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Kane County

KC American Rescue Plan

Committee

Meeting Minutes

SANCHEZ, Kenyon, Bates, Gumz, Lenert, Molina, Strathmann, Surges & Tepe

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

10:30 AM

County Board Room

Call To Order

Chair Sanchez called the meeting to order at 10:30 AM.

Roll Call

Also Present: Madam Chair Pierog; County Board members Roth, Berman, Kious,

Allan*; Finance Exec. Dir. Hopkinson; KC Health Department Exec. Dir. Isaacson &

staff Snowden*, Peterson, Meyer; State's Atty. Office staff Shepro* and Ford*; ARP

Program Manager Fahnestock; ITD Exec. Dir. Fahnestock & staff Peters

Board Member Jarett Sanchez

Board Member Michael Kenyon

Board Member Mavis Bates

Board Member Michelle Gumz

Board Member Bill Lenert

PRESENT

Board Member Vern Tepe

Board Member Myrna Molina

Board Member Cherryl Strathmann

Board Member Clifford Surges

REMOTE

ABSENT

Remote Attendance Requests

Molina and Strathmann requested remote attendance. Chair Sanchez asked if any

were opposed to Molina and Strathmann attending remotely as voting members. No

objections were voiced by the Committee.

Approval of Minutes: September 27, 2023 and October 25, 2023

RESULT:

MOVER:

APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT

Michelle Gumz

Public Comment (Agenda Items)

Eileen McNamee, Executive Director of PADS of Elgin, addressed the Committee.

McNamee discussed the families they have in shelter. PADS of Elgin are having an

issue getting families with children housed. She asked the Committee if they have any

contacts for a three or four bedroom apartment that is up for rent to let her know. PADS

of Elgin are now at 99% capacity as last year and we are only in month five. The need

is great and it keeps growing, especially with families. McNamee discussed the shelter

diversion and rapid rehousing initiatives. She asked the Committee for a small give of

$25,000 to help motivate the landlords to provide a lease to families who have children

so that we could double up the security deposit to get these families housed this

Christmas. She thanked everyone from the County for their support.

Discussion Items:

ARP Committee Report

Chair Sanchez stated that the ARP Committee report is in the packet and

available for Committee review.

Other Committee Matters

None.

New Business

Authorizing the Use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to Fund St.

Charles Branch Court Security Cameras for the Kane County Information

Technologies Department

KC Executive Committee

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

KC Executive Committee

Vern Tepe

MOVER:

Michael Kenyon

SECONDER:

Jarett Sanchez, Michael Kenyon, Mavis Bates, Michelle Gumz,

Bill Lenert, Myrna Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe

AYE:

Clifford Surges

ABSENT:

Authorizing the Use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to Fund

Addressing Behavioral Health Needs of Kane County Residents for the Kane

County Health Department

Michael Isaacson, Executive Director of the Kane County Health Department,

introduced Kim Peterson, Director of Community Health, and Michelle Meyer

who will be helping with substance use for this project and other various areas.

Isaacson discussed the increasing need for mental health services. This is an

effort that will build Kane County's capacity around behavioral health working

with schools, hospitals, and community health partners. This program will

centralize these efforts through the Kane County Health Department so that we

can get better information, better data on what is happening, and measure our

success. Some of this funding will be addressing immediate needs within the

County. This funding will also be used towards the future to help Kane County's

capacity for mental health and behavioral health services. The priorities are

workforce to help eliminate waiting lists, supporting needs, establishing best

practices, and gathering data to measure success. Gumz technology that aids

access to telehealth for mental health is greatly beneficial. Gumz expressed her

support of utilizing technology in this program. Madam Chair suggested hiring

additional support for Medicaid billing and making sure the money is reimbursed

promptly. Isaacson stated that they work with an external service that helps with

the Medicaid billing at the Health Department .

KC Executive Committee

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

KC Executive Committee

Mavis Bates

MOVER:

Michael Kenyon

SECONDER:

Jarett Sanchez, Michael Kenyon, Mavis Bates, Michelle Gumz,

Bill Lenert, Myrna Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe

AYE:

Clifford Surges

ABSENT:

Old Business

Chair Sanchez noted that there will be future discussion on what to do with the

remaining ARP funds either next month or the following month.

Executive Session (if needed)

None.

10.

Public Comment (Non-Agenda Items)

None.