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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 03/15/1989 - City CouncilREGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1989 8:00 P.M. The Regular Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to order by Mayor Busse on Wednesday, March 15, 1989 at 8 P.M. at City Hall. At roll call the following Aldermen were present: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. McClatchey arrived at 8:37 P.M. Absent: None. City staff in attendance were Supt. Batt, Attorney Narusis, Clerk Gilpin, Chief Joyce, Finance and Personnel Administrator Vitas. Park Director Merkel arrived at 8:43 P.M. Absent: Director of Development Greenwood. Motion by Nolan, seconded by Serritella, to accept the minutes of the February 27, 1989 Special Meeting and the March 1, 1989 Regular Meeting as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Lieder, to approve the final plat of Winding Creek 5 Unit II conditioned upon locations of sanitary sewer and water services being shown on their record drawings after completion of construction and a list of sanitary sewer service locations measured from the nearest downstream manhole, being provided after completion of construction. Lengthy discussion took place concerning the February 20, 1989 letter from Baxter & Woodman concerning comments and recommendations prepared by Dr. Hal Sundin regarding the subdivision. On March 1, 1989, Smith Engineering submitted an answer to Sundin's comments and recommendations. On March 13, 1989 Dr. Hal Sundin submitted a letter wherein he stated that the documents as submitted were in order subject to the location of utilities. Some Aldermen felt that the March 13, 1989 letter from Sundin should have explained in detail the resolution of 16 items which were pointed out as needing attention. Mayor Busse was asked to contact Dr. Sundin and request that in the future more detailed letters be sent to the Council to explain resolutions of subdivision improvements. Motion by Serritella, seconded by Bolger, to call the question and vote on the previous motion. Voting Aye: Bolger, Smith, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting Nay: Nolan, Teta, Lieder, Patterson. Absent: None. There being a tie vote, Mayor Busse cast an Aye Vote and declared the motion carried. Voting on the orginial motion was as follows: Votine Aye: Bolger, Lieder, Smith, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting Nay: Nolan, Teta, Patterson. Absent: None. Motion carried. Edward Houlihan, owner of Lamps & Shades for Contract, addressed the Council to ask for a permanent directional sign at the corner of Borden and Elm Street to inform the public of his business location. However, at this time he changed his request and asked that the Council permit him to install a temporary sign for two months at that location. Motion by Patterson, seconded by Nolan, to grant Houlihan permission to install a temporary sign for two months at the corner of Borden and Elm with the stipulation that the type of sign and location be subject to the approval of the Building and Zoning Officer and after that time he would have to comply with the established rules and regulations for temporary sign permits in the City Ordinance. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: Teta. Absent: None. Motion carried. Council Meetings Attendance PLATS Sign Permits & Variations Wednesday, March 15, 1989 Paae 2 Zon. Motion by Nolan, seconded by Teta, to concur with the Zoning Zoning Matters Board of Appeals a,nd deny the request of Timothy Winsett for issuance of Matters a conditional use permit which would allow the operation of a recreation center at the northeast corner of Green and Elm Streets (3442 W. Elm Street). Voting Aye: Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Bolger. Motion carried. Superintendent Batt reported that William Tonyan and Sons had approached him to request the oversizing of the sanitary sewer line through the proposed McHenry Corporate Center to allow the future connection of Tonyan Industrial Park and an additional 20 acre parcel they own in the area. Tonyans offered to pay for the oversizing and Superintendent Batt saw no problem with their request. Sewer Motion by Lieder, seconded by Serritella, to concur with the Line recommendation of the Superintendent of Public Works and grant the Repairs request of William Tonyan and Sons for the oversizing of the Sanitary & Ext. Sewer through the McHenry Corporate Center for future connection of Tonyan Industrial Park and other Tonyan property as proposed. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Public Motion by Bolger, seconded by Nolan, to approve the request of Property the Downtown Revitalization Committee and authorize the purchase of six Purch. lamp posts, six signs, a bollard sign, six benches, 20 trash containers and some area signs all to be located in the three business districts Donations (Riverside Drive, Green Street and Main Street) at a cost of $43,170.00 with $12,000.00 to be reimbursed by the McHenry Rotary Club. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. PACE Motion by Bolger, seconded by Serritella, to enter into a one year agreement with the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Agreemts Transportations Authority (PACE) for curb to curb bus service in the City at a cost of $2,400 per month as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Ord. Motion by Lieder, seconded by Patterson, to pass an ordinance Liquor q increasing the number of Class "B" Liquor Licenses in the City of McHenry Cont& from six to seven with the Class "B" license being issued to the Eagle Lic. Food Store located at 4400 W. Elm Street. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Resolutions Motion b Patterson seconded b Nolan to Y Y pass a resolution Police- that the City of McHenry supports State funding for an automated Flisc. fingerprint identification system for the Northern Illinois Police Crime Laboratory as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Appts. Mayor Busse announced that he was appointing Ma-i,:...: ivoetschel Landmark of 3714 N. Spring Grove Road as a new member of the La-::r..;r; -oininission Comm. to fill the unexpired term of Dorothy Uttich who recently resicned from that Commissicn. Wednesday, March 15, 1989 Page 3 Motion by, Bolger, seconded by Nolan, to approve the Mayor's appointment of Marlene Goetschel to the Landmark Commission as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Patterson, seconded by Lieder, to approve the February Treasurer's Report as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by McClatchey, to authorize and approve payment of the following bills as presented: GENERAL FUND 7i87$-Hardware 484.64 31879 Adams Bros. Radiator Service 4.57 31880 Dan Adams Steel Service 19.19 31881 R.A. Adams Enterprises 1,467.72 31882 Alco Stores 138.90 31883 Aldridge Electric Inc. 200.00 31884 Althoff Industries 143.26 31885 American Paper Supply 50.24 31886 AT&T Information Systems 1,984.78 31887 Badger Uniforms 631.46 31888 Cheryl Ann Barone 1,291.00 31889 Baxter & Woodman 3,850.60 31890 Binding Concepts 25.00 31891 Bolger Coffee Company 325.92 31892 Boncosky & Co. Inc. 3,206.42 31893 Botts Welding & Truck Service 30.14 31894 Bruce Municipal Equipment 471.97 31895 Burns Industrial Supply Co. Inc. 89.75 31896 Buss Ford Sales 99.49 31897 Cardinal Auto Glass Company 6.00 31898 Century Business Systems 1,459.41 31899 Century 21 Real Estate Inc. 269.36 31900 Cogebec 2,138.00 31901 Commonwealth Edison 8,547.51 31902 Community Auto Supply 28.56 31903 Crystal Lake Tire & Battery Inc. 123.41 31904 Crystal Lake Leasing & Service 511.20 31905 Curtis Industries 59.57 31906 AC Dyna-Tite Corp. 80.39 31907 Eby Brown 471.40 31908 Ed's Rental & Sales 74.10 31909 Empire Electrical Supply Corp. 114.87 31910 First Ayd Corporation 89.71 31911 George P. Freund Inc. 698.20 31912 Freund Equipment Inc. 14.70 31913 Arthur J. Gallagher 30.00 31914 Gann Associates 300.00 31915 G. Communications 405.45 31916 Gray's Inc. 177.24 31917 Great Western Supply Div. 26.40 31918 Howell Tractor & Equipment 16.14 31919 ICMA 123.75 31920 Illinois Bell Telephone 1,549.98 31921 Industrial Towel & Uniform 125.80 31922 K & K Tool & Mfg. Co. 95.00 31923 Kar PRoducts 251.91 31924 Kay's Distributing 172.80 31925 Ketchum Kar Karriers 26.00 31926 Lawson Products 99.37 31927 Leach Enterprises 18.56 31928 Main Paint & Decorating 5.87 31929 McHenry Auto Parts 1,211.28 31930 McHenry City Wide Carpet 828.00 31931 McHenry Drapery & Carpet 462.00 Wednesday, March 15, 1989 GENERAL FUND CONT-D. Page 4 31932 McHenry Handy Pantry 80.60 31933 McHenry Paint, Glass, & Wallpaper 54.00 31934 McHenry Printing Services 787.75 31935 McHenry Tire Mart 65.00 31936 Frank Merrill Colour 83.00 31937 Modulaire/WMI Services 8,400.00 31938 Narusis & Narusis 18,450.34 31939 NCR Corporation 63.00 31940 Northern Illinois Gas 519.20 31941 Northeastern Ill. Planning Commission 824.00 31942 Northern Key & Lock 17.16 31943 The Office Shoppe 