Lake County Public Works, Planning & Transportation Committee met Aug. 26.
Here is the agenda provided by the committee:
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Addenda to the Agenda
4. Public Comment
5. Chair's Remarks
6. Old Business
7. New Business
Consent Agenda (Items 7.1 - 7.2)
Approval of Minutes
7.1 20-1127
Minutes for July 29, 2020.
7.2 20-1128
Minutes for August 5, 2020.
Regular Agenda
DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION
7.3 20-1107
Joint resolution appropriating $1,187,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for the maintenance and electrical service of traffic control signals, street lights, and Lake County PASSAGE field elements, under the applicable Illinois Highway Code, from December 1, 2020, to November 30, 2021, authorizing the one-year renewal clause with Meade Electric Company Inc., Willowbrook, Illinois, in the amount of $926,165.14.
• Patrol one maintenance activities are paid out of the Motor Fuel Tax fund, including the maintenance, electrical service, and Joint Utility Locating Information for Excavators (JULIE) locates for the County traffic control signals, streetlights, other field equipment, and field elements of Lake County PASSAGE.
• Traffic signal maintenance is currently under contract with Meade Electric Company Inc., with two one-year renewal clauses.
• Before a contract renewal can be signed, an appropriation from Motor Fuel Tax funds of $1,112,000 is needed for Fiscal Year 2021 contract maintenance services and $75,000 for electrical service.
• This is a shared service item, with existing agreements with Deerfield, Deer Park, Gurnee, Highland Park, Highwood, and the Illinois Department of Transportation for the inclusion of certain traffic signals within their jurisdiction in the County’s traffic signal maintenance contract for reimbursement to the County for their share.
• This project is included in the transportation improvement program, and designated as Section 21-00000-01-GM.
7.4 20-1108
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with H and H Electric Company, Franklin Park, Illinois, in the amount of $178,115.80 for upgrades and expansion of the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) PASSAGE Network and appropriating $214,000 of 1⁄4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
• This work will include the replacement and upgrade of remote-controlled video systems and video encoders.
• Maintenance of existing traffic signals, traffic control and protection, and the installation of outdoor network cable are also included in this project.
• The added alternative bidding process was used for this letting.
• A total of two bids were received, ranging from $178,115.80 to $246,861 and the lowest responsible bidder is H and H Electric Company, in the amount of $178,115.80.
• This improvement is included in the transportation improvement program with construction beginning in 2020 and continuing into 2021, and designated as Section 20-00268-22-TL.
7.5 20-1110
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with H and H Electric Company, Franklin Park, Illinois, in the amount of $566,255.60 for the installation of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) PASSAGE Field Elements along various routes in Lake County, appropriating $680,000 of 1⁄4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
• The ITS PASSAGE Field Elements includes installation of 21 Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) cameras, 4,000 feet of fiber optic cable, nine wireless connections, and three cellular connections to expand the Lake County PASSAGE network along various routes.
• $200,000 in grant funding through the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) was provided to support the connection of traffic signals and install PTZ cameras on Illinois Route 59 in the southwest portion of Lake County.
• There was a public call for bids, and a total of two bids were received, ranging from $566,255.60 to $729,750.10, and the lowest responsible bidder is H and H Electric Company, with a contract amount of $566,255.60.
• This project is included in the transportation improvement program with construction planned to begin in 2020, and designated as Section 19-00268-20 -TL.
7.6 20-1112
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Alliance Contractors Inc., Woodstock, Illinois, in the amount of $178,657.78 for the Gilmer Road bridge parapet repairs, appropriating $215,000 of County Bridge Tax funds.
• The Gilmer Road bridge parapets will be rehabilitated including structural repair of concrete, joint repairs, surface filler, and epoxy crack injection.
• A total of three bids were received, ranging from $178,657.78 to $232,974, and the lowest responsible bidder is Alliance Contractors Inc., in the amount of $178,657.78.
• This project is included in the transportation improvement program with work planned to begin in 2020 and be completed in 2021, and designated as Section 20-00073-09-BR.
7.7 20-0003
Director’s Report - Transportation.
PLANNING BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT
7.8 20-1038
Discussion on short-term rental regulations in unincorporated Lake County.
7.9 20-0041
Director’s Report - Planning, Building and Development.
PUBLIC WORKS
7.10 20-1032
Presentation and Endorsement of the Public Works Proposed Capital Improvement Program.
7.10 20-1042
Director’s Report - Public Works.
8. Executive Session
9. Public Comment
10. County Administrator's Report
11. Members' Remarks
12. Adjournment
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