Government Center  
719 S. Batavia Ave., Bldg. A  
Geneva, IL 60134  
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, January 21, 2025  
10:30 AM  
County Board Room  
1.  
2.  
Call To Order  
Chairman Williams called the meeting to order at 10:30 AM.  
Roll Call  
Board Member Rick Williams  
Board Member Alex Arroyo  
Board Member Sonia Garcia  
Board Member Mo Iqbal  
PRESENT  
Ex-Officio (Transportation Chairman) Vern Tepe  
Ex-Officio County Board Vice Chair Bill Roth  
Board Member Gary Daugherty  
REMOTE  
ABSENT  
Board Member Dale Berman  
Board Member Michael Linder  
Ex-Officio (Forest Preserve President) Bill Lenert  
Ex-Officio County Board Chair Corinne M. Pierog  
Also present: Co. Bd. Members Juby*, Penesis*, Molina*; Dev. Dir. VanKerkhoff & staff  
Berkhout, Zine; Environ. & Water Res. Dir. Wollnik; ITD staff Kash; ASA Cermak;  
KDOT Deputy Dir. Rickert & staff Forbes, Hohertz; and members of the press and  
public.  
3.  
4.  
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 Linder attending today's meeting remotely. There were no objections.  
Approval of Minutes: December 16, 2024  
RESULT:  
APPROVED BY VOICE VOTE  
Mo Iqbal  
MOVER:  
Alex Arroyo  
SECONDER:  
5.  
Public Comment  
None.  
6.  
7.  
Monthly Financials  
Monthly Finance Reports  
A.  
Chairman Williams stated the monthly financial reports were on file. No  
additional report was made.  
Building & Zoning Division  
A. Building & Zoning Report  
Dev. Dir. VanKerkhoff stated the monthly Building and Zoning Report was on file. He  
welcomed the new County Board Members to the Committee. He stated that Building  
Team staff positions have been filled. Additionally, the Building Team is made up of  
in-house staff and does not have to be outsourced. He stated that he is grateful to have  
two Illinois licensed architect plan reviewers, in order to do all plan reviews in-house.  
VanKerkhoff introduced Zoning staff Keith Berkhout and Natalie Zine. He provided a  
brief background of these two staff members. He summarized the zoning petition  
process. He explained that numerous departments/divisions will meet before the  
Development Committee meeting to discuss the petitions and recommend any  
stipulations. These meetings help guide constituents on the next steps in the process.  
After staff meetings, the petition is presented to the Zoning Board of Appeals, before  
coming to the Development Committee.  
B.  
Zoning Petitions  
Petition #4651 Petitioner: State Bank of Geneva (SeBern Homes)  
1.  
Dev. Dir. VanKerkhoff introduced Zoning Petition 4561: State Bank of Geneva  
(SeBern Homes). This petition has requested a Rezoning from E-3 District  
Estate Residential to PUD - Planned Unit Development to allow the existing  
residential structure to continue to be used as office space and the outdoor area  
to be used for storage of materials for Grandview Homes and SeBern Custom  
Homes businesses. This parcel has been categorized as Rural Residential on  
the 2040 Land Use Analysis and Critical Growth Area on the 2040 Conceptual  
Land Use Strategy. VanKerkhoff shared numerous maps and photographs  
depicting the location of the parcel located at 38W216 Mallard Lake Road, St.  
Charles Township. He shared a site plan that depicted the existing conditions.  
When the house was originally built, the home was used as a model home and  
has never been occupied as a single-family home. VanKerkhoff reviewed  
photographs that showed the current conditions of the inside and outside of the  
house. He shared the current site plan that depicted the location of signage on  
the property. The Zoning Board of Appeals approved this Zoning Petition with  
the recommended stipulations listed by the Kane County Health Department and  
Kane County Water Resources. VanKerkhoff stated that there are an additional  
three stipulations that would be added to this petition that has been discussed  
and agreed upon with the petitioner. VanKerkhoff addressed questions and  
comments from the Committee. Much discussion ensued.  
County Board  
RESULT:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
County Board  
Alex Arroyo  
Mo Iqbal  
TO:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Rick Williams, Alex Arroyo, Gary Daugherty, Sonia Garcia, Mo  
Iqbal, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Dale Berman, Michael Linder, Bill Lenert, and Corinne M. Pierog  
ABSENT:  
8.  
