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Joint resolution authorizing separate agreements with Antioch, Avon, Fremont, Grant, Lake Villa and Wauconda Townships providing the terms and conditions for the receipt of Township funds for the Ride Lake County West and Ride Lake County Central services, and designated as Sections 09-00280-01-ES and 16-00280-04-ES.
Staff Summary
• The Townships of Antioch, Avon, Fremont, Grant, Lake Villa, and Wauconda desire to provide additional local funding toward the Ride Lake County West service (previously Lake County Northwest Demonstration Project) to extend the use of the project’s awarded federal funding from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2018.
• The Townships of Antioch, Avon, Grant, and Lake Villa have agreed to contribute $8,000 each for the Ride Lake County West service.
• The Townships of Fremont and Wauconda have agreed to contribute $4,000 each for the Ride Lake County West service.
• Avon Township has also agreed to reimburse fares of specified riders for the Ride Lake County West service for trips the township desires to subsidize.
• Fremont Township desires to provide the $150 local match to the Pace funding for the existing Fremont Township dial-a-ride service that has been folded into the Ride Lake County Central service.
• All six townships presented the agreements to their boards and all agreements were approved by the six townships in January and February 2018.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, this Lake County Board, by prior resolution 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 constituent population; and
WHEREAS, this Lake County Board, by prior resolution, authorized professional services to undertake the development of said Lake County paratransit transportation plans; and
WHEREAS, this Lake County Board, at its meeting of August 12, 2008, authorized the Chairman of the County Board, the County Clerk and the County Engineer to apply for a technical assistance grant from the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) to provide for the implementation of a Ride Lake County West service (previously Lake County Northwest Demonstration Project) paratransit program in cooperation with Pace and the Townships of Antioch, Avon, Grant and Lake Villa; and
WHEREAS, this County Board, at its meeting of June 12, 2012, authorized an amendment to the RTA agreement to expand the Ride Lake County West service (previously Lake County Northwest Demonstration Project) area to include the Townships of Fremont and Wauconda; and
WHEREAS, this Lake County Board, at its meeting of June 10, 2014, authorized the Chairman of the County Board, the County Clerk and the County Engineer to apply for a technical assistance grant from the RTA to provide for the implementation of a Ride Lake County Central service paratransit program in cooperation with Pace and the Townships of Fremont, Libertyville, Shields and the Villages of Libertyville and Mundelein; and
WHEREAS, the Townships of Antioch, Avon, Grant, Lake Villa, Fremont and Wauconda desire to provide additional local funding towards the Ride Lake County West service (previously Lake County Northwest Demonstration Project) to extend the use of the project’s awarded federal funding between January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2018; and
WHEREAS, the Township of Fremont desires to provide $150 of local funding from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2018, to provide the local match to the Pace funding for the existing Fremont Township dial-a-ride service that has been folded into the Ride Lake County Central service; and
WHEREAS, Lake County and the Townships of Antioch, Avon, Grant and Lake Villa are desirous of entering into separate agreements stating the terms and conditions for the townships to contribute $8,000 each, due to the established ridership, to the Ride Lake County West service (previously Lake County Northwest Demonstration Project), a draft copy is attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, Lake County and the Townships of Fremont and Wauconda are desirous of entering into separate agreements stating the terms and conditions for the townships to contribute $4,000 each, to the Ride Lake County West service (previously Lake County Northwest Demonstration Project), a draft copy is attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, Avon Township has agreed to reimburse fares of specified riders for the Ride Lake County West service (previously Lake County Northwest Demonstration Project) for trips that Avon Township desires to subsidize; and
WHEREAS, Fremont Township has agreed to contribute the $150 local match to the Pace funding for the existing Fremont Township dial-a-ride service that has been folded into the Ride Lake County Central service; and
WHEREAS, all six townships presented the agreements to their Boards, and they were approved in January and February 2018.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that the County Board Chair, the County Clerk and the County Engineer be authorized, and they are directed to execute agreements with Antioch, Avon, Grant, and Lake Villa Townships for the receipt of $8,000 from each township and with Wauconda Township for the receipt of $4,000 for the Ride Lake County West service (previously Lake County Northwest Demonstration Project). This authorization shall include any subsequent amendments.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Board Chair, the County Clerk and the County Engineer be authorized, and they are directed to execute an agreement with Fremont Township for the receipt of $4,000 for the Ride Lake County West service (previously Lake County Northwest Demonstration Project) and the receipt of $150 for the Ride Lake County Central service. This authorization shall include any subsequent amendments.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the said paratransit services during the weekday in Antioch, Avon, Fremont, Grant, Lake Villa and Wauconda Townships will continue to be designated as the Ride Lake County West service (previously Lake County Northwest Demonstration Project), and designated as Section 09-00280-01-ES.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the said paratransit services during the weekday in the Townships of Fremont, Libertyville, Shields and the Villages of Libertyville and Mundelein will continue to be designated as the Ride Lake County Central service, and designated as Section 16-00280-04-ES.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on March 13, 2018.