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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 07/17/2017 - City CouncilREGULAR MEETING JULY 17, 2017 Mayor Jett called the regularly scheduled July 17, 2017 meeting of the McHenry City Council to order at 7:00 pm. In attendance were the following Aldermen: Devine, Mihevc, Glab, Santi, Schaefer, Curry and Alderwoman Condon. Also in attendance: City Administrator Morefield, Deputy City Administrator Hobson, Director of Economic Development Martin, Chief of Police Jones, Project Engineer Troy Strange, Director of Community Development Polerecky, Director of Finance Lynch, City Attorney McArdle and City Clerk Nevitt. PUBLIC COMMENT No one spoke at Public comment. CONSENT AGENDA A. Recommendation to forward the Pearl Street Commons plan, a 25 -unit housing development proposed at the northeast corner of Richmond Road & Pearl Street, to the Planning and Zoning Commission for consideration; B. Pay Application #16 to Williams Brothers Construction in the amount of $554,325.84 for Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements; C. Waive bidding requirements and approve a blanket purchase for water meters from Midwest Meter, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $65,000; D. Revised Block Party Application: Temporary Closure of a portion of Hemlock Drive from Arbor to Plumrose in the Riverside Hollow subdivision for a Block Party on August 5th from 11 AM to 7:00 PM; E. Approval of June 5, 2017 City Council meeting minutes: F. Approval of June 19, 2017 City Council meeting minutes; G. Approval of July 3, 2017 City Council meeting minutes; H. Issuance of Checks in the amount of $1,081,578.56; and I. Payment of Bills in the amount of $447,864.80. Mayor Jett announced Consent Agenda Item 5-A, will be voted on as a separate item. Motion by Alderman Curry, second by Alderman Santi, approving Consent Agenda, as amended, Items B through I. Voting Aye: Curry, Santi, Condon, Mihevc, Devine, Schaefer, Glab Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion Carried. Regular Meeting Page 2 July 17, 2017 CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 5-A Director of Economic Development Martin presented a recommendation to forward the Pearl Street Commons plan, a 25-unit housing, with the intention to present to City Council at this meeting and move forward to Planning and Zoning Commission in August. Mayor Jett asked for City Council comments. Alderman Glab questioned how it would blend into the surrounding area to which Director of Economic Development Martin stated that the developer is planning to blend and there has been a lot of discussion on it and bringing the best forward. Alderwoman Condon stated she was very impressed when the presentation was brought to the committee level an d it seemed all they were waiting for was funding. Alderman Schaefer stated that all entities involved have been diligently working with the City of McHenry to do the best for the community. Mayor Jett asked Public Comment and there was none. Motion by Alderman Schaefer, second by Alderman Santi, to approve Consent Agenda Item 5-A; Recommendation to forward the Pearl Street Commons plan, a 25-unit housing development proposed at the northeast corner of Richmond Road & Pearl Street, to the Planning and Zo ning Commission for consideration. Voting Aye: Schaefer, Santi, Mihevc, Glab, Curry, Condon, Devine Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion Carried. INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEM AGENDA: A. Motion to approve a 25-foot Fence Variance at 4938 Abbington to allow a fence to be located 5-feet from the property line on the required front yard setback. Director of Community Development Polerecky presented this item to the Council. Mayor Jett asked for City Council comments and there were none. Mayor Jett asked for Public Comment and there was none. Motion by Alderman Glab, second by Alderwoman Condon to approve Individual Action Item 6-A. Voting Aye: Glab, Condon, Santi, Devine, Mihevc, Schaefer, Curry Voting Nay: None. Regular Meeting Page 3 July 17, 2017 Absent: None. Motion Carried. B. Motion to adopt an Ordinance approving a Final Plat of Subdivision to Heidner Properties Subdivision aka Ricky Rockets, and approve a variance from the Subdivision Control and Development Ordinance Sec. 6.13, requiring above ground structures along the perimeter of a new subdivision to be buried. Director of Economic Development Martin presented this item to the Council. Mayor Jett asked for City Council comments. Alderman Santi wanted clarification on the small piece of property between the two pieces of property that connect to Country Lane, asking if the slim piece of land is not included because of the water tower to which Director of Economic Development Martin answered yes. Alderman Glab questioned what the reasoning was for not burying the power lin es. Director of Economic Development Martin explained that Chapel Hill Road will be expanded and to bury the power lines; to dig them up and rebury them just did not make sense at this point in time. Alderman Glab stated that there should be a timeframe on how long before the power lines need to be buried and that he would not support the variance at this time. Mayor Jett then asked for Public comment and there was none. Motion by Alderman Glab, second by Alderman Santi, to adopt an Ordinance approving the Final Plat of Subdivision to Heidner Properties Subdivision aka Ricky Rockets. Voting Aye: Glab, Santi, Curry Voting Nay: Schaefer, Condon, Mihevc, Devine Absent: None. Motion Failed. Motion by Alderwoman Condon, second by Alderman Schaefer, to ad opt an Ordinance approving the Final Plat of Subdivision to Heidner Properties Subdivision aka Ricky Rockets, and approve a variance from the Subdivision Control and Development Ordinance Sec. 6.13, requiring above ground structures along the perimeter of a new subdivision to be buried. Voting Aye: Condon, Schaefer, Mihevc, Curry, Devine Regular Meeting Page 4 July 17, 2017 Voting Nay: Glab, Santi Absent: None. Motion Carried. C. Motion to approve an Ordinance amending Municipal Code Chapter 2 Administration adding Article IX Economic Development Commission creating a City of McHenry Economic Development Commission. Director of Economic Development Martin presented Individual Action Item 6 -C to City Council. Mayor Jett asked for City Council comments. Alderwoman Condon expressed she was excited to see this come before Council and that there is a real need for this in our community. Alderwoman Condon stated she was very excited to see this come before Council, and expressed there is a really important need for this in our community. Alderwoman Condon questioned the qualifications, wondering if one or two of the nine people