HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 05/29/1991 - City CouncilREGULAR MEETING
MAY 29, 1991
The Regular Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to order
by Mayor Busse on Wednesday, May 29, 1991 at 8:00 P.M. in City Hall. At
roll call the following Aldermen were present: Bolger, Donahue, Locke,
Lieder, Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella. Absent: None. City Staff
in attendance were: City Clerk Gilpin, City Administrator Peterson, City
Attorney Harusis, Director of Building and Zoning Halik, Director of
Public Works Batt, Director of Parks and Recreation Merkel, and Chief of
Police Joyce. Absent: None.
During the ten minute Public Input Session, Anton Rebel of 4009 W.
Maple Avenue informed the Council that a clean up of Boone Creek and the
Fox River was being undertaken on Saturday, June 1, 1991 by McHenry
Preservationists, McHenry County Defenders, and Friends of the Fox.
Anyone who wanted to volunteer to help should contact him. He asked that
the City donate dumpsters to handle disposal of the debris.
Motion by Patterson, seconded by Donahue, to approve the Consent
Agenda as follows-
- Approve the Minutes of the May 15, 1991 Regular City Council
Meeting as presented;
- Approve the picnic beer permits as presented;
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke,
Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Donahue, seconded by Patterson, to accept the 25 foot
sanitary sewer easement from Cypress Medical Products, Inc. at 1202 South
Route 31, McHenry, as presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke,
Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nagy: None.
Absent: None. _
Motion carried.
Motion by Serritella, seconded by Patterson, to deny the Class "B"
Solicitor's License request from Realtor Michael Spangler, as presented.
Voting Aye: Donahue, Lieder, Locke,
Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: Bolger.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Serritella, seconded by Smith, to deny the Class "B"
Solicitor's License request from Cement Contractor Richard Fiske, as
presented.
Voting Aye: Donahue, Lieder, Locke,
Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: Bolger.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Serritella, to concur with the Zoning
Board of Appeals recommendation and pass an ordinance granting a
Conditional Use Permit for a financial institution with drive -up
facilities and automatic teller machines, and amending the McHenry Zoning
Ordinance to allow a variation from the side and rear yard building
setback lines for Home State Bank of Crystal Lake in the McHenry
Corporate Center, with the restrictions and stipulations as outlined in
said ordinance.
Voting Aye:
Voting Nay
Absent:
Motion carried.
Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke,
Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella.
None.
None.
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John Cottingham, a representative for the Fritsch property, updated
the Council on the current status of the proposed annexation and golf
course for the Fritsch subdivision. He also submitted a document for
Council review entitled, "Proposal for City of McHenry Construction and
Financing of the McHenry Municipal Golf Course, a Public Golf Course to
be Owned by the City of McHenry and Operated by First Golf Management, a
Facility Management Service Division of First Golf Corporation of Tempe,
Arizona. Financing and Construction to be provided by First Golf
Corporation of Denver, Colorado".
Attorney Jim Bach, representing the Fritsch property in deannexation
proceedings before the McHenry County Regional Superintendent of Schools,
reported on the progress of negotiations. Presently, there are 920 acres
of land being requested to be deannexed from the Crystal Lake Elementary
School District and annexed to the McHenry Elementary School District. A
petition filed by Jim Finch requesting the deannexation, has been
continued to July 1, 1991, when the Regional School Board will hear and
act on the petition.
Motion by Lieder, seconded by Locke, to award the bid for the 1991
MFT Road Construction Work to Skokie Valley Asphalt, and to pass the MFT
Supplementary Resolution to include Chesterfield Drive, Cumberland
Circle, Hampton Court, Essex Court and Chesterfield Court in the
reconstruction work at a cost of $176,255.75.
Voting Aye: Locke, Lieder, Smith, Patterson.
Voting Nay: Bolger, Donahue, Adams, Serritella.
Absent: None.
There being a tie vote, Mayor Busse cast an "Aye" vote and declared the
motion carried.
Motion by Lieder, seconded by Locke, to enter into an Engineering
Construction Services Agreement with Baxter & Woodman as presented, in an
amount not to exceed $29,300.00 for engineering services in connection
with the construction of street improvements for Chesterfield Drive,
Cumberland Circle and Hampton Court,
Voting Aye: Lieder, Locke, Smith, Adams, Patterson.
Voting Nay: Bolger, Donahue, Serritella.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
City Administrator Peterson reported that the reconstruction of the
Riverside Drive parking lot was complete, and is now open to traffic for
parking and loading. Chief Joyce and Director of Public Works Batt
inspected the parking lot and submitted recommendations for traffic
control regulations.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Donahue, to pass ordinances
establishing the following parking regulations in the Riverside Drive
parking lot:
1. The parking lot to the rear of the west side of Riverside
Drive to be one way traffic southbound from Pearl Street to
Elm Street.
2. Diagonal parking only on the west side of the parking lot
from Pearl Street to Elm Street.
3. Stop sign at south exit from the parking lot onto Elm Street.
4. Right turn only from southbound Riverside Drive parking lot
to westbound Elm Street.
5. Loading zone east side of Riverside Drive parking lot from
Pearl Street to 14 feet south of 1309 Riverside Drive, except
at the rear of 1315 Riverside Drive.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke,
Smith, Adams, Serritella.
Voting Nay: Patterson.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
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Motion by Bolger, seconded by Donahue, to pass an ordinance
establishing a four-hour parking regulation for the Riverside Drive
parking lot.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke,
Adams, Serritella.
Voting Nay: Smith, Patterson.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Donahue, to pass an ordinance
establishing no overnight parking between 2 A.M. to 6 A.M. in the
Riverside Drive parking lot, except in the loading zones.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke,
Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Adams, seconded by Bolger, that the City should provide two
dumpsters and plastic bags as needed for the Fox River/Boone Creek
clean-up work on June 1, 1991.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke,
Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Adams, seconded by Bolger, to pass a Resolution declaring
the month of June as Fox River Appreciation Month.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke,
Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Donahue, to approve the recommendation
of Director of Public Works Batt to permit MFT maintenance work on Green
Street between Waukegan Road and Pearl Street to begin as early as 4:30
A.M. for one day so as to facilitate paving, traffic control, merchants
access, etc.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke,
Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Patterson, seconded by Adams, to approve Police Chief
Joyce's request to do detailing work on two new police squad cars at a
cost of $450.00 per car.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke,
Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Patterson, seconded by Serritella, to approve the Mayor's
hiring of the following summer employees for the Public Works Department:
Water Division: Brian Bolger, John Geraghty.
Wastewater Treatment Division: Jim Hayes.
Street Division: James Carney, Tan Wagner, Brian Wigman,
Eric Schulze, Benji Winkelman, Paul Eickenberg,
Terry Trocki, Karl Curry.
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Voting Aye
Voting Nay
Absent:
Motion carried.
Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke,
Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella.
None.
None.
Motion by Donahue, seconded by Patterson, to go into Executive
Session at 10:15 P.M. to discuss pending litigation and personnel.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke,
Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Lieder, to go back into Open Session at
10:48 P.M.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke,
Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
A Building, Zoning, and Planning Committee Meeting was scheduled for
Wednesday, June 5, 1991 at 7:00 P.M. to discuss the use of "Not Approved
for Occupancy" stickers.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Adams, to adjourn.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke,
Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
The Meeting adjourned at 10:49 P.M. _
LtKK MAYOR