TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF OCTOBER 17, 2019
COMMITTEE ON STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Mr. Brian A. Perkovich, Executive Director
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Authorization to negotiate an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Forest Preserve District of Cook County for a Flood Control Project on 1st Avenue from Roosevelt Road to Cermak Road in Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois (Contract 14-111-5F)
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Dear Sir:
Authorization is requested to negotiate an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Forest Preserve District of Cook County (FPDCC) for work associated with Contract 14-111-5F, Flood Control Project on 1st Avenue from Roosevelt Road to Cermak Road in Proviso Township (Project).
On January 24, 2019, the Board of Commissioners authorized an agreement with Ciorba Group, Inc. for professional engineering services for design of the Project. The Project is intended to address flooding on 1st Avenue and adjacent properties including the Loyola University Medical Center. On October 3, 2019, the Board of Commissioners adopted Ordinance No. R19-006 Establishing the Right-of-Way associated with the Project.
The terms of this IGA will define the acquisition of the necessary easements on FPDCC property as well as define the ownership and maintenance requirements for portions of the Project. The IGA will allow the District to construct a new storm sewer and bioswale that will help to alleviate flooding along 1st Avenue adjacent to FPDCC property.
Based on the foregoing, it is respectfully requested that the Board of Commissioners grant authority to negotiate an IGA with the FPDCC, which will include the above provisions. Once the parties agree in principle, authority to enter into an IGA will be sought from the Board of Commissioners.
Requested, Catherine A. O’Connor, Director of Engineering, WSS:JK
Recommended, Brian A. Perkovich, Executive Director
Disposition of this agenda item will be documented in the official Regular Board Meeting Minutes of the Board of Commissioners for October 17, 2019