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Public Works Committee
McHenry Municipal Center
333 S. Green Street; McHenry, IL 60050
January 13, 2020 – 6:00 PM
Meeting Agenda
1. Call to Order
2. Public Comment: Any person wishing to address the Committee will be asked to identify
themselves for the record and will be asked but are not required to provide their address.
Public Comment may be restricted to three minutes for each individual speaker. Order
and decorum shall be maintained at all public meetings.
3. Motion to approve the November 11, 2019 Public Works Committee Meeting minutes.
4. Review of 2020 Motor Fuel Tax Road Resurfacing Program, Road Resurfacing Program
History, and Motor Fuel Tax allotment records.
5. Motion for recommendation to present to full City Council the 2020 Motor Fuel Tax
Resurfacing Program for authorization to publicly bid, and to allow staff to select a
consultant to begin negotiations for a scope of services to include Phase III Construction
Engineering for a 2020 Motor Fuel Tax funded Road Resurfacing Program.
6. Motion to Adjourn
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November 11, 2019
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Public Works Committee Meeting Minutes
November 11, 2019
Call to Order
Alderman Santi called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers.
Roll Call
Deputy Clerk Johnson called the roll. Roll call: Members present: Alderman Santi, Alderman Glab,
Alderman Mihevc. Others present: Public Works Director Troy Strange, Staff Engineer Greg
Gruen, Utility Superintendent Steve Wirch, Deputy Clerk Monte Johnson.
Public Comment
Terry Locke explained that money has been used out of budget for park lights, a sewer pipe
expansion, and possible other roads due to the threat of litigation. He stated that Dartmoor Drive
was poorly designed. The roads and sidewalks are in bad condition and must be addressed. He
is frustrated that he called last spring to have his trees trimmed and hasn’t seen any work on that
yet. He has seen the street sweeper only once this year and the street drains are clogged. The
boot on his tree was removed and water was never put in it. He sees money being spent on other
projects and other parts of town and believes that some things should get done for their
neighborhood.
Alderman Glab asked what type of cuts were being made by Jessup since their tax abatement
wasn’t fully approved by all taxing bodies. He is concerned that they might cut the water main
project and not size it properly. He also asked what we have done to pay for or accommodate
the expansion. It was explained that the water main was not sized down to save money, and that
the City hasn’t had to pay for any of the expansion, as it is all being funded through Adams or
Jessup.
Alderman Glab asked about the schedule for the street sweeper and if it is only ran seven times
a year. Director Strange stated that there is a schedule that is followed and sometimes it is ran in
certain months more than others. Alderman Glab stated that he remembers when it was out
every day. He believes this is important because it helps keep the leaves from clogging the grate
which can cause flooding.
Approve April 9, 2019 Minutes
A motion was made by Alderman Mihevc and seconded by Alderman Santi to approve the
minutes of the April 9, 2019, Public Works Committee meeting. Aldeman Glab stated that he
must abstain because he was not part of the committee for that meeting, so he can’t speak to
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the correctness of the minutes. Roll call: Vote: 2 -ayes: Alderman Mihevc, Alderman Santi. 0-
nays, 1-abstained: Alderman Glab. Motion carried.
Review of 2020 Surface Transportation candidates for January 2020 call for projects; Surface
Transportation Program background and update
Director Strange explained that one of the scoring criteria is to have a street policy in place. The
language in the template is stronger than what we want, so it has been revised. This street policy
needs to be approved by the Council later this year. He also wants approval from the Council to
negotiate with an engineering firm for Phase 1 engineering. We must have a retained consultant
selected and possibly Phase 1 engineering completed to receive an award. It was explained that
we have changed our approach to applying for these types of programs. In the past the City has
chased funding, but we are now focused on resurf acing projects only for areas that we were
targeting anyways. We don’t want to spend money just to secure money. We only want to do
projects that truly meet our needs.
Mr. Gruen explained that he started working for the City about three months ago. He has 20
years of design work mostly with subdivisions which includes Legend Lakes. In 2008 he
transitioned to doing municipal work. He has worked with Robinson Engineering and has worked
as a contract municipal engineer. He has worked for municipalities such as Hainesville, Roselle,
and Wonder Lake.
