Title
Joint committee action authorizing the Stormwater Management Commission (SMC), to submit a grant application to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) - 319 Program.
Staff summary
• SMC is applying for a 319 grant using in-kind services, local cash contributions, and SMC cash as a match, for a total 319 grant of $144,078 to complete and update watershed-based planning for the Squaw Creek and Fish Lake Drain Watersheds.
• SMC is soliciting $55,722 in local match commitment from local government and non-profit conservation stakeholders.
• SMC is proposing to match between $8000 and up to $30,000 from the watershed planning budget, depending on the actual level of local cash commitment, and will also use in-kind services valuing 36,400 as match.
• During the project, $72,620 in grant funds received will be used for the reimbursement of SMC staff efforts for planning and project administration.
• The local match to be supplied for the grant is in accordance with the SMC Comprehensive Plan, and if the grant is awarded, will be brought back to the Lake County Board for acceptance and allocation.