HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 03/20/1978 - City Council REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1978 8 P.M.
The regular meeting of the City Council was held on Monday,
March 20, 1978. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Stanek. At
roll call the following aldermen were present: Bolger, Nolan, Harker,
Datz, Smith, Adams, Schooley, Rogers.
Motion by Adams, seconded by Schooley, to accept the minutes
of the March 6, 1978 meeting as read.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams, Schooley,
Rogers.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Schooley, seconded by Rogers to accept the final plat
of Glacier Ridge Unit 2.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams,
Schooley, Rogers.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Harker, seconded by Smith to call a special meeting
and informal conference of the City Council, Zoning Board of Appeals and
Plan Commission on Thursday, April 13, 1978 at 7:30 P.M. for the purpose
of discussion regarding an amendment to the annexation agreement on the
Jake Freund (McHenry Estates) property.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams,
Schooley, Rogers.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
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Motion by Harker, seconded by Schooley, to refer the matter of
an amendment to the annexation agreement of the Jake Freund (McHenry
Estates) property to the Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals for
hearing and recommendation.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams,
Schooley, Rogers.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Adams, to call a special meeting
for the first City Council hearing on the proposed annexation agreement
of the Martin-Anderson property. The Plan Commission and the Zoning
Board of Appeals will also be extended an invitation to attend the
hearing.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams,
Schooley, Rogers.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Schooley, seconded by Adams, to pass an ordinance
entering into a contract with Herman Mass for purchase of 4.671of acrBs lake
front property on McCullom Lake and to authorize the Mayor and Clerk
to sign the contract for a purchase price of $47,500.00.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams,
Schooley, Rogers.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Harker, seconded by Datz, to call a special meeting
and public hearing to discuss the proposed annexation agreement of Herman
Mass for Derby Acres subdivision on Wednesday, May 17, 1978 at 7:30 P.M.
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Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams,
Schooley, Rogers.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Nolan, seconded by Smith, to refer the matter of the
proposed annexation agreement of Herman Mass for Derby Acres Subdivision
to the Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals for hearing and rec-
ommendation.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams,
Schooley, Rogers.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Harker, seconded by Smith, to enter into a contract
with the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, for
a 1978 summer census of the city of McHenry.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams,
Schooley, Rogers.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Harker, to authorize the in-
stallation of another telephone line for the Public Works department in
the City Clerk's Office.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams,
Schooley, Rogers.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Adams, seconded by Smith to pass an ordinance re-
quiring the reimbursement of annexation expenses to the City of McHenry by
the person or persons proposing annexations.
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Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams,
Schooley, Rogers.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Schooley, seconded by Adams, to pass an ordinance
authorizing the Supt. of Public Works to post weight limit signs on
city roadways when weather conditions cause deterioration.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams,
Schooley, Rogers.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Rogers, seconded by Schooley, to authorize the Mayor
to write a letter to Attorney John Looze denying Dr. William Nyes request
to fence off the Nye parking lot on Court Street.
Voting Aye: Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams, Schooley, Rogers.
Voting Nay: Bolger.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Rogers, seconded by Adams to publish the Weight
Limit Ordinance in pamphlet form.
