McHenry Times

McHenry County Board Met Jan. 19.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. INVOCATION

1. Pastor Kerry Bauman - River Ridge Church

4. INTRODUCTORY ROLL CALL

Meeting called to order at: 7:00 PM by Chairman Michael Buehler.

PRESENT: Aavang (Remote), Acosta (Remote), Althoff (Remote), Bates (Remote), Doherty (Remote), Jindrich (Remote), Jung Jr. (Remote), Kearns (Remote), Meshes (Remote), Nowak (Remote), Parrish (Remote), Phillips (Remote), Schofield (Remote), Schwartz (Remote), Skala (Remote), Smith (Remote), Thorsen (Remote), Vijuk (Remote), Von Bergen (Remote), Wegener (Remote), Wilbeck (Remote), Yensen (Remote), Buehler (Remote)

ABSENT: Gottemoller

5. APPOINTMENT TO THE COUNTY BOARD

1. Recommendation for Appointment to McHenry County Board - District 4 Representative as of January 19, 2021

RESULT: ADOPTED [22 TO 0] MOVER: Thomas Wilbeck SECONDER: Jeffrey T Thorsen AYES: Aavang, Acosta, Althoff, Bates, Doherty, Jindrich, Jung Jr., Kearns, Meshes, Nowak, Parrish, Phillips, Schofield, Schwartz, Skala, Smith, Thorsen, Vijuk, Von Bergen, Wegener, Wilbeck, Yensen ABSTAIN: Buehler ABSENT: Gottemoller

2. Administer the Oath of Office, Judge Cowlin - Jeffrey E. Schwartz

6. ADOPT THE AGENDA

Mr. Vijuk made a motion seconded by Ms. Yensen to adopt the Agenda as presented. On unanimous voice vote the motion passed.

7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS

Mr. Vijuk made a motion seconded by Ms. Yensen to approve all Minutes presented below.

1. County Board - Committee of the Whole - Nov 12, 2020 9:00 AM

RESULT: ACCEPTED BY VOICE

2. County Board - Organizational Meeting - Dec 7, 2020 9:00 AM

RESULT: ACCEPTED BY VOICE

3. County Board - Committee of the Whole - Dec 10, 2020 9:00 AM

RESULT: ACCEPTED BY VOICE

4. County Board - Regular Meeting - Dec 15, 2020 7:00 PM

RESULT: ACCEPTED BY VOICE

8. CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS / REPORT

Full comments can be heard on the McHenry County website at 00:08:00 of the audio.

9. MEMBERS' COMMENTS

Full comments can be heard on the McHenry County website at 00:11:50 of the audio. 10. SPECIAL RECOGNITION

11. ZONING PETITIONS

1. Zoning Consent Agenda

RESULT: ADOPTED [22 TO 0] MOVER: Stephen Doherty SECONDER: Paula Yensen AYES: Aavang, Acosta, Althoff, Bates, Doherty, Jindrich, Jung Jr., Kearns, Meshes, Nowak, Parrish, Phillips, Schofield, Schwartz, Skala, Smith, Thorsen, Vijuk, Von Bergen, Wegener, Wilbeck, Yensen ABSTAIN: Buehler ABSENT: Gottemoller

1. #2020-004 - Canavan - McHenry Twp - R1-R1V (needs majority vote in favor to pass) Recommended approval by MCHO

2. #2020-005 - Balboa - Riley / Coral Twps - A1C-A1C (Needs majority vote of members present to pass) Recommended approval by ZBA 6-0

3. #2020-031 - Birch / Alden Blg - Alden Twp - B1V & I2V-B1V (Needs 13 votes to pass) Recommended approval by ZBA 7-0

4. #2020-037 - Fedyniak - Hebron Twp - A1-A2 (Needs 13 votes to pass) Recommended approval by ZBA 7-0

5. #2020-039 - Kockler-Szatkowski - Dorr Twp - A1-A2 (Needs 13 votes to pass) Recommended approval by ZBA 7-0

6. #2020-040 - Hiller - McHenry Twp - A1-A2 (Needs 13 votes to pass) Recommended approval by ZBA 6-0

*Items Removed from Zoning Consent Agenda

2. Zoning Regular Agenda

3. Zoning Unfinished Business

12. PLATS

13. PUBLIC COMMENT

1. Public comments can be submitted by emailing PublicComment@mchenrycountyil.gov, no later than 5:00 p.m. the night of the meeting.

Full comments can be heard on the McHenry county website beginning at 0:32:39 of the audio. The following email submissions were read into record:

Amanda Garcia regarding ICE contract

Angelica Cress regarding ICE contract

Anna Huffman regarding ICE contract

Cooper Foszcz regarding ICE contract

Eva Baker of Woodstock regarding ICE contract

Neil Kagan of Marengo regarding ICE contract

Hans Tannhauser regarding ICE contract

Jose Lopez regarding ICE contract

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Minutes McHenry County Board January 19, 2021

Kristen Wunder regarding ICE contract

Mary Shesgreen regarding ICE contract

Meghan Sullivan Scholnick of McHenry regarding ICE contract

Donna Fowler of Woodstock regarding ICE contract

Standing Up Against Racism Woodstock regarding ICE contract

Sonia Lopez regarding ICE contract

Sherry Liske regarding ICE contract

14. NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. Motion to Amend Resolution Recommending Appointments of Liaison Members and Related Agengies

Ms. Scofield made a motion seconded by Mr. Doherty to amend #8858 regarding the appointment of Ms. Althoff as a Liaison Member to the Fox Waterway Committee to replace Mr. Doherty. Motion passed by unanimous voice vote.

2. Resolution Recommending Appointments of Liaison Members and Related Agencies

RESULT: ADOPTED [19 TO 3] MOVER: Kay Bates SECONDER: Jim Kearns AYES: Aavang, Bates, Doherty, Jindrich, Jung Jr., Kearns, Meshes, Nowak, Parrish, Phillips, Schofield, Schwartz, Skala, Smith, Thorsen, Von Bergen, Wegener, Wilbeck, Yensen NAYS: Acosta, Althoff, Vijuk ABSTAIN: Buehler ABSENT: Gottemoller

3. Declaring a Vacancy on the County Board

RESULT: ADOPTED [22 TO 0] MOVER: Michael Vijuk SECONDER: Kelli Wegener AYES: Aavang, Acosta, Althoff, Bates, Doherty, Jindrich, Jung Jr., Kearns, Meshes, Nowak, Parrish, Phillips, Schofield, Schwartz, Skala, Smith, Thorsen, Vijuk, Von Bergen, Wegener, Wilbeck, Yensen ABSTAIN: Buehler ABSENT: Gottemoller

15. APPOINTMENTS

1. Motion: Recommendation for Appointment to the Hebron Drainage District as of January 19, 2021

Ms. Von Bergen wished to be recorded as "Abstain".

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