Title
Joint resolution authorizing the execution of an agreement with the Village of Round Lake for the construction of a sidewalk along Washington Street, from Cedar Lake Road to Hainesville Road, and the relocation of Village watermain facilities located within the project limits, and designated as Section 05-00121-07-WR.
Staff Summary
· Washington Street, from Cedar Lake Road to Hainesville Road: Village of Round Lake Agreement.
· Washington Street, from Cedar Lake Road to Hainesville Road, will be improved by widening, resurfacing, and installing new traffic control signals.
· As part of this improvement, Lake County will construct a sidewalk and relocate watermain facilities within the limits of the County's improvement of Washington Street, from Cedar Lake Road to Hainesville Road.
· The Village will reimburse the County for its share of the sidewalk construction and relocation of the Village's watermain facilities, estimated to be $822,902.
· The Village will be responsible for maintaining the sidewalk.
· This resolution authorizes the execution of an intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Round Lake.
Body
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Washington Street, County Highway 45, is a designated route on the County highway system; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Round Lake and Lake County believe it would be beneficial for the safety and welfare of the motoring public if Washington Street, from Cedar Lake Road to Hainesville Road, could be improved by widening, resurfacing, and installing new traffic control signals; and
WHEREAS, this improvement includes the construction of a sidewalk along Washington Street, from Cedar Lake Road to Hainesville Road, and the relocation of Village watermain facilities located within the limits of the County's improvement; and
WHEREAS, the Village will reimburse the County for its share of the sidewalk construction and relocation of the Village's watermain facilities, estimated to be $822,902; and
WHEREAS, Lake County and the Village are desirous of entering into an agreement stating the terms and conditions for the construction of a sidewalk along Washington Street, from Cedar Lake Road to Hainesville Road, and the relocation of Village watermain facilities located within the limits of the County's improvement, a draft copy of which is attached hereto; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that the County Board Chair, the County Clerk, and the County Engineer of Lake County, Illinois, are authorized, and are hereby directed to enter into an agreement between Lake County and the Village of Round Lake stating the terms and conditions for the construction of a sidewalk along Washington Street, from Cedar Lake Road to Hainesville Road, and relocating watermain facilities within the limits of the County's improvement, and designated as Section 05-00121-07-WR.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Engineer shall transmit, in writing, the final agreement to be executed by the County Board Chair and the County Clerk.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on May 14, 2013.