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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - 06/17/1987 - City CouncilREGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1987 8:00 P.M. The Regular Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to order by Mayor Busse on Wednesday, June 17, 1987 at 8 P.M. at City Hall. Council At roll call the following Aldermen were present: Bolger, Lieder, Meeting McClatchey, Nolan, Patterson, Smith, Serritella, Teta. Absent: None. Attendance City staff in attendance were Supt. Batt, Attorney Narusis, Clerk Gilpin, Park Director Merkel, Chief Joyce. Motion by Lieder, seconded by Nolan, to accept the minutes of the June 3, 1987 Regular Meeting as amended. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Patterson, Smith, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Bolger, to accept the minutes of the June 3, 1987 Boa M of Local Improvements Public Hearing as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Patterson, Smith, Serritella, Teta. Voting May-. None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Bob Morris of the McHenry County Economic Development Commission addressed the Council on behalf of the Fox River/Chain of Lakes Corridor Tourism and Recreation Council to request a $1,000 donation as part of the local matching funds for a DCCA Grant to develop the tourism corridor along the Fox River. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Nolan, to grant the request of the Donations Tourism and Recreation Council and donate $1,000. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Patterson, Smith, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. City Treasurer Jon Meyer, addressed the Council concerning the proposed position of Administrator of Financial and Personnel Services for the City. Following discussion, a Personnel Committee Meeting was scheduled for Monday, July 6, 1987 at 8:00 P.M. to continue the discussion. Motion by Smith, seconded by Patterson, to grant the request for a fence variation at 4320 South Street as presented. Variations Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Patterson, Smith, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Lieder, seconded by Patterson, to grant the request of Jewel Food Store for installation of a large banner on its building with Sign Permits a time restriction of 45 days. & Variations Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Patterson, Smith, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by Patterson, to grant the request of Sign Permits Jewel Food Store for installation of flags to be hung on the light poles & Variations in its parking lot with a time restriction of 45 days. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Patterson, Smith, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Nolan, seconded by Serritella, to authorize the Mayor to approve the transfer of a liquor license for Old Bridge Tavern at Liquor 1334 N. Riverside Drive from Christopher Wijas to C.J. Ludford and David Control & H. Kotiw. Licenses Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Patterson, Smith, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Wednesday, June 17, 1987 Page 2 Liquor Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Bolger, to authorize the Mayor Control & to issue a special event liquor license for Penny Lane to serve alcoholic Licenses beverages at the McHenry Boat Show to be held at the McHenry Villa Parking Lot on June 18, 1987 through June 21, 1987. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Patterson, Smith, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by Bolger, to accept the May Treasurer's Report as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Patterson, Smith, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Nolan, to accept the May Clerk's Report as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Patterson, Smith, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Smith, to authorize and approve payment of the following bills as presented. GENERAL FUND 2669U Aamco Transmissions 393.50 26691 Ace Hardware 751.79 2.6692 Acme Brick and Supply Co. 168.00 26693 AC Pavement Striping 24919.92 26694 Adams Bros. Radiator Service 49.38 26695 Dan Adams Steel Service 269.02 26696 R.A. Adams Enterprises 235.00 26697 Alexander Battery 48.00 26698 Alexander Chemical Corp. 1,303.32 26699 Althoff Industries 301.20 26700 Ben Arvidson & Sons Inc. 29.50 26701 AT&T Information Systems 482.94 26702 Automatic Data Processing 182.24 26703 Badger Uniforms 451.87 26704 B and H Industries 345.00 26705 Peter Baker & Son Co. 1,358.00 26706 Barrett Hardware 73.12 26707 Blackhawk Communications 79.50 26708 Bodi's Cheese Shop 112.50 26709 Boncosky & Co. 3,260.92 26710 Geo. R. Breber Music Co. Inc. 314.00 26711 Bruce Municipal Equipment 135.74 26712 BSN Corp. 391.60 26713 Buckeye Bas Products Co. 24.53 