Lake County Gazette

Lake County Planning, Building, Zoning and Environment Committee met June 4

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

1. Call to Order

Chair Altenberg called the meeting to order at 10:32 a.m.

2. Pledge of Allegiance

Chair Altenberg led the Pledge of Allegiance.

3. Roll Call of Members

Present 5 - Chair Altenberg, Member Knizhnik, Vice Chair Pedersen, Member Schlick and Member Wasik

Absent 2 - Member Campos and Member Frank

Other Attendees

In Person:

Sandy Hart, County Board Chair

J. Kevin Hunter, Board Member

Bailey Wyatt, Communications

Tom Gibadlo, Public

Tracy McGrath, Public

Mary Gibadlo, Public

Bill McGrath, Public

Krista Barkley Braun, Planning, Building and Development

Melanie Comer, Planning, Building and Development

Eric Waggoner, Planning, Building and Development

Joel Krause, Planning, Building and Development

Monica Feld, Public

Gail Freiberg, Public

Kurt Nettgen, Public

Diana Nettgen, Public

Matt Meyers, County Administrator's Office

RuthAnne Hall, County Administrator's Office

Theresa Glatzhofer, County Board Office

Electronically:

Patrice Sutton, County Administrator's Office

Sharon Osterby, Stormwater Management

Eric Steffen, Planning, Building and Development

Chuck Wirth, Public

Cynthia MacDonald, Public

Taylor Gendel, Planning, Building and Development

Abby Krakow, Communications

Christine Sher, Stormwater Management

Alex Carr, Communications

Frank Olson, Planning, Building and Development

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Brea Barnes, Finance

4. Addenda to the Agenda

There were no additions or amendments to the agenda.

5. Public Comment

Public comments for items not on the agenda were made by:

Thomas Gibadlo

Monica Feld

Kurt Nettgen

Cynthia MacDonald

6. Chair's Remarks

There were no remarks from the Chair.

7. Unfinished Business

There was no unfinished business to discuss.

8. New Business

REGULAR AGENDA

8.1 25-0742

Resolution to vacate an unimproved portion of a right-of-way located between North Lee Avenue and North Dewey Street in the Fox Lake Vista Number One Subdivision in Antioch Township.

Eric Waggoner, Director of Planning, Building and Development (PB&D); Krista Barkley Braun, Deputy Director and Zoning Administrator, PB&D; and Melanie Comer, Planner, PB&D, provided a presentation regarding a request to vacate an unimproved portion of a right-of-way located between North Lee Avenue and North Dewey Street in Antioch Township. Discussion ensued.

A motion was made by Member Knizhnik, seconded by Member Schlick, that this resolution be approved and recommended to the County Board agenda. The motion carried by the following voice vote:

Aye: 5 - Chair Altenberg, Member Knizhnik, Vice Chair Pedersen, Member Schlick and Member Wasik

Absent: 2 - Member Campos and Member Frank

8.2 25-0749

Resolution accepting the Annual Evaluation Report of the (County-Wide) All Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan for Unincorporated Lake County, Illinois and directing the Planning, Building and Development Department to make the report available on the Department’s website and issue a press release to meet the Community Rating System (CRS) recertification requirements.

Eric Waggoner, Director of Planning, Building and Development (PB&D); Joel Krause, Principal Civil Engineer, PB&D; and Sharon Osterby, Water Resources Professional, Stormwater Management Commission, provided a presentation about the Annual Evaluation Report of the County-Wide All Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan for unincorporated Lake County. Discussion ensued.

Member Wasik left the meeting at 10:54 a.m.

A motion was made by Member Knizhnik, seconded by Member Schlick, that this resolution be approved and recommended to the County Board agenda. The motion carried by the following voice vote:

Aye: 4 - Chair Altenberg, Member Knizhnik, Vice Chair Pedersen and Member Schlick

Absent: 2 - Member Campos and Member Frank

Not Present: 1 - Member Wasik

8.3 25-0024

Director’s Report - Planning, Building and Development.

There was no Planning, Building and Development Director's Report.

9. County Administrator's Report

There was no County Administrator's Report.

10. Executive Session

The Committee did not enter into Executive Session.

11. Member Remarks and Requests

Chair Altenberg thanked the public for attending today's meeting to provide public comment regarding a proposed solar field project in Antioch. Eric Waggoner, Director of Planning, Building and Development, provided background and context pertaining to the proposed solar field project.

12. Adjournment

Chair Altenberg declared the meeting adjourned at 11:31 a.m.

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