Lake County Public Works, Planning & Transportation Committee met Sept. 7.
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call of Members
4. Addenda to the Agenda
5. Public Comment (Items not on the agenda)
6. Chair's Remarks
7. Unfinished Business
8. New Business
REGULAR AGENDA
*PLANNING, BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT*
8.1 22-0023
Director's Report - Planning, Building and Development.
*DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION*
8.2 22-1232
Joint resolution appropriating a supplemental amount of $210,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for maintaining streets and highways, including utility services, under the applicable Illinois Highway Code, from December 1, 2021 to November 30, 2022.
∙ The Lake County Board, at its August 10, 2021 meeting, approved an appropriation of $806,400 of Motor Fuel Tax funds and $200,000 of Matching Tax funds.
∙ Due to the volatility of aluminum prices, the group 10 contract was terminated and rebid in June of 2022 after only 20 percent of the materials had been ordered. Material costs for storm sewers, asphalt, striping paint, and sign materials has increased an average of 34 percent in the last year.
∙ Patrol One general maintenance materials and services may include, but not be limited to, supplies such as paint, signposts, shoulder aggregate, and de-icing materials, as well as utility services and repairs.
∙ This resolution is appropriating a supplemental amount of $210,000 for the remaining expenses in fiscal year 2022.
8.3 22-1233
Joint resolution supporting an application by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) to the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) for a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) planning grant for the creation of a regional and seven county-wide safety action plans.
∙ United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) is currently accepting applications for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program; applicants can apply for planning or implementation grants.
∙ Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is applying for a joint planning grant to develop a regional and seven county-wide safety action plans.
∙ Once an agency has an approved safety action plan, they are eligible in future application cycles to apply for implementation grants through the SS4A program.
∙ The SS4A program is authorized for $6 billion in competitive grants over the next five years.
∙ This resolution supports CMAP’s application to USDOT for a regional joint application and, if awarded, an agreement and appropriation of the required matching funds will be brought back to the Lake County Board for approval.
8.4 22-1234
Joint resolution authorizing grant applications to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) for an Illinois Transportation Enhancements Program (ITEP) grant for a segment of the Patriot Path, from the Des Plaines River Trail to east of O’Plaine Road, and for the non-motorized improvements constructed as part of the Cedar Lake Road realignment project, from Hart Road to Nippersink Road. ∙ The Illinois Transportation Enhancements Program Cycle 15 is underway.
∙ The Patriot Path is a new multi-use path to provide a non-motorized travel connection from the Des Plaines River Trail to the Robert McClory Bike Path.
∙ The Cedar Lake Road realignment will create a new intersection at Illinois Route 134. The project will improve safety and mobility between Nippersink Road and Hart Road, enhance the Metra train station site, and add non-motorized connectivity throughout the project limits.
∙ This resolution authorizes the Lake County Division of Transportation to submit two applications and, if approved, they will be brought back to the Lake County Board for acceptance of the grant agreements and appropriation of the necessary matching funds.
∙ These improvements are included in the Transportation Improvement Program.
8.5 22-0022
Director's Report - Division of Transportation.
*PUBLIC WORKS*
8.6 22-1224
Joint resolution authorizing the Assumption Resolution supporting the Dissolution of Lakes Region Sanitary District as agreed in the 2019 Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Lake County and Lakes Region Sanitary District (LRSD) to merge operations leading to the District’s dissolvement.
∙ The “Restated and Amended” Intergovernmental Agreement codified the implementation for the County to assume ownership and operation of the District’s systems and allow for the dissolvement of the District.
∙ The County assumed operations in June 2019, since that time, the District disposed of its remaining property and resolved its remaining debt obligation by eliminating an estimated $1.2 million dollar per year tax levy on approximately
11,000 parcels.
∙ Having resolved the District’s final debt obligations, the LRSD passed the
“Dissolution Resolution” directing all “Pre-Closing Activities” and “Closing Activities” be undertaken as defined in the Intergovernmental Agreement to fully effectuate Closing at a “Final Closing Date” at its August 10, 2022 meeting.
∙ This resolution is intended to serve as the formal legislative action of the County Board pursuant to 70ILCS 2805/33.1 to acquire all the assets and responsibilities of the District upon its dissolution and to exercise the statutory powers of the District at the “Final Closing Date.”
8.7 22-1225
Presentation of the Proposed 2023-2027 Capital Improvement Program for the Lake County Department of Public Works.
8.8 22-0024
Director's Report - Public Works.
9. County Administrator's Report
10. Executive Session
11. Members' Remarks
12. Adjournment
Next Meeting: September 28, 2022
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