WEBVTT 00:00:00.560 --> 00:00:05.679 beings it's 530 you call the meeting to order madam clerk if you could call the 00:00:05.679 --> 00:00:14.640 roll please mayor Miller here Alderpersons Klemm here Johnson here Simmons is 00:00:14.640 --> 00:00:22.280 absent Parker here Stacy is absent Shadle here Sanders and Sellers are 00:00:22.280 --> 00:00:24.280 are absent, but we do have a quorum. 00:00:24.280 --> 00:00:26.280 Is there a quorum? 00:00:26.280 --> 00:00:42.280 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 00:00:42.280 --> 00:00:50.899 Alright, we're down to approval of the agenda. 00:00:50.899 --> 00:00:52.899 So moved. 00:00:52.899 --> 00:00:54.899 Go ahead. 00:00:54.899 --> 00:01:02.899 Got a motion by Klemm, second by Johnson. All in favor? Aye. Opposed? That's approved. 00:01:02.899 --> 00:01:08.340 And public comments on agenda items. There was nothing listed, nothing there. 00:01:09.140 --> 00:01:15.379 And we'll move to discussion of the capital improvement plan by Manager Boyer and Director Richter. 00:01:15.379 --> 00:01:40.189 Miller. So many of these projects we've talked about and you have knowledge of, but I'm just 00:01:40.189 --> 00:01:56.969 going to hit the major ones. So as you all know, Hancock Bridge Deck is one of our major 00:01:56.969 --> 00:02:02.489 projects for next year. We need to get the guardrail and the bridge deck replaced. So 00:02:02.489 --> 00:02:07.530 We've budgeted for that in the capital plan, as well as the viaduct. They go hand in hand. 00:02:07.530 --> 00:02:12.650 Viaduct should have been done already, but due to various delays, whether it was some 00:02:12.650 --> 00:02:19.669 of our outside shareholders permit reviews and working with other utilities, it's taken 00:02:19.669 --> 00:02:23.409 some time. But we're getting together on the viaduct, but we've included that. There's 00:02:23.409 --> 00:02:28.889 work left to do in 26 for the viaduct. So once the viaduct's done, then we'll start 00:02:28.889 --> 00:02:38.490 We've listed funds in here for crack, ceiling, and repair work and hot mix. 00:02:38.490 --> 00:02:41.889 This is one of the items we want to make sure we protect that investment that we've made 00:02:41.889 --> 00:02:44.129 in our transportation system. 00:02:44.129 --> 00:02:47.229 The street maintenance plan, obviously we've discussed that. 00:02:47.229 --> 00:02:54.810 This is the 1% transportation tax that we currently collect on sales of items except 00:02:54.810 --> 00:02:59.930 for Food and Medicine and Medical Equipment. 00:02:59.930 --> 00:03:02.050 We've got the municipal lot. 00:03:02.050 --> 00:03:04.930 That is included in this year's capital plan. 00:03:04.930 --> 00:03:06.969 So that's a mill and overlay of the municipal lot. 00:03:06.969 --> 00:03:10.250 It's been needing it for quite a few years. 00:03:10.250 --> 00:03:12.849 So we'll get that done early next year. 00:03:12.849 --> 00:03:15.650 And then we've included the police department alley. 00:03:15.650 --> 00:03:17.370 This has been an item that's needed 00:03:17.370 --> 00:03:20.050 to be addressed for a very long time. 00:03:20.050 --> 00:03:24.250 and right now, this would be the time to get that done in 26. 00:03:25.449 --> 00:03:27.849 Also, you'll see the sidewalk project, 00:03:27.849 --> 00:03:30.889 South and West with ADA ramps. 00:03:30.889 --> 00:03:33.930 That one is funded through a HSP grant, 00:03:33.930 --> 00:03:37.050 $2.4 million that were outside funding, 00:03:37.050 --> 00:03:39.569 but we won't be working on that till 27, 00:03:39.569 --> 00:03:42.169 but we wanted it reflected here in the capital plan. 00:03:43.689 --> 00:03:47.610 Walnut as well, Walnut from South to Empire, 00:03:47.610 --> 00:03:53.530 that's approximately going to be a two-year project and we're working with IDOT STU funding 00:03:53.530 --> 00:03:55.930 for that project. 00:03:55.930 --> 00:04:05.729 Stevenson, Locust to Sunset, we're planning two years there, $750,000 for 26 and 27. 00:04:05.729 --> 00:04:10.289 That is also using STU IDOT money. 00:04:10.289 --> 00:04:15.849 And we're also looking at Lincoln Street, Locust to West, about $800,000 in two years 00:04:15.849 --> 00:04:22.129 Sanders, but in 26 we'll be utilizing about $400,000 next year, and that will also be 00:04:22.129 --> 00:04:26.009 STU funding through IDOT. 00:04:26.009 --> 00:04:28.529 We've got South Street programmed. 00:04:28.529 --> 00:04:34.850 We've added $250,000 here for our design work and that, but we have approximately anywhere 00:04:34.850 --> 00:04:35.850 between $4 and $7 million. 00:04:35.850 --> 00:04:42.649 I'm not entirely sure the total amount, but this was through John Cabello, who oversees 00:04:42.649 --> 00:04:47.490 He's iDOT who iDOT had come to him and said, hey, we don't have enough people to deploy 00:04:47.490 --> 00:04:48.490 all the funds. 00:04:48.490 --> 00:04:51.730 And he said, well, I've got some communities that could deploy the funds themselves. 00:04:51.730 --> 00:04:53.850 Why don't you just give them the funds? 00:04:53.850 --> 00:04:58.490 And that is how South Street, we will begin work on South Street next year. 00:04:58.490 --> 00:05:04.529 Walnut, Empire to Maine, we've put that out there at year 28. 00:05:04.529 --> 00:05:09.290 That's going to be a fairly expensive realignment and a lot of right-of-way work because the 00:05:09.290 --> 00:05:14.610 The road itself is narrow, too narrow for modern day standards, IDOT standards, so we're 00:05:14.610 --> 00:05:18.529 going to be working on that in 28. 00:05:18.529 --> 00:05:20.769 As well, we have Galena in here listed. 00:05:20.769 --> 00:05:26.449 We put some funding in here for various engineering that we might need, but this is an IDOT project. 00:05:26.449 --> 00:05:30.449 It's in the five-year plan, and next year they should start the project. 00:05:30.449 --> 00:05:35.569 It would be resurfacing Galena from Clark to Park, which is a pretty significant undertaking. 00:05:35.569 --> 00:05:42.970 Pateking. Again, they'll be working on ramps next year and then paving surfaces potentially 00:05:42.970 --> 00:05:48.290 next year and then the following years. And then we've also had West Galena to Empire 00:05:48.290 --> 00:05:53.250 that we've added here. Essentially, we just wanted an item to track it here in the capital 00:05:53.250 --> 00:05:59.730 plan moving forward. So that's everything on the road projects. Do you have any questions 00:05:59.730 --> 00:06:07.170 Huffines on the road project so far. Now, this includes the five-year plan. So when 00:06:07.170 --> 00:06:13.069 we go to the city website, we see the five-year plan down at the bottom of the page. Those 00:06:13.069 --> 00:06:18.269 are our local roads that we'll be doing, and those are accounted for under the street 00:06:18.269 --> 00:06:23.029 maintenance plan. So just so you know, just because you don't see the streets from the 00:06:23.029 --> 00:06:31.430 five-year plan for next year on here, they are included in this. Under buildings, police 00:06:31.430 --> 00:06:38.889 East Apartment Facility, continuing to keep that top of mind. That one is a fairly expensive 00:06:38.889 --> 00:06:45.089 challenge after some research. We came up with that it's going to be pretty expensive. 00:06:45.089 --> 00:06:50.170 So we're tracking that in the capital plan with the intention of getting things together 00:06:50.170 --> 00:06:55.490 and getting outside funding to help us with that. We've also included about $100,000 00:06:55.490 --> 00:06:59.329 for Tuck Pointing City Hall this year. We had originally planned to do that this year, 00:06:59.329 --> 00:07:05.410 We went ahead and did storm windows instead due to the fact that single pane, it's very 00:07:05.410 --> 00:07:07.970 cold in the winter time in Northern Illinois. 00:07:07.970 --> 00:07:12.009 The building has a hard time keeping up with heat and storm windows would have the most 00:07:12.009 --> 00:07:13.050 impact there. 00:07:13.050 --> 00:07:18.870 So we've kicked the tuck pointing to 26, and this won't be the entire thing. 00:07:18.870 --> 00:07:23.209 This will be probably just a portion of City Hall. 00:07:23.209 --> 00:07:28.170 Moving down here a little further for 26, we've got renovations budgeted for Island 00:07:28.170 --> 00:07:34.410 Davenue. If you haven't been down there recently, the building itself is just fully depreciated 00:07:34.410 --> 00:07:41.009 and in need of just some maintenance and some cleanup down there. In addition, we've got 00:07:41.009 --> 00:07:48.009 the $800,000 in for the salt sheds. We've talked about this at various times, but just 00:07:48.009 --> 00:07:54.050 open it up tonight. We have two large salt sheds that are a pole construction, and both 00:07:54.050 --> 00:07:59.990 Both of them are failing, the poles are rotted off at the base, and at this point we have 00:07:59.990 --> 00:08:02.829 the rear wall of one of them is pushing away from the truss system. 00:08:02.829 --> 00:08:08.529 So they're actually hazardous from a standpoint of you don't want people that are not enclosed 00:08:08.529 --> 00:08:12.829 in the cab of a loader or anything anywhere near it. 00:08:12.829 --> 00:08:18.170 So one of the plans there is to remove both of those salt sheds and then build a large 00:08:18.170 --> 00:08:23.149 concrete block impoundment with a large hoop shed on top, and that should be more than 00:08:23.149 --> 00:08:28.750 double the current capacity of our salt sheds. So that's planned for next year. 00:08:28.750 --> 00:08:34.549 We've got the airport terminal building. So we currently have some estimates out 00:08:34.549 --> 00:08:40.830 here about 1.8 million total, but our match would be about 190,000. We budgeted 00:08:40.830 --> 00:08:45.990 for the match and this would be built out largely with FAA money and state 00:08:45.990 --> 00:08:52.139 money with a 5% match from the city. We're also budgeting for the PAPI 00:08:52.139 --> 00:09:15.139 We've also budgeted for $400,000 for the fire department, for new windows, and just we have several different items there on the fire budget for ensuing years. You can look at those. If you have any questions on those, please let me know. 00:09:15.139 --> 00:09:19.139 You can look at those. If you have any questions on those, please let me know. 00:09:19.139 --> 00:09:23.139 If we could move on to water infrastructure. 00:09:23.139 --> 00:09:29.919 So the first one there is water main 00:09:29.919 --> 00:09:33.919 water main replacements. So that's essentially whenever we do a 00:09:33.919 --> 00:09:37.919 road program, we evaluate the water main. If it needs to be replaced, then we replace 00:09:37.919 --> 00:09:41.919 that water main. It also gives us an opportunity to budget for that, and that's reflected here 00:09:41.919 --> 00:09:45.919 in the capital plan as water main money that will be working 00:09:45.919 --> 00:09:50.799 together with our street reconstruction money. 00:09:50.799 --> 00:09:53.840 Also there's a component of that that is the viaduct. 00:09:53.840 --> 00:09:55.559 That is why it's listed. 00:09:55.559 --> 00:09:59.720 We've also added a phase four of the lead service line replacement program, which is 00:09:59.720 --> 00:09:59.960 Sarf. 00:09:59.960 --> 00:10:28.000 We've talked about it many times, and well 12, we've recently drilled the test well down to I think about 1800 feet or 1300, I'm sorry, 1300 feet and take a look at it again. So that's the lead service line replacement program, which is our final phase, and we should be completing that hopefully in 2026. So very excited about that. Again, the lead service line is 100% loan forgiveness through the EPA. Water structures phase three, which is well 12. We've talked about it many times, and well 12, we've recently drilled the test well down to I think about 1800 feet or 1300, I'm sorry, 1300 feet and take a look at it again. 00:10:58.000 --> 00:11:09.879 Soon. Also, you'll see here we've got water main phase four, phase five. That's just us keeping track of as we go through and do the road program that we have enough money here to do the water main. 00:11:10.639 --> 00:11:24.120 Obviously, if we don't replace the water main, just we don't want to invest in the transportation infrastructure and then have the water main ruin it. So we do have about 60% of our city is comprised of this low grade 00:11:24.120 --> 00:11:32.100 and Spuncast Water Main, which is notoriously weak and is old and is in many cases corroded. 00:11:32.100 --> 00:11:35.259 So every time we do those roads, we're going to evaluate that, make sure the water main 00:11:35.259 --> 00:11:41.220 is quality. If it is, we'll leave it. If it's not, we'll replace it. Backup generator 00:11:41.220 --> 00:11:47.480 for Carroll. That's in the plan for next year. As we've discussed, I have certain utility 00:11:47.480 --> 00:11:53.340 infrastructure remote sites like Carroll that provide, I think in this case, about 1.7 million 00:11:53.340 --> 00:11:58.340 We have a total of 15 gallons per day of water to the city, but there is no backup capacity there. 00:11:58.340 --> 00:12:11.340 We essentially have one large towable generator that we would, in an emergency, maybe an ice storm, have to take around to each of all of our remote sites, and to me that's inherently unsafe and not a great plan. 00:12:11.340 --> 00:12:17.340 So we are slowly but surely upgrading our remote sites with backup generation capacity. 00:12:17.340 --> 00:12:25.539 If you skip down to Cold Storage Brick Street, that's an extension to the Brick Street Storage Shed that is necessary. 00:12:25.539 --> 00:12:32.340 We've consolidated, due to the work at the wastewater treatment plant, we've had to move equipment up to Brick Street. 