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01/14/1974 Adjourned Meeting1 117 MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1974. CALL TO ORDER: The adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Des Plaines was called to order by Mayor Herbert H. Behrel at 8:07 P.M. ROLL CALL: Roll Call indicated the,: following aldermen present: Koplos, Szabo, Kehe, Olen, Bolek, Chase, Kisslinger, Hinde, Birchfield, Erbach, Swanson, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Abrams, Ward. Mayor Behrel distributed copies to the council members re the pros and cons of the Rapid Transit Authority S.B. 27 for study and review. Mayor Behrel announced that the purpose of the adjourned meeting was to review the proposed water improvements and to take action on Ordinance M-2-74 having to do with water rates and water deposits. Mr. Carl Buettner of Buettner & Associates, Inc., Consulting Engineers, St. Louis, Missouri, addressed the council bringing them up to date on the facets of the water program. ORDINANCE Moved by Hinde, seconded by Abrams, to place M-2-74: Ordinance M-2-74 on passage, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE III OF THE CITY CODE HAVING TO DO WITH WATER RATES AND WATER DEPOSITS. Motion declared carried. Moved by Abrams, seconded by Koplos, to adopt Ordinance M-2-74. Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: - 17 - Koplos, Szabo, Kehe, Olen, Bolek, Chase, Kisslinger, Hinde, Birchfield, Erbach, Swanson, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Abrams, Ward, Mayor. NAYS: - 0 - None. ABSENT: 0 - None. Motion declared carried. CLASS H Referred to License and Inspection Committee was a LIQUOR letter from Shakeys' Pizza Parlor, 865 Elmhurst Road LICENSE: requesting a Class "H" Beer and Wine only liquor license. ADJOURNMENT: Moved by Koplos, seconded by Kehe, that the adjourned meeting of the City Council adjourn. Motion declared carried. APPROV Y ME THIS DAY1. 19 HE ' : RT H. BEHREL, MYOR 118 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE' CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, HELD IN THE. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, MONDAY, January 21, 1974 CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting .of the City Council of the ,City of Des Plaines was called to order at 8:00 P.M. by Mayor Herbert'H. Behrel ROLL CALL: Roll Call indicated the following aldermen present: Koplos, Kehe, Chase, Kisslinger, Hinde, Birchfield, Erbach, Swanson, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Abrams, Ward. Absent were Alderman Bolek and Szabo Also present were: City Treasurer.Mahon:,. City'Comptroller_Bl.ietz, Police Chief Hintz, Police Captain°Blume,: Fire Chief Corey, Building_Commissioner Baldaccini, City .Engineer. Bowen, Assistant' City. Engineer Peri,..Commiss.ioner. of Public Works Assistant Schaeffer, Planner M. Richardson, Forestor Komos, Corporation Counsel Hug for DiLeonardi, City Attorney Bouril, and Deputy Clerk Trost. PRAYER & PLEDGE The meeting opened with prayer by Rev. Bill McClellan of Church of Christ, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. ROTARY CLUB Introduced by Fire Chief Corey, Mr. Orville Kurtz and Mr_. CONTRIBUTION Harold Kuehn of the Rotary Club of Des_Plaines, addressed the City Council., stating their support of the .City's paramedic program,and offering to purchase necessary .. equipment at an estimated.cost of $15,000. Alderman. Seitz.. and Mayor Behrel extended the City's thanks to the Rotary Club for their contribution. Alderman Bolek and Alderman Szabo arrived during the presentation. MINUTES: Moved by Kehe, seconded by Erbach, to approve the Minutes of the regular meeting held January 7, 1974. Correction on Page one, paragraph'"Fire Chief" changing"Haag"to "Cory". Following correction, motion declared carried. Moved by Erbach, seconded by Birchfield, to approve the minutes of the adjourned..meeting.held January 14, 1974, as published.