Government At Work

Tuesday, July 17

7:30 p.m. – Crystal Lake City Council –

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

The Knights of Columbus request for a Class 16 Temporary Liquor License and St. Thomas the Apostle Church request to close Lake Street between Washington Street and the western portion of the St. Thomas the Apostle Church property on August 5 is to be considered under a consent agenda.

Ike is to be declared surplus .

Canine Officer Ike has retired from the Crystal Lake Police Department. During his tenure, he worked alongside his handler Officer Josh Marshall.

During Ike’s eight years of service he was utilized during drug and evidence searches, building clearings, missing person detection, suspect tracking and officer protection. He has also assisted other law enforcement agencies with these same types of duties.

Ike will be retiring to the care of Officer Marshall, who will then be fully responsible for Ike

The Council is being requested to approve an ordinance declaring Ike as surplus property to provide for the sale at a minimal cost of canine Ike to Officer Josh Marshall.

Job Creation-Potbelly Sandwich Works

Two Job Creation and Investment Matching Grants and Targeted Development Zone Application Requests are being presented the Council. Each of these companies is requesting $10,000 in matching grant funds available by the city for job creation.

Scott Norrick and Ed Stockman, for Potbelly Sandwich Works, to be located at 6000 Northwest Highway is a fast-food casual restaurant offering sandwiches, salads, soups, baked goods and non-alcoholic beverage. They expect to be hiring 10 full time and 10 part-time employees for the new restaurant.

Job Creation—CalCo Controls, Inc.,

Also known as CalCo Cutaways, at 439 S. Dartmoor Drive is relocating from Cary to a larger building which they have selected at Dartmoor Drive. They are bringing 15 employees to Crystal Lake.

CalCo is a world leader in the production of cutaways, models, and interactive displays for some of the world’s largest durable goods manufacturers, along with various branches of the military and other government organizations.

Simplified Residential Variation- 862 Wimbleton Lane

The owners, Brian and Mary Daly are asking a variation to allow a covered front porch to encroach three feet two inches into the required 30-foof front yard setback.

The variation is being requested in order to install a roof over a porch which accumulates rain and snow and freezes. The size of the porch is not being increased. Only a roof area is being extended to be encroaching three feet two inches into the front yard setback.

Variation To Allow A Deck Encroachment

The request is for a seven-foot encroachment into a rear yard setback. The Planning and Zoning commission recommended denial of this request, stating they found no case for a hardship.
If the Council disagrees and wants to approve the request, a super majority vote (5 votes) is required.

Ashton Point – West of Pingree Road, north of UPRR

The original Final PUD of this project was approved by the Council in April 2004. In 2010 Ashton Point sought an amendment to their PUD to allow the lots to be sold individually or in groups to different builders.

Ryland Homes is interested in purchasing the remaining 41 lots. The Planning and Zoning Commission did vote approval for this with certain stipulations regarding layout of homes on the property.

Local Target Range and Tactical Training

Currently, Officers travel to Boone County for training. This results in added expenses for travel and overtime pay. A new local business named On Target Range and Tactical Training can offer the facilities in Crystal Lake.

An agreement has been developed to utilize these facilities and the Council is being requested to authorize an agreement with On Target Range and Tactical Training for Police Department range training. The Council is being requested to approve same.

Sidewalk and Curb Replacement Program

The Council is being requested to approve a $97,183 bid for D’Land Construction, LLC for the 2012 Curb and Sidewalk Replacement Program. A survey of one-quarter of the City is done each year, evaluating sidewalks and responds to reports of damaged walks. This is the repair of those sidewalks needing repair this year.

Purchase of Forestry Truck

The City is interested in purchasing a forestry truck for the Streets Division. This is in place of either contracting the work out or compiling a list of needed work until there is a sufficient number to rent the equipment. Additionally, many of the trees involved require specialty equipment for proper care.

Altec Industries, St. Joseph, MO is the lowest responsible responsive bidder for this equipment. The cost is $123,946.

Financial Advisory Services Agreement

Proposals for this service were received by City Staff and reviewed. PMA Securities, Inc. was the lowest responsive, responsible proper. The Council is to consider a motion to execute an agreement with this firm for services to be used for utility service related improvements as presented in the FY 2012/2013 Budget Workshop.

These services are to be used for the issuance of General Obligation Bonds for Calendar Year 2012

Water Main Extension

Postl-Yore & Associates has been determined to be the most responsible and responsive proposer for these services. The Council is to consider awarding an agreement with this firm in the amount of $42,365.

The work to be completed involves designing a water main improvement to extend new main from Water Treatment Plant No. 4 at 400 N. Knaack Blvd west, under the rail road tracks, through a property currently owned by Mathews Corporation, and upsize existing water main on View Street.

This improvement will allow Mathews to annex to the City and connect to the city public water supply.

Water and Sewer Rate Adjustment

The Council is to consider adopting an ordinance increasing the monthly water service fee from $3.80 to $4.03 per month; the monthly sewer service fee from $4.55 to $4.78 per month. Also to be increased is the water use rate from $3.57 per 1,000 gallons to $2.72 per 1,000 gallons.

The sewer use rate is to be increased from $2.64 per 1,000 gallons to $2.77 per 1,000 gallons.

Based on the use of 6,000 gallons per month the total cost would increase from $39.61 to $41.75.

Annual NPDES Fees Paid Under Protest

This is a fee that has been charged by the State of Illinois since adopting its 2003 budget. The fees are claimed by the State to be required to fund the IEPA and its oversight of the NPDES holders’ operations. This was operated prior to 2003 without permit fees, other than new water and sewer extension permit applications.

It appears that all taxpayers in municipalities are helping the State of Illinois overcome a budget deficit.

As in prior years, the City will pay the fee of $48,500 for this year’s fee under protest as has been done in prior years.