Public Works Committee

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 4:30 PM Westmont Village Hall - 31 W. Quincy Street, Westmont, Illinois 60559 AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Public Comment 5. Approval of Minutes A. Minutes of the September 18, 2025 regular meeting. 6. Unfinished Business 7. New Business A. Stormwater Ordinance Update B. Pavement Management Program C. Lead Water Services Update D. FDHQ Project Update 8. Reports A. Committee Chair B. Department Director C. Division(s) Reports 9. Miscellaneous 10. Adjourn Page 1 of 22 Note: Any person who has a disability requiring a reasonable accommodation to participate in the meeting should contact the ADA Compliance Officer, 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Monday through Friday, Village of Westmont, Illinois, 60559; or telephone (630) 981-6210 voice, within a reasonable time before the meeting. Listen Everywhere, an assistive listening, mobile app, is now available to visitors attending Board and Commission Meetings held in the Village Hall Board Room. https://westmont.illinois.gov/581/ADA-Listen-Everywhere Page 2 of 22  Public Works Committee Meeting September 18, 2025 Meeting Minutes Called to Order: @ 4:30 pm Present: Chairman - Trustee Bruce Barker, Mayor Steve Nero, Trustee Linda Liddle, Trustee Bob Plowman, Trustee Gina Parrilli (5:35 pm), Village Manager Jim Gunther, Assistant Village Manager Spencer Parker, Public Works Director Amy Ries, Fleet Supervisor Virgil Viscuso, Forestry Supervisor Jon Yeater, Underground Supervisor Jeff Bonk Water Supervisor Brian Beusse, CDD Director Joe Hennerfiend, Chief Steve Riley, HR Director Renee Brainerd, Governmental Services Director Patti Meilcarski, Chief Brian Gruen, Deputy Chief Michael Weibler. Pledge of Allegiance Approval of Minutes: Minutes from June 12, 2025 were approved by Trustee Liddle, second by Trustee Plowman. Public Comment: A - Don Goliszewski - 255 James Drive raised a concern about dead end streets in Newfield Manor. He stated that no one wants thru streets but would like improved turnarounds at the dead end. B. Don Ferrell - homeowner at 331 N. Wilmette Ave. - has concerns about the berm at Lion’s Park and flooding potential for his home. C. Laurel Rugen - 513 N Grant St- Curious as to why progress on the watermain project has halted for the last couple of weeks. D. Joe Bukovsky - homeowner at 135 N. Linden Ave. - raised concerns about flooding on North Linden & Norfolk. E. Margaret Bourke - homeowner at 139 N. Linden Ave. - also spoke about concerns regarding flooding on North Linden & Norfolk. F. Kimberly Borzym - homeowner at 335 N. Wilmette Ave. - concerns about flooding. Unfinished Business: A.​ None New Business: A.​ Storm event, August 12th, 17th & 18th recap. Supervisor Yeater gave an update on the rain events this summer. We have three rain gauges in town. In June, we had 2” Page 3 of 22  of rain, which is the first event over two inches since 2020. August was a very wet month. On August 12th, we had 2” of rain, between August 17th & 19th we had 4” of rain. August 2025 was the 12th rainiest August of the past 154 years. Total rainfall in Westmont for the month of August was 7.5”. Detailed discussion ensued with Public Works Director Ries and members of the Committee. Reports : A.​ Chairperson ​ ​ None B.​ Village Manager 1)​ None C.​ Public Works Director 1)​ Capital Projects Update - MFT - project is substantially complete with minor punch list items. Residential Alley 10N is complete, North Water tower - foundation complete, structural steel currently being installed with hopeful completion by year end. Tank painting and project completion expected to finish by summer of 2026. Washington and Traube project ran into some delays with utility conflicts, project completion aimed for Halloween. Oakwood sidewalk project is substantially complete. 2)​ Stormwater Program Update - Director Ries provided detailed updates on specific flooding areas including: Norfolk & Linden, Grant & Richmond and Lebeck Park. A feasibility study was conducted in 2016 for Norfolk & Linden. For Grant & Richmond an alternatives investigation in 2018 showed that a detention area at the Lebeck Park parcel alone would not be sufficient for a 100 year event, requiring storm sewer construction and additional detention under the metro parking lot. D.​ Water Division 1)​ Sampling - UCMR sampling is completed, we should have results in December. We are in the second round of Lead & Copper Sampling as required by the EPA. The Water Treatment Plant design is 60% complete. Lead Service Line Replacement Plan was created in March of 2025, and are currently working with IEPA. We have not yet received any funding or scoring, but are hopeful to be scored in the next year and then have the possibility of a 0% interest loan with possible principal forgiveness for removal of all services. Page 4 of 22  E.​ Fleet/Facilities Division 1)​ Quincy Streetscape Phase 2 - Work is underway in front of Village Hall, sidewalk to be completed soon, substantial completion by Halloween. 2)​ Village Hall breakroom - approval given this morning, work to be completed by Thanksgiving. 3)​ Dark Sky Downtown - Walked thru downtown with Engineering firm, pole layout complete, 44 poles down to 20 poles. All light will be facing down, all light will be on pavement not up or out. F.​ Forestry & Grounds Division 1)​ New team members - Patryk Pachura, Dennis Arens, Joseph Duncan 2)​ Updates - Pending basket removal, residential parkway landscape requests, the possibility of native plantings in parkways. Stormwater Detention Naturalization updates. 3)​ Parkway Landscaping discussion- concerns brought up by the trustees included keeping items short under 18”, areas not being maintained, Village should be able to take it away if it’s not being maintained, how to enforce and do we have the manpower to enforce, is it worth it to allow it? No consensus was reached, requests will be handled administratively on a case by case basis. H. Streets 1)​ Update - SafeStep working in NW/NE area of town, 238 sidewalk squares replaced, roadway patching in various areas, 284 street signs changed, 8 miles of striping painted, 1,500 hours for special events. Street lighting replacement - 9 poles being replaced in Ashford this fall. G. Underground 1)​ Flooding - 8/12 & 8/18 = Staff responded to 45 issues, currently working on cleaning and jetting these low lying areas. No obstructions have been found. 2)​ Ditch work - currently finishing up 3)​ Hydrant painting - sandblasting and painting 256 hydrants. We are participating in a joint bid, with a 3 year contract. Meeting motioned to adjourn at 5:55 pm by Trustee Liddle, seconded by Trustee Plowman. All in favor. Page 5 of 22 Page 6 of 22 Page 7 of 22 Page 8 of 22 Page 9 of 22 Page 10 of 22 Page 11 of 22 Page 12 of 22 Page 13 of 22 Page 14 of 22 Page 15 of 22 Page 16 of 22 Page 17 of 22 Page 18 of 22 Page 19 of 22 Page 20 of 22 Page 21 of 22 Page 22 of 22