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Will County Board met Jan. 18.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

III. INVOCATION

IV. ROLL CALL

V. DECLARING QUORUM PRESENT

VI. MOTION TO PLACE ON FILE CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION

VII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. Will County Board - Special Meeting - Dec 7, 2023 9:45 AM

2. Will County Board - Recessed Meeting - Dec 21, 2023 9:30 AM

3. EXEC SESSION County Board Minutes Nov. 16, 2023

4. EXEC SESSION County Board Minutes Dec. 21, 2023

Open Public Hearing for all Land Use Cases

VIII. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ELECTED OFFICIALS AND MEDIA PRESENT

IX. HONORARY RESOLUTIONS / PROCLAMATIONS

1. Recognizing Martin Luther King Jr.

X. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR AGENDA ITEMS ONLY

XI. OLD BUSINESS

Status of December 21, 2023 Resolutions/Ordinances

XII. NEW BUSINESS

1. IMRF & the County Board

XIII. LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE - F. PRETZEL, CHAIR

PLEASE BE ADVISED: ABSOLUTELY NO NEW EVIDENCE OR INFORMATION WILLBE ALLOWED ONCE THIS LAND USE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

Close Public Hearing for all Land Use Cases

1. Ordinance Amending the Will County, Illinois Zoning Ordinance Adopted and Approved September 9, 1947 as Amended for Case ZC-23-093, Monee 77 LLC, Owner of Record (Othman Akkawi, 95% Interest), Matt Walsh of Monee Solar West, LLC, Agent, Requesting (S-23-055) Special Use Permit for Commercial Solar Energy Facility (Applies to 44.26 Acres), (S-23-059) Special Use Permit for Battery Energy Storage Facility (Applies to 0.45 Acres), (V-23-132) Variance for Number of Required Mowings from Five (5) to One (1) Time, (V-23-133) Variance for Maximum Ground Cover Plant Height from 13 Inches to 36 Inches, for PIN # 21-14-27-300-004-0000, in Monee Township, Commonly Known as 26845 S Will Center Road, Monee, IL, County Board #3

2. Ordinance Amending the Will County, Illinois Zoning Ordinance Adopted and Approved September 9, 1947 as Amended for Case ZC-23-093, Monee 77 LLC, Owner of Record (Othman Akkawi, 95% Interest), Matt Walsh of Monee Solar West, LLC, Agent, Requesting (S-23-055) Special Use Permit for Commercial Solar Energy Facility (Applies to 44.26 Acres), (S-23-059) Special Use Permit for Battery Energy Storage Facility (Applies to 0.45 Acres), (V-23-132) Variance for Number of Required Mowings from Five (5) to One (1) Time, (V-23-133) Variance for Maximum Ground Cover Plant Height from 13 Inches to 36 Inches, for PIN # 21-14-27-300-004-0000, in Monee Township, Commonly Known as 26845 S Will Center Road, Monee, IL, County Board #3

PZC: 4-2 SUP for Commercial Solar Energy Facility with 4 conditions

PZC: 4-2 SUP for Battery Energy Storage

LUC: 5-2 Appr SUP for Commercial Solar Energy Facility with 4 conditions

LUC: 5-2 Appr SUP Battery Energy Storage

3. Ordinance Amending the Will County, Illinois Zoning Ordinance Adopted and Approved September 9, 1947 as Amended for Zoning Case ZC-23-094, Monee 32 LLC, Owner of Record (Othman Akkawi, 95% Interest), Matt Walsh of Monee Solar West, LLC, Agent, Requesting (S-23-056) Special Use Permit for a Commercial Solar Energy Facility (Applies to 29.46 Acres), (S-23-058) Special Use Permit for Battery Storage System (Applies to 0.444 Acres), (V-23-134) Variance for Number of Required Mowing from Five (5) Times to One (1) Time, (V-23-135) Variance for Maximum Ground Cover Plant Height from 13 Inches to 36 Inches, for PIN # 21-14-28-400-021-0000, 21-14-28-400-007-0000, 21-14-28-400-006- 0000, Located in Monee Township, NWC of W. Pauling Road & S. Will Center Road, Monee, IL, County Board #3.

4. Ordinance Amending the Will County, Illinois Zoning Ordinance Adopted and Approved September 9, 1947 as Amended for Zoning Case ZC-23-094, Monee 32 LLC, Owner of Record (Othman Akkawi, 95% Interest), Matt Walsh of Monee Solar West, LLC, Agent, Requesting (S-23-056) Special Use Permit for a Commercial Solar Energy Facility (Applies to 29.46 Acres), (S-23-058) Special Use Permit for Battery Storage System (Applies to 0.444 Acres), (V-23-134) Variance for Number of Required Mowing from Five (5) Times to One (1) Time, (V-23-135) Variance for Maximum Ground Cover Plant Height from 13 Inches to 36 Inches, for PIN # 21-14-28-400-021-0000, 21-14-28-400-007-0000, 21-14-28-400-006-0000, Located in Monee Township, NWC of W. Pauling Road & S. Will Center Road, Monee, IL, County Board #3.

PZC: 6-1 Appr SUP for Commercial Solar Energy Facility with 4 conditions

PZC: 6-1 Appr SUP Battery Energy Storage

LUC: 6-1 SUP for Commercial Solar Energy Facility with 4 conditions

LUC: 4-3 Appr SUP Battery Energy Storage

XIV. LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS

1. 24-1 Request for Refund of Fees (REF-23-004) Jeffery Reiman, Owner of Record, Requesting Refund for Zoning Case ZC-23-069, (S-23-048), Special Use Permit for Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) for PIN # 08-24-13-212-027-0000, in Wilmington Township, Commonly Known as 34420 S. Lakeside Terrace, Wilmington, IL

2. 24-2 Authorizing the County Executive to Execute Joint Funding Agreement with United States Geological Survey for Continued Operation of Rain Gauges

3. 24-3 Authorizing Extension of Special Use Permit (SEXT-23-005) for Zoning Case ZC-21-070 , Five Star Landscape Co., Omar Benitez, Owner, Requesting First Special Use Permit Extension of the Special Use Permit for an Outdoor Storage Yard, for Pin# 11-04-14-200-012-0000, in Lockport Township, Commonly Known as V (Vacant) New Avenue, Lockport, IL, County Board District # 5

4. 24-4 Authorizing Extension of Special Use Permit (SEXT-23-006) for Zoning Case ZC-21-046 , Amanda Denwood, Owner of Record, Requesting First Special Use Permit Extension for Animal Care and Boarding with Eight (8) Conditions for Pin #14-12-10-400-012-0000, in Manhattan Township, Commonly Known as 245820 S. Kankakee Street, Manhattan, Il County Board #2

Next Land Use & Development Committee Meeting is Scheduled for Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at 10:30am

XV. FINANCE COMMITTEE - J. RICHMOND, CHAIR

1. Monthly Financial Report to be Placed on File

2. 24-5 Authorizing Emergency Loan to Tort Immunity Fund

3. 24-6 Appropriating Funds in the Sheriff’s Preadjudicated Forfeiture Account

4. 24-7 Transferring Appropriations within Various County Budgets

Next Finance Committee Meeting is Scheduled for Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 11:00am

XVI. PUBLIC WORKS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE - J. VAN DUYNE, CHAIR

1. 24-8 Authorizing Approval of Professional Services Agreement for Design Engineering Services (Phase II) with TranSmart, LLC for Gougar Road (CH 52) from Spencer Road to Ferro Drive, Section 23-00154-19-PV, County Board Districts #2 and #5

2. 24-9 Authorizing Approval of Agreement for Purchase of Wetland Banking Site Credits ($60,000.00) with Mill Creek WB, LLC for Weber Road (CH 88) at the Knapp Drive Intersection, County Section 21-00170-48-CH, County Board District #5

