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Village of Franklin Park President and Board of Trustees met Feb. 3.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

II. CALL TO ORDER: President Pedersen called to order the Board of Trustees of the Village of Franklin Park in regular session at 7:00 p.m.

III. ROLL CALL; ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM

Village Clerk Roberta Johnson called the roll:

Present: Trustees Ms. Avitia, Mr. Hagerstrom, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Ruhl, Ms. Special, and Mr. Ybarra (arrived 7:11 p.m.). The Village Clerk declared a quorum was present. Legal Representation Present: Joe Montana, (Village Attorney)

Staff Members Present: Lisa Anthony (Health and Human Resources Director), David Gonzalez (Comptroller), Frank Grieashamer (Treasurer), Pete Cajigas (Director, Department of Building), Tom Dailly (I.T. Manager), Joe Lauro (Utilities Commissioner), John Schneider (Community Development Director), Ryan

Adriatico (Village Planner), Dave Talbott and Tom McCabe (Engineer Consultants for Smith LaSalle), Mike Witz (Police Department Director), Chief William Brehm (Fire Department)

IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limit to 2 minutes per speaker, Ordinance 1415-G-43) 1. None

V. PRESENTATIONS:

1. 2019 OFFICER OF THE YEAR NICHOLAS PADILLA

Trustee Special read a statement honoring police officer Nicholas Padilla for being the 2019 Officer of the Year

2. LIFE SAFETY AWARD SERGEANT JOSEPH O’CONNOR FOR HIS ACTIONS DURING THE SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 HIGH SCHOOL INCIDENT Trustee Special read a letter of accommodation for Sergeant Joseph O’Connor. Director of Police Mike Witz presented Sergeant Joseph O’Connor with a Life Safety Medal

3. POLICE CHIEF AWARD JAMES SOCZEWA FOR HIS ACTIONS DURING THE SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 HIGH SCHOOL INCIDENT

Trustee Special read a letter of accommodation for James Soczewa. Director of Police Mike Witz presented James Soczewa with a Police Chief’s Award

VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS

A. FINANCE AND SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE (Mr. Johnson, Chair) 1. MR. JOHNSON STATED DAVID GONZALEZ WILL GIVE A

FINANCIAL REPORT DURIG STAFF REPORTS

B. WATER AND SEWER/FLEET MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE (Ms.Avitia Chair)

1. MS. AVITIA STATED SINCE THE LAST MEETING THERE WERE 2 WATER MAIN BREAKS, 5 B-BOXES DUG UP AND 2 REPAIRED

2. MS. AVITIA REPORTED THE WATER METER DIVISION HAD 354 SERVICE CALLS SINCE THE LAST MEETING. THERE WERE 14 FINAL READS FOR REAL ESTATE CLOSINGS, 8 F.O.I.A. REQUESTS, AND 129 WEBSITE REQUESTS COMPLETED

3. MS. AVITIA REPORTED THE SEWER DIVISION EVALUATED AND INSPECTED 45 STORM DRAINS AND 23 SANITARY SEWERS

4. MS. AVITIA STATED FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION CONSENT AGENDA ITEM #4 IS A PROPOSAL FROM SMITH LASALLE ENGINEERING FOR CONSTRUCTION OBSERVATION AND DESIGN FOR OUR 2020 SEWER LINING PROJECT. AGENDA ITEM #5 IS AN AGREEMENT WITH SMITH LASALLE ENGINEERING FOR ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION OBSERVATION FOR EMERGENCY CONTRACTOR SEWER CLEANING AND INSPECTION IMPROVEMENT WORK. AGENDA, ITEM #6 IS FOR A CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AGREEMENT FOR THE MARTENS STREET AND GRAND AVENUE SEWER REBUILD AND RELOCATION PROJECT. AGENDA ITEM #9 IS A MOTION TO APPROVE GRANITE INLINER LLC FOR OUR 2020 SEWER LINING PROJECT

