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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - 11/20/1978 - City Council REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1978 8 P.M. The regular meeting of the City Council was held on Monday, November 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. Ab- sent: None. Motion by Datz, seconded by Nolan, to accept the minutes of the Regular Meetings of October 30 and November 6, 1978 and of the Special Meeting and Joint Conference on November 13, 1978, as read with one correction on the October 30, 1978 meeting. Voting aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Stith, Adams, Schooley, Rogers. Voting nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Harker, to apply for a Police Traffice Unit federal grant to aid the city in meeting in- creased demand for pnTce traffic services. 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 ordi- nance amending MC-48 which regulates traffic and motor vehicles and to publish the ordinance in pamphlet formIll . Voting aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams, Schooley, Rogers. Voting nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Mayor Stanek and Don Gersted, president of Residential Development Group, informed the Council of a meeting they had with Chapman Cutler of Chicago regarding bonds and bonding powers of Monday, November 20, 1978 page 2 the city. Attorney Narusis was instructed to investigate , the mat- ter further. Motion by Smith, seconded by Harker, to send a check to U.S.E.P.A. for $3,084.00 which was overpaid to the city regarding Grant No. C170856 for Sewer Treatment Plant Improvements in 1972, as per letter from Baxter $ Woodman, Inc. dated November 17, 1978. Voting aye:, Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams, Schooley, Rogers. Voting nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Harker, seconded by Nolan, to accept the generous donation of the McHenry Rotary Club for $7,000.00 as half payment of a large playground complex with the balance of $7,799.00 to be paid by the city, ($3,500.00 of the Rotary's contribution will be given the city this fall and the remaining $3,500.00 next fall) . Voting aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams, Schooley, Rogers. Voting nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Rogers, seconded by Schooley, to approve and authorize payment of the following bills: General Fund #4254 Ruth Glowe $ 150.00 4255 Alan J. Dixon, Sec. of State 5.00 4256 McHenry State Bank 3,965.55 4257 Ill. Dept. of Revenue 659.84 4258 Wm. Brda, Treas.-pot. pens. fund 1,020.22 4259 City of McHenry Payroll Acct. 21,600.23 4260 City of McHenry Lakeland Park Princ. 7,500.00 4261 McHenry Public Library 68 834.70 4262 Court Reporters Exchange Serv. �280.75 4263 McHenry State Bank 549.80 4264 Ill. Dept. of Revenue 87.68 4265 City of McHenry Payroll Acct. 2,991.64 4266 City of McHenry Water/SewerFund 1,033.07 4267 City of McHenry Martin Woods Dev. 280.00 4268 City of McHenry Water/Sewer Fund 3,013.75 4269 Althoff Industries 1.53 4270 Badger Uniforms 229.33 Monday, November 20, 1978 page 3 #4271 Brake & Equip. Co. , Inc. $ 294.55 4272 Butler Auto Parts 33.20 4273 Carey Electric Contracting 373.90 4274 Commonwealth Edison 34.51 4275 Eby-Brown Co. 73.19 4276 Diamond Chemical Co. 46.82 4277 Geo. P. Freund, Inc. 41.41 4278 Glosson's Building Supplies 191.10 III 4279 Haines E Co. 88.19 4280 Emil Harley & Assoc. Inc. 2 4281 Hornsby's Store Inc. 12.00 11.41 4282 Main Paint & Decorating 210.00 4283 Meade Electric Co. 47.21 54 4284 Moody Sports Division 4285 Motorola, Inc. 550.654 .21 4286 McHenry Auto Parts0.65 4 4287 McHenry Car Wash 470.86 4288 McHenry Office Supply0.86 4289 McHenry SandcE Gravel 143.004 4290 McHenry Tire Mart 143.00 4291 No. Key & Lock Service 4292 No. Propane Gas g 4.19.00 4293 Progressive Office Supply 5.0 40 . 06 4294 Rockford Ind. Welding 47 4295 Streamliners 5154.45 5 4296 Steve Theodore 7.50 4297 Thornton's Turf Nursery 115.45 4298 Torkelson Lincoln Merc. 470.00 4299 Western Union 3 70.00 4300 Lester Witte & Co. ,480.00 4301 Xerox Corp. 5 4302 Ruth Roach (lib. sal.) 78.0017 .00 III 4303 Barbara Gerasch 3.420.00 4304 McHenry State Bank569.71 4305 Ill. Dept. of Revenue 773.29 4306 Wm. Brda, treas.-pol pens. fund 4307 City of McHenry Payroll Acct. 21,954.84 Water/Sewer Fund #1696 City of McHenry General Fund (140) 3,703.42 1697 City of McHenry General Fund (204) 353.19 1698 City of McHenry General Fund (140) 812.67 1699 City of McHenry General Fund (204) 47.91 1700 Alexander Chemicals 1,080.00 1701 Aurora Pump 151.64 1702 Baxter & Woodman Inc. 13,861.63 1703 Brown's Data Processing 428.49 1704 Carey Electric Contracting 11.40 1705 Fisher Scientific Co. 149:35 1706 Fox Electric Service 98.00 1707 George P. Freund Inc. 3.00 1708 Glosson's Building Supplies 12.37 1709 Griffin Pipe Products 16.71 1710 Lakeland Distributors 8.12 1711 VOIDIll 638.70 1712 Moore Business Forms Inc. 85,56 1713 McHenry Auto Parts 45.00 1714 Prospect Garage Door Co. 3,720.00 1715 Lester Witte Co. 3 084.00 1716 U.S. Enkironmental Prot. Agency 6.00 1717 McH. Cnty. Recorder of Deeds 4,587.14 1718 City of McHenry General Fund (140) 446.43 1719 City of McHenry General Fund (204) Voting aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams, Schooley, Rogers. Voting nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Monday, November 20, 1978 page 4 Motion by Datz, seconded by Rogers, to accept the October clerk's report as read. Voting aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams, Schooley, Rogers. Voting nay: None. Absnnt: None. 111 Motion carried. Motion by Bolger, seconded by Adams, to retain Virgine McFadden and Virginia Jofdan, who are presently on the CETA program in the Police Department, as employees of the city as of December 1, 1978 which is the expiration of their CETA status. Voting aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams, Schooley, Rogers. Voting nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by Schooley, to grant a variation of the fence ordinance and allow Thomas ,Rapach to install a fence on the corner of Shorewood Drive and Lakewood Avenue. Voting aye: Bolger, Smith, Adams, Schooley, Rogers. Voting nay: Nolan, Harker, Datz. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Nolan, seconded by Adams, to authorize Attorney Narusis to attend the McHenry County Zoning Board of Ap- peals Hearing on November 30, 1978, and object to a zoning change requested by Dr. Bernard Miller from F-1 to B-i for property on Richmond Road. Voting aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams, Schooley, Rogers. Voting nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Monday, November 20, 1978 page 5 Motion by Bolger, seconded by Smith, to refund $100.00 to Barbara Gerasch for the second zoning filing fee she paid. Voting aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams, Schooley, Rogers. Voting nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Harker, seconded by Datz, to enter into ex- ecutive session at 10:50 P.M. for the purpose of discussing pend- ing litigation. Voting aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams, Schooley, Rogers. Voting,nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Smith, seconded by Adams, to go back into open session at 11:09 P.M. Voting aye: Bolger, Nolan, Harker, Datz, Smith, Adams, Schooley, Rogers. Voting nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. 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 adjourned at 11:10 P.M. c er mayor