Kendall County Board met Feb. 22.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
The Kendall County Special Board Meeting was held at the Kendall County Office Building, Room 209, in the City of Yorkville on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. The Clerk called the roll. Members present: Chairman Scott Gryder, Lynn Cullick, Bob Davidson, Elizabeth Flowers, Tony Giles, Judy Gilmour, Audra Hendrix, Matt Kellogg, Matthew Prochaska, and John Purcell.
The Clerk reported to the Chairman that a quorum was present to conduct business.
THE AGENDA
Member Hendrix moved to approve the agenda. Member Flowers seconded the motion. Chairman Gryder asked for a voice vote on the motion. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS
Power Purchase Agreement
Member Prochaska moved to approve the signing of 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. Member Purcell seconded the motion.
Eric Peterman from GRNE Solar Group, Chris Childress and Arnie Schramel from Progressive Energy were present and involved in the discussion with the board members.
Assistant State’s Attorney Leslie Johnson explained the documents that the State’s Attorney’s office reviewed.
It was stated that the power purchase and land lease agreements by the Public Safety Center are the highest priority items.
Members discussed how much it would cost to remove the fields, GRNE getting the permits and zoning, the cost to maintain the field, expansion of the Courthouse and increased energy usage, energy payments, and demand days. Each side will need to have time to review the others’ revisions. Members also discussed who would audit the usage, bills and compliance of agreement. The county would not have to pay anything up front and there is no cost for annual maintenance. They discussed the buyout price.
Member Prochaska moved to postpone consideration of item 7A (approve the signing of 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) to the March 6, 2018 meeting. Member Kellogg seconded the motion. Chairman Gryder asked for a voice vote on the motion. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
Land Lease
Member Purcell moved to approve the signing of 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. Member Kellogg seconded the motion.
Member Prochaska moved to postpone consideration of item 7B (approve the signing of 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) to the March 6, 2018 meeting. Member Flowers seconded the motion. Chairman Gryder asked for a voice vote on the motion. All members present voting aye except Davidson. Motion carried 9-1.
The lease takes 3⁄4 votes of those present to pass; referenced by 55 ILCS 5/5-1049.2.
OTHER BUSINESS
Chairman Gryder informed the board of a letter received from the Kendall Housing Authority requesting additional space in the Kendall County Health & Human Services Building. Item is referred to the Facilities Committee.
QUESTIONS FROM THE PRESS
Jim Wyman from WSPY asked if the vote was to forward both items to the March 6, 2018 meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
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