Council Minutes 01-03-23MINUTES 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, TUESDAY,
JANUARY 3, 2023
CALL TO The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Des Plaines, Illinois, was called to order
ORDER by Mayor Goczkowski at 7:00 p.m. in the Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council Chambers,
Des Plaines Civic Center on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.
ROLL CALL Roll call indicated the following Aldermen present: Lysakowski, Moylan, Oskerka, Zadrozny,
Brookman, Chester, Smith, Ebrahimi. 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 Carlisle,
Fire Chief Anderson, Police Chief Anderson, and General Counsel Lenneman.
PRAYER AND The prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America were
PLEDGE offered by Alderman Oskerka.
PUBLIC COMMENT Resident Jim Hansen stated the intention of public comment is to allow the residents to ask
questions, and he that he feels recently residents have been discouraged from asking questions.
He stated even though answers to the questions do not have to be given, residents should feel
comfortable putting their question on the record.
Resident Earl Wilson stated it is his opinion the municipal boards and commissions should
have term limits.
ALDERMAN Alderman Moylan mentioned he hoped everyone had a nice holiday season and a Happy New
ANNOUNCEMENTS Year.
Alderman Oskerka stated he will be hosting a ward meeting for the 31 ward at City Hall on
January 121 at 6:00 p.m. — the topic of conversation will be the open-air greenspace on the
Graceland/Webford project.
Alderman Zadrozny wished everyone a Happy New Year.
Alderman Brookman wished everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year.
Alderman Chester wished everyone a Happy New Year.
Alderman Smith wished everyone a Happy New Year.
Alderman Ebrahimi wished everyone a Happy New Year.
CONSENT AGENDA Resident Tom Lovestrand requested Item #12 & Item #13 be removed from the Consent
Agenda. He asked for the Items to be voted on after the 31 Ward meeting since the topic will
be addressed in an open forum at that time.
Alderman Brookman requested Item #9 to be removed from the Consent Agenda.
Resident Deb Lester requested Item #11 to be removed from the Consent Agenda.
Moved by Brookman, seconded by Oskerka, to Establish the Consent Agenda without Item
#9, Item # 11, Item # 12, and Item # 13.
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Upon voice vote, the vote was:
AYES: 8 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Oskerka, Zadrozny,
Brookman, Chester, Smith, Ebrahimi
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Brookman, seconded by Chester, to Approve the Consent Agenda without Item #9,
Item # 11, Item #12, and Item #13.
Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 8 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Oskerka, Zadrozny,
Brookman, Chester, Smith, Ebrahimi
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Minutes were approved; Resolutions R-1-23, R-2-23, R-6-23, R-8-23, R-9-23, R-10-23,
R-11-23, R-12-23, R-14-23 were adopted.
City Clerk Mastalski read the Items removed from the Consent Agenda
APPROVE TSK ORD Moved by Brookman, seconded by Chester, to Approve Resolution R-1-23, A RESOLUTION
2/ PUB SAFE EOUIp/ APPROVING TASK ORDER NO.2 WITH HAVEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. FOR THE
HAVEY COMM PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT. Motion declared
Consent Agenda carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
Resolution
R-1-23
AUTH EXPEND OF Moved by Brookman, seconded by Chester, to Approve Resolution R-2-23, A RESOLUTION
FUNDS/ LEASE/ AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS UNDER A LEASE WITH KONICA
KONICA MINOLTA PREMIER FINANCE AND A SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH KONICA
Consent Agenda MINOLTA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS USA, INC. Motion declared carried as approved
unanimously under Consent Agenda.
Resolution
R-2-23
APPROVE & AUTH/ Moved by Brookman, seconded by Chester, to Approve Resolution R-6-23, A RESOLUTION
IGA/ MUTUAL AID APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR
BOX ALARM SYS PARTICIPATION IN THE MUTUAL AID BOX ALARM SYSTEM (MABAS MASTER
Consent Agenda AGREEMENT 2022). Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under Consent
Agenda.
Resolution
R-6-23
APPROVE CONTR/ Moved by Brookman, seconded by Chester, to Approve Resolution R-8-23, A RESOLUTION
ROOF REHAB/ RJN APPROVING A CONTRACT WITH L. MARSHALL, INC. FOR ROOF
MAPLE ST PUMP REHABILITATION WORK AT THE MAPLE STREET PUMPING STATION AT 2555
STN MAPLE STREET. Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
Consent Agenda
Resolution
R-8-23
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APPROVE AGRMT/ Moved by Brookman, seconded by Chester, to Approve Resolution R-9-23, A RESOLUTION
SENSUS WTR APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH CORE & MAIN, LP FOR THE PURCHASE AND
MTRS/ CORE & INSTALLATION OF SENSUS WATER METERS. Motion declared carried as approved
MAIN unanimously under Consent Agenda.
Consent Agenda
Resolution
R-9-23
APPROVE PURCH/ Moved by Brookman, seconded by Chester, to Approve Resolution R-10-23, A
VFDS/ REVERE RESOLUTION APPROVING A PURCHASE FROM REVERE ELECTRIC SUPPLY
ELEC SPLY CO COMPANY FOR THE PURCHASE OF VFDs FOR THE MAPLE STREET PUMPING
Consent Agenda STATION. Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
Resolution
R-10-23
APPROVE PURCH/ Moved by Brookman, seconded by Chester, to Approve Resolution R-11-23, A
VALVES/ CORE & RESOLUTION APPROVING A PURCHASE VALVES FOR THE MAPLE STREET
MAIN PUMPING STATION FROM CORE & MAIN, LP. Motion declared carried as approved
Consent Agenda unanimously under Consent Agenda.
Resolution
R-11-23
APPROVE AGRMT/ Moved by Brookman, seconded by Chester, to Approve Resolution R-12-23, A
SEWER LINING/ RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH HOERR CONSTRUCTION, INC.
HOERR CONST FOR SEWER LINING AS PART OF THE 2023 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
Consent Agenda Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
Resolution
R-12-23
APPROVE EXEC/ Resolution R-13-23, A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE EXECUTION OF A LOCAL
LAA & ESA/ IDOT & AGENCY AGREEMENT WITH IDOT AND AN ENGINEERING SERVICES
CHRISTOPHER B. AGREEMENT WITH CHRISTOPHER B. BURKE ENGINEERING, LTD. IN
BURKE ENG CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE OAKTON STREET SIDEPATH
Consent Agenda PROJECT, was removed from the Consent Agenda.
Resolution Alderman Brookman stated she requested the Item to be removed from the Consent Agenda in
R-13-23 order to discuss the significant cost increase to the City and the potential loss of state grant
funds if the City does not move forward with the project. Alderman Brookman asked Director
of PW&E Oakley to give his option on if the City should move forward with the project even
with the cost increase to the City.
Director of PW&E Oakley stated he still recommends with proceeding with the bidding for
the project, and to make a determination once the City receives the low bid. He stated the City
is also looking into other funding sources as Cook County Investment Cook, DCO from the
state, CMAC, and STP.
Moved by Brookman, seconded by Chester, to Approve the Resolution R-13-23, A
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE EXECUTION OF A LOCAL AGENCY AGREEMENT
WITH IDOT AND AN ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH CHRISTOPHER
B. BURKE ENGINEERING, LTD. IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF
THE OAKTON STREET SIDEPATH PROJECT.
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Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 8 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Oskerka, Zadrozny,
Brookman, Chester, Smith, Ebrahimi
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
APPROVE AGRMT/ Moved by Brookman, seconded by Chester, to Approve Resolution R-14-23, A
TEMP STAFF SVCS/ RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH GOVTEMPSUSA, LLC FOR
GOVTEMPSUSA TEMPORARY STAFFING SERVICES. Motion declared carried as approved unanimously
Consent Agenda under Consent Agenda.
Resolution
R-14-23
AMD SEC 7-3-2 & Ordinance M-1-23, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 7-3-2 AND 7-10-6 OF THE
7-10-6/ CITY CODE/ DES PLAINES CITY CODE REGARDING COMMERCIAL TRUCK PARKING WITHIN
COMM TRK PARK THE CITY, was removed from the Consent Agenda.
Consent Agenda
Resident Deb Lester stated she requested the Item to be removed from the Consent Agenda in
Ordinance order to address the amount of in initial fine in Section 7-3-2. She stated she is concerned with
M-1-23 the amount being too de minimis, and the fine should be more substantial.
Mayor Goczkowski stated it might be worth looking at the Northwest Municipal Conference
to see the whole scale of other communities.
Alderman Moylan stated the amount has been increased, the level of enforcement has been
stepped up by the Police Department, and the second fine is significantly higher.
Police Chief Anderson stated the philosophy for the first fine was as a warning since some
people may not know the parking regulations, and the City has seen positive results from
stepped up enforcement.
Moved by Brookman, seconded by Chester, to Defer and send back to staff to review the fee
schedules neighboring municipalities, the Ordinance M-1-23, AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING SECTIONS 7-3-2 AND 7-10-6 OF THE DES PLAINES CITY CODE
REGARDING COMMERCIAL TRUCK PARKING WITHIN THE CITY.
Upon voice vote, the vote was:
AYES: 8 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Oskerka, Zadrozny,
Brookman, Chester, Smith, Ebrahimi
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
SECOND READING/ Ordinance Z-40-22, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TEXT OF THE DES PLAINES
ORDINANCE ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING THE DEFINITION OF "PARK", was removed from
Z-40-22 the Consent Agenda.
Consent Agenda
Resident Tom Lovestrand stated in light of upcoming the 31 Ward meeting on January 12,
2023, that it would be beneficial to wait until the next City Council meeting to incorporate any
input Alderman Oskerka receives from the residents regarding the definition of "park".
Moved by Oskerka, seconded by Zadrozny, to Defer the Ordinance Z-40-22 until the City
Council meeting on January 17, 2023, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TEXT OF THE
DES PLAINES ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING THE DEFINITION OF "PARK'.
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Upon voice vote, the vote was:
AYES: 8 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Oskerka, Zadrozny,
Brookman, Chester, Smith, Ebrahimi
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
SECOND READING/ Ordinance Z41-22, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TEXT OF THE DES PLAINES
ORDINANCE ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING THE OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS
Z41-22 FOR PARKS, was removed from the Consent Agenda.
Consent Agenda
Moved by Oskerka, seconded by Zadrozny, to Defer the Ordinance Z-41-22 until the City
Council meeting on January 17, 2023, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TEXT OF THE
DES PLAINES ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING THE OFF-STREET PARKING
REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKS.
Upon voice vote, the vote was:
AYES: 8 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Oskerka, Zadrozny,
Brookman, Chester, Smith, Ebrahimi
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
APPROVE Moved by Brookman, seconded by Chester, to Approve the Minutes of the City Council
MINUTES meeting of December 19, 2022, as published. Motion declared carried as approved
Consent Agenda unanimously under Consent Agenda.
APPROVE Moved by Brookman, seconded by Chester, to Approve the Closed Session Minutes of the
MINUTES City Council meeting of December 19, 2022, as published. Motion declared carried as
Consent Agenda approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
CONSIDER
APPROVING A
SECOND MAJOR
AMEND TO
EXISTING PUD,
FINAL PLAT OF
SUBDTV, AND
MAJOR VAR. AND
REPEAL PRIOR
APPROVALS FOR
1700 W. HIGGINS
RD
Ordinance
Z-39-22
Director of Community & Economic Development Carlisle reviewed a memorandum dated
December 22, 2022.
On December 19, 2022, the City Council deferred a vote on the first reading of approving
Ordinance Z-39-22. Staff has researched the off-street parking requirements of other
communities in the O'Hare area for office and hotel uses, as well as the findings from the most
recent Institute for Transportation Engineers (ITE) Parking Generation Manual.
In summary, Des Plaines' current requirements are in line with the comparison group, although
Arlington Heights (office) and Schiller Park (hotel) require less. However, it appears all
communities in the study group require more parking for both uses than the averages concluded
by ITE. If Des Plaines used the requirement that matched the ITE averages, variation would
be required for this proposal, but the amount of relief necessary would be less. Under ITE
averages, the development would require 417 spaces: 83 for the hotel and 334 for the office.
The petitioner is proposing 308 spaces: 247 for the office, and 61 for the hotel.
The petitioner's materials argue the following: (i) The office and proposed hotel would have
offset periods of peak demand — hotels are highest late night, overnight, and early morning,
while offices are highest midday on weekdays — leading to a combined peak of 273 spaces at
10 a.m. on weekdays; and (ii) the reported current use of parking is a maximum of 160 of the
392 available spaces in a 72 percent occupied office building — in a 100 percent occupied
building, based on the same proportions, the maximum would be 222.
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The petitioner is requesting the following: (i) a Major Change to a Conditional Use for a Final
PUD under Section 12-3-5 of the Zoning Ordinance to allow for a hotel to the east of the
existing office building but without the parking garage that was approved in 2021; bulk
exceptions include building height for the hotel, parking lot curb distance from lot lines in the
proposed hotel parking area, and width of the parking lot perimeter landscape area; (ii) a Final
Plat of Subdivision under Section 13-2-8 of the Subdivision Regulations to subdivide the site
into four lots of record and grant subdivision variations for lot depth and frontage for the
billboard lots; and (iii) Major Variations to reduce the required parking for the existing office
building and proposed hotel.
All of the requests are intended to work in concert to achieve the following:
• Obtain major variation relief for the number of required off-street parking spaces for
both the existing office building and the proposed hotel.
• Resubdivide the existing lots to provide individual lots for the existing office building,
each of the two existing billboards, and the proposed hotel, with subdivision variations
for the billboard lots.
• Modify the existing parking lot area in the southeast comer of the subject property to
make room for a new hotel building and its parking area.
The petitioner, Mariner Higgins Centre, LLC, is requesting a Major Change to the PUD to
allow for the construction of a 107 -room, five -story (approximately 59 -foot -tall) Home2 Suites
by Hilton hotel. The hotel specializes in extended stay. The proposed plans eliminate a 207 -
space parking garage that was a part of the Final PUD approved September 20, 2021. The
brand, hotel concept, building height, and number of rooms are unchanged from the approval
in 2021.
The Final PUD plan has been revised to show the proposed hotel positioned in the southeast
comer of the property substantially in the same location as in the 2021 approval. However, the
existing surface parking area on the northwest portion of the property, where the parking
garage had been proposed, is now retained (the garage was going to be built over a portion of
this area). The property owner now proposes:
• Construction of an approximately 64,760 -square -foot hotel on the southeast comer of
the lot;
• Separate parking area and access for the new hotel; and
• Stormwater detention facilities for the hotel parcel (Lot 2) to accommodate run-off.
The subject property is currently accessed by one, signalized entrance off Higgins Road and
single drive aisle to the building, surface/covered parking areas, and billboard signs. The
proposed lot configuration will reallocate the parking area east of the drive aisle for the new
hotel and hotel surface parking area but will not alter the existing drive aisle. The new hotel
parcel (Lot 2) will be accessible via a single entranceway, which is aligned with the existing
entranceway to the front of the office building. The service drive for the hotel parcel does not
provide access to all sides of the proposed hotel building and does not meet width standards
for fire truck access due to space constraints. However, the proposal does include a fire hydrant
located on the east side of the building, which has been approved by the Fire Prevention
Bureau.
The off-street parking requirements of the Zoning Ordinance are based on the types of uses
proposed. The existing office building is one use, and the proposed hotel is a separate use.
Each use has a specific requirement for off-street parking:
• Office use requires one off-street parking space for every 250 square feet of gross floor
area, as defined in Section 12-13-3 and excluding floor area devoted primarily to
storage areas (up to 10% of the total combined floor area), food preparation areas,
bathrooms, mechanical rooms, hallways, stairwells, and elevators.
