City Hall 385 East Oak Street Kankakee, IL 60901

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2008

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. PRAYER – DR. CARLSON COX FROM WILDWOOD CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – JULIO AVALOS-PIZANO, SYANAH CAMPBELL, INDIGO CHILDS, CORNELIUS DOWDY, JR., CHRISTIAN GAYTAN, QUAVION JOHNSON, RAVEN JONES, VICTORIA JONES, JOSHUA MCCRARY, ASIA MOORE, ERIC MOORE, LILY PIERCE, BRIANNA RAPIER, IVAN RAZO, CALEB SMITH, TYRANAIJHA SMITH, JORGE VARELA, JAYLA WASHINGTON, AND MARCO WILSON, JR. FROM KIM KNOTT’S HEAD START CLASS, KANKAKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT 111

4. ROLL CALL

5. MINUTES – MARCH 3, 2008

6. PETITIONS

A) MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 12, 2008 PLANNING BOARD MEETING (INFORMATIONAL ONLY)

B) PB08-01: AN APPLICATION BY JMR MANAGEMENT REQUESTING A MAP AMENDMENT TO REZONE THE PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 330 SOUTH THIRD AVENUE FROM R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO R-3 MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO ACCOMMODATE A FOUR-UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX

1) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF PLANNING BOARD

2) AN ORDINANCE FOR A MAP AMENDMENT TO REZONE THE PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 330 SOUTH THIRD AVENUE FROM R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY TO R-3 MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (SECOND READING)

7. COMMUNICATIONS

A) COMCAST CHANGES TO THE CHANNEL LINE-UP LETTER DATED MARCH 3, 2008 (INFORMATION ONLY)

B) SOUTH CHICAGO WHEELMEN ARE REQUESTING PERMISSION TO BLOCK OFF THE FOLLOWING INTERSECTIONS FOR THEIR COBB PARK CRITERIUM BICYCLE RACE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2008, FROM 10:30 A.M. UNTIL 8:00 P.M.: PARK PLACE AND SOUTH GREENWOOD AVENUE; COBB BOULEVARD AND EAST DUANE BOULEVARD; EAST DUANE BOULEVARD AND SOUTH WILDWOOD AVENUE; EAST EMORY STREET AND SOUTH WILDWOOD AVENUE; WILDWOOD AVENUE AND COBB BOULEVARD; AND SOUTH CHICAGO AVENUE, SOUTH GREENWOOD AVENUE AND EAST EMORY STREET

8. STANDING COMMITTEES

A) PUBLIC SAFETY – MARCH 4, 2008

B) LICENSE & FRANCHISE – MARCH 6, 2008

C) BUDGET COMMITTEE – MARCH 10, 2008

9. REPORTS OF OFFICERS

A) APPROVAL OF BILLS - $1,105,439.68

10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

A)

11. NEW BUSINESS

A) ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 32, SECTION 231 ESTABLISHING A HANDICAPPED PARKING SIGN AT 361 SOUTH POPLAR AVENUE

B) RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD THE BID OF $22,487.00 TO EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR THE PURCHASE OF A RESCUE BOAT FOR THE KANKAKEE FIRE DEPARTMENT

C) AMENDED LIBRARY LEASE

D) APPOINTMENTS

12. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

A) RESOLUTION HONORING THE 2007-2008 BISHOP MCNAMARA DANCE TEAM

B) RESOLUTION URGING THE GENERAL ASSEMLY TO: (1) STOP MAKING COSTLY BENEFIT IMPROVEMENTS; AND (2) ADOPT REFORMS THAT PROTECT POLICE AND FIRE PENSIONS

C) RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDED EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY FOR THE CITY OF KANKAKEE

13. EXECUTIVE SESSION

14. ADJOURNMENT