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City of Crystal Lake City Council met May 15. 

Here is the minutes as provided by the council:

Call to Order

Mayor Shepley called the meeting to order at 7:30p.m.

Roll Call

Mayor Shepley and Councilmembers Ellen Brady, Ralph Dawson, Haig Haleblian, Cameron Hubbard

and Brett Hopkins were present. Councilwoman Cathy Ferguson was absent. City Clerk Nick

Kachiroubas was also present.

Also present were City Manager Gmy Mayerhofer, Deputy City Manager Eric Helm, City Attorney John

Cow lin, Special Counsel David Pardys, Director of Finance George Koczwara, Director of Community

Development Michelle Rentzsch, Director of Public Works Mike Magnuson, City Engineer Abby

Wilgreen, and Chief of Police James Black.

Pledge of Allegiance

Mayor Shepley led the Council and the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Approval of Minutes

Councilman Haleblian moved to approve the minutes of the May 1, 2018 Regular City Council meeting.

Councilman Hopkins seconded the motion. On voice vote, all present voted yes. Motion passed.

Accounts Payable

Councilman Haleblian moved to approve the Accounts Payable in the amount of $1,479,674.35,

Councilman Hopkins seconded the motion. On roll call, all present voted yes, except in order to avoid any

possible conflict of interest, Mayor Shepley abstained on payments to Centegra Occupational Health and

Centegra EMS. Motion passed.

Public Presentation

Mayor Shepley asked if anyone in the audience wished to speak on matters of general public interest or

concern not included in the regular agenda, and advising that they would be given an oppmiunity to speak

when the agenda item was considered. No one wished to speak.

Mayor's Report

None.

City Council Reports

None.

Consent Agenda

Councilwoman Brady moved to approve the Consent Agenda consisting of Items 11, 12, 15 and 16.

Councilman Haleblian seconded the motion. Mayor Shepley asked if anyone in the audience wished to

comment on any of the listed items, noting that without any objection, they would most likely be

approved. No one wished to speak.

II. Approved the Special Event application from the Quarry Cable Park for the use of Three Oaks 

Recreation Area for the 2018 Liquid Force Free for All event on June 8, 2018; and the World Wake

Association Points Chase Competition on June 12, 19 & 26, 2018, subject to the conditions listed on the

agenda supplement.

12. Approved the Special Event Application from the Quarry Cable Park for live outdoor music on all

Friday and Saturday nights from May ]-September 30, 2018, subject to the conditions listed on the

agenda supplement.

15. 540 E. Terra Cotta, Crystal Lake Food & Liquor- Adopted an Ordinance increasing the number of

Class "13" liquor licenses from 28 to 29 to the new owner of Crystal Lake Food and Liquor, Matru

Krupa3 Inc., effective June I, 2018; subject to the voluntary surrender of the Class "13" liquor license

issued to the current owner, Kap Inc., by no later than May 31, 2018.

16. Adopted a Resolution waiving the formal bidding requirements for electricity purchase, authorizing

participation in the Northern Illinois Municipal Electric Collaborative and authorizing the execution of a

contract with the lowest responsive and responsible electricity provider for streetlights.

10.Immanuel Lutheran Church - Approval of non-resident parking fee waiver for July 8, 2018

morning service at Three Oaks Recreation Area.

Pastor Tieman was present.

Mayor Shepley asked if anyone in the audience wished to speak on this matter. No one wished to speak.

Following a cooperative discussion with Pastor Tieman regarding the Council's previous actions to not

waive the non-resident parking fee for similar events, and noting the patiicularly busy period of time this

event is scheduled for, the consensus of the Council was to direct the staff to advise Pastor Tieman of

contact information for possible nearby offsite parking and shuttle services, and to take no further action

on the matter.

13. 5764 Northwest Highway, TJ Maxx- Final Planned Unit Development Amendment for changes

to the fac;ade and additional signage.

Pam Sullivan of IRC, the shopping center owner, and Jeff Brownell, architect, were present for the

matter.

Ms. Sullivan indicated that TJMaxx would occupy the larger p01iion of the former Sports Authority

space, with Ulta occupying the smaller p01iion on the western side. She advised that TJMaxx was also

requesting signage for the east side of building for visibility from the road connection with Sam's Club.

Mr. Brownell indicated that they had worked to reduce the total square footage, splitting the required 350

feet between Ulta and TJMaxx, but were still 58 square feet over the maximum with the total divided 1/3

for Ulta and 2/3 for TJMaxx. Director of Community Development Michelle Rentzsch advised that the

request was consistent with other corner shopping center tenants. Councilman Haleblian asked if the Ulta

sign conformed to the requirements and Ms. Sullivan stated that it did because their request came in first.

She noted that the building frontage is split into approximately 1/3 Ulta and 2/3 TJMaxx.

Councilman Dawson stated that he had no problem with the request and was happy that TJMaxx was

staying in Crystal Lake. No concerns were expressed by the Council and all present were in favor of the

request.

Mayor Shepley asked if anyone in the audience wished to speak on the matter. No one wished to speak.

Councilwoman Brady moved to approve the Planning and Zoning Commission recommendations with a

change to approve the reduced signage included in the City Council packet and to adopt an Ordinance

granting the Final Planned Unit Development Amendment for TJMaxx at 5764 Northwest Highway.

Councilman Hubbard seconded the motion. On roll call, all present voted yes. Motion passed.

14. 402 Federal Drive- Preliminary Planned Unit Development for an office building.

Michael DeLapp, the architect, and David Helmrich, the property developer, were present for the matter.

Mr. Helmrich stated that they were seeking preliminary approval for a 7,800 square foot building for

professional use. Mayor Shepley asked if they had any disagreement or concerns with the Planning and

Zoning Commission's recommendation and Mr. Helmrich said they did not.

Mayor Shepley asked if anyone in the audience wished to speak on the matter. No one wished to speak.

Councilwoman Brady moved to approve the Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation for a

Preliminaty Planned Unit Development for an office building at 402 Federal Drive. Councilman Hubbard

seconded the motion. On roll call, all present voted yes. Motion passed.

Council Inquiries and Requests.

Councilwoman Brady advised that she, Councilwoman Ferguson and Councilman Dawson had attended

the grand opening of Urban Air, which she stated was an absolutely phenomenal addition to Ctystal Lake

withjousters, gladiators, a zip line roller coaster and more.

Councilman Hubbard asked about police traffic assistance for the opening of Mariano's on Route 14. City

Manager Gaty Mayerhofer advised that the City had recently received a request from Mariano's for an

additional week of traffic assistance, at their expense. Councilman Hopkins asked what could be done to

discourage Mariano's customers from parking in adjacent business lots. Chief of Police James Black

stated that Police could reach out to Mariano's to seek customer cooperation, or, as a last resort, tickets

could be issued. He noted that he was hopeful that the businesses would be able to co-exist on a friendly

basis. Councilwoman Brady noted that the parking situation did seem to be easing up a bit.

Adjourn

There being no further business, Councilwoman Brady moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:08 p.m.

Councilman Haleblian seconded the motion. On voice vote, all present voted yes. Motion passed.

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