McHenry Times

City of Harvard City Council met Sept. 22.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

1. Call meeting to order

2. Roll Call

3. Public Comment

4. Streets & Alleys Committee Meeting Minutes of September 16, 2020

• Committee action to approve minutes as presented.

5. 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 August 25, 2020

b. Park Board Meeting Minutes of August 17, 2020

c. Streets & Alleys Committee Meeting Minutes of September 16, 2020

d. Administrators Report

e. Building & Grounds Report

f. Community Development Department Report

g. Harvard Diggins Library Directors Report

h. Parks & Recreation Report

i. Police Department Report

j. Public Works Department Report

k. Utilities Department Report

l. Chris Czarnowski, Ben’s Christmas Tree Farm, is requesting permission to place temporary directional signs at the intersections of Routes 14/173 and Routes 23/14 from November 15- December 31, 2020, with the permit fee waived in exchange for the Christmas tree that will be displayed at City Hall.

m. Payment of bills in the amount of $588,239.55

6. Individual Action Consent Agenda Items

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

7. Halloween Trick-of-Treat Hours

• Action requested is City Council direction on setting trick-or-treat hours.

8. Streets & Alleys Committee Recommendation Crowley Road Plat of Vacation

• Action requested is to approve the Committee’s recommendation to close off Crowley Road at the pump station and at the edge of the Erickson driveway and to appoint a Committee member to meet with Alden Township to discuss an intergovernmental agreement for mowing, plowing and general maintenance with the exception of culverts.

9. Streets & Alleys Committee Recommendation IDOT REBUILD Illinois Grant Program Project

• Action requested is to approve the Committee’s recommendation to proceed with staff recommendation for a continuation of the streetscape on South Ayer St. and to piggy back grant funding from the CDBG program, RTA engineering money and possible grant funding from IDOT called ITEP (Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program).

10. Park Board Recommendations Regarding Harvard Milk Days Fireworks

11. Finance Committee Meeting Scheduled for September 24, 2020, to Review Audit FY2019/2020 and to discuss the Property Tax Levy

12. Department Head Reports

13. Committee Reports

14. Treasurer’s Report

15. Attorney’s Report

16. Administrator’s Report

17. Clerk’s Report

18. Mayor’s Report

19. Adjournment

https://www.cityofharvard.org/sites/default/files/fileattachments/city_council/meeting/12471/ccagenda2020-09-22.pdf