Title
Joint resolution authorizing the execution of a Sanitary Sewer and Lift Station Maintenance Agreement with the Village of Deer Park.
Staff Summary
· The County currently operates under a letter agreement with the Village of Deer Park (Village) to perform maintenance of its Long Grove Road Lift Station.
· The County and Village wish to enter into a new, more formal, sewer agreement in which the County will provide maintenance services for the Village's lift station and sanitary sewer mains and will invoice the Village for all labor, equipment and materials.
· The Village's sanitary sewer system is approximately 15 years old and consists of approximately 2.6 miles of sanitary sewer mains and 50 manholes.
· The County has maintained the Long Grove Road Lift Station just over two years and has invoiced the Village approximately $20,000 for past services.
· This agreement meets the criteria established under the "Policy and Criteria Related to the County Operation, Maintenance or Ownership of Municipal Water or Sewer Facilities."
· The County televised a portion of the Deer Park system and found it is in good condition.
· The agreement has been ratified and approved by the Village of Deer Park at their September 15, 2014 meeting, pending approval by the County Board.
· This resolution authorizes the execution of a Sanitary Sewer and Long Grove Road Lift Station Maintenance Agreement with the Village of Deer Park.
Body
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, the County of Lake (County) owns, operates and maintains sanitary sewer systems in certain areas of the County; and
WHEREAS, the County currently provides operation and maintenance services through a letter agreement executed on March 7, 2012 to the Village of Deer Park (Village) for their Long Grove Lift Station; and
WHEREAS, the County and the Village wish to enter into a new agreement in which the County would provide operation and maintenance services of the Village's sanitary sewer collection system and the Village's lift station; and
WHEREAS, the appropriate Agreement for Sanitary Sewer and Long Grove Road Lift Station Maintenance Agreement has been prepared, and ratified by the Village of Deer Park; and
WHEREAS, execution of said Agreement must be authorized by Resolution of this County Board.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Chair of the County Board and the Clerk of said County be and they are hereby authorized and directed to execute the attached Sanitary Sewer and Long Grove Road Lift Station Maintenance Agreement with the Village of Deer Park.
DATED at Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois on this 14th day of October A.D. 2014.