Lake County Illinois - File #: 09-1889

• File #: 09-1889
• Version: 1
• Name: Midlothian Road Extension, County Fair Entrance, Northerly to Harris Road: Recreational Lease Agreement
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/25/2009
• In control: Public Works and Transportation Committee
• Final action: 10/13/2009
• Title: Joint resolution authorizing the execution of an agreement between Lake County and Commonwealth Edison Company, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois providing the terms and conditions for a recreational lease of a portion of Commonwealth Edison right-of-way adjacent to the Midlothian Road extension in order to provide for placement of a bike path along the extension of Midlothian Road.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/13/2009	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
10/7/2009	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the consent agenda	Pass
10/7/2009	1	Public Works and Transportation Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass

Title

Joint resolution authorizing the execution of an agreement between Lake County and Commonwealth Edison Company, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois providing the terms and conditions for a recreational lease of a portion of Commonwealth Edison right-of-way adjacent to the Midlothian Road extension in order to provide for placement of a bike path along the extension of Midlothian Road.

Staff Summary

•                     Midlothian Road Extension, County Fair Entrance, Northerly to Harris Road:  ComEd Recreational Lease Agreement

•                     Midlothian Road will be extended from the existing county fair entrance northerly to Harris Road.

•                     Commonwealth Edison Company, Oakbrook Terrance, Illinois is the owner of real property situated within and along the right-of-way of Midlothian Road extension.

•                     In order to accommodate the construction of a bike path along the Midlothian Road extension a recreational lease is needed from said Commonwealth Edison Company.

•                     This resolution authorizes the execution of a recreational lease agreement with Commonwealth Edison.

Body

WHEREAS, Midlothian Road (County Highway 48) is a designated route on the county highway system; and

WHEREAS, Midlothian Road will be extended northerly from the existing fairground entrance to Harris Road; and

WHEREAS, Lake County by and through its Division of Transportation has caused to be prepared preliminary plans and specifications and proposes to construct a bike path in conjunction with said extension; and 

WHEREAS, Commonwealth Edison Company, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, is the owner of property situated within and adjacent to the new right-of-way lines of Midlothian Road; and

                     WHEREAS, Lake County and Commonwealth Edison Company are desirous of entering into a recreational lease agreement stating the terms and conditions by which Commonwealth Edison Company will grant a lease to the Division of Transportation in order to provide for the construction of a bike path in conjunction with extension of Midlothian Road, a draft copy of which is attached hereto.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Chair of the County Board, the County Clerk, and the County Engineer of Lake County, Illinois, are authorized and they are hereby directed to execute a lease agreement between Lake County and Commonwealth Edison Company, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, stating the terms and conditions by which Commonwealth Edison Company will lease to Lake County right-of-way for the construction of a bike path in conjunction with extension of Midlothian Road and designated as Section 09-00244-03-FP.

Dated at Waukegan, Illinois, this 8^TH   day of September A.D., 2009