Village of Berkeley Village Board met Dec. 17.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
1 President Lee called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
2 Pledge of Allegiance
3 Roll Call
Present: Trustees Hammar, Salemi, Grenier, Washington, Perez, President Lee
Absent: Trustee Graf-Stone, Clerk Rivera
Also Present: Village Administrator Rudy Espiritu, Assistant to the Village Administrator Justyn Miller, Fire Chief Michael Kuryla, Public Works Superintendent Joseph Wagner, Assistant Attorney Liz Brogan and Village Attorney Greg Smith.
4 Presentations and Appointment
Dr. Terri Bresnahan, Superintendent with School District 87 - Plans for District 87 Superintendent Bresnahan started by thanking the Berkeley Board and the Village of Berkeley for the generous donations ($4,450 in gift cards) that was presented by President Lee last night at the Board of Education Meeting through the Berkeley Giving Tree. 71 families were designated to receive gift cards this year. District 87 services six communities and she is grateful to work with Berkeley to do what is best for our students.
Superintendent Bresnahan went over plans for District 87 that took two years of work. A town hall meeting was hosted by the Village of Berkeley on Wednesday, December 4th. The consensus plan was shared and discussed with community members. A series of community events, as well as phone surveys were held to consider all feedback from the communities. The Board of Education voted on Monday, December 16th to approve the resolution for placing a proposition issuing $105,000,000 School Building Bonds to voters on March 17, 2020. If they have a successful referendum, it will be a three year plan to completely replace Sunnyside and MacArthur School, major renovations for Northlake and Riley, as well as improvements for Jefferson and Whittier.
5 Public Hearings
No Public Hearings.
6 Public Comments and Questions (Consent Agenda Items Only)
No Public Comments or Questions.
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 November 19, 2019
7.2 Executive Session Minutes from November 19, 2019 (not for release)
7.3 Village Board Meeting Minutes from December 3, 2019
7.4 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes from November 26, 2019
7.5 An Ordinance of the Village of Berkeley, Illinois Adopting a Schedule of Meetings for Calendar Year 2020
| Trustee | Motion | Second | Ayes | Nays | Absent | Abstain |
| Diane Salemi | X | X | ||||
| Raymond Grenier | X | X | ||||
| Sherry Graf-Stone | X | |||||
| Herb Washington | X | |||||
| Jerry Perez | X | |||||
| Larry Hammar | X | |||||
8 Claims Ordinance
8.1 Motion to Approve Claims Ordinance #1429 in the amount of $168,122.26
| Trustee | Motion | Second | Ayes | Nays | Absent | Abstain |
| Raymond Grenier | X | |||||
| Sherry Graf-Stone | X | |||||
| Herb Washington | X | X | ||||
| Jerry Perez | X | |||||
| Larry Hammar | X | |||||
| Diane Salemi | X | X | ||||
9 Committee Reports
9.1 Administration, Zoning and Technology (Chair –Trustee Graf-Stone; Co-
Chair Trustee Washington)
9.1.1 Trustee Liaison Report – No report
9.1.2 Monthly Report
9.1.3 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving and Authorizing the
Execution of a Second Amendment to the Redevelopment Agreement for the Redevelopment of 5656-5670 McDermott Road, Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois Between Fuse LLC, 5656 McDermott LLC and the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois
| Trustee | Motion | Second | Ayes | Nays | Absent | Abstain |
| Sherry Graf-Stone | X | |||||
| Herb Washington | X | X | ||||
| Jerry Perez | X | |||||
| Larry Hammar | X | |||||
| Diane Salemi | X | X | ||||
| Raymond Grenier | X | |||||
9.1.4 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving the Assignment of, and the Execution of an Assignment and Assumption Agreement for, the Redevelopment Agreement for the Redevelopment of 5656 – 5670 McDermott Road, Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois, as Amended
| Trustee | Motion | Second | Ayes | Nays | Absent | Abstain |
| Jerry Perez | X | |||||
| Larry Hammar | X | |||||
| Diane Salemi | X | X | ||||
| Raymond Grenier | X | |||||
| Sherry Graf-Stone | X | |||||
| Herb Washington | X | X | ||||
9.1.5 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving the Payment of Redevelopment Project Costs to Mittera Illinois LLC Under the Redevelopment Agreement for the Redevelopment of 5656 – 5670 McDermott Road, Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois, as Amended Amended Amount $76,245
| Trustee | Motion | Second | Ayes | Nays | Absent | Abstain |
| Larry Hammar | X | |||||
| Diane Salemi | X | X | ||||
| Raymond Grenier | X | X | ||||
| Sherry Graf-Stone | X | |||||
| Herb Washington | X | |||||
| Jerry Perez | X | |||||
9.2 Finance and Economic Development (Chair – Trustee Washington; Co- Chair Trustee Salemi)
9.2.1 Trustee Liaison Report – No report
9.2.2 Monthly Report
9.2.3 Presentation of the FY 20-21 Budget Schedule
Village Administrator Espiritu informed the Board that they are planning to submit the Budget for consideration to the Board at the Board meeting on March 3rd. The following Board meeting on March 17th will be the Public Hearing for the Budget and at the Board Meeting on April 7th approval for the Budget.
