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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - 02/25/1991 - City CouncilREGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 25, 1991 The Regular Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to order by Mayor Busse on Wednesday, February 25, 1991 at 8:00 P.M. at City Hall. At roll call the following Aldermen were present: Bolger, Donahue, Teta, Lieder, McClatchey, Serritella. Absent: Smith, Patterson. City Staff in attendance: City Attorney Narusis, City Clerk Gilpin, City Administrator Peterson, Director of Building & Zoning Halik, Director of Parks and Recreation Merkel, and Chief of Police Joyce. Absent: Director of Public Works Batt. No one signed up for the public input session. Motion by Lieder, seconded by Serritella, to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: - Approved Minutes of the February 13, 1991 Regular City Council Meeting; - Approved the following January Bills as presented: GENERAL FUND 68302 VOID 68303 A -Able Lock & Key 88.50 68304 Ace Hardware 631.02 68305 Dan Adams Steel Service 627.16 68306 R.A. Adams Enterprises 878.61 68307 Akzo Salt Inc. 9,054.55 68308 Alexander Battery 70.80 68309 Althoff Industries 305.10 68310 American Paper Supply 50.98 68311 Asplundh Manufacturing Division 40.00 68312 AT&T Information Systems 560.01 68313 AWWA 66.00 68314 Badger Uniforms 107.17 68315 B and H Industries 115.02 68316 Baxter & Woodman 11,092.88 68317 Bolger Coffee Company Inc. 582.00 68318 Boncosky Oil Company 9,563.21 68319 Botts Welding & Truck Service 184.40 68320 Bowman Distribution 44.32 68321 Broadcast Engineering 23.80 68322 Bruce Municipal Equipment 53.63 68323 Building Officials & Code Admin. 285.00 68324 Burns Industrial Supply Co. Inc. 161.02 68325 Buss Ford Sales 122.84 68326 Carey Electric Contracting 29.93 68327 Century Business Systems 323.36 68328 Centruy 21 Real Estate Inc. 200.85 68329 Commonwealth Edison 8,097.57 68330 Communications Revolving Fund 854.00 68331 Commonwealth Edison 739.13 68332 Community Auto Supply 11.19 68333 Construction Bookstore Inc. 141.94 68334 Crystal Lake Tire & Battery Inc. 361.64 68335 Curtis Industries Inc. 27.78 68336 Custom Gun Repair 39.00 68337 Deltron Inc. 51.01 68338 Division of Management Services 15.00 68339 Drummond American Corporation 101.65 68340 Eby Brown 539.34 68341 Gregory T. Eckstein M,D. 80.00 68342 Empire Electrical Supply Corp. 81.26 68343 Foto Fast 4.02 68344 George P. Freund Inc. 68.81 68345 G.C.C. Enterprises Inc. 75.00 68346 G Communications 85.00 68347 Gray Inc. 1,430.00 68348 H.F. Harrienn A q%rnriates Inc. 500.00 68349 Illinois ?=1.1 1,035.76 68350 Illinois r"n T .•c!:. Equi.-Mnt Co. 100.90 68351 IPRA 130.00 68352 industrial T� r Lc 190.75 68353 JK Sign Cam; 80.00 68354 JBL Indust pal anpj';. 72.69 Q February 25, 1991 GENERAL FUND (con't) Page 2 68355 J-T Enterprises 81.05 68356 Kadlsak Tile Inc. 38.30 68357 Kar Products 88.67 68358 Karrlson, Byrne, Jansey, Trlmarco 215.00 68359 Ketchum Kar Karriers 20.00 68360 Kirchner Fire Extinguisher 265.75 68361 Gary Lang Chevrolet Inc. 251.44 68362 Leach Enterprises 301.29 68363 P.K. Lindsay Company 66.06 68364 McHenry Auto Parts 1,998.50 68365 McHenry County Supply 75.00 68366 McHenry Lumber Co. 116.00 68367 McHenry Paint, Glass 8 Wallpaper 495.90 68368 McHenry Printing Services 754.25 68369 McHenry Tire Mart 110.00 68370 William M. Mercer Incorporated 33.08 68371 Mississippi Tool Supply 230.83 68372 Monroe Truck Equipment 791.51 68373 Municipal Marking Distributors 162.00 68374 Narusis 8 Narusis 21,379.20 68375 National Chemsearch 103.49 68376 National Business Furniture Inc. 164.00 68377 NCR Corporation 156.40 68378 Nelson Electronic Alarm Co., Inc. 41.00 68379 Northern Illinois Gas 444.93 68380 Northeastern IL Planning Commission 1,557.42 68381 Northern Computer Services Inc. 2,925.00 68382 Northwest Auto Electric 122.54 68383 Northwest Municipal Conference 522.00 68384 Northwest Herald 421.18 68385 The Office Shoppe 881.57 68386 Ray O'Herron 72.61 68387 PACE 1,389.00 68388 Patten Tractor d Equipment Co. 790.06 68389 Pedersen GMC 2.32 68390 Photo Forum 223.87 68391 Pioneer Truck Parts 257.66 68392 Pitney Bowes 112.50 68393 Pitts Water Care 16.95 68394 Precision Sharpening 8 Rep. Inc. 29.50 68395 Prime