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PROPOSED LICENSE REQUEST
Request: Requesting authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the "Forest Preserves"), as Licensor to grant a License to Nicor Gas Company ("Nicor"), Grantee, to locate, operate and maintain approximately 754 feet of existing gas main with new main along the east side of Rand Road from the Des Plaines River to the southeast for approximately 700 feet. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is re-building Rand Road, and Nicor's gas lines need to be relocated to accommodate that construction. The existing mains are licensed under License #837. An original relocation plan was approved by the Board of Commissioners in 2024 (Board Item No. 24-0299 for License #1806), but the license agreement was never signed due to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers restrictions on impacts to an existing and nearby levee (Levee #50). The original plan was subsequently revised to shorten the main and shift the proposed bore pit approximately 150 feet to the west to avoid the levee. The shift would impact fourteen (14) trees, requiring payment of mitigation fees. In practice, more trees may need to be removed than originally estimated. Any increase in the tree mitigation fee will be in accordance with the Tree Mitigation Plan (see Board Item No. 20-0279), and if such increase is more than 20% of the original estimate, then approval will be sought from the Forest Preserves of Cook County Board of Commissioners. The new gas main will be installed via underground boring, and a construction access permit will be needed for a temporary staging area outside the road right-of-way.
Term: Ten (10) years
License Fee: $24,925.62
License Application Fee: $1,500.00
Review Fee: $3,000.00
YELAR Fee: $7,200.00
Additional Fee: $3,000.00. This fee will be used to support restoration work in the Des Plaines River corridor.
Total one-time upfront fee of $39,625.62 for the term of the License
Tree Mitigation Fee: $146,328.53
The area of the Li...
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