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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 10/11/1989 - City CouncilREGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1989 8:00 P.M. The Regular Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to order by Mayor Busse on October 11, 1989 at 8 P.M. at City Hall. At roll call the following Aldermen were present: Bolger, Donahue, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Lieder arrived at 8:05 p.m. Absent: None. City staff in attendance were Director of Public Works Batt, Attorney Narusis, Clerk Gilpin, Park Director Merkel, Chief Joyce, Building & Zoning Officer Halik. George Lane, president of the Chamber of Commerce, spoke during the 10 minute public input session and stressed the need for the Christmas parade next year to be held on the Saturday after Thanksgiving instead of the first Saturday in December as it is scheduled for this year. Hank DeBoer, owner and operator of Marengo Disposal Company spoke to the Council on this new Composting Enterprises Company which opened in October of this year. The Company will accept leaves, grass and wood waste for composting in his enterprise. In July of 1990, the State passed a regulation that leaves, grass and wood waste will not be accepted in landfills so then yard waste has to be disposed of in another manner. He has opened up his company to afford this service in McHenry County. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Patterson, to pass an Inducement Resolution for RAE Corporation in the amount of $1,400,000 to assist that Corporation in the acquisition, development, construction and equipping of a new manufacturing facility in the McHenry Corporate Center, with language revisions to be done by City Attorney Narusis. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by Bolger, to enter into an agreement with Baxter & Woodman to do the engineering design of a watermain extension through Unit II of the Green Valley Subdivision to provide water service to the South Wastewater Treatment Plant, with the City to pay for the installation of the watermain and under the condition that Granite Builders will reimburse the City for the actual cost of the watermain as new units for Green Valley which are to be served by said watermain are platted. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Serritella, to grant another 90 day extension on the Backhaus-Brackmann Annexation Agreement to Jan,ary 1", 19 0 as requested by David Backhaus. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. The Council received a request from Henry Nell to have the City install a sanitary sewer service line and a water service line from the City mains to the property line of his property at 3806 W. John Street. The lot in question resulted from the Gelwicks resubdivision in April 1987 by dividing a lot that extended from Main to John. The original lot has had a large house on it that had frontage on both streets with the house facing Main Street. It has been serviced with water and sewer for as long as anyone could remember. Because of the resubdivision, two lots were created and the lot at 3806 W. John does not have stubs for sewer or water. Nell request was based upon Municipal Code Section 26-15 and Section 26-79 which provide for City installation of sewer and water stubs where mains existed prior to July 16, 1965. Wednesday, October 11, 1989 Page 2 Motion by Smith, seconded by McClatchey, to authorize the City to install a water service line to the property line and to request bids for extension of the sanitary sewer service line to the property line at a cost not to exceed $1,940 at 3806 W. John Street. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson. Voting Nay: Teta, Lieder, Serritella. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Patterson, to approve the Cnief of Police's request for reimbursement of tuition costs to William J. Brogran after successful completion of a Business Data Processing required course for a B.A. in Criminal Justice at a cost of $73. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatcney, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Smitn, seconded by Bolger, to authorize and approve payment to Seagren/Shales for $218,101 as partial payment for work done on the Soutn Wastewater Treatment Plant as recommended by Baxter & Woodman. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Patterson, to pass an ordinance concerning charges for false alarms on the Police Alarm System as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Mayor Busse announced that the October 17, 1989 Meeting of the Personnel Committee would be changed to a Committee Meeting of the Whole scneduled for 8 p.m. to discuss the City Administrator's position and listen to a presentation from a Professor at Northern Illinois University wno teaches public administration. Mayor Busse reminded everyone that a Public Hearing will be held on Thursday, October 26, 1989 at 8 p.m, to hear the comments from people who live in City limits in the Country Club Subdivision concerning the extension of water lines into that subdivision. Aldermen Donahue and Bolger volunteered to hand -deliver notices door-to-door to the people in that subdivision. Motion by Teta, seconded by Donahue, to approve the recommendation of the Building and Zoning Committee and agree that a room designated as a bedroom on a plan submitted by Butch Meyer was really a sitting room as it concerned payment of developer donation fees. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Lieder, seconded by Bolger, to approve the tax abatement request for Brake Parts Corporation which applies to the proposed new Corporate Headquarters to be located in the McHenry Corporate Center effective when an occupancy permit is issue with the projected real estate taxes to be paid with a tax abatement of 80 percent the first year after completion of building, 60 percent the second year, 40 percent the third year and 20 percent the fourth year. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Wednesday, October 11, 1989 Page 3 Motion by McClatcney, seconded by Patterson, to authorize and approve the hiring of one additional dispatcher for the Communications Division in the Police Department. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Clerk Gilpin reported that a communication had been received from DCCA advising that it was time to do re -certification for the Illinois Certified Cities Program. A tremendous amount of work was put into the original certification process for the Illinois Certified Cities designation. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Curt Hockett reported that he had sent a letter to DCCA asking them to give him some sort of positive proof as to the advantages the Illinois Certified Cities Program has provided for the City of McHenry in the past three years. Motion by Smith, seconded by McClatcney, not to proceed with re -certification of the Illinois Certified Cities Program. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Teta, to table the motion. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: Smith, McClatchey. Absent: None. Motion carried. Clerk Gilpin reported that a request had been received from Feger Subdivision and Country Club Subdivision for renewal of the annual snow plowing agreement for the 1989-90 winter season at the same fees as last year. As in the past, the City determines at the end of the season exactly how much time was spent plowing the subdivision streets and if an excess amount of time was required, the subdivisions are sent a supplemental statement for charges. The fee for Feger Subdivision is $560 and the fee for Country Club Subdivisioin is $350. Motion by Smith, seconded by Bolger, to approve the request of Feger and Country Club Subdivisions for snow plowing in the 1989-1990 winter season at the same fee and agreement as last year. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Lieder, seconded by Patterson, to direct the Park Director to scnedule the Christmas Parade for next year on Saturday November 24, 1990 and to work witn the Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee to organize the project next year. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Lieder, seconded by Teta, to go into executive session at 10:25 p.m. to discuss property acquisition and personnel. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Serritella, to go back into open session at 10:45 p.m. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Wednesday, October 11, 1989 Page 4 Motion by Smitn, seconded by McClatchey, to direct the Mayor to write a letter to District 15 Board of Education asking that the City be allowed to rent space in the Landmark School Building for the Parks & Recreation Department. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Mayor Busse reported that he had met with the developers of the Fritsch Property and they were speaking about installing a golf course in their proposed subdivision. He said he would get more specific information and report back to the Council as soon as it was all compiled. 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 10:55 P.M. I L RC ,�AYOR