Village Board to discuss pavement management, Mayor to recommend 6 commissioners—Agenda 2/16/21

LANSING, Ill. (February 14, 2021) – The February 16 Lansing Village Board meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. with a regular Board meeting, which is directly followed by the Committee of the Whole meeting.

Village Board meeting agenda (7:00 p.m.)

Many of the items brought before the Village Board at this meeting have been previously discussed in a Committee of the Whole meeting.

1. CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM VILLAGE BOARD MEETING ON FEBRUARY 2, 2021
4. MAYOR’S REPORT
5. VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR REPORT
6. VILLAGE ATTORNEY REPORT
7. FINANCE & HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION – TRUSTEE ABBASY
   • APPROVAL OF BILLS & PAYROLL
   • ORDINANCE # 21-005, ABATING THE REAL ESTATE TAX HERETOFORE LEVIED FOR THE TAX LEVY YEAR 2020 TO PAY THE DEBT SERVICE ON $1,500,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 2011, OF THE VILLAGE OF LANSING
   • ORDINANCE # 21-006, ABATING THE REAL ESTATE TAX HERETOFORE LEVIED FOR THE TAX LEVY YEAR 2020 TO PAY THE DEBT SERVICE ON $10,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 2014, OF THE VILLAGE OF LANSING
   • ORDINANCE # 21-007, ABATING THE REAL ESTATE TAX HERETOFORE LEVIED FOR THE TAX LEVY YEAR 2020 TO PAY THE DEBT SERVICE ON $1,640,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 2019B, OF THE VILLAGE OF LANSING
8. AIRPORT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – TRUSTEE FISH
   • RESOLUTION # 1206, ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM THE ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY’S STRONG COMMUNITIES PROGRAM
   • RESOLUTION # 1207, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN APPLICATION FOR THE COOK COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 2021 PROGRAM YEAR
9. POLICE & FIRE – TRUSTEE ZELDENRUST
   • ORDINANCE # 21-008, AUTHORIZING A SIDE LETTER OF AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF LANSING AND THE ILLINOIS FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LABOR COUNCIL RELATED TO ARTICLE XVII (WAGES) OF THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT FOR POLICE TELECOMMUNICATORS
   • RESOLUTION # 1208, APPROVING & AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE PURCHASE QUOTE BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF LANSING AND CHUCK’S COMPRESSORS INC., FOR THE PURCHASE OF AN SCBA & SCUBA FILL STATION
10. BUILDINGS & PUBLIC WORKS – TRUSTEE HARDY
    • RESOLUTION # 1209, IN LIEU OF POSTING A SURETY BOND FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK TO BE DONE ON PROPERTY UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2021 AND 2022
    • ORDINANCE # 21-009, GRANTING A SPECIAL USE TO ALLOW FOR A “COMMERCIAL ELECTRONIC READER BOARD” USE WITHIN THE B-2 COMMUNITY RETAIL SERVICE DISTRICT – JORGE TRUJILLO, 17904 TORRENCE AVENUE
    • ORDINANCE # 21-010, AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE SPRING LAKE VILLAS PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORIZED IN ORDINANCE # 11-005
11. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & LNN & ADA – TRUSTEE VALENCIA
12. YOUTH CENTER & INSURANCE – TRUSTEE GRADY-PEROVICH
13. PUBLIC COMMENT
14. OLD BUSINESS
15. NEW BUSINESS
16. ADJOURNMENT

Committee of the Whole meeting agenda (following the Board meeting)

These are new items brought to the Board for discussion. Prior to the meeting, Board members receive a Board packet that contains documents and background information relevant to the items on this agenda. They review the Board packet in order to be able to discuss the agenda items.

1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF C.O.W. ON FEBRUARY 2, 2021
4. MAYOR’S REPORT
   • 911 COMMISSION (EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM BOARD)
     • HENRY WINFIELD – APPOINTMENT
     • BRIAN WEIS – REAPPOINTMENT
     • TOM COSTER – REAPPOINTMENT
   • PLANNING & ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
     • CATHY HALLOW – REAPPOINTMENT (12/31/20 – 5 YEARS)
     • TODD VENEM – RECOGNITION OF SERVICE

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     HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION

     • DAVID IWASKO – APPOINTMENT TO CHAIRMAN
5. VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR REPORT
   • FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT – OFFICER DESIGNATION
   • FAÇADE APPLICATION – LANSING FLORAL SHOP, 3420 RIDGE ROAD
   • CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
6. VILLAGE ATTORNEY REPORT
7. FINANCE & HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION – TRUSTEE ABBASY
8. AIRPORT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – TRUSTEE FISH
9. POLICE & FIRE – TRUSTEE ZELDENRUST
10. BUILDINGS & PUBLIC WORKS – TRUSTEE HARDY
    • 2021 PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
    • SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUEST FOR AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CENTER TO ADD TO EXISTING POLE SIGN – STANFA TIRE & AUTO, 2420 RIDGE ROAD
11. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & LNN & ADA – TRUSTEE VALENCIA
12. YOUTH CENTER & INSURANCE – TRUSTEE GRADY-PEROVICH
    • INTERIOR REMODELING & IMPROVEMENTS
13. PUBLIC COMMENT – REGARDING ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA
14. OLD BUSINESS
15. NEW BUSINESS
16. ADJOURNMENT

Meeting location

Lansing Village Board meetings usually begin at 7:00pm on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at the Police and Court Complex (Lansing Police Department), 2710 170th Street, Lansing.

COVID-19 safety considerations

Under Phase 4 mitigations, the Village has said it will cap in-person attendance at 20%, and has expressed the importance of in-person meetings when it comes to the Village Board. The public is welcome to attend, as long as social distancing and facial covering regulations are observed.

The meeting will be live streamed on YouTube, with the link accessible on the Village’s website 24-48 hours before the start of the meeting.

“The administration sees this format of in-person and remote meeting attendance as essential to maximizing the efficiency of this board while minimizing the level of disruption to normal operations and still providing a COVID-safe environment for those who choose to attend in person,” Village Communications Director Ken Reynolds said during the Village Board’s December 1 Committee of the Whole Meeting.

Open Meetings Act

The Open Meetings Act requires that “An agenda for each regular meeting shall be posted at the principal office of the public body and at the location where the meeting is to be held at least 48 hours in advance of the holding of the meeting.” The Village of Lansing posts agendas and minutes from public meetings in the “Documents” section of their website, and copies are usually emailed to The Lansing Journal as well.

Staying informed

Lansing Journal subscribers receive an email each morning with links to Lansing headlines, so they stay informed about items being discussed at Lansing Village Board meetings, as well as news that happens between meetings.