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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF DU PAGE, ILLINOIS
AND PACE, THE SUBURBAN BUS DIVISION OF THE
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A PILOT RIDESHARE ACCESS PROGRAM
FOR THE WILLOWBROOK/
HINSDALE LAKE TERRACE NEIGHBORHOOD
(ESTIMATED COUNTY COST $100,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the County of DuPage (hereinafter referred to as COUNTY) and Pace, the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, (hereinafter referred to as PACE), in order to facilitate mobility, safety and economic development, desire to implement a Pilot Rideshare Access Program (hereinafter, “RAP”) for the Hinsdale Lake Terrace and adjacent neighborhoods in unincorporated DuPage County; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY recognizes that the referenced neighborhood has been identified as a disadvantaged neighborhood in terms of income and transportation and transportation barriers by the United States Department of Transportation Justice40 Program; and
WHEREAS, the neighborhoods pertinent to this agreement suffer from significant transportation barriers to economic, social, scholastic and recreational opportunities; and
WHEREAS, PACE has successfully developed agreements with mobility companies to help individuals and neighborhoods overcome such barriers; and
WHEREAS, PACE and the COUNTY wish to assist the pertinent neighborhoods overcome barriers through the establishment of a PILOT program wherein mobility option will be provided to registered individuals and families through the Pace RAP; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY agrees to reimburse the rideshare companies through PACE for mobility services provided to residents and their families through the RAP; and
WHEREAS, an Intergovernmental Agreement entitled the Rideshare Access Reimbursement Agreement (hereinafter referred to as AGREEMENT) has been prepared and attached hereto, which outlines the responsibilities of the parties related to the RAP; and
WHEREAS, the AGREEMENT stipulates the service boundaries, eligibility requirements, terms of agreement, administration and financial parameters of the pilot RAP; and
WHEREAS, sufficient funds have been appropriated by the COUNTY to pay for its share of the cost of the RAP; and
WHEREAS, said AGREEMENT must be executed before the RAP can begin.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the DuPage County Chair is hereby authorized and directed to sign on behalf of the COUNTY, and the DuPage County Clerk is hereby authorized to attest thereto, the attached AGREEMENT between the County of DuPage and PACE; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Transportation or his designee is hereby authorized to execute any other documents necessary and pertinent to said AGREEMENT and shall take such action as may be necessary to carry out the terms of said AGREEMENT; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that three (3) original copies of this Resolution and AGREEMENT be sent to PACE for execution, by and through the DuPage County Division of Transportation.
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Enacted and approved this 12th day of November, 2024 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK