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Home My WebLink AboutPacket - 12/16/2002 - City Council A G E N D A REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, December 16, 2002 7:30 P.M. 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Public Input Session – 10 Minute Limitation 5. Downtown “Vision” Workshop 6. Consent Agenda:  Resolution increasing Water/Sewer Rates;  CALEA Proposed General Order Revisions;  J.U.L.I.E. Membership Agreement;  Request to Purchase through State of Illinois Bid Process (1) 4-Wheel Dump Truck in an amount not to exceed $39,680 and (1) 6-Wheel Dump Truck in an amount not to exceed $54,728 from International Truck and Engine Corp., Springfield, IL;  Request to reduce Letters of Credit for Boone Creek Unit 5 to a Construction Guarantee in the amount of $106,250 with a Maintenance Guarantee of $157,625;  Ordinance amending Municipal Code Section 1-13 – Administrative Adjudication;  Approve City Council Minutes: Committee of the Whole Meeting, November 12, 2002;  As Needed Checks;  List of Bills. 7. Petersen Property Land Sale Buyout. 8. Police Department Canine Unit 9. Request from the McHenry Group Limited Partnership to donate to the City of McHenry 50.13-acres of land located off Curran Road in McHenry Township. 10. Discussion: Proposed Rail Yard and Metra Station in Village of Johnsburg. 11. Resolution relating to the Authority of the Mayor. 12. Mayor – Statement and Reports 13. Committee Reports 14. Department Head Reports 15. New Business 16. Executive Session: Collective Bargaining 17. Adjournment Posted and Mailed: December 11, 2002 C O N S E N T A G E N D A The Consent Agenda for the December 16, 2002 City Council meeting consists of the following items:  Resolution increasing Water/Sewer Rates;  CALEA Proposed General Order Revisions;  J.U.L.I.E. Membership Agreement;  Request to Purchase through State of Illinois Bid Process (1) 4-Wheel Dump Truck in an amount not to exceed $39,680 and (1) 6-Wheel Dump Truck in an amount not to exceed $54,728 from International Truck and Engine Corp., Springfield, IL;  Request to reduce Letters of Credit for Boone Creek Unit 5 to a Construction Guarantee in the amount of $106,250 with a Maintenance Guarantee of $157,625;  Ordinance amending Municipal Code Section 1-13 – Administrative Adjudication;  Approve City Council Minutes: Committee of the Whole Meeting, November 12, 2002;  As Needed Checks;  List of Bills. Attachments AGENDA SUPPLEMENT TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Douglas K. Maxeiner, City Administrator FOR: December 16,2002 Regular City Council Meeting RE: Resolution Relating to the Authority of the Mayor to Represent the City of McHenry in Meetings and Negotiations. As requested at the December 2, 2002 City Council meeting, the attached Resolution is presented for your consideration. C O N S E N T A G E N D A TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Douglas K. Maxeiner, City Administrator FOR: December 16, 2001 Regular City Council Meeting RE: Water and Sewer Rate Increase In 1997, the City Council approved an ordinance raising the water and sewer rates to offset the rising operational cost of the water and sewer fund. At that time, a 30% increase was implemented over a three-year period (10% each year). The 1997 ordinance also provided for an annual adjustment to the rates in subsequent years based on the rate of inflation of the prior year. Rate adjustments are not automatic. The City Council must annually approve the new rates. Adjustments are calculated using the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, as published by the U.S. Department of Labor. The rate of inflation for the past 12-months is 1.5%. By ordinance, the increase in rates is effective beginning February 1, 2003. The new rate schedule is included in the attached resolution. It is recommended that the City Council approve Resolution R-02-023. mmg C O N S E N T A G E N D A TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Chief Thomas J. O’Meara FOR: December 16, 2002 Regular City Council Meeting RE: CALEA - Law Enforcement Accreditation – Proposed Police General Order Revisions The attached General Order Revisions are part of the CALEA Law Enforcement Accreditation process. Upon approval, this order will be signed and put into effect on December 17, 2002. The attached revisions are very specific as to what is expected in the areas of Bias Based Profiling & Discriminatory Practices, Warrantless Search and Seizer, and Alternatives to Arrest and Confinement – Pre-Trial Release. Orders of this type have been in effect since February 1, 1992. The attached revisions are merely a modernization of those standards based on the recommendations of the International Association of Chiefs of Police National Law Enforcement Police Center model and CALEA required standards. mmg Attach. AGENDA SUPPLEMENT TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Douglas K. Maxeiner, City Administrator FOR: December 16,2002 Regular City Council Meeting RE: Request from the McHenry Group Limited Partnership to donate to the City of McHenry of 50.13-acres of land located off of Curran Road in McHenry Township. Recommendation: To accept the donation subsequent to the receipt of the Phase I Environmental Study. In April 2002, the City of McHenry was approached by the McHenry Group Limited Partnership regarding a request to donate to the city approximately 50-acres of land off of Curran Road in McHenry Township (see attached property-in-question map). An appraisal of the site was performed in August, which placed the fair market value of the property at $30,000 per acre for a total rounded value of $1,505,000. The owner placed certain terms and conditions on the donation: 1. The property must be used for “exclusively public purposes; 2. The city waives, releases, and discharges the donor with respect to any and all environmental conditions at or affecting any part of the property; 3. Title insurance will be at the city’s expense; and 4. A Qualified Appraisal” must be performed at the city’s expense; As a result of Condition No. 2, staff is obtaining a Phase I Environmental Study. At the time of this writing, the results of this study are not available and will be distributed to the City Council at the December 16, 2002 meeting. Pursuant to Condition No. 4, the existing appraisal obtained by the city in August would require modification and inclusion of additional information to meet requirements for non- cash charitable contributions. It is the recommendation of staff to authorize the Mayor’s execution of the attached agreement and accept the donation of this land pursuant to the results of the Phase I Environmental Study. Results of this study will be distributed to the City Council at the meeting. mmg Attach.