Title
Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) for the Lake County Division of Transportation (LCDOT) to provide transportation planning staff assistance for the Lake County Council of Mayors and receive an allocation of federal funds to cover the scope of services provided.
Staff Summary
* Planning liaison funds are distributed yearly from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and then to CMAP.
* These funds help support transportation planning provided by the LCDOT for the Lake County Council of Mayors (LCDOT staff positions).
* In State Fiscal Year 2025, which began on July 1, 2024, the allocation to the LCDOT will be $182,113.12 to cover the scope of services that CMAP describes in its agreement.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Section 104 of Chapter 1 of Subpart A of Title 23, United States Code, has authorized through the State of Illinois, Metropolitan Planning Funds, hereinafter referred to as "PL" funds, to carry out Section 134 of Chapter 1 of Subpart A of Title 23, United States Code; and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois, by and through the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), makes this funding available to the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), as the region's designated Metropolitan Planning Organization, for carrying out the responsibilities under Section 134 of Title 23 of the United States Code; and
WHEREAS, CMAP has determined a need for sub-regional transportation planning activities, and has allocated "PL" funds to the Lake County Council of Mayors (LCCOM) to be utilized for said planning activities; and
WHEREAS, the LCCOM and Lake County have determined that it is in their best interest to mutually cooperate in the coordination of transportation planning activities in Lake County; and
WHEREAS, the LCCOM has processed a resolution agreeing to reallocate their "PL" funds to the Lake County Division of Transpo...
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