Will County Forest Preserve District Operations Committee met Oct. 3.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
A. CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order at 8:30 AM by Chair Mike Fricilone
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Commissioner Gould led the Pledge of Allegiance.
C. ROLL CALL
| Attendee Name | Title | Status |
| Judy Ogalla | Ex-Officio | Present |
| Steve Balich | District 7 (R - Homer Glen) | Present |
| Mark Ferry | District 13 (D - Plainfield) | Present |
| Mike Fricilone | Chair | Present |
| Suzanne Hart | Ex-Officio | Absent |
| Charles E. Maher | District 11 (R - Naperville) | Late |
| Donald A. Moran | District 3 (D - Romeoville) | Present |
| Jim Moustis | Ex-Officio | Late |
| Beth Rice | District 3 (D - Bolingbrook) | Present |
| Jacqueline Traynere | District 4 (D - Bolingbrook) | Absent |
| Denise E. Winfrey | District 8 (D - Joliet) | Present |
| Darren Bennefield | Vice Chair | Absent |
| Debbie Militello | District 6 (R - Channahon) | Present |
| Annette Parker | Ex-Officio | Present |
| Gloria Dollinger | District 10 (R - Joliet) | Present |
| Laurie Summers | District 1 (D - Crete) | Present |
| Ralph Schultz | Chief Operating Officer | Present |
| John Gerl | Chief Financial Officer | Present |
| Richard Kavanagh | Attorney | Present |
| Andrew Hawkins | Director of Planning and Development | Present |
| Tracy Chapman | Chief of Police | Present |
| Lynn Kurczewski | Director of Visitor Services | Present |
| Cindy Cain | Public Information Officer | Present |
| Jessica Prince | Education and Outreach Supervisor | Present |
| Rose Scofield | Customer Relations Specialist | Present |
| Keith Ogle | Present | |
| Lori Kennedy | Will County Trail Riders | Present |
| Susan Lafferty | Farmers Weekly | Present |
1. Minutes of September 5, 2018
RESULT: APPROVED [11 TO 0]
MOVER: Donald A. Moran, District 3 (D - Romeoville)
SECONDER: Steve Balich, District 7 (R - Homer Glen)
AYES: Ogalla, Balich, Ferry, Fricilone, Moran, Rice, Winfrey, Militello, Parker, Dollinger, Summers
ABSENT: Hart, Traynere, Bennefield
AWAY: Maher, Moustis
E. OLD BUSINESS - NONE
F. NEW BUSINESS
1. Award of Contract to Purchase One (1) 2019 Ford F350 4X4 Crew Cab Pickup in the amount of $31,958.00 from Roesch Ford of Bensenville, Illinois, utilizing the South Suburban Purchasing Cooperative.
RESULT: APPROVED [11 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Steve Balich, District 7 (R - Homer Glen)
SECONDER: Gloria Dollinger, District 10 (R - Joliet)
AYES: Ogalla, Balich, Ferry, Fricilone, Moran, Rice, Winfrey, Militello, Parker, Dollinger, Summers
ABSENT: Hart, Traynere, Bennefield
AWAY: Maher, Moustis
2. Award of Contract in the Amount of $26,384.00 to Currie Motors of Frankfort, Illinois to Purchase One (1) 2019 Ford F250 Crew Cab Pickup utilizing the South Suburban Purchasing Cooperative Contract and Approval of Resolution No. 18-12 Declaring Truck #154, a 2006 Ford F250 Crew Cab Pickup as Surplus and Authorizing its Disposal.
Mr. Balich moved to approve the Award of Contract in the Amount of $26,384.00 to Currie Motors of Frankfort, Illinois to Purchase (1) 2019 Ford F250 Crew Cab Pickup utilizing the South Suburban Purchasing Cooperative Contract; seconded by Ms. Dollinger.
Mr. Balich moved for the Approval of Resolution No. 18-12 Declaring Truck #154, a 2006 Ford F250 Crew Cab Pickup as Surplus and Authorizing its Disposal; seconded by Mr. Moran.
RESULT: APPROVED [11 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Steve Balich, District 7 (R - Homer Glen)
SECONDER: Donald A. Moran, Gloria Dollinger
AYES: Ogalla, Balich, Ferry, Fricilone, Moran, Rice, Winfrey, Militello, Parker, Dollinger, Summers
ABSENT: Hart, Traynere, Bennefield
AWAY: Maher, Moustis
3. Award of Contract in the Amount of $299,801.71 to Construction Management Corp. of America DBA Briggs Paving, of Downers Grove, Illinois, for Normantown Trail Improvements.
RESULT: APPROVED [11 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Donald A. Moran, District 3 (D - Romeoville)
SECONDER: Steve Balich, District 7 (R - Homer Glen)
AYES: Ogalla, Balich, Ferry, Fricilone, Moran, Rice, Winfrey, Militello, Parker, Dollinger, Summers
ABSENT: Hart, Traynere, Bennefield
AWAY: Maher, Moustis
4. Rejection of Bids for the Whalon Lake Improvements.
Chief Operating Officer Schultz explained the rejection of bids for the Whalon Lake Improvements. The lowest bid was more than $100,000.00 higher than Engineer's estimate for the project. Staff recommended to reject all bids, value engineering of the bid documents and rebidding at a future date.
RESULT: APPROVED [12 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Steve Balich, District 7 (R - Homer Glen)
SECONDER: Donald A. Moran, District 3 (D - Romeoville)
AYES: Ogalla, Balich, Ferry, Fricilone, Maher, Moran, Rice, Winfrey, Militello, Parker, Dollinger, Summers
ABSENT: Hart, Traynere, Bennefield
AWAY: Moustis
5. Permission to Seek Professional Services Proposals for Forest Preserve Review Engineers.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Steve Balich, District 7 (R - Homer Glen)
SECONDER: Mark Ferry, District 13 (D - Plainfield)
AYES: Ogalla, Balich, Ferry, Fricilone, Maher, Moran, Moustis, Rice, Winfrey, Militello, Parker, Dollinger, Summers
ABSENT: Hart, Traynere, Bennefield
G. EXECUTIVE SESSION
No executive session occurred on October 3, 2018.
H. REPORTS
1. 2019 Events Schedule
Chief Operating Officer Schultz introduced the Forest Preserve 2019 Schedule which include: four (4) Facility Events, five (5) On -Loan Exhibitions, one (1) Rock the Woods Concert, twelve (12) Food Truck Fridays adding Messenger Marsh. Forest Preserve will continue the Woods Walk, a three month trail walking challenge. Schultz also noted a donation from the Nature Foundation in the amount of $15,000.
2. Next Meeting Date - Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 8:30 AM
I. COMMENTS BY PUBLIC
No comments were received.
J. COMMENTS BY COMMISSIONERS
Chief Operating Officer Schultz passed around two (2) knife points that were found by the Arcadis Environmental Engineering Survey Firm hired by Exxon Mobile to do a stream study at our Fork Creek Preserve. One of the knife points dates back 5,000 years ago and the other one about 2,000-2,500 years ago. These two knife points will be cataloged and kept at our Isle a la Cache Museum.
K. ADJOURNMENT
1. Meeting was adjourned at 8:42 AM
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Mark Ferry, District 13 (D - Plainfield)
SECONDER: Donald A. Moran, District 3 (D - Romeoville)
AYES: Ogalla, Balich, Ferry, Fricilone, Maher, Moran, Moustis, Rice, Winfrey, Militello, Parker, Dollinger, Summers
ABSENT: Hart, Traynere, Bennefield
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