- Motion declared carried. REPORTS OF City Comptroller`.s_.Statement:.of:.Cash Recei.pts., ..January ..to CITY OFFICIALS:December, 1973, City Treasurer's report of Fireman's Pension Fund and Police. Pensi.on._Fund, and fourth quarter report of Civil Defense Agency were placed on file. COMMITTEE REPORTS ZONING CASE 73-68-R ORDINANCE Z-27-73 Restaurants ZONING - TEXT AMENDMENT Institutional. District Moved by Swanson, seconded.b_y. Hinde, to adopt the recommenda- tion of Municipal__De.velopment- Committee to. concur _with Zoning Board of Appeals,in Case 73-68-R to deny rezoning of property located at 2028 River Road. Motion declared carried. Moved by Swanson, seconded by. Szabo, to remove _from :the table the motion to adopt Ordinance. Z-2.7.-.73, AN ORDINANCE. _AMENDING. THE. TEXT OF THE: ZONING:ORDINANCE. OF 1960., „AS AMENDED. relating to Restaurants as Special.Use. Motion declared carried. Motion by Chase, seconded by Meyer, to amend Ordinance. Z-27-73 was withdrawn. Mayor Behrel.relinquished the chair to Alderman Koplos to debate -Ordinance Z-27-73. Upon roll call vote, called by Mayor Behrel who resumed the chair, the vote was: AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Szabo, Kehe, Bolek, Chase, Kisslinger, Hinde, Birchfield, Erbach, Swanson, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Abrams, Ward, Mayor NAYS: 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Olen Motion declared carried. Moved by Swanson, seconded:.by Hinde, ...to adopt the recommenda- tion of Municipal. Development . Committee..to-authori.z.e _Ci.ty Attorney to prepare and. present petition -to Zoning.Board of Appeals to establish an Institutional Zoning District per recommendations of Director of Zoning and Planning as amended, provided no objections are received from members of City Council following review of said recommendations. /v Motion declared carried. he' 1/21/74 119 Page two LIQUOR Moved by Bolek, seconded by Koplos, to adopt the recommenda- LICENSES tion of License and.-Inspection:Committee to grant Class J Class J Liquor Licenses upon payment of license fee to the following holders of Class A. licenses: Arthurs Restaurant Steve's Liquors Rand House, Inc. Holiday Inn Romano's Restaurant River Rand Bowl Motion declared carried. Alderman Swanson voted No. LIQUOR LICENSE Moved by Bolek, seconded by Koplos, to adopt the recommenda- Class A tion of License -and Inspection Committee that Class A A. Rogers liquor licenses be reduced by 1, presently being held for restaurant to be constructed by A. Rogers, formerly known as the Wharf, City Attorney to draft the necessary amendment to the ordinance. Motion declared carried. Mayor Behrel voted No. TREE TRIMMING Moved by Ward, seconded by Kehe, to adopt the. recommendation of Streets, Traffic and Forestry Committee to award the contract for Tree Trimming to Robert W. Hendricksen, low bidder. Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Szabo, Kehe,-.Bolek,.Chase, Kisslinger, Hinde, Birchfield, Erbach, Swanson, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Abrams, Ward, Mayor NAYS: 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Olen Motion declared carried. TREE Moved by Ward, seconded by Kehe., to adopt the recommendation REMOVAL of Streets, Traffic and. Forestry. Committee to award the contract for. Tree Removal to the lowest responsible bidder, Manhart Tree.Surg.eons. Upon•roll call, the vote was: AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Szabo, Kehe, Bolek, Chase, Kisslinger, Hinde, Birchfield, Erbach, Swanson, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Abrams, Ward, Mayor NAYS: 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Olen Motion declared carried. TOUHY &. Moved by Ward, seconded. by Swanson, to adopt the.recommenda- MAPLE tion of Streets., Traffic and Forestry Committee to install "no right turn on red" signs at the traffic signal located at Touhy and Maple in all directions, subject to the approval of the State