McHenry Times

City of Crystal Lake City Council met Aug. 16.

Here are the minutes provided by the council:

Call to Order

Mayor Haleblian called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

Roll Call

Mayor Haig Haleblian, Brett Hopkins, Mandy Montford and Ian Philpot were present. Clerk Nick Kachiroubas was also present. Councilmember Cathy Ferguson attended the meeting telephonically. Councilmembers Ellen Brady and Cameron Hubbard were absent.

City Manager Gary Mayerhofer, Deputy City Manager Eric Helm, Director of Public Works and Engineering Michael Magnuson, Director of Community Development Kathryn Cowlin, Assistant Finance Director Adam Orton, Chief of Police James Black, Fire Rescue Chief Paul DeRaedt, and City Attorney John Cow lin were also present. Special Legal Counsel David Pardys was also present telephonically.

Approval of Councilmember Ferguson Telephonic Attendance

Councilman Hopkins moved to approve Council member Ferguson's telephonic attendance of the City Council Meeting. Councilwoman Montford seconded the motion. On roll call, all present voted yes. Motion passed.

Pledge of Allegiance

Mayor Haleblian introduced family and friends of Miriah Hammond, Staff Sargent in the Marine Corps. She has served for II years, is stationed at Cherry Point, North Carolina, and has a 6- year-old son. Her great grandfather, her grandfather, and an uncle were in the Air Force and Ms. Hammond has another uncle who was in the Army.

Approval of Minutes

Councilwoman Ferguson moved to approve the minutes of the August 2, 2022 Regular City Council Meeting. Councilwoman Montford seconded the motion. On roll call, all present voted yes. Motion passed.

Accounts Payable

Councilwoman Ferguson moved to approve the Accounts Payable in the amount of $2,376,156.34. Councilwoman Montford seconded the motion. On roll call, all present voted yes. Motion passed.

Public Presentation

Mayor Haleblian asked if there was anyone in the public who wished to make a public presentation regarding an item not on the agenda.

Bonita Drew, Library Board member and resident of 353 Grove Street, provided the Mayor and City Council with a Crystal Lake Public Library update. The Summer Reading program is now complete, with 2,675 people participating and 2.8 million minutes of reading.

She said the Library roof air conditioning was damaged in storms on July 4, 2022, but this has been fixed and thanked the Assistant Library Director for coordinating repairs. Ms. Drew said the Library also received a $59,000 capital grant from the State of Illinois.

Ms. Drew explained the Library's Mystery of the Month Club and Romance of the Month Club. She also encouraged people to sign up for library cards during September.

No one else wished to speak.

Mayor's Report

Mayor Haleblian said he recently returned from Colorado Springs and the mountains are pretty, but he is happy to be back in Crystal Lake. He said he loves this community.

City Council Reports

None.

Consent Agenda

Councilman Philpot moved to approve a Consent Agenda, including Items 9a and adding Items 10, 11, and 12. Councilman Hopkins seconded the motion.

Mayor Haleblian asked if anyone wished to speak on the Consent Agenda. No one wished to speak. On roll call, all present voted yes. Motion passed.

9a. Approved the issuance of a Class 16 Temporary Liquor License to The Service League of Crystal Lake for the "Rocks the Beach" event on September 1 0, 2022.

10. Adopted an Ordinance increasing the number of Class 13 liquor licenses from the currently permitted 33 licenses to 34 licenses, in order to allow for the issuance of a new Class 13 liquor license to Casey's Retail Company, d/b/a Casey's #6907, located at 1095 Pyott Road.

11. Adopted an Ordinance increasing the number of Class 12 liquor licenses from the currently permitted 3 licenses to 4 licenses, in order to allow for the issuance of a new Class 12 liquor license with daily operating hours of 4:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. to Macias Family Group LLC, d/b/a Oruga Social, located at 1000 S. McHenry Avenue.

12. Adopted a Resolution awarding the contract for the Building Automation System Replacement Project to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Automatic Building Controls, LLC in the amount of $428, 100.00, execute change ordersfor up to 10% of the contract amount, and approve warranted completion date change orders relating to the contract.

Mayor Haleblian explained the City's regulations regarding the sale of alcohol to the owners of Oruga Social and Casey's representatives. He also explained the City's IMPACT program, wished them the best of luck with their business, and thanked them for investing in the community.

Council Inquiries and Requests

None.

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

Councilman Hopkins moved to 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. Councilman Philpot seconded the motion. On roll call, all present voted yes. Motion passed.

Reconvene to Regular Session

Councilman Hopkins moved to reconvene to Regular Session. Councilman Philpot seconded the motion. On roll call, all present voted yes. Motion passed.

Adjourn

There being no further business, Councilman Philpot moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:27 p.m. Councilwoman Montford seconded the motion. On voice vote, all present voted yes. Motion passed.

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