Government Center  
719 S. Batavia Ave., Bldg. A  
Geneva, IL 60134  
Kane County  
KC American Rescue Plan  
Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
TEPE, Sanchez, Bates, Gripe, Gumz, Lenert, Molina, Strathmann, Surges  
Wednesday, September 24, 2025  
10:30 AM  
County Board Room  
1.  
2.  
Call To Order  
Chairman Tepe called today's meeting to order at 10:31 AM.  
Roll Call  
Board Member Jarett Sanchez  
Board Member Mavis Bates  
Board Member Jon Gripe  
PRESENT  
Board Member Bill Lenert  
Board Member Cherryl Strathmann  
Board Member Vern Tepe  
Board Member Myrna Molina  
REMOTE  
ABSENT  
Board Member Michelle Gumz  
Board Member Clifford Surges  
Board Member Jarett Sanchez  
Board Member Mavis Bates  
Board Member Jon Gripe  
PRESENT  
Board Member Bill Lenert  
Board Member Cherryl Strathmann  
Board Member Vern Tepe  
Board Member Myrna Molina  
REMOTE  
ABSENT  
Board Member Michelle Gumz  
Board Member Clifford Surges  
Also present: Co. Bd. members Allan*, Berman*, Kious*, Roth; Environ. & Water Res.  
Dir. Wollnik; ITD/BLG. Exec. Dir. Fahnestock*; ARPA Program Mgr. Suzanne  
Fahnestock; ASA Chief Fin. Officer Terry Hunt*; Spec. ASA Shepro; ITD staff Kash;  
and members of the press and public.  
3.  
Remote Attendance Requests  
Chairman Tepe announced the remote attendance requests for today's meeting. He  
asked the Committee if there were any objections to Committee Member Molina  
attending remotely. There were no objections.  
4.  
5.  
Approval of Minutes: February 26, 2025  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT  
Jon Gripe  
Public Comment  
ARPA Program Report  
A.  
The monthly report is on file. No additional report was made.  
6.  
7.  
Discussion Items:  
New Business  
Approving First Amendment to Agreement Between County of Kane and Elgin  
A.  
Partnership for Early Learning (EPEL)  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Cherryl Strathmann  
Bill Lenert  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Jon Gripe, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michelle Gumz, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
AYE:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Jon Gripe, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
Michelle Gumz, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing the Reprogramming of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the  
Amount of $314 (Three Hundred Fourteen Dollars) From the Kane County Office  
of Emergency Management’s Mobile Operations Command Post ARPA Project  
to the Kane County Building Management Department’s Access Control ARPA  
Project  
B.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Bill Lenert  
MOVER:  
Jarett Sanchez  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Jon Gripe, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michelle Gumz, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
AYE:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Jon Gripe, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
Michelle Gumz, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing the Reprogramming of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the  
Amount of $7,265 (Seven Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars) from the  
Kane County Environmental & Water Resources Department’s Ogden Gardens  
ARPA Project to the Kane County Environmental & Water Resources  
Department’s Stream Gaging ARPA Project  
C.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Cherryl Strathmann  
Jarett Sanchez  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Jon Gripe, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michelle Gumz, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
AYE:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Jon Gripe, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
Michelle Gumz, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing the Reprogramming of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the  
Amount of $214,567.56 (Two Hundred FOURTEEN Thousand FIVE Hundred  
SIXTY-SEVEN Dollars and FIFTY-SIX Cents) from the Kane County  
Environmental & Water Resources Department’s Ogden Gardens ARPA Project  
to the Kane County Environmental & Water Resources Department’s Recycling  
Contractual Services and Commodities ARPA Project  
D.  
American Rescue Plan (ARPA) Program Mgr. Suzanne Fahnestock stated that  
ARPA funds can only be reprogrammed or transferred between existing ARPA  
projects. She added that the Ogden Gardens ARPA project is completed.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Jarett Sanchez  
MOVER:  
Bill Lenert  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Jon Gripe, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michelle Gumz, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
AYE:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Jon Gripe, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
Michelle Gumz, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing the Reprogramming of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the  
Amount of $25,450 (Twenty-Five Thousand Four Hundred Fifty Dollars) from the  
Kane County Information Technologies Department’s 211 Phone System ARPA  
Project to the Kane County Public Health Department’s Addressing Behavioral  
Health Needs of Kane County Residents ARPA Project  
E.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Cherryl Strathmann  
Jon Gripe  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Jon Gripe, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michelle Gumz, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
AYE:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Jon Gripe, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
Michelle Gumz, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing the Reprogramming of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the  
Amount of $54,550 (Fifty-Four Thousand Five Hundred Fifty Dollars) from the  
Kane County Information Technologies Department’s 211 Phone System ARPA  
Project to the Kane County Building Management Department’s Access Control  
ARPA Project  
F.  
ITD/BLG Exec. Dir. Fahnestock stated that this project was for a covid contact  
tracing system that would allow the county to identify who entered or exited the  
buildings.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Bill Lenert  
MOVER:  
Jarett Sanchez  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Jon Gripe, Bill Lenert, Cherryl  
Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michelle Gumz, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Myrna Molina  
AWAY:  
AYE:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Jon Gripe, Bill Lenert, Cherryl  
Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
Michelle Gumz, and Clifford Surges  
Myrna Molina  
ABSENT:  
AWAY:  
Authorizing the Reprogramming of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the  
Amount of $46,200.55 (Forty-Six Thousand Two Hundred Dollars and Fifty-Five  
Cents) from the Association for Individual Developments to Support the  
Expansion of Access to Mental Health and Crisis Support Services ARPA  
Project to the Kane County Building Management Department’s Kane County  
Satellite Offices Building in Elgin HVAC System Renovations ARPA Project  
G.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Jarett Sanchez  
MOVER:  
Bill Lenert  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Jon Gripe, Bill Lenert, Cherryl  
Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michelle Gumz, and Clifford Surges  
Myrna Molina  
ABSENT:  
AWAY:  
AYE:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Jon Gripe, Bill Lenert, Cherryl  
Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
Michelle Gumz, and Clifford Surges  
Myrna Molina  
ABSENT:  
AWAY:  
8.  
9.  
Old Business  
None.  
Adjournment  
RESULT:  
APPROVED BY VOICE VOTE  
Jarett Sanchez  
Mavis Bates  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
This meeting was adjourned at 10:45 a.m.  
Rachel Santora  
Recording Secretary