* the regular portion of the meeting will begin at approximately
7:00 p.m.
PUBLIC HEARING: 2007-2008 CDBG Action Plan & Budget (action
required under Items 5, 5a and 5b on the Consent Agenda)
1. Minutes/Regular Meeting - July 16, 2007
1. Minutes Regular Meeting
2. Minutes/Executive Session - July 16, 2007
3. Amend Title 4, Chapter 4 - "Intoxicating Liquors,"
Sub-Section 4-4-5 A. of the City Code to delete one (1) Class A -
Tavern Liquors Dealers License (Armando's Pizza, 1591 Lee Street);
delete one (1) Class B - Bulk Sales Dealers Liquor License
(European Heritage Wines & Spirits, 1283 Rand Road); delete one
(1) Class E - Restaurant & Dining Room Liquor License (Lee's
Mandarin Restaurant, 865 S. Elmhurst Road); and delete one (1)
Class G - Banquet Hall Liquor License (Chateau Rand, 900 E. Rand
Road) - HOUSEKEEPING (recommended by Mayor's Office)
3. Amend Title 4, Chapter 4
3a. FIRST READING - Ordinance M-49-07/Liquor License Update
4. Grant request for time extension, from August 6, 2007
through August 6, 2008, for submittal of Final Plat for
Preliminary Planned Unit Development and Map Amendment as approved
by the City Council on August 1, 2005 - Ordinance Z-19-05, from
new owners of property located at 254 N. Laurel Avenue, Lexington
Homes, LLC (previous owner-Remington Homes) (recommended by
Director of Community & Economic Development)
4. Grant request for time extension,
4a. FIRST READING - Ordinance Z-20-07/Time Extension, 254
Laurel Avenue
5. Approve City's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Action Plan for program year October 1, 2007 to September 30,
2008, as presented at Public Hearing held August 6, 2007, and
authorize Mayor and City Clerk to execute and submit all required
documents to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD); and approve City's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Program Year 2007-08 Budget in the amount of $345,029, as
presented at Public Hearing held August 6, 2007; and authorize
Mayor and City Clerk to execute and submit all required documents
to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) no
later than August 16, 2007 (recommended by Director of Community &
Economic Development)
5. Approve City's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Action
Plan for program year October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008
5a. RESOLUTION R-106-07/2007-08 Community Devel. Block Grant (CDBG)
Action Plan
5a. RESOLUTION R-106-072007-08 Community Devel. Block Grant (CDBG)
Action Plan
5b. RESOLUTION R-107-07/2007-08 Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) Budget
5b. RESOLUTION R-107-072007-08 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Budget
6. Authorize City to apply on behalf of the North Suburban
Emergency Communications Center (which includes Des Plaines, Park
Ridge, Niles and Morton Grove) for a grant in the amount of
$485,775, to the Court appointed Cy Pres Committee; monies are
from refunds of the Infrastructure Maintenance Fees (found to be
unconstitutional) and will be used to replace current 9-1-1
telephone system and the UPS (Uninterruptible Power Source)
(recommended by Director of Emergency Communications)
6. Authorize City to apply on behalf of the North Suburban
Emergency Communications Center
6a. RESOLUTION R-108-07/9-1-1 Grant Application, Cy Pres
Committee
6a. RESOLUTION R-108-079-1-1 Grant Application, Cy Pres Committee
7. Authorize Mayor and City Clerk to execute "Subgrant
Agreement" with Cook County through its Judicial Advisory Council,
69 W. Washington Street, Suite 2610, Chicago, IL 60602, for City
to receive one (1) Solar Power Portable Message Board that would
also be available to municipalities in Cook County for use in a
critical incident, at no cost to the City (valued at $17,000)
(recommended by Police Chief)
7. Authorize Mayor and City Clerk to execute Subgrant Agreement
with Cook County through its Judicial Advisory Council