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• Hotel use requires one off-street parking space for every guest room plus one space
for every 200 square feet of area devoted to offices.
The proposed hotel building (Lot 2) consists of 107 rooms and approximately 587 square feet
of office space area, requiring a total of 110 spaces. The proposal for the hotel parcel includes
63 spaces, or potentially 61-62 after designation of any loading spaces, which means the
minimum requirement is not met and requires variation. Similarly, for the existing office
building (Lot 1), after subtracting the excluded floor areas, the requirement is 541 spaces. The
subject property was built under different parking regulations and contains 392 spaces, which
does not conform with the current parking requirements.
The new proposal— with the hotel and no parking garage— reduces the total parking count to
310 spaces for the entire site, or 308-309 after loading designation. With 61-63 spaces allocated
for the hotel on Lot 2, the office building on Lot 1 will have a balance of 247-249 parking
spaces, as compared with 338 in the concept with the parking garage.
The proposal seeks to add landscaping throughout the new proposed Lot 2 designated for the
new hotel including foundation and parking lot landscaping areas. A PUD exception to waive
the required five -foot -wide perimeter parking lot landscape area behind the south and east
parking space rows is requested.
The existing property consists of two parcels totaling 5.74 acres, containing a six -story office
building with 139,000 square feet of leasable office space and a 392 parking lot, including 358
surface spaces, 28 indoor spaces, and six handicap accessible parking spaces. The petitioner
proposes to resubdivide the existing parcels into four lots— without the addition of a vacation -
of -right-of-way area as approved in 2021.The site description of Final Plat of Subdivision:
• Parcel l includes the existing office building and existing surface parking areas, except
for the parking area portion located east of the entrance drive from Higgins Road;
• Parcel 2 includes the proposed hotel and separate new surface parking area located
east of the entrance drive off Higgins Road;
• Parcel 3 includes the existing northeastern billboard sign; and
• Parcel 4 includes the existing northwestern billboard sign.
The Final Plat shows the following existing easements: (i) a 34 -foot -by -92.29- foot stormwater
detention area; (ii) a 51 -foot -by -76.9 -foot stormwater detention area; (iii) a 10 -foot storm
sewer easement at the southwestern portion of the property; (iv) a 14 -foot public utility
easement throughout the south portion of the property; and (v) a 10 -foot public utilities
easement throughout the north portion of the property.
The proposed Lots 3 and 4, which will contain the billboard signs, are new lots and are subject
to the Subdivision Regulations. Pursuant to Section 13-2-5.R, all new lots must be a minimum
of 125 feet in depth. Since the proposed Lots 3 and 4 are only 10 feet deep, they do not meet
the minimum depth requirements resulting in a need for subdivision variation for each as part
of this request. Further, the proposed lots border a private parking area, but not a public street,
thus each requiring a subdivision variation.
The PZB voted 6-0 to approve the Tentative Plat and voted 6-0 for each of other motions, to
recommend approval of the major variations, Final PUD, and Final Plat of Subdivision (with
Subdivision Variations).
Should the City Council vote to approve the requests, staff and the PZB recommend the
following conditions:
1. Off-street loading in a location and quantity required by Section 12-9-9 of the Zoning
Ordinance and in the size specified by the PZB will be provided.
NEW BUSINESS
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2. All governing documents for the proposed development including covenants,
conditions, and restrictions, or any operating reciprocal easement agreements must be
submitted to and approved by the City's General Counsel prior to the recording of the
Final Plat of PUD or Final Plat of Subdivision.
Mark Rogers, attorney for the petitioner, spoke on their behalf.
Moved by Chester, seconded by Oskerka, to Approve the Ordinance Z-39-22, AN
ORDINANCE APPROVING A SECOND MAJOR AMENDMENT TO AN EXISTING
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, FINAL PLAT OF SUBDIVISION, AND MAJOR
VARIATIONS AND REPEALING PRIOR APPROVALS FOR 1700 W. HIGGINS ROAD,
DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS (CASE #22-049-FPLAT-V-PUD-A).
Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 7 - Lysakowski, Oskerka, Zadrozny, Brookman,
Chester, Smith, Ebrahimi
NAYS: 1 - Moylan
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION — Alderman Zadrozny, Chair
WARRANT Alderman Zadrozny presented the Warrant Register.
REGISTER
Resolution Moved by Zadrozny, seconded by Chester, to Approve the Warrant Register of
R-16-23 January 3, 2023 in the Amount of $4,044,237.16 and Approve Resolution R-16-23.
Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 8 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Oskerka, Zadrozny,
Brookman, Chester, Smith, Ebrahimi
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT — Alderman Chester, Chair
CONSIDER
Director of Community & Economic Development Carlisle reviewed a memorandum dated
APPROVING A
December 21, 2022.
CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT FOR A
The petitioner is requesting a Conditional Use for a LASR under Sections 12-3-4 and 12-11-8
LOCALIZED
of the Zoning Ordinance to allow for new and updated directional and parking lot signage
ALTERNATIVE
throughout the property located at 1600 E. Golf Road.
SIGN REGULATION
FOR 1600 E. GOLF
Mike Brodnan and Matt Pyter of Olympik Signs on behalf of petitioner, Oakton College, have
RD
requested a Conditional Use for a LASR to allow for increased and updated signage on the
Ordinance
property located at 1600 E. Golf Road. The existing property contains a multi -building college
Z-1-23
campus with multiple surface parking areas, multiple pedestrian walkways, and separate drive
aisles for different areas of the campus, which connect to Golf Road and Central Road. With
all lots combined, the property encompasses 167.2 acres in land area.
The existing building and site as a whole currently contain a variety of different static, non -
illuminated freestanding signs including parking entrance identity, building entrance identity,
vehicle directional, and pedestrian directional signs. However, the petitioner is requesting to
add six new vehicle directional signs, replace nine existing vehicle directional signs, and add
seven new pedestrian directionalibuilding identification signs, totaling 13 new signs
altogether:
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• Vehicle Directional Signs: The new vehicle directional sign locations are concentrated
along the main access drives near parking lot entrances and main campus entrances to
direct traffic to parking areas and various portions of the campus. The existing vehicle
directional signs to be replaced are directional signs to assist motorists and pedestrians
in navigating the property.
• Pedestrian Directional/Building Identification Signs: The new pedestrian
directional/building identification sign locations are in high visible areas to identify
various buildings and services throughout the campus for pedestrians. These signs are
interspersed throughout the subject property along paved walkways and at main
building entrances to further direct pedestrians and motorists to their desired
destinations.
The PZB voted 5-0 to recommend approval of the LASR request. Staff and the PZB
recommend the following conditions:
1. A three-foot landscape bed in all directions be provided at the base of all freestanding
signs, per the standards set forth in Section 12-11-4.G. This landscaping shall be
comprised of low-lying evergreen shrubs, perennials, and annuals.
2. That structural design plans shall be provided for all signage at time of permit.
3. The applicant shall provide sight line analysis for vehicle -to -vehicle sightlines and
vehicle-to-pedestrian/bicycle sightlines showing that the sign position does not intrude
upon the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
Green Book sight triangles for the freestanding signs proposed along the roadway
driveways and site access drives. The location of the freestanding signs may have to
be slightly adjusted at the time of building permit review to comply with AASHTO
site triangle clearance.
Moved by Lysakowski, seconded by Smith, to Approve the Ordinance Z-1-23, AN
ORDINANCE APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A LOCALIZED
ALTERNATIVE SIGN REGULATION FOR 1600 E. GOLF ROAD, DES PLAINES,
ILLINOIS (CASE #22 -053 -CU LASR).
Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 8 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Oskerka, Zadrozny,
Brookman, Chester, Smith, Ebrahimi
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
Advanced to second reading by Lysakowski, seconded by Chester, to Adopt the Ordinance
Z-1-23, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A
LOCALIZED ALTERNATIVE SIGN REGULATION FOR 1600 E. GOLF ROAD, DES
PLAINES, ILLINOIS (CASE #22 -053 -CU LASR).
Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 8 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Oskerka, Zadrozny,
Brookman, Chester, Smith, Ebrahimi
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
PUBLIC SAFETY — Alderman Oskerka, Chair
CONSIDER Fire Chief Anderson reviewed a memorandum dated December 14, 2022.
APPROVING
AMENDMENTS TO The City Council, at its November 15, 2021 meeting, adopted Ordinance M-14-21 which made
THE RULES AND amendments to Chapter 6 of Title 2 ("Code") concerning the Board of Fire and Police
REGULATIONS OF Commissioners ("Board"). The amendments included but were not limited to the City Council
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THE BOARD OF having authority to approve the adoption of rules and regulations of the Board. Due to a recent
FIRE AND POLICE side letter agreement with the Firefighters Union, the Board collaborated with Staff to identify
COMMISSIONERS a rule modification related to the Fire Department Lieutenant Promotional testing process.
Resolution
R-17-23 The City Council, at its August 15, 2022 meeting, approved a Side Letter Agreement
("Agreement") with the Des Plaines Professional Firefighters Union — Local 4211 ("Union")
regarding the promotional process for the rank of Lieutenant. The current version of the
Board's Rules & Regulations ("Rules") contains provisions for conducting promotional
processes for Lieutenant.
CONSIDER
APPROVING A
CONTRIBUTION TO
THE DES PLAINES
AMERICAN
LEGION POST 36
FOR COSTS
RELATED TO
HOSTING THE
TRAVELING
KOREAN WAR
MEMORIAL
Resolution
R-7-23
Staff identified the need to amend the Rules to address a conflict between the Rules and the
new Agreement, even though the Agreement supersedes the Rules. The only substantive
change is to Chapter VII, Section 1 — General — Fire Department and is as follows:
Promotions to the rank of Lieutenant shall be in accordance with the provisions of this
Article, unless an alternative process has been agreed to by the City and the bargaining
unit. In case of a conflict between this Article and any agreement between the City and
the bargaining unit, the agreement with the bargaining unit shall control. The
examination process for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant shall be competitive
among employees in the rank of Firefighter who meet the eligibility requirements set
forth in Section 2 below and desire to submit themselves to such process.
The other changes are to the cover page indicating the dates of approval, etc., and to the table
of contents to reflect new page numbers as a result of adding language to the document.
The Board voted 3-0 to approve the amended Rules and forward the changes to the City
Council for approval. The Board and Staff recommend approval of the Rules as amended.
Moved by Oskerka, seconded by Lysakowski, to Approve the Resolution R-17-23, A
RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF
THE BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS.
Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 8 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Oskerka, Zadrozny,
Brookman, Chester, Smith, Ebrahimi
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
COMMUNITY SERVICES — Alderman Ebrahimi, Chair
City Council considered authorizing a $15,000 donation to the American Legion Post 36 for
the purpose of expenses related to hosting the Traveling Korean War Memorial to Lake Park
on June 23-25, 2023.
Moved by Ebrahimi, seconded by Chester, to Approve the Resolution R-7-23, A
RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONTRIBUTION THE DES PLAINES AMERICAN
LEGION POST 36 FOR COSTS RELATED TO HOSTING THE TRAVELING KOREAN
WAR MEMORIAL IN THE CITY.
Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 8 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Oskerka, Zadrozny,
Brookman, Chester, Smith, Ebrahimi
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
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LEGAL & LICENSING — Alderman Brookman, Chair
CONSIDER City Council considered the potential referendum question for the April 4, 2023 ballot
INITIATING THE regarding the elimination and prohibition of more than two term limits for City of Des Plaines
SUBMISSION OF A elected officials, whether consecutive or not.
PUBLIC QUESTION
TO PROHIBIT Alderman Brookman stated the resolution needs to be rewritten to make the intent clear. She
ELECTED also asked who gave direction to draft this question and its language; stating public meeting
OFFICIALS FROM should have been held for input. Alderman Brookman stated the current language is vague and
SERVING MORE ambiguous; stating it can be interpreted in multiple ways. She mentioned that the interpretation
THAN TWO TERMS during this discussion is not what matters, and the only thing that matters is the written word.
