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MINUTES OF THF REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, HELD IN
THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CIVTC CENTER,
MONDAY, February 2, 1981
CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Des
Plaines was called to order by Mayor Herbert H. Volberding,
Sr. at 8:05 P.M. in the Council Chambers, Civic Center,
on Monday, February 2, 198 .
ROLL CALL:
Roll Call indicated the following aldermen present:
Koplos, Dwiel, Kehe, Ensign, Whetstone, Prellberg,
Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach, Tomaszewski, Sarlo;
Meyer, Seitz, Ward, Egan. Absent was Alderman Kolinski.
Also present were: City Treasurer Swanson, City Comptroller. Blietz,
Commissioner of Public Works Matula, Health Director Branding, Fire Chief
Gedroic, Police Chief Alfano, Building Commissioner Trost, Director of
Zoning and Planning Richardson, City Engineer Bowen, Traffic Engineer
Crowley, Environmental Officer Lindahl, and City Attorney Smith.
PRAYER AND
PLEDGE
MINUTES:
The meeting opened with prayer by Rev. James Jackson
from Christ Church, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance
to the flag.
Moved by Kehe, seconded by Seitz, to approve the Minutes
of the regular meeting held January 19, 1981, as published.
Motion declared carried.
BILLS Moved by Ward, seconded by Seitz, to adopt the following
PAYABLE 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: Total $363,442.75.
Moved by Koplos, seconded by Ward, to deduct $1,250
from Warrant No. 13682, (representing Change Order #2)
until the Committee has the opportunity to review the
expenditure. Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: - 11 - Koplos, Ensign, Kisslinger, Birchfield,
Erbach, Tomaszewski, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Ward,
Egan
NAYS: 4 - Dwiel, Kehe, Whetstone, Prellberg
ABSENT: 1 - Kolinski
Motion to delete $1,250 from Warrant No. 13682 declared
carried.
Upon roll call on motion to adopt resolution as amended,
the vote was:
AYES: - 15 - Koplos, Ie- in ri, Dwiel, Kehe, Ensign,
Whetstone, Prellberg, Kisslinger, Birchfield,
Erbach, Tomaszewski, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz,
Ward, Egan
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Kolinski
Motion declared carried.
WORKMEN'S Moved by Ward, seconded by Seitz, to adopt the recommenda-
COMPENSATION tion of Finance and Insurance Committee to issue two
checks in the amount of $483.18 each to Louise Jobe for
Workmen Compensation Claims. Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: - 15 - Koplos, Kolinski, Dwiel, Kehe, Ensign,
Whetstone, Prellberg, Kisslinger, Birchfield,
Erbach, Tomaszewski, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz,
Ward, Egan
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Kolinski
Motion declared carried.
SANITARY SEWER Moved by Koplos, seconded by Sarlo, to adopt the recommenda-
CONNECTION tion of Water and Sewer Committee that the City Attorney
170 Fairhope be authorized to prepare the necessary agreement granting
permission to the Gerhardt F. Meyne Company to extend a
certain eight inch sanitary sewer to property located at
170 Fairhope in Elk Grove Township, Illinois, subject to
the following conditions:
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SEWER
(Continued)
WATER SUPPLY
AND TREATMENT
FACILITIES
WATER STORAGE
FACILITIES
RADIO
MAINTENANCE
Police Dept.
IDOT
YEARLY
RESOLUTION
STOP SIGNS
OAKWOOD &
THIRD AVES,
PARKING
JEFFERSON ST.
PARKING
TICKET
BOOKLETS
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1. Said Improvement to be undertaken entirely at owner's
expense
2. Plans and specifications for this improvement must
receive approval from the City Engineer
3. Said improvement will remain in the ownership of the
property owner until such time as the subject parcel
is annexed to the corporate limits of the City of
Des Plaines.
4. Property owner agrees, by binding written agreement,
to annex the subject parcel of real estate to the City
of Des Plaines immediately upon becoming contigious to
the corporate limits of same.
5. City of Des Plaines will not enter into any recapture
agreement for said improvement.
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Koplos, seconded by Ward, to adopt the recommenda-
tion of Water and Sewer Committee that the City Council
accept the concept of the Engineering Report on Water.
Supply and Treatment Facilities and Water Storage Facilities
prepared by PRC Consoer Townsend, Inc., Consulting
Engineers, dated December, 1980, and to implement the
necessary recommendations found on page seven of said
report on a priority basis and within budgetary limits
prior to the 1984 expiration date of the water purchase
agreement with the City of Chicago. Motion declared
carried.
7<d'e
Moved by Seitz, seconded by Prellberg, to adopt the recom-
mendation of Police Committee to award the contract for
Radio Maintenance for the Police Department to Motorola
Communications in the amount of $1,073.95 per month,
contract to expire August 5, 1981. Upon roll call, the
vote was:
AYES: - 15 - Koplos, kuliiibki, Dwiel, Kehe, Ensign,
Whetstone, Prellberg, Kisslinger, Birchfield,
Erbach, Tomaszewski, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz,
Ward, Egan.
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Kolinski
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Tomaszewski, to adopt the
recommendation of Streets and Traffic Committee to
adopt the Yearly Resolution for Construction on State
Highways as required by the Illinois Department of
Transportation. Motion declared carried.
Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Whetstone, to adopt the recom-
mendation of Streets and Traffic Committee to install
stop signs at the intersection of Third Avenue and
Oakwood Avenue - three-way stop signs, City Attorney to
draft necessary ordinance. Motion declared carried.
Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Meyer, to adopt the recommenda-
tion of Streets and Traffic Committee to authorize
City Attorney to prepare necessary ordinance creating
resident parking only on Jefferson Street from Northwest
Highway to Graceland Avenue. Motion declared carried.
Moved by Erbach, seconded by Ensign, to adopt the recommenda-
tion of Building and Grounds Committee to award the
bid for Parking Ticket Booklets to the low bidder,
ABC Business Forms, Inc. in the amount of $3,475.00.
upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: - 15 - Koplos; K n =*, Dwiel, Kehe, Ensign,
Whetstone, Prellberg, Kisslinger, Birchfield,
Erhach, Tomaszewski, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz,
Ward, Egan.
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Kolinski
Motion declared carried.
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SIGN Moved by Erbach, seconded by Birchfield, to adopt the
H.;'.H:. BEHREL recommendation of Buildings and Grounds Committee that
DECK City Council authorize the Building Commissioner to issue
the appropriate permit for a temporary sign requested
by Maine West Music Boosters to be placed on the Herbert
H. Behrel Parking Deck, waiving all permit fees.
Motion declared carried.
ITINERANT Moved by Seitz, seconded by Meyer, to adopt the recommenda-
DEALERS OF tion of City Code and Judiciary Committee to authorize
GOLD AND SILVER City Attorney to draft necessary ordinance to regulate
Itinerant Vendors of Gold and Silver with a special -
penalty provision included for any dealer purchasing
precious metal from a minor. Motion declared carried.
LEGAL Moved by Seitz, seconded by Meyer, to adopt the recommenda-
JOHN DINI tion of City Code and Judiciary that no further action
VS CITY be taken regarding the court case of John Dini VS
City of Des Plaines. Motion declared carried.
OBSCENITY Moved by Seitz, seconded by Meyer, to adopt the recommenda-
& X-RATED tion of City Code and Judiciary Committee to authorize
MOVIES ON TV City Attorney to draft necessary ordinance defining
obscenity and X-rated Movies to be placed on First Reading
at the next meeting. Motion declared carried.
ELECTRONIC Moved by Kisslinger, seconded by Dwiel, to adopt the
GAME MACHINES recommendation of License and Inspection Committee to
authorize City Attorney to draft necessary ordinance for
further consideration by the Committee regulating
Electronic Game Machines in the City of Des Plaines, per
guidelines set by said Committee. Motion declared carried.
Aldermen Koplos, Sarlo, and•Meyer voted No.
ORDINANCE Moved by Ensign, seconded by Whetstone; to pass Ordinance
Z-1-81 Z-1-81, AN ORDINANCE GRANTING VARIATIONS UNDER THE ZONING
850 E. Oakton ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, CASE',.iNO.
80-51-V (850 E. Oakton Street). Upon roll call, the vote was
AYES: - 15 - Koplos, Ifs=i, Dwiel, Kehe, Ensign,
Whetstone, Prellberg, Kisslinger, Birchfield,
Erbach, Tomaszewski, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz,
Ward, Egan.
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Kolinski
Motion declared carried.
ORDINANCE Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Birchfield, to pass Ordinance
M-3-81 M-3-81, AN ORDINANCE CHANGING CERTAIN STREET SIGNS AND
Street PROVIDING FOR SIGNS TO BE ERECTED ACCORDINGLY. (Lee/Mannheim,
Signs Dempster/Thacker, Des Plaines/River Rd, Miner/Northwest
Highway). Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: - 15 - Koplos, K , Dwiel. Kehe, Ensign,
Whetstone, Prellberg, Kisslinger, Birchfield,
Erbach, Tomaszewski, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz,
Ward, Egan.
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Kolinski
Motion declared carried.
CATV
Ald. Kisslinger announced that the Northwest Municipal
Conference municipalities voted to select Cablenet as
the CATV Company should all municipalities join on a
regional basis and the City will now determine whether
the City should grant a franchise to CAhlenet Co.
