File #: 23-0217    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Grant Award Status: Approved
File created: 2/21/2023 In control: FPD Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 3/14/2023 Final action: 3/14/2023
Title: PROPOSED GRANT AWARD Department: Department of Planning and Development Grantee: Forest Preserves of Cook County (the "Forest Preserves") Grantor: Illinois Department of Natural Resources Request: Authorization to accept grant Purpose: Authorization is sought for the Forest Preserves to accept and enter into an agreement with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) for Boat Area Access Development (BAAD) grant funding for development of a canoe launch project at Beaubien Woods in Chicago, Illinois in Cook County. Grant Amount: $80,000.00 Grant Period: 3/1/2023 (retroactive) - 2/28/2025 Fiscal Impact: Not to exceed $196,000.00 ($150,000.00 estimated match + $46,000 20% contingency). Estimated match in FY2023 $75,000.00 and FY2024 $75,000.00, excluding contingency. Accounts: Land Improvements 51009.560019, 51010.560019, 51028.560019, 51030.560019, 51031.560019, 51033.560019; and future Construction and Development accounts Concurrences: The Chief Fi...
Indexes: (Inactive) ARNOLD RANDALL, General Superintendent
Attachments: 1. Openlands-African-American-Heritage-Water-Trails-Brochure[1], 2. Beaubien Woods
Related files: 22-0363, 23-0349, 24-0104
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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD

Department: Department of Planning and Development

Grantee: Forest Preserves of Cook County (the "Forest Preserves")

Grantor: Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Request: Authorization to accept grant

Purpose: Authorization is sought for the Forest Preserves to accept and enter into an agreement with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) for Boat Area Access Development (BAAD) grant funding for development of a canoe launch project at Beaubien Woods in Chicago, Illinois in Cook County.

Grant Amount: $80,000.00

Grant Period: 3/1/2023 (retroactive) - 2/28/2025

Fiscal Impact: Not to exceed $196,000.00 ($150,000.00 estimated match + $46,000 20% contingency). Estimated match in FY2023 $75,000.00 and FY2024 $75,000.00, excluding contingency.

Accounts: Land Improvements 51009.560019, 51010.560019, 51028.560019, 51030.560019, 51031.560019, 51033.560019; and future Construction and Development accounts

Concurrences: The Chief Financial Officer has approved this item. Final grant agreement is subject to legal review and approval.

District(s): 5

Summary: The Forest Preserves has been awarded a BAAD grant that will support the development of a canoe launch along the Little Calumet River in Beaubien Woods, a 279-acre forest preserve in Chicago in southeast Cook County, Illinois. This project will improve existing boating and paddling facilities and increase awareness of important natural and cultural assets of the Calumet Heritage Area, including the African American Heritage Water Trail. A number of organizations including, the Forest Preserves and Openlands, are partnering with local historians to conduct both walking and paddling tours in this area.

The proposed project includes the rehabilitation of the existing boat ramps and development of an accessible canoe/kayak launch system. In addition, a recently approved IDNR OSLAD grant of $1,150,000.00 (Board Item No. 22-0363 approved September 2...

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