Council Minutes 04-19-21MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS HELD VIA ZOOM VIDEO
CONFERENCE ON MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2021
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,
April 19, 2021.
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, Community and Economic Development Director
McMahon, Fire Chief Anderson, Police Chief Anderson, and General Counsel Friedman.
PRAYER AND
PLEDGE:
The prayer was offered by Alderman Rodd followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to
the Flag of the United States of America offered by Alderman Rodd.
New Business Item 2A - Consideration of a Conditional Use for the Property located
at 110 S River Road — Ordinance Z-32-21- was removed from the agenda at the request
of staff.
PUBLIC The City of Des Plaines continues to follow social distancing requirements. In
COMMENT: 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 p.m. on April 19, 2021. No public
comments were submitted to the City Council.
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.
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Cont. Moved by Brookman, seconded by Moylan, to extend the Mayor's March 16, 2020
Declaration of Civil Emergency until the adjournment of the next regular, special, or
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.
CITY CLERK None.
ANNOUNCEMENT
MANAGER'S None.
REPORT:
CITY ATTORNEY/ None.
GEN. COUNSEL
REPORT
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AGENDA: Moved by Moylan, seconded by Goczkowski, 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 Brookman, seconded by Rodd, 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; Resolutions R-76-21, R-77-21, R-78-21; Ordinance M-5-21
were adopted.
AUTHORIZE Moved by Brookman, seconded by Moylan to Approve First Reading of Ordinance
DISPOSAL M-6-21: Authorizing the Disposal of Listed Vehicles and Equipment Through
VEHICLES/EOUIP Obenauf Auction Service, Inc., Round Lake, Illinois
Consent Agenda
Ordinance Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
M-6-21
TERMINATE
LICENSE
AGREEMENT
W/CRAFT
MANAGEMENT
Consent Agenda
Resolution
R-76-21
APPROVE
LICENSE
AGREEMENT
W/JUICE &
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Moved by Brookman, seconded by Moylan to Approve Ordinance R-76-21:
Terminating the License Agreement with Craft Management, Inc., for the Operation
of a Concession in the Downtown Train Station
Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
Moved by Brookman, seconded by Moylan to Approve Ordinance R-77-21:
Approving a License Agreement with Juice & Berry, LLC for the Operation of a
Concession in the Downtown Train Station
BERRY Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
Consent Agenda
Resolution
R-77-21
APPROVE PROF
Moved by Brookman, seconded by Moylan to Approve Ordinance R-78-21:
SERVICES
Approving a Professional Services Agreement with Northwest Community
AGREEMENT
Healthcare for Occupational Health Services for the Period of May 1, 2021 Through
W/NORTHWEST
May 31, 2024
COMMUNITY
HEALTHCARE
Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
Consent Agenda
Resolution
R-78-21
APPROVE Moved by Brookman, seconded by Moylan, to approve the Minutes of the City Council
MINUTES: meeting of April 5, 2021, as published. Motion declared carried as approved
Consent Agenda unanimously under Consent Agenda
APPROVE Moved by Rodd, seconded by Chester, to approve the Minutes of the City Council
CLOSED SESSION Closed Session meeting of April 5, 2021, as published. Motion declared carried as
MINUTES: approved unanimously under Consent Agenda
Consent Agenda
NEW BUSINESS:
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION — Alderman Chester, Chairman
WARRANT Moved by Chester, seconded by Rodd, to approve the Warrant Register of
REGISTER: April 19, 2021 in the Amount of $3,297,620.13 and approve Resolution R-72-21.
Resolution Upon roll call, the vote was:
R-72-21 AYES: 8 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Rodd, Zadrozny,
Brookman, Chester, Smith, Goczkowski
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
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LEGAL & LICENSING —Alderman Carla Brookman, Chair
CONSIDER The Sixth Amendment to the City Manager's Employment Agreement was presented for
AMENDMENT/ consideration. The Employer and the Employee entered into a "City Manager Employment
CITY Agreement" dated April 16, 2012, as amended by the First Amendment to the Agreement
MANAGER'S on November 4, 2013, the Second Amendment to the Agreement on July 20, 2015, the
EMPLOYMENT Third Amendment to the Agreement on April 2, 2018, the Fourth Amendment to the
CONTRACT: Agreement on April 21, 2019 and the Fifth Amendment on September 8, 2020.
Moved by Lysakowski, seconded by Rodd, to approve Resolution R-60-21, A
Resolution RESOLUTION APPROVING A SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THE CITY MANAGER
R-60-21 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DES PLAINES AND
MICHAEL G BARTHOLOMEW to include a 6.39 percent salary increase. 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 SERVICES —Alderman Andrew Goczkowski, Chair
CONSIDER As part of the FY2021 Budget, City Council allocated $160,000.00 for disbursement
GRANT to social service agencies that provide services to Des Plaines residents in need. The
RECIPIENTS/ Health and Human Services Division (HHS) has solicited and evaluated grant requests
2021 SOCIAL from social service agencies that serve the Des Plaines community.
SERVICES
PROGRAM This year 28 agencies submitted applications requesting funding through the
City of Des Plaines.
All of the agencies expressed gratitude for the City's program and stressed how
valuable local support is for leveraging funding from other sources, which strengthens
their service capabilities for our residents.
Caryn Fliegler, Grant Manager, The Josselyn Center, expressed her gratitude for the
grant funding they are receiving.
Staff recommended approval of Resolution R-75-21.
Moved by Chester, seconded by Zadrozny, to Approve Resolution R-75-21, A
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
FUNDS TO TWENTY—EIGHT SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES. 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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CLOSED Moved by Brookman, seconded by Moylan to adjourn to Closed Session to discuss
SESSION: Sale or Purchase of Property. 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: The meeting adjourned at 7:29 p.m.
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APPROVED BY ME THIS
DAY OF , 2021
Matthew J. Bogusz, MAYOR