TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF APRIL 3, 2014
COMMITTEE ON STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Mr. David St. Pierre, Executive Director
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Authorization to negotiate and enter into intergovernmental agreements with the Village of Niles, City of Des Plaines, and City of Park Ridge for Contract 12-056-3F, Flood Control Project on Farmers and Prairie Creeks
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Dear Sir:
In connection with Contract 12-056-3F, Flood Control Project on Farmers and Prairie Creeks, authority is requested to negotiate intergovernmental agreements outlining various responsibilities associated with the proposed improvements, such as operation and maintenance, with the Village of Niles, City of Des Plaines, and City of Park Ridge.
The project involves conveyance and storage improvements along Farmers and Prairie Creeks. Features of the design include constructing a force main outlet to Lake Mary Ann in unincorporated Maine Township and adding 10 acre-feet of storage to Dude Ranch Pond in the City of Des Plaines on Farmers Creek. Flood control features proposed on Prairie Creek include modifying an existing detention pond to provide additional stormwater storage and constructing a bypass conduit along Dempster Street in Park Ridge, channel improvements and removal and/or replacement of restrictive culverts and bridges in unincorporated Maine Township, and streambank stabilization west of Greenwood Avenue in the Village of Niles. On January 23, 2014 the Board of Commissioners authorized issuance of Purchase Order to HNTB Corporation for final design of this project. The design schedule is 10 months and construction is scheduled to commence in 2015.
Based on the foregoing, the Engineering Department recommends that the District be authorized to enter into intergovernmental agreements with the aforementioned municipalities for certain responsibilities to be negotiated by the District, and that the Chairman of the Committee on Finance, the Executive Director, and the Clerk be authorized to execute said intergovernmental agreements on behalf of the District, upon approval by the Directors of the Engineering and Maintenance and Operations Departments as to technical matters and by the General Counsel as to form and legality.
Requested, Catherine A. O'Connor, Director of Engineering, WSS:JPM
Recommended, David St. Pierre, Executive Director
Respectfully Submitted, Michael Alvarez, Chairman Committee on Stormwater Management
Disposition of this agenda item will be documented in the official Regular Board Meeting Minutes of the Board of Commissioners for April 3, 2014