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Home My WebLink AboutPacket - 05/03/2000 - City Council A G E N D A REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Wednesday, May 3, 2000 7:30 P.M. 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Public Input Session – 10 Minute Limitation 4. Consent Agenda:  Ordinance, Conditional Use Permit at Portable Tool, 202 S. Route 31;  Ordinance, Variance to Side Setback at 3309 Waukegan Road;  Semi-Annual Interest & Agent Fee Payment – 1990 City G.O. Bonds - $52,427.17;  Architectural Services Contract – Thompson Dyke & Assoc. – Skate Park Facility;  Request from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church – Sign Permit, Special Event Liquor License, and waiver of all associated fees;  Authorize Advertisement for Proposals, Well No. 11 Pumping Equipment;  Connection to Police Alarm Board – Boncosky Oil Company;  Picnic Permits/Special Use;  Petersen Park Field No. 4 Dedication;  Reduction in Letter of Credit, Park Ridge Estates Phase Two;  As Need Checks ;  Approve City Council Minutes: April 19, 2000 5. Appointment – Director of City Band 6. Petersen Park Beach Project 7. Fence Variance, Corner Side Yard at 3106 Miller Drive 8. Request for Zoning Map Amendment – Truszkowski, Mill Street 9. Elevated Water Storage Tank – Color Selection 10. Discussion - Intersection of Burning Tree Drive and Ridge Road 11. Mayor – Statement and Reports 12. Committee Reports 13. Department Head Reports 14. New Business 15. Executive Session: Pending Litigation and Personnel - 16. Any and all other business that may properly come before the City Council 17. Adjournment Posted and Mailed: April 28, 2000 C O N S E N T A G E N D A The Consent Agenda for the May 3, 2000 City Council meeting consists of the following items:  Ordinance, Conditional Use Permit at Portable Tool, 202 S. Route 31;  Ordinance, Variance to Side Setback at 3309 Waukegan Road;  Semi-Annual Interest & Agent Fee Payment – 1990 City G.O. Bonds - $52,427.17;  Architectural Services Contract – Thompson Dyke & Assoc. – Skate Park Facility;  Request from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church – Sign Permit, Special Event Liquor License, and waiver of all associated fees;  Authorize Advertisement for Proposals, Well No. 11 Pumping Equipment;  Connection to Police Alarm Board – Boncosky Oil Company;  Picnic Permits/Special Use;  Petersen Park Field No. 4 Dedication;  Reduction in Letter of Credit, Park Ridge Estates Phase Two;  As Need Checks ;  Approve City Council Minutes: April 19, 2000 Attachments C O N S E N T A G E N D A TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: John A. Lobaito, City Administrator FOR: Regular City Council Meeting RE: DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORT To: Mayor and City Council From: John A. Lobaito, City Administrator Date: January 10, 2022 For: May 3, 2000 Regular City Council Meeting Subject: Traffic Signal Installation Pursuant to City Council discussions regarding a traffic signal at Bull Valley and Ridgeview Roads, the Director of Public Works received a letter from Smith Engineering outlining the requirements for warrants to install traffic signals. If the City Council wishes to pursue this matter, the City should hire an engineer to perform the warrant study. A copy of the letter from Smith Engineering is attached for your review. mmg E X E C U T I V E S E S S I O N TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: John A. Lobaito, City Administrator FOR: May 3, 2000 Regular City Council Meeting RE: Update: Karlsen v. City of McHenry Enclosed is a letter from City Attorney David McArdle’s office regarding the status of the Karlsen case. This will be discussed during Executive Session at the May 3, 2000 City Council meeting. As stated in the attached correspondence, Judge Caldwell denied the City’s motion to dismiss, ruling that although the City may be correct in the future, he was denying the motion to dismiss at this time and allowing discovery to progress. Written discovery and depositions are underway. City Attorney David McArdle will be in attendance to elaborate on the specific aspects of the case. mmg A G E N D A S U P P L E M E N T TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: John A. Lobaito, City Administrator FOR: May 3, 2000 Regular City Council Meeting RE: Intersection of Burning Tree Drive and Ridge Road A petition from the residents of Deerwood and Burning