Title/Name/Summary
Colette Highlands Park Site - Stockpile Removal and Re-Grading
History
This is a follow up to the previous discussion regarding the removal of the earth stockpile on the Colette Highlands townhome park site along Park Station Boulevard. On October 5, 2009, the Board of Trustees voted 3-1 to enter into an agreement with Huguelet Construction Co. and T.J. Cachey Builders, Inc. II to share the cost of the stockpile removal, not to exceed $70,560, and to accept Silvestri Paving as the low bidder and waive the bidding process; and to amend the budget of the Expenditure Budget line in the amount of $70,560 and the Revenue Budget line in the amount of $47,040.
The Board of Trustees did request a report back from staff regarding the possibility of depositing the excess park fill at a wetland location on 153rd St., between the Village dump/materials storage site and the Village soccer fields adjoining the 153rd St. Metra Station. The Village’s consulting engineer, Christopher B. Burke Eng. Ltd. (“CBBEL”), has completed an initial investigation of the site and believes this wetland will fall under the US Army Corp of Engineers jurisdiction. To properly pursue wetland filling at this location, a jurisdictional determination (“JD”) request would be filed with the Corps. The JD issuance time is typically three months. Given how this wetland is situated with respect to drainage, CBBEL is quite certain the Corps would declare the wetland to be under Corps jurisdiction. Therefore a permit from the Corps would be required prior to filling. It typically takes several months, possibly a year to obtain this permit. This would delay the removal of the dirt, at its current location, into the 2010 year; after the local residents have been assured this would be completed in 2009.
Coincidentally, another possibility to locally dispose of the fill has arisen. The owner of the adjoining Colette Highlands commercial parcel, south of the Village Park site, is requesting to do site grading work. The commercial parcel owner applied to the Army Corps for a wetland permit of their own, to fill a wetland that exists on the SE corner of the site, next to Park Station Blvd. The Corps has approved a permit to fill this wetland, which is actually a remnant of a larger wetland that was filled and mitigated when Park Station Blvd. was constructed.
The commercial parcel owner now needs Village approval to excavate the wetland soils, fill it with suitable clay material (which is also currently stockpiled on the commercial parcel) and re-spread the site with topsoil to establish vegetative growth once again. The commercial owner can use his own existing clay stockpile, plus the excess Village park site material, to properly fill the wetland area for future commercial development. The suitable spoils from the wetland excavation can be re-spread on the commercial site and the Village park site to establish vegetation (erosion control requirement) until development of both sites occurs. The locality of the commercial parcel obviously reduces the cost to the Village for removal of the soil. An agreement will be prepared to set a reduced, fixed cost to transfer the soil between parcels.
Please be advised that if this opportunity cannot be solidified in the near future, staff is still poised to get the work done, under the already Board approved plan, in the coming weeks. Also note that the subdivision developer is typically required to provide the park site to the Village in graded, vegetated condition for acceptance. Consideration for the cost of this final seeding should be part of the agreement.
Financial Impact
There is no funding budgeted for this project. A budget adjustment from the Park Development Fund in the amount of $70,560 was approved to fund this project. However, the cost-sharing with Huguelet and Cachey will generate offsetting revenue in the amount of $47,040. This impact shall be substantially reduced with the coordination of the wetland mitigation on the adjoining commercial parcel.
Recommended Action/Motion
The Board of Trustees has already voted on this matter. This report is a follow up to keep the Board informed of the progress on this issue.