TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF MAY 16, 2019
COMMITTEE ON REAL ESTATE
Mr. Brian A. Perkovich, Executive Director
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Authority to issue a twelve (12) month permit extension to Rausch Infrastructure LLC for continued use of a District roadway traversing Main Channel Parcels 30.05, 30.06, 31.01, 31.05 and 31.06 in Willow Springs, Illinois to access Old Willow Springs Road. Consideration shall be $5,000.00
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Dear Sir:
On December 20, 2018, the Board of Commissioners authorized the issuance of a five (5) month permit to Rausch Infrastructure LLC (“Rausch”) to use a District roadway traversing Main Channel Parcels 30.05, 30.06, 31.01, 31.05 and 31.06 in Willow Springs, Illinois to access Old Willow Springs Road. Rausch is working on an Illinois Department of Transportation (“IDOT”) project to remove and reconstruct the Old Willow Springs Road Bridge (“Bridge”) crossing the Des Plaines River for use in connection with the Centennial Trail. The permit was issued to allow Rausch to use the District’s roadway to deliver materials and equipment to a staging area located south of the Bridge on the Old Willow Springs Road IDOT right-of-way. The permit was issued for a fee of $5,000.00, and commenced on December 24, 2018 and expires May 23, 2019.
Rausch has indicated that additional work is needed to complete IDOT’s project. Accordingly, Rausch has requested a twelve (12) month extension to the permit, until May 22, 2020, to complete the Bridge reconstruction project. The District’s technical departments have reviewed Rausch’s request and have no objections thereto. A permit fee in the amount of $5,000.00 is recommended, as this amount represents 10% of the fair market value of the land based upon recent appraisals of nearby comparable sites.
It is requested that the Executive Director recommend to the Board of Commissioners that it authorize and approve the issuance of a twelve (12) month permit extension to Rausch Infrastructure LLC for continued use of a District roadway traversing Main Channel Parcels 30.05, 30.06, 31.01, 31.05 and 31.06 in Willow Springs, Illinois to access Old Willow Springs Road. Consideration shall be $5,000.00.
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 the permit extension agreement on behalf of the District after it is approved by the General Counsel as to form and legality.
Requested, Susan T. Morakalis, General Counsel, STM:CMM:BJD:vp
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 May 16, 2019
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