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Resolution Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement Between the Forest Preserve District of Kane County and the City of Geneva
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WHEREAS, Forest Preserve District Of Kane County, and the City of Geneva, Illinois desire to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement for an engineering study to determine the feasibility of utilizing water from the City’s waste water treatment facility for irrigation purposes at Settler’s Hill Golf Course; and
WHEREAS, an intergovernmental agreement is appropriate and is authorized by Illinois compiled Statutes, Chapter 5, Section 220/1 et seq., and Article VII, Section 10 of the Constitution of the State of Illinois, 1970, authorize units of local government, including cities and forest preserve districts, to enter into agreements for cooperative use of land and property of each such district; and
WHEREAS, the DISTRICT has identified a need of the Settler’s Hill Golf course for access to a permanent and reliable water source for irrigation purposes; and
WHEREAS, the CITY’s Wastewater Treatment Facility is located within a half mile of the golf course and may have the ability to supply re-use water for irrigation purposes; and
WHEREAS, the CITY is currently under contract with the engineering firm CDM Smith for improvements to its existing wastewater treatment facility; and
WHEREAS, the District and City have determined that an engineering study utilizing the City’s existing contract with CDM Smith Engineering is the appropriate next step in determining the feasibility of reuse water for irrigation at Settler’s Hill Golf Course, including the study of available pipelines and /or routes between the Wastewater Treatment Facility and Settler’s Hill Golf Course; and
WHEREAS, the District shall contribute $54,800.00 to the City of Geneva for the engineering study to be performed by CDM Smith Engineering. Additionally, a contingency of $200.00 shall be set aside to cover any unanticipated additional costs that may arise during design, for a total contract not to exceed $55,000.00.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, Kane County, Illinois, that the President and Secretary of the District be, and hereby is authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the District, the intergovernmental agreement hereto and made part hereof as attached.
APPROVED AND PASSED on this 10th day of March, 2026.
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Bill Lenert Mohammad Iqbal
President, Kane Forest Preserve Secretary, Kane Forest Preserve
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois