City of Harvard City Council met February 25

By Angelica Saylo Pilo

Mar 11, 2020

City of Harvard City Council met Feb. 25.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

1. Call meeting to order

2. Roll Call

3. Appoint Alderman Opper as Mayor Protem to Run the City Council Meeting

4. Public Comment

5. Finance Committee Meeting Minutes of February 8 and 15, 2020

 Committee action to approve minutes as presented.

6. Consent Agenda

Items under the Consent Agenda are acted upon in a single motion. There is no separate discussion of these items prior to the Council vote unless a Council Member requests that an item be removed from the consent agenda for separate action.

Motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented:

a. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of January 28, 2020

b. Park Board Meeting Minutes January 20, 2020

c. Administrators Report

d. Building & Grounds Report

e. Community Development Department Report

f. Harvard Diggins Library Directors Report

g. Parks & Recreation Report

h. Police Department Report

i. Public Works Department Report

j. Utilities Department Report

k. Accept Tina Viray’s Resignation from the Events Committee

l. Appoint Katie Sumano to the Events Committee

m. Resolution Declaring Harvard Milk Days 2020 a Legal Holiday Weekend

n. Resolution to Close Route 173 between Jefferson St. and Division St. for the Harvard Milk Days

Parade on June 6, 2020

o. Proclamation Certified Government Financial Manager Month

p. Payment of bills in the amount of $358,077.71

7. Individual Action Consent Agenda Items

 City Council Action on any item removed from the consent agenda.

8. Massage Therapist Application/Home Occupation Permit: Carol Dagsgaard d/b/a All in the Hands – Massage by Carol, 509 W. Blaine St.

 The petitioner is seeking approval of a Massage Therapist License and Home Occupation Permit to conduct a massage therapy business from her residence at 509 W. Blaine St. The fees have been paid. The background check and site investigation are satisfactory. Action requested is to approve or deny the License and Home Occupation Permit to operate said business.

9. Resolution Surface Transportation Program (STP) Local Funding Match/W. Diggins St.

 The Council of Mayors is having a call for projects. Action requested is to approve the proposed resolution which allocates the required 20% local match for construction and construction engineering, estimated to be $180,000, to the improvement of Marengo Road, from Route 23 to Airport Rd., so long as the project is programmed by the McHenry County Council of Mayor’s Five-Year Program.

10. Resolution Surface Transportation Program (STP) Local Funding Match/Marengo Rd.

 The Council of Mayors is having a call for projects. Action requested is to approve the proposed resolution which allocates the required 20% local match for construction and construction engineering, estimated to be $142,000, to the improvement of W. Diggins Street., so long as the project is programmed by the McHenry County Council of Mayor’s Five-Year Program.

11. Resolution Adopting a Revised Anti-Harassment Policy

 Action requested is to adopt the proposed resolution.

12. CDBG Program/Agreement between County of McHenry and City of Harvard for the Food Pantry/Senior Center Parking Lot Expansion Project

 Action requested is to authorize the Mayor’s execution of proposed agreement.

13. Info: Open House for Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (NRSA), February 28, 2020 2-4 pm

14. Department Head Reports

15. Committee Reports

16. Treasurer’s Report

17. Attorney’s Report

18. Administrator’s Report

19. Clerk’s Report

20. Mayor’s Report