HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 02/03/1988 - City CouncilREGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1988 8:00 P.M.
The Regular Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to
order by Mayor Busse on Wednesday, February 3, 1988 at 8 P.M. at City
Hall. At roll call the following Aldermen were present: Bolger, Lieder,
McClatchey, Nolan, Patterson, Smith, Teta. Absent: Serritella. City
staff in attendance were Supt. Batt, Attorney Narusis, Clerk Gilpin, Park
Director Merkel, Chief Joyce. Absent: Administrator of Finance and
Personnel Vitas.
Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Patterson, to accept the
minutes of the January 20, 1988 Regular Meeting as presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey,
Patterson.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Serritella.
Motion carried.
Mr. Albert R. Pino and his Attorney, Sam Diamond, gave a concept
presentation on proposed annexation of approximately eight -tenths of an
acre on the northeast corner of Bull Valley Road and Route 31 known as
522 S. Route 31. Mr. Pino proposes to construct a mini -plaza composed of
six units averaging approximately 1,000 square feet each on the first
floor. The proposal will also allow the continued operation of the
present tavern on the premises. If the property were to be annexed, Mr.
Pino is requesting a liquor license to be continued for the tavern and
that the property be zoned C-3. Following their presentation it was the
consensus of the Council that Mr. Pino make his presentation before the
Plan Commission and the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Bolger, to approve the
recommendation of Baxter & Woodman and reduce the Letter of Credit for
Brittany Heights Unit 2 from $570,606.00 to $123,768.14 and that an
open-end and guaranteed bond in the amount of $71,494.00 warrantying the
materials and workmanship of the completed work also be presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey
Patterson.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Serritella.
Motion carried.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Nolan, to pass an ordinance
establishing the five northern most parking spaces on the east side of
Center Street adjoining the First United Methodist Church to be
designated as handicapped parking spaces on Sundays only from 8:00 A.M.
to 12 Noon.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey
Patterson.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Serritella.
Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Teta, to enter into an agreement
with McHenry Woodstock Disposal Company for an exclusive Scavenger
License for providing scavenger services to one and two family residences
within the City of McHenry for the period from January 1, 1988 through
December 31, 1989 on the terms and conditions set forth in a document
entitled "Exclusive Residential Refuse Collection and Disposal Service
Franchise Specifications" and according to the bid form of the license
dated December 21, 1987.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey
Patterson.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Serritella.
Motion carried.
Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Nolan, to pass a Resolution of
the City Council of the City of McHenry creating a Safety and Risk
Management Committee and adopting a policy statement for Risk Management
and Employee Safety as presented with one correction.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey
Patterson.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Serritella.
Motion carried.
Council
Meeting
Attendance
Annexations
Letters of
Credit
Ordinances
Parking
Regulations
Agreements
Scavenger
Licenses
Resolutions
Safety
Policy
Wednesday, February 3, 1988
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Agreements Motion by Lieder, seconded by Nolan, to enter into an agreement
Public Works with Baxter & Woo�n n for engineering construction services in connection
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Mublwith the Salt Storage Facility Access Road and Building with the cost -not
to exceed $15,000 and to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign and
execute said agreement.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey
Patterson.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Serritella.
Motion carried.
Motion
by Smith, seconded by Bolger, to enter into an agreement
Agreements
with Baxter & Woodman for construction engineering services in connection
with the John
Street Sanitary Sewer Replacement with
the cost not to
Sewer Line
exceed $12,500
and to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to
sign and execute
Repairs &
said agreement.
Extensions
Voting
Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey
Patterson.
Votinq
Nay: None.
Absent:
Serritella.
Motion carried.
Motion by Patterson, seconded by Smith, to enter into an
agreement with Baxter & Woodman for construction engineering services for
Agreements the South Wastewater Treatment Plant Inlet Sewer at a cost not to exceed
Sewer Plant- $8,700 and to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign and execute said
South agreement.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey
Patterson.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Serritella.
Motion carried.
Mayor Busse called for a recess at 9:05 P.M. The meeting
reconvened at 9:15 P.M. with everyone still in attendance.
