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These minutes were approved at the 2/4/19 City Council meeting with no changes.
                   CITY OF WEST CHICAGO – 475 Main Street
                          CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
                                  Regular Meeting
                                 January 21, 2019

1. Call to Order. Mayor Ruben Pineda called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.

2. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Boy Scout Matthew Reithknecht, Troop 3, led all in the
Pledge of Allegiance.

The Mayor thanked Scout Reithknecht for being here. The Mayor said Scout Reithknecht
asked him about volunteers to shovel snow in his area and about lighting in his neighborhood.

3. Invocation. The City Clerk gave the invocation.

4. Roll Call and Establishment of a Quorum.

Roll Call found Aldermen Lori J. Chassee, James E. Beifuss, Jr., Heather Brown, Michael D.
Ferguson, Alton Hallett, Sandy Dimas, Melissa Birch-Ferguson, Matthew E. Garling,
Christopher Swiatek, Jeanne M. Short, Rebecca Stout, Bonnie A. Gagliardi, and Noreen
Ligino-Kubinski present. Alderman Jayme Sheahan was absent. The Mayor announced a
quorum.

City Clerk Nancy M. Smith was also present.

Also in attendance were City Attorney Patrick K. Bond, City Administrator Michael L. Guttman,
and Chief of Police Mike Uplegger.

5. Public Participation. No one spoke.

6. City Council Meeting Minutes – January 7, 2019. Alderman Chassee made a motion,
seconded by Alderman Hallett, to approve the minutes of January 7, 2019, with no changes.
Voting Aye: Alderman Chassee, Beifuss, Brown, Ferguson, Hallett, Dimas, Birch-Ferguson,
Garling, Swiatek, Short, Stout, Gagliardi, and Ligino-Kubinski.

7. Corporate Disbursement Report. Alderman Dimas made a motion, seconded by
Alderman Garling, to approve the January 21, 2019, Corporate Disbursement Report in the
amount of $1,353,167.60. Voting Aye: Aldermen Chassee, Beifuss, Brown, Ferguson, Hallett,
Dimas, Birch-Ferguson, Garling, Swiatek, Short, Stout, Gagliardi, and Ligino-Kubinski. .
Voting Nay: 0. Motion carried.

8. Consent Agenda – None

9. Reports by Committees. None

10. Unfinished Business. None

11. New Business. None

12. Correspondence and Announcements.
     Upcoming Meetings
          - January 22, 2019            Historical Preservation Commission (cancelled)
          - January 24, 2019         Finance Committee (cancelled)
          - January 28, 2019          Public Affairs Committee

13. Mayor’s Comments. The Mayor recognized that it is Martin Luther King, Jr. day, and
that government offices were closed. West Chicago was open.

The Mayor said it is very cold, but tomorrow it will be in the 40’s. There will be freezing rain
and then snow, so he cautioned everyone to be careful. Scout Reithknecht said people
should be careful of the ice as both he and his grandmother slipped and fell.

14. Executive Session. There was no executive session.

15. Items to be Referred for Final Action from Executive Session. Not applicable.

16. Adjournment. At 7:05 pm, Alderman Chassee made a motion, seconded by Alderman
Stout, to adjourn. Motion was carried by voice vote.

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Respectfully submitted,


Nancy M. Smith
City Clerk