2025-03-03 Council AgendaDES
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City Council Agenda
Monday, March 3, 2025
Closed Session — 6:30 p.m.
Regular Session — 7:00 p.m.
Room 102
SWEARING -IN CEREMONY
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS PROUD TO COMMEMORATE THE FOLLOWING SWEARINGS-IN:
• JOSEPH LOMBARDO, FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC
• RAUL RAMIREZ, FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC
• MICHAEL MAJOR, FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC
• BRIAN CAMPBELL, FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC
PROCLAMATION
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
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
Monday, March 3, 2025 City of Des Plaines City Council Agenda Page 12
CONSENT AGENDA
1. RESOLUTION R-40-25: Awarding the Bid for the 2025-2027 Multi -Year Holiday Decorating Program to
Four Seasons Decor, Inc., McHenry, Illinois in the Three -Year Amount of $287,154.50 and $29.50 per Light
Strand. Budgeted Funds — Street Maintenance/Miscellaneous Contractual Services.
2. RESOLUTION R-41-25: Awarding the Bid for 2025-2027 Streetlight Maintenance, Repair, and Location of
Underground Wiring to H&H Electric, Franklin Park, IL in the Amount of $85,000 per year. Budgeted Funds
— Streets/Grounds Maintenance Division/Repairs & Maintenance.
3. RESOLUTION R-42-25: Rejecting Bids Received on February 6, 2025 for the Bridge and Levee 50
Maintenance Repairs Contract and Rebid this Item at a Later Date
4. RESOLUTION R-43-25: Approving Task Order No. 17 with FGM Architects, Inc. for Professional
Architectural Services Related to 678 Lee Street, Oakbrook, Illinois in the Amount of $195,500. Budgeted
Funds — Facilities Replacement and Professional Services.
5. RESOLUTION R-44-25: Approving a Master Contract and Task Order No. 1 with Hampton Lenzim and
Renwick, Inc. for Professional Engineering Services
6. RESOLUTION R-45-25: Approving a Resolution for Motor Fuel Tax Improvements Under the Illinois
Highway Code
7. RESOLUTION R-46-25: Awarding the Bid for the 2025 Sign Replacement Program to Misfits Construction
Company, Chicago, Illinois in the Amount of $658,034. Budgeted Funds — Capital Projects/Grant
Projects/Capital Project Fund Balance.
8. RESOLUTION R-48-25: Waiving the Responsible Bidder's Ordinance in the Best Interest of the City and
Awarding the Bid for the 2025 Parkway Restoration and Planting with Installation Services Contract to Uno
Mas Landscaping, Elgin, Illinois per Unit Prices Submitted in the Amount of $141,655. Budgeted Funds —
Water Systems/R&M Water Distribution System and Street Maintenance/Miscellaneous Contractual Services.
9. RESOLUTION R-49-25: Awarding the Bid for the Holy Family Water Tank Painting to Era -Valdivia
Contractors, Inc., Chicago, Illinois in the Amount of $770,220. Budgeted Funds — Water Fund.
10. SECOND READING — ORDINANCE M-4-25: Approving Appropriations to Defray the Expenses of the
City of Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois for Municipal Purposes Designated as the "Annual Appropriation
Ordinance" for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2025 and Ending December 31, 2025
11. SECOND READING — ORDINANCE Z-3-25: Approving Zoning Text Amendments Regarding Recreational
Vehicle Parking, As Amended
12. Minutes/Regular Meeting — February 18, 2025
13. Minutes/Closed Session — February 18, 2025
Monday, March 3, 2025 City of Des Plaines City Council Agenda Page 13
APPOINTMENTS (for your consideration only; no action required)
PLANNING & ZONING BOARD
ARTUR ZADROZNY — Term to Expire March 17, 2028
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Consideration of a Plat of Vacation and Associated Development Agreement at 760 Lee Street — FIRST
READING — ORDINANCE Z-2-25 (deferred from the 21312025 & 211812025 City Council Agendas)
NEW BUSINESS
1. MAYOR ANDREW GOCZKOWSKI
a. Consideration of an Ordinance Amending Article B of Chapter 7 of Title 1 of the City of Des Plaines
City Code Regarding the City Clerk — FIRST READING — ORDINANCE M-5-25
2. FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION — Alderman Dick Sayad, Chair
a. Warrant Register in the Amount of $3,631,245.38 — RESOLUTION R-50-25
3. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT — Alderman Colt Moylan, Chair
a. Consideration of a Resolution Approving the re:DDP Economic Development Strategy for Downtown
Des Plaines — RESOLUTION R-52-25
b. Consideration of an Ordinance Approving a Conditional Use Permit and Major Variation from Section
12-11-6.13 of the Zoning Ordinance to Allow an Electronic Message Board (EMB) at 600 E. Algonquin
Road — FIRST READING — ORDINANCE Z-6-25
4. LEGAL & LICENSING — Alderman Carla Brookman, Chair
a. Consideration of a Resolution Approving an Amended and Restated Lease Agreement By and Between
the City of Des Plaines and Onesti DPT, Inc. Regarding the Des Plaines Theatre —
RESOLUTION R-51-25
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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