City of Palos Heights City Council met Jan. 21

Robert Straz, Mayor | City of Palos Heights Website

By Angelica Saylo Pilo

Jan 26, 2025

City of Palos Heights City Council met Jan. 21

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

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. INVOCATION

3. ROLL CALL

4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

5. CONSENT AGENDA

A. Approval of Minutes

1. City Council Meeting - December 17, 2024

B. Approval of Payroll and Voucher Lists

1. Period ending January 3, 2025

2. Period ending January 17, 2025

OPENING OF SEALED BIDS

REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS

Mayor:

6. Accept the resignation of Alderman Jerry McGovern

7. Presentation of plaque to Alderman Jerry McGovern for appreciation of service to City Council.

8. Motion to approve appointment of Patrick Scully to fill vacant positon, in ward 4, for the remainder of the term.

9. Presentation of plaque to Patrick Schramm for 38 years of service in the Public Works Department for the City of Palos Heights.

City Clerk:

Treasurer:

10. Treasurer’s Report for the period ending November 30, 2024.

11. Motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report for the period ending November 30, 2024.

City Attorney:

COMMUNICATIONS

CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

Finance: Chairperson Alderman McGrogan

12. Motion to approve the Palos Heights Police Officer Educational Assistance Program intended to be a qualified educational assistance program under Section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Public Safety: Chairperson Alderman Basso

13. Motion to approve an Ordinance amending section 35.06 (A) increasing the number of authorized full-time police officers to 29 full-time police officers.

14. Motion to approve a joint task force agreement between the City of Palos and the Suburban Emergency Response Team (SSERT)

Municipal Grounds and Property: Chairperson Alderman Begley

Planning and Zoning: Chairperson Alderman McGovern

Recreation: Chairperson Alderman Key

15. Motion to approve payment #5 to Simpson Construction in the amount of $191,861.10 for work completed for the Pool Improvement Project.

16. Motion to approve payment to Dotty and Sons Concrete LLC. in the amount of $8,195.00 for dry play equipment as part of the pool improvement project.

17. Motion to approve payment to Dell Software in the amount of $15,679.77 for a new PowerEdge R760xs rack server for the Recreation Department.

18. Motion to approve payment to Vermont Systems in the amount of $8,760.00 for VSI Cloud hosting services.

19. Motion to direct attorney to create an ordinance declaring the following vehicle as surplus and to sell the 2002 Ford E-SERIES Silver Van VIN:IFBSS3IL92HA99617.

Roads and Construction: Chairperson Alderman Clifford

20. Motion to adopt an IDOT resolution for utilizing MFT Funds and Rebuild IL Funds for Salt Deliveries, Roadway Resurfacing, Harold Ave Reconstruction and Storm Water Improvement, and Cypress Ave Reconstruction in the amount of $947,510.00.

21. Motion to approve soliciting bids for the Harold Ave Drainage Improvements and Cypress Ave Reconstruction.

22. Motion to approve payment to Morris Engineering for engineering services for various projects throughout the City in the amount of $14,337.75.

License, Permits & Franchises: Chairperson Alderman Lewandowski

Water and Sewer: Chairperson Alderman Brennan

23. Motion to adopt an ordinance providing for a 3.5% water and sewer rate increase effective January 1, 2025.

24. Motion to approve soliciting bids for the 131st Street Water Main Lining Project.

REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES

Business/Economic Development: Chairperson Alderman Key

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