City Council Agenda - November 14, 2007

AGENDA
CITY OF COUNTRYSIDE
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 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: October 24, 2007.

B. STATEMENT OF BILLS – period ending  November 14, 2007:  $391,974.32.

C. Application for a general business license for Worldwide Wireless, 5530 La Grange Road.  Type:  Sprint Store.  Applicant:  Lamar Patterson. (new ownership)

D. Application for a special use license to Suburban Collectors Club, to hold a Collectibles Show called Supex’07 at Local #150 Union Hall, 6200 Joliet Road on Nov. 23-24, 2007.

E. Application for a general business license for Remembrance Floral, 1025 W. 55^th St. Type: Wholesale Florist. Applicant:  William James.

F. MEMBERSHIP: Illinois Municipal League – Legislative - $543.

G. Application for a general business license for Bobko Dzign, Inc., 9670 W. 57^th St.. Type: Home Office. Applicant: Tom Bobko.

IV. ADDITIONS TO AND/OR DELETIONS FROM THE AGENDA

V. QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE

VI. MAYOR’S REPORT

A. Consider  approval of FOP Collective Bargaining  agreement with Police Desk Officers. Draft resolution attached.  (backup material previously distributed).

B. Consider approval of renewal of the  Intergovernmental Agreement for the provisions of  Environmental Health Inspectional Services.

C. Consider  approval of Christmas  food gift certificates to department heads, $150; full time, $100;  and part time employees, $75.

VII. CITY CLERK’S REPORT

A. Recommend approving the review & release of Executive Session minutes to Schedules A and B.  draft resolution attached.

VIII. TREASURER’S REPORT

IX. COMMITTEE REPORTS

FINANCE COMMITTEE – TREASURER JASINSKI, CHAIRMAN

A. Recommend adoption of the new Purchasing Policies and Procedures Manual as revised.

B. Recommend the hiring of ClientFirst Consultants to perform an audit of our IT System.

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) tabled from 8-22-07, 10-24-07)  B.  Draft Ordinance Increasing the Fine for Late Business Registration.

C. Draft resolution Authorizing the submission of the subrecipient Agreement for the 2007 CDBG program.

D. Plan/Zoning recommendation on a variance to Sec.8-5-7 to permit a 30 sf electronic message board at 6939 Wolf Road, Flagg Creek Golf Course.

E. Plan/Zoning recommendation on a variance to Sec.8-5-13, F1 to permit the replacement of an existing 80 sf pole sign with an 87.6 sf and 6’ illuminated monument sign, including a message board at 6939 Wolf Road, Flagg Creek Golf Course.

F. Plan/Zoning recommendation to consider a revised fee structure for matters heard by the Plan/ZBA.

G. Recommendation on AT&T Project Lightspeed project.

H. Draft ordinance placing a stop sign westbound on 61^st street at the intersection of Kensington.

I. Draft ordinance re R.O.W. construction control and fees. (to be distributed prior to meeting)

J. Consideration of contract to purchase property at 5631 La Grange  Road.

XI. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

A. Approval of formal contract with Omicron for Information Technology Services.

B. Engineers pay estimate #6 and Final for ’06 Water Main Replacement to Swallow Construction Company for $16,502.55.    

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 labor negotiations.

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