Government Center  
719 S. Batavia Ave., Bldg. A  
Geneva, IL 60134  
Kane County  
KC Administration Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
KIOUS, Juby, Berman, Davoust, Ford, Gumz, Young, ex-officios Pierog (County Chair) and  
Tepe (County Vice Chair)  
Wednesday, March 13, 2024  
10:30 AM  
County Board Room  
1.  
2.  
Call To Order  
Committee Vice Chair Juby called the meeting to order at 10:30 AM.  
Roll Call  
Board Member Leslie Juby, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, David  
Young and Vern Tepe  
PRESENT:  
Board Member Chris Kious and Corinne M. Pierog  
REMOTE:  
ABSENT:  
Dale Berman and Mark Davoust  
Also present: Co. Bd. Members Allan*, Bates*, Molina*, Roth, Sanchez*, Silva;  
ITD/BLD Exec. Dir. Fahnestock & staff Thompson, Lasky, Braski, Roff, Clark, Files,  
Peters, Green, Palleson; KCAC Admin. Youngsteadt; SAO CFO Hunt*; KDOT staff  
Way; ASA Frank; Spec. ASA Shepro; and members of the press and public.  
3.  
4.  
Remote Attendance Requests  
Committee Vice Chair Juby announced the remote attendance requests for today's  
meeting. She asked the Committee if there were any objections to Committee Member  
Kious attending today's meeting remotely. There were no objections.  
Approval of Minutes: February 14, 2024  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT  
Michelle Gumz  
5.  
6.  
Finance Report  
Monthly Finance Reports  
A.  
Committee Vice Chair Juby stated the monthly financial reports were on file. No  
additional report was made.  
Public Comment (Agenda Items)  
None.  
7.  
8.  
Facilities Master Plan Update (Jason Dwyer, Wight & Co.)  
BLD staff Files stated the final draft of the County's Facilities Master Plan will be  
presented at the April Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting. After the COW  
meeting, the Master Plan will be brought back to the Administration Committee with the  
feedback collected.  
Executive Director's Report (R. Fahnestock)  
ITD/BLD Exec. Dir. Fahnestock stated elections start next week, Tuesday, March 19,  
2024. The Building Management Department (BLD) and the Information Technologies  
Department (ITD) will be available to the County Clerk's Office for any issues that may  
occur. Fahnestock explained that BLD and ITD have had no real significant  
involvement with the voting machines or the software.  
9.  
Building Management (H. Thompson)  
Authorizing Number of Procurement Cards Issued to the Building Management  
Department and Each of their Transaction Limits  
A.  
BLD Dir. Thompson stated that on the third page of this resolution there was a  
scrivener's error. The "single purchase" amount for William Meyer should read  
$1,000.00, instead of $1,00.00. This will be fixed before the resolution moves  
forward to the Finance Committee.  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
Michelle Gumz  
MOVER:  
David Young  
SECONDER:  
Chris Kious, Board Member Juby, Board Member Ford, Board  
Member Gumz and Board Member Young  
AYE:  
Board Member Berman and Board Member Davoust  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing Expenditure of Funds for Commercial Floor Coverings and Related  
Services with Mohawk Industries Through OMNIA Partners (Contract#  
2020002149)  
B.  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
Ron Ford  
MOVER:  
Michelle Gumz  
SECONDER:  
Chris Kious, Board Member Juby, Board Member Ford, Board  
Member Gumz and Board Member Young  
AYE:  
Board Member Berman and Board Member Davoust  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing an Amendment to the Agreement with Healy, Bender, Patton and  
Been, and RC Wegman for the Construction of an Accessible Ramp at the Kane  
County Sheriff's Office (RFQ# 42-020)  
C.  
BLD Dir. Thompson addressed questions and comments from the Committee.  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
Michelle Gumz  
MOVER:  
Ron Ford  
SECONDER:  
Chris Kious, Board Member Juby, Board Member Ford, Board  
Member Gumz and Board Member Young  
AYE:  
Board Member Berman and Board Member Davoust  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing Updated Capital Projects from the Capital Fund  
D.  
