City Council Minutes 2021 06-08-21 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE,KENDALL COUNTY,ILLINOIS,
HELD IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
800 GAME FARM ROAD ON
TUESDAY,JUNE 8,2021
Mayor Purcell called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
City Clerk Pickering called the roll.
Ward I Koch Present
Transier Present
Ward II Milschewski Present
Plocher Present
Ward III Funkhouser Present
Marek Present
Ward IV Tarulis Present (left at 7:38)
Peterson Present
Staff in attendance at city hall: City Clerk Pickering,City Administrator Olson,Chief of Police Jensen,
Public Works Director Dhuse, Parks and Recreation Director Evans, EEI Engineer Sanderson,EEI
Engineer Freeman,and Attorney Castaldo.
Staff in attendance electronically: Community Development Director Barksdale-Noble,Finance Director
Fredrickson,Assistant City Administrator Willrett,and Senior Planner Engberg.
Clerk's Note: Due to COVID-19, in accordance with Public Act 101-0640 and Gubernatorial Disaster
Proclamation issued by Governor Pritzker pursuant to the powers vested in the Governor under the
Illinois Emergency Management Act,the United City of Yorkville encouraged social distancing by
allowing remote attendance to the City Council meeting.
Members of the public were able to attend this meeting in person while practicing social distancing as
well as being able to access the meeting remotely via Zoom which allowed for video,audio and
telephonic participation.
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A meeting notice was posted on the city's website on the agenda,minutes and packets webpage with
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instructions regarding remote meeting access and a link was included for the public to participate in the
meeting remotely:hgps://us02web.zoom.us/j/87263727900?pwd=UnRZR1dRbVNUdzZiNTBPWG1rZ3RYZzO9.
The Zoom meeting ID was 872 6372 7900.
QUORUM
A quorum was established.
AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA
None.
PRESENTATIONS
None.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
CITIZEN COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS
Darren Crawford,President of the Yorkville Library Board of Trustees, spoke regarding the Mayor's
proposed appointments of three new individuals to the Library Board. He gave the educational history
and background of the current members whose terms expired. Mr. Crawford stated that he would like the
three current members to be re-appointed instead of appointing three new members.
Russ Walter,Yorkville Library Board Trustee, spoke regarding the Mayor's proposed appointments for
the Library Board. He asked that the three current members whose terms were expired be re-appointed.
Jason Hedman,Yorkville resident, spoke and said that he was one of the Library Board Trustees who was
slated to be replaced tonight with someone else. He thanked the council for the opportunity they gave
him to serve the Yorkville community over the past four years as a library trustee. He said it was his
pleasure to support a resource that his family enjoys. His goal is not to force re-appointment. The law
states that it is the Mayor's responsibility to appoint members. He stated that the other two individuals
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who are also not being re-appointed are two of the most professional, involved,and forward-thinking
trustees that he worked with on the board and one of whom has a master's degree in Library Science. He
said the Library Board was responsible this last fiscal year for the management of over$1.7 million in tax
dollars. He said the council's decision in approving the Library Board appointments is the only means
they will have to influence the management of these tax dollars going forward.
Judy Somerlot,Friends of the Library member,spoke regarding the Mayor's proposed appointments for
the Library Board. She thanked the council for the opportunity to speak and spoke about the council's
responsibility for appointments. She said the Illinois Local Library Act gives the Mayor the authorization
^ to appoint Library Board members; however,that comes with the approval of the City Council. The Act
provides that the appointment is made with reference to the candidates' fitness for such office. She stated
it was the council's responsibility to verify that these appointees are able to do all of the things they need
to do for the Library Board.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Minutes of the Regular City Council—May 25,2021
2. Bill Payments for Approval
$ 260,869.20 (vendors—FY 21)
$ 359,785.49 (vendors—FY 22)
$ 170,226.25 (wire payments)
$ 334,975.43 (payroll period ending 5/28/21
$ 1,125,856.37 (total)
Mayor Purcell entertained a motion to approve the consent agenda. So moved by Alderman Peterson;
seconded by Alderman Koch.
Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes-8 Nays-0
Koch-aye,Milschewski-aye,Funkhouser-aye, Tarulis-aye,
Transier-aye,Plocher-aye,Marek-aye,Peterson-aye
REPORTS
MAYOR'S REPORT
Margaritas en Mayo Event
Mayor Purcell reported that the first Margaritas en Mayo event was held last Thursday and despite the
windy weather,everyone had a great time and he received several requests for the event to be held next
year.
41 of July Celebration
Mayor Purcell reported that due to 4`'of July falling on a Sunday this year,41 of July activities will be held
on Saturday,July 3'
Resolution 2021-28 Authorizing Acceptance of a Bid from D.Construction,Inc.
for the Rebuild Illinois—Fox Hill Improvements
in the amount not to exceed$1,620,515.73
(CC 2021-33)
Mayor Purcell entertained a motion to approve a Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of a Bid from D.
Construction,Inc. for the Rebuild Illinois—Fox Hill Improvements in the amount not to exceed
$1,620,515.73. So moved by Alderman Funkhouser; seconded by Alderman Plocher.
Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes-8 Nays-0
Milschewski-aye,Funkhouser-aye,Tarulis-aye, Transier-aye,
Plocher-aye,Marek-aye,Peterson-aye,Koch-aye
Fox Hill Subdivision Roadway Improvements—
Construction Engineering Agreement
(CC 2021-34)
Mayor Purcell entertained a motion to approve a Fox Hill Subdivision Roadway Improvements—
Construction Engineering Agreement. So moved by Alderman Marek; seconded by Alderman Transier.
Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes-8 Nays-0
Funkhouser-aye,Tarulis-aye,Transier-aye,Plocher-aye,
Marek-aye,Peterson-aye,Koch-aye,Milschewski-aye
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Public Works Dump Truck Rehabilitation Quote
(CC 2021-35)
Mayor Purcell entertained a motion to approve the public works dump truck rehabilitation quote. So
moved by Alderman Tarulis; seconded by Alderman Peterson.
Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes-8 Nays-0
Tarulis-aye,Transier-aye,Plocher-aye,Marek-aye,
Peterson-aye,Koch-aye,Milschewski-aye,Funkhouser-aye
Memorandum of Understanding with ComEd
regarding Corneils Road Repair
(CC 2021-36)
Mayor Purcell entertained a motion to approve the Memorandum of Understanding with ComEd
regarding Corneils Road Repair. So moved by Alderman Milschewski; seconded by Alderman Marek.
Motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes-8 Nays-0
Transier-aye,Plocher-aye,Marek-aye,Peterson-aye,
Koch-aye,Milschewski-aye,Funkhouser-aye,Tarulis-aye
Appointments to Boards and Commissions
(CC 2021-37)
Mayor Purcell entertained a motion to approve the appointments of Ruben Rodriguez to the Board of Fire
&Police Commission to a term ending May 2024; Sue Shimp,Bret Reifsteck and Tara Schumacher to
the Library Board to terms ending May 2024; Rusty Hyett and Victor Perez to the Park Board to terms
ending May 2026 and Jeff Burgner to the Police Pension Fund Board to a term ending May 2023. So
moved by Alderman Plocher; seconded by Alderman Marek.
It was asked if the appointments could be separated to be voted on individually instead of as a group.
Mayor Purcell said the council could vote on these separately; however,he preferred that his
appointments be voted on as a group. He understands that some people would like other people
appointed; however, appointments are made by the Mayor and these are his choices for appointments.
Mayor Purcell said that he had received a few questions from council members on his appointments prior
to the meeting. One of the questions he received was about the proposal to move the city's preschool
program into the library which the Library Board was not in favor of. He said that at the last Library
Board meeting that he and city staff members attended to discuss the proposal he felt there had been a
good discussion about the proposed idea and Library Board members had indicated they had a few
unanswered questions about the proposal that they wanted to look into. Mayor Purcell left the meeting
thinking the discussion on working together was going to continue to take place. He stated that later that
evening after he left the meeting,the Library Board recessed the meeting and then they came back into
session and voted to end the conversation with the city. He said the city is looking at different options for
the preschool that do not involve using the library. He stated that his appointments have nothing to do
with forcing a preschool into the library.
Mayor Purcell said there were several actions taken by the Library Board that he was very disappointed
with. The first is that it has been almost a month since that board meeting and he has not yet been
contacted by the board president informing him that the board wants to go in a different direction for the
library. The next item is that the Library Board had their library staff comment at that meeting about the
preschool proposal. Mayor Purcell heard one library staff member comment during the meeting that"this
building is not an appropriate place for young children". He said that if this is an indication of how the
library staff thinks,and the Library Board is condoning that—then he is really struggling with this type of
attitude. Additionally, since that meeting,the library has now had a committee meeting on forming a
library district. Forming a district could increase the library's expenses by over$100,000 per year. To
pay for those expenses,they are looking at forcing taxpayers into their library district. Mayor Purcell
stated that when he ran for Mayor,the idea of forced annexation was one of the hottest issues. He also
mentioned that he is looking for a group of board members who are interested in working with the school
^ district. He stated that he has heard from several school board members and several administrators at the
school,that their relationship with the library is shaky at best. He said pre-COVID,the library's numbers
were decreasing,and the board's answer is that they should bring more people into the taxing body. He
doesn't think the answer is forming a new taxing body and he doesn't feel the residents need bigger
government. Mayor Purcell thinks that what the city needs is a group that wants to work with others. He
said that the city works well with the schools,county,health department,and the fire district.
Discussion took place regarding the process. It was mentioned that one of the appointees to the Library
Board had not submitted their application form, so the council members did not have any information as
to that appointee. It was also discussed that there was not any type of public advertisement indicating that
the city was seeking candidates to be appointed to the Library Board.
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Alderman Funkhouser made a motion to remove the three Library Board appointments to separate them
for further consideration at a later date; seconded by Alderman Tarulis.
Motion to amend defeated by a roll call vote. Ayes-3 Nays-5
Koch-nay,Milschewski-aye,Funkhouser-aye,Tarulis-aye,
Transier-nay,Plocher-nay,Marek-nay, Peterson-nay
Original motion approved by a roll call vote. Ayes-5 Nays-3
^ Plocher-aye,Marek-aye,Peterson-aye,Koch-aye,
Milschewski-nay,Funkhouser-nay,Tarulis-nay,Transier-aye
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT
No report.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT
Comprehensive Plan—Future Land Use Review
(EDC 2021-25)
Senior Planner Engberg told the council that at the end of March,the Kendall County Comprehensive
Land Plan and Ordinance Committee held a meeting to discuss potential future land uses south of the
river along West Highpoint Road which is going to become South Eldamain Road as part of the Eldamain
Road bridge and roadway expansion project. The bridge and roadway expansion has potential to provide
development and land uses different than those projected when the county and city did their existing
comprehensive plans. Kendall County is looking at designating the county portion of the areas east and
west of S. Eldamain Road as mixed-use business which would allow for offices,wholesale, and light
industrial uses. The county has asked if the city would consider changing its' portion of land on the east
side of S. Eldamain Road from estate/conservation residential land use to general industrial.
Planner Engberg said that he is looking for comments from the council to take back to Kendall County.
One item to consider is that the city's 2016 comprehensive plan has a ten-year planning horizon. When
the 2016 comprehensive plan was developed it was not thought that these outer edges of the city would be
developed within ten years and the zoning designations were put in as a placeholder. Staff is looking to
start the update process for a new comprehensive plan in 2023-2024 in order to have it completed by
2026. He mentioned the council might want to wait and evaluate this area once the S. Eldamain Road
project is complete. He also mentioned that Metra Rail is currently conducting their study to see where
rail access would go. Additionally,this area has no water or sanitary facilities yet. It should be noted that
the comprehensive plan is a guide for development and is not set in stone.
Community Development Director Noble said there are a few items for council to consider. One, is that
when the city looks at changing its' comprehensive plan,they get the owners with property in the area as
stakeholders. She does not believe that the county has reached out to these landowners to see how they
envision their property developing. She said that most likely if these properties develop,they will want to
annex to the city so they can get their utilities from the city. She noted that at this point, city utilities do
not extend to this area.
