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Village of Berkeley Village Board will meet Nov. 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 Paid-on-Call Firefighter and Crossing Guard Ken Kroll

4.2 Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report – Brian LeFevre from Sikich LLP

5 Public Hearings

6 Consent Agenda

6.1 Village Board Minutes from November 5, 2024

6.2 Executive Session Minutes from November 5, 2024 (not for public release)

6.3 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving the Appointment of a Delegate and Alternate Delegate to the Intergovernmental Risk Management Agency

7 Claims Ordinance

7.1 Motion to Approve Claims Ordinance #1541 in the amount of $274,026.22

8 Committee Reports

8.1 Administration, Finance and Technology (Chair – Trustee Graf-Stone; CoChair – Trustee Mathews)

8.1.1 Trustee Liaison Report

8.1.2 Monthly Report

8.1.3 Motion to Approve a Resolution of the Village of Berkeley, Illinois Accepting the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and Related Financial Documents for the Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2024

8.2 Community and Economic Development (Chair – Trustee Salemi; Co-Chair – Trustee Thomas) 

8.2.1 Trustee Liaison Report

8.2.2 Monthly Report

8.3 Public Safety (Chair – Trustee Mathews; Co-Chair – Trustee Hammar)

8.3.1 Trustee Liaison Report

8.3.2 Monthly Reports

8.3.3 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving the Adoption of the Cook County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan

8.4 Public Works and Utilities (Chair – Trustee Hammar; Co-Chair – Trustee Salemi)

8.4.1 Trustee Liaison Report

8.4.2 Monthly Report

8.4.3 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement Between the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois and A Lamp Concrete Contractors, Inc. for the 2025 East-Side Paving Project in an Amount Not to Exceed $3,274,627.70

8.4.4 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement between the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois and Hancock Engineering Company for Phase III Engineering of the East Side Paving Project in an Amount Not to Exceed $259,996.00

8.4.5 Motion to Approve a Resolution Concurring with the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Recommendation to Accept a Bid from A Lamp Concrete Contractors, Inc. for the East-Side Sidewalk Project

8.4.6 Motion to Approve a Resolution Concurring with the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Recommendation to Accept a Bid from Triggi Construction, Inc. for the Industrial Pedestrian Connector Project

8.4.7 Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement between the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois and Hancock Engineering Company for Phase III Engineering of the Industrial Pedestrian Connector Project in an amount not to Exceed $55,090.00

8.5 Intergovernmental Relations (Chair – Trustee Thomas; Co-Chair – Trustee Perez)

8.5.1 Trustee Liaison Report

8.6 Community Events (Chair – Trustee Perez; Co-Chair – Trustee Graf-Stone)

8.6.1 Trustee Liaison Report

9 Village President

9.1 Village President Report

9.2 11/28/24 Thanksgiving Day Holiday – Village offices closed

9.3 11/29/24 Day after Thanksgiving Holiday – Village offices closed

9.4 12/3/24 Village Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m.

10 Village Administrator

11 Village Attorney

12 Public Comments and Questions

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

13 Executive Session

13.1Motion to enter into Executive Session to consider the:

a. Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance or Dismissal of Specific Employee(s) and/or Legal Counsel 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, 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)

14 Action After Executive Session

15 Adjournment

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