HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 1-04 - 1/13/2004 - METRA STAR LINE, PHASE 1RESOLUTION NO. 1-04
A RESOLUTION FROM THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE
APPROVING FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION IN THE LOCAL PLANNING
EFFORT FOR THE PHASE I METRA STAR LINE
WHEREAS, the communities along the Northwest Tollway corridor and
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad (EJ&E) corridor are committed to working
cooperatively to implement a high capacity transit solution to help alleviate traffic
congestion, enhance individual mobility, improve air quality, and support
economic development within the corridors; and
WHEREAS, both the Northwest Transit Corridor Municipal Task Force
and the EJ&E Municipal Task force have identified the Metra Suburban Transit
Access Route (STAR) Line as their locally preferred alternative; and
WHEREAS, the Metra STAR Line will create a new dynamic in suburban
mobility by providing a direct high capacity transit connection between growing
employment and residential centers in municipalities along the STAR Line; and
WHEREAS, the Phase I Metra STAR Line will run along the Northwest
Tollway east from Rosemont/O'Hare Airport to Prairie Stone in Hoffman Estates
where it will connect with the EJ&E and run south to Joliet, with future extensions
along the EJ&E southeast to the Indiana border and northeast to Waukegan; and
WHEREAS, the Metra STAR Line will create opportunities to implement
transit -oriented development as the station locations, increasing the number of
destinations and potential riders in areas immediately adjacent to the potential
station locations; and
WHEREAS, the DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference, the Kane
County Council of Mayors, the Northwest Municipal Conference, the South
Suburban Mayors and Managers Association, and the ill County Governmental
League have cooperatively established the STAR Line Municipal Task force to
cooperatively work with Metra on the planning and implementation of the STAR
Line, and
WHEREAS, in order to better facilitate the municipal efforts necessary for
planning and implementation of the STAR Line, the Municipal Task Force at their
October 30, 2003 meeting approved contracting with a consultant for strategic
policy, financial and advocacy advice with the contract running in one year
intervals; and
WHEREAS, this consulting contract and any other incidental expenses
related to the Task Force's efforts is separate from Metra and the cost is the
responsibility of the STAR Line Municipal Task Force, and
WHEREAS, the local cost of the consultant contract should be equally
shared by all municipalities that will directly benefit from implementation of
service along the Phase I Metra STAR Line; and
WHEREAS, the Northwest Municipal Conference will administer the
contract on behalf of the Task Force; and
WHEREAS, the annual amount of the local share shall be determined by
the Task Force's Steering Committee and will be based upon the actual cost for
the consultant's services and the number of communities that participate.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board of
Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Cook and DuPage Counties, Illinois:
Section 1: That the Village of Elk Grove Village will financially participate
towards the local planning and implementation efforts by the STAR Line
Municipal Task Force.
Section 2: That as a member of the Task Force, the Village of Elk Grove
Village agrees to a proportionate share of the local match at a cost not to exceed
$20, 000 over the multi-year timeframe of the planning and implementation
efforts.
Section 3: That the Village Clerk will forward a copy of this Resolution to
the Northwest Municipal Conference.
Section 4: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form in the manner
provided by law.
VOTE: AYES: 6 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 0
PASSED this 13tft day of January 2004
APPROVED this 13th day of January 2004
APPROVED:
Craig B. Johnson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Ann I. Walsh, Village Clerk
PUBLISHED this 16"' day of January 2004 in pamphlet form.
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