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Kane County

KC Committee of the Whole

Meeting Minutes

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

4:00 PM

County Board Room

Call To Order

Chairman Pierog called the meeting to order at 4:03 PM.

Roll Call

An in-person quorum was not established. This meeting was informational purposes

only.

Board Member Mavis Bates

Board Member Dale Berman

Board Member Michelle Gumz

Board Member Mo Iqbal

PRESENT

Board Member Leslie Juby

Board Member Michael Kenyon

Board Member Chris Kious

Board Member Bill Roth

Board Member Monica Silva

Board Member Cherryl Strathmann

Board Member Rick Williams

Chairman Corinne M. Pierog

Board Member Deborah Allan

Board Member Gary Daugherty

Board Member Bill Lenert

Board Member Michael Linder

Board Member Myrna Molina

Board Member Bill Tarver

Board Member David Young

Board Member Mark Davoust

Board Member Ron Ford

REMOTE

ABSENT

Board Member Anita Lewis

Board Member Jarett Sanchez

Board Member Clifford Surges

Board Member Vern Tepe

Also present: ITD/BLD Exec. Dir. Fahnestock & staff Lasky*, Files, Peters; ASA

Cermak; Spec. ASA Shepro; KCHD Exec. Dir. Isaacson*; KCAC Admin. Youngsteadt*;

and members of the press and public including Jason Dwyer from Wight & Co and

Christian Smith from Beacon News.

Remote Attendance Requests

No in-person quorum was established. Remote attendance requests were not voted

upon.

Pledge of Allegiance

Chairman Pierog asked Committee Member Bates to lead the Pledge of Allegiance.

Approval of Minutes: September 26, 2023, January 10, 2024, February 8, 2024,

and March 26, 2024

No in-person quorum was established. All meeting minutes waiting to be approved will

be held until the next Committee of the Whole meeting.

Public Comment (Agenda Items)

None.

Public Comment (Non-Agenda Items)

Kane County Resident and County Board Member, David Young, addressed the

non-citizen voting proclamation that passed through the March Public Service

Committee meeting, but was not included on the April County Board agenda. The

proclamation was not included under the purview of the County Board Chairman.

Young questioned the offensive manner of the proclamation. He reviewed two

statements within the proclamation that could have been taken offensively. He

questioned why the County Board Chairman would not allow the proclamation on the

April County Board meeting agenda. Young referenced Kane County Statute 247-C1,

addressing the role of the Chairman pertaining to the County Board agendas. He

stated that because the Executive Committee Chairman, County Board Chairman

Pierog, failed to place this proclamation on the Executive Committee agenda, it would

not be forwarded to the County Board meeting. The decision of one or two County

Board Members out of 25, can change the agenda topics for Kane County. Young

stated that if resolutions or proclamations were passed through the Committee

structure and were not in line with their political agenda, they can simply ignore it. He

asked that the non-citizen voting proclamation be included on the June County Board

meeting agenda. (Committee Member Iqbal arrived in-person at 4:09 p.m.)

Kane County Resident, Cathy Flesburg, explained that she has found that meeting

agendas have been posted, incorrectly. She questioned the suspicious nature of how

frequent these issues are occurring. She requested that this be double-checked. She

stated that agenda matters may not be voted upon, if it is not made available to the

public (Committee Member Silva arrived in-person at 4:12 p.m.) 48-hours prior to the

scheduled meeting. Lastly, Flesburg addressed the common occurrence of the

Committee of the Whole meetings not being able to establish a quorum, since

September 2023. Committee meeting minutes have not been approved either.

Flesburg questioned why quorums have not been established.

Presentations/Discussion

A. Final Draft: Facilities Master Plan (J. Dwyer, Wight & Co.)

ITD/BLD Exec. Dir. Fahnestock explained that a presentation would be given to

address the overview and final draft of the Kane County Facilities Master Plan. He

stated that the Master Plan will go through the Committee flow process until the June

County Board meeting, where the final vote to adopt the plan will take place. He noted

that the County Board Members will have three more opportunities to provide feedback

on the plan, starting at the May 15, 2024 Administration Committee meeting.

Fahnestock recognized Wight & Co. President of Design and Construction, Jason

Dwyer, who provided the final draft of the Master Plan. Fahnestock addressed

questions and comments from the Committee. Discussion ensued.

Wight & Co. President of Design and Construction, Jason Dwyer, addressed the

County's background of developing master plans. He stated that this plan is to be

utilized as a guidance document in addressing the County's short, mid, and long-term

needs. The County has worked on multiple facility plans since the 1980's. Dwyer spoke

on the fluidity of these types of plans. Dwyer addressed the current development of the

County's Facilities Master plan. The first step was to perform a Space Needs Analysis.

He provided a summary of that study. Dwyer presented the final draft of the County's

Facilities Master Plan. He reviewed the timeline of the plan development. He shared a

map depicting the technical recommendations of future County facilities, such as a

Judicial Center expansion, Third Street Courthouse renovation, and addressing the

State's Attorney's Office Criminal Division short-term space needs. Dwyer reviewed the

challenges and priorities of the plan. The main challenges are acquiring funding for

larger projects and the need for short-term options. The short-term priority needs are

the construction of a new health department, figuring out the State's Attorney and

Judiciary staff space needs, and finding centralized storage space. Dwyer addressed

questioned and comments from the Committee. Discussion ensued.

Dwyer reviewed the phased project implementation for short, mid, and long-term

recommendations. He spoke on the needs for each phase. He explained which

buildings would be constructed/renovated during each phase. Dwyer addressed

questions about the lifespan of the purposed facilities.

Dwyer continued with the mid-term and long-term recommendations of the Master

Plan. The main goal of the Master Plan is to have one centralized location for most

County facilities. Dwyer addressed questions and comments from the Committee.

Much discussion ensued.

Fahnestock reviewed the next procedural steps for the County Board to approve the

County's Facilities Master Plan. He requested Board Members submit their input for the

Master Plan via e-mail to himself and/or staff Files before the May 15, 2024

Administration Committee meeting. Fahnestock and Dwyer addressed questions and

comments from the Committee. Discussion ensued.