DeKalb County Board Forest Preserve District Committee met March 23.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
The Forest Preserve Committee of the DeKalb County Board met in Sycamore, Illinois on Thursday, March 23, 2023. Chair Roy Plote called the meeting to order at 5:58pm. Those Members present were Mary Cozad, Meryl Domina, Benjamin Haier, Maureen Little, Terri Mann-Lamb, and Stewart Ogilvie. A quorum was established with seven Members present, none absent.
Others present included Forest Preserve Superintendent Terry Hannan, Lisa Reser, and Liam Sullivan.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Mann-Lamb moved to approve the agenda as presented. Cozad seconded the motion and it was carried unanimously.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
It was moved by Cozad, seconded by Domina and it was carried unanimously to approve the minutes of the February 23, 2023 Forest Preserve Committee Meetings.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
FP-R2023-002 AWARD RESOLUTION FOR THE 2023 GREAT WESTERN TRAIL RESURFACING PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $106,120.00 TO SCHROEDER ASPHALT SERVICES, INC. OF MARENGO, ILLINOIS.
Resolution FP-R2023-002 awards the project for the resurfacing 3 miles of the Great Western Trail with ag lime. The DeKalb County Highway Department assisted the Forest Preserve District with the bid specifications and bid letting. Since the trail was acquired in 1986 as an abandoned railroad right of way, about every 12 + years new ag lime has been placed on the Great Western Trail. There are DeKalb County Forest Preserve District Funds to pay for this project. Bids were opened by the Highway Department on March 22nd.
The Project received three bids and the lowest responsible bidder was Schroeder Asphalt Services, Inc of Marengo, IL, who submitted a bid of $106,120.00 for 2800 tons of aggregate surface course (unit price of $37.90 per ton). The Engineer’s estimate for the project is $71,960.00.
It was moved by Mann-Lamb, Seconded by Ogilvie and approved unanimously to forward FP R2023-002 to the Forest Preserve District Board. Those voting yea were Cozad, Domina, Haier, Little, Mann-Lamb, Ogilvie, and Chair Plote. None were Opposed. Motion carried unanimously.
REPORTS OF FOREST PRESERVE OFFICIALS
Mr. Hannan presented and provided an overview of the monthly reports for December 2022 as well as January, February and March of 2023.
OLD BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
Committee Member Domina provided a summary of Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard by Douglas W. Tallamy, which highlights the impact of planting native plants in the eco-system. To read the summary, please see Exhibit A.
Chair Plote provided some comments regarding methods of population control for Canadian geese.
ADJOURNMENT
Mann-Lamb moved to adjourn the meeting. Haier seconded the motion and it was carried unanimously.
https://dekalbcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/minutes-fp-03232023.pdf
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