City Council Agenda - March 12, 2008

AGENDA
CITY OF COUNTRYSIDE
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MARCH  12,  2008  – 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: February 27, 2008.

B. STATEMENT OF BILLS through March 12, 2008: $811,884.14.

C. Application for a special use request from Crescent Jewelers, 20501 La Grange Road, Frankfort to hold an antique appraisal and buying show at the Holiday Inn on March 14, 2008. 

D. Application for a special use request from Collectors Classic Toy Show to conduct a toy show at Park Place of Countryside, March 30, 2008.

E. Application for a special use request from Dominicks to hold a Grand ReOpening Event at 6704 Joliet Road, including cook out in the parking lot on March 14-16, 2008.

F. Application for a special use request from Dominicks to erect a temporary Garden Center Tent in the parking lot from 3-24-08 to 6-21-08.

G. Application for a general business license to L.A. Lines, Inc., 5330 East Avenue. Type:  Truck Transportation.  Applicant:  Linda Jarasoniene.

IV. ADDITIONS TO AND/OR DELETIONS FROM THE AGENDA

V. QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE

VI. MAYOR’S REPORT

A. Consideration of donating $2,500 to Pleasantdale Middle School for theatre lighting for new stage area.

VII. CITY CLERK’S REPORT

VIII. TREASURER’S REPORT

IX. COMMITTEE REPORTS

FINANCE COMMITTEE – TREASURER JASINSKI, CHAIRMAN

A. From the I/M Canal National Heritage Corridor requesting a $1,500 donation for the I/M Canal Civic Center Authority for 2008.

RECREATION COMMITTEE -  ALDERMAN VON DRASEK, CHAIRMAN

B. FYI: Easter Egg Hunt scheduled for March 22 @ 10 am in Countryside Park, 61^st St. & Kensington.   

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ALDERMAN MCDERMOTT, CHAIRMAN   

(see committee packet for backup)

C. Consideration of the creation of a La Grange Road business district.

INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE – ALDERMAN MICHALCZYK, CHAIRMAN

D. Recommendation to adopt the proposed model flood plain ordinance.

E. Recommendation to approve the 2008 Spring Clean-up Program awarded to Groot Industries (formerly Crown Disposal) for $141.86 per ton hauled.

F. Recommendation to include 59^th Street in the ITEP Grant Project Elements.

X. CITY ATTORNEY/LEGAL REPORT

A. Draft ordinance adopting the model flood plain ordinance

B. Approval of the Serafin Confidentiality Agreement, tabled 2-27-08.

XI. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

A. Teng invoice #4 for the ITEP Landscaping & Enhancement program for $26,494.40.

B. FGM  invoice  #7 for Countryside Park Improvements FY 07 - $296.

C. Engineer’s pay estimate #2 and semi-final for Ward 2 Sanitary Sewer Maintenance to National Power Rodding Corp - $18,188.13.

D. Engineer’s pay estimate #2 for Pump House #1 & 2 Rehabilitation to Genco Industries, Inc. - $175,860.

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    Open Meetings Act for the purpose of discussing  

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