Riverwalk Commission — Naperville, IL
Date: 2023-05-10

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



 Meeting Agenda

 Riverwalk Commission

Wednesday, May 10, 2023 7:30 AM Municipal Center Lunchroom




A. CALL TO ORDER:

B. ROLL CALL:

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

D. OLD BUSINESS:

 1. Moser Tower Rehabilitation - Bill Novack

 2. Fredenhagen Park Fountain - Bill Novack

 3. Fredenhagen Park Maintenance - Bill Novack and Tom Stibbe

 4. Riverwalk Master Plan - Pat Kennedy

 5. Riverwalk Bicentennial Fund - Pat Kennedy

 6. Update on Eagle Street Gateway Design - Brian Dusak

 7. Update on Washington Street Bridge Construction - Bill Novack


E. NEW BUSINESS:

F. REPORTS:

 1. Approval of Minutes - Pat Kennedy

 23-0582 Approve minutes from the April 12, 2023 Riverwalk Commission
 meeting

 2. Chairman - Pat Kennedy

 3. Finance - Bill Novack




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 23-0583 Receive the April Riverwalk financial report


 4. Park District - Tom Stibbe

 23-0584 Receive the monthly Park District report


 5. Riverwalk Foundation - John Cuff

 6. Donor Recognition - Rebecca DeLarme

 7. Public Relations - Valla Aguilar

 23-0585 Receive the monthly Public Relations report


 8. Planning, Design, and Construction - Jeff Friant

 23-0586 Receive the May 2, 2023 Riverwalk Planning, Design and
 Construction Committee draft meeting minutes

G. MEETING SCHEDULE:
 Riverwalk Planning, Design & Construction, June 6, 2023, 7:30 a.m.
 Municipal Center Lunchroom, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL

 Riverwalk Commission, June 14, 2023, 7:30 a.m.
 Municipal Center Lunchroom, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL

 **Riverwalk Planning, Design & Construction, July 11, 2023, 7:30 a.m.
 Municipal Center Lunchroom, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL

 Riverwalk Commission, July 12, 2023, 7:30 a.m.
 Municipal Center Lunchroom, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL


H. 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, May 10, 2023 7:30 AM Municipal Center Lunchroom


A. CALL TO ORDER:

 The Riverwalk Planning, Design and Construction Committee (PDC)
 Chairman Friant called the May 10, 2023 Naperville Riverwalk
 Commission meeting to order at 7:30 a.m. The meeting was held in the
 lunchroom of the Naperville Municipal Center located at 400 S. Eagle St.,
 Naperville, IL.

B. ROLL CALL:

 Present: Valla Aguilar; Pam Bartlett; Jan Erickson; Jeff Friant; Mary
 Gibson; Ian Holzhauer; John Joseph; Leo Martinez; Bill Novack; Tom
 Stibbe; and Carl Wohlt

 Absent: John Cuff; Pat Kennedy, Chairman; and Mike Sullivan

 Also Present: Rebecca DeLarme, City Staff; Brian Dusak, ERA; Rick
 Hitchcock, former Riverwalk Commission Chairman; Carl Peterson,
 GRWA; and Will Payne, NCTV

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

 There was no public forum.

D. OLD BUSINESS:

 1. Moser Tower Rehabilitation - Bill Novack

 Novack reported that the fence would be down soon and the area should
 be opened up within the week. Some of the restoration work with the turf
 will have to be redone and they are waiting on consistent warmer weather
 to adhere the planter bowls to the tops of the columns. Hitchcock inquired
 if the carillonneurs were contacted. Novack has been communicating with
 the Park District staff.

