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Joint resolution adopting membership expansion principles between the County and the Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency (CLCJAWA).
Staff Summary
• CLCJAWA adopted a resolution expressing its intent to work towards an expansion of its membership.
• CLCJAWA has requested that prospective new members, and the County adopt non-binding resolutions agreeing to engage in good-faith discussions for the purpose of coming to an agreement under which new County service areas can be admitted to membership in CLCJAWA.
• Each entity will retain its right to come to a final, independent conclusion regarding membership expansion.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, the County of Lake (the “County”) provides potable water service to various parcels within its jurisdiction, including the Grandwood Park and Fox Lake Hills service areas; and
WHEREAS, the provision of Water Service is a matter essential to the public health, safety, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, in order to evaluate collective concerns regarding the adequacy of supplies for Water Service, the County has worked cooperatively with various other providers of Water Service in Lake County, including without limitation the Village of Lake Villa, the Village of Lindenhurst, the Village of Volo and the Village of Wauconda (collectively, the “Parties”); and
WHEREAS, the Parties have been working with the Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency (“CLCJAWA”) on the potential of obtaining Lake Michigan Water; and
WHEREAS, the CLCJAWA has determined that their system has available capacity to serve the Parties; and
WHEREAS, in order for the Parties to explore membership expansion in CLCJAWA, additional discussions need to ensue, based on a general set of agreed principles; and
WHEREAS, the CLCJAWA has approved the attached Resolution and Membership Expansion Principles, currently being considered by the Parties and the CLCJAWA, as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, by passage of this Resolution, the County pledges to engage in good-faith discussions in seeking to come to an agreement under which the Parties can be admitted to membership in the CLCJAWA, but each entity adopting the Resolution retains the right to come to a final, independent conclusion regarding membership expansion; and
WHEREAS, adopting Membership Expansion Principles between the County and the CLCJAWA must be authorized by Resolution of this County Board; and
WHEREAS, the County Board has determined that it is in the best interest of the County and the residents and property owners within the Grandwood Park and Fox Lake Hills Water Systems to approve this Resolution and to authorize the County to Adopt Membership Expansion Principles between the County and the CLCJAWA;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois that the County adopt the attached Resolution expressing the intent of the adopting entities to work towards a membership expansion of the CLCJAWA based upon the Current Principles appended to the Resolution as Exhibit “A”.
DATED at WAUKEGAN, LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, on this 12th day of February, A.D., 2013.