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Joint resolution authorizing the renewal of two agreements between Lake County and Pace Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) providing terms and conditions for the year of 2013, by which Pace will coordinate operations of, and partially fund, the Lake County Northwest Demonstration Project for the expansion of the paratransit services to meet the needs of the mobility challenged constituent populations in Antioch, Avon, Fremont, Grant, Lake Villa and Wauconda Townships. This project is designated as Section 09-00280-01-ES.
Staff Summary
· Lake County Northwest Demonstration Project in Antioch, Avon, Grant, Lake Villa, Fremont and Wauconda Townships: Pace Suburban Bus Service Intergovernmental and Subsidy Agreements.
· The County, on behalf of the Lake County Coordinated Transportation Services Committee (LCCTSC) has received “New Freedom” grant funding from the RTA in 2008 and will receive 2011 RTA grant funding.
· The County on behalf of the LCCTSC has received 2011 “Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC)” grant funding from the RTA.
· The County has two agreements, a Subsidy Agreement and an Intergovernmental Agreement, with Pace that will expire December 31, 2012.
· The two agreements provide for Pace to operate paratransit services for the Lake County Northwest Demonstration Project and to reimburse the County a portion of the grant’s local match for 2013.
· Pace intends to supply up to $100,000 of the local match for this project in the year of 2013.
· The resolution authorizes the two new agreements to have a termination date of December 31, 2013, with other terms being the same as previous agreements.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, this County Board, at its meeting of November 14, 2006, adopted a resolution in support of the Lake County Coordinated Transportation Services Committee (LCCTSC) goal to develop a borderless paratransit system service in Lake County to meet the needs of the mobility challenged co...
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