Public Works Committee Minutes 2019 08-20-19 special - jointPage 1 of 2
APPROVED 10/15/19
SPECIAL PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING
JOINT MEETING OF
THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITEE
AND THE KENDALL COUNTY HIGHWAY COMMITTEE
Tuesday, August 20, 2019, 6:00p.m.
City Hall Conference Room
800 Game Farm Road, Yorkville, Il
IN ATTENDANCE:
Committee Members
Vice-Chairman Ken Koch Alderman Chris Funkhouser
Alderman Seaver Tarulis
Absent: Alderman Joe Plocher
Other City Officials
John Purcell, Mayor Julie Morrison, Engineer-EEI
Bart Olson, City Administrator Carri Parker, Purchasing Manager
Eric Dhuse, Public Works Director
Other Guests:
Matt Prochaska, Kendall County Board Ryan Sikes, WBK Engineering
Fran Klaas, County Engineer Tyler Bachman, WSPY
Matt Kellogg, Kendall County Board Katie Finlon, Kendall County Record
The meeting was called to order at 6:00pm by Vice-Chairman Ken Koch.
Mr. Prochaska introduced the County meeting participants.
Citizen Comments: None
New Business:
1. PW 2019-52 Galena Road / Kennedy Road / Mill Road
Mr. Kellogg said the County and City will collaborate on improvements on these intersections and he
said that a study had been done by CMT. CMT presented the study and options to the County last
week. Mr. Klaas said the two feasibility study options are: 1) joining all three roads together in one
intersection with roundabouts or traffic lights, 2) keep the intersections separate as it is now. A
roundabout to bring all three together would function for about 10-15 years and a multi-lane
roundabout would function until about 2050. A traditional signalized separate intersection was
recommended as the most viable and least expensive. Maintenance costs for signals are greater than
roundabouts, however, roundabouts are more expensive to install.
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After further discussion by the committee of the feasibility study, the recommended solutions were:
1. Multi-lane roundabout with all intersections together, or
2. Keep intersections separate with signal at Galena & Kennedy and roundabout or signal at
re-aligned Mill Road and the park.
Mr. Klaas said the County committee did not take action on the study by CMT and will take more time
to study it. Mr. Olson asked if any options discuss cost efficiences. He said the developer of Grande
Reserve will give the city $2.9 million when certain portions of Grande Reserve are constructed, which
could be several years. The developer did commit to front-fund the Mill Road improvements. He said
if there are no apparent cost efficiences to join all intersections, the current configuration would likely
be kept. Mr. Olson said there are available state level funds tied into federal funds. In that case,
federal rules apply which delays the project and drives up the cost. Due to this factor, staff feels those
funds are not an option. Mayor Purcell asked if doing the projects together would yield a cost savings,
however, Mr. Klaas said it would be minimal.
Mr. Olson said when Mill Rd. is re-aligned a land swap would be done with slightly more footage
going to the other landowner. A larger easement may also be needed.
It was noted that traffic counts justify a traffic light at Galena & Kennedy at this time while counts at
Mill and Kennedy do not justify a light until 2040. Improvements are slated for 2021.
Alderman Funkhouser asked about a second exit on Galena or a right in/right out. He said it should be
researched now to tie in with the other projects. In summary, Mr. Olson said there will be a staff
meeting to discuss the many aspects of these intersection improvements.
2. PW 2019-53 Mill Road Resurfacing
Mr. Olson reported on this project. Staff has looked at bids and found that prices were higher than in
the spring. Mr. Klaas reviewed the three bids and said the low bid was $104,797.50 from Geneva
Construction. The job must be done by October 31 and there are incentives for finishing before the end
of September. The type of material to be used and possible savings on the road striping were
discussed. The shoulder will also be widened. This matter moves forward to City Council.
Old Business: None
Additional Business:
There was no further business and the meeting was adjourned at 6:35pm.
Minutes respectfully transcribed by
Marlys Young, Minute Taker