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Joint resolution providing for receipt of a $350,000 grant from the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) to the Lake County Division of Transportation for reimbursement of Unified Work Program expenditures for a Lake County fixed bus route study, appropriates $480,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation and Public Safety funds, and designated as Section 11-00000-02-ES.
Staff Summary
· Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), Unified Work Program (UWP); Lake County Fixed Bus Route Study: Grant Agreement
· This grant addresses the Lake County Board’s Strategic Plan Action Item of “Collaborate with Pace for a market analysis of Lake County’s fixed route bus services.”
· LCDOT has received approval for the use of federal transportation planning funds administered through CMAP as part of the region’s UWP for a Lake County fixed bus route study.
· The total amount of the grant and match is $437,500 and requires a 80/20 funding match.
· This resolution authorizes the execution of the agreement with CMAP for these funds and appropriates $480,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation and Public Safety funds.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) has been authorized by the State of Illinois to carry out planning responsibilities for the Chicago metropolitan area, including transportation planning utilizing federal transportation planning funds under the Unified Work Program(UWP); and
WHEREAS, one of the Action Items of the Lake County Board’s adopted Strategic Plan is to “collaborate with Pace to develop its plan for restructuring its inherited bus route system to provide residents and businesses with options to get from home to work, as well as cultural, educational and recreational opportunities; and
WHEREAS, CMAP has awarded to the Lake County Division of Transportation a $350,000 grant of UWP funds for State Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 (7/1/2010 to 6/1/2012) to provide reimbursement for expe...
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