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Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with the Village of Lake Villa (Village) relating to the intersection improvements at Fairfield Road and Monaville Road.
Staff Summary
• The Village has an existing sanitary sewer forcemain that must be relocated to accommodate the intersection improvement.
• A majority of the forcemain is located within a superior easement which causes Lake County to be responsible for the cost of its relocation, estimated to be $70,000.
• The Village has requested the County also pay for relocation of the portion that is not within the superior easement in exchange for vacation of the superior easement, estimated to be $40,000, and the Village would be responsible for all costs should the forcemain need to be modified or relocated in the future.
• The Village would also like to provide a future non-motorized connection from Amber Lane west to the Grant Woods Forest Preserve trail for which the County would participate in accordance with the non-motorized policy.
• This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with construction planned to begin in 2021, and designated as Section 15-00120-06-CH.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Fairfield Road, County Highway 49, and Monaville Road, County Highway 55, are designated routes on the County highway system; and
WHEREAS, to ensure the free flow of traffic and the safety and welfare of the motoring public, Lake County is desirous of improving the intersection of Fairfield Road and Monaville Road by constructing a roundabout; and
WHEREAS, the Village has a sanitary forcemain within the project limits that needs to be relocated to accommodate the intersection improvement; and
WHEREAS, a majority of the forcemain is located within a superior easement which causes Lake County to be responsible for the cost of its relocation; and
WHEREAS, the Village is desirous that Lake County pay for said relocation in exchange for the vacation of the superior easement; and
WHEREAS, The Village is also desirous to provide a future non-motorized connection from Amber Lane west to the Grant Woods Forest Preserve trail system; and
WHEREAS, Lake County would participate in the construction cost of a future non-motorized connection, within the limits of this improvement and in accordance with its Policy on Infrastructure Guidelines for Non-Motorized Travel Investment; and
WHEREAS, Lake County and the Village are desirous of entering into an agreement stating the terms and conditions associated with the sanitary sewer forcemain relocation and participation in a future non-motorized connection, a draft copy of which is 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 an agreement, and any subsequent amendments, between Lake County and the Village for improvements to the intersection of Fairfield Road and Monaville Road, and designated as Section 15-00120-06-CH.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Engineer shall transmit, in writing, the final agreement and any amendments, to be executed by the County Board Chair and the County Clerk.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on April 13, 2021.