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Service Center Expansion Construction
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Administration The Public Works Department is organized into six integrated divisions for the implementation of the Town’s goals and objectives relating to basic environmental services and infrastructure. A brief description of the function of each of these divisions is provided below: Public Works Administration This division provides organization, direction and coordination of the five operating divisions of the Department including policies and procedures, personnel management, planning programs, budgeting, management of records and reporting. This division is also responsible for departmental communications including public and media relations.
Street Maintenance This division, largest of the six, is responsible for the maintenance of streets, alleys, bridges and traffic control systems. This maintenance includes, but is not limited to repair, snow removal, ice control, sweeping, pavement traffic markings and signs. In addition to these basic maintenance items, this division also collects, disposes or recycles residential brush and leaves. Equipment Maintenance This division coordinates the routine maintenance and repair of the Town’s entire vehicle fleet and all major specialized units of equipment. This division also provides technical assistance in the preparing and evaluating specifications and bidding documents for the purchase and replacement of all vehicles and equipment. Engineering The primary function of this division is to organize, direct, implement and monitor the planning, designing, contracting and inspecting of all public work and private development projects for and within the Town. Waste Removal This division performs the weekly curbside collection and disposal of residential household and bulk solid waste. In addition to these basic services, this division also collects solid waste from Town owned facilities and trash containers in the central downtown business district, handles special waste generated by Town operations and manages the Town’s recycling program. Sewer Maintenance This division maintains and repairs all public storm and sanitary sewers and appurtenances including, but not limited to replacement, testing, cleaning and inspection of conduit, inlets, manholes and pump stations. An organizational chart is shown on the next page, which graphically demonstrates the distribution of function for the Department. 221 of 336
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Departmental Organization Administration Mike Hall Director 454-9576 [email protected]
Doris Hale Office Associate 454-9571 [email protected]
2 Full-time Employees 1 Part-time Employee Polices & procedures Accounts payable Planning Records/documents Budget Payroll Communications Facilities maintenance
Equipment Maintenance Rick Worth Supervisor 454-9736 [email protected] Steve Thomas Inventory Clerk 6 Full-time Employees Vehicle fleet maintenance Fleet inventory Vehicle records Specifications
Engineering Gene Brown Town Engineer 454-9574 [email protected] Donna Maaks Office Associate 454-9578 [email protected] Storm Water Utility 433-3403 [email protected] 10 Full-time Employees 1 Part-time Employee
Street Maintenance
Waste Removal
Al Slagell Supervisor 454-9738 [email protected]
Tom Ramirez Supervisor 454-9715 [email protected]
Scott Dennewitz Assistant Supervisor 454-9638 [email protected]
10 Full-time Employees 2 Part-time Employees
19 Full-time Employees 9 Part-time Employees Streets, alleys & bridges Street sweeping Streetlights Sidewalks Snow & ice control Brush collection & chipping Traffic control maintenance Leaf collection
Residential refuse collection Bulk waste collection Recycling Landscape waste collection Town facility refuse collection Special waste handling Downtown trash collection Special event refuse collection Fleet fueling
Sewer Maintenance Mike Myers Supervisor 454-9768 [email protected] 11 Full-time Employees 2 Part-time Employees Storm Water Utility Sanitary sewers Sewer testing Sewer inspection Inlet & manhole repairs Pump station operation Service dye testing
Subdivision review Mapping Traffic planning Street Excavation permits Resurfacing Site plan review Storm Water Utility Capital improvements JULIE/ROW Permits
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Staff The Department’s current staffing level is 58 full-time employees and 15 seasonal & part-time employees. The following chart breaks down the total annual staff utilization by division for 2008:
Departmental Staff Time Utilization Sewer Maintenance 10%
Admin 17% Equipment Maintenance 6%
Engineering 14%
Waste Removal 19%
Street Maintenance 34%
Maintenance Facility Building & Site Improvements A contract in the amount of $3.1 million to construct the first phase (34,000 square feet) of a major two phase expansion (total 100,000 square feet) to the Public Works maintenance facility at 1301 Warriner Street was awarded to CORE Construction of Morton, IL by the Town Council on January 22, 2008. This phase was designed to meet LEED certification and will provide a new vehicle maintenance area; supervisory offices and employee break room, locker rooms and restrooms. Construction began in May and is expected to be completed by February 2009.
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Intergovernmental Coordination Numerous functions performed by this Department are coordinated with other local governments such as Illinois State University, Normal Township, the Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District, the County of McLean and the City of Bloomington. Below is a list of activities, which are routinely coordinated: • • • • • •
Snow removal & ice control Pavement traffic markings Traffic signal coordination and maintenance Temporary equipment backup and utilization Transportation planning Infrastructure and services coordination associated with development
In addition to these routine functions, several special projects and programs were conducted: • • •
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The McLean Co. Geographic Information System (McGIS) provides on-line mapping applications on the intergovernmental intranet of the county. A committee of the McLean County Greenways Coalition worked on an update of the County’s Greenway Plan. East Side Highway Corridor steering committee (under the direction of the McLean County Regional Planning Commission) with an $880,000 earmark in the current federal transportation bill to prepare an alignment study. By intergovernmental agreement between McLean County, the City of Bloomington and the Town, this study was launched in December 2006 and a draft of the final report was presented in September 2008. The Town was involved in storm water planning associated with the Lake Bloomington Watershed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Study for phosphorous and nitrates and a plan was completed in 2008. Development of the Town within the watershed is currently under way.
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Public Works Equipment Maintenance
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Equipment Maintenance In the past year the Equipment Maintenance Division performed repairs and routine maintenance on the Town’s total fleet of 299 vehicles. The fleet has 13 (4.5%) more vehicles than last year. Equipment Maintenance Staff Time Utilization Emergency Service 2%
M isc 1%
Vehicle Delivery 6% P arts Invento ry & Delivery 20%
P reventative M aintenance Service 17%
Fleet Fueling 213,951 gallons of unleaded and diesel fuel was consumed in 2008. This is 5,765 gallons (2.8%) more than last year.
Repairs 54%
Gallons
Total Annual Fuel Consumption 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0
2004 2005 2006 2007 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2008
Fuel Prices Paid $5.00 $4.00 $3.00 $2.00 $1.00 $0.00
The average fuel price paid in 2007 was $3.23 per gallon. This is $0.64 per gallon (25%) more than last year.
2004 2005 2006
The total amount expended in 2008 for fuel was $690,694. This total is $151,450 (28%) more than expended last year.
2007 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2008
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Street Maintenance Street Pavement Repair & Maintenance The division continues to increase the amount of street pavement repairs and maintenance as demonstrated by the following statistics of total area repaired and materials used.
Street Pavement Maintenance 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
0
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Pothole Patching (tons)
154
60
111
65
69
88
93
75
122
217
Asphalt Pavement Repair (tons)
48
205
118
164
220
223
180
32
53
137
Concrete Pavement Repair (SY)
148
116
559
893 1146 1810 2335 2335 2885 3045
Pavement Joint Sealing (Gal) 2695 2500 810 1764 1400 1045 1430 810 1155 100
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Street Sweeping The division continues to seasonally sweep streets utilizing two sweepers beginning in 2006.
