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Kane County  
KC American Rescue Plan  
Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
SANCHEZ, Kenyon, Bates, Gumz, Lenert, Molina, Strathmann, Surges & Tepe  
Wednesday, January 24, 2024  
10:30 AM  
County Board Room  
1.  
2.  
Call To Order  
Chairman Sanchez called the meeting to order at 10:30 AM.  
Roll Call  
Board Member Jarett Sanchez  
Board Member Michael Kenyon  
Board Member Mavis Bates  
Board Member Bill Lenert  
PRESENT  
Board Member Cherryl Strathmann  
Board Member Michelle Gumz  
Board Member Myrna Molina  
Board Member Vern Tepe  
REMOTE  
ABSENT  
Board Member Clifford Surges  
Also Present: Madam Chair Pierog; County Board members: Allan, Kious and Roth,  
ARP Manager Fahnestock and staff Minor; Exec. Dir. Dev. Vankerkhoff, Fin. Exec.  
Dir. Hopkinson, ITD Exec. Dir. Fahnestock and staff Files, Lasky and Peters, HRN  
Exec. Dir. Lobrillo, Public Health Exec. Dir. Isaacson and staff Snowden, KC State's  
Atty. staff Ford and Frank, members of the press & public.  
3.  
Remote Attendance Requests  
Chairman Sanchez asked if there were any opposed to Molina, Tempe and Gumz  
attending remotely as voting members. No objections were voiced by the Committee.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes: December 27, 2023  
RESULT:  
APPROVED BY VOICE VOTE  
Mavis Bates  
MOVER:  
Michael Kenyon  
SECONDER:  
5.  
6.  
Public Comment (Agenda Items)  
None  
Discussion Items:  
ARP Committee Report (attached)  
A.  
Chairman Sanchez acknowledged the monthly reports supplied by Ernst and  
Young had been provided in the agenda packet.  
B.  
Other Committee Matters  
None  
7.  
New Business  
Authorizing the Use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for the  
A.  
Construction of a Health Department Facility for Kane County Residents  
Chairman Sanchez advised the Committee this resolution pertained to the  
construction of a new public health department facility for Kane County. He  
noted it had already been discussed at length at a Committee of the Whole  
Meeting. The Public Health Facility project would use an estimated $18M in  
ARPA funds and $5M in Public Health reserve funds. Chairman Sanchez  
reported a resolution had passed this morning at the Finance Committee  
Meeting authorizing a budget adjustment assigning the $5M from Public Health  
reserves line 350 to be used toward the new public health facility. Chairman  
Sanchez reminded the Committee of the US Treasury guidelines that require  
ARPA dollars for project to begin spending and reported by the end of 2024.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Cherryl Strathmann  
Mavis Bates  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Michael Kenyon, Mavis Bates, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michelle Gumz  
Clifford Surges  
NAY:  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing the Use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Lost Revenue  
Recoupment Funds for the Construction of a Health Department Facility for  
Kane County Residents  
B.  
Chairman Sanchez advised the Committee this resolution would authorize the  
use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Lost Revenue Recoupment Funds for  
the construction of a health department facility for Kane County residents.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Mavis Bates  
MOVER:  
Michael Kenyon  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Michael Kenyon, Mavis Bates, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michelle Gumz  
Clifford Surges  
NAY:  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing an Amendment to the Agreement with the Kane County American  
Rescue Plan Consultant and Corresponding Use of Additional State and Local  
Fiscal Recovery  
C.  
Chairman Sanchez reported to the Committee Ernst and Young (EY) has done  
excellent work for the ARPA Program thus far. Sanchez discussed the success  
of ARPA Program Manager Suzanne Fahnestock using County employees to  
remove tasks from EY by assisting in the daily working tasks of the program.  
Adding since the County's employees have been handling tasks like the verifying  
of invoices EY primarily has been doing risk assessments and reporting.  
Discussion ensued on the savings utilizing the County's own people for most  
tasks vs. using the consultant EY. Chairman Sanchez reported this resolution  
authorizes the increase allotted for EY for their services for the remaining time  
of the Program. Sanchez noted the state's attorney's office was in favor of this  
resolution increasing the amount allotted for the consultant EY and retaining EY  
until the end of the ARPA Program.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Mavis Bates  
MOVER:  
Cherryl Strathmann  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Michael Kenyon, Mavis Bates, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michelle Gumz  
Clifford Surges  
NAY:  
ABSENT:  
Approving Compensation Rate for American Rescue Plan Program Coordinator  
Positions and Budget Adjustments  
D.  
Chairman Sanchez advised the Committee approving this resolution would raise  
the compensation rate for current and future American Rescue Plan Program  
Coordinators to the 100% allotted range. He acknowledged this would attract  
and keep qualified staff till the end of the program. Discussion ensued. State's  
Attorney Frank confirmed as long as the compensation rate for these positions  
did not exceed 100 percent of what was approved in the resolution the Board's  
approval would suffice.  
A short recess was necessary to correct a technical issue. The Committee  
returned to open session after the technical issue was corrected and a Roll Call  
was taken. Present: Michael Kenyon, Mavis Bates, Bill Lenert, Myrna Molina,  
Cherryl Strathman, Vern Tepe, Michelle Gumz, Jarett Sanchez.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Human Services Committee  
Mavis Bates  
TO:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Cherryl Strathmann  
Jarett Sanchez, Michael Kenyon, Mavis Bates, Michelle Gumz,  
Bill Lenert, Myrna Molina, Cherryl Strathmann, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
8.  
Old Business  
None  
9.  
Executive Session (if needed)  
None  
10.  
Public Comment (Non-Agenda Items)  
Eileen McNamee, Development Coordinator of Pads of Elgin, Inc. addressed the  
Committee. Ms. McNamee advised the Committee that Northern Kane County was still  
experiencing citizens down and out recovering from COVID. She reported many  
families were still homelessness. This fact had doubled the amounts of families with  
children requiring housing. PADS currently had no space available. McNamee  
commended her staff for using other measures to house 65 percent of these homeless  
families. She reported PADS active efforts looking for additional housing and the need  
for additional ARPA funds. McNamee thanked the committee and reported PADS of  
Elgin, Inc would continue to strive to get all Kane County's residents housed.  
11.  
Adjournment  
RESULT:  
APPROVED BY VOICE VOTE  
Michael Kenyon  
Bill Lenert  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
The meeting adjourned at 11:17 a.m.  
Caryn Minor  
ARPA Program Coordinator