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City of Palos Hills City Council met July 2

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, Lebarre, Donahue, O’Connell, Kleefisch, Stratton, Pasek, Nowak

ABSENT: Brachman, Abed

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, June 20, 2024 as presented. SECONDED by Ald. Nowak. Upon roll call the following Ald. voted:

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

NAY: None

ABSTAIN: Donahue

ABSENT: Brachman, Abed MOTION CARRIED

6) CITIZENS PETITION: None this evening.

Prior to the open forum Mayor Bennett recognized and presented plaques to Ms. Sintich and Ms. Majchrowicz, both teachers at Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, for their actions that saved the life of an Amos Alonzo Stagg student by rendering lifesaving aid in the form of CPR and the use of an AED.

7) CITIZENS HEARING:

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

Denise Lipinski asked about the townhomes on 111th and 91st Avenue. Mayor Bennett replied that the builder had some issues with some of the subcontractors, so he is getting new ones to complete the project.

There were no further 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: Mayor Bennett stated that there will be an Executive Session at the end of the meeting to review Executive Session minutes.

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

BY ALDERMEN:

A. BUILDING & LICENSING:

In the absence of Ald. Abed, Ald. Nowak presented the Building Department report for the month of June 2024 as follows: Total permits 80, total permit fees $19,395.00

B. CITY ADMINISTRATION:

Ald. Stratton had no report this evening.

C. COMMUNITY RESOURCES:

Ald. Price reported that Friendship Fest will be taking place from July 11th through the 14th.

Megabands are being sold at the Palos Hills Community Center and are $50.00 each if bought before noon on July 11th.

Ald. Price added that the City will be celebrating National Night Out on Tuesday, August 6th from 6:00-8:00pm at Town Square Park.

D. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:

Ald. O’Connell announced that four new businesses have opened in the City: Tundra Imports, Palos Cardiovascular Clinic, Palos Medical Center & Urgent Care, and Maha Hamdi Insurance Agency/AAA Insurance.

E. FINANCE:

Ald. Lebarre MOVED to authorize the expenditure of a Vendor Warrant dated, July 2, 2024 in the amount of $494,610.50. SECONDED by Ald. Stratton. Upon roll call the following Ald. voted:

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

NAY: None

ABSENT: Abed, Brachman MOTION CARRIED

F. LEGISLATION & ORDINANCES:

Ald. Donahue presented an Ordiance Amending Title 6, Animals, Chapter 6.08, Dogs, of the Palos Hills Municipal Code for passage at the next City Council meeting.

G. PARKS:

Ald. Nowak announced that Touch-A-Truck will be Friday, July 26th from 10:00am-12noon at the Town Square Park.

Ald. Nowak noted that the next Concert in the Park is Thursday, August 1st from 7:30pm9:30pm at Bennett Park.

GOLF:

Ald. Pasek reported that the golf course is in excellent condition.

H. PLANNING & ZONING:

Ald. Nowak MOVED for consideration of An Ordinance Rezoning the Property Commonly

Known as 7605 West 111th Street, Palos Hills, Illinois to B-2, General Business District. SECONDED by Ald. O’Connell. Upon roll call the following Ald. voted:

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

NAY: None

ABSENT: Abed, Brachman MOTION CARRIED

City Clerk Mulderink assigned number 2024-13 to that proposed Ordinance.

Ald. Pasek MOVED to waive the reading of proposed Ordinance 2024-13. SECONDED by Ald.

Lebarre. Upon roll call the following Ald. voted:

AYE: Pasek, Nowak, Price, Lebarre, Donahue, O’Connell

NAY: Stratton, Kleefisch

ABSENT: Abed, Brachman MOTION CARRIED

Ald. Nowak MOVED for PASSAGE of Ordinance 2024-13, An Ordinance Rezoning the Property Commonly Known as 7605 West 111th Street, Palos Hills, Illinois to B-2, General Business District. SECONDED by Ald. Pasek. Upon roll call the following Ald. voted:

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

NAY: None

ABSENT: Abed, Brachman MOTION CARRIED

I. PUBLIC SAFETY:

Ald. Kleefisch presented and read the Palos Hills Police Department Activity Report for the month of June 2024 as follows: 215 traffic tickets were issued, 137 parking tickets, 20 misdemeanor complaints and 3 felony complaints, there were no criminal homicides, there were no robberies, there was 1 aggravated assault and battery; there were 3 burglaries, there were 2 thefts, there were no motor vehicle thefts, there were no arsons, and our CID Division handled a total of 24 cases.

Ald. Kleefisch reported that we received a check from Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago in the amount of $902.25, a check from Palos School District 118 in the amount of $591.25, and a check from Carfax in the amount of $215.00.

J. PUBLIC WORKS/SEWER & WATER:

Ald. Price presented and read two Engineer’s Award Recommendation from Christopher B. Burke Engineering regarding the bids received on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 10:00am.

The first was for the 99th Street Resurfacing and Widening Project (CDBG No. 2306-008) there were 5 bids received as follows:

• K-Five Construction Corp in the amount of $561,672.76

• Lindahl Brothers Inc. in the amount of $566,213.50

• M&J Asphalt Paving in the amount of $597,952.50

• McGill Construction LLC in the amount of $615,536.20

The Engineer’s Estimate was $627,737.50.

During the review of the bid proposals, it was determined that K-Five Construction’s bid proposal did not meet the specifications of the contract documents and this proposal should be considered non-qualified. Therefore, the lowest qualified bid proposal is from Lindahl Brothers Inc. for $566,213.50.

Ald. Price MOVED to accept the bid proposal from Lindahl Brothers Inc. for $566,213.50.

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

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

NAY: None

ABSENT: Abed, Brachman MOTION CARRIED

The next Engineer’s Award Recommendation was for the 2024 Street Program (IDOT Section No. 24-00037-00-PV) there were 6 bids received as follows:

• M&J Asphalt Paving Company Inc. in the amount of $786,872.65

• Lindahl Brothers Inc. in the amount of $788,990.85

• Gallagher Asphalt Co. in the amount of $813,480.40

• D Construction Inc. in the amount of $870,294.10

• K-Five Construction in the amount of $893,522.96

• McGill Construction in the amount of $919,390.90

The Engineer’s Estimate was $988,637.50

M&J Asphlat Paving Company is the low bidder. However, upon review of their bid proposal, it was identified that M&J Asphalt do not meet the pre-qualification requirements of the contract.

Therefore, the lowest qualified bid proposal is from Lindahl Brothers Inc. for $788,990.85.

Ald. Price MOVED to accept the bid proposal from Lindahl Brothers Inc. in the amount of $788,990.85. SECONDED by Ald. Stratton. Upon roll call the following Ald. voted:

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

NAY: Donahue

ABSENT: Brachman, Abed MOTION CARRIED

10) REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES: None this evening.

11) UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None this evening.

12) MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS: Mayor Bennett, the City Council has to go into Executive Session.

We will come back out and close the meeting.

The City Council went into Executive Session at 7:20pm

The City Council returned from Executive Session 7:23pm

Mayor Bennett, the purpose of going into Executive Session was to review Executive Session Minutes.

Ald. Stratton MOVED to not release the Executive Session minutes as it was regarding personnel.

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

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

NAY: None

ABSENT: Brachman, Abed MOTION CARRIED

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 7:25p.m.

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