Capital Improvements Commission

Village of Glen Ellyn Meeting Minutes Village of Glen Ellyn Capital Improvements Commission August 13, 2025 7:00 PM Glen Ellyn Civic Center Room 301 Board or Commission: Capital Improvements Date: August 13, 2025 Meeting: Regular Called to Order: 7:03 p.m. Quorum: Yes Adjourned: 9:05 p.m. Member Attendance: Rocco Zucchero Chair Present Joel Baldin Commissioner Absent Tom Drapinski Commissioner Present Orion Galey Commissioner Present John MacDonald Commissioner Absent Adil Saeed Commissioner Present David Warnick Commissioner Absent Jill Ziegler Commissioner Present Donna Jean Simon Trustee Liaison Present Richard Daubert Staff Liaison/Professional Engineer Present Also Present: A. CALL TO ORDER The August 13, 2025 meeting of the Capital Improvements Commission was called to order by Chairman Zucchero at 7:03 p.m. at the Glen Ellyn Civic Center. The Commission took a moment to reflect upon the unfortunate passing of Village Trustee Steve Szymanski. The Commission expressed its appreciation of his service and significant contributions to Glen Ellyn. B. PUBLIC COMMENT – None  Capital Improvement August 13, 2025 Meeting Minutes | 2 C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES APPROVAL OF JUNE 11, 2025 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES MOTION TO APPROVE THE JUNE 11, 2025 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES MOTION BY: Commissioner Saed SECOND BY: Commissioner Zucchero AYES: Zucchero, Drapinski, Galey, Saeed, Ziegler RESULT: APPROVAL D. CURRENT BUSINESS 1. DuPage County Safety Action Plan Engineer Daubert provided an overview of the DuPage County Safety Action Plan. He noted that generally speaking, fatal and serious injury accidents are on the rise. The plan provides guidance to DuPage communities to implement countermeasures. Items of focus that the Village has, and/or will continue to review include speed management, intersection improvements, improved pedestrian accommodations, and cyclist accommodations. Engineer Daubert noted that there is a push in the community to adjust the speed limit to 25 miles per hour. Commissioner Zucchero spoke to the need for more attention to pedestrians. He also inquired about the speed limit adjustment and the need for more signage. Engineer Daubert discussed intersection improvements that have been made such as in the downtown. He also overviewed how the Village has implemented signal timing improvements such as Park and Sheehan and Kenilworth and Geneva (through DuPage County). He also discussed how the Village has been upgrading sidewalk throughout the community. Engineer Daubert noted that we have not done much in terms of bike routes/accommodations. Chair Zucchero added that we should add sharrows on Park Boulevard and find a way to connect the downtown to COD. Engineer Daubert noted there was some prior political pushback on sharrows but we can certainly revisit the matter. Commissioner Saeed expressed a desire for more protected bike lanes. Engineer Daubert noted we do have them on Lambert Road, other Village streets are not generally wide enough. Street lighting was also generally discussed with one focal location being around the train station; it was noted that it is hard to see people walking particularly by Crescent. Commissioner Zucchero suggested consideration of a safety plan or mobility plan that would review where we have the greatest incidents in town and overlay the issue areas with development and capital plans.  Capital Improvement August 13, 2025 Meeting Minutes | 3 Roosevelt Road was discussed as one of the higher incident areas. Commissioner Saeed expressed concerns with safety on Roosevelt Road with mention of sidewalks being right along the travel lanes. Engineer Daubert noted that a group of people will be presenting to the Village Board about the Drive 25 campaign on August 25th. The matter may be revisited by the CIC depending on Village Board feedback. Engineer Daubert noted he’s not looking for any particular action from the CIC on this matter but that we can continue to look at ways to implement traffic safety improvements in capital projects. E. TRUSTEE’S REPORT – Trustee Simon gave a brief report and noted that there has been some ongoing training for commissions as to help clarify their roles for the Village. Trustee Simon also expressed her sorrow for Trustee Steve Szymanski’s passing. She noted that the Board will work through a process to fill the Trustee vacancy. F. OTHER BUSINESS – None G. PUBLIC WORKS REPORT – Engineer Daubert briefly overviewed that the Village is working through the recruitment process to hire a new Public Works Director. H. PROJECT REPORT – Engineer Daubert briefly reviewed the Engineering Division Project Activity Report with the Capital Improvements Commission. I. ADJOURNMENT – Commissioner Galey motioned and Commissioner Saeed seconded to adjourn the meeting. The motion is unanimously approved, and meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m. Submitted and Reviewed by: Richard Daubert, Professional Engineer