City Council Meeting
Regular MeetingCrystal Lake, IL · October 7, 2025
Agenda
CITY OF CRYSTAL LAKE
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
City of Crystal Lake
100 West Woodstock Street, Crystal Lake, IL
City Council Chambers
October 7, 2025
7:00 p.m.
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Approval of Minutes – September 16, 2025 Regular Meeting
5. Accounts Payable
6. Public Presentation
The public is invited to make an issue oriented comment on any matter of public concern not otherwise on
the agenda. The public comment may be no longer than 5 minutes in duration. Interrogation of the City staff,
Mayor or City Council will not be allowed at this time, nor will any comment from the Council. Personal
invectives against City staff or elected officials are not permitted.
7. Mayor’s Report
8. City Council Reports
9. Consent Agenda
a. 7610 Monticello Way, Unincorporated Crystal Lake, Illinois - County Zoning Request –
Variation to allow an accessory building to be setback 40 feet from the north lot line instead of
the minimum 50 feet, for an existing structure
b. Special Event Request, Street Closure, Parking Restrictions, and Fee Waiver - Downtown
Crystal Lake - Festival of Lights Parade – Friday, November 28, 2025
c. Freedom of Information Act Rules and Guidelines Update
d. Intergovernmental Agreement with the State of Illinois through its Department of
Transportation for the IL Route 31 Improvement
e. Class 20 Temporary Liquor License Request – Service League of Crystal Lake, Saturday,
December 6, 2025
10. Special Event Request - Downtown Crystal Lake - Night on the Town – Thursday, October 16, 2025
11. 875 S. Route 31- Mercyhealth - One-year extension of the temporary clinic for the Mercyhealth
Immediate Care Facility
12. Bid Award – On-Call Snow Removal Services for Parking Areas
13. Sustainability Committee Charter Amendment
14. Adopt-A-Highway Program - Application Approval, City of Crystal Lake Sustainability Committee
15. Proposal Award – Office 365 Migration Services
16. Hotel Tax Program – Discussion Only
City Council Agenda
October 7, 2025
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17. Council Inquiries and Requests
18. Adjourn to Executive Session for the purpose of discussing matters of pending and probable
litigation, the sale, purchase or lease of real property, collective bargaining and personnel , review of
draft Executive Session Minutes, and Semi-Annual Review of Executive Session Minutes
19. Reconvene to Regular Session
20. Approval of Executive Session Minutes that includes the dates of March 4, 2025, May 6, 2025, May 20,
2025, June 3, 2025, June 17, 2025, July 1, 2025, and August 5, 2025 and to designate that these minutes
shall remain confidential.
21. Consideration to destroy verbatim records that includes the dates of December 19, 2023 and February
6, 2024
22. Consideration of action following semi-annual review of Executive Session Minutes
23. Adjourn
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