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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - 08/21/1991 - City CouncilREGULAR MEETING AUGUST 21, 1991 The Regular Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to order by Mayor Busse on Wednesday, August 21, 1991 at 8:00 P.M. in City Hall. At roll call the following Aldermen were present: Bolger, Donahue, Locke, Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella. Lieder arrived at 8:12 P.M. Absent: None. City Staff in attendance were: City Clerk Gilpin, City Attorney Narusis, City Administrator Peterson, Chief Joyce, Director of Public Works Batt, Director of Building and Zoning Halik. Absent: Director of Parks and Recreation Merkel. During the Ten Minute Public Input Session, Dr. Robert Cassidy, Superintendant of Elementary School District 15 addressed the Council concerning the petition before the McHenry County Regional Superintendent of Schools for deannexation of 920 acres from the Crystal Lake Elementary School District 47 to the McHenry Elementary School District 15. He asked that the Board give serious consideration before voting on a Resolution to support the deannexation. Mayor Busse welcomed Boy Scout Troop #131 and their leader, Mrs. Mary Haines, who were attending the City Council Meeting in order to earn merit badges. Motion by Patterson, seconded by Smith, to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: - Approve July 31, 1991 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes, as presented; - Approve Tuition Reimbursement Request for Laura Moats, in the amount of $102.00; - Approve the Picnic Beer Permits, as presented; - Approve the July Treasurer's Report, as presented; - Approve the July Budget Report, as presented; - Authorize and Approve Payment of the following bills, as presented: GENERAL FUND 69763 VOID 69764 Ace Hardware 744.16 69765 Acme Brick and Supply Co. 206.50 69766 Adams Air & Radiator Service Inc. 40.00 69767 Dan Adams Steel Service 167.25 69768 R.A. Adams Enterprises 1,385.60 69769 Alexander Battery 145.56 69770 Ameritech Mobile 186.62 69771 American Blueprint & Supply 42.08 69772 American Paper Supply 54.36 69773 American Parade Float Inc. 500.00 69774 American Fastener 25.45 69775 Anderson Tree Service 1,950.00 69776 Asplundh Manufacturing Division 537.69 69777 AT&T 80.56 69778 Badger Uniform 298.20 69779 Peter Baker & Son Co. 2,816.00 69780 Cheryl Ann Barone 1,531.50 69781 Baxter & Woodman 231.10 69782 B.B. & W. Printing Inc. 81.40 69783 Boncosky Oil Company 5,902.06 69784 Phillip E. Brady, Mun.Plumbing Consult 812.50 69785 Buss Ford Sales 31.62 69786 Century 21 Real Estate Inc. 312.56 69787 Chuck's Towing 66.00 69788 Clarke Outdoor Spraying Company 873.75 69789 CL Graphics Inc. 1,179.00 69790 Commonwealth Edison 9,674.33 69791 Communications Revolving Fund 425.00 69792 Commonwealth Edison 1,362.85 69793 Community Auto Supply 3.00 69794, Crystal Lake Tire & Battery Inc. 271.56 69795 Crystal Lake Leasing & Service 34.20 69796 Curran Contracting Company 337.50 69797 Curtis Industries Inc. 43.32 69798 Data Documents 2,053.50 69799 Eby Brown 358.41 69800 Ed's Rental & Sales 255.36 August 21, 1991 Page 2 GENERAL FUND cont'd 69801 Empire Electrical Supply Corp. 14.50 69802 Extech Company - 97.35 69803 Family Food Mart 31.25 69804 Fingerprint Equipment Lab. 48.52 69805 1st Ayd Corporation 99.52 69806 Foto Fast 3.70 69807 Fox Valley Systems Inc. 58.18 69808 Fox Valley Diesel Injection Service 279.35 69809 George P. Freund Inc. 458.22 69810 Freund Equipment Inc. 51.47 69811 G. Communications 619.70 69812 The Glass Barn 45.00 69813 Don Hansen's Alignment Service 30.00 69814 Illinois Bell 1,519.30 69815 Industrial Towel & Uniform 403.35 69816 Innovative Packaging Inc. 1,863.81 69817 Intl Institute of Municipal Clerks 80.00 69818 IPMA 199.00 