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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-05-06 Special Meeting Agenda�/ •i MORTON GROVE incredibly Close Amazingly Open NOTICE/AGENDA THE VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE WILL HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING AT 7:00 PM ON MONDAY, MAY 6, 2019 AT THE RICHARD T. FLICKINGER MUNICIPAL CENTER IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS 6101 CAPULINA AVENUE MORTON GROVE, ILLINOIS I. Call to Order II. Pledge of Allegiance III. Presentation and Discussion of Sawmill Station IV. Resolution 19-24 Fixing the Time and Place for a Public Hearing to Consider the Approval of a Redevelopment Plan and Project Area for the Sawmill Station Redevelopment Project Area, and the Implementation of Tax Increment Allocation Financing Therefor, and Convening a Joint Review Board IV. Adjournment 6101 Capulina Avenue Morton Grove, IL 60053-2985 Tel: 847 965-4100 k www.mortongroveiLorg ' Fax: 847 965-4162 '1, Recycled Paper Legislative Summary Resolution 19-24 FIXING THE TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND PROJECT AREA FOR THE SAWMILL STATION REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TAX INCREMENT ALLOCATION FINANCING THEREFOR, AND CONVENING A JOINT REVIEW BOARD Introduced: Purpose: Background: Programs, Departs or Groups Affected Fiscal Impact: Source of Funds: Workload Impact: Admin Recommend: Second Reading: Special Consider or Requirements: Respectfully submitted: Reviewed by: May 6,2019 To comply with the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-1 (the "TIF Act"), to fix the time and place for a public hearing to consider the establishment of a Redevelopment Project Area for Sawmill Station (formally Prairie View Shopping Center) at the comer of Dempster and Waukegan Road; and convene a Joint Review Board. IM Kensington MG LLC, an Illinois limited liability company (hereinafter "the Developer") has purchased and proposes to redevelop the approximately 26 -acre commercial center formerly known as the Prairie View Shopping Center ("the Property") but only if the Village provides financial assistance for the project. The Property suffers from numerous blighting factors. The Village believes the redevelopment of the Property will restore and enhance the tax base of the Village and its taxing districts, and therefore has begun a process to determine if it is advisable to establish a new TIF District to be known as the "Sawmill Station Redevelopment Project Area" or the "Sawmill Station TIF District" in order to financially assist the Developer. The Village's TIF Consultants, Kane, McKenna & Associates, Inc. have prepared an eligibility survey and report which has concluded the proposed Redevelopment Project Area qualifies as a "Redevelopment Project Area" as defined in the TIF Act. This report has been on file in the official files and records of the Village and available for public inspection at least since April 26, 2019 (ten [ 10] days before the adoption of this Resolution). This resolution will authorize the convening of a Joint Review Board on May 22, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at Village Hall and will set the time and place for a public hearing to consider the establishment of the TIF District to June 24, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at Village Hall. The Village will provide notice of the public hearing in the Pioneer Press as required by law. Administration, Legal, and Finance Departments None at this time The Village Administrator, Corporation Counsel, and Finance Director will evaluate the Project and take all steps necessary to implement this Resolution as part of their normal workload Approval as presented. None required. None R. phi Czerwinski, Vi Prepared by: age Administrator Teresa Hoffman Liston, Hanna Sullivan, Finance Director oration Counsel RESOLUTION 19-24 FIXING THE TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND PROJECT AREA FOR THE SAWMILL STATION REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TAX INCREMENT ALLOCATION FINANCING THEREFOR, AND CONVENING A JOINT REVIEW BOARD WHEREAS, the Village of Morton Grove (Village), located in Cook County, Illinois is a home rule unit of government under the provisions of Article 7 of the Constitution of the State of Illinois, can exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government affairs, including but not limited to the power to tax and incur debt; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-1 as supplemented and amended (the "TIF Act"), the Village President and Board of Trustees (the "Corporate Authorities ") of the Village of Morton Grove, Cook County, Illinois (the "Village "), have initiated a process to determine if it is advisable and in the best interests of the Village and certain affected taxing districts for the Village to establish the Sawmill Station Redevelopment Project Area, also to be known as the Sawmill Station TIF District (the "Redevelopment Project Area"), as further described in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated herein, create the Sawmill Station Redevelopment Plan (the "Redevelopment Plan") and Project (the "Project"), and implement tax increment allocation financing for the Redevelopment Project Area; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 11-74.4-4.2 of the TIF Act, and Village Ordinance 19- 02 adopted by the