Village of Berkeley Village Board met Jan. 17.
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 Motion to Give Advice and Consent to the Village President’s Appointment of Elrod Friedman LLP as Village Attorney
4.2 Motion to Approve a Resolution of the Village of Berkeley, Illinois, Approving an Engagement Agreement for the Village Attorney Services with Elrod Friedman LLP
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 Minutes from January 3, 2023
7.2 Executive Session Minutes from January 3, 2023 (not for public release)
8 Claims Ordinance
8.1 Motion to Approve Claims Ordinance #1502 in the amount of $362,609.59
9 Committee Reports
9.1 Administration, Zoning and Technology (Chair –Trustee Graf-Stone; CoChair – Mathews)
9.1.1 Trustee Liaison Report
9.1.2 December Monthly Report
9.2 Finance and Economic Development (Chair – Trustee Mohammed; CoChair Trustee Salemi)
9.2.1 Trustee Liaison Report
9.2.2 December Monthly Report
9.2.3 Discussion of Improvements to 5544 St. Charles Road for Potential Continued Use by Temporary/Mobile Vendors
9.2.4 Motion to Approve an Ordinance Authorizing a License Agreement
for a Food Truck Operator within the McDermott / St. Charles Road TIF District No. 2 in the Village of Berkeley, Illinois
9.3 Police and Property Maintenance (Chair – Trustee Mathews; Co-Chair Trustee Hammar)
9.3.1 Trustee Liaison Report
9.3.2 December Monthly Report
9.4 Fire and Health (Chair – Trustee Salemi; Co-Chair Trustee Perez)
9.4.1 Trustee Liaison Report
9.4.2 December Monthly Report
9.4.3 Motion to Approve a Resolution of the Village of Berkeley, Illinois Approving a Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) Agreement
9.5 Public Works and Utilities (Chair – Trustee Hammar; Co-Chair Trustee Mohammed)
9.5.1 Trustee Liaison Report
9.5.2 December Monthly Report
9.5.3 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 for a Phase II Engineering for the East-Side Sidewalk Improvement Project.
9.5.4 Motion to Approve a Resolution of the Village of Berkeley, Illinois Authorizing the Purchase of a 2022 Caterpillar 272D3XE Skid Steer from Altorfer Caterpillar in the Amount Not to Exceed $87,125.00
9.6 Community and Intergovernmental Relations (Chair – Trustee Perez; CoChair Trustee Graf-Stone)
9.6.1 Trustee Liaison Report
10 Village President
10.1 1/25/23 Mittera Tour at 10:30 a.m.
10.2 2/4/23 WCMC Legislative Breakfast
10.3 2/7/23 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 Adjournment
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