C. POLICE AND FIRE COMMITTEE (Mr. Ruhl, Chair)

1. MR. RUHL STATED HE HAD NOTHING TO REPORT

D. STREETS, ALLEYS AND FLEET MAINTENANCE (Mr. Ybarra, Chair)

1. MR. YBARRA REPORTED SINCE THE LAST MEETING, 48 TONS OF COLD PATCH HAS BEEN APPLIED TO REPAIR POTHOLES

2. MR. YBARRA STATED MANY STREET SIGNS WERE REPLACED

3. MR. YBARRA STATED 1 TREE WAS TAKEN DOWN, 23 TREES WERE TRIMMED, 2 TREES WERE REMOVED BY THE CONTRACTOR, AND THERE WERE 76 BRANCH PICKUPS

4. MR. YBARRA REPORTED THE FLEET DIVISION PERFORMED APPROXIMATELY 104 HOURS OF VEHICLE REPAIRS

5. MR. YBARRA STATED THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IS STILL WORKING ON THE GIS MAPPING SYSTEM AND ON NEXT YEAR’S STREET SELECTIONS. THEY ARE ALSO WORKING ON THE FRANKLIN AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT WITH UTILITY DEPARTMENT STAFF

6. MR. YBARRA STATED THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT CONTINUED WORKING ON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND NEXT YEAR’S OPERATIONAL FISCAL BUDGET

7. MR. YBARRA REPORTED THE STREET DEPARTMENT WAS OUT ON THREE DIFFERENT SNOW OPERATIONS SINCE THE LAST BOARD MEETING. THEY ALSO TOOK DELIVERY OF 1,000 TONS OF ROCK SALT

E. PROPERTY, PLANNING, ZONING, AND BUILDING COMMITTEE (Ms. Special, Chair)

1. MS. SPECIAL ANNOUNCED THE BUSINESS APPRECIATION

LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD AT THE PESCATORE PALACE RESTAURANT & BANQUETS ON APRIL 30, AT 11 A.M. SPECIAL GUEST WILL BE ILLINOIS STATE TREASURER MICHAEL W. FRERICHS

2. MS. SPECIAL STATED THERE WILL BE A JOINT ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS AND PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TO DISCUSS CAMIROS ZONING TECHNICAL REPORT ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 AT 7 P.M. THE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE FRANKLIN PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY ROOM

3. MS. SPECIAL ANNOUNCED THERE WILL BE AN OPEN HOUSE PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE DES PLAINES RIVER TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. THE OPEN HOUSE WILL BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 19 FROM 4 TO 7 P.M. AT THE FRANKLIN PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY ROOM

4. MS. SPECIAL REPORTED THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT HAD

7 CONTRACTORS APPLY AND REGISTER FOR LICENSES SINCE JANUARY 20. THEY ALSO HAD 26 BUILDING PERMITS,

14 ELECTRICAL PERMITS, AND 1 SIGN PERMIT APPLIED FOR. THERE WERE 14 PROPERTY CLOSINGS AND 1 NEW BUSINESS THAT APPLIED FOR OCCUPANCY

F. HUMAN RESOURCES, SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES AND SENIOR SERVICES COMMITTEE (Mr. Hagerstrom, Chair)

1. MR. HAGERSTROM ANNOUNCED CONGRESSMAN QUIGLEY’S STAFF WILL BE AT VILLAGE HALL ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 FROM 4 P.M. TO 6 P.M. TO HELP WITH ANY FEDERAL ISSUES INCLUDING VETERAN’S BENEFITS, MEDICARE, SOCIAL SECURITY, IMMIGRATION, ETCETERA

2. MR. HAGERSTROM ANNOUNCED THE FIRST BLOOD DRIVE OF THE YEAR WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, MARCH 6 FROM 3 TO 7:30 P.M. IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY ROOM

VII. STAFF REPORTS AND COMMENTS; DISCUSSION ON AGENDA ITEMS

1. David Gonzalez reported the December 31, 2019, report has been prepared and will be emailed to the board members. Mr. Gonzalez spoke about items in the report. The general fund revenue is $16,350,000 and the expenditures are $18,420,000 which is a deficit of about $2.1 million. He is still waiting on the first installment of property taxes which will not be here until March. Mr. Gonzalez will be meeting with department heads this month to go over their 8-month budget report with them. Mr. Gonzalez reported water and sewer revenue is $9.3 million and expenditures are $10,894,000 through December

VIII. CONSENT AGENDA

(Items on the Consent Agenda will be enacted/approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless so requested by a member of the Village Board, in which case that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in the normal sequence of the Agenda.)

