Lake County Illinois - File #: 10-0905

• File #: 10-0905
• Version: 2
• Name: Rnd Lake Sanitary District Regional I/I Agrmt.
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/23/2010
• In control: Public Works and Transportation Committee
• Final action: 11/16/2010
• Title: Joint resolution authorizing the execution of a Regional I/I Facilities Intergovernmental Agreement with the Round Lake Sanitary District.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/16/2010	2	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
11/10/2010	2	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the regular agenda	Pass
11/10/2010	2	Public Works and Transportation Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass
10/12/2010	1	Lake County Board	referred	Pass
9/29/2010	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the consent agenda	Pass
9/29/2010	1	Public Works and Transportation Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass

Title
Joint resolution authorizing the execution of a Regional I/I Facilities Intergovernmental Agreement with the Round Lake Sanitary District.

Staff Summary
· This Agreement was originally approved by joint PWT and FA action on Sept. 29, 2010, however it was sent back to the committees at the Lake County Board meeting of Oct. 12, 2010 pending language changes requested by the Village of Round Lake Beach.
· The agreement has been modified to address concerns by the Village of Round Lake Beach and has a 30-year term for operation and use of the lagoon site as a Regional I/I Facility.
· The District and the County entered into a sewage disposal agreement in 1977 in which the District’s Property, known as the storage lagoons, was leased to the County for purposes of regional wastewater storage of excess inflow and infiltration in the Northwest Facilities Planning Area.
· While the 1977 Agreement has expired in 2007 the County has operated and continues to operate the Property under the terms of the 1977 Agreement.
· In early 2010, the District, under a former board of trustees, unlawfully purported to transfer the Property as well as all of the general funds of the District to others.
· The new board of trustees for the District and the County contend that these transfers had no legal effect and that the District is still the lawful owner of the Property.
· While the transfers of the Property and District’s Funds are being challenged through a quo warranto action (Litigation), the District is still required to continue its regular operations, but has no immediate available assets for doing so.
· The District desires to have the County operate the facilities, and the County is willing to operate for the District, for the purpose of using the Property as Regional I/I Facilities, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement pending the outcome of the Litigation.
· As additional consideration, the County will advance funds not to exceed $24,000 to the Distri...