City Council Agenda - January 12, 2005

AGENDA
CITY OF COUNTRYSIDE
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2005 – 7:30 P.M.

l. MEETING CALL TO ORDER – PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ll. ROLL CALL – CITY CLERK

lll. OMNIBUS AGENDA:

All items on the Omnibus Agenda are considered to be routine in nature by the City Council and will be enacted in one motion.  There will not be separate discussion of these items unless a Council member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Omnibus Agenda and considered separately.

A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: December 8, 2004

B. STATEMENT OF BILLS – period ending December 22, 2004 and January 12, 2005.

C. TREASURER’S REPORT – for period ending November 30, 2004.

D. Application for a general business license from OLD 66 SHELL, 6101 La Grange Road Type: Filling Station.  Applicant: I.M. Mokhtarpour (formerly Countryside Shell #2)

E. From Misericordia, Heart of Mercy, requesting permission to solicit at various locations on April 29-30, 2005.

F. Application for a general business license application from TREASURED YEARS, INC., 915 W. 55^th St.   Type: Service Merchant.  Applicant: Rainier Hidalgo, (new owner).

G. Application for a general business license application from ADVANTAGE HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, INC., 911 W. 55^th St. Type: Retail Merchant.  Applicant: Michael Zemlak (former address 921 W. 55^th St.)

H. Application for a general business license from KOMBS BEEF, 5438-44 La Grange Road.  Type: Restaurant.  Applicant: Romauldo Camarena Jr., (new owners).

I.  MEMBERSHIP: 2005 Illinois Assn. of Chiefs of Police – Police Chief - $135.

J.  MEMBERSHIP: South Suburban Water Works Association - Sr. Water Plant Operator - $45.

K.  MEMBERSHIP: Government Finance Officers Assn. – Treasurer - $85.

L.  MEMBERSHIP: Illinois Assn. of Park Districts – Recreation Director - $357.64.

lV. ADDITIONS TO AND/OR DELETIONS FROM THE AGENDA

V.. QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE

VI. MAYOR’S REPORT

A. Presentation of audit for the fiscal year 5-1-03/04 by Chizek & Company, formerly FPT&W Auditors (Pandolfi). (To be distributed prior to meeting)

B. Request for a Class H Liquor License from Nonno’s Pizza, 5396 La Grange Road.

C. Confirmation of Flagg Creek annual appointments: Richard Stoffels, Martin Sweeney and Michael Smetana.

D. Proclamation – January 17^th as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

E. Request for a Class H Liquor License from Komb’s, in conjunction with a 2005 business license for new owners.

VII. CITY CLERK’S REPORT

A. Request attendance for City Clerk and Deputy Clerk to the Municipal Clerk’s Conference scheduled for May 22-26, 2005 in St. Paul, MN.  Estimated expenses - $1,603 pp.                

VIII. TREASURER’S REPORT

A. The Treasurer will answer any questions and/or comments concerning the Treasurer’s Report under the omnibus section.      

IX. COMMITTEE REPORTS:

FINANCE COMMITTEE – TREASURER STOFFELS, CHAIRMAN

Donation Requests:

A. Southwest Suburban Center on Aging – ’04 - $3,500.

B. Community Care Options, formerly Fillmore/Community Family Service in Western Springs – donated ½ pg - $100.

C. From the West Suburban Chamber of Commerce invitation to the Annual New Member Reception & Breakfast on 1-26-05, 7:30 am @ Wm. Tell - $20 pp.

POLICE COMMITTEE – ALDERMAN CONRAD, CHAIRMAN

D. Recommendation to purchase a Mobile-Vision in car digital video system - $5,870.

X. CITY ATTORNEY/LEGAL REPORT

A.  Draft ordinance providing for stop signs at Lorraine Drive and Forestview.

B.  Simon Property Group Sales Tax Revenue Sharing proposal.

XI. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

A. Engineer’s pay estimate #6 – 2004 Water Main Replacement project – Cerniglia Company, Melrose Park, IL - $118,562.40.

B. Recommendation to approve the 2005 annual Liability Insurance premium to IRMA for $205,517.

C. Recommendation to request from IRMA the surplus insurance credit available to the City for $51,589.

D. Recommendation to approve the purchase of SCADA system processor servicing the La Grange Highlands Sanitary District - $2,070.

E. Recommendation to install a manual transfer switch and generator tap box at the ESDA office as part of the effective response to emergencies plan - $2,450.

F. Recommendation to approve the Community Development Officer’s attendance at the National APA Conference in San Francisco, March 19-23, 2005 – estimated expenses $2,069.

G. Draft resolution to borrow against a certificate of deposit held by the State Bank of Countryside maturing in Apr/05 for $1,048,394.78 for the partial purchase price of the United Hospitality Hotel at 5631 La Grange Road.

XII. STAFF REPORTS

A. Police Chief

B. City Engineer

XIII. OLD & NEW BUSINESS

XIV. ADJOURNMENT - to executive session

Your Honor, I move that we convene into closed session under Section 2Ah of the Open Meetings Act for the purpose of discussing pending or probable and imminent litigation.

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