2020-31 - APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF LONG GROVE AND THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE RE: LAKE MICHIGAN PUBLIC WATER CONNECTION AS PART OF THE REBUILD ILLINOIS INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT APPLICATION(S) - 06/22/2020 RESOLUTION 2020 - 31
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF LONG GROVE AND THE VILLAGE OF
BUFFALO GROVE RE: LAKE MICHIGAN PUBLIC WATER CONNECTION AS PART
OF THE REBUILD ILLINOIS INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT APPLICATION(S)
WHEREAS, the Village of Long Grove ("Village") has obtained a Lake Michigan
Water Allocation from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources; and
WHEREAS, the Village has been in discussions with the Village of Buffalo Grove
("Buffalo Grove") to obtain Lake Michigan water from the Buffalo Grove water system;
and
WHEREAS, to obtain Lake Michigan water from Buffalo Grove, the Village will
require a water connection pipe (the `Improvement') between the Buffalo Grove water
system and the Village water system; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of efforts to construct the Improvement, the Village
desires to apply for a grant from the State of Illinois' "Re-Build Illinois Program" (the
"Grant'); and
WHEREAS, because the Improvement requires cooperation between the Village
and Buffalo Grove, and in order to satisfy the application requirements for the grant, the
Village and Buffalo Grove desire to enter into the "Intergovernmental Cooperation
Agreement" (the "Agreement") in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the President and the Board of Trustees, being fully advised in the
premises, have determined that it is in the best interests of the Village of Buffalo Grove
and its residents to approve the Agreement;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, COOK AND LAKE COUNTIES,
ILLINOIS, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Recitals. The foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated herein as
findings of the Village Board.
Section 2: Approval of Agreement. The President and Board of Trustees
hereby approve the Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto. The Village
Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Agreement on behalf of the
Village.
Section 4: Effective Date. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
AYES: 6 — Stein Ottenheimer, Weidenfeld Johnson Smith Pike
NAYS: 0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
PASSED: June 22, 2020
APPROVED:June 22 2020
APPROVED:
everly Sus n, Village F5resident
ATTEST:
Janet—M. Sirabian; Village Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement
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INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT
This Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement (the "Agreement') is entered into as of
this day of June, 2020 by and between the Village of Long Grove, an Illinois municipality in
Lake County, Illinois ('Long Grove"), and the Village of Buffalo Grove, an Illinois home rule
municipality in Lake and Cook Counties, Illinois("Buffalo Grove")(collectively,the"Parties'),and
the Parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Buffalo Grove seeks to support the efforts of Long Grove to obtain Rebuild Illinois
grant funds (the"Grant) from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
("DCEO")for the construction of a Lake Michigan Public Water Connection (the"Improvement)
from the Buffalo Grove water system to the Long Grove water system.
2. The chief executives of the Parties have been authorized to sign this Agreement
as an acknowledgement of the commitments of Long Grove and Buffalo Grove to cooperate as
much as needed to accomplish the Improvement.
3. Long Grove is hereby designated as the lead agency for the Improvement and will
be the applicant for the Grant funds. Long Grove will be liable for all program administration
functions should the grant be awarded.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have each caused this Agreement to be signed by
its duly authorized representative.
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE VILLAGE OF LONG R VE
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By: By:
Its _UPI e_ 1Ces;oll-e Its X1 Ho-se r-e-_%
.Attest. Attest:
Date: C- a 3-- i4�.* Date:
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