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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 05/12/1993 - City Council REGULAR MEETING MAY 12, 1993 The Regular Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to order by Mayor Cuda on Wednesday, May 12, 1993 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: City Clerk Gilpin, City Attorney Narusis, City Administrator Peterson, Director of Public Works Batt, Director of Building and Zoning Lobaito, Director of Parks and Recreation Merkel, Chief of Police Joyce. Absent: None. TER MINUTE PUBLIC INPUT SESSION During the ten minute public input session, Greg Lundborg of 2006 Birch Lane, addressed the Council and expressed concern about Well Site #9, and the location of a utility box adjacent to his backyard. He asked that the utility box be relocated to the east side of the Wellhouse, instead of adjacent to and in the middle of his backyard. CONSENT AGENDA Motion by Locke, seconded by Lawson, to approve the Consent Agenda, as follows: (1) May 5, 1993 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes; (2) Picnic/Beer Permits as presented; Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH McHENRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT 15 The City and School District have been working to adopt a intergovernmental agreement for the purposes of jointly using approximately 26 acres of land owned by the City of McHenry in the Backhaus development. School Board President Lucy Fick, and Superintendent Dr. William Dodds were in attendance at the meeting to provide input from the School District. A number of legal, procedural, and land use questions were discussed. Dr. Dodds said that the School Board was looking for something more equitable than is in the present proposed agreement. He suggested that he and City Administrator Peterson review the document in detail and come back to the Council with a recommendation. Alderman Locke asked that Dr. Dodds and President Fick suggest that the School Board reconsider its present policy of charging rental fees for Park Department programs. Because of his time schedule, Dr. Dodds said he would not be able to meet with Peterson or get a recommendation back to the Council in less than 30 days. Mayor Cuda suggested that Dr. Dodds and City Administrator Peterson get back to the Council with a recommendation sometime between August 1 and August 15, 1993. The Council and Dr. Dodds agreed with that recommendation. REFUSE CONTRACT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The current City contract for residential waste collection expires June 6, 1993. The staff developed a Request For Proposal, with input from the Environmental Advisory Committee and the City Attorney. A number of changes were proposed for this new three-year contract. Director of Public Works Batt reviewed a comparison of the present contract and the proposed contract for refuse collection services. Tom McCarthy, Chairman of the Environmental Advisory Committee, and member Alice Howenstine were in the audience to answer questions of the Council. One major item of discussion was inclusion of the Spring Clean-Up program into the contract. The Mayor and several Aldermen felt this should be done on a user fee basis, and not have the price included in the per-bag fee. May 12, 1993 _ Page 2 Motion by Bolger, seconded by Locke, to approve the proposed Request for Proposal contract as presented with the following changes: 1) Friday be reinstated as a collection day; 2) collection hours would be from 6:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. ; 3) Spring Clean-Up be bid as an option. Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Baird. Voting Nay: Bates, Lawson. Absent: None. Motion carried. ANNEXATION EAST OF THE RIVER Alderman Locke asked that this item be placed on the agenda for discussion. Tonight he asked that this item be deferred, and that a Special Meeting be set up because the matter would entail a lengthy discussion. When that meeting was held, it was suggested that City Engineers Baxter & Woodman be invited to the meeting to discuss extension of water and sewer lines to the east side of the river. Mayor Cuda said that the May 19, 1993 meeting agenda was light, and so the discussion on annexation east of the river would be placed on that agenda. PURCHASE OF SKYJACKER The City's current skyjacker is a 1970 model, and is now inadequate for the City's needs. It is also not equipped with a number of important safety features that are found on newer models. Motion by Locke, seconded by Bolger, to approve the purchase of a used skyjacker in the amount of $37,000 (including trade-in) from Mainka Enterprises of Pawaukee, Wisconsin. Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. SALE OF SURPLUS CITY VEHICLES Five vehicles were proposed by the Public Works Department for sale through the Northwest Municipal Conference in a joint auction. Three old squad cars, a 1980 pickup, and a 1979 dump truck were listed to be sold. Motion by Lawson, seconded by Baird, to pass an ordinance authorizing the sale of five City vehicles, as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. AMENDMENT OF SCAVENGER ORDINANCE In reviewing the current ordinance on scavenger services, it was discovered that the bond requirements for non-franchise scavenger companies not under contract with the City did not need to present bonds, but must provide Certificates of Insurance in an amount and form approved by the City. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Bates, to pass an ordinance amending the scavenger licensing ordinance concerning bond requirements for waste -� haulers, as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. ' May 12, 1993 Page 3 MAYOR - STATEMENT AND REPORTS Mayor Cuda reported that he had been contacted by several developers asking about the City's procedure for new developments in the City. He asked if the Council would like to have these developers appear at a Council Meeting, and give a short concept plan on what their proposals were. It was the consensus of the Council to invite the developers to appear at the June 2, 1993 meeting, and have each one make a 20 or 30 minute presentation as to where they are in the planning and annexation process. Mayor Cuda also announced that the McHenry Area Youth Commission has two members of the City Council on its Board. Those positions are now vacant. He will fill one vacancy, and asked for volunteers from the Aldermen to fill the other vacancy. Aldermen are to contact him if they are interested. He also announced that he plans to make annual appointments at the June 2, 1993 meeting. Standing Committees are: Finance/Personnel; Public Works; Building, Zoning, Planning & Development; Parks and Recreation. He asked each Alderman to contact him as to their preference for serving on these Committees. The Mayor also announced that he was setting a meeting of the Board of Local Improvements to discuss the Country Club Estates special assessment project for Wednesday, May 19, 1993 prior to the regular City Council meeting. STAFF REPORTS Director of Building and Zoning John Lobaito reported that Cub Scout Pack #351 was planning a fund raising car wash at K-Mart. They requested that the required fee be waived. Motion by Bates, seconded by Locke, to waive the fee for Cub Scout Pack #351 for their car wash project on May 22, 1993 at K-Mart. Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. City Clerk Gilpin announced her appointment of Joan Marth as Deputy Clerk. City Administrator Peterson reported that the Sergeants and Detective Sergeant had withdrawn from the police unionization petition. An election will be held June 23, 1993 for unionization of the City's patrolmen. He also reported that Deborah Harr would be the new Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, effective June 25, 1993. Peterson requested that a Revolving Loan Committee be established to review a revolving loan fund application which was received by the City recently. Peterson also reported that at the Ad Hoc Committee Meeting held May 12, 1993, the final plat of White Oak Ridge subdivision was presented. The Ad Hoc Committee approved the plat, as presented. The developers were asking the Council to set an annexation hearing date for the White Oak Ridge project. It had previously been before the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Plan Commission, and received approval of those Boards. However, since some of the Aldermen were not familiar with .,.► the project, it was suggested that the developers be told to come to the June 2, 1993 meeting, and make a concept presentation for the Council. NEW BUSINESS Alderman Bolger asked that the Council consider changing the City Council meeting nights from Wednesday night to Monday night, as it was several years ago. He also said that he felt the City should utilize Smith Engineering more for traffic and roadwork in the future. Alderman Locke agreed that Smith Engineering should be given some work in the City, and asked that Smith Engineering be invited to the May 19, 1993 Board of Local Improvements meeting. May 12, 1993 Page 4 Motion by Bates, seconded by Locke, to go into Executive Session at 9:30 P.M. to discuss pending litigation. Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird. Voting Nay: None. Absent:. None. Motion carried. Motion by Locke, seconded by Bolger, to go back into Open Session at 10:16 P.M. Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Bates, seconded by Lawson, to adjourn. Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 10:16 P.M. f� CITY CLERK MAYO