HomeMy WebLinkAbout002-R-22 To Forgive The Remaining Balance of Thirty-Six Lead Service Line Replacement Loans Disbursed In Conjunction With The City’s Annual Water Main Improvement Project During 2018, 2019, 2020, & 202112/29/21
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A RESOLUTION
To Forgive The Remaining Balance of Thirty -Six Lead Service Line
Replacement Loans Disbursed In Conjunction With The City's Annual
Water Main Improvement Project During 2018, 2019, 2020, & 2021
WHEREAS, On August 27, 2021 Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law the
Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act; and
WHEREAS, The effective date of the Lead Service Line Replacement and
Notification Act is January 1, 2022; and
WHEREAS, The Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act
requires every water utility to find and replace every lead service line in the state; and
WHEREAS, The Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act
expressly prohibits partial lead service line replacements; and
WHEREAS, the Public Works Agency will be offering community
members full lead service line replacements beginning in 2022 in conjunction with the
annual water main improvement project at no cost to the property owner; and
WHEREAS, the Public Works Agency, authorized by the City Code,
previously disbursed thirty-nine (39) loans in the amount of two hundred one thousand
nine hundred ninety-five dollars ($201,995.00) during 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021
to community members to cover the plumbing expenses for private side lead service
line replacements in conjunction with the annual water main improvement project ; and
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WHEREAS, three (3) of the thirty-nine (39) loans have been repaid in full;
WHEREAS, thirty-six (36) loans awarded during 2018, 2019, 2020, and
2021, a list of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, have an unpaid principal loan
balance of one hundred thirty seven thousand one hundred thirty four dollars and twenty
seven cents ($137,134.27); and
WHEREAS, staff recommends the City of Evanston forgive the unpaid
principal loan balance of one hundred thirty seven thousand one hundred thirty four
dollars and twenty seven cents ($137,134.27) on the remaining thirty-six (36) loans
because the City will be paying for private side lead service line replacements in
conjunction with the annual water main improvement project starting in 2022; and
WHEREAS, the effective date the thirty-six (36) loans will be forgiven in
the amount of one hundred thirty seven thousand one hundred thirty four dollars and
twenty seven cents ($137,134.27) shall be March 1, 2022.
NOW BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: The foregoing recitals are hereby found as fact and
incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2: The City of Evanston shall forgive the unpaid principal loan
balance of one hundred thirty seven thousand one hundred thirty four dollars and twenty
seven cents ($137,134.27) on the remaining thirty-six (36) loans as of March 1, 2022.
See Exhibit A.
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SECTION 3: This Resolution 2-R-22 shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
Attest:
Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk
Adopted: January 10
, 2022
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Daniel Biss, Mayor
Approved as to form:
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Nicholas E. Cummings, Corporation
Counsel
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