Mr. Gruen reviewed the presentation on the STP program. This is a regional program that is used
for different road projects on federal aid urban routes. This is for intersection improvements or
resurfacing projects. The money goes from federal tax dollars to CMAP to the Council of Mayors
and then to the municipalities. This is typically an 80%/20% local cost share.
Alderman Glab stated that he is not happy that Green Street is being considered when other
streets are in more need. He believes that Crystal Lake Road needs widened, and gave many
examples for the justification for working on Crystal Lake Road. He also believes Lillian needs
updated. He would like to see the City spend money on residential streets that need taken care
of. Director Strange stated that Lillian was resurfaced in 2012, and Crystal Lake Road was done
in 2014 or 2015. Green Street would need resurfaced in the next five years, so it was believed
that we could do this for 80% federal funding instead of paying 100% with local money. He said
that we are only looking at resurfacing projects that must be done regardless, and these are done
biannually, so roads can be reevaluated or reconsidered.
Mr. Gruen explained the scoring system for the program and why certain roads were considered.
Bull Valley Road is actually in the best shape of the three roads but it scores better because the
committee wants to save roads before they fall into disrepair. To score well the City will also put
trees, bicycle markings, and signs along certain routes.
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Alderman Santi had questions regarding the project. He asked how many years this project was
stopped, and it was explained that it hasn’t been available since 2016. There were discrepancies
about how different projects were awarded in different areas. The intent is now to standardize
the way money is given out, and there is four times more money now available than before. He
also asked who pays for the engineering cost. It was explained that the City is responsible for all
engineering costs, but ours should be minimal because we are only doing resurfacing. He also
asked how it works with multiple municipalities working together, and Mr. Strange explained that
all of the streets we are applying for are completely owned by the City of McHenry, so there
would be no partnerships.
Alderman Mihevc asked if funds were available for property acquisition or expansion, and it was
explained that funds could not be used for that, so we weren’t pursing those types of projects.
He also asked at what point we would be committed to spend the funds. Director Strange said
that if we are awarded a program, we should follow through with it or we could be lo oked at
negatively for future funding. We could, however, back out from a project up to the point where
we made an agreement with IDOT, which would be right before the project were to begin. It was
asked where these roads fell on our road rankings, and it was explained that Bull Valley was a 6,
and Green and Dartmoor were a 4. Our internal ranking systems are not used by the program
committee for funding, however. They use a separate ranking system.
Alderman Santi explained that in front of the committee is a recommendation to send to the
Council for the 2020 STP. Mr. Gruen also stated that a street policy ordinance must be passed
by the Council as well. It was agreed upon that the policy should be reviewed by the City
Attorney. A motion was made by Alderman Mihevc and seconded by Alderman Santi to allow
staff to present the Surface Transportation Program candidates for application for the January
2020 call for projects to the City Council and to prepare a Complete Streets Policy to bring
before City Council for approval. The policy is to be reviewed by the City Attorney prior to
adoption. The motion is also to allow staff to select a consultant and begin negotiations for a
scope of services to include Phase 1 Engineering and assistance with projec t applications to be
brought before the Council for award before the end of the year. Roll call: Vote: 2-ayes:
Alderman Mihevc, Alderman Santi. 1-nays: Alderman Glab. 0-abstained. Motion carried.
Adjournment
A motion was made by Alderwoman Glab and seconded by Alderman Mihevc to adjourn the
meeting at 7:12 p.m. Roll call: Vote: 3-ayes: Alderman Glab, Alderman Mihevc, Alderman Santi.
0-nays, 0-abstained. Motion carried.
__________________________ ______________________________
Alderman Santi Deputy Clerk Monte Johnson
Department of Public Works
Troy Strange, Director of Public Works
1415 Industrial Drive
McHenry, Illinois 60050
Phone: (815) 363-2186
Fax: (815) 363-2214
www.cityofmchenry.org
The City of McHenry is dedicated to providing the citizens, businesses and visitors of McHenry with the highest
quality of programs and services in a customer-oriented, efficient and fiscally responsible manner.
