Will County Board Forest Preserve District Operations Committee met Sept. 7.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
A. CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order by Chair VanDuyne at 9:02 AM.
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Forest Preserve Director of Conservation Andy Hawkins, 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 | Absent | |
| 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 | Present | |
| 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 | |
| Andrew Hawkins | Director of Conservation | Present | |
| Cindy Cain | Public Information Officer | Present | |
| Donna Malanca | Will County Trail Riders | Present |
D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Minutes of August 3, 2023
| RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Jacqueline Traynere, District 11 (D - Bolingbrook) SECONDER: Julie Berkowicz, District 10 (R - Naperville) AYES: Balich, Traynere, Parker, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Newquist, Williams, Mitchell, Freeman, Coleman, Pretzel, Deane-Schlottman ABSENT: Mueller |
E. OLD BUSINESS - NONE
F. NEW BUSINESS
1. Award of Contract in the Amount of $29,500.00 to American Painting Inc., of St. Charles, Illinois, for the Riverview Farmstead Barn & Settlement House: Exterior Preparation, Priming and Staining.
| RESULT: DEFEATED [0 TO 9]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Jacqueline Traynere, District 11 (D - Bolingbrook) SECONDER: Julie Berkowicz, District 10 (R - Naperville) NAYS: Balich, Traynere, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman, Coleman, Pretzel, Deane-Schlottman ABSENT: Mueller NOT VOTING: Parker, Newquist, Mitchell |
2. Award of Contract to Purchase One (1) 2024 Ford F-350 Crew Cab 4X4 Pickup Truck in the Amount of $52,503.00 from Sutton Ford of Matteson, Illinois, Utilizing the South Suburban Purchasing Cooperative Contract #225.
| 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 ABSENT: Mueller NOT VOTING: Parker, Newquist, Mitchell |
3. Award of Contract to Purchase One (1) 2024 Ford F-350 Supercab Pickup Truck in the Amount of $47,802.00 from Sutton Ford of Matteson, Illinois, Utilizing the South Suburban Purchasing Cooperative Contract #225.
| RESULT: APPROVED [9 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Julie Berkowicz, Sherry Newquist SECONDER: Jacqueline Traynere, District 11 (D - Bolingbrook) AYES: Balich, Traynere, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman, Coleman, Pretzel, Deane-Schlottman ABSENT: Mueller NOT VOTING: Parker, Newquist, Mitchell |
4. Award of Contract in the Amount of $672,993.70 to Austin Tyler Construction, Inc. of Elwood, Illinois, for Rock Run Greenway Trail – Essington Road Improvements.
| RESULT: APPROVED [9 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners 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 ABSENT: Mueller NOT VOTING: Parker, Newquist, Mitchell |
5. Award of Contract in the Amount of $243,894.00 to TERRA Engineering of Chicago, Illinois, for Phase II Engineering of the Plum Creek Greenway Trail.
| RESULT: APPROVED [9 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Annette Parker, Julie Berkowicz SECONDER: Mica Freeman, District 8 (D - Plainfield) AYES: Balich, Traynere, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman, Coleman, Pretzel, Deane-Schlottman ABSENT: Mueller NOT VOTING: Parker, Newquist, Mitchell |
6. Approval of Ordinance No. 648 Authorizing Intergovernmental Agreement No. 23-06 and Associated License Agreement No. 23-16 with the Village of Manhattan for the Marion Street Wauponsee Glacial Trail Connection
| 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 ABSENT: Mueller NOT VOTING: Parker, Newquist, Mitchell |
7. Approval of Resolution No. 23-13 Authorizing Intergovernmental Agreement No. 23- 05 with the City of Joliet for the Olympic Boulevard Trail Extension.
| RESULT: APPROVED [9 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Mica Freeman, District 8 (D - Plainfield) SECONDER: Katie Deane-Schlottman, District 1 (R - Joliet) AYES: Balich, Traynere, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman, Coleman, Pretzel, Deane-Schlottman ABSENT: Mueller NOT VOTING: Parker, Newquist, Mitchell |
8. Approval of Resolution No. 23-14 Authorizing Intergovernmental Agreement No. 23- 07 with the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority for Additional Landscaping Along the Veterans Memorial Trail.
| RESULT: APPROVED [9 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners 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 ABSENT: Mueller NOT VOTING: Parker, Newquist, Mitchell |
9. Approval of Resolution No. 23-15 Authorizing Intergovernmental Agreement No. 23- 08 with the City of Lockport Regarding the Lockport Loop Trail Feasibility Study.
| RESULT: APPROVED [9 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Steve Balich, District 4 (R - Homer Glen) SECONDER: Katie Deane-Schlottman, District 1 (R - Joliet) AYES: Balich, Traynere, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman, Coleman, Pretzel, Deane-Schlottman ABSENT: Mueller NOT VOTING: Parker, Newquist, Mitchell |
10. Approval of Resolution No. 23-16 Authorizing a Subrecipient Grant Agreement Between the County of Will and the Forest Preserve District of Will County for Use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
| RESULT: APPROVED [9 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Steve Balich, District 4 (R - Homer Glen) SECONDER: Julie Berkowicz, District 10 (R - Naperville) AYES: Balich, Traynere, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman, Coleman, Pretzel, Deane-Schlottman ABSENT: Mueller NOT VOTING: Parker, Newquist, Mitchell |
11. Permission to Bid Annual Tree and Brush Maintenance
| RESULT: APPROVED [9 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Steve Balich, District 4 (R - Homer Glen) SECONDER: Julie Berkowicz, District 10 (R - Naperville) AYES: Balich, Traynere, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman, Coleman, Pretzel, Deane-Schlottman ABSENT: Mueller NOT VOTING: Parker, Newquist, Mitchell |
12. Request to Advertise for a Full-Time Human Resources Generalist
| RESULT: APPROVED [9 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Mica Freeman, District 8 (D - Plainfield) SECONDER: Steve Balich, District 4 (R - Homer Glen) AYES: Balich, Traynere, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman, Coleman, Pretzel, Deane-Schlottman ABSENT: Mueller NOT VOTING: Parker, Newquist, Mitchell |
G. EXECUTIVE SESSION
No closed session occurred on September 7, 2023.
H. ACTIONS FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION
I. REPORTS
1. Next Meeting Date - Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 9:00 AM at the Will County Office Building, 302 N. Chicago Street, Joliet, Illinois
J. COMMENTS BY PUBLIC
Chair VanDuyne entertained comments by the public. Donna Malanca from Will County Trail Riders had a question regarding the Plum Creek Greenway Trail plan to connect it to Goodenow Grove and is it going to used for true multi use including equestrian, Executive Director Schultz answered it is not. Ms. Malanca asked a question about item number 6 on the agenda will the Village of Manhattan be responsible for the trail connection from Marion Street to the Wauponsee Glacial Trail and can they pave anyway they choose, Schultz answered yes. Ms. Malanca is concerned over the lack of trails for equestrian riders. Discussion followed among the members of the Committee.
K. COMMENTS BY COMMISSIONERS
L. ADJOURNMENT
1. Meeting was adjourned at 9:34 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 ABSENT: Mueller NOT VOTING: Parker, Newquist, Mitchell |
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