00:12:32.340 --> 00:12:42.340 With that, we need an extension on that building so that we can keep our cold storage materials undercover. 00:12:42.340 --> 00:12:47.680 and then lastly here on the water side we have the willow tank rehab we're 00:12:47.680 --> 00:12:52.220 budgeting about a million dollars for the willow tank it's a ground ground 00:12:52.220 --> 00:12:56.460 level storage tank that runs off of booster pumps when it was originally 00:12:56.460 --> 00:13:01.819 purchased and installed there the appropriate man hatches and things that 00:13:01.819 --> 00:13:05.700 are required for maintenance were not put in at the time so the only hatch in 00:13:05.700 --> 00:13:10.539 it is at the very top and we need to upgrade that so that it's safe for our 00:13:10.539 --> 00:13:15.539 We need our personnel to get inside and do the appropriate maintenance that it will require over the years. 00:13:15.539 --> 00:13:18.539 Any questions on the water infrastructure side? 00:13:18.539 --> 00:13:21.539 Yes. 00:13:21.539 --> 00:13:29.539 The airport water main extension, what is that? 00:13:29.539 --> 00:13:36.539 Well, one of the challenges out here is for anything to happen at the airport, 00:13:36.539 --> 00:13:44.039 We need to supply water to the airport in sufficient volume and flow for fire suppression. 00:13:44.039 --> 00:13:49.539 So one of the things we're hoping to work on here moving forward in the ensuing years 00:13:49.539 --> 00:13:57.539 is getting water from the utility out to the airport so that we have sufficient volume and flow for fire suppression in the hangar buildings. 00:13:57.539 --> 00:14:03.539 As we go along, fire code is becoming more and more restrictive 00:14:03.539 --> 00:14:04.539 and David. 00:14:04.539 --> 00:14:10.200 And if we hope to make the airport into a regional maintenance facility, then we need 00:14:10.200 --> 00:14:15.399 to have sufficient volume and flow of water for those fire suppression systems. 00:14:15.399 --> 00:14:20.360 And you've already set aside money for this? 00:14:20.360 --> 00:14:22.279 Well, this is the capital plan. 00:14:22.279 --> 00:14:24.740 This is what we're looking to do. 00:14:24.740 --> 00:14:31.519 And this, every year beyond 26 will change slightly depending on the facts on the ground. 00:14:31.519 --> 00:14:38.720 So this could move out a year, this could happen, it depends on the other priorities 00:14:38.720 --> 00:14:39.720 at that time. 00:14:39.720 --> 00:14:45.799 Okay, so is this capital plan $4 million? 00:14:45.799 --> 00:14:50.759 Right now, yes, we put $4 million in the capital plan for the Watermain extension to the airport. 00:14:50.759 --> 00:14:54.000 And when do you plan on doing this? 00:14:54.000 --> 00:14:55.879 We have it programmed for 2027. 00:14:55.879 --> 00:15:15.789 I'll take that. 00:15:15.789 --> 00:15:21.069 and I'm available if you have any other questions on that, we can definitely talk about that. 00:15:21.069 --> 00:15:27.039 But in the interest of time, I'd like to move on to wastewater infrastructure. We're coming 00:15:27.039 --> 00:15:35.039 to the end of phase one, which is the SEP system, the headworks, the UV disinfection, 00:15:35.039 --> 00:15:43.019 the new lab and offices at Hancock. As you'll see there, we need to start planning for future 00:15:43.019 --> 00:15:51.819 and it's going to be a sludge handling and nutrient removal. 00:15:51.819 --> 00:15:56.860 So those are some things that we'll talk about a little later during the council meeting. 00:15:56.860 --> 00:16:00.339 I have some information to share on that. 00:16:00.339 --> 00:16:06.660 But just moving forward, we're planning for phase two on the wastewater side. 00:16:06.660 --> 00:16:08.480 We've also got lining. 00:16:08.480 --> 00:16:11.100 We're planning about $500,000 for sewer lining. 00:16:11.100 --> 00:16:14.100 We also have some manhole rehab there. 00:16:14.100 --> 00:16:22.100 And then we're looking as we move forward, we're going to be needing to upgrade and update our final clarifiers at the wastewater treatment plant. 00:16:22.100 --> 00:16:29.100 So you have flocculation sedimentation, and those clarifiers perform that. 00:16:29.100 --> 00:16:33.460 We're going to be needing to upgrade and update our final clarifiers at the wastewater treatment 00:16:33.460 --> 00:16:34.460 plant. 00:16:34.460 --> 00:16:43.500 So you have flocculation, sedimentation, and those clarifiers perform that work as it ends 00:16:43.500 --> 00:16:45.620 the treatment process. 00:16:45.620 --> 00:16:48.259 And they haven't been updated in many years. 00:16:48.259 --> 00:16:54.200 And we're going to be moving forward with some upgrades to those in ensuing years. 00:16:54.200 --> 00:16:56.740 We've also got lift stations remodeled. 00:16:56.740 --> 00:17:04.139 So we've got approximately two million dollars programmed for the park in Galena Lift Station. 00:17:04.139 --> 00:17:10.740 There's new drivers, motors, and pumps that need to be replaced at three of these next 00:17:10.740 --> 00:17:11.740 year. 00:17:11.740 --> 00:17:15.139 So we're working on that now. 00:17:15.139 --> 00:17:19.900 Coming to the end here, again, Walnut Lift Station is in here, 2.7 million. 00:17:19.900 --> 00:17:25.940 So this would also be upgrades, necessary upgrades and updates to the Walnut Lift Station. 00:17:25.940 --> 00:17:31.420 and then we have the blower boiler room piping at the wastewater treatment plant. 00:17:31.420 --> 00:17:37.619 I believe we've got issues there in terms of the heat exchangers, the things that keep 00:17:37.619 --> 00:17:40.980 the sludge digesters working properly. 00:17:40.980 --> 00:17:44.940 So we've accounted for some upgrades there. 00:17:44.940 --> 00:17:49.500 And then we have $1.2 million budgeted for the Meadowbrook sewer expansion. 00:17:49.500 --> 00:17:59.139 So that is from La Crusta and then connecting, going north and south along Meadow Brook and 00:17:59.139 --> 00:18:03.400 then potentially connecting into Oak Hill. 00:18:03.400 --> 00:18:08.940 So we had been waiting on outside funding for this, but we've been waiting for five 00:18:08.940 --> 00:18:15.779 years and at this point the road is degraded to a sufficient point where we really just 00:18:15.779 --> 00:18:16.779 Neistat. 00:18:16.779 --> 00:18:21.779 We just need to get the sewer, gravity sewer done, and then we can resurface that road. 00:18:21.779 --> 00:18:27.799 And the same thing, we've got West Demeter does, that needs a sewer upgrade as well, 00:18:27.799 --> 00:18:31.000 so we'll be installing collection system there. 00:18:31.000 --> 00:18:33.000 Any questions on the wastewater infrastructure? 00:18:33.000 --> 00:18:34.000 Alderman Seller. 00:18:34.000 --> 00:18:39.220 Yes, I'd just like to know, how many lift stations do we actually have in? 00:18:39.220 --> 00:18:40.220 I want to say seven. 00:18:40.220 --> 00:18:41.220 Nine. 00:18:41.220 --> 00:18:42.220 Nine, okay. 00:18:42.220 --> 00:18:48.539 Okay. And how often do they need this type of repair? Well, these are the bigger ones, Joy. So 00:18:49.500 --> 00:18:56.460 probably every 20 years. Yeah. Yep, go on. So the stations that we're upgrading this year, 00:18:58.139 --> 00:19:05.579 Park and Laurel were built in 1967. And we've done some small mechanical work now and then. But 00:19:05.579 --> 00:19:10.940 this will be the first major overhaul of these since their inception. So they've lasted quite 00:19:10.940 --> 00:19:19.700 and I will comment that a lot of these remote sites, they generally function pretty well 00:19:19.700 --> 00:19:21.659 during normal operation. 00:19:21.659 --> 00:19:28.139 The challenge comes in when we have heavy rains and we have I&I making its way to the 00:19:28.139 --> 00:19:29.139 wastewater plant. 00:19:29.139 --> 00:19:34.340 It can cause a serious backup in a large section of a drainage shed pretty quickly. 00:19:34.340 --> 00:19:39.500 So when we are spending some money upgrading these, what we are doing here is ensuring 00:19:39.500 --> 00:19:43.139 that folks with basements, floor drains, net, 00:19:43.139 --> 00:19:45.860 will be much more capable, able to handle 00:19:45.860 --> 00:19:52.299 any kind of storm surge in out in the collection system. 00:19:52.299 --> 00:19:57.269 A couple other things, moving on to storm water. 00:19:57.269 --> 00:19:58.070 We have a handful. 00:19:58.070 --> 00:20:01.170 We have a handful of projects here. We've got the storm inlet replacements. We're 00:20:01.170 --> 00:20:07.569 planning to do, how many was that? Was that about 30? About 30 this year or 26? Yeah. 00:20:07.569 --> 00:20:13.410 Okay. Obviously all around town and I think Alderman Parker noted one just 00:20:13.410 --> 00:20:17.809 over by him that had a bed, a failed grate. We have a lot of brick structures 00:20:17.809 --> 00:20:22.609 out there that a mortar gets eroded away. The bricks fall in and then what you 00:20:52.609 --> 00:21:22.609 Gray did that here. And we've been, for years, we've been planning on a downtown stormwater upgrade that includes repairing of the, the, uh, large vi, I guess it's a viaduct. It's a big, a large storm, uh, way down at Benton and Jackson. It's, uh, made out of wood and the wood is getting old and we're, I would not want that structure to, um, uh, create a problem for drainage, uh, during a heavy storm. So that's been on the plan for probably five years. 00:21:22.609 --> 00:21:52.609 Moving into some street vehicles. We've currently in 26, we're not planning to purchase any new 10 or 5 yards, at least out of the street department. We are going to be purchasing two dump bodies for the hook lift trucks. As everybody remembers, we ordered two hook lift trucks back in 2019, I believe, we then take delivery to like 2021. And those were only outfitted with salt boxes. So they basically sit in the shed for most of 00:21:52.609 --> 00:22:00.369 We're going to order dump bodies so we can use them in construction projects. 00:22:00.369 --> 00:22:02.809 Also we're planning to purchase a new roller. 00:22:02.809 --> 00:22:08.130 We need an additional roller for the street department and so that's included here. 00:22:08.130 --> 00:22:09.849 Any questions on street vehicles? 00:22:09.849 --> 00:22:10.849 Yep. 00:22:10.849 --> 00:22:20.230 So, it's like a dump truck, except these two trucks, their chassis is fitted with like 00:22:20.230 --> 00:22:21.230 and so on. 00:22:21.230 --> 00:22:29.990 It's like a hydraulic hook and you back up to the, let's say, the salt, the spreader 00:22:29.990 --> 00:22:31.389 and the salt box. 00:22:31.389 --> 00:22:35.430 It just reaches up under there, hooks it, and then pulls it up on the chassis and then 00:22:35.430 --> 00:22:36.910 locks it down. 00:22:36.910 --> 00:22:40.690 So whenever you buy any kind of it, so these trucks are great because they're flexible. 00:22:40.690 --> 00:22:45.829 They could do salt in the wintertime with a V-Box splitter and a spreader and you take 00:22:45.829 --> 00:22:46.829 that off. 00:22:46.829 --> 00:22:56.829 We ordered two new trucks in 2019. We received them in, I think, 21. And because they only have the salt, they have the V-Box and the salt spreader and then a leaf box when they come out. 00:22:56.829 --> 00:23:23.470 Yeah, we ordered two new trucks in 2019. We received them in I think 21. And because they only have the salt, they have the V-Box and the salt spreader and then a leaf box, we'll use them for a few months every year. So by getting these two dump bodies, we'll be able to utilize them all year. 00:23:23.470 --> 00:23:27.069 Well, how much did we pay for those that we are not even using? 00:23:27.069 --> 00:23:32.470 Well, I mean, they're about $225,000 or so each. 00:23:32.470 --> 00:23:36.309 And like I said, we use them in the winter and we use them in the fall. 00:23:36.309 --> 00:23:40.069 But by getting these two boxes, we'll be using them all year. 00:23:40.069 --> 00:23:43.549 OK, but what are we going to do with the equipment we have setting? 00:23:43.549 --> 00:23:48.029 Is this something we could get some money back on, or? 00:23:48.029 --> 00:23:50.869 Actually, this would be adding to, so we'd be adding 00:23:50.869 --> 00:23:57.950 to the capabilities of these two trucks. We've taken them from a leaf machine or a salt box 00:23:57.950 --> 00:24:02.630 to a utility box where we can haul rock and things for the construction. 00:24:02.630 --> 00:24:07.869 Okay, the equipment that is sitting, will we ever use it? 00:24:07.869 --> 00:24:10.750 Yes, we use it every year. 00:24:10.750 --> 00:24:18.990 But when we get these two that you're wanting, will we use that other equipment? 00:24:18.990 --> 00:24:23.389 Yes, these are, these are dump bodies. 00:24:23.990 --> 00:24:28.470 So in the summer we can have dump trucks out of these trucks and it gets to the 00:24:28.470 --> 00:24:33.869 winter, they'll take the dump box off, put the salt spreader box on. 00:24:34.389 --> 00:24:34.789 Yes. 00:24:34.829 --> 00:24:35.990 And we'll use that. 00:24:36.869 --> 00:24:38.389 I understand that part. 00:24:38.789 --> 00:24:43.269 I just don't understand the two from 2021 sitting. 00:24:43.309 --> 00:24:44.309 That's the trucks. 00:24:44.910 --> 00:24:46.190 That's the truck chassis. 00:24:46.190 --> 00:24:53.360 these are different components that go on the back of that same truck it'll just 00:24:53.360 --> 00:24:57.599 mean we can use those two trucks all year long instead of just in the winter 00:24:57.599 --> 00:25:03.200 and in the fall I just don't want us purchasing unnecessary material that in 00:25:03.200 --> 00:25:07.279 a couple years it's not going to serve no purpose and now we're going to be in 00:25:07.279 --> 00:25:12.920 thousands of dollars ordering more like we are Alderman Stacey I'd be happy to 00:25:12.920 --> 00:25:16.000 take you down and introduce you to the vehicles and maybe we can go for a ride 00:25:16.000 --> 00:25:25.660 With that, we're itemizing, as you can see in the capital plan, we're breaking this out. We're being more thorough about what's in it. 00:25:25.660 --> 00:25:31.660 So we've broken out the utility vehicles this year. That's kind of a change from previous years. 