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
AGENDA SUPPLEMENT
DATE: January 13, 2020
TO: Public Works Committee
FROM: Troy Strange, Director of Public Works
RE: 2020 Motor Fuel Tax Road Program Recommendations
ATT: Road Resurfacing Program Historical Location Map
Road Resurfacing Program Historical Table of Expenditures
Motor Fuel Tax Monthly Allotment Projection Table
Recommended Five (5) Year Resurfacing Program
2020 Recommended Program Location Map
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY:
Public Works Staff requests approval of staff’s recommendation from Public Works Committee
to present a 2020 Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) funded Road Resurfacing Program to the full City Council
for approval and authorization to bid. Staff further requests approval to select a consultant to
begin negotiations for a scope of services to include Phase III Construction Engineering for a 2020
Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) funded Road Resurfacing Program.
BACKGROUND:
The City has approximately 122 centerline miles of roadway under its jurisdictional responsibility.
To establish a priority list of street improvements, staff visits each street to verify and inspect the
current condition of the pavement in order to rank streets for improvement. Street rankings
were last completed by staff in fall of 2018. Staff rates streets on a 1-10 based system known as
the PASER (Pavement Surface Evaluation and Rating System) rating system which is a commonly
utilized ranking system and is recognized by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Additionally, street rankings were performed by an independent consultant through a grant from
The City of McHenry is dedicated to providing the citizens, businesses and visitors of McHenry with the highest
quality of programs and services in a customer-oriented, efficient and fiscally responsible manner.
the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning and this report was presented to City Council in
the Spring of 2019. These ratings were completed utilizing 0-99 rating system developed by the
Army Corps of Engineers.
In past years, the City has largely funded the Road Resurfacing Program through Capital Fund
Balances which has allowed the program funding levels to fluctuate and thereby programming
and scheduling work has been unpredictable. Staff have been exploring options to create a stable
and dedicated funding source for road resurfacing and have determined that the utilization of
the MFT fund is the most effective way to accomplish this. In 2019 the State of Illinois increased
fuel taxes which increased MFT funding distributions to local agencies. Staff are anticipating
approximately a $500,000 annual increase in MFT funding and a total future annual amount of
$1.0 Million to $1.2 Million. Because MFT funding for the remainder of the fiscal year is dedicated
to other priorities, staff are recommending a $500,000 program for FY 20/21 and the utilization
of annual MFT distributions for road resurfacing only in future fiscal years. These amounts are in
line with the recommended five (5) year program amounts as well.
ANALYSIS:
In anticipation of the City Council adoption of the FY 20/21 Budget, staff is recommending the
following streets from the Year 1 Program selections to be included in the 2020 Motor Fuel Tax
(MFT) funded Road Resurfacing Program:
• Pebble Creek Drive
• Brighton Place
• Westminster Place
• Amberwood Place
• Dorchester Place
• Geneva Place
RECOMMENDATION:
Therefore, if Public Works Committee concurs with Staff’s recommendation, it is
recommended to present to full City Council the 2020 Motor Fuel Tax Resurfacing Program as
presented for authorization to publicly bid. It is further recommended to allow staff to select
a consultant to begin negotiations for a scope of services to include Phase III Construction
Engineering for a 2020 Motor Fuel Tax funded Road Resurfacing Program.
