HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 03/02/1983 - City CouncilSPECIAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1983 7:22 P.M.
A Special Meeting of the City Council was called to order by
Mayor Stanek on March 2, 1983 at 7:22 P.M. for the purpose of reviewing
the State of Illinois Fish Management Agreement for McCullom Lake, and
a presentation from IDOT for an update of Route 120 improvements and the
Route 120 bridge construction.
At roll call the following aldermen were present: Pepping,
Nolan, Busse, Gelwicks, Smith, Serritella, Meurer. Absent: Datz. City
personnel in attendance were Supt. Halvensleben, Attorney Narusis, Clerk
Gilpin.
Motion by Smith, seconded by
execute an agreement for fish management
Department of Conservation.
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan,
Meurer.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Datz.
Motion carried.
Attorney Narusis presented
the hospital Special Service Area No.
General Obligation Bond. The Council
and be prepared to vote on the matter
Meurer, to authorize the mayor to
of McCullom Lake with the Illinois
Busse, Gelwicks, Smith, Serritella,
information on abatement of taxes for
1 and for the 1982 City of McHenry
was asked to study the information
at the next regular council meeting.
Attorney Narusis announced that financial information of the
McHenry Shores Water Company and the Lakeland Park Water Company would be
on file in the City Clerk's office for inspection of City Council members
and other interested people in connection with the water companies request
for rate increases. The forms and information on file included Federal
Income Tax statements for five years, unaudited 1982 balance sheets,
depreciation schedule of assets, summary sheets which reflect their income
experience on a daily basis, and other details about operation of the
company. This was all public information and could be reviewed in the
Clerk's office.
Mayor Stanek introduced Tony Onaz of Illinois Department of
Transportation (IDOT) who presented an update of the Route 120 bridge re-
construction project and of future Route 120 improvements. He reported
that the Route 120 bridge reconstruction project was approved December 14,
1981. IDOT is currently in the process of preparing the plans and acquir-
ing the necessary right-of-ways for that improvement. The total estimated
cost is 4.9 million dollars which would be for a 5-lane cross-section on
Route 120, improving the intersections of Riverside Drive and River Road,
providing left -turn lanes on Route 120 at Riverside Drive, continuing the
median across the bridge and transitioning into another left -turn lane to
provide movement onto River Road from the east and west.
A partial detour will be necessary and current plans are for
eastbound traffic to be maintained throughout the construction period
with westbound truck traffic tobe detoured to Chapel Hill Road, continue north-
erly to Johnsburg Road and west to Route 31 at which point traffic can go
either north or south on Route 31. Vehicular traffic in terms of automo-
biles, pickup trucks and vans can continue west -bound on Route 120 to
River Road, go north on River Road and use the Pearl Street bridge to go
westerly on Route 31. That would be for just the first construction
season. After that time, IDOT hopes to have one-half of the bridge
completed and could then utilize the new bridge construction for two-way
traffic. The detours would be eliminated at that time and all traffic
would be reverted to Route 120.
The bid letting for this project is anticipated for IDOT's third
quarter in fiscal year 1984 which means that the letting would be anywhere
between January and March of 1984. Once the contract is awarded there would
be the normal pre -construction meetings to coordinate the work with the City
of McHenry and construction would start shortly thereafter.
This project was originally anticipated to be funded with HBRRF
(Highway Bridge Replacement & Rehabilitation Funds). When this project was
started three years ago,those funds were available but have since become
scarce from this district and so the funding has been trasferred over to
Crosstown Transfer money and specifically that portion earmarked for the
FAP 420 Corridor Improvements since 120 is in that corridor in terms of
maintaining access.
IDOT &
Route 120
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Route 120 will also be improved by installing 4-lanes, with
a median where needed and wherever possible, extending from River Road
east to just west of Gilmer Road. That study will be undertaken in
May or June of 1983 with anticipated bid letting sometime between
July 1, 1986 and June 30, 1987. Estimated cost of that project is
between 15 and 20 million dollars.
County Board members in attendance at this meeting were
Clint Claypool, Chuck Weingart, Jim Curran, Ed Buss, Dean Cunat, and
Donald Doherty. EDC Director of Development Bill Bolger was also
present. They questioned Onaz on future highway projects in the
area and discussion was held on improvements of Route 31 north and
south as well as highways leading to O'Hare Airport from McHenry
County.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Gelwicks, to adjourn.
Voting Aye: Smith, Gelwicks, Serritella, Meurer, Busse, Nolan,
Pepping.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Datz.
Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 8:37 P.M.
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