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City of Palos Heights City Council met Dec. 3

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 –November 19, 2024.

B. Approval of Payroll and Voucher List for the period ending November 29, 2024.

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 2025.

8. Motion to pass a Resolution Setting Forth the Schedule of City Committee Meetings for 2025.

Treasurer:

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

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

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, 2025, and ending December 31, 2025.

12. Motion to adopt an Ordinance providing for the Tax Levy for the City of Palos Heights for the period beginning January 1, 2024, and ending December 31, 2024, in the amount of $10,857,242.

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

14. Motion to approve a revised TEFRA Bond Resolution for Trinity Refunding Bonds in the amount of $20,000,000.00.

Public Safety: Chairperson Alderman Basso

15. Motion to approve a Memorandum of Understanding to allow an officer to attend the FBI’s Violent Crimes Task Force on a full-time basis.

16. Motion to direct the City Attorney to draft an Ordinance amending section 35.06 (A) to include 29 full-time regular police officers.

Municipal Grounds and Property: Chairperson Alderman Begley

17. Motion to approve payment to McCahill Painting Company for the cleaning, prep and painting at the Palos Heights Metra Station in the amount of $18,965.00.

18. Motion to approve the 2025 Lawn Service Agreement with TruGreen in the amount of $19,365.04.

19. Motion to approve payment for professional engineering services with Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd for the Cal-Sag Trail at Lake Katherine, Phase III project in the amount of $11,208.71.

Planning and Zoning: Chairperson Alderman McGovern

20. Motion to direct the City Attorney to draft an Ordinance to allow a ten (10) foot rear yard setback along the easterly property line, in lieu of the required twenty-five (25) foot rear yard setback, which is a fifteen (15) foot variance from Chapter 153 Zoning Code, Section 153.43 (C) Area to the principal residential building located at 12233 S. 71st Avenue, and contained within the following PIN: 24-30-127-004-0000.

21. Motion to direct the City Attorney to draft an Ordinance to allow a fitness/training center to operate as a special use within the building located at 12332 S. Harlem Avenue, and contained within the following PIN: 23-25-409-007-0000.

22. Motion to direct the City Attorney to draft an Ordinance to allow an indoor playground center to operate as a special use within the building located at 6515 W. 127th Street, and contained within the following PIN: 24-31-201-013-0000.

Recreation: Chairperson Alderman Key

Roads and Construction: Chairperson Alderman Clifford

License, Permits & Franchises: Chairperson Alderman Lewandowski

Water and Sewer: Chairperson Alderman Brennan

23. Motion to approve payment No. 1 & 2 to Calumet City Plumbing for the Water Meter Replacement Program in the amount of $136,783.05.

24. Motion to approve partial payment for the delivery of 500 ¾” meters and 500 touch couplers with Core & Main in the amount of $158,224.08.

25. Motion to approve payment to McCahill Painting Company for power washing the exterior walls on the Hospital pump station reservoir and Rte. 83 pump station concrete water tanks in the amount of $16,150.00.

26. Motion to approve the final payment to Sewertech LLC for the 2024 CCTV/Clean Program in the amount of $124,763.30.

27. Motion to approve payment No. 1 for the 2024 Sewer Rehabilitation Program to National Power Rodding Corp. in the amount of $25,286.40.

28. Motion to approve payment to Construction by Camco, Inc. for the 126th & Menard Sewer Repair in the amount of $45,720.00.

29. Motion to approve payment for the purchase of a 2023 Transit-350 Cardo RWD High Roof Ext. 148” WB Base (W3X) from Currie Motors under the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative in the amount of $52,585.00.

30. Motion to approve final payment to Airy’s Inc. for the Cypress Lane Watermain Replacement project in the amount of $178,440.05.

31. Motion to approve a Water Tank Easement Agreement with the City and Northwestern Hospital for the new 300,000-gallon water storage tank at the Northwestern Hospital property.

32. Motion to approve payment for professional engineering services with Dixon Engineering, Inc. for the 250,000-gallon Spheroid (Misty Meadows) in the amount of $6,000.00.

33. Motion to approve payment for professional engineering services with Morris Engineering, Inc. for the Cypress Watermain Replacement, Water & Sewer General Consulting and the Southwest Hwy Lift StationTopo in the amount of $19,640.41.

34. Motion to approve payment for professional engineering services with RJN Group for the 2024 Sewer Rehabilitation Design and Construction, 2024 CCTV & Manhole Inspections, and On-Call Underground Infrastructure Services rendering through November 1, 2024, in the amount of $35,766.13.

35. Motion to approve payment for professional engineering services with Strand Associates, Inc. for the Alternative Water Supplier Analysis rendering through October 31, 2024, in the amount of $9,808.81.

36. Motion to approve a 3.5% increase on water & sewer utility bills effective January 1, 2025.

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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