HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 07/29/1992 - City CouncilREGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1992
The Regular Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to order
by Mayor Busse on Wednesday, July 29, 1992 at 7:35 P.M. in the Council
Room of the Municipal Center. At roll call, the following Aldermen were
present: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke, Adams, Smith, Patterson,
Serritella. Absent: None. City Staff in attendance: Assistant to City
Clerk Marth, City Administrator Peterson, City Attorney Narusis, Director
of Public Works Batt, Director of Parks and Recreation Merkel, Director
of Building & Zoning Lobaito, Chief of Police Joyce. Absent: City Clerk
Gilpin.
TEN MINUTE PUBLIC INPUT SESSION
No one signed up for the Public Input Session.
CONSENT AGENDA
In addition to the eight items on the Consent Agenda, an additional
item for hook-up to the Police Monitoring Board by the Post Office was
added.
Motion by Donahue, seconded by Serritella, to approve the Consent
Agenda with the added Post Office request, as follows:
(1) July 20, 1992 Special City Council Meeting Minutes;
(2) July 22, 1992 Regular Meeting Minutes;
(3) July 22, 1992 Committee Meeting of the Whole Minutes;
(4) Tuition Reimbursement Request - Anne Rodenkirch, $108.00,
Commercial Law;
(5) Block Party Request - Creekside Court, August 1, 1992;
(6) Block Party Request - Cross Trail/Winding Creek, August 22, 1992;
(7) Renewal Quotation - Public Officials and Employees Liability
Insurance;
(8) Picnic/Beer Permits; and
(9) Request from Post Office to Hook-up to Police Monitoring Board.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke, Smith, Adams,
Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None
Absent: None
Motion carried.
ANNEXATION AND PRELIMINARY PLAT - HILLSIDE SUBDIVISION
Busse announced that this was not a public hearing on the annexation
of Hillside Subdivision or approval of a Preliminary Plat. Mr. Fuhler
requested additional feedback from the Council based on the issues
remaining to be resolved that were identified by the Zoning Board, Plan
Commission and staff.
In November, 1991 the City Council considered a concept plan that
called for the annexation of Hillside Subdivision into the City with a
requested zoning of RS-2. The subject property, consisting of 47 acres,
Is located on the west side of Green Street, approximately one -quarter
mile south of Bull Valley Road, adjacent to Biscayne Highlands and is
owned by John H. Fuhler. At the Council's direction, Mr. Fuhler
proceeded to the Zoning Board of Appeals and Plan Commission. The Zoning
Board considered the zoning for the property and voted 4-2 to recommend
approval of the RS-2 zoning for the property. The Plan Commission voted
6-0 not to recommend approval of the plan based on several unresolved
issues. The unresolved issues raised by the Zoning Board, Plan
Commission and staff were: water service to the site, location of street
access points, sidewalks on Green Street, location and size of park
site(s) and water detention/retention on site or off site, or possibly an
overland flow to the Fox River.
Fuhler stated that he would not be building the homes in this
subdivision but only selling the subdivided lots. He also stated he was
willing to do what he could to get all matters resolved and believed that
some of the items had been resolved with him essentially agreeing to:
- Sharing the cost of construction in extending the City water
main to the site;
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- Sidewalks being put in along Green Street in front of his
development, but he believed that the City should extend the
sidewalks from Knox Park to connect up with the sidewalk he will
install; sidewalks will also be installed as part of the
subdivision improvements.
- Regarding the park issue, Fuhler said at first he wanted to set
up a Property Owners Association making the small park area
shown on the plan private, with the Association maintaining it.
This area, over the National Gas Pipeline will now be donated to
the City. Fuhler said he would prefer a cash donation instead
of park land.
During lenghty discussion, the following points/opinions were made by
the Council:
- Consider adding another ingress/egress point, possibly further
north.
- If Hillside is to be an ingress/egress, align it with Beach Road
on the east side of Green Street.
