City of Blue Island City Council met March 26.
Here is the minutes provided by the council:
CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Blue Island was called to order by Mayor Vargas at 7:00 p,m. on March 26, 2019.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
Roll Call indicates the following: Present: : 9: Hawley, Fahrenwald, Ostling, Thompson, Carr, Pitman, Johnson (7:02), Bilotto, Vieyra
Absent: 5 Slattery, Poulos, Frausto, Rita, Donahue
Present Also: Randy Heuser, City Clerk
Carmine Bilotto, City Treasurer
Cary Horvath, City Attorney
JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS
Motion by Ald. Fabrenwald, second by Ald. Pittman to approve the City Council Minutes from March 12, 2019.
Ayes: 8
Hawley, Fahrenwald, Ostling, Thompson, Carr, Pittman, Bilotto, Vieyra
Nays: 0
Absent: 6 Slattery, Poulos, Johnson, Frausto, Rita, Donahue
Abstain: 0
There being Eight (8) Affirmative Votes, the Mayor declared the motion carried.
SWEARING IN
Swearing In of Full-Time Firefighters: Frank Batura, Joseph Michaels and Joseph Rialmo
Swearing In of Full-Time Police Officers: David Fox and Raul Rodriguez
PUBLIC COMMENT
Victor Lee, 2957 142nd Place, spoke on behalf of his wife Donna Lee regarding her neighborhood watch program for the California Gardens and Deer Point.
Veronica Rodriguez spoke about water bill issues and a complaint against the city clerk.
Carol DiPace-Greene clarified about water rates and increases. She stated the City of Chicago charges $3.94 per thousand gallons of water. She was also looking for clarification regarding appropriations and looking to reverse all non union wage increases.
REPORT OF CITY OFFICIALS
MAYOR:
No announcements.
CITY CLERK:
No business.
BIDS:
No bids.
CITY TREASURER:
Motion by Ald. Ostling, second by Ald. Hawley to approve Inter-fund Transfers from Unrestricted and Restricted Accounts.
Ayes: 8 Hawley, Fahrenwald, Ostling, Thompson, Carr, Pittman, Bilotto, Vieyra
Nays: 1 Johnson
Absent: 5 Slattery, Poulos, Frausto, Rita, Donahue
Abstain: 0
There being Eight (8) Affirmative Votes, the Mayor declared the motion carried.
CITY ATTORNEY:
Motion by Ald. Ostling, second by Ald, Carr to approve Police Retro Wages for $92,070.69.
Ayes: 9 Hawley, Fahrenwald, Ostling, Thompson, Carr, Pittman, Johnson, Bilotto, Vieyra
Nays: 0
Absent: 5 Slattery, Poulos, Frausto, Rita, Donahue
Abstain: 0
There being Nine (9) Affirmative Votes, the Mayor declared the motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-008
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 2933 W. BURR OAK AVENUE, BLUE ISLAND, ILLINOIS WITH PROPERTY INDEX NUMBER 24-36-101-010-0000, TO CHRIS MESSINO.
Motion by Ald. Hawley, second by Ald. Johnson to approve Resolution No. 2019-008.
Ayes: 8 Hawley, Fahrenwald, Ostling, Thompson, Carr, Pittman, Johnson, Vieyra
Nays: 0
Absent: 6 Slattery, Poulos, Frausto, Bilotto, Rita, Donahue
Abstain: 0
There being Eight (8) Affirmative Votes, the Mayor declared the motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-009
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION FOR THE 2019 COOK COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM AND THE CERTIFICATION OF MATCHING FUNDS.
Motion by Ald. Fahrenwald, second by Ald. Ostling to approve Resolution No. 2019-009.
Ayes: 9 Hawley, Fahrenwald, Ostling, Thompson, Carr, Pittman, Johnson, Bilotto, Vieyra
Nays: 0
Absent: 5 Slattery, Poulos, Frausto, Rita, Donahue
Abstain: 0
There being Nine (9) Affirmative Votes, the Mayor declared the motion carried,
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-010
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT WITH METROPOLITAN INDUSTRIES, INC., FOR MONITORING SERVICES FOR THE THORNTON ELEVATED TANK, THE HIGHLAND PUMP STATION AND THE VINCENNES PUMP STATION.
Motion by Ald. Hawley, second by Ald. Fahrenwald to approve Resolution No. 2019-010.
Ayes: 8 Hawley, Fahrenwald, Ostling, Thompson, Carr, Pittman, Johnson, Vieyra
Nays: 0
Absent: 5 Slattery, Poulos, Frausto, Rita, Donahue
Abstain: 1 Bilotto
There being Eight (8) Affirmative Votes, the Mayor declared the motion carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 2019-006
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION FOR CORPORATE PURPOSES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2019 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019.
Motion by Ald. Bilotto, second by Ald. Johnson to amend Ordinance No. 2019-006.
