Village of East Hazel Crest President and Board of Trustees met Aug. 23.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
Officials: Mayor Thomas A. Brown, Administrator Lazuka and Clerk Minnis
Roll Call: Trustees Kearns, Johnson Ewan, Wideman and Ortiz were present; Tr. Forte arrived at 7:05 pm.
Also present were: PD Chief Janich, FD Dpty Fire Chief Mills, M. Fernandez, Louie Dutka & Linda, Joan Hale, D. Steibes, Paula Newton, Sue Hakins, Kris & Kim Slymbarski, Andrew Jelinewski & Katie Grennes..
Invocation & Pledge. After a moment of silent prayer, Mayor Brown lead the assembly in the Pledge to the Flag.
Minutes: Trustees Ortiz & Kearns made the motions to approve the minutes of the 8/9/23 minutes All trustees were in favor; Mtn. carried.
OPEN TO VISITORS: Trustees Ortiz and Wideman made the motions to OPEN this segment of the meeting to visitors. All trustees voted aye. Mtn. Carried.
Sue Hawkins requested a "No Parking" sign on Fisk Avenue
L. Dutka again complained about the debris at 1422, 1423 and 1514 W. 173rd St at the 6/14 meeting. Everything except at 1422 have been cleaned up.
He said the trucks working at the Casino site are creating metal debris on the roadway..
M. Fernandez asked about video/cameras. It was noted there are six (6) cameras already operational in the area.
Close to Visitors: There being no other input to this meeting, Trustees Ortiz and Wideman made the motions to CLOSE. All trustees present were in favor. Motions carried.
Reports of Village Officials:
Mayor: PD Chief Janich introduced PD Officer Jelenewski & Officer Katie Grennes and then asked Officer Grennes to step forward and he proceeded to tell of Officer Grennes' extraordinary efforts in August, 2022 in a case of sexual abuse by a family member. Congratulations, Officer Grennes!
Clerk: No report.
Administrator: 1) Discussion and approval of tree trimming proposals. Trustees Kearns and Ewan made the motions to approve the $7,000 for the tree trimming proposal. Roll Call: all trustees voted aye. Mtn. carried.
Administrator,m cont'd.:
2) STI Group proposal for 0365 Email software and Barracuda email security. This is for 10 licenses @ $125.00 a month for 0375; 8 at $80.00 a month for 205 and $1,500.00 for installation change; and $252.00 monitoring costs for 2 hrs. of support services monthly for a total of $457.00. Trustees Forte and Wideman made the motions to approve. All trustees were in favor. Mtn. carried.
3) Fire Hydrant replacement. $3,584.00 for hydrant replacement.
Trustees Kearns and Ewan made the motions to approve the $3,584.00 expenditure. Roll Call: all trustees voted aye. Mtn. carried.
Reports of Standing Committees:
Streets: Tr. Forte expressed support of the software security. She also spoke of steel shavings on the street off of Halsted St. and grass cutting debris being thrown in our streets, especially at 175th & Loomis. She said Homewood should sweep the area.
Finance/Licensing: Trustees Johnson and Kearns made the motions to approve payment of all bills on the 8/23/23 Claims Sheets in the amount of $112,051.37. Roll Call: all trustees voted aye; Motion carried.
Signs: No report by Tr. Kearns.
Health/Safety/Personnel: No report by Tr. Ewan.
Water: & Sewer: Tr. Wideman. There was a problem last week- a situation with air in water lines.. Robinson Eng. Personnel verified water was chlorinated sufficiently. PW Director King explained the problem.
Police/Fire: No report by Tr. Ortiz.
Unfinished Business: none
New Business: Trustees Forte spoke of the Wed. 10/4/23 luncheon at the Double Tree.
The tickets are available at $35.00 each. Condolences to Robin Kelly for the loss of her husband.
Announcements:
FD Dpt. Chief Mills spoke of the "Fill the Boot" campaign this Friday and Saturday at 175th & Center and the Spaghetti Dinner on Sept. 16th. He mentioned the attendance of 3 firemen to the Fire Academy at Prairie State University thru Grants.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no other business to come before this meeting,
Trustees Ortiz and Wideman made the motions to adjourn. All trustees were in favor. Motions carried. Time: 7:43 pm.
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