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INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF DUPAGE
AND VILLAGE OF GLEN ELLYN
FOR MAINTENANCE OF CH 47/ILLINOIS PRAIRIE PATH
AND SOUTH COMMUTER PARKING LOTS
BETWEEN PROSPECT AVENUE AND TAYLOR AVENUE
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WHEREAS, the County of DuPage (hereinafter “COUNTY”) owns certain real property within the corporate limits of the Village of Glen Ellyn (hereinafter “VILLAGE”) and maintains a recreational trail, CH47/Illinois Prairie Path (hereinafter “IPP”), on a portion of the property and the VILLAGE operates commuter parking facilities on and near the property, shown on Exhibit A, incorporated herein by reference; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY implemented the 2003 Proposed Improvement Plan for the existing DuPage County Trail System: Illinois Prairie Path and Great Western Trail (per Agreement EN-0011-03) which identified the previously constructed commuter parking lot and
recreational trail located south of the railroad tracks in the VILLAGE, on the DuPage Parkway CH47/Illinois Prairie Path between Park Boulevard and Montclair Avenue (per Agreement DT-0037-07); and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY and VILLAGE have recently improved the existing parking lot between Park Boulevard and Montclair Avenue (Exhibit A, “Parking Lot C”) as well as the IPP between Park Boulevard and Montclair Avenue, by the addition of landscaping for both the trail and parking lot; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY and the VILLAGE desire to document maintenance responsibilities for the aforementioned and existing improvements on the IPP and adjacent south parking lots between Prospect Avenue and Taylor Avenue (the “PROJECT”) for the benefit to the residents of the Village of Glen Ellyn and DuPage County; and
WHEREAS, a cooperative intergovernmental agreement hereinafter (“AGREEMENT”) is appropriate and such an agreement is authorized and encouraged by Article 7, Section 10 of the Illinois Constitution and Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (5 ILCS 220/1 et seq.).
WHEREAS, the COUNTY, by virtue of its powers set forth in the “Counties Code” (55 ILCS 5/5-1001 et seq.) and the “Illinois Highway Code” (605 ILCS 5/5-101 et seq.), and the VILLAGE by virtue of its powers set forth in the “Illinois Municipal Code” (65 ILCS 5/5-1-1 et
seq.) are authorized to enter into this AGREEMENT; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Chair of the DuPage County Board is hereby authorized and directed 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) certified original of this Resolution and Intergovernmental Agreement be sent to the VILLAGE, by and through the Division of Transportation.
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Enacted and approved this 24th day of November, 2026 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK