City of Oak Forest City Council met Aug. 11.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. ROLL CALL
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS
4. SWEARING IN OF ROBERT LACHAPELLE AS A POLICE OFFICER IN THE OAK FOREST POLICE DEPARTMENT
5. SWEARING IN OF RYAN DOYLE AS A FIREFIGHTER / PARAMEDIC IN THE OAK FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT
6. SWEARING IN OF JEREMY MERINO AS A FIREFIGHTER / PARAMEDIC IN THE OAK FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT
7. SWEARING IN OF SCOTT SELIMOS AS A LIEUTENANT / PARAMEDIC IN THE OAK FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT
8. APPROVAL OF PROCLAMATION NO. 2020-08-0282P RECOGNIZING LIEUTENANT / PARAMEDIC MIKE WIENKE UPON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE OAK FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT AFTER 32 YEARS OF SERVICE
9. MOTION TO ESTABLISH CONSENT AGENDA
10. CONSENT AGENDA:
A. Approval of Minutes:
1. City Council - July 14, 2020
B. Consideration of the following Lists of Bills dated:
1. Regular Bills: FY 2020-21 - August 11, 2020
2. Supplemental Bills: FY 2020-21 - August 11, 2020
C. Consideration of the following minutes:
1. Veterans Commission - April 16, 2020
2. Veterans Commission - May 21, 2020
3. Veterans Commission - June 18, 2020
4. Planning & Zoning - June 24, 2020
5. Executive Safety Committee - July 14, 2020
D. Consideration of the following reports:
1. Baxter & Woodman Project Status Report - July 31, 2020
E. Approval of Proclamation 2020-08-0283P recognizing the week of September 17–23, 2020 as Constitution Week in Oak Forest.
11. POLICE
A. Approval of Resolution No. 2020-08-0373R authorizing a sub award agreement between the City of Oak Forest and the County of Cook, which will result in $295,000.00 in funding for a Communications Tower and Resiliency Improvements. The attached memo from Police Chief Kristin, dated August 11, 2020, provides supporting details.
B. Purchase of 50 new Harris XLP200 portable Radios at a budgeted cost of $319,517.00 from Radiocom Inc. of McHenry, Illinois. The attached memo from Deputy Police Chief Reid, dated August 11, 2020, provides supporting details.
12. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
A. Approval of Resolution No. 2020-08-0374R accepting a bid for landscape installation at 159th Street and Cicero Avenue. The attached memo from Economic & Community Development Director Bandstra, dated August 5, 2020, provides supporting details.
B. Approval of Resolution No. 2020-08-0375R accepting a bid to clear vegetation and overgrowth at 16800 South Kilpatrick Avenue, the site of a former school. The attached memo from Economic and Community Development Director Bandstra, dated August 5, 2020, provides supporting details.
13. ADMINISTRATION
A. Discussion of a Car Show / Cruise Night in Oak Forest.
14. 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. THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS IS OPEN FOR THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND. SOCIAL DISTANCING MUST BE MAINTAINED BY ATTENDEES.
15. OLD BUSINESS
16. NEW BUSINESS
17. EXECUTIVE SESSION: The purpose is to discuss the purchase or lease of real property for use by the City of Oak Forest, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired, and to discuss the setting of a price for the sale or lease of real estate owned by the City of Oak Forest.
18. ADJOURNMENT
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