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DeKalb County, Illinois |
Minutes of the
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The regular monthly meeting of the Public
Infrastructure and Development committee of the
DeKalb County Board met on Thursday October 3, 2002 at 7:00 P.M. in the
Conference Room of the DeKalb County Highway Department, DeKalb, Illinois.
Chairman Wilson called the meeting to order.
Committee members present were Chairman Wilson, Ms.
LaVigne, Mr. Hoffman, Ms. Casella, and Mr. Sands. Also present were William Lorence, County Engineer, Wayne
Davey, Highway Department Support Services Manager, and Mr. Greg Millburg, Farm
Bureau.
APPROVAL
OF MINUTES
Motion made by Ms. Casella to approve the
minutes of September 5, 2002 and September 18, 2002.
Mr. Hoffman seconded this motion. Motion
carried unanimously.
APPROVAL
OF AGENDA
Motion to approve the agenda was made by Ms.
Casella and seconded by Mr. Sands. Discussion
followed to amend agenda, adding item 1b, a supplemental MFT resolution to
appropriate additional MFT funds through December 2002.
Mr. Lorence presented an Intergovernmental Agreement that was just
received at 4:00pm October 3, 2002 and left it up to the Committee as to whether
they wanted to act on this agreement tonight or at the next meeting.
Committee recommended adding the agreement as item 1c.
Agenda was approved as amended unanimously.
WEIGHT
LIMIT ORDINANCE FOR POSTING OF COUNTY ROADS
Mr. Lorence presented Ordinance 2002-25 for discussion by the Committee.
DeKalb County has passed an annual ordinance to allow for the posting of
County roads as needed. It was
recommended that the County pass one ordinance authorizing the County Engineer
to post County roads for no more than 90 days in any given year, thereby
eliminating the annual ordinance. These
postings would become effective and enforceable only when the County Engineer
has posted the required signs signifying that weight limits are in effect.
Motion was made by Mr. Sands and seconded by Ms. Casella to
present Ordinance 2002-25 to the DeKalb County Board for consideration and
approval. Motion carried
unanimously.
Mr. Lorence presented a supplemental County
Maintenance Resolution appropriating additional MFT funds for salaries,
benefits, and equipment rental. Additional
road maintenance has been completed this year as well as employee benefits being
charged to appropriate budget lines. This
has not resulted in additional budget increases, but will require additional MFT
funds to be appropriated. The
Resolution calls for an additional $270,000 in MFT funds to allow continuing
charging authorized activities to MFT funds through December 2002.
Motion was made by Ms. LaVigne and seconded by Ms. Casella to
present subject resolution to the DeKalb County Board for consideration and
approval. Motion carried
unanimously.
CHAIRMAN'S
COMMENTS
Chairman Wilson
reminded committee members of the DeKalb County Township Officials Annual
Meeting scheduled for the first Thursday in November.
This would coincide with the Committee’s regularly scheduled monthly
meeting and Chairman Wilson wanted committee input if it would be necessary to
either cancel the November meeting or change the time to 6:00pm vs. 7:00pm.
Members would be notified when the November agenda was sent whether or
not there was business items that needed to be addressed at the scheduled
November meeting. If no items were
on the agenda a cancellation notice would be submitted.
Wayne Davey presented an updated Sign Report to the Committee with the
cost of maintaining County signs. The
Committee requested this report quarterly, on the Fiscal Year, with Year-to-Date
totals.
Chairman Wilson requested Mr. Lorence address the Committee concerning
the Curran settlement announced in the press this week.
Mr. Lorence assured the Committee that as far as is reasonably possible
we know Curran has not charged the County for any materials and/or labor that
the County has not received. Mr.
Lorence went on to say that we do not pay until all paperwork has been received
and reviewed, especially the weigh-back tickets.
The County has an engineering department representative present during
all phases of construction to observe and take measurements and samples.
No work can be preformed without our presence.
If work has been completed without the presence of an engineering
representative the Contractor has to provide proof of such activity or the
County does not pay for that activity.
COUNTY
ENGINEER’S COMMENTS:
Mr. Lorence discussed the progress of current projects and updated committee members on the status of ongoing projects as follows:
Peace Road project is 80% complete
Hinckley Road Bridge Project complete
Genoa Road Railroad Bridge is 28% complete
Preserve Road Bridge is just getting underway and is approximately 13% complete
Greenwood Acre Drive project has stone on the rural section of road and still waiting for 2-3
additional permits on the urban section before the installation of water/sewer is begun
All other projects are well on schedule.
Discussion was held concerning South County Line Road.
That road may very well be taken over by the Sandwich Road District and
the City of Sandwich after the County resurfaces this section, which is
scheduled for 2004.
Mr. Lorence presented the Intergovernmental Agreement
for a bikepath to be located on the County’s right-of-way on Barber Greene
Road. This would be accomplished at
no cost to the County and the County would not be held liable for any incidents
arising on the bikepath. The
Committee recommended taking action on this Agreement.
A motion was made by Ms. LaVigne and seconded by Mr. Sands to present
a resolution to the County Board authorizing the County Board Chairman to sign
the Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of DeKalb for the installation of
a bikepath. Motion carried
unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT:
Ms. Casella moved to adjourn, seconded by Ms. LaVigne.
Motion carried unanimously and the October 3, 2002 meeting adjourned at
7:50 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
John Wilson,
Chairman
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