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Resolution approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Village of Libertyville for the Winchester House property at 1125 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Libertyville, Illinois.
Staff Summary
• Operations within Winchester House ended in June 2020 and the building complex is slated for demolition as part of the Facilities Capital Improvement Plan.
• Facilities and Construction Services has requested permission to shut down the Fire Protection systems and utilities within Winchester House in preparation of the demolition of the building and to avoid unnecessary heating costs through the winter.
• Facilities and Construction Services staff met with the Village of Libertyville staff to develop the MOU which includes the terms and conditions for shutting down the Winchester House to provide for a safe and secure property.
• The MOU with the Village of Libertyville will allow full closure of all utilities and fire protection systems within the building and provide joint public safety training of the property, beginning in September through the building’s demolition, for the Libertyville Police and Fire Departments, the Lake County Sheriff, and Emergency Management agencies.
Body
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Operations within Winchester House ended in June 2020 and the building complex is slated for demolition as part of the Facilities Capital Improvement Plan; and
WHEREAS, Facilities and Construction Services has requested permission to shut down the Fire Protection systems and utilities within Winchester House in order to prepare for the demolition of the building and to avoid unnecessary heating costs through the winter; and
WHEREAS, Facilities and Construction Services staff met with Village of Libertyville staff to develop a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which includes the terms and conditions for shutting down the Winchester House to provide for a safe and secure property; and
WHEREAS, the MOU with the Village of Libertyville will allow full closure of all utilities and fire protection systems within the building and provide joint public safety training of the property, beginning in September through the building’s demolition, for the Libertyville Police and Fire Departments, the Lake County Sheriff, and Emergency Management agencies.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, the Memorandum of Understanding between Lake County and the Village of Libertyville for shutting down the Winchester House to provide for a safe and secure property is authorized.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois on September 08, 2020.