Lake County, IL
File #: 24-0489    Version: 1 Name: Joint Resolution Sylvan Lake Dam
Type: resolution Status: Passed
File created: 4/10/2024 In control: Planning, Building, Zoning and Environment Committee
On agenda: Final action: 6/11/2024
Title: Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $1,704,897.25 for the Sylvan Lake Dam Modification Project by the Stormwater Management Commission (SMC) funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation program through the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and the Fremont Township Highway Department.
Attachments: 1. SLD IGA Signed
Title
Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $1,704,897.25 for the Sylvan Lake Dam Modification Project by the Stormwater Management Commission (SMC) funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation program through the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and the Fremont Township Highway Department.

Staff Summary
* SMC has entered into an agreement with the IEMA for a grant (LPDM-PJ-05-IL-2022-003) to develop and implement the Sylvan Lake Dam Modification Project in unincorporated Mundelein, in Fremont Township.
* The improvements at the Sylvan Lake Dam include relocation of the sanitary sewer along N. Highland Drive and reconstruction of the Sylvan Lake Dam and appurtenances.
* An Emergency Appropriation was previously approved on November 15, 2022, for the project in the amount of $1,724,566.80 of which $1,293,424.80 is federal contributions and $431,141.71 is the required non-federal contributions.
* Construction bids for the project are double the original estimated cost increasing the total project cost to $3,429,463.76, of which $1,293,424.80 is the federal contributions and $2,136,038.96 is the non-federal contributions to be provided by the Fremont Township Highway Department.
* Emergency appropriations are needed for the additional project cost of $1,704,897.25 which is not included in the current year budget. SMC will use funding for project expenditures which will be reimbursed by the IEMA and the Fremont Township Highway Department.

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RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission (SMC) is undertaking one of four Lake County 2022 Priority Flood Mitigation projects through the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation (LPDM) Program to develop and implement the Sylvan Lake Dam Modification Project to protect against the risk of flooding and flood-rela...

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