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Council Minutes 05-04-20MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS HELD VIA ZOOM VIDEO CONFERENCE ON MONDAY, MAY 4, 2020 CALL TO The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Des Plaines, Illinois, was called ORDER: to order by Mayor Bogusz at 7:01 p.m. The meeting was lived -streamed via: http://desplaines.org/accessdeplaines and played on DPTV Channel 17 on Monday, May 4, 2020. ROLL CALL: Roll call indicated the following Aldermen present: Lysakowski, Moylan, Rodd, Brookman, Chester, Smith, Goczkowski. Absent: Zadrozny. A quorum was present. Also present were: City Manager Bartholomew, Assistant City Manager/Director of Finance Wisniewski, Director of Public Works and Engineering Oakley, Director of Community and Economic Development McMahon, Fire Chief Anderson, Police Chief Kushner, and General Counsel Friedman. PRAYER AND The prayer was offered by Mayor Bogusz followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the PLEDGE: Flag of the United States of America. PUBLIC General Counsel Friedman explained the City of Des Plaines continues to follow social COMMENT: distancing requirements and Governor Pritzker's Stay -at -Home Order. In response to the risks created by the COVID-19 outbreak, Governor Pritzker issued Executive Order 2020-07 on March 16, 2020, suspending the Open Meetings Act provision relating to in- person attendance by the members of the public body. Tonight's meeting is allowed to be conducted via video conferencing. Public comments were allowed to be e-mailed to publiccomments@desplaines.org or phoned in to the City Clerk's Office by 5:00 pm on Monday, May 4, 2020. The public comments that were received were distributed to the City Council prior to tonight's meeting and are included as Exhibit A. City Manager Bartholomew addressed the public comments: Staff continues to request from the Cook County Public Health Department to separate Des Plaines residents and residents from the unincorporated area adjacent to the city when reporting COVID-19 cases. The city continues to follow Governor Pritzker's guidelines. It is unknown when non- essential businesses will be allowed to open. Beyond Self Storage is building a four-story storage building on Miner Street and Busse Highway. Goodwill, Amvets and Salvation Army are not accepting clothing donations at this time. Residents that are having a difficult time paying their water bill should contact the city. (Cont.) Police Chief Kushner reported that the police department received a few calls regarding people not practicing social distancing or wearing a facial mask. In each case individuals were advised of the guidelines and complied. MAYORAL The Curb Appeal Challenge will not take place this year. ANNOUNCEMENT The Taste of Des Plaines and at least the first few Friday Night Live concerts are canceled for this year. On March 16, 2020, a Declaration of Civil Emergency for the City of Des Plaines related to the COVID-19 emergency was authorized. The Declaration provided that: (1) the City may enter into contracts for the emergency purchase of goods and services; (2) the City Manager may implement emergency staffing protocols pursuant to the City's respective collective bargaining agreements; and (3) directed City officials and employees to cooperate with other government agencies. In accordance with Illinois statutes, the Mayor's Declaration lasted only for a period of seven days, unless it was extended by action of the City Council. At its April 20, 2020 City Council meeting, the City Council, by motion, extended the Declaration until the next adjournment of the next special or City Council meeting. Moved by Brookman, seconded by Goczkowski, to extend the Mayor's March 16, 2020 Declaration of Civil Emergency until the end of the next regular, special, or emergency meeting of the City Council. . Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: 7- Lysakowski, Moylan, Rodd, Brookman, Chester, Smith, Goczkowski NAYS: 0 None ABSENT: 1- Zadrozny Motion declared carried. CONSENT Moved by Goczkowski, seconded by Moylan, to establish the Consent Agenda. Upon AGENDA: roll call, the vote was: AYES: 7- Lysakowski, Moylan, Rodd, Brookman, Chester, Smith, Goczkowski NAYS: 0 None ABSENT: 1- Zadrozny Motion declared carried. Moved by Goczkowski, seconded Smith, to approve the Consent Agenda. Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: 7- Lysakowski, Moylan, Rodd, Brookman, Chester, Smith, Goczkowski NAYS: 0 None ABSENT: 1- Zadrozny Motion declared carried. Minutes were approved; Ordinances M-9-20 was approved; Ordinances M-7-20, M-8-20; Resolutions R-88-20, R-89-20, R-91-20, R-92-20, R-93-20 were adopted. SECOND READING — ORD. M-7-20: Consent Agenda SECOND READING — ORD. M-8-20: Consent Agenda APPROVE LIQUO LICENSE/ UNCORK UNWIND/ 1440 MINER ST: Consent Agenda Ordinance M-9-20 AWARD BID/ THERMOPLASTIC LANE MARKING/ SUPERIOR ROAD STRIPING, INC: Consent Agenda Resolution R-88-20 APPROVE RESCINDING R-12-18/ 481 EDWARD COURT PLAT: Consent Agenda Resolution R-89-20 AWARD BID/ CITY HALL CHILLER/ F.E. MORAN INC: Consent Agenda Moved by Goczkowski, seconded by Smith, to Approve Ordinance M-7-20, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1-10-2 OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES CITY CODE REGARDING COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDERS. Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda. Moved by Goczkowski, seconded by Smith, to Approve Ordinance M-8-20, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 4-4-4 OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES CITY CODE REGARDING THE CLASS L WINE ONLY LIQUOR LICENSE. Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda. Moved by Goczkowski, seconded by Smith, to Approve Ordinance M-9-20, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE TO ADD ONE CLASS "L" LIQUOR LICENSE. Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda. Moved by Goczkowski, seconded by Smith, to Approve Resolution R-88-20, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PROCUREMENT OF STREET LANE MARKING WORK FROM SUPERIOR ROAD STRIPING, INC. Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda. Moved by Goczkowski, seconded by Smith, to Approve Resolution R-89-20, A RESOLUTION RESCINDING RESOLUTION R-12-18 WHICH APPROVED A PLAT OF SUBDIVISION FOR 481 EDWARD COURT, DES PLAINES, IL. Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda. Moved by Goczkowski, seconded by Smith, to Approve Resolution R-91-20, A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH F.E. MORAN, INC. FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CHILLER AT CITY HALL. Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda. (Cont.) Resolution R-91-20 AWARD BID/ DES PLAINES THEATRE GLAZING/ MANUSOS, INC: Consent Agenda Resolution R-92-20 Moved by Goczkowski, seconded by Smith, to Approve Resolution R-92-20, A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH MANUSOS GENERAL CONTRACTING, INC. FOR STOREFRONT GLAZING AND FAQADE INSTALLATIONS AT THE DES PLAINES THEATRE. Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda. WAIVE BID Moved by Goczkowski, seconded by Smith, to Approve Resolution R-93-20, A REQUIREMENT/ RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH WAUKEGAN ROOFING ROOF REPAIR/ CO., INC FOR THE ROOF REPLACEMENT PROJECT AT THE DES PLAINES FOOD PANTRY: FOOD PANTRY. Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under Consent Consent Agenda Agenda. Resolution R-93-20 APPROVE Moved by Goczkowski, seconded by Smith, to approve the Minutes of the City Council MINUTES: meeting of April 20, 2020, as published. Motion declared carried as approved Consent Agenda unanimously under Consent Agenda. APPROVE Moved by Goczkowski, seconded by Smith, to approve the Minutes of the Closed MINUTES: Session City Council meeting of April 20, 2020, as published. Motion declared carried Consent Agenda as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda. NEW BUSINESS: FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION — Alderman Chester, Chairman WARRANT Alderman Chester presented the Warrant Register for consideration. REGISTER: Moved by Chester, seconded by Brookman, to approve the Warrant Register of May 4, 2020 in the Amount of $3,840,434.44 and approve Resolution R-90-20. Upon roll call, the vote was: AYES: 7- Lysakowski, Moylan, Rodd, Brookman, Chester, Smith, Goczkowski NAYS: 0- None ABSENT: 1- Zadrozny Motion declared carried. Page 5 of 5 05/04/20 DISCUSS City Manager Bartholomew and Assistant City Manager/Director of Finance FINANCIAL Wisniewski explained the financial impact COVID-19 has on the city's finances. IMPACT OF Major sources of revenue are acquired from retail sales tax, food and beverage tax and COVID-19: motor fuel tax. With most retail establishments closed and fewer cars on the road there is substantially less