City of Oak Forest City Council met April 25
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. ROLL CALL
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS
4. PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CITY OF OAK FOREST FY 2023-24 BUDGET
A. Motion to open Public Hearing
B. Public comments
C. Motion to close Public Hearing
5. MOTION TO ESTABLISH CONSENT AGENDA
6. CONSENT AGENDA:
A. Approval of Minutes:
1. Committee of the Whole meeting - April 11, 2023
2. City Council meeting - April 11, 2023
B. Consideration of the following Lists of Bills dated:
1. Regular Bills - FY 2022-2023 2. Supplemental Bills - FY 2022-2023
C. Consideration of the following minutes:
1. Consumer Protection Commission - March 8, 2023
2. Fire & Police Commission - March 27, 2023
3. Veterans Commission - March 16, 2023
4. Planning and Zoning Commission - April 5, 2023
7. FINANCE
A. Approval of ordinance No.2023-04-0964O to establish annual budget for fiscal year 2023-2024 for the City of Oak Forest. See the attached memo from Finance Director Julian with supporting details.
B. Approval of ordinance No.2023-04-0965O establishing charges for the fresh water supply system in the City of Oak Forest. See the attached memo from Finance Director Julian with supporting details.
C. Approval of ordinance No.2023-04-0966O establishing charges for the waste water collection system in the City of Oak Forest. See the attached memo from Finance Director Julian with supporting details.
D. Approval of Ordinance No.2023-04-0967O to close the 2008A Water Sewer Project Fund. See the attached memo from Finance Director Julian with supporting details.
E. Approval of Ordinance No.2023-04-0968O to close the 2015A GOB Project Fund. See the attached memo from Finance Director Julian with supporting details.
F. Approval or Ordinance No.2023-04-0969O to close the 2012 GOB Project Fund. See the attached memo from Finance Director Julian with supporting details.
8. EXECUTIVE SESSION: The purpose of this executive session is to discuss security procedures and the use of personnel and equipment to respond to an actual, a threatened, or reasonably potential danger to the safety of employees, staff and the public. 5ILCS 120/2(c)(8) and to discuss litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11).
9. PUBLIC WORKS
A. Approval of the purchase of a DJI Matrice drone for city wide department use in the budgeted CIP 2023-2024 amount of $23,977.52. See attached memo with supporting details from Police Chief Reid, Public Works Director Michael Salamowicz and Fire Chief Gary Kasper with supporting details.
10. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
A. Approval of purchase from Nelson Systems Inc. in the budgeted amount of $38,035.00 to install and support a new voice logger, Eventide NexLog DX, funded by the 911 Board budget. See attached memo for IT Director Rieman with supporting details.
11. ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
A. Approval of Ordinance 2023-04-0970O authorizing a Special Use Permit to allow a tattoo parlor in the C2 – General Service Commercial District at 4849 W. 167th Street. See the attached memo from Community Planner Paul Ruane with supporting details.
B. Approval of Ordinance 2023-04-0971O authorizing a Special Use Permit to allow a youth indoor recreation facility in the C2 – General Service Commercial District at 15801 S. Oak Park Avenue. See the attached memo from Community Planner Paul Ruane with supporting details.
C. Approval of Resolution 2023-04-0436R approving the updated 2023 official Oak Forest zoning map. See the attached memo from Community Planner Paul Ruane with supporting details.
D. Approval of Resolution 2023-04-0437R Supporting and Consenting to an Application to the Cook County Assessor for a Class 6B Property Tax Incentive Application for the Property Commonly Known as 4245 W. 166th Street (OPAK, LLC). See the attached memo form Economic and Community Development Director Ed Cage with supporting details.
E. Approval of Ordinance 2023-04-0972O Approving an Amendment to the Redevelopment Agreement for the HD Hotels, LLC Project Located at 4375 Frontage Road. See the attached memo form Economic and Community Development Director Ed Cage with supporting details.
F. Approval of Ordinance No. 2023-04-09730 to deny rezoning and land use application and request for 15801 Lorel Ave, Zoning and Land Use Application. See the attached memo from Economic and Community Development Director Ed Cage with supporting details.
G. Approval of a motion to refer, and provide any necessary authority pursuant to Section 11-501, C of the Zoning Code of the City of Oak Forest, for the Oak Forest Planning and Zoning Commission to take appropriate steps, to complete a review of any procedure, records or documentation regularly associated with a zoning action, for the current Institutional Zoning status applicable to that property at 5301 W. 157th St and for clarification and/or completion of the record as determined appropriate (north of 15801 Lorel and adjacent to the Public Works facility to the east). See the attached memo form Economic and Community Development Director Ed Cage with supporting details.
12. FIRE DEPARTMENT
A. Approval of payment to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services in the amount of $145,375.61. See the attached memo with supporting documents form Fire Chief Gary Kasper.
13. CITIZEN 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.
14. OLD BUSINESS
15. NEW BUSINESS
16. ADJOURNMENT
http://www.oak-forest.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04252023-1713
Alerts Sign-up