TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF JUNE 20, 2019
COMMITTEE ON STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Mr. Brian A. Perkovich, Executive Director
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Authority to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Robbins for Contract 14-253-5F, Flood Control Project on Midlothian Creek in Robbins, Illinois
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Dear Sir:
Authorization is requested to enter into an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the Village of Robbins (Village) for Contract 14-253-5F, Flood Control Project on Midlothian Creek in Robbins, Illinois.
On September 19, 2013, the Board of Commissioners granted its approval to negotiate intergovernmental agreements with local communities and agencies in an effort to address local flooding problems via the District’s Phase II Stormwater Management Program, including the Village of Robbins.
The proposed project consists of stormwater improvements extending along Midlothian Creek and east of Kedzie Avenue from approximately 139th Street to the Calumet-Sag Channel. The project will address overbank flooding that affects approximately 94 properties through conveyance improvements along the existing creek, a new stormwater storage facility, and a new overflow channel to the Calumet-Sag Channel. Once completed, the Project will be able to accommodate open space recreational features that the Village may pursue.
The District and the Village have agreed in principal to the terms of the IGA, which includes the District designing and constructing the project, and acquiring property interests to be transferred to the Village, which will own, operate, and maintain the proposed project improvements.
Based on the foregoing, it is requested that the Board of Commissioners grant authority for the District to enter into an IGA with the Village of Robbins, and that the Chairman of the Committee on Finance, the Executive Director, and the Clerk be authorized to execute said agreement on behalf of the District, as well as any documents necessary to effectuate the transaction and conveyance of the agreement, upon approval by the Director of Engineering as to technical matters and by the General Counsel as to form and legality.
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 June 20, 2019