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Winnebago County Board met July 8.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

Chairman Chiarelli Called to Order the Regular Adjourned Meeting of the Winnebago County Board at 6:00 p.m.

County Board Member Hoffman gave the invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Agenda Announcements: None

Roll Call: 16 Present. 4 Absent. (Board Members Arena, Booker, Butitta, Fellars, Gerl, Goral, Hoffman, Kelley, Lindmark, McCarthy, McDonald, Redd, Schultz, Tassoni, Webster, and Wescott were present.) (Board Members Bilich, Crosby, Nabors, and Salgado were absent.)

AWARDS, PRESENTATIONS, PUBLIC HEARINGS, and PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

5. Awards

- Chairman Chiarelli presented several young adults with the Chairman and Mayor's Youth Leadership Council Service Award.

Board Member Bilich arrived at 6:07 p.m.

Presentations - ARP Presentation by Dave Rickert, CFO will be delayed until Wednesday, July 14, 2021.

Public Hearings -

None

Public Participation- None

6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Chairman Chiarelli entertained a motion to approve the Minutes. Board Member Hoffman made a motion to approve County Board Minutes of June 10, 2021 and layover County Board Minutes of June 21 and 28, 2021, seconded by Board Member McCarthy. Motion was approved by a roll call vote of 16 yes and 1 nonvoter. (Board Member Redd did not vote.) (Board Members Crosby, Nabors. And Salgado were absent.)

7. CONSENT AGENDA

Chairman Chiarelli entertained a motion to approve the Consent Agenda for July 8, 2021. Board Member Wescott made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda which includes the Raffle Report, seconded by Board Member Lindmark. Motion was approved by a roll call vote of 16 1-07/08/21 yes and 1 nonvoter. (Board Member Redd did not vote.) (Board Members Crosby, Nabors, and Salgado were absent.)

8. APPOINTMENTS

Appointments (Per County Board rules, Board Chairman Appointments require a 30 day layover unless there is a suspension of the rule).

REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Board Member Schultz made a motion to approve a Resolution Authorizing Settlement of a Claim Against the County of Winnebago Entitled Russell Kirby Versus Winnebago County, seconded by Board Member Hoffman. Motion was approved by a roll call vote of 16 yes and 1 nonvoter. (Board Member Redd did not vote.) (Board Members Crosby, Nabors, and Salgado were absent.)

Board Member Schultz read in for the first reading of an Ordinance for Approval of Budget Amendment for Reimbursable Technology to be Laid Over.

Board Member Schultz made motion to approve a Resolution Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between the County of Winnebago and the City of Rockford for Focused Deterrence Re-Entry Program, seconded by Board Member Gerl. Motion was approved by a roll call vote of 17 yes votes. (Board Members Crosby, Nabors, and Salgado were absent.)

Board Member Schultz read in for the first reading of an Ordinance Authorizing a Budget Amendment to Allocate Funds Received from the U.S. Treasury Department as Directed Under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) to be Laid Over.

Board Member Schultz read in for the first reading of an Ordinance Authorizing a Budget Amendment to Allocate Funds Received from the U.S. Treasury Department Under the Emergency Rental Assistance Program II to be Laid Over.

Board Member Crosby arrived at 6:25 p.m.

Board Member Schultz made a motion to approve a Resolution Approving the Purdue Pharma, L.P. Bankruptcy Plan (Opioid Litigation), seconded by Board Member Wescott. Motion was approved by a roll call vote of 17 yes and 1 nonvoter. (Board Member Redd did not vote.) (Board Members Nabors and Salgado were absent.)

ZONING COMMITTEE

Board Member Webster made a motion to approve Z-03-21 A map amendment to rezone +/-10 acres from the AG, Agricultural Priority District to the RA, Rural Agricultural Residential District (a sub-district of the RA District) for vacant property that is commonly known as 6341 2 - 07/08/21 S. Perryville Road and 6403 S. Perryville Road, Cherry Valley, IL 61016 in Cherry Valley Township, District 9, seconded by Board Member Bilich. Discussion by Board Member Fellers. Motion failed by a roll call vote of 10 no votes, 7 yes votes, and 1 abstention. (Board Members Arena, Bilich, Booker, Butitta, Kelley, Lindmark, McCarthy, McDonald, Schultz, and Webster voted no.) (Board Member Goral abstained.) (Board Members Nabors and Salgado were absent.)

Board Member Webster made a motion to approve Z-04-21 A map amendment to rezone +/-5 acres from the AG, Agricultural Priority District to the RR, Rural Residential District (a sub district of the RA District) for the property that is commonly known as 11227 Havens Woods Road, Roscoe, IL 61073 in Roscoe Township, District 4, seconded by Board Member Lindmark. Motion was approved by a roll call vote of 18 yes votes. (Board Members Nabors and Salgado were absent.)

Board Member Webster announced the next Zoning Board of Appeals meeting will be August 11, 2021 and the next Zoning Committee will be August 25, 2021.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

No Report.

OPERATIONS & ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE

Board Member McDonald made a motion to approve a Resolution Amending the Winnebago County Health Department Soil Boring Fee Schedule, seconded by Board Member Fellars. Motion was approve by a roll call vote of 18 yes votes. (Board Members Nabors and Salgado were absent.)

Board Member McDonald made a motion to approve a Resolution Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between the County of Winnebago and Veterans Assistance Commission of Winnebago County, seconded by Board Member McCarthy. Motion was approved by a roll call vote of 18 yes votes. (Board Members Nabors and Salgado were absent.)

Board Member McDonald made a motion to layover a Resolution Adopting Criteria for the Operation of the County's Delinquent Tax Program, seconded by Board Member Arena. Discussion by Board Members Goral and McDonald. Motion to layover was approved by a roll call of 18 yes votes. (Board Members Nabors and Salgado were absent.)

PUBLIC WORKS

Board Member Tassoni announced the next Public Works Committee meeting will be in person on Tuesday, July 13, 2021.

PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

Board Member Gerl announced the next Public Safety and Judiciary Committee meeting will be July 21, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Board Member Webster made a motion to approve Item A. (as listed below), seconded by Board Member Booker. Board Member Crosby made a motion to amend the previous motion to approve both Item's A. and B. (as listed below), seconded by Board Member McCarthy. Discussion by Board Member Arena. Motion to amend and the previous motion to include both Items A. and B. was approved by a roll call vote of 18 yes votes. (Board Members Nabors and Salgado were absent.) Board Member Webster made a motion to approve the amended motion to include both Items A. and B., seconded by Board Member Bilich. Motion was approved by roll call vote of 18 yes votes. (Board Members Nabors and Salgado were absent.)

APPOINTMENT(S)

A. Hulse Cemetery of Pecatonica Board of Trustees, Red in May 27, 2021, to be Voted on July 8, 2021 (Non-Compensated)

1. John Burns (Reappointment), Rockford, Illinois, May 2020 – May 2026

2. Thomas Doherty (Reappointment), Rockford, Illinois, May 2020 – May 2026

3. Karen Donoho (Reappointment), Davis Junction, Illinois, May 2020 – May 2026

4. Carol Diane Parker (Reappointment), Rockford, Illinois, May 2020 – May 2026

5. Stephen J. Burns (Reappointment), Rockford, Illinois, May 2021-2027

6. Mary Anne Doherty (Reappointment), Loves Park, Illinois, May 2021 – May 2027

7. David Gill (Reappointment), Rockford, Illinois, May 2021 – May 2027

8. Timothy Gill (Reappointment), Rockford, Illinois, May 2021 – May 2027

B. Harlem Cemetery Association (Non-Compensated)

1. James Lyford, Caledonia, Illinois, May 2021 – May 2027

NEW BUSINESS

None.

ANNOUNCEMENTS & COMMUNICATION

County Clerk Gummow submitted the Items Listed Below as Correspondence which were

“Placed on File” by Chairman Chiarelli:

A. County Clerk Gummow submitted from the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission the following:

a. Summary of the June 8, 2021, Public Outreach to Discuss the NRC 2020 End-of-Cycle Plant Performance Assessment of Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, and Byron Station, Units 1 and 2.

b. Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 113 / Tuesday, June 15, 2021 / Notices.

c. Summary of May 18, 2021, Meeting with Exelon Generation Company, LLC Regarding

its Requested Alternative to Eliminate Certain Documentation Requirements for the Replacement of Pressure Retaining Bolting (EPIDS L2020-0153, L-2020-0154, L-2020 0155, L-2021LLR-0029, and L-2021-LLR-0030)

d. Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Calvert Cliffs

Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2; Clinton Power Station, unit No. 1; Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3; James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant; LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2; Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2; Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2; Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 1 and 2, and R.E. Ginna Nuclear Plant – Proposed Alternative to Expand the Use of ASME Code Cases N-878 and N-880 to Carbon Steel Piping (EPIDS L-2021-LLR-0000, -0002, AND -0003).

B. County Clerk Gummow submitted from ComEd a letter regarding their intent to perform vegetation management activities on distribution circuits in our area within the next few months.

C. County Clerk Gummow submitted from Sue Goral, Winnebago County Treasurer the Monthly Report as of May, 2021 Bank Balances.

D. County Clerk Gummow submitted from Charter Communications a letter regarding the Quarterly Franchise Fee Payment for the Village of Rockton.

a. County Clerk Gummow submitted from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency a Notice of Application for Permit to Manage Waste. Description of Project: Significant Permit Modification Application for an Alternate Source Demonstration at Landfill No. 2.

Board Member Lindmark announced a Greg Lindmark Foundation Golf Outing on August 6, 2021 in support of First Responders.

Board Member Tassoni spoke of pending litigation of elected officials, abstention from voting, and full Board voting.

Chief of the Civil Bureau Vaughn gave a brief overview of the rules of abstention. Discussion by Board Member Tassoni.

Board Members Arena and Webster spoke of legal advice.

Board Member McCarthy spoke of Independence Day and the safety of the community.

Chairman Chiarelli announced a Meeting of the Whole on Wednesday, July 14, 2021.

25. ADJOURNMENT

Chairman Chiarelli entertained a motion to adjourn. County Board Member Fellars moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by everyone. Motion was approved by a voice vote. The meeting was adjourned at 6: 43 p.m.