Title
Joint resolution authorizing the execution of an agreement with the State of Illinois/Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) for the use of federal highway funds for Phase II design engineering services for the extension of the Washington Street bike path, from Atkinson Road to Lancer Lane, and designated as Section 09-00135-11-BT.
Staff Summary
· Washington Street, from Atkinson Road to Lancer Lane, Bike Path Extension; Phase II: IDOT Agreement.
· The County has been allocated federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funds for this improvement, and IDOT administers all federal highway funds.
· Phase II design engineering is required on all federally funded improvements.
· This agreement provides for the County to receive 80% reimbursement of the cost of Phase II.
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 free flow of traffic along Washington Street is beneficial to the safety and welfare of the State of Illinois and the County as a whole; and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois and Lake County believe it would be beneficial for the safety and welfare of the motoring public if the existing bike path along Washington Street could be improved by extending it from Atkinson Road to Lancer Lane, with connectivity to the Village of Grayslake bike path system and the College of Lake County; and
WHEREAS, Phase II design engineering is required to utilize federal highway funds for the above-proposed improvements; and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois and Lake County are desirous of entering into an agreement to utilize federal highway funds for the above proposed Phase II design engineering services, setting forth the terms and obligations to each agency, a draft of which is attached hereto.
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 are authorized, and they are directed to execute an agreement and any subsequent amendments thereto, pertaining to the financing of the above-named improvement.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Engineer shall transmit, in writing, the final agreement and any amendments to be executed by the County Board Chair and the County Clerk. This improvement is designated as Section 09-00135-11-BT.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this agreement, when executed in its final form, be submitted to the Illinois Department of Transportation for their approval and final processing.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on November 20, 2012.