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A RESOLUTION
Authorizing City Sponsorship and Filing of an
Application By Custer Street Fair, Inc. to the Congestion
Mitigation Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ),
For Funding the Rehabilitation of the Main Street Metra Station
And Streetscape at 600 Main Street
WHEREAS, the CMAQ is a federally -funded program of surface transportation
improvements designed to reduce congestion and to improve air quality and authorized by
the Transportation Equity Act for the 215t Century., signed into law in June, 1998; and
WHEREAS, the Illinois Department of Transportation administers the CMAQ
• Program in Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the Custer Street Fair, Inc. is a not -for -profit community -based
corporation which desires to undertake the rehabilitation and restoration of the Main Street
Metra Train Station ("Train Station") at 600 Main Street and the streetscape (collectively
"The Project") at 600 Main Street; and
WHEREAS, the Train Station is owned by the Union Pacific Railroad and operated
by Metra; and
WHEREAS, Custer Street Fair, Inc. has a twenty-year lease from Union Pacific
Railroad; and
WHEREAS, Custer Street Fair, Inc. has obtained the consent of Union Pacific
Railroad and Metra for The Project; and
WHEREAS, Custer Street Fair, Inc., will manage the parking and passenger
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services and establish the Train Station as a Cultural Center during non -commuter hours;
and
WHEREAS, among the streetscape renovations are repaving of the last brick street
in Evanston, installation of new street lights and fencing, and repair of the stairs leading
from the brick street to the Train Station; and
WHEREAS, the subject brick street runs in a northerly direction between
Washington Street on the south, Main Street to the north, Custer Avenue on the west, and
Chicago Avenue on the east, as more particularly shown on the diagram in Exhibit A,
attached hereto and made a part hereof; and
WHEREAS, among the restoration and rehabilitation work to be performed on the
Train Station are installation of new lighting, an interior staircase, lavatories which meet •
Americans With Disabilities Act Standards, and an increase in square footage of about
sixty percent; and
WHEREAS, CMAQ monies are available to fund The Project; and
WHEREAS, the Custer Street Fair, Inc. will reimburse the City for any expenditures
it may become liable for as sponsor; and
WHEREAS, the street restoration and rehabilitation project is estimated to be
$391,693.00 with a CMAQ Share of $313,355.00 and a Sponsor Share of $78,338.00;
and
WHEREAS, the building rehabilitation project is estimated to be $404,253.00 with
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a CMAQ Share of $323,403.00 and a Sponsor Share of $80,850.00; and
WHEREAS, CMAQ requires private sector applicants, such as Custer Street Fair,
Inc., to be sponsored by a government agency; and
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston is an agency of local government which has
agreed to sponsor the CMAQ application of Custer Street Fair, Inc. for The Project; and
WHEREAS, among the divers responsibilities of a sponsor are ensuring that the
project meets federal design standards and costs, committing the local matching funds,
assuring completion of projects for which federal funds have been expended, resolving any
jurisdictional issues, oversight of the technical work to ensure that professional standards
are maintained, and, if required, post -completion maintenance of the project and air quality
• studies; and
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WHEREAS, Custer Street Fair, Inc. and the City hereby agree that they will enter
into an Agreement whereby Custer Street Fair, Inc. will assume all responsibilities of the
sponsor arising out of or connected with The Project and will provide the City with all
insurance deemed appropriate and applicable by the City; and
WHEREAS, the said improvements, designed to improve air quality by encouraging
use of public transportation, are in the best interests of the citizens of Evanston; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: The City of Evanston hereby agrees to sponsor and file the application
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of the Custer Street Fair, Inc. to seek CMAQ funding for the rehabilitation and renovation
of the Main Street Metra Train Station and of the streetscape at 600 Main Street.
SECTION 2: The City Manager is hereby authorized to sign, and the City Clerk to
attest, all documents required by, or necessary to, such sponsorship and filing.
SECTION 3: The City Manager is hereby further authorized to execute an
Agreement with Custer Street Fair, Inc., consistent with this Resolution 14-R-00, providing
for Custer Street Fair, Inc. to perform all responsibilities imposed on the City arising out of
or connected with its sponsorship of The Project and filing of the application. The City
Manager is authorized to negotiate any additional terms and conditions deemed in the best
interests of the City.
SECTION 4: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after the •
date of its passage and approval in the manner required by law.
Adopted: > , 2000
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