CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

MONDAY, MAY 19, 2008

                                                                                                                                                             

 1.        CALL TO ORDER

 2.        PRAYER – SISTER ANNE JAEGAR FROM ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL

 3.        PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – DANA ADAMS, KEJUAN ALTMAN, DANNY ANDRADE, TRAVON BARKER, KRYSTAL BARNETT, TONYA CALDWELL, STEPHON CALHOUN, TIMOTHY CARPENTER, KACHARA DAVIS, REYONNA HARVEY, SADE JONES, VICTORIA JONES, MACKENZIE JORDAN, NATHAN LAUE, BRIAN LUNA, DAWSON MCCUE, ADRAINNA MILLER, ALYSSA MILLER, KODIE MULLINS, YOANNA PEREZ, JACOB PRISTACH, CODY RAMOS, DAQUAN SARTIN, DYLAN SJOUWKE, JAWAN SMITH, SHANASHA SMITH, NICHOLAS TAPP, TEVIN TERRELL, HONESTY WALLS, MEGAN WHOLHER, ELIZABETH ZAVALA – GRADUATES OF KANKAKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT 111 SPEECH THERAPY CLASS

 4.        ROLL CALL

 5.        MINUTES – MAY 5, 2008

 6.        PETITIONS

 7.        COMMUNICATIONS

A)        COMCAST CHANGES TO THE CHANNEL LINE-UP LETTER DATED MAY 1, 2008 (INFORMATION ONLY)

B)        TANYA BENDER IS REQUESTING A NOISE PERMIT AND STREET BLOCKAGE FOR THE 400 BLOCK OF WILDWOOD AVENUE AND 800 BLOCK OF EAST HICKORY STREET FOR A FAMILY REUNION ON SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2008, FROM NOON UNTIL 7:00 P.M.

C)        MARYCREST ASSOCIATION OF RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS ARE REQUESTING PERMISSION TO BLOCK ST. JOSEPH AVENUE FROM SPRUCE STREET TO LINDEN STREET FOR THEIR ANNUAL “TASTE OF MARYCREST” ON SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 2008, FROM 10:00 A.M. UNTIL 7:00 P.M., AT THE LISIEUX CENTER

D)        PLEASANT GROVE M.B. CHURCH IS REQUESTING PERMISSION TO HOST A MOTORCADE WITH POLICE ESCORT ON SUNDAY, MAY 25, 2008 IN CELEBRATION OF REVEREND ROBERT RUCKER’S RETIREMENT

E)        MARYCREST ASSOCIATION OF RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS ARE REQUESTING PERMISSION TO HAVE A COMMUNITY WIDE GARAGE SALE ON FRIDAY, JUNE 6 AND SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2008

F)         IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH IS REQUESTING PERMISSION TO BLOCK VAN METER STREET FROM CURTIS AVENUE TO WILSON AVENUE FOR THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD PICNIC ON SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2008, FROM 11:00 A.M. UNTIL 1:00 P.M.

G)        KANKAKEE RAILROAD MUSEUM IS REQUESTING A NOISE PERMIT AND STREET BLOCKAGE AT EAST MERCHANT STREET FROM SCHUYLER AVENUE TO THE KANKAKEE DEPOT FOR THEIR SIXTH ANNUAL RAILFEST ON SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2008, FROM 9:00 A.M. UNTIL 6:00 P.M.

H)        RIVER VALLEY MIGRANT & SHS IS REQUESTING A NOISE PERMIT TO HOST AN OPEN HOUSE WITH A DISC JOCKEY AT 202 NORTH SCHUYLER AVENUE ON SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2008, FROM 12:00 P.M. UNTIL 6:00 P.M.

 

 8.        STANDING COMMITTEES

            A)        PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING – MAY 6, 2008

            B)        LICENSE AND FRANCHISE MEETING – MAY 8, 2008

            C)        BUDGET MEETING – MAY 12, 2008

 

9.         REPORTS OF OFFICERS

A)        APPROVAL OF BILLS $654,172.77 (WILL BE DISTRIBUTED ON MONDAY)

 

10.       UNFINISHED BUSINESS

A)       

 

11.       NEW BUSINESS

A)        RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD THE BID OF $612,094.80 TO BISAILLON EXCAVATING, INC. FOR THE WALL STREET IMPROVEMENTS TEI JOB # E07072

B)        ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO THE EXPANSION OF AND PARTICIPATION IN THE KANKAKEE RIVER VALLEY ENTERPRISE ZONE BOUNDARIES AND AUTHORIZING THE ADMENDMENT TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT

C)        CITY OF KANKAKEE GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ORDINANCE $6,930,000.00 SERIES 2008

D)        OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND NOTICE OF SALE FOR THE CITY OF KANKAKEE $6,930,000.00 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 2008 (WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW IN THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE)

E)        2008 ROAD MAINTENANCE PROGRAM (WILL BE DISTRIBUTED ON MONDAY)

            F)         APPOINTMENTS

 

12.       MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

A)        RESOLUTION AFFIRMING THE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE KENSINGTON AVENUE SANITARY REROUTE

B)        PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING JUNE 9TH  THROUGH JUNE 15TH, 2008 AS RELAY FOR LIFE WEEK

C)        PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF MAY, 2008 AS FOSTER CARE MONTH

D)        PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF MAY, 2008 AS MENTAL HEALTH MONTH

 

13.       EXECUTIVE SESSION

           

14.       ALDERMEN COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS

 

15.       ADJOURNMENT