West Cook News

Village of Franklin Park Board of Trustees met June 20.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

CALL TO ORDER: President Pedersen called to order the Board of Trustees of the Village of Franklin Park in regular session at 7:00 p.m.

III. ROLL CALL; ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM

Village Clerk April Arellano called the roll: Present at Board Meeting: Mayor Barrett F. Pedersen, Village Clerk April Arellano, Trustees: Ms. Avitia, Ms. Special Mr. Hagerstrom, Mr. Ruhl, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Ybarra, Joe Montana (Village Attorney); Dan Corcoran (I.T. Director), Frank Grieashamer (Treasurer), Mike Witz, (Director of Police), Joe Thomas (Acting Utilities Commissioner), Nick Weber (Water Department Supervisor), Lisa Manzo (Building Department Deputy Director), Lisa Anthony (Health and Human Resources Director)

The Village Clerk declared a quorum was present

IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limit to 2 minutes per speaker, Ordinance 1415-G-43)

There were no public comments

COMMITTEE REPORTS A. FINANCE AND SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEES (Mr. Johnson, Chair)

1. MR. JOHNSON STATED THAT THE 2023 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET WILL BE SENT TO THE BOARD EARLY NEXT WEEK AND THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE ON JULY 18, 2022

2. MR. JOHNSON STATED THAT THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 AUDIT HAS BEEN DELAYED DUE TO THE OUTSIDE AUDITORS

3. MR. JOHNSON REQUESTED ITEM 2 “APPROVAL OF VOUCHER EXPENDITURES LIST IN THE AMOUNT OF: $660.00” BE MOVED TO NEW BUSINESS BECAUSE HE HAS AN INVOICE FOR SERVICES PERFORMED FOR THE VILLAGE AND CANNOT VOTE ON THE APPROVAL. HE STATED BY LAW HE IS ABLE TO INVOICE UP TO $4,000 IN SERVICE TO THE VILLAGE PER YEAR

4. MR. JOHNSON REPORTED ON A GREAT AND SUCCESSFUL FEST THIS YEAR. RAILROAD DAY HAD APPROXIMATELY 7 PIECES OF EQUIPMENT, ABOUT 1200 PEOPLE WENT THROUGH THE TRAINS AND THE COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH VACCINATED OR BOOSTED 15 PEOPLE. THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE SPONSORS FOR HELPING US WITH THIS HUGE EVENT AND THE VILLAGE EMPLOYEES WHO CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME AND EFFORTS

B. WATER AND SEWER/FLEET MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE (Ms. Avitia, Chair)

1. MS. AVITIA REPORTED THAT THERE WERE 6 MAIN BREAKS, 2 SERVICE RESETS, AND 4 HYDRANT REPAIR LOCATIONS

2. MS. AVITIA REPORTED DOOR TAGGING ON METERS WILL START ON JUNE 13 FOR DAY ONE FOR A TOTAL OF 77 PROPERTIES, SERVICE CALLS INCLUDED 6 SEWER BACK-UP (4 WERE VILLAGE ISSUES AND 2 PRIVATE ISSUES), BACKFLOW DEVICES FOR 2022 HAVE BEEN FINISHED, AND THE WEST SIDE METER BILLING COLLECTOR PROGRAN HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED AND BACK ONLINE WITH THE HELP OF THE IT DEPARTMENT

C. POLICE AND FIRE COMMITTEE (Mr. Ruhl, Chair)

1. MR. RUHL STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT NOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT

2. MR. RUHL THANKED VILLAGE STAFF AND TRUSTEE JOHNSON FOR A SUCCESSFUL FEST

D. STREETS, ALLEYS AND FLEET MAINTENANCE (Mr. Ybarra, Chair)

1. MR. YBARRA STATED MOST OF THE LAST WEEK WERE IN PREPERATION OF THE FEST, SET-UP AND TAKE DOWN

2. MR. YBARRA REPORTED 4 DRAINS WERE HOT PATCHED AND THERE WAS 1 CUT OUT, AND 5 TREES WERE TRIMMED

3. MR. YBARRA STATED THAT THE FLEET DIVISION MOSTLY WORKED ON THE POLICE AND UTILITIES DEPARTMENT FOR A TOTAL OF 29 HOURS

E. PROPERTY, PLANNING, ZONING, AND BUILDING COMMITTEE (Ms. Special, Chair)

1. MS. SPECIAL STATED RAIL ROAD DAYS WAS ESPECIALLY FUN FOR THE YOUNGER CROWD AND ENJOYED THE FEST VERY MUCH

2. MS. SPECIAL ANNOUNCED 97 BUILDING PERMITS, 14 ELECTRICAL PERMITS, 2 SIGN PERMITS, 4 DUMPSTER PERMITS AND 9 FIRE PERMITS WERE APPLIED FOR A TOTAL OF 126 PERMITS, 45 CONTRACTORS APPLIED AND REGISTED FOR LICENSES. MS. SPECIAL ANNOUNCED 17 PROPERTY CLOSINGS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL, 5 NEW BUSINESS APPLIED FOR OCCUPANCY AND 5 NEW BUSINESSES WERE ISSUED OCCUPANCY CERTIFICATES

