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Village of Bellwood Village Board met Dec. 18

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 No items appearing on the consent agenda,

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

i Departmental Report,

ii Item E - Due to the overwhelming success of the Village’s program pertaining to the construction of single-family homes located throughout the Village the attached provides for the design and build of two single-family homes located at 514 24th Avenue and 520 24th Avenue,

iii Item F - The change orders authorize and approve additional expenditures for the costs related to the Bellwood Gateway Project,

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

i Departmental Report,

ii Item I - The Village desires to update its cybersecurity firmware and hardware to further protect the confidential and sensitive information stored within the village’s computer systems,,

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

i Departmental Report,

ii Item C - The Village is required on an annual basis to establish and publish the meeting dates for the following year, the attached resolution establishes the 2025 meeting dates and times,

iii Item D - The agreement provides that the parties are required to keep confidential any Protected Health Information that the respective parties may come into possession of as a result of the administration of the Village’s health insurance plan,

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

i Departmental Report,

ii Item G - The Village routinely inspects and evaluates its various vehicles and machinery and when no longer useful or necessary seeks to dispose of said property and replace it with an updated and newer version, specifically, the Village is interested in disposing of several older vehicles, the Village is interested in transferring vehicles described herein to the Homeland Security Department and the Memorial Park District security department,

iii Item H - Plaintiff filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division making certain allegations the parties by and through counsel have reached an amicable resolution of the matter,

f Finance – Trustee Nightengale, Chairman; Trustee Holman, Member,

i Departmental Report,

ii Authorize payment of bills,

iii Ratify investments,

iv Item A - The ordinance approves the real estate tax levy for 2024 collectable in 2025, the Village of Bellwood proposes no change in the Village’s portion of the tax levy from the previous year, therefore, resulting in no tax increase from the Village of Bellwood,

v Item B - The ordinance abates certain amounts that would otherwise be extended to the real estate bill for bond payments, reducing the total amount of real estate taxes collectible in 2025,

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 Levying Taxes for the Corporate Purposes and Special Funds for the Fiscal Period Commencing on the First Day of January, 2025 and Ending on the Thirty-First Day of December, 2025 for the Village of Bellwood and the Bellwood Public Library, Illinois – 2024 Real Estate Tax Levy,

b An Ordinance Abating Taxes Levied for Levy Year 2024, by Ordinance Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Bellwood, Cook County, Illinois, providing for the Issuance of General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2015, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2016B, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2021, and General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2024 of the Village of Bellwood and providing for the Levy and Collection of a Direct Annual Tax for the Payment of the Principal of and Interest on the Bonds,

c A Resolution Establishing Regular Board Meeting Dates and Times for Calendar Year 2025,

d A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement by and between the Village of Bellwood and Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.,

e A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of Certain Construction Agreements pertaining to the Development of 514 24th Avenue and 520 24th Avenue, Bellwood, Illinois,

f A Resolution Approving and Authorizing certain Change Orders to the Construction Contracts for the Bellwood Gateway Project,

g An Ordinance Authorizing the Disposition of Personal Property of the Village of Bellwood,

h A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a General Release by and between the Village of Bellwood and Tracy Nesbitt,

i A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement by and between the Village of Bellwood and Impact Network, LLC,

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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