TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF JULY 10, 2014
COMMITTEE ON REAL ESTATE
Mr. David St. Pierre, Executive Director
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Authority to issue a one-month soil boring permit to MWH Americas, Inc. on North Shore Channel Parcel 9.02 and within the prism of the North Shore Channel south of Foster Avenue in Chicago in support of the design of the Albany Park Stormwater Diversion Tunnel. Consideration shall be $10.00
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Dear Sir:
At its December 6, 2012, meeting, the District's Board of Commissioners ("Board") authorized the District to enter into an intergovernmental agreement ("IGA") with the City of Chicago to study a Flood Control Project in Albany Park. Thereafter, at its August 29, 2013, meeting, the Board authorized the District to negotiate and enter into IGAs with the City of Chicago for the design and construction of a Flood Control Project for Albany Park ("Project"). Part of the Project's design work involves conducting soil borings by the City of Chicago.
MWH Americas, Inc. ("MWH"), on behalf of the City of Chicago Department of Transportation, has requested a permit to perform a series of soil borings on North Shore Channel Parcel 9.02 ("Parcel 9.02") and within the prism of the North Shore Channel south of Foster Avenue and east of the North Shore Channel in support of the design of the Albany Park Stormwater Diversion Tunnel.
The District's technical departments have reviewed MWH's request for a soil boring permit and have no objections thereto.
A nominal fee of $10.00 is recommended since MWH is conducting soil borings as part of the overall design and construction of the Project and is in furtherance of the IGA to which the District is a party.
Since Parcel 9.02 is under lease to the Chicago Park District ("CPD"), MWH will be required to obtain CPD's consent before entry onto Parcel 9.02 to perform the soil borings.
It is requested that the Executive Director recommend to the Board of Commissioners that it authorize the issuance of a one-month soil boring permit to MWH Americas, Inc. on North Shore Channel Parcel 9.02 and within the prism of the North Shore Channel south of Foster Avenue in Chicago in support of the design of the Albany Park Stormwater Diversion Tunnel. Consideration shall be $10.00.
It is also requested that the Executive Director recommend to the Board of Commissioners that it authorize and direct the Chairman of the Committee on Finance and the Clerk to execute said permit agreement on behalf of the District after it is approved by the General Counsel as to form and legality.
Requested, Ronald M. Hill, General Counsel, RMH:STM:MM:ss
Recommended, David St. Pierre, Executive Director
Respectfully Submitted, Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, Chairman Committee on Real Estate Development
Disposition of this agenda item will be documented in the official Regular Board Meeting Minutes of the Board of Commissioners for July 10, 2014
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