City Council Agenda - July 25, 2007  

AGENDA
CITY OF COUNTRYSIDE
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 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 Agenda and considered separately.

A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:  -  Special meeting July 10, 2007; Regular meeting – July 11, 2007.

B. STATEMENT OF BILLS – period ending  July 25, 2007 - $364,658.79.

C. Application for a general business license from HALLOWEEN USA, 5459 La Grange Road.  Type:  Retail.  Applicant:  Chris Bearss.

D. Application for a general business license from Mister Softee1.  Type:  ice cream truck.  Applicant:  Basher Snowber.

E. Application for a general business license from Route 66 Classics, Inc.  6475 Joliet Road.  Type:  Auto storage.  Applicant:  Michael Plazek.  (additional location)

F. Application for a general business license application from Half Price Books, Records, Magazines, Inc. 14 Countryside Plaza.  Type:  retail sales.  Applicant:  Sharon Anderson.

G. Application for a general business license application from Excalibur Express, Inc., 6475 Joliet Road, #300.  Type:  Trucking Brokerage.  Applicant:  Sasha Markovic.

H. item removed.

I. MEMBERSHIP:  Gateway Special Recreation Assn. – Recreation Director/Asst. Adm’r. - $6,458.85.

J. MEMBERSHIP:  American Water Works Assn. – M. Hartigan - $165.

K. MEMBERSHIP:  West Suburban Chamber of Commerce – Administration - $215.

IV.  ADDITIONS TO AND/OR DELETIONS FROM THE AGENDA

V. QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE

VI. MAYOR’S REPORT

A.  FYI:  Responding to the invitation from Gov. Blagojevich re: Local Officials Day on 8-11-07 at Springfield State Fair  or 8-25-07 at DuQuoin State Fair.  Responses must be returned by 8-1 or 8-17.

B. Motion to approve the Village of McCook’s request to permit the Countryside ESDA unit to participate in the charity event by assisting in traffic control on August 11 at the Burke Beverage location.

C. Motion to approve the attendance of Elected officials, appointed officials and various department heads  at the IML 94^th Annual Conference  October 18-21, 2007, Chicago, IL.  Full registration:$245; partial - $105.

D. Motion to approve the attendance of Elected officials to the WSCC Welcome Breakfast for New Teachers and New Administrators on August 21, 2007, and to sponsor 4 teachers from the appropriate school districts within City.  $25 pp.

E. Motion to approve  the attendance of Elected Officials to the Rotary Club Scholarship Golf Outing at Flagg Creek Golf Club, 8-6-07.  $50 pp; $20 dinner only.

VII. CITY CLERK’S REPORT

A. Request motion to approve the attendance of City Clerk and Deputy Clerk  to the Municipal Clerks of Illinois Institute & Academy on Sept.23-28, in Springfield.  Estimated expenses:  $1100 Clerk; $800 – Deputy.

VIII. TREASURER’S REPORT

IX. COMMITTEE REPORTS

LICENSE COMMITTEE – ALDERMAN VON DRASEK, CHAIRMAN

A. Discussion to amend Sec. 3-2-1 Itinerant Merchants.

WATER COMMITTEE – ALDERMAN STRAZA, CHAIRMAN

B. Motion to approve the purchase of new 2008 F-250 truck for the Water Department – Westfield Ford, $25,000 + trade in.

X. CITY ATTORNEY/LEGAL REPORT

A. Draft resolution to accept sub grant agreement from Cook County for purposes of Urban Security.

B. Plan/ZBA recommendation to amend the zoning code to provide for pool location, Sec. 10-2-17.

C. Plan/ZBA recommendation on the application of the Evelyn Treszka Trust for  a subdivision of 9608 W. 57^th St.

D. Plan/ZBA recommendation on the application of the Evelyn Treszka Trust for a zoning variation permitting a front lot line of 63.3 ft instead of 65 ft. per Sec. 10-5C-4A.

E. Plan/ZBA recommendation to amend the zoning code to provide for gross floor area of Sec. 10-1-3.

F. Draft ordinance permitting electronic attendance at meetings.

XI. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

XII. STAFF REPORTS

A. Police Chief

B. City Engineer: 

XIII. OLD & NEW BUSINESS

XIV. ADJOURNMENT  to executive session

XV. RECONVENE  to open session.

A. Motion to approve non-represented employees’ salary increases.

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