Lake County Gazette

Lake County Public Works, Planning & Transportation Committee met Oct. 26.

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)

*DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION*

8.1 22-1552

Joint resolution appropriating $50,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 repair and replacement of various guardrail and fence installations, under the applicable Illinois Highway Code.

∙ The County owns miles of guardrails and fences along the County highway system, and annual repairs and replacements must be made to various installations which are included in the Transportation Improvement Program, and designated as

Section 23-00000-06-GM.

∙ Before the purchase of material or a contract service can be procured, an appropriation of $50,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds is required.

8.2 22-1553

Joint resolution appropriating $152,500 of Matching Tax funds for contract documents, inspections, and maintenance of native landscape areas along various County highways.

∙ The County has planted native landscape areas for various projects on the County highway system that require routine inspection and maintenance and are included in the Transportation Improvement Program, and designated as Section 23-00000- 14-GM.

∙ The contract documents and inspection work will be done by a consultant, while the maintenance will be completed by a contractor through the formal letting process.

∙ Before a project letting can be held, an appropriation of $152,500 of Matching Tax funds is needed.

8.3 22-1554

Joint resolution appropriating $35,000 of County Bridge Tax funds and $174,000 of Matching Tax funds to provide for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 acquisition of materials and services needed to maintain items such as drainage and bridge facilities, pavements, shoulders, guardrails, fencing, signage, and right-of-way.

∙ Miscellaneous maintenance materials and services are needed to maintain the County highways.

∙ Before materials can be ordered, or work can be done using the County Bridge Tax fund or the Matching Tax fund, an appropriation is needed.

∙ The acquisition of these materials and services is included in the Transportation Improvement Program, and designated as Section 23-00000-03-GM.

8.4 22-1556

Joint resolution appropriating $97,700 of County Bridge Tax funds, $159,000 of Matching Tax funds and $163,800 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 general engineering and support services needed to address items such as soil, environmental, drainage, bridge, wetland, easement, and right-of-way purchases.

∙ General engineering and support services are needed throughout the year to supplement in-house design services and improve the County highway system.

∙ An appropriation of funds is required each fiscal year for these support services.

∙ The acquisition of these services is included in the Transportation Improvement Program, and designated as Section 23-00000-02-EG.

REGULAR AGENDA

*PLANNING, BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT*

8.5 22-0023

Director's Report - Planning, Building and Development.

*PUBLIC WORKS*

8.6 22-1561

Joint resolution authorizing execution of a contract with Great Lakes Water Resources Group, Inc. of Joliet, Illinois, in the amount of $130,200 for the North Libertyville Estates Levee Relief Well Replacement Project in Unincorporated Libertyville, Illinois.

∙ The Lake County Department of Public Works is the local sponsor and is

responsible for maintaining, operating, and repairing the North Libertyville Estates Levee in unincorporated Libertyville Township.

∙ The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers performs inspections of the Levee and recommended the replacement of Relief Well #1 as a result of the levee inspection in 2021. Subsequent testing revealed the screening on the well has failed.

∙ The replacement of the relief well is required for the integrity of the levee.

∙ The County received a bid from one contractor for this work in the amount of $130,200.

∙ Award of this contract is recommended to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Great Lakes Water Resources Group, Inc. of Joliet, Illinois.

∙ This resolution authorizes and directs the County Purchasing Agent to execute a contract with Great Lakes Water Resources Group, Inc. of Joliet, Illinois in the amount of $130,200.

8.7 22-0024

Director's Report - Public Works.

*DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION*

8.8 22-1560

Joint resolution authorizing a supplemental appropriation of $171,882.06 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds for the intersection improvement of River Road at Roberts Road.

∙ The River Road at Roberts Road roundabout was a Federal-Aid contract led by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) with a total contract cost of $7,005,263.46.

∙ IDOT manages Federal-Aid construction contracts and then seeks reimbursement from the local agency, the County, for the local share of the completed work.

∙ The County Board, at its meeting on December 10, 2013, approved an appropriation of $1,855,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds for the County’s share of this improvement.

∙ The County recently received the final invoice from IDOT for the local share amount, which brings the County’s total contribution to $2,026,882.06 and a supplemental appropriation is required.

∙ This improvement was completed in 2016, and is designated as Section 07-00086 -08-CH.

8.9 22-1557

Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) that will guide the partnership and technical assistance services to be provided by CMAP for the creation of a county-wide safety action plan.

∙ Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), in partnership with the counties in the region, has applied for a joint planning grant to develop a regional and seven county-wide safety action plan through the United States Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Safe Streets for All Program (SS4A).

∙ The SS4A program is authorized for six billion dollars in competitive grants over the next five years.

∙ Once an agency has an approved safety action plan, they are eligible in future application cycles to apply for implementation grants through the SS4A program.

∙ If the grant is awarded, CMAP will provide staff assistance and technical support to assist Lake County in developing a Safety Action Plan.

8.10 22-1558

Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Lorig Construction Company, Des Plaines, Illinois, in the amount of $296,594.30, for the replacement of pedestrian bridge decks at various locations in Lake County, Illinois, which will be improved under the Illinois Highway Code, and appropriating $360,000 of Matching Tax funds.

∙ Three pedestrian bridge decks located on the North Shore Bike Path and one pedestrian bridge deck located on the Robert McClory Bike Path are at the end of their service life and require replacement.

∙ There was a public call for bids, and a total of four bids were received, ranging from $296,594.30 to $681,189, and the lowest responsible bidder is Lorig Construction Company, Des Plaines, Illinois, in the amount of $296,594.30.

∙ This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with construction targeted in 2022/2023, and designated as Section 21-00999-83-BR.

8.11 22-1559

Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Campanella and Sons, Inc., Wadsworth, Illinois, in the amount of $3,392,455.57 for the intersection improvement of Ela Road and Long Grove Road and appropriating $4,075,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.

∙ This work includes improvements at the intersection of Ela Road and Long Grove Road, including the installation of turn lanes, a new traffic signal, and non-motorized improvements.

∙ There was a public call for bids, and a total of seven bids were received, ranging from $3,392,455.57 to $3,991,835.16 and the lowest responsible bidder is Campanella and Sons, Inc., Wadsworth, Illinois, in the amount of $3,392,455.57.

∙ This improvement is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with construction starting in 2022, and designated as Section 14-00144-20-CH.

8.12 22-0022

Director's Report - Division of Transportation.

9. County Administrator's Report

10. Executive Session

11. Members' Remarks

12. Adjournment

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