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A G E N D A
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday, August 28, 2001 7:30 P.M.
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Public Input Session – 10 Minute Limitation
5. Consent Agenda:
Recommendation to hire new City Planner, Douglas Martin;
Resolution to support the continuation of services at North Chicago V.A.
Medical Center;
Block Party Requests;
Request from St. Paul Episcopal Church for Special Event Liquor
License, Temporary Sign Permit, and Waiver of all Associated Fees;
Approve recommendation by Finance/Personnel Committee to fund
Police Department Capital Projects, not to exceed $41,000;
Bills for Approval;
Approve City Council Minutes, August 6, 2001.
6. Request by Wonder Lake Ski Team to host Haunted Hayride Program, Temporary Sign
Permit and Waiver of all Associated Fees
7. Conditional Use Permit to allow an Education Institution at 4100 Shamrock Lane
8. Resolution Supporting the Completion of a Feasibility Study on Using a Tax Increment
Financing District for the Riverwalk
9. Approve the Sale of City Surplus Property by Auction
10. Continued Discussion: Riverside Hollow Development Annexation Agreement
11. Mayor – Statement and Reports
12. Committee Reports
13. Department Head Reports
14. New Business
15. Adjournment
Posted and Mailed: August 23, 2001
C O N S E N T A G E N D A
The Consent Agenda for the August 28, 2001 City Council meeting consists of the
following items:
Recommendation to hire new City Planner, Douglas Martin;
Resolution to support the continuation of services at North Chicago V.A.
Medical Center;
Block Party Requests;
Request from St. Paul Episcopal Church for Special Event Liquor License,
Temporary Sign Permit, and Waiver of all Associated Fees;
Approve recommendation by Finance/Personnel Committee to fund Police
Department Capital Projects, not to exceed $41,000;
Bills for Approval;
Approve City Council Minutes, August 6, 2001.
Attachments
C O N S E N T A G E N D A
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: John A. Lobaito, City Administrator
FOR: August 20, 2001 Regular City Council Meeting
RE: Capital Purchases, Police Dispatch Equipment
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the expenditure for the CAD Dispatch System in the
amount not to exceed $41,000.
The Finance/Personnel Committee at its August 13, 2001 meeting discussed the
capital purchases of equipment for the Computer Aided Design (CAD) system for
Police and Fire Dispatch. Grant monies were secured through State Rep. Jack Franks
Member Initiative funds in the amount of $128,000 for the purchase of this equipment
along with a number of miscellaneous items unrelated to the CAD system (itemized
breakdown of grant enclosed). The purchase of these items is a budgeted
expenditure in this fiscal year’s budget, which also includes an additional revenue
amount of $128,000 from the grant.
In June 2001, the city was made aware that the grant funds were stalled at the State
Governor’s office, and there is some doubt that the city will ever receive the funds.
Upon this notification, further expenditures of grant funds were halted.
Typically, once the grant has been approved by the sponsoring agency (in this case
DCCA), the City Administrator has authorized the expenditure of funds. Due to the
uncertainty of the grant, staff was seeking authorization from the Finance/Personnel
Committee to proceed.
To date, the total authorized expenditure for this grant is $72,669.40. The items
highlighted on the attached sheet are the equipment necessary for the new CAD
dispatching system. The total expenditure is approximately $41,000.
It is the recommendation of the Finance/Personnel Committee to authorize this
expenditure for the purchase of equipment necessary to complete the installation of
the CAD Dispatch system.
Staff will continue to pursue the release of these funds.
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