TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF DECEMBER 3, 2015
COMMITTEE ON STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Mr. David St. Pierre, Executive Director
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Authority to negotiate an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Village of Glencoe for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of a flood mitigation project under the Stormwater Management Phase II Program
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Dear Sir:
On September 19, 2013, October 16, 2014 and November 19, 2015, the Board of Commissioners granted authority to assist with a total of 40 stormwater management projects submitted to the District by local municipalities, townships, and other agencies throughout Cook County. Since then, the District has negotiated Intergovernmental Agreements (IGAs) to provide funding towards construction of shovel-ready projects, and has retained several consultants to assist with the design of conceptual projects.
In addition to the 40 projects referenced above, the Village of Glencoe (Village) has requested assistance from the District to implement flood mitigation projects to address stormwater problems in its Terrace Lane and Skokie Ridge basins. Based on the severity of the flooding and the stormwater benefits to be derived from these projects, the Engineering Department recommends that the District provide assistance through its Stormwater Management Phase II Program to move these projects forward. The Village is developing engineering plans to increase the capacity of its storm sewers at critical locations to reduce the frequency of flooding for seven homes which experience significant flooding during moderate and heavy rainfall, and to provide additional benefits for area residents impacted by roadway flooding. The estimated cost of the proposed Terrace Lane and Skokie Ridge stormwater projects is $2,891,000.00. These improvements are part of the Village’s larger stormwater plan to address recurrent drainage problems throughout five drainage basins recently studied. Overall, the Village plans to invest approximately $6 million in stormwater improvements across all five basins.
It is hereby requested that the Board of Commissioners authorize the District to negotiate an IGA with the Village of Glencoe to allow the District to assist in the furtherance of the captioned stormwater management projects. Assistance for these shovel ready projects will be in the form of construction funding as defined through the negotiations between the District and the Village. As a condition of the IGA, the Village will be required to assume the perpetual maintenance and operation of the projects, amongst other provisions. Once the parties agree in principle, authority to enter into an IGA will be sought from the District’s Board of Commissioners.
Requested, Catherine A. O’Connor, Director of Engineering, WSS:JPM
Recommended, David St. Pierre, Executive Director
Respectfully Submitted, Michael A. 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 December 3, 2015