Title
Joint Resolution authorizing the County Board Chairman to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Waukegan to provide up to $100,000 from the County’s Brownfield Funds to the City to assist with environmental cleanup activities and construction of a permanent PCB containment facility at the Former Harbor Slip 3 in Waukegan, Illinois.
Staff Summary
· The HCS Committee heard a presentation from the City of Waukegan regarding their request for brownfield funds and directed staff to prepare a Resolution for Committee consideration.
· The Resolution would authorize the Chairman to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement with Waukegan for an amount not to exceed $100,000 for the project at the Waukegan Harbor Slip 3.
Body
WHEREAS, the County is vested under State Statute with authority to protect and clean the environment and the groundwater; and
WHEREAS, the County has established a Brownfield Fund in an intergovernmental effort to reduce environmental contamination and promote the redevelopment of brownfield sites throughout Lake County; and
WHEREAS, the Community & Economic Development Committee has approved guidelines by which the County can entertain requests from local governments within Lake County for brownfield funds for specific projects within their community; and
WHEREAS, the City of Waukegan has determined that there is a need to construct a permanent PCB containment facility at the Waukegan Harbor Slip 3 PCB Containment Cell; and
WHEREAS, the City has submitted a request for the County’s Brownfield Funds, with said funds to be matched by the City, to be used for activities that will result in the protection of the groundwater; and
WHEREAS, the Health & Community Services and Financial & Administrative Committees hereby recommend that the County Board accept the request of the City of Waukegan to provide up to $100,000.00 in Brownfield Funds to the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, ...
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