HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 10/14/1989 - City CouncilREGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1989 8:00 P.M.
Tne Regular Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to
order by Mayor Busse on October 18, 1989 at 8:00 P.M. At roll call the
following Aldermen were present: Bolger, Donahue, Smith, McClatchey,
Patterson, Lieder, Serritella. Absent: Teta. City staff in attendance
were: Director of Public Works Batt, Attorney Narusis, Chief Joyce,
Building & Zoning Officer Halik, Assistant to City Clerk Marth. Absent:
Park Director Merkel, City Clerk Gilpin.
The Mayor asked if anyone from the audience had signed in to
make a public statement. There being no response, the Mayor proceeded to
the next agenda item.
Attorney Tom Rausch representing Meyer Material Co. gave an
informational presentation for annexation of 40 acres adjacent to the
west of their Sherman Hill operations. The property is presently owned
by Meyer Material and they would like to annex the property to the City
under the same terms and conditions as a previous annexation agreement
just recently completed. This new 40 acre parcel would be used for
moving the processing equipment there within a six month period after the
area is mined out. This would take the processing equipment further away
from the residential homes in the area.
Answering a question from Mayor Busse, Rausch stated that they
were ahead of schedule on the plan for a 20 year build -out that was
presented to the Council about a year ago. In that case, Busse said,
possibly during the annexation process on this parcel, an adjustment in
the timing of the sliding scale of fees per tonage of gravel mined would
have to be made. Narusis also said that if the previous annexation
agreement plan -phasing is moved up because of this new annexation, then
the previous annexation agreement would have to be amended.
Motion by Patterson, seconded by McClatchey, to instruct Meyer
Material Company to proceed with annexation of the additional 40 acre
parcel by appearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals and then the Plan
Commission.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Teta.
Motion carried.
Motion by Lieder, seconded by Bolger to approve the minutes of
the Regular Meetings of October 4 and October 11, 1989 as presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Teta.
Motion carried.
Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Lieder, to advertise for bids
on the following trucks based on the specifications preseneted by
Director of Public Works Batt and Parks' Director Merkel:
Public Works:
1. Replacement for truck #439 (Street Division) a 1972
Chevrolet light snow plow.
2. Additional vehicle to be used for cul-de-sac plowing
and other general hauling purposes (Street
Division), a drop -side 1 ton dump truck.
3. Additional service vehicle (Water Division) to be
used for water meter repair and replacement.
4. Additional pickup truck (Wastewater Division) to
service additional transportation needs required
because of the South Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Parks:
1. Replacement for vehicle #126 which is a 1980 Ford 4
wheel drive pickup truck.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Teta.
Motion carried.
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Busse announced that the Transportation Committee of the Chamber
of Commerce has asked him to speak at their meeting Friday, October 20,
1989 at noon at Land's End Restaurant in Sunnyside on the Green and Elm
traffic-flow/parking problems. Busse said that the feedback he was
getting was that a majority of residents felt the previous decision by
the Council not to eliminate parking at Green and Elm was premature.
Busse believed that some of the parking problems now will be eased with
the addition of the Jepsen building purchase and conversion to a parking
lot and that possibly another public hearing should be held to re-examine
the issue with different alternatives being considered. He also said
that IDOT was now freeing up money to take care of the intersection and
that IDOT would have someone at a public hearing if reouested. Busse
said he will report back at the next meeting on how the Transportation
Committee meeting went and would know better at that time if another
public nearing was necessary.
Motion by Patterson, seconded by Bolger, to approve the
September Treasurer's Report as presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Teta.
Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Patterson, to approve the September
Clerk's Report as presented.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Teta.
Motion carried.
Motion by Patterson, seconded by Serritella, to approve payment
of the bills as presented, with the amendment of the Carmichael
Construction Company's bill for sidewalks, retaining wall, curb & gutter,
from $23, 616.11 to $20,162.31 which leaves $1,963.00 being retained for
completion of some work.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Teta.
Motion carried.
Mayor Busse reported on a letter he received from Zion
Evangelical Lutheran Church asking the Council to reconsider the building
permit fees they paid recently on the construction of an addition and
remodeling project in the amount of $697.64. Busse said that unless the
Council felt otherwise, ne would respond back to them that other churches
and not -for -profit organizations have paid permit fees and that the City
does not want to set a precedent by reducing or eliminating these fees.
The Council agreed.
Busse read a National Federation of Parents for Drug Free Youth
Proclamation proclaiming October 22 - 29, 1989 as "Red Ribbon Week" in
the City of McHenry. The wearing or displaying of red ribbons during the
week-long campaign is to present a unified and visible commitment toward
the creation of a Drug -Free America. Lieder stated that the McHenry Area
Youth Commission has purchased, and will distribute, enough red ribbons
for every school -age youngster in the entire area.
A snort discussion took place on the preliminary plan and
estimate of cost prepared by Smith Engineering on the Front Royal/Route
120 reconstruction and relocation project. The cost estimate of between
$5UU,000 - $600,000 was more than double what had been anticipated. It
was hoped that if and when IDOT does work in that area, the cost to the
City would then be considerably less.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Serritella, to put the Front
Royal/Route 120 project on hold until IDOT does work in that area.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Teta.
Motion carried.
Wednesday, October 18, 1989
Page 3
The matter of allowable truck width from 8' to 8'6" on State
highways (Routes 31 and 120), which can be regulated by the City, was
table to the next regular Council meeting for Chief Joyce to investigate
and make a recommendation to the Council. The request to allow 8'6"
trucks on Routes 31 and 120 in the City was made to the Mayor by two
local truck businesses.
Busse announced that he had received a letter from the Chairman
Of the McHenry County Board asking him to meet with her and other
community officials to discuss areas of mutual interest, a format for
addressing those areas cooperatively and possible end products such as
memoranda of agreement because of the rapid growth in the County. This
meeting is scheduled for November 1 at 7:30 p.m, which is the next
Regular City Council Meeting. Busse asked if the Council Meeting could
be moved to November 2.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Lieder, to move the November 1,
1989 Regular Council Meeting to Thursday, November 2, 1989 at 8:00 p.m.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Teta.
Motion carried.
Busse stated that the McHenry County Defenders want to appear
before the Council to discuss the Illinois Groundwater Protection Act but
he was not sure when that would be. He would keep the Council advised.
Narusis reported on the City's request for a sewer easement
along the Chicago & North Western right-of-way running north from Route
120, that has been back and forth in negotiations for the last four
years. After writing to the President of the company, Narusis said it
now seems as though they are willing to enter into an option agreement
for a price of $4,350.00. The option must be exercised within three
years or we would loose the $500.00 deposit.
Motion by Lieder, seconded by Donahue, to authorize the Mayor
and City Clerk to sign the Option Agreement with the Chicago and North
Western Transportation Company and to pay the $500.00 deposit.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Teta.
Motion carried.
The Mayor stated that if there were no objections, he wanted to
appoint Building & Zoning Officer Andy Halik to act as temporary interim
Development Director under his supervision until a successor is appointed
or the position eliminated or modified. Serritella said that if this did
not interfere with his duties as Building & Zoning Officer, especially in
getting the building permits out, she thought it a good idea. Halik
assured the Council that he would do his best at both. There were no
objections.
Under committee reports, McClatchey made a motion to have the
Personnel Committee start working on a job description for the City
Administrator position. Serritella thought the motion was a little
premature since the Council had not previously discussed the position at
all. McClatchey withdrew his motion.
Busse suggested putting the matter on the November 2, 1989
agenda to review and discuss the information presented to them at
yesterday evening's Personnel Committee meeting where Dr. James M.
Banovetz, Professor and Director of Public Administration at Northern
Illinois University, spoke.
Lieder gave a short summation of the McHenry Area Youth
Commission Summer Program stating that 809 young people participated in
34 activities and he hoped next year would be bigger and better.
Lieder also reported on the Finance Committee meeting held last
week and one of the items discussed was the remaining benefits requested
Wednesday, October 18, 1989 Page 4
by the employees. Although the salaries had been established last
spring, the Committee was waiting for a survey and recommendation to be
completed by the Finance 8 Personnel Director on the benefits given by
other communities of comparable size. Unfortunately, it was not
completed before he resigned. Lieder said that in reviewing the
requests, one benefit request was being recommended to the Council to be
approved this year and that was to increase the number of holidays by
one-half day. The one-half day would be added to the Christmas Eve
one-half day holiday, making it a whole day off for employees. The
remaining requests will have to be taken up again when the salaries are
reviewed again next year.
Motion by Lieder, seconded by Donahue, to increase the holidays
for City employees by one-half day making the day before Christmas a full
8 hour holiday.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Teta.
Motion carried.
Director of Public Works Batt asked for direction from the
Council on brush pickup in Glacier Ridge, Woodcreek and Martin Woods
since there seemed to be some question on whether there was a covenant
recorded somewhere that stated brush pickup would be the lot owners
responsibility. After researching the City's records, no recorded
instrument stating this was found, yet no brush has ever been picked up
in these subdivisions and only a few inquiries from residents in those
areas have been made. Batt said he did not know where the order came
from not to pick up brush in these subdivisions. Busse and Narusis
recalled reading it in some documentation but could not recall where.
Busse believed the logic behind not picking it up at that time was
because of all the wooded areas located in these subdivisions, the City
would be unable to keep up.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Patterson, to provide a brush
pickup service for all residents in the City for the next year until we
can clear up the matter of the covenant that may be riding on some
development.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Teta.
Motion carried.
Serritella said she would like to see a review of the brush and
leaf pickup program next year in view of the new landfill law taking
effect then.
Motion by Serritella, seconded by Donahue, to approve payment of
the 1988 Water/Sewer Revenue Bond interest and paying agent fees in the
amount of $95,932.03 to LaSalle National Bank and the 1986 Water/Sewer
Revenue Bond interest in the amount of $130,812.50 to American National
Ban::.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Teta.
Motion carried.
Busse asked Narusis to explain the Resolution before the Council
authorizing the transfer of interest in the RAE Corporation Industrial
Revenue Bond (IRB) Memorandum/Agreement to the Illinois Development
Finance Authority (IDFA). Narusis said that at the last meeting the
Council passed an Inducement Resolution authorizing the execution of the
Memorandum/Agreement for the issuance of the IRB but because cities, as
of now, do not have the authority to make the request for the allocation
of IRB funds, the authority has been shifted to IDFA and they have to
issue the RAE Corporation IRB.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Lieder to pass the Resolution
authorizing the transfer of interest in the RAE Corporation
Memorandum/Agreement to IDFA.
Wednesday, October 18, 1989 Page 5
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Teta.
Motion carried.
Motion by Lieder, seconded by Patterson, to go into executive
session to discuss pending litigation after a short break at 9:55 p.m.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Teta.
Motion carried.
Executive session commenced at 10:10 p.m.
Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Patterson to go back into open
session at 10:28. p.m.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Teta.
Motion carried.
Motion by Lieder, seconded by Donahue, to authorize the City
Attorney to write a letter to an ordinance violator notifying him to
resolve the complaint within 7 days from receipt of the Attorney's letter
and if not resolved within that time, the Attorney is authorized to file
suit against the individual.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Teta.
Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, seconded by McClatchey, to adjourn.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, Smith,
McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: Teta.
Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 10:32 p.m.
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Wednesday, October 18, 1989
GENERAL FUND
Page 6
e Hardware
496.69
33988
Adams Bros Radiator Service
65.00
33989
Dan Adams Steel Service
447.67
33990
R.A. Adams Enterprises
33.88
33991
Adams Lawn & Leisure
234.85
33992
Alexander Lumber Co.
29.85
33993
All American Sports
901.14
33994
Althoff Industries
63.00
33995
American Paper Supply
25.37
33996
Arvidson Integrated Water System
54.50
33997
AT&T Information Systems
27.31
33998
A to Z Rental Center
37.50
33999
Auto Tech Centers Inc.
73.50
34000
Badger Uniforms
336.65
34001
Barrington Transportation Co.
176.50
34002
Bernie's Auto Body
253.20
34003
Bolger Coffee Company Inc.
399.64
34004
Boncosky & Co. Inc.
3,733.10
34005
Botts Welding & Truck Service
197.08
34006
Buss Ford Sales
57.00
34007
C & C Heating & A/C
233.50
34008
Carey Electric Contracting
489.04
34009
Chuck's Towing
165.00
34010
Clarke Outdoor Spraying
325.00
34011
Coast To Coast
116.06
34012
Commonwealth Edison
10054.86
34013
Conway Surveying Inc., P.C.
400.00
34014
Crystal Lake Tire & Battery Inc.
223.40
34015
Curran Contracting Company
325.00
34016
Curtis Industries
79.13
34017
Custom Gun Repair
550.00
34018
D&J Automotive Supply
55.93
34019
Dickson's Orchard
50.00
34020
Eby Brown
88.68
34021
Gregory T. Eckstein M.D.
77.00
34022
Empire Electrical Supply Corp.
19.82
34023
Fashion Star Inc.
427.06
34024
Fischer Bros. Const. Co. Inc.
500.00
34025
S.H. Freund & Son
1610.43
34026
George P. Freund Inc.
211.54
34027
Freund Equipment Inc.
127.00
34028
GAA Oil Co. Inc.
253.00
34029
Gann Associates
300.00
34030
G.C.C. Enterprises Inc.
130.00
34031
G. Communications
732.70
34U32
Great Lakes Fire & Safety Equip.
41.42
34033
Don Hansen's Alignment Service
25.00
34034
Illinois Bell Telephone
879.62
34035
Illinois Lawn Equipment Inc.
483.10
34U36
Industrial Towel & Uniform
118.70
34037
Jepsen Tire Co. Inc.
15.50
34U38
Kar Products
67.02
34039
Karrison, Byrne, Jansey, Trimarco
3800.00
34040
Kirchner Fire Extinguisher
24.50
34041
K-Mart
253.57
34042
Knuth's
63.40
34043
Rosemary Kondritz
602.00
34044
KTD Mfg. & Industrial Supply
11.60
34045
Lakeland Distributors
57.73
34046
Lakeside Repair Shop
28.90
34047
Gary Lang Chevrolet Inc.
59.39
34048
Carolyn Lawson
264.00
34049
Main Paint & Decorating
127.81
34050
McHenry Auto Parts
1,205.76
34051
McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce
44.00
34052
McH. Cty. Municipal Assn.
69.30
34053
McH. Cty. Office Machines
549.70
34054
McHenry County Title Co.
40.00
34055
McHenry Internal Medicine Assoc.
38.00
34056
McHenry Paint, Glass & Wallpaper
7.59
34057
McHenry Printing Services
450.25
34058
McHenry Tire Mart
68.00
34059
Minuteman Press
2125.00
34060
Mississippi Tool Supply
129.82
34061
Municipal Marking Distributors
191.07
34062
NCR Corporation
2055.00
Wednesday, October 18, 1989
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34063
Northern Illinois Gas
417.11
34064
Northeatern Ill. Planning Comm.
792.29
34065
Northern Computer Services Inc.
2126.25
34066
Northern Key & Lock
59.00
34067
Northwest Herald
1217.00
34068
The Office Shoppe
608.56
34069
Patten Tractor & Equipment Co.
51.90
3407U
Personal Report for Prof. Secr.
39.72
34071
Petals and Stems
30.00
34072
Petersen Sand & Gravel
154.42
34073
Photo Forum
282.97
34074
Pitts Water Care
16.95
34075
Quill Corporation
64.76
34076
Quinlan Publishing Co. Inc.
68.81
34077
R & D Auto Service
1134.55
34078
Raycraft Septic Service
120.00
34U79
Reichert Chevrolet & Buick Sales
129.75
34080
Richardson Camera Services
5.00
34081
Roadway Signal & Lighting Main.
229.97
34082
Rockford Ind. Welding Supply
49.25
34083
Marianne Scnunk Piano Studio
571.30
34084
Sears Roebuck & Co.
7.79
34085
Servicemaster
1,525.00
34086
The Sidwell Company
61.48
34087
Signs By Fry
29.25
34088
Simplex Time Recorder Co.
1,333.97
34089
Skokie Valley Asphalt
2,291.00
34090
Smith Engineering Consultants PC
2,375.75
34091
Snitz Manufacturing Company
116.82
34092
Stan's Office Machines
977.14
34093
Sullivans Foods
48.49
34094
Sunnyside Company
361.85
34095
Super-Cleen Car Wash
65.00
34096
Telecom USA
493.12
34097
TeSka Associates Inc.
278.90
34098
Theodore Polygraph Service
50.00
34099
Thompson Publishing Group
163.00
34100
Thornton's Turf Nursery
509.00
34101
Michael Todd & Company
132.64
34102
The Traffic Institute
400.00
34103
TU-Grooves
50.00
34104
United Laboratories
148.52
34105
University of Illinois
680.00
34106
Wang Laboratories
8.00
34107
Warning Lites of Illinois
969.89
34108
Waste Mgmt. of McHenry County
380.40
34109
Wear Guard
59.97
34110
Western Union
106.20
34111
West Side Tractor Sales Co.
5.31
34112
Zee Medical Services
68.60
W/S FUND
b381T--Ace Hardware
10-19-89 209.50
6589
Alexander Battery
39.75
6590
Althoff Industries
1,433.00
6591
AT&T Information Systems
12.21
b592
Badger Meter Inc.
2,178.46
6593
Void
6594
Baxter & Woodman
84,497.39
6595
Berry Bearing Company
253.56
6596
Bolger Coffee Company Inc.
27.16
6597
Boncosky & Co. Inc.
435.43
6598
Buss Ford Sales
47.93
6599
Carey Electric Contracting
81.35
6600
CBC-Environmental Services
250.00
66U1
Commonwealth Edison
17,363.30
66U2
The Flolo Corporation
42.75
6603
Foxcroft Meadows
250.75
6604
GAA Oil Co. Inc.
63.25
6605
Illinois Bell Telephone
500.97
6606
Industrial Towel & Uniform
223.60
6607
Gary Lang Chevrolet Inc.
24.71
6608
Leach Enterprises
106.81
6609
Main Paint & Decorating
26.83
661U
McH. Analytical Water Laboratory
1,332.00
Wednesday, October 18, 1989
Page 8
6611
McHenry Auto Parts
11.64
6612
McHenry Electric 8 Supply
328.24
6613
McHenry FS Inc.
68.16
b614
Meyer Material Company
1,079.85
6615
Nalco Chemical Company
604.50
6616
Northern Illinois Gas
77.17
6617
Northern Computer Services Inc.
360.00
6618
Nortnwest Herald
43.20
6b19
The Office Shoppe
24.38
6620
Radicom Inc.
25.00
6621
void
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6622
Safety Kleen Oil Services Inc.
828.75
6623
Sidener Supply Company
213.00
6624
Waste Mgmt. of McHenry County
43.30