fences in alleyways and six foot fences behind the businesses. Some people who live on Pershing Road are asking for fencing along Pershing where their yards butt up to Pershing Road. They would like more privacy than the five foot.
Trustee Milenkovic moved, duly seconded by Trustee Savopoulos to approve Resolution 19-2017, “A Resolution Authorizing and Approving a Certain Agreement with Musial Appraisal Company for the Village of Stickney.”
Upon the roll call, the following Trustees voted:
Ayes: Trustee Hrejsa, Kapolnek, Milenkovic, Savopoulos, Torres and White
Absent: None
Nays: None
Mayor Walik declared the motion carried.
Mayor’s Report: Mayor Walik thanked the audience for coming to the board meeting. He explained that the newsletter was delivered to the post office. He apologized to those that didn’t get the newsletter. The treasurer will give an explanation later. He then invited everyone to our Veterans Day Program on November 11, at 3900 Ridgeland at 11:00 a.m. Is being supported by the American Legion Post 687. Rain or Shine. Afterward we will be going back for a light lunch at the Post located on 6400 block of Pershing Road. In addition, the Mayor announced that our Christmas party will be on December 9, 2017. Seniors will be 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Kids will be 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Clerk’s Report: The clerk provided information on the Illinois Municipal League’s partnership with the Illinois Centennial Commission to promote Illinois 200th birthday. The clerk read a resolution supporting the celebration. A special Bicentennial Flag will be sent that asks that Stickney start flying on December 4. The celebration lasts from December 3, 2017 to December 3, 2018. In addition, the clerk informed the audience that Stickney Ordinances will now be sent to Municode bimonthly. They will be available on line. The hard copies will be printed every six months. A thank you message from resident Theresa Hiller was read. She wanted the police, fire and public works departments to know how much she and her husband appreciate the fine work they are doing.
Trustee Reports:
Trustee Hrejsa reported that the Halloween Bash on October 21, 2017 had gorgeous weather. It was a great success. There was a haunted hayride, they got free pumpkins, taffy apples, lemonade and everything was free. They had the haunted walk.
Trustee Kapolnek wanted to explain in detail Ordinance 2017-25 pertaining to the Back Flow Prevention Devices. This is a device to protect our drinking water. In summary the device should be tested initially by the inspector and at lease annually thereafter. This is to prevent, in case there was a flood, that the water doesn’t back up into the drinking water. This is mainly for businesses.
Trustee Torres thanked the Parks and Recreation Committee and volunteers for their help with the Halloween Bash. She reminded people about Stickney’s Support Our Troops collection. Many people didn’t get the newsletter and are not aware of the items that are desperately needed. There are letters in the lobby with a list of the items. On December 5, there will be a Town Hall meeting at 5:30 p.m. to discuss the merging of the Telecommunication Center consolidations. (An Announcement Was Made Two Days Later That The Meeting Is Cancelled.)
Trustee Milenkovic told us that he attended the Midway Noise Compatibility Commission meeting for this quarter. Our noise level is down one decibel. The last third quarter was an average of 55.9 decibels and we are down to 54.9 decibels. There were no noise complaints from Stickney. Part of the reason for that is there are less arrivals in Stickney because it is based on less traffic over us. We have to be at 65 decibels to get assistance. There have been complaints of odor coming from windows that were replaced in the City. They are being tested out in a lab. There will be a report out in December on the findings. In addition, all the trees in the tree lottery have been planted. There were 19 trees. We had four varieties.
Trustee Savopoulos thanked all our veterans and hoped they enjoy Veteran’s Day.
Trustee White addressed the fact that several residents in the village got a city sticker application from Berwyn. He suggested that you throw it away. Our fire chief said he received one for one of our ambulances.
