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2020 COMMUNITY, CULTURE CITY OF OAK PARK AND COMMERCE
CITY COUNCIL
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City Council
Council Member Mayor Pro Tem Mayor Council Member Council Member
Solomon Radner Carolyn Burns Marian McClellan Regina Weiss Julie Edgar
2018-2019 General Fund Budget Attend Council Meetings
City Council meets the first and third Monday at
7 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers at 14000 Oak
Revenue Expenditures Park Blvd., Oak Park, Mich. Occasionally, a meeting
is rescheduled when it conflicts with the observance
of a holiday. Meeting dates for 2020 are:
Monday, January 6 Monday, July 6
Tuesday, January 21 Monday, July 20
Monday, February 3 Monday, August 3
Monday, February 17 Monday, August 17
Monday, March 2 Tuesday, September 8
Monday, March 16 Monday, September 21
Monday, April 6 Monday, October 5
Monday, April 20 Monday, October 19
Monday, May 4 Monday, November 2
Monday, May 18 Monday, November 16
45th District Court Judges City Administration
Monday, June 1 Monday, December 7
Monday, June 15 Monday, December 21
Watch City Council Meetings Live
To watch a City Council meeting from home or view
an archived meeting, visit the City’s YouTube channel
@CityOfOakPark. To obtain an agenda or view the
meeting minutes, visit the City Clerk’s Department
on the City’s website at http://www.OakParkMI.gov.
Judge Judge City Attorney City Manager
Michelle Friedman Appel David M. Gubow Ebony Duff Erik Tungate Links to these items can also be found on the bottom
of the website’s home page.
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PAST & PRESENT
Circa mid 1950s
January 2020
2017
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4
DECEMBER
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
FEBRUARY
New Year’s Day
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1
Kwanzaa Ends Trash Pickup Trash Pickup
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
City Offices Closed Delayed One Day Delayed One Day
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Library Closed City Offices Closed
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
5 Spring Sports
Registration Begins
Shelter Rental Open
6 7 8 9 10 11
City Offices Open
for Non-Residents 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
n Arts & Cultural Diversity
Commission Meeting, 7 p.m.
n City Council Meeting, n Friends of the Library
7 p.m. Meeting, 7 p.m.
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
City Offices Closed
n Corridor Improvement
n Planning Commission n Parks and Recreation Authority Board Meeting,
Meeting, 7 p.m. Commission Meeting, 7 p.m. 12 p.m.
19 Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day 20 21 22 23 Brush Pickup
24 25
City Offices Closed (Holiday Trees) Ends
Library Closed City Offices Open
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
n Library Board Meeting,
n City Council Meeting, 7 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
Winter Fest 26 27 28 29 30 31
2 - 5 p.m. City Offices Closed
n Employee’s Retirement
System Meeting, 4:30 p.m.
n Public Safety Retirement n Zoning Board of Appeals
System Meeting, 4:30 p.m. Meeting, 7 p.m.
January City of Oak Park
www.OakParkMI.gov
PAST & PRESENT
Unknown
February 2020
2019
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
JANUARY
MARCH
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31
Groundhog
Day 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
City Offices Open
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
n City Council Meeting, 7 p.m.
Daddy
9 10 11 12 13 Valentine’s
Day 14 15
Daughter City Offices Closed
Dance, 5 - 7 p.m. Arts & Cultural Diversity
Senior Tea,
n
Commission Meeting, 7 p.m.
n Planning Commission
Meeting, 7 p.m.
n Friends of the Library 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Meeting, 7 p.m.
16 Presidents’
Day 17 18 19 20 21 22
Last Day to Pay Winter n Corridor Improvement City Offices Open
2019 Property Taxes Library Board Meeting, Authority Board Meeting, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
n
Without Penalty 6:30 p.m. 12 p.m.
n Beautification Advisory n Parks and Recreation n Recycling Commission
n City Council Meeting, 7 p.m.
Commission Meeting, 7p.m. Commission Meeting, 7 p.m. Meeting, 7 p.m.
23 24 25 Ash
Wednesday
26 27 28 29
City Offices Closed
n Public Safety Retirement n Zoning Board of Appeals
System Meeting, 4:30 p.m. Meeting, 7 p.m.
February
City of Oak Park
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PAST & PRESENT
1958
March 2020
2018
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Summer Sports
Registration Begins
2 3 4 5 6 7
Last Day to Pay City Offices Open Clerk’s Office Open
2019 Property Taxes 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. for Absentee Voting
at City Treasurer 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
n City Council Meeting, 7 p.m.
Daylight
Saving Time
Begins
8 Purim Begins
9 Purim Ends
2020 Presidential
10 11 12 13 14
Primary Election City Offices Closed
2 a.m. Polls Open 7 a.m. -8 p.m. n Arts & Cultural Diversity
n Board of Review Meeting Commission Meeting, 7 p.m.
n Planning Commission n Friends of the Library
Meeting, 7 p.m. n Board of Review Meeting Meeting, 7 p.m.
