Lake County Public Works, Planning & Transportation Committee met Sept. 28.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
1. Call to Order
Chair Clark called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
Chair Clark led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Roll Call of Members
Present 7 - Chair Clark, Member Maine, Vice Chair Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
Other Attendees:
Abby Krakow, Communications
Austin McFarlane, Public Works
Bailey Wyatt, Communications
Brittany Sloan, Public Works
Cassandra Hiller, County Administrator's Office
Darcy Adcock, Human Resources
Dawn Keller, Public
Emily Karry, Public Works
Eric Steffen, Planning, Building and Development
Eric Waggoner, Planning, Building and Development
Gail Weil, Public
Gary Gibson, County Administrator's Office
Janna Philipp, County Administrator's Office
Jennifer Brennan, Communications
Jim Hawkins, County Administrator's Office
John Light, Human Resources
Jolanda Dinkins, County Board Office
Jon Nelson, Division of Transportation
Joseph Arcus, Planning, Building and Development
Kevin Carrier, Division of Transportation
Kevin Quinn, Communications
Krista Barkley Braun, Planning, Building and Development
Kristy Cechini, County Board Office
Lisle Stalter, State's Attorney's Office
Mary Crain, Division of Transportation
Matt Meyers, County Administrator's Office
Matthew Emde, Division of Transportation
Melanie Nelson, State's Attorney's Office
Michael Klemens, Division of Transportation
Michael Wheeler, Finance
Mick Zawislak, Daily Herald
Patrice Sutton, Finance
Paul Frank, Board Member
Robert Springer, Planning, Building and Development
RuthAnne Hall, Purchasing
Sonia Hernandez, County Administrator's Office
Sandy Hart, County Board Chair
Shane Schneider, Division of Transportation
Theresa Glatzhofer, County Board Office
4. Addenda to the Agenda
There were no additions or amendments to the agenda.
5. Public Comment (Items not on the agenda)
There were no comments from the public.
6. Chair's Remarks
There were no Chair remarks.
7. Unfinished Business
There was no unfinished business to discuss.
8. New Business
CONSENT AGENDA (Items 8.1 - 8.4)
*MINUTES*
8.1 22-1338
Committee action approving the Public Works, Planning and Transportation Committee minutes from August 31, 2022.
A motion was made by Member Vealitzek, seconded by Member Wilke, that the minutes from August 31, 2022 be approved. Motion carried by the following voice vote:
Aye: 7 - Chair Clark, Member Maine, Vice Chair Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
8.2 22-1339
Committee action approving the Public Works, Planning and Transportation Committee minutes from September 7, 2022.
A motion was made by Member Vealitzek, seconded by Member Wilke, that the minutes from September 7, 2022 be approved. Motion carried by the following voice vote:
Aye: 7 - Chair Clark, Member Maine, Vice Chair Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
*DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION*
8.3 22-1324
Committee action memo to approve the Fall 2022 Adopt-A-Highway Program.
A motion was made by Member Vealitzek, seconded by Member Wilke, that the consent agenda items be approved. The motion carried by the following voice vote:
Aye: 7 - Chair Clark, Member Maine, Vice Chair Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
8.4 22-1325
Joint resolution appropriating $40,000 of Matching Tax funds for cellular service and landline phone service to communicate with various Lake County Division of Transportation field assets, including traffic signals, cameras, and snow and ice equipment and integration with Lake County PASSAGE.
A motion was made by Member Vealitzek, seconded by Member Wilke, that the consent agenda items be approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee. The motion carried by the following voice vote:
Aye: 7 - Chair Clark, Member Maine, Vice Chair Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
REGULAR AGENDA
*DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION*
8.5 22-0022
Director's Report - Division of Transportation.
Shane Schneider, Division of Transportation (DOT) Director, had nothing to report. *PUBLIC WORKS*
8.6 22-1323
Joint Resolution authorizing a contract with Evoqua Water Technologies, Sarasota, Florida, in the estimated amount of $380,644.49 annually for replacement of media for Public Works odor control units.
Austin McFarlane, Interim Director of Public Works, explained that this item is a contract for maintenance service for odor control units.
A motion was made by Member Vealitzek, seconded by Member Roberts, that this resolution be approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee. The motion carried by the following voice vote:
Aye: 7 - Chair Clark, Member Maine, Vice Chair Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
8.7 22-1322
Joint Resolution adopting the Proposed 2023-2027 Capital Improvement Program for the Lake County Department of Public Works.
Austin McFarlane, Interim Director of Public Works, explained that there were no additions or modifications to the proposed Public Works 2023-2027 Capital Improvement Plan, as presented last month.
A motion was made by Member Roberts, seconded by Member Vealitzek, that this resolution be approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee. The motion carried by the following voice vote:
Aye: 7 - Chair Clark, Member Maine, Vice Chair Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
8.8 22-0024
Director's Report - Public Works.
Austin McFarlane, Interim Director of Public Works, had nothing to report.
*PLANNING, BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT*
8.9 22-1321
Discussion on proposed text amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (Chapter 151 of the Lake County, Illinois Code of Ordinances) relating to the regulation of certain nature-based topics.
Eric Waggoner, Planning, Building and Development (PB&D) Director, introduced Krista Braun, Planning & Zoning Manager, who provided a high level overview of the proposed text amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance related to nature-based topics.
Discussion ensued.
At Member Maine's request, the Committee directed staff to invite a representative from the State's Attorney's Office to come to the next meeting to answer any questions about the use of commentary in the proposed amendments and in the Ordinance in general.
The consensus of the Committee was to move forward with the recommended text amendments.
8.10 22-0023
Director's Report - Planning, Building and Development.
Eric Waggoner, Planning, Building and Development (PB&D) Director, noted that the next Committee meeting will be heavy on PB&D-related items.
9. County Administrator's Report
Matt Meyers, Assistant County Administrator, noted that the Legislative Committee meeting will take place next week to review and potentially approve the 2023 Legislative Agenda. Assistant County Administrator Meyers also asked the Committee to let himself or Legislative Committee Chair Wasik know of any requests for additions to the 2023 Legislative Agenda.
9.1 22-1351
Update on the Public Works Director recruitment.
Gary Gibson, County Administrator, provided an update on the Director of Public Works position.
Discussion ensued.
The majority of the Committee Members present directed the County Administrator to stop the current hiring process for the Director of Public Works. The majority of the Committee Members present wanted to continue to pursue State legislation that eliminated the Professional Engineer license requirement for superintendents of Public Works.
10. Executive Session
The Committee did not enter into Executive Session.
10.1 22-1379
Executive Session to discuss personnel matters pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(1). 11. Members' Remarks
There were no Members' Remarks.
12. Adjournment
Chair Clark declared the meeting adjourned at 9:55 a.m.
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