File #: 23-0622    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 11/22/2023 In control: Office of the General Superintendent
On agenda: 12/12/2023 Final action: 12/12/2023
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CHIEF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER ADNAN NAMMARI WHEREAS, Adnan Nammari will retire from public service to the Forest Preserves of Cook County on December 29, 2023, after a 43-year career in various civil engineering posts, including 28 years of service to the Forest Preserves; and WHEREAS, Mr. Nammari graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology with bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering and started work as a senior civil engineer for the Forest Preserves in December 1995, after serving for 15 years in private-sector engineering consultant positions; and WHEREAS, for the past 20 years, Mr. Nammari served as Chief Construction Engineer, succeeding Paul Pearson, Harry Barrett and others, in this prestigious Forest Preserves' position; and WHEREAS, during his tenure as Chief Construction Engineer, Mr. Nammari managed the Civil Engineering section of the Department of Planning & Development and introduced new techno...
Sponsors: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, MONICA GORDON, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, JOSINA MORITA, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, ANTHONY J. QUEZADA, TARA S. STAMPS, MAGGIE TREVOR
Indexes: (Inactive) ARNOLD RANDALL, General Superintendent
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CHIEF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER ADNAN NAMMARI

WHEREAS, Adnan Nammari will retire from public service to the Forest Preserves of Cook County on December 29, 2023, after a 43-year career in various civil engineering posts, including 28 years of service to the Forest Preserves; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Nammari graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology with bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering and started work as a senior civil engineer for the Forest Preserves in December 1995, after serving for 15 years in private-sector engineering consultant positions; and

WHEREAS, for the past 20 years, Mr. Nammari served as Chief Construction Engineer, succeeding Paul Pearson, Harry Barrett and others, in this prestigious Forest Preserves' position; and

WHEREAS, during his tenure as Chief Construction Engineer, Mr. Nammari managed the Civil Engineering section of the Department of Planning & Development and introduced new technology-based systems and tools for performing engineering design and administration of capital funds, in addition to maintaining standards and procedures for Forest Preserves' construction contracts; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Nammari also oversaw many significant Forest Preserves' construction programs and challenging construction contracts for new or improved bridges, dams, parking lots, picnic shelters, canoe and kayak launches, and other outdoor recreation amenities; and

WHEREAS, notable outdoor recreation projects managed by Mr. Nammari included the expansion of the fitness stairs at Swallow Cliff, a new nature play area and fitness stairs at Dan Ryan Woods, new picnic and program shelter prototypes, new accessible canoe and kayak facilities, and repairs to many bridges and dams at fishing lakes throughout Cook County; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Nammari was responsible for oversight of the $25 million Motor Fuel Tax agreement with Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways which h...

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