Will County Gazette

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

D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 

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

E. OLD BUSINESS - NONE 

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

2. Permission to Bid the Wauponsee Glacial Trail Connection at Wauponsee Park

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

G. EXECUTIVE SESSION 

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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