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
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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.
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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