Board of Trustees Meetings
Regular MeetingNiles, IL · November 17, 2020
Agenda
MAYOR VILLAGE MANAGER
Andrew Przybylo Steven C. Vinezeano
TRUSTEES VILLAGE CLERK
George D. Alpogianis Marlene J. Victorine
John C. Jekot
Danette O'Donovan Matyas Phone: (847) 588-8000
Denise M. McCreery Fax: (847) 588-8051
Craig Niedermaier www.vniles.com
Dean Strzelecki
1000 Civic Center Drive, Niles, Illinois 60714
AGENDA
NILES VIRTUAL BOARD MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
November 17, 2020
7:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
The Board of Trustees Meeting will be called to order electronically via Zoom audio/visual conferencing by President
Przybylo at the scheduled date and time on this agenda, in accordance with Governor Pritzker's most recent disaster
declaration related to public health concerns due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic. This electronic meeting is
open to the public.
Members of the public can watch the meeting on Niles TV (Comcast channel 6, AT&T U-Verse channel 99, or streaming
at www.vniles.com/NTV). Members of the public can participate remotely in the meeting and provide live comment
during public comment section of the meeting via Zoom or by phone. Members of the public should raise their hand via
Zoom to speak otherwise will be called upon during public comment period. Members of the public wishing to join the
Zoom “webinar” and comment during the hearing can visit the following link, enter the access code and password below
on zoom.us, or call the following phone number.
· www.vniles.com/zoom
· Webinar ID: 894 4393 8194 and Passcode: 60714 at zoom.us
· Dial by Phone (312) 626-6799, then enter 894 4393 8194#,0#,60714#
Public comments are limited to three minutes per person or 200 words or less.
Public comments will also be accepted by email in advance of the meeting. Public comments received by 3:00 p.m., on
the day of the meeting will be read at the end of live comment under Public Comment. Any e-mail comments received
during the meeting will be held until the end of the meeting. Advance public comments should be emailed to:
contactniles@vniles.com and contain the following information:
Name and Address (Optional: City, State, Phone)
Organization, agency, etc. being represented. (If representing yourself, put "Self")
Topic or Agenda Item Number
Comments
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Recognition of Niles Farm on Franks Gardens and Presentation of Over 200 Pounds of Donated Food to
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Local Food Pantries (Hadley Skeffington-Vos, Deputy Village Manager)
Village Facilities Closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday - Thursday and Friday, November 25-26, 2020
(Village Clerk)
Home for the Holidays Raffle (Katie Schneider, Community Engagement Coordinator)
Twinkle & Lights 2020 Residential Holiday Decorating Contest (Katie Schneider, Community
Engagement Coordinator)
Jolly Drive Thru on November 28 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Katie Schneider, Community Engagement
Coordinator)
PROCLAMATIONS
None
PRESENTATIONS
None
PRESIDENT'S REPORT President Przybylo
COVID-19 Community Update (Fire Chief/Deputy Village Manager)
VILLAGE CLERK’S REPORT Village Clerk Victorine
2021 Consolidated Election Filing Period
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Finance Committee (Trustee Alpogianis)
Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Advisory Group (Trustee Niedermaier)
Public Works Committee (Trustee Matyas)
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public comments will be accepted by email, phone call and during the meeting via Zoom. At this time, the
Public may raise their hand via Zoom and will be called upon for Agenda items only. The Village Clerk's
Office will read all public comments received via email and phone. Any comments received during the meeting
will be held until the end of the meeting.
CONSENT AGENDA-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 October 27, 2020 Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes
Item 2 Adopt the 2021 Village of Niles Meeting Schedule
Item 3 Resolution Authorizing a Contract Extension with Visu-Sewer of Illinois, LLC
for FY20 Cured-In-Place-Pipe Installation Program in the Amount of $241,250
Item 4 Board Approval of Amendments to Sections 1.6 Recruitment and Selection of
Personnel, 1.9 Employee Medical Examinations, 1.12 Outside Employment or
Appointments, 1.14 Photography Consent/Disclaimer, 2.4 Background Checks
and Reference Checks, and 3.7 Life Insurance/Accidental Death of the
Employee Handbook.
Item 5 Board Approval - Authorizing an Extension of the Municipal Partnering
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Initiative (MPI) Contractual Pricing Pursuant to Government Joint Purchasing
Act, 30 ILCS 525/0.01, et. seq., with G&L Contractors, Inc. for Debris Hauling
in the Amount of $72,000
Item 6 Board Approval - Additional Scope of Services Against PO#212041 with
Christopher B. Burke Engineering for Howard Street Construction Related
Design Revisions in the Amount of $20,308.38
NEW BUSINESS
Item 1 Ordinance Providing for the Levying and Assessment of Taxes for the Tax Levy Trustee Alpogianis
Year Beginning May 1, 2020 and Ending April 30, 2021 in the Amount of
$6,435,873
Item 2 Ordinance Approving a Special Use Permit to Allow ‘Animal and Pet Sales’ at Trustee McCreery
7740 Milwaukee Avenue (20-ZP-20)
Item 3 Appointment of Joseph P. Steinfels to the Public Arts and Culture Advisory President Przybylo
Council Representing the Niles Memorial VFW Post 3579
Item 4 Appointment of Matthew Abtahi to the Community Relations Commission President Przybylo
Item 5 Resolution Authorizing Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) by and between the Trustee Matyas
Village of Niles and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater
Chicago (MWRDGC) for the Design, Operation, and Maintenance of
Greenwood Stormwater Park
Item 6 Resolution Authorizing the Renewal of the Village of Niles Property Casualty Trustee Niedermaier
and Workers Compensation Insurance Program Effective December 1, 2020
through December 1, 2021 as Recommended by Alliant/Mesirow Insurance
Services in the Amount of $657,486
Item 7 Resolution Authorizing a Bid Award and Contractual Agreement with Boller Trustee Matyas
Construction Company Inc. for the Replacement of Pump #5 and Installation of
Two VFDs on Pumps #11 and #12 at the Touhy Avenue Pump Station Located at
7114 W. Touhy Avenue in the Amount of $140,500 for the Base Bid and
Alternate #1 and #2
Item 8 Resolution Authorizing Bid Award and a Contractual Agreement with Alpine Trustee Matyas
Demolition Services LLC for the Purposes of the Demolition of the Buildings
Located at 7300-7301 Waukegan Road in the Amount of $192,152 for the Base
Bid and Alternate #1
FINANCIAL REPORTS
None
NEXT MEETINGS
December 8, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. Remote Participation Regular Board Meeting
PUBLIC COMMENTS
EXECUTIVE SESSION (if necessary)
Litigation per 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11)
The Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance, or Dismissal of a Specific Employee per 5
ILCS 120/2(c)(1)
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ADJOURNMENT
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