Village of Bellwood Village Board met July 20

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella

Aug 24, 2022

Village of Bellwood Village Board met July 20.

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 meeting of the Village Board

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 E - The Contract is awarded to the lowest responsible bidder to provide for the replacement of the roof on the Village’s Street Department building,

iii Item F - The Village solicited proposals for the 2022 Sidewalk Replacement

Program and desires to award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder,

iv Item H - The Public Works Department needs to replace certain vehicles and the attached provides for the purchase of two new dump trucks,

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

i Departmental Report,

ii Item I - The attached agreement provides for the installation of exterior accent lighting in and about the Village Hall property and along Washington Boulevard,

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

i Departmental Report,

ii Item J - The Mayor with the advice and consent of the Village Board appoints individuals to serve on various boards and commissions,

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

i Departmental Report,

ii Item B - Effective May 1, 2025 the Village desires to separate the offices of Village Clerk and Village Collector,

iii Item G - The Village routinely inspects and evaluates its various vehicles and machinery and when no longer useful or necessary seeks to dispose of said property and replace it with an updated and newer version, specifically, the Village is interested in disposing of several older vehicles,

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

i Departmental Report,

ii Item A - The Agreement defines the roles and responsibilities of the respective parties as part of the Violent Crimes Intelligence Task Force which will as part of its mission focus on reducing and preventing illegal possession and use of firearms, solve firearm-related crimes and otherwise reduce violent crimes,

iii Item C - The intergovernmental agreement defines the roles and responsibilities of the respective parties relative to the award of a grant under the Justice Assistance Grant Program,

iv Item D - The memorandum of understanding authorizes the release of information in support of the Village’s license plate reader program,

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 Authorizing and Approving the Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement by and between the Village of Bellwood and The Illinois State Police,

b An Ordinance Amending Title III Chapter 31 Sections 31.21 and 31.51 of the Village of Bellwood Code of Ordinances,

c A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement by and among the Village of Bellwood and City of Chicago, County of Cook, City of Berwyn, City of Blue Island, City of Calumet, City of Chicago Heights, Town of Cicero, Village of Dolton, City of Harvey, Village of Matteson, Village of Maywood, Village of Oak Park, Village of Skokie and Sauk Village,

d A Resolution Authorizing and Approving the Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding by and between the Village of Bellwood and the Illinois State Police,

e A Resolution Authorizing and Approving the Execution of a Contract to the Lowest Responsible Bidder for the Public Works Street Department Roof Repair Project,

f A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a Contract by and between the Village of Bellwood and GA Paving, LLC 2022 Sidewalk Replacement Program,

g An Ordinance Authorizing the Disposition of Personal Property of the Village of Bellwood,

h A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Purchase of a Village Vehicle for the Public Works Department,

i A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement by and between Night Light, Inc.,

j A Resolution Approving, Authorizing and Making the Appointment of certain Persons to the Zoning Board of Appeals,

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,