revenue. ADJOURNMENT: River's Casino has been closed for more than three weeks and it is unknown when they will open. The city is not receiving its share of host community taxes and taxes on admissions amounts. Due to the Strategic Plan the city is in a much better financial position than it was in the past. Although there is a $19 million reserve fund staff has begun identifying city projects that can be delayed, delaying purchases and instituted a hiring freeze. The Community and Economic Development Committee will meet once all businesses are allowed to open and discuss if there is any assistance that can be provided to the businesses. Moved by Brookman, seconded by Rodd, to adjourn the meeting. Motion declared carried. The meeting adjourned at 8:03 p.m. Je Oiler L. salapatanis — City C erk APPROVED BY ME THIS 1� DAY OF , 2020 Matthew J. Bogusz, MAYOR Public Comments From: Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 9:17 AM To: Public Comments Subject: Des Plaines Stimulas to the residents What is DP doing for us? Catherine Nunez Public Comments From: Sent: Sunday, May 1 2020 11:55 PM To: Public Comments Subject: Cases in 60016 Since there are so many cases in 60016, ( 592 as of Sunday May 3, per the Illinois Department of Public Health website) and at the last meeting we were told it was unincorporated area, is there a way to break down those areas? Thank you, DonnaC. Public Comments From: Sent: Sunday, May 1 2020 10:48 FM To: Public Comments Subject: Face Coverings How much have the police been called with regards to people not wearing face coverings? The police chief stated an individual could be cited under Governor Pritzker's emergency orders. However, Governor Pritzker himself stated people shouldn't call the police with regards to face coverings, and there would be no tickets. How are the police chiefs and governor's conflicting statements reconciled? Tom Top News - Sponsored By Newser • Texas Reopens as Virus Numbers Hit 3 -Day High • OHS Report: Here's Why China Hid Virus' Severity • Michigan Gov.: Protests Were Filled With 'the Worst Racism' Public Comments From: Dale Wilson Sent: Saturday, May Z 2020 2:38 AM To: Public Comments Subject: Question for city council meeting 5/4 Hello, My question is I have had a small business in Des Plaines for 10 years, we have been closed since March 14th, we are not considered essential. In general we have less than 20 employees and customers in our office throughout the day at any given time. Do you have any idea as to when non essential businesses the size of mine will be allowed to open again. Thank you, Dale Public Comments From: DOROTHY AEBERSOLD Sent: Friday, May 12020 5:53 FM To: Public Comments Subject: public comment Hello. What is the mystery building on Miner and Busse going to be? Thank you. DorothAebersold Des Plaines IL 60016 Public Comments From: C Paga Sent: Friday, May 1 2020 4:04 PM To: Public Comments Subject: Followup Was there an answer for donating of clothes? Will there be any distribution of face masks? If so, where and when? Public Comments From: Anthony Wachniak - Sent: Friday, May 12020 3:50 PM To: Public Comments Subject: Need to Start Re -open 11 A number ofprofessionals and public servants are charged with the Health, Safety and Welfare of the Public. Currently, the Health of the public is being prioritized over its Welfare, and depending on locale, Safety. What will CoDP do to put people back together when they lost their j obs and have bills/mortgages to pay? The payments might be delayed, but they're not going away and will just owe more later. What about people who've lost their health insurance due to lost work, and incur debt due to illness or injury unheated to CoronaVirus? Cobra is not an answer as that is more expensive and people need to choose to pay their mortgage/bills or pay their cobra insurance and/or medical bills. How many domestic disturbances have been reported as a result of lockdown? Be they paranoid people calling about the maskless walking around outside or actual fights breaking out. Have they increased? The problem with staying locked down is the Welfare and Safety of the public is being intentionally sacrificed for its Health. And the consequence of that is more health problems later and continued economic problems now and into the future as eventually, some businesses will just die never to re -open. If Des Plaines decides to slow open, the Governor isn't going to send the