City CouncilMarch 9, 2011 Print

AGENDA

CITY OF COUNTRYSIDE

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2011 at 7:30 P.M.

I.CALL TO ORDER – PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

II.ROLL CALL

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: Council Minutes: 2-23-11.

B. STATEMENT OF BILLS through March 9, 2011: $304,701.86C. TREASURER’S REPORT for period ending January 31, 2011.(previously distributed).

D. Application for a general business license from NAPA AUTO PARTS, 9943 55th St. Type: retail. Applicant: George Zadarski.

E. Request to solicit from CEP Youth Leadership Inc. at Jewel, 5545 Brainard, on April 9, 2011 as a fundraiser for their program Watch My Feet, Mentoring & Tutoring.

F. From Windy City Postcard Club requesting permission to hold a postcard show at Local 150 on March 26, from 9 am to 3 pm.

G. From Unique Events requesting permission to hold a Toy Show at the Park Place on March 27, 2011 from 7 am to 3 pm.

H. Application for a general business license from A-TEAM TIRE & AUTO, 6514 Joliet Road, #A&B. Type: Auto Repair. Applicant: MEP Auto Service, LLC. Patrick Fisher.

I. From the Kiwanis Club requesting permission to hold Peanut Days September 22-24, 2011 at various locations within the City.

IV. ADDITIONS TO AND/OR DELETIONS FROM THE AGENDA

V. QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE

VI. MAYOR’S REPORT

A. From Aging Care Connections presenting a traveling trophy to the Aging Well Team of Countryside for their volunteering activities.

VII. CITY CLERK’S REPORT

VIII. TREASURER’S REPORT

FINANCE COMMITTEE – TREASURER JASINSKI, CHAIRMAN

A. From the Rotary Club of Countryside inviting attendance to the Diamond Achievement Award dinner on May 18, 2011 at the William Tell. Also requesting a contribution to subsidize the event.

B. Consideration of waiving the requirement for written quotes on the seasonal banners.

F. Recommendation of a draft Resolution to renew membership for another 3 years with the Intergovernmental Personnel Benefit Cooperative (IPBC) and sub pool for employee health insurance.

1. COMMITTEE REPORTS

BUSINESS LICENSE COMMITTEE – ALD. PONDELICEK, CHAIRMAN

A. From the West Suburban Chamber of Commerce requesting a Farmers’ Market is held on Mondays in the William Tell parking lot from May 9 through October 24, 2011, visible from Joliet Road. Also requesting any/all fees is waived.

INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE – ALD. MICHALCZYK, CHAIRMAN

B. Recommendation to draft ordinance amending the Fence Ordinance and Permeability.

C. Verbal Request from Fuller’s Car Wash that Plan Hearing fees be waived concerning Electronic Signs.

D. Verbal Request from Flagg Creek Golf Course that Plan Hearing fees be waived concerning Electronic Signs.

E. Recommendation to adopt a projected 5-Year Plan concerning the MFT Funds and Street Resurfacing Schedule.

X. CITY ATTORNEY/LEGAL REPORT

XI. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

A. From Novotny & Associates, Inc. requesting an Agreement for Engineering Services be approved re: La Grange Road Street Lighting – Phase 2.

XII. STAFF REPORTS

1. Police Chief

B. City Engineer

C. Asst. City Administrator

D. Finance Director

XIII. OLD & NEW BUSINESS

XIV. ADJOURN to Executive Session.

Your Honor, I move that we adjourn to Executive session under Sec. 2Ac of the Open Meetings Act to discuss real estate.

XV. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION

A. Consideration of approving a draft ordinance for a 2nd amendment to the Reciprocal Easement and Operation for 9930 Joliet Road.

Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in a public meeting should contact the City Clerk at least 48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. The City Clerk can be reached in person at 5550 East Avenue, Countryside, IL., via telephone at (708) 354-7270 or via e-mail at clerk@countryside-il.org Every effort will be made to allow for meeting participation.

MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING

CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COUNTRYSIDE, ILLINOIS

HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2011

Ald. Michalczyk moved to appoint Ald. Michael Smetana as Mayor Pro Tem, seconded by Ald. Straza and carried by unanimous voice vote.

Ald. Michalczyk moved to appoint Deputy Clerk Bartelt as Acting City Clerk, seconded by Ald. McDermott and carried by unanimous voice vote.

1. Mayor Pro Tem Smetana called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Acting City Clerk Bartelt called the Roll of those physically present as follows:

PRESENT: Mayor Pro Tem Smetana, Aldermen. Robert Pondelicek, Ald. John Von Drasek, Ald. Sean McDermott, Ald. Karen Michalczyk, Ald. Wayne Straza.

ABSENT: Mayor Conrad, Clerk Sweeney

ALSO PRESENT: Deputy Clerk Bartelt, City Treasurer Jasinski, City Attorney Peck. City Admin. Paul, Police Chief Ruth, Asst. Admin. Peterson, Fin. Dir. Drazner, City Eng. Fitzgerald, ESDA Coord. Norman, Public Works Supt. Essig, PC/ZBA Members Jasinski, Benson

OMNIBUS AGENDA

2. PPROVAL OF MINUTES: Council Minutes of February 23, 2011.

3. TATEMENT OF BILLS through March 9, 2011: $304,701.86.

4. REASURER’S REPORT for the period ending January 31, 2011.

5. Application for a general business license from NAPA AUTO PARTS, 9943 55th St. Type: Retail. Applicant: George Zdarsky.