Development Corp. 23,190.00 68396 Progress Chemcial 186.39 68397 Profile Distributors Inc. 449.75 68398 Radicom Inc. 55.00 68399 Reliable Maintenance 215.00 68400 Roadway Signal 3 Lighting Main. 1,672.49 68401 Rockford Industrial Welding Supply 196.13 68402 Roesch Equipment Co. 436.81 68403 Erika Ryl 642.00 68404 Safety Kleen Corp. 67.50 68405 Sidener Supply Company 96.00 68406 The Sidwell Company 56.72 68407 Sirchle Finger Print Lab. 903.71 68408 Stan's Office Machines 607.94 68409 Sullivan Foods 40.08 68410 Sunnyside Company 68.07 68411 Super-Cleen Car Wash 105.00 68412 Tarco Business Forms Inc. 200.00 68413 Thompson Elevator Ins-pection Service 50.00 68414 UZ Engineered Products 173.48 68415 Visible Computer Supplies 24.44 68416 Viking Office Products 100.19 68417 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 20.90 68418 Warning L1tes of Illinois 527.00 68419 WEG Studio 647.10 68420 Zee Medical Service 52.30 68421 Zep Manufacturing 111.55 4 February 25, 1991 WATER/SEWER FUND Page 3 7846 Toolland Inc. 78.43 7847 Treasurer, State Of Illinois 2,500.00 7849 VOID --- 7850 Ace Hardware 498.04 7851 Alexander Chemcial Corp. 2,034.60 7852 American Sigma 307.10 7853 Aqua Prep Inc. 1,879.10 7854 AT&T Information Systems 16.80 7855 Badger Meter Inc. 763.28 7856 VOID --- 7857 VOID --- 7858 Baxter & Woodman 28,109.49 7859 Bolger Coffee Company Inc. 38.80 7860 Boncosky Oil Company 1,597.72 7861 Botts Welding & Truck Service 47.48 7862 Buss Ford Sales 22.55 7863 Chesterton -Chicago 1,899.32 7864 Chemical Pump Sales & Service 105.38 7865 Commonwealth Edison 23,816.48 7866 Commonwealth Edison 40.22 7867 Data Documents 1,133.20 7868 Dezurik 119.54 7869 Drummond American Corporation 79.79 7870 E & H Utility Sales Inc. 550.64 7871 Eby Brown 158.65 7872 Fisher Scientific 412.84 7873 Joseph D. Foreman & Co. 85.00 7874 George P. Freund Inc. 40.00 7875 Gabriel Laboratories LTD 236.00 7876 Hach Company 80.81 7877 Illinois Bell 158.16 7878 Illinois FWD Truck & Equipment Co. 503.00 7879 Industrial Towel & Uniform 363.40 7880 Industrial Waste Pretreatment Primer 150.00 7881 Jepsen Tire Co. Inc. 15.00 7882 Kelburn Engineering Company 116.44 7883 Kirchner Fire Extinguisher 141.25 7884 Lee & Ray Electric 44.80 7885 Main Paint & Decorating 31.71 7886 McHenry Analytical Water Laboratory 261.00 7887 McHenry Auto Parts 110.15 7888 McHenry County Glass & Mirror 55.00 7889 McHenry Electric & Supply 105.99 7890 McHenry Lumber Co. 79.80 7891 McHenry Tire Mart 55.00 7892 Meyer Material Company 518.35 7893 Midwest Meter Inc. 337.50 7894 Northerr, Illinois Gas 1,874.79 7895 Northern Computer Services Inc. 1,530.00 7896 Northwest Municipal Conference 58.00 7897 The Office Shoppe 93.44 7898 Photo Forum 110.90 7899 Pitney Bowes 37.50 7900 Reliance Safety Equipment 73.79 7901 Safety K1een Corp. 64.75 7902 Sidener Supply Company 228.28 7903 VOID --- 7904 Waste Mgmt. of McHenry County 25.50 7905 Woodland Landfill 4,702.65 7906 Zep Manufacturing 90.75 RECREATION PROGRAMS FUND 1158 VOID 1159 Mary Lasky 40.00 1160 Susan O'Leary 167.50 1161 Blevins Concession Supply Co. 44.37 1162 Commonwealth Edison 114.42 1163 Crystal Manor Stables 530.00 1164 Gibson Inc. 23.00 1165 Illinois Bell 19.26 February 25, 1991 Page 4 1166 Adolph Kiefer A Associates 249.77 1167 Rosemary Kondritz 779.50 1168 Lakeland Tennis Club 232.00 1169 Carolyn Lawson 420.00 1170 Market Place True Value 54.53 1171 Northern Illinois Gas 437.01 1172 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 11.28 - Approved the January Treasurer's Report as presented; - Approved the January Budget Report as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Smith, Patterson. Motion carried. Five bids were submitted to the City for tennis court lighting at West Campus High School. Motion by Teta, seconded by McClatchey, to award the contract for the West Campus tennis court lighting installation to the low bidder, Carey Electric of McHenry, in the amount of $37,950.00. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Smith, Patterson. Motion carried. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Donahue, to authorize and approve a $25.00 contribution to the Water Utility Council of the American Water Works Association which supplies legislative action news to local waifr suppliers. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting Nagy: None. Absent: Smith, Patterson. Motion carried. A request from Walter Brown, of 1319 Millstream Drive for a Home Occupation variation was withdrawn from the Council Agenda at the request of Mr. Brown. Scott Hunt, developer of White Oak Ridge subdivision and his engineer Frank Cuda, addressed the cuunril concerning approval of a preliminary plat. The subject property contains 32 acres of land and lies east of Ridge Road, just south of Deerwood Estates subdivision. The developer wishes to have Council approval of the preiiminary plat prior to proceeding with the details of an annexation agreement. Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Serritella, to concur with the recommendation of the Plan Commission and approve the preliminary plat of White Oak Ridge as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Smith, Patterson. Motion carried. Discussion was held on the involuntary annexation of islands of land in the City. Nine parcels of land were presented which met the criteria for forceable annexation. It was the consensus that owners of the parcels of land which were of small acreage should be sent letters informing them of the Council's intention to annex them. Motion by Lieder, seconded by Bolger, to notify the following; property owners that the City is considering forced annexation of their• property and that the +natter would be under discussion at the March 13,, 1991 Council Meeting: Erber property, 106 S. Crystal Lake Road, 1 acre; Miller property, 219 S. Green Street, 1.20 acres and 1.32 acres; Kno& property, 223 S. Green Street, 1.32 acres; Huska property 202 S. Greea, Street, 2.08 acres; property at the east end of Charlotte Drive, .? acres. I February 25, 1991 Page S Motion by Teta, to amend the motion just to send to letters and notification to the Erber and Charlotte Drive properties. Motion failed for lack of a second. Voting on the original motion: Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting Nay: Teta. Absent: Smith, Patterson. Motion carried. Discussion took place on the policy and procedure for vacation of City right-of-ways and other property. A request will be on the next agenda from Rooftree, Inc. to vacate Oak Street so that a multi -family complex can be built in the area. Following discussion the City Administrator was asked to study the matter and present suggestions and alternatives on the immediate vacation of Oak Street, west of Front Street for the Rooftree, Inc. development. The Mayor announced the appointment of Maria S. Kay of 21.3 Windridge Drive, to the Environmental Advisory Committee to fill the unexpired term of John V1eck. Motion by Teta, seconded by McClatchey, to approve the Mayor's appointment of Maria S. Kay as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Smith, Patterson. Motion carried. Mayor Busse scheduled a Special Meeting for Monday, March 4, 1991 at 7:30 P.M. to discuss Capital Projects for the Budget and future goats and objectives. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Teta, to approve the request for a direct line hook-up of the old RAE Corporation building at 5801 W. Elm Street to the Police Monitoring Board. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Smith, Patterson. Motion carried. Motion by Donahue, seconded by Teta, to go into Executive Session at 9:27 P.M. to discuss personnel and pending litigation. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Smith, Patterson. Motion carried. Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Bolger, to go back into Open Session at 10:09 P.M. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Smith, Patterson. Motion carried. February 25, 199) Page 6 Motion by Bolger, seconded by Donahue, to approve the hiring and transfer of Christine Newman from the Building and Zoning Department to the General Office staff as Junior Clerk at a salary range of Grade 2, Step 3, effective March 11, 1991. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Smith, Patterson. Motion carried. Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Serritella, to adjourn. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting May: None. Absent: Smith, Patterson. Motion carried. The Meeting adjourned at 10:10 P.M. GI