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Board authorizes community field use, vendor payments and conditional Smart Route funding
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Summary
Trustees approved use of a municipal field for Maywood Little League with a fee waiver, authorized multiple vendor payments (including partial Allied Waste and City of Chicago water bills), approved trustee travel requests, and conditionally approved $40,000 Smart Route funding if eligible from the Madison TIF.
At the April 9 meeting the Maywood Board approved a range of community and operational items, from youth sports field use to large utility payments.
The Board approved Edward Alexander’s request to use the small baseball field behind the police station for Maywood Little League (April 1–July 31), granting a fee waiver and noting required insurance coverage. Manager Willie Norfleet explained that the pool will be operating during the specified dates and that police presence would be nearby.
Several vendor payments and community grants were approved via the omnibus agenda and pulled items. The board approved partial payment to Allied Waste ($146,000) for March garbage pickup; Manager Norfleet said the partial payment was "based on cash flow." Trustees also approved a $408,436.50 payment to the City of Chicago for water service (Jan. 17–Feb. 20, 2019); Norfleet said the bill "is the second highest bill over a 4 or 5 year period" and staff will review metering and usage with Chicago and Melrose Park.
Trustee Kimyada Wellington was authorized to attend three conferences this year, including the Women in Municipal Government event and the Congressional City Conference. The Board conditionally approved a $40,000 Smart Route to School project on the condition that funding is available through the Madison TIF and that the scope be framed as a traffic-safety project within the TIF area.
Why it matters: The decisions affect recreation access, utility costs and local transportation projects. Trustees raised transparency and process questions about payments and the use of TIF funds; staff committed to follow up and to verify funding eligibility for the Smart Route project.
Next step: Staff will follow up on water-billing measurements, provide documentation for payments when requested, and report back on TIF eligibility for the Smart Route project.