City Council Meeting Agenda

CITY OF DES PLAINES
A G E N D A
City Council Meeting
Monday, June 18, 2007 – 6:00 p.m.*
Room 102

* the regular portion of the meeting will begin at approximately 7:00 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL

EXECUTIVE SESSION: Personnel

ROLL CALL PRAYER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

WELCOME: Maine West High School Students/

2007 Clinical Government Program (32nd Year)

ANNOUNCEMENT: Co-Rec High School Softball League/Youth Commission

RECOGNITION: 2007 Des Plaines Arts Council Scholarship Recipients

INTRODUCTION: Division Chief of Emergency Medical Services/Peter Dyer

CITIZEN PARTICIPATION: (matters not on the Agenda)

ALDERMEN ANNOUNCEMENTS:

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

1. Personnel/Ethics Officer Report IF REPORTED OUT

CONSENT AGENDA:

1. Minutes/Regular Meeting - June 4, 2007

2. Minutes/Executive Session - June 4, 2007

3. Pursuant to Section 820 ILCS 130/1 of the State Statutes (2004), City establish prevailing rate of wages for laborers, mechanics and other workers employed in performing construction of public works project for the City - ANNUAL REQUIREMENT (recommended by City Attorney)

3a. FIRST READING - Ordinance M-30-07/Prevailing Wage Rates

4. Authorize disposition of City's concrete "wave" structures (formerly located at the northwest and southwest corners of Miner Street and Des Plaines River Road), as follows: two (2) "waves" to the Des Plaines Historical Society; up to four (4) to the Des Plaines Park District, four (4) for the City's Riverwalk, and dispose the remainder of the "waves" to a recycling facility (recommended by the Environmental Services Coordinator)

4a. FIRST READING - Ordinance M-31-07/Disposition of Concrete "Wave" Structures

5. Authorize Mayor and City Clerk to execute "Addendum Number One" to "Grant Agreement - Contract #216" with Illinois Department of Natural Resources (approved by the City Council on May 1, 2006 - Resolution R-74-06), to extend the expiration date of the Grant from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2008, in order for Maine Township to receive the balance of the Build Illinois Funds in the amount of $187,353 to complete their Prairie Creek (Kennedy Drive to Robin Drive) restoration project; Des Plaines has already received its share of the Grant in the amount of $123,597 for land rights and partial building demolition costs on the Levee 50, Phase III Project (recommended by Director of Engineering)

5a. RESOLUTION R-88-07/Addendum, IDNR Grant Agreement, Contract #216

6. Grant request for Change of Ownership of Class B - Bulk Sales Dealers Liquor License for property located at 590 E. Central Road, d/b/a Payless Liquors; contingent upon verification of fingerprints (recommen. by Mayor's Office)

7. Grant request for Variation to Section 4-17-11 of the Building Code Amendments to permit construction of a 30' x 30' patio in the rear yard of property located at 2883 Eisenhower Drive (Code prohibits patios from extending more than 15' from the building foundation) (recommended by Deputy Director of Community & Economic Development)

8. Grant request for Variation to Section 4-17-11 of the Building Code Amendments to permit construction of addition to existing patio that would measure 33' x 14' in rear yard of property located at 458 N. Fifth Avenue (Code prohibits patios from extending more than 15' from the building foundation) (recommended by Deputy Director of Community & Economic Dev.)

9. Grant request for Variation to Section 4-17-11 of the Building Code Amendments to permit construction of a 36' x 18'6" patio in the rear yard of property located at 2319 Douglas Avenue (Code prohibits patios from extending more than 15' from the building foundation) (recommended by Deputy Director of Community & Economic Development)

10. Reject all bids received on June 6, 2007 for Comprehensive Landscape Plan for Downtown Des Plaines to clarify bid specifications, and City Clerk be authorized to readvertise for bids, returnable by 3:00 p.m., Thursday, July 5, 2007 (recommended by Environmental Services Coordinator)

11. Authorize City Clerk to advertise for bids for Wolf Road-Central Road Pedestrian Signal Improvements, returnable by 3:00 p.m., Thursday, July 5, 2007 (recommended by Director of Engineering)

12. Authorize City Clerk to advertise for bids for Oakton Street Storm Water Pumping Station Rehabilitation, returnable by 3:00 p.m., Monday, July 23, 2007 (recommended by Director of Public Works)

13. SECOND READING - Ordinance Z-14-07/Conditional Use, 3067 Mannheim Road

14. *SECOND READING - Ordinance Z-15-06/Map Amendment, 755 Seegers Road

15. *SECOND READING - Ordinance Z-16-07 - AS AMENDED/Prelim. PUD, 755 Seegers

END OF CONSENT AGENDA

* APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON JUNE 4, 2007

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE:

1. FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION - Alderman Smith, Chair

*Warrant Register – Resolution R-89-07

2. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - Alderman Murphy, Chair

*Downtown Parking-Traffic Study

* IF NO ACTION IS TAKEN UNDER NEW BUSINESS, THIS ITEM WILL APPEAR ON JULY 2, 2007 CONSENT AGENDA OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS. IF IT IS NECESSARY TO TAKE ACTION ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS THIS EVENING, THEY MUST BE REPORTED OUT BY THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN UNDER "NEW BUSINESS"

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

1. *Award bid for Demolition of 3003 Mannheim Road (Travelodge) and 3036 Orchard Place (AC Pavement Striping) to the lowest bidder, Albrecht Enterprises, 1684 E. Oakton Street, Des Plaines, in the total bid amount of $123,888/TIF District #6 Funds

* POSTPONED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON JUNE 4, 2007

NEW BUSINESS:

1. RESOLUTION R-89-07/Warrant Register IF REPORTED OUT BY COMMITTEE

2. Downtown Parking-Traffic Study IF REPORTED OUT BY COMMITTEE

MANAGER’S REPORT

ALDERMEN COMMENTS

MAYORAL COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT

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