Lake County Illinois - File #: 11-1146

• File #: 11-1146
• Version: 1
• Name: Joint resolution accepting a grant from the Illinois EPA and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $531,672.
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/25/2011
• In control: Planning, Building and Zoning Committee
• Final action: 11/8/2011
• Title: Joint resolution accepting a grant from the Illinois EPA and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $531,672.
• Related files: 11-0970, 12-0696

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/8/2011	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
11/2/2011	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the regular agenda	Pass
11/1/2011	1	Planning, Building and Zoning Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass

Title

Joint resolution accepting a grant from the Illinois EPA and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $531,672.

Staff Summary

·      The Lake County Stormwater Management Commission (SMC) was awarded $531,672 in Illinois EPA Section 319 grant funds for various best management practices (BMP) implementation projects in the Villages of Bannockburn, Deerfield, and Green Oaks.

·      Project concepts were developed for the North Branch Chicago River Watershed following a planning effort involving SMC, the villages, and residents.

·      The emergency appropriation will provide $297,919 for the Village of Bannockburn, $10,777 for the Village of Deerfield, and $102,475 for the Village of Green Oaks to implement BMPs in addition to $120,501 for SMC for grant and project management tasks.

Body

WHEREAS, Lake County Stormwater Management Commission (SMC) has entered into an agreement with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to work with local partners to construct best management practice (BMP) projects as recommended in the North Branch Chicago River watershed plan; and

WHEREAS, the Stormwater Management Commission has entered into an agreements with the Village of Bannockburn, the Village of Deerfield and the Village of Green Oaks to implement Best Management Practices consistent with the North Branch of the Chicago River watershed-based plan; and

WHEREAS, the Stormwater Management Commission will receive $531,672 from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency through Section 319 Nonpoint Source Pollution Reduction Program of the Clean Water Act under Financial Assistance Agreement 3191110 toward the cost of these BMP projects, and this amount is not included in the current year budget.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that an emergency appropriation in the amount of $531,672 in the Stormwater Management Commission budget is hereby authorized for FY2012 (expense budget account 212-4202120-79950) for implementation of the North Branch of the Chicago River watershed plan; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the revenue budgets for FY2012 in account numbers 212-4202120-45350 shall also be increased by $411,171 for reimbursements of subgrantees and 212-4201010-45340 shall also be increased by $120,501 for reimbursement of grant administrative tasks.

DATED, at Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois on this 8^th day of November, A.D., 2011.