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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
PROPOSED RESOLUTION FOR ARPA STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2021, the federal government authorized the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”), which includes $1.9 trillion in federal stimulus funds to hasten the United States’ recovery from the economic and health effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, specifically, the federal government has authorized and allocated a federal award of approximately $1 billion of ARPA funding to Cook County to assist the County in its recovery from the economic and health effects of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on June 24, 2021, the Cook County American Rescue Plan Act Framework (the “ARPA Framework”) was presented to the Cook County Board of Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, also on June 24, 2021, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved Resolution 21-3654, accepting the ARPA federal award as allocated by the federal government; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 21-3654 further authorized the Cook County Budget Director and Comptroller to create and implement a Special Purpose Fund for the ARPA award and other accounting measures to track the acceptance and spending of the federal award; and
WHEREAS, on December 16, 2021, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved Resolution 22-0637, authorizing the Chief Financial Officer, Budget Director, Chief Procurement Officer and applicable using agencies to issue grants, contracts and agreements for specific ARPA programs; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 22-0637 also provided that any such grants over $1 million required the approval of the Cook County Board of Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, to further the goals of the Cook County Policy Roadmap, the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways, in coordination with the Bureau of Administration, has developed a menu of Sustainable, Vital, and Smart Community programs and initiatives; and
WHEREAS, the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways has issued, with the approval of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, and will issue a number of grants utilizing ARPA funds to support these important programs and initiatives; and
WHEREAS, on July 20, 2023, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved a Subrecipient Agreement with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) in an aggregate amount of up to $18,000,000 to implement various stormwater and drainage infrastructure improvements across the region through the Stormwater Management Project Implementation Program - ARPA Initiative NT875, enabling the MWRD to maintain and modernize existing infrastructure while building local capacity to address stormwater issues in impacted communities; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that President Preckwinkle and the Cook County Board of Commissioners hereby acknowledges the issuance of the following Subrecipient Agreements, in aggregate amounts under $1 million, by the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways for the Stormwater Management Project Implementation Program - ARPA Initiative NT875
1. A Subrecipient Agreement with the City of Berwyn in an aggregate amount of up to $500,000 to provide funds to support an existing municipal program aimed at reducing residential structure flooding from combined sewage backups into basements through the Stormwater Management Project Implementation Program - ARPA Initiative NT875. This initiative was identified by MWRD and DoTH staff.
2. A Subrecipient Agreement with the Village of Broadview in an aggregate amount of up to $500,000 to provide funds to support an existing municipal program aimed at reducing residential structure flooding from combined sewage backups into basements through the Stormwater Management Project Implementation Program - ARPA Initiative NT875. This initiative was identified by MWRD and DoTH staff.
3. A Subrecipient Agreement with the Village of Glenwood in an aggregate amount of up to $75,000 to implement design engineering to upgrade outfall sewer to creek in Forest Preserve to address upstream flooding within Brookwood Point Subdivision through the Stormwater Management Project Implementation Program - ARPA Initiative NT875. This project was identified as Action G4.18 in the Cook County Hazard Mitigation Plan. MWRD also identified this project during Stormwater Master Planning.
4. A Subrecipient Agreement with the Village of La Grange in an aggregate amount of up to $325,000 to provide funds to support an existing municipal program aimed at reducing residential structure flooding from combined sewage backups into basements through the Stormwater Management Project Implementation Program - ARPA Initiative NT875. This initiative was identified by MWRD and DoTH staff.
5. A Subrecipient Agreement with the Village of La Grange Park in an aggregate amount of up to $300,000 to provide funds to support an existing municipal program aimed at reducing residential structure flooding from combined sewage backups into basements through the Stormwater Management Project Implementation Program - ARPA Initiative NT875. This initiative was identified by MWRD and DoTH staff.
6. A Subrecipient Agreement with the Village of Matteson in an aggregate amount of up to $200,000 to implement design engineering to address intersection flooding and inundation of adjacent property at Red Barn Drive through the Stormwater Management Project Implementation Program - ARPA Initiative NT875. This project was identified from DoTH flooding records.
7. A Subrecipient Agreement with the Village of Midlothian in an aggregate amount of up to $300,000 to implement design engineering of detention and conveyance improvements along Midlothian Creek to address local flooding through the Stormwater Management Project Implementation Program - ARPA Initiative NT875. This project was identified through the MWRD Local Stormwater Partnership Program.
8. A Subrecipient Agreement with the City of Rolling Meadows in an aggregate amount of up to $175,000 to implement design engineering of drainage improvements to address local flooding through the Stormwater Management Project Implementation Program - ARPA Initiative NT875, a project that was identified through MWRD’s Local Stormwater Partnership Program that will allow the City to implement Phases 2A and 2B of their Northwest Industrial Area Drainage Improvements program.
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