INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF DUPAGE,
ILLINOIS AND THE VILLAGE OF ITASCA FOR THE SCHILLER STREET BASIN
ENHANCEMENT 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 storm water management and flood control (Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 55 paragraphs 5/5-1062.3 and 5/5-15001 et); and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY has adopted the DuPage County Stormwater Management Plan which recognizes the reduction of storm water 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 the construction of a water quality project at the Schiller Street Storm water Basin (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 Spring Book Creek, a tributary to the Salt Creek and Des Plaines 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 one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000); and
WHEREAS, the VILLAGE shall pay PROJECT expenses to the contractors as...
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