ORDINANCE Placed on First Reading was Ordinance Z-2-81, AN ORDINANCE
Z-2-81 GRANTING A SPECIAL USE TO ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF A COIN
1419 Lee St. OPERATED CAR WASH IN C-2 COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. CASE NO.
80 -52 -SU (1419 Lee Street).
Placed on First Reading was Ordinance Z-3-81, AN ORDINANCE
GRANTING A VARIATION UNDER THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, CASE NO. 80-48-V
(1372-18 Jefferson Street).
ORDINANCE
Z-3-81
1312-18
Jefferson
ORDINANCE
M-5-81
Appropriations
ORDINANCE
M-6-81
TRANSFER OF
FUNDS
ORDINANCE
T-1-81
Parking
Jefferson St.
ORDINANCE
T-2-81
Stop Sign
Cora & Lincoln
ORDINANCE
T-3-81
Parking
Chestnut St.
ZONING CASE
81 -4 -SU
1249 Elmhurst
KUETZING
RESUBDIVISION
HOWARD ST.
SUBDIVISION
250 E.Howard
BIDS
LIME
GARBAGE FEE
SURCHARGE
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING
SEWER PROBLEMS
Webster Lane
DES PLAINES
POLICE COMMAND
OFFICERS
ASSOCIATION VS
CITY
APPOINTMENTS
ADJOURNMENT:
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Placed on First Reading was Ordinance M-5-81, AN ORDINANCE
MARKING APPROPRIATIONS TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE CITY
OF DES PLAINES FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES DESIGNATED THE
"ANNUAL APPROPRIATION BILL" FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31, 1981. Motion declared carried.
Placed on First Reading was Ordinance M-6-81, AN ORDINANCE
PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS WITHIN
FUNDS.
Placed on First Reading was Ordinance T-1-81, AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING SECTION 10-5-5 (B) OF THE CITY CODE HAVING TO
DO WITH TWO HOUR PARKING, THEREBY ADDING SIXTEEN SPACES
ON THE NORTH SIDE OF JEFFERSON STREET, FROM APPROXIMATELY
THE JEFFERSON TURN WEST TO LEE STREET.
Placed on First Reading was Ordinance T-2-81, AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING SECTION 10-7-3 OF THE CITY CODE CONCERNING TWO-WAY
STOP STREETS BY ADDING THERETO THE INTERSECTION OF CORA
STREET AND LINCOLN AVENUE AND AMENDING SECTION 10-7-4 HAVING
TO DO WITH YIELDING RIGHT OF WAY BY DELETING THE SAME
INTERSECTION.
Placed on First Reading was Ordinance T-3-81, AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING SECTION 10-5-4 OF THE DES PLAINES CITY CODE HAVING
TO DO WITH PROHIBITED PARKING, THEREBY ADDING NO PARKING
AT ANY TIME ON THE EAST SIDE OF CHESTNUT STREET BETWEEN
HOWARD AVENUE AND PROSPECT AVENUE.
Letters from Zoning Board of Appeals and Plan Commission
re Case 81 -4 -SU, 1249 Elmhurst Road were referred to
Municipal Development Committee.
Plat of Kuetzing Resubdivision, 572 Fifth Avenue, approved
by Plan Commission was referred to Municipal Development
Committee.
Plat of Howard St. Subdivision located at 250 E. Howard
Street, approved by Plan Commission was referred to
Municipal Development Committee.
Clerk notified Council that bids for Lime would be
received February 19, 1981 at 3 P.M.
Request of Standard Disposal Service of Illinois, Inc.
that City grant to Standard Disposal Service a surcharge
of fifty cents ($.50) per home, over and above current
contract was referred to Sanitation Committee.
Moved by Koplos, seconded by Seitz, to adopt a resolution
determining to hold the next regular meeting of the City
Council on a holiday, February 16, 1981. Motion
declared carried.
The letter from Ald. Birchfield relative to sewer
problems on Webster Lane was referred to Water and Sewer
Committee.
Suit filed by Des Plaines Police Command Officers
Association against the City of Des Plaines was referred
to City Code and Judiciary Committee,
Moved by Seitz, seconded by Meyer, to concur with Mayor's
appointment of Mr. Robert E. Jacks to serve on the Library
Board due to passing away of Mr. Elmer Graebner, term to
expire June 30, 1983. Motion declared carried.
Moved by Erbach, seconded by Kisslinaer; to concur with
Mayor's reappointment of Mrs. Barbara Schmidt to serve
one year term and Mrs. Anne Evans to serve a three year
term on the Human Relations Commission. Motion declared
carried.
Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Ensign, that the regular meeting
of the City Council Adjourn. Motio d lared carried.
Meeting adjourned at 9:45 P.M.�'7�� CLERK