7:30 p.m.—Crystal Lake City Council –
Meeting in the Crystal Lake City
Council Chambers, 100 West Woodstock Street, Crystal Lake.
Proclamation Requests
Two proclamations are being
considered by the Council. One is regarding proclaiming the Month of May as
Older American Month.
A second proclamation is requested
by the McHenry County Joint Council of Historic Groups seeking to have the
month of May proclaimed as “Look at Local History Month”.
St. Thomas School Request to Close
Part of Lake Street
The Council is being requested to
approve the closure of Lake Street from an area just south of the First
Congregational Church entrance to an area jus south of St. Thomas School
parking lot. This is for Tuesday, May 29 and Wednesday, May 30 during the hours
of 7:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. The reason is for St. Thomas Field Days. During this
period of time students will be traveling back and forth from the school to the
playing fields, participating in a wide variety of activities. Closing the
street is for safety reasons.
Simplified Residential Variations—958
Sheffield Drive
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended
approval of the request to grant a variation from a required setback and
separation requirements at the property. The property owner desires to locate a
10” x 10” shed to be located as close as 3.3 feet from the east property line.
This shed is replacing an existing shed that has been in the same location for
the past 25-30 years, and will utilize an existing concrete pad.
Special Use Permit for 903 North
Shore Drive
The property owner is seeking to
construct a detached garage to be 660 square feet rather than the allowed 600
square feet. The property does not meet the minimum lot area and lot width
requirement for the R-2 district. The owner is requesting the variation in
order to remodel the residence and garage and include a deck and stairs The
Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the requested
variations.
Added Class “7” Liquor License for
Kyoto Japanese Restaurant
The restaurant owner is requesting a
change to the liquor license for the restaurant, located at 5690 Northwest
Highway. The current license is a Class “1” which allows the retail sale of
alcoholic liquor on the premises for consumption on the premises to a Class “7”
license, which allows retail sale in the specified premises in the interior of
the building as well as an open unroofed area immediately contiguous to the
building.
This license change is being made
for the new location of the restaurant in what was Applebee’s Restaurant.
Crystal Lake Park District Sign
Variation
Crystal Lake Park District is
requesting a variation to replace two existing free-standing signs at Lippold
Park’s east and west entrances. Two signs at the east and west entrances to
Lippold Park are 5.5 feet tall and externally illuminated. New signs are
proposed to be 7.5 feet tall and internally illuminated.
Due to a higher speed limit on Route
176, where the entrance to the park is located, and the volume of visitors to
the Park taller signs are needed to keep the letter legible.
McHenry Avenue Improvements
McHenry Avenue is to be resurfaces
from north of Rakow Road o Route 14 and includes a new multi-use path along the
frontage of McHenry Avenue from Windham Cove Drive to Dartmoor Drive, striping
of a dedicated right turn lane on southbound McHenry Avenue at the intersection
of Barlina Road/Buckingham Drive, storm sewer improvements from Lee Drive to
Nash Road and along Nash Road. The City has obtained $864,000 in federal
Surface Transportation Program funding for construction and engineering.
In connection with this project, the
Council is being requested to approve appropriation of $119,000 in MFT funds.
Air Conditioning of Three Oaks Area
Boat House
M.G. Mechanical Contracting of Woodstock
was the successful bidder with the lowest of 10 bids for the project. The bid
was $22,876. The funding is from surplus construction bond proceeds. The air
conditioner is to serve two purposes, providing improved employee safety and
work conditions as they have no place to cool down in the boat house. Also it
also improves the recharging of the boat batteries which recharge more
efficiently in cooler conditions.
Reserving State of Illinois Volume
Cap for Private Activity Bonds
Although there are no current
official applications from private businesses for the City to allocate a volume
cap in the form of Industrial Revenue Bonds, the City has been notified it is
authorized to a volume cap of $3,870,585. These bonds can be attractive to
industrial firms.
Lake In The Hills Airport Property
In 2002 the City and the Village of
Lake In The Hills entered into an intergovernmental agreement to prohibit
runway expansion and promote airport safety at the airport. At the time Lake In
the Hills Village was interested in relocating an existing runway by 85 feet to
the east of the airport. The City desired to prevent further expansion of the
airport which could interfere with the interests of Crystal Lake and its
residents.
Among a number of other parts of the
agreement, the Village was required to dedicate to the City a 20 foot strip of
land on property owned by the Village immediately adjacent to the eastern edge
of the realigned Pyott Road.
Additionally, the agreement provided
that the Village would reserve a 20-foot municipal utility easement for the
City on the western side of the realigned Pyott Road.
Pyott Road has been realigned and
the Village is fulfilling the requirement with the agreement being presented for
City Council approval.
Electrical Aggregation Public
Hearing On The Plan of Operation and Governance
Now that the opt-out referendum has
been approved, the State of Illinois requires the City to complete further
steps including:
- Public Display of a Plan of Operation and Governance Ordinance (POGO) March 22, 2012
- Holding two public hearings by the City Council concerning the POGO. One was held April 17 and the second will be taking place Tuesday.
- Approval of an ordinance formally authorizing an opt-out program for the City adoption of the POGO. That also is anticipated to take place Tuesday.
- Solicitation of bids from alternative electricity suppliers – early to mid May, 2012
- Award of bid – early to mid-May 2012
- Power flowing to Crystal Lake residents under this program – late Summer 2012
The POGO is to outline the roles and
responsibilities of the city, and the electrical aggregation implementation
process.
Video Gaming
The Council will be discussing
whether to adopt an ordinance amending the City Code to allow video gaming or
adopt an ordinance prohibiting gambling.
Municipalities are authorized under
State Act to regulate video gaming and prohibit video gaming within their
corporate limits. Municipalities that allow video gaming receive a portion of
the tax revenue generated by the games. Estimates on the potential revenue are
difficult to determine.
Annual fees paid to the City are
$250 for each machine operated. The City estimates there are 29 of the 55 liquor
license holders identified as establishments that would likely seek approval
for a video gaming license. If all 29 added three video gaming machines, the
city could potentially generate between $132,762 and $170,694 annually.
Resident opposition to the video
gaming in the City would have to be through a referendum on the ballot with petitions
signed by 25 percent of voters who voted in previous elections.
The Council has to make the decision
whether to allow video gambling or prohibit it. The decision is expected to
take place at the June 5 Council Meeting.
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