Thursday's Opportunities

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21

4:30 p.m.—McHenry County Conservation District Finance Committee

Meeting in the Brookdale Administrative Offices, 18410 U.S. Highway 14, Woodstock.

The committee is to consider bills for payment, and review the Treasurer's Report.

Otherwise the agenda calls for consideration of change orders and amendments to professional service agreement for Kishwaukee Headwaters Conservation Area, as well as a financial audit update, a discussion regarding the Fiscal Year ending budget variance and installment payment status.

An executive session is also planned regarding real estate matters and a review of closed session minutes.

An executive session is also to be held regarding sale/lease of real estate and review of closed session minutes. The agenda indicates option for action on items discussed in Executive Session in an open session.

5:00 p.m. – McHenry County Conservation District Outreach & Advocacy Committee

In addition to approving minutes of a previous meeting, the Committee may hear reports from the Citizens Advisory Committee, The Outreach Project, Community Organization Outreach and Legislative Update.

5:30 p.m.--McHenry County College Board of Trustees

A Special Board Meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in the McHenry County College Board Room. The brief agenda lists as follows:

Call to Order

Roll Call

Acceptance of Agenda

Closed Session

Resolution to Make Offer

Closed Session

Summary Comments By Board Members

Adjournment

6:30 p.m.—McHenry County Conservation District Board of Trustees

The Board is planning to go into Executive Session for probably or pending litigation and Review of Closed Session Minutes.

7:00 p.m.—MCCD Board will reconvene

The Board will adjourn to a public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget.

Public comments from the public are welcome and should be limited to three minutes per person.

The Public Hearing will be closed and the Board will reconvene the Regular Meeting.

A presentation is scheduled on the Nippersink Watershed, a Section 319 Funded Social Research Study.

The Board will also recognize the retirement of Susan Hayden, Wildlife Ecologist.

The Board will also hear various committee reports, along with a list of matters to be approved on a consent agenda. A few interesting items include a motion to adopt a resolution for submittal of an IDNR Local Government Snowmobile grant to provide the McHenry County Snowmobile Association with $30,000 to maintain snowmobile trails throughout the county for a three-year period.

A motion is also included regarding the execution of an intergovernmental agreement with McHenry County for the crossing of Walkup Avenue as part of the Phase II construction of Ridgefield Trace.

Also the Executive Director is to be authorized to execute documents for the construction phase of the Ridgefield Trace Bike Path between Oak Street and Walkup Avenue along the Commonwealth Edison Licensed property in Crystal Lake. The documents provide for Federal Participation with IDOT and A Construction Engineering Services Agreement for Federal Participation with Baxter Woodman in the amount of $40,755 and Professional Services Agreement with Soil and Materials Consultants, Inc.

Earlier, this project was awarded $934,950 in federal funding. The path is to be located along a ComEd right-of-way and go two miles from McHenry County College nearly to Oak Street in Crystal Lake. Plans are to continue the trail from a loop near Oak Street to Veteran Acres Park, and eventually southwest to the intersection of Lake Avenue and Route 47 in Woodstock.

7:30 p.m.—Crystal Lake Park District Board

The Board is to adopt an annual budget ordinance for the fiscal year May 1, 2011 through April 30, 2012.

In other matters before the Board, approval is requested for payment of Lake Manager 2011 Activities as presented by Hey and Associates in the amount of $101,500.