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Kane County

KC County Development

Committee

Meeting Minutes

WILLIAMS, Berman, Arroyo, Daugherty, Garcia, Iqbal, Linder & ex-officios Tepe

(Transportation Chair), Lenert (Forest Preserve President), Roth (County Vice Chair) and

Pierog (County Chair)

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

10:30 AM

County Board Room

Call To Order

Chairman Williams called the meeting to order at 10:30 AM.

Roll Call

Board Member Rick Williams

PRESENT

Board Member Sonia Garcia

Board Member Michael Linder

Ex-Officio County Board Vice Chair Bill Roth

Board Member Gary Daugherty

Board Member Mo Iqbal

Board Member Alex Arroyo

Board Member Dale Berman

REMOTE

ABSENT

Ex-Officio (Transportation Chairman) Vern Tepe

Ex-Officio (Forest Preserve President) Bill Lenert

Ex-Officio County Board Chair Corinne M. Pierog

Also present: Co. Bd. Members Allan*, Juby*, Kious*, Molina*, Penesis*; Dev. Dir.

VanKerkhoff & staff Mall; Environ. & Water Res. Dir. Wollnik & staff Orlik; KDOT Chief

of Permitting Hohertz; ASA O'Brien; ITD staff Peters; and members of the press and

public.

Remote Attendance Requests

Chairman Williams announced the remote attendance requests for today's meeting. He

asked the Committee if there were any objections to Committee Members Berman,

Daugherty, and Iqbal attending today's meeting remotely. There were no objections.

Approval of Minutes: May 20, 2025

RESULT:

MOVER:

APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT

Michael Linder

Public Comment

All public comments were held until the Zoning Petitions and Minor Adjustment

discussions.

Monthly Financials

Monthly Finance Reports

Chairman Williams stated the monthly financial reports were on file. No

additional report was made.

Williams asked the Committee to move to agenda item 7B3: Minor Adjustment

to the Landings Airport. The Committee provided consensus.

Building & Zoning Division

A. Building & Zoning Report

Dev. Dir. VanKerkhoff stated that the Building and Zoning Division is fully staffed.

However, the division will celebrate the retirement of Project Manager, Hamid Ahmed,

at the end of June. Ahmed has served Kane County for 50 years.

Zoning Petitions

Petition # 4659 Petitioner: John Townsend

Dev. Dir. VanKerkhoff introduced Petition 4659: John Townsend. He explained

that the applicant for this Zoning Petition is Kate McCraken on behalf of property

owner, John Townsend. This petition has requested a rezoning from F-District

Farming to E-1 District Estate Residential with a low width variance of four feet,

seven inches from the 250-foot minimum on the southeast corner of Route 31

and Silver Glen Road. VanKerkhoff stated that this parcel is categorized as

Sustainable Urban Area on the 2040 Conceptual Land Use Strategy and Rural

Residential on the 2040 Land Use Analysis. He shared maps and aerial

photographs of the property's location. He presented the Plat of Survey and site

inspection photographs. VanKerkhoff reviewed several stipulations for approval

from the Kane County Water Resources Department, Kane County Division of

Transportation (KDOT), and the Kane County Health Department (KCHD). He

shared the EcoCAT Report conducted by the Illinois Department of National

Resources (IDNR). He reviewed the Kane-DuPage Soil and Water Conservation

District's (SWCD) NRI Report. VanKerkhoff listed SWCD's concerns. He

reviewed the Zoning Board of Appeals' (ZBA) stipulations for approval. Overall,

the ZBA recommended the approval of this petition with the variance.

VanKerkhoff addressed questions and comments from the Committee.

Discussion ensued.

Terry Fabing, St. Charles, addressed his questions and concerns about an

easement that he feels should be recorded on the plat of record. He stated that

he is here today to represent the Silver Ridge Subdivision. He explained that he

owns an easement on the north parcel that is planned to be annexed into one.

Fabing requested that when the plat survey is completed that the easement is

mentioned. Currently, the parcel does not have any mention of this easement.

On behalf of the property owner, John Townsend, Attorney Kate McCraken

explained that there is an updated survey that clearly reflects the easement. She

noted that Mr. Townsend is aware of the easement and has been since the

parcel was acquired from a tax buyer in 2008. She stated that the easement is

also reflected on the title. Discussion ensued.

County Board

RESULT:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Michael Linder

Sonia Garcia

TO:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Rick Williams, Gary Daugherty, Sonia Garcia, Mo Iqbal, Michael

Linder, and Bill Roth

AYE:

Alex Arroyo, Dale Berman, Vern Tepe, Bill Lenert, and Corinne

M. Pierog

ABSENT:

Petition # 4660 Petitioner: KCB Farms, LLC

Dev. Dir. VanKerkhoff introduced Zoning Petition 4660: KCB Farms, LLC. He

stated that the applicant of the petition is Kate McCraken on behalf of KCB

Farms, LLC. This petition has requested a rezoning from F-District to F-1 District

Rural Residential at 10N831 IL Route 47. VanKerkhoff stated that this property

is categorized as Critical Growth Area/Route 47 Corridor on the 2040

Conceptual Land Use Strategy and Agriculture on the 2040 Land Use Analysis.

He shared several maps and photographs of the location of the parcel. He

reviewed the stipulations for approval by the Kane County Water Resources

Department and the Kane County Health Department (KCHD). He noted that the

Illinois Department of Natural Resources' EcoCat Report and the Kane-DuPage

Soil and Water Conservation District's (SWCD) Natural Resource Inventory

Report found no significant findings. VanKerkhoff shared an additional

recommended stipulation for approval required by the Kane County Stormwater

Management Ordinance. He explained that the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA)

would not recommend a rezoning to this zone district classification, unless the

applicant shall present clear and convincing evidence that the property sought to

be rezoned is not suitable for agricultural use. After a public hearing on

Tuesday, June 3, 2025, the ZBA voted to recommend approval of this petition.

VanKerkhoff and Attorney McCraken addressed questions and comments from

the Committee. Discussion ensued.

County Board

RESULT:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Michael Linder

Sonia Garcia

TO:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Rick Williams, Gary Daugherty, Sonia Garcia, Mo Iqbal, Michael

Linder, and Bill Roth

AYE:

Alex Arroyo, Dale Berman, Vern Tepe, Bill Lenert, and Corinne

M. Pierog

ABSENT:

Minor Adjustment to the Landings Airport

Dev. Dir. VanKerkhoff introduced the Minor Adjustment to Special Use Number

1884: The Landings Airport. He explained that the Landings Condominium

Airport has requested a minor adjustment to accommodate the addition of a

30'x40' metal building that will be used to house a tractor and mowing

equipment. He shared several maps and photographs depicting the location of

the parcel. He reviewed the site plan and rendering of the additional structure.

He stated that technical staff has recommended approval of this minor

adjustment to the approved site plan due to the notice has been sent to the

adjoining neighbors and jurisdictional entities and no objections were raised and

all original conditions and stipulations would remain in affect. VanKerkhoff

addressed questions and comments from the Committee.

The Committee moved back to agenda item 7A.

RESULT:

MOVER:

APPROVED BY ROLL CALL VOTE

Michael Linder

Sonia Garcia

SECONDER:

Rick Williams, Gary Daugherty, Sonia Garcia, Mo Iqbal, Michael

Linder, and Bill Roth

AYE:

Alex Arroyo, Dale Berman, Vern Tepe, Bill Lenert, and Corinne

M. Pierog

ABSENT:

Property Code Enforcement Division

Monthly Report

Property Code Enforcement Officer Mall stated the monthly report was on file.

He reported that the Division has 49 new cases and 48 closed cases for May

2025. As of the end of May, staff had 70 cases remaining with four being sent to

adjudication. Lastly, Mall stated that the new Monthly Case Report was prepared

and emailed to the County Board Members. Mall addressed questions and

comments from the Committee.

Planning & Special Projects

Monthly Report

Dev. Dir. VanKerkhoff stated the monthly Planning and Special Projects Report

was on file. He noted that a new section was added within the monthly report:

Former Office of Community Reinvestment Community Development Programs.

He explained that as of last week, the County Board approved the inclusion of

these programs under the Kane County Development Community Services

Department. He spoke on the Emergency Rental Assistance Program federal

funds left from the COVID Pandemic. He noted that the program and funding will

end in June 2025. VanKerkhoff reviewed the additional projects, such as a

duplex in Batavia and housing counseling and stability purposes, that will utilize

the remainder of the funding. VanKerkhoff stated that the following two

resolutions relate to the utilization of the grant funding. He thanked Public

Information Officer (PIO) Mann, the Kane County Health Department (KCHD),

and County Board members who worked to share this initiative to the public. He

explained that the rental assistance program has collected a few applications

per week since its implementation. However, since the added publicity on it,

there has been a total of 100 new applicants.

Approving First Amendment to Agreement Between County of Kane and

Lazarus House to Increase Funding

Dev. Dir. VanKerkhoff noted that the following two resolutions are similar in

nature. He explained that two of the sub-recipients of the Emergency Rental

Assistance Program were Lazarus House and the Community Crisis Center in

Elgin. Both organizations are on track to use the funds that they requested and

were allocated. VanKerkhoff stated that he will be meeting with these

organizations within the next couple weeks to see if they can utilize more

funding. He noted that it is projected that additional funding will be available due

to other sub-recipients not using their allotment. He explained that these two

resolutions amend the sub-recipient agreements. The amount within the

resolutions have been left blank until a final allotment can be filled in.

