Crystal Lake City Council is meeting Tuesday evening beginning at 7:30 in the Crystal Lake City Council Chambers, 100 West Woodstock Street.
Street Closures Requested For Benefit Events
Two groups are requesting street closures for benefits. One is for the 13th annual Woods Creek Feet Meet scheduled Sunday, May 1 from 8:00 a.m. The request is to close Alexandra Boulevard from an area west of Dogwood Drive to an area east of Driftwood Lane for the start of the walk/run. Local traffic is to be maintained throughout the event. As usual emergency vehicles and local traffic must be allowed to access Alexandra Boulevard.
Glacier Ridge Elementary School "Paws for the Pantry" Run is scheduled for Sunday, May 15 and is requesting closure of Village Road between Moorland Drive and Driftwood Lane as well s Kingsgate Lane at Village Road.
The same rules apply for this run as for the Woods Creek School event. The Council is being asked to approve both of these events.
New Member For County Commission
Newly appointed Director of Engineering and Building, Erik D. Morimoto is to be appointed as an Alternate Member of the McHenry County Stormwater Management Commission. This Commission is comprised of 12 members, six of which are appointed by the McHenry County Board Chairman. The other six members are representatives of the six County Board Districts. Additionally, alternate members may be appointed. They are non-voting members, unless authorized to be a voting member by unanimous consent of the Commission.
Morimoto was recently appointed to the position of City Engineer, with former Engineer Victor Ramirez being appointed Director of Public Works.
New Name For Virginia Street Gas Station
Clark Gas Station at 471 Virginia Street is being changed to Gas Depot and is receiving new signage. The new sign was installed without required City permits and variations. Once the change was detected by the City, the proper permitting was addressed. As a result, since the desired signage does not meet the new requirements the Gas Depot requested a variation. The Council is to consider that request.
Front Yard Ice Rink
A temporary ice rink in a front yard at 794 Dover Court was installed without a Temporary Use Permit. This is similar to a request for a front yard ice rink at another residence. When that was before the Council, it was suggested that a Temporary Use Permit be obtained since the ice rink would not be in place year-round.
In addition to requesting the Temporary Use Permit, the applicant is also requesting a waiver from the $75 temporary use permit application fee. If the permit is approved by the Council a number of conditions are also recommended having to due to length of time, location and downward illumination on the rink.
Virginia Street Electrical Lines Coming Down
New Electrical Service Laterals for Virginia Street Corridor are on the way. The lowest responsible bidder for the job, Associated Electrical Contractors, Inc, Woodstock is to be considered for Council approval. The cost is $88,775. This is part of the planned renovation project for Virginia Street. Other work included relocating AT&T and Comcast lines as well. These two utility companies reconnect their own service connections as part of their franchise agreements. ComEd does not reconnect services that require modifications.
New Police Cars
Crystal Lake Police Department is to get seven new pursuit cars. The seven 2008 Ford Crown Victoria's currently in use by the Department are due for replacement, and that has been deferred by a year. All seven cars have been in services since 2007 with an average 83,240 miles recorded.
The Crown Victoria is being discontinued by Ford and by ordering them prior to the discontinuation the City can reduce equipment installation costs as the current equipment can be transferred into the new vehicles. Bidding for the vehicles was in place and the seven cars are being purchased from Landmark Ford, Springfield, IL through the State Joint Purchase Program.
Pingree Road Improvement
Segment 2 of the improvement, located between Cog Circle and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks, is being prepared for construction. The segment is being improved to include additional turn lanes at the Congress Parkway intersection and is being accomplished with participation from Metra. This is because of the Pingree Road station.
The improvements, as approved by IDOT as part of the Phase I Project Development include an extension of the current sidewalk network along Pingree Road across the tracks to connect the existing shared-use path to the north.
The eight-foot wide sidewalk extension across the tracks will require pedestrian gates to address safety concerns with sightlines at the crossing.
The cost for the improvements is $189,738 and is included in the overall construction cost being funded through Metra contributions and Federal Surface Transportation Program funding. The City will be responsible for a $2,720 per year fee for maintenance of the two pedestrian warning gates.
The Council is being asked to approve authorizing the City Manager to execute the Agreement for the Pingree Road Grade Crossing improvements.
Intergovernmental Agreement For Payments From Dial-A-Ride Services
The City Council is being requested to approve an intergovernmental agreement between the City and McHenry County enabling payments for Dial-A-Ride services from the Senior Services Grant Fund.
Intergovernmental Agreement with U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
The City Council is requested to approve this agreement enabling the Crystal Lake Police Department to become a member of the Provisional State and Local Government Task Force.
Memorandum of Understanding with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The Council is also being requested to authorize the Police Chief to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement enabling the police department to become a member of the Cyber Crimes Investigation Group federal task force. Reimbursement of joint operations expenses is available from the Treasury Forfeiture Fund.
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