04/01/1996MINUTES:
263.
MINUTES 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,
APRIL 1, 1996
CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Des
Plaines, Illinois, was called to order by Mayor Ted
Sherwood at 7:02 P.M. in the Eleanor Rohrbach Memorial
Council Chambers, Des Plaines Civic Center on Monday,
April 1, 1996.
ROLL CALL: Roll call indicated the following aldermen present:
Elstner, Higgason, Curley, Sarlo, Chiropolos, Arredia.
Alderman Beauvais arrived at 7:05 P.M.; Alderman
Christiansen arrived at 7:07 P.M.
Also present were: City Treasurer Fredricks, City Manager Douthwaite,
Director of Finance & Administration Peters, Police Chief Sturlini, Fire
Chief Farinella, Public Works Director Shirley, Community Development
Director D'Onofrio, Senior Civil Engineer Kaszuba, Emergency
Communications Director Ornberg, and City Attorney Wiltse.
PRAYER AND The opening prayer was given by Father Andre Somers, Holy
PLEDGE: Virgin Protection Cathedral, followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag.
CONSENT Deputy City Clerk Joanne Linke requested that Item 1 be
AGENDA: removed from the Consent Agenda.
Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to establish a
Consent Agenda except for Item 1. Motion declared
carried.
Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to approve the
Consent Agenda. Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 8- Beauvais, Christiansen, Elstner, Higgason,
Curley, Sarlo, Chiropolos, Arredia
NAYS: 0 -None
ABSENT: 0 -None
Motion declared carried.
The Staff recommendations and requests are approved and
Ordinance T -6 -96 is placed on First Reading.
Moved by Beauvais, seconded by Higgason to approve
minutes of regular meeting of the City Council held March
18, 1996, as amended: Page Six, second heading to read
"ZONING CASE 95- 52 -SU, 1637 Webster Lane." Motion
declared carried.
FENCE Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to concur with
VARIATION/ recommendation of the Committee of the Whole held March
800 LAUREL: 18, 1996 to grant request to make legal an existing fence
Consent that is less than 50% open and 5' high (code requires
Agenda that fences not exceed 3 -1/2' in height and be at least
50% open), along Thacker Street side of property located
at 800 Laurel Avenue; conditional upon petitioner
obtaining a building permit and pay a double permit fee;
and further recommend that the petitioner pay a fine of
$25.00; for a total amount of $81.00. Motion declared
carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
TRAFFIC Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to concur with STAC
RESTRICTION recommendation that Section 10- 7 -3(B) of the City Code
WESTMERE RD. be amended to add Westmere Road as a stop street to Dara
AT DARA James Road and amend Section 10 -7 -4 of the City Code to
JAMES ROAD: delete Westmere Road as a yield street to Dara James
Consent Road; and further recommend to place on First Reading
Agenda Ordinance T -6 -96, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 10 -7 -4
"YIELD RIGHT OF WAY," OF CHAPTER 7, TITLE X OF THE CITY
Ordinance CODE OF DES PLAINES TO DELETE THEREFROM "WESTMERE ROAD
T -6 -96 SHALL YIELD FOR DARA JAMES ROAD," AND AMENDING SECTION
10- 7 -3(B) "TWO WAY STOP STREETS" TO ADD "WESTMERE ROAD
TO STOP FOR DARA JAMES ROAD." Motion declared carried
as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
COFFMAN'S
RESUBDIVISION
1500 S. WOLF:
Consent
Agenda
POLICE
AUCTION
PROCEEDS:
Consent
Agenda
BID AWARD/
PORTABLE AIR
COMPRESSOR &
BREAKER:
Consent
Agenda
BID AWARD/
ELEVATOR
CONTROLLERS:
Consent
Agenda
BID AWARD/
TURF MOWING
CONTRACT -
1996:
Consent
Agenda
BID AWARD/
DUMP TRUCKS:
Consent
Agenda
BID AWARD/
STREET
SWEEPER:
Consent
Agenda
ADVERTISE
FOR BIDS:
Consent
Agenda
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Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to concur with
recommendation of Des Plaines Plan Commission and Staff,
to approve final Plat of Subdivision for Coffman's
Resubdivision, located at 1500 S. Wolf Road; and Mayor
and City Clerk be authorized to execute same. Motion
declared carried as approved unanimously under Consent
Agenda.
Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to concur with Mayor
Sherwood's recommendation to grant request that proceeds
from the Police Department's 1996 Annual Auction, to be
held May 4, 1996, be donated to Des Plaines
Crimestoppers, Inc., (annual request). Motion declared
carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to concur with Staff
recommendation to award bid for One (1) New Portable Air
Compressor and Breaker to the lowest bidder, O'Leary's
Contractors Equipment and Supply Co., 4554 W. North
Avenue, Chicago, IL 60639, for a total bid amount of
$11,894/1996 Water Fund C.E.R.F. Motion declared carried
as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to concur with Staff
recommendation to award bid for New Elevator Controllers
to the lowest bidder, Jeffrey Elevator Company, Inc.,
10261 Franklin Avenue, Franklin Park, IL 60131, for a
total bid amount of $44,500 /Building and Grounds Fund.
Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under
Consent Agenda.
Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to concur with Staff
recommendation to award bid for Turf Mowing Contract 1996
- Various Locations to the lowest bidder D & J
Landscaping, Inc., 2159 Rand Road, Palatine, IL 60074,
for a total amount bid of $44,552/1996 Budgeted Funds.
Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under
Consent Agenda.
Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to concur with Staff
recommendation to repeal action taken by the City Council
on March 4, 1996 awarding bid for Five (5) One -Ton Heavy
Duty Four -Wheel Drive Dump Trucks with Mounted Plows, one
unit only with Salt Spreader, to the lowest bidder,
Community Pontiac GMC Truck, 5900 W. 159th Street, Oak
Forest, IL 60452, for the bid amount of $132,876, plus
the additional cost for five (5) spare tires of $1,555,
for a total amount of $134,431, because they cannot
provide the vehicles as bid; and award bid to the next
lowest bidder, Bob Fish, GMC, 5566 Hwy. P, West Bend, WI
53095, for their total bid amount of $142,483. Motion
declared carried as approved unanimously under Consent
Agenda.
Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to concur with Staff
recommendation to award bid for One (1) New 1996 Truck
Mounted Regenerative Air Street Sweeper to Bruce
Municipal Equipment Co., 1701 Lake Avenue, Glenview, IL
60025, who offers the preferred Elgin Crosswind GE
Sweeper with a Ford CF -7000 cab and chassis, for the full
bid amount of $93,879, plus two (2) options to the unit
(front spray bar - $465 and a hydraulic broom assist for
the rear mounted leaf pickup hose - $950)) for a total
bid amount with options of $95,294/1996 C.E.R.F. Funds.
Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under
Consent Agenda.
Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to concur with Staff
recommendation that City Clerk be authorized to advertise
for bids for 1596 Miner Street Demolition, returnable by
3:00 p.m., Thursday, April 18, 1996. Motion declared
carried as approved unanimously under Consent Agenda.
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ADVERTISE Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to concur with Staff
FOR BIDS: recommendation to authorize City Clerk to advertise for
Consent bids for Self- Propelled Easement Sewer Jet Machine with
Agenda Trailer, returnable by 3:00 p.m., Friday, April 19, 1996.
Motion declared carried as approved unanimously under
Consent Agenda.
PURCHASE OF Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Elstner, to concur with Staff
POLICE recommendation and authorize purchase of Twelve (12) 1996
VEHICLES: Chevrolet Lumina Police Vehicles through State of
Consent Illinois Net Bid Program from Cellozzi - Ettleson
Agenda Chevrolet, Inc., 155 E. Roosevelt Road, Elmhurst, IL
60126, for the total amount of $200,743.74/1996 Budgeted
Funds. Motion declared carried as approved unanimously
under Consent Agenda.
Mayor Ted Sherwood declared that the City Council was now
resolved into a Committee of the Whole
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE - Alderman Higgason, Chair
EMERGENCY Moved by Arredia, seconded by Chiropolos, to concur with
REPAIR Staff recommendation and recommend to the City Council,
FIRE ENGINE/ that it is in the best interest of the City to waive bid
PUMPER #63: procedures and approve emergency repair of Fire
Engine /Pumper #63 by Inland Detroit Diesel - Allison, 500
S. Lombard, Addison, IL 60101, in the amount of
$20,300 /funding to be from Repair and Maintenance of
Equipment line item for the Fire Department; however,
should expenses on this line item exceed the amount
budgeted for maintenance of equipment, the contingency
fund would fund the excess amount. Motion declared
carried.
