HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 07/06/2009 - City Council REGULAR MEETING
DULY 6, 2009
Mayor Low called the regularly scheduled July 6, 2009 meeting of the McHenry City
Council to order at 7:30 p.m. In attendance were the following Aldermen: Santi, Glab, Schaefer,
Murgatroyd, Wimmer, Peterson, Condon. Absent: None. Also in attendance were: City
Administrator Maxeiner, City Clerk Jones, City Attorney McArdle, Deputy City Administrator
Martin,Assistant City Administrator Hobson, Public Works Director Schmitt.
PUBLIC INPUT SESSION
No one signed in to speak during the Ten Minutes of Public Input Session.
CONSENT AGENDA
Motion by Wimmer, seconded by Condon,to accept the Consent Agenda as presented:
A. Final pay request for Petersen Park and Knox Park ball field lighting— Ridgeview Electric
in the amount of$24,000;
B. Proposal from B&W Control systems Integration for SCADA system improvements in the
amount of$11,990;
C. Block Party request:
Ron Bielski, Mill Creek Subdivision, August 1, 2009;
D. Picnic/Special Use Permits;
E. As Needed Checks:
ALBERTSONS 93.68
AT&T 4,434.12
BANK OF NEW YORK, THE 903,395.00
BANKCARD SERVICES 687.43
BEESON'S 153.45
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD O 119,581.48
COMCAST CABLE 75.78
FOGLESONG, HEATHER 16.02
FOP UNITS I/II 1,767.00
GOLD MEDAL PRODUCTS 649.44
HOME DEPOT/GECF 998.00
IUOE, LOCAL 150 1,961.18
MCHENRY POLICE OFFICER'S 906.00
NATIONAL GUARDIAN LIFE I 42.33
NCPERS GROUP LIFE INS. 320.00
POSTMASTER MCHENRY IL 3,532.78
SAFARI LAND LLC 342.00
SAM'S CLUB 1,083.49
TRAILS OF ALGONQUIN 605.50
UNITED WAY OF MCHENRY CO 217.00
UNUM 1,398.82
VERIZON WIRELESS 155.10
GRAND TOTALS 1,042,415.60
FUND TOTALS
GENERAL FUND 17,854.20
DEBT SERVICE-1997A FUND 903,395.00
WATER/SEWER FUND 1,327.01
EMPLOYEE INSURANCE FUND 119,597.50
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND 241.89
TOTALS 1,042,415.60
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F. List of Bills:
AQUAPREP 5,544.00
AT&T 4,367.89
AUTO TRUCK GROUP 2,252.16
BLACKHAWK PRODUCTS GROUP 230.84
CDW GOVERNMENT INC 1,606.99
CECCHI, JAQI 35.00
CENTEGRA OCCUPATIONAL ME 107.80
CERTIFIED FLEET SERVICES 15,439.21
COMED 4,146.66
COMMUNICATIONS REVOLVING 115.00
CONSERV FS 693.61
CRESCENT ELECTRIC SUPPLY 720.72
CRUZ, MICHAEL 63.01
GALLS INCORPORATED 872.80
GITZKE, WILLIAM J 454.35
GOLD MEDAL PRODUCTS 786.14
GREAT LAKES FIRE & SAFET 49.20
GROVE, KELLY 292.50
HACH COMPANY 433.09
HARKER, MAUREEN B 170.00
HENRICKSEN 135.00
HOPP, TIMOTHY 5.00
HORIBA JOBIN YVON INC 218.66
HYDRAULIC SERVICES AND R 352.18
INTEGRA BUSINESS SYSTEMS 89.95
JIMANOS PIZZERIA 66.00
JOSEPHSON INSTITUTE 100.00
KDS TECH SERVICES INC 478.50
KIMBALL MIDWEST 193.04
KITTL, AMBROSE M 175.43
KREASSIG, DANIEL 104.66
KTD INC 349.03
LAMBERT, FRANCES B 50.00 f��
MCHENRY SPECIALTIES 382.50
MEINHARDT, KRIS 155.00
MINUTEMAN PRESS OF MCH 320.00
MORRIS, MATT 53.49
NORTH EAST MULTI-REGIONA 70.00
OLMEM, DENISE 200.00
PETROLIANCE LLC 1,281.43
PITEL SEPTIC INC 918.75
PRAIRIE REIDGE MEDIA INC 150.00
SEXTON, ERIC M 29.14
SHERWIN INDUSTRIES INC 2,204.00
SPENGEL, TRISH 167.00
ST PAULS EPISCOPAL CHURC 449.18
STANS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIE 230.84
TAYLOR, BRET 60.00
TEAM MECHANICAL INC 4,975.00
TRAFFIC CONTROL & PROTEC 359.71
VAN GALDER BUS COMPANY 724.00
WALSH, TAMMY 55.00
WELTZIEN, KATHY 165.00
WEST PAYMENT CENTER 378.00
ZAHN, DAN 360.00
GRAND TOTALS 54,386.46
FUND TOTALS
GENERAL FUND 40,804.06
TOURISM FUND 150.00
WATER/SEWER FUND 11,568.67
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND 1,863.73
TOTALS 54,386.46
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Voting Aye: Santi, Glab, Schaefer, Murgatroyd, Wimmer, Peterson, Condon.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
REQUEST FOR FENCE VARIANCE:3717 WEST GRAND AVENUE
Deputy City Administrator Martin stated a request was submitted by Timothy O'Toole of
3717 West Grand Avenue seeking a variance from the fence ordinance. The applicant is
requesting permission to construct a six-foot high white PVC privacy fence in the required front
yard of a double-frontage lot. Staff has reviewed the request and supports the variance as
requested.
