HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 02/25/1988 - City CouncilSPECIAL MEETING
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1988
The Special Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to Council
order by Mayor Busse on Thursday, February 25, 1988 at 8 P.M. at City Meeting
Hall. At roll call the following Aldermen were present: Bolger, Nolan, Attendance
Lied er, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Absent: McClatchey. City
staff in attendance were Attorney Narusis„ Clerk Gilpin, Building and Special Mtg.
Zoning Officer Zabor. Annexations
The purpose of the Special Meeting was to continue discussion on
requests of McHenry Sand and Gravel for 1) extension of the existing
annexation agreement on 125 acres of land known as McHenry Sand and
Gravel West Pit; 2) proposed annexation agreement for annexation of 253
acres and; 3) amendment to the Woodcreek annexation agreement concerning
139 acres of lard . Allen Miller, president of McHenry Sand and Gravel,
and his Attorney Tom Rausch were in attendance to discuss the various
annexation agreements. This meeting was recessed from February 11,
1988. At that meeting the proposed annexation agreement for annexation
of 253 new acres into the City was discussed..
The first matter to be brought up was the annexation fees. At
the conclusion of the last meeting, Mayor Busse was instructed to meet
with the petitioners and come back with a proposal for a annexation fee
schedule. Mayor Busse announced that the following fee schedule had been
developed between the petitioners and himself: 2 cents per ton for the
first five years (60 months); 2.5 cents per ton for years five through
nine inclusive; 3 cents a ton for years 10 through 14 inclusive; 4 cents
a ton for years 15 through 19 inclusive; after 20 years the annexation
fee will increase 1 cent per ton every five years until mining is
completed. If the gravel pit has a life of 30 years it would result in
payments to the City of $2,250,000.
Motion by Lieder, seconded by Patterson, to authorize the Annexations
Attorneys to include the annexation fee schedule per ton as presented
into the annexation agreement.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: McClatchey.
Motion carried.
Discussion was held on the agreement which had been made between
the Pd Hoc Committee for Wood creek/Glacier Ridge property owners and
McHenry Sand and Gravel. McHenry Sand and Gravel agreed to convey to
Wood creek/Glacier Ridge property owners approximately 23 acres of wooded
and open space land which would serve as the buffer zone. McHenry Sand
and Gravel also would offer the rights to the lakeside property after the
completion of a lake near the buffer zone. It was the opinion of some
All ennen that this land should either be conveyed to the City, or McHenry
Sand and Gravel should keep that property.
Motion by Patterson, seconded by Teta, to allow the property
owners associationsof Woodcreek and Glacier Ridge to accept the 200 foot
buffer property running the length of the property as well as the 10
acres of Eppel Woods for a total of 23 acres and to accept the rights to
the lakeside property within nine months after the completion of the lake
which would be determined by mining operations and that in the event
either Woodcreek or Glacier Ridge Property Owners Association should fail,
conveyance of the title would automatically go to the City of McHenry and
be available for recreational use.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Teta, L.ieder, Patterson.
Voting Nay: Smith, Serritella.
Absent: McClatchey.
Motion carried.
It was a consensus of opinion that standards for operations as
outlined in the City of McHenry Zoning Ordinance pages 333 - 336 should
be incorporated into the annexation agreement and frozen for the life of
the gravel operation for this proposal.
Mayor Busse called for a recess at 9:20 P.M. The meeting
reconvened at 9:33 P.M. with everyone still in attendance.
Annexations
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Discussion was then held on extension of the existing annexation
agreement and the amendment to the Woodcreek annexation agreement. Many
of the items outlined in the annexation agreement for the 253 acres of
new land into the City were also incorporated into the other two
annexation agreements. Following review of the remaining two annexation
agreements, the attorneys were instructed to draft all of the provisions
as discussed at the last two meetings into the revised annexation
agreements and present them to the City Council at a later date for final
approval.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Patterson, to adjourn.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: McClatchey.
Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 9:58 P.M.
CITY CLERK K