Lake County Illinois - File #: 11-0662

• File #: 11-0662
• Version: 1
• Name: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Analysis and Design Tool for Optimization of Snow Plow Routes: Intergovernmental Agreement
• Type: resolution
• Status: Consent Agenda
• File created: 6/23/2011
• In control: Public Works and Transportation Committee
• Final action: 7/12/2011
• Title: Joint resolution authorizing an intergovernmental agreement between Lake County and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Department of Civil Engineering, for the development of an advanced analysis and design tool for optimization of snow plow routes. This resolution also appropriates $95,000 of Matching Tax Funds and is designated as Section 11-00000-20-ES.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/12/2011	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
7/6/2011	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the consent agenda	Pass
7/6/2011	1	Public Works and Transportation Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass

Title
Joint resolution authorizing an intergovernmental agreement between Lake County and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Department of Civil Engineering, for the development of an advanced analysis and design tool for optimization of snow plow routes. This resolution also appropriates $95,000 of Matching Tax Funds and is designated as Section 11-00000-20-ES.

Staff Summary
· University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Analysis and Design Tool for Optimization of Snow Plow Routes: Intergovernmental Agreement
· Lake County Division of Transportation, LCDOT, currently plows over 800 lane miles of county highways.
· University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Civil Engineering Department, has demonstrated experience in advanced route optimization modeling and the development of route analysis and design tools.
· An intergovernmental agreement is necessary for the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Civil Engineering Department to develop an analysis and design tool for Lake County to use for optimization of snow plow routes in Lake County.
· This resolution also appropriates $95,000 of Matching Tax Funds.

Body
R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, the Lake County Division of Transportation, LCDOT, currently plows over 800 lane miles of county highways for snow and ice control; and

WHEREAS, the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Civil Engineering Department, has demonstrated experience in advanced route optimization modeling and the development of route analysis and design tools; and

WHEREAS, the LCDOT has the necessary geographic information system tools and travel model output necessary to interface with the said advanced route optimization modeling and the development of route analysis and design; and

WHEREAS, the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Civil Engineering Department and Lake County are desirous of entering into an intergovernmental agreement for the development of an analysis and design tool for optimization of snow plow r...