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9.8.20
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MINUTES
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday, September 8, 2020, 7:00 p.m.
In light of the current COVID-19 public health emergency, this meeting will be held remotely
only. The public can observe by connecting online at:
https://cityofmchenry.zoom.us/1/6088273734
The public can also call in to the following number: +1 312 626 6799, Meeting ID 608 827
3734
Call to Order: The City Council of the City of McHenry, Illinois, met in regular session on
Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at 7:00 p.m, remotely.
Roll Call: Mayor Jett called the roll call.
Members present: Alderman Santi, Alderman Glab, Alderman Schaefer, Alderman Harding,
Alderman Mihevc, Alderman Devine, Alderwoman Miller, and Mayor Jett. Others present:
Attorney McArdle, Administrator Morefield, Interim Director of Public Works Strange, Director
of Community Development Polerecky, Finance Director Lynch, Director of Parks and
Recreation Hobson, Director of Economic Development Martin, Chief of Police Birk,City
Planner Sheriff, and City Clerk Ramel.
Pledge of Allegiance: Mayor Jett led the pledge
Public Comments: No Public Comment
Consent Agenda: Motion to Approve the Following Consent Agenda Items:
A. An Ordinance Pertaining to the Local Cure Program; (Morefield)
B. Rejection of all bids received for the 2020 Fall Street Sweeping Program; (Strange)
C. Motion to authorize the Mayor's execution of an amended Intergovernmental Agreement
between the City of McHenry Division of Transportation and the City of McHenry for
Phase I Engineering and authorization for staff to accept the transfer of the project lead
to McHenry County upon execution for the Bull Valley Multi-Use Path Project; (Strange)
D. Motion to approve Services Change Order#2 for the Bull Valley Bike Path to Hampton,
Lenzini and Renwick, Inc. in the amount of$48,634.12; (Strange)
F. August 17, 2020, City Council Meeting Minutes;
G. Issuance of Checks in the amount of$600,914.79.
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A motion was made by Alderman Santi and seconded by Alderman Harding to
approve Consent Agenda Items as presented: Roll Call: Vote: 7-ayes: Alderman Santi,
Alderman Glab, Alderman Schaefer, Alderman Harding, Alderman Mihevc, Alderman
Devine, Alderwoman Miller. 0-nays, 0-abstained. Motion carried.
Consent Agenda: Motion to Approve the Following Consent Agenda Item:
E. McHenry Parks & Recreation Facilities & Special Use Permit Requests; (Hobson)
Pulled by Alderman Devine he wants to abstain from this with Alderwoman miller.
A motion was made by Alderman Santi and seconded by Alderman Schaefer to approve
Consent Agenda Items as presented: Roll Call: Vote: 5-ayes: Alderman Santi, Alderman
Glab, Alderman Schaefer, Alderman Harding, Alderman Mihevc. 0-nays, 2-abstained-
Alderman Devine, Alderwoman Miller. Motion carried.
Individual Action Item Agenda:
A. Motion to approve the transfer of a Class C Liquor License from JOG Gasoline Inc.,
located at 4608 W. Crystal Lake Road, to Pazo Oil LLC. (Jett)
A motion was made by Alderwoman Miller and seconded by Alderman Santi to approve
Individual Agenda items as presented. Roll Call: Vote: 7-ayes: Alderman Santi, Alderman
Glab, Alderman Schaefer, Alderman Harding, Alderman Mihevc, Alderman Devine,
Alderwoman Miller. 0-nays, 0-abstained. Motion carried.
Alderman Glab agreed with this item as long as background check is approved. Alderman
Scahefer asked if Mayor has met the new applicants yet, he has not and doesn't have to. No
public comment.
B. Motion to approve Ordinances granting a Conditional Use Permit to allow Outdoor
Storage in conjunction with a towing business at 1302 Borden Street. (Polerecky)
Petitioners for this item were on the call if needed for questions. The storage will be screened
from publics view. Alderman Santi wished them good luck. No public comment.
A motion was made by Alderman Santi and seconded by Alderwoman Miller to approve
Individual Agenda items as presented. Roll Call: Vote:7-ayes: Alderman Santi, Alderman
Glab, Alderman Schaefer, Alderman Harding, Alderman Mihevc, Alderman Devine,
Alderwoman Miller. 0-nays, 0-abstained. Motion carried.
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C. Motion to approve and execute a Commercial Tenant Incentive Grant in the amount of
$10,000 to Miller's Diner, located at 3918 Main Street. (Martin)
Alderman Santi stated that Kim the owner has invested close to $60,000 into the business. As
reviewed with the owner Kim, the she has remodeled the inside and purchased some
equipment, also got a signed awning. Alderman Schaefer asked if she was purchasing some
locally, it was confirmed that some items were purchased in Round Lake due to the product
not being available in McHenry, will use local suppliers in McHenry if she can, always her first
choice. Alderman Devine wanted to know how many times these grants have been given out,it
was confirmed that this is the first one. No public comment.
A motion was made by Alderman Santi and seconded by Alderman Schaefer to approve
Individual Agenda items as presented. Roll Call: Vote:6-ayes: Alderman Santi, Alderman
Schaefer, Alderman Harding, Alderman Mihevc, Alderman Devine, Alderwoman Miller. 1-nays-
Alderman Glab, 0-abstained. Motion carried.
D. Motion to approve and execute a Commercial Tenant Incentive Grant in the amount of
$5,000 to Pineapple X-Pressed, located at 1104 N. Green Street. (Martin)
This is a new business, just opened up a few months ago. Looking to use this grand for new
blenders, prep table and outdoor seating. NO public comment.
A motion was made by Alderman Santi and seconded by Alderman Schaefer to approve
Individual Agenda items as presented. Roll Call: Vote: 6-ayes: Alderman Santi, Alderman
Schaefer, Alderman Harding, Alderman Mihevc, Alderman Devine, Alderwoman Miller. 1-nays-
Alderman Glab, 0-abstained. Motion carried.
Deputy Clerk's Note: The previously approved portion of the minutes stricken below
have been amended with "Exhibit A, Amended Discussion Regarding Annexation of
Parcels".
do occupy the property.
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Alderman Glab, Alderman Schaefor, Alderman Harding, Alderman Mihevc, Alderman Devine,
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Glab, Alderman Schaefer, Alderman Harding, Alderman Mihevc, Alderman Devine,
Alderwoman Miller. 0 nays , 0 abstained. Motion carried.
Discussion Items: .�
A. Location of a marijuana dispensary at 408 State Route 31 (supplement provided;
Martin/McArdle)- Removed from this evenings agenda.
B. Vacation of right of way in the Hanly Subdivision (supplement provided; Polerecky).
Alderman Glab wanted to know if can be vacated still with a dedicated easement. Still needs
to be covered liability with insurance per Attorney McArdle, because they hold an interest in
the property. The property owners are maintaining it and most of The Council wants to move
forward with this.
C. Correction to December 2019 Update of Capital Development Fee Structure
(supplement provided; Polerecky).
Error in the math that Baxter and Woodman provded, it was caught and wanted the
transparency to The Council that it happened, there was spreadsheet error on their report.
D. Issuance of Pension Obligation Bonds for Outstanding Police Pension Liability (no
supplement; Lynch).
Dalena Welkomer and Stefan Roberts gave a presentation from the Baird Public Finance
Group. The presentation was regarding the City's Police Pension Fund. They explained
interest rates and return on the plans. The benefits were explained to The Council as well
regarding Obligation Bonds.
There was some follow up questions from The Council, following the lengthy and throughout -�
presentation. The discussion continued on for a while. Mayor Jett asked the time frame, per
Director of Finance Lynch, the 5th of October would be great for them to bring more back to
The Council if wanting to move forward.
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'\` Alderman Santi wanted the presentation to review before then. Many members would like to
move forward after reviewing the information on their own. Director Lynch concluded that she
would get the information over to The Council per their requests.
Staff Reports:
A. Transmittal of FY20/21 1st Quarter Financial Report (Lynch)
Director Lynch explained the Financial Report to The Council.
Mayor's Report: Nothing to report.
City Council Comments: Director of Parks and Recreation Hobson, talked about the boat
rental it did open this weekend, it turned into a nice project for the city. This Saturday will be
the first lighting of the fire globes, there are three additional ones. Will be lighted every Saturday
for the next 8 weeks. This Saturday modified Art in the Park. 9/11 event will be a FB live event
where you can raise onto the flag.
Alderman Santi said that he had fun at the rentals.
Executive Session: Not at this time.
