HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 08/31/1981 - City Council (3)REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1981 8 P.M.
The Regular Meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor
Stanek on Monday, August 31, 1981 at 8 P.M. At roll call the following aldermen council
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were present: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Wieser, Smith, Serritella, Meurer. Absent:
Harker. Also in attendance were Supt. Weber, Attorney Narusis, Clerk Gilpin, Attend-
ance
Chief Pasenelli, Park Director Merkel.
Motion by Serritella, seconded by Nolan, to accept the minutes of the
August 17, 1981 regular meeting as read.
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Wieser, Smith, Serritella, Meurer.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Harker.
Motion carried.
Richard Sherman of the auditing firm of Lester Witte & Company,
Audit
reviewed the 1980-81 fiscal year city audit and answered questions of aldermen
regarding the audit.
Motion by Pepping, seconded by Serritella, to accept the audit as
prepared by Lester Witte & Company for the 1980-81 fiscal year.
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Wieser, Smith, Serritella, Meurer.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Harker.
Motion carried.
Roger Muterspaugh and James Berg of Residential Development Group
addressed the Council seeking preliminary approval of Winding Creek Unit 3. pp
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In reviewing the plat, it was noted that the city would like some sort of access Approv7
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to the open space area west of Unit 3. Retention ponds were also discussed.
Motion by Datz, seconded by Nolan, to approve the Preliminary Plat of
Unit 3 with the stipulation that access be provided the city such as the 50 foot
gas line easement shown on the plat.
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Wieser, Smith, Serritella, Meurer.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Harker.
Motion carried.
A Public Hearing on the 1981-82 Tax Levy Ordinance was held with the
following persons in the audience: Frances Olsen, Ernest Schooley, Shawn Mondel,
Dan Lorek, Ricki Hoffman, Tony Oliver, Lynne Donarski, Carol Sek.
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Chairman Pepping of the Finance Committee submitted a proposal for
the 1981-82 Tax Levy Ordinance and explained the reasoning behind it.
Motion by Pepping, seconded by Wieser, to pass the 1981-82 Tax Levy
Ordinance in the amount of $984,300.00 with an estimated tax extension rate
of .962 to cover the entire amount of $86,000.00 requested by the Police
Pension Board.
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Wieser.
Voting Nay: Datz, Smith, Serritella, Meurer.
Absent: Harker.
Motion did not pass.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Serritella, to pass the 1981-32 Tax Levy
Ordinance in the amount of $984,300.00 with an estimated tax extension rate
Tax
Levy of .942 which allows $70,000.00 for the Police Pension Fund.
Ordinance
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Wieser, Datz, Smith, Serritella, Meurer.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Harker.
Motion carried.
Mayor Stanek nominated James Blum of 4618 W. Shore Drive and Alder
McH. man Michael Wieser of the Utilities committee to serve as City of McHenry repre-
Shores
FPA sentatives on the McHenry Shores Sewage Treatment Facilities Planning Federal
Grant Project No. C172048 Committee.
Motion by Meurer, seconded by Serritella, to accept the appointments
of Blum and Wieser, to the Planning Committee.
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Smith, Serritella, Meurer.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Harker.
Pass: Wieser.
Motion carried.
Motion by Serritella, seconded by Meurer, to authorize a salary in -
Wages
crease for Matt Rogers of the Public Works Department from $4.00 to $5.00
per hour for a 30 to 40 hour week as a mechanic.
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Wieser, Smith, Serritella, Meurer.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Harker..
Motion carried.
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Mayor Stanek instructed the Finance Committee to study a wage increase
for Vernon Rouley of the Public Works Department and come back with a recommen- Commit-
tee
dation.
Motion by Wieser, seconded by Nolan, to pass an ordinance amending the
hours permitted for solicitation to read from 10 A.M. to 7 P.M. and to publish
ordi-
nance
to ordinance in pamphlet form. solici-
tation
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Wieser, Smith, Serritella, Meurer.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Harker.
Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Serritella, to pass an ordinance prohibit- Ordi-
nance
ing fishing and the launching of boats from city property at the Petersen Park parks
Beach on McCullom Lake.
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Wieser, Smith, Serritella, Meurer.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Harker.
Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Serritella, to pass a Resolution authorizing
Reso-
participation of City Clerks in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund and lution
setting the beginning date at May 1, 1937.
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Wieser, Smith, Serritella, Meurer.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Harker.
Motion carried.
Motion by Meurer, seconded by Nolan, to authorize and approve payment
in the amount of $5,971.46 to Hampton, Lenzini and Renwick, Inc. as partial pay-
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ment for preliminary engineering services in connection with the Meadow Lane
FAU project.
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Wieser, Smith, Serritella, Meurer.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Harker.
Motion carried.
Mayor Stanek reported bid letting for the Meadow Lane project would
be December 11, 1981 with probably awarding of bids the first part of January 1982. Mead-
ow
Lane
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Motion by Smith, seconded by Datz, to authorize and approve payment
to Free Flo Inc. in the amount of $2,750.00 for materials and labor in connection
Authori-
zation with a water line break at the northeast corner of the Green Street Bridge.
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Wieser, Smith, Serritella, Meurer.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Harker.
Motion carried.
Authori- Motion by Nolan, seconded by Pepping, to authorize and approve the
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City Clerk's attendance at a Municipal Clerk's Institute at the University of
Census
Illinois Oct. 26 thru 30.
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Wieser, Smith, Serritella, Meurer.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Harker.
Motion carried.
Mayor Stanek announced that the final Official 1980 Census for the
City of McHenry was 10,908.
Aldermen Smith and Wieser was asked to check driveways on Elm Street
Rt. 120 from Park Street to Riverside Drive in connection with the Route 120 Bridge
Bridge
replacement project as to possible driveway revisions.
Attorney Narusis was instructed to correspond with Attorney Militello
regarding zoning questions in connection with possible construction of buildings
Zoning for the developmentally disabled by the McHenry County Association for the Retarded.
The Street and Sidewalk Committee was asked to study traffic conditions
Commit-
tees at the corner of Elm and Green Streets and come back with suggestions for improv-
ing traffic flow.
The Building and Zoning Committee was authorized to study the matter
of setting fees for reissuance of building permits which have expired one year
after the original date of issuance and report back with a recommendation,
preferably before October lst.
Motion by Wieser, seconded by Nolan, to go into Executive Session
Executive
Session at 11:17 P.M. for the purpose of discussing pending litigation.
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Wieser, Smith, Serritella, Meurer.
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Voting Nay: None.
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Absent: Harker.
Motion carried.
12:30 A.M.
Motion by Datz, seconded by Meurer, to go back into Open Session at
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Wieser, Smith, Serritella, Meurer.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Harker.
Motion carried.
Motion by Wieser, seconded by Serritella, to authorize the calling
of Towne & Orleans Letter of Credit which expires at the First National Bank McHenry
Lakes
of Woodstock on October 26, 1981, in the amount of $70,000.00 Estates
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Wieser, Smith, Serritella, Meurer.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Harker.
Motion carried.
Motion by Datz, seconded by Wieser, to authorize and approve renewal
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of the City's insurance program with Arthur J. Gallagher Company of Rolling rization
Meadows as reviewed and recommended by the Insurance Committee. Insurance
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Wieser, Smith, Serritella, Meurer.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Harker.
Motion carried.
Motion by Wieser, seconded by Pepping, to direct Baxter & Woodman to
investigate the cause of the sewer collection system malfunction in the vacinity Autho-
rization
of the Millstream force main lift station and report back to the Council with
recommendations for its repair.
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Wieser, Smith, Serritella, Meurer.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Harker.
Motion carried.
Motion by Wieser, seconded by Smith, to adjourn.
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Wieser, Smith, Serritella, Meurer.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Harker.
Motion carried.
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Meeting adjourned at 12:32 A.M. September 1, 1981.
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