Council Minutes 02-03-2025MINUTES 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, MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
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 6:01 p.m. in the Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial Council
Chambers, Des Plaines Civic Center on Monday, February 3, 2025.
ROLL CALL Roll call indicated the following Aldermen present: Lysakowski, Moylan, Sayad, Walsten,
Smith, Charewicz. Absent: Oskerka, Brookman. A quorum was present.
CLOSED SESSION Moved by Sayad, seconded by Smith, to convene into Closed Session under the following
sections of the Open Meetings Act — Pending Litigation, Probable or Imminent Litigation,
Acquisition of Property, and Setting the Price for the Sale or Lease of Property.
Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 6 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Sayad,
Walsten, Smith, Charewicz
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 2 - Oskerka, Brookman
Motion declared unanimously carried.
The City Council recessed at 6:02 p.m.
The City Council reconvened at 7:12 p.m.
Roll call indicated the following Alderman present: Lysakowski, Moylan, Sayad, Walsten,
Smith, Charewicz. Absent: Oskerka, Brookman. A quorum was present.
Also present were: City Manager Wisniewski, Director of Finance Podbial, Director of Public Works and Engineering
Oakley, Director of Community and Economic Development Rogers, Fire Chief Matzl, Police Chief Anderson, and
General Counsel Friedman.
PRAYER AND PLEDGE The prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America were
offered by Mayor Goczkowski.
PROCLAMATION City Clerk Mastalski read a proclamation by Mayor Goczkowski declaring the month of
February as Black History Month.
ALDERMAN Alderman Sayad asked if the City could host a shred day for the residents. He thanked the
ANNOUNCEMENTS Des Plaines first responders and expressed appreciation for all that they do. He also thanked
the first responders in California. He later mentioned on February 9t" at 7:45 a.m. the Boy
Scout Troup 160 will be hosting a Pancake Breakfast at St. Zachary Church.
Alderman Walsten stated on February 16" at 6:30 p.m. the Izaak Walton League will be
hosting a fundraiser at the Des Plaines Theatre in which they will be showing the 1986 Super
Bowl.
Alderman Charewicz stated the next 8' ward meeting will be February 4'i' at 7:00 p.m. at the
conservatory. He further mentioned the following events - on February 21 S' at 6:00 p.m. the
Izaak Walton League will be hosting a Game Dinner, on March 8'i' at 5:00 p.m. the Center
of Concern will be hosting a Blarney Bash at Hackney's on the Lake, and on April 25t' at
6:00 p.m. the Des Plaines Chamber will be hosting their annual gala at Rivers Casino.
Alderman Lysakowski thanked staff for their resolution of some issues in the wards.
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MAYORAL Mayor Goczkowski stated there will be a second Special Meeting of the City Council on
ANNOUNCEMENTS February 10'h at 6:00 p.m. regarding the Downtown Economic Development Strategic Plan.
He also mentioned the City will be launching another regularly scheduled video series called
Community Connection which the City will be sharing positive news stories from around
Des Plaines; residents and businesses are encouraged to submit examples online of programs
or individuals that are having a positive impact on our community.
MANAGER'S REPORT City Manager Wisniewski stated Alderman Brookman asked that she share information
regarding her upcoming 51 ward meeting which will be held on February 25'i' at 7:00 p.m.
on the lower floor of 1177 Howard Ave. She also mentioned City Hall will be closed on
February 171 in observance of Presidents' Day therefore the City Council meeting will be
Tuesday February 181.
CONSENT AGENDA Moved by Smith, seconded by Sayad, to Establish the Consent Agenda.
Upon voice vote, the vote was:
AYES: 6 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Sayad,
Walsten, Smith, Charewicz
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 2 - Oskerka, Brookman
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Sayad, seconded by Walsten, to Approve the Consent Agenda.
Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 6 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Sayad,
Walsten, Smith, Charewicz
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 2 - Oskerka, Brookman
Motion declared carried.
Minutes were approved; Resolutions R-22-25, R-23-25, R-24-25, R-25-25, R-28-25 were
adopted.
APPROVE PURCH/ Moved by Sayad, seconded by Walsten, to Approve Resolution R-22-25, A RESOLUTION
ELEV ALARM MON/ APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF ELEVATOR ALARM MONITORING SERVICES
EMERG 24 FROM EMERGENCY 24, INC. Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under
Consent Agenda Consent Agenda.
Resolution
R-22-25
APPROVE IGA/ FOOD Moved by Sayad, seconded by Walsten, to Approve Resolution R-23-25, A RESOLUTION
TRK EVENT/ MPPD APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH MOUNT
Consent Agenda PROSPECT PARK DISTRICT FOR USE OF ROSEMARY S. ARGUS FRIENDSHIP
PARK FOR A MAY 20, 2025 FOOD TRUCK EVENT. Motion declared carried as approved
Resolution unanimously under Consent Agenda.
R-23-25
APPROVE IGA/ Moved by Sayad, seconded by Walsten, to Approve Resolution R-24-25, A RESOLUTION
CITY HOSTED EVTS/ APPROVING INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS WITH OAKTON COLLEGE
OAKTON COLLEGE REGARDING CITY -HOSTED EVENTS. Motion declared carried as approved
Consent Agenda unanimously under Consent Agenda.
Resolution
R-24-25
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APPROVE TO 3/ PROF Moved by Sayad, seconded by Walsten, to Approve Resolution R-25-25, A RESOLUTION
SVCS/ RITTER GIS APPROVING TASK ORDER NO. 3 WITH RITTER GIS FOR CITYWORKS ASSET
Consent Agenda MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. Motion declared carried as approved
unanimously under Consent Agenda.
Resolution
R-25-25
APPROVE AGRMT/ Moved by Sayad, seconded by Walsten, to Approve Resolution R-28-25, A RESOLUTION
EQUIP RENTAL/ APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH INDESTRUCTO RENTAL COMPANY, INC.
INDESTRUCTO FOR EQUIPMENT RENTAL FOR TASTE OF DES PLAINES. Motion declared carried as
Consent Agenda approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
Resolution
R-28-25
APPROVE Moved by Sayad, seconded by Walsten, to Approve the Minutes of the City Council meeting
MINUTES of January 21, 2025, as published. Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under
Consent Agenda Consent Agenda.
APPROVE Moved by Sayad, seconded by Walsten, to Approve the Closed Session Minutes of the
MINUTES City Council meeting of January 21, 2025, as published. Motion declared carried as approved
Consent Agenda unanimously under Consent Agenda.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
PETITIONER REO Mayor Goczkowski stated the petitioner requested a deferral of consideration of a plat of
DEFERRAL OF vacation and associated development agreement at 760 Lee Street (First Reading of
CONSIDERATION OF A Ordinance Z-2-25) to 2/18/25 City Council Agenda.
PLAT OF VAC & ASSOC
DEVELOP AGRMT AT Without objection, the First Reading of Ordinance Z-2-25 was deferred to the February 18'
760 LEE ST City Council meeting.
Ordinance
Z-2-25
NEW BUSINESS
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION — Alderman Sayad, Chair
WARRANT Alderman Sayad presented the Warrant Register.
REGISTER
Resolution Alderman Sayad stated the balance of the General Fund as of December 31, 2024 is
R-26-25 $24,566,762.00.
Moved by Sayad, seconded by Walsten, to Approve the Warrant Register of
February 3, 2025, in the Amount of $5,317,597.59 and Approve Resolution R-26-25.
Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 6 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Sayad,
Walsten, Smith, Charewicz
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 2 - Oskerka, Brookman
Motion declared carried.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT — Alderman Moylan, Chair
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CONSIDER Director of Community and Economic Development Rogers reviewed a memorandum dated
APPROVING A FINAL January 15, 2025.
PLAT OF SUBDIV FOR
THE SUBDIV LOCATED The petitioner, Irene Heldak, requests a Tentative and Final Plat of Subdivision for the
AT 2134 SPRUCEWOOD 19,983 square foot (0.45 acre) property located at 2134 Sprucewood Avenue. The
AVE petitioner's Final Plat shows the subdivision of the existing lot into two lots, one 75 feet wide
Resolution and 11,529 square feet in area and the other 55 feet wide and 8,454 square feet in area. All
R-27-25 required yards and building lines are noted on the plat of subdivision and meet R-1, Single
Family Residential Zoning requirements.
The Preliminary Site Improvement Plan includes installation of necessary water, sanitary
sewer, and stormwater infrastructure for the new lots as well as erosion control during
construction and installation of a new concrete apron for access to the second lot and any
associated replacement of sidewalk, curb and gutter, and parkway restoration. The required
improvements were approved by the Director of Engineering. A financial security in the
amount of 125% of the approved engineer's estimate of cost of the public improvements will
be collected in a form approved by the City Attorney prior to recordation of the final plat of
subdivision. The petitioner provided correspondence from required utilities demonstrating
they would serve this property and future easements would be determined when new
structures are proposed to be constructed.
The PZB voted 6-0 to approve the Tentative Plat of Subdivision and recommend approval
of the Final Plat of Subdivision request to City Council. The PZB did not recommend any
conditions of approval
Moved by Moylan, seconded by Sayad, to Approve Resolution R-27-25, A RESOLUTION
APPROVING A FINAL PLAT OF SUBDIVISION FOR THE SUBDIVISION LOCATED
AT 2134 SPRUCEWOOD AVE DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS.
Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 6 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Sayad,
Walsten, Smith, Charewicz
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 2 - Oskerka, Brookman
Motion declared carried.
CONSIDER
Director of Community and Economic Development Rogers reviewed a memorandum dated
APPROVING COND USE
January 23, 2025.
PERMITS FOR AN
AUTO SVC REPAIR USE
The petitioner requests two conditional use permits for an auto service repair use and auto
& AUTO BODY REPAIR
body repair use in the C-3 General Commercial zoning district under Section 12-7-3.K of
USE AT 1685 E.
the Zoning Ordinance
OAKTON ST
Ordinance
The subject property consists of one 13,521-square-foot parcel located in the C-3 General
Z-1-25
Commercial district at the southwest corner of the Oakton Street/Orchard Street intersection.
It currently contains an off-street parking area, pole sign, and 2,045-square-foot, one-story
commercial building with three service bays, office area, restroom, mechanical room, and
stock room. The rear of the subject property includes a non -paved fenced area accessible
from the south building elevation and gate on the east side of the enclosure.
The petitioner proposes to operate both an auto service repair use and auto body repair use
simultaneously on the subject property.
The petitioner intends to utilize one of the existing service bays for mechanical repairs (i.e.,
auto service repair) and the remaining two bays for auto body repair (i.e., frame machine and
spray booth). The existing rear enclosure will be utilized for the storage of damaged vehicles
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waiting to be serviced to ensure all vehicles are kept on the subject property before and after
servicing. The petitioner has noted that his business will repair tires but will not sell or
replace tires on vehicles. The proposed business will operate Monday through Friday from
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will be closed on the weekends. The petitioner and one employee will
be onsite at all times with additional employees added in the future as necessary.
The Site and Floor Plan details the dimensions and uses of the individual rooms of the
existing building. The interior rooms of the building will generally remain the same with
some adjustments as necessary to meet the applicable building and fire codes. The existing
restroom and compressor room on the east building elevation will be converted into a single,
accessible restroom accessed from inside the building. The western and center bays will be
utilized for auto body repair and the eastern bay will be solely for auto service repair. The
petitioner intends to retain the existing exterior building improvements without any changes.
