HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 09/12/1990 - City CouncilREGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1990
A Regular Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to
order by Mayor Busse on Wednesday, September 12, 1990 at 8 P.M. at City
Hall. At roll call the following Aldermen were present: Bolger,
Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. Absent:
McClatchey. City staff in attendance were Attorney Narusis, Clerk
Gilpin, Park Director Merkel, Chief Joyce, Building & Zoning Officer
Halik, City Administrator Gerald Peterson.
Margie McCarthy of 1101 S. Hilltop Drive, McHenry, spoke to the
Council concerning landscaping plans for the new McHenry Municipal
Center. She urged the use of prairie and natural plantings.
Motion by Patterson, seconded by Bolger, to approve the minutes
of the August 27, 1990 Special Meeting and the September 5, 1990 Regular
Meeting as corrected.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: McClatchey.
Motion carried.
Kit Carstens of Prime Development adressed the Council to
request a variation from the Subdivision Control Ordinance requirements
regarding the type of street light fixtures and their interval
alignment. The present Subdivision Control Ordinance requires that
street lights be spaced at 150 foot intervals on alternate sides of the
road. Carstens was requesting that McGraw Edison credenza style fixtures
be approved for installation in the McHenry Corporate Center Business
Park at 200 foot intervals on the same side of the Street.
Motion by Lieder, seconded by Bolger, to grant the request of
McHenry Corporate Center and approve the variation for street lights of
the McGraw Edison credenza style fixtures on bronze poles with the
spacing to be 200 feet apart on the same side of the street.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: McClatchey.
Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Patterson, to approve the
installation of street lights and fixtures identical to the ones
previously approved for the McHenry Corporate Center Business Park for
the new Municipal Center, subject to review by the architect.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: McClatchey.
Motion carried.
Bob Hammortree, Construction Superintendent for the McHenry
Municipal Center Building, reported that two bids had been received for
finish hardware and two price proposals for an elevator.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Serritella, to award the bid for
the finish hardware work to the low bidder, Stauber Hardware in the
amount of $30,300 and to award the elevator proposal to Otis Elevator at
a cost of $27,407 as presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: McClatchey.
Motion carried.
Hammortree also requested approval for the alternate bids on the
labor and material for the McHenry Municipal Center for audio, visual and
a backup generator. Low bidder on the electrical work was Carey
Electric. The alternate for the backup generator - $1£,400; for the
video system - $21,000; for the sound system - $42,000 for a total of
$88,100.
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Motion by Smith, seconded by Donahue, to approve the three
alternate bids for Carey Electric in a total amount of $88,100 as
presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: McClatchey.
Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Lieder, to authorize the Mayor
and/or the City Administrator to make changes as necessary on the new
McHenry Municipal Building plans instead of bringing each item back to
the Council for approval.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: McClatchey.
Motion carried.
Motion by Serritella, seconded by Donahue, to approve the final
plat of Winding Creek 5, Unit 4 contingent upon the following
conditions: 1) that the front yard setbacks be specified for Lots 8 and
19; 2) that the plat specify that homeowners of Lot 6 - 17 of Block 2
would be responsible for the maintenance of the detention easements on
those lots; 3) that sidewalks would be installed along Crystal Lake Road.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
Serritella.
Voting Nay: Patterson.
Absent: McClatchey.
Motion carried.
Motion by Teta, seconded by Patterson, to authorize the Mayor to
sign a nine month lease with Boone Creek Shopping Plaza for premises at
4214 W. Elm Street to be used by the Parks and Recreation Department for
a dance and exercise studio and related uses for a monthly sum of $1,500
plus utilities contingent upon receipt of Exhibit A and contingent upon a
language change in Paragraph 2 of the attached rider effective September
13, 1990.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: McClatchey.
Motion carried.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Donahue, to grant the solicitation
request of Donald Ray and Donald Grant for soliciting door-to-door to
sell aerial photos of homes and to waive the requirement of referral to
the Finance Commitee.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
Patterson.
Voting Nay: Serritella.
Absent: McClatchey.
Motion carried.
Benjamin Madey of Polymor Colors requested that a Resolution be
passed waiving the requirement of the Illinois Department Finance
Authority (IDFA) that a municipality have 45 days in which to approve a
Resolution disapproving a project to be financed with Industrial Revenue
Bonds issued by IDFA.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Serritella, to pass a Resolution
regarding a project to be financed by bonds issued by the Illinois
Development Finance Authority to Madey, Enterprises, Inc. for the
construction and equiping of a manufacturing facility to be occupied by
Polymor Colors, Inc. in the McHenry Corporate Center Business Park.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: McClatchey.
Motion carried.
A request was received from the McHenry County Department of
Health seeking a $3,000 to n'6,000 annual contribution from the City of
McHenry for Surface Water Quality Monitoring and Education.
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Motion by Bolger, seconded by Serritella, to refer the McHenry
County Department of Health request for funds to the Finance Committee
for consideration in the budgeting process for the 1991-92 fiscal year.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta,
Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: Smith.
Absent: McClatchey.
Motion carried.
Kit Carstens, Construction Manager for the McHenry Municipal
Center, presented grass seeding proposals for the new municipal site.
