Government Center  
719 S. Batavia Ave., Bldg. A  
Geneva, IL 60134  
Kane County  
KC American Rescue Plan  
Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
SANCHEZ, Kenyon, Bates, Gumz, Lenert, Molina, Strathmann, Surges & Tepe  
Wednesday, October 30, 2024  
10:30 AM  
County Board Room  
***RESCHEDULED MEETING FROM 10.23.24***  
1.  
2.  
Call To Order  
Chairman Sanchez called the meeting to order at 10:31 a.m.  
Roll Call  
Board Member Jarett Sanchez  
Board Member Mavis Bates  
Board Member Michelle Gumz  
Board Member Bill Lenert  
PRESENT  
Board Member Myrna Molina  
Board Member Cherryl Strathmann  
Board Member Vern Tepe  
Board Member Michael Kenyon  
Board Member Clifford Surges  
ABSENT  
Others present in person: Co Board Members Berman & Roth, ASA Ford, ARPA  
Manager Fahnestock & staff Minor, members of the press and public.  
3.  
4.  
Remote Attendance Requests  
None.  
Approval of Minutes: September 25, 2024  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT  
Mavis Bates  
5.  
6.  
Public Comment  
None.  
Discussion Items:  
ARP Committee Report (not attached)  
A.  
No discussion or questions the Committee moved on to next agenda item.  
Other Committee Matters  
None.  
B.  
7.  
New Business  
Authorizing the Use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for Association  
A.  
for Individual Development (AID) to Support the Expansion of Access to Mental  
Health and Crisis Support Services in Kane County and Execution of Agreement  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Michelle Gumz  
MOVER:  
Mavis Bates  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Michelle Gumz, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michael Kenyon, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing Execution of Memorandum of Understandings for Internal County  
American Rescue Plan Projects Funded by State and Local Fiscal Recovery  
Funds  
B.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Michelle Gumz  
MOVER:  
Cherryl Strathmann  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Michelle Gumz, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michael Kenyon, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing Awards for Competitive Facilitation of Support Groups for Individuals  
Whose Loved One is Struggling in Active Addiction and Individuals Affected by  
Overdose Death and Execution of Grant Agreements  
C.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Bill Lenert  
TO:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Cherryl Strathmann  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Michelle Gumz, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michael Kenyon, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing Award for Competitive Community Mental Health First Aid Training  
Grant and the Execution of Grant Agreements  
D.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Cherryl Strathmann  
Mavis Bates  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Michelle Gumz, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michael Kenyon, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing Awards for Neuropsychological/Neurodevelopmental Evaluations  
and Execution of Grant Agreements  
E.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Mavis Bates  
MOVER:  
Bill Lenert  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Michelle Gumz, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michael Kenyon, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Approving Amendment to Behavioral Health System Improvement Grant  
Agreement(s) with Mid-Valley Special Co-Op, the Family Recovery Centers,  
PLLC (FRC), Mathers Recovery, and the Start Program  
F.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Mavis Bates  
TO:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Bill Lenert  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Michelle Gumz, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michael Kenyon, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing Awards for Kane County Food and Farm Resiliency Project Grants  
and the Execution of Grant Agreements  
G.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Myrna Molina  
MOVER:  
Michelle Gumz  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Michelle Gumz, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michael Kenyon, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing a Contract Between Kane County and Earthwerks for the  
Construction of Five (5) Non-Motorized Watercraft Launches for Kane County  
Development and Community Services Department’s ARPA Fabulous Fox!  
