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Key votes included awarding a lead-service-line replacement contract to Miller Pipelines, approving park-field work to accommodate youth leagues, adopting amendments reclassifying titles in the Fire Department and authorizing an engineering agreement for Phase 3 construction work. The council conducted roll calls for each item; all recorded votes on the consent/finance/administration items listed below passed on the meeting’s call.

Lead service lines: The council concurred with Public Works Director Schiller’s recommendation to award the year-one lead service line replacement contract to Miller Pipelines in the amount of $2,338,478.70 plus a 3% contingency. Motion to approve was moved and seconded on the record; the roll call vote was eight ayes.

Softball fields: The council waived competitive bidding for two softball fields at the west end of Genero Park and awarded the work to Team Real Inc. for $35,141, the lowest quote received. The motion passed by roll call, eight ayes.

Fire-department ordinances: Councilmembers voted to adopt two ordinance amendments affecting the Fire Department: (1) an amendment to section 234.001 outlining departmental composition and (2) an amendment to section 242.03(b) reclassifying appointed titles. Both ordinance motions passed by roll call vote, each recorded as eight ayes.

Other administrative actions approved: denial of two handicap-parking applications (applications 1524 and 1519) as informational follow-up; authorization to settle case 23CV17084 for $6,500 as recommended by the city attorney; concurrence with an intergovernmental agreement with the Brookfield Zoo Police Department; authorization to hire one probationary police officer from the current eligibility list to fill a retirement vacancy; informational approval for the North Berwyn Park District’s Easter parade on April 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.; approval to open a government money market account with Wintrust Community Bank for city fund reserves; approval of an agreement with GW and Associates PC to perform the 2024 audit for $95,000; and approval of an engineering agreement with CBBEL for Phase 3 construction not to exceed $1,757,230.

The council approved the full consent agenda and closed the meeting following the listed votes. No recorded no-votes or abstentions were entered on the motions reported in the minutes that were read into the record during the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","1/28/25 - COW and City Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","At a regularly scheduled meeting the council approved a series of consent and regular-agenda items, including a lead-service-line replacement contract, park field work, fire-department ordinance changes, an engineering agreement and audit contract.","taxTitle","Berwyn, Cook County, Illinois","taxId",4224,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6363365,"Berwyn council refers proposed tightening of ‘welcoming city’ ordinance after wide public comment on immigration enforcement",160,2530000,2690000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2166313-9b9609707816be3d9a3784f12270b10d&start=2530&end=2690","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2166313-9b9609707816be3d9a3784f12270b10d/thumbnail_2530000.jpg","/articles/6363365/Berwyn/Cook-County/Illinois/Berwyn-council-refers-proposed-tightening-of-welcoming-city-ordinance-after-wide-public-comment-on-immigration-enforcement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6363365-5c76f2fd031ec918f80a81f95e1437f4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771203017&Signature=cTjcp7SUqjCqDy1Ce-KPgrC5t6D2Zsj-OZDx2JizYgNkpN24SSUN0~FwyAMdUthjkjlA9FkshJseKkJNo1zy2cUYwWS0gZs3MhNuIG91Lg7seI29yWI2YIA64yh6AG39k0xQVE3JgaSoYL9IRCXjFXUq21cnsQuIZ3LZJP6WDzzBLAbT1aYKwpUvHagyV3SzOfECZKE7pRTbF23N8FjOTaQ2wJXf3gH2o~ZHqvqJ3MiMCm8vaNa5Qq760zbuvtFGN7kGEgAwj9m1sK4JXLpee6x20wK9YuOctfZMFnfp-fF1-VjrRTH2v4CeT-zLptgpJJEFAgtAuIUAjcALl~UPpg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Berwyn City Council voted unanimously to refer proposed amendments to the city’s “welcoming city” ordinance to the city attorney for draft language after a lengthy public-comment period focused on immigration enforcement and community safety.

Council action came after a string of residents, neighborhood advocates and organizers urged the council to strengthen local protections against cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Alderman Pabon moved to refer his communication requesting amendments; Alderman Leija seconded the motion, and the council voted eight to zero to send the request to the city attorney’s office for drafting.

The matter drew the meeting’s largest public turnout. Mayor Lavera opened the public comment period with a statement distributed in print and posted online and said the city and the Berwyn Police Department would not “cooperate or assist any federal agency when it comes to anything regarding immigration or deportation,” referencing guidance circulated by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.

Residents who spoke asked the council to close perceived loopholes in the existing ordinance, expand data protections and bar local agencies from joining federal task forces that could be used for immigration enforcement. Elizabeth Ojeda Jimenez, a long-time Berwyn resident, asked the council to “revisit and strengthen the welcoming city ordinance” and urged the body to include community members in any review process. She concluded a portion of her remarks with the short plea: “No exceptions.”

Other speakers described daily effects of enforcement actions on school attendance, work and local business patronage. Letty Garcia said Berwyn is “65% Latino” and told the council her family and many residents feel unsafe, that “scared mothers are having their children miss school” and that store traffic had declined because of fear. Several speakers described local volunteer “rapid response” and mutual-aid efforts that have been documenting and responding to reported immigration-enforcement sightings.

Alderman Pabon framed his referral as both an immediate and a longer-term response: he asked the city attorney to draft amendments based on the communication he submitted, and he committed council staff and his office to support mutual-aid efforts in the community. After the motion was seconded by Alderman Leija, the roll call produced eight ayes and no nays.

The council did not adopt substantive ordinance text at the meeting; the referral directs the city attorney to prepare language for future council consideration. The record shows the council also discussed making the human-relations committee available to the community to ensure public participation in any amendment process.

Members of the public asked the council to incorporate state guidance and to clarify that city databases and emerging digital systems not be used to assist federal immigration agencies. The mayor and council said they will publicize workshops and know-your-rights events offered by local and state partners.

The referral ends the meeting’s action on this item for now; further ordinance language and any subsequent votes will appear on a future council agenda when the city attorney returns draft amendments to the council.","Following extensive public comment calling for stronger protections for undocumented residents, the Berwyn City Council voted unanimously to send proposed amendments to the city attorney for drafting.","actionData","errors"]

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Berwyn council refers proposed tightening of ‘welcoming city’ ordinance after wide public comment on immigration enforcement