Riverwalk Commission — Naperville, IL
Date: 2024-01-10

400 S. Eagle Street
 City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540



 Meeting Agenda

 Riverwalk Commission

Wednesday, January 10, 2024 7:30 AM NEU




A. CALL TO ORDER:

B. ROLL CALL:

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

D. PROJECT UPDATES:

 1. Praire Nature Garden - Bill Novack

 24-0006 Approve the plans for the Prairie Nature Garden and endorse
 construction during 2024

 2. Fredenhagen Park and Horse Trough Fountain Improvements - Bill Novack


E. OLD BUSINESS:

F. NEW BUSINESS:

G. REPORTS:

 1. Approval of Minutes - Pat Kennedy

 24-0024 Approve minutes from the December 13, 2023 Riverwalk
 Commission meeting

 2. Chairman - Pat Kennedy

 3. Finance - Bill Novack

 23-1522 Receive the report for the 2024 Capital Improvement Program for
 the Naperville Riverwalk

 4. Park District - Tiffani Picco

 24-0025 Receive the monthly Park District report



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 5. Riverwalk Foundation - John Cuff

 6. Riverwalk Bicentennial Fund - John Joseph

 7. Donor Recognition - Rebecca DeLarme

 24-0026 Receive the monthly Riverwalk Commission Donor Recognition
 report

 8. Planning, Design, and Construction - Jeff Friant

 24-0027 Receive the January 2, 2024 Riverwalk Planning, Design and
 Construction Committee draft meeting minutes

H. MEETING SCHEDULE:
 Riverwalk Planning, Design & Construction, February 6, 2024, 7:30 a.m.
 Municipal Center NEU, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL

 Riverwalk Commission, February 14, 2024, 7:30 a.m.
 Municipal Center NEU, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL

 Riverwalk Planning, Design & Construction, March 5, 2024, 7:30 a.m.
 Municipal Center NEU, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL

 Riverwalk Commission, March 13, 2024, 7:30 a.m.
 Municipal Center NEU, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL


I. ADJOURNMENT:
 Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to
 participate in a public meeting should contact the Communications Department at least
 48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. The Communications Department can
 be reached in person at 400 S. Eagle Street, Naperville, IL., via telephone at
 630-420-6707 or 630-305-5205 (TDD) or via e-mail at info@naperville.il.us. Every effort
 will be made to allow for meeting participation.




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400 S. Eagle Street
 City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540



 Meeting Minutes

 Riverwalk Commission


Wednesday, January 10, 2024 7:30 AM NEU


A. CALL TO ORDER:

 Chairman Kennedy called the January 10, 2024 Naperville Riverwalk
 Commission meeting to order at 7:30 a.m. The meeting was held in the
 Naperville Employee University (NEU) at the Naperville Municipal Center
 located at 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL.

B. ROLL CALL:

 Present: Pam Bartlett; John Cuff; Jeff Friant; Mary Gibson; Pat Kennedy,
 Chairman; Ryan Mohammadian; Bill Novack; Tiffani Picco; Sennah
 Rashidian; Johnna Shields; Mike Sullivan; and Carl Wohlt

 Absent: Jan Erickson; Ian Holzhauer; and John Joseph

 Also Present: Jesus Cortez, NCTV; Rebecca DeLarme, City staff; Brian
 Dusak, ERA; Rick Hitchcock, former Riverwalk Commission Chairman;
 Stephanie Penick, Naperville Riverwalk Foundation; and Eric Shutes,
 Naperville Park District

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

 Novack shared that he received a message from Carolyn Finzer stating
 that Wilbert Hageman, age 94, had passed away. Mr. Hageman was from
 one of Naperville’s original farming families and helped organize the
 Farmers Plaza monument on the Riverwalk near Eagle Street.

D. PROJECT UPDATES:

 1. Praire Nature Garden - Bill Novack


 Approve the plans for the Prairie Nature Garden and endorse construction during
 2024
 Attachments: Prairie Nature Garden Plans

 Novack reviewed the background on the Prairie Nature Garden project
 from the 2031 Master Plan that has been supported by the Naperville
 Riverwalk Foundation and further designed by the Naperville Park District.
 The Riverwalk Planning, Design and Construction (PDC) Committee

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 reviewed the project in detail, and supports the plan, recommending
 construction in 2024. The Riverwalk Foundation has committed $45,000 to
 construct the improvements and the Park District and City have developed
 a plan using both in-house and contracted labor to complete the
 improvements this year.

 A motion was made by Friant and seconded by Gibson to approve the
 Prairie Nature Garden plans and endorse construction in 2024. MOTION
 CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY with Erickson, Holzhauer and Joseph absent

 Kennedy thanked the Park District and Riverwalk Foundation for their
 efforts and support. This project will now go before the City Council and
 Naperville Park District Board for approval as a formal
 addition/modification to the Riverwalk.
 2. Fredenhagen Park and Horse Trough Fountain Improvements - Bill Novack

 This item was discussed under G. 8., Reports; Planning, Design and
 Construction.

E. OLD BUSINESS:

 There was no old business to discuss.

F. NEW BUSINESS:

 There was no new business to discuss.

G. REPORTS:

 1. Approval of Minutes - Pat Kennedy


 Approve minutes from the December 13, 2023 Riverwalk Commission meeting
 Attachments: 23RWCMinutes1213

 A motion to approve the December 13, 2023 Riverwalk Commission
 meeting minutes was made by Cuff and seconded by Picco. MOTION
 CARRIED with Friant abstaining
 2. Chairman - Pat Kennedy

 There was no Chairman’s Report.

 3. Finance - Bill Novack


 Receive the report for the 2024 Capital Improvement Program for the Naperville
 Riverwalk
 Novack reviewed the 2024 Capital Improvement report for the Naperville

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 Riverwalk that was included in the agenda packet. He noted the following
 projects for 2024 that include the PA022 budget that addresses larger
 assets that go beyond the Park District resources; the 430 South
 Washington Street Park plans that were previously developed but will be
 brought back before the PDC Committee and Commission to review prior
 to going out to bid in 2025; the West Parking Lot BMP project that allows
 for soil borings and other tests to assess if the parking lot near the Grand
 Pavilion is a good candidate for a permeable parking lot; the detailed
 design and permitting of the South Extension from Hillside Road to Martin
 Avenue; the construction of the Eagle Street Gateway project; design and
 permitting for Riverbank Ecological Restoration; detailed design and
 permitting for the Hillside Road Gateway as part of the South Extension;
 the concept planning and preliminary design of the Riverwalk Grand
 Pavilion improvements; and the repairs to the Fredenhagen Park and
 Horse Trough Fountains.

 Kennedy expressed appreciation for Holzhauer’s efforts as representative
 to City Council for assisting with the budget approval and thanked Novack
 for preparing the Capital Improvement budget.
 4. Park District - Tiffani Picco


 Receive the monthly Park District report
 Attachments: 24ParkDistrictMemo0110

 Picco reviewed highlights from the Park District report included in the
 agenda packet. All holiday decorations and lights were taken down and
 put in storage before the recent snowfall. They are working on removing
 invasives in Sindt Woods, and Picco has put information on the Park
 District’s website regarding recent projects at
 www.napervilleparks.org/riverwalk. They will also be placing signs in areas
 where larger projects are scheduled.

 The sled hill has seen some activity recently and they are looking to flood
 the ice rinks in between the snowfall and upcoming colder temperatures.

 Kennedy asked Picco to look at dates for the upcoming Asset
 Management Plan (AMP) Walk in April or May.
 5. Riverwalk Foundation - John Cuff

 There was no report.

 6. Riverwalk Bicentennial Fund - Pat Kennedy for John Joseph

 Kennedy reported that the Riverwalk Bicentennial Fund’s website should
 be up by the end of the week and is www.riverwalk2031fund.org. There is

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 also a link on their website to the Naperville Riverwalk Foundation. Grant
 Cowen recently joined the Fund’s Board.


 7. Donor Recognition - Rebecca DeLarme


 Receive the monthly Riverwalk Commission Donor Recognition report

 DeLarme reviewed the Riverwalk Commission Donor Recognition report
 included in the agenda packet. The Spring 2024 Legacy Gift Order
 deadline is March 15, 2024 and currently consists of three 4” x 8”
 commemorative brick and three 8” x 8” commemorative bricks.
 8. Planning, Design, and Construction - Jeff Friant


 Receive the January 2, 2024 Riverwalk Planning, Design and Construction
 Committee draft meeting minutes
 Attachments: 24PDCMinutes0102Draft

 Friant reported that at last week’s PDC Committee meeting, Eric Shutes
 from the Naperville Park District reviewed the preliminary plans for the
 Prairie Nature Garden that was approved earlier in this meeting. Friant
 also thanked the Riverwalk Foundation for their funding and support.

 The Fredenhagen Park and Horse Trough Fountain repairs were also
 discussed in the meeting and the Horse Trough Fountain depth was
 discussed in detail and options of including a grate were reviewed. Dusak
 will provide more detailed information from Fountain Technologies on
 possible grate options at next month’s PDC Committee meeting.

 Kennedy noted that the Eagle Street Gateway project would be going to
 bid soon and they are looking to meet with North Central College to
 discuss the 430 South Washington Street project and the multi-use path
 that is part of the East Bank Riverwalk project.

 Hitchcock encouraged further discussion at an upcoming PDC Committee
 meeting on the Grand Pavilion improvements, noting the importance of
 engaging organizations that have used the area in the past, the general
 public, and also neighbors. Kennedy noted that the core of this project was
 related to water quality relative to the parking lot, and also accommodation
 and accessibility for larger crowds who use this area. Novack noted this
 project was budgeted for multiple years and once ideas are formulated an
 Open House could be scheduled to gather input from neighbors and
 interested parties.

 Novack added that the shingles being replaced on the Grand Pavilion roof
 that were two different colors will be replaced in March at the
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 manufacturer’s cost.

H. MEETING SCHEDULE:

 Riverwalk Planning, Design & Construction, February 6, 2024, 7:30 a.m.
 Municipal Center NEU, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL

 Riverwalk Commission, February 14, 2024, 7:30 a.m.
 Municipal Center NEU, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL

 Riverwalk Planning, Design & Construction, March 5, 2024, 7:30 a.m.
 Municipal Center NEU, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL

 Riverwalk Commission, March 13, 2024, 7:30 a.m.
 Municipal Center NEU, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL

I. ADJOURNMENT:

 A motion to adjourn was made by Friant and seconded by Novack. The
 meeting was adjourned at 8:00 a.m. MOTION CARRIED

 Respectfully submitted by
 Rebecca DeLarme, City Staff




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