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Maywood trustees approve major road contracts, deny backpack payment and ratify employment addendum
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Summary
At its Sept. 1 special meeting, the Village of Maywood Board of Trustees approved multiple vendor payments and two major roadway contracts totaling about $791,486, denied a $2,486.40 backpack-payment request, placed an electronic billboard public hearing on the next agenda and approved a second addendum to the village manager's employment agreement in closed session.
The Village of Maywood Board of Trustees met Sept. 1, 2020, in Council Chambers and approved a slate of vendor payments and contracts, moved a public hearing for an electronic billboard to the next meeting, and addressed personnel and program referrals.
The board approved Warrant List No. 200497 (through Aug. 26) totaling $18,436.48 and approved several event-related invoices, including $600 for a Music in the Park performer and $170 for rental of a portable toilet and hand sanitizer station. Trustees voted 4–3 to deny a $2,486.40 payment to Bags in Bulk for an annual backpack giveaway.
In a bundled omnibus vote, trustees approved numerous items including payments to Cook County Department of Public Health ($7,100), fleet fuel purchases ($14,344.62), TIF professional services ($6,168.75), sewer cleaning ($17,727.41), a police subscription platform ($24,000), the 2020 Alley and Roadway Improvements project with Triggi Construction for $405,627.75 and a bid/contract response with M&J Asphalt Paving Company, Inc. for the 2020 MFT Roadway Improvements project for $385,858.50. The combined approvals for the two cited roadway contracts total $791,486.25.
Mayor Edwenna Perkins opened the meeting with a theme she read aloud: "A shift is coming; things are changing in our favor, when the people get a mind to work." Planning and zoning staff requested that a public hearing be placed on the next meeting agenda for an electronic billboard proposal at 1600 S. 10th; the board voted to add that public hearing.
Public safety matters and staffing were discussed during staff Q&A. Police Chief Valdimir Talley Jr. told the board there is a protocol to notify authorities when trains block crossings for more than 20 minutes but that the village has no enforcement power over railroad operations. He also said the department currently has 45 officers, including the chief, after retirements, and clarified that the officer commitment period is 36 months, not five years, and that two officers left before completing the commitment.
An item to provide $5,000 to Nate Comic Inc. for a Community Youth Counseling and Safe Zone Program was referred to the Finance Committee for further consideration. A separate proposal to issue a cell phone to the Board of Fire and Police Commission secretary was postponed pending recommendations and additional information from the commission. The Athletic Konnection park-usage agreement was moved from 2020 to 2021 because of COVID-19.
Trustees also discussed renaming and expanding the Facade Program to a Business Improvement Program to cover additional exterior and infrastructure work; the board moved that matter to the Economic Development committee. During board comments, trustees asked staff to investigate leasing options for the Maywood Housing Building and raised neighborhood traffic and speed concerns at several intersections.
The board recessed into closed session at 9:41 p.m. to discuss a personnel matter under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1). After reconvening, the board approved, in closed session, a second addendum to Village Manager Willie Norfleet Jr.'s 2018/2019 employment agreement; the resolution was adopted before adjournment at 10:18 p.m.
Votes at a glance - Approve Warrant List No. 200497 ($18,436.48): approved (unanimous recorded). - Deny payment to Bags in Bulk ($2,486.40): motion to deny carried 4–3 (Ayes: Trustees A. Sanchez, K. Wellington, M. Lightford, N. Booker; Nays: Mayor Perkins, Trustees I. Brandon, M. Jones). - Approve MPD Proposal No. 22 (RBT cleaning) $7,650: approved (unanimous recorded; budgeted item). - Omnibus approvals A–O including Triggi Construction ($405,627.75) and M&J Asphalt ($385,858.50): approved (unanimous recorded). - Refer $5,000 Nate Comic Inc. funding to Finance Committee: approved (unanimous recorded). - Postpone cell phone issuance pending commission recommendation: approved. - Move Athletic Konnection agreement to 2021: approved. - Approve second addendum to Village Manager employment agreement (closed session): approved.
What happens next: The board added a public hearing on an electronic billboard for the next meeting agenda, referred several items to committee for follow-up, and sent contract and program matters to staff for implementation. The meeting was adjourned at 10:18 p.m.