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Upcoming Meetings/Events
  

Date	Time	Meeting
Saturday, September 14	1:00 p.m.   4:00-10:00 p.m.	Downtown Uncorked Wine Walk   Riverwalk Foundation Light the Night
Monday, September 16	7:00 p.m.	Regular City Council Meeting
Saturday, September 21	12:00 p.m.	Oktoberfest – Petersen Park
Monday, September 30	5:30 p.m.	Special Meeting – Strategic Planning Session
Monday, October 7	7:00 p.m.	Regular City Council Meeting

 
Community Development
 
 The following certificates of occupancy have been issued:
 
312 TRALEE LN , New single family home in the Legend Lakes Subdivision
3738 DOHERTY LN, New single family home in the Oaks at Irish Prairie subdivision
3980 W ALBANY ST, Unicorn Details
1309 PARK ST, Full Circle Health and Wellness
 
Jessup Manufacturing:
Demolition of buildings on the Jessup Manufacturing property has begun in preparation for the addition to the facility, engineering and building plan review is in its final stages, Jessup plans on breaking ground on the addition to the building as soon as permits are issued.

 
 
Public Works
 Projects—

• Pearl Street Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program Improvements –           Light pole foundation excavation has been completed at a number of parkway locations on Pearl Street this week.  Spot removal and replacements of non-stamped sidewalks are currently ongoing as well as removals in front of Veterans Park.  Stamped concrete pattern and color selections are currently being finalized.

 

• Curran Road Highway Safety Improvement Program Project – Brush clearing for fill placement was scheduled to begin this week; however, this work was delayed due to subcontractor approval delays.  Underground work including storm sewer laterals is anticipated to begin shortly.

 

• 2019 Road Resurfacing Program – Concrete Curb and Gutter Removal and Replacements in Glacier Ridge Subdivision began this week and are anticipated to be completed over the course of the next two weeks.  Upon completion of concrete work, asphalt surface removal will begin.

 
Street Division—

• Crews placed over 60 tons of asphalt on Timber Trail and Flower Street.

 
 

• The morning of September 12^th, Street Division crews responded to multiple flooding calls after a rainfall of over five inches.  Division staff assisted the Police Department with the closure and reopening of Route 31 as well as a number of other City Street closures at various locations throughout town.  Staff have continued to monitor all critical drainage facilities to ensure that storm flows are not restricted by debris.

 
 
 
Wastewater Division—

• Due to this week’s heavy rainfall events, the Wastewater Division has been fully engaged in operating the plant under extremely high flow conditions and monitoring all Lift Station facilities to ensure that flows are accommodated by the wastewater treatment and collection system.  Staff have had several after-hours call outs and have been continuously operating the new wastewater plant in storm mode which will continue until flows recede.

 
Utility Division—

• Personnel installed drain tile on the south side of Dartmoor Drive from 5215 Dartmoor Drive to Augusta Drive.  This was done in an attempt to prevent the icing that occurs in the winter at the intersection of Water’s Edge Drive from naturally occurring ground water.

 
 
Economic Development
 
Business Spotlight
Staff attended a ribbon cutting for Ortho Go Physical Therapy at 4151 Orleans St. and the 20^th Anniversary Multi-Chamber Mixer at Black Diamond Plumbing 1400 Miller Parkway.
 
Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
Attached is the agenda packet for the September 18, 2019 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.  We have not provided any information on File Z-954 because it will have to be re-posted and noticed due to a publication error regarding the applicant.  They will re-file and re-post and the hearing will take place possibly in October. 
 

 
Police
 
McHenry Police Department Weekly Brief
Time Period: Thursday 09/05/2019 thru Wednesday 09/11/2019
 
During this time period the McHenry Police Department:

• Handled 521 calls for service
• Investigated 12 Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Conducted 122 Traffic Stops
• Conducted over 108 Business Checks and Foot Patrols
• Handled 5 calls for service involving Domestic Disputes
• Handled 6 calls for service involving crisis intervention
• Arrested 9 individuals on State criminal charges

 
Personnel:
 
The following personnel have recently completed the respective years of service with the McHenry Police Department:

• Sergeant Eric Sexton – 21 Years
• Officer Matthew Voelker – 9 Years
• Telecommunicator Nancy Shepherd – 7 Years

 
Training:
 
Officer Larry Popp and Officer Megan Carey attended Law Enforcement Ethics for Patrol hosted by the Northbrook Police Department.
 
Sergeant Nicholas Clesen began Northwestern University’s Center for Public Safety’s 10-week School of Police Staff & Command program hosted by the Buffalo Grove Police Department.  During the program, Sergeant Clesen will receive upper-level college instruction by top law enforcement executives on topics including leadership, human resources, employee relations, organizational behavior, applied statistics, planning and policy development, and budgeting and resource allocation.
 
Telecommunications Supervisor Jennifer Synek attended a planning workshop on Next Generation 9-1-1 hosted by the Plainfield Police Department.
 
Chief John Birk and Deputy Chief Thomas Walsh attended a presentation by Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman about the lessons learned from the February 15^th, 2019 mass shooting at the Henry Pratt Company in Aurora, Illinois.  This training was hosted by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police at the College of DuPage.
 
Public Relations:
 
Officer Patrick Polidori and Officer Jason Ducak participated in a career fair held at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois.  The officers presented prospective employees information about the McHenry Police Department and the career opportunities we offer.