of Illinois. Motion declared carried. PEDESTRIAN Moved by Ward, seconded by Kehe, to adopt the recommendation GATES - of Streets, Traffic.and Forestry. Committee that the City SOO LINE withdraw the petition from the ICC to install pedestrian gates for Soo Line Crossings at Prairie Avenue and Woodlawn Avenue. Motion declared carried. CROSSING GATES - SO0 LINE Moved by Koplos, seconded by Hinde, to adopt the recommenda- tion of Alderman...Hinde to.. authorize_ City Attorney. to. file petition with Illinois Commerce . Commis.sion. for crossing gates for vehicle traffic. at Woodlawn Avenue, City Engineer and Police Department to provide necessary traffic information. Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Szabo, Kehe, Bolek, Chase, Kisslinger, Hinde, Birchfield, Erbach, Swanson, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Abrams, Ward, Mayor NAYS: 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Olen Motion declared carried. PARKING Moved by Ward, seconded by Meyer, to adopt the recommenda- PLAINFIELD tion of Streets, Traffic and.._Forestry Committee to prohibit AVENUE parking at any time on Plainfield Avenue from Everett St. north, City Attorney to draft necessary ordinance. Motion declared carried. MFT 192 -CS Lee St. Touhy to Mannheim NUCLEAR DR. STOP SIGNS LEE ST. Left Turn into Park Place MFT 101 -TL -CS Traffic Signals Dempster - Thacker & Marshall CITY PROPERTY ACQUISITION Pearson St. HOLLYWOOD AVE. PARKING THACKER ST. PARKING 1/21/74 120 Page three Moved by Ward, seconded.by Kehe, to adopt.the recommendation of Streets, Traffic and:LForestry.Committee to appropriate $1,500 MFT --Funds; Section 102 -CS -for the Lee Street Improvement, from Touhy Avenue-to-Mannhem.Road. Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Szabo,.Kehe, Bolek, Chase, Kisslinger, Hinde, Birchfield, Erbach, Swanson, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Abrams, Ward, Mayor NAYS: 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Olen Motion declared carried. Moved by Ward, seconded by Kehe, to adopt the recommendation of Streets., Traff.i.c_...and. Forestry. Committee to grant petition for installation of Stop.. Signs on Nuclear Drive to be placed approximately 425' south.of the intersection of Howard Avenue and Nuclear Drive, controlling both north and south- bound traffic, City Attorney to draft necessary ordinance. Motion declared carried. Moved by Ward, seconded by Szabo, to adopt the. recommenda- tion of Streets, Traffic. and Forestry Committee to.concur with recommendations:of City Engineer to allow left turn into Park Place from Lee Street, by installing additional directional parking signs to be placed on Lee Street, north and south of_ Park_ Place and on Jefferson Street. at Pearson; raising existing.directional parking signs located at Lee Street, at Jefferson Street, and Pearson at Park Place; and the placement of pavement turning arrows for south bound and north bound_traffic..on Lee Street at Jefferson Street, and further to authorize City Engineer to implement plan -for -left turn into Park Place. Motion declared carried. Aldermen Swanson, Erbach, and Kisslinger voted No. Moved by Ward, seconded by Abrams,._. to adopt. the recommenda- tion of Streets,..Traf.fic_ and_..For:e:stry Committee to adopt a resolution appropriating:,$.27., 717.25 MFT Funds for the installation of traffic signals at Dempster -Thacker Street and Marshall Drive, Section 101 -TL -CS. Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Szabo, Kehe, Bolek,.Chase, Kisslinger, Hinde, Birchfield, Erbach, Swanson, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Abrams, Ward, Mayor None NAYS: 0 - ABSENT: 1 - Olen Motion declared carried. Moved by Ward, seconded by Kehe, to adopt the recommendation of Streets,.Traffic and Forestry_.Committee that the Mayor be authorized to hire.an appraiser to appraise property commonly known as the Goodyear tire store located at Pearson Street and River Road and enter into negotiations with the owner of the property to purchase.s.ame for extension of Park Place - further that the item be referred to the Finance Committee to determine availability of funds. Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: - 13 - Koplos, Szabo, Kehe, Bolek, .Chase, Kisslinger, Hinde, Birchfield, Err)a;ci , Swanson, Seitz, Abrams, Ward, Mayor NAYS: 3 - Erbach, Sarlo, Meyer ABSENT: 1 - Olen Motion declared carried. Alderman Koplos's request_.for "No Parking from..1.0 a.m. to 6 p.m." on Hollywood Avenue between First and Second Avenues was referred to the Traffic Commission and•Streets, Traffic and Forestry Committee. The request of Mrs. Thing., 551 Thacker Street forchange in parking restrictions on. Thacker Street, west of Wolf Road was referred to the Traffic Commission and Streets, Traffic and Forestry Committee. OAKTON ST. WATER RETENTION BASIN OAKTON ST. WATER RETENTION BASIN PUMP GRECO & MORSE OCCUPANCY PERMIT OCCUPANTS R-5 District APPEAL COHEN VS CITY Boeckenhauer Property ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT 20% Frontage 1/21/74 121 Page four Moved by Koplos , seconded. by .Abrams., .. to adopt. the recommenda- tion of Water and Sewer.Committee to award. the contract for the Oakton Street Retention Basin Improvement 1973, Contract I to the Santucci Construction Company., 51.15 Church Street, Skokie., Illinois, in_the amount_.of_$273,597.00, checks and or bid bonds to.be.returned to.the unsuccessful bidders and the item to be. included in. the 1974 Appropriation Ordinance to be paid.for.with Federal Revenue Sharing Funds. Upon roll call, the.vote was: AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Szabo, Kehe, Bolek, Chase, Kisslinger, Hinde, Birchfield, Erbach, Swanson, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Abrams, Ward, Mayor NAYS: 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Olen Motion declared carried. Moved by Koplos, seconded by Abrams, to adopt the recommenda- tion of_ Water and Sewer Committee: that the City.. purchase one 12" vertical Crisafulli pump ands accessories..,. as per. City Engineer's_sp.eci.fications from the Crisa.fulli Pump Co., Inc. of Glendive, Montana in the amount of $7,104.00, waiving the bid procedures_and including the item in the 1974 Appropriation,Ordinance to....be paid for with Federal Revenue Sharing Funds. Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Szabo, Kehe,.Bolek, Chase, Kisslinger, Hinde, Birchfield, Erbach, 'Swanson, Sarlo, Meyer,. Seitz, Abrams, Ward, Mayor NAYS: 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Olen Motion declared carried. Moved by Erbach, seconded.by_Hinde, to adopt the recommenda- tion of Building._ Control and: Inspection Committee to authorize -.Building. Commissioner;to' isaue occupancy certificate for single family residence located at Greco and Morse. Motion declared carried. Moved by Abrams, seconded by:_Szabo, to adopt the recommenda- tion of City Code .and Judiciary and Building Control and Inspection Committees that the -City -Code be amended to require any landlord or his rental .agent to maintain . records as to the tenant and all individuals living with the tenant within -the -City, which records upon demand.will be made available..to.the.City and that the City Attorney be authorized -to prepare the necessary ordinance. Moved by Abrams., seconded by Chase,' to adopt the recommenda- tion of City Code.and_Judiciary Committee that.the decision adverse to the City in the case Cohen VS City (Boeckenhauer property) be appealed and that the corporation counsel be retained to file and prosecute such appeal. Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Szabo, Kehe, Bolek, Chase, Kisslinger, Hinde, Birchfield, Erbach, Swanson, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Abrams, Ward, Mayor NAYS: 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Olen Motion declared carried. Moved by Abrams, seconded. by Koplos, to ado.pt_.the. recommenda- tion of City Code and Judiciary and Building Control and Inspection Committees that Section 9 G.6 of the Zoning Ordinance be amended to include within the class of protestors any owner. of property whose property_abuts or is contiguous with any boundary of the subject property not withstanding any intervening alley or street and that the City Attorney be authorized to prepare and argue an appropriate text amendment before. the Zoning Board of Appeals. Motion declared carried. BILLS PAYABLE ORDINANCE A-3-74 Rand Rd. Commonwealth Edison !?RDINANCE A-4-74 Seegers Rd. ORDINANCE A-5-74 Redeker -River area ORDINANCE A-6-74 Redeker -River area ORDINANCE M-3-74 CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS TRAFFIC SIGNALS Wolf & Thacker Wolf at Howard 1/21/74 Page five 122 Moved by Hinde, seconded-by'Swanson, to --adopt the following resolution: BE.:IT RESOLVED BY THE'CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES. THAT.- THE "FOLLOWING BILLS -ARE DUE AND PAYABLE AND THAT THE MAYOR -AND CITY CLERK -BE AND'ARE-HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO MAKE PAYMENT -FOR -SAME. Upon roll call, the vote was: Total, $120',123.30 AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Szabo, Kehe, Bolek, Chase, Kisslinger, Hinde, Birchfield, Erbach, Swanson,_.Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Abrams, Ward, Mayor NAYS: 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Olen Motion declared carried. Placed on First Reading.was_Ordinance A-3-74 annexing lands owned by Commonwealth E.dison...Co, located south of Seegers Road along. Rand _.Road, .east. of ..the. Soo Line. Railroad... City Clerk reported..that a.propo.sed annexation agreement between the City and Commonwealth Edison Co. was filed January 8, 1974. Placed on First Reading was lying south of Seegers.Road Letter from Attorney. Gearen requesting a pre -annexation City Attorney. Ordinance A-4-74 annexing. land and: west -of Soo Line Railroad. representing property owners agreement was referred to Moved by Bolek, seconded by-Koplos, to waive First Reading of Ordinance A-5-74 -involuntari-ly: annexing tract of land lying west of River Road, south.of Golf Road. Motion declared carried.. Moved by Swanson, seconded by Koplos, to adopt 'Ordinance A-5-74. Upon roll call, the vote was.: AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Szabo, Kehe, Bolek, Chase, Kisslinger, Hinde, Birchfield, Erbach, Swanson, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Abrams, Ward, Mayor NAYS: 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Olen Motion declared carried. Moved by Seitz, seconded..by-Birchfield, to waive First Reading of Ordinance -A-674 involuntarily annexing.tract of land on south.side_of .Redeker Road, west of River Road. Motion declared carried. Moved by Erbach, seconded by Hinde, to adopt Ordinance A-6-74. Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: - 16 NAYS: 0 - Koplos, Szabo.,,.Kehe, Bolek, Chase, Kisslinger, Hinde, Birchfield, Erbach, Swanson, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Abrams, Ward, Mayor - None ABSENT: 1 - Olen Motion declared carried. Moved by Abrams, seconded. by Koplos, to waive First Reading of Ordinance M-3-74, AN ORDINANCE FURTHER'AMENDING SECTION 1-6-9 OF . THE `CITY CODE-'T'O- REVISE "THE"" ORDER" OF BUSINESS AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.- Motion declared carried. Moved by Abrams, seconded:by Chase, to amend Ordinance M-3-74 as follows: Section 1, No. 1, insert "Call to order, Roll Call, Prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance" and renumber.. order of business there.from,_striking "etc" following. . Approval.of.Mi.nutes:in_new Rule 2. Motion declared carried. Moved by Abrams, seconded by Sarlo, to adopt Ordinance M-3-74, as amended. Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Szabo_, Kehe, Bolek, Chase, Kisslinger, Hinde, Birchfield, Erbach, Swanson, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Abrams, Ward, Mayor NAYS: 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Olen Motion declared carried. Moved by Ward, seconded by. Seitz, to authorize. Mayor and City Clerk to execute agreement. with State of Illinois Department of Transportation transferring maintenance and energy responsibilities on traffic control signals at Wolf Road at Thacker and Wolf Road at Howard. Motion declared carried. het' RESOLUTION R-1-74 FIRE PROTECTION & TRAINING ACT ORDINANCE T-1-74 Dover, Miami Yield ZONING CASE 74-1-R 1266 Rand Rd. ZONING CASE 74 -2 -RV 2127 Dempster 2135 Dempster TRAFFIC 0"HARE. LAKE OFFICE PLAZA ORDINANCE Z-37-73 ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT Areas BICENTENNIAL COUNCIL COMMITTEES 1/21/74 123 Page six Moved by Seitz, ,,and seconded by Erbach, to -adopt Resolution R-1-74, A RESOLUTION- TO PARTICIPATE:_.UNDER :THE ILLINOIS FIRE PROTECTION" AND TRAINING ACT.' Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: - 16 - NAYS: 0 - Koplos, Szabo, Kehe, Bolek, Chase, Kisslinger, Hinde,Birchfield,'Erbach, Swanson,Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Abrams, Ward, Mayor.. None ABSENT: 1 - Olen Motion -declared carried. Placed on First Reading. was Ordinance T-1-74, an ordinance amending SECT.ION 10-7-4 OF THE CITY CODE REQUIRING EASTBOUND."fDOVER DRIVE TRAFFIC TO YIELD TO TRAFFIC FOR BOTH WESTBOUND DOVER DRIVE AND SOUTHBOUND MIAMI LANE Letter from Zoning Board.. of Appeals re_Case 74-1-R., property located at 1266 Rand Road was referred to the Municipal Development Committee. Letters from Zoning Board of Appeals and Plan Commiss.ion.. regarding Case 74 -2 -RV, property located at 2127 Dempster Street and 2135 Dempster. Street were referred to Municipal Development Committee. Letters from Arthur J. Rogers Enterprises and_ Bureau. of Aviation Safety, __ 230.0. _E.. Devon. Avenue., regarding_ _use. of North gate during peak morning. andevening traffic hours, was referred to Streets, Traffic and Forestry Committee. Moved by Meyer,. seconded by Sarlo,. to remove from the table motion to adopt Ordinance Z-37-73, amending the text of Zoning Ordinance of.1960 as _amended relating to area requirements.. Upon. roll .call, the vote was: AYES: - 9 - Chase, Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach, Sarlo, Meyer, S.eitz.,_Abrams, Ward NAYS: 7 - Koplos, Szabo, Kehe, Bolek, Hinde, Swanson, Mayor ABSENTIA 1 - Olen Motion to remove from._tab.l.e_.de.clared_ car.ried.. Moved by Sarlo,, seconded by, Chase, to -amend Section 6 thereof by adding thereto "exempting those_ parce.l.s .o.f.. Land who have previously. applied for subdivision and have been granted tentative_approval by .the Plan Commission". Upon roll call on the amendment, -the vote was: AYES: - 7 - Chase, Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz NAYS: 8 - Koplos, Szabo, Kehe, Bolek, Hinde, Swanson, Abrams, Ward ABSENT: 1 - Olen Motion to amend declared lost. Upon roll call to adopt Ordinance Z-37-73, the vote. was.: AYES: - 5 - Chase, Birchfield, Erbach,.Sarlo,_.Meyer NAYS: 10 - Koplos, Szabo, Kehe, Bolek, Kisslinger, Hinde, Swanson, Seitz, Abrams, Ward ABSENT: 1 - Olen Motion to adopt declared lost. Mayor Behrel read communication from American Revolution Bicentennial Administration stating_that the City's applica- tion for official designation as a Bicentennial Community was approved. Alderman Seitz's.request.for change in City Council Committees as follows was referred to City Code and Judiciary Committee: Fire Committee to Fire and._Civil Defense Committee Beautification and_Civi_l Defense Committee to Beautification and Forestry Committee Streets, Traffic and Forestry Committee to Streets and Traffic Committee. 1/21/74 Page seven 124 ADJOURNMENT: Moved by. Kehe, seconded by Seitz, that the regular meeting of the City Council ad'ourn. Motion declared %arried. APPROVED BY ME THIS -11111" `atm Aboior DAY 0 Lje x EH L, • Bertha Eleanor Rohrbac ,' CITY CLERK A. D. 1974 1 1