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Village of East Hazel Crest Village Board met April 27.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

Officials: President Thomas Brown, Administrator Lazuka

President Brown asked for a motion to appoint Admin. Lazuka as Clerk Pro Tern. Trustees Ortiz and Ewan made the motion. All Trustees present were in favor. Motion carried. '

Roll Call: Trustees, Kearns, Ewan, Ortiz, and Forte were present/~fustees Johnson and Wideman were absent

Invocation & Pledge. After a moment of silent prayer, President ~9wn led the assembly in the Pledge to the Flag.

Minutes: Trustees Forte & Kearns made the motions to approve the minutes of the 4/13/22 regular meeting. All trustees present were in favor. Mtn. carried.

Reports of Village Officials:

President's Report:

1. President Brown asked for motion to approve Ordinance 21-12 vacating that portion of 174 needed for TIF development. President Brown relayed the history of Acquiring 174th Street from the Toll Authority in the early 70's. Trustee Kearns and Ortiz made motions to approve. Roll call vote; all trustees present were in favor. Motion Carried.

2. President Brown explained the issues the Village was currently experiencing with the City of Harvey and asked that Resolution 21-12 terminating the overweight truck enforcement agreement with Harvey be approved. Trustee Kearns and Ewan made motions to approve. Roll Call vote; all trustees present were in favor. Motion carried.

3. President Brown asked for approval for the Mayor and Clerk to execute the IGA with the Toll Authority to purchase excess land (174th street portion). Trustees Ortiz and Ewan made motions to approve. All trustees present were in favor. Motion carried.

Clerk: Clerk Minnis was absent, no report.

Administrator:

1. Admin. Lazuka asked for the Board to reconsider previous approval for the roofing contractor to replace the mansard shingles. Original award was to Calderone roofing. However, the delay in the Village's start date warranted a review by the contractors in pricing submitted with original bid. That resulted in a contractor change. The new contractor with the pricing change is Sealtight roofing. Trustees Keams and Ewan made motions to approve. Roll call vote; all Trustees present were in favor. Motion carried.

2. Admin. Lazuka asked for approval of an Engineering water supply study for the Casino. The study would be done by Robinson Engineering and determine any improvements that may be necessary to supply the casino. The cost approval requested is not to exceed $22,000. Trustees Keams and Forte made the motion to approve. Roll call vote; all Trustees present were in favor. Motion carried.

3. Admin Lazuka asked for approval for the engineering of a new vault for the East Hazel Crest/Homewood water connection. The cost approval requested is not to exceed $85,000. Trustees Kearns and Ewan made motions to approve. Roll call vote; all Trustees present were in favor. Motion carried.

Open to Visitors:

Trustees Ortiz and Ewan made motions to open this portion of the meeting to Visitors. All Trustees present were in favor. Motion carried.

1. Complaints were made about the stop sign violations and requests were made for increase of policing at the intersections within the east side of the Village.

2. Questions arose as to the status of the property at 17201 Loomis. It is a rental property.

3. It was suggested that we look into camera placement throughout the village as a means to identify ordinance/law violations.

Close to Visitors:

Trustees Kearns and Ewan made motions to close this portion of the meeting. All Trustees present were in favor. Motion carried.

Committee Reports:

Streets: Trustee Forte; no report

Finance/License: In the absence of Trustee Johnson, Trustee Kearns asked for approval to pay the bills on the Claim Sheets dated 4/27/2022 in the amount of $75,566.92. Trustees Kearns and Ewan made motions to approve. Roll call vote; all Trustees present were in favor. Motion carried.

Signs/Maintenance/Construction: Trustee Kearns noted that there were lights on the Casino sign on Halsted Street. ·

Health/Safety/Personnel: Trustee Ewan no report

Water/Sewer: Trustee Wideman was absent, no report

Police/Fire: Trustee Ortiz no report

Unfinished Business: Trustee Forte noted the ordinance violations when residents leave their garbage cans curbside beyond the designated garbage day. Also the storage of those cans in a residential community should be out of site at the front yard. She noted other code violations within the community that our code inspector will address.

New Business: None

Announcements: Trustee Kearns noted that the American Legion will have their Poppy drive the second and third week in May and Legion members will be at the Walts in Homewood and Jewel on Kedzie. Also, in June Legion members wui visit the Veterans in Manteno to deliver the donations they collect between now and then. Anyone wishing to donate to the Veterans can bring their donation to the Village Hall.

Executive Session:

ADJOURNMENT: There being no other business to come before the Board, Trustees Ortiz and Ewan made the motions to adjourn. All trustees were in favor. Mtn. carried. Time: 7:48 pm

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