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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 02/10/1993 - City Council REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 10; 1993 The Regular Meeting of. the McHenry City Council was called to order by Mayor Busse on Wednesday, February 10, 1993 at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Center. At roll call the following Aldermen were present: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke, Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella. 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 Joyce. Absent: None. TEN MINUTE PUBLIC INPUT SESSION No one signed up to speak during the ten minute public input session. CONSENT AGENDA Motion by Locke, seconded by Patterson, to approve the consent agenda as follows: (1) Approve the request of the Lions' Club to hold its annual carnival in the Green Street parking lot on June 9-13, 1993, and to waive the fee for amusement licenses. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke, Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. RESOLUTION FOR MCCD The McHenry County Conservation District is applying for a grant from the State Department of Transportation to continue the construction of a bike path from Crystal Lake north to Ringwood along the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad right-of-way. Motion by Locke, seconded by Bolger, to pass a resolution supporting the McHenry County Conservation District in seeking grant funding under the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke, Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. NAVAL TRAINING STATION RESOLUTION Representatives from the Great Lakes Naval Training Center requested that a resolution be passed by the City Council to support efforts to keep the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in operation. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Patterson, to pass a resolution in support of keeping the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in operation, as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke. Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE TREE SALE Last year the Environmental Advisory Committee worked with the Parks and Recreation and the Public Works Departments to conduct a tree sale for residents. The program was successful, but was held in the Fall. This year the Committee is asking that the tree sale be held again this year, but that it be done in the Spring instead of the Fall. Motion by Patterson, seconded by Donahue, to support the Environmental Advisory Committee tree sale, and authorize the Parks and Recreation ane Public Works Departments to work with the Committee in conducting the Spring Tree Sale. February 1G, 1993 Page 2 Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke, Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES SPECIA:. ASSESSMENT PROJECT Carl Moon of Baxter & Woodman addressed the Council concerning a January 20, 1993 letter which spelled out the scope of the sanitary sewer -� project in the Country Club Estates subdivision, and the various engineering approaches to designing the system. The engineer's estimate ranged from $370,000 to $482,000. Since the lower cost alternative developed through the engineer's estimate of cost was considerably higher than the original estimated cost that was presented to the residents of the Country Club Estates subdivision, it was felt that residents of the area should be made aware of these increased costs before proceeding with the project. Motion by Smith, seconded by Serritella, to re—survey the residents of the Country Club Estates subdivision and have them revote the issue with the increased costs of the project being spelled out for the residents. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke, Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Donahue, to establish 15% as the public benefit portion of the project to be paid by the City. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke, Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella. --� Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPGRADE FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT The State of Illinois has required that uniform crime reports be submitted to the State. The uniform reporting of crimes helps in establishing police priorities based upon standardized information. In order to convert the Police Department's current NCR software to the new l State reporting standards, a quote of $7,500 plus expenses not to exceed $500 was submitted. Motion by Locke, seconded by Patterson, to authorize an upgrade of the current Police Department computer software package to allow the City to store, manage, retrieve, and file police report information according to the State's new uniform crime reporting standards at a cost of $7,500 plus expenses not to exceed $500. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke, Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. MAYOR — STATEMENT AND REPORTS The Mayor announced that the first meeting of the Ad Hoc Developmental Advisory Committee of the five taxing districts (School District #15, School District #156, Fire District, Library District and the City of McHenry) would be meeting at 10:00 A.M. on February 11, 1993 to establish procedures for conducting the committee meetings. The Mayor announced that Tom Hopkins, Chairman of the Landmark Commission, had submitted his resignation from that Commission, effective May 5, 1993. February 10, 1993 Page 3 DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS City Administrator Peterson reported that there were 25 properties which had made no payment on the McHenry Shores Special Assessments after 5 years of the program. That results in approximately $200,000 in deliquent payments to the City. He suggested that consideration should be given to possibly selling those properties at a tax sale to collect those monies. The matter was turned over to the Finance Committee for consideration. City Clerk Gilpin announced that a lottery to establish placement on `! the April 20, 1993 General Election ballot for City offices would be held at 7:15 P.M. on February 17, 1993, prior to the regular City Council meeting. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Smith, seconded by Adams, to adjourn. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke, Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. The Meeting adjourned at 8:55 P.M. CITY CLERK YOR