Title
Joint resolution providing for the receipt of the State Fiscal Year 2011 reimbursement from the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) to the Lake County Division of Transportation of federal highway planning assistance funds that flow through IDOT.
Staff Summary
• SFY 2011 Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) PL Contract: Agreement
• CMAP is now the contracting authority, rather than IDOT, for these annual agreements with funds coming from the Federal Highway Administration to IDOT and CMAP.
• These agreements provide the federal Planning Liaison (PL) funds to the Lake County CMAP Council of Mayors.
• The State Fiscal Year 2011 starts July 1 and the 2011 allocation is $96,336.91 (FY '10 was $96,336.91).
• These funds help support transportation planning by the Lake County Division of Transportation and the Lake County CMAP Council of Mayors (i.e. DOT staff position).
Body
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Section 104 of Chapter 1 of Subpart A of Title 23, United States Code, has authorized through the State of Illinois, Metropolitan Planning Funds, hereinafter referred to as “PL” funds to carry out Section 134 of Chapter 1 of Subpart A of Title 23, United States Code; and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois makes this funding available to the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) for carrying out the responsibilities under Section 134 of Title 23, United States Code through the CMAP Transportation Committee and the region’s designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO); and
WHEREAS, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) has determined a need for subregional transportation planning activities and has allocated “PL” funds to the Lake County Council of Mayors to be utilized under the direction of the Lake County CMAP Council of Mayors to perform said planning activities; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County CMAP Council of Mayors and Lake County have determined that it is in their best interests to mutually cooperate in the coordination of transportation planning activities in Lake County; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County CMAP Council of Mayors has processed a resolution agreeing to re-allocate their “PL” funds to the Lake County Division of Transportation to retain a transportation planning professional to carry-out various transportation planning tasks; and
WHEREAS, Lake County must enter into a grant agreement with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) to receive “PL” funds to provide said various transportation planning activities.
WHEREAS, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) and Lake County are now desirous of entering into a Grant Agreement, stating the terms and conditions by which Lake County will provide transportation planning activities for the Lake County CMAP Council of Mayors.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this County Board, that the Chair of the County Board, the County Clerk, and the County Engineer be authorized and are hereby directed, to execute a “PL” grant agreement and any future revisions thereto with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP). The County Engineer shall transmit in writing the final “PL” grant agreement and/or revised “PL” grant agreement to be executed by the Chair of the Lake County Board and the County Clerk.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said “PL” Contract be administered in accordance with Section 5-205.2 of the Illinois Highway Code without further Board action.
Dated at Waukegan, Illinois, on this 11th day of May A.D., 2010