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City of Countryside City Council met Aug. 14

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. OMNIBUS AGENDA

2a. Approval of the July 10, 2024 City Council Meeting Minutes.

2b Approval of the July 22, 2024 Special City Council Meeting Minutes.

2c. Approval of the Statement of Bills Submitted for Payment through August 14, 2024:$1,424,758.36

3. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC

4. MAYOR'S REPORT

4a. Consideration of Waiving the Annual Business License Fee for Participating Restaurants in the Healthy Countryside Hotspot Initiative.

5. CITY CLERK'S REPORT

6. TREASURER'S REPORT

7. COMMITTEE AND COMMISSION REPORTS FOR DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION, AND IF SO DETERMINED, ACTION UPON:

Economic Development - Alderman Von Drasek

Finance Committee - Alderman Finn

Human Resources Committee - Alderman Mikolyzk

Infrastructure Committee - Alderman Benson

Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals - City Attorney Peck

- Consideration of Zoning Amendment (Rezoning) at 9540 W. 56th Street and Consideration of Zoning Amendment (Rezoning) at 9649 W. 55th Street – Case #PZAR24-0001 (Jim Zale, Helping Hand)

- Consideration of an Ordinance Granting a Special Use to Permit a Horse Boarding and Riding School at 10101 5th Avenue Cutoff – Case #PSU24-0003 (David & Cindy Johnson, Johnson Equestrian Center)

Special Events Committee - Alderman Musillami

Sustainability Committee - Alderman Musillami

Flagg Creek Advisory Board - Alderman Frohlich

8. LEGAL REPORT

8a. Consideration of Right of Entry Agreement Between the City of Countryside and Verizon Wireless for Access to the Communications Tower to Determine Viability and Feasibility of the Site.

9. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT

9a. Request to Apply for Open Space Land Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) Grants

9b. Consideration to Approve a Resolution Accepting the State of Illinois's offer of $3,400 for a Temporary Construction Easement

9c. Consideration to purchase a Honda CRV-Hybrid from Gerald Honda in an amount not to exceed $37,655.

10. STAFF REPORTS

Chief of Police

City Engineer

-Consideration of an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) for Improvements to 55th Street from La Grange Road to East Avenue

-Consideration to adopt a Funding Resolution for the City's Share of the State of Illinois 55th Street (La Grange to East) Improvement Project in the Amount of $1,957,300

- Consideration of Pay Estimate #2 to Lindahl Brother's, Inc., 622 E. Green St., Benseville, IL in the Amount of $230,669.77 for the 2024 CDBG Street Rehabilitation Program.

11. BUSINESS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND, IF SO DETERMINED, ACTION UPON:

12. MOVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION

12a. To Discuss the Purchase of Real Estate Under Section 2(c)(5)

13. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION

14. ADJOURNMENT

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