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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
BUTLER DRIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (EDP) GRANT AWARD ACCEPTANCE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the value of infrastructure improvement to economic development and job creation in Cook County has been prioritized in the County's Long Range Transportation Plan, Connecting Cook County; and
WHEREAS, Butler Drive and Stony Island Avenue are located within the Illinois International Port District (IIPD) and provide access to freight companies that offer the unloading, storage, and reloading of cargo from ships, trucks, and railcars; and
WHEREAS, Cook County is willing to act as the lead agent for roadway improvements along Butler Drive and Stony Island Avenue and is an eligible applicant for funding from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT); and
WHEREAS, Cook County, on behalf of IIPD, applied to IDOT for Economic Development Program (EDP) monies and was awarded $2,000,000 for roadway engineering and construction; and
WHEREAS, the grant requires local match of $300,000.00 funded by 11300.1500.540370 P22817 A10537, and the funding period is 9/21/2017 through 9/21/2022; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the President of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County and/or her designee, the Superintendent of the Department of Transportation and Highways (DOTH), is hereby authorized to execute such documents as required to accept the sum of Two Million and NO/100 dollars ($2,000,000.00) from the Illinois Department of Transportation's Economic Development Program for the Phase I and II engineering in addition to construction and construction management of this improvement;
WHEREAS, this grant requires local match of $300,000.00, which is funded by 11300.1500.540370 and the funding period is 9/21/17 through 9/21/22, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Grant Award shall be used by the Department of Transportation and Highways for roadway improvements for Butler Drive and Stony Island Avenue where the scope of work shall includ...
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