McHenry Times

City of Woodstock City Council will meet Sept. 17

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. ROLL CALL

III. FLOOR DISCUSSION

A. Proclamation:

1. Hispanic Heritage Month (9/15 – 10/15/24) 

Anyone wishing to address the Council on an item not already on the agenda may do so at this time.

B. Public Comments

C. Council Comments

IV. CONSENT AGENDA

(NOTE: Items under the consent calendar are acted upon in a single motion. There is no separate discussion of these items prior to the Council vote unless: 1) a Council Member requests that an item be removed from the calendar for separate action, or 2) a citizen requests an item be removed and this request is, in turn, proposed by a member of the City Council for separate action.)

A. ACCEPTANCE OF CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:

1. September 3, 2024 City Council Minutes

B. WARRANTS:

1. #4116

2. #4117

C. MINUTES AND REPORTS:

1. Arts Commission Minutes August 12, 2024

2. Cultural and Social Awareness Commission Minutes August 26, 2024

3. Environmental Commission Minutes August 22, 2024

4. Human Resources Monthly Report August, 2024

5. Opera House Annual Report FY23/24

6. Parks & Recreation Commission Minutes August 13, 2024

7. Parks & Recreation Commission Minutes September 10, 2024

D. MANAGER’S REPORT NO. 256:

1. Ordinance – Historic Landmark Designation – Dairy Queen (256a)

Approval of an Ordinance designating property commonly known as the Woodstock Dairy Queen at 310 Washington Street, Woodstock, IL as a Historic Landmark.

2. Resolution – Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program Grant Application (256b)

Approval of a Resolution confirming support of an Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) grant application and its required local match of $991,116.80.

3. Contract Award – 2024 Leaf Disposal Services (256c)

Approval to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, utilizing Home Rule authority and waiving of bids, to execute a contract with Thelen Materials LLC, of Antioch, IL, for leaf disposal services for the 2024 season at a unit cost of $485 per hauled load.

4. Contract Award – Replacement of Woodstock Square Perimeter Lights (256d)

Approval to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, utilizing Home Rule authority and waiving of bids, to execute the following:

1. A contract for $213,084 with Outdoor Lighting Perspective for the purchase and installation of a new downtown perimeter lighting system.

2. A contract for $35,837 with Vack Inc for equipment and installation of a new private wireless mesh network for the downtown square.

3. An estimated $13,800 for electrical work that will need to be completed related to the downtown private wireless mesh network.

5. Contract Extension – 2024 Holiday Lights (256e)

Approval to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a contract extension for the installation, maintenance, and removal of holiday lights to Associated Electrical Contractors, LLC, Woodstock, IL, for a total price not to exceed $61,000.

6. Independent Contractor Agreement – Administrative Law Judge (256f)

Approval to authorize the City Manager to execute an independent contractor agreement with Mark Schuster to serve as the City’s Administrative Law Judge.

V. ORDINANCE – SOLAR ENERGY FARM

Motion to approve one of the two following Ordinances regarding petitioner’s (Lily Pond Solar 1, LLC) requests for a Variation from the UDO requirement that a Solar Energy Farm be a minimum of 1,250-feet from an existing arterial street and a Special Use Permit to allow a 2MW Solar Energy Farm at 3601 Lily Pond Road, Woodstock, Illinois..

• Approval of an Ordinance denying a Variation from section 7B.2.C of the Unified  Development Ordinance to locate a Solar Energy Farm less than 1,250 feet from the right-of-way of any arterial road and denying a Special Use Permit to allow a 2MW Solar Energy Farm at 3601 Lily Pond Road, Woodstock, Illinois.

OR

• Adopting an Ordinance approving a Variation from Section 7B.2.C of the Unified Development Ordinance to locate a Solar Energy Farm less than 1,250 feet from the right-of-way of any arterial road and approving a Special Use Permit to allow a 2MW Solar Energy Farm at 3601 Lily Pond Road, Woodstock, Illinois, and authorizing the negotiation and execution of a development agreement by the City Manager, City Attorney, and Mayor associated with the Solar Energy Farm, with the final development agreement being shared with the Council for possible consideration and approval at a future meeting, if a Council member believes the final draft is not consistent with Council direction, and authorizing the City Manager to take all necessary steps to implement said agreement.

VI. EXECUTIVE SESSION

Purchase of Real Property (Open Meetings Act: 5ILCS 120/2(c)(6))

Meetings where the purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body is being considered, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired.

A. Purchase of Real Property

VII. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

VIII. ADJOURN – to next meeting, October 1, 2024, at 7:00 PM.

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