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City of Lake Forest City Council met August 3

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City of Lake Forest City Council met Aug. 3.

Here is the minutes provided by the council:

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 6:30pm

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS

1. COMMENTS BY MAYOR

A. Donation from Friends of Lake Forest Parks & Recreation Foundation of a Fire Rescue Boat

-Rick Amos, Friends of Lake Forest Parks & Recreation Foundation

-Ara Goshgarian, Alderman Third Ward

B. 2020-2021 Board and Commission Appointments and Reappointments

HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION

NAME OF MEMBER

APPOINT/REAPPOINT

WARD

Robin Petit

Appoint

3

A copy of Volunteer Profile sheet begins on page 17.

COUNCIL ACTION: Approve the Mayors Appointment

C. Consideration of a Resolution in Support of Temporary Expanded Outdoor Activity And Events Associated with Not-For-Profit Entities During the Covid-19 Pandemic (Approval by Motion)

PRESENTED BY:

Catherine Czerniak, Director of Community Development (810-3504)

PURPOSE AND ACTION REQUESTED: City Council is asked to consider a Resolution directing staff to take various actions in support of local not-for-profit entities during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION: Earlier this summer, the City Council passed a Resolution directing the City Manager to take various actions to support the re-opening of local businesses as the City moved into Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois re-opening plan. At that time, the City Council asked that thought be given to how the City might offer support to not-for- profit entities recognizing that they too have been impacted by the current health crisis and the limitations placed on events and gatherings.

In recent conversations with representatives from some not-for-profit entities, opportunities for the City to offer flexibility and support to these groups have been identified. The Resolution included in the Council packet beginning on page 19 is intended to authorize the City Manager to expeditiously approve small scale activities, events or displays that involve the use of rights-of-way or other public property in creative ways that will allow not-for-profit entities to maintain a presence in the community during this difficult time. The authorization also provides for the waiver of special event fees and the provision of limited staff support and resources.

In reality, the events and displays that may take place over the next few months are likely to be limited. However, providing staff with the ability to respond quickly and creatively to any not-for-profit entity that comes forward with an idea is a way for the City to support these groups and help assure that they are able to continue to thrive.

The Resolution as presented authorizes the City Manager and City staff to respond quickly to unique requests during this unprecedented time.

BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACTS: The budget impacts are expected to be negligible. Normally, the City Council approves the waiver of special event fees for many not-for-profit events. The authorization provided by the Resolution will approval of the waiver at the staff level for a limited time period allowing the City to respond quickly in support of support small scale, creative events that may be proposed with a short line. Costs related to staff support of these events is also expected to be negligible.

COUNCIL ACTION: Consideration of a Resolution in support of Temporary Expanded Outdoor Activity And Events Associated With Not For Profit Entities During the Covid-19 Pandemic.

2. COMMENTS BY CITY MANAGER

A. FY2021 Budget in Brief

- Elizabeth Holleb, Finance Director

B. Community Spotlight

- Gorton Community Center

-Amy Wagliardo, Executive Director

C. Community Spotlight

- Lake Forest Open Lands

-John Sentell, President

3. OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL.

Members of the public can provide public comment by calling into the following number during the meeting: 847-810-3643

4. COMMITTEE REPORTS

PENSION SUB COMMITTEE

A. Approval of a Pension Subcommittee Recommendation to Revise the City’s Pension Funding Policy to Reduce the Interest Rate Assumption from 6.75% to 6.50% for the City’s Police and Fire Pension Plans

PRESENTED BY: Finance Chairman, Alderman Morris

STAFF CONTACT: Elizabeth Holleb, Finance Director (847-810-3612)

PURPOSE AND ACTION REQUESTED: The Pension Subcommittee recommends City Council approval of a revision to the City’s Pension Funding Policy defining the manner in which the City funds long-term costs of pension benefits. The specific recommendation is to reduce the interest rate assumption for the City’s police and fire pension plans from 6.75% to 6.50%.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION: The City of Lake Forest has been a leader in moving away from the statutory guidelines for funding public safety pension costs in Illinois, which are not fiscally prudent or sustainable. In December of 2016, the City began discussions with its independent actuary regarding recommendations to address the projected increases in public safety pension costs. An April 2017 Finance Committee meeting and June 2017 City Council workshop provided opportunities to better understand the impact of actuarial assumptions on both the current funding requirement and projected requirements over time. Another City Council workshop was held in September 2017 during which a modeler was provided by the actuary further demonstrating the impacts of current decisions. As a result of these meetings, the City Council directed the City’s actuary to modify the mortality table, salary increase and payroll growth assumptions for the 4/30/17 actuarial valuations of the police and fire pension funds.

