Title
Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $4,104,268.48 for the Dady Slough Flood Storage and Wetland Enhancement Project by the Stormwater Management Commission (SMC) funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation (LPDM) program through the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA).
Staff Summary
• SMC has entered into an agreement with the IEMA for a grant (LPDM-PJ-05-IL-2022-006) to develop and implement the Dady Slough Flood Storage and Wetland Enhancement Project in Park City and Waukegan.
• The amount of the grant agreement is $4,104,268.48 of which $3,000,000 is federal contributions and $1,104,268.48 is the required non-federal contributions.
• The improvements include excavation of Dady Slough Lake, restoration of the wetland areas to increase flood storage capacity, and to install conveyance improvements in the channel along Ruth Wilcox in Park City.
• Emergency appropriations are needed for the project cost of $4,104,268.48 which is not included in the current fiscal year budget. SMC will use funding for project expenditures which will be reimbursed by the IEMA.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission (SMC) is undertaking one of four of the Lake County’s 2022 Priority Flood Mitigation projects through the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation (LPDM) Program to develop and implement the Dady Slough Flood Storage and Wetland Enhancement Project to mitigate flooding and flood-related damages in Lake County; and
WHEREAS, the Stormwater Management Commission has entered into an agreement with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency to develop and implement the Dady Slough Flood Storage and Wetland Enhancement Project, which includes design, engineering, construction, and final site restoration; and
WHEREAS, the SMC has authorized staff time for grant management and technical services toward the cost of implementing the Dady Slough Flood Storage and Wetland Enhancement Project grant; and
WHEREAS, the local units of government, local project partners, and SMC will provide the non-federal cost share in the form of donated land, cash, and in-kind services for project costs, and program administration revenue; and
WHEREAS, the SMC has entered into an agreement with IEMA to receive $4,104,268.48 for the LPDM Grant and this amount is not included in the current fiscal year budget.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that an emergency appropriation in the amount of $4,104,268.48 is hereby authorized in the Stormwater Management Commission Fund Revenue Account (212-4208106-45350-000-000-000-00000); for the FEMA Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation (LPDM-PJ-05-IL-2022-006) Program grant; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a corresponding emergency appropriation be made in the amount of $9,427,455.61 in the Stormwater Management Commission Fund Expense Account (212-4208106-79950-000-000-000-00000); for the FEMA Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation (LPDM-PJ-05-IL-2022-006) Program grant.
DATED, at Waukegan, Illinois, on November 15, 2022.