The Council of the City of Waukegan met in regular session on Monday, May 3, 2010 at 7:00P.M. In the City Council Chambers, City Hall 100 North Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.  Mayor Sabonjian, City Clerk, Wayne Motley, and Corporation Counsel Newton Finn were present.

 

Absent: Treasurer John Schwab

 

 

ROLL CALL:

 

Present:  Aldermen Newsome, Needham, TenPas, Larsen, Rivera, Cunningham, Koncan, Moisio and Figueroa

 

Absent: None

 

 

 

 

INVOCATION: 

 

Moment of silence.

 

 

1.       MAYOR’S COMMENT:

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3.        1. See attached.

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Fred Bairstow

800 Clayton

AUDIENCE TIME:

 

2. The city poured concrete into river behind his property to raise water lever, it has caused a lot of damage to the river bank.

 

Jack Burleson

35845 N. Northern

 

3. There was an incident at his house ( Lake County). The Sheriff’s Department arrived within three minutes. It took 22 minutes for the Waukegan Police to arrive. He asked the Aldermen to make the necessary cuts in the city but to avoid the police and fire departments.

 

Harold Beadling

1602 Brookside

 

4.  With the Mexican parade, fireworks and loud music our community is becoming unlivable we need to start enforcing our laws. He also indicated that we need business on the lake front.

 

Chris Blanks

409 Oak Street

 

5.        5. On Martin Luther King at Liberty there is a speeding problem. The cars are not stopping at posted stop sign on Martin Luther King. Advised the City Council that he got his job at the Park District’s construction site on Liberty Street by himself without the assistance on any elected city official.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPROVE MINUTES OF APRIL 19, 2010 AND EXECUTIVE SESSION MINUTES

 

APPROVED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MINUTES:

 

6. Motion by Alderman Newsome seconded by Alderman Figueroa to approve Minutes of April 19, 2010 Regular Meeting, Executive Session Minutes, and Special Minutes on April 26, 2010.

 

 

 

MOTION PASSED

 

 

 

 

ADOPT A RESOLUTION FOR DEAN O. BARROW

 

APPROVED

 

RESOLUTIONS/PROCLAMATIONS:

 

6.        7.  Motion by Alderman Koncan, seconded by Alderman Cunningham to adopt as presented a Resolution for the Prime Minister the Hon. Dean O. Barrow.

 

MOTION PASSED BY VOICE VOTE

 

ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO INSTITUE A HIRING FREEZE

 

HELD OVER

 

7.        8. Motion by Alderman Needham, seconded by Alderman TenPas to adopt as presented a Resolution to institute a hiring freeze for Fiscal Year 2011.

 

HELD OVER BY ALDERMAN RIVERA

ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE TRAVEL GUIDELINES

 

HELD OVER

 

8.        9. Motion by Alderman Needham, seconded by Alderman TenPas to adopt as presented a Resolution to provide travel guidelines for Fiscal Year 2011.

 

 

HELD OVER BY ALDERMAN RIVERA

ADOPT A PROCLAMATION FOR ARBOR DAY

 

APPROVED

9.        10. Motion by Alderman Moisio, seconded by Alderman Newsome to adopt a proclamation for Arbor Day.

 

MOTION PASSED BY VOICE VOTE

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPROVED

 

11. Motion by Alderman Newsome, seconded by Alderman Cunningham to go into Executive Session to discuss Pending Litigation, Real Estate and  Collective Bargaining Report and Strategy. TIME: 7:43P.M. 

 

ROLL CALL: AYES: Aldermen TenPas, Needham, Larsen, Rivera, Cunningham, Koncan, Moisio, Figueroa and Newsome

 

NAYS: NONE

 

ABSENT: NONE

 

MOTION PASSED

 

RECONVENED

 

21.     12.  The City Council Reconvened. TIME: 8:15 P.M.

 

ROLL CALL: AYES: Aldermen TenPas, Needham, Larsen, Rivera, Cunningham, Koncan, Moisio, Figueroa and Newsome

 

ABSENT: None

 

 

 

 

 

RESCIND REQUEST FROM PETITIONER SAC WIRELESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPROVED

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

 

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE REPORT CHAIRMAN ALDERMAN FIGUEROA:

 

13.  Motion by Alderman Figueroa, seconded by Alderman Cunningham to rescind request from Petitioner SAC Wireless/Clearwire Zoning Calendar #2286 at 33 N. County Street.

 

ROLL CALL: AYES: Aldermen TenPas, Needham, Larsen, Rivera, Cunningham, Koncan, Moisio, Figueroa and Newsome

 

NAYS: NONE

 

ABSENT: NONE

 

MOTION PASSED

 

C.C. DRAFT AN ORDINANCE FOR ZONING CALENDAR #2291

 

 

HELD OVER

 

14.  Motion by Alderman Figueroa, seconded by Alderman Cunningham that Corporation Counsel draft an ordinance to approve a conditional Use Permit for a Day Care Center Zoning Calendar #2291 located at 1800 Longview Road, petitioner Lucia Hernandez/Ronald & Joyce Binning.

 

HELD OVER BY ALDERMAN FIGUEROA

 

 

C.C. DRAFT AN ORDINANCE TO REFLECT HANDICAPPED PARKING ONLY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPROVED

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT CHAIRMAN ALDERMAN LARSEN:

 

15. Motion by Alderman Larsen, seconded by Alderman Moisio that Corporation Counsel draft an ordinance to reflect Handicapped parking only in front of the residence commonly known as 1108 Berwick Blvd.

 

ROLL CALL: AYES: Aldermen TenPas, Needham, Larsen, Rivera, Cunningham, Koncan, Moisio, Figueroa and Newsome

 

NAYS: NONE

 

ABSENT: NONE

 

MOTION PASSED

 

ACCEPT THE LOW BID FOR THE QUARTERLY MAINTENANCE OF THE CITY SIDE EMERGENCY WARING SIRENS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPROVED

 

16. Motion by Alderman Larsen, seconded by Alderman Moisio to accept the low bid for the quarterly maintenance of the city wide emergency warning sirens from Hucker Electric Company, 1620 Yorkhouse Road, Waukegan, IL  60087, at an annual cost not to exceed $4,402.00.

 

ROLL CALL: AYES: Aldermen TenPas, Needham, Larsen, Rivera, Cunningham, Koncan, Moisio, Figueroa and Newsome

 

NAYS: NONE

 

ABSENT: NONE

 

MOTION PASSED

 

 

 

 

ACCEPT THE LOW BID TO CONDUCT AN ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING STUDY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPROVED

 

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE cont.:

 

17.  Motion by Alderman Larsen, seconded by Alderman Moisio to accept the low bid from Bleck & Bleck Architects, 200 E. Church St., Libertyville, IL  60048, to conduct an Architectural Engineering Study at 1721 N. McAree for a cost of $19,400.00. The study will be paid for by a grant that the police department received from the Department of Defense.

 

ROLL CALL: AYES: Aldermen TenPas, Needham, Larsen, Rivera, Cunningham, Koncan, Moisio, Figueroa and Newsome

 

NAYS: NONE

 

ABSENT: NONE

 

MOTION PASSED

 

APPROVE TO PAY THE 2010/11 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP ASSESSEMENT FEE AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPROVED

 

18.  Motion by Alderman Larsen, seconded by Alderman Moisio to approve to pay the 2010/11 annual membership assessment fee and maintenance agreement fee of $114,634.27 to the Northeastern IL Regional Crime Lab, 1000 Butterfield Road, Suite 1009 Vernon Hills, IL  60061.

 

ROLL CALL: AYES: Aldermen TenPas, Needham, Larsen, Rivera, Cunningham, Koncan, Moisio, Figueroa and Newsome

 

NAYS: NONE

 

ABSENT: NONE

 

MOTION PASSED

 

 

 

APPROVE PAYROLL DATED

APRIL 21, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPROVED

 

NEW BUSINESS:

 

19. Motion by Alderman Needham, seconded by Alderman TenPas to approve Payroll dated April 21, 2010 in the amount of $1,400,888.01.

 

ROLL CALL: AYES: Aldermen TenPas, Needham, Larsen, Rivera, Cunningham, Koncan, Moisio, Figueroa and Newsome

 

NAYS: NONE

 

ABSENT: NONE

 

MOTION PASSED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPROVE BILLS DATED APRIL 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPROVED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW BUSINESS cont.:

 

20.  Motion by Alderman Needham, seconded by Alderman TenPas to approve Bills dated April 30, 2010 in the amount of $1,414,728.04.

 

ROLL CALL: AYES: Aldermen TenPas, Needham, Larsen, Rivera, Cunningham, Koncan, Moisio, Figueroa and Newsome

 

NAYS: NONE

 

ABSENT: NONE

 

MOTION PASSED

 

APPOINT JOE LEGAT TO THE WAUKEGAN PORT AUTHORITY BOARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPROVED

21. Motion by Alderman Moisio, seconded by Alderman Needham to appoint Joe Legat to the Waukegan Port Authority Board.

 

ROLL CALL: AYES: Aldermen TenPas, Needham, Larsen, Rivera, Cunningham, Koncan, Moisio, Figueroa and Newsome

 

NAYS: NONE

 

ABSENT: NONE

 

MOTION PASSED

 

APPOINT SARA GRIFFIN TO THE WAUKEGAN DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPROVED

 

22.  Motion by Alderman Moisio, seconded by Alderman Newsome to appoint Sara Griffin to the Waukegan Development Commission.

 

ROLL CALL: AYES: Aldermen TenPas, Needham, Larsen, Rivera, Cunningham, Koncan, Moisio, Figueroa and Newsome

 

NAYS: NONE

 

ABSENT: NONE

 

MOTION PASSED

 

GRANT PERMISSION THE WAUKEGAN POST 281 FOR ANNUAL POPPY DRIVE

 

APPROVED

 

23. Motion by Alderman Figueroa, seconded by Alderman Koncan to Grant permission to the Waukegan Post 281 to hold their annual poppy drive May 21-23, 2010 and May 28-31, 2010.

 

MOTION PASSED BY VOICE VOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPROVED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW BUSINESS cont.:

 

24. Motion by Alderman Newsome, seconded by Alderman TenPas to reconsider an ordinance to adopt the Appropriation Ordinance for the City of Waukegan, Illinois for the Fiscal Year Beginning May 1, 2010 and ending April 30, 2011 as presented on April 26, 2010.

 

ROLL CALL: AYES: Aldermen TenPas, Needham, Larsen,  Moisio, and Newsome

 

NAYS: Aldermen Rivera, Cunningham, Koncan, and Figueroa

 

ABSENT: NONE

 

MOTION PASSED

 

TO AMEND THE APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPROVED

 

25.  Motion by Alderman TenPas, seconded by Alderman Moisio to amend the Appropriation Ordinance to accept the firemen’s proposal regarding concession to maintain the firefighters at full strength.

 

ROLL CALL: AYES: Aldermen TenPas, Needham, Larsen, Rivera, Cunningham, Koncan, Moisio, Figueroa and Newsome

 

NAYS:

 

ABSENT: NONE

 

MOTION PASSED

 

ADOPT AS PRESENTED THE APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AS AMENDED

10-O-31

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPROVED

22.     26. Motion by Alderman TenPas, seconded by Alderman Moisio to adopt as presented the Appropriation Ordinance as amended.

 

ROLL CALL: AYES: Aldermen TenPas, Needham, Larsen,  Cunningham, Moisio, and Newsome

 

NAYS: Aldermen Rivera, Koncan, and Figueroa

 

ABSENT: NONE

 

MOTION PASSED

 

 

 

Alderman TenPas

 

ALDERMEN’S TIME:

 

27. Regarding the proposed forced annexation, my job to look out to the City of Waukegan. Our city is not responsible for police calls in the county. We are in this together we need to help one another.

 

Alderman Needham

 

28. We will continue to work with the unions. In most cases we are covering the County Sheriff’s Department.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alderman Larsen

 

 

 

 

 

ALDERMEN’S TIME cont.:

 

29. Burleson’s comments concern me as well as our Police Department is 2nd to none. He is speaking out of turn. Friday I observed our Police Department in Action when our officers responded to a dangerous situation. It is nice to know that when they show up they really know their stuff. It was eye opening. I was impressed.

 

Alderman Rivera

30. Hope the SEIU Union and the city can come to terms on the contract. The liquor station on Washington & Keller is not a grocery store most of their business is liquor. They are in violation of their business license. They are not going by the rules.

 

Aldermen Cunningham

 

31. Glad this Appropriation Ordinance has passed. Some people will lose their jobs. These people did nothing wrong. I voted my feelings. Waukegan lost a former Aldermen’s relative, Michael Jackson a former Police Sgt. lost his wife last week.

 

Alderman Koncan

 

32. Thanked Fire Union. Fire Department answered a call in his neighborhood. Did a fine job. Remember Mom’s Day May 9.

 

Alderman Moisio

 

33. Each Alderman here speaks his mind. We were on life support and we had to fix it. Spoke on the Jackson Family and Mark Copeland . He indicated that it is difficult to outlive our students.

 

Alderman Figueroa

 

34. Spoke on Jackson Family loss. Great family. Heart goes out to family.  It is really difficult to come up with a balanced budget. I do not know what the state is going to do. I am concerned about the loss of city jobs, but we cannot continue to lose money. We cannot give up on the Lake Front Development it needs to continue.

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

APPROVED

35.  Motion by Alderman Figueroa, seconded by Alderman Newsome to adjourn. TIME: 9:43 p.m.

 

MOTION CARRIED BY VOICE VOTE