Mr. Sands moved to approve the Minutes of January 19, 2005. Steve Faivre seconded the motion.

The Chair asked for a voice vote on the approval of the Minutes. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

Mr. Van Buer moved to approve the Agenda and Mr. Lyle seconded the motion.

The Chair asked for a voice vote on the approval of the Agenda. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

Chairman Tobias acknowledged the employees listed on the Service Award Memo.

Elizabeth Carney, the new Director of DeKalb County Mental Health Board gave a presentation regarding the Board. Her Key Points covered the fact that it is a Volunteer Board, established in 1968. The County Board sets the levy for operating funds and the Mental Health Board allocates those funds. A copy of Ms. Carney’s report is included in the packet for this meeting.

Kate Romano gave a report from the AFSCME Local #3537

A Proclamation was presented in support of Illinois Affordable Housing Week on March 14th thru the 18^th 2005.

There were no appointments for the month of February 2005.

There were no individuals requesting time to address the Board Members.

Mr. Steimel moved to accept an Ordinance for approval of a grain elevator "agribusiness" on property located on the west side of North Shabbona Road in Shabbona Township, Petition SH-04-31. Mrs. Allen seconded the motion.

The Chair called for a voice vote on the Ordinance. All Members voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

Mr. Steimel moved to approve an Ordinance requesting the renewal of two cable television franchises for Mediacom of Illinois. Mr. Lyle seconded the motion.

The Chair called for a voice vote on the Resolution. All Members voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

Ms. LaVigne moved to approve a Resolution allowing the Village of Shabbona to construct approximately 700 feet of sidewalk within the County right-of-way along the east side of Shabbona Road beginning at the north entrance of the high school and proceeding North to Knell Lane. Ms. Fauci seconded the motion.

The Chair called for a voice vote on the Resolution. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

Ms. LaVigne moved to approve a Resolution to enter into an agreement with the State of Illinois for the resurfacing of Shabbona Road and that this improvement is estimated to cost $500.000.00 with local reimbursement share to be $100.000.00. Mr. Anderson seconded the motion.

The Chair called for a roll call vote on the Resolution. Those Members voting yea were Mr. Whelan, Ms. Vary, Mr. Van Buer, Mrs. Turner, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Slack, Mr. Sands, Mr. Rosemier, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Metzger, Mr. Lyle, Mrs. Leifheit, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Gudmunson, Ms. Fullerton, Ms. Fauci, Vince Faivre, Steve Faivre, Mrs. Dubin, Ms. De Fauw, Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Allen and Chairman Tobias. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

Ms. LaVigne moved to accept a Resolution approving the bid for improvements to Bethany Road in DeKalb County has been awarded to the lowest bidder, Schlichting & Sons of Rockford, Illinois, in the amount of $687,384.00 for the extension of Bethany Road West of Glidden Road and South of Twombly Road. Ms. Fullerton seconded the motion.

The Chair called for a roll call vote on the Resolution. Those Members voting yea were Mr. Whelan, Ms. Vary, Mr. Van Buer, Mrs. Turner, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Slack, Mr. Sands, Mr. Rosemier, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Metzger, Mr. Lyle, Mrs. Leifheit, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Gudmunson, Ms. Fullerton, Ms. Fauci, Vince Faivre, Steve Faivre, Mrs. Dubin, Ms. De Fauw, Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Allen and Chairman Tobias. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

Ms. LaVigne moved to accept a Resolution approving the bid award to the lowest bidder, Macklin, Inc. Of Rochelle, Illinois, in the amount of $39,045.00 for the aggregate SOR, on Willrett Road in Milan Road District and for $32,160.00 for the aggregate SOR on South County Line Road in Paw Paw Road District. Mr. Whelan seconded the motion.

The Chair called for a roll call vote on the Resolution. Those Members voting yea were Mr. Whelan, Ms. Vary, Mr. Van Buer, Mrs. Turner, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Slack, Mr. Sands, Mr. Rosemier, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Metzger, Mr. Lyle, Mrs. Leifheit, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Gudmunson, Ms. Fullerton, Ms. Fauci, Vince Faivre, Steve Faivre, Mrs. Dubin, Ms. De Fauw, Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Allen and Chairman Tobias. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

Ms. LaVigne moved to accept a Resolution approving the bid award to the lowest bidder, Road Oil, Incorporated, from Granville, Illinois, in the amount of $599,964.61 for the seal coating of various roads on both the County and road district systems. Ms. Vary seconded the motion.

The Chair called for a roll call vote on the Resolution. Those Members voting yea were Mr. Whelan, Ms. Vary, Mr. Van Buer, Mrs. Turner, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Slack, Mr. Sands, Mr. Rosemier, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Metzger, Mr. Lyle, Mrs. Leifheit, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Gudmunson, Ms. Fullerton, Ms. Fauci, Vince Faivre, Steve Faivre, Mrs. Dubin, Ms. De Fauw, Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Allen and Chairman Tobias. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

Ms. LaVigne moved to accept a Resolution approving the bid award to the lowest bidder, Monroe Truck Equipment of Monroe, Wisconsin, in the amount of $60,780.00 for a new snowplow, frame, hydraulic system, dump box, underbody scraper and spreader on a 2005 Sterling M8500 conventional chassis. Mr. Van Buer seconded the motion.

The Chair called for a roll call vote on the Resolution. Those Members voting yea were Mr. Whelan, Ms. Vary, Mr. Van Buer, Mrs. Turner, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Slack, Mr. Sands, Mr. Rosemier, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Metzger, Mr. Lyle, Mrs. Leifheit, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Gudmunson, Ms. Fullerton, Ms. Fauci, Vince Faivre, Steve Faivre, Mrs. Dubin, Ms. De Fauw, Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Allen and Chairman Tobias. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

Ms. LaVigne moved to approve a Resolution to enter into an engineering agreement with Wendler Engineering & Surveying, Inc. for the provision of preliminary engineering services incident to the replacement of a County Bridge on Cherry Valley Road over the Kingsbury Creek. The Agreement amount is not to exceed $42,425.00 for section 04-00206-00-BR. Mr. Johnson seconded the motion.

The Chair called for a roll call vote on the Resolution. Those Members voting yea were Mr. Whelan, Ms. Vary, Mr. Van Buer, Mrs. Turner, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Slack, Mr. Sands, Mr. Rosemier, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Metzger, Mr. Lyle, Mrs. Leifheit, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Gudmunson, Ms. Fullerton, Ms. Fauci, Vince Faivre, Steve Faivre, Mrs. Dubin, Ms. De Fauw, Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Allen and Chairman Tobias. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

Mr. Van Buer moved to approve a Resolution to change the definition of dependents to the plan, because it has more to do with residency and less to do with financial contributions. Mrs. Leifheit seconded the motion.

The Chair called for a voice vote on the Resolution. All Members voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

Mr. Van Buer moved to approve the Claims presented for the current month in the amount of $1,200,348.40. Ms. Fullerton seconded the motion.

The Chair called for a roll call vote on the Resolution. Those Members voting yea were Mr. Whelan, Ms. Vary, Mr. Van Buer, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Slack, Mr. Sands, Mr. Rosemier, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Metzger, Mr. Lyle, Mrs. Leifheit, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Gudmunson, Ms. Fullerton, Ms, Fauci, Vince Faivre, Steve Faivre, Mrs. Dubin, Ms. De Fauw, Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Allen and Chairman Tobias. One Member, Mrs. Turner, abstained. Twenty-three member voted yea and one Member abstained. Motion carried.

Mr. Van Buer moved to place on file the following reports of County Officials; Cash and Investments in County Banks - January, 2005; Planning and Regulations Building and Permits Reports - January, 2005; Public Defender’s Report - January, 2005; Adult Court Services & Juvenile Report - December, 2004 and Annual coroner’s Report covering January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004. Ms. Vary seconded the motion.

The Chair called for a voice vote on the Resolution. All Members voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

Mrs. Leifheit moved to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Johnson seconded the motion

The Chair called for a voice vote on the motion to adjourn. All members voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.