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City of Palos Hills City Council met May 16

Here are the minutes provided by the council:

1) CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bennett called the City Council Meeting to order at 7:00p.m.

2) PLEDGE TO THE FLAG: Mayor Bennett led everyone in the Pledge to the Flag.

3) ROLL CALL: Upon roll call the following Aldermen responded:

PRESENT: Price, Brachman, Lebarre, Donahue, O’Connell, Kleefisch, Stratton, Pasek, Abed, Nowak

ABSENT: None

4) QUORUM: Mayor Bennett declared a quorum was present.

5) READING OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES:

Ald. Kleefisch MOVED to approve the City Council Meeting Minutes dated, May 2, 2024 as presented. SECONDED by Ald. Stratton. Upon roll call the following Ald. voted:

AYE: Brachman, Lebarre, Donahue, O’Connell, Kleefisch, Stratton, Pasek, Abed, Nowak, Price

NAY: None MOTION CARRIED

6) CITIZENS PETITION: None this evening.

7) CITIZENS HEARING:

Mayor Bennett, the meeting is open to the public for any comments or questions.

There were no comments or questions from the public; the public portion of the meeting was closed.

8) REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR AND OTHER CITY OFFICIALS:

A. CITY CLERK: No report this evening.

B. CITY ATTORNEY: No report this evening.

C. MAYOR: No report this evening.

9) PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, RESOLUTIONS, AND ORDINANCES

BY ALDERMEN:

A. BUILDING & LICENSING:

Ald. Abed had no report this evening.

B. CITY ADMINISTRATION:

Ald. Stratton had no report this evening.

C. COMMUNITY RESOURCES:

Ald. Price had no report this evening.

D. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:

Ald. O’Connell had no report this evening.

E. FINANCE:

Ald. Lebarre MOVED to authorize the expenditure of a Vendor Warrant dated, May 16, 2024 in the amount of $885,521.35. SECONDED by Ald. Stratton. Upon roll call the following Ald. voted:

AYE: Lebarre, Donahue, O’Connell, Kleefisch, Stratton, Pasek, Abed, Nowak, Price, Brachman

NAY: None MOTION CARRIED

Ald. Lebarre announced that at the next meeting he will be asking City Council to approve the 2024/2025 Budget and Appropriation.

Mayor Bennett stated that the Public Hearing on the 2024/2025 Budget and Appropriation will occur during City Attorney Cainkar’s portion of the next City Council meeting.

F. LEGISLATION & ORDINANCES:

Ald. Donahue had no report this evening.

G. PARKS:

Ald. Nowak reported that Mayor Bennett, Commissioner Violante, and Commissioner Oeffling recently met with the representative from the playground company who will be installing new playground equipment at Indian Woods Park. Projected time to begin the Indian Woods/OSLAD project is the end of July or beginning of August.

Ald. Nowak mentioned that the Recreation department hosted an open house this past Saturday for the new youth soccer program, which begins June 4th.

Ald. Nowak announced that the Picnic in the Park will be held on June 15th at Bennett Park from 11:00am-2:00pm.

Ald. Nowak MOVED for City Attorney Cainkar to draw the Ordinance for the Pavilion Rules.

SECONDED by Ald. Price. Upon roll call the following Ald. voted:

AYE: Donahue, O’Connell, Kleefisch, Stratton, Pasek, Abed, Nowak, Price, Brachman, Lebarre

NAY: None MOTION CARRIED

GOLF:

Ald. Pasek had no report this evening.

H. PLANNING & ZONING:

Ald. Nowak reminded all of the Plan Commission meeting scheduled for June 3, 2024 at 7:00pm to consider the approval of rezoning the property at 7605 W. 111th Street.

I. PUBLIC SAFETY:

Ald. Kleefisch presented and read the Palos Hills Police Department Activity Report for the month of April 2024 as follows: 212 traffic tickets were issued, 63 parking tickets, 10 misdemeanor complaints and 1 felony complaint, there were no criminal homicides, there was 1 rape, there were no robberies, there was 1 aggravated assault and battery; there were 3 burglaries, there were 5 thefts, there was 1motor vehicle theft, there were no arsons, and our CID Division handled a total of 34 cases.

J. PUBLIC WORKS/SEWER & WATER:

Upon request of Ald. Brachman, City Clerk Mulderink assigned Resolution number 680 to A Resolution for Maintenance Under the Illinois Highway Code.

After the reading of Resolution 680, Ald. Brachman MOVED for ADOPTION of same.

SECONDED by Ald. Kleefisch. Upon roll call the following Ald. voted:

AYE: O’Connell, Kleefisch, Stratton, Pasek, Abed, Nowak, Price, Brachman, Lebarre, Donahue

NAY: None MOTION CARRIED

Upon request of Ald. Brachman, City Clerk Mulderink assigned Resolution number 681 to A Resolution of the City of Palos Hills Approving an Intergovernmental Cost-Sharing Agreement with the Village of Oak Lawn Relative to Restoration Work Associated with the Expansion of the Oak Lawn Regional Water System.

After the reading of Resolution 681, Ald. Brachman MOVED for ADOPTION of same.

SECONDED by Ald. Stratton. Upon roll call the following Ald. voted:

AYE: Kleefisch, Stratton, Pasek, Abed, Nowak, Price, Brachman, Lebarre, Donahue, O’Connell

NAY: None MOTION CARRIED

10) REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES: None this evening.

11) UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None this evening.

12) MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS: None this evening.

13) ADJORNMENT:

No further business, Mayor Bennett entertained a motion to adjourn. SO MOVED by Ald. Stratton.

SECONDED by Ald. Pasek. By voice vote, all voted AYE.

The Meeting adjourned at 7:10p.m.

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