Riverwalk Commission

400 S. Eagle Street City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540 Meeting Minutes Riverwalk Commission Wednesday, September 14, 2022 7:30 AM Municipal Center Lunchroom A. CALL TO ORDER: The Riverwalk Commission Chairman Kennedy called the September 14, 2022 Naperville Riverwalk Commission meeting to order at 7:30 a.m. The meeting was held in the lunchroom of the Naperville Municipal Center located at 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL. B. ROLL CALL: Present: Valla Aguilar; Pam Bartlett; John Cuff; Jeff Friant; Mary Gibson; Ian Holzhauer; Pat Kennedy, Chairman; Bill Novack; Tom Stibbe; Mike Sullivan; and Carl Wohlt Absent: Jan Erickson Also Present: Rebecca DeLarme, City Staff; Brian Dusak, ERA (arrived 7:54 a.m.); Rick Hitchcock, former Riverwalk Commission Chairman; and Carl Peterson, GRWA (arrived 7:47 a.m.) C. PUBLIC FORUM: There was no public forum. D. OLD BUSINESS: 1. Moser Tower Rehabilitation - Bill Novack Novack reported that work will continue once the temperatures fall below 75 degrees to allow the contractor to apply the façade treatment and place the coping. Landscaping will follow and the work is scheduled to be completed this fall. 2. Riverwalk Master Plan - Pat Kennedy Kennedy reported that the PowerPoint presentation has been created by the marketing firm and he, Erickson, Hitchcock, and John Joseph have reviewed it. Recommendations on community/civic groups to meet with and creating “leave behind” materials will be forthcoming. Meetings continue to be held with community members for input and to create awareness. Hitchcock noted that a continuing theme in discussions is the City of Naperville Page 1 Printed on 10/13/2022 Riverwalk Commission Meeting Minutes September 14, 2022 relationship of the Master Plan to the City’s bicentennial with Kennedy noting the 2031 Master Plan was designed to align with the anniversary. They are discussing this with the marketing firm. Hitchcock added that it was a great way to engage members of the community that didn’t have an opportunity to participate in the earlier stages of the Riverwalk. Bartlett met with Katie Wood, former Executive Director of the Downtown Naperville Alliance (DNA), who expressed interest in participating in the task force/subcommittee for the Master Plan. Kennedy and Hitchcock noted that, in addition to the great work that John Joseph has done, he continues to be committed and engaged with the Riverwalk. 3. Riverwalk Master Plan Signage - Bill Novack Novack reported that the vendor held their price for the sign additions but there are no plans to move forward due to the donate issue with the QR code. 4. Riverwalk Master Plan CIP/budget review with City Council - Bill Novack All information has been submitted and the City’s Finance Department is currently reviewing the CIP budget. Novack advised that the CIP review/budget workshop with City Council will be held on October 24th at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers. 5. Streambank erosion at the bend in the river adjacent to Sindt Woods - Bill Novack Novack advised the object is still there and he will continue to work with the City’s Department of Public Works (DPW) to have it removed when the river flow is down. 6. Eagle Street Gateway final design review - Brian Dusak This item was taken out of order and discussed after item F. 8. Dusak reviewed the exhibit with the Commission, noting it was no different that what was previously discussed. They anticipate having final pre-construction document submittal ready by late this year or early next year. Hitchcock inquired if they would bring back in progress documents to the Commission with Dusak advising they could. Discussion followed regarding the treatment under the bridge and possibly a 3D rendering of the project. Hitchcock noted it would be valuable to have an updated illustration. This will be discussed at next month’s PDC meeting. Cuff will introduce this illustration at the next Riverwalk Foundation Board of Directors meeting. Hitchcock noted the area under the bridge could be addressed as an enhancement project. Novack suggested that we may want to make sure we have power under the bridge for lighting. Discussion followed on the possibility of widening the walkway, with Peterson noting the same design challenges at Hillside Road under the bridge. Hitchcock City of Naperville Page 2 Printed on 10/13/2022 Riverwalk Commission Meeting Minutes September 14, 2022 added there may be an opportunity with Century Walk or other organizations to address these areas. E. NEW BUSINESS: There was no new business to discuss. F. REPORTS: 1. Approval of Minutes - Pat Kennedy Approve minutes from the August 10, 2022 Riverwalk Commission meeting Attachments: 22RWCMinutes0810 A motion to approve the August 10, 2022 Riverwalk Commission meeting minutes was made by Friant, seconded by Sullivan. MOTION CARRIED 2. Chairman - Pat Kennedy There was no Chairman’s Report. 