City Council Agenda - August 8, 2007

AGENDA
CITY OF COUNTRYSIDE
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 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:  - July 25, 2007.

B. STATEMENT OF BILLS – period ending  August 8, 2007:  $339,369.83.

C. Application for a general business license from GABRIEL’S LANDSCAPING, INC. 7415 Willow Springs Road.   Type:  Home Office.  Applicant:  Gabriel Serrano.

D. MEMBERSHIP:  Municipal Clerk’s Assn. of South and West Suburbs of Cook County – Clerk & Deputy - $30.

E. Application for a block party from Chris Baehrend, to close off 6900 block of Parkside on August 12, 2007 from Noon to 10 pm.

F. Application for a block party from Ann Malec, to close off 53^rd Street between Ashland and Catherine on August 18, 2007 from 3 pm to 10 pm.

G. Application for a general business license application from ACTION THREADED PRODUCTS, 5422-30 Dansher Road.  Type:  Hardware Distribution.  Applicant:  Raul Torres. (relocation from 5410 Dansher).

H. From the American Legion, Robert Coulter Post requesting permission to sell raffle tickets at the Jewel Food Store, 5555 Brainard Avenue from August 9 through Sept. 29, 2007.

I. Application for a general business license from FAJITAS MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 6510 Joliet Road.  Type:  Restaurant.  Applicant:  Walter Narsolis.  (new owner)

IV. ADDITIONS TO AND/OR DELETIONS FROM THE AGENDA

V. QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE

VI. MAYOR’S REPORT

A. Presentation of gift for the unselfish actions taken by Michael Hartigan towards a fellow employee in his time of need on July 6, 2007.

B. Motion to approve a Class I Liquor License for Fajitas Mexican Restaurant, 6510 Joliet Road, in conjunction with the new ownership of the restaurant business.  Applicant: Walter Narsolis.

C. Motion to approve the attendance of Elected officials, and/or appointed officials and various department heads to the Illinois Assn. Of Park Districts Awards gala on Sept. 14, at Wheaton Park District’s facility.  $75 pp or $550 per table of 8.

D. FYI:  Invitation from the Pleasantview Fire Protection District to attend the Fire Station #3 Dedication at 9096 Joliet Road (at Lenzi) on Saturday, 9-8-07.

E. Consider approval to join Metropolitan Mayors Caucus’s Greenest Region Compact.

F. Consider approval to join the Clean Air Counts initiative.

VII. CITY CLERK’S REPORT

VIII. TREASURER’S REPORT

IX. COMMITTEE REPORTS

FINANCE COMMITTEE – TREASURER JASINSKI, CHAIRMAN

A. Recommendation to approve amending Ord. 06-24-0 and the City’s  budget for FY 2007.

B. Recommendations on various donation requests presented at the 7-31-07 Finance Committee meeting.  (see committee packet for backup)

1. Betty Scheck Memorial Fundraiser - $120.

2. Betty Scheck Shuffle sponsorship.

3. WCMC/Solid Waste annual golf outing - $150.

4. Amanda Butkovich Memorial golf outing.

5. Hispanic Heritage Organization  calendar of events ad book.

African American Contractors Assn6. 

LTHS advertising in the program book for Fall Sports - $590.

7. Center for Independence Golf fundraiser - $250.

HOTEL/MOTEL COMMITTEE – ALDERMAN MICHALCZYK, CHAIRMAN

C. Recommendation to approve continuation of participation with the Civic Center Authority - $1,500.

D. Recommendation to approve membership in the Heritage Corridor Convention & Visitors Bureau - $1,500.  

X. CITY ATTORNEY/LEGAL REPORT

A. Reintroduction of  Draft ordinance permitting electronic attendance at meetings.

B. Draft ordinance on Itinerant merchants to be presented in future.

C. Draft ordinance amending FY’07 Budget.  (See IX.A)

D. Draft ordinance requiring the posting of licenses and permits.

E. Draft resolution permitting Mayor to enter into agreements with Redflex for the installation of traffic cameras at various intersections; automated traffic law enforcement systems and for administrative adjudication of automated traffic law violations.

XI. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

A. Motion to approve Asst. City Administrator attendance at the National Recreation & Park Assn conference, Sept. 25-28 in Indianapolis, IN.  Estimated expenses, $1,055.

B. Engineer’s pay estimate #2 for 07 St. & Alley Rehabilitation to Central Blacktop Co. - $100,660.50.

C. Engineers pay estimate #3 for 07 Water Main Repalcement to Gerardi Sewer & Water Co., - $113,066.77.

D.  Engineer’s pay estimate #4 & final for Emergency Generator Replacement to Richmond Electric Co., - $89,311.70.

E. Engineer’s recommendation for final payment on the Cummins/Onan Emergency Generator to Cummins NPower, LLC  - $7,438.44.

XII. STAFF REPORTS

A.  Police Chief

B.  City Engineer: 

XIII. OLD & NEW BUSINESS

XIV. ADJOURNMENT  to executive session

Your Honor, I move that we adjourn into executive session under Section 2Ac  Open Meetings Act for the purpose of discussing land acquisition.

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