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13087 MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Mayor and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Skokie, Cook County, Illinois held in the Council Chambers at 5127 Oakton Street at 8 p.m. on Monday, June 5, 2017 In the Mayor’s absence, Clerk Shah entertained a motion to appoint Trustee Bromberg as Mayor Pro Tempore. Moved: Trustee Roberts Seconded: Trustee Sutker Ayes: Roberts, Sutker, Ulrich, Klein, Gray-Keeler, Mayor Pro Tempore Bromberg Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Van Dusen MOTION CARRIED Pledge of Allegiance led by Village Clerk Pramod Shah. The Clerk called the Roll. Those present were Roberts, Sutker, Ulrich, Klein, Gray-Keeler and Mayor Pro Tempore Bromberg Motion to approve the Consent Agenda with exception of Item A on the Manager’s Office and Item C on the Corporation Counsel’s office. Moved: Trustee Gray-Keeler Seconded: Trustee Klein Ayes: Roberts, Sutker, Ulrich, Klein, Gray-Keeler and Mayor Pro Tempore Bromberg Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Van Dusen MOTION CARRIED * Approve, as submitted, minutes of regular meeting held Monday, May 15, 2017. Omnibus vote. * Approve Voucher List #2-FY18 of June 5, 2017. Omnibus vote. *Proclamations and Resolutions. A. Proclamations Cteen Honoree of 2017 – Rebecca Miriam Friedman Proclamation Honoring Rashard Mendenhall Omnibus vote. Recognition, Awards and Honorary Presentations. A. Awards 2017 Skokie Award for Artistic Excellence presented by Andrea Siegel, Chair of the Skokie Fine Arts Commission, to B. Arlene Rakoncay and A. Robert Bowman of the Skokie Jewish Community Center Theater. They thanked the Village and Commission for their support. * Appointments, Reappointments and Resignations. A. Reappointments Beautification & Improvement Commission: Sherwin Ditlove, Janette Enwia, Dalya Horowitz, George Hubchak, Chuck Levine, Edward Potash, Mitchell Sandler, Joshua Shpayher and Elaine Steiner as Commissioners and Ferdinand Soco as Chair Consumer Affairs Commission: Irv Abramson, Noogahan Bjojani, Ruhul Chowdhury, Estelle Greenberg, Clifford Levy, George Mathew, Gary Merrill, Howard Meyer, Anil Kumar Pillai, Pratap Sampat, Nancy Steinfink and Judy Wolf as Commissioners; Biju Krishnan and Harshad Shah as Vice Chairs and Joanne Haeberlin as Chair Public Safety Commission: Carol Arkin, Helen Bildires, Marcie Claus, David Freireich, Carolyn Halliburton, Frank Ippolito, Chuck Kohn, Paul Kruszynaki, Mitchell Kushner, Julian Levy, Edward McCarthy, Earl Nicholas, Linda Perlin, Joel Reyes and Howard Rosenburg as Commissioners; Mark Penning as Vice Chair and Paul Pitalis as Chair Sustainable Environmental Advisory Commission: Andrew DeCanniere as Commissioner and Jennifer Grossman as Chair Telecommunications Advisory Commission: Doug Gordon as Vice Chair and Sam Corcione as Chair Omnibus vote. 13088 Meeting of the Mayor and Board of Trustees Monday June 5, 2017 Page Two Report of the Village Manager. This item was taken off the Consent Agenda A. Commercial Insurance Coverage. Motion to award a contract to Affiliated FM in the amount of $54,394 for commercial insurance coverage. Risk Manager Prottsman answered questions from the Board. Moved: Trustee Keeler Seconded: Trustee Klein Ayes: Roberts, Sutker, Ulrich, Klein, Gray-Keeler and Mayor Pro Tempore Bromberg Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Van Dusen MOTION CARRIED Report of the Corporation Counsel. CONSENT: *A. Ordinance 17-6-C-4292 Motion to adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 78 of the Skokie Village Code pertaining to peddlers and solicitors. This item is on the consent agenda for second reading and adoption. Omnibus vote. *B. Ordinance 17-6-Z-4293 Motion to adopt an ordinance vacating the north-south and east-west unopened residential alleys within an area bounded by Cleveland Street, Tripp Avenue, Keeney Street and Kildare Avenue in an R2 Single-Family district (2016-11P). This item is on the consent agenda for second reading and adoption. Omnibus vote. C. Ordinance 17-6-Z-4294 This item was taken off the Consent Agenda Village Manager Lockerby answered questions from the Board. Motion to adopt an ordinance granting site plan approval for a one-lot planned development at 8100 Tripp Avenue, Skokie, Illinois in an R2 Single-Family district and relief from Chapter 118, Sections 118-217(c)(3), 118-233(e) and 118-112(5) of