Lake County Illinois - File #: 10-0755

• File #: 10-0755
• Version: 1
• Name: Lake County Stormwater Management Commission (SMC): Emergency appropriation of $150,000 from Illinois EPA Section 319 Nonpoint Source Pollution Program Grant.
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/12/2010
• In control: Planning, Building and Zoning Committee
• Final action: 9/14/2010
• Title: Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $150,000 in the Stormwater Management Commission budget (Fund 212) with offsetting increase in the revenue budget of $150,000 to be reimbursed by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for a winter maintenance workshop, a watershed bus tour and a best management practice project in the Indian Creek and Bull Creek/Bull’s Brook watersheds.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/14/2010	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
9/1/2010	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the regular agenda	Pass
8/31/2010	1	Planning, Building and Zoning Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass

Title
Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $150,000 in the Stormwater Management Commission budget (Fund 212) with offsetting increase in the revenue budget of $150,000 to be reimbursed by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for a winter maintenance workshop, a watershed bus tour and a best management practice project in the Indian Creek and Bull Creek/Bull’s Brook watersheds.

Staff Summary
· SMC completed watershed-based plans for Indian Creek and Bull Creek/Bull’s Brook and the County of Lake and the Illinois EPA have adopted these watershed plans in 2008 and 2009 respectively.
· In 2008, SMC entered into an agreement with the Illinois EPA to implement recommendations in the watershed plans through various activities including the construction of best management practice (BMP) projects in the Indian Creek and Bull Creek/Bull’s Brook watersheds.
· This grant provides up to 60% cost-share funding for BMP project implementation in the Indian Creek and Bull Creek/Bull’s Brook watersheds. Match for this project is provided by the Lake County Forest Preserve District.
· The attached emergency appropriation totaling $150,000 will provide $145,000 in Illinois EPA funds to expand the scope of the stream restoration project at the Heron Creek Forest Preserve, $3,000 to conduct a winter maintenance workshop on September 22, 2010 and $2,000 to conduct a watershed bus tour of the Indian Creek and Bull Creek/Bull’s Brook watersheds.

Body
WHEREAS, Lake County Stormwater Management Commission (SMC) has entered into an agreement with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to work with local partners to implement various activities and construct best management practice (BMP) projects as recommended in the Indian Creek and Bull Creek/Bull’s Brook watershed plans; and

WHEREAS, the Stormwater Management Commission has entered into an agreement with the Lake County Forest Preserve District to construct a best management prac...