3. Finance - Bill Novack Receive the August Riverwalk financial report Attachments: 22RWCFinancials08 Novack reviewed the financial report through August 31, 2022 that was included in the agenda packet. Capital is 60% spent for the year. They will be going to bid soon for the reroofing of the Moser Bridge behind 430 South Washington Street and the Grand Pavilion. The west parking lot BMP improvement was held back and will be moved to next year due to assistance needed with final engineering and inspections of Moser Tower. Discussion followed about how the parking lot improvements would fit with the Grand Pavilion Parking and Plaza project. Novack advised these would be dealt with independently based on the timing of the projects in the CIP budget and stormwater funding through DuPage County. 4. Park District - Tom Stibbe Receive the monthly Park District report Attachments: 22ParkDistrictMemo0914 Stibbe reviewed the following highlights from the monthly Park District report, included with the agenda packet: a. Events/Field Report India Day was held on August 14th and was a success with no major City of Naperville Page 3 Printed on 10/13/2022 Riverwalk Commission Meeting Minutes September 14, 2022 maintenance issues. Staff helped out with setting up flags for the September 11th Remembrance Ceremony. Staff is continuing with normal invasive removals and clean up. A volunteer group has done a significant amount of work in section 8 and a contractor has been working in section 5. The Park District recently filled a Park Maintenance IV position and hired another full-time Park Specialist. b. Fredenhagen Fountain They have received the report from Fountain Technologies and Eric Shutes should be contacting Novack to discuss. c. Office Renovations Stibbe’s staff has temporarily moved out of their shop at 219 S. Mill St. The sidewalk is currently missing and they are getting a new water service. The Riverwalk maintenance crew will be operating out of the Sindt Woods property and Stibbe and his assistant will be located in the Visitor Center. The north parks staff will be operating out of the Nike Sports Complex. 5. Riverwalk Foundation - John Cuff Cuff advised that the next Riverwalk Foundation Board of Directors meeting would be held in October. The date of the meeting is Wednesday, October 5th at 6:00 p.m. in the NEU room at the Municipal Center (originally reported as October 6th). 6. Donor Recognition - Rebecca DeLarme DeLarme reported that the Fall ’22 order will include six 4” x 8” and thirteen 8” x 8” commemorative bricks. At least twenty-five 8” x 8” bricks will be replaced on the east extension, in front of benches and at the Exchange Club Memories Fountain. The donor bricks being replaced with this order were per the request of John Cuff and the Riverwalk Foundation. 7. Public Relations - Valla Aguilar Receive the monthly Public Relations report Attachments: 22PublicRelationsReport0914 Aguilar reported the Naperville Riverwalk was mentioned in 34 articles, 54 social media posts and 10 broadcasts during the month of August. Highlights included the Last Fling and Naperville Best Places to Live - # 4 on Livability.com. 8. Planning, Design, and Construction - Jeff Friant Receive the September 6, 2022 Riverwalk Planning, Design and Construction Committee draft meeting minutes Attachments: 22PDCMinutes0906 City of Naperville Page 4 Printed on 10/13/2022 Riverwalk Commission Meeting Minutes September 14, 2022 Friant advised that most information from the last PDC meeting was already discussed as the meeting agendas are mostly aligned at this time. The preliminary design for the Eagle Street Gateway project was reviewed and will be discussed next in this meeting. Their October agenda will include Riverwalk accessibility and possible modifications to the Riverwalk 2031 Master Plan. Kennedy provided background on discussions that have come up in their Master Plan meetings with different groups regarding accessibility in all aspects of the Riverwalk to include parking, strollers, manageable steps, different slopes, etc. They will be discussing the possibility of having an audit performed to verify access points and then communicating suggestions with these groups through the website. Novack spoke of the Naperville Environment and Sustainable Task Force that has presented a Naperville Walkability Study with North Central College to the Transportation Advisory Board that identifies areas of the City that are more pedestrian friendly than others. Kennedy congratulated Novack and his team on obtaining the right of ways for the Washington Street bridge replacement project. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2023. G. MEETING SCHEDULE: Riverwalk Planning, Design & Construction, October 4, 2022, 7:30 a.m. Municipal Center Lunchroom, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL Riverwalk Commission, October 12, 2022, 7:30 a.m. Municipal Center Lunchroom, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL Riverwalk Planning, Design & Construction, November 1, 2022, 7:30 a.m. Municipal Center Lunchroom, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL Riverwalk Commission, November 9, 2022, 7:30 a.m. Municipal Center Lunchroom, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL H. ADJOURNMENT: A motion to adjourn was made by Novack and seconded by Friant. The meeting adjourned at 8:28 a.m. MOTION CARRIED Respectfully submitted by Rebecca DeLarme, City Staff City of Naperville Page 5 Printed on 10/13/2022