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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - 11/16/1988 - City CouncilREGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1988 8:00 P.M. The Regular Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to order by Mayor Busse on Wednesday, November 16, 1988 at 8 P.M. at City Hall. At roll call the following Aldermen were present: Bolger, Lieder, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Absent: Nolan, Teta. City staff in attendance were Supt. Batt, Attorney Narusis, Clerk Gilpin, Park Director Merkel, Chief Joyce, Director of Development Greenwood, Finance and Personnel Administrator Vitas. Motion by Patterson, seconded by Serritella, to accept the minutes of the November 2, 1988 Regular Meeting, the November 3, 198B Special Meeting and the November 9, 1988 Special Meeting as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Nolan, Teta. Motion carried. Alderman Teta arrived at 8:05 P.M. Discussion was held on the removal of parking spaces along Elm Street between Richmond Road and Court Street. Motion by Teta, seconded by Patterson, that at the time when construction of the replacement bridge on Elm Street over Boone Creek begins, the Council should pass a motion that will make effective the removal of parking on both sides of Elm Street between Richmond Road and Court Street so that proposed additional left turn lanes on to Green Street can be installed on Elm Street. In the meantime, the City should pursue acquiring additional off-street parking to compensate for the parking spaces that would be removed and that the City should enhance arri highlight the present city owned off-street parking lots to make them more visable. Voting Aye: Teta, Lieder, Patterson. Voting Nay: Bolger, Smith, McClatchey, Serritella. Absent: Nolan. Motion did not carry. Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Smith, to pass the following ordinances and resolutions in conjunction with the Illinois Route 31/120 bridge replacement improvement over Boone Creek: an Ordinance appropriating the City of Mc Henry's share of the cost of the roadway improvement on (FAP 860) Illinois Route 31/120 State Section 14B-1 (86) 88-00044-00-WR; an ordinance restricting parking along Illinois Route 31/120 within the City of McHenry, Illinois for said project; an ordinance prohibiting the discharge of sanitary and industrial waste into any storm sewer or drainage facility constructed as a part of the Illinois Route 31/120 bridge project; an ordinance prohibiting encroachments within the State of Illinois right-of-way along Illinois Route 31/120 in said project; and approve a local agency Joint Agreement between the State of Illinois Department of Transportation and the City of McHenry for (FAP 860) Illinois Route 31/120 on Elm Street over Boone Creek as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Nolan. Motion carried. Lengthy discussion was held with developers of Riverside Terrace concerning the terms and conditions of an existing annexation agreement, as well as provision for park site and public improvement auestions. It was decided to schedule a Park Committee Meeting for Tuesday, November 22, 1988 at 7:45 P.M. to discuss the question of park donation either cash, land, or 50 percent land - 50 percent cash. Mayor Busse called for a recess at 9:50 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 10:03 P.M. Alderman Bolger left the meeting at 9:50 P.M. due to illness. All other Aldermen were still in attendance. Council Meeting Attend. State Highway Improvemnts Failed Motions Ordinances Motor Fuel Tax Agreements Wednesday, November 16, 1988 Page 2 Appts.- Motion by Teta, seconded by McClatchey, to confirm the Mayor's Environappointment of Tom McCarthy of 1101 S. Hilltop Boulevard as a member of Advisory the Environmental Advisory Committee to replace Donna Schaefer. Committee Voting Aye: Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Bolger, Nolan. Motion carried. Site Richard Greenwood, Director of Development, presented a site Plans plan for McHenry Specialties for a building to be built at 5300 W. Elm Street. It was the consensus of the Council to approve the site plan as presented. Police Motion by Smith, seconded by Serritella, to approve hookup to Dept. the alarm board in the McHenry Police Station for the following Misc. businesses: Ace Hardware Store, McHenry State Bank Johnsburg Office and Pioneer Center. Voting Aye: Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Bolger, Nolan. Motion carried. Street Motion by Smith, seconded by Serritella, to authorize arvi Maint. approve payment to Peter Baker & Son in the amount of $137,759.10 for the & Repair 1988 Summer Street Maintenance Program to be paid from MFT Funds. MFT Voting Aye: Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Bolger, Nolan. Motion carried. Street Maint. & Motion by Patterson, seconded by Lieder, to authorize and Repair approve payment to Baxter & Woodman in the amount of 11,551.92 in connection with engineering on the 1988 Summer Street Maintenance Program MFT to be paid from MFT Funds. Voting Aye: Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Bolger, Nolan. Motion carried. Sewer Plant Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Smith, to authorize and South approve payment to George W. Kennedy Construction Co. in the amount of $252,461.55 as partial payment for the McHenry Shores Area Sanitary Sewer System Special Assessment. Voting Aye: Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Bolger, Nolan. Motion carried. Motion by Patterson, seconded by Serritella, to approve the October Treasurer's Report as presented. Voting Aye: Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Bolger, Nolan. Motion carried. Motion by Lieder, seconded by Patterson, to approve the October Clerk's report as presented. Voting Aye: Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Bolger, Nolan. Motion carried. Motion by Lieder, seconded by Smith, to authorize and approve payment of the following bills as presented. GENERAL FUND 777 —Ace Hardware 947.73 30766 Adams Bros. Radiator Service 91.41 Wednesday, November 16, 1988 Page 3 30767 Dan Adams Steel Service 443.75 30768 R.A. Adams Enterprises 6.00 30769 Aero-Metric Engineering 225.00 30770 Aldridge Electric Inc. 6,674.53 30771 Alexander Lumber Co. 178.22 30772 Althoff Industries 313.00 30773 American Paper Supply 50.12 30774 Ben Arvidson & Sons Inc. 26.85 30775 AT&T Information Systems 263.70 30776 A to Z Rental Center 1,003.10 30777 Automatic Data Processing 191.52 30778 Badger Uniforms 410.00 30779 Cheryl Ann Barone 2,366.10 30780 Baxter & Woodman 8,982.43 30781 Binding Concepts 370.80 30782 Bodi's Cheese Shop 22.50 30783 Bolger's Drug Store 5.30 30784 Bolger Coffee Company 28.80 30785 Boncosky & Co. Inc. 2,009.10 30786 Botts Welding & Truck Service 230.39 30787 Brauer Land Surveying 345.00 30788 Bruce's Mobil 11.20 30789 Burris Equipment Co. 5.42 30790 Buss Ford Sales 164.46 30791 Butler Auto Parts Inc. 20.21 30792 Carey Electric Contracting 240.01 30793 Certified Laboratories 61.20 30794 Chuck's Towing 85.00 30795 Commonwealth Edison 8,642.91 30796 Community Auto Supply 67.49 30797 Craft Concrete Products 161.60 30798 Curran Contracting Inc. 143.00 30799 Data Documents 507.42 30800 Dealers Transmission Exchangeo 48.87 30801 Decatur Electronics inc. 2,010.00 30802 Deltron Inc. 111.03 30803 Delta Dental of Illinois 1,308.22 30804 Eby Brown 75.56 30805 Gregory T. Eckstein M.D. 76.00 30806 Ed's Rental & Sales 46.20 30807 Empire Electrical Supply Corp. 57.65 30808 Fashion Star Inc. 55.99 30809 Ferrellgas 6.99 30810 First Ayd Corporation 93.07 30811 Foxcroft Meadows 48.00 30812 Fox Lake/Spring Grove Service Center 314.98 30813 George P. Freund Inc. 296.84 30814 G. Communications 146.75 30815 Ron Glosson 746.98 30816 Golbeck Telephone Service 150.00 30817 Hughes Excavating Inc. 225.00 30818 Hughes & Son Inc. 2,000.00 30819 ICMA 13.70 30820 Illinois Bell Telephone 1,397.80 30821 Illinois Office Supply 162.79 30822 Industrial Towel & Uniform 190.48 30823 Jack's Maintenance 21.00 30824 Jepsen Tire Co. Inc. 10.50 30825 Jewel Food Stores 14.79 30826 Kar Products 88.32 30827 Kay's Distributing 165.60 30828 Kirchner Fire Extinguisher 606.50 30829 Lakeland Distributors 5.04 30830 Gary Lang Chevrolet 63.85 30831 Lawson Products 89.12 30832 M.P.H. Industries Inc. 115.00 30833 Main Paint & Decorating 23.60 30834 Mantek 121.18 30835 Tom McCarthy 1,274.00 30836 McHenry Auto Parts 620.36 30837 McHenry Area Umpires Association 510.00 30838 McHenry County Supply 327.16 30839 McHenry County Glass & Mirror 66.50 30840 McHenry County Municipal Association 39.00 30841 McHenry County Title Co. 210.00 Wednesday, November 16, 1988 Page 4 30842 McHenry Drapery & Carpet Co. 219.60 30843 McHenry Internal Medicine Assoc. 35.00 30844 McHenry Printing Services 2,495.00 30845 McHenry Specialties 10.50 30846 McHenry Tire Mart 293.00 30847 McHenry Woodstock Disposal 571.50 30848 Peter J. Merkel 540.54 30849 Meyer Material Company 828.42 30850 Miracle Recreation Equipment 17,032.35 30851 Mississippi Tool Supply 50.87 30852 Murdock Inc. 6,266.30 30853 Narusis & Narusis 9,657.55 30854 NCR Corporation 1,005.09 30855 Northern Illinois Gas 337.16 30856 Northern Computer Services Inc. 225.00 30857 Northern Key & Lock 103.62 30858 Northwest Herald 676.20 30859 The Office Shoppe 633.87 30860 Patten Tractor & Equipment Co. 22.29 30861 Petersen Sand & Gravel 1,264.96 30862 R & D Auto Service 266.00 30863 Radio Shack 134.85 30864 Raycraft Septic Service 82.50 30865 Richardson Camera Services 24.00 30866 Rock Valley Pump & Equipment CO. 88.77 30867 Rockford Ind. Welding Supply 118.66 30868 Erika Ryl 182.20 30869 Safety Kleen Corp. 54.00 30870 Servicemaster 1,370.00 30871 Sidener Supply Company 254.00 30872 Simplex Time Recorder Co. 797.36 30873 Skokie Valley Asphalt 4,636.25 30874 Snap on Tools Corp. 30.18 30875 Stan's Office Machines 55.70 30876 Sullivan Foods 78.53 30877 Sunnyside Company 20.01 30878 Thornton's Turf Nursery 64.00 30879 Transmatic Transmissions Spec. 795.00 30880 United Laboratories 183.90 30881 Visible Computer Supplies 122.43 30882 Wabash Valley Manufacturing Inc. 745.09 30883 Warning Lites of Illinois 424.00 30884 Western Union 106.20 30885 Western Union 493.12 30886 Scott Wilhelm 60.00 30887 Zee Medical Service 18.75 30888 Zep Manufacturing 54.80 30889 Developer Donation Fund 2,025.00 30890 Water Sewer Fund 2,000.00 30891 Midwest Chapter IACCI 50.00 30892 Hughes Excavating 500.00 30893 S.F. Hutchinson 20.00 30894 Mia Szamlewski 7.98 30895 Chris Healy 80.41 30896 Doyle Kearns 18.04 30897 Jim Valley 49.20 30898 Terry Packard 25.00 30899 United Parcel Service 17.77 30900 Dale Moll 49.64 30901 First United Methodist Church 1,420.00 30902 Blue Cross Blue Shield 57.97 30903 Ill. Vision Service Plan 281.40 30904 Fort Dearborn Life Insurance 416.00 WATER/SEWER DEPARTMENT 5750 Ace Hardware 154.25 5751 Acme Brick and Supply Co. 7.00 5752 Dan Adams Steel Service 11.20 5753 R.A. Adams Enterprises 175.63 5754 Adams Lawn & Leisure 32.93 5755 Alexander Chemical Corp. 2,325.00 5756 Althoff Industries 18.60 5757 AT&T Information Systems 28.61 5758 Badger Meter Inc. 8,656.25 5759 Baxter & Woodman 99,560.04 Wednesday, November 16, 1988 Page 5 5760 Berry Bearing Company 140.10 5761 Boncosky & Co. 183.55 5762 H.O. Bostrom Co. 16.54 5763 Buss Ford Sales 16.90 5764 Carey Electric Contracting 276.00 5765 CBC Environmental Services 315.00 5766 Commonwealth Edison 15,607.02 5767 Cropotrol 150.00 5768 Data Documents 310.98 5769 Delta Dental of Illinois 127.58 5770 Eby Brown 86.20 5771 Envirex Inc. 1,904.00 5772 Jos. D. Foreman & Sons 280.22 5773 Foxcroft Meadows 44.00 5774 George P. Freund Inc. 1.75 5775 W.W. Grainger Inc. 57.72 5776 Hughes Excavating Inc. 3,460.00 5777 Illinois Bell Telephone 502.05 5778 Industrial Towel & Uniform 307.60 5779 L & R Machine Co. 70.00 5780 Lakeland Distributors 171.10 5781 Main Paint & Decorating 41.96 5782 McHenry Analytical Water Laboratory 70.00 5783 McHenry Auto Parts 95.28 5784 McHenry County Supply 30.80 5785 McHenry Electric & Supply 661.47 5786 McHenry Tire Mart 565.00 5787 McHenry Woodstock Disposal 20.10 5788 Meyer Material Company 176.09 5789 Midwest Underground Inspections 1,878.25 5790 Northern Illinois Gas 10-20-88 139.10 5791 Northern Computer Services Inc. 956.25 5792 The Office Shoppe 77.62 5793 Petersen Sand & Gravel 137.70 5794 Reliance Safety Equipment 55.39 5795 Sidener Supply Company 588.83 5796 Smith Ecological Systems Inc. 53.48 5797 Thornton's Turf Nursery 215.82 5798 Blue Cross Blue Shield 1,381.05 Voting Aye: Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Bolger, Nolan. Motion carried. Alderman Serritella, Chairman of the Purchasing Committee, reported that a Purchasing Policy and Procedures Manual draft was presented to the Purchasing Committee for review. Several revisions will be made and will then be presented to the full Council for approval. Motion by Serritella, seconded by Lieder, to accept the low bids of Gary Lang Chevrolet for pickup trucks as follows: Parks & Recreation pickup - $10,775.00; Street Division pickup 1 - $11,868.00; Street Division pickup 2 - $11,719.00; Water Division pickup - $13,262.00 as presented. Voting Aye: Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Bolger, Nolan. Motion carried. Motion by Serritella, seconded by Lieder, to accept the low bids of Freund International in Huntley for the following trucks: Tandem Axle dump truck for Wastewater Treatment sludge hauling - $50,101.00 and a snow plow/dump truck for the Street Division of $46,860.00. Voting Aye: Lieder, Teta, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: Smith. Absent: Nolan, Bolger. Motion carried. Alderman Lieder, Chairman of the Finance Committee, reported that he would have a report on the last committee meeting in the next packet. Alderman Teta reported on an Environmental Advisory Committee meeting held November 15, 1988. Bid Awarding Purchases Park Dept Purchases PW Dept. Purchases Water Dept Bid Award Purchases Sewer Dept Purch.-PW Wednesday, November 16, 1988 Page 6 Mayor Busse announced that the Annexation Meeting for the First Addition to Winding Creek 5 was continued from this meeting to December 21, 1988 at the request of Gerstad Builders, the petitioners. Motion by Lieder, seconded by Patterson, to grant the request of Letter of Malibu Estates and extend their Letter of Credit in the amount of Credits $32,500.00 and their Warranty Letter in the amount of $47,372.80 from December 31, 1988 to June 30, 1989 to complete the improvements for Malibu Estates. Voting Aye: Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Bolger, Nolan. Motion carried. Ordinances Motion by Smith, seconded by Lieder, to pass an ordinance Parking designating "Employee Only" parking to the rear of City Hall along the Regs. & creek from 8 am to 5 pm on any day except Saturday, Sundays and Holidays. Lots, Misc. Voting Aye: Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Bolger, Nolan. Motion carried. Proposed Motion by Teta, seconded by McClatchey, to adopt a "No Smoking" Policies policy for the City Hall Building effective January 1, 1989 and that the Tabled City should provide supplemental means to support the smokers by offering Motions to reimburse employees For enrollment in a stop smoking class. Motion by Patterson, seconded by Serritella, to table the motion. Voting Aye: Serritella, Patterson, Smith, Lieder. Voting Nay: McClatchey, Teta. Absent: Bolger, Nolan. Motion carried. Alderman McClatchey, Chairman of the Personnel Committee, scheduled a Personnel Committee meeting for November 30, 1988 at 7:30 P.M. to discuss the No Smoking policy. Ordinances Motion by Lieder, seconded by Teta, to pass an ordinance Stop Signs establishing a stop sign on the northeast corner of Greenbrier and Creekside Drives. Voting Aye: Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Bolger, Nolan. Motion carried. Motion by Lieder, seconded by Serritella, to approve the Employees recommendation of the Police Chief and authorize the payment of $1,151.00 to Gary Wigman for attendance at a 10 week management course given by the FBI at their academy in Quantico, Virginia with additional daily incidental expenses to be paid upon submission of paid receipts. Voting Aye: Lieder, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Bolger, Nolan. Motion carried. B & Z Discussion was held on obtaining a mobile unit for the Building Misc. & Zoning Department. It was decided to investigate this matter further including new and used office units. The matter will be placed on the November 30, 1988 Agenda for continued discussion. Alderman Patterson left the meeting at 11:28 P.M. Exec. Motion by Lieder, seconded by Teta, to go into executive session Session at 11:35 P.M. to discuss personnel. Voting Aye: Lieder, Smith, McClatchey, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Bolger, Nolan, Patterson. Motion carried. Wednesday, November 16, 1988 Page 7 Motion by Smith, seconded by McClatchey, to go back into open session at 11:50 P.M. Voting Aye: Lieder, Smith, McClatchey, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Bolger, Nolan, Patterson. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by Serritella, to authorize and approve payment of $2,000.00 to Director of Development Richard Greenwood for additional duties undertaken in performing the Building & Zoninq Officer's functions for 12 weeks while the position was vacant. Voting Aye: Lieder, Smith, McClatchey, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Bolger, Nolan, Patterson. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by McClatchey, to adjourn. Voting Aye: Lieder, Smith, McClatchey, Serritella, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Bolger, Nolan, Patterson. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 11:55 P.M. f Gl� r R MAYOR Employees