City Council Agenda - September 24th, 2008

   AGENDA
CITY OF COUNTRYSIDE
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24,  2008  – 7:30 P.M.

I. MEETING CALL TO ORDER – PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

II. ROLL CALL – CITY CLERK

III. OMNIBUS AGENDA:All items on the Omnibus Agenda are considered to be routine in nature by the City Council and will be enacted in one motion.  There will not be separate discussion of these items unless a Council member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Omnibus Agenda and considered separately.

A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: September 10, 2008.

B. STATEMENT OF BILLS through September 24, 2008: $230,055.75.

C. FINANCIAL STATEMENT – for period ending August 31, 2008 (previously distributed in committee packet).

D. Application for a 1-day special use request from Unique Events to hold a model car and toy show at Park Place, 6240 Joliet Road, on October 19, 2008.

E. Application for a general business license from Metromedia Technologies, Inc. 6428 Joliet Road, #102.  Type:  Sales Office.  Applicant:  James Campbell.

IV. ADDITIONS TO AND/OR DELETIONS FROM THE AGENDA

V. QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE

VI. MAYOR’S REPORT   

VII. CITY CLERK’S REPORT       

VIII. TREASURER’S REPORT

IX. COMMITTEE REPORTS

FINANCE COMMITTEE – TREASURER JASINSKI, CHAIRMAN

A. Consideration of proposed Redevelopment Agreement with Countryside Partnership. (tabled 9-10-08)-city attorney to provide.

B. Consideration of Changing Billboard signage.

C.Consideration of approving reimbursement to the Flagg Creek Golf Pro for expenses related to Professional golf tournaments.

D. Recommendation to revise Purchasing Policy.

RECREATION COMMITTEE– ALDERMAN VON DRASEK, CHAIRMAN

E. Consider participation in and commitment of funds to Ideal School Park Renovation joint project.

F. Consider awarding the Park Improvements Contracts FY ’08 for Hollands, Srejma- Michalek Memorial Park and City Park.

INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE – ALDERMAN MICHALCZYK, CHAIRMAN

(backup in committee agenda packet)

G. Recommendation to award landscape project for AT & T project LightSpeed parkway cabinets to Wilson Ware Group Landscape Architecture, $4,800.

H. Recommendation to revise Accessory Building Regulations.

I. Recommendation to participate in IDOT initiative to upgrade State maintained traffic signals on State Highways with light emitting Diode modules.

X. CITY ATTORNEY/LEGAL REPORT

A. Plan/ZBA recommendation to Section 10-2-9-G re increasing the size of the accessory buildings in the R-7 Residential Zone.

B. Plan/ZBA recommendation to Section 10-2-4-5 review of permitted obstructions such as fences in required yards.

C. Plan/ZBA recommendation to Sections 10-6A-2, 10-7A-3 and 10-6D-3 to make provision for therapeutic massage by a licensed massage therapist as a special use in the B-1, B-2, B-3, M-1 and O Limited Office zoning district.

D. Recommend approving the Plat of Consolidation for Lyons Township Senior Apartments, 6404 Joliet Road.

XI. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

A. Presentation of draft Committee Responsibilities.

B. Seek authorization to advertise to fill the position of Manager of Building Administration.

XII. STAFF REPORTS

A. Police Chief

B. City Engineer

C. Asst. Administrator: 

XII. OLD & NEW BUSINESS

XIV. ADJOURNMENT  to executive session

Your Honor, I move that we adjourn into executive session under Sec. Open Meetings Act for the purpose of discussing 

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