Alderman Condon expressed her gratitude to Staff for providing a photo of the
proposed fencing and noted it is easier to visualize how the fence will look after viewing the
photograph.
Motion by Schaefer, seconded by Santi, to accept Staffs recommendation to approve a
fence variance as requested by Timothy O'Toole for his property located at 3717 West Grand
Avenue, to allow a six-foot high PVC privacy fence in the required front yard of Lincoln Avenue
on his double-frontage lot.
Voting Aye: Santi, Glab, Schaefer, Murgatroyd, Wimmer, Peterson, Condon.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
REQUEST FOR CLASS G1 LIQUOR LICENSE FROM BURRITO CITY v MARISCOS ESTILO NAYANT
INC D/B/A BURRITO CITY, 4305 WEST ELM STREET• AND ORDINANCE INCREASING THE
NUMBER OF CLASS G1 LIQUOR LICENSES FROM FOUR TO FIVE
Mayor Low announced the request for Class G1 Liquor License from Burrito City was
pulled from consideration at this meeting as the applicant is out of town. The matter will be
presented at Council's July 13, 2009 regularly scheduled meeting.
REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR OUTSIDE STORAGE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A
LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR'S BUSINESS—3966 WEST DAYTON STREET,JOHN BENKENDORF
Deputy City Administrator Martin stated John Benkendorf has petitioned the City for a
conditional use permit to allow outside storage at his landscape business located at 3966 West
Dayton Street in Tonyan Industrial Park. The application was presented before the Planning and
Zoning Commission at a Public Hearing held on June 18, 2009. The Commission unanimously
recommended approval of the application subject to the following conditions:
1. The property shall be cleared of all debris and inoperable vehicles and/or equipment;
2. There shall be no storage of anything other than vehicles, trailers, equipment, landscape
materials which are directly related to the business on the property;
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3. The outdoor storage area shall be on an approved paved surface, fenced, and kept in an
orderly fashion;
4. The aggregate section located immediately south of the landscape storage area shall be
paved with an approved surface.
Alderman Murgatroyd requested the word "operable" be added prior to the word
"vehicles" in the second condition. Deputy City Administrator Martin stated it is assumed to
mean operable vehicles but would revise the ordinance to include it in the conditions.
Aldermen Wimmer and Santi concurred with Alderman Murgatroyd and requested the
word"operable" be added to modify vehicles in condition #2.
Motion by Wimmer, seconded by Santi, to accept the unanimous recommendation of
the Planning and Zoning Commission, to pass an ordinance granting a conditional use permit to
allow outside storage on the premises to John Benkendorf for his landscape business located at
3966 West Dayton Street, subject to the following conditions:
1. The property shall be cleared of all debris and inoperable vehicles and/or equipment;
2. There shall be no storage of anything other than operable vehicles, trailers, equipment,
landscape materials which are directly related to the business on the property;
3. The outdoor storage area shalt be on an approved paved surface, fenced, and kept in an
orderly fashion;
4. The aggregate section located immediately south of the landscape storage area shall be
paved with an approved surface.
