Government At Work

TUESDAY, AUGUST 7 –

CRYSTAL LAKE CITY COUNCIL
7:30 pm. –Crystal Lake City Council –

Meeting in the Crystal Lake City Council Chambers, 100 Woodstock Street –

City of Crystal Lake 25-year Chamber of Commerce Membership

The City is being recognized for 25 years of membership in the Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce.

St. Thomas the Apostle Church—

Requesting a Class “16” Temporary Liquor License in order to sell beer and wine at their Parish Dinner being held at the Oak Street Church Community Center, 431 Terra Cotta Avenue on September 8 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Run and Roll For The Dole--
The Lakeside Legacy Foundation is requesting approval to conduct the Run and Roll for the Dole on Sunday, October 14 between 8:00 a.m. and approximately 10:30 a.m.

This is a two-mile run on Crystal Lake roads. A 20 K (12.6 mile) bike course is also being added along with another two-mile run. The running courses will take place on Crystal Lake roads with a majority of the bike ride taking place throughout the Village of Lakewood. A two-mile walk course will take place on the run course.

Johnny Appleseed Festival and Great Ball Races

Scheduled for Saturday, September 29, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Council is being requested to permit closing of Brink Street between Williams and Main Street for the annual Great Gall Race. This also includes the request to close the Brink Street Market parking until 5:00 pm.

Kmart Liquor License Request

The Kmart Corporation, 6000 Northwest Highway is requesting a Class 13 liquor license, increasing the number of licenses issued from 21 to 22. Kmart previously held a Class 13 license with the City but did not renew the license for the 2002/2003 license period.

Martin Chevrolet (formerly Crystal Lake Chevrolet)

The new owners, Todd Martin and his partner, Cary resident Dan Hoyland, are seeking approval to add three signs to the building for a period of nine months. These include one on the roof a the center of the main building, one on the west side of the service Department and one over the Express Service entrance.

Job Creation Grant

The Council is being requested to approve $10,000 in matching grant funds for Kumi Sushi Japanese Restaurant, 1145 S. Route 31, Suite N. This fushion Japanese restaurant is expected to bring high quality cuisine prepared by New York Chefs for the Crystal Lake area. Kumi Sushi is to lease 3,000 square feet in the out lot building in the Lutter Center, in front of Super Walmart. The new facility will be hiring five full-time and three part-time employees. The owner expects to spend approximately $87,843 on eligible furniture, fixtures and equipment.

American Auto Sales, 189 S. Main Street

This is the location of the former Main Street Classic Cars. The new owner plans to store 30 to 40 cars on the site. Although the Planning and Zoning Commission had some concerns regarding the number of vehicles to be stored on the site, the Commission recommended approval of the requested Special Use Permit.

Canterbury Drive Parking

Parking in this area has been problematic for sometime, not only for school but the area baseball fields are also used for Little League

Currently parking restrictions are different for both sides of Canterbury Drive. It is reported that the Crystal Lake Baseball little league games are nearby fields re the primary generator of on-street parking on Canterbury Drive as the school parking lots do not have sufficient capacity to meet these demands.

A recommendation is being presented to the Council for approval. It includes no stopping, standing or parking on the west side of Canterbury Drive between Berkshire and Aberdeen Drive

No stopping, standing or parking on school days between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 pm on the east side of Canterbury Drive, between the southern school entrance and 475 feet south of Farringdon Drive

No parking on school days between 3;00p.m and 4:00 p.m. on the east side of Canterbury  Drive, between Aberdeen drive and the southern school entrance (stopping or standing would still be allowed to facilitate the school pick-up procedure).

All other existing or conflicting parking restrictions between Berkshire Drive and Aberdeen Drive are to be repealed.

Possession of Cannabis

State of Illinois laws make misdemeanor and felony cannabis possession a criminal offense. Possessing not more than 30 grams of cannabis is a misdemeanor and possession over 30 grams is a felony.

