HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 05/04/1988 - City CouncilREGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1988 8:00 P.M.
The Regular Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to order
by Mayor Busse on Wednesday, May 4, 1988 at 8 P.M. at City Hall. At roll Council
call the following Aldermen were present: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, CouCou
Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella, Absent: None. City staff in Attendance
attendance were Supt. Batt, Attorney Narusis, Clerk Gilpin, Park Director
Merkel, Chief Joyce, Finance and Personnel Administrator Vitas.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Nolan, to accept the minutes of the
April 20, 1988 Regular Meeting and the April 20, 1988 Annual Meeting as
presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Mayor Busse presented developer donation checks to Dr. Ralph
Morris, President of the McHenry Library District, in the amount of Developer
$22,125 and to Dr. Robert Cassidy, Superintendent of School District 15, Donations
for a check in the amount of $29,553.50. Dr. Cassidy also accepted the
check for School District 156 in the amount of $32,972.50.
John Vleck, representing the Jaycees, presented a check to the
City of McHenry for $3,435 for purchase of two electronic score boards Park
for the lighted ball fields at Knox Park and Petersen Park. The Mayor Donations
and Park Director Merkel expressed appreciation to the Jaycees for their
continuing support of recreational facilities in the City of McHenry.
Donald Gerstad addressed the Council and presented a concept
plan for 9.4 acres of land. He is requesting annexation and RM-1 zoning
with a variation for 11 buildings on one lot with three units to be
constructed in each building. The project is a joint venture of McHenry
Sand & Gravel and Gerstad Builders and is located on the west side of
Ringwood Road across from Brittany Park. He was directed to go to the
Zoning Board of Appeals for a hearing date.
Annexations
Gerstad also presented a concept plan for annexation of 76 acres
located directly north of the Winding Creek Unit 5-50 acre annexation in
1987. He is asking for RS-3 zoning with no variations. He was directed Annexations
to go to the Zoning Board and Plan Commission for hearing dates.
Motion by Serritella, seconded by McClatchey, to approve the
Lion's Club request for placement of a lighted sign on the Wilbert Hecht
property across from the Market Place contingent upon Building and Zoning Sign
Officer John Zabor's approval. Permits &
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Variations
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Patterson, to pass an ordinance
providing for an extension of a certain annexation agreement between the
City of McHenry and McHenry Sand and Gravel Company concerning the Ords.
Sherman Hill Gravel Pit operation, as presented. Annex.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Bolger, to pass an ordinance
providing for the extension of a certain annexation agreement between the Ords.
City of McHenry and Lasalle National Bank known as the Woodcreek
Subdivision and approving the first amendment to the annexation agreement Annex.
bearing the date October 17, 1977, as presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Bolger, to pass an ordinance Ords.
amending the Zoning Ordinance of the City of McHenry to establish a Zoning Ord.
zoning classification on the Woodcreek property as RS-1 Single Family 9
Residential District with a A-M Agriculture and Mining Overlay District
as defined by the Zoning Ordinance of the City of McHenry, as presented.
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Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Ords. Motion by Patterson, seconded by Nolan, to pass an ordinance
providing for the approval of a proposed annexation agreement between the
Annexations City of McHenry and McHenry Sand and Gravel known as the Eppel property,
as presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Ords. Motion by Patterson, seconded by Nolan, to pass an ordinance
Annex. providing for the annexation of property owned by McHenry Sand & Gravel
known as the Eppel property containg about 253 acres and also amend the
Zoning Ords. Zoning Ordinance of the City of McHenry to zone the real estate annexed,
as presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Alderman Lieder, Chairman of the Finance Committee, presented
the 1988-89 fiscal year working budget to the Council for approval. He
reported that there was a total revenue projected of $6,325,255 and a
total expenditure of $6,443,354.
Motion by Lieder, seconded by
Patterson, to approve the
Budgets
recommendation of the Finance Committee and
approve the 1988-1989 fiscal
year working budget as presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder,
Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson,
Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by
Nolan, to enter into an
Agreements
intergovernmental agreement with the McHenry
Township Board for a
Mosquito
cooperative agreement on mosquito larvaciding in McHenry Township in the
Abatement
City of McHenry for a total cost to the City
of $2,741.25.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder,
Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson,
Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Youth Mayor Busse announced that two city representatives needed to be
Comm. appointed to the McHenry Area Youth Commission. He volunteered to serve
as assistant chairman and asked that one other Alderman volunteer to
serve on the Board.
Motion by Nolan, seconded by Patterson, to pass an ordinance
Ords. establishing park fees as presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
Parks Fees McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Nolan, to pass an ordinance
Ords.
establishing four free parking spaces in the Court
Street Parking Lot for
Parking
Attorney Diamond in
exchange for keeping an entrance into the parking lot
Regs. &
open for public use.
