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Final CapitalImprovementPlan 2012 - 2016
Forest Preserve Distr ictof Cook County
http://www.fpdcc.com/downloads/FinalCIP1-10-2012.pdf
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Introduction
Description of Funding Sources
Proposed 2012 Spending by Category
Final Capital Improvement Plan by Funding Source
Project Highlights
TABLE 1. 2012‐2016 Capital Projects by Location
TABLE 2. 2012‐2016 Capital Projects by Category, Location and Timing
Summary of CIP Outreach Events
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The Forest Preserve District of Cook County is one of the largest, most utilized Preserves in the nation. It
manages more than 68,000 acres of woodlands and water bodies that provide habitat for a variety of plants
and animals. Our public lands also provide a wide array of facilities for public education and outdoor
recreation. The Forest Preserve District of Cook County and partner organizations invest over ten million
dollars each year on capital improvement projects that restore or enhance its landscapes and facilities. The
Capital Improvement Plan (“CIP”) is a five year projection of the Forest Preserve District’s infrastructure
investment needs and priorities.
Guiding Principles for this 2012 Update. Preliminary project suggestions have been evaluated against the
District’s mission to restore, protect and preserve our natural lands and provide opportunities for public
education or recreation as well as these Guiding Principles:
Public Health, Safety, Access and Convenience. Does the project address pressing needs relating to public health, safety and accessibility, or improve access for people with disabilities, especially for facilities that are open to the public?
Comprehensive Planning. Does it assess the condition of our land and facilities in a more comprehensive way and provide a framework for future investment decisions?
Engaging New Forest Preserve Users. Does it engage stakeholders in planning for new facilities and experiences to introduce new people to the forest preserves?
Environmental Sustainability. Does it ensure that our Forest Preserve lands and facilities will be available to future generations?
Financial Sustainability and Partnerships. Will it generate revenue to support the ongoing maintenance and operations? Will it involve partners that contribute funding or other resources to make the project a success?
How the Plan was Developed. This Plan includes projects proposed for specific locations as well as proposed
district‐wide improvements. Projects were identified by District staff, partner organizations, stewardship and
recreation groups. Public suggestions were also received through our website, open houses and other
outreach efforts over the past several months. Projects were then evaluated and prioritized by giving
consideration to the Guiding Principles set out above. For example, some projects included in last year’s
update of the CIP that were scheduled to start in 2012 have now been shifted to start in 2013 pending the
results of some comprehensive studies in 2012. Some new projects have also been proposed to introduce
new people to the forest preserves.
Budget Needs for 2012 & Beyond. The estimated total cost of all projects for 2012 is roughly $42 Million and
roughly $100 Million for the next 4 years. An estimated $5.7 Million in new capital funding will be needed to
proceed with 2012 projects. New funding needed in 2012 remains the same as new funding requested for
2011. Only projects with funds shown in the 2012 column on the attached charts are proposed to be funded
next year. Funding for 2012 projects will come from four major sources described on the next page.
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FUND DESCRIPTION CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
The Construction and Development fund is established to account for annual tax levies and certain other revenues to be used for construction of major capital facilities. The funds must be expended over a five-year period and any unspent proceeds at the end of the five-year period are transferred to the Corporate Fund.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND
The purpose of this fund is to account for all capital expenditures of the District that are funded by debt or other financing sources and that are not related to land acquisitions.
GRANT FUNDS The Forest Preserve District receives funds outside of its tax levy that are to be used in the construction of major capital facilities. These funds are received through grants.
OTHER The Forest Preserve District receives funds outside of its tax levy that are to be used in the construction of major capital facilities. These funds are received through intergovernmental agreements, settlements from third party environmental violations, fees resulting from the District's tree mitigation Ordinance or other fees earmarked for capital improvements. The funds also include remaining surplus from a 2004 bond issue that was authorized by State Senate Bill 83 (SB83).
Proposed2012SpendingByCategory
Maintenance Outlays, $2,114,217
Walks, Shelters and Ramps, $1,695,000
Habitat Restoration, $5,756,198
Recreation ‐ Landscape Improvements,
$435,000
Parking Projects, $4,296,378
Site Information, $739,279
Trail System Rebuilding, $2,000,000
New Trail System, $8,929,264
General Consulting Services, $2,724,742
Nature Centers, $180,000
Camps, $625,000
Recreational Facilities, $1,060,000
Boat Facilities, $688,800
Washroom, Comfort Stations & Pavilions,
$3,531,151
General Headquarters, $1,650,000
Support Facilities, $3,126,300
Water & Sewer Lines, $886,590
Fence Projects, $1,080,000
NeighborSpace ‐2012 contribution,
$100,000
FinalCapitalImprovementPlanbyFundingSource
Funds Carried Forward 2007-
2011
Construction and Development Fund
2012
Capital Improvement
Fund 2012 Grants Other FY2012 Unfunded
Total Estimated
Project Cost
A General Consulting Services
General Consulting Services 558,469$ 1,800,073$ 306,200$ -$ 60,000$ 2,724,742$ 2,650,000$ 5,374,742$
B Capital Outlays
Maintenance Outlays 663,584$ 523$ 1,450,110$ -$ -$ 2,114,217$ 760,000$ 2,874,217$
C Walks, Shelters and Ramps
Walks, Shelters and Ramps 605,901$ 264,099$ 675,000$ -$ 150,000$ 1,695,000$ 2,640,000$ 4,335,000$
D Landscape Restoration
Habitat Restoration 248,781$ 332,417$ 4,805,000$ -$ 370,000$ 5,756,198$ 21,795,000$ 27,551,198$
Recreation - Landscape Improvements -$ 100,000$ 85,000$ -$ 250,000$ 435,000$ 1,365,000$ 1,800,000$
Landscape Restoration Totals 248,781$ 432,417$ 4,890,000$ -$ 620,000$ 6,191,198$ 23,160,000$ 29,351,198$
E Parking Projects
Parking Projects 1,346,391$ 2,050,050$ 899,937$ -$ -$ 4,296,378$ 7,580,000$ 11,876,378$
F Site Identification
Site Information 655,000$ 84,279$ -$ -$ -$ 739,279$ 725,000$ 1,464,279$
G Construction of Bike and Equestrian Trails
Trail System Rebuilding 2,000,000$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 2,000,000$ 4,605,000$ 6,605,000$
New Trail System 1,190,747$ 140,734$ 98,403$ 7,436,380$ 63,000$ 8,929,264$ 18,298,114$ 27,227,378$
Construction of Bike and Equestrian Trails Totals 3,190,747$ 140,734$ 98,403$ 7,436,380$ 63,000$ 10,929,264$ 22,903,114$ 33,832,378$
H Building and Bridges
Nature Centers -$ 72,000$ 108,000$ -$ -$ 180,000$ 3,745,000$ 3,925,000$
Camps 150,000$ -$ 325,000$ -$ 150,000$ 625,000$ 3,000,000$ 3,625,000$
Recreational Facilities 64,384$ 130,616$ 625,000$ -$ 240,000$ 1,060,000$ 7,075,000$ 8,135,000$
Boat Facilities -$ -$ 688,800$ -$ -$ 688,800$ 4,200,000$ 4,888,800$
Washroom, Comfort Stations & Pavilions 999,939$ -$ 2,531,212$ -$ -$ 3,531,151$ 2,000,000$ 5,531,151$
General Headquarters 785,000$ 50,000$ 780,000$ -$ 35,000$ 1,650,000$ 965,000$ 2,615,000$
Support Facilities 291,635$ 382,365$ 2,387,300$ -$ 225,000$ 3,286,300$ 15,636,000$ 18,922,300$
Building and Bridges Totals 2,290,958$ 634,981$ 7,445,312$ -$ 650,000$ 11,021,251$ 36,621,000$ 47,642,251$
I Sewer & Water Construction
Water & Sewer Lines 755,855$ 98,535$ 32,200$ -$ -$ 886,590$ 1,330,610$ 2,217,200$
J Fences, Gates, and Concrete Units
Fence Projects 838,333$ 233,829$ 7,838$ -$ -$ 1,080,000$ 2,550,000$ 3,630,000$
K Intergovernmental AgreementsNeighborSpace - 2012 contribution 5,000$ -$ 95,000$ -$ -$ 100,000$ -$ -$
11 159 019$ 5 739 520$ 15 900 000$ 7 436 380$ 1 543 000$ 41 777 919$ 100 919 724$ 142 597 643$
PROJECT CATEGORY
TOTAL 11,159,019$ 5,739,520$ 15,900,000$ 7,436,380$ 1,543,000$ 41,777,919$ 100,919,724$ 142,597,643$ TOTAL
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This 2012 Update to the Forest Preserve District’s 5-year Capital Improvement Plan includes some changes from prior year updates. Overall spending for 2012 would be higher than 2011 due to the late start in 2011 due to new leadership and decisions to defer some investments. Investment in restoration of natural lands would remain as one of the largest areas of investment. New planning studies and needs assessments would better inform future decisions on whether to invest in major renovations of District facilities such as campgrounds, recreational improvements and support structures. The Planning & Development Department is requesting a substantial boost in its general consulting services budget in 2012 to conduct some necessary baseline assessments and master plans.
