Steve Balich, District 4 (R-Orland Park) Republican Leader | Will County Board Website
Steve Balich, District 4 (R-Orland Park) Republican Leader | Will County Board Website
Will County Board Forest Preserve District Operations Committee Nov. 2.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
A. CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order by Chair VanDuyne at 9:01 AM.
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Forest Preserve District's Director of Planning and Land Preservation Colleen Novander 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) | Absent | |
| 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 | |
| John Fay | Director of Operations | Present | |
| Dave Barrios | Deputy Chief | Present | |
| Colleen Novander | Direector of Planning and Land Preservation | Present | |
| Andrew Hawkins | Director of Conservation | Present | |
| Julie Mason | Restoration Program Coordinator | Present | |
| Cindy Cain | Public Information Officer | Present |
1. Minutes of October 5, 2023
| RESULT: APPROVED [8 TO 0]
MOVER: Mica Freeman, District 8 (D - Plainfield) SECONDER: Sherry Williams, District 5 (D - Crest Hill) AYES: Balich, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman, Coleman, Pretzel, Deane Schlottman ABSENT: Traynere NOT VOTING: Parker, Mueller, Newquist, Mitchell |
E. OLD BUSINESS - NONE
F. NEW BUSINESS
1. Award of Contract in the Amount of $33,171.36 to Lakeshore Recycling Systems of Rosemont, Illinois, for the West Zone Waste Removal and Recycling Services.
| RESULT: APPROVED [8 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, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman, Coleman, Pretzel, Deane Schlottman ABSENT: Traynere NOT VOTING: Parker, Mueller, Newquist, Mitchell |
2. Award of Contract in the Amount of $65,000.00 to MODALI Consulting/Ignapius, Inc. of Baldwinsville, NY, for Special Use Permit Contract Management Professional Services
| RESULT: APPROVED [8 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Steve Balich, District 4 (R - Homer Glen) SECONDER: Sherry Williams, District 5 (D - Crest Hill) AYES: Balich, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman, Coleman, Pretzel, Deane Schlottman ABSENT: Traynere NOT VOTING: Parker, Mueller, Newquist, Mitchell |
3. Approval of Ordinance No. 650 Authorizing Memorandum of Understanding No. 23- 09 and Associated License Agreement No. 23-17 with V3 Wetland Restoration, LLC for the Wetland Mitigation Bank at Thorn Creek Headwaters Preserve
| RESULT: APPROVED [8 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, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman, Coleman, Pretzel, Deane Schlottman ABSENT: Traynere NOT VOTING: Parker, Mueller, Newquist, Mitchell |
4. Approval of Resolution No. 23-18 Authorizing Intergovernmental Agreement No. 23- 10 Between the Village of Plainfield, Wheatland Township Road District and Forest Preserve District of Will County for the Extension of the DuPage River Trail from 119Th Street to 127Th Street.
| RESULT: APPROVED [8 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Sherry Williams, District 5 (D - Crest Hill) SECONDER: Julie Berkowicz, District 10 (R - Naperville) AYES: Balich, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman, Coleman, Pretzel, Deane Schlottman ABSENT: Traynere NOT VOTING: Parker, Mueller, Newquist, Mitchell |
5. Approval of the Illinois Association of Park Districts Credentials Certificate
| RESULT: APPROVED [8 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, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman, Coleman, Pretzel, Deane Schlottman ABSENT: Traynere NOT VOTING: Parker, Mueller, Newquist, Mitchell |
6. Permission to Bid 2024 Ecological Management Contracts at Multiple Preserves
| RESULT: APPROVED [8 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, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman, Coleman, Pretzel, Deane Schlottman ABSENT: Traynere NOT VOTING: Parker, Mueller, Newquist, Mitchell |
G. EXECUTIVE SESSION
No closed session occurred on November 2, 2023.
H. ACTIONS FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION - SIX MONTH REVIEW
1. Report of Review of Executive Session Minutes
Attorney Bryan Kopman reviewed the closed session minutes for the last six months there were none to be released.
I. REPORTS
1. Quarterly Vandalism and Fly Dumping Report
2. Quarterly Ordinance Ticket Report
3. Next Meeting Date - Thursday, December 7, 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
L. ADJOURNMENT
1. Meeting was adjourned at 9:16 AM
| RESULT: APPROVED [8 TO 0]
MOVER: Frankie Pretzel, Vice Chair SECONDER: Mica Freeman, District 8 (D - Plainfield) AYES: Balich, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman, Coleman, Pretzel, Deane Schlottman ABSENT: Traynere NOT VOTING: Parker, Mueller, Newquist, Mitchell |
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