Locally, 2011, the City made over 50 arrests related to misdemeanor cannabis possession. These involve a great deal of time dedicated by the patrol officers. This involves transfer of an individual to the police station for fingerprinting and processing.

The alternative is for officers to ticket the offender for smaller amounts of cannabis possession by issuing a ticket rather than making an arrest. The offender would no longer be subject to possible jail time. Depending on the circumstances, the officer could still arrest the offender for any amount of cannabis is necessary.

If officers were able to ticket offenders for cannabis possession, this would increase the amount of time the officers are patrolling. An officer may indicate on the ticket that a fine is to be paid. Fines depend upon the amount of cannabis in the possession of the alleged offender in amounts from $500 to $1000.

Appointments of Deputy City Clerks

The current City Clerk will be unable to attend the Tuesday night Council meetings as e has accepted a position of a visiting Assistant Professor at DePaul University. This will be for a total of five meeting until the end of 2012.

To ensure efficient administration of duties during these absences, Deputy City Clerks are to be appointed to handle those duties.

The Council is requested to adopt an ordinance to this effect.

Suburban Purchasing Cooperative Vehicle Purchase

The Council is being requested to adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with Currie Motors, Frankfort, IL for the purchase of one Police Interceptor Utility AWD for an amount of $26,468. This is through the Northwest Municipal Conference Suburban Purchasing Cooperative.

Downtown Sidewalk Replacement

Sidewalks in the downtown Crystal Lake area are to be replaced including concrete and brick paver sidewalk areas in three areas of the downtown including:

North side of Brink Street between Williams Street and Grant Street

North side of Railroad Street between Grant Street and Main Street

West Side of Main Street between Railroad Street and gates Street

Five bids were received for the project with the lowest responsive and responsible bidder being Copenhaver Construction, Inc. of Gilberts, Illinois for $122,835.50.

Selection of Consultant for Engineering Services—Backup Generator

Council is being requested to approve a Consultant for Engineering Services for Backup Generator Evaluation & Design and Arc Flash Study. This is necessary to provide needed power for operation of the City’s various facilities such as water treatment plants, cooling/heating center, lift stations to name a few. There is a need for added guidance in implementing additional backup power where feasible.

Crawford, Murphy & Tilly has been determined to be the most responsive and responsible proposer to provide the needed services to review the current facilities, identify the needs, create drawings, plans and bid document to implement a generator that will resolve power deficiencies. These services are for Water Treatment Plants #5 (Bard Road), Plant #3 (Virginia Road) Plant #1, (Poplar Street) and Plant #4 (Knack Blvd).

Aerial Ladder Fire Truck As Surplus

The truck was built in 1988 and after 24 year o service it has reached its serviceable life span. The Council is being requested to approve authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with B & P Apparatus, Inc., a fire apparatus broker for the sale of the truck. A replacement is in place.

Street Improvements Through Federal Highway Funding

The McHenry Council of Mayors receives a percentage of federal highway funds based on the population in its jurisdiction. The Council then allocates funds to road projects in its jurisdiction considered worthy enough through Surface Transportation Program grants. This process offsets the cost of construction, and engineering by providing 80% of the cost for road improvements.

The City is submitting grant applications for four improvements including:

North Main Street Improvement from Illinois Route 176 to the Union Pacific Railroad Tracks;

Dole Avenue Reconstruction from Crystal Lake Avenue to Lake Shore Drive;

Miller Road Resurfacing between Rakow Road and Frank Road;

Ballard Road from Briarwood Road to Haligus Road. The pavement surface on Ballard Road will need resurfacing soon and it would be beneficial to seek a grant for this. Lakewood would be the lead agency on this.

The Council is being requested to adopt the necessary Resolutions committing to the local match for the improvements.

Annexation of Crystal Lake Manor Properties

Annexation is being requested for five properties located on State Street in Crystal Lake Manor. The addresses include 4814, 4902, 4910, 4916 and 5006.

State Street runs parallel with Route 14 and extends from Pingree Road to Manor Road, the main entrance to the subdivision.