03/20/197827.
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, HELD IN
THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CIVIC
CENTER, MONDAY, March 20, 1978
CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Plaines was called to order by Mayor Herbert H. Volberding
at 8:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL:
Roll Call indicated the following aldermen present:
Koplos, Szabo, Sullivan, Kehe, Ensign, Leer, Kisslinger,
Birchfield, Erbach, Kraves, Sarlo, Seitz, Abrams, Ward.
Alderman Meyer arrived following Prayer and Pledge.
Also present were: City Treasurer Swanson, City Comptroller Blietz,
Commissioner of Public Works Schwab, City Engineer Bowen, Director of
Zoning and Planning Richardson, Acting Building Commissioner Trost,
Fire Chief Corey, Police Chief Hintz, Health Director Branding, Environmental
Officer Lindahl and City Attorney Hug.
PRAYER &
PLEDGE
MINUTES:
The meeting opened with Prayer by Rev. Keith Davis, pastor
of the Church of the Master, followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance to the flag.
Moved by Erbach, seconded by Seitz, to approve the
Minutes as corrected as follows: Page 4, Paragraph 3,
change Z-4-68 to Z-4-78. Motion declared carried.
NORTHWEST Moved by Ward, seconded by Seitz, to adopt the recommenda-
MUNICIPAL tion of Finance and Insurance Committee that the City
CONFERENCE defray the costs for City Officials to attend the annual
meeting of the Northwest Municipal Conference on April
28. Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Szabo, Sullivan, Kehe, Ensign,
Leer, Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach, Kraves,
Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Abrams, Ward, Mayor
Volberding
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Brannigan
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, $289,784.83.
Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Szabo, Sullivan, Kehe, Ensign,
Leer, Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach, Kraves,
Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Abrams, Ward, Mayor
Volberding
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Brannigan
Motion declared carried.
SIDEWALKS
Maple St.
Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Meyer, to adopt the recommenda-
tion of Streets and Traffic Committee to install sidewalks
on the west side of Maple Street from Touhy Avenue to
Pratt Avenue, all property owners involved in Special
Assessment 190 to receive 100% public benefit and remaining
property owners to be assessed according to City's
previously adopted formula. Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Szabo, Sullivan, Kehe, Ensign, Leer,
Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach, Kraves, Sarlo,
Meyer, Seitz, Abrams, Ward, Mayor Volberding
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Brannigan
Motion declared carried.
50/50 Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Kraves, to adopt the recommenda-
Sidewalk tion of Streets and Traffic Committee to authorize City
Reconstruction Clerk to advertise for bids for the sidewalk 50/50
reconstruction program, Elmhurst Road sidewalk (east side)
and Maple Street sidewalk, returnable April 14, 1978.
Motion declared carried.
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28.
Alderman Brannigan arrived at this time
CITY PROPERTY Moved by Erbach, seconded by Kisslinger, to authorize
REPAIRS Commissioner of Public Works to repair the building at
1608 Thacker 1608 Thacker Street at a cost not to exceed $2,000.00
with city crews. Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: - 17 - Koplos, Szabo, Sullivan, Kehe, Ensign, Leer,
Brannigan, Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach,
Kraves, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Abrams, Ward,
Mayor Volberding
0 - None
0 - None
COUNCIL
CHAMBERS
CUSHIONING
LANDSCAPE
DEVELOPMENT
HHB PARKING
PLAZA
BEAUTIFICATION
PROGRAM
1978
RECAPTURE
FEE
Ms. Germain
RESOLUTION
R-3-78
Youth Activity
Program
SIGN
795 W. Golf
MAYER'5
RESUBDIVISION
2268 Elmira
NAYS:
ABSENT:
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Erbach, seconded by Leer, to adopt the recommenda-
tion of Public Buildings, Grounds and Parking Lots
Committee that no cushions be purchased for the City Council
Chambers seats at this time. Motion declared carried.
