Lake County Illinois - File #: 19-0521

• File #: 19-0521
• Version: 2
• Name: State Capital Bill/Consensus Plan: Resolution of Support
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/21/2019
• In control: Legislative Committee
• Final action: 4/9/2019
• Title: Joint resolution urging the Governor of Illinois and the General Assembly to work together to pass a transportation capital bill in Fiscal Year 2019 that will provide necessary sustainable funding to maintain the public infrastructure and make critical improvements to meet current and future travel demands, including engineering and constructing the improvements identified in the State Highway Consensus Plan for Lake County.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/9/2019	2	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
4/4/2019	2	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the regular agenda	Pass
4/3/2019	1	Public Works, Planning & Transportation Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass
4/2/2019	1	Legislative Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass

Title
Joint resolution urging the Governor of Illinois and the General Assembly to work together to pass a transportation capital bill in Fiscal Year 2019 that will provide necessary sustainable funding to maintain the public infrastructure and make critical improvements to meet current and future travel demands, including engineering and constructing the improvements identified in the State Highway Consensus Plan for Lake County.

Staff Summary
* Lake County is in support of a multi-modal transportation system that includes motorized and non-motorized elements.
* Lake County understands that an efficient and sustainable transportation network contributes to the high quality of life for County residents and promotes a strong economy.
* A State Highway Consensus Plan was developed in 2006 and reaffirmed with Lake County partner communities in 2019, which identified more than $1,500,000,000 worth of regionally beneficial capacity improvements needed on the State Highway System.
* The Consensus Plan takes a regional approach and selected projects based on benefits to the overall system. Since 2006, this plan has been viewed as a model for collaboration, success, and results across the state.
* Lake County has invested more than $150,000,000 of local money to improve the State Highway System over the past ten years, and more than $1,000,000,000 worth of improvements remain on the State Highway Consensus Plan for Lake County.

Body
R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, businesses and over 700,000 residents in Lake County rely on a transportation system that incorporates elements owned by the state, the County, 52 municipalities, 15 road districts, the Illinois Tollway, Metra and Pace; and

WHEREAS, the transportation network supports the efficient movement of people, goods and services and is the backbone of the economy; and

WHEREAS, Lake County is in support of a multi-modal transportation system that includes motorized and non-motorized elements; and

WHEREAS, Lake Co...