City Council Agenda - April 9, 2008

AGENDA
CITY OF COUNTRYSIDE
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 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: March 26, 2008.

B. STATEMENT OF BILLS through April 9, 2008: $243,533.96.

C. Skipped.

D. MEMBERSHIP:  GFOA – Finance Director - $255. 

E. Application for a general business license from Dollar Zone Store, 5555 Brainard Avenue.  Type:  retail.  Applicant:  Mohammad Hussein.  (new owner)

IV. ADDITIONS TO AND/OR DELETIONS FROM THE AGENDA

V. QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE

VI. MAYOR’S REPORT

VII. CITY CLERK’S REPORT

VIII. TREASURER’S REPORT

IX. COMMITTEE REPORTS

INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE – ALDERMAN MICHALCZYK, CHAIRMAN

A. Request authorization to purchase a 2008 Ford Ranger from the low bidder Westfield Ford for $8,920.  including trade in.

RECREATION COMMITTEE – ALDERMAN VON DRASEK, CHAIRMAN

B. Recommendation to increase the fine concerning park vandalism to $750.00 and include community service.  (draft ordinance to be distributed prior to meeting)

C. Recommendation to hire a maximum of 12 coaches for the Ponytail Softball League.

D. Recommendation to direct attorney to draft a contract with Burr Ridge re:  recreation programs cooperative agreement. 

WATER COMMITTEE – ALDERMAN STRAZA, CHAIRMAN

E. Recommendation to approve change orders 2 through 8 re Water Pump Stations No.1 & 2 Rehabilitation - $27,225.12.

X. CITY ATTORNEY/LEGAL REPORT

A. Draft Ordinance Amending the water rates for multiple residential buildings.

B. Draft Ordinance adopting the City of Countryside Smoke Free Act.

C. Consideration of the YMCA T-Ball baseball agreement.

XI. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

A. Engineer’s pay estimate #3 for Pump House #1 & 2 Rehabilitation for $324,605.25 to Genco Industries, Inc. 

B. From TENG & Associates invoice #5 – ITEP/La Grange Road - $40,282.28.

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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