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City of Oak Forest City Council will meet Nov. 26

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

MAYOR: Henry L. Kuspa ALDERMEN:

CLERK: Nicole T. Tormey 1st Ward – Kenneth Keeler

TREASURER: Ericka Vetter 2nd Ward – Joe McCarthy

CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Timothy J. Kristin 3rd Ward – Charles Wolf

FINANCE DIRECTOR: Colleen M. Julian 4th Ward – Paul Selman

FIRE CHIEF: Gary Kasper 5th Ward – Jim Emmett

POLICE CHIEF: Jason Reid 6th Ward – James Hortsman

BUILDING COMMISSIONER: Mike Forbes 7th Ward – Denise Danihel

PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR: Michael Salamowicz

ASST. COMM. DEV DIRECTOR: Paul Ruane

EMA DIRECTOR: David Rana

CITY ATTORNEY: Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins, Ltd.

1. Pledge of Allegiance

2. Roll call

3. Announcements

4. Motion to establish Consent Agenda

5. Consent Agenda

A. Consideration of the following list of bills dated:

1. Regular bills - FY 2024-2025

2. Supplemental bills - FY 2024-2025

B. Consideration of the following minutes:

1. Protection Commission - November 13, 2024

2. Cable Commission - November 14, 2024

3. Planning and Zoning Commission - November 6, 2024

6. Administration

A. Approval of Ordinance 2024-11-1015O approving a supplemental agreement regarding amendment and restatement of redevelopment agreement between the City of Oak Forest and Kensington Oak Forest LLC. 

B. Approval of renewal of Property & Casualty insurance with ICRMT for a total of $563,927.00 for the term of 12/1/2024 – 12/1/2025. See attached memo with supporting details from HR Manager Bridget Parfitt.

C. Approval of renewal with ICRMT, with a $300,000.00 self-insured retention, for workers compensation premium of $459,178.00.

7. Community Development

A. Approval of Resolution 2024-11-0464R appointing Paul Ruane as the successor Local Government Director of the South Suburban Land Bank & Development Authority.

B. Approval of Ordinance 2024-11-1050O Class F Liquor License for MIRA313 Corporation dba 7-Eleven #33838B at 4901 W. 167th Street.

8. Public Works

A. Approval of proposal from Colfax Corporation for both asbestos abatement base bid and the air sampling alternate bid in the total amount of $41,617.00. 

B. Approval of amendment no. 3 to the Intergovernmental Agreement between the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) and the City of Oak Forest for pedestrian access improvements to the Oak Forest Metra Station.

9. 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. Individual comments are limited to three (3) minutes. 

10. Old business

11. New business

12. Executive session

13. Adjournment

https://www.oak-forest.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_11262024-2032