15 16 St. Patrick’s
Day 17 18 First Day
of Spring 19 20 21
City Offices Open
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
n Corridor Improvement
n Library Board Meeting, n Parks and Recreation Authority Board Meeting,
n City Council Meeting, 7 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Commission Meeting, 7 p.m. 12 p.m.
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Free Garage Sale City Offices Closed Free Garage Sale
Weekend (March 26-29) Weekend (March 26-29)
Free Garage Sale
n Board of Review Meeting Weekend (March 26-29)
n Public Safety Retirement n Zoning Board of Appeals
System Meeting, 4:30 p.m. Meeting, 7 p.m.
29 30 31
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
FEBRUARY
APRIL
1 1 2 3 4
Free Garage Sale 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Weekend (March 26-29) 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
23 24 25 26 27 28 26 27 28 29 30
March
City of Oak Park
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PAST & PRESENT
1954
April 2020
2018Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
MARCH
MAY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 City Offices Open
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
29 30 31
24
31 25 26 27 28 29 30
Passover Begins Good Friday
Palm
Sunday 5 6 7 8 Yard Waste & Brush
Pickup Begins
Haul Your Own
9 10 11
Junk Away (April 8-12)
Haul Your Own
Haul Your Own Junk Away (April 8-12) Haul Your Own
Junk Away (April 8-12) City Offices Closed
n Arts & Cultural Diversity Junk Away (April 8-12)
Commission Meeting, 7 p.m.
City Offices Closed
n Friends of the Library Library Closed
n City Council Meeting, 7 p.m. Meeting, 7 p.m.
Easter
Sunday 12 13 14 Tax Day
Healthy Lawn
15 Passover
Ends 16 City Offices Open
17 18
Seminar, 7 p.m.
Library Closed 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
n Parks and Recreation
Haul Your Own Commission Meeting, 7 p.m. n Corridor Improvement
Junk Away (April 8-12) n Planning Commission n Recycling Commission Authority Board Meeting,
Meeting, 7 p.m. Meeting, 6 p.m. 12 p.m.
19 20 21 Earth Day
22 23 Arbor Day
Free Garage Sale
24 World Dance
25
Free Garage Sale Weekend (April 23-26) Day Event,
n Library Board Meeting, Weekend (April 23-26)
City Offices Closed 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
n Beautification Advisory Adult Ping Pong Free Garage Sale
n City Council Meeting, 7 p.m. Commission Meeting, 7 p.m. Tournament, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Weekend (April 23-26)
26 27 28 World
Dance Day 29 30
n Employee’s Retirement
Free Garage Sale System Meeting, 4:30 p.m.
Weekend (April 23-26) n Public Safety Retirement n Zoning Board of Appeals
System Meeting, 4:30 p.m. Meeting, 7 p.m.
April
City of Oak Park
www.OakParkMI.govPAST & PRESENT
Circa early 1960s 2019
May 2020Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
APRIL
JUNE
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 City Offices Open
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30
3 4 Cinco de Mayo 5 6 7 Mother Son
Dance 8 9
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
City Offices Closed
n City Council Meeting, 7 p.m.
Mother’s Day
10 11 12 13 14 15 Armed
Forces Day 16
Adult Kickball
n Arts & Cultural Diversity City Offices Open Tournament
Commission Meeting, 7 p.m. 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
n Planning Commission n Friends of the Library
Meeting, 7 p.m. Meeting, 7 p.m.
Adult Kickball
Tournament
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Senior Tea
12:30 p.m. -3:30 p.m.
n Library Board Meeting,
6:30 p.m. Corridor Improvement
n
City Offices Closed
n Beautification Advisory n Parks and Recreation Authority Board Meeting,
n City Council Meeting, 7 p.m. Commission Meeting, 7 p.m. Commission Meeting, 7 p.m. 12 p.m.
Flower Sale
Library Closed
24 Memorial
Day 25 26 27 Shavuot
Begins 28 City Offices 29
Open, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Shavuot
Ends 30
City Offices Closed Trash Pickup Trash Pickup Free Garage Sale
n Public Safety Retirement Weekend (May 28-31)
Free Garage Sale Library Closed System Meeting, 4:30 p.m. Delayed One Day Delayed One Day
Weekend
(May 28-31) 31 n Zoning Board of Appeals
Meeting, 7 p.m.
Free Garage Sale
Weekend (May 28-31)
Free Garage Sale
Weekend (May 28-31)
May
City of Oak Park
www.OakParkMI.gov1994
PAST & PRESENT
June 2020
2019Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6
Fall Sports Adult Softball Adult Softball
Registration Begins Tournament Tournament
City Offices Closed
n City Council Meeting, 7 p.m.
7 8 9 10 11 12 Oak Park
13
City Offices Open Pool Opens
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
n Arts & Cultural Diversity
Commission Meeting, 7 p.m. Haul Your Own Haul Your Own
n Planning Commission n Friends of the Library Junk Away (June 12-14) Junk Away (June 12-14)
Meeting, 7 p.m. Meeting, 7 p.m.
