Lake County Gazette

Lake County Public Works, Planning & Transportation Committee met Dec. 1.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call of Members

4. Addenda to the Agenda

5. Public Comment (Items not on the agenda)

6. Chair's Remarks

7. Unfinished Business

8. New Business

CONSENT AGENDA (Items 8.1 - 8.4)

Approval of Minutes

8.1 21-1883

Meeting Minutes from October 6, 2021

8.2 21-1884

Meeting Minutes from November 3, 2021

DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION

8.3 21-1841

Resolution authorizing the execution of a master agreement with the Village of Buffalo Grove regarding the energy, maintenance, and future costs of Village-owned traffic control signals and interconnection with Lake County PASSAGE.

∙ The Village of Buffalo Grove operates, and has jurisdiction over, certain traffic control signals within its corporate boundaries.

∙ The Village has requested to participate in Lake County’s Annual Traffic Signal Maintenance Contract and will reimburse Lake County for all services performed on Village-owned traffic signals and equipment.

8.4 21-1842

Joint resolution appropriating a supplemental amount of $3,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds and approving Change Order Number Two in the amount of $36,761.08 for additional Phase III construction engineering services for improvements along Illinois Route 120, from Knight Avenue to Illinois Route 131.

∙ The County Board, at its March 9, 2021, meeting, approved an appropriation of $225,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds and a construction engineering services agreement with Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd., Rosemont, Illinois, in the amount of $186,525.07, for Phase III construction engineering services for improvements along Illinois Route 120, from Knight Avenue to Illinois Route 131.

∙ Change orders need to be approved by standing committees for cumulative net increases over 10 percent.

∙ The sum of all contract change orders to date is $40,489.33, which represents a 21.7 percent increase over the original awarded contract amount.

∙ This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program and designated as Section 12-00999-31-WR.

REGULAR AGENDA

DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION

8.5 21-1843

Joint resolution authorizing execution of a contract with EcoInteractive, LLC, San Francisco, California, in the amount of $256,284 for licensing, software, and implementation services for the replacement of the Lake County Division of Transportation’s (LCDOT) Capital Program Management System and appropriating $308,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.

∙ Lake County issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to contract for an integrated capital program management system and visualization solution to track projects, schedule appropriations, manage program fiscal constraint, both by fund source and fiscal year, develop the LCDOT’s capital budget, track planned project performance metrics, and link project location data to GIS.

∙ The RFP was extended to 31 vendors and proposals were received from four vendors. In accordance with the evaluation criteria established in the RFP, the selection team reviewed and determined that the proposal submitted by EcoInteractive, LLC, San Francisco, California, is the most qualified and favorable proposal for LCDOT.

∙ This contract award includes the software license as well as development, implementation, training, and annual maintenance services at a not-to-exceed amount of $256,284 which includes years one and two. The contract can be extended annually for up to five years.

∙ This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program, and designated as Section 22-00000-21-AM.

8.6 21-1844

Presentation and discussion regarding automatic license plate readers.

8.7 21-0051

PUBLIC WORKS

8.8 21-1848

Joint resolution authorizing the execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) for Transfer of a Well House Property between Lake County (County) and the Village of Round Lake Beach (Village).

∙ The County and the Village had previously entered into an Agreement for the transfer of property as part of the dissolution of the Round Lake Sanitary District in which the Excess Flow Facility on the property were transferred to the County and the well house property was transferred to the Village. However, the well house property is no longer being used by the Village.

∙ Lake County Public Works sees value in owning the well house at the site because it would assist in providing continued operation and maintenance to the Excess Flow Facility.

∙ The Department has inspected the Well House Property and its assets and has determined that it meets the County’s standards for use at the Excess Flow facility.

∙ The Village Board voted on an Ordinance to approve the transfer of Well #8 to Lake County Public Works at its October 18, 2021, meeting.

∙ This resolution authorizes the execution of an IGA between the County and the Village to transfer the well house property.

8.9 21-1850

Joint resolution authorizing execution of a contract with Joseph J. Henderson & Son, Inc., Gurnee, Illinois in the amount of $1,727,000 for the Des Plaines River (DPR) Water Reclamation Facilities (WRF) Dewatering Phase 1 Improvements Project.

∙ The DPR WRF utilizes belt presses to remove water from solids in the sewage treatment process. This project upgrades the process of water removal and effluent treatment by providing a new polymer system. In addition, the project will also include the installation of an alum line for the secondary effluent dosing point, gas monitoring and odor control improvements to the dryer building.

∙ The County received bids from four (4) contractors for this work ranging from $1,727,000 to $2,050,000. Award of this contract is recommended to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Joseph J. Henderson & Son, Inc. of Gurnee, Illinois, who best meets the needs of the County in the amount of $1,727,000.

∙ This resolution authorizes and directs the County Purchasing Agent to execute a contract with Joseph J. Henderson & Son, Inc. of Gurnee, Illinois, in the amount of $1,727,000.

8.10 21-0053

Director’s Report - Public Works.

PLANNING, BUILDING and DEVELOPMENT

8.11 21-1881

Discussion of franchise agreement highlights for residential waste collection service for non-exempted unincorporated areas in Lake County.

∙ As part of the landscape waste open burning and landscape waste disposal discussion over the past 2 years at the PWPT Committee, staff identified residential waste franchising (including landscape waste hauling) in non-exempted unincorporated areas as a practical opportunity to provide residents an alternative to open burning of landscape waste.

∙ Per Committee direction, a Request for Proposal was extended to 14 vendors, and sealed proposals were received from 4 vendors, while 1 vendor was determined to be non-responsive.

∙ Based on the criteria set forth in the Request for Proposals, the evaluation committee selected two vendors as the most favorable proposals. Vendor 1 will service the northwestern and northeastern quadrants of Lake County and Vendor 2 will service the southwestern and southeastern quadrants of Lake County. Waste collection services would start May 1, 2022.

∙ Staff will discuss key details from the waste hauling franchise agreements and bring those agreements forward to PWPT and F&A for action on December 8 and December 9, respectively.

8.12 21-1882

Discussion of an ordinance amending Chapter 94: Public Nuisances of the Lake County, Illinois Code of Ordinances regulating open burning of landscape waste.

∙ Over the past 2 years, the Planning, Building and Development Department have explored options for permanent open burning restrictions and landscape waste disposal and has sought and received significant public input on this topic.

∙ Based on direction received at the August 4, 2021 Joint Public Works, Planning & Transportation (PWPT) and Energy & Environment (E&E) Committee meeting, staff presented a draft set of text amendments restricting the open burning of landscape waste in the unincorporated areas to the PWPT Committee for consideration at its September 1, 2021 meeting.

∙ Staff will present the details on the revised amendments for Committee discussion prior to bringing the amendments back to Committee for recommendation and forward to the County Board for final action.

∙ If the County Board approves the ordinance, the regulations would take effect May 1, 2022.

8.13 21-0052

Director’s Report - Planning Building and Development.

9. County Administrator's Report

10. Executive Session

11. Members' Remarks

12. Adjournment

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