The Lockport City Council met Feb. 15 to consider iron filtration bids.
Here are the meting's minutes, as provided by the council:
"City of Lockport City Councilis located at 222 E 9th St, Lockport, IL."
The Regular City Council Meeting was held on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 in the
Board Room, 3rd Floor, of the Central Square Building.
Mayor Steven Streit called the Meeting to order at 7:33 p.m.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: PETRAKOS, CAPADONA, GILLOGLY, SMITH,
DESKIN, VANDERMEER, PERRETTA,
BARTELSEN
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT:
ALSO PRESENT: S. STREIT, MAYOR
A. MATTEUCCI, CITY CLERK
B. BENSON, CITY ADMINISTRATOR
T. THANAS, INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY
T. LEMMING, CHIEF OF POLICE
L. HEGLUND, FINANCE DIRECTOR
P. HIRTH, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY &
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
A. WAGNER, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
J. FINDLAY, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
PRESS PRESENT
Sarwat Ahmad, Reporter for Herald News, Frank Vaisvillas, Reporter for Southtown Star,
Max Laptorne, Assistant Editor, Lockport Legend, and Cathy Wilker, Volunteer for LCTV,
were present to cover the Meeting.
CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION BY SMITH, SECOND BY BARTELSEN TO HAVE A CONSENT AGENDA.
ALL VOTED AYE – MOTION CARRIED
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION BY SMITH, SECOND BY PERRETTA TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS
PRESENTED.
1. February 1, 2017 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes: Motion to approve the
February 1, 2017 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes as presented.
2. February 1, 2017 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes: Motion to approve
the February 1, 2017 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes as presented.
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3. Payroll Period ending January 29, 2017: Motion to approve the January 29, 2017,
Payroll as presented.
4. Various Bills: Motion to approve the Various Bills as presented.
5. Consultant Selection for STP Bridge Project, Phase 3/Resolution No. 17-010: Motion
to approve Resolution No. 17-010/A Resolution authorizing the City Administrator
to enter into an Agreement with Baxter & Woodman for the Phase 2 Construction
Engineering of the Second Street STP Bridge Project in the amount of $168,241.32.
Motion to approve the MFT Resolution in the amount of $302,000 for the local share
of construction and utility relocation.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE MOTION: BARTELSEN, PERRETTA, VANDERMEER,
DESKIN, SMITH, GILLOGLY, CAPADONA,
PETRAKOS – AYES
0 NAY
0 ABSENT
8 AYES 0 NAY 0 ABSENT – MOTION CARRIED
AWARD WELL #14 IRON FILTRATION FACILITY ADDITION CONTRACT CONTINGENT
UPON IEPA ISSUANCE OF STATE REVOLVING FUND LOAN/RESOLUTION NO. 17-009
Director of Engineering, Amy Wagner presented her Memo dated January 26, 2017.
Well 14 (near Oak Prairie School on Gougar Road and south of 151st Street) like many
of the City’s wells, produces elevated levels of iron. The elevated iron levels make the
water aesthetically unpleasing and causes staining and excessive wear on appliances.
Bidding documents have been prepared and bids have been received for the
construction of an Iron Filtration Water Treatment Plant at Well 14 that will treat the
water and remove much of the excess iron. The City will apply for a low interest loan
from the IEPA to take advantage of a 1.64 percent interest rate. The loan is to be repaid
from the Water and Sewer fund.
A total of 7 bids were received ranging from a low bid of $1,869,000 to $2,054,000. The
Engineer’s opinion of probable cost was $2,018,070 so the bids received were at or
below anticipated amounts.
There are many required steps and items for obtaining State Revolving Fund loans.
Several of those requirements involve taking steps necessary to maximize the
opportunity to have disadvantaged business enterprise participation on the project.
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The low bidder for this project failed to perform a critical step involving the
advertisement for proposals for subcontractors, which is a step that must have taken
place prior to the bid opening. IEPA has indicated that it is the City’s responsibility to
review the bidding and determine if a Bidder is non‐responsive, however, they have
indicated that the failure to advertise for DBE subcontractors prior to the bid opening is
grounds for determining that their bid was non‐ responsive.