City of McHenry
5 Year Resurfacing Program
Year #1
Street From To Area (SQ YD) Width (FT) Length (FT) Curb Sidewalk
Condition
Rating Cost
Pebble Crk.Green St.Amberwood Pl.2,500 25.0 900 Y Y 3 75,000$
Brighton Pl.Donnelly Pl. Amberwood Pl.2,583 25.0 930 Y Y 3 77,500$
Westminster Pl. Donnelly Pl. Amberwood Pl.2,389 25.0 860 Y Y 3 71,667$
Amberwood Pl. Dorchester Pl. Biscayne Rd.5,044 25.0 1,816 Y Y 3 151,333$
Dorchester Pl. Amberwood Pl. Donnelly Pl.2,875 25.0 1,035 Y Y 3 86,250$
Geneva Pl.Amberwood Pl. Donnelly Pl.2,500 25.0 900 Y Y 3 75,000$
Ronda Dr.Turnberry Dr. Loch Glen Ln.2,224 24.0 834 Y Y 3 66,720$
Loch Glen Ln. Turnberry Dr. Ronda Rd.5,569 25.0 2,005 Y Y 3 167,083$
Valley Rd.Turnberry Dr. South End 3,142 25.0 1,131 Y Y 3 94,250$
Katie Ln.Ronda Rd.Turnberry Dr.2,083 25.0 750 Y Y 3 62,500$
Larkin Ln.Green St.Cul-De-Sac 2,235 27.0 745 Y Y 3 67,050$
Young St.Dale Ave.Green St.3,833 30.0 1,150 Y Y 3 115,000$
Third St.Elm St.James St.4,458 25.0 1,605 Y Y 3 133,750$
Fourth St.Main St.James St.1,516 22.0 620 N Y 3 37,889$
1,280,992$
Year #2
Street From To Area (SQ YD) Width (FT) Length (FT) Curb Sidewalk
Condition
Rating Cost
Glenbrook Tr. Crystal Lake Rd. Dartmoor Dr.15,577 28.0 5,007 Y Y 3 467,320$
Abbey Dr.Winding Creek Dr. Brookwood Tr.5,960 24.0 2,235 Y Y 3 178,800$
Brookwood Tr. Abbey Dr.Bull Valley Rd.4,042 25.0 1,455 Y Y 3 121,250$
Somerset Mall Front Royal Dr. Cul-De-Sac 1,067 20.0 480 Y N 3 26,667$
Canterbury Dr. Greenbrier Dr. Augusta Dr.4,160 24.0 1,560 Y Y 3 124,800$
Cross Tr.Kensington Dr. Joyce Ln.4,564 31.0 1,325 Y Y 3 136,917$
Fairfax Dr.Winding Creek Dr. Abbey Dr.627 24.0 235 Y Y 3 18,800$
Windhaven Tr. Brookwood Tr. Dead End 867 24.0 325 Y Y 3 26,000$
Colony Ct.Glenbrook Tr. Dead End 514 25.0 185 Y Y 3 15,417$
Winhaven Ct. Wimbleton Tr. North End 573 24.0 215 Y Y 3 17,200$
Courtland Tr. Cross Tr.Driftwood Tr.2,373 24.0 890 Y Y 3 71,200$
Village Tr.Overland Tr. Glenbrook Tr.2,867 25.0 1,032 Y Y 3 86,000$
Crystal Tr.Glenbrook Tr. Cross Tr.2,819 25.0 1,015 Y Y 3 84,583$
Front Royal Ct. Front Royal Dr. Cul-De-Sac 356 20.0 160 Y Y 3 10,667$
Oregon Tr.Cross Tr.Glenbrook Tr.3,333 25.0 1,200 Y Y 3 100,000$
Veretta Ct.Courtland Tr. North End 1,514 25.0 545 Y Y 3 45,417$
Overland Tr. Glenbrook Tr. Cross Tr.2,381 25.0 857 Y Y 3 71,417$
Hartland Tr. Glenbrook Tr. Village Tr.1,197 25.0 431 Y Y 3 35,917$
1,638,370$
Year #3
Street From To Area (SQ YD) Width (FT) Length (FT) Curb Sidewalk
Condition
Rating Cost
Olde Mill Ln. Leonard Ave. McCullom Lake Rd.8,097 25.0 2,915 Y Y 3 242,917$
Blake Blvd.McCullom Lake Rd. E. of Evergreen Cir.2,964 38.0 702 Y Y 3 88,920$
Settlers Cot. Olde Mill Ln. Cul-De-Sac 500 25.0 180 Y Y 3 15,000$
Graue Mill Ct. Spring Creek Ln. Cul-De-Sac 931 25.0 335 Y Y 3 27,917$
Landings Ct. Olde Mill Ln. East End 625 25.0 225 Y Y 3 18,750$
Boone Creek Cir. Olde Mill Ln. Leonard St.4,342 25.0 1,563 Y Y 3 130,250$
Crooked Tree Ct. Olde Mill Ln. North End 847 25.0 305 Y Y 3 25,417$
Springcreek Ln. Olde Mill Ln. Olde Mill Ln.3,097 25.0 1,115 Y Y 3 92,917$