Flag Day
Flower Exchange 14 15 16 17 18 19 First Day
of Summer
20
Electronic Recycling Summer Camp
and Paper Shredding City Offices Closed
Event, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Begins n Library Board Meeting, n Corridor Improvement
6:30 p.m. Authority Board Mtg., 12 p.m.
Haul Your Own n Beautification Advisory n Parks and Recreation n Recycling Commission
Junk Away (June 12-14) n City Council Meeting, 7 p.m. Commission Meeting, 7 p.m. Commission Meeting, 7 p.m. Meeting, 7 p.m.
Father’s Day 21 22 23 Oak Park 24 Summer 25 26 27
Farmers Market, Concert Series, City Offices Open Free Garage Sale
9 a.m.-1 p.m. 7 - 8:30 p.m. 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Weekend (June 25-28)
n Public Safety Retirement n Zoning Board of Appeals Free Garage Sale Free Garage Sale
System Meeting, 4:30 p.m. Meeting, 7 p.m. Weekend (June 25-28) Weekend (June 25-28)
28 29 30
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
JULY
MAY
1 2 1 2 3 4
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Free Garage Sale 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Weekend (June 25-28)
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
31 25 26 27 28 29 30
24
26 27 28 29 30 31
June
City of Oak Park
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PAST & PRESENT
2019
July 2020Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 Independence
4
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
AUGUST
Day
JUNE
Oak Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Summer
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Farmers Market, Concert Series, Mayor’s 5K Race, 8 a.m.
OPYA Pancake Breakfast, 9-11 a.m.
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 7 - 8:30 p.m. City Offices Closed Parade, 11 a.m.
City Offices Closed Library Closed Fun Fest, 11 - 3 p.m.
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Summer Property
Taxes Levied Library Closed
28 29 30
23
30
24
31 25 26 27 28 29
No Delay In Trash Pick Up
5 6 7 Oak Park
Farmers Market, 8 Summer
Concert Series, 9 10 11
9 a.m.-1 p.m. 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Library Closed City Offices Open
n Arts & Cultural Diversity 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Commission Meeting, 7 p.m.
n Friends of the Library
n City Council Meeting, 7 p.m. Meeting, 7 p.m.
12 13 14 Oak Park 15 Summer
Concert Series,
16 17 18
Farmers Market,
9 a.m.-1 p.m. 7 - 8:30 p.m. City Offices Closed
n Corridor Improvement
n Planning Commission n Parks and Recreation Authority Board Meeting,
Meeting, 7 p.m. Commission Meeting, 7 p.m. 12 p.m.
19 20 21 Oak Park
Farmers Market,
22 Summer
Concert Series,
23 24 25
Free Garage Sale Free Garage Sale
9 a.m.-1 p.m. 7 - 8:30 p.m. Weekend (July 23-26) Weekend (July 23-26)
n Library Board Meeting, Free Garage Sale City Offices Open
6:30 p.m. Weekend (July 23-26) 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
n City Council Meeting, 7 p.m. n Board of Review Meeting
26 27 28 Oak Park
Farmers Market,
29 Summer
Concert Series,
30 31
Free Garage Sale n Employee’s 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 7 - 8:30 p.m. City Offices Closed
Weekend (July 23-26) Retirement System
Meeting, 4:30 p.m.
n Public Safety Retirement n Zoning Board of Appeals
System Meeting, 4:30 p.m. Meeting, 7 p.m.
July
City of Oak Park
www.OakParkMI.govPAST & PRESENT
Circa 1962
August 2020
2016Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
SEPTEMBER
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
JULY
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Clerk’s Office Open
for Absentee Voting
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
28 29 30 31 29 30
2 3 2020 Primary 4 Oak Park 5 Summer
Concert Series,
6 Summer Camp 7 8
Election, Farmers Market, Ends
7 a.m. to 8 p.m. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 7 - 8:30 p.m.
City Offices Open
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
n City Council Meeting, 7 p.m.
9 10 11 Oak Park 12 Summer 13 14 15
Farmers Market, Concert Series,
9 a.m.-1 p.m. 7 - 8:30 p.m. City Offices Closed
n Planning Commission n Arts and Cultural Diversity n Friends of the Library
Meeting, 7 p.m. Commission Meeting, 7 p.m. Meeting, 7 p.m.
16 17 18 Oak Park 19 20 21 Oak Park
Pool Closes
22
Farmers Market, City Offices Open
Corridor Improvement
9 a.m.-1 p.m.
n
Authority Board Meeting, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
12 p.m.
n Recycling Commission
n Library Board Meeting, n Parks and Recreation
n City Council Meeting, 7 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Commission Meeting, 7 p.m. Meeting, 7 p.m.
Dog Day
at the Pool
12 - 3 p.m.
23 n
24
Public Safety Retirement
25 Oak Park
Farmers Market,
26 27 28 29
System Meeting, 4:30 p.m. Free Garage Sale Free Garage Sale Free Garage Sale
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Weekend (August 27-30) Weekend (August 27-30) Weekend (August 27-30)
Free Garage Sale
Weekend
(August 27-30) 30 31 n Zoning Board of Appeals
Meeting, 7 p.m.
