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Village of Oak Park President and Board of Trustees met Nov. 2.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

A Regular Meeting is being conducted remotely at 5:30 p.m. with live audio available and optional video. The meeting will be streamed live and archived online for on-demand viewing at www.oak-park.us/boardtv as well as cablecast on VOP-TV, which is available to Comcast subscribers on channel 6 and ATT Uverse subscribers on channel 99. Remote Meetings of the Oak Park Village Board of Trustees is authorized pursuant to Section 7 (e) of the Open Meetings Act. The Village President has determined that an in-person meeting is not practical or prudent due to the COVID-19 outbreak during the Governor’s disaster proclamation. It is also not feasible to have a person present at the Board’s regular meeting location due to public safety concerns related to the COVID-19 outbreak.

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Consideration of Motion to Adjourn to Executive Session to Discuss Collective Bargaining

IV. Adjourn Executive Session

V. Reconvene to Remote Regular Meeting in Council Chambers and Call to Order

VI. Roll Call

VII. Agenda Approval

VIII. Minutes

A. MOT 20-072 Motion to Approve Minutes from Regular Remote Meeting of October 19, 2020 and Special Remote Meeting of October 26, 2020 of the Village Board.

This is a motion to approve the official minutes of meetings of the Village Board.

IX. Non-Agenda Public Comment

X. Village Manager Reports

XI. Village Board Committees

This section is intended to be informational. If there are approved minutes from a recent Committee meeting of the Village Board, the minutes will be posted in this section.

XII. Public Hearing

B. ID 20-255 Truth in Taxation Public Hearing for the Proposed Tax Year 2020 Property Tax Levy Each year the Village Board adopts a tax levy to fund general Village operations, debt service payments, and mandatory employer contributions to the police and fire pension plans. Excluding the Oak Park Library’s levy, the Fiscal Year 2021 (tax year 2020 levy) is expected to be exactly 3% greater than last year’s extension. Including the Oak Park Public Library levy, the increase is expected to be only.3%, as the Library reduced its levy.

According to state statue, a public hearing and additional posting is required when the increase is 5% or more. Although the anticipated increase is below the 5.00%, holding a truth in taxation hearing will provide public transparency.

XIII. First Reading

C. ORD 20-090 First Reading of an Ordinance Establishing the Annual Building and Construction Permit Fees and the Zoning Application Fees of the Village of Oak Park

Per the ordinance, building codes have to be reviewed and modified annually. Staff reviewed our current fees and current budget and proposed the following: (1) Adopt the updated International Code Council (ICC) Building Validation Data (BVD) chart; (2) Adjust the permit fee multipliers to reflect Village’s actual costs to administer the Permit Processing Division; and (3) Clarify the Village fee chart by removing obsolete and duplicate fees.

D. ORD 20-096 First Reading of An Ordinance Amending Chapter 20 (“Public Health”), Article 7 (“Garbage, Weeds and Littering”) of the Oak Park Village Code Regarding Rates for Garbage, Refuse, Yard Waste and Recyclable Materials Collection Services

This Ordinance proposes the fees charged for refuse, recycling and yardwaste collection and disposal in Fiscal Year 2021. These services are provided by Waste Management to owners of residential property containing one to five units as well as Oak Park Institutional Facilities. These new rates reflect the charges for collection per the contract with Waste Mangement and for disposal at the West Cook County Solid Waste Agency’s Regional Disposal Project.

XIV. Consent Agenda

E. RES 20-222 A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of 3,600 Tons of Rock Salt from Cargill, Incorporated of Minneapolis, Minnesota at $47.33 Per Ton For the 2020/2021 Snow Season in an Amount Not To Exceed $171,000.00, and Waiving the Village’s Bidding Process for Said Purchase

Rock salt is used as the principal deicer for snow and ice control in an effort to mitigate hazardous road conditions. The Village participates in the State of Illinois Joint Purchasing Program for materials and equipment commonly used by municipalities such as rock salt.

F. RES 20-226 A Resolution Authorizing Subordination of a Lien for the Property Located at 1027 S. Cuyler Avenue (SFR-084)

The loan recipient is requesting a subordination of their Single Family Rehabilitation Program (SFR) loan mortgage to a new first mortgage. The Village remains secure in a junior position on the title.

G. RES 20-228 A Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Independent Contractor Agreement with Gino’s Heating & Plumbing Inc. for Fiscal Year 2020 Emergency Water and Sewer Repairs to Change the Not to Exceed Amount from $15,000 to $30,000 and Authorizing its Execution

The Village contracts with multiple plumbing contractors for emergency water and sewer repair work. Work is assigned to contractors when the needed response exceed our internal capacity in terms of personnel and or equipment. Staff requests to increase the not to exceed amount in the agreement with Gino’s Heating and Plumbing Inc. from $15,000 to $30,000.

H. RES 20-229 A Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Independent Contractor Agreement with Cerniglia Co. for Fiscal Year 2020 Emergency Water and Sewer Repairs to Change the Not to Exceed Amount from $25,000 to $35,000 and Authorizing its Execution

The Village contracts with multiple plumbing contractors for emergency water and sewer repair work. Work is assigned to contractors when the needed response exceed our internal capacity in terms of personnel and or equipment. Staff requests to increase the not to exceed amount in the agreement with Cerniglia Co. from $25,000 to $35,000.

I. MOT 20-068 A Motion to Concur with the Transportation Commission’s Recommendation to Adopt a “No Parking 10 PM-6 AM, Seven Days a Week Restriction” on the 1150 Block of Highland from the Alley North of Roosevelt Rd to Fillmore Street, on Both Sides, and Install Signage for Said Limitation

On October 13, 2020, Village Staff brought to the Transportation Commission a petition for the 1150 block of South Cuyler to install a “No Parking 10 PM-6 AM seven days a week restriction” due to continuous disruption on the block from a business located in Berwyn. To provide a safe and calm environment for residents on the adjacent block, the Transportation Commission recommended to include the same parking restriction for the 1150 block of Highland.

J. MOT 20-069 A Motion to Concur with the Transportation Commission’s Recommendation to Adopt a “No Parking 10 PM-6 AM, Seven Days a Week Restriction” on the 1150 Block of South Cuyler from the Alley North of Roosevelt Rd to Fillmore Street, on Both Sides, and Install Signage for Said Limitation

The Village of Oak Park received two parking petitions on March 6, 2020, for the 1150 block of South Cuyler. The first petition requests to “Restrict parking to permanent residents of the 1150 block of South Cuyler Avenue between the hours of 8 PM- 2:30 AM.” The alternative parking petition requests “No on-street parking from 8 PM - 2:30 AM.”

Residents of the block have ongoing disturbances caused by a bar located in Berwyn.

K. MOT 20-070 A Motion to Concur with the Transportation Commission’s Recommendation to Adopt a “No Parking 10 PM-6 AM, Seven Days a Week Restriction” on the 1150 Block of Wisconsin from the Alley North of Roosevelt Rd to Fillmore Street, on Both Sides, and Install Signage for Said Limitation

The Village of Oak Park received a petition on November 4, 2019, for “No Parking 11 PM-2 AM Thursday through Monday.” The residents of the block have ongoing disturbances caused by a bar located in Berwyn.

L. MOT 20-064 A Motion to Approve the Unaudited Year-to-Date Quarterly Financial Report as of September 30, 2020

On a quarterly basis, the Finance Department prepares and provides a quarterly financial report to Village Management and the Village Board which assesses year-to-date revenues and expenditures.

XV. Regular Agenda

M. RES 20-232 A Resolution Declaring an Emergency Affecting the Public Health through February 16, 2021 Due to the Outbreak of COVID-19 Disease in the State of Illinois

The Village Board is being asked to approve a new declaration of an emergency affecting the public health through February 16, 2021 due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 disease in the State of Illinois as previously declared by Resolutions 20-120, 20-124, 20-128 and 20-184. This is a necessary procedural step under state law and the Village Code to respond to recent changes in data related to increasing positives cases experienced in October 2020 and the new State Resurgence Mitigation measures that became effective on October 28, 2020 related to the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19.

XVI. Call to Board and Clerk

XVII. Adjourn

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