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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-06-02 Special AgendaNOTICE/AGENDA THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MORTON GROVE WILL HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING AT 5:30 PM, ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 2010 AMERICAN LEGION MEMORIAL CIVIC CENTER MAIN HALL 6140 DEMPSTER STREET MORTON GROVE, ILLINOIS I. Call to Order II. Pledge of Allegiance III. Presentation of Dempster Street Construction IV. Adjournment Richard T. Flickinger Municipal Center 6101 Capulina Avenue m Morton Grove, Illinois 60053 -2985 Tel: (847) 965-4100 Fax: (847) 965 -4162 DEMPSTER STREET CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION MEETING NOTICE To Business Owners along Dempster Street from Ferris to Central The construction improvements along Dempster Street are in progress. The first principal phase of work, water main installation, is nearly complete. There are upcoming utility relocations, improvements to the roadway and improvements outside the roadway. You are invited to attend a Special Meeting of the Village Board of Trustees on Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at 5.30pm in the Main Hall of the Civic Center (6140 Dempster Street). The project team consisting of Village staff, the engineer, and the contractor will provide a 30- minute presentation about how the project will be constructed and how your business will be impacted by this work. A short explanation of the three principal phases of work for the Dempster Street Improvements is provided below. We anticipate the work will be substantially completed in December 20101 WATER MAIN INSTALLATION: The installation of the 12 -inch diameter water main between Lincoln Avenue and Central Avenue is nearly complete. The Village considers this work to have gone smoothly and appreciates your patience and cooperation. This project will be completed before the end of May. UTILITY RELOCATIONS: The next project to begin will be utility relocations by Nicor Gas, Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) and AT &T. This work is necessary because the existing utilities need to be moved to avoid conflicts with the proposed roadway and streetscape improvements. We expect the utility work will begin in May and be completed by the end of June. Nicor intends to replace a 2 -inch diameter gas main, from Ferris to Central, on the south side of Dempster, and connect the building service lines to the new main line. The new gas main will be installed 2 feet, 3 feet or 5 feet from the building face using trenchless technology. This trenchless technology eliminates the need for a continuous, open excavation between Ferris and Central. The building service connections will require open cutting and there may be other locations requiring open cutting as well. ComEd will be relocating relatively short segments of their overhead and underground utility. ComEd has preliminarily indicated there would be at least one occasion when electrical service will be interrupted over a large area in the vicinity near the intersection of Dempster Street and Austin Avenue. Most businesses, however, will not notice ComEd's work. ComEd likely perform the work at the same time as Nicor. AT &T has several underground conflict locations. AT &T will work alongside the Village's Contractor to resolve the conflicts as they arise. We anticipate no need for significant service interruptions; however, there is always the possibility scheduled service interruptions may be necessary. ROADWAY AND STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS. The roadway and streetscape improvements are part of a single construction contract and will be the largest part of the Dempster Street improvement project. The work will affect the operations of almost every business along Dempster Street. We provide this information to help you understand the operations of this project and its impact on your business. The Illinois Department of Transportation intends to award the construction contract in June to A. Lamp Concrete Contractors, Inc for $4 million. The Village expects construction will begin after July 4 and should be substantially completed by December 2010. Tree and flower planting will likely be completed in May 20111 The roadway and streetscape work will be more complicated than the water main installation and utility relocations. Doorways and driveways along Dempster Street will be affected multiple times. The Village's project team (i.e. Village staff, engineering consultant and contractor) will coordinate access issues with you. We will strive to minimize inconvenience to each business, but your cooperation will be necessary. The Village considers there to be many different elements of the work, such as curb removal and construction, roadway resurfacing, driveway and sidewalk replacement etc. etc., that will affect your business operation to various degree. Each element will generate various levels of noise, vibration and dust. Nearly all of these operations will hinder, but not eliminate, access to businesses that have a driveway or main building entrance on Dempster Street. Please understand that with a project of this scope and significance, such construction issues will arise. We encourage you to consider how your business operates and how your business will continue to operate during these times. The Project Team will provide more detail about this in their presentation on June 2. Please consider attending the June 2 meeting to get a better sense of what the Dempster Street improvements include and how it will affect your business. If need more information about the Dempster Street Improvements project or about the presentation at the Special Board meeting on June 2, you can contact Chris Tomich, Village Engineer, at 847 - 663 -3902 or ctomich @mortongroveil.org.