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City of Berwyn City Council met Dec. 10.

Here is the minutes provided by the council:

A. Meeting Opening:

I. Mayor Lovero called the Regular Meeting of the City Council to Order at 8:00 P.M. Aldermen Lennon, Ramirez,

Reardon, Fejt, Ruiz, Avila, and Nowak answered Present on the Call of the Roll. Ald. Avila made the motion, seconded by Ald. Ruiz, to excuse Ald. Santoyo The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote. Mayor Lovero led the Council and those in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance. He asked for a moment of silence in memory of Robert P. Schiller (father of Public Works Director Schiller), and for the safety of our local First Responders.

B. Open Forum:

I. Mr. Paul Morten wished everyone a very Merry Christmas.

C. Approval of Minutes:

I. Motion by Ald. Avila, seconded by Ald. Fejt, to approve the Committee of the Whole Minutes and the Regular City Council Minutes, both of November 26,2019, as submitted. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote.

D. Bid Openings: None submitted.

E. Berwyn Township, Berwyn Health District, Berwyn Development Corporation:

Item E-l: Ald. Ruiz made the motion, seconded by Ald. Avila, to adopt the Resolution entitled A Resolution Calling for a Public Hearing to Consider Amending the Harlem Avenue Tax Increment Financing and Redevelopment Project Area and Plan and to Convene the Joint Review Board for the City of Berwyn, County of Cook, State of Illinois, direct the Corporate Authorities, to affix the necessary signatures, and send it on its way to passage. The motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

Item E-2: Ald. Fejt made the motion, seconded by Ald. Lennon, to adopt the Resolution entitled A Resolution Calling for a Public Hearing to Consider the Establishment of the Ridgeland Avenue Tax Increment Financing and Redevelopment Project Area and Plan and to Convene the Joint Review Board for the City of Berwyn, County of Cook, State of Illinois, direct the Corporate Authorities to affix the necessary signatures and send it on its way to passage. The motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

Item E-3: Ald. Reardon made the motion, seconded by Ald. Avila, to adopt the Resolution entitled A Resolution Approving the Republication of the Notice of Availability ofInterested Parties Registry for the Harlem Avenue Tax Increment Financing and Redevelopment Project Area and Plan and the Ridgeland Avenue Tax Increment Financing and Redevelopment Project Area and Plan for the City of Berwyn, County of Cook, State of IUinois, direct the Corporate Authorities to affix the necessary signatures, and send it on its way to passage. The motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

F. Reports from the Mayor:

Item F-l: Ald. Lennon made the motion, seconded by Ald. Ruiz, to concur with the Mayor's recommendation to appoint Claudia E. Ayala and Anthony Nowak as Alternate Directors to the West Cook County Solid Waste Agency, and to adopt the Resolution entitled A Resolution Appointing a Manager and Member of the City Counsel to the Position of Director and Alternate Director of the West Cook County Solid Waste Agency, direct the Corporate Authorities to affix the necessary signatures, and send it on its way to passage. The motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

G. Reports from the Clerk: None submitted.

H. Reports from Zoning, Planning, and Development Commission: None submitted.

I. Reports from the Aldermen, Committees and Boards:

Item 1-1: Ald. Nowak made the motion, seconded by Ald. Lennon, to mark his communication requesting the Berwyn Development Corporation to present information to the Committee of the Whole regarding the expansion of the existing forgivable loan program and the vacancy registration program as informational. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote.

Item 1-2: Ald. Lennon made the motion, seconded by Ald. Fejt, to accept the Budget and Finance Committee Meeting Minutes of Oct. 30, 2019 as informational. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote.

J. Reports from the Staff:

Item J-l: Mayor Lovero recognized Berwyn Police Commander Manfredini to explain the circumstances requiring the purchase of a new Police Service Dog (PSD) and the sale of PSD Simo. Commander Manfredini advised that PSD Simo is being sold to another police agency. Proceeds of the sale (approximately $4,000) would be returned to the Asset Forfeiture Fund. Ald. Avila made the motion, seconded by Ald. Lennon, to concur with Police Chief Cimaglia's request to waive the sealed bid process and purchase a new PSD for the amount of $10,800.00 from Excel K9 Services Inc. The motion carried with five Aldermen voting AYE, and one voting NA Y (Reardon).

K. Consent Agenda:

Ald. Avila made the motion, seconded by Ald. Fejt, to approve Consent Agenda Items K-I through K-10 by omnibus designation. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote.

Aldermanic Committee Meetings / Announcements: None

Adjournment: Ald. Nowak made the motion, seconded by Ald. Lennon, to adjourn. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote. The meeting adjourned at the hour of 8:15 p.m.

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