Street 12000 10000 Curb miles 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 Street Sweeping
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
5045
4602
4702
5409
4610
3933
4829
11171
9187
10784
Brush Collection & Chipping The division utilizes three knuckle-boom type collection vehicles and a drum-type wood chipper.
Brush Collection & Chipping 60000 48444
40000
47455
32597
30570 31774
36135 31670
30000 20000
23925 19564 20053
10000 2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
0 1999
Cubic Yards
50000
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Snow Removal & Ice Control The total number of winter storms requiring snow and ice removal this calendar year (26) is 6 more than last year (20):
30 25
2 2
20
0 1
1 1 3
9
5
4
4
Category 2 (2-3") 16
13
2 0 5
11
2007
0 2 3
2006
0 3
2003
5
1 3
1 0
2002
10
Category 4 (4" & greater) Category 3 (3-4")
6
5
5
15
2001
6
Category 1 (1-2") 2008
2005
0 2004
Number of storm events
Annual Winter Storm Events
Winter Street Maintenance
9445
10000
8690
9000 8000
7325 7000 6636 5745 5917
5265
6000 5000
3690
4000
3202
2987 3436
3000
3873
2968
2001
3572
1863 1420 869 201
2000
1678
1512
1694
1000 376
376
0 2001
300
1081
2002
392
2003
401
2004
407
2005
409
423
2006
425
2007
2008
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Street System (Lane-miles)
376
376
392
401
407
409
423
2008 425
Personnel time (Man-hours)
1420
1863
3436
1678
1694
1081
3873
3572
Sodium Chloride (Tons)
869
2001
2987
3202
2968
1512
5917
6636
Calcium Chloride (Gal)
201
3690
9445
5265
8690
300
5745
7325
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Leaf Collection & Composting This division collects leaves placed on the public right-of-way by property owners. By agreement these leaves are transported to the Illinois State University farm (Lexington) and incorporated into a composting operation together with the Town’s landscape waste and farm animal wastes.
11156
2008
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
9167 7576
6822
5872 5791
1999
5025
9510
2007
8568 8414
8290 8264
1998
12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0
1997
Cubic yards
Annual Leaf Collection Program
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Waste Removal Division Household Waste Program Description Household waste is collected on a regular five-day weekly schedule from single-family homes and two family duplexes. Residents are encouraged to place their waste in containers having close-fitting covers with handles for carrying. The combined weight of the container and its contents shall not exceed 35 pounds. (Except garbage totters purchased from the Town) Plastic bags with a minimum 1.5 mil thickness tied at the top may also be used. Containers must be placed just behind the curb in front of the residence by 5:00 a.m. on the day of collection, but not earlier than 6:00 p.m. on the preceding day. The emptied container must be returned to the residence within 12 hours after collection. In addition, solid waste is collected from all town facilities including offices; trashcans located in the uptown business district, and dumpsters servicing special events like the annual Cornfest, and Sugar Creek Arts Festivals. The Town also offers 96-gallon wheeled waste containers for sale to residents. A semiautomated arm attached to the refuse collection vehicles empties these containers. This semiautomated system is more efficient and reduces potential for operator injuries.
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Household Waste Trend 15,000 Waste (tons)
Household Waste Collected (tons)
10,000
Number of Households Waste Recycled (tons)
5,000
0
Total Household/Recycled
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Household Waste Collected (tons)
7,098
7,323
7,731
7,795
8,928
8,983
9,047
9,317
9,422
9,347
Number of Households
8,218
8,458
8,540
8,910
9,213
9,602
9,845 10,078 10,269 10,327
Waste Recycled (tons)
2,226
2,857
3,164
3,337
3,505
3604
3,775
3,863
4,153
4,433
Total Household/Recycled Wastes (tons) 9,324 10,180 10,895 11,132 12,433 12,587 12,822 13,180 13,575 13,780
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Landscape Waste Collection Program A part-time seasonal employee collected landscape waste (other than grass) from March through December. The collected material was delivered to the Illinois State University farm for inclusion into the experimental composting study operation conducted by the University’s Agriculture Department.
Landscape Waste (lbs)
December November October September
2500000
August July June May
2000000 1500000 1000000
April March February January
500000 0
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
Bulk Waste Collection
4471 4460 4656
2008
2007
3323
2006
2003
3040
3834
2005
3620
2004
3894
2002
5000 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0
2001
Tons
Bulk Waste Collection
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Special Waste Handling Program The Waste Removal Division is responsible for the removal of “special wastes” generated from Town owned facilities. The Town does not provide this service to residents and businesses. These services must be contracted to licensed special waste handlers. The Division documents, temporarily stores the materials prior to removal and contracts with a licensed handler for their removal. Examples of special wastes managed by the Division are herbicides & cleaning chemicals generated by the Parks & Rec Department, old car batteries and used engine oil collected at the Public Works maintenance facility, and mercury switches & capacitors removed from discarded appliances collected in the Town’s bulk waste collection program.
Recycling Program Since 1998 the Town has operated a volunteer drop-off recycling program with Waste Removal staff collecting and transporting the recycled materials in fabricated roll-off containers seven days a week. By an agreement starting in 1999 this program began receiving materials collected from recycle programs at Illinois State University. In May 2000, Bloomington and the Town agreed to combine the transfer (storage, loading and trucking) of recycled materials from their respective programs in a new recycle transfer building under the management of this division.
7377
2008
2007
2004
6474
6780
2006
5384
5602
2005
5139
5576
2003
8000 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0
2002
Tons
Recycled Materials Transferred through Town's Facility
In response to the continued, sustained interest and acceptance of this program, nine additional collection sites have been added to the original five sites since 1998 bringing the total number of drop-off centers to fourteen.
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Beginning in 2002, the Town began conducting monthly recycling drives for electronic equipment. The Town received a grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity in 2005 for a storage building and equipment to allow collection of recycled electronic equipment on a regular business-day schedule.
145
147
2007
2008
138
57
2006
61
2005
68
2004
110
2003
160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0
2002
Tons
Recycled Electronics Collection
Following is a complete record of the total amount of recycles materials collected this past year compared to the previous five years. This year’s collection exceeded last year’s by 7.5%. This year’s revenue from the resale of recycled materials and reimbursement from the City of Bloomington for the proportionate cost to operate the transfer operation was $289,427.16 (18% over last year).
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Normal Recycling Program
4,433 4,154 3,864
4,500
3,775
3,604 2008
4,000
2007
3,500
Tons
2006 3,000
2005
2,500
2004
2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0
2008 Recycled Material Breakdown
Cardboard 12%
Electronics 3%
Containers 23%
Mixed Paper 62%
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Recycle Program Revenue $350,000.00 $300,000.00 $250,000.00 $200,000.00 $150,000.00 $100,000.00
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
$0.00
2002
$50,000.00
Containers
Mixed Paper
Cardboard
Bloomington Reimbursement
LeRoy Reimbursement
Miscellaneous
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Kroger
Wal-Mart E
Jewel
Eagle
Twnshp
Kingsley
Chiddix N.