Water Trail Infrastructure Project  
H.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Mavis Bates  
MOVER:  
Cherryl Strathmann  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Michelle Gumz, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michael Kenyon, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing Agreement with ACME Auto Leasing, LLC for Lease of Two Vehicles  
(BID# 24-054-TK) with Funding Allocated by Resolution 24-136  
I.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Michelle Gumz  
Bill Lenert  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Michelle Gumz, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michael Kenyon, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing the Transfer of Remaining Unspent and Unallocated State and Local  
Fiscal Recovery Funds from Fund 350 to Fund 355  
J.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Bill Lenert  
MOVER:  
Vern Tepe  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Michelle Gumz, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michael Kenyon, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing the De-Obligating of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds from  
the Public Health Department’s Completed Contact Tracing Project and  
Re-Obligating Some of the Funds to the Sheriff’s Office HVAC System  
Renovations Project at the Kane County Jail Project and the Kane County  
Satellite Offices Building in Elgin HVAC System Renovations Project for the  
Building Management Department  
K.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Myrna Molina  
MOVER:  
Bill Lenert  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Michelle Gumz, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michael Kenyon, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing the Use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds by the Between  
Friends Food Pantry of Sugar Grove and Execution of Agreement  
L.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Myrna Molina  
Bill Lenert  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Michelle Gumz, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michael Kenyon, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing the De-Obligating of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds From  
the Transitional Housing Program Project Approved in Resolution 24-306 to the  
Kane County Satellite Offices Building in Elgin HVAC System Renovations and  
the HVAC Improvements at Court Services for the Kane County Building  
Management Department  
M.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Mavis Bates  
MOVER:  
Cherryl Strathmann  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Michelle Gumz, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michael Kenyon, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing the De-Obligating of Unspent State and Local Fiscal Recovery  
Funds Authorized for use in Resolutions 22-66, 23-78, 23-183, and 23-272 and  
Re-Obligating the funds to the HVAC Improvements at Court Services Project  
for the Kane County Building Management Department  
N.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Bill Lenert  
MOVER:  
Mavis Bates  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Michelle Gumz, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michael Kenyon, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing the De-Obligating of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds from  
the HVAC Improvements at 3rd Street Courthouse Project Approved in  
Resolutions 24-180 and 24-347 for the Shooting Range HVAC System  
Renovations Project for the Kane County Building Management Department  
O.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Michelle Gumz  
TO:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Bill Lenert  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Michelle Gumz, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michael Kenyon, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing the De-Obligating of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Revenue Loss  
Recoupment Funds from Resolution 24-382 and Re-Obligating the Same  
Amount to the Sheriff’s Office HVAC System Renovations Project for the Kane  
County Building Management Department  
P.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Mavis Bates  
MOVER:  
Michelle Gumz  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Bill Lenert, Myrna Molina, Cherryl  
Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michelle Gumz  
NAY:  
Michael Kenyon, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing the Correcting of SLFRF Amount from Revenue Loss Recoupment  
Funds Awarded in Resolution 24-341 to Fund Judicial Center Water Quality  
Improvements for the Kane County Building Management Department and  
Re-Obligating the Corrected Amount to the Kane County Satellite Offices  
Building in Elgin HVAC System Renovations Project for the Kane County  
Building Management Department  
Q.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Cherryl Strathmann  
Bill Lenert  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Michelle Gumz, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michael Kenyon, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
8.  
Old Business  
Authorizing the Use of Fund 400 - Economic Development Funds for a Contract  
A.  
Between the County of Kane and Changing Environments, Inc. dba Soofa for  
the Lease of up to Twelve (12) Solar Powered Soofa Signs for Kane County  
Development and Community Services Department’s ARPA Fabulous Fox!  
Water Trail Promotion Project  
Exe. Dir. M. VanKerkoff addressed the Committee and requested consideration  
from the Committee to have this resolution passed to the Jobs Committee.  
Consensus received.  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Jobs Committee  
Cherryl Strathmann  
Myrna Molina  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Michelle Gumz, Cherryl  
Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Bill Lenert, and Myrna Molina  
NAY:  
Michael Kenyon, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
9.  
Executive Session (if needed)  
None.  
10.  
Adjournment  
The meeting adjourned at 11:02 a.m.  
Caryn MInor, ARPA Coordinator