Title
Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with Pace Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority (Pace) providing terms and conditions for the operation of the Ride Lake County paratransit service as a borderless, countywide service for 2026 and appropriating $1,000,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation Funds.
Staff Summary
• This agreement establishes terms and conditions for Pace to operate the Ride Lake County service for 2026.
• Ride Lake County will be funded through a combination of County, Pace, and federal funding.
• Pace will fund 50 percent of the operating deficit up to $1,235,784 and 80 percent of the Call Center Services up to $225,630 for the Ride Lake County service from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026.
• Lake County will provide the balance of the operating funding, less any federal grant awards, up to $1,000,000. The actual annual costs are based on the number of trips Pace provides, which are billed monthly to Lake County.
• This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program and designated as Section 25-00280-10-ES.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board, at its meeting on February 8, 2022, adopted a resolution to establish Ride Lake County as a borderless, countywide paratransit service for seniors and individuals with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, Lake County and Pace Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority (Pace) are desirous of entering into an agreement providing terms and conditions for the operation of the Ride Lake County paratransit service as a borderless, countywide service for 2026; and
WHEREAS, Ride Lake County will be funded with a combination of Pace, County, and federal funds; and
WHEREAS, an appropriation of funds is required.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the County Engineer of Lake County is authorized and directed to execute the agreement, and any subsequent amendments, between Lake County and Pace Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority pertaining to the Ride Lake County countywide paratransit service; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the County Engineer shall transmit, in writing, the final agreements and any subsequent amendments to the County Clerk; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that there is hereby appropriated $1,000,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds, for the operation of the Ride Lake County paratransit service and designated as Section 25-00280-10-ES.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on December 9, 2025.