Board of Trustees — Skokie, IL
Date: 2021-09-08

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 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, Skokie Village Board meetings are 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.

As of August 30, 2021, all individuals in Illinois shall be required to wear masks when
indoors including Village buildings.

Public comments may still be submitted to publiccomments@skokie.org; comments
received prior to the meeting or during the meeting will be provided to the Village Board
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, August 16, 2021. **go to**

* 5. Approve Voucher List #8-FY22 of September 8, 2021. **go to**

* 6. Proclamations and Resolutions.
 A. Proclamation
 Suicide Prevention Month – September 2021 **go to**
 B. Appointment
 Board of Health: Dr. Jeremy Schwartz

 7. Recognition, Awards and Honorary Presentations.
 A. Award Presentation
 Block Party of the Year Awards presented by Maria Monastero Bueno, Chair,
 Human Relations Commission

 8. Appointments, Reappointments and Resignations.
 A. Swearing in of the following personnel by Village Clerk Pramod Shah:
 Name Old Position New Position
 Jesse Barnes Commander Police Deputy Chief

 9. Presentations and Reports.

10. Report of the Village Manager. **go to**
 A. Cook County Class 6b Real Estate Tax Incentive – 8056 N. Central Park Avenue. **go to A**
 B. Amendment to Chapter 26, Article VI – Cigarette and Tobacco Sales. **go to B**
 C. Sale of Village Owned Real Estate Located at 8114-8116 Lincoln Avenue. **go to C**

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 * D. FY2022 Purchase of One (1) Building Division 4-Door Hybrid Vehicle – Currie Motors, **go to D**
 Inc., Frankfort, Illinois - $25,470.
 * E. FY2022 Purchase of One (1) Sidewalk Plow – EJ Equipment, Manteno, Illinois - **go to E**
 $115,100.

11. Report of the Corporation Counsel. **go to**
 CONSENT:
 * A. An ordinance amending Chapter 46, Article II, Section 46-36(b) of the Skokie Village
 **go to A**
 Code pertaining to the recovery of fees for emergency services rendered by the Skokie
 Fire Department. This item is on the consent agenda for second reading and adoption.
 The first reading was on August 16, 2021.

 12. Unfinished Business.

 13. New Business.

 14. Plan Commission.

 15. Public Comment.
 (See information at top of page 1)

 16. Adjournment.




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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.


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 MML: 9/8/21 Manager’s Report
 THIS RESOLUTION MAY BE CITED AS
 VILLAGE RESOLUTION NUMBER

 21-9-R-



 A RESOLUTION FOR CLASS 6(b) REAL ESTATE TAX INCENTIVE
 FOR THE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 8056 N. CENTRAL PARK
 AVENUE IN THE VILLAGE OF SKOKIE, ILLINOIS, PURSUANT TO THE
 COOK COUNTY REAL PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION ORDINANCE


1 WHEREAS, the Village of Skokie (hereinafter “Skokie”), a home rule municipality
2 situated in Cook County, State of Illinois, is a duly organized and existing village created under
3 the provisions of the laws of the State of Illinois, and is now operating under the provisions of
4 the Illinois Municipal Code and the Constitution of the State of Illinois; and
5
6 WHEREAS, the Mayor and Board of Trustees constitute the duly elected qualified and
7 acting officials of Skokie; and
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9 WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners has amended the Cook County
10 Real Property Classification Ordinance (hereinafter “County Ordinance”), to provide real estate
11 tax incentives to property owners who build, rehabilitate, enhance and occupy unoccupied
12 property which is located within Cook County and which is used for industrial purposes; and
13
14 WHEREAS, Skokie, consistent with the County Ordinance, desires to induce industry to
15 locate and expand in Skokie by supporting financial incentives in the form of property tax relief
16 offered by the County; and
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18 WHEREAS, Class 6(b) of the County Ordinance requires that the municipality, in which
19 real estate proposed for Class 6(b) tax relief is located, determines that Class 6(b) real estate
20 tax relief is appropriate and approves a resolution supporting incentive abatement; and
21
22 WHEREAS, 8056 CP, LLC (hereinafter “Applicant”), has purchased a vacant 10,000
23 square foot building located on an approximately 15,526 square foot site at 8056 N. Central
24 Park Avenue, Skokie, Illinois (hereinafter “Subject Property”), and plans to undertake
25 redevelopment of the existing industrial building on the Subject Property to enable it to be used
26 primarily for manufacturing, warehousing and/or distribution purposes; and
27
28 WHEREAS, the existing building on the Subject Property will have a total usable area of
29 approximately 15,526 square feet once it has been redeveloped, and it is anticipated that the
30 entire property will be eligible for Class 6(b) tax relief pursuant to the County Ordinance; and
31
32 WHEREAS, the Applicant intends to file with the Office of the Assessor of Cook County
33 an Eligibility Application for Class 6(b) classification based on reutilization of the abandoned
34 industrial building; and
35
36 WHEREAS, the granting of Class 6(b) tax incentives for the Subject Property is
37 necessary for the reutilization of the Subject Property and will benefit Skokie through increased

