Village Hall |
255 East Wilson Ave. |
Lombard, IL 60148 |
villageoflombard.org |
Trustee Richard J. Tross-Chairperson |
Trustee Jack O'Brien- Alternate Chairperson |
John Kaforski, Arthur Kuehl, David Arnold, Art Frerichs, |
Ken Blakeslee and Dan Mahal |
Staff Liaison: David Dratnol |
Staff in attendance: David Hulseberg, Village Manager; Tim Sexton, Director of |
Finance; Carl Goldsmith, Director of Public Works; Dave Gorman, Asst. Director |
of Public Works; and Dave Dratnol, Village Engineer. |
Clark Adams 720 E. Prairie cadams@azure-tech.net |
Paul Ostruszka 297 S. Lewis |
Gary Zullo 292 N. Lewis bg82264@att.net 630-620-8111 |
It was moved by Frerichs, seconded by Mahal, to approve. The motion carried |
by a voice vote |
Vista Pond Elevation |
Taken out of order by Chairperson Tross due to residents in attendance at meeting. |
Goldsmith: reviewed item with committee members. Goldsmith presented topo maps of |
last 8 storm events to committee and residents in attendance. Tross reviewed changes |
to the area of the pond over the past years, including CHAW project, playground, etc. |
Goldsmith continued with his presentation. We are still trying to find out why what |
happened did happen. Gorman: writing a scope of work for engineering firm for Vista |
Pond. Reviewed some of the points with the committee and residents. After speaking |
with FEMA, we can submit a worksheet for funding on this project. Tross: have we |
televised what goes from there over to Gatz Pond? Gorman: yes, and it was clear. |
Kaforski: how close is the pond in Villa Park to this? Dratnol: right next to it. Tross: I |
do not understand why this pond had a problem and Gatz did not. All indications are |
that this should not have happened at Vista Pond. We need to find out why it did in fact |
happen. Hulseberg: the good news is that we are all on the same page with this. Staff |
is out there working on this and looking for the solution. Tross: did anyone check |
during this storm what was happening at Gatz Pond? Was the water flowing there the |
way it should have been? Gorman: I did drive out there, and I thought that Gatz Pond |
would have been higher than it was. Further discussion ensued. Adams: there have |
been quite a few times that the water has been in my front yard. Frerichs questioned |
the possible relationship between the Lake Michigan water and the water table in |
Lombard. Could a retaining wall of some sort be built around the pond/path area to |
hold the water back? Gorman: that is not ordinarily what you want to do. Hulseberg: it |
would not be cost effective. Tross: we can pump the water out quick enough. It won't |
work if the straw is plugged. Hulseberg: once we get the report back, we will have the |
information that we need in order to address the situation. Tross: I want to know why |
this happened. Can we look at how much water we pumped to Gatz Pond over the past |
years? Dratnol: not sure if we have the monitoring stations to track this. I'm not sure if |
we have the data on that. Mahal: possibly the slant of the area bringing the water in |
from Villa Park had an effect. Gorman: we are looking at that. Residents requested |
that pumps and lines be kept on hand in case of emergencies that could happen prior to |
the study being completed and changes made to the pond. They also questioned |
whether the elevation of the pond will be lowered over the winter. Staff directed to notify |
residents of progress on this issue; ie, when firm is selected, etc. |
Detention Basin Inspection Results for 2008 |
Taken out of order by Chairperson Tross. Tross reviewed findings with committee and |
residents. Gorman reiterated the importance of this program. Tross wanted committee |
to receive copies of this because in the next few months we will be reviewing the total |
issues of basin, storm water, etc. Possibly we need to look at getting all of these |
inspected every year, instead of just 50/60. |
September 12-13, 2008 Storm |
Action Items and AAR |
Item taken out of order by Chairperson Tross. Gorman reviewed the report with the |
committee. Goldsmith: after a survey of many surrounding communities, we have |
found that Lombard is unique in the fact that we do bring the sand and sandbags to a |
drop off point. |
Proposed Changes to Public Works' Response to Private Property Flooding |
Recommendation of the Public Works Committee. |
Item taken out of order by Chairperson Tross. Goldsmith: asked the committee to |
recommend this policy update to the Village Board. Reviewed the changes to the policy |
regarding sandbags. Discussion ensued. Goldsmith: with a policy, we are in a better |
position to provide service across the board. |
It was moved by Kaforski, seconded by Blakeslee, that this matter be |
recommend to the Board of Trustees for Approval. The motion carried by a voice |
vote |
First Draft: FY2010-FY2018 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM |
Item taken out of order by Chairperson Tross. Village Manager Dave Hulseberg and |
Finance Director Tim Sexton in attendance. Hulseberg: reviewed memo from Carl |
Goldsmith through himself. This is just a draft. We are anticipating that this could be a |
3-year window. We are going to push off what we can. We need to be prepared for |
some things that may just come up, like Vista Pond. Hulseberg: expanded on the |
changes, etc. to the CIP. We are buying 513 S. Finley. Also trying to acquire property |
next door. We are trying to keep our services going so we need to move some money |
around. Hulseberg: reviewed Capital Bill in Springfield. There is still $9 billion out |
there. Tross: $1 million in street lighting on Main St. - is this really practical at this |
point? What about the money we need for the streets? Pretty soon we will not be able |
to resurface some of these. Kaforski: biggest concern is the general maintenance. |
Seal coating, concrete rehab, etc. Tross: even the $1 million for the salt dome. We |
need to see what streets have been done, what streets still need to be done, and |
change some of the priorities. Hulseberg: understand what you are saying, and we will |
address this situation. Tross: right-of-way beautification out of Hotel/Motel. Need to |
add more to the sidewalk program. Tross: want a specific amount as far as concrete |
and asphalt program. We want to know what streets are proposed to be done. Dratnol: |
where should we go with the concrete rehab program; what streets do you want to be |
done? Tross: really talking about the asphalt program - we need to follow through with |
this to keep the streets up. |
Proposed Policy for Street Side Mailbox Replacement Impacted by Snow Removal |
Operations |
Tross: want to put this off until the conversation takes place with the Village Attorney. |
Liability is still an issue. Goldsmith: will set up a meeting with Tom Bayer. |
It was moved by Kaforski, seconded by Mahal, that this matter be tabled. The |
motion carried by a voice vote |
Project Status Report |
Kaforski: status of Old Towne project? Dratnol: we are tracking, and unfortunately they |
are not where they should be. Kaforski: every time I go by there it seems like nothing is |
going on. Tross: it doesn't always have to be the lowest bidder being awarded a |
contract. |
Change Order Report |
Engineering Monthly Report |
It was moved by Frerichs, seconded by Mahal, to adjourn at 9:20 PM. The motion |
carried by a voice vote |