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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF DUPAGE, ILLINOIS
AND THE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SERVICES
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WHEREAS, the Illinois General Assembly has granted the COUNTY authority to take action to control flooding, manage stormwater and prevent water pollution and to enter into agreements for the purposes of stormwater management, flood control and preventing water pollution (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 stream maintenance, erosion control, and enhancing water quality as an integral part of the proper management of storm and flood waters; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY has adopted Appendix J into the DuPage County Stormwater Management Plan, of which countywide water quality public education is a significant component; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY and its municipalities are required to establish a water quality public education program for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II permit, effective March 2003; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY has developed a Water Quality Improvement Program that provides for, among other things, public education; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY requires professional educational services to supplement and complement existing water quality education programs and provide integrated water quality education to certain segments of the population; and
WHEREAS, the CONSULTANT has experience and expertise in this area and is in the business of providing such professional water quality education services and is willing to perform the required services for an amount not to exceed seventy-seven
thousand dollars and 00/100 ($77,000.00).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the DuPage County Board that the attached AGREEMENT between the COUNTY and The Conservation Foundation is hereby accepted and approved, 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, by and through the Stormwater Management Department, to The Conservation Foundation, 10S404 Knoch Knolls Rd., Naperville, Illinois 60565; and Nicholas Alfonso/State's Attorney's Office.
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Enacted and approved this 10th day of September, 2024 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK