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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - 08/17/1981 - City CouncilREGULAR MEETING MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1981 8 P.M. The Regular Meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor I Council Stanek on Monday, August 17, 1981 at 8 P.M. At roll call the following aldermen Mtg. were present: Meurer, Serritella, Smith, Wieser, Datz, Nolan, Pepping. Absent: Harker. Also in attendance were Supt. Weber, Attorney Narusis, Clerk Gilpin, Attendance Chief Pasenelli arrived at 8:20 and Park Director Merkel arrived at 8:23 P.M. Motion by Nolan, seconded by Datz, to approve the minutes of the August 3, 1981 Regular Meeting as read. Voting Aye: Meurer, Serritella, Smith, Wieser, Datz, Nolan, Pepping. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Harker. Motion carried. Mayor Stanek presented checks to Supt. Richard Farmer of School District 15 and Supt. Robert Swartzloff of School District 156 in the amount of $19,007.50 Dev- elcpex each which represented money collected by the city from Developer Donations for Dona- tions the schools. Both administrators expressed thanks in behalf of their respective School Boards. Bryce Klontz, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of Fiesta Days, addressed the Council and reported that expenses incurred in the rewiring of Pearl Street Park exceeded the estimated costs by $679.02. Klontz asked the Council if it would consider paying one-half of these costs with the Chamber picking up the other half. Autho- rizatuu Motion by Smith, seconded by Serritella, to pay one-half of the additional Dev- expenses incurred in rewiring Pearl Street Park in the amount of $1,339.51 with eloper Dona - the money to come from the Developer Donation Fund for Parks. tions Voting Aye: Meurer, Serritella, Smith, Wieser, Datz, Nolan, Pepping. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Harker. Motion carried. Motion by Meurer, seconded by Nolan, to authorize the use of Pearl Park Street Park on August 20th, with a raindate of August 27, by the McHenry Area Autho- riza- Chamber of Commerce for a dance with beer and food to be served at the event. tion Monday, August 17, 1981 Page 2 Voting Aye: Meurer, Serritella, Smith, Wieser, Datz, Nolan, Pepping. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Harker. Motion carried. ordinance Motion by Datz, seconded by Serritella, to pass an ordinance approving Subdivi- sion the updated Subdivision Control Book as presented. Control ordi- Voting Aye: Meurer, Serritella, Smith, Wieser, Datz, Nolan, Pepping. nance Voting Nay: None. Absent: Harker. Motion carried. Discussion was held on a grant application made by the McHenry County toning Association for the Retarded for development of two group homes to house the developmentally disabled at 409 N. Front Street and near the corner of Lillian and Front Street. No action was taken except to instruct Attorney Narusis to consult with the attorney for the Association regarding zoning questions. Alderman Nolan of the Street and Sidewalk Committee presented a report 3uilding on the request of McDeli Delicatessen at 3406 W. Elm Street for permission to bequest install tables on the sidewalk in front of their shop. It was decided further investigation should be made on the matter. Chairman Datz of the Public Property Committee reported he had examined the concrete light poles for sale in Wheeling and they appeared to be in good kuthori- ;ation condition. Prior approval was given to spend up to $2,000 for purchase of Purchase these light poles. The poles, arms and light fixtures cost $240.00 each. However, the poles cannot be transported to McHenry because of the Heavy Equip- ment Operator's strike which is in progress. Further action will be taken when the strike is over. Motion by Pepping, seconded by Nolan, to authorize and approve payment of the bills as presented with the condition that one-half of the Peter Baker Company bill for blacktopping used in reconstruction of the railroad tracks at Orleans Street be sent to Towne & Orleans for payment as per the annexation agreement. GENERAL FUND #10371 McHenry Cty Clerk of Circuit Court 105.00 10372 Gordon Fernstrom 10.00 10373 Illinois Secretary of State 8.00 10374 VOID -- 10375 VOID -- 10376 VOID -- 10377 Ace Hardware 1,524.79 10378 Adams Bros. Steel Div. 