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Approving an Amendment to the County of Kane - Union Pacific Railroad Company Wayside Horn Agreement (LaFox Road)
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 15-51, the County of Kane (“County”) entered into an agreement (hereinafter the “Agreement”) with the Union Pacific Railroad Company (“UPRR”) which included the appropriation of Fifty-Five Thousand Four Hundred and 40/100 Dollars ($55,400.40) for the allocation of responsibilities for costs associated with the Wayside Horn System (“WHS”) at the LaFox Road railroad crossing; and
WHEREAS, in 2015, the County Board approved the Agreement with UPRR for the original WHS installation project at LaFox Road; and
WHEREAS, the WHS at LaFox Road has since stopped operating and cannot be repaired; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Division of Transportation (“KDOT”), in conjunction with the Bunker Road Extension project, replaced the WHS at LaFox Road; and
WHEREAS, UPRR requires an amendment to the original Agreement along with a payment in the amount of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($12,500.00) for Railroad Force Account Work and One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for an administrative handling fee, for a total cost of Thirteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($13,500.00); and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that a contingency of Twenty-Five Percent (25%) in the amount of Three Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($3,375.00) be added, for a total appropriation request of Sixteen Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($16,875.00).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that an Amendment to the Agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad Company is hereby approved and that the Chairman thereof is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Amendment along with any other documents contemplated by the Agreement or the Amendment thereto.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that the sum of Sixteen Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($16,875.00) is hereby appropriated from Motor Fuel Local Option Fund 304, Line Item 52020 (Repairs and Maintenance - Roads) for a total appropriation for the Agreement and its Amendment not to exceed Seventy-Two Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-Five and 40/100 Dollars ($72,275.40).
Line Item: 304.520.524.52020
Line Item Description: Repairs and Maintenance - Roads
Was Personnel/Item/Service approved in original budget or a subsequent budget revision? Yes
Are funds currently available for this Personnel/Item/Service in the specific line item? Yes
If funds are not currently available in the specified line item, where are the funds available? Yes
Passed by the Kane County Board on December 9, 2025.
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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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