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A RESOLUTION
Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an
Agreement with the State of Illinois
And the Chicago Transit Authority for
Chicago Avenue Improvements
WHEREAS, Chicago Avenue is located in Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, and as
a dual two-lane highway extends over the main tracks and across the Chicago Transit
Authority right-of-way, by means of existing overpass structures and approaches thereto,
at a location north of Howard Street; and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois' Current Improvement Program contemplates the
• replacement of the bridge structure for highway traffic at this location; and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois, the City of Evanston, and the Chicago Transit
Authority propose to construct a new overpass structure and approaches along Chicago
Avenue spanning the railroad tracks; and
WHEREAS, in conjunction with the aforementioned project, the Chicago Transit
Authority will be required to make certain adjustments to their signal and communication
facilities and other appurtenances and furnish flaggers and other personnel as required to
protect their equipment, employees and passengers during construction; and
WHEREAS, the proposed grade separation improvement shall be financed in part
with Bridge Replacement Rehabilitation Funds as made available by the Federal -Aid
. Highway Act; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that its best interests are served by entering
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this Intergovernmental Agreement with the State of Illinois and Chicago Transit Authority,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to sign and
the City Clerk, hereby authorized and directed to attest on behalf of the City of Evanston,
an Agreement with the State of Illinois and the Chicago Transit Authority for Chicago
Avenue Improvements attached hereto as Exhibit A.
SECTION 2: That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to negotiate
any additional conditions of the Agreement as may be determined to be in the best
interests of the City. •
SECTION 3: 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: Y }� �� ` �- L� , 2000
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