Motion by Smith, seconded by McClatchey, to concur with the
Public Works -recommendation of Superintendent Batt and authorize the repair of the
Purchases 1972 Ford Semi -Tractor by Cotter & Co. at an approximate cost of $2,000.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey
Patterson.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Serritella.
Motion carried.
Mayor Busse read a proclamation designating the month of
ProclamationsFebruary as Crime Stoppers Month and commended those people who have
worked to make Crime Stoppers a reality in our community.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey
Patterson.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Serritella.
Motion carried.
Alderman Smith, Chairman of the Street & Sidewalk Commitee, made
the following recommendations for permit parking in City lots: Designate
Parking 27 permit parking spaces in the Court Street parking lot; designate 25
Regulations permit parking spaces in the Green Street lot and designate approximately
& Lots 15 permit parking spaces on the east side of Veteran's Memorial Park on
Park Street between Pearl Street and the sidewalk which runs east and
west behind the Gazebo. The charge for permit parking would be $5 per
month per parking space with a 90 day minimum permit and a one year
maximum permit. There would be no refunds for any reason. Different
'4 colored permit cards will be issued every three months and these cards
would have to be attached to the rear window of the vehicle. Specific
instructions and maps for each location would be handed out when the
permit parking cards are issued. Smith stressed that tickets will be
issued for violation of parking rules in all City lots and areas.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Patterson, to establish a revised
permit parking policy to be administered as stated above and to become
effective March 1, 1988.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey
Patterson.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Serritella.
Motion carried.
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Motion
by Lieder, seconded by Patterson, to approve the
recommendation
of the Finance Committee and authorize the City Clerk to
contract with Data Documents of Crystal Lake for printing and processing
Contracts
of the 1988-89 vehicle sticker mailing program at an approximate cost of
Purchases-
$3,200.
City Clerk
Voting
Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey
Patterson.
Voting
Nay: None.
Absent:
Serritella.
Motion carried.
Motion
by Lieder, seconded by Teta, to approve the attendance of
Officer Bill Brogan
at an advanced masters course in Kansas City on
Employees
May 3 - 6,
1988 concerning the investigation of child sexual
exploitation, molestation and abduction at an approximate cost of $600.
Voting
Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey
Patterson.
Voting
Nay: None.
Absent:
Serritella.
Motion carried.
Motion
by Nolan, seconded by Patterson, to approve the
attendance of Sgt. Gary R. Wigman at McHenry County College for a course
Employees
in Introduction
to Sociology at a cost of $93 for tuition.
Voting
Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey
Patterson.
Voting
Nay: None.
Absent:
Serritella.
Motion carried.
Motion
by Smith, seconded by Patterson, to approve the price
quotations for
sports equipment as recommended and presented by Park
Director Merkel.
Voting
Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey
Patterson.
Purchases -
Voting
Nay: None.
Park Dept.
Absent:
Serritella.
Motion carried.
Motion
by Patterson, seconded by Bolger, to enter into a
contract for services with Conservation Services of 9313 Bull Valley Road
(Ken and Darlene Fiske) to develop and write a boat launch grant
application to
the Illinois Department of Conservation Motor Fuel Tax
Contracts
Boat Area Construction Program at a cost not to exceed $400 and to enter
into an engineering
agreement with Smith Engineering to provide an
Parks -
engineering estimate for the boat launch conceptual plan at a cost not to
sc.
exceed $200.
Voting
Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey
Patterson.
Voting
Nay: None.
Absent:
Serritella.
Motion carried.
Motion
by Smith, seconded by McClatchey, to go into executive
session at 10:17
P.M. to discuss pending litigation and property
Executive
acquisition.
Session
Voting
Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey
Patterson.
Voting
Nay: None.
Absent:
Serritella.
Motion carried.
Motion
by Bolger, seconded by Teta, to go back into open session
at 11:21 P.M.
Voting
Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey
Patterson.
Voting
Nay: None.
Absent:
Serritella.
Motion carried.
Motion
by Smith, seconded by McClatchey, to adjourn.
Voting
Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey
Patterson.
Voting
Nay: None.
Absent:
Serritella.
Motion carried.
MQeting adjourned at 11:21 P.M.
CITY CLERK MA