 Novack noted the reroofing of the covered bridge by Washington Street
 and the Grand Pavilion was completed but there was an issue with the
 color shades on the black shingles on the Grand Pavilion. The
 manufacturer will provide the contractor with replacement shingles and will

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 reimburse the City for labor charges. A change order will go before City
 Council at the June 6th meeting. Stibbe noted the importance of
 coordinating schedules so as not to interfere with any planned events.
 2. Fredenhagen Park Fountain - Bill Novack

 Novack advised they have met with the Exchange Club representative and
 Tom Castagnoli of the Fredenhagen family and they have expressed
 openness to a simpler, less maintenance intensive solution for the fountain.
 Some ideas that have been discussed include a small water feature,
 planters, or a combination of both. An art installation or rotating piece was
 also suggested. Ideas will continue to be discussed through the PDC and
 will be reported back to the Riverwalk Commission.
 3. Fredenhagen Park Maintenance - Bill Novack and Tom Stibbe

 Stibbe received quotes for refinishing the Ipe wood for the front part of the
 park that includes the clock tower and the two adjacent trellises and
 stonework, and also for the back part that includes the two large trellises
 and touching up some areas of the building. It was discussed briefly
 through the Asset Management Plan (AMP) Walk and Stibbe would like to
 proceed with getting the front part done.
 4. Riverwalk Master Plan - Jeff Friant for Pat Kennedy

 Friant noted that the AMP Walk was the first step to identifying if there were
 any modifications to the Master Plan. Discussions will be held during the
 next couple of PDC meetings and recommendations will be brought back
 to the Commission.
 5. Riverwalk Bicentennial Fund - John Joseph

 Joseph provided the following updates from the RBF: 1) the group has met
 and identified a $10M dollar raise which includes all of the Master Plan
 projects; 2) video footage should be completed by Deborah Newman
 Marketing/Communications in the next few weeks to be used on social
 media, website and/or presentations; and 3) they are putting together
 target lists of groups for their next communications wave for the summer.
 Erickson requested that the Commission provide any names of individuals
 or groups that they should include in their presentations.
 6. Update on Eagle Street Gateway Design - Brian Dusak

 Dusak reviewed a plan set of the DuPage County submittal with the group
 and provided an update on their progress. They are working toward
 preparation of bidding documents. The design has started to take shape
 and they are working on going through the National Environmental Policy
 Act (NEPA) process for the funding that was received. Once they review
 and finalize this information with City staff, they will need to advertise to the

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 public for feedback. They are still anticipating going out to bid this spring
 or early summer so the project can be awarded early summer or late fall
 and mostly constructed this year, with landscaping possibly falling into next
 spring. They will provide more information at next month’s PDC meeting.

 Peterson reviewed the landscaping exhibits with the group. Novack noted
 the change to the lower area that previously consisted of boulders and
 open planters and now includes seat walls with drains at the bottom to
 assist with maintenance in the lower area. Dusak noted they are including
 an alternate bid for some of the landscaping west of the Oliver Hoffman
 Pavilion to continue the design to the stairs.
 7. Update on Washington Street Bridge Construction - Bill Novack

 Novack noted the changes today that would include rerouting the traffic to
 the west side so they can initiate demolition on the east half of the bridge.

 At this time, Friant recognized Leo Martinez, our student Commissioner,
 and thanked him for his service to the Riverwalk Commission.

E. NEW BUSINESS:

 There was no new business to address.

F. REPORTS:

 1. Approval of Minutes - Jeff Friant for Pat Kennedy


 Approve minutes from the April 12, 2023 Riverwalk Commission meeting
 Attachments: 23RWCMinutes0412

 A motion to approve the April 12, 2023 Riverwalk Commission meeting
 minutes was made by Joseph and seconded by Bartlett. MOTION
 CARRIED with Aquilar and Erickson abstaining
 2. Chairman - Jeff Friant for Pat Kennedy

 There was no Chairman’s report.

 3. Finance - Bill Novack


 Receive the April Riverwalk financial report
 Attachments: 23RWCFinancials04

 Novack reviewed the financial report through April 30, 2023 that was
 included in the agenda packet.
 4. Park District - Tom Stibbe

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 Receive the monthly Park District report
 Attachments: 23ParkDistrictMemo0510

 Stibbe reviewed highlights from the Park District report that was included in
 the agenda packet. Early spring flowers have been planted and they are
 doing a lot of weeding and mulching. There was a recent spate of
 vandalism that resulted in an estimated $9,000 in damage for the Park
 District, with $7,000 of that being on the Riverwalk. The perpetrators have
 been apprehended. The beach is filled and the paddleboats are in and the
 Dandelion and Horse Trough fountains were painted and are up and
 running.

