010493302.
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES,
ILLINOIS HELD IN THE ELEANOR ROHRBACH
MEMORIAL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, DES PLAINES
CIVIC CENTER, MONDAY, JANUARY 4 1 1993
CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Des Plaines, Illinois, was called to order by Mayor D.
Michael Albrecht at 8:01 p.m. in the Eleanor Rohrbach
Memorial Council Chambers, Des Plaines Civic Center on
Monday, January 4, 1993.
ROLL CALL: Roll call indicated the following aldermen present:
Childers, Christiansen, Healy, Schneck, Sarlo,
Chiropolos, Haupt. Alderman Hardiman was absent.
Also present were: City Treasurer Fredricks, Acting City
Manager/Comptroller Peters, Police Chief Storm, Fire Chief Clark, Public
Works Commissioner Matula, Development Specialist D'Onofrio, City
Engineer Oakley, Human Resources and Services Department Director
Panouses, Public Safety Communications Coordinator Ornberg, and Interim
City Attorney Delort.
PRAYER AND
PLEDGE:
MINUTES:
BILLS
PAYABLE:
LEGAL BILLS/
KLEIN, THORPE
& JENKINS:
FENCE
VARIATION/
21 N. SIXTH:
The opening prayer was given by City Clerk McAllister,
followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Moved by Healy, seconded by Sarlo, to approve minutes of
regular meeting of the City Council held December 21,
1992, as published. Corrections: at the top of Pages
Four, Five and Six the date should read 1112/21/92," and
on Page Five, Paragraph Four, Second and Third Sub-
Paragraph, Line Six respectively, should read 11 1993."
Following corrections, motion declared carried.
Moved by Healy, seconded by Childers, to approve minutes
of Executive Session of the City Council held December
21, 1992. Motion declared carried.
Moved by Schneck, seconded by Sarlo, 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. Total:
$1,022,735.87. Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 7-Childers, Christiansen, Healy, Schneck,
Sarlo, Chiropolos, Haupt
NAYS: 0-None
ABSENT: 1-Hardiman
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Schneck, seconded by Sarlo, to adopt the
recommendation of Finance Committee that since the City
had not been notified by Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins, Ltd.,
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 12600, Chicago, IL 60601,
of the increase in their hourly billing rate to $150 from
$105 or $120 per hour in the past, the City send a letter
to them advising that they submit a revised bill showing
the City's usual rate at which time their bill will be
paid; the Administration research to see if past bills
were paid to this firm at the increased rate and report
back to committee. Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 7-Childers, Christiansen, Healy, Schneck,
Sarlo, Chiropolos, Haupt
NAYS: 0-None
ABSENT: 1-Hardiman
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Christiansen, seconded by Schneck, to adopt the
recommendation of Building Code Committee to grant
request for a 6 1 high wooden fence at the north property
line, adjacent to a 20' wide public alley (l' from the
alley), on property located at 21 N. Sixth Avenue.
Motion declared carried.
PARKING PAD/
958 WILSON:
ZONING CASE
92-56-V
623-627 WOLF:
CONSENT
AGENDA:
ORDINANCE
Z-17-92
VARIATION/
595 CONCORD:
consent
Agenda
ORDINANCE
Z-18-92
VARIATION/
591 CONCORD:
Consent
Agenda
ORDINANCE
Z-19-92
SPEC. USE/
255 OAKTON:
303.
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PAGE TWO
Moved by Christiansen, seconded by Schneck, to adopt the
recommendation of Building Code Committee to grant
request for a 10 1 x 40 1 parking pad next to existing
single car-width driveway on property located at 958
Wilson Drive. Motion declared carried.
Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Childers, to adopt the
recommendation of Municipal Development Committee to
concur with recommendation of Des Plaines Zoning Board
of Appeals re Case 92-56-V to grant request for variation
to permit the operation of a Class A Restaurant with ten
( 10) parking spaces instead of the required fourteen ( 14)
spaces in C-2 Commercial District on property located at
623-627 N. Wolf Road, and Interim City Attorney be
authorized to draft necessary ordinance. Motion declared
carried.
