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Will County Forest Preserve District Operations Committee met Sept. 1

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Will County Forest Preserve District Operations Committee met Sept. 1.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

A. CALL TO ORDER

Meeting was called to order by Vice Chair Newquist at 8:37 AM.

B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Commissioner Mueller led the 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)

Remote

Denise E. Winfrey

Chair

Absent

Tyler Marcum

Treasurer

Remote

Amanda Koch

District 2 (D - Frankfort)

Absent

Meta Mueller

District 5 (D - Aurora)

Remote

Joe VanDuyne

President

Present

Rachel Ventura

Vice President

Remote

Mimi Cowan

Speaker, District 11 (D - Naperville)

Absent

Sherry Newquist

Vice Chair

Remote

Mica Freeman

Secretary

Remote

Debbie Kraulidis

District 13 (R - Joliet)

Absent

Ralph Schultz

Executive Director

Present

George Mahoney

Attorney

Present

Hannah Lamore

Attorney

Present

Lisa Lukasevich

Director of Finance

Present

D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. Minutes of August 4, 2021

RESULT: APPROVED [8 TO 0]

MOVER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora)

SECONDER: Judy Ogalla, District 1 (R - Monee)

AYES: Ogalla, Gould, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Mueller, Newquist

ABSENT: Winfrey, Koch, Cowan, Kraulidis

NOT VOTING: Marcum, VanDuyne, Ventura, Freeman

E. OLD BUSINESS - NONE

F. NEW BUSINESS

1. Award of Contract in the Amount of $313,754.60 to Oak Lawn Blacktop Paving Co. of Mokena, Illinois, for Annual Asphalt Repair and Replacement

RESULT: APPROVED [8 TO 0]

TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners

MOVER: Jim Moustis, District 2 (R - Frankfort)

SECONDER: Donald Gould, District 6 (R - Shorewood)

AYES: Ogalla, Gould, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Mueller, Newquist

ABSENT: Winfrey, Koch, Cowan, Kraulidis

NOT VOTING: Marcum, VanDuyne, Ventura, Freeman

2. Award of Contract in the Amount of $303,200.49 to Integral Construction, Inc. of Channahon, Illinois, for the All Abilities Trail Improvement Project at Four Rivers Environmental Education Center.

RESULT: APPROVED [8 TO 0]

TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners

MOVER: Jim Moustis, District 2 (R - Frankfort)

SECONDER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora)

AYES: Ogalla, Gould, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Mueller, Newquist

ABSENT: Winfrey, Koch, Cowan, Kraulidis

NOT VOTING: Marcum, VanDuyne, Ventura, Freeman

3. Award of Contract in the Amount of $244,500.00 to Berglund Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois for Building Envelope Improvements at the Operations and Law Enforcement Facility.

RESULT: APPROVED [8 TO 0]

TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners

MOVER: Jim Moustis, District 2 (R - Frankfort)

SECONDER: Judy Ogalla, District 1 (R - Monee)

AYES: Ogalla, Gould, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Mueller, Newquist

ABSENT: Winfrey, Koch, Cowan, Kraulidis

NOT VOTING: Marcum, VanDuyne, Ventura, Freeman

4. Approval of Resolution No. 21-24 Concerning the Use of the DuPage River

RESULT: APPROVED [8 TO 0]

TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners

MOVER: Jacqueline Traynere, District 4 (D - Bolingbrook)

SECONDER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora)

AYES: Ogalla, Gould, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Mueller, Newquist

ABSENT: Winfrey, Koch, Cowan, Kraulidis

NOT VOTING: Marcum, VanDuyne, Ventura, Freeman

5. Approval of Resolution No. 21-25 Authorizing Intergovernmental Agreement No. 21- 06 Between the Forest Preserve District of Will County and the Joliet Junior College Regarding the Promotion and Conduct of Natural Area Volunteer Workdays

RESULT: APPROVED [8 TO 0]

TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners

MOVER: Jim Moustis, District 2 (R - Frankfort)

SECONDER: Mike Fricilone, District 7 (R - Homer Glen)

AYES: Ogalla, Gould, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Mueller, Newquist

ABSENT: Winfrey, Koch, Cowan, Kraulidis

NOT VOTING: Marcum, VanDuyne, Ventura, Freeman

6. Permission to Bid Annual Tree and Brush Maintenance

RESULT: APPROVED [8 TO 0]

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, Traynere, Mueller, Newquist

ABSENT: Winfrey, Koch, Cowan, Kraulidis

NOT VOTING: Marcum, VanDuyne, Ventura, Freeman

G. EXECUTIVE SESSION

No closed session occurred on September 1, 2021

H. REPORTS

1. Next Meeting Date - Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 8:30 AM at the Will County Office Building, 302 N. Chicago Street, Joliet, IL

I. COMMENTS BY PUBLIC

No comments were received.

J. COMMENTS BY COMMISSIONERS

K. ADJOURNMENT

1. Meeting was adjourned at 8:51 AM

RESULT: APPROVED [8 TO 0]

MOVER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora)

SECONDER: Mike Fricilone, District 7 (R - Homer Glen)

AYES: Ogalla, Gould, Balich, Fricilone, Moustis, Traynere, Mueller, Newquist

ABSENT: Winfrey, Koch, Cowan, Kraulidis

NOT VOTING: Marcum, VanDuyne, Ventura, Freeman

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