Title
Joint resolution authorizing the execution of an intergovernmental agreement between Lake County and the State of Illinois, Illinois Department of Transportation, for the ongoing design, maintenance, and operation of the County's Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS), Lake County PASSAGE.
Staff Summary
* Lake County owns and operates the County's ATMS, Lake County PASSAGE, interconnecting state, county, and municipal traffic control devices and monitoring cameras to provide improved traffic mobility and traveler information.
* The State of Illinois desires to enter into this updated agreement to memorialize the ongoing responsibilities and obligations of the ATMS.
* The previous and original agreement with the State of Illinois and Lake County regarding the ATMS was signed on March 8, 2005.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Lake County, by and through its Division of Transportation, maintains and operates, through Lake County PASSAGE, traffic control devices and communication infrastructure throughout the County; and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois and Lake County by and through its Department of Transportation (IDOT) and Division of Transportation endeavor collectively to improve the highway system in Lake County; and
WHEREAS, this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, at its March 8, 2005, meeting approved the execution of a joint master agreement between the State of Illinois and Lake County providing for the installation and maintenance of interconnected traffic control signal equipment and systems under the jurisdiction of the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, at prior meetings has authorized the execution of agreements between the IDOT and Lake County for Lake County's Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS), Lake County PASSAGE; and
WHEREAS, Lake County has set a course to design, operate, and maintain an ATMS housed in the Transportation Management Center at the Lake County Division of Transportation'...
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