Board of Trustees

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2020 – 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 citizencomments@skokie.org 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, November 2, 2020. * 5. Approve Voucher List #13-FY21 of November 16, 2020. 6. Proclamations and Resolutions. A. Proclamation Food Pantry Awareness Month – December 2020 7. Recognitions, Awards and Honorary Presentations. * 8. Appointments, Reappointments and Resignations. A. Appointments Beautification & Improvement Commission: Joseph Hasten Human Relations Commission: Unia Wilson B. Resignation Consumer Affairs Commission: Clifford Levy 9. Presentations and Reports. 10. Report of the Village Manager. A. COVID-19 Update. B. 2020 Tax Levy Ordinance. C. Water Analytics Agreement with Exelorate Enterprises, LLC, d.b.a Aquify. * D. Interim Staffing Services for Personnel Director Position. * E. BS&A ERP Software Maintenance Contract Renewal – BS&A Systems, Bath, Michigan - $69,715. * F. Tactical Intervention Unit Body Armor Purchase – Kiesler Police Supply, Inc., Jeffersonville, IN - $54,999.50. 581872v1  11. Report of the Corporation Counsel. CONSENT: * A. An ordinance providing for the installation and establishment of yield sign controls at the intersections of Jarvis Avenue/Keystone Avenue and Jarvis Avenue/Kilbourn Avenue, Skokie, Illinois. This item is on the consent agenda for second reading and adoption. * B. An ordinance amending Chapter 1, Section 1-7 of the Skokie Village Code pertaining to stipulated settlements. This item is on the consent agenda for second reading and adoption. 12. Unfinished Business. 13. New Business. 14. Plan Commission. 15. Citizen Comments. (See information at top of page 1) 16. Adjournment. 581872v1 B C D E F  A MML: 11/2/2020 Manager’s Report *11/16/2020 THIS ORDINANCE MAY BE CITED AS VILLAGE ORDINANCE NUMBER 20-11-T- AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE INSTALLATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF YIELD SIGN CONTROLS AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF JARVIS AVENUE/KEYSTONE AVENUE AND JARVIS AVENUE/KILBOURN AVENUE, SKOKIE, ILLINOIS 1 WHEREAS, from time to time, the Engineering Division of the Village of Skokie 2 (hereinafter “Skokie”) is asked to review and study certain uncontrolled intersections within 3 Skokie, in order to make a determination on the value of the installation of Stop or Yield signs; and 4 WHEREAS, the Engineering Division was asked to review and study the traffic control 5 along Jarvis Avenue between Lincoln Avenue and Jarvis Avenue. This stretch is the shared 6 border between the Village of Lincolnwood (hereinafter “Lincolnwood”) and Skokie. While some 7 intersections have been upgraded over the years, the intersections of Jarvis Avenue/Keystone 8 Avenue and Jarvis Avenue/Kilbourn Avenue are still uncontrolled; and 9 WHEREAS, the study has been completed, and the Engineering Division is 10 recommending that the northbound-southbound intersections of Jarvis Avenue/Keystone Avenue 11 and Jarvis Avenue/Kilbourn Avenue be upgraded from uncontrolled to Yield sign control; and 12 WHEREAS, as these intersections share a border with Lincolnwood, Skokie will install 13 these signs for the southbound traffic on Keystone Avenue at Jarvis Avenue and Kilbourn Avenue 14 at Jarvis Avenue and Lincolnwood will do the same for the northbound traffic; and 15 WHEREAS, the Village Manager recommended to the Mayor and Board of Trustees that 16 northbound-southbound Yield sign controls at the intersections of Jarvis Avenue/Keystone 17 Avenue and Jarvis Avenue/Kilbourn Avenue be installed and established, as indicated on the 18 diagram attached hereto marked Exhibit "A" and hereby made a part of this Ordinance; and 19 WHEREAS, the Mayor and Board of Trustees, at a public meeting duly held on November 20 2, 2020, concurred in the aforesaid recommendation; 21 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the 22 Village of Skokie, Cook County, Illinois: 23 Section 1: That pursuant to the provisions Chapter 106, Article II, Division 1, Section 24 106-47 of the Skokie Village Code and the Illinois Vehicle Code, Yield signs shall be installed in 25 accordance with the diagram attached hereto and marked Exhibit "A" and hereby made a part of 26 this Ordinance. 27 Section 2: That the Village Manager is hereby directed and authorized to erect the 28 necessary signs in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance. Page 1 of 3 VOSDOCS-#577960-v1-Ordinance__Upgrade_ot_Uncontrolled_intersection__Yield_Signs__Jarvis_Keystone_&_Jarvis_Kilbourn 1 Section 3: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its 2 passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law. 3 ADOPTED this day of November, 2020. 4 5 Village Clerk 6 Ayes: 7 Nays: 8 Absent: 9 10 Approved by me this day of 11 Attested and filed in my office this November, 2020. 12 day of November, 2020; and 13 published in pamphlet form according 14 to law from November , 2020 Mayor, Village of Skokie 15 to November , 2020. 