HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 09/18/1985 - City CouncilREGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1985 8:00 P.M.
The Regular Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to
order by Mayor Busse on Wednesday, September 18, 1985 at 8:00 P.M. in
city hall. At roll call the following Aldermen were present: Bolger,
Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell, Teta. Absent: Serritella.
City staff in attendance were Supt. Halvensleben, Attorney Narusis, Clerk
Gilpin, Park Director Merkel, Chief Joyce.
Motion by Nolan, seconded by Bolger, to accept the minutes of
the September 11, 1985 Regular Meeting as presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell,
Teta.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Serritella.
Motion carried.
Mayor Busse called to order a Public Meeting at 8:03 P.M. to
consider the application of Miller and Meissen (Alpha Plastics) for
the issuance by the City of McHenry of Industrial Revenue Bonds in
the amount not to exceed $500,000. The money would be used to
finance a project consisting of the acquisition, construction and
installation of an addition to the Company's existing facility
located at 3905 Albany, McHenry. The addition will be leased to
Alpha Plastic Manufacturing, Inc. to be used in the manufacturing of
plastic: products. A Public Hearing was held to meet the requirements
of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) of 1982 con-
cerning the issuance of Industrial Revenue Bonds by the City of
McHenry. Persons in the audience were Tom Schmitt, Bruno & Carmen
Manzardo and Plaindealer reporter Marion Olsen. No one was in
attendance representing Miller/Meissen. Mayor Busse asked if any
written comments were received in the City Clerk's office concerning
the Miller/Meissen Public Hearing. She replied that no written
comments had been received in the City Clerk's office. Mayor Busse
asked if there were any verbal comments from the audience. There was
no response. There were no representatives of the petitioners in
attendance but Attorney Narusis explained that none were necessary
according to the statutes. There being no further action on this
matter Mayor Busse adjourned the Public Hearing at 8:07 p.m. The
regular agenda of the City Council was then taken under consideration.
Council Mtgs
Attendance
Council Mtgs.
Pub. Hrgs, etc.
Industrial
Revenue Bonds
Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Snell, to authorize and
approve the Partial Payment Request No. 2 for the Well No. 7 Iron Water Dept.
Removal Plant Project to Driessen Construction Co. in the amount of Improvements
$27,754 as recommended by Baxter & Woodman.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell,
Teta.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Serritella.
Motion carried.
Superintendent Halvensleben reported that two bids had been
received for a dump truck for the Public Works Department as
follows: Freund Equipment Co. of Huntley Illinois - $51,071 and
$48,942, Racine Truck & Equipment of Racine Wisconsin - $48,663.20
and $47,628.20. Following review of the bids, Superintendent
Halvensleben reported that the adjusted bid quotes were Freund
Equipment Co. $48,112, Racine Truck & Equipment. $47,803.20. It was
his recommendation to accept the low bid of Racine Truck & Equipment.
Motion
of Racine Truck
a delivery date
Voting
Voting
Absent:
Motion carried.
by Bolger, seconded by Nolan, to accept the low bid
& Equipment Co. for the bid price of $47,803.20 with
of 90 days.
Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell,
Teta.
Nay: None.
Serritella.
Mayor Busse announced that the Building & Zoning Officer had
sent out zoning violation notices and those that had not been
corrected would be presented at the October 2, 1985 Council Meeting
for legal action.
Bid Opening &
Awarding
Public Works -
Purchases
Wednesday, September 18, 1985
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Motion by Smith, seconded
Treasurer's Report as presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder,
by Snell, to accept the August
McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell,
Teta.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Serritella.
Motion carried.
Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Snell, to accept the
August Clerk's Report as presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell,
Teta.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Serritella.
Motion carried.
Motion by Snell, seconded by Nolan, to authorize and approve
payment of the following bills as presented:
GENERAL
FUND
0646 Ace Hardware
20649
Adams Bros. Steel Service
20650
Alco Stores
20651
Alexander Lumber
20652
American Red Cross
20653
AT&T Information System
20654
Automatic Data Processing
20655
Peter Baker & Son
20656
Baxter & Woodman
20657
Barrington Transportation
20658
Blackhawk Communications
20659
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
20660
Botts Welding & Truck Service
20661
Brand Oil Co.
20662
Marc Brogan
20663
BSN Corp.
20664
Burris Equipment
20665
Burroughs Corp.
20666
Buss Ford Sales
20667
Carey Electric Contracting
20668
Castle Industries
20669
Chancellor Datacomm Inc.
20670
Commonwealth Edison
20671
Community Auto Supply
20672
Craft Concrete Products
20673
Curran Contracting
20674
Curtis Industries
20675
D & J Automotive Supply
20676
Dependable Concrete Products
20677
Chuck Dixon
20678
AC Dyna-Tite Corp.
