City Council Agenda - February 22, 2006 

AGENDA
CITY OF COUNTRYSIDE
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2006 – 7:30 P.M.

 I. MEETING CALL TO ORDER – PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

II. ROLL CALL – CITY CLERK

III. 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:  -  February 8, 2006.

B. STATEMENT OF BILLS – period ending  February 22, 2006.

C. Financial Statement – January 31, 2006.(distributed in Finance Committee packet)

D. Application for a general business license from TRUSTLINK AUTO, INC., 5324 East Avenue.    Type:  Warehouse.  Applicant:  D.J.Lee.

E. Application for a general business license from PAINTVISIONS, 5504 Brainard, #D.    Type:  Business Office.  Applicant:  Radoslav Bartos.

F. Application for a general business license from DOLLAR ZONE, 5555 Brainard Ave, #300.  Type:  Retail Sales.  Applicant:  Ardin Mukdad.  (new owner)

G. Application for a general business license from CIRAULO & SONS CONSTRUCTION, INC., 10601 Stalford Rd.  Type:  Home Office.  Applicant:  Peter Ciraulo.

H. Application for a general business license from THE BEAUTIFUL SOUND, 6475 Joliet Road.  Type:  Retail Sales.  Applicant:  Tom Wennblom.

I. Application for a charitable game license from St. Louise de Marillac, 1125 Harrison, LaGrange Park to conduct a raffle at the William Tell Inn on April 2, 2006, in conjunction with their school fundraiser.  Respectfully request waiver of license fee.

J. SUBSCRIPTION:  HOMELAND PROTECTION PROFESSIONAL – ESDA Director - $34.95.

IV. ADDITIONS TO AND/OR DELETIONS FROM THE AGENDA

V. QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE

VI. MAYOR’S REPORT

A. Rotary Club of Countryside – Diamond Achievement Awards-donation request.

MAYOR’S REPORT con’td

B. Consideration of accepting Lyons & Pinner Electric’s quote to upgrade the lighting in City Hall’s Storage Vault - $2,580.

VII. CITY CLERK’S REPORT

VIII. TREASURER’S REPORT

The Treasurer will answer any questions and/or comments re: Financial Statement.

IX. COMMITTEE REPORTS

FINANCE COMMITTEE – TREASURER STOFFELS,   CHAIRMAN

Recommendations from the Finance Committee meeting of February 22, 2006:

See Finance Committee Packet for documentation

A1. Recommendation to accept the quote of Sikich Gardner as auditor.

A2. Recommendation to adopt 1,000 hour standard for IMRF participation.

A3. Recommendation to change bank depository.

A4. Proposed Purchasing Policies and Procedures Manual.

A5. Proposed server separation between City and Police Department & change of  IT providers.

A6. Flagg Creek Historical Society’s fundraiser donation request.   

HOTEL/MOTEL COMMITTEE – ALDERMAN MICHALCZYK, CHAIRMAN

Recommendations from the Hotel/Motel Committee meeting of February 20, 2006:

See Hotel/Motel Committee Packet for documentation

B1. Summer Concert program - $16,380

B2. ICSC brochure costs - $697.97

B3. I/M Civic Center Authority – donation request.

B4. Recommendation to approve the Community Development Director’s attendance at the Urban Land Institute Practice of Environmentally Sensitive Development  conference in Pittsburg from March 21-23.  Estimated expenses:  $1,356.

LICENSE COMMITTEE – ALDERMAN VON DRASEK, CHAIRMAN

Recommendations from the License Committee meeting of February 22, 2006:

C. Establishing license fee for riding stables/farms.

E. Application for a general business license from the DOUBLE J RIDING CLUB, 10545    W. 74^th St.   Type:  Riding Club.  Applicant: Cindy Johnson.

WATER COMMITTEE – ALDERMAN STRAZA, CHAIRMAN

D. From the senior water operator request attendance at the American Water Works annual conference in Springfield, IL  March 14-16.  Estimated expenses:  $512.

ESDA LIASION – ALDERMAN SMETANA

F. Recommend 3 ESDA members attend the Advanced Severe Weather Training Program.  Estimated $75.

G. FYI  Severe Weather Awareness Seminar scheduled for 3-2-06 at 2 and 6 pm at City Hall and opened to the public.

X. CITY ATTORNEY/LEGAL REPORT

A. Draft resolution adopting the number of annual hours for IMRF participation to 1,000.

B. Plan/ZBA recommendation to accept the final plat of resubdivision of G. Fioravanti &       R.  Cavalieri for 9737 W. 57^th St.

C. Plan/ZBA recommendation to accept the preliminary plat of resubdivision of J. Garcia for 9601 W. 57^th St. (recommendation to be distributed prior to meeting).     

XI. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

XII. STAFF REPORTS

A. Police Chief

B. City Engineer: 

XIII. OLD & NEW BUSINESS

XIV. ADJOURNMENT 

Your Honor, I move that we convene into executive session under Section and Open Meetings Act for the purpose of discussing. 

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