The City of Des Plaines City Council approved or rejected numerous items at Monday's meeting.
During the Executive Session, verbal reports were made on collective bargaining, personnel, probable or imminent litigation, pending litigation, and the sale and purchase of property.
In the Consent Agenda, the council approved a citywide amendment to the City Code to allow the use of goats and sheep for educational purposes. Payments of $55,172.96 for emergency water-main repairs at 1700 Higgins Road and $350,000 to complete the removal of illegal fill from 875 Seegers Road were approved. Temporary storage space for Oct. 20-Dec. 20 was approved for the Operation North Pole event.
All bids submitted for leak-detection and valve-assessment work were rejected. The council approved new ads seeking more bids.
The Committee of the Whole reports included Finance and Administration, with a warrant register of $2,894,265.74; Community Development, regarding a conditional-use permit and major variation for the assisted living facility at 959-997 Lee Street; and Public Safety, regarding changing the annual registration fee for alarm systems from $25 to $15. All items were approved under New Business.
Under Unfinished Business, the council heard second readings of the amended/approved map amendment and preliminary planned-unit development for a multi-family complex project at 800 East Northwest Highway, and the approved conditional-use permit and major variation for motor-vehicle sales use at 1529 Rand Road.
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