CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance establishing City of Naperville Special Service Area No. 30 for streetscape improvements in portions of Blocks 429 and 430 in the downtown area of the City of Naperville
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: William J. Novack, Director of TED/City Engineer
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
On December 18, 2018, the City Council passed Ordinance 18-156 scheduling a public hearing for the establishment of Special Service Area (SSA) No. 30 for streetscape improvements on portions of blocks 429 and 430 of the downtown. This was done at the request of Mr. Steve Rubin, a majority property owner in block 429. He and several of his neighbors in blocks 429 and 430 noticed the deteriorating condition of the streetscape and desired to make improvements.
The improvements would include the streetscape and parking on the south side of Jefferson Avenue between Webster and Main along with both sides of Main Street between Jefferson and Jackson. Streetscape improvements would also include small portions of Webster and Jackson adjacent to these blocks.
Since the streetscape improvements would be disruptive to the downtown staff decided to check with all stakeholders about what work they planned for their facilities in these blocks for the next thirty years. It was determined that DPU-Electric planned to install an underground ductbank on the south side of Jefferson Avenue and DPU-Water needed to replace their watermains on both Jefferson and Main Street since the existing pipes are 107 and 53 years old respectively. It was decided that all this work should be performed under one contract administered by the City. At the next City Council meeting in June we will bring the award of a contract for the design and preparation of contract documents for this work if the City Council establishes the SSA.
The public hearing for SSA No. 30 was opened at the February ...
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