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INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF DUPAGE, ILLINOIS AND NAPERVILLE PARK DISTRICT FOR THE PERMEABLE
PAVERS AT THE COMMUNITY GARDEN PLOTS PROJECT resolution
WHEREAS, the DISTRICT and the COUNTY are public agencies within the meaning of the Illinois "Intergovernmental Cooperation Act" and as authorized by Article 7, Section 10 of the Constitution of the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the purposes of the "Intergovernmental Cooperation Act" and Article 7 of the Constitution of the State of Illinois include fostering cooperation among government bodies; and
WHEREAS, the Illinois General Assembly has granted the COUNTY authority to take action to manage stormwater and control flooding and to enter into agreements for the purposes of stormwater management and flood control (Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 55 paragraphs 5/5-1062.3 and 5/5-15001 et seq.); and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY has adopted the DuPage County Stormwater Management Plan which recognizes the reduction of stormwater runoff and improving water quality as an integral part of the proper management of storm and flood waters; and
WHEREAS, the DISTRICT has developed a conceptual design report for the design, construction, and maintenance of a permeable paver parking lot at the Ron Ory Community Garden Plots (herein referred to as the "PROJECT"); and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY and the DISTRICT have determined that the construction of the PROJECT will benefit local citizens by improving the water quality in the Lower West Branch DuPage River; and
WHEREAS, the DISTRICT has requested COUNTY participation in cost sharing of the PROJECT through a grant from the COUNTY'S Water Quality Improvement Program in an amount not to exceed sixty thousand dollars ($60,000); and
WHEREAS, the DISTRICT shall pay PROJECT expenses to the contractors as they become due and will be reimbursed by the County for qualified expenses per this AGREEMENT; and
WHEREAS, the DISTRICT shall share any available data collected from the PROJECT for the purposes of fostering community education and improving upon similar future projects; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the DuPage County Board that the attached AGREEMENT between the COUNTY and the Naperville Park District, is hereby accepted and approved in an amount not to exceed sixty thousand dollars and zero cents ($60,000.00) and that the Chair of the DuPage County Board is hereby authorized and directed to execute the AGREEMENT on behalf of the COUNTY.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the DuPage County Clerk be directed to transmit certified copies of this Resolution and the attached AGREEMENT to the Naperville Park District Stream, Attn: Peggy Mota, Project Manager, 320 W. Jackson Avenue, Naperville, IL 60540; Nicholas Alfonso/State's Attorney’s Office; County Auditor; Finance Director; Treasurer; Purchasing; and to the DuPage County Stormwater Management Department, by and through the Stormwater Management Department.
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Enacted and approved this 11th day of June, 2024 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK