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Joint resolution appropriating $505,000 of Matching Tax funds and $120,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for annual bituminous maintenance of various roads and bike paths on the County highway system, and designated as Section 13-00000-13-GM.
Staff Summary
· 2013 Bituminous Maintenance: Appropriation.
· Each year, the County undertakes maintenance of its bituminous and concrete pavements, bituminous shoulders, and bike path pavement to preserve the surface quality.
· Before a project letting can be held, an appropriation of $505,000 of Matching Tax funds and $120,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds is necessary.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, in order to preserve the condition of the bituminous and concrete pavements, bituminous shoulders, and bike path pavement on the designated routes on the County highway system and the County bike path network and the pavement serving the County garage, the Division of Transportation annually undertakes work, where necessary, including pavement patching, pavement shoulder repairs, bike path resurfacing, bike path seal coating, bike path limestone refurbishment, and parking lot seal coating, hereinafter, bituminous maintenance; and
WHEREAS, the estimated cost of bituminous maintenance activities for 2013 is $625,000.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that there is hereby appropriated $505,000 of Matching Tax funds and $120,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for bituminous maintenance for fiscal year 2013 on various County highways and bike paths, and designated as Section 13-00000-13-GM.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this appropriation be processed by the County Engineer for final approval of the Illinois Department of Transportation in accordance with the "Agreement of Understanding" between the Illinois Department of Transportation and Lake County, dated January 18, 2013.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on March 12, 2013.