10/10/2019 Budget MeetingMINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS HELD IN COUNCIL
CHAMBERS, ROOM 102, DES PLAINES CIVIC CENTER, THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 10, 2019
CALL TO ORDER: The Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Des Plaines was called to
order by Deputy City Clerk Fast at 6:01 PM in Room 102, Des Plaines Civic
Center on Thursday, October 10, 2019.
ROLL CALL: Roll call indicated the following Aldermen present: Lysakowski, Moylan, Rodd,
Zadrozny, Chester, Smith, Goczkowski. Absent: Brookman. A quorum was
present.
MAYOR PRO TEM: Deputy City Clerk announced that Mayor Bogusz would not be in attendance for
tonight's meeting and entertained a motion for a Mayor pro tem.
Moved by Lysakowski, seconded by Zadrozny to elect Alderman Chester as
Mayor pro tem for tonight's meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Also present were: City Manager Bartholomew, Assistant City Manager/Director of Finance Wisniewski,
Assistant Director of Finance Kolodziej, Financial Analyst Kogut, Director of Public Works & Engineering
Oakley, Assistant Director of Public Works Watkins, Assistant Director of Engineering Duddles, Director of
Community & Economic Development McMahon, Director of Public Safety Kushner, Deputy Police Chief
Burger, Deputy Police Chief Zaprzalka, Fire Chief Wax, Director of Information Technology Sora, Director
of Media Services DeTomasi, Director of Human Resources Light.
MAYOR PRO TEM CHESTER DECLARED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
WAS NOW RESOLVED INTO A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
FINANCE COMMITTEE — Mayor Pro Tem Chester, Chair
2020 BUDGET: Mayor pro tem Chester stated that the 2020 General Funds that would be reviewed at
this meeting including Elected Office, City Manager, Finance, Community &
Economic Development, Public Works and Engineering, Police, Emergency
Management Agency, Fire, and Police & Fire Commission. The next meeting will be
October 16 and the final meeting, if needed, will take place on November 6, 2019.
OVERVIEW
GENERAL FUND:
ELECTED
OFFICE:
CITY CLERK:
CITY MANAGER:
City Manager Bartholomew presented the 2020 Proposed Budget Introduction and
Overview.
City Manager Bartholomew reviewed the large projects in 2020 which pertain to
planned facility upgrades, discussed future Police and Pire Pension Obligations and
the Water/Sewer Fund.
Additional funding was allotted for Lobbyist services approved by the City Council.
Council Request: The $2,500 budget request for supplies to be used in the welcome
packets and for meetings was approved.
Council Request: None
LEGAL:
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY:
MEDIA
SERVICES:
HUMAN
RESOURCES:
HEALTH &
HUMAN
SERVICES:
FINANCE:
COMMUNITY &
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT:
PUBLIC WORKS
& ENGINEERING
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Council Request: None
Council Request: The $35,000 budget request for professional services pertaining to
the City's phone system was approved.
Council Request: The $475,114 budget request for EnerGov software for the CED
Department was approved.
Council Request: The $92,150 budget request for Police and Fire Department
scheduling software was approved.
Council Request: The $110,000 budget request for Nimble storage was approved.
Council Request: The $20,000 budget request for Professional Services was partially
approved on as on needed basis.
Council Request: The $51,500 budget request for Cisco UCS Blades computer
hardware was approved.
Council Request: The $10,000 budget request for a third PC-based editing station
was not approved.
Council Request: The $11,500 budget request for a camera and accessories was not
approved.
Council Request: The $21,300 budget request for an Audio -Video Switcher was
approved.
Council Request: The $104,162 General Wage Increase of 1.5% for non-union
employees was approved.
Council Request: None
Council Request: None
Council Request: None
Council Request: The $385,000 budget request for a snow-melter was not approved.
Council Request: The $17,500 budget request for five V -Box Spreader stands was
approved.
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Council Request: The $21,000 budget request for a snowblower attachment was
approved.
Council Request: The $16,000 budget request for a chloride storage tank was not
approved.
Council Request: The $4,500 budget request for barricade replacement was
approved.
Council Request: The $70,000 budget request for PW tuck -pointing was not
approved.
Council Request: The $60,000 budget request for PW boiler replacement was
approved.
Council Request: The $42,000 budget request for Fire Station #61 remodel was not
approved.
Council Request: The $50,000 budget request for two Fire Station #61 condenser
replacements was approved.
Council Request: The $28,500 budget request for repairs to the windows on the 6th
floor of City Hall was approved.
Council Request: The $15,000 budget request for Fire Station #61 crack -sealing and
seal -coating was not approved.
Council Request: The $18,000 budget request for Fire Station #63 was approved.
Council Request: The $30,000 budget request for the Food Pantry Condenser
replacement was not approved.
Council Request: The $28,500 budget request for River Trail Bike lighting upgrade
was approved.
Council Request: The $122,435 budget request for the position of a Public Works
Facilities Superintendent was not approved.
Council Request: The $30,000 budget request for Fire Station #63 Apron replacement
was approved.
POLICE: Council Request: The $18,000 budget request for accident reconstruction software
and equipment was approved.
Council Request: The $10,000 budget request to increase the animal control budget
was approved.
Council Request: The $10,000 budget request for an audit of the Police Department
evidence section was approved.
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EMERGENCY Council Request: The $55,824 budget request to reclassify Deputy Coordinator from
MANAGEMENT part-time to full-time was not approved.
AGENCY:
Council Request: The $20,000 budget request for an agreement with the Salvation
Army for emergency shelters was not approved.
FIRE: Council Request: The $12,400 budget request for APX Radio equipment was not
approved.
BOARD OF FIRE
& POLICE
COMMISSION:
Council Request: The $89,900 budget request for cordless extrication tools was
approved.
Council Request: The $56,400 budget request for four CPR chest compression
devices was approved.
Council Request: The $8,680 budget request for dive team equipment was approved.
Council Request: The $2,000 budget request for furniture and fixtures was not
approved.
Council Request: The $20,200 budget request for expenses related to two new hires
was approved.
Council Request: The $10,000 budget request for an injury prevention program was
not approved.
Council Request: The $11,904 budget request for a post -injury management program
was approved.
Council Request: The $3,100 budget request for six gas meters and calibration kit
was not approved.
Council Request: The $61,925 budget request for two RED Center Station Alerting
controllers.
Council Request: The $8,075 budget request for training, policy, procedure, form
tracking was approved.
Council Request: The $24,400 budget request for four vehicle intercom systems was
not approved.
Council Request: The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners requested $2,850 to
purchase six IPads.
An additional Council Consideration for $17,832 was presented to purchase eight
laptops for the City Council.
This item is deferred. The possibility of purchasing laptops for City Council and all
Board and Commission members will be reviewed.
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ADJOURNMENT: Moved by Smith, seconded by Zadrozny, to adjourn the Special Meeting of the City
Council. Motion declared carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:12 PM.
APPROVED BY ME THIS
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Laura Fast, Deputy City Clerk