City Offices Closed
August
City of Oak Park
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PAST & PRESENT
September 2020
2019Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Oak Park 2 3 4 5
Farmers Market, Last Day to Pay 2020 City Offices Open
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Summer Property Taxes 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Without Penalty
6 Labor Day 7 8 Oak Park 9 Trash Pickup
10 Patriot Day
Haul Your Own
11 12
Library Closed City Offices Closed Farmers Market, Delayed One Day
Junk Away (Sept. 11-13)
Library Closed 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Arts & Cultural Diversity Haul Your Own
n
Trash Pickup
Commission Meeting, 7 p.m. Delayed One Day Junk Away (Sept. 11-13)
n Friends of the Library
n City Council Meeting, 7 p.m. Meeting, 7 p.m. City Offices Closed
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
2020 Summer
Property Tax Rosh
Deferment Oak Park Hashanah
Winter Sports Applications Due Farmers Market, Begins
Registration Begins
Haul Your Own n Library Board Meeting,
9 a.m.-1 p.m. City Offices Open
Junk Away (Sept. 11-13) 6:30 p.m. n Corridor Improvement 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
n Planning Commission n Beautification Advisory n Parks and Recreation Authority Board Meeting,
Meeting, 7 p.m. Commission Meeting, 7 p.m. Commission Meeting, 7 p.m. 12 p.m.
Rosh
Hashanah 20 21 22 Oak Park
23 Free Garage Sale
24 Free Garage Sale
25 Free Garage Sale
26
Ends Weekend Weekend
First Day of Autumn Farmers Market, Weekend
(September 24-27) (September 24-27) (September 24-27)
9 a.m.-1 p.m.
n Zoning Board of Appeals City Offices Closed
n City Council Meeting, 7 p.m. Meeting, 7 p.m.
27 28 29 30
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
OCTOBER
Yom Kippur Yom Kippur
AUGUST
1 1 2 3
Begins Ends Oak Park 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Farmers Market,
Free Garage Sale 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Weekend 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
(September 24-27) n Public Safety Retirement
System Meeting, 4:30 p.m.
23
30
24
31 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
September
City of Oak Park
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PAST & PRESENT
October 2020
2019Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3
NOVEMBER
SEPTEMBER
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
Sukkot Begins Low Cost Pet
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Immunization
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Clinic, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
City Offices Open
27 28 29 30 29 30 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Boo-Tification
4 5 6 7 Award
Nominations Due,
8 Shemini
Atzeret
9 Simchat
Torah
10
7 p.m. Begins Begins
Arts & Cultural Diversity
Commission Meeting, 7 p.m. Sukkot Ends
n
n Friends of the Library
n City Council Meeting, 7 p.m. Meeting, 7 p.m. City Offices Closed
Shemini
Atzeret Ends
11 Columbus
Day
12 13 14 Free Garage Sale
Weekend
(October 15-18)
15 16 Sweetest
Day 17
Free Garage Sale Free Garage Sale
Simchat Library Closed n Corridor Improvement
Authority Board Meeting,
Weekend (October 15-18) Weekend (October 15-18)
(For In-Service)
Torah Ends 12 p.m. City Offices Open
n Recycling Commission
n Planning Commission 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Meeting, 7 p.m. Meeting, 7 p.m.
18 19 20 21 22 23 Boo Bash, 24
Free Garage Sale Curbside Leaf 5 - 8 p.m.
Weekend (October 15-18) Pick-Up Begins City Offices Closed
n Library Board Meeting, n Parks and Recreation
n City Council Meeting, 7 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Commission Meeting, 7 p.m.
25 26 27 28 Oak Park’s 29 30 Halloween
31
75th Anniversary City Offices Open City Clerk’s Office
n Employee’s Retirement 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Open for Absentee Voting,
System Meeting, 4:30 p.m. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
n Public Safety Retirement n Zoning Board of Appeals
System Meeting, 4:30 p.m. Meeting, 7 p.m.
October
*Visit Pages 32-33 for the City of Oak Park
Curbside Leaf Collection
Schedule. www.OakParkMI.govCirca 1950s
PAST & PRESENT
November 2020
2019Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Daylight
Saving Time
1 2 Election Day
3 4 5 6 7
Ends, General Election,
2 a.m. Polls Opens City Offices Closed
7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
n City Council Meeting, 7 p.m.
8 Shelter Rental
9 10 Veterans Day
11 12 13 14
Registration
for Residents, 8:30 a.m. City Offices Open
n Arts & Cultural Diversity 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Commission Meeting, 7 p.m.
n Planning Commission n Library Book Club Meeting, n Friends of the Library
Meeting, 7 p.m. 6 p.m. Meeting, 7 p.m.
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
City Offices Closed
n Corridor Improvement
n Library Board Meeting, n Parks and Recreation Authority Board Meeting,
n City Council Meeting, 7 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Commission Meeting, 7 p.m. 12 p.m.
22 23 24 25 Thanksgiving
Day 26 27 Small 28
City Offices Closed City Offices Closed Business
Library Closes Early Saturday
at 6:00pm Library Closed Library Closed
n Public Safety Retirement n Zoning Board of Appeals Trash Collection Trash Pickup
System Meeting, 4:30 p.m. Meeting, 7 p.m. Delayed One Day Delayed One Day
29 30
DECEMBER
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
OCTOBER
Advent 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
Begins 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 27 28 29 30 31
November
*Visit Pages 32-33 for the City of Oak Park
Curbside Leaf Collection
Schedule. www.OakParkMI.govCirca 1960
PAST & PRESENT
December 2020
2016Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Winter 2020 Property
Taxes Levied
2 3 4 5
City Offices Closed
6 7 8 9 Chanukah
Begins 10 11 12
City Offices Open
n Arts & Cultural Diversity
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Commission Meeting, 7 p.m.
n Friends of the Library
n City Council Meeting, 7 p.m. Meeting, 7 p.m.
13 14 Curbside Leaf
Pick-Up Ends
15 16 n
17
Corridor Improvement
Chanukah
Ends 18 19
Authority Board Meeting,
n Board of Review Meeting 12 p.m.
Planning Commission
City Offices Closed
n Library Board Meeting, n
6:30 p.m. Meeting, 7 p.m. Yard Waste & Brush
n Planning Commission n Beautification Advisory n Parks and Recreation n Recycling Commission Pickup Ends
Meeting, 7 p.m. Commission Meeting, 7 p.m. Commission Meeting, 7 p.m. Meeting, 7 p.m.
20 First Day
of Winter
21 22 23 Christmas
Eve 24 Christmas
Day 25 Kwanzaa
Begins 26
Advent Ends City Offices Closed
City Offices Closed Library Closed
Library Closed Trash Pickup
n Zoning Board of Appeals
n City Council Meeting, 7 p.m. Meeting, 7 p.m. Delayed One Day
27 28 29 30 31
NOVEMBER
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
JANUARY
New Year’s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2
Eve
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
City Offices Closed City Offices Closed 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Library Closed 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
n Public Safety Retirement
System Meeting, 4:30 p.m. 29 30
24
31 25 26 27 28 29 30
December
*Visit Pages 32-33 for the City of Oak Park
Curbside Leaf Collection
Schedule. www.OakParkMI.govBoards and Commissions
Arts and Cultural Diversity Commission Board of Review Corridor Improvement Authority Planning Commission
The Commission meets on the second Thursday of The Board meets in City Hall on the second The Board meets on the third Thursday of the The Commission meets on the second Monday
month at noon in the Executive Conference of the month at 7:00 p.m. in City Hall.
the month at 7 p.m. in the Community Center. and fourth Monday in March (overflow days as
Room in City Hall. n Michael Eizelman
n Leona Burns approved); on the Tuesday following the third
n Stephanie Crawford
n Zeana Attisha n Michael Seligson
Monday in July; and on the Tuesday following
n Howard Tkatch
n Sarah Davidson
the second Monday in December.
n Jack Blumenkopf
n Kevin DeVergilio n Gary Torgow
n Rosetta Kincaid n Tannis Cummings
n Ray Moulden n Marie Walters-Gill
n Terri McQueen n Herschel Goldstein
n Patrick Peteet n Joe Brown
n Sudha Chandra Sekhar n James Gulley
n Marian McClellan, Mayor n Marian McClellan, Mayor
n Avi Snider n Zakiya Hollifield
n Kim Marrone, Staff Member n Carolyn Burns, Council Member
n Michele Stevenson n Craig McCrary
n Erik Tungate, City Manager
n Lonnie Tabb-Upshaw n Phyllis MacKay
n Carla Wallace Election Commission n Kim Marrone, Staff Member
n Kevin Rulkowski, Staff Member
The Commission meets in the West Conference
n Solomon Radner, Council Member Board of Trustees –
Room in City Hall, as needed to conduct elections.
n Crystal VanVleck, Staff Member Employee Retirement System n Steven Chudnow Parks and Recreation Commission
The Board meets on the fourth Monday in n Sarah Sherman This Commission meets on the third Wednesday
Beautification Advisory Commission January, April, July, and October at 4:30 p.m. n Ed Norris, Staff Member of the month at 7 p.m. in the Community Center.
The Commission meets at the Community n Ben Waxenberg n Lisa Vecchio, Staff Member
n Mickey Alderman
Center on the third Tuesday of the following n Marian McClellan, Mayor n Juanita Bell
n Saundra Crawford, Staff Member
months: February, April, May, June, n Patrick North
n Ed Mlynczyk, Staff Member
September and December. n Alexander Simpson
n Idella Bailey n Diane Spiller
Mattie Boykin n Andrew Cissell
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nn Karen Davis-Harris Economic Development Library Board of Directors n Beverly Wiggins
n Santhia Guinn Corporation Board/Brownfield The Board meets on the third Tuesday of the n Dwight Thomas
n Angela Mitchell
Redevelopment Authority month in the Community Center. n Julie Edgar, Council Member
n Brenda Moseley This group meets on an as needed basis at n Laurie Stasiak, Staff Member
n Sharon Chudnow
n
Michella Perry least once annually at 7 p.m. n Linda Francisco
n Reatha Richmond n Joe Brown n Matthew McCall Zoning Board of Appeals
n Joyce Schulman n Emile Duplessis n Latanya Hagen-Banks The Board meets on the fourth Tuesday of
n Deborah Williamson n Elliot Indig n Max Milstein the month at 7 p.m. in City Hall.
n Lonnie Tabb-Upshaw n Clarence Johns n Linda Moragne
n James Huston
n Carolyn Burns, Council Member n Kristina Andreski-Price n Zakiya Hollifeld
n Michael Seligson
n Aaron Schwartz n Jack Blumenkopf
n Kevin Yee, Staff Member n Ben Waxenberg
n Erik Tungate, City Manager, n Taleesa Anderson
n Erik Tungate, City Manager
n Kim Marrone, Staff Member n Kristina Andreski-Price
Board of Trustees – n Sarah Jones, Staff Member
n Avi Snider
Public Safety Retirement System n Marian McClellan, Mayor
The Board meets on the fourth Monday of Building Board of Appeals n Kevin Rulkowski, Staff Member
This group meets as needed. n Lisa Vecchio, Staff Member
each month at 4:30 p.m. in City Hall. Local Officers Compensation Board
n Daniel Batora n Cameron Cummings The Commission meets not more than
n Shawn Tetler
n Richard Readus
15 session days in each odd numbered year. Traffic Safety Board
n Dwight Thomas
n Ben Waxenberg n Andrew Hylton n Noureldin Almahameed
n Taleesa Anderson
n Marian McClellan, Mayor n Lisa Johnson n Mark Holdsworth
n Dan Fairless, Staff Member n John Klein
n Erik Tungate, City Manager n Steven Gold
n Gwendolyn Henderson n Aaron Tobin
n Ed Norris, Staff Member
n James Gulley n Regina Weiss, Council Member
n Saundra Crawford, Staff Member
n Zakiya Hollifeld n Mike Pinkerton, Staff Member
n Ed Norris, Staff Member n Joe Jenkins, Staff Member
Are you interested in serving on a board
Recycling and Environmental
or commission? There are 16 separate and
Conservation Commission
independent boards and commissions in the
The Commissioners meet on the third Thursday
City of Oak Park that operate in an advisory
of February, April, June, August, October, and
capacity to City Council and City Adminis-
December at 7 p.m. in the Community Center. tration. To be eligible to serve on an Oak Park
n Paul Bannon board or commission the candidate must
n Clarissa Clemons be a resident of the City of Oak Park for at
n Johnathan Nachman
least two years; be able to regularly attend
n Meghan Oesterle
the meetings; and be energized and willing
n Alvin Lewis to actively participate. Applications are ac-
n Roselyn McKay cepted by January for February appointments
n Denise Trombly and by July for August appointments. Applica-
n Steven Gold tions are available at the City Clerk’s Office.
n Richard Readus For more information, visit the City’s website at
n Solomon Radner, Council Member www.OakParkMI.gov or contact Lisa Vecchio,
n Dave DeCoster, Staff Member
Deputy City Clerk and Director of Elections,
via email at LVecchio@OakParkMI.gov.
29City of Oak Park
Shelter rentals are available, call (248) 691-7555.
312020 Curbside Leaf Collection Dates
2020 Street
Sweeping Dates
33be posted in the lower right of your screen proceed safely at intersection roadways.
and in the front page news. Residential roadways are plowed when
n Community eBlast: Enroll to receive Com- appropriate; typically when four or
munity eBlasts that arrive in your email. To more inches of snow is present, or other
enroll, visit http://bit.ly/OakParkSignUp circumstances necessitate.
n Robo Call Notification: Enroll to
receive robo calls on your landline or your What are the City’s
cell phone. To enroll, visit Snow Removal Requirements?
http://bit.ly/OakParkSignUp. The following are snow removal provisions
n Text Message Notification: Enroll contained in Chapter 66, Section 166-167
to receive text message notification, visit of the City’s Code of Ordinance:
http://bit.ly/OakParkSignUp.
n Social Media Posts: Follow us on n Snow and ice must be removed from
the City’s Facebook or Twitter accounts @ all sidewalks.
CityOfOakPark. n When it stops snowing during daylight
n Cable TV: Tune into the City’s Comcast hours, snow and ice must be removed
Cable TV15 and 16. within 12 hours.
n Local Television Stations: The city notifies n When it stops snowing during night
the following local television stations of time, snow and ice must be removed
Snow Emergencies
snow emergencies: ABC, CBS, NBC and by 6:00 p.m. the next day.
