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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
FINANCE COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 6 F
An Ordinance Creating the Turner Court Properties
Scavenger Requirements Program FILE NUMBER:
COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: Dec. 12, 2019
Ordinance 19-O-0035 COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: Dec. 16, 2019
STAFF REVIEW: Tom Dabareiner AICP SIGNATURE
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael Guttman SIGNATURE
ITEM SUMMARY:
Waste collection services for the City-owned Turner Court waste corrals broke down during the sum-
mer of 2019. Only a few of the businesses and property owners along Main Street had maintained
contracts with a waste collector for this service. Some businesses probably “fly-dumped” to garbage
containers elsewhere in the downtown. Others left their garbage outside of the containers and the cor-
rals, creating a public health and safety hazard. There was no way for code enforcement to effectively
associate the illegally dumped garbage with particular properties. Enforcement could have taken
months and would likely only have been partly successful. During this time, waste would still accumu-
late in an unsafe manner.
After considering various options City Staff decided to contract directly with a waste hauler and set up
a billing system for reimbursement from the property owners served by the Turner Court corrals,
which are the Main Street properties that back up to Turner Court. In August, the City obtained a con-
tract with Waste Management as the low bidder. Notices were sent to the property owners and waste
collection started shortly thereafter. Waste Management collected the old garbage still sitting in and
near the corrals prior to starting regular waste collection services. The City believed it was important
to start the waste collection aspect immediately to protect the health and safety of those in our down-
town. Total monthly bills are expected to be in the $450 to $600 range, which the City will cover
through December 2019.
The attached ordinance creates the “Turner Court Properties Scavenger Requirements” program,
which provides the authority required for the City to operate a billing system for reimbursement from
specific property owners, along with penalties for lack of payment, for the waste collection program. It
adds a new subsection to the City’s Municipal Code within Chapter 9, Article VIll-Scavengers under 9-
145.
The billing system would consist of the direct pass-through of the Waste Management invoice provid-
ed the City, plus a 15% administration fee, allocated based on the size of and use in each affected
building. A list of the buildings is included as Exhibit A of the proposed Ordinance. The allocation for-
mula was provided to the City by Waste Management and is based on their extensive experience. Al-
locations will range from about 1% to 14% of each bill, with offices at the lower end and restaurants at
the upper end.
Penalties would consist of a 10% fee for the first late payment. If still not paid, subsequent late pay-

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ments would carry a $150 fine and be subject to possible additional fines as determined in Adminis-
trative Adjudication Court. Also, other means to encourage payment is authorized in the draft Ordi-
nance such as turning off water or liening the property. Follow-up by the City’s code enforcement divi-
sion would be similar to what currently happens with residents who fail to pay their Groot bill.
The attached draft Ordinance provides the required text to add Section 9-145 to the Municipal Code
and to create the Turner Court Properties Scavenger Requirements Program. Staff recommends ap-
proval.
ACTIONS PROPOSED:
Consider the proposed billing program and recommend the Ordinance.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
At the December 12, 2019 Finance Committee meeting, members voted unanimously (6-0) in favor of
recommending Ordinance 19-O-0035 to the City Council.
Pc: Ordinance 19-O-0035