In the development of the 2012 Update, the District has made a more concerted effort to solicit public input. Specifically the District has initiated a web based comment portal and a series of six expanded community outreach events. Comments received from these efforts were reviewed and when appropriate were included in the 2012 Update.
This 2012 Update also begins to convey some of the strategic thinking behind the District’s recommendations. The highlights below explain why there is a change in level of investment in certain categories of projects and a preview of preliminary plans for the next 5 years.
Planning & Assessment Projects (General Consulting Services)
Some major planning and assessment projects are proposed in 2012 that will provide a solid information base for future investment decisions. Larger consulting projects for which funds have been requested in 2012 include:
Camp improvement - design work – for an initial phase of improvements resulting from current master planning effort.
A new Recreation Master Plan that will review needs for some existing recreation facilities and explore potential new recreation improvements that are consistent with the District’s mission. Some suggestions for new recreation projects, such as a possible new zip line at Swallow Cliff, have been included in the 5-year plan but deferred until 2013 until the Recreation Master Plan is completed.
Engineering Services – civil engineering services for inspection of dam & water control structures, including study of Sauk Lake; and structural engineering services to inspect & design improvements to buildings;
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Building Needs Assessment – to assess all District support buildings. Many requests for improvements to these buildings that were included in the 2011-2015 CIP have been put on hold pending the outcome of this study.
Trails
Planning and construction of bike and equestrian trails continues to be one of the largest capital investment areas for the Forest Preserve District. New funding needed in 2012 ($140,734) is significantly lower than in 2011 ($2,008,979), however, because the District has been setting aside funds from previous budgets for large federally-assisted trail projects. These federal grants typically provide funding for 80% of the project costs for bicycle trails. Combining the previously budgeted funds with the 2012 funds and grant funds, there is nearly $11 million dollars available for trail construction and rebuilding.
The Bicycle Trail map included in this Plan [Figure 1] shows the existing Forest Preserve District trail system, projects under construction and proposed trails. The proposed trails are intended to reflect the major regional trail systems and major links to those trails. The District’s policy has been to develop the major regional trails and encourage connections to those trails by the local municipalities.
Proposed 2012 major trail projects include engineering of the Calumet-Sag Trail, North Branch Bicycle Trail- Southern Extension (to City of Chicago), North Branch Bicycle Trail-Lake Cook Road Extension (to the Greenbay Trail) and the Thorn Creek Bicycle Trail Extension, and re-routing the multi-use trail at Forty Acre Woods. In addition, 2012 will also include investigation and follow-up on a number of trail repair and safety improvement projects that were identified in public comments that have been received in the past few months.
Proposed major trail projects for 2013 to 2016 include the Thorn Creek Bicycle Trail, the Calumet-Sag Trail, the North Branch Bicycle Trail Projects, the Orland Grassland Bicycle Trail, the Poplar Creek Trail Connection, Tinley Creek Bicycle Trail extension, and the McGinnis Slough connector Trail.
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Figure 1
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Habitat and Landscape Restoration
Habitat Restoration is the second biggest category of capital investment for the District after trails, with more than $5.7 million in improvements planned for a range of restoration projects that enhance the value or extend the useful life of the District's landscapes and natural resources.
Approximately $2.1 Million per year is needed for the next 5 years for enhancement of ecologically-important habitat. Another $1 million per year would be used to restore lower-quality land, including retired farm fields. Another $1,000,000 per year is needed for shoreline vegetation removal and wetland restoration District-wide. Silviculture practice projects would be folded into the Restoration Landscape account and funded primarily with fees collected through the District's Tree Mitigation Ordinance. Finally, control of wildlife that causes damage to the
herbaceous plant community and other important habitat would continue to be a priority for the next three years through an agreement with USDA. In addition, to capital investment of the Forest Preserve District's funds and resources, other agencies and partners are currently investing their own staff and funding to restore District lands. The following agencies and/or organizations are providing agency funding or grant funding for various restoration projects on District lands in 2012; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, OpenLands, Friends of the Forest Preserves and the Illinois Toll Highway Authority. The total amount of funding from various projects add up to approximately $20,000,000 and covers approximately 6,500 acres of District lands. These projects are in various stages of completion, but will all be in progress over the next 2 to 5 years.
Building Improvement Projects
Major new buildings originally funded in 2011 will be completed in 2012, including a new boathouse at Busse Lake, substantial renovations of the historic pavilions at Thatcher Woods and Dan Ryan Woods as well as the comfort station at Eggers Grove.
Major funding requests for buildings in 2012 include major rehab of the Poplar Creek Wildlife Headquarters ($2,000,000) and a pilot program to test out a new comfort station prototype ($1,000,000). Most other building projects in last year’s update CIP that were slated to start in 2012
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have been pushed back to 2013, however, pending the results of the Campground Master Plan and Building Needs Assessment described earlier.
Camps
Camp programs and facilities in the Forest Preserves are an area where major capital investment is anticipated over the next 5 years. A new system of camping facilities is viewed as one of the most promising strategies for introducing a broad range of new people to the forest preserves. In 2012, the District expects to complete a master plan including concept drawings for all of its camping activities. Design drawings for an initial phase of improvements will also begin in 2012. By 2013, plans for a major new “legacy project” such as a flagship campground and conference center should be fully developed in time for implementation in the District’s 2014 Centennial year.
Picnic Shelters
Picnic Shelters are one of the most heavily used seasonal facilities in the forest preserves. Continued investment in building new shelters in strategic locations is planned for 2012 and beyond. In addition to investment in the shelters themselves, the District is planning to implement a pilot program using environmentally-sustainable materials to construct walkways to improve access to the shelters.
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Parking Lots
Most residents drive to forest preserves to use a picnic grove, visit a nature center, fly a model airplane or ride on a trail. Maintaining the District’s extensive system of parking lots is important in serving the public. Building new parking lots to provide access to newly-acquired lands is also especially costly and potentially damaging to the environment. The District typically invests $1-2 million per year on repaving a dozen or so existing parking lots and building 1 or 2 new ones.
In 2011, District engineering staff have assessed and rated hundreds of existing parking lots and rated them using the Pavement Surface Evaluation and Rating (PASER) scale developed by the Transportation Information Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus. Using this rating system, a rating of 10 represents a brand new lot and 1 represents a pavement that has failed and should be considered for reconstruction. The most severely deteriorated lots with a rating of 3 or less have been given priority for repaving in 2012. Moderately deteriorated lots with a rating of 4 to 5 have been slated for work in 2013-2015. [Figure 2] District planning and engineering staff also plan to continue to refine existing policies and best practices for construction, repaving and maintenance of paved its parking lots and paved surfaces. Related engineering initiatives in 2012 will include revisiting of the District’s stormwater management policy.
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Figure 2
2012-1216 Capital Projects by Location
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Arthur L. Janura Preserve Restoration* 15 1 Northwest XBaker's Lake Overlook 14 2 Northwest XBaker's Lake Younghusband Prairie 14 2 Northwest XBarrington Road Pond 15 1 NorthwestBeverly Lake 14 1 Northwest XBluff Spring Fen 15 1 NorthwestBode East 15 1 NorthwestBode Lake 15 1 Northwest XBusse Forest - Central 15 2 NorthwestBusse Forest - North 15 2 NorthwestBusse Forest - South 15 2 Northwest XBusse Forest - West 15 2 Northwest XBusse Forest Elk Pasture 15 2 Northwest X XBusse Forest Main Dam 15 2 Northwest XBusse Forest Trail - paved 15 2 Northwest XBusse Lake Beisner Road Access 15 2 Northwest XBusse Lake Boating Center 15 2 Northwest X XBusse Main Pool 15 2 Northwest XBusse-North Pool 15 2 NorthwestBusse-South Pool 15 2 NorthwestCamp Alphonse 14 2 Northwest XCamp Reinberg 14 2 Northwest XCarl R. Hansen Woods 15 1 NorthwestCrabtree Nature Center 14 1 Northwest X XDeer Grove 14 1 NorthwestDeer Grove Lake 14 2 NorthwestDeer Grove Sub-Headquarters 14 2 NorthwestDeer Grove Trail - paved 14 2 NorthwestDeer Grove Trail - unpaved 14 2 NorthwestDeer Grove-East 14 2 Northwest XDeer Grove-West 14 2 NorthwestGrassy Ridge Meadow 14 2 Northwest XGreat Egret Family Picnic Area 15 1 Northwest XHighland Wood Driving Range 14 2 NorthwestHighland Woods Golf Course 14 2 NorthwestNed Brown Meadow 15 2 NorthwestNorthwest Division Headquarters 15 2 NorthwestNorthwest Resource Management HQ 15 2 Northwest XOld Stover Trailhead 14 1 Northwest XPaul Douglas & Crabtree Trail - paved 14 2 Northwest XPenny and Healy Prairie Restoration 14 1 Northwest XPenny Rd Pond 14 1 Northwest XPoplar Creek 15 1 Northwest XPoplar Creek Bicycle Lot 15 1 Northwest XPoplar Creek Division Headquarters 15 1 NorthwestPoplar Creek Equestrian Parking 15 1 Northwest XPoplar Creek Model Airplane Flying Field 15 1 Northwest X XPoplar Creek Police 15 1 Northwest XPoplar Creek Trail - paved 15 1 Northwest XPoplar Creek Trail - unpaved 15 1 Northwest XResource Management Wildlife HQ 15 1 Northwest X XSpring Creek Valley Headwaters 14 1 Northwest X XSpring Lake Equestrian Parking 14 1 NorthwestSpring Lake Nature Preserve 14 1 NorthwestSpring Lake Trail - unpaved 14 1 Northwest XWoodland Meadow 15 2 Northwest X
Allison Woods 17 3 North XAxehead Lake 17 3 North XBeck Lake 17 3 North X X
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2012-1216 Capital Projects by Location
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Belleau Lake 17 3 North XBig Bend Lake 17 3 North XBilly Caldwell Golf Course 9 4 NorthBlandings Grove Family Picnic Area 17 3 North X XBlue Beech Family Area 9 3 North X XBlue Star Memorial Woods 14 4 North XBunker Hill 13 4 North XCaldwell Woods 9 4 NorthCalvin R. Sutker Grove 13 4 North XCamp Adahi 14 4 North XCamp Baden Powell 17 3 North XCamp Dan Beard 14 3 North XCamp Glenview 14 4 North XCamp Ground Road Woods 17 3 North X XCamp Pine Woods 17 3 North XCatherine Chevalier Woods 9 3 North XChe Che Pin Qua Woods 9 3 North XChicago Botanic Garden 13 4 NorthChick Evans Golf Course 13 4 NorthChipilly Woods 14 4 NorthChippewa Woods 17 3 North XDam No 1 Woods-East 14 3 North XDam No 1 Woods-West 14 3 NorthDam No. 2 Woods 17 3 North XDam No. 4 Woods-East 17 3 North X XDes Plaines Division Headquarters 17 3 NorthDes Plaines Trail - paved* 17 3 NorthDes Plaines Trail - unpaved 17 3 NorthEdgebrook Golf Course 9 4 NorthEdgebrook Woods 9 4 North X X XErickson Woods 14 4 North XEvans Field 9 3 North XForest Glen Woods 9 4 North X X XForest Way Grove 14 4 North XFullerton Woods 9 3 North X XFullerton Woods Family Picnic Area 9 3 North XGlen Grove Equestrian Center 13 4 North X X XGlenview Woods 14 4 NorthHarms Woods-Central 14 4 NorthHarms Woods-North 14 4 NorthHarms Woods-South 14 4 NorthHarry H. Semrow Driving Range 17 3 NorthIndian Boundary Division HQ 9 3 NorthIndian Boundary Family Picnic Area 16 3 North X XIndian Boundary Golf Course 9 3 NorthIrene C. Hernandez 12 4 North XIroquois Woods 17 3 North XIrving Park Road Canoe Landing 9 3 North XJerome Huppert Woods 9 3 North X XJohn E. Traeger Picinic Area 17 3 North X XKloempken Prairie 17 3 NorthLabagh Woods 12 4 North X XLake Avenue Woods-East 17 3 North XLake Avenue Woods-West 17 3 North XLinne Woods 13 4 North X XLions Woods 17 3 North XLittle House Of Glencoe 14 4 North XMary Mix Mcdonald Woods 13 4 NorthMassasauga Family Picnic Area 14 3 North X XMathew Bieszczat Volunteer Resource Center 9 4 North XMiami Woods 13 4 North X
2012-1216 Capital Projects by Location
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North Branch Division Headquarters 13 4 North X XNorth Branch Trail - paved 13 4 North X XNorth Branch Trail - unpaved 14 4 NorthNorthwestern Woods 17 3 North X XPerkins Woods 13 4 NorthPotawatomi Lake 14 3 NorthPotawatomi Woods 14 3 NorthRiver Bend Family Picnic Area 9 3 North X XRiver Trail Nature Center 17 3 North X X XRobinson Homestead Family Picnic Area 9 3 North X XRobinson Woods-South 9 3 North XSchiller Model Airplane Flying Field 9 3 NorthSchiller Playfield 9 3 North XSchiller Pond 9 3 North XSchiller Woods-East 9 3 NorthSchiller Woods-South 16 3 NorthSchiller Woods-West 9 3 NorthSidney Yates Flatwoods 9 4 NorthSkokie Division Headquarters 14 4 North XSkokie Lagoon 14 4 North XSkokie Resource Management HQ 13 4 North XSomme Nature Preserve 14 4 NorthSomme Prairie Grove 14 4 NorthSomme Woods 14 4 North XSt. Paul Woods 13 4 North XSunset Bridge Meadow 9 3 North XThaddeus S. "Ted" Lechowicz 9 4 North XTower Road 14 4 North XTower Road Boat Launch 14 4 North X X XTurnbull Woods 13 4 North XWatersmeet Woods 14 4 NorthWayside Woods 13 4 North XWhealan Pool Aquatic Center 9 4 North X
Andrew Toman Grove 16 5 Central XArie Crown Forest 16 6 CentralArie Crown Trail - unpaved 16 6 CentralBemis Woods-North 17 5 CentralBemis Woods-South 17 5 Central X XBrezina Woods 16 5 CentralBrookfield Woods 16 5 Central XBrookfield Zoo 16 5 CentralCallahan Grove 16 5 Central XCentral Maintenance Facility 16 5 Central XCermak Family Aquatic Center 16 5 Central XCermak Quarry 16 5 Central XCermak Woods 16 5 CentralChicago Portage Natl Historic 16 5 Central X XCummings Square 9 5 Central X X XG.A.R. Woods 9 5 CentralGeneral Headquarters 9 5 Central X X XHal Tyrell Trailside Museum 9 5 CentralLagrange Park Woods 16 5 Central XLake Ida 16 6 Central XMaywood Grove 1 5 Central XMcCormick Woods 16 5 Central X XMeadowlark Golf Course 17 5 CentralMiller Meadow-North 16 5 Central XMiller Meadow-South 16 5 Central XNational Grove-North 16 5 Central X XNational Grove-South 16 5 Central X X
