HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 01/12/1994 - City Council REGULAR MEETING
JANUARY 12, 1994
The Regular Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to order
by Mayor Cuda on Wednesday, January 12, 1994 at 7:30 P.M. in the Council
Chambers of the Municipal Center. At roll call the following Aldermen
were present: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird. Absent: None. City
Staff in attendance were City Clerk Gilpin, City Administrator Peterson,
Director of Public Works Batt. Absent: Chief of Police Joyce, Director
of Parks and Recreation Merkel, Director of Building and Zoning Lobaito.
City Attorney McArdle arrived in the audience at approximately 8:45 P.M.
Also in attendance were Carl Moon and Andy Ftacek of Baxter &
Woodman; Plan Commission Chairman Vicki Sheppard and Plan Commission
members Bill Buhrman and Paul Nadeau; and Johnsburg Plan Commission
Chairman Thomas Heumann. Others in attendance were John Roth, Marilyn
Hamilton, Don Gattone, and Star reporter Fred Bigham.
At the beginning of this calendar year, the Council decided that the
Regular Council Meetings held on the second meetings of the month would
be considered as working meetings to discuss relevant issues concerning
development, planning, and other related City matters.
The purpose of this meeting tonight was to continue discussions with
Baxter & Woodman about updating the City's 1989 Master Plan for Water,
Wastewater and Stormsewer Systems. Baxter & Woodman was seeking
direction from the Council concerning five areas they needed to know
about before they could proceed.
For the agenda, Carl Moon gave an introduction of the project and
discussed the general scope of work, level of detail for the report
update, status of work to date and focus of this workshop regarding
sanitary sewer alternatives. Andy Ftacek presented various maps and
reviewed planning area boundaries, wastewater service areas, areas
planned for septic systems, population and wastewater forecasts, sizing
future wastewater collection facilities, wastewater collection needs for
the area east of the Fox River, and wastewater collection needs
alternatives for areas north and west of the City. He also outlined the
capital costs for wastewater collection alternatives.
Don Gattone of Young Street was present to ask the Council to
consider installing a sewer main from the lift station at the City garage
north to Young Street in order to furnish sanitary sewer service to
several homes along Green and Young Streets. He felt this should be done
while Green Street is being reconstructed this year. Carl Moon was asked
to prepare a cost estimate for designing and installing a sanitary sewer
line along the west side of Green Street, from the City garage to Young
Street.
Mayor Cuda called for a recess at 9:38 P.M. The meeting reconvened
at 9:40 P.M. with everyone still in attendance.
Following lengthy discussion, the consensus of the Council was as
follows:
(1) PLANNING AREA BOUNDARIES - it was decided to accept the Facility
Planning Areas Boundaries and the boundaries for additional
areas as currently shown and amended on Exhibit A which was
presented tonight;
(2) BASIS OF POPULATION AND WASTEWATER FORECASTS - it was decided to
use population forecasts for the year 2010 based on the
projection of City population estimates;
(3) BASIS FOR SIZING WASTEWATER COLLECTION FACILITIES - it was
- - decided use the ultimate development as the basis for sizing;
4) EXTENT OF SEWER SERVICE TO AREAS EAST OF FOX RIVER - it was
decided to separate the project into initial and long range
improvements which will be detailed by Baxter and Woodman;
(5) ALTERNATE FOR SEWER SERVICE TO THE NORTH AND WEST AREAS -
Lawson, Baird, Locke, Cuda, and Bolger selected Alternate I,
while Alderman Bates selected Alternate II;
Mayor Cuda announced that the next step was to discuss the specifics
of installing sewers east of the river, and how to finance the project.
This will be discussed at the February workshop meeting.
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ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Bates, seconded by Lawson, to adjourh.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None..
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 10:45 P.M.
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