Board of Trustees Meetings
Regular MeetingNiles, IL · July 27, 2021
Agenda
MAYOR ACTING VILLAGE
George D. Alpogianis MANAGER
Hadley Skeffington-Vos
TRUSTEES
John C. Jekot VILLAGE CLERK
Joe LoVerde Marlene J. Victorine
Danette O'Donovan Matyas
Denise M. McCreery 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
July 27, 2021
7:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
4th of July Parade Recognition of Sponsors and Volunteers (Katie Schneider, Community Engagement
Coordinator)
Walk and Roll Niles Event - August 5, 2021 (Katie Schneider, Community Engagement Coordinator)
Upcoming Festivals and Events (Katie Schneider, Community Engagement Coordinator)
PROCLAMATIONS
Recognizing Alicia Bermes, Executive Director of the Niles Chamber of Commerce and Industry
FIRE AND POLICE CEREMONIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Probationary Firefighter Michael Furtak
Police Sergeant Paul Murphy
Police Officer Abah Antonio
Police K9 Rocket
PRESENTATIONS
Green Business Award Presentation to Great Lakes Coca-Cola Bottling (Economic Development
Director John C. Melaniphy III)
PRESIDENT'S REPORT President Alpogianis
COVID-19 Community Update (Fire Chief)
VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT
TRUSTEE REPORTS
Trustee Jekot (Human Services Committee)
Trustee LoVerde (Finance Committee and Stormwater Commission)
Trustee Strzelecki (Public Safety Committee and RED Center Board))
Trustee Niedermaier (General Government/IT Committee, Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee and
Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Advisory Group)
PUBLIC COMMENT (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.
CONSENT AGENDA-NEW BUSINESS
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 1 Approval of June 22, 2021 Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes
Item 2 Appointment of Kim Biederman to the Public Arts and Culture Advisory
Council and the Economic Development and Neighborhood Renewal Ad Hoc
Commission to Represent the Niles Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Item 3 Appointment of Cyndi Rademacher, Niles-Maine Library District Assistant
Director, to the Public Arts and Culture Advisory Council
Item 4 Ordinance Authorizing the Disposal of Surplus Personal Property Owned by
the Village of Niles (Police Department Equipment)
Item 5 Ordinance Amending Chapter 18 Building and Building Regulations, Article IV.
Property Maintenance, Sec. 18-41 Definitions through Sec. 18-43 Specific
Nuisances Enumerated, to the Niles Code of Ordinances
Item 6 Ordinance Amending Chapter 66 Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions,
Article III, Offenses Against Property, Section 66-54 Petit Theft; Penalty.
Item 7 Resolution Authorizing a Fifth Amendment to the Lease Agreement and
Vehicle Storage with SVAP Golf Mill Retail, L.P. for the Niles Teen Center in
the Amount of $16,200
Item 8 Resolution Ratifying an Intergovernmental Agreement Between Pace, the
Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority and the Village
of Niles for Pulse Stations in the Rights-of-Way Within the Village Along
Dempster Street
Item 9 Board Approval - Ratification of a Separation Agreement Between the Village
of Niles and Christopher Zero
Item 10 Board Approval - Ratification of a Separation Agreement Between the Village
of Niles and Fotis Markadas
Item 11 Board Approval - Payment for a Workers Compensation Settlement, Case #14
WC 19490, #14 WC 19491, #17 WC 8917, #18 WC 18223, in the Amount of
$158,128
Item 12 Board Approval - Correct the Vendor Name for the Bid Waiver and Purchase of
Spare Street Light Poles and Parts from KSA to Sternberg Lighting as
Approved at the May 25, 2021 Board Meeting
NEW BUSINESS
Item 1 Appointment of Joseph S. La Margo as Village Manager Effective on August President Alpogianis
31, 2021
Item 2 Appointment of Jeffrey Kash to the Community Relations Commission President Alpogianis