6. Request to solicit from CEP Youth Leadership Inc. at Jewel, 5545 Brainard, on April 9, 2011 as a fundraiser for their program Watch My Feet, Mentoring & Tutoring.

7. From Windy City Postcard Club requesting permission to hold a postcard show at Local 150 on March 26 from 9 am to 3 pm.

8. From Unique Events requesting permission to hold a Toy Show at Park Place on March 27, 2011 from 7 am to 3 pm.

9. Application for a general business license from A-TEAM TIRE & AUTO, 6514 Joliet Road, A & B. Type: Auto Repair. Applicant : MEP Auto Service, LLC. Patrick Fisher.

10. From the Kiwanis Club requesting permission to hold Peanut Days September 22, 2011 at various locations within the City.

11. Ald. Straza moved to approve the Omnibus Agenda as presented, seconded by Ald. Pondelicek and carried unanimously.

ADDITIONS TO AND/OR DELETIONS FROM THE AGENDA

12. One addition to the Agenda was noted by Ald. Von Drasek.

QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE – none

MAYOR’S REPORT

13. From Aging Care Connections presenting a traveling trophy to the Aging Well Team of Countryside for their volunteering activities. Mayor Pro Tem Smetana accepted the trophy from Georgiann and Veleaine on behalf of the City of Countryside and thanked the City for its generous assistance provided in the past.

TREASURER’S REPORT

14. FINANCE COMMITTEE – TREASURER JASINSKI, CHAIRMAN, presented the invitation from the Rotary Club of Countryside to attend the Diamond Achievement Award Dinner on May 18, 2011 at the William Tell. They are also requesting a contribution to subsidize the event. Ald. Michalczyk moved to table the contribution for further discussion, seconded by Ald. Straza and carried unanimously.

15. Treasurer Jasinski sought consideration of waiving the requirement for written quotes on the seasonal banners per the memo from Asst. City. Admin. Peterson. Ald. Von Drasek moved to approve waiving written quotes, seconded by Ald. Straza and carried unanimously.

16. Treasurer Jasinski sought recommendation of a draft resolution to renew membership for another three years with the Intergovernmental Personnel Benefit Cooperative (IPBC) and subpool for employee health insurance. Ald. McDermott moved to adopt the Resolution as presented, seconded by Ald. Straza and carried by Roll Call vote – 6/0.

Acting Clerk Bartelt declared that this will be known as RESOLUTION 11-04-R.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

17. BUSINESS LICENSE COMMITTEE – ALDERMAN PONDELICEK, CHAIRMAN, presented the request of the West Suburban Chamber of Commerce for a Farmers’ Market to be held on Mondays in the William Tell parking lot from May 9 through October 24, 2011, to be visible from Joliet Road. They also request any/all fees be waived. Ald. Von Drasek moved to approve, seconded by Ald. Straza and carried unanimously.

18. INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE – ALDERMAN MICHALCZYK, CHAIRMAN, presented the recommendation for a draft ordinance amending the Fence Ordinance and Permeability. Ald. Von Drasek moved to adopt the Ordinance as presented, seconded by Ald. Straza and carried unanimously.

Acting Clerk Bartelt declared that this will be known as ORDINANCE 11-14-O.

19. Ald. Michalczyk presented the verbal request from Fuller’s Car Wash that the PC/ZBA hearing fees be waived concerning electronic signs. Ald. Straza moved to approve, seconded by Ald. Von Drasek and carried unanimously.

20. Ald. Michalczyk presented the verbal request from Flagg Creek Golf Course that PC/ZBA hearing fees be waived concerning electronic signs. Ald. Straza moved to approve, seconded by Ald. Von Drasek and carried unanimously.

21. Ald. Michalczyk presented the recommendation to adopt the Projected Five-Year Plan concerning the MFT Funds and Street Resurfacing Schedule as presented. Ald. McDermott moved to approve, seconded by Ald. Straza and carried unanimously.

ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

22. City Admin. Paul presented the request for approval of the Agreement for Engineering Services for the LaGrange Road Street Lighting – Phase 2 – from Novotny & Assoc., Inc. Ald. Michalczyk moved to approve the agreement, seconded by Ald. Von Drasek and carried unanimously.

OLD AND NEW BUSINESS

23. Ald. Von Drasek stated that his neighbor suffered a stroke yesterday; on behalf of the family he wished to thank the Pleasantview Fire District for their quick response. The Fire District displayed a high degree of professionalism and should be lauded for their superior efforts in this regard. Ald. Von Drasek appreciates this matter being called to his attention and hopes to spread the message throughout the community. Mayor Pro Tem Smetana stated that City Council is kept abreast of happenings via e-mail and other devices; all departments are deserving of commendation.

24. Asst. Admin. Peterson stated that the Recreation Committee Meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 6, 2011

ADJOURNMENT

25. There being no further business to discuss, Ald. McDermott moved to adjourn to Executive Session under Section 2Ac of the Open Meetings Act for the purpose of discussing real estate, seconded by Ald. Straza and carried by Roll Call vote – 6/0.

Mayor Pro Tem Smetana declared the meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m.

SHARON SWEENEY, CITY CLERK

By: Gail Bartelt, Acting City Clerk