Moved by Childers, seconded by Healy, that Items 1 and
2 under UNFINISHED BUSINESS and Items 1 and 3 under NEW
BUSINESS on the City Council Agenda this evening be
approved by one consent vote; the ordinances under
UNFINISHED BUSINESS will be adopted, the ordinance under
NEW BUSINESS will be placed on First Reading and the
resolution will be adopted. Upon roll call, the vote
was:
AYES: 7-Childers, Christiansen, Healy, Schneck,
Sarlo, Chiropolos, Haupt
NAYS: 0-None
ABSENT: 1-Hardiman
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Childers, seconded by Healy, to adopt Ordinance
Z-17-92, AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A VARIATION TO SECTIONS
3.2.4.3 AND 3.2.4.4 OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES ZONING
ORDINANCE TO PERMIT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 12.67 FOOT BY
13 FOOT THREE SEASON ROOM ADDITION TO AN EXISTING SINGLE-
FAMILY RESIDENCE FOR THE PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 595
CONCORD LANE IN A R-2 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE ZONING
DISTRICT (CASE NO. 92-47-V). Upon roll call, the vote
was:
AYES: 7-Childers, Christiansen, Healy, Schneck,
Sarlo, Chiropolos, Haupt
NAYS: 0-None
ABSENT: 1-Hardiman
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Childers, seconded by Healy, to adopt Ordinance
Z-18-92, AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A VARIATION TO SECTIONS
3.2.4.3 AND 3.2.4.4 OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES ZONING
ORDINANCE TO PERMIT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 12 FOOT BY 18
FOOT THREE SEASON ROOM ADDITION TO AN EXISTING SINGLE-
FAMILY RESIDENCE FOR THE PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 591
CONCORD LANE IN A R-2 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE ZONING
DISTRICT (CASE NO. 92-48-V). Upon roll call, the vote
was:
AYES: 7-Childers, Christiansen, Healy, Schneck,
Sarlo, Chiropolos, Haupt
NAYS: 0-None
ABSENT: 1-Hardiman
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Healy, seconded by Childers, to adopt Ordinance
Z-19-92, AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 5 OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES ZONING
ORDINANCE TO PERMIT THE OPERATION OF A TRUCK DRIVING
SCHOOL (STELLAR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC., D/B/A STAR
TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL) TO BE LOCATED IN M-2 GENERAL
MANUFACTURING DISTRICT ON THE PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS
255 WEST OAKTON STREET (CASE NO. 92-49-SU). Upon roll
call, the vote was:
ORDINANCE
Z-19-92
(Cont'd.)
ORDINANCE
M-1-93
AMENDMENT:
ORDINANCE
M-1-93
CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA:
consent
Agenda
RESOLUTION
R-1-93
FUNDING/
ALGONQUIN
ROAD:
RESOLUTION
R-2-93
WALTER L.
MORAVA:
consent
Agenda
ADVERTISING
FOR BIDS:
SEVERANCE
BENEFITS/
COMM. DEV.
DIRECTOR:
RESIGNATION/
THIRD WARD
ALDERMAN:
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AYES: 7-Childers, Christiansen, Healy, Schneck,
Sarlo, Chiropolos, Haupt
NAYS: 0-None
ABSENT: 1-Hardiman
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Childers, seconded by Healy, that Ordinance M-1-
93, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1-6-9 "PROCEDURE," RULE
III I OF CHAPTER 6 I TITLE I I OF THE CITY CODE OF DES
PLAINES, TO CHANGE THE SEQUENCE FOR THE ORDER OF
BUSINESS, be amended to add: Appointments, Manager's
Report, Council Comments and Executive Session as part
of the official order of business on the City Council
Agenda. Motion declared carried.
Placed on First Reading was Ordinance M-1-93, AS AMENDED,
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1-6-9 "PROCEDURE, " RULE
III, OF CHAPTER 6, TITLE I, OF THE CITY CODE OF DES
PLAINES, TO CHANGE THE SEQUENCE FOR THE ORDER OF
BUSINESS.
Moved by Healy, seconded by Chiropolos, to adopt
Resolution R-1-93, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, SPECIFYING THE CITY'S SOURCE OF
FUNDING FOR ITS PORTION OF THE IMPROVEMENT OF ALGONQUIN
ROAD, FROM LEE STREET/MANNHEIM ROAD TO DES PLAINES/RIVER
ROAD, UNDER THE STATE OF ILLINOIS LOCAL AGENCY AGREEMENT
FOR FEDERAL PARTICIPATION. Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 5-Healy, Schneck, Sarlo, Chiropolos, Haupt
NAYS: 2-Childers, Christiansen
ABSENT: 1-Hardiman
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Childers, seconded by Healy, to adopt Resolution
R-2-93, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, HONORING WALTER L. MORAVA FOR HIS
EXEMPLARY AND UNPARALLELED RECORD OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
Motion declared carried.
The City Clerk's Office will be advertising for bids for
the 9-1-1 PSAP Fire Alerting System, returnable by 3:00
p.m., Thursday, February 18, 1993.
Moved by Schneck, seconded by Healy, that Community
Development Director Lou Pagones be given two (2) months
of severance pay and four (4) months of health insurance
effective the date of his amended date of resignation,
February 1, 1993 (previous resignation date was January
1, 1993).
Moved by Sarlo to extend Community Development Director
Lou Pagones' employment until the end of April, 1993.
Mayor Albrecht ruled the motion out of order.
Upon roll call on the original motion, the vote was:
AYES: 6-Childers, Christiansen, Healy, Schneck,
Chiropolos, Haupt
NAYS: 1-Sarlo
ABSENT: 1-Hardiman
Motion declared carried.
