Kankakee Times

Kankakee County Highway and Bridge Committee met April 11.

Here is the minutes provided by the committee:

Members Present

Mr. Washington, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Olthoff, Mr. Hess, Ms. Polk, Mr. Snipes, Ms. Peters, Ms. Haas, Mr. Dunnill, Mr. Fetherling, Mr. Ekhoff and Mr. Smith

Members Absent

Mr. Tholen, Mr. Ritter, Mr. Zenz and Mr. Carrico

In Attendance

Mr. Wheeler

Department Heads

Wes Andrews, Mark Rogers, Erich Blair and Anita Speckman

 Media

None

1. Call to Order

The meeting was called to order by the Committee Chairman, Mr. Washington, at 9:00 a.m. Quorum present.

2. Public Comment

None

3. Approval of Minutes: March 14, 2019

Ms. Peters made a motion to approve the minutes, and Ms. Polk seconded it. Motion carried with a voice vote.

4. Highways - Mark Rogers

Mr. Olthoff made a motion to open the sealed bids, and Mr. Hess seconded it. Motion carried with a voice vote.

Mr. Rogers opened and reviewed the bids with the committee

 Bidding and Letting

o Aroma - 19-01000-00-GM

o Ganeer -19-04000-00-GM

o Manteno -19-07000-00-GM

o Norton -19-09137-01-AS

o Otto - 19-10000-00-GM

o Otto - 19-10173-01-AS

o Pembroke - 19-11000-00-GM

o Pilot - 19-12000-00-GM Supp1

o Pilot - 19-12102-01-AS

o Rockville - 19-13000-00-GM

o St. Anne - 19-15000-00-GM

o Sumner - 19-16000-00-GM

Mr. Rogers advised the committee of the bids that were received.

 Aroma - 19-01000-00-GM

AC Pavement - $58,739.62

Gray’s Material – 63,716.08

 Ganeer -19-04000-00-GM

AC Pavement - $41,227.44

Grosso Construction - $44,522

 Manteno -19-07000-00-GM

AC Pavement - $117,104.01

Grosso Construction - $114,930.55

 Norton -19-09137-01-AS

Tobey’s Construction - $143,204.41

 Otto - 19-10000-00-GM

AC Pavement - $196,896.49

Grosso Construction - $192,361.20

 Otto - 19-10173-01-AS

Hamann Wagner - $122,214.13

Tobey’s Construction - $119,149.94

 Pembroke - 19-11000-00-GM

AC Pavement - $49,862.60

Grosso Construction - $54,740.40

 Pilot - 19-12000-00-GM  Supp1 

Tobey’s Construction - $68,030.99

 Pilot - 19-12102-01-AS

Tobey’s Construction - $82,305.51

 Rockville - 19-13000-00-GM

AC Pavement - $51,590.13

Grosso Construction - $53,785.00

 St. Anne - 19-15000-00-GM

AC Pavement - $45,121.62

Gray’s Material - $49,406.34

Grosso Construction - $52,584.40

 Sumner - 19-16000-00-GM

AC Pavement - $97,740.52

Grosso Construction - $93,133.79

Mr. Rogers confirmed the lowest bid on each road district proposal with the committee. Mr. Washington asked if there was a motion to approve.

Mr. Snipes made a motion to approve the bids upon review, and Ms. Peters seconded it.

Motion carried with a roll call vote of 13 ayes and 0 nays. Voting Aye were: Mr. Washington, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Olthoff, Mr. Hess, Ms. Polk, Mr. Snipes, Ms. Peters, Ms. Haas, Mr. Dunnill, Mr. Fetherling, Mr. Ekhoff, Mr. Smith and Mr. Wheeler

• County Engineer’s Pay Estimates

Mr. Rogers reviewed and discussed the County Engineer’s Pay Estimates with the committee.

Mr. Ekhoff made a motion to combine and approve the pay estimates, and Mr. Wheeler seconded it. Motion carried with a roll call vote of 13 ayes and 0 nays. Voting Aye were: Mr. Washington, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Olthoff, Mr. Hess, Ms. Polk, Mr. Snipes, Ms. Peters, Ms. Haas, Mr. Dunnill, Mr. Fetherling, Mr. Ekhoff, Mr. Smith and Mr. Wheeler

• Resolutions

Mr. Rogers reviewed and discussed the resolution with the committee. Mr. Rogers advised the committee that this is to pave County Highway 9 from Route 50 all the way to Route 1.

