A. Village Board & Board Committee
Regular MeetingLake Zurich, IL · March 18, 2024
Agenda
VILLAGE OF LAKE ZURICH
Board of Trustees
70 East Main Street
Monday, March 18, 2024 7:00 p.m.
AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL: Mayor Thomas Poynton, Trustee Dan Bobrowski, Trustee Mary Beth
Euker, Trustee William Riley, Trustee Marc Spacone, Trustee Roger Sugrue, Trustee
Greg Weider.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
This is an opportunity for residents to comment briefly on matters included on the
agenda and otherwise of interest to the Board of Trustees. Public Comment is limited
to 30 minutes total and up to 5 minutes per speaker.
5. CONSENT AGENDA
These titles will be read by the Village Clerk and approved by a single Roll Call Vote.
Any item may be pulled from the Consent Agenda for discussion by any Village
Trustee.
A. Approval of Minutes from the Village Board Meeting of March 4, 2024
B. Approval of Executive Session Minutes from the Village Board Meeting of
February 20, 2024
C. Approval of Semi-Monthly Warrant Register Dated March 18, 2024 Totaling
$669,518.09
D. Ordinance Approving the Annual Official Zoning Map of the Village of Lake
Zurich (Assign Ord. #2024-03-562)
Summary: Illinois statutes require all municipalities annually publish an
updated zoning map by March 31 of each year. The 2024 zoning map has been
updated to include rezoned parcels for the new School District Transition
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Program Center at 315 Surryse Road, a re-subdivision at 154 Oak Street to
create two single-family lots, and a re-subdivision of the lot at 629 Rose Road
to create two industrial lots.
E. Agreement with Suburban Concrete for 2024 Concrete Flatwork Program in
the Amount Not-to-Exceed $175,000
Summary: The 2024 budget includes $175,000 in the Non-Home Rule Sales
Tax Fund for concrete curb and sidewalk repairs. This years’ investments will
focus on the Wicklow subdivision and move into the industrial park. A
competitive bid opening on February 28, 2024, resulted in six bids received,
with the most competitive bid received from Suburban Concrete of Mundelein.
F. Ratification of Change Order #1 from the WT Group to Add the Paulus Park
Chalet Facility to ADA Access Audits in the Amount Not-to-Exceed $1,500
Summary: In January 2024, the Village Board approved an agreement with
the WT Group to conduct access audits and an American with Disabilities Act
transition plan in compliance with Title 2 of the ADA in the amount not-to-
exceed $52,042.58. A change order is requested in order to add one more public
facility to the scope of work, the Paulus Park Chalet, for an additional $1,500,
bringing the total not-to-exceed amount to $53,542.58.
G. Resolution Requesting State Permission for Detours Related to Memorial Day
Parade on May 27, 2024 (Assign Reso. #2024-03-084)
Summary: The proposed resolution authorizes a request to the Illinois
Department of Transportation to close State Route 22 to facilitate the
American Legion Memorial Day parade between the hours of 9:00 am to 12:00
pm on May 27, 2024.
Recommended Action: A motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.
6. NEW BUSINESS
This agenda item includes matters coming to the Board of Trustees for discussion and
possible action.
A. Ordinance of the Village of Lake Zurich, Lake County, Illinois, Approving a
Development Agreement between the Village of Lake Zurich and the Greenhill
Company and Smalley Steel Ring Company (Assign Ord. #2024-03-563)
(Trustee Bobrowski)
Summary: The Greenhill Company, doing business as Smalley Steel Ring at
555 Oakwood Road, is requesting tax increment financing assistance from the
Village to support a multi-phased, multi-year expansion effort that will not be
complete until 2040.
Smalley Steel Ring has been operating in Lake Zurich for over 20 years and is
a global supplier of wave springs, retaining rings, and section rings that are
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used in precision manufacturing for multiple industry segments. The company
currently employs about 600 full-time positions in the industrial park and
plans to continue hiring 30-40 employees each year as new square footage
comes online.
The company intends to expand its operations in Lake Zurich with an added
200,000 square feet of new building space, including 86,000 square feet of
office, 100,000 square feet of warehouse, and 13,420 square feet of
manufacturing/production space. This development will cost at least $51
million over the next ten years.
The proposed TIF redevelopment agreement is intended to help offset this
significant investment in Lake Zurich with a rebate of up to $15.3 million of
TIF revenue over the next 22 years. This equates to approximately 30% of the
overall costs of this massive industrial expansion. The performance-based
rebates are tied to the completion of five project phases set forth in the
agreement. Seventy-five percent of the TIF increment generated annually by
the project will be directed toward the rebates, up to the cap limits assigned to
each completed project phase.
The remaining 25% of the increment generated annually by the project, and
all TIF increment after the Developer has reached the maximum
reimbursement amount, will go to the fund balance for the Industrial TIF
District. This balance will then be available for future funding of industrial
park infrastructure, such as stormwater management, water and sanitary
sewer main replacements, and road resurfacing.
Recommended Action: A motion to approve Ordinance #2024-03-563 of the
Village of Lake Zurich, Lake County, Illinois, Approving a Development
Agreement between the Village of Lake Zurich and the Greenhill Company and
Smalley Steel Ring Company.
