Village of Bedford Park Board met May 19.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
The Regular Meeting of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Bedford Park was held at 7:00 p.m. in the President’s Office of the Municipal Complex and virtually via GoToMeeting for social distancing standards. Payton Ronovsky led all present in the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRESENT AT THE MEETING: President Brady (via phone), Village Clerk Solis, Trustees: Rubel, Kensik, Stocks, Wesolowski and Pallardy.
ABSENT: Trustee Errant.
ALSO IN ATTENDANCE: Village Attorney Larry Gryczewski, Chief Administrative Officer Finance (C.A.O.) Marilyn Curnutte, Village Accountant John George, Chief Business Officer-Marketing and Economic Development (C.B.O.) Joe Ronovsky (via phone), Police Chief Tom Hansen, Water Superintendent Chris Lesniak (via phone), Public Works Superintendent Kevin Ormins, Fire Chief Sean Maloy (via phone), and Director of Vehicle Services Rory Doss.
VISITORS: Dan Johnson and all those on the conference call.
VISITOR’S COMMENTS:
None.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes of May 5, 2022.
2. Place all correspondence on file.
3. Approval of the February 2022 Cash Report in the amount of $9,320,988.04.
4. Approval for Village Treasurer Hyde to purchase picnic prizes for each household ($150 Visa gift card) and 5 grand prizes through the Comdata Rewards account as part of the Annual Village Picnic prizes.
5. Approval to pay Testing Service Corp (TSC) (Invoice No. IN122948) for geotechnical boring, soil testing and report for the new Sayre Avenue extension in the amount of $2,750.00.
6. Approval to pay Testing Service Corp (TSC) (Invoice No. IN123117) for geotechnical boring, soil testing and report for the new Sayre Avenue extension in the amount of $3,635.00.
7. Approval of the proposal and subsequent invoice from Safety-Kleen for a tank for disposal of waste oil for the Residential Vehicle Services Program at a cost of $2,058.74.
8. Authorization to pay Full Circle K9 Solutions (Invoice No. 1221) for $3,300.00 for the annual training of the department’s canine team.
9. Approval to pay Via (River North Transit), (Invoice No. INV001-5157) for shuttle services regarding Connect2Work program in the amount of $16,621.22.
10. Approval to pay Antero Group (Invoice No. VOBP-2201-025) for Connect2Work Pilot Program services in the amount of $7,713.25.
11. Approval to pay Antero Group (Invoice No. VOBP-2204-028) for Connect2Work Pilot Program services in the amount of $3,356.25.
12. Approval to pay Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc. (Invoice No. 5825.805-1) for repairs to 65th ST Central traffic signals for a cost of $3,469.00.
13. Approval to pay IPRF (Invoice No. 78370) for 2021 audit for a cost of $44,926.00.
14. Approval to pay The Belt Railway Company of Chicago (Invoice No. 6220012) for annual rent for B.I WYE, Old Harlem to Chicago on NCID for a cost of $7,320.50.
15. Approval of the Mitsubishi Electric maintenance contract for annual maintenance done on Leclaire Pump Station for a cost of $2,740.00.
16. Approval to pay ESO (Invoice No. ESO-79346) for annual EMS web-based reporting in the amount of $6,515.35.
17. Approval to pay ESO (Invoice No. ESO-79356) for annual EMS web-based reporting in the amount of $19,082.74.
18. Approval to pay IDville (Invoice No. 3931306) to purchase a new identification card printer for a cost of $3,728.48.
19. Approval of quote and subsequent invoice(s) from Fleet Safety Supply for an emergency lighting package for the new Fire Department tahoe for a cost of $8,004.61.
20. Approval to pay Willowbrook Ford for work done on the Fire Department pick up truck for a cost of $2,040.50.
21. Approval of the quote and subsequent invoice(s) to purchase two new radios from United Radio for the new tahoe at a cost of $3,171.93.
22. Approval to pay House of Doors (Invoice No. 213562) for a new door opener at Station #2 for a cost of $4,620.00.
23. Approval to pay House of Doors (Invoice No. 212205) for a new door opener at Station #1 for a cost of $7,359.00.
24. Approval to pay Air One Equipment (Invoice No. 181041) for rental gear for the five candidates on orientation for a 1 year rental in the amount of $4,900.00.
25. Approval to pay I/O Solutions (Invoice No. C53226A) for pre-employment testing of five individuals for a cost of $2,425.00.
