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• 60-R-02
A RESOLUTION
Expressing Intent to Participate in the Suburban
Tree Consortium Five Year Contractual Program
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston has heretofore joined the cooperative known as
the Suburban Tree Consortium; and
WHEREAS, the Suburban Tree Consortium was created to jointly purchase
parkway trees on behalf of a number of municipalities in an effort to realize cost savings
and insure a reasonable supply and variety of suitable parkway trees; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 67 of ILCS 5/11-73.1-1 entitled "Municipal and Joint
Municipal Tree Planting Programs", authorizes municipalities to jointly enter into long
• term contracts for the purchase and delivery of trees; and
WHEREAS, due to the nature of the nursery industry and the plant materials
desired by the Suburban Tree Consortium, assuring a reasonable number and variety of
parkway trees at the best price is possible only with a multi -year commitment on the
part of the Consortium Members., so as to allow adequate planning by the Consortium
and the Nurseries/Suppliers; and
WHEREAS, the Suburban Tree Consortium member municipalities provide the
Nurseries/Suppliers a projection of their parkway tree requirements for the next five
years; and
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WHEREAS, the Suburban Tree Consortium can realize the necessary number •
and variety and the best price of such parkway trees only by providing assurance to the
tree Nursery/Supplier of the level of interest by the Consortium Members;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, as follows:
SECTION 1: That the City of Evanston does hereby express its intent to remain
a member of the Suburban Tree Consortium and to procure parkway trees through the
Consortium, subject to sufficient annual budgeting therefor for the five year period.
SECTION 2: That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to send a
copy of this Resolution to the Suburban Tree Consortium Secretariat at the West central
Municipal Conference Office.
SECTION 3: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after •
its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
Lorraine H. Morton, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Adopted: i� , 2002
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