City of Rochelle Council Chambers
420 N 6th Street, Rochelle, IL 61068
I. CALL TO ORDER:
• Pledge to the Flag
• Prayer
II. ROLL CALL:
III. PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS, ETC:
• National Fire Prevention Week – pdf October 4-10, 2015 (64 KB)
• Public Power Week – pdf October 4-10, 2015 (51 KB)
IV. REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS:
• Mayor
• Council Members
V. PUBLIC COMMENTARY:
VI. BUSINESS ITEMS:
1) CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS BY OMNIBUS VOTE with Recommendations:
a) Approve Minutes of City Council Meeting – pdf September 14, 2015 (166 KB)
b) Approve Bills – pdf 08/28/15-09/03/15 (76 KB) , pdf 09/04/15-09/10/15 (81 KB) , pdf 09/11/15-09/17/15 (91 KB)
c) Approve Payroll – pdf 08/31/15-09/13/15 (49 KB)
d) Accept and Place on File Minutes of Rochelle Airport Advisory Board – pdf July 27, 2015 (204 KB)
2) System 1 Sanitary Sewer Replacement
3) Renaming the Rochelle Railroad Park as the Ken Wise Rochelle Railroad Park
VII. DISCUSSION ITEMS:
VIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
Agenda Item #2 System 1 Sanitary Sewer Replacement
References:
pdf Memo from Water/Water Reclamation Superintendent Adam Lanning (245 KB)
Recommended Action:
Consider bids for System 1 Sanitary Sewer Replacement
History and Fact:
The System 1 sanitary sewer is a 24” diameter line that begins at the System 1 lift station, located at the south end of the Water Reclamation Plant, and runs along Veteran’s Parkway to South Main. This sewer line is over 55 years old and needs to be replaced due to excessive corrosion. The line primarily serves Hormel Foods so its waste can be pretreated in the anaerobic lagoon at the Water Reclamation Plant. In addition, it receives flow from the Cleveland lift station and the Caron Road lift station. On average this sanitary sewer line handles 825,000 gallons of flow per day.
Discussion:
Subsequent to the required public notice, the City Clerk opened six bids for the System 1 Sanitary Sewer Replacement project on September 2nd. The project base bid includes the construction of approximately 3,291 feet of 24” diameter sanitary sewer from Veteran’s Parkway to the first manhole along South Main. The alternate bid includes the replacement of the sanitary sewer included in the base bid plus an additional 1,400 feet along South Main. Superintendent Adam Lanning has reviewed the bids and recommends the acceptance of the alternate bid of $941,241.65 from Civil Constructors.
The 2015-16 Capital Outlay Budget for the Water Reclamation Department includes $585,000 for the System 1 Sanitary Sewer Replacement Project. In addition, $500,000 was budgeted for upgrades to the treatment plant for nutrient removal which can be delayed to help cover the cost of this project. Funds for the remaining project cost, including engineering, are available through the water reclamation equipment replacement fund which has approximately $2.2 million available.
Recommendation:
Approve the alternate bid from Civil Constructors in the amount of $941,241.65 and reject all other bids.
Agenda Item #3 Renaming the Rochelle Railroad Park as the Ken Wise Rochelle Railroad Park
References:
pdf Request from the Greater Rochelle Economic Development Corporation Board (18 KB)
pdf Resolution Renaming the Rochelle Railroad Park as the Ken Wise Rochelle Railroad Park (126 KB)
Recommended Action:
Consider an Ordinance Renaming the Rochelle Railroad Park as the Ken Wise Rochelle Railroad Park
History and Fact:
The City of Rochelle owns and operates the Rochelle Railroad Park located at 124 North 9th Street. The facility was established in 1998 based on Ken Wise’s idea from his observation that people from all over the country would come to the area to watch and photograph trains. Since its inception the Rochelle Railroad Park, the first of its kind in the nation, has drawn thousands of visitors to our community to safely and conveniently watch Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe trains cross at the diamond.
Discussion:
In recognition of Ken’s dedication and service to the City of Rochelle as the former director of the Greater Rochelle Economic Development Corporation, the GREDCO board has requested that the City rename the railroad park in honor of Ken Wise. The proposed ordinance authorizes the renaming of the Rochelle Railroad Park as the Ken Wise Rochelle Railroad Park.
Recommendation:
Approve an Ordinance Renaming the Rochelle Railroad Park as the Ken Wise Rochelle Railroad Park
