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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 02/08/1989 - City CouncilREGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1989 8:00 P.M. The Regular Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to order by Mayor Busse on Wednesday, February 8, 1989 at 8 P.M. at City Hall. At roll call the following Aldermen were present: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Absent: None. City staff in attendance were Supt. Batt, Attorney Narusis, Clerk Gilpin, Park Director Merkel, Chief Joyce, Finance and Personnel Administrator Vitas, Director of Development Greenwood. Motion by Smith, seconded by Serritella, to accept the minutes of the February 1, 1989 Regular Meeting as presented with one correction. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Park Director Merkel introduced Cindy Owens the newly hired Recreation Supervisor for the Park Department. She was warmly welcomed by the Council. Motion by Nolan, seconded by Teta, to pass a Resolution recognizing Dorothy Uttich who resigned from the Landmark Commission for her dedicated service to that commission. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Curtis Langille addressed the Council concerning the proposed annexation of 75 acres of land located on the east side of Ridge Road at Valley Hill Road one mile south of Route 120. He was requesting a consensus of opinion from the Council as whether or not to proceed with the annexation request. Motion by Nolan, seconded by Patterson, to direct Langille to proceed to the Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals for proposed annexation to the City of McHenry. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Alderman Serritella left the meeting at 8:40 P.M. due to illness. Council Meeting Attendance Resolutions Landmark Commission Annexations Motion by Lieder, seconded by Nolan, to approve the landscape Landscape plan as presented of the Cunat office building on Route 120 incorporating flans the recommendations as specified in Director of Development Greenwood's report. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Serritella. Motion carried. Motion by Nolan, seconded by Bolger, to concur with the Zoning Board of Appeals recommendation concerning the Cunat office building on Rte. 120 and pass an ordinance approving the variation to permit two buildings on a single lot with conditional use permit allowing one of the buildings to be used for low hazard storage, subject to the conditions as stated in the ordinance. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Serritella. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by Patterson, to pass an ordinance amending the license fees for taxi -cabs and limousines as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Serritella Motion carried. Ordinances Variations Ordinance Taxi -cabs Wednesday, February 8, 1989 Page 2 Mayor Busse called for a recess at 8:50 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 9:07 P.M. with everyone still in attendance. Motion by Smith, seconded by Teta, to schedule a Special Council Meeting on February 27, 1989 at 7:30 P.M. for an executive session to discuss personnel and property acquisition. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Serritella. Motion carried. Site Plans Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Patterson, to accept the site plan for the Wal-Mart store subject to the recommendations of Director of Development Greenwood as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Serritella. Motion carried. Employees Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Nolan, to approve the job Pol. Dept. descriptions and organizational structure chart presented by the Chief of Misc. Police and to increase the number of Lieutenants in the Police Department structure from one to two effective May 1, 1989. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Serritella. Motion carried. Donations Motion by Patterson, seconded by Bolger, to donate $500 to the McHenry Beautification Committee from the 1989-90 fiscal year budget. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Serritella. Motion carried. Employees Motion by Patterson, seconded by Nolan, to hire two additional part-time maintenance people for the Park Department to work 20 to 25 Parks-Misc. hours per week from mid March to December 1, 1989. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Serritella. Motion carried. Employees Motion by Patterson, seconded by Nolan, to advertise for a Parks-Misc. full-time seasonal pool supervisor for the Park Department to fill a vacancy for the summer of 1989. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Serritella. Motion carried. Parks-Misc. Motion by Lieder, seconded by Teta, to hire a college intern for the Park Department for the summer of 1989 who could obtain college Employees credit for the job. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Serritella. Motion carried. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Nolan, to approve a reduction in LOC's the Letter of Credit for Brittany Heights Unit 2 from $123,768.14 to $29,250.00 and to require a guarantee bond for $15,122.90 as recommended by Baxter & Woodman. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Serrtella. Motion carried. Wednesday, February 8, 1989 Page 3 Motion by Smith, seconded by Patterson, to pass a Motor Fuel Tax Resolution appropriating $336,100.00 for the City's annual maintenance fund and to pass a Motor Fuel Tax Resolution appropriating $235,000.00 for repair of Ashley and Sussex Drives as recommended by the Superintendent of Public Works. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Serritella. Motion carried. Motion by Lieder, seconded by Patterson, to authorize the expenditure of $208.33 for participation in an American Public Works Association Assessment and Program Development of the Northwest Municipal Conference as recommended by Superintendent Batt. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Serritella. Motion carried. MFT Street Maint.&Rep. Resolutions Public Works Misc. Motion by Smith, seconded by Teta, to approve the request of Employees Anne Rodenkirch and Richard Orton to carry over their 1988 vacation days into the 1989 calendar year with the stipulation that those days must be used up by December 31, 1989. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Serritella. Motion carried. Motion by Lieder, seconded by Patterson, to approve the issuance of an advance check for expenses to Tom Schmidt and Bill Oeffling for a Park Maintenance Seminar. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Serritella. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by Nolan, to go into executive session at 11:07 P.M. to discuss personnel and property acquisition. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Serritella. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by Patterson, to go back into open session at 11:55 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. Meeting adjourned at 11:55 P.M. Employees Executive Session