Will County Forest Preserve District Operations Committee met June 30.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
A. CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order by Chair Winfrey at 8:38 AM.
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
C. ROLL CALL
| Attendee Name | Title | Status | Arrived |
| Judy Ogalla | District 1 (R - Monee) | Remote | |
| Donald Gould | District 6 (R - Shorewood) | Remote | |
| 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 | District 4 (D - Bolingbrook) | Absent | |
| Denise E. Winfrey | Chair | Present | |
| Tyler Marcum | Treasurer | Remote | |
| Amanda Koch | District 2 (D - Frankfort) | Absent |
| Attendee Name | Title | Status | Arrived |
| Meta Mueller | District 5 (D - Aurora) | Remote | |
| Joe VanDuyne | President | Remote | |
| Rachel Ventura | Vice President | Remote | |
| Mimi Cowan | Speaker, District 11 (D - Naperville) | Remote | |
| Sherry Newquist | Vice Chair | Remote | |
| Mica Freeman | Secretary | Remote | |
| Debbie Kraulidis | District 13 (R - Joliet) | Remote | |
| Ralph Schultz | Executive Director | Present | |
| George Mahoney | Attorney | Present | |
| Hannah Lamore | Attorney | Present | |
| Lisa Lukasevich | Director of Finance | Present | |
| Tracy Chapman | Deputy Director | Present |
1. Minutes of June 2, 2021
| RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Mica Freeman, Secretary SECONDER: Mimi Cowan, Speaker, District 11 (D - Naperville) AYES: Ogalla, Gould, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Winfrey, Marcum, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Cowan, Newquist, Freeman, Kraulidis ABSENT: Traynere, Koch |
F. NEW BUSINESS
1. Award of Contract in the Amount of $28,750.00 to Hacienda Landscaping, Inc., of Minooka, for the Plum Creek Greenway Bench Improvement Project
| RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Sherry Newquist, Vice Chair SECONDER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora) AYES: Ogalla, Gould, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Winfrey, Marcum, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Cowan, Newquist, Freeman, Kraulidis ABSENT: Traynere, Koch |
| RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Donald Gould, District 6 (R - Shorewood) SECONDER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora) AYES: Ogalla, Gould, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Winfrey, Marcum, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Cowan, Newquist, Freeman, Kraulidis ABSENT: Traynere, Koch |
| RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Mimi Cowan, Speaker, District 11 (D - Naperville) SECONDER: Mike Fricilone, District 7 (R - Homer Glen) AYES: Ogalla, Gould, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Winfrey, Marcum, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Cowan, Newquist, Freeman, Kraulidis ABSENT: Traynere, Koch |
| RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Mike Fricilone, District 7 (R - Homer Glen) SECONDER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora) AYES: Ogalla, Gould, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Winfrey, Marcum, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Cowan, Newquist, Freeman, Kraulidis ABSENT: Traynere, Koch |
| RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora) SECONDER: Judy Ogalla, District 1 (R - Monee) AYES: Ogalla, Gould, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Winfrey, Marcum, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Cowan, Newquist, Freeman, Kraulidis ABSENT: Traynere, Koch |
| RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Judy Ogalla, District 1 (R - Monee) SECONDER: Mimi Cowan, Speaker, District 11 (D - Naperville) AYES: Ogalla, Gould, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Winfrey, Marcum, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Cowan, Newquist, Freeman, Kraulidis ABSENT: Koch |
| RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Judy Ogalla, District 1 (R - Monee) SECONDER: Mimi Cowan, Speaker, District 11 (D - Naperville) AYES: Ogalla, Gould, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Winfrey, Marcum, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Cowan, Newquist, Freeman, Kraulidis ABSENT: Koch |
| RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora) SECONDER: Mimi Cowan, Speaker, District 11 (D - Naperville) AYES: Ogalla, Gould, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Winfrey, Marcum, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Cowan, Newquist, Freeman, Kraulidis ABSENT: Koch |
No closed session occurred on June 30, 2021.
H. REPORTS
1. Forest Preserve District Logo Revision
Executive Director Schultz explained the District’s new logo design. The District’s logo has not been updated since 2008. The latest version connects the Forest Preserve to the county, to nature, and to conservation. The new additions can symbolize various concepts such as:
• The integration of various shade of green (diversity) and the use of branches which extend to all area of the county (outreach)
• It hints at the idea of county districts through the alternating colors, shapes, and branches.
• It can be representational of our trail systems, with the branches of the tree again serving to connect various parts of the county as our tails do.
• The various shades of green can illustrate the biodiversity and variety of habitats that exist within our preserve.
• It reinforces our tagline and our website through concepts of connections.
Schultz said the revised logo rollout will begin on the website and social media followed by trailhead signage which is planned for replacement and our vehicle fleet. The whole transition should be completed in 2-3 years.
2. Next Meeting Date - Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 8:30 AM at the Will County Office Building, 302 N. Chicago Ave, Joliet, IL
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: Mike Fricilone, District 7 (R - Homer Glen) SECONDER: Judy Ogalla, District 1 (R - Monee) AYES: Ogalla, Gould, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Winfrey, Marcum, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Cowan, Newquist, Freeman, Kraulidis ABSENT: Koch |
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