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Home My WebLink About2018-02-12 MinutesMINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, HELD AT THE RICHARD T. FLICKINGER MUNICIPAL CENTER FEBRUARY 12, 2018 CALL TO ORDER I — Village President Dan DiMaria convened the meeting at 8:00 pm. in the Council Chambers of v. Village Hall and led the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance. VI. Village Clerk Eileen Harford called the roll. Present were: Trustees Bill Grear, Rita Minx, Ed Ramos, John Thill, Connie Travis, and Janine Witko. VII. VIII. IX. X. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Regarding the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 8, 2018, Trustee Minx noted a correction on page 5 under Trustee Grear's report, paragraph A. The third sentence says, "In 2016, the Village solicited proposals form three companies..." Trustee Minx said it should correctly read "...from three companies..." Trustee Thill moved to accept the Minutes as corrected, seconded by Trustee Witko. Motion passed unanimously via voice vote. SPECIAL REPORTS NONE PUBLIC HEARINGS NONE RESIDENTS' COMMENTS (Agenda Items Only) NONE Minutes of Februa 12, 2018 Board Meetin. XI. PRESIDENT'S REPORT 1. Mayor DiMaria sought the Board's approval for his appointment of Ginny Ching -Yin Lo to the Community Relations Commission (CRC). Ginny is with Identity Performing Arts and is responsible for implementing the Community Artists Performance events at the Civic Center, sponsored by the CRC. Trustee Travis moved to approve the appointment of Ginny Ching -Yin Lo to the CRC, seconded by Trustee Witko. Motion passed unanimously via voice vote. Ginny was in attendance, and thanked the Board, saying it was a privilege and honor to serve the Village after living here for 17 years. She announced an "Open CaII" for the upcoming Community Artists Performance, taking place at the Civic Center on Saturday, April 14. Anyone with dancing, musical, or poetic ability is invited to attend. Only online submissions will be considered, and the deadline to submit is February 28 at 5:00 p.m. The website for online submissions is www.identityperformingarts.org/proiect.aspx. a. 2. Mayor DiMaria said the Water Project Workshop, held earlier this evening, was very successful, with residents from both Morton Grove and Niles attending. It was very informative and easy to understand. Mayor DiMaria said that he's personally very excited about this project! XII. CLERK'S REPORT Clerk Harford had no report. XIII. STAFF REPORTS A. Village Administrator: Mr. Czerwinski congratulated the Public Works Department for their excellent job of keeping streets clear after several consecutive days of snow. He said he always hears people say that they can tell when they've entered Morton Grove because the streets are cleared and drivable. Mr. Czerwinski asked the assemblage for a round of applause for the Public Works personnel, which was enthusiastically given. B. Corporation Counsel: Corporation Counsel Liston had no report. TRUSTEES' REPORTS XIV. A. Trustee Grear: Trustee Grear had no report this evening. 2 XIV. B. Trustee Minx: t se , :'. inutes;:ofFebrua;" 2?20z18[Boa drMeethn.1 TRUSTEES' REPORTS (continued) 1. Trustee Minx presented Resolution 18-09, Authorizing the Participation in the Northern Illinois Municipal Electric Collaborative (NIMEC) and Authorizing the Village Administrator to Approve a Contract with the Lowest Cost Electricity Provider. She explained that this Resolution will authorize the Village to participate in the Northern Illinois Municipal Electric Collaborative as the Village's non-exclusive energy broker to search the open market to find electricity at a lower rate than the ComEd rate for residential and commercial retail customers, along with jointly purchasing electricity for Village -owned buildings and street lighting. In the past, NIMEC has managed the Village's residential and commercial aggregation program. NIMEC is comprised of 170 member municipalities, park districts, water districts, and libraries in northern Illinois. To date, NIMEC has successfully secured and the Village has executed a lower electric rate from Dynegy Energy Services for nine of the Village's smaller accounts. a. Trustee Minx moved to approve Resolution 18-09, seconded by Trustee Thill. Motion passed: 6 ayes, 0 nays. Tr. Grear aye Tr. Minx ave Tr. Ramos at Tr. Thill aye, Tr. Travis ave Tr. Witko ave Trustee Minx announced that the next "Chamber After Hours" event would take place at the Great American Bagel store at Harlem and Dempster on February 22, beginning at 5:30 p.m. C. Trustee Ramos: Trustee Ramos had no report this evening. D. Trustee Thill: Trustee Thill had no formal report, but encouraged residents to use a broom to knock down any icicles hanging from their gutters before they could fall on their own and possibly injure someone. E. Trustee Travis: Trustee Travis noted that the Community Relation Commission's winter photo contest ends on March 2, 2018. She encouraged all shutterbugs to submit their photos. More information can be found on the Village's website. 3 XIV. TRUSTEES' REPORTS (continued) F. Trustee Witko: 12, 20a8 =.oard Mee.tin Trustee Witko presented Resolution 18-10, Authorizing the Collective Bargaining Agreement Reached Between the Village of Morton Grove and the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #135, for January 1, 2017 Through December 31, 2019. She explained that, since 1989, the Village and the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #135, have negotiated numerous collective bargaining agreements, the most recent being for the period January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2016. The Village and the FOP have negotiated a new three-year agreement for the period January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019, which provides for 2% annual pay increases for each year of the contract, increases the number of compensatory time an employee may accrue from 40 hours to 56 hours; adds Labor Day as a premium holiday, and provides that, if an employee works overtime on a premium holiday that is not a regularly scheduled workday, the employee shall be compensated at double time the regular hourly rate of pay for all overtime hours worked. Trustee Witko moved, seconded by Trustee Minx, to approve Resolution 18-10. Motion passed: 6 ayes, 0 nays. Tr. Grear aye Tr. Minx Tr. Ramos aye Tr. ThiII Tr. Travis Tr. Witko awe XV. OTHER BUSINESS Mayor DiMaria welcomed Park District Commissioners Keith White and Paul Minx, and thanked them for attending tonight's meeting. XVI. WARRANTS Trustee Travis presented the Warrant Register for February 12, 2018 in the amount of $1,340,780.95. She moved that the Warrants be approved as presented. Trustee Thill seconded the motion, Motion passed: 6 ayes, 0 nays. Tr. Grear aye Tr. Minx aye Tr. Ramos aye Tr. Thiil aye Tr. Travis aye Tr. Witko aye XVII. RESIDENTS' COMMENTS Bill Page appeared before the Board to compliment the Police Department. He had occasion to call the MGPD because he was checking out a phone call he had gotten, which he suspected was a scam call. He said the Police Department was professional, courteous, and able to con- firm that he did, in fact, receive a scam call. 4 Minutes of Februa 12, 2018 Board Meetin• XVIII. ADJOURNMENT Trustee Minx moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Trustee Thill. Motion passed: 6 ayes, 0 nays. Tr. Grear Tr. Thill Tr. Minx Tr. Travis The meeting adjourned at 8:12 p.m. PASSED this 26th day of February, 2018. Trustee Grear Trustee Minx Trustee Ramos Trustee Thill Trustee Travis Trustee Witko (1/ t7 1 APPROVER a this ..th;:ay of F-bruary, 2018. Daniel P. DiMaria, Village President Board of Trustees, Morton Grove, Illinois APPROVED and FILED in my office this 27th day of February, 2018. Eileen Scanlon Harford, Village Ciei`k Village of Morton Grove, Cook County, Illinois Tr. Ramos Tr. Witko Minutes by Teresa Cousar 5