Kendall County Times

Kendall County Economic Development Committee met April 19.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Committee Chair Elizabeth Flowers at 5:30pm. Roll Call 

Attendee	Status	Arrived	Left Meeting
Elizabeth Flowers	Here
Scott Gengler	Present
Dan Koukol	Here
Brooke Shanley	Here
Seth Wormley		5:32 pm

Staff Present: Roger Bonuchi, Taylor Cosgrove, Brianna Falk, Scott Koeppel 

Approval of Agenda –

Member Koukol made a motion to approve the agenda, second by Member Shanley. With 4 members  voting aye, the motion was carried by a vote of 4-0. 

Committee Reports and Updates 

A. Animal Control Department Update – 

Animal Control director, Taylor Cosgrove, briefed the committee on updated reports from March. Copy of March 2023 Financial Statements and the average length of stay report are included in the packet.

B. Emergency Management Agency Update – 

EMA director, Roger Bonuchi, briefed the committee on updated reports from March. Hazard Mitigation plan meeting was held on April 18 at Oswego Fire Department. KCEMA will host a CERT session with Oswego PD in the spring. Date of the session is yet to be determined. Mr. Bonuchi mentioned that the Pediatric Disaster Response class was successful with 35 people in attendance.

New Committee Business 

A. Presentation: Greater Chicagoland Economic Partnership- Chris Chaidez & Kyle  Schultz 

Mr. Kyle Schultz, Vice President and workforce Development & Executive Sponsor of Greater Chicagoland Economic Partnership, gave a presentation on the partnership between Greater Chicagoland and the surrounding counties. Mr. Schultz introduced

Christopher Chaidez as the Greater Chicagoland Economic Partnership Regional Manager.

Old Committee Business – None

Chairman’s Report – None

Public Comment – 

Amanda Buchanan spoke about a dog attack that occurred on February 12, 2023. 

Debra Peterson spoke about a dog attack that occurred on February 12, 2023. 

Amy Hunte spoke about her dog attack that occurred on February 12, 2023. Questions for the Media- None

Executive Session – None

Items for the Committee of the Whole Meeting – None

Action Items for County Board- None

Adjournment – Member Koukol made a motion to adjourn, second by Member Shanley. With 5 members present in agreement, the meeting was adjourned at 6:23p.m. 

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