The City’s Pension Subcommittee continues to meet to address alternatives for the future such as an open amortization period. On February 4, 2019, the pension subcommittee conducted a joint meeting with the Police and Fire pension boards. At this meeting, it was recommended that the City amend its Pension Funding Policy to incorporate the City’s intent to phase in an open amortization period as a more fiscally sustainable model for public safety pension funding. At its March 11, 2019 meeting, the City Council Finance Committee concurred with this recommendation and on April 15, 2019, the City Council approved the recommended revisions.

On August 5, 2019, the Pension Subcommittee met to review draft 4/30/19 actuarial valuations for the police and fire pension plans. Actuary recommendations related to mortality, demographic and salary increase assumptions were affirmed and consideration given to reducing the interest rate assumption. The Pension Subcommittee recommended, and the City Council approved, a revision to the Pension Funding policy to reduce the interest rate assumption from 7.00% to 6.75% on September 3, 2019.

On July 20, the Pension Subcommittee met to review draft 4/30/20 actuarial valuations for police and fire. Of particular concern was the fact that both pension plans fell considerably short of the investment return assumption due to market conditions over the past several months. Following are actual investment returns for the two plans as of April 30, 2020:

1-year

3-year avg

5-year avg

10-year avg

15-year avg

Police

.44%

4.32%

4.20%

5.95%

5.60%

Fire

2.57%

6.59%

5.94%

6.73%

6.06%

After considerable discussion, the Pension Subcommittee elected to reduce the interest rate assumption to 6.50% and advised staff to proceed with finalizing the 4/30/20 actuarial valuations. The interest rate assumption change requires amendment to the City’s Pension Funding Policy.

PROJECT REVIEW/RECOMMENDATIONS:

Reviewed

Date

Comments

City Council

7/20/20

Approval of Pension Subcommittee recommendation to transfer $500,000 to both police and fire pension plans to offset underperformance of investments in FY20.

Pension Subcommittee

7/20/20

Recommendation to reduce interest rate assumption to 6.50%.

Pension Subcommittee

8/5/19

Recommendation to reduce interest rate assumption and accept mortality table revisions recommended by the City’s actuary

City Council

4/15/19

Approved revised Pension Funding Policy

Finance Committee

3/11/19

Discussed potential revisions to Pension Funding Policy

Pension Subcommittee

2/4/19

Joint meeting with police and fire pension boards

Finance Committee and City Council

4/16/18

Approved revised Pension Funding Policy

Finance Committee

3/5/18

Discussed revisions to Pension Funding Policy

City Council

8/3/15

Approval of Pension Funding Policy

City Council

7/27/15

Discussed draft Pension Funding Policy

Finance Committee

4/20/15

Approved revisions to City’s Fiscal Policy

BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT: The interest rate assumption change will result in an increase to public safety pension costs for FY22 but better reflects historical experience and projections for fixed income investments in the near term. A decision regarding the funding source for public safety pension costs will be considered later in the fall as part of the 2020 tax levy discussion.

COUNCIL ACTION: Approval of a Pension Subcommittee Recommendation to Revise the City’s Pension Funding Policy to Reduce the Interest Rate Assumption from 6.75% to 6.50% for Police and Fire Pension Plans (page 22).

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE

A. Report on a Resolution for Community Solar Clearinghouse Solution Program

- Environmental Sustainability Committee Chairman, Alderman Rummel

5. ITEMS FOR OMNIBUS VOTE CONSIDERATION

1. Approve the Extension of the Mayor’s Declaration of a Local State of Emergency until the next City Council Meeting

STAFF CONTACT, Jason Wicha, City Manager

PURPOSE AND ACTION REQUESTED: It is requested that the City Council extend the Declaration to the next City Council meeting.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION: Over the past month, the U.S. Government and the State of Illinois have issued multiple orders declaring a state of emergency over the country and the State of Illinois in order to address the impact from the global pandemic from COVID-19. In order to address the impact this pandemic has had on the City of Lake Forest, Mayor Pandaleon exercised his authority to issue a Declaration of a Local State of Emergency on Saturday, April 4, 2020. At the April 6, 2020 City Council meeting, the City Council extended the Declaration to the next City Council meeting which was July 20, 2020.

In order to ensure that the emergency powers authorized by the local declaration remain in effect where necessary, the Mayor is asking the City Council to further extend the Declaration of a Local State of Emergency until the next City Council meeting that takes place after the August 3, 2020.

