Government At Work

TUESDAY, June 5-

9:00 a.m. – McHenry County Board—

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

One of the highlights of the agenda is a Special Recognition of McHenry County’s 175^th Anniversary. That is a long time!

The County was named in honor of Major William McHenry, an officer in the Blackhawk War, a delegate to the Illinois Constitution Convention of 1818 and an elected member to the first Illinois House of Representatives and later to the State Senate.

Appointments

Two people are scheduled to be appointed to the McHenry County Conservation District Board of Trustees, including Brandon E. Thomas and Bona J. Heinsohn for terms to expire June 30, 2017.

GIS License Approval

The Board is being requested to approve entering into a GIS Enterprise License Agreement with Environmental System Research Institute. The three-year contract calls for a cost of $110,000 annually.

County Budget Process

The Board is being requested to approve a Formal Budget Process for the fiscal year 2012-2013.

Silver Creek and Sleepy Hollow Creek Watershed Action Plan

This planning was funded by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Water. This agency distributes funds to the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, known as CMAP.

The area involved includes portions of the City of Cary, City of Crystal Lake, City of McHenry and all of the Village of Prairie Grove and the Village of Oakwood Hills. It also borders the Village of Bull Valley and includes portions of Nunda and Algonquin Townships in the unincorporated area of McHenry County.

The County Board is being requested to endorse the efforts to implement the policies for the plan.

Community Development Block Grant Allocations

The County has received a $1,274,467 grant from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Community Development Block Commission has been created to provide oversight management to the County Board for use of the funds. Recommendations for expenditure of the funds include:

Northern Illinois Food Bank-Coolers/Freezers and Equipment                      $   10,425

Family Service and Community Mental Health Center-Emergency Meds     $   10,000

Village of Union-Drinking Water Compliance-Phase 2                                   $ 458,392

Village of McCullom Lake-Drainage Project, Phase 3B/3C                           $ 346,400

Neighbors Helping Neighbors –emergency and Housing Rehab                   $   50,000

NASA Education Corporation-Apartment Rehab (Boilers and Ramp)           $   21,000

Village of Cary-Krause Senior Center Stair Removal                                    $   12,000

Families ETC-Resource Center                                                                     $   15,477

Planning and Development – Administration                                                  $ 254,893

Turning Point-Weekend Overnight Crisis Intervention                                   $   35,190

Turning Point-Bathroom Renovation                                                              $   18,646

Home of the Sparrow-Waukegan Rd. Apartment Exterior Rehab                 $   23,380

(Above amounts are not all exact)

Jurisdictional Transfer of Road

The Board is being requested to approve the jurisdiction of a portion of Burlington Road area from UJ.S. Route 12 to the Illinois Wisconsin State Line. Determination has been made that it would be beneficial for the Village of Richmond resident if the jurisdiction of the 0.43 miles be transferred from the Township Road District to the Village of Richmond.

Bridge Replacement –

A bridge on County Line Road over the Kishwaukee River has been determined to be structurally deficient. The County Board is being requested to appropriate $183,497 for the replacement of the bridge.

Bridge Replacement – Marengo Township

A bridge on County Line Road is to be replaced with 80% of the cost coming from the Federal Highway Bridge Program. An intergovernmental agreement must be approved by the County Board in order to obtain the funding. The County is appropriating $36,699 from the County Bridge fund for this purpose.

Supplemental Engineering Services

Additional drainage services were found to be required for work being done on Main Street in the Village of Spring Grove. Certain drainage services were not identified in the original scope of the contract for the project brought the total contract to $113,677.37, an addition of $44,142.39. The County Board is being requested to approve appropriation of the additional amount.

Adopt A Highway Groups

Several volunteer groups are t be approved for conducting clean-up of trash along roadways in the county. This Adopt-A-Highway program helps keep the roads clear of the trash that unthinking motorists deposit.

The new groups include seeking approval include:

Nexus Paranormal, responsible for an area of Virginia Road from US Route 14 to Pyott Road

LITH Historical Society, responsible for an area of Pyott Road from Oak Street to Rakow Road

Dakotah Henn Boy Scout Troop 152, responsible for an area of Main Street from Huntley City Limits to Harmony Road.

Approval Of Contract with CMAP

The County Board is being requested to approve an agreement with Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, (CMAP) for planning services to the McHenry County Council of Mayors for the Fiscal Year 2013, which begins Jul 2, 2012. CMAP has allocated $116,412.38 in funding for the period to June 30, 2013.