DeKalb Times

DeKalb County Executive Committee met March 8.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

1. Roll Call

2. Approval of Agenda

3. Approval of Minutes

a. Minutes from February 8, 2023

4. Public Comments

Any member of the public may address the Committee for up to 3 minutes on any topic of their choosing. There will be no yielding of time to other members of the public and agenda time for public comments is limited to 30 minutes in total.

5. Resolutions

a. Resolution R2023-022 A Resolution Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement for Installation and Maintenance of License Plate Readers with the City of Sycamore.

The City of Sycamore is requesting authorization from the County Board to install License Plate Readers (LPRs) at five locations within the County right-of-way. An initial request was made to the Highway Committee to install LPRs on two county owned poles with a request for a utility permit to construct three City owned standalone poles in County right-of-way. The request was sent to the Executive Committee for consideration and has been combined for consideration. An Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) is included with Resolution R2023-022 to allow the LPRs as follows:

• Two locations along Peace Road the LPRs would be installed on County owned traffic signal poles.

• Three locations in County right-of-way near intersections in the Peace/Plank Road corridor on poles installed and maintained by the City of Sycamore.

The IGA outlines that the City of Sycamore is responsible for all installation and maintenance costs of the LPRs. The County is indemnified against any claims related to the installation, placement, location and use of data gathered by the LPRs.

b. Resolution R2023-035 A Resolution Authorizing a Contribution to the DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation “Opportunity Unbound” Branding Initiative.

The DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation’s “Opportunity Unbound” branding initiative came about from the a county-wide economic development strategy (CEDS). The initiative aims to sustain business attraction throughout DeKalb County, by promoting business assets and communicating successes across the region, state, and nation. Opportunity Unbound couples traditional economic development principles with an effort on attracting young people, students, professionals, and entrepreneurs to live, buy homes, raise families, and start businesses in DeKalb County. The mission of the branding initiative for DeKalb County is to create a countywide collaborative business climate that delivers a consistent message and narrative which contributes to business and population growth.

In September 2020, members of DCEDC presented the Opportunity Unbound Initiative to the County’s Economic Development Committee with a request for the County to be a significant funding source for the $750,000 target budget. The Committee forwarded a Resolution that would provide just over one-third of the funding however it was sent back to Committee.

DCEDC shifted its funding focus starting with private companies and has been able to secure nearly $500,000 in contributions and pledges to date. With Opportunity Unbound in motion and a County-wide Marketing Manager in place, DCEDC is once again reaching out to public partners to request support.

The request to the County is for a three-year pledge of ten thousand dollars per year (2024, 2025, & 2026) for a total of $30,000. The funding would come from the Opportunity Fund.

c. Resolution R2023-036 A Resolution Pre-Approving ARPA Transferee Grant Project Applications from Genoa, Kingston, Lee, Shabbona and Waterman.

In November 2021, the County Board voted to extend $100,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funds in a subrecipient program to each of the fourteen municipalities in the County for water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure projects. The County Board previously approved submitted projects in eight municipalities. Resolution R2023-036 approves projects submitted in Genoa, Kingston, Lee, Shabbona and Waterman and authorizes the disbursement of the funds after the project is completed and the appropriate documentation is submitted.

6. Approval of Appointments

a. Fire Protection Districts

• DeKalb Community Fire Protection District: Gerald Bemis reappointed for a three year term beginning May 1, 2023 and expiring April 30, 2026.

• Genoa-Kingston Fire Protection District: Todd Merritt reappointed for a three-year term beginning May 1, 2023 and expiring April 30, 2026.

• Kirkland Community Fire District: Marty Banks reappointed for a three-year term beginning May 1, 2023 and expiring April 30, 2026.

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• Paw Paw Fire Protection District: Neal Rogers reappointed for a three-year term beginning May 1, 2023 and expiring April 30, 2026.

• Shabbona Community Fire Protection District: Berkley Boehne reappointed for a three-year term beginning May 1, 2023 and expiring April 30, 2026.

• Somonauk Community Fire Protection District: Nycole Woody reappointed for a three-year term beginning May 1, 2023 and expiring April 30, 2026.

• Sycamore Rural Fire Protection District: John Ward reappointed for a three-year term beginning May 1, 2023 and expiring April 30, 2026. Peter Springmire appointed to complete a three-year term until April 30, 2024.

• Waterman Fire Protection District: David Stryker reappointed for a three-year term beginning May 1, 2023 and expiring April 30, 2026.

b. East Pierce Cemetery Association – Kevin Marshall appointed to fill an unexpired term ending August 31, 2026.

7. Approval of County Board Agenda

8. Adjournment

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