Council Minutes 09-21-20MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS HELD VIA ZOOM VIDEO
CONFERENCE ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 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,
September 21, 2020.
ROLL CALL: Roll call indicated the following Aldermen present: Lysakowski, Moylan, Rodd,
Zadrozny, Brookman, Chester, Smith, Goczkowski. 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
PLEDGE:
The prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance was offered by Alderman Rodd.
PUBLIC The City of Des Plaines continues to follow social distancing requirements. In response
COMMENT: 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 September 21, 2020.
Public comments that were received were distributed to the City Council prior to
tonight's meeting and are included as Exhibit A.
Resident Garland Armstrong stated that he and his wife will be moving to Des Moines,
Iowa. Council members wished him well and thanked him for his advocacy.
MAYORAL On March 16, 2020, a Declaration of Civil Emergency for the City of Des Plaines
ANNOUNCEMENT 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 each
subsequent City Council meeting, the City Council, by motion, extended the
Declaration until the next adjournment of the next special or City Council meeting.
This extension of the Declaration includes Mayor Bogusz's Supplemental Order dated
July 29, 2020.
Moved by Brookman, seconded by Chester, to extend the Mayor's March 16, 2020
Declaration of Civil Emergency until the adjournment of the next regular, special, or
CONSENT
AGENDA:
APPROVE NEW
CLASS A LIQUOR
LICENSE/
FAIRFIELD INN:
Consent Agenda
Ordinance
M-12-20
AWARD
BID/PURCHASE
OF FUEL/
AVALON:
Consent Agenda
Resolution
R-163-20
WAIVE BIDDING/
APPROVE DES
PLAINES
THEATRE FIRE
PANEL:
Consent Agenda
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emergency meeting of the City Council. Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 8 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Rodd, Zadrozny
Brookman, Chester, Smith, Goczkowski
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Rodd, seconded by Chester, to establish the Consent Agenda. Upon voice
vote, the vote was:
AYES: 8 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Rodd, Zadrozny
Brookman, Chester, Smith, Goczkowski
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Chester, seconded Brookman, to approve the Consent Agenda. Upon roll
call, the vote was:
AYES: 8 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Rodd, Zadrozny
Brookman, Chester, Smith, Goczkowski
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Minutes were approved; Ordinance M-12-20 was approved; Resolutions R-163-20,
R-165-20, R-166-20 were adopted.
Moved by Chester, seconded by Brookman, to Approve Ordinance M-12-20, AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE TO ADD ONE CLASS "A" LIQUOR
LICENSE. Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
Moved by Chester, seconded by Brookman, to Approve Resolution R-163-20,
APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH AVALON PETROLEUM COMPANY,
INC FOR THE PURCHASE OF GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL. Motion declared
carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
Moved by Chester, seconded by Brookman, to Approve Resolution R-165-20, A
RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONTRACT WITH ALL CROSS POINT SALES,
INC FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL AT THE
DES PLAINES THEATRE. Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under
Consent Agenda.
Resolution
R-165-20
WAIVE BIDDING/
APPROVE FIRE
DEPARTMENT
PURCHASE:
Consent Agenda
Resolution
R-166-20
APPROVE
MINUTES:
Consent Agenda
NEW BUSINESS:
WARRANT
REGISTER:
Resolution
R-147-20
CONSIDER CU/
1375 E OAKTON:
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Moved by Chester, seconded by Brookman, to Approve Resolution R-166-20, A
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A PIERCE RESCUE
PUMPER/SQUAD FROM MACQUEEN EMERGENCY. Motion declared carried as
approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
Moved by Chester, seconded by Brookman, to approve the Minutes of the City Council
meeting of September 8, 2020, as published. Motion declared carried as approved
unanimously under Consent Agenda.
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION — Alderman Chester, Chairman
Moved by Chester, seconded by Brookman, to approve the Warrant Register of
September 21, 2020 in the Amount of $4,182,175.67 and approve Resolution
R-167-20. Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 8 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Rodd, Zadrozny
Brookman, Chester, Smith, Goczkowski
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT — Alderman Rodd, Chairman
Director of Community and Economic Development McMahon reviewed a
memorandum dated August 18, 2020.
The petitioner, Milan Milosevic on behalf of Waggy Paradise, Inc., has requested a
Conditional Use Permit for a Domestic Pet Service use at 1375 E. Oakton Street for a
pet grooming and boarding business, Waggy Hotel, in the C-3 zoning district. There is
currently a pet grooming/boarding business, Go Doggie Home Doggie, on the subject
property located in Unit #1 that received a conditional use in 2017. While this business
plans to move out of the building, the petitioner is proposing to locate the proposed pet
grooming/boarding business in the larger unit on the western portion of the building
and install a dog run in the back of the property. Thus, a new conditional use for a
Domestic Pet Service is required for the proposed pet grooming/boarding business,
Waggy Hotel.
The petitioner plans to combine the two larger units on the western portion of the
building into a single, 5,000 -square foot space for the pet grooming, boarding, and
daycare business. The space will be divided into separate sections to accommodate the
CONSIDER
REZONING/
380 NORTHWEST
HWY:
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grooming salon, cat and dog lounges, pet washing area, retail area/lobby, employee
break room, and storage/mechanical rooms. Waggy Hotel would operate every day of
the week between 7 am and 7 pm with initially three full time employees along with
up to four pet groomers. Waggy Hotel will utilize pet pads and Urine Zero solutions to
trap and disinfect all surfaces both inside building and outside in the dog run area to
ensure that all waste is cleaned and disposed of daily.
Pursuant to Section 12-9-7, the amount of parking spaces required for customer and
employee parking is at least one parking space per 250 -square feet of gross floor area.
Based on the information obtained from the petitioner, including a Floor Plan of the
existing building unit, staff finds that at least 16 parking spaces, and at least one
handicap parking space, are required on site for customer and employee parking. The
petitioner is proposing to utilize the existing 19 parking spaces, including one handicap
parking space.
The Planning and Zoning Board recommended (6-0) that the City Council approve the
request with the three conditions found in the staff report.
Staff recommended approval of Ordinance Z-20-20.
Moved by Chester, seconded by Brookman, to approve Ordinance Z-20-20, AN
ORDINANCE APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE
OPERATION OF A DOMESTIC PET SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT AT
1375 E OAKTON STREET, DES PLAINES, IL. Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 8 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Rodd, Zadrozny
Brookman, Chester, Smith, Goczkowski
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Director of Community and Economic Development McMahon reviewed a
memorandum dated August 26, 2020.
The petitioner, Dr. Arvind Patel, is requesting a Map Amendment to rezone the subject
property from C-1, Neighborhood Shopping District to C-3, General Commercial
District to allow for additional businesses within the existing building. The property
contains a three-story, multi -use building with a 124 -space off-street surface/covered
parking lot on the ground level and two upper office floors. The existing building was
built in 1966 and contains medical offices, home health care offices, pharmacy, wound
care and medical spa, and similar office uses. The petitioner purchased this building in
2017 and remodeled a majority of the units.
At this time, the petitioner is attempting to fill vacant units with new office uses.
However, the subject property is currently zoned C-1, Neighborhood Shopping where
office uses are a conditional use. Thus, any new office use would currently have to
obtain a conditional use prior to locating within the existing building. The petitioner is
requesting the map amendment from C-1 to C-3 to allow future office uses on the
property as a permitted use and to match the property zoning with the existing
commercial development along Northwest Highway. Aside from the map amendment,
CONSIDER TEXT
AMENDMENTS/
BODY ART
ESTABLISHMENTS:
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the petitioner does not have any plans to make changes to the building or property itself
at this time.
The Planning and Zoning Board recommended (6-0) that the City Council approve the
request without any conditions.
Staff recommended approval of Ordinance Z-21-20.
Moved by Smith, seconded by Moylan, to approve Ordinance Z-21-20, AN
ORDINANCE APPROVING A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FOR
380 NORTHWEST HIGHWAY, DES PLAINES IL. Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 8 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Rodd, Zadrozny
Brookman, Chester, Smith, Goczkowski
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Director of Community and Economic Development McMahon reviewed a
memorandum dated September 1, 2020.
The City of Des Plaines is requesting Text Amendments to the following sections of
the 1998 Des Plaines Zoning Ordinance, as amended, (i) Section 12-7-3.K to add
"Body art establishments" as a Conditional Use to the C-3 zoning district under certain
circumstances, (ii) Section 12-9-7 to add "Body art establishments" to the Off Street
Parking Regulations, and (iii) Section 12-13-3, to add a definition for "Body art
establishment" to the Definition Chapter, and approval of any zoning text amendments
as may be necessary.
The Planning and Zoning Board met on August 25, 2020 to consider Text
Amendments. The Community and Economic Development Department presented the
proposed text amendments and clarified the reasoning behind each amendment. Staff
noted that each body art establishment request will reviewed on a case-by-case basis
to ensure that each body art establishment does not exceed 2,000 square feet in size
and is located a minimum of a mile away from another body art establishment.
The Planning and Zoning Board recommended (4-2) that the City Council approve the
above-mentioned Text Amendments.
Staff recommended approval of Ordinance Z-22-20.
Moved by Rodd, seconded by Brookman, to approve Ordinance Z-22-20, AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TEXT OF VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE
DES PLAINES ZONING ORDINANCE. Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 8 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Rodd, Zadrozny
Brookman, Chester, Smith, Goczkowski
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
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Moved by Rodd, seconded by Zadrozny, to Advance to Second Reading and Adopt
Ordinance Z-22-20, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TEXT OF VARIOUS
SECTIONS OF THE DES PLAINES ZONING ORDINANCE. Upon roll call, the
vote was:
AYES: 8 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Rodd, Zadrozny
Brookman, Chester, Smith, Goczkowski
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
CLOSED Moved by Chester, seconded by Brookman, to adjourn to Closed Session at 7:35 p.m.
SESSION: to discuss Property Acquisition. Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 8 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Rodd, Zadrozny
Brookman, Chester, Smith, Goczkowski
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
ADJOURNMENT: Moved by Zadrozny, seconded by Lysakowski, to adjourn the meeting. Motion
declared carried. The meeting adjourned at 7:36 p.m.
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