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Village of Berkeley Village Board met Jan. 7.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1 Call to Order

2 Pledge of Allegiance

3 Roll Call

4 Presentations and Appointment

4.1 Swearing in of Police Sergeant Leonard Norek

4.2 Employee Service Awards

4.2.1 25 years – Laurie Hastreiter

4.2.2 20 years – Thomas Duffy

4.2.3 15 years – Eric Hrsak

4.2.4 15 years – Joseph Wagner

4.2.5 10 years – Robert Burke

4.2.6 10 years – Daniel Bresnahan

4.2.7 5 years – Kevin Manetti

4.3 Code Enforcement Review – Commander Gregory Bednar

5 Public Hearings

6 Public Comments and Questions (Consent Agenda Items Only)

Please limit comments to five (5) minutes in length, unless further granted by the Board.

7 Consent Agenda

The matters listed for consideration on the Consent Agenda are routine in nature or have all been discussed by the Board of Trustees previously and are matters on which there was unanimity for placement on the Consent Agenda at this meeting.

7.1 Village Board Meeting Minutes from December 17, 2019

7.2 Executive Session Minutes from December 17, 2019 (not for public release)

7.3 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a Separation Agreement and Release of All Claims between B. Garcia and the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois.

Claims Ordinance

8.1 Motion to Approve Claims Ordinance #1430 in the amount of $279,305.21

9 Committee Reports

9.1 Administration, Zoning and Technology (Chair –Trustee Graf-Stone; CoChair Trustee Washington)

9.1.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9.1.2 Motion to Approve a Resolution Authorizing the Submission of Proposed Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments Regarding Planning and Zoning Commission Voting Requirements and the Process for Final Decisions on Applications for Variations from the Zoning

Ordinance

9.2 Finance and Economic Development (Chair – Trustee Washington; CoChair Trustee Salemi)

9.2.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9.3 Police and Property Maintenance (Chair – Trustee Salemi; Co-Chair Trustee Hammar)

9.3.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9.4 Fire and Health (Chair – Trustee Grenier; Co-Chair Trustee Perez)

9.4.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9.5 Public Works and Utilities (Chair – Trustee Hammar; Co-Chair Trustee Grenier)

9.5.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9.5.2 Motion to Approve an Ordinance Amending the Annual Budget for the Fiscal Year Beginning May 1, 2019 and Ending April 30, 2020 for the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois Regarding the Capital Improvement Projects Fund

9.5.3 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement between the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois and Civiltech Engineering Inc. for Phase I Engineering for Pond Enhancements in an Amount not to exceed $35,125.00.

9.6 Community and Intergovernmental Relations (Chair – Trustee Perez; CoChair Trustee Graf-Stone)

9.6.1 Trustee Liaison Report

10 Village President

10.1 President’s Report

10.1.1 1/20/2020 Village Offices closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

10.1.2 1/21/2020 Village Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m.

11 Village Administrator

12 Village Attorney

13 Public Comments and Questions

Please limit comments to five (5) minutes in length, unless further granted by the Board

14 Executive Session

14.1Motion to enter into Executive Session to consider the:

a. Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance or Dismissal of Specific Employee(s) 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(1)

b. Collective Bargaining, Salary Schedules; categorically 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(2)

c. Appointment/Removal for Public Office or Attorney 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(3)

d. Consideration to Purchase, Lease (Buy), or Acquire Specific Real Estate Property 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(5)

e. Setting Price for Sale/Lease Specific Real Estate Property 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(6)

f. Security Procedures and the use of personnel and equipment to respond to an actual, a threatened, or a reasonably potential danger to the safety of employees, students, staff, the public, or public property. 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(8)

g. Probable or Imminent and Pending Litigation 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(11)

h. Establish Reserves or Settle Claims (Tort) 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(12)

i. Consideration of Release of Executive Session Minutes 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(21)

15 Action to be Taken as a Result of Executive Session

15.1Motion to Approve a Resolution of the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois Regarding the Review of Closed Session Minutes

16 Adjournment

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