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PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
Department: Department of Resource Management
Other Part(ies): United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA"), Springfield, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the "Forest Preserves") to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement ("IGA")
Goods or Services: Integrated wildlife management services related to wildlife research and disease surveillance.
Agreement Number(s): 25-7217-8011-RA issued under contract #74000014480
Agreement Period: 1/1/2025 - 12/31/2029
Fiscal Impact: Not to exceed $1,500,000.00 per year, or $7,500,000.00 over the five (5) year term (FY 2025 $1,500,000.00, FY 2026 $1,500,000.00, FY 2027 $1,500,000.00, FY 2028 $1,500,000.00, FY 2029 $1,500,000.00)
Accounts: Wildlife Management 51001.521447; Professional Services 51034.520840; Grant and Mitigation 51010.521444 and 51010.520840; and all future Professional Services accounts
District(s): Districtwide
Summary: The Forest Preserves has partnered with USDA for over a decade to collaborate on extensive wildlife services programs focused on population management, sampling, and surveillance of zoonotic and other wildlife borne diseases across a variety of mammalian, avian, reptilian and amphibian species. This work allows Forest Preserves wildlife biologists to track changes in disease transmittal in wildlife communities and assess how those diseases may affect human populations. Additionally, these projects assist the Forest Preserves with implementing and meeting wildlife management objectives which enhance the native biodiversity of the Forest Preserves as well as reduce the risk of wildlife related hazards.
Information acquired through this partnership is dispersed throughout the health services community, including the Cook County Department of Public Health, Illinois Department of Public Health, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to better inform them of potential risks of zoonotic ...
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