10/06/2014MINUTES 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, OCTOBER 6, 2014
CALL TO The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Des Plaines, Illinois, was
ORDER: called to order by Mayor Bogusz at 6:15 p.m. in the Eleanor Rohrbach
Memorial Council Chambers, Des Plaines Civic Center on Monday, October 6,
2014.
ROLL CALL: Roll call indicated the following Aldermen present: Haugeberg, Robinson,
Rodd, Sayad, Brookman, Walsten and Charewicz.
Also present were: City Manager Bartholomew, Director of Community & Economic Development
Sakas, Senior Planner Mangum, Assistant City Manager/Director of Finance Wisniewski, Fire Chief
Wax, Director of Information Technology Sora, Media Specialist Soderberg, Police Chief Kushner,
Director of Public Works and Engineering Oakley and General Counsel Friedman.
EXECUTIVE Moved by Walsten, seconded by Rodd, to go into Executive Session to discuss
SESSION: Collective Bargaining. Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 7-Haugeberg, Robinson, Rodd, Sayad,
Brookman, Walsten, Charewicz
NAYS: 0 -None
ABSENT: 0 -None
Motion declared carried.
The City Council recessed at 6:17 p.m.
The City Council reconvened at 7:12 p.m.
Roll call indicated the following Aldermen present: Haugeberg, Robinson,
Rodd, Sayad, Brookman, Walsten and Charewicz.
PRAYER AND The opening prayer was given by Pastor Gary Houdek of the Golf Road Baptist
PLEDGE: Church, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
RECOGNITION: Fire Chief Wax gave details about Operation North Pole, Inc. (ONP) which
provides a day of hope and encouragement for children who are terminally ill
and their families. Volunteers spend many hours preparing, shopping for gifts,
decorating the Metra Train, transforming the Rosemont Convention Center into
a Holiday Wonderland, providing entertainment, presents and personal time
with Santa. Chief Wax introduced ONP Treasurer Tim Crossin who thanked
the Firefighters, Police and all those who have participated in the annual event.
President Barb Dabler presented an award to the Firefighters in recognition of
their contributions to Operation North Pole.
APP'T. OF 7TH Mayor Bogusz requested a motion to appoint Don Smith as Alderman of the 7"
WARD Ward to fill the vacancy created by the sudden passing of Joanna Sojka.
ALDERMAN:
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APP'T. OF 7TH Moved by Charewicz, seconded by Rodd, to approve Mayor Bogusz's
WARD appointment of Don Smith to fill the vacancy for Ward 7 until May 4, 2015
ALDERMAN: when the newly elected alderman is sworn in to fill the unexpired term.
(Cont'd)
Following discussion, the roll call vote was:
AYES: 5-Haugeberg, Robinson, Rodd,
Walsten, Charewicz
NAYS: 2-Sayad, Brookman
ABSENT: 0 -None
Motion declared carried.
Mayor Bogusz administered the Oath of Office to Don Smith as Alderman for
Ward 7.
CONSENT Alderman Sayad requested that Item 1 be removed and Alderman Brookman
AGENDA: requested Items 3 and 3a be removed from Consent Agenda.
Motion by Sayad, seconded by Rodd, to establish the Consent Agenda except
for Items 1, 3 and 3a. Motion declared carried.
Motion by Sayad, seconded by Brookman, to approve the Consent Agenda.
Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 8-Haugeberg, Robinson, Rodd, Sayad,
Brookman, Walsten, Smith, Charewicz
NAYS: 0 -None
ABSENT: 0 -None
Motion declared carried.
Executive Session Minutes were approved; Staff recommendations and requests
were approved; Resolutions R-184-14, R-185-14, R-186-14, R-190-14 and R-
191-14 were adopted.
MINUTES: Alderman Sayad requested that this Item be removed from Consent Agenda.
Alderman Sayad referred to Page 7 of the Minutes of September 15, 2014
regarding the employee Vehicle Usage Policy and requested Leave of the Body
to amend Page 9 by changing his vote from "Aye" to "Nay". There were no
objections.
Moved by Sayad, seconded by Haugeberg, to approve Minutes of the Regular
Meeting of the City Council held September 15, 2014, as Amended. Motion
declared carried.
MINUTES: Moved by Sayad, seconded by Brookman, to approve Minutes of the Executive
Consent Session of the City Council held September 15, 2014. Motion declared carried
Agenda as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
DISPOSAL/ Alderman Brookman requested that this Item be removed from Consent
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RECYCLING/ Agenda. Staff requested authorization for Disposal/Recycling of Obsolete
OBSOLETE Technology Equipment at no cost to the City by ARCOA Group, 345
TECH. EOUIP.: Lakewood Avenue, Waukegan, Illinois 60085.
Ordinance Director of Information Technology Sora answered questions from the
M-34-14 Aldermen.
Moved by Brookman, seconded by Sayad, to DEFER this item to the next
Regular Council meeting of October 20, 2014. Motion declared carried.
APPROVE
Moved by Sayad, seconded by Brookman, to concur with Staff
PURCHASE/
recommendation to approve the purchase of a Replacement Police Interceptor
REPLACEMENT
Utility AWD Vehicle through the Northwest Municipal Conference from Currie
POLICE
Motors, 9423 W. Lincoln Highway, Frankfort, IL 60421 in an amount not -to -
INTERCEPTOR
exceed $26,498.00 (Budgeted Funds — Police Equipment Replacement Fund);
VEHICLE/
and further recommend to adopt Resolution R-184-14, A RESOLUTION
POLICE DEPT.:
AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A 2014 FORD UTILITY POLICE
Consent
INTERCEPTOR VEHICLE FROM CURRIE MOTORS OF FRANKFORT,
Agenda
ILLINOIS. Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under Consent
Agenda.
Resolution
R-184-14
AWARD BID/
Moved by Sayad, seconded by Brookman, to award bid for Rock Salt through
PURCHASE
the State of Illinois CMS 2014-2015 Rock Salt Procurement Contract PSD
ROCK SALT:
4017724 at a Cost of $75.79 per ton payable to Morton Salt, Inc., 123 North
Consent
Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606 (Budgeted Funds — MFT
Agenda
Funds/Commodities/Ice Control); and to adopt Resolution R-185-14, A
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PROCUREMENT OF ROCK SALT
Resolution
FROM MORTON SALT, INC. OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Motion declared
R-185-14
carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
REJECT Moved by Sayad, seconded by Brookman, to concur with Staff
PROPOSALS/ recommendation to reject all proposals for the Disposition and Redevelopment
TIF #6: of City -Owned Property located within the Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
Consent District #6; and further recommend to adopt Resolution R-186-14, A
Agenda RESOLUTION REJECTING ALL PROPOSALS FOR THE DISPOSITION
AND REDEVELOPMENT OF CITY -OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED
Resolution WITHIN THE TIF NO. 6 REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA. Motion
R-186-14 declared carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
AUTHORIZE Moved by Sayad, seconded by Brookman, to concur with Staff
ADD'L recommendation to authorize additional 2014 purchase of Hot Mix Asphalt
PURCHASE/ HOT from Arrow Road Construction Co., 3401 Busse Road, Mt. Prospect, Illinois
MIX ASPHALT: 60056 in the not -to -exceed amount of $70,000.00 (Budgeted Funds — Capital
Consent Projects/Supplies/Capital Maintenance Account); and further recommend to
Agenda adopt Resolution R-190-14, A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE
PURCHASE OF HOT MIX ASPHALT FROM ARROW ROAD
Resolution CONSTRUCTION CO. Motion declared carried as approved unanimously
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R-190-14 under Consent Agenda.
APPROVE AGR./ Moved by Sayad, seconded by Brookman, to concur with Staff
EMPLOYEE recommendation to approve an Agreement with Employee Benefit Specialists,
BENEFIT Inc. for Internet -Based Employee Benefit Enrollment and Administration
ENROLLMENT/ Services in a not -to -exceed amount of $15,000 (Budgeted Funds — Health
ADMIN. SVCS.: Benefits Fund); and further recommend to adopt Resolution R-191-14, A
Consent RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH EMPLOYEE
Agenda BENEFIT SPECIALISTS, INC., FOR INTERNET -BASED EMPLOYEE
BENEFIT ENROLLMENT AND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. Motion
Resolution declared carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
R-191-14
ADVERTISE BID/ Moved by Sayad, seconded by Brookman, to concur with Staff
REAR YARD recommendation to authorize the City Clerk to advertise for bid on Rear Year
DRAINAGE Drainage Improvements — Contract D. Motion declared carried as approved
IMPROV'S. — unanimously under Consent Agenda.
CONTRACT D:
Consent
Agenda
MAYOR BOGUSZ DECLARED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WAS
NOW RESOLVED INTO A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION — Aldennan Sayad, Chair
WARRANT Moved by Brookman, seconded by Charewicz, to recommend to the City
REGISTER: Council approval of the October 6, 2014 — Warrant Register, in the total amount
of $4,180,274.32; and further recommend that Resolution R-187-14 be adopted
at appropriate time this evening. Motion declared carried.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT — Alderman Walsten, Chair
PROF. Director of Community & Economic Development Sakas reviewed the
PLANNING/ Memorandum dated September 10, 2014 from Associate Planner Yu regarding
DESIGN SVCS./ a Professional Planning and Design Services Agreement with Lakota Group for
METRO. SO. the Metropolitan Square Public Space plaza and Metropolitan Way entrance in
the not -to -exceed amount of $33,000.00. Director Sakas answered questions
from the Aldermen.
Moved by Haugeberg, seconded by Charewicz, to recommend to the City
Council approval of Resolution R-188-14 at appropriate time this evening.
Motion declared carried.
CITYWIDE TEXT Senior Planner Mangum reviewed his Memorandum dated August 25, 2014
AMENDMENT/ regarding Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments (Case #14 -052 -TA) by a City -
NOISE REG'SJ initiated petition for Text Amendments to the City of Des Plaines 1998 Zoning
NIGHT CLUB Ordinance, as amended, to Article 12 (Environmental Performance Stan ards)
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DEFINITION: regarding noise, and Article 13 (Definitions) regarding definition(s), including
night clubs and answered questions from the Aldermen.
