HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 10/04/1989 - City CouncilREGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1989 8:00 P.M.
Tne Regular Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to
order by Mayor Busse on Wednesday, October 4, 1989, at 8 P.M. at City
Hall. At roll call the following Aldermen were present: Bolger,
Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, Patterson, Serritella. McClatchey arrived
at 8:30 P.M. Absent: None. City staff in attendance were Director of
Public Works Batt, Attorney Narusis, Clerk Gilpin, Park Director Merkel,
Chief Joyce, Building 8 Zoning Enforcement Officer Halik.
During the 10 minute public input session Jeff Wheelock
addressed the Council and asked that more stop signs be put on Orleans
Street to slow down the traffic to allow people pulling out from the
side streets to get on to Orleans Street. Instead of considering Orleans
Street as a collector road he feels it is more of a bypass road which
taxes traffic from Route 120 to Route 31. If nothing could be done
immediately, he asked for increased police patrol in the area. Loren
McLean of 4504 Ramble Road told the Council he was concerned with
obtaining an area for skateboarding. A number of children were with him
and they presented a petition with 200 signatures on it asking that
consideration be given to establishing a designated, regulated and
controlled skateboard area someplace in the City.
Under the regular business of the meeting, Don Gerstad of
Gerstad Builders presented a concept plan for Deerwood Estates which he
hopes to develop on Ridge Road south of Bull Ridge Subdivision. It is
located two miles south of Route 120 and two miles north of Bull Valley
Road on Ridge Road and contains 114 acres. He asked that the territory
be annexed to the City with an RS-1 zoning classification. He presented
a proposed site plan which designated the roads and lots in the
subdivision. Soil borings were done on the property and they found no
problems with soil. It can support septic systems. The project will
probably be built out in three phases over a three to five year period of
time, probably 20 to 25 lots per year. Average size of the lots would be
38,100 square feet. Retention and detention areas will be built
according to the City Engineer's recommendation. Busse pointed out that
the City had been put on notice by Shamrock farm that there is a drainage
problem in Bull Ridge and adjacent areas so the City Engineers will have
to be notified that this problem must be handled with expertise. Some of
Busse's concerns were: Access to Ridge Road, cross road connection to
Bull Ridge Subdivision to the north; grade problems to the east; width of
the streets and whether to request cash or land for the park donation.
Since it would be zoned RS-1, it would not need to go before the Zoning
Board of Appeals but it would have to go to the Plan Commission for a
comprehensive map amendment.
Motion by Patterson, seconded by Donahue, to instruct Gerstad to
proceed to the Plan Commission for the next step in the annexation
procedure.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Patterson, seconded by Bolger, to approve the minutes
of the September 13, 1989 Regular Meeting, the September 14, 1989 Special
Meeting and the September 20, 1989 Regular Meeting as presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Serritella, to concur with the
Zoning Board of Appeals recommendation and pass an ordinance granting a
zoning variation to the property located at 5009 Cambridge Drive which is
Lot 1 in Block 43 of Boone Valley Plat No. 10 as presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Lengthy discussion took place on the agreement for Refuse
Compostable Yard Material and Recyclable Material Collection and Disposal
bid presented by the Environmental Advisory Committee which had several
modifications from the proposal presented at the last meeting.
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Motion by Lieder, seconded by Serritella, to go out to bid on
the proposal as recommended by the Environmental Advisory Committee and
in addition also solicit bids on a recyclable program with a 4 bag limit
as in the current contract. Following discussion, the motion was
withdrawn.
Motion by Lieder, seconded by Teta, to go out to bid on the
agreement as recommended by the Environmental Avisory Committee which was
a complete recyclable and per bag program.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Teta.
Voting Nay: Lieder, Smith, McClatchey, Serritella.
Abstaining: Patterson.
Absent: None.
Motion did not carry.
Motion by Lieder, seconded by McClatchey, to go out to bid on
the agreement as recommended by the Environmental Advisory Committee with
an alternative that there be a two and four can limit along with the
proposed curbside recycling program.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Patterson, to award the bid for the
electrical contract on lighting the Fox Ridge Park ice scating rink to
Carey Electric at a price of $11,950.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Serritella, to award the bid for
installation of fencing at Petersen Park at the low bid of $8,674 to
Durabilt Fence of Round Lake.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Teta, seconded by McClatchey, to approve the Police
Chief's recommendation and approve payment to the following officers for
the Career Development Program: to Thomas Beyer, Thomas Jenkins and
William Stahlman, $500 for satisfactorily completing 12 months as Police
Officer I; to William Brogan and Jeffery Foerster, $750 each for
satisfactorily completing 12 months as Police Officer II.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Lieder, seconded by Teta, to authorize and approve
tuition reimbursement for Howard Wagner Jr., Ryan Schwalenberg and Chris
Newman of the Building & Zoning Department as submitted.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Lieder, seconded by Patterson, to approve the final
plat of subdivision for McHenry Commons II which is a two lot subdivision
with one of the lots being deeded to the City of McHenry for a well site
located to the east of the K-Mart property.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
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Motion by Smith, seconded by McClatchey, to pass a Resolution
recognizing Richard Rosing upon his retirement from the City for his
dedication and service to the Public Works, Building & Zoning and City
Clerk's Departments.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Patterson, seconded by Donahue, to pass an ordinance
authorizing the sale by public auction of personal property owned by the
City, being a 1983 Dodge and a 1981 Mazda at the Northwest Municipal
Conference auction on Saturday, October 14, 1989.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Mayor Busse proclaimed the week of October 6 - 12, 1989 as
"Domestic Violence Awareness Week" and urged everyone in the City to
share in the work of eliminating domestice violence in our community and
state.
Discussion was held on the skateboard request presented in the
public input section of the meeting. Following discussion, the Park
Department was instructed to place the matter on their November Park
Committee Meeting agenda.
Alderman Donahue, Chairman of the Public Property Committee,
reported on a meeting held October 2, 1989. Only one member of the
Committee was present at that time. It was decided to set a Special
Meeting on Monday, October 16, 1989 at 7:30 P.M. to discuss construction
of a new City Hall.
Chief Joyce reported that 24 citations had been issued on
Orleans Street during the past two weeks. Twenty were speeding tickets,
three were stop sign violations and one was a DUI. He said that he could
not recommend that anymore stop signs be installed on the street because
ne didn't feel this would help the speeding problem. He will continue to
have his officers closely monitor Orleans Street for several more weeks
to see if the more strict enforcement is working.
Director of Public Works Batt explained that Gary Fairchild of
Fairchild Estates which is located on the southeast corner of Fairway
Drive and Green Street requested that he be allowed to present a check
for $4,860 in lieu of having to install sidewalks along that subdivision
on the south side of Fairway Drive since the sidewalk would lead no
where. The money could be put into the City Sidewalk Fund and the City
would install the sidewalks when the time was right.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Donahue, to accept the money from
Gary Fairchild in lieu of installation of sidewalks along Fairway Drive
in the amount of $4,860 to be put in the City Sidewalk Fund.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Discussion took place on the change in the Christmas Parade from
the day after Thanksgiving to the new date of December 2, 1989 set by the
Park Department. Park Director Merkel explained that he felt it was
better to have an indoor facility to serve the children rather than have
them stand out for hours in the inclement weather waiting to see Santa
Claus. Also since the schools are closed during the Thanksgiving
Holidays they were unable to get the Parkland School facilities to hold
the expanded Christmas facilities program for the children on the
Thanksgiving weekend.
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Motion by Smith, seconded by McClatchey, to adjourn.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith,
MCClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 10:42 P.M.
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