HomeMy WebLinkAbout010-R-171 /27/2017
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A RESOLUTION
Authorizing the City Manager to Submit an Application for Grant Funds
from the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Control Program for the
Emerson Street Traffic Signal Modernization Project at Dodge Avenue,
Maple Avenue, Elgin Road and Elgin Road/Benson Avenue
WHEREAS, the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Control ("CMAQ")
program, is a federal grant program operated by the Chicago Metropolitan Planning
Agency ("CMAP") in partnership with other state agencies, local governments, interest
groups, and citizens, designed to enhance the transportation system and encourage
more livable communities; and
WHEREAS, CMAQ funding can be requested to support projects that will
mitigate transportation congestion,, emission reduction, operational improvements, and
mode shift, and
WHEREAS, the CMAQ Program funds eighty percent (80%) of the subject
project cost and the remaining twenty percent (20%) must be matched by the respective
program participant for the payment of construction and construction engineering costs;
and
WHEREAS, the City is submitting a CMAQ application for the construction
of the Emerson Street Traffic Signal Modernization Project at Dodge Avenue, Maple
Avenue, Elgin Road and Elgin Road/Benson Avenue (hereinafter referred to as the
"Project"); and
WHEREAS, the total Project construction cost is estimated to be one
million one hundred thousand dollars ($1,100,000.00) and construction engineering cost
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is estimated at one hundred ten thousand dollars ($110,000.00) and the City seeks to
apply to CMAP for eight hundred eighty thousand dollars ($880,000.00) of CMAQ funds
for the Project and the City's match portion for the Project will be two hundred twenty
thousand dollars ($220,000.00) for construction and one hundred ten thousand dollars
($110,000.00) for construction engineering,
NOW BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: The City Manager is hereby authorized to submit the CMAQ
Application for federal funds to CMAP and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and
directed to attest, on behalf of the City of Evanston.
SECTION 2: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to
negotiate any additional conditions of the application that he deems to be in the best
interests of the City.
SECTION 3: This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
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Rodney Gree , ity Jerk
Adopted: �VZX�-A \ , 2017
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Eliz eth B. Tisdahl, Mayor
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