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City of Palos Heights City Council met Oct 1

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

MAYOR Robert S. Straz

CITY CLERK Shannon Harvey CITY TREASURER James Daemicke CITY ATTORNEY Tom Brown

ALDERMEN

WARD 1 WARD 2 WARD 3 WARD 4

Jeffrey Key Jack Clifford Brent Lewandowski Michael McGrogan

Dan Brennan Robert Basso Heather Begley Jerry McGovern

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. INVOCATION

3. ROLL CALL

4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

5. CONSENT AGENDA

A. Approval of Minutes:

1. City Council Meeting – September 17, 2024.

B. Approval of Payroll and Voucher List for the period ending September 27, 2024.

OPENING OF SEALED BIDS

REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS

Mayor:

6. General Remarks and Updates.

7. Request a motion to approve the re-appointment of Daniel Liston to the Police Pension Board for a 2-year term expiring 10-1-2026.

8. Request a motion to adopt an Ordinance increasing the number of Class A Liquor Licenses by one (1) for Orange’s Pancake House, located at 11845 Southwest Highway.

City Clerk:

Treasurer:

9. Treasurer’s Report for the period ending August 31, 2024.

10. Motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report for the period ending August 31, 2024.

City Attorney:

City Attorney:

COMMUNICATIONS

CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

Finance: Chairperson Alderman McGrogan

11. Motion to approve a Development Agreement between the City of Palos Heights and M Taher LLC (Northwest Corner of College Drive and Harlem Avenue).

Public Safety: Chairperson Alderman Basso

12. Motion to adopt an Ordinance declaring the following vehicle as surplus and to sell to the Crestwood Police Department: 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe-VIN 1GNLC2KC7FR557393.

13. Motion to approve payment to Curie Motors Fleet for three (3) 2024 Chevrolet Tahoe’s in the amount of $175,383.00.

Municipal Grounds and Property: Chairperson Alderman Begley

14. Motion to approve a proposal from McCahill Painting Company to clean, prep and paint at the Palos Heights Metra Station in the amount of $18,965.00.

15. Motion to approve payment to Thermopol-Mechanical Inc. for the HVAC replacement system in the Public Works garage in the amount of $19,600.00.

16. Motion to approve payment for professional engineering services to Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. For the Cal-Sag Trail at Lake Katherine, Phase III project in the amount of $31,380.90.

Planning and Zoning: Chairperson Alderman McGovern

Recreation: Chairperson Alderman Key

Roads and Construction: Chairperson Alderman Clifford

Licenses, Permits & Franchises: Chairperson Alderman Lewandowski

Water and Sewer: Chairperson Alderman Brennan

17. Motion to approve the extension of the Water Meter Replacement Program with Calumet City Plumbing to cover the labor and installation of approximately 4,500 meters in the amount of $711,000.00 with 5% of contingency not to exceed the total contract amount of $746,550.00.

18. Motion to approve payment to Airy’s Inc. for the emergency work done on the 15” sanitary sewer at 13101 Southwest Hwy (& 131st) in the amount of $68,927.31.

19. Motion to approve a proposal from McCahill Painting Company to power was the exterior walls on the hospital pump station reservoir and Rte. 83 pump station concrete water tanks in the amount of $16,150.00.

20. Motion to approve engineering construction oversight for the Misty Meadow Tank painting with Dixon Engineering in the amount of $57,650.00.

21. Motion to approve a proposal with Flow-Technics, Inc. to install a Sulzer model XFO100E 4” 10 Hp 230V pump to convert to Hydromatic Hydrorail at the Southwest Highway lift station in the amount of $14,095.00.

22. Motion to approve the purchase of a Q-Vac Priming System for the Rte. 83 pump station from Combined Fluid Products in the amount of $23,651.98.

23. Motion to approve upgrading the water pumping SCADA control software and components with Metropolitan Pump Company in the amount of $129,509.00.

24. Motion to approve the purchase of a new 25 kW natural gas generator for the Ponds of Palos Lift Station in the amount of $24,460.00 with Buckeye Power Sales under the Sourcewell Contract 09222-KOH.

25. Motion to approve payment for professional engineering services with RJN Group for the 2024 Sewer Rehabilitation Design and Construction, On-Call Underground Infrastructure Services, 2024 CCTV & MH Inspections rendering through August 30, 2024, in the amount of $9,971.90.

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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