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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Packet 2026 03-10-26 supplemental packet 1 (Project Steel) Have a question or comment about this agenda item? Call us Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm at 630-553-4350, email us at agendas@yorkville.il.us, post at www.facebook.com/CityofYorkville, tweet us at @CityofYorkville, and/or contact any of your elected officials at http://www.yorkville.il.us/gov_officials.php Supplemental Information – distributed 3/6/26 Agenda Item Summary Memo Title: Meeting and Date: Synopsis: Council Action Previously Taken: Date of Action: Action Taken: Item Number: Type of Vote Required: Council Action Requested: Submitted by: Agenda Item Notes: An additional memo is included in the supplemental packet. All previously presented packet material can be found at: https://www.yorkville.il.us/Archive.aspx?ADID=6657. Reviewed By: Legal Finance Engineer City Administrator Community Development Economic Development Police Public Works Parks and Recreation Agenda Item Number Planning and Zoning Commission #1 Tracking Number PZC 2025-07 & EDC 2025-59 Project Steel (Prologis) – Annexation, Rezone, PUD & Preliminary Plan City Council – March 10, 2026 CC – 11/10/25 A discussion took place. PZC 2025-07 & EDC 2025-59 None Informational Please see the attached memos and additional documents. Krysti J. Barksdale-Noble, AICP Community Development Name Department 1 PROJECT SUMMARY: Prologis, L.P., as the petitioner and contract purchaser, along with property owners Rosenwinkel Family Trust, George Ostreko Jr. Et Al, Mary Auer, and Jerry G. and Marilee Foltz, is seeking approval to annex sixteen (16) parcels totaling approximately 540 acres (the subject property) into the City. These parcels are proposed to be developed as part of a master-planned, high-tech data center campus. In addition to annexation, the petitioner is requesting rezoning of the property to the M-2 General Manufacturing District, special use approval for a Planned Unit Development (PUD), and approval of a preliminary PUD Plan. The proposed data center campus has a three (3) phased development plan for eighteen (18) two- story buildings totaling approximately 6.8 million square feet with three (3) electrical substations, associated stormwater detention basins, equipment yards, and a request for the vacation of the W. Beecher Road right-of-way with full campus buildout expected within 20 years. An updated site plan is depicted below: PROJECT TIMELINE: Since the initial application submitted by Prologis, L.P. in March 2025, the project has undergone an extensive review process over the past year. This has included multiple staff reviews, one (1) community outreach meeting hosted by the developer for nearby property owners, two (2) required public hearings with notice provided to the general public and property owners within 500 feet of the project site (PZC Memorandum To: City Council From: Krysti J. Barksdale-Noble, Community Development Director CC: Bart Olson, City Administrator Sara Mendez, Senior Planner David Hansen, Senior Planner Date: March 5, 2026 Subject: PZC 2025-07 Project Steel – Project Summary & Updates Proposed Data Center Campus & On-Site Substation/Switchyard Development 2 meeting), and approximately nine (9) City Council meetings featuring presentations by the developer, City consultants, and staff regarding the proposed data center project, as outlined below: DATE REVIEW BODY / MILESTONE ACTION March 14, 2025 Application Submittal Formal applications submitted requesting annexation, rezoning to M-2 General Manufacturing, and approval of a Planned Unit Development (PUD). April 24, 2025 Plan Council Meeting Formal staff review and interdepartmental technical meeting with developer regarding plan submittal. June 24, 2025 City Council Developer’s presentation and public hearing held by City Council regarding the annexation agreement. Public notice provided in the Beacon Newspaper as required by state law. July 8, 2025 City Council Public meeting and discussion of proposed development. July 22, 2025 City Council Developer’s written responses provided in response to public and elected officials’ comments related to decommissioning, utilizing organized labor during construction, and sewer discharge. July 31, 2025 Community Meeting Developer held a community meeting with the nearby/adjacent residential landowners as well as the Caledonia subdivision homeowner’s association (HOA) members. August 5, 2025 Economic Development Committee Public meeting held by EDC to provide informal feedback regarding the proposed development. August 12, 2025 City Council Public meeting and discussion of proposed development. August 13, 2025 Planning & Zoning Commission Public hearing held; Planning & Zoning Commission recommends approval of the rezoning, special use for PUD, and preliminary PUD plan. August 26, 2025 City Council Public meeting and discussion of proposed development. Developer also presented an updated site plan in response to public feedback regarding enhanced landscaping, roadway coordination for future realignment of Beecher Road and vacation of W. Beecher Road and proposed phased development. September 9, 2025 City Council Public meeting and discussion of proposed development. September 23, 2025 City Council Presentations by the developer and City’s acoustical consultant on the Preliminary Noise Study findings. 