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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AGENCY FOR PLANNING
WHEREAS, the County of Cook (“the County”) has applied for staff assistance services through the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (“CMAP”), for a plan to catalyze job creation and economic prosperity in the County’s south suburbs by redefining and strengthening their role in the regional economy; and
WHEREAS, the County’s request for such assistance has been recommended by CMAP as a priority project; and
WHEREAS, CMAP has adopted the GO TO 2040 Plan as the long-range regional comprehensive plan for the seven-county Chicago region, encompassing Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall. Lake, McHenry and Will counties, and is providing staff assistance as a means of advancing the plan’s implementation; and
WHEREAS, the County and CMAP have agreed on the contents of an Intergovernmental Agreement (“IGA”) that will guide staff assistance services to be provided by CMAP;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNTY OF COOK:
Section 1: The (governing body) supports this project to develop a plan for Cook County’s south suburbs.
Section 2: the (governing body) accepts the offer of staff assistance services by CMAP and recognizes that these services are provided for the purpose of advancing the implementation of GO TO 2040.
Section 3: the (governing body) authorizes staff as designated by the (TBD) to finalize and execute an IGA with an attached Scope of Services.
Section 4: the (governing body) recognizes that provisions that govern the administration of staff assistance services, and, if necessary, the discontinuance of such services, are included in the IGA.
Section 5: This resolution shall be effective as of the date of its adoption.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby do what you are suggesting or endorsing with this resolution.
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