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1 employment, both temporary and permanent, and through significant new revenues in the form
2 of additional real estate taxes and other tax revenues; and
3
4 WHEREAS, the Applicant has stated that to make the project viable, including the
5 purchase cost and redevelopment cost, tax relief under the County Ordinance is necessary to
6 realize the long term benefits to Skokie; and
7
8 WHEREAS, the Applicant has purchased the Subject Property for value, will engage in
9 substantial redevelopment and occupy the Subject Property; and
10
11 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and the Board of Trustees of the
12 Village of Skokie, County of Cook, State of Illinois:
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14 Section 1: The above stated Recitals are hereby restated and incorporated as if fully
15 set forth herein.
16
17 Section 2: The Subject Property is vacant and appropriate for Class 6(b) tax relief
18 pursuant to the County Ordinance special circumstances provisions.
19
20 Section 3: The Mayor and Board of Trustees determine that the incentives provided
21 by the Class 6(b) real property classification are applicable to the Subject Property and
22 necessary for the reutilization of an abandoned building on the Subject Property.
23
24 Section 4: Pursuant to the County Ordinance, Skokie hereby approves, consents
25 and supports the filing of the Class 6(b) application for the classification of the entire value of the
26 Subject Property and determines that Class 6(b) tax relief shall apply to the entire value of the
27 Subject Property identified by the affected Permanent Index Numbers 10-23-333-015-00000,
28 10-23-333-016-0000, 10-23-333-017-0000 and 10-23-333-018-0000.
29
30 Section 5: The Clerk of the Village of Skokie is authorized to and shall send a
31 certified copy of this Resolution to the Office of the Cook County Assessor, Room 312, County
32 Building, Chicago, Illinois 60602.
33
34 Section 6: This resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
35 approval, or as otherwise provided by law.
36 PASSED this day of September, 2021.
37
38 Ayes: , ____________________________________
39 Village Clerk
40 Nays:
41 Absent:
42 Approved by me this day of
43 Attest: September, 2021.
44
45
46
47 Village Clerk Mayor, Village of Skokie
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Memorandum
Health and Human Services Department
Date: August 26, 2021
 B
To: John T. Lockerby, Village Manager



From:
 Mike Charley, Director of Health and Human Services

Subject: Skokie Board of Health – Recommendation to Amend Chapter 26 Article VI of the Skokie Code
 “Cigarette and Tobacco Sales” to prohibit the sales of flavored e-cigarette (vaping) products


The Village of Skokie Board of Health is recommending that the Skokie Village Board of Trustees amend
Chapter 26 Article VI of the Skokie Code “Cigarette and Tobacco Sales” to prohibit the sales of flavored
e-cigarette (vaping) products. On October 12, 2020 the Board of Health submitted the attached letter
to Mayor Van Dusen urging the Village Board of Trustees to halt the sale of flavored vaping products. At
their May 13, 2021 and the June 10, 2021 meetings the Board of Health members reaffirmed their
recommendation to prohibit the sale of flavored e-cigarette products, but clarified further that their
recommendation did not include at this time the prohibition of flavored tobacco in leaf form.

Tobacco use prevention was identified as a priority within the Skokie Community 2012 Health Plan, with
a strong focus on preventing youth from becoming hooked on tobacco. On October 7, 2019 the Village
Board voted unanimously to support Village Resolution 19-10-R-1445 titled “A Resolution in Support of a
State-Wide Ban of Flavored E-Cigarette Liquids”. To further decrease tobacco-use among our youth and
adults, it has now become very evident to the Board of Health that the time is now for the Village of
Skokie to prohibit the sale of flavored e-cigarette (vaping) products.

Other municipalities including River Forest, Oak Park and the City of Chicago have banned the sale of
flavored e-cigarette/vaping products. In September 2019, the Village of River Forest amended their
ordinance to prohibit the sale of flavored electronic cigarette products. In October of 2019, the Village
of Oak Park amended the Oak Park tobacco ordinance to prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco (e-
cigarette/vaping products). In September 2020, the City of Chicago City Council voted to ban the sale of
flavored vaping products in the City of Chicago within 100 feet of a school and/or day care facility.
Along with the vaping ordinance, Mayor Lightfoot and the City Council also introduced a resolution in
September 2020 committing themselves to further action on vaping and tobacco. The resolution
speaks to the City’s “dedication to continuing to work on crafting and enacting legislation to ban the
sale of all flavored tobacco products citywide, including menthol cigarettes.” Finally, the State of Illinois
legislature has considered a state-wide ban on flavored electronic cigarette products, however no law
has passed to date.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) flavored e-cigarettes are marketed to
our youth and appeal more to our youth than conventional tobacco products, furthermore the CDC
provides the following information regarding flavored e-cigarettes:

