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Approving Intergovernmental Agreements Between the County of Kane and (1) Batavia Park District, (2) Fox Valley Park District, (3) Village of Carpentersville, (4) Village of East Dundee, and (5) Village of South Elgin for Fabulous Fox! Water Trail Infrastructure Project
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WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 10, of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, and the Illinois Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (5 ILCS 220/1 et seq.) authorizes units of local governments to cooperate in the performance of their respective duties and responsibilities by contract and other agreements; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 5-1004 of the Counties Code (55 ILCS 5/5-1004), the Kane County Board shall exercise the powers of the County of Kane as a body corporate or politic; and
WHEREAS, section 5-1005(3) of the Counties Code (55 ILCS 5/5-1005(3)) authorizes the County of Kane to make all contracts and do all other acts in relation to the property and concerns of the county necessary to the exercise of its corporate powers; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 22-318, the Kane County Board authorized the Kane County Development and Community Service Department’s use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for the Fabulous Fox! Water Trail Promotion and Infrastructure Project, in accordance with the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the Final Rule, related guidance issued by the United States Department of the Treasury, and any other Federal, State, or local laws and regulations; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 24-439, the Kane County Board authorized the Kane County Board Chairman to execute a contract between the County of Kane and Earthwerks Land Improvement and Development Corporation to install 5 (Five) non-motorized water craft launches on sites located along the Kane County section of the Fox River as part of the Fabulous Fox! Water Trail Promotion and Infrastructure Project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the County of Kane to enter into Intergovernmental Agreements with municipalities and park districts to allow for the installation of the 5 (Five) non-motorized water craft launces on the sites located along the Fox River.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board approves of the attached Intergovernmental Agreements with: (1) Batavia Park District, (2) Fox Valley Park District, (3) Village of Carpentersville, (4) Village of East Dundee, and (5) Village of South Elgin, and, subject to the review and advisement of the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office, authorizes the Kane County Board Chairman to execute a final version of each attached Intergovernmental Agreement on behalf of the County of Kane.
Passed by the Kane County Board on March 11, 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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