City Council Agenda - April 23, 2008

AGENDA
CITY OF COUNTRYSIDE
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2008 – 7:30 P.M.

I. MEETING CALL TO ORDER – PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Lead by Jessica Fuller

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: April 9, 2008.

B. STATEMENT OF BILLS through April 23, 2008: $705,364.94.

C. TREASURER’S REPORT – for the period ending January 31, 2008. (previously distributed )

D. TREASURER’S REPORT  - for the period ending February 29, 2008.(previously distributed)

E. MEMBERSHIP:  CHICAGO CONVENTION & TOURISM BUREAU - $950.

F. MEMBERSHIP:  AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION – D. DECKER - $165.

G. Application for a general business license from BELLA BANQUETS, 5412 La Grange Road,  Type:  Banquet Hall.  Applicant:  Michael Siambanes. (FORMERLY CHANTILLY).

H. Application for a general business license from RABBEH ICE CREAM, 5211 S. 73^RD Crt. Summit.  Type:  Ice Cream Truck.  Applicant:  Molkey Rabbeh.

I. Application from VFW, Post #10778  to sell poppies for Veterans at Fullers Car Wash on May 21-22, 2008.

J. Application for a general business license from CURVES FOR WOMEN, 1418 W. 55^th St.  Type:  Women’s Health Club.  Applicant:  Bianca Gohan-Kennedy

K. Application for a general business license from TROPICAL SNO, 9550 W. 56^th St.  Type:  Home Office.  Applicant:  Renee Jerbis.

L. Application for a general business license from TROPICAL SNO, 9550 W. 56^th St.  Type:  Food Dispensing vehicle.  Applicant:  Renee Jerbis.

M. Application for a general business license from ROOMS DIRECT FURNITURE, 5 Countryside Plaza.  Type:  retail furniture.  Applicant.  Mir Khan.

IV. ADDITIONS TO AND/OR DELETIONS FROM THE AGENDA

V. QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE

VI. MAYOR’S REPORT

A. Presentation  made by Jessica Fuller and principal Steve Bahn of thank you notes from the school children from Ideal School for the City’s donation for school books.

B. Acceptance of sponsorship check from AT&T in the amount of $3,500 for Concerts in the Park.

C. Resolution Supporting the City of Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

D. Resolution adopting Authorization to Proceed with the OSLAD Ideal Park Redevelopment project.

E. Proclamation designating May as Older Americans Month.

F. From Rotary Club inviting City Council to attend the Diamond Achievement Award dinner on May 1 at Chantilly Banquets.  Also requesting a donation towards the celebration.  (Donated $2,000 in ’07).

G. Invitation to participate in the La Grange Pet Parade, May 31, 2008, both with Officials car and Police Squad.

H. Application for a Class Q Liquor License from Bella Banquets, 5412 La Grange Road, in conjunction with a business license.  Applicant:  Michael Siambanes

VII. CITY CLERK’S REPORT

A. Consideration of changing City Hall official business hours to be from 8:30 to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, effective 5-1-08.

VIII. TREASURER’S REPORT

IX. COMMITTEE REPORTS

FINANCE COMMITTEE – TREASURER JASINSKI, CHAIRMAN

From the finance committee meeting of 4-16-08

A. Draft Resolution extending the participation in the South Central Cooperative Health   Pool, a subgroup of the intergovernmental IPBC through 6-30-11.

B. Consider truck replacement bids for the ’00 Chevy Jimmy SUV - $8920.

C. Consideration of financial support to the Des Plaines Valley Rendezvous formerly the I&M Canal Rendezvous - $1,000.

D. Consideration of financial support to the La Grange Pet Parade for $500.

X. CITY ATTORNEY/LEGAL REPORT

A.  Plan/Zoning recommendation on variances to 9901 W. 56^th St. relating to Sec. 10-5E-5C to allow a rear yard setback of 23’3”; a variance to Sec. 10-5E-6A to allow a FAR of .57 instead of .3; a variance to Sec. 10-5E-4F to allow a building site with approximately 19 dwellings per acre instead of 6 units per acre; and a variance to Sec. 10-2-9E and 10-5E-5B-3 to allow a trash enclosure as an accessory building in the rear yard nearer than 5” to side lot line.

B.  Draft ordinance amending Sec. 3-1-5 to include a $20 late fee for the 30 day period after renewal occurs and if unpaid after 30 days, become subject to a penalty equal to the cost of the license fee added to the original fee.

C.  Draft resolution for the Burr Ridge Recreation programs cooperative agreement.

XI. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

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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