3 October 14, 2025 City Council Developer’s presentation of Traffic Impact Study and clarification to the Preliminary Sound Study related to the emergency backup generators. Additional information was provided which confirmed the developer was not proposing to use propylene glycol. October 28, 2025 City Council Public meeting and discussion of proposed development. November 10, 2025 City Council Public meeting and discussion of proposed development. DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL: Below is a summary of the major components of the development proposal for the Project Steel’s data center campus development: Site Plan The preliminary site plan depicts a large-scale industrial data center campus organized into multiple building clusters distributed across the subject property between Galena Road to the north and Corneils Road to the south, with the site bisected by the ComEd easement and bookended on the east by a proposed Beecher Road extension. The development consists of several large rectangular data center buildings arranged in a campus-style configuration, connected by a network of private internal circulation drives. Each building cluster includes associated parking areas, service yards, utility infrastructure, and stormwater management facilities integrated throughout the site. Primary access to the development is provided from Galena Road, Corneils Road, Eldamain Road, and the proposed Beecher Road extension. The recent update to the plan dated March 3, 2026 as prepared by Langan Engineering incorporates several updates made in response to staff and public comments, including the change in sequence of numbering for Phase 1 buildings, with the phasing table identifying the first buildings located within the Yorkville School District. Modifications were made to the main entry location serving the eastern portion of the site to coordinate with ComEd utility infrastructure, and the plan now includes proposed roundabouts along Corneils Road to improve traffic circulation and site access. The plan further identifies a future 5-acre fire station location to support emergency response coverage in the area and designates a “Private Drive” adjacent to the central portion of the development to provide additional internal circulation and service access within the campus. Building Elevations The petitioner has submitted exterior building renderings of a two-story building with a flat roof profile featuring a minimalist façade with clean lines and a predominantly white or light grey exterior, composed of metal panels and precast concrete for durability and thermal efficiency. Enhanced architectural interest is articulated through a series of horizontal panels and vertical breaks to reduce the perceived scale of the building along Eldamain Road, E. Beecher Road, and Galena Road where the buildings have the highest visibility. Landscape Plan The proposed updated landscape and berm plan for Project Steel dated March 3, 2026 as prepared by Langan Engineering. The plan provides perimeter landscape buffers along Galena Road, Corneils Road, Eldamain Road, and the proposed Beecher Road corridor, incorporating a combination of berms, canopy trees, understory trees, and shrub plantings designed to soften views of the buildings, parking areas, and utility infrastructure. Interior landscaping is distributed throughout the campus within parking lot islands, internal roadway edges, and building setbacks. The updated plan also identifies enhanced landscape treatments at primary entry points near the revised roundabout intersection improvements. In addition to ornamental and screening plantings, the landscape plan integrates landscaping around stormwater 4 management areas and detention basins, allowing these features to function as both infrastructure and naturalized landscape elements. Phasing Plan As previously mentioned, the phasing plan for the Project Steel development is divided into three (3) phases over an anticipated 20-year build-out. Phase 1 includes six (6) data center buildings (#1–6) in the northwest portion of the site near the intersection of the realigned E. Beecher Road and Corneils Road, along with three (3) stormwater ponds, a ComEd substation with an associated detention pond, and related parking areas. Phase 2 includes six (6) additional buildings (#7–12) located in the southeast corner of the site at the intersection of Eldamain and Galena Roads, two (2) stormwater ponds, a substation with surface detention, associated parking, and requires the vacation of the existing W. Beecher Road. Phase 3, the final stage, includes buildings #13–18 located in the central portion of the property, along with three (3) additional stormwater ponds (#4–6), a ComEd substation and basin, and supporting parking areas. While the order of the phasing remains unchanged, the sequencing of buildings constructed in Phase 1 has been revised to begin with Building #1 and Building #2 occurring within the Yorkville School District, as illustrated on the map to the right. Traffic Study/Roadway Improvements A Traffic Impact Study has been prepared by the petitioner’s engineer, Langan Engineering, with the latest update in February 2026 which addressed the City Engineer’s comments related to construction- phase traffic, lowered speed limit and a center turn lane on Galena Road, as well as incorporating future roundabouts planned at the Beecher and Corneils intersections. EEI further recommended adding an analysis of intersection spacing, sight distance, and pedestrian safety due to planned multi-use paths along the project frontage. As planned, the developer will be responsible for off-site roadway improvements around the perimeter of the subject property as part of the development of the data center campus. This includes the reconstruction and intersection upgrades of E. Beecher Road and Galena Road, as well as Corneils Road 5 and recapture to Kendall County for Eldamain Road. All obligations regarding the timing, cost estimates, and payment of roadway improvements by the developer will be provided in the terms of the Utility & Infrastructure Agreement. Findings of that Traffic Impact Study will be presented to the City Council at the March 10th City Council meeting. Noise Study The petitioner’s engineering consultant, Shiner Acoustics, prepared a preliminary sound study for the data center campus in September 2025, which was peer reviewed by the City’s consultant, Soundscape Engineering. The findings of the study stated based off of the preliminary modeling results, the project can feasibly meet the City of Yorkville sound level limits with mitigation, such as lower-noise chillers and rooftop sound walls at chillers and generator sets. Finally, based upon public feedback in February, the City engaged our acoustical consultant to prepare a cumulative analysis of the potential impacts multiple data center projects can have on representative residential properties within the area. We anticipate this report to be completed within the next few weeks. Water Usage/Study The petitioner has indicated the Project Steel campus will utilize an air-cooled closed loop cooling system. Based upon this system, no City water will be used for cooling, and it is anticipated the daily water usage will be for potable uses by employees for drinking, toilet flushing, handwashing, etc. Further, both petitioners of Project Cardinal and Project Steel have funded a water planning study prepared by the City’s engineering consultant, EEI, to analyze and determine the City’s storage and supply needs for all of the proposed data center developments. Information regarding the findings of that study will be provided to the City Council at the March 10th City Council meeting. Terms related to utility improvements needed to service the development, water allocation, and penalties for overages will be defined in the Utility & Infrastructure agreement. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Air Quality Study Based on recent public comments expressing concerns about air quality due to the size and number of proposed backup generators for the development, the City is seeking to engage an environmental consultant to provide expertise in addressing questions related to state and federal air quality regulations applicable to data center developments. Endangered Species In response to inquiries regarding the potential presence of endangered birds, specifically bald eagles, within the development area, the petitioner has provided a letter from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) which serves as the regulatory authority responsible for ecological assessments related to potential development sites. The letter states the while an ecological assessment identified protected resources that may be in the vicinity of the proposed development area, it has concluded that any adverse effects are unlikely. Further the petitioner will be required to comply with all applicable state and federal permitting requirements and obtain the necessary approvals prior to the issuance of any City building permits. AGREEMENTS: The City Council will be considering an annexation, Planned Unit Development (PUD), Development, and Utility and Infrastructure agreements for Project Steel which will provide a framework for the obligations and provisions governing the development of the proposed data center campus. A separate memo prepared by the City Administrator will address the terms and provisions of these draft agreements. 6 Attachments: 1. Updated Preliminary PUD Plan for Project Steel dated 03/03/2026 and prepared by Langan Engineering, Environmental, Surveying, Landscape Architecture and Geology, D.P.C. 2. Updated Conceptual Landscape Plan for Project Steel dated 03/03/2026 and prepared by Langan Engineering, Environmental, Surveying, Landscape Architecture and Geology, D.P.C. 3. Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) letter dated February 25, 2005 Summary Review of concepts included in the Project Steel draft annexation, PUD, development, and utility and infrastructure agreements. Background This item was last discussed by the City Council in October 2025, when the City Council reviewed various components of the Project Steel development plan. Since then, the City staff and consultants have been doing conceptual design engineering of water, sewer, and roadway infrastructure near Project Steel, with all design work being paid for by the developer as required by the City Code. This conceptual design engineering has resulted in a plan for water infrastructure extensions, water connection fee amounts, sewer infrastructure extensions with the City and YBSD, and roadway improvements with the City and Kendall County. Additionally, the City has been negotiating a number of development offsets that the developer will pay to the City to address a variety of community needs. This memo summarizes the current state of negotiations of both the utility and infrastructure agreement and the development agreement, and touches on various development components and protections in the annexation agreement and PUD agreement (which aren’t described in detail in Director Noble’s companion memo). At time of packet creation, both agreements are approaching final review by the City and the developer in the next week, with the intent to release draft copies to the public before the March 24th City Council meeting. As a general piece of information, the corresponding Project Steel agreements, development obligations, financial commitments, and project details contain: 1) No discount or break on water rates 2) No discount, break, or sharing of utility tax revenues with the developer 3) No locally authorized property tax breaks or abatements that will result in a decrease in the property tax burden on the development a. There is a 1:1 school accelerated fee and property tax abatement proposed as part of the development offsets, as described in Section 1d of this memo. Memorandum To: City Council From: Bart Olson, City Administrator CC: Date: March 6, 2026 Subject: Project Steel – draft agreement overview and update Development Agreement Summary 1) Developer Obligations a. The developer agrees to pay all relevant development and building permit fees at time of Final Plan or building permit. b. The developer agrees to pay the City $40m in total payments near the time of property closing or December 31, 2026, whichever occurs first. c. The developer agrees to pay the City for the vacation of W Beecher Road, in an amount yet to be determined. d. The developer agrees to pay a “school accelerated fee” in an amount of $5m per building permit to either the Yorkville or Plano School District (depending on building location and school jurisdiction), in exchange for a 1:1 property tax abatement from said school district at a later date. This has the effect of giving the school districts access to the property taxes to be paid by the data center buildings earlier than normal, at no interest cost to the school districts. e. The City will append a distribution list / use of funds to the agreement to lock-in financial commitments to the Yorkville School District, the Bristol Kendall Fire Protection District, City projects, and a number of charitable/community organizations. Currently, the majority of all funding will go to the Yorkville School District for school building/facility construction. Utility and Infrastructure Agreement Summary 2) Recitals / Developer Obligations a. The developer agrees to pay all costs of City infrastructure projects (design and construction) related to the data center project. Currently, the City is proposing to design and construct all components, with the developer responsible for making payments in full for each piece of infrastructure before the City awards contractors. b. The developer agrees to pay its proportionate share of costs for Kendall County infrastructure projects related to the data center project, and to annex into YBSD. c. Provides the total estimated cost of infrastructure between the City, YBSD, and Kendall County – currently at ~$24,800,000. Lists out the projects as water system extensions, sewer system extensions, roadway improvements, and easements for all of the above. 3) Infrastructure Components, to be paid for by the developer a. An extension of 16” watermain near Corneils Road, extending to Galena Road b. Water Easements c. Water connection fees which take into account the project’s fair share of Lake Michigan water source project costs (based on usage), and portions of related water infrastructure d. Off-site 16” sanitary sewer near Eldamain Road, which will be constructed by either of Project Cardinal or Project Steel (with recapture due to the entity who constructs the infrastructure) e. Sanitary sewer easements f. On-site sanitary sewers, which will be extended to the public boundary of the property g. Corneils Road from E Beecher Road to Eldamain Rd, with two roundabouts at nearby intersections of Corneils and Beecher and Corneils and E Beecher h. E Beecher Road from Corneils to Galena Road i. Easements, rights of way (both temporary and permanent) j. 15% of the cost of Galena Road reconstruction to three lanes between Route 47 and Eldamain Road, to be performed by Kendall County (remainder of project cost to be paid by Project Cardinal) k. Traffic plans for each building will be submitted and reviewed by the City at time of each building permit l. The cost of traffic monitoring to the development site during construction and during operation of the building 4) City Obligations / Controls a. The developer proposes to use 25,000 gallons per day on average, with a maximum day usage of 42,500 gallons per day. These numbers are significantly less than the original estimates of 130,000 gallons per day that were communicated in September 2025. As a point of reference, each building is expected to use 1,400 gallons of water per day on average, which is less than the average car wash uses each day in Yorkville (~4,200 gallons per day on a ~3/4 acre site with a 3,000 sf building, vs. a data center building with ~379,000 sf). b. The developer will pay all normal water rates, the same as any other property in town c. Any amounts used over the average day demand estimates over an entire billing cycle will be charged a penalty worth twice the rate for water used above the average day demand estimate. d. The City is responsible for obtaining all easements and rights-of-way to construct the public infrastructure on behalf of the City, with the developer paying all costs of the City’s to do so. Annexation Agreement Summary (items not addressed in Director Noble’s memo) 5) Annexation conditions a. The PUD plan and all companion agreements (summarized herein) expire 5 years after approval if a permit to construct a data center is not issued. b. City has the right to rezone the property after 19 years if no data centers are ever built. c. City will vacate W Beecher Roadway after approval of the agreement. PUD Agreement Summary (items not addressed in Director Noble’s memo) 6) Development standards a. The PUD plan and all companion agreements (summarized herein) expire 5 years after approval if a permit to construct a data center is not issued. b. The estimated term of construction is 20 years in three phases, with the phasing plan included as an exhibit. Generally, the southeast/east phase will be constructed first, the northwest phase will be constructed second, and the southwest/west phase will be constructed last. Within those phases, the developer has committed to build within the Yorkville School District boundaries first. c. The exact PUD plan is included as an exhibit to the memo. That plan is set up such that there are no data center buildings within 500’ of the nearest existing residential or commercial structure. There is no prohibition on off-site construction occurring after data center building construction within that 500’ buffer. d. Building height is limited to 78’ inclusive of rooftop equipment. If there is no rooftop equipment, building height is limited to 65’. All rooftop equipment is prohibited within 1,500 feet of any existing residential structure. e. The developer will construct a 10’ wide shared use path on the perimeter of the development. The path will be completed by no later than the date the City issues an occupancy certificate for the first data center building.. The path will be owned and maintained by the City, and the developer shall be responsible for all maintenance of grass and landscaping near the path. f. The developer will construct a 100’ wide landscaping area with an 8’ tall berm within, with the City’s most intense landscape buffering requirements. g. The developer agrees to screen and/or enclose, and install sound dampening materials for all major rooftop mechanical equipment. h. The developer will conduct noise studies at time of each building permit, for City review of whether sound mitigation measures or sound attenuation may be required. i. The developer is allowed to install a 12’ powder coated black steel security fence. j. The developer agrees to submit photometric plans (lighting) at time of building permit. k. If the developer decides to use a battery energy storage system within the development, a fire safety and evacuation plan must be submitted to and reviewed by the Bristol Kendall Fire Protection District, and the developer warrants that it understands that any battery storage would be in its own separate standalone building more than 50’ away from any adjacent structure. 7) Developer Obligations a. The developer agrees to obtain all necessary permits for development. b. The developer will conduct continuous sound monitoring after each building is complete, and delivering a report to the City within 60 days. c. All generator testing will occur on non-holiday weekdays from 11am to 5pm only. d. The developer will pay Eldamain Road recapture costs to Kendall County in the amount of ~$294,000. e. The developer will pay Bright Farms sewer extension recapture costs to Bright Farms pro-rated based on the development’s actual water usage estimate (i.e. a portion of $1.9m) f. The developer agrees to pay a “school accelerated fee” in the amount of a minimum of $5m to the respective school district at time of building permit. Details on the corresponding property tax abatement from the school district is outlined above. 