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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPacket - 09/22/1999 - City Council A G E N D A REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Wednesday, September 22, 1999 7:30 P.M. Public Input Session - 10 Minute Limitation. 1. Consent Agenda:  Request to Connect to City Alarm Panel – LaSalle Bank;  Final Payment to Rabine Paving – Althoff Park, $34,999.49;  Request to seek bids – Police Department Uniforms and Body Armor;  Approve installation of Brick Paving Surface, Benches and Bicycle Racks at Whispering Oaks Park/Fort McHenry,  Approve Minutes, Special City Council Meeting, September 7, 1999;  List of Bills for Approval. 2. Conditional Use Permit to serve Alcoholic Beverages – Michael’s Bistro, 818 N. Front Street. 3. Application for Class H Liquor License – Michael’s Bistro, 818 N. Front Street, and Ordinance increasing number of Class H licenses. 4. Engineering Services Agreement with Baxter & Woodman – Elevated Water Storage Tank. 5. NIMED Health Facilities Revenue Bonds. 6. Sign Variance, Midas Auto Service, 4110 West Elm Street 7. Discussion with Landmark Commission. 8. Petersen Park Maintenance Building Addition – Request to Re-Bid. 9. Discussion of Proposed Corridor Planning Study – Crystal Lake Road. 10. Teamsters Union Local 301 – Collective Bargaining Agreement. 11. Mayor – Statement and Reports. 12. Committee Reports. 13. Department Head Reports. 14. New Business. 15. Any and all business that may properly come before the City Council. Posted and Mailed: September 17, 1999 C O N S E N T A G E N D A The Consent Agenda for the September 22, 1999 Regular City Council Meeting consists of the following items:  Request to Connect to City Alarm Panel – LaSalle Bank;  Final Payment to Rabine Paving – Althoff Park, $34,999.49;  Request to seek Bids – Police Department Uniforms and Body Armor;  Approve installation of Brick Paving Surface, Benches and Bicycle Racks at Whispering Oaks Park/Fort McHenry,  Approve Minutes, Special City Council Meeting, September 7, 1999;  List of Bills for Approval. Attachments 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: September 22, 1999 Regular City Council Meeting RE: NIMED Health Facilities Revenue Bonds Recently, the City was contacted by Jeff Ladd of Bell, Boyd, and Lloyd representing NIMED Corporation, requesting the City to issue two series of bonds. The request is being made in order to finance a number of facilities operated by NIMED in McHenry, Antioch, Huntley, and Woodstock. McHenry would be designated the issuer of the bonds and would enter into intergovernmental agreements with these municipalities to provide for the issuance of the Revenue Bonds. The first series of bonds (not to exceed $6,000,000) are tax exempt obligations. Each year, the City may issue up to $10,000,000 in tax exempt bonds. Every issue of bonds by the City in any calendar year is credited against the $10,000,000 limitation. There has been no issue of bonds in 1999; however, a small obligation of less than $500,000 will be issued for the Shamrock Lane/Route 31 traffic signal. This will allow the City to issue the $6,0000,000 as requested by NIMED with no effect on the City’s future financing needs. As with Industrial Revenue Bonds, McHenry has no obligation to pay these bonds. Nor does the issuance constitute an indebtedness of the City. The second series of bonds are taxable revenue bonds (not to exceed $14,000,000) and likewise is not a debt of the City. A letter from Chapman and Cutler, who is preparing the necessary documents for the issuance of the bonds, is attached for the City Council’s review along with a Resolution proposing the issuance of the bonds. To proceed with the issuance of the bonds, it is necessary for the City Council to pass the attached Resolution. Upon approval of the Resolution, a Public Hearing will be scheduled for October 13, 1999. 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: September 22, 1999 Regular City Council Meeting RE: Class H Liquor License – 818 N. Front Street RECOMMENDATION: To approve the request for a Class H Liquor License from Michael’s Bistro, Inc., 818 N. Front Street; and pass an Ordinance increasing the number of Class H Liquor Licenses from two to three. A Class H liquor license application was received from Michael’s Bistro, Inc. for the retail sale of beer and wine only. Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Susong are the owners of the new Michael’s Bistro restaurant located at 818 N. Front Street. Mr. Susong met with the Mayor on September 15, 1999. The McHenry Police Department has fingerprinted him, his wife, and manager. All the necessary paperwork has been provided and the $700.00 fee has been paid. A copy of the application is attached for your review. As Liquor Commissioner, Mayor Cuda is recommending that the City Council approve the application for a Class H Liquor License from Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Susong, Michael’s Bistro, Inc. d/b/a Michael’s Bistro, subject to the receipt of a satisfactory fingerprint result. In addition, approve the attached Ordinance increasing the number of Class H licenses from two to three. mmg Attach. 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: September 22, 1999 Regular City Council Meeting RE: Petersen Park Maintenance Building Bid RECOMMENDATION: Reject all Bids and Re-Bid Project In April, the City Council approved the hiring of the architectural firm Direct Design, Ltd. to prepare plans and specifications for the construction of an addition to the Petersen Park Maintenance Building. On August 18, 1999 the City Council authorized Staff to advertise for bid on this project. Four general contractors submitted bids. The bids were opened Wednesday, September 8,1999. Carmichael Construction, Inc. was the apparent low bidder for the amount of $74,890.00. Upon further examination of the bid procedures, an inconsistency was discovered. Specifically, Addenda No. 1 was not received by the bidders within the time frame specified in the bid documents. This caused some confusion and uncertainty as to the inclusion of the addenda items in the bid amount. Further explanation is included in the attached memorandum from the Assistant City Administrator. 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: Regular City Council Meeting RE: Engineering Services Agreement for Elevated Water Storage Tank RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the Mayor to execute the Engineering Services Agreement for the design of a 750,000 gallon Elevated Water Storage Tank for an amount not to exceed $13,500.00. Last February, the enclosed Engineering Services Agreement for the design of an elevated water storage tank was brought before the City Council for action. At that time, a site for the tower had not been finalized. The Diedrich Annexation and concerns over the cost of engineering services has delayed approval of this Agreement. Since then, it has been expressed by the City Council to move forward with this project and the extension of the water main to the east side of the river without the assistance of a developer. The Engineering Services Agreement for the water main extension was approved by the City Council in July. With this design well underway, it is necessary to begin the design of the water tower without delay. As indicated to the City Council last February, the time frame from design phase to operation is 1-year. Recent information from the vendors indicates there will be an inordinate amount of lead- time needed when ordering the materials for the tower. Considering these factors and the announcement by District 15 of their building plans at Chapel Hill and Lincoln Roads, it is necessary to move forward if the City intends to develop the water system on the east side of McHenry and be completed by December 2000. Carl Moon from Baxter & Woodman, Inc. will be in attendance at the meeting to answer any questions the City Council may have. mmg Enc.