Parkside
Total (lbs)
January
212121
142207
91095
53220
43243
9217
16792
6398
800403
February
165220
111833
72362
40450
35403
16817
16086
2854
642216
March
191236
127042
102288
52339
43268
14129
18977
5429
741032
April
183037
120896
99786
44942
44804
16925
15735
1509
701180
May
192434
138938
106555
47309
43008
22148
18652
5934
762860
June
192286
138928
99652
41367
39996
13921
13688
6252
720900
July
165517
138612
86424
41262
36421
13041
11091
5545
678400
August
190470
125302
91045
39108
46304
14921
14691
4713
697290
September
184943
122324
97741
47106
39217
18301
15062
5136
699260
October
183286
124156
98260
38579
43190
17730
15689
7042
690460
November
196900
142451
92007
48338
41083
16548
14900
8606
721320
December
211254
152917
108583
43531
39806
14712
18600
6146
797200
Total (lbs)
2268704
1585605
1145799
537551
495743
188409
189963
65563
8652521
1134
793
573
269
248
94
95
33
189059
132134
95483
44796
41312
15701
15830
5464
721043
Monthly Avg (tons)
95
66
48
22
21
8
8
3
361
2007 Average
84
59
46
20
20
5
7
3
313
Total (tons) Monthly Avg (lbs)
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10
11
12
ISU Willow St Wal-Mart W Prairieland January February March April May June July August September October November December Total (lbs) Total (tons) Monthly Avg (lbs) Monthly Avg (tons) 2007 Average
13
14
Wesleyan Heartland
NCWHS
Total (lbs)
ISU
5638
74891
23975
71557
11448
13900
775702
24701
800403
7948
57774
13845
56654
5142
7571
609958
32258
642216
4686
76675
26193
48464
5777
9605
726106
14926
741032
9377
70283
16033
56857
8920
12076
701180
0
701180
11661
71596
27139
56739
7245
13501
762860
0
762860
8529
66861
31002
53521
9830
5066
720900
0
720900
9587
69106
25495
57827
6509
7543
673980
4420
678400
9036
64766
19588
54190
9610
8346
692090
5200
697290
8144
69248
27510
49073
5576
9879
699260
0
699260
6239
64727
26171
51149
5390
8854
690460
0
690460
10688
65412
26343
45386
3822
8835
721320
0
721320
10336
83710
30472
62352
4702
10080
797200
0
797200
101869
835050
293765
663769
83971
115254
8571016
81505
8652521
51
418
147
332
42
58
4286
41
8489
69587
24480
55314
6998
9604
714251
6792
721043
4
35
12
28
3
5
357
3
361
2
27
10
19
2
4
308
9
313
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2008 Recycle Program Location Breakout
Wal-Mart W 10%
Twnshp 6%
Prairieland 3%
Eagle 6%
Wesleyan 8%
Kroger 27%
Jewel 13%
Wal-Mart E 19%
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Public Works Engineering
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Engineering Division The Engineering Division of the Public Works Department was established in 1988. The Division has expanded to a total of eleven individuals whose primary mission is to effectively organize, direct, implement and monitor the planning, designing, contracting and inspecting of all public works and private development projects, and storm water management responsibilities for and within the Town of Normal. Staffing In October of 2008, Julie Weger, was hired to fill the Storm Water Engineering Technician position that was created in 2006. Shown below is a current list of Engineering staff and positions. Gene Brown, P.E. Donna Maaks Fred Zbinden, P.E. Eric Herbst, P.E. Wayne Hopper Steve Sochotsky Terry Whalen Gary Dean Tim Gillenwater Darryl Barron Julie Weger
Town Engineer Office Associate Project Engineer II Project Engineer II Traffic Technician G.I.S. Specialist Engineering Technician II Engineering Technician II Construction Technician Utility Permit Technician Storm Water Engineering Technician
General Business Operations Total engineering expense for the Town in 2008 was approximately one million one hundred twenty thousand dollars ($1,120,000.00). This does not include engineering work for the uptown redevelopment project or water related projects. To supplement the work performed by the Engineering Division, the Town has engineering service contracts with the Farnsworth Group; Lewis, Yockey and Brown, Inc.; Clark-Dietz; and Hanson Professional Services. The Town also has agreements with Terracon, Inc. and Testing Service Corporation for material testing and geotechnical engineering services. Approximately 82 % of the $1,120,000.00 dollars of is attributed to the Engineering Division, with the remaining 18 % going to the private engineering consultants. The Engineering Division provides the following services as part of general business operations:
Issues permits for work performed in the public right-of-way Administers the Town of Normal Flood Plain Ordinance Provides technical assistance and information to local residents and other Town Departments Performs bridge and culvert inspections on the 27 structures under the Town’s jurisdiction Coordinates with outside agencies regarding transportation systems and other engineering issues Prepares various official and informational maps Manages erosion control permitting and inspection program
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Engineering Time Allocation – 2008
General Business Operations Data Operations/GIS Capital Projects Private Development Traffic Management Special Projects
2006 5% 10% 25% 45% 10% 5%
2005 5% 10% 45% 25% 10% 5%
2007 10% 10% 40% 25% 10% 5%
2008 5% 10% 50% 25% 10% 0%
Capital Improvement Program The Engineering Division is involved in all phases of capital improvement projects including conceptual planning, budgeting, design, contract bidding/management, and construction supervision and inspection. Staff members and/or consultants completed design work on these projects depending on the size of the project and workload of the staff. All project management and construction inspection on capital projects was completed by in-house staff in 2008. Capital improvement projects completed in 2008 included: Annual Street Resurfacing Program Annual Sidewalk Program Annual PCC Pavement Patching Towanda Avenue / College Avenue Intersection Improvements North Bridge Trail Extension Uptown Infrastructure and Streets College Avenue Bridge Replacement Towanda Avenue / Shelbourne Drive Intersection Improvements Hillcrest Street / Clay Street Brick Street Rehabilitation Project Trails at Sunset Lakes Lift Station The contract values for the above projects totaled approximately $4.3 million dollars excluding the Uptown projects.
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COLLEGE / TOWANDA INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS
New traffic signals and intersection widening were constructed at College Avenue and Towanda Avenue. Project added northbound and eastbound left turn lanes. Total project cost was approximately $692,000 including $207,000 in Federal Safety Funds.
Engineering Inspectors must be aware of activities around them at all times. Here a concrete truck tips over while backing off the existing pavement onto the proposed subgrade. Fortunately, no one was injured.
Recently poured northbound left turn lane and sidewalk construction on northbound Towanda Avenue at College Avenue.
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TOWANDA / SHELBOURNE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS
Long awaited traffic signals and intersection widening at Towanda Avenue and Shelbourne Drive was completed in October. Project added dual northbound left turn lanes alleviating rush hour backups at the existing four-way stop
Towanda Avenue / Shelbourne Drive looking south
Stark Excavating, Inc. crew pouring pavement widening at Towanda Avenue and Shelbourne Drive
Summer help employee Chuck Junis assisting in concrete testing and field inspections. Chuck is currently attending North Carolina State University majoring in civil engineering.