 • The use of e-cigarettes is unsafe for kids, teens, and young adults.
 • Most e-cigarettes contain nicotine. Nicotine is highly addictive and can harm adolescent brain
 development, which continues into the early to mid-20s. 1
 • E-cigarettes can contain other harmful substances besides nicotine.
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 • Young people who use e-cigarettes may be more likely to smoke cigarettes in the future.
 • E-cigarettes come in various flavors, including fruit, candy, mint, and menthol.
 • According to the 2020 Illinois Youth Survey, the use of e-cigarettes and other vaping products in
 Suburban Cook County Communities were high with our youth, with 14% of seniors (12th grade),
 11% of 10th graders and 5% of 8th graders reported having vaped within the last 30 days.
 • A study from 2013-2014 showed that most youth who use e-cigarettes first start with a flavored
 variety, and flavors are the primary reason youth report using e-cigarettes. 6
 • In 2020, most youth who reported using e-cigarettes used flavored varieties (82.9%). 5
 • Among high school students who currently used any type of flavored e-cigarettes in 2020, the
 most commonly used flavors are fruit (73.1%), mint (55.8%), menthol (37.0%), and candy,
 desserts, or other sweets (36.4%).5
 • On January 2, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized an enforcement
 policy that prohibits the sale of prefilled cartridge e-cigarettes in any flavor other than tobacco
 or menthol, unless authorized by FDA. FDA has since taken additional steps to prohibit certain
 companies from selling youth-appealing, flavored disposable e-cigarettes and flavored e-liquids
 without authorization. 7
 • Several states and communities have restricted the sale of flavored tobacco products, including
 menthol-flavored products including the City of Chicago, Village of River Forest and the Village
 of Oak Park, https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/assets/factsheets/0398.pdf (note not fully
 updated).8
 • E-cigarettes are also advertised using the same themes and tactics that have been shown to
 increase youth initiation of other tobacco products, including cigarettes. In 2016, about 7 in 10
 middle school and high school students (69.3%)—more than 18 million youth—said they had
 seen e-cigarette advertising. 9
 • Widespread advertising for e-cigarettes, including via media for which advertising for
 conventional tobacco products is prohibited (e.g., TV), and the lower costs of some e-cigarettes
 relative to regular cigarettes has contributed to use among youth. 1
 • Many youth also report using e-cigarettes because they are curious about these products. 1

In a report titled “E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults”10, a report of the Surgeon General
concluded the following:

 • Action can be taken at the national, state, local, tribal, and territorial levels to address e-cigarette
 use among youth and young adults. Actions could include incorporating e-cigarettes into smoke-
 free policies, preventing access to e-cigarettes by youth, price and tax policies, retail licensure,
 regulation of e-cigarette marketing likely to attract youth, and educational initiatives targeting
 youth and young adults.
 • E-cigarettes are marketed by promoting flavors and using a wide variety of media channels and
 approaches that have been used in the past for marketing conventional tobacco products to youth
 and young adults.
 • The most commonly cited reasons that youth and young adults report using e-cigarettes include
 curiosity (Schmidt et al. 2014; Biener and Hargraves 2015; Biener et al. 2015; Kong et al. 2015;
 McDonald and Ling 2015; Suris et al. 2015; Sutfin et al. 2015), flavorings/taste (Ambrose et al.
 2015; University of Michigan 2015), use as a less harmful/less toxic alternative to conventional
 cigarettes (Peters et al. 2013; Tucker et al. 2014; Ambrose et al. 2015; Kong et al. 2015; McDonald
 and Ling 2015; Sutfin et al. 2015), and avoidance of indoor smoking restrictions or disturbing
 people with secondhand smoke from conventional cigarettes (Tucker et al. 2014; Ambrose et al.
 2015; Kong et al. 2015; McDonald and Ling 2015; Suris et al. 2015; Sutfin et al. 2015).
 • Nicotine exposure during adolescence can cause addiction and can harm the developing
 adolescent brain.
 • Nicotine can cross the placenta and has known effects on fetal and postnatal development.
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 Therefore, nicotine delivered by e-cigarettes during pregnancy can result in multiple adverse
 consequences, including sudden infant death syndrome, and could result in altered corpus
 callosum, deficits in auditory processing, and obesity.
 • E-cigarettes can expose users to several chemicals, including nicotine, carbonyl compounds, and
 volatile organic compounds, known to have adverse health effects. The health effects and
 potentially harmful doses of heated and aerosolized constituents of e-cigarette liquids, including
 solvents, flavorants, and toxicants, are not completely understood.
 • E-cigarette aerosol is not harmless “water vapor,” although it generally contains fewer toxicants
 than combustible tobacco products.
 • Ingestion of e-cigarette liquids containing nicotine can cause acute toxicity and possibly death if
 the contents of refill cartridges or bottles containing nicotine are consumed.

Attached is a letter of support from Joel Africk, President and CEO of the Respiratory Health Association
(RHA). The RHA fully supports the passage of the proposed ordinance and cite that youth and young
adults are significantly more likely to smoke tobacco products with flavors and that young adults are at a
critical age for initiation to tobacco product use including e-cigarettes. According to Mr. Africk, “It is
critical that we prevent youth use of these tobacco products and combat the efforts of the vaping
industry to hook a new generation to tobacco.”

For the reasons detailed above, the Board of Health is recommending that the Skokie Village Board of
Trustees amend Chapter 26 Article VI of the Skokie Code “Cigarette and Tobacco Sales” to prohibit the
sales of flavored e-cigarette (vaping) products.


Sources of Information:

1. US Department of Health and Human Services. E-cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report
of the Surgeon Generalpdf icon [PDF – 8.47MB]. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC;
2016. Accessed July 27, 2018.
2. Willett JG, Bennett M, Hair EC, et al Recognition, use and perceptions of JUUL among youth and young
adults. Tobacco Control Published Online First: 18 April 2018. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054273
3. Goniewicz ML, Gupta R, Lee YH, et al. Nicotine levels in electronic cigarette refill solutions: a comparative
analysis of products from the United States, Korea, and Poland. Int J Drug Policy. 2015;26(6):583–588.
4. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Public health consequences of e-
cigarettesexternal icon. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
5. Wang TW, Neff LJ, Park-Lee E, et al. E-cigarette Use Among Middle and High School Students — United
States, 2020. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2020;69.
6. Ambrose BK, Day HR, Rostron B, et al. Flavored Tobacco Product Use Among US Youth Aged 12-17 Years,
2013-2014. JAMA. 2015;314(17):1871-1873. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.13802
7. https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-finalizes-enforcement-policy-unauthorized-
flavored-cartridge-based-e-cigarettes-appeal-childrenexternal icon
8. https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/assets/factsheets/0398.pdfpdf iconexternal icon [PDF – 223KB] Wang
TW, Gentzke AS, Creamer MR, et al. Tobacco Product Use and Associated Factors Among Middle and High School
Students — United States, 2019external icon.. MMWR Surveill Summ 2019;68(No. SS-12):1–22.
9. Gentzke AS, Wang TW, Jamal A, Park-Lee E, Ren C et al. Tobacco Product Use Among Middle and High
School Students, United States, 2020. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2020;69(50);1881–1888 [accessed
2020 Dec 17].
10. E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General, https://e-
cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov/documents/2016_SGR_Exec_Summ_508.pdf
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 Board of Health


 October 12, 2020

 Mayor George Van Dusen
 5127 Oakton Street
 Skokie, IL 60077


 Subject: Skokie Board of Trustees urged to halt the sale of flavored vaping
 products


 Dear Mayor Van Dusen:

 First, thank you for your past support on addressing the issues of tobacco use in the
 George Van Dusen
 Village of Skokie. As you know, tobacco use prevention is a priority of the Skokie
 Pramod C. Shah
 Michele L. Bromberg
 Community 2012 Health Plan, with a strong focus on preventing youth from
 Karen Gray-Keeler becoming hooked on tobacco. To further decrease tobacco use among youth, it has
 Ralph Klein
 Randall E. Roberts now become very evident that we now need to address the flavoring agents put into
 Edie Sue Sutker vaping tobacco products.
 Ilonka Ulrich
Manager John T. Lockerby Counsel
 Michael M.Lorge
 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
 - “most youth who reported using e-cigarettes used flavored varieties
 (82.9%).1”
 - “high school students who currently used any type of flavored e-cigarettes in
 2020, the most commonly used flavors are fruit (73.1%), mint (55.8%),
All America City Finalist menthol (37.0%), and candy, desserts, or other sweets (36.4%).1”
American Public Works Association - tobacco company marketing has worked very well with the flavored vaping
(APWA) Accreditation
 products targeting our youth- a 2020 study showed that “3.6 million middle
Commission on Accreditation for Law
Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) and high school students have vaped in the past 30 days”2
Commission on Fire Accreditation
International (CFAI)
 As can be seen from the above data, the tobacco companies are very determined to
Fitch IBCA AAA Financial Bond Rating
 replace the cigarette smokers. The truth is that “burned cigarettes are very
Gold Level Clean Air Counts
Community dangerous, killing half of all people who smoke long-term.”3 Science has shown
Governor’s Hometown Award this, and previous generations have lived the disease and death of smoked tobacco.
Government Finance Officers Thus, big tobacco has found that to replace those people who no longer smoke
Association Budget Award
 cigarettes (and other combustible tobacco), they are now targeting youth with
Government Finance Officers
Association Certificate of Achievement flavored vaping flavors- “the primary reason youth report using e-cigarettes.4 “
for Excellence in Financial Reporting
Illinois Law Enforcement Accreditation
(ILEAP) Several states and municipalities have already restricted the sale of flavored
Insurance Services Office (ISO) Class tobacco/vaping products. Our efforts in banning the sale of these flavored products
One Fire Department will add the growing national effort to save our next generation for the harm of
State of Illinois Certified Health
Department
 nicotine addiction. (https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/assets/factsheets/0398.pdf)5
Tree City U.S.A. Distinction




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On behalf of the Skokie Board of Health we urge you and the Village Board of Trustees to pass
an ordinance that prohibits the sale of any flavored tobacco vaping products. Thank you for
your unwavering support of our efforts to eliminate the top cause of preventable death in the
Village: tobacco use. Please contact either of us if you have any additional questions or concerns
about this matter.




Sincerely,

William N. Werner, MD, MPH

William Werner, MD, MPH Larry Williams, DDS
Chair Member
Skokie Board of Health Skokie Board of Health


1
 Caraballo RS, Shafer PR, Patel D, Davis KC, McAfee TA. Quit Methods Used by US Adult Cigarette Smokers,
2014–2016external icon. Prev Chronic Dis 2017; 14:160600.
2
 Wang TW, Neff LJ, Park-Lee E, et al. E-cigarette Use Among Middle and High School Students — United States,
2020. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2020;69.
3
 Quick Facts on the Risks of E-cigarettes for Kids, Teens, and Young Adults,
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/Quick-Facts-on-the-Risks-of-E-cigarettes-for-Kids-
Teens-and-Young-Adults.html
4
 Bjartveit K, Tverdal A. Health Consequences of Smoking 1-4 Cigarettes Per Day. Tobacco Control
2005;14(5):315–20.
5
 States & Localities That Have Restricted the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products,
https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/assets/factsheets/0398.pdf




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July 12, 2021

Dear Skokie Village Board of Trustees:

Respiratory Health Association (RHA) fully supports the passage of your proposed
ordinance prohibiting the sale of flavored tobacco and vaping products, and we
applaud the Village’s continued leadership in protecting your community from the
dangers of tobacco products and secondhand smoke. In our 115-year history of
promoting healthy lungs and clean air for all, few of our activities at RHA have been
more important than our work to reduce the burden of tobacco and tobacco addiction
on our community.

The tobacco industry has a long history of targeting young people with flavored
tobacco products. Youth and young adults are significantly more likely to smoke
tobacco products with flavors, including mint and menthol, than older adults. In fact,
one in five high school students in the U.S. report vaping. Nearly 80% of those use
flavored e-cigarettes. Young adulthood is a critical age for initiation of tobacco
product use. Flavored products have been shown to be “starter” products for youth
who begin smoking. It is critical that we prevent youth use of these tobacco products
and combat the efforts of the vaping industry to hook a new generation to tobacco.

We strongly encourage you to include menthol cigarettes in your flavored tobacco
ordinance. Menthol cigarettes make it easier for new smokers, and especially young
people, to become addicted to tobacco, and they make it harder for smokers to quit.
Today, 70% of youth cigarette smokers use menthol cigarettes.

Additionally, menthol cigarettes contribute to significant racial health disparities.
Today, nearly 85% of Black smokers use menthol cigarettes compared to only 29% of
white smokers. We believe this is a direct result of the tobacco industry’s very long
history of targeting menthol cigarettes to Black communities. Menthol is believed to
contribute directly to Black smokers’ poorer success rates in quitting and their worse
health outcomes from tobacco addiction.

Respiratory Health Association is available to support you in any way we can in this
important public health legislation. Please let us know how we can work with you to
promote passage of the ordinance.

Sincerely,




Joel J. Africk
President and Chief Executive Officer
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 MML: 9/8/21 1st Reading (Manager’s Report)
 *9/22/21
 LAND DISPOSITION


 THIS ORDINANCE MAY BE CITED AS
 VILLAGE ORDINANCE NUMBER
 21-9-P-


 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF
 8114-8116 LINCOLN AVENUE (LOCALLY KNOWN AS
 8110 LINCOLN AVENUE) SKOKIE, ILLINOIS


1 WHEREAS, the Village of Skokie (hereinafter the “Village”) is a home rule
2 municipality in accordance with the Constitution of the State of Illinois (1970); and
3
4 WHEREAS, as a home rule municipality, the Village has the authority to adopt
5 ordinances pertaining to its government and affairs, the declaration of surplus property,
6 the disposition of property and the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare of
7 its citizens; and
8
9 WHEREAS, the Village is the owner of the following described real property:
10
11 PARCEL 1:
12 THE SOUTH 44 FEET OF LOT 320 (EXCEPT THE WEST 138 FEET THEREOF) IN
13 PETER BLAMEUSER’S SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTH 105 ACRES OF THE
14 SOUTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE
15 THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
16
17 PARCEL 2:
18 LOT 1 (EXCEPT THE WEST 105.0 FEET THEREOF) IN SUBDIVISION OF LOT 31 IN
19 THE SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTH 105 ACRES OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF
20 SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL
21 MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
22
23 PINS: 10-21-409-024-0000, 10-21-409-025-0000
24
25 commonly now known as 8114-8116 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie, Illinois by the Cook
26 County Assessor and locally as 8110 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie, Illinois (hereinafter
27 “Subject Property”); and

