Village of Bellwood Village Board Met July 21

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella

Aug 5, 2021

Village of Bellwood Village Board Met July 21.

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

a Swearing in of Firefighter,

b Scholarship Fund,

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 Village was awarded a grant for the Cook County Community Development Block Grant Program to resurface Adams Street from Linden Avenue to Eastern Avenue and Linden Avenue from Adams Street to Wilcox Street,

iii Item E - The Village solicited proposals for the 2021 Curb and Gutter Replacement Project and desires to award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder,

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

i Departmental Report,

ii Item G - The Village is of the opinion that the real estate referenced herein is surplus real estate and desires to dispose of said real estate,

iii Item H - The Village’s comprehensive plan designates the real estate commonly referred to as 2400 St. Charles Road for redevelopment and in furtherance of said plan has negotiated a purchase price of $50,000.00 for the real estate to assist with the redevelopment of the parcel,

iv Item I - The Village’s comprehensive plan designates the real estate commonly referred to as 2400 St. Charles Road for redevelopment and in furtherance of said plan has negotiated a purchase price of $20,000.00 for the real estate to assist with the redevelopment of the parcels,

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

i Departmental Report,

ii Item F - 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 to allow for the overhang certain gutters and eaves,

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

i Departmental Report,

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

iii Item C - The Village current policy restricts the use of the Village’s computers and internet to Village business and desires to amend said policy to further clarify to employees and staff that use of Village resources for anything other than Village business is strictly prohibited and subject to discipline up to and including termination,

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

i Departmental Report,

ii Item A - The Usage Agreement defines the responsibilities of the respective parties with respect to the Village’s use of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office Carjacking Dashboard,

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

i Departmental Report,

ii Authorize payment of bills,

iii Ratify investments,

iv No items appearing on the consent agenda,

g Ad Hoc Committees:

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

ii Other

8 Consent Agenda

a A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Usage Agreement by and between the Village of Bellwood and the Cook County Sheriff’s Office,

b A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a Release of All Claims by and between the Village of Bellwood and Jalen Reedy,

c An Ordinance Amending the Village Employee Handbook Computer Use Policy,

d A Resolution Awarding a Contract to the Lowest Responsible Bidder for the Cook County Community Development Block Grant Project No. 2006-081,

e A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a Contract by and between the Village of Bellwood and GA Paving, LLC 2021 Curb and Gutter Replacement Project,

f An Ordinance Granting a Variance for Property Commonly Referred to as 3621 Butterfield Road, Bellwood, Illinois 60104,

g A Resolution Authorizing the Sale of Surplus Real Estate commonly referred to as 634 Bellwood Avenue, Bellwood, Illinois 60104,

h An Ordinance Authorizing the Acquisition of and Approving a Real Estate Contract for the Real Estate Commonly Referred to as 2400 St. Charles Road, Bellwood, Illinois 60104,

i An Ordinance Authorizing the Acquisition of and Approving a Real Estate Contract for the Real Estate Commonly Referred to as 2402-2408 St. Charles Road, 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 Mayor’s Report

a General Information,

b Other Business,

11 New Business

12 Unfinished Business

13 Public Comment