Ayes: 3 Carr, Pittman, Bilotto
Nays: 6 Hawley, Fahrenwald, Ostling, Thompson, Johnson, Vieyra
Absent: 5 Slattery, Poulos, Frausto, Rita, Donahue
Abstain: 0
There being Three (3) Affirmative Votes, the Mayor declared the motion failed.
Motion by Ald. Ostling, second by Ald. Hawley to approve Ordinance No. 2019-006.
Ayes: 5 Hawley, Fahrenwald, Ostling, Thompson, Vieyra
Nays: 4 Carr, Pittman, Johnson, Bilotto
Absent: 5 Slattery, Poulos, Frausto, Rita, Donahue
Abstain: 0
There being Five (5) Affirmative Votes, the Mayor declared the motion failed.
There being Four (4) Affirmative Votes, the Mayor declared the motion failed.
Motion by Ald. Bilotto, second by Ald. Johnson to amend Ordinance No. 2019-006 eliminating raises for non union employees and transferring those funds to street repair.
Ayes: 4 Carr, Pittman, Johnson, Bilotto
Nays: 5 Hawley, Fahrenwald, Ostling, Thompson, Vieyra
Absent: 5 Slattery, Poulos, Frausto, Rita, Donahue
There being Four (4) Affirmative Votes, the Mayor declared the motion failed.
Motion by Ald. Bilotto, second by Ald. Vieyra to amend Ordinance No. 2019-006 with agreed upon amendments and to include the salary schedule as presented by the Finance Department with a 2% COLA increase and eliminating the merit increases.
Ayes: 9 Hawley, Fahrenwald, Ostling, Thompson, Carr, Pittman, Johnson, Bilotto, Vieyra
Nays: 0
Absent: 5 Slattery, Poulos, Frausto, Rita, Donahue
Abstain: 0
There being Nine (9) Affirmative Votes, the Mayor declared the motion carried.
Motion by Ald. Hawley, second by Ald. Bilotto to approve Ordinance No. 2019-006 as amended.
Ayes: 9 Hawley, Fahrenwald, Ostling, Thompson, Carr, Pittman, Johnson, Bilotto, Vieyra
Nays: 0
Absent: 5 Slattery, Poulos, Frausto, Rita, Donahue
Abstain: 0
There being Nine (9) Affirmative Votes, the Mayor declared the motion carried.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Community Development - Ald. Hawley, Chairman
Next Meeting - Tuesday, April 10, 2019,7:30 p.m. - East Annex
Finance Committee - Ald. Ostling, Chairman
Motion by Ald. Ostling, second by Ald. Bilotto to approve Accounts Payable Check Proof for March 27, 2019 for $538,288.98.
Ayes: 8 Hawley, Fabrenwald, Ostling, Thompson, Carr, Pittman, Bilotto, Vieyra
Nays: 1 Johnson
Absent: 5 Slattery, Poulos, Frausto, Rita, Donahue
Abstain: 0
There being Eight (8) Affirmative Votes, the Mayor declared the motion carried.
Motion by Ald. Ostling, second by Ald. Pittman to approve Payroll for March 8, 2019 for $362,998.90.
Ayes: 8 Hawley, Fahrenwald, Ostling, Thompson, Carr, Pittman, Bilotto, Vieyra
Nays: 1 Johnson
Absent: 5
Slattery, Poulos, Frausto, Rita, Donahue
Abstain:0
There being Eight (8) Affirmative Votes, the Mayor declared the motion carried
Public Health & Safety Committee -- Ald. Carr, Chairman
Next Meeting - Tuesday, April 9, 2019, 6:00 p.m. - East Annex
Municipal Services Committee - Ald. Rita, Chairman
Next Meeting - TBA
Judiciary Committee - Ald. Fahrenwald, Chairman
Next Meeting - Tuesday, April 16, 2018, 6:00 p.m. - East Annex
ALDERMANIC ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS
Ald. Johnson asked if there is a ball park figure for the investigation for the Tahoes.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion by Ald. Hawley, second by Ald. Fahrenwald to go into Executive Session to discuss pending litigation.
Upon a voice vote, the Mayor declared the motion carried.
REGULAR MEETING
Motion by Ald. Vieyra, second by Ald. Fahrenwald to recorvene Regular Meeting..
Upon a voice vote, the Mayor declared the motion carried.
Motion by Ald. Fahrenwald, second by Ald. Thompson to approve asettlement agreement between the City and Code Red.
Ayes: 9 Hawley, Fahrenwald, Ostling, Thompson, Carr, Pittman, Johnson, Bilotto, Vieyra
Nays: 0
Absent: 5 Slattery, Poulos, Frausto, Rita, Donahue
Abstain: 0
There being Nine (9) Affirmative Votes, the Mayor declared the motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Ald. Pittman, second by Ald. Bilotto to adjourn the meeting.
Upon a voice vote, the Mayor declared the motion carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
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