City of Crystal Lake City Council met April 7
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Police Swearing In Ceremony for New Police Officers
5. Life Saving Awards for Police Officers
6. Approval of Minutes – March 3, 2026 Regular Meeting and March 10, 2026 Workshop Meeting
7. Accounts Payable
8. Public Presentation
The public is invited to make an issue-oriented comment on any matter of public concern not otherwise on the agenda. The public comment may be no longer than 5 minutes in duration. Interrogation of the City staff, Mayor or City Council will not be allowed at this time, nor will any comment from the Council. Personal invectives against City staff or elected officials are not permitted.
9. Mayor’s Report
10. City Council Reports
11. Consent Agenda
a. Class 16 Temporary Liquor License Requests – Crystal Lake Park District 2026 Events
b. Special Event Request, Street Closure, Parking Restrictions, and Fee Waiver – Crystal Lake Central High School Homecoming Parade – September 25, 2026
c. Special Event Request, Street Closure, Parking Restrictions, and Fee Waiver – Crystal Lake South High School Homecoming Parade – September 14, 2026
d. Special Event Request, Street Closure, and Fee Waiver – Prairie Ridge High School Homecoming Parade – October 2, 2026
e. Special Event Request of Walk to End Alzheimer’s, Closure of Williams Street (between Woodstock Street and Crystal Lake Avenue) and Police Assistance Fee Waiver – October 4, 2026
f. Special Event and Class 19 Temporary Liquor License Request – Downtown Crystal Lake/Main Street – Johnny Appleseed Festival and Great Ball Race on September 26, 2026, and Taste of Downtown on September 25 and 26, 2026, closures of Brink Street and Williams Street on September 26, 2026, and Depot Park from September 25, 2026, to September 26, 2026, and Police Department Assistance Fee Waiver
g. Special Event and Police Assistance Fee Waiver Request for Raue Center for the Arts – Crystal Lake Night Owl Bike Ride – Saturday, August 8 to Sunday, August 9, 2026
h. 2026 Indian Uprising Special Event and Police Assistance Fee Waiver Request – August 7-9, 2026
i. Time Adjustment for Special Event Request, Street Closures and Police Department Assistance Fee Waiver– Crystal Lake Cars and Caffeine Charity Car Show – May 17, 2026
j. New National Multistate Opioid Settlement Agreement
k. Amended Intergovernmental Agreements with the State of Illinois through its Department of Transportation for the IL Route 31 Improvement
l. Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) City Utility Work on State Highways – Working Permit Resolution
m. Plat of Dedication and Acceptance of Maintenance – Three Oaks Recreation Area Drive and Overlook Way
12. Special Event Request Fee Waiver – Crystal Lake Aquathon (Girls on the Run) at the Three Oaks Recreation Area, Sunday, July 19, 2026
13. City Code Amendment to Increase the Number of Class 13 Liquor Licenses – Applicant: 415 Crystal Lake Inc., located at 415 W. Virginia Street
14. 199 Edgewood – Variation to allow a portion of an attached deck to be converted into a screened-in porch encroaching one-foot into the required 75.45-foot front yard (lakeside) setback
15. 551 Crystal Point Drive (McDonalds) – Variations to allow: a parking lot setback of eight feet, instead of the required 20 feet; a reduction in perimeter landscape width of eight feet, instead of 15 feet; and a reduction of parking spaces to 39 instead of the required 50 spaces; and a Sign Variation to allow a total wall sign area of 378 square feet, instead of the maximum150 square feet
16. M’Lady Nissan, BMW of Crystal Lake and Napleton Buick GMC Temporary Use Permit requests for 2026 Special Promotions
17. ANNEXATION AGREEMENT PUBLIC HEARING – Amendment to Annexation Agreement at 275 S. Main Street
18. Pipeline Crossing Agreement for the Pulte Development at 275 S. Main Street
19. Ordinance amending Chapter 158 of the City Code to allow proposed changes to the consumption of alcoholic beverages on public property
20. Amendment to Chapter 228 to add grant funding for the addition of fire suppression and/or fire sprinklers and community murals to the Commercial Façade Improvement Grant Program and change the grant program name to Commercial Façade and Fire Safety Grant Program
21. Host Agreement Amendment with Waste Management
22. Midwestern Higher Education Compact Cooperative Purchasing Program for Desktop and Laptop Computers
23. Designation and Auction Sale of Surplus Property
24. Bid Award – Williams Street and Esther Street Drainage Improvements
25. Adoption of a 25 mile per hour (mph) speed limit on N. Main Street from Crystal Lake Avenue to Woodstock Street and a 35 mph speed limit on S. Main Street between US Route 14 (Northwest Highway) and Crystal Lake Avenue
26. Designation of two (2) Backhoe Loaders as Surplus, Authorization of two (2) Backhoe Loader Tradeins, and Purchase of two (2) Backhoe Loaders Using Sourcewell Purchasing Cooperative Contract #011723
27. Bid Award – Generator and Transfer Switch Replacements at Sanitary Sewer Pump Stations No. 21, No. 23, and No. 25
28. Proposal Award – Mosquito Management Services
29. Bid Award – Sand Blasting & Painting of Fire Hydrants
30. Proposal Award – Water Tank Coatings Engineering Services
31. Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 181
32. Proposed Lake Safety Program Budget
33. Hotel/Motel Tax Funding Allocations
34. Council Inquiries and Requests
35. Adjourn to Executive Session for the purpose of discussing matters of pending and probable litigation, the sale, purchase or lease of real property, collective bargaining and personnel
36. Reconvene to Regular Session
37. Adjourn
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