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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 01/10/1990 - City CouncilSPECIAL MEETING WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1990 8 P.M. A Special Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to order by Mayor Busse on Wednesday, January 10, 1990 at 7:30 P.M. at City Hall. At roll call the following Aldermen were present: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Serritella. Patterson arrived at 8:02 P.M. Absent: McClatchey. Plan Commission Members in attendance were Sheppard, Buhrman, Gutierrez, Osmon, Toole, Vlcek. Absent Swierk. Also in attendance were Clerk Gilpin, Building & Zoning Officer Halik and John Gann of Gann & Associates. The Special Meeting was called for the purpose of reviewing the draft report of Gann & Associates on a development plan with the City of McHenry to update the current Comprehensive Plan. Gann's draft included a compilation of discussions held at previous meetings last year to update the comprehensive plan. He suggested that a two part format for adoption of the McHenry Development Plan be undertaken as follows: 1 - the plan text, and 2 - the plan map. The plan text would contain verbal statements of policy on such items as location criteria and intensities for the different land uses. These would be similar to the verbal statements on multi -family development that would accompany the lack of designation of multi -family areas on the plan map that the Council has requested. The verbal statements would be generalized and not site specific yet would represent definite policy commitments and provide specific policy guidance from the Council to developers, the Plan Commission and Zoning Board. The Council would adopt the plan text as the more or less permanent statement on City development policy. The plan map on the other hand would be conceived as a less permanent and more changeable plan element. The Council would adopt it as a current interpretation of the plan text and not as a map that is to serve as policy guidance for the next ten years. It would be expected that the plan map would be changed periodically as development conditions in the City change. The map would be specifically identified to the public as the "Current Development Plan Map" or some such designation that indicates its status. Because the plan text would assume part of the burden of conveying development policy, the plan map could be made part general. If, as time passes, the Council finds the need for and feels comfortable with a more specific map, the map could be amended to be made less general. The draft as presented by Gann this evening was reviewed page by page by the Council and the Plan Commission. , Some of the changes that were suggested to be made on the draft plan were to correct the facing page with the current City Officials updated; amend Page 11, Paragraph 3.g.; make the following additions on Page 18, Paragraph ll.d. McCullom Lake Road; Paragraph 12, No. 4 Meadow Lane/Oakwood Drive and on Page 19, Paragraph 12 under East West Collectors to change No. 8 Pleasant View Drive extended to Biscayne Drive extended. Mayor Busse called for a recess at 9:00 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 9:15 P.M. with everyone still in attendance. The Director of Public Works submitted a memo to the Mayor and City Council regarding questions he had on Tables 2, 3, A. and 5 on Pages 15 and 16 concerning Street Standards in the D vc-lopment Plan draft prepared by Gann. He pointed out that the tables did not meet the standards as set forth in the City's Subdivision Control Ordinance. It was decided to delete Tables 2, 3, 4 and 5 from the Development Plan and resolve the differences by putting the tables into the Subdivision Control Ordinance. Motion by Teta, seconded by Bolger, to instruct the Director of Public Works to work with John Gann and prepare a document incorporating Tables 2, 3, 4 and 5 into an amendment for the Subdivision Control Ordinance to be presented to the Council for approval. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. It was also suggested that School Board Administrators work with the City Council so that when new subdivisions come in, the Plan Commission could make sure that school sites are designated based on the wishes of the School Boards. Busse said he would contact the School Boards to suggest a summit meeting with the Plan Commission the City Council, and the school boards so that desirable sites can be designated. Wednesday, January 10, 1990 Page 2 Gann was also requested to designate areas outside the City limits as urban rural which is the most restrictive so that the City will be able to have control of uses outside the City limits. John Gann presented a plan map with various colors designating planning areas. Everyone viewed the map and made comments and suggestions. The map will be left with the City Clerk's Office for a period of time until everyone can view it individually in detail. When all corrections and revisions have been made, Gann will take the map and redraft it for presentation at a Public Hearing which will be held before the Plan Commission so that the general public can view the plan and map and make comments. Notice will be published in the newspaper as to when the Plan Commission Public Hearing will be held.' After that Public Hearing the plan and map will be presented to the City Council for adoption. In another matter, Dave Backhaus of Backhaus and Brackmann Annexation, requested that he be granted another extension for discussion of his proposed annexation agreement, since his last extension would expire on January 14, 1990. Motion by Serritella, seconded by Smith, to grant the request of Dave Backhaus for a 90-day extension of the Backhaus/Brackmann Annexation Agreement. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Serritella. Voting Nay: Patterson. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by Patterson, to adjourn. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, .Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 10:05 P.M. i aL4 i r �i1i 1'