City of Berwyn City Council met May 28.
Here is the minutes provided by the council:
1. Mayor Lovero called the Regular Meeting to Order at 8:00 p.m. The following Aldermen responded present on the call of the roll: Lennon, Ramirez, Reardon, Fejt, Santoy, Ruiz, Avila, and Nowak.
2. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. A moment of silence was observed in memory of all those who served in the Armed Forces and gave the ultimate sacrifice and for the safety of our First Responders.
3. Open Forum: Mr. Greg Hopper of the Combined Veterans of Berwyn thanked all who participated in the Memorial Day observances and reminded those attending of the upcoming Veterans’ Lunch and Expo scheduled for July.
4. Ald. Avila made the motion, seconded by Ald. Fejt, to approve the Minutes of the Regular Berwyn City Council meeting held on May 14, 2019 as submitted. The motion carried.
5. Ald. Reardon made the motion, seconded by Ald. Fejt, to accept the Corrected Minutes for the Regular City Council Meeting held on April 23, 2019 as presented and mark them as the official record of the meeting to be up-loaded to the City website. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote.
6. Ald. Avila made the motion, seconded by Ald. Lennon, to defer Item E-1 for two weeks. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote.
7. Ald. Lennon made the motion, seconded by Ald. Reardon, to approve the Inter-governmental Agreement reached with Berwyn South School District 100 as submitted and direct the Corporate Authorities to execute the document. The motion carried by a unanimous call of the roll.
8. Ald. Avila made the motion, seconded by Ald. Nowak, to approve the Inter-governmental Agreement reached with Berwyn North School District 98 as submitted and direct the Corporate Authorities to execute the document. The motion carried by a unanimous call of the roll.
9. Ald. Avila made the motion, seconded by Ald. Ramirez, to approve the Inter-governmental Agreement reached with J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 as submitted and direct the Corporate Authorities to execute the document. The motion carried by a unanimous call of the roll.
10. Ald. Ruiz made the motion, seconded by Ald. Avila, to set Item F1 aside. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote.
11. Ald. Fejt made the motion, seconded by Ald. Lennon, to defer Item F-2 for two weeks. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote.
12. Ald. Lennon made the motion, seconded by Ald. Fejt, to thank Ms. Jill Bambenek for her service while a member of the Library Board and to accept her resignation from the board to be effective May 28, 2019 and not June 30, 2019 as indicated with regret. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote.
13. Ald. Lennon made the motion, seconded by Ald. Fejt, to concur with the appointment of Marta Rodriguez to fill the vacant seat on the Library Board with the term expiring April 1, 2020. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote. Clerk Paul administered the Oath of Office to Ms. Rodriguez.
14. Ald. Avila made the motion, seconded by Ald. Santoy, to accept Anthony Nowak’s resignation from the Berwyn Police and Fire Commission effective April 23, 2019. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote.
15. Ald. Avila made the motion, seconded by Ald. Nowak, to concur in the appointment of Ana. M. Espinoza to the vacated term on the Berwyn Police and Fire Commission effective May 28, 2019 through April 23, 2022. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote. Clerk Paul administered the Oath of Office to Ms. Espinoza.
16. Ald. Avila made the motion, seconded by Ald. Reardon, to bring forward F-1 and adopt the Proclamation recognizing the service of Richard Leja, Jasenia Ruiz, Azucena Nevarez and Janey Fuentes in helping another resident. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote. Mayor Lovero presented copies of the Proclamation to those being recognized.
17. Ald. Lennon made the motion, seconded by Ald. Ruiz, to grant permission to Ziegler Preowned Cars and the Berwyn Development Corporation to use the municipal garage to park Ziegler owned vehicles during the Route 66 Car Show event on Friday August 23 and Saturday August 24, 2019. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote.
18. Ald. Ramirez made the motion, seconded by Ald. Lennon, to adopt the Ordinance entitled: An Ordinance Approving a Preliminary and Final Plan for a Planned Development/Special Use Within the R-3 Two-Family Residence Zoning District at the Address Commonly Known as 3401 – 3423 Ridgeland Avenue, Illinois – Katherine and Vito Kania, D/B/A Plus Rental Management
in addition, require that the Ordinance be subject to the agreements reached between the City of Berwyn and the developers as stated in Public Works Director Schiller’s communication to City Council dated April 23, 2019. The motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
19. Ald. Avila made the motion, seconded by Ald. Ruiz, to adopt the Resolution to close 26th Street on October 5, 2019 for the scheduled J. Sterling Morton High School Homecoming Parade. The motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
20. Ald. Avila made the motion, seconded by Ald. Ruiz, to adopt the Resolution to continue participation in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund. The motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
21. Ald. Lennon made the motion, seconded by Ald. Fejt, to adopt the Ordinance entitled: An Ordinance Amending Chapter 672, Section 672.16 of the Codified Ordinances Regarding Decorative and Recreational Inflatable Structures for the City of Berwyn, County of Cook, State of Illinois. The motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
22. Ald. Ruiz made the motion, seconded by Ald. Lennon, to concur with her recommendation to create and implement a Diversity Commission and to appoint as the commission’s initial members the following residents: Rev. Doris Green, Jesus Ramirez, Andrea Munday, Nenci Rodriguez, Dritan Cara, and Tyler Turner. The motion carried on a unanimous voice vote.
23. Ald. Avila made the motion, seconded by Ald. Santoy, to accept as informational the resignation of City Administrator Brian Pabst. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote.
24. Ald. Avila made the motion, seconded by Ald. Nowak, to approve settlement of the Workers Compensation Case Number 18 WC 16778 in an amount not to exceed $29,166.14. The motion carried by a unanimous call of the roll.
25. Ald. Lennon made the motion, seconded by Ald. Fejt, to concur with the recommendation to reject bids received for the Library Stair-Tread Project. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote.
26. Ald. Ruiz made the motion, seconded by Ald. Avila, to concur with the recommendation to declare approximately 140 residential street light luminaires as surplus and allow Public Works staff to complete the sale to the Village of La Grange Park and refer the item to the Finance Director to draft the required Resolution. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote.
27. Ald. Ramirez made the motion, seconded by Ald. Lennon, to approve the demolition of 3403 S. Ridgeland. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote.
28. The following Consent Agenda items were approved:
1. Payroll for May 1, 2019: $1,171,654.41
2. Payroll for May 15, 2019: $1,201.733.52
3. Payables: 5/1/2019 - May 29, 2019: $1,264,152.07
4. Event Request:Irving Elem. Sch.: 6/5/19 from 8:45 am – 3:00 pm
5. Event Request:Block Party: 2200 Grove: 7/13/19 (RD 7/14)
6. Event Request: Block Party: 3400 Maple: 7/13/19 (RD 7/14/19)
7. Event Request: Block Party: 2400 Scoville: 7/27/19 (RD 8/3/19)
8. Event Request: Block Party: 3200 Wenonah: 7/3/19 & 7/4/19 (RD 7/5/19 & 7/6/19)
9. Event Request: Jehovah's Witnesses Community Service: 7/1/19 to 9/30/19
10. Event Request: Alldental 20th Year Anniversary Open House: 7/20/19 from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm
11. Event Request: St. Odilo Parish Festival: 6/23/19 from 9:00 am to 7:30 pm
12. Handicap Parking Application #1265 – Approved Space at 1438 Clarence
29. Aldermanic Committee / Ward Meeting Announcements: Ald. Ramirez announced a 2nd Ward Meeting scheduled for June 19, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Unity Lutheran Church Community Room.
30. There being no further business to come before the Council, Ald. Nowak made the motion, seconded by Ald. Lennon, to adjourn at the hour of 8:45 pm. The motion carried by a voice vote.
https://www.berwyn-il.gov/sites/all/files/pdfs/MtgMinutes/2019/CouMtgMin-20190528.pdf
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