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ANNUAL FINANCIAL COMMITMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AGENCY FOR PLANNING
TO CONSOLIDATE PLANNING OF LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION FOR THE SEVEN COUNTIES OF NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS
(COUNTY COST $79,263.00)
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WHEREAS, in 2005 the State of Illinois created the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (hereinafter referred to as CMAP) to consolidate planning of land use and transportation for the seven counties of northeastern Illinois; and
WHEREAS, CMAP continues to work with all units of local government on regional planning initiatives, including transportation, and promotes a unifying sense of the region's future land use in all its forms, and recognizes and supports local authority for decisions about land use; and
WHEREAS, when the Legislature approved State funding for CMAP, it identified that the local region must also have a commitment in the support of CMAP; and
WHEREAS, under the current federal infrastructure bill the region is expected to receive additional formula funding as well as access to new competitive grant programs; and
WHEREAS, CMAP serves a crucial role in programming federal funds, performing local and regional traffic modeling and forecasting, conducting analyses on behalf of constituent communities, assisting the region with coordination of major capital projects and the regional transportation improvement program, and supports local and county level complete street, infrastructure condition, environmental and safety planning; and
WHEREAS, the current DuPage County commitment is $79,263.00.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the County of DuPage supports the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning with a $79,263.00 (SEVENTY-NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-THREE AND NO/100 DOLLARS) payment to promote planning of land use and transportation for the seven counties of northea...
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