Moved by Birchfield, seconded by Meyer, to adopt the
recommendation of Beautification and Forestry Committee
to reject all bids, returning all bid bonds or checks,
received for the Landscape Development of the Herbert H.
Behrel Parking Plaza and readvertise for bids for landscaping
materials only, returnable April 12, 1978, at 3 P.M.
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Birchfield, seconded by Meyer, to adopt the
recommendation of Beautification and Forestry Committee
to approve the proposed beautification projects and
apply for necessary State of Illinois permits:
Tree planting on the east side of Elmhurst Road from
Millers Road north to Dulles Road; beautification of
Elk and Lee Streets, approx. $423 and River Road and
Lee Streets at approximately $2,928.00. Upon roll call
the vote was:
AYES: - 17 - Koplos, Szabo, Sullivan, Kehe, Ensign, Leer,
Brannigan, Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach,
Kraves, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Abrams, Ward,
Mayor Volberding
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Koplos, seconded by Kisslinger, to adopt the
recommendation of Water and Sewer and City Code and
Judiciary Committees that the City hold in escrow the
amount of $329.28 until the expiration of the Ray &
Waltmire recapture agreement, and if unclaimed at that
time by the rightful parties, the amount of $329.28 revert
back to Mrs. Elizabeth St. Germain, 1741 Central Avenue.
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Sullivan, seconded by Erbach, to suspend the
rules and place before the City Council Resolution R-3-78.
Motion declared carried. Moved by Sullivan, seconded by
Kehe, to adopt Resolution R-3-78, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, ILLINOS, AUTHORIZING
SIGNATURE OF CONTRACT WITH DES PLAINES PARK DISTRICT
CONCERNING YOUTH PROGRAM FOR 1978. Following discussion,
moved by Sullivan, seconded by Kehe, to table the motion.
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Leer, seconded by Koplos, to adopt the recommenda-
tion of Building Control and Inspection Committee
to grant a sign variation for a new 20 ft. high sign with
150 sq. ft. area to owner at 795 W. Golf Road. Motion
declared carried.
Moved by Szabo, seconded by Meyer, to adopt the recommenda-
tion of Municipal Development Committee to approve Plat
of Mayer's Resubdivision, 2268 Elmira Avenue, and authorize
Mayor and City Clerk to execute same. Motion declared
carried.
YF
AMBULANCE
(Sale of)
FIRE DEPT.
RADIO
EQUIPMENT
NOISE
Ordinance
LEGAL SUIT
Royal Ct.
Inn
SUIT
Warren Pratt
CORPORATION
COUNSEL
PRAIRIE AVE.
PARKING LOT
Easements
ORDINANCE
M-7-78
'ppropriation
:Ordinance
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• Moved by Seitz, seconded by Brannigan, to adopt the
recommendation of Fire and Civil Defense Committee to authorize
the City Clerk to advertise for bids offering the 1968
Ambulance for sale. Bid date to be announced. Motion
declared carried.
Moved by Seitz, seconded by Szabo, to adopt the recommendation
of Fire and Civil Defense Committee to purchase a telemetry
radio and Life -Pak 5 from Motorola Communications, for a
total cost of $10,455, waiving the usual bid procedure.
Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: - 17 - Koplos, Szabo, Sullivan, Kehe, Ensign, Leer,
Brannigan, Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach,
Kraves, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Abrams, Ward,
Mayor Volberding
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Kraves, seconded by Sullivan, to adopt the recommenda-
tion of Environmental Controls Committee to amend the City's
Ordinance re Control of Unwarranted Noises, as recommended
by Environmental Officer Lindahl, City Attorney to draft the
necessary ordinance. Motion declared carried.
Moved by Abrams, seconded by Koplos, to adopt the recommenda-
tion of City Code and Judiciary Committee to authorize City
Attorney to defend the City in Suit, Royal Court Inn VS
City of Des Plaines and Arthur's Restaurant. Motion declared
carried.
