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Upcoming Meetings/Events
 
Please note that all listed public meetings have the potential to be altered or cancelled due to public safety concerns over COVID-19. Please check the City’s website for updates.  www.cityofmchenry.org
 
  

Date	Time	Meeting
Monday, March 16	7:00 p.m.	City Council Meeting
Wednesday, March 18	7:30 p.m.	Planning and Zoning Commission
Tuesday, March 24	4:00 p.m.	Economic Development Commission
Monday, March 30	7:00 p.m.	City Council Meeting

 
 
Community Development
 
RiverFit Yoga located at 1130 Green Street has been issued a certificate of occupancy.
 
1401 Riverside Dr. (Former Town Club)
Interior demolition of this site continued this week, architects and engineers were on site Thursday to evaluate the building.
 
3609-3611 Elm (Former Mattress Store)
Demolition crews are waiting for the final disconnection of utilities on this site, once NICOR and Com Ed have disconnected their services demolition will begin.
 
 
Public Works
 

• 2020 Road Program – Staff will design and manage this year’s Road Program in-house.  IDOT has approved the plans and specifications.  Work will include removal of the existing asphalt and replacement with 4.0” of new asphalt.  The following streets will be included: Amberwood, Dorchester, Pebble Creek, Westminster, Geneva, and Brighton, all within the Pebble Creek Subdivision.  The project was released for bid on February 27th and the bid opening was March 12th at 10:00AM. The apparent low bidder is Peter Baker & Son Company. Bids will be reviewed by staff and the Public Works Committee prior to final approval by City Council.  The project is expected to start early May.     

 
Street Division—

• Street Division crews poured over four yards of concrete for curbs and sidewalks due to utility repairs completed over the winter.  
• Crews have begun laying out and saw cutting for over 30 asphalt patches this summer. This work includes six large projects in downtown locations and other City facilities.
• The contracted tree trimming program is now nearing completion.  Due to the high production of the contracted operation and continued in house trimming efforts, the total quantity of trees trimmed this year is nearly double the amount of any previous year on record.

 
Water Division—

• On March 11th, the Water Division assisted with the location of the City water main in the Fox River near the Watertower Marina in order to facilitate the construction of remaining piers in partial conflict with the City main.  The locating effort was partially successful and will provide the owner with critical information needed to set possible pier locations while avoiding potential damage to the water main.

 
Planning and Zoning
 

Link to the Planning and Zoning Commission packet for the March 18 meeting.

 
 
Police
 
Time Period: Thursday 03/05/2020 thru Wednesday 03/11/2020
 
During this time period the McHenry Police Department:

• Handled 533 calls for service
• Investigated 7 Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Conducted 193 Traffic Stops
• Conducted over 127 Business Checks and Foot Patrols
• Handled 10 calls for service involving Domestic Disputes
• Handled 6 calls for service involving crisis intervention
• Arrested 11 individuals on State criminal charges

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

• Records Clerk Debra Shoemaker – 3 Years

 
Training:
 
Officers Pena and Hernandez attended training on “Watch Your Six!” hosted by the Aurora Police Department.  This highly interactive program concentrated on wellness in regards to the ills of the law enforcement profession, stress and coping.
 
Officers J. Ducak, Conway and Carey attended Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) training hosted by the Lake In The Hills Police Department.  This training is designed to bridge the gap between standardized field sobriety testing and drug recognition expert training.  Officers attending this training learn how to articulate the signs of impairment related to drugs, alcohol or a combination of both.
 
Officer Hendrickson attended AR-15 Armorer training hosted at Joliet Junior College.
 
Lead Telecommunicator Barrows attended a 40-Hour Peer Support training program hosted by the McHenry County Mental Health Board.
 
Public Relations:
 
Cub Scouts Bear Den 351 were provided a tour of the police department facility and a squad car.