Administration Building

304 South Indiana Avenue

Kankakee, Illinois 60901

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 


CITY COUNCIL AMENDED AGENDA

MONDAY, MAY 17, 2010

                                                                                                                                                             

 1.        CALL TO ORDER

 2.        PRAYER – REVEREND KATHY SWEET FROM ST. MARK’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

 3.        PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – MAX FOSTER, JAYLIN HAIRSTON, NICKOLOS HALL, GANNER HOEKSTRA, JAIRA LEE, YARENI MARTINEZ, GAVIN MOSLEY, VERN TOMPKINS, AND KABREA WHITE - GRADUATES OF KANKAKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT 111 SPEECH THERAPY CLASS

 4.        ROLL CALL

 5.        MINUTES – MAY 3, 2010

 6.        PETITIONS

 7.        COMMUNICATIONS

A)        PRESS RELEASE FROM SENATOR DICK DURBIN DATED MAY 4, 2010, ANNOUNCING $470,000.00 IN FUNDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE II OF THE RIVERFRONT BIKE TRAIL (INFORMATION ONLY)

B)        LETTER FROM CONSULATE GENERAL OF MEXICO REGARDING PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR MEXICANS LIVING IN THE KANKAKEE AREA ON JUNE 23 TO JUNE 26, 2010, AT CENTRO PASTORAL LISIEUX, 371 NORTH ST. JOSEPH AVENUE (INFORMATION ONLY)

C)        COMCAST ADDITIONS AND CHANGES TO CHANNEL LINE-UP LETTER DATED APRIL 30, 2010 (INFORMATION ONLY)

D)        CITY OF KANKAKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE YEAR 2009 (INFORMATION ONLY)

E)        ECONOMIC ALLIANCE OF KANKAKEE COUNTY COMMUNITY ENERGY SYSTEMS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND QUALIFICATIONS (INFORMATION ONLY)

F)         TYJUAN HAGLER FOUNDATION IS SEEKING SPONSORSHIP FOR THE 4TH ANNUAL KIDZ-KAN-DO SUMMER FOOTBALL CAMP ON SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 2010, AT BISHOP MCNAMARA HIGH SCHOOL

G)        MARY WILLIAMS OF 770 NORTH WILDWOOD AVENUE IS REQUESTING STREET BLOCKAGE OF THE 700 BLOCK OF NORTH WILDWOOD AVENUE AND THE ALLEY BETWEEN WILDWOOD AVENUE AND EVERGREEN AVENUE AND A NOISE PERMIT FROM 7:00 A.M. UNTIL 12:00 A.M. ON SATURDAY, JULY 3, 2010 FOR A FAMILY REUNION

H)        ON THE ROX AT 670 WEST STATION STREET IS REQUESTING A NOISE PERMIT FOR AN OUTDOOR BAND ON FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2010, FROM 9:00 P.M. UNTIL 12:00 A.M.

I)         STEVIE HARRIS IS REQUESTING A NOISE PERMIT FOR THE SECOND ANNUAL BIKE, CAR, AND SAFETY SHOW TO BE HELD AT 395 NORTH SCHUYLER AVENUE ON SATURDAY, JULY 31, 2010, FROM 12:00 P.M. UNTIL 6:00 P.M.

J)         IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH AT 1300 WEST HAWKINS STREET IS REQUESTING STREET BLOCKAGE OF WEST VAN METER STREET FROM CURTIS AVENUE TO WILSON AVENUE FOR A 50TH ANNIVERSARY NEIGHBORHOOD PICNIC ON SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2010, FROM 11:00 A.M. UNTIL 3:00 P.M.

K)        KANKAKEE TRACK CLUB IS SEEKING SPONSORSHIP FOR THE 2010 USA TRACK AND FIELD ILLINOIS STATE ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP MEET ON JUNE 18 THROUGH JUNE 20, 2010, AT KANKAKEE HIGH SCHOOL

 8.        STANDING COMMITTEES

            A)        PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING – MAY 4, 2010

            B)        LICENSE AND FRANCHISE MEETING – MAY 6, 2010

           

 9.        REPORTS OF OFFICERS

A)        APPROVAL OF BILLS - $659,533.51

 

10.       UNFINISHED BUSINESS

A)        RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL FROM PJS POOLS IN THE AMOUNT OF $19,617.00 FOR THE REPAIR OF THE FOUNTAIN IN FRONT OF THE DEPOT

 

11.       NEW BUSINESS

A)        RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL FROM THE FIRM OF GROSKREUTZ, SCHMIDT, ABRAHAM, ESHLEMAN AND GERRETSE FOR THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE CITY OF KANKAKEE FOR THE COMING YEAR

B)        ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 32, SECTION 231 ESTABLISHING A HANDICAPPED PARKING SIGN AT 790 WEST PARK DRIVE

C)        ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 27, SECTION 54 MODIFYING THE NUMBER OF LIEUTENANTS AS MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF KANKAKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT

D)        ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 30, SECTION 09 ENTITLED “STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY” OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS REGARDING “OBSTRUCTIONS BY MERCHANDISE; DISPLAY ON SIDEWALKS”

D)        APPOINTMENTS

1)         RHONDA LOVE – KANKAKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT FOR BETH TRIPPEL – JULY 1, 2010 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2010

2)         MARSHA LLOYD – PLANNING BOARD AS REPLACEMENT FOR BARBARA WELLS’ PREVIOUSLY VACATED TERM THROUGH OCTOBER 16, 2010

 

12.       MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

A)        PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 3, 2009 THROUGH MAY 9, 2010 AS MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK

B)        RESOLUTION OPPOSING REDUCTION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRIBUTIVE FUND

C)        RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT THE HIGHWAY PERMIT AND RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY OF KANKAKEE EMERGENCY REPAIR WORK ON ILLINOIS ROUTE 17 (WEST COURT STREET) – TEI JOB NO. E10039

D)        REVISED RESOLUTION AND MUNICIPAL ESTIMATE FOR MAINTENANCE COSTS FOR CURRENT ROCK SALT APPROVED AS PART OF MFT STREET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR JANUARY 1 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2010

 

13.       ALDERMEN COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS

 

14.       EXECUTIVE SESSION

            A)        PERSONNEL

            B)        PENDING LITIGATION

           

15.       ADJOURNMENT