Kane County Forest Preserve District Executive Committee met May 4.

By Angelica Saylo Pilo

May 5, 2018

Here is the agenda provided by the Committee:

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of Minutes from April 6, 2018

III. Public Comment (Each Speaker is limited to three minutes)

IV. Presentation and Approval of Bills and Commissioners' Per Diem from April 2018

V. Finance and Administration

A. Presentation and Approval of Accepting the 2nd Year Option with Lauterbach & Amen LLP

B. Ordinance for the Annual Budget and Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2018-2019

C. Presentation and Approval of Commissioners' Expenses Attending the 2018 IAPD/IPRA Annual Conference in Chicago

D. Presentation and Approval of a Collateral Assignment of the License Agreement with the Cougars Baseball Partnership and American Sports Enterprises Inc.

VI. Land Acquisition

A. Presentation and Approval of a Grant of Access and Utility Easement Agreement with Verizon Wireless at the Buffalo Park Forest Preserve

B. Presentation and Approval of an LWCF Acquisition Grant Submission for the Mill Creek Greenway Addition

C. Presentation and Approval of a Request for Land Acquisition in Dundee Township Adjacent to the Fox River Shores Forest Preserve

D. Presentation and Approval of Request for Land Acquisition in Rutland Township Adjacent to the Binnie Forest Preserve

VII. Planning & Utilization

A. Presentation and Approval of Purchase of Wetland Plugs for a US Fish and Wildlife Service NAWCA Grant Restoration Project at the Pingree Grove Forest Preserve

B. Presentation and Approval of an RFP for a Marsh Bird Study at the Dick Young and Pingree Grove Forest Preserves

C. Presentation and Approval of a Change Order for Review Fees by the Union Pacific Railroad for the Raymond Street Tunnel Project

D. Presentation and Approval of Change Order #1 from Carmichael Construction for the Fire Alarm System at the Natural Resources Building

E. Presentation and Approval of Housing and Structures Sub-Committee Recommendations

F. Presentation and Approval of a Request from Friends of Fabyan for Memorial Plaque Installations at the Fabyan Forest Preserve

VIII. New or Unfinished Business

IX. Closed Session to Discuss Land Acquisition, Contracts, Litigation and Personnel

X. Communications

XI. President's Comments

XII. Financial Reports

A. Bond Investment Analysis Report for March 2018

B. Revenue and Expense through March 2018