HomeMy WebLinkAbout019-R-20 Authorizing the City Manager to Sign an Illinois Department of Transportation Resolution for Improvement Under the Illinois Highway Code for Improvements to Various Evanston Streets2/10/2020
19-R-20
A RESOLUTION
Authorizing the City Manager to Sign an Illinois Department of
Transportation Resolution for Improvement Under the Illinois
Highway Code for Improvements to Various Evanston Streets
WHEREAS, in order to facilitate the free flow of traffic and insure safety to
the motoring public, the City of Evanston and the Illinois Department of Transportation
("IDOT"), are desirous of entering into an Illinois Department of Transportation Resolution
for Improvement Under the Illinois Highway Code, a copy of which is attached hereto and
incorporated herein as Exhibit 1, for improvements to various streets within the City of
Evanston; and
WHEREAS, said roadway improvements consist of curb replacement,
base repair, drainage/utility structure adjustment, asphalt grinding, and resurfacing the
street with necessary incidental construction of various streets as per the attached list;
and two inch (2") asphalt surface patching on Elgin Road and Orrington Avenue (the
"Street Improvements"); and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City Manager to execute the IDOT
Resolution for Improvement Under the Illinois Highway Code, allocating a portion of the
City's Motor Fuel Tax funds in the principal amount of One Million Four Hundred
Thousand and no/100 Dollars ($1,400,000.00) to pay for said Street Improvements; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interests
of the City to execute the aforementioned resolution for certain Street Improvements,
19-R-20
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 the City
Clerk is hereby authorized to attest to the Resolution for Improvement under the Illinois
Highway Code between the City of Evanston and IDOT, attached hereto as Exhibit 1.
SECTION 2: The City Manager is also authorized and directed to
negotiate any additional conditions with IDOT for the City roadway construction using
the City's Motor Fuel Tax Funds.
SECTION 3: That this Resolution 19-R-20 shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
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19-R-20
EXHIBIT 1
Resolution for Improvement Under the
Illinois Highway Code
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