Item 3 Resolution Authorizing a Contractual Agreement with Maren Ronan, Ltd. for Trustee Niedermaier
Lobbying Services on Behalf of the Village of Niles from July 1, 2021 through
June 30, 2022 in the Amount of $60,000
Item 4 Ordinance Amending Chapter 102 Utilities, Article III Water, Division 1 Trustee LoVerde
Generally, Sec.102-123 Water Rates Established and Appendix D Fee
Schedule to the Niles Code of Ordinances
Item 5 Ordinance Amending Ordinance 2021-26 Ordinance Authorizing the Village of Trustee LoVerde
Niles, Illinois to Borrow Funds from the Illinois Environmental Protection
Agency Water Pollution Control Loan Program
Item 6 Ordinance Approving a Special Use Permit for a ‘Smoking Establishment’ Trustee Strzelecki
Located at 8936 N. Greenwood Avenue (21-ZP-15)
Item 7 Ordinance Approving a Special Use Permit to Allow a ‘Massage Service Trustee Strzelecki
Establishment’ Located at 249 Golf Mill Center (21-ZP-19)
Item 8 Ordinance Approving a Special Use Permit to Allow a ‘Reception Facility’ and Trustee Strzelecki
a Variation Requiring Retail Uses in Ground Floor Spaces for Property
Located at 7013 N. Milwaukee Avenue (21-ZP-24 & 21-ZP-25)
Item 9 Ordinance Approving a Special Use Permit to Allow a ‘Unique Use’ for Trustee Strzelecki
Property Located at 7412 Milwaukee Avenue (21-ZP-27)
Item 10 Ordinance Approving a Special Use Permit to Allow a ‘Medical/Dental Clinic’ Trustee Strzelecki
and a Variation to Allow for a Reduction in the Required Number of Parking
Spaces for Property Located at 8852 Milwaukee Avenue (21-ZP-28)
Item 11 Resolution Authorizing a Bid Award and Contractual Agreement with DiMeo Trustee LoVerde
Brothers Inc. to Provide the Greenwood Stormwater Basin Project in the
Amount of $11,089,452
Item 12 Resolution Authorizing a Contractual Agreement with Hey and Associates to Trustee LoVerde
Provide the Greenwood Stormwater Basin Construction Phase Consulting
Services in the Amount of $149,000
Item 13 Resolution Authorizing a Contract Extension with Detroit Salt Company, LLC, Trustee Niedermaier
to Supply Bulk Highway Deicing Road Salt for 2021-2022 in the Amount Up
to $312,741
Item 14 Resolution Authorizing the Endorsement of the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus Trustee Niedermaier
Community Solar Clearinghouse Solution (CS2) Residential Program
Item 15 Resolution Approving Change Order Number 1 Authorizing an Increase in the Trustee Jekot
Time of Completion of the IL 21 (Milwaukee Ave) & IL 43 (Waukegan Rd)
Street Lighting Improvements with Hecker and Company by 93 days for a
Substantial Completion Date of December 31, 2021
Item 16 Board Approval - Change Summary for IL 21(Milwaukee Ave) & IL 43 Trustee Jekot
(Waukegan Rd) Street Lighting Improvements
Item 17 Board Approval - Change Summary and Bid Waiver for the 2020 Watermain Trustee Jekot
Replacement Contract
Item 18 Board Approval - Bid Waiver and Purchase Salt Pre-Wetting and Roadway Anti- Trustee Jekot
Icing Material for the 2021-22 Winter Season from K-Tech Specialty
Coatings, Inc., a Sole-Source Vendor, in the Amount of Up to $98,714
Item 19 Board Approval - Bid Waiver and Authorizing the Approval of the Municipal Trustee Jekot
Partnering Initiative (MPI) Contractual Pricing Pursuant to Government Joint
Purchasing Act, 30 ILCS 525/0.01, et. seq., with Pure Technologies US, dba
Wachs Water Services for the 2021 Valve Exercising Program in the Amount
of $57,492
Item 20 Board Approval - Waiver of Permit Fees for the Veterans of Foreign Wars President Alpogianis
(VFW) in the Total Amount of $4,695.26
Item 21 Board Approval - Payment to Tyler Technologies for Yearly Munis Software Trustee Niedermaier
Support and Licensing Fees in the Amount of $132,378.67
FINANCIAL REPORTS
Treasurer's Report - May 2021
NEXT MEETINGS
August 24, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. - Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
PUBLIC COMMENT (NON-AGENDA ITEMS)
EXECUTIVE SESSION (if necessary)
ADJOURNMENT