Three firms submitted proposals: Earth Industries, Hoffstetter
Corporation and Flowerwood. Bids for a low maintenance grass mixture
called Buffalo Grass was the first proposal and alternate seeding
proposals were also submitted from the three firms.
Motion by Lieder, seconded by Teta, to approve that the grass
seed mixture called Buffalo Grass be planted in the areas that need to
have soil erosion control, that Carstens and the landscapers use their
discretion to decide if more Buffalo grass should be planted in the lower
detention areas and that the City accept the low price proposal of Earth
Industries at a cost of $.71 per square yard as presented.
Voting Aye: Teta, Lieder, Smith, Serritella, Patterson.
Voting May: Bolger, Donahue.
Absent: McClatchey.
Motion did not pass since it takes a two-thirds vote of the Council to
pass this motion.
Mayor Busse called for a recess at 10:28 P.M. The meeting
reconvened at 10:38 P.M. with everyone still in attendance.
Motion by Serritella, seconded by Donahue, that the City not
plant Prairie Grass anywhere between Green Street and the front of the
building or on the sides but could possibly consider planting it on the
northwest side of the building.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Smith, Serritella.
Voting Nay: Teta, Lieder, Patterson.
Absent: McClatchey.
Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Serritella, to award the grass seed
bid to Hoffstetter for the Buffalo grass seed mixture, that it be
planted by hydro -seeding on all areas that have been disturbed around the
building site except within 30 feet of the building at a cost of $.74 per
square yard.
Motion by Bolger to amend the motion to authorize the Mayor to
negotiate for a lower price with Hoffstetter Corporation. Motion failed
for lack of a second.
Voting on the original motion:
Voting Aye: Serritella, Smith, Donahue, Bolger.
Voting Nay: Patterson, Lieder, Teta.
Absent: McClatchey.
Motion did not carry since it takes a two-thirds vote of the Council to
pass the motion.
Motion by Lieder to accept the Buffalo Grass mixture, that it be
distributed in the areas as designated by Carstens, that the Mayor be
authorized to negotiate with the three companies to obtain the best and
most effective way to do the seeding, by hydro -mulching or hydro -seeding
and after he gets the best price, to immediately inform Carstens so that
he can proceed immediately with planting of the seed to stop the erosion
of the soil. Motion failed for lack of a second.
Motion by Lieder, seconded by Serritella, to approve the use of
the Buffalo Grass mixture, spread it where Carstens indicates it is
needed on the site, offer the proposal to Hoffstetter if he can meet the
$.71 per square yard price using hydro -seed or hydro -mulch and if he
declines to do the work at that price, the proposal should be awarded to
Earth Industries at the $.71 per square yard cost.
Voting Aye: Serritella, Patterson, Lieder.
Voting Nay: Smith, Teta, Donahue, Bolger.
Absent: McClatchey.
Motion did not carry.
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Motion by Smith, seconded by Bolger, to approve the use of
Buffalo Grass mixture, spread it where Carstens indicates it should be
placed for soil erosion and offer the proposed to Hoffstetter at $.74 per
square yard using the hydro -seed or hydro -mulch method.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Smith, Serritella.
Voting Nay: Teta, Lieder, Patterson.
Absent: McClatchey.
Motion did not carry since it takes a two-thirds vote of the Council to
pass the motion.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Serritella, to place the previous
motion on the table and vote to reconsider it.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Smith, Serritella.
Voting Nay: Teta, Patterson.
Absent: McClatchey.
Motion carried to reconsider the Motion.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Serritella, to reconsider the
previous motion awarding the proposal to Hoffstetter at $.74 per square
yard using the Buffalo Grass mixture with hydro -seed or hydro -mulch
methods. Upon further discussion Serritella withdrew her second, Smith
withdrew his motion.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Serritella, to award the proposal
to Hoffstetter at $.71 per square yard using hydro -seed or hydro -mulch
methods and to authorize Carstens, Peter Merkel and Tom Schmidt to
negotiate with Hoffstetter to determine if a larger amount of Buffalo
Grass should be used in the detention areas and negotiate a mixture that
would be satifactory to the four of them and if they could not come to an
agreement with Hoffstetter, the bid should be awarded to Earth Industries
at $.71 per square yard under the same conditions.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Smith, Patterson,
Serritella.
Voting Nay: Teta.
Absent: McClatchey.
Motion carried.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Teta, to table the agenda item for
renaming of Bull Valley Road.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
Patterson, Serritella.
Voting May: None.
Absent: McClatchey.
Motion carried.
An agenda item concerning landscaping for the new City Hall was
postponed to another meeting.
Attorney Narusis reported that he had contacted several title
companies to obtain title insurance in the amount of $4,000,000 for the
new Municipal Center Building. He received a quote from Century Title
Company for $4,000,000 in owner's title insurance on the new Municipal
Building at a cost of $3,400 with $100 for the review of each
construction draw request.
Motion by Patterson, seconded by Serritella, to obtain title
insurance in the amount of $4,000,000 from Century Title Company of
Woodstock at a cost of $3,400 and to approve payment of $100 for review
of each construction draw as presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: McClatchey.
Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Patterson, to adjourn.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: McClatchey.
Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 11:53 P.M.
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