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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - 01/03/1990 - City CouncilREGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1990 8: P.M. The Regular Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to order by Mayor Busse on Wednesday, January 3, 1990 at 8 P.M. at City Hall. At roll call the following Aldermen were present: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Absent: None. City staff in attendance were Director of Public Works Batt, City. -Clerk Gilpin, Building & Zoning Officer Halik, Park Director Merkel, Chief Joyce. No one signed up for the public input session. Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Serritella, to approve the minutes of the December 20, 1989 Regular Meeting as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Clarence Hearle, Albert Pina and Terry Lock of the McHenry Lions Club addressed the Council to request permission to conduct their annual carnival on June 6 - 10, 1990, in the Green Street Parking Lot adjacent to the McHenry Savings Bank. Motion by Serritella, seconded by Patterson, to grant permission to the McHenry Lions Club to conduct its carnival on June 6 - 10, 1990 in the Green Street Parking Lot and to waive all City fees for that event. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Lengthy discussion was held regarding the agreement between City of McHenry and Prime Development Corporation for construction of the new City Hall. The major points of contention were in Article 16, Page 9, Paragraph 1 under "Reimbursable Costs". Following discussion it was decided to approve the contract but to have Kit Carstens of Prime Development appear before the Council to explain the reimbursable costs as outlined in Article 16. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Smith, to approve the agreement between the City of McHenry and Prime Development Corporation with the exception of Article 16 on Page 9 under "Reimbursable Costs" which need further negotiations. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Donahue, to concur with the -rr rP n•'.,irion of the Zoning Board of Appeals and pass an ordinance :r? !~inn s conditional use to permit the construction and operatic❑ of municipal buildings and local government offices on property located on the west side of Green Street approximately 600 feet north of the intersection on Bull Valley Road and Green Street as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Attorney Sam Diamond, representing Cunat Brothers addressed the Council to request a hearing date for the Fawn Ridge Apartment Complex. An ordinance was passed March 29, 1989 for a permanent mortgage on Industrial Revenue Bonds for the Fawn Ridge Apartment Construction Project. This Public Hearing request for $8,500,000 in IRB's to complete the financing for that project. The Public Hearing would affort the general public the opportunity to present verbal or written comments on that project. Wednesday, January 3, 1990 Page 2 Motion by Bolger, seconded by Donahue, to pass a resolution establishing a hearing date for Wednesday, January 31, 1990 at 8 p.m. in City Hall to comment on the Industrial Revenue Bond Project in the amount of $8,500,000 for the Fawn Ridge Apartment Project. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by McClatchey, to concur with the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals and pass an ordinance granting the request of Paul R. Overton for setback variations on property located at 1602 N. Riverside Drive as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: Teta. Absent: None. Motion carried. Director Batt requested that the Council consider changing the starting wage for all Public Works Department summer employees to $5.00 per hour instead of $3.80 per hour. Last year the Public Works Department had difficulty in not only hiring summer employees but also retaining them for the entire summer because, for the heavy work that is required by summer employees, the wage was so low they would leave to go to other jobs which paid higher wages. Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Donahue, to raise the starting wage for all Public Works summer employees to $5.00 per hour with $.50 annual increases with a cap of $8.00 per hour. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting^Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Director Batt reported that City ordinances do not prohibit a person from backing a vehicle into a diagonal non -parallel parking stall on City streets. Police have noticed several vehicles backed into angle parking spaces. He recommended that the City Attorney draft an ordinance prohibiting backing into angle parking stalls on City streets. Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Patterson, to authorize the City Attorney to draft an ordinance prohibiting backing into diagonal parking spaces on City Streets. Voting Aye: Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson. Voting Nay: Bolger, Donahue, Serritella. Absent: None. Motion carried. Discussion was held on the City Administrator's job description as proposed by the Finance Committee. Following discussion, it was decided to have each Alderman submit his recommendations for changes in the job description to the City Clerk who will incorporate them into a new document for presentation to the Personnel Committee at a meeting scheduled for 7 P.M. on Wednesday, January 17, 1990. Mayor Busse called for a recess at 9:30 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 9:42 P.M. with everyone still in attendance. Motion by Smith, seconded by Bolger, to authorize the Mayor to make an expenditure of up to $6,700 and authorize Seagren/Shales to pull the plugs from the existing sanitary sewer lines which run from the Hospital to divert the sewage into the new sewer treatment plant to facilitate operations at the new plant. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Wednesday, January 3, 1990 Page 3 The following Committee Meetings were scheduled: Finance Committee, January 10, 1990, 7:10 P.M. to discuss purchase of new squad cars; Park Committee, January 15, 1990, 7:30 P.M. to discuss regular Park Committee Matters; Personnel Committee, January 17, 1990, 7:00 P.M. to discuss City Administrator Job Description; Park Committee, January 25, 1990, 7:00 P.M. to discuss the Park Master Plan and the Attitude Interest Survey. Motion by Patterson, seconded by Donahue, to authorize the purchase of a Brush Bandit Model 1200 Brush Chipper at the low price quotation submitted by Aerial Equipment Company of Wheeling for $22,975. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by Teta, to go into executive session at 10:37 P.M. to discuss personnel. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Lieder, seconded by Teta, to go back into open session at 10:43 P.M. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Teta, seconded by Bolger, to authorize and approve the transfer of Ernie Kurucar from the Public Works Division to the Waste Water Treatment Plant Division at a salary of Wastewater Operator I, Grade 7, minimum step; to authorize the hiring of Allen Kopp as a Maintenance Worker in the Public Works Division at a salary of Grade 6, minimum step; and to authorize the hiring of Donald Burton as a Water Meter Repairman in the Water Division at a salary of Grade 7, minimum step. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Patterson, to approve the request of Patricia Lunkenheimer to go from full-time to part-time administrative secretary in the Park and Recreation Department effective January 2, 1990. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion Carried. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Smith, to direct the City Clerk to draft a job description for a new personnel clerk employee. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by McClatchey, to adjourn. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 10:50 P.M. L