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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 06/10/1985 - City CouncilREGULAR MEETING MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1985 Regular Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to order Coun. Mtg. by Mayor Busse on Monday, June 10, 1985 at 8:00 p.m. in city hall. At Attend. roll call the following Aldermen were present: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell, Serritella, Teta. Absent: None. City staff in attendance were Supt. Halvensleben, Attorney Narusis, Clerk Gilpin,, Park Director Merkel, Chief Joyce. Motion by Nolan, seconded by Bolger, to accept the minutes of the May 29, 1985 Special Meeting and the minutes of the June 3, 1985 Regular Meeting as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Snell, to concur with the Zon- Zng. Ord. ing Board of Appeals recommendation and pass an ordinance granting the variations as requested by Oxford Realty Group. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Scott Jacobs and Attorney Phillip Grossman appeared on behalf of the Oxford Realty Group and requested that the City issue its Industrial Development Bonds in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construc- tion, and equipping of a new retail shopping center containing in excess of 208,000 square feet of rentable area to be located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Mc Cullom Lake Road and Route 31 in the City of McHenry. Motion by Smith, seconded by Snell, to pass a preliminary resolution of the City of McHenry approving the application of Oxford Realty Group Inc., and authorizing the City to execute a memorandum of agreement with the Company concerning the issuance by the City of it's Industrial Revenue Bond in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Nolan, seconded by Snell, to grant the request of Elgin Federal Financial Center and grant a two week extension in order to advise the City as to a completion date for the sidewalk in- stallation in Phases I & II of Millcreek Subdivision. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Snell, to grant the re- quest of Ed Todd, President of Jett Concrete Forming Co., for extension of city water outside of city limits to his place of busi- ness at 4140 W. Bull Valley Road with the stipulation that Capital Development fees be paid and that water service charges will be 1 112 times the established rate for service within the city limits. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey:, Nolan, Smith, Snell, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Ind. Rev. Bonds Letters of Credit Water Serv. Monday, June 10, 1985 page 2 Bldg. & Zng. Building Inspector Richard Rosing submitted information on Misc. Viol. zoning violations in two locations in the City. Richard R. Miller has construction equipment stored on property zoned R-3 at 601 N. Green Street and at 1242 N. Green Street on property zoned B-l. Proper notices were sent by the Building Inspector advising Mr. Miller that the zoning violations should be cleared up by June 1, 1985. To date, no action had been taken. Alderman Bolger requested permission to speak to, Mr. Miller to request his cooperation in removing the equipment prior to the matter being turned over to the City Attorney for legal action. His request was granted. Bolger is to report back at the next meeting with the results of his conver- sation with Mr. Miller. Two copies of an agreement covering the improvement of State Highway Route 31 from Waukegan Road to High Street were submitted for Council approval. Mayor Busse reported that approximate cost of the project to the City would be $153,000. The money would come from FAU funds allocated to the City by the Federal Government and would not come from local City operating funds. IDOT Motion by Nolan, seconded by McClatchey, to authorize the & Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an agreement with the Illinois Agrmts. Department of Transportation for improvement of Illinois Route 31 Street Maint. from Waukegan to High Street as presented. & Repairs Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Nolan, seconded by McClatchey, to approve the plans and specifications for improvement of Illinois Route 31 as pre- sented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Resolution Motion by Nolan, seconded by McClatchey, to pass a resolu- & tion appropriating the amount of $74,859.92 from Motor Fuel Tax Funds MFT to pay for the City's share of the improvement of Illinois Route 31 as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Ordinances Motion by Nolan, seconded by McClatchey, to pass an ordi- & nance regulating encroachment on public right-of-way in the City of Street Plaint. McHenry relative to the improvement of Illinois Route 31 as presented. & Repairs Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Ordinances Motion by Nolan, seconded by McClatchey, to pass an ordi- Street Maint. nance regulating parking along Route 31 between Elm Street and High & Repairs Street in the City of McHenry relative to the improvement of Route 31 as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Nolan, seconded by McClatchey, to pass an ordi- nance prohibiting the discharge of sanitary and industrial waste water into Front Street storm sewers relative to the improvement of Illinois Route 31 as presented. Monday, June 10, 1985 page 3 Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Nolan, seconded by McClatchey, to pass a resolu- tion approving the transfer of Federal Aid Urban Funds to the Federal Aid Primary Fund for engineering, parking lane, sidewalk and lighting improvements and for the repair and relocation iof the sanitary sewer on Illinois Route 31 between Elm Street and High Street as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey„ Nolan, Smith, Snell, Serritella, beta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Resolutions Street Maint & Repair Mayor Busse reported on a meeting held with John Durkin of Insurance A.J. Gallagher & Co. Insurance representatives for the City of McHenry. It was the concensus of opinion that due to the large increase in insurance premium rates anticipated for the coming year that A.J. Gallagher Co. should be instructed to investigate the risk insurance management program for the City of McHenry. Alderman Leider, Chairman of the Finance Committee, recom- mended that the City change the issuance period of vehicle stickers from a calendar year basis to a June 30 to July 1st basis. This would allow people to apply the vehicle stickers on their windshields during the warmer months rather than in the winter time. The 18 month stickers would be issued to get the program initially on line. The cost of the stickers would be $9 for a period to go from January 1, 1986 through June 30, 1987. Motion by Serritella, seconded by Snell, to concur with the City Lic. recommendation of the Finance Committee and change the issuance period of the vehicle stickers as recommended. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Finance Committee presented the proposed 1985-86 Appro- Approp. & priation Ordinance and announced that a hearing will be held on June Levy 17, 1985 for public input. Coun. Mtgs. Spec., etc. Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Serritella, to pass a Resolutions resolution to adopt the annual 1,000 standard hour rate for Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund participation. Employees Voting Aye: Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: Bolger. Absent: None. Motion carried. Supt. Halvensleben reported that two price quotes had been received for installation of a loading area slab replacement at the Sewer Plant. The quotations were George Hiller & Son - $2,325, Decker Construction $2,875. Motion by Smith, seconded by Bolger, to approve the low bid Sewer Dept. quote of George Hiller & Son in the amount of $2,325 for replacement Repairs, etc of the loading area slab at the Sewer Plant. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Nolan, to approve the 1985 Street Maint. SummE!r Street Maintenance Program as presented with the inclusion of & Repair $4,000 for Park Street improvements at a total cost for the Summer StreE:t Program of $156,542.63. Monday, June 10, 1985 page 4 Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Mayor Busse called for a recess at 9:55 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 10:13 p.m. with everyone still in attendance. Purchases Motion by Nolan, seconded by Bolger, to authorize and City Clerks approve the purchase of a computer system for the City Clerk's Office Off. from Wang and Cogebec Inc. at a cost of $41,074 for the hardware from Wang Laboratories and a cost of $23,000 for software from Cogebec Inc. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Employees Motion by Smith, seconded by Nolan, to confirm the Mayor's appointment of Joseph Doherty as a new employee as a dispatcher in the Police Department at the beginning salary of $14,760. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Lieder to approve the request of the Chief' of Failed Police for purchase of a Comparator Display Modual for the Police Motion Console at a cost of $1,900. Motion failed for lack of second. Police Chief Joyce was instructed to return at the next meeting with more information on the Comparator Display Modual proposal. Coun. Htgs. Motion by Snell, seconded by Serritella, to go into execu- Executive tive session at 10:52 P.M. for the purpose of discussing property acquisition. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Snell, seconded by Smith, to go back into open session at 11:06 P.M. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by McClatchey, to adjourn. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 11:06 P.M. V /We, CITY CLERK t