Treasurer Paul Nosek informed us that the newsletter, from Oak Park to Ridgeland from 43rd to 39th, was not delivered by the post office. We are investigating what happened. All of them were dropped off at the post office. The post office will reimburse us for the cost of the mailing and the printing. We are going to put it on the web site anyway. Go to the home page and look for it there. In addition, the auditors should be wrapping up the field work this week. We hope to have the report by the end of December for the last fiscal year. After that we will be working on the next budget.
Fire Chief Jeff Boyajian alerted us to the recall for Kidde fire extinguishers from 1973 to present day with plastic handles. He suggested that you throw it away and buy a new one. He suggested that you could go to kidde.com to find out more information.
Public Works Supervisor Joe Lopez: He announced that he ordered some new signs. There is a bit of a backorder. He has to put up some new posts. We are off this Friday for Veteran’s Day. No street sweeping and no leaf pickup. The mayor informed the audience that 22 signs, brackets and four posts were missing.
Deputy Police Chief Rich Jaczak spoke about the Dispatch consolidation. The police department, Village Board and the residents are not in favor of it, but, it is the law. We put in for waivers, we asked for extensions, but it is time to come to a decision. It is not going to be easy. On December 5, I will open up the meeting and say what the law actually is and the directions it may go down the road. It is evolving. It is more restrictive on us, smaller agencies. As soon as the board lets me know what entities to invite we will have them here. Based on how many come, we will give them 15 or 20 minutes to give their pitch. We are due to give an official answer, or at least get the ball rolling, by January 1, 2018. He said he has been in touch with the state administrator and they know that we are taking our steps. It is not a popular decision, but it has to be made. Many agencies around us have made the decision and many haven’t. We have to deal with it. Village Attorney Mike Del Galdo asked the Deputy Chief, “How is the Village going to determine who gets invited and who doesn’t? To the extent that this is a procurement you just want to make sure that it is all inclusive or there are rules and guidelines so that people don’t file a protest.” The Deputy Chief responded, “The police and fire have spoken to many entities already. We could advertise that any entities could come. “ Village Attorney Mike Del Galdo, said, “To the extent that you are going to limit consideration for hiring for those on the 5th you should post a notice and make it open to anyone who wants to come.” Trustee Torres asked, “Does the notice need a certain amount of time to be posted.” Village Attorney Mike Del Galdo told her, “No, this is unconventional. I have never had anyone do this. I am just trying to avoid a bid protest. Because, they are going to say that this is a procurement. Are you going to allow someone who doesn’t appear to submit a proposal for consideration? It was said that if you are putting this on the board. I was just making it clear.”
Trustee Torres moved, duly seconded by Trustee Hrejsa to adjourn into closed session at 7:35 p.m.
Upon the roll call, the following Trustees voted:
Ayes: Trustee Hrejsa, Kapolnek, Milenkovic, Savopoulos, Torres and White
Absent: None
Nays: None
Mayor Walik declared the motion carried.
Trustee White moved, duly seconded by Trustee Milenkovic to reconvene into Open Session at 8:09 p.m.
Upon the roll call, the following Trustees voted:
Ayes: Trustee Hrejsa, Kapolnek, Milenkovic, Savopoulos, Torres and White
Absent: None
Nays: None
Mayor Walik declared the motion carried.
Village Attorney Mike Del Galdo stated, “In regards to agenda item 17 as it relates to Item A, there was nothing presented to the board and the mayor and I requested that that the matter not be considered. You do not have to take action on agenda item A.”
Trustee White moved, duly seconded by Trustee Savopoulos to Authorize the Village Attorney to prepare and issue a request for proposals for the sale of 4131 S. Home Avenue.
Upon the roll call, the following Trustees voted:
Ayes: Trustee Hrejsa, Kapolnek, Milenkovic, Savopoulos, Torres and White
Absent: None
Nays: None
Mayor Walik declared the motion carried.
There being no further business, Trustee White moved, duly seconded by Trustee Savopoulos that the meeting be adjourned. Upon which the Board adopted the motion at 8:10 p.m.
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