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City of Oak Forest City Council met December 10

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City of Oak Forest City Council met Dec. 10.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

2. ROLL CALL

3. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMUNITY CALENDAR

4. MOTION TO ESTABLISH CONSENT AGENDA

5. CONSENT AGENDA:

A. Approval of Minutes:

1. City Council - November 26, 2019

B. Consideration of the following Lists of Bills dated:

1. Regular Bills: FY 2019-20 - December 10, 2019

2. Supplemental Bills: FY 2019-20 - December 10, 2019

C. Consideration of the following minutes:

1. Emergency Telephone System Board (911) - November 5, 2019

2. Planning & Zoning - November 20, 2019

6. FINANCE

A. Approval of Ordinance No. 2019-12-0771O authorizing the abatement of the 2019 Tax Levy for General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2013, in the amount of $166,639.44. The attached memo from City Administrator Julian, dated December 1, 2019, provides supporting details.

B. Approval of Ordinance No. 2019-12-0772O authorizing the abatement of the 2019 Tax Levy for the Series 2015A and Series 2015B General Obligation Bonds in the amount of $503,425.00. The attached memo from City Administrator Julian, dated December 1, 2019, provides supporting details.

C. Approval of Ordinance No. 2019-12-0773O authorizing the abatement of the 2019 Tax Levy for the Series 2016A and Series 2016B General Obligation Refunding Bonds in the amount of $1,132,400.00. The attached memo from City Administrator Julian, dated December 1, 2017, provides supporting details.

D. Approval of Ordinance No. 2019-12-0774O, the City of Oak Forest’s 2019 Tax Levy. The attached memo from City Administrator Julian, dated December 4, 2018, provides supporting details.

7. POLICE

A. Approval of Ordinance 2019-12-0777O amending Chapter 131.12 of the Oak Forest Municipal Code: Possession of Cannabis. The attached memo from Police Chief Kristin, dated December 10, 2019, provides supporting details.

B. Approval of Ordinance 2019-12-0778O amending Chapter 131.11 of the Oak Forest Municipal Code: Drug Paraphernalia. The attached memo from Police Chief Kristin, dated December 10, 2019, provides supporting details.

C. Approval of Ordinance 2019-12-0776O amending Chapter 70.35 of the Oak Forest Municipal Code: Vehicles Subject to Seizure and Impoundment. The attached memo from Police Chief Kristin, dated December 10, 2019, provides supporting details.

8. BUILDING

A. Approval of Resolution 2019-12-0360R amending Chapter 151.012 of the Oak Forest Municipal Code: Temporary Sign Permit Fees. The attached memo from Building Commissioner Forbes, dated December 3, 2019, provides supporting details.

9. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

A. Approval of Ordinance No. 2019-12-0775O authorizing a variance to allow a fence in the front yard as required in the R2 – Single Family District at 15051 Ridgeland Avenue; petitioned by Mike Duffin. The attached memo from Economic & Community Development Director Bandstra, dated December 10, 2019, provides supporting details.

B. Approval of Resolution No. 2017-11-0361R requesting the Illinois Department of Transportation to temporarily close a portion of Cicero Avenue on March 7, 2020 to accommodate the Oak Forest Family Parade. The attached memo from Economic and Community Development Director Bandstra, dated December 4, 2017, provides supporting details.

10. CITIZENS PARTICIPATION: The Oak Forest City Council invites public comment at its meetings, but it generally does not have the ability to provide an immediate response to some questions raised during the Citizens Participation portion of a council meeting without some reasonable opportunity to review them. Therefore, the City Council encourages questions to also be submitted in writing in the event that they need to be referred to City staff to help assure a more thoughtful and informed response.

11. OLD BUSINESS

12. NEW BUSINESS

13. EXECUTIVE SESSION

14. ADJOURNMENT

http://www.oak-forest.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_12102019-1242