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Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Elgin for Vacating/Abandoning Exclusivity of Utility Easement Along Randall Road
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WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 10 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 and the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (5 ILCS 220/1 et seq.) authorize the County of Kane (hereinafter the "County") and the City of Elgin (hereinafter the "City") to cooperate in the performance of their respective governmental duties and responsibilities by contract and other agreements; and
WHEREAS, the County is undertaking the Randall Road and Big Timber Road Intersection Improvement Project to improve traffic operations, safety, drainage, pedestrian accommodations, and related roadway improvements at the intersection of Randall Road and Big Timber Road (hereinafter the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, construction of the Project requires the relocation of certain City of Elgin municipal water main facilities located within County highway right-of-way, together with the vacation of an existing exclusive utility easement and the granting of a replacement permanent easement to accommodate the relocated water main; and
WHEREAS, the County and the City have negotiated an Intergovernmental Agreement setting forth their respective responsibilities for design, permitting, utility relocation, construction, reimbursement of eligible costs, maintenance of municipal utilities, vacation of the existing exclusive easement, and the granting of a replacement permanent easement, all in furtherance of the Project; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Board finds it to be in the best interests of the County to approve said Intergovernmental Agreement, a copy of which is on file with the Kane County Clerk.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that the Intergovernmental Agreement between the County of Kane and the City of Elgin regarding the Randall Road and Big Timber Road Intersection Improvement Project is hereby approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chairman of the Kane County Board is hereby authorized and directed to execute said Intergovernmental Agreement and any documents necessary to carry out the intent of this Resolution.
Passed by the Kane County Board on September 8, 2026.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, JD, JD Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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