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Village of Berkeley Village Board met April 15

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call

4. Presentations and Appointment

Recognizing and Honoring the Public Service of Village Trustee Larry Hammar

5. Public Hearings

6. 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.

Village Board Minutes from March 4, 2025

Village Board Minutes from March 18, 2025

Motion to Approve the Consent Agenda as presented

7. Claims Ordinance

Motion to Approve Claims Ordinance #1549 in the amount of $174,053.31

Motion to Approve Claims Ordinance #1550 in the amount of $250,447.09

8. Committee Reports

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

Trustee Liaison Report

Monthly Report

Motion to Approve an Ordinance providing for the issuance of not to exceed $6,000,000 General Obligation Bonds of the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois, for the purpose of financing capital improvements throughout the Village, providing for the levy and collection of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds, and authorizing the sale of said bonds to the purchaser thereof

Motion to Approve an Ordinance Amending the Annual Budget for the Fiscal Year beginning May 1, 2024 and ending April 30, 2025 for the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois

Motion to Approve an Ordinance of the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois Adopting the Annual Budget for the Fiscal Year beginning May 1, 2025 and ending April 30, 2026

Motion to Approve a Resolution for Improvements under the Illinois Highway Code (Rebuild Illinois Funds)

Motion to Approve a Resolution for Maintenance under the Illinois Highway Code (2021 and 2022 General Maintenance)

Motion to Approve a Resolution for Improvements under the Illinois Highway Code (Proviso Drive & East Side Sidewalk)

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

Trustee Liaison Report

Monthly Report

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

Trustee Liaison Report

Monthly Reports

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

Trustee Liaison Report

Monthly Report

Motion to Approve a Resolution of the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois Authorizing the Purchase of a 2025 DuraLift Urban Forestry Truck in an amount not to exceed $169,040.63

Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving the Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement between the Village of Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois and Edwin Hancock Engineering Company for Professional Engineering Services for Lead Water Service Replacements and IEPA Loan Application Process in an amount not to exceed $25,000

8.5 Intergovernmental Relations (Chair – Trustee Thomas; CoChair – Trustee Perez) Trustee Liaison Report

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

Trustee Liaison Report

9. Village President

4/17/25 LRS Village-wide Electronics Recycling Day

4/18/25 Spring Holiday – Village Offices closed

4/22/25 Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting at 6:30 p.m.

4/23/25 Police Pension Board Meeting at 4:30 p.m.

5/6/25 Oaths of Office for Newly Elected Officials at the Village Board Meeting at

6:30 p.m. Individual/Group photos proceeding meeting (TBA)

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

Motion to enter into Executive Session to consider the:

1. Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance or Dismissal of Specific Employee(s) and/or Legal Counsel 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(1)

2. Collective Bargaining, Salary Schedules; categorically 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(2)

3. Appointment/Removal for Public Office or Attorney 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(3)

4. Consideration to Purchase, Lease (Buy), or Acquire Specific Real Estate Property 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(5)

5. Setting Price for Sale/Lease Specific Real Estate Property 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(6)

6. 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)

7. Probable or Imminent and Pending Litigation 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(11)

8. Establish Reserves or Settle Claims (Tort) 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(12)

9. Consideration of Release of Executive Session Minutes 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(21)

14. Action After Executive Session

Motion to Approve a Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a Fourth Amendment to the Employment Agreement between Rudy Espiritu and the Village of Berkeley

15. Adjournment

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