Grundy Reporter

Grundy County Animal Control/Highway/Transit Committee met July 17.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

I. Call to Order

Attendee Name	Title	Status	Arrived
Eric Rasmusson	Chair	Present
Harold Vota	Board Member	Present
Doug Boresi	Board Member	Present
Greg Ridenour	Vice Chair	Present
Joe Schiavone	Board Member	Present
Douglas Ferro	Board Member	Present
Nathanael Greene	Board Member	Present
Drew Muffler	Chairman	Present
Mary Kucharz	County Administrator	Present
Russ Baker	Assistant State's Attorney	Present
Amanda Olvera	Transit Director	Present
Angela Martin	Animal Control Director	Present
Eric Gibson	Highway Director	Present
Cody Doran	Highway Engineer Tech	Present
Stephanie Janczak	Highway Office Manager	Present

II. Public Comment

III. Approval of Minutes

1. Animal Control/Highway/Transit Committee - Regular Meeting - Jun 19, 2025 4:30 PM

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Harold Vota, Board Member SECONDER: Greg Ridenour, Vice Chair AYES: Rasmusson, Vota, Boresi, Ridenour, Schiavone, Ferro, Greene

IV. Animal Control Claims

1. AC Claims

Animal Control claims were signed and approved.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Harold Vota, Board Member SECONDER: Doug Boresi, Board Member AYES: Rasmusson, Vota, Boresi, Ridenour, Schiavone, Ferro, Greene

V. Animal Control Report

1. AC Report

Angela Olson gave a brief summary of the Animal Control report.

RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Joe Schiavone, Board Member SECONDER: Greg Ridenour, Vice Chair AYES: Rasmusson, Vota, Boresi, Ridenour, Schiavone, Ferro, Greene

VI. Animal Control New Business

1. Carbon Hill IGA

A temporary Intergovernmental Agreement with Carbon Hill was signed and approved for the remainder of FY2025.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Doug Boresi, Board Member SECONDER: Joe Schiavone, Board Member AYES: Rasmusson, Vota, Boresi, Ridenour, Schiavone, Ferro, Greene

VII. Animal Control Old Business

VIII. Transit Claims

1. Transit Claims

Transit claims were signed and approved.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Eric Rasmusson, Chair SECONDER: Joe Schiavone, Board Member AYES: Rasmusson, Vota, Boresi, Ridenour, Schiavone, Ferro, Greene

IX. Transit Report

1. Transit Report

Amanda Olvera gave a brief summary of the Transit Report.

RESULT: INFORMATIONAL ONLY

X. Transit New Business

XI. Transit Old Business

XII. Highway Claims

1. Highway Claims

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Douglas Ferro, Board Member SECONDER: Joe Schiavone, Board Member AYES: Rasmusson, Vota, Boresi, Ridenour, Schiavone, Ferro, Greene

XIII. Highway New Business

A. Resolution Approving Lowest Qualified Bidder for Gorman Road over Mazon River Bridge - D Construction, $233,575.60

1. Resolution Approving Lowest Qualified Bidder for Gorman Road Bridge

Per Eric Gibson, there were three packets pulled by D Construction, Riber and P.T. Ferro. Only D Construction submitted a bid packet. He noted that the $233,575.60 bid was over the engineer's estimate but there is specialized equipment needed for construction. He also spoke to Riber and they stated they would have been over that bid.

RESULT: REFERRED TO COUNTY BOARD [UNANIMOUS] Next: 8/12/2025 6:00 PM MOVER: Harold Vota, Board Member SECONDER: Greg Ridenour, Vice Chair AYES: Rasmusson, Vota, Boresi, Ridenour, Schiavone, Ferro, Greene

B. Resolution to Purchase New 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD Crew Cab - $52,900.70

1. Resolution to Purchase 2025 Chevy Pickup 2500HD

Eric Gibson requested that the Resolution for purchase of a 2025 Chevrolet Pickup be sent to the full County Board. The price is $52,900.70 and the committee agreed that was a good price and that it is within the budget.

RESULT: REFERRED TO COUNTY BOARD [UNANIMOUS] Next: 8/12/2025 6:00 PM MOVER: Greg Ridenour, Vice Chair SECONDER: Joe Schiavone, Board Member AYES: Rasmusson, Vota, Boresi, Ridenour, Schiavone, Ferro, Greene

XIV. Highway Old Business

A. Variance Granting Relief from Grundy County Access Regulations - Brennen Shetina, Dresden Rd

1. Motion to Table

Eric Gibson noted that no decisions had been made regarding this Variance and he asked that it be tabled until the next meeting.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Joe Schiavone, Board Member SECONDER: Nathanael Greene, Board Member AYES: Rasmusson, Vota, Boresi, Ridenour, Schiavone, Ferro, Greene

B. Gorman Road Update

Per Eric Gibson, a meeting with the contractor and utility company was yesterday. He is hoping to have the project completed by December 1st barring any issues with ComEd as they are contracting the pole moving out to a third party.

C. Sherrill Road Update

Per Eric Gibson, AT&T is currently doing line relocation and the project should be starting soon.

D. 2025 General Maintenance Projects Update

Per Eric Gibson, the only GM work left to complete is rejuvenator and striping.

XV. Budget Reporting

1. FY25 Budget Tracking

Per Mary Kucharz, everything is on track for this time of year and there is nothing else to report.

RESULT: INFORMATIONAL ONLY

XVI. Executive Session (if needed)

A. Review Executive Session Minutes 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (21)

B. Discuss Pending Litigation 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (11)

C. Collective Negotiations 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (2)

D. Land Acquisition and Sale/Lease of Property 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (5) and (6)

E. Personnel 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (1)

XVII. Action Taken on Recommendation from Executive Session (if needed)

XVIII. Adjournment

1. Motion to Adjourn

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Harold Vota, Board Member SECONDER: Joe Schiavone, Board Member AYES: Rasmusson, Vota, Boresi, Ridenour, Schiavone, Ferro, Greene

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