9.3 Police and Property Maintenance (Chair – Trustee Salemi; Co-Chair Trustee Hammar)
9.3.1 Trustee Liaison Report – No report
9.3.2 Monthly Report
9.4 Fire and Health (Chair – Trustee Grenier; Co-Chair Trustee Perez)
9.4.1 Trustee Liaison Report – No report
9.4.2 Monthly Report
9.4.3 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving and Authorizing the
Execution of a Federal Excess Equipment Cooperative Agreement and Department of Defense-Firefighter Property Cooperative Agreement Between the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forest Resources, and the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois.
| Trustee | Motion | Second | Ayes | Nays | Absent | Abstain |
| Diane Salemi | X | |||||
| Raymond Grenier | X | X | ||||
| Sherry Graf-Stone | X | |||||
| Herb Washington | X | |||||
| Jerry Perez | X | X | ||||
| Larry Hammar | X | |||||
9.5 Public Works and Utilities (Chair – Trustee Hammar; Co-Chair Trustee Grenier)
9.5.1 Trustee Liaison Report – Trustee Hammar reported to the Board that the sanitary main lining project has begun today.
9.5.2 Monthly Report
9.6 Community and Intergovernmental Relations (Chair – Trustee Perez; Co- Chair Trustee Graf-Stone)
9.6.1 Trustee Liaison Report – Trustee Perez reported that the Holiday Feast was successful and the children had lots of fun. If anyone has any comments on how it went, please send them to Trustee Perez or Village Administrator Espiritu. The 19th annual Breakfast honoring Dr. Martin Luther King will be held on January 20, 2020 at 8:30 am at the Best Western in Hillside.
10 Village President
10.1 President’s Report
10.1.1 12/24/2019 Christmas Eve – Village Offices Closed
10.1.2 12/25/2019 Christmas Day – Village Offices Closed
10.1.3 01/01/2020 New Year’s Day – Village Offices Closed
10.1.4 1/07/2020 Village Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m.
President Lee thanked Staff for continuing the Berkeley Giving Tree Program and reaching out to the Residents and Business. He thanks everyone that participated in it. They are half way through the fiscal year and the financial forecast is about a month away. President Lee reminded that they have done a lot of things throughout the year and he is grateful to work with all the staff, the Board and Attorney Smith.
11 Village Administrator – Winner of the Holiday Home Decoration is 1948 Arthur
12 Village Attorney – No Report.
13 Public Comments and Questions
No Public Comments or Questions.
14 Executive Session
14.1 Motion to enter into Executive Session at 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)
Motion to Enter into Executive Session 7:03 p.m.
| Trustee | Motion | Second | Ayes | Nays | Absent | Abstain |
| Raymond Grenier | X | X | ||||
| Sherry Graf-Stone | X | |||||
| Herb Washington | X | |||||
| Jerry Perez | X | |||||
| Larry Hammar | X | |||||
| Diane Salemi | X | X | ||||
Motion to Exit Executive Session 7:20 p.m.
| Trustee | Motion | Second | Ayes | Nays | Absent | Abstain |
| Raymond Grenier | X | |||||
| Sherry Graf-Stone | X | |||||
| Herb Washington | X | |||||
| Jerry Perez | X | X | ||||
| Larry Hammar | X | |||||
| Diane Salemi | X | X | ||||
15 Action to be Taken as a Result of Executive Session
16 President Lee adjourned the meeting at 7:21 p.m.
| Trustee | Motion | Second | Ayes | Nays | Absent | Abstain |
| Raymond Grenier | X | |||||
| Sherry Graf-Stone | X | |||||
| Herb Washington | X | X | ||||
| Jerry Perez | X | |||||
| Larry Hammar | X | |||||
| Diane Salemi | X | X | ||||
MOTION CARRIED
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