HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 02/02/1994 - City Council REGULAR MEETING
FEBRUARY 2, 1994
The Regular Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to order
�.. by Mayor Cuda on Wednesday, February 2, 1994 at 7:30 P.M. in the Council
Room of the Municipal Center. At roll call the following Aldermen were
present: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird. Absent: None. City
Staff in attendance: City Clerk Gilpin, City Attorney McArdle, City
Administrator Peterson, Director of Public Works Batt, Director of
Building and Zoning Lobaito, Chief of Police Joyce, Director of Parks and
Recreation Merkel. Absent: None.
BOARD OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS MEETING
Mayor Cuda called to order the meeting of the Board of Local
Improvements for the purpose of opening bids for the Country Club Estates
Sanitary Sewer Special Assessment No. 32. Six bids were received:
(1) Bari Contractors of Oak Brook, $414,215.00;
(2) Berger Excavating of Wauconda, $567,187.60;
(3) Dominic Fiordirosa Construction of Bloomingdale, $518,889.70;
(4) Gluth Brothers Construction of Woodstock, $416,937.00;
(5) J.R. Myers Company of Zion, $352,439.15;
(6) Twin Sewer and Water, Inc. of Melrose Park, $413,163.00;
4 The Bids were opened by Mayor Cuda and read by City Engineer Carl
Moon of Baxter & Woodman. The bids will be reviewed by the City Engineer
as to accuracy, and a recommendation will be made at the February 16,
1994 meeting for awarding of the contract. The engineer's estimate for
this project was $436,000.00.
In order to comply with procedures for the Special Assessement
Project, it was necessary for the Board of Local Improvements to
authorize a Certificate as to the issuance of the first voucher for the
Special Assessment Project in the Country Club Estates Subdivision.
Motion by Bates, seconded by Bolger, to authorize Steven J. Cuda as
President of the Board of Local Improvements to sign the Certificate as
to Issuance of the First Voucher, and to authorize the City Attorney to
file the Certificate with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of McHenry
County.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
`... There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Lawson, to adjourn the Board of Local
Improvements Meeting at 7:48 P.M.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
REGULAR MEETIftG
The Regular Meeting of the City Council then commenced with the
Public Input Session. Father Robert Sherry, Pastor of Church of the Holy
Apostles, addressed the Council to express the gratitude of his parish to
City officials and City staff for their excellent cooperation in the
construction of the Church of Holy Apostles at 5211 W. Bull Valley Road.
In appreciation, he invited everyone to attend a prayer service and
breakfast on March 2, 1994 at 7:30 A.M. at the church. The parish also
wanted to express its gratitude in a concrete manner by making a donation
to the City for such things as trees, benches, picnic tables, and so
forth. He asked the Council to submit their suggestions to . either the
�-- City Administrator or the City Clerk for consideration by the church.
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CONSENT AGENDA
Motion by Baird, seconded by Bolger, to approve the Consent Agenda as
follows, with one correction to the January 19, 1994 Council Meeting
Minutes:
(1) December 28, 1993 Committee Meeting of the Whole Minutes;
(2) January 12, 1994 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes;
(3) January 19, 1994 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes;
(4) Request from Northern Illinois Medical Center to connect Medical
Office Building Addition to Police Alarm Board;
Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY OCCUPANCY --CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Randy King, Minister of the Cornerstone Christian Church, asked
permission to use the building previously occupied by Church of the Holy
Apostles for their congregation. The facility is located at 4041 W.
Albany Drive in Tonyan Industrial Park.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Lawson, to allow the temporary use of
the building at 4041 W. Albany Drive for the Cornerstone Christian
Church, for use as a church facility for ordinary and usual church uses
for a term not to exceed one year, and to authorize the Director of
Building and Zoning to issue the temporary occupancy permit.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
CHANGE ORDER NO 3 FOR WATER PLANT N0.4
City Engineer Carl Moon reported that Change Order No. 3 in the
amount of $14,244.93 was incurred as a result of a change in code -
interpretation from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Locke, to approve Change Order No. 3
for Water Plant No. 4 in the amount of $14,244.93.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
During the discussion of Change Order No. 3, it was noted that Change
Order No. 2 had never been approved by the Council. This Change Order
authorized a net increase of 7 calendar days for substantial completion
and an increase of 8 calendar days for completion.
Motion by Locke, seconded by Bolger, to approve Change Order No. 2,
as presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
SETTLEMENT OF OFFENSES ORDINANCE
The Building and Zoning Committee's recommendation was to approve an
ordinance for settlement of offenses. The reasoning and procedures for
instituting this nuisance abatement ordinance was explained by Director
of Building and Zoning Lobaito.
Motion by Baird, seconded by Bolger, to pass the Settlement of
Offenses Ordinance, as presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
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Motion by Baird, seconded by Lawson, to repeal the motion made at the
February 19, 1986 meeting for enforcement procedures of building and
zoning violations since a new enforcement Ordinance had just been passed.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
DUMP TRUCK WITH SNOW PLOW BID
Bids were received on December 21, 1993 for a new dump truck with
snow plow and salt spreader attachment. The budgeted amount for this
purchase was $48,000.00. Since all of the bids received were over that
budgeted amount, it was the recommendation of the Director of Public
Works to reject all bids.
Motion by Bates, seconded by Lawson, to reject all bids received for
a dump truck with snow plow and salt spreader attachments because the
bids were over the budgeted amount.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
McBENRY COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT BIKE PATH PLAN ROUTE
Steve Gulgren, landscape architect with the McHenry County
Conservation District, was in attendance to answer questions on proposed
bike paths. Two bike path plan options proposed as part of the McHenry
County Conservation District Prairie Trail Bike Path were displayed on a
map submitted to Council members. Two proposed locations: one from the
railroad tracks west on Lillian Street to Crystal Lake Road, and another
from the railroad tracks west on Mill Street to Crystal Lake Road, were
presented. The advantages and disadvantages of each option were
discussed.
Motion by Bates, seconded by Locke, to table the issue until the
February 16, 1994 Council meeting, in order to have time to contact
residents along Lillian Street to get their reactions concerning
installation of an eight foot wide asphalt bike path on that street.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson.
Voting Nay: Baird.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
The Director of Parks and Recreation was instructed to send letters
to all the residents on Lillian Street and hold a public hearing so that
they can be informed of the proposed bike path.
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION TREE PLANTING GRANT
The Illinois Department of Conservation sent information to the Park
Department concerning a tree planting Grant which was available through a
federal grant by the Small Business Administration.
- Motion by Lawson, seconded by Bates, to authorize the City Staff to
submit an application for up to $20,000 on a 50/50 cost sharing basis for
a tree planting Grant, with a maximum cost to the City of $10,000.00.
-- Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
�.. Motion carried.
REPLACEMENT OF POLICE VEHICLES
Chief of Police Joyce submitted prices received for 1994 Chevrolet
Caprices under the State Contract for Police Vehicles. He also reported
on a price received from Gary Lang Chevrolet which was $384.96 higher
than the State price. Chief Joyce commented that the difference in cost
is more than offset by the additional labor cost to pick up the vehicles
from Decatur.
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Motion by Lawson, seconded by Bates, to authorize the purchase of
four police vehicles from Gary Lang Chevrolet, based on their proposed
price of $54,372.00, with the expenditure to be paid from the 1994-95 "1
Budget.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
MAYOR - STATEMENT AND REPORTS
Mayor Cuda reported that he is a representative of the City on the
SAMP (Special Area Management Plan) Board. The Board asked municipal
representatives to approach their Councils and ask if they would be
interested in taking over jurisdiction of the Fox River in their areas
from the Army Corps of Engineers(COE) . The COE would give up its
jurisdiction of certain waterways if municipalities would care to adopt
the rules and regulations similar to the COE. SAMP would prepare a draft
ordinance for municipalities to adopt if there was an interest.
City Administrator Peterson was instructed to obtain further
information from IDOT and the Corps of Engineers on this matter before '"N
the Council would make any decision.
The Mayor also announced he had met with County Board Chairman Diane
Klemm and County Planning Commission Chairman Donna Shaffer concerning a
boundary agreement with Johnsburg. It was suggested that the Plan
Commission Chairmen from Johnsburg and McHenry get together with the
staff of the two municipalities concerning possible intergovernmental
agreements.
ISSUANCE OF VOUCHER NO.1 FOR COUNTRY CLUB SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
The Mayor announced that a Resolution authorizing the issuance of
Voucher No. 1 for the Country Club Estates Special Assessment Project,
needed to be passed at this time so that work could proceed on the
Special Assessment project.
Motion by Bolger, ,seconded by Lawson, to pass a Resolution
authorizing the issuance of Voucher No. 1 of the City of McHenry Special
Local Improvement Project No. 32, and that the Mayor and City Clerk be
authorized to sign and execute the Resolution, and deliver the voucher to
the payee.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Alderman Locke, Chairman of the Finance Committee, announced that
minutes of the last meeting would be presented to the Council at the
February 16, 1994 meeting.
Alderman Bates, Chairman of the Parks and Recreation Committee asked
that purchase of park equipment be placed on the February 16, 1994 agenda
for approval.
STAFF REPORTS
City Administrator Peterson began discussion on a proposal to have
the City Attorney draft a petition for presentation to the Zoning Board
of Appeals for adoption of a use variance ordinance. Lengthy discussion
took place.
Motion by Locke, seconded by Baird to send the matter to the
Building, Zoning, Planning & Development Committee for review.
Voting Aye: Locke, Bates.
Voting Nay: Bolger, Lawson, Baird.
Absent: None.
Motion did not carry.
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Motion by Baird, seconded by Locke, not to submit a petition to the
Zoning Board of Appeals on this matter; take no action until the Council
gets more information on the use variance; and that it be placed as an
agenda item at the next regular City Council meeting.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Baird.
Voting Nay: Lawson.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Discussion was held on the delinquent McHenry Shores Special
Assessment installments. As of January 2, 1994, six of the ten annual
installments were due. Of the 595 lots assessed, 421 are paid in full,
105 are current, and 69 are delinquent. It was decided to refer this
matter to the Finance Committee for further consideration.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Locke, to go into Executive Session at
9:55 P.M. to discuss personnel, sale of City property, and property
acquisition.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Locke, to go back into Open Session at
11:08 P.M.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Bates, seconded by Locke, to adjourn.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 11:09 P.M.
CITY CLERK MAYOR