Government At Work

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2011

8:00 a.m. – McHenry County College Board Facilities and Planning Committee—

Meeting in the Board Room of the College, 8900 US. Highway 14, Crystal Lake.

The architectural firm, RuckPate will be providing a presentation on Building B Renovations.

Ms. Laura Brown will be providing a presentation regarding the Foundation Efforts for Kitchen Equipment.

Wright and Company will provide a presentation regarding the facility Master Plan.

Student Affairs Reorganization is to be presented for discussion.

9:00 a.m.—McHenry County Board—

Meeting in the County Board Room of the County Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock.

Following opening of he meeting a presentation is to be provided regarding the McHenry County Strategic Plan.

Public Comment time follows this presentation, along with the consideration of accepting any standing committee chairman updates.

Eleven recommendations regarding finance and audit matters are being presented for Board approval. Included are Resolutions:

Authorizing an annual maintenance and support contract with Hyland Software for the OnBase Document Imaging System

Authorizing the Renewal of the IFMS Performance Series Accounting Software Maintenance Contract with Cogsdale Holdings for Fiscal Year 2012;

 Authorizing Renewal of a Multi-Function Peripheral Service and Supply Maintenance Contract with Stan’s Office Technologies;

Authorizing a Telephone Switch Maintenance Agreement with MAC Source Communications, Inc. for Fiscal Year 2012;

Authorizing a Contract with RKON Technologies for Websense Enterprise Internet Access Support;

Authorizing the Issuance of a Call Notice Letter for the Maturities of Debt Certificates Series 2003B Dated December 1, 2003;

Authorizing the purchase of fuel tank Gauge and Monitoring System for the McHenry County Sheriff’s Garage;

Authorizing the Purchase of Two Tahoes and Seven Police Pursuit Vehicles from the General Fund Non-Department fiscal Year 2011 Budget;

Authorizing a Budget Line Item Transfer in the General Fund Non-Departmental Fiscal Year 2011 Budget

Authorizing a Contract for Stormwater Engineering Services with Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc. Vernon Hills.

Under Planning and Development matters, two resolutions are being presented for approval including:

Adoption of an Amendment to the Bylaws of the McHenry County Community Development Block Grant Commission

Adoption of the HOME Investment Partnerships Program Community Housing Development Organization  Reserve Funding Recommendation and Administration Allocation and Amendment of the Action Plan for the 2011 Program Year.

Under transportation matters, six resolutions are being presented for approval including,

Approving an Engineering Services Agreement and Appropriation of Funds for the Noe Road township bridge project;

Regarding the Noe Road Bridge is to provide for an intergovernmental agreement with the State of Illinois for work on the project;

Regarding Snow and Ice Control are being presented including adoption of the McHenry County Snow and Ice Control police and to appropriate funds for Ice Control Maintenance Materials.

Regarding approving an intergovernmental agreement with the State, along with appropriating funds, for the modernization and maintenance of Traffic Signals for various County/State Route intersections.

Motor fuel tax funds are to be appropriated under the Illinois Highway Code.

Several county ordinances are being presented for amendments including:

Ordinance Amending Building Use,

Ordinance amending a prior ordinance adopting the McHenry County Statement of Economic Interests Addendum Ordinance.

Ordinance amending McHenry County Building, Zoning, Stormwater, Subdivision, and Motel License Fee Schedule.

7:30 p.m.—Crystal Lake City Council

Nine items are listed to be handled on a consent agenda, which means they are approved with one motion, unless a council member requests any to be considered separately.

These include:

Resolution to designate certain financial institutions as depositories of the City of Crystal Lake;

Five abatement ordinances--four related to Bond Issues including a 2004 multi-purpose General Obligation Bond Issue, 2009 Taxable General Obligation Bond Issues; a 2009 General Obligation Refunding Bond Issue; two for properties within Special Service Area Numbers 43 and 44, Crystal Heights Subdivision and Tracy Trail Subdivision.

Other resolutions include:

Approval of the City Investment Policy; Authorizing the continued implementation of the City’s Personnel Information Protection Act Procedures and Red Flag Policy;

Resolution appointing community members to the Crystal Lake Centennial Committee and amending the Enabling Resolution to increase the number of City Council members permitted on the Committee and appointing Council members to the Crystal Lake Centennial Committee

The Council is to consider a Temporary Use Permit request for a Special Promotion to allow tow outdoor ice rinks at 320 E. Prairie Street;

A final planned Unit Development Amendment for an electronic message center sign for the Sage YMCA, 701 Manor Road;

Bid award and resolution authorizing execution of a purchase agreement for the provision of Liquid Chlorine, Liquid Hydrofluosilic Acid and Ortho Poly Phosphate;

Bid award and resolution authorizing execution of an agreement for the purchase of Liquid aluminum sulfate;

A resolution designating Fire Engine 340 as surplus equipment and authorizing execution of an agreement for the sale of the fire engine

Authorization of an intergovernmental agreement with McHenry County regarding the South Main Street Improvement. Also authorizing execution of an agreement for the South Main Street for Phase II Design Engineering and right of Way acquisition Services; and appropriation of$680,062 in MFT funds for the improvement.

Regarding North shore Drive Flooding Improvements, a proposal award and resolution authorizing Phase II Design Engineering and approval of changes in scope by 10 percent of the original price.

A proposal for awarding and resolution authorization the execution of a contract for Radio Communications system Upgrade.

An Ordinance is to be presented for approval establishing Retail Theft in the City Code.

An ordinance providing for the submission to the electors of the City the question of whether the City of Crystal Lake should have the authority under Public Act 096-0176 to arrange for the supply of electricity for its residential and small commercial retail customers who have not opted out of such a program.’’

Tax Levy Ordinance

A property tax Ordinance is to be presented during Truth in Taxation Public Hearing.

It should be noted that a resolution was adopted by the City Council at its November 15 meeting which was a procedural requirement deterring the maximum 2011 tax levy..

Determining the actual tax levy is a difficult task since the taxes collected from the 2011 tax levy are not received until 2012-2013 and a budget for that time frame has not yet been considered.

The City of Crystal Lake has not levied a property tax for the General Fund since 1997. The tax levy to be determined provides for the following funds:

City of Crystal Lake Tax Levy Fiscal Year 2011-2012
Fire Rescue Fund	$ 5,432,500
School Crossing Guard Fund	$      35,000
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund	$ 1,410,475
Police Pension Fund	$ 1,837,308
Fire Pension Fund	$ 1,544,269
Library Operating Fund	$ 3,686,752
Library Pension Fund	$    461,344
TOTAL	$14,407,648