28 WHEREAS, the Village purchased this real estate in 2009 with the intention of
29 selling it for development. With that intent, the building was razed, and it has been
30 vacant for over 10 years. After the purchase of the Subject Property, the Cook County
31 Assessor revised the PINS and address, evidently due to several subdivisions in the
32 area and abutting the Subject Property; and


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1 WHEREAS, over the years as development projects like Streetscape, small
2 houses and the Luxury on Lincoln Townhouses (hereinafter “Townhouses”) on Floral
3 Avenue and Lincoln Avenue came to fruition, the Village was looking for the right fit for
4 the Subject Property; and

5 WHEREAS, after another developer who showed interest and was in
6 negotiations with the Village for an extended period of time fell through, Nea Maya
7 Development, who developed the Townhouses, began talks with the Village in earnest
8 for the Subject Property in 2017; and

9 WHEREAS, Nea Maya’s proposal for a four-story mixed-use development with
10 approximately 2,268 square feet of ground floor commercial space, 18 upper story
11 residential units, and 19 parking spaces has been approved by both the Village
12 Appearance Commission and the Plan Commission in 2019. The Developer will also
13 contribute $60,000 toward the Downtown Parking Fund, because of a four parking-
14 space deficiency; and

15 WHEREAS, a copy of the Real Estate Sale Contract (hereinafter “Contract”) with
16 8110 Lincoln Ltd is attached hereto as Exhibit “1” for the purchase of the Subject Property
17 “AS IS” for $292,000; and

18 WHEREAS, at a meeting duly held on September 8, 2021, the Village Manager
19 recommended to the Mayor and Board of Trustees that the Subject Property be sold to
20 8110 Lincoln LLC pursuant to the Contract, or as it may be revised or amended subject to
21 the approval of the Village Manager and Corporation Counsel; and

22 WHEREAS, the Mayor and Board of Trustees concurred in the aforesaid
23 recommendation;

24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of
25 the Village of Skokie, Cook County, Illinois:

26 Section 1: That the foregoing recitals are material to this Ordinance and are
27 hereby incorporated and restated as though they were fully set forth in their entirety in this
28 Section.

29 Section 2: That pursuant to its home rule authority and applicable statutes, the
30 Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Skokie hereby find that it is no longer
31 necessary, appropriate, or in the best interest of the Village of Skokie that it retain the real
32 property, legally described above, and commonly known as 8114-8116 Lincoln Avenue,
33 Skokie, Illinois by the Cook County Assessor’s Office and locally as 8110 Lincoln
34 Avenue, Skokie, Illinois, and that the sale shall proceed according to the Contract
35 between 8110 Lincoln LLC and the Village, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
36 “1”.

37 Section 3: That the Contract is hereby approved, subject to any revisions or
38 amendments approved by the Village Manager and the Corporation Counsel.


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1 Section 4: That the Village Manager is hereby authorized to execute the
2 Contract and is directed to proceed with the sale of the Subject Property.

3 Section 5: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
4 passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form and in the Skokie Review on October
5 ______ and _____ as provided by law.
6

 ADOPTED this day of September, 2021.

 Ayes:
 Village Clerk
 Nays:
 Absent:
 Approved by me this day of
 Attested and filed in my office September, 2021.
 this day of September, 2021;
 and published in the Skokie Review
 according to law on October _____,
 2021 and October_____, 2021. Mayor, Village of Skokie



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 MML: 8/16/21 Manager’s Report
 *9/8/21


 THIS ORDINANCE MAY BE CITED AS
 VILLAGE ORDINANCE NUMBER

 21-9-C-

 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 46, ARTICLE II,
 SECTION 46-36(b) OF THE SKOKIE VILLAGE CODE PERTAINING
 TO THE RECOVERY OF FEES FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES
 RENDERED BY THE SKOKIE FIRE DEPARTMENT

1 WHEREAS, Chapter 46, Article II, Section 46-36 of the Skokie Village Code provides
2 for Village of Skokie Fire Department service fees; and

3 WHEREAS, on July 15, 2019, the Mayor and Board of Trustees adopted Village
4 Ordinance Number 19-7-C-4472, amending Section 46-36 of the Skokie Village Code
5 (hereinafter “Code”) and listed Fire Department cost recovery fees for various Fire
6 Department services such as: vehicle extrication, fire suppression and hazardous materials
7 response; and
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9 WHEREAS, Section 46-36(c) allows for the Village Manager “to modify or change the
10 fees that may be charged”. Pursuant to that authority the Village Manager has implemented
11 changes in the fees that are charged, and as such are not reflected in the amounts currently
12 outlined in Section 46-36(b); and
13
14 WHEREAS, in order to avoid confusion, the Fire Chief has recommended to the Village
15 Manager that Section 46-36(b) should be revised to remove any specific fees as they are
16 subject to change; and

