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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 09/29/1988 - City CouncilSPECIAL MEETING THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1988 8:00 P.M. The Special Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to Special order by Mayor Busse on Thursday, September 29, 1988 at 8 P.M. at City Council Hall. At roll call the following Aldermen were present: Polger, Mtg. Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson. Absent: Nolan, McClatchey, Serritella. City staff in attendance were Supt. Batt, Attorney Narusis, Clerk Attendance Gilpin, Chief Joyce, Director of Development Greenwood. Absent: Park Director Merkel and Finance and Personnel Director Vitas. The purpose of the Special Meeting was to discuss the request for vacation of Oak Avenue west of Front Street by Carl Johnson and for presentation by Director of Development on code enforcement in the City Street of McHenry. Mayor Busse announced that Carl Johnson's attorney, Frank Vacation Gosser, had called him prior to the meeting and requested that the matter of the vacation of Oak Avenue be postponed until another time. Butch Meyer of McIntosh Ltd. addressed the Council to request final plat approval of Brittany Heights No. 3 as presented with the stipulation that Lots 36 through 44 could not be built until the South Wastewater Treatment Plant is on line and the plat cannot be recorded until a Letter of Credit was on file in the City Clerk's office. Motion by Lieder, seconded by Patterson, to approve the final Plats plat of Brittany Heights Unit 3 as presented with the stipulation that Lots 36 through 44 could not be built until the South Wastewater Treatment Plant is on line and until a Letter of Credit in the proper amount as recommended by Baxter & Woodman was on file in the City Clerk's Office. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Nolan, McClatchey, Serritella. Motion carried. Attorney James Militello of Militello, Zank and Coen, appeared before the Council representing Theresa Pieroni and Pieroni's Inc. with respect to the sale of certain buildings located at 1318 and 1324 N. Riverside Drive in McHenry to the Riverside Building Corporation. The recent survey of the property in question showed that there was an encroachment of those buildings into the public right-of-way along north Riverside Drive. Militello asked that the City execute a letter addressed to the Riverside Building Corporation to indicate that the City would not require the removal of said buildings from said public right-of-way. The letter should further reflect the fact that if the buildings were ever destroyed in the future, then the appropriate provisions of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of McHenry would be complied with prior to the issuance of any building permits thereon. Motion by Smith, seconded by Bolger, to authorize the Mayor to sign a letter addressed to Riverside Building Corporation indicating that the City would not require the removal of buildings at 131P and 1324 N. Riverside Drive as they encroach into the public right-of-way as indicated in a survey dated September 16, 1988 and that if the buildings were ever destroyed to such an extent as defined in the non -conforming use provisions of the Zoning Ordinance then all of the appropriate provisions of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of McHenry would be complied with prior to issuance of any building permits thereon. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Nolan, McClatchey, Serritella. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by Lieder, to approve the Superintendent of Public Work's request that Richard Orton of the Streets Division be allowed to attend the Annual Snow and Ice Fleet Management Conference at Fort Collins, Colorado, at an expense of $720. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Nolan, McClatchey, Serritella. Motion carried. Alderman Lieder left the meeting at 8:55 P.M. and returned at 10:30 P.M. Bldg. & Zng. flisc. Misc. Employees Thursday, September 29, 1988 Page 2 Bldg. & Zong. Greenwood then presented a slide show which indicated various Misc. areas of the City which had sign and weed problems. Following the presentation, several suggestions were made as to how these problems should be approached. 1) That the Council must identify the needs and then start educating the people through fliers, newsletters, pamphlets, and EDC and Chamber of Commerce Newsletters to improve the communication as to what is expected of the business people. It was felt that the program should start this winter in an attempt to seek voluntary compliance before going to the legislative and judicial method. 2) Manage development of new activities and negotiate when remodeling permits are sought. 3) TIF money could be used to upgrade some of the areas. Mayor Busse felt that some sort of a method should be established that would be enforced consistently and fairly. The need for additional staff was strongly emphasized to enforce the building and zoning codes. Executive Session at 9:4 Motion 0 by Smith, seconded by Teta, to go into executive session discuss personnel and for legal consultation. Aye: Bolger, Teta, Smith, Patterson. Nay: None. Nolan, McClatchey, Lieder, Serritella. Motion by Smith, seconded by Patterson, to go back into open session at 10:30 P.M. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson Voting Nay: None. Absent: Nolan, McClatchey, Serritella. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by Lieder, to authorize the Mayor to Employees hire three new people in the Building and Zoning Department as presented. 1) Building and Zoning Administrator to be on staff no later than October 22, 1988 2) Code Inspector to be on staff November, 1988 3) Inspector to be on staff November, 1988. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Nolan, McClatchey, Serritella. Motion carried. Mayor Busse announced that he had a conversation with our Comprehensive Plan Consultant John Gann and was advised that Gann would Comprehensive be unable to have arty materials ready for a Special Meeting of the Plan Council on October 13, 1988 as previously scheduled. Therefore, the Special Meeting of October 13, 1988 would be now held for an executive session to obtain legal consultation from our City Attorney. The Mayor also announced that Thursday, November 10, 1988 a Special Meeting would be held to discuss the Mobil Annexation Agreement at 8:00 P.M. A Special Meeting would be held on Monday, November 14, 1988 to discuss the Fritsch Annexation Agreement. Motion by Smith, seconded by Patterson, to adjourn. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Nolan, McClatchey, Serritella. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 10:50 P.M. -�CHY �CLERK