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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
December 11, 2007
6:44 p.m.
MINUTES
Present: C. Johnson,Mayor
J. Petri, Village Trustee
P. Feichter, Village Trustee
N. Czarnik,Village Trustee
C. Prochno, Village Trustee
J. Franke, Village Trustee
S. Lissner,Village Trustee
Absent: None
Staff B. Jacobsen, Assistant Village Manager
G. Knickerbocker, Village Attorney
M. Roan,Deputy Village Manager
R. Rummel, Village Manager
C. Tromp, Director of Finance
Reporters: Tom Robb, Elk Grove Journal
Ames Boykin, Daily Herald
Josh Singer, Elk Grove Times
Chicago Water Rate Increase
After a brief discussion, it was the consensus of the Committee to increase the water rate fees over
the next four years due to an increase in water fees dictated by the Village's water supplier,the City
of Chicago through JAWA(Join Action Water Agency). The Village will experience the following
water rate increases:
January 1, 2008— 15% increase
January 1, 2009 - 15% increase
January 1, 2010 - 14% increase
The water/sewer rate increase for residents will be as follows:
January 1, 2008 - 12.66% increase (89 cent increase from $4.36 to $5.25/1000 gallons)
January 1, 2009 - 12.38% increase (65 cent increase from $5.25 to $5.90/1000 gallons)
January 1, 2010 - 11.86%increase (70 cent increase from$5.90 to $6.60/1000 gallons)
January 1, 2011 - 9.85% increase(65 cent increase from$6.60 to $7.25/1000 gallons)
This includes Chicago's rate increase as well as capital and inflation estimates.
Increase Bid Threshold
After a brief discussion, it was the consensus of the Committee to increase the bid threshold from
$10,000 to $20,000 to be consistent with a State issued bid threshold of$20,000 for municipalities
with a population of less than 500,000. This item will appear on the January 8, 2008 Village Board
Agenda.
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Reconfiguration of Performance Bond For Administrative and Public Safety Complex
This waiver is focused to apply to small trade contractors given that the majority of the large trade
contracts are already lined up for the construction of the new Administration and Public Safety
Complex. The goal of this waiver is to keep contract costs down by making more contractors eligible
to bid on projects. MTI will still require all contractors to be pre-qualified. After a brief discussion it
was the consensus of the Committee to waive the performance bond requirement for contract work
on the new Administration and Public Safety Complex and incorporate the specific guidelines as
recommended by the Construction Manager, MTI.
The meeting adjourned at 6:59 p.m.
c: Mayor&Board of Trustees, Village Manager, Deputy Village Manager, Assistant Village
Manager, Village Clerk, Deputy Village Clerk, All Department Heads, Village Attorney