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Resolution authorizing execution of a memorandum of understanding between Lake County and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) regarding the Local Technical Assistance program.
Staff Summary
· As part of the GOTO2040 long range comprehensive plan for the Chicago metropolitan area, CMAP applied for funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the Sustainable Communities Regional Planning grant program to develop the Local Technical Assistance program, which provides assistance in implementing the plan.
· The application was submitted jointly by governments and organizations, including Lake County, with CMAP serving as the lead applicant.
· Lake County provided a general letter of support for this application; however, HUD has requested that letters of support be memorialized as memoranda of understanding (MoUs).
· CMAP drafted the attached MoU which will satisfy HUD’s request.
· Execution of this MoU will not require expenditure of funds or additional obligations from Lake County, but will help further CMAP’s implementation of the GOTO2040 plan.
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WHEREAS, Lake County is an active member of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning’s (CMAP) Board and MPO Policy Committee; and
WHEREAS, Lake County supports CMAP in its implementation of the GOTO2040 long range comprehensive plan; and
WHEREAS, CMAP is the lead applicant of the Sustainable Communities Regional Planning grant from the US Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD); and
WHEREAS, Lake County wishes to memorialize its support for CMAP’s application in a memorandum of understanding per instruction from HUD.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that a memorandum of understanding between Lake County and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning is hereby approved and adopted, and that the Chairman of this Lake County Board is hereby authorized to sign said memorandum and any related documents o...
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