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Village of Berkeley Village Board met Oct. 19

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Village of Berkeley Village Board met Oct. 19.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1 Call to Order 

2 Pledge of Allegiance 

3 Roll Call 

4 Presentations and Appointment 

4.1 Oaths of Office for Public Works Laborer Matthew Garcia 

4.2 Commendation for Commander Jonathan Kerner 

4.3 New Village Website 

5 Public Hearings 

6 Public Comments and Questions (Consent Agenda Items Only) Please limit comments to five (5) minutes in length, unless further granted by the Board. 

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 September 21, 2021 

7.2 Village Board Meeting Minutes from October 5, 2021 

7.3 Executive Session Meeting Minutes from October 5, 2021 (Not for public  release) 

8 Claims Ordinance 

8.1 Motion to Approve Claims Ordinance #1473 in the amount of $179,436.48 

9 Committee Reports 

9.1 Administration, Zoning and Technology (Chair –Trustee Graf-Stone; Co Chair Vacant) 

9.1.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9.1.2 Monthly Report 

9.1.3 Motion to Approve an Ordinance of the Village of Berkeley, Cook  County, Illinois Increasing the Number of Video Gaming Terminals  Permitted at Super Taco Express – 5807 St. Charles Road 

9.1.4 Motion to Approve a Resolution of the Village of Berkeley, Cook  County, Illinois Adopting a Whistleblower Protection Policy 

9.1.5 Motion to Approve an Ordinance Authorizing the Sale of Surplus  Personal Property Owned by the Village of Berkeley (Police and Public  Works Department Vehicles) 

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

9.2.1 Trustee Liaison Report 

9.2.2 Monthly Reports 

9.2.3 Motion to Approve an Ordinance of the Village of Berkeley, Cook  County, Illinois Levying an Amusement Tax on Plays of Video  Gaming Terminals 

9.2.4 Fiscal Year 2021-2022 1st Quarter Financial Report 

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

9.3.1 Trustee Liaison Report 

9.3.2 Monthly Report 

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

9.4.1 Trustee Liaison Report 

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

9.5.1 Trustee Liaison Report 

9.5.2 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving and Authorizing the  Execution of an Agreement Between the Village of Berkeley, Cook  County, Illinois and Edwin Hancock Engineering, Inc. for Phase II  Engineering of the Industrial Pedestrian Connector Project in an  Amount not to Exceed $72,163.00 

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

9.6.1 Trustee Liaison Report

10 Village President 

10.1 10/30/21 Haunted Trail on the Prairie Path at 6:30 p.m. 

10.2 10/31/21 Trick-or-Treat Halloween Hours 3–7 p.m. 

10.3 11/2/21 Village Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. 

11 Village Administrator 

12 Village Attorney 

13 Public Comments and Questions 

Please limit comments to five (5) minutes in length, unless further granted by the Board 

14 Executive Session 

14.1Motion 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) 

15 Action to be Taken as a Result of Executive Session 

16 Adjournment

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