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Upcoming Meetings/Events
  

Date	Time	Meeting
Monday, November 11	6:00 p.m.	Public Works Committee
Monday, November 18	7:00 p.m.	City Council Meeting
Sunday, November 24	12:00 p.m	Toys for Tots Parade, Tree Lighting
Thurs, Fri, Nov 28-29		City Holidays

 
Public Works
 
Projects—

• Pearl Street Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program Improvements – Thermoplastic decorative crosswalks are complete. The contractor is removing and replacing some of the sidewalk that did not pass inspection.  That work will continue over the next several days as weather permits.  Street lights have been ordered, and all of the concrete bases and wiring have been installed.  The street lights are expected to arrive and be installed before Thanksgiving. 
• 2019 Road Resurfacing Program –Driveway repairs along Chickaloon are scheduled for Friday November 8^th.  Once the driveway repairs are finished, the project will be 100% complete.  Due to some value engineering adjustments that were made during construction, we are projecting that the final contract value will be under the awarded value.

 

• Curran Road Highway Safety Improvement Program Project – Paving and pavement markings are complete and satisfactory.    Several other miscellaneous items will need to be completed in the upcoming weeks such as guardrails, shoulder work, and restoration.  Intermittent lane closures will be necessary for construction of those items with an anticipated completion date before Thanksgiving. 

 
 
Street Division—

• Crews placed over 30 tons of asphalt this week.  
• Crews responded to a 4” snowfall on October 31st and a minor ice event on November 7th.   
   

Water Division—

• On Wednesday October 30^th, the Water Division received an alarm for a Well #9 failure. Well #9 is one of two wells (#9 and #10) that feed Water Treatment Plant #4. Upon investigation, it was evident that some electrical components burnt and failed. A well contractor was called to assess the condition of the well motor on Thursday, October 31^st, and after completing several tests, the contractor determined the motor is in good condition.  The contractor is currently waiting on delivery of some of the electrical components for the well repair; once received, Well #9 repairs will be completed.   For the interim period, Well #10 will run in order to serve demand at Plant #4.

 
Economic Development
 
Economic Development Commission
The Economic Development Commission meeting for November 12 has been cancelled.  The next meeting will be held in December. 
 
Planning and Zoning Commission
The November 13 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting has been cancelled.  The next regularly-scheduled meeting is December 18.
 
McHenry County Economic Development Corporation Annual Dinner
Director Martin and Economic Development Coordinator Wolf attended the 2019 McHenry County EDC Annual Dinner.  At the event Corporate Disk/Disk.Com was recognized as a Business Champion in the over 100 employees category.
 
 
Police
 
McHenry Police Department Weekly Brief
Time Period: Thursday 10/31/2019 thru Wednesday 11/06/2019
 
During this time period the McHenry Police Department:

• Handled 455 calls for service
• Investigated 23 Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Conducted 127 Traffic Stops
• Conducted over 101 Business Checks and Foot Patrols
• Handled 7 calls for service involving Domestic Disputes
• Handled 4 calls for service involving crisis intervention
• Arrested 5 individuals on State criminal charges

 
Training:
 
Officer Conway and partner K-9 Officer Yogi completed Basic Canine Officer training with Tops Kennels in Grayslake, Illinois.  They will begin their assignment together on the department’s Afternoon Shift.
 
I.T. Manager Greve attended the Government Management Information Sciences (GMIS) GIANTS training symposium held in Bloomington, Illinois.
 
Lead Telecommunicator Leibach and Telecommunicator Havens attended the Illinois Public Safety Communications (IPSTA) training conference held in Springfield, Illinois.

Community Development
 

The following Certificates of Occupancy have been issued:

 

809 MADISON AVE, Single Family home in the Patriot Estates subdivision.

 

1001 MONROE AVE, Single family home in the Patriot Estates subdivision.

 

4917 ARGYLE LN, Townhome in the Heritage Woods subdivision.