11/04/199669.
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS
HELD IN THE ELEANOR ROHRBACH MEMORIAL COUNCIL
CHAMBERS, DES PLAINES CIVIC CENTER, MONDAY,
NOVEMBER 4, 1996
CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Des
Plaines, Illinois, was called to order by Mayor Ted
Sherwood at 7:01 P.M. in the Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial
Council Chambers, Des Plaines Civic Center on Monday,
November 4, 1996.
ROLL CALL: Roll call indicated the following aldermen present:
Beauvais, Christiansen, Elstner, Higgason, Curley, Sarlo,
Chiropolos, Arredia.
Also present were: City Treasurer Fredricks, City Manager Douthwaite,
Director of Finance & Administration Peters, Assistant to the City
Manager Carter, Director of Economic Development Klaus, Police Captain
Meese, Fire Chief Farinella, Public Works Administrative Assistant Tozzo,
Community Development Director D'Onofrio, City Engineer Oakley, and City
Attorney Wiltse.
PRAYER AND The opening prayer was given by Rev. Joon Hee Park, Hahna
PLEDGE: Presbyterian Church, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance
to the Flag.
CONSENT Alderman ChEistiansen requested that Item 13 be removed _.
AGENDA: from the Consent Agenda.
Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Arredia, to establish a
Consent Agenda except for Item 13. Motion declared
carried.
Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to approve the
Consent Agenda. Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 7- Christiansen, Elstner, Higgason, Curley,
Sarlo, Chiropolos, Arredia
NAYS: 0 -None
ABSENT: 1- Beauvais
Motion declared carried.
The minutes are approved. The Staff recommendations and
requests are approved; and Ordinance A -1 -96 is placed on
First Reading.
MINUTES: Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to approve minutes
Consent of regular meeting of the City Council held October 21,
Agenda 1996, as published. Motion declared carried as approved
unanimously under Consent Agenda.
Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to approve minutes
of Executive Session of the City Council held October 21,
1996. Motion declared carried as approved unanimously
under Consent Agenda.
FINAL PLAT/ Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to concur with
DI MARIA'S recommendation of Committee of the Whole held October 21,
RESUBD. 1996, to approve final Plat for DiMaria's Resubdivision,
2233 located at 2233 Sprucewood Avenue between Jarvis and
SPRUCEWOOD: Jarlath Avenues; and Mayor and City Clerk be authorized
Consent to execute same. Motion declared carried as approved
Agenda unanimously under Consent Agenda.
COLLECTIVE Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to concur with
BARGAINING: recommendation of Committee of the Whole held October 28,
Consent 1996, that City's labor negotiator be directed to proceed
Agenda with collective bargaining as directed in Executive
Session of that meeting. Motion declared carried as
approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
p i4k
WILLE ROAD
ANNEXATION:
Consent
Agenda
Ordinance
A -1 -96
AS AMENDED
MEADOWLAKE
II SUBDIV./
SURETY
REDUCTION:
Consent
Agenda
CITADEL
SUBDIVISION/
SURETY
REDUCTION:
Consent
Agenda
FENCE
VARIATION/
10 E.
FREMONT:
Consent
Agenda
BID AWARD/
REPAIR OF
TRAINING
TOWER:
Consent
Agenda
BID AWARD/
MAINTENANCE
OF ELEVATORS:
Consent
Agenda
APPOINTMENTS/
REAPPOINT.:
Consent
Agenda
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Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to concur with Staff
recommendation to approve amendment to Ordinance A -1 -96,
adopted on July 15, 1996, authorizing the annexation of
several contiguous tracts of real estate in the Harry
Wille Subdivision, comprised of approximately 46.58
acres, on the south side of Wille Road between Mt.
Prospect Road and Elmhurst Road in Elk Grove Township,
in order to correct 100' error in the legal description
and the fact that two (2) parcels had been subdivided
into three (3) parcels, with new tax numbers issued for
those three (3) parcels, (the area annexed did not change
in size) ; and further recommend to place on First Reading
Ordinance A -1 -96 - AS AMENDED, AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING
CERTAIN LANDS TO THE CITY Of DES PLAINES, COOK COUNTY,
ILLINOIS. Motion declared carried as approved
unanimously under Consent Agenda.
Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to concur with Staff
recommendation to grant request that public improvement
surety be reduced by 78 %, or $38,931, for Meadowlake II
Subdivision, Church Street and Good Avenue, which
includes construction of water service, sanitary sewers,
culverts, driveway approaches and parkway restoration.
Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under
Consent Agenda.
Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to concur with Staff
recommendation to grant request that public improvement
surety be reduced by 85 %, or $277,635.56, for Citadel
Subdivision, Thacker (Dempster) Street and Citadel Court,
which includes street lighting, sanitary and storm
sewers, a water distribution system, driveway approaches
and parkway restoration. Motion declared carried as
approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to concur with Staff
recommendation to grant request for a Variation to
Section 6 -7 -1 of the City Code to permit replacement of
existing 6' high solid fence with a 5' high solid fence,
1' off property line, approximately 71' along Mt.
Prospect Road (secondary front yard) and then extend 23'
towards the house (Code requires front yard fences to not
exceed 3 -1/2' in height and be at least 50% open) , on
property located at 10 E. Fremont Avenue. Motion
declared carried as approved unanimously under Consent
Agenda.
Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to concur with Staff
recommendation to award bid for Repair of Five -Story
Training Tower at Fire Station #3, 130 E. Thacker Street,
to the lowest bidder, Custer Construction Company, 225
N. Arlington Heights Road, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007,
in the total bid amount of $18,840 /Budgeted Funds.
Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under
Consent Agenda.
Moved by Sarlo, seconded
recommendation to award
Maintenance Agreement
Building Elevators, to
Elevator Company, 1800 S
in the total bid amount
Funds. Motion declared
under Consent Agenda.
by Elstner, to concur with Staff
bid for One -Year Full Service
for Civic Center and Police
the lowest bidder, Anderson
. 54th Avenue, Cicero, IL 60804,
of $6,020.40 /Building & Grounds
carried as approved unanimously
Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to approve the
following Mayoral appointments:
DES PLAINES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Graham A. Hills, term to expire April 30, 1999
DES PLAINES YOUTH COMMISSION
Richard H. Quast, term to expire December 31, 1999
Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under
Consent Agenda.
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APPOINTMENT Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to consider Mayoral
(Cont'd.) appointment of Ellen A. Yearwood to the DES PLAINES
LIBRARY BOARD, replacing William Prentice who resigned
(final action on this matter under Consent Agenda on
November 18, 1996). Motion declared carried as approved
unanimously under Consent Agenda.
ORDINANCE Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to adopt Ordinance
Z -19 -96 Z- 19 -96, AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT
807 -815 PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 8 OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES ZONING
LEE STREET: ORDINANCE, TO ALLOW A CHURCH IN A C -4 COMMERCIAL, CENTRAL
BUSINESS DISTRICT OF THE PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 807,
809, 811, 815 LEE STREET (CASE NO. 96- 35 -SU). Upon roll
call, the vote was:
AYES: 7- Christiansen, Elstner, Higgason, Curley,
Sarlo, Chiropolos, Arredia
NAYS: 0 -None
ABSENT: 1- Beauvais
Motion declared carried.
Mayor Ted Sherwood declared that the City Council was now
resolved into a Committee of the Whole
ENGINEERING - Alderman Chiropolos, Chair
PREPARATION Moved by Curley, seconded by Higgason, to concur with
OF BID Staff recommendation and recommend to the City Council
DOCUMENTS/ to accept proposal from Kolbjorn Saether and Associates,
DES PLAINES Inc., 1062 W. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622, to
MALL furnish structural engineering services in connection
DEMOLITION: with the preparation of bid documents and supervision of
the Des Plaines Mall Demolition, in the amount of $7,500
for preparation of bid drawings and specifications, and
$7,500 for refinement of drawings in cooperation with the
demolition contractor and eight (8) field trips, for a
total fee of $15,000 /TIF Funds. Motion declared carried.
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION - Alderman Christiansen, Chair
ILLINOIS Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Arredia, to concur with Staff
METROPOLITAN recommendation and recommend to the City Council that
INVESTMENT City participate in the Illinois Metropolitan Investment
FUND: Fund (IMET), which provides an additional investment
vehicle for local governments, and further recommend that
Ordinance M -70 -96 be placed on First Reading at
appropriate time this evening. Motion declared carried.
WARRANT Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to concur with Staff
REGISTER: recommendation and recommend to the City Council approval
of Qe obe* --Z , 1996 Warrant Register - AS AMENDED
Invoice #935, Wendell Roofing Company, $1,495, was
1') °°14 removed from the Warrant Register), in the amount of
$1,578,342.12, and further recommend that Resolution R-
0 64 -96 be adopted at appropriate time this evening.
Motion declared carried.
Mayor Ted Sherwood assumed the chair, and declared the
City Council back in session.
FENCE Moved by Chiropolos, seconded by Sarlo, to AMEND
VARIATION/ recommendation of Committee of the Whole held October 21,
694 ALBANY 1996, to permit construction of a solid 6' high fence
LANE: (instead of requested 7' fence) in the front yard along
694 ALBANY
(Cont'd.)