9.  
Property Code Enforcement Division  
Monthly Report  
A.  
Dev. Dir. VanKerkhoff stated the monthly Property Code Enforcement Report  
was on file. He reported that the property code inspectors attended an eight  
hour training class regarding property maintenance and solar panels.  
Additionally, Property Code Enforcement Administrative Assistant Garcia has  
been converting old file records into digital.  
Planning & Special Projects  
Monthly Report  
A.  
Dev. Dir. VanKerkhoff stated the monthly Planning and Special Projects Report  
was on file. He stated that this report summarizes the activities of the Planning  
and Special Projects Team. He added that these projects are reported to  
numerous committees.  
Authorizing Number of Procurement Cards Issued to Development & Community  
Services Department and Each of Their Transaction Limits  
B.  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
Alex Arroyo  
MOVER:  
Mo Iqbal  
SECONDER:  
Rick Williams, Alex Arroyo, Gary Daugherty, Sonia Garcia, Mo  
Iqbal, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Dale Berman, Michael Linder, Bill Lenert, and Corinne M. Pierog  
ABSENT:  
10.  
Subdivision  
Land/Cash 2024 Annual Report  
A.  
Environ. & Water Res. Dir. Wollnik introduced herself to the new Committee  
Members and summarized the work done by her department. She provided a  
summary of the Land/Cash program. She presented the Land/Cash 2024  
Annual Report. She explained that the Land/Cash Committee meetings are held  
before the Development Committee meeting, if needed. She stated that the  
County does collect Land/Cash funds that are forwarded to the school districts.  
For 2024, funds were collected for District 302, 303, 304, the Kane County  
Forest Preserve, and St. Charles Park District.  
11.  
Environmental Resources  
Acknowledging Annual Review of Number of Procurement Cards Issued to  
Environmental and Water Resources and Each of Their Transaction Limits  
A.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
Alex Arroyo  
Sonia Garcia  
SECONDER:  
Rick Williams, Alex Arroyo, Gary Daugherty, Sonia Garcia, Mo  
Iqbal, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Dale Berman, Michael Linder, Bill Lenert, and Corinne M. Pierog  
ABSENT:  
12.  
13.  
Water Resources  
None.  
Office of Community Reinvestment  
Authorizing Renewal of a Contract for Continuum of Care Support Services for  
2025  
A.  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
Mo Iqbal  
MOVER:  
Gary Daugherty  
SECONDER:  
Rick Williams, Alex Arroyo, Gary Daugherty, Sonia Garcia, Mo  
Iqbal, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Dale Berman, Michael Linder, Bill Lenert, and Corinne M. Pierog  
ABSENT:  
14.  
15.  
New Business  
None.  
Reports Placed On File  
RESULT:  
APPROVED BY VOICE VOTE  
Mo Iqbal  
MOVER:  
Alex Arroyo  
SECONDER:  
16.  
Executive Session  
The Development Committee entered into Executive Session at 11:02 a.m. to discuss  
the release of closed session minutes on a motion made by Arroyo, Daugherty  
seconded. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.  
RESULT:  
APPROVED BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
Alex Arroyo  
MOVER:  
Gary Daugherty  
SECONDER:  
Rick Williams, Alex Arroyo, Gary Daugherty, Sonia Garcia, Mo  
Iqbal, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Dale Berman, Michael Linder, Bill Lenert, and Corinne M. Pierog  
ABSENT:  
A.  
Release of Closed Session Minutes  
17.  
Open Session  
The Committee returned to Open Session at 11:06 a.m. on a motion made by Iqbal,  
Arroyo seconded. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote.  
RESULT:  
APPROVED BY VOICE VOTE  
Mo Iqbal  
MOVER:  
Alex Arroyo  
SECONDER:  
A.  
Vote on Release of Closed Session Minutes  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
Mo Iqbal  
Alex Arroyo  
SECONDER:  
Rick Williams, Alex Arroyo, Gary Daugherty, Sonia Garcia, Mo  
Iqbal, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Dale Berman, Michael Linder, Bill Lenert, and Corinne M. Pierog  
ABSENT:  
18.  
Adjournment  
RESULT:  
APPROVED BY VOICE VOTE  
Alex Arroyo  
Mo Iqbal  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
This meeting was adjourned at 11:07 AM.  
Savannah Zgobica  
Sr. Recording Secretary