Forest Preserve Board of Commissioners

Agenda — 24 items

1. 1 BOC Minutes November 13, 2025
2. 1 Monthly Financial Statements - November 2025
3. 1 The Nature Foundation of Will County
4. K FINANCE COMMITTEE – Newquist
5. 1 Schedule of Bills - November 2025
6. 1 Approval of a Collective Bargaining Agreement with IUOE Local 150
7. 2 Approval of Resolution No. 25-17 Authorizing Staff to Initiate Negotiations on Two (2) Parcels as Part of the 2025-2030 Capital Improvement Program.
8. 1 Next Meeting Date – Thursday, January 8, 2026 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
9. O OPERATIONS COMMITTEE – Deane-Schlottman
10. 1 Award of Contract in the Amount of $93,454.60 to John Deere & Company for the Purchase of One (1) 2026 John Deere 5085M Utility Tractor Loader and One (1) 2026 John Deere 540M Loader Attachment using Sourcewell Contract 082923-DAC
11. 2 Award a Contract in the Amount of $143,946.00 to Currie Motors Commercial Center of Frankfort, Illinois, to Purchase three (3) 2026 Ford F150 Responders utilizing the South Suburban Purchasing Cooperative Contract No. 228
12. 3 Award of Contract in the Amount of $198,560.00 to D. Construction, Inc. of Oak Park, Illinois for the Goodenow Grove Bridge Rehabilitation
13. 4 Approval of Ordinance No. 694 Authorizing Intergovernmental Agreement No. 25-02 associated with Public Utility License No. 25-21 to the City of Joliet for the Farrell Road Bridge Improvements over Spring Creek
14. 5 Approval of Ordinance No. 698, Authorizing Utility License No. 25-24 to Comcast of Illinois VI, LLC, for the continued maintenance of Two (2) underground fiber optic lines in two (2) four-inch #2 high density plastic pipes crossing the Old Plank Road Trail east of Schoolhouse Road in New Lenox.
15. 6 Approval of Resolution No. 25-16 Authorizing Intergovernmental Agreement No. 25-04 with the U.S. Forest Service for Prescribed Burning along the Wauponsee Glacial Trail.
16. 7 Award of Professional Services Contract to Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc. of Schaumburg, Illinois, for Forest Preserve GIS Professional Services
17. 1 Next Meeting Date – Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 9 AM at the Will County Office Building, 302 N. Chicago Street, Joliet, Illinois
18. R AD HOC COMMITTEE – Brooks
19. 1 Collective Bargaining (5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (2))
20. 2 Land Acquisition (5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (5))
21. 3 Pending or Imminent Litigation (5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (11))
22. 4 Personnel (5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (1))
23. 5 Review of Executive Session Minutes (5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (21)
24. V ACTIONS FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION – None