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AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement to Sell Water
to New Wholesale Water Customers,
the Villages of Morton Grove and Niles, Illinois
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: Legislative Statement. The City of Evanston is the owner
and operator of a water intake, filtration, treatment and pumping plant located at 555
Lincoln Street, Evanston, Illinois. Evanston draws water from Lake Michigan for
Evanston's drinkable water, firefighting and fire protection needs for its community, and
for distribution and resale to its customers. The Village of Morton Grove and the Village
of Niles want to purchase drinkable Lake Michigan water from Evanston for distribution
and sale to the customers of their respective water systems. The initial term of the
Agreement will be for 39 years, and may be renewed as provided for in the terms of the
Agreement.
SECTION 2: The City Manager is authorized and directed to negotiate
with the Villages of Morton Grove and Niles, Illinois, an Agreement to sell water, in
substantial conformance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement described in
Exhibit A. The Corporation Counsel is authorized to approve the Agreement as to form
and legality prior to its execution by the City Manager.
SECTION 3: If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any
person or circumstance is ruled unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity
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shall not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect
without the invalid application or provision, and each invalid provision or invalid
application of this ordinance is severable.
SECTION 4: The Legislative Statement in Section 1 is declared to be prima
facie evidence of the law of the City and shall be received in evidence as provided by
the Illinois Compiled Statutes and the courts of the State of Illinois.
SECTION 5: This Ordinance 5-0-17 shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
Introduced: January 23, 2017
Adopted: February 13, 2017
Attest,
Rodney Gr e,'City Clerk
Approved:
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Eliz, eth B. Tisdahl, Mayor
Approved as for
W. Grant arrar, C poration Counsel
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EXHIBIT A
LINK TO PROPOSED TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF WATER SALES AGREEMENT
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