Voting Aye: Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams, Schooley, Rogers , Bolger.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Harker, seconded by Datz, to accept the Treasurer's
February report as read.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams, Schooley,
Rogers.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
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Motion by Datz, seconded by Nolan, to accept the Clerk's
February report as read.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams,
III Schooley, Rogers.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Nolan, to authorize and approve
payment of the following bills:
GENERAL FUND: 84.10
#3265 Ruth Roach
3266 McHenry State Bank 3,447.59
3267 Ill. Dept. of Revenue 58131
3268 Wm. Brda, Treas. - Pol. Pens. Fund 878.31
3269 City of McHenry Payroll Acct. 19,381.03
3270 Ill. Dept. of Conservation 1,200.00
3271 Raymond P. Donahue 46.80
3272 Ill. Mun. Finance Officers Assoc. 15.00
3273 Adams Bros. Radiator 85.60
3274 Alexander Lumber Co. 50.79
III 3275 Artype, Inc.3276 Buss Ford Sales 29.50
161.00
3277 Carey Electric Contracting 66..52
3278 Constable Equip. Co. 410.00
3279 Eby-Brown Co. 35.50
3280 Family Center Arco 7.90
3281 Fox Valley Sports, Ltd. 58.00
3282 Geo. P. Freund, Inc. 10.55
3283 Barbara E. Gilpin 58.15
3284 IBM Corp. 17.64
3285 International Decorators 118.00
3286 Kae-Bee Office Products 95.97
3287 Frank Low Ins. Co. 445.90
3288 Lyle Signs Inc. 190.91
3289 Main Paint & Dec. 78.48
3290 Motorola, Inc. 80.00
3291 McHenry Auto Parts 139.82
3292 McHenry County Communications 23.00
3293 McHenry Lumber Co. 80.70
3294 McHenry Studio & Camera 23.43
3295 Narusis & Narusis 6,348.75
3296 Pitney-Bowes 40.50
3297 Radicom, Inc. 45.80
3298 Revenue Sharing Advisory Serv. 40.00
III 3299 Rockford Ind. Welding 36.09
3300 7-J Equipment & Supply Co. 2,000.00
3301 Torkelson Lincoln-Merc. 820.41
3302 Union Linen & Supply 12.00
3303 U. S. Leasing 50.35
3304 Western Union 279.50
3305 Xerox Corp. 370.49
3306 Robert H. Kranz 7.80
3307 Wm. Zujewski 7.80
3308 McHenry State Bank 314.39
3309 Ill. Dept. of Revenue 58.10
3310 City of McHenry Payroll Acct. 2,289.40
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WATER/SEWER FUND
1299 City of McHenry General Fund 3,105.93
1300 City of McHenry General Fund 326.42
1301 Recorder of Deeds 5.00
1302 Alexander Chemicals 18.82
1303 Baxter & Woodman, Inc. III
2,051.40
1304 Carey Electric Contracting 94.00
1305 Fisher Scientific Co. 52.70
1306 Geo. P. Freund, Inc. 179.72
1307 Lakeland Construction 8,525.00
1308 McHenry Auto Parts 21.78
1309 McHenry Welding Service 285.00
1310 Narusis & Narusis 22.50
1311 Union Linen & Supply 60.90
1312 City of McHenry Bond & Interest 100.00
1313 City of McHenry General Fund 1,074.02
1314 City of McHenry General Fund 100.70
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams,
Schooley, Rogers.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Schooley, seconded by Harker, to amend Subdivision
Control Ordinance Section VIII, Paragraph E-3 (c) regarding streetIII
construction.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams,
Schooley.
Voting Nay: Rogers.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Nolan, seconded by Harker, to authorize the hiring
of Lester Witte, Inc. to prepare the city audit for fiscal year 1977-78.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams,
Schooley, Rogers.
Voting Nay: None
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
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Motion by Datz, seconded by Harker, to publish the amendment
to the Subdivision Control Ordinance in pamphlet form.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams,
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Schooley, Rogers .
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Harker, seconded by Adams to pass a resolution
urging the State Legislature to assist in the funding of the mandatory
"911 Emergency Phone Service" installation by having the State assume
the one percent (1%) federal excise tax which is being removed from
the telephone bill of each Illinois subscriber on December 31, 1978.
Voting Aye: Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams, Schooley.
Voting Nay: Bolger, Rogers.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Rogers, seconded by Schooley, to authorize July
8, 1978 as tag day for Helping Paws organization.
Voting Aye: Nolan, Bolger, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams,
Schooley, Rogers.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Bolger, seconded by Adams to advertise for bids
for installation of three tennis courts in Petersen Park following
the Park Committee's approval of the specifications to be followed
by contractors.
Voting Aye: Nolan, Bolger, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams,
Schooley, Rogers.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
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Motion by Harker, seconded by Bolger, to purchase a cement
mixer for the Public Works department at a price of approximately
$1,071.00.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams,
Schooley, Rogers.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Alderman Bolger was excused from the Council Chambers at
11:10 P.M. by Mayor Stanek.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Adams to adjourn.
Voting Aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams,
Schooley, Rogers.
Voting Nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Meeting was adjourned at 11:17 P.M.
Clerk Mayor