Kendall County Connect Kendall County Commission met June 29.
Here are the minutes provided by the commission:
Call to Order – Committee Chair Zach Bachmann called the Connect Kendall County Committee to order at 6:32 p.m.
Roll Call
| Attendee | Status | Arrived | Left Meeting |
| Bachmann, Zach | Here | ||
| Rodriguez, Ruben | Here | ||
| Marter, James | Here | ||
| Langston Jason | Here | ||
| Addis, James | |||
| Norris, Jeff | Here | ||
| Thompson, Jacob | |||
| Magiliari, Anthony | Here | ||
| Landovitz, Keith | |||
| Koeppel, Scott | Here |
Approval of Agenda – Chair Bachmann made a motion to approve the agenda, second by Member Norris. With seven members present voting aye, the motion carried by a vote of 7-0.
Approval of June 1, 2023, Meeting Minutes – Chair Bachmann made a motion to approve the June 1, 2023, meeting minutes, second by Member Norris. With seven members present voting aye, the motion carried by a vote of 7-0.
Public Comment – Tim Pfleeger with Electric Conduit Construction Company who specializes in fiber infrastructure and is very interested in learning about the project and how they can assist. Matt Kellogg, Kendall County Board Chair thanked everyone working on this project and stated feedback Mr. Kellogg is hearing from the residents is they are excited about this happening in Kendall County.
Old Business
A. Review: Request for Proposal Public-Private Partnership in Providing Fiber to the Home and Internet Services - Meagan Briganti, Deputy ICT Director, informed the committee two responses were received from Vero and Pivot-Tech.
New Committee Business
A. Discuss and Score respondents: Request for Proposal Public-Private Partnership in Providing Fiber to the Home and Internet Services – Connect Kendall County Commission reviewed the submitted responses and corresponding score matrix. Commission members to submit questions to Ms. Briganti for next meeting in which Commission members will review and discuss questions before submitting them to bidders for in person presentations.
B. Formalize meeting schedule – Commission formalized meeting schedule as the second Wednesday of every month at 6 pm.
Chair Report – Chair Bachmann spoke with Matt Schmidt, Head of Illinois Broadband Commission, and discovered Comcast’s application for grant funding has been paused.
Public Comment – None
Executive Session – None
Items for Committee of the Whole – Chair Bachmann and Member Rodriguez will speak at COW for funding possibilities.
Action Items for County Board – None
Adjournment – Chair Bachmann made a motion to adjourn the Connect Kendall County Commission meeting, Member Magiliari seconded the motion. With seven members present voting aye, the meeting was adjourned at 8:16 p.m. by a vote of 7-0.
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