Village of Bellwood Village Board met May 17

By Angelica Saylo Pilo

Jun 14, 2023

Village of Bellwood Village Board met May 17.

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 – Election Results – Swearing in of Trustees

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 A - 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,

iii Item B - The Public Works Department needs to purchase a Vactor truck,

iv Item D - The Village issued an RFP regarding the 2023 Street Resurfacing Project and received several proposals in response thereto, the attached represents the lowest responsive proposal,

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

i Departmental Report,

ii Item E - The Village has negotiated for the purchase of the real estate commonly referred to as 200 30th Avenue, Bellwood, Illinois,

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

i Departmental Report,

ii Item C - The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing regarding Petitioner’s request for zoning relief and as a result of which has made a recommendation pertaining to Petitioner’s request to operate a trucking business and vehicle repair facility,

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

i Departmental Report,

ii Item F - The Illinois Municipal League has encouraged its membership to adopt a civility pledge to publicly declare a commitment to civil discourse and to express concern for the common good and wellbeing of all its membership,

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

i Departmental Report,

ii Item G - The Fire Department is in need of purchasing a new ambulance,

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

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

c An Ordinance Granting a Conditional Use for the property commonly referred to as 2600 Washington Blvd., Unit C, Bellwood, Illinois 60104 (Cordero Transport, Inc.),

d A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement by and between the Village of Bellwood and Pave Works, Inc.,

e An Ordinance Authorizing the Acquisition of and Approving a Purchase and Sale Agreement for the Real Estate commonly referred to as 200 30th Avenue, Bellwood. Illinois, 60104,

f A Resolution Adopting a Civility Pledge,

g A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Purchase of an Ambulance for the Fie Department,

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

11 New Business

12 Unfinished Business

13 Public Comment