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Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $1,724,566.80 for the Sylvan Lake Dam Modification Project by the Stormwater Management Commission (SMC) funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation (LPDM) program through the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA).
Staff Summary
* SMC has entered into an agreement with the IEMA for a grant (LPDM-PJ-05-IL-2022-003) to develop and implement the Sylvan Lake Dam Modification Project in unincorporated Mundelein, in Fremont Township.
* The amount of the grant agreement is $1,724,566.80 of which $1,293,424.80 is federal contributions and $431,142 is the required non-federal contributions.
* The improvements at the Sylvan Lake Dam include relocation of the sanitary sewer along North Highland Drive and reconstruction of the Sylvan Lake Dam and appurtenances.
* Emergency appropriations are needed for the project cost of $1,724,566.80 which is not included in the current fiscal year budget. SMC will use funding for project expenditures which will be reimbursed by the IEMA.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission (SMC) is undertaking one of four of the Lake County's 2022 Priority Flood Mitigation projects through the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation (LPDM) Program to develop and implement the Sylvan Lake Dam Modification Project to protect against the risk of flooding and flood-related damages; and
WHEREAS, the Stormwater Management Commission has entered into an agreement with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency to develop and implement the Sylvan Lake Dam Modification Project, which includes design, engineering, construction, and final site restoration; and
WHEREAS, the SMC has authorized staff time for grant management and technical services toward the cost of implementing t...
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