Minutes - 05/08/1997 - Safety Pathway Committee�J
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SAFETY PATHWAY COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF MEETING, MAY 8, 1997
Committee Membgrs:
Heidi Huizenga* Tom Richardson
John Hartmann* Tom Doyle*
Steve McShane* Sue Walters*
Connie Craig Ana Sisson*
Rosetta Lombardi*
Dale Durfey, Village of Oak Brook
Tom Hawk, Village of Oak Brook
Bruce Kapff, Village of Oak Brook
Roy Cripe* Oak Brook Park District
Howard Trier* Commissioner, Oak Brook Park District
* Present
1. Minutes of the March 13, 1997 meeting were approved.
2. Since the co- chairmen were both absent, Steve McShane
chaired the meeting.
3. Project update:
A. 22nd Street: lGas easement conflict has been resolved.
Hope to start letting contracts in August of 1997, per Roy Cripe.
Could be done this fall.
B. York Road: Design work is being done. Out for bid early
next year. Should be completed in 1998. The committee needs to
follow up with the Village on our proposal to continue the work on
the East side of York Road.
C. Midwest Road: Work is starting on bridge over tollway
(both sides). Expected completion in 1998.
D. Harger /York Road bridges: Still no resolution of Oak
Brook take over of Harger Road Bridge. Negotiations include the
• possible widening of 22nd Street under the Tollway, and this may be
part of an overall swap of land between the Village and the Tollway
Authority.
E Spring Road: Dale Durfey indicates that the road will be
widened to accommodate bike riders. Work will be done next year.
Regarding the light at 31st Street. A light will be installed at the
31st entrance to McDonalds. The installation of a light at Spring and
31st Street is still undecided.
F. 31st Street Bridge over Route 83: An inter- governmental
agreement is near at hand. Then there will be side agreement with
McDonalds. The pathway will be constructed on the South side of
31st Street, all the way from Trinity Lakes to Jorie Boulevard, but
it is not likely to be completed until 2000.
O Regional Trail: Oak Brook is expected to approve an
inter - government agreement on May 13. This will include the
section along Timber Edge Drive from Salt Creek to York Road, and
from Canteberry Lane through the Dean property to the passage under
40 the Tollway.
H. Maintenance: Roy Cripe committed the Park District to
take care of cleaning up the underpass under Route 83.
4. Old Business. Still no printed pathway map.
5 Park District Commissioner Howard Trier asked to be sent the
committee mailing so that he can attend meetings and offer his
assistance to the committee.
6. Bicycle Facility Planning & Design Workshop: Sue Walters will
send a letter to Bruce Kapff requesting Village funding for
attendance (June 16 and 17), unless a staff member is attending.
7. Next Meeting: July 10, 1997 at 7:30 PM.
e McS ane
Secretary
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