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COLLEGE AVENUE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
Photo taken during removal of south half of existing structure. New structure was built in two phases maintaining one lane of westbound traffic during phase I and two-way traffic during phase II. Construction was started in May and completed in October a month ahead of schedule. Anderson Park is in the background.
View of new bridge looking west. Bridge design includes a protected pedestrian walkway. Image to the right illustrates textured concrete parapet wall and black decorative railing protecting pedestrians from approaching traffic.
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NORTH BRIDGE BIKE TRAILL EXTENSION
Completed trail section along north side of Northtown Road east of Towanda Avenue
A new trail section was constructed along the north side of Northtown Road east from Towanda Avenue, then north along a drainage way through Heather Ridge subdivision to Pipeline Road, and then north between North Bridge Lake and Pipeline Road to North Bridge Drive.
Trail extension along Pipeline Road north of Chaffee Drive looking south
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Private Development The Engineering Division is responsible for assuring that public improvements associated with private developments are designed and constructed in accordance with Town Code. Construction plans for subdivisions, and site plans for commercial and multi-family developments, are reviewed and approved by Engineering. All public sewer and street improvements are inspected and approved by Engineering prior to acceptance by the Town Council. In 2008 the Engineering Division was involved with review and inspection of public improvements in the following subdivisions:
North Bridge Heather Ridge Wintergreen Savannah Green Pheasant Ridge The Vineyards Constitution Trail Centre Trails at Sunset Lake Oaks on Hovey
Traffic Operations
The Engineering Division manages all traffic operations in the Town including:
Operation and maintenance of 37 traffic signal installations and 9 flasher installations Regulation of street signing, pavement marking and other traffic control devices Administration of the traffic maintenance program
Engineering conducts various traffic studies concerning traffic counts, site distance studies, delay, speed studies, parking analysis, intersection design and capacity analysis, roadway capacity analysis and other citizen requests and concerns. The Traffic Engineering Technician spent significant man hours in the field in 2008 on several projects. He provided construction supervision for the intersection improvement projects at Towanda Avenue and College Avenue, Towanda Avenue and Shelbourne Drive, College Avenue and Constitution Blvd. on the Uptown Redevelopment Project, and the Raab Road / Main Street intersection construction in the Constitution Trail Centre development.
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The Towanda Avenue / Shelbourne Drive signal improvements included the first illuminated street sign installation in Normal depicted in the picture to the right. These signs are illuminated with LED lights making street identification easier for the traveling public. They will be included in all newly designed signal improvement projects.
The Traffic Engineering Technician also devoted substantial man hours to reviewing and studying traffic related issues involved with the proposed expansion of Sugar Creek School on Towanda Avenue. He worked closely with Unit 5 and their consultant on access and design of the parent drop-off and pick-up lot proposed at the school site in an effort to minimize traffic congestion associated with the proposed doubling of the schools enrollment to approximately 600 students. Data Operations/Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Since 1994, the Town of Normal has been involved in a joint project with the City of Bloomington, McLean County and McLean County Regional Planning in developing the McLean County Geographic Information System (McGIS). This cooperative effort will provide the community a basis for developing information systems based on maps and other geographic information. The GIS Specialist works with many departments throughout the Town in the preparation of maps and exhibits as required. The GIS Specialist also represents the Town on the technical committee of the GIS Consortium. Among the highlights of the consortium is the completion of new aerial photography and topography data gathering for the entire county which will be used to update the GIS base maps.
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The GIS Specialist continues to work with the Utility Permit Technician, Traffic Engineering Technician, sewer department, and water department in gathering existing utility information using hand held GPS units. This information, including manhole locations, traffic signal poles, hand holes, fire hydrants, water valves, etc., is then downloaded to the GIS database for use in preparing maps which can be used for JULIE locating and general information dispersal as required. The GIS Specialist also assigns addresses to all newly platted lots and proposed buildings. He also maintains the Divisions digital plan files scanning all approved and as-built plans for archiving and reference purposes. This year several new projects were started including the development of a crash report data base and map, and a pavement inventory data base and map. The GIS Specialist attended the URISA National Conference in New Orleans in October along with 2000 other GIS professionals.
Storm Water Management The new position of Storm Water Engineering Technician created in 2007 was filled in October of 2008 with the hiring of Julie Weger. Julie had previously worked for the Illinois Department of Transportation in Paris, IL. In 2008 she updated storm water billing information for various properties that had experienced impervious area additions to their site in the past year. She also begun developing the erosion control inspection and permitting program to be implemented in 2009. JULIE The Town of Normal is member of JULIE (Joint Utility Locating Information for Excavators). JULIE, is a not-for-profit corporation that provides homeowners and professional excavators with a one call center for underground utility locating services. The Utility Permit Technician, Darryl Barron, handled approximately 6038 locating requests in 2008, routing them to the proper Town department for locating of their facilities.
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Continuing Education Engineering Division staff has continued to attend classes and seminars offered by Northwestern University, University of Wisconsin, Illinois Department of Transportation and Brown Traffic. Staff is also kept up-to-date through membership in various professional organizations including: the American Public Works Association, Illinois G.I.S. Association, Institute of Traffic Engineers, International Municipal Sign Association and the National Society of Professional Engineers. Increasing demands for services and the ever-expanding new technologies being utilized require continuing education and training is a high priority within the Division. Also, requirements by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation requires professional engineers to acquire 30 professional development hours every two years to renew their licenses. In 2008 the Engineering Staff attended the following training courses and conferences: Illinois and National URISA Conferences Traffic Engineering and Parking Seminar Illinois Traffic Engineering and Safety Conference Illinois Traffic and Highway Engineers Conference Brown Traffic User’s Group IDOT Training Seminars
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Sewer Maintenance Sewer Testing Acceptance leakage “dye” tests are completed on new sanitary sewer services. All new subdivision sanitary sewer systems were air tested to check for leaks in the sewers prior to accepting the subdivision for maintenance. Leakage "dye" Tests Performed 500
441
400
311
300
232
187
200
191 100
100 0 2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Lift Station Operations Sanitary lift stations are routinely inspected daily on weekdays. The Town operated six sanitary lift stations (Northtown Road, Ironwood, Northbridge, Wintergreen, Franklin Heights and Airport Road) and one storm water lift station (Vernon Avenue Underpass). Operation of the Wintergreen lift station was discontinued in November after the Firestone Sanitary Trunk Sewer was placed into service. A new sanitary lift station was constructed in the Trails at Sunset Lakes subdivision and will be placed into service in 2009.
Preventive Sewer Maintenance In order to minimize and prevent sewer backups, this division is responsible for a preventive maintenance program that includes a periodic television inspection and cleaning of the sanitary sewer system. An accepted frequency for complete system maintenance is once in five years or 20% annually.