Fox2Detroit. n It is considered a public nuisance to
n Local Radio Stations: The city notifies the allow ice and snow to accumulate
following local radio stations of snow on sidewalks.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW emergencies: WWJ and WJR. Failure to remove snow and/or ice
n
from all sidewalks within the time frames
How is Roadway Snow above may result in citations being
When is a Snow Emergency Declared? n City Complex Parking Lots Removal Prioritized? issued or City removal at the
n Best Park Parking Lot
A snow emergency is declared when four During snow emergencies the Department homeowner’s expense.
n Key Park Parking Lot
or more inches of snow falls or other of Public Works prioritizes the roadways.
n Lessenger Park Parking Lot
hazardous conditions necessitate. When In general, the City crews treat and plow
n Dewey Park Parking Lot
a snow emergency is declared, parking is roadways in the following order:
not permitted on City streets until the snow
emergency has been lifted. This allows for For a map of available snow emergency n Primary Roadways - Primary routes are
the Department of Public Works to efficiently parking locations within Oak Park, visit the first priority for plowing and de-icing.
clear the roadways. http://bit.ly/OPSnowEmergencyMap . Primary routes include major streets, snow
emergency routes, around schools, and
What Should You Do During How Will You Know When a Snow to and from medical facilities. These
a Snow Emergency? Emergency Has Been Called? roadways include the I-696 service drives,
Until the Snow Emergency has been lifted As a general rule, if a significant snow event Greenfield, Coolidge, 11 Mile Road, and
by City Manager Erik Tungate, all vehicles is anticipated, City Manager Erik Tungate Nine Mile Road.
must be removed from curbside and parked will proactively declare a Snow Emergency n Secondary Roadways - Secondary
off the street. The City has eight areas within in advance to allow residents to properly routes are main and heavily traveled
the City designated for overflow parking. prepare. There are several ways in which thoroughfares. These include streets like
They are: residents can become informed of a Snow Oak Park Boulevard, Scotia, Rosewood,
Emergency, they include: Church, Capital, Lincoln, and Northfield.
n Eleven Mile Off-Street Parking Lots n Residential Intersections - Tertiary priority
n Victoria Park Parking Lots n Website: Log onto the City’s website at is made to residential intersections so
n Shepherd Park Parking Lots http://www.oakparkmi.gov/. An alert will that vehicles can properly stop and
34tires, battery, heater, defroster, jumper snow storms and extreme cold weather
cables, cell phone charger, hazard lights, situations. Make sure pets always have
and vehicle emergency kit. access to food and non-frozen drinking
n Maintain Your Medical Equipment – If water if they have to be outside at all.
you require power to maintain medical n Shovel Safely – Wear appropriate warm
equipment, consider purchasing alternative clothing, mittens, boots, scarf, and hat.
sources of power, such as a generator. Avoid overexertion by taking breaks and
n Contract a Snow Removal Service pushing the snow, versus lifting it. Take
– If unable to remove snow, make proper precautions if you experience signs
arrangements for snow removal services. of frostbite, hypothermia, or heart attack.
Sources of assistance include United Way n Drive Safely – Drive only when necessary.
2-1-1, OLSHA, Area on Aging 1B offices, Bring vehicle emergency kit and car
neighborhood groups, contractors, local scraper. Maintain safe fuel levels.
churches, Red Cross, and family members.
During Power Outages or for
During Snow Emergencies Shelter from Extreme Weather
n Tune into the Weather Channel – n City Warming Centers – The City of Oak
The National Weather Service provides Park will open Warming Centers at the
active alerts and status updates during Community Center when the weather
weather emergencies. Visit www.weather. forecast calls for low temperatures, or a
gov online or KEC63 NOAA Weather combination of precipitation, wind-chill,
Radio for more information. wind, and temperatures that “feel like”
n Stay Informated by the City – During they are 10 degrees Fahrenheit or below.
Be Prepared
emergencies, there are a number of n Sheltering Assistance Programs –
ways in which the City provides Consult with FEMA for emergency
emergency information. Simply visit the shelter options. Text SHELTER and a
City’s website at www.OakParkMI.gov, zip code to 43362(4FEMA). Visit www.
SNOW EMERGENCIES follow the City on social media (Facebook
and Twitter @cityofoakpark); and check
disasterassistance.gov and www.ready.
gov/shelter for more information. If you
AND EXTREME WEATHER for email eBlasts, robo-calls, voicemails, or
text messages (if you have enrolled). Tune
have pets, ask for a list of shelters that
accept pets.
into your local television, cable, or radio
When winter is around the corner, it’s snow emergency guides at
stations (ABC, CBS, NBC, WWJ, WJR, or This list is meant to be helpful,
never too early to prepare for snow and www.fema.gov and www.ready.gov.