B. Ordinance Determining to Become a Member of the Central Lake County Joint
Action Water Agency, Approving the Admissions Agreement to the Central
Lake County Joint Action Water Agency, and Authorizing All Necessary Acts
(Assign Ord. #2024-03-564) (Trustee Spacone)
Summary: The decision to transition to Lake Michigan water has been
analyzed and discussed in Lake Zurich since at least 2011 when the Village
was granted a conditional Lake Michigan water supply allocation from the
State of Illinois. In May 2023, the Village Board adopted a resolution
expressing the intent of Lake Zurich to work towards full membership into the
Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency (CLCJAWA) to bring Lake
Michigan water to Lake Zurich.
The next step in the Lake Michigan water initiative is for the Village to adopt
the CLCJAWA admissions agreement, which will legally bind the Village to
the CLCLJAWA amended agency agreement from 2013, its amended by-laws
from 2020 and its water purchase and sale contract from 2013. Upon approval
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of the proposed Ordinance and admissions agreement, the Village becomes a
full member of the CLCJAWA Board of Directors with full voting rights into
future CLCJAWA decisions.
The agreement commits the Village to paying 100% of CLCJAWA’s costs of
extending water infrastructure to bring Lake Michigan water to Lake Zurich.
The agreement also establishes the capital contribution of $21,857,496 based
on CLCJAWA’s established formula and the 7,352 housing units currently on
the Village’s water system. The agreement also specifies that CLCJAWA is
offering the Village a thirty-year, no-interest payment plan to fulfill the capital
connection obligation.
After lengthy, careful and exhaustive consideration of the long-term potable
water supply options available to the Village, including the costs and
complications of remaining reliant on the deep water aquifer, Staff recommend
approval of this agreement committing Lake Zurich to join CLCJAWA and to
take the next steps toward bringing Lake Michigan water to the community.
Recommended Action: A motion to approve Ordinance #2024-03-564
Determining to Become a Member of the Central Lake County Joint Action
Water Agency, Approving the Admissions Agreement to the Central Lake
County Joint Action Water Agency, and Authorizing All Necessary Acts.
C. Agreement with CDM Smith for Lake Michigan Water Source Route Study in
the Amount Not-to-Exceed $300,000 (Trustee Spacone)
Summary: As the Village continues its transition to Lake Michigan Water, a
detailed route study is necessary to provide project engineering and design
details. A preferred route will be identified and up to two additional corridors
for inclusion as potential routes. Alternatives will be developed to address
known issues, provide an initial attempt at optimizing the route, and adjust
the terminus point to Oakwood Park. The study will be funded through the
Village’s water and sewer enterprise fund.
Recommended Action: A motion to approve an Agreement with CDM Smith for
Lake Michigan Water Source Route Study in the Amount Not-to-Exceed
$300,000.
D. Resolution Providing for the Submission of the Proposition at Referendum of
Whether the Village of Lake Zurich shall Increase its Current Local Sales Tax
of One-Half Percent to a Rate of One-Percent (Assign Reso. #2024-03-565)
(Mayor Poynton)
Summary: The proposed Resolution formalizes the exact language to appear
on the November 5, 2024, General Election ballot asking Lake Zurich voters to
increase the local Non-Home Rule Sales Tax from 0.5% to 1%, with the
increased revenue to be used to fund the costs of transitioning to Lake
Michigan as the community’s potable water supply.
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The Village estimates that the transition to Lake Michigan water may cost up
to $150 million, corresponding to a financing cost of approximately $7.4 million
annually over 30 years. If voters decide to approve a referendum increasing
the local Non-Home Rule Sales Tax to 1%, the Village would be substantially
less reliant on increasing water usage rates for Lake Zurich households, as the
annual sales tax revenue generated would cover $2.5 - $2.7 million each year
of the annual financing costs. Approximately 40% of current sales taxes are
generated by nonresidents, contributing toward infrastructure investments
that benefit the entire community.
As previously recommended, the increase in sales taxes would allow the Village
to significantly reduce future water rates, while still having adequate
resources to complete and finance the Lake Michigan water project.
Recommended Action: A motion to approve Resolution #2024-03-565
Providing for the Submission of the Proposition at Referendum of Whether the
Village of Lake Zurich shall Increase its Current Local Sales Tax of One-Half
Percent to a Rate of One-Percent.
7. PRESIDENT’S REPORT / COMMUNITY UPDATE
8. TRUSTEE REPORTS
9. VILLAGE STAFF REPORTS
A. Monthly Data Metric Reports
10. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled Village Board meeting is on Monday, April 1, 2024.
The Village of Lake Zurich is subject to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990. Individuals with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who require certain
accommodations so that they can observe and participate in this meeting, or who have questions
regarding the accessibility of the meeting or the Village’s facilities, should contact the Village’s ADA
Coordinator at 847.438.5141 (TDD 847.438.2349) promptly to allow the Village to make reasonable
accommodations for those individuals.
*Agenda posted on March 14, 2024.
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