City Council Meeting
Regular MeetingCrystal Lake, IL · January 6, 2026
Agenda
CITY OF CRYSTAL LAKE
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
City of Crystal Lake
100 West Woodstock Street, Crystal Lake, IL
City Council Chambers
January 6, 2026
7:00 p.m.
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Approval of Minutes – December 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. Class 20 Temporary Liquor License Request – Crystal Lake Lions Club, January 31, 2026
b. Class 16 Temporary Liquor License Requests – Knights of Columbus Fr. McCormick
Council #3880
c. Board and Commission Reappointments - Planning and Zoning Commission Reappointments
d. County Zoning Request - Commercial solar energy facility on about 18 acres immediately
north of unincorporated Ridgefield between Country Club Road and the railroad tracks,
Unincorporated Crystal Lake, Illinois
10. Ridgefield Road - Extension of a Preliminary and Final Planned Unit Development and Special Use
Permit for a Solar Farm
11. 6000 Dvorak Road, Prairie Ridge High School - Special Use Permit Amendment to allow changes to
the Prairie Ridge High School sports field facilities including Variations for: 1) 20-foot-high
bleachers, instead of the maximum 15 feet for accessory structures; 2) light poles up to 70 feet in
height, instead of the maximum 50 feet; and, 3) grass overflow parking, instead of the required paved
surface
12. 275 S. Main Street - Comprehensive Land Use Plan Amendment from Industry to Urban
Residential; Rezoning from M PUD Manufacturing to R-2 PUD Single Family Planned Unit
Development; Preliminary Planned Unit Development and Preliminary Plat of Subdivision for a 179-
lot single-family residential subdivision with deviations from the code
13. Designation and Sale of Surplus Radio Equipment
14. Ordinance waiving the formal procurement requirements under City Code Section 102-3 and
authorization to enter into an Electric Service Agreement with Dynegy Energy Services, LLC
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January 6, 2026
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through the Northern Illinois Purchasing Cooperative for the Purchase of Power Supplies and Other
Goods and Services
15. Sole Source Agreement for Byrne Software Technologies Implementation and Support Work for
Accela Software
16. Council Inquiries and Requests
17. 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
18. Reconvene to Regular Session
19. Adjourn
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