Lineal Feet of Sewer
Preventive Sanitary Sewer Maintenance 92015
100000 80000
80835 68485 70175
64075 60717
60000 40000 20000 0 2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
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Sewer Repair Storm & Sanitary Sewer Repairs 100
80
80 60
64
63
48
38
38
2005
2006
40 20 0 2003
2004
2007
2008
Emergency Service Emergency Service Calls 300
243
250 200 150 100
182
153
207
196
2006
2007
120
50 0 2003
2004
2005
2008
Joint Utility Location (JULIE)
Number of Requests
JULIE Utility Location Requests 9000 8000 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0
8347
8035
7850
7810 6781 6038
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
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Service Center Expansion Construction
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Administration The Public Works Department is organized into six integrated divisions for the implementation of the Town’s goals and objectives relating to basic environmental services and infrastructure. A brief description of the function of each of these divisions is provided below: Public Works Administration This division provides organization, direction and coordination of the five operating divisions of the Department including policies and procedures, personnel management, planning programs, budgeting, management of records and reporting. This division is also responsible for departmental communications including public and media relations.
Street Maintenance This division, largest of the six, is responsible for the maintenance of streets, alleys, bridges and traffic control systems. This maintenance includes, but is not limited to repair, snow removal, ice control, sweeping, pavement traffic markings and signs. In addition to these basic maintenance items, this division also collects, disposes or recycles residential brush and leaves. Equipment Maintenance This division coordinates the routine maintenance and repair of the Town’s entire vehicle fleet and all major specialized units of equipment. This division also provides technical assistance in the preparing and evaluating specifications and bidding documents for the purchase and replacement of all vehicles and equipment. Engineering The primary function of this division is to organize, direct, implement and monitor the planning, designing, contracting and inspecting of all public work and private development projects for and within the Town. Waste Removal This division performs the weekly curbside collection and disposal of residential household and bulk solid waste. In addition to these basic services, this division also collects solid waste from Town owned facilities and trash containers in the central downtown business district, handles special waste generated by Town operations and manages the Town’s recycling program. Sewer Maintenance This division maintains and repairs all public storm and sanitary sewers and appurtenances including, but not limited to replacement, testing, cleaning and inspection of conduit, inlets, manholes and pump stations. An organizational chart is shown on the next page, which graphically demonstrates the distribution of function for the Department. 221 of 336
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Departmental Organization Administration Mike Hall Director 454-9576 [email protected]
Doris Hale Office Associate 454-9571 [email protected]
2 Full-time Employees 1 Part-time Employee Polices & procedures Accounts payable Planning Records/documents Budget Payroll Communications Facilities maintenance
Equipment Maintenance Rick Worth Supervisor 454-9736 [email protected] Steve Thomas Inventory Clerk 6 Full-time Employees Vehicle fleet maintenance Fleet inventory Vehicle records Specifications
Engineering Gene Brown Town Engineer 454-9574 [email protected] Donna Maaks Office Associate 454-9578 [email protected] Storm Water Utility 433-3403 [email protected] 10 Full-time Employees 1 Part-time Employee
Street Maintenance
Waste Removal
Al Slagell Supervisor 454-9738 [email protected]
Tom Ramirez Supervisor 454-9715 [email protected]
Scott Dennewitz Assistant Supervisor 454-9638 [email protected]
10 Full-time Employees 2 Part-time Employees
19 Full-time Employees 9 Part-time Employees Streets, alleys & bridges Street sweeping Streetlights Sidewalks Snow & ice control Brush collection & chipping Traffic control maintenance Leaf collection
Residential refuse collection Bulk waste collection Recycling Landscape waste collection Town facility refuse collection Special waste handling Downtown trash collection Special event refuse collection Fleet fueling
Sewer Maintenance Mike Myers Supervisor 454-9768 [email protected] 11 Full-time Employees 2 Part-time Employees Storm Water Utility Sanitary sewers Sewer testing Sewer inspection Inlet & manhole repairs Pump station operation Service dye testing
Subdivision review Mapping Traffic planning Street Excavation permits Resurfacing Site plan review Storm Water Utility Capital improvements JULIE/ROW Permits
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Staff The Department’s current staffing level is 58 full-time employees and 15 seasonal & part-time employees. The following chart breaks down the total annual staff utilization by division for 2008:
Departmental Staff Time Utilization Sewer Maintenance 10%
Admin 17% Equipment Maintenance 6%
Engineering 14%
Waste Removal 19%
Street Maintenance 34%
Maintenance Facility Building & Site Improvements A contract in the amount of $3.1 million to construct the first phase (34,000 square feet) of a major two phase expansion (total 100,000 square feet) to the Public Works maintenance facility at 1301 Warriner Street was awarded to CORE Construction of Morton, IL by the Town Council on January 22, 2008. This phase was designed to meet LEED certification and will provide a new vehicle maintenance area; supervisory offices and employee break room, locker rooms and restrooms. Construction began in May and is expected to be completed by February 2009.
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Intergovernmental Coordination Numerous functions performed by this Department are coordinated with other local governments such as Illinois State University, Normal Township, the Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District, the County of McLean and the City of Bloomington. Below is a list of activities, which are routinely coordinated: • • • • • •
Snow removal & ice control Pavement traffic markings Traffic signal coordination and maintenance Temporary equipment backup and utilization Transportation planning Infrastructure and services coordination associated with development
In addition to these routine functions, several special projects and programs were conducted: • • •
•
The McLean Co. Geographic Information System (McGIS) provides on-line mapping applications on the intergovernmental intranet of the county. A committee of the McLean County Greenways Coalition worked on an update of the County’s Greenway Plan. East Side Highway Corridor steering committee (under the direction of the McLean County Regional Planning Commission) with an $880,000 earmark in the current federal transportation bill to prepare an alignment study. By intergovernmental agreement between McLean County, the City of Bloomington and the Town, this study was launched in December 2006 and a draft of the final report was presented in September 2008. The Town was involved in storm water planning associated with the Lake Bloomington Watershed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Study for phosphorous and nitrates and a plan was completed in 2008. Development of the Town within the watershed is currently under way.
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Equipment Maintenance In the past year the Equipment Maintenance Division performed repairs and routine maintenance on the Town’s total fleet of 299 vehicles. The fleet has 13 (4.5%) more vehicles than last year. Equipment Maintenance Staff Time Utilization Emergency Service 2%
M isc 1%
Vehicle Delivery 6% P arts Invento ry & Delivery 20%
P reventative M aintenance Service 17%
Fleet Fueling 213,951 gallons of unleaded and diesel fuel was consumed in 2008. This is 5,765 gallons (2.8%) more than last year.
Repairs 54%
Gallons
Total Annual Fuel Consumption 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0
2004 2005 2006 2007 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2008
Fuel Prices Paid $5.00 $4.00 $3.00 $2.00 $1.00 $0.00
The average fuel price paid in 2007 was $3.23 per gallon. This is $0.64 per gallon (25%) more than last year.
2004 2005 2006
The total amount expended in 2008 for fuel was $690,694. This total is $151,450 (28%) more than expended last year.
2007 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2008
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Street Maintenance Street Pavement Repair & Maintenance The division continues to increase the amount of street pavement repairs and maintenance as demonstrated by the following statistics of total area repaired and materials used.
Street Pavement Maintenance 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
0
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Pothole Patching (tons)
154
60
111
65
69
88
93
75
122
217
Asphalt Pavement Repair (tons)
48
205
118
164
220
223
180
32
53
137
Concrete Pavement Repair (SY)
148
116
559
893 1146 1810 2335 2335 2885 3045
Pavement Joint Sealing (Gal) 2695 2500 810 1764 1400 1045 1430 810 1155 100
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Street Sweeping The division continues to seasonally sweep streets utilizing two sweepers beginning in 2006.
