HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 11/15/1995 - City Council REGULAR MEETING
NOVEMBER 15, 1995
The Regular Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to order by Mayor
Steven Cuda on Wednesday, November 15, 1995 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 Althoff, City Administrator Peterson, Director of Public Works Batt, Chief
of Police Joyce. Absent: Director of Building and Zoning Lobaito, Director of Parks
and Recreation Merkel, City Attorney McArdle.
TEN MINUTE PUBLIC INPUT SESSION
Joseph O'Donnell of 815 Plum Street, stated his distress that most of the City
of McHenry's parking spaces, with the exception of those located at the new
municipal building, do not meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. He
requested Council look into the matter and make efforts to correct the problem.
Mayor Cuda stated he would refer the matter to Director of Building and Zoning
Lobaito.
CONSENT AGENDA
Motion by Lawson, seconded by Bolger, to approve the Consent Agenda as
follows:
(1) October 25, 1995 Special City Council Meeting minutes;
(2) November 1 , 1995 Regular City Council Meeting minutes;
(3) Final payment to Manusos General Contractors for South Wastewater
Treatment Plant project, in the amount of $14,345.00;
(4) Request from Home State Bank to be connected to Police Alarm Board;
(5) October Budget Report;
(6) October Treasurer's Report;
(7) October Bills as follows:
