I. Roll Call: II. FOREST PRESERVE COMMISSION AGENDA 10/16/18 at 5:30 PM* 1504 3 rd Avenue, Rock Island, IL County Building 3 rd Floor Presentation: Jennifer Simpkins, URICRA Old Business: Commission minutes from September 18, 2018** pg 2 III. IV. Public comment: President s Comments V. Claims:** Forest Preserve General Fund claims @ $25,344.59 pg 23 Niabi Zoo Fund claims @ $138,138.18 pg 32 Liability Fund claim @ $245.00 pg 43 Development of Forests & Construction of Improvement Fund claim @ $103,851.90 pg 44 Loud Thunder Spillway & Camping Fund claim @ $28,000.00 pg 45 Marvin Martin Fund Claim @ $400.00 pg 46 Treasurer s Disbursements @ $56,969.03 pg 47 VII. Resolution: Resolution Niabi Zoo Fund Appropriation Amendment** pg 48 Resolution Niabi Zoo Fund Appropriation Amendment** pg 55 Resolution Development of Forests & Construction of Improvements Appropriation Amendment** pg 56 Resolution General Fund Appropriation Amendment** pg 57 Ordinances: VIII. Consider 2018 Levy Ordinances for: General Fund of the District, Niabi Zoological Preserve Fund, IMRF Retirement Fund, Liability Fund, FISSA Fund, Development of Forests & Construction of Improvement Fund** pg 58 Other Business: IX. Approval of low bid for White Oak Campground Electrical Project at $58,610.00** pg 70 X. Approval of Governing Authority Philosophy Statement of Niabi Zoo** pg 75 XI. Reports: Approval of all routine reports: District Budget Performance Report** pg 93 April Palmer Auditor s Reports** pg 108 Mike Petersen Illiniwek report** pg 140 Lee Jackson Niabi Zoo report ** pg 145 CAB Donation report** pg 147 Louisa Ewert Treasurer s Report**pg 105 Jay Verstraete pg 137 & Todd Collins pg 138 Indian Bluff report ** Ben Mills Loud Thunder report** pg 141 Jeff Craver Director s report** pg 150 XII. Consider District Appointments: Niabi Zoo Community Advisory Board a. David Varner, 2502 30 th St., Moline, IL (Appointment, term to expire 10/2020) Recess The next meeting of the Forest Preserve Commission will be held at Rock Island County Building, Rock Island, Illinois is scheduled for Tuesday, November 20 th 5:30 PM following the meeting of the Rock Island County Board of Supervisors meeting. *The Forest Preserve Commission will begin immediately following the meeting of the Rock Island County Board **Items in Commissioners packets can be viewed online at the District s website www.ricfpd.org CS Posted 10/12/18 001
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BID TABULATION FOREST PRESERVE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING October 9, 2018-10:00 AM (bid opening 10/5/2018) White Oak Campground Electrical Project-Bid ID #:2018-003 Requested by Ben Mills, Loud Thunder Ranger-Loud Thunder Forest Preserve Bidders Project Lump Sum Warranty & Special Provisions Tri-City Electric Company of Iowa 6225 N. Brady St. Davenport IA 52806 $58,610.00 Bid bond included 1 year parts and labor Davenport Electric 529 Pershing Ave Davenport IA 52808 $80,124.00 Bid bond included 1 year material and labor Note: All Bids subject to Forest Preserve Commission Board approval October 16 th, 2018 5:30 PM Bids Submitted by Jeffrey Craver, Forest Preserve Director Series 2017 Bond Funds for Loud Thunder Campground Improvements will be used for this project. 070
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Report to Forest Preserve Committee Name of Park Illiniwek For the Month of September 2018 Grounds Maintenance Staff continues to mow weekly. Staff cleaned burn rings on campsites, weed-eated as needed, and sprayed about 1.5 acres on south side of highway 84 in preparation for prairie planting this fall. Seed was donated by Fish and Wildlife Service. Staff worked on grading and seeding work at Dorrance and also removed 3 more utility poles that were no longer being used because of the new lights. Lights on diamond 1 and 2 are working great. Mid Am has not made electrical connections on the diamond 3 transformer, so the lights on diamond 3 have not been turned on, yet. Building Maintenance Projects Performed Staff continues to clean the shower buildings and public restroom on a daily basis. The electrical service to the pump house in the orchard was upgraded to code and the electrical panel inside was also updated along with all the wiring in the pump house. Equipment repairs and/or projects performed The 1600 WAM is still at Holland and Sons. They are having difficulty diagnosing the problem. The 1570 front deck mower that that was repaired last month needs to go back to the shop. The front right tire spins out of control and creates tire marks everywhere especially when turning. Holland and sons let us borrow a mower for 2 weeks so we could get all the mowing done. Trails/Course/General facility conditions Trails are in great shape but have been closed often due to wet weather. FORC continues to work on phase III of the trail construction at Dorrance. They are getting very close to completing phase III. Vandalism report- No vandalism to report Incidents Police were called to investigate a possible abuse case. Case is still open and continues to be investigated. Accidents reports No accidents. Weather conditions Seasonal Activities/Events/Outings held at park The 3 rd annual Tipi gathering had about 650 people attend which included 175 students on Friday. The wet weather probably kept some folks away but still a great turnout. Items to be bid by Purchasing No items to be bid. Upcoming Activities The 3 rd annual Fall Festival (formerly Halloween at Illiniwek) is scheduled for October 20th. Misc. Black Hawk College building trades program poured a new sidewalk and small patio at the Illiniwek playground. The patio is large enough for 2 picnic tables. They are hoping to get the parking lot poured this fall as well. The Wi-Fi in the campground was upgraded with new equipment increasing the number of people that could access the Wi-Fi and expanding the range of accessibility. On an average weekend there is around 175 to 200 people using the Wi-Fi in the campground. This report was prepared by: Mike Petersen Date 9-04-2018 140
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