Council Minutes 10-12-22MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS HELD IN THE
ELEANOR ROHRBACH MEMORIAL COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
DES PLAINES CIVIC CENTER, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2022
CALL TO The Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Des Plaines was called to order
ORDER: by Mayor Andrew Goczkowski at 6:02 p.m. in Room 102, Des Plaines Civic Center on
Wednesday, October 12, 2022.
ROLL CALL: Roll call indicated the following Aldermen present: Moylan, Oskerka, Zadrozny,
Chester, Smith, Ebrahimi. Absent: Lysakowski, Brookman. A quorum was present.
Also present were: City Manager Bartholomew, Assistant City Manager/Director of Finance Wisniewski,
Assistant Director of Finance Podbial, Accounting Manager Arroyo, Financial Analyst — Purchasing Kogut,
Finance Services Manager Wojtan, Director of Public Works & Engineering Oakley, Assistant Director of
Public Works Watkins, Assistant Director of Engineering Duddles, Director of Community & Economic
Development Carlisle, Assistant Director of Community & Economic Development Johnson, Director of
Information Technology Sora, Police Chief Anderson, Fire Chief Anderson, Director of Media Services
Stern, Director of Human Resources Madison
2023 BUDGET: Alderman Zadrozny stated that the 2023 Budget items for discussion include the
Library, Overhead, TIF #1, TIF #3, TIF #5, TIF #6, TIF #7, TIF #8, Motor Fuel
Tax Fund, CDBG Fund, Grant Funded Projects, Gaming Tax Fund, Debt Service,
Capital Projects, Equipment Replacement, IT Replacement, Facilities
Replacement, Water/Sewer Fund, City -Owned Parking, Metra -Leased Parking,
Risk Management and Health Benefits
LI_ Des Plaines Library Executive Director Jo Bonell presented the Des Plaines Library
Budget.
HISTORY CENTER: Des Plaines History Center Executive Director Philip Mohr present the Des Plaines
History Center budget. The History Center requested a $10,000 increase to the
budget for programs and events costs.
Council Request: Move by Chester, seconded by Oskerka to increase the History
Center budget by $10,000 for a total of $60,000. Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 5 - Moylan, Oskerka, Chester, Smith, Ebrahimi
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 2 - Lysakowski, Brookman
ABSTAIN: 1 - Zadrozny
Motion declared carried.
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GENERAL FUND
OVERHEAD: Council Request: None
Assistant City Manager/Director of Finance Wisniewski provided an
explanation of Tax Increment Finance (TIF) funding and the particulars of
each of the TIF districts.
TIF #1—
DOWNTOWN: Council Request: None.
TIF #3 — WILLE
ROAD: Council Request: None.
TIF #5 — LEE &
PERRY: Council Request: None.
TIF #6 — MANNHEIM
& HIGGINS: Council Request: None.
TIF #7 —
MANNHEIM &
HIGGINS SOUTH: Council Request: None.
TIF #8 — OAKTON
STREET CORRIDOR: Council Request: None.
MOTOR FUEL TAX
FUND: Council Request: None.
CDBG FUND: Council Request: None.
GRANT FUNDED
PROJECTS: Council Request: None.
PHASE 5 FEMA
BUYOUT: Council Request: None.
GAMING TAX: Council Request: None.
DEBT SERVICE: Council Request: None.
CAPITAL PROJECTS:
Council Request: None.
EQUIPMENT
REPLACEMENT: Council Request: None.
IT
REPLACEMENT:
FACILITIES
REPLACEMENT:
CITY OWNED
PARKING FUND:
METRA LEASED
PARKING:
RISK
MANAGEMENT:
HEALTH
BENEFITS:
APPROVED BY ME
THIS DAY OF
202
Andrew Goczkowski,
MAYOR
Council Request: None.
Council Request: None.
Council Request: None.
Council Request: None.
Council Request: None.
Council Request: None.
All budget items have been discussed. The Special Meeting of the City Council
scheduled for Tuesday, October 25, 2022 will be canceled.
Moved by Oskerka, seconded by Chester to adjourn the meeting. The meeting
adjourned at 7:42 p.m.
Laura Fast, Deputy City Clerk