McHenry Times

Village of Fox River Grove President and Board of Trustees met Aug. 15.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 

Village President McLaughlin called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. in the Municipal Center. Present at roll call were Trustees Curtiss, Hester, Knar, Migdal, and Wall. Trustees Schladt attended remotely via phone. Also, present were Administrator Soderholm, Assistant Administrator Bechler, Operations Manager Reese, Operations Manager Zintl, Chief Waitrovich, and Village Clerk Caesar.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

PUBLIC COMMENT 

None.

VILLAGE PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE REPORTS 

None.

1. APPROVAL: CONSENT AGENDA – APPROVAL VIA ONE VOTE FOR ALL 

A. Village Board Meeting Minutes - August 1, 2023

B. Accounts Payable - August 15, 2023

C. Ordinance 2023-12, Updating Building Codes

Trustee Hester made a motion to approve consent agenda items A - C. Trustee Migdal seconded. Roll Call: Trustee Curtiss, Hester, Knar, Migdal, Schladt, and Wall-all "yes." MOTION PASSED.

2. APPROVAL: ORDINANCE 2023-13, CREATING A CLASS "A" LIQUOR LICENSE 

President McLaughlin asked for a motion to approve ordinance 2023-13, Creating a class "A" liquor license for a new gaming location named Stella's, that was discussed in detail at the August 1, 2023 Village Board meeting. Trustee Hester made a motion to not approve ordinance 2023-13. Trustee Curtiss seconded.

A discussion was held.

Roll Call: Trustee Curtiss, Hester, Knar, Migdal, Schladt, and Wall-all "yes." MOTION PASSED.

3. APPROVAL: ORDINANCE 2023-14, CREATING A CLASS "A" LIQUOR LICENSE 

President McLaughlin asked for a motion to approve Ordinance 2023-14, creating a class “A” liquor license for Kuwa Sushi, located where the former Yummy Asian Bistro operated. Trustee Migdal made a motion to approve ordinance 2023-14 with an amendment to the language to read nine (9) class A liquor licenses not ten (10). Trustee Knar seconded. Roll Call: Trustee Curtiss, Hester, Knar, Migdal, Schladt, and Wall-all "yes." MOTION PASSED.

4. OTHER BUSINESS 

Administrator Soderholm stated that the business owner of Spore to More was awarded a $500 facade grant to assist with 50 percent of the cost of a new sign, but after the install the price increased and the petitioner reached back out to see if the Board would consider adjusting the awarded amount from $500 to $708 to help absorb the additional unexpected expense.

The general consensus of the Board was to stand behind their decision to pay half of the cost of the new signage and unanimously agreed to authorize the increase of an additional $211 payout on the grant, with approval of the payment being granted with the next accounts payable report.

Trustee Knar inquired as to whether Redwood had closed on the property yet and whether Redwood would be following the same development timeline as the Crystal Lake location.

Administrator Soderholm confirmed that Redwood did close on the property. Administrator Soderholm said the developers plan is for demolition to take place within two weeks of the closing on the construction loans, with mass grading and infrastructure to follow prior to winter.

ADJOURNMENT 

Trustee Knar made a motion to adjourn the Village Board meeting at 6:47 p.m. to go into Executive Session. Seconded by Trustee Hester. A voice vote was taken. Trustees Curtiss, Hester, Knar, Migdal, Schladt, and Wall - all "yes". MOTION PASSED.

Village President McLaughlin called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. in the Municipal Center. Present at roll call were Trustees Curtiss, Hester, Knar, Migdal, and Wall. Trustee Schladt was absent.

Trustee Knar asked for a status update on the Block developer.

Administrator Soderholm stated that Norwood builders continues with their due diligence to continue with the Block B project.

Trustee Knar mentioned that the Villages TIF extension request is on the School Boards agenda and wanted to volunteer his time to attend the meeting to address questions from the Board.

Trustee Curtiss made a motion to adjourn the Village Board meeting at 7:16 p.m. Seconded by Trustee Knar. A voice vote was taken. Trustees Curtiss, Hester, Knar, Migdal, and Wall - all "yes". MOTION PASSED.

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