Title
Joint resolution authorizing the execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of North Chicago to provide up to $100,000 from the County’s Brownfield Funds to the City to assist with environmental cleanup activities at the Pettibone Creek Brownfield Site, located east of Commonwealth Avenue, on the north side of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in North Chicago, Illinois, in order to create an open space / bicycle trail area that will enhance the adjoining Sheridan Crossing site and contribute to the redevelopment of the Sheridan Road Corridor Area.
Staff Summary
· The HCS Committee heard a presentation from the City of North Chicago regarding its request for funds and directed staff to prepare a Resolution for Committee consideration.
· The resolution would authorize the Chairman to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement with North Chicago for an amount not to exceed $100,000 for the project at the Pettibone Creek Brownfield Site.
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, guidelines have been approved 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 North Chicago has determined that there is a need for environmental remediation at the Pettibone Creek Brownfield Site, located east of Commonwealth Avenue, on the north side of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in North Chicago, in order to create an open space / bicycle trail area that will enhance the adjoining Sheridan Crossing site and contribute to the redevelopment of the Sheridan Road Corridor Area; and
WHEREAS, the City of North Chicago has submitted a request fo...
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