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City of Berwyn City Council met March 12. 

Here is the minutes as provided by the council:

I. Mayor Lovero cal led the Regu lar Meeting of the Berwyn City Council to Order at 8:00 p.m. The following Aldermen responded present upon the call of the ro ll : Lennon, Ramirez, Reardon, Fejt, Santoy, Ruiz, Avi la, and Garcia.

2. The Pledge of Allegiance was rec ited. A moment of silence was given for the safety of Berwyn's First Responders.

3. Open Forum was announced. Ms. Linda Adami and Ms. Sarah Hrubecky, representing Boy Scout Troop 32, informed the council about the Troop's upcoming Pancake Breakfast to be held on April 13'h and 14'h, 20 19 at St. Leonard Cathol ic Church. They distributed a letter seeking donations and sponsorships.

4. Minutes for the Committee of the Whole and Regular Berwyn City Council meetings, each held on February 12.20 19. were subm itted. The Mayor recogni zed Ald. Lennon. Ald. Lelmon made a motion to amend his motion previously adopted during the Regula r meeti ng of February 12,20 19 , (Item E·I, Minutes: Item #7) whi ch granted permission to the Berwyn Deve lopment Corporation to hold their 2019 Schedule of Events and provide city services as required. Ald. Lennon asked to amend his motion to stllte that approval of the scheduled events was granted and city services would be provided as requested and the HOC would be billed accordingly. Ald. Avil a made the second on the motion. The motion carried by a unanimous roll ca ll vote. Thereafter, Ald. Avila made a motion, seconded by Ald. Fejt, to approve the Minutes for the Regular Meeting, with the addition, and Committee of the Whole meeting and place same on fi le for audit. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote.

5. Ald. Lennon made a motion, seconded by Ald. Fejt, to approve the Berwyn Development Corporation's (BDC) request to hold the Route 66 Car Show on Saturday, August 24, 20 19, to close Ogden Ave nue between Rid ge land Avenue and Oak Park Avenue on that date between the hours of 6:00 a. m. and 5:00 p.m. for the event, authorize city departments to provide services as requested, to bill the BOC for the services accordingly, and to adopt the Resolution as presented, direct the Corporate Authoriti es to affix the necessary signat ures and place it on its way to passage.

6. Ald. Avila made the motion, seconded by Ald. Garcia, to adopt the Proclamation honoring Ann Mackin for be ing chosen as the 34'h Charles Piper Award winner, and thank her for her man y years of service to the City of Berwyn. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vo te. Thereafter, Mayor Lovero presented the Proclamation to Ms. Mackin.

7. Ald. Ruiz made the motion, seconded by Ald. Santoy, to withdraw Item G·I from considerati on at the req uest of the Clerk. The motion carried by a voice vote.

8. Ald. Fejt made the motion, seconded by Ald. Lennon, to concur with staff and deny the application # 1249 for a handicap parking permit due to the ex istence of a fire hydrant at the location. The motion carried by a voice vote.

9. Ald. Ramirez made the motion, seconded by Ald. Reardon, to concur with the staffs recommendation to remove handicap signs located at 3123 S. Clarence due to non-compliance. The motion carried by a voice vote.

10. Ald. Ruiz made the motion, seconded by Ald. Santoy, to concur with staffs recommendation to remove handicap signs located at 1513 East Avenue due to non-compli ance. The motion carried by a voice vote.

II. Ald. Ruiz made the motion, seconded by Ald. Santoy, to adopt the fee increase schedule for vehicle stickers as presented and earmark city sticker revenue generated by the increase to use for public parking improvements and that the adopted schedu le be referred to the Legal Department to draft the appropriate ordinances. The motion carried by a voice vote.

12. Ald. Fejt made a motion, seconded by Lennon, to override the previous denial of a handicap parking space for 2415 S. Harvey Avenue and direct Public Works to install reserved handicap parking signs at the location. The motion carried by a voice vote.

13. Ald. Santoy made the motion, seconded by Ald. Garcia, to accept the Budget and Finance Aldermanic Committee Minutes as informational. The motion carried by a voice vote.

14. Ald. Avila made the motion, seconded by Ald. Fejt, to approve the Recreation Department Director's request to hold the annual Baseball Parade on April 27, 20 19 beginning at 9:00 a.m. , to close the requested streets for the parade as requested, and adopt the Resolution as submitted directing the Corporate Authorities to affix the necessary signatures and send it on its way to passage. The motion carried by a voice vote. 

I5. Ald. Santoy made the motion, seconded by Ald. Ruiz, to call for a Public Hearing on the subj ect of the  2019 City of Berwyn budget to be held on March 12, 2019 at 5:45 p.m. in City Council Chambers.

16. Ald. Santoy made the motion, seconded by Ald. Ruiz, to concur and declare the 2004 Ford E-350 (YIN # 1 FDWE35L44I-IA96752) as surplus property. The motion carried by a voice vote.

17. Ald. Lennon made the motion, seconded by Ald. Fejt, to concur with staff and award the contract as submitted for the Library structure work to G. Fisher Commercial Construction Inc. in the amount of $116,144.00 with a 10% contingency not to exceed $11 ,614.00 for a total contract cost of$ 127,758.00. The motion carried unanimously on the call of the roll.

18. Ald. Lennon made the motion, seconded by Ald. Rui z, to concur with staff and award the bid for the Library carpeting and tile contract to Noland Sales Corporation for a total bid price of$58,000.00 plus the Alternate Areas price of $4,000.00 for a total contract price not to exceed $62,500.00. The motion carried unanimously on the call of the roll.

19. Ald. Lennon made the motion, seconded by Ald. Ruiz, to concur with staff and award the bid to move the Library furniture and book stacks to Hallett and Sons in an amo unt not to exceed $24,500.00. The motion carried unanimously on the call of the roll.

20. Ald. Avila made the motion, seconded by Ald. Ruiz, to concur with staff and award a three year contract to Building Services of America for cleaning supplies. The motion carried unanimously on the call of the roll.

21. Ald. Avila made the motion, seconded by Garcia, to approve to collaborate with Mr. Tom Benson in holding a Jul y 3'd Fireworks display, with rain date of July 5, 20 19 and to provide emergency services and security fo r the event. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote with Mr. Benson in attendance and thanked fo r his generosity.

22. Ald. Avila made the motion, seconded by Ald. Ramirez, to adopt the Ordinance entitl ed: Amendment of Ordinance 616.08 - Offensive Keeping of Animals Part C - Regulations as to Chickens for the City of Berwyn, County of Cook, State of Illinois and to direct the Corporate Authorities to affix the necessary signatures and send it on its way to passage. The motion carried unanimously on the call of the roll.

23. The Consent Agenda, with items K-I through K-3, was submitted.

     I. Payroll : 2/20/2019 in the amount of $ 1,224,608.48: Informational

     2. Payables: 2114/2019 to 2/27/2019 in the amount of $400, 122.31: Informational

     3. Fitzgerald 's Events: Ma rch 16, 20 19 and July 3 - Jul y 6,20 19

     Thereafter. Ald. Avila made the motion, seconded by Ald. Ruiz, to concur and approve the Consent Agenda as submitted by omnibus vote designation. The motion carried by a voice vote.

24. Announced Aldermanic Committees and Meetings:

Fejt: Building Zoning and Developme nt Meeting on March 7, 20195:30 p.m. - Conference Room

Santoy: Budget and Finance Meeting; February 27, 2019 at 6:15 p.m.

Ruiz: Public Works, Parking, Trees, Traffic, Meeting on March 12, 20 19 at 5:00 pm.

Ruiz: 61h Ward Coffee Event: March I, 20 19 Berwyn Bodega

Lennon: Coffee with the Alderman, 1890 Cafe February 16, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to II a.m.

25. There be ing no further business to come before the Counc il , Ald. Lennon made the motion, seconded by Ald. Ruiz, to adjourn at the hour of 8:48 pm. The motion carried by a voice vote.

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