Lake County Public Works and Transportation Committee met June 28.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
1. Call to Order
Chair Clark called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
Chair Clark led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Roll Call of Members
Present 6 - Member Campos, Member Casbon, Chair Clark, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter and Member Wasik
Absent 1 - Vice Chair Maine Ph.D.
*Electronic Attendance: Members Campos and Hewitt
*Vice Chair Maine was unable to attend the Committee meeting in person and did not meet the criteria for electronic attendance. Even though she was able to attend via electronic means, she must be marked as absent.
Member Hewitt joined the meeting at 8:32 a.m.
Other Attendees:
In Person:
Aaditya Khatod, Public
Abhi Tiwari, Public
Adam Schlick, Board Member
Alex Carr, Communications
Anantha Vedachalam, Public
Austin McFarlane, Public Works
Bill Bremer, Public
David Naumann, Burns & McDonnell
Edward Kogan, Public
Gary Gibson, County Administrator's Office
Jessica Vealitzek, Board Member
Jon Nelson, Division of Transportation
Julie Gray, Public Works
Karyn Gitler, Public
Kelcey Traynoff, Stormwater Management Commission
Kevin Carrier, Division of Transportation
Kevin Quinn, Communications
Matt Meyers, County Administrator's Office
Preeti Vaidya, Public
Reddy Ramasani, Public
Rishab, Public
Sandy Hart, County Board Chair
Theresa Glatzhofer, County Board Office
Wayne Kowalski, Public
Yaya Liu, Public
Electronically:
Abby Krakow, Communications
Abhay Malpani, Public
Allyson Marcus, Public
Anu Rajadhyax, Public
Anup Krishnaswamy, Public
Aria Shum, Public
Barry Weinberg, Public
Bin Liu, Public
Bobby Tuli, Public
Brijesh Patil, Public
Carol Gold, Public
Cassandra Hiller, County Administrator's Office
Chaitanya Wuppalapati, Public
Dave Wright, Public
David Li, Public
David Sobel, Public
Debbie Stern, Public
Debra Baker, Public
Edward Gallagher, Public
George Issakoo, Public
Gregg Stern, Public
Hao Song, Public
Hemant Khatod, Public
James Hawkins, County Administrator's Office
Jen DiBella, Public
Joan Bacci, Public
Joel Sensenig, Public Works
Jolanda Dinkins, County Board Office
Judd Sager, Public
Julian Rozwadowski, Public
Karen, Public
Kate Zheng, Public
Kathir Sundar, Public
Kathleen O'Connor, Public
Ke Zheng, Public
Keith Herman, Public
Kris Iyer, Public
Kristy Cechini, County Board Office
Larry Bryerman, Public
Li Chen, Public
Mary Crain, Division of Transportation
Mary Mathews, Public
Matt Emde, Division of Transportation
Melanie Andes, Public
Mick Zawislak, Daily Herald
Mike Klemens, Division of Transportation
Minesh Amin, Public
Nathan Stern, Public
Nick Principali, Finance
Nilesh Rajadhyax, Public
Patrice Sutton, Finance
Paul Frank, Board Member
Pavel Charov, Public
Rajiv Patel, Public
Rama Rao Kanakapudi, Public
Robert Karbin, Public
Ron Hirsch, Public
RuthAnne Hall, Purchasing
Sonia Hernandez, County Administrator's Office
Sari Karbin, Public
Scott Stalesky, Public
Shahar Gozalzani, Public
Sharon Castillo, Public
Sheel Gupte, Public
Sheryl Sager, Public
Shilpa Thosar, Public
Smita Rajkhowa, Public
Somya Sinha, Public
Stacy Wright, Public
Steve Cynor, Public
Steve Hirsch, Public
Steve Klein, Public
Steven Berkowitz, Public
Sue Zhang, Public
Sushama Thatikonda, Public
Tapan Parikh, Public
Thanigaivelan Natarajan, Public
Tom Somodji, Public
Vineet Attri, Public
Ye Wei, Public
Yi-Yin Ku, Public
Young Feng, Public
Yuyong Zhao, Public
Ziqian Huang, Public
4. Addenda to the Agenda
There were no additions or amendments to the agenda.
5. Public Comment (Items not on the agenda)
Member Hewitt joined the meeting at 8:32 a.m.
Public comment was provided by: Sheel Gupte, Preeti Vaidya, Wayne Kowalski, Bill Bremer, Yaya Liu, Karyn Gitler, Aaditya Khatod, Edward Kogan, Barry Weinberg, Abhay Malpani, Kris Iyer, and Kathleen O'Connor.
6. Chair's Remarks
Chair Clark thanked residents for attending the meeting and for providing public comment. Kevin Carrier, Assistant County Engineer, provided an update regarding the Buffalo Grove road widening project.
7. Unfinished Business
7.1 23-0809
Public Works Annual Update.
Austin McFarlane, Interim Director of Public Works, presented an annual update for Public Works.
Discussion ensued.
8. New Business
CONSENT AGENDA (Items 8.1 - 8.8)
*MINUTES*
8.1 23-0925
Committee action approving the Public Works and Transportation Committee minutes from May 31, 2023.