LEGAL AND LICENSING - Alderman Beauvais, Chair
PARKING ON Moved by Chiropolos, seconded by Sarlo, to concur with
PARKWAY/ Staff recommendation and recommend to the City Council
1723 BUSSE: that 1985 decision to allow River Chevrolet, then owner
of this car dealership, to park display vehicles on the
parkway be reaffirmed to allow Park - Plaines Chevy -Geo,
the present owner, to park their display vehicles on the
parkway only, no sidewalk parking would be allowed on
property located at 1723 Busse Highway.
Vince Powers, 862 Webster Lane, addressed the Committee
of the Whole expressing his opinion that allowing the
parking on this berm presents a double standard; how can
the City Council allow it in one area and not in others.
Moved by Curley, seconded by Christiansen, to adopt a
substitute motion, to recommend to the City Council that
this item be referred back to Staff to investigate the
feasibility of removing the berm and to approach the
owner to buy and /or lease this property, possibly remove
berm and pave area, to allow for permanent parking on a
hard surface.
Mr. Jack Klaus, Director of Economic Development,
addressed the Committee of the Whole, with respect to
cost involved in the removal of this berm which is
estimated to be in the area of $12,400. The owner is
looking for a new location for his car dealership and Mr.
Klaus feels this owner will not be responsive to removing
this berm.
Alderman Curley and Alderman Christiansen withdrew their
substitute motion.
Moved by Curley, seconded by Christiansen, to adopt a
substitute motion, to recommend to the City Council that
PARKING ON
PARKWAY /
1723 BUSSE:
(Con't)
BID REVIEW/
ENGINEERING
DRAWING
COPIER:
BID REVIEW/
SIDEWALK /CURB
REPLACEMENT
CONTRACT
1996:
DISTRIBUTION
IDRB CAP
ALLOCATION:
WARRANT
REGISTER:
ZONING CASE
96- 05 -SU -A
1185 -1229
GOLF RD:
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parking situation on this berm remain as it is for the
present time; that this item be referred back to Staff
for further study and Staff to report back to Council by
July 1, 1996. Upon roll call on the substitute motion,
the vote was:
AYES: 4- Beauvais, Christiansen, Elstner, Curley
NAYS: 5- Higgason, Sarlo, Chiropolos, Arredia,
Sherwood
ABSENT: 0 -None
Motion declared failed.
Upon roll call on the original motion, the vote was:
AYES: 4- Higgason, Sarlo, Chiropolos, Arredia
NAYS: 4- Beauvais, Christiansen, Elstner, Curley
ABSENT:-0 -None
Motion declared failed.
ENGINEERING - Alderman Chiropolos, Chair
Moved by Higgason, seconded by Curley, to concur with
Staff recommendation and recommend to the City Council
to award bid for the purchase of Engineering Department
Drawing Copier to the lowest bidder, Clifford -Wald and
Company, 255 E. Heller' Road, Palatine, IL 60067, in the
base bid amount of $7,195/1996 Budgeted Funds. Motion
declared carried.
Moved by Beauvais, seconded by Sarlo, to concur with
Staff recommendation and recommend to the City Council
to award bid for the Sidewalk and Curb Replacement
Contract - 1996 to the lowest bidder, Schroeder and
Schroeder, Inc., 7306 Central Park, Skokie, IL 60076 in
the total bid amount of $134,691.50, (source of funding
is as follows: $100,000 General Improvement Fund; $50,000
resident share of 50/50 Sidewalk Program). Motion
declared carried.
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION - Alderman Christiansen, Chair
Moved by Sarlo, seconded by Chiropolos, to concur with
Staff recommendation and recommend to the City Council
that the City accept the reallocation of $1,853,750 of
the City of Park Ridge private activity Industrial
Revenue Bond allocation; that the City of Des Plaines
cede $1,500,000 of Park Ridge's reallocation to FRD Real
Estate Partnership (Finzer Roller Company, Inc., 129
Rawls Road, Des Plaines) and $353,750 to A. J. Gerrard
& Company, 400 E. Touhy Ave., Des Plaines; and that the
City's initial 1996 Volume Cap of Industrial Revenue Bond
funds and the reallocated Volume Cap from Park Ridge be
ceded to the Illinois Development Finance Authority as
follows: Candyland Candies - $723,566; United
Displaycraft - $723,566; A. J. Gerrard & Co., -
$1,077,316; and further recommend that Resolutions R -25-
96, R -26 -96 and R -27 -96 be adopted at appropriate time
this evening. Motion declared carried.
Moved by Chiropolos, seconded by Sarlo, to concur with
Staff recommendation and recommend to the City Council
approval of April 1, 1996 Warrant Register in the amount
of $1,900,908.60; and Resolution R -28 -96 be adopted at
appropriate time this evening. Motion declared carried.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - Alderman Sarlo, Chair
Moved by Chiropolos, seconded by Beauvais, to concur with
Staff recommendation and recommend to the City Council
re Zoning Case 96- 05 -SU -A, to grant request for Special
Use to permit the construction of a nursing home facility
on a 2.2 acre parcel at the west end of Redeker Road,
ZONING CASE
96- 05 -8U -A
1185 - 1229
GOLF RD:
(Con't)
EMERGENCY
REPAIR
FIRE ENGINE/
PUMPER #63:
BID AWARD/
ENGINEERING
DRAWING
COPIER:
BID AWARD/
S IDEWALK /CURB
REPLACEMENT
CONTRACT
1996:
DISTRIBUTION
IDRB CAP
ALLOCATION:
Resolution
R -25 -96
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south of Golf Road, on property located at 1185 -1229 Golf
Road and approve a Map Amendment to rezone the property
from M -1 Restricted Manufacturing to C -2 General
Commercial, contingent upon approval of Wolfgang's
Resubdivision where nursing home will be located on one
of the three lots; and further recommend that City
Attorney be authorized to draft necessary ordinance.
Motion declared carried (further action on this matter
under Consent Agenda on April 15, 1996).
Mayor Ted Sherwood assumed the chair, and declared the
City Council back in session.
Moved by Higgason, seconded by Elstner, to concur with
recommendation of Committee of the Whole, that it is in
the best interest of the City to waive bid procedures . and
approve the emergency repair of Fire Engine /Pumper #63
by Inland Detroit Diesel- Allison, 500 S. Lombard,
Addison, IL 60101, in the amount of $20,300 /funding to
be from Repair and Maintenance of Equipment line item for
the Fire Department; however, should expenses on this
line item exceed the amount budgeted for maintenance of
equipment, the Contingency Fund would cover the excess
amount. Upon roll call the vote was:
AYES: 8- Beauvais, Christiansen, Elstner, Higgason,
Curley, Sarlo, Chiropolos, Arredia
NAYS: 0 -None
ABSENT: 0 -None
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Chiropolos, seconded by Sarlo, to concur with
recommendation of the Committee of the Whole to award bid
for the purchase of Engineering Department Drawing Copier
to the lowest bidder, Clifford -Wald and Company, 255 E.
Hellen Road, Palatine, IL 60067, in the base bid amount
of $7,195/1996 Budgeted Funds. Upon roll call the vote
was:
AYES: 8- Beauvais, Christiansen, Elstner, Higgason,
Curley, Sarlo, Chiropolos, Arredia
NAYS: 0 -None
ABSENT: 0 -None
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Chiropolos, seconded by Sarlo, to concur with
recommendation of the Committee of the Whole and award
bid for the Sidewalk and Curb Replacement Contract - 1996
to the lowest bidder, Schroeder and Schroeder, Inc., 7306
Central Park, Skokie, IL 60076 in the total bid amount
of $134,691.50 (source of funding is as follows: $100,000
General Improvement Fund; $50,000 resident share of 50/50
Sidewalk Program). Upon roll call the vote was:
AYES: 8- Beauvais, Christiansen, Elstner, Higgason,
Curley, Sarlo, Chiropolos, Arredia
NAYS: 0 -None
ABSENT: 0 -None
Motion declared carried.
Moved by Christiansen, seconded by Elstner, to concur
with recommendation of Committee of the Whole, that the
City accept the reallocation of $1,853,750 of the City
of Park Ridge private activity Industrial Revenue Bond
allocation and adopt Resolution R- 25 -96, A RESOLUTION
ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF CITY OF PARK RIDGE RESOLUTION
96 -24, A REALLOCATION OF $1,853,750 OF THE CITY OF PARK
RIDGE PRIVATE ACTIVITY BOND ALLOCATION TO THE CITY OF DES
PLAINES, ILLINOIS. Upon roll call the vote was:
AYES: 8- Beauvais, Christiansen, Elstner,.Higgason,
Curley, Sarlo, Chiropolos, Arredia
NAYS: 0 -None
ABSENT: 0 -None
Motion declared carried.
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DISTRIBUTION Moved by Christiansen, seconded by Elstner, to concur
IDRB CAP with recommendation of Committee of the Whole, that the
ALLOCATION: City of Des Plaines allocate $2,000,000 in Industrial
(Con't) Revenue Bond Volume cap to Finzer Roller, Inc., and other
affiliated industries, to assist financing for the
Resolution acquisition and equipping of the property located at 129
R -26 -96 Rawls Road, Des Plaines, and adopt Resolution R- 26 -96,
A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE INTENTION OF THE CITY OF DES
PLAINES, ILLINOIS, TO ASSIST IN FINANCING THE
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, AND EQUIPPING OF
AN INDUSTRIAL PROJECT TO BE USED BY FINZER ROLLER, INC.,
AN ILLINOIS CORPORATION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE
REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. Upon roll
call the vote was:
AYES: 8- Beauvais, Christiansen, Elstner, Higgason,
Curley, Sarlo, Chiropolos, Arredia
NAYS: 0 -None
ABSENT: 0 -None
Motion declared carried.
Resolution Moved by Christiansen, seconded by Elstner, to concur
R -27 -96 with recommendation of Committee of the Whole that the
City's initial 1996 Volume Cap Industrial Revenue Bond
funds and the reallocated Volume Cap from Park Ridge be
ceded to the Illinois Development Finance Authority as
follows: Candyland Candies - $723,566; United
Displaycraft - $723,566; and A. J. Gerrard & Co., -
$1,077,316; and adopt Resolution R- 27 -96, A RESOLUTION
SETTING FORTH THE ALLOCATION AND REALLOCATION OF THE CITY
OF DES PLAINES 1996 VOLUME CAP AND TRANSFERRING TO THE
ILLINOIS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY CERTAIN OF THE
CITY OF DES PLAINES' ALLOCATION AND REALLOCATION OF 1996
VOLUME CAP. Upon roll call the vote was:
AYES: 8- Beauvais, Christiansen, Elstner, Higgason,
Curley, Sarlo, Chiropolos, Arredia
NAYS: 0 -None
ABSENT: 0 -None
Motion declared carried.
WARRANT Moved by Christiansen, seconded by Sarlo, to concur with
REGISTER: recommendation of Committee of the Whole to adopt
Resolution R- 28 -96, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
Resolution OF THE CITY OF DES PLAINES THAT THE FOLLOWING BILLS ARE
R -28 -96 DUE AND PAYABLE AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AND
ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO MAKE PAYMENT FOR SAME. Total
$1,900,908.60. Upon roll call the vote was:
AYES: 8- Beauvais, Christiansen, Elstner, Higgason,
Curley, Sarlo, Chiropolos, Arredia
NAYS: 0 -None
ABSENT: 0 -None
Motion declared carried.
PARKING ON Moved by Beauvais, seconded by Christiansen, to postpone
PARKWAY/ Parking on Parkway at 1723 Busse Highway for two weeks.
1723 BUSSE: Upon roll call the vote was:
AYES: 4- Beauvais, Christiansen, Elstner, Curley
NAYS: 5- Higgason, Sarlo, Chiropolos, Arredia,
Sherwood
ABSENT: 0 -None
Motion declared failed.
Moved by Beauvais, seconded by Christiansen, to table
this item and request the owner of Park - Plaines Chevy -Geo
to petition the owner of the berm and investigate the
possibly of buying and /or leasing this property, arrange
for removal of the berm and pave area to allow for
permanent parking on a hard surface. Upon roll call, the
vote was:
AYES: 5- Beauvais, Christiansen, Elstner, Higgason,
Curley
NAYS: 3- Sarlo, Chiropolos, Arredia
ABSENT: 0 -None
Motion declared carried.
1
1
ADJOURNMENT: Moved by Chiropolos, seconded by Beauvais, that the
regular meeting of the City Council adjourn. Motion
declared carried. Meeting adjourned at 9:17 p.m.
APPROVED BY ME THIS t
DAY OF !.� _ 10
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Tee Sherwood, MAYOR
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1996
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anne M. Linke - DEPUTY CITY CLERK
4/1/96