Will County Gazette

Will County Board Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners met Nov. 14.

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. BOC Minutes October 10, 2024

H. TREASURER'S REPORT

1. Monthly Financial Statements - October 2024

I. PETITIONS FROM THE PUBLIC

J. FINANCE COMMITTEE - RICHMOND

K. SCHEDULE OF BILLS - $1,239,012.78

1. Schedule of Bills - October

L. BUSINESS

1. Approval of Appropriation and Budget Ordinance No. 659 for Fiscal Year 2025

2. Approval of 2024 Levies to Support the Forest Preserve District of Will County

a. Ordinance No. 660 Audit Levy 2024

b. Ordinance No. 661 Liability levy 2024

c. Ordinance No. 662 IMRF Levy 2024

d. Ordinance No. 663 FICA Levy 2024

e. Ordinance No. 664 Corporate Levy 2024

f. Ordinance No. 665 C&D Levy 2024

3. Approval of Resolution No. 24-20 Granting Permission to Accept the Transfer of Parcel SUXP0A1 from the County of Will.

4. Approval of Resolution No. 24-21 Accepting the Donation of a +/- 9.5 Acre Parcel Adjacent to Fiddyment Creek Preserve

5. Approval of Resolution No. 24-22 Authorizing Staff to Initiate Negotiations on Parcels Contained in the 2025-2030 Capital Improvement Program

M. REPORTS

1. Quarterly Investment Report

2. Quarterly Quote Approval Report

3. Next Meeting Date - Thursday, January 2, 2025 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 Contract in the Amount of $160,908.20 to Natural Resource Management, Inc. of Beecher, Illinois for Overseeding and Ecological Management at Forked Creek Preserve.

2. Approval of Task Order No. 24-04 in the Amount of $53,800.00 to Strand Associates of Joliet, Illinois for Engineering Services Related to the Rehabilitation of the Old Plank Road Trail from Schoolhouse Road in New Lenox to Washington Street in Joliet

3. Approval of the Illinois Association of Park Districts Credentials Certificate

P. REPORTS

1. Capital Projects - Quarterly Status Report - August 2024 - October 2024

2. Quarterly Vandalism & Fly Dumping

3. Quarterly Ordinance Ticket Report

4. Vehicle Condition Reports for Super-Duty Pickup Trucks #173 and #174 (October 2024)

5. Next Meeting Date - Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM at the Will County Office Building, 302 N. Chicago Street, Joliet, Illinois

Q. AD HOC COMMITTEE - DEANE-SCHLOTTMAN

R. BUSINESS - NONE

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

1. Recommendation to Hire Interpretive Naturalist

Z. PRESENTATION OF AWARDS

1. IAPD Anniversary Award - Commissioner Winfrey

AA. ADJOURNMENT

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