Voting Aye: Santi, Glab, Schaefer, Murgatroyd, Wimmer, Peterson, Condon.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR EASTSIDE WATER MAIN EXTENSION PROJECT—SEC
GROUP, IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED S57,095
City Administrator Maxeiner stated the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)
has identified groundwater contamination in an area east of and adjacent to the Fox Fiver on
both the north and south sides of Route 120. The IEPA is interested in extending the public
water supply to the area to eliminate public contact with tainted well water and has asked the
City to prepare to extend the public water supply to the affected areas. Some of the affected
areas are in unincorporated McHenry County.
City Administrator Maxeiner stated SEC Group has prepared an Engineering Services
Agreement which includes the surveying and engineering services required for the East Side
Water Main Extension. SEC will complete the engineering design and bidding documents which
would allow the City to bid the project as soon as funding for the project is identified.
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City Administrator Maxeiner noted there are no funds included in the 2009-2010 budget
for this project. Funding for the engineering services agreement will come from the Water and
Sewer Fund and may be subject to reimbursement from private property owners or state and
federal sources. The IEPA continues to investigate the sources of contamination and will be
discussing financial participation with the owners of the source properties upon the completion
of their investigation. It is Staff's recommendation to approve the engineering services
agreement with SEC Group in an amount not-to-exceed$57,095 as presented.
Alderman Santi inquired if there is any idea when the final reports will be received from
the IEPA. City Administrator Maxeiner responded not at this time. He noted, however, bidding
would not be conducted until the City is more aware of the current evaluation from the IEPA.
Alderman Glab asked why the taxpayers have to pay for the engineering services
agreement. City Administrator Maxeiner stated the City is moving forward at the IEPA's
request. It is in the public's best interest for safety reasons to proceed with the agreement at
this time. Alderman Glab stated he is concerned that the City is paying for the engineering and
the County is not involved. He noted some of the affected properties are not even within
McHenry's corporate boundaries. City Administrator Maxeiner replied the City intends to use
its negotiating powers in a cooperative effort rather than making immediate demands.
Alderman Murgatroyd stated he understands the need to move the project forward. He
noted he is comfortable that Staff would come to a reasonable conclusion prior to the
groundbreaking.
Alderman Wimmer stated the need is there; it is good to move forward at this time.
Alderman Peterson inquired as to the probable cost of the project. City Administrator
Maxeiner responded the City should have the design and bid package and know the probable
cost by Labor Day.
Alderman Condon noted for public safety reasons she is comfortable with proceeding
with the project.
In response to Alderman Peterson's inquiry, City Administrator Maxeiner identified the
test wells on the Exhibit provided to Council. He also noted the IEPA is aware of the water table
depth in the area.
Steve Cieslica of SEC Group stated the water table fluctuates, and noted it is difficult to
be definitive as to its exact location. He noted it would be possible to determine where
contaminants are located with soil borings.
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Alderman Glab inquired about what division of SEC Group would be handling this
matter. Mr. Cieslica responded SEC will have a subcontractor that specializes in geotechnical
services work on this project.
Motion by Santi, seconded by Wimmer, to accept Staffs recommendation to approve
an engineering services agreement for the surveying and bidding documents for the Eastside
Water Main Extension Project with SEC Group in an amount not-to-exceed $57,095.
Voting Aye: Santi, Schaefer, Murgatroyd, Wimmer, Peterson, Condon.
Voting Nay: Glab.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
MAYOR—STATEMENT AND REPORT
Mayor Low commended Staff on preparations for the July 4th celebration and expressed
the City's gratitude to the Jaycees for their Jaycees Day event.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Chairman Wimmer announced minutes of the July 6, 2009 Public Works Committee
Meeting would be forthcoming.
Chairman Murgatroyd announced a Finance and Personnel Committee Meeting is
scheduled for Monday,July 13, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. in the Aldermen's Conference Room.
STAFF REPORTS
Assistant City Administrator Hobson announced Fiesta Days begins this Friday. The gates
at Petersen Park Beach will open at 4 p.m.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Alderman Glab stated he was not impressed with the fireworks display. The City has had
Melrose Pyrotechnics for the last two years. He opined the City should look further for
someone else to provide the display. He noted the displays were weak and the show could have
been better. He stated he did not feel the fireworks were synchronized to the music.
Mayor Low stated while she respects Alderman Glab's opinion, she noted she has
received many compliments regarding this year's display and music.
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ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Wimmer, seconded by Condon,to adjourn the meeting at 8:03 p.m.
Voting Aye: Santi, Glab, Schaefer, Murgatroyd, Wimmer, Peterson, Condon.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:03 p.m.
May r City Clerk