City of Prospect Heights Mayor and City Council met Oct. 28.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL FOR QUORUM
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Led by Audience Member
4. INVOCATION – Led by Pastor Rod Krueger, Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. October 14, 2019 Regular City Council Workshop Minutes
6. PRESENTATIONS
A. Cannabis Committee Update by Chairman Huitink
7. APPOINTMENTS/CONFIRMATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
8. PUBLIC COMMENT (Agenda Matters)
9. MAYOR HELMER’S ASSIGNED REPORTS
A. City Treasurer Richard Tibbits -
a. Treasurer’s Update
b. Audio/Visual Update
B. Alderman Michelle Cameron - No Report Assigned
C. Alderman Kathleen Quinn - No Report Assigned
D. Alderman Wendy Morgan-Adams - No Report Assigned
E. Alderman Patrick Ludvigsen - No Report Assigned
F. Alderman Matthew Dolick - Report on Palwaukee Plaza Vacancies
G. Finance Director Michael DuCharme - Report on Year-to-Date Revenue and Expenses. Is
the City earning enough revenue to cover anticipated 2019-2020 expenses?
H. Building and Economic Development Director Dan Peterson -
a. Update on commercial real estate vacancies. Prospect Crossing specifically.
b. Report on the meeting, plans and goals of the Economic Development Committee
c. Report on how many apartment units the City has. How many have had a complete property inspection. Have these inspections been paid for? Is there a backlog of bills?
d. What are the results of the auction of the former Hardee’s property?
I. Assistant City Administrator Peter Falcone -
a. (Following Ad Hoc Cannabis Committee Chairman’s report) How are we to inform the public regarding keeping the public advised and involved in the cannabis discussion - direct mail or town hall meetings?
b. Report on the City’s vehicle sticker issuance and payments to date. Are there any outstanding?
J. Director of Public Works Mark Roscoe - Report on Storm Water Flooding on Dorset Street and Status of Identified Plugged Drain Pipe in that area. Recommendation of Next Steps.
K. City Administrator Wade - Recap of Administrator’s Report
L. Mayor Helmer - Comments
10. STAFF, ELECTED OFFICIALS, and COMMISSION REPORTS
A. Chicago Executive Airport Report Presented by Director William Kearns
B. September Treasurer’s Report Presented by Finance Director Michael DuCharme
11. CONSENT AGENDA - All items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the general order of business and considered after all other Agenda items.
A. R-19-45 Staff Memo and Resolution Authorizing an Agreement for the Regulation of Parking Area Traffic, Parking, Use and Maintenance Between the City of Prospect Heights and Stery Trucking/Quality Truck Repair
B. R-19-46 Staff Memo and Resolution Authorizing a Civil Engineering Services Agreement with Gewalt Hamilton Associates Inc. for Review of Sanitary Sewer Inspection Videotapes and the Creation of a Sanitary Sewer Capital Improvement Plan for a cost not to exceed $19,800
C. R-19-47 Staff Memo and Resolution Authorizing Agreement with Midwest Water Group for Water Sample Station Installation on the City Fresh Water System for $8,216.00
D. R-19-48 Staff Memo and Resolution Authorizing Agreement with Gewalt Hamilton for Analysis and Plan for Winkleman Road Street Lighting as Requested by Prospect Heights Tourism Board
E. R-19-49 Resolution Amending R-19-37, Ad Hoc Adult Recreational Cannabis Committee
12. OLD BUSINESS
13. NEW BUSINESS
14. DISCUSSION/SELECTION OF TOPICS FOR UPCOMING WORKSHOP MEETING:
A. Liquor License Code Review
B. 2020 Census
C. Staggered Elections
15. APPROVAL OF WARRANTS
A. Approval of Expenditures
General Fund $53,761.03
Motor Fuel Tax Fund $0.00
Palatine/Milwaukee Tax Increment Financing District $2,273.00
Tourism District $16,687.34
Development Fund $0.00
Drug Enforcement Agency Fund $26,335.50
Solid Waste Fund $0.00
Special Service Area #1 $0.00
Special Service Area #2 $0.00
Special Service Area #3 $0.00
Special Service Area #4 $0.00
Special Service Area #5 $0.00
Special Service Area #8 – Levee Wall #37 $0.00
Special Service Area-Constr #6 (Water Main) $0.00
Special Service Area- Debt #6 $0.00
Capital Improvements $4,160.80
Palatine Road Tax Increment Financing District $0.00
Road Construction $0.00
Road Construction Debt $0.00
Water Fund $12,678.72
Parking Fund $18,080.00
Sanitary Sewer Fund $3,851.71
Road/Building Bond Escrow $6,734.00
TOTAL $144,562.10
Wire Payments
10/25/2019 PAYROLL POSTING $157,460.15
10/18/2019 POLICE PENSION PAYMENTS $74,178.14
TOTAL WARRANT $376,200.39
16. PUBLIC COMMENT (Non-Agenda Matters)
17. EXECUTIVE SESSION
18. ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS, IF REQUIRED
19. ADJOURNMENT
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