Title
Joint Resolution providing for the execution of an amendment to the agreement between the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and Lake County for the use of FFY ’05 federal highway funds for a portion of the Lake County PASSAGE ITS Program. This amendment No. 1 provides for the extension of the agreement expiration date to December 31, 2009 to provide adequate time for engineering services to design and implement upgrades as set forth in the original implementation phasing plan from September 2003. This improvement is designated as Section 02-00268-05-EG.
Staff Summary
· Lake County Passage, FFY ’05 Funding: Amendment No. 1 IDOT Agreement
· The Lake County Federal Legislative Program resulted in a FFY ’05 earmark for the Lake County ITS Project, entitled the Lake County PASSAGE.
· FFY ’05 funding administered through IDOT gives 50% reimbursement to the county has been put to contract.
· The funding is being used for a portion of the Lake County PASSAGE ITS program.
· The original completion date in the IDOT funding agreement was December 31, 2008 and IDOT amendment No. 1 provides for the completion date to be extended to December 31, 2009.
Body
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois and Lake County by prior resolution at its County Board meeting of September 12, 2006, entered into an agreement for the use of federal highway funds for a portion of the Lake County Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) program for a portion of the Lake County PASSAGE ITS Program and designated as Section 02-00268-05-EG; and
WHEREAS, this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, by prior resolution at its meeting of September 12, 2006, appropriated $2,000,000.00 of Matching Tax funds and at its meeting of March 13, 2007 appropriated $200,000.00 of Matching Tax funds for this improvement; and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois and Lake County are desirous of extending the agreement expiration date to December 31, 2009, to provide adequate time to complete the above-said ...
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