REVIEW/RECOMMENDATIONS:

Reviewed

Date

Comments

City Council

7/20/2020

City Council Approved the Mayors Declaration until the next City Council Meeting

City Council

6/15/2020

City Council Approved the Mayors Declaration until the next City Council Meeting

City Council

6/1/2020

City Council Approved the Mayors Declaration until the next City Council Meeting

City Council

5/18/2020

City Council Approved the Mayors Declaration until the next City Council Meeting

City Council

5/4/2020

City Council Approved the Mayors Declaration until the next City Council Meeting

City Council

4/20/2020

City Council Approved the Mayors Declaration until the next City Council Meeting

City Council

4/6/2020

City Council Approved the Mayors Declaration until the next City Council Meeting

4/4/2020

Mayor Pandaleon exercised his authority to issue a Declaration of a Local State of Emergency

BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT: N/A

COUNCIL ACTION: Approve the extension of the Mayor’s Declaration of a Local State of Emergency until the next City Council Meeting

2. Approval of the July 20, 2020 City Council Meeting Minutes

A copy of the minutes can be found beginning on page 25.

COUNCIL ACTION: Approval of the July 20, 2020 City Council Meeting Minutes.

3. Approval of the Check Register for the Period of June 27 to July 24, 2020

STAFF CONTACT: Elizabeth Holleb, Finance Director (847-810-3612)

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION: City Code Section 38.02 sets forth payment procedures of the City. The Director of Finance is to prepare a monthly summary of all warrants to be drawn on the City treasury for the payment of all sums due from the City (including all warrants relating to payroll and invoice payments) by fund and shall prepare a detailed list of invoice payments which denotes the person to whom the warrant is payable. The warrant list detail of invoice payments shall be presented for review to the Chairperson of the City Council Finance Committee for review and recommendation. All items on the warrant list detail recommended for payment by the Finance Committee Chairperson shall be presented in summary form to the City Council for approval or ratification. Any member of the City Council shall, upon request to the City Manager or Director of Finance, receive a copy of the warrant list detail as recommended by the Finance Committee Chairperson. The City Council may approve the warrant list as so recommended by the Finance Committee Chairperson by a concurrence of the majority of the City Council as recorded through a roll call vote.

The Council action requested is to ratify the payments as summarized below. The associated payroll and invoice payments have been released during the check register period noted.

Following is the summary of warrants as recommended by the Finance Committee Chairperson:

The subtotal designated “All other Funds” includes $142,041 in Special Recreation, $137,505 in Water Capital and $462,128 in Self Insurance Fund expenses for the City’s medical and dental plan.

COUNCIL ACTION: Approval of the Check Register for the Period of June 27 to July 24, 2020

4. Approval of a Resolution Amending the Authorized Signers for the Golf Course Operating Bank Account

STAFF CONTACT: Elizabeth Holleb, Finance Director (847-810-3612) PURPOSE AND ACTION REQUESTED: Staff requests approval of a resolution authorizing a

change in signers for the golf course operating account.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION: Pursuant to the management agreement between the City and Kemper Sports Management (KSM) regarding operations of the Deerpath Golf Course, the City is required to open a separate bank account to be utilized by KSM to deposit golf revenues, pay operating expenses and transfer funds to support payroll obligations. The City Council approved the establishment of this bank account and authorized signers on January 5, 2015. Due to changes in staffing at Kemper, Lake Forest Bank and Trust Company requires a resolution be approved by the City Council to authorize a change in signers on the account.

BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT: N/A. There is no fiscal impact of this action.

COUNCIL ACTION: Approval of a Resolution Amending the Authorized Signers for the Golf Course Operating Bank Account (page 30).

5. Approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with Lake County for the COVID 19 Relief Fund

STAFF CONTACT: Elizabeth Holleb, Finance Director (847-810-3612)

PURPOSE AND ACTION REQUESTED: Staff requests City Council approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the City and Lake County to allow for the City’s participation in allocation of COVID 19 Relief Fund monies received by Lake County pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Approval of the IGA allows the City to participate in the COVID 19 Relief Fund established by the County and receive reimbursement for eligible expenses incurred to address the Coronavirus Pandemic.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION: The CARES Act was passed by Congress and signed into law on March 27, 2020 in response to the catastrophic public health and economic impacts of the Coronavirus Pandemic. The Act allocated more than $2 trillion in economic relief and allowed for:

• direct economic impact payments,

• assistance for small businesses in the form of the Paycheck Protection Program,

• preservation of jobs in industries adversely impacted by the spread of COVID-19, and

• payments to State, Local, and Tribal governments through the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF).

