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Village of Franklin Park President and Board of Trustees met Feb. 20

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

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

III. ROLL CALL; ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM Village Clerk April J Arellano called the roll: Present at Board Meeting: Barrett F. Pedersen (Village President) and April J Arellano (Village Clerk), Joseph Montana (Village Attorney) 

Trustees (Present in the Room): Mr. Ruhl, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Special, and Mr. Hagerstrom 

Department Heads: 

Mark Stewart (Fire Department Chief) 

Mike Witz (Director of Police) 

Frank Grieashamer (Treasurer) 

Nick Weber (Deputy Utilities Commissioner) 

Lisa Manzo (Deputy Building Director) 

Nick Walny (Community Development and Zoning Director) 

Dan Corcoran (IT Director) 

Lisa Anthony (Health and Human Resources) 

Tom McCabe (Village Engineer) 

The Village Clerk declared a quorum was present. 

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

1. NONE 

V. COMMITTEE REPORTS 

1. FINANCE AND SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEES (Mr. Johnson, Chair) 

1. MR. JOHNSON REPORTED THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS THE  AGREEMENT WITH ENTERTAINMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP TO PROVIDE THE ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE FESTIVAL. THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON MARCH 04, 2024 

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

1. IN MS. AVITIA'S ABSENSE, MS. SPECIAL REPORTED 6 WATER MAIN BREAKS  2024 MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS - PAGE 1 

2. MS. SPECIAL REPORTED STAFF REPAIRED SANITARY SEWER MAIN LINE AT 3632 ROSE STREET FOR COLLAPSED SEWER AND JETTED 180 FEET OF THE SEWER AFTER REPAIRS 

3. MS. SPECIAL 

REPORTED STAFF INSTALLED A 4" PUMP IN THE UNDERDRAINAGE PIT IN THE DRIVEWAY OF THE OLD POLICE STATION 

4. MS. SPECIAL REPORTED STAFF REBUILT 2 FIRE HYDRANTS LAST WEEK AT 10001 ADDISON (FIRE STATION 2) AND 9240 BELMONT 

5. MS. SPECIAL REPORTED PUMP 1 AT THE SCOTT STREET LIFT STATION HAD TO BE PULLED AND REBUILT. STAFF PUT A SPARE PUMP IN SO THE STATION CAN RUN AT FULL STRENGTH 

6. MS. SPECIAL REPORTED VACTOR 211 HAS BEEN ON THE STREET 9 TIMES  ASSISTING WITH MAIN BREAKS AND BACKED UP SEWERS 

7. MS. SPECIAL REPORTED AS OF RIGHT NOW STAFF HAVE 1 COMPLETED OF 7 ADDRESSES FOR LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT DUE TO DISRUPTION OF THE LEAD SERVICE. ALL THESE SERVICES ARE SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE MAY 2024 TO FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES OF THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 

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

1. MR. RUHL REPORTED HE DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT 

FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT 

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

1. IN MR. YBARRA'S ABSENSE, MR. HAGERSTROM REPORTED 2 TRUCKS 

WERE SENT OUT FOR REPAIRS, AND DIAGNOSTIC ISSUES 

2. MR. HAGERSTROM REPORTED POTHOLE PATCHING STARTED IN ALL 

SECTIONS OF TOWN, 3 TONS OF MATERIALS WAS USED 

3. MR. HAGERSTROM REPORTED 9 SIGNPOSTS AND SIGNS WERE 

REPLACED AND 2 HANDICAPPED PARKING SIGNS WER INSTALLED 

4. MR. HAGERSTROM REPORTED 2 BROKEN HANGING BRANCHES WERE 

REMOVED FROM PARKWAY TREES AND ANY MISCELLANEOUS BRANCHES THAT FELL OUT OF PARKWAY TREES FROM THE WIND WERE PICKED UP 

5. MR. HAGERSTROM REPORTED ALL THE MAIN STREETS WERE SWEPT, AND ALL THE SIDE STREETS WERE SWEPT IN THE CENTER OF THE STREET AND 1 LOAD OF STREET SWEEPINGS WAS HAULED OUT 