Village Clerk Roberta Johnson read aloud public recital of Consent Agenda items

1. APPROV AL OF THE MINUTES FROM:

(a) THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2020

2. APPROVAL OF VOUCHER EXPENDITURES IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,520,594.69

3. ORDINANCE NO. 1920 G

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING A GRANT AGREEMENT FOR THE METRA PARKING LOT EXPANSION PLAN BY AND BETWEEN AMERICA IN BLOOM AND THE VILLAGE OF FRANKLIN PARK, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

4. ORDINANCE NO. 1920 G

AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION RELATED SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR THE SEWER LINING IMPROVEMENT PROJECT BY AND BETWEEN SMITH LASALLE, INCORPORATED AND THE VILLAGE OF FRANKLIN PARK, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

5. ORDINANCE NO. 1920 G

AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION RELATED SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR THE SEWER CLEANING AND INSPECTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT BY AND BETWEEN SMITH LASALLE, INCORPORATED AND THE VILLAGE OF FRANKLIN PARK, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

6. ORDINANCE NO. 1920 G

AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR THE MARTENS STREET AND GRAND AVENUE SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT BY AND BETWEEN SMITH LASALLE, INCORPORATED AND THE VILLAGE OF FRANKLIN PARK, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

7. ORDINANCE NO. 1920 G

AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF FRANKLIN PARK, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS AND THE VILLAGE OF RIVER GROVE, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS FOR THE USE OF THE FRANKLIN PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT FIRING RANGE FACILITIES

8. ORDINANCE NO. 1920 G

AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF FRANKLIN PARK, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ILLINOIS STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY, THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THE COUNTY OF COOK, THE COUNTY OF DUPAGE, THE VILLAGE OF FRANKLIN PARK AND THE CITY OF NORTHLAKE PROVIDING FOR UTILITY RELOCATION AND THE MAINTENANCE THEREOF AS PART OF THE I-294 TRI-STATE TOLLWAY RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT

9. MOTION TO APPROVE GRANITE INLINER, LLC, ORLEANS, INDIANA, AS THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE AND RESPONSIVE BIDDER FOR THE 2020 SEWER LINING PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $451,146.00, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND PURSUANT TO THE BID ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATION UNDERTAKEN BY THE VILLAGE ENGINEER, AND AUTHORIZE THE OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS OF THE VILLAGE TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND UNDERTAKE SUCH ACTION TO EFFECTUATE SAME

Motion made by Mr. Hagerstrom, seconded by Ms. Avitia to approve the Consent Agenda.

Roll Call: Ayes – Ms. Avitia, Mr. Hagerstrom, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Ruhl, Ms. Special, and Mr. Ybarra. Nay – 0. Absent – 0. Abstain – 0.

IX. NEW BUSINESS

1. None

X. APPOINTMENTS/SWEARING IN

1. None

XI. COMMENTS FROM THE CLERK

1. Village Clerk Roberta Johnson announced the last day to register to vote at the Clerk’s office is Tuesday, February 18 and for online voter registration it is March 1.

You can register and vote at the voting area in Village Hall during early voting held March 2 through March 16. Registration and voting is available at designated voting locations on Election Day, March 17

XII. COMMENTS FROM THE PRESIDENT

1. None

XIII. CLOSED/EXECUTIVE SESSION

Motion made by Ms. Special, seconded by Mr. Ybarra to go into Executive Session for “Setting of a Price for the Sale or Lease of Property” at 7:27 p.m.

Roll Call: Ayes – Ms. Avitia, Mr. Hagerstrom, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Ruhl, Ms. Special and Mr. Ybarra,

Nay–0. Absent–0.Abstain–0

RETURNED FROM CLOSED SESSION AT 8:23 P.M.

Village Clerk, Roberta Johnson, stated to let the record reflect that all members returned

No action was taken in Closed Session

XIV. ADJOURNMENT

Motion made by Mr. Johnson, seconded by Ms. Avitia to adjourn at 8:23 p.m. Voice vote carried

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