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Joint resolution authorizing a supplemental appropriation of $2,850,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds for the construction and Phase III construction engineering to reconstruct 14th Street, from Illinois Route 131 to Sheridan Road.
Staff Summary
• The County has been allocated federal funds for this improvement at a maximum amount of $13,015,079, and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) administers all federal highway funds.
• The County Board, at its November 13, 2018 meeting, approved an appropriation of $5,490,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation for this improvement.
• During construction of the project, the location, age and material of the City of Waukegan’s existing watermain, between Dugdale Road and Greenfield Avenue, were found to be different from the City’s records and needs to be replaced.
• During construction of the project, the material and age of the City of North Chicago’s existing watermain, between Greenfield Avenue and Jackson Street, were found to be different from the City’s records and needs to be replaced.
• The cost for the additional watermain work is estimated to be $2,370,000 and the Cities of Waukegan and North Chicago will reimburse the County for the actual cost to complete the work per the amended agreements.
• Upon IDOT’s approval of the additional work in the federal contract the amended municipal agreements will be approved by the Cities and the County.
• The Cities have requested an extended repayment plan that will be detailed in the amended agreements.
• This improvement is currently under construction and designated as Section 99-00260-01-WR.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, upon completion of construction and the jurisdictional transfer, 14th Street, County Highway 78, will be a designated route on the County highway system; and
WHEREAS, the free flow of traffic at 14th Street is beneficial to the safety and welfare of the State of Illinois and the County as a whole; and
WHEREAS, the County has been allocated federal funds for this improvement at a maximum amount of $13,015,079 and Illinois Department of Transportation administers all federal highway funds; and
WHEREAS, at its meeting on November 13, 2018, the County Board approved an appropriation of $5,490,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds for the local share of this project; and
WHEREAS, at its meeting on November 13, 2018, the County Board approved agreements with the City of Waukegan and the City of North Chicago which included terms and conditions for improvements to their facilities; and
WHEREAS, during construction of the project, the location, age and material of the City of Waukegan’s existing watermain, between Dugdale Road and Greenfield Avenue, were found to be different from the City’s records; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that the City of Waukegan’s existing watermain, from Dugdale Road to Greenfield Avenue, needs to be replaced and upgraded due to these new findings; and
WHEREAS, during construction of the project, the material and age of the City of North Chicago’s existing watermain, between Greenfield Avenue and Jackson Street, were found to be different from the City’s records; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that the City of North Chicago’s existing watermain, from Greenfield Avenue to Jackson Street, needs to be replaced and upgraded due to these new findings; and
WHEREAS, the cost for this additional work is the responsibility of the municipalities and the County will be reimbursed for the additional cost; and
WHEREAS, the agreements with the City of Waukegan and the City of North Chicago will need to be amended to include this additional work and cost participation; and
WHEREAS, the Illinois Department of Transportation requires a supplemental appropriation of funds to consider approving this change to the project scope.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that there is hereby appropriated a supplemental amount of $2,850,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds for the construction and Phase III construction engineering to reconstruct 14th Street, from Illinois Route 131 to Sheridan Road, and designated as Section 99-00260-01-WR.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois on January 14, 2020.