Street 12000 10000 Curb miles 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 Street Sweeping
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
5045
4602
4702
5409
4610
3933
4829
11171
9187
10784
Brush Collection & Chipping The division utilizes three knuckle-boom type collection vehicles and a drum-type wood chipper.
Brush Collection & Chipping 60000 48444
40000
47455
32597
30570 31774
36135 31670
30000 20000
23925 19564 20053
10000 2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
0 1999
Cubic Yards
50000
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Snow Removal & Ice Control The total number of winter storms requiring snow and ice removal this calendar year (26) is 6 more than last year (20):
30 25
2 2
20
0 1
1 1 3
9
5
4
4
Category 2 (2-3") 16
13
2 0 5
11
2007
0 2 3
2006
0 3
2003
5
1 3
1 0
2002
10
Category 4 (4" & greater) Category 3 (3-4")
6
5
5
15
2001
6
Category 1 (1-2") 2008
2005
0 2004
Number of storm events
Annual Winter Storm Events
Winter Street Maintenance
9445
10000
8690
9000 8000
7325 7000 6636 5745 5917
5265
6000 5000
3690
4000
3202
2987 3436
3000
3873
2968
2001
3572
1863 1420 869 201
2000
1678
1512
1694
1000 376
376
0 2001
300
1081
2002
392
2003
401
2004
407
2005
409
423
2006
425
2007
2008
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Street System (Lane-miles)
376
376
392
401
407
409
423
2008 425
Personnel time (Man-hours)
1420
1863
3436
1678
1694
1081
3873
3572
Sodium Chloride (Tons)
869
2001
2987
3202
2968
1512
5917
6636
Calcium Chloride (Gal)
201
3690
9445
5265
8690
300
5745
7325
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Leaf Collection & Composting This division collects leaves placed on the public right-of-way by property owners. By agreement these leaves are transported to the Illinois State University farm (Lexington) and incorporated into a composting operation together with the Town’s landscape waste and farm animal wastes.
11156
2008
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
9167 7576
6822
5872 5791
1999
5025
9510
2007
8568 8414
8290 8264
1998
12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0
1997
Cubic yards
Annual Leaf Collection Program
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Waste Removal Division Household Waste Program Description Household waste is collected on a regular five-day weekly schedule from single-family homes and two family duplexes. Residents are encouraged to place their waste in containers having close-fitting covers with handles for carrying. The combined weight of the container and its contents shall not exceed 35 pounds. (Except garbage totters purchased from the Town) Plastic bags with a minimum 1.5 mil thickness tied at the top may also be used. Containers must be placed just behind the curb in front of the residence by 5:00 a.m. on the day of collection, but not earlier than 6:00 p.m. on the preceding day. The emptied container must be returned to the residence within 12 hours after collection. In addition, solid waste is collected from all town facilities including offices; trashcans located in the uptown business district, and dumpsters servicing special events like the annual Cornfest, and Sugar Creek Arts Festivals. The Town also offers 96-gallon wheeled waste containers for sale to residents. A semiautomated arm attached to the refuse collection vehicles empties these containers. This semiautomated system is more efficient and reduces potential for operator injuries.
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Household Waste Trend 15,000 Waste (tons)
Household Waste Collected (tons)
10,000
Number of Households Waste Recycled (tons)
5,000
0
Total Household/Recycled
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Household Waste Collected (tons)
7,098
7,323
7,731
7,795
8,928
8,983
9,047
9,317
9,422
9,347
Number of Households
8,218
8,458
8,540
8,910
9,213
9,602
9,845 10,078 10,269 10,327
Waste Recycled (tons)
2,226
2,857
3,164
3,337
3,505
3604
3,775
3,863
4,153
4,433
Total Household/Recycled Wastes (tons) 9,324 10,180 10,895 11,132 12,433 12,587 12,822 13,180 13,575 13,780
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Landscape Waste Collection Program A part-time seasonal employee collected landscape waste (other than grass) from March through December. The collected material was delivered to the Illinois State University farm for inclusion into the experimental composting study operation conducted by the University’s Agriculture Department.
Landscape Waste (lbs)
December November October September
2500000
August July June May
2000000 1500000 1000000
April March February January
500000 0
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
Bulk Waste Collection
4471 4460 4656
2008
2007
3323
2006
2003
3040
3834
2005
3620
2004
3894
2002
5000 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0
2001
Tons
Bulk Waste Collection
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Special Waste Handling Program The Waste Removal Division is responsible for the removal of “special wastes” generated from Town owned facilities. The Town does not provide this service to residents and businesses. These services must be contracted to licensed special waste handlers. The Division documents, temporarily stores the materials prior to removal and contracts with a licensed handler for their removal. Examples of special wastes managed by the Division are herbicides & cleaning chemicals generated by the Parks & Rec Department, old car batteries and used engine oil collected at the Public Works maintenance facility, and mercury switches & capacitors removed from discarded appliances collected in the Town’s bulk waste collection program.
Recycling Program Since 1998 the Town has operated a volunteer drop-off recycling program with Waste Removal staff collecting and transporting the recycled materials in fabricated roll-off containers seven days a week. By an agreement starting in 1999 this program began receiving materials collected from recycle programs at Illinois State University. In May 2000, Bloomington and the Town agreed to combine the transfer (storage, loading and trucking) of recycled materials from their respective programs in a new recycle transfer building under the management of this division.
7377
2008
2007
2004
6474
6780
2006
5384
5602
2005
5139
5576
2003
8000 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0
2002
Tons
Recycled Materials Transferred through Town's Facility
In response to the continued, sustained interest and acceptance of this program, nine additional collection sites have been added to the original five sites since 1998 bringing the total number of drop-off centers to fourteen.
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Beginning in 2002, the Town began conducting monthly recycling drives for electronic equipment. The Town received a grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity in 2005 for a storage building and equipment to allow collection of recycled electronic equipment on a regular business-day schedule.
145
147
2007
2008
138
57
2006
61
2005
68
2004
110
2003
160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0
2002
Tons
Recycled Electronics Collection
Following is a complete record of the total amount of recycles materials collected this past year compared to the previous five years. This year’s collection exceeded last year’s by 7.5%. This year’s revenue from the resale of recycled materials and reimbursement from the City of Bloomington for the proportionate cost to operate the transfer operation was $289,427.16 (18% over last year).
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Normal Recycling Program
4,433 4,154 3,864
4,500
3,775
3,604 2008
4,000
2007
3,500
Tons
2006 3,000
2005
2,500
2004
2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0
2008 Recycled Material Breakdown
Cardboard 12%
Electronics 3%
Containers 23%
Mixed Paper 62%
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Recycle Program Revenue $350,000.00 $300,000.00 $250,000.00 $200,000.00 $150,000.00 $100,000.00
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
$0.00
2002
$50,000.00
Containers
Mixed Paper
Cardboard
Bloomington Reimbursement
LeRoy Reimbursement
Miscellaneous
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Kroger
Wal-Mart E
Jewel
Eagle
Twnshp
Kingsley
Chiddix N.
