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City of Palos Heights City Council met Dec. 5.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. INVOCATION

3. ROLL CALL

4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

A. Announcement of the Tree Decorating Contest winners.

5. CONSENT AGENDA

A. Approval of Minutes:

1. City Council Meeting –November 21, 2023.

B. Approval of Payroll and Voucher List for the period ending December 1, 2023.

OPENING OF SEALED BIDS

REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS

Mayor:

6. General Remarks and Updates.

City Clerk

7. Motion to pass a Resolution Setting Forth the Schedule of City Council Meetings for 2024.

8. Motion to pass a Resolution Setting Forth the Schedule of City Committee Meetings for 2024.

Treasurer:

9. Treasurer’s Report for the period ending October 30, 2023.

10. Motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report for the period ending October 30, 2023.

City Attorney:

COMMUNICATIONS

CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL **

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

Finance: Chairperson Alderman McGrogan

11. Motion to adopt an Ordinance adopting the annual budget of the City of Palos Heights for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2024, and ending December 31, 2024.

12. Motion to adopt an Ordinance providing for the Tax Levy for the City of Palos Heights for the period beginning January 1, 2023, and ending December 31, 2023, in the amount of $10,486,124.00.

13. Motion to approve a Resolution Proportionately Reducing All Levies except City Corporate, Library Corporate, and Police Pension.

Public Safety: Chairperson Alderman Basso

Municipal Grounds and Property: Chairperson Alderman Begley

14. Motion to approve payment for a 2024 Toyota RAV4 in the amount of $32,916.26.

15. Motion to approve the purchase of a new light pole at the entrance of Lake Katherine in the amount of $8,553.00.

16. Motion to approve payment for professional engineering services to Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. For the Cal-Sag Trail at Lake Katherine, Phase II project in the amount of $11,059.92.

Planning and Zoning: Chairperson Alderman McGovern

17. Motion to direct the City Attorney to draft an Ordinance to allow a twelve-foot, two-and-one-half inch (12.2-foot) Front Yard Setback along 70th Court, in lieu of the required thirty-foot (30’) Front Yard Setback (a 17.8-foot Front Yard variance) along 70th Court for the purpose of constructing an attached garage addition to the principal residential building located at 12243 S 70th Court, and contained within the following PIN: 24-30-128-005-0000.

18. Motion to waive the rules to adopt the Ordinance.

19. Motion to adopt the Ordinance granting a twelve-foot, two-and-one-half inch (12.2-foot) Front Yard Setback along 70th Court, in lieu of the required thirty-foot (30’) Front Yard Setback (a 17.8-foot Front Yard variance) along 70th Court for the purpose of constructing an attached garage addition to the principal residential building located at 12243 S 70th Court, and contained within the following PIN: 24-30-128-005-0000.

20. Motion to direct the City Attorney to draft an Ordinance to allow a three (3) foot Side Yard Setback along the northerly property line, in lieu of the required ten (10) foot Side Yard Setback (a 7-foot Side Yard variance), which variance is limited to the distance of the length of the proposed detached garage located at 12718 S. 69th Court, and contained within the following PIN: 24-31-111-014-0000.

21. Motion to direct the City Attorney to draft an Ordinance for Special Use approval to allow a B-1 use to operate within an existing structure within a B District, specifically an internal medicine clinic known as Integrative Health Group, Ltd., and to allow the subletting of space for a retail pharmacy known as Palos Rx, all within the existing building located at 13419 S. Ridgeland Avenue (formerly occupied by First Midwest Bank), and contained within the following PIN: 24-32-300-039-0000. 

Recreation: Chairperson Alderman Key

Roads and Construction: Chairperson Alderman Clifford

License, Permits & Franchises: Chairperson Alderman Lewandowski

Water and Sewer: Chairperson Alderman Bylut

22. Motion to approve payment to Airy’s Inc. for the 8” valve repair on 9 Parliament Dr. E in the amount of $12,368.97.

23. Motion to approve payment to Airy’s Inc. for the 8” sewer main repair at 6113 128th Pl. in the amount of $47,066.27.

24. Motion to approve payment to M.E. Simpson Co., Inc. for conducting Water Distribution System Leak Detection program from October 30th to November 10th, in the amount of $18,800.00.

25. Motion to approve payment to M.E. Simpson Co., Inc. for conducting a Fire Hydrant Maintenance and Flow/Watermain Capacity Testing program in the amount of $16,794.00.

26. Motion to approve payment for professional engineering services with RJN Group for the 2023 Sewer Rehabilitation Design and Construction and On-Call Underground Infrastructure Services rendering through October 27, 2023, in the amount of $8,286.84.

27. Motion to approve a proposal for professional engineering services for the 2024 Sewer Rehabilitation and Design & Construction with RJN Group not to exceed the amount of $79,100.00.

28. Motion to approve a proposal for professional engineering services for the 2024 Sewer Cleaning & Televising Program with RJN Group not to exceed the amount of $78,900.00.

29. Motion to approve payment for professional engineering services with Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam for the 70th Ave. Lift Station Rehabilitation in the amount of $12,375.00.

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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