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Village of Berkeley Village Board met May 5.

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, Graf-Stone, Washington, Perez and 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

No Presentations or Appointment.

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 April 21, 2020

7.2 Executive Session Meeting Minutes from April 21, 2020 (not for public release)

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

Voice Vote

MOTION CARRIED

8 Claims Ordinance

8.1 Motion to Approve Claims Ordinance #1438 in the amount of $736,040.69

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

MOTION CARRIED

9 Committee Reports

9.1 Administration, Zoning and Technology (Chair –Trustee Graf-Stone; Co-

Chair Trustee Washington)

9.1.1 Trustee Liaison Report – Trustee Graf-Stone highlighted and thanked the Administration Team and department heads for dealing with the Coronavirus, changing processes to adapt and trying to keep everyone safe. They are also working very hard on the Tollway project. We appreciate everyone.

9.1.2 Motion to Approve an Ordinance Authorizing Execution of a Power Supply Agreement to Provide Full Requirements Electricity Supply and Related Service for the Village of Berkeley’s Electric Aggregation Program.

Trustee	Motion	Second	Ayes	Nays	Absent	Abstain
Raymond Grenier			X
Sherry Graf-Stone	X		X
Herb Washington			X
Jerry Perez		X	X
Larry Hammar			X
Diane Salemi			X

MOTION CARRIED

9.2 Finance and Economic Development (Chair – Trustee Washington; Co- Chair Trustee Salemi)

9.2.1 Trustee Liaison Report – Trustee Washington thanked the Board and Staff for keeping the Village’s Finances strong and pushing forward on the Economic Development front, as well as Public Safety during this time. In the last two weeks the Village has made a considerate effort to help, promote and support local businesses in the Village of Berkeley. This is something they will continue to do. Trustee Washington encourages for businesses to support each other as well during this time.

Trustee Washington mentioned a report he saw from the Illinois Municipal League gave some estimates regarding revenue impact for Municipalities. That is something they all want to keep an eye on as they move forward.

9.2.2 Motion to Approve an Ordinance Amending Section 9-2-8(a) of the Village Code of the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois Regarding Fees Related to Water and Sewer Service

Trustee	Motion	Second	Ayes	Nays	Absent	Abstain
Sherry Graf-Stone		X	X
Herb Washington	X		X
Jerry Perez			X
Larry Hammar			X
Diane Salemi			X
Raymond Grenier			X

MOTION CARRIED

9.2.3 Motion to Approve an Ordinance Amending Section 5-4-3 of the Village Code of the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois Regarding Fees Related to Refuse Collection Charges

Trustee	Motion	Second	Ayes	Nays	Absent	Abstain
Herb Washington	X		X
Jerry Perez			X
Larry Hammar			X
Diane Salemi		X	X
Raymond Grenier			X
Sherry Graf-Stone			X

MOTION CARRIED

9.3 Police and Property Maintenance (Chair – Trustee Salemi; Co-Chair Trustee Hammar)

9.3.1 Trustee Liaison Report – No report.

Chief Police informed the Board that one of his Field Training officers has been confirmed Covid-19 positive. Field Training has be postponed for about a week and a half

9.4 Fire and Health (Chair – Trustee Grenier; Co-Chair Trustee Perez)

9.4.1 Trustee Liaison Report – Trustee Grenier informed the Board that the ambulance is having some electrical problems that require some trouble shooting.

9.5 Public Works and Utilities (Chair – Trustee Hammar; Co-Chair Trustee Grenier)

9.5.1 Trustee Liaison Report – Alley restoration

9.5.2 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement between the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois and Baxter & Woodman Inc. to conduct the AWIA Risk and Resiliency Assessment in an Amount not to Exceed $27,500.00

Trustee	Motion	Second	Ayes	Nays	Absent	Abstain
Jerry Perez			X
Larry Hammar	X		X
Diane Salemi			X
Raymond Grenier		X	X
Sherry Graf-Stone			X
Herb Washington			X

MOTION CARRIED

9.5.3 Motion to approve a Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of Change Order No. 1 to the Hoerr Construction Inc. Contract Relating to the 2019 Berkeley Sanitary Sewer System Rehabilitation Project in an amount not to exceed $29,155.90

Trustee	Motion	Second	Ayes	Nays	Absent	Abstain
Larry Hammar	X		X
Diane Salemi			X
Raymond Grenier		X	X
Sherry Graf-Stone			X
Herb Washington			X
Jerry Perez			X

MOTION CARRIED

9.6 Community and Intergovernmental Relations (Chair – Trustee Perez; Co- Chair Trustee Graf-Stone)

9.6.1 Trustee Liaison Report – No report

9.6.2 Discussion on 2020 Village Events

Trustee Perez discussed with the Board if the Village’s events should be cancelled. All Board members agree that spring, summer and fall events should be cancelled. The Board is hoping that maybe the Holiday Winter Feast might still have a chance to continue. If so, there will be precautions in place (to be determined). The Board will continue to follow the Governor’s lead and advice as time goes by.

10 Village President

10.1 President’s Report

10.1.1 5/19/2020

Village Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. (electronically) Thank you to staff for how robocalls are now handled and how robocall contacts our residents with weekly updates and messages. Thank you to all the volunteers helping our residents. Thank you to our resident Kathleen Chmura and Denise Mason-Smith who made masks to give away.

All volunteers will be recognized at a future date.

11 Village Administrator – Village Administrator Espiritu reported to the Board that some changes have occurred since the last report, as 47 residents have now been tested positive for covid-19. We are still in the early stages. We are still not close for the pandemic to be over. Please continue to practice staying at home as much as possible, wearing masks, and practicing social distancing.

12 Village Attorney – No report.

13 Public Comments and Questions

No Public Comments or Questions.

Public Comments and Questions can be through the remote call number or sent to respiritu@berkeley.il.us to be shared with the Village Board during the meeting

14 Executive Session – No 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)

15 No Action to be Taken as a Result of Executive Session

16 President Lee adjourned the meeting at 7:14 pm

Trustee	Motion	Second	Ayes	Nays	Absent	Abstain
Larry Hammar			X
Diane Salemi		X	X
Raymond Grenier			X
Sherry Graf-Stone			X
Herb Washington			X
Jerry Perez	X		X

Voice Vote

MOTION CARRIED

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