Sherry Newquist, District 3 (D-Steger) | Will County Board Website
Sherry Newquist, District 3 (D-Steger) | Will County Board Website
Will County Board Forest Preserve District Operations Committee met July 11.
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's Chief Landscape Architect Matt Novander led the Pledge of Allegiance.
C. ROLL CALL
| Attendee Name | Title | Status |
| Steve Balich | District 4 (R - Homer Glen) | Present |
| Jackie Traynere | District 11 (D - Bolingbrook) | Present |
| Annette Parker | President | Present |
| Meta Mueller | Vice 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 | Present |
| Mica Freeman | District 8 (D - Plainfield) | Present |
| Natalie Coleman | District 7 (D - Plainfield) | Absent |
| Frankie Pretzel | Vice Chair | Absent |
| Katie Deane-Schlottman | District 1 (R - Joliet) | Absent |
| Ralph Schultz | Executive Director | Present |
| Bryan Kopman | Attorney | Present |
| Tracy Chapman | Deputy Director | Present |
| Lisa Lukasevich | Director of Finance | Present |
| Colleen Novander | Director of Planning and Land Preservation | Present |
| Matthew Novander | Chief Landscape Architect | Present |
| Cindy Cain | Public Information Officer | Present |
1. Minutes of June 6, 2024
| RESULT: APPROVED [6 TO 0]
MOVER: Julie Berkowicz, District 10 (R - Naperville) SECONDER: Steve Balich, District 4 (R - Homer Glen) AYES: Balich, Traynere, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman ABSENT: Coleman, Pretzel, Deane-Schlottman NOT VOTING: Parker, Mueller, Newquist, Mitchell |
F. NEW BUSINESS
1. Approval of Resolution No. 24-08 Declaring Various Vehicles, Equipment, and Other Items Surplus and Authorizing Disposal through a Variety of Means
| RESULT: APPROVED [6 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Jackie Traynere, District 11 (D - Bolingbrook) SECONDER: Mica Freeman, District 8 (D - Plainfield) AYES: Balich, Traynere, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman ABSENT: Coleman, Pretzel, Deane-Schlottman NOT VOTING: Parker, Mueller, Newquist, Mitchell |
| RESULT: APPROVED [6 TO 0]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Julie Berkowicz, District 10 (R - Naperville) SECONDER: Mica Freeman, District 8 (D - Plainfield) AYES: Balich, Traynere, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman ABSENT: Coleman, Pretzel, Deane-Schlottman NOT VOTING: Parker, Mueller, Newquist, Mitchell |
No closed session occurred on July 11, 2024
H. ACTIONS FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION - NONE
1. Report of Review of Executive Session Minutes
I. REPORTS
1. Next Meeting Date - Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 9:00 AM at the Will County Office Building, 302 N. Chicago Street, Joliet, Illinois
J. COMMENTS BY PUBLIC
Chair VanDuyne entertained comments from the public. Mr. Gilbert Mitchell addressed the Committee regarding the acquisition and improvement of forest preserve with the Issuance of the $50 million bond. Executive Director Schultz referencedwww.reconnectwithnature.org for the information Mr. Mitchell was seeking.
K. COMMENTS BY COMMISSIONERS
L. ADJOURNMENT
1. Meeting was adjourned at 9:07 AM
| RESULT: APPROVED [6 TO 0]
MOVER: Mica Freeman, District 8 (D - Plainfield) SECONDER: Steve Balich, District 4 (R - Homer Glen) AYES: Balich, Traynere, VanDuyne, Berkowicz, Williams, Freeman ABSENT: Coleman, Pretzel, Deane-Schlottman NOT VOTING: Parker, Mueller, Newquist, Mitchell |
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