20679
Eby Brown
20680
Enterprise Ready Mix
20681
Fireman's Fund Insurance
20682
Fort Dearborn Life Insurance
20683
Foxcroft Meadows
20684
Freund Equipment Co.
20685
George P. Freund, Inc.
20686
Arthur J. Gallagher
20687
Grove Products
20688
A.J. Gerrard & Co.
Co.
Co.
20689 Great Lakes Fire and Safety Equipment
20690
Joseph H. Huemann & Sons
20691
Illinois Municipal League
20692
Industrial Towel & Uniform
20693
Illinois Bell Telephone
20694
Illinois Lawn Equipment Inc.
20695
Jepsen Tire & Automotive Center
20696
Jack's Maintenance
20697
Kirchner Fire Extinguisher Inc.
20698
P.O. Knuth Co.
20699
Lake Auto Supply Inc.
20700
Lakeland Distributors
1,122.34
651.31
13.37
434.74
40.00
440.94
149.71
384.00
387.80
372.00
66.00
7,630.22
105.84
191.95
625.00
71.18
26.50
181.77
894.74
170.00
104.94
107.00
8,714.85
39.90
220.00
74.25
222.89
53.03
450.00
64.00
77.09
145.01
210.50
3,115.00
929.25
491.25
140.00
273.90
12,690.00
428.81
64.10
46.40
50.00
80.00
149.33
1,055.76
26.65
352.44
94.00
64.75
99.99
64.75
368.36
Wednesday, September 18, 1985 page 3
GENERAL FUND CONTINUED
20701
Lawson Products Inc.
46.95
20702
Lee & Ray Electric
915.00
20703
Lion Photo Supply Inc.
146.58
20704
Lyle Signs
2,031.57
20705
Meade Electric Co.
1,469.69
20706
Mechanics Choice
59.80
20707
Miracle Recreation Equipment Co.
760.94
20708
Motorola Inc.
1,350.00
20709
McCann Construction Specialties
142.94
20710
McHenry Auto Parts
2,004.89
20711
McHenry Community High School
639.18
20712
McHenry Community High School - East
Campus 280.00
20713
McHenry County Construction Supply
608.50
20714
McHenry County Glass & Mirror Inc.
193.08
20715
McHenry County Municipal Association
42.45
20716
McHenry County Title Company
480.00
20717
McHenry Electric & Supply
189.40
20718
McHenry FS
11.63
20719
McHenry Internal Medicine Associates
25.00
20720
McHenry Oil Co.
4,836.10
20721
McHenry Plaindealer
1,218.70
20722
McHenry Printing Services
256.20
20723
McHenry Sand & Gravel
685.36
20724
McHenry Tire Mart
23.00
20725
McRam Graphics
575.00
20726
Northern Illinois Gas
887.00
20727
Northwest Ford Truck Center
158.53
20728
The Office Shoppe
296.51
20729
Pepsi Cola General Bottlers
70.25
20730
Petersen Sand & Gravel
3,028.90
20731
Primrose Oil Co.
349.11
20732
Quality Graphics
11.50
20733
Radicom Inc.
104.00
20734
Raycraft Septic Service
275.00
20735
Rebars & Steel
22.00
20736
Reliance Safety Equipment Co.
168.60
20737
Richmond Cement Products
875.00
20738
VOID
---
20739
Safety Kleen Corp.
51.65
20740
Skokie Valley Asphalt
4,655.00
20741
Sullivan Foods
188.30
20742
Stoffel & Reihansperger Inc.
60.00
20743
Wm. Tonyan & Sons Inc.
150.00
20744
U.S. Leasing
142.10
20745
University of Illinois
2,100.00
20746
Wang Laboratories
183.00
20747
Warning Lites of Illinois
601.88
20922
I.C. Webb & Assoc.
112.13
20923
Western Union
255.00
20924
Western Union
158.25
20925
Robert F. White
213.78
20926
Woodstock Brick & Supply
51.30
20927
Xerox Corp.
84.98
20928
Zee Medical Service
12.75
20929
Zep Manufacturing
98.90
20931
Bruce Municipal Equipment Corp.
217.58
20932
McHenry Woodstock Disposal
239.00
20933
Porter Cable
54.90
20934
Rockford Industrial Welding Supply
58.98
WATER/SEWER
FUND
30
Ace Hardware
139.34
3073
Adams Bros. Steel Service
68.00
3074
Alexander Chemical Corp.
740.00
3075
Swimming Pool Fund
160.00
3076
AT&T Information Systems
13.53
3077
Badger Meter Inc.
4,446.30
3078
Baxter & Woodman
10,542.90
3079
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
529.38
3080
Burroughs Corp.
