HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 10/04/1982 - City CouncilREGULAR MEETINIG
MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1982 8 P.M
The Regular Meeting of the City Council was called to order by
Mayor Stanek on Monday, October 4, 1982 at 8:00 'P.M. At roll call the follow-
ing aldermen were present: Pepping, Nolan, Datz,, Wieser, Smith, Serritella,
Meurer. Absent: None. All other city department heads were present.
Motion by Pepping, seconded by Nolan,lto accept the minutes of the
September 20, 1982 Regular Meeting and the September 29, 1982 Public Hearing
as presented.
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Wieser, Smith, Serritella,
Meurer.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Datz, seconded by Smith, to concur with the Mayors appoint-
ment of William Busse of 107 Augusta as alderman of Ward 2 to fill the unexpired
term of George Harker.
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Wieser, Smith, Serritella,
Meurer.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Mayor Stanek declared a recess at 8:23 P.M. The meeting reconvened
at 8:28 P.M. with everyone still in attendance.
Council
Meeting
Attendance
Appoint-
ments
Mayor Stanek gave the oath of office o William Busse who will serve Appoint
out the term of George Harker which expires in ay of 1983. Busse was also appoint -Appoint
ed to serve as a member of the Finance Committee to replace Harker on that
Committee.
Bill Thomas, representing the McHenry Lions Club, announced that a
carnival was being planned by the Club for October 22, 23, & 24 on a vacant
lot on Crystal Lake Road between McHenry State Bank Weber Building and Oaks
Marathon Gas Station. He requested permission from the Council for a beer
permit and carnival permit. The proceeds would go to benefit the Hornets
Junior Football team and the McHenry Rescue Squad.
Motion by Wieser, seconded by Nolan, to grant permission to the
Lion's Club to conduct a carnival and serve beef~ on the condition they meet
all city rules and regulations.
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Wieser, Smith, Serritella,
Meurer, Busse.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Wieser, to waive the $25 carnival
license fee for the Lion's carnival.
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Wieser, Smith, Serritella,
Meurer, Busse.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion ccarried.
Motion by Nolan, seconded by Serritella, to authorize Attorney
Narusis to send a letter to McHenry Hospital regarding inspections for new
construction of the hospital facilities in which he informed the Hospital
that the city was exempting itself from any and'all building inspections at
the hospital except for footing inspections and water & sewer connections.
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Smith, Serritella, Meurer,
Busse.
Voting Nay: Wieser.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Amusement
Licenses
Authorizations
McHenry
Hospital
Meurer, Chairman of the Purchasing Committee, reported the committee Public
had reviewed the price proposalsof four vehicle dealers for 2 22 ton dump trucks Works
but they would not make any recommendation until further study on a new type
Purchases
truck body had been made. They will report back at the next meeting.
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Authoriza-
Motion by Smith, seconded by Wieser, to authorize and approve
tions
overlayment of First Avenue north of Washington Street at an approximate
cost of $2,500 to be paid from the General Fund.
Street Repair
Voting Aye: Pepping,INolan, Datz, Wieser, Smith, Serritella,
Meurer, Busse.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Snow
Motion by Smith, seconded by Nolan, to continue the policy of
Plowing
snowplowing Fegers Subdivisionlnorth of St. Patricks Church, Park Street
and Country Club Drive at a preliminary season cost of $400 for Fegers
Subdivision and Park Street andl$250 for Country Club Drive with extra
fees to be charged if additional time is spent in those subdivisions due
to an unusually heavy snowfall dulring the season.
Voting Aye: Pepping,"Nolan, Datz, Weiser, Smith, Serritella,
Meurer, Busse.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Authoriza-
Motion by Pepping, seconded by Nolan, to authorize and approve
tions
the written bond purchase documents from McHenry State Bank, First National
Bond Issue
Bank of McHenry, McHenry Savings & Loan, Home State Bank of Crystal Lake
and State Bank of Cary Grove for purchase of Special Service Area Number
McHenry
One Bonds in the amount of $6171,000.00 and purchase 'of City of McHenry
Hospital
1982 G.O. Bonds in the amount of $205,000.00.
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Smith, Serritella, Meurer.
Voting Nay: Wieser.
Not Voting: Busse.
Absent: None.
Notion carried.
i
McHenry
Motion by Nolan, seconded by Busse, to take no action on the
Hospital
hospital's request to release all city's rights on an easement across
Easements
their property on Waukegan Road.
Voting Aye: Pepping,JNolan, Datz, Wieser, Smith,
Serritella,
Meurer, Busse.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Public Motion by Meurer, seconded by Smith, to authorize and approve
Property the purchase of a floor scrubbed -buffer -carpet cleaning machine at a cost
of $1,134.00 from Diamond Chemical Company of Mundelein.
Purchases Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Wieser, Smith, Serritella,
Meurer, Busse.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Voting
Attorney Narusis was asked to submit a written opinion on the
Procedure
recent Supreme Court
Ruling regarding Council Voting
procedure and also
what constitutes
a majority or alquorum.
Committees
The Street
and Sidewalk Committee was instructed
to inspect
Street
Shepherd Hill Drive
as to the necessity for possible
overlayment.
Repair
Executive
Motion
by Datz, seconded by Wieser, to go
into Executive Session
Session
at 10:11 P.M. for
the purpose ofdiscussing pending
litigation.
Voting
Aye: Pepping,
(Nolan, Datz, Wieser,
Smith, Serritella,
Meurer, Busse.
Voting
Nay: None.
Absent:
None.
Motion carried.
Motion
by Serritella, seconded by Meurer,
to go back into Open
Session at 10:49
P.M.
Voting
Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Wieser,
Smith, Serritella,
Meurer, Busse.
Voting
Nay: None.
Absent:
None.
Motion carried.
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Motion by Busse, seconded by Meurer, to instruct the Utilities
Committee Chairman to obtain certified audits from the Lakeland Park Water
Company and all Northern Illinois Utilities affiliated companies for the past
five years.
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Wieser, Smith, Serritella,
Meurer, Busse.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Ncne.
Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Wieser, to adjourn.
Voting Aye: Pepping, Nolan, Datz, Wieser, Smith, Serritel',a,
Meurer, Busse.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 10:52 P.M
Committees
Northern IL.
Utilities