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Village of Berkeley Village Board met March 15.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

1 President Lee calls the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.

2 Pledge of Allegiance

3 Roll Call

Present at Roll Call: Trustees Mohammed, Hammar, Salemi, Graf-Stone, Perez, Mathews, Village President Lee

Also present: Village Administrator Espiritu, Village Attorney Smith, Assistant to the Village Administrator Miller, Police Chief Larem, Public Works Superintendent Wagner

4 Presentations and Appointment

4.1 Swearing-in of Police Officer Sang Lee

Trustee Mathews swears in Police Officer Lee. Congratulations!

4.2 Village of Berkeley Partner Agency Annual Reports

4.2.1 Berkeley Neighborhood Watch

President Tim Carpenter introduces staff and current and future projects. They will continue to work with block captains and community events. Monthly meeting is held on Thursday once a month at the library.

4.2.2 Berkeley Garden Club

Chair Kathleen Chmura shared financial report. Advises all four lots are left this year. Tim Moore is assisting regarding donating the produce grown. Garden club is working with other organizations and has also been able to increase to three beehives.

4.2.3 Berk-Hill Baseball

Coordinator Joe Romano states getting Hillside and Berkeley together.

Participation was especially being affected by COVID, want kids back in the fields.

5 Public Hearings

5.1 Fiscal Year 2022 – 2023 Budget Hearing

Floor given to Assistant to the Administrator Justyn Miller who presents minor changes in budget. Budget will be presented for approval on April 5, 2022.

Trustee	Motion	Second	Ayes	Nays	Absent	Abstain
Shafi Mohammed			X
Larry Hammar			X
Diane Salemi	X		X
Jerry Perez			X
Sherry Graf-Stone		X	X
Jason Mathews			X

VOICE VOTE TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING

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.

No items to approve at this time, motion withdrawn

8 Claims Ordinance

8.1 Motion to Approve Claims Ordinance #1483 in the amount of $244,952.35

Trustee	Motion	Second	Ayes	Nays	Absent	Abstain
Shafi Mohammed			X
Larry Hammar			X
Diane Salemi	X		X
Jerry Perez			X
Sherry Graf-Stone		X	X
Jason Mathews			X

MOTION CARRIED

9 Committee Reports

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

9.1.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9.1.2 Monthly Report

Trustee Graf-Stone advises all team continuing to work on compensation and class study. Team also is continuing to work on contract renewal for refuge. Alerts all village currently at zero COVID cases in Berkeley.

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

9.2.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9.2.2 Monthly Report

9.2.3 Quarter 3 Financial Dashboard

Trustee Mohammed thanks everyone for their hard work on the budget.

Administrator Espiritu presents 3rd quarter financial dashboard.

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

9.3.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9.3.2 Monthly Report

Trustee Mathews turns floor to Chief Larem who give update on additional staffing.

9.4 Fire and Health (Chair – Trustee Salemi; Co-Chair Trustee Perez) 9.4.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9.4.2 Monthly Report

Chief Larem advises all staffing has increased and its a continued work in progress.

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

Trustee Hammer advises all had a productive meeting with the Park District at the ad hoc committee. Commitments have been made regarding revamping tennis courts, ball fields and fencing. Presentation was made regarding village combining with the park district at the ad-hoc meeting. Trustee Hammer states public works building ahead of schedule and steel is up.

9.5.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9.5.2 Monthly Report

9.5.3 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding Between the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning and the Village of Berkeley for its Participating in the CMAP Pavement Management Program

Trustee	Motion	Second	Ayes	Nays	Absent	Abstain
Shafi Mohammed			X
Larry Hammar	X		X
Diane Salemi		X	X
Jerry Perez			X
Sherry Graf-Stone			X
Jason Mathews			X

MOTION CARRIED

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

9.6.1 Trustee Liaison Report

Trustee Perez has been talking to other organizations regarding sponsorships.

10 Village President

10.1 4/5/22 Village Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m.

President Lee states its great moving forward on the resolutions regarding CMAP.

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:

Enter executive session 7:25 p.m.

Trustee	Motion	Second	Ayes	Nays	Absent	Abstain
Shafi Mohammed			X
Larry Hammar			X
Diane Salemi	X		X
Jerry Perez			X
Sherry Graf-Stone		X	X
Jason Mathews			X

MOTION CARRIED

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)

Exit Executive Session 7:30 p.m.

Trustee	Motion	Second	Ayes	Nays	Absent	Abstain
Shafi Mohammed			X
Larry Hammar			X
Diane Salemi	X		X
Jerry Perez		X	X
Sherry Graf-Stone			X
Jason Mathews			X

MOTION CARRIED

15 Action to be Taken as a Result of Executive Session

16 Meeting adjourned at 7:31 p.m.

Trustee	Motion	Second	Ayes	Nays	Absent	Abstain
Shafi Mohammed			X
Larry Hammar			X
Diane Salemi	X		X
Jerry Perez		X	X
Sherry Graf-Stone			X
Jason Mathews			X

VOICE VOTE-MOTION CARRIED

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