Corporate Authorities on April 22, 2019, the Village has created an Interested Parties Registry for activities related to the Redevelopment Project Area, adopted reasonable registration rules, and prescribed requisite registration forms for residents and organizations active within the Village seeking to be placed on said Interested Parties Registry and has or will give public notice of the registry as required by law; and WHEREAS, the TIF Act also requires prior to the adoption of ordinances proposing the designation of a Redevelopment Project Area, or approving a Redevelopment Plan or Redevelopment Project, the Village shall convene a Joint Review Board, consisting of a representative selected by each community college district, local elementary school district and high school district or each local community unit school district, park district, township, fire protection district and county having authority to directly levy taxes on the property within the Redevelopment Project Area at the time the proposed Redevelopment Project Area is approved, a representative selected by the Village and a public member; and WHEREAS, the TIF Act also requires prior to the adoption of ordinances proposing the designation of a Redevelopment Project Area, or approving a Redevelopment Plan or Redevelopment Project, the Village shall conduct a Public Hearing during which hearing any interested person or affected taxing district may file with the Village Clerk written objections to and may be heard orally with respect to the proposed Redevelopment Project Area and Redevelopment Plan and Project; and WHEREAS, the TIF Act further requires the time and place of such public hearing be fixed by resolution or ordinance adopted by the Corporate Authorities; and WHEREAS, the TIF Act further requires that not less than ten (10) days prior to adopting the resolution or ordinance fixing the time and place of a public hearing, the Village must make available for public inspection the Redevelopment Plan or a separate report that provides, in reasonable detail, the basis for the proposed Redevelopment Project Area's qualifying as a "Redevelopment Project Area" under the Act; and WHEREAS, the firm of Kane, McKenna & Associates, Inc. has conducted an eligibility survey of the proposed Redevelopment Project Area and has prepared its report (the "Report") that said proposed Redevelopment Project Area qualifies as a "Redevelopment Project Area" as defined in the TIF Act, which Report has been presented to the Corporate Authorities and has been on file in the official files and records of the Village and has been available for public inspection at least since April 26, 2019 (ten [10] days before the adoption of this Resolution); and WHEREAS, the TIF Act further requires notice of the Public Hearing be given by publication and mailing; and WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities have heretofore determined it is advisable to convene a Joint Review Board and to hold a Public Hearing to consider the proposed approval of the establishment of the Redevelopment Project Area, the creation of the Redevelopment Plan and Project, and the implementation of the tax increment allocation financing within the Redevelopment Project Area. 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE, COUNTY OF COOK, STATE OF ILLINOIS, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: The Corporate Authorities do hereby incorporate the foregoing WHEREAS clauses into this Resolution as though fully set forth therein thereby making the findings as hereinabove set forth. SECTION 2: Redevelopment Project Area, Redevelopment Plan and Project. The establishment of the Redevelopment Project Area, the approval of the creation of Redevelopment Plan and Project, and the implementation of tax increment allocation financing within the Redevelopment Project Area are hereby proposed. SECTION 3: Joint Review Board Convened. A Joint Review Board ("JRB") as set forth in the TIF Act is hereby convened and the Board shall meet, review such documents, and issue such reports as set forth in the TIF Act. The first meeting of said Joint Review Board shall be held on May 22, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at 6101 Capulina Avenue, Morton Grove, Illinois. The Village hereby expressly finds and determines said date is at least fourteen (14) days but not more than twenty-eight (28) days after the notice to affected taxing districts hereinafter authorized in Section 5-C of this Resolution will be mailed. The JRB shall be established for the purposes set forth in the Act. The JRB shall consist of one representative selected by each community college district, local elementary school district and high school district or each local community unit school district, park district, township, fire protection district, and county having authority to directly levy taxes on the property within the proposed amended Redevelopment Project Area, a representative selected by the Village and a public member. The public member and the JRB's chairperson shall be selected by a majority of the other members of the JRB and at all times in conformance with the requirements of 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-5(b). SECTION 4: Time and Place of Public Hearing Fixed. A Public Hearing (the "Hearing") shall be held by the Village Board on June 24, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. at 6101 Capulina