Board of Trustees Meetings
Regular MeetingNiles, IL · November 16, 2021
Agenda
MAYOR VILLAGE MANAGER
George D. Alpogianis Joseph S. La Margo
TRUSTEES VILLAGE CLERK
Joe LoVerde Marlene J. Victorine
John C. Jekot
Danette O'Donovan Matyas Phone: (847) 588-8000
Craig Niedermaier Fax: (847) 588-8051
Dean Strzelecki www.vniles.com
1000 Civic Center Drive, Niles, Illinois 60714
AGENDA
NILES BOARD MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
7:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. ANNOUNCEMENTS
Item 4.a 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)
Item 4.b Twinkle & Lights 2021 Residential Holiday Decorating Contest
(Katie Schneider, Community Engagement Coordinator)
Item 4.c Home for the Holidays Shop Local Raffle Details Announced (Katie
Schneider, Community Engagement Coordinator)
5. PRESENTATION
Item 5.a Presentation of CEDA Utility Bill Assistance Program (Darren
Brown, Family Services Director)
6. PROCLAMATIONS
Item 6.a Proclamation Congratulating Illinois State Representative John
D'Amico on His Retirement
7. PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Item 7.a COVID-19 Updates (Fire Chief Feld)
8. COMMITTEE REPORTS
Item 8.a Trustee Niedermaier (General Government/IT Committee)
Item 8.b Trustee LoVerde (Finance Committee)
Item 8.c Trustee Jekot (Northwest Municipal Conference and Solid Waste
Agency of Northern Cook County)
9. PUBLIC COMMENTS (AGENDA ITEMS 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.
10. CONSENT AGENDA
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 10.a Approval of October 26, 2021 Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
Minutes
Item 10.b Approval of October 31, 2021 Board of Trustees Special Meeting
Minutes
Item 10.c Ordinance Adding Chapter 2 Administration, Article III. Officers and
Employees, Division 2 Human Resources Director, Section 2-200
through Section 2-202, to the Niles Code of Ordinances
Item 10.d Ordinance Approving a Change Order Number 2 for Four Flaggs
Altitude Building from MAG Construction Co., by Decreasing the
Contract Price by $24,164.15 for a Final Contract Amount of
$607,841.85 and Increasing the Time of Completion by 75 Days for a
Total Contract Time of 420 days
Item 10.e Ordinance Authorizing the Disposal of Surplus Personal Property
Owned by the Village of Niles (Police Department Equipment)
Item 10.f Resolution Authorizing the Use of Motor Fuel Tax Funds (MFT) to
Pay for the Civiltech Fees for Appraisal Report for Quick Take in the
Amount of $3,500
Item 10.g Resolution Approving Annual Amendments to the Village of Niles
Employee Handbook.
11. NEW BUSINESS
Item 11.a Ordinance Approving a Special Use Permit to Allow a ‘Massage Trustee Strzelecki
Services Establishment’ at 249 Golf Mill Center (21-ZP-41)
Item 11.b Ordinance Amending Appendix D Fee Schedule, Chapter 2 Trustee Jekot
Administration, Division 5 Family Fitness Center to the Niles Code of
Ordinances
Item 11.c Ordinance Approving a Bid Waiver and Change Order Number 2 for Trustee Matyas
Underground Facilities Locating and Marking from USIC Locating
Services related to MGN Utilities, by Increasing the Annual Funding
Amount by $30,000 for a Total Contract Amount of $110,000 and
Authorizing the Expenditure of Funds to Pay for Such Change Order
Item 11.d Ordinance Approving a Change Order Number 1 for the 2021 Tree Trustee Matyas
Removal Program with Homer Tree Care Inc., by Increasing the
Amount by $20,000 for a Total Contract Amount of $78,020 and
Authorizing the Expenditure of Funds to Pay for Such Change Order
Item 11.e Ordinance Approving a Change Order Number 2 for Supplemental Trustee Matyas
Engineering for the Oakton/Caldwell Pedestrian Facility From the
Village of Morton Grove by Increasing the Purchase Order Price by
$16,645.65 for an Agreement Amount of $49,675.04 and Authorizing
the Expenditure of Funds to Pay for Such Change Order
Item 11.f Resolution Authorizing an RFP and a Contractual Agreement with Trustee LoVerde
Backflow Solutions, Inc. to Conduct a Survey for All Potentially
Required Backflow Protection in the Village of Niles in the Amount
of $161,133.10.
Item 11.g Resolution Authorizing a Bid Award and Contractual Agreement with Trustee Matyas
Christy Webber Landscapes to Provide the Hanging Baskets and
Planter Pot Program in the Amount of $48,470.
Item 11.h Resolution Authorizing the Renewal of the Village of Niles Property Trustee
Casualty and Workers Compensation Insurance Program Effective Niedermaier
December 1, 2021 through December 1, 2022 as Recommended by
Alliant Insurance Services in the Amount of $707,379
Item 11.i Resolution Authorizing a Bid Waiver and Purchase of Leaning Tower Trustee Matyas
Architectural Lighting and Controllers from Steiner Electric in the
Amount of $118,736.72
12. FINANCIAL REPORTS
Item 12.a None
13. NEXT MEETINGS
Item 13.a December 14, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. - Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
14. PUBLIC COMMENTS (NON-AGENDA ITEMS)
The floor is open for public comments. 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.
15. EXECUTIVE SESSION (if necessary)
Item 15.a Approval of Executive Session Minutes - September 28, 2021
Item 15.b Collective Bargaining per 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(2)
16. ADJOURNMENT