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Village of East Hazel Crest Village Board met Jan. 26.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

Roll Call: Trustees Forte, Johnson, Ewan, Wideman, & Ortiz, were present, Trustee Kearns was delayed.

Also present PD Chief Janich and Deputy Fire Chief Mills & PW Director King.

Minutes: Trustees Wideman & Ewan made the motions to approve the minutes of the 1/12//22 regular meeting. All trustees present were in favor. Tr. Kearns was delayed. Mtn. carried.

Reports of Village Officials:

Mayor's Report:

1) Ordinance 21-09; allowing for the transfer of ownership of property south of the tollway to Wind Creek 11., LLC for purposes of

redevelopment of the casino. Trustees Johnson and Ewan made the motions to adopt Ord. 21-09. Roll Call: all trustees present voted aye. Mtn. carried.

Trustee Kearns arrived.

Mayor Brown reported receipt of a letter offering to purchase½ of the property at 1110 W. 175th St. for $14,500.00. The entire property is appraised at $30,000.00. The Village will have to obtain a survey of the site. The property measures approx .. 180' x 297' and would have to be subdivided at a cost of $1,400 for the subdivision if we were to sell ½ lot. Discussion followed. Trustees Johnson and Wideman made the motions to subdivide the parcel and sell½ of the lot for $14,500. Trustees Wideman, Ortiz, Forte and Johnson voted Aye; Trustees

Kearns and Ewan voted Nay voted aye Mtn. carried.

Mayor Brown spoke of a Grant the Fire Department received for the purchase of a new fire truck. Current price is approximately

$586,000.00 (Grant would cover a major portion but we would have to finance $176,000.00 to complete the purchase) and prices are expected to go up on February 1st. After some discussion, Trustees Ortiz and Ewan made motions to further study the purchase of a new truck,

Roll Call: All trustees voted aye. Mtn. carried.

Clerk: Clerk Minnis had nothing to report.

1) Administrator Lazuka asked members to consider a CEDA program to assist residents with outstanding water bills. After a brief discussion, Trustees Wideman and Johnson made the motions to participate in the CEDA program. Roll Call: all trustees voted aye. Mtn. carried.

2) Members were asked to approve repairs to the lift station. Bids were as follows:

a. Metropolitan Pump $3,949.00

b. Meade, Inc $3,835.00

c. Alternate Energy $2,500.00

Trustees Kearns and Ortiz made the motions to accept the low bid of Alternate Energy of $2,500,00. Roll Call: all trustees voted aye. Mtn.carried.

3) Adm. Lazuka asked members for approval to pay the contractors performing the IEP A funded water improvement upgrades upon the receipt of applicable loan proceeds as follows:

Linden Group- for water main, valve repairs & hydrant replacement in Bremerton Woods and on the East side of town in the amount of $558,296.93. Trustees Kearns and Ortiz made the motions to approve. Roll Call: all trustees voted aye. Mtn .carried.

Calumet City Plumbing for lead service line replacement $151,957.60 and $138,557.70 for Meter and CL Analyzer installation for a total of $290,517.30. Mtn. by Trustees Ewan and Wideman. Roll Call: all trustees voted aye. Mtn. carried

4) Approval for Alternate Energy Solutions for 2-yr. contract for oil change and inspection@ 171 st & Park, $357.00 per years and at 1203 W. 172nd, $948.00 per year. Discussion. Motions to approve by Tr. Kearns and Ewan. Roll Call: all trustees voted aye. Mtn. carried ..

5) Members discussed upgrade to Burglar & Fire at both the 1900 and 1904 Buildings. Upgrade will allow Stanley Security System to install necessary software for our system to interface with 5G technology. Trustees Ortiz and Johnson made motions to approve payment of $3,000.00 for the upgrades. Roll Call: all trustees voted aye. Mtn. carried.

Adm. Lazuja brought up HEATING issues with the Day Care. The heating contractor had to order a heating exchanger for the rooftop unit. Trustees Johnson and Wideman made motions to approve $556.00 for a new heating exchanger. Roll Call: Trustees Ewan, Wideman, Ortiz, Keams and Johnson voted aye; Tr. Forte was unavailable. Mtn. carried.

Center Ave. Project- phases 1 & 2. IDOT has funded the Engineering for the Center Ave. project. (Project includes street resurfacing, hike path and landscape) IDOT requires.public notice to solicit engineer contractors by RFQ. Advertisement will go into local paper 2/3/22 and 2/14/22.

OPEN TO VISITORS:

One call came in from 1307 W. 171 st St. relative to extending date for extending the date for his exit from 1307 W. 171 st St.for lack of business. Discussion followed. Trustees Forte and Keams made the motions-e, extend the deadline for vacation of premises to March 31st, 2022. All trustees were in favor. Mtn. carried.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Streets: Tr. Forte commended Public Works for their availability during the power outage this morning. She asked again about extending the sidewalk in front of her house. This subject will be discussed in the Spring.

Finance/License:

1) Trustees Johnson and Ortiz made the motions to approve all bills on the Claims Sheets dated 1/12/22 in the amount of $57,188.72. Roll Call: all trustees voted aye. Motions carried.

Trustees Johnson and Wideman made the motions to approve all

Bills on the Claims Sheets dated 1/26/22 in the amount of $97,007.58. Roll Call: all trustees voted aye. Motions carried.

SIGNS: Tr. Kearns asked for consideration that signage for the new Casino should be: the Casino in East Hazel Crest and Homewood.

HEALTH/SAFETY/PERSONNEL; Tr. Ewan had nothing to report. WATER/SEWERS; No report by Tr. Wideman,

POLICE/FIRE: Tr. Ortiz. had nothing to report.

OLD BUSINESS - none

NEW BUSINESS-Tr. Forte reported she had spoken with Jim Garret of the Convention Bureau and he spoke of the East Hazel Crest/ Homewood Casino.

Announcements: Tr. Kearns referred to the Day Care rent AND possibly increasing the .rent. Trustee Keams also asked about the status of buildings and generators. PD & FD AND Administrative Building are in need of generators. Requests have been made for Federal capital funding. Generators are quite expensive and the Mayor and Administrator are searching for funding assistance.

? was asked about DEMO of the old restaurant at 175th & Center. It was suggested the property should be re-zoned as Residential - Single Family. Can we get a Grant to improve the property? We currently have a grant application pending but to date no 'word' on the grant being awarded to anyone.

Executive Session. None

Adjournment Trustees Wideman and Johnson made the motions to adjourn. All trustees were in favor. Mtn. carried. Time: 7:56 pm

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