Government At Work

TUESDAY OCTOBER 1, 2013

9:00 a.m. – McHenry County Board—

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

Two special presentations are slated including

• Art Work Presentation
• Comprehensive annual Financial Report for the County

Appointments to the County Board of Health and the Mental Health Board are being presented for Board approval

Recommendations for approval from the Finance and Audit Committee include:

• Resolution authorizing the purchase of two portable changeable message boards for the McHenry County Division of Transportation
• Resolution Authorizing the Reclassification of an administrative specialist position to administrative Specialist III, and from a part-time status to a full-time status in the Workforce Network Board Department.
• Resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation in the Recorder’s Fiscal Year 2012-13 Budget to purchase Tax Transfer Stamps.
• Resolution to Approve Appointment of Members to an Expanded Board of Review for Assessment Year 2013
• Resolution Authorizing the Renewal of a Contract with Carasoft Technology Corporation for Agenda Management/Webstreaming Services
• Resolution Authorizing a Contract with Sequris Group for Check Point Firewall Maintenance and Support Renewal
• Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Rooftop Chillers for the McHenry County Jail and Courthouse and an Emergency Appropriation to the Non-Departmental Fiscal Year 2013 Budget
• Resolution Setting the 2014 Meeting Dates for the McHenry County Board
• For Public Health and Human Services
• Resolution Adopting the Senior Services Grant Fund Allocations for Program Year 2014
• For Transportation -Resolution Accepting Culvert Materials and Appropriating Funds
• Resolution Approving Right-Of-Way Land Acquisition Management Services Amendment and Appropriating Funds for the Johnsburg Road Project.

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

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

Several items are on the consent agenda including:

• Justin Schroeder Memorial Foundation Class 16 Temporary Liquor License request.
• Knights of Columbus Council #10678 Class 16 Temporary Liquor License request.
• Festival of Lights Parade and Parking Restrictions request.

Other preparation for the Christmas Holiday include:

A temporary use permit is requested by Timeless Holiday, 740 McArdle Drive, Unit A to display artificial pre-lit Christmas trees.

Other requests before the Council include:

• McHenry County Gun Show/Holiday Inn, 800 S. Route 31 – Temporary Use Permit is requested to hold a series of gun shows.
• 1335 Knollwood Circle – Simplified Residential Variation to allow a 6-foot tall fence in a yard abutting a street.
• Signature Auto Group, 970 Pyott Road – Special Use Permit and Use Variation Amendment for an Automobile Dealer and Other Motor Vehicle Dealer in the M Manufacturing zoning district.
• 1089 North Shore Drive – Variations to allow a detached accessory structure to be located on a lot without a principal structure and to allow a 6-foot tall fence in the street side yard.
• 186 Regal Drive – Variation to allow a deck and gazebo to encroach 10 feet into the required 20-foot rear yard setback.
• Crystal Court Shopping Center – Final Planned Unit Development Amendment to allow changes to the free-standing sign. 
• Texas Roadhouse, 835 COG Circle – Final Planned Unit Development Amendment to allow elevation and signage changes.
• Bid award and resolution authorizing execution of an agreement for the  purchase of a Hydraulic Knuckle Boom Log Loader.
• Bid award and resolution authorizing execution of an agreement for the provision of Liquid Anti-Icing &  De-Icing Chemicals.
• Bid award and resolution authorizing execution of an agreement for the Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 Parkway Tree Planting Program.
• Pathway Court Parking Ordinance.
• Resolution authorizing execution of an agreement with the North Central Narcotics Task Force.
• Ordinance approving a variation of Chapter 150 of the City Code to allow for the landing of a tethered hot air balloon.