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5/15/91
RESOLUTION NO. 27-91
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A FLOOD
PREVENTION REBATE PROGRAM
WHEREAS, many property owners in the Village of Mount Prospect have
experienced the devastation of damage to both personal and real
property due to flooding; and
WHEREAS, in order to assist property owners, the Mayor and Board
of Trugtees of the Village of Mount Prospect have determined that
a Flood Prevention Rebate Program should be established in an
effort to defray a portion of the cost involved in reducing the
possibility of future damage due to flooding; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Board of Trustees have established the Flood
Prevention Rebate Program along with the standards and guidelines
in order to benefit property owners in the Village of Mount
Prospect.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION oNE: That the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village
of Mount Prospect do hereby establish a Flood Prevention Rebate
Program in the Village of Mount Prospect.
SECTION TWO: That residential owner-occupied property owner in the
Village of Mount Prospect shall be eligible to receive a rebate of
20%, up to a total of $1,000.00, of the costs incurred for
initiating a flood mitigation or flood prevention measure, subject
to the requirements set forth on the attached Application for Flood
Prevention Rebate Program, a copy of which is attached hereto and
hereby made a part hereof as Exhibit "A".
SECTION THREE: That non-residential property owners in the Village
of Mount Prospect shall be eligible to receive a rebate of 20%,
with no maximum amount, of the costs incurred for initiating a
flood mitigation or flood prevention measure, subject to the
requirements set forth on the attached Application for Flood
Prevention Rebate Program, a copy of which is attached hereto and
hereby made a part hereof as Exhibit "A" and subject to the
approval of the Director of Inspection Services.
SECTION FOUR: That the Director of Inspection Services shall
administer this Flood Prevention Rebate Program and shall have the
responsibility of determining whether the qualifications and/or
criteria have been met in order to benefit from the Flood
Prevention Rebate Program.
SECTION FIVE: That any project eligible for this Flood Prevention
Rebate Program shall have been completed after April 30, 1991.
SECTION SIX: That this Resolution shall be in full force and
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effect from and after its passage and approval in the manner
provided by law.
AYES: Clowes, Corcoran, Floros, Hoefert, Wilks
NAYS: Busse
ABSENT: None
PASSED and APPROVED this 21st day of May , 1991.
Mayor
ATTEST:
Carol A. Fields
Village Clerk
VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT
Flood Prevention Rebate Program
Village residential prOperty owners may be eligible for a rebate of up to a maximum of $1,000
based upon 20% of the actual cost of verifiable flood mitigation/prevention projects of a
permanent nature. The program ~s limited to improvement projects of a permanent nature to
owner-occupied single family dwelling units within the Village. The rebate applies to any eligible
projects completed after April 30, 1991.
Typical projects which will qualify for the rebate include:
1. Overhead sewer installation.
2. Repair or improvements to existing overhead sewers.
3. Backflow valves and standpipes.
4. Any other flood mitigation/prevention project of a permanent nature
approved by the Director of Inspection Services.
To qualify for a rebate the following information must be supplied with the attached application:
1. A description of the work performed.
2. A detail invoice from the contractor or other evidence of the project costs incurred.
3. Proof of payment of the project costs.
4. A final inspection and approval by the Department of Inspection Services.
5. Proof of ownership of property.
The above information must be provided along with a completed application to the Department
of Inspection Services, Village of Mount Prospect, 100 South Emerson Street, Mount Prospect,
Illinois. For more information please call 392-6000, ext. 291.
VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT
Application for Flood Prevention Rebate Program
I/We hereby make application for a rebate for the flood mitigation/prevention work performed
at the following address in Mount Prospect:
Name:
Address:
Telephone:
The following information must be supplied with this application:
1. A description of the work performed.
2. A detail invoice from the contractor or other evidence of the project costs
incurred.
3. Cancelled check or other proof of payment of the project costs.
4. Village permit number and date of final inspection.
5. Copy of most recent real estate tax bill or other proof of ownership of the
property.
Upon approval by the Village, a rebate of 20% of the total applicable project costs and permit
fees up to a maximum of $1,000 will be paid to the property owner. Please allow four weeks for
processing of payment.
I/We hereby attest that the attached documents are true and correct copies of original
documents of the actual project costs incurred, and that I/We are the owner-occupants of the
above property.
Date Property Owner
For Village Use Only
Approved: Date:
Inspection Services
Finance Department