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Joint resolution authorizing agreements with Cook County, Illinois, for the Cook County improvement of Lake Cook Road, from Raupp Boulevard to Hastings Lane, appropriating $3,830,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds, and designated as Section 14-00999-01-WR.
Staff Summary
• Cook County - Lake Cook Road Improvement, Raupp Boulevard to Hastings Lane; Roadway and Detention Agreements and Appropriation.
• Cook County, Illinois, is the lead agency for the Lake Cook Road improvement, from Raupp Boulevard to Hastings Lane, which includes improvements to Weiland Road and Buffalo Grove Road.
• Lake County will reimburse Cook County for its share of this improvement, including the reconstruction of portions of Weiland Road and Buffalo Grove Road and a portion of the cost associated with the construction of a new detention pond, which is estimated to be $3,188,923.
• Before construction can proceed, two agreements with Cook County are necessary stating the terms and conditions for the road and detention pond construction.
• This improvement is included in the highway improvement program.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Lake Cook Road, from Raupp Boulevard to Hastings Lane, will be improved by reconstruction and the construction of a new detention pond; and
WHEREAS, Cook County, Illinois, is the lead agency for the Lake Cook Road improvement, from Raupp Boulevard to Hastings Lane; and
WHEREAS, the Cook County improvement shall include reconstruction of portions of Weiland Road, County Highway 73, and Buffalo Grove Road, County Highway 16; and
WHEREAS, the free flow of traffic along Lake Cook Road, from Raupp Boulevard to Hastings Lane, is beneficial to the safety and welfare of Cook County and Lake County as a whole; and
WHEREAS, Cook County and Lake County believe it would be beneficial to the safety and welfare of the motoring public to reconstruct Lake Cook Road, from Raupp Boulevard to Hastings Lane, including the construction of a new detention pond; and
WHEREAS, Cook County and Lake County are desirous of entering agreements stating the terms and conditions for this improvement, draft copies of which are attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, Lake County will reimburse Cook County for its share of this improvement, which is estimated to be $3,188,923; and
WHEREAS, before construction can proceed, two agreements with Cook County and appropriation of funds are necessary.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that the County Board Chair, the County Clerk, and the County Engineer of Lake County are authorized, and are directed to execute on behalf of Lake County two agreements for the improvement of Lake Cook Road, from Raupp Boulevard to Hastings Lane, including the construction of a detention pond, and such authorization shall include any subsequent amendments.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Engineer shall transmit, in writing, the final agreements, and any subsequent amendments, to be executed by the County Board Chair and the County Clerk.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that there is hereby appropriated $3,830,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds for the County’s share of this improvement, and designated as Section 14-00999-01-WR.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on April 11, 2017.