HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 03/05/1979 - City Council REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 5, 1979 8 P.M.
The regular meeting of the City Council was held on
Monday, March 5, 1979. The meeting was cal'lftd to order by Mayor
Stanek. At roll call the following aldermen were present: Datz,
Smith, Adams, Schooley, Rogers, Bolger, Nolan, Harker. Absent:
None.
Motion by Datz, seconded by Adams, to accept the minutes
of the Proposed Use Public Hearing for Revenue Sharing Funds on
February 20, 1979 and the minutes of the Regular Council meeting
of February 20, 1979, with one correction.
Voting aye: Datz, Smith, Adams, Schooley, Rogers, Bolger,
Nolan, Harker.
Voting nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Rogers, seconded by Nolan, to deny the request
of Wieser-Conway on their petition for a rezoning classification.
Ill
Voting aye: Adams, Schooley, Rogers, Bolger, Nolan.
Voting nay: Datz, Smith, Harker.
Absent: None.
Motion did not carry.
Discussion was held on possible purchase of property for
park land known as the Edmund Knox farm adjacent to the south city
limits. After a short discussion, it was decided to continue dis-
cussion in Executive Session.
Motion by Schooley, seconded by Adams, to eliminate park-
ing on the north side of Elm Street for 150 feet from Front Street
easterly in order to comply with a request from the Illinois Depart-
ment of Transportation to improve traffic conditions at the corner
of Front and Elm Streets and to notify I DOT of the Council 's action.
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Voting aye: Datz, Smith, Adams, Schooley, Rogers, Bolger,
Nolan, Harker.
Voting nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Rogers, seconded by Harker, to pass a Resolu-
tion concurring with the awarding of the bid to Lakeland Construc-
tion for construction of the SOS project on Washington Street at
the low bid price of $71,792.40.
Voting aye: Datz, Smith, Adams, Schooley, Rogers, Bolger,
Nolan, Harker.
Voting nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Nolan, seconded by Harker, to allow Hornsby's
Family Center in the McHenry Market Place to erect a tent in their
parking lot to display garden supplies if Attorney Narusis advises
it is legally possible.
Voting aye: Datz, Smith, Adams, Schooley, Rogers, Bolger,
Nolan, Harker.
Voting nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Rogers, seconded by Adams, to authorize and
approve payment of the following bills.
General Fund
#4770 Ill Municipal Retirement Fund
4771 Ill Municipal Retirement Fund $ 1,614.32
4772 Joseph B. Stanek100
7,902.56
4773 Adams Bros Steel Division 09.
3
.25
4774 American Blueprint & Design 14III
4775 Bruce Municipal Equip. 33.46
4776 Carey Appliance, Inc. 25.45
125.45 4777 Illinois Bell Telephone
4778 Certified Equip & Mfg Co. 26 .04
4779 Commonwealth Edison 354.55
4780 Freund Equip, Co 3,359.55
4781 Great Lakes Equip 63.00
4782 IBM Corp. 67.23
4783 Industrial Towel & Uniform 42.90
4784 Marathon Oil Co 27.00
2,536.21 Mytel International , Inc , 3.4
143.48
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#4786 McHenry Cnty Communications $ 95.00
4787 McHenry Lumber Co. 309.75
4788 McHenry Office Supply 828.72
4789 McHenry Oil Co. 325.16
4790 McHenry Printing 46.00
4791 McHenry Savings & Loan 1,000.00
4792 McHenry/ Woodstock Disposal 28.00
4793 NI Gas 196.26
III 4794 Northern Ill Utilities 15.00
4795 Oaks Marathon 93.50
4796 Prudential Insurance 5,684.82
4797 Radicom, Inc. 126.05
4798 Rucks Hardware 78.21
4799 Vycital 's Pro Hardware 42.59
4800 Ill Dept of Conservation 1 ,200.00
4801 McHenry State Bank 356.00
4802 Ill Dept of Revenue 68.31
4803 City of McHenry Payroll Acct. 2,546.59
Water/Sewer Fund
#1882 Ill Municipal Retirement Fund 635.61
1883 City of McHenry Bond Reserve 100.00
1884 Althoff's Inc. 4.50
1885 Illinois Bell Telephone 144.12
1886 Commonwealth Edision 8.20
1887 Hoffman Air & Filtration 144.88
1888 Hydroted 186.03
1889 Industrial Towel & Uniform 78.55
1890 Kirchner Fire Ext. 106.90
1891 Marathon Oil Co. 146.17
1892 McHenry Oil Co. 544.88
III 1893 McHenry/Woodstock Disposal 10.00
1894 NI Gas 1,590.60
1895 No. Ill Utilities 15.00
1896 Oxford Chemicals Co. 88.99
1897 Prudential Ins. 501.10
1898 Ruck's Hardware 76.19
1899 SES Co. 1,350.00
1900 Ted Smith 8.00
1901 City of McHenry General Fund (140) 1,734.26
1902 City of McHenry General Fund (204) 162.32
Voting aye: Datz, Smith, Adams, Schooley, Rogers , Bolger,
Nolan, Harker.
Voting nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Mayor Stanek announced the League of Women Voters would
III be conducting a public hearing on Thursday, April 5, 1979 at 7:30P.M.
in City Hall concerning the proposed Community Center and Recrea-
tional facility.
The Park Committee reported that it would like the fol-
lowing recommendations to be carried out by the City Clerk con-
cerning administration of the Summer Park Reservation Program for
1979:
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1) Charge a $10.00 deposit to residents who reserve the park
which will be returned if the premises are left in good
condition.
2) Charge non residents $25.00 for groups up to 100 people
and $50.00 for groups over 100 people (non returnable) .
3) Have Public Works department make signs designating
various picnic areas in Petersen Park and Pearl Street
Park.
4) Hand out notices to people who reserve the park that the
recreational equipment and facilities and electric out-
lets are for use of all in the park. Those items cannot
be reserved.
Motion by Rogers, seconded by Adams, to go into Executive
Session at 10:41 P.M. for the purpose of discussing land acquistion
and possible litigation concerning the Unification Church.
Voting aye: Datz, Smith, Adams, Schooley, Rogers, Bolger,
Nolan, Harker.
Voting nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Adams, to go back into Open
Session at 11:43 P.M.
Voting aye: Datz, Smith, Adams, Schooley, Rogers, Bolger,
Nolan, Harker.
Voting nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, seconded by Adams, to adjourn.
Voting aye: Datz, Smith, Adams , Schooley, Rogers, Bolger,
Nolan, Harker.
Voting nay: None.
Absent: None.
Motion carried.
Meetinjo d at 11:44 P. /1z,41142141.azdee
CLERK CIA OR