Will County Forest Preserve District Operations Committee met Dec. 4.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
A. CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order at 8:36 AM by Chair Joe VanDuyne.
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Commissioner Weigel led the Pledge of Allegiance.
C. ROLL CALL
| Attendee Name | Title | Status | Arrived |
| Judy Ogalla | District 1 (R - Monee) | Absent | |
| Kenneth E. Harris | District 4 (D - Bolingbrook) | Present | |
| Steve Balich | District 7 (R - Homer Glen) | Present | |
| Mike Fricilone | District 7 (R - Homer Glen) | 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) | Absent | |
| Gloria Dollinger | District 10 (R - Joliet) | Present | |
| Tyler Marcum | District 10 (D - Joliet) | Present | |
| Amanda Koch | District 2 (D - Frankfort) | Present | |
| Meta Mueller | Vice Chair | Present | |
| Joe VanDuyne | Chair | Present | |
| Rachel Ventura | District 9 (D - Joliet) | Present | |
| Margaret Tyson | District 3 (D - Bolingbrook) | Present | |
| Sherry Newquist | District 1 (D - Steger) | Present | |
| Herbert Brooks Jr. | District 8 (D - Joliet) | Present | |
| Ralph Schultz | Chief Operating Officer | Present | |
| Marron Mahoney | Attorney | Present | |
| Laura Kiran | Director of Marketing and Communications | Present | |
| John Fay | Director of Operations | Present | |
| Andrew Hawkins | Director of Planning and Development | Present | |
| Lisa Lukasevich | Director of Finance | Present | |
| Denise Steffen | Director of Information Technology | Present | |
| Lynn Kurczewski | Director of Visitor Services | Present | |
| David Barrios | Lieutenant, Forest Preserve | Present | |
| Rose Scofield | Customer Relations Specialist | Present | |
| Brent Hassert | Consultant | Present | |
| Lee Ann Hassert | Present | ||
| Cindy Cain | Public Information Officer | Present |
D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Minutes of November 6, 2019
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Jim Moustis, District 2 (R - Frankfort)
SECONDER: Steve Balich, District 7 (R - Homer Glen)
AYES: Harris, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Weigel, Dollinger, Marcum, Koch,
Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Tyson
ABSENT: Ogalla, Winfrey
E. OLD BUSINESS - NONE
F. NEW BUSINESS
1. Approval of Resolution No. 19-20 Authorizing a Revised Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Friends of the Forest Preserve District of Will County DBA The Nature Foundation of Will County and the Forest Preserve District of Will County
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Jacqueline Traynere, District 4 (D - Bolingbrook)
SECONDER: Rachel Ventura, District 9 (D - Joliet)
AYES: Harris, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Weigel, Dollinger, Marcum, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Tyson
ABSENT: Ogalla, Winfrey
2. Approval of Ordinance No. 561 granting License No. 19-27 to Commonwealth Edison Company at Moeller Woods Preserve.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Steve Balich, District 7 (R - Homer Glen)
SECONDER: Jacqueline Traynere, District 4 (D - Bolingbrook)
AYES: Harris, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Weigel, Dollinger, Marcum, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Tyson
ABSENT: Ogalla, Winfrey
3. Approval of Ordinance No. 562 granting License No. 19-26 to Commonwealth Edison Company at Sugar Creek Preserve.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Mike Fricilone, District 7 (R - Homer Glen)
SECONDER: Jim Moustis, District 2 (R - Frankfort)
AYES: Harris, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Weigel, Dollinger, Marcum, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Tyson
ABSENT: Ogalla, Winfrey
4. Approval of Ordinance No. 563 granting License No. 19-24 to Commonwealth Edison Company at Riverview Farmstead Preserve.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Jacqueline Traynere, District 4 (D - Bolingbrook)
SECONDER: Meta Mueller, Vice Chair
AYES: Harris, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Weigel, Dollinger, Marcum, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Tyson
ABSENT: Ogalla, Winfrey
5. Approval of Ordinance No. 564 granting License No. 19-29 to Commonwealth Edison Company at Joliet Junction Trail
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Mike Fricilone, District 7 (R - Homer Glen)
SECONDER: Tyler Marcum, District 10 (D - Joliet)
AYES: Harris, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Weigel, Dollinger, Marcum, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Tyson
ABSENT: Ogalla, Winfrey
6. Approval to Advertise a Replacement Hire - Natural Resource Manager - Wildlife Ecologist
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Tyler Marcum, District 10 (D - Joliet)
SECONDER: Jacqueline Traynere, District 4 (D - Bolingbrook)
AYES: Harris, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Weigel, Dollinger, Marcum, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Tyson
ABSENT: Ogalla, Winfrey
G. EXECUTIVE SESSION
No closed session occurred on December 4, 2019.
H. REPORTS
1. Next Meeting Date - Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 8:30 AM at the Will County Building, 302 N. Chicago Street, Joliet, IL
I. COMMENTS BY PUBLIC
No comments were received.
J. COMMENTS BY COMMISSIONERS
Chief Operating Officer Schultz noted the address included on the meeting agenda was improperly listed, therefore this meeting will be repeated on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at the Will County Office Building.
K. ADJOURNMENT
1. Meeting was adjourned at 8:47 AM.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Jacqueline Traynere, District 4 (D - Bolingbrook)
SECONDER: Meta Mueller, Vice Chair
AYES: Harris, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Weigel, Dollinger, Marcum, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Tyson
ABSENT: Ogalla, Winfrey
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