Riverwalk Planning, Design and Construction Committee  — Naperville, IL
Date: 2022-07-12

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



 Meeting Agenda

 Riverwalk Planning, Design and Construction Committee

Tuesday, July 12, 2022 7:30 AM Municipal Center Lunchroom


 RESCHEDULED FROM 07/05/2022



A. CALL TO ORDER:

B. ROLL CALL:

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

D. OLD BUSINESS:

 1. Approval of Minutes - Jeff Friant

 22-0831 Approve minutes from the May 3, 2022 Planning, Design and
 Construction Committee meeting

 22-0832 Approve minutes from the May 31, 2022 Planning, Design and
 Construction Committee meeting

 2. Park District - Tom Stibbe

 3. 2022 Riverwalk Work Plan (PA022) - Bill Novack and Tom Stibbe

 4. Moser Tower Rehabilitation - Bill Novack

 5. Riverwalk Master Plan - Pat Kennedy

 6. Riverwalk Master Plan Signage - Bill Novack

 7. Riverwalk Master Plan CIP/Budget Review - Bill Novack

 8. Erosion at the river bend downstream from Jefferson - Bill Novack

 9. Asset Management Plan - Tom Stibbe


E. NEW BUSINESS:


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 1. Photographers temporarily blocking the Riverwalk from pedestrian use - Bill
 Novack

 2. Eagle Street Gateway preliminary design review - Brian Dusak


F. MEETING SCHEDULE:
 Riverwalk Commission, July 13, 2022, 7:30 a.m.
 Municipal Center Lunchroom, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL

 Riverwalk Planning, Design & Construction, August 2, 2022, 7:30 a.m.
 Municipal Center Lunchroom, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL

 Riverwalk Commission, August 10, 2022, 7:30 a.m.
 Municipal Center Lunchroom, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL

 Riverwalk Planning, Design & Construction, September 6, 2022, 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, July 12, 2022 7:30 AM Municipal Center Lunchroom

 RESCHEDULED FROM 07/05/2022


A. CALL TO ORDER:

 Chairman Friant called the July 12, 2022 Naperville Riverwalk Planning,
 Design and Construction Committee (PDC) meeting to order at 7:31 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: Pam Bartlett; John Cuff; Jan Erickson; Jeff Friant, PDC Chairman
 (until 9:09 a.m.); Bill Novack (until 8:58 a.m.); and Tom Stibbe (Not enough
 members present to establish a quorum, so no action taken over the
 course of the meeting)

 Absent: Valla Aguilar; Mary Gibson; Ian Holzhauer; John Joseph; and Pat
 Kennedy, Riverwalk Commission Chairman

 Also Present: Rebecca DeLarme, City Staff; Bill Donofrio, Naperville
 Sister Cities Commission; Brian Dusak, ERA; Rick Hitchcock, former
 Riverwalk Commission Chairman; John Mayer, ERA; Monica
 Goshorn-Maroney, GRWA; Carl Peterson, GRWA; and Mike Sullivan

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

 There was no public forum.

D. OLD BUSINESS:

 1. Approval of Minutes - Jeff Friant


 Approve minutes from the May 3, 2022 Planning, Design and Construction
 Committee meeting
 Attachments: 22PDCMinutes0503


 Approve minutes from the May 31, 2022 Planning, Design and Construction
 Committee meeting

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 Attachments: 22PDCMinutes0531

 No vote was taken to approve the May 3, 2022 or May 31, 2022 minutes as
 there was not a quorum of the Riverwalk Commissioners present.
 2. Park District - Tom Stibbe

 Stibbe reported that staff and volunteers are removing invasives in section
 8 along the river. He is currently covering for Mike DiCristina, who will be
 out temporarily due to an injury.

 The Naperville Salute event took place and went well. The weather was
 good and there was no damage worth mentioning to Rotary Hill.

 Stibbe received an estimate for the wall repair on Aurora Avenue and
 shared copies with the Committee. The estimate included costs to 1)
 remove the existing retaining wall and reinstall approximately 120 linear
 feet and 2) remove the existing wall and replace with new block. It is
 obviously only one estimate that looks at costs of $27,000 or $37,800,
 depending on which action is taken. It serves as a general price range and
 more estimates can be obtained. Novack noted that the wall currently
 looks much better after the Park District staff replaced the area that
 included the small section that fell over and straightened one of the light
 poles.

 Stibbe also reviewed a quote from Fountain Technologies regarding the
 ongoing leak at the Exchange Club Memories Fountain at Fredenhagen
 Park. The cost for repairs and lighting enhancements could be anywhere
 from $107,000 to $127,000. The estimate included lighting options but not
 electrical labor or patching of the niche drains. He also discussed the
 recommendations from their Trades Department manager, who he will be
 following up with when he returns from vacation.

 Dusak inquired if anything could be eliminated after leak testing was
 performed. Stibbe is waiting on a response from the Trades Department
 manager. Novack asked if any pressure testing was done. Stibbe
 responded that it was done the previous year but nothing was found.
 Novack thinks the pressure testing needs to be done this year, possibly
 using approximately $15,000 of PA022 funds. Novack asked if the Park
 District could follow up with Fountain Technologies to perform the pressure
 testing this year, with Peterson noting that phase one of the proposal
 included dye testing. If dye testing identifies the leak, pressure testing
 wouldn’t have to be done. Novack will meet with Stibbe, the Park District’s
 Trades Department manager and Fountain Technologies to discuss
 further.


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 3. 2022 Riverwalk Work Plan (PA022) - Bill Novack and Tom Stibbe

 Novack stated they were waiting on estimates for the wall repair but now
 that the fountain issue has come up, he would like to talk further about using
 some of this year’s PA022 funds for testing to identify the location of the
 leak. He also noted that restoration work was needed for some of the
 woodwork and trellises at Fredenhagen Park and they may be able to
 address the issue with power washing, cleaning, and sealing. He
 reiterated that the retaining wall on Aurora Avenue looks significantly better
 after the recent repairs by the Park District staff.

 Novack provided an update on the object causing the erosion at the bend
 in the river near Sindt Woods. The Department of Public Works (DPW)
 was out again to remove the object but the river flow had gone back up due
 to recent rains. They will work to remove the item when the flow is back
 down.
 4. Moser Tower Rehabilitation - Bill Novack

 Work was temporarily halted due to the Naperville Salute event last week.
 They are waiting on the coping stones and the temperature to drop below
 75 degrees so they can apply the exterior coating. There may not be much
 progress for the next one to two months but it should resume full speed in
 September.
 5. Riverwalk Master Plan - Jeff Friant for Pat Kennedy

 Friant provided an update on the marketing component from Joseph
 stating that the listening tour with groups representing different users of the
 Riverwalk and conversations with local influencers have begun.
 Conversations are yielding support for vision and good insight.
 Development has begun on the PowerPoint script and a more formal
 update will be provided at the August PDC meeting.
 6. Riverwalk Master Plan Signage - Bill Novack

 Novack advised that they are working to determine where the QR codes
 are going before placing the order.
 7. Riverwalk Master Plan CIP/Budget Review - Bill Novack

 Novack reviewed the list of Riverwalk Master Plan projects provided on the
 2023 CIP Planning Worksheet that was provided in the agenda packet.
 Detailed design for the Eagle Street Gateway project is showing in 2022,
 with construction scheduled for 2023. He advised that Congressman
 Foster called last week to provide an update on the submittal for the
 Community Program Funding for the proposed $900,000 for the Eagle
 Street Gateway project, stating that it has made it through their
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 sub-committee and will be going on to the House and then Senate for final
 approval. He hopes to have good news in approximately two months.

 Preliminary engineering and permitting for the South Gateway project
 started this year. In addition to the Eagle Street Gateway project
 construction, detailed design and permitting for the South extension is
 included for next year. Updating the plans for 430 S Washington Street are
 also included for next year, as construction on the Washington Street
 bridge is scheduled to begin in 2023 and finish up in 2024. Dusak would
 like to review the bridge improvement plans to see how it correlates to the
 430 S Washington Street improvements. It was noted the Hillside Road
 Gateway project is included to coincide with the South Gateway project.

 Discussion followed regarding the sign variance for North Central College
 at 430 S Washington Street and if it would have any impact on the
 Riverwalk Master Plan project. Although the property belongs to North
 Central, easements will be granted to the City of Naperville and it should
 not have any impact on the project. Erickson noted that she met with
 Adrian Aldrich from North Central College and is planning a future meeting
 with Erick Hodo and Michael Hudson.

 Erickson made the suggestion to include the Prairie Nature Garden and
 Netzley Overlook in the timeline, with Friant adding that the Paddleboat
 Quarry Overlooks and Artists’ Overlook should go toward the end.
 8. Erosion at the river bend downstream from Jefferson - Bill Novack

 Novack addressed this under item D. 3.

 9. Asset Management Plan - Tom Stibbe

 Stibbe reviewed the Fair/Poor Assets and Sections 2 and 5 of the Asset
 Management Plan, explaining how he uses this information in his
 evaluations. Each asset also has an associated photograph. The
 committee thanked Stibbe for sharing this information.

E. NEW BUSINESS:

 1. Photographers temporarily blocking the Riverwalk from pedestrian use - Bill
 Novack

 Novack advised of a comment received regarding a photographer blocking
 the entrance to a covered bridge while taking photos. Permits are currently
 not required for professional photographers and after a brief discussion it
 was concluded that patience is key, the Riverwalk is a part of every
 resident’s life, it is a public space and people should be allowed to take
 photographs, both personally and professionally, without requiring permits.


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 2. Eagle Street Gateway preliminary design review - Brian Dusak

 Dusak, John Mayer and Monica Goshorn-Maroney distributed and
 reviewed tentative design options for the Eagle Street Gateway project.
 Discussion followed on the options for either double 8’ stairways or a
 single 12’ stairway. It was noted most of the stairs on the Riverwalk were
 single, some with railing in the middle. The group recommended the single
 stairway option. Erickson noted the importance of contacting the donor for
 the existing bench that would be relocated.

 Additional discussion and suggestions included adding an alternative
 stairway at the east end to keep new paths from being created, relocating
 the proposed staircase to the east and/or moving the Landforms sculpture,
 including irrigation in the beds, upgrading the slope area underneath the
 Oliver Hoffman Pavilion with stamped concrete or ornamental stone,
 straightening out and redoing the lower walkway, straightening out the wall
 in the lower area, adding lighting into the beds or similar to the Water
 Street low-flow walkway, widening the 6’ ADA ramp, increasing the fluid
 quality by making some of the pathways flair, making the staircase wider
 than 12’, incorporating graceful movement in all of the walkways, including
 cut-outs in the concrete for greenery in the lower walkway, adding
 seating/seat walls/benches, and including shade trees down low due to the
 southern exposure. Cuff noted the importance of including Stibbe in
 planning with regard to short and long-term maintenance.

 The group will provide their recommendations to the Riverwalk
 Commission at the next meeting.

F. MEETING SCHEDULE:

 Riverwalk Commission, July 13, 2022, 7:30 a.m.
 Municipal Center Lunchroom, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL

 Riverwalk Planning, Design & Construction, August 2, 2022, 7:30 a.m.
 Municipal Center Lunchroom, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL

 Riverwalk Commission, August 10, 2022, 7:30 a.m.
 Municipal Center Lunchroom, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL

 Riverwalk Planning, Design & Construction, September 6, 2022, 7:30 a.m.
 Municipal Center Lunchroom, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville, IL

G. ADJOURNMENT:

 No quorum was present and the meeting ended at 9:16 a.m.


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 Respectfully submitted by
 Rebecca DeLarme, City Staff




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