Kendall County Committee of the Whole met February 15.
Here is the minutes provided by the Committee:
Call To Order And Pledge Of Allegiance - The meeting was called to order by County Board Chair Scott Gryder at 4:00 p.m., who led the committee in the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag.
Roll Call:
Attendee; Status; Arrived; Left Meeting:
Scott Gryder; Present;
Lynn Cullick; Here;
Bob Davidson; Yeah;
Elizabeth Flowers; Absent;
Tony Giles; Here;
Judy Gilmour; Here; 5:32p.m.;
Audra Hendrix; Here;
Matt Kellogg; Excused;
Matthew Prochaska; Here;
John Purcell; Present; 5:10p.m.;
Others present: Latreese Caldwell, Levi Gotte, Gina Hauge, Leslie Johnson, Mike Peters, Jacquie Purcell, Jim Smiley, Dr. Amaal Tokars, Rae Ann Van Gundy, Eric Weis
New Business:
➢ Presentation by Pete Flowers from Meyers & Flowers on Potential Opioid Litigation – State’s Attorney Eric Weis introduced the speakers and provided a brief background on the law firm and his previous work with them. Mr. Flowers provided information, medical implications, and statistics of potential Opioid Litigation for numerous Counties in the State of Illinois. Mr. Flowers stated that you can’t sue the state or federal government, but that the goal is to confront the drug manufacturers, educate the community, and to potentially stop the sale and use of Opioid drugs. Coroner Jacquie Purcell, Dr. Amaal Tokars and Chief Deputy Mike Peters also expressed their concerns of the problem, the impact it has on the communities, the various agencies, the families, and those addicted to the drugs, as well as the budgetary, personnel and time that is impacted by those involved from the County.
Old Business:
From Admin HR Committee:
➢ Approval of GOVQA Master Service(s) Agreement for GOVQA FOIA Application with an annual cost of $17,200. And a one-time Implementation Cost of $3,000. – Member Cullick reported that this has been discussed previously by the Admin HR Committee, and that the contract would be at an annual cost of $16,200. with a one-time implementation cost of $3,000.
From Facilities Management Committee:
➢ Presentation by Chris Childress of Progressive Energy – Mr. Childress reviewed the results of the Solar RFQ with the committee, which included 9 responders to the RFQ, and the two final responders of GRNE and Forefront Solar, and the final bid selection by the Facilities Management Committee.
➢ Discussion of contract with GRNE Solar to install a 2 MW Solar field at the Government Center with no initial capital cost - Mr. Childress also explained the timeline by March 1, 2018, the details of the agreement with the vendor, the specifics of the agreement, the location possibilities, the land lease, the IPA Incentive Grant, the ComEd Rebate, and the fact that there will be no initial capital cost to Kendall County.
➢ Discussion of 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with GRNE Solar at a rate of.0285 cents per kWh in the first year - Discussion on the forecasted $162,000 annual savings to the County, the buy-out option after 15-years, the production guarantee of 85%, the construction guarantee, the decommissioning of the field and who is responsible for it, the county insurance requirements, and legal review by the State’s Attorney’s Office.
➢ Presentation by Jennifer Sulentic of U.S. Communities and Vanessa Iorio and Dan Burroughs of Trane regarding the U.S. Communities Purchasing Program – Jennifer Sulentic provided a summary of the U.S. Communities Purchasing Program, which is owned and operated by the National Association of Counties, a non-profit organization for participating members, that was created to help solve procurement needs through national bids, in counties, school districts and municipalities.
Ms. Iorio and Mr. Burroughs from Trane, answered Board members’ questions, clarified the program, and provided additional information about Trane’s participation in the U.S. Communities program.
➢ Discussion of Public Safety Center HVAC equipment and installation purchase from Trane using US Communities Purchasing Program – Jim Smiley provided details about the proposed project cost of approximately $699,000, as well as details about the project, the effect on the Public Safety Center, and the estimated project completion timeline.
Public Comment – None
Questions From The Media – None
Chairmans Report
Review Board Action Items – Chair Gryder asked the committee to review the agenda for any updates or changes.
Items For February 20, 2018 County Board Agenda
➢ Approval of GOVQA Master Service(s) Agreement for GOVQA FOIA Application with an annual cost of $16,200. and a one-time Implementation Cost of $3,000.
➢ Approval to sign a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement and Land Lease with GRNE Solar to construct a 2MW AC Single Access Tracker Solar Field and sell the power to Kendall County at a Rate Not to Exceed.0285 cents per kWh in year one with a.9 % increase per year
➢ Approval to sign a 25-year Land Lease with GRNE Solar to build a Community Solar Field on the Detention Area West of the Health Department. GRNE will pay Kendall County $2,000.00 per acre per year for the Land Lease
Executive Session – Not needed
Adjournment – Member Cullick moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:27p.m., Member Prochaska seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved by a 6-0 voice vote.
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