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15-R-20
A RESOLUTION
1 /23/2020
1 /29/2020
Authorizing the City Manager to Submit an Application for the Cook
County Animal Shelter Grant
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston owns and maintains an animal shelter in
Evanston operated by the Evanston Animal Shelter Agency (EASA); and
WHEREAS, the animal shelter building has been deemed to be
inadequate for current animal shelter operations; and
WHEREAS, due to the current design of the building, a substantial
investment of capital funding would be required to rehabilitate and bring the animal
shelter building to current standards; and
WHEREAS, Cook County has designated eight million dollars
($8,000,000) for animal shelter capital improvements through the Cook County Animal
Shelter (CCAS) Grant Program in Cook County; and
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston wishes to apply for funds through the
CCAS Grant Program, which would potentially provide up to four million five hundred
thousand dollars ($4,500,000) towards the building and site improvement project, with
the remainder of the funding provided from the City of Evanston (in the amount of one
million dollars ($1,000,000), in conjunction with fundraising efforts by the EASA (in the
amount of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000); and
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Evanston has determined it is
in the best interests of the City to apply for the CCAS grant for county funding to
contribute towards the rehabilitation project and improve EASA's operating capacity and
capabilities,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: The City Manager is hereby authorized to sign and submit all
necessary application documents for the CCAS grant.
SECTION 2: The City Manager is also authorized and directed to
negotiate and execute any additional documents required for the grant application as
she, may determine to be in the best interests of the City.
SECTION 3: That this Resolution 15-R-20 shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
Attest:
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Adopted: brvcif� a , 2020
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Stephen H. I-�a(gYVIyo,
Approved as,to form:
Nicholas Cummings, �e�p ty City
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