* the regular portion of the meeting will begin at approximately
7:00 p.m.
1. Minutes/Regular Meeting - January 22, 2008
Consent Agenda Item 1
2. Minutes/Executive Session - January 22, 2008
3. Amend Title 4, Chapter 12, Section 3 - "Public Passenger
Vehicle Inspections," Subsection 4-12-3:A.1. of the City Code to
add M & T Automotive/Napa Auto Care as a third location for the
inspection of all licensed public passenger vehicles (taxicabs)
(recommended by Police Chief)
Consent Agenda Item 3
3a. FIRST READING - Ordinance M-4-08/Inspection Sites, Pub.
Passenger Vehicles
Consent Agenda Item 3a
4. Authorize Mayor and City Clerk to execute "Agreement for
Professional Services" with Ayres Association, 1802 Pankratz
Street, Madison, WI 53704, to perform Aerial Photography for the
GIS System, in the amount not-to-exceed $30,750/Budgeted GIS
Funds; and it would be in the best interest of the City that usual
bid procedures be waived (recommended by Assistant Director of
Engineering)
Consent Agenda Item 4
4a. RESOLUTION R-15-08/2008 Agreement, Aerial Photography for
GIS System
Consent Agenda Item 4a
5. Authorize Mayor and City Clerk to execute "Intergovernmental
Agreement - Contract & Bylaws" with Northeastern Illinois Public
Safety Training Academy (NIPSTA) for 2008 Membership with a dues
payment equal to $229 per sworn member of the Fire Department for
a total of $23,358/Budgeted Funds (recommended by Fire Chief)
Consent Agenda Item 5
5a. RESOLUTION R-16-08/2008 Membership, Northeast Ill. Pub.
Safety Train. Acad.
Consent Agenda Item 5a
6. Approve third one (1)-year contract extension (first
extension was approved by the City Council on February 6, 2006 -
Resolution R-16-06; second extension was approved on December 18,
2006 - Resolution R-164-06) with Robert W. Hendricksen, 2131 S.
Foster Avenue, Wheeling, IL 60090 (originally approved by the City
Council on April 4, 2005) to provide 2008 Tree Trimming through
December 31, 2008 at a cost not-to-exceed $150,000 (2005
price)/Budgeted Funds; and it would be in the best interest of the
City that usual bid procedures be waived (recommended by Director
of Public Works)
Consent Agenda Item 6
6a. RESOLUTION R-17-08/Contract Extension, Tree Trimming
Consent Agenda Item 6a
7. Approve third one (1)-year contract extension (first
extension was approved by the City Council on February 6, 2006 -
Resolution R-17-06; second extension was approved on December 18,
2006 - Resolution R-165-06) with Robert W. Hendricksen, 2131 S.
Foster Avenue, Wheeling, IL 60090 (originally approved by the City
Council on April 4, 2005) to provide 2008 Tree & Stump Removal
through December 31, 2008 at a cost not-to-exceed $50,000 (2005
price)/Budgeted Funds; and it would be in the best interest of the
City that usual bid procedures be waived (recommended by Director
of Public Works)
Consent Agenda Item 7
7a. RESOLUTION R-18-08/Contract Extension, Tree & Stump Removal
Consent Agenda Item 7a
8. Authorize City Clerk to execute and certify IDOT Resolution
for Year 2008 Maintenance of Streets and Highways/Motor Fuel Tax
Section 08-00000-00-GM in the amount of $672,000, as follows:
Sidewalk Improvements - $275,000; Curb Removal and Replacement -
$75,000; Maintenance of Traffic Signals - $40,000; Street Pavement
Marking - $50,000; Crack Filling - $25,000; Ice Control -
$150,000; Electric Energy Costs for Street Lighting - $32,000 and
Material Testing - $25,000 (recommended by Director of
Engineering)
Consent Agenda Item 8
8a. RESOLUTION R-19-08/MFT Funding, 2008 Maintenance of Streets
& Highways
Consent Agenda Item 8a
9. Accept proposal from TranSystems, 1051 Perimeter Drive,
Suite 1025, Schaumburg, IL 60173, to conduct a feasibility study
of railroad grade separation on Algonquin Road at the Union
Pacific-Milwaukee Road (between Mt. Prospect Road and Wolf Road)
which would include a preliminary review of the Thacker Street,
Algonquin Road and Oakton Street railroad crossings as well as
future grant wiring assistance; at a cost not-to-exceed $172,935;
to be funded by the FAA Vision 100 Grant based on a required 20%
match by the City for a total cost to the City of $34,587/Capital
Projects Fund (recommended by Director of Engineering)
Consent Agenda Item 9
9a. RESOLUTION R-20-08/Feasibil. Study, Algonquin Rd. Railroad
Grade Separation
Consent Agenda Item 9a
10. Accept proposal from Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc., 850
Forest Edge Drive, Vernon Hills, IL 60061, to provide design
services for the traffic signal installation and roadway
improvements at U.S. 12/45 (Lee Street) and Perry Street, and
Syncro Modeling, at a cost not-to-exceed $39,200/TIF District #1
Funds (recommended by Director of Engineering)
Consent Agenda Item 10
10a. RESOLUTION R-21-08/Design Services, Traffic Signal
Installation, Lee & Perry
Consent Agenda Item 10a
11. Accept proposal from Virchow, Krause & Company, LLP, 1301
W. 22nd Street, Suite 400, Oak Brook, IL 60523, to provide Phase I
Accounting Services for internal control standards, at a cost of
$17,450/Budgeted Funds (recommended by Acting Director of Finance)
Consent Agenda Item 11
11a. RESOLUTION R-23-08/Accounting Services, Phase I Internal
Control Standards
Consent Agenda Item 11a
12. Approval Mayoral reappointments as follows
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Richard V. Myer, term to expire April 30, 2009
CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMISSION
Cynthia Morgan, term to expire August 30, 2010
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PLEASE NOTE: The next meeting of the City Council will be held
TUESDAY, February 19, 2008
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