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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 07/19/1979 - City Council REGULAR MEETING AND RDG PUBLIC HEARING MONDAY, JULY 16, 1979 8 P.M. The regular meeting of the City Council was held on Monday, July 16, 1979. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Stanek. At roll call the following aldermen were present: Harker, Datz, Wieser, Adams, Schooley, Meurer, Pepping, Nolan. Absent: None. Motion by Nolan, seconded by Datz, to accept the minutes of the July 2, 1979 regular meeting as read. Voting Aye: Harker, Datz, Wieser, Adams, Schooley, Meurer, Pepping, Nolan. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. John Langdon, representing the McHenry City Police Officers Association, presented athletic equipment to the Park Committee as a donation from the Association for use in city parks. Baseballs, bats, a badminton set, basketballs, and nets were displayed at the meeting. Alderman Nolan, as Chairman of the Park Committee, and Mayor Stanek expressed gratitude to the McHenry City Police Officers Association on behalf of the Council and residents of the City. Motion by Harker, seconded by Nolan, to pass an Ordinance providing for approval of the proposed RDG-Backhaus Farm Annexation Agreement and to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign the Agreement. Voting Aye: Harker, Datz, Schooley, Meurer, Pepping, Nolan, Stanek. Voting Nay: Wieser, Adams. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Schooley, seconded by Datz, to pass an ordinance providing for the annexation of the RDG-Backhaus Farm to be named Winding Creek Sub- division. Voting Aye: Harker, Datz, Schooley, Meurer, Pepping, Nolan. Voting Nay: Wieser, Adams. Absent: None. Motion carried. 11 Monday, July 16, 1979 Page 2 Motion by Pepping, seconded by Nolan, to pass an ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance of the City of McHenry for RDG-Winding Creek Subdivision as specified in the ordinance. Voting Aye: Harker, Datz, Schooley, Meurer, Pepping, Nolan. Voting Nay: Wieser, Adams. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Schooley, seconded by Meurer, to pass an ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance of the City of McHenry specifying the Planned Unit Development portion of the RDG-Winding Creek Subdivision. Voting Aye: Harker, Datz, Schooley, Meurer, Pepping, Nolan, Stanek. Voting Nay: Wieser, Adams. Absent: None. Motion carried. Donald Gersted, president of RDG, presented a check for $50,000.00 to Mayor Stanek and the Council in compliance with the terms of the Annexation Agreement. Preliminary and Final Plat of RDG-Winding Creek Subdivision Unit #1 was presented for approval. Following discussion, motion by Harker, seconded by Nolan to approve the Preliminary and Final Plat of Winding Creek Unit #1 as presented and to authorize the Clerk to sign the Plat after all specified conditions are met. Voting Aye: Harker, Datz, Schooley, Meurer, Pepping, Nolan. Voting Nay: Wieser, Adams. Absent: None. Motion carried. Mayor Stanek declared a recess at 8:57 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 9:08 P.M. At roll call all aldermen were present. Monday, July 16, 1979 Page 3 Jeffrey Ladd, attorney for objectors of the RDG-Backhaus Farm annexation, addressed the Council and said he was disappointed but not surprised at the Council's action tonight. He was shocked and appalled at the rapidity of final plat approval. He stated that the objectors' intentions had not changed and he hoped the council would not be lulled into a false sense of security just because a law suit was not filed in the next 24 or 48 hours. Supt. Fred Meyer reported on the bid opening held 10:30 A.M. July 16, 1979 for the 1979 Summer Street Maintenance Program. Two bids were received - Peter Baker Co. of Woodstock, $127,201.50 and Curran Contracting Co. of Crystal Lake, $120,757.50. Motion by Schooley, seconded by Harker, to award the 1979 Summer Street Maintenance bid to Curran Contracting Co. of Crystal Lake for $120,757.50 and to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign the contract. Voting Aye: Harker, Datz, Schooley, Meurer, Pepping, Nolan, Wieser, Adams. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Datz, seconded by Harker, to pass an ordinance annexing 33.9 acres south of the city known as Knox Park. Voting Aye: Harker, Datz, Schooley, Meurer, Pepping, Nolan, Wieser, Adams. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Schooley, seconded by Datz, to accept the City Treasurer's June report as read. Voting Aye: Harker, Datz, Schooley, Meurer, Pepping, Nolan, Wieser, Adams. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. 1 Monday, July 16, 1979 Page 4 Motion by Harker, seconded by Meurer, to accept the Clerks' June report as presented. Voting Aye: Harker, Datz, Schooley, Meurer, Pepping, Nolan, Wieser, Adams. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Datz, seconded by Harker, to authorize and approve payment of the following bills: GENERAL FUND #5354 City of McHenry Payroll Acct. 6,008.63 5355 Municipal Clerks of Illinois 25.00 5356 Barbara E. Gilpin, City of McHenry, Cash on Hand 40.00 5357 Ace Hardware 614.56 5358 VOID 5359 Alexander Lumber Co. 46.38 5360 Althoff Industries 95.95 5361 American Blueprint & Supply 29.25 5362 Associated Planners 1,300.00 5363 Buss Ford Sales 46.64 5364 Carey Appliance Inc. 24.75 5365 Carey Electric Contracting 49.54 5366 Community Auto Supply 154.50 5367 Curran Contracting Co. 296.90 5368 Diamond Chemical Co. Inc. 102.60 5369 Duncan Industries 212.16 5370 Eby-Brown Co. 126.52 5371 First Impression Co. 3,607.17 5372 George P. Freund, Inc. 617.95 5373 Freund Equipment Inc. 40.68 5374 F.R.T. Lucky 24.00 5375 Glosson's Bldg. Supplies 102.50 5376 Wm. A. Holmen Corp. 249.98 5377 Hornsby's Family Center 250.70 5378 Hustler Sport Center 20.76 5379 Industrial Towel & Uniform 33.75 5380 International Decorators Inc. 395.00 5381 Kae-Bee Office Products Co. 50.07 5382 Liberty Asphalt 16.50 5383 Lyle Signs, Inc. 89.14 5384 Main Paint & Decorating 26.70 5385 Meade Electric Co. 80.85 5386 Marathon Oil Co. 2,670.64 5387 Mitchell AMC Jeep 7.62 5388 Moterola, Inc. 1,624.60 3389 McHenry Auto Parts 517.90 5390 McHenry Car Wash 2.25 5391 McHenry Co. Mun. Assoc. 78.05 5392 McHenry Firestone, Inc. 26.00 5393 McHenry Medical Group 20.00 5394 McHenry Paint Glass & Wallpaper 61.09 5395 McHenry Plaindealer 43.65 5396 McHenry Printing Services 18.75 5397 McHenry Ready Mix 132.00 5398 McHenry Sand & Gravel 137.00 5399 McHenry Tire Mart 258.60 5400 NI-Gas 695.32 5401 Rockford Ind. Welding 12.13 5402 Ruck's Hardware 47.66 5403 Scan-Am 36.00 Monday, July 16, 1979 Page 5 5404 Serchie Finger Print Labs 50.92 5405 Steffen Music 25.00 5406 Frank Thornber Co. 182.75 5407 Tones, Inc. 369.06' 5408 Torkelson Lincoln-Merc. 416.01 5409 Vycital's Pro Hardware 129.98 111 5410 Western Union 255.00 5411 Xerox Corp. 155.00 5412 George R. Pasenelli 175.00 5413 Robert H. Kranz 175.00 5414 Gregory P. Burg 175.00 5415 Daniel Kinnerk 175.00 5416 Robert Zujewski 175.00 5417 Patrick J. Joyce 175.00 5418 Wm. F. Zujewski 175.00 5419 John D. Langdon 175.00 5420 Kenneth Prazak 175.00 5421 Wm. Fitzgerald 175.00 5422 Gary Wigman 175.00 5423 Ramon Gregorio, Jr. 175.00 5424 George Erkenswick 175.00 5425 Raymond Donahue 175.00 5426 Anthony Militano 175.00 5427 James Rust 175.00 5428 Wm. Stahiman 175.00 5429 Arthur J. Gallagher & Sons 8,487.00 5430 Adams Bros. Steel Div. 149.20 5431 Harry J. Wennstrom 180.00 5432 Director of Labor 1,065.53 5433 Director of Labor 121.89 5434 McHenry State Bank 4,706.50 5435 Ill. Dept. of Revenue 721.28 5436 Wm. Brda, Treas- Pol. Pens. Fund 1,097.72 5437 City of McHenry Payroll Acct. 22,525.21 5438 Ralph F. Wagner 91.66 5439 State of Ill. Dept. of Conservation 4,000.00 5440 McHenry County Recorder of Deeds 17.00 5441 McHenry Co. Recorder of Deeds 50.00 5442 Western Union 535.00 5443 Trilogy 350.00 5444 McHenry State Bank 845.40 5445 Ill. Dept. of Revenue 171.31 5446 City of McHenry Payroll Acct. 6,705.18 5447 Fred J. Meyer 50.00 5448 Illinois Municipal League 210.00 5449 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. 