CITY COUNCIL 12-4-06THE CITY OF LAKE FOREST
COUNCIL AGENDA
Monday, December 4, 2006 7:30 p.m.
City Council Chambers
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Honorable S. Michael Rummel, Mayor
Tom E. Swarthout, Alderman First Ward Timm R. Reynolds, Alderman Third Ward
David D. Grumhaus, Jr., Alderman First Ward Thomas H. Morsch, Jr., Alderman Third Ward
Stuart M. Widman, Alderman Second Ward John Looby III, Alderman Fourth Ward
Robert C. Elliott, Alderman Second Ward Deborah T. Haddad, Alderman Fourth Ward
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS
1. Comments by Mayor
2. Comments by City Manager
A. Community Spotlight – Gorton Community Center, presented
by Gail Hodges
B. Report on Public Review of High School, Municipal Services, and Route 60,
presented by Director of Community Development Cathy Czerniak
3. Comments by Council Members
4. Council Committee Reports
A. Planning and Preservation Committee
B. Finance Committee
1. Award of Contract for Auditing Services
2. Consideration of an Ordinance Establishing the Tax Levy for 2006 (Grant
Final Approval)
3. Abating 2006 Tax Levies for Various G.O. Alternate Revenue Bond
Issues (Grant Final Approval)
4. Consideration of an Ordinance approving a Fee Schedule For The City
Of Lake Forest (Final Approval)
OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approval of the Minutes of the November 16, 2006 City Council Meeting
2. Approval of Authorized Invoices and Payrolls
3. Authorization of Treasurer’s Warrants to Meet Expenses of December, 2006
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4. Consideration of an Agreement to Admit the City of Highwood to into the Northern
Suburban Special Recreation Association (NSSRA)
ORDINANCES
1. Consideration Of An Ordinance Amending Chapter 23 “License And Miscellaneous
Business” Of The City Of Lake Forest City Code To Include Licensing Requirements
And Regulations Relating To Landscape And Lawncare Professionals
2. Consideration of a Report and Recommendation from the Plan Commission in Support
of a Zone Change from GR-2 to B-1 for Property Located at 1045 S. Waukegan Road,
Formerly the Pasquesi Home and Garden Store. (First Reading and if desired by the
City Council, Final Approval)
3. Consideration of an Appeal of Decisions of the Historic Preservation Commission to
deny Requests for Certificates of Appropriateness and Economic Hardship to Allow
the Partial Demolition of the Old Main Building at Barat Campus, specifically the
Removal of the Thabor wing
4. Consideration of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 36 of the Lake Forest City Code
Pertaining to Signs. (First Reading)
5. Presentation of Findings for the Water & Sewer Rate Study
6. Consideration of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 40, “Traffic” of the City Code to
Designate a Portion of Sheridan Road as a “No Truck Traffic Route” (First Reading)
ADDITIONAL ITEMS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION
ADJOURNMENT