Elgin council approves multiple water, traffic and redevelopment measures; tax abatements combined

Summary

At its March 12 meeting the Elgin City Council approved a package of ordinances, contracts and resolutions including property tax abatements, lead service line contract changes, a Kimbell Street signal engineering agreement, a Cook County Class 6B support resolution for 1480 Villas Street, and several purchase and contracting items.

The Elgin City Council on March 12 approved a slate of ordinances, contract changes and resolutions covering water-system work, traffic signal engineering, redevelopment incentives and city purchases.

City Manager summarized the annual property tax abatement ordinances and said the measures ‘‘essentially, eliminate the double taxation’’ by removing debt payments for enterprise-funded capital (water and sewer) from the property tax extension. Council approved items 1–10 on the business agenda, combining annual abatement ordinances for the 2024 levy (motion passed 9–0).

Other formal approvals included two change orders tied to the 2024 lead service line replacement program (Bid24017 and Bid24018). Staff explained Contract B had savings because some projects came in under budget and some property owners did not submit necessary paperwork; $665,980 in savings from Contract B was moved to Contract C to allow additional replacements to proceed. Council approved the change orders (motion passed 9–0).

The council approved a change order to replace dehumidification equipment ductwork at the Leo Nelson Riverside Water Treatment Plant after contractors found the existing ductwork would not permit optimal operation of the new units (motion passed 9–0).

An engineering services agreement with Hampton, Lenzini & Renwick (HLR) for the Kimbell Street traffic signal interconnect project (Dundee Ave. to North…

Elgin council approves multiple water, traffic and redevelopment measures; tax abatements combined

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