Village of Niles Village Board met Oct. 26.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Niles Chamber of Commerce Dollars for Scholars Recipients and 2021 Night of Roses Winners (Kim Biederman, Niles Chamber of Commerce & Industry Executive Director)
Halloween Trick or Treat Information and Safety Tips (Chief of Police Tigera)
Veterans Day Ceremony at 11:00 a.m.at the Veterans Memorial Waterfall on November 11, 2021. Village Facilities will be Closed November 11 in Observance of Veterans Day (Kathy Thake,Asst. to the Village Manager)
Holly Jolly Fest and Tree Lighting Ceremony on Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Civic Center Plaza from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Katie Schneider, Community Engagement Coordinator)
PROCLAMATIONS
Honoring our Veterans on Veterans Day November 11, 2021
FIRE AND POLICE CEREMONIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Firefighter Paramedic Adam John Hoeflich
PRESENTATIONS
Retirement Announcement for Police Officer Danielle Helma(Chief of Police Tigera)
Retirement Announcement for Police Officer Marijo Zawilla(Chief of Police Tigera)
PRESIDENT'S REPORT President Alpogianis
Halloween House Decorating Contest Nominees - Voting Begins October 26 at 7:00 p.m. on the Village's Facebook Page
COVID-19 Community Update (Fire Chief Feld)
VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT
Construction Updates
Leaf Pickup
Community Solar Program
Family Services Coat Drive
Rodent Control
TRUSTEE REPORTS
Trustee LoVerde (Finance Committee)
Trustee Niedermaier (General Government/IT Committee; Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Advisory Group and Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee)
Trustee Matyas (Public Works Committee)
Trustee Jekot (Human Services Committee)
PUBLIC COMMENT(AGENDAITEMS ONLY)
The floor is open for public comments on agenda items only. Please step up to the microphone, state your name and city, and make your comment. You will be allotted three minutes. Please make sure you sign in at the reception desk.
CONSENTAGENDA-NEW BUSINESS
All items on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and will be enacted in one motion. There will be no individual discussion of these items unless a Trustee so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered at the end of New Business.
Item 1 Approval of September 28, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Minutes
Item 2 Approval of October 8, 2021 Special Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes
Item 3 Ordinance Adding Chapter 18 Building and Building Regulations, Article XV. Fences, Section 18-176 Exempt Fences, to the Niles Code of Ordinances
Item 4 Resolution Endorsing the 2021 Climate Action Plan for the Chicago Region
Item 5 Appointment of IT Director Rehman Ali to the General Government/IT Committee
Item 6 Board Approval - Ratification of Transition Agreement and Release between the Village of Niles and Ioana Ardelean
Item 7 Board Approval - Reduction to Long-Term Rate of Return on Assets from 7.00% to 6.50% on All Lauterbach & Amen Actuarial Reports
Item 8 Board Approval - Purchase Temporary Accounting Services Provided by Gov Temps USA in the Amount of $3,175
Item 9 Board Acceptance - IT Organizational Assessment as Presented by Securance Consulting
NEW BUSINESS
Item 1 Resolution Approving a Cook County Class 7a Tax Classification for Tribab LLC or its Assignee for the Property Located at 7254 N. Milwaukee Avenue - Trustee LoVerde
Item 2 Ordinance Approving a Special Use to Allowa Sign that Exceeds the Amount of Permitted Signage for Property Located at 8034-8074 N. Milwaukee Avenue (21-ZP-38) - Trustee LoVerde
Item 3 Ordinance Approving a Zoning Map Amendment as Required in Appendix B, Sec. 15.2 From an R-2 - Single-Family Residential’ to ‘PI - Public/Institutional Lands District’ for Property Located at 8257 Harrison Street (21-ZP-39) - Trustee Jekot
Item 4 Ordinance Amending Appendix B Zoning Ordinance Section 8.5 to Amend the Definition of ‘Firearm Sales’(21-ZP-40) - Trustee Strzelecki
Item 5 Ordinance Approving a Change Order Number 1 for 2021 Sidewalk, Curb, & Gutter Program from Sumit Construction Company, Inc., by Increasing the Contract Price by $47,200 for a Total Contract Amount of $250,000 and Authorizing the Expenditure of Funds to Pay for Such Change Order - Trustee Matyas
Item 6 Ordinance Approving a Change Order Number 1 at Waukegan Road at Cleveland Road Intersection Improvements From HR Green, Inc., by Increasing the Contract Price by $26,163.10 for a Total Contract Amount of $85,486.66 and Authorizing the Expenditure of Funds to Pay for Such Change Order - Trustee Matyas
Item 7 Resolution Authorizing a Bid Waiver and a Second One Year Contract Extension with Artistic Holiday Designs for the 2021 Holiday Light Installation in the Amount of $40,777.60 - Trustee Matyas
Item 8 Resolution Authorizing a Bid Award and Contractual Agreement with Bolder Contractors, Inc. to Provide Construction of the 2021 Tracer Wire Program in the Amount of $52,500 - Trustee Matyas
FINANCIAL REPORTS
Treasurer's Report - September 2021
NEXTMEETINGS
November 16, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. - Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
PUBLIC COMMENT(NON-AGENDAITEMS)
EXECUTIVE SESSION (if necessary)
ADJOURNMENT
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