Adjourn: A motion was made Alderman Santi and seconded by Alderman Schaefer to
adjourn the meeting at 9:35 PM. Roll Call: Vote:7-ayes: Alderman Santi, Alderman Glab,
Alderman Schaefer, Alderman Harding-absent, Alderman Mihevc, Alderman Devine,
\,,,. Alderwoman Miller. 0-nay-, 0-abstained. Motion carried.
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Exhibit A, Amended Discussion Regarding Annexation of Parcels
Motion to approve Ordinances annexing currently unincorporated parcels at 202 Barreville Road,219
Barreville Road,223 Barreville Road,and the property located north of River Road and south of Elm Street.
Attorney McArdle began discussion regarding the proposed annexations and mentioned some issues with
annexing certain properties. The property on Route 120 and River Road is owned by th Adams family,and they
are concerned that the property would be zoned residential. Annexed properties do come in as residential
unless having gone through the zoning process, and this property is a better fit being zoned commercial.
The properties listed at 219 Barreville Road are owned by Joe Doherty,and he leases that property to an
individual who would like to keep animals for more than 20 or 30 years. It is reported that an individual on the
east side of the road (202 Barreville) would like to keep chickens. Each of the properties have zoning issues
that would need individual attention,which is causing more work than expected. Instead of forcing the
annexations,which is allowed by law, we are trying to accommodate everybody.Attorney McArdle
recommends taking this off the agenda and not annexing until property owners come forward and ask to be
annexed.
Alderman Glab stated that there has been discussion of these properties in pockets for 20 or more years, and it
is time to get them annexed into the City. It is not possible to look at each individual property to give
exceptions because these properties are in a neighborhood area and are encompassed by the rest of the City.
Attorney McArdle stated that if any existing use of these properties is legal in the County they will be brought
in as legal non-conforming to the City for a certain period of time. Alderman Glab believes the City should
move forward with the annexations or else the City will be looking back in 20 more years and seeing itself in
the same position.
Alderwoman Miller agrees with Alderman Glab in that we can't keep waiting to have these properties
annexed. This issue was brought to the Council when Alderman Miller was on the Planning and Zoning board
and it was discussed numerous times at the committee level. There are many islands out there that need to
be annexed and the only reason they haven't been is because nobody took the time to deal with it.The work
has already been done for the four parcels presented,and their individual issues can be dealt with. It is time to
get rid of the islands and start annexing all of those properties.
Mr.and Mrs. Doherty explained that they bought the property because having animals was allowed, and they
would eventually sell the property knowing that was allowed in the County. They don't believe having animals
on the property has caused any problems or harm. If they are going to be annexed,they would like to request
a special use permission to allow the animals moving forward. City Planner Cody Sheriff explained that from
the County's perspective, horses are allowed on properties zoned agricultural,and their rules allow for a
certain amount of horses per acre.
Council members discussed the length of time that horses or other existing uses should be allowed once ,..,
annexed. There was concern that 30 years would be too long of a time to allow animals, as there is no way to
know what Green Street and that area of McHenry will look like in the future. Alderwoman Miller suggested
that if the Doherty property was allowed to keep horses as long as they own the property,that once they sell,
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the contract for sale of the property could contain a provision that new owners would go through the process
of getting a special use approved prior to purchase.
After further discussion it was decided that the properties on River Road/Elm Street,219 Barreville Road,and
223 Barreville Road should be continued until a later meeting, as there were issues that needed to be worked
out. It was asked if there were any issues with the property at 202 Barreville Road. Doug Martin stated that
one of the sons was going to move there but wanted chickens,and since they would no longer be allowed, he
would no longer move in.
A motion was made by Alderwoman Miller and seconded by Alderman Schaefer to annex the currently
unincorporated parcel at 202 Barreville Road. Roll Call:Vote: 7-ayes: Alderwoman Miller,Alderman Schaefer,
Alderman Glab,Alderman Santi,Alderman Mihevc,Alderman Devine,Alderman Harding.0-nays,0-abstained.
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Alderman Santi and seconded by Alderman Glab to table the ordinances annexing
currently unincorporated parcels at 219 Barreville Road, 223 Barreville Road,and the property located north
of River Road and south of Elm Street. Roll Call:Vote: 7-ayes: Alderman Santi, Alderman Glab,Alderman
Schaefer,Alderman Harding,Alderman Mihevc,Alderman Devine,Alderwoman Miller.0-nays,0-abstained.
Motion carried.
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