McHenry Times

City of Harvard City Council met March 26.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

1. Call meeting to order

2. Roll Call

3. Public Comment

4. Administration Committee Meeting Minutes of February 24th & March 13th, 2024.

• Committee action to approve the minutes as presented.

5. Transportation Committee Meeting Minutes of March 6th, 2024

• Committee action to approve the minutes as presented.

6. 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 or member of the public 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 February 27, 2024

b. Administration Committee Meeting Minutes of February 24 & March 13, 2024

c. Transportation Committee Meeting Minutes of March 6, 2024

d. Park Board Meeting Minutes of February 26, 2024

e. Administrators 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. Proclamation Arbor Day Friday, April 26, 2024

7. Individual Action Consent Agenda Items

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

8. Payment of Bills

• Action requested is to approve payment of the bills in the amount of $392,189.41

9. GW Properties Request

• GW Properties submitted a request for the removal of required sidewalks as part of their project located at 5508 US-14. Action requested is to approve or deny the request.

10. Relinquish Class A Liquor License

• Ward Green has submitted a letter relinquishing the Class A Liquor License for Redjellyfish, Inc. d/b/a Bunks Place, 703 E. Diggins St., upon approval of a license issued to Jeff and Dan Rutkowski, d/b/a R & R Alehouse LLC. Action requested is to approve the request.

11. Class A Liquor License Application

• Jeff and Dan Rutkowski, d/b/a R & R Alehouse LLC, 703 W. Diggins St., have submitted an application for a Class A Liquor License and Video Gaming License. Action requested is to approve or deny the application pending background check, submission of fees and insurance, to be effective May 1, 2024.

12. Transportation Committee Recommendation – 24/25 MFT Road Program

• Action requested is to approve the Committee’s recommendation to accept the locations as presented for the 24/25 MFT Road Program.

13. Administration Committee Recommendation - FOP Equipment Donation

• Action requested is to approve the Committee’s recommendation accept the FOP’s donation of a Mavic 3 Drone to the City of Harvard.

14. Administration Committee Recommendation – Water Tower Program

• Action requested is to approve the Committee’s recommendation to enter into a contract with Maguire Iron for a 10 year water tower asset management program.

15. Administration Committee Recommendation – Backyard Chickens

• Action requested is to approve the Committee’s recommendation to adopt the proposed ordinance regarding backyard chickens.

16. Parks & Rec Board Recommendation – Fee Waiver Request

• Action requested is to approve the Park & Rec Board’s recommendation to approve Harvard Milk Day’s request for a waiver of fees.

17. Park & Rec Board Recommendation – South End Milky Way Park Master Plan

• Action requested is to approve the Park & Rec Board’s recommendation to adopt the proposed amendment to the 2015 Parks Master Plan regarding Milky Way Park.

18. Park & Rec Board Recommendation – OSLAD Grant Master Proposal

• Action requested is to approve the Park & Rec Board’s recommendation to approve Christopher B. Burke’s proposal to create a Master Park Plan for Milky Way Park and assist the City in completing the necessary steps required prior to submitting an OSLAD grant application.

19. Park & Rec Board Recommendation – Programming Fee Structure

• Action requested is to approve the Park & Rec Board’s recommendation to increase the nonresident fees to 30% over resident fees for all programming.

20. Park & Rec Board Recommendation – Surplus Property

• Action requested is to approve the Park & Rec Board’s recommendation to declare the 2022 Ford Pickup Truck F150 as surplus, with a minimum bid of $30,000.

21. Tree Board Appointments

• Action requested is to approve the Mayor’s recommendation to appoint the following individuals to the Tree Board: Shawn Kingzette, Shannon Westphal, Janet Hugg and Joel Kriete with Alderwoman Haderlein who will be the Chairperson.

22. Call Special Parks & Recreation Board Meeting on April 4 for Candidate Interviews for the Parks & Rec Supt.

23. Department Head Reports

24. Committee Reports

25. Treasurer’s Report

26. Attorney’s Report

27. Administrator’s Report

28. Clerk’s Report

29. Mayor’s Report

30. Adjournment

https://www.cityofharvard.org/sites/default/files/fileattachments/community_development_committee/meeting/14879/ccagenda2024-03-26.pdf