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06/02/1980344 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CIVIC CENTER, MONDAY, June 2, 1980 CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Des Plaines, Illinois, was called to order by Mayor Herbert H. Volberding at 8:13 P.M. in the Council Chambers, Des Plaines Cicic Center on Monday, June 2, 1980. 1 ROLL CALL: 1 1 Roll Call indicated the following aldermen present: Koplos, Kolinski, Dwiel, Kehe, Ensign, Whetstone, Prellberg, Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach, Tomaszewski, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Ward, Egan Also present were: City Treasurer Swanson, City Comptroller Blietz, Acting Public Works Commissioner Matula, Fire Chief Gedroic, Police Chief Alfano, Building Commissioner Trost, Director of Zoning and Planning Richardson, City Engineer Bowen, Traffic Engineer Crowley, Environmental Officer Lindahl, Police Lt. Scheskie, and City Attorney Smith. PRAYER AND PLEDGE MINUTES: The meeting opened with prayer by Rev. David Jones, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, followed with the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Meyer, to approve the Minutes of the regular meeting held May 19, 1980, as published. Correction, page one, last paragraph, add "one four wheel drive low -mounted truck"to line 4 following the word "plows". Following correction, motion declared carried. ILLINOIS Mr. Larry Ostrowski,representing the Illinois Crime Pre - CRIME PREVENTION vention Officers Association presented Mr. Lance Sloncen ASSOCIATION representing the Jaycees an award for his assistance Award in obtaining the Mobile Education Unit for the Police Department WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION Greg Halverson DAVID DAHM VS CITY Liability Claim BILLS PAYABLE Moved by Ward, seconded by Seitz, to concur with Finance:: and Insurance Committee's recommendation to authorize the issuance of weekly checks in the amount determined by Martin Boyer in connection with Workmen Compensation claim of Greg Halverson. Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Kolinski, Dwiel, Kehe, Ensign, Whetstone, Prellberg, Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach, Tomaszewski, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Ward, Egan NAYS: 0 - None ABSENT: 0 - None Motion declared carried. Moved by Ward, seconded by Seitz, to concur with Finance and Insurance Committee's recommendation to authorize R. L. Kautz & Co. to take the necessary action to defend the City in the Case of David Dahm VS City having to do with liability claim. Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Kolinski, Dwiel, Kehe, Ensign, Whetstone, Prellberg, Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach, Tomaszewski, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Ward, Egan NAYS: 0 - None ABSENT: 0 - None Motion declared carried. Moved by Ward, seconded by Seitz, 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: $388,489.48. Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Kolinski, Dwiel, Kehe, Ensign, Whetstone, Prellberg, Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach, Tomaszewski, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Ward, Egan NAYS: 0 - None ABSENT: 0 - None Motion declared carried. ,07( RESOLUTION R-22-80 Water Meter Fee Schedule FENCE 634 Millers FENCE 3051 Scott 6/2/80 Page Two 345. Moved by Koplos, seconded by Ward, to adopt the recommenda- tion of Water and Sewer Committee to pass Resolution R-22-80 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, AMENDING RESOLUTION R-14-74 HAVING TO DO WITH SCHEDULE OF PRICES FOR WATER METERS SOLD BY THE CITY TO WATER CONSUMERS PURSUANT TO SECTION 3-4-13 OF THE CITY CODE. Motion declared carried. Moved by Ensign, seconded by Egan, to adopt .the recommendation Rd.of Building Control and Inspection Committee to grant variation for a seven foot privacy fence along the rear lot line at 634 Millers Road. Motion declared carried. Moved by Ensign, seconded by Tomaszewski, to adopt the recommendation of Building Control and Inspection Committee to grant variation to extend a four foot high see-through cyclone fence westward along the south property line from the front building line to the sidewalk at 3051 Scott Street. Motion declared carried. Ald. Sarlo abstained from voting as this is his property. FENCE Moved by Ensign, seconded by Egan, to adopt the recommenda- 619 Debra Dr. tion of Building Control and Inspection Committee to grant a variation for 6 foot solid fence from the rear corner of the house extending into the sideyard in an easterly direction to the sidewalk and then south along the sidewalk to the rear property line on property located at 619 Debra Drive. Motion declared carried. ADV. BIDS Moved by Ensign, seconded by Sarlo, to adopt the recommenda- Automobiles tion of Building Control and Inspection Committee that the City advertise for bids for two (2) automobiles, per specifications prepared by Building and Engineering Departments returnable at 3 P.M., June 12, 1980. Motion declared carried. ZONING CASE 80 -18 -SU 1900 E. Touhy ZONING CASE 80 -20 -SU 1199 S. Elmhurst ZONING CASE 80-24-V 1421 Everett ZONING CASE 79-5-A 2200-2400 E. Devon O'Hare Lake Office Plaza FIRE ANTENNA First National Bank Building Moved by Meyer, seconded by Sarlo, to adopt the recommenda- tion of Municipal Development Committee to concur with Zoning Board of Appeals and Plan Commission in Case 80 -18 -SU, and authorize City Attorney to prepare necessary ordinance adding the following covenants - (1) sidewalk required along Touhy Avenue when sidewalk is placed on Touhy Avenue, and (2) Dedication of 20 feet to widen Birch Street on the east side when it is improved. Motion declared carried. Moved by Meyer, seconded by Egan, to adopt the recommenda- tion of Municipal Development Committee to concur with Zoning Board of Appeals and Plan Commission in Case 80 -20 -SU, property located at 1199 S. Elmhurst Road, and authorize necessary ordinance be prepared. Motion declared carried. Moved by Meyer, seconded by Tomaszewski, to adopt the recommendation of Municipal Development Committee to concur in Zoning Case 80-24-V, 1421 Everett Street, and authorize City Attorney to draft necessary ordinance. Motion declared carried. Alderman Dwiel voted No. Moved by Meyer, seconded by Sarlo, to adopt the recommenda- tion of Municipal Development Committee to require that signatures of property owners (A. Rogers) at 2200-2400 E. Devon Avenue be affixed to covenant agreement as approved previously by City Council no later than June 12, 1980, in connection with request for variation, Case 79-5-A., and if not affixed, previous action by the City Council be rescinded and covenants presently on subject property be upheld. Motion declared carried. Moved by Seitz, seconded by Kisslinger, to adopt the recom- mendation of City Code and Judiciary and Building Control and Inspection Committee that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to execute agreement with owners of First National Bank Building at 701 Lee Street, to allow for the installation of a Fire Antenna and radio transmitter i on top of said building. FIRE ANTENNA Continued SUBPEONA POWERS 111 WINDY POINT SUBDIVISION APPOINTMENTS DRIVEWAY' EXPANSION 250 Westmere PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING APRON - Brush Chipper 6/2/80 Page Three 346. Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Kolinski, Dwiel, Kehe, Ensign, Whetstone, Prellberg, Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach, Tomaszewski, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Ward, Egan NAYS: 0 - None ABSENT: 0 - None Motion declared carried. Moved by Seitz, seconded by Meyer, to adopt the recommenda- tion of City Code and Judiciary Committee that the City Attorney be authorized to prepare an ordinance having to do with Subpeona powers of the Building Control and Inspection Committee in the Windy Point Subdivision matter. Motion declared carried. Moved by Seitz, seconded by Koplos, to adopt the recommenda- tion of City Code and Judiciary Committee that the City Attorney be authorized and directed to prepare an ordinance requiring the Mayor to notify, in writing, all members of the City Council of proposed appointment to public office at least one Council meeting prior to the voting on of such appointment. Motion declared carried. Alderman Kolinski voted no. Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Prellberg, to adopt the recom- mendation of Streets and Traffic Committee grant variation for driveway approach to twenty-two feet, at 250 Westmere Road, upon payment of permit fees. Motion declared carried. Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Kehe, to adopt the recommendation of Streets and Traffic Committee to approve expenditure of $3,857.25 for installation of apron at the Public Works Building for a brush chipper. Moved by Koplos, seconded by Meyer to defer action. ENVIRONMENTAL Moved by Tomaszewski, seconded by Kisslinger, to adopt recommendation of Environmental Control Committee to authorize the expenditure of $187.50 to allow Mr. Cosme 0. Lozano, Jr., a senior at Maine Township High School West to attend an Environmental Workshop Course sponsored by Southern Illlnois University, a recommendation of the Environmental Control Commission. Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Kolinski, Dwiel, Kehe, Ensign, Whetstone, Prellberg, Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach, Tomaszewski, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Ward, Egan NAYS: 0 - None ABSENT: 0 - None Motion declared carried. WORKSHOP FIRE DEPT EQUIPMENT Ambulance OFF STREET TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT ADV. BIDS Police Dept. Closed Circuit TV the Moved by Dwiel, seconded by Koplos, to adopt the recommenda- tion of Fire Committee to award the bid for the 1980 Module Style Ambulance with Cab and Chassis, Type III to Midwest Ambulance Sales, in the amount of $31,688.00. Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Kolinski, Dwiel, Kehe, Ensign, Whetstone, Prellberg, Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach, Tomaszewski, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Ward, Egan NAYS: 0 - None ABSENT: 0 - None Motion declared carried. Moved by Kehe, seconded by Prellberg, to adopt the recommenda- tion of Police Committee that City enter into an Off -Street Traffic Enforcement Agreement with owners of property at 2350 Dempster Street (St. John's Church). Motion declared carried. Moved by Kehe, seconded by Prellberg, to adopt the recommenda- tion of Police Committee to authorize advertising for bids returnable June 27, 1980 at 3 p.m. for Closed Circuit TV for the Police Department. Motion declared carried. 1 DES PLAINES POLICE BOYS CLUB ORDINANCE M-22-80 Abandoned Unattended Vehicles ORDINANCE Z-9-80 1105 Arnold ORDINANCE T-6-80 Brown St.. Parking ORDINANCE M-23-80 Soil Erosion Sedimentation Control ORDINANCE M-24-80 Employee Benefits 6/2/80 347. Page Four Moved by Egan, seconded by Prellberg, to adopt the recommenda- tion of Youth Activity Committee to authorize issuance of check in the amount of $6,500 to Des Plaines Police Boys Club for Summer Camp activities. Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Kolinski, Dwiel, Kehe, Ensign, Whetstone, Prellberg, Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach, Tomaszewski, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Ward, Egan NAYS: 0 - None ABSENT: 0 - None Motion declared carried. Moved by Erbach, seconded by Whetstone, to pass Ordinance M-22-80, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 10-14-4 OF THE DES PLAINES CITY CODE, HAVING TO DO WITH REMOVAL OF ABANDONED/ UNATTENDED VEHICLES. Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Kolinski, Dwiel, Kehe, Ensign, Whetstone, Prellberg, Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach, Tomaszewski, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Ward, Egan NAYS: 0 - None ABSENT: 0 - None Motion declared carried. Moved by Koplos, seconded by Meyer, to pass Ordinance Z-9-80 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A VARIATION UNDER THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, CASE NO. 80-12-V, (1105 Arnold Court). Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Kolinski, Dwiel, Kehe, Ensign, Whetstone, Prellberg, Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach, Tomaszewski, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Ward, Egan NAYS: 0 - None ABSENT: 0 - None Motion declared carried. Moved by Koplos, seconded by Kolinski, to pass Ordinance T-6-80, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 10-5-4, SCHEDULE I, OF THE DES PLAINES CITY CODE HAVING TO DO WITH PROHIBITED PARKING, THEREBY ADDING BROWN STREET, BETWEEN ALLES AND LEE STREETS. Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: = 16 - Koplos, Kolinski, Dwiel, Kehe, Ensign, Whetstone, Prellberg, Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach, Tomaszewski, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Ward, Egan NAYS: 0 - None ABSENT: 0 - None Motion declared carried. Moved by Tomaszewski, seconded by Kisslinger, to pass Ordinance M-23-80 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE VIII OF THE DES PLAINES CITY CODE THEREBY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 16, PERTAINING TO SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL. Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Kolinski, Dwiel, Kehe, Ensign, Whetstone, Prellberg, Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach, Tomaszewski, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Ward, Egan NAYS: 0 - None ABSENT: 0 - None Motion declared carried. Moved by Koplos, seconded by Seitz, to pass Ordinance M-24-80, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 1-15-5 (D-2), 1-15-7 (C), 1-15-8 (B), 1-15-8 (E), 1-15-10 (A,7) OF THE DES PLAINES CITY CODE, AND ADDING NEW SECTION 1-15-9 (D) TO THE DES PLAINES CITY CODE, HAVING TO DO WITH EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: - 15 - Koplos, Kolinski, Dwiel, Kehe, Ensign, Prellberg, Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach, Tomaszewski, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Ward, Egan NAYS: 0 - None ABSTAIN: 1 - Whetstone ABSENT: 0 - None Motion declared carried. MSD LITIGATION ORDINANCE T-8-80 Stop Sts. Walnut & Third Oakwood & Third ZONING CASES RESOLUTION R-21-80 Kiwanis Club ORDINANCE M-26-80 Subpoena Powers Windy Point Subdivision PARKING Linden St. SECURITY & ORDER AGREEMENT Maine West PARKING HORIZON STADIUM VICINITY CATV MORTGAGE REVENUE BONDS APPOINTMENT ADJOURNMENT: 6/2/80 348. Page Five Alderman Seitz reported that the City Code and Judiciary Committee will be discussing a possible alternate to litigation in the Metropolitan Sanitary District Sewage Treatment matter, wherein the City enter into an agreement to purchase aerosole devices on a shared cost basis, addressing the health and safety concerns of citizens in the area. Moved by Ensign, seconded by Whetstone, to waive First Reading and place on passage Ordinance T-8-80, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 10-7-3 OF THE DES PLAINES CITY CODE, THEREBY ADDING THE INTERSECTIONS OF WALNUT & THIRD AND OAKWOOD & THIRD, AS ONE WAY STOP STREETS. Motion declared carried. Moved by Ensign, seconded by Whetstone, to pass Ordinance T-8-80. Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Kolinski, Dwiel, Kehe, Ensign, Whetstone, Prellberg, Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach, Tomaszewski, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Ward, Egan NAYS: 0 - None ABSENT: 0 - None Motion declared carried. Letters from Zoning Board of Appeals re Case 80-25-V, 1600 and 1730 Higgins Road and Case 80-26-V, 1427 Center St. were referred to Municipal Development Committee. Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Koplos, to pass Resolution R-21-80, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES HONORING DES PLAINES KIWANIS CLUB upon their 40th Anniversary. Motion declared carried. Moved by Ensign, seconded by Seitz, to waive First Reading and place on passage Ordinance M-26-80, AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE SUBPOENA POWERS OF THE BUILDING CONTROL AND INSPECTION COMMITTEE IN THE WINDY POINT SUBDIVISION MATTER. Motion declared carried. Moved by Ensign, seconded by Seitz, to pass Ordinance M-26-80. Moved by Ensign, seconded by Seitz, to amend Section 1, line 14 substituting "County of Cook" for "City of Des Plaines". Motion to amend declared carried. Upon roll call on motion to pass Ordinance M-26-80, as amended, the vote was: AYES: - 16 - Koplos, Kolinski, Dwiel, Kehe, Ensign, Whetstone, Prellberg, Kisslinger, Birchfield, Erbach, Tomaszewski, Sarlo, Meyer, Seitz, Ward, Egan NAYS: 0 - None ,ABSENT: 0 - None Motion declared carried. Letter from Harold Kuehn & Associates requesting a three hour parking limitation on the west side of Linden Street from Oakton south to the alley from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. was referred to Streets and Traffic Committee. Draft copy of Agreement for Maintenance of Security and Order on the Campus of Maine. Township High School West in the City of Des Plaines, Illinois, was referred to Police Committee and City Attorney. Director of Zoning and Planning Richardson's letter regarding public parking in the vicinity of the Horizon Stadium was referred to Municipal Development and City Code and Judiciary Committees. Letter from Maine Township High School District 207 regarding point relative to cable television in Maine Township was referred to License and Inspection Committee. Mr. Edward Benjamin's request that the matter of Mortgage Revenue Bonds be referred to Finance and Insurance Committee was so referred. Moved by Ensign, seconded by Sarlo, to concur with Mayor's reappointment of Mr. Roger Lietzau to the Des Plaines Housing Commission, term to expire March 4, 1984. Motion declared carried. Moved by Koplos, seconded by Kehe, that the regular meeting of the ity Council adjourn. Mo ion decl red came . Meeting adjourned at 9:51 P.M. L e.CLERK APPROVED BY ME THIS DAY �� / 980 HERBERT H. VOLBERDING, SR. MAYOR 1 1