Forest Preserve District of Commissioners

Agenda — 31 items

1. 1 BOC Minutes October 9, 2025
2. 1 Monthly Financial Statements - October 2025
3. K FINANCE COMMITTEE – Newquist
4. 1 Schedule of Bills - October
5. 1 Approval of Ordinance No. 696 Authorizing Intergovernmental Agreement No. 25-03 for a Land Transfer and Public Utility License No. 25-23 to the Village of Park Forest at Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve
6. 2 Approval of the 2026 Budget and Appropriation Ordinance No. 679 in the amount of $83,165,607
7. 3 Approval of the 2025 Property Tax Levies to Support the Forest Preserve District of Will County
8. 1 Quarterly Quote Approval Report
9. 2 Quarterly Investment Report
10. 3 Next Meeting Date – Thursday, December 4, 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
11. O OPERATIONS COMMITTEE – Deane-Schlottman
12. 1 Award of Contract in the Amount of $59,983.00 to the Illinois Natural History Survey of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for Herptile Surveys at Goodenow Grove Preserve
13. 2 Award of Contract in the Amount of $56,649.70 to G6 Site Services, Inc. of Lockport, Illinois for Riverview Farmstead Settlement House Floor Repair
14. 3 Award of Contract in the Amount of $40,545.00 to Currie Motors Commercial Center of Frankfort, Illinois, to Purchase One (1) 2026 Ford Explorer 4WD utilizing the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative Contract No. 231
15. 4 Award of Contract in the Amount of $29,815.62 to Republic Services of Joliet, Illinois for West Zone Waste Removal and Recycling Services
16. 5 Award of Contract in the Amount of $283,399.80 to Complete Construction Resources, Inc. of Chicago Heights, Illinois for the Building-D Two (2)-Bay Addition at the Operations and Law Enforcement Facility as part of the 2025-2030 Capital Improvement Program
17. 6 Award of Contract in the Amount of $181,750.00 to Homer Tree Care, Inc. of Lockport, Illinois for Annual Tree and Brush Maintenance, 2026.
18. 7 Approval of Task Order No. 3 in the Amount of $114,510.00 to TERRA Engineering of Chicago, Illinois for Engineering Services Related to the Four Rivers Environmental Education Center HVAC Design in Channahon, Illinois
19. 8 Approval of Ordinance No. 697, Authorizing Public Utility License No. 25-22 to the Village of Rockdale, for the continued maintenance and operation of one municipal water main crossing the Joliet Junction Trail
20. 9 IACFPD Credentials Certificate 2026
21. 1 DuPage River Trail – Weber Road Improvements Public Information Meeting - Summary Report and Response to Public Comments
22. 2 Wolf’s Crossing Road Trail Public Information Meeting - Summary Report and Response to Public Comments
23. 3 Next Meeting Date – Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM at the Will County Offce Building, 302 N. Chicago Street, Joliet, Illinois
24. R AD HOC COMMITTEE – Brooks
25. 1 Collective Bargaining (5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (2))
26. 2 Land Acquisition (5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (5))
27. 3 Pending or Imminent Litigation (5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (11))
28. 4 Personnel (5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (1))
29. 5 Review of Executive Session Minutes (5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (21))
30. 2 Executive Minutes June 12, 2025
31. 1 Recommendation to Hire a Restoration Ecologist