BLD staff Files provided a presentation on the Government Center, Building A,  
Vault Support & Waterproof project. The objective is to restore the structural  
integrity and functionality of the vault. Currently, the construction project is  
occurring behind Building A. Files provided photographs showing KaneComm  
utilities in the northern portion and the abandoned southern portion of the vault.  
She listed the scope of work internally and externally, such as creating a  
partition with masonry walls and replacing the vault hatch. She shared  
photographs showing the work that has been completed. She reviewed the  
construction completed at the site. The next steps for the exterior portion is to  
finish the concrete and replace the vault hatch. Internally the rebar and ceiling  
will be repaired. ITD/BLD Exec. Dir. Fahnestock and Files addressed questions  
and comments from the Committee. Discussion ensued.  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
David Young  
MOVER:  
Ron Ford  
SECONDER:  
Chris Kious, Board Member Juby, Board Member Ford, Board  
Member Gumz and Board Member Young  
AYE:  
Board Member Berman and Board Member Davoust  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing Service Agreement with Facilities Survey, LLC. (FSI) for the Building  
Management Department's Work Order Software  
E.  
BLD Dir. Thompson addressed questions and comments from the Committee.  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
Michelle Gumz  
MOVER:  
Ron Ford  
SECONDER:  
Chris Kious, Board Member Juby, Board Member Ford, Board  
Member Gumz and Board Member Young  
AYE:  
Board Member Berman and Board Member Davoust  
ABSENT:  
10.  
Information Technology (C. Lasky)  
Authorizing Number of Procurement Cards Issued to the Information  
Technologies Department and Each of their Transaction Limits  
A.  
ITD CIO Lasky provided additional information on this resolution. Lasky  
addressed questions and comments from the Committee.  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
Michelle Gumz  
MOVER:  
David Young  
SECONDER:  
Chris Kious, Board Member Juby, Board Member Ford, Board  
Member Gumz and Board Member Young  
AYE:  
Board Member Berman and Board Member Davoust  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing a Contract Extension with Netceed and Heartland Business Systems  
for Cisco Hardware, Software, Services, and Smartnet (RFP# 34-020)  
B.  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
David Young  
MOVER:  
Chris Kious  
SECONDER:  
Chris Kious, Board Member Juby, Board Member Ford, Board  
Member Gumz and Board Member Young  
AYE:  
Board Member Berman and Board Member Davoust  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing the Expenditure of Funds with Zoom Video Communications Inc. for  
Zoom Web Conferencing Services for the Kane County Information  
Technologies Department  
C.  
ITD CIO Lasky provided additional information on this resolution. He addressed  
questions and comments from the Committee. Discussion ensued.  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
Michelle Gumz  
MOVER:  
Ron Ford  
SECONDER:  
Chris Kious, Board Member Juby, Board Member Ford, Board  
Member Gumz and Board Member Young  
AYE:  
Board Member Berman and Board Member Davoust  
ABSENT:  
11.  
Mill Creek SSA (R. Fahnestock)  
Authorizing a Contract with Langton Group for the Mill Creek SSA Landscape  
Maintenance Services Program (Tree Related Services) (BID# 24-025-TK)  
A.  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
Ron Ford  
MOVER:  
David Young  
SECONDER:  
Chris Kious, Board Member Juby, Board Member Ford, Board  
Member Gumz and Board Member Young  
AYE:  
Board Member Berman and Board Member Davoust  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing a Contract with Everlast Blacktop, Inc. for the North Sidewalk  
Improvement Project for the Mill Creek SSA (BID# 24-024-KK)  
B.  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
Michelle Gumz  
MOVER:  
Ron Ford  
SECONDER:  
Chris Kious, Board Member Juby, Board Member Ford, Board  
Member Gumz and Board Member Young  
AYE:  
Board Member Berman and Board Member Davoust  
ABSENT:  
Vehicles  
12.  