KC Executive Committee

RESULT:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

KC Executive Committee

Michael Linder

TO:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Sonia Garcia

Rick Williams, Gary Daugherty, Sonia Garcia, Mo Iqbal, Michael

Linder, and Bill Roth

AYE:

Alex Arroyo, Dale Berman, Vern Tepe, Bill Lenert, and Corinne

M. Pierog

ABSENT:

Approving First Amendment to Agreement Between County of Kane and

Community Crisis Center to Increase Funding

KC Executive Committee

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

KC Executive Committee

Michael Linder

MOVER:

Sonia Garcia

SECONDER:

Rick Williams, Gary Daugherty, Sonia Garcia, Mo Iqbal, Michael

Linder, and Bill Roth

AYE:

Alex Arroyo, Dale Berman, Vern Tepe, Bill Lenert, and Corinne

M. Pierog

ABSENT:

10.

Subdivision

Hawk Country Club Preliminary Subdivision Plat

Environ. Mgmt. Dev. Tech. Orlik introduced the Hawk Country Club Preliminary

Subdivision Plat that has requested the approval for a two-lot single-family

subdivision. This approximate three-acre subdivision would be located off of

Burr Road, south of Bolcum Road, along Creekview Lane in St. Charles

Township. Orlik shared several maps and photographs depicting the location of

the subdivision. She explained that this plot was part of the subdivision that

surrounds it, but due to soils within it, it was removed in the early 1970's. Since,

then technology has improved and the soils can be processed to support a

septic field. Orlik reviewed the proposed Plat of Subdivision. Orlik listed Kane

County's Technical staff's findings, such as preliminary staff meetings being held

where the owner/developer has addressed all questions and comments. She

stated that technical staff recommends approval of the Preliminary Plat for Hawk

Country Club Subdivision, and the plat move into the 45-day Final Subdivision

Approval Phase.

RESULT:

MOVER:

APPROVED BY ROLL CALL VOTE

Michael Linder

Sonia Garcia

SECONDER:

AYE:

Gary Daugherty, Sonia Garcia, Mo Iqbal, Michael Linder, and Bill

Roth

Alex Arroyo, Dale Berman, Vern Tepe, Bill Lenert, and Corinne

M. Pierog

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

Rick Williams

11.

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13.

Environmental Resources

None.

Water Resources

None.

New Business

Staff Update for Increasing Specific Permit Fees

Dev. Dir. VanKerkhoff stated that he and Environ. and Water Res. Dir. Wollnik

have continued to work with the State's Attorney's Office (SAO) on the fee

schedules and the ability to increase them. He feels confident that the building

permit fees that the County Board assesses and sets, can be adjusted from the

last increase that was implemented in 2019 by using the Consumer Price Index

(CPI). He shared the numbers and continued process of raising fees year to

year that was provided by the Finance Department. He hopes to have a

schedule of the building permit fees. VanKerkhoff explained that the other fees

will take additional work to increase. He stated that their recommendation would

be to not increase any of the fees until the departments can implement these in

all the different schedules. He noted that they will continue to look at the best

way to increase those. He explained that the building permit fees are the largest

the County receives. He stated that when building permit fees were increased in

the past, a resolution was presented to have the increases effective as of July 1.

He asked the Committee their opinion of implementing these increases sooner.

Environ. and Water Res. Dir. Wollnik explained that the stormwater fees were

not based on CPI, but the hourly rates of the employees, which have been

changed due to the equity adjustments. She stated that she will be looking into

how this will change the stormwater fee numbers. Additionally, she explained

that there were approximately three items that permit fees were not assessed

that the County probably should. She noted that the resolution regarding the

stormwater fee schedule will not be available until August 2025.

Chairman Williams stated it is important that the Committee recognize the

diminished budget and the possible ability to offset the requested reductions by

these increases. In his opinion, the building permit fees should be held off until

January 1, and the others should be implemented sooner. He asked for the

Committee's input on the implementation of these fee schedules. Discussion

ensued. The Committee provided consensus to implement the building permit

fees on January 1, and the others would be implemented once voted upon.

Williams spoke on the additional roles and responsibilities that Dev. Dir.

VanKerkhoff has taken on with the dissolving of the Office of Community

Reinvestment (OCR). He noted that the Development Executive Director's job

description will need to be revised. He explained that he has been working with

VanKerkhoff and HRM Exec. Dir. Lobrillo to update it. A draft of the job

description will be sent to the Development Committee members for their input

and consensus to implement the changes.

Committee Member Linder spoke on solar facilities. He addressed public

comments that were made at the last Development Committee meeting. One

comment was made on the solar installation that only one in four established

solar facilities in Kane County has set screening plans. Linder asked how the

County is monitoring this. Dev. Dir. VanKerkhoff stated that a follow up has been

done with the solar facility sites. He explained that a number of them have not

been completed in its entirety. He stated that all building permits for commercial

developments, collect jurisdiction and department approvals before a the permit

and a certificate of occupancy/completion are issued. VankKerkhoff listed all

departments and entities that have to submit their approval before the solar

facilities can begin operating. Much discussion ensued.

14.

15.

Reports Placed On File

RESULT:

MOVER:

APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT

Michael Linder

Executive Session (if needed)

None.