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JOINT FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR PE/ROW
BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF DU PAGE AND
THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
EAST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER TRAIL
FROM ILLINOIS PRAIRIE PATH TO ILLINOIS 56
SECTION NO. 23-00002-08-BT
(COUNTY TO BE REIMBURSED 80% UP TO $1,200,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the County of DuPage (hereinafter “COUNTY”) and the Illinois Department of Transportation (hereinafter “STATE”) in order to facilitate multi-modal access and to ensure the safety of all users, desire to construct the East Branch DuPage River Trail, from Illinois Prairie Path to Illinois 56 (hereinafter “IMPROVEMENT”); and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY and the STATE desire to cooperate in an effort to construct the IMPROVEMENT because of the immediate benefit of the IMPROVEMENT to the people of the State of Illinois and to the residents of DuPage County; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY will be the lead agency for preliminary engineering subject to reimbursement by the STATE; and
WHEREAS, a Joint Funding Agreement for PE/ROW for Federal Participation, (hereinafter “AGREEMENT”) has been prepared and attached hereto, which outlines the financial participation of the parties related to the preliminary engineering costs for the IMPROVEMENT; and
WHEREAS, the estimated cost of the preliminary engineering for the IMPROVEMENT is $1,500,000.00 and the estimated reimbursement to the COUNTY by the STATE is $1,200,000.00; and
WHEREAS, through a separate agreement, sufficient funds have been appropriated to pay for preliminary engineering of the IMPROVEMENT; and
WHEREAS, said AGREEMENT must be executed before the COUNTY is eligible to be reimbursed by the STATE for incurred costs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the DuPage County Chair is hereby authorized and directed to sign on behalf of the COUNTY, the referenced AGREEMENT with the STATE; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that six (6) original copies of the Resolution and AGREEMENT be sent to the STATE, by and through the DuPage County Division of Transportation.
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Enacted and approved this 14th day of November, 2023 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK