1.  Roll Call

2.  Pledge to the Flag

3.  Approval of Minutes

4.  Approval of Agenda

5.  Communications and Referrals

      Presentation from Representative Robert W. Pritchard and Senator J. Bradley Burzynski on Legislative Issues.

6.  Appointments                      

     Appointments expiring for February 2009:

     a.  Community Services Administrative Board – 1 position

     b.  Metropolitan Planning Organization – 1 position

7.  Persons to be Heard from the Floor

8.  Reports from Standing Committees

COUNTY HIGHWAY COMMITTEE

a.)      Resolution #R2009-06:  Intergovernmental Agreement For Stop Ahead Signs.  To enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the State of Illinois to run for 20 years to allow the State of Illinois to erect and maintain stop ahead signs on County and Road District Roadways that have stop signs stopping traffic for a State Highway. This agreement is at no cost to the County or Road Districts.  Committee Action:  Moved by Mr. Gudmunson, seconded by Vice-Chair Ausgburger, and it was carried unanimously to forward this recommendation to the full board for approval.

b.)      Resolution #R2009-07:  Truck Access Route Program (TARP) Agreement.  The State of Illinois has approved funding to assist the County of DeKalb in designating 1.022 miles of Somonauk Road from Illinois Route 38 south to the Landfill as an 80,000-pound truck route.  The cost to the County for this project is estimated to be $201,393.00.  In order to secure the State’s funding for this project estimated at $65,100.00, a TARP Agreement must be executed by the County and the State.  Committee Action:  Moved by Mr. Emerson, seconded by Mr. Gudmunson, and it was carried to forward this recommendation to the full board for approval.

c.)      Resolution #R2009-08:  Designating a Class II Truck Route.   When the State of Illinois provides counties with funding from the TARP program, that segment of roadway where the funding was used is required to be designated as a Truck Route.  This designation allows trucks to operate with a weight of up to 80,000 pounds and a width of eight feet six inches.  Therefore, this resolution will designate SomonaukRoad from Illinois Route 38 south for 1.022 miles as a Class II Truck Route.

FINANCE COMMITTEE

a.)                 Resolution #R2009-03:  Property Tax Abatement.  A portion of the $973,060 property tax levy for the 2008 Tax Year, which was levied for the lease agreement for the retirement of the debt on the 2005 Health Facility Re-Financing Bond Issue, is hereby abated in the amount of $498,060, and that a certified copy of this resolution be filed with the DeKalb County Clerk within fifteen days.  Committee Action:  Moved by Mr. Stoddard, seconded by Mr. Todd, and it was carried unanimously to forward this recommendation to the full board for approval.

b.)                 Resolution #R2009-04:  Delinquent Property Tax Sale.  To authorize the Chairman of the DeKalb County Board to execute a deed of conveyance of the County’s interest or authorized the cancellation of the appropriate Certificate of Purchase, as the case may be (parcel #15-14-185-014), for the sum of $0.00 to be paid to the Treasurer of DeKalb County, Illinois, to be disbursed according to law.  Committee Action:  Moved by Mr. Andersen, seconded by Mr. Stuckert, and it was carried unanimously to forward this recommendation to the full board for approval.

c.)                 Resolution #R2009-05:  Facilities Management Director Appointment.  To fill the Facilities Management Director position vacancy with Mr. James E. Scheffers, effective immediately.  Committee Action:  Moved by Mr. Hulseberg, seconded by Mr. Stuckert, and it was carried unanimously to forward this recommendation to the full board for approval.

ON THE TABLES

d.)                 Claims

e.)                 Reports of County Officials

9. Old Business

10. New Business

11. Adjournment

DEKALB COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT

1.  Roll Call

2.  Approval of the Minutes

3.  Approval of the Agenda

4.  Business

a.)     Resolution #R2009-01:  Bid Award for the Afton Wetland Restoration Project. To award the bid for the Afton Wetland Restoration Project- Phase 3, to J.R. Dashney Inc. of Kirkland, Illinois for $19,520.00, to perform the wetland excavation and construction per specifications at Afton Forest Preserve.  Committee Action:  Moved by Mr. Augsburger, seconded by Jr. Anderson, and it was carried unanimously to the full forest preserve commissioners for approval.

b.)     Claims

5. Old Business

6. New Business

7. Adjournment

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