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Village of Berkeley Village Board met Aug. 4.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1 Call to Order

2 Pledge of Allegiance

3 Roll Call

4 Presentations and Appointment

4.1 Swearing in of Police Officers:

4.1.1 Part-time Police Officer Jose Aviles Jr.

4.2 Commendation for Detective Kevin Manetti

4.3 Berkeley Scholarship Award Winners:

4.3.1 Kaycee Barcenas

4.3.2 Sarah Zimmerman

4.4 Motion to Approve the Appointment of Board of Fire and Police Commissioners:

4.4.1 Commissioner Gustavo Villafana –3-year term exp. 6/1/2023

4.4.2 Commissioner Adam Conlin – 3-year term exp. 6/1/2023

4.4.3 Chairman Mark Panek – 3-year term exp. 6/1/2023

4.5 Annual State of the Village Address – Village President Robert E. Lee, Jr.

5 Public Hearings

6 Public Comments and Questions (Consent Agenda Items Only)

Please limit comments to five (5) minutes in length, unless further granted by the Board.

7 Consent Agenda

Note: The Village of Berkeley, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), requests that any persons with disabilities, who have questions about the accessibility of the meeting or facility, contact Village Hall at 708-449-8840, to allow for reasonable accommodations to be made. 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 July 21, 2020

7.2 Executive Session Meeting Minutes from July 21, 2020 (Not for public release)

8 Claims Ordinance

8.1 Motion to Approve Claims Ordinance #1444 in the amount of $49,305.04

9 Committee Reports

9.1 Administration, Zoning and Technology (Chair –Trustee Graf-Stone; CoChair Trustee Washington)

9.1.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9.1.2 Motion to Approve a Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a

Second Agreement Between the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois and M & O Environmental Company for Additional Asbestos Abatement Services at 1812 North Taft Avenue

9.1.3 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Intergovernmental and Subrecipient Agreement Between the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois and Cook

County, Illinois for Coronavirus Relief Funds

9.1.4 Motion to Approve an Ordinance Authorizing the Sale of Surplus Personal Property Owned by the Village of Berkeley

9.1.5 Motion to Approve a Resolution Authorizing the Payment of Façade Improvement Program Funds and a Façade Improvement Agreement Between the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois and Vasilios Rigas – 5801-5817 St. Charles Road

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

9.2.1 Trustee Liaison Report

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

9.3.1 Trustee Liaison Report

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

9.4.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9.4.2 Motion to Approve a Resolution Waiving Competitive Bidding and

Note: The Village of Berkeley, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), requests that any persons with disabilities, who have questions about the accessibility of the meeting or facility, contact

Village Hall at 708-449-8840, to allow for reasonable accommodations to be made.

Authorizing Payment to Certified Fleet Services Inc. for Emergency Repairs to Fire Department Engine 351 in the amount of $28,362.02

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

9.5.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9.5.2 Discussion on the Regional Transportation Authority Access to Transit Program Grant Award for Phase I Engineering to Install Sidewalks to Areas East of Wolf Road

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

9.6.1 Trustee Liaison Report

10 Village President

10.1 President’s Report

10.1.1 8/8/2020 Berkeley Day of Service

10.1.2 8/18/2020 Village Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m.

11 Village Administrator

12 Village Attorney

13 Public Comments and Questions

Please limit comments to five (5) minutes in length, unless further granted by the Board

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)

15 Action to be Taken as a Result of Executive Session

16 Adjournment

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