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Votes at a glance: McHenry City Council actions, Jan. 21, 2025
Summary
A compact list of formal actions taken by the McHenry City Council during the Jan. 21 meeting, including consent agenda approvals, land-use variances, a sewer change order, landmark ordinance amendments and committee scheduling directions.
The McHenry City Council took several formal votes at its Jan. 21 meeting. This summary lists each action, the motion as recorded in the meeting and the outcome.
Oakwood bridge property dedication and condemnation clarification - Motion: Dedicate a 0.018-acre strip of city-owned land on the east side of the Oakwood bridge as right-of-way; condemnation proceedings previously authorized for the west side remain separate. - Outcome: Motion approved as part of the consent agenda. (Details discussed during consent agenda.)
Consent agenda (items B–E and item 5a) - Motion: Approve consent-agenda items B through E as presented and item 5a individually. - Outcome: Consent items approved by roll call.
1411 Richmond Road variation (duplex legalization) - Motion: Approve variation/variance for a two-flat (duplex) at 1411 Richmond Road, require on-site parking to reduce street/ alley parking. - Outcome: Motion approved by roll call.
Venice Avenue / Green Street sewer work — HR Green task order change - Motion: Approve HR Green change order to task order number 2 in the amount of $40,564 on a time-and-materials, not-to-exceed basis to address sanitary capacity and upsize an 8-inch sewer to 10 inches. - Outcome: Motion approved by roll call; design to begin following task-order approval, with mid‑summer construction anticipated for this portion of the work.
Downtown parking study contract - Motion: Award professional services lump-sum contract to Kimley‑Horn in the amount of $58,500 subject to City Attorney review. - Outcome: Approved by roll call (5–1); study scope to include inventory, turnover, curbside management and scenario modeling for potential development.
Landmark Commission ordinance amendments - Motion: Pass ordinance adopting text amendments to the McHenry Historic Preservation (Landmark Commission) ordinance to change appointment terms and allow flexible meeting scheduling. - Outcome: Ordinance passed by roll call.
Acting mayor appointment(s) - Motion(s): Council considered appointments for an acting mayor for the evening due to Mayor Jess's absence. Two competing nominations were offered; the council voted and appointed an acting mayor for the meeting. - Outcome: Acting mayor appointed for the meeting by roll call.
Adjournment - Motion: Adjourn the meeting. - Outcome: Approved by roll call.
Notes: Where the meeting transcript did not record a full mover/second attribution or a complete roll-call list for an item, outcomes are reported as recorded by staff at the meeting (approved/denied). For detailed roll-call tallies and formal minutes, consult the city clerk’s official record.
