Kendall County Forest Preserve District Commission met Sept. 5.
Here are the minutes provided by the commission:
KENDALL COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT
COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
I. Call to Order
Vice President Rodriguez called the meeting to order at 7:21 pm in the Kendall County Office Building - Second Floor Board Meeting Rooms 209 and 210.
II. Pledge of Allegiance
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited at the start of the Kendall County Board Meeting.
III. Invocation
An invocation was offered at the start of the Kendall County Board Meeting.
IV. Roll Call
| X | Bachmann | X | Koukol |
| DeBolt | X | Peterson | |
| X | Flowers | X | Rodriguez |
| X | Gengler | X | Shanley |
| X | Kellogg | X | Wormley |
Roll call: Commissioners Bachmann, Flowers, Gengler, Kellogg, Koukol, Peterson, Shanley, Wormley and Rodriguez were all present.
V. Approval of Agenda
VI. Public Comment
No public comments were offered from citizens in attendance.
VII. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approval of Minutes
● Kendall County Forest Preserve District Committee of the Whole Meeting of August 8, 2023
● Kendall County Forest Preserve District Commission Meeting of August 15, 2023
● Kendall County Forest Preserve District Finance Committee Meeting of August 24, 2023 B. Approval of Claims in the Amount of $66,552.00
C. MOTION: Approval of a Contractual Agreement with Mack & Associates, P.C. for Annual Auditing and Financial Reporting Services for an Amount Not-to-Exceed $9,500.00 for FY23; $9,785.00 for FY24; $10,075.00 for FY25; $10,375.00 for FY26, and $10,685.00 for FY27
Commissioner Koukol made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Seconded by Commissioner Bachmann.
Motion: Commissioner Koukol
Second: Commissioner Bachmann
Roll call: Consent Agenda
| Commissioner | Aye | Opposed | Commissioner | Aye | Opposed |
| Bachmann | X | Koukol | X | ||
| DeBolt | Peterson | X | |||
| Flowers | X | Rodriguez | X | ||
| Gengler | X | Shanley | X | ||
| Kellogg | X | Wormley | X |
Motion unanimously approved.
Roll call: Commissioners Bachmann, Flowers, Gengler, Kellogg, Koukol, Peterson, Shanley, Wormley and Rodriguez, aye. Opposed, none. Motion unanimously approved.
VIII. OLD BUSINESS
A. Pickerill-Pigott Construction Updates
∙ Lite Construction – Remaining Punch List Items
∙ IDNR Grant Agreement # PARC 21-114 - Timeline for Submission of the Final Billing Statement
∙ GRNE Solar Array Installation Updates
Director Guritz provided updates on the Pickerill-Pigott construction project.
IX. NEW BUSINESS
A. MOTION: Approval of a Request for Kendall County State’s Attorney’s Office Review of a Draft Intergovernmental Agreement with the Village of Minooka in Support of a FY23 State of Illinois – Department of Natural Resources OSLAD/LWCF Grant Application to Acquire Parcel #09-34- 300-010 (18.13 +/- acres) and Parcel #09-15-300-022 (32.29 +/- acres) from The Conservation Foundation
Commissioner Shanley made a motion to approve a request for the Kendall County State’s Attorney’s Office to complete a review of a draft intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Minooka in support of a FY23 State of Illinois – Department of Natural Resources OSLAD/LWCF grant application to acquire parcel #09-34-300-010 (18.13 +/- acres) and parcel #09-15-300-022 (32.29 +/- acres) from The Conservation Foundation. Seconded by Commissioner Flowers.
Motion: Commissioner Shanley
Second: Commissioner Flowers
Roll call: IGA with Village on Minooka
| Commissioner | Aye | Opposed | Commissioner | Aye | Opposed |
| Bachmann | X | Koukol | X | ||
| DeBolt | Peterson | X | |||
| Flowers | X | Rodriguez | X | ||
| Gengler | X | Shanley | X | ||
| Kellogg | X | Wormley | X |
Motion unanimously approved.
Roll call: Commissioners Bachmann, Flowers, Gengler, Kellogg, Koukol, Peterson, Shanley, Wormley and Rodriguez aye. Opposed, none. Motion unanimously approved.
X. Committee Chairman Reports: Commissioners Wormley (Finance) and Koukol (Operations)
Finance Chair Wormley reported that the Finance Committee is in the process of developing the remaining ARPA funded projects budget, discussing farm license agreements, and the Mack & Associates billing statement audit of the IDNR-PARC grant.
Operations Chair Koukol reported the Operations Committee meets tomorrow night, September 6, 2023 at 6 pm.
XI. Public Comments
Todd Milliron of Yorkville provided public comments on the location of the parcels for the intergovernmental agreement with Minooka.
XII. Executive Session
None.
XIII. Other Items of Business
None.
XIV. Adjournment
Commissioner Shanley made a motion to adjourn. Seconded by Commissioner Wormley. Aye, all. Opposed, none. Meeting adjourned at 7:36 pm.
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