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INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF DUPAGE, ILLINOIS
AND THE VILLAGE OF GLENDALE HEIGHTS
FOR THE ARMITAGE CREEK STREAM IMPROVEMENTS-
REACH 13 AND 14 PROJECT
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WHEREAS, the VILLAGE 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 VILLAGE has developed a conceptual design for a stream restoration project along Armitage Creek in Glendale Heights (herein referred to as the “PROJECT”); and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY and the VILLAGE have determined that the construction of the PROJECT will benefit local citizens by improving the water quality in Armitage Creek, a tributary to the East Branch DuPage River; and
WHEREAS, the VILLAGE 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 eighty-two thousand five hundred eighty-five dollars ($82,585); and
WHEREAS, the VILLAGE shall pay PROJECT expenses to the contractors as they become due and will be reimbursed by the County for qualified expenses not to exceed eighty-two thousand five hundred eighty-five dollars ($82,585) per this AGREEMENT; and
WHEREAS, the VILLAGE 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 DISTRICT is hereby accepted and approved in an amount not to exceed eighty-two thousand five hundred eighty-five dollars ($82,585); 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 Village of Glendale Heights, 1615 Glen Ellyn Drive, Glendale Heights, IL 60139; and Nicholas Alfonso/State's Attorney's Office.
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Enacted and approved this 13 day of June, 2023 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK