PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
MAY 4 1999
The
City Council meeting
was
called to order
at 7 30 p
CALL TO ORDER
m
Mayor Wagner spoke about the accomplishments of the outgoing City Council
Mayor Elect Shepley presented plaques in recognition of their terms of service to
outgoing Mayor Wagner and Councilman Nystrom and announced that outgoing
Councilman Hayden was not in attendance due to the grave illness of a very good
friend
Mayor Elect Shepley spoke about the accomplishments of Mayor Wagner
Councilman Hayden and Councilman Nystrom Councilman Nystrom spoke to the
PRESENTATIONS
TO OUTGOING
COUNCILMEMBERS
audience
City Clerk Jim Kelley administered
the Oath of Office to
OATHS OF OFFICE
Mayor Shepley
Cowlin at the request of the City Clerk due to a health condition
administered the Oaths of Office to Councilmembers Ellen Brady Mueller Howard
Christensen Ralph M Dawson Cathy Ferguson David Goss and Jeffrey T Thorsen
City Attorney John
Councilmembers
Brady Mueller Christensen
and
Ferguson had
been elected to four
year terms and Councilmembers Dawson Goss and Thorsen had been elected to two
year terms
Mayor Shepley introduced each Councilmember and each Councilmember spoke
briefly to the audience and took his or her place at the Council dias
Mayor Shepley
On roll call
called the
meeting ofthe
Councilmembers
Thorsen and Mayor
Shepley
new
City Council
Brady Mueller Christensen
were
to
INTRODUCTION
OF NEW COUNCIL
order
CALL TO ORDER
Dawson
Goss
Ferguson
ROLL CALL
present
PLEDGE OF
Mayor Shepley
led the Council and the
in the
Pledge
ALLEGIANCE
of Allegiance
suspend the order of the agenda to consider
honor ofthe late Mayor Carl Wehde announcing that this
official action of the new City Council
Councilman Goss so
Mayor Shepley asked for
adoption of a resolution in
would be the first
public
a
motion to
moved and read the resolution in its
residents of
the
offormer Mayor CARL E
City of Crystal Lake and
WHEREAS The
WEHDE
Mayor and City Council on behalf of the
heartfelt sympathy the family of CARL E WEHDE and
on
April
entire
28 1999 has
City of Crystal
brought sorrow
Lake wish
to
to
the
express
to
WHEREAS CARL E WEHDE displayed
and
was
considered
a
loyal
a
and trusted friend
IN HONOR OF
MAYOR
CARL WEHDE
entirety
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS the death
RESOLUTION
graciousness and understanding towards the residents of the City
by many persons in both public and private life and
WHEREAS CARL E WEHDE rendered
1979
1991
service to the
City of Crystal
Lake
as
Mayor from
member of the Crystal Lake Board of Education School District 47 from 1965 to
1979 having been President from 1971 to 1979 a member of the City Plan Commission from 1965 through
1967 a member of the Crystal Lake Health Care Corporation from 1984 through 1996 and a member of the
Vulcan Lakes Advisory Study Committee from 1995 to the present and
to
as
well as
distinguished
MAY 4 1999
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
WHEREAS
during
understanding
towards the residents
betterment
his
a
Mayor of the City of Crystal Lake CARL E WEHDE exhibited a sincere
of the City and initiated the development of many programs for the
the
of
City including the development of the Crystal Lake Civic Center Authority
term as
of the residents
and the Raue Center for the Arts and
WHEREAS CARL E WEHDE maintained
a very
close
relationshiP
with his family
during his
many years
of public service
NOW TIlEREFORE
gentleman
as
is
only fitting to honor the memory and legacy of CARL E WEHDE a true
as the First Official Act
of the historic new seven member City Council which
and thoughtful leader
will lead the City of Crystal Lake into the new Millennium BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF TIlE CITYOF CRYSTAL LAKE that we express ourheartfelt
sympathies to the family of CARL E WEHDE and direct that a copy of this resolution be delivered to our
former First Lady Verla Wehde
and
BE IT FVRTIlER RESOLVED
be made
pe
a
as further expression of our sympathy and respect that this Resolution shall
of the City of Crystal Lake forfuture generations to rememberand honor MAYOR
S legacy to our City
anent record
CARL E WEHDE
DATED this
41h clay of May
1999
Signed by
Shepley Mayor
Brady Mueller City Councilwoman
Howard Christensen City Councilman
Ralph M Dawson City Councilman
Cathy Ferguson City Councilwoman
Aaron T
Ellen
David Goss City Councilman
T Thorsen City Councilman
Jeffrey
Attest James B
Kelley City Clerk
Councilman Dawson seconded the motion
asked if anyone in the audience would like to speak
President of the Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce Bill Dwyer
Bob Blazier
Mayor Shepley
Member
Harry
City Attorney
Dillon former
John Cowlin
On roll call all voted aye
Councilman
City
spoke in tribute
Motion
passed
County
City Manager Joseph
to Mayor Wehde
Board
Misurelli and
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Councilman Christensen moved to approve the minutes of the
April
20 1999
regular
City Council meeting Councilwoman Ferguson seconded the motion On roll call
Councilmembers Christensen
Dawson and Mayor
Shepley voted aye
and
Thorsen
abstained
Motion
Councilmembers Brady Mueller Ferguson Goss
passed
1999
APPROVAL OF
MINUTES
Councilman Christensen moved to approve the Accounts Payable in the amount of ACCOUNTS
PAYABLE
785 348 68 Councilwoman Ferguson seconded the motion On roll call all voted
aye
Motion
passed
The Council considered the Consent Agenda Councilman Goss moved to approvethe CONSENT AGENDA
Consent Agenda Councilman Christensen seconded the motion On roll call all voted
aye
Motion
passed
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Approved a request from Pauly Toyota 5417 Northwest Highway for a
Temporary Use Permit in order to hold a special promotion event at the dealership
from May 12 1999 through May 30 1999
There being no further business Councilman Goss moved to
for
and
adjourn to the traditional
Brady
new
reception
outgoing Councilmembers at 8 15 p m Councilwoman
Mueller seconded the motion On roll call all voted aye Motion passed
APPROVED
ATTEST
ADJOURN TO
RECEPTION