MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2021 – 8:00 P.M. With Skokie and the entire State of Illinois now in Phase 5 of the Restore Illinois plan and the lifting of restrictions on in-person gatherings, beginning on Monday, June 21, 2021, Skokie Village Board meetings will return to in-person in the Council Chambers at Skokie Village Hall, 5127 Oakton Street. Village Board meetings begin at 8 p.m. and will continue to be broadcast live on the Village’s YouTube channel as well as on SkokieVision cable television channels 17 (Comcast) and 25 (RCN). Meetings also are re-broadcast on the cable channels in the weeks following each meeting, and the videos are archived on the Village’s YouTube channel. In keeping with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and the Illinois Department of Public Health, members of the public who wish to attend the meeting should be prepared to practice social distancing, and masks should be worn by any individuals who are not fully vaccinated. Public comments may still be submitted to [email protected]; comments received by 4:30 p.m. on the day of the meeting will be provided to the Village Board in advance of the meeting and will not be read aloud. Public comments also can be mailed or hand-delivered to Skokie Village Hall, 5127 Oakton Street, Skokie, Illinois, 60077, Attention: Village Manager’s Office or placed in the exterior drop box on the west side of Skokie Village Hall. Each Village Board meeting agenda includes time for public comments, and individuals wishing to speak on an issue will be allocated three minutes to address the Village Board. 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, June 7, 2021. * 5. Approve Voucher List #3-FY22 of June 21, 2021. 6. Proclamations and Resolutions. 7. Recognition, Awards and Honorary Presentations. 8. Appointments, Reappointments and Resignations. A. Swearing in of the following personnel by Willard Evans, Jr., Chair of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners: Name Old Position New Position Ed (Will) Zahn Police Officer Police Sergeant * B. Appointment Zoning Board of Appeals: Vijai Gupta * C. Reappointments Sustainable Environmental Advisory Commission: Christopher Buccola, Andrew DeCanniere, Michael Gershbein, Lisa Gotkin, Olivia Mahoney, Emily Okallau, Robert Render and Charles Saxe as Commissioners; Jim McNelis as Vice Chair and Jennifer Grossman as Chair 589044v1 * D. Resignation Sustainable Environmental Advisory Commission: Vijai Gupta 9. Presentations and Reports. 10. Report of the Village Manager. A. Adoption of the FY2022 Budget, Water Rate and Refuse Fee. B. Chicago’s North Shore Convention & Visitors Bureau Agreement. 11. Report of the Corporation Counsel. FIRST READING: A. An ordinance amending Chapter 2, Article II, Sections 2-38 and 2-42, of the Skokie Village Code pertaining to the conducting of and attendance at public meetings via video and telephone conferencing. This item is on the agenda for first reading and will be on the July 6, 2021 agenda for second reading and adoption. 12. Unfinished Business. 13. New Business. 14. Plan Commission. 15. Public Comment. (See information at top of page 1) 16. Adjournment. _______________________ Items marked with an asterisk (*) indicate they are part of the Consent Agenda that contains routine items or items which have already been discussed by the Mayor and Board at a previous public meeting and require a second reading. Items on the Consent Agenda are passed in one vote at the beginning of the Board Meeting. Prior to the vote on the Consent Agenda, the Mayor will inquire if there is any matter which anyone wishes to remove from the Consent Agenda. If there is an item on the Consent Agenda which you wish to address, please inform the Mayor at that time you wish to remove it from the Consent Agenda. 589044v1 MML: 6/21/21 Manager’s Report THIS RESOLUTION MAY BE CITED AS VILLAGE RESOLUTION 21-6-R- A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A ONE YEAR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF SKOKIE AND THE CHICAGO’S NORTH SHORE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU 1 WHEREAS, on July 1, 2002, the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Skokie 2 authorized an agreement for the Village of Skokie (hereinafter “Skokie”) to become a member of 3 the Chicago’s North Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau (hereinafter “CNSCVB”); and 4 WHEREAS, on May 6, 2002, the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Skokie 5 passed Village Ordinance Number 02-5-C-3079 increasing the tax on hotel and motel gross 6 receipts to fund participation in the CNSCVB; and 7 WHEREAS, Skokie entered into agreements with the CNSCVB, effective July 1, 2002, 8 July 1, 2005, July 1, 2008, July 1, 2011, July 1, 2015 and July 1, 2018. Skokie, together with 9 other municipalities, the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, Westfield Old 10 Orchard, the Skokie Chamber of Commerce, Skokie hotels and other Skokie businesses, has 11 participated in the CNSCVB as a means of increasing economic activity in the Village of Skokie; 12 and 13 WHEREAS, Skokie is a home rule municipality as provided in Article VII, Section 6, of the 14 Constitution of the State of Illinois and is acting under the authority granted to home rule 15 municipalities; and 16 WHEREAS, the Illinois Promotion Act, 20 ILCS 665/1, et seq., provides in 20 ILCS 665/13 17 that the corporate authorities of municipalities may promote the advantages of the area for tourism, 18 development and other activities and programs designed to stimulate employment, appropriate 19 funds, accept gifts and grants, and join with other municipalities, counties, and local promotion 20 groups for promotional activities and programs; and 21 WHEREAS, the Village Manager recommended to the Mayor and Board of Trustees that the 22 Village continue its membership in the CNSCVB and enter into a new one (1) year Agreement with 23 CNSCVB, to be effective on July 1, 2021, substantially in the form and substance of the copy 24 attached hereto and marked Exhibit “1”, subject to changes approved by the Village Manager or 25 designee and the Corporation Counsel of the Village of Skokie; and 26 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village 27 of Skokie, Cook County, Illinois that the one (1) year Agreement with the CNSCVB for membership 28 in the CNSCVB, a copy of which is attached hereto and marked Exhibit “1”, or subject to changes 29 approved by the Corporation Counsel and Village Manager or designee, be and the same is hereby 30 approved. 31 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Skokie, 32 Cook County, Illinois that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute the one (1) year Agreement 33 with the CNSCVB for membership in the CNSCVB, a copy of which is attached hereto and marked Page 1 of 6 VOSDOCS-#589148 Resolution, Approving Agreement, Chicago's North Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau, 2021-2022 1 Exhibit “1”, subject to changes approved by the Corporation Counsel and Village Manager or 2 designee. 3 4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Skokie 5 hereby designate the Assistant Village Manager, Nicholas Wyatt, and the Marketing and 6 Communications Director, Ann E. Tennes, to serve as the Village of Skokie’s representatives on the 7 Board of Directors of the CNSCVB and designate either or both of them to represent the Village of 8 Skokie on the CNSCVB Executive Committee. The appointments in this paragraph are all for terms 9 expiring on July 31, 2022 or until a successor is appointed to the position. PASSED this day of June, 2021. Ayes: ____________________________________ Village Clerk Nays: Absent: Approved by me this day of Attest: June, 2021. Village Clerk Mayor, Village of Skokie Page 2 of 6 VOSDOCS-#589148 Resolution, Approving Agreement, Chicago's North Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau, 2021-2022 Exhibit 1 1 2 AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF SKOKIE AND 3 CHICAGO’S NORTH SHORE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU 4 5 6 THIS AGREEMENT made this 1st day of July 2021, between the Village of Skokie, an 7 Illinois municipal corporation (hereinafter “Skokie”) and Chicago’s North Shore Convention 8 and Visitors Bureau (hereinafter “Bureau”), an Illinois not-for-profit corporation that promotes 9 tourism in the north suburban Chicago area; and 10 11 WHEREAS, Skokie supported the creation of the Bureau in 2002, and continues to 12 support its efforts to promote tourism and conventions in the north suburban Chicago area; 13 and 14 15 WHEREAS, in recognition of the benefits of a convention and visitors bureau, Skokie 16 elects to utilize a portion of the tax revenue generated by the tax levied on the renting of 17 rooms by hotels and motels in Skokie to support the functions and activities of the Bureau; 18 and 19 20 WHEREAS, the Bureau is organized for the purpose of promoting the travel and 21 tourism industries of Evanston, Glencoe, Glenview, Northbrook, Prospect Heights, Skokie, 22 Wheeling and Winnetka and is responsible for new business development throughout the 23 area, including the conduct of marketing efforts to promote the area as a visitor destination; 24 and 25 26 WHEREAS, Skokie and the Bureau are desirous of entering into an agreement for the 27 purpose of establishing the rights, responsibilities and obligation of the parties; 28 29 NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto, in consideration of the mutual promises 30 contained herein, do hereby agree to the following terms and conditions: 31 32 1.