Kendall County Times

City of Yorkville Public Works Committee met Oct. 17.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

IN ATTENDANCE:

Committee Members

Chairman Ken Koch

Alderman Matt Marek (via Zoom)

Alderman Rusty Corneils

Alderman Craig Soling (arr. 6:07pm)

Other City Officials

City Administrator Bart Olson

Assistant City Administrator Erin Willrett (via Zoom)

Engineer Brad Sanderson, EEI

Public Works Director Eric Dhuse

Alderman Chris Funkhouser (arr. 6:11pm)

Other Guests: None

The meeting was called to order at 6:00pm by Chairman Ken Koch.

Citizen Comments: None

Previous Meeting Minutes: September 19, 2023

The minutes were approved as presented.

New Business:

1. PW 2023-79 Capital Improvement Projects Update

Mr. Sanderson said this is the quarterly update. The storage tank near the Public Works building is progressing and it should be complete in mid-November. Contract B is the second watermain project south of the tank and is about 70% complete. Some water service work east of Rt. 47 along with some concrete paving will be finishing up in the next few weeks. Alderman Koch asked if these projects will be totally complete this year and he cited some of the streets that will only receive the first coat this year. Mr. Dhuse said the projects described by Mr. Sanderson will be totally complete this year and the projects south of Somonauk St. will be fully paved. No further action needed.

2. PW 2023-80 Quarterly Bond and and Letter of Credit Reduction Summary

This is a quarterly update also. There is one reduction in Windett Ridge and there was one earlier in the year. All homes are now built in this area, said Mr. Dhuse.

3. PW 2023-81 North Central Tank Rehabilitation – Change Order No. 2

Mr. Sanderson said there are 2 items for consideration. The original completion date was June 1st of this year and the city asked the contractor to delay it due to the well #7 project. The contractor agreed and did not make a change in the cost. The completion date was pushed to the end of November. The second consideration is that T-Mobile occupies space on the tank. They are changing out some equipment and requested some modifications to the tank. There were additional holes cut and miscellaneous work done. The city did not want to paint it and then cut the holes. Mr. Sanderson said T-Mobile will reimburse the city for the work in the amount of $23,000. Mr. Sanderson recommended approval of both items and this item will move forward to the City Council consent agenda.

4. PW 2023-82 2024 Road to Better Roads – Design Engineering Agreement

Mr. Olson said this is for the next year's road program for and is the base bid amount for about $1.5 million. He said this amount may be increased pending the upcoming audit presentation and a discussion at the November Public Works meeting. If it is increased, a new 5-year proposal will be provided and an amendment will be made to this contract. The city wishes to proceed with scheduled work and he recommends approval of the $84,990 design engineering contract. This will move to City Council regular agenda.

5. PW 2023-83 Kylyns Ridge Subdivision Traffic Sign Analysis

A summary of this matter was presented by Mr. Sanderson. There were concerns raised in this area about speeding and additional signage. The four intersections in question were observed by engineering staff for possible modification of signage. Based on standard criteria, none of the intersections warranted any changes. They also looked at speed over a 7-day period. For 3 intersections, most traffic was in the speed range. They are not recommending any modifications at this time, but they suggested looking at it again in the future.

Alderman Funkhouser said this matter had been brought forth by some of the residents. He said he is just looking for traffic-calming measures including lane-striping for perceived lane narrowing, lane bumps and landscaping in the parkway. He said Aurora has used some of these methods successfully. He would like to look at this again next month. He noted there is only one street that has parking on one side only and he said residents like parking on both sides. Mr. Sanderson said a traffic-calming packet had been assembled a few years ago and he will bring that to the next meeting.

Old Business: None

Additional Business:

There was no further business and the meeting adjourned at 6:24pm.

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