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PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT AMENDMENT
Department: Department of Planning and Development
Other Part(ies): Village of Mount Prospect (the "Village") and the City of Prospect Heights (the "City")
Request: Authorization to amend an existing Intergovernmental Agreement ("IGA")
Goods or Services: Request for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the "Forest Preserves") to grant an additional 0.027 acre of permanent easement for flood control structure
Agreement Number: N/A
Agreement Period: N/A
Fiscal Impact: $2,376.00 Revenue Generating
Accounts: N/A
District(s): 9, 14
Summary: An IGA between the Forest Preserves and the Village and the City, dated October 9, 2008, granted 2.89 acres of permanent easement and 2.98 acres of temporary easement for the construction of a flood control project known as Levee 37. As compensation for the easements the Village and the City paid $235,000.00 to the Forest Preserves and acquired and conveyed to the Forest Preserves 9.737 acres of additional land.
Levee 37 was constructed along the Des Plaines River by the Army Corps of Engineers, the Village and the City, in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Department of Transportation, and included three (3) pump stations and many closed structures. During the April 2013 flood it became apparent that the design of Pump Station #2 did not take into account the fact that more intense rainfall was occurring more often and the pump station was overwhelmed. The additional 0.027 acre parcel is requested for the construction of an additional pump station adjacent to Pump Station #2. The compensation of $2,376.00 is based on the Forest Preserves value of $88,000.00 per acre for licenses. The Village and the City will be responsible for all costs associated with the easement and the construction of the pump station, including maintenance, repair, and operation. Final amendment is subject to legal review and appro...
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