Will County Gazette

Village of Channahon Board of Trustees Village of Channahon Board of Trustees met June 16.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

VP Moorman Schumacher called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. with Trustees Greco, Host, McMillin, Perinar, Scaggs and Slocum present.

Also present were Village Administrator Thomas Durkin, Director of Community Development Scott McMaster, Finance Director Heather Wagonblott, Director of Public Works Ed Dolezal, Chief of Police Adam Bogart, Village Attorney David Silverman and Village Clerk Kristin Hall.

VP Moorman Schumacher informed everyone present that anyone who speaks at the meeting shall be deemed to have given his/her consent to the recording of their likeness and speech. This meeting is being recorded.

VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR

Durkin stated that he had no formal items for discussion.

ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT

Discussion - Annual Renewal of Google Services

Durkin stated Dito, LLC is the reseller of Google Services, which must be renewed annually by the Village of Channahon. "Google Workspace Business Plus" is the software suite that encompasses email, calendar, messaging, workspace collaboration apps, virtual meeting software, mobile device management, and other necessary business functions. Additionally, the package contains archival, storage, and retrieval functions for messages - as are required for the Village to meet FOIA compliance requirements. The cost for these services is $264/user/year, which is slightly higher than last year's cost of $216/user/year. 98 licenses are currently utilized, for a total cost of $25,872.00.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Discussion -An Ordinance Granting a Special Use Permit for Certain Property in the Village of Channahon - Southwest Development III, LLC - 1st Read

McMaster stated Southwest Development is requesting a Special Use Permit to add a drive through to the east side of the subject property. The current zoning, C-2, requires the Special Use Permit for a drive-through. This location will house a Great American Bagel restaurant of approximately 2,750 square feet, which plans to use the drive-through during pre-rush hour and close in the early afternoon ( exact hours will be forthcoming). The applicant also intends to bring another retail user, also approximately 2,750 square feet, to the adjacent space. It is worth noting that the main strip center, built in 2006, met the Village's parking requirements at the time, but those ordinances were amended in 2007 to include the current regulations. With a gross leasable area of 13,316 square feet, the building requires 7 4 parking spaces based on ordinance 156.150 (G)(2)(m), which mandates one space per 180 gross leasable square feet for a retail building. However, it currently only has 55 spaces, resulting in a shortfall. To fix this, the applicant has secured a shared parking agreement with the adjacent retail building user (Delight Wish), located on a separate lot. This agreement adds 32 spaces, bringing the total available parking to 87 spaces. This is sufficient because the combined requirement for the main strip center and adjacent retail building (which is 2,400 square feet) is also 87 spaces. Village ordinance 156.150 (C)(l) permits two or more uses to share off-street parking on separate lots. Therefore, the site now has adequate parking.

PZC RECOMMENDATION:

The PZC considered the request at their regular meeting held on June 9, 2025. A motion was made to recommend the Village Board approve the Special Use Permit with the following conditions:

• Adequate and/or additional landscape screening shall be installed and continuously maintained along property lines bordering residential areas to alleviate noise, light spillage, and other potential disturbances, in strict accordance with the Landscape Design Ordinance Sec. 158.36 (D) and subject to staff approval prior to building permit issuance;

• Proper, clear, and legible signage shall be installed and continuously maintained throughout Mallory Plaza to direct users and non-users of the drive-through facility along viable routes for vehicular travel, with a detailed signage plan subject to staff approval and applicable to Sign Ordinance requirements.

The motion was approved by a 6-0 vote.

VP Moorman Schumacher stated that regardless of approval tonight, there is still another step of a final site plan approval forthcoming.

Trustee Slocum asked if we had been in contact with the daycare/school in regards to this.

McMaster stated that we have been working very closely with Mark Koenig, who has been the driver with all communication of Mallory Plaza. There is also a share agreement with Delight Wish to share the parking throughout the complex. Everyone has been notified that this is coming and we've had no negative feedback.

