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RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF
DU PAGE, ILLINOIS AND ST. JOSEPH CREEK CONDOMINUM ASSOCIATION
FOR THE ST. JOSEPH CREEK CONDOMINIUM FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT
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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 stormwater management and flood control purposes (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 the reduction of stormwater runoff and improving water quality as an integral part of the proper management of storm and flood waters; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY adopted the St. Joseph Creek Watershed Plan on February 21, 2021, which outlines project alternatives within the watershed which reduce stormwater runoff and improve water quality as an integral part of the proper management of storm and flood waters; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY has been awarded $179,266,585 in funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA); and
WHEREAS, ARPA permits, and the COUNTY has allocated, the use of ARPA funds for qualifying stormwater infrastructure projects; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY has also been awarded $915,000 in grant funding through the FEMA and IEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance Program specifically for the building commonly known as 4731 St. Joseph Creek Road ("the St. Joseph Creek Condominium Buildings"); and
WHEREAS, the installation and construction of flood walls and flood gates at the St. Joseph Creek Condominium Buildings "A" "B" and "C," was a recommended project in the adopted St. Joseph Creek Watershed Plan; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY and ASOCIATION have agreed in concept that the "St. Joseph Creek Condominium Flood Mitigation Project" meets the criteria as a project that qualif...
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