Motion by Stocks, second by Wesolowski, to approve the Consent Agenda items as presented.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: Errant MOTION CARRIED
ACCOUNTANT’S REPORT
Accountant John George presented the month end report for the month of March 2022. Motion by Stocks, second by Pallardy, to approve the Accountant’s Report as presented.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: Errant MOTION CARRIED
ATTORNEY REQUESTS
Motion by Stocks, second by Pallardy, to table the opening of bids submitted for the Senior Grass Cutting Snow Removal program.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: Errant MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Stocks, second by Rubel, approval of variance request from Nalco Chemical located at 6216 W. 66th Place.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: Errant MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Rubel, second by Wesolowski, approval of Resolution No: 22-006 of Class 6B Tax Abatement Renewal request for GIA Publications, Inc., 7343 S. Mason Ave.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: Errant MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Stocks, second by Rubel, approval to pay RSM (Invoice No. 6640365) for services rendered through March 31, 2022 in the amount of $97,000.00.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: Errant MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Rubel, second by Stocks, approval to reimburse Penske $149,470.30 per the revenue sharing agreement.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: Errant MOTION CARRIED
COMMITTEE REQUESTS
Bills and Claims - Trustee Wesolowski:
Trustee Wesolowski presented the following bills and claims dated 5/19/2022 in the amount of $2,617,465.87. Payroll period 4/30/2022 to 5/13/2022 in the amount of $605,109.67. For a grand total of bills, claims and payroll expenses of $3,222,575.54. Motion by Wesolowski, second by Rubel, to approve the Bills, Claims, and Payroll Expense as presented.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: Errant MOTION CARRIED
Police Department – Trustee Kensik:
Motion by Kensik, second by Stocks, approval of the retirement letter submitted by Police Officer Tom Pollard with a retirement date of September 16, 2022 and to receive the Village benefits as offered under the early retirement incentive.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: Errant MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Kensik, second by Rubel, approval for Police Chief Tom Hansen to attend the annual International Association of Chiefs of Police conference in Dallas, TX, October 15 – 18, at a cost not to exceed $2,400.00 plus per diem per policy.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: Errant MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Kensik, second by Rubel, approval of the bid from Minuteman Security Technologies (Vaxtor Technologies) to install an automated license plate reader system at three locations on Cicero Avenue for an initial cost of $54,863.23 and a recurring yearly expense of $3,480.00.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: Errant MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Kensik, second by Rubel, approval to offer conditional employment as a Police Officer to Saahil H. Gilani with a start date of July 11, 2022 pending successful completion of pre-employment testing.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: Errant MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Kensik, second by Rubel, approval to offer conditional employment as a Police Officer to Jeffery R. Bybee with a start date of July 11, 2022 pending successful completion of pre-employment testing.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: Errant MOTION CARRIED
Fire Department – Trustee Stocks (in absence of Trustee Errant):
Motion by Stocks, second by Rubel, approval to offer conditional employment as a Firefighter/Paramedic to Joseph Wintercorn with a start date of June 6, 2022 pending successful completion of pre-employment testing.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: Errant MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Stocks, second by Rubel, approval to offer conditional employment as a Firefighter/EMT to Julia Elsousa with a start date of June 6, 2022 pending successful completion of pre-employment testing.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: Errant MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Stocks, second by Rubel, approval to offer conditional employment as a Firefighter/EMT to Anthony Marcuccelli with a start date of June 6, 2022 pending successful completion of pre employment testing.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: Errant MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Stocks, second by Rubel, approval to offer conditional employment as a Firefighter/EMT to Walter Findysz with a start date of June 6, 2022 pending successful completion of pre-employment testing.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: Errant MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Stocks, second by Pallardy, approval to offer conditional employment as a Firefighter/EMT to Dylan Razee with a start date of June 6, 2022 pending successful completion of pre-employment testing.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: Errant MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Stocks, second by Rubel, approval to offer conditional employment as a Firefighter/EMT to Vincent Genthe with a start date of June 6, 2022 pending successful completion of pre-employment testing.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: Errant MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Stocks, second by Rubel, approval to offer conditional employment as a Firefighter/EMT to Joshua Collier with a start date of June 6, 2022 pending successful completion of pre-employment testing.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: Errant MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Stocks, second by Pallardy, approval to offer conditional employment as a Firefighter/EMT to Ryan Ryk with a start date of June 6, 2022 pending successful completion of pre-employment testing.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: Errant MOTION CARRIED
Policy – Trustee Pallardy:
BUSINESS REGULATION CERTIFICATES None
CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY None
BUILDING PERMITS
Pure’s Food Specialties, LLC
6855 W. 65th Street
KLM Trans, Inc.
6363 W. 73rd Street
Pritzker Realty Group
5020 W. 73rd Street
Angel Alvarez
7726 W. 65th Street
Pep Boys
7030 S. Cicero Avenue
Al Baggio
7646 W. 65th Place
Juan Torres
7701 W. 66th Street
Anthony Stanek
7642 W. 65th Street
Advanced Auto Parts
7030 S. Cicero Avenue
Alexandria Hissong
7645 W. 66th Street
ACCESSORY USE PERMITS
Angle Alvarez
7726 W. 65th Street
Magoo’s Bar
6550 S. Menard
Fire sprinkler
Fire sprinkler
Separate storm and sanitary interior Kitchen remodel and fence
Fire alarm
Roof replacement
12 rooftop solar panels
Roof replacement
Tenant build-out
New fence
Dumpster for kitchen remodel, flooring and fencing 5/10 – 5/24/22
Parking on west side of Menard for Brothers of Justice Bike Blessing 5/21/22
Magoo’s Bar 6550 S. Menard
Street parking on west side of Menard, 65th South to 100’N of 66th St.
Motion by Pallardy, second by Rubel, approval of all Business Regulation Certificates, Certificates of Occupancy, Building Permits and Accessory Use Permits as presented.
VOTE: Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 Absent: 1 MOTION CARRIED Public Works – Trustee Rubel: None.
Water Department – Trustee Stocks:
Motion by Stocks, second by Rubel, approval to offer conditional employment to Jordan Lupo to the position of Maintenance I in the Water Department with a start date of June 13, 2022 pending successful completion of pre-employment testing.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: Errant MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Stocks, second by Rubel, approval of an honorarium for Tom Tedeschi in the amount of $100.00 for playing taps at the Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 30, 2022.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: Errant MOTION CARRIED
PRESIDENT’S REQUESTS
Motion by Pallardy, second by Stocks, approval to proclaim May 22nd-May 28th as National Safe Boating Week throughout the Village of Bedford Park.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: Errant MOTION CARRIED
ENGINEER’S REPORT
None.
DEPARTMENT OR SUPERVISORS’ QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
None.
A motion by Stocks, second by Wesolowski, to adjourn the meeting at 7:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Nays: 0 Absent: 1 MOTION CARRIED
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