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AGENDA
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, December 20, 2021, 7:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers, 333 S Green St, McHenry, IL 60050
This meeting is in-person. This is not a remote meeting. The meeting will be live streamed with a quorum of the City
Council physically present. Public comments may only be heard by members of the public physically present at the meeting.
Remote public comments will not be heard. The public can view the meeting from the following link:
https://cityofmchenry.zoom.us/j/85191580186
1. Call to Order.
2. Roll Call.
3. Pledge of Allegiance.
4. Public Hearing: Public Hearing for the 2021 Property Tax Levy in the amount of $3,073,069.
A. Motion to adopt the 2021 Property Tax Levy Ordinance in an amount not to exceed $3,073,069.
5. Public Comments:
6. Consent Agenda. Motion to Approve the following Consent Agenda Items:
A. Approval of Ordinances for the abatement of property taxes levied, as follows: (Finance Director
Lynch)
a. GO Bonds (Refunding) Series 2020A in the amount of $369,200.00;
b. GO Bonds (Alternate) Series 2012 in the amount of $207,932.50;
c. GO Bonds (Refunding) Series 2013 in the amount of $34,480.00; and,
d. GO Bonds (Refunding) Series 2015 in the amount of $579,278.76.
B. Approval of Ordinance amending Title 7: Motor Vehicles and Traffic; Chapter 4: Parking
Regulations; (Deputy Clerk Johnson)
C. Approval of various items related to the City of McHenry Shamrocks the Fox St. Patrick’s Day
Festival to be held on Saturday, March 12th and Sunday, March 13th; and, an Ordinance amending
the FY21/22 Tourism Fund Budget in an amount not to exceed $10,000; (Recreation Director
Hobson)
D. Award of Contract in the amount of $60,400.00 to Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd for
Professional Engineering Services for the South Main Street Parking Lot Reconstruction Project;
(Public Works Director Strange)
E. Award of Contract in the amount of $21,150.00 to Baxter and Woodman, Inc for Professional
Engineering Services for the South Riverside Drive Parking Lot Construction Project; (Public
Works Director Strange)
F. Approval of a Dual Representation and Waiver of Conflict Agreement between the City of
McHenry and Woodstock Fire/Rescue District for legal services related to the Intergovernmental
Agreement for Dispatch Services; (Attorney McArdle)
G. Authorize the Chief of Police to sign a dispatch center maintenance agreement with Radicom for
an additional (5) five years and pay an amount not to exceed $322,000.64 after May 1, 2022 from
ETSB Grant Funds
H. Authorization to sign and execute Intergovernmental Agreements as follows:
a. Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a five year agreement with the Cary Fire Protection
District allowing the City to provide emergency
b. Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a five year agreement with the Fox River Grove Fire
Protection District allowing the City to provide emergency dispatch services for a term
beginning on May 1, 2022 and ending on April 30, 2027.
c. Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a five year agreement with the Nunda Fire Protection
District allowing the City to provide emergency dispatch services for a term beginning
on May 1, 2022 and ending on April 30, 2027.
d. Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a five year agreement with the Woodstock Fire
Protection District allowing the City to provide emergency dispatch services for a term
beginning on May 1, 2022 and ending on April 30, 2027.
e. Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a five year agreement with the Village of Fox River
Grove (Fox River Grove Police Department) allowing the City to provide emergency
dispatch services for a term beginning on May 1, 2022 and ending on April 30, 2027 and
allow for agreement modifications at the Mayor’s discretion that are not related to
dispatch fees.
I. December 6, 2021 City Council Meeting Minutes;
J. Issuance of Checks in the amount of $292,512.59;
K. Issuance of As Needed Checks in the amount of $118,388.51.
7. Individual Action Item Agenda.
A. Motion to authorize the Mayor to sign and send a follow up letter to all gaming operators in the
City abating collection and remittance of the Push Tax through the end of 2021. (Attorney
McArdle)
8. Discussion Items.
9. Executive Session as needed.
10. Staff Reports.
A. No Staff Report is provided for this meeting.
11. Mayor’s Report.
12. City Council Comments.
13. Adjourn.
The complete City Council packet is available for review online via the City website at www.cityofmchenry.org. For further
information, please contact the Office of the City Administrator at 815-363-2108.