McHenry Times

City of McHenry City Council will meet Aug. 5

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Public Comment

5. Consent Agenda. Motion to Approve the following Consent Agenda Items as presented:

A. Approve the amended hours of the McHenry Rotary Club’s Bands, Brews, and BBQ event for Sunday, August 19, 2024, until 9:00 p.m.

B. Pass an Ordinance Amending Title 4, Chapter 2, Alcoholic Liquor, Section 6, License Classification and Fees; Approval Authority; Limitation on Number of Licenses; and Title 4, Chapter 6, Video Gaming Terminals, Editing Section 4-6-8, Subsection A – Number of Licenses, of the McHenry City Code (Deputy Clerk Johnson)

C. Waive competitive bidding and approve the purchase of a new roller from Casey Equipment Co. in the amount of $41,300 (Director Wirch)

D. Award a contract to Performance Pipelining, Inc., for the 2024-2025 Sanitary Sewer Lining (Joint Bid) Program in an amount of $263,033.20, and approve a construction contingency in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the awarded contract price ($26,303.32) (Director Wirch)

E. Parks & Recreation Facilities & Special Use Permit Requests

F. July 15, 2024 City Council Meeting Minutes

G. July 15, 2024 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes

H. Issuance of Checks in the amount of $2,467,749.30

6. Individual Action Item Agenda

A. Zoning Variance & CUP at 3111 IL Route 120

A motion to pass an ordinance granting a Zoning Variance and Conditional Use Permit to allow an Open Sales Lot in conjunction with Automotive and Recreational Vehicle Sales at 3111 IL120 (Director Polerecky)

B. CUP at 4100 Shamrock Lane

A motion to pass an ordinance granting a Conditional Use Permit to allow an Assembly Use in conjunction with a church (Director Polerecky)

C. Use Variance at 1401 N Riverside Drive

A motion to pass an ordinance granting a Use Variance to allow Outdoor Live Entertainment at 1401 N Riverside Drive (Director Polerecky)

D. Fence Variance at 5210 W Greenbrier Drive

A motion to pass an ordinance granting a Variance from the City of McHenry Fence Regulations for the property at 5210 W Greenbrier Drive (Director Polerecky)

E. South Main Street Parking Lot

A motion to award a unit contract for the South Main Street Parking Lot Improvements to Maneval Construction, Co., Inc. in the amount of $254,825.48; and to authorize a 10% contingency in the amount of $25,482.55 for a total project construction cost of $280,308.03 (Director Wirch)

F. Light the Night

A motion be considered to approve: 1) food trucks, vendor tents and live music in the park in conjunction with the event, 2) to allow alcohol in the park aside from the designated areas adjacent to All Marine Retro Rentals at Miller Point Park on Saturday 9/28 from 4pm – 10pm, 3) permission for an approximately 10 minute fireworks display at 9:30pm, and 4) to allow open container alcohol from 4pm – 9pm on Green Street from Waukegan Road to Route 120, Riverside Drive from Miller Point Park to Weber’s Park and the Riverwalk in its entirety (Director Hobson)

G. Riverwalk Phase 4 Boat Lift Payment

A motion be considered: 1) to approve a budget amendment to the 2024/25 General Fund Budget in the amount of $20,000 and 2) to approve a payment to the Fox River Valley Boat Company in the amount of $20,000 as a result of funds expended in extending the boat lift to accommodate Phase 4 of the Riverwalk per the executed Easement Agreement with Jim Archos (Director Hobson)

H. Façade Grants

A motion to award façade grants for Fiscal Year 24/25 (Director Martin)

7. Discussion Item Agenda

8. Staff Reports.

Provided the 1st meeting of each month.

9. Mayor’s Report.

The City of McHenry is dedicated to providing its citizens, businesses, and visitors with the highest quality of programs and services in a customer-oriented, efficient, and fiscally responsible manner.

10. City Council Comments.

11. Executive Session if necessary

12. Adjourn. 

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