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Village of Berkeley Village Board met Sep. 19

Village of Berkeley Village Board met Sep. 19.

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 Proclamation Recognizing and Honoring the Public Service of Village Trustee Shafi Mohammed

4.2 Oaths of Office

4.2.1 Planning and Zoning Commissioner Gail Winfield

4.2.2 Police Officer Francisco Meraz

4.2.3 Police Officer Evan Trader

4.2.4 Police Officer Lisa Brennan

4.3 Life Saving Award – Police Officer Salvatore Palazzolo

4.4 Age Options Report Presentation – Jacque Jones

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 August 15, 2023

8 Claims Ordinance

8.1 Motion to Approve Claims Ordinance #1516 in the amount of $374,979.39

8.2 Motion to Approve Claims Ordinance #1517 in the amount of $115,928.50

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 and Authorizing the Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement for the Provision of Environmental Health Inspection Services between Cook County and the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois

9.1.4 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving a Lease Between Republic Bank of Chicago and the Village of Berkeley for a Portion of 5500 St. Charles Road

9.1.5 Motion to Approve a Resolution of the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois Approving a 2023 Safe Routes to School Grant Application for Phase III Engineering and Construction to Fund a Portion of the East Side Sidewalk Improvement Project

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 a Revised Resolution of Maintenance of Streets and Highways by Municipality under the Illinois Highways Code for Fiscal Year 2021 – 2022

9.2.4 Motion to Approve a Revised Resolution of Maintenance of Streets and Highways by Municipality under the Illinois Highways Code for Fiscal Year 2022 – 2023

9.2.5 Fiscal Year 23-24 1st Quarter Report

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 Amendments to the Village of Berkeley Sidewalk Inspection/Repair Plan

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 10/3/23 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

https://www.berkeley.il.us/vertical/Sites/%7BB4877CC9-5533-47FA-94DE-B3C09F1665AB%7D/uploads/September_19_2023_Agenda_Packet-Reduced.pdf

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