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Rand Road with a set -back of 25' (no fence to be built
in front of the building line parallel to Albany Lane),
on property located at 694 Albany Lane. Upon roll call,
the vote was:
AYES: 5- Beauvais, Sarlo, Chiropolos, Arredia, Sherwood
NAYS: 4- Christiansen, Elstner, Higgason, Curley
ABSENT: 0 -None
Motion declared carried.
WATER RATE Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Chiropolos, to concur with
ADJUSTMENT: recommendation of Committee of the Whole held October 29,
1996, to approve proposed Water System Capital
Ordinance Improvements, over a 25 -year time frame, in the amount
M -68 -96 of $6.6 million; improvements to be funded through an
AS AMENDED increase in the City's water rate in the amount of $.15
per cubic foot, and these revenues to be earmarked for
water improvements only; and further recommend to place
on First Reading Ordinance M -68 -96 - AS AMENDED, AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 3- 4 -20(A) AND (B) OF CHAPTER
4 "WATER DEPARTMENT," OF TITLE III OF THE CITY CODE OF
DES PLAINES, BY ADJUSTING THE WATER RATES. Upon roll
call, the vote was:
AYES: 6- Beauvais, Higgason, Curley, Sarlo,
Chiropolos, Arredia
NAYES: 2- Christiansen, Elstner
ABSENT: 0 -None
Motion declared carried (final action on this matter
under Unfinished Business on November 18, 1996).
SEWER SYSTEM Moved by Chiropolos, seconded by Sarlo, to concur with
CAPITAL recommendation of Committee of the Whole held October 29,
IMPROVEMENTS: 1996, to refer proposed Sewer System Capital Improvements
back to Staff for further review and report as to whether
to: 1) possibly reduce the plan, and 2) project over a
longer period of time (35, 40, or 45 years), in order to
reassess the amount of additional funding that will be
necessary to: 1) install sewers, 2) alleviate the
current flooding conditions, 3) address the separation
of combined sewers, and 4) investigate the cost involved
for any special assessments. Motion declared carried.
Alderman Elstner voted no.
PREPARATION Moved by Chiropolos, seconded by Sarlo, to concur with
OF BID recommendation of Committee of the Whole to accept
DOCUMENTS/ proposal from Kolbjorn Saether and Associates, Inc., 1062
DES PLAINES W. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622, to furnish
MALL structural engineering services in connection with the
DEMOLITION: preparation of bid documents and supervision of the Des
Plaines Mall Demolition, in the amount of $7,500 for
preparation of bid drawings and specificaitons, and
$7,500 for refinement of drawings in cooperation with the
demolition contractor and eight (8) field trips, for a
total fee of $15, 000 /TIF Funds. Upon roll call, the vote
was:
AYES: 8- Beauvais, Christiansen, Elstner, Higgason,
Curley, Sarlo, Chiropolos, Arredia
NAYS: 0 -None
ABSENT: 0 -None
Motion declared carried.
ILLINOIS Moved by Christiansen, seconded by Elstner, to concur
METROPOLITAN with recommendation of Committee of the Whole that City
INVESTMENT participate in the Illinois Metropolitan Investment Fund
FUND: (IMET), which provides an additional investment vehicle
for local governments, and place on First Reading
Ordinance Ordinance M- 70 -96, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING
M -70 -96 EXECUTION OF A FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF
TRUST. Motion declared carried (final action on this
matter under Consent Agenda on November 18, 1996).
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WARRANT Moved by Christiansen, seconded by Sarlo, to concur with
REGISTER: recommendation of Committee of the Whole to adopt
Resolution R -64 -96 - AS AMENDED, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
Resolution CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES THAT THE
R -64 -96 FOLLOWING BILLS ARE DUE AND PAYABLE AND THAT THE MAYOR
AS AMENDED AND CITY CLERK BE AND ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO MAKE
PAYMENT FOR SAME. Total: $1,578,342.12. Upon roll call,
the vote was:
AYES: 8- Beauvais, Christiansen, Elstner, Higgason,
Curley, Sarlo, Chiropolos, Arredia
NAYS: 0 -None
ABSENT: 0 -None
Motion declared carried.
ADJOURNMENT: Moved by Christiansen, seconded by Beauvais, that the
regular meeting of the City Council adjourn. Motion
declared carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
APPROVED BY ME THIS 1?
DAY OF
Ted Sherwood, MAYOR
1996,
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Donna McAllister, CMC /AAE - CITY CLERK