Peoria County Board – Executive Committee met Feb. 24.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
Attendance
Present:
Members: Member Dillon, Member Williams, Member Blair, Member Coates, Member Daley, Member Duncan, Member Groves Allison, Member Phelan, Member Rieker, Member Rosenbohm, Member Ruhland, Member Salzer
Staff & Guests:
Kyle Smith, Jennie Cordis Boswell, Aric Beals, Marcia McCann, Heather McCord, Julie Kusturin, Angela Loftus, Mark Little, Shelby Walenty, Megan Bentley
Absent:
Members: Member Kelch, Member Reneau, Member Windish
1. CALL TO ORDER
1.1 Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Dillon at 4:38 pm.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
2.1 January 27, 2026
A motion to approve the Executive Committee meeting minutes from January 27, 2026, was made by Member Rieker and was seconded by Member Groves Allison.
Motion Carried. (12-0)
Teleconference: Member Rosenbohm
Absent: Member Kelch, Member Reneau, Member Windish
3. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS / REPORTS / OTHER MINUTES / UPDATES Chairperson Dillon moved to receive and file the informational items.
3.1 Springdale Cemetery Minutes
3.2 Long-Term Care Services Fund Report
3.3 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Summary
3.4 Peoria County Enterprise Zone Report – No Enterprise Zone projects entered in January 2026
3.5 Discover Peoria Update
The Discover Peoria update will possibly be rescheduled to the March 12th County Board Meeting.
4. RESOLUTIONS
4.1 Intergovernmental Agreement with City of Peoria for Off-Street Parking A motion to approve the resolution was made by Member Phelan and was seconded by Member Salzer.
Mr. Smith advised that the intergovernmental agreement with the City of Peoria to pick up an additional 85 parking spaces in the Niagara Deck. He explained that money was allocated in the FY2026 budget to cover the cost of parking for all employees at the courthouse. At that time, it was not known how many employees at the County had found alternate parking arrangements, and once parking was made free, several additional employees came forward and requested to be in the deck. He advised that this is a 15-year agreement, either party can terminate with 90 days’ notice, and the rate will be held flat for the duration of those 15 years.
Chairperson Dillon called for questions from the committee.
Member Phelan asked how the pricing in the agreement reflects the cost of parking today.
Mr. Smith advised that this is below what is considered market rate.
Member Phelan asked if someone who was not previously parking in the current deck decides they want to get parking, whether they will automatically be placed in the Niagara Deck.
Mr. Smith confirmed.
Member Phelan asked what happens if someone vacates a spot in the Hamilton Deck.
Mr. Smith explained that it will be handled the same way as the preferred spaces in the lower portion of the Hamilton Deck, which is handled with a lottery-type system.
Member Phelan asked that the County make sure to honor any reasonable accommodation for anybody who has a disability that might not currently be in the deck but is now interested in parking in the Hamilton Deck.
Mr. Smith stated that he would think that, on a case-by-case basis, that would certainly be something that could be looked at.
Chairperson Dillon asked which parking deck the jurors had been relocated to. Mr. Smith advised that they have been relocated to the Commerce Bank Deck.
Member Groves Allison asked if the out-clause was 120 days if something were to change down the road.
Mr. Smith advised that it is a 90-day out-clause.
Chairman Dillon stated his appreciation for the staff getting the negotiation done on this agreement.
Motion Carried. (12-0)
Teleconference: Member Rosenbohm
Absent: Member Kelch, Member Reneau, Member Windish
5. DISCUSSION
5.1 Standing Committees
Chairperson Dillon moved to receive and file the Standing Committee reports. Infrastructure
The following resolutions were recommended to the County Board for approval.
• Road Use Agreement with Four Creeks, LLC to utilize roads under the jurisdiction of Peoria County
• Revisions to Qualification-Based Selection Process for Procurement of Professional Services related to Highway Projects
• Riekena Road Culvert Replacement Preliminary Engineering
• Riekena Road Intergovernmental Agreement
• Radnor Road Joint Funding Agreement for Federally Funded Preliminary Engineering
• Mossville Road Resurfacing Bid Letting
• Township Maintenance Sealcoating – Hollis Township (MFT)
• Design Services for Highway/ETSB Consolidation
• 2026 ADA Transition Plan
Ways and Means
• There were no resolutions.
Land Use
The following were recommended to the County Board for approval.
Zoning Board of Appeals
• Zoning Case #ZBA-2026-0004, Petition of James & Heidi Golden
• Zoning Case #ZBA-2026-0005, Petition of James & Heidi Golden
Resolution
• Bid #18-03-25, Demolition of Unsafe Structures
County Operations
The following resolutions were recommended to the County Board for approval.
• Approval of a Worker’s Compensation Settlement for Case 010015-006589- WC & 010015-006619-WC for a total of $31,557.00
• Approval of Worker’s Compensation Settlement for Case 010015-006355- WC for $50,000.00
County Health
• There were no resolutions.
Public Safety and Justice
The following resolutions were recommended to the County Board for approval.
• Building Agreement with Peoria County Emergency Telephone System Board Finance, Audit and Legislative Affairs
The following resolutions were recommended to the County Board for approval.
• Federal Legislative Agenda for the 119th Congress
• FY25 Rollover and FY26 Additional Appropriations
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
6.1 Public Comment
Chairperson Dillon called for public comments. There were none.
7. MISCELLANEOUS
7.1 Miscellaneous
Chairperson Dillon called for miscellaneous comments.
Member Blair advised that the Advisory Committee on Entrepreneurship and Small Business had awarded five of the $5000.00 microgrants to some great local entrepreneurs.
Chairperson Dillon asked when this news and the names of the companies would become public.
Member Blair commented that these will be public when she lets Ms. Pearsall know.
8. ADJOURNMENT
8.1 Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned by Chairperson Dillon at 4:49 pm.
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