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Planning staff described the 20-acre vacant site along Mason Road and presented a concept for a building that would include about 25,000 square feet of office space, a 5,000-square-foot penthouse and roughly 80,000 square feet for warehouse and truck maintenance. Staff estimated the project cost at approximately $19,000,000 and said the new facility would employ about 100 people, including office personnel and mechanics.
The proposed site plan shows employee parking along the building sides and a truck-and-trailer parking area behind the building. Staff said the proposal includes more than 330 truck and trailer parking spaces, an 8-foot privacy fence to screen truck parking from neighboring properties, and extensive perimeter landscaping—staff described planting more than 220 trees and more than 630 shrubs on the site.
During the council discussion Councilmember Alpar asked whether the applicant had directly reached out to businesses adjacent to the truck parking area. Planning staff said notices were mailed to properties within 250 feet and a sign was posted; staff said the 8-foot fence and added landscaping were included to address exactly this adjacency concern.
Action: Council moved and seconded approval of petitions 16-25 and 17-25, subject to conditions in the staff packet; the motion passed 9-0.
What the council did not decide: Final building permits, site plan details and any subsequent sales or lease terms for the applicant’s existing facility on Tollgate Road were not part of this vote; staff said the applicant intends to sell or lease its existing 20,000-square-foot facility at 745 Tollgate Road after the Mason Road building is complete.
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Councilmember Steffen questioned whether the city would have sufficient server capacity after the purchase, noting a memo statement that the city would reduce from nine servers to eight. Staff clarified the procurement increases capacity per unit and that existing newer servers purchased in 2023 and 2024 combine with the current purchase to meet operational needs. There was initial back-and-forth about whether the purchase was for five or six units; staff and council confirmed the motion covered five units.
Action: Motion to award the bid to Avolon Technologies under the cooperative contract passed on a 9-0 roll-call vote.
What the council did not decide: The discussion did not change broader IT replacement schedules or present a long-term server refresh plan; council questions ranged around capacity and whether an eighth server would be purchased later.
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Staff said the contracts assign field inspections, design interpretation, contract administration and project coordination to consulting firms to ensure timely and proper project completion. Item C covered resurfacing in the Knowles South area with HLR; Item D covered Highland Woods 2025 with Engineering Enterprises Inc.; Item E covered various East Side streets with a firm identified in staff materials as \"Fairgrounds.\" Each item was moved, seconded and approved by roll call.
Council action: Each contract approval passed on a recorded 9-0 vote.
What the council did not decide: The meeting record does not include detailed contract prices or altered project scopes; approvals were for engineering services agreements as presented.
Why it matters: Construction engineering oversight is intended to maintain project quality, schedule and budget during resurfacing work that affects neighborhood streets.
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City staff said the existing toddler slide has reached the end of its service life and that bundling the replacement with the larger renovation minimizes additional downtime and mobilization costs. The slide will add interactive water elements, gentle play zones and shaded areas aimed at families with young children.
Councilmember Steffen asked about timing after staff noted work is scheduled to begin August 11 and that the vendor’s quote cited a delivery lead time of up to 16 weeks. A staff response to Steffen said the slide “will be able to fit the time schedule so it does open on time,” indicating the installation was planned to align with the overall renovation schedule.
Councilmember Powell also thanked staff for coordinating the installation with other rehabilitation work to avoid an extra summer shutdown: “I appreciate the work the staff did to get this, scheduled when we're doing the other major rehabs so we can avoid having to shut down the pool in Wing Park during any summer season.”
Action: A motion to approve the slide installation was moved and seconded and passed 9-0.
What the council did not decide: The meeting record does not include a separate line-item contract price for the slide or a revised project budget; the council approved the addition as part of the renovation package.
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The agreement authorizes Engineering Enterprises Inc. (EEI) to assist city staff with planning and program development for replacing lead service lines as part of a replacement program that has run since 2020.
City staff told the council the program has used a mix of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) principal-forgiveness loans, American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and other grant sources to remove customer-side lead service lines. According to staff, Year 1 used a $4,000,000 IEPA principal-forgiveness loan to replace about 390 service lines. Year 2 combined a $4,000,000 IEPA loan with $9,500,000 in ARPA funding to replace about 870 lines. Year 3 replaced about 908 lines using IEPA and remaining ARPA and capital funds. Year 4 is on track to replace more than 1,000 lines using EPA funds, DECEO grant funds and congressional-directed funds; staff said Year 4 includes about 200 additional replacements funded by grants. Year 5, scheduled to begin in 2026, is expected to replace roughly 900 service lines using IEPA funds, congressional-directed funds and other sources.
Councilmember Powell thanked staff for keeping the multi-year effort on track: “I just want to say thanks to staff, for continuing to be vigilant about us staying on task to replace these very important water lines and removing lead from our service lines.”
Council action: A motion to approve the EEI agreement was moved and seconded and carried 9-0.
Separately during miscellaneous business, a councilmember raised whether the city has additional water filters and test kits for residents. A staff member replied, “There isn't. It's not a matter of how many we have. As long as there's a request, the city will be providing them,” indicating the city will supply filters on request and there is no stated cap.
Why it matters: Removing lead service lines reduces residents’ exposure to lead in drinking water and has recurring budget and outreach implications; Year 5 planning aligns with multiple funding sources and requires design and administrative work before replacements begin.
What the council did not decide: The council approved the planning agreement; it did not approve a specific Year 5 construction contract or an exact project budget for replacements. Staff noted the program relies on continued grant and loan funding and on allocations expected in future fiscal cycles.
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