HomeMy WebLinkAbout026-R-21 MFT Fund Transfer for General Maintenance FY 202126-R-21
A RESOLUTION
Authorizing the Mayor to sign an Illinois Department of Transportation
Resolution for Maintenance of Streets and Highways in order to
transfer funds previously allocated in the 2021 Fiscal Year Budget
from the Motor Fuel Tax fund to the General Fund for the General
Maintenance of Streets
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston is a home rule unit of government and
operates under the Budget Officer form of Illinois governmental budgeting; and
WHEREAS, the City Council previously approved the 2021 fiscal year
budget, which included a fund transfer from the Motor Fuel Tax fund ("MFT Fund") to
the City's General Fund for the purpose of general maintenance of streets by City staff
for street maintenance, cleaning and snow and ice removal;
WHEREAS, the MFT Fund is distributed to the City through the Illinois
Department of Transportation ("IDOT") and held by IDOT for the City as an
unobligated balance in the City's MFT Account;
WHEREAS, the City Council must approve the attached IDOT
Resolution for Maintenance of Streets and Highways by Municipality under the Illinois
Highway Code, in order to transfer the unobligated balance of the MFT Fund to the
General Fund for general maintenance of streets (the 1DOT Resolution");
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to sign
and the City Clerk authorized and directed to attest on behalf of the City the IDOT
26-R-21
Resolution for Maintenance of Streets and Highways by Municipality under the Illinois
Highway Code, the IDOT Resolution is attached as Exhibit A.
SECTION 2: That the City Manager shall direct the Municipal Budget
Officer to make said transfer promptly. That the City Budget Officer is authorized to
transfer the MFT Fund to the General Fund for the purpose of general maintenance of
streets in the City of Evanston in the principal amount of $1,044,897.00 (One million
forty-four thousand eight hundred ninety-seven dollars).
SECTION 3: That the uses and expenditures from the General Fund for
general maintenance of streets within the City are all for lawful corporate purposes.
SECTION 4: That this Resolution, 26-R-21 shall be in full force and
effect from and after the date of its passage and approval in the manner
provided by law.
Attest::
Devon Reid, City Clerk
Adopted:
February 22
, 2021
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Stephen H. Hagerty, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Kelley Gandurski, Corporation Counsel
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EXHIBIT A
IDOT Resolution for Maintenance of Streets and Highways by the
Municipality under the Illinois Vehicle Code
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Illinois Department Resolution for Maintenance
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of Tportation Under the Illinois Highway Code 'o 4
Resolution Number Resolution Type
26-R-21 Original
Section Number
21-00000-00-G M
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of
Governing Body Type Local Public Agency Type
Evanston Illinois that there is hereby appropriated the sum of
Name of Local Public Agency
One million forty four thousand eighty nine hundred ninty seven
Dollars ($1,044,897.00
of Motor Fuel Tax funds for the purpose of maintaining streets and highways under the applicable provisions of Illinois Highway Code from
01 /01 /21 to 12/31 /21
Beginning Date Ending Date
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that only those operations as listed and described on the approved Estimate of Maintenance Costs,
including supplemental or revised estimates approved in connection with this resolution, are eligible for maintenance with Motor Fuel Tax
funds during the period as specified above.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that City of Evanston
Local Public Agency Type Name of Local Public Agency
shall submit within three months after the end of the maintenance period as stated above, to the Department of Transportation, on forms
available from the Department, a certified statement showing expenditures and the balances remaining in the funds authorized for
expenditure by the Department under this appropriation, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk is hereby directed to transmit four (4) ceritified originals of this resolution to the district office
of the Department of Transportation.
1 12,4 ,1, r �( er, �o-La City Clerk in and for said City
i"� Name of Clerk Local Public Agency Type Local Public Agency Type
of Evanston in the State of Illinois, and keeper of the records and files thereof, as
Name of Local Public Agency
provided by statute, do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true, perfect and complete copy of a resolution adopted by the
Council of Evanston at a meeting held on Zr 1, ,,��11 I Uzi .
Governing Body Type Name of Local Public Agency (3afe
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this v-.� day of Zt. b
Day Month, Year
Clerk Siqnature
APPROVED
Regional Engineer
Department of Transportation
Sot i\lcgar, PE. Senior Project Manager
on bray; l aif of IDOT pursuant to Agreement
Printed02/10/21 W` ur'°+�v,1zRondinq Dated July 1, 2me�
Date
BLR 14220 (Rev. 02/08/19)