8) Amendments to the PUD agreement a. Major amendment (generally requires City Council approval) criteria: i. More than a five percent (5%) increase in the aggregate square footage; ii. Any accessory structure or building greater than 78’ in height; iii. Except as other set forth above, any deviation from the site data standards set forth on the Site Plan; iv. Any deviation from applicable provisions of the UDO; v. Any revision to the approved site plan resulting in a change to: 1. Building footprint that includes a change in building orientation that will, in the opinion of the City’s Sound Consultant, materially increase noise levels, substation, and stormwater basin layout and orientation; a. Number of substations and stormwater basins (increase or decrease); b. Location of parking; c. Change in order of phasing plan, except as authorized by Section 2.3; d. Reduction in height and location of landscape buffer, berm, and walking path; e. Location and number of primary and secondary access points. vi. Any change to the approved Site Plan that is not explicitly described as a minor amendment in this Agreement. b. Minor amendment (generally allowed to be approved by staff) criteria: i. An increase or decrease of parking stalls by no more than 5%; ii. An increase or decrease of landscape species, types, and quantities by no more than 5%; iii. An increase or decrease of percentage of approved building elevation materials by no more than 5%; iv. A change in fencing material; v. Any revision to the approved site plan resulting in a change to building footprint where there is a change in building orientation that will not, in the opinion of the City’s Sound Consultant, materially increase noise levels; vi. Notwithstanding the City’s UDO, the following shall be processed as Minor Amendments by the Zoning Administrator without public hearing: (i) any reduction in the total Floor Area or any decrease in the number of buildings, provided no such removal or reduction results in a reconfiguration of buildings, or (ii) any change in the approved site plan other than the removal of, or reduction in the size of, building(s). Recommendation This is an informational memo summarizing the current status of the Project Steel Development Agreement, Utility and Infrastructure Agreement, Annexation Agreement, and PUD Agreement. Date: 3/3/2026 Time: 12:02 User: mcornell Style Table: Langan.stb Layout: CP-01 Document Code:CP01-541061101-0102-CS101-0101©Langan2025200 West Madison Street, Suite 2900Chicago, IL 60606T: 312.547.7700 F: 312.547.7701 www.langan.comLangan Engineering, Environmental, Surveying,Landscape Architecture and Geology, D.P.C. ™ Date: 3/3/2026 Time: 11:58 User: mcornell Style Table: Langan.stb Layout: LP101 Document Code:CP01-541061101-0102-LP101-0101©Langan2025200 West Madison Street, Suite 2900Chicago, IL 60606T: 312.547.7700 F: 312.547.7701 www.langan.comLangan Engineering, Environmental, Surveying,Landscape Architecture and Geology, D.P.C. Suite 1920 Chicago, IL 60606 RE: Project Steel DC Campus Project Number(s): 2509859 County: Kendall Dear Applicant: Grant Gebhards Division of Ecosystems and Environment 217-785-5500 February 25, 2025 Olivia Hollander Langan 200 W Madison Street This letter is in reference to the project you recently submitted for consultation. The natural resource review provided by EcoCAT identified protected resources that may be in the vicinity of the proposed action. The Department has evaluated this information and concluded that adverse effects are unlikely. Therefore, consultation under 17 Ill. Adm. Code Part 1075 is terminated. This consultation is valid for two years unless new information becomes available that was not previously considered; the proposed action is modified; or additional species, essential habitat, or Natural Areas are identified in the vicinity. If the project has not been implemented within two years of the date of this letter, or any of the above listed conditions develop, a new consultation is necessary. The natural resource review reflects the information existing in the Illinois Natural Heritage Database at the time of the project submittal, and should not be regarded as a final statement on the site being considered, nor should it be a substitute for detailed site surveys or field surveys required for environmental assessments. If additional protected resources are encountered during the project¶s implementation, you must comply with the applicable statutes and regulations. Also, note that termination does not imply IDNR's authorization or endorsement of the proposed action. Please contact me if you have questions regarding this review. JB Pritzker, Governor Natalie Phelps Finnie, Director STEEL YCSD #115 - Capital Fund 30,000,000$ For New Facilites and/or Expansion and Remodeling of Existing Buildings/Sites Bristol Kendall Fire District 1,250,000$ For New Vehicles & Ambulances, and/or New Buildings, and/or Expansion & Remodeling of Existing Buildings Special Recreation Opportunities & Programs 100,000$ To support programming for Special needs Yorkville residents & Families Yorkville Parks & Recreation - (Non-Staff)550,000$ To support expansion, updating, & improving Parks and/or Playgrounds, & Rec programming & decorations - Excludes Staff, vehicles, and Maintenance Equipment. City of Yorkville - Sidewalks & Trees 650,000$ To Enhance City's current funding & efforts Yorkville Library Programs & Supplies (Non-Staff)65,000$ Yorkville Chamber of Commerce 50,000$ Yorkville Education Foundation 40,000$ Yorkville Music Boosters 35,000$ Yorkville Sports Boosters 35,000$ YCSD #115 BPAC (Bi-Lingual Parents Advisory Committee)20,000$ Yorkville High School Science & Robotics Clubs 20,000$ YCSD #115 Other Clubs (To support other student clubs)40,000$ YCSD #115 PTOs (to distribute evenly between PTOs)50,000$ Saleh House Yorkville (For Capital improvements/projects)50,000$ Senior Services - Yorkville Location 50,000$ Kendall County CASA 50,000$ Kendall County Animal Control New Building Fund 50,000$ KAT (Kendall Area Transit) Bus Service 50,000$ Homeless Services & Support 100,000$ To Support Organizations which assist Yorkville's Homeless Kendall County Community Food Pantry - Vehicle & Supplies 75,000$ City of Yorkville - For Downtown Project 3,500,000$ City of Yorkville - (Non-Staffing as directed by City)3,170,000$ TOTALS 40,000,000$ PROJECT STEEL TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY (TIS) REVIEW 1. TIS Contents 2. TIS Review Methodology 3. Project Steel Workforce Assumptions 4. Existing Traffic & Roadway Conditions 5. Proposed Improvements 6. Conclusion of Review Agenda TIS CONTENTS TIS CONTENTS • Site Conditions • Existing Land Use, Roadway Geometry, and Traffic Counts • Proposed Land Use and Nearby Improvements/Developments • Traffic Forecasting • Trip Generation (Current Year from Expected Employee Count) • Trip Distribution and Assignment • Future Trips (Growth Rate from CMAP) • Traffic Analysis • Capacity / Level of Service • Queue Length and Site Circulation • Warrants for Turn Lanes and Signals • Proposed Improvements for Mitigation TIS REVIEW METHODOLOGY TIS REVIEW METHODOLOGY • United City of Yorkville’s Ordinances • Illinois Department of Transportation's Bureau of Local Roads (BLRS) and Bureau of Design and Environment (BDE)Manuals •Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) •Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) • Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning's (CMAP) Future Traffic Projections • Engineering Judgement and Assumptions PROJECT STEEL WORKFORCE ASSUMPTIONS • Workforce Numbers Provided by Developer • Each Building Will Staff 30 Employees • 50% of Workers 1 st Shift • 25% of Workers 2 nd and 3rd Shifts • Trip Generation Calculations and Analysis Based On Expected Workforce • Peak Hour Traffic Counts • 7 AM to 9 AM and 4 PM to 6 PM • Trip Distribution Assumed to Follow Existing Traffic Patterns WORKFORCE ASSUMPTIONS EXISTING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS EXISTING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS • Average Annual Daily Traffic - the number of vehicles on a road in a 24-hour period averaged over the course of a year. • Illinois Route 47 – 16,000 Vehicles Per Day • Eldamain Road – 7,800 Vehicles Per Day • Galena Road – 5,050 Vehicles Per Day • Corneils Road – 750 Vehicles Per Day • E Beecher Road – 350 Vehicles Per Day EXISTING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS Image Courtesy of Project Steel’s Traffic Impact Study, Langan Engineering, February 2026 PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ILLINOIS ROUTE 47 IMPROVEMENTS • Planned Improvements from Caton Farm Road to Sugar Grove – Planned for Years • Funded by State • Widening IL 47 to Multiple Lanes • Intersection Improvements at Galena and Baseline • Bridge/Culvert Replacement for Rob Roy Creek at Galena and Baseline Image Courtesy of Lochner’s Contract No. 66989 Plans PROJECT CARDINAL • Planned Improvements from IL 47 to Eldamain/Ashe Roads • Widened to 3-Lanes • Intersection Improvements and Signalization at Galena and E. Beecher • Construction Anticipated in 2028 Image Courtesy of Project Cardinal’s Traffic Impact Study Proposed Roadway Improvements PROPOSED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS (CONTINUED) • Corneils Road • Full Reconstruction • 24’ Wide (Standard 2-Lane) • Left and Right Turn Lanes as Warranted • Rural Section with Shoulders and Ditches • Intersections Reconstructed with Roundabouts • E Beecher Road / Corneils Road • W Beecher Road / Corneils Road • Construction Anticipated in 2027 PROPOSED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS (CONTINUED) • West Beecher Road To Be Abandoned • East Beecher Road • Extended to Corneils Road • Full Reconstruction from Galena Road to Corneils Road • 24’ Wide (Standard 2-Lane) • Rural Section with Shoulders and Ditches • Construction Anticipated in 2027/28 CONCLUSION OF REVIEW CONCLUSION OF REVIEW • The City has concluded its review of the TIS and proposed mitigating improvements. • All review comments have been addressed and we find that all applicable standards and requirements have been met. • The City will require a submittal and approval of a construction traffic management plan during the building permit process. This will include a pre-construction traffic management meeting that will be led by the Police Department. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?