Lake County Illinois - File #: 09-2221

• File #: 09-2221
• Version: 1
• Name: Midlothian Road Extension, Lake County Fair Entrance, Northerly to Harris Road: Wisconsin Central License Agreement
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/20/2009
• In control: Public Works and Transportation Committee
• Final action: 12/8/2009
• Title: Joint resolution authorizing the execution of an agreement between Lake County and the Wisconsin Central LTD, Homewood, Illinois providing the terms and conditions for a license agreement to construct and operate a bike path across the Wisconsin Central LTD., right-of-way along the extension of Midlothian Road.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/8/2009	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
12/2/2009	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the consent agenda	Pass
12/2/2009	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 the Wisconsin Central LTD, Homewood, Illinois providing the terms and conditions for a license agreement to construct and operate a bike path across the Wisconsin Central LTD., right-of-way along the extension of Midlothian Road.

Staff Summary

•                     Midlothian Road Extension, Lake County Fair Entrance, Northerly to Harris Road:  Wisconsin Central License Agreement

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

•                     Wisconsin Central LTD, Homewood, Illinois, is the owner of the Wisconsin Central railway right-of-way that crosses the Midlothian Road extension.

•                     In order to accommodate the construction of a bike path along the Midlothian Road extension a license agreement is needed from said Wisconsin Central LTD.

•                     This resolution authorizes the execution of a license agreement with Wisconsin Central LTD.

Body

R E S O L U T I O N

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 Lake County 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, the Wisconsin Central railway right-of-way crosses the proposed extension of Midlothian Road; and

 WHEREAS, Lake County and the Wisconsin Central LTD., Homewood, Illinois, are desirous of entering into a lease agreement to construct and operate a bike path across the Wisconsin Central LTD., right-of-way along the extension of Midlothian Road

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 license agreement between Lake County and the Wisconsin Central LTD, Homewood, Illinois,  in order to construct and operate a bike path across the Wisconsin Central LTD., right-of-way along the extension of Midlothian Road in conjunction with extension of Midlothian Road and designated as Section 09-00244-03-FP.

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