The CARES Act established a $150 billion Coronavirus Relief Fund to cover expenses that are incurred due to the COVID 19 public health emergency, were unbudgeted as of March 27, 2020, and were incurred between March 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020. The US Department of Treasury has published guidance and FAQs regarding the eligible use of these funds.

The CARES Act set forth amounts to be paid to States, the District of Columbia, US Territories and eligible units of local government based on population. A unit of local government was eligible to receive a direct allocation from the CRF if it was a county or municipality with a population exceeding 500,000. Lake County received a direct allocation of $121.5 million. The Lake County Board formed the F&A Special Committee on COVID-19 Recovery that is charged with making recommendations to the Lake County Board on distribution of the funds. The most recent update on Lake County Forward is attached (page 32) for your information, summarizing the allocations approved to date, which includes $9 million to municipalities and $1 million to fire protection districts.

The $9m dedicated to municipalities has been initially allocated based on 2019 US Census population estimates, resulting in allocation of $284,067 to the City of Lake Forest. The Finance Department has coordinated City-wide efforts to compile the required documentation for submittal to Lake County prior to the July 31 submittal deadline. To receive funds from Lake County, the City must submit documentation of eligible expenses AND an executed IGA setting forth the obligations of both Lake County and the City in regards to the COVID 19 Relief Fund. A copy of the IGA can be found on page 34.

BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT: Based on Lake County’s approved allocation of COVID 19 Relief Funds as of July 17, 2020, the City is eligible for reimbursement of up to $284,067.

COUNCIL ACTION: Approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with Lake County for the COVID 19 Relief Fund

6. Approval to Renew Agreement for Enterprise Resource Management System Software Maintenance

STAFF CONTACT: Jim Shaw, Director of Innovation and Technology (847-810-3590)

PURPOSE AND ACTION REQUESTED: Staff requests approval to renew a one (1) year agreement with Bellefeuil Szur & Associates (BS&A) software which includes maintenance services and licensing.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION: BS&A has been providing The City of Lake Forest services for a financial and land parcel management system since initial implementation in 2019. This system is one of the largest software systems to support City operations. It encompasses payroll, purchasing, general ledger, budget, utility billing, online utility billing payments, accounts receivable, fixed assets, code enforcement, building permits, business licensing and land management planning and zoning.

BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT: On July 23, 2020 staff received the annual renewal quote from BS&A:

Per the initial agreement executed on 01/16/2018, annual license fees may be increased according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U), or a maximum of 3%. The proposed renewal fee is the same amount as the costs for FY2020. This service of support can only be provided by BS&A.

Has City staff obtained competitive pricing for proposed goods/services? No Per Administrative Directive 3-5, Section 9.1B – Sole Source

FY2021 Funding Source

Account Number

Amount Budgeted

Amount Requested

Budgeted? Y/N

IT Operating

101-1315-415-43-37

$35,420

$34,388

Y

COUNCIL ACTION: Approval to Renew Agreement for Enterprise Resource Management System Software Maintenance and Licensing

7. Approval of a Resolution of Appreciation for Retiring Member(s) of Boards and Commissions as follows:

BOARD, COMMISSION OR COMMITTEE

NAME OF MEMBERS(S)

HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION

Bill Redfield

A copy of the resolution can be found on page 40. COUNCIL ACTION: Approve the Resolution

8. Acceptance of the Donation of a Fire Rescue Boat from the Friends of Lake Forest Parks and Recreation Foundation

STAFF CONTACT: Sally Swarthout, Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Director (847) 810-3942,

Kevin Cronin, Deputy Fire Chief (847-810-3865)

PURPOSE AND ACTION REQUESTED: Staff is requesting City Council accept the donation of a 2020 Boston Whaler 280 Justice Fire Rescue Boat (valued at approximately $200,000) from the Friends of Lake Forest Parks and Recreation Foundation (The Foundation).

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION: the Fire Department and the Park and Recreation Staff have been involved in many rescues and searches on the waters of Lake Michigan over the course of the last five years. These events have demonstrated that the City would benefit from having specialized equipment to safely conduct these activities. After several rescues in 2019, The Friends of Lake Forest Parks and Recreation Foundation became aware of the need for a Fire and Rescue boat to be housed at the lakefront facility. After several collaborative meetings between City staff and foundation members, specific characteristics for the boat and its equipment were identified by the parties. Research began and the Justice 280 was chosen as the optimal boat for this particular set of activities. Once the boat was chosen, a campaign to raise the money for the purchase of a Boston Whaler 280 Justice was initiated through mailers and private conversations with specifically targeted potential donors.

BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT: The gift is funded. Future maintenance costs will be the responsibility of the City of Lake Forest

COUNCIL ACTION: Acceptance of the Donation of a Fire Rescue Boat from the Friends of Lake Forest Parks and Recreation Foundation

9. Approval of a Resolution Supporting the Community Solar Clearinghouse Solution (CS2) Program

STAFF CONTACT: Mike Strong, Assistant City Manager (810-3680)

PURPOSE AND ACTION REQUESTED: The Environmental Sustainability Committee and Staff recommend expanding the City’s participation in the Community Solar Clearinghouse Solution Program (“CS2”) to allow residents and small businesses access to community solar subscriptions in Lake Forest.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION: The passage of the Future Energy Jobs Act (“FEJA”) in December 2016 included enabling legislation for Community Solar. In short, Community Solar allows electric utility customers to offset all or a portion of their electrical consumption with electricity generated by shared solar resources located in their electric utility’s territory. Community Solar is a simple alternative to rooftop solar, whereby individuals invest and install solar panel infrastructure on a building to offset its electricity usage.

Through Community Solar, residential and small business utility customers can subscribe to a portion of the electricity produced by an off-site solar installation – called a community solar garden – and in return, ComEd provides them credits toward their electric bill. This can result in a net decrease in the customer’s average monthly electricity bill. In July 2019, the City was able to participate in the State’s first constructed Community Solar project in Illinois through its participation in a program offered through the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus (“MMC”). The Community Solar Clearinghouse Solution Program (“CS2”) provides a simplified procurement process that allows access to community solar subscriptions to reduce net electric utility bills for qualified municipal accounts.

Over the past several months, City staff has been investigating opportunities to offer residents and small business customers access to community solar subscriptions so that they may benefit from promoting renewable energy development and lower energy costs. During a recent meeting of the North Shore Electricity Aggregation Consortium (“NSEAC”), the City learned of an opportunity offered that expands the CS2 program affording access to community solar subscriptions for residential and small business customers.

Background materials including a copy of a Resolution supporting the expansion of this program is available beginning on page 41.

PROJECT REVIEW/RECOMMENDATIONS:

Reviewed

Date

Comments

Environmental Sustainability Committee

July 7, 2020

Reviewed and Recommended Approval

Environmental Sustainability Committee

June 10, 2020

Introduced and Discussed

BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT: While the exact volume of subscriptions available to residents and small businesses in Lake Forest will depend on how many other communities participate, the City anticipates that subscriptions will be offered on a first-come-first-serve basis to those interested.

Based on the terms of the Agreement with the MMC, interested customers would receive a 20% discount on the ComEd retail rate, which includes any monthly purchased energy adjustment. The Agreement would allow each customer to terminate at any point with 30 days’ notice, penalty-free and will be allowed to transfer its subscription upon relocation, so long as, the property remained in the ComEd territory.

The MMC has committed to providing a website portal where residents and small business account holders could enroll in this program and will be providing customer support throughout the subscription enrollment process.

Has City staff obtained competitive pricing for proposed goods/services? No If no, indicate the specific exception or waiver requested:

Administrative Directive 3-5, Section 9.1B – Sole Source

COUNCIL ACTION: Approval of a Resolution Supporting the Community Solar Clearinghouse Solution (CS2) Program

10. Approval to Purchase a Replacement Engine for Refuse Truck #183 to Cummins Re- Con Engines in the Amount of $29,678

STAFF CONTACT: Jim Lockefeer, Public Works Management Analyst (810-3542)

PURPOSE AND ACTION REQUESTED: Staff is requesting City Council’s approval to purchase a replacement engine for refuse truck #183 to Cummins Re-Con Engines in the amount of $29,678.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION: Refuse truck #183 was placed into service in July, 2007. It currently has accrued 121,286 miles and 21,294 operating hours. On Friday, July 17, refuse truck was traveling northbound on Rte. 41 in route to the Zion landfill. While driving it experienced a catastrophic engine failure. The number four connecting rod broke from the piston and was still connected to crankshaft. The piston, as it was still rotating and connected, broke through on both sides of the engine block and oil pan. The oil and broken parts were thrown out of the bottom and both sides of the truck. Due to the extensive damage to all internal components and the engine block itself, the engine is a total loss and not able to be reconditioned.