Alderman Healy read his letter of resignation as Alderman
of the Third Ward (attached), effective at the call for
NEW BUSINESS during the City Council meeting on Monday,
January 18, 1993, and requested that Edmund c. Iwanski,
923 Leahy Circle East, be appointed to fulfill his term
of office due to expire April 20, 1993. Mayor Albrecht
requested that if anyone else is interested in this
position, they should contact his office as soon as
possible.
APPOINTMENTS:
EXECUTIVE
SESSION:
RELEASE OF
EXECUTIVE
SESSION
MINUTES:
ADJOURNMENT:
305.
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Moved by Healy, seconded by Christiansen, to concur with
Mayor Albrecht's appointment of Jim Wilhelm to the Plan
Commission, term to expire April 30, 1997. Motion
declared carried.
Mayor Albrecht announced that his recommendation of Bob
Cornelisen to the Plan Commission is on hold.
Moved by Chiropolos, seconded by Healy, to go into
Executive Session to discuss pending litigation and semi-
annual review of Executive Session minutes. Upon roll
call, the vote was:
AYES: 6-Childers, Christiansen, Healy, Schneck,
Sarlo, Chiropolos
NAYS: 1-Haupt
ABSENT: 1-Hardiman
Motion declared carried.
Council recessed at 8:40 p.m.
Council reconvened at 8:57 p.m.
Roll call indicated the
Childers, Christiansen,
Chiropolos, Haupt.
following
Healy,
aldermen
Schneck,
present:
Sarlo,
Moved by Haupt, seconded by Childers, to approve release
of certain Executive Session minutes as recommended by
the Interim City Attorney as follows:
January 20, 1992 DeSoto Project (land acquisition)
June 15, 1992 Personnel-City Manager; Personnel-City
Attorney
August 3, 1992 -Pending Litigation (Goodson, Gardner);
Collective Bargaining; Employment of Employee-City
Manager
September 21, 1992 Collective Bargaining-Proposed
Police Contract
October 5, 1992 Collective Bargaining-CCPA; Hiring
of Employee-City Manager; Collective Bargaining-Proposed
9-1-1 Dispatchers Contract; Other Business
October 19, 1992 Collective Bargaining-CCPA; Hiring
of Employee-City Manager
November 5, 1992 Hiring of Employee-City Manager
November 16, 1992 Hiring of Employee-City Manager
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Healy, that the City Council
finds that as to Executive Session minutes which have not
been released, the legal reasons for their sensitivity
remains so they should not be released at this time.
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Healy, seconded by Christiansen, that the
regular meeting of the City Council adjourn. Motion
declared carried. Meeting adjourned at 9:01 p.m.
APPROVED BY ME THIS l 9
DAY o:F-;,-+' -<~"""" l , 1992
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THE CITY CF OES PLAINES
1420 MINER/NORTHWEST HIGHWAY 11111 DES PLAINES. ILLINOIS 60016-4498 11111 (708) 391-5300
January 4, 1992
Hon. D. Michael Albrecht
Mayor, city of Des Plaines
1420 Miner Street
Des Plaines, IL 60016
Dear Mayor Albrecht,
This letter is to inform you of my intent to resign my post as
Alderman of the Third Ward, effective at the call for new business
during the City Council meeting of January 18, 1993.
It is my request that Edmund c. Iwanski of 923 Leahy Circle East,
Des Plaines, Illinois be appointed by you, with the consent of the
City Council, to fill the remaining portion of my term. Enclosed
is a copy of Mr. Iwanski's resume.
I have greatly enjoyed representing the Third Ward, and it is with
a great sense of regret that I must take this action.
JDH/C
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PERSONAL
EDUCATION
CERTIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT
COMMUNITY
EDMUND C. IWANSKI
923 Leahy Circle East
Des Plaines, Illinois 60016
(708) 699-8262
Married to Betty c. Iwanski for 34 years.
Four Children: Edmund c.
Iwanski Hamelberg, Kenneth
Iwanski
Iwanski,
Iwanski,
III, Linda
and Richard
Three Grandchildren: Lauren, Kristyn and Ryan
University of Notre Dame -South Bend, Indiana
Graduate -Class of 1954
Bachelor of Science Degree
Engineering
St. Mel's High School
Registered Professional Engineer -state of Illinois
Senior Project Manager -Underwriters Laboratories
1964 to Present (28 Years)
For the past 100 years, Underwriters Laboratories
has worked as an independent testing laboratory
devoted to ensuring the public's safety. As a
Senior Project Manager, I use my education and
expertise in testing building and construction
materials for fire safety.
~ Lived in Waycinden Park for 33~ years.
~ Active member of St. Zachary's Parish.
~ Active member of the Knight's of Columbus.
~ Active in the effort to end double taxation of
Waycinden Park by Elk Grove Rural Fire District.
~ Active in the effort to bring City water to
Waycinden Park.
~ My children are all graduates of st. Zachary's
Grade School, St. Viator and Sacred Heart High
Schools, and all are graduates of Notre Dame or
Purdue University.