4,138.00 5450 Fred Meyer 285.00 WATER/SEWER FUND #2112 AAA Security Co. , Inc. 92.00 2113 Ace Hardware 179.29 2114 Adams Bros. Steel Division 13.75 2115 Hornsby 44.12 2116 Industrial Towel & Uniform 82.50 2117 Lakeland Chrysler Plymouth 48.30 2118 Lakeside Repair Shop 16.02 2119 McHenry Auto Parts 94.07 2120 McHenry Co. Dept. of Health 16.00 2121 McHenry Co. Recorder of Deeds 1.00 2122 McHenry Printing Services 24.20 2123 McHenry Sand & Gravel 79.39 2124 No. Ill. Meter Repair Service 76.40 2125 Ni-Gas 66.37 2126 Alexander Lumber Co. 92.79 2127 Carey Electric Contracting 145.09 2128 Dodge Construction News 44.10 Monday, July 16, 1979 Page 6 2129 Fisher Scientific 16.50 2130 Geo. P. Freund, Inc. 178.11 2131 Oxford Chemicals, Inc. 417.22 2132 Radicom, Inc. 9.00 2133 Ted Smith Delivery 8.00 2134 Vycital's Pro Hardware 3.70 2135 Western Builder 26.83 2136 Ill. Society of Water Pollution Control Oper. 20.00 2137 City of McHenry General Fund 4,196.4111/ 2138 City of McHenry General Fund 445.98 2139 City of McHenry General Fund 1,806.89 2140 City of McHenry General Fund 161.37 Voting Aye: Harker, Datz, Schooley, Meurer, Pepping, Nolan, Wieser, Adams. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Harker, seconded by Schooley, to install directional signs to McHenry Country Club at the city's expense at the following corners: Green & Elm, Green & John, Front & John. Voting Aye: Harker, Datz, Schooley, Meurer, Pepping, Nolan, Wieser, Adams. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Adams, seconded by Datz, to postpone the Public Hearing on the annexation proposal of Falcon Development Co. from July 23, 1979 to Aug. 15, 1979 at 8 P.M. Voting Aye: Harker, Datz, Schooley, Meurer, Pepping, Nolan, Wieser, Adams. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Harker, seconded by Pepping, to postpone the informal hearing on the annexation proposal of Jack Fritsch from July 18, 1979 to Aug. 1, 1979 at 8 P.M. Monday, July 16, 1979 Page 7 Voting Aye: Harker, Datz, Schooley, Meurer, Pepping, Nolan, Wieser, Adams. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Chief of Police Passnelli reported that records for the first quarter of 1979 show that the overall crime rate in the city is down 33k%. The mayor and council complimented the Police Department and the people of McHenry for this noteworthy decline in the crime rate. Motion by Adams, seconded by Wieser, to authorize the issuance of the first half of the uniform and cleaning allowance checks to Police Department personnel. Voting Aye: Harker, Datz, Schooley, Meurer, Pepping, Nolan, Wieser, Adams. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Nolan, seconded by Adams, to return the bid bond of Peter Baker & Sons who was the unsuccessful bidder on the 1979 Summer Street Maintenance Program. Voting Aye: Harker, Datz, Schooley, Meurer, Pepping, Nolan, Wieser, Adams. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Wieser, seconded by Adams, to issue a tag day permit for Aug. 11, 1979 to the Lily Lake Conservation Club. Voting Aye: Harker, Datz, Schooley, Meurer, Pepping, Nolan, Wieser, Adams. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. MEW Monday, July 16, 1979 Page 8 Motion by Wieser, seconded by Adams, to deny a request by the McHenry Tumbleweeds, a girls power tumbling group, for a tag day in August because (1) they did not specify what the funds would be used for and (2) only two tag days a month are allowed and two are already committed in August. Voting Aye: Harker, Datz, Schooley, Meurer, Pepping, Nolan, Wieser, Adams. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Motion by Nolan, seconded by Pepping, to enter into Executive Session at 10:15 P.M. to discuss pending litigation. Voting Aye: Harker, Datz, Schooley, Meurer, Pepping, Nolan, Wieser, Adams. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. 111 Motion carried. Motion by Meurer, seconded by Datz, to go back into open session at 10:49 P.M. Voting Aye: Harker, Datz, Schooley, Meurer, Pepping, Nolan, Wieser, Adams. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. No action was taken. Motion by Adams, seconded by Wieser, to adjourn. Voting Aye: Harker, Datz, Schooley, Meurer, Pepping, Nolan, Wieser, Adams. Voting Nay: None. Absent: None. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 10:50 P.M. City Clerk Mayor