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Village of Berkeley Village Board Met Jan. 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: President Lee, Trustees Hammar, Salemi, Grenier, Graf-Stone, and Perez 

Absent: Trustee Washington

Also present: Village Administrator Espiritu

4. Presentations and Appointment

4.1 Employee Service Recognition

• Mike Kuryla, William Abbatacola, Gregory Bednar, William Granat – 5

  Years – Congratulations!

• John Kerner, Teri Heyson – 10 Years– Congratulations!
• Tim Alund, Anita Lopez, Tim Larem – 15 Years– Congratulations!
• Michael Fluker, Len Norek, Bill Bosco – 25 Years– Congratulations!
• Joe Traina – 50 Years– Congratulations!

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 December 15, 2020

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

8. Claims Ordinance

8.1 Motion to Approve Claims Ordinance #1454 in the amount of $406,224.38

Trustee	Motion	Second	Ayes	Nays	Absent	Abstain
Diane Salemi	X		X
Raymond Grenier			X
Raymond Grenier		X	X
Herb Washington					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 informed the Board that the Administration team is continuing work on cell tower negotiations and they continue to work on the billboard agreement. Trustee Graf- Stone thanks and is very proud of staff and department heads for keeping everyone informed on the Coronavirus information that changes constantly.

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

9.2.1  Trustee Liaison Report – No report

9.2.2  Motion to Approve a Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Reciprocal Agreement Regarding the Exchange of Information between the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois and the Illinois Department of Revenue

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

MOTION CARRIED

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

9.3.1 Trustee Liaison Report – No report

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

9.4.1 Trustee Liaison Report – Superintendent Wagner and his crew did a great job with the Electric Lights Festival. Thank you! 61 letters were received for Santa and answered, which were then delivered.

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

9.5.1 Trustee Liaison Report – Trustee Hammar will be attending the Parkth District meeting via zoom tomorrow, January 6 .

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

9.6.1 Trustee Liaison Report – Trustee Perez informed the Board that the Music Groups that he spoke to are waiting on Berkeley for scheduling Music in the Park.

Trustee Salemi informed the Board that Lincoln Park Zoo is closed until April 2021.

10. Village President

10.1 President’s Report

10.1.1 1/19/2021 Village Board Meeting at 6:30 pm

President Lee thanks everyone for their participation with the Electric Lights Festival. He received many positive correspondences by mail and in person. There will be lots happening in 2021, he will appreciate everyone’s input, feedback and advise.

Looking into having lights on the Prairie Path for 2021.

11. Village Administrator – Village Administrator Espiritu reported good and bad news on Covid. Cases are now going down, however, infection rate is higher. Regarding the vaccine front-line and healthcare workers are first, 2nd are frontline essential workers - Police and Fire, grocery workers, bank tellers and those that work with people on a daily basis. 3rd group is age 64 – 75, those that have an underline condition and those that are essential workers but not frontline. Giving Tree – raised $730.00.

12. Village Attorney – No report.

13. Public Comments and Questions

No Public Comments or Questions.

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)

Enter into Executive Session at 6:55

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

MOTION CARRIED

Exit from Executive Session at 7:08

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

Voice Vote

MOTION CARRIED

15. Action to be Taken as a Result of Executive Session

15.1 Motion to Approve a Resolution of the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois

Regarding the Review of Closed Session Minutes

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

MOTION CARRIED

16 President Lee adjourned the meeting at 7:08 pm

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

Voice Vote

MOTION CARRIED

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