2019 Summary

02-25-19 Meeting (2 hours 28 minutes)    

• Arlington Countryside Flood Control Project    (1 hour)

  Arlington Countryside Flood Control Project report by Jodi McCarthy of Gewault Hamiltion Engineering.

• Airport Report     (29 minutes)

  Chicago Executive Airport Report Presented by Director Jim Kiefer

• Alderman Resignation     (2 minutes)

  Resignation by First Ward Alderman Lora Messer.

• Public Works Report     (2 minutes)

  Public Works report by Public Works Supervisor Mark Roscoe.

• Building Report     (2 minutes)

  Building update by Director Dan Peterson.

• Sixth Alderman Concerns     (2 minutes)

  Alderman Larry Rosenthal raises concerns about a recent Daily Herald article where the city clerk referred to herself as the sixth alderman.

• Special Use Permit for Recently Sold City Property     (2 minutes)

  Discussion and vote to approve a special permit to Conor Commercial Real Estate to build a warehouse on the recently sold city owned property on Piper Lane.

• Truck Parking Lot     (14 minutes)

  Special Use Permit for a private truck parking lot on Palatine Road to Stery Trucking.

• Airport Runway Expansion     (18 minutes)

  Public comments from several area residents in opposition to a proposed runway expansion at Chicago Executive Airport.

02-11-19 Meeting (2 hours 11 minutes)    

• Chicago North Shore Convention & Tourism Bureau    (14 minutes)

  Chicago North Shore Convention & Tourism Bureau Presentation by John Styler.

• Robocalls and Reverse 911 Database Use     (13 minutes)

  Assistant City Administrator Falcone gives results of city investigation into the possible use of the reverse 911 database to make robocalls to city residents regarding the recent sale of city property.

• New Garbage Collection Vendor & New Rules Requiring Washing of Recyclables     (4 minutes)

  Assistant City Administrator Falcone reports on his recent conversations with the newly selected garbage collection vendor and changing coming to how recycling will need to be washed and dried before disposal.

• Recently Sold City Property Special Use Permit     (9 minutes)

  Request by purchaser of city property on Piper Lane for a special use permit to build a 150,000 square foot warehouse.

• Truck Parking Lot Special Use Request     (41 minutes)

  Request by Stery Trucking to use a lot leased to them from Chicago Executive Airport for parking of 50 semi-trucks. The lot is located at 33 East Palatine Road in Prospect Heights.

• Budget Discussion     (26 minutes)

  Preliminary Capital Improvements Plan and Fiscal Year 2020 Preliminary Budget Discussions.

01-28-19 Meeting (1 hour 32 minutes)    

• Airport Report    (7 minutes)

  Chicago Executive Airport Master Plan Presentation by Director Bill Kearns.

• Willow Road Ad Hoc Advisory Committee     (42 minutes)

  Lively discussion and vote to create the Willow Road Ad Hoc Advisory Committee.

• Police Chief Report     (1 minutes)

  Report by new Police Chief Jim Zawlocki regarding status of new recruits and recent murder on the east side of the city.

• Robocalls     (2 minutes)

  Report by Alderman Rosenthal regarding the possible misuse of the City's Emergency Contact Phone Number Database and a request for the city administrator to conduct an investigation into the safety of the data.

• Police Pension Board     (7 minutes)

  Discussion led by City Treasurer Tibbits regarding the unwillingness of the Police Pension Board to allow him to videotape their meetings.

01-14-19 Meeting (28 minutes)    

• Zoning Board Report    (4 minutes)

  Zoning Board of Appeals report by Danielle Dash.

• New Hires to Police Department     (2 minutes)

  Report of new hires to the Police Department by Police Chief Jim Zawlocki.

• Willow Road Ad Hoc Advisory Committee     (5 minutes)

  Comments and Discussion led by Alderman Rosenthal regarding the proposed Willow Road Ad Hoc Advisory Committee.

• Building Report     (3 minutes)

  Building report by Building Director Dan Peterson.

• Public Works Report     (2 minutes)

  Public Works Report by Public Works Supervisor Mark Roscoe.

• New Car Wash     (5 minutes)

  Comments by Prospect Heights Resident Bob Zaier regarding the proposed new car wash and the possible impact on local area wells.

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