Moved by Sayad, seconded by Charewicz, to recommend to the City Council
approval to place on First Reading Ordinance Z-23-14 at appropriate time this
evening. Motion declared carried. Alderman Robinson did not agree.
MAYOR BOGUSZ ASSUMED THE CHAIR AND DECLARED THE
CITY COUNCIL BACK IN SESSION.
NEW BUSINESS:
WARRANT Moved by Sayad, seconded by Walsten, to concur with recommendation of
REGISTER: Committee of the Whole to adopt Resolution R-187-14, 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-187-14 MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AND ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO
MAKE PAYMENT FOR SAME. Total: $4,180,274.32. Upon roll call, the
vote was:
AYES: 8-Haugeberg, Robinson, Rodd, Sayad,
Brookman, Walsten, Smith, Charewicz
NAYS: 0 -None
ABSENT: 0 -None
Motion declared carried.
APPROVE AGR./ Moved by Walsten, seconded by Smith, to concur with recommendation of
PLANNING/ Committee of the Whole to adopt Resolution R-188-14, A RESOLUTION
DESIGN SVCS./ APPROVING A MASTER CONTRACT WITH THE LAKOTA GROUP,
METROPOLITAN INC., FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES AND TASK ORDER NO. 1 FOR
S DARE: ENGINEERING PLANNING AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE
METROPOLITAN SQUARE PLAZA AND STREETSCAPE. Upon roll call,
Resolution the vote was:
R-188-14 AYES: 8-Haugeberg, Robinson, Rodd, Sayad,
Brookman, Walsten, Smith, Charewicz
NAYS: 0 -None
ABSENT: 0 -None
Motion declared carried.
APPROVE Moved by Walsten, seconded by Smith, to place on First Reading Ordinance Z -
CITYWIDE TEXT 23-14, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TEXT OF THE CITY ZONING
AMENDMENT/ ORDINANCE REGARDING NOISE AND THE DEFINITION OF "NIGHT
NOISE REG'S CLUB". Upon roll call, the vote was:
AND NIGHT AYES: 7-Haugeberg, Rodd, Sayad,
CLUB Brookman, Walsten, Smith, Charewicz
DEFINITION: NAYS: 1 -Robinson o
ABSENT: 0 -None
Ordinance Motion declared carried.
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Z-23-14
APPROVE Moved by Haugeberg, seconded by Robinson, to concur with recommendation
AMENDED TAX of Committee of the Whole to place on First Reading Ordinance M-38-14, AN
INCREMENT ORDINANCE APPROVING AS AMENDED TAX INCREMENT
REDEV. REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND PROJECT FOR THE HIGGINS
PLAN/PROJECT/ ROAD/MANNHEIM ROAD REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA. Motion
HIGGINS/ declared carried.
MANNHEIM RD.
REDEV.
PROJECT AREA:
Ordinance
M-38-14
APPROVE TAX Moved by Walsten, seconded by Sayad, to concur with recommendation of
INCREMENT Committee of the Whole to place on First Reading Ordinance M-39-14, adopt
REDEV. PLAN/ Resolution R-135-14, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A TAX INCREMENT
PROJECT/ REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND PROJECT FOR THE HIGGINS ROAD
HIGGINS RD./ AND PRATT AVENUE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA. Motion
PRATT AVE. declared carried.
REDEV.
PROJECT AREA
(TIF #7):
Ordinance
M-39-14
APPROVE Moved by Walsten, seconded by Rodd, to concur with recommendation of
HIGGINS RD./ Committee of the Whole to place on First Reading Ordinance M-40-14, AN
PRATT AVE. ORDINANCE DESIGNATING THE HIGGINS ROAD AND PRATT
REDEV. AVENUE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA PURSUANT TO THE TAX
PROJECT AREA INCREMENT ALLOCATION REDEVELOPMENT ACT. Motion declared
PURSUANT TO carried.
TAX INCREMENT
ALLOCATION
REDEV.AREA
(TIF #7):
Ordinance
M-40-14
ADOPT TAX Moved by Charewicz, seconded by Smith, to concur with recommendation of
INCREMENT Committee of the Whole to place on First Reading Ordinance M-41-14, AN
ALLOCATION ORDINANCE ADOPTING TAX INCREMENT ALLOCATION FINANCING
FINANCING/ FOR THE HIGGINS ROAD AND PRATT AVENUE REDEVELOPMENT
HIGGINS RD./ PROJECT AREA. Motion declared carried.
PRATT AVE.
REDEV.
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PROJECT AREA
(TIF #7):
Ordinance
M-41-14
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ADJOURNMENT: Moved by Walsten, seconded by Smith, that the regular meeting of the City
Council adjourn. Motion declared carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:27 p.m.
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Gloria J. Ludwig — CITY OLERK