A motion was made by Member Wasik, seconded by Member Casbon, that the minutes be approved. The motion carried by the following voice vote:
Aye: 6 - Member Campos, Member Casbon, Chair Clark, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter and Member Wasik
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Maine Ph.D.
8.2 23-0926
Committee action approving the Public Works and Transportation Committee minutes from June 7, 2023.
A motion was made by Member Wasik, seconded by Member Casbon, that the minutes be approved. The motion carried by the following voice vote:
Aye: 6 - Member Campos, Member Casbon, Chair Clark, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter and Member Wasik
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Maine Ph.D.
*PUBLIC WORKS*
8.3 23-0907
Joint resolution authorizing the execution of a contract with Chicagoland Paving of Lake Zurich, Illinois, for the Asphalt Patching and Seal Coating Project in the amount of $282,700, with renewal options.
A motion was made by Member Wasik, seconded by Member Casbon, that this joint resolution be approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee. The motion carried by the following voice vote:
Aye: 6 - Member Campos, Member Casbon, Chair Clark, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter and Member Wasik
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Maine Ph.D.
*DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION*
8.4 23-0895
Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with the Antioch Township Road District for the resurfacing of various roads in the Antioch Township Road District.
Attachments: 23-0895 Agreement, Antioch Road District Resurfacing
A motion was made by Member Wasik, seconded by Member Casbon, that this joint resolution be approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee. The motion carried by the following voice vote:
Aye: 6 - Member Campos, Member Casbon, Chair Clark, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter and Member Wasik
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Maine Ph.D.
8.5 23-0896
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Payne & Dolan, Inc., Antioch, Illinois, in the amount of $849,568.70 for the resurfacing of various roads in the Antioch Township Road District, which will be improved under the Illinois Highway Code for a total of 3.12 miles.
A motion was made by Member Wasik, seconded by Member Casbon, that this joint resolution be approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee. The motion carried by the following voice vote:
Aye: 6 - Member Campos, Member Casbon, Chair Clark, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter and Member Wasik
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Maine Ph.D.
8.6 23-0897
Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with the Grant Township Road District for the resurfacing of various roads in the Grant Township Road District.
A motion was made by Member Wasik, seconded by Member Casbon, that this joint resolution be approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee. The motion carried by the following voice vote:
Aye: 6 - Member Campos, Member Casbon, Chair Clark, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter and Member Wasik
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Maine Ph.D.
8.7 23-0898
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Peter Baker and Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, in the amount of $861,861.20 for the resurfacing of various roads in the Grant Township Road District, which will be improved under the Illinois Highway Code for a total of 3.70 miles.
A motion was made by Member Wasik, seconded by Member Casbon, that this joint resolution be approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee. The motion carried by the following voice vote:
Aye: 6 - Member Campos, Member Casbon, Chair Clark, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter and Member Wasik
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Maine Ph.D.
8.8 23-0914
Joint resolution authorizing an agreement for professional engineering services with Infrastructure Management Services (IMS), Tempe, Arizona, at a maximum cost of $180,000, for the annual pavement testing services, and associated components, and appropriating $216,000 of Matching Tax funds.
A motion was made by Member Wasik, seconded by Member Casbon, that this joint resolution be approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee. The motion carried by the following voice vote:
Aye: 6 - Member Campos, Member Casbon, Chair Clark, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter and Member Wasik
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Maine Ph.D.
REGULAR AGENDA
*PUBLIC WORKS*
8.9 23-0906
Ordinance amending water and sewer related rates for certain Lake County systems.
Austin McFarlane, Interim Director of Public Works, Introduced David Naumann from Burns and McDonnell and Julie Gray, Public Works. Interim Director McFarlane noted that the water and sewer rates are increasing, while the connection fees remain unchanged.
Discussion ensued.
A motion was made by Member Hunter, seconded by Member Casbon, that this ordinance be approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee. The motion carried by the following voice vote:
Aye: 6 - Member Campos, Member Casbon, Chair Clark, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter and Member Wasik
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Maine Ph.D.
8.10 23-0908
Joint resolution authorizing execution of a contract with Bolder Contractors of Cary, Illinois, in the amount of $3,528,111 for the Saunders Road Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project Phase 1 in Riverwoods, Illinois.
Austin McFarlane, Interim Director of Public Works, noted that the goal of this project is to improve the Saunders Road sewer system to meet projected system demands.
Discussion ensued.
A motion was made by Member Casbon, seconded by Member Wasik, that this joint resolution be approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee. The motion carried by the following voice vote:
Aye: 6 - Member Campos, Member Casbon, Chair Clark, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter and Member Wasik
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Maine Ph.D.
8.11 23-0910
Joint resolution authorizing execution of a contract with Campanella & Sons, Inc. of Wadsworth, Illinois in the amount of $3,557,942.05 for the 2023 Wildwood Water Main Replacement Project.
Austin McFarlane, Interim Director of Public Works, noted that this project will address aging infrastructure for the Wildwood community.
Discussion ensued.
A motion was made by Member Hunter, seconded by Member Wasik, that this joint resolution be approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee. The motion carried by the following voice vote:
Aye: 6 - Member Campos, Member Casbon, Chair Clark, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter and Member Wasik
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Maine Ph.D.
8.12 23-0911
Joint resolution authorizing execution of a contract with KLF Enterprises of Markham, Illinois, in the amount of $1,379,206 for the Water Service Line Excavation for Lead Service Inventory.
Austin McFarlane, Interim Director of Public Works, explained that this contractor will help complete the lead service line inventory for the County.
Discussion ensued.
A motion was made by Member Casbon, seconded by Member Hunter, that this joint resolution be approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee. The motion carried by the following voice vote:
Aye: 6 - Member Campos, Member Casbon, Chair Clark, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter and Member Wasik
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Maine Ph.D.
8.13 23-0008
Director’s Report - Public Works.
There was no Public Works Director's report.
*DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION*
8.14 23-0891
Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with Alfred Benesch & Company, Chicago, Illinois, for Phase I professional engineering services for improvements at the intersection of Hunt Club Road and Stearns School Road at a maximum cost of $1,247,021 and appropriating $1,500,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
Kevin Carrier, Assistant County Engineer, explained that this project includes a study for potential intersection improvements at Hunt Club Road and Stearns School Road.
Discussion ensued.
A motion was made by Member Casbon, seconded by Member Hunter, that this joint resolution be approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee. The motion carried by the following voice vote:
Aye: 6 - Member Campos, Member Casbon, Chair Clark, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter and Member Wasik
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Maine Ph.D.
8.15 23-0892
Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with V3 Companies, Woodridge, Illinois, for Phase I professional engineering services for improvements along Rollins Road, from Grand Avenue to Washington Avenue, at a maximum cost of $1,031,157 and appropriating $1,240,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
Kevin Carrier, Assistant County Engineer, explained that this project includes a study for potential intersection improvements along Rollins Road, from Grand Avenue to Washington Avenue.
Discussion ensued.
A motion was made by Member Casbon, seconded by Member Hunter, that this joint resolution be approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee. The motion carried by the following voice vote:
Aye: 6 - Member Campos, Member Casbon, Chair Clark, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter and Member Wasik
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Maine Ph.D.
8.16 23-0899
Joint resolution appropriating a supplemental amount of $251,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds and approving Change Order Number 11 in the amount of $524,602.83, for the intersection improvement of Fairfield Road at Monaville Road.
Kevin Carrier, Assistant County Engineer, explained that a large metal culvert failed at the intersection of Fairfield Road at Monaville Road and needed to be replaced. The cost of the culvert replacement was added to this construction contract.
Discussion ensued.
A motion was made by Member Hunter, seconded by Member Wasik, that this joint resolution be approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee. The motion carried by the following voice vote:
Aye: 6 - Member Campos, Member Casbon, Chair Clark, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter and Member Wasik
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Maine Ph.D.
8.17 23-0894
Joint resolution adopting the 2023-2028 Transportation Improvement Program as the official transportation program for the Lake County Division of Transportation.
Kevin Carrier, Assistant County Engineer, noted that the 2023-2028 Transportation Improvement Program was previously presented to and discussed by the Committee.
Discussion ensued.
A motion was made by Member Casbon, seconded by Member Hunter, that this joint resolution be approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee. The motion carried by the following voice vote:
Aye: 6 - Member Campos, Member Casbon, Chair Clark, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter and Member Wasik
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Maine Ph.D.
8.18 23-0009
Director’s Report - Division of Transportation.
There was no Division of Transportation (DOT) Director's report.
9. County Administrator's Report
9.1 23-0956
Discussion and Committee Action regarding a policy resolution related to rail safety for the upcoming 2023 National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conference.
Matt Meyers, Assistant County Administrator, explained that the City of Lake Forest reached out to the County with concerns regarding rail traffic and the risks associated with the transportation of hazardous materials. Assistant County Administrator Meyers stated one potential option was to draft and present a policy resolution at the National Association of Counties' (NACo) upcoming conference regarding these topics. Assistant County Administrator Meyers requested direction from the Committee on whether to send the policy resolution to NACo.
Discussion ensued.
A motion was made by Member Wasik, seconded by Member Casbon, to amend the policy resolution to add "review of safety standards and communication improvements". The motion carried by the following voice vote:
Aye: 6 - Member Campos, Member Casbon, Chair Clark, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter and Member Wasik
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Maine Ph.D.
There was no further discussion regarding the policy resolution.
Matt Meyers, Assistant County Administrator, noted that HB 1067 passed and that Human Resources has redrafted and posted the Director of Public Works position on the County website.
A motion was made by Member Casbon, seconded by Member Wasik, that the policy resolution be approved as amended. The motion carried by the following voice vote:
Aye: 6 - Member Campos, Member Casbon, Chair Clark, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter and Member Wasik
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Maine Ph.D.
10. Executive Session
The Committee did not enter into Executive Session. 11. Members' Remarks
There were no remarks from members.
12. Adjournment
Chair Clark declared the meeting adjourned at 10:27 a.m.
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