McHenry Times

Island Lake Village Board met Thursday, Feb. 23.

The board serves as the legislative arm of Island Lake. It includes the mayor, the city clerk and six trustees.

Here are the minutes as provided by Island Lake:

Village Board Meeting

VILLAGE OF ISLAND LAKE

3720 Greenleaf Avenue, Island Lake, IL 60042

February 23, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

1. Call to Order at 7:31 p.m.

2. Roll Call : Present: Trustees Doehler , Becker, Johns, Burke and Beeson; Absent: Trustee Jenkins

Also present: Building Commissioner Wayne Schnell, Police Chief Anthony Sciarrone, Treasurer Ed McGinty, Public Works Director Brian Bartnick

3. Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Amrich

4. Public Comments included Glenn Swanson, Wauconda Township Supervisor: Mentioned April 4 election and that township offices are uncontested. Mayor Amrich requested a meeting with the Township to discuss the Darrell Road, Neville Road, and Fisher Road intersections.

5. Motion to authorize Mayor Amrich to sign Concerts in the Park contracts for Ghost Ryder in the amount of $700 for the June 9, 2017 concert and Dupage Band in the amount of $800 for the September 8, 2017 concert

Motion to authorize Mayor Amrich to sign Concerts in the Park contracts as stated above by Trustee Doehler, Second by Trustee Burke

Ayes: Trustees Becker, Beeson, Burke, Doehler and Johns; Nays: none.

Motion carried.

6. Motion to approve Ordinance # 1553-17 An Ordinance Granting a Zoning Variation for the Property at 429 Hillside Drive, Island Lake, Illinois, from 50 feet to 25 feet for the front yard setback and from 20 feet to 10 feet for the side yard setback

Motion to approve Ordinance # 1553-17 as stated above by Trustee Becker, Second by Trustee Burke

Ayes: Trustees Becker, Burke, Doehler and Johns; Nays: none; Abstain: Trustee Beeson

Motion carried.

7. Mayor Comments included: Interview of potential member of Planning and Zoning Board. Approval of the appointment of Thadd J. Lewis to replace Tom Heath will be on the March 9 agenda.

8. Trustee Comments Trustee Burke: Dupage band is a rock band that likes to get crowd involved. Trustee Becker: Question for Glenn Swanson: Doesn’t it make sense to take a closer look at Mayor Amrich’s plan that would require one intersection instead of three? As a budget item, consider the addition of two benches at some of the parks. Trustee Doehler: We are asking scouts to make some benches as a project. We have until May of 2018 complete work for the Hyde Park Grant. A few of our businesses will participate in the Wauconda Chamber Expo. With the warm weather, our irises are popping up. The new Lakes Immediate Care facility is progressing. The Route 176 corridor continues to improve.

Attorney McArdle: Executive Session items are on the Agenda. Chief Sciarrone: IDOT Grant information was provided to the Board. Officer overtime will be reimbursed by IDOT: from $15,000 to $20,000 of police officer salaries. Treasurer McGinty: The first budget meeting was

9. Public Comments included: Peggy Raynor thanked David McArdle for direction at the Planning and Zoning Meeting and asked if we had applied for Lake County CDBG. Mayor Amrich explained that less grant money is being directed to infrastructure; the Village will be applying for grants for projects that meet the priorities of the County. We have 38 miles of roads. Public Works Director Bartnick explained that the worst of the roads in the “red” are being targeted. Mark Kipp: If Dowell-Neville comes to fruition, it will be a good thing. Traffic on Dowell going south will decrease. Getting on River from Dowell will be a problem. Response: That is a McHenry County intersection.

10. Motion to go into Executive Session for purposes of discussing collective bargaining and pending litigation pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2) and (11), respectively.

Motion to go into Executive Session by Trustee Beeson, Second by Trustee Doehler

Ayes: Trustees Becker, Beeson, Burke, Doehler and Johns; Nays: none.

Motion carried.

Roll Call: Present: Trustees Doehler, Becker, Johns, Burke and Beeson; Absent: Trustee Jenkins

No Action was taken as a result of Executive Session.

11. Motion to return to Open Session

Motion to close Executive Session by Trustee Doehler, Second by Trustee Becker

Ayes: Trustees Becker, Beeson, Burke, Doehler and Johns; Nays: none.

Motion carried.

12. Adjournment

Motion to adjourn by Trustee Doehler, Second by Trustee Johns.

All were in favor.

Meeting adjourned at 9:55 p.m.