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Kane County  
KC Jobs Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
LEWIS, ALLAN, Bates, Daugherty, Ford, Strathmann, Young, ex-officios Pierog (County  
Chair), and Tepe (County Vice Chair)  
Friday, November 17, 2023  
10:00 AM  
County Board Room  
1.  
2.  
Call To Order  
Chairman Lewis called the meeting to order at 10:15 AM.  
Roll Call  
Board Member Anita Lewis  
Board Member Deborah Allan  
Board Member Mavis Bates  
Board Member Ron Ford  
PRESENT  
Board Member Cherryl Strathmann  
Board Member David Young  
Ex-Officio County Board Chair Corinne M. Pierog  
Board Member Gary Daugherty  
REMOTE  
ABSENT  
Ex-Officio County Board Vice Chair Vern Tepe  
Also present: Co. Bd. members Kious*, Molina*; OCR Dir. Berger & staff Gonzalez;  
Dev. staff Thavong; and members of the press and public.  
3.  
4.  
Remote Attendance Requests  
Committee Chair Lewis announced the remote attendance requests for today's  
meeting. She asked the Committee if there were any objections to Committee Member  
Daugherty attending today's meeting remotely. There were no objections.  
Approval of Minutes: October 13, 2023  
RESULT:  
APPROVED BY VOICE VOTE  
Mavis Bates  
David Young  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
5.  
6.  
Public Comment (Agenda Items)  
None.  
Office of Community Reinvestment - Workforce Development Division  
OCR Financials  
A.  
OCR Dir. Berger provided the monthly financial reports. He introduced Fiscal  
Manager, Maria Gonzalez who stated that the WIOA is beginning to report  
expenditures for youth funds. She projects that they will meet the required  
benchmarks at the end of the two year cycle. The Trade Grant ended on  
September 30th. Gonzalez addressed questions and comments from the  
Committee. Discussion ensued.  
Authorize Acceptance of Supplemental Funding to Support Workforce Services  
in Partnership with Chinese Mutual Aid Association and World Relief  
B
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
Mavis Bates  
MOVER:  
Ron Ford  
SECONDER:  
Anita Lewis, Deborah Allan, Mavis Bates, Ron Ford, Cherryl  
Strathmann, and David Young  
AYE:  
Vern Tepe  
ABSENT:  
AWAY:  
Gary Daugherty  
7.  
Jobs Committee Priorities  
RISE Grant Update  
A.  
Toth provided a RISE Grant update. Staff is currently working on a physical tour  
of the County. They will be one more session of one-on-one interviews. The  
deadline for the Rise Grant is March 31, 2024. Toth addressed questions and  
comments from the Committee.  
Greater Chicagoland Economic Partnership (GCEP) Update  
B.  
C.  
Kane County Economic Profile Presentation  
Toth shared several graphs showing Kane County's employment rates as of  
August 2023. The annual employment average is at 251K. From 2022-2023  
there was a decrease in employment in Kane County due to Automation AI. The  
top employer by sector is currently manufacturing with over 32K jobs. The  
unemployment rate is currently at an average of 5.3%. Toth addressed  
questions and comments from the Committee. Discussion ensued.  
ARPA Projects Update  
D
Toth provided the ARPA Projects Update. Staff is working on the website and  
contracts for the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center. He hopes to start  
working with manufacturers on January 1, 2024.  
Fabulous Fox! Water Trail Update  
E.  
Dev. staff Miller provided the Fabulous Fox! Water Trail Update. Staff will begin  
working with Hey & Associates on marketing and the feasibility study.  
8.  
New Business  
None.  
9.  
Comments by Co-Chair  
Reports Placed On File  
10.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT  
Mavis Bates  
11.  
12.  
13.  
Executive Session (if needed)  
None.  
Public Comment (Non-Agenda Items)  
None.  
Adjournment  
RESULT:  
APPROVED BY VOICE VOTE  
Ron Ford  
MOVER:  
Cherryl Strathmann  
SECONDER:  
This meeting was adjourned at 11:20 PM.  
Rachel Santora  
Recording Secretary