Village of Berkeley Village Board met Jan. 7.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
President Lee called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
2 Pledge of Allegiance
3 Roll Call
Present: Trustees Hammar, Salemi, Grenier, Graf-Stone, Washington, Perez, President Lee
Also Present: Village Administrator Rudy Espiritu, Assistant to the Village Administrator Justyn Miller, Fire Chief Michael Kuryla, Police Chief Timothy Larem, Public Works Superintendent Joseph Wagner, Assistant Attorney Liz Brogan and Village Attorney Greg Smith.
4 Presentations and Appointment
4.1 Swearing in of Police Sergeant Leonard Norek – Congratulations!
4.2 Employee Service Awards
4.2.1 25 years – Laurie Hastreiter - Congratulations!
4.2.2 20 years – Thomas Duffy - Congratulations!
4.2.3 15 years – Eric Hrsak - Congratulations!
4.2.4 15 years – Joseph Wagner - Congratulations!
4.2.5 10 years – Robert Burke - Congratulations!
4.2.6 10 years – Daniel Bresnahan - Congratulations!
4.2.7 5 years – Kevin Manetti - Congratulations!
4.3 Code Enforcement Review – Commander Gregory Bednar
Commander Bednar shared with the Board a presentation of some before and after pictures of properties that were reported and/or given a warning. For the most part, everyone is happy and the Village of Berkeley is looking better and better. 700 cases have been worked on since May 2019, initial warnings and notices were given, 135 citations were given for non-compliance. Most cases were settled by compliance without citation. Winter goals and projects are to identify rental and vacant properties to have them register with the Village. Code Enforcement will generate a list of properties/garages that need repairs and will send out notices in the spring to owners so that they will have the summer to work on repairs.
5 Public Hearings
No Public Hearing.
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 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, as amended.
As amended
| Trustee | Motion | Second | Ayes | Nays | Absent | Abstain |
| Larry Hammar | X | |||||
| Diane Salemi | X | X | ||||
| Raymond Grenier | X | |||||
| Sherry Graf-Stone | X | X | ||||
| Herb Washington | X | |||||
| Jerry Perez | X | |||||
8 Claims Ordinance
8.1 Motion to Approve Claims Ordinance #1430 in the amount of $279,305.21
| Trustee | Motion | Second | Ayes | Nays | Absent | Abstain |
| Diane Salemi | X | X | ||||
| Raymond Grenier | X | |||||
| Sherry Graf-Stone | X | |||||
| Herb Washington | X | X | ||||
| Jerry Perez | X | |||||
| Larry Hammar | X | |||||
9 Committee Reports
9.1 Administration, Zoning and Technology (Chair –Trustee Graf-Stone; CoChair Trustee Washington)
9.1.1 Trustee Liaison Report – Trustee Graf-Stone informed the Board that the main focus that Administration is working on putting together the FY 2020-2021 Budget.
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
| Trustee | Motion | Second | Ayes | Nays | Absent | Abstain |
| Raymond Grenier | X | |||||
| Sherry Graf-Stone | X | X | ||||
| Herb Washington | X | X | ||||
| Jerry Perez | X | |||||
| Larry Hammar | X | |||||
| Diane Salemi | X | |||||
9.2 Finance and Economic Development (Chair – Trustee Washington; Co- Chair Trustee Salemi)
9.2.1 Trustee Liaison Report – No report.
9.3 Police and Property Maintenance (Chair – Trustee Salemi; Co-Chair Trustee Hammar)
9.3.1 Trustee Liaison Report – No report.
Chief Larem gave an update on hiring. They recently did an eligibility test and 35 candidates took the written test. They are now moving forward to phase two which is the interview with the hiring panel which will happen on the 11th.
9.4 Fire and Health (Chair – Trustee Grenier; Co-Chair Trustee Perez)
9.4.1 Trustee Liaison Report – Trustee Grenier informed the Board they Chief
Kuryla and Trustee Grenier attended another Chief’s Retirement.
9.5 Public Works and Utilities (Chair – Trustee Hammar; Co-Chair Trustee Grenier)
9.5.1 Trustee Liaison Report – Trustee Hammar thanked the Public Works Department for all their hard work on the Christmas decorations and the Holiday Festivities. They all did a nice job. There are four trees left to take down.
Superintendent Wagner informed the Board that they have been working on water leaks. Nine locations were reported for water leaks and they have already repaired 7 of them. If the Christmas trees are not taken down, Public Works will take them down by Friday.
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
| Trustee | Motion | Second | Ayes | Nays | Absent | Abstain |
| Sherry Graf-Stone | X | |||||
| Herb Washington | X | |||||
| Jerry Perez | X | X | ||||
| Larry Hammar | X | X | ||||
| Diane Salemi | X | |||||
| Raymond Grenier | X | |||||
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.
| Trustee | Motion | Second | Ayes | Nays | Absent | Abstain |
| Herb Washington | X | |||||
| Jerry Perez | X | |||||
| Larry Hammar | X | X | ||||
| Diane Salemi | X | |||||
| Raymond Grenier | X | |||||
| Sherry Graf-Stone | X | X | ||||
9.6 Community and Intergovernmental Relations (Chair – Trustee Perez; Co- Chair Trustee Graf-Stone)
9.6.1 Trustee Liaison Report – Thank you to Superintendent Wagner and his team for all their work with the Winter Fest. Reminder about the Martin Luther King Breakfast on January 20 in Hillside.
The Bellwood Lions Club will be having a Winter Fest coming up on February 7tth at 7:00 pm. It will be held at the Alpine Banquets. It helps the community with hearing, eyesight and diabetes tests. If you have a hardship you can submit proof of your hardship and the Lions Club will assist.
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.
President Lee would like to hold a one-on-one meeting with each Trustee before March/ before Community Roundtable. A Tollway Public Meetings for the residents will be held on January 15th.
11 Village Administrator – Tollway will come to next Board meeting to give annual report and update the Board.
Tollway will meet with residents that are directly impacted by the Tollway Project next Wed. 1/15 at 6:30 pm.
Annual Tollway Town Hall will be held on 1/29 at 6:30
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 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 at 7:10pm
| Trustee | Motion | Second | Ayes | Nays | Absent | Abstain |
| Jerry Perez | X | |||||
| Larry Hammar | X | |||||
| Diane Salemi | X | X | ||||
| Raymond Grenier | X | X | ||||
| Sherry Graf-Stone | X | |||||
| Herb Washington | X | |||||
Motion to Exit Executive Session at 7:12 pm
| 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
| |||||
MOTION CARRIED
15 Action to be Taken as a Result of Executive Session
15.1 Motion to Approve a Resolution of the Village of Berkeley, Cook County,
Illinois Regarding the Review of Closed Session Minutes
| Trustee | Motion | Second | Ayes | Nays | Absent | Abstain |
| Diane Salemi | X | |||||
| Raymond Grenier | X | |||||
| Sherry Graf-Stone | X | X | ||||
| Herb Washington | X | X | ||||
| Jerry Perez | X | |||||
| Larry Hammar | X | |||||
16 President Lee adjourned the meeting at 7:15 pm.
| Trustee | Motion | Second | Ayes | Nays | Absent | Abstain |
| Raymond Grenier | X | |||||
| Sherry Graf-Stone | X | |||||
| Herb Washington | X | X | ||||
| Jerry Perez | X | |||||
| Larry Hammar | X | X | ||||
| Diane Salemi | X | |||||
MOTION CARRIED
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