HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 06/14/1989 - City CouncilREGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1989 8:00 P.M.
The Regular Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to
order by Mayor Busse on Wednesday, June 14, 1989 at 8 P.M. at City Hall.
At roll call the following Aldermen were present: Bolger, Donahue,
Lieder, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Teta arrived at 8:25
P.M. Absent: None. City staff in attendance were Attorney Narusis,
Clerk Gilpin, Park Director Merkel, Chief Joyce, Director of Development
Greenwood, Building and Zoning Enforcement Officer Halik. Absent:
Director of Public Works Batt and Finance and Personnel Administrator
Vitas.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Donahue, to approve the minutes of
the June 7, 1989 Regular Meeting as presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Teta.
Motion carried.
George Lane of the McHenry Kiwanis Club presented a check for
$5,900 to the Park Department for use in purchasing playground equipment
for the Kiwanis Tot Lot located on Sioux Lane.
Hal Steed of Holland and Steed Architects addressed the Council
on behalf of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church for two conditional use
requests. One was for expansion of the existing church and the other for
additional class room space to conduct a nursery school.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Donahue, to grant the requests of
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church for a conditional use to expand the
existing church and for a conditional use to construct additional
classrooms for a nursery school.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Teta.
Motion carried.
The McHenry Area Chamber of Commmerce Task Force Committee,
represented by Attorney Richard Short, addressed the Council to report on
its findings and recommendation to the City Council for encouraging the
development of an immediate inexpensive plan to improve the flow of
traffic and still provide adequate parking facilities in the greater
McHenry area. It was the Committee's recommendation that the specific
plan for traffic improvement should be left to the professional planners
with input from the public and business community. Short stated that the
McHenry Chamber of Commerce would be doing a shopping traffic study
during Fiesta Days and after the results were tallied the information
would be given to the City Council for its review.
Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Smith, to pass the annual
ordinance ascertaining prevailing wages in the City of McHenry as
presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Mayor Busse reported that the Cooperative Extension Service of
the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, was proposing to create
three home composting demonstration sites late this summer. This
proposal will be in cooperation with and supported by the McHenry County
Conservation District and the Solid Waste Manager of the McHenry County
Department of Solid Waste Management. They were requesting financial
support of the project in the form of a one-time monitary donation.
Motion by Patterson, seconded by Teta, to support the effort of
the McHenry County Cooperative Extension Service and donate $500 toward
the home composting demonstration sites.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: Smith.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
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Alderman Teta, Chairman of the Building and Zoning Committee,
reported on a June 7, 1989 Committee Meeting.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by McClatchey, to authorize the City
Attorney to draft an ordinance amending the City Building Code regarding
CABO Code to require that two exits be required for single family homes,
at least one of which must be a hinged door.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey.
Voting Nay: Patterson, Serritella.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Donahue, to approve the
recommendation of the Building and Zoning Committee and require a $10 fee
plus $100 deposit for a zoning hearing posting sign with the deposit to
be 100 percent refundable if the sign is returned within seven days after
the hearing and is in 100 percent good condition, and if the sign is
returned later than 7 days after the hearing the $100 deposit would be
forfeited.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Alderman Lieder, Chairman of the Finance Committee, reported
that discussion had taken place at the Finance Committee Meeting held
June 12, 1989 relative to the water hookup fees for Riverwood and
Parkland Schools. The question was whether or not to charge them capital
development fees or just hookup fees. It was the recommendation of the
Finance Committee to just charge the water hookup fees and waive the
capital development fees for both schools
Motion by Lieder, seconded by Patterson, to concur with the
recommendation of the Finance Committee to just charge water hookup fees
and waive the capital development fees for both Riverwood and Parkland
Schools.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Mayor Busse announced that
Thursday, June 22, 1989 at 7:30 P.M.
consultation with the City Attorney
Council.
a Special Meeting would be held
for an executive session for legal
on annexation agreements before the
Motion by Smith, seconded by Patterson, to approve the
attendance of Building and Zoning Officer Halik at a National BOCA
Conference in Schaumburg June 18 - 23, 1989.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Patterson, to authorize and approve
issuance of picnic beer permits as presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Lieder, seconded by Teta, to go into executive session
at 9:10 P.M. to discuss pending litigation and personnel.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Smith, to go back into open
session at 10:03 P.M.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
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Motion by Lieder, seconded by Patterson, to change the salary
and grade of Joan Marth from Grade 8, Step 5 to Grade 9, Step 4 and to
change the job classication from Executive Secretary to Assistant to the
City Clerk as recommended by the Finance Committee.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, seconded by McClatchey, to adjourn.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned e1, 10:04 P.M. ��Q