69819 JK Sign Company 150.00 69820 J-T Enterprises 565.93 69821 Just Ducky Rentals Inc. 1,014.50 69822 Kar Products 93.45 69823 Kay's Vending 48.00 69824 Gary Lang Chevrolet Inc. 153.87 69825 Leach Enterprises 135.81 69826 Lee & Ray Electric 363.91 69827 Litgen Concrete Cutting & Coring 40.00 69828 Main Paint & Decorating 190.29 69829 McHenry Auto Parts 976.33 69830 McHenry Auto Body Co. Inc. 120.00 69831 McHenry Printing Services 1,166.00 69832 McHenry Specialties 186.00 69833 McHenry Tire Mart 783.00 69834 Media Consultants Corp. 49.02 69835 Meyer Material Company 687.77 69836 Miller Monument Company 994.00 69837 Charles A. Mionske Inc. 2,386.10 69838 Mississippi Tool Supply 174.58 69839 Morenz Cleaning Service 360.00 69840 Music Performance Trust Fund 3,610.00 69841 Narusis & Narusis 8,908.75 69842 National Chemsearch 101.70 69843 NCR Corporation 156.00 69844 NEBS 183.64 69845 Northern Computer Services Inc. 4,450.00 69846 Northwest Auto Electric 185.00 69847 Northwest Herald 166.40 69848 Northwest Municipal Conference 441.00 69849 The Office Shoppe 402.46 69850 Ray O'Herron Co. Inc. 243.93 69851 PACE 2,399.76 69852 Partner's 499.00 69853 Paymaster - Paul Ayala 94.50 69854 Petersen Sand & Gravel 1,332.80 69855 Thomas J. Peters, MAI 2,000.00 69856 Photo Forum 110.78 69857 Photography By Nies 311.00 69858 Pitney Bowes 182.90 69859 Pitts Water Care 20.00 69860 Precision Sharpening & Rep. Inc. 78.25 69861 Quill Corporation 42.30 69862 Radicom Inc. 31.44 69863 R.A.K. Industries 110.89 69864 Raycraft Septic Service 360.00 69865 Rebars & Steel 40.00 69866 Rhomar Industries Inc. 105.14 69867 Rockford Industrial Welding Supply 53.50 69868 Rockford Truck Sales & Services 44.00 69869 Safety K1een Corp. 50.00 69870 Sidener Supply Company 228.15 69871 Simplex Time Recorder Co. 68.49 69872 Skokie Valley Asphalt 2,190.00 August 21, 1991 GENERAL FUND cont'd Page 3 69873 Tom Spaeth 166.00 69874 Stan's Office Machines 364.27 69875 Sullivan Foods 105.56 69876 Suma Corp. - 155.01 69877 Super Precision Design Inc. 340.00 69878 Talking Tees 105.80 69879 Tarco Business Forms Inc. 272.60 69880 Theodore Polygraph Service 60.00 69881 Thompson Elevator Inspection Service 50.00 69882 Thornton's Turf Nursery 448.00 69883 True Value Hardware 4.59 69884 T-Shirt City Inc. 220.90 69885 United Laboratories 1,008.54 69886 University Products Inc. 79.85 69887 Wang Laboratories 396.48 69888 Warning Lites of Illinois 551.73 69889 Waste Mgmt. of McHenry County 1,620.00 69890 Wearguard 134.47 69891 WEG Studio 1,224.03 69892 West Side Tractor Sales Co. 83.53 69893 Jim Wiser 262.50 69894 Zee Medical Service 72.00 WATER/SEWER FUND 8318 VOID 8319 Ace Hardware 337.03 8320 Adams Air & Radiator Service Inc. 224.00 8321 R.A. Adams Enterprises 48.20 8322 Air Power Equipment 50.88 8323 AT&T Consumer Products Div. 10.82 8324 AT&T 10.05 8325 Badger Meter Inc. 2,503.79 8326 VOID --- 8327 Baxter & Woodman 14,282.73 8328 Blackmore Sewer Construction Inc. 21,006.24 8329 Boncosky Oil Company 964.44 8330 CBC-Environmental Services 213.00 8331 Certified Laboratories 764.41 8332 Chesterton -Chicago 63.18 8333 Clarke Outdoor Spraying Company 396.64 8334 Clear Water Farms Inc. 2,220.00 8335 Commonwealth Edison 24,818.41 8336 Commonwealth Edison 73.95 8337 Crystal Lake Tire & Battery Inc. 932.08 8338 D&J Automotive Supply 28.05 8339 Data Documents 218.28 8340 E&H Utility Sales Inc. 640.00 8341 Eby Brown 133.92 8342 Ed's Rental & Sales 99.00 8343 Envirex Inc. 143.00 8344 Fisher Scientific 2,772.00 8345 Joseph D. Foreman & Co. 112.00 8346 George P. Freund Inc. 6.86 8347 G.C.C. Enterprises Inc. 120.00 8348 Hach Company 198.25 8349 Don Hansen's Alignment Service 59.00 8350 Hardware Service Co. 108.56 8351 Hydra -Stop, Inc. 746.09 8352 Hydro Air 1,744.00 8353 Illinois Bell 624.21 8354 Industrial Towel & Uniform 209.74 