6. MR. HAGERSTROM REPORTED 37 TIRES WERE PICKED UP IN THE 

ALLEYS THROUGHOUT TOWN, 5 DEAD ANIMALS WERE PICKED UP, AND FLY DUMPED DEBRIS WERE REMOVED FROM 3 LOCATIONS 

5. PROPERTY, PLANNING, ZONING, BUILDING, AND TREE PRESERVATION COMMISSION 

(Ms. Special, Chair) 

1. ON BEHALF OF THE TREE PRESERVATION COMMISSION, MS. SPECIAL 

REPORTED SUSTAINABILITY, FORESTRY, PARKWAYS AND FACILITIES DIRECTOR ANDY SMOLEN, MS. SPECIAL REPORTED THE FIRST ANNUAL SEED SWAP TOOK PLACE ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 10TH AND IT WAS A SUCCESS. MANY EDUCATIONAL BOOTHS WERE PRESENT, AND RESIDENTS WERE ABLE TO SWAP SEEDS AND TALK TO MASTER GARDENERS AND BEEKEEPERS. PLANS FOR THE 2025 SEED SWAP ARE IN THE PLANNING STAGE 

2. MS. SPECIAL REPORTED THE MARCH 5TH SUSTAINABLE 

PRESENTATION AT EAST LEYDEN IS SET. FIVE PRESENTATIONS ON DIFFERENT SUSTAINABLE SUBJECTS WILL BE PRESENTED. SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MS. KATHY KUBECZKO WHO IS A SCIENCE TEACHER AT EAST LEYDEN FOR ORGANIZING THIS EVENT 

3. MS. SPECIAL REPORTED MORTON ARBORETUM HAS GRACIOUSLY 

DONATED 45 DIVERSIFIED TREES TO FRANKLIN PARK. PLANS TO HAVE AN ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTING WILL BE CONFIRMED WHEN THE MORTON ARBORETUM SETS A DELIVERY DATE 

4. MS. SPECIAL REPORTED THAT ON MARCH 7TH, THE FRANKLIN PARK 

TREE BOARD ARE INVITED TO GIVE A PRESENTATION TO ADDISON WOMEN'S CLUB. THE VILLAGE CLERK OF ADDISON HEARD ABOUT ALL THE GREAT THINGS HAPPENING WITH FRANKLIN PARK'S SUSTAINABILITY AND INVITED US TO SPEAK TO THEM ABOUT POLLINATORS AND BEES 

5. MS. SPECIAL REPORTED THAT STAFF HAS STARTED THE APPLICATION 

PROCESS FOR THE $10,000.00 COMED GREEN GRANT THAT IS DUE ON MARCH 24, 2024. STAFF WILL BE ADDRESSING NATIVE AND POLLINATOR PLANTINGS. 

6. ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, MS. 

SPECIAL REPORTED THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MET ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2024, TO DISCUSS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TWO TEXT AMENDMENTS. 

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THESE AMENDMENTS ARE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION 

7. ON BEHALF OF THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, MS. SPECIAL REPORTED 

50 CONTRACTORS APPLIED FOR LICENSES, 54 BUILDING PERMITS, 13 ELECTRICAL PERMITS, 9 SIGN PERMIT, 1 DUMPSTER PERMIT, 2 FIRE PERMIT AND NO POD PERMITS WERE APPLIED FOR A TOTAL OF 79 PERMITS. SHE ANNOUNCED 10 PROPERTY CLOSINGS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL, 3 NEW BUSINESS APPLIED FOR OCCUPANCY AND 1 NEW BUSINESS WERE ISSUED AN OCCUPANCY CERTIFICATE 

6. HUMAN RESOURCES, SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES AND SENIOR SERVICES 

COMMITTEE (Mr. Hagerstrom, Chair) 

1. MR. HAGERSTROM ANNOUNCED THE FIRST BLOOD DRIVE OF THE YEAR WILL BE ON FRIDAY, MARCH 01, 2024 FROM 3PM TO 7PM AT THE COMMUNITY ROOM. THE NUMBER OF DONORS HAS DECREASED AND THE BLOOD BANK IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MORE DONORS. REMEMBER ONE PINT OF BLOOD CAN SAVE 3 LIVES 

