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57-R-16
A RESOLUTION
Authorizing the City Manager to Submit a Grant Application and
Negotiate and Execute a Grant Agreement for the Chi -Cal Rivers Fund
Administered By the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
WHEREAS, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ("NFWF")
administers and awards an annual grant from the Chi -Cal Rivers Fund, a public -private
partnership working to restore the health, vitality, and accessibility of the waterways in the
Chicago and Calumet region by supporting green storm water infrastructure, habitat
enhancement, and public use improvements; and
WHEREAS, the Chi -Cal Rivers Fund is a grant in the amount of up to one
hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), with a required one to one match provided by
selected fund recipients, to be utilized for the grantee's projects over the course of two
years; and
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston ("City"), if selected, will designate in -kind
services, such as labor and materials, with a value of up to a one hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000.00) from the Environmental Services Bureau to provide matching
funds for the grant -approved projects; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined it is in the best interests of
the City to submit a Grant Application and negotiate and execute a Grant Agreement
with NFWF to financially support the City's desire to enhance habitats for pollinators,
migratory birds, and monarch butterflies along the North Shore channel,
57-R-16
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: The foregoing recitals are hereby found as fact and
incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to submit
an electronic Grant Application identified as the Chi -Cal Rivers Fund Administered by the
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
SECTION 3: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to sign
and execute the Grant Agreement by and between the City of Evanston and the National
Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
SECTION 4: That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to
negotiate any remaining terms of the Grant Application and Grant Agreement as he
may be deem to be in the best interests of the City.
SECTION 5: That this Resolution 57-R-16 shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
Att
Rodney Gr e, Ci y Clerk
Adopted: 111� 2016
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Eliiat5eth B. Tisdahl, Mayor