Some Tuesday Governing Body Meetings

Tuesday, November 9

– 8:30 a.m.

Management Services Committee of McHenry County Board

Meeting in the Conference Room of the County Administration Building.

An interesting resolution to be considered is the acceptance of $16,854.38 Energy Rebate as the result of an electrical savings program for parking lot lights retrofit to LED lighting. The rebate is to be used to develop a low maintenance native plant garden in the Secured Courtyard of the Government Center.

A McHenry County Statement of Economic Interests Addendum Ordinance is included in the agenda for approval. If approved by the Committee and subsequently by the full County Board, completion of this economic interests form would be required by county employees and candidates for elected office in addition to the forms required by other governing bodies.

Other matters for discussion include an apprenticeship and training program in the Purchasing Department and further discussion on the audio streaming of county board meetings.

Finance and Audit Committee
--9:30 a.m.

Rakow Road between Ackman Road and Illinois Route 31, Crystal Lake and Lake in the Hills, is in the process of being improved. The Transpiration Committee of the McHenry County Board selected Bollinger, Lach and Associates to provide construction management and inspection services for the proposed project..

Bollinger and Lach was retained to provide a startup constructability plan review, utility coordination and advance public information coordination services. They are now to provide further engineering services for an amount of $3,485,722.96.

Funding for this project is coming from the RTA Sales Tax Fund. The engineering services agreement is to be handled by the Finance and Audit Committee of the County Board on Tuesday.

 

--2:00 p.m.

Building and Grounds Committee of the Crystal Lake Park District

Preliminary building plans for the West Beach renovation project are to be reviewed by the committee. Also the Woodscreek Park improvement plan is to be reviewed.

--7:00 p.m.

Lakewood Village Board

Meeting in the RedTail Golf Club, 7900 RedTail Drive, Lakewood.

A request is to be considered for the approval of the Issuance of Bonds by the Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority to Finance a Commercial Project Located in the Village.

A number of items are listed for discussion and one includes approval. That is the resolution stating the estimated Tax Levy for 2010.

Discussion items include the replacement or repair of the spillway splash pad floor for the concrete spillway and discussion regarding Route 47 utilities.