Award to a Bidder who is non‐responsive may generate protest from the second or
other Bidders. This protest will significantly delay and may compromise the loan
approval process.
The addition of the iron filtration system will improve the quality of water for Lockport
Residents and water customers. The City’s ability to access the IEPA low interest loan
program will provide a cost effective method for financing the project. Joseph J.
Henderson & Sons is the lowest responsive bidder and their bid amount of $1,922,000
was less than the Engineer’s opinion of probable cost of $2,018,070 and their bid
amount also remains within the previously approved total project amount of $2,541,000
which include other fees and expenses associated with the project.
It is recommended that the Council reject the apparent low bid from Kee Construction
due to the Bidder not complying with Mandatory Illinois Environmental Protection
Agency requirements regarding the pre-bid solicitation of disadvantaged businesses as
subcontractors.
It is further recommended that the Council award the Contract to J.J. Henderson,
contingent upon successful loan approval for the lump sum amount of $ 1,922,000.
Mr. Salomon was present and addressed the Council. He stated they are in
disagreement. He said they didn’t put the ad in the paper but it says if you don’t put the
ad in the paper you have 6 other directives to comply with and they did that. They are
going to dispute the award. They are the low bidder. They did what they were supposed
to do. They didn’t put the Ad in the paper, they had one of 6 other items to do which they
did.
Attorney Thanas explained what the 6 other items were and said they can’t just pick and
choose. He continued explaining.
MOTION BY PETRAKOS, SECOND BY CAPADONA TO APPROVE RESOLUTION
NO. 17-009/ A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT
WITH J.J. HENDERSON & SONS, INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,022,000,
CONTINGENT UPON ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (IEPA)
STATE REVOLVING LOAN FUND APPROVAL FOR THE WELL NO. 14 IRON
FILTRATION PROJECT.
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PZC CASE #2016-013: CONCEPT PLAN FOR AN INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS
PARK/PROLOGIS, LP/RESOLUTION NO. 17-011
This item was presented to the Committee of the Whole on February 1st. The
Applicant, Jim McGill on behalf of Prologis LP, is requesting Concept Plan
consideration for a proposed Industrial Business Park development. The property is
zoned a combination of M-1 Limited Manufacturing and O-2 General Office.
The City’s I-355 Corridor Master Plan update designates a majority of the property
as Light Industrial/Business Park and that portion of the property immediately east
of Archer Avenue as Office/Business Park.
The revised Concept Plan (dated February 6, 2017) illustrates five (5)
industrial/warehouse buildings for a total building area of 1.9 million square feet.
Buildings/loading areas & trailer parking are separated from existing residential uses by
a proposed public roadway, proposed detention areas, existing floodplain, landscaped
buffer yards that include proposed berms and fencing, and existing tree lines. The
proposed public roadway will have a right-of-way width of 80 feet (City’s industrial road
standard) and connect 143rd Street (Will County jurisdiction) to Archer Avenue (IDOT
jurisdiction). Permits from both the County and IDOT would be required.
Since the February 1st Committee of the Whole Meeting, several additional
changes have been made to the Concept Plan to address concerns raised by the
neighbors. These changes include:
Moving the proposed North/South Road and Building #1, +/- 110 feet
further to the east. This has increased the transitional yard buffer area
from 110 feet to 223 feet (City Code requires 60 feet).
Increasing the height of the berm from 9 feet to 15 feet and lengthening
the berm along the proposed North/South Road for added buffering.
Moving the proposed East/West Road along Building #2 south an
additional 38 feet. Increasing the transitional yard buffer area from 80
feet to 118 feet (City Code requires 60 feet).
Moving the East/West Road along Building #3 south an additional 69
feet. Increasing the transitional yard buffer area from 80 feet to 149
feet (City Code requires 60 feet).
Shifting Building #2 and Building #3 +/-15 feet further to the east and
eliminating the proposed berm along I-355.
Reconfiguring the dock entrances along Building 2# and Building #3 in order
to increase the length of the precast screen walls.
Removing the proposed access road to 151st Street.
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Increasing the length of the perimeter fencing. All areas that are tree lined on
the north will also have a 6 foot fence to provide additional sound
attenuation.
Upgrading fence type from cedar to composite material.
If the Concept Plan is approved, the plan will be refined and reviewed in detail when the
Preliminary PUD and Development Plans are submitted. A Public Hearing will be
required at that time and include notice to the newspaper, signs posted on the property
and letters sent to all property owners within 250 feet of the subject property.
Jim McGill was present and addressed the Council. He spoke about the overall
development of the property and the changes that have been made. (For the detailed
presentation, the video of the meeting is available on the City’s website).
Jerald Sipla, addressed the Council. He said a lot of this isn’t approved yet. From his
understanding a lot of this is under review by the DNR, the Land Management, by the
floodplain people, by the EPA, he doesn’t know what report Mr. McGill is getting. He
doesn’t know how the City is considering to approve this when the rest of the State
hasn’t been involved to approve some of the reports that are necessary. He turned in
25 or 28 names on a petition. There could be around 200 signatures wanting to deny
this development. He spoke about dangerous species, the dragon fly and the turtle that
they found. This is from the DNR. He spoke about the floodplain on the property. He
asked why the road that is going behind that subdivision, why can’t it be a frontage
road?
Roy Adcock, addressed the Council. He asked about the second road going out to
Archer.
He had concerns about the directions the trucks will be going in. He asked about Smith
Road and Farrell Road? He asked if there were any plans for that?
Tracy King, addressed the Council. He stated there will be drainage problems that will
happen because the water backs up in there as it is. If a berm is put in there and it
blocks them all off, he asked how long is it going to take before it is fixed? He asked
when the berms and everything will be put into place? He had a concern about the
noise that the trucks will make.
Stan Quade, addressed the Council. He mentioned the noise the trucks make when
they hit the brakes. He talked about the tractor trailers being in his subdivision. He
talked about Creekside Subdivision and Deer Path Run Subdivision. He said the truck
traffic is still going through the subdivision(s). He said this development does not
belong in the middle of a subdivision.
Pam Meyers, Homer Township Supervisor addressed the Council. She spoke on the
impact this development will have to the area. ( Due to audio difficulty her comments
could not be recorded)
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Renee Cajandig, addressed the Council and expressed her concerns and opposition
regarding this development. ( Due to audio difficulty her comments could not be
recorded)
Mike Bonomo, addressed the Council and expressed his concerns and opposition
regarding this development. ( Due to audio difficulty his comments could not be
recorded)
Nancy Hackenberry, addressed the Council and expressed her concerns and
opposition regarding this development. ( Due to audio difficulty her comments could not
be recorded)
Mark Pahl, addressed the Council. He would like the Council to zone this land for
something else. He talked about the chemicals from the trucks getting into the water
system and polluting the air. He is in opposition of this development.
MOTION BY DESKIN, SECOND BY PETRAKOS TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO.
17-011/ A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONCEPT PLAN FOR AN INDUSTRIAL
BUSINESS PARK ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED SOUTH OF 143RD STREET,
WEST OF I-355 AND EAST OF ARCHER AVENUE.
Alderman Capadona stated he was going to continue working with the School District
and IDOT for the safety of the school buses on Archer Avenue. He had concerns with
Building 3. He would like to see the berming be a little higher than 6 foot on the south
side, if possible. He would like to see the bays on the east side only.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE MOTION: PETRAKOS, CAPADONA, GILLOGY,
SMITH,
DESKIN, VANDERMEER,
PERRETTA,
BARTELSEN – AYES
0 NAY
0 ABSENT
8 AYES 0 NAY 0 ABSENT – MOTION CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT
MOTINO BY VANDERMEER, SECOND BY PETRAKOS TO ADJOURN THE
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 9:14 P.M.
ALL VOTED AYE – MOTION CARRIED
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