CENTRAL REGION
2012-1216 Capital Projects by Location
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Ottawa Trail Woods-North 16 5 Central XOttawa Trail Woods-South 16 5 Central XPlank Road Meadow Boat Launch 16 5 Central XPolice Department Headquarters 16 5 CentralPossum Hollow Woods 16 5 Central XQuercus Woods Family Picnic Area 1 5 Central X XResource Management Ecology Building* Central XSalt Creek Division Headquarters 16 5 Central XSalt Creek Greenway Trail - paved 16 5 CentralSalt Creek Resourse Management HQ 16 5 Central XSalt Creek Trail - paved 16 5 Central XSalt Creek Trail - unpaved 16 5 CentralSalt Creek Woods 16 5 CentralSchuth's Grove 16 5 Central XSilver Creek Family Picnic Area 16 5 Central X XStony Ford Canoe Landing 16 5 Central XSundown Meadow 16 6 CentralThatcher Woods 9 5 Central X XThatcher Woods Glen 9 5 Central XTheodore Stone Forest 16 6 CentralThomas Jefferson Woods 9 5 CentralTwenty-Sixth St Woods-East 16 5 Central XTwenty-Sixth St Woods-West 16 5 Central X XWestchester Woods 16 5 Central XWhite Eagle Woods-North 16 5 Central XWhite Eagle Woods-South 16 5 Central XWolf Road Prairie 16 5 CentralZoo Woods 16 5 Central X
Arrowhead Lake 17 8 Southwest XBachelor's Grove Woods 6 8 Southwest X XBartel Grassland 6 8 SouthwestBelly Deep Slough 17 6 Southwest XBergman Slough 17 7 SouthwestBlack Partridge Woods 17 7 Southwest XBobolink Family Picnic Area 6 8 Southwest XBremen Grove 17 8 Southwest XBuffalo Woods Family Picnic Area 16 6 Southwest XBuffalo Woods-Central 16 6 Southwest XBuffalo Woods-North 16 6 Southwest XBuffalo Woods-South 16 6 Southwest X XBullfrog Lake 17 6 Southwest XBur Oak Woods 6 8 Southwest XCalumet Sag Bicycle Trail - Paved* Southwest X XCamp Falcon 6 8 Southwest XCamp Kiwanis Equestrian Staging Area 17 6 Southwest X XCamp Sullivan 6 8 SouthwestCap Sauers Holding 17 7 SouthwestCarlson Springs Woods 6 8 Southwest XCatalina Grove Family Picnic Area 17 8 Southwest XCentennial Trail - paved 17 6 SouthwestCherry Hill Woods 17 7 Southwest X XColumbia Woods 17 6 Southwest X XCoopers Hawk Family Picnic Area 6 8 Southwest XCountry Lane Woods 17 6 Southwest XCranberry Slough 17 6 SouthwestCrawdad Slough 17 6 Southwest X XCrooked Creek Woods 17 6 Southwest XDan McMahon Woods 17 6 Southwest XElizabeth A. Conkey Forest North 6 8 SouthwestElizabeth A. Conkey Forest South 6 8 Southwest X
SOUTHWEST REGION
2012-1216 Capital Projects by Location
* DENOTES NEWLY CREATED AREAS TABLE 1
Trai
l Sys
tem
Reb
uild
ing
New
Tra
il Sy
stem
s
Name of Facility,Grove or Recognized Area
Location Planning and Development Budget Account ItemsBuildings and Bridges
Nat
ure
Cent
ers
Cam
ps
Recr
eatio
nal F
acili
ties
Boat
Fac
ilitie
s
Was
hroo
m &
Com
fort
Sta
tions
Landscape
Gen
eral
Hea
dqua
rter
s
Supp
ort F
acili
ties
Sew
er &
Wat
er C
onst
ruct
ion
Fenc
es,G
ates
, Con
cret
e U
nits
Com
mis
ione
r Dis
tric
t
Dist
rict R
egio
n
Site
Iden
tific
atio
n
Construction of Bike and
Equestrian Trails
Habi
tat R
esto
ratio
n
Recr
eatio
n
Zone
Gen
eral
Con
sulti
ng S
ervi
ces
Mai
nten
ance
Out
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Wal
ks, S
helte
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Park
ing
Proj
ects
Flossmoor Road Bicycle Lot 5 8 Southwest XForty Acre Woods 17 7 Southwest XGeorge W. Dunne National Driving Range 17 8 SouthwestGeorge W. Dunne National Golf Course 17 8 Southwest XGoeselville Family Picnic Area 6 8 Southwest XHenry De Tonty Woods 17 6 Southwest XHickory Hills Woods 6 6 Southwest X XHidden Pond Woods-East 17 6 Southwest XHidden Pond Woods-West 17 6 Southwest XHorsetail Lake 17 7 Southwest XJoe's Pond 17 6 Southwest XJohn Husar I&M Canal 16 6 Southwest XJohn Husar I&M Canal Trail - paved 16 6 SouthwestLittle Red Schoolhouse Nature Center 17 6 Southwest X X X X XMaple Lake 17 6 SouthwestMaple Lake Boating Center 17 6 Southwest X X XMaple Lake Overlook 17 6 Southwest XMaple Lake-east 17 6 Southwest XMcClaughrey's Spring Woods 17 7 Southwest XMcGinnis Field Station 17 7 Southwest XMcGinnis Slough 17 7 Southwest X X XMcGinty Slough 17 7 SouthwestMidlothian Meadows 6 8 SouthwestMidlothian Reservoir 6 8 Southwest XMorrill Meadow 17 6 Southwest X XOak Forest Property* 6 8 Southwest X XOrland Grassland 17 7 Southwest XOrland Grassland Trail - Paved* 17 7 Southwest XOrland Grove 17 7 Southwest XPaddock Woods 17 7 Southwest XPalos Division Headquarters 17 6 Southwest X XPalos Fen 17 6 SouthwestPalos Park Woods-North 17 7 SouthwestPalos Park Woods-South 17 7 SouthwestPalos Trail - unpaved 17 6 SouthwestPapoose Lake 17 7 Southwest X XPaw Paw Woods 17 6 SouthwestPioneer Woods 17 6 Southwest XPulaski Woods 17 6 SouthwestPulaski Woods-East 17 6 SouthwestPulaski Woods-South 17 6 Southwest XRed Gate Woods 17 6 Southwest X XRubio Woods 6 8 Southwest X XSag Quarries 17 7 Southwest XSag Valley 17 7 SouthwestSag Valley Trail - unpaved 17 7 Southwest XSaganashkee Slough Boat Launch 17 6 Southwest XSaganashkee Slough-Central 17 6 Southwest XSaganashkee Slough-East 17 6 Southwest XSagawau Environmental Learning Center 17 6 Southwest X X X XSouth Police 17 7 Southwest X XSouth Suburban Rowing Facility* 17 7 SouthwestSouthland Volunteer Resource Center 17 7 SouthwestSpears Woods 17 6 Southwest XSt. Mihiel Woods-east 6 8 Southwest X XSwallow Cliff Woods-North 17 7 Southwest X X XSwallow Cliff Woods-South 17 7 SouthwestTampier Greenway Family Picnic Area 17 7 Southwest XTampier Lake Boating Center 17 7 Southwest X X XTampier Lake-North 17 7 Southwest XTampier Lake-West 17 7 Southwest X
2012-1216 Capital Projects by Location
* DENOTES NEWLY CREATED AREAS TABLE 1
Trai
l Sys
tem
Reb
uild
ing
New
Tra
il Sy
stem
s
Name of Facility,Grove or Recognized Area
Location Planning and Development Budget Account ItemsBuildings and Bridges
Nat
ure
Cent
ers
Cam
ps
Recr
eatio
nal F
acili
ties
Boat
Fac
ilitie
s
Was
hroo
m &
Com
fort
Sta
tions
Landscape
Gen
eral
Hea
dqua
rter
s
Supp
ort F
acili
ties
Sew
er &
Wat
er C
onst
ruct
ion
Fenc
es,G
ates
, Con
cret
e U
nits
Com
mis
ione
r Dis
tric
t
Dist
rict R
egio
n
Site
Iden
tific
atio
n
Construction of Bike and
Equestrian Trails
Habi
tat R
esto
ratio
n
Recr
eatio
n
Zone
Gen
eral
Con
sulti
ng S
ervi
ces
Mai
nten
ance
Out
lays
Wal
ks, S
helte
r, an
d Ra
mps