Avenue, Morton Grove, Illinois, for the purpose of hearing from any interested persons or affected taxing districts regarding the proposed establishment of the Redevelopment Project Area, the creation of the Redevelopment Plan and Project, and implementation of tax increment allocation financing within the Redevelopment Project Area. 3 SECTION 5: Publication of Notice of Hearing. Notice of the Hearing, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "B", shall be published at least twice, not more than thirty (30) nor less than ten (10) days prior to the Hearing, in a newspaper of general circulation within the taxing districts having property in the proposed Redevelopment Project Area SECTION 6: Mailing of Notice of Hearing Authorized. A. Notice of the Hearing shall be mailed by certified mail not less than ten (10) days prior to the date set for the Hearing, addressed to the person or persons in whose name the general taxes for the last preceding year were paid on each lot, block, tract or parcel of land lying within the proposed Redevelopment Project Area. In the event taxes for the last preceding year were not paid, the notice shall also be sent to the persons last listed on the tax rolls within the preceding three (3) years as the owners of such property. B. Notice of the Hearing shall also be given within a reasonable time after the adoption of this Resolution by first class mail to all residents within the postal zip code area or areas contained in whole or in part within the proposed Redevelopment Project Area and to those organizations and residents having registered with the Village for information in accordance with the registration guidelines herein established by the Village; C. Notice of the hearing shall also be given by certified mail to all taxing districts of which taxable property is included in the proposed Redevelopment Project Area and to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity not less than forty-five (45) days prior to the Hearing, and such notice shall advise the taxing bodies represented on the JRB of the time and place of the first meeting of the JRB, and shall also include an invitation to each taxing district and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to submit written comments prior to the date of the Hearing to the Village, to the attention of the Village Clerk, 6101 Capulina Avenue, Morton Grove, Illinois, concerning the subject matter of the Hearing. Each such mailed notice to the taxing districts shall include a copy of the Report, the name of an appropriate person to contact for additional information, and a copy of the proposed Redevelopment Plan and Project; D. Notice of the availability of the proposed Redevelopment Plan, including how to obtain this information, shall be provided by mail within a reasonable time after the adoption of this Resolution to all residential addresses that, after a good faith effort, the Village 4 determines are located outside the boundaries of the Redevelopment Project Area which are within 750 feet of the boundaries of the Redevelopment Project Area; however, if the total number of residential addresses outside the Redevelopment Project Area and within 750 feet of the boundaries of the Redevelopment Project Area exceeds 750, the Village shall be required to provide the notice to only the 750 residential addresses that, after a good faith effort, the Village determines are outside the Redevelopment Project Area and closest to the boundaries of the Redevelopment Project Area. SECTION 7: Public Inspection of Proposed Redevelopment Plan. A draft of the proposed Redevelopment Plan was placed on file at the offices of the Village Clerk on April 26, 2019, being a date not less than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of the Hearing. SECTION 8: Superseder; Effective Date. All ordinances, resolutions, motions or orders in conflict with the provisions of the Resolution, to the extent of such conflict, are hereby repealed. This Resolution shall become effective upon its adoption. Passed this 6th day of May 2019 Trustee Grear Trustee Minx Trustee Ramos Trustee Thill Trustee Travis Trustee Witko APPROVED by me this 7th day of May 2019 ATTESTED and FILED in my office This this 7th day of May 2019 Eileen Scanlon Harford, Village Clerk Village of Morton Grove Cook County, Illinois 5 Daniel P. DiMaria, Village President Village of Morton Grove Cook County, Illinois EXIT BIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA THAT PART OF THE SOUTH HALF OF SECTION 18 AND THAT PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 19 IN TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 1 IN DEMPSTER-WAUKEGAN ROAD SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN SAID SOUTH HALF OF SECTION 18, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 15, 1925 AS DOCUMENT NO. 9066534; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID DEMPSTER- WAUKEGAN ROAD SUBDIVISION TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 5 IN LOCHNER'S RESUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN SAID SOUTH HALF OF SECTION 18, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 10, 1997 AS DOCUMENT NO. 97497619; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 5 AND THE WESTERLY EXTENSION THEREOF TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF NORMANDY AVENUE; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH 10 FEET OF LOT 18 IN SAID