12/18/23
City Council Agenda
Monday, December 18, 2023
Regular Session – 7:00 p.m.
Room 102
CALL TO ORDER
REGULAR SESSION
ROLL CALL
PRAYER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PUBLIC COMMENT
(matters not on the agenda)
ALDERMEN ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS
MAYORAL ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS
CITY CLERK ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS
MANAGER’S REPORT
CITY ATTORNEY/GENERAL COUNSEL REPORT
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CONSENT AGENDA
1. FIRST READING – ORDINANCE M-25-23: Approving the Vacation of Public Streets Near 170-190 South
Des Plaines River Road and 1460 and 1484 Rand Road
2. FIRST READING -- ORDINANCE M-26-23: Approving the Purchase of a Bobcat Compact Track Loader
through Sourcewell Contract #040319-CEC from Atlas Bobcat, Elk Grove Village, Illinois in the Amount of
$86,525.42 and Trade-In of Our 2009 Bobcat T300. Budgeted Funds – Water/Sewer Equipment Replacement.
3. RESOLUTION R-234-23: Approving Task Order No. 1 with John Neri Construction Company, Inc. in the
Amount of $250,000.00. Budgeted Funds – Water.
4. RESOLUTION R-235-23: Approving the Howard Water Tower Altitude Valve Purchase in the Amount of
$31,105.00 from Dorner Company, Sussex, Wisconsin. Budgeted Funds – Water/Sewer.
5. RESOLUTION R-236-23: Approving Statement of Supplemental Compensation to Christopher B. Burke
Engineering, Ltd. For Additional Construction Engineering Services for the Oakton Street Sidepath Project in
the Amount of $38,959
6. RESOLUTION R-237-23: Approving the First Renewal Term of the Parkway Restoration and Planting with
Installation Services Contract with T&T Landscape Construction, Inc., Elgin, Illinois per unit pricing in the
Amount Not-to-Exceed $100,000. Budgeted Funds – Water/R&M Water Distribution and General
Fund/Street Maintenance/Miscellaneous Contractual Services.
7. RESOLUTION R-238-23: Approving the 2024 Purchase of Replacement Parkway Trees from Participating
STC Nurseries and Planting Labor through the West Central Municipal Conference – Suburban Tree
Consortium, River Grove, Illinois in the Not-to-Exceed Amount of $361,250. Budgeted Funds –
General/Street Maintenance/Tree Plantings.
8. RESOLUTION R-241-23: Approving the Purchase of a Sewer Equipment of America Sewer Jetting
Easement Machine through Sourcewell Contract #101221-SCA from Brown Equipment Company, Evansville,
Indiana in the Amount of $94,985.59. Budgeted Funds – Equipment Replacement.
9. RESOLUTION R-244-23: Approving a Professional Service Agreement with The Lakota Group in an
Amount Not-to-Exceed $38,240 for the Creation of an Action Plan for the Oakton Street Corridor
10. SECOND READING – ORDINANCE M-22-23: Approving the Vacation of a Public Alley Near 1864
Illinois Street
11. SECOND READING – ORDINANCE M-24-23: Approving a Utility Franchise Agreement with Northern
Illinois Gas Company, d/b/a Nicor Gas Company, for a 50-Year Term
12. SECOND READING – ORDINANCE Z-33-23: Approving a Zoning Map Amendment and Preliminary
Planned Unit Development (PPUD) at 900 Graceland Avenue and 1217 Thacker Street with Recommended
Conditions from 12/4/23 City Council Meeting
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13. SECOND READING – ORDINANCE Z-34-23: Approving a Zoning Map Amendment from C-3 to R-4 at
Approximately 919 and 921 Graceland Avenue (Former Contour Saws Parking Lot)
14. Minutes/Regular Meeting – December 4, 2023
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
n/a
NEW BUSINESS
1. FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION – Alderman Dick Sayad, Chair
a. Warrant Register in the Amount of $8,733,157.59 – RESOLUTION R-243-23
2. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT – Alderman Colt Moylan, Chair
a. Consideration of a Cook County Property Tax Class 6b Incentive Renewal for 2150 Oxford Road, Des
Plaines, Illinois – RESOLUTION R-242-23
OTHER MAYOR/ALDERMEN COMMENTS FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER
ADJOURNMENT
ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA FOR FIRST READING APPROVAL MAY ALSO, AT THE COUNCIL’S
DISCRETION, BE ADOPTED FOR FINAL PASSAGE AT THE SAME MEETING.
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