Stormwater Commission

STORMWATER COMMISSION MEETING SUMMARY July 9, 2015 Attendance: The following were in attendance: Stormwater Commission Members – Chair Joseph Lo Verde, Resident Robert Callero, Resident Fred Kudert, Steve Vinezeano, Mary Anderson, Andrew Vitale, Chuck Ostman, Rich Wlodarski; others who attended were: Tom Powers, Dan Randolph, Jack Grana, Jeff Wickenkamp from Hey & Associates, Patrick Lach from Hey & Associates, John Mick from Baxter & Woodman (departed when the meeting went into Executive Session). Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 8:30 a.m. in the Council Chambers at Village Hall. Meeting Summary of June 2, 2015: The meeting summary from June 2, 2015 was approved. Executive Session: The Stormwater Commission convened into Executive Session to continue discussion regarding property acquisition matters. Upon completion of the discussion, the Commission reconvened the open portion of the meeting. Old Business: a. Further Discussion of the Proposed Lateral Repair Program – Commission members discussed the proposed program to require home sellers to repair the sanitary lateral serving their property prior to the sale of the residential property. Staff noted that the proposed new program was revised to allow for the property transfer to occur with an affidavit requiring the buyer to repair the lateral within a specific period of time or be taken to administrative hearing. There was lengthy discussion among the Commissioners about the proposed lateral repair program. Commissioners expressed many concerns, including possible assistance to potential sellers who may not be able to afford the repairs, how the determination was made regarding the necessity of repair and similar factors. There were also comments regarding the program applying to residential properties only, and not including commercial properties. Following much discussion, the Commissioners indicated that they were not in support of a program requiring the lateral be repaired as part of the transfer of the property at this time, and requested that Staff inform the Village Board when the matter is brought back to the Village Board. b. Cleveland Corridor Sewer Improvements Updated Bid Award – The Commission was informed that the Village Board met on July 1, 2015 regarding the Cleveland Corridor Sewer Improvements project status. The Board had originally recommended awarding the contract to Di Meo Bros, Inc. Upon further review of the bid submittal, it was determined that Di Meo Bros was not responsive because it was unable to fully meet  the WBE/MBE (Women’s Business Enterprise/Minority Business Enterprise) requirements necessary to receive $2 million in assistance from the MWRD. Because of this, the Village Board was requested to reconsider the recommendation of award and to recommend award to Bolder Contractors, who was deemed to have met the WBE/MBE requirements and therefore retain the Village’s ability to receive MWRD aid. The recommended award is not considered final until the Illinois EPA reviews and approves the recommended award. This is necessary to receive IEPA low interest loan dollars to fund the project. c. Other Stormwater Projects Update – i. Oak Park Bio-Swale Project – The Village and Hey & Associates are completing the project design with hopes for a Fall 2015 construction. There was discussion of whether or not some of this work might be completed by in-house forces for project savings. ii. Stormwater Master Plan Small Stormwater Projects – Projects on Churchill, Kedzie/Milwaukee/Ottawa and Oconto and Mulford are scheduled to be designed by Hey & Associates. Gewalt Hamilton was contacted to perform the peer review of the Oconto/Mulford project. iii. In-House Projects Status – Jack Grana identified ongoing activity. This included installation of new catch basins on National in the Chesterfield area and restrictors at Greenwood/Sunset. d. Status of Flood Control Assistance Update – Chuck Ostman and Rich Wlodarski outlined recent activities. New Business: a. Tier 2 Stormwater Projects – The Commission briefly discussed Tier 2 Stormwater Projects to be planned for and presented at future Commission meetings. Other Discussion: No other matters were raised. Public Comments: No public in attendance. Next Meeting: TBD Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned.