Village of Bellwood Village Board met Dec. 16.
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 E - The Village has received funds from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and now desires to move to the next phase of the project and engage an engineer to provide design and construction engineering services for the Village’s West Bellwood Parkway Biorentention Project,
iii Item G - The Public Works Department is in need of replacing an outdated vehicle
b Community Development – Trustee Boston, Chairman; Trustee Robinson, Member,
i Departmental Report,
ii Item D - The Agreement amends a previously approved loan agreement for funding to remediate environmentally contaminated real estate,
c Quality of Life – Trustee Holman, Chairman; Trustee Boston, Member,
i Departmental Report,
ii Item I - The Zoning Board of Appeals conducted a public hearing regarding Petitioner’s request for zoning relief and as a result of which has made a recommendation of pertaining to Petitioner’s request for the installation of a 7- foot fence forward of the property line,
iii Item J - The Zoning Board of Appeals conducted a public hearing regarding Petitioner’s request for zoning relief and as a result of which has made a recommendation of pertaining to Petitioner’s request to exceed the allowable space in the backyard due to the construction of an addition to the home,
iv Item K - The Zoning Board of Appeals conducted a public hearing regarding Petitioner’s request for zoning relief and as a result of which has made a recommendation of pertaining to Petitioner’s request to install 2 signs on the front of the building and 3 signs on the south facing frontage,
v Item L - The Zoning Board of Appeals conducted a public hearing regarding Petitioner’s request for zoning relief and as a result of which has made a recommendation of pertaining to Petitioner’s request to exceed the allowable space in the backyard due to the construction of a garage,
d Administration – Trustee Robinson, Chairman; Trustee Ciavattone, Member,
i Departmental Report,
ii Item C - The Village of Bellwood previously entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement providing for grant funds to the Village costs incurred as a result COVID-19 the parties wish to amend the agreement to provide for additional grant funds,
iii Item F - The agreement engages Sikich, LLP for the purpose of performing an audit of the Village’s financial records,
e Public Safety – Trustee Delgado, Chairman; Trustee Nightengale, Member,
i Departmental Report,
ii Item H - The attached Agreement provides for a renewal of an existing agreement with Nyhart to provide actuarial analysis of the Village’s respective pension funds including the Village’s Police and Fire pension funds,
f Finance – Trustee Nightengale, Chairman; Trustee Holman, Member,
i Departmental Report,
ii Authorize payment of bills,
iii Ratify investments,
iv Item A - The ordinance approves the real estate tax levy for 2020 collectable in 2021, the Village of Bellwood proposes no change in the Village tax levy from the previous year, therefore, resulting in no tax increase from the Village of Bellwood,
v Item B - The ordinance abates certain amounts reducing the total amount of real estate taxes collectible in 2021,
g Ad Hoc Committees:
i Traffic Safety – Trustee Nightengale, Chairman; Trustee Holman, Member,
ii Other
8 Consent Agenda
a An Ordinance Levying Taxes for the Corporate Purposes and Special Funds for the Fiscal Period Commencing on the First Day of January, 2020 and Ending on the Thirty-First Day of December, 2020 for the Village of Bellwood and the Bellwood Public Library, Illinois – 2020 Real Estate Tax Levy,
b An Ordinance Abating Taxes Levied for Levy Year 2020, by Ordinance Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Bellwood, Cook County, Illinois, Providing for the Issuance of General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2012, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2014, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2015, and General Obligation Bonds, Series 2016B of the Village of Bellwood, and Providing for the Levy and Collection of a Direct Annual Tax for the Payment of the Principal of and Interest on the Bonds,
c A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Amendment to an Intergovernmental Agreement by and between the Village of Bellwood and the County of Cook,
d A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Amendment to the Brownfield Cleanup Revolving Loan Agreement by and between the Village of Bellwood and the Cook County Department of Environmental Sustainability and the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development,
e A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement by and between the Village of Bellwood and Edwin Hancock Engineering Company,
f A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement by and between the Village of Bellwood and Sikich LLP,
g A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Purchase of Village Vehicle Public Works Department,
h A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement by and between the Village of Bellwood and Nyhart,
i An Ordinance Granting a Variance for the Property Commonly Referred to as 2800 W. Washington Boulevard, Bellwood, Illinois 60104,
j An Ordinance Granting a Variance for the Property Commonly Referred to as 537 23rd Avenue, Bellwood, Illinois 60104,
k An Ordinance Granting a Variance for the Property Commonly Referred to as 950 25th Avenue, Bellwood, Illinois 60104,
l An Ordinance Granting a Variance for the Property Commonly Referred to as 124 Bohland Avenue, Bellwood, Illinois 60104,
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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