Will County Gazette

Will County Board Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners will meet Feb. 8.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

A. CALL TO ORDER

B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

C. INVOCATION

D. INTRODUCTION OF THE NEWS MEDIA

E. ROLL CALL

F. PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATE OF MAILING AND CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION G. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. Minutes of January 11, 2024

H. TREASURER'S REPORT

1. Monthly Financial Statements - January 2024

I. PETITIONS FROM THE PUBLIC

J. FINANCE COMMITTEE - RICHMOND

K. SCHEDULE OF BILLS

1. Schedule of Bills - January - $1,174,999.02

L. BUSINESS

1. Award of Contract in the Amount of $243,354.60 to Al Warren Oil Co., Inc. of Hammond, Indiana for the 2024 Vehicle Fuel Contract

a. Committee recommendation - Reject All Bids for and ReBid 2024 Vehicle Fuel Contract

M. REPORTS

1. Quarterly Investment Report

2. 2023 Annual Grant and Sponsorship Report

3. Quote Approval Report - 4th Quarter

4. Next Meeting Date - Thursday, March 7, 2024 immediately following the Operations Committee Meeting but no earlier than 9:15 AM at the Will County Office Building, 302 N. Chicago Street, Joliet Illinois

N. OPERATIONS COMMITTEE - VANDUYNE

O. BUSINESS

1. Award of Contracts in the Amount of $346,191.30 to HGS, LLC Dba RES Environmental Operating Company, LLC of Chicago, Illinois, $251,042.50 to Integrated Lakes Management, Inc. of Waukegan, Illinois, $178,955.20 to Davey Resource Group, Inc. of Elmhurst, Illinois, and $606,016.70 to Natural Resource Management, Inc. of Beecher, Illinois for 2024 Ecological Management Contracts

2. Award of Contract in the Amount of $40,000.00 to Environmental Solutions and Innovations, Inc. of Indianapolis, Indiana for Invertebrate Inventories at Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve.

3. Award of Contract in the Amount of $71,640.00 to Mill Creek WB, LLC of Rosemont, Illinois, for the Purchase of Wetland Credits for the Construction of the Plum Creek Greenway Trail

4. Award of Contract in the Amount of $356,434.00 to Terra Engineering, Ltd of Chicago, IL for Phase I Engineering Services for the DuPage River Trail - Weber Road Trail Improvements.

5. Award of Contract in the Amount of $440,576.98 to Alfred Benesch & Company of Naperville, Illinois, for Phase III Construction Engineering Services for the Plum Creek Greenway Trail.

6. Approval of Resolution No. 24-02 Authorizing the Forest Preserve District to Enter a ComEd Recreational Lease for Construction of the Plum Creek Greenway Trail

P. REPORTS

1. Quarterly Capital Project Status Report

2. Annual Vandalism Report

3. 2023 Annual ADA Transition Plan Report

4. Annual Ordinance Ticket Report

5. 2023 Annual Small Business Initiative Report

6. 2024 Annual Bid and RFP Report

7. Next Meeting Date - Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 9:00 AM at the Will County Office Building, 302 N. Chicago Street, Joliet, Illinois

Q. AD HOC COMMITTEE - DEANE-SCHLOTTMAN

R. BUSINESS

S. REPORTS

1. Next Meeting - TBD

T. EXECUTIVE SESSION

1. Collective Bargaining (5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (2))

2. Land Acquisition (5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (5))

3. Pending or Imminent Litigation (5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (11)) 

4. Personnel (5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (1))

5. Review of Executive Session Minutes (5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (21)) U. ACTIONS FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION

1. Report of Review of Executive Session Minutes

V. COMMENTS BY PUBLIC

W. COMMENTS BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

X. COMMENTS BY COMMISSIONERS

Y. APPOINTMENTS/COMMENTS BY PRESIDENT

Z. PRESENTATION OF AWARDS

AA. ADJOURNMENT

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