Authorizing the Purchase of Three Vehicles for the State's Attorney's Office  
ASA Frank addressed questions and comments from the Committee.  
A.  
KC Judicial/Public Safety Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Judicial/Public Safety Committee  
Ron Ford  
MOVER:  
Michelle Gumz  
SECONDER:  
Chris Kious, Board Member Juby, Board Member Ford, Board  
Member Gumz and Board Member Young  
AYE:  
Board Member Berman and Board Member Davoust  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing the Purchase of an Armored Vehicle for the Sheriff’s Office  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
B.  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
Michelle Gumz  
MOVER:  
David Young  
SECONDER:  
Chris Kious, Board Member Juby, Board Member Ford, Board  
Member Gumz and Board Member Young  
AYE:  
Board Member Berman and Board Member Davoust  
ABSENT:  
Approving Purchase of Three (3) 2025 Tandem Axle Truck Cab and Chassis for  
the Kane County Division of Transportation  
C.  
KDOT staff Way addressed questions and comments from the Committee.  
(Committee Member Berman arrived remotely at 11:06 a.m.)  
County Board  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
County Board  
Michelle Gumz  
Ron Ford  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Chris Kious, Board Member Juby, Board Member Ford, Board  
Member Gumz and Board Member Young  
AYE:  
Board Member Berman and Board Member Davoust  
ABSENT:  
New Business  
13.  
Geneva Chamber Events 2024  
A.  
B.  
ITD/BLD Exec. Dir. Fahnestock stated that the following requests are from  
County constituents wanting to use County property for an event. He explained  
that Building Management staff does not have any objections to either request.  
Fahnestock addressed questions and comments from the Committee. The  
Committee provided consensus to approve this request.  
Autumn Fest Photo Op Event  
The Committee provided consensus to accept this request.  
14.  
15.  
Old Business  
ASA Frank congratulated Special ASA Shepro's one-year employment anniversary of  
the Kane County State's Attorney's Office as the County's parliamentarian.  
Reports Placed On File  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT  
Michelle Gumz  
16.  
Executive Session (if needed)  
None.  
17.  
Public Comment (Non-Agenda Items)  
David Young, 12N225 Muirhead Road, Elgin, spoke on the illegal immigrants coming to  
Kane County. In January 2024, the Kane County Board had a discussion on this topic  
at a previous County Board meeting. He urged the Committee to go back and listen to  
this discussion. At the previous County Board meeting, Madam Chairman Pierog stated  
a proclamation would be written stating Kane County's stance on this ongoing issue.  
Young quoted Madam Chairman Pierog's statements made at the previous County  
Board meeting. Madam Chairman received a consensus from the County Board to  
draft a proclamation. Young explained that Madam Chairman Pierog stated she  
opposed the migrant buses from stopping in Kane County and to go directly to  
Chicago. Additionally, Pierog opposed Chicago's Mayor Brandon Johnson's new policy  
on migrant buses. She stated that she would be writing a letter to Mayor Johnson  
regarding his policy. Additionally, Pierog stated that she stands for public safety in  
Kane County and against the migrant busses stopping in Kane County. Young  
explained that County Board Member Williams drafted a proclamation that was  
approved by the State's Attorney's Office (SAO). However, this proclamation was not  
included on the February County Board agenda. At the February County Board  
meeting, members voted to have this proclamation included on the March County  
Board agenda. At the March meeting, a vote was taken and an 11-11 tied occurred.  
Madam Chairman's vote would have broken the tie, but she opted not to vote, leading  
to this proclamation to fail on the floor. Young stated that this is the main reason why  
constituents are angry.  
18.  
Adjournment  
RESULT:  
APPROVED BY VOICE VOTE  
Michelle Gumz  
Chris Kious  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
This meeting was adjourned at 11:17 AM.  
Savannah Valdez  
Sr. Recording Secretary