Government Center  
719 S. Batavia Ave., Bldg. A  
Geneva, IL 60134  
Kane County  
KC Energy and Environmental  
Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
BATES, Tarver, Allan, Kious, Roth, Strathmann, Young, ex-officios Pierog (County Chair), and  
Tepe (County Vice Chair)  
Friday, November 15, 2024  
9:00 AM  
County Board Room  
1.  
2.  
Call To Order  
Chairman Bates called today's meeting to order at 9:00 AM.  
Roll Call  
Board Member Mavis Bates  
PRESENT  
Ex-Officio County Board Vice Chair Bill Roth  
Board Member Cherryl Strathmann  
Board Member David Young  
Board Member Bill Tarver  
REMOTE  
ABSENT  
Board Member Deborah Allan  
Board Member Chris Kious  
Ex-Officio County Board Chair Corinne M. Pierog  
Ex-Officio County Board Vice Chair Vern Tepe  
Also present: Co. Bd. members Gumz*, Juby*, Lewis, Linder*; Environ. & Water Res.  
Dir. Wollnik; ITD/BLD Mgmt. Exec. Dir. Fahnestock*; Sustainability Mgr. Hinshaw and  
staff Powell; Recycling Coordinator Ryan; ITD staff Peters; and members of the press  
and public.  
3.  
4.  
Remote Attendance Requests  
Chairman Bates announced the remote attendance requests for today's meeting. She  
asked the Committee if there were any objections to Committee Member Tarver  
attending remotely. There were no objections.  
Approval of Minutes: October 11, 2024  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT  
Bill Roth  
5.  
Public Comment (Agenda Items)  
None.  
6.  
7.  
Environmental (J.Wollnik)  
Solar Projects on Kane County Property  
A.  
Environ. & Water Res. Dir. Wollnik announced that a new Solar project will be  
installed on the roof of the new Health Department building in Elgin. She stated  
that this project could significantly decrease operating costs. A request for  
proposal (RFP) will be sent out. This will then be brought back to the Committee  
for further discussion. Discussion ensued.  
Recycling/Solid Waste (C. Ryan)  
Authorizing an Agreement with the Village of West Dundee and Eworks  
Electronics Services, Inc. for Operation of the West Dundee Recycling Center in  
2025  
A.  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
Cherryl Strathmann  
Bill Roth  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Mavis Bates, Bill Tarver, Bill Roth, Cherryl Strathmann, and David  
Young  
AYE:  
Deborah Allan, Chris Kious, Corinne M. Pierog, and Vern Tepe  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing Extension to Professional Service Agreement for 2025 Recycling  
Center and Event Staffing and Operations  
B.  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
Bill Roth  
MOVER:  
Cherryl Strathmann  
SECONDER:  
Mavis Bates, Bill Tarver, Bill Roth, Cherryl Strathmann, and David  
Young  
AYE:  
Deborah Allan, Chris Kious, Corinne M. Pierog, and Vern Tepe  
ABSENT:  
8.  
Sustainability (S.Hinshaw)  
Kane County Waste Warrior Implementation Team tours LRS Chicago  
The Exchange Material Recovery Facility  
A.  
Sustainability Mgr., Hinshaw, shared a series of pictures of inside the LRS West  
Chicago Transfer Station, Material Recovery facility, and a virtual tour showing  
how they operate. Much discussion ensued.  
9.  
New Business  
None.  
10.  
Chairs Comments  
Chairman Bates thanked her staff for all the work they do, and the Committee  
Members for their continued dedication.  
11.  
Reports Placed On File  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT  
David Young  
12.  
13.  
Executive Session (if needed)  
None.  
Adjournment  
RESULT:  
APPROVED BY VOICE VOTE  
Bill Roth  
MOVER:  
Cherryl Strathmann  
SECONDER:  
This meeting was adjourned at 9:45 a.m.  
Rachel Santora  
Recording Secretary