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24-0270
| 1 | | | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 05/14/2024 | approve | Pass |
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24-0215
| 1 | | | Easement Request | EASEMENT REQUEST
Request: Requesting authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to grant permanent and temporary easements to the Illinois Department of Transportation (“IDOT”) at the intersection of Golf Road and Barrington Road for safety improvements to the intersection and construction access.
Reason: The easements are needed for IDOT to construct new turning lanes at the intersection for safety purposes. The road will be widened, and the intersection’s trail connections will be re-built to Americans with Disability Act (“ADA”) standards. The term of the temporary easement is five (5) years, or completion of construction, whichever comes first.
The area for the permanent easements is 0.089 acres, or approximately 3,876 square feet, and the area for the temporary easements is 0.854 acres, or approximately 37,200 square feet. IDOT indicates that no trees are expected to be removed for this project.
Easement Fee: $3,950.00 for permanent easements and $6,100.00 for temporary easements
Tree Mitigation Fee: $0.00
Concurrence(s): T | approve | Pass |
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24-0188
| 1 | | | Intergovernmental Agreement | PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
Department: Department of Planning and Development
Other Part(ies): Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (“MWRD”), Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with MWRD for Land Acquisition, Concept Planning and Preliminary Engineering for a Multi-Benefit Project in Southeast Cook County
Goods or Services: Collaboration and cost sharing on the land acquisition, concept planning and preliminary engineering for a joint project to provide ecological restoration and nature-compatible outdoor recreation and flood control improvements along Deer Creek and Third Creek (the “Project”)
Agreement Number(s): N/A
Agreement Period: Two (2) years from the Effective Date of the Agreement (“Initial Term”) with one (1) one-year optional extension upon approval of the Parties’ respective Boards of Commissioners
Fiscal Impact: Costs for this preliminary stage of the Project would be shared by the Par | approve | Pass |
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24-0174
| 1 | | | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZING AND ADOPTING THE NAME SHÏSHKO MBISHKE FOR THE PRESERVES KNOWN AS CHERRY HILL WOODS SLOUGHS
WHEREAS, on September 11, 2018, the Forest Preserves of Cook County ("Forest Preserves") Board of Commissioners approved a resolution to officially recognize and adopt names of Forest Preserves Lands and Amenities (Board Item No. 17-0178); and
WHEREAS, the Board and the Forest Preserves recognize that names are an important part of creating a sense of place and belonging, in honoring natural features or events, and that names may impart powerful and positive meaning for people; and
WHEREAS, the preserves informally referred to as Cherry Hill Woods Sloughs, located at 41.6700322, -87.8611659 / 41° 40' 12.12" N, 87° 51' 40.20" W in the Village of Palos Park, will henceforth be named Shi¨shko Mbishke (pronounced: SHISK-ko BEESH-keh); and
WHEREAS, the site was formerly labelled on U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps from 1963 using a name containing a derogatory and sexist slur. This offensive name was removed from the Federal Registe | approve | Pass |
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