Public Works Committee

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Thursday, March 19, 2026 - 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 December 11, 2025 Special Meeting of the Public Works Committee 6. Unfinished Business 7. New Business A. 2025 Public Works Department Employee of the Year B. 2025 Public Works Department Annual Report 8. Reports A. Committee Chair B. Department Director C. Division(s) Reports 9. Miscellaneous 10. Adjourn Note: Any person who has a disability requiring a reasonable accommodation to Page 1 of 5 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 5  ​Public Works Committee Special Meeting​ ​December 11, 2025​ ​Meeting Minutes​ ​Called to Order​: @ 4:30 pm​ ​Present​: Chairman - Trustee Bruce Barker, Mayor Steve​​Nero, Trustee Linda Liddle, Trustee​ ​Bob Plowman, Trustee Matt Scales, Trustee Gina Parrilli, Village Clerk Amanda Szymski,​ ​Village Manager Jim Gunther, Assistant Village Manager Spencer Parker, Public Works​ ​Director Amy Ries, Fleet Supervisor Virgil Viscuso, Forestry Supervisor Jon Yeater, Street​ ​Supervisor Mel Brendle, Underground Supervisor Jeff Bonk, Water Supervisor Brian Beusse,​ ​CDD Director Joe Hennerfiend, HR Director Renee Brainerd, Deputy Chief Tom Frank, Village​ ​Engineer Greg Ulreich​ ​Pledge of Allegiance​ ​Approval of Minutes:​​Minutes from September 18, 2025​ ​were approved by Trustee Liddle,​ ​second by Trustee Plowman.​ ​Unfinished Business:​ ​A.​ ​None​ ​New Business:​ ​A.​ ​Stormwater Ordinance Update - Thomas Burke of Christopher B. Burke Engineering​ ​gave a summary of the update to the ordinance. They compared our ordinances with​ ​others in the county including unincorporated DuPage County. The DuPage County​ ​ordinance is one of the strictest in the country as it pertains to stormwater. It is being​ ​recommended that we leave the net new impervious area threshold for Post​ ​Construction Best Management Practices (PCBMP) at 2500 square feet to match the​ ​County. It is being recommended that we change the detention threshold to match​ ​the County at 25,000 square feet of net new impervious area. Recommend the Flood​ ​Protection Elevation (FPE) be increased to 2 feet, but only in riverine areas; keep as 1​ ​foot in Low Depressional Areas. Set the Substantial Damage / Substantial​ ​Improvement (SDSI) rolling window at 10 years.​ Page 3 of 5 ​Public Comment:​ ​A.​ ​Ellen Raymond - 1351 S. Ridge Rd. Commented on the current ordinance and​ ​how difficult it is to build in Westmont.​ ​B.​ ​Michael Gatto, Developer in the area - Commented on the current ordinance​ ​and how difficult it is to build in Westmont.​ ​B.​ ​Pavement Management Program - Village Engineer Ulreich explained the Village’s​ ​Program. All roads are assessed every 5 years. Last assessment done in October 2024​ ​by IMS. An explanation of Preservation Vs. Rehabilitation Vs. Reconstruction was​ ​given; earlier treatments are more cost-effective. Crack-filling is a popular​ ​preservation treatment that has not historically been used in the Village. Crack-filling​ ​could allow us to address 20% more of our streets for the same budget. Based on the​ ​current condition of the roadway system and the incorporation of crack-filling as a​ ​treatment, the current budget allocation of $1,500,000 should be sufficient. E Des​ ​Moines Street project - The street is in poor condition and needs to be reconstructed.​ ​The current estimate is $1,500,000 as is, but if we add curb and gutter to the entirety of​ ​the street it will be $800,000 more for a total of $2,300,000. Approximately one quarter​ ​of the Village’s streets are without curb & gutter.​ ​C.​ ​Lead Water Services Update - Supervisor Beusse gave a timeline of regulations​ ​spanning the last 75 years. An ordinance was discovered dated 1956 that all water​ ​services needed to be copper. The Village was 30 years ahead of the EPA. Starting in​ ​2027 the IEPA is requiring communities to remove lead from the system. Currently we​ ​have 459 unknown services, we are hoping that will be reduced to about 121 with the​ ​ordinance from 1956. With the State Revolving Fund, it is a 0% interest loan for 30​ ​years and there was a possibility of up to 49% principal forgiveness. We have a budget​ ​of $175,000 for this year. We are looking at approximately $2 million to remove all​ ​lead or galvanized services.​ ​D.​ ​FDHQ Project Update - Schematic Design Progress - showed the overall footprint of​ ​the new building as well as the interior layout. It will keep most of the current layout,​ ​the administrative offices will be on the south side, bunkers and kitchen on the north​ ​side of the building. Spoken to the design committee regarding colors and brick.​ ​Building enclosure details given. Construction Estimating detail of cost was also given.​ ​Reports :​ ​A.​ ​Chairperson​ ​None​ ​B.​ ​Village Manager​ ​1)​ ​None​ Page 4 of 5  ​C.​ ​Public Works Director -​​A quick update was given on the Snow event November 29th &​ ​30th. We received 9.5” of snow, this is the most for one event in 5 years. An overview​ ​of staffing and equipment was given.​ ​D.​ ​Water Division​ ​E.​ ​Fleet/Facilities Division​ ​F.​ ​Forestry & Grounds Division​ ​H. Streets​ ​G. Underground​ ​Meeting motioned to adjourn at 5:59 pm by Trustee Liddle , seconded by Trustee Scales . All​ ​in favor.​ Page 5 of 5