the Skokie Village Code (2016-12P). Moved: Trustee Roberts Seconded: Trustee Sutker Ayes: Roberts, Sutker, Ulrich, Klein, Gray-Keeler and Mayor Pro Tempore Bromberg Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Van Dusen MOTION CARRIED *D. Ordinance 17-6-Z-4295 Motion to adopt an ordinance granting a special use permit for the outdoor storage of shopping carts at 9701 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, Illinois in a B3 Business district (2017-11P). This item is on the consent agenda for second reading and adoption. Omnibus vote. *E. Ordinance 17-6-C-4296 Motion to adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 18 of the Skokie Village Code pertaining to animals. This item is on the consent agenda for second reading and adoption. Omnibus vote. FIRST READING: F. Executive Session Motion to approve the request of the Corporation Counsel for an executive session in accordance with paragraph 2(c)(11) of the Illinois Open Meetings Act pertaining to the review and discussion of pending litigation at the end of the regular meeting and to adjourn therefrom. Moved: Trustee Ulrich Seconded: Trustee Sutker Ayes: Roberts, Sutker, Ulrich, Klein, Gray-Keeler and Mayor Pro Tempore Bromberg Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Van Dusen MOTION CARRIED  13089 Meeting of the Mayor and Board of Trustees Monday June 5, 2017 Page Three Plan Commission. A. Plan Commission Case 2017-12P – Special Use Permit: 7565 Lincoln Avenue Motion to approve the petitioner’s request for outdoor dining at 7565 Lincoln in a B2 Commercial District be approved subject to all conditions. Moved: Trustee Roberts Seconded: Trustee Sutker Ayes: Roberts, Sutker, Ulrich, Klein, Gray-Keeler and Mayor Pro Tempore Bromberg Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Van Dusen MOTION CARRIED B. Plan Commission Case 2017-16P – Special Use Permit: 9449 Skokie Boulevard Motion to approve the petitioner’s request for a special use permit for seasonal outdoor sales of garden and plant materials in front of the Jewel-Osco store at 9449 Skokie Boulevard in a B3 district be approved subject to all conditions. Moved: Trustee Ulrich Seconded: Trustee Sutker Ayes: Roberts, Sutker, Ulrich, Klein, Gray-Keeler and Mayor Pro Tempore Bromberg Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Van Dusen MOTION CARRIED C. Plan Commission Case 2017-17P – Special Use Permit: 9449 Skokie Boulevard Motion to approve the petitioner’s request for a special use permit for seasonal outdoor sales of produce in front of Jewel-Osco store at 9449 Skokie Boulevard be approved subject to all conditions. Moved: Trustee Klein Seconded: Trustee Gray-Keeler Ayes: Roberts, Sutker, Ulrich, Klein, Gray-Keeler and Mayor Pro Tempore Bromberg Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Van Dusen MOTION CARRIED D. Plan Commission Case 2017-18P – Special Use Permit: 9449 Skokie Boulevard Motion to approve the request for a special use permit for outdoor storage of shopping carts at the Jewel-Osco at 9449 Skokie Boulevard in a B3 Business district be approved subject to all conditions. Moved: Trustee Klein Seconded: Trustee Gray-Keeler Ayes: Roberts, Sutker, Ulrich, Klein, Gray-Keeler and Mayor Pro Tempore Bromberg Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Van Dusen MOTION CARRIED 13090 Meeting of the Mayor and Board of Trustees Monday June 5, 2017 Page Four Citizen Comments. Richard Block from Creative Promotion Products spoke about the traffic at the Vehicle Emission Testing site at 3555 Jarvis Street in Skokie. Manager Lockerby addressed the situation. Mayor Pro Tempore Bromberg made an announcement that the July 3rd Board Meeting will be on Thursday July 6th. Adjournment Motion to adjourn at 8:37 p.m. Moved: Trustee Roberts Seconded: Trustee Klein Ayes: Roberts, Sutker, Ulrich, Klein, Gray-Keeler and Mayor Pro Tempore Bromberg n Nays: None. Absent: Mayor Van Dusen MOTION CARRIED __________________________ Pramod Shah, Village Clerk Approved: ________________________________ Mayor George Van Dusen Closed Session A Closed Session was held in the main floor conference room at 8:50 p.m. Those present were Mayor Pro Tempore Bromberg, Clerk Shah, Trustees Roberts, Sutker, Ulrich, Klein and Gray- Keeler. Also present were Village Manager Lockerby, Assistant Manager Wicha, Corporation Counsel Lorge, Assistant Corporation Counsel McCarthy and Risk Manager Prottsman. The meeting ended at 8:55 p.m.