08/20/2012MINUTES 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, AUGUST 20, 2012
CALL TO The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Des Plaines, Illinois, was
ORDER: called to order by Mayor Martin J. Moylan at 7:00 p.m. in the Eleanor
Rohrbach Memorial Council Chambers, Des Plaines Civic Center on Monday,
August 20, 2012.
ROLL CALL: Roll call indicated the following Aldermen present: Haugeberg, Robinson
Bogusz, Sayad, Brookman, Walsten, Wilson, and Charewicz.
Also present were: City Manager Bartholomew, Director of Finance Wisniewski, Acting Police Chief
Kozak, Fire Chief Wax, Director of Information Technology Duebner, Director of Public Works &
Engineering Oakley, Building & Property Inspection Supervisor Ehrke, Associate Planner Yu and City
Attorney Wiltse.
PRAYER AND The opening prayer was given by Dr. Nesreen Akhatarkhavari of the Baha'i
PLEDGE: Community of Des Plaines, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
CITIZEN Mr. Dick Ohman, Past Commandant/Trustee and Mr. Alfred Kolodziej,
PART.: Commandant of the Marine Corps League, Arlington Heights, acknowledged
the contribution by the City of Des Plaines; Des Plaines is the only city in Cook
County that has supported the Marine Corps League for the past 7 years.
Mayor Moylan and Alderman Sayad were each presented with a plaque of
Appreciation.
Mr. Wayne Serbin, 835 Pearson Street, addressed the City Council stating that
he does a lot of walking throughout Des Plaines; the new sign at Pesche's gives
a good appearance; the Council did a good thing.
CONSENT Motion by Haugeberg, seconded by Sayad, to establish the Consent Agenda,
AGENDA except for Items 1, 11 and l la. Motion declared carried.
Motion by Walsten, seconded by Charewicz, to approve the Consent Agenda,
except for Items 1, 11 and l la. Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 8- Haugeberg, Robinson, Bogusz, Sayad,
Brookman, Walsten, Wilson, Charewicz
NAYS: 0 -None
ABSENT: 0 -None
Motion declared carried.
The Executive Session minutes were approved; Staff recommendations and
requests were approved; Resolutions R- 102 -12 and R -103 -12 were approved;
Ordinances M -26 -12 and M -27 -12 were adopted.
MINUTES: Staff requested that this Item be removed from Consent Agenda. ���
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MINUTES: City Attorney Wiltse explained that, on Page 13 of the Minutes of the August 6,
(Cont'd) 2012 Council meeting, the motion to accept the single bid regarding a Rescue
Team Trailer for the Fire Department needed to be clarified to reflect the intent
of the City Council to authorize Staff to purchase the trailer.
Moved by Charewicz, seconded by Haugeberg, that the City Council amend the
Minutes of the August 6, 2012 meeting to reflect the intent of the City Council,
in accepting the bid for a Rescue Team Trailer from Ehrhardt's Trailer Sales,
Inc., in the amount of $14,995.00, to authorize Staff to proceed with the
purchase of that item at that price from the named vendor in the best interest of
the City. Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 8- Haugeberg, Robinson, Bogusz, Sayad,
Brookman, Walsten, Wilson, Charewicz
NAYS: 0 -None
ABSENT: 0 -None
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Sayad, seconded by Robinson, to approve minutes of the Regular
Meeting of the City Council held August 6, 2012, as Amended. Upon roll call,
the vote was:
AYES: 8- Haugeberg, Robinson, Bogusz, Sayad,
Brookman, Walsten, Wilson, Charewicz
NAYS: 0 -None
ABSENT: 0 -None
Motion declared carried.
EXEC. SESSION Moved by Sayad, seconded by Charewicz, to approve minutes of the Executive
MINUTES: Session meeting of the City Council held August 6, 2012. Motion declared
Consent carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
Agenda
COMMISSION The following Mayoral Commission Appointments/Reappointments have been
APPOINTMENTS/ approved:
REAPP'TS YOUTH COMMISSION - APPOINTMENT
Consent Pam Newford — Term to Expire 12/01/14
Agenda CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMISSION — REAPPOINTMENTS
Tom Mattox — Term to Expire 08/30/15
Tim Hardt — Term to Expire 08/30/16
Lisa DuBrock — Term to Expire 08/30/16
James Albrecht — Term to Expire 08/30/16
ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION - REAPPOINTMENT
George Geldis — Term to Expire 08/31/15
Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
PURCHASE /LATE Moved by Sayad, seconded by Charewicz, to concur with Staff
SUMMER TREE recommendation to approve purchase for Late Summer Tree Planting and
PLANTING: Planting Labor through the West Central Municipal Conference — Suburban
Consent Tree Consortium, 2000 Fifth Avenue, Building J, River Grove, Illinois 60171 in
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Agenda the not -to- exceed amount of $50,000.00; and further recommend to adopt
Resolution R- 102 -12, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE
Resolution OF TREES THROUGH THE WEST CENTRAL MUNICIPAL
R- 102 -12 CONFERENCE - SUBURBAN TREE CONSORTIUM. Motion declared
carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
PURCHASE/ Moved by Sayad, seconded by Charewicz, to concur with Staff
POLICE DEPT./ recommendation to approve purchase of radio microphones for Police
RADIO Department from Television Equipment Associates, P. O. Box 404, Brewster,
MICROPHONES: New York 10509 in the amount of $19,765.00 (Asset Forfeiture Funds); and
Consent further recommend to adopt Resolution R- 103 -12, A RESOLUTION
Agenda AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF TWENTY -FIVE INVISIO BONE
MIC HEADSETS FROM TELEVISION EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATES, INC.
Resolution Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
R- 103 -12
IKE PROGRAM/ Alderman Brookman requested that this Item be pulled from Consent Agenda.
POLICIES/
PROCEDURES/ Alderman Brookman explained that this is a federal grant to help Hart,
CDBG -DR Schaffner & Marx buy manufacturing equipment and hire more people; there
FUNDING: are nine requirements; the policies outlined in the grant are specifically for Hart,
Schaffner & Marx and are not changing the City's policies going forward.
Resolution
R- 104 -12 Moved by Walsten, seconded by Robinson, to approve Resolution R- 104 -12, A
RESOLUTION ADOPTING SPECIFIC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT DISASTER RECOVERY "IKE" PROGRAM
PROCEDURES AND POLICIES. Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 8- Haugeberg, Robinson, Bogusz, Sayad,
Brookman, Walsten, Wilson, Charewicz
NAYS: 0 -None
ABSENT: 0 -None
Motion declared carried.
ORDINANCE Moved by Sayad, seconded by Charewicz, to adopt Ordinance M- 26 -12, AN
M -26 -12 ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 4, `BUSINESS REGULATIONS,"
LIO. LIC. CHAPTER 4, "INTOXICATING LIQUORS," SECTION 5, "LICENSE FEES
RENUMBERING: AND NUMBER," OF THE DES PLAINES CITY CODE. Motion declared
Consent carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
Agenda
ORDINANCE Moved by Sayad, seconded by Charewicz, to adopt Ordinance M- 27 -12, AN
M -27 -12 ORDINANCE GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE TO AUTHORIZE A
COND. USE/ PARKING PAD LOCATED IN THE FRONT YARD OF THE PROPERTY
PARKING PAD/ LOCATED AT 1954 WEBSTER LANE, DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS (CASE
1954 WEBSTER #12- 043 -PP). Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under Consent
LANE: Agenda.
Consent
Agenda c l `
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MAYOR MOYLAN DECLARED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WAS
NOW RESOLVED INTO A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION — Alderman Bogusz, Chair
WARRANT Alderman Sayad referred to Page 7 of the Warrant Register asking about the
REGISTER: payment under the Water /Sewer Fund to R & M Software for Software Support
Renewal in the amount of $1,800.00.
Director of Public Works & Engineering Oakley stated that the charge is an
annual renewal fee for the sewer camera software.
Moved by Haugeberg, seconded by Savad to recommend to the City Council
approval of the July 16, 2012 — Warrant Register, in the total amount of
$3,592,513.13; and further recommend to the City Council that Resolution R-
101-12 be adopted at appropriate time this evening. Motion declared carried.
PUBLIC SAFETY — Alderman Walsten, Chair
POLICE /FIRE Fire Chief Wax reviewed his Memorandum of August 10, 2012 regarding radio
RADIO amplifiers by adding language to the City's Fire Code and answered questions
AMPLIFIERS: from the aldermen.
City Manager Bartholomew answered questions from the aldermen.
Moved by Bogusz, seconded by Sayad, to recommend to the City Council to
place on First Reading Ordinance M -29 -12 at appropriate time this evening.
MAYOR MOYLAN ASSUMED THE CHAIR AND DECLARED THE
CITY COUNCIL BACK IN SESSION.
PACE BUS Moved by Haugeberg, seconded by SUad to not move the PACE bus shelter to
SHELTER a new location and that it remains where it is currently. Motion declared
RELOCATION• carried.
WARRANT Moved by Bogusz, seconded by Haugeberg, to concur with recommendation of
REGISTER: Committee of the Whole to adopt Resolution R- 101 -12, BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES THAT THE
Resolution FOLLOWING BILLS ARE DUE AND PAYABLE AND THAT THE
R- 101 -12 MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AND ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO
MAKE PAYMENT FOR SAME, AS AMENDED. Total: $3,592,513.13.
Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 8- Haugeberg, Robinson, Bogusz, Sayad,�
Brookman, Walsten, Wilson, Charewicz
NAYS: 0 -None
ABSENT: 0 -None
Motion declared carried.
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POLICE /FIRE Moved by Walsten, seconded by Robinson, to concur with recommendation of
RADIO Committee of the Whole to place on First Reading Ordinance M- 29 -12, AN
AMPLIFIERS: ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 10, "BUILDING CODE," CHAPTER 1,
"ENACTMENT," SECTION 5, "ADOPTION OF INTERNATIONAL FIRE
Ordinance CODE," OF THE CITY CODE OF DES PLAINES. Motion declared carried.
M -29 -12
REDISTRICTING City Attorney Wiltse reviewed his Memorandum of August 13, 2012 explaining
WARD that based on the 2010 Census some of the Ward boundaries will need to be
BOUNDARIES: changed. A proposed Ward Boundary Map was presented. City Attorney
Wiltse discussed the proposed map with several of the aldermen prior to
tonight's meeting.
City Attorney Wiltse answered questions from the Aldermen.
Moved by Charewicz, seconded by Haugeberg, to have a second map designed
to be presented at the September 4, 2012 Council meeting. Motion declared
carried.
MANAGER'S City Manager Bartholomew introduced Peter Friedman of Holland & Knight
REPORT: who will be the City's General Counsel.
Mayor Moylan and the Aldermen thanked City Attorney David Wiltse for his
years of service and wished him well on his retirement.
City Attorney Wiltse recounted his years of serving the City of Des Plaines,
Mayors, Aldermen, staff and residents; he has been the longest serving City
Attorney in the last 50 to 70 years.
ADJOURNMENT: Moved by Haugeberg, seconded by Sayad, that the regular meeting of the City
Council adjourn. Motion declared carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
APPROVED BY ME THIS
DAY OF S 1 2012
Marti an, AYOR
Gloria J. udwig — CITf CLERK