Grundy Reporter

Grundy County Land Use Committee met Aug. 27.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

I. President Brolley called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m. followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

II. Roll Call

Trustee Matt Bauman Yea Trustee Steve Jungermann Yea Trustee Ben Brzoska Yea Trustee Doug Marecek Yea Trustee Dan Gier Yea Trustee Theresa Sperling Yea Village Clerk Debbie Buchanan Yea

Also present: Village Administrator Jeff Zoephel, Assistant Administrator Meghan Ostreko, Attorney Brandy Quance, Engineer Chris Ott, Director of Community Development Sonya Abt, Director of Public Works Mark Wolf, Director of Finance Chris Minick, Chief of Police Phil Smith, Manager Kristina Nemetz, Manager Patrick Burke, and guests.

III. Public Participation

A. Public Comment – None.

IV. Consent Agenda

A. Minutes of the August 11, 2025, Village Board Meeting

B. Accounts Payable Summary Report through August 25, 2025, in the Amount of $1,174,499.06

C. Refuse Report for July 2025

D. Ordinance 2144 Granting a Plat of Subdivision (R & L Carriers Subdivision) (2nd Reading)

E. Resolution 2025-027 Authorizing the Release of the Performance Security (Belle Tires)

Trustee Brzoska moved to approve Items A-E of the Consent Agenda, seconded by Trustee Bauman.

6 Yea. 0 No. Motion carried. Trustee Brzoska, Trustee Gier, Trustee Sperling, Trustee Bauman, Trustee Jungermann and Trustee Marecek voting yea.

V. Items for Separate Action

A. PSA for Phase 2 US Route 30 Pedestrian Bridge – Design Engineering

Director Wolf explained that the Village was awarded an ITEP grant for the bridge. Funding will be 80% from the grant with 20% local funding; an IGA has been approved with the Fox Valley Park District to contribute 50% of that local portion. Phase 2 would target a fall of 2026 letting for the project, with construction to begin in 2027 or 2028. The grant required the Village to get bids and follow a scoring process and EEI was selected. The scope of their work is in Exhibit A, while certain specialized tasks will be done by other firms.

Trustee Jungermann moved to approve PSA for Phase 2 US Route 30 Pedestrian Bridge – Design Engineering, seconded by Trustee Sperling.

6 Yea. 0 No. Motion carried. Trustee Jungermann, Trustee Marecek, Trustee Brzoska, Trustee Gier, Trustee Sperling and Trustee Bauman voting yea.

B. Resolution 2025-028 Authorizing the Village’s Share of Design Engineering Costs for the US Route 30 Pedestrian Bridge

Engineer Ott outlined the local share of costs is $50,000 for this project which will be split with the Fox Valley Park District; this resolution is required by IDOT.

Trustee Marecek moved to approve Resolution 2025-028 Authorizing the Village’s Share of Design Engineering Costs for the US Route 30 Pedestrian Bridge, seconded by Trustee Jungermann.

6 Yea. 0 No. Motion carried. Trustee Marecek, Trustee Brzoska, Trustee Gier, Trustee Sperling, Trustee Bauman and Trustee Jungermann voting yea.

C. Resolution 2025-029 Authorizing a Mobile Food Facility License (Mr. Sirloin – 1460-1490 Douglas Rd.)

Director Abt stated that a food truck previously at this address has left, so Mr. Sirloin is applying for this location. A lengthy discussion regarding food trucks in general ensued, and Trustee Gier suggested that the Board should discuss the issue further to set standards and rationales for food truck licenses.

Trustee Marecek moved to approve Resolution 2025-029 Authorizing a Mobile Food Facility License (Mr. Sirloin – 1460-1490 Douglas Rd.), seconded by Trustee Gier.

4 Yea. 2 No. Motion carried. Trustee Marecek, Trustee Brzoska, Trustee Gier and Trustee Bauman voting yea. Trustee Sperling and Trustee Jungermann voting no.

D. Ordinance 2145 Approving a Final Plat of Subdivision – St. Olaf Church Subdivision (Waiver of First and Passage on Second Reading)

Director Abt stated that St. Olaf has submitted the final plat which is in compliance with the preliminary plat that was approved; this is needed so they can close on the property.

Trustee Marecek moved to approve Ordinance 2145 Approving a Final Plat of Subdivision – St. Olaf Church Subdivision (Waiver of First and Passage on Second Reading), seconded by Trustee Brzoska.

4 Yea. 2 No. Motion carried. Trustee Marecek, Trustee Brzoska, Trustee Bauman and Trustee Jungermann voting yea. Trustee Gier and Trustee Sperling voting no.

VI. Items for Discussion

VII. New or Unfinished Business

Trustee Marecek thanked everyone for their work on Montgomery Fest, especially Public Works who also had to deal with the storms and a water main break. The Fest T-shirts were awesome! Trustee Jungermann agreed that staff did a wonderful job and the food area for volunteers was also great. President Brolley said although it rained, staff kept everything running smoothly. Trustee Brzoska said Renee did a great job with the employee meals. Trustee Gier noted that it took USIC a long time to respond to locate utilities for the water main break on Friday and Director Wolf explained the situation and said it took five hours to get the locates. However, when that was finally done they found there was a high pressure gas main close to the water main and if they had dug it could have been a disaster so this reinforced why procedures have to be followed. He will talk to JULIE and put pressure on USIC to adhere to the standards to respond within the 2-hour timeframe.

Trustee Gier asked if there is a punch list for the Gordon Road extension and Director Wolf said yes, there is an ongoing list. Kendall County is working with the contractor on that, and it is mainly landscaping, concrete and striping. He is pushing the contractor for turf and/or reseeding, and it will not be accepted until done correctly. Trustee Gier asked why there is a stop sign on Gordon Road when there is no cross traffic. Director Wolf said it was designed that way; the Village did not request or install the sign. Trustee Gier noted the “Stop Ahead” sign is not far enough ahead of the Stop sign. Trustee Bauman asked why Gordon Road has a 90-degree angle and not an “S” curve. Director Wolf said cost, detention basins and future road plans were the deciding factors in the design.

Trustee Bauman asked if 52nd Street would be rescheduled since they were rained out at Montgomery Fest. Manager Nemetz said since there is already a Concert in the Park in September, she hopes to carry them over to next year’s Fest. Trustee Gier asked if photos from this year will be available online. Manager Nemetz said there are about 1,000 photos. Some will be used in a slide show that will be posted later this week, and the rest will be kept to use in the future.

VIII. Future Meeting Schedule

A. Planning & Zoning Commission - Thursday, September 4, 2025

B. Village Board Meeting - Monday, September 8, 2025

IX. Executive Session

X. Adjournment: 7:47 p.m.

Trustee Jungermann moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Trustee Gier.

6 Yea. 0 No. Motion carried. Trustee Jungermann, Trustee Marecek, Trustee Brzoska, Trustee Gier, Trustee Sperling and Trustee Bauman voting yea.

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