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Kankakee County Board Meeting 11/9/2022 9:00am
A
B
C
Mrs
Peters
Mrs
Parker
Mr
Fairfield,
Mr,
carrico,
Mr,
eckhoff,
Mr,
Swanson,
Mr,
featherling,
Mr
Donnell,
president
Hillary
Mr
long
president
Mr
kirkstra
Mr,
Hunter,
Ms,
Brian,
Mr,
Collins,
Ms,
Hudson,
Mr,
Smith,
Mr,
Alexander
Hildebrand,
president
Mr
gowler
Mr,
Raymond,
Ms,
Foster,
Mr,
Wheeler
President.
We
have
a
quorum.
E
Good
morning,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
be
here.
My
name
is
Michael
Bryan
I
reside
at
895
Cobb
Boulevard
here
in
Kankakee
I'm
here
today,
in
support
of
the
Heritage
Prairie
project
that
we'll
hear
more
about
later
in
the
meeting
I
work
at
a
local
Bank
in
the
branch
here
in
Kankakee.
We
also
have
offices
in
hersher
and
Dwight
in
the
vicinity
of
this
project
and
can
see
firsthand
the
economic
impact
it
will
have
in
the
entire
Community,
but
especially
in
that
area,
helping
local
businesses
as
well
as
the
owners
of
the
land.
E
G
Morning,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Tony
Janowski
I,
rep
I'm,
with
the
Mid-America
Carpenters
Regional
Council.
We
represent
52
000
members,
entire
state
of
Illinois,
and
we
have
a
local
carpenter's
174
that
represents.
Can
everybody
represents
2
400
members
in
the
in
the
Will,
County
Kankakee
and
surrounding
areas
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
the
project,
Heritage
Creek,
solar
project?
That's
that
there's
already
been
three
meetings
on
Carpenters
Union
are
all
about
clean
energy,
renewable,
nuclear
and
and
wind
projects.
We
do
support
the
project.
G
I
think
it
was
put
together
rather
well
by
the
team,
as
far
as
the
economic
developments
and
everything
that
it
could
do
for
the
benefit.
But
there
is
one
portion
of
that
that
project
that
was
proposed,
and
that
is
the
the
project
labor
agreement
that
is
Incorporated
in
this
project.
It
is
called
the
try
trade
mou
agreement
that
is,
that
has
been
uttered
back
in
July
by
connection
and
the
try
trade
parties,
which
is
three
labor
organizations.
The
reason
why
I
bring
that
up
is
to
go
back
I'm.
G
You
know
not
only
with
the
Carpenters
but
I'm.
Also
representative
Executive
Board,
member
of
climate
jobs
Illinois
with
11
other
labor
organizations
representing
a
hundred
thousand
members
that
that
push
the
climate
jobs
Illinois
Energy
bill
and
with
that
was
to
have
strong
labor
standards
in
there
from
prevailing
wage
project.
Labor
agreements,
the
inclusion
of
a
diverse
Equitable
Workforce,
leaving
nobody
behind
and
with
this
try
trade
agreement
that
is
being
Incorporated.
G
It
basically
does
it
restricts,
denies
and
discriminates
against
certain,
including
the
Carpenters
and
other
trade
organizations
from
participating.
So
we
would
ask
that
the
the
board
consider
have
an
obligation
to
the
community
to
have
the
developer.
Go
back
in
good
faith,
negotiate
a
project
labor
agreement,
so
nobody's
Left,
Behind
from
under
represented
community.
These
disadvantaged
communities
are
veterans.
These
are
members
also
as
the
Carpenters
of
the
Carpenters
as
well,
and
then
we're
really.
You
know
the
diversity
Equity
piece
of
this.
G
We
have
2
000
apprentices
and
we're
proud
to
say
we
have
a
minority
participation
of
51,
so
we're
very
proud
to
make
sure
that
we're
doing
you
know
our
our
deed
and
our
faith
and
whatever
we
do
to
and
our
individuals
Into
The
Apprentice
program
from
these
communities,
leaving
nobody
behind.
So
we
would
ask
again
that
we
do
support
the
project,
not
in
its
entirety,
until
we
can
have
inclusion
of
all
the
trades
and
any
other
entities.
G
Even
we
have
the
Kankakee
college
that
we
have
members
that
have
taken
training
over
there
that
are
now
being
Incorporated
as
first
year
Apprentice
that
will
be
denied
employment
on
this
project
and
it's
discriminating
on
it.
So
we
ask
again
to
consider
the
developer
going
back
and
entering
into
a
project
labor
agreement
that
know
that
works
for
all
trades.
There
is
one
there
is
a
project,
labor
agreement
that
does
work
for
all
trades.
It's
called
the
nmapc,
we
have
a
product
and
that's
what
it
does,
though
it
incorporates
everybody
from
the
community.
G
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
not
limiting
resources
of
of
workers
for
these
projects,
so
we're
not
getting
out
of
state
Travelers,
as
you
know,
as
a
secondary.
So
this
can't
be
done
successful.
It's
you
know
for
the
good
of
the
order,
it's
for
the
well-being
of
the
community
and
thank
you
very
much
for
your
time.
H
Good
morning,
my
name
is
Tim
Nugent
from
the
representing
the
economic
Alliance
of
key
County
here,
in
speaking
behalf
of
the
heritage
project
on
the
east
or
Western
end
of
key
County.
The
renewable
project
it
was
already
spoken
about.
The
economic
Alliance
is
in
full
support
of
this
project,
creating
new
jobs,
bringing
new
Revenue
into
key
County
new
investment.
H
These
you
know
the
projects
like
this,
you
know,
are
very
important:
we're
bringing
outside
dollars
into
the
county,
creating
construction
jobs
for
a
year
and
a
half
or
two
year
period,
and
then
permanent
jobs
for
the
community.
The
investment
that
they're
going
to
make
is
going
to
have
impact
on
all
the
different
taxing
bodies
throughout
the
region,
including
the
county,
but
more
importantly,
for
the
Herscher
school
district
and
all
the
other
schools
that
are
in
that
vicinity
that
are
going
to
generate
they're
going
to
find
that
they're
going
to
have.
H
You
know
millions
of
dollars
that
will
be
generated
over
the
over
the
course
of
the
next
couple
decades
as
a
result
of
this
project,
so
we're
here
in
favor
of
this
project
and
speak
of
their
behalf
in
hopes
that
the
board
will
approve
the
item.
That's
on
the
agenda
for
the
project
today.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
C
Today
act
safety,
Act
was
signed
into
law
which
imposes
significant
changes
impacting
many
aspects
of
the
Criminal
Justice
System,
including
pre-arrest
diversion
policing,
pre-trial
sentencing
and
connections.
And
whereas
the
county
supports
certain
elements
of
the
safety
act
and
has
already
implemented
elements,
including
police
body,
cameras
and
use
of
force,
training.
C
The
Kankakee
County
Board
encourages
the
suspension
of
implementation
of
the
safety
act
until
such
time
legislators
work
with
Public
Safety
representatives
and
all
Community
stakeholders
to
fix
substantial
problems
with
the
safety
act,
including,
but
not
limited
to
unreasonably,
limiting
the
imposition
of
cash
bail,
unreasonably
limiting
police
officer
discretion
to
make
arrests,
imposing
unreasonable
police
certification
and
decertification
standards
and
mandating
unreasonable
custodial
accommodations.
This
resolution
shall
be
in
full
full
force,
in
effect
from
and
after
its
passage
and
approval,.
A
Thank
you
and
I
believe
it's
22nd
excuse
me
2022.
correct
those
past
February
tits.
It
looks
like
a
typo
to
me.
It
hasn't
been
that
long.
It's
been
a
nuisance
on
Earth
or
more
like
a
box
on
our
society.
But
anyway,
is
there
a
motion
to
approve
this
when
Mr
eckoff
is
second
Mr
Solon
the
this
was
brought
forward
to
Executive.
A
It
was
pieced
together
and
customized
for
our
purposes
here,
but
it
was
made
from
other
counties
that
had
done
this
in
a
bipartisan
manner
and
municipalities
by
the
way
too.
So
this
wasn't
just
one
Viewpoint
of
all
political
stance
versus
another.
This
was
based
on
a
joint
Groundswell
of
people
who
want
to
see
this
law
adjusted
and
fixed.
Obviously,
our
state's
attorney
has
a
different
opinion
that
it's
unconstitutional.
Therefore,
you
can't
fix
something.
A
That's
unconstitutional
ours
is
we're
basically
saying
we
should
stop
on
this
until
this
is
all
determined,
because
you
can't
piece
this
together,
let's
figure
it
out
and
get
the
real
experts
in
the
room
which
is
law
enforcement
and
prosecutors.
So
if
there's
any
additions,
please
suggest
them
that
it
was
just
a
start.
We
didn't
have
any
changes
in
executive.
It's
really
up
to
the
board.
If
this
is
the
verbage
you
want
to
put
forward.
So
with
that.
Is
there
any
thoughts,
questions
comments,
Mr
Snipes.
J
Well,
I
understand
that
there
are
some
concerns
of
the
safety
act.
There
are
good
things
to
demonstrate
the
equities
of
the
body
cam.
There
are
truly
bills
that
are
being
addressed
and
attached
as
with
any
piece
of
legislation
that
goes
forward.
We
do
understand
that
there
are
some
concerns,
but
at
no
time
should
we
basically
throw
the
baby
out
with
the
bath
water.
I.
J
Think
the
state
of
Illinois
for
one
I
don't
believe
that
we
have
the
jurisdiction
other
than
just
to
make
a
a
resolution
to
make
noise
versus
working
through
our
state
senators
and
our
state
representatives
of
which
we
have
six
in
Kankakee
County.
So
to
do
that
would
be
it's
just
like
jumping
the
gun
into
the
wrong
direction.
I
I
think
with
the
trailer
bills
that
are
being
implemented.
J
That
is
the
way
there's
a
process
that
we
follow
in
order
to
correct
laws,
and
if
we
are
going
to
just
jump
out
and
say,
let's
trash
the
safety
act
and
we're
not
going
to
follow
it.
What
jurisdiction
do
we
have?
We
are
a
county.
We
are
governed
by
the
laws
of
the
state
of
Illinois.
At
least
you
all
took
an
oath
to
that
matter.
So
therefore,
what
are
you
doing
here?
What
what?
What
purpose
other
than
just
having
a
document
out
there?
J
Do
you
have
to
basically
try
to
amend
or
stop
or
suggest
that
you're
not
going
to
follow
laws
set
up
on
the
books
that
I
don't
think
we
have
that
power
or
that
jurisdiction.
I
believe
that
we
need
to
utilize
the
system,
that's
in
place
with
the
trailer
bills
reach
out
to
our
state
reps
and
our
senators
in
order
to
and
the
governor
need
be
in
order
to
basically
put
the
trader
bills
in
place
to
amend
the
law
so
that
it'll
be
conducive.
K
Mr
ackoff,
please
from
my
understanding
of
this
resolution.
It
would
go
ahead
and
just
pretty
much
state
that
we
don't
agree
with
portions
of
this
bill
and
that
we
want
to
go
ahead
and
try
to
go
ahead
and
make
it
better.
So
that's
my
understanding
of
what
we're
going
to
go
ahead
and
vote
on
here.
Thank
you.
Any.
D
C
Entirety.
Thank
you.
Proclamation
of
the
County
Board
of
Kankakee
County
Illinois
honoring
Caldwell
Chapel
AME
Zion
Church,
on
the
occasion
of
its
120th
anniversary,
celebrating
the
first
independent
church
for
African-American
worshipers
in
Kankakee,
whereas
Caldwell
Chapel,
AME
Zion
Church,
was
organized
under
the
Reverend
J.A
Reeves
in
1902.
C
and
whereas
Caldwell
Chapel
AME
Zion
Church,
has
been
a
Beacon
of
Faith
charity,
learning
and
worship
for
120
years
of
service
to
the
people
of
Kankakee.
County.
Now,
therefore,
be
it
proclaimed
by
the
Kankakee
County
Board
greatly
appreciates
the
many
contributions
to
the
fabric
of
the
county
of
Kankakee,
made
by
Caldwell
Chapel
AME
Zion
church
and
proclaims
that
November
2022
shall
be
Caldwell.
Chapel
AME
Zion
Church
month
in
the
county
of
Kankakee.
L
Thank
you
very
much,
Mr
chairman.
Let
me
before
I
make
this
motion.
I
just
want
to
thank
John,
Coughlin
and
Chris
and
Kelly
bilag
for
their
assistance
and
and
drafting
this
particular
Proclamation,
and
the
concurrence
of
the
chairman
chairman
wheeler,
therefore
I
moved
to
approve
this
resolution.
Do.
A
C
Whereas
Langlois
roofing
company
is
the
only
Union
roofing
company
in
Kankakee
County,
whereas
Langlois
roofing
company
is
now
a
third
generation.
Family
business.
Now,
therefore,
be
it
proclaimed
at
the
Kankakee.
County
Board
greatly
appreciates
the
growth
and
contribution
to
Kankakee
County
made
by
Langlois
roofing
company
and
proclaims
November
9
2022
as
Langlois
roofing
company
day
in
Kankakee
County.
A
I
can
tell
you
that
they
are
continually
the
low
bidder
on
a
lot
of
projects
here
and
they
do
excellent
Works,
Miss
Peters,
but
I
will
I'll
get
you
in
just
a
second
I
will
say
it's
a
pleasure
to
know
this
company.
They
do
great
work
for
us
and
other
communities
and
they
give
us
Great
Value,
so
Miss
Peters,
please.
Yes,.
M
E
I
A
N
Hey
Mr
chairman
County
board
members.
Thank
you
very
much
for
this
Proclamation.
It's
unexpected,
but
very,
very
heartfelt
gratitude
with
it.
So
my
son
Randy
will
be
taking
over
the
company.
I've
retired,
January,
1
2023.,
don't
know
what
I'm
gonna
do
after
running
this
thing
for
43
years,
but
we're
going
to
give
it
a
shot.
My
wife
went
in
my
daughter-in-law
Michelle,
so
thank
you
very
much.
It
is
very
much
appreciated.
Thank
you.
A
You
want
to
come
up,
or
do
you
just
want
to
wait
until
Bob's
here
and
do
something
by
the
way
the
County
coroner
today
is
Dan
Hendrickson.
So
we're
going
to
get
you
a
different
one
of
these
because
he
signed
it
into
that
spot.
So
he
has
to
be
officially
elected
in
order
to
do
that,
we'll
get
you
another
one.
A
The
next
one
is
Danielle.
Is
it
conic
from
the
State's
Attorney's
office,
50
or
10
years,
Eric
senasak
from
Corrections
15
years,
Renee
wishen
from
probation,
15,
Robert
Louie
from
the
sheriff's
department,
20
years
and
35
years,
James
LaMore
from
the
highway
department?
Thank
you
all
for
your
service.
So
much.
A
C
Mr
chairman
members
of
the
County
Board,
your
committee
on
County
claims
for
beg,
leave
to
report.
They
have
examined
the
following
claims
presented
in
recommend
payment.
The
clerk
is
hereby
authorized
and
directed
to
issue
orders
to
the
several
claimants
and
the
total
amount
of
11
million
121
864.32
cents.
O
A
C
The
monthly
building
division
report
for
September
2022
total
permits
of
121
total
fees
of
forty
seven
thousand
five
hundred
thirty
two
dollars:
the
animal
control
monthly
report
for
September
2022,
total
of
thirty
nine
thousand
four
hundred
and
twenty
dollars
in
the
iptip
building
fund.
One
hundred
forty
eight
dollars
and
seventy
four
cents
total
animals
handled
92.
A
There
a
motion
to
combine
and
approve
Mr
long,
Mr,
Fairfield
II,
all
those
in
favor,
say
aye
aye.
Those
opposed
same
sign
motion
carries
thank
you
under
consent
agenda,
anything
considered
separately.
First
time,
it's
pretty
standard.
Second
time
is
there
a
motion
to
combine
and
approve
Mr
long
Mr,
Alexander,
Hildebrand
I?
Guess
we
should
read
them
in
the
record.
Probably.
A
A
N
A
P
P
P
P
The
reason
that
project
area
was
selected
was
for
a
couple
of
reasons,
one
a
very
important-
and
you
know
solid
solar
resource
in
that
part
of
the
area.
Two
compatible
land
use
the
the
areas
zoned
its
agricultural
District
kind
of
poor
agricultural
land
good
for
you
know
generally
good
for
development
and
then
three
close
proximity
to
Electric
transmission
infrastructure,
very
close
to
important
load
centers
here
in
Kankakee
and
North
Central
Illinois.
P
P
The
I
mentioned
the
close
location
to
a
good
point
to
interconnect
to
the
grid.
That
is
called
the
point
of
interconnection.
The
location
here
is
where
an
location
where
we're
interconnecting
is
where
two
combat
transmission
lines
cross.
So
there's
this
project
will
ultimately
connect
to
both
of
those,
and
we
have
existing
interconnection
interconnection,
acute
positions
for
150
megawatts
each,
so
we
will
be
able
to
ensure
the
full
amount
of
this
project.
The
full
300
megawatts
can
interconnect
with
the
grid.
P
On
the
community
outreach
front,
we've
been
around
the
area
for
for
quite
some
time,
obviously
actively
in
the
field
with
various
Representatives
working
with
landowners
and
Community
officials,
Etc
We've
held
a
or
continue
to
hold
and
maintain
a
project
office
in
hersher
and
last
December.
We
held
a
public
informational
meeting
for
this
project
next
slide.
Please.
P
Just
to
touch
on
a
few
of
the
project
benefits
I
mean
this
is
a
significant
investment
in
Kankakee
County.
The
project
in
total
will
be
roughly
400
to
500
million
dollar
development
project
and
that
that
money
that
money,
that
put
toward
this
infrastructure
touches
various
facets
of
the
community
I.
Think
it's
important
to
you
know
to
note
the
the
job
and
revenue
stream
that
this
this
project
brings,
including
over
150
full.
P
Also,
this
project
has
worked
with
labor
on
a
tri-trade
mou.
That
mou
includes
the
international
Union
of
operating
engineers,
a
local
150,
labors
and
international
Union
of
North
America
lyona
and
the
International
Brotherhood
of
Electrical
Workers.
That
mou
was
signed
in
July,
as
you
heard
earlier
today
under
that
mou.
P
So
this
slide
touches
on
some
of
the
design
standards
that
were
Incorporated
and
I
won't
go
through
all
of
them,
but
I'll
touch
on
a
couple
of
the
high
notes.
You
know.
One
thing
that
I
want
to
make
sure
I
you
know
clarify,
is
that
this
project
has
been
designed
to
meet
all
facets
of
the
County
ordinance
regarding
Solar
Development.
So
all
the
standards
that
the
county
has
applied,
we
have
met
or
exceeded
those
standards
and
we're
not
asking
for
any
variances
for
this
project.
P
One
common
misconception
is
that
we're
laying
a
bunch
of
concrete-
that's,
not
true.
This
project
will
include
steel,
pure
foundations,
not
concrete
foundations,
they'll
be
driven
into
the
ground
between
8
to
12
feet
in
depth.
We'll
do
some
additional
testing
to
confirm
that
depth,
but
you
wanted
to
clarify
that's
a
very,
very
limited,
concrete
on
on
this
project.
Power
and
communication
lines
will
be
buried
underground.
P
That's
consistent
with
the
County
ordinance,
as
well
as
our
ag
ag
impact
mitigation
agreement,
and
there
are
certain
standards,
design
standards
for
how
deep
we
We
will
bury,
but
the
main
interest
there
is
to
avoid
impacts
to
agriculture
operations.
Drainage
patterns,
Etc
height
of
the
panels,
will
be
a
Max
height
of
around
seven
feet.
They'll
be
mounted
at
four
feet.
P
Setbacks
are
really
critical,
When
developing
any
type
of
infrastructure.
In
this
case
we
have
met
the
county
standards,
which
include
a
minimum
100
foot
step
back
from
the
front
of
a
joining
parcel.
So
that's
a
portion
that
is
adjoining
a
road
and
then
50
feet
from
all
sides.
The
Only
Exception,
is,
if
there's
a
residential
structure
on
a
parcel.
In
that
case,
we
have
included
a
setback
of
100
feet
all
the
way
around
for
all
sides
of
that
parcel
fencing
on
this
project.
P
We
are
required
to
have
an
eight
foot,
Security
Fence,
there's,
there's
multiple
reasons,
both
national
code
standards,
but
also
County
requirements.
In
this
case,
we
have
Incorporated
an
agricultural
style
fence,
which
you
know
kind
of
fits
better
with
the
agricultural
community
that
we're
in
usually
a
lot
more
pleasing
for
landowners,
and
as
we
understand
it,
it's
become
a
more
of
a
common
condition
that
is
required
in
Kankakee
County
now.
So
we
have
made
that
commitment
up
front
and
part
of
this
project
screening.
We
have
developed
a
landscape
and
veg
management
plan.
P
If
you
have
reviewed
the
very
thick
binder
that
you
all
really
saw
about
the
project,
there's
a
significant
effort
that
went
into
developing
screening
in
areas
where
there
could
be
concerns
with
visibility
of
the
project
from
a
neighboring
parcel
or
from
a
county
road.
So
we
incorporated
over
11
miles
of
edge
screening
on
this
project
and
that
screening
also
will
meet
Illinois
DNR
standards
for
a
pollinator
friendly
solar
requirements.
P
There
will
be
no
lights
on
on
the
the
main
portion
of
the
project
area
project,
the
only
area
where
there
will
be
lights
as
a
substation,
that's
required
for
for
safety
reasons.
Those
lights
will
be
downcast
and
shielded
to
not
allow
light,
trespass
on
neighboring
parcels
and
then
on
the
sound
front.
Solar
projects
are
are
very
quiet.
P
P
So
a
couple
of
items
to
note
here,
I
mentioned
earlier,
although
we're
the
land
that
we
have
leased
and
that
we
have
studied
for
the
project,
is
you
know
over
3
700
Acres?
The
actual
development
footprint
is,
you
know
a
little
over
1600
Acres,
which
is
about
44
percent
of
the
the
larger
project
area?
P
You
know:
I
want
you
to
build
in
this
area.
I
want
to
preserve
this
other
area
for
farming,
so
those
types
of
considerations
help
Drive
where
we
ultimately
cited
cited
modules.
Then
I
mentioned
the
over
11
miles
of
veg
screening.
It's
hard
to
see
with
this
map,
but
there's
green
lines
that
you'll
see
adjacent
to
County,
Roads
adjacent
to
residential
structures.
That's
the
veg
screening
that
that
we
included
as
part
of
the
project
the
pink
dash
line.
The
buried
collection
line
has
been
all
kind
of
Consolidated.
P
So
from
the
southwest
corner
of
the
project
area,
heading
east
and
then
heading
north.
You
see
kind
of
one
Consolidated
electric
line
route.
There
may
be
multiple
circuits
but
they're
all
kind
of
on
one
route
to
limit
the
overall
ground
disturbance
associated
with
the
project
and
then
lastly,
there
is
a
a
short
gentai
liner
generation
tie
line,
which
is
a
345
KV
electric
line
from
our
substation
to
the
interconnection
point
so
from
the
the
red
box
to
the
pink
box.
P
P
This
side
is
a
it's
a
kind
of
another
overlay
of
the
the
project
area,
but
Focus
only
on
the
module
areas.
So
the
blue
boxes
are
those
areas
where
we
would
cite
panels,
and
then
an
important
thing
to
note
here
is
that
right
now
we're
considering
a
long
g540
watt
panel,
there's
always
a
potential
that
we
use
a
different
panel.
However,
it
will
be
the
same
quality.
It
will
come
from
a
tier
one,
solar
manufacturer.
P
However,
every
panel
has
a
little
bit
different
design
rating,
and
so
the
design
of
a
different
panel
could
result
in
minor
micro
siding
of
the
the
panel
arrays.
If
that
were
to
happen,
all
the
the
the
final
design
that
we
would
present
at
building
permit
stage
would
fall
Within
These
module
areas,
so
we
would
never.
In
this
case
we
were
proposing
to
to
not
change
the
module
areas
that
we've
shown
you.
Q
Good
morning,
I'm
Alan
Nguyen
I'm,
an
environmental
director
at
pattern.
Energy
I'm,
John's
counterpart
in
in
the
joint
venture
John
talked
about
how
we
study
the
site,
we
identify
constraints,
and
then
we
work
to
avoid
those
constraints,
and
so
just
to
point
out
some
of
the
studies
we
do.
We
conducted
a
Wetland
delineation
cultural
resources
threatening
endangered
species
Raptors.
Q
We
conducted
a
sound
analysis,
A
glare
analysis
and
prepared
a
landscape
in
vegetation
management
plan,
as
John
talked
about
that
will
dictate
the
pollinator
friendly
planting
scheme
at
the
site,
including
the
60,
000
linear
feet
of
vegetation
screening.
Also,
the
County
Soil
and
Water
Conservation
District
prepared
at
an
NRI
next
slide.
Please,
we've
also
consulted
with
various
agencies
about
this
project.
Q
We've
met
with
the
Illinois
Department
of
natural
resource
project
has
also
undergone
their
formal
Wildlife
consultation
through
Eco
cat
and
again
the
idnr
issued
a
recommendation
letter
in
April
of
21,
which
is
in
the
binder
with
the
sap
application.
We've
also
met
with
the
fish
and
wildlife
service
to
discuss
this
project,
and
the
project
will
comply
with
all
federal
laws
and
regulations.
Q
Again,
the
NRI
was
prepared
by
the
county.
Kankakee
County
Soil
and
Water
Conservation
District.
They
issued
a
no
opposition
letter
in
January
of
2022.
We
have
a
AMA
executed
in
2021
with
the
Illinois
Department
of
Agriculture,
and
we
work
closely
with
Kankakee
County
Planning
Department,
as
we
were
preparing
our
application
next
slide.
Please
I'll
quickly
point
out
a
few
things
in
the
finding
of
facts.
The
project
complies
with
Kankakee
County
code,
the
project
design
adopts
National,
Electric,
Code
and
other
safety.
Q
This
project
would
meet
the
equivalent
needs
of
nearly
61
000
American
Homes
annually
in
production
of
electricity
character
of
the
neighborhood
solar
has
been
contemplated
as
a
suitable
use
in
an
agriculture
District,
as
demonstrated
by
the
ordinance.
This
project
meets
the
spirit
of
the
2030
comprehensive
plan
and
we've
worked
with
landowners
to
maintain
certain
areas
for
agricultural
production
or
to
leave
trees
and
and
other
natural
resources
in
place.
Q
We
will
be
implementing
an
agricultural
style
fence
and
Native
screening
to
retain
the
the
existing
characteristic
of
the
of
the
community
and
again,
the
AMA
commitments
will
allow
for
cultivation
from
cultivation
preserves
a
long-term
economic
and
agricultural
use
of
the
project.
Next
slide,
please
a
couple
couple:
other
things:
no
direct
physical
impacts
to
any
adjacent
properties.
The
project
operation
will
meet
Illinois
pollution,
control,
board
and
Kankakee
County
sound
standards.
Q
Please,
decommissioning
and
restoration
decommissioning
obligations
are
largely
governed
by
the
project
AMA
and
the
individual
lease
terms
in
the
property
owners
contracts,
as
well
as
the
the
county,
solar
ordinance.
Most
materials
are
recyclable
or
largely
constructed
of
recyclable
materials.
Any
that
aren't
would
be
disposed
of
at
the
end
of
the
project
in
a
responsible
manner.
Land
will
be
available
for
Agri
to
put
back
into
agricultural
use
as
soon
as
the
project
is
is
decommissioned.
Q
This,
the
conclusion
was
confirmed
by
numerous
County
Assessors,
and
the
conclusion
has
also
been
confirmed
in
academic
studies,
and
one
of
the
things
that
they
pointed
out
in
in
their
study
is
that
stable
and
Rising
property
values
are
usually
tied
closely
to
good
schools.
And
again,
this
project
will
be
injecting
23.8
million
dollars
of
tax
revenue
into
the
local
school
districts.
A
O
F
S
P
Yes,
that's
correct,
I
think
we
assumed
is
part
of
the
operation.
There
would
be
at
least
two
full-time
employees
that
would
be,
you
know
essentially
operating
the
project.
Now
that
didn't
doesn't
include
like
the
full-time
equivalents
associated
with
the
larger
study
analysis
and
and
the
impacts
of
bringing
that
project
to
the
community.
Okay,.
I
A
I
So,
thank
you,
gentlemen,
for
your
presentation
and
I'm,
not
always
the
friend
of
the
solar,
because
I
believe
that
farming
should
be
first
and
foremost,
but
your
presentation
is
wonderful.
It
helps
me
understand
better
what
you're
trying
to
accomplish
and
I'm
pretty
impressed
with
the
landscape
and
vegetation
management
plan
so
that
the
rest
of
us
can
kind
of
live
with
what
you're
doing,
and
the
other
thing
is
the
buried
portion
of
the
collection
of
the
energy.
So
we
don't
have
to
farm
around
it.
I
I
A
Thank
you
so
just
to
clarify
it
is
in
line
with
our
current
Landscaping
plan,
but
it
seems
to
me
you're
saying
this
goes
a
little
above
and
beyond
I
I
do
say
that
yeah,
okay
just
want
to
make
sure
and
you're
thinking.
We
should
codify
that
in
an
update,
maybe
down
the
road.
Those
take
a
while,
but
like
four
to
six
months,
I
believe
to
run
it
through
all
the
Committees
at
least
yeah.
But
I
I
hear
what
you're
saying
we
should
take
a
look
at
that.
Our
past.
P
So
start
with
the
first
one.
So
as
I
mentioned,
we
have
a
a
try
trade
mou,
which
includes
three
separate
trades
and
I
I.
Think
if
I'm
going
to
interpret
the
question
there
was,
you
know
the
question
at
the
PCA
committee
meeting
was
around
representation
by
the
carpenter
Union
and
at
this
time
the
carpenter
Union
is
not
part
of
the
tri-trade
mou,
but
we,
my
response
in
the
presentation
regarding
our
mou,
is
that
it
involves
those
three
trades
that
I
mentioned.
P
However,
that
mou
is
a
commitment
that
that
connection
and
pattern
has
made
to
enter
in
or
to
select
a
an
EPC
company
and
a
general
contractor.
That
then,
must
ultimately
go
out
and
negotiate
a
project,
a
labor
agreement,
so
we
don't
have
a
project
labor
agreement
at
this
time.
However,
at
that
time,
that
project
labor
agreement
must
include
the
three
trades,
but
it
also
does
not
preclude
other
trades,
including
the
carpenter
Union,
from
joining
in
on
that
in
that
pla.
P
At
that
time,
to
your
second
question
about,
are
there
continued
discussions
with
with
all
trades
and
right
now,
they're
they're,
still
communication
going
on
I'm,
not
privy
to
to
the
specific
you
know,
communication
with,
for
instance,
the
carpenter
Union,
but
there
there
is
a
line
of
communication.
That's
active.
D
I,
don't
believe
that's
an
answer
to
my
question.
The
simple
fact
of
the
matter
is
we're
talking
about
a
trade
that
has
installed
these
projects
all
around
the
country
and
including
in
the
state
they
are
certified
qualified
and
experienced
and
also
are
bringing
these
certifications
and
qualifications
to
our
community
to
our
residents
in
this
community.
There
are
people
who
live
in
this
community
that
are
going
to
be
doing
this.
They
are
going
to
be
benefiting
this
community
by
having
that
income
here
and
the
greatest
words
that
I
can
think
of.
Right
now
are
Abraham.
J
You
Kevin
as
a
laborer
I,
listened
to
the
public
comments
and
I
I
hear
labor
saying
we
agree.
However,
there
are
some
things
that
we
need
to
work
out
in
the
project
and
so
under
mous,
because
you're
not
involved
in
those
from
time
to
time,
does
other
doors
open
to
continue
to
speak
with
that.
Try,
trade
mou
to
kind
of
enhance
it
or
those
conversations,
clothes
and
obstacles
being
presented,
as
as
heels
of
remedies
that
can't
be
resolved.
P
Yeah,
thank
you
for
the
question
and
you
know
I
think
your
question
kind
of
piggybacks
on
the
previous
one
and
I
apologize.
If
I
wasn't
clear
but
I
mean
the
answer
to
the
question
is:
is
talks
are
still
open
and
there's
still
opportunity
and
ultimately
the
project
labor
agreement
is
is
what
identifies
you
know
which
trades
are
going
to
be
involved?
How
they're
going
to
be
involved
in
ensuring
certainty
that
there
is
involvement,
and
so
the
mou
is
it
has
been
executed?
It's
it's
final
at
this
point.
P
We
we
don't
want
to
reopen
that.
You
know
six
months
after
we
we've
signed
it.
However,
what
we
you
know
continued
to
express
is
that
the
project
labor
agreement
there
is
definitely
opportunity
to
bring
in
you
know
other
other
trades.
If
there's
you
know,
you
know
interest
and
opportunity
for
using
those
resources
in
that
project,
labor
agreement
that
would
be
negotiated
between
the
EPC
and
in
labor.
F
P
Just
for
background
on
what
the
mou
most
projects
we,
you
know,
we
wouldn't
have
agreements
at
that
early
stage.
At
this
stage.
This
is
kind
of
the
permitting
stage
right
as
we
move
to
the
EPC.
That's
when
you
really
ramp
up
negotiation
and
coordination
with
different
construction
entities.
The
mou
just
provides
a
starting
point.
This
is
kind
of
the
Baseline
of
you
know
what
that
what
will
be
included
in
that
pla.
It
doesn't
set
the
bar
for
what
the
in
the
pla
ultimately
looks
like
so.
K
Thank
you,
Mr
chairman
I
just
want
to
go
ahead
and
Echo
what
you
just
went
ahead
and
said:
that's
why
I
wanted
to
go
ahead
and
raise
my
hand
for
the
question,
but
Delbert
aren't
we
just
voting
on
giving
them
a
special
use?
Permit
all
this
other
one,
all
those
other
stuff's
non-existent
with
this
vote
correct.
That
is
correct.
F
A
A
A
Is
there
a
motion
on
this
one
Mr
Dono
Mr
long
with
a
second?
Basically,
it's
just
an
expansion
of
the
current
facility
and
that
that's
all
we
have
on
that
on
the
docket.
Any
other
questions
on
that,
though
it's
pretty
cut,
dry
safety's
been
covered
all
that
stuff.
Well,
let's
do
a
Voice
vote.
All
those
and
papers
say
aye
aye.
Those
same
sign
opposed
motion
carries
all
right
under
Finance.
We
just
got
a
few
small
things
to
tackle
here.
A
A
Anita
was
a
big
part
of
this,
and
obviously
Eric
is
here
as
well.
Is
there
any
specific
comments
you
want
to
make
about
the
agreement?
Anybody
as
far
as
the
process,
the
outcome,
the
unions
voted
on
it.
Everything
is,
you
know,
we're
in
front
of
the
board
here
to
to
prove
it
seems
like
we
have
an
agreement.
So
is
there
anything
any
comments
from
the
team?
It
was
a
little
bit
of
a
long
process,
but
we
got
to
where
we
needed
to
be
so
alrighty
how
about
a
roll
call
boat.
A
A
Yeah
motion
on
that
Mr
Lear.
Second,
we'll
go
with
Miss
Weber
first
time
today
that
wasn't
a
criticism.
It
was
just
the
first
time,
I
called
so.
Basically,
real,
quick
I'll
just
go
through
some
of
the
numbers
here.
Hopefully,
everybody
had
a
chance
to
look
at
this.
This
was
on
display
the
required
amount
of
time
total
all
funds-
105
million
764.-
that's
all
in
your
packet,
but
these
are
some
highlights
here
now
of
that.
A
A
A
That's
kind
of
unheard
of
what
the
size
budget
we
have,
and
you
know
we
talked
about
what
all
that
affords
Us
in
terms
of
paying
our
vendors
on
time,
which
is
a
big
one,
because
we
had
a
lot
of
banks
in
Kankakee
County
that
were
our
local
businesses
and
that
doesn't
happen
anymore.
So
moving
on
to
the
next
slide,
this
is
what
the
capital
development
side
of
it
looks
like
and
that's
we're
putting
our
bond
payments
for
23
and
24..
A
If
you
see
where
that's
at,
if
you
click
it
again,
so
those
are
that
will
manifest
with
those
property
tax
cuts.
We
talked
about
if
you
click
again
and
then
the
jail
bonds
are
paid
off
in
24.,
so
really
everything,
except
for
the
animal
control
bond,
which
you
may
remember,
supported
by
the
fines
and
the
fees
tags.
Everything
out
of
animal
control,
really
all
taxpayers
supported
bonding
debt
is
going
to
be
gone.
So
all
that's
left
is
animal
control.
A
That's
why
that
90
numbers
there,
but
really
nobody's
paying
for
that
out
of
their
pocket.
That's
all
coming
from
their
own
funds.
So
if
you
could
kind
of
flip
again
and
that's
really
the
high
level
stuff
of
what
we're
doing
now,
we
can
jump
right
into
the
budget
here,
since
we
have
a
motion.
Steve
are
you
you're
online
here
with
us.
A
Good
hope,
you're
doing
okay
bud
the
the
the
you
know,
Page
by
Page.
Obviously
we
can
run
through
things.
If
you
anything
you
want
to
talk
about,
you
got
any
questions.
Steve
is
obviously
on
top
of
it.
We've
all
been
meeting
on
this
and
we
have
a
very
solid
approach
to
what
we
think
may
be
coming
and
really
the
unknowns
we
know
are
coming.
A
It's
it's
a
kind
of
a
weird
position,
so
we
built
a
budget
that
is
extremely
conservative
on
Revenue,
because
we
see
it
sales
tax
and
use
tax
and
everything
going
down,
especially
in
a
recession
which
most
are
predicting
coming
this
next
year.
How
deep
we
just
don't
know
so
we're
not
expecting
as
much
revenue.
So
we
push
that
down
and
we
we're
controlling
those
expenses.
So
we
still
have
a
balanced
budget,
but
it
has
a
little
bit
of
room
in
it
to
absorb.
A
Well,
what's
the
Safety
Action
do
to
us
in
terms
of
Revenue
at
the
courthouse
which
pays
for
the
courthouse?
If
you
don't
have
that
Revenue,
then
it's
going
to
come
from
the
taxpayers
here
locally,
a
lot
of
people,
don't
really
kind
of
realize
that,
and
so
we're
going
to
see
some
changes.
