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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 11/29/1989 - City CouncilREGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1989 8 P.M. The Regular Meeting of the McHenry City Council was called to order by Mayor Busse on Wednesday, November 29, 1989 at 8 P.M. at City Hall. At roll call the following Aldermen were present: Bolger, Donahue, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Serritella. Absent: Patterson, Lieder. City staff in attendance were Director of Public Works Batt, Attorney Narusis, Clerk Gilpin, Park Director Merkel, Chief Joyce, Building and Zoning Officer Halik. During the 10 minute public input session, Anton Rebel of 4009 W. Maple Avenue, addressed the Council and expressed concern about water being brought onto the highway by the Super Car Wash which is located at the corner of Borden and Elm Street. He asked that some regulation be put on the hours of operation, especially in the winter time when ice forms from water dripping from the cars. Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Serritella, to accept the minutes of the following meetings: October 16 and November 8, 1989 Special Meetings, October 17 and October 26, 1989 Committee Meetings of the Whole and November 15, 1989 Regular Meeting as presented. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Patterson, Lieder. Motion carried. John Gann of Gann Associates addressed a letter to the City Council summarizing the changes to the original July 21, 1989 Downtown Development Plan meeting. Gann's memorandum presented the outcome of that meeting for review by the City Council. His letter of November 16, 1989 listed 15 tentative revisions for Council discussion as follows: 1. Replace the "Single -Family Residential" and "Multi -Family Residential" classifications with a single new classification of "Residential". Reclassify as "Residential" all areas shown on the Plan Map as multi -family residential, both between Waukegan Road and John Street and between Route 120 and Boone Creek. 2. Drop the classification of "Marine Recreation Retail" and change the "Entertainment Retail" classification to "Old Town Retail". 3. Place both the Main Street business area (presently shown as Entertainment Retail) and the Riverside Drive business area (presently shown as Marine Recreation Retail) into the Old Town Retail classification. 4. Place the Office area shown south of Route 120 and east of Riverside Drive in the Old Town Retail classification. 5. Reclassify the Highway Retail area on the northeast corner of Route 120 and U.S. 31 North as Office. 6. Show the existing park on Waukegan Road as Open Space. 7. Relocate the Off -Street Parking area shown for the Main Street business district to two areas, one on the south side of Main Street and the other on the north side of the street along the CNW tracks between Main Street and Route 120. 8. Do not add any historic area designation along Waukegan Road. 9. On page 18, drop the use of the term "entertainment district", replacing it with the term, "Old Town retail district". Revise the text to indicate that the concept described on this page will apply also to the Riverside Drive area. 10. On page 19, drop item 3, "Develop Riverside Drive as a river -oriented recreation district", in its entirety. 11. On pages 26 and 29, drop item 3, "Encourage multi -family redevelopment", in its entirety. 12. On pages 35 and 36, drop item 7, "Provide parking for Main Street", in its entirety. Wednesday, November 29, 1989 Page 2 13. On page 41, drop item 4, "Amend zoning to reflect positioning", in its entirety. 14. In Table 6 in the Appendix, correct the entry for School District 15 to also include School District 156. 15. In Table 7 in the Appendix, change "Green Street Cafe" to Green Street Mall" and change its type classification to "Restaurant and shops." Motion by Bolger, seconded by Serritella, to approve the revisions as outlined in Gann's letter. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Patterson, Lieder. Motion carried., Mayor Busse announced the appointment of Donald Porter of 1113 Manchester Mall to fill the unexpired term of Dick Rabbitt on the Landmark Commission. Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Teta, to approve the Mayor's appointment of Donald Porter to the Landmark Commission to fill the unexpired term of Dick Rabbitt with the term to expire April 30, 1990. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Patterson, Lieder. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by McClatchey, to approve the request of Inland Property Management for hookup to the Police Board for the fire alarm system at the former Alco building (4310 W. Elm Street). Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Patterson, Lieder. Motion carried. Discussion was held on the scavenger bid which was presented by Waste Management of McHenry County who was the sole bidder. John Vlcek, Chairman of the Environmental Advisory Committee, reported that his Committee had discussed the scavenger service option and recommended that Alternate A be adopted by the City. Alternate A would institute a curbside recycling and pay per bag garbage disposal system. It offers a flexible rate based on the amount of waste generated by the user. The more you generate the more you pay. It affords the opportunity for an aggressive recycler to have low or actually no bill for waste disposal. City residents will purchase specially marked 32 gallon plastic garbage bags and pay $1.35 per bag. The bag costs would not only pay for the bag but also for the collection service. Residents would no longer receive quarterly disposal bills. Plastic bins would be purchased by the Citv and given to the homeowners to collect recyclable items such as paper, glass, tin and aluminum. These bins would be picked up by the scavenger hauler. Alternate B provides that every customer will be charged at least $32.40 per quarter whether they recycle or not. A four can option has a high minimum charge of $49 per quarter and offers almost no incentive to recycle to the vast majority of users. Tom Scolaro of Waste Management of McHenry County agreed to extend its present service for a three month period allowing time for the City to obtain recycling bins and for them to obtain recycling equipment. It also would allow time for the City to distribute publicity material through an education program to the general public to encourage recycling. It was also noted that there is a grant available to the City for purchase of recycling bins. Wednesday, November 29, 1989 Page 3 Motion by Teta, seconded by Bolger, to authorize the City to adopt Alternate A (curbside recycling and pay per bag) to dispose of its waste and to name Director of Public Works Fred Batt as Administrator of the Scavenger Program but to hold off accepting the bid of Waste Management of McHenry County until further details can be worked out with them. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Patterson, Lieder. Motion carried. Chairman Vlcek presented a recommendation from the Environmental Advisory Committee asking that the Mayor contact IDOT to ask them to grant more time to allow the City to move the recycling center from the Chicago Northwestern Commuter Parking Lot to another location. He stressed that the Environmental Advisory Committee was agressively looking for new sites and would appreciate several more months at the present location. Mayor Busse reported that he had been negotiating with Kit Carstens of Prime Development on the contract for the new City Hall Construction Project. The contract was being revised and amended and would be scrutinized by the City Attorney before a final document was presented to the City Council for approval. In the mean time, it was decided to authorize Prime Development to begin Phase I work which included architectural and design work, soil boring and topography data and site layout patterns. Motion by Teta, seconded by Donahue, to enter into a Phase I investigatory stage with Prime Development on a per hour basis for the new City Hall Construction Project. Voting Aye: Donahue, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Patterson, Lieder. Motion carried. Motion by Teta, seconded by Smith, to pass an ordinance establishing a fine for theft, defacement, destruction, alteration or removal of City of McHenry Signs. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Patterson, Lieder. Motion carried. Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Serritella, to pass an ordinance amending Section VII-132 of the Municipal Code concerning amendment of Section R-212 requiring residential homes to have a 30 inch opening for rear exit doors and establishing the width of hallways. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting Nay: Bolger. Ahsent: Patterson, Lieder. Motion carried. Mayor Busse called for a recess at 9:35 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 9:40 P.M. with everyone still in attendance. During Mayor's Statements and Reports he reported on a letter from Jim Rakow, Superintendent of the McHenry County Highway Department, responding to letters he had received concerning the excess speed limit on Crystal Lake Road at the Riverwood School Crossing". A study was done prior to the opening of Riverwood School which indicated that a reduction in speed would not be justified. Mayor Busse authorized Chief Joyce and Director Batt to take a spot study of the intersection of Crystal Lake Road and Winding Creek Drive to see what the situation is now that the Riverwood School is in operation. They are to report back at a future meeting. Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Bolger, to authorize and approve payment of $50 for full-time and $25 for part-time employees as the annual Christmas compensation supplement. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Patterson, Lieder. Motion carried. Wednesday, November 29, 1989 Page 4 Parks and Recreation Director Merkel reported on a recent Park Committee Meeting held November 20, 1989. Motion by McClatchey, seconded by Serritella, to accept the recommendation of the Parks & Recreation Department and advertise for bids on park playground equipment, flag poles and lights for the following park sites: Creekside, Fox Ridge, Knox, Malibu Tot Lot, Petersen, South Riverfront, Walsh and Weber's Park at an estimated amount of $52,935 with payment to be made from the Developer Donation Fund. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting May: None. Absent: Patterson, Lieder. Motion carried. The Park Committee reviewed the proposal for a Parks and Recreation Master Plan Study but had no recommendation at this time. A Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting was scheduled for Wednesday, December 6, 1989 at 7:30 P.M. to discuss this study. Discussion on cost sharing an agreement with Golf Investment Advisors for preparation of a golf feasibility study was deferred until Pete Merkel could contact Buffalo Grove to get a price on what a feasibility study cost for their newly developed golf course. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Serritella, to authorize the attendance of Cindy Owens at the Illinois Park and Recreation Association State Conference to be held January 18-20, 1989 in Peoria at an estimated cost of $430. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Patterson, Lieder. Motion carried. Alderman McClatchey scheduled a Personnel Committee Meeting for Tuesday, December 19, 1989 at 7:30 P.M. for the purpose of drafting a job description for the City Administrator. Alderman Bolger scheduled a Utilities Committee Meeting for Wednesday, December 6, 1989 at 7:00 P.M. to discuss sewer hookup fees in McHenry Shores and the contested water bill of Gary Spengel. Motion by Smith, seconded by Serritella, to ratify the action taken since the last meeting and pass a resolution requesting the State of Illinois Highway Department to partially close Elm Street on December 2, 1989 for the Annual Santa Claus Parade. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Patterson, Lieder. Motion carried. Motion by Serritella, seconded by Donahue, to authorize and approve payment to Arrow Road Construction Company in the amount of $58,976.84 for road work on Ashley and Sussex Drives as recommended by Baxter & Woodman contingent upon receipt of waivers of lien. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Patterson, Lieder. Motion carried. Director Batt reported that Jon Schmitt had submitted a resignation from the Water Department effective December 8, 1989. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Donahue, to instruct Director Batt to review existing applications and if none qualify to advertise for a replacement for Jon Schmitt. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Patterson, Lieder. Motion carried. Wednesday, November 29, 1989 Page 5 Alderman Teta announced there would be no Environmental Advisory Committee Meetings in December but there would be two scheduled in January. They will be January 16, 1990 and January 30, 1990. Motion by Smith, seconded by McClatchey, to adjourn. Voting Aye: Bolger, Donahue, Teta, Smith, McClatchey, Serritella. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Patterson, Lieder. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 10:28 P.M.