HomeMy WebLinkAbout076-R-19 Authorizing the City Manager to Sign a Local Agency Agreement for Federal Participation with the Illinois Department of Transportation for the Central Street Bridge Replacement Project and Authorizing Funding to Purchase Property7/11 /2019
76-R-19
A RESOLUTION
Authorizing the City Manager to Sign a Local Agency Agreement for
Federal Participation with the Illinois Department of Transportation
for the Central Street Bridge Replacement Project and Authorizing
Funding to Purchase Property
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston and Illinois Department of Transportation
(hereinafter "IDOT" ), in the interest of improving the overall structure of the Central Street
Bridge, are desirous of removing the existing bridge structure and replacing it with a wider
structure over the North Shore Channel, said improvement to be identified as State
Section Number: 16-00278-00-BR, State Job Number: R-91-301-16, and Project Number:
BRM-9003(759), hereinafter referred to as the "Project"; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto are desirous of said Project because it will
have immediate benefit to the residents of the area and permanent in nature; and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois and the City of Evanston wish to avail
themselves of federal money committed to fund the replacement of the bridge and
purchase real property from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District for the price of
$700,000 (.304 acres) ("Property Purchase") which is necessary for this Project; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Evanston hereby determines it
is in the best interests of the City to enter into the Local Agency Agreement with said
parties,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
76-R-19
SECTION 1: The City Manager is hereby authorized to sign and the City
Clerk is hereby authorized to attest to the local Agency Agreement for Federal
Participation with the Illinois Department of Transportation to fund the Property Purchase
for the new bridge, attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to
negotiate any additional conditions of the Local Agency Agreement as he may
determine to be in the best interests of the City.
SECTION 3: That this Resolution 76-R-19 shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
Attes
Devon Reid, City Clerk
Adopted: vo-\ , 2019
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Stephen �i. Hag rt , or I
Approved as to form:
Michelle L. Masoncup, Corporation
Counsel
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