Board of Trustees Meetings
Regular MeetingNiles, IL · October 26, 2021
Agenda
MAYOR VILLAGE MANAGER
George D. Alpogianis Joseph S. La Margo
TRUSTEES VILLAGE CLERK
John C. Jekot Marlene J. Victorine
Joe LoVerde
Danette O'Donovan Matyas Phone: (847) 588-8000
Denise M. McCreery Fax: (847) 588-8051
Craig Niedermaier www.vniles.com
Dean Strzelecki
1000 Civic Center Drive, Niles, Illinois 60714
AGENDA
NILES BOARD MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
October 26, 2021
7:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Niles Chamber of Commerce Dollars for Scholars Recipients and 2021 Night of Roses Winners (Kim
Biederman, Niles Chamber of Commerce & Industry Executive Director)
Halloween Trick or Treat Information and Safety Tips (Chief of Police Tigera)
Veterans Day Ceremony at 11:00 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Waterfall on November 11, 2021. Village
Facilities will be Closed November 11 in Observance of Veterans Day (Kathy Thake, Asst. to the Village
Manager)
Holly Jolly Fest and Tree Lighting Ceremony on Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Civic Center Plaza
from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Katie Schneider, Community Engagement Coordinator)
PROCLAMATIONS
Honoring our Veterans on Veterans Day November 11, 2021
FIRE AND POLICE CEREMONIAL OATH OF OFFICE
Firefighter Paramedic Adam John Hoeflich
PRESENTATIONS
Retirement Announcement for Police Officer Danielle Helma (Chief of Police Tigera)
Retirement Announcement for Police Officer Marijo Zawilla (Chief of Police Tigera)
PRESIDENT'S REPORT President Alpogianis
Halloween House Decorating Contest Nominees - Voting Begins October 26 at 7:00 p.m. on the Village's
Facebook Page
COVID-19 Community Update (Fire Chief Feld)
VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT
Construction Updates
Leaf Pickup
Community Solar Program
Family Services Coat Drive
Rodent Control
TRUSTEE REPORTS
Trustee LoVerde (Finance Committee)
Trustee Niedermaier (General Government/IT Committee; Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Advisory Group
and Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee)
Trustee Matyas (Public Works Committee)
Trustee Jekot (Human Services Committee)
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 September 28, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Minutes
Item 2 Approval of October 8, 2021 Special Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes
Item 3 Ordinance Adding Chapter 18 Building and Building Regulations, Article XV.
Fences, Section 18-176 Exempt Fences, to the Niles Code of Ordinances
Item 4 Resolution Endorsing the 2021 Climate Action Plan for the Chicago Region
Item 5 Appointment of IT Director Rehman Ali to the General Government/IT
Committee
Item 6 Board Approval - Ratification of Transition Agreement and Release between
the Village of Niles and Ioana Ardelean
Item 7 Board Approval - Reduction to Long-Term Rate of Return on Assets from
7.00% to 6.50% on All Lauterbach & Amen Actuarial Reports
Item 8 Board Approval - Purchase Temporary Accounting Services Provided by
GovTemps USA in the Amount of $3,175
Item 9 Board Acceptance - IT Organizational Assessment as Presented by Securance
Consulting
NEW BUSINESS
Item 1 Resolution Approving a Cook County Class 7a Tax Classification for Tribab Trustee LoVerde
LLC or its Assignee for the Property Located at 7254 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Item 2 Ordinance Approving a Special Use to Allow a Sign that Exceeds the Amount Trustee LoVerde
of Permitted Signage for Property Located at 8034-8074 N. Milwaukee
Avenue (21-ZP-38)
Item 3 Ordinance Approving a Zoning Map Amendment as Required in Appendix B, Trustee Jekot
Sec. 15.2 From an R-2 - Single-Family Residential’ to ‘PI -
Public/Institutional Lands District’ for Property Located at 8257 Harrison
Street (21-ZP-39)
Item 4 Ordinance Amending Appendix B Zoning Ordinance Section 8.5 to Amend the Trustee Strzelecki
Definition of ‘Firearm Sales’ (21-ZP-40)
Item 5 Ordinance Approving a Change Order Number 1 for 2021 Sidewalk, Curb, & Trustee Matyas
Gutter Program from Sumit Construction Company, Inc., by Increasing the
Contract Price by $47,200 for a Total Contract Amount of $250,000 and
Authorizing the Expenditure of Funds to Pay for Such Change Order
Item 6 Ordinance Approving a Change Order Number 1 at Waukegan Road at Trustee Matyas
Cleveland Road Intersection Improvements From HR Green, Inc., by
Increasing the Contract Price by $26,163.10 for a Total Contract Amount of
$85,486.66 and Authorizing the Expenditure of Funds to Pay for Such Change
Order
Item 7 Resolution Authorizing a Bid Waiver and a Second One Year Contract Trustee Matyas
Extension with Artistic Holiday Designs for the 2021 Holiday Light
Installation in the Amount of $40,777.60
Item 8 Resolution Authorizing a Bid Award and Contractual Agreement with Bolder Trustee Matyas
Contractors, Inc. to Provide Construction of the 2021 Tracer Wire Program in
the Amount of $52,500
FINANCIAL REPORTS
Treasurer's Report - September 2021
NEXT MEETINGS
November 16, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. - Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
PUBLIC COMMENT (NON-AGENDA ITEMS)
EXECUTIVE SESSION (if necessary)
ADJOURNMENT