Village of Bedford Park Village Board met Nov. 3.
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 on Thursday, November 3, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the Courtroom of the Municipal Complex and virtually via GoToMeeting for social distancing standards. President Brady led all present in the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRESENT AT THE MEETING: President Brady, Village Clerk Solis, Trustees: Rubel, Kensik, Errant, Stocks, Wesolowski and Pallardy.
ABSENT: None.
ALSO IN ATTENDANCE: Village Attorney Larry Gryczewski, Police Chief Tom Hansen, Water Superintendent Chris Lesniak, Public Works Superintendent Kevin Ormins, Building Superintendent/Village Engineer Alyssa Huff, Fire Chief Dan Johnson, Chief Business Officer Economic Development and Marketing Joe Ronovsky, and Director of Vehicle Services Rory Doss.
VISITORS: Residents: Juanita Rodriguez, Anthony Zarlenga, Debbi Lewandowski, and Zoe Lewandowski.
VISITOR’S COMMENTS:
None.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes of October 6 and October 17, 2022.
2. Place all correspondence on file.
3. Approval of the Petty Cash Reports for the months of September to October, 2022 in the amount of $437.56.
4. Approval to pay Ancel Glink (Invoice No: 3017418) for the month of October in the amount of $6,523.50.
5. Approval to pay Concord Group (Inv No: 2022B533-02) for services related to the Entertainment District Feasibility Study in the amount of $34,000.00.
6. Approval to pay RSM (Invoice No: 6811278) for services in connection with accounting during August 15th to October 15, 2022 in the amount of $22,350.00.
7. Approval to pay Marquee Event Rentals (Invoice No: E4DE798B) for rentals during the village picnic in the amount of $11, 399.81.
8. Approval to pay Macqueen Emergency (Invoice No: W02057) for NFPA preventative maintenance and repairs of Quint 704 in the amount of $12,497.18.
9. Approval of the honorarium to Argo High School Band for their participation at the Veteran’s Ceremony on 11/11/22 in the amount of $500.00.
10. Approval of the honorarium to Reavis High School Band for their participation at the Veteran’s Ceremony on 11/11/22 in the amount of $500.00.
11. Approval of the honorarium to Reverend Michael Miller Jr of Next Ministries of Chicago for his participation at the Veteran’s Ceremony on 11/11/22 in the amount of $100.00.
12. Approval of the honorarium to Timothy Robieson for his participation at the Veteran’s Ceremony on 11/11/22 in the amount of $100.00.
Motion by Rubel, second by Errant, to approve the Consent Agenda items as presented.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Errant, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: None MOTION CARRIED
ATTORNEY REQUESTS
Motion by Rubel, second by Pallardy, to table the Contract Offer to purchase 5133 W. 65th Street until the next board meeting.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Errant, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: None MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Wesolowski, second by Rubel, approval of the Resolution No: 22-022 for a Class 6B Renewal request for property located at 6301 W. 73rd Street within the jurisdiction of Bedford Park.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Errant, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: None MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Rubel, second y Wesolowski, approval of the Resolution No: 22-023 for a Class 6 Renewal for property located at 6755 S. Old Harlem Avenue within the jurisdiction of Bedford Park.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Errant, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: None MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Rubel, second by Wesolowski, to table the resolution to finance the two new fire engines until the next board meeting.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Errant, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: None MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Wesolowski, second by Pallardy, approval of the 2023 Healthcare Renewal Package as submitted.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Errant, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: None MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Stocks, second by Wesolowski, approval to transfer $2 million from the Water Fund to the General Fund. This was included in the 2022 budget.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Errant, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: None MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Rubel, second by Stocks, approval to transfer $512,100 from the General Fund to the Debt Service Fund. This was included in the 2022 budget.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Errant, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: None MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Rubel, second by Errant, approval to pay Amalgamated Bank Bond Issue 7761, Series 2021A ERI General Obligation Bonds in the amount of $102,993.75
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Errant, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: None MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Rubel, second by Kensik, approval to pay Amalgamated Bank Bond Issue 7762, Series 2021B Capital Project General Obligation Bonds in the amount of $247,900.00.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Errant, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: None MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Rubel, second by Pallardy, per the recommendation of Building Supt/Village Engineer Alyssa Huff, to increase the contract price for the 65th Street Widening/Lorel Public Parking Lot project by $246,841.11 for a total contract price of $1,101,145.50.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Errant, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: None MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Pallardy, second by Wesolowski, per the recommendation of Building Supt/Village Engineer Alyssa Huff, approval to pay M&J Asphalt Paving (Invoice No: 2021-0969-4) for work completed for the 65th Street Widening in the amount of $107,544.67 and $129,462.38 for Lorel Public Parking.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Errant, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: None MOTION CARRIED
COMMITTEE REQUESTS
Bills and Claims - Trustee Wesolowski:
Trustee Wesolowski presented the following Bills and Claims for the Board’s consideration: Bills dated 11/03/2022 in the amount of $590,073.71. Payroll period 10/15/2022 to 10/28/2022 in the amount of $523,792.96. For a grand total of bills, claims and payroll expenses of $1,113,866.67. Motion by Wesolowski, second by Rubel, to approve the Bills, Claims, and Payroll Expense as presented.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Errant, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: None MOTION CARRIED
Police Department – Trustee Kensik:
None.
Fire Department – Trustee Errant: None.
Policy – Trustee Pallardy:
BUSINESS REGULATION CERTIFICATES None
CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY None
BUILDING PERMITS
Foot Locker - Foot Locker store build-out
7414 S Cicero Avenue
Bedford Park Properties, LLC - New electrical service
7414 S Cicero Avenue
Nick & Janet Anagnos - Re-roof house and garage
7715 W 65th Street
Hop Butcher For The World - Asphalt resurfacing and concrete repair
6398 W 74th Street
Bedford Park Library -Emergency repair – broken p-trap
7816 W 65th Place
Dennis Billena - Garage re-roof
7702 W 65th Place
Rayner & Rinn-Scott, Inc. - Re-roof 2’ x 115’ canopy
6755 S Old Harlem Avenue
Village of Bedford Park - Install new generator
6649 S Old Harlem Avenue
Master Machine & Repair - Partition wall
6450 S Narragansett Avenue, Unit A
Litetronics International, Inc. - Parking lot repair & storm sewer repair
6969 W 73rd Street
ACCESSORY USE PERMITS
None
Motion by Pallardy, second by Stocks, approval of Building Permits as presented.
VOTE: Ayes: 6 Nays: 0 Absent: 0 MOTION CARRIED
Public Works – Trustee Rubel:
None.
Water Department – Trustee Stocks:
None.
PRESIDENT’S REQUESTS
Motion by Errant, second by Wesolowski, approval of the Southland proposal to be the advertising company for marketing for the Village of Bedford Park for a cost of $130,000 per year.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Errant, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: None MOTION CARRIED
Motion by Stocks, second by Rubel, approval to reschedule the December 1st board meeting to December 8th.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: Rubel, Kensik, Errant, Stocks, Wesolowski, and Pallardy Nays: None Absent: None MOTION CARRIED
ENGINEER’S REPORT
None.
DEPARTMENT OR SUPERVISORS’ QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
None.
A motion by Stocks, second by Rubel, to adjourn the meeting at 7:17 p.m.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Ayes: 6 Nays: 0 Absent: 0 MOTION CARRIED
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