Park
ing
Proj
ects
Teason's Woods 17 7 Southwest XTinley Creek Division Headquarters 6 8 Southwest XTinley Creek Model Airplane Flying Field 6 8 Southwest XTinley Creek Resource Management HQ 6 8 Southwest XTinley Creek Trail - paved 5 8 Southwest XTinley Creek Trail - unpaved 6 8 Southwest X XTinley Creek Woods 6 8 Southwest XTryner's Pond 6 8 SouthwestTuma Lake 17 6 Southwest XTurtlehead Lake 17 8 Southwest XVollmer Road Grove 5 8 Southwest XWhite Oak Woods 17 6 Southwest X XWillow Springs Woods 17 6 Southwest XWolf Road Woods 17 6 SouthwestYankee Woods 17 8 Southwest X X
Beaubien Woods 4 9 South X XBeaubien Woods Boat Launch 5 9 South X X XBeaubien Woods Trail - Paved* 4 9 SouthBrownell Woods 6 9 South XBurnham Greenway Trail - paved 4 9 SouthBurnham Prairie Natue Preserve 4 9 South XBurnham Woods Golf Course 4 9 SouthCalumet City Playfield 4 9 South XCalumet City Prairie 4 9 SouthCalumet Division Maintenance 3 9 SouthCalumet Division Maintenance HQ 11 9 SouthCalumet Division Sub-Headquarters 4 9 South XCalumet Woods 5 9 South XClayhole Woods 4 9 South XDan Ryan Woods Trail - Paved* 3 9 South XDan Ryan Woods-91st Street 11 9 SouthDan Ryan Woods-Central 3 9 SouthDan Ryan Woods-East 3 9 SouthDan Ryan Woods-North 3 9 SouthDan Ryan Woods-South 11 9 South XDan Ryan Woods-West 3 9 South XDixmoor Playfield 5 9 South X XEggers Grove 4 9 South X XFlatfoot Lake 4 9 South XGleenwood Woods-North 6 9 SouthGlenwood Woods-South 6 9 SouthGreen Family Aquatic Center 4 9 South XGreen Lake Woods 4 9 South XIndian Hill Woods 5 9 SouthJoe Louis "the Champ" 5 9 SouthJoe Orr Woods 5 9 South XJurgensen Woods 5 9 SouthKickapoo Woods 5 9 South XKing's Grove 6 9 SouthKing's Grove Sub-Headquarters 6 9 SouthLansing Woods 6 9 South XLittle Calumet Boat Launch 5 9 South XMajor Taylor Trail - paved 3 9 SouthMichael J. O'malley Preserve 6 9 SouthNorth Creek Meadow 6 9 South XO'Malley Ponds 6 9 SouthPlum Creek Play Meadow 6 9 South X X XPlum Creek Unpaved Trail 6 9 SouthPowderhorn Lake 4 9 South XRiver Oaks Golf Course 6 9 South
SOUTH REGION
2012-1216 Capital Projects by Location
* DENOTES NEWLY CREATED AREAS TABLE 1
Trai
l Sys
tem
Reb
uild
ing
New
Tra
il Sy
stem
s
Name of Facility,Grove or Recognized Area
Location Planning and Development Budget Account ItemsBuildings and Bridges
Nat
ure
Cent
ers
Cam
ps
Recr
eatio
nal F
acili
ties
Boat
Fac
ilitie
s
Was
hroo
m &
Com
fort
Sta
tions
Landscape
Gen
eral
Hea
dqua
rter
s
Supp
ort F
acili
ties
Sew
er &
Wat
er C
onst
ruct
ion
Fenc
es,G
ates
, Con
cret
e U
nits
Com
mis
ione
r Dis
tric
t
Dist
rict R
egio
n
Site
Iden
tific
atio
n
Construction of Bike and
Equestrian Trails
Habi
tat R
esto
ratio
n
Recr
eatio
n
Zone
Gen
eral
Con
sulti
ng S
ervi
ces
Mai
nten
ance
Out
lays
Wal
ks, S
helte
r, an
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Park
ing
Proj
ects
Sand Ridge Nature Center 4 9 South X X X X XSand Ridge Prairie 4 9 SouthSauk Lake 6 9 SouthSauk Trail Woods-Central 6 9 SouthSauk Trail Woods-East 6 9 SouthSauk Trail Woods-North 6 9 SouthSauk Trail Woods-South 6 9 SouthSchubert's Woods 6 9 SouthShabbona Woods 4 9 South X X XSweet Woods 5 9 South XThorn Creek Acquisition 6 9 SouthThorn Creek - Canoe Access 6 9 South X XThorn Creek Division Headquarters 6 9 South X XThorn Creek Model Airplane Flying Field 6 9 South XThorn Creek Trail - paved 6 9 South X XThorn Creek Trail - unpaved 6 9 SouthThorncreek Resource Management HQ 6 9 South XThornton-Lansing Road 6 9 SouthWampum Lake 6 9 South XWentworth Prairie 4 9 SouthWhistler Woods 5 9 South X X XWoodrow Wilson Woods 5 9 South X
DISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - BUILDINGS DW XDISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - CAMPS DW X XDISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - DOG FRIEND AREA DW XDISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - ENGINEERING DW X X XDISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - FENCE DW XDISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - GEN. CON. DW XDISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - LAND ACQ. DW X XDISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - MAIN. OUTLAYS DW XDISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - PARKING DW XDISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - PICNIC DW X X X XDISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - REC. FAC. DW X X XDISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - REST. LAND DW XDISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - SEWER DW XDISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - SITE ID. DW XDISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - SUPPORT DW XDISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - TRAILS NEW DW XDISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - TRAILS OLD DW X X
DISTRICT WIDE
2012‐2016CapitalProjectsbyCategory,LocationandTiming
C&D CIF OtherGeneral Consulting Services
Camp improvements ‐ design work following camp master plan $245,694 $147,305 $200,000 $200,000
Structural engineering services to inspect & design buildings, bridges, underpasses &
trails District‐Wide (5 years) $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000
ADA Assessment Plan $20,000 $40,000 $60,000
Recreation needs assessment (including support services & parking) in 2012;
preliminary design in 2013 $330,000 $250,000
Oak Forest Master Plan ‐ phase 2 (design & permitting) $70,000
Sand Ridge Nature Center boardwalk design $60,000
Engineering services for inspection, assessment and/or removal of dam & water‐
control structures District‐Wide, including Sauk Lake study ($100k) ; preliminary
design in 2013 $139,143 $110,000 $320,000
Building Needs Assessment (assessment of all District buildings) $100,000
GHQ renovation design $100,000
Development of Preventive Maintenance and Energy Efficiency plan for mechanical,
electrical and plumbing systems $150,000
Storm Water Management consulting $100,000
Engineering Services to investigate flooded picnic groves (25 groves @ $3k/ea.) $75,000
North Branch Bicycle Trail Extension Phase II Engineering (Total =$299,000; 80%
Grant=$239,000; 20%FPD=$60,000) $60,000
Little Red Schoolhouse water & sewer treatment monitoring $50,000/yr, 5 yrs $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000
Lake Cook Road‐North Branch Bicycle Trial in partnership with the Chicago Botanical
Garden Phase II Eng (Total =$120,456; 30% FPD share =$36137) $27,242 $8,895
Survey services ‐ establishment of official property boundary markers ‐ District‐Wide
($25k/yr) $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000
Misc. Engineering Services for Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing Projects ($25k/yr, 5
yrs.) $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000
Calumet Sag Bicycle Trail‐ EAST Section Phase II Eng (Total =$82,311; 80%
Grant=$65,849; 20%FPD=$16,462) $16,462
Miscellaneous environmental and geotech services $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000
Graphic design services for redesigned 5‐year CIP report $10,000
Campground master plan $300,000
Cost estimating services $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000
Engineering for new Eggers Grove Trail Connection & spur to washrooms $30,000
Engineering for trail alignment at Rolling Knolls $15,000
Design of restoration landscape at Rolling Knolls $10,000
Design for new concession building at Swallow Cliff and Cummings Square $50,000
Misc. architectural, engineering, and design services $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000
2016Project Description2012
2013 2014 2015
Design for Dan Ryan Woods vertical trail connector to pavilion $40,000
Engineering for future trail at Whistler Woods $50,000
Engineering for future paved trail at McGinnis Slough $100,000
Central Garage boiler design ‐ pending energy audit $25,000
Design Tinley Creek Resource Management new metal Garage (1 building) ‐ pending
building need analysis $20,000
Design for Central Garage metal buildings (3 buildings) ‐ pending building needs
analysis $25,000
Design for Tinley Creek, NW Thorn Creek Div HQs Metal Buildings (1 new building
and 4 re‐skinnings and new windows on Tinley HQ) ‐ pending building needs analysis $30,000
Sagawau Environmental Learning Center‐ Farmhouse rehab ‐ pending building
needs analysis $50,000
Maple Lake Boat House design ‐ pending recreation needs analysis $50,000
Design canoe launches for Thorn Creek and Salt Creek $25,000
Interpretive signage & exhibit services for GHQ historical exhibits $25,000Engineering retainage $105,000
$2,358,541 $306,200 $0 $1,485,000 $555,000 $305,000 $305,000
Maintenance Outlays
Master Keying program ‐ Phase III ‐ Resource Management facilities $100,000
Install Johnson Control Systems into Sagawau and LRSH Faculties $200,000
3000 Picnic tables ($400/table) plus replacement wood $23,000 $1,200,000
30 Recycling Dumpsters ($500/dumpster) $14,890 $110
40 Dumpsters ($500/dumpster) $20,000
Install new stall doors in comfort stations & at family aquatic centers $150,000
Implementation of preventive maintenance and energy efficiency plan to be
developed in 2012 by P&D $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000
Installation of new replacement doors $100,000
Fuel tank testing $120,000Capital Outlays District Wide $86,217 $100,000 $90,000 $90,000 $90,000 $90,000
$664,107 $1,450,110 $0 $190,000 $190,000 $190,000 $190,000
Note: All dollar figures are estimates for budgeting purposes. TABLE 2
2012‐2016CapitalProjectsbyCategory,LocationandTiming
C&D CIF Other2016Project Description
20122013 2014 2015
Walks, Shelters and Ramps
Construct access paths to some shelters from parking lots (green infrastructure pilot
program) $0 $250,000
Boardwalk replacement at Sand Ridge Nature Center [Note: Original estimate of
$1.2 M reduced by 50%. Need more affordable alternatives.] $200,000 $400,000
Picnic Shelter Repair Program (5 years @ $120,000/yr) $120,000 $120,000 $120,000 $120,000 $120,000
Paint shelter ceilings (185 shelters @ 4 hrs/shtr x $100/hr) $75,000
Replace 2 flat roof shelters at Rubio Woods $350,000
Install permanent sledding hill docking platform at Swallow Cliff Woods Slides $25,000
Skokie Lagoons Boat Ramp Repairs. $50,000
Maple Lake Pier Walkway $35,000
Dan Ryan Woods South aqueduct repair ‐Phase II $25,000
New shelter at South Dan Ryan Woods. $150,000
New picnic shelter at combined Shabonna Woods/Sand Ridge Nature Center. $150,000
Construct 6 new picnic shelter at existing non‐shelter groves $900,000
Canoe launches at Thorn creek, Northwestern Woods, Evans Field, pending Rec.
Master Plan $400,000
Perkins Woods‐ Pathway replacement $50,000 $400,000Miscellaneous Walks, Shelters and Ramp Projects $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000
$870,000 $675,000 $0 $1,155,000 $1,195,000 $145,000 $145,000
Habitat Restoration
Integrated Pest Management $500,000 $500,000 $500,000 $500,000 $500,000
District wide restoration, including retired farm fields ‐ 5 years $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Habitat enhancement and maintenance; brush removal, etc. ‐ 5 year program $2,100,000 $2,100,000 $2,100,000 $2,100,000 $2,100,000
Shoreline vegetation removal $145,000 $400,000 $500,000 $500,000 $500,000 $500,000
Wetland restoration district wide ‐ 5 years $500,000 $500,000 $500,000 $500,000 $500,000
Silvicultural Practice $200,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000
Campground landscape improvements $500,000
Shoreline Improvements/Fishing Opportunities District Wide $100,000 $50,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000
Correct surface drainage in groves District Wide following engineering assessment $171,200 $55,000
Native Landscaping Contracts $125,000 $125,000 $125,000 $125,000 $125,000
River Trail shoreline repair at River Trail Nature Center $120,000
Fish Barrier on Busse Dam $10,000
Dam removals & emergency repairs, subject to 2012 inspections $500,000
Penny and Healy Road Prairie Restoration $80,000
Poplar Creek Stream bank Restoration $50,000p
Little Red Schoolhouse landscaping (incl. Universal Access Garden) $25,000Miscellaneous Habitat Restoration Projects $30,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000
$581,200 $4,805,000 $370,000 $6,315,000 $5,160,000 $5,160,000 $5,160,000
Recreation ‐ Landscape Improvements
Dog park improvements (Beck Lake and one new location) $250,000 $500,000
Landscape improvements for historic limestone pavilion renovations (Thatcher
Woods, Dan Ryan Woods, and Eggers Woods) $100,000 $50,000
Rope challenge courses (2 locations) subject to Recreation Master Plan $400,000
Zip line at Swallow Cliff, subject to Recreation Master Plan $200,000
Possible new concert or movie stage at Thatcher Woods and Cummings Square,
subject to Recreation Master Plan (2 @ $50k ea.) $100,000
Replace 4 light poles at Dan Ryan Woods sledding hill and parking lot, subject to Rec.
