Will County Forest Preserve District Finance Committee Met March 31.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
C. ROLL CALL
| Attendee Name | Title | Status | Arrived |
| Kenneth E. Harris | Chair | Remote | |
| Herbert Brooks Jr. | District 8 (D - Joliet) | Remote | |
| Tom Weigel | District 12 (R - New Lenox) | Remote | |
| Annette Parker | District 9 (R - Crest Hill) | Remote | |
| Gretchen Fritz | District 5 (R - Plainfield) | Remote | |
| Tyler Marcum | Treasurer | Remote | |
| Meta Mueller | District 5 (D - Aurora) | Remote | |
| Joe VanDuyne | President | Present | |
| Rachel Ventura | Vice President | Remote |
| Attendee Name | Title | Status | Arrived |
| Julie Berkowicz | District 11 (R - Naperville) | Remote | |
| Margaret Tyson | District 3 (D - Bolingbrook) | Remote | |
| Sherry Newquist | District 1 (D - Steger) | Remote | |
| Raquel M. Mitchell | District 3 (R - Bolingbrook) | Absent | |
| Mica Freeman | Secretary | Remote | |
| Natalie Coleman | Vice Chair | Remote | |
| Frankie Pretzel | District 12 (R - New Lenox) | Remote | |
| Ralph Schultz | Chief Operating Officer | Present | |
| George Mahoney | Attorney | Present | |
| Hannah Lamore | Attorney | Present | |
| Lisa Lukasevich | Director of Finance | Present | |
| Denise Steffen | Director of Information Technology | Present |
1. Schedule of Bills - March 2021
| RESULT: APPROVED [11 TO 0]
MOVER: Herbert Brooks Jr., District 8 (D - Joliet) SECONDER: Tom Weigel, District 12 (R - New Lenox) AYES: Harris, Brooks Jr., Weigel, Parker, Fritz, Mueller, Berkowicz, Tyson, Newquist, Coleman, Pretzel ABSENT: Mitchell NOT VOTING: Marcum, VanDuyne, Ventura, Freeman |
1. Minutes of March 3, 2021
| RESULT: APPROVED [11 TO 0]
MOVER: Herbert Brooks Jr., District 8 (D - Joliet) SECONDER: Julie Berkowicz, District 11 (R - Naperville) AYES: Harris, Brooks Jr., Weigel, Parker, Fritz, Mueller, Berkowicz, Tyson, Newquist, Coleman, Pretzel ABSENT: Mitchell NOT VOTING: Marcum, VanDuyne, Ventura, Freeman |
G. NEW BUSINESS
1. Approval of Resolution No. 21-13 Authorizing the Acquisition of Parcels JCX0A1, A2 and A3 in the Jackson Creek Greenway
Chief Operating Officer Schultz discussed the 206-acre parcel located in Manhattan Township. The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning and the Will County Stormwater Management Planning Committee prepared a Jackson Creek Watershed plan. Together they recommended the watershed for a blend of conservation and development. The plan would protect a portion of Jackson Creek and its associated floodplain within a watershed that is experiencing development pressures.
| RESULT: APPROVED [11 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Tom Weigel, District 12 (R - New Lenox) SECONDER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora) AYES: Harris, Brooks Jr., Weigel, Parker, Fritz, Mueller, Berkowicz, Tyson, Newquist, Coleman, Pretzel ABSENT: Mitchell NOT VOTING: Marcum, VanDuyne, Ventura, Freeman |
Chief Operating Officer Schultz discussed that this is the first step in negotiations process. Schultz noted Staff will continue to work on the primary priority list and communicate with the owners of the remaining properties pending Board approval. Schultz stated the nine (9) properties mentioned will be included in the 2020-2024 Capital improvement Program.
| RESULT: APPROVED [11 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Julie Berkowicz, District 11 (R - Naperville) SECONDER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora) AYES: Harris, Brooks Jr., Weigel, Parker, Fritz, Mueller, Berkowicz, Tyson, Newquist, Coleman, Pretzel ABSENT: Mitchell NOT VOTING: Marcum, VanDuyne, Ventura, Freeman |
No closed session occurred on March 31, 2021.
I. REPORTS
1. Next Meeting Date - Wednesday, May 5, 2021 immediately following the Operations Committee meeting but no earlier than 8:45 AM at the Will County Office Building, 302 N. Chicago Street, Joliet, Illinois
J. COMMENTS BY PUBLIC
K. COMMENTS BY COMMISSIONERS
L. ADJOURNMENT
1. Meeting was adjourned at 9:10 AM
| RESULT: APPROVED [11 TO 0]
MOVER: Frankie Pretzel, District 12 (R - New Lenox) SECONDER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora) AYES: Harris, Brooks Jr., Weigel, Parker, Fritz, Mueller, Berkowicz, Tyson, Newquist, Coleman, Pretzel ABSENT: Mitchell NOT VOTING: Marcum, VanDuyne, Ventura, Freeman |
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