City of Palos Heights City Council met March 1.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION
3. ROLL CALL
4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
5. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approval of Minutes:
1. City Council Meeting – February 15, 2022
B. Approval of Payroll and Voucher List for the period ending February 25, 2022.
C. Approval of a Special Event Permit request from the Parks & Recreation Department to conduct their annual Chocolate Chase 5K on Saturday, April 16, 2022 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the designated race route.
OPENING OF SEALED BIDS
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS
Mayor:
6. General Remarks and Updates.
City Clerk:
Treasurer:
City Attorney:
COMMUNICATIONS
CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL **
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
Finance: Chairperson Alderman McGrogan
Public Safety: Chairperson Alderman Basso
Municipal Grounds and Property: Chairperson Alderman Begley
7. Motion to approve payment to Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd for professional services for the CalSag Trail (at Lake Katherine) from September 21, 2021 to January 29, 2022 in the amount of $17,501.32.
8. Motion to approve payment to Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd for Lake Katherine Nature Center Environmental Site Assessment for the month of January in the amount of $4,937.13.
9. Motion to award the 2022 Tree Removal, Trimming, & Stump Grinding bid to Homer Tree Care in the amount of $41,250.00.
Planning and Zoning: Chairperson Alderman McGovern
10. Motion to authorize the City Attorney to draft an Ordinance allowing a 5-foot non-privacy fence on a corner lot to extend beyond the front building line along Comanche Drive, specifically twenty-three (23) feet beyond the building line at the northerly property line, and seven (7) feet beyond the building line at the western-most corner of the house, and connecting between these two points in a general straight line for the single-family residential home located at 7358 Pueblo Lane, which approval and variance is contingent upon the applicant submitting, and the Building Commissioner approving at his sole discretion, a landscaping plan that appropriately screens the fence, and preserves the character of the neighborhood. PIN: 23-36-216-023-0000.
11. Motion to authorize the City Attorney to draft an Ordinance allowing a seven (7) foot Side Yard Setback, in lieu of the required ten (10) foot Side Yard Setback along the westerly property line, which variance is limited to the distance of the length of the proposed addition to the principal residential building located at 12740 S Palos Avenue. PIN: 23-36-204-011-0000.
Recreation: Chairperson Alderman Key
12. Motion to approve an Ordinance to sell on i-Bid the “pontoon boat” as surplus equipment.
Roads and Construction: Chairperson Alderman Clifford
License, Permits & Franchises: Chairperson Alderman Lewandowski
Water and Sewer: Chairperson Alderman Bylut
13. Motion to award The Menominee Sanitary Lift Station Rehabilitation to Integral Construction Inc. in the amount of $453,200.00.
14. Motion to approve proceeding with the 2022 WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM LEAK SURVEY by ME Simpson in the amount of $15,275.00.
15. Motion to approve proceeding with the 2022 HYDRANT FLOW TESTING by ME Simpson in the amount of $16,960.00.
16. Motion to approve the purchase of a hydraulic powerhead saw for the purpose of cutting water main piping and concrete piping in the amount of $11,865.00.
17. Motion to approve the painting of 230 hydrants by Giant Maintenance & Restoration in the amount of $19,090.00.
18. Motion to approve the 2nd payment for Lindahl Brothers, Inc. in the amount of $59,865.30 for the 123rd Street Watermain.
19. Motion to approve payment to RJN Group for professional engineering services in the month of January in the amount of $5,229.95. Services included: GIS assistance and on‐call sewer system services.
20. Motion to approve engineering services for design and construction of the 2022 Sewer Rehab Program in the amount not to exceed $63,700.00 with RJN Group.
21. Motion to approve the 2022 On‐Call Engineering Services with RJN Group not to exceed $20,000.00.
22. Motion to approve proceeding with Engineering Services with Strand Associates, Inc. for the lining of 16‐ inch Water Main on College Drive from South Austin Ave to South Menard Ave in the amount of $54,000.00.
23. Motion to approve payment to Strand Associates for professional engineering services in the month of December in the amount of $14,212.59. Services included: Water capital projects prioritization and Emergency Response Plan development.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES
Business/Economic Development: Chairperson Alderman Key
Cable TV: Chairperson Alderman McGovern
OLD BUSINESS
CITIZENS WISHING TO ASK QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS EVENING’S BUSINESS*
NEW BUSINESS
EXECUTIVE SESSION
RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
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