Government Center  
719 S. Batavia Ave., Bldg. A  
Geneva, IL 60134  
Kane County  
KC County Development  
Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
FORD, Williams, Berman, Daugherty, Iqbal, Kenyon, Linder & ex-officios Davoust  
(Transportation Chair), Kious (Forest Preserve President), Pierog (County Chair) and Tepe  
(County Vice Chair)  
Tuesday, January 16, 2024  
10:30 AM  
County Board Room  
1.  
2.  
Call To Order  
Chairman Ford called the meeting to order at 10:45 AM.  
Roll Call  
Board Member Ron Ford  
Board Member Dale Berman  
Board Member Mo Iqbal  
PRESENT  
Board Member Michael Kenyon  
Ex-Officio (Transportation Chairman) Mark Davoust  
Ex-Officio (Forest Preserve President) Chris Kious  
Board Member Gary Daugherty  
REMOTE  
Board Member Michael Linder  
Ex-Officio County Board Vice Chair Vern Tepe  
Ex-Officio County Board Chair Corinne M. Pierog  
ABSENT  
Board Member Rick Williams  
REM NO VOTE  
Also present: Co. Bd. members Gumz*, Juby*, Molina*, Roth, Strathmann*; Dev. Dir.  
VanKerkhoff; KDOT staff Forbes, Nika; OCR Dir. Berger*; ASA O'Brien; Spec. ASA  
Shepro*; Environ. Mgmt. staff Orlik, Wilford; ITD staff Peters; and members of the  
press and public.  
3.  
4.  
Remote Attendance Requests  
Chairman Ford announced the remote attendance requests for today's meeting. He  
asked the Committee if there were any objections to Committee Member Daugherty  
and Linder attending today's meeting remotely. There were no objections.  
Approval of Minutes: December 19, 2023  
RESULT:  
APPROVED BY VOICE VOTE  
Mo Iqbal  
MOVER:  
Dale Berman  
SECONDER:  
5.  
Monthly Financials  
Monthly Finance Reports  
A.  
Chairman Ford stated the monthly financial reports were on file. No additional  
report was made.  
6.  
7.  
Public Comment (Agenda Items)  
None.  
Building & Zoning Division  
A.  
Building & Zoning Report  
Dev. Dir. VanKerkhoff stated from a building standpoint it has been very cold,  
therefore, construction activities have slowed down. With respect to the building  
inspection unit, they have been very busy since they are down one building inspector  
as of December 1, 2023. The department has been receiving applications and will  
begin interviews within the next week. For the Zoning Petition Unit, they continue to be  
busy with community solar petitions. VanKerkhoff noted that several solar facility  
petitions have been sent back to the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) from the County  
Board. These petitions will be brought directly back to the County Board and not to the  
Development Committee for approval. VanKerkhoff thanked the State's Attorney's  
Officer (SAO) for their work on these types of zoning petitions.  
B.  
Zoning Petitions  
Petition # 4623 Petitioner: JS2 Trust (Amazing Vehicles Sales)  
1.  
Dev. Dir. VanKerkhoff presented Petition #4623: JS2 Trust/Amazing Vehicle  
Sales. This petition has requested a rezoning to B-3 District Business with a  
Special Use for an open air lot for car sales. VanKerkhoff provided numerous  
maps and photographs of the property. The proposed business is located off of  
Montgomery Road and Union Street in Montgomery. He reviewed the proposed  
layout of the business. If this petition is approved, the rezoning and Special Use  
would allow cars for sale to be parked and displayed on the property. The  
Zoning Board of Appeals has recommended approval. VanKerkhoff addressed  
questions and comments from the Committee.  
County Board  
RESULT:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
County Board  
Mo Iqbal  
TO:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Chris Kious  
Ron Ford, Dale Berman, Gary Daugherty, Mo Iqbal, Michael  
Kenyon, Michael Linder, and Chris Kious  
AYE:  
Corinne M. Pierog  
Mark Davoust  
ABSENT:  
AWAY:  
8.  
Property Code Enforcement Division  
Monthly Report  
A.  
Dev. Dir. VanKerkhoff provided the monthly Property Code Enforcement Division  
report. He stated there is a lot more activity both for new cases and active cases  
compared to last year. He noted that to measure the success of this division, the  
Committee must look at the cases closed. He shared a map depicting the new  
cases by townships. The City of Aurora has the most violations at this time.  
VanKerkhoff listed the various violation types. He shared the time frames of  
open cases. VanKerkhoff spoke on the Year-to-Date Overview from April 2023  
through December 2023.  
9.  
Planning & Special Projects  
Monthly Report  
A.  
Dev. Dir. VanKerkhoff provided the monthly Planning and Special Projects  
report. He explained that two positions were asked for in the 2024 budget. One  
position is for a GIS Planner that would replace a long-time employee who  
retired last year. They are currently conducting interviews to fill the vacant  
position. The second position is for a Farmland Preservation Administrator.  
Once this position is filled, the employee selected will have an understanding of  
how to work with federal programs on easements. VanKerkhoff shared that they  
have extended an offer to a potential employee who is set to start on February  
29, 2024.  
10.  
Subdivision  
Land/Cash Annual Report 2023  
A.  
Environ. Mgmt. staff Orlik presented the Land/Cash Annual Report 2023. She  
asked that this report be placed on file. No additional report was made.  
11.  
12.  
Environmental Resources  
None.  
Water Resources  
None.  
13.  
14.  
15.  
Office of Community Reinvestment  
None.  
New Business  
None.  
Reports Placed On File  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT  
Mo Iqbal  
16.  
17.  
18.  
Executive Session (if needed)  
None.  
Public Comment (Non-Agenda Items)  
None.  
Adjournment  
RESULT:  
APPROVED BY VOICE VOTE  
Michael Kenyon  
Dale Berman  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
This meeting was adjourned at 11:01 AM.  
Savannah Valdez  
Recording Secretary