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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF DU PAGE
AND THE MORTON ARBORETUM
FOR THE ILLINOIS PRAIRIE PATH ENHANCEMENT PROJECT
(COUNTY TO BE REIMBURSED UP TO $10,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the County of DuPage (hereinafter referred to as “COUNTY”) has secured funding from the Morton Arboretum (hereinafter referred to as the “ARBORETUM”), to remove invasive understory growth and replace them with native oak trees, along a section of the Illinois Prairie Path (hereinafter referred to as the “PROJECT”); and
WHEREAS, the PROJECT presents an opportunity to improve the health of oak ecosystems on the DuPage County regional trail network where mature White and Red Oaks are established; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY has secured grant funding in the amount of $10,000.00 from the ABORETUM; and
WHEREAS an Agreement (hereinafter referred to as “AGREEMENT”) has been prepared and attached hereto, which outlines the financial participation of the parties related to the costs for the PROJECT and their participation in and maintenance of the PROJECT; and
WHEREAS, said AGREEMENT must be executed before eligible reimbursable costs for the PROJECT can be requested.
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 the referenced AGREEMENT with the ARBORETUM; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution and two (2) original copies of the AGREEMENT be sent to the ARBORETUM, by and through the DuPage County Division of Transportation.
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Enacted and approved this 14th day of November, 2023 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK