Ogle County Long Range & Strategic Planning Committee met June 9.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
1. Call Meeting to Order: Chairman Griffin called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. Present: Boes, Fritz, Janes and Reising. Present via audio: Heuer (arrived at 4:15). Others: Sparrow, IT Manager Larry Callant and Treasurer Linda Beck. Others via audio: County Engineer Jeremy Ciesiel and Jeremy Roling with Gilbane Building Co. Absent: Oltmanns.
2. Opening Comments: Griffin stated it is great to see everyone and glad to be back.
3. Public Comment: None
4. Approval of Minutes – May 12, 2020: Motion by Reising to approve the minutes as presented, 2nd by Fritz. Motion carried.
5. Long Range Invoices: Motion by Janes to approve the Long Range bills totaling $129,108.58, 2nd by Fritz. Motion carried. Motion by Fritz to approve the Judicial Center Annex bills totaling $866,491.63, 2nd by Boes. Motion carried.
6. Judicial Center Annex Change Orders: Mr. Roling went through the Change Orders. Motion by Janes to approve 3 Change Orders not to exceed $20,515.00, 2nd by Fritz. Motion carried.
7. Old Business
Judicial Center Annex Update: Treasurer Beck briefly went over the Bond information. Long Range Fund will be tight for a few years due to the Bonds. Mr. Roling went through the Executive Summary Report. Griffin stated himself along with Sheriff VanVickle did a walk-through of the building to obtain a furniture needs list and will obtain an estimate from Fischer’s Office Supply. Brief discussion was held regarding having a walk-through of the facility. It is tentatively planned for 4:00 p.m. next Tuesday.
Update on Street Project: Ciesiel stated all concrete work is proceeding very well; he hopes parking lots will be open by Monday. There are 5 intersection ramps and a few sidewalk sections that still need to be completed. They have not set a date for the paving portion of the project. The budget does have a few add-ons but everything is going smoothly. Ciesiel also mentioned that his department did some crack sealing on the County parking lots.
Other: Griffin stated he is looking into some Solar Grants for the Judicial Center Annex. Heuer suggested they reach out to Blackhawk Hills Regional Council because they are administering an Economic Development Grant.
8. Adjournment: With no further business, Chairman Griffin adjourned. Time: 4:52 p.m.
https://www.oglecounty.org/document_center/County%20Board/Committees/Long%20Range%20&%20Strategic%20Planning/2020/Long%20Range%20&%20Strategic%20Planning%20Committee%20Minutes%20June.pdf
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