624.64 31944 PACE 17,468.00 31945 Photo Forum 144.40 31946 Pitney Bowes 151.50 31947 Precision Sharpening & Rep. 19.50 31948 Radicom Inc. 90.00 31949 R & D Auto Service 177.00 31950 Radio Shack 5.88 31951 Representatives 52.30 31952 Servicemaster 2,755.00 31953 Signs by Fry 60.00 31954 Snap On Tools 194.58 31955 Stan's Office Machines 94.40 31956 Teska Associates Inc. 3,397.55 31957 Thelen Sand & Gravel 390.35 31958 United Laboratories 127.60 31959 University of Illinois 2,445.00 31960 Warning Lites of Illinois 719.50 31961 Waste Mgmt. of McHenry County 264.40 31962 Western Union 106.20 31963 Western Union 493.12 31964 West Side Tractor Sales 21.51 31965 Zep Manufacturing 100.00 WATER/SEWER DEPARTMENT bu9u Ace Hardware 119.17 6091 Adams Rbos. Radiator Service 95.35 6092 R.A. Adams Enterprises 1,163.40 6093 Alexander Chemical Corp. 1,100.00 6094 Althoff Industries 51.75 6095 AT&T Information Systems 28.61 6096 Baxter & Woodman 63,997.52 6097 Bob's Colors 64.76 6098 Bolger Coffee Company 23.28 6099 Boncosky & Co. INc. 389.80 6100 Hank Buch & Son Htg. & A/C 110.50 6101 C&H Distributors Inc. 144.77 6102 CBC-Environmental Services 100.00 6103 Cogebec 1,052.00 6104 Commonwealth Edison 17,447.13 6105 Data Documents 1,850.54 6106 Eby Brown 76.73 6107 The Flolo Corporation 69.05 6108 Joseph D. Foreman & Sons 45.00 6109 G.C.C. Enterprises Inc. 93.00 6110 Gehm Supply Company 81.16 6111 W.W. Grainger Inc. 380.88 6112 Hughes Excavating Inc. 111.00 6113 Hydrotex, Inc. 195.86 6114 Illinois Bell Telephone 488.36 6115 Industrial Towel & Uniform 216.40 6116 ISCO, Inc. 205.00 6117 Main Paint & Decorating 282.23 6118 McHenry Analytical Water Laboratory 160.00 6119 McHenry Auto Parts 74.45 6120 McHenry Electric & Supply 74.96 6121 McHenry Printing Services 77.25 6122 McHenry Tire Mart 235.00 6123 Northern Illinois Gas 1,s84.35 6124 Northern Computer Services Inc. 6.242.50 6125 The Office Shoppe 77.12 6126 Pitney Bowes 15.00 Wednesday, March 15, 1989 Page 5 WATER/SEWER FUND CONT'D. 6127 Reliance SVety Equipment 6128 Representatives 6129 Sidener Supply Company 6130 Warning Lites of Illinois 6131 Waste Mgmt. of McHenry County 6132 Woodland Landfill 6133 Zep Manufacturing Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, McClatchey, Patterson, Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Teta, Smith, Serritella. 132.91 78.75 24.87 116.38 20.10 2,015.20 85.20 Mayor Busse called for a recess at 9:31 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 9:45 P.M. with everyone still in attendance. Mayor Busse proclaimed the week of April 9 - 15, 1989 as Proclamations Building Safety Week in the City of McHenry and urged all citizens to recognize the importance of modern construction safety codes and the vital contributions rendered by the dedicated individuals who administer them in the City of McHenry and elsewhere. Mayor Busse reported that in response to his request of Baxter & Woodman, Dr. Hal Sundin developed preliminary approximations of the cost of the several stages of expansion of the South Wastewater Treatment SWWTP Plant which were envisioned in the preparation of the plans and specifications. He listed detailed costs of Phases 1 - 5. It was decided to ask Dr. Sundin to attend a future Council Meeting to explain the expansion costs as outlined in his letter, especially Phases 1 and 2. Alderman Patterson, Chairman of the Park and Recreation Committee, reported on a meeting held February 20, 1989. The Committee recommended that a fireworks display be held on Sunday, July 2, 1989, but the Council suggested instead that the display date be on Monday night July 3, 1989. The cost of the fireworks display would be $10,000. The Committee recommended that the parking fee at Petersen Park after 6 P.M. be $3 per vehicle. There would be no charge for pedestrians. The McHenry Area Jaycees would be contacted to collect the parking fees as they have done in past years. The Kiwanis and Lions Clubs would be contacted to provide concessions and no private concessionaires would be allowed per current park policy. Motion by Patterson, seconded by Nolan, to contract with Bartolotta's Fireworks Company for a fireworks display on July 3, 1989 in Fireworks Petersen Park at a cost of $10,000 and to concur with the other recommendations of the Park Committee as presented above. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Patterson, seconded by Bolger, to approve the Park Committee recommendation and appropriate a minimum of $5,000 in the Park 1989-90 budget for improvement projects at Creekside Park in McHenry Improvements Shores. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Alderman Nolan wanted her suggestion on record that in future Parks-Misc. plans Wild Flower Gardens should be established throughout the City. The Park Committee recommended that a landscape plan for the entrance way of Whispering Oaks Park be developed in a two phase timeframe. Both phases would be contracted to ensure plantings would be successful rather than using city staff. The first phase would cost $3,950.00. Discussion was held on straightening out Front Royal Drive through Whispering Oaks Park to make a 4-way intersection with Elm and Industrial Drive. Some Aldermen felt it wouldn't be prudent to spend Wednesday, March 15, 1989 Page 6 $3,950.00 on imprgvements to the Whispering Oaks Park entrance when it indeed might not be the entrance in the future. Park Motion by Patterson, seconded by Teta, to approve the Park Impts. Committee recommendation and budget $3,950.00 for plantings at the Whispering Oaks Park entrance with work to be performed by contracted Failed personnel in May and June of 1989. Motion Voting Aye: Patterson, Lieder, Teta. Voting Nay: Serritella, McClatchey, Smith, Nolan, Bolger. Absent: None. Motion did not carry. Motion by Smith, seconded by Nolan, to authorize the Mayor to Auth. hire an engineering firm to begin preparing engineering details on St. Maint changing the configuration of Front Royal Drive to make a 4-way & Repair intersection with Elm Street and Industrial Drive. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Alderman Lieder announced that a Special Council Meeting would be held on Monday, March 27, 1989 at 7:30 P.M. to meet with School Boards, Library District, Fire District and developers to discuss revisions in the Developer Donation Fee Ordinance. Superintendent Batt announced that Thomas Lawson of 3807 W. Main Street presented a request to him for 50 percent reimbursement of a sidewalk replacement that Lawson had constructed in front of his property. Total cost of the sidewalk replacement was $700. He was requesting a $350 reimbursement. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Smith, to authorize and approve Sidewalks payment of $350 to Thomas Lawson for fifty percent of his sidewalk replacement costs. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, McClatchey, Patterson, Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Teta, Smith, Serritella. Superintendent Batt requested direction from the Council as to whether or not the City should continue picking up large appliances Clean during cleanup week such as stoves, refrigerators, freezers, washing up days machines, dryers, etc. Last year there were numerous abuses of this pickup policy during cleanup week. Following discussion it was decided not to pick up any large appliances and not to pickup any item over 50 pounds in weight. Superintendent Batt was authorized to advertise this policy so that all city residents will be aware of it prior to City Cleanup Week. Employees Motion by Smith, seconded by Serritella, to approve the Mayor's hiring of Howard Wagner Jr. of 3732 Cherokee, McHenry, for the position of Building Inspector to begin work on March 27, 1989 with a salary of Grade 9, Step 3 and the hiring of Kathi Kunzer as Code Enforcement Inspector to begin work the first part of April at a salary of Grade 9, beginning step. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Comp. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Nolan, to graciously reject the Plan offer made by the Northern Illinois Medical Center at the last Comprehensive Plan update meeting when they offered to donate funds towards development of a comprehensive plan for the Bull Valley Road Corridor. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Wednesday, March 15, 1989 Page 7 Alderman Patterson made a suggestion that the Plan Commission and ZBA members should be paid $40 each (Chairmen $60) for each of their respective meetings, except for meetings where petitioners are requesting action on their own individual dwellings. In the latter case the present rate should apply. Following discussion it was decided that the Finance Committee should take this into consideration when they plan the 1989-90 fiscal year budget. A Special Executive Session Meeting was scheduled for Tuesday, March 28, 1989 at 8:00 P.M. to discuss property acquisition. Motion by Smith, seconded by McClatchey, to adjourn. Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 11:40 P.M.