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PROPOSED PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ITEM AMENDMENT
Department: Department of Planning and Development
Request: This item amends a previously approved resolution to allow the General Superintendent to extend a grant agreement with IDNR in order for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to receive final grant payments.
Item Number: 24-0372
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Account(s): Revenue 51010.411437
District(s): 15
Original Text of Item: RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDS
WHEREAS, on 1/26/2021, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board of Commissioners approved the acceptance of $750,000.00 in grant funding from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Museum Capital Grant program (Board Item No. 21-0101) to improve the Crabtree Nature Center in Barrington Hills; and
WHEREAS, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County’s (“Forest Preserves”) Department of Planning and Development successfully completed this grant project in 2023, improving the nature center’s accessibility and energy efficiency and updating its exhibits and signage; and
WHEREAS, due to various factors including supply chain issues during and following the COVID-19 pandemic, the actual project construction cost was significantly higher than the estimated total project cost of $1,000,000.00 at the time of the original IDNR Museum grant award; and
WHEREAS, the IDNR consequently intends to award the Forest Preserves an additional $300,000.00 towards this grant project’s expenses at no cost to the Forest Preserves, increasing the original grant award from $750,000.00 to $1,050,000.00.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Forest Preserves of Cook County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Forest Preserves’ General Superintendent or their designee to accept any additional grant funds from IDNR towards the grant-funded renovation project of the Crabtree Nature Center located in Barrington Hills and to extend the related grant agreement with IDNR (Board Item No. 21-0101) through the end of calendar year 2027.
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