West Cook News

Village of Berkeley Village Board met Aug. 15.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1 Call to Order

2 Pledge of Allegiance

3 Roll Call

4 Presentations and Appointment

5 Public Hearings

6 Public Comments and Questions (Consent Agenda Items Only)

Please limit comments to three (3) 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 July 18, 2023

7.2 Closed Session Minutes from July 18, 2023 (not for public release)

8 Claims Ordinance

8.1 Motion to Approve Claims Ordinance #1514 in the amount of $158,641.33

8.2 Motion to Approve Claims Ordinance #1515 in the amount of $256,877.88

9 Committee Reports

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

9.1.1 Trustee Liaison Report – Garden Club

9.1.2 Monthly Report

9.1.3 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving an Honorary Street Designation of “Red & Violet Murphy Way” for the 2100 Block of Calvin Avenue in the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois

9.1.4 Motion to Approve an Ordinance Approving and Authorizing the Execution of Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement for the Operation and Maintenance of a Commuter Parking Facility by and between the Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transportation Authority and the Village of Berkeley

9.1.5 Motion to Approve a Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement for a West Cook Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan by and between the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

9.1.6 Motion to Approve an Ordinance Authorizing the Sale of Surplus Personal Property Owned by the Village of Berkeley

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

9.2.1 Trustee Liaison Report – Library

9.2.2 Monthly Report

9.2.3 Motion to Approve an Ordinance Authorizing Village Staff to Enter into License Agreements for Food Truck Operators within the McDermott/St. Charles Road TIF District No. 2 at 5544 St. Charles Road 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– School District

9.3.2 Monthly Report

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

9.4.1 Trustee Liaison Report – Chamber of Commerce

9.4.2 Monthly Report

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

9.5.1 Trustee Liaison Report – Park District

9.5.2 Monthly Report

9.5.3 Motion to Approve a Resolution Accepting in Part and Rejecting in Part a Proposal from Semper Fi Land Services Inc. for Native Planting Beds along the Illinois Prairie Path in the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois

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

9.6.1 Trustee Liaison Report – Neighborhood Watch

10 Village President

10.1 Trustee Liaison Report – BerkHill Baseball

10.2 9/5/23 Village Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m.

11 Village Administrator

12 Village Attorney

13 Public Comments and Questions

Please limit comments to three (3) minutes in length, unless further granted by the Board

14 Executive Session

14.1 Motion 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 Action After Executive Session

16 Adjournment

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