Public Works Committee

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Thursday, September 18, 2025 - 4:30 PM Westmont Village Hall - 31 W. Quincy Street, Westmont, Illinois 60559 AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Public Comment 5. Approval of Minutes A. Minutes of the June 12, 2025 regular meeting of the Public Works Committee. 6. Unfinished Business 7. New Business A. August 12, 17, 18 Storm Event Recap B. Stormwater Program Update 8. Reports A. Committee Chair B. Department Director C. Division(s) Reports 9. Miscellaneous 10. Adjourn Note: Any person who has a disability requiring a reasonable accommodation to participate in the meeting should contact the ADA Compliance Officer, 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 Page 1 of 19 P.M. Monday through Friday, Village of Westmont, Illinois, 60559; or telephone (630) 981-6210 voice, within a reasonable time before the meeting. Listen Everywhere, an assistive listening, mobile app, is now available to visitors attending Board and Commission Meetings held in the Village Hall Board Room. https://westmont.illinois.gov/581/ADA-Listen-Everywhere Page 2 of 19  Public Works Committee Meeting Jun 12, 2025 Minutes Called to Order @ 4:30 pm Present: Chairman - Trustee Gina Parrilli, Mayor Steve Nero, Trustee Bruce Barker, Trustee Linda Liddle, Trustee Marie Guzzo, Trustee Bob Plowman, Village Clerk Amanda Szymski, Village Manager Jim Gunther, Assistant Village Manager Spencer Parker, Public Works Director Amy Ries, Deputy Police Chief Thompson, Fleet Supervisor Virgil Viscuso, Street Supervisor Melissa Brendle, Forestry Supervisor Jon Yeater, Water Supervisor Brian Beusse. Pledge of Allegiance Approval of Minutes: Minutes from March 20, 2025 were approved by Trustee Barker, second by Trustee Liddle. Unfinished Business: A.​ Civic Organization Signage - Letters were sent to 10 Civic Organizations with seven responding, three have yet to respond. We will be reaching out to those three again. The sign will go in the downtown area by the railroad tracks. We will be utilizing the Westmont metal arch for the sign. Plans are to have this up this summer. Trustee Barker suggested a white background be added, or similar. New Business: A.​ Service Award - Jeff Bonk 25 years of service. Reports : A.​ Chairperson 1)​ Nothing B.​ Public Works Director - 1)​ Capital Improvement Project Update: ○​ 2025 MFT - The Pre-construction meeting was held on June 5th, 2025. Project scheduled to start on June 22nd, 2025. Areas to be done this year include: Ashford - Wexford Dr., Rumsey Pl, Ainslie Dr., 60th St., Hiddenview, James Dr. ○​ Quincy Streetscape Phase 2 - Mid-block crossing is complete. Page 3 of 19  ○​ Residential Alley 10 N - all underground work is complete, contractor working on concrete edge restraint and grading of the stone base. Paving of the alley is expected before July 4, weather permitting. ○​ North Water Tower - Foundation is complete, construction of the tank will start on June 30th. ○​ Liberty Park watermain, 41st & Lincoln watermain extension - Project is substantially complete. We have ARPA funds from DuPage County of $700,000. ○​ Washington and Traube Project - Watermain on 55th St. is complete. Watermain has been installed at the intersection of Traube & Washington. All work by school will be complete by the end of summer. 2) Public Works Communication Tools - The Public Works Facebook Page is back up and running. Construction Project Status map, direct notifications(letters, door hangers), 311, email, phone. On 311 there is a new request type under IT for Right-of-Way wire/box damage. 3) Storm water amendments - Currently Community Development is amending Zoning Codes. We would like to make changes to the storm water parts of the municipal code for uniformity with DuPage County and adjacent communities. This will also make the stormwater regulations clear and easy to understand, administer and enforce, streamlining reviews and approvals. Discussion ensued. Trustee Barker discussed the April 2013 event and its impact on stormwater in the Village. Staff will prepare a review of what was accomplished from the Westmont Stormwater Master Plan prepared in 2011 for the Village Board. C.​ Fleet/Facilities Division 1)​ Six new trucks were delivered last week, and are awaiting a September build date. One new Sign Shop truck has been ordered and is expected the first week of July. A new water main truck is still in design, working with Water to figure out what they need. 2)​ Chamber office Painting Complete 3)​ Police Department - Painting prep has started. Patching and painting will start on June 23. Rooms to be painted include: Chief’s Conference Room, Detective’s Conference room. 4)​ Village Hall remodel will start soon - Board Room, Breakroom, restrooms. 5)​ Dark Sky - We have received the pole layout from Delta Engineering, there will be ten poles on the south side. 6)​ Light pole bases - Several poles have been discovered with missing plates/covers on the base exposing wires. Facilities division has been fabricating new covers. 7)​ Terrazzo Flooring cleaning at Village Hall is complete. Page 4 of 19 D. Forestry & Grounds Division 1)​ Project update ○​ “W” logo planting ○​ Tree Seedling Giveaway - 358 seedlings ○​ Arbor Day tree planting - Two trees were planted: One at Westview Middle School, One at Westmont High School ○​ 197 trees were planted this spring, 70 of which were planted in Carlisle Ct which previously did not have parkway trees. ○​ Adopt-A-Planter - We have 70 planters, 54 were adopted this year. ○​ Hanging Baskets - 273 baskets were hung, which are Earth Planters and only require every other day watering. ○​ Stormwater detention basin fencing ○​ 3903 N. Adams St. - is a detention basin on the southwest corner of Adams & 39th St. We are working on acquiring this from DuPage County. DuPage County will design and construct additional detention on this parcel before conveying to the Village. ○​ Monarch Waystations - working on mapping locations. ○​ Median Landscaping - Ogden median was cleaned up this week and mulched. E. Street Division 1)​ Project update ○​ Safe Step - worked in the Northwest section of town this spring and removed 237 trip hazards. ○​ In house 124 sidewalk squares have been replaced ○​ Roadway patching on various streets - focus has been Sycamore Run ○​ 184 Street signs have been changed keeping up with reflectivity requirements 2)​ Oakwood Sidewalk Improvements - Bid opening for this project will take place on July 15th, 2025. We have received a DCEO grant in the amount of $330,000. Work will be done on Oakwood Dr. & Williamsburg St. replacing 600 squares or 14,950 square feet of sidewalk. Project completion is targeted for end of October. 3)​ Handholes on Cass Ave. - On Saturday, Meade will be in town to repair two handholes in the downtown area. 29 N. Cass Ave. and 139 N. Cass Ave. F. Underground 1)​ Project Update Page 5 of 19  ○​ 1,145 feet of ditch work was completed this spring in various locations through town. Fall focus will be on N. Grant St. from Naperville Rd. to Ogden Ave. ○​ Eight water main repairs were completed ○​ 34 B-boxes were repaired ○​ Thirteen storm sewer repairs were completed ○​ Six valves were repaired G. Water Division 1)​ Project Update ○​ Water Quality Testing - UCMR5: Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule - Completed third of fourth quarterly samplings. ○​ Lead and Copper testing - round one completed. Round two will be done between July and November. ○​ CCR - link is on Water bill, hand delivered to out-of-town customers, physical copies located at: Village Hall, Library and the Public Works Building. Starting in 2027 we will be required to do a bi-annual (twice a year) report. Meeting motioned to adjourn at 5:22 pm by Trustee Plowman, seconded by Trustee Liddle. All in favor. Page 6 of 19 The History of the Village of Westmont Stormwater Management Program Page 7 of 19 Westmont Stormwater Program Timeline May 2010 - Village of Westmont hired Christopher B. Burke Engineering Ltd. to develop a stormwater master plan to address flooding issues in the Village. March 2011 - Burke Engineering presented their findings with staff. They identified over 30 million dollar worth of projects that could help with some of the flooding areas in Westmont. April 2013 - Village of Westmont and surrounding communities experienced historic flooding for our region. Westmont received over 16” of rain in a 24 hour period. May 2013 -Mayor has a town Hall Meeting to discuss the flooding concerns June 2013 - Village of Westmont creates a Stormwater Committee to establish a Stormwater Utility Page 8 of 19 Westmont Stormwater Program Timeline November 2013 - The Stormwater Committee develops a Feasibility Study and Utility Plan March - May 2014 - The committee holds Public Information Meetings June 2014 - The Village of Westmont board votes and creates the Community Stormwater Utility May 2015 - Village of Westmont establishes the Stormwater Management Program July 2015 - The ½% sales tax goes into effect. May 2016 - The Stormwater Management Program begins Implementation June 2016 - Design and Engineering begins on the first Stormwater Projects using the Stormwater Fund. Page 9 of 19  2015 Stormwater Management Program Qualitative Criteria Rank (1-5) 1) Cost of the Stormwater Project 2) How many residents will benefit from the project? 3) Severity of the area flooded 4) Public or Private 5) Time to implement the project We know that as of 2013 the total cost to address all the stormwater issue in town the was prepared for us in the master plan by Christopher Burke is $30,000,000 (est). We know that with the new Stormwater tax we should generate approximately $700,000 per year. At the rate of revenue coming to the village it will take approximately 42.8 years to complete the program ( 2013). Page 10 of 19 2015 Stormwater Management Program It is very important that we show the residents that we will develop a strong comprehensive Stormwater Master Plan using our criteria to prioritize each stormwater project. This program will look similar to our Resurfacing and Water main replacement programs we currently have in place. Over the next year Staff and others will have meetings to discuss what our master stormwater plan should be and how we should implement it over the next 5-10 years. Once we have a master stormwater plan in place we will present it to the Village Board for approval and start the program in 2016-2017 budget. Page 11 of 19 2016 Stormwater Projects ❖ Dallas Street Detention Basin modification Project ❖ 60th St Streambank Stabilization Project Maintenance and Monitoring ❖ St. Joseph Creek Streambank Stabilization Project (Deer Creek) ❖ Cumnor Road Reconstruction Page 12 of 19 2017 Stormwater Projects ❖ 300 Block of North Warwick Avenue Storm Sewer Project ❖ FDHQ Stormwater Regional Detention Project ❖ Alley A&B Reconstruction Project (Burlington to Norfolk) West Side Page 13 of 19 2018 Stormwater Projects ❖ Burlington / Roslyn / West End Storm Sewer Project ❖ 400 Block on North Warwick Storm Sewer Project ❖ Alley F Reconstruction Project (Norfolk to Naperville) East Side Page 14 of 19 2019 Stormwater Projects ❖ Alley E Reconstruction Project from (Irving to Norfolk) East Side ❖ Stormwater Stenciling Program (2017-2019) ❖ GIS Stormwater Atlas is complete ❖ Parkway Ditching Program (2016- Current) ❖ Sewer Jetting program ( 2016 - Current) Page 15 of 19 2020 Stormwater Projects ❖ 61st and Richmond Stormwater Detention Basin Improvements ❖ Alley C Reconstruction Project ( Norfolk to Naperville) West Side Page 16 of 19 2021 and Beyond ❖ Alley D (Linden to Burlington) East Side and Alley G (Lincoln to Richmond) South Side ❖ 63rd and Richmond Detention Basin Rehabilitation and Streambank Stabilization ❖ Norfolk and Linden Detention Basin Construction ❖ Grant and Richmond Stormwater Detention Project ❖ 57th St Storm Sewer Construction Project ❖ 61st and Cumnor Streambank Stabilization Project (St. Joseph Creek Watershed Plan) ❖ King Arthur Stormwater Project (St. Joseph Creek Watershed Plan) ❖ GIS Stormwater Atlas Updates Page 17 of 19 QUESTIONS? 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