7a. RESOLUTION R-109-07/Subgrant Agreement, Cook County,
Message Board
7a. RESOLUTION R-109-07Subgrant Agreement, Cook County, Message
Board
8. Authorize Mayor and City Clerk to execute "Subgrant
Agreement" with Cook County through its Judicial Advisory Council,
69 W. Washington Street, Suite 2610, Chicago, IL 60602, for City
to receive 132 Radiological Detectors that would also be available
to municipalities in Cook County for use in a critical incident,
at no cost to the City (valued at $59,655) (recommended by Police
Chief)
8. Authorize Mayor and City Clerk to execute Subgrant Agreement
with Cook County through its Judicial Advisory Council
8a. RESOLUTION R-110-07/Subgrant Agreement, Cook County,
Radiological Detectors
8a. RESOLUTION R-110-07Subgrant Agreement, Cook County,
Radiological Detectors
9. Concur with recommendation of Des Plaines Plan Commission to
approve Final Plat for Drozdowicz-Smith Subdivision and
Subdivision Regulations Variation to permit proposed lot depths of
122.50' instead of required 125' for property located at 2942
Curtis Street; and Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to execute
same (recommended by Development Planner)
9. Concur with recommendation of Des Plaines Plan Commission
9a. RESOLUTION R-111-07/Final Plat and Variation, 2942 Curtis
Street
10. Grant request from NPT Breast Cancer 3-Day, LLC to use
various City streets and sidewalks throughout the days of August
10, 11 and 12, 2007, to conduct the 2007 NPT Breast Cancer 3-Day
Walk to support the Susan G. Komen Fund for the Cure (recommended
by Assistant City Attorney)
10. Grant request from NPT Breast Cancer 3-Day
10a. RESOLUTION R-112-07/2007 NPT Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk
10a. RESOLUTION R-112-072007 NPT Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk
11. Grant request for Variation to Section 4-7-11 of the
Building Code Amendments to permit construction of a 16' x 8'
patio in the rear yard of property located at 1469 Van Buren
Street (Code prohibits patios from extending more than 15' from
the building foundation) (recommended by Deputy Director of
Community & Economic Development)
11. Grant request for Variation to Section 4-7-11 of the Building
Code Amendments
12. Award bid for Comprehensive Landscape Designs for Downtown
Des Plaines to the lowest bidder to meet specifications, ILT
Vignocchi, 25865 W. Ivanhoe Road, Wauconda, IL 60084, at a 2007
cost of $146,025 and a 2008 cost of $201,975, for a total project
cost of $348,000/Budgeted & TIF #1 Funds (recommended by Director
of Public Works)
12. Award bid for Comprehensive Landscape Designs for Downtown Des
Plaines
13. Reject all bids received on July 5, 2007 for Wolf-Central
Roads Pedestrian Signal Improvements because they were in excess
of Engineer's Estimate of Cost for the project; and City Clerk be
authorized to rebid the project, returnable by 3:00 p.m.,
Wednesday, August 22, 2007 (recommended by Director of
Engineering)
13. Reject all bids received on July 5, 2007 for Wolf-Central
Roads Pedestrian
14. Authorize City Clerk to advertise for bids for Des Plaines
Digest Newsletter Printing for years 2008, 2009 and 2010,
returnable by 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 22, 2007 (recommended
by Public Relations Officer)
14. Authorize City Clerk to advertise for bids for Des Plaines
Digest Newsletter
15. Approve Mayoral appointment to the SPECIAL EVENTS
COMMISSION of Sister Clare Marie, term to expire August 31, 2010
16. SECOND READING - Ordinance M-35-07/Change of Liq. Lic.
Class., 1470 Miner
17. SECOND READING - Ordinance M-36-07/Special Events
Commission Membership
18. SECOND READING - Ordinance Z-19-07/Time Exten. Condit. Use,
Mannheim-Higg.
* IF NO ACTION IS TAKEN UNDER NEW BUSINESS, THIS ITEM WILL APPEAR
ON AUGUST 20, 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"
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