3. MS. SPECIAL ANNOUNCED THAT THE VILLAGE'S YEAR IN REVIEW IS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE AND AT THE VILLAGE HALL

F. HUMAN RESOURCES, SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES AND SENIOR SERVICES COMMITTEE (Mr. Hagerstrom, Chair) 

1. MR. HAGERSTROM ANNOUNCED THAT THE PARK DISTRICT WILL BE HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL STREET DANCE ON FRIDAY, JULY 8TH FROM 6 PM THROUGH 11 PM ON FRANKLIN AVENUE

VI. STAFF REPORTS AND COMMENTS; DISCUSSION ON AGENDA ITEM

1. NONE

VII. CONSENT AGENDA (Items on the Consent Agenda will be enacted/approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless so requested by a member of the Village Board, in which case that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in the normal sequence of the Agenda.)

Village Clerk April Arellano read aloud public recital of Consent Agenda items

1. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM:

(a) REGULAR MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD ON MONDAY, JUNE 06, 2022

2. APPROVAL OF VOUCHER EXPENDITURES LIST IN THE AMOUNT OF: $970,769.32 (MOVED TO NEW BUSINESS)

3. ORDINANCE NO. 2223 VC

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 3-2-12 OF CHAPTER TWO OF TITLE THREE OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF FRANKLIN PARK, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS REGULATING THE HOURS AND DAYS OF OPERATION FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR

4. ORDINANCE NO. 2223 VC

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 6-6G-1 OF ARTICLE G OF CHAPTER SIX OF TITLE SIX OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF FRANKLIN PARK, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS ELIMINATING A SCHOOL RESTRICTED TRAFFIC ZONE ON SCHILLER BOULEVARD BETWEEN ROSE AND GUSTAV STREETS

5. ORDINANCE NO. 2223 G

AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF FRANKLIN PARK, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS APPROVING A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF FRANKLIN PARK AND WG HOTELS, LLC FOR THE SALE AND DEVELOPMENT OF A VACANT PARCEL OF VILLAGE OWNED PROPERTY

6. MOTION TO WAIVE BID REQUIREMENTS AND APPROVE THE PROPOSAL FROM ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION, CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS TO ACQUIRE TWO ADVANCED EKG MONITORS AND DEFIBRILLATORS FOR INSTALLATION IN FIRE DEPARTMENT AMBULANCES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $81,996.17, TO ENSURE THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE RESIDENTS AND AUTHORIZE THE OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS OF THE VILLAGE TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND TAKE SUCH ACTION TO EFFECTUATE SAME

7. MOTION TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH GRUND & RIESTERER ARCHITECTS, INCORPORATED, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS TO PREPARE CONSTRUCTION BID AND ROOF PLAN CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND PROVIDE BID AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR THE ROOF REPLACEMENT PROJECT AT THE WATER AND SEWER DIVISION GARAGE, FIRE STATIONS, AND LIFT STATIONS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $18,000.00 AND AUTHORIZE THE OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS OF THE VILLAGE TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND TAKE SUCH ACTION TO EFFECTUATE SAME

Motion made by Mr. Ybarra and seconded by Ms. Avitia to approve the Consent Agenda with

Item # 2 "Approval of Voucher Expenditures List on the Amount of $970,769.32" moved to New Business Roll Call: Ayes – Ms. Avitia, Mr. Hagerstrom, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Ruhl, Ms. Special, and Mr. Ybarra. Nay – 0. Absent – 0, Abstain - 0.

VIII. OLD BUSINESS None

IX. NEW BUSINESS APPROVAL OF VOUCHER EXPENDITURES LIST IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 970,769.32

Motion made by Mr. Ybarra, seconded by Mr. Hagerstrom for approval of voucher expenditures list in the amount of: $970,769.32. Roll Call: Ayes - Ms. Avitia, Mr. Hagerstrom, Mr. Ruhl, Ms. Special, and Mr. Ybarra. Nay – 0. Absent – 0, Abstain - Mr. Johnson.

COMMENTS FROM THE CLERK: None

COMMENTS FROM THE PRESIDENT: Mayor Pedersen read out loud several notes of gratitude from the seniors who attended the Senior Luncheon on May 25, 2022

XII. CLOSED/EXECUTIVE SESSION None

XIII. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mr. Hagerström to adjourn at 7:14 p.m. Voice yote carried