Tree Subdivisions requesting modification to the Ridge Road and Burning Tree Drive intersection is attached. This was originally delivered to the Council via the April 14 Friday Report. Due to the recent accident at this intersection, they have asked for the following:  The trimming of trees and bushes in the right-of-way  Reduction in speed limit  Posting of warning signs To date, the trees have been trimmed and the bushes have been removed from the adjacent property creating a better sight line for traffic. The speed limit on Ridge Road is set by McHenry County and is currently 45-mph. The petition requests that there be a reduction to 40-mph. Upon speaking with the County Highway Engineer, a reduction in the speed limit would only be done if a speed study was performed and the results justified a reduction. You may recall the Council faced this very issue before with the County. Most recently, the County denied the City’s request to reduce the speed limit on Bull Valley Road. A speed study was performed at that time, which resulted in no justification for a reduction. The criteria used by the County to set speed limits are modeled after IDOT’s regulations. The philosophy used by IDOT is concisely stated in a recent letter (attached) from John Kos, District Engineer of IDOT regarding the posted speed limit on Route 120 at Valley View School. Based on this information, it is not likely a reduction in the speed limit would be warranted, nor would a reduction in the speed limit improve the safety of the intersection. Pursuant to the investigation of the accident, the rate of speed of the vehicle was not the cause of the accident. I also spoke with the County regarding the installation of “warning” signs. There is presently one sign for northbound traffic notifying motorists of the intersection and one sign for southbound traffic (sign pictures attached). I was also advised that the County has discontinued the installation of “warning” signs advising motorists of potentially hazardous intersection. It is recommended the City Council discuss this issue in order to bring this matter to a close. mmg Attach. A G E N D A S U P P L E M E N T TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: John A. Lobaito, City Administrator FOR: May 3, 2000 Regular City Council Meeting RE: Petersen Park Beach Project Urban Innovations, LLP (Marquette University students working on the Petersen Park Beach Project), along with Scott Smith of Smith Engineering Consultants, will be present at the meeting to submit the final design for the park improvement. This design incorporates suggestions and comments given by the Council to the students at the March 15, 2000 City Council meeting. They will also be present to hear any further comments or suggestions Council may have. A letter from Urban Innovations, LLP to the Mayor is attached for your review. mmg A G E N D A S U P P L E M E N T To: City Council From: Mayor Steven J. Cuda For: May 3, 2000 Regular City Council Meeting Re: Appointment - Director of the City of McHenry Band As you are aware, William Toalson retired his position as Director of the City of McHenry Band. Bill was a dedicated and enthusiastic leader and will be greatly missed. I intend to appoint Michael John Bazan as the newest Director of the City of McHenry Band. A copy of Michael’s resume and newspaper articles from various publications are attached for your information. Michael has several ideas to improve attendance at the City Band Concerts this summer. He has prepared a list, which is also attached for you your review. If you have any comments or objections, please contact me prior to the meeting. You may reach me at my office 338-1334, or my home 385-7332. mmg Attach. MCHENRY CITY BAND – NEW IDEAS  Purchase of big band charts  Purchase of music boxes for charts  Move boxes of charts out of shed into a “safe” location  Process of salary from City 1099  Who is in charge of stand and sound system set-up?  Purchase of sound system speakers  Local sponsorship - How can we go about accepting financial contributions that would be tax deductible? - Open a City Band Fund?  Announcement of sponsors at each concert  A Fiesta Days program listing all the concert sponsors  Obtain vendors  Promotion of concert series  Weekly raffle  Coordination with a dance studio to teach swing dancing  Feature a local “dignitary” who plays an instrument as a guest soloist  Guest soloist  Schedule more practices