Moved by Abrams, seconded by Meyer, to adopt the recommendation
of City Code and Judiciary Committee to authorize and direct
City Attorney to defend the City in the suit, Warren Pratt
VS City of Des Plaines and Civil Service Commission. Motion
declared carried.
Moved by Abrams, seconded by Kisslinger, to adopt the recom-
mendation of City Code and Judiciary Committee not to fill
the position of Corporation Counsel at this time, but to
assign extra matters on a case to case basis to individual
law firms retained by the City when necessary. Motion
declared carried.
Moved by Abrams, seconded by Meyer, to adopt the recommendation
of City Code and Judiciary Committee that the City engage
the services of Attorney Arthur Scheller of Park Ridge
to review and resolve the matter of certain easements
in the Prairie Avenue Parking Lot, at the rate of $50 per
hour, not to exceed twenty hours, Mayor Volberding sharing
50% of the cost not to exceed $500. Upon roll call, the vote
was:
AYES: - 17 - Koplos, Szabo, Sullivan, Kehe, Ensign, Leer,
Brannigan, Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach,
Kraves, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Abrams, Ward,
Mayor Volberding
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Ward, seconded by Seitz, to adopt Ordinance M-7-78
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, 1978. Moved by Ward, seconded by Seitz, to
amend Ordinance M-7-78, changing Corporation Counsel fees
to $100 and increasing Legal Fees to $29,900. Motion to
amend declared carried. Moved by Ward, seconded by Seitz,
to further amend Ordinance M-7-78, Youth Activity 303000
by changing Salaries of Adult Supervisors to $100 and
Youth Activity Program Expense to $100. Considerable
discussion followed and with the permission of City Council
Rev. Jackson of the Youth Commission addressed the City
Council urging that the Youth Activity budget not be amended.
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30.
ORDINANCE Upon roll call on the motion to amend, the vote was:
M-7-78 AYES: - 3 - Seitz, Abrams, Ward
Continued NAYS: 13 - Koplos, Szabo, Sullivan, Kehe, Ensign, Leer,
Brannigan, Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach, Kraves,
Sarlo, Meyer
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion to amend declared lost.
Moved by Abrams, seconded by Meyer, to further amend Ordinance
M-7-78, Engineering 181000 deleting the item of Salary of
Traffic Engineer, $23,020, and transfer the amount to Salary
of Temporary Personnel. Following discussion, the letter
from Mayor's Downtown Advisory Committee was read urging
that City Council retain a traffic engineer. Upon roll call,
the vote was:
AYES: - 9 KCzg1QSSzabb,i EBSigfl; epr: _KiAgl n er Sado
-
Meyer..Seitz., Abrams
NAYS: 8 - Sullivan, Kehe, Brannigan, Birchfield, Erbach,
Kraves, Ward, Mayor Volberding.
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion to amend declared carried.
Moved by Abrams, seconded by Meyer, to further amend Ordinance
M-7-78, Engineering 181000 deleting the item of Salary of
Inspector, $9,274.00 and transfer to Salary of Temporary
Personnel. Motion to amend declared carried. Aldermen Erbach,
Ward, and Mayor Volberding voted No.
Moved by Kehe, seconded by Abrams, to further amend Ordinance
M-7-78, Police Department - Supporting Services 121040,
increasing the item of Disposition of Animals to $6,900.
Motion to amend declared carried.
Upon roll call on motion to adopt Ordinance M-7-78 as amended,
the vote was:
AYES: 16 - Koplos, Sullivan, Kehe, Ensign, Leer, Brannigan,
Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach, Kraves, Sarlo,
Meyer, Seitz, Abrams, Ward, Mayor Volberding
NAYS: 1 - Szabo
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
ORDINANCE Moved by Kehe, seconded by Meyer, to adopt Ordinance Z-4-78,
Z-4-78 AN ORDINANCE CREATING A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT IN THE CENTRAL
Downtown BUSINESS DISTRICT BY ALTERING THE TIME PERIODS SET OUT IN
PUD SECTION 3 THEREOF. Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: - 15 - Szabo, Sullivan, Kehe, Ensign, Leer, Brannigan,
Birchfield, Erbach, Kraves, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz,
Abrams, Ward, Mayor Volberding
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 1 - Kisslinger (stepped out of room at time of vote)
ABSTAIN: 1 - Koplos, as he is a stockholder in the First
National Bank of Des Plaines
Motion declared carried.
