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12/9/24
87-R-24
A RESOLUTION
Authorizing the City Manager to Submit an Application for Grant Funds from the
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning for the Chicago Avenue Corridor
Improvements Project
WHEREAS, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (“CMAP”) has a call
for projects for two Federally-financed programs, the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality
Improvement (“CMAQ”) program and the Transportation Alternatives Program (“TAP”) that are
submitted under one application; and
WHEREAS, CMAP funding can be requested for pedestrian and/or bicycle
facilities that facilitate transportation and are included in a local, regional or statewide plan;
and
WHEREAS, the CMAP grant programs operate on an eighty percent (80%)
Federal funding and twenty percent (20%) non-Federal match for construction engineering
and construction costs; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to submit an application to CMAP for the Chicago
Avenue Multimodal Corridor Improvements Project from Howard Street to Davis Street,
hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Project”; and
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston wishes to avail themselves of funds from the
CMAP programs for the Project; and
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston has available the funds to finance the twenty
percent (20%) non-Federal match and the financial capability to maintain and manage the
completed project in a safe and attractive manner for the public use; and
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87-R-24
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS THAT:
SECTION 1: The City Manager is hereby authorized to sign, and the City Clerk
hereby authorized and directed to attest, on behalf of the City of Evanston, the CMAP
application for the Project.
SECTION 2: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to negotiate
any additional conditions of the application as may be determined to be in the best interest of
the City.
SECTION 3: This Resolution 87-R-24 shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
______________________________
Daniel Biss, Mayor
Attest:
_____________________________
Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk
Adopted: ________________, 2024
Approved as to form:
_______________________________
Alexandra Ruggie, Corporation Counsel
December 09
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