Will County Board Forest Preserve District Operations Committee met July 6.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
A. CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order by Chair VanDuyne at 9:03 AM.
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Forest Preserve District of Will County's Director of Finance Lisa Lukasevich led the Pledge of Allegiance.
C. ROLL CALL
| Attendee Name | Title | Status | Arrived |
| Steve Balich | District 4 (R - Homer Glen) | Present | |
| Jacqueline Traynere | District 11 (D - Bolingbrook) | Present | |
| Annette Parker | Vice President | Present | |
| Meta Mueller | President | Present | |
| Joe VanDuyne | Chair | Present | |
| Julie Berkowicz | District 10 (R - Naperville) | Present | |
| Sherry Newquist | Treasurer | Present | |
| Sherry Williams | District 5 (D - Crest Hill) | Present | |
| Raquel M. Mitchell | Secretary | Remote | |
| Mica Freeman | District 8 (D - Plainfield) | Present | |
| Natalie Coleman | District 7 (D - Plainfield) | Present | |
| Frankie Pretzel | Vice Chair | Present | |
| Katie Deane-Schlottman | District 1 (R - Joliet) | Present | |
| Ralph Schultz | Executive Director | Present | |
| Bryan Kopman | Attorney | Present | |
| Tracy Chapman | Deputy Director | Present | |
| Lisa Lukasevich | Director of Finance | Present | |
| Cindy Cain | Public Information Officer | Present | |
| Nicole Veerman | Police Dept Office Mgr | Present | |
| Ron Bianchi | Will County Trial Riders | Present | |
| Donna Malanca | Will County Trail Riders | Present |
1. Operations Minutes June 1, 2023
| RESULT: APPROVED [9 TO 0]
MOVER: Jacqueline Traynere, District 11 (D - Bolingbrook) SECONDER: Steve Balich, District 4 (R - Homer Glen) AYES: Balich, Traynere, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman, Coleman, Pretzel, Deane-Schlottman NOT VOTING: Parker, Mueller, Newquist, Mitchell |
F. NEW BUSINESS
1. Award of Contract in the Amount of $688,805.00 to Misfits Construction Company, for the Four Rivers Environmental Education Center Outdoor Classroom Improvements.
| RESULT: APPROVED [9 TO 0]
MOVER: Jacqueline Traynere, District 11 (D - Bolingbrook) SECONDER: Mica Freeman, District 8 (D - Plainfield) AYES: Balich, Traynere, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman, Coleman, Pretzel, Deane-Schlottman NOT VOTING: Parker, Mueller, Newquist, Mitchell |
2. Award of Contract to Wight & Company of Darien, Illinois for Construction Management Services Related to Hidden Oaks Nature Center Improvements
| RESULT: APPROVED [9 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Jacqueline Traynere, District 11 (D - Bolingbrook) SECONDER: Steve Balich, District 4 (R - Homer Glen) AYES: Balich, Traynere, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman, Coleman, Pretzel, Deane-Schlottman NOT VOTING: Parker, Mueller, Newquist, Mitchell |
3. Approval of Ordinance No. 642 and Public Utility License No. 23-13 to the City of Joliet for the Installation, Operation and Maintenance of a 16-Inch Underground Water Main at Wauponsee Glacial Trail.
| RESULT: APPROVED [9 TO 0]
MOVER: Steve Balich, District 4 (R - Homer Glen) SECONDER: Mica Freeman, District 8 (D - Plainfield) AYES: Balich, Traynere, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman, Coleman, Pretzel, Deane-Schlottman NOT VOTING: Parker, Mueller, Newquist, Mitchell |
4. Approval of Ordinance No. 644 Authorizing Intergovernmental Agreement No. 23-04 and License No. 23-14 to the City of Joliet for the Installation of Groundwater Monitoring Wells at Isle a La Cache
Executive Director Schultz advised the committee this agreement was the first of several likely in the future as this site is involved in the alignment of a proposed Lake Michigan water line.
| RESULT: APPROVED [9 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Mica Freeman, District 8 (D - Plainfield) SECONDER: Jacqueline Traynere, District 11 (D - Bolingbrook) AYES: Balich, Traynere, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman, Coleman, Pretzel, Deane-Schlottman NOT VOTING: Parker, Mueller, Newquist, Mitchell |
5. Approval of Resolution No. 23-07 Authorizing Intergovernmental Agreement No. 23- 03 with the Manhattan Park District
| RESULT: APPROVED [9 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Jacqueline Traynere, District 11 (D - Bolingbrook) SECONDER: Steve Balich, District 4 (R - Homer Glen) AYES: Balich, Traynere, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman, Coleman, Pretzel, Deane-Schlottman NOT VOTING: Parker, Mueller, Newquist, Mitchell |
6. Permission to Bid Lake Chaminwood Preserve Phase II Improvements – I&M Canal Bridge and Trail Extension
| RESULT: APPROVED [9 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Jacqueline Traynere, District 11 (D - Bolingbrook) SECONDER: Steve Balich, District 4 (R - Homer Glen) AYES: Balich, Traynere, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman, Coleman, Pretzel, Deane-Schlottman NOT VOTING: Parker, Mueller, Newquist, Mitchell |
7. Permission to Advertise for a Community Engagement & Partnership Coordinator and Executive Director of the Nature Foundation of Will County
| RESULT: APPROVED [9 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Jacqueline Traynere, District 11 (D - Bolingbrook) SECONDER: Steve Balich, District 4 (R - Homer Glen) AYES: Balich, Traynere, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman, Coleman, Pretzel, Deane-Schlottman NOT VOTING: Parker, Mueller, Newquist, Mitchell |
G. EXECUTIVE SESSION
No closed session occurred on July 6, 2023.
H. ACTIONS FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION
1. Report of Review of Executive Session Minutes
I. REPORTS
1. Next Meeting Date - Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 9:00 AM at the Will County Office Building, 302 N. Chicago Street, Joliet, Illinois
J. COMMENTS BY PUBLIC
No comments were received.
K. COMMENTS BY COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Traynere thanked the Forest Preserve staff and Executive Director Schultz for the great Pollinator Party event including the Bee Keeper Exhibition at the Isle a la Cache.
L. ADJOURNMENT
1. Meeting was adjourned at 9:20 AM
| RESULT: APPROVED [9 TO 0]
MOVER: Jacqueline Traynere, District 11 (D - Bolingbrook) SECONDER: Julie Berkowicz, District 10 (R - Naperville) AYES: Balich, Traynere, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman, Coleman, Pretzel, Deane-Schlottman NOT VOTING: Parker, Mueller, Newquist, Mitchell |
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