HomeMy WebLinkAbout043-R-20 Authorizing the Mayor to Sign an Illinois Department of Transportation Resolution for Improvement under the Illinois Highway Code for Improvements to Various Evanston Streets5/12/2020
43-R-20
A RESOLUTION
Authorizing the Mayor 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 Hundred Thousand
($100,000) 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,
43-R-20
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: The Mayor 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 and Rebuild Illinois Grant Funds.
SECTION 3: That this Resolution 43-R-20 shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
Attest:
5dc4ca,rdo Gomez
Eduardo Gomez, Deputy City Clerk
Adopted: May 26 . 2020
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Stephen H. Hagerty, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Kelley A. Gandurski, Corporation
Counsel
43-R-20
EXHIBIT 1
Resolution for Improvement Under the
Illinois Highway Code
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