HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 31-22 10/04/2022 Authorizing the village manager to sign an intergovernmental agreement with the northwest water commission and the northwest suburban municipal joint action water agency for the construction and operation of an emergency water systemRESOLUTION NO. 31-22
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO SIGN AN
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE
NORTHWEST WATER COMMISSION AND THE NORTHWEST SUBURBAN MUNICIPAL
JOINT ACTION WATER AGENCY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF AN
EMERGENCY W E Y TE INTER NNE I N
WHEREAS, both the 1970 Illinois Constitution (Article VII, Section 10) and the
Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (5 ILCS 220/1 et seq.) authorize and encourage
intergovernmental cooperation; and
WHEREAS, the Northwest Water Commission (NWC), Northwest Suburban Municipal Joint
Action Water Agency (NSMJAWA), and the Village are units of government, or
instrumentalities and/or agencies of local government, within the meaning of the 1970
Constitution of the State of Illinois, Article VII, Section 10, having the power and authority to
enter into an intergovernmental agreement; and
WHEREAS, the NWC operates a waterworks System to transport Lake Michigan water
purchased from the City of Evanston to the water systems of its members and customers;
and
WHEREAS, NSMJAWA operates a waterworks System to transport Lake Michigan water
purchased from the City of Chicago to the water systems of its members and customers; and
WHEREAS, the Village owns and operates a waterworks system that normally and
customarily receives its drinking water supply from NSMJAWA; and
WHEREAS, the NWC and the Village jointly conducted engineering and feasibility studies
regarding an emergency water system interconnection by and between the NWC and the
Village that could supply either Party with water in an emergency situation; and
WHEREAS, the NWC, NSMJAWA, and the Village collectively agree that the most effective
and beneficial emergency water system interconnection design utilizes existing NSMJAWA
piping as depicted in Exhibit A to transfer water between NWC and the Village; and
WHEREAS, the NWC and the Village entered into an intergovernmental agreement to prepare
final design engineering plans and specifications for construction of a water system
interconnection by and between the NWC and the Village utilizing existing NSMJAWA piping
that could supply either the NWC or the Village with water in an emergency situation; and
WHEREAS, the NWC, NSMJAWA, and the Village find it is in their interests to enter into an
agreement setting forth their understanding for sharing the costs, expenses, and other
obligations related to the Work and to the operation of the emergency water system
interconnection.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED/ RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
`,�'„,L,That the Board of Trustees do hereby authorize the Village of Mount Prospect
to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Northwest Water Commission and the
Northwest Suburban Municipal Joint Action Water Agency for the construction and operation of
an emergency water system interconnection attached hereto and made part of this Resolution
as Exhibit A.
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SECIIQUINDLThat the Village Manager is authorized to sign the agreement and the Village
Clerk to attest.
That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
AYES: Filippone, Gens, Matuszak, Rogers, Saccotelli, Zadel
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
PASSED and APPROVED this 4th day of October 2022.
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ATTEST:
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