on the commission should be only residents. Director of Economic Development Martin stated that you could be a business owner and non-resident or a resident or both. Alderman Schaefer expressed that there shouldn’t be more than two from the same industry or business. Mayor Jett stated that all applications are coming before Council. Director of Economic Development Martin stated that Council would be approving members. Alderman Santi wanted to confirm that if anyone is interested in applying to be a member to contact Mayor Jett or the staff directly. Alderman Santi questioned if there was a limit or a set number of meetings that will be held per year. Director of Economic Development Martin answered that at least quarterly meetings will be held. Alderman Santi also stated that he was very happy to see this committee come back and it will make a difference with the economic growth of the City. Alderman Glab stated that when making selections to favor more of the individuals with the most to gain in the city in the fact that they have more to win or lose and they would give it their all, moving forward with the committee rather than having to go out and pay for something when you have people willing to volunteer it’s better for the entire City. Alderman Schaefer questioned if there are any ground rules for how many meetings can missed, to which Director of Economic Development Martin answered that is why members are appointed annually and the members need to be present at the meetings. Alderman Glab stated once the committee is formed there can be Regular Meeting Page 5 July 17, 2017 additional meetings adding there has to be some guidelines on what they can and can’t do. Alderman Curry stated that this is long overdue and thinks that the committee can do some great things, this was well thought-out and he is looking forward to seeing what the committee does. Mayor Jett asked for Public Comment and there was none. Motion by Alderman Santi, second by Alderman Curry, to approve Individual Action Item 6-C, as presented. Voting Aye: Santi, Curry, Schaefer, Condon, Devine, Mihevc, Glab Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion Carried. D. Motion to approve a Professional Services Contract for the Green Street Bridge Rehabilitation project to Bollinger Lach and Association, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $17,650. Public Works Project Engineer Troy Strange presented this item to the Council. Mayor Jett asked for City Council comments, there was none . Mayor Jett asked for Public Comment and there was none. Motion by Alderman Curry, second by Alderman Schaefer, Individual Action Item 6- D, as presented. Voting Aye: Curry, Schaefer, Devine, Glab, Santi, Condon, Mihevc Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion Carried. E. Motion to approve a Professional Services Contract for the Timothy Lane & Clover Avenue Water Main Replacement project to HR Green, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $32,311.40. Public Works Project Engineer Troy Strange presented this item to the Council. Mayor Jett asked for City Council comments. Regular Meeting Page 6 July 17, 2017 Alderman Curry stated that it is nice to have multiple quotes. Alderman Glab asked what is the dollar amount that is being looked at to which Project Engineer Strange responded $500,000. Mayor Jett asked for Public Comment and there was none. Motion by Alderman Santi, second by Alderman Curry, to approve Individual Action Item 6-E, as presented. Voting Aye: Santi, Curry, Devine, Glab, Schaefer, Mihevc, Condon Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion Carried. STAFF REPORTS Chief Jones stated with the consolidation of the dispatch center, the department submitted an application for grant funding in the amount of $568,000 for the radio system and licensing. The city received full reimbursement of the radio system at $302,000 and will be fully reimbursed for construction of the facility in the amount of $810,000. The check is expected to be received in October. Deputy City Administrator Hobson stated that Fiesta Days is underway and doing well. The Big Wheels race is this evening, the River Run had a good turn out, and Art in the Park is on July 22. He also reported the Municipal Center rooftop a/c unit will be installed on July 20. MAYOR'S STATEMENT AND REPORTS Mayor Jett stated there will be a Committee of the Whole Meeting September 25 to discuss Lakeland Park drainage and gave credit to Public Works for helping Nunda Township with sandbags. Alderman Curry stated Finance & Personnel Committee and Revolving Loan Fund meetings are forthcoming. Alderman Santi expressed the incredible manp ower needed to setup for Fiesta Days. Alderman Glab stated that some issues need to get to the committee level sooner. Mayor Jett and City Attorney McArdle proposed getting a consensus of the Aldermen on a Block Party Application submitted by Ron Bielski and if there were no objections from Regular Meeting Page 7 July 17, 2017 City Council it would then go onto the August 7 th City Council Agenda for ratification. Alderman Glab added that the neighborhood has always worked together and done an excellent job of organizing the event. EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion by Alderman Schaefer, second by Alderman Devine, to go into Executive Session, at 7:44 p.m. for the purpose of 5 ILCS 120(2)(c)(2) Collective Bargaining. Voting Aye: Schaefer, Devine, Santi, Condon, Mihevc, Glab, Curry Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion Carried. Motion by Alderwoman Condon, second by Alderman Santi, to return to Open Session at 7:52 p.m. Voting Aye: Condon, Santi, Glab, Devine, Schaefer, Curry, Mihevc Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion Carried. Council returned to Open Session at 7:52 pm. CONTINUATION OF INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEM Anticipated motion for approval of a Labor Agreement between the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 and the City of McHenry for the term of May 1, 2016 through April 30, 2021. Motion by Alderwoman Condon, second by Alderman Mihevc, to approve the Labor Agreement between the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 and the City of McHenry for the term of May 1, 2016 through April 30, 2021 Voting Aye: Condon, Mihevc, Devine, Curry, Santi, Schaefer, Santi Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. ADJOURN Motion by Alderman Santi, second by Alderman Schaefer, to adjourn meeting. Regular Meeting Page 8 July 17, 2017 Voting Aye: Santi, Schaefer, Condon, Devine, Mihevc, Curry, Glab Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion Carried. The meeting adjourned at 7:55 pm. _____________________________________ ____________________________________ Mayor City Clerk