Parkside
Total (lbs)
January
212121
142207
91095
53220
43243
9217
16792
6398
800403
February
165220
111833
72362
40450
35403
16817
16086
2854
642216
March
191236
127042
102288
52339
43268
14129
18977
5429
741032
April
183037
120896
99786
44942
44804
16925
15735
1509
701180
May
192434
138938
106555
47309
43008
22148
18652
5934
762860
June
192286
138928
99652
41367
39996
13921
13688
6252
720900
July
165517
138612
86424
41262
36421
13041
11091
5545
678400
August
190470
125302
91045
39108
46304
14921
14691
4713
697290
September
184943
122324
97741
47106
39217
18301
15062
5136
699260
October
183286
124156
98260
38579
43190
17730
15689
7042
690460
November
196900
142451
92007
48338
41083
16548
14900
8606
721320
December
211254
152917
108583
43531
39806
14712
18600
6146
797200
Total (lbs)
2268704
1585605
1145799
537551
495743
188409
189963
65563
8652521
1134
793
573
269
248
94
95
33
189059
132134
95483
44796
41312
15701
15830
5464
721043
Monthly Avg (tons)
95
66
48
22
21
8
8
3
361
2007 Average
84
59
46
20
20
5
7
3
313
Total (tons) Monthly Avg (lbs)
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10
11
12
ISU Willow St Wal-Mart W Prairieland January February March April May June July August September October November December Total (lbs) Total (tons) Monthly Avg (lbs) Monthly Avg (tons) 2007 Average
13
14
Wesleyan Heartland
NCWHS
Total (lbs)
ISU
5638
74891
23975
71557
11448
13900
775702
24701
800403
7948
57774
13845
56654
5142
7571
609958
32258
642216
4686
76675
26193
48464
5777
9605
726106
14926
741032
9377
70283
16033
56857
8920
12076
701180
0
701180
11661
71596
27139
56739
7245
13501
762860
0
762860
8529
66861
31002
53521
9830
5066
720900
0
720900
9587
69106
25495
57827
6509
7543
673980
4420
678400
9036
64766
19588
54190
9610
8346
692090
5200
697290
8144
69248
27510
49073
5576
9879
699260
0
699260
6239
64727
26171
51149
5390
8854
690460
0
690460
10688
65412
26343
45386
3822
8835
721320
0
721320
10336
83710
30472
62352
4702
10080
797200
0
797200
101869
835050
293765
663769
83971
115254
8571016
81505
8652521
51
418
147
332
42
58
4286
41
8489
69587
24480
55314
6998
9604
714251
6792
721043
4
35
12
28
3
5
357
3
361
2
27
10
19
2
4
308
9
313
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2008 Recycle Program Location Breakout
Wal-Mart W 10%
Twnshp 6%
Prairieland 3%
Eagle 6%
Wesleyan 8%
Kroger 27%
Jewel 13%
Wal-Mart E 19%
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Engineering Division The Engineering Division of the Public Works Department was established in 1988. The Division has expanded to a total of eleven individuals whose primary mission is to effectively organize, direct, implement and monitor the planning, designing, contracting and inspecting of all public works and private development projects, and storm water management responsibilities for and within the Town of Normal. Staffing In October of 2008, Julie Weger, was hired to fill the Storm Water Engineering Technician position that was created in 2006. Shown below is a current list of Engineering staff and positions. Gene Brown, P.E. Donna Maaks Fred Zbinden, P.E. Eric Herbst, P.E. Wayne Hopper Steve Sochotsky Terry Whalen Gary Dean Tim Gillenwater Darryl Barron Julie Weger
Town Engineer Office Associate Project Engineer II Project Engineer II Traffic Technician G.I.S. Specialist Engineering Technician II Engineering Technician II Construction Technician Utility Permit Technician Storm Water Engineering Technician
General Business Operations Total engineering expense for the Town in 2008 was approximately one million one hundred twenty thousand dollars ($1,120,000.00). This does not include engineering work for the uptown redevelopment project or water related projects. To supplement the work performed by the Engineering Division, the Town has engineering service contracts with the Farnsworth Group; Lewis, Yockey and Brown, Inc.; Clark-Dietz; and Hanson Professional Services. The Town also has agreements with Terracon, Inc. and Testing Service Corporation for material testing and geotechnical engineering services. Approximately 82 % of the $1,120,000.00 dollars of is attributed to the Engineering Division, with the remaining 18 % going to the private engineering consultants. The Engineering Division provides the following services as part of general business operations:
Issues permits for work performed in the public right-of-way Administers the Town of Normal Flood Plain Ordinance Provides technical assistance and information to local residents and other Town Departments Performs bridge and culvert inspections on the 27 structures under the Town’s jurisdiction Coordinates with outside agencies regarding transportation systems and other engineering issues Prepares various official and informational maps Manages erosion control permitting and inspection program
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Engineering Time Allocation – 2008
General Business Operations Data Operations/GIS Capital Projects Private Development Traffic Management Special Projects
2006 5% 10% 25% 45% 10% 5%
2005 5% 10% 45% 25% 10% 5%
2007 10% 10% 40% 25% 10% 5%
2008 5% 10% 50% 25% 10% 0%
Capital Improvement Program The Engineering Division is involved in all phases of capital improvement projects including conceptual planning, budgeting, design, contract bidding/management, and construction supervision and inspection. Staff members and/or consultants completed design work on these projects depending on the size of the project and workload of the staff. All project management and construction inspection on capital projects was completed by in-house staff in 2008. Capital improvement projects completed in 2008 included: Annual Street Resurfacing Program Annual Sidewalk Program Annual PCC Pavement Patching Towanda Avenue / College Avenue Intersection Improvements North Bridge Trail Extension Uptown Infrastructure and Streets College Avenue Bridge Replacement Towanda Avenue / Shelbourne Drive Intersection Improvements Hillcrest Street / Clay Street Brick Street Rehabilitation Project Trails at Sunset Lakes Lift Station The contract values for the above projects totaled approximately $4.3 million dollars excluding the Uptown projects.
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COLLEGE / TOWANDA INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS
New traffic signals and intersection widening were constructed at College Avenue and Towanda Avenue. Project added northbound and eastbound left turn lanes. Total project cost was approximately $692,000 including $207,000 in Federal Safety Funds.
Engineering Inspectors must be aware of activities around them at all times. Here a concrete truck tips over while backing off the existing pavement onto the proposed subgrade. Fortunately, no one was injured.
Recently poured northbound left turn lane and sidewalk construction on northbound Towanda Avenue at College Avenue.
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TOWANDA / SHELBOURNE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS
Long awaited traffic signals and intersection widening at Towanda Avenue and Shelbourne Drive was completed in October. Project added dual northbound left turn lanes alleviating rush hour backups at the existing four-way stop
Towanda Avenue / Shelbourne Drive looking south
Stark Excavating, Inc. crew pouring pavement widening at Towanda Avenue and Shelbourne Drive
Summer help employee Chuck Junis assisting in concrete testing and field inspections. Chuck is currently attending North Carolina State University majoring in civil engineering.
