McHenry Times

City of Harvard City Council met Feb. 28.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

1. Call meeting to order

2. Roll Call

3. Public Comment

4. Citizens Award of Appreciation – Grace Peters

5. Transportation Committee Meeting Minutes of February 1, 2023

• Committee action to approve minutes as presented. 

6. Administration Committee Meeting Minutes of February 8, 2023

• Committee action to approve minutes as presented. 

7. Community & Economic Development Committee Meeting Minutes of February 15, 2023 

• Committee action to approve minutes as presented. 

8. 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 24, 2023

b. Administration Committee Meeting Minutes of February 8, 2023

c. Community & Economic Development Committee Meeting Minutes of February 15, 2023 

d. Park Board Meeting Minutes of December 12, 2022

e. Transportation Committee Meeting Minutes February 1, 2023

f. Administrators Report

g. Building & Grounds Report

h. Community Development Department Report

i. Harvard Diggins Library Directors Report

j. Parks & Recreation Report

k. Police Department Report

l. Public Works Department Report

m. Utilities Department Report

n. Resolution Declaring the 82nd Harvard Milk Days 2023 a Legal Holiday Weekend

o. Resolution to Close Route 173 between Jefferson St. and Division St. for the Harvard Milk Days Parade on June 3, 2023

p. Harvard Garden Club request to host annual spring plant sale at Harvard Diggins Library Plaza on Saturday, May 20, 2023, from 8 am – 1 pm

q. Harvard Wrestling Club’s request to waive the “No Parking” restrictions in the 1100 block of the west side of Garfield Rd. for the 39th Annual Harvard Chevy Classic Wrestling Tournament on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at the Harvard High School

r. Appoint Patty Lindgren to the “Spirit of 76” Bicentennial Scholarship Board

s. Confirmation of appointment of Lou Leone to represent the City of Harvard on the Harvard Woodstock Enterprise Zone Board replacing recently retired Dave Nelson

9. Individual Action Consent Agenda Items

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

10. Payment of Bills

• Action requested is to approve payment of the bills in the amount of $709,344.11. 

11. Public Works Supt. Jim Kruckenberg Retirement

• Action requested is to accept Public Works Supt. Kruckenberg’s letter of retirement, with sincere regrets, with his last day in office on April 28th, 2023. 

12. Video Gaming Licenses

a) Bopp’s LLC has been approved by the Illinois Gaming Board and is requesting approval of an Electronic Gaming Devices Certificate at 103 E. Front St. The fees have been paid. Action requested is to approve the license. 

b) Los Jalapeno Brothers Family Restaurant has been approved by the Illinois Gaming Board and is requesting approval of an Electronic Gaming Devices Certificate at 21 N. Ayer St. The fees have been paid. Action requested is to approve the license. 

13. IDOT Resolutions Ayer Street Streetscape Project

• There are two IDOT Resolutions for the Ayer Street Streetscape Project. One resolution authorizes the City to use our full allotment of RBI funds on the project in the amount of $622,594.50. The second resolution authorizes the City to use MFT funds for the balance in the amount of $20,000. Action requested is to adopt the resolutions as presented. 

14. Award Bid Ayer Streetscape Project

• The bid opening for the Ayer Streetscape Project was held on February 16, 2023. Action requested is to award the contract to Schroeder Asphalt Services for their low bid amount of $634,835.15 for the base bid and $680,032.15 for the alternate bid and to authorize execution of all contract documents. 

15. Resolution Authorizing the Participation in the Northern Illinois Municipal Electric Collaborative (NIMEC) and Authorizing the Mayor to Approve a Contract with the Lowest Cost Electricity Provider for a Period up to 36 Months.

• The proposed resolution is for the annual NIMEC bid for the City’s commercial accounts and authorizes the execution of all necessary contract documents. 

16. Zoning Map Update

• Action requested is to approve the proposed ordinance adopting the 2023 Zoning Map and authorizing the City Clerk to publish in the Northwest Herald. 

17. Transportation Committee Recommendation – 2023/2024 MFT Budget

• Action requested is to approve the Committee’s recommendation to allocate $120,000.00 of MFT funds for rejuvenation of roadways built in the last five years and the remaining $100,000.00 of MFT funds to be used for stop/gap repair projects. 

18. Administration Committee Recommendation – No Parking Locations

• Action requested is to approve the Committee’s recommendation to adopt the proposed ordinance Amending Section 15.07-B, Regarding No Parking on Front St., as presented. 

19. Administration Committee Recommendation – Traffic, Violation/Penalty • Action requested is to approve the Committee’s recommendation to adopt the proposed ordinance Amending Section 15.22 (A) and (B), Violation/Penalty, as presented. 

20. Administration Committee Recommendation - Banquet Hall License

• Action requested is to approve the Committee’s recommendation to adopt the proposed ordinance Amending Section 21.15 (A), License Required, as presented.

21. Proposed Ordinance Declaration/Authorizing Sale of Surplus Property

• Action requested is to approve the Administration Committee’s recommendation to adopt the proposed ordinance as presented. 

22. CGI Communications, Inc., Community Video Program

• Action requested is to approve the Committee’s recommendation to approve an agreement with CGI Communications, Inc., d/b/a CGI Digital for a Community Video Program. 

23. Memorandum of Understanding Harvard Diggins Library

• Action requested is to approve the Committee’s recommendation to approve the proposed Memorandum of Understanding with Harvard Diggins Library. 

24. Call a Committee of the Whole Meeting

25. Department Head Reports

26. Committee Reports

27. Treasurer’s Report

28. Attorney’s Report

29. Administrator’s Report

30. Clerk’s Report

31. Mayor’s Report

32. Adjournment

https://www.cityofharvard.org/sites/default/files/fileattachments/city_council/meeting/14690/ccagenda2023-02-28.pdf