VI.STAFF REPORTS AND COMMENTS: DISCUSSION ON AGENDA ITEMS 

1. VILLAGE ENGINEER TOM MCCABE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND 

ZONING DIRECTOR WENT OVER AN EXTENSIVE ENGINEERING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT UPDATES THAT INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS: WYNDHAM HOTEL, MCDONALDS, SUPER DAVE'S CAR WASH, QUICK TRIP GAS STATION, TG GLOBAL HOLDINGS, THE CUBES AT ORD, DIGITAL REALTY, GRAND AVENUE CORRIDOR PLAN AND CLIMATE RESILIENCY PLANNING. ALSO DISCUSSED WERE THE VILLAGE OF FRANKLIN PARK 2024 PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE FRANKLIN AVENUE ROADWAY, INDUSTRIAL ROADWAYS (NEAR FRANKLIN AVENUE), VILLAGE WIDE ROADWAY INPROVEMENTS, WOLD ROAD/ADDISON INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, GRAND AND GEORGE TRAFFIC SIGNAL, ACCESS TO TRANSIT BIKE PATH PROJECT, TRAINFO, ROADWAY CROSSING ELIMINATION PROGRAM, LEYDEN NEWS AGENCEY, LED LIGHT STUDY AND CURTIS STREET PUMP STATION 

VII. CONSENT AGENDA 

(Items on the Consent Agenda will be enacted or approved by a single motion or omnibus vote. 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.) 

1. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM: 

(a) THE MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD ON MONDAY 

FEBRUARY 05, 2024 

2. APPROVAL OF VOUCHER EXPENDITURES LIST IN THE AMOUNT OF: 

$ 1,080,375.43 

3. RESOLUTION NO. 2324 R 

A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN ENTERTAINMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP AND THE VILLAGE OF FRANKLIN PARK, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS FOR FRANKLIN PARK FEST 

4. ORDINANCE NO. 2324 VC 

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER SIX OF TITLE SIX OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF FRANKLIN PARK, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS (HANDICAPPED RESERVED PARKING SPACE FOR 2827 WASHINGTON STREET) 

5. ORDINANCE NO. 2324 VC 

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 6-6F-1 OF TITLE SIX OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF FRANKLIN PARK, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS (NO PARKING BETWEEN 9636 AND 9646 ADDISON COURT) 

6. ORDINANCE NO. 2324 VC 

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER SIX OF TITLE SIX OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF FRANKLIN PARK, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS (HANDICAPPED RESERVED PARKING SPACE FOR 3546 SUNSET LANE) 

7. ORDINANCE NO. 2324 VC 

AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF FRANKLIN PARK, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AMENDING SECTION 9-9-2 OF THE ZONING CODE REGARDING INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTOR OFFICE AND STORAGE USES (ZBA: 24-01) 

8. ORDINANCE NO. 2324 VC 

AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF FRANKLIN PARK, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AMENDING SECTION 9-12-5 OF THE ZONING CODE REGARDING PARKING LOT GREENSPACE AND LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS (ZBA: 24-02) 

9. MOTION TO WAIVE BID REQUIREMENTS AND APPROVE THE ACQUISITION OF A FORD MODEL F-550 DUMP BODY AND HOIST WITH HYDRAULICS FROM MONROE TRUCK EQUIPMENT, JOLIET, ILLINOIS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $42,940.00 ALONG WITH A FORD MODEL F-550 SUPERDUTY DUMP TRUCK CHASSIS FROM HAGGERTY FORD, WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $75,851.00 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 

10. MOTION TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT 

AGREEMENT WITH SPACECO, INCORPORATED, ROSEMONT, ILLINOIS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $35,781.00 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 

Motion made by Mr. Johnson and seconded by Mr. Hagerstrom to approve the Consent Agenda Roll Call: Ayes Mr. Hagerstrom, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Ruhl, and Ms. Special 

Nay 0. Absent -2- Mr. Ybarra and Ms. Avitia Abstain - 0. 

VIII. NEW BUSINESS 

IX. COMMENTS FROM THE CLERK: 

Clerk Arellano reported that on January 27, 2024, the Clerk's Office held it's first passport event at the Franklin Park Library and it was very successful. The next passport event at the Library will be on March 30, 2024. The Clerk's Office is currently working with Triton College to provide passport services to the students. 

X. COMMENTS FROM THE PRESIDENT: NONE 

XI. CLOSED/EXECUTIVE SESSION 

NONE 

XII. ADJOURNMENT 

Motion made by Mr. Johnson, seconded by Ms. Special to adjourn at 8:01 pm. Voice vote carried. 

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