McCullom Lake Rd. Riverside Dr. Richmond Rd.8,044 40.0 1,810 Y Y 3 241,333$
Leonard Ave. Dead End Olde Mill Ln.3,803 24.0 1,426 Y N 3 95,067$
Bradley Ct.Orleans St.Cul-De-Sac 1,480 24.0 555 Y Y 3 44,400$
Lauren Ct.Orleans St.Cul-De-Sac 1,243 24.0 466 Y Y 3 37,280$
Cornell Cot. Orleans St.East End 1,227 24.0 460 Y Y 3 36,800$
Drake Ct.Orleans St.East End 1,227 24.0 460 Y Y 3 36,800$
Jennifer Ln.Prestwick St. Leonard Ave.3,093 24.0 1,160 Y Y 3 92,800$
Prestwick St. Donovan St. Orleans St.5,333 24.0 2,000 Y Y 3 160,000$
Ryan St.Prestwick St. Orleans St 1,141 24.0 428 Y Y 3 34,240$
Brown St.Orleans St.Prestwick St.1,133 24.0 425 Y Y 3 34,000$
Donovan Ct. Orleans St.East End 437 24.0 164 Y Y 3 13,120$
Donovan St. Orleans St.Prestwick St.2,573 31.0 747 Y Y 3 77,190$
Petersen Park Road McCullom Lake Rd. Lakewood Rd.2,410 21.0 1,033 N N 3 180,775$
1,725,892$
Program Total
Program Total
Program Total
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City of McHenry
5 Year Resurfacing Program
Year #4
Street From To Area (SQ YD) Width (FT) Length (FT) Curb Sidewalk
Condition
Rating Cost
Deerwood Tr. Ridge Rd. Dead End 9,456 33.0 2,579 N N 3 189,127$
Ridgeway Tr. Deerwood Tr. North End 5,373 28.0 1,727 N N 3 107,458$
Woodridge Tr. Deerwood Tr. Ridgeway Tr. 8,700 27.0 2,900 N N 3 174,000$
Timber Tr. Dead End West End 7,392 27.0 2,464 N N 3 147,840$
Amherst Ct. Bennington Dr. Cul-De-Sac 2,709 24.0 1,016 Y N 3 67,733$
Radcliff Ct. Bennington Dr. East End 1,849 32.0 520 Y N 3 46,222$
Chickaloon Dr. Curran Rd. Dead End 13,483 24.0 5,056 Y N 3 337,067$
Katmai Tr. Chickaloon Dr. North End 1,137 22.0 465 N N 3 22,733$
Matanuska Tr. Chickaloon Dr. Dead End 8,194 25.0 2,950 Y N 3 204,861$
1,297,041$
Year #5
Street From To Area (SQ YD) Width (FT) Length (FT) Curb Sidewalk
Condition
Rating Cost
April Ave. Whiteoak Dr. Dead End 2,204 32.0 620 N N 3 44,089$
White Oak Ct. Whiteoak Dr. South End 858 27.0 286 N N 3 17,160$
Cherryhill Ct. Whiting Dr. South End 1,286 25.0 463 Y N 3 32,153$
White Oak Dr. Tomlinson Dr. West End 6,269 28.0 2,015 Y N 3 156,722$
Prairie Ave. Beach Rd. Oak Dr. 11,227 23.0 4,393 N N 3 224,531$
Shore Dr. Oak Dr. Ringwood Rd. 19,742 25.0 7,107 Y Y 3 592,250$
Denali Tr. Chickaloon Dr. Dead End 2,090 22.0 855 N N 3 41,800$
Tustamena Tr. Chickaloon Dr. East End 2,982 23.0 1,167 N N 3 59,647$
Sycamore Ct. Matanuska Tr. East End 2,133 32.0 600 N N 3 42,667$
Illiamna Tr. Denali Tr. West End 805 24.0 302 N N 3 16,107$
Hayward Ct. Matanuska Tr. West End 2,009 32.0 565 Y N 3 50,222$
Albert Dr. Whiting Dr. North End 3,331 26.0 1,153 Y Y 3 83,272$
1,360,619$
Program Total
Program Total
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$239,000$2,495,502$0$690,473$0$378,032$352,575$1,953,057$1,032,860$0$687,250$0$500,000$1,000,000$1,500,000$2,000,000$2,500,000$3,000,0002009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019CONSTRUCTION COSTS ($)YEARLOCAL ROAD PROGRAM EXPENDITURES (2009‐2019)CONST. COSTMFT FUNDINGRECOMMENDED FUNDING
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