ORDINANCE Placed on First Reading was Ordinance T-2-78, AN ORDINANCE
T-2-78 AMENDING SECTION 10-5-18 OF THE CITY CODE HAVING TO DO WITH
Wolf Rd. SNOW ROUTES BY ADDING THERETO WOLF ROAD FROM TOUHY AVENUE
Snow Route TO CENTRAL ROAD.
ORDINANCE Placed on First Reading was Ordinance M-8-78, AN ORDINANCE
M-8-78 AMENDING TITLE V OF THE CITY CODE HAVING TO DO WITH AUTOMATIC
Automatic DIALING DEVICES BY AUTHORIZING THE SAME, ESTABLISHING CERTAIN
Dialing STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS THEREOF, AMENDING THE FEES THEREFOR
Devices AND REPEALING OUTDATED REFERENCES AND PROVISIONS.
ORDINANCE Placed on First Reading was Ordinance Z-5-78, AN ORDINANCE
Z-5-78 GRANTING A VARIATION UNDER THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
Bellaire & OF DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, CASE NO. 78-9-V., property located
Ballard at the northeast corner of Bellaire and Ballard
1
1
ORDINANCE
Z-6-78
1372 Redeker
LECHNER'S
SUBDIVISION
ZONING CASES
LIQUOR LIC.
Cafe
La6ave
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Placed on First Reading was Ordinance Z-6-78, AN ORDINANCE
GRANTING A VARIATION UNDER THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, CASE NO. 78-7-V, property located
at 1372 Redeker Road.
Plat of Lechner's Subdivision, Bellaire & Lyman approved by
the Plan Commission was referred to the Municipal Development
Committee.
Letters from the Des Plaines Zoning Board of Appeals re the
following cases were referred to the Municipal Development
Committee:
Case 78-16-V - 1648-50 River Street
Case 78 -10 -SU - 855 E. Touhy Ave.
Case 78-11-V - 1958 Illinois Street
Case 78 -4 -SU - 2655 Mannheim Road
The application of new owners of Cafe LaCave Restaurant for
a liquor license at 2733 Mannheim Road was referred to the
License and Inspection Committee.
COOK CO. Moved by Koplos, seconded by Sarlo, to direct City Attorney
ZONING DOCKETS to appear at the hearings to object to the re -zoning request
3090, 3091, recited in Cook Co. Zoning Dockets 3090, 3091 and 3094,
3094 property located at Central Road and Dearlove Road. Motion
declared carried.
PROTEST
PETITION
850 Oakton
PUD
APPOINTMENTS
Environmental
Commission
TRAFFIC
LEE &
THACKER
ADJOURNMENT:
Protest Petition and Petitions objecting to Zoning Case
78 -3 -PUD, 850 Oakton Street were referred to City Attorney
and Municipal Development Committee.
/f/rgues
Moved by Sarlo, seconded by -Clark, to concur with Mayor
Volberding's appointment of the following to the Environmental
Control Commission
Mr. Richard Herout - term to expire March 31, 1979
Mr. Robert Clark - term to expire March 31, 1979.
Motion declared carried.
Alderman Leer's request to review and make recommendations
for improvement of the intersection of Lee and Thacker Streets
particularly during time of construction at the northeast
corner was referred to the Traffic Commission and Streets
and Traffic Committee and City Engineer.
Moved by Leer, seconded by Sarlo, that the regular me ting of
the City Council adjourn. Motion declarecarried.
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Bertha Eleanor Rohrbach,, ity Clerk
APPROVED BY ME THIS IC
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E!'BERT H. VOLBERDING, MAYOR
, 1978