- Consider reconfiguring 4-way intersection immediately off Green
Street as you come into subdivision (Hillisde & Fuhler) because
of potential problems arising when subdivision is built -out.
- City's policy on residential subdivision annexations has been
50-50 park land and cash donations.
- Encouraged detention/retention on premises or if impossible on
site, then on Fuhler's property immediately across Green Street,
east of the subject property, with all of this parcel being
annexed to the City if used for this purpose. (Because there
was no engineering specifications provided for the issue of
detention/retention, these suggestions were based only on
preference. If engineering specifications show that overland
flow to the river is recommended, the City Council would also
consider this option.)
- Requested change in name of Hillside Street to another, since
there were already two other Hillside streets in the community
area.
- Consider original request to extend City water main to the site
from the Municipal Center north down Green Street.
Motion by Serritella, seconded by Patterson, to send the Hillside
Subdivision Preliminary Plat back to the Plan Commission for
recommendations on the unresolved issues with input from City staff in
that connection.
Voting Aye: Locke, Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: Lieder, Donahue, Bolger.
Absent: None
Motion carried.
MAYOR - STATEMENT AND REPORTS
Mayor Busse stated that he would cover this agenda item under New
Business.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Alderman Smith reported on a Building & Zoning Committee meeting
recently held on: satellite dish antenna regulations; recent complaint
filed with the City regarding a telephone/sign on premises at 1605 N.
Park; inspections of Modular Homes and past departmental complaints on RV
storage. The telephone/sign complaint was resolved with the promise of
the telephone/sign being removed by the end of August. Several
amendments to the Satellite Dish Antenna Ordinance, Building Code and
Zoning Ordinance will be recommended shortly for the Council's
consideration regarding building fees, RV storage and the construction of
modular homes.
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Aldmerman Smith also reported that John Lobaito, the new Building &
Zoning Director, made a report on how things were proceeding in his
Department. He had made several changes and everything seems to be
running much more smoothly with most of the previous problems being
solved.
Alderman Patterson announced that new cable t.v. regulations and
controls were being proposed in Congress and had a good chance of passing
both houses. The City Administrator advised that he was keeping up with
what was happening in this regard and that this would be placed on a
future agenda for discussion.
DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS
Peterson reported that he would have more detail shortly on the
Foxview Highlands water main extension project.
Batt announced that the City's Water Department received a
Certificate of Commendation from the Illinois Department of Public Health
regarding perfect compliance with the Illinois Fluoridation Law on the
City's water supply, which we have received for the last 6-7 consecutive
years.
Merkel announced that he had attended the McHenry Lions Club meeting
recently and received a $500 check as a donation to assist in moving the
sign donated to the City by the Lions Club.
NEW BUSINESS
Alderman Locke thanked the Police Department for the traffic study
they did on Creekside.
Bolger reported that he had several calls from residents on Fairway
Drive who were concerned about neighbors' septic failures and they would
like to have a decision from the Council on whether the City is
proceeding on a Special Assessment for sewers in that area. Peterson
stated that a letter will be going to the residents announcing a special
meeting to discuss the matter.
The Mayor called for a recess at 9:40 p.m. The meeting reconvened at
9:50 p.m. with everyone still in attendance except Alderman Donahue, who
left the meeting at 9:40 p.m.
The Mayor said that somehow there had been a miscommunication because
he had asked that Ward Redistricting be on tonight's agenda and following
tonight's regular meeting business he wanted to discuss it.
Since the Ward Redistricting was not an agenda item, the Aldermen
felt it was inappropriate and asked that it be placed on the adenda for
the August 5, 1992 regular meeting.
The Aldermen ask that the Clerk's office find out what the cost would
be for copying the eight proposed ward districting maps.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Adams, to adjourn.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, Locke, Smith, Adams,
Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None
Absent: Donahue.
Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 9:55 P.M.
May ssistant to City Clerk