3. 24-10 Authorizing Approval of the Establishment of Altered Speed Zone 681 Along Wilmington-Peotone Road (CH 25), County Board District #2

4. 24-11 Authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Village of New Lenox for Improvements on Laraway Road (CH 74) from Stonebridge Drive East to Cedar Road (CH 4), County Board District #2

5. 24-12 Providing Title Commitment Reports for Use by County from Wheatland Title Guaranty Company for Gougar Road (CH 52) from Spencer Road to Ferro Drive, Section 23-00154-20-LA, County Board Districts #2 and #5

6. 24-13 Providing Title Commitment Reports for Use by County from Wheatland Title Guaranty Company for Gougar Road (CH 52) from Ferro Drive to Francis Road (CH 64), Section 19-00154-18-LA, County Board Districts #2, and #5

7. 24-14 Authorizing Approval of the Establishment of Altered Speed Zones 682 through 686 Along Various Streets in Smitty’s Lakeview Estates Subdivision, in Crete Township, County Board District #3

8. 24-15 Authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement Between the Village of Romeoville, Carillon Adult Master Association, and the County of Will for Maintenance and Energy of Traffic Signals at the Intersection of Weber Road (Ch 88), Grand Boulevard, and North Carillon Drive, in the County of Will, County Board District #9

9. 24-16 Authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement Between the Village of Romeoville and the County of Will for Maintenance and Energy of Traffic Signals at the Intersection of Weber Road (Ch 88) and Highpoint Drive in the County of Will, County Board District #9

10. 24-17 Authorizing Approval of an IDOT – County Joint Agreement for Improvements of Renwick Road (CH 36) at Independence Blvd (IL 53), County Board Districts #5 and #9

11. 24-18 Improvement by County Under the IL Highway Code for Improvements of Renwick Road (CH 36) at Independence Blvd (IL 53), Using MFT Funds ($20,000.00), County Board Districts #5 and #9

Next Public Works & Transportation Committee Meeting is Scheduled for Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 9:00am

XVII. PUBLIC HEALTH & PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE - M. FREEMAN, CHAIR

1. 23-384 Authorizing the Renaming of the Will County Animal Control Department to the Will County Animal Protection Services Department

Next Public Health & Public Safety Committee Meeting is Scheduled for Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at 9:00am

XVIII. LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE - J. BERKOWICZ, CHAIR

Motion to Open Public Hearing - Animal Control Ordinance

1. Animal Control Ordinance

Motion to Close Public Hearing

2. 24-19 Ordinance Amending the Will County Animal Control Ordinance and Renaming it the Will County Animal Protection Services Ordinance

Next Legislative Committee Meeting is Scheduled for Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 12:00pm

XIX. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE - M. MUELLER, CHAIR

Next Capital Improvements Committee Meeting is Scheduled for Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 10:00am

XX. LANDFILL COMMITTEE - K. DEANE-SCHLOTTMAN, CHAIR

Next Landfill Commitee Meeting is Scheduled for Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 11:00am

XXI. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - J. OGALLA, CHAIR

1. 24-20 Authorizing the County Executive to Execute a Lease Agreement with Frankfort Township for the Branch Court Facility

Next Executive Committee Meeting is Scheduled for Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 10:00am

XXII. APPOINTMENTS BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE

1. 24-21 Executive Appointments to the Will County Stormwater Management Planning Committee

2. 24-22 Approving County Executive Appointments to the Emergency Telephone System Board of Will County

XXIII. PUBLIC COMMENT RELEVANT TO MATTERS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE COUNTY

XXIV. COMMENTS BY COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS

XXV. ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE REPUBLICAN LEADER, DEMOCRATIC LEADER AND COUNTY BOARD CHAIR

XXVI. EXECUTIVE SESSION

XXVII. RECESS TO FEBRUARY 15, 2024

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