McHenry Times

The McHenry City Council will meet at 7:00 p.m. Monday.

The McHenry City Council is the elected legislative body responsible for considering and enacting the various codes and ordinances of the municipality. It includes seven aldermen representing each city ward. 

Here is the meeting agenda as provided by the city of McHenry:

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. City of McHenry Mission Statement

5. Public Comment: Any person wishing to address the City Council will be required to step forward to the podium and identify themselves for the record and will be asked but are not required to provide their address. Public Comment may be restricted to three minutes for each individual speaker. Order and decorum shall be maintained at public meetings.

6. Motion to approve the following Consent Agenda items:

A. Ordinance amending various sections of Municipal Code Chapter 12, Article III Raffles;

B. Award of bid for 2016 Fall Tree Planting program to Acres Group for an amount not to exceed $120,600;

C. Change Order in the amount of $255.65 and final payment of $24,143.15, to Virgil Cook & Son for construction of the Crystal Lake Road/Dartmoor Drive Traffic Signal project;

D. Three-year contract extension with optional two-year extension, at a cost of $7,750 per month with In-Pipe Technology for wastewater pretreatment services;

E. Illinois Department of Transportation Resolution providing for the retirement of certain municipal indebtedness using MFT Funds for year 2014 in the amount of $436,135;

F. Illinois Department of Transportation Resolution providing for the retirement of certain municipal indebtedness using MFT Funds for year 2015 in the amount of $429,760;

G. Ordinance authorizing the Mayor’s execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement with Harvard Fire Protection District for dispatch services;

H. Purchase of nine (9) Police dispatch consoles from Watson Furniture Group for an amount not to exceed $175,493.65 through the National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance;

I. Temporary Use Permit for an outdoor tent sale requested by The Roomplace, 2221 N Richmond Road, Aug. 16-22;

J. Special Event Liquor License requested by the VFW Post 4600 Men’s Auxiliary for outdoor sales of beer during annual Car, Truck & Bike Show on August 13th;

K. Temporary closure of a portion of Springdale Lane in Pheasant Valley subdivision for a Block Party on Aug. 13 from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m.;

L. Parks Special Use/Beer & Wine Permits; and

M. Payment of Bills in the amount of $843,578.69.

7. Motion to approve an Ordinance granting a conditional use permit to allow a tavern at 2816 West Route 120 d/b/a Uprooted Restaurant

8. Motion to approve a sign variance requested by Uprooted Restaurant, 2816 W. Route 120 to utilize current non-conforming sign for no longer than one-year

9. Motion to approve an Ordinance authorizing a variance to the off-street parking and loading requirements for McHenry Market Place shopping center, 4400 West Elm Street

10. Conditioned upon approval of Agenda Item #9, motion to approve a request for a Class H liquor license from Angelo’s McHenry LLC d/b/a Stella’s Place located at 4400 West Elm Street, Unit M, and Ordinance increasing the number of Class H licenses in effect from five (5) to six (6)

11. Mayor’s Statement and Reports

12. Committee Reports

13. Staff Reports

14. Future Agenda Items

15. Adjournment