Government At Work

 THURSDAY, JANUARY 24 –

7:30 a.m. – McHenry County Stormwater Commission—

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

The Commission is to elect officers and set meeting dates for the coming year before turning to other business.

Discussions are slated regarding municipal membership and a comprehensive revision of the stormwater management ordinance.

Other matters for consideration include an overview of technical advisory committee from the TAC Chairman, Graig Neville and an overview of stormwater program from Chief Stormwater engineer, Cory Horton.

As always, there is time for public comment.

8:30 a.m. – McHenry County Board Legislative Committee

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

The Committee is to consider adoption of the 2013 Legislative program which provides ideas of what the County would like to see for state and federal initiatives and programs.

This is expected to be an important meeting and legislators from Lake County have been invited to join in the discussion.

9:00 a.m. – McHenry County Board Technical Advisory Committee –

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

A review of proposed soil erosion and sediment control language is to be held as well as revisions to public road development before turning a discussion on the definition of Hydrologic Disturbance.

1:30 p.m. – McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals –

Public hearing being held in the County Board Conference Room, County Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock.

Petitioners are seeking a Conditional Use Permit to allow the outdoor storage of commercial equipment and vehicles on the property by its current tenant, Landscape Services and Management, Inc., and to allow a landscaping and snow removal business and to erect a sign at the entrance/access to the property identifying the current tenant and its business as being operated out of the subject property.

Additionally, the Petitioners request a variance allowing the parking area for employees/public on the subject property to remain as gravel, subject to the handicap space requirement of Section 405.5(1) of the McHenry County Zoning Ordinance.

Also, the Petitioners request a variance to allow the driveway to be 12.8 feet in width instead of the 24-foot minimum required.

6:30 p.m. – McHenry County College Board of Trustees –

Meeting in the Board Room of the College, 8900 US. Highway 14, Crystal Lake.

In addition to paying all the necessary bills and handling other routine matters connected with the operation of the community college, one sizeable expenditure is being considered.

This project is to include THE RECONSTRUCTIN OF PARKING LOTS b AND d, RESURFACING OF MOST OF THE Ring Road, refurbishing the storm sewer draining of parking lots B and D, completing the sanitary sewer line from the recently installed line to buildings C and D, installation of LED parking lot lights for parking lots B and D, installation of a basic plaza at the entrance to Building B, putting in the conduit to install electric vehicular charging stations in the future, basic landscaping, constructing a drop-off area in parking lot C in front of C Building, installing a water hydrant to the athletic playing fields and other aspects associated wit the reconstruction of parking lots B & D. In order to meet the target of commencing the project during spring/summer 2013, it is necessary to now seek approval for the project.

Funding for the project is budgeted in the Deferred Maintenance FCA account in the Operations and Maintenance Fund.

The Board is being asked to approve moving forward on the plan which is expected to have a cost of not to exceed $2,332,834.