Resolution
R-21-23 Alderman Chester stated there needs to be clarification on what the possible future term limits
are for residents who have in the past or who are currently serving as elected officials. He
stated the voters need clarification of what the implications will be regarding the referendum
question.
Mayor Goczkowski stated General Counsel Lenneman has answers to most of the questions
being asked this evening.
Alderman Brookman stated if there are aldermen who do not understand the question, how can
the City Council in good faith put this referendum question out to the residents.
General Counsel Lenneman gave explanation to the wording of the referendum question and
the resolution, and how the wording came to be.
Alderman Moylan stated to him the referendum question is pretty clear, but now would be a
good time to discuss it.
Mayor Goczkowski stated the referendum question was added to the agenda at his request.
Alderman Brookman asked why the City Council would want to limit opportunity to serve in
an elected office, and why would they want to deny the public's right to choose their
representatives at the polling place. She stated she believes this proposal is bad policy and is
not in the best interest of the City.
Mayor Goczkowski stated the whole reason behind this is based on the results of the last
referendum question.
Alderman Chester stated he is against anything that would restrict residents' the right to vote
or make choices. He stated if the City Council is worried about reform, then they should find
ways to encourage more people to vote.
Alderman Oskerka stated this question is different and an extension of the last referendum
question; that the confusing part is the definition of term limits, and this question helps define
term limits.
Alderman Ebrahimi stated that the City Council has to leave it up to the voters to decide the
definition of term limits through the referendum question.
Alderman Zadrozny stated the term limits as they are now discourages people from running.
Alderman Lysakowski asked if the surrounding municipalities have term limits.
Alderman Brookman stated only 6 of the 180 surrounding municipalities have term limits.
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Resident Deb Lester stated historically significantly less residents vote in the even ward
elections than other elections, leaving an important referendum question to a small fraction of
the residents. She also had a different interpretation of whether the current aldermen can run
again and the future timeframe in which they can serve; leaving the possibility of future
election litigation.
Resident Jim Brookman stated the problem is this is making a false assumption and a false
conclusion. He stated it should not be assumed that since the residents voted for term limits,
that meant they want a lifetime ban. He stated that he has not seen the desire from the residents
for a lifetime ban in all the years he has followed politics in the City.
Resident Jim Hansen stated since there has been this much discourse regarding what this
means, there needs to be more clarity. He stated it is his opinion term limits are an archaic idea,
and it is a bigger problem if there are not any candidates to run. He does not believe term limits
are a problem in which time needs to be spent addressing.
Resident John Maag stated the City cannot get people to run or vote, so there should not be an
issue with individuals running again. He also asked why the wording of this referendum
question was not added to the last referendum question.
Moved by Brookman, seconded by Smith, to Defer the Resolution R-21-23 until the language
can be redrafted and clarified to a date indefinitely, A RESOLUTION INITIATING THE
SUBMISSION OF A PUBLIC QUESTION TO PROHIBIT ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM
SERVING MORE THAN TWO TERMS.
Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 4 - Lysakowski, Brookman, Chester, Smith
NAYS: 5 - Moylan, Oskerka, Zadrozny, Ebrahimi;
Mayor Goczkowski
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion failed.
Moved by Moylan, seconded by Zadrozny, to Approve the Resolution R-21-23, A
RESOLUTION INITIATING THE SUBMISSION OF A PUBLIC QUESTION TO
PROHIBIT ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM SERVING MORE THAN TWO TERMS.
Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 5 - Moylan, Oskerka, Zadrozny, Ebrahimi;
Mayor Goczkowski
NAYS: 4 - Lysakowski, Brookman, Chester, Smith
ABSENT: 0 - None
Motion declared carried.
ADJOURNMENT Moved by Brookman, seconded by Chester to adjourn the meeting. The meeting adjourned at
8:27 p.m. M M L?
essic M. Mastalski — CITY ERK
APPROVED BY ME THIS 17th
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Andrew Goczkowski, MAYOR