Will County Forest Preserve District Operations Committee met Sept. 2.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
A. CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order by Chair VanDuyne at 8:30 AM.
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Commissioner Gould led the Pledge of Allegiance.
C. ROLL CALL
| Attendee Name | Title | Status | Arrived |
| Judy Ogalla | District 1 (R - Monee) | Remote | |
| Kenneth E. Harris | President | Absent | |
| Steve Balich | District 7 (R - Homer Glen) | Remote | |
| Mike Fricilone | District 7 (R - Homer Glen) | Remote | |
| Jim Moustis | District 2 (R - Frankfort) | Remote | |
| Jacqueline Traynere | Vice Chair | Remote | |
| Tom Weigel | District 12 (R - New Lenox) | Remote | |
| Gloria Dollinger | District 10 (R - Joliet) | Absent | |
| Tyler Marcum | Treasurer | Remote | |
| Amanda Koch | Vice President | Remote | |
| Meta Mueller | District 5 (D - Aurora) | Remote | |
| Joe VanDuyne | Chair | Remote | |
| Rachel Ventura | District 9 (D - Joliet) | Remote | |
| Mimi Cowan | Secretary | Present | |
| Margaret Tyson | District 3 (D - Bolingbrook) | Remote | |
| Edna Brass | District 8 (D - Joliet) | Remote | |
| Ralph Schultz | Chief Operating Officer | Present | |
| Matthew Pehle | Chief Financial Officer | Present | |
| George Mahoney | Attorney | Present |
1. Minutes of August 5, 2020
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Jacqueline Traynere, Vice Chair
SECONDER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora)
AYES: Ogalla, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Weigel, Marcum, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Cowan, Tyson, Brass
ABSENT: Harris, Dollinger
E. OLD BUSINESS - NONE
F. NEW BUSINESS
1. Award of Contract in the Amount of $358,000.00 to Lite Construction Inc., for the Four Rivers Environmental Education Center – Renovation.
RESULT: APPROVED [13 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Rachel Ventura, District 9 (D - Joliet)
SECONDER: Jacqueline Traynere, Vice Chair
AYES: Ogalla, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Marcum, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Cowan, Tyson, Brass
ABSENT: Harris, Dollinger
AWAY: Weigel
2. Award of Contract in the Amount of $48,657.00 to Conley Excavating Inc., of Morris, Illinois for the Hadley Valley Preserve, Route 6 Access Trail Amenities.
RESULT: APPROVED [13 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora)
SECONDER: Jacqueline Traynere, Vice Chair
AYES: Ogalla, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Marcum, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Cowan, Tyson, Brass
ABSENT: Harris, Dollinger
AWAY: Weigel
3. Award of Contract in the Amount of $45,555.00 to Scanlon Excavating & Concrete of Kankakee, Illinois for the Old Plank Road Trail Culvert Replacement.
RESULT: APPROVED [13 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Rachel Ventura, District 9 (D - Joliet)
SECONDER: Margaret Tyson, District 3 (D - Bolingbrook)
AYES: Ogalla, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Marcum, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Cowan, Tyson, Brass
ABSENT: Harris, Dollinger
AWAY: Weigel
4. Award of Contract in the Amount of $26,580.00 to Toepper Enterprises Inc., of Manteno, Illinois, d/b/a D&T Excavating for Farmland Improvements at Jackson Creek Preserve.
RESULT: APPROVED [13 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Jacqueline Traynere, Vice Chair
SECONDER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora)
AYES: Ogalla, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Marcum, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Cowan, Tyson, Brass
ABSENT: Harris, Dollinger
AWAY: Weigel
5. Approval of Resolution No. 20-16 Authorizing the Submission of a Grant Application through the Illinois Department of Transportation for the Plum Creek Greenway Trail - Phase III.
RESULT: APPROVED [13 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora)
SECONDER: Rachel Ventura, District 9 (D - Joliet)
AYES: Ogalla, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Marcum, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Cowan, Tyson, Brass
ABSENT: Harris, Dollinger
AWAY: Weigel
6. Approval of Resolution No. 20-17 Authorizing the Submission of a Grant Application through the Illinois Department of Transportation for the Rock Run Greenway Trail - Essington Road Improvements
RESULT: APPROVED [13 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Rachel Ventura, District 9 (D - Joliet)
SECONDER: Jacqueline Traynere, Vice Chair
AYES: Ogalla, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Marcum, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Cowan, Tyson, Brass
ABSENT: Harris, Dollinger
AWAY: Weigel
7. Approval of Ordinance No. 581 Authorizing License No. 20-06 to MCImetro Access Transmission Services, Corp., at Riverview Farmstead Preserve.
RESULT: APPROVED [13 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora)
SECONDER: Jacqueline Traynere, Vice Chair
AYES: Ogalla, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Marcum, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Cowan, Tyson, Brass
ABSENT: Harris, Dollinger
AWAY: Weigel
8. Approval of Ordinance No. 582 Authorizing Drainage License No. 20-07 to the Village of Homer Glen at Messenger Marsh.
RESULT: APPROVED [13 TO 0]
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, Moustis, Traynere, Marcum, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Cowan, Tyson, Brass
ABSENT: Harris, Dollinger
AWAY: Weigel
9. Permission to Bid – Tree and Shrub Removal at Sugar Creek Preserve
RESULT: APPROVED [13 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Rachel Ventura, District 9 (D - Joliet)
SECONDER: Edna Brass, District 8 (D - Joliet)
AYES: Ogalla, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Marcum, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Cowan, Tyson, Brass
ABSENT: Harris, Dollinger
AWAY: Weigel
10. Permission to Bid McKinley Woods - I& M Canal Bridge Improvements
RESULT: APPROVED [13 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
MOVER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora)
SECONDER: Rachel Ventura, District 9 (D - Joliet)
AYES: Ogalla, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Marcum, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Cowan, Tyson, Brass
ABSENT: Harris, Dollinger
AWAY: Weigel
G. EXECUTIVE SESSION
No closed session occurred on September 2, 2020.
H. REPORTS
1. Herbicide Use in the Forest Preserve District of Will County
Chief Operating Officer Schultz gave an explanation of the Forest Preserve's use of glysophate based herbicides and glysophate alternatives.
2. Next Meeting Date - Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at 8:30 AM at the Sugar Creek Administration Center, 17540 W. Laraway Road, Joliet, IL
I. COMMENTS BY PUBLIC
No comments were received.
J. COMMENTS BY COMMISSIONERS
Vice President Koch initiated a discussion to the Committee members of possibly moving the meetings to an evening schedule. Further discussion followed among the Commissioners.
K. ADJOURNMENT
1. Meeting was adjourned at 9:36 AM.
RESULT: APPROVED [13 TO 0]
MOVER: Mike Fricilone, District 7 (R - Homer Glen)
SECONDER: Edna Brass, District 8 (D - Joliet)
AYES: Ogalla, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Marcum, Koch, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Cowan, Tyson, Brass
ABSENT: Harris, Dollinger
AWAY: Weigel
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