state police after us. Please lead the area and plan an early slow open with surrounding mayors. -Tony ,diam 0 Virus -free. www.avg.com Public Comments From: C Pagan Sent: Monday, April 27, 2020 12:52 FM To: Public Comments Subject: Re: Clothing donations and face masks I was wondering if face masks will be distributed like in Chicago? Also was there any response to clothing donations? On Mon, Apr 20, 2020, 5:57 PM C Pagan Thank you! wrote: On Mon, Apr 20, 2020, 5:39 PM Publi wrote: Thank you for your email. City Clerk Tsalapatanis will be reading your comments during public comments tonight. From: C Pagan Sent: Monday, April 20, 2020 2:28 PM To: Public Comments <PublicComments@desplaines.org> Subject: Clothing donations While some residents are using this time to do Spring Cleaning. I'm aware of clothing donations are not being accepted by Goodwill, Salvation Army and Thrift Stores now but will they be accepted at a later time? Should we hold on to these clothing donations or just throw them out as garbage? Thank you This e-mail message, and any attached files (collectively, this "E-mail Message"), is intended solely for the individuals or entities to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is proprietary, confidential, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law, including protected health information. If you are not the intended recipient, or an agent or employee ofthe intended recipient who is authorized to receive this E-mail Message, please notify the sender immediately and delete this E-mail Message from your computer. Do not read, view, or copy this E-mail Message, and do not disclose it to anyone else. Reading, viewing, copying, or disclosing this E-mail Message may be prohibited, restricted, and/or punishable by law. The statements, opinions, and views expressed by the author in this E-mail Message are the personal statements, opinions, and views o f the author only, and they should not be construed, deemed, or interpreted to be those o f the City o f Des Plaines or any other elected or appointed official, officer, agent, or employee of the City of Des Plaines. All e-mail messages, and any attached files, sent to and from the City of Des Plaines may be public records obtainable by the public under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. Public Comments From: Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 1:02 AM To: Public Comments Subject: COVID19 masks congregading I listened to the City Coucil meeting which seemed to separate 60016 unincorporate Desplaines. What does that mean? Who do we go to for help. They approved face coverings for residents and businesses, I am particulary worried that employees of grocery stores and restaurants and Walgrees and CVS wear them' I am also very upset about the people on the street with no masks and traveling in large groups. On Saturday night I hear groups of men sounding drunk and screaming for hours a from like midnight to 2am. Who do we call for this? It just seems that when I read the community residents there are a lot o f dangerous people who make a j oke o f it and do what they want. I have a sick neighbor in the hospital. YOUNG. It is no joke. Limbs lost, and affects t o t the heart and brain and lungs. There is no excuse that there are more people dying an sick in DesPlaines except for ignorance and people not caring and not being fined for getting others sick, Also would help to have more garbage cans all around parking lots o f grocery stores to throw away gloves. They are putting toxic germs on our shoes. Please help . There are some scary residents her. Debra Public Comments From: Eugene Polissky Sent: Monday, April 20, 2020 6:44 PM To: Public Comments Subject: water rates Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged Hello, Is there a plan to reduce water rates in response to COVID-19? We are anticipating an extreme spike in water usage in our condo association as a result of CDC guidelines, as well as the fact that people are working from home and using water at home more. This will have a very strong adverse impact on our budget, to the point of compromising our solvency. At this time, when other municipalities are taking measures to provide relief with bills for residents, what is Des Plaines planning to do? If this public comment does not make it for today's council meeting, please retain it for the following one. Please reply to confirm. Thank you Eugene Polissky T