Public Works Committee Minutes 2023 10-17-23APPROVED 11/21/23
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UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 6:00pm
Yorkville City Hall, East Conference Room #337
651 Prairie Pointe Drive, Yorkville, IL
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.
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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.
Minutes respectfully transcribed from audio by
Marlys Young, Minute Taker (absent from meeting)