At a recent meeting, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board of Commissioners considered several expenditure recommendations.
The Forest Preserve District of the commissioners helps govern the use of the more than 69,000 acres of the preserve, which is the largest forest preserve district in the United States.
Below is the agenda from this meeting, as provided by the board.
FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Finance Agenda
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 10:00 A.M Cook County Building Board Room 569
118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
NOTICE AND AGENDA
There will be a meeting of the committee or subcommittee of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board of Commissioners at the date, time and location listed above.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Authorization as a public speaker shall only be granted to those individuals who have submitted in writing, their name, address, subject matter, and organization (if any) to the Secretary 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Duly authorized public speakers shall be called upon to deliver testimony at a time specified in the meeting agenda. Authorized public speakers who are not present during the specified time for public testimony will forfeit their allotted time to speak at the meeting. Public testimony must be germane to a specific item(s) on the meeting agenda, and the testimony must not exceed three minutes; the Secretary will keep track of the time and advise when the time for public testimony has expired. Persons authorized to provide public testimony shall not use vulgar, abusive, or otherwise inappropriate language when addressing the Board; failure to act appropriately; failure to speak to an item that is germane to the meeting, or failure to adhere to the time requirements may result in expulsion from the meeting and/or disqualify the person from providing future testimony.
16-0259 COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 5/10/2016
16–0232
RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE (LITIGATION) Finance Subcommittee Meeting on Litigation - 5/10/2016
The Finance Subcommittee on Litigation met on the above listed date and recommends the following for approval:
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Proposed Settlements Approved Fiscal Year 2016 to Present: $386,495.10 Proposed Settlements to Be Approved: $0.00
Legal Fees Approved Fiscal Year 2016 to Present $583,312.80 Legal Fees for 5/10/2016 to Be Approved: $75,059.83
16–0247
RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE (WORKERS' COMPENSATION) Finance Subcommittee Meeting on Workers’ Compensation - 6/7/2016
The Finance Subcommittee on Workers’ Compensation met on the above listed date and recommends the following for approval:
Workers’ Compensation Claims approved Fiscal Year 2016 to present: $17,002.00 Workers’ Compensation Claims to Be Approved: $20,401.71
DISBURSEMENTS
16–0226 Presented by: ARNOLD RANDALL, GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT
PROPOSED DISBURSEMENT
Department(s): Planning & Development
Action: Disbursement Approval
Payee: Path Construction Company, Arlington Heights, Illinois
Good(s) or Service(s): Construction Services
Fiscal Impact: $246,612.24
Accounts: Building Account, 25-6710
Contract Number(s): 13-80-01-G7R3
District(s): 15
Summary: Rolling Knolls Welcome Center
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16–0227 Presented by: ARNOLD RANDALL, GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT
PROPOSED DISBURSEMENT
Department(s): Planning & Development
Action: Disbursement Approval
Payee: Chicago Commercial Construction, Chicago, Illinois
Good(s) or Service(s): Construction Services
Fiscal Impact: $186,749,55
Accounts: Recreation (Landscape Improvements) Account, 25-6760
Contract Number(s): 13-80-02-05C4
District(s): 6 and 14
Summary: Deer Grove and Tinley Creek Site Improvements
REPORT
16–0223
REVENUE AND EXPENSE REPORT
Forest Preserve District of Cook County Corporate Fund Analysis of Revenue and Expenses
as of April 30, 2016
SEE ATTACHED
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REVENUE AND EXPENSE REPORT
FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF COOK COUNTY
CORPORATE FUND ANALYSIS OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES AS OF APRIL 30, 2016
Year-toYear-to-Year Date 9% of REVENUES 2015 Budget 2016 Budget Apr-15 Apr-16 Current Month Total
Difference - Budget
Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Actuals Actuals
Property Taxes $ 47,336,788 || $ 48,009,330 22,581,441 25,017,217 | $ 2,435,776 52%
Personal Property Taxes $ 3,052,198 || $ 3,090,350 1,289,760 1,148,211 || $ (141,549) 37%
Golf $ 990,000 || $ 760,000 172,215 3,732 || $ (168,483) 0%
Concessions $ 190,000 || $ 350,000 148,403 66,119 || $ (82,284) 19%
License Agreements $ 876,000 || $ 2, 193,000 345,644 1,162,488 || $ 816,844 53%
Land Use Fees | $ 257,500 $ 257,500 73,450 124,025 || $ 50,575 48%
Winter Sports $ 25,000 || $ 32,500 24,020 850 || $ (23,170) 3%
Equestrian Licenses $ 40,000 || $ 52,000 6,985 6,012 || $ (973) 12%
Miscellaneous Income $ - $ 100,000 65,541 58,289 || $ (7,252) 58%
Picnic and Permit Fees $ 1,000,000 || $ 1,150,000 591,807 671,809 || $ 80,002 58%
Pool Fees - $ 388,680 || $ 450,000 - - || $ - 0%
|Fines $ 316,000 || $ 331,800 17,970 32,288 || $ 14,318 10%
Campgrounds $ - $ 425,000 - 106,907 || $ 106,907 25%
Interest $ 75,000 || $ 50,000 4,861 - || $ (4,861) 0%
Intergovernmental Sources $ 150,000 || $ 200,500 - - $ - 0%
Transfer in Corporate Fund $ 7,400,000 || $ 8,200,000 - - || $ - 0%
????LS $ 62,097,166 || $ 65,651,980 || $ 25,322,097 || $ 28,397,947 || $ 3,075,850 43%
REVENUE AND EXPENSE REPORT
FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF COOK COUNTY
CORPORATE FUND ANALYSIS OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES AS OF APRIL 30, 2016
? Year-to
ear-to-Year Date 9% of EXPENDITURES 2015 Budget 2016 Budget Apr-15 Apr-16 Current Month
Difference
Budget Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Actuals Actuals
General Office $ 1,646,866 || $ 2,471,393 465,854 724,647 || $ 258,793 29%
Finance & Administration $ 1,953,959 || $ 1,966,412 536,045 623,467 || $ 87,422 32%
Human Resources $ 709,273 || $ 892,892 168,800 230,356 || $ 61,556 26%
Resource Management $ 4,358,242 $ 4,395,744 1,188,685 1,347,081 $ 158,396 31%
Conservation & Experiential Programming $ 5,503,414 || $ 5,768,101 1,136,544 1,297,360 || $ 160,816 22%
Permit, Concessions & Volunteer Resources $ 2,099,663 $ 1,297,784 460,004 373,997 || $ (86,007) 29%
Landscape Maintenance $ 9,874,711 || $ 10,127,255 2,480,592 2,692.180 $ 211,588 27%
Facility Maintenance $ 9,987,027 $ 9,443,454 1,670.517 1,954,444 || $ 283,927 21%
Resident Watchmen Facilities $ 257,500 $ 257,500 17,951 60.348 || $ 42,397 23%
Legal Department $ 1,323,072 $ 1,178,764 350,677 403.298 || $ 52,621 34%
Law Enforcement $ 9.281,707 || $ 8,989,374 2,663,141 2,772,167 || $ 109,026 31%
Planning & Development $ 1,934,135 | $ 1,813,721 509, 181 599,025 || $ 89,844 33%
District-Wide Services $ 6,967,597 || $ 8,849,586 666,243 1,467,310 $ 801,067 17%
Transfer Out of Corporate Fund $ 6,200,000 || $ 8,200,000 - - $ - 0%
????LS $ 62,097,166 $ 65,651,980 12,314,234 14,545,680 || $ 2,231,446 22%
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