26714 Buss Ford Sales 222.34 26715 Century Business Systems 334.62 26716 Chemco Industries 47.75 26717 Chuck's Towing 72.00 26718 Coast to Coast 31.15 26719 Commonwealth Edison 8,122.03 26720 Community Auto Supply 120.75 26721 Core Mark Distributors 362.04 26722 Craft Concrete Products Inc. 325.50 26723 Crystal Lake Tire & Battery Inc. 328.36 26724 Curtis Industries 88.09 26725 Data Documents 2,670.11 26726 Deltron Inc. 52.54 26727 Delta Dental of Illinois 862.08 26728 Diamond Chemical Co. 125.62 26729 Durabilt Fence 8,555.00 26730 Eby Brown 3,917.24 26731 Eby Brown 454.06 26732 Ed's Rental & Sales 40.96 26733 Enterprise Ready Mix 460.75 26734 Federal Express Corp. 23.00 26735 Fireman's Fund Insurance 7,299.00 26736 First Ayd Corp. 98.00 26737 Foxcroft Meadows 1,256.00 26738 George P. Freund Inc. 72P_85 Wednesday, June 17, 1987 Page 3 GENERAL FUND CONTINUED 26739 G.C.C. Enterprises Inc. 56.00 26740 G. Communications 596.65 26741 Glidden Paint 2,013.48 26742 Ron Glosson 190.49 26743 Don Hansen's Alignment Service 28.00 26744 Illinois Bell Telephone 975.18 26745 Illinois Office Supply 291.46 26746 Industrial Towel & Uniform 237.08 26747 Iroquois Popcorn Co. 148.44 26748 J&B Business Systems 36.00 26749 Jack's Maintenance 22.00 26750 Jepsen Tire & Automotive Center 103.00 26751 Jewel Food Stores 80.83 26752 Kar Products 76.38 26753 Kay's Distributing 248.40 26754 KeBara Corp. 74.85 26755 Kirchner Fire Extinguisher 28.00 26756 P.O. Knuth Co. Inc. 36.95 26757 Lakeland Distributors 173.60 26758 Lawson Products 129.83 26759 Lockers Flowers 20.85 26760 Madison Bionics 255.35 26761 Main Paint and Decorating 82.71 26762 Mantek 102.90 26763 McCann Construction Specialties 712.74 26764 Tom McCarthy 6,543.00 26765 Sandy McKie & Sons 4.86 26766 McHenry Auto Parts 413.73 26767 McHenry Auto Body Co. 220.00 26768 McHenry City Wide Carpet 1,598.00 26769 McHenry County Supply 977.00 26770 McHenry County Glass & Mirror 63.09 26771 McHenry County Municipal Association 70.00 26772 McHenry High School -West Campus 314.63 26773 McHenry Paint, Glass, Wallpaper 25.14 26774 McHenry Printing Services 409.95 26775 McHenry Sand & Gravel 682.43 26776 McHenry Tire Mart 73.00 26777 McHenry Woodstock Disposal 225.60 26778 Narusis & Narusis 5,369.50 26779 NCR Corp. 79.50 26780 Northern Illinois Gas 89.69 26781 Northern 111. University 10.00 26782 Northern Key & Lock 114.92 26783 Office Equipment Co. of Chicago 2,529.30 26784 Petersen Sand & Gravel 255.46 26785 Photo Forum 188.26 26786 Pitney Bowes 84.90 26787 PNG Enterprises Ltd. 997.00 26788 quill Corporation 101.34 26789 Radicom Inc. 61.50 26790 Raycraft Septic Service 165.00 26791 Reliance Safety Equipment 55.35 26792 Rider Industrial Supply 245.96 26793 Rockford Ind. Welding Supply 41.63 26794 Safety Kleen Corp. 51.25 26795 Sargent -Sowell Inc. 973.49 26796 S&S Arts and Crafts 87.12 26797 Schoep's Ice Cream Co. 289.40 26798 Servicemaster 1,097.00 26799 Sidener Supply Co. 375.00 26800 The Signmaker 13.50 26801 Skokie Valley Asphalt 150.00 2.6802 Stan's Office Machines 44.25 26803 Walter Steffen 35.00 26804 Sullivan Foods 1,081.48 26805 Sunnyside Company 16.38 26806 Terminal Supply Co. 66.06 26807 Theodore Polygraph Service 110.00 26808 Thornton's Turf Nursery 39.60 26809 Michael Todd & Company 127.92 26810 Tri-Safety Symbol Signs 83.85 26811 Wabash Valley Manufacturing 490.68 26812 Warning Lites of Illinois 148.20 26813 I.C. Webb & Associates 106.32 26814 Western Union 349.05 26815 Western Union 301.88 Wednesday, June 17, 1987 Page 4 GENERAL FUND CONTINUED 26816 Wide Tractor Sales Co. 10.62 26817 Clem Williams Films 94.00 26818 Zep Manufacturing 106.70 26819 Rayc raft Septic Service 100.00 26820 McH.County Sesquicentennial Comm. 275.00 26821 The Office Shoppe 506.43 WATER SEWER FUND 4502 the Dffice Shoppe 2.36 4504 Lowe Escavating Co. & Mac Builders 13,363.00 4505 Baxter & Woodman 109,250.00 4507 Ac a Ha rd wa re 168.20 4508 Allied Colloids 1,475.00 4509 Almar Communications 13.50 4510 AT&T Information Systems 16.40 4511 Baxter & Woodman 6,472.88 4512 Boncosky & Co. 650.27 4513 CBC-Environmental Services 100.00 4514 Chesterton -Chicago 168.46 4515 Commonwealth Edison 15,846.51 4516 Community Auto Supply 18.62 4517 Craft Concrete Products 74.00 4518 William Cri sty 803.56 4519 Delta Dental of Illinois 73.04 4520 Durabilt Fence 2,191.00 4521 E&H Utility Sales 5.82 4522 Enterprise Ready Mix 97.75 4523 Fisher Scientific 399.11 4524 Foxcroft Meadows 120.00 4525 G.C.0 Enterprises 81.00 4526 W.W. Grainger Inc. 156.54 4527 Hardware Service 53.40 4528 Illinois Bell Telephone 491.15 4529 Industrial Towel & Uniform 354.45 4530 Jepsen Tire & Automotive Center 12.65 4531 Lakeland Distributors 49.48 4532 Leach Enterprises 95.79 4533 Ley & Associates 468.00 4534 Marblehead Lime Co. 1,247.88 4535 McH. Analytical Water Laboratory 170.00 4536 McHenry Auto Parts 20.27 4537 McHenry Electric & Supply 78.42 