Will County Forest Preserve District Operations Committee met Feb. 6.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
A. CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order by Chair Moran at 8:30 AM.
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Commissioner Balich led the Pledge of Allegiance.
C. ROLL CALL
| Attendee Name | Title | Status |
| Judy Ogalla | District 1 (R - Monee) | Present |
| Kenneth E. Harris | District 4 (D - Bolingbrook) | Absent |
| Steve Balich | District 7 (R - Homer Glen) | Present |
| Mike Fricilone | District 7 (R - Homer Glen) | Present |
| Donald A. Moran | Chair | Present |
| Jim Moustis | District 2 (R - Frankfort) | Present |
| Jacqueline Traynere | District 4 (D - Bolingbrook) | Present |
| Tom Weigel | District 12 (R - New Lenox) | Present |
| Denise E. Winfrey | Speaker, District 8 (D - Joliet) | Present |
| Gloria Dollinger | District 10 (R - Joliet) | Present |
| Tyler Marcum | District 10 (D - Joliet) | Present |
| Laurie Summers | District 1 (D - Crete) | Present |
| Amanda Koch | District 2 (D - Frankfort) | Present |
| Meta Mueller | District 5 (D - Aurora) | Present |
| Joe VanDuyne | Vice Chair | Present |
| Rachel Ventura | District 9 (D - Joliet) | Present |
| Julie Berkowicz | District 11 (R - Naperville) | Present |
| Mark Ferry | District 13 (D - Plainfield) | Present |
| Herbert Brooks Jr. | District 8 (D - Joliet) | Present |
| Tim Kraulidis | District 13 (R - Joliet) | Present |
| Annette Parker | District 9 (R - Crest Hill) | Present |
| Mimi Cowan | District 11 (D - Naperville) | Present |
| Ray Tuminello | District 12 (R - New Lenox) | Present |
| Donald Gould | District 6 (R - Shorewood) | Present |
| Ralph Schultz | Chief Operating Officer | Present |
| John Gerl | Chief Financial Officer | Present |
| George Mahoney | Attorney | Present |
| Marron Mahoney | Attorney | Present |
| Andrew Hawkins | Director of Planning and Development | Present |
| Laura Kiran | Director of Marketing and Communications | Present |
| Lynn Kurczewski | Director of Visitor Services | Present |
| Lisa Lukasevich | Director of Finance | Present |
| Denise Steffen | Director of Information Technology | Present |
| Cindy Cain | Public Information Officer | Present |
| Rose Scofield | Customer Relations Specialist | Present |
| Lori Kennedy | Will County Trail Riders | Present |
1. Minutes of January 2, 2019
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Steve Balich, District 7 (R - Homer Glen)
SECONDER: Rachel Ventura, District 9 (D - Joliet)
AYES: Ogalla, Balich, Fricilone, Moran, Moustis, Traynere, Weigel, Winfrey, Dollinger, Marcum, Summers, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura
ABSENT: Harris
E. OLD BUSINESS - NONE
F. NEW BUSINESS
1. Award of Contract in the Amount of $90,136.00 to Natural Resource Management, Inc. of Beecher, Illinois, for Invasive Species Control at Goodenow Grove and Messenger Woods Nature Preserves.
Committee and Staff engaged in a discussion that included the value and necessity of invasive species control.
RESULT: APPROVED [14 TO 1]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Jacqueline Traynere, District 4 (D - Bolingbrook)
SECONDER: Jim Moustis, District 2 (R - Frankfort)
AYES: Ogalla, Fricilone, Moran, Moustis, Traynere, Weigel, Winfrey, Dollinger, Marcum, Summers, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura
NAYS: Balich
ABSENT: Harris
2. Award of Contract in the Amount of $147,426.00 to Cardno Inc. of Monee, Illinois, for Invasive Species Control at the Braidwood Sands Area Preserves.
RESULT: APPROVED [14 TO 1]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Judy Ogalla, District 1 (R - Monee)
SECONDER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora)
AYES: Ogalla, Fricilone, Moran, Moustis, Traynere, Weigel, Winfrey, Dollinger, Marcum, Summers, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura
NAYS: Balich
ABSENT: Harris
3. Award of Contract in the Amount of $77,713.00 to Cardno Inc. of Monee, Illinois for Invasive Species Control at Des Plaines River Valley and Rock Run Preserves.
RESULT: APPROVED [14 TO 1]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Judy Ogalla, District 1 (R - Monee)
SECONDER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora)
AYES: Ogalla, Fricilone, Moran, Moustis, Traynere, Weigel, Winfrey, Dollinger, Marcum, Summers, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura
NAYS: Balich
ABSENT: Harris
4. Award of Contract in the Amount of $63,851.00 to Natural Resource Management, Inc., of Beecher, Illinois for Invasive Species Control at McKinley Woods and Hickory Creek Preserves.
RESULT: APPROVED [14 TO 1]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Jacqueline Traynere, District 4 (D - Bolingbrook)
SECONDER: Amanda Koch, District 2 (D - Frankfort)
AYES: Ogalla, Fricilone, Moran, Moustis, Traynere, Weigel, Winfrey, Dollinger, Marcum, Summers, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura
NAYS: Balich
ABSENT: Harris
5. Approval of Resolution No. 19-03 Authorizing the Submission of an Illinois Special Wildlife Funds Grant Application for Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Jacqueline Traynere, District 4 (D - Bolingbrook)
SECONDER: Mike Fricilone, District 7 (R - Homer Glen)
AYES: Ogalla, Balich, Fricilone, Moran, Moustis, Traynere, Weigel, Winfrey, Dollinger, Marcum, Summers, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura
ABSENT: Harris
6. Approval of Resolution No. 19-04 Authorizing the Submission of a grant application through CMAP’s CMAQ, TAP, & STP Shared Fund Call for Projects for the construction of the Veterans Memorial Trail from the Spring Creek Greenway Trail to 159th Street.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Mike Fricilone, District 7 (R - Homer Glen)
SECONDER: Steve Balich, District 7 (R - Homer Glen)
AYES: Ogalla, Balich, Fricilone, Moran, Moustis, Traynere, Weigel, Winfrey, Dollinger, Marcum, Summers, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura
ABSENT: Harris
7. Approval of Ordinance No. 536, Authorizing License Agreement No. 19-20 with the Village of Manhattan
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Mike Fricilone, District 7 (R - Homer Glen)
SECONDER: Steve Balich, District 7 (R - Homer Glen)
AYES: Ogalla, Balich, Fricilone, Moran, Moustis, Traynere, Weigel, Winfrey, Dollinger, Marcum, Summers, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura
ABSENT: Harris
8. Approval of Ordinance No. 537, Authorizing Three (3) Temporary Construction Easement Agreements with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) at Hadley Valley Preserve.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Rachel Ventura, District 9 (D - Joliet)
SECONDER: Gloria Dollinger, District 10 (R - Joliet)
AYES: Ogalla, Balich, Fricilone, Moran, Moustis, Traynere, Weigel, Winfrey, Dollinger, Marcum, Summers, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura
ABSENT: Harris
9. Approval of Ordinance No. 538 Authorizing a Concession License between the Forest Preserve District of Will County and Naperville Kayak at Whalon Lake Preserve.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Jacqueline Traynere, District 4 (D - Bolingbrook)
SECONDER: Judy Ogalla, District 1 (R - Monee)
AYES: Ogalla, Balich, Fricilone, Moran, Moustis, Traynere, Weigel, Winfrey, Dollinger, Marcum, Summers, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura
ABSENT: Harris
G. EXECUTIVE SESSION
No closed session occurred on February 6, 2019.
H. REPORTS
1. Capital Projects - Quarterly Status Report (October 1 - December 31, 2018)
2. Annual Vandalism Report
3. Annual ADA Transition Plan Report
4. 2018 Forest Preserve Ordinance Citation Report
5. Annual Forest Preserve District of Will County Small Business Enterprise Initiative Report
6. 2019 Bid and RFP Report
7. Next Meeting Date - Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 8:30 AM at Sugar Creek Administration Center
I. COMMENTS BY PUBLIC
No comments were received.
J. COMMENTS BY COMMISSIONERS
K. ADJOURNMENT
1. Meeting was adjourned at 9:00 AM
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Jacqueline Traynere, District 4 (D - Bolingbrook)
SECONDER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora)
AYES: Ogalla, Balich, Fricilone, Moran, Moustis, Traynere, Weigel, Winfrey, Dollinger, Marcum, Summers, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura
ABSENT: Harris
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