Comcast OPTV 15) for snow emergency but may not be all-inclusive.
extreme cold weather. Winter storms can n Build a Home and Vehicle Kit – Prepare
information. Visit www.FEMA.gov and
occur from early fall to spring. Here are an emergency kit that will last for at least n Follow Proper Snow Removal Guidelines – www.Ready.gov
some tips to help prepare for a snow storm three days of self-sufficiency. For helpful
It is a public nuisance to allow ice and for more information.
or extreme cold weather: snow emergency guides, visit www.fema.
snow to accumulate on sidewalks,
gov and www.ready.gov.
therefore residents are required to remove Did you ever wonder if the Oak Park Pool
Before Snow Arrives n Winterize Your Home – Insulate your
snow and ice within 12 hours after snow or a league sport is cancelled due to the
n Enroll in the City’s Emergency Notification home and have weather stripping, storm
stops falling during daylight hours, or by weather? Occasionally, we close our
System – Contact cdale@oakparkmi.gov windows, or window coverings on windows
6:00 p.m. the day after snow stops facilities and cancel activities or events
with your contact information to enroll in and doors. Check fireplaces, carbon
falling during night hours. when we experience inclement weather.
emergency alerts from the City via email, monoxide detectors, fire extinguishers, n Stay Safe and Healthy – Stay warm If you are ever in doubt on whether an
text, or phone. and fire alarms yearly.
indoors during a storm and walk carefully event is cancelled or rescheduled, call
n Download the FEMA App and n Prepare Your Vehicle – Check windshield
on outside walkways. our weather hotline at (248) 691-7418 for
Information for National Weather alerts – wipers, windshield wiper fluid, antifreeze, n Protect Pets – Bring all pets indoors during the latest updates.
www.fema.gov/mobile-app and helpful brakes, exhaust system, fuel and air filters,
35City of Oak Park
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Erik Tungate, City Manager Oak Park, Ml 48237
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Kevin Yee, Assistant City Manager n
Kimberly Marrone, Director of Economic
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Ebony Duff, City Attorney Development and Communications
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John Gillooly, City Attorney n
Kevin Rulkowski, City Planner Hours of Operation:
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Human Resources Every Other Friday: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. 14000 Oak Park Blvd.
(248) 691-7410 (248) 691-7448
14000 Oak Park Blvd. 14000 Oak Park Blvd. Saturday and Sunday: Closed Oak Park, Ml 48237
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Marian McClellan, Mayor n
Vicky Brooks, Director of Human
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Carolyn Burns, Mayor Pro Tem Resources
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Solomon Radner, City Council Member
Carla Allen, Human Resource Generalist
Public Safety
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Regina Weiss, City Council Member
Julie Edgar, City Council Member
Information Technology
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Accounting (248) 691-7591
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Information Technology
Assessing
(248) 691-7550 Library
14000 Oak Park Blvd. (248) 691-7480
Oak Park, Ml 48237 14200 Oak Park Blvd. 911 Emergency
Oak Park, Ml 48237 (248) 691-7520 Non-Emergency 13800 Oak Park Blvd.
City Clerk Hours of Operation:
(248) 691-7526 Records Bureau Oak Park, Ml 48237
(248) 691-7544 Clerk Monday - Thursday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
(248) 691-7542 Elections Friday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
(248) 691-7540 FOIA Saturday: Closed Recreation Technical and Planning
14000 Oak Park Blvd. Sunday: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. (248) 691-7555 (248) 691-7450 Main, Animal Control
Oak Park, Ml 48237
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Sarah Jones, Library Director 14300 Oak Park Blvd. and Building Division
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Ed Norris, City Clerk Oak Park, Ml 48237 (248) 691-7450 Code Enforcement
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Lisa Vecchio, Deputy City Clerk/ Public Safety Hours of Operation: (248) 691-7580 Engineering
Director of Elections 911 Emergency Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
(248) 691-7520 Non-Emergency 14300 Oak Park Blvd.
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Mark Hotz, Assistant City Clerk and 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
(248) 691-7526 Records Bureau Oak Park, Ml 48237
Every Other Friday: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Robert Barrett, Director of Technical
Community Engagement 13800 Oak Park Blvd.
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Laurie Stasiak, Recreation Director
and Planning Services
and Public Information Oak Park, Ml 48237 n
Maralee Rosemond, Recreation
Dan Fairless, Deputy Director of
(248) 691-7589
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Steve Cooper, Director of Coordinator
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14000 Oak Park Blvd.
14000 Oak Park Blvd. Public Safety n
David Pitts, Recreation Coordinator Technical and Planning Services
Oak Park, MI 48237
Oak Park, Ml 48237
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Mike Pinkerton, Deputy Director
Colton Dale, Community Engagement of Public Safety Treasury Court - 45th District Court
City of Oak Park
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and Development Specialist (248) 691-7545 (248) 691-7440
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Bennie White, Cable/Video Coordinator Public Works 14000 Oak Park Blvd. 13600 Oak Park Blvd.
(248) 691-7497 Oak Park, Ml 48237 Oak Park, Ml 48237
Finance 10600 Capital n
Judge Michelle Friedman Appel
(248) 691-7545 Oak Park, Ml 48237 Water Department n
Judge David M. Gubow
14000 Oak Park Blvd.
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Kevin Yee, Assistant City Manager/
(248) 691-7470
Oak Park, Ml 48237 Director of Public Works
Dave DeCoster, Deputy Director 14000 Oak Park Blvd.
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Saundra Crawford, Finance Director n
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Jamen Winters, Deputy Finance Director n
Kevin VanDeWalle, Water Supervisor
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