 The AMP Walk occurred last Thursday and some of the highlights from the
 walk included the train pavilions that were repainted last year, the Grand
 Pavilion reroofing and painting, the work that needs to be done at
 Fredenhagen Park, and the new roof on the covered bridge near
 Washington Street. The weather was good the walk ended on the south
 extension at Martin Avenue, which gave the group an opportunity to review
 some of the preliminary design. The Hillside Gateway was also discussed
 and Novack noted they will be reaching out to residents on both sides of
 the street across the river for their input on the south extension.
 5. Riverwalk Foundation - John Cuff

 There was no report for the Riverwalk Foundation.

 6. Donor Recognition - Rebecca DeLarme

 DeLarme reported that the Spring ’23 Legacy Gift order bricks were ready
 for pick up and they will be scheduling the installation with the donors and
 the Park District in the next couple of weeks. The order consisted of
 twenty-seven 4” x 8” and nine 8” x 8” commemorative bricks. One granite
 stone was also purchased and the engraving is being scheduled. The Fall
 ’23 Legacy Gift order deadline is September 1st and includes one 4” x 8”
 purchase. There have been several bench inquiries recently.
 7. Public Relations - Valla Aguilar


 Receive the monthly Public Relations report
 Attachments: 23PublicRelationsReport0510

 Aguilar reported that the Naperville Riverwalk was mentioned in 76 articles,
 social media posts and broadcasts during the month of April, a decrease
 in 4% coverage from the last month. Highlights included: Fredenhagen
 Park fountain repairs; Naperville Best Places to Live in the Midwest
 (Livability.com); and Feedback sought on new signage plan directing

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 people to Downtown Naperville.
 8. Planning, Design, and Construction - Jeff Friant


 Receive the May 2, 2023 Riverwalk Planning, Design and Construction
 Committee draft meeting minutes
 Attachments: 23PDCMinutes0502Draft

 Friant reported that the South Extension preliminary design was reviewed
 at last week’s PDC meeting and they are working to set up another
 meeting with Edward Hospital. They are looking at a Riverwalk
 accessibility audit and City staff have identified improvements that can be
 made to access points. This information will be shared with the Park
 District. Stibbe noted that Mike DiCristina also identified areas for
 improvement and they will cross reference with this information. Novack
 noted that Mary Hamill, ACTF, provided a list of volunteers that will be
 working with City staff to provide a better perspective on different
 accessibility issues. Novack will include Stibbe and DiCristina in these
 meetings.

 Hitchcock reported that he and Councilman Holzhauer presented to
 Monarch Landing and he received a question about parking east of Main
 Street to access the Riverwalk. He would like to engage City leaders and
 owners of properties along the east extension to see if we could allocate
 parking to the Riverwalk to help make it more accessible. Novack
 suggested engaging some of the adjacent property owners and requesting
 signage on a portion of their property for Riverwalk parking (e.g., Riverwalk
 Parking Welcome Here) and possibly allowing a walkway connection
 between the business and the Riverwalk. Wohlt inquired if there would be
 value in discussing this with Edward Hospital. Holzhauer noted the
 possibility of receiving donations at these presentations and discussion
 followed with Aguilar noting the use of giving vehicles that are mailed out
 with a letter and also provided on tables at donor events. Friant inquired if
 there was a mailing address or PO box for the RBF.

G. MEETING SCHEDULE:

 Riverwalk Planning, Design & Construction, June 6, 2023, 7:30 a.m.
 Municipal Center Lunchroom, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL

 Riverwalk Commission, June 14, 2023, 7:30 a.m.
 Municipal Center Lunchroom, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL

 **Riverwalk Planning, Design & Construction, July 11, 2023, 7:30 a.m.
 Municipal Center Lunchroom, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL

 Riverwalk Commission, July 12, 2023, 7:30 a.m.
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 Municipal Center Lunchroom, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL

H. ADJOURNMENT:

 A motion to adjourn was made by Erickson and seconded by Novack. The
 meeting adjourned at 8:21 a.m. MOTION CARRIED

 Respectfully submitted by
 Rebecca DeLarme, City Staff




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