Stormwater Commission

STORMWATER COMMISSION MEETING SUMMARY June 2, 2015 The following were in attendance: Stormwater Commission Members – Chair Joseph Lo Verde, Resident Robert Callero, Resident Fred Kudert, Steven Vinezeano, Mary Anderson, Andrew Vitale, Chuck Ostman, Rich Wlodarski Others Present – Mayor Andrew Przybylo, Jack Grana, Tom Powers, Dan Randolph, Jeff Wickenkamp, Steven Yasell, John Preston The meeting was called to order at 8:00 a.m.in Council Chambers at Village Hall. Approval of Meeting Summary of April 21, 2015 - The Meeting Summary was approved unanimously. Chair Lo Verde asked to move Item # 4, Executive Session to the front of the agenda. It was moved and seconded and the agenda revised. Executive Session - The Stormwater Commission moved into Executive Session to discuss a potential land acquisition at 8:05 a.m. The Executive Session adjourned and the general public was invited back into the meeting. Old Business – a. Cleveland Project Update – Mary Anderson noted that the Bid Award was approved by the Board at the May meeting to Di Meo Bros., Inc., pending the approval b. Small Projects Update – Mary Anderson provided an update regarding the final design for the Small Projects for Churchill, and Kedzie areas. That is occurring this summer for the projects to be constructed in this fiscal year. The Oconto/Mulford Small Project is the subject of an Engineer Peer  Review that will be provided to the Commission and scheduled for a future meeting so that residents of the area can be notified to attend. c. Cost Share Program Update d. OLR/Maryhill Performance – Jeff Wickenkamp updated the Commission on performance of various Village Stormwater Facilities during a heavy rain event that occurred on May 8. The storm that afternoon was short and intense – about 1.75” of rain in 45 minutes. The Maryhill and Our Lady of Ransom basins functioned effectively during the event, as did the Bio-Swale and Community Rain Garden facilities near Touhy Avenue. Jeff also discussed flooding noted during this storm event at other locations that will be locations for future stormwater projects, including Oconto and Mulford, Octavia near the Mulford/ Oconto and to other locations in the Village. The storm was so intense that there were times that the water was moving so fast that it completely by-passed the storm sewers. e. Status of Other Projects – Jack Grana provided an update on various in- house projects that are underway. A project for restrictors on Greenwood Avenue at Sunset will be completed after Village Staff complete some modifications to the existing storm pipe. A catch basin installed at 8607 National performed well during the May 8 storm event. A second catch basin will be installed in the same area. Chair Lo Verde noted that after a meeting with resident Steve Yasell on a number of concerns with the alley and possible storm sewer in the alley. He stated that the storm sewer in the alley behind Odell was filled with debris and that Public Services needs to incorporate that into the cleaning cycle. There was also a brief discussion of how public information will be provided to residents before and during the Cleveland Corridor Sewer Improvements project. Jeff Wickenkamp noted that Hey & Associates completed 5 days of smoke testing for the Village in late April and provided a report to the Village. Additionally, the MWRD now requires smoke testing and reports as part of the updated Stormwater Ordinance for the future. New Business - a. Tier II Projects – The planning discussion was postponed until the next meeting. Manager Vinezeano stated that the Village has limited  resources and for the Tier 2 discussion that funding sources must be considered. Chair Lo Verde requested that Public Comments be added to future Commission Agendas. Public Comments – Steven Yasell – Mr. Yasell stated concerns on the delay of discussion on the Tier 2 projects, issues are discussed too quickly, concerns about cancelled meetings in the last few months and other concerns. John Preston – Mr. Preston asked about whether the Village has a program to maintain and clear catch basins and sewer lines of debris. He was informed that the Village does perform periodic maintenance on basins. The Village responds to specific requests and does have a routine cycle and that Staff is working to improve further. Next Meeting – TBD Adjournment – The meeting was adjourned at 8:56 a.m.