Village of Bellwood Board of Trustees Met March 17

By Angelica Saylo Pilo

Mar 31, 2021

Village of Bellwood Board of Trustees Met March 17.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

The Village Board of the Village of Bellwood will conduct a meeting of the Village Board at 6:00 p.m. in the Village Board Room at 3200 Washington Boulevard, Bellwood, IL 60104-1984 for the purposes of considering the following agenda:

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 and Public Hearing

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 D - The resolution provides for assurances to the State of Illinois in lieu of a surety bond allowing for work to be performed on state thoroughfares located within the Village,

iii Item C - The attached agreement provides for engineering services for the St. Charles Road street improvement project between 25th Avenue and Mannheim Road,

iv Item F - The Agreement provides for the approval of a Local Agency Agreement with IDOT for street improvements on and along St. Charles Road between 25th Avenue and Mannheim Road and allocating the Village’s portion of the funding for said project,

b Community Development – Trustee Boston, Chairman; Trustee Robinson, Member,

i Departmental Report,

ii Item I - The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing regarding Petitioner’s request for zoning relief and has made a recommendation pertaining to Petitioner’s request for the development of 4901 St. Charles Road and related subdivision of the property into two residential lots,

iii Item L - The proposed vacation was previously considered and approved by the Village Board, however, the plat of vacation was not filed after that Developer failed to finalize the project, the current Developer also requires the vacation of the right-of-way described herein to assist in the development of the adjacent properties, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing and entertained public comment regarding the development which included the proposed vacation of the alley described in the Plat of Vacation

iv Item M - The Village has successfully developed several residential homes throughout the Village and is interested in continuing the program to meet the demand for larger homes, the resolution provides for the approval of the agreements to construct tow single family homes on the real estate referenced herein,

c Quality of Life – Trustee Holman, Chairman; Trustee Boston, Member,

i Departmental Report,

ii Item E - The Village annually engages a company to perform grass cutting and landscape maintenance in support of various village programs including but not limited to the senior grass cutting program,

iii Item J - The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing regarding Petitioner’s request for zoning relief and has made a recommendation pertaining to Petitioner’s request for the development of property commonly referred to as 1040 25th Avenue for the use as an automobile service station,

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 pertaining to Petitioner’s request for the use of off-site parking,

d Administration – Trustee Robinson, Chairman; Trustee Ciavattone, Member,

i Departmental Report,

ii Item H - Employee filed two claims before the Illinois Industrial Commission seeking recovery for benefits, losses and damages relating to an alleged injury suffered during the course of employment, the parties by and through counsel have reached an amicable resolution of the matter in the amount of $5,929.80 for 18 WC 021306 and $47,438.40 for 18 WC 021307,

e Public Safety – Trustee Delgado, Chairman; Trustee Nightengale, Member,

i Departmental Report,

ii Item G - The settlement provides for the resolution of pending litigation as recommended by special counsel,

f Finance – Trustee Nightengale, Chairman; Trustee Holman, Member,

i Departmental Report,

ii Authorize payment of bills,

iii Ratify investments,

iv Item A - The Village on an annual basis adopts an appropriation ordinance providing for the appropriations of funds for the calendar year, it should be noted that the village staff once again proposes a balanced budget for the calendar year 2021,

v Item B - The ordinance authorizes the village to refinance and restructure long-term preexisting debt that arouse out of bonds issued between 2005 and 2009 and will now provide the Village with a significant savings over the life of the bond issue based on a reduction in the interest rates,

g Ad Hoc Committees:

i Traffic Safety – Trustee Nightengale, Chairman; Trustee Holman, Member,

ii Other

8 Consent Agenda

a An Ordinance making Appropriations for the Calendar Year beginning January 1, 2021 and Ending December 31, 2021,

b An Ordinance providing for the Issuance of General Obligation Refunding Bonds of the Village of Bellwood, Cook County, Illinois, in one or more series and in the Aggregate Principal Amount of Not to Exceed $35,000,000 and providing for the Levy of a Direct Annual Tax Sufficient to pay the Principal of and Interest on the Bonds,

c A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement by and between Edwin Hancock Engineering Company,

d A Resolution In Lieu of a Surety Bond Allowing for Permit Authority for Construction Work on State Highways,

e A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement by and between the Village of Bellwood and Beary Landscaping, Inc.,

f A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement by and between the Village of Bellwood and the State of Illinois Illinois Department of Transportation,

g A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a Release and Settlement Agreement by and between the Village of Bellwood and Geraldine Armstrong,

h A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a Settlement Contract and Release by and between the Village of Bellwood and Fernando Lucero, i An Ordinance Granting a Map Amendment and Subdivision of Lot for the Construction of Two Single Family Homes at the Property Commonly Referred to as 4901 St. Charles Road, Bellwood, Illinois 60104,

j An Ordinance Granting the Approval of a Consolidation of Lots, a Map Amendment, Final Site Plan, Multiple Variances, and Multiple Conditional Uses for the Development of an Automobile Service Station at the Property Located at 1040 25th Avenue, Bellwood, IL 60104 (QuikTrip),

k An Ordinance Granting a Variance to allow Public Off-Street Parking for the Property Commonly Referred to as 243 Mannheim Road, Bellwood, Illinois 60104; Lowery Realty Group,

l An Ordinance Vacating a Dedicated Right-of-Way with the Title Vesting to the Neighboring Property Owners Abutting the Vacated Right-of-Way,

m A Resolution Affirming the Declaration that the Real Estate Commonly Referred to as 4901 St. Charles Road, Bellwood, Illinois is Surplus Real Estate and Approving and Authorizing the Execution of Certain Construction and Professional Agreements Pertaining to the Development of Two Single Family Homes,

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