211.80 Monday, August 17, 1981 Page 3 10379 Adams Bros. Radiator 87.60 10380 Adams Lawn & Leisure 14.75 10381 Alexander Lumber 488.25 10382 Althoff Industries 162.00 10383 American Blueprint & Supply 6.50 10384 Peter Baker & Son 286.20 10385 Bob's Colors 594.58 10386 Burroughs Corp. 588.96 10387 Buss Ford Sales 72.64 10388 Carey Appliance 7.93 10389 Carey Electric Contracting 6,435.10 10390 Coast to Coast Stores 65.91 10391 Community Auto Supply 208.57 10392 Creative Kitchen & Baths 1,153.40 10393 Curran Contracting 41,383.00 10394 Curtis Industries 143.09 10395 Des Plaines Sod & Garden Center 432.00 10396 Eby Brown 1.016.01 10397 Eds Rental & Sales 61.00 10398 Foxcroft Meadows 223.20 10399 Fox Lake Office Supply 261.04 10400 George P. Freund 1,157.63 10401 Arthur J. Gallagher 6,659.00 10402 Herbs Used Auto Parts 45.00 10403 Hornsbys Store 290.38 10404 Industrial Towel & Uniform 210.19 10405 Lakeland Construction 2,967.96 10406 Lakeland Distributors 22.50 10407 Lazy C Ranch 285.00 10408 Lee & Ray Electric 87.50 10409 Lockers Flowers 18.54 10410 Lyle Signs 64.30 10411 M & M Body Shoppe 1,008.00 10412 Main Paint & Decorating 28.28 10413 Mar Ray Costume Shop 68.50 10414 Meade Electric Co. 1,768.45 10415 McHenry Auto Parts 1,000.70 10416 McHenry Community High School 390.52 10417 McHenry Country Club 1,436.07 10418 McHenry Cty Municipal Assoc. 71.70 10419 McHenry Floral 18.00 10420 McHenry Lumber Co. 92.50 10421 McHenry Paint Glass & Wallpaper 99.06 10422 McHenry Printing Services 48.25 10423 McHenry Sand & Gravel 279.02 10424 McHenry Tire Mart 434.60 10425 Northern Propane Gas 151.56 10426 Northwest Auto Electric 103.68 10427 The Office Shoppe 2.76 10428 Petals & Stems 14.00 10429 Prudential Ins. 5,871.89 10430 Radicom 48.62 10431 Rockenboch Chev. 87.66 10432 Rydin Sign & Decal Co. 879.10 10433 Safford Ind. 107.40 10434 Stoffel & Reihansperger 30.00 10435 Michael Todd & Co. 23.33 10436 I.C. Webb 129.27 10437 Lester Witte & Co. 8,000.00 10438 Xerox Corp. 286.38 10439 Postmaster McHenry 200.00 10440 Veterans Club Inc. 1,500.00 10441 McDonalds 19.28 10442 Fox River Welding Products 15.75 10443 McHenry Cty. Clerk of Circuit Ct. 890.00 10444 VOID ------ 10445 VOID ------ 10446 Schmitt & Schmitt 1,339.51 10447 Motor Fuel Tax Fund 6,444.79 10448 Joseph P. Strojny 750.00 10449 Office of Rosemary Azzaro-Cty. Clerk 7.00 10450 McHenry State Bank 474.54 10451 Ill. Dept. of Revenue 93.15 10452 City of McHenry Payroll Acct. 6,854.86 10453 Sandra B. Young 59.85 10454 Circuit Clerk of McHenry County 225.00 Monday, August 17,1981 Page 4 GENERAL FUND CONTINUED 10455 Carey Electric Contracting 1,855.75 10456 Illinois Municipal League 120.00 10457 Clerk of the Circuit Ct. of Mch. Cty. 275.00 10458 William Oeffling 5.00 10459 Clerk of the Circuit Ct. of McHenry Cty. 140.00 WATER SEWER FUND #180 VOID ------ 181 VOID ------ 182 VOID ------ 183 Ace Hardware 242.22 184 Adams Bros. Steel Service 1,121.10 185 Alexander Lumber 7.20 186 Althoff Industries 69.91 187 Baxter & Woodman 1,631.50 188 Burroughs Corp. 3,248.40 189 Carey Electric Contr. 427.66 190 Curran Contracting Co. 228.34 191 Eds Rental & Sales 45.50 192 Griffin Pipe Products 161.35 193 Industrial Towel & Uniform 125.75 194 Lakeland Distributors 167.46 195 McHenry Cty. Health Dept. 36.00 196 Prudential Ins. 692.07 197 SES Company 100.76 198 Ted Smith Delivert Service 10.00 199 Postmaster, NcHenry 200.00 200 City of McHenry General Fund 1,500.00 201 Revenue Sharing Fund 20,000.00 202 Gary Gough 55.76 203 City of McHenry General Fund 262.50 204 VOID 205 VOID Voting Aye: Meurer, Serritella, Smith, Wieser, Datz, Nolan, Pepping. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Harker. Motion carried. Motion by Datz, seconded by Meurer, to approve the July Treasurer's Report as presented. Voting Aye: Meurer, Serritella, Smith, Wieser, Datz, Nolan, Pepping. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Harker. Motion carried. Motion by Pepping, seconded by Datz, to approve the July Clerk's Report as presented. Voting Aye: Meurer, Serritella, Smith, Wieser, Datz, Nolan, Pepping. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Harker. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, :seconded by Serritella, to authorize the Supt. of Public !Autho- Works to retain or rehire up to six (6) summer workers as temporary help for a rization period not to exceed six (6) weeks. ,Employee Monday, August 17, 1981 Page 5 Voting Aye: Meurer, Serritella, Smith, Wieser, Datz, Nolan, Pepping. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Harker. Motion carried. Motion by Datz, seconded by Smith, to authorize and approve the purchase of a gas wall heater at a cost of $350 to replace a broken heater at the city Purchase Public Works garage. Voting Aye: Meurer, Serritella, Smith, Wieser, Datz, Nolan, Pepping. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Harker. Motion carried. Motion by Nolan, seconded by Datz, to authorize and approve the blocking of streetsfor the following block parties; Home Avenue between Park Lane and Lakewood Drive on August 23 from noon to 10 P.M. Bromley from Kensington Street, Closing' to 309 Bromley on September 6 from 1:00 P.M. to midnight; Cambridge from Cambridge to Ashland from noon to 10 P.M. on August 22. Voting Aye: Meurer, Serritella, Smith, Wieser, Datz, Nolan, Pepping. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Harker. Motion carried. Motion by Meurer, seconded by Datz, to authorize payment to Hampton, Lenzini and Renwick, Inc. for preliminary engineering services as follows: $8,873.31 as partial payment in connection with the Meadow Lane FAU project and $3,140.99 as partial payment for Phase I in connection with Green Street FAU project with payment to be made from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund. Voting Aye: Meurer, Serritella, Smith, Wieser, Datz, Nolan, Pepping. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Harker. Motion carried. Authori- zations MFT Motion by Smith, seconded by Nolan, to authorize and approve the transfer Autho- of $6,444.79 from the General Fund to the Motor Fuel Tax fund as recommended by zati ri rizat�on the Department of Transportation to correct the file in connection with the 1978 MFT Washington Street SOS project. Voting Aye: Meurer, Serritella, Smith, Wieser, Datz, Nolan, Pepping. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Harker. Motion carried. Monday, August 17, 1981 Page 6 Discussion was held on passing a resolution which would allow aldermen to participate in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund. Resolu- Motion by Smith to pass a resolution permitting aldermen to participate tion failed in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund. Motion failed for lack of second. Lengthy discussion was held on a proposal submitted by the Village of McH. McHenry Shores requesting the City of McHenry to participate in a Plan of Study Shores FPA entitled "Southeast McHenry Facility Planning Area Wastewater Treatment System." No action was taken. Motion by Wieser, seconded by Smith, not to pay the bill submitted to McHenry County Municipal Association in the amount of $391.30 for the City of McHenry's pro-rata share of legal fees incurred in the defense of a law suit Authori- filed by Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills and Algonquin against Material Services zation Corporation because prior approval of the Council had not been obtained by the Mayor authorizing the City's participation in the law suit. Voting Aye: Meurer, Serritella, Smith, Wieser, Datz, Pepping. Voting Nay: Nolan. Absent: Harker Motion carried. Motion by Nolan, :seconded by Serritella, to set the first regular City i Council Council Meeting in September on Wednesday, September 9th because Labor Day falls I Mtg• on the first Monday of the month. Voting Aye: Meurer, Serritella, Smith, Datz, Wieser, Nolan, Pepping. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Harker. Motion carried. Motion by Wieser, seconded by Pepping, to go into Executive Session at 'Executive Session 10:38 for the purpose of discussion pending litigation and personnel. Voting Aye: Meurer, Serritella, Smith, Wieser, Datz, Pepping, Nolan. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Harker. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by Serritella, to go back into Open Session at 11:43 P.M. Voting Aye: Meurer, Serritella, Smith, Wieser, Datz, Pepping, Nolan. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Harker. Motion carried. Monday, August 17, 1981 Page 7 Motion by Wieser, seconded by Smith to adjourn. Voting Aye: Meurer, Serritella, Smith, Datz, Wieser, Nolan, Pepping Voting Nay: None. Absent: Harker. Motion carrried. Meeting adjourned at 11:43 P.M. Mayor City Clerk