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COLLEGE AVENUE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
Photo taken during removal of south half of existing structure. New structure was built in two phases maintaining one lane of westbound traffic during phase I and two-way traffic during phase II. Construction was started in May and completed in October a month ahead of schedule. Anderson Park is in the background.
View of new bridge looking west. Bridge design includes a protected pedestrian walkway. Image to the right illustrates textured concrete parapet wall and black decorative railing protecting pedestrians from approaching traffic.
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NORTH BRIDGE BIKE TRAILL EXTENSION
Completed trail section along north side of Northtown Road east of Towanda Avenue
A new trail section was constructed along the north side of Northtown Road east from Towanda Avenue, then north along a drainage way through Heather Ridge subdivision to Pipeline Road, and then north between North Bridge Lake and Pipeline Road to North Bridge Drive.
Trail extension along Pipeline Road north of Chaffee Drive looking south
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Private Development The Engineering Division is responsible for assuring that public improvements associated with private developments are designed and constructed in accordance with Town Code. Construction plans for subdivisions, and site plans for commercial and multi-family developments, are reviewed and approved by Engineering. All public sewer and street improvements are inspected and approved by Engineering prior to acceptance by the Town Council. In 2008 the Engineering Division was involved with review and inspection of public improvements in the following subdivisions:
North Bridge Heather Ridge Wintergreen Savannah Green Pheasant Ridge The Vineyards Constitution Trail Centre Trails at Sunset Lake Oaks on Hovey
Traffic Operations
The Engineering Division manages all traffic operations in the Town including:
Operation and maintenance of 37 traffic signal installations and 9 flasher installations Regulation of street signing, pavement marking and other traffic control devices Administration of the traffic maintenance program
Engineering conducts various traffic studies concerning traffic counts, site distance studies, delay, speed studies, parking analysis, intersection design and capacity analysis, roadway capacity analysis and other citizen requests and concerns. The Traffic Engineering Technician spent significant man hours in the field in 2008 on several projects. He provided construction supervision for the intersection improvement projects at Towanda Avenue and College Avenue, Towanda Avenue and Shelbourne Drive, College Avenue and Constitution Blvd. on the Uptown Redevelopment Project, and the Raab Road / Main Street intersection construction in the Constitution Trail Centre development.
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The Towanda Avenue / Shelbourne Drive signal improvements included the first illuminated street sign installation in Normal depicted in the picture to the right. These signs are illuminated with LED lights making street identification easier for the traveling public. They will be included in all newly designed signal improvement projects.
The Traffic Engineering Technician also devoted substantial man hours to reviewing and studying traffic related issues involved with the proposed expansion of Sugar Creek School on Towanda Avenue. He worked closely with Unit 5 and their consultant on access and design of the parent drop-off and pick-up lot proposed at the school site in an effort to minimize traffic congestion associated with the proposed doubling of the schools enrollment to approximately 600 students. Data Operations/Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Since 1994, the Town of Normal has been involved in a joint project with the City of Bloomington, McLean County and McLean County Regional Planning in developing the McLean County Geographic Information System (McGIS). This cooperative effort will provide the community a basis for developing information systems based on maps and other geographic information. The GIS Specialist works with many departments throughout the Town in the preparation of maps and exhibits as required. The GIS Specialist also represents the Town on the technical committee of the GIS Consortium. Among the highlights of the consortium is the completion of new aerial photography and topography data gathering for the entire county which will be used to update the GIS base maps.
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The GIS Specialist continues to work with the Utility Permit Technician, Traffic Engineering Technician, sewer department, and water department in gathering existing utility information using hand held GPS units. This information, including manhole locations, traffic signal poles, hand holes, fire hydrants, water valves, etc., is then downloaded to the GIS database for use in preparing maps which can be used for JULIE locating and general information dispersal as required. The GIS Specialist also assigns addresses to all newly platted lots and proposed buildings. He also maintains the Divisions digital plan files scanning all approved and as-built plans for archiving and reference purposes. This year several new projects were started including the development of a crash report data base and map, and a pavement inventory data base and map. The GIS Specialist attended the URISA National Conference in New Orleans in October along with 2000 other GIS professionals.
Storm Water Management The new position of Storm Water Engineering Technician created in 2007 was filled in October of 2008 with the hiring of Julie Weger. Julie had previously worked for the Illinois Department of Transportation in Paris, IL. In 2008 she updated storm water billing information for various properties that had experienced impervious area additions to their site in the past year. She also begun developing the erosion control inspection and permitting program to be implemented in 2009. JULIE The Town of Normal is member of JULIE (Joint Utility Locating Information for Excavators). JULIE, is a not-for-profit corporation that provides homeowners and professional excavators with a one call center for underground utility locating services. The Utility Permit Technician, Darryl Barron, handled approximately 6038 locating requests in 2008, routing them to the proper Town department for locating of their facilities.
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Continuing Education Engineering Division staff has continued to attend classes and seminars offered by Northwestern University, University of Wisconsin, Illinois Department of Transportation and Brown Traffic. Staff is also kept up-to-date through membership in various professional organizations including: the American Public Works Association, Illinois G.I.S. Association, Institute of Traffic Engineers, International Municipal Sign Association and the National Society of Professional Engineers. Increasing demands for services and the ever-expanding new technologies being utilized require continuing education and training is a high priority within the Division. Also, requirements by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation requires professional engineers to acquire 30 professional development hours every two years to renew their licenses. In 2008 the Engineering Staff attended the following training courses and conferences: Illinois and National URISA Conferences Traffic Engineering and Parking Seminar Illinois Traffic Engineering and Safety Conference Illinois Traffic and Highway Engineers Conference Brown Traffic User’s Group IDOT Training Seminars
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Public Works Sewer Maintenance
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Sewer Maintenance Sewer Testing Acceptance leakage “dye” tests are completed on new sanitary sewer services. All new subdivision sanitary sewer systems were air tested to check for leaks in the sewers prior to accepting the subdivision for maintenance. Leakage "dye" Tests Performed 500
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311
300
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187
200
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Lift Station Operations Sanitary lift stations are routinely inspected daily on weekdays. The Town operated six sanitary lift stations (Northtown Road, Ironwood, Northbridge, Wintergreen, Franklin Heights and Airport Road) and one storm water lift station (Vernon Avenue Underpass). Operation of the Wintergreen lift station was discontinued in November after the Firestone Sanitary Trunk Sewer was placed into service. A new sanitary lift station was constructed in the Trails at Sunset Lakes subdivision and will be placed into service in 2009.
Preventive Sewer Maintenance In order to minimize and prevent sewer backups, this division is responsible for a preventive maintenance program that includes a periodic television inspection and cleaning of the sanitary sewer system. An accepted frequency for complete system maintenance is once in five years or 20% annually.
Lineal Feet of Sewer
Preventive Sanitary Sewer Maintenance 92015
100000 80000
80835 68485 70175
64075 60717
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Sewer Repair Storm & Sanitary Sewer Repairs 100
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80 60
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40 20 0 2003
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2008
Emergency Service Emergency Service Calls 300
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153
207
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2007
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Joint Utility Location (JULIE)
Number of Requests
JULIE Utility Location Requests 9000 8000 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0
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