8355 Main Paint & Decorating 229.73 8356 McHenry Analytical Water Laboratory 398.00 8357 McHenry Auto Parts 52.62 8358 McHenry Electric & Supply 132.60 8359 McHenry Printing Services 188.25 8360 McHenry Tire Mart 13.00 8361 Meyer Material Company 229.34 8362 Midwest Meter Inc. 216.62 8363 The Murdock Company Inc. 168.00 8364 NEBS 183.65 8365 Northern Computer Services Inc. 800.00 8366 Northwest Municipal Conference 49.00 August 21, 1991 Page 4 8367 The Office Shoppe 44.06 8368 Petersen Sand & Gravel 171.23 8369 Pitney Bowes 22.60 8370 Raycraft Septic Service 520.00 8371 Reliance Safety Equipment 172.68 8372 Safety Kleen Corp. _ 66.50 8373 Sidener Supply Company 75.00 8374 Stanton Equipment Company 141.03 WATER/SEWER FUND cont'd 8375 Thornton's Turf Nursery 14.40 8376 Toolland Inc. 98.83 8377 Water Engineering & Mgmt. 60.00 8378 Wirfs Welding & Industries 115.50 8379 Woodland Recycling & Disposal 3,779.70 RECREATION PROGRAMS FUND 1679 VOID 1680 Ace Hardware 230.35 1681 Althoff Industries 494.00 1682 American Red Cross 187.00 ;33 Arvidson Integrated Water System 14.75 1e_4 Barrington Transportation Co. 207.00 1686 Gary Bitler 289.00 1686 Blevins Concession Supply Co. 168.00 1687 Ron Callahan 187.00 1688 Commonwealth Edison 2,094.03 1689 Conney Safety Products 10.74 1690 Crystal Manor Stables 1,447.00 1691 Eby Brown 942.76 1692 Keith Francke 51.00 1693 Halogen Supply 60.67 1694 Illinois Bell 89.63 1695 Jewel Food Stores 26.73 1696 J & L Pool Company 12.78 1697 William J. Kofler 310.00 1698 Kyrotech Inc. 37.00 1699 Leisure Links 605.50 1700 McHenry Printing Services 3,590.79 1701 McHenry Specialties 434.00 1702 Jim Meyers 51.00 1703 Photo Forum 30.80 1704 PNG Enterprises LTD 165.00 1705 Recreonics Corp. 36.45 1706 Royal Crown Bottling Company 1,001.25 1707 Schoep's Ice Cream Co. Inc. 226.95 1708 Shirt -Works Inc. 165.20 1709 Sullivan Foods 80.62 1710 Wilson Accessories 151.51 1711 Pat Wirtz 408.00 1712 Zep Manufacturing 87.60 Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Locke, Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Lieder. Motion carried. Alderman Lieder arrived at 8:12 P.M. Discussion was held on passage of a Resolution to support deannexation of property from Crystal Lake School District #47 to McHenry Elementary School District #15. At the May 29, 1991 Council Meeting, James Bakk and John Cottingham appeared on behalf of the Fritsch Farm property to report on the status of the deannexation petition filed with the McHenry County Regional Superintendant of Schools. This petition, if approved, would deannex 920 acres from School District #47 to School District #15. The Resolution, as presented, was drafted by James Bakk, Attorney for the petitioner. He requested that the Council pass this Resolution in support of the deannexation petition. This issue will be before the Regional School Board on Monday, September 9. August 21, 1991 Page 5 The purpose of the deannexation petition filed by Mr. 8 Mrs. James Finch and eight other registered voters in the area was to promote the "whole student concept" to make it possible for children to attend high school and grade school with their peers in one City, rather than having them attend grade school at Crystal Lake and high school at McHenry. The intention was to make the high school and grade school district boundaries coterminous. Officials from School District #15 expressed concerns over their ability to fund additional facilities to serve the children that might be generated by this property. They did not feel existing developer donation fees were adequate to pay for a new school facility but did conclude that revenues from the proposed property would be adequate to fund the ongoing maintenance and salary expenses of the school districts. Present in the audience for this discussion were Petitioner