City Council Agenda - January 10, 2007

  AGENDA
CITY OF COUNTRYSIDE
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2007 – 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 and considered separately.

A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: December 13 2006.

B. STATEMENT OF BILLS – ending January 10, 2007:  $643,558.84.

C. Application for a general business license from DELA NISIS SALON, 5512 Brainard Avenue. Type:  Hair Salon.  Applicant:  Danita Hernandez and Juanita Herrada.

D. Application for a general business license from DATA MEDICS, 24 E. Plainfield Road.  Type:  Computer sales.  Applicant:  Vince Zemulys.

IV. ADDITIONS TO AND/OR DELETIONS FROM THE AGENDA

V. QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE

VI. MAYOR’S REPORT

A. Draft resolution Recognizing the Heritage Corridor Visitors Bureau  as the official tourism bureau representing Countryside.

VII. CITY CLERK’S REPORT

A. Should the Clerk’s Office continue to distribute nominating filing petition forms to the public?

VII. TREASURER’S REPORT

IX. COMMITTEE REPORTS

INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE – ALD. SMETANA, CHAIRMAN

(From the Infrastructure Committee meeting of January 10, 2007)-see committee packet for backup

A. Recommendation to refer Section 10-6A-2 Special Uses to the Plan Commission to allow all service, office & retail businesses not listed as permitted or special uses to be treated as Special Uses when not specifically listed under permitted uses.

B. Recommendation to amend parking requirements for accessible parking (Section 1106.l.1 and 1106.l.2

C. Recommendation  to refer  Sec.10-7A-2 Permitted Uses and 10-7A-3 Special Uses to the Plan Commission for review  permitting any allowable use in B-3 zoning district as a Special Use in the M-1 zoning district.

E. Recommendation to create ordinance prohibiting driving over curbs, sidewalks or unpaved parkways.

F. Consideration of pursuing a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) – sidewalk ramps.

POLICE COMMITTEE – ALD. CONRAD, CHAIRMAN

D. Recommendation to auction six seized vehicles in a sealed bid offering on January 26, 2007 at 12 noon.

X. CITY ATTORNEY/LEGAL REPORT

A. Plan/ZBA recommendation to consider amendments to portions of the code regarding accessory buildings, specifically sections 10-2-9 and 10-5F-8.)

B. Plan/ZBA recommendation to consider amendments to portions of the code regarding adult uses in the M-1or M-2 zoning district specifically deleting such from permitted uses in 10-7A-2 and including them as special uses in 10-7A-3.

C. Draft ordinance to update all classes on the number of liquor licenses currently assigned.

XI. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

A. Approval of payment of  sick pay funds previously accumulated by Sue Wilson, former Recreation Director - $49,018.11.

B. Recommendation to approve the 2007 annual contribution to the Intergovernmental Risk Management Agency - $180,976.

C. Resolution for Improvement for the 2007 MFT Street & Alley Rehabilitation  project - $420,000.

XII. STAFF REPORTS   

A. Police Chief:

B. City Engineer: 

XIII. OLD & NEW BUSINESS

XIV. ADJOURNMENT 

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