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Minutes
Capital Improvements Committee
February 5, 1980
The meeting of the Capital Improvements Committee was called to
order by Chairman Tosto at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 5, 1980
in the Trustee's Conference Room. The follwoing individuals were
present:
Michael Tosto Chairman, Capital Improvements Committee
Lee Garr Committee Member
Edward Hauser Committee Member
Ch arles,:,',A :,WiIIi%% Village Manager
Tom Cech Village Engineer
Ray Peterson Ass 't Village Engineer
H. Peter Kaleta Director of Public Works
Jack Andrews Supt. of Street & Veh. Maint.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the report prepared by
the Village Engineer and Director of Public Works as to various
alternatives in handling the problem of maintaining the drainage
ditches located in the Industrail Park. This report was initiated
as a result of the proposed improvement to Nicholas Blvd. As
presently designed, there will to no changes made to the grades or
capacity of the exciting ditches that convey the storm water from
Nicholas Blvd. As a result there will be continued drainage problems
in the area.
A number of different methods were discussed to resolve the problem
of maintaining the ditches; they were as follows:
1) Re-establishing the grades and improving the existing
ditches with riprap , paved inverts and/or sodded
side slopes. This work could be performed totally by
an outside contractor or partially by the Village
(cleaning) and partially by a contractor (re-building) .
The additional manpower and equipment necessary to
accomplish this work by the Village would cost
approximately $260,000.00.
2) Installation of three storm water lift stations to
pump. the storm water away from Nicholas Blvd. This
is a short term solution and would leave the problem
of maintaining the ditches, still in the hands of the
individual property owners.
3) Use of equipment and R.O.W. from the Northwestern
Railroad to clean the drainage ditches adjacent to
the railroad tracks .
The following is a proposed list for financing this work:
1) Establishment of a Drainage District
2) Establishment of a Special Taxing District
3) Using Village equipment and manpower on a cost per
lineal foot basis.
Minutes , Capital Improvements Committee February 5,1980
The Village Engineer will discuss the possibility of the first two
items with the Village Attorney.
Finally, there was some discussion on the consequences of cleaning
the ditches; specifically, would there be an increase in flows
through the downstream areas outside of the Industrial Park?
Since only the ditches would be cleaned and improved, and the size of
the outlet pipe underneath Elmhurst Road would not be changed, there
would not be any additional flows east of Elmhurst Road. The newly
cleaned ditches would provide storage capacity and would decrease the
water standing in the streets.
As soon as the necessary information is obtained, another meeting
will be held to discuss further action on the drainage ditches.
Prepared by
H. Peter Kaleta
Director of Public Works
cc.President & Board of Trustees
all in attendence