Government Center  
719 S. Batavia Ave., Bldg. A  
Geneva, IL 60134  
Kane County  
KC American Rescue Plan  
Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
TEPE, Sanchez, Bates, Gripe, Gumz, Lenert, Molina, Strathmann, Surges  
Wednesday, February 25, 2026  
10:30 AM  
County Board Room  
1.  
2.  
Call To Order  
Chairman Vern Tepe called today's meeting to order at 10:40 AM.  
Roll Call  
Board Member Jarett Sanchez  
Board Member Mavis Bates  
Board Member Jon Gripe  
Board Member Bill Lenert  
Board Member Vern Tepe  
PRESENT  
Board Member Myrna Molina  
REMOTE  
ABSENT  
Board Member Michelle Gumz  
Board Member Cherryl Strathmann  
Board Member Clifford Surges  
Also present: Co. Bd. members Allan*, Kious*, Lewis, Penesis, Roth, Kim Young*;  
ITD/BLG Exec. Dir. Roger Fahnestock; ARPA Prgm. Mgr. Suzanne Fahnestock;  
Environ. & Water Res. Dir. Jodie Wollnik; ITD staff Peters; and members of the press  
and public.  
3.  
Remote Attendance Requests  
Chairman Vern Tepe announced the remote attendance requests for today's meeting.  
He asked if there were any objections to Committee Member Molina attending  
remotely. There were no objections.  
4.  
Approval of Minutes: September 24, 2025  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT  
Mavis Bates  
5.  
6.  
Public Comment  
None.  
ARPA Report  
ARPA Report  
A.  
The monthly reports are on file. No additional report was made.  
7.  
New Business  
Approving Second Amendment to Agreement Between County of Kane and The  
A.  
Family Recovery Centers, PLLC  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Mavis Bates  
MOVER:  
Jarett Sanchez  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Jon Gripe, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michelle Gumz, Cherryl Strathmann, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Approving First Amendment to Agreement Between County of Kane and Pads of  
Elgin  
B.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Mavis Bates  
MOVER:  
Jarett Sanchez  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Jon Gripe, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michelle Gumz, Cherryl Strathmann, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Approving First Amendment to Agreement Between County of Kane and Suicide  
Prevention Services of America  
C.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Jarett Sanchez  
MOVER:  
Mavis Bates  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Jon Gripe, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michelle Gumz, Cherryl Strathmann, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Approving First Amendment to Agreement Between County of Kane and Youth  
Outlook  
D.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Mavis Bates  
MOVER:  
Jarett Sanchez  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Jon Gripe, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michelle Gumz, Cherryl Strathmann, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Approving First Amendment to Agreement Between County of Kane and La  
Federacion De Clubes Michoacanos En Illinois/Fedecmi DBA CASAS  
Michoacan  
E.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Mavis Bates  
MOVER:  
Bill Lenert  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Jon Gripe, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michelle Gumz, Cherryl Strathmann, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing the Re-Programming of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in  
the Amount of $9,600 (Nine Thousand Six Hundred Dollars) from the  
Association for Individual Development’s Community Violence Prevention  
Project Under the Kane County Public Health Department ARPA Behavioral  
Health System Improvement Initiative Project to the Kane County Building  
Management Department’s Kitchen & Laundry Area HVAC System  
Improvements at Kane County Justice Center ARPA Project  
F.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Bill Lenert  
MOVER:  
Jarett Sanchez  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Jon Gripe, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michelle Gumz, Cherryl Strathmann, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing the Re-Programming of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in  
the Amount of $106.91 (One Hundred Six Dollars and Ninety-One Cents) from  
the Charity Blooms Grant Award Under the Kane County Development and  
Community Services Department’s Food and Farm Resiliency ARPA Project to  
the Kane County Building Management Department’s Kitchen & Laundry Area  
HVAC System Improvements ARPA Project  
G.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Mavis Bates  
MOVER:  
Jon Gripe  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Jon Gripe, Bill Lenert, Myrna Molina, and Vern  
Tepe  
AYE:  
Mavis Bates  
NAY:  
Michelle Gumz, Cherryl Strathmann, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing the Re-Programming of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in  
the Amount of $1,177.21 (One Thousand One Hundred Seventy-Seven Dollars  
and Twenty-One Cents) from the Kane County Environmental and Water  
Resources Department’s Water Quality Sampling ARPA Project to the Kane  
County Environmental and Water Resources Department’s Drainage Cost Share  
Consultant and Capital ARPA Project  
H.  
An amendment was made to the resolution due to a scrivener's error. Motion to  
amend was moved by Sanchez, seconded by Bates. Motion carried  
unanimously by roll call vote. Amendment passed. A motion to approve the  
amended resolution was made by Sanchez, seconded by Bates. Motion carried  
unanimously by roll call vote. Motion passed.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Jarett Sanchez  
MOVER:  
Mavis Bates  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Jon Gripe, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michelle Gumz, Cherryl Strathmann, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing the Re-Programming of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in  
the Amount of $50,000 (Fifty Thousand Dollars) from the Kane County  
Information Technologies Department’s Zoom Web Conferencing Services  
ARPA Project to the Kane County Environmental and Water Resources  
Department’s Drainage Cost Share Consultant and Capital ARPA Project  
I.  
Environ. & Water Res. Dir. Wollnik stated that funds were allocated for various  
projects to the original ARPA cost share drainage program. She noted that it is  
intended to use some of the fund balance from the Riverboat funds to cover any  
differences.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Jarett Sanchez  
TO:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Mavis Bates  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Jon Gripe, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michelle Gumz, Cherryl Strathmann, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing the Re-Programming of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in  
the Amount of $24,358.56 (Twenty-Four Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-Eight  
Dollars and Fifty-Six Cents) from the Kane County Information Technologies  
Department’s Zoom Web Conferencing Services ARPA Project to the Kane  
County Building Management Department’s Kitchen & Laundry Area HVAC  
Improvements at Kane County Justice Center ARPA Project  
J.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Bill Lenert  
MOVER:  
Mavis Bates  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Jon Gripe, Bill Lenert, Myrna  
Molina, and Vern Tepe  
AYE:  
Michelle Gumz, Cherryl Strathmann, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing the Re-Programming of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in  
the Amount of $24,115 (Twenty-Four Thousand One Hundred Fifteen Dollars)  
from the Kane County Information Technologies Department’s Zoom Web  
Conferencing Services ARPA Project to the Kane County Environmental and  
Water Resources Department’s Stream Gaging Network ARPA Project  
K.  
Environ. & Water Res. Dir. Wollnik stated that there are four stream gages that  
share the cost with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) for main rivers  
and streams. She noted that the gages inform residents of flooding events, and  
data is reported online to advise anyone using watercraft along the river to  
identify flow rates and flood plain safety. Wollnik stated that gage data is being  
utilized at the Illinois State Water Survey (ISWS) for flood plain mapping for  
areas where gage data is critical. As more short duration and high intensity  
storms are developing, gage data is interpreted into the models for more  
accurate data to project future flood elevations. Discussion ensued.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Mavis Bates  
MOVER:  
Jarett Sanchez  
SECONDER:  
Jarett Sanchez, Mavis Bates, Bill Lenert, Myrna Molina, and Vern  
Tepe  
AYE:  
Jon Gripe  
NAY:  
Michelle Gumz, Cherryl Strathmann, and Clifford Surges  
ABSENT:  
8.  
Old Business  
None.  
9.  
Executive Session (if needed)  
None.  
10.  
Adjournment  
RESULT:  
APPROVED BY VOICE VOTE  
Jarett Sanchez  
Jon Gripe  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
This meeting was adjourned at 11:07 a.m.  
Rachel Santora  
Recording Secretary