DEMPSTER-WAUKEGAN ROAD SUBDIVISION; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE TO A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 18; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID WEST LINE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 28 IN SAID DEMPSTER-WAUKEGAN ROAD SUBDIVISION; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 28 TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 28; THENCE WESTERLY TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 59 IN SAID DEMPSTER-WAUKEGAN ROAD SUBDIVISION; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 59 TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 59; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 59 AND ALONG THE WEST LINE OF LOTS 58 THRU 44 INCLUSIVE IN SAID DEMPSTER-WAUKEGAN ROAD SUBDIVISION TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 44; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG A LINE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 16 IN STEELE'S MORTON GROVE HIGHLANDS, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN SAID SOUTH HALF OF SECTION 18, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 6, 1924 AS DOCUMENT NO. 8540426; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 16 AND ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID STEELE'S MORTON GROVE HIGHLANDS TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID STEELE'S MORTON GROVE HIGHLANDS; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID STEELE'S MORTON GROVE HIGHLANDS TO THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF THE PUBLIC ALLEY ADJOINING THE WEST LINE OF SAID STEELE'S MORTON GROVE HIGHLANDS; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO A POINT ON THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID HAZEL STREET; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG A LINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID HAZEL STREET AND SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF THE PUBLIC ALLEY ADJOINING THE WEST LINE OF SAID STEELE'S MORTON GROVE HIGHLANDS; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO A POINT OF 6 INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE CHURCHHILL STREET; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTHERLY EXTENTION OF THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF NEW ENGLAND AVENUE; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID NORTHERLY EXTENTION AND WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 127 IN SAID DEMPSTER-WAUKEGAN ROAD SUBDIVISION; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 127 TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 127; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 127 TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 170 IN SAID DEMPSTER-WAUKEGAN ROAD SUBDIVISION; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY EXTENSION AND NORTH LINE TO A POINT ON THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF WAUKEGAN ROAD; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF- WAY LINE OF GREENWOOD AVENUE; THENCE WEST ALONG SAID EASTERLY EXTENSION AND THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF GREENWOOD AVENUE TO 7 EXHIBIT B FORM OF NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SAWMILL STATION REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA Notice is hereby given on the June 24, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the Village Hall, 6101 Capulina Avenue, Morton Grove, Illinois, a Public Hearing will be held to consider the approval of the establishment of the proposed redevelopment project area to be known as the Sawmill Station Redevelopment Project Area (Sawmill Station TIF District) (the "Redevelopment Project Area"), the creation of a Sawmill Station TIF District redevelopment plan (the "Redevelopment Plan") and project (the "Project") and the establishment of tax increment allocation financing within the Redevelopment Project Area. The Redevelopment Project Area consists of the territory legally described in Exhibit "1" (attached) and is generally described below: The majority of the parcels in the proposed RPA are situated along the north and south sides of Dempster Street, roughly between Sayre Avenue to the west and Birch Avenue to the east, and along the east and west sides of Waukegan Road, roughly between Greenwood Avenue and Davis Street to the north and Crain Avenue to the south. There will be considered at the hearing approval of the establishment of the Redevelopment Project Area, the creation of the Redevelopment Plan and Project and the implementation of tax increment allocation financing within the Redevelopment Project Area. The Redevelopment Plan and Project is on file and available for public inspection at the office of the Village Clerk, 6101 Capulina Avenue, Morton Grove, Illinois. Pursuant to the Redevelopment Plan and Project the Village proposes to alleviate blighting conditions in the Redevelopment Project Area and to enhance the tax base of the Village and the taxing districts having taxable property within the Redevelopment Project Area by utilizing tax increment financing to fund various eligible project costs to stimulate private investment within the Redevelopment Project Area. These eligible project costs may include, but may not be limited to, studies, surveys, professional fees, property assembly costs, construction of public improvements and facilities, financing, administrative and other professional costs, all as authorized under the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, as amended. The Redevelopment Plan objectives include promoting and protecting the health, safety, morals, and welfare of the public by establishing a public/private partnership, establishing economic growth, development, and training in the Village by working within the guidelines of the business attraction and retention strategies developed by the Village, encouraging private investment while conforming with the Village's Comprehensive Plan, restoring and enhancing the Village's tax base, enhancing the value of the proposed Redevelopment Project Area, improving the environmental quality of the proposed Redevelopment Project Area, and retaining and attracting employment opportunities within the proposed Redevelopment Project Area. To achieve these objectives, the Redevelopment Plan proposes to provide assistance by paying or reimbursing costs related to the acquisition, construction, and installation of public facilities, property assembly, site preparation and improvement, job training, and other eligible redevelopment project costs, the execution of one 8 or more redevelopment agreements, and the payment of financing, administrative, and other professional costs. Prior to the date of the hearing, each taxing district having property in the Redevelopment Project Area and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may submit written comments to the Village, to the attention of the Village Clerk, 6101 Capulina Avenue, Morton Grove, Illinois. There is hereby convened a Joint Review Board to consider the establishment of the Redevelopment Project Area, the creation of the Redevelopment Plan and Project and the implementation of tax increment allocation financing within the Redevelopment Project Area. The Joint Review Board shall consist of a representative selected by each community college district, local elementary school district and high school district or each local community unit school district, park district, township, fire protection district, and county having the authority to directly levy taxes on the property within the Redevelopment Project Area at the time the Redevelopment Project Area is approved, a representative selected by the Village, and a public member. The first meeting of said Joint Review Board shall be held on May 22, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at the Village Hall, 6101 Capulina Avenue, Morton Grove, Illinois. At the hearing, all interested persons or affected taxing districts may file written objections with the Village Clerk and may be heard orally with respect to any issues regarding the establishment of the Redevelopment Project Area, the creation of the Redevelopment Plan and Project, and the implementation of tax increment allocation financing within the Redevelopment Project Plan. The hearing may be adjourned by the Village Board of the Village without further notice other than a motion to be entered upon the minutes of the hearing fixing the time and place of the subsequent hearing. Eileen Scanlon Harford, Village Clerk VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE Cook County, Illinois 9 STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF COOK ) ) SS ) CERTIFICATION OF RESOLUTION AND MINUTES I, the undersigned, do hereby certify I am the duly qualified and acting Village Clerk of the Village of Morton Grove, Cook County, Illinois (the "Village "), and as such official I am the keeper of the records and files of the Village President and Board of Trustees of the Village (the "Corporate Authorities"). I do further certify the foregoing is a full, true, and complete transcript of that portion of the minutes of the meeting of the Corporate Authorities held on the 221 day of May 2019, insofar as same relates to the adoption of a resolution entitled: FIXING THE TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND PROJECT AREA FOR THE SAWMILL STATION REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TAX INCREMENT ALLOCATION FINANCING THEREFOR, AND CONVENING A JOINT REVIEW BOARD and a true, correct, and complete copy of which said resolution as adopted at said meeting appears in the foregoing transcript of the minutes of said meeting. I do further certify the deliberations of the Corporate Authorities on the adoption of said resolution were conducted openly, the vote on the adoption of said resolution was taken openly, said meeting was held at a specified time and place convenient to the public, notice of said meeting was duly given to all of the news media requesting such notice; an agenda for said meeting was posted at the location where said meeting was held and at the principal office of the Corporate Authorities at least 48 hours in advance of the holding of said meeting; said agenda described or made specific reference to said resolution; said meeting was called and held in strict compliance with the provisions of the Open Meetings Act of the State of Illinois, as amended, and the Illinois Municipal Code, as amended, and the Corporate Authorities have complied with all of the provisions of said Act and said Code and with all of the procedural rules of the Corporate Authorities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto affix my official signature and the seal of the Village, this 7t" day of May 2019. (SEAL) 10 Eileen Scanlon Harford, Village Clerk