President and Board of Trustees

Regular Meeting

Oak Park, IL · July 13, 2020

Minutes

123 Madison Street Village of Oak Park Oak Park, Illinois 60302 www.oak-park.us Meeting Minutes President and Board of Trustees Monday, July 13, 2020 6:30 PM Village Hall I. Call to Order Village President Abu-Taleb called the meeting to order at 6:31 P.M. It was stated that an in-person meeting is not practical or prudent due to COVID-19 and that it is not feasible to have a person present at the Board’s regular meeting location due to public safety concerns related to the COVID-19 outbreak. II. Roll Call Present: 7- Village President Abu-Taleb, Village Trustee Andrews, Village Trustee Boutet, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Moroney, Village Trustee Taglia, and Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla Absent: 0 III. Agenda Approval It was moved by Village Trustee Moroney, seconded by Village Trustee Boutet to approve the agenda. The motion was approved. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: 7- Village President Abu-Taleb, Village Trustee Andrews, Village Trustee Boutet, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Moroney, Village Trustee Taglia, and Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 0 IV. Public Comment David Baker: Mr. Baker recommended the Village Board read a report released by the International Human Rights Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School called "Deadly Discretion: The Failure of Police Use of Force Policies to Meet Fundamental International Human Rights Law and Standards". V. Consideration of Motion to Adjourn to Executive Session to Discuss Collective Bargaining It was moved by Village Trustee Boutet, seconded by Village Trustee Andrews, to enter into executive Session pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21) - approval of executives session minutes and 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2) - collective bargaining. The motion was approved. The roll call on the vote was as follows: AYES: 7- Village President Abu-Taleb, Village Trustee Andrews, Village Trustee Boutet, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Moroney, Village Trustee Taglia, and Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla Village of Oak Park Page 1 Printed on 7/27/2020 President and Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes July 13, 2020 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 0 VII. Reconvene to Special Meeting The Special Meeting was reconvened at 8:09 P.M. VIII. Adjourn It was moved by VIllage Trustee Boutet, seconded by Village Trustee Andrews to adjourn the meeting. The motion was approved. Meeting was adjourned at 8:10 P.M. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: 7- Village President Abu-Taleb, Village Trustee Andrews, Village Trustee Boutet, Village Trustee Buchanan, Village Trustee Moroney, Village Trustee Taglia, and Village Trustee Walker-Peddakotla NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 0 Respectfully submitted, Village Clerk Vicki Scaman Village of Oak Park Page 2 Printed on 7/27/2020

Agenda

123 Madison Street Village of Oak Park Oak Park, Illinois 60302 www.oak-park.us Meeting Agenda President and Board of Trustees Monday, July 13, 2020 6:30 PM Village Hall A Special Meeting at 6:30 p.m. is being conducted remotely with live audio available and optional video. The Village Board is expected to adjourn immediately into Executive Session. The meeting will be streamed live and archived online for on-demand viewing at www.oak-park.us/boardtv as well as cablecast on VOP-TV, which is available to Comcast subscribers on channel 6 and ATT Uverse subscribers on channel 99. Remote Meetings of the Oak Park Village Board of Trustees is authorized pursuant to Section 7 (e) of the Open Meetings Act. The Village President has determined that an in-person meeting is not practical or prudent due to the COVID-19 outbreak during the Governor’s disaster proclamation. It is also not feasible to have a person present at the Board’s regular meeting location due to public safety concerns related to the COVID-19 outbreak. The President and Board of Trustees welcome your statement into the public record of a meeting. Public statements of up to three minutes will be read into the record during Non-Agenda public comment or Agenda public comment, as an individual designates. Statements will be provided to the Village Board in their entirety as a single document. Please follow the instructions for submitting a statement provided below. You may also communicate with the Village Board at 708.358.5784 or email board@oak-park.us. Questions regarding public comment can be direct to 708-358.5672 or email clerk@oak-park.us. Instructions for Remote Public Comment Public comment is a time set aside at the beginning of each Village Board meeting for public statements about an issue or concern that is not on that meeting’s agenda. Individuals are asked to email statements to publiccomment@oak-park.us, to be received no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of the meeting. If email is not an option, you can drop comments off in the Oak Park Payment Drop Box across from the entrance to Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, to be received no later than 5 PM the day of the Village Board meeting. Non-agenda public comment will be limited to 30 minutes with a limit of three minutes per statement. If comment requests exceed 30 minutes, public comment will resume after the items listed under the agenda are complete. I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Agenda Approval Village of Oak Park Page 1 Printed on 04:09 PM July 9, 2020 President and Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda July 13, 2020 IV. Public Comment V. Consideration of Motion to Adjourn to Executive Session to Discuss Collective Bargaining VI. Adjourn Executive Session VII. Reconvene to Special Meeting VIII. Adjourn Village of Oak Park Page 2 Printed on 04:09 PM July 9, 2020