Needs assessments $25,000Miscellaneous Recreation Projects $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000
$100,000 $85,000 $250,000 $1,260,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000
Parking Projects
Misc. Parking Lot Repairs District wide (5 yrs @ $200,000/yr) $200,000 $200,000 $200,000 $200,000 $200,000
District wide stone purchase (5 yrs@ $40,000/yr) $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000
Construct new parking lots for Burnham Prairie ($560k) and Thorn Creek ($340k)
acquisitions $396,156 $503,844
Repave deteriorated parking lots in Tinley Creek Div.: Bachelor Grove ($92k), Burr
Oaks ($410k), Rubio Woods ($300k), Yankee Woods ($270k), Elizabeth Conkey‐
South ($203k). $878,907 $396,093
Repave deteriorated parking lots in Thorn Creek Div.: Sand Ridge NC redesign
($110k), North Creek Meadow ($175k), Plum Creek ($190k). $300,000 $175,000
Repave deteriorated parking lots in Northwest Division: Deer Grove East #1‐4
($365k), Elk Pasture ($89k) $365,000 $89,000
Note: All dollar figures are estimates for budgeting purposes. TABLE 2
2012‐2016CapitalProjectsbyCategory,LocationandTiming
C&D CIF Other2016Project Description
20122013 2014 2015
Redesign and repave deteriorated parking lots in Calumet Div.: Beaubien Woods
Boating Center ($250k); Eggers Grove after comfort station completed ($286k),
Calumet Woods ($76k). $250,500 $286,000 $76,000
Repave deteriorated parking lots in Indian Boundary Div.: Fullerton Woods ($35k),
Dam #4 ($27k), and in Palos Div.: White Oaks ($47k). $109,000
Patch deteriorated parking lots in Palos, Sag Valley & Indian Boundary Divs.: Buffalo
Woods ($40k), Columbia Woods ($25k), Tampier Boat Launch lot ($30k), Catherine
Chevalier ($19k), Schuth's Grove ($18.2k) & Jerome Huppert ($7k). $139,200
Repave parking lot at Poplar Creek Wildlife bldg $52,000
Repave parking lots for public recreation areas after campground and recreation
studies are completed: Thorn Creek Canoe Launch ($40k), Camp Alphonse ($59k),
Thatcher Woods ($80k), Trailside Museum ($19k), Camp Ground Road Woods
($48k), Camp Kiwanis reconstruction ($450k), Palos Flying Field ($150k), Poplar
Creek Flying Field ($150k) $696,000 $300,000
Repave parking lots for District support buildings after building needs assessment
completed: Tinley creek Div. HQ ($191k), Thorn Creek Forestry HQ ($99k), Thorn
Creek Div. HQ ($27k), North Branch Div. HQ ($78k), Palos Div. ($125k). $520,000
Repave parking lots in Salt Creek Div. (lower‐priorities): National Grove #1‐2 ($22k),
Bemis Woods South #5‐8 ($150k) $220,000 $150,000
Repave parking lots in Palos Div. (lower priorities): Willow Springs Woods ($170k),
Crooked Creek ($450k), Red Gate Woods ($120k), Hickory Hills ($40k), Pulaski
Woods South overflow lot ($30k), Crawdad Slough ($80k) $810,000 $80,000
Repave parking lots in Sag Valley Div. (lower priorities): Cherry Hill ($75k), Papoose
Lake ($106k) $75,000 $106,000
Repave parking lots in Poplar Creek Div. (lower priorities): Spring Creek Headwaters
($60k) $60,000
Repave parking lots in Northwest Div. (lower priorities); LaBagh Woods ($250k) $250,000
Removal of underused parking lots District‐Wide $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000
New parking lots at new acquisition sites: Sauk Trail ($75k), Spring Creek lots ($1
million); Orland ($1 million). $75,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Thorn Creek Division parking improvements $318,844 Indian Boundary Division parking improvements $398,834
$3,396,441 $899,937 $0 $2,488,000 $1,800,000 $1,902,000 $1,390,000
Site Identification ‐ Signage
Information Signs at Priority Locations PHASE II $500,000
New Traffic and Regulatory Signs at Picnic Groves, District wide. PHASE II $100,000
Annual Sign Maintenance PHASE II $40,000
Trail Signage Updates and Maintenance (NEW) $75,000
Property Boundary Markers/Witness Posts $600,000
Trail Crossing Signage on Roadways (NEW) $50,000
Elk Pen Kiosk $15,000Miscellaneous Site Identification Projects $24,279 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000
$739,279 $0 $0 $665,000 $30,000 $15,000 $15,000
Trail System Rebuilding
Realign/rebuild paved bike trail of Tinley Creek Bicycle Trail @ George Dunne $243,845
Asphalt repair along the Salt Creek Bicycle Trail @ Brookfield Woods $12,000
Resurface Thorn Creek Bicycle Trail ‐ 186th and Glenwood Lansing $600,000
Poplar Creek Trail Shoe Factory ‐ pave spur $200,000
Overlay & Patching @ Paul Douglas Bike Trail $174,000
Patching Poplar Creek Bike Trail $18,000
Repave Busse Woods Bike Trail ‐ Beisner Road area $35,000
Reconstruction of existing paved and unpaved trail systems. $252,387 $400,000 $400,000 $400,000 $400,000
Trail realignment in Palos $50,000
Restoration of ditches along multi‐use trails $500,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000
Repave/reditch North Branch Trail between Dempster Street and Oakton Avenue. $60,000
Paul Douglas spur @ Central & Freeman Road $75,000
Repair of Historic Trailside Structures @ Palos and Sag Valley Divisions $650,000
Stone Trail Repairs $1,000,000
Bridge & Underpass Repairs District‐Wide (5 yrs @ $70,000/yr.) $70,000 $70,000 $70,000 $70,000 $70,000Miscellaneous Trail System Rebuilding Projects $255,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000
$1,910,232 $0 $0 $1,005,000 $740,000 $2,255,000 $605,000
Note: All dollar figures are estimates for budgeting purposes. TABLE 2
2012‐2016CapitalProjectsbyCategory,LocationandTiming
C&D CIF Other2016Project Description
20122013 2014 2015
New Trail Systems
Spring Lake unpaved trail development $1,750,000
Calumet‐Sag Bicycle Trail‐ WEST Section (20% FPDCC match; $4,680,000 total cost). $546,449 $98,403 $291,148
Thorn Creek Bicycle Trail Completion (20% FPDCC match; $5,700,000 total cost). $376,200 $763,800
North Branch Bicycle Trail Southern Extension (20% FPDCC match; $6,660,000 total
cost). $435,600 $884,400
Calumet‐Sag Bicycle Trail‐ EAST Section (20% FPDCC match; $1,593,832 total cost) $318,766
Lake Cook Road ‐ North Branch Bicycle Trail Extension in partnership with the
Chicago Botanic Gardens (fixed FPDCC cost; $1,349,114 total cost). $50,000
Eggers Woods new path/trail spur to comfort station $63,000
Orland Grassland Bicycle Trail. $1,050,000
Burnham Greenway Bicycle Trail extension to Sand Ridge Nature Center. $430,000
Beaubien Woods Bicycle Trail $300,000
Construction of Bicycle & Equestrian Trails along Des Plaines River (subject to
securing 80% grant toward total cost of $15M) $3,000,000
Centennial Trail Completion (subject to securing 80% grant toward total cost of
$7.5M) $1,500,000
Tinley Creek Bicycle Trail Connection (subject to securing 80% grant toward total
cost of $8.8M) $1,760,000
Loop Trail at Whistler Woods (NEW) $400,000
New paved trail thru McGinnis Slough (NEW) $800,000
New unpaved single‐track multi‐use trails (subject to Rec. Master Plan) $100,000
Sculpture Trail @ LRSH & Sagawau Environmental Center (subject to Recreation
Master Plan) $400,000New Bridge & Underpass Projects ‐ pending identification of grant funding $6,250,000
$1,421,249 $98,403 $0 $3,758,114 $800,000 $13,740,000 $0
Nature Centers
Crab Tree Nature Center Improvements (NC improvements 2012 =$5,000, storage
bldg 2013 = $210,000 ‐ pending building needs analysis) $5,000 $210,000
River Trail Nature Center Improvements (replace skylights, heating for residence,
roof & floor on Sugar Shack) $72,000 $40,000
Sagawau Environmental Learning Center‐ bird protection netting $3,000
Chicago Portage Site tuck pointing and water feature restoration $85,000
Sagawau farmhouse improvements including workshop/garage $325,000
Little Red Schoolhouse rehabilitate old office/ workshop and old schoolhouse. $30,000
Chicago Portage Interpretive Center (assumes 50% of $6M total cost to be raised g g p (
from other sources) $3,000,000Miscellaneous Nature Centers Projects $15,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000
$72,000 $108,000 $0 $640,000 $35,000 $3,035,000 $35,000
Camps
Camp emergency repairs or demolition (demo buildings, asbestos removal,
emergency repairs) $150,000 $325,000Camp Construction (following Campground Master Plan) $0 $3,000,000
$150,000 $325,000 $0 $3,000,000 $0 $0 $0
Recreational Facilities
Aquatic Center Improvements (Exterior lighting, drain & pump replacement @ all 3
pools; door & window replacement @ Whealan) $195,000
Golf Course buildings renovation or demolition, potential new banquet facility at
GW Dunne Golf Course, pending rec. master plan and public‐private partnership)
$425,000 $75,000 $3,000,000
Horse Stable renovation & equestrian facilities at Harms/Golf after campground
study $2,700,000
Harms & Golf stable improvements $185,000
Flying field improvements $40,000
New Swallow Cliff warming shelter/concession bldg, pending Rec. Master Plan $500,000
Lighting, Electrical & Other Mechanical System Improvement Projects ‐ District‐
Wide; 2015: installation of light along trails for night‐time commuting needs further
study/funding $120,000 $500,000Miscellaneous Recreational Facilities Projects $15,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000
$195,000 $625,000 $0 $770,000 $2,735,000 $3,035,000 $535,000
Boat Facilities
Busse Boathouse & dock repairs $0 $688,800Boating Facilities ‐ new boat houses @ Maple Lake ($900k), Skokie Lagoons
($1,800,000), new South Suburban rowing facility ($1,500,000) $900,000 $3,300,000
$0 $688,800 $0 $900,000 $0 $3,300,000 $0
Note: All dollar figures are estimates for budgeting purposes. TABLE 2
2012‐2016CapitalProjectsbyCategory,LocationandTiming
C&D CIF Other2016Project Description
20122013 2014 2015
Washroom , Comfort Stations, & Pavilions
Washrooms & Comfort Station ‐ 10 flush toilet facilities @ $300k ea., over 3 years.
(Prototype to be developed and locations identified in 2012) $934,939 $65,061 $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Pavilion & Comfort Station Renovation Projects ‐ Plum Creek comfort station ‐ drill
new well, $30k; Edgebrook Woods & Forest Glen toilets, replace floor in Caldwell
Woods warming shelter $65,000
Dan Ryan Pavilion $737,360
Thatcher Woods pavilion $924,886
Eggers Grove comfort station $531,700
Green Lake Woods electric $50,405
Bunker Hill electric $221,800
$999,939 $2,531,212 $0 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $0 $0
General Headquarters
GHQ public safety & code compliance priorities (elevator & other ADA
improvements, add'l asbestos removal); other related repairs, $200,000 $800,000
GHQ exterior renovation, window rehab and storm windows $35,000 $740,000 $615,000
GHQ ‐ generator $15,000
GHQ ‐ central air and heat $200,000
GHQ ‐ corner pavilion improvements $50,000Miscellaneous General Headquarters Projects $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000
$835,000 $780,000 $0 $890,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000
Support Facilities
Poplar Creek Wildlife HQ‐ Major rehab $2,000,000
Building Repairs District‐Wide (5 yrs @ $100k/yr.) $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000
Install overhead door safety beams and operators at motorized overhead doors @
Skokie RM, Tinley RM, Salt Creek + 13 other sites @ $10,000/site) $160,000
Install overhead door safety beams and operators at motorized overhead doors @
Skokie RM, Tinley RM, Salt Creek + 13 other sites @ $10k/site. Replace 20 misc. non‐
motorized overhead doors @ $8,000/door. $320,000
Public safety improvements to Resource Mgmt building improvements (NW HQ
$58k; Salt Creek $20k; flooring @ South Police, Poplar Crk & Skokie RM buildings
$20k) $98,000
Time and attendance infrastructure installation $30,000
McGinnis Field Station Improvements windows, siding and a new garage $95,000 $150,000
Demolition of some buildings at Rolling Knolls $100,000
Central Maintenance Garage telephone $10,000
Central Maintenance Garage electrical $27,300
Central Maintenance Garage repairs: new steam boiler ($275k) and windows
($600k) subject to building needs assessment $875,000
New Maintenance and Police Buildings @ Div. HQs (North Branch, Salt Creek & DesNew Maintenance and Police Buildings @ Div. HQs (North Branch, Salt Creek & Des
Plaines ‐ pending building need analysis) $5,750,000
New Resource Management Metal Garage @ Tinley Creek ‐ pending building need
analysis $225,000
Palos Div. HQ ‐ Remodeling ‐ pending building need analysis $150,000
Calumet Subdivn HQ at 87th St. & Western ‐ new windows ‐ pending building needs
analysis $45,000
Skokie Div. HQ ‐ Install new windows ‐ pending building need analysis $30,000
Construct and reclad metal buildings at three Division HQs ‐ Tinley Crk Div HQ, install
new windows at Tinley HQ and re‐skin 3 at Thorn Creek and 1 at NW Div HQ ‐
pending building need analysis $350,000
North Branch Div HQ Improvements ‐ pending building need analysis $180,000
Central Maintenance Garage ‐ new buildings: High Bay Building $1.2M; temp‐
controlled doc storage bldg. $150k; 3 new cold storage buildings ($500k) $1,350,000 $500,000
Div. HQs ‐ Lower‐Priority Building Improvement Projects $4,291,000
New roof at Thorn Creek Div. HQ $40,000
Loose material storage corrals $96,000
New building for Ecology Staff (assumes 50% of $1.2 million cost to be raised from
other sources) $1,200,000Miscellaneous emergency repairs $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000
$674,000 $2,387,300 $0 $9,270,000 $6,116,000 $125,000 $125,000
Sewer & Water Lines
Water Line at Tampier Lake $350,000
Water Line at South Police Headquarters $34,390 $7,200 $50,610
Install water line to Bell Road residence $25,000
Water & Sewer Repair District Wide (5 yrs. @ $20,000/yr.) $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000
Water Line at Eggers Grove $350,000
Seal 100 abandoned wells @ $1500 ea. $75,000 $75,000
Water Line at Bemis Woods $750,000
Replace all underground water pipes at Camp Reinberg $150,000
Replace piping for Comfort Station at Edgebrook Woods $25,000
Note: All dollar figures are estimates for budgeting purposes. TABLE 2
2012‐2016CapitalProjectsbyCategory,LocationandTiming
C&D CIF Other2016Project Description
20122013 2014 2015
Replace piping for Comfort Station at Forest Glen Woods $25,000
Replace piping for Comfort Station at Linne Woods $25,000
Replace piping for 2 Comfort Stations at LaBagh Woods $50,000Sewer & Water Lines emergency repairs $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000
$854,390 $32,200 $0 $1,070,610 $95,000 $120,000 $45,000
Fence, Gates and Concrete Units
Fence repair at Sand Ridge Nature Center $18,257 $6,743
Fence Repair/Replacement/Removal District Wide $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000
Drop Gate Barrier Postmaterials & installation District Wide (5 yrs. @ $60,000/yr.) $60,000 $60,000 $60,000 $60,000 $60,000
Pipe Swing Gate Installation (4 years, 25% of total $2,380,000 cost per year) $593,905 $1,095 $595,000 $595,000 $595,000
Install fence at Shabonna Woods to incorporate into Sand Ridge NC $300,000
Beaubien Woods boat launch parking lot fence $25,000Oak Forest Property Install Fence . $100,000
$1,072,162 $7,838 $0 $755,000 $880,000 $755,000 $160,000
Intergovernmental Agreements
NeighborSpace ‐ 2012 contribution $5,000 $95,000
$5,000 $95,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
TOTALS $16,898,540 $15,900,000 $620,000 $36,616,724 $21,391,000 $34,142,000 $8,770,000
$11,500,000.00 Preliminary CIF estimate
$4,400,000 Surplus 2011 CIF dollars carried over
Note: All dollar figures are estimates for budgeting purposes. TABLE 2
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The Forest Preserve District of Cook County has sought public input on the 2012 draft Capital Improvement Plan for 2012-2016. We hosted six public outreach events that were held at the following location:
DOWNTOWN: Wednesday, Aug. 10th, 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m., Cook County Office Building, 69 West Washington, Chicago.
SOUTH SUBURBAN REGION: Friday, Sept. 30th, 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Flossmoor Farmers Market, 1000 Sterling Avenue at the Flossmoor Public Library.
WEST COOK REGION. Saturday, Oct. 1st, 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Maywood
Multicultural Farmers Market, 121 S. Fifth Avenue, next to the Maywood Public Library.
SOUTHWEST COOK REGION. Tues., Oct. 11, 7:00-9:00 p.m., Sagawau
Environmental Learning Center, Lemont.
NORTHWEST COOK REGION. Thurs., Oct. 13, 7:00-9:00 p.m., Crabtree Nature Center, Barrington.
NORTH SUBURBAN REGION. Saturday, Oct. 15, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Wagner
Farm Corn Harvest Festival, 1510 Wagner Road, Glenview. In addition to these events the District held two meetings in August with stakeholders and advocates. The attendees to these meetings were invited to participate based on their past and current involvement with the District. This type of outreach is part of a concerted effort to promote transparency and accountability in our operations and gather input and ideas from a broad range of constituents prior to submitting a final plan for your approval. A draft list of proposed projects and public comment forms were available at each event and posted on our website through the "Comment Corner" tab on our website.
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