7.
8.
Facilities Master Plan Update (Jason Dwyer, Wight & Co.)
BLD staff Files provided a Facilities Master Plan update. She stated that a presentation
on the alternatives for the Facilities Master Plan will be given at the next Committee of
the Whole meeting. They are continuing to look into other options to solve space needs
issues throughout the County, which could include the possibility of leasing or utilizing
existing buildings.
Executive Director's Report (R. Fahnestock)
ITD/BLD Exec. Dir. Fahnestock provided his Executive Director's report. He stated that
his departments have been working through the FY24 budget with the Finance
Department. They are also preparing for year-end. He anticipates presenting good
news to the Administration Committee at the next meeting. The departments have
been doing a great job at mobilizing the money and putting it to work. The departments
have spent this last month getting the Mill Creek Special Service Area (MCSSA) Levy
taken care of. A public hearing was conducted and the MCSSA levy and budget will be
placed at the next County Board agenda for approval. Fahnestock highlighted the work
that has been done by the Building Management (BLD) and Information Technologies
(ITD) Departments. He spoke on the upcoming resolution regarding the Judicial Center
technology modernization. He provided additional information on the electrical
upgrades that will be occurring. He explained that his team has been working with Fin.
Exec. Dir. Hopkinson on what the capital plan will look like going forward as they
rebuild five-year capital plans and take into consideration some things like depreciation
of assets and their life cycles. There goal is to start this process early to be prepared
for next year's budget process. Lastly, Fahnestock explained that conversations have
been had about the County's Strategic Plan. Madam Chairman Pierog has asked for
some preliminary research done on how that would evolve. The Strategic Plan would
encompass the strategy vision and how they would accomplish this with other
offices/departments. Fahnestock announced today is the Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) Day. They will be hosting the event in the auditorium from 10:00 a.m. to
2:00 p.m. Fahnestock provided additional information of what this event will be
presenting. He invited the Committee to participate in GIS Day.
9.
Judicial Campus Exterior Lighting
BLD staff Files provided a presentation on the Judicial Campus (JC) Exterior Lighting
project. The FY24 Budget has allocated $1.4M to address lighting at the JC. After the
exterior lighting has been updated, Building Management (BLD) will address the interior
lighting. The interior lighting at the JC and the Juvenile Justice Center (JJC) will be
replaced with LEDs. The reason for this project is due to safety and liability issues on
campus. If visiting the western third of the campus at night, it is rather dark, as many of
the light poles have been compromised. Referencing a picture, Files shared that the
electrical wiring within the electrical poles were failing. The BLD needed to rewire and
drill into the poles, which caused erosion of the poles themselves. This caused many to
fall. There is an illumination recommendation for judicial campuses of 2.3 foot candle,
which will be the ultimate goal for the Kane County JC. Additionally, this new lighting
will be compliant with the Dark Sky Ordinance with using the 3K warm lighting. It will
have decreased energy use overall with auto-eye sensor. This will allow the County to
turn on and off with daylight and will have the ability to dim lights at night in areas that
have little to no movement. The existing lighting layout at the JC has 117 poles, but the
new project will have one additional pole with 40 less heads and decreased wattage.
