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Engineer: Bull Run Creek LOMR with FEMA progressing; Pearl Street bridge wins APWA award
Summary
Village Engineer Jason Stoll told the Kirkland board that FEMA has requested additional mapping and technical information for the Bull Run Creek Letter of Map Revision and that the process requires IDNR concurrence; the board also heard that the Pearl Street Bridge replacement earned an APWA Public Works Project of the Year Award.
Village Engineer Jason Stoll told the Village of Kirkland Board of Trustees on April 6 that work to revise floodplain maps for Bull Run Creek is ongoing and will require additional mapping and technical documentation requested by FEMA.
"Bull Run Creek progress with FEMA is a long drawn-out process but progress is being made," Stoll said, adding FEMA asked the village to supply updated mapping and technical information within 90 days and that the agency also needs concurrence from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
Stoll said the mapping changes will move floodplain lines and should be beneficial to affected residents. He also congratulated the village on receiving the American Public Works Association Public Works Project of the Year Award for the Pearl Street Bridge replacement and warned that the Illinois Department of Transportation may request an in-person audit of project files and final AS-BUILT drawings.
Trustee Benes raised concerns about the bridge design process after learning a pedestrian bridge bump-out was removed from plans. Stoll said Fehr-Graham was not the original design engineer but handled phase 3 construction oversight and that some piers were left for possible future pedestrian use. "Fehr-Graham was not the design engineer, but was responsible for the phase 3 of the building process out on the project sight making sure the project was built according to the approved project plan specifications," Stoll said. Trustee Benes said he was frustrated about perceived inadequate oversight and possible costs to the village; President Ryan Block said he would follow up with the county engineer.
The update followed public comment expressing worry about erosion along Bull Run Creek and reports of land sliding into the creek. Resident Jason Heck told the board "huge plots of land is falling into Bull Run Creek and flows downstream," and said he had tried to reach the DeKalb County Soil and Water Conservation District for help.
Next steps: the village will prepare the mapping materials requested by FEMA, seek IDNR concurrence, and President Block said he will raise the pedestrian-bridge questions with the county engineer.