There are three service bays which will be utilized, and the petitioner does not intend to have
accessory retail on site at this time. As such, a total of six off-street parking spaces including
one accessible space are required. The Site and Floor Plan illustrates that 12 off-street
parking spaces —including one accessible space —are proposed for the subject property,
which meets this standard. In addition, if accessory retail were to be added in the proposed
268-square-foot office/reception area in the future, the proposed number of off-street parking
spaces would accommodate the additional two spaces required. All off-street parking spaces
on site are oriented 90-degrees and designed to comply with all standards in Sections 12-9-
6 and 12-9-8 of the Zoning Ordinance.
The subject property currently contains three separate access points, one on each public
right-of-way that the property fronts. Both access points on Oakton Street and Orchard Street
are located in close proximity to the Oakton/Orchard street intersection, creating potential
unsafe vehicular/pedestrian interactions. To address and improve this existing condition, the
petitioner has worked with staff and proposes blocking the existing access point on Orchard
Street with a landscape bed.
The existing two-way travel access from Oakton Street will remain. However, the existing
two-way travel access from the alley into the subject property will be converted into a one-
way travel as exit only. Both the Oakton Street access and alley access drive aisles are
proposed to comply with the minimum drive aisle width for two-way and one-way travel
respectively.
In addition, the existing tandem parking spaces along the north property line will be removed
and replaced with a single row of parking spaces providing for ample access and circulation
between the access points, service bays, and parking spaces.
The subject property contains some landscape beds along the north and east parking space
rows. However, it does not fully comply with the landscaping and screening standards. The
petitioner worked with staff to expand existing landscape beds and add new landscaping
areas between the parking spaces and the property
In summary, the following landscaping and screening improvements are proposed for the
subject property:
• Expanding the existing north and east landscape areas to five feet in width for the
full extent of the parking row;
• Adding eight -foot -wide, minimum 100-square-foot landscape beds at the end of
each parking row;
• Adding a minimum three -foot -wide landscape bed around the base of the existing
pole sign, which is to remain; and
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• Removing the existing barbed wire from the rear fenced enclosure located behind
the existing building.
The PZB voted 6-0 to recommend that the City Council approve both conditional use
requests with all staff recommended conditions in the staff report as written.
Staff and the PZB recommend the following conditions:
1. The gravel area in the rear enclosure shall be paved with a dust -free hard surface in
conformance with all City of Des Plaines regulations prior to the use of this space.
2. No motor vehicle sales are permitted on the subject property at any time for any
reason.
3. The parking area must be restriped in accordance with all City of Des Plaines
regulations. All drive aisles must be kept clear of any obstructions at all times.
Vechean Shamoan, the petitioner, spoke on his own behalf and answered the questions of
the City Council.
*At 7:38 p.m., Alderman Charewicz stated he will be excusing himself from discussion and
voting on this particular issue.
Moved by Sayad, seconded by Lysakowski, to Approve First Reading of Ordinance Z-1-25,
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS FOR AN AUTO
SERVICE REPAIR USE AND AUTO BODY REPAIR USE AT 1685 E. OAKTON
STREET, DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS (Case#25-001-CU).
Upon voice vote, the vote was:
AYES: 5 - Lysakowski, Moylan, Sayad,
Walsten, Smith
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 2 - Oskerka, Brookman
ABSTAIN 1 - Charewicz
Motion declared carried.
Advanced to second reading by Moylan, seconded by Sayad, to Adopt the Ordinance
Z-1-25, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS FOR AN
AUTO SERVICE REPAIR USE AND AUTO BODY REPAIR USE AT 1685 E. OAKTON
STREET, DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS (Case#25-001-CU).
Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 6- Lysakowski, Moylan, Sayad,
Walsten, Smith, Charewicz
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 2 - Oskerka, Brookman
ABSTAIN 1 - Charewicz
Motion declared carried.
ADJOURNMENT Moved by Sayad, seconded by Walsten, to adjourn the meeting. Upon voice vote, motion
declared carried. The meeting adjourned at 7:39 p.m.
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Je M. Mastalski — CITY CLERK
APPROVED BY ME THIS 18th
DAY OF Febbruaarry� 12025
Andrew Goczkowski, MAYOR