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AGENDA
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, October 18, 2021, 7:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers, 333 S Green St, McHenry, IL 60050
In light of the current COVID-19 public health emergency, this meeting will be held remotely only.
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1. Call to Order.
2. Roll Call.
3. Pledge of Allegiance.
4. Public Comments:
5. Consent Agenda. Motion to Approve the following Consent Agenda Items:
A. Ordinance amending Title 4, Chapter 2: Alcoholic Liquor, Section 4-2-1: Definitions; and
Section 4-2-4: Applications for Licenses, and Section 4-2-5: Ineligibility ; (Deputy City Clerk
Johnson)
B. Award a contract for Knox Park Parking Lot Paving Lot Rehabilitation Project to Chicagoland
Paving of Lake Zurich, Illinois in the amount of $320,000.00 and to approve a construction
contingency in the amount of $32,000.00 (10%) of the awarded contract price; (Public Works
Director Strange)
C. Authorize the Mayor’s execution of easement agreements between the City of McHenry and Mr.
Edward J. Neumann Jr. as Trustee of the Edward J. Neumann Jr. Trust, Chicago Title Land Trust
Company as Successor to Amcore Investment Group, and McHenry Community Consolidated
School District 15 for the purpose of constructing the Riverwalk Sanitary Sewer Realignm ent
Project; (Public Works Director Strange)
D. Authorize the Mayor’s execution of a lease extension for the South Harbor piers, property and
buildings with D’s Marine through May 1, 2022 ; (Parks and Recreation Director Hobson)
E. October 4, 2021 City Council Meeting Minutes;
F. Issuance of Checks in the amount of $180,762.28;
G. Issuance of As Needed Checks in the amount of $236,092.05.
6. Individual Action Item Agenda.
A. Motion to approve a Class A Liquor License to Margaritas Restaurant Bar, Inc., located at 2314
W. Illinois Route 120 and, subject to the approval, a motion to approve and Ordinance amending
the limitation on the number of Class A Liquor Licenses; (Mayor Jett, Deputy City Clerk
Johnson)
B. Motion to approve a Class C Liquor License to Thorntons LLC DBA Thorntons #344, located at
2128 W. Illinois Route 120 and, subject to the approval, a motion to approve an Ordinance
amending the limitation on the number of Class C Liquor Licenses; (Mayor Jett, Deputy City
Clerk Johnson)
C. Motion to approve an Ordinance granting Zoning Variations to allow a rear yard setback of 18.2’
in lieu of the required 25’; and, to allow an interior side yard setback of 4.7’ in lieu of the required
6’ for the property located at 3719 W. Freund Avenue. (City Planner Sheriff)
D. Motion to approve an Ordinance granting a Use Variation to allow a body art establishment in
the C-5 Highway Commercial District for the property located at 4801 W. Illinois Route 120
(Elm Street). (City Planner Sheriff)
E. Motion to approve an Ordinance adopting Zoning Text Amendments to Chapter 9: Commercial
Districts Permitted and Conditional Uses to allow Body Art Establishments in the C-4 Downtown
Commercial District and C-5 Highway Commercial District. (City Planner Sheriff)
F. Motion to approve an Ordinance updating Section 9-2C-5(B) and 9-4B-1(F) of the City of
McHenry Municipal Code in order to reduce debt service fees associated with the W WTP
Consolidation Project and increase Water and Sewer Base Fees; (Public Works Director Strange)
7. Discussion Items.
A. Riverwalk Update and Direction; (Parks and Recreation Director Hobson)
B. 2021 Property Tax Levy; (City Administrator Morefield, Finance Director Lynch)
8. Executive Session to discuss the purchase or lease of real property for use of the public body,
including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired
(5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5).); and for litigation, when the public body finds that an action is probabl e or
imminent (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11).)
9. Staff Reports.
A. October 18, 2021 Staff Report Provided.
10. Mayor’s Report.
11. City Council Comments.
12. Adjourn.
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information, please contact the Office of the City Administrator at 815-363-2108.