City Council Agenda - September 12, 2007

AGENDA
CITY OF COUNTRYSIDE
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 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:

Regular Council meeting - August 22, 2007; Special Council meeting – August 30; Hotel/Motel Committee meeting (final) – August 2, 2007.

B. STATEMENT OF BILLS – period ending  September 12, 2007:  $298,760.63.

C. Application for a general business license from Harry’s Sports Bar & Grill, 9901 W. 55^th St.  Type:  Restaurant & bar.  Applicant:  Carla Cyscon. (new owner)

D. Application for a general business license from Willow Springs Cleaners, 1417 W. 55^th St.  Type:  Dry Cleaners/tailor shop.  Applicant:  Paula Kim.

E. Application for a general business license from Music Moment, Inc. 6475 Joliet Road.  Type:  music studio.  Applicant:  Ada Ignator.  (formerly @ 913 55^th St.)

F. Application for a special use from United Moravian Societies to conduct an ethnic festival at IUOE Local 150 on September 23, 2007.

G. Application for a special use from Unique Events to conduct a model car toy show at Park Place of Countryside on October 7, 2007.

IV. ADDITIONS TO AND/OR DELETIONS FROM THE AGENDA

V. QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE

VI. MAYOR’S REPORT

A. Application for a J-2 Liquor License from Carla Cyscon for Harry’s Sports Bar & Grill, 9901 W. 55^th St. (in conjunction with business license, new owner)

B. 1. From the I/M Canal National Heritage Corridor Civic Center Authority requesting assistance from ESDA with crowd control for the I/M Rendezvous on September 29- 30, 2007; and

2. Request City’s DPW assistance to erect Rendezvous banner across Willow Springs Road.

VI. C.  From the Lions Club requesting assistance in conjunction with our joint sponsorship of the Halloween Party, October 31 at the William Tell, between 6:30 and 8:30 pm.

1. City Clerk’s office distribute tickets for Halloween Party from October 15-26.

2. ESDA’s help with crowd control.

3. Use of courtroom to assemble goodie bags on Oct. 29 @ 7 pm.

4. $500 contribution.

VII. CITY CLERK’S REPORT

VIII. TREASURER’S REPORT

IX. COMMITTEE REPORTS

RECREATION COMMITTEE – ALDERMAN VON DRASEK, CHAIRMAN

A. Discussion of sole bid for Woodland Ridge Park Improvements - $32,036 submitted by Great Lakes Landscape Co.

B. Consideration of moving the Countryside Play School program from 5540 East Avenue (City’s annex building) to Lyons Township Hall, 6404 Joliet Road. 

LICENSE COMMITTEE – ALDERMAN VON DRASEK, CHAIRMAN

C. Suspension of business license to Mister Softee

INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE – ALDERMAN SMETANA, CHAIRMAN

D. Consider motion to approve the draft Street & Alley Vacation Policy and Procedures dated 8-29-07.

E. item deleted

HUMAN RESOURCE COMMITTEE – ALDERMAN PONDELICEK, CHAIRMAN

F. ESDA requesting hiring a replacement member due to a resignation.

WATER COMMITTEE – ALDERMAN STRAZA, CHAIRMAN

(backup part of the packet  from the Water Committee meeting of 9-6-07)

G. Recommend amending Sec.7-6-3 to clarify water rate schedule.

H. Recommendation to waive the formal bidding process and award a contract to M.E. Simpson for valve location, exercising and computer mapping - $23,200.

X. CITY ATTORNEY/LEGAL REPORT

A. Plan/Zoning recommendation to consider a creation of a planned unit development (PUD) as prescribed in Sec. 10-9-1 to allow a mixed use development of residential and commercial uses at 6305 Brainard Avenue (formerly Wishing Well Motel)

B. Draft  resolution indemnifying the State for photo enforcement equipment attached to IDOT facilities.

XI. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

A. Engineer’s pay estimate #3 re 2007 Street & Alley Rehabilitation to Central Blacktop, La Grange, IL for $55,170.

B. Engineer’s pay estimate #4 re: 2007 Water Main Replacement to Gerardi Dewer & Water Company, Norridge, IL for $47,931.97.

C. Consideration of motion to approve participation through an agreement with the US  Census Bureau for full participation in the Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) program.

D. Update on the Emergency Warning Siren system.

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 2Aa   Open Meetings Act for the purpose of discussing salary schedules for one or more classes of employees.

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