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Kane County

KC Transportation Committee

Meeting Minutes

DAVOUST, Daugherty, Berman, Iqbal, Kious, Lenert, Roth, & ex-officios Ford (County

Development Chair) & Pierog (County Chair) and Tepe (County Vice Chair)

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

9:00 AM

County Board Room

Call To Order

Chairman Davoust called the meeting to order at 9:02 AM.

Roll Call

Board Member Mark Davoust

Board Member Dale Berman

Board Member Mo Iqbal

PRESENT

Board Member Chris Kious

Board Member Bill Roth

Board Member Ron Ford

Ex-Officio County Board Vice Chair Vern Tepe

Board Member Gary Daugherty

Board Member Bill Lenert

Ex-Officio County Board Chair Corinne M. Pierog

REMOTE

ABSENT

Also present: Co. Bd. members Allan*, Bates*, Kenyon, Juby*, Lewis, Linder, Molina*,

Williams; KDOT staff Rickert, Edwards, Forbes, O'Connell, Nika Way; ASA Frank,

Spec. ASA Shepro; ITD staff Peters; and members of the press and public including

KDOT Atty. Jaeger.

Remote Attendance Requests

Chairman Davoust announced the remote attendance requests for today's meeting. He

asked the Committee if there were any objections to Committee Members Lenert and

Daugherty attending today's meeting remotely. There were no objections.

RESULT:

APPROVED BY VOICE VOTE

Approval of Minutes: August 15, 2023

RESULT:

MOVER:

APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT

Chris Kious

Public Comment (Agenda Items)

None.

Finance

August Transportation Committee Finance Reports

KDOT Dep. Dir. Thomas Rickert stated the monthly financial reports were on

file. He announced they are in the process of searching for a new CFO. He

highlighted the standard revenues and expenditures, and the fund balances for

their nineteen accounts. Rickert stated that contractual projects occasionally

take three to seven years to finish before receiving a final bill from the State. He

stressed to the Committee the importance of tracking cash flow for these

projects.

FY24 Transportation Budget Presentation

KDOT Deputy Dir. Rickert provided the FY24 Transportation Budget

Presentation. He reviewed the principals for the budget such as the adoption of

the County's Five year Transportation Financial Plan. He stated that KDOT's

mission statement is to provide and maintain a safe and efficient transportation

system, while sustaining the county's vision and values. Rickert listed the

primary uses of the nineteen Special Revenue Transportation Funds. He

reviewed the proposed FY24 KDOT Budget of $118.67M. All revenue comes

from special revenues, the county tax levy, and toll revenue. No revenue

increases come from the County's General Fund. The current and upcoming

road and bridge capital projects are approximately 84% of budget. Rickert listed

in the numerous capital projects. He stated cash flow varies for each capital

project. He spoke on the Revenues and Expenditures for FY23 and FY24. He

shared KDOT's organizational chart. He stated there are currently 13 vacancies

within KDOT. Most of these are professional positions. Rickert reviewed the

vacancy impacts on KDOT. He stressed the importance to filling these positions

with professionals in order to operate efficiently. He reviewed the general budget

information including capital projects and local shares. KDOT does not cover all

funding for capital projects. IDOT covers most. He listed the numerous ongoing

construction projects taking place around the county. Rickert addressed

questions and comments from the Committee. Much discussion ensued.

Maintenance

Maintenance Report

KDOT staff Edwards provided the monthly maintenance report. He announced

they are finishing the right-away mowing. They received a few new trucks, and

completed the county approval policy.

Ratifying an Emergency Purchase Affidavit to Purchase Two (2) 2024 Ford

F-250 Truck Cab & Chassis for the Kane County Division of Transportation -

Units 31 & 47

KDOT staff Edwards provided additional information on this resolution.

KC Administration Committee

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

KC Administration Committee

Chris Kious

MOVER:

Ron Ford

SECONDER:

Mark Davoust, Gary Daugherty, Dale Berman, Mo Iqbal, Chris

Kious, Bill Lenert, Bill Roth, and Ron Ford

AYE:

Corinne M. Pierog

ABSENT:

Planning & Programming

Planning & Programming Report

KDOT staff Forbes stated the monthly report was on file. She shared the Kane

Kendall newsletter and its funding opportunities. Forbes announced that the

Riding in Kane program currently has 60 riders. They continue to increase the

number of registered riders. She announced they are meeting with A Metro

strategies group to kickoff their marketing plan and to get word out about the

Riding in Kane program.

Bicycle and Pedestrian App Demonstration

KDOT staff Forbes provided a demonstration of the new Bicycle and Pedestrian App.

You can view it at KDO.countyofKane.org/pages/default. It is found online only. This

app kicked off in December of 2018. She reviewed the components of the web app

such as local and regional trails, bike facilities, trail surface type, forest preserve, bike

shops, and level of traffic stress. Forbes reviewed how to report an issue with bike and

pedestrian trails. The web app can be shared across multiple social medias. Forbes

addressed questions and comments from the Committee.

Permitting

Permitting Report

KDOT staff Forbes stated the monthly report was on file. She pointed out the

transition from the City View system to Esela.

10.

11.

Traffic Operations

Traffic Operations Report

KDOT staff Forbes stated the monthly report was on file. She reviewed the

signal interconnect, and safety operations. She reminded the Committee that

KDOT reports any traffic signal issues by email, and that everything goes

through the safety group. Forbes addressed questions and comments from the

Committee.

Project Implementation

Project Implementation Report

KDOT staff O'Connell stated the monthly report was on file. She stated they had

a successful project information meeting for the North Randall Road Multi

Module Project in Elgin, with 40 people in attendance. The information can be

found at Randallroadmultimodule.org. She shared numerous photos of the

ongoing construction projects around the county. O'Connell addressed

questions and comments from the Committee. KDOT staff Forbes presented the

Bliss/Main/Fabyan intersection realignment aerial video as of Aug. 15 2023. The

project is set to be completed on Nov. 23, 2023.

Approving a Contract for Purchase of Wetland Mitigation Credits with V3

Wetland Restoration, LLC of Woodridge, Illinois for Bunker Road Extension,

Kane County Section No. 14-00275-01-PV

KDOT staff Forbes addressed questions and comments from the Committee.

KC Executive Committee

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

KC Executive Committee

Chris Kious

MOVER:

Bill Roth

SECONDER:

Mark Davoust, Gary Daugherty, Dale Berman, Mo Iqbal, Chris

Kious, Bill Lenert, Bill Roth, and Ron Ford

AYE:

Corinne M. Pierog

ABSENT:

Approving an Amended & Restated Interagency Group Reciprocity Agreement

with E-ZPass Interagency Group of Newark, Delaware

KDOT staff Forbes addressed questions and comments from the Committee.

KC Executive Committee

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

KC Executive Committee

Bill Roth

MOVER:

Ron Ford

SECONDER:

Mark Davoust, Gary Daugherty, Dale Berman, Mo Iqbal, Chris

Kious, Bill Lenert, Bill Roth, and Ron Ford

AYE:

Corinne M. Pierog

ABSENT:

Campton Township Resurfacing Improvements

KDOT Deputy Dir. Rickert presented the Campton Township resurfacing

improvements. He announced that the Campton Township highway completed

their resurfacing at a value of $428K. The highway commissioner discovered

there were inadequate quantities in the contract. He stated their staff have

looked at different alternatives, and it was determined the best approach was to

utilize items by county engineer within the county contract. There are $75K to

$9K of unit price cost they are assisting with. He stressed to the Committee that

it is important we get these roads resurfaced to ensure public safety. The

highway commissioner has agreed to pay back KDOT over the next several

years. He addressed questions and comments from the Committee.

Kirk Road at Douglas Road Proposed Corporate Headquarters Expansion

Project

KDOT Deputy Dir. Rickert provided information on the Kirk Road at Douglas

Road proposed corporate headquarters expansion project. He stated they are

seeking Committee input and guidance. Rickert explained the overview of an

Economic development "Project Bluegill", which is located at the Aldi between

Hubbard and Fabyan, along Kirk road. The project is to figure out the best way

to access the site. He shared an aerial photo and site plan. The county would

have to be the lead agency for this project, but only for construction. Rickert

stated that 50% of the project would be funded by project Bluegill. No money will

come from the County. He addressed a potential new access point at Kirk Road.

After receiving guidance from the Committee, multiple steps would have to be

taken before starting the project. Rickert addressed questions and comments

from the Committee. Discussion ensued. The Committee provided a consensus

to move forward with this project.