CITY COUNCIL 2013/06/03 MinutesThe City of Lake Forest
CITY COUNCIL
Proceedings of the June 3, 2013 Regular Meeting
7:30 p.m. – City Hall Council Chambers
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL: Mayor Schoenheider called the meeting to order at 7:35p.m. Deputy
City Clerk Margaret Boyer called the roll of Council members.
Present: Honorable Mayor Schoenheider, Alderman Novit, Alderman Waldeck, Alderman Moore,
Alderman Pandaleon, Alderman Tack, Alderman Reisenberg, Alderman Palmer, Alderman Adelman.
Also present were: Robert Kiely, City Manager; Victor Filippini, City Attorney; Marlo DelPerico, City
Attorney; Catherine Czerniak, Director of Community Development, Michael Thomas, Director of Public
Works; Michael Thomas, Director of Public Works, Dan Martin, Superintendent of Public Works and
Carina Walters, Assistant City Manager.
There were approximately 25+ present in the audience.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all in attendance.
Comments by Mayor
Deputy City Clerk Margaret Boyer Administered the Oath of Office to Second Ward Alderman-Elect - -
George Pandaleon. Mayor Schoenheider congratulated Alderman Pandaleon and said he looks forward
to working with him over the next two years.
Reports of City Officers
A. 2012-2013 New Board and Commission Appointments/Reappointments
Mayor Schoenheider read off the following appointments and reappointment.
LAKE FOREST POLICE PENSION FUND BOARD
NAME OF MEMBER APPOINT/REAPPOINT WARD
Tom Ford REAPPOINT 2
Alderman Palmer made a motion to approve appointments recommended by Mayor Schoenheider,
seconded by Alderman Novit. Motion carried unanimously by Voice vote.
B. Steve Douglass, from Lake Forest Preservation Foundation presented to Council the
locations of all the recent recipients of the Preservation Foundation Annual Awards. Mayor
Schoenheider thanked the Foundation for all the great work it does and keeping Lake Forest such a
special place.
Proceedings of the June 3, 2013 Regular Meeting
C. Mayor Schoenheider reminded all that the Fred Jackson Golf Outing, held at Deerpath
Golf Course and benefits Parks & Recreation, was on Friday June XX at 1:00 pm and that it is a great
event.
Comments by City Manager
None
Comments by Council Members
Alderman Pandaleon reminded residents of the Second Ward meeting on Thursday evening at Cherokee
School, 7:00pm.
OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
None
ITEMS FOR OMNIBUS VOTE CONSIDERATION
1. Approval of the May 20, 2013 regular City Council minutes
2. Approval of the May check register
3. Consideration of an Ordinance approving a Fee Schedule for The City of Lake Forest
(First Reading and if desired by City Council, Final Approval)
4. Approval of 10% matching funds for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
American Firefighter Grant (AFG) Award Package for new Cardiac
Monitor/Defibrillators for our Ambulances FY2014
5. Consideration of a Resolution Accepting Improvements in the Amberley Woods
Development Located South of Route 60 and West of Conway Farms Drive. (Approval
of Resolution)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the Omnibus items as presented.
Mayor Schoenheider asked Council if they would like any item removed to be taken separately, and
seeing none, asked for a motion to approve the five Omnibus items as presented.
Alderman Novit made a motion to approve the Omnibus items as presented, seconded by Alderman
Reisenberg. The following voted “Yea”: Aldermen Novit, Waldeck, Moore, Pandaleon, Tack, Reisenberg,
Palmer and Adelman. The following voted “Nay”: None. 8 Yeas, 0 Nay, Motion carried.
Information such as Purpose and Action Requested, Background/Discussion, Budget/Fiscal Impact, Recommended
Action and a Staff Contact as it relates to the Omnibus items can be found on the agenda.
Proceedings of the June 3, 2013 Regular Meeting
ORDINANCES
1. Consideration of a Recommendation from the Plan Commission to Accept The City of
Lake Forest Bicycle Master Plan and to Approve a Related Amendment to The City of
Lake Forest Comprehensive Plan. (Approve a motion to waive first reading of an
Ordinance and if desired by the City Council, grant final approval.)
Planner Megan Neuman explained this project was initiated in response to comments heard at Ward
meetings and that this project evolved into an effort to pro-actively identify safe bike routes within the
community, work with neighboring communities and Lake County to explore connections to regional
bike trails and to better position the City to receive grant funding for transportation and community
development related projects in the future.
The Bicycle Master Plan reviews the planning process used to develop the plan, reviews existing
conditions and presents a proposed bicycle network of paths and roadways. The Master Plan also
identifies ways to improve safety and encourage more people to bike in Lake Forest. Guidelines for
signage, bicycle parking, and bicycle facilities are included in the Plan.
The Bicycle Master Plan is a tool intended to:
1. Establish community priorities and increase awareness relating to bicycling;
2. Better position the City to take advantage of grant opportunities;
3. Provide input and help to guide future decisions about implementing various types of projects;
and
4. Assure that planning for ongoing road improvement projects includes consideration of bicycle
safety and amenities.
Acceptance of the Bicycle Master Plan and incorporation of the Plan into the City’s Comprehensive Plan
does not commit the City to any expenditure of funds or initiate any specific projects. Instead, the
Master Plan will provide a framework for considering projects that may be included in the City’s Capital
Improvement Program in the future. In addition, the Master Plan puts the City in a strong position to
receive grant funding in the future and could provide opportunities for public/private partnerships and
partnerships with other municipalities, Lake County, the Forest Preserve and Lake Forest Open Lands as
opportunities for regional bicycle connections are explored.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:
1. Approve a motion to accept The City of Lake Forest Bicycle Master Plan.
2. Waive first reading and grant final approval of an Ordinance amending The City of Lake Forest
Comprehensive Plan as it relates to supporting bicycles in the community.
Proceedings of the June 3, 2013 Regular Meeting
Alderman Moore made a motion to accept The City of Lake Forest Bicycle Master Plan, seconded by
Alderman Reisenberg. The following voted “Yea”: Aldermen Novit, Waldeck, Moore, Pandaleon, Tack,
Reisenberg, Palmer and Adelman. The following voted “Nay”: None. 8 Yeas, 0 Nay, Motion carried.
Alderman Moore made a motion to waive first reading and grant final approval of an Ordinance
amending The City of Lake Forest Comprehensive Plan as it relates to supporting bicycles in the
community with the amendment to the Ordinance relating to Home Rule and Statutory requirements to
the plan itself, seconded by Alderman Reisenberg. The following voted “Yea”: Aldermen Novit, Waldeck,
Moore, Pandaleon, Tack, Reisenberg, Palmer and Adelman. The following voted “Nay”: None. 8 Yeas, 0
Nay, Motion carried.
Mayor Schoenheider thanked Megan Neuman and everyone else who work on this Plan as it has great
framework and really allows the City to become a great “thought leader” and executioner of the Plan for
the future.
2. Consideration of an ordinance amending Section 2-65 of the City Code.
City Attorney, Victor Filippini, explained as a follow-up to the Council's recent approval of the City's
liquor control ordinance, the Council is being asked to consider an amendment to the City Code
incorporating training standards for Council members who wish to exercise the power to arrest. Under
the City Charter, the Mayor and Aldermen are "conservators of the peace" with powers of arrest, but
neither the Charter nor the City Code imposes any training standards. The Illinois Municipal Code was
amended several years ago to impose training standards on any municipal official with the power to
arrest, but such law did not apply specifically to Lake Forest because of its special charter status. The
proposed ordinance will align the City Code with State law. Additionally in the context of the liquor code
amendment, this change in the City Code will allow aldermen (but not the Mayor) to have an interest in
a liquor licensee, so long as such aldermen (a) do not have the power to arrest, and (b) do not vote or
participate in any meeting, hearing, or decision relating to liquor control. Nothing in this ordinance
would preclude an Alderman or the Mayor from exercising powers of arrest, but this ordinance would
require proper training before such powers are to be exercised.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: If the Council so desires, it would be appropriate to waive first reading and
approve the ordinance amending Section 2-65 of the City Code.
Alderman Palmer made a motion to waive first reading and approve the ordinance amending Section 2-
65 of the City Code, seconded by Alderman Novit. The following voted “Yea”: Aldermen Novit, Waldeck,
Moore, Pandaleon, Tack, Reisenberg, Palmer and Adelman. The following voted “Nay”: None. 8 Yeas, 0
Nay, Motion carried.
Proceedings of the June 3, 2013 Regular Meeting
NEW BUSINESS
Alderman Moore asked City Attorney Victor Filippini updated Council on a lawsuit involving The City of
Lake Forest and Alderman Moore personally; Victor Filippini went on to say that the case had been
dismissed with prejudice under the well-established law that protects Aldermen while they are acting in
a legislative capacity. This immunity does not hold true outside of Council Chambers.
ADDITIONAL ITEMS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION
None
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business. Alderman Palmer made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Alderman
Tack. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote at 8:07pm
Respectfully Submitted,
Margaret Boyer
Deputy City Clerk