Alderman Funkhouser commented that he thinks this makes sense to look at a higher use once the road
improvement project is completed;however he has two concerns. The first is where the road makes the
jog, immediately south of the river,the parcel of land where on the east side is forest preserve and on the
west side is forest preserve. He feels this triangle of land from Fox Road to the new S. Eldamain Road
and the forest preserve should be kept as estate residential because it is located between forest preserve
land on both sides and he doesn't think industrial should be located between the two forest preserves. His
second concern is that for everything south of Fox Road to Route 71,the county is proposing the city
convert an area of almost 3000 feet of depth. There is one county subdivision located near there, and he
thinks the city may get a lot of pushback from those county residents. He thought that area should be
made a little shallower and not extend that close to those residents. Mayor Purcell asked staff to forward
the comments to the county.
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT
No report.
ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE REPORT
No report.
PARK BOARD
Golf Outing
Parks and Recreation Director Evans reported that the joint city/Yorkville Educational Foundation golf
outing would be held on June 10`h and they have close to 100 golfers.
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Social Gathering
Parks and Recreation Director Evans reported that the Social Gathering event would be held on June 11'
from 6:30 p.m.to 9:30 p.m. at Riverfront Park. The Whiskey Romance Band will perform starting at
6:30 and there will be fireworks at 9:30.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
No report.
CITY COUNCIL REPORT
No report.
CITY CLERK'S REPORT
No report.
COMMUNITY&LIAISON REPORT
KenCom
Alderman Funkhouser reported that KenCom held their quarterly board meeting and issued their press
release for their license plate reader program that is being implemented.
Aurora Area Convention&Visitors Bureau
Alderman Funkhouser reported that the AACVB held their board meeting and discussed some of the
business re-openings. The Paramount theater in Aurora will be opening as well as Raging Waves
Waterpark in Yorkville. He said that finances for the AACVB exceeded their expectations during the
pandemic. They are also exploring the idea of moving the AACVB offices to another location.
STAFF REPORT
No report.
MAYOR'S REPORT(cont'd)
COVID-19
Mayor Purcell thanked Lynn Dubajic for all of her hard work in helping the health department with the
COVID clinic. He thanked the council for their support in letting the health department use the Prairie
Pointe building for the COVID clinic as well as their support of Yorkville businesses during the
pandemic. He also thanked the school board for keeping the Yorkville schools open during the pandemic
and giving parents a choice between on-site versus remote learning for their children.
City Building Updates
(CC 2021-04)
Administrator Olson said that in the next couple of meetings there will be discussion on the construction
manager versus a general contractor for the Prairie Pointe building renovations. He will be sending out a
tentative schedule for the construction buildout for the Prairie Pointe building. Staff is trying to lay out a
schedule of the items that the council will need to review and approve. In general,the intent is to give
council all of the big picture updates that need approval and then staff will be doing most of the internal
approvals of the construction documents and bidding materials that are more administrative in nature.
Administrator Olson said that staff did a walk-through of the Public Works building with Kluber last
Thursday. Alderman Funkhouser asked about the potential public partnership with the Kendall Area
Transit(KAT)for the Public Works facility. Administrator Olson said that Kendall County
Administrator Koeppel had approached him and said that KAT, as a public transit agency,has availability
to funding streams at the federal/state level that the city does not have access to. KAT currently has
—$300,000 to be used for a facility. They can't use this money for rent and they can't give it to Kendall
County since the county is the parent entity of KAT. Kendall Area Transit is an entity that needs space
and they might have access to funding if something could be worked out. Additionally,there might be
some efficiencies to sharing Public Works space with KAT. It was asked how the contract would work
with Kluber if the city is working with KAT. Administrator Olson said that the city contract was between
the city and Kluber only. KAT would need to negotiate with Kluber separately and the county board
would need to sign off on that contract. Kluber has indicated that if KAT also signs a contract with
Kluber,there may be some cost efficiencies.