Lots
Voting Aye:
Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta,
Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay:
None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by
Teta, seconded by Patterson,
to pass an ordinance
Ords.
establishing a stop
sign on Malibu Court at Crystal
Lake Road.
Stop Sign
Locations
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Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Patterson, seconded by
amending the Subdivision Control Ordinance
surveyor's certificate as required by State
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder,
McClatchey, Patterson,
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Lieder, to pass an ordinance Ords.
by amending the form of the SCO
law.
Teta, Smith,
Serritella.
Mayor Busse announced his appointments for various boards and
commissions as follows:
CITY OFFICERS - TERMS TO EXPIRE APRIL 30, 1989
City Attorney
Supt. Public Works
Bldg. & Zoning Admin.
Chief of Police
E.S.D.A. Coordinator
Parks & Recreation Director
Finance & Personnel Administrator
Narusis & Narusis
Fredric C. Batt
John Zabor
Patrick J. Joyce
Thomas Fleming
Peter J. Merkel
Bogdan Vitas, Jr.
PLAN COMMISSION
Suggest Reduction in size from 11 to 9 members
Chairman: Vicki Lynn Sheppard
POLICE COMMISSIONERS - TERM TO EXPIRE APRIL 30, 1991
onA rect
POLICE PENSION BOARD - TERM TO EXPIRE APRIL 30, 1990
John Mad
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE - TERMS TO EXPIRE APRIL 30, 1990
Donna Schaefer Donna Tobeck Luis Fontanez John VTeck
LANDMARK COMMISSION - TERMS TO EXPIRE APRIL 30, 1990
Nancy Fike Thomas Hopkins Dick Rab itt Henry Nell, Jr. Jesse Freund
1988-1989 STANDING COMMITTEES
PERSONNEL
McClatchey et�terson Nolan
FINANCE
Lieder Teta B eo g r Patterson
PUBLIC PROPERTY_
Nolan Teta Patterson McClatchey
UTILITIES
Bolger SerrlteTT—a----Smith Lieder
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Smith Bolger Serrite a McClatchey
BUILDING AND ZONING
Teta Nolan Smith Serritella
PARK AND RECREAT]'ON
Patterson Nolan c atc ey Lieder
PURCHASING
Serritella TmMteder Bolger
Motion by Smith, seconded by McClatchey, to concur with the
Mayor's appointments as presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson,, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Appoint-
ments-
Officials,
etc.
Appts.-
Annual
Cttes.
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Resolutions Motion by Serritella, seconded by Patterson, to present
Resolutions of Appreciation to retiring Plan Commission members Dick
Hoover, George Spyrnal and Joan Schwegel and for retiring Landmark
Commission member Donald Howard.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Appts.- Mayor Busse announced the following aldermanic appointments to
the Environmental Advisory Committee: Aldermen Liz Nolan, Mike Teta,
Eviron. Frank McClatchey and Randy Patterson.
Advisory
Ctte. Motion by Teta, seconded by Nolan, to concur with the Mayor's
appointments to the Environmental Advisory Committee as presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Mayor Busse called for a recess at 9:20 P.M. The meeting
reconvened at 9:33 P.M. with everyone still in attendance.
Street Motion by Bolger, seconded by Nolan, to authorize the City to
Scope hire Smith Engineering to do engineering work for the street scape
project as directed.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Nolan, seconded by Teta, to cooperate with McHenry
Animals- County Department of Health and support passage of an amendment to
Misc. require that cats be vaccinated and registrated in McHenry County.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: Smith.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Mayor Busse called for a Special Meeting on Thursday, May 12,
1988 at 7:30 P.M. for continuation of the Zoning Ordinance review.
Motion by Lieder, seconded by Bolger, to accept the Finance
Committee recommendation and approve special recognition awards to
Joan
Marth of the City Clerk's Office and Tom Schmidt of the Parks
and
Employees
Recreation Department for $500 each and to Joseph Doherty of
the
Wages &
Communications Department for a 112 step increase in salary.
Benefits
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Alderman Teta left the meeting at 10:12 P.M.
Motion by Lieder, seconded by Patterson, to authorize
and
Parks-
approve issuance of picnic beer permits as presented.
Beer
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Smith,
Permits
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Teta.
Motion carried.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Nolan, to direct the
Street Superintendent of Public Works to contact City Engineers and have them
Maint. review a drainage culvert when they do engineering work on Fairway Drive
for the Summer Street Maintenance Program.
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Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Teta.
Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, seconded by McClatchey, to adjourn.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Lieder, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Teta.
Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 10:53 P.M.
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