FOREST PRESERVE PROCEEDINGSOctober 16, 2002
The DeKalb County Forest Preserve Commissioners met at
the legislative Center on Wednesday, October 16, 2002. President Pritchard
called the meeting to order and the Secretary called the roll. Those
Commissioner present were Mrs. Allen, Mr. Barr, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Casella, Dr.
Conway, Mr. Dlabal, Mrs. Dubin, Mr. Guehler, Mr. Haines, Mr. Hutcheson, Ms.
LaVigne, Mrs. Leifheit, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Metzger, Mr. Morreale, Mr.
Sands, Mr. Simonson, Mr. Smith, Mr. Steimel, Mrs. Tobias, Mr. Wilson and Mr.
Pritchard. Those Commissioners absent were Mr. Hoffman and Mr. Lyle.
Twenty-two Commissioners were present and two Commissioners were absent.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion
Mr. Haines moved to approve the Minutes of the
September 18, 2002 meeting. Mr. Metzger seconded the motion.
Voice Vote
The President asked for a voice vote on the approval
of the Minutes. All Commissioners present voted yea. Motion carried
unanimously.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion
Mr. Dlabal moved to approve the agenda and Mrs.
Tobias seconded the motion.
Voice Vote
The President asked for a voice vote on the approval
of the Agenda. All Commissioners voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.
BUSINESS
Resolution R2002-73: Forest Preserve Tax Levy & Annual
Appropriation for FY2003 Budget To Be Placed on File For Public Viewing
Motion
Mr. Morreale moved to accept a Resolution approving
the Annual budget and Levy placed on file for the Public to view and
that the budget will also be placed on file for public inspection in
Sandwich, Genoa, the County Clerk’s Office and on the County’s Website.
Mr. Simonson seconded the motion.
Voice Vote
The President asked for a voice vote on the
Resolution. All Commissioners voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Resolution R2002-74: Farming License For Kirkland
Property
Motion
Mr. Morreale moved to accept a Resolution by the
DeKalb County Forest Preserve Commissioners, approving the
farming license at the Kirkland Acquisition Site with a three
year lease for $81.00 per acre. Mr. Haines seconded the motion.
Voice Vote
The President asked for a voice vote on the
Resolution. All Commissioners voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Claims
Mr. Morreale moved to approve the current months
Claims in the amount of $15,594.00 and Payroll & Emergency Claims pair
from prior month in the amount of $22,668.10. Mr. Simonson seconded the
motion.
Roll Call Vote
The President call for a roll call vote on the
Claims. Those Commissioners voting yea were Mrs. Allen, Mr. Barr, Mr.
Brown, Mrs. Casella, Dr. Conway, Mr. Dlabal, Mrs. Dubin, Mr. Guehler,
Mr. Haines, Mr. Hutcheson, Ms. LaVigne, Mrs. Leifheit, Mr. McLaughlin,
Mr. Metzger, Mr. Morreale, Mr. Sands, Mr. Simonson, Mr. Smith, Mr.
Steimel, Mrs. Tobias, Mr. Wilson and Mr. Pritchard. All
Commissioners voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS / NEW BUSINESS
Superintendent’s Report
Terry Hannan gave an update on the Forest Preserve
Capital Improvements and current year projects. He recognized the Forest
Preserve staff for their outstanding work on a daily basis doing
buildings and grounds maintenance. Special projects were:
- New roof on the lodge at MacQueen Forest Preserve
- New playground equipment installed at Chief
Shabbona Forest Preserve
- New windows, cabinets, electrical up grades at the
Natural Resource Center at Russell Woods
- Tree planting at Russell Woods entrance road and at
Merritt Prairie forest/prairie/wetland management
- Gravel on Afton Road
- Summer storm clean-up at Chief Shabbona Forest
Preserve
- Received Grants/Donations for acquisition of new 300 acre Forest
Preserve adjacent to MacQueen Forest Preserve and partnership with IDNR
with new State Park across Kishwaukee River
- Move Pierce Town Hall to Merritt Prairie (and rehab
of the building)
ADJOURNMENT
Motion
Mr. Hutcheson moved to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Smith
seconded the motion
Voice Vote
The President called for a voice vote on the motion
to adjourn. All Commissioners present voted yea. Motion carried
unanimously.
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DeKalb County Forest Preserve President
ATTEST:
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DeKalb County Clerk
