Public Works, Planning & Transportation Committee Meeting - August 3, 2022

Presentation and discussion on options to encourage planting and protection of native tree and plant species in unincorporated Lake County.

Joint Resolution authorizing execution of a contract with Seal Tight Exteriors, Inc., Steger, Illinois in the amount of $528,822 for the Mill Creek Water Reclamation Facility, Rollins Road Pump Station, and Petite Lake Road Pump Station Reroofing Project.

Joint resolution appropriating $830,600 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for maintaining streets and highways, including utility services, under the applicable Illinois Highway Code, from December 1, 2022, to November 30, 2023, and $200,000 of Matching Tax funds for de-icing materials.

Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Copenhaver Construction, Inc., Gilberts, Illinois, in the amount of $380,311.50 for the replacement of crossroad culverts on Old McHenry Road and Kelsey Road and appropriating $460,000 of County Bridge Tax funds

Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with Seiler Instrument and Manufacturing Company, Inc., Itasca, Illinois, for the purchase of Phase III Engineering Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment and appropriating $60,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds for the initial agreement and six years of technology support.

Joint resolution authorizing the execution of an intergovernmental agreement between the Lake County Planning, Building and Development Department and the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission relating to the fee-in-lieu program as an alternative to on-site stormwater storage regulations.