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Meeting Name: Finance Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/9/2025 9:30 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Brookfield Zoo Chicago, 8400 31st Street, Brookfield, Illinois
Issue Date: 9/3/2025
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25-0335 1  Committee MinutesCOMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 07/01/2025   Not available Not available
25-0308 1  Bid RecommendationPROPOSED BID RECOMMENDATION Department: Department of Planning and Development Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to enter into a construction contract with Great Lakes Landscape Company, primary place of business Bartlett, Illinois, for construction of a new trail connecting Beaubien Woods Boat Launch to Altgeld Gardens in Chicago, Illinois. Reason: Contract #74000016702 issued under Solicitation #25-80-012896 for Project #25-80-02, Beaubien Woods – Altgeld Gardens Trail Connection. The work includes, but is not limited to, construction of a new aggregate-surface trail with a box culvert. Work also includes building a temporary hauling road with natural prairie land restoration. The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) will reimburse up to $315,000.00 of the trail cost as mitigation for impacts from a future 130th Red Line Extension station pursuant to an Intergovernmental Agreement with the CTA (Board Item No. 23-0520). Bid Opening Date: 8/12/2025 Bid Results: 1. Great Lakes Landscape Company $1,074,397.00    Not available Not available
25-0313 1  Recommendation of the Finance Subcommittee (Litigation)RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE (LITIGATION) Finance Subcommittee Meeting on Litigation – 9/9/2025 The Finance Subcommittee on Litigation met on the above listed date and recommends the following for approval: Proposed Settlements Approved Fiscal Year 2025 to Present: $3,500,000.00 Proposed Settlements to Be Approved:                                    $0.00 Legal Fees Approved Fiscal Year 2025 to Present:                  $511,003.54 Legal Fees for 9/9/2025 to Be Approved:                           $97,295.28   Not available Not available
25-0314 1  Recommendation of the Finance Subcomittee (Workers' Compensation)RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE (WORKERS’ COMPENSATION) Finance Subcommittee Meeting on Workers’ Compensation - 9/9/2025 The Finance Subcommittee on Workers’ Compensation met on the above listed date and recommends the following for approval: Workers’ Compensation Claims approved Fiscal Year 2025 to present: $254,671.29 Workers’ Compensation Claims to Be Approved: $25,000.00   Not available Not available
25-0093 1  ReportREPORT Department: Department of Finance and Administration Request: Receive and File Report Title: Corporate Fund Analysis of Revenue and Expenditures Report Period: 1/1/2025 - 7/31/2025 Summary: Detailed Fund Analysis of Revenue and Expenditures for July 2025.   Not available Not available