Watching Governents On Wednesday

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20

8:15 A.M.—Transportation Committee of McHenry County Board

Meeting at the McHenry County Department of Transportation Main Conference Room, 161111 Nelson Road, Woodstock.

A number of resolutions are being presented to the committee for approval. Most of these provide for contracts for road work such as a contract for resurfacing work for Dorr Township with a contact being awarded to Geske and Sons, Inc. for $278,226.71.

A contract is recommended to be awarded to Behm Pavement Maintenance, Inc. Crystal Lake for $156,937.91 for routing and sealing work on approximately 35 lane miles of County Highways. RTA Sales Tax Funds are used for this purpose.

A contract for $2,745,706.61 is to be awarded to Arrow Road Construction Company, Mt. Prospect for resurfacing approximately 17 lane miles of County highways.

A contract for $18,494.66 is to be awarded to Chicagoland Paving Contractors, Inc. Lake Zurich for the upgrading of various township road districts, surfaces private roadways that have been upgraded to meet the required minimum roadway standards.

An agreement to be considered for approval will provide for the purchase of software to be added to the McDOT to enhance the ability to provide improved services for issuing overweight and over dimension truck permits. An amount of $10,000 is being appropriated for this purpose.

Committee approval is being sought for the appropriation of $110,000 for the purchase of white and yellow water base striping paint which is obtained through participation in the State of Illinois contract bid for this purpose.

Approval is also being sought for the purchase of glass beads used in restriping pavement. The cost for this purchase is estimated at $15,000.

7:30 p.m. Crystal Lake Planning and Zoning Commission

Evangelical Free Church, 575 E. Crystal Lake Avenue, is requesting a variation from a section of the City Zoning requirements. This is a request regarding the posting of a bond or a Letter of Credit for the construction of a portion of Oak Hollow Road.

The church property was annexed in 1997 and received E-5 zoning with a PUD overlay and a SUP for an institutional use in 1997. In 2004 Ashton Pointe, a residential subdivision located southeast of the church and requested a final plat of subdivision which included property owned by the church. As part of the subdivision process, the church was required to provide a Letter of Credit for their section of the Oak Hollow Road improvements, which is a requirement for all subdivisions.

Oak Hollows Road is planned to extend from Crystal Lake Avenue alongside Hanna Beardsley Middle School and the church. The Church currently has a $94,274.70 Letter of Credit being held for their portion of the road improvement. It costs the church an estimated $1,000 per year to maintain this LOC. Therefore, the church is requesting release of the LOC since there is no schedule on when the roadway improvements would be required. The City requires a LOC, Bond or other security be provided which covers 120% of the cost of installation of the improvements.

The City is not willing to remove the requirement regarding the bond as it would set a precedent. A suggestion is being made that the Church transfer the LOC to a bond which may be less expensive to maintain.

Other alternatives are available, such as paying the $94,274.70 today. The funds would be held in escrow, but the church would need to have the funding available today to make this payment.

The church could construct the roadway up to the Schroder property line. That could put an added burden on the church for costs to complete a final engineering plan for the roadway—a cost which could exceed the $94,274.70. Also a dead-end road into a wooded area would be difficult for emergency personnel to patrol.

The Planning Commission could recommend a variation from the subdivision requirements or other means of resolving the matter.

TVI, INC./SAVERS STORE, Country Corners, 230 W. Virginia Street

A request is being made for a final PUD amendment to allow the addition of a drive-through drop-off lane along the front of the building and the addition of signage

Country Corners was originally approved in 1970 and over the years the center was upgraded with alterations to the facade and the addition of monument sign.

TVI, Inc is requesting a drive-through drop-off lane along the front of the building as well as a Special Use Permit for a Used Merchandise Store. The merchandise is primarily obtained through buy/sell arrangements with local not-for-profit organizations. Other merchandise is obtained from commercial vendors or direct donations from the public.

RETAKE RESALE SHOP –19 E. Berkshire Drive

Christine Gardner of Crystal Lake would like to open a resale shop in this neighborhood shopping center. Other tenants in this center include White Hen Pantry and Summers Academy of Dance.

The store would handle used merchandise including clothing, housewares, furniture and accessories. A Special Use Permit was previously granted in 1994 for a resale and consignment shop.