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Village of Bellwood Village Board met Oct. 16

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

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 D - The Village received several proposals pertaining to the 2024 Spoil Removal Project, the attached awards the contract to the lowest bid for the project,

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

i Departmental Report,

ii Item F - The Resolution referenced herein allows for a Class 6b SER which grants the owner a reduction in real estate taxes for a thirteen-year period, Cook County provides municipalities with the ability to provide said real estate tax incentives in order to minimize the number of vacant, dilapidated and blighted property within their respective communities,

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

i Departmental Report,

ii Item A - The Planning Commission held a public hearing and has unanimously recommended the approval of the text amendment,

iii Item B - The Planning Commission held a public hearing and has unanimously recommended the approval of the text amendment,

iv Item E - The Planning Commission held a public hearing and has unanimously recommended the approval of the conditional use and related variances,

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

i Departmental Report,

ii Item C - Staff continually reviews Village policies to ensure that the policies are current and updated to comply with current law and requirements, the attached adopts a conflict-of-interest policy,

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

i Departmental Report,

ii No items appearing on the consent agenda,

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,

iii No items appearing on the consent agenda,

8 Consent Agenda

a An Ordinance Amending Chapter 156.056 of the Village of Bellwood Code of Ordinances; Allowed Uses in the B-1 Zoning District,

b An Ordinance Amending Chapter 156.043 of the Village of Bellwood Code of Ordinances; Permitted Uses in the R-3 Zoning District,

c A Resolution Approving and Adopting a Conflict-of-Interest Policy,

d A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a Contract by and between the Village of Bellwood and Rodrguez Express, Inc.,

e An Ordinance Granting the Approval of a Conditional Use for a Multiple-Family Dwelling Building and Certain Variances from the Village Code Related Thereto for the Property Located at 407 South 25th Avenue, Bellwood, IL 60104,

f A Resolution Approving a Class 6B SER Real Estate Tax Incentive for the Property Commonly Referred to as 4700-4800 Proviso Drive, Bellwood, Cook County, Illinois 60104,

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

14 Adjournment

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