We
just
think
we
know
what
they're
going
to
be,
but
really
with
so
many
question
marks
and
you
know
potential
trailer
bills
that
don't
exist.
A
Yet
we,
we
hope,
they're
going
to
fix
some
things,
but
we
just
don't
know
the
revenue
side
is
what
we're
looking
at
right.
Now,
the
the
policing
and
the
prosecuting
side
is
really
another
end
of
the
pool
that
we
have
feelings
about,
but
I
would
much
rather
defer
to
our
law
enforcement
folks
for
their
overall
assessment
there.
So
really
so
you're.
A
Looking
at
the
36
million
dollar
budget,
you
notice
this
year
we're
estimating
a
2.8,
roughly
million
dollar
Surplus
in
the
budget,
which
allows
us
to
do
some
of
these
things
that
we're
talking
about
with
taking
care
of
the
taxpayers
here.
So
please
any
questions.
You
know
if
it's
real
micro,
we'll
obviously
Steve,
will
throw
us
a
Lifeline
to
help
us
out,
but
please
anything
Mr
eckhoff.
K
In
finance,
I
went
ahead
and
mentioned
fund
380
and
just
for
every
board
member,
it's
a
page
142
out
of
78
178
on
your
iPad.
It's
the
VAC
I
just
want
to
reiterate
my
that
I'm
a
little
worried
that
they
are
going
to
go
ahead
and
spend
340
000
more
than
what
their
budget
is
this
upcoming
year
and
that
leave
their
fund
balance
at
57
000
at
the
end
of
this
year,
they're
projected
just
under
400
000.
K
A
D
A
Aye
motion
carries
thank
you
and
thanks
for
all
your
work
on
that
Steve
with
your
team
Anita
as
well.
I
didn't
thank
Anita
for
the
contract
stuff
because
she
and
I
should
have
because
she's
she
Wades
into
that
very
deeply
and
is
a
great
resource,
along
with
our
legal
help.
With
that
Mike,
kuzwara
and
I
think
we
got
a
good
thing
going
there
and
I
think
the
labor
unions
are
happy
as
well.
All
right
motion
carries
on
that.
So
moving
on
get
to
the
next
one
yep
24,
please
resolution.
C
A
T
After
quite
a
bit
of
conversation
with
the
insurance
company
discussion
regarding
any
concerns
they
have,
we
ended
up
with
an
increase
of
8.9
percent.
Our
overall
package
that
includes
Auto
property
liability,
jail
liability
is
included
in
that
work,
comp
the
whole
and
cyber
goes
from
1.889
million
to
2
million
56
000..
So
an
8.9
percent
increase
with
inflation.
At
about
that.
So
that's
about
where
we're
at
flat.
T
A
Aye
motion
carries
thank
you
and
just
as
a
reminder
of
the
board,
we've
instructed
our
broker
to
go
to
the
market
next
year.
For
these
two
insurances,
you
know
it
might
just
talking
a
little
bit
about
the
industry.
I
would
expect
our
our
liability
to
be
something
that,
with
the
way
the
reinsurance
market
is
going
pretty
consistent
with
the
value
we've
been
getting
but
I
do
think
work.
A
Comp
may
be
something
we
could
probably
experience
some
Savings
in
going
forward,
so
we're
gonna
we're
gonna,
look
at
both
of
them,
though
we're
just
gonna
go
to
the
whole
Market,
not
a
lot
of
people
out
there
doing
these
things
these
days
with
a
government
and
liability
and
things
you
might
have
heard
of
covet.
So
it's
it's
been.
A
It's
been
a
challenge
so
anyway,
we're
going
to
do
that
again,
you
have
to
check
about
every
three
to
five
years,
roughly
on
those
markets
just
to
make
sure
you're
competitive
to
to
do
moving
on,
to
looks
like
arpa
stuff
consent
agenda.
So
if
we
can
get
the
titles
of
these
right
into
the
record,
please.
C
Authorizing
expenditure
from
fiscal
year,
2022
fund
95
for
the
following
Kankakee
River
Valley
Forest,
Preserve,
District,
River,
Valley,
special
Recreation,
Association,
Limestone,
Township,
Library
District,
and
for
fund
98
for
the
icann
regional
Office
of
Education
and
for
an
amending
resolution.
2022-05
10-92
Kankakee
Regional
land
bank
to
America
rescue
plan
lost
Revenue
fund.
A
A
A
J
A
A
A
That
was
it
was,
it
was
a
very.
It
was
a
very
well-run
organ.
You
know
organized
and
when
things
pop
up
I
love
how
you
guys
are
able
to
react
quickly
when,
when
something
doesn't
work,
it
always
happens,
there's
something
that
goes
wrong
and
and
they're
all
over
it.
So,
thanks
again
for
everything,
I
I
have
a
great
team.
You
do
you
do
new
business,
any
other
new
business
old,
other
Mr
Hess
motion.
O
M
A
J
Oh
and
the
new
just
comment:
I
also
want
to
thank
Dan,
because
I
know
you
got
a
lot
of
calls,
but
I
also
want
to
get
my
observation
of
how
you
are
integrating
a
lot
of
the
young
individuals
into
the
electoral
process
that
was
down
there.
I
saw
a
lot
of
young
individuals
and
I
think
that's
great,
because
now
they
get
a
chance
to
see
the
process
and
share
with
the
others.
So
absolutely
just
want
to
have
kudos
to
you
in
that.
C
Area
well,
thank
you
and
we've
historically
always
reached
out.
We,
we
have
a
pretty
robust,
high
school
program
where
we
have
high
school
students
who
serve
as
election
judges.
If
you
remember
a
few
years
ago,
we
had
a
program
that
we
presented
to.
Actually,
there
is
an
international
committee
with
the
the
county.