Title
Joint resolution authorizing the execution of an agreement with Lindenhurst Park District for the Phase II design engineering for the proposed Grass Lake Road Pedestrian/Bicycle Path Tunnel connecting McDonald Woods Forest Preserve to the Park District's Oak Ridge Park, appropriating $80,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation and Public Safety funds for the County's portion of the improvement, and designated as Section 09-00075-15-BT.
Staff Summary
· Grass Lake Road Pedestrian/Bicycle Path Tunnel, Lindenhurst Park District; Agreement and Appropriation.
· The Lindenhurst Park District plans to construct, own, and maintain a pedestrian/bicycle path tunnel connecting McDonald Woods Forest Preserve to the Park District's Oak Ridge Park, and connecting to future pedestrian/bicycle accommodations along Grass Lake Road as part of the planned Milburn Bypass Project.
· The Lindenhurst Park District has additional partnerships with the Village of Lindenhurst, Lake Villa Township, Milburn West School, and the Lake County Forest Preserve District regarding this improvement.
· The County's participation in the project is for a portion of the Phase II design engineering.
· This resolution authorizes the execution of an agreement with the Lindenhurst Park District for the completion of the Phase II design engineering
· This resolution also appropriates $80,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation and Public Safety funds for the County's financial participation.
Body
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Grass Lake Road, County Highway 18, is a designated route on the County highway system; and
WHEREAS, in order to provide for the free flow of traffic, and ensure the safety of the motoring public, the Lindenhurst Park District proposes to improve Grass Lake Road, and the pedestrian accommodations, by constructing a pedestrian/bicycle path tunnel under Grass Lake Road connecting McDonald Woods Forest Preserve to the Park District's Oak Ridge Park, and connecting to the future pedestrian/bicycle accommodations along Grass lake Road as part of the planned Milburn Bypass Project; and
WHEREAS, Lake County and the Lindenhurst Park District are desirous of entering into an agreement providing the terms and conditions for the above-said improvement, a draft copy attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, an appropriation of $80,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation and Public Safety funds, is required for the county's participation in this improvement.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that the County Board Chair, the County Clerk, and the Acting County Engineer of Lake County be authorized and they are hereby directed to execute an agreement pertaining to the above-named improvement and such authorization shall include any necessary subsequent amendments consistent with the design of said tunnel.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Acting County Engineer shall transmit, in writing, the final agreement to be executed by the County Board Chair and the County Clerk and any subsequent amendments.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that $80,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation and Public Safety funds are appropriated for this improvement and designated as Section 09-00075-15-BT.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on August 14, 2012.