Kankakee Times

Kankakee County Highways and Buildings Committee met May 14.

Here is the minutes provided by the committee:

Members Present

Mr. Washington, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Hess, Ms. Peters, Ms. Polk, Mr. Snipes, Ms. Haas, Mr. Fetherling, Mr. Ekhoff, Mr. Carrico, Mr. Dunnill, Mr. Long, Mr. Smith and Mr. Kerkstra

Members Absent

Mr. Tholen and Mr. Zenz

In Attendance

Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Sirois

Department Heads

Mark Rogers and Wes Andrews

• Media

None

1. Call to Order

The meeting was called to order by the County Board Chairman, Mr. Wheeler, at 9:00 a.m. Quorum present.

Mr. Washington stated that he would give the chair to Mr. Wheeler for the meeting.

2. Public Comment

None

3. Approval of Minutes: March 12, 2020

Mr. Dunnill made a motion to approve the minutes, and Mr. Fetherling seconded it. Motion carried with a voice vote.

4. Highways – Mark Rogers

• Bidding and Letting

None

• County Engineer’s Pay Estimates

Mr. Rogers reviewed and read the County Engineer’s Pay Estimates with the committee.

Mr. Washington made a motion to approve the pay estimates, and Mr. Kinzinger seconded it. Motion carried with a roll call vote of 14 ayes and 0 nays. Voting Aye were: Mr. Washington, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Hess, Ms. Peters, Ms. Polk, Mr. Snipes, Ms. Haas, Mr. Fetherling, Mr. Ekhoff, Mr. Carrico, Mr. Dunnill, Mr. Long, Mr. Smith, Mr. Kerkstra and Mr. Wheeler

• Resolutions

• Resolution Authorizing the Board Chairman to Sign the Road Use Agreement for the Peterman II Solar Project

Mr. Rogers reviewed the agreement with the committee. In order for Peterman II to obtain a building permit, they must first have a road use agreement. This agreement was reviewed by Peterman II and also the State’s Attorney’s Office.

Mr. Hess made a motion to approve, and Ms. Polk seconded it.

Mr. Hess asked if this was similar to the wind farm road agreements.

Mr. Rogers advised that this is much less equipment and very little damage to the roads.

Mr. Sirois stated that he was realized to hear there wouldn’t be heavy loads.

Any impairments or safety issues must be cleaned up by Peterman should that occur.

Motion carried with a voice vote.

Mr. Wheeler commented that the new entrance to CSL looks like it is getting close and asked if there was a date for opening yet.

Mr. Rogers stated that he didn’t have a specific date, but it’s definitely close.

5. Buildings-Wes Andrews

Mr. Andrews discussed and reviewed the monthly reports with the committee.

• Facility Dude Report

There were 179 work orders in the month of March and 206 in April. Mr. Andrews complimented his staff for their hard work and effort that they have demonstrated over the past few months.

• Financial Report

Mr. Andrews reviewed the financial report with the committee. Mr. Andrews stated that he is working through a new process for reporting. The report today is a year by year comparison.

Mr. Kinzinger asked if there was anything significant related to the buildings or something that should be expected.

Mr. Andrews stated that everything is the normal plumbing repairs, etc.

Mr. Wheeler asked if the increase in supplies was due to COVID.

Mr. Wheeler also stated that there were things that popped up while redoing the courthouse. An example would be the circle drive and also the steps that were being held up by almost nothing. Underneath the circle drive was the original brick, that was an extra cost to dig out.

Mr. Andrews stated that he has a report with costs and the grants that will be coming in. Mr. Washington commented on how nice the steps looked to the courthouse.

• Building Report

There were social distancing signs ordered for the building, plastic shields and hand sanitizing dispensers throughout the building. The concentrate is mixed here and dispensers can be refilled quickly and often.

Mr. Andrews presented pictures of the completed work at the courthouse for ADA improvements. The pictures included the updates to the courtrooms, the stairs and ramp, circle drive, sidewalks, curbs, jury assembly and back stair handrails.

Mr. Wheeler advised that there are some finishing touches that still need to be done, but that can be done ourselves.

Mr. Andrews stated that there will be more custodians within Maintenance made a available to assist with the cleaning and amount of work that is needed.

Mr. Andrews stated that they have fabricated plastic shields for numerous buildings.

There were no further questions or comments from the committee.

6. Old Business

None

7. New Business

None

8. Other Business

None

9. Adjournment

Mr. Hess made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:36 a.m., and Mr. Kerkstra seconded it. Motion carried with a voice vote.

http://www.co.kankakee.il.us/files/committees/highways_51420.pdf