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Staff updates: 20 chicken-keeping applications received; vehicle-sticker receipts near $35,000; police outline e-bike enforcement plan
Summary
Staff reported 20 chicken-keeping license applications (12 issued, 12 inspected), ongoing outreach and a pending enforcement posture after the Oct. 17 application window; separate updates covered a vehicle-sticker mailing (3,200 notices, about $35,000 collected thus far) and police plans to begin enforcement of new electric-micromobility ordinances on Nov. 1.
City staff delivered multiple operational updates during the Oct. 13 Prospect Heights City Council meeting.
Chicken-keeping licenses: Peter (city staff member) reported the city's two-month chicken-license application window closes Oct. 17. To date, staff has received 20 applications, issued 12 licenses and completed 12 inspections. Two applications are awaiting final inspection because coops are not yet constructed, six have been approved but are pending inspection, and two applications were incomplete and did not meet code requirements. Staff described outreach efforts including 87 mailed letters to likely properties, PSA video posts, and message-trailer placements; enforcement steps after the window closes could include notices of violation and further compliance actions if residents do not apply or come into compliance.
Vehicle stickers: Bob (staff member) reported the city mailed about 3,200 notices for expired or missing vehicle stickers; roughly one-third of residents responded and about 220 new sticker purchases were recorded. Bob said approximately $35,000 in sticker sales with late fees has been collected so far. The city plans to send notices of violation at the 15-day mark in its letter sequence and may proceed toward adjudication for unresolved cases, while offering residents an opportunity to cure the violation by purchasing a sticker.
Police department: The Police Chief said all uniformed officers would wear pink cancer-awareness patches during the month; he also reminded the council the new ordinances regulating electric bicycles, electric scooters and gas-powered bicycles are in an education/warning period through Oct. 31 and that active enforcement will begin Nov. 1. The chief said the department is hiring part-time desk officers and is recruiting for the Citizens Police Academy (Nov. 4–Dec. 30) but currently lacks sufficient applicants to run the program.
No council action was taken on these informational items at the Oct. 13 meeting.
