Village of East Hazel Crest Board met April 13.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
Reg. Meeting of the President and Board of Trustees. Officials: Mayor Thomas A. Brown, Administrator Lazuka and Clerk Minnis
Roll Call: Trustees Forte, Keams,, Ewan, Wideman & Ortiz present; Tr. Johnson was absent.
Also present: J. Hale, S. Sokolowski, Linda/ Louie Dutka, M. Fernandez, J. Murry, PD Chief Janich, PW Brian King and Deputy Fire Chief Mills.
Invocation & Pledge. Silent invocation followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Minutes: Trustees Ortiz and Keams made the motions to approve the minutes of the 3/2~22 regular meeting. All trustees present were in favor. Mtn. carried.
Reports of Village Officials:
Mayor's Report:
1) Consideration to sell 1100 W. 175th St. This item was scratched from the Agenda.
2) Consideration/approval to hire Wiss, Janney, Elstner Assoc. (WJE) for review & inspections of the 21 story hotel/ Casino. Trustees Ortiz and Keams made the motions to approve. Roll Call: all trustees present voted aye. Tr. Johnson was absent. Mtn. carried. Mayor Brown said ground breaking is expected on May 3rd•
Clerk: Members were reminded the Statements of Economic Interests must be filed with the Cook County Clerk by May 3rd, 2022.
Administrator's Report:
1) Administrator Lazuka presented the employee insurance renewals, noting an 11 % increase over previous year. After a brief discussion, Trustees Forte and Wideman made the motions to stay with our current carrier. Roll Call: all trustees present voted aye. Tr. Johnson was absent. Mtn. carried.
2) Discussion/approval of Landscaping proposals:
Suburban Landscaping -west side $590.00 per cut Clarence Davids & Co. $1,489.00 per cut on a bi weekly
Basis (6 month contract) William Quinn & Sons $ 843.75 per cut on a weekly basis (7 month contract Trustees Wideman and Ortiz made the motions to approve the proposal of Sub. Landscaping for the west side of town for $590.00 per cut.
Roll Call: all trustees present voted aye. Tr. Johnson was absent.
Mtn. carried.
3) Rep. Davis's Shred Days discussed. Trustees Kearns and Ortiz made the motions to approve Shred Days on June 181\ 2022 and September 171\ 2022 (from 9 AM until Noon each day). Roll Call: All trustees present voted aye. Tr. Johnson was absent. Motions carried.
4) Consideration & approval of hydrant repainting at $92.00 per hydrant by Giant Maintenance & Restoration. Trustees Ortiz and Forte made the motions to approve hydrant repainting. Roll Call: all trustees present voted aye; Tr. Johnson was absent. Mtn. carried.
5) Approval to install a light at the rear of Village Hall. Com. Ed will install the light with a $7.91 energy charge. Trustees Kearns and Wideman made the motions to approve. Roll Call: All trustees present voted aye. Tr. Johnson was absent. Mtn. carried
6) FD request to purchase 3 pagers at cost of $359.00 each. Trustees Ortiz and Ewan made the motions to approve the purchase at the cost of $!,077.00. Roll Call: all trustees present voted aye. Tr. Johnson was absent. Mtn. carried.
Open to Visitors: Trustees Ortiz and Wideman made the motions to open this segment of the meeting to visitors. All trustees present were in favor. Tr. Johnson was absent. Mtn. carried. TIME: 7:30 pm
M. Fernandez inquired about the property at 17201 Throop St. The property in question is owned by the Village.
Jo Ann Murry spoke of pot holes on Ashland A venue. Ashland A venue is a County road and they will be notified of the pot holes. Ms. Murry asked if she could have a copy of Municipal Code. Municipal Code Corp. maintains our municipal code and it's available on line.
Louie Dutka and Linda spoke of motorists failure to stop at STOP signs. Much discussion. They inquired if the Village could install flashing lights on all STOP signs.
Discussion followed on the non-functioning light under the toll road bridge on Center. We have notified ISTHA; they disclaim ownership. Cook County has been notified by Public Works.
S. Solkowski had questions about open burning. After discussion, residents were told to call the Police dept. when this violation is observed.
Residents observed garbage on 171st St. 171st is a County road. The south side is in East Hazel Crest and the north side is either Hazel Crest or Harvey.
Trees have been cut on Ashland on RR property and cut remenents remain. They should be removed.
CLOSE TO VISITORS
Trustees Ortiz and Wideman made the motions to Close this segment of the meeting to the public.~ll trustees present were in favor. Tr. Johnson was absent. Mtn. carried. 7:52 pm
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Streets: Tr. Forte inquired about the property at 17201 Loomis. She thanked PD for their response of resident complaints of hearing shots fired. She urged residents to report any disturbance to the Police Department.
Finance/License: In the absence of Tr. Johnson, Tr. Keams & Tr. Forte made the motions to approve all bills on the Claims Sheets dated 4/1/22 in the amount of $693,141.89, on Claims Sheet dated 4/08/22 in the amount of $397,720.07 and on Claims Sheets dated 4/13/22 in the amount of $21,956.16 for a total of $1,112,818.12. Roll Call: all trustees voted aye; Tr. Johnson was absent. Motions carried.
SIGNS: Tr. Keams had nothing to report.
HEALTH/SAFETY/PERSONNEL; No report by Tr. Ewan
WATER/SEWERS; No report by Tr. Wideman
POLICE/FIRE: Tr. Ortiz read the March, 2022 reports of PD and FD
Activities. These reports will be on file in the Clerk's Office.
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS: none
Executive Session: none
Adjournment. Motions by Trustees Ortiz and Forte. All trustees present were in favor. Tr. Johnson was absent. Mtn. carried. Time: 8:00 PM
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