TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF NOVEMBER 21, 2024
COMMITTEE ON STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Mr. Brian A. Perkovich, Executive Director
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Authority to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with and make payment to Orland Township Road District for the 157th Street and Spring Creek Flood Mitigation in Orland Township (24-IGA-24), in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00, Account 501-50000-612400
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Dear Sir:
Authorization is requested to negotiate and enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with and make payment to Orland Township Road District (Road District) for the 157th Street and Spring Creek Flood Mitigation in Orland Township (24-IGA-24), in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00.
On June 15, 2023, the Board of Commissioners authorized the District to negotiate and enter into an American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Subrecipient Agreement with Cook County (County) for joint funding of stormwater management projects located in Cook County, including the subject project. Under this project, it is proposed that the Road District develop final engineering design to raise 157th street out of the floodplain and provide compensatory storage. This project is expected to mitigate flooding along Spring Creek.
The terms of the IGA will include payment by the District towards engineering costs in an amount not to exceed the $150,000.00, using ARPA funding allotted for this project. Partial payments to the Road District, to be set forth in the IGA, will be made at predefined intervals during design. Design is expected to commence in 2025. The Road District will be responsible for administering the final engineering and moving the project forward to construction. The IGA will contain provisions that allow the District to review the project’s design as it progresses. Since the ARPA funding provided by the County will be used to cover all costs associated with this project through the ARPA subrecipient agreement with the County, the IGA will require the Road District to perform the engineering design-work in conformance with procurement standards of the ARPA agreement.
Based on the foregoing, it is requested that the Board of Commissioners grant authority for the District to negotiate and enter into an IGA with and make payment to the Road District in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00. It is further requested that the Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Executive Director, and Clerk be authorized to execute said agreement on behalf of the District, as well as any documents necessary to effectuate the transaction and conveyance, upon approval by the Director of Engineering as to technical matters and by the General Counsel as to form and legality.
Funds in the amount of $150,000.00 are anticipated to be spent over the next 18-month period, beginning in 2025, in accordance with the agreement after its execution. Funds from Account 501-50000-612400 requested in future years are contingent on the Board of Commissioners’ approval of the District’s budget for those years.
Requested, Catherine A. O’Connor, Director of Engineering, KMF: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 November 21, 2024
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