Every engine produced by Cummins has very specific features and is programmed specifically for the truck it will be used in and its application. The City’s Fleet Maintenance staff provided Cummins the engine’s serial number and obtained a quote for its replacement. Cummins engines are produced at their factory in Columbus, Indiana and if approved by City Council, can be produced within one week. The City’s Fleet Maintenance Section will remove the existing engine and install its replacement. Cummins Re-Con engines have a two year, 100,000 mile warranty.

BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT: Truck # 183 is used daily to collect refuse, yard waste, and at times, recycling. It is also used on the weekends at the City’s Compost Center. For these reasons, replacing truck #183’s engine and placing it back into service as soon as possible is extremely important. Because all truck engines are specific to the truck they are being placed in, this replacement Cummins engine must be built by Cummins. Therefore, bidding this engine replacement is not an option.

Has competitive pricing been obtained for proposed goods/services? No

Exception: City of Lake Forest Purchasing Directive Section 6.1B – Sole Source Purchase

Below is a summary of Sanitation’s truck #183 expense:

FY2021 Funding Source

Amount Budgeted

Amount Requested

Amount Requested

Y/N

Amount Requested

$550,000

$29,678

Y

COUNCIL ACTION: Approval to Purchase a Replacement Engine for Refuse Truck # 183 to Cummins Re-Con Engines in the Amount of $29,678

11. Award of Proposal in the Amount of $34,922 with a 10% or $3,492.00 Contingency for a total amount of $38,414 to Riddiford Roofing for the Water Treatment Plant Roof Repairs.

STAFF CONTACT: Jim Lockefeer, Public Works Management Analyst (810-3542) 

PURPOSE AND ACTION REQUESTED: Staff request’s City Council approval to award the proposal to complete the roof repairs listed in the RFP for the Water Plant Roof Repairs.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION: The Lake Forest Water Treatment Plant has three distinctive roof levels with the 3rd floor roof having multiple sections. The City’s roof consultant, Illinois Roof Consulting Associates (IRCA), has recommended that repairs be completed that were identified in their 2014 and 2017 roof assessment reports. Staff investigated the possibility of having these repairs completed during the 2017-2018 Filter Membrane Project. With the installation of new chemical feed systems, several roof penetrations were installed and others removed. Staff sought pricing to complete the identified roof repairs, as well as remove five abandoned structures and replace five roof drains that were showing signs of failure, but not yet leaking. After reviewing the proposal submitted by the project contractor, staff believed they could attain a better price by managing the project in-house after the membrane project was completed.

The five structures that need to be removed are in various states of deterioration. In order to maintain the integrity of the equipment inside the plant and to achieve the full life of the existing roof, these repairs need to be completed. In addition, it was observed at the time that the five roof drain’s exposed asphalt material was bubbling up around the drain inlet.

PROJECT REVIEW/RECOMMENDATIONS:

Reviewed

Date

 Comments

Public Works Committee

7/8/2020

  Public Works CIP Project Status

BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT: The Project followed the public RFP process. The invitation for proposal was advertised in the Lake County News Sun. Six contractors attended the June 22, 2020 Mandatory Pre-Proposal Meeting and three contractors submitted proposals.

Has City staff obtained competitive pricing for proposed goods/services? Yes

On July 2, 2020, staff received the following three proposals to perform the roof repairs:

Company Name

Proposal Amount

Riddiford Roofing

$34,922.00

DCG Roofing

$44,145.00

L. Marshall Roofing

$44,500.00

Upon review of the received proposals, Staff recommends proceeding with the low proposal submitted by Riddiford Roofing. Riddiford Roofing has completed projects at Rush Hospital, Evanston High School ($2.0 million), Glenbrook North and South ($1.5 million) and many other municipal and commercial facilities throughout Chicagoland.

Below is an estimated summary of Project budget:

FY2021 Funding Source

Amount Budgeted

Amount Requested

Budgeted? Y/N

Water Fund Capital: 508-6003-477.77-04

 $40,000.00

 $38,414.00

Y
COUNCIL ACTION: Award of Proposal in the Amount of $34,922 with a 10% or $3,492.00 Contingency for a total amount of $38,414 to Riddiford Roofing for the Water Treatment Plant Roof Repairs.

COUNCIL ACTION: Approval of the eleven (11) omnibus items as presented.

6. ORDINANCES 

7. OLD BUSINESS

8. NEW BUSINESS

9. ADDITIONAL ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/ COMMENTS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS

10. ADJOURNMENT

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