363.54
3081
Carey Electric Contracting
430.14
3082
C & C Heating & A/C
758.00
3083
Chemical Pump Sales and Service
241.49
Wednesday, September 18, 1985
page it
WATER/SEWER FUND CONTINUED
3084
Commonwealth Edison
11,954.24
3085
D & J Automotive Supply
37.80
3086
Enterprise Ready Mix
92.00
3087
Fischer Bros. Construction
87.33
3088
Fisher Scientific
12.60
3089
Jos. D. Foreman & Co.
580.00
3090
Fort Dearborn Life Insurance
88.50
3091
Griffin Pipe Products
88.45
3092
Hach Co.
77.58
3093
Illinois Bell Telephone
383.25
3094
Industrial Towel & Uniform
272.87
3095
Rick Jager
24.00
3096
KeBara Corp.
61.34
3097
Kelley Automotive
145.00
3098
Lakeland Publishers
388.50
3099
Main Paint & Decorating
55.02
3100
VOID
---
3101
McHenry County Construction Supply
51.00
3102
McHenry County Dept. of Health
130.00
3103
McHenry Oil Co.
346.86
3104
Northern I11. Gas
308.93
3105
Northern I11. Meter Repair Service
64.60
3106
Primrose Oil Co.
232.76
3107
Reliance Safety Equipment
122.84
3108
Sunnyside Co.
40.56
3109
Wang Laboratories
366.00
3110
Wm. Zeigler & Son
301.00
3111
Driessen Construction
27,754.00
3113
Gluth Bros. Const. Inc.
12,800.00
3114
McHenry Woodstock Disposal
17.00
3115
McHenry Auto Parts
8.40
Voting
Voting
Absent:
Motion carried.
Aye: Bolger,
Teta.
Nay: None.
Serritella.
Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell,
Proclamations Mayor Busse made the following proclamations: September
17-23, 1985 Constitution Week, September 22-29, 1985 McHenry Adult
Day Care Week, October 6-12, 1985 Domestic Violence Awareness Week.
Public Works- The Council also gave approval to authorize the Public Works
Misc. Department to assist the Chamber of Commerce in hanging Christmas
wreathes throughout the City. The Christmas wreathes are sold
through the Chamber office at a set price which includes a $1 dona-
tion to be given to the McHenry Beautification Committee.
Alderman Bolger, Chairman of the Utility Committee, reported
on a meeting held September 16, 1985.
Sewer-Misc. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Smith, to adjust the sewer
rent being charged to McHenry Trading Co. on Riverside and Pearl as
follows: charge them for two sewer uses (1 for each floor) and
charge for an additional sewer use when the basement area is devel-
oped as long as the building is utilized as it exists now with the
sewer charges to be reviewed in one year or at such time as the
ordinance is revised with payment to be retroactive to the last sewer
billing which was August, 1985.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell,
Teta.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Serritella.
Motion carried.
Motion by Snell, seconded by Nolan, to advertise for bids on
Bid Auth. a pickup truck for the Public Works department.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell,
Teta.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Serritella.
Motion carried.
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Superintendent Halvensleben announced that the bids for
commercial sidewalk reconstruction would be opened at 10 a.m.
October 1, 1985. He also announced that the City garage on Green
Street would be utilized for construction of Homecoming floats from
September 30, 1985 through October 5, 1985.
Motion by Snell, seconded by Teta, to approve the request of
the McHenry Beautification Committee for use of the Pearl Street Park
on October 12, 1985 for their annual pumpkin sale.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell,
Teta.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Serritella.
Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, seconded by McClatchey, to authorize and
approve the purchase of a two way radio for the Building & Zoning
Officer's car from Radicom Inc. at a cost of $638.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell,
Teta.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Serritella.
Motion carried.
Motion by Nolan, seconded by Lieder, to go into executive
session at 9:38 P.M. to discuss pending litigation and personnel.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, (Nolan, Smith, Snell,
Teta.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Serritella.
Motion carried.
Bruno and Carmen Manzardo informed the Council that they
would like to address the Aldermen concerning construction of the
Route 120 bridge.
Motion by Nolan, seconded by Lieder, to go back into open
session at 9:48 p.m.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell,
Teta.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Serritella.
Motion carried.
The Manzardos presented their complaints about the problems
that have occurred during reconstruction of the Route 120 bridge over
the Fox River. The Council assurred them that it would do what it
could to alleviate some of their problems but reminded the Manzardos
that the 120 bridge was a State of Illinois highway project and the
City of McHenry had no jurisdiction over it.
Motion by Nolan, seconded by Snell, to go into executive
session at 10:07 p.m. to discuss pending litigation and personnel.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell,
Teta.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Serritella.
Motion carried.
Motion by Teta, seconded by Nolan, to go back into open
session at 11:08 p.m.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell,
Teta.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Serritella.
Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, seconded by McClatchey, to adjourn.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, McClatchey, Nolan, Smith, Snell,
Teta.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Serritella.
Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 11:08 p.m.
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