Riverwalk Planning, Design and Construction Committee  — Naperville, IL
Date: 2023-06-06

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



 Meeting Agenda

 Riverwalk Planning, Design and Construction Committee

Tuesday, June 6, 2023 7:30 AM Municipal Center Lunchroom




A. CALL TO ORDER:

B. ROLL CALL:

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

D. OLD BUSINESS:

 1. Approval of Minutes - Jeff Friant

 23-0691 Approve minutes from the May 2, 2023 Planning, Design and
 Construction Committee meeting

 2. Park District - Tom Stibbe

 3. Fredenhagen Park Fountain - Bill Novack

 4. Fredenhagen Park Maintenance - Bill Novack and Tom Stibbe

 5. Riverwalk Master Plan - Pat Kennedy

 6. Riverwalk Bicentennial Fund - Pat Kennedy

 7. Eagle Street Gateway Design Update - Bill Novack and Brian Dusak

 8. South Extension Preliminary Design - Bill Novack and Brian Dusak

 9. Update on Washington Street Bridge Construction - Bill Novack


E. NEW BUSINESS:




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F. MEETING SCHEDULE:
 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

 Riverwalk Planning, Design & Construction, August 1, 2023, 7:30 a.m.
 Municipal Center Lunchroom, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL


G. 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 Planning, Design and Construction Committee


Tuesday, June 6, 2023 7:30 AM Municipal Center Lunchroom


A. CALL TO ORDER:

 Chairman Friant called the June 6, 2023 Naperville Riverwalk Planning,
 Design and Construction Committee (PDC) meeting to order at 7:30 a.m.
 The meeting was held in the Municipal Center Lunchroom located at 400 S.
 Eagle St., Naperville, IL.

B. ROLL CALL:

 Present: Pam Bartlett; Jan Erickson; Jeff Friant, PDC Chairman; Bill
 Novack; and Carl Wohlt (Not enough members present to establish a
 quorum, so no action taken over the course of the meeting)

 Absent: Valla Aguilar; John Cuff; Mary Gibson; Ian Holzhauer; John
 Joseph; Pat Kennedy; Tom Stibbe; and Mike Sullivan

 Also Present: Rebecca DeLarme, City Staff; Brian Dusak, ERA; Rick
 Hitchcock, former Riverwalk Commission Chairman; Julie Landry, City
 Staff; Carl Peterson, GRWA; and Geoff Roehll, former Riverwalk
 Commission Chairman

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

 There were no public comments.

D. OLD BUSINESS:

 1. Approval of Minutes - Jeff Friant


 Approve minutes from the May 2, 2023 Planning, Design and Construction
 Committee meeting
 Attachments: 23PDCMinutes0502

 No vote was taken to approve the May 2, 2023 minutes as there was not a
 quorum of Riverwalk Commissioners present.
 2. Park District

 There was no Park District report.

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 3. Fredenhagen Park Fountain - Bill Novack

 Novack reported on the successful discussions with the Exchange Club
 and Fredenhagen family representatives about possible alternatives to the
 Exchange Club Memories Fountain. He advised of the most recent
 meeting that was held on June 2, 2023 and included himself, Wohlt,
 Hitchcock and Geoff Roehll. Hitchcock provided the Preliminary
 (re)Design Program document (attached to these minutes) that outlines the
 background, goal/objectives, design criteria, design process, participants,
 and schedule. Roehll discussed the three options that include fixing the
 fountain (and reviewing the existing cost estimates with City staff), repairing
 with changes that make it less complex, or replacing it with something new
 that would reduce the City’s future maintenance obligation. Wohlt noted the
 importance of visibility of the area from Washington Street and discussed
 adding seasonal lighting.

 The group thanked Hitchcock and Roehll for their efforts and expressed
 support for this and requested the Riverwalk consultants be included.
 Friant will provide an update to the Riverwalk Commission at next week’s
 meeting.
 4. Fredenhagen Park Maintenance - Bill Novack

 Novack provided background on the need for maintenance on the Ipe wood
 and various structures in Fredenhagen Park. He reported that Stibbe
 received bids and was planning to begin work on the front part of the park,
 with the City reimbursing the Park District. The City now needs to publicly
 bid this, or work to repair smaller sections as to remain within the current
 PA022 budget. Novack inquired if the PDC would be in agreement with
 starting work on one of the trellises located in the back of the park. The
 group consensus was it was best to begin work during the warmer months
 and remain within the current budget. Novack will research options and
 follow up with the PDC.
 5. Riverwalk Master Plan - Jeff Friant for Pat Kennedy

 Friant advised that after the AMP Walk, we are now in the timeframe for
 any updates that the PDC can review and bring back to the Riverwalk
 Commission prior to the City’s budgeting process. Hitchcock suggested
 updating the following: 1) Message from Chairman; 2) the title change to
 Riverwalk Bicentennial Master Plan; 3) the possibility of including the
 Fredenhagen Park/Fountain updates; 3) advancing conceptual thoughts on
 the parking lot on Main Street; 4) reviewing some of the existing projects in
 the plan; and 5) introducing new graphics, specifically for the Eagle Street
 Gateway project. Friant thinks it should include project phases (i.e.,
 design, permitting, construction) and Erickson would like to see updated

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 graphics and noted the importance of showing progress. Roehll noted that
 cost estimates should also be updated. Peterson will bring a draft that
 captures these ideas to next month’s PDC meeting. Hitchcock noted that
 parking on the east extension should also be considered.
 6. Riverwalk Bicentennial Fund (RBF) - Jan Erickson

 Erickson noted the RBF would be meeting in two weeks and asked the
 group to provide names of any organization that would like a presentation
 on the Master Plan.
 7. Eagle Street Gateway Design Update - Bill Novack and Brian Dusak

 Dusak provided an update noting they are still waiting on comments from
 their resubmittal to DuPage County. They continue to work through the
 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process for the funding and are
 submitting documents to HUD. They continue to work with City staff as they
 will need to provide this information for public review for a certain period of
 time. They are still anticipating going out to bid this year with hardscape
 going in by fall, and landscaping possibly falling into next spring.
 8. South Extension Preliminary Design - Bill Novack and Brian Dusak

 Dusak noted the next steps are to get an updated cost estimate prepared
 that should be completed by next week, and to finish up preliminary
 engineering so they can move into final engineering later this year.
 Peterson noted that everyone was in agreement on the path alignment but
 they still need to finalize how the South Gateway and Hillside Gateway will
 actually look. Hitchcock inquired about a meeting with the residents.
 Novack suggested holding an Open House for the residents who back up
 to the river to also include the residents on the other side of Melody Lane.
 Dates were discussed with the consensus being the meetings should be
 held mid-July.

 Erickson noted they have had conversations with some members of the
 Naperville Cemetery Association and will be invited to their next board
 meeting to present preliminary ideas. She requested updated concept
 drawings or a plan view for the northwest corner of Martin Avenue and
 Washington Street from Peterson. Novack noted the importance of
 including Ryan Companies in these discussions.

 Erickson inquired about the possibility of holding an Open House for the
 Eagle Street Gateway project and the Fredenhagen Park Fountain at the
 same time. Novack noted that it would have to be dependent on the
 groundbreaking timeframe for the Eagle Street Gateway project. Erickson
 reiterated the importance of Naperville resident Cheryl Hoyer’s initial
 request many years ago for the ADA accessibility ramp and would like to

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 have her daughter contacted for involvement with the Eagle Street Gateway
 groundbreaking.
 9. Update on Washington Street Bridge Construction - Bill Novack

 Novack advised that the contractor has moved traffic to the west side of the
 bridge and demo has begun on the east side. The cofferdam is in place
 and they are starting utility work.

E. NEW BUSINESS:

 There was no new business to discuss.

F. MEETING SCHEDULE:

 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

 Riverwalk Planning, Design & Construction, August 1, 2023, 7:30 a.m.
 Municipal Center Lunchroom, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL

G. ADJOURNMENT:

 There was no quorum and the meeting ended at 8:42 a.m.

 Respectfully submitted by
 Rebecca DeLarme, City Staff




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