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INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF DU PAGE, ILLINOIS
AND THE CITY OF WHEATON
IMPROVEMENTS OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY
ADJOINING THE DUPAGE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CAMPUS
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WHEREAS, the County of DuPage (hereinafter referred to as COUNTY) and the City of Wheaton (hereinafter referred to as CITY) are public agencies within the meaning of the Illinois Intergovernmental Cooperation Act 5 ILCS 220/1 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 10, of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois encourages and provides for units of local government to contract and otherwise associate with each other to exercise, combine or transfer any power or function; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY by virtue of its power set forth in the Counties Code 55 ILCS 5/1001 et seq. and in the Illinois Highway Code 605 ILCS 5/5-101 et. seq. and the CITY by virtue of its home rule power set forth in the Illinois Municipal Code 65 ILCS 5/5-1-1 et seq. are authorized to enter into agreements and contracts; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY has received funding from the Illinois State Board of Elections Polling Place Accessibility Grant to improve accessibility at election facilities within the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, IL 60187 (hereinafter
referred to as the “PROJECT”); and
WHEREAS, the PROJECT will include engineering and construction of new pavement and associated drainage improvements serving the northeast parking lot of the DuPage County Fairgrounds; and
WHEREAS, the CITY has requested that the COUNTY construct, as a part of the PROJECT, new pavement suitable for heavy truck traffic within the CITY-owned portion of the PROJECT area (hereinafter referred to as the “WORK”); and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY is willing to incorporate the WORK into the construction of the PROJECT because of the benefit to the residents of DuPage County, the CITY and the public; and
WHEREAS, an Intergovernmental Agreement has been prepared and is attached that outlines the rights, responsibilities and financial obligations of the COUNTY and the CITY related to the PROJECT; and
WHEREAS, the Intergovernmental Agreement must be executed before the construction begins.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Chair of the DuPage County Board is hereby directed and authorized to execute the attached AGREEMENT on behalf of the COUNTY and the DuPage County Clerk is hereby authorized to attest thereto; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that one (1) original of this resolution and Intergovernmental Agreement be sent to the CITY, by and through the Division of Transportation.
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Enacted and approved this 12th day of March, 2024 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK