Kendall County Times

Kendall County Forest Preserve District Commission met Feb. 20.

Here is the agenda provided by the commission:

I. Call to Order

II. Pledge of Allegiance

III. Invocation

IV. Roll Call:

Brian DeBolt (President), Ruben Rodriguez (Vice President), Seth Wormley (Secretary), Scott Gengler, Jason Peterson, Zach Bachmann, Elizabeth Flowers, Matt Kellogg, Dan Koukol, and Brooke Shanley

V. Approval of Agenda

VI. Public Comments

VII. (1) CONSENT AGENDA

A. Approval of Minutes

∙ Kendall County Forest Preserve District Commission Meeting of February 6, 2024

∙ Kendall County Forest Preserve District Operations Committee Meeting of February 7, 2024

∙ Kendall County Forest Preserve District Public Hearing of February 8, 2024

B. (1) MOTION: Approval of Claims in the Amount of $60,055.09

C. MOTION: Approval of a Request to the Kendall County Treasurer’s Office to Transfer Interest Earnings Retained in Fund 1903 in the Amount of $98,714.98, and in Fund 1902 in the Amount of $1,081.90 to the District’s Capital Fund 1907 by February 29, 2024

VIII. OLD BUSINESS

A. Kendall County Forest Preserve District – 2023 Year-In-Review Report

IX. NEW BUSINESS

A. (1) MOTION: Approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Kendall County Forest Preserve District and Kendall County Dedicating Kendall County Transportation Alternatives Program Funding in the Amount of $189,000.00, Including Authorization to Construct Multi-Use Trail Segments within County-owned Parcels to Complete the Hoover – Fox River Bluffs Forest Preserves Connecting Trail

B. (1) RESOLUTION #24-02-001: Approval of a Resolution Authorizing the Submission of an Illinois Department of Natural Resources – Regional Trail Program Grant in the Amount of $200,000.00 for Completion of a Multi-Use Connecting Trail between Hoover and Fox River Bluffs Forest Preserves

C. (1) MOTION: Approval of Farm License Agreement #24-02-002 with Kyle Connell of Morris, Illinois for the Lease of 130.32 Acres of Property at Baker Woods Forest Preserve for a Total Base Rent Amount of $27,457.90, Plus a Calculated Yield Payment on 71.54 Acres in Row Crop Production, 50/50 Hay Production on 22.0 Acres, and Hay Production on the Remaining 36.78 Acres

D. (1) MOTION: Approval of Farm License Agreement #24-02-003 with Mark and Tom Mathre for the Lease of 157.31 Acres of District Property at Millbrook North; 118.58 Acres at Millbrook South, and 127.41 Acres at Millington Forest Preserve for a Total Amount of $102,072.00 for Base Rent, Including a $0.01 per Bushel Surcharge for Grain Dryer Use, Utility Bill Reimbursement, Plus a Calculated Yield Payment, which Sum Includes a $15.00 per Acre Base Rent Increase over the Prior Years’ Agreement

E. (1) MOTION: Approval of Farm License Agreement #24-02-004 with Albert Collins, Jr. for the Lease of 51.5 Acres of District Property at Henneberry Forest Preserve for a Total Amount of $9,270.00 for Base Rent, which Sum Includes a $10.00 per Acre Base Rent Increase over the Prior Years’ Agreement

F. (1) MOTION: Approval of Farm License Agreement #24-02-005 with Chris and Maurice Ormiston of Ottawa, Illinois for the Lease of 3.75 Acres of District Property at Henneberry Forest Preserve for a Total Amount of $375.00 for Base Rent

G. (1) MOTION: Approval of Farm License Agreement #24-02-006 with Tom Anderson of Somonauk, Illinois for the Licensed Use of the Equipment Storage Barn at Little Rock Creek Forest Preserve through March 19, 2025 in the Amount of $1,200.00 ($100.00 per month)

X. Committee Chairman Reports: Seth Wormley (Finance) and Dan Koukol (Operations)

XI. Public Comments

XII. Executive Session

XIII. OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS

A. Notice of Regular Meeting Date Change

Kendall County Forest Preserve District Commission Meeting:

Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 9:00 AM in the Kendall County Board Room Rescheduled to Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 9:00 AM in the Kendall County Board Room

XIV. Adjournment

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