4538 McHenry Sand & Gravel 173.19 4539 McHenry Woodstock Disposal 17.50 4540 Northern Ill. Gas 310.09 4541 Pitney Bowes 56.60 4542 Portable Tool Sales & Service 260.00 4543 Reliance Safety Equipment 117.70 4544 Sidener Supply Co. 414.00 4545 Wang Laboratories 64.00 Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Patterson, Smith, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by Bolger, to resolve that the City of Easements McHenry shall pay Chicago Northwestern Transportation Company the total sum of $4,350 as the price for a 10 foot wide perpetual sanitary sewer Chicago & easement located within the railroad property and right-of-way from the NW RR Co. existing City of McHenry manhole at the depot (Manhole No. 26-3-87 as shown on the 1981 City of McHenry Water and Sewer Atlas) and running thence north in the right-of-way a distance of approximately 4900 feet; that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized and directed to execute whatever documents may be necessary in connection therewith; that the sum of $500 shall be paid to the Chicago Northwestern Transportation Company immediately and that the balance of the aforesaid easement price shall be paid upon receipt of the easement documents. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Patterson, Smith, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Wednesday, June 17, 1987 Page 5 Motion by Bolger, seconded by Nolan, to approve the expenditure of approximately $2,000 in material costs for paving the right of way on the east side of Center Street between John and Main Streets. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Patterson, Smith, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Mayor Busse called for a recess at 9:25 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 9:40 P.M. with everyone in attendance except Alderman Bolger who left because he was not feeling well. Alderman Serritella, Chairman of the Purchasing Committee, reported that a meeting had been held prior to the Council Meeting at which time Park Director Merkel was instructed to obtain prices for a replacement station wagon for the Park Department. The Committee also recommended approval of the request of Superintendent Batt for purchase of a sickle bar for the city mower at a price of $4,095 from George P. Freund and Son. If the sickle bar was not available in two weeks from George P. Freund & Son, the Superintendent was authorized to purchase the sickle bar from Beer Motors. Street Maintenance Motion by Serritella, seconded by Patterson, to authorize and approve the expenditure of $4,095 for a sickle bar attachment for the Public Works City Mower from George P. Freund & Son. Purchases Voting Aye: Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Patterson, Smith, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Bolger. Motion carried. Motion by Nolan, seconded by Lieder, to pass a resolution Resolutions appropriating $118,000 of Motor Fuel Tax Funds for the 1987 Summer Street MFT Maintenance Program. Voting Aye: Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Patterson, Smith, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Bolger. Motion carried. Motion by Nolan, seconded by McClatchey, to authorize and approve payment of $109,250 to Baxter & Woodman as per the engineering service contract for the McHenry Shores area sanitary sewer and pumping station. Voting Aye: Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Patterson, Smith, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Bolger. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by Serritella, to hire the Fireball Eight musicians to play at the Fiesta Day sidewalk sales on July 25, 1987. Voting Aye: Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Patterson, Smith, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Bolger. Motion carried. Special Assessments - McHenry Shore; Fiesta Days Motion by Teta, seconded by Patterson, to reimburse Police Officer Thomas O'Meara in the amount of $545 for successful completion of Employees a "Financial Management and Non -Profit Sector" Course at Aurora University. Voting Aye: Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Patterson, Smith, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Bolger. Motion carried. Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Teta, to implement the Career Ladder Program as presented by Police Chief Joyce at the Personnel Wages & Committee Meeting. Benefits Voting Aye: Lieder, McClatchey Nolan Patterson, Smith, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Bolger. Motion carried. Wednesday, June 17, 1987 Page 6 Motion by Smith, seconded by McClatchey, to adjourn. Voting Aye: Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Patterson, Smith, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Bolger. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 10:13 P.M.