 Resolution Authorizing the County Board Chairman to Sign Local Agency Agreement For Federal Participation and Appropriating Matching Tax Funds for Resurfacing County Highway 9

Mr. Ekhoff made a motion to approve the authorization, and Mr. Smith seconded it. Motion carried with a roll call vote of 13 ayes and 0 nays. Voting Aye were: Mr. Washington, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Olthoff, Mr. Hess, Ms. Polk, Mr. Snipes, Ms. Peters, Ms. Haas, Mr. Dunnill, Mr. Fetherling, Mr. Ekhoff, Mr. Smith and Mr. Wheeler

• Highway Department Equipment Purchases

Mr. Rogers reviewed the purchases with the committee and discussed the purchases that are already within the budget. Mr. Rogers had provided the committee with information to review. The two items are an arrow sign for $19,635 and a hot box with dumping for $50,950

Mr. Hess made a motion to approve, and Mr. Snipes seconded it. Motion carried with a roll call vote of 13 ayes and 0 nays. Voting Aye were: Mr. Washington, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Olthoff, Mr. Hess, Ms. Polk, Mr. Snipes, Ms. Peters, Ms. Haas, Mr. Dunnill, Mr. Fetherling, Mr. Ekhoff, Mr. Smith and Mr. Wheeler

Mr. Rogers wanted to discuss some of the road closures and projects with the committee. Noting that St. George Bridge was closed on Monday. Also, the bridge east of Cardinal Drive and 5000 Rd. will be closed, it is a Township project.

While St. George Bridge Road is closed, they are preparing to do a shoulder widening and overlay while the road is already closed and no traffic. That area will be closed until November or December.

Mr. Rogers advised the committee that there was a letter in their packets regarding EDF Renewable Energy and the Road Upgrade and Maintenance Agreement that was not being completed. There was a settlement agreement.

Mr. Kinzinger thanked Mark for his tenacity in staying on this issue and taking care of Kankakee County and the tax situation.

Mr. Wheeler made the comment that this issue came after the agenda was out, so there is nothing to be voted on; however this is to make the committee aware.

Mr. Rogers stated that there is a meeting regarding the intersection for CSL.

Mr. Wheeler stated that they are meeting today to make sure that everything is on track. We will be the ones who get the permit, so we want to be all together and have the agreements in place with CSL as well.

5. Buildings-WesAndrews

Mr. Andrews discussed and reviewed the monthly reports with the committee.

• Facility Dude Report

Mr. Andrews advised there were 148 work orders for the month, which is typical.

The committee did not have any questions regarding the report.

• Financial Report

Mr. Andrews provided a report for the committee to review and discussed that report with the committee.

There were no questions from the committee.

• Building Report

Mr. Andrews reviewed the building report in detail with the committee, reviewing each county building.

• Keyless Entry at Administration Building

Mr. Andrews advised that the swipe box was installed on the west door and he is working closely with Mr. Wheeler and Ms. Speckman. Mr. Andrews is hoping the keyless system will be live on May 1st.

Mr. Wheeler said the reason for this system is to eliminate the keys and replacing the locks. The board members would get a swipe card for access. Administration is limiting the amount of keys that are distributed to employees.

6. Old Business

None

7. NewBusiness

• Renaming of the Sheriff’s Department Administration Building

Mr. Wheeler stated that currently the building does not have a name, but after discussions with the Sheriff and Chief, they had a thought to name the administration building. There was a long running Sheriff, who ran that facility and was the department head for 18 years. The thought was to name the building after Sheriff Bukowski. It would be only the administration part, as the detention part already has a name.

Mr. Hess made the recommendation that we name it the Timothy J. Bukowski Administration Building.

There was a correction that the middle initial is an “F” and not a “J”.

Mr. Hess made a motion to approve the naming of the Sheriff’s Department Administration Building to Timothy F. Bukowski, and Mr. Fetherling seconded it. Motion carried with a Voice Vote.

Mr. Wheeler stated that this will be brought back to the committee to discuss signage and a dedication date.

8. OtherBusiness

There was no other business to discuss.

9. Adjournment

Mr. Olthoff made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 10:14 a.m., and Mr. Fetherling seconded it. Motion carried with a voice vote.

http://www.co.kankakee.il.us/files/committees/highways_41119.pdf