October 8, 2024 at 7:30 PM - Village of Kenesaw - Board of Trustees Meeting

Discussion:  Clerk Randall called Roll Call to establish a quorum:  Trustee Ehly, Assistant Chair Kroos, Chair Knuth and Trustee Uden were present to form the quorum.   Others present:  Village Superintendent- Glen Kuehn, Village Clerk/Treasurer-Jodi Randall,  KCDC Neel Keiser, KDCD Anglea Keiser, KCDC Mike Englehardt, Resident Dale Sidders, Amy Parker and Additional Public Presence. 

Discussion:  Chair Knuth called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.

Discussion:  Community residents Mike Englehardt, Amy Parker, Neel Keiser, spoke to the Board about their support of the Auditorium.  Mike Englehardt shared his concern about moving the Auditorium progress along so that the donation/grant committee can proceed.  Amy Parker agreed that the process needs to move along so that we don't miss out on funding and donations. Assistant Chair Kroos reassured the gallery that the board is moving forward with the progress of the auditorium.
Dale Sidders also asked when the fiber optic crew would be finished in town. Utility Superintendent Khuen stated that the crew would hopefully be gone by the end of the week. 

Discussion:  Assistance Chair Kroos is looking into arranging for two inspectors to come in to look at the pool this fall to see how much life is left in the current pool.  Also, Assistant Chair Kroos had a conversation with the health inspector, and was informed that the village will need to do some major chemical room renovations or the pool will not likely be approved to open next summer. 

Discussion:  Chair Knuth informed the gallery that our village attorney would like to condo the basement of the auditorium. Neel Keiser asked what the Village would benefit from the condo. Kroos replied that, as a village, we have no use for the space and this would benefit the school to be able to own something for the $300.000 that they will be putting into renovations of the building. Discussion about Condo/Lease was discussed further and will be dependent on the agreements that our attorneys come up with. Angela Keiser asked the board if there was still nothing to vote on at tonight's meeting. She fells like there had been no movement forward. Chair Kroos explained that the village is moving forward and showing good faith with the countless meetings being held. Assured her that the village is moving in the right direction with the Auditorium, but things take time.  Keiser is potentially part of a group that will be putting in alot of work to financially make this happen with grants and donations, and at the last town hall meeting the feeling was that the Auditorium might not pass through the Village board.  The group would just like to feel confident that the work they put in will not be a waste of time and would love to see a vote to assure that. Neel Keiser states that this CCCFF grant is a game changer for this project and in order to receive this grant the biggest hurdle for it would be to include commitments for donations and grants, and drawing to get bids out when the time is right. The fund-raising group would like to make this application bulletproof so that we don't lose out on the funding.  

Discussion:  update on fiber crew 

Discussion:  Ajourn at 8:33pm

Discussion:  Ajourn at 9:01pm

Discussion:  The board officially offer Scott Uden the position of Assistant Utility & Maintenance Superintendent with a starting wage of $26.50 per hour with a $.50 increase for each of the three certifications when completed. Scott Uden accepted.