Village of South Holland President and Board of Trustees met Nov. 4.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
Administrative Staff Present: Mr. Shawn Staples, Police Chief; Mr. Brian Kolosh, Fire Chief; Mr. Ed Stewart, Director Recreational Services; Mr. George Gunkel, Director Public Works; Mr. Tim Lapp, Village Attorney; Mr. John Hilsen, Village Engineer; Mr. J Wynsma, Village Administrator; Ms. Pat Mahon, Deputy Village Administrator; Mr. John Watson, Director of Economic Development; Ms. Beth Herman, Village Treasurer
Absent: Mr. Frank Knittle, Director Community Development
President De Graff called the meeting to order and Clerk Penman called the roll.
Present: Trustees Larry De Young, Vickie Perkins, Cindy Nylen, John Russell, Andrew Johnson and Prince Reed
Pastor Richard Zekveld of Covenant Fellowship Church opened our meeting with pray. President De Graff thanked Pastor Zekveld.
Special Presentation
After providing background information on Lt. Rick Triemstra, President De Graff asked for a motion to appoint Lt. Triemstra to the position of Fire Captain. Trustee Johnson moved to approved the appointment. Trustee Reed seconded the motion.
Roll Call: Ayes: Trustees Johnson, Reed, De Young, Perkins, Nylen and Russell
Nays: None
Motion carried, approved and so ordered by President Don A. De Graff
Minutes
Trustee Nylen moved that the reading of the Minutes of the October 21, 2019 meeting be dispensed with, copies thereof having been distributed to each trustee, and the Minutes as presented be approved. Trustee De Young seconded the motion.
Roll Call: Ayes: Trustees Nylen, De Young, Perkins, Russell, Johnson and Reed
Nays: None
Motion carried, approved and so ordered by President Don A. De Graff
Resident Comments
A resident, speaking on behalf of the neighbors on 153th and Ellis, expressed concerns regarding problems stemming from rental properties in their area. She spoke to the lack of property maintenance, the high turnover of occupants and the negative behaviors of those occupants. President De Graff thanked her for her comments and assured her that this was a very importance concern of the Board and the Administration.
Engineer’s Report
Mr. Hilsen had no report this evening.
Attorney’s Report
Mr. Lapp had four items this evening. The first was a Resolution authorizing the annual agreement
with Cook County for food service inspection. Trustee De Young moved to adopt the Resolution as presented. Trustee Perkins seconded the motion.
Roll Call: Ayes: Trustees De Young, Perkins, Nylen, Russell, Johnson and Reed
Nays: None
Motion carried, approved and so ordered by President Don A. De Graff
The second was a Resolution to adopt the updated Cook County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazzard Mitigation Plan. Trustee Johnson moved to adopt the Resolution as presented. Trustee Reed seconded the motion.
Roll Call: Ayes: Trustees Johnson, Reed, De Young, Perkins, Nylen and Russell
Nays: None
Motion carried, approved and so ordered by President Don A. De Graff
The third was a Resolution authorizing an intergovernmental agreement with the Department of Health and Family Services for additional funding through Ground Ambulance Medical Transport (GEMT). Trustee Johnson moved to adopt the Resolution as presented. Trustee Reed seconded the motion.
Roll Call: Ayes: Trustees Johnson, Reed, De Young, Perkins, Nylen and Russell
Nays: None
Motion carried, approved and so ordered by President Don A. De Graff
The fourth was the Award of Contracts for the HVAC Renovation of the Customer Service Center. Trustee Russell moved to award the contracts for the Customer Service Building HVAC Renovation Project to Czervik Construction Co for Carpentry & General Construction at $55,000; to C. Acitelli Heating & Piping Contractors for HVAC at $196,000; to Chicago Heights Carrier Electric Company for Electric at $54,841 for a total of $305,841.00. Trustee De Young seconded the motion. This comes as a recommendation from JMA Architects who led the process to secure bids from contractors. The following bids were received:
BP1 Carpentry & General Construction - Base Bid
* Czervik Construction Company $ 55,000.00
DBM Service $185,000.00
Metropolitan Corp. $ 65,100.00
BP2 HVAC Base Bid
* C. Acitelli Heating & Piping Contractors $196,000.00
Amber Mechanical $209,000.00
Flo-Tech Mechanical Systems $217,000.00
Gatlin Plumbing & Heating $213,950.00
Hayes Mechanical $254,600.00
R J Olman $173,967.00
BP3 Electric Base Bid
All Phase Electric $ 59,730.00
BME Electric $ 67,240.00
* Chicago Heights Carrier Electric Co. $ 54,841.00
Kreykes Electric $ 38,750.00
Meany Electric $ 69,000.00
Monarch Electric Construction Co. $ 88,200.00
Trustee Johnson asked for clarification regarding the rejection of the lower HVAC bid from R J Olman and the lower Electric bid from Kreykes. Mr. Lapp explained that, as per JMA, those bids should be rejected because the two bidders made fatal errors on their bids and requested to withdraw.
Roll Call: Ayes: Trustees Russell, De Young, Perkins, Nylen, Johnson and Reed Nays: None
Motion carried, approved and so ordered by President Don A. De Graff
Community Development
Trustee De Young moved for approval of Building Permits Nos. 19-1012 – 19-1257 as presented,
representing a value of $1,410,085.63 in community investments. Trustee Perkins seconded the motion. Among these permits, Trustee De Young highlighted the following: $140,000 – PVC roof for Gurtler
Industries.
Roll Call: Ayes: Trustees De Young, Perkins, Nylen, Russell, Johnson and Reed
Nays: None
Motion carried, approved and so ordered by President Don A. De Graff
Parks and Recreation
Trustee Perkins reported that our fall youth basketball is scheduled to begin on Saturday, November 9, for boys and girls in 3rd thru 6th grades. The league will feature 10 weeks of instruction and fundamentals followed by an 8-week game schedule. Pre-registration is required and spaces are limited.
South Holland Recreational Services will host our inaugural Winter Sports Showcase on Sunday December 8th from 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm for boys and girls ages 3 to 10. The showcase will place an emphasis on getting children involved in Cheer, Soccer, Baseball, Basketball, and Football. Pre-registration is required.
Community Coordination
Trustee Nylen shared that the Lions Club, in partnership with local businesses will host their annual Chili Supper on Tuesday, November 12, from 4:30 -7:00 pm at the South Holland Community Center. The dinner will feature Jimboo’s chili and mac & cheese by TK Gourmet Chef Terrance Randolph. Tickets are $10 and are available from Lions members and at the door.
Winter Wonderland will take place on December 6, 6:00 - 8:00 pm at Veterans Memorial Park. This family friendly event includes Face Painting, Reindeer and Elves, Display of Holiday Lights, Refreshments and more. Visits with Santa are limited to South Holland residents only, at a max of 175. Register at the South Holland Community Center.
Finance
Trustee Russell moved for Approval of payments of vouchers as listed on Register No. 992 for $1,225,493.37 covering day-to-day operations, vendor payments and salaries. Trustee Johnson seconded the motion.
Roll Call: Ayes: Trustees Russell, Johnson, De Young, Perkins, Nylen and Reed
Nays: None
Motion carried, approved and so ordered by President Don A. De Graff
Public Safety
Trustee Johnson reported that in the current Fire Department budget, the Village invested in the purchase of an Auto-Pulse, often referred to as a “Thumper”, for each of our three ambulances. These are amazing new mechanical CPR devices to assist those in cardiac arrest. The investment was $43,000. After training, the machines were placed in service on September 26th. Just yesterday, the Fire Department was called to the cardiac arrest of a resident. Once paramedics arrived, they initiated CPR and the Auto-Pulse was applied. While transporting, our paramedics continued to work on the patient while the “Thumper” kept consistent chest compressions. At the hospital, doctors took over and continued to use the Auto-Pulse. By the time our paramedics left the hospital, the patient had a strong heart-beat, and was on the road to recovery. It is exciting to see our wise investments put to good use, and potentially saving the life of one of our residents, We’d like to comment our Fire Department and paramedics for their excellent life-saving care.
Public Works
Trustee Reed had no report this evening.
President De Graff asked if there were any additional business.
There being no additional business to come before the President and Board of Trustees, Trustee De Young moved that this meeting adjourn. Trustee Perkins seconded the motion. Ayes all on the roll. Meeting adjourned. Next regular meeting of the President and the Board of Trustees will be held on Monday, November 18, 2019, at 8:00 PM, in the Council Room of the Municipal Building, County of Cook, South Holland, Illinois.
http://www.southholland.org/Board/Minutes/2019/2019-11-04.pdf
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