16 17 18 Village Clerk 19 Page 2 of 3 VOSDOCS-#577960-v1-Ordinance__Upgrade_ot_Uncontrolled_intersection__Yield_Signs__Jarvis_Keystone_&_Jarvis_Kilbourn  Exhibit A Page 3 of 3 VOSDOCS-#577960-v1-Ordinance__Upgrade_ot_Uncontrolled_intersection__Yield_Signs__Jarvis_Keystone_&_Jarvis_Kilbourn  B MML: 11/2/2020 1st Reading *11/16/2020 THIS ORDINANCE MAY BE CITED AS VILLAGE ORDINANCE NUMBER 20-11-C- AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1, SECTION 1-7 OF THE SKOKIE VILLAGE CODE PERTAINING TO STIPULATED SETTLEMENTS 1 WHEREAS, Chapter 1, Section 1-7 of the Skokie Village Code (hereinafter “Code”) 2 provides for stipulated settlements for specific prepay ordinance violations; and 3 WHEREAS, pursuant to Village Ordinance 20-11-C-4538, which amends the Code to 4 add the offense of Theft as Section 70-67, this ordinance will allow the Skokie Police to utilize 5 a citation for a code violation as opposed to a criminal arrest for some incidents of theft; and 6 WHEREAS, as code violations, these cases may be heard in the Village of Skokie’s 7 Administrative Hearing for code violations and as such may be offered as a prepay (otherwise 8 known as a stipulated settlement) offense, pursuant to the amounts set forth in the 9 aforementioned Village Ordinance 20-11-C-4538; and 10 WHEREAS, for citations that do not require an appearance unless requested by the 11 respondent, it is necessary to amend the Code to reflect the stipulated settlement amounts for 12 theft violations; and 13 WHEREAS, the Corporation Counsel recommended to the Mayor and Board of 14 Trustees that Chapter 1, Section 1-7 of the Skokie Village Code be amended accordingly; 15 and 16 WHEREAS, the Mayor and Board of Trustees at a public meeting duly held on 17 November 2, 2020, concurred in the aforesaid recommendation of the Corporation Counsel; 18 and 19 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the 20 Village of Skokie, Cook County, Illinois; 21 Section 1: That Chapter 1, Section 1-7 of the Skokie Village Code be and the 22 same is hereby amended in the manner hereinafter indicated. The new material is 23 highlighted in bold and the material to be deleted is highlighted and stricken through. 24 Chapter 1 – General Provisions 25 … 26 Sec. 1-7. - Stipulated settlements. 27 28 The Village Manager or designee is authorized to accept settlement amounts 29 specified in this section in settlement for violations of this Code or any Village Ordinance Page 1 of 3 VOSDOCS-#581068-v1-Ordinance__Code_Amendment__Chapter_1__Stipulated_Settlements__Theft_ 1 and to establish settlement dates for each such violation. For violations where a showing of 2 compliance is applicable, settlement as provided for in this section shall only be authorized 3 upon a showing of compliance. The Village Manager as authorized by the Mayor and Board 4 of Trustees may establish procedures for the issuance of notices of violations requiring 5 appearance at an administrative hearing or court. If an appearance is not required the 6 Village Manager or designee is authorized to issue a notice of violation specifying 7 settlement amounts as provided for in this section. 8 9 (A) Settlement amount if Settlement Settlement paid after initial due amount if paid amount if paid date, but prior to Violation Category after Summons prior to the Administrative Hearing and Complaint initial due date or Summons & has been issued Complaint Parking and Motor Vehicle Equipment Violations except for parking at an expired parking meter or violations related to parking places reserved for $ 35.00 $ 45.00 $100.00 persons with disabilities or violations related to parking in, by or near fire hydrants and designated fire lanes Expired parking meter violations 15.00 45.00 100.00 Violations related to designated 250.00 300.00 350.00 disabled spaces Violations relating to Fire 100.00 150.00 200.00 Hydrants and Fire Lane All other code and ordinance 50.00 60.00 violations 10 11 (B) Violation Category Settlement amount Settlement amount Settlement amount st nd 1 offense 2 offense 3rd or more offenses Theft, Sec. 70-67 $ 250.00 $ 500.00 $ 750.00 12 13 This section shall not be applicable to parking, standing, compliance, or automated traffic law 14 violation notices, that are subject to, and processed through, the administrative adjudication 15 system specified in Chapter 2, Article XII, of this Code. The provisions of Chapter 2, Article XII 16 shall govern the fines and penalties applicable to all violations processed through that system. Page 2 of 3 VOSDOCS-#581068-v1-Ordinance__Code_Amendment__Chapter_1__Stipulated_Settlements__Theft_ 1 Section 2: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its 2 passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law. 3 ADOPTED this day of November, 2020. Ayes: Village Clerk Nays: Absent: Approved by me this day of Attested and filed in my office November, 2020. this day of November, 2020; and published in pamphlet form according to law from November , 2020 to November , 2020. Mayor, Village of Skokie Village Clerk 4 5 Page 3 of 3 VOSDOCS-#581068-v1-Ordinance__Code_Amendment__Chapter_1__Stipulated_Settlements__Theft_