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Jason Bauer of the Department of Public Works told the committee negotiations with property owners are complete and that staff are seeking committee authorization to make payments after those negotiations. Bauer said the city previously received council authorization to begin negotiations and has since returned to the Infrastructure Committee in January and March for prior approvals; this meeting sought final payment authorization.
Committee members asked about the negotiation history and whether all property owners had agreed; Bauer confirmed negotiations are complete and that property owners have agreed to the terms. He said responsibilities for removing items such as fences or street lights depend on the individual parcel negotiations and whether the item is being restored to private property.
A committee member moved to approve the real estate contract and another seconded; the committee voted 5–0 to approve.
The committee’s action authorizes the city to complete the acquisitions and proceed with the Farnsworth widening project’s right-of-way assembly; project construction remains subject to the city’s broader capital program and any remaining permitting or funding conditions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Streaming LIVE: Aurora Infrastructure and Technology Committee Meeting | 09-08-2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Infrastructure Committee authorized real estate acquisitions needed for the Farnsworth Boulevard widening project and voted 5-0 to appropriate settlement funds after negotiations were completed; staff said this was the third committee approval to execute payments.","taxTitle","Aurora, DuPage County, Illinois","taxId",2648,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":44,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6128339,"Committee approves Chastain engineering agreement, $1.185M appropriation for combined resurfacing project",68,652330,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5750984-e70dda2197e85ce376239799c259ffea&start=652&end=720","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5750984-e70dda2197e85ce376239799c259ffea/thumbnail_652330.jpg","/articles/6128339/Aurora/DuPage-County/Illinois/Committee-approves-Chastain-engineering-agreement-1185M-appropriation-for-combined-resurfacing-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6128339-a5ffe6db8bc92c93093545b13d4fd179/orig.mp4?Expires=1773592810&Signature=nNLmBItbpyLaVLL~tYFTE2pXwqjycqYFCQ6-7niNbgSrOMtD9JrPr9v4vDQwTJCokZEQyS5vPRbVOW57dY7-k2MDmmS3dQEy4eZFTrwWyUjTQT2~ltrhHxV~qk9E9SH9nJSDzML5tLOReCyTXzR3Gcn0N6Yqf4CO9mqyplUeru4EQEEHH05HTz8IqRb3yMyctJYmZZ8FQyBCDNRr7UPex1z5KNdm7Dg-Nhc0RIGKxUeE5l3CLdgvTqxGw6En8na6f9nfyhK604uuVwwRLU7DHSOm4tPLQ2khtc-PQEaAFlDFLTu3FFn24dM6Jv0sI9pTj5Z~G~BlCj0RA06ULl09wQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Infrastructure Committee voted 5-0 on Sept. 8 to authorize a joint funding agreement with the State of Illinois and an engineering services agreement with Chastain for a combined resurfacing project covering Bridal, Eola, Couch, Ellington and Kiatin, not to exceed $343,221 for engineering and with an appropriation of $1,185,000.
Tim Weidner, engineering division, said the project groups several nearby streets into one contract; Randall is separate but included on the agenda. He said Chastain was selected as the engineer and has performed similar work for the city previously. Weidner offered no additional unique elements beyond those typical of federally funded resurfacing projects.
There were no substantive public comments. A committee member moved and another seconded the resolution; the committee voted 5–0 to approve the agreement and appropriation.
The approval allows staff to proceed toward state letting and construction scheduling, contingent on the November state letting and the IDOT bidding and obligation process.","The Infrastructure Committee approved an engineering agreement with Chastain for a combined resurfacing package covering Bridal, Eola, Couch, Ellington and Kiatin and appropriated $1,185,000; total engineering amount not to exceed $343,221.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6128344,"Committee OKs HR Green agreement, sets August completion for Stonebridge resurfacing",190,461240,651450,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5750984-e70dda2197e85ce376239799c259ffea&start=461&end=651","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5750984-e70dda2197e85ce376239799c259ffea/thumbnail_461240.jpg","/articles/6128344/Aurora/DuPage-County/Illinois/Committee-OKs-HR-Green-agreement-sets-August-completion-for-Stonebridge-resurfacing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6128344-2ea7595e1b289881919536bc6a6c1b4b/orig.mp4?Expires=1773592810&Signature=KdmqjomJQwF3u47VMO44IFuVOXJn5XfMMvLPTxEdN52hq~bVG8in0vWhK1Ect9gAFS~-x1iXwfAtlGbPWdGMHJhLChUqaGgvtjjEKP1Uo71DCmphoYCUscD0qbIVmLQ9o28KVIrrhe1ALdui8qcnRM2x7UCs7CSJ8u25efHsgzIAOhFbGTjDPevYRKd6fOVT-1QPzZAsxtQYUTnW1wZwGT2cRRBSBkRzcitSgrZqpfZis5QV-KyydXve4UrpV5ajmGw~A~AJFpW-kBnfqrQ2mGh9jXKAivJ79RQg5X7WmNxwP25BVdbf1F1Goyw-NBxrCMDYEMqnOLgo9AHRkIFOUA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Infrastructure Committee voted 5-0 on Sept. 8 to approve an engineering agreement with HR Green and appropriate $755,000 for the Stonebridge Boulevard resurfacing project; the engineering contract amount was listed as $251,247.
