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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE
11/18/93
7 :00 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
M. Tosto, Chairman
J. Petri, Village Trustee
C. Johnson, Village Trusree
MEMBERS ABSENT:
None
STAFF PRESENT:
A. Boffice, Director, Engineering & Community Development
T. Cech, Director of Pub-'tic Works
J. Stukel, Utilities Superintendent
ELK GROVE BOULEVARD WIDENING
The Committee discussed the extension of the proposed roadway
widening on Elk Grove Boulevard from Victoria Lane to Tonne Road.
Chairman Tosto indicated that the professionals who prepared the
Traffic Corridor Study had recommended that the improvement extend
all the way to Tonne Road, not stop at Victoria Lane. He indicated
that if the project stops at Victoria Lane now, the Village will
only have to do the remainder of the project (to Tonne Road) at a
later date and at a higher cost. Examples being the extension of
Biesterfield/Wise Road and the! I-290 interchange. Chairman Tosto
recommended that the Village continue the widening project to Tonne
Road now for all the same reasons that the widening was approved
along the other areas of the boulevards.
Trustee Petri voiced his concurrence with Chairman Tosto's
recommendation to extend the widening to Tonne Road. He questioned
the proposed width of the widening (4 feet) and the quantity of
parkway remaining after widening (approximately 8 feet) . He also
questioned the location/relocation of the Commonwealth Edison
switchgear, Village fire hydrants and parkway trees. Director of
Engineering & Community Development Boffice replied that an area
could be found for the relocation of the CECO switchgear with
minimal problems, fire hydrant relocation is a common occurrence
during construction and easy to perform, and, the location of
mature trees along the Boulevard are setback close to the sidewalk
and would not conflict with the widening. A small quantity of
small diameter trees which could conflict with the widening could
easily be relocated due to their size.
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Trustee Johnson disagreed with any extension of roadway widening
east of Victoria Lane. He indicated his support for the original
project (widening up to Victoria Lane) was based on providing a
safe corridor for the local residential traffic in this area, and
while reluctant to extend the widening from Rev. Morrison Boulevard
to Victoria, recognized that the local traffic frequented the area.
Trustee Johnson felt that proposed improvements to Landmeier Road
and to the Arlington Heights/Biesterfield intersection would
accommodate the through traffic. There was no need to accommodate
through traffic on Elk Grove Boulevard. Trustee Johnson also felt
that widening the remainder of the way to Tonne Road would increase
traffic on the road and that had he known the Village would
consider widening all the way to Tonne Road, he would have voted
against the original project.
With a concurrence of two Committee members, the majority report is
to extend the pavement widening on Elk Grove Boulevard from
Victoria Lane to Tonne Road.
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c: President and Board of Trustees
Village Manager, Assistant Village Manager,
Administrative Assistant, Village Clerk,
Village Attorney, All Department Heads
Capital Improvements Committee Meeting
November 18, 1993
7 :00 P .M.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
M. Tosto, Chairman
J. Petri, Village Trustee
C. Johnson, Village Trustee
MEMBERS ABSENT:
None
STAFF PRESENT:
T. Cech, Director Public Works
J. Stukel, Superintendent of Utilities
Newspaper Reporters
Students in Government
WATER TOWER PROJECT
Rust Environment and Infrastruc:ture' s Water Tower Site Study was
reviewed and discussed. The committee unanimously agreed to
recommend to the full Village Board:
- A modified Site C location closer to I-290 be pursued by
staff . Because the property north of our two acre site is
undeveloped it was felt that a site closer to I-290 was
feasible and potentially better.
A spheroid style of water tower be selected.
Staff be authorized to pursue land rights from owner or
developer of undeveloped land just north of our two acre
site on Rohlwing Road.
- The water main reinforcement at Nerge and Rohwling Roads
identified by the consultant be included as part of this
project .
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c: President and Board of Trustees
Village Manager
Assistant Village Manager
Administrative Assistant
Administrative Intern
Village Clerk
Village Attorney
All Department Heads