Trustee Slocum asked if the agreement to share the parking would run with the land, if the property was ever sold.

Attorney Silverman stated that the agreement runs with the land.

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

Wagonblott stated she had no formal items for discussion.

POLICE DEPARTMENT

Discussion - K9 Approval for Purchase

Bogart stated the Channahon Police Department K9 Unit has selected the Kane County Sheriffs Office as the training provider for the department's next K9. This decision is supported by several local law enforcement agencies that have successfully utilized the same kennel. In addition, the selection is endorsed by Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow. This training program allows our new K9 team to remain in a home environment and commute to and from training, avoiding extended absences from home----an improvement over the previous team's experience. The total cost of the academy is $16,000, which includes the K9, training course, and all necessary startup equipment. These costs will be fully reimbursed through the Will County State's Attorney's "League of Extraordinary Canines & Friends" program.

Trustee Perinar asked what the longevity of a canine officer.

Bogart stated that in his tenure they have only had one and he was here for about nine years. That's is pretty long for a canine but it depends on the health of the animal and other factors. He was a single purpose dog, so that tends to let them run a little bit longer.

Trustee Greco asked the age of the new canine.

Bogart stated we think he is a):,out a year old. He did come from Hungary. He is very young but he dominated in the training certification courses. He is a Chocolate Lab.

VP Moorman Schumacher stated that the next meeting is his official swearing in and State's Attorney Glasgow will be here.

Trustee Scaggs asked why we get the canines from so far away. Is there a reason for that?

Bogart stated that a lot of the American Police working dogs come from Europe. K9 Hutch was from the Netherlands. A lot of their commands are in a foreign language.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Discussion - Approval of the Metropolitan Industries, Inc. Proposal for the Rehabilitation of Both Booster Pumps at the Bridge Street Booster Station

Dolezal stated the booster station is a critical piece of infrastructure, as it distributes water between two different pressure zones, within the water system. The two booster pumps in need of repairs are key to Channahon's ability to transfer water from the low-pressure side of the system. Previous rehabilitation of these two pumps took place in 2013 and they are due for further preventative maintenance. This work is a budgeted expenditure.

Discussion - Releasing Improvement Completion Bond for Brieser Construction Monitoring Well Installation

Dolezal stated part of the flood mitigation in Channahon Industrial included the monitoring of ground water levels in the area. Brieser Construction Company was contracted previously to drill and install a ground water monitoring well for Village staff to conduct weekly ground water level checks. Work on the monitoring well was completed previously and an Improvement Completion Bond was held as a guarantee for workmanship. Time required to ensure proper operation and workmanship of the monitoring well has expired.

Dolezal stated that at the last meeting we approved the purchase of a trailer for $12,000 and in the Board Memo it said that it was a budgeted item. It was budgeted under Fund 11 which is Capital Fund, but Wagonblott stated that it wasn't a capital purchase and we needed to move it over to Fund 1. It was taken out of Fund 11 but wasn't put into Fund 1. So, when the budget was approved, it wasn't in the budget but was intended to be. He wanted the Board to be aware. We will doing a budget amendment to rectify this oversight.

Presentation - Update on Public Works Facility

Kluber Architects+ Engineers provided an overview of the work that has been completed and presented a preliminary site plan and space needs plan to the Board.

Dolezal stated that the next step is the schematic design and that will be brought back to the Board in the next few months.

COMMUNICATIONS

Letter from Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning for Channahon ADA Transition Plan

Durkin stated that we received notice that we are to receive technical assistance from CMAP regarding the development of our ADA Transition Plan. Assistant Public Works Director Fricke made application to that, so kudos to Fricke for seeking that out. This will be the second CMAP grant that we have received for technical assistance in the last 6 years. The first was for the update of the Village's comprehensive plan in 2019.

PUBLIC COMMENT

EXECUTIVE SESSION

The Committee of the Whole was adjourned at 7:12 p.m.

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