The city’s engineering division presented the project as covering most of Stonebridge Boulevard and tying into previous resurfacing on Indian Trail and a county project. Tim Weidner said the contract is a completion-date contract rather than the city’s usual working-days contract because the project borders an elementary and a middle school; the contract requires summer completion and allows some flexibility for work away from the schools on smaller items.
Committee members asked whether additional funds might be required. Weidner said estimates are preliminary because the state letting is two months away; if bids produce a shortfall, the Kane–Kendall Council of Mayors (KKCOM) can approve post-obligation cost increases. A committee member also asked about cash flow and reimbursements; Weidner confirmed the city pays engineering invoices up front and then seeks reimbursement through IDOT and the federal process.
A committee member asked whether the project would be complete before school reopened. Weidner said the completion date in the contract is Aug. 7 with a small punch-list window, and that the schedule was timed to finish ahead of the school year. The contract calls for work under traffic with flaggers and barricades rather than full street closures.
The committee’s approval authorizes the city to proceed to state letting and, if obligations are met and bids are within estimates, to execute the HR Green contract and move to construction.","The Infrastructure Committee approved a contract with HR Green and appropriated $755,000 for Stonebridge Boulevard resurfacing, requiring a summer completion date to avoid school-year impacts.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6128349,"Committee approves Michael Baker agreement, federal funding for Dila and Molitor resurfacing",316,114420,430475,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5750984-e70dda2197e85ce376239799c259ffea&start=114&end=430","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5750984-e70dda2197e85ce376239799c259ffea/thumbnail_114420.jpg","/articles/6128349/Aurora/DuPage-County/Illinois/Committee-approves-Michael-Baker-agreement-federal-funding-for-Dila-and-Molitor-resurfacing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6128349-cf5e22c59758ede88e9603bf377ce29b/orig.mp4?Expires=1773592810&Signature=filSpYfm1HyM1R3tCOPa1Tr9j-Lv2Um-d631k9rRqsLr94Jf6SI3GaaGLuChKu5UIhQvJxDGoca~4pjwP2OK7fUghJzK8N~tCtfrdC8Ah1AmcGl6~jEG9Agdqk8y7GXSkdhJ~4NZ-mEu~10rt6ueUB3DaAccATsYDjL1y1YztgutAGFIdI-ukLCGMpIhGcSm0WXZXsJq76AEoCdjBTFi36C3u0yCg-GDmVVUSM0mLWsM0c~TK-jbP7b7has9~rb4H6R955Cs051zlh~1fCCejUs2wP1nePaLBGT-yz~5pj2KJb7fV9eepOu0OWVYxN2BlIYB~ghrFCaeLKqKK55i0g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Infrastructure Committee voted 5-0 on Sept. 8 to approve a joint funding agreement with the State of Illinois and an engineering services agreement with Michael Baker for the resurfacing of Dila and Molitor, with an engineering contract amount of $275,241 and an appropriation of $960,000.
The measure funds a federally supported resurfacing project the city designed in-house and expects to list on the November state letting, with construction scheduled for next year.
Tim Weidner, engineering division, told the committee the project covers Dila and Molitor from Farnsworth and that the city selected Michael Baker for engineering services. Weidner said the work is resurfacing only and does not include reconstruction or other roadwork. He noted two previously approved intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) with Aurora Township and Naperville Township: the city will front-fund small segments in each township and expects about $15,000 in reimbursements from those entities.
Committee members asked whether these roads were already scheduled for repaving and how the federal funding works. Weidner said the projects are funded through the Surface Transportation Program (STP) administered by the Kane–Kendall Council of Mayors (KKCOM). He said eligibility requires the route be on a federal-aid (FAU) route and that the program is competitive and fiscally constrained; the region has calls for projects every two years and the next call is in December.
Weidner explained the city pays engineering invoices up front and then seeks reimbursement from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) as part of the federal reimbursement process. The committee made and seconded the motion to approve the resolution; the vote was recorded as 5–0 in favor.
The committee’s approval moves the project into the next administrative steps: state letting in November and, pending successful bidding and obligations, construction next year.","The Infrastructure Committee voted 5-0 to authorize a joint funding agreement with the State of Illinois and an engineering services contract with Michael Baker for the resurfacing of Dila and Molitor; project is federally funded and scheduled for 2026 construction.","actionData","errors"]

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