City of Hometown City Council Met September 22

By Angelica Saylo Pilo

Sep 28, 2020

City of Hometown City Council met Sept. 22.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. ROLL CALL

4. JOURNAL OF THE SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL.

5. CITIZEN’S HEARING

REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

6. OFFICE OF THE MAYOR

Appointments

7. OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK

8. OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER

9. REPORTS FROM APPOINTED OFFICIALS

City Attorney, Michael G. Cainkar

Police Department, Louis Dominguez, Chief of Police

Public Works Department, Mark Trlak, Director

Building Department, James Forbes, Building Commissioner

Public Health and Safety, Director Bonnie Gesiakowski

REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES

10. Finance Committee: Alderman Fry, Chairman (Banasiak / Reynolds)

Submit for approval the Accounts Payable and Payroll for September 22, 2020.

11. Streets, Sidewalks and Municipal Building Committee: Alderman Glen Zak, Chairman (Barnhouse, Smith)

Call for a Special City Council Meeting to be held on September 24, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. to award the bid for the Duffy Avenue Project.

12. Water and Sewer Committee: Alderman Daniel Walsh, Chairman (Grochowski, Reynolds)

13. Parks and Recreation Committee: Alderman Robert Smith, Chairman (Zak, Kurysz)

14. Building Committee: Alderman Brian Barnhouse, Chairman (Walsh, Kurysz)

Notification that a meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals on September 16, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. at the request of Bill Gates of 4032 W. 89th Place to be allowed to keep the 6’ tall privacy fence that was recently installed. Ordinance No. 6-1987 states no fence or wall shall be permitted to extend nearer to any street than the minimum setback line and in the case of a corner building, setback lines on both streets must be observed, provided, however, that a hedge or mass planting shall be permitted within the lot lines of each building site; provided that said hedge or planting shall not exceed three feet in width or thirty inches in height; and provided further that a fence may be erected from the front of the house or minimum setback line to the front of the garage. The Zoning Board Voted to deny the appeal with 4 Ayes 1 Nays

15. License Committee: Alderman Donna Grochowski, Chairman (Smith/Barnhouse)

16. Code and Ordinance Committee: Alderman Bob Reynolds, Chairman (Fry/Banasiak)

17. Insurance Committee: Alderman Rick Banasiak, Chairman (Kurysz/Fry)

18. Public Health and Safety, Committee: Alderman Luci Kurysz, Chairman (Reynolds/Zak)

19. Police Committee: Alderman Frank Finnegan (Fry/Banasiak)

REPORTS FROM SPECIAL COMMITTEES

20. Library: Liaison Alderman Grochowski

21. Legislation: Alderman Fry

22. Fire Department Liaison: Liaison Alderman Rick Banasiak

23. Personnel Review Committee: Mayor Kevin Casey, Chairman Louis Dominguez, Chief of Police (Member) Alderman (Member)

24. PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, RESOLUTIONS, ORDERS AND ORDINANCES BY ALDERMEN

25. Special Events Committee: Liaison Alderman Donna Grochowski