West Cook News

Village of Bellwood Village Board met Feb. 19.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1 Call to Order

2 Roll Call: Mayor Harvey, Trustees Ciavattone, Boston, Holman, Robinson, Delgado, Nightengale

3 Pledge of Allegiance

4 Approve the Board Meeting Agenda

5 Approve Minutes of last Board Meeting

6 Presentations

7 Committee Reports / Presentation of Items to appear on the Consent Agenda

a Public Works – Trustee Ciavattone, Chairman; Trustee Delgado, Member,

i Departmental Report,

ii Item A - Annually the Village applies for the Cook County Community Development Block Grant for the purpose of providing funding for the repair and reconstruction of identified projects in the Village,

iii Item D - The Village annually engages a company to perform grass cutting and landscape maintenance in support of various village programs including but not limited to the senior grass cutting program,

b Community Development – Trustee Boston, Chairman; Trustee Robinson, Member,

i Departmental Report,

ii Item B - The Village has previously declared the referenced real estate as surplus and has previously authorized the sale of said real estate and is reaffirming said declaration and authorization of the disposition of the real estate, c Quality of Life – Trustee Holman, Chairman; Trustee Boston, Member,

i Departmental Report,

ii Item E - The Planning Commission convened a public hearing and reviewed the proposed text amendment, heard public testimony and as a result of which has made a unanimous recommendation approving the attached text amendment to village code pertaining to the location of service stations and underground fuel storage, d Administration – Trustee Robinson, Chairman; Trustee Ciavattone, Member,

i Departmental Report,

ii Item H - The proclamation is a required submission as part of the grant application in support of the 2020 census,

e Public Safety – Trustee Delgado, Chairman; Trustee Nightengale, Member,

i Departmental Report,

ii Item C - The Village and the Union have entered into negotiations pertaining to the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement and as a result of which have reached an agreement with respect to the terms and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement,

iii Item F - The ordinance amends the Village Code to provide for certain general regulations pertaining to the adult use cannabis,

iv Item G - The Village routinely inspects and evaluates its various vehicles and machinery and when no longer useful or necessary seeks to dispose of said property and replace it with an updated and newer version, specifically, the Village is interested in trading vehicles of the Village of Melrose Park Department of Emergency Management,

f Finance – Trustee Nightengale, Chairman; Trustee Holman, Member,

i Departmental Report,

ii Authorize payment of bills,

iii Ratify investments,

iv No items appearing on the consent agenda,

g Ad Hoc Committees:

i Traffic Safety – Trustee Nightengale, Chairman; Trustee Holman, Member,

ii Other

8 Consent Agenda

a Resolution Approving the 2020 Program Year Cook County Community Development Block Grant Application,

b A Resolution Authorizing the Sale of Surplus Real Estate commonly referred to as 2501 W. Madison Street, Bellwood, Illinois 60104,

c A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between the Village of Bellwood and Local Union No. 700, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (Part-Time Police Officers and Records Clerks Unit),

d A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement by and between the Village of Bellwood and Beary Landscaping Inc.,

e An Ordinance Amending Title XI Chapter 119 Section 119.09 and Section 119.10 of the Village of Bellwood Code of Ordinances,

f An Ordinance Amending Title XIII Chapter 138 of the Village of Bellwood Code of Ordinances,

g An Ordinance Authorizing the Disposition of Personal Property of the Village of Bellwood,

h A Proclamation Supporting the 2020 Census and Declaring April 1, 2020 as Census Awareness Day,

9 Action on Consent Agenda,

a Any items to be removed from the Consent Agenda

i Discussion on removed items

ii Action on removed items

b Place items on the Consent Agenda

c Approve Consent Agenda

10 Village Clerk’s Report

11 Mayor’s Report

a General Information,

b Other Business,

12 New Business

13 Unfinished Business

14 Public Comment

15 Adjournment

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