Janes Finch; Dostrict 15 School Board officials --Superintendent Dr. Robert Cassidy, President Lucy Fick, Board member Paula Eckstrom. Mr. Finch explained that he had lived on Crystal Lake Road for 12 years. Three years ago the School Board informed him that he was in Crystal Lake School District #47, and not McHenry School District #15. He has had to pay $2400 - $2600 tuition for the last three years to keep his son in McHenry elementary schools instead of sending him five miles on a bus to Crystal Lake. The petition evolved after Finch talked to other residents in the area about this situation. Ten registered voters then petitioned the County Regional Board to change the boundaries and make School District #156 boundries coterminous with School District #15. President Lucy Fick said that according to enrollment figures from Winding Creek subdivision, there are .72 children per house. If 800 homes were built, about 600 children would be generated and the school district would only receive $1,400,000 in developer donation fees from the City. That is only 24% of what a new school would cost. She said that the School Board supports the "whole student concept" but felt that Crystal Lake could do it and it wouldn't have to be McHenry. She asked that McHenry would like to do it but the City should somehow provide financial help to pay for construction of a new school if it supported this Resolution. Alderman Lieder felt it made sense educationally to have a child attend schools in their city but he said the City should not get involved in an education problem that the School District should handle. He didn't feel it was the City's responsibility to intervene in school issues such as this and no action should be taken by the Council. He felt the City would be overstepping its bounds in supporting such a Resolution. Alderman Smith disagreed with Alderman Lieder and felt the City should be involved. It was his opinion that children should be allowed to attend schools in the same city and it should be in McHenry schools, rather than Crystal Lake Schools. Alderman Adams noted that the Council would just be making a recommendation by approving the Resolution but the final decision would be made by the McHenry County Regional School Board. Mayor Busse pointed out that the Resolution only supports the deannexation and the Council is not trying to solve the actual impacts on the school districts. He felt this matter needed to be taken up with potential developers. The "whole student concept" is what makes sense in supporting this Resolution, he said. He also pointed out that the 920 acres would not all be developed as residential because much of the area is already zoned as a Business Park. According to the McHenry Comprehensive Plan, the areas along Route 31 are planned as Commercial or Industrial. Alderman Serritella felt it was logical to make the school district boundaries for #15 and #156 identical, becaiuse children should not have to ride a bus five miles twice a day to attend schools outside their city. August 21, 1991 Page 6 Alderman Bolger felt that if a Unit School District was possible, these boundry lines would be identical. Personally, he would be in favor of deannexing from District 47 to 15. But at the present time, he felt it was not in the City's juridiction to vote on this matter, and felt that the Council should take no action on the Resolution. Alderman Patterson felt that it was a school issue and not one for the City Council to take action on. Patterson asked why this Resolution was put on the agenda. Alderman Donahue said it was her understanding that the School Board had asked for the City's input. School Board President Fick said that was correct. City Administrator Peterson explained that when Bakk and Cottingham appeared before the Council on May 29 to give a report on the deannexation proposal, they were told that when it came time to bring this matter before the Regional Board, a Resolution should be brought to the Council for consideration. Motion by Patterson, seconded by Serritella, to table the Resolution. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke, Adams, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: Smith. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Patterson, seconded by Locke, to approve the purchase of various pieces of safety equipment for performing proper confined space entry procedures for the Public Works Department in the amount of $7,326.77. Voting Aye: Voting Nay: Absent: Abstaining: Motion carried. Bolger, Donahue, Smith, Patterson, None. None. Adams. Lieder, Locke, Serritella. Motion by Lieder, seconded by Serritella, to enter into a 36-month lease for the purchase of a Canon NP8530 Copier, as presented. Following discussion, the Aldermen felt more information was needed and it could be presented at the August 22 Special Meeting. Therefore, Serritella withdrew her second and Lieder withdrew the motion. Alderman Smith reported that the Building, Zoning, Planning, and Development Committee met on August 19, 1991 to discuss 20 items. The meeting was informative rather than decision making and a copy of those minutes will be distributed to Aldermen at the next Regular Meeting. Director of Public Illinois Department of at the Court Street and that they were aware of to handle it this year, year for repairing thos to the hole on Elm Sti that roadway. Works Batt reported that he had contacted the Transportation concerning the bumps on Elm Street Riverside Drive intersections. IDOT informed him the problem, but there was no money in the budget They will again put money into the budget next e intersections. The City did make minor repairs •eet at the Court Street intersection to improve It was announced that the Crystal Lake traffic study from Smith Engineering would be discussed at a staff meeting on Tuesday, September 3, 1991 at 10:00 A.M. in Director of Public Works Batt's office. Anyone interested was invited to attend that meeting. Batt reported on a problem on Hampton Court, which was discovered while they were making repairs to that roadway. There is a 300 foot section of road which needed to be excavated and restored because a running spring was found in the middle of that roadway. An additional cost of approximately $30,000 would be required to make necessary repairs because the street is now open and practically impassable. August 21, 1991 Page 7 Fegers Subdivision and Country Club Subdivision again asked that the City consider providing those subdivisions with snowplowing services for the 1991-92 winter season. At the City Council meeting on September 19, 1990, the Council voted to raise the fees for providing this service from $560.00 to $700.00 for Fegers Subdivision, and from $350.00 to $600.00 for the Country Club Subdivision. Motion by Smith, seconded by Serritella, to send a letter of agreement to Country Club and Fegers Subdivisions for snowplowing fees for the 1991-92 winter season, with the fees to remain the same as last year ($700.00 Fegers, $600.00 Country Club)• Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke, Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella. Voting May: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Alderman Locke requested that the Public Works Department install directional signs to the Library at Crystal Lake Road. Motion by Smith, seconded by Adams, to adjourn. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Locke, Smith, Adams, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Hay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. The Meeting adjourned at 9:33 P.M. �� v MAYOR