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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 05/30/1990 - City CouncilREGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1990 8:00 P.M. The Regular Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to order by Mayor Busse on Wednesday, May 30, 1990 at 8 P.M. at City Hall. At roll call the following Aldermen were present: Bolger, Donahue, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Lieder arrived at 8:07 P.M. Absent: McClatchey. City staff in attendance were Director of Public Works Batt, Attorney Narusis, Clerk Gilpin, Park Director Merkel, Chief Joyce, Building & Zoning Officer Ralik. During the 10 minute public input session, Jim and Diana Mantzoros of 1904 N. Oak Street, Lakeland Park, asked that all the water mains in Lakeland Park be replaced before anybody else has the same problems they had recently when a water main broke. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Donahue, to approve the Committee Meeting of the Whole minutes of May 14, 1990 and the minutes of the Regular Meeting of May 14, 1990 as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Paul Laudick, President of Northern Illinois Medical Center, and his attorney Jeffery Ladd addressed the Council to request a conditional use permit to expand the present hospital building. They requested issuance of an additional contional use permit to NIMC to permit the construction and use on the property of the following additions to the existing hospital: 1) a single story addition to the southwest side of the hospital containing approximately 4,552 square feet to be utilized for medical records; 2) an interior alteration adjacent to medical imaging to create a cardiac cauterization laboratory; 3) a two story addition to the south side of the hospital containing approximately 12,936 square feet on the first floor, 14,304 square feet on the second floor, and a penthouse for mechanical equipment of 4,500 square feet, the purpose of which is to provide ambulatory and outpatient surgical care on the first floor and administrative functions which are currently located in another building on the second floor; 4) a parking lot containing 148 parking spaces; and 5) the reconfiguration of the existing south parking lot to accommodate 26 additional spaces. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Patterson, to pass an ordinance amending the City of McHenry Zoning Ordinance to grarnt an additional conditional use permit to allow NIMC to construct 36,292 square feet of additional building, 26 additional parking spaces in the south lot of the existing hospital and an additional parking lot containing 148 parking spaces adjacent to such lot as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Patterson, to grant the fence variation request of James Turner at 5019 W. Willow Lane as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Motion by Lieder, seconded by Teta, to pass a resolution to enter into a Joint Governmental Purchasing Program with the State of Illinois as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Motion by Patterson, seconded by Donahue, to pass an ordinance prohibiting the discharge of sanitary and industrial waste into any storm sewer or drainage facility constructed as part of the Green Street FAU improvement as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Wednesday, May 30, 1990 Page 2 Motion by Patterson, seconded by Donahue, to pass an ordinance regulating parking along both sides of Green Street as part of the Green Street FAU Route improvement as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by Bolger, to approve the Frank Gradishar Sewer Main Recapture Agreement as presented with a 10 percent per annum interest to be inserted on page 3, paragraph l(b) as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Two proposals were received for the Central Waste Water Treatment Plant Seawall replacement project. Lorig Construction Company bid $264,677.40, Illinois Constructors Corporation bid $253,871. Motion by Patterson, seconded by Lieder, to award the bid for the Central Waste Water Treatment Plant Seawall replacement project to Illinois Constructors Corporation for the low bid of $253,871 and to instruct the City Clerk to insert the amount of $260,000 in the proposed appropriation ordinance line item for the seawall construction project. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Discussion was held on the request of Mr. & Mrs. Tom Low and Mr. & Mrs. Jack Kretch who live on Shore Drive. A vacant lot between their properties had been designated as an extension of Alton Road into West Shore Beach subdivision. They requested that the property be vacated and split between the two home owners who had been maintaining the property for a number of years. In recent weeks the property has become a dumping site and the homeowners asked that it be vacated and given to them or that the City begin maintaining that property. It also is a short cut for pedestrians, school children, bicyclists, motorcyclists and sometimes 4-wheel drive vehicles. Motion by Smith, seconded by Serritella, that the City should install a fence with the type and location to be chosen to the satisfaction of the two adjoining homeowners and that the location of the 4 foot sidewalk to be installed by the City should form a T-intersection with the adjoining other sidewalks along Shore Drive and that posts be installed in the opening at the rear of the vacant lot so that only bicyclists and pedestrians can use that sidewalk. Motion by Lieder, seconded by Patterson, to table the motion. Voting Aye: Bolger, Teta, Lieder, Patterson. Voting Nay: Donahue, Smith, Serritella. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Motion by Lieder, seconded by Teta, to direct Building and Zoning Administrator Halik and the City Staff to work with the two adjoining land owners, Lows & Kretchs, to work out a solution that would best meet the needs of the homeowners and the City and to return within two weeks with a recommendation. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: Smith. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Rooftree Inc, sent a letter to Mayor Busse regarding a proposed apartment project to be located on Kane Avenue and Oak Street north of Lillian and west of Route 31. The developers requested that Oak Street be vacated so that they could build the mutli-family apartment complex. Wednesday, May 30, 1990 Page 3 Motion by Smith, seconded by Patterson, to deny the request of Rooftree Inc, for vacation of Oak Street. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Discussion was held on the proposed Water Meter Reading Program with Northern Illinois Gas Company. Motion by Lieder, seconded by Teta, to agree in concept with the proposed program and to instruct the Director of Public Works and City Clerk to proceed with technical evaluation to how the Water Meter Reading Program can be incorporated into the City's computer and billing system. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. The request of Bald Knob resort to hookup to the fire side of the monitoring board at the Police Department was deferred until a later date when discussion can be held with the Fire District as to the best way to handle these out -of -city requests. Motion by Patterson, seconded by Donahue,. to approve the attendance of Director of Public Works Batt at the International Public Works Congress and Equipment Show in St. Louis September 8 - 13, 1990 at a cost of $785. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Motion by Lieder, seconded by Donahue, to approve the attendance of Park Director Merkel at the National Recreation and Park Association Annual Conference in Phoenix, Arizona from October 11 - 15, 1990 at a cost of $1,350. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Motion by Lieder, seconded by Donahue, to authorize the issuance of picnic beer permits as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Motion by Bolger, seconded by appoint Director of Public Works Batt Green Street FAU Improvement Project. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Lieder, to authorize the Mayor to as the resident engineer on the Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Mayor Busse called for a recess at 9:40 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 9:53 P.M. with everyone still in attendance. Under Mayor's Statements and Reports, Mayor Busse reported that a meeting would be held on Tuesday, June 5, 1990 at 8:00 P.M. at the Little Chef Restaurant on Riverside Drive to meet with the Riverside Drive merchants concerning the proposed parking lot behind the stores west of Riverside Drive. The Mayor announced that an official notice to hookup to the City of McHenry sewer system will be sent to the McHenry Shores residents notifying them that they have one year to hookup to the City sewer system. Wednesday, May 30, 1990 Page 4 Alderman Serritella, Chairman of the Purchasing Committee, reported that the Chief of Police had requested the purchase of 31 Beretta 9mm semi automatic pistols and amunition for a total of $17,768. The money was not allocated in budget line items but since the Police Training Institute could not except a new officer for training until February of 1991, that line item would have an excess of $17,000 in it which could be transferred from the Patrol Officers salary line item to the line items for purchase of the guns and the amunition. Motion by Serritella, seconded by Patterson, to authorize the purchase of 31 Beretta 9mm semi -automatic pistols and amunition in the amount of $17,768 as presented and to authorize the City Clerk to increase the proposed appropriation ordinance lines items to cover these expenses. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Motion by Serritella, seconded by Lieder, to authorize and approve the purchase of a laser printer, a dot matrix printer and an additional memory disk for the Police NCR computer system at a cost of $3,840 from the Wizard's Computer Shop in Crystal Lake as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Alderman Patterson, Chairman of the Parks & Recreation Committee, reported on a meeting held Monday, May 21, 1990. Plans were reviewed for the completion of playground improvements at the following parks: Malibu,, Peterson, Fox Ridge, Creekside and Kiwanis. Specifications for these improvements and all bid documents will be prepared by Smith Engineering with the assistance of Park and Recreation Staff. Motion by Patterson, seconded by Lieder, to authorize the Park and Recreation Department to proceed with bid advertisement for completion of playground improvements at Malibu, Peterson, Fox Ridge, Creekside and Kiwanis Parks as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Motion by Patterson, seconded by Donahue, to authorize and approve the hiring of 133 summer employees for positions in concessions, park maintenance, program instructors and life guards as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Alderman Donahue, Chairman of the Public Property Committee, reported on a Public Property Committee Meeting held prior to this Council Meeting. Motion by Donahue, seconded by Serritella, to authorize and approve the purchase of two 1990 Ford Tempo GL 4-door sedans from Buss Ford Sales at a cost of $9,585 each as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Anne Sommers, Vice Chairman of the Environmental Advisory Committee, reported on an EAC meeting held May 29, 1990. Alternate methods of disposing of yard waste were discussed. Since the City has taken no formal action of this matter to date, Alderman Teta asked that the yard waste pickup alternatives be placed as the number one agenda item on the June 6, 1990 Regular Council Meeting. lweanesday, May 30, 1990 Page 5 Director of Public Works Batt reported on several damage claims which had -been received by the City during the past two weeks. Motion by Smith, seconded by Bolger, to approve payment to Gerald Ryan of 3906 High Street in the amount of $470 for reimbursement of damage to his home as a result of hydrant flushing which caused water to run over the depressed portion of the curb into the driveway into the lower level of his residence. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: Teta(Because no itemized bill was submitted) Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by Serritella, to approve payment to Joseph Stanek of 1316 Millstream Drive in the amount of $325 for damages to the lower level of his residence caused by a sewer backup. Voting Aye: Serritella, Smith, Donahue, Bolger. Voting Nay: Patterson, Lieder, Teta..(because no itemized bill was submitted Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by Bolger, to authorize and approve payment of $100 to William Brogan for successfulcompletion of a course at MCC toward his Police Criminal Course. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Motion by Patterson, seconded by Donahue, to waive the building permit fee for James Mantzoros at 1904 N. Oak Drive in the amount of $53 for remodeling and repairs of their home due to a water main break in Lakeland Park. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Smith, Patterson. Voting May: -Lieder, Serritella� Teta. (Because the fee would be covered Absent: McClatchey. by his homeowners insurance) Motion carried. Director of Public Works Batt reported that David Backhaus owned a lot on Oakwood Drive. There was a portion of that lot that Backhaus wished to donate to the City if the City so desired: The portion he wished to dedicate contained a drainage ditch and was of little use to him. Director Batt indicated it would help if the City had access to the ditch and acquisition would also connect to green areas previously dedicated to us. Following discussion it was the consensus of the Council to take no action on this matter. Motion by Teta, seconded by Smith, to approve the block party request of Patty and Mike Buncik of 4910 Pyndale Drive for June 24, 1990 as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Motion by Teta, seconded by Smith, to authorize and approve payment to J.R. Cummings and Associates for services in connection with administration of the CDAP Grant for RAE Corporation in McHenry Corporate Center. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Voting May: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Motion by Teta, seconded by Lieder, Recreation Director to post "No Fishing" signs Oaks subdivision from June 6 - 8, 1990 so that Fishing Derby could utilize the stocked ponds June 9, 1990, Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. to authorize the Park & on ponds in the Whispering the annual Park Department for their annual event on Teta, Smith, Patterson, Wednesday, May 30, 1990 Page 6 Mayor Busse proclaimed the week of June 3 - 9, 1990 as National Safe Boating Week and urged all those who use the waterways to acquire skills and knowledge to maintain their own safety and the safety of others around them. Alderman Lieder called for a Finance Committee Meeting on Wednesday, June 13, 1990 at 7:00 P.M. to discuss Developer Donations. Motion by Patterson, seconded by Donahue, to go into executive session at 11:12 P.M. to discuss prospective and pending litigations. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Voting Absent: Motion carried. Motion session at 11:39 Voting Voting Absent: Motion carried. Serritella. Nay: None. McClatchey. by Bolger, seconded by Serritella, to go back into open P.M. Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Serritella. Nay: None. McClatchey. Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Motion by Bolger, seconded by Patterson, to pass a resolution that the City of McHenry acknowledges that it is bound by the May 8, 1990 Order entered by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri, Western Division, in the matter of First Humanics Corporation, Case No. 89-42041 authorizing the debtor to sell McHenry Villa Center free and clear of all liens and interest and confirms that the City has no intention of appealing or contesting said Order. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Voting'Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by Patterson, to adjourn. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: McClatchey. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 11:40 P.M.