Lake County Illinois - File #: 10-0090

• File #: 10-0090
• Version: 1
• Name: Lewis Ave (IL 173 to 14th St); Traffic Signal Interconnect: IDOT Joint Agreement and Appropriation
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/20/2010
• In control: Public Works and Transportation Committee
• Final action: 2/9/2010
• Title: Joint resolution authorizing an agreement between Lake County and the State of Illinois for the utilization of federal highway funds for the modernization and interconnection of the traffic signals along Lewis Ave (IL 173 to 14th St) including connection to Lake County PASSAGE and Phase III engineering services. This resolution appropriates $2,000,000 of ¼ % Sales Tax for Transportation and Public Safety funds for this improvement and Phase III engineering and designated as Section 08-00259-00-TL.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/9/2010	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
1/27/2010	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the consent agenda	Pass
1/27/2010	1	Public Works and Transportation Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass

Title
Joint resolution authorizing an agreement between Lake County and the State of Illinois for the utilization of federal highway funds for the modernization and interconnection of the traffic signals along Lewis Ave (IL 173 to 14th St) including connection to Lake County PASSAGE and Phase III engineering services. This resolution appropriates $2,000,000 of ¼ % Sales Tax for Transportation and Public Safety funds for this improvement and Phase III engineering and designated as Section 08-00259-00-TL.

Staff Summary
· Lewis Ave (IL 173 to 14th St), Traffic Signal Interconnect: IDOT Joint Agreement and Appropriation.
· The traffic signals along Lewis Ave (IL 173 to 14th St.) will be modernized and connected to Lake County PASSAGE.
· Lake County has received federal CMAQ funding, administered thru IDOT, for 80% of the cost of this improvement including construction engineering.
· This resolution authorizes the execution of an agreement between the State of Illinois and Lake County for the utilization of these federal highway funds.
· This resolution appropriates $2,000,000 of ¼ % Sales Tax for Transportation and Public Safety funds.

Body
RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Lewis Avenue (County Highway 27), north of York House Road (County Highway 65) is a designated route on the county highway system; and

WHEREAS, Lake County PASSAGE is a cooperative initiative of IDOT and Lake County to implement the federal initiative for the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) in Lake County; and

WHEREAS, the City of Waukegan, Lake County and the State of Illinois believe it would be beneficial to the safety and welfare of the motoring public if traffic signals situated along Lewis Avenue (IL Rt. 173 to 14th Street) could be modernized and interconnected with Lake County PASSAGE; and

WHEREAS, this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, at its meeting of March 8, 2005, authorized the execution of an agreement between Lake County and the State of Illinois for the costs of imp...