GENERAL FUND
81733 D &J AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY 782.98
81734 MCHENRY AUTO PARTS 1723.58
81735 MCHENRY COUNTY SUPPLY INC 736.96
81736 WEARGUARD 322.57
81737 CRESCENT ELECTRIC SUPPLY 1378.76
81739 MCHENRY LUMBER 196.34
81759 BJORKMAN'S ACE HARDWARE 294.88
81760 ACME BRICK& SUPPLY CO 861.00
81761 DAN ADAMS STEEL SERV INC 53.80
81762 R A ADAMS ENTERPRISES INC 508.04
81763 ADVANTAGE BUSINESS FORMS 336.00
81764 ALEXANDER BATTERY CO INC 36.24
81765 ALTHOFF INDUSTRIES INC 155.86
81766 AMERITECH 872.08
81767 AMERITECH CREDIT CORP 1234.27
81768 AUTO TECH CENTERS INC 101.48
81769 BADGER UNIFORMS 1516.84
81770 PETER BAKER & SON CO 141.75
81771 BAXTER& WOODMAN 582.00
81772 BONCOSKY OIL COMPANY 5272.80
81773 BOTTS WELDING & TRK SERV 35.20
81774 PHILLIP E BRADY&ASSOC 350.00
81775 L M BROWNSEY SUPPLY CO 181.26
81776 BUILDING OFFICIALS AND 120.00
�-- 81777 BURGESS ANDERSON & TATE 379.92
81778 BURNS INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY 52.12
81779 BURRIS EQUIPMENT CO 213.84
81780 CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES 556.00
81781 MICHAEL CASSAVANT 620&00
81782 CELLULAR ONE- CHICAGO 170.23
81783 CHUCK'S TOWING 40.00
81784 COMED 9308.83
81785 COMED 716.10
81786 COMMUNICATIONS REVOLVING 425.00
81787 CONTRACTING & MATERIAL CO 547.90
81788 CONWAY SURVEYING INC PC 50.00
81789 CREATIVE FORMS 1042.72
November 15, 1995 Page 2
GENERAL FUND (cont'�
81790 CRYSTAL LAKE TIRE& 474.88
81791 GREGORY T ECKSTEIN MD LTD 49.00
81792 ED'S RENTAL & SALES INC 165.00
81793 EDER RIEDEL & CO 9500.00
81794 ELM ST DESIGN 68.00
81795 EXTECH COMPANY 97.35
81796 FDC CORPORATION 134.00
81797 FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP 94.03
81798 FERRELLGAS (MCHENRY) 8.50
81799 GORDON FLESCH COMPANY INC 219.56
81800 FOXCROFT MEADOWS INC 215.56
81801 GEORGE P FREUND INC 225.14
81802 FREUND INTERNATIONAL 20.85
81803 ARTHUR J GALLAGHER & CO 200.00
81804 WILLIAM J GITZKE D/B/A 1660.50
81805 GROWER EQUIPMENT& SUPPLY 214.10
81806 HAINES & COMPANY INC 383.74
81807 HARMS FARM 20.00
81808 HRODEY&ASSOCIATES 108.00
81809 HUDDLESTON-MCBRIDE 2680.00
81810 IDEAL UNIFORM SERVICE 110.55
81811 THE INK WELL 2393.00
81812 JEPSEN TIRE CO INC 35.00
81813 KAR PRODUCTS 276.14
81814 KETCHUM KAR & KARRIERS 25.00
81815 KIWANIS CLUB OF MCHENRY 180.00
81816 KROHN LAWN & LANDSCAPE 10015.00
81817 LACAL EQUIPMENT INC 29.70
81818 LAB SAFETY SUPPLY 61.23
81819 LANDGRAF'S LTD 144.00
81820 GARY LANG PONTIAC- 2020.81
81821 LASALLE NATIONAL TRUST NA 23,5163.32
81822 LEACH ENTERPRISES INC 10.44
81823 LETN 388.00 --.
81824 LIGHT IMPRESSIONS 95.04
81825 MEYER MATERIAL COMPANY 2006.62
81826 MIDLAND PAPER 1315.16
81827 MID AMERICA TITLE COMPANY 45.00
81828 MINUTEMAN PRESS OF MCH 32.00
81829 MILLER FORMLESS CO INC 40.00
81830 MID AMERICA TRUCK& EQUIP 872.25
81831 MIRACLE RECREATION EQUIP 205.83
81832 MORAN EQUIPMENT CORP 76.61
81833 MPH INDUSTRIES INC 182.32
81834 THE MURDOCK COMPANY INC 2439.77
81835 MYRON MANUFACTURING CORP 252.57
81836 THOMAS MCCARTHY 1372.00
81837 MCHENRY FIRESTONE 452.15
81838 MCHENRY ROTARY CLUB 182.83
81839 MCHENRY SPECIALTIES 14.55
81840 MCMASTER-CARR SUPPLY CO 26.32
81841 NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS 89.57
81842 NORTHWEST HERALD 2195.60
81843 PETERSEN SAND & GRAVEL 156.30
81844 PRECISION COMPUTER SYSTEM 200.00
81845 PREMIER FASTENER COMPANY 50.01
81846 PROLAWN INC 867.00
81847 JOHN R PROESEL 422.50
81848 RADIO SHACK 6.99
81849 JAMES G RAYCRAFT D/B/A 500.25
81850 REHRIG PACIFIC COMPANY 2750.00
81851 RELIABLE SAND & GRAVEL 971.25
81852 REILLY GRAHAM MCANDREWS & 5600.00
81853 REX AUTO BODY 2612.50
81854 R & N TRUCKING 460.00
81855 ROCKENBACH CHEVROLET 799.09
81856 ROCKFORD INDUSTRIAL 87.90
81857 SEYFARTH SHAW FAIRWEATHER 6507.12
81858 SKILLPATH SEMINARS 99.00
81859 SKOKIE VALLEY ASPHALT CO 6977.41
81860 STANS OFFICE MACHINES INC 99.00
81861 STATE TREASURER 369.09
81862 SUNNYSIDE COMPANY 38.26
November 15, 1995 Page 3
GENERAL FUND (cont'�
81863 TARGET STORES 14.97
81864 THOMPSON ELEVATOR 188&00
81865 THORNTON'S TURF NURSERY 471.25
81866 TOOLLAND INC 104.00
81867 TRAFFIC CONTROL & 535.90
81868 UNITOG RENTAL SERVICES 144.52
81869 K VAN BOURGONDIEN & SONS 98.90
81870 VAN'S INC 140.80
81871 WAL-MART STORES INC 303.91
81872 WEARGUARD 132.37
81873 KATHY WELLER 300.00
81874 WORDPERFECT MAGAZINES 24.00
81875 ZEE MEDICAL SERVICE 62.55
81876 ZUKOWSKI ROGERS FLOOD & 5022.35
Report Totals 35,5609.13
WATER/SEWER FUND
12168 D &J AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY 55.16
12169 MCHENRY AUTO PARTS 82.38
12170 CRESCENT ELECTRIC SUPPLY 146.88
12173 BJORKMAN'S ACE HARDWARE 342.07
12174 DAN ADAMS STEEL SERV INC 72.98
12175 R A ADAMS ENTERPRISES INC 1100.00
12176 AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK& 500.00
12177 AMERITECH 532.06
12178 AMERITECH CREDIT CORP 117.54
12179 AQUAPREP 5443.00
12180 DAVID J LAMONTAGNE D/B/A 1493.00
12181 BAXTER & WOODMAN 14779.44
12182 BECKMAN ENVIRONMENTAL 81.45
12183 BONCOSKY OIL COMPANY 702.74
12184 HENRY BOYSEN COMPANY 2550.00
12185 BUSS FORD SALES 54.83
12186 CHEMICAL PUMP SALES AND 62.35
12187 COMED 51.14
12188 CREATIVE FORMS 1306.40
12189 D'ANGELO NATURAL SPRING 6&20
12190 ENVIREX INC 171.00
12191 FASHION STAR INC 159.87
12192 THE KJELL CORPORATION 2414.25
12193 GARY LANG PONTIAC- 32.07
12194 LEACH ENTERPRISES INC 30.90
12195 L & R MACHINE COMPANY 200.00
12196 MARBLEHEAD LIME COMPANY 1732.35
12197 MEYER MATERIAL COMPANY 309.38
12198 MID AMERICAN WATER 345.84
12199 MILLER FORMLESS CO INC 25.00
12200 MCHENRY ANALYTICAL WATER 516.00
12201 MCHENRY ELECTRIC CO INC 11.38
12202 NCL OF WISCONSIN INC 544.93
12203 NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS 553.63
12204 PETERSEN SAND & GRAVEL 63.20
12205 QUILL CORPORATION 533.24
12206 RELIANCE SAFETY EQUIPMENT 65.81
12207 ROWELL CHEMICAL CORP 910.38
12208 SAFETY KLEEN CORP 198.25
12209 SCAN AM 62.75
12210 SIDENER SUPPLY COMPANY 692.15
12211 SUBURBAN LABORATORIES INC 300.00
12212 UNITOG RENTAL SERVICES 222.04
12213 USA BLUE BOOK 183.77
12214 WOODLAND RECYCLING & 5080.00
12215 ZEE MEDICAL SERVICE 10.85
12216 ZEP MANUFACTURING COMPANY 71.57
Report Totals 44,982.23
November 15, 1995 Page 4
PARKS FUND
5871 MCHENRY LUMBER 81.90
5873 BJORKMAN'S ACE HARDWARE 54.47
5874 AMER ACADEMIC SUPPLIERS 85.50
5875 AMERITECH 462.70
5876 AMERITECH CREDIT CORP 25.19
5877 STEVE BARTH 602.00
5878 THE BOOK VINE FOR 44.01
5879 BONCOSKY OIL COMPANY 51.30
5880 BURGESS ANDERSON & TATE 664.01 ..�
5881 CDW COMPUTER CENTERS INC 15,131.69
5882 COMED 90&13
5883 CRYSTAL MANOR STABLE 195.00 -
5884 FOTO FAST 12.05
5885 GLOBAL COMPUTER SUPPLIES 234.86
5886 HI-LITER GRAPHICS INC 4542.65
5887 JOSEPH H HUEMANN & SONS 199&19
5888 ILLINOIS LAKE MGMT ASSOC 25.00
5889 NATIONAL ARCHERY ASSOC 30.00
5890 NEWBRIDGE EDUC PROGRAMS 13.95
5891 NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS 243.98
5892 NISRA 35.00
5893 S & S ARTS & CRAFTS 110.39
5894 WAL-MART STORES INC 11.29
5895 WILLIAMS ELECTTRIC SERVIC 2540.00
Report Totals 28,103.26
MOTOR FUEL TAX FUND
22000489 BAXTER & WOODMAN 4581.58
22000490 HAMPTON LENZINI & RENWICK 2583.99
22000491 NORTH AMERICAN SALT CO 2764.21
Report Totals 9,929.78
Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
1995 PROPOSED TAX LEVY
City Administrator Peterson explained that in order to comply with State
Statutes regarding notice and publication of the annual property tax levy, Council
needed to set a public hearing date to consider the proposed levy and to announce the
proposed levy amount. Peterson suggested the date of December 6, 1995. Peterson
noted that the proposed 1995 property tax levy of $1 ,893,000 assumes an increase
in property taxes of 2.7%, and the City's Equalized Assessed Valuation (EAV) will
increase 3.3% to $305,000,000 which would be caused by new growth and
improvement to existing properties within the City. The property tax makes up 13%
of the 1995-96 revenues which will be used for the City's General Fund. Peterson
reported that the trend of the levy rates has been downward over the past 15 years,
and if the EAV is higher than the City's estimate, the 1995 levy rate will decrease by
.010 or .020 as well.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Baird, to set the public hearing date for the --
1995 proposed property tax levy for Wednesday, December 6, 1995 and announce
the proposed tax levy to be in the amount of $1 ,893,000..
Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
November 15, 1995 Page 5
McHENRY COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT APPLICATIONS
City Administrator Peterson drew Council's attention to the two grant
applications he drafted as per Council's direction at the November 1 , 1995 Council
meeting. He noted the grant applications were for the replacement of the Maple
Avenue water main and the installation of McCullom Lake force main and renovation
or replacement of the Donovan Street lift station. Peterson stated should Council
decide to submit one or both applications, resolutions must be adopted by Council for
grant submission. Some discussion followed regarding the City's funding level. It
was noted that a 20% funding level minimum was an application requirement. The
discussion continued regarding the percentage of matching City funds, as well as
whether to submit one or both grant applications. Peterson also noted that both these
grant projects fall within the low to moderate income areas. It was the determination
of Council to submit only the McCullom Lake force main grant application if it were
determined submitting both grant applications would decrease the City's opportunity
of receiving funds for one grant. Both grants applications, if submitted, should be
submitted at the drafted percentage of matching City funds: 51 .3% for the McCullom
Lake force main application and 54.2% for the Maple Avenue water main replacement
grant.
Motion by Baird, seconded by Locke, to pass a resolution authorizing the
submission of an application for a grant under the Community Development Block
Grant program for the McCullom Lake force main and Donovan Street lift station
improvement at a 51 .3% matching fund percentage and authorizing the Mayor to
execute any and all grant application documents.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Baird, seconded by Lawson, to pass a resolution authorizing the
submission of an application for a grant under the Community Development Block
Grant program for the Maple Avenue water main replacement at a matching City fund
percentage of 54.2% and authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all grant
application documents, noting the secondary position of this grant if it is determined
the submission of two grant applications hinders the success of receiving any grant
funds.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
REVIEW OF ISSUES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTEMPLATED ILLINOIS ROUTE
120 IMPROVEMENTS
Director of Public Works Batt reported the Illinois Department of Transportation
had contacted the City of McHenry regarding proposed Route 120 improvements from
Route 31 west to the McHenry City limits, and requested City input on their proposal,
as well as suggestions as to other potential improvements the City would like
incorporated into this project. An [DOT representative will be available potentially in
December to describe the process, present the time frame and cost allocations for this
project, as well as to receive the City's suggestions for other improvements which
might be incorporated into the project.
November 15, 1995 Page 6
Director of Public Works Batt requested Council discuss and determine which
improvements be selected for presentation to the Illinois Department of Transportation
for consideration. A lengthy discussion ensued resulting in Council's direction to
Director of Public Works Batt to create a memo incorporating all Council's comments
and recommendations regarding the Route 120 improvements for their review. The
issues discussed by Council included:
• The modernization of traffic lights at the intersections of Front
Street and Route 120; Crystal Lake Road and Route 120;
Industrial Drive and Route 120; Meadow Lane and Route 120;
and Ringwood Road and Route 120, but particularly the
intersection at Front Street and Route 120;
• Improving Route 120 all the way to Ringwood Road as a five-
lane urban cross-section which guarantees curb and gutter, as
well as the enclosure of all drainage ditches;
• The continuation of the City's current policy , no parking on
any section of Route 120;
• The consideration of opticom installation, only if the Fire
District agrees to pay any and all costs incurred;
• Property acquisition for additional right-turn only, northbound
on Route 31 at Route 120;
• Left-turn lane on Route 120 eastbound, and a right-turn lane on
Route 120 westbound at Industrial Drive;
• Left-turn lane on Route 120 both eastbound and westbound at
the intersection of Ringwood Road and Route 120;
• Removing any consideration of looping Martin Road;
• The installation of sidewalks all the way to the intersection of
Ringwood Road and Route 120;
• The installation of a bike path to the City limits at Martin Road;
Director of Public Works Batt asked for Council approval to contact south Route
120 property owners who have food establishments to explore the feasibility of rear
access points. Council concurred.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion by Lawson, seconded by Bolger, to go into Executive Session to discuss
Personnel and Property Acquisition at 8:35 P.M.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Locke, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried. --,
Alderman Locke left the meeting at 9:15 P.M.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Lawson, to go back into Open Session at
1 1 :30 P.M.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Locke.
Motion carried.
November 15, 1995 Page 7
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Lawson, to authorize the City Administrator to
make a purchase offer of $130,000 to School Districts 15 & 156 for their Main Street
property, contingent upon clear title of the full 60 feet.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Locke.
Motion carried.
Motion by Lawson, seconded by Bolger, to retain David M. Griffith and
Associates of Northbrook, IL for the executive search to replace resigning City
�-- Administrator Peterson, in an amount of $8,000 plus expenses not to exceed $4,500.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Locke.
Motion carried.
Alderman Bates noted a Parks and Recreation Committee meeting had been
scheduled for Tuesday, November 21 , 1995 at 7:30 P.M., however, due to some
scheduling changes, this meeting may be cancelled. He will notify all Committee
members.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Bates, seconded by Baird, to adjourn the meeting.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Bates, Lawson, Baird.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Locke.
Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 11 :36 P.M.
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