Title
Joint resolution executing separate agreements with the Township Road Districts of Antioch, Cuba, Fremont, Grant, Libertyville, and Warren for bridge inspection services provided by the Lake County Division of Transportation (LCDOT).
Staff Summary
• Township Road District Bridge Inspection Agreements: Antioch, Cuba, Fremont, Grant, Libertyville and Warren.
• The Federal Highway Administration requires states to inspect their bridges, and Illinois has delegated that responsibility to the local agencies.
• LCDOT staff has performed the inspection of the Township Road District bridges for many years at no cost to the Townships.
• This resolution formalizes this shared service by authorizing the execution of separate agreements with the Township Road Districts of Antioch, Cuba, Fremont, Grant, Libertyville, and Warren for bridge inspection services provided by the LCDOT.
• The agreements have been approved by each of the Township Road Districts.
Body
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Administration requires states to inspect bridges within the state, and the state has delegated that responsibility to the local agencies; and
WHEREAS, LCDOT has performed the inspection of the Township Road District bridges for many years at no cost to the Townships; and
WHEREAS, to formalize this shared service, separate agreements will be executed with the Township Road Districts of Antioch, Cuba, Fremont, Grant, Libertyville, and Warren for bridge inspection services provided by the LCDOT, draft copies are attached hereto.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that the County Board Chair, the County Clerk, and the County Engineer of Lake County, Illinois, are authorized, and are hereby directed to enter into separate agreements, and any subsequent amendments, between Lake County and the Township Road Districts of Antioch, Cuba, Fremont, Grant, Libertyville, and Warren for bridge inspection services provided by the LCDOT.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Engineer shall transmit, in writing, the final agreements and any amendments to be executed by the County Board Chair and the County Clerk.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on October 13, 2015.