Carbondale Reporter

Jackson County Real Property Committee met Nov. 10.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

Call to Order (4:30 PM)

Members Present: Ashley, D. Bost, Erbes, Peterson, Phillips, Rendleman and Snyder Also present: Maureen Berkowitz, Mitch Burdick, Jeff Whitbeck, Allison Mileur, Judge Solverson

Approval of Minutes

I. 21-6523 Approval of October 13, 2021 Minutes

A motion was made by Snyder, seconded by D. Bost, to approve the October 13, 2021 minutes as presented. The motion carried by unanimous vote.

Communication

Peterson provided the committee with two articles pertaining to economic development.

II. 21-6535 Courthouse Leak Inspection

This item was moved to the beginning of the meeting. Judge Solverson asked to take the

committee on a tour of the courtrooms to view the water damage and how the damage has progressed. Rendleman moved to recess for 15 minutes to take this tour and D. Bost seconded, the motion carried. Once back in session there was a brief discussion of the damage and the estimated cost of the repairs.

A motion was made by Rendleman, seconded by D. Bost, to approve moving forward to the full Board the Hurst-Rosche recommendations with discretion from the project manager to

approve increasing the cost up to an additional 20% with the caveat that the Sheriff appoint Jeff Whitbeck as the project manager.

Land Use & Economic Development

III. 21-6524 Greater Egypt Regional Planning & Development Commission

Peterson gave an update on Greater Egypt which included information on their new building and water quality management grants they have applied for.

IV. 21-6525 Supervisor of Assessments

A. Walker to Mills Land Split Parcel #19-07-376-013

Berkowitz gave the committee an update on the land split. She also informed the committee that the assessments multiplier for next year is 1.58.

A motion was made by D. Bost, seconded by Erbes, to approve the Walker to Mills land split Parcel #19-07-376-013. The motion carried by unanimous vote.

V. 21-6526 Jackson Growth Alliance

No update given.

VI. 21-6527 Comprehensive Plan

No update given.

VII. 21-6528 River Levee Project Update

Burdick showed drone footage of the completed portion of the levee project. He also reported that there had been no update on the Tater Bend area from the State's Attorney Office.

Highway Department

VIII. 21-6529 SIMPO-Southern Illinois Metropolitan Planning Organization

Peterson reported that SIMPO had approved the #6 TIP amendment. The committee also discussed the issue of Highway 127 becoming 4 lanes and why that project is not being worked on.

IX. 21-6530 Jackson County Bike Routes

No update given.

X. 21-6531 Rural Transportation Planning

Burdick commented that an email was sent out earlier in the month to Board members asking for a request of projects they would like to see built. He mentioned that if anyone had any ideas, he would be more than happy to discuss them, noting that cost estimates needed completed by the end of November.

XI. 21-6532 Payment of Highway Monthly Claims

This item was moved to the full Board meeting.

XII. 21-6533 County Highway Department Update

Burdick updated the committee on various projects being completed by the Highway department noting road upgrades on Highway 51, a rural road safety initiative, an update on Highway employees, and delivery of salt for the winter season.

XIII. 21-6537 Resolution 2021-70 for the 2022 MFT Maintenance Estimate Appropriation A motion was made by Rendleman, seconded by Erbes, to approve Resolution 2021-70 for the 2022 MFT Maintenance Estimate Appropriation. The motion carried by unanimous vote.

XIV. 21-6538 Resolution 2021-71 for the 2022 MFT County Engineer Salary Reimbursement A motion was made by Erbes, seconded by Snyder, to approve Resolution 2021-71 for the 2022 MFT County Engineer Salary Reimbursement. The motion carried by unanimous vote.

XV. 21-6534 Resolution 2021-72 for the Highway Department Internet Upgrade Rendleman questioned if this would interfere with the possible phone system RFPs that would be coming in. Burdick commented that this was for fiber optic cable for internet due to the current highway internet being unreliable.

A motion was made by D. Bost, seconded by Ashley, to approve Resolution 2021-72 for the Highway Department Internet Upgrade. The motion carried by unanimous vote.

County Buildings & Grounds

Old Business

XVI. 21-6536 County Abandoned Property Grant Application Approval

The County Administrator explained to the committee that the criteria for the application followed the federal required information needed for reporting. Rendleman commented that he hoped the process would work, but that it seemed daunting due to the amount of information required in the application. D. Bost commented that this application would be a great tool for smaller local communities to help citizens with abandoned properties.

A motion was made by Rendleman, seconded by Ashley, to approve the County Abandoned Property Grant Application as presented. The motion carried by unanimous vote.

New Business

Executive Session

Adjourn (6:08 PM)

Peterson adjourned the meeting.

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