00:25:31.660 --> 00:25:36.660 So we're budgeting for a 10-yard dump truck for the Water and Sewer Department for 26. 00:25:36.660 --> 00:25:45.660 Also a mulching head for our mini excavator that helps us keep right-of-ways clear from trees and bushes and things that grow up. 00:25:45.660 --> 00:25:52.220 Krohup, and then the crew cab truck, we've got two service trucks that are in the budget 00:25:52.220 --> 00:25:59.860 for the utility this year, so any questions on any of that? 00:25:59.860 --> 00:26:08.380 Obviously, the next one here is police vehicles, so we've itemized four police vehicles. 00:26:08.380 --> 00:26:12.180 That's kind of a standard every year we need to replace four. 00:26:12.180 --> 00:26:17.019 Then we've added a golf cart for the police, because when they do events and things, this 00:26:17.019 --> 00:26:33.360 We've also added a live video camera trailer and radar trailer as well as 20 additional 00:26:33.360 --> 00:26:40.799 Skydio, X-Drone, Mobile Command Trailer, and Portable Radios, bearing in mind that a good 00:26:40.799 --> 00:26:47.279 portion of these items are funded from Senator Durbin for police money. 00:26:47.279 --> 00:26:54.139 We received about $600,000 from Senator Durbin, so this is congressionally directed, yes. 00:26:54.139 --> 00:26:58.639 What is a live video camera trailer and radar trailer? 00:26:58.639 --> 00:27:02.500 So this is a trailer where you park, crank up the boom, and it's got multiple cameras 00:27:02.500 --> 00:27:22.690 We already have this? Is that what's on Galena right now by the store? 00:27:22.690 --> 00:27:26.049 Yes. So with this, we are actually getting a couple of different things. 00:27:26.049 --> 00:27:29.889 One is a trailer that's like a speed trailer and an LPR and the other one 00:27:30.450 --> 00:27:33.329 is a surveillance trailer where we would also use it for 00:27:33.329 --> 00:27:39.170 Moore, Major Vance, Teddy Baker Days, things like Cruise Night, where you can monitor a 00:27:39.170 --> 00:27:44.130 crowd from one point so that we can see what's going on. 00:27:44.130 --> 00:27:45.130 Okay. 00:27:45.130 --> 00:27:51.329 Well, I'm speaking about this trailer-looking theme that's on Galena as I speak with a blue 00:27:51.329 --> 00:27:52.329 light. 00:27:52.329 --> 00:27:53.329 Yes. 00:27:53.329 --> 00:27:56.000 Okay. 00:27:56.000 --> 00:27:57.000 Okay. 00:27:57.000 --> 00:28:00.880 And then moving on to fire, and then I should wrap it up for this evening's capital plan. 00:28:00.880 --> 00:28:09.039 We've got a budgeted VHF radio network, replacing hose nozzle appliances, firefighter turnout 00:28:09.039 --> 00:28:12.360 gear, that's the more expensive item. 00:28:12.360 --> 00:28:17.319 Some of the turnout gear for the firemen contain forever chemicals. 00:28:17.319 --> 00:28:24.079 So we want to retire the turnout gear that has those chemicals and replace it with the 00:28:24.079 --> 00:28:29.039 new, new designs that don't. 00:28:29.039 --> 00:28:33.240 and then the other items, you know, we've got an ambulance, a chair for your ambulance 00:28:33.240 --> 00:28:38.880 and some environmentally friendly firefighting foam. 00:28:38.880 --> 00:28:43.440 So that pretty much covers the capital plan for 26. 00:28:43.440 --> 00:28:46.720 So any other questions on that? 00:28:46.720 --> 00:29:04.320 I had a question on the first page, terminal, airport terminal updates. 00:29:04.320 --> 00:29:05.320 Yes. 00:29:05.320 --> 00:29:12.599 Something about 5% matchable from the city. What does that mean? 00:29:12.599 --> 00:29:21.599 So we're budgeting $1.8 million for the terminal building update. So the building is there. The interior needs to be built out. 00:29:21.599 --> 00:29:29.599 Our estimates based on Crawford Murphy Tilly, who's our airport engineers, they're estimating it's going to be about $1.8 million total. 00:29:29.599 --> 00:29:44.200 90% of this 1.8 will come from the FAA itself and then 5% will come from the state and then 5% would be a city match and that'll come out to around $190,000. 00:29:44.200 --> 00:29:47.200 And so where do this 5% come from? Texas? 00:29:47.200 --> 00:29:48.200 Yes. 00:29:48.200 --> 00:29:55.920 Okay, so that's five percent for the airport and 00:29:55.920 --> 00:29:59.000 and 4.94% for the library. 00:30:00.319 --> 00:30:03.680 Well, that's, those aren't connected. 00:30:05.880 --> 00:30:08.039 5% of that project. 00:30:09.000 --> 00:30:09.839 Yeah. 00:30:09.839 --> 00:30:13.720 The project total, it's 5% of that. 00:30:13.720 --> 00:30:16.119 And when do we plan on doing this? 00:30:16.119 --> 00:30:16.960 Next year. 00:30:18.039 --> 00:30:19.559 So we're gonna put water 00:30:19.559 --> 00:30:29.390 and an additional terminal work all at the airport. 00:30:32.630 --> 00:30:34.990 Well, the terminal needs to be finished. 00:30:34.990 --> 00:30:36.910 And yes, we're going to do that. 00:30:36.910 --> 00:30:40.430 And we're budgeting for 2027 for water to go out 00:30:40.430 --> 00:30:43.269 to the airport, not for the terminal specifically, 00:30:43.269 --> 00:30:46.390 but for basically for fire suppression needs 00:30:46.390 --> 00:30:47.789 at the airport in general. 00:30:47.789 --> 00:30:50.269 We haven't had it in all these years. 00:30:50.269 --> 00:30:53.950 Now all of a sudden, we need water at the airport. 00:30:55.990 --> 00:30:58.829 Well, I have actually been working on that for a number of years. 00:31:01.349 --> 00:31:03.869 So, can I clarify something? 00:31:04.190 --> 00:31:10.670 So the number that's put in for 2027, if you look at the note, we're just researching 00:31:10.670 --> 00:31:18.069 grant opportunities for that water through the aviation mechanisms or other programs. 00:31:18.069 --> 00:31:21.390 That's not specific money that's coming right out of Freeport's budget. 00:31:21.549 --> 00:31:44.000 I know you talked about the police department and you said that's going to be a pretty big budget. What are we all looking for for the police department? Are we looking new? Are we looking to fix up? What is all that going to be? 00:31:44.000 --> 00:31:52.000 So, I mean, the two main options are going to be construction, new construction, or it's going to be retrofit existing structure. 00:31:52.000 --> 00:31:57.000 On new construction, it's going to range anywhere from $300 to $600 per square foot. 00:31:57.000 --> 00:32:03.000 And on retrofit of existing structure, it's probably going to knock about $100 per square foot off of that. 00:32:03.000 --> 00:32:09.000 So anywhere between $200 and $500 per square foot, depending upon the section of the PD and that. 00:32:09.000 --> 00:32:14.519 Att. So we've done some research. We've visited quite a few different newer police stations. 00:32:15.480 --> 00:32:20.039 We're estimating we'll need somewhere around 30,000 square feet for the new police department. 00:32:20.920 --> 00:32:26.200 So that would be more than doubling what we have now in square footage. Part of the reason for that 00:32:26.200 --> 00:32:31.880 is policing techniques, the way things are set up. This is the way things are done today and have 00:32:31.880 --> 00:32:38.440 been for many years. So we've been kind of making do since the 70s. But when we move, when we take 00:32:38.440 --> 00:32:40.240 We're gonna take it to the next level. 00:32:40.240 --> 00:32:42.819 We're gonna bring things up to speed to where they need to be, 00:32:42.819 --> 00:32:45.319 what modern policing requires today. 00:32:46.860 --> 00:32:48.519 Did I answer your question, Joy? 00:32:48.519 --> 00:32:51.740 Mm-hmm, just wondering if you are, you know, looking at new, 00:32:51.740 --> 00:32:53.900 or are you looking at reconstruction, what are we... 00:32:53.900 --> 00:32:57.200 I think we're looking at the most feasible thing to do, 00:32:57.200 --> 00:33:01.819 and it's probably gonna be retrofitting an existing structure. 00:33:01.819 --> 00:33:03.960 That'd probably be the most likely. 00:33:03.960 --> 00:33:06.500 However, it's completely dependent upon funding 00:33:06.500 --> 00:33:07.839 and where that funding comes from. 00:33:07.839 --> 00:33:11.960 Tomorrow, we get congressionally directed funding for something, it might change the 00:33:11.960 --> 00:33:12.960 whole thing. 00:33:12.960 --> 00:33:13.960 Okay. 00:33:13.960 --> 00:33:18.990 Thank you. 00:33:18.990 --> 00:33:21.849 Okay. 00:33:21.849 --> 00:33:22.849 Thank you. 00:33:22.849 --> 00:33:23.849 Thank you. 00:33:23.849 --> 00:33:24.889 We'll move on. 00:33:24.889 --> 00:33:33.799 Any public comments, agenda or non-agenda items? 00:33:33.799 --> 00:33:38.110 Seeing none, I would take a motion for adjournment. 00:33:38.110 --> 00:33:39.710 Motion by Sellers, second by Johnson. 00:33:39.710 --> 00:33:40.710 All in favor? 00:33:40.710 --> 00:33:41.710 Aye. 00:33:41.710 --> 00:33:42.710 Aye. 00:33:42.710 --> 00:33:43.710 Opposed? 00:33:43.710 --> 00:33:44.470 Thank you.