Title
Joint resolution authorizing an agreement and receipt of a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program for the replacement of Lake County’s Libertyville Campus fuel facility.
Staff Summary
• The Lake County fuel facility, originally constructed in 1992, is at the end of its useful life and needs to be replaced.
• The County applied for funding through the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and was preliminarily awarded $110,000 in HBIIP funding.
• This resolution authorizes the County to complete the required USDA documentation which includes a letter of intent, ownership certification, request for obligation of funds, and subsequent grant funding agreement.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County Libertyville Campus fuel facility, originally constructed in 1992, is at the end of its useful service life and needs to be replaced; and
WHEREAS, the County applied for grant funding through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP); and
WHEREAS, the HBIIP is designed to increase significantly the sales and use of higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel by expanding the infrastructure for renewable fuels derived from U.S. agricultural products; and
WHEREAS, HBIIP grants support transportation fueling and fuel distribution facilities, lowering out-of-pocket costs to install or upgrade fuel dispensers, storage tanks and systems, and other related equipment; and
WHEREAS, the County is desirous to execute the required documentation and subsequent grant funding agreement stating the terms and conditions by which the USDA will provide a $110,000 grant to Lake County through the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; and
WHEREAS, the County will appropriate the required 50 percent local match, plus any additional amounts as may be required for the County’s share with the award of a construction contract for the replacement of the Lake County Libertyville Campus fuel facility.
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 complete and execute the required documentation and the subsequent grant agreement, along with any amendments, for the receipt of a $110,000 Higher Blends Infrastructure Investment Program grant from the United States Department of Agriculture for the replacement of the Lake County Libertyville Campus fuel facility; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Engineer shall transmit, in writing, the final agreement and any amendments to the Lake County Clerk; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Lake County will appropriate the required 50 percent local match, plus any additional amounts as may be required, with the award of a construction contract for the replacement of the Lake County Libertyville Campus fuel facility.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on June 13, 2023.