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Kane County

KC Jobs Committee

Meeting Minutes

LEWIS, ALLAN, Bates, Daugherty, Penesis, Strathmann, Young, ex-officios Roth (County

Vice Chair) and Pierog (County Chair)

Friday, April 11, 2025

10:30 AM

County Board Room

2025 Committee Goals

Goals from the July Jobs Committee meeting

• Revise County Code Definition of the Jobs Committee

• Economic Development Strategic Plan - Begin implementation of the strategies

recommenced by the Kane County Economic Development Strategic Plan

• Regional Partnerships - Continue to work with the Greater Chicagoland Economic

Partnership and other regional partners on economic development activities

• Local Economic Development Programs - Continue to meet the objectives of the active

ARPA Programs and Grant Programs while actively seeking new opportunities to enhance

current programming

Support for Jobs Committee focusing on the Six Priorities

Implement the Economic Development Strategic Plan for Kane County

Implement approved ARPA projects

oKane County Economic Development Corporation - Launch

oFabulous Fox! Water Trail - Launch sites and marketing

oFarmer Grants – staff managed grants to local food farmers

oTourism – with CVB’s

oManufacturing – with IMEC

Support the Kane County Economic Development Corporation

Support County’s role in the Greater Chicagoland Economic Partnership

Continue to strengthened partnerships with economic development efforts by the State

of Illinois, municipalities, chambers of commerce and economic development groups

Continue to network and development partnership for the future Hydrogen economy

Renew “Made and Kane” series in Kane County Connects featuring companies and

products that are made in Kane County

Continue to apply for additional outside grants

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Call To Order

Chairman Lewis called today's meeting to order at 10:38 AM.

Roll Call

Board Member Anita Lewis

PRESENT

Board Member Deborah Allan

Board Member Mavis Bates

Board Member Ted Penesis

Board Member David Young

Ex-Officio County Board Vice Chair Bill Roth

Board Member Gary Daugherty

REMOTE

ABSENT

Board Member Cherryl Strathmann

Ex-Officio County Board Chair Corinne M. Pierog

Also present: Co. Bd. members Gumz*, Juby*, Molina*; Dev. Planner Toth; JEG LLC.,

360 CEO Grueling; HR Exec. Dir. Lobrillo; ITD staff Kash; and members of the press

and public.

Remote Attendance Requests

Chairman Lewis announced the remote attendance requests for today's meeting. She

asked the Committee if there were any objections to Committee Member Daugherty

attending remotely. There were no objections.

Approval of Minutes: March 14, 2025

RESULT:

MOVER:

APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT

Deborah Allan

Public Comment

None.

Jobs Committee Priorities

Authorizing Kane County’s Continuing Participation in the Greater Chicagoland

Economic Partnership

KC Executive Committee

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

KC Executive Committee

Mavis Bates

MOVER:

Ted Penesis

SECONDER:

Anita Lewis, Deborah Allan, Mavis Bates, Gary Daugherty, Ted

Penesis, and David Young

AYE:

Cherryl Strathmann, and Corinne M. Pierog

ABSENT:

Kane County Economic Development Initiatives Staff Updates

Dev. Planner Toth stated that he, JEG LLC., 360 CEO Grueling, and Dev. Dir.

VanKerkhoff have been working hard to respond to several site opportunity

interests from partners at World Business Chicago and Intersect Illinois. Toth

addressed questions and comments from the Committee. Much discussion took

place.

Office of Community Reinvestment - Workforce Development Division

Monthly Report

Human Resources (HR) Exec. Dir. Lobrillo stated that given recent transitions

within the Office of Community Reinvestment, she has gathered information

from Workforce Development to share recent updates. She stated that there

have been issues with meeting benchmarks for the current grant with the State

of Illinois. Her team has been working with the Illinois Department of Commerce

and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) to develop a corrective action plan due April

30, 2025. The county has contracted with interim director John Duguay to

facilitate and ensure that requirements are met with DCEO in order to retain the

grant for future years. He will attend next month's meeting for an introduction to

the committee. Lobrillo addressed questions and comments from the

Committee. Much discussion ensued.