Board of Trustees

TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2021 – 8:00 P.M. Until further notice, meetings of the Skokie Village Board will be held electronically, with a majority of Village officials participating via remote access in order to comply with the State of Illinois Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation. Members of the public who wish to comment as to an item on the published agenda or to comment during public comments must submit their statement or question in writing to the Village Manager’s Office and all properly submitted statements or questions will be presented and read during the relevant portion of the meeting. Written comments may be submitted by email to publiccomments@skokie.org before or during the meetings; by mail to Village of Skokie, Village Manager's Office, 5127 Oakton Street, Skokie, Illinois, 60077; or via the Village’s drop box located by the public entry to Village Hall. 1. Pledge of Allegiance led by Village Clerk Pramod C. Shah. 2. Call meeting to order and roll call. 3. Approve Consent Agenda. * 4. Approve, as submitted, minutes of regular meeting held Monday, May 3, 2021. * 5. Approve Voucher List #1-FY22 of May 18, 2021. 6. Proclamations and Resolutions. A. Proclamations Honoring Alan and Lillian Gerstner * National Safe Boating Week – May 22-28, 2021 7. Recognition, Awards and Honorary Presentations. * 8. Appointments, Reappointments and Resignations. A. Appointment Family Services Commission: Shajan Jose as Vice Chair B. Resignation Zoning Board of Appeals: Alan Gerstner as Vice Chair 9. Presentations and Reports. 10. Report of the Village Manager. A. Local Government Distributive Fund (LGDF) Reductions. * B. Replacement of Water & Sewer Service Pipes – NPL Construction, Chicago, Illinois - $158,000. C. Request for Executive Session. 11. Report of the Corporation Counsel. No Report. 12. Unfinished Business. 13. New Business. 588064v1  14. Plan Commission. 15. Public Comment. (See information at top of page 1) 16. Adjournment. _______________________ Items marked with an asterisk (*) indicate they are part of the Consent Agenda that contains routine items or items which have already been discussed by the Mayor and Board at a previous public meeting and require a second reading. Items on the Consent Agenda are passed in one vote at the beginning of the Board Meeting. Prior to the vote on the Consent Agenda, the Mayor will inquire if there is any matter which anyone wishes to remove from the Consent Agenda. If there is an item on the Consent Agenda which you wish to address, please inform the Mayor at that time you wish to remove it from the Consent Agenda. 588064v1 A  MML: 5/18/21 Manager’s Report THIS RESOLUTION MAY BE CITED AS VILLAGE RESOLUTION NUMBER 21-5-R- RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE RESTORATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRIBUTIVE FUND REVENUE 1 WHEREAS, the Village of Skokie, as with municipalities across the State of Illinois, 2 provides essential services to its residents daily that include: community health services, 3 mental health and human services, first responder emergency services, infrastructure such 4 as roads, public safety support, transportation and storm/wastewater infrastructure and 5 others that impact life in the Village of Skokie (hereinafter “Skokie”); and 6 WHEREAS, to aid in funding these municipal services, the State of Illinois, when it 7 adopted a state income tax in 1969, committed to share a percentage of the collected 8 income tax with the municipalities through the Local Government Distributive Fund 9 (hereinafter “LGDF”) on a per capita basis; and 10 WHEREAS, until recently, the State of Illinois has honored the long-standing 11 agreement and provided consistent financial support to the municipalities for local services 12 through the LGDF and this investment in local community services has been a backbone of 13 funding these critical services upon which municipalities rely; and 14 WHEREAS, in unilateral actions by the State of Illinois beginning in 2011, LGDF 15 funding has been significantly reduced by the standard 10% of per capita State income tax 16 collections to now 6.06%; and 17 WHEREAS, Skokie depends on LGDF revenue, which at the current reduced rate 18 accounts for 11% of its operating budget, to lessen the burden on taxpayers and reduce the 19 reliance on property taxes; and 20 WHEREAS, Governor JB Pritzker has proposed that the Fiscal Year 2022 State 21 budget include an additional 10% reduction in the amount of LGDF revenue distributed to 22 local governments, slashing this critical source of community funding; and 23 WHEREAS, this aggressive revenue reduction has been proposed at a time when 24 municipalities are straining to support community needs and services under the stress of 25 COVID-19 emergency responses and in effect, constitute a taking of the Federal relief funds 26 soon to be provided to local governments; and 27 WHEREAS, in addition to LGDF cuts over the years, the State has also reduced 28 municipalities’ share of the personal property replacement tax and increased sales tax 29 collection fees, while cities and villages have had to fund skyrocketing pension costs 30 established by the State legislature without any State funding to support them; and Page 1 of 2 VOSDOCS-#588353-v1, Resolution Supporting Restoration of LGDF Revenue 1 WHEREAS, unfortunately those municipalities with fewer revenue sources, such as 2 retail businesses with higher equalized assessed values on property, may be forced to 3 explore increasing property taxes or cutting services amid further LDGF reductions. 4 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Village of Skokie urges the 5 General Assembly and the Governor to restore LGDF payments to the promised 10% rate 6 so municipalities across Illinois may provide basic levels of service and lessen the reliance 7 on property taxes. PASSED this day of May, 2021. Ayes: Nays: Village Clerk Absent: Approved by me this day of Attest: May, 2021. Village Clerk Mayor, Village of Skokie Page 2 of 2 VOSDOCS-#588353-v1, Resolution Supporting Restoration of LGDF Revenue B  SEARLE MULFORD ST AVE LAMON AVE LEE ELM ST ST AVE AVE LACROSSE AVE AVE ST ST ST ST PKWY SKOKIE BLVD MIN TER SKOKIE AL AVE SKOKIE BLVD. AVE KEENEY MAIN TING KEATING AVE KEA MADISON BOBOLINK CLEVELAND WASHINGTON ICK ATR TERR KILP KILPATRICK AVE ELM DOBSON BRUMMEL OAKTONST KNOX AVE KNOX AVE JEROME ST NTON KENTON AVE TERR FARGO AVE AVE AVE KIRK JAMES OLMAR AVE KOLMAR CONCORD AVE MULFORD HOWARD AVE KILBOURN BRUMMEL AVE KILBOURN BIRCHWOOD ST KENNETH AVE KENNETH AVE LA DR KOSTNER AVE KOSTNER AVE LEE LOWELL AVE LOWELL AVE BOBOLINK MULFORD AVE KILDARE AVE KILDARE TRIPP AVE TRIPP KEENEY AVE KIRK AVE TERR. 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