17 WHEREAS, the Village Manager concurred with the recommendation of the Fire Chief
18 and recommended to the Mayor and Board of Trustees that the Section 46-36(b) be revised as
19 to remove any specific fees as they are subject to change, and thus recommended that Chapter
20 46, Article II, Section 46-36(b) of the Code be amended accordingly; and

21 WHEREAS, the Mayor and Board of Trustees at a public meeting duly held on
22 September 8, 2021, concurred in the aforesaid recommendation of the Village Manager; and

23 Section 1: That Chapter 46, Article II, Section 46-36(b) of the Skokie Village Code
24 be and the same is hereby amended in the manner hereinafter indicated. The new material is
25 highlighted in bold and the material to be deleted is highlighted and stricken through.

26 Chapter 46 – FEES FOR LICENSES, SERVICES AND PERMITS
27 …
28 ARTICLE II. – MISCELLANEOUS FEES
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1
 Sec. 46-36. - Fire Department Service Fees.

2 …

3 (b) Emergency Incident Cost Recovery Fees. Each property owner or vehicle owner that
4 receives any of the following emergency services from the Village Skokie Fire Department
5 arising from the following situations set forth below, shall be charged the
6 corresponding recovery fee for such services, as set forth in the schedule of fees
7 authorized by Section 46-36(c):

8 1. Motor Vehicle Accident
9 2. Vehicle Fire
10 3. Structure Fire
11 4. Hazardous Conditions
12 5. Special Rescue

13 1. Fire Department response to a motor vehicle accident shall be charged a fee of
14 $550.00;

15 2. Fire Department response to a vehicle fire shall be charged $605.00;

16 3. Fire Department response to structure fire shall be charged $500.00;

17 4. Fire Department response to an incident involving hazardous conditions,
18 excluding hazardous materials, shall be charged $700.00; and

19 5. Fire Department response to an incident requiring a special rescue, including but
20 not limited to: industrial or vehicle extrication, above & below grade, confined space,
21 structural and/or trench collapse incidents shall be charged a fee of $400.00.

22 (c) Billing. The Village Manager or designee shall cause a bill to be issued and sent to the
23 appropriate entity or person responsible for payment for said person having been
24 transported by ambulance, having received emergency medical services or Fire
25 Department Response specified in this section. The Village Manager shall, with the
26 consultation of the Fire Chief and the Director of Finance, establish a schedule of the
27 applicable fees for all services received by a person with regard to ambulance
28 transportation and emergency medical services, including fees for multiple responses
29 as specified in subsection (e) of this section. The Village Manager is authorized to
30 modify or change the fees that may be charged from time to time after consideration of
31 certain factors. Such factors that may be considered by the Village Manager include,
32 but are not limited to, applicable Medicare rates, reimbursement rates, cost standards
33 in the insurance or health care industry, and actual cost of services and supplies. The
34 Village Manager shall cause such schedule of fees to be printed and made available to
35 the public.

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1 Section 2: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
2 passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.

 ADOPTED this day of September, 2021.

 Ayes:
 Nays: Village Clerk
 Absent:

 Attested and filed in my office Approved by me this day of
 this day of September, 2021; September, 2021.
 and published in pamphlet form
 according to law from September
 , 2021 to September , 2021.
 Mayor, Village of Skokie


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MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Mayor and the Board of Trustees of the Village of
Skokie, Cook County, Illinois held in the Council Chambers at 5127 Oakton Street at 8
p.m. on Wednesday September 8, 2021




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, Skokie Village Board meetings are 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.

As of August 30, 2021, all individuals in Illinois shall be required to wear masks when indoors
including Village buildings.

Public comments may still be submitted to publiccomments@skokie.org; comments received prior
to the meeting or during the meeting will be provided to the Village Board 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.

Pledge of Allegiance led by Village Clerk Pramod C. Shah.

Mayor Van Dusen called the meeting to order.
The Clerk called the Roll. Those present were Trustees Sutker , Robinson, Khoeun, Johnson, Klein
and Mayor Van Dusen Trustee Pure Slovin was not present.
Motion to approve the Consent Agenda.
Moved: Trustee Sutker Seconded: Trustee Johnson
Ayes: Sutker , Robinson, Khoeun, Johnson, Klein and Mayor Van Dusen
Nays: None.
Absent: Pure Slovin
MOTION CARRIED

* Approve, as submitted, minutes of regular meeting held Monday, August 16, 2021.
Omnibus vote.

* Approve Voucher List #8-FY22 of September 8, 2021.
Omnibus vote.

*Proclamations and Resolutions.
A. Proclamation
Suicide Prevention Month – September 2021
B. Appointment
Board of Health: Dr. Jeremy Schwartz
Omnibus vote.

Recognition, Awards and Honorary Presentations.
A. Award Presentation
Block Party of the Year Awards presented by Maria Monastero Bueno, Chair, Human
Relations Commission.
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The following four block parties were recognized for the 2020 Block Party of the Year Awards.
5300 Suffield Court (from Long Avenue to Lockwood Ave.)
7800 Tripp Ave. (from Mulford St. to Kirk St.)
5200 Hoffman Street (from Lockwood Ave. to Laramie Ave.)
9500 Drake Ave. (from Golf Rd. to Emerson St.)

Appointments, Reappointments and Resignations.
 A. Swearing in of the following personnel by Village Clerk Pramod Shah:
 Name Old Position New Position
 Jesse Barnes Commander Deputy Police Chief
Mayor Van Dusen congratulated the new Deputy Police Chief who introduced his family and
friends.

Mayor Van Dusen introduced Police Chief Baker and former Police Chief Scarpelli,

Report of the Village Manager.
A. Cook County Class 6b Real Estate Tax Incentive – 8056 N. Central Park Avenue.
Motion to concur with staff’s recommendation and their assessment that this project is an
Excellent Candidate for a Class 6b classification
Resolution 21-9-R-1511
Motion to request Mayor and Board approval of a Resolution authorizing Cook County Class 6b
Real Estate Tax Incentive for 8056 Central Park Avenue.
Moved: Trustee Sutker Seconded: Trustee Johnson
Ayes: Sutker , Robinson, Khoeun, Johnson, Klein and Mayor Van Dusen
Nays: None.
Absent: Pure Slovin
MOTION CARRIED

 B. Amendment to Chapter 26, Article VI – Cigarette and Tobacco Sales.
Mike Charley, Director of Health and Human Services gave a brief overview on the
recommendation to prohibit the sales of flavored e-cigarette (vaping products)
Dr. William Werner, Chairman of the Skokie Board of Health, spoke about issues of tobacco use
in the Village of Skokie and youths using e-cigarettes used flavored varieties.
Trustee Johnson spoke about also including menthol cigarettes in the ban of e-cigarettes(vaping)
Products. Dr. Werner addressed this issue and this will not happen at this time.
Motion to concur with staff’s recommendation and request Mayor and Board to authorize
Corporation Counsel to draft the necessary code amendment to Chapter 26, Article VI regarding
cigarette and tobacco sales.
Moved: Trustee Klein Seconded: Trustee Johnson
Ayes: Sutker , Robinson, Khoeun, Johnson, Klein and Mayor Van Dusen
Nays: None.
Absent: Pure Slovin
MOTION CARRIED

C. Sale of Village Owned Real Estate Located at 8114-8116 Lincoln Avenue.
Motion to concur with staff’ recommendation proceeding with a sale contract of 8114-8116
Lincoln Avenue to NeaMaya at $292,000.
Gail Schechter, 9033B Keating spoke about affordable-low-moderate income housing, Skokie’s
Comprehensive plan and the Human Relations Commission’s housing enforcement role. Trustee
Johnson also had concerns about affordable low-moderate income housing.
 Motion to approve an Ordinance authorizing the sale of 8114-8116 Lincoln Avenue.
This is a first reading and will be on the Agenda September 22.
Moved: Trustee Klein Seconded: Trustee Sutker
Ayes: Sutker , Robinson, Khoeun, Klein and Mayor Van Dusen
Nays: None.
Absent: Pure Slovin
Abstain: Johnson
MOTION CARRIED
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* D. FY2022 Purchase of One (1) Building Division 4-Door Hybrid Vehicle – Currie Motors,
Inc., Frankfort, Illinois - $25,470.
Omnibus vote.

* E. FY2022 Purchase of One (1) Sidewalk Plow – EJ Equipment, Manteno, Illinois - $115,100.
Omnibus vote



Report of the Corporation Counsel.
CONSENT:
*A. Ordinance 21-9-C-4565
Motion to adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 46, Article II, Section 46-36(b) of the Skokie
Village Code pertaining to the recovery of fees for emergency services rendered by the
Skokie Fire Department.
This item is on the consent agenda for second reading and adoption. The first reading was on
August 16, 2021.
Omnibus vote.


Public Comment.
Mayor Van Dusen mentioned that Trustee Sutker received the Ken Jacobson
Professional Award from JCFS. Also, Chief Baker was recognized by the Illinois Law
Enforcement Alarm System (ILEFS) for his “outstanding contributions” to this regional
agency and the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System. (NIPAS)

Adjournment.
Motion to adjourn at 8:56 p.m.
Moved: Trustee Sutker Seconded: Trustee Klein
Ayes: Sutker. Robinson, Khoeun, Johnson, Klein and Mayor Van Dusen
Nays: None.
Absent: Pure Slovin.
MOTION CARRIED


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 Pramod Shah, Village Clerk




Approved:




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Mayor Van Dusen

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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.
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