PRESENTATIONS(cont'd)
Water Study
Alternative Water Source Study(AWSS)Update Overview
(CC 2021-38)
Jeffrey Freeman, from Engineering Enterprises,Inc., gave a presentation on water source sustainability
options for the city(see attached). The purpose of the presentation was to give an overview of the water
source study update that EEI conducted for the city which establishes the need for an alternative water
source for the future. The city will work through the evaluation over the next several months in
anticipation of making a decision by the end of the year as to which water source direction the city would
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like to go. Implementation of a new water source could take up to a decade to put in place. When it
comes to water source sustainability,the Illinois State Water Survey(ISWS)has been modeling the deep-
water aquifer system. Currently, all of the city's wells draw their water from a deep-water aquifer that
covers seven states in the Midwest. Within the last few weeks,EEI received updated information from
the ISWS. The ISWS modeling already shows a risk of declining well performance in portions of
Kendall County. If communities keep using the deep-water aquifer as their sole source of water, and
alternative water sources are not selected,by 2050,this risk area is projected to encompass Yorkville and
by 2070, it is projected that there is a risk of well inoperability,especially during peak water use times.
The aquifer is currently being pumped at an unsustainable rate.
Alternative water supply sources which can be considered include the Fox River,Lake Michigan water
via the Joliet Area Water Commission,Lake Michigan water via the DuPage Water Commission or Lake
Michigan water through the Illinois Lake Water Company,which is a private utility company.
Within the Yorkville region, if the Fox River is selected,a back-up supply source is still needed. The
river will have a restricted low flow level which means that if the river is below a certain level,then the
city would not be allowed to withdraw from the river;therefore,the city would need a back-up supply
source of water to be able to meet the water demands in our system. Both Elgin and Aurora use the Fox
River for water and both communities use their wells as their back-up water source. For example,Elgin
currently uses 10%of the deep-water aquifer via their wells to supplement their water supply from the
Fox River.
If the Fox River is selected,there are two options: Yorkville could choose the Fox River independent
from Montgomery or Oswego or a sub-region could be formed in which Montgomery, Oswego, and
Yorkville could join together to utilize the Fox River as a source of water. If a sub-region is formed,there
might be some economies of scale. A form of governance would need to be determined as well.
The alternative to water from the Fox River is water from Lake Michigan. The Supreme Court has set a
diversion limit on the amount of Lake Michigan water that can be used by Illinois. That limit is set at
3,200 cfs. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources(IDNR)manages the Lake Michigan Allocation
and has indicated that currently there is sufficient diversion remaining to provide water to Joliet and the
Joliet area communities that are currently considering connection. To use Lake Michigan water,there are
three supply options: Joliet Area Water Commission,DuPage Water Commission,and the Illinois Lake
Water Company/Plainfield.
The Joliet Area Water Commission is a new system being formed which will be purchasing Lake
Michigan water from the City of Chicago. There are currently twelve communities in discussion about
joining this commission and if Yorkville chooses to join this commission now,there is an opportunity to
be a charter member. A benefit of being a charter member is the ability to impact the governance of the
commission by helping to formulate the bylaws for the commission.
The DuPage Water Commission is an existing system that also purchases Lake Michigan water from the
City of Chicago. It was organized in the 1980s and has twenty-three charter communities along with six
subsequent communities for a total of twenty-nine communities currently being served. The commission
is broken down into six districts and the 13 member Water Commission Board includes one municipal
representative from each of the six districts, one county representative from each of the six districts, and
the County Board Chairman who also serves as the Chairman of the Water Commission Board. There
have been some initial discussions about representation by the Montgomery, Oswego, and Yorkville area
and how that would be structured,but nothing has been finalized yet.
The Illinois Lake Water Company/Plainfield is a private utility that brings Lake Michigan water from
Bedford Park,who receives water from Chicago. In this option,Yorkville would just be purchasing water
from a private utility per the contract with the utility.
Engineer Freeman said there are several items to consider when making a decision on the alternative
water source. Items to consider include costs,risk,water quality,management/staffing,
control/governance,and sustainability/quantity. EEI is going to create a weighted decision matrix that
council members can use to rank what is most important to them and their constituents.
Engineer Freeman said that the Joliet Area Water Commission should have refined cost estimates ready in
July or August. By September,the cost analysis should be completed for all alternatives. After the cost
analysis is complete,there will be a public information/open house meeting. He expects to then have a
detailed alternative water source study presentation for the City Council in October. It is anticipated that
the council could select the alternative water source program in November or December. The Joliet
system has said they would like a decision by the end of the year or the first of next year.
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
None.
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CITIZEN COMMENTS
Darren Crawford, President of the Yorkville Library Board of Trustees,mentioned that after listening to
the water study presentation,the council might want to check into controlled system takeover by foreign
or domestic ransomware groups. He suggested the council ask what type of control system is being used
for the water system and what the protections are against malicious software. Additionally, if the system
goes down,who gets priority first for water. He went on to make further comments regarding Library
operations. He said it was mentioned that taxes were going to increase if the Library formed a Library
District. Mr. Crawford said if they become a Library District, it will be the original boundaries of the city
and no one's taxes will go up because it will be the same levy and the only way is if they ask the
community and the community will vote to join the district. When it comes to what happened with the
preschool,he said when he was approached by the Mayor in January,he took the idea to the Library
Board in good faith. He said they talked about three different options and he thought the final option
looked good. Under legal advice from the Library's attorney,he was told that the Library Board had to
be careful not to do anything that would affect Library operations. That was why the board voted against
the proposal. Regarding the comment about the vote taking place after everyone left,he said that was
because a board member brought it up and said there was an item in the packet that wasn't voted on and
that is why the vote occurred after the Mayor and others had left the meeting.
Cesar Chacon, spouse of a Library Board Trustee,thanked Aldermen Funkhouser and Milschewski for
their comments during the discussion about the Library Board appointments. He said that not everyone
understands how important the library is to a lot of constituents in the community.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
None.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Purcell entertained a motion to adjourn the City Council meeting. So moved by Alderman
Milschewski; seconded by Alderman Peterson.
Motion unanimously approved by a viva voce vote.
Meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m.
Minutes submitted by:
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Lisa Pickering,
City Clerk,City of Yorkville,Illinois
ALTERNATIVE WATER
SOURCE STUDY (AWSS)
UPDATE OVERVIEW
United City of Yorkville
City Council Meeting
June 8, 2021
Presenter: Jeffrey W. Freeman, PE, CFM, LEED AP
1.Water Source Sustainability
2.Historical & Ongoing Studies
3.Supply Options
4.Decision Considerations
5.Schedule
6.Q&A
Agenda
WATER SOURCE
SUSTAINABILITY
EXISTING DEEP
WELLS
Source: ISWS
Village of Montgomery
Village of Oswego
United City of Yorkville
2020 2050 2070
Average Day Water Use
2020 2050 2070
Peak Water Use
WillKendall
Grundy
FOX RIVER
•Modeling Conducted By the
Illinois State Water Survey
•River Baseflow Projected To
Increase In the Future
•Most Sustainable Supply
Source Currently Within Sub-
Region
•Back-Up Supply Source Still
Needed
•Withdrawal Permitting Sooner
Rather Than Later Likely Better
Projected Change In Monthly Risk Of River
Flow Being Below Current Q7,10 Flow
Current 2050 Projected
Month Conditions (%)Conditions (%)
May 0.4 <0.1
June 0.3 <0.1
July 1.7 <0.1
August 3.6 0.5
September 4.7 0.9
October 2.4 0.7
November 0.4 0.2
LAKE MICHIGAN
•Total Illinois Diversion Limit Set
at 3,200 cfs By Supreme Court
Decree
•Illinois Department of Natural
Resources (IDNR) Manages
Lake Michigan Allocation
Process
•IDNR Has Recently Stated They
Believe There is Sufficient
Allocation to Serve Joliet and
the Communities Currently
Considering Connection
HISTORICAL & ONGOING
STUDIES
Population &
Water Demand
Projections
Regulatory Review
Sustainable
Source Water
Assessment
Wells
Fox River Alone
Fox River With
Oswego &
Yorkville
2016 United City
of Yorkville Water
Works System
Master Plan
In 2016, the City analyzed
the sustainability of the
City’s wells, continued use
of the wells, utilizing the
Fox River as an
independent supply
source or with the Village
of Oswego and Village of
Montgomery.
2017 & 2018
DuPage Water
Commission
Connection
Analysis
In 2017 & 2018, AECOM
developed capital cost
estimates for a DuPage
Water Commission
Connection to the Village’s
of Oswego and
Montgomery and United
City of Yorkville.
DEEP
SANDSTONE
AQUIFER
ANALYSIS
2020/2021 Alternative Water
Source Project
The Village of Oswego initiated an
Alternative Water Source Project
where they are evaluating a number of
water source options for the region.
They have asked Montgomery and
Yorkville to provide cost-sharing for the
elements of the study that apply to the
three communities.
Outputs To Be Utilized In COY AWSS
UPDATED
COST
ESTIMATES
PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT
CAMPAIGN
Requested Inputs From
VOM & COY
DEMAND
PROJECTIONS
DECISION
MATRIX
SUPPLY OPTIONS
JOLIET AREA
WATER
COMMISSION
LAKE MICHIGAN SUPPLY OPTIONS
DuPAGE
WATER
COMMISSION
ILLINOIS LAKE
WATER
COMPANY/
PLAINFIELD
JOLIET AREA WATER
COMMISSION
•New System With
Twelve (12)
Communities
Currently
Considering Joining
•Purchase Water
From City of
Chicago
•Opportunity To Be
Charter Member
DUPAGE WATER
COMMISSION
•23 Charter Communities
& Six (6) Subsequent
Communities
•40 Year Water Supply
Contracts With City of
Chicago & All
Commission Members
Expires In 2024
•13 Member (Six –
Municipalities; Seven –
County Board Chair)
Water Commission
Board
ILLINOIS LAKE WATER/
PLAINFIELD
•Private Utility
•Receive Water From
Bedford Park Who
Receives Water From
Chicago
•Currently Serving
Bollingbrook, Homer
Glen, Plainfield & Small
Portions of Romeoville
and Lemont
Bedford Park
Plainfield
UNITED CITY
OF YORKVILLE
FOX RIVER SUPPLY OPTIONS
AS SUB -REGION
WITH OSWEGO &
MONTGOMERY
UNITED CITY OF
YORKVILLE
•Fox River Intake and
Raw Water Line
•Well Collector Main
•Lime Softening Water
Treatment Plant
SUB-REGIONAL
SYSTEM
•Fox River Intake and
Water Treatment Plant
•Well Collector Main To
Wells In All Three
Communities
•Finished Water
Transmission Mains
DECISION
CONSIDERATIONS
COST
DECISION CONSIDERATIONS
WATER
QUALITY
CONTROL/
GOVERNANCE
RISK
SUSTAINABILITY/
QUANTITY
MANAGEMENT/
STAFFING
Buy-In/Connection
Capital
Purchased Water
O,M&R
Supply &
Treatment
Costs
Capital
O,M&R
Storage,
Distribution &
Controls Costs+
COSTS
COST COMPARISONS
Compare typical 2030
residential water bill for
each alternative
Compare 50-year total cost
of ownership for each
alternative
Typical Residential
Bill
50-Year Cost of
Ownership
Cost
Effectiveness
RISK
DESIGN/
PERMITTING
CAPACITY
EXPANSION
CONSTRUCTION
FINANCIAL
TREATMENT
SYSTEM
WATER QUALITY
WATER INTAKE
LOCATION
SEASONAL
QUALITY
REGULATORY
COMPLIANCE
RESPONSIBILITY
Surface water treatment
plant vs. chlorine
addition
Riverine bank versus
offshore Lake Michigan
Seasonal water quality
changes in a river
versus Great Lake
Responsibility for
regulatory compliance
on community or
water supplier
MANAGEMENT / STAFFING
•Individual community hires/manages all
staff for supply, treatment, transmission,
storage and distribution facilities
•Water supplier and water commission
hires/manages supply, treatment and
transmission staff; Community
hires/manages storage and distribution
facility staff
CONTROL /
GOVERNANCE
Contract
P urchaser vs
Member
Weight of Vote
In Decisions
Risk &
Financial
Distribution
SEASONAL
FLOW
RESTRICTIONS
SUSTAINABILITY / QUANTITY
BACK -UP
SUPPLY
NEEDS
SUPPLY
REDUNDANCY
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
JUNE 2021
AWSS Overview
Presentation
JULY/AUGUST 2021
Joliet Area Water
Commission Refined Cost
Estimates Available
SEPTEMBER 2021
Cost Analysis Completed
for All Alternatives
OCTOBER 2021
AWSS Summary City
Council Presentation
NOV./DEC. 2021
City Council Selects
Alternative Water Source
Program Path
SEPTEMBER 2021
Public Information
Meeting/Open House
Questions or
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