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Aurora finance committee approves three Safe Routes to School resolutions to fund sidewalks and design work
Summary
The committee approved three resolutions to advance Safe Routes to School work across three school districts, appropriating MFT funds for construction, land easements, and a design supplement and authorizing engineering agreements; each measure passed unanimously.
The Aurora Finance Committee on June 25 approved three related resolutions to advance sidewalk, curb and pedestrian-safety work funded with Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) dollars and state joint‑funding agreements.
Tim Weidner, engineering division, told the committee the project will fill sidewalk gaps, upgrade Americans with Disabilities Act ramps, perform curb pump‑outs, install speed‑feedback signage and make pedestrian‑crossing enhancements across School Districts 129, 131 and 204. Weidner said the city expects to advertise for the September state letting and begin construction next year.
The committee approved: resolution 25‑0764, authorizing a joint funding agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation, a phase‑3 construction engineering services agreement with B3 Companies (not to exceed $144,100) and the appropriation of $530,000 in MFT funds for construction; resolution 26‑0315, authorizing real‑estate contracts and appropriating $8,150 in MFT funds for temporary easements needed for new sidewalk on Elmwood; and resolution 26‑0373, a phase‑2 design engineering supplement with HR Green, Inc., not to exceed $17,622, with an appropriation of $17,622 in MFT funds.
"The scope of work on this project is filling in sidewalk gaps, upgrading some ADA ramps, doing some curb pump outs, some speed feedback signage, some pedestrian crossing enhancements," Weidner said, summarizing the package.
Aldermen asked whether prior grant rounds had been successful and whether additional land acquisition would be required on Schaefer Road. Weidner said the city’s last Safe Routes application in the fall was not selected; the city plans to reapply in two years and currently anticipates no land acquisition for the scoped work on Schaefer.
Each of the three resolutions was approved individually by the committee after a member raised a procedural objection to bundling items that involve different contractors. Votes: 25‑0